# Congressional Record Index

AARONSON, MAY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E10 [3JA]

ABANDONED AND DERELICT VESSEL REMOVAL ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4010), H9924 [2AU]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4010), E1480 [2AU]

Texts of

H.R. 4010, provisions, E14801 [2AU]

ABBAS, MOHAMMED

Bills and resolutions

Terrorism: extradition to the U.S. (see S. Res. 253; H. Res. 444), S4425 [30AP], H5647 [29MY]

Letters

Extradition of Mohammed Abbas to the U.S.: Senator D'Amato, S4399 [30AP]

Remarks in Senate

Terrorism: extradition to the U.S. (S. Res. 253), S4399 [30AP]

Texts of

S. Res. 253, extradition of Mohammed Abbas to the U.S., S4400, S4426 [30AP]

ABBOTT, ALFREDA H.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1763 [27SE]

ABDALLAH, DIANA

Articles and editorials

Iran Triples Gulf Deployed Missiles, E1320 [18JY]

ABDUL-RAUF, MAHMOUD

Remarks in House

National Basketball Association: controversy over rules relative to standing during national anthem, H2329 [19MR]

ABEND, BERNARD AND ANNETTE

Remarks in House

Los Angeles, CA: Etz Jacob Congregation lifetime achievement award recipients, E1102 [18JN]

ABERCROMBIE, NEIL (a Representative from Hawaii)

Addresses

Asian Pacific-American Heritage Month: by, H5302 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Courts: residency requirement quotas for judges in each Federal judicial circuit Court of Appeals (see H.R. 3045), H1985 [7MR]

Hawaii: repatriation of certain Native American remains (see H.R. 4084), H10524 [17SE]

Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: amend (see H.J. Res. 192), H10430 [16SE]

Immigration: establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 3962), H9922 [2AU]

Marine resources: development of technology for recovery of minerals from the ocean seabed (see H.R. 3249), H3488 [16AP]

South Pacific region: prohibit the storage of nuclear waste on any Pacific territories or U.S. islands (see H.R. 3686), H6690 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4284), H12173 [28SE]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H11048 [24SE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3387 [15AP]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H3820 [24AP]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H1325 [27FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H3650 [18AP]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H3171 [28MR]

Business and industry: reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H6415 [13JN]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H4303 [30AP]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation (see H. Res. 347), H2665 [21MR]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10721 [19SE]

Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see H.R. 938), H7780 [17JY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H3650 [18AP]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H3650 [18AP]

———treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H2316 [14MR]

Courts: authorize additional Federal district judge for eastern district of Wisconsin (see H. Res. 362), H1775 [6MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H3650 [18AP]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

Diseases: research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H7260 [10JY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H6413 [13JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 1568), H9925 [2AU]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Government: relief for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and employees of Federal contractors for expenses incurred during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2857), H330 [5JA]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H1775 [6MR]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H7658 [16JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H11395 [26SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5288 [16MY]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

———provide for a nonvoting delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3879), H8598 [26JY]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H3488 [16AP]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 4056), H10602 [18SE]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H1986 [7MR]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H7260 [10JY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H2950 [27MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H2320 [18MR]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H2315 [14MR]

Medicare: expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H6765 [25JN]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10602 [18SE]

———liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H6531 [19JN]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H4902 [10MY]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 2945), H1775 [6MR]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (see H.R. 2946), H1775 [6MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H774 [23JA]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H11048 [24SE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H3171 [28MR]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H12194 [30SE]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H3820 [24AP]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H914 [25JA]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H6691 [20JN]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4303 [30AP]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2950 [27MR]

———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H1636 [29FE]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H2665 [21MR]

Taxation: eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 3430), H9566 [31JY]

———provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 757), H7474 [11JY]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 3111), H5052 [14MY]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H1226 [1FE]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H6184 [11JN]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H7780 [17JY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5570 [23MY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H11048 [24SE]

Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems (see H.R. 3489), H5288 [16MY]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H10236 [11SE]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H2950 [27MR]

———tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H6691 [20JN]

Letters

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act: Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, H7607 [16JY]

Puerto Rico self-determination: by, S9558 [2AU]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2925 [27MR]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1476 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1476 [28FE]

Appropriations: line-item veto, H3000 [28MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H167, H168 [4JA], H950, H953, H954, H955 [30JA], H1077 [31JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5792, H5794, H5795, H5796, H5799 [4JN]

Business and industry: arrange for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands (H.R. 4168), H11270 [26SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, E1128 [20JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7022 [27JN]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): provide authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel (H. Res. 369), H1964 [7MR]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (H.R. 2270), H7449 [11JY]

Courts: reform habeas corpus procedures, H3624 [18AP]

———residency requirement quotas for judges in each Federal judicial circuit Court of Appeals (H.R. 3045), E306 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5664 [30MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H114 [4JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8231 [23JY]

Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), H4451 [7MY]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse prevention (S. 919), H11151 [25SE]

Federal aid programs: provide assistance to workers formerly employed in the Federal helium program, H4140 [30AP]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: technical corrections (H.R. 4018), H9972 [4SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), E1025 [6JN]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, H906, H907, H908, H909 [25JA], H1060 [31JA]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H147 [4JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9789 [1AU]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (H.R. 1179), H9973 [4SE]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3000 [28MR]

———partisanship, H953 [30JA]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H1060 [31JA]

Immigration: establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (H.R. 3962), E1498 [2AU]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (H.R. 1425), E1025 [6JN]

Marine resources: development of technology for recovery of minerals from the ocean seabed (H.R. 3249), H7608 [16JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7449 [11JY], H7485, H7489, H7490 [12JY]

———define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), consideration (H. Res. 474), H7274 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7274, H7449 [11JY], H7485, H7489, H7490 [12JY]

Minimum wage: level, H3633 [18AP]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 3198), H8682 [30JY]

National Marine Fisheries Service: Hawaiian Monk Seal and Sea Turtle Programs funding, H8231 [23JY]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (H.R. 543), H11628 [28SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3487), H9977 [4SE]

Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex: acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream (H.R. 1772), H3691 [23AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1061, H1062 [31JA], H1963, H1964 [7MR]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), H7603, H7605, H7607 [16JY]

Political campaigns: incorrect distribution of tax and spend worksheet by the National Republican Congressional Committee, H3398 [16AP]

Public debt: ceiling, H950 [30JA], H1077 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3000 [28MR]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (H.R. 3008), H4140, H4142, H4145 [30AP]

South Pacific region: prohibit the storage of nuclear waste on any Pacific territories or U.S. islands (H.R. 3686), E1135 [20JN]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, H3613, H3624 [18AP]

Votes: position on missed, H1697 [5MR], E17 [4JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1136 [31JA], H2948 [27MR], H3648 [18AP]

Statements

U.N. World Conference on Women in the People's Republic of China: Pamela Ferguson-Brey, E336 [13MR]

Tributes

Aung San Suu Kyi, E1126 [20JN]

Boorda, Jeremy M., H5263 [16MY]

Montgomery, Representative, H5664 [30MY]

ABERNATHY, RALPH D., JR.

Bills and resolutions

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1254 [11JY]

ABINGDON, VA

Remarks in Senate

Highlands Union Bank: tribute, S4630 [2MY]

ABINGTON, PA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1371 [25JY]

ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA

Remarks in House

Allmond, Robert: Police Officer of the Year Honorable Mention award recipient, E246 [28FE]

ABLER, KIMBERLY

Remarks in House

Time Warner National Teacher Award: recipient, E971 [30MY]

ABORN, RICHARD M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E253 [29FE]

ABORTION

Analyses

Partial Birth Abortions—A Closer Look: Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., E1743-E1748 [27SE]

Articles and editorials

Abortion Forecast Renews Fight for Overseas Family Planning Aid, S2053 [14MR]

Actions To Market Abortion Pill Are Denounced, H9458 [31JY]

America We Seek—A Statement of Pro-Life Principle and Concern, E437-E440 [22MR]

Anesthesiologists Question Claims in Abortion Debate, H2917 [27MR]

Australian Planned Parenthood Director Lists Many Reasons for His Partial-Birth Abortions, H10635 [19SE]

Birds, Bees and Budget Cuts, S2052 [14MR]

Congressional Effort To Curb Global Abortion May Backfire, S1817 [12MR]

Cutting Money, Costing Lives, S2054 [14MR]

Dr. James Dobson Denounces Senate Failure To Override Clinton Veto of Partial Birth Abortion Ban, H12190 [30SE]

Extracting Their Pound of Flesh, E275 [5MR]

Facts on Partial-Birth Abortion—Both Sides Have Misled the Public, S11139 [24SE], S11377-S11379 [26SE]

Family Planning Fiasco, S2048 [14MR]

Harder Hearts on Abortion, E516 [29MR]

Harsh Details Shift Tenor of Abortion Fight, E1654-E1656 [19SE]

Last Word—Fanatics for Choice, E516 [29MR]

Late Term Abortions, S11148 [24SE]

Never Let Facts Impede Ideology, E515 [29MR]

New Look at Late-Term Abortion, S11137 [24SE], S11337, S11377 [26SE]

Partial-Birth Abortion Is Bad Medicine, H10640 [19SE], E1709 [26SE]

Posturing on Abortion, E1034 [7JN]

2nd Trimester Abortion, H2916 [27MR]

Second Trimester Abortion—An Interview With W. Martin Haskell, M.D., H10614 [19SE]

Senate Should Protect Needed International Aid, S2048 [14MR]

Shock-Tactic Ads Target Late-Term Abortion Procedure—Foes Hope Campaign Will Sink Federal Abortion Rights Legislation, H2920 [27MR], H10633 [19SE]

Truth in Reporting? Gimme a Break, E515 [29MR]

Uphold the Abortion Veto, S11342 [26SE]

Vatican Calls Clinton Abortion Veto ``Brutal Act of Aggression'', H5281 [16MY]

View From Mount Koop, S11147 [24SE], S11348 [26SE]

Weekend Without War Over the Abortion Issue, S5775 [4JN]

Why Defend Partial-Birth Abortion?, S11357 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see S. 1592; H.R. 3057), S1598 [6MR], H1985 [7MR]

Women: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4284), H12173 [28SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 389), H2713 [22MR]

Essays

I Am Me: Arlene Helderman, E1937 [21OC]

Partial Birth Veto—Hearts Waxed Cold: Dawn M. Thomas, E1296 [17JY]

Excerpts

Partial-birth abortions: Williams Obstetrics (publication), S11371 [26SE]

Factsheets

Partial-Birth Abortions, H2919, H2927 [27MR]

Letters

Comstock Clean-up Act: Alexander C. Sanger, Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc., S1600 [6MR]

———Ann G. Daniels, California Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, S1600 [6MR]

———Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority (organization), S1601 [6MR]

———Janet Reno, Attorney General, S1599 [6MR]

———Kate Michelman, National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, S1600 [6MR]

———Kathryn Kolbert, Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, S1600 [6MR]

Family planning programs funding: several family planning organizations, H7350 [11JY]

International family planning programs funding: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, S2050 [14MR]

Licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion: Edward V. Hannigan, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, S2271 [19MR]

———Jane Burger, Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, S2272 [19MR]

———Kevin J. Murrell, National Federation of Catholic Physicians' Guilds, S2270 [19MR]

———Michael Prysak, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, S2272 [19MR]

———Representatives Delay and Coburn, S2271 [19MR]

Partial-birth abortions: Albert W. Corcoran, S11387 [26SE]

———Allan Rosenfield, Columbia University School of Public Health, S11352 [26SE]

———American Medical Women's Association, H10619 [19SE]

———American Nurses Association, H2902 [27MR]

———Barbara Bolsen, American Medical News (publication), H2919 [27MR]

———Barbara Bolson, American Medical News (publication), H10633 [19SE]

———Charles W. Newton, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, S11380 [26SE]

———Diane Reiner, E1397 [30JY]

———Donna Harrison, S11344 [26SE]

———Dru Elaine Carlson, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, S11352 [26SE]

———E.A. Scioscia, S11387 [26SE]

———Eugene S. Ogrod II, California Medical Association, S11351 [26SE]

———Fernando M. Trevino, American Public Health Association, S11352 [26SE]

———Frank W. Ling, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10619 [19SE]

———Geri Marullo, American Nurses Association, S11351 [26SE], H10618 [19SE]

———Jean L. Fourcroy, American Medical Women's Association, S11351 [26SE]

———John G. Boyce, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10618 [19SE]

———Jose R. Kennard, H3558 [17AP]

———Joseph G. Rogers, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10619 [19SE]

———Joseph K. Hurd, Jr., American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10618 [19SE]

———Luis B. Curet, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10619 [19SE]

———Mary-Dorothy Line, H2907 [27MR]

———Metropolitan Medical Association, S11361 [26SE]

———National Conference of Catholic Bishops, H3560 [17AP], H3647 [18AP]

———Owen C. Montgomery and Kristi Wasson, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10618 [19SE]

———Pamela E. Smith, H2924 [27MR]

———Pamela E. Smith, Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, S11370 [26SE]

———Phillip G. Stubblefield, Boston University Medical Center Hospital, S11352 [26SE]

———Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, H10637 [19SE]

———President Clinton, S11138 [24SE], S11340 [26SE]

———Representative Hyde, H2918 [27MR]

———Richard McGarvey, S11387 [26SE]

———several Beaumont, TX, Diocese staff members, H8595 [26JY]

———Stephanie S. Streett and Anne Hawley, Executive Office of the President, S11282 [25SE]

———Vikki Stella, H10611 [19SE]

———Watson A. Bowers, Jr., H2924 [27MR]

———Whitney and Bruce Goin, S11343 [26SE]

———William J. and Teresa Heineman, S11371 [26SE]

Lists

Pro-choice, Catholic Members of Congress, H3648 [18AP]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: President Clinton, H3338 [15AP]

Motions

Women: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2905 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10608 [19SE]

Papers

Dilation and Extraction for Late Second Trimester Abortions: W. Martin Haskell, H10615 [19SE]

Fetal Pain as It Relates to the Partial-Birth Abortion Method, S11349 [26SE]

Partial-Birth Abortions—Behind the Misinformation: Douglas Johnson, H2921-H2924 [27MR]

Second Trimester Abortion—From Every Angle, H10631-H10633 [19SE]

Petitions and memorials

Partial-Birth Abortions: Kettering, OH, City Council, H10617 [19SE]

Poems

``Auspicious Dissension,'' Dawn M. Thomas, E1296 [17JY]

``Message From the Newborn to the Fetus'', E581 [19AP]

Press releases

Licensing and Training of Physicians Relative to Abortion: Christian Medical & Dental Society, S2272 [19MR]

Quotations

Partial-birth abortions, H11596 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: funding for assistance programs, E581 [19AP]

Civil liberties: pro choice versus right to life, H341 [22JA], H742 [23JA], H9457 [31JY], H9906 [2AU], H10364, H10365 [12SE], E437 [22MR], E1034 [7JN]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H8819-H8822 [30JY]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services, H1148, H1149, H1157 [1FE], H10769 [24SE], E197 [13FE], E294 [6MR]

Comstock, Anthony: historical impact on censorship of family planning information, H10769 [24SE]

Constitutional amendments: freedom of choice, E1397 [30JY]

Correctional institutions: removal of restrictions on funding for abortions, H8205-H8207, H8209, H8210 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: performance of abortions at military medical facilities, H785, H786 [24JA], H4942, H5013-H5022 [14MY], H9820, H9822 [1AU]

Dept. of HHS: family planning programs funding, H7348-H7355, H7361, H7362 [11JY], E1282 [12JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), E1351 [23JY]

District of Columbia: funding of abortions, H8061-H8064 [22JY]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, E275 [5MR], E364 [14MR], E633 [25AP]

FDA: approval of RU-486, H9457 [31JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7679-H7684 [17JY]

Health: human embryo research funding, H7339-H7344 [11JY]

Helderman, Arlene: Koochiching County, MN, Right-to-Life Committee and Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life essay award recipient, E1937 [21OC]

Immigration: political asylum relative to coercive population control policies, H4154 [30AP]

Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions, H320, H321 [5JA]

———State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1942-H1947 [7MR], E336 [13MR]

Women: prohibit partial-birth abortions, H3645-H3648 [18AP], H5279 [16MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), H742 [23JA]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 389), H2895-H2905 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10608-H10620 [19SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2880, H2881, H2905-H2929 [27MR], E509, E515 [29MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H3235, H3339 [15AP], H3553, H3555, H3556, H3557, H3558, H3559 [17AP], H4164 [30AP], H6126 [11JN], H7248, H7249 [10JY], H8595 [26JY], H8816-H8822 [30JY], H10528, H10530, H10531 [18SE], H10621 [19SE], H10769 [24SE], H11362 [26SE], H11596 [27SE], H12190 [30SE], E934 [29MY], E1034 [7JN], E1397 [30JY], E1656 [19SE], E1686 [25SE], E1709, E1717 [26SE], E1743 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

AID: funding for family planning programs, S1394 [28FE]

Civil liberties: pro choice versus right to life, S282 [22JA], S329 [23JA]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (S. 1592), S1598 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: performance of abortions at military medical facilities, S6460-S6469 [19JN], S10126 [10SE]

District of Columbia: funding of abortions, S1321 [27FE]

———use of local revenues for abortion services, S2266, S2268-S2270, S2279 [19MR]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, S1512 [5MR], S1645 [7MR], S1780 [11MR], S1817, S1818 [12MR], S2044-S2054 [14MR], S12200 [2OC]

Health: human fetal tissue transplantation research practices, S429, S432, S445 [26JA]

Health care professionals: licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion, S2063, S2086, S2088 [14MR], S2262-S2266, S2268-S2276, S2280 [19MR]

Immigration: political asylum relative to coercive population control policies, S4593, S4594 [2MY]

Insurance: coverage of abortion procedures in cases of rape or incest through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, S10270-S10279 [11SE]

Wisconsin: meeting between pro-life and pro-choice supporters relative to creation of a common agenda, S5774 [4JN]

Women: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), S282 [22JA], S329 [23JA]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11081 [20SE], S11136-S11142, S11145-S11151, S11165 [24SE], S11227, S11268-S11272, S11274-S11276, S11278-S11285 [25SE], S11337-S11361, S11366-S11389 [26SE], S12090 [1OC], S12371 [3OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S10955 [19SE], S11341 [26SE]

Reports

Dilation and Extraction for Late Second Trimester Abortion: Martin Haskell, H2913 [27MR]

Information on Health Issues Involved in Safe Motherhood and Improving Pregnancy Outcomes: Dept. of HHS, H8795 [30JY]

Statements

Anesthesia's Effect on a Fetus: David J. Birnbach, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, H10630 [19SE]

———Norig Ellison, American Society of Anesthesiologists, H10631 [19SE]

Partial-Birth Abortions: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H2900, H2902 [27MR]

———Anthony Bevilacqua, S11387 [26SE]

———Jeannie W. French, S11388 [26SE]

———Margaret Sheridan, S11387 [26SE]

———National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H10641 [19SE]

———Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, S11388 [26SE], H10637, H10638 [19SE]

———several medical groups and doctors, S11350 [26SE]

Testimonies

Partial-Birth Abortions, S11350 [26SE]

———Coreen Costello, E509-E511 [29MR]

———Mary-Dorothy Line, E511 [29MR]

Texts of

S. 1592, Comstock Clean-up Act, S1599 [6MR]

Transcripts

Partial-Birth Abortions: American Medical News (publication), H2919 [27MR]

ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK CONSOLIDATION AND REGULATORY IMPROVEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1537), S492 [26JA]

Letters

Provisions: Katherine K. Hanley, S509 [26JA]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1537), S506 [26JA]

Texts of

S. 1537, provisions, S507-S509 [26JA]

ABRAHAM, SPENCER (a Senator from Michigan)

Addresses

Neurofibromatosis Support Group Luncheon: Gillian Anderson, S5393 [20MY]

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: making continuing (S.J. Res. 63), S11314 [25SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8131, S8134, S8163, S8294, S8296 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5169, S5202 [16MY], S5465, S5500 [22MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2871, S2875 [26MR]

Crime: increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (S. 1612), S12390 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6897 [25JN], S7156, S7199 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10557 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10431 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9280, S9306 [31JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), S10563 [13SE], S10843 [18SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8817, S8844, S8916, S8922 [25JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3317 [15AP], S3999 [23AP], S4196 [25AP], S4311, S4328, S4331, S4342, S4346, S4347 [29AP], S4431 [30AP], S4468 [1MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3958 [23AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8134, S8163, S8294, S8296 [18JY], S8556 [23JY]

Analyses

Approval of Waivers Submitted by Michigan To Conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' Welfare Reform Project (S. 1917), S7188 [27JN]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Real 1980's, by, World & I (publication), S3682 [18AP]

Review & Outlook—Scan the Congress, Wall Street Journal, S2251 [18MR]

Surging Record of Clinton Tax Load, Bruce Bartlett, Detroit (MI) News, S7053 [26JN]

Waiting To Exhale, Wall Street Journal, S4681 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Benoit, David: relief of estate (S. 558), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see S. Res. 297), S11169 [24SE]

Benoit, James D.: relief (S. 558), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see S. Res. 297), S11169 [24SE]

Benoit, Wan Sook: relief (S. 558), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see S. Res. 297), S11169 [24SE]

Courts: provide uniform standards for the award of punitive damages for volunteer services (see S. 1618), S2101 [14MR]

Elections: limitations on certain campaign contributions (see S. 1932), S7414 [8JY]

Immigration: reform policies (see S. 1535), S492 [26JA]

Medicare: waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (see S. 2055), S9967 [5SE]

Navy: transfer of six obsolete tugboats (see S. 1522), S313 [23JA]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (see S. 1917), S7179 [27JN]

Taxation: treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see S. 1542), S492 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see S. 1541), S743 [1FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S1526 [5MR]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see S. 773), S3316 [15AP]

Antarctic regions: regulation of scientific and tourist activities and conservation of natural resources (see S. 1645), S8028 [17JY]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see S. 2013), S9428 [1AU]

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

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

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

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see S.J. Res. 49), S1526 [5MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 265), S6408 [18JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52), S7416 [8JY], S9968 [5SE]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S2245 [18MR]

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

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

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see S. 1678), S3384 [16AP]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see S. 1965), S11313 [25SE]

Executive Office of the President: application of certain laws (see S. 2000), S9159 [30JY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see S. 1797), S5566 [23MY]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629), S2422 [20MR]

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

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S313 [23JA]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S1278 [20FE]

GSA: allow placement of missing children posters in Federal buildings (see S. 1473), S389 [25JA]

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

Health: liability of nonprofit organizations relative to prosthetic devices (see S. 1885), S6517 [19JN]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (see S. Con. Res. 73), S12129 [1OC]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see S. 1740, 1999), S8555 [23JY], S9439 [1AU]

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

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 2030), S10556 [13SE]

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

National Baseball Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1388 [28FE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S4327 [29AP]

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

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

National security: national missile defense system (see S. 1635), S2646 [21MR]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see S. 1830), S7769 [11JY]

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

Pesticides: improve registration, provide minor use crop protection, and improve pesticide tolerance safeguards (see S. 1166), S6017 [10JN]

———reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S1605 [6MR]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see S.J. Res. 51), S3626 [18AP]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (see S. 1816), S5567 [23MY]

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

Taxation: constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see S.J. Res. 8), S6105 [11JN]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S5692 [3JN]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see S. 1988), S8636 [24JY]

Transportation: transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see S. 1971), S8156 [18JY]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see S. 1519), S743 [1FE]

U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1735), S5945 [6JN]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see S. 1660), S3797 [22AP]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committees of the Senate: appointments (see S. Res. 236), S3216 [29MR]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1678 [11MR], S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR], S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (S. 1894), S7743 [11JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1344 [27FE], S1406, S1407 [29FE], S1511 [5MR]

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

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

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4672 [3MY], S4723 [6MY], S4781 [7MY], S4816 [8MY], S4922 [9MY], S4993 [14MY]

Lists

Economists supporting Dole plan for economic growth, S11237 [25SE]

Papers

Made in the USA—Immigrants, Patents, and Jobs: Philip Peters, S2252 [18MR]

Poems

``New Born Child,'' Senator Byrd, S10011 [6SE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11371 [26SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S1884 [12MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, S11763 [28SE]

American Schools and Hospitals Abroad Program: funding, S12009 [30SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S445 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1950, S1964 [13MR], S2441 [20MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11885, S11897, S11898, S11913, S11931, S11932 [30SE], S12463 [21OC]

Budget: balance, S5868 [5JN], S11235-S11237 [25SE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5961, S5962 [7JN]

———nondefense discretionary spending cuts in final two years of budget cycle, S5135 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9382 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8132 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5036 [15MY], S5135, S5156, S5163, S5167, S5169 [16MY], S5428 [21MY], S5465 [22MY], S5868 [5JN]

Busse, Jeanne O.: March of Dimes Citizen of the Year award recipient, S10022 [6SE]

Coast Guard: conveyance of Whitefish Point Light Station, MI, S11931, S11932 [30SE]

Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate): majority party appointments (S. Res. 245), S3414 [16AP]

Contesti, Raymond M.: March of Dimes Citizen of the Year award recipient, S10021 [6SE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, S2441 [20MR]

Correctional institutions: appointment of special masters in prison conditions cases, S12463 [21OC]

———filing of frivolous lawsuits by prisoners, S3703 [19AP]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2382 [20MR], S2576 [21MR]

———reform prison litigation procedures (S. 866), S10576, S10578 [16SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, S3789 [22AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S11764 [28SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S11763 [28SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9282 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical care programs funding relative to increase in corporate tax rates, S5156 [16MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, S11763 [28SE]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner, S4002 [23AP]

———observance of Metro Detroit Youth Day, S7501 [9JY]

DeVos, Rich: National Republican Leadership Award Dinner honoree, S8383 [19JY]

Disasters: tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, S8926 [25JY]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, S11235-S11237 [25SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S4278 [29AP], S4681 [3MY]

Ecology and environment: preservation and cleanup programs, S2441 [20MR]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S7882 [16JY], S9351 [1AU]

Education: funding, S1964 [13MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6795 [25JN]

———limitations on certain campaign contributions (S. 1932), S7415 [8JY]

Elias Brothers Restaurants (business): March of Dimes Family of the Year award recipient, S10021 [6SE]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S12015-S12017 [30SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, S11762 [28SE]

EPA: funding, S2441 [20MR]

Farmington, MI: opening of YMCA, S10022 [6SE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (S. 1797), S5568 [23MY]

Fisher, Max M.: National Republican Leadership Award Dinner honoree, S8381 [19JY]

Ford Motor Co.: tribute, S11319 [25SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S12009 [30SE]

Forum (publication): tribute to African American Pioneer Award recipients, S521 [26JA]

Gatt, Pauline: Macomb County, MI, Chapter of Professional Secretaries International Secretary of the Year award recipient, S1464 [29FE]

Houston, TX: tribute to Arab-American Cultural Center, S3320 [15AP]

Immigration: admission of family members of U.S. citizens, S4123, S4146, S4147, S4152 [25AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, S11839 [30SE], S12294, S12295 [3OC]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), S2251 [18MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11885 [30SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3328-S3330 [15AP], S4123, S4138, S4146, S4147, S4152, S4195 [25AP], S4468, S4480, S4487, S4493 [1MY], S4598 [2MY]

———deportation relative to criminal offenses, S4598 [2MY]

———detention and deportation of criminal aliens relative to Witness Protection Program, S12294 [3OC]

———detention and deportation of criminal aliens relative to the Witness Protection Program, S12295 [3OC]

———reform policies (S. 1394), S2251 [18MR]

———reform policies (S. 1535), S505 [26JA]

INS: treatment of student visas, S4598 [2MY]

Jackson, MI: anniversary of Lions Host Club, S2717 [21MR]

Johnson, Roy: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children honoree, S5453 [21MY]

Kelly Services, Inc.: anniversary, S10711 [17SE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, S1950 [13MR], S5428 [21MY], S5465 [22MY]

Lebanon: allocation of foreign aid, S4260 [25AP]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S12015-S12017 [30SE]

Medicare: reform, S445 [26JA], S5163, S5167, S5169 [16MY], S5962 [7JN]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan, S12329 [3OC]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (S. 2055), S9967 [5SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3771 [22AP]

Michigan: transit projects funding, S9282 [31JY]

———tribute to constituents visiting District of Columbia, S4000 [23AP]

———tribute to Upper Peninsula firefighters, S12037 [30SE]

Middle East: cease-fire between Israel and terrorist groups, S4362 [29AP]

———hostilities between Israel and terrorist groups, S3731 [19AP], S4000 [23AP], S4090 [24AP]

Minimum wage: level, S3233 [29MR]

National Association of Retired Federal Employees: anniversary, S1190 [9FE]

National Institute of Justice: correctional institution health care study, S11897, S11898 [30SE]

National parks and recreation areas: imposition of recreation fees, S11913 [30SE]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (S. Res. 257), S5791 [5JN]

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S2833 [25MR]

Native Americans: extend tribal authority to manage certain Federal programs that directly benefit Native Americans (H.R. 3034), S3691 [18AP]

Neurofibromatosis, Inc.: tribute, S5393 [20MY]

Nicholas G. Beram Veterans' Association: anniversary, S12286 [3OC]

Northville, MI: anniversary of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, S2716 [21MR]

Olympic games: tribute to Michigan participants, S7327 [28JN], S10023 [6SE]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (S.J. Res. 51), S4630 [2MY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S2138 [14MR]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (S. 1917), S7187 [27JN]

———ensure approval of State waiver requests, S8132 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9382 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8131, S8132 [18JY]

Rivlin, Alice M.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S6609 [20JN]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, S7056 [26JN], S7328 [28JN]

Senate: legislative program, S2138, S2140 [14MR], S3691 [18AP]

States: issuing of federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S4468, S4480, S4487, S4493 [1MY]

Tax Freedom Day: observance, S3798 [22AP]

Taxation: impact of tax cuts on middle-class families, S3681 [18AP]

———rates, S4715 [6MY], S7053 [26JN], S9351 [1AU], S10010 [6SE], S11235-S11237 [25SE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S4363-S4365 [29AP]

U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, S666-S668 [31JA]

University of Michigan: tribute to men's ice hockey team, S3802 [22AP]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), S12398 [3OC]

Women: detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer, S5791 [5JN]

———tribute to `Race for the Cure' breast cancer research fundraiser, S5791 [5JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Committees of the Senate: appointments (S. Res. 236), S3185 [29MR]

Congratulations on birth of son, S9902 [5SE], S10011 [6SE]

Golden Gavel Award: recipient, S4005 [24AP]

Statements

Sexual Orientation and Military Service: Colin L. Powell, S12016 [30SE]

Texts of

S. 1504, Victims Restitution Enforcement Act, S324-S326 [23JA]

S. 1932, limitations on certain campaign contributions, S7415 [8JY]

Tributes

Anderson, Gillian, S5393 [20MY]

Anderson, Rosemary, S5393 [20MY]

Bitar, Abdul Mohsin, S3772 [22AP]

Bitar, Hadi, S3772 [22AP]

Brown, Ronald H., S3789 [22AP]

Crain, Gertrude R., S8671 [24JY]

Cristiano, Peter, S664 [31JA]

Fahmy, Mahmoud H., S4084 [24AP]

Goebel, Paul G., Jr., S1301 [23FE]

King, Ronald L., S7328 [28JN]

Manoogian, Alex, S7788 [11JY]

Nssour, Abdalla A., S4359 [29AP]

ABRAMS, JIM

Articles and editorials

AP Photographer Praised, S11838 [30SE]

ABRAMSON, C.E.

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S3487 [17AP]

ABSHIRE, DAVID

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S12035 [30SE]

ABT, CHRISTINA

Articles and editorials

Erma Bombeck Was Company for Stay-at-Home Moms, E926 [24MY]

ABZUG, BELLA (a former Representative from New York)

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H2658 [21MR]

ACCELERATED CLEANUP AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1285), S2689 [21MR]

Outlines

Liability counterproposal, S3692-S3694 [18AP]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1285), S2627 [21MR], S3691, S3694 [18AP]

ACCOKEEK, MD

Remarks in House

Ecology and environment: recipient of Renew America's National Environmental Award, E234 [28FE]

ACCOUNTABLE PIPELINE SAFETY AND PARTNERSHIP ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1505), S10936, S10941 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1505), H11530-H11540 [27SE], E1869 [30SE], E1905 [2OC], E1921 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1505), S5978 [7JN], S10936-S10939, S10940, S10941, S10947-S10950 [19SE], S11451 [26SE], S11561 [27SE], S12285 [3OC]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S10931, S10932 [19SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1505) (S. Rept. 104-334), S9071 [29JY]

Texts of

S. 1505, provisions, S11451-S11454 [26SE], H11530-H11534 [27SE]

ACEITUNO, MIRNA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1840 [30SE]

ACKER, ROBERT T.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E419 [22MR]

ACKERMAN, GARY L. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, H1490 [28FE]

Articles and editorials

Hospitality Is Their Business, Edwin McDowell, New York (NY) Times, E427 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: establish toll-free telephone number for the reporting of stolen and abandoned motor vehicles (see H.R. 4286), H12173 [28SE]

Motor vehicles: use of bar encoding to facilitate identification and recovery of stolen vehicles (see H.R. 4279), H12173 [28SE]

Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 4287), H12173 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H11048 [24SE]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H7533 [12JY]

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H7475 [11JY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H6509 [18JN]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H6415 [13JN]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H7155 [9JY]

———require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (see H.R. 3896), H10041 [4SE]

Belarus: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 163), H5935 [5JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8248 [23JY]

———establish a commission to study employment and economic insecurity (see H.R. 3353), H7475 [11JY]

———provide unemployment insurance and leave time to battered women (see H.R. 3837), H10108 [5SE]

California: tribute to language diversity efforts by Monterey Peninsula community leaders (see H. Res. 266), H9706 [1AU]

Cambodia: human rights situation (see H. Res. 345), H2665 [21MR]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H8094 [22JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H2950 [27MR]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H4303 [30AP]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 138, 140), H1138 [31JA]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4303 [30AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2316 [14MR]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H11048 [24SE]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see H.R. 3793), H10041 [4SE]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H7154 [9JY]

Computers: protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet (see H.R. 3606), H7475 [11JY]

———provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H6509 [18JN]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (see H.R. 3606), H7475 [11JY]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H12175 [28SE]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H1138 [31JA]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H8030 [18JY]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H10236 [11SE]

———require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H1636 [29FE]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7533 [12JY]

———require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H7780 [17JY]

Crime: development and implementation of national financial crimes strategy (see H.R. 3931), H9566 [31JY]

———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (see H.R. 3454), H10174 [10SE]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see H.R. 2974), H1775 [6MR]

———penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H5052 [14MY]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3341, 3905), H6509 [18JN], H8557 [25JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H6184 [11JN]

———reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 3445), H10174 [10SE]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H. Res. 470), H10108 [5SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: assist the procurement of law enforcement equipment for counterdrug activities by State and local governments (see H.R. 2931), H5173 [15MY]

———prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H9566 [31JY]

———improve health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3713), H12175 [28SE]

———revise ranking process of applicants and limit awards to States for certain construction grants (see H.R. 3722), H6914 [26JN]

Disasters: tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York (see H. Con. Res. 204), H8598 [26JY]

Diseases: pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H5288 [16MY]

———research programs for lymphangioleimyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H6764 [25JN]

Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H2316 [14MR]

Education: allow local jurisdictions flexibility in use of certain funds (see H.R. 3135), H2664 [21MR]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 2834), H7260 [10JY]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H10108 [5SE]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H6413 [13JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3274, 3505), H5500 [22MY], H7260 [10JY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H6006 [6JN]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83), H6184 [11JN]

FAA: essential air service funding (see H.R. 3037), H7260 [10JY]

———establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H1325 [27FE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362), H6006 [6JN]

———provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237), H9925 [2AU]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 3704), H10525 [17SE]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009), H8248 [23JY]

Financial institutions: enhance surveillance pictures for use in criminal prosecutions (see H.R. 3533), H6532 [19JN]

Firearms: encourage States to regulate certain handguns and gather information on guns used in crimes (see H.R. 4044), H10174 [10SE]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 3455), H6509 [18JN]

Foreign policy: establish additional narcotics control certification standards and reporting requirements for certain illicit drug producing countries and drug-transit countries (see H.R. 3689), H6690 [20JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 2458, 3107), H1636 [29FE], H4397 [1MY]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H12194 [30SE]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H914 [25JA]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4902 [10MY]

Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H6415 [13JN]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H10108 [5SE]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 3587), H6184 [11JN]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477), H7475 [11JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797), H8375 [24JY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H6184 [11JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226, 3436), H4503 [7MY], H11048 [24SE]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax deductible donations (see H.R. 797), H7260 [10JY]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3590), H8598 [26JY]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491, 494), H8598 [26JY], H8982 [30JY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 2823), H3231 [29MR]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 3621), H7475 [11JY]

International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H7475 [11JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H8248 [23JY]

Labeling: require ingredient labeling for malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 3115), H2466 [19MR]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H6415 [13JN]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H7658 [16JY]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H6532 [19JN]

Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 3213), H8982 [30JY]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (see H. Con. Res. 103), H8557 [25JY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H973 [30JA]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H1325 [27FE]

Medicare: establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10235 [11SE]

———expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H914 [25JA]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H8095 [22JY]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H7114 [8JY]

———reform (see H.R. 3355), H10111 [9SE]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H2713 [22MR]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H5570 [23MY]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H7260 [10JY]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2316 [14MR]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H1636 [29FE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H6415 [13JN]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H7260 [10JY]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7154 [9JY]

National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (see H.R. 3648), H7155 [9JY]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H6915 [26JN]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 2421), H1775 [6MR]

Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811), H1226 [1FE]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1716 [5MR]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3457), H5173 [15MY]

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H11528 [27SE]

Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2578), H6006 [6JN]

POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H3488 [16AP]

Public debt: ceiling (see H. Res. 360), H1226 [1FE]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H12271 [3OC]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H10236 [11SE]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 3571), H6117 [10JN]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4647 [8MY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

———mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285), H1325 [27FE]

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3139), H3388 [15AP]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H4303 [30AP]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H7260 [10JY]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10108 [5SE]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11396 [26SE]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3387 [15AP]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H5052 [14MY]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H5570 [23MY]

Sports: convene national summit to promote good citizenship (see H. Con. Res. 199), H10041 [4SE]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (see H.R. 3498), H6184 [11JN]

———allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H1226 [1FE]

———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3584), H9925 [2AU]

———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246), H5934 [5JN]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 2789), H8248 [23JY]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H5053 [14MY]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3807), H8248 [23JY]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H6117 [10JN]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H187 [4JA]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 3693), H11230 [25SE]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H11527 [27SE]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2272), H1986 [7MR]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776, 2778), H914 [25JA], H1226 [1FE]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H11230 [25SE]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H. Con. Res. 225), H11527 [27SE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764), H1139 [31JA]

———computation of retirement pay credit for military reservists who are retained in active service (see H.R. 894), H3171 [28MR]

———priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2080), H1507 [28FE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118, 3119), H2950 [27MR], H8635 [29JY]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H6509 [18JN]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5753 [30MY]

Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280), H6415 [13JN]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H5053 [14MY]

Women: treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H9925 [2AU]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H8982 [30JY]

———tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H6532 [19JN]

Remarks by, on

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3762 [24AP]

Calverton National Cemetery: Robert W. Carey Quality Award recipient, E1688 [25SE]

Centers for Disease Control: guidelines for voluntary HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women, H4361 [1MY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1703 [26SE]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (H. Con. Res. 154), H5318 [21MY]

Coastal zones: shoreline protection program funding, H8317 [24JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4361 [1MY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1747 [6MR]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, E251 [29FE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H8243 [23JY]

Dent, Virginia: EPA and Environmental Law Institute National Wetlands Award recipient, E934 [29MY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, H2094 [12MR]

Development Fund for Africa: reauthorize (H.R. 3735), H8624 [29JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8317 [24JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2670 [22MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5913 [5JN], E1052 [11JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (H.R. 2458), E203 [23FE]

Gareiss, Aurora: EPA and Environmental Law Institute National Wetlands Award recipient, E934 [29MY]

Great Neck, NY: tribute to Temple Emanuel, E694 [1MY], E803 [15MY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2547 [20MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, E1496 [2AU]

Huntington, NY: tribute to Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition, E1691 [25SE], E1906 [2OC]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5913 [5JN]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), H6449 [18JN]

Jacobson, Joseph: Harry Van Arsdale, Jr., Memorial Association Humanitarian Award recipient, E990 [4JN]

Knight, Norma Mathes: Kings Park, NY, Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year recipient, E119 [31JA]

Labor Day: observance, E1496 [2AU]

Mauritania: human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 142), H8622 [29JY]

Miller, Hugh: Juvenile Diabetes Foundation honoree, E329 [13MR]

Minimum wage: level, E1496 [2AU]

National Tourism Board: establish (H.R. 2579), E1013 [6JN]

National Tourism Organization: establish (H.R. 2579), E1013 [6JN]

Native Americans: tribute to success in hotel industry, E427 [22MR]

New York, NY: anniversary of Queens Borough Public Library, E1221 [9JY]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation, E395 [20MR]

Port Washington, NY: tribute to Port Washington Youth Activities (organization) Hall of Fame inductees, E1043 [10JN]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), E115 [31JA]

Suffolk County, NY: tribute to Suffolk County Police, E807 [15MY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel, E384 [20MR]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, E1052 [11JN]

———restrict U.S. assistance relative to acknowledgement of Armenian genocide and honoring of victims, E1052 [11JN]

World War II: tribute to soldiers of the 66th Infantry Division, E403 [21MR]

Tributes

Ehrlich, Michael, E1639 [18SE]

Gurwin, Joseph and Rosalind, E804 [15MY]

Kromidas, Athena, E64 [23JA]

Miller, Honey, E538 [16AP]

Pettigrew, Eudora, E1224 [9JY]

Powell, John, E1378 [25JY]

Ray, Siddhartha Shankar, E91 [25JA]

Shen, Lyushun, E1834 [30SE]

Tilles, Roger, E702 [2MY]

Wood, Paul W., E694 [1MY]

ACOSTA, FRANK

Articles and editorials

Falls Church Pillar, Frank Acosta Dies, E425 [22MR]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E425 [22MR]

ACOSTA, WILLIAM

Court documents

Affidavit relative to civil rights trial of former INS agent Joseph Occhipinti, E1733 [27SE]

AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF ROMANIAN DEMOCRACY, INC.

Letters

Romanian treatment of property rights and the press, S8392 [19JY]

AD HOC COMMITTEE ON IRISH AFFAIRS (HOUSE)

Remarks in House

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, H2228 [14MR]

Statements

Northern Ireland Peace Efforts, H2228 [14MR]

ADA, PEDRO M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E278 [5MR]

ADAMS, BARBARA

Remarks in House

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H2126 [13MR]

ADAMS, CHRISTOPHER

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1406 [30JY]

ADAMS, GERRY

Remarks in House

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, H1666 [5MR]

ADAMS, JACOB

Articles and editorials

Alaska—A Place That Works, E1321 [18JY]

ADAMS, JAMES AND HELEN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E222 [28FE]

ADAMS, JOE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1876 [30SE]

ADAMS, KEN

Articles and editorials

Making Up for Lost Time—The Rewards of Reading at Last, S9445-S9447 [1AU]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9445 [1AU]

ADAMS, MELANIE

Remarks in Senate

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

ADDEI, KWABENA A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1467 [2AU]

ADDISON, DENISE

Remarks in Senate

Heflin, Senator: tribute to staff, S12435-S12439 [21OC]

ADELMAN, KEN

Articles and editorials

Hidden Human Toll of Gambling, S6544 [19JN]

ADMINISTRATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 4194), S11848, S12003 [30SE], H12276 [4OC]

Enact (S. 1224), S6151, S6161 [12JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2977, provisions, S6294 [14JN], H10607 [19SE]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 2977), H11108-H11111 [25SE]

Letters

Provisions: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S6156 [12JN]

———Robert D. Evans, ABA, S6160 [12JN]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2977), H5786-H5789 [4JN]

Enact (H.R. 4194), H11446-H11452 [27SE], H12276, H12277 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: jurisdiction of Federal district courts and the Court of Federal Claims over Government bid protests, S11848-S11850 [30SE]

Enact (H.R. 2977): insert language of S. 1224 in lieu, S6162 [12JN]

Enact (H.R. 4194), S11848-S11850 [30SE]

Enact (S. 1224), S6155-S6163 [12JN]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2977) (H. Rept. 104-841), H11228 [25SE]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1224) (S. Rept. 104-245), S3017 [27MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2977) (H. Rept. 104-597), H5646 [29MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Provisions: ABA, S6160 [12JN]

Statements

Provisions: Representatives Reed and Gekas, H11450 [27SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2977, provisions, S6162 [12JN], H5786 [4JN]

H.R. 4194, provisions, H11446 [27SE]

S. 1224, provisions, S6155 [12JN]

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, U.S. COURTS see Courts

ADOPTION PROMOTION AND STABILITY ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3286), H4529, H4530 [7MY], H4807 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 3286): consideration (see H. Res. 428), H4502 [7MY]

Cost Estimates

Provisions (H.R. 3286): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S6751 [24JN]

Documents

Arkansas State Code for Consideration of Child's Minority Race or Ethnic Heritage-Religious Preference, H4782 [9MY]

Explanations

Native American Adoption and Child Custody Cases, H4812 [10MY]

Letters

Native American adoption and child custody proceedings: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, H4815 [10MY]

———Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, H4815 [10MY]

———Donna J. Goldsmith, Federal Bar Association, H4816 [10MY]

———Robert J. Miller, Governor of Nevada, H4815 [10MY]

Obtaining Social Security numbers for adoptive children for dependency tax exemption: John M. Staples, IRS, H4784 [9MY]

Provisions: President Clinton, H4785 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3286), H4433, H4440 [7MY], H4775-H4785 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4807-H4822 [10MY], E787 [14MY]

———consideration (H. Res. 428), H4756, H4766-H4775 [9MY]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act, H4166 [30AP], H4367 [1MY], H4400 [2MY], H4435 [7MY], H4533 [8MY], H4783, H4784 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4808-H4821 [10MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3286), S5632 [23MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3286, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 104-566), H4502 [7MY]

Provisions: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3286) (S. Rept. 104-279), S6223 [13JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4301 [30AP]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4429 [6MY]

Statements

Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings, H4815 [10MY]

———OMB, H4816 [10MY]

———Representatives George Miller and Don Young, H4817 [10MY]

———Representatives George Miller and Richardson, and Delegate Faleomavaega, H4810-H4812 [10MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 428, consideration of H.R. 3286, provisions, H4766 [9MY]

H.R. 3286, provisions, H4775-H4780 [9MY]

ADULT LEARNING (publication)

Articles and editorials

Adult Education for Family Literacy, S2338 [19MR]

ADULYADEJ, BHUMIBOL see King Rama IX

ADVANCED REACTOR CORP.

Letters

Advanced Light Water Reactor Program, S9041 [29JY]

ADVANCED TRAINING INSTITUTE OF AMERICA

Remarks in House

Students: tribute, E818 [16MY]

ADVERTISING

Amendments

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6613, S6616 [20JN], S6726, S6737, S6738, S6740, S6744, S6748, S6749 [24JN]

Articles and editorials

Civic Speech Gets Rationed, S6801 [25JN]

Consensus on Teen Smoking, H916 [26JA]

Disaster for Taxpayers, Candidates, S6804 [25JN]

Financing Elections.....As if Democracy Mattered, S6691 [24JN]

Frontline's Exercise in Exaggeration, S6803 [25JN]

Get Adopted by Steve Forbes, S6691 [24JN]

Gingrich's Heresy, S6802 [25JN]

He Who Pays the Piper Calls the Tune, S6691 [24JN]

Just What Is a Special Interest?, S6804 [25JN]

Man Who Ruined Politics, S6799 [25JN]

Muzzling Campaign Speech, S6796 [25JN]

Reform's Tired Refrain, S6769 [25JN]

Ruining Politics—II, S6800 [25JN]

Senate of Millionaires, S6803 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions

Alcoholic beverages: eliminate Federal subsidies for advertising abroad (see H.R. 3472), H5287 [16MY]

———establish advertising requirements (see H.R. 3473), H5287 [16MY]

———prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 3644), H6413 [13JN]

———require Dept. of HHS reports on alcohol advertising practices (see H.R. 3475), H5287 [16MY]

———require health warnings on advertisements (see H.R. 3474), H5287 [16MY]

FDA: limit advertising of tobacco products over the Internet (see S. 2184), S12125 [1OC]

FTC: impose monetary penalties for use of fraudulent political advertisements (see H.R. 3995), H9923 [2AU]

Lotteries: provide information in advertising on odds of winning (see H.R. 3010), H1715 [5MR]

Political campaigns: require accountability in campaign advertising (see S. 1723), S4618 [2MY]

Taxation: treatment of advertising expenses for alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3478), H5287 [16MY]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H1231 [6FE]

Television: regulation of network signals on satellite carriers (see H.R. 3192), H3170 [28MR]

Tobacco products: restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 3821), H7658 [16JY]

Cloture motions

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6630 [20JN], S6817 [25JN]

Documents

Sales of Tobacco Products to Children: Smoke-Free Class of 2000 (organization), H6235 [12JN]

Letters

Campaign finance reform: Brian Lopina, Christian Coalition, S6767 [25JN]

———Christian Coalition and National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S6770 [25JN]

———David A. Keene, American Conservative Union, S6768 [25JN]

———David N. O'Steen, Douglas Johnson, and Carol Long, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S6767 [25JN]

———Douglas Johnson and Carol Long, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S6770 [25JN]

———Edward O. Fritts, National Association of Broadcasters, S6805 [25JN]

———Ellen S. Miller, Center for Responsive Politics, S6691 [24JN]

———Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, S6796 [25JN]

———Marvin T. Runyon, Postal Service, S6805 [25JN]

———Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S6768 [25JN]

———President Clinton, S6809 [25JN]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6770 [25JN]

———Richard Barton, Direct Marketing Association, Inc., S6805 [25JN]

———Ronald W. Pearson, Conservative Victory Fund, S6769 [25JN]

———Tanya K. Metaksa, National Rifle Association, S6768, S6769, S6770 [25JN]

———Wanda Franz, David N. O'Steen, and Carol Long, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S6771 [25JN]

Constitutionality of campaign finance reform proposals: Cass R. Sunstein, S6713 [24JN]

———Daniel H. Lowenstein, S6712 [24JN]

———Frederick Schauer, S6710-S6712 [24JN]

———Jamin B. Raskin, S6715-S6717 [24JN]

———Marlene Arnold Nicholson, S6713-S6715 [24JN]

Regulation of tobacco industry: Senator Lautenberg, S1158 [7FE]

Regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children: Lawton C. Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11564 [27SE]

Sales of tobacco products to children: Sarah Weller, H6235 [12JN]

Lists

Editorials supporting campaign finance reform, S6708 [24JN]

Memorandums

Campaign Finance Reform: Joseph E. Cantor, Congressional Research Service, S6812-S6814 [25JN]

Constitutionality of Campaign Finance Reform Proposals: James Bopp, Jr. and Richard E. Coleson, S6801 [25JN]

———L. Paige Whitaker, Congressional Research Service, S6695, S6709 [24JN]

Petitions and memorials

Georgia: FDA regulatory powers over tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

Remarks in House

AFL-CIO: reference to Members of Congress in advertising, H8078-H8080 [22JY], H8102, H8103, H8106, H8107 [23JY], H9986 [4SE], H10167 [10SE], E1380 [25JY]

AFL-CIO: reference to Members of Congress in advertising, H7268 [11JY]

Alcoholic beverages: effects of advertising on children, H3734 [24AP], E627 [25AP]

Burrell Communications Group (business): anniversary, H6400 [13JN]

Cuba: permit U.S. advertising on television and radio broadcasts to Cuba, E379 [19MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), H6480, H6483 [18JN]

Lotteries: provide information in advertising on odds of winning (H.R. 3010), H1700 [5MR]

Television: regulation of network signals on satellite carriers (H.R. 3192), E486 [28MR]

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H915 [26JA], H9929 [4SE], H10180 [11SE], E90, E96, E102 [25JA], E148, E172 [5FE], E989 [4JN], E1863 [30SE]

———restrict advertising and promotion (H.R. 3821), H7641 [16JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: reform Market Promotion Program, S1024-S1026, S1038 [7FE], S3064, S3084 [28MR]

Alcoholic beverages: prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television, S7080-S7082 [27JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, S12287 [3OC]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6630 [20JN], S6680-S6718 [24JN], S6761-S6817 [25JN], S9471 [2AU]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), unanimous-consent agreement, S6672 [21JN], S6903 [25JN]

FDA: limit advertising of tobacco products over the Internet (S. 2184), S12126 [1OC]

Forest Service: limit advertising of watershed restoration project contracts in certain communities, S10532 [13SE]

Political campaigns: require accountability in campaign advertising, S6693, S6694 [24JN], S6792 [25JN]

———require accountability in campaign advertising (S. 1723), S4623 [2MY]

Supreme Court: decision on Federal election expenditures, S9471 [2AU]

Television: regulation of network signals on satellite carriers, S3443, S3445 [17AP]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, S356 [25JA], S1154 [7FE], S11128, S11197 [24SE], S11318 [25SE], S11443 [26SE], S11562 [27SE]

Reports

Political Spending by Organized Labor—Background and Current Issues: Joseph E. Cantor, Congressional Research Service, S6783 [25JN]

Statements

Auctioning of Direct Broadcast Satellite Spectrum: Bob Dole, H8270 [24JY]

Constitutional Infirmities of Pending Political Broadcasting Legislation: P. Cameron DeVore, Gregory J. Kopta, and Robert W. Lofton, S6800 [25JN]

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: Representative Meehan, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Bingaman, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Harkin, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Kennedy, S11198 [24SE]

———Senator Lautenberg, S11198 [24SE]

Testimonies

Campaign Finance Reform: Al Bramstedt, NBC, S6703 [24JN]

———Joel M. Gora, ACLU, S6805-S6809 [25JN]

———Larry J. Sabato, S6780-S6782 [25JN]

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: Alan Landers, S11563 [27SE]

———Hubert H. Humphrey III, Attorney General of Minnesota, S11444 [26SE]

———Ian L. Uydess, S11444-S11446 [26SE]

———Janet Sackman, S11564 [27SE]

———Jody Hayes, S11318 [25SE]

———Justin Hoover, S11318 [25SE]

———Martin N. Gordon, S11563 [27SE]

———Morton Downey, Jr., S11562 [27SE]

Texts of

S. 2184, Tobacco-Free Children's Internet Act, S12126 [1OC]

Transcripts

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co.'s Disclosure of Information Relative to the Health Effects of Tobacco: ``60 Minutes'' (television program), S1154-S1157 [7FE]

ADVISORY BOARD ON WELFARE INDICATORS

Appointments

Members, S3168 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Members, S5014-S5016 [14MY]

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Bills and resolutions

Extend (see S. 2198), S12303 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Extend (S. 2198), H12294 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Extend (S. 2198), S12407 [3OC]

Texts of

S. 2198, extend, H12294 [4OC]

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE RECORDS OF CONGRESS

Appointments

Members, S10536 [13SE]

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: authorizing (see S. 1808), S5567 [23MY]

Reauthorize (see H.R. 3031), H1775 [6MR]

Letters

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation reauthorization, E292 [6MR]

Remarks in House

Reauthorize (H.R. 3031), E291 [6MR]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: authorizing (S. 1808), S5585 [23MY]

AERONAUTICS see Aviation

AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION

Letters

Sale of National Defense Stockpile assets to offset foreign military sales research recoupment fees, S7146 [27JN]

AETNA LIFE & CASUALTY CO.

Remarks in House

Insurance: merging of U.S. Healthcare with Aetna Life & Casualty Co., H7121 [9JY]

AFGHANISTAN, REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

Foreign policy: peace process (see S. Res. 275), S7302 [28JN]

Remarks in House

U.S. policy, E1914 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Foreign policy: peace process (S. Res. 275), S11201, S11202 [24SE]

Reports filed

Afghanistan Peace Process: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 275), S8636 [24JY]

Statements

U.S. Aid for Afghanistan: Don Ritter, E1912 [3OC]

Texts of

S. Res. 275, Afghanistan peace process, S7310 [28JN], S11201 [24SE]

Tributes

Ritter, Don, E1914 [3OC]

AFL-CIO

Letters

Dept. of Defense contracts relative to local content requirements, S7937, S7938 [17JY]

Gasoline tax, S4965 [13MY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act, H9429 [31JY]

Prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, S8001 [17JY]

Remarks in House

Advertising: reference to Members of Congress, H8078-H8080 [22JY], H8102, H8103, H8106, H8107 [23JY], H9986 [4SE], H10167 [10SE], E1380 [25JY]

———reference to Members of Congress in advertising, H7268 [11JY]

Bay City, MI: AFL-CIO Model City in Community Service Award recipients, E1708 [26SE]

Gruhn, Albin: Central Labor Council Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1764 [27SE]

Henning, John F.: Alameda County Central Labor Council Unionist of the Year award recipient, E102 [25JA]

———San Mateo County, CA, AFL-CIO Central Labor Council honoree, E667 [30AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (H.R. 3234), H4132 [30AP]

Political campaigns: use of union funds, H2846 [26MR], H2967 [28MR], H10013-H10018 [4SE]

Schultz, Marcy V.: San Mateo County, CA, AFL-CIO Central Labor Council Unity Award recipient, E666 [30AP]

Remarks in Senate

Kirkland, Lane: tribute for not seeking reelection as president of the AFL-CIO, S3270 [15AP]

AFRICA

Addresses

Economic, Social, and Political Development in Africa: Boutros Boutros-Ghali, U.N. Secretary General, E1879 [1OC]

100th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Adwa: Negasso Gidada, President of Ethiopia, S4982 [13MY]

Articles and editorials

African Armies Weakened by AIDS Virus, H5281 [16MY]

Avoiding Anarchy in Burundi, S1993 [13MR]

Causes for Hope—Saving Burundi, S1994 [13MR]

Is West Slighting Africa's Hot Spots Like Liberia?, S1888 [12MR]

NBA Star Pay Shoots Past U.S. Development Aid to Africa, S9082 [29JY]

Why No Help to Liberia?, S4682 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions

Development Fund for Africa: funding (see H.R. 3638), H6413 [13JN]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 3735), H7106 [27JN]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for U.S. contributions to international funds and development banks (see H.R. 3399), H4502 [7MY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 4198), H11394 [26SE]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491, 494), H8598 [26JY], H8982 [30JY]

Liberia: impose sanctions on governments who violate the arms embargo or aid in the civil war, and bring war criminals to justice (see H.R. 4001), H9923 [2AU]

———support peace process (see S. Res. 248), S3626 [18AP]

Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 142), H1225 [1FE]

Letters

U.S. Armed Forces in Liberia: Senator Helms, S3893 [23AP]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, S2800 [25MR], S10599 [16SE], S11030 [19SE], H2715 [25MR], H10427 [16SE]

National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton, S8466 [22JY], H8034 [22JY]

U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa: President Clinton, S9661 [2AU]

Petitions and memorials

Liberian Community Association of Rhode Island, Inc.: Liberian peace process, S3618 [18AP]

Remarks in House

African Development Bank: funding, H5894 [5JN]

AID: debt restructuring assistance, H5859 [5JN]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5859-H5861 [5JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3735), H8623, H8624 [29JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 4198), E1725 [26SE]

———U.S. policy, H2089 [12MR]

———U.S. policy on humanitarian and political plight, E1180 [26JN]

Hunting and trapping: efforts to prevent poaching of elephants and rhinoceros, E235 [28FE]

Mauritania: human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 142), H8621, H8622 [29JY]

Remarks in Senate

Burundi: civil insurgency, S2799 [25MR]

———murder of Red Cross relief workers, S5852 [5JN]

———U.S. policy on humanitarian and political plight, S1993 [13MR], S8818 [25JY]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, S8772, S8858 [25JY]

Diseases: international impact of emerging infectious diseases, S9009 [29JY]

Ethiopia: relations with Eritrea, S4982 [13MY]

Foreign aid: allocation, S9082 [29JY]

Liberia: support peace process, S4513 [1MY], S4682 [3MY]

———support peace process (S. Res. 248), S3617, S3618, S3634 [18AP]

———U.S. policy, S1888 [12MR], S3892 [23AP]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S9661 [2AU]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, S2419, S2420 [20MR]

U.S. policy, S9009 [29JY], S10012 [6SE], S11102 [20SE], S12056 [1OC]

Women: prohibit practice of female genital mutilation, S8972-S8974 [26JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 142, human rights violations in Mauritania, H8621 [29JY]

H.R. 3735, Development Fund for Africa reauthorization, H8623 [29JY]

S. Res. 248, Liberian peace process, S3634 [18AP]

AFRICAN AMERICANS

Addresses

African-American Women—Past, Present, and Future: Vicky L. Bandy, E296 [6MR]

Black History Month: Harold B. Williams, E1366 [24JY]

Bowie State University Commencement Address: Colin L. Powell, S9311 [31JY]

Economic, Social, and Political Development in Africa: Boutros Boutros-Ghali, U.N. Secretary General, E1879 [1OC]

Race Relations in America—Best and Worst of Times: Senator Bradley, S12246-S12249 [3OC]

State of Race Relations: Jim H. Paige III, S521-S523 [26JA]

Subject of Race: Senator Bradley, S12251 [3OC]

Amendments

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), S12317, S12374 [3OC], H12286 [4OC]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S6937, S7041 [26JN], H6980 [27JN]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4529, H4530 [7MY], H4807 [10MY]

Analyses

Church Arson Prevention Act (S. 1890), S6525 [19JN]

Articles and editorials

A.J. Brown Jr.—The Man and the Liberating Theology, E1610 [12SE]

African-American Voters Must Have a Big Tent, E1728 [27SE]

African-Americans Should Shed Group-Think, E1728 [27SE]

American Way, E1642 [18SE]

Bad Law on Affirmative Action, S3495 [17AP]

Big Choice for Kweisi Mfume—and the NAACP, S69 [4JA]

Black History Month Gone Wrong, H1500 [28FE]

Burned Church Wins Congressman's Support, H6457 [18JN]

Captain M. Perry Jones, E1529 [5SE]

Dual Ministry—A Houston Clergyman Pushes Civic Projects Along With Prayer, E370 [14MR]

Ducking on Affirmative Action, S8490 [22JY]

Famed Tuskegee Airman Dies, E588 [19AP]

Fighter in the Public Arena—In Mfume, NAACP Hires a Director It Hopes Can Push It To Reclaim Its Historic Leadership, S68 [4JA]

Handcuffs on Learning, S3495 [17AP]

Immigration—Just the Facts, S3326 [15AP]

It Is Not Enough Not To Be Racist, S3410 [16AP]

Linda Marie Jones Helped Integrate Riviera Club, E629 [25AP]

Mfume Transformed Himself, S70 [4JA]

Mfume—Not Just Leader, a Savior to N.A.A.C.P., S69 [4JA]

Mfume's Advancement, S68 [4JA]

New Hope at the NAACP, S68 [4JA]

Newark Heroine Always Preferred the Color Human, E60 [23JA]

Now, He Belongs to the Ages, E1609 [12SE]

Ordinary Citizens Combat Racist Graffiti, E1728 [27SE]

Pioneer Aviator ``Chief'' Andreson Dies at Age 89, E589 [19AP]

Quite a Life, E1609 [12SE]

Ready for the Revolution, E512 [29MR]

Research Gamble, E1749 [27SE]

Rev. Andrew J. Brown, E1609 [12SE]

Rights Leader Rev. Andrew J. Brown Dies, E1608 [12SE]

Swing Low, E1426 [1AU]

Tribute to Carol Jenifer, E297-E299 [6MR]

Workers Who Sign Away a Day in Court, E1486 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 229), S1455 [29FE]

Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish commemorative work (see S. 1966; H.R. 3707), S8013 [17JY], H6764 [25JN]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 1650; H.R. 3784), S3156 [28MR], H7473 [11JY]

———use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (see H.R. 3748), H7106 [27JN]

Colleges and universities: participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs (see H.R. 3055), H1985 [7MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1853, 1866, 1890), S6013 [10JN], S6144 [12JN], S6517 [19JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 263, 265; H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), S6225 [13JN], S6408 [18JN], H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———penalties for acts of arson against churches (see S. 1884), S6408 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: announce results of study into the awarding of medals to African Americans during World War II (see S. Res. 230), S1455 [29FE]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (see H. Res. 428), H4502 [7MY]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see S. 1584, 1940), S1455 [29FE], S7670 [10JY]

History: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H10524 [17SE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136; H.R. 4148), S11539 [27SE], H11047 [24SE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (see H.R. 4073), H10386 [12SE]

Nicodemus National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1521, 1720), S313 [23JA], S4517 [1MY]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Senate: tribute to African-American Senators (see S. Res. 229), S1455 [29FE]

Small business: provide development assistance to economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 3994), H9923 [2AU]

Cost Estimates

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act (H.R. 3286): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S6751 [24JN]

Documents

Arkansas State Code for Consideration of Child's Minority Race or Ethnic Heritage-Religious Preference, H4782 [9MY]

Excerpts

Constitution—U.S.: 14th Amendment relative to the rights of citizenship, congressional apportionment, and loyalty requirements for Members of Congress, H6499 [18JN]

Histories

Greater Saint Paul African Episcopal Church, Coconut Grove, FL: Esther M. Armbrister, E68 [24JA]

Letters

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: President Clinton, H4785 [9MY]

Federal contractors' affirmative action policies: Shirley J. Wilcher, Dept. of Labor, S665 [31JA]

Obtaining Social Security numbers for adoptive children for dependency tax exemption: John M. Staples, IRS, H4784 [9MY]

Lists

Historically black colleges and universities, H10223 [11SE]

Prominent historically black college and university alumni, H10222 [11SE]

Supporters of legislation prohibiting discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin, S3158 [28MR]

Poems

``I Am a Black Woman,'' Mari Evans, H1495 [28FE]

Press releases

Condemn Church Burnings and Recent Supreme Court Decision Relative to Congressional District Apportionment: National Rainbow Coalition, H6410 [13JN]

Remarks in House

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church: anniversary, E1854 [30SE]

Alpha Kappa Alpha (fraternal organization): anniversary, E200 [16FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), H10489-H10493 [17SE], H12286-H12290 [4OC]

Armey, Representative: remarks on President Clinton's visit to dedication of new church after arson, H6187 [12JN]

Arts and humanities: tribute to black actresses, E1832 [30SE]

Atlantic Highlands, NJ: tribute to Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, E56 [23JA]

Black College Day: observance, H10216-H10225 [11SE]

Black History Month: observance, H1220-H1222 [1FE], H1494-H1506 [28FE], E123 [1FE], E185 [6FE], E195 [13FE], E201 [20FE], E210 [27FE], E225, E238, E244 [28FE], E261, E263 [29FE], E281 [6MR], E316 [7MR]

Black Women's Day: observance, E1822 [30SE]

Boston, MA: tribute to Urban Pulse Magazine Show, E1936 [21OC]

Burrell Communications Group (business): anniversary, H6400 [13JN]

California: anniversary of Bay Area Urban League, E690 [1MY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H2032 [8MR], H3792 [24AP], H6111-H6113 [10JN], H6409 [13JN], H7118 [9JY], H7539 [16JY], H10588-H10594 [18SE], E1423, E1426 [1AU], E1791 [28SE]

———affirmative action policies (H.R. 2128), H5282-H5285 [16MY]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1507), H2942-H2948 [27MR], E484 [28MR]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 3784), E1269, E1271 [12JY]

———use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (H.R. 3748), E1205 [27JN], E1486 [2AU]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Eliza Bryant Center, E1616 [17SE]

Coconut Grove, FL: anniversary of the Greater Saint Paul African Episcopal Church, E68 [24JA]

Colleges and universities: participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs (H.R. 3055), H3670 [23AP], E304, E305 [7MR]

Connecticut: tribute to African American Day parade, E1520 [5SE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage, H7620 [16JY]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6092, H6096, H6111 [10JN], H6125 [11JN], H6278 [12JN], H6291 [13JN], H6429, H6435, H6451-H6462, H6495 [18JN], H6718 [25JN], H6980-H6982 [27JN], H8525 [25JY], E1120, E1133, E1142 [20JN], E1258 [11JY]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, H6098, H6109-H6114 [10JN], H6429, H6436, H6493-H6499 [18JN], H6632 [20JN], E951 [30MY], E1080 [13JN], E1146, E1147 [20JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 183), H6092, H6096 [10JN], H6125 [11JN], H6189 [12JN], H6291 [13JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6390-H6399, H6406-H6411 [13JN]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School for receiving Redbook Distinction award, E851 [21MY]

Diseases: impact of diabetes on African-American community, E1749 [27SE]

District of Columbia: anniversary of emancipation of slaves, H3438 [16AP]

Dole, Bob: invitation to address NAACP convention, H7118 [9JY], H7163 [10JY]

Economy: economic development issues, E1883 [1OC]

Education: curriculum standards relative to history, H6493 [18JN]

———national policy to improve system, E1423 [1AU]

Elections: redistricting of congressional districts which are primarily minority populated, H4405-H4409 [2MY]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4433, H4440 [7MY], H4775-H4785 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4807-H4822 [10MY], E787 [14MY]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4756, H4766-H4775 [9MY]

FCC: promote diversity in media ownership, management, and programming (H.R. 177), H6400 [13JN]

Freeman, Claire E.: Black Professional Association Black Professional of the Year award recipient, E60 [23JA]

Galveston, TX: tribute to Juneteenth Celebration, H6518, H6626 [19JN]

Gary, Willie: American Jewish Committee Learned Hand Award recipient, E216 [27FE]

Georgia: racial remarks relative to the State Democratic Party, H1145 [1FE]

Hartford, CT: tribute to Juneteenth Celebration, E1089 [13JN]

Health: tribute to outreach efforts of Bertelsmann Music Group and the National Bone Marrow Donor Program, E64 [23JA], E101 [25JA]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (H.R. 1179), H9972-H9974 [4SE], E1528, E1530 [5SE]

History: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (H.J. Res. 195), H10435 [17SE], H11352 [26SE], E1866 [30SE]

Jones, Ozro T., Jr.: Poor Richard Club Gold Medal award recipient, E759 [10MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (H.J. Res. 70), H11572 [27SE]

LaMott, PA: tribute to Camp William Penn Interpretive Center, E1820 [30SE]

———tribute to Emancipation Proclamation Museum, E1820 [30SE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (H.R. 4148), H11050 [25SE]

Massachusetts: tribute to Men of Color Health Initiative, E1925 [4OC]

Mfume, Representative: selection as President of the NAACP, H1053 [31JA]

Miami, FL: tribute to the Greater Bethel A.M.E. Church, E291 [6MR]

Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of Community Brain Storming Conference, E407 [21MR]

Mother's Day: observance, E748 [9MY]

NAACP: history and mission, H1216-H1220 [1FE]

National Black Nurses Association: tribute, E107 [26JA]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (H.R. 4073), H10330 [12SE], H11410-H11416 [27SE]

Nelson, Raki: National Alliance of African American Athletes Watkins Award recipient, E588 [19AP]

New York: anniversary of Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, E1179 [26JN]

New York, NY: anniversary of National Council of Negro Women, E1364 [24JY]

———tribute to African Methodist Episcopal Church conference, E783 [14MY]

Oakland County, MI: tribute to Newman African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1273 [12JY]

Orchard Park, NY: tribute to Black History Month essay contest award recipients, E831 [16MY]

Portage, IN: Ku Klux Klan (organization) rally, E765 [10MY]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to ``Portraits in Black'' exhibit, E114 [30JA]

Supreme Court: decision relative to the use of race in designating congressional districts, H6406-H6410 [13JN], H6493-H6499 [18JN]

Thomas, Nathan: NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award recipient, E1449 [1AU]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H4913-H4917 [14MY]

Tuskegee University: anniversary of School of Veterinary Medicine, E340 [13MR]

Virgin Islands: tribute to legislature for 25th anniversary of designation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, E94 [25JA]

West Haven Black Coalition (organization): anniversary, E223 [28FE]

Wood, Kim: National Achievement Scholarship for Black Americans recipient, E488 [28MR]

World War II: tribute to 761st Black Panther Tank Battalion, E1876 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), S12374-S12376 [3OC]

———mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (S. 953), S1279 [20FE], S1531 [5MR]

Black History Month: observance, S732 [1FE], S1301 [23FE], S1372 [27FE], S1465 [29FE]

———observance (S. Res. 229), S1471-S1474 [29FE]

Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish commemorative work (S. 1966), S8023 [17JY]

Civil rights: accomplishments, S12080-S12090 [1OC]

———affirmative action policies, S665 [31JA], S3253-S3255 [15AP], S3340-S3345 [16AP], S8490 [22JY], S9311 [31JY]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 1650), S3157, S3158 [28MR]

———relations between Jews and African Americans, S3410 [16AP]

Colleges and universities: Court of Appeals decision relative to student body diversity, S3494 [17AP]

———participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs (H.R. 3055), S4092 [24AP]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S6937-S6945 [26JN], S7202 [27JN], S7418 [8JY], S7908 [16JY]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), unanimous-consent agreement, S6937 [26JN]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1853), S6013 [10JN]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1866), S6146 [12JN]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1890), S6520-S6528 [19JN], S7297 [28JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, S6216 [13JN], S6605 [20JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (S. Res. 263), S6136 [12JN], S6182, S6246-S6248, S6253 [13JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (S. Res. 265), S6384-S6386 [18JN], S6943 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: announce results of study into the awarding of medals to African Americans during World War II (S. Res. 230), S1474 [29FE]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of City Cab Co., S9308 [31JY]

———anniversary of NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner, S4002 [23AP]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), S5632 [23MY]

Forum (publication): tribute to African American Pioneer Award recipients, S521 [26JA]

Highland Beach, MD: preservation of Frederick Douglass house as a museum, S1300 [23FE]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (S. 1584), S1461 [29FE]

———authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (S. 1940), S7673 [10JY]

KBBG-Radio (Waterloo, IA): tribute, S6509 [19JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial, S12360 [3OC]

———authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (H.J. Res. 70), S12439 [21OC]

Logan, Benjamin H., II: Grand Rapids Community College Giant Among Giants Award recipient, S524 [26JA]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (S. 2136), S11540 [27SE]

Massachusetts: tribute to Men of Color Health Initiative, S12283 [3OC]

Mfume, Representative: selection as President of the NAACP, S68 [4JA]

Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of Juneteenth Day, S6413 [18JN]

Nicodemus National Historic Site: establish, S12464 [21OC]

———establish (S. 1521), S314 [23JA]

———establish (S. 1720), S4513 [1MY], S4587-S4589 [2MY]

Racial relations: state of race relations, S521 [26JA]

Senate: tribute to African-American Senators (S. Res. 229), S1471-S1474 [29FE]

South Carolina State University: anniversary, S1791 [12MR]

World War II: tribute to African American Medal of Honor recipients, S6508 [19JN], S7277 [28JN]

———tribute to African-American veterans, S1372 [27FE]

Reports filed

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3286) (S. Rept. 104-279), S6223 [13JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4301 [30AP]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4429 [6MY]

Clarify Federal Jurisdiction Over Offenses Relative to Religious Property Damage: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3525) (H. Rept. 104-621), H6422 [17JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 104-566), H4502 [7MY]

Participation by Historically Black Graduate Professional Schools in Certain Education Grant Programs: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3055) (H. Rept. 104-504), H3170 [28MR]

Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings and Sites at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1179) (H. Rept. 104-758), H10039 [4SE]

Voting Rights March Route From Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, Designation as a National Historic Trail: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1129) (H. Rept. 104-567), H4646 [8MY]

Statements

California Affirmative Action Initiative: David B. Oppenheimer, E1791-E1794 [28SE]

Church Arson Prevention Act (H.R. 3525): several Members of Congress, S7908-S7910 [16JY], E1258 [11JY]

Condemn Acts of Arson Against Churches and Enhance Law Enforcement and Prosecution of Arsonists: Representative Gephardt, H6494 [18JN]

———Representative Jackson, E1146 [20JN]

Economic Development Issues for African Americans: David R. Jones, E1883 [1OC]

Sierra Leone Elections: African-American Institute, E533 [16AP]

Tribute to M. Perry Jones: Representative Clay, E1433 [1AU]

Tables

Fall enrollment in historically black colleges and universities, H10223-H10225 [11SE]

Testimonies

Church Arson Prevention Act: Deval Patrick, Dept. of Justice, S6522-S6524 [19JN]

———John W. Magaw, BATF, S6524 [19JN]

———Joseph E. Lowery, Black Leadership Forum, Inc., S6524 [19JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 187, condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, H6391 [13JN]

H. Res. 428, consideration of H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act, H4766 [9MY]

H.J. Res. 70, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization establishment of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., H11572 [27SE]

H.J. Res. 195, recognize end of slavery and true day of independence for African Americans, H11352 [26SE]

H.R. 1129, voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, designation as a National Historic Trail, H4913 [14MY]

H.R. 1179, historically black colleges building preservation and restoration appropriations, H9972 [4SE]

H.R. 1776, U.S. Commemorative Coin Act, H10489 [17SE], H12286-H12289 [4OC]

H.R. 3055, participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs, H3670 [23AP]

H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act, H4775-H4780 [9MY]

H.R. 3525, Church Arson Prevention Act, H6451 [18JN], H6980 [27JN]

H.R. 4073, National Park Service coordination of programs and entrance into cooperative agreements with National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, H11410 [27SE]

S. 1521, Nicodemus National Historic Site establishment, S315 [23JA]

S. 1720, Nicodemus National Historic Site and New Bedford National Historic Landmark, S4587-S4589 [2MY]

S. 1866, Church Arson Prevention Act, S6146 [12JN]

S. 1940, historically black colleges and universities preservation and restoration appropriations, S7673 [10JY]

S. 2136, Jackie Robinson Commemorative Coin Act, S11541 [27SE]

S. Res. 229, Black History Month observance and tribute to African-American Senators, S1463, S1474 [29FE]

S. Res. 230, announce results of study into the awarding of medals to African Americans during World War II, S1463, S1474 [29FE]

S. Res. 263, condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, S6246 [13JN]

S. Res. 265, condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, S6386, S6411 [18JN]

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Bills and resolutions

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for U.S. contributions to international funds and development banks (see H.R. 3399), H4502 [7MY]

Remarks in House

Funding, H5894 [5JN]

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

Remarks in Senate

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5779 [4JN]

Reports filed

Nomination of Ernest G. Green to the Board of Directors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Henry McKoy to the Board of Directors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SOCIETY

Remarks in House

San Francisco, CA: tribute to ``Portraits in Black'' exhibit, E114 [30JA]

AFRICAN-AMERICAN INSTITUTE

Statements

Sierra Leone Elections, E533 [16AP]

AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT

Remarks in Senate

Employment: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers, S11860, S11922 [30SE]

AGED see Senior Citizens

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH

Remarks in House

Funding, E836 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Funding, S5436 [21MY]

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT related term(s) Department of State; Foreign Aid

Articles and editorials

AID Learns That Good Deeds Do Not Go Unpunished, S1394 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions

Federal employees: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (see H.R. 3870), H8247 [23JY]

Letters

Foreign affairs agencies' consolidation: several organizations, S3138 [28MR]

Humanitarian assistance for civilian refugees in Lebanon, E1096 [17JN]

———several Representatives, E1096 [17JN]

Ukraine energy sector reform: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E377 [19MR]

Messages

Revised Deferral and Rescission Proposals: President Clinton, S1311 [26FE], H1260 [27FE]

Remarks in House

Developing countries: debt restructuring assistance, H5859 [5JN]

Federal employees: provide voluntary separation incentives, H7695, H7696 [17JY]

———provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (H.R. 3870), H8626, H8627 [29JY], E1351 [23JY]

Funding, H4156, H4157 [30AP], H5846, H5861-H5866, H5890 [5JN]

Housing Guarantee Program: funding, H5847 [5JN]

International Trade Center: relocation of headquarters to Ronald Reagan Building, H5859 [5JN]

Lebanon: allocation of foreign aid, E1095 [17JN]

Ukraine: reform of energy sector, E377 [19MR]

Remarks in Senate

American Schools and Hospitals Abroad Program: funding, S12009 [30SE]

Appropriations: deobligation of unexpended funds, S8816, S8817 [25JY]

———funding for family planning programs, S4388-S4389 [30AP]

Dept. of Defense: transport of humanitarian relief supplies from nonprofit groups, S6609 [20JN]

Eastern European countries: foreign assistance, S8862 [25JY]

Federal employees: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (H.R. 3870), S9671 [2AU]

Foreign aid: funding for family planning programs, S884 [6FE], S1394 [28FE]

International Fund for Agricultural Development: funding, S8842 [25JY]

Microenterprise Program: funding, S8860, S8861 [25JY]

Reports

Food Assistance to Developing Countries, H6244 [12JN]

Reports filed

Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025-S7027 [26JN]

Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR], S11292, S11294 [25SE]

Tables

AID unexpended funds, S8816 [25JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3870, voluntary separation incentives to AID employees to reduce employment levels, H8626 [29JY]

AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY

Remarks in House

Toms River, NJ: funding for health effects study of the cancer cluster, H6873-H6875, H6944 [26JN]

AGENT ORANGE BENEFITS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2008), S9295 [31JY]

Letters

Provisions: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9302 [31JY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (H.R. 3927), E1428 [1AU]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2008), S9300-S9304 [31JY]

Reports

Association Between Specific Health Problems and Exposure to Herbicides: National Academy of Sciences, S9303 [31JY]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 2008), S9302 [31JY]

Texts of

S. 2008, provisions, S9301 [31JY]

AGRICULTURAL MARKET TRANSITION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2854), H1325, H1397 [27FE], H1447, H1449, H1450, H1455, H1460, H1467, H1479, H1488, H1490, H1508 [28FE], H1516, H1529, H1530, H1533, H1536, H1539 [29FE]

Enact (S. 1541), S587, S590, S596, S626, S627, S631, S632, S633, S637, S638, S642, S644, S645, S646, S662 [31JA], S744, S746, S747, S748, S749, S750, S756, S757, S758, S759, S760, S761, S762, S763, S770, S771, S772, S830, S831, S832, S835, S838, S850, S851, S852, S853, S854, S855, S856, S857, S858, S859 [1FE], S920, S921, S922, S923, S924, S927, S933, S938, S945, S950, S952, S954, S956, S957, S958, S965, S966, S967, S968, S969, S974, S975, S976, S977, S978, S979, S980, S981, S982, S983, S984, S985, S986, S987, S988, S989, S990, S991, S992, S993, S994, S995, S999 [6FE], S1010, S1014, S1015, S1017, S1018, S1024, S1027, S1028, S1029, S1030, S1036, S1040, S1048, S1049, S1053, S1054, S1055, S1086, S1087, S1140, S1141, S1149, S1150 [7FE]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (H.R. 3900), H8583 [26JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2854, provisions, S1899 [12MR], H2305 [14MR]

Articles and editorials

Big Agribusiness Enjoyed Benefits in Senate Farm Bill, S1898 [12MR]

Big Changes Down on the Farm, S1898 [12MR]

Bill Raises Farm Costs, Officials Say, S1894 [12MR]

Businesses Put Muscle Behind Farm Bill Push, S1899 [12MR]

Economist—Farm Bill Will Drop Crop Prices, S1898 [12MR]

Freedom To Farm—An Excuse To Abandon Agriculture, S1896 [12MR]

Freedom To Farm—Freedom To Plunder Treasury, S1897 [12MR]

Glickman Says New Farm Plan's Costs Are Higher, S1894 [12MR]

House Approves Biggest Change in Farm Policy Since New Deal—Legislation Phases Out Subsidies Over 7 Years, S1898 [12MR]

Hundreds Expected To Protest Farm Bill, S1895 [12MR]

Iowans Wary About Freedom To Farm Bill, S1897 [12MR]

Lugar To Keep Campaigning, Hold Ag Panel Position, S1895 [12MR]

Milk Sours the Farm Bill, S3072 [28MR]

Milking Consumers, S1006 [7FE]

Only People Who Eat Need To Worry About Our Food Policy, S1896 [12MR]

State Ag Leaders Won't Back Plan, S1894 [12MR]

Term Limits Can't Go on '96 Ballot, S1896 [12MR]

USDA—Dairy, Cereal Prices Expected To Rise, S1894 [12MR]

What's Wrong With the Farm Bill Approved by the Senate?, S1897 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1541), S492 [26JA]

Enact (H.R. 2854): conference report—technical corrections (see S. Con. Res. 49), S3019 [27MR]

———consideration (see H. Res. 366), H1324 [27FE]

———consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 393), H2949 [27MR]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 3900), H8556 [25JY]

Taxation: treatment of transitional payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 3559), H5753 [30MY]

Cloture motions

Enact (S. 1541), S573, S587 [31JA], S683 [1FE], S906 [6FE]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 2854), H2716-H2841 [25MR]

Descriptions

Provisions (S. 1541), S1013 [7FE]

Letters

Agricultural program operation improvement: Bill Northey, National Corn Growers Association, S574 [31JA]

———Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S680 [1FE]

———Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S486 [26JA], S574 [31JA]

———Robert R. Petersen, Coalition for a Competitive Food Agricultural System, S575 [31JA]

———several agricultural and economic experts, S905 [6FE]

———several Senators, S679 [1FE]

———Steve Appel, Washington State Farm Bureau, S903 [6FE]

Dairy product price support programs: Representative Livingston, H1482 [28FE]

Forest Service water permits for municipalities: Representative Skaggs, H3167 [28MR]

———Stephen T. Honey, H3167 [28MR]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: Darby Bradley, Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition, S3041 [28MR]

———David A. McDonough, Vermont Current Use Tax Coalition, S3042 [28MR]

———G. Kenneth Perine, National Bank of Middlebury, S3042 [28MR]

———Germain Bourdeau, Bourdeau Bros., Inc., S3041 [28MR]

———Joseph A. Parkinson, Vermont Ski Areas Association, S3041 [28MR]

———Katherine M. Vose, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, S3041 [28MR]

———Ralph Buchanan, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, Inc., S3041 [28MR]

———several Governors, S1008 [7FE]

———William A. Gildea, New England Governors' Conference, S3040 [28MR]

Provisions: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1575 [29FE]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H3163 [28MR]

———Representative Roberts, Committee on Agriculture (House), H1576 [29FE], H3165 [28MR]

———Representative Walker, Committee on Science (House), H3164 [28MR]

———Rob J. Robertson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, H1429 [28FE]

Wetlands regulation: Senator Lugar, S3072 [28MR]

Lists

Groups endorsing the `Freedom to Farm' concept, H3152 [28MR]

Public Law 480, Title I subsidies for agricultural corporations for fiscal years 1990-95, H1524 [29FE]

Rollcall votes on amendments to H. Res. 366, consideration of H.R. 2854, provisions, E247 [28FE]

State legislative votes on the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S3042 [28MR]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 2854), H1548-H1572, H1573 [29FE], H2304 [14MR]

Poems

``Farmers on the Dole,'' Representative Owens, H1627 [29FE]

``Let the People Suffer,'' Representative Owens, H1626 [29FE]

Press releases

NFO Opposes ``Freedom To Farm Act'' as Passed by Senate, S1898 [12MR]

Senate Farm Bill a ``Sell Out'' of Farm Families, Says NFU President, S1897 [12MR]

Programs

Clinton Administration plan for Florida Everglades restoration, H1534 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: collection and use of quarantine and inspection fees, H1529 [29FE]

———eliminate declining payment system for certain farm programs, H1451-H1454 [28FE]

———eliminate marketing loan program for cotton producers and require payment of outstanding loans, H1455-H1460 [28FE]

———establishment of loan rate for oilseeds, H1542, H1543 [29FE]

———price supports for dairy products, H1481-H1487 [28FE], H3152 [28MR]

———price supports for peanuts, H1431, H1432, H1460-H1466 [28FE], E262 [29FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1258 [27FE], H1420, H1468-H1479 [28FE], H6168 [11JN]

———reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program, H2304 [14MR]

———reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program and Wetlands Reserve Program, H1546 [29FE]

———regulation of the leasing of farmland, H1449 [28FE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1539 [29FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: award grants relative to development of progressive food production methods, H1531-H1533 [29FE]

———establish environmental conservation acreage reserve programs, H1509-H1516 [29FE]

———meat and poultry safety inspections, H3167 [28MR]

Enact (H.R. 2854), H1258 [27FE], H1399, H1401, H1415-H1490 [28FE], H1509-H1576, H1620, H1625-H1627 [29FE], H1688 [5MR], H2304 [14MR], E262 [29FE], E265 [4MR]

———conference report, H2469 [20MR], H3150-H3169 [28MR], H5804 [4JN], H6245 [12JN], E559 [17AP], E1848 [30SE]

———consideration (H. Res. 366), H1403-H1414 [28FE]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 393), H3147-H3150 [28MR]

———corrections in engrossment, H1576 [29FE]

———motion to instruct conferees, H2304 [14MR]

———motion to recommit, H1572-H1575 [29FE]

———unanimous-consent agreement, H1490 [28FE]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (H.R. 3900), H8582, H8583 [26JY]

Florida: acquisition of land in Everglades Agricultural Area, H1533-H1538 [29FE], H1688 [5MR]

———restoration of Everglades, H3148, H3158 [28MR]

Foreign aid: reauthorize certain food aid programs that facilitate economic development for developing nations, H1522-H1529 [29FE]

Foreign trade: prioritize the export enhancement program, H1399 [28FE]

Forest Service: water permits for municipalities, H3166 [28MR]

NASA: use of remote sensing data to assist in crop forecasting, H3153, H3154 [28MR]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress, H3159 [28MR]

Rural areas: funding for rural housing, economic development, education, and research programs, H1540-H1546 [29FE]

Taxation: treatment of transitional payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (H.R. 3559), E1902 [2OC]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: commodity payments, S1043-S1048 [7FE]

———Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, S1055 [7FE]

———continuation of the Farmer-Owned Reserve Program, S1037 [7FE]

———eliminate declining payment system for certain farm programs, S5670 [3JN]

———price supports for dairy products, S3071 [28MR]

———price supports for peanuts, S1019-S1023, S1031, S1037 [7FE]

———price supports for sugar, S1030-S1035, S1039 [7FE]

———provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity, S1053, S1054 [7FE]

———reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program, S3061 [28MR]

———reform eligibility criteria for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, S1027, S1028, S1039 [7FE]

———reform Market Promotion Program, S1024-S1026, S1038 [7FE], S3064, S3084 [28MR]

———require farmers to plant crops to receive Federal subsidies, S1040-S1043, S1052 [7FE]

CCC: modify interest rates on loans, S1015-S1018, S1036 [7FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow private sector to develop farm management plans, S1048 [7FE]

———protect water rights of cities and farmers relative to water supply facility applications, S1010-S1012 [7FE]

Enact (H.R. 2854), S1889-S1900 [12MR], S2030 [14MR]

———conference report, S2797 [25MR], S2925, S2926, S2996-S3004, S3034 [27MR], S3037-S3091 [28MR], S3240 [29MR], S4420 [30AP], S4668 [3MY], S5670 [3JN]

———conference report, technical corrections (S. Con. Res. 49), S2995 [27MR]

———insert S. 1541 language in lieu, S1889 [12MR]

———modification of appointment of conferees, S2138 [14MR]

Enact (S. 1541), S485, S512, S513 [26JA], S543, S547, S548 [30JA], S569, S573-S580, S584-S588 [31JA], S672-S684, S685, S686, S721, S725, S726-S731, S861, S868 [1FE], S877, S878, S880-S882, S884, S885, S888, S890, S899-S913, S998, S999 [6FE], S1001-S1060 [7FE], S1187 [9FE], S1300 [23FE], S1884 [12MR]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S566 [30JA]

Florida: restoration of Everglades, S3240 [29MR]

Food: establish an age standard for labeling lamb and mutton, S1055 [7FE]

Food stamps: use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements, S1049-S1052 [7FE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: deny congressional approval relative to effect on milk prices, S1001-S1010, S1035, S1048 [7FE], S3040, S3056, S3065, S3072 [28MR]

Oregon Public Broadcasting: eligibility for Public Television Demonstration Program grants, S1005 [7FE]

Rivers: permit private sector construction of flood control projects, S3042 [28MR]

Taxation: treatment of cane sugar produced in the Everglades Agricultural Area, S901 [6FE]

Wetlands: supply incentives to farmers for restoring land to fully functioning wetlands, S1300 [23FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2854, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. Rept. 104-502), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2854, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 366) (H. Rept. 104-463), H1324 [27FE]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2854) (H. Rept. 104-494), H2842 [25MR]

———Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2854) (H. Rept. 104-462), H1234 [9FE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Farm Bill, E569 [18AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: New England Governors' Conference, S3040 [28MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Enact (H.R. 2854), H1572 [29FE]

Statements

Market Transition Payment and the Welfare Myth, H3163 [28MR]

Summaries

Amendment Process for the 1990 Farm Bill (H.R. 3950), H1409 [28FE]

Provisions (S. 1541), S512 [26JA]

Transitional Payments (H.R. 3559), E1902 [2OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 366, consideration of H.R. 2854, provisions, H1403 [28FE]

H. Res. 393, consideration of H.R. 2854, provisions, H3147 [28MR]

H.R. 2854, provisions, H1432-H1447 [28FE]

H.R. 3900, greater planting flexibility for farmers, H8583 [26JY]

S. 1541, provisions, S1191-S1262 [9FE]

S. Con. Res. 49, technical corrections to conference report on H.R. 2854, provisions, S2995, S3024 [27MR], H3150 [28MR]

AGRICULTURAL REFORM AND IMPROVEMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2854), H1325, H1397 [27FE], H1447, H1449, H1450, H1455, H1460, H1467, H1479, H1488, H1490, H1508 [28FE], H1516, H1529, H1530, H1533, H1536, H1539 [29FE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2854, provisions, S1899 [12MR], H2305 [14MR]

Articles and editorials

Big Agribusiness Enjoyed Benefits in Senate Farm Bill, S1898 [12MR]

Big Changes Down on the Farm, S1898 [12MR]

Bill Raises Farm Costs, Officials Say, S1894 [12MR]

Businesses Put Muscle Behind Farm Bill Push, S1899 [12MR]

Economist—Farm Bill Will Drop Crop Prices, S1898 [12MR]

Freedom To Farm—An Excuse To Abandon Agriculture, S1896 [12MR]

Freedom To Farm—Freedom To Plunder Treasury, S1897 [12MR]

Glickman Says New Farm Plan's Costs Are Higher, S1894 [12MR]

House Approves Biggest Change in Farm Policy Since New Deal—Legislation Phases Out Subsidies Over 7 Years, S1898 [12MR]

Hundreds Expected To Protest Farm Bill, S1895 [12MR]

Iowans Wary About Freedom To Farm Bill, S1897 [12MR]

Lugar To Keep Campaigning, Hold Ag Panel Position, S1895 [12MR]

Milk Sours the Farm Bill, S3072 [28MR]

Only People Who Eat Need To Worry About Our Food Policy, S1896 [12MR]

State Ag Leaders Won't Back Plan, S1894 [12MR]

Term Limits Can't Go on '96 Ballot, S1896 [12MR]

USDA—Dairy, Cereal Prices Expected To Rise, S1894 [12MR]

What's Wrong With the Farm Bill Approved by the Senate?, S1897 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 2854): conference report—technical corrections (see S. Con. Res. 49), S3019 [27MR]

———consideration (see H. Res. 366), H1324 [27FE]

———consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 393), H2949 [27MR]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 2854), H2716-H2841 [25MR]

Letters

Dairy product price support programs: Representative Livingston, H1482 [28FE]

Forest Service water permits for municipalities: Representative Skaggs, H3167 [28MR]

———Stephen T. Honey, H3167 [28MR]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: Darby Bradley, Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition, S3041 [28MR]

———David A. McDonough, Vermont Current Use Tax Coalition, S3042 [28MR]

———G. Kenneth Perine, National Bank of Middlebury, S3042 [28MR]

———Germain Bourdeau, Bourdeau Bros., Inc., S3041 [28MR]

———Joseph A. Parkinson, Vermont Ski Areas Association, S3041 [28MR]

———Katherine M. Vose, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, S3041 [28MR]

———Ralph Buchanan, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, Inc., S3041 [28MR]

———William A. Gildea, New England Governors' Conference, S3040 [28MR]

Provisions: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1575 [29FE]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H3163 [28MR]

———Representative Roberts, Committee on Agriculture (House), H1576 [29FE], H3165 [28MR]

———Representative Walker, Committee on Science (House), H3164 [28MR]

———Rob J. Robertson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, H1429 [28FE]

Wetlands regulation: Senator Lugar, S3072 [28MR]

Lists

Groups endorsing the `Freedom to Farm' concept, H3152 [28MR]

Public Law 480, Title I subsidies for agricultural corporations for fiscal years 1990-95, H1524 [29FE]

Rollcall votes on amendments to H. Res. 366, consideration of H.R. 2854, provisions, E247 [28FE]

State legislative votes on the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S3042 [28MR]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 2854), H1548-H1572, H1573 [29FE], H2304 [14MR]

Poems

``Farmers on the Dole,'' Representative Owens, H1627 [29FE]

``Let the People Suffer,'' Representative Owens, H1626 [29FE]

Press releases

NFO Opposes ``Freedom To Farm Act'' as Passed by Senate, S1898 [12MR]

Senate Farm Bill a ``Sell Out'' of Farm Families, Says NFU President, S1897 [12MR]

Programs

Clinton Administration plan for Florida Everglades restoration, H1534 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: collection and use of quarantine and inspection fees, H1529 [29FE]

———eliminate declining payment system for certain farm programs, H1451-H1454 [28FE]

———eliminate marketing loan program for cotton producers and require payment of outstanding loans, H1455-H1460 [28FE]

———establishment of loan rate for oilseeds, H1542, H1543 [29FE]

———price supports for dairy products, H1481-H1487 [28FE], H3152 [28MR]

———price supports for peanuts, H1431, H1432, H1460-H1466 [28FE], E262 [29FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1258 [27FE], H1420, H1468-H1479 [28FE], H6168 [11JN]

———reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program, H2304 [14MR]

———reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program and Wetlands Reserve Program, H1546 [29FE]

———regulation of the leasing of farmland, H1449 [28FE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1539 [29FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: award grants relative to development of progressive food production methods, H1531-H1533 [29FE]

———establish environmental conservation acreage reserve programs, H1509-H1516 [29FE]

———meat and poultry safety inspections, H3167 [28MR]

Enact (H.R. 2854), H1258 [27FE], H1399, H1401, H1415-H1490 [28FE], H1509-H1576, H1620, H1625-H1627 [29FE], H1688 [5MR], H2304 [14MR], E262 [29FE], E265 [4MR]

———conference report, H2469 [20MR], H3150-H3169 [28MR], H5804 [4JN], H6245 [12JN], E559 [17AP], E1848 [30SE]

———consideration (H. Res. 366), H1403-H1414 [28FE]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 393), H3147-H3150 [28MR]

———corrections in engrossment, H1576 [29FE]

———motion to instruct conferees, H2304 [14MR]

———motion to recommit, H1572-H1575 [29FE]

———unanimous-consent agreement, H1490 [28FE]

Florida: acquisition of land in Everglades Agricultural Area, H1533-H1538 [29FE], H1688 [5MR]

———restoration of Everglades, H3148, H3158 [28MR]

Foreign aid: reauthorize certain food aid programs that facilitate economic development for developing nations, H1522-H1529 [29FE]

Foreign trade: prioritize the export enhancement program, H1399 [28FE]

Forest Service: water permits for municipalities, H3166 [28MR]

NASA: use of remote sensing data to assist in crop forecasting, H3153, H3154 [28MR]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress, H3159 [28MR]

Rural areas: funding for rural housing, economic development, education, and research programs, H1540-H1546 [29FE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: eliminate declining payment system for certain farm programs, S5670 [3JN]

———price supports for dairy products, S3071 [28MR]

———reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program, S3061 [28MR]

———reform Market Promotion Program, S3064, S3084 [28MR]

Enact (H.R. 2854), S1889-S1900 [12MR], S2030 [14MR]

———conference report, S2797 [25MR], S2925, S2926, S2996-S3004, S3034 [27MR], S3037-S3091 [28MR], S3240 [29MR], S4420 [30AP], S4668 [3MY], S5670 [3JN]

———conference report, technical corrections (S. Con. Res. 49), S2995 [27MR]

———insert S. 1541 language in lieu, S1889 [12MR]

———modification of appointment of conferees, S2138 [14MR]

Enact (S. 1541), S1300 [23FE], S1884 [12MR]

Florida: restoration of Everglades, S3240 [29MR]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: deny congressional approval relative to effect on milk prices, S3040, S3056, S3065, S3072 [28MR]

Rivers: permit private sector construction of flood control projects, S3042 [28MR]

Wetlands: supply incentives to farmers for restoring land to fully functioning wetlands, S1300 [23FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2854, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. Rept. 104-502), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2854, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 366) (H. Rept. 104-463), H1324 [27FE]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2854) (H. Rept. 104-494), H2842 [25MR]

———Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2854) (H. Rept. 104-462), H1234 [9FE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Farm Bill, E569 [18AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: New England Governors' Conference, S3040 [28MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Enact (H.R. 2854), H1572 [29FE]

Statements

Market Transition Payment and the Welfare Myth, H3163 [28MR]

Summaries

Amendment Process for the 1990 Farm Bill (H.R. 3950), H1409 [28FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 366, consideration of H.R. 2854, provisions, H1403 [28FE]

H. Res. 393, consideration of H.R. 2854, provisions, H3147 [28MR]

H.R. 2854, provisions, H1432-H1447 [28FE]

S. 1541, provisions, S1191-S1262 [9FE]

S. Con. Res. 49, technical corrections to conference report on H.R. 2854, provisions, S2995, S3024 [27MR], H3150 [28MR]

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE

Remarks in Senate

Horticulture: yellowstar thistle research funding, S8454, S8455 [22JY]

Integrated Farming Systems Program: funding, S8455 [22JY]

U.S. National Arboretum: tribute on efforts to produce a disease-resistant elm tree, S5947 [6JN]

AGRICULTURAL TRADE REFORM ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2061), S10192 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2061), S10192 [10SE]

Texts of

S. 2061, provisions, S10193 [10SE]

AGRICULTURE related term(s) Food; Rural Areas

Addresses

Seeds and Science—Henry A. Wallace on Agriculture and Human Progress: John C. Culver, S9644-S9647 [2AU]

Tribute to Senator Heflin: Representative Stenholm, S12434 [21OC]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8438, S8440, S8446, S8448, S8458, S8463, S8464, S8465, S8483, S8484, S8486, S8487, S8488 [22JY], S8540, S8541, S8542, S8543, S8544, S8545, S8546, S8548, S8551, S8552, S8577, S8578, S8579, S8580 [23JY], S8586, S8594, S8611, S8613, S8614, S8615, S8616, S8645, S8646 [24JY], H6118 [10JN], H6176, H6177, H6181, H6184 [11JN], H6192, H6198, H6199, H6201, H6211, H6212 [12JN]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (H.R. 3900), H8583 [26JY]

Federal aid programs: assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), S5866, S5870 [5JN]

———improve operation (H.R. 2854), H1139 [31JA], H1325, H1397 [27FE], H1447, H1449, H1450, H1455, H1460, H1467, H1479, H1488, H1490, H1508 [28FE], H1516, H1529, H1530, H1533, H1536, H1539 [29FE]

———improve operation (S. 1541), S587, S590, S596, S626, S627, S631, S632, S633, S637, S638, S642, S644, S645, S646, S662 [31JA], S744, S746, S747, S748, S749, S750, S756, S757, S758, S759, S760, S761, S762, S763, S770, S771, S772, S830, S831, S832, S835, S838, S850, S851, S852, S853, S854, S855, S856, S857, S858, S859 [1FE], S920, S921, S922, S923, S924, S927, S933, S938, S945, S950, S952, S954, S956, S957, S958, S965, S966, S967, S968, S969, S974, S975, S976, S977, S978, S979, S980, S981, S982, S983, S984, S985, S986, S987, S988, S989, S990, S991, S992, S993, S994, S995, S999 [6FE], S1010, S1014, S1015, S1017, S1018, S1024, S1027, S1028, S1029, S1030, S1036, S1040, S1048, S1049, S1053, S1054, S1055, S1086, S1087, S1140, S1141, S1149, S1150 [7FE]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2253 [18MR], S2400, S2404, S2432, S2437 [20MR], S2621, S2659, S2662 [21MR]

Analyses

Livestock Market Revitalization Act (S. 1939), S7673 [10JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, S1899 [12MR], H2305 [14MR]

———H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY], H8671 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Agricultural Links Past and Future, H2538 [20MR]

Beetle Activity Spreads—892,831 Acres Infested in One Year, E1356 [24JY]

Big Agribusiness Enjoyed Benefits in Senate Farm Bill, S1898 [12MR]

Big Changes Down on the Farm, S1898 [12MR]

Bill Raises Farm Costs, Officials Say, S1894 [12MR]

Businesses Put Muscle Behind Farm Bill Push, S1899 [12MR]

Chrystal Earns High Russian Honor, S9631 [2AU]

Clinton Vows Help for Yeltsin Campaign—Arkansas' Interest in Poultry Dispute Discussed at Antiterrorism Summit, S3109 [28MR], E483 [28MR]

Death of a Family Farm, S58 [4JA]

Despite Criticism, It Appears Deep Tunnels Did Their Job, H8301 [24JY]

Domenici's Grazing Bill Fosters Better Stewardship, S2392 [20MR]

Drought We Can't Afford, S8585 [24JY]

Economist—Farm Bill Will Drop Crop Prices, S1898 [12MR]

800 Perdue Jobs in Danger, S5592 [23MY]

Farm Bureau Tries To Free Mired Farm Bill, S487 [26JA]

Fight To Hold the River Back, H8300 [24JY]

Flood Disasters, H8298 [24JY]

Flood Potential Spreads With Growth, H8298 [24JY]

Freedom To Farm—An Excuse To Abandon Agriculture, S1896 [12MR]

Freedom To Farm—Freedom To Plunder Treasury, S1897 [12MR]

Glickman Says New Farm Plan's Costs Are Higher, S1894 [12MR]

House Approves Biggest Change in Farm Policy Since New Deal—Legislation Phases Out Subsidies Over 7 Years, S1898 [12MR]

Hundreds Expected To Protest Farm Bill, S1895 [12MR]

Iowans Wary About Freedom To Farm Bill, S1897 [12MR]

Loret Ruppe, E1555 [10SE]

Lugar To Keep Campaigning, Hold Ag Panel Position, S1895 [12MR]

Mark of Friendship, S9632 [2AU]

Milk Sours the Farm Bill, S3072 [28MR]

Milking Consumers, S1006 [7FE]

1993 Floods—From Levee District to Wildlife Refuge, S3044 [28MR]

Only People Who Eat Need To Worry About Our Food Policy, S1896 [12MR]

Politics, Prices, S4640 [2MY]

Recent Floods Put Tunnel in Forefront, H8301 [24JY]

Recess, S1165 [9FE]

Russia Found a Good Friend in Outspoken Iowan, S9632 [2AU]

Russian Friendship Honor to Chrystal, S9631 [2AU]

State Ag Leaders Won't Back Plan, S1894 [12MR]

Suburbs Slowly Drying Out—Weary Flood Victims Watch Weather, H8299 [24JY]

Term Limits Can't Go on '96 Ballot, S1896 [12MR]

USDA—Dairy, Cereal Prices Expected To Rise, S1894 [12MR]

Victims Clean Up—Water Recedes, Memories Awash, H8300 [24JY]

What's Wrong With the Farm Bill Approved by the Senate?, S1897 [12MR]

Zacky Farms Expansion Expected To Add 200 Jobs, E1115 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3603), H6040 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (see H. Res. 451), H6117 [10JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 496), H9565 [31JY]

Alcoholic beverages: prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 3644), H6413 [13JN]

America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: establish (see S. 2020), S9554 [2AU]

Animals: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see S. 1847), S5939 [6JN]

Business and industry: assure payment for milk and livestock delivered to milk processors, livestock dealers, or market agencies (see H.R. 3762), H7154 [9JY]

Canada: prohibit import of grain and grain products (see S. 1653), S3156 [28MR]

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

Colored margarine: repeal restrictions (see H.R. 2860), H330 [5JA]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend (see S. 2077), S10600 [16SE]

———amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (see H.R. 4276), H12172 [28SE]

———regulatory requirements relative to the purchase or sale of commodities from markets located abroad (see H.R. 3891), H8374 [24JY]

Conservation Reserve Program: waive prohibition on the termination of contracts for certain lands (see S. 1822), S5649 [24MY]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see S. 1690; H.R. 3236), S3792 [22AP], H3386 [15AP]

Customs Service: refund anti-dumping duty deposits relative to certain imported orange juice (see S. 1812; H.R. 3922), S5567 [23MY], H8982 [30JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 3665), H6508 [18JN]

———consolidate and improve all inspection activities relative to livestock and poultry carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood products (see H.R. 4302), H12174 [28SE]

———establish Information Technology System Control Board (see S. 2164), S11972 [30SE]

———extend contracts under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4336), H12251 [1OC]

———payment rate for barley (see S. 2036; H.R. 4002), S9554 [2AU], H9924 [2AU]

Dept. of the Interior: transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka Project to the Burley Irrigation District (see H.R. 4295), H12174 [28SE]

———transfer certain facilities to the Burley Irrigation District (see S. 1921), S7179 [27JN]

Disasters: coverage of native pasture crops for livestock under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program (see H.R. 3575), H5817 [4JN]

Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters (see H.R. 4041), H10174 [10SE]

Emergency Food Assistance Act: purchase of commodities using State funds (see H.R. 3978), H9922 [2AU]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 3900), H8556 [25JY]

Federal aid programs: assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1743, 1755; S. Con. Res. 63; S. Res. 259, 260, 261; H.R. 3449; H. Con. Res. 181), S4972 [13MY], S5004 [14MY], S5649 [24MY], S6144 [12JN], H5052 [14MY], H5570 [23MY]

———elimination of certain Federal programs and subsidies (see H.R. 2934), H1224 [1FE]

———extend farm programs (see S. 1523), S313 [23JA]

———improve operation (see S. 1541; H.R. 2854, 2973), S492 [26JA], H330 [5JA], H1324 [27FE]

———improve operation (H.R. 2854), conference report—technical corrections (see S. Con. Res. 49), S3019 [27MR]

———improve operation (H.R. 2854), consideration (see H. Res. 366), H1324 [27FE]

———improve operation (H.R. 2854), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 393), H2949 [27MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (see H.R. 3424), H4800 [9MY]

Foreign trade: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (see S. 2061), S10192 [10SE]

———define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 1463), return to Senate (see H. Res. 402), H3488 [16AP]

———duty rate adjustment of tomatoes from Mexico relative to import surges (see H.R. 2902), H922 [26JA]

———maintain foreign market development programs (see H.R. 2950), H1224 [1FE]

———packing standards for imported tomatoes (see H.R. 2921), H1138 [31JA]

———prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H1985 [7MR]

———provide for the liquidation of certain frozen concentrated orange juice entries (see H.R. 3705), H6712 [24JN]

Fund for Rural America: develop and promote precision agriculture technologies (see H.R. 4305), H12174 [28SE]

Funderburk, Representative: election to Committee on Agriculture (House) (see H. Res. 509), H9924 [2AU]

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

Hazardous substances: regulation of not-for-hire transportation of agriculture production materials (see H.R. 3799), H7532 [12JY]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see S. 2091; H.R. 4102), S10837 [18SE], H10601 [18SE]

Immigration: reform the temporary agricultural workers program (see S. 2174), S11973 [30SE]

Investments: study of risk management fund accounts for farm owners and operators (see H.R. 2905), H973 [30JA]

Iowa: provide relief for agricultural producers for flooding losses caused by water retention at the Lake Redrock dam (see S. 1803; H.R. 4054), S5567 [23MY], H10235 [11SE]

Irrigation: clarify farm acreage and income limitations for eligibility for subsidized irrigation water (see S. 1798), S5566 [23MY]

———complete construction, establish boundaries, and prepare water management plan for Umatilla Basin Project (see S. 1986), S8636 [24JY]

———extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska and Kansas (see S. 1649; H.R. 3350), S3156 [28MR], H4302 [30AP]

———fair payment for use of Bureau of Reclamation water (see H.R. 3917), H8982 [30JY]

———technical assistance for the Chickasaw Basin Authority (see H.R. 3325), H4109 [25AP]

James River: permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas (see S. 1863; H.R. 3613), S6082 [11JN], H6183 [11JN]

Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (see S. 1981), S8468 [22JY]

Labeling: require ingredient labeling for malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 3115), H2466 [19MR]

Livestock industry: improve reporting and ensure competitiveness (see S. 1939, 1949; H.R. 3794), S7670 [10JY], S7762 [11JY], H7474 [11JY]

Merchant marine industry: reform certain domestic shipping practices (see S. 1813), S5567 [23MY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see S. 2016), S9428 [1AU]

———assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 3314), H3819 [24AP]

———extension of Presidential fast-track negotiating authority relative to creation of a Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Area (see H. Res. 547), H11527 [27SE]

———U.S. participation in Coordinating Secretariat (see H.R. 3075), H2223 [13MR]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see S. 1641; H.R. 3177, 4035), S2802 [25MR], H2950 [27MR], H10107 [5SE]

Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission: extension (see S. 2066), S10327 [11SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

———reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H4109 [25AP]

Plants: consolidation of Federal laws governing plant pests and noxious weeds (see S. 2128), S11294 [25SE]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 4275), H12172 [28SE]

Ranchers: establish trust for sellers of livestock (see S. 1707), S4190 [25AP]

———relief (see S. 1758), S5093 [15MY]

Research: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see S. 1975; H.R. 3795), S8373 [19JY], H7474 [11JY]

Schools: prohibit purchase of foreign beef for nutrition programs (see S. 1829), S5763 [4JN]

Shipping industry: allow transportation of cargo on foreign ships manned by U.S. crews (see H.R. 4006), H9924 [2AU]

States: allow interstate distribution of State-inspected meat (see S. 1862; H.R. 3750), S6082 [11JN], H7106 [27JN]

Tariff: wheat gluten (see H.R. 4053), H10235 [11SE]

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 4072), H10386 [12SE]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans (see S. 1674; H.R. 3251), S3384 [16AP], H3488 [16AP]

———reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 3889), H8374 [24JY]

———treatment of certain agricultural equipment (see H.R. 2887), H912 [25JA]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 3749), H7106 [27JN]

———treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (see S. 1895), S6612 [20JN]

———treatment of transitional payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 3559), H5753 [30MY]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H7473 [11JY]

Tennessee: authorize haying and grazing on certain lands (see H.R. 3554), H5753 [30MY]

Transportation: requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (see S. 1661; H.R. 3356), S3216 [29MR], H4302 [30AP]

Treaties and agreements: negotiation of environmental, labor and agricultural standards relative to trade agreements in Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 4291), H12173 [28SE]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H3170 [28MR]

Tubers: plant variety protection (see S. 1602), S1682 [11MR]

Water: adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees (see S. 1709; H.R. 3326), S4190 [25AP], H4109 [25AP]

Cloture motions

Federal aid programs: improve operation (S. 1541), S573, S587 [31JA], S683 [1FE], S906 [6FE]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 3603), H9368-H9378 [30JY]

Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act (H.R. 2854), H2716-H2841 [25MR]

Cost Estimates

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (S. 1956): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S7890-S7893 [16JY]

Descriptions

Agricultural Market Transition Act (S. 1541), S1013 [7FE]

Documents

Funding Tax Restoration of the Everglades—Guiding Principals: Executive Office of the President, S903 [6FE]

Essays

Farming for the Future: Brent M. Frey, S4980 [13MY]

———Kimberly Bogue, S4980 [13MY]

Eulogies

Corcoran, Thomas F.: by Evan Corcoran, E141 [1FE]

Excerpts

Farm legislation's impact on farm income and Federal aid payments, S321 [23JA]

Letters

Agricultural immigrant worker program requirements: V. Thomas Geary, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, H2616 [21MR]

Agricultural Market Transition Act: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1575 [29FE]

———Representative Roberts, Committee on Agriculture (House), H1576 [29FE]

———Rob J. Robertson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, H1429 [28FE]

Agricultural program operation improvement: Bill Northey, National Corn Growers Association, S574 [31JA]

———Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S680 [1FE]

———Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S486 [26JA], S574 [31JA]

———Robert R. Petersen, Coalition for a Competitive Food Agricultural System, S575 [31JA]

———several agricultural and economic experts, S905 [6FE]

———several Senators, S679 [1FE]

———Steve Appel, Washington State Farm Bureau, S903 [6FE]

American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: several agricultural associations, H11275 [26SE]

Coastal Shipping Competition Act: J.L. Maxwell, Jr., Goldsboro Milling Co., S5592 [23MY]

———Wendell H. Murphy, Murphy Family Farms, S5592 [23MY]

Commodity Exchange Act amendments: Senators Lugar and Leahy, S9621 [2AU]

Dairy product price support programs: Representative Livingston, H1482 [28FE]

Domestic livestock grazing fees: Russell Shay, Nature Conservancy (organization), S2394 [20MR]

Dos Palos Ag Boosters land conveyance: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H11470 [27SE]

Eliminate dual decisional authority of the EPA and the Corps of Engineers in permitting use of wetlands: Senator Bond, S57 [4JA]

Endangered species protection programs funding: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S1848 [12MR]

Family farming: Doug Henderson, S6138 [12JN]

Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H3163 [28MR]

———Representative Roberts, Committee on Agriculture (House), H3165 [28MR]

———Representative Walker, Committee on Science (House), H3164 [28MR]

Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S6268 [14JN]

Food Quality Protection Act: Food Chain Coalition, S8928 [25JY], H8145 [23JY]

———Lynn R. Goldman, EPA, S8737 [24JY], H8145 [23JY]

———Richard W. Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, S8929 [25JY]

———several organizations, S8928, S8929 [25JY]

Forest Service water permits for municipalities: Representative Skaggs, H3167 [28MR]

———Stephen T. Honey, H3167 [28MR]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: Anthony Lake, NSC, S11253 [25SE]

———J.R. Konneker, Kelly Springfield Tire Co., S11250 [25SE]

———Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S11249 [25SE]

———John McQuade, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., S11250 [25SE]

———John Sellers, United Steelworkers of America, S11250 [25SE]

———Senator Robb, S11252 [25SE]

———Thomas E. Cole, Rubber Manufacturers Association, S11249 [25SE]

IRS reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations: Donald C. Lubick, Dept. of the Treasury, S7426 [9JY]

Issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans: Leslie S. Miller, Iowa State Savings Bank, S7447 [9JY]

Market Access Program: Coalition To Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports, S8461 [22JY]

Nomination of Ann Jorgenson to the Farm Credit Administration Board: Bill Northey, National Corn Growers Association, S10402 [12SE]

———Douglas P. Lindgren, Iowa Soybean Association, S10402 [12SE]

———Ed Wiederstein, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, S10402 [12SE]

———H. Lynn Horak, S10402 [12SE]

———John Long, American Soybean Association, S10402 [12SE]

———Senator Grassley, S10401 [12SE]

———Terry E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa, S10402 [12SE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: Arne H. Carlson, Governor of Minnesota, S912 [6FE]

———Darby Bradley, Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition, S3041 [28MR]

———David A. McDonough, Vermont Current Use Tax Coalition, S3042 [28MR]

———G. Kenneth Perine, National Bank of Middlebury, S3042 [28MR]

———Germain Bourdeau, Bourdeau Bros., Inc., S3041 [28MR]

———Joseph A. Parkinson, Vermont Ski Areas Association, S3041 [28MR]

———Katherine M. Vose, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, S3041 [28MR]

———Ralph Buchanan, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, Inc., S3041 [28MR]

———several Governors, S1008 [7FE]

———William A. Gildea, New England Governors' Conference, S3040 [28MR]

Price supports for sugar: Eugene Moos, Dept. of Agriculture, S1034 [7FE]

Public Rangelands Management Act: several organizations, S2615 [21MR]

Regulation of loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets: Robert C. Robertson, GAO, S8448 [22JY]

Russian ban on import of U.S. poultry: Senator Roth, S2147 [15MR]

Lists

Coalition To Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports, S8462 [22JY]

Committee on Rules (House) rollcall votes on amendments to H. Res. 366, consideration of H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, E247 [28FE]

Groups endorsing the `Freedom to Farm' concept, H3152 [28MR]

Indiana Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest: county winners, S4981 [13MY]

———district winners, S4980 [13MY]

Public Law 480, Title I subsidies for agricultural corporations for fiscal years 1990-95, H1524 [29FE]

State legislative votes on the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S3042 [28MR]

State legislature votes on the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S1009 [7FE]

Memorandums

Everglades and South Florida Ecosystem Restoration: Vice President Gore, S902 [6FE]

Messages

CCC Report: President Clinton, S5491 [22MY], H5431 [22MY]

Motions

Federal aid programs: improve operation (H.R. 2854), H1548-H1572, H1573 [29FE], H2304 [14MR]

Outlines

Commodity Exchange Act amendments (S. 2077), S10608 [16SE]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: domestic livestock grazing fees, S2391 [20MR]

Poems

``Farmers on the Dole,'' Representative Owens, H1627 [29FE]

``Let the People Suffer,'' Representative Owens, H1626 [29FE]

Press releases

Glickman Improves Repayment Options for Producers for Advance Deficiency Payments, S398 [26JA]

NFO Opposes ``Freedom To Farm Act'' as Passed by Senate, S1898 [12MR]

Senate Farm Bill a ``Sell Out'' of Farm Families, Says NFU President, S1897 [12MR]

Programs

Clinton Administration plan for Florida Everglades restoration, H1534 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations, H5766 [4JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6164 [11JN], H6191-H6247 [12JN], E1062, E1065, E1075 [12JN], E1086, E1088 [13JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, H9715, H9723, H9724 [1AU]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (H. Res. 451), H6159-H6164-H6182 [11JN]

American Viticulture and Enology Research Network: tribute, E1097 [17JN]

Animal Damage Control Program: funding, H6192-H6197 [12JN]

Animals: require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (H.R. 2433), H3168 [28MR]

Aquebogue, NY: anniversary of Palmer Vineyards, E1227 [9JY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1539 [29FE]

CF Industries, Inc.: anniversary, E423 [22MR]

Chicago, IL: floods, H8298 [24JY]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. wine industry delegation trip, E1776 [28SE]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (H.R. 4276), E1828 [30SE], E1897 [1OC]

Conservation Reserve Program: extension, H6236 [12JN]

———reauthorization, H2304 [14MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: award grants relative to development of progressive food production methods, H1531-H1533 [29FE]

———collection and use of quarantine and inspection fees, H1529 [29FE]

———conduct census of agriculture (H.R. 3665), H8052, H8053 [22JY]

———consolidate and improve all inspection activities relative to livestock and poultry carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood products (H.R. 4302), E1841 [30SE]

———Environmental Quality Incentives Program funding, H4306 [1MY]

———establish environmental conservation acreage reserve programs, H1509-H1516 [29FE]

———extend contracts under the Conservation Reserve Program (H.R. 4336), E1896 [1OC]

———future studies and evaluations funding, H6176, H6177 [11JN]

———limitations on information gathered to answer questions for appropriations hearings, H6181 [11JN]

———meat and poultry safety inspections, H3167 [28MR], E1062 [12JN]

———payment rate for barley (H.R. 4002), E1482 [2AU]

———wheat farmer compensation relative to karnal bunt quarantine, H6211, H6212 [12JN], E1088 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior: management of multiple use public lands, H1319-H1323 [27FE]

———transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka Project to the Burley Irrigation District (H.R. 4295), E1819 [30SE]

Dept. of Transportation: regulation of hazardous chemicals transportation, H7070 [27JN]

Dole, Bob: policies on the environment relative to business and industry, H6515 [19JN]

Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters (H.R. 4041), H11469, H11470 [27SE]

Ecology and environment: reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program and Wetlands Reserve Program, H1546 [29FE]

Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Program: funding, H1421 [28FE]

EPA: require testing of chemicals and pesticides that mimic human hormones, H10953, H10954, H10960 [24SE]

Evetts, Holcomb (Hoke): Kings County, CA, Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E1665 [19SE]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (H.R. 3900), H8582, H8583 [26JY]

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.: improve operation (H.R. 2130), H48 [3JA]

Federal aid programs: assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (H. Con. Res. 181), H5791, H5792 [4JN], E1016 [6JN]

———assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), H6190, H6191 [12JN]

———eliminate declining payment system for certain farm programs, H1451-H1454 [28FE]

———eliminate marketing loan program for cotton producers and require payment of outstanding loans, H1455-H1460 [28FE]

———improve operation, H743 [23JA], H894 [25JA]

———improve operation (H.R. 2854), H925, H927 [30JA], H1196, H1201, H1206 [1FE], H1247 [20FE], H1254, H1258 [27FE], H1399, H1401, H1415-H1490 [28FE], H1509-H1576, H1620, H1625-H1627 [29FE], H1688 [5MR], H2304 [14MR], E262 [29FE], E265 [4MR]

———improve operation (H.R. 2854), conference report, H2469 [20MR], H3150-H3169 [28MR], H5804 [4JN], H6245 [12JN], E559 [17AP], E1848 [30SE]

———improve operation (H.R. 2854), consideration (H. Res. 366), H1403-H1414 [28FE]

———improve operation (H.R. 2854), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 393), H3147-H3150 [28MR]

———improve operation (H.R. 2854), corrections in engrossment, H1576 [29FE]

———improve operation (H.R. 2854), motion to instruct conferees, H2304 [14MR]

———improve operation (H.R. 2854), motion to recommit, H1572-H1575 [29FE]

———improve operation (H.R. 2854), unanimous-consent agreement, H1490 [28FE]

———improve operation (H.R. 2973), E226-E228 [28FE]

Floods: disaster assistance for States impacted by rapid snow meltdown, H1876 [7MR]

———disaster assistance to Pacific Northwestern States, H1875, H1877 [7MR], E283 [6MR]

———disaster assistance to West Virginia, H5303 [21MY]

Florida: acquisition of land in Everglades Agricultural Area, H1533-H1538 [29FE], H1688 [5MR]

———effect of NAFTA on winter fruit and vegetable farmers, H10975, H10976 [24SE]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (H.R. 3200), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (H.R. 3424), E753 [9MY], E761 [10MY]

Food for Peace Program: funding, H5250 [16MY]

Foreign aid: food assistance programs, H6177-H6179 [11JN]

———reauthorize certain food aid programs that facilitate economic development for developing nations, H1522-H1529 [29FE]

Foreign trade: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 1463), return to Senate (H. Res. 402), H3414, H3415 [16AP]

———duty rate adjustment of tomatoes from Mexico relative to import surges (H.R. 2902), H745 [23JA], H916 [26JA]

———investigation of ITC and Lee Frankel relative to Mexican and Florida tomato growers, H10330 [12SE]

———price of Mexican tomatoes, H8670 [30JY]

———prioritize the export enhancement program, H1399 [28FE]

———prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (H.R. 3050), E310 [7MR]

Forest Service: water permits for municipalities, H3166 [28MR]

Fresno, CA: tribute to Zacky Farms, E1115 [20JN]

Funderburk, Representative: election to Committee on Agriculture (House) (H. Res. 509), H9897 [2AU]

Geyserville, CA: funding for visitor and small business centers, E1128 [20JN]

Government regulation: regulation of the leasing of farmland, H1449 [28FE]

Government regulations: Bureau of the Census proposed change in definition of ``farm'', H2128 [13MR]

Grand Teton National Park: domestic livestock grazing, E1843 [30SE]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (H.R. 4102), E1713, E1717 [26SE]

Immigration: worker program requirements, H2610-H2626 [21MR]

Irrigation: establish boundaries for irrigation districts within the Umatilla Basin, OR (H.R. 2392), E1933 [21OC]

———extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska and Kansas (S. 1649), H12292 [4OC]

———fair payment for use of Bureau of Reclamation water (H.R. 3917), E1404 [30JY]

Jordan, MT: receipt of Federal subsidies by members of the Freemen, E872 [22MY]

Keystone, OH: tribute to student participants in National Future Farmers of America Convention contests, E919 [24MY]

Labeling: require ingredient labeling for malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits (H.R. 3115), E378 [19MR]

Lincoln, NE: National Agroforestry Center funding, H6549 [19JN]

Livestock industry: improve reporting and ensure competitiveness (H.R. 3794), E1268 [12JY]

Market Access Program: funding, H6212-H6217, H6245 [12JN]

———use for export or sale of alcoholic beverages, H6198-H6201 [12JN]

Mercer, Dick and Eileen: Nebraska Cattlemen-Pfizer Animal Health Stewardship Award and National Cattlemen's Beef Association Award recipients, E1618 [17SE]

Mexico: importation of avocados, H841 [25JA], H976 [31JA], E130 [1FE], E179 [5FE]

———modification of quarantine on Mexican Hass avocados, E1065 [12JN]

NAFTA: implementation, H9709 [1AU]

NASA: use of remote sensing data to assist in crop forecasting, H3153, H3154 [28MR]

National Agriculture Week: observance, H2470, H2538 [20MR]

National objectives: priority assignments, H5255 [16MY]

National Weather Service: funding to provide weather information to farmers, H5584 [29MY]

Nisei Farmers League: anniversary, E151 [5FE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: deny congressional approval relative to effect on milk prices, H1620 [29FE]

———repeal consent of Congress, H3159 [28MR]

Oilseeds: establishment of loan rate, H1542, H1543 [29FE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8127-H8147 [23JY], E1367 [24JY], E1383 [25JY], E1389 [26JY]

———use relative to agricultural output and land use, E1494 [2AU]

Price support programs: dairy products, H1481-H1487 [28FE], H3152 [28MR]

———peanuts, H1431, H1432, H1460-H1466 [28FE], H6201-H6210 [12JN], E262 [29FE], E1086 [13JN]

———sugar, H1258 [27FE], H1420, H1468-H1479 [28FE], H6168 [11JN], H6244 [12JN], E1075 [12JN]

———tobacco, E1092 [14JN]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (H.R. 4275), E1862 [30SE]

Railroads: effect of proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads, H5653 [30MY]

Research: citrus tristeza virus research funding, E1104 [18JN], E1126 [20JN], E1770 [28SE]

———funding, H6166, H6167 [11JN]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (H.R. 3795), E1265 [12JY]

Rural areas: funding for rural housing, economic development, education, and research programs, H1540-H1546 [29FE]

Russia: ban on import of U.S. poultry, E482 [28MR]

Saginaw Valley Bean and Beet Research Farm: anniversary, E476 [28MR]

Shaffer, Carl T.: Pennsylvania State University and Pennsylvania Farmer (publication) Master Farmer of the Year award recipient, E46 [22JA]

Shipping industry: allow transportation of cargo on foreign ships manned by U.S. crews (H.R. 4006), E1494 [2AU]

Taxation: double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax valuation rules for certain property (H.R. 520), E1418 [31JY]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (H.R. 3749), E1418 [31JY]

———treatment of transitional payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (H.R. 3559), E1902 [2OC]

Tobacco products: Federal regulations, H5571 [29MY]

———remove from the crop insurance programs, H6217-H6236 [12JN]

University of California at Davis: funding for integrated pest management research facility, H6245 [12JN]

Water: adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees (H.R. 3326), E643 [25AP]

———authorize research and program development of desalinization and reclamation (S. 811), H10802-H10804 [24SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agricultural Research Service: funding, S8446-S8449 [22JY]

———Integrated Farming Systems Program funding, S8455 [22JY]

———yellowstar thistle research funding, S8454, S8455 [22JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8435, S8454-S8465, S8485, S8487, S8491 [22JY], S8532-S8552 [23JY], S8583-S8600, S8602-S8617 [24JY], S8927 [25JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, S9334-S9337, S9425 [1AU], S9634 [2AU], S11697, S11763 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9275 [31JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), unanimous-consent agreement, S8537 [23JY]

AID: International Fund for Agricultural Development funding, S8842 [25JY]

Alcoholic beverages: prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television, S7080-S7082 [27JN]

America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: establish (S. 2020), S9559 [2AU]

Antitrust policy: enforcement of laws relative to cattle prices, S5641 [24MY]

Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: funding, S8604 [24JY]

Bogue, Kimberly: Indiana Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winner, S4980 [13MY]

Canada: prohibit import of grain and grain products (S. 1653), S3159 [28MR]

Cattle and beef markets: monitor and regulate (S. Res. 277), S7494 [9JY]

CCC: modify interest rates on loans, S1015-S1018, S1036 [7FE]

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

Chrystal, John: Russian Order of Friendship award recipient, S9630 [2AU]

Clemson University: agricultural research projects funding, S8540 [23JY]

Commodities: payments, S1043-S1048 [7FE]

———value-added products innovations, S8592 [24JY]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend, S9620 [2AU]

———amend (S. 2077), S10604-S10608 [16SE]

Commodity Supplemental Food Program: funding, S1055 [7FE]

Conservation Reserve Program: reauthorization, S3061 [28MR]

———waive prohibition on the termination of contracts for certain lands (S. 1822), S5649 [24MY]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (S. 1690), S3792-S3794 [22AP]

Customs Service: refund anti-dumping duty deposits relative to certain imported orange juice (S. 1812), S5589 [23MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow private sector to develop farm management plans, S1048 [7FE]

———Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research and Development funding, S8456 [22JY]

———emergency disaster loan program funding, S8615 [24JY]

———establish Information Technology System Control Board (S. 2164), S11975-S11977 [30SE]

———food safety research funding, S9634 [2AU]

———Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, and Food Safety and Inspection Service funding, S8463 [22JY]

———investigation of cattle processing and packing prices, S6277 [14JN]

———labeling of fresh and frozen poultry, S8605 [24JY]

———Market Access Program funding, S8458-S8462 [22JY], S8583, S8584, S8591 [24JY]

———methyl bromide alternatives research funding, S8604 [24JY]

———Northern Plains Policy Research Center funding, S8603 [24JY]

———payment rate for barley, S8534-S8536 [23JY], S8613, S8614 [24JY]

———payment rate for barley (S. 2036), S9585, S9586 [2AU]

———Pesticide Data Program funding, S11932 [30SE]

———protect water rights of cities and farmers relative to water supply facility applications, S1010-S1012 [7FE]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, S8438-S8446, S8448-S8451 [22JY], S8533, S8547 [23JY]

———regulation of the importation of avocados, S8604 [24JY]

———Risk Management Agency funding, S8463 [22JY]

———transition period for elimination of the Leaseback/Buyback program, S8464 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior: transfer certain facilities to the Burley Irrigation District (S. 1921), S7326 [28JN]

Domestic policy: Federal farm policies, S6138 [12JN]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S3755-S3766 [22AP]

Environmental Quality Incentive Program: reform eligibility criteria, S1027, S1028, S1039 [7FE]

Farmer-Owned Reserve Program: contiuniation, S1037 [7FE]

Federal aid programs: assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S7279 [28JN]

———assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. 1743), S4972 [13MY], S5789 [5JN], S6267 [14JN]

———assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. 1755), S5005 [14MY]

———assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), S5780 [4JN], S5830, S5870 [5JN]

———assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 259), S6163 [12JN], S6267 [14JN]

———assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 260), S6163, S6164 [12JN]

———assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 261), S6164 [12JN]

———eliminate declining payment system for certain farm programs, S5670 [3JN]

———extend farm programs (S. 1523), S302, S303, S315-S321 [23JA], S332, S334 [24JA], S484, S485 [26JA]

———extend farm programs (S. 1523), unanimous-consent agreement, S304-S308 [23JA]

———improve operation, S301, S302, S303, S304 [23JA], S332, S333, S334, S335 [24JA], S365 [25JA], S396-S398, S400, S485, S487 [26JA], S723, S724 [1FE]

———improve operation (H.R. 2854), S1889-S1900 [12MR], S2030 [14MR]

———improve operation (H.R. 2854), conference report, S2797 [25MR], S2925, S2926, S2996-S3004, S3034 [27MR], S3037-S3091 [28MR], S3240 [29MR], S4420 [30AP], S4668 [3MY], S5670 [3JN]

———improve operation (H.R. 2854), conference report—technical corrections (S. Con. Res. 49), S2995 [27MR]

———improve operation (H.R. 2854), insert S. 1541 language in lieu, S1889 [12MR]

———improve operation (H.R. 2854), modification of appointment of conferees, S2138 [14MR]

———improve operation (S. 1541), S485, S512, S513 [26JA], S543, S547, S548 [30JA], S569, S573-S580, S584-S588 [31JA], S672-S684, S685, S686, S721, S725, S726-S731, S861, S868 [1FE], S877, S878, S880-S882, S884, S885, S888, S890, S899-S913, S998, S999 [6FE], S1001-S1060 [7FE], S1187 [9FE], S1300 [23FE], S1884 [12MR]

———improve operation (S. 1541), unanimous-consent agreement, S566 [30JA]

———require farmers to plant crops to receive Federal subsidies, S1040-S1043, S1052 [7FE]

Floods: disaster assistance to Pacific Northwestern States, S1851, S1852 [12MR], S2305 [19MR]

———prevention project at Devils Lake, ND, S1676-S1678 [11MR], S1851 [12MR], S2288, S2289, S2295 [19MR], S4174 [25AP]

Food: establish an age standard for labeling lamb and mutton, S1055 [7FE]

———tribute to dairy industry, S123 [10JA]

Food industry: inspection and safety standards, S1374 [27FE]

Foreign aid: food assistance programs funding, S9425, S9426 [1AU]

Foreign trade: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 1463), S441 [26JA]

———define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 2061), S10192 [10SE]

———differential export tax scheme relative to soybean farmers, S9539 [2AU], S12280 [3OC]

Frey, Brent M.: Indiana Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winner, S4980 [13MY]

Fund for Rural America: funding, S8605 [24JY]

Government: improve regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products (S. 1477), S3203 [29MR], S9550, S9552 [2AU], S11961 [30SE], S12053 [1OC], S12150-S12152 [2OC]

Grand Teton National Park: domestic livestock grazing (S. 1824), S5692 [3JN], S12036 [30SE]

Hawaii: Center for Applied Aquaculture funding, S9335, S9336 [1AU]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (S. 2091), S10840 [18SE]

Hubbard Farms, Inc.: anniversary, S9979 [5SE]

Immigration: reform the temporary agricultural workers program, S4289, S4302-S4304 [29AP]

———reform the temporary agricultural workers program (S. 2174), S11987 [30SE]

———worker program requirements, S8485, S8487 [22JY]

Insurance: farm program benefit eligibility relative to purchase of crop insurance, S2086 [14MR]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: ratification, S8335 [19JY], S11124 [20SE], S11248-S11257 [25SE]

Iowa: tribute to State Fair, S6817 [25JN]

Irrigation: clarify farm acreage and income limitations for eligibility for subsidized irrigation water (S. 1798), S5568-S5570 [23MY]

———complete construction, establish boundaries, and prepare water management plan for Umatilla Basin Project (S. 1986), S8639 [24JY], S12280 [3OC]

———extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska and Kansas (S. 1649), S3157 [28MR], S11667, S11668 [28SE]

James River: permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas, S7714 [11JY]

———permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas (S. 1863), S6103 [11JN]

Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (S. 1981), S8477 [22JY]

Jorgenson, Ann: nomination to the Farm Credit Administration, S11754 [28SE]

———nomination to the Farm Credit Administration Board, S10401 [12SE]

Livestock industry: improve reporting and ensure competitiveness, S10580-S10582 [16SE]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness (S. 1939), S7671 [10JY]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness (S. 1949), S7766-S7769 [11JY]

Malpai Borderlands Group: tribute to conservation efforts in Arizona and New Mexico, S3764 [22AP]

Market Promotion Program: reform, S1024-S1026, S1038 [7FE], S3064, S3084 [28MR]

Market Transition Program: funding, S903, S904 [6FE]

Merchant marine industry: reform certain domestic shipping practices (S. 1813), S5589 [23MY]

Milk: promotion program, S1187 [9FE]

Mississippi: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service funding, S8438 [22JY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (S. 2016), S9437 [1AU]

National objectives, S79, S80 [5JA], S172, S173 [22JA]

Natural Resource Conservation Service: efforts to protect salmon habitat, S8454 [22JY]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: deny congressional approval relative to effect on milk prices, S1001-S1010, S1035, S1048 [7FE], S3040, S3056, S3065, S3072 [28MR]

———repeal consent of Congress (S. 1641), S2797 [25MR]

Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission: extension (S. 2066), S10328 [11SE]

Palier, CA: Horticultural and Water Management Research Laboratory funding, S9336 [1AU]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), S8736-S8738 [24JY], S8928 [25JY]

———distribution of information relative to risk and benefits to consumers by retail grocers, S8738 [24JY]

Plants: consolidation of Federal laws governing plant pests and noxious weeds (S. 2128), S11306 [25SE]

Price support programs: cattle ranchers, S4668 [3MY]

———dairy products, S3071 [28MR]

———milk, S5613 [23MY]

———peanuts, S1019-S1023, S1031, S1037 [7FE], S3059 [28MR], S8544, S8545, S8548-S8552 [23JY], S8588-S8591 [24JY], S12425-S12434 [21OC]

———sugar, S569 [31JA], S1030-S1035, S1039 [7FE]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, S4636 [2MY], S4694 [3MY], S10585-S10598 [16SE], S10653-S10656 [17SE], S11102 [20SE]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2253 [18MR], S2389-S2408, S2411-S2417 [20MR], S2591-S2622 [21MR], S2832 [25MR]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR], S2403 [20MR]

———open conservation reserve lands to domestic livestock grazing, S4639 [2MY]

Ranchers: relief (S. 1758), S5093 [15MY]

Research: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture, S8592 [24JY]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (S. 1975), S8373 [19JY]

Rural areas: managed health care services, S861 [1FE]

Russia: ban on import of U.S. poultry, S1374 [27FE], S2147 [15MR], S3108-S3110, S3131, S3144 [28MR], S4003 [24AP]

Schools: prohibit purchase of foreign beef for nutrition programs (S. 1829), S5764 [4JN]

States: provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity, S1053, S1054 [7FE]

Taxation: exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements, S4176 [25AP]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans, S7446 [9JY], S9538 [2AU]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans (S. 1674), S3401 [16AP]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations, S7426 [9JY]

———treatment of cane sugar produced in the Everglades Agricultural Area, S901 [6FE]

———treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (S. 1895), S6612 [20JN]

Transportation: requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (S. 1661), S3222 [29MR]

U.S. National Arboretum: tribute on efforts to produce a disease-resistant elm tree, S5947 [6JN]

U.S. policy, S12425-S12434 [21OC]

Water: adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees (S. 1709), S4195 [25AP]

———authorize research and program development of desalinization and reclamation (S. 811), S4686, S4688 [3MY], S11582 [27SE]

Wetlands: eliminate dual decisional authority in permitting use, S56-S58 [4JA]

———supply incentives to farmers for restoring land to fully functioning wetlands, S1300 [23FE]

Reports

Food Assistance to Developing Countries: Paul Armstrong, AID, H6244 [12JN]

Food Quality Protection Act (H.R. 1627), H8145 [23JY]

Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children: National Academy of Sciences, S8738 [24JY]

Wine Business and Diplomacy, E1776 [28SE]

Reports filed

Agricultural Market Transition Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2854) (H. Rept. 104-462), H1234 [9FE]

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-726), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-613), H6040 [7JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3603) (S. Rept. 104-317), S7762 [11JY]

Conduct Census of Agriculture: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3665) (H. Rept. 104-653), H7105 [27JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2854, Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. Rept. 104-502), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 104-730), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 366) (H. Rept. 104-463), H1324 [27FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 451) (H. Rept. 104-616), H6117 [10JN]

Definition and Regulation of the Minor Use of Pesticides: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H7473 [11JY]

Dept. of Transportation Driving Regulations Waiver for Agricultural Purposes During Planting and Harvest Seasons: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 604) (S. Rept. 104-233), S1180 [9FE]

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Operation Improvements: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2130) (H. Rept. 104-446), H186 [4JA]

Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2854) (H. Rept. 104-494), H2842 [25MR]

Food Quality Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H8247 [23JY]

Irrigation District Boundaries Within the Umatilla Basin, OR: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2392) (H. Rept. 104-860), H12172 [28SE]

Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1649), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1649) (S. Rept. 104-380), S11972 [30SE]

Nomination of Ann Jorgenson to the Farm Credit Administration: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S12303 [3OC]

Public Rangelands Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1459) (H. Rept. 104-674), H7532 [12JY]

Regulation of Food, Drugs, Devices, and Biological Products: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1477) (S. Rept. 104-284), S6611 [20JN]

Transfer Certain Facilities of the Mindoka Project to the Burley Irrigation District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1921), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1921) (S. Rept. 104-386), S11972 [30SE]

Umatilla Basin Project Completion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1986), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1986) (S. Rept. 104-387), S11972 [30SE]

Water Desalinization Research and Development Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 811) (S. Rept. 104-254), S3626 [18AP]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 811) (H. Rept. 104-790), H10429 [16SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Farm Bill, E569 [18AP]

Resolution of Ratification

International Natural Rubber Agreement: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7027 [26JN], S11248 [25SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Domestic livestock grazing fees: Club 20 (organization), S2391 [20MR]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: New England Governors' Conference, S1008 [7FE], S3040 [28MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Federal aid programs: improve operation (H.R. 2854), H1572 [29FE]

Statements

Call for Immediate Action on Seven-Year Farm Bill: American Farm Bureau Federation, S486 [26JA]

Commodity Exchange Act Amendments: Senators Lugar and Leahy, S9620 [2AU]

Food Quality Protection Act: American Crop Protection Association, S8929 [25JY]

Mark and Gary Beef Pledge: Senator Grassley, S4636 [2MY]

Market Transition Payment and the Welfare Myth, H3163 [28MR]

Summaries

Agricultural Market Transition Act (S. 1541), S512 [26JA]

Agricultural Market Transition Act Transitional Payments (H.R. 3559), E1902 [2OC]

Amendment Process for the 1990 Farm Bill (H.R. 3950), H1409 [28FE]

Commodity Exchange Act Amendments (S. 2077), S10607 [16SE]

Dept. of Agriculture Responsibility and Accountability Act (S. 2164), S11979 [30SE]

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664): Temporary Agriculutural Workers Program Amendment, S4290 [29AP]

Livestock Industry Reporting and Competitiveness, S10581 [16SE]

Public Rangelands Management Act (S. 1459), S2597 [21MR]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 3603), S9336 [1AU], H6236-H6243 [12JN], H9716-H9722 [1AU]

Cattle producer profitability, S2598 [21MR]

Percentage of New Mexico ranches reliant on Federal grazing lands, S2592 [21MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 181, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, H5791 [4JN]

H. Res. 366, consideration of H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, H1403 [28FE]

H. Res. 393, consideration of H.R. 2854, Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act, H3147 [28MR]

H. Res. 402, return S. 1463 to Senate, define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products, H3414 [16AP]

H. Res. 451, consideration of H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H6159 [11JN]

H. Res. 509, election of Representative Funderburk to the Committee on Agriculture (House), H9897 [2AU]

H.R. 1627, Food Quality Protection Act, H8127-H8141 [23JY]

H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, H1432-H1447 [28FE]

H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8426-S8435 [22JY]

H.R. 3665, conduct census of agriculture, H8052 [22JY]

H.R. 3900, greater planting flexibility for farmers, H8583 [26JY]

H.R. 4041, Dos Palos Ag Boosters land conveyance, H11469 [27SE]

S. 811, Water Desalinization Research and Development Act, S4687 [3MY], S11582 [27SE], H10802 [24SE]

S. 1459, Public Rangelands Management Act, S2887-S2893 [26MR]

S. 1463, define perishable agricultural products relative to domestic industry, S442 [26JA]

S. 1541, Agricultural Reform and Improvement Act, S1191-S1262 [9FE]

S. 1649, Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act, S11667 [28SE], H12292 [4OC]

S. 1653, prohibit import of grain and grain products from Canada, S3160 [28MR]

S. 1674, issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans, S3402 [16AP]

S. 1709, adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees, S4195 [25AP]

S. 1798, Irrigation Subsidy Reduction Act, S5570 [23MY]

S. 1813, Coastal Shipping Competition Act, S5589-S5592 [23MY]

S. 1822, waive prohibition on the termination of Conservation Reserve Program contracts for certain lands, S5649 [24MY]

S. 1829, prohibit purchase of foreign beef for school nutrition programs, S5764 [4JN]

S. 1863, permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas of James River, S6103 [11JN]

S. 1939, Livestock Market Revitalization Act, S7672 [10JY]

S. 1949, Cattle Industry Improvement Act, S7766 [11JY]

S. 1981, Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef, S8477 [22JY]

S. 1986, Umatilla Basin Project Completion Act, S8640 [24JY]

S. 2061, Agricultural Trade Reform Act, S10193 [10SE]

S. 2066, Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission extension, S10328 [11SE]

S. 2077, Commodity Exchange Act amendments, S10604-S10606 [16SE]

S. 2128, Plant Protection Act, S11307-S11311 [25SE]

S. 2164, Dept. of Agriculture Responsibility and Accountability Act, S11977-S11979 [30SE]

S. 2174, temporary agricultural workers program reform, S11988-S11990 [30SE]

S. Con. Res. 49, technical corrections to conference report on H.R. 2854, Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act, S2995, S3024 [27MR], H3150 [28MR]

S. Con. Res. 63, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S5650 [24MY], S5870 [5JN], H6191 [12JN]

S. Res. 259, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151, S6163 [12JN]

S. Res. 260, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151, S6163 [12JN]

S. Res. 261, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151, S6164 [12JN]

S. Res. 277, monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets, S7493 [9JY]

AGUSTIN, SANDRA S.

Articles and editorials

Dunn Elementary Instructor Named San Marcos Teacher of Year, E1089 [13JN]

AICONE, VIRGINIA M.

Remarks in House

Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Cuyahoga County Bar Foundation Franklin A. Polk Public Servants Merit Award recipients, E375 [19MR]

AIDS MEMORIAL GROVE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1992), S8866 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1992), S8868 [25JY]

Texts of

S. 1992, provisions, S8868 [25JY]

AIR FORCE see Department of Defense

AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E671 [1MY]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S4569 [1MY]

AIR FORCE TIMES (publication)

Articles and editorials

Do Military Officers and Politics Mix?, H12256 [2OC]

AIR POLLUTION related term(s) Clean Air Act; Ecology and Environment; Pollution

Amendments

Roads and highways: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (H.R. 2988), H10779 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

Bad Weather? Just Wait, E46 [22JA]

Findings Cloud Pollution Theories—Midwest Smog May Not Drift to the Northeast, E1607 [12SE]

Forest That Stopped Growing—Trail Is Traced to Acid Rain, E688 [1MY]

It's the Environment, Stupid, E1209 [27JN]

'95 the Hottest Year on Record as the Global Trend Keeps Up, H112 [4JA]

Bills and resolutions

Alcoholic beverages: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 3818), H7657 [16JY]

Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see S. 1524), S346 [24JA]

Chemicals: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (see S. 2179), S11973 [30SE]

Clean Air Act: amend (see H.R. 3519), H5569 [23MY]

———provide regulatory relief and preserve jobs (see H.R. 3446), H4902 [10MY]

EPA: implementation of alternative compliance plans and market-based trading programs relative to controlling pollutants (see S. 2160), S11720 [28SE]

FERC: disapproving of rules concerning open access transmission services of public utilities (see H.J. Res. 178), H4397 [1MY]

Government regulations: requirements relative to upwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4339), H12270 [3OC]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]

Housing: ensure adequate notification and compensation for homeowners adversely affected by activities precipitated from Federal regulations (see S. 2070), S10426 [12SE]

Maine: refund individual expenses relative to certain EPA automobile inspection and maintenance requirements (see H.R. 3824), H7658 [16JY]

Power resources: provide moratorium on retail wheeling of electric energy relative to transboundary pollution (see H.R. 4316), H12174 [28SE]

Roads and highways: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (see H.R. 2988), H1507 [28FE]

States: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H5569 [23MY]

Taxation: suspension of tax on ozone-depleting chemicals used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 3416), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of clean-fuel vehicles (see S. 1848), S5939 [6JN]

Women: effect of environment on health (see H.R. 3509), H5500 [22MY]

Letters

Clean-Fuel Vehicle Act: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S11717 [28SE]

Reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations: Charlene Barshefsky, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and Carol M. Browner, EPA, S9710, S9722 [3SE]

———several environmental organizations, S9710 [3SE]

Remarks in House

Acid raid: impact on deciduous forests, E688 [1MY]

Alcoholic beverages: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (H.R. 3818), E1290 [16JY]

Bronx, NY: air quality evaluation of Hunts Point, H6860 [26JN]

Clean Air Act: amend (H.R. 3519), E1209 [27JN]

Climate: global warming, H3224 [29MR], E46 [22JA]

———long-term climate and global change research funding, H5705-H5709 [30MY]

Ecology and environment: impact of budget cuts on the enforcement of environmental regulations, H1290-H1294 [27FE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H3561-H3568, H3570, H3571 [17AP]

———national policy to provide clean air and clean water, H2864-H2866 [26MR]

EPA: funding for Research Triangle Park building, H1870 [7MR]

———indoor air pollution programs funding, H6875, H6876 [26JN]

———indoor air pollution research funding, H5709, H5710 [30MY]

———regulation of volatile organic compounds relative to the Clean Air Act, E1804-E1806 [28SE]

FAA: national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants, H11458, H11459, H11464 [27SE]

FERC: disapproving of rules concerning open access transmission services of public utilities (H.J. Res. 178), E696 [1MY]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (H.R. 3849), H8372 [24JY]

Roads and highways: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (H.R. 2988), H10779-H10783 [24SE]

Safety: dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, E1858 [30SE]

Taxation: rates relative to environmental pollution, E46 [22JA]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: exemption from Clean Air Act oxygenated fuel requirements, S9826, S9827 [4SE]

Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (S. 1524), S346 [24JA]

Chemicals: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (S. 2179), S11992 [30SE]

Climate: global warming, S11490 [27SE]

Ecology and environment: reform of regulations, S3184, S3185 [29MR]

EPA: funding, S9951 [5SE]

———implementation of alternative compliance plans and market-based trading programs relative to controlling pollutants (S. 2160), S11727-S11729 [28SE]

———Montreal Protocol Facilitation Fund funding, S9947, S9948 [5SE]

———reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations, S9709, S9721, S9722 [3SE]

———review of ambient air quality standards for particulate matter, S9829 [4SE], S9963-S9965 [5SE]

FAA: regulation of aircraft engine standards, S10673 [17SE], S10742 [18SE]

Housing: ensure adequate notification and compensation for homeowners adversely affected by activities precipitated from Federal regulations (S. 2070), S10427 [12SE]

Roads and highways: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (H.R. 2988), S11583 [27SE]

Taxation: treatment of clean-fuel vehicles (S. 1848), S5941 [6JN], S11717 [28SE]

World Trade Organization: dispute settlement system, S4569 [1MY]

Reports

Silent Killer, E1858 [30SE]

Reports filed

Traffic Signal Synchronization Projects Exemption From Certain Clean Air Act Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2988) (H. Rept. 104-807), H10601 [18SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2988, exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions, H10779 [24SE]

S. 1848, Clean-Fuel Vehicle Act, S5941 [6JN]

S. 2160, Innovative Compliance Act, S11729-S11731 [28SE]

S. 2179, Children's Environmental Protection Act, S11993-S11995 [30SE]

AIR POLLUTION ACT

Texts of

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

AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION

Letters

Gasoline tax, S4923 [9MY]

AIRCRAFT see Common Carriers

AIRLINE PILOT HIRING AND SAFETY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 3536), H5646 [29MY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3536), H8046-H8049 [22JY], E960 [30MY]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 3536) (H. Rept. 104-684), H7779 [17JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3536, provisions, H8046 [22JY]

AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS see Aviation

AITRO, CARMEN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S326 [23JA]

AITRO, VINCENT

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S326 [23JA]

AKAKA, DANIEL K. (a Senator from Hawaii)

Addresses

George Washington's Farewell Address: read by, S1305-S1309 [26FE]

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1883 [12MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5272 [17MY]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 956), S2438, S2544 [20MR]

Hawaii: transfer jurisdiction of certain territories (S. 1906), S7784 [11JY]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), S11732 [28SE]

Appointments

North Atlantic Assembly, S5044 [15MY]

Reading of George Washington's Farewell Address, S1077 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: consolidation of Federal laws governing plant pests and noxious weeds (see S. 2128), S11294 [25SE]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see S. 1847), S5939 [6JN]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see S. 2114), S11169 [24SE]

Hawaii: transfer jurisdiction of certain territories (see S. 1906), S6850 [25JN]

Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: amend (see S.J. Res. 59), S9555 [2AU]

Shibata, Dona H.: relief (see S. 1717), S4425 [30AP]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the Center for American Cultural Heritage within the National Museum of American History (see S. 2133), S11426 [26SE]

South Pacific region: prohibit the storage of nuclear waste on any Pacific territories or U.S. islands (see S. 1878), S6225 [13JN]

World War II: awarding of a medal to civilians who participated in the defense of Pearl Harbor (see S. 1585), S1516 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3229 [29MR]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 1493), S3957 [23AP]

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

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

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

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

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

———transfer jurisdiction of certain parcels of land to establish a memorial to Japanese-American patriotism during World War II (see S. 1864), S6144 [12JN]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 607), S9609 [2AU]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 956), S2331 [19MR], S2431 [20MR]

Crime: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (see S. 1183), S4724 [6MY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see S. 1797), S10076 [9SE]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see S. 1632), S6310 [14JN]

Foreign trade: duty-free treatment of certain materials used in the Gemini Telescope Project (see S. 1744), S4972 [13MY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see S. 1669), S5449 [21MY]

George Washington University: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 41), S3406 [16AP]

Hawaii: repatriation of certain Native American remains (see S. 1983), S8553 [23JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S1368 [27FE]

Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 1616), S2101 [14MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S12196 [2OC]

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (see S. 1899), S7309 [28JN]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S3317 [15AP]

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

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

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

National Tourism Board: establish (see S. 1623), S3317 [15AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1623), S3317 [15AP]

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

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see S. Con. Res. 66), S7179 [27JN]

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

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

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (see S. 1804), S5567 [23MY]

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

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see S. Con. Res. 64), S6225 [13JN]

Books

``America's Secret Army—The Untold Story of the Counter Intelligence Corps,'' Ian Sayer and Douglas Botting (excerpts), S548-S553 [30JA]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: consolidation of Federal laws governing plant pests and noxious weeds (S. 2128), S11306 [25SE]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S1031 [7FE]

———price supports for sugar, S1031 [7FE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (S. 2114), S11185 [24SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2288 [19MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S12330 [3OC]

Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs: travel and office personnel funding, S2288 [19MR]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (S. 607), S9640 [2AU]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), S12004 [30SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Board of Veterans' Appeals claims processing, S9733 [3SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9733 [3SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1336 [27FE]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S1336 [27FE]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, S572 [31JA]

Hawaii: transfer jurisdiction of certain territories (S. 1906), S6853 [25JN]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, S12330 [3OC]

Power resources: solar, wind, and renewable energy programs funding, S9312 [31JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the Center for American Cultural Heritage within the National Museum of American History (S. 2133), S11431-S11433 [26SE]

South Pacific region: prohibit the storage of nuclear waste on any Pacific territories or U.S. islands (S. 1878), S6241-S6243 [13JN]

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: tribute, S5787 [5JN]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), S12012 [30SE]

Women: detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer, S5787 [5JN]

———tribute to `Race for the Cure' breast cancer research fundraiser, S5787 [5JN]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (S. Con. Res. 64), S6244 [13JN]

Texts of

S. 2128, Plant Protection Act, S11307-S11311 [25SE]

S. 2133, Center for American Cultural Heritage Act, S11433 [26SE]

Tributes

Ching, Hung Wo, S3165 [28MR]

Fossan, Stephanie, S9447 [1AU]

Langley, Norton and Joan, S5621 [23MY]

Ryssdale, Kai, S9447 [1AU]

Sakakida, Richard, S548 [30JA]

ALABAMA

Addresses

Tribute to Senator Heflin: Representative Stenholm, S12434 [21OC]

Articles and editorials

Mrs. Durbin's Risks Are Remembered, S3621 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions

Appalachian Development Highway System: funding (see S. 1881), S6408 [18JN]

Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center: convey to Alabama (see S. 2146), S11540 [27SE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey to Alabama the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery (see H.R. 2982), H1507 [28FE]

Marion National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (see S. 2146; H.R. 3557), S11540 [27SE], H5753 [30MY]

Talladega National Forest: designate certain lands as the Dugger Mountain Wilderness (see H.R. 4087), H10524 [17SE]

Lists

Senator Heflin's staff, S12370 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Alabama Press Association: anniversary, E161, E179 [5FE]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, H6109-H6114 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior: convey to Alabama the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 2982), H4918 [14MY]

Dothan, AL: establish ambulatory care access point, H5772 [4JN]

Gadsden, AL: tribute to Job Corps Center, E1597 [12SE]

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia (H.R. 2064), H2069, H2070, H2083 [12MR]

Marion National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (H.R. 3557), H8684, H8685 [30JY]

Merrill, Eunice: Alabama 5th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2661 [21MR]

Mobile, AL: anniversary of McGill-Toolen High School, E758 [10MY]

Morganfield, KY: tribute to Job Corps Center, E1634 [18SE]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H4913-H4917 [14MY]

Tuskegee University: anniversary of School of Veterinary Medicine, E340 [13MR]

Volunteer firefighters: tribute, E485 [28MR]

WNTM-Radio (Mobile, AL): tribute, E1756 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: U.S. policy, S12425-S12434 [21OC]

Alabama National Senior Service Corps Directors Association: tribute, S9291 [31JY]

Alabama Press Association: anniversary, S1073 [7FE]

Appalachian Development Highway System: funding (S. 1881), S6409 [18JN]

Barton, AL: Zion No. 1 Missionary Baptist Church anniversary, S10321 [11SE]

Cullman, AL: tribute to Cooper Tools (business) and Nicholson File (business) for efforts relative to vocational education, S6108 [11JN]

Dept. of the Interior: convey to Alabama the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 2982), S11054 [19SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: land conveyance to Tuscaloosa, AL, S9824 [4SE]

Diseases: funding for cancer research programs at colleges and universities, S12443-S12445 [21OC]

Durbin, Marshall B., Sr.: Alabama Business Hall of Fame inductee, S12455 [21OC]

Gadsden, AL: anniversary, S11417 [26SE]

Grainger, Charles E.: Huntsville-Madision County, AL, Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award recipient, S3620 [18AP]

Heflin, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11241-S11245 [25SE], S12372 [3OC]

———tribute to staff, S12370 [3OC], S12435-S12439 [21OC]

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia (H.R. 2064), S4685 [3MY]

Mitchell, Bill: Alabama Business Hall of Fame inductee, S12456 [21OC]

Myrick, Goodwyn L.: Alabama Business Hall of Fame inductee, S12456 [21OC]

Oakwood College: anniversary, S11955 [30SE]

Space policy: funding for space exploration programs relative to State economy, S12445-S12451 [21OC]

Talladega National Forest: modify boundaries (H.R. 1874), S12401 [3OC]

Tyler, Harriet: Alabama Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S6107 [11JN]

Valley, AL: anniversary of Valley Haven School Hike-Bike-Run, S1885 [12MR]

Reports filed

Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery Conveyance to Alabama: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2982), S6849 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior Conveyance of the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery to Alabama: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2982) (H. Rept. 104-568), H4646 [8MY]

Marion National Fish Hatchery Conveyance to Alabama: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3557) (H. Rept. 104-702), H8374 [24JY]

Voting Rights March Route From Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, Designation as a National Historic Trail: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1129) (H. Rept. 104-567), H4646 [8MY]

Texts of

H.R. 1129, voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, designation as a National Historic Trail, H4913 [14MY]

H.R. 2064, consent of Congress to amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia, H2069 [12MR]

H.R. 2982, Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery conveyance to Alabama, H4918 [14MY]

H.R. 3557, Marion National Fish Hatchery conveyance to Alabama, H8684 [30JY]

Tributes

Battle, Laurie C., S3790 [22AP]

Bevill, Representative, H8310 [24JY], H8386 [25JY], H10337, H10340-H10343 [12SE], H10774 [24SE], E771 [10MY], E1652, E1658, E1661 [19SE], E1731 [27SE]

Browder, Representative, S11417 [26SE], H5097 [15MY], E1648, E1661 [19SE]

Clarke, Richard, S11816 [30SE]

Denton, Jeremiah, S6609 [20JN]

Heflin, Senator, S5757 [4JN], S10323 [11SE], S11266 [25SE], S11419 [26SE], S11484 [27SE], S11619, S11622, S11710, S11718 [28SE], S11836, S11947, S11950, S11957, S11965 [30SE], S12154 [2OC], S12254, S12276, S12282, S12301 [3OC], S12419 [21OC]

ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION

Remarks in Senate

Myrick, Goodwyn L.: Alabama Business Hall of Fame inductee, S12456 [21OC]

ALABAMA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

Remarks in Senate

Tyler, Harriet: Alabama Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S6107 [11JN]

ALABAMA PRESS ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E161, E179 [5FE]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S1073 [7FE]

ALAMEDA, CA

Remarks in House

Henning, John F.: Alameda County Central Labor Council Unionist of the Year award recipient, E102 [25JA]

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA

Articles and editorials

Alameda Joins East Bay Cities in Shooting Down Junk Guns, S8302 [18JY]

ALAN GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE

Reports

Effects of Cuts in the International Voluntary Family Planning Programs Funding, S1512-S1514 [5MR]

ALANIZ, RICHARD

Articles and editorials

Honor Thy Neighbor, E763 [10MY]

ALASKA

Amendments

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: implementation (S. 1920), S10614 [16SE]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska (S. 737), S11559, S11572 [27SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S10794, S10823, S10826, S10843, S10844, S10862 [18SE], S10909 [19SE]

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (S. 1899), S7322, S7337 [28JN]

Articles and editorials

Beetle Activity Spreads—892,831 Acres Infested in One Year, E1356 [24JY]

Multi-Year Study Concludes Alaska's Forest Practices Act Protects Fish, Stream Habitat, E866 [22MY]

Off the Couch—Takeetna Locals Complete Grand Circumnavigation, S5206 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: implementation (see S. 1920), S7179 [27JN]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: conveyance of certain lands to village corporations within the Cook Inlet Region (see H.R. 3061), H2122 [12MR]

Aleutian World War II National Historic Area: establish (see S. 1809), S5567 [23MY]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 2935), H1224 [1FE]

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange (H.R. 400), return to Senate (see H. Res. 554), H12193 [30SE]

Institute of American Indian Arts: reform board appointment process (see H.R. 3049), H1985 [7MR]

Kake Tribal Corp.: conveyance of certain lands (see S. 1807), S5567 [23MY]

Kenai Natives Association: correction of land entitlement inequities (see S. 1889), S6517 [19JN]

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (see S. 1899; H.R. 3706), S6719 [24JN], H6712 [24JN]

Native Americans: conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (see S. 1998), S9072 [29JY]

———implement social and economic programs of Alaska Natives (see H.R. 3973), H9922 [2AU]

———study to implement social and economic programs of Alaska Natives (see S. 2068), S10426 [12SE]

Natural resources: return management of fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations (see S. 2172), S11973 [30SE]

Power resources: issuance of a noncompetitive oil and gas lease for certain lands (see H.R. 4116), H10721 [19SE]

Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to Native Americans and Alaskan natives (see H. Res. 556), H12263 [2OC]

Tongass National Forest: extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp. (see S. 1877; H.R. 3659), S6225 [13JN], H6414 [13JN]

Tourist trade: operation of foreign cruise ships (see S. 2076), S10600 [16SE]

University of Alaska: conveyance of certain lands (see S. 1851), S5980 [7JN]

Cost Estimates

Sustainable Fisheries Act Reauthorization (S. 39): CBO, S7646-S7649 [10JY]

Documents

Addendum to the Calista Conveyance and Relinquishment Document, H11282 [26SE]

Letters

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas leasing: Kelly R. King, S126 [10JA]

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits: Arthur D. Hellman, S2228 [18MR]

———Charles E. Wiggins, S2224 [18MR]

———Hawaii State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———Idaho State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S2223, S2228 [18MR]

Environmental Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act: John W. Katz, S6241 [13JN], S6266 [14JN]

———Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, S6241 [13JN]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: Rod Moore, West Coast Seafood Processors Association, E1834, E1871 [30SE]

———W.F. (Zeke) Grader, Jr., Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman's Associations, Inc., E1833, E1871 [30SE]

Timber sale contract with Ketchikan Pulp Corp. relative to Tongass National Forest: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S12364 [3OC]

———Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, S12363 [3OC]

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge land exchange with Calista Corp.: David R. Cline, National Audubon Society, S12457 [21OC]

———Rick Steiner, Coastal Coalition, S12457 [21OC]

———Robert E. Putz, Conservation Fund, S12458 [21OC]

———Samuel A. Carr, Jr., Izaak Walton League of America, S12458 [21OC]

———Scott Sutherland, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., S12457 [21OC]

———William C. Reffalt, S12457 [21OC]

Lists

Marine Fish Conservation Network, S10932 [19SE]

Messages

Alaska Mineral Resources Report: President Clinton, S3485 [17AP], H3548 [17AP]

Petitions and memorials

Extend Tongass National Forest timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp., S6240 [13JN], S6265 [14JN]

Remarks in House

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: amend (H.R. 2505), H11280-H11283 [26SE]

Close Up Foundation: anniversary, E1071 [12JN]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (H.R. 2935), E166, E171 [5FE]

English language: exemptions from official language requirements for Native Americans, special education programs, and certain foreign phrases, H9755, H9756 [1AU]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), H11418-H11445 [27SE], E1773 [28SE], E1833, E1871 [30SE]

Fishing: regulate in certain waters (H.R. 1786), H8679, H8680 [30JY]

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange (H.R. 400), return to Senate (H. Res. 554), H12164 [28SE]

Insects: infestation of forest lands, E1356 [24JY]

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development: reform board appointment process (H.R. 3049), H3668-H3670 [23AP]

Institute of American Indian Arts: reform board appointment process (H.R. 3049), E303 [7MR]

Kenai Natives Association: correction of land entitlement inequities (H.R. 401), H9958-H9961 [4SE]

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (H.R. 3706), E1151 [24JN]

———designate (S. 1899), H7609, H7610 [16JY], E1302 [17JY]

Native Americans: implement social and economic programs of Alaska Natives (H.R. 3973), H11267, H11268 [26SE], E1474 [2AU]

Petroleum: sale of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H4308 [1MY]

Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to Native Americans and Alaskan natives (H. Res. 556), H12254 [2OC], E1905 [2OC]

Tongass National Forest: changes in land management planning process, H3625 [18AP]

———changes in land management planning process relative to protection of timber jobs, H2582, H2583 [21MR]

———extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp. (H.R. 3659), E1084 [13JN]

———transfer (H.R. 2413), E866 [22MY], E1321 [18JY], E1440 [1AU]

Remarks in Senate

Admiralty Island National Monument: provide for land exchange, S2079 [14MR], S2276 [19MR]

———provide for land exchange (H.R. 1266), S2267 [19MR]

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: correction of reference in Dept. of Defense appropriations conference report, S12197 [2OC]

———implementation (S. 1920), S7189 [27JN]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: amend (H.R. 2505), S12456 [21OC]

Aleutian World War II National Historic Area: establish (S. 1809), S5585 [23MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas leasing, S5528 [23MY]

BIA: funding for roads and sanitation programs for Alaskan native villages, S11914, S11915 [30SE]

Clean Air Act: exemption from oxygenated fuel requirements, S9826, S9827 [4SE]

Cordova, AK: Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute funding, S12463 [21OC]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S2220-S2232, S2237-S2243 [18MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: seafood safety inspections, S2069, S2078 [14MR], S2283 [19MR]

Dept. of Commerce: create a central lien registry for limited access fishing permits, S10911, S10912 [19SE]

District of Columbia: impact of snowstorm, S125 [10JA]

Elmendorf AFB, AK: construction of fuel farm, S7237, S7238, S7239 [28JN]

Fairbanks, AK: tribute to Fairbanks Winter Carnival, S1887 [12MR]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska (S. 737), S11572 [27SE]

FHA: streamline certain single family housing programs, S9708 [3SE]

Fish and fishing: Canadian shipment of herring, S10911 [19SE]

———community development quota program for Native Alaskans, S10815, S10824 [18SE]

———equitable treatment of fishing communities relative to economic losses, S10814 [18SE]

———protection and conservation of fishing habitats, S10813 [18SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S7646 [10JY], S10794-S10827 [18SE], S10900, S10906-S10934 [19SE]

———reauthorizing (S. 39), unanimous-consent agreement, S9663 [2AU]

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange (H.R. 400), S2910 [27MR]

Government regulations: State jurisdiction over fisheries, S10911 [19SE]

Indian Energy Resources Program: funding, S9101 [30JY]

Kake Tribal Corp.: conveyance of certain lands (S. 1807), S5584 [23MY]

Kenai Natives Association: correction of land entitlement inequities (S. 1889), S6520 [19JN]

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (S. 1899), S6724, S6725 [24JN], S7295, S7296, S7337 [28JN]

Native Americans: conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (S. 1998), S9072 [29JY]

———implement social and economic programs of Alaska Natives (H.R. 3973), S11640, S11641 [28SE]

———study to implement social and economic programs of Alaska Natives (S. 2068), S10427 [12SE]

Natural resources: return management of fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations (S. 2172), S11986 [30SE], S12059 [1OC]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: loan guarantee programs, S10913 [19SE]

Tongass National Forest: extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp., S12363, S12364 [3OC]

———extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp. (S. 1877), S6238 [13JN], S6264-S6267 [14JN]

———extend timber sale contract with the Louisiana-Pacific Co., S9465 [2AU]

Tourist trade: operation of foreign cruise ships (S. 2076), S10603 [16SE]

University of Alaska: conveyance of certain lands (S. 1851), S5980 [7JN]

Weather: impact of lack of snow, S125 [10JA]

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge: land exchange with Calista Corp., S12456 [21OC]

Reports filed

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2505) (H. Rept. 104-797), H10523 [17SE]

Alaska Natives Social and Economic Programs Implementation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3973) (H. Rept. 104-838), H11228 [25SE]

Alaskan Water Fishing Regulation: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1786), S10554 [13SE]

Aleutian World War II National Historic Areas Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1809), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1809) (S. Rept. 104-384), S11972 [30SE]

Conveyance of Certain Lands Under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2560) (H. Rept. 104-643), H7105 [27JN]

Fishing Regulations in Certain Alaskan Waters: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1786) (S. Rept. 104-390), S11972 [30SE]

Gustavus, AK, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2561) (H. Rept. 104-840), H11228 [25SE]

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees Appointment Process: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3049) (H. Rept. 104-505), H3170 [28MR]

Kenai Natives Association Correction of Land Entitlement Inequities: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1889), S10554 [13SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1889) (S. Rept. 104-397), S12194 [2OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 401) (H. Rept. 104-756), H10039 [4SE]

Regulate Fishing in Certain Alaskan Waters: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1786) (H. Rept. 104-687), H8029 [18JY]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 39) (S. Rept. 104-276), S5566 [23MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits: Arizona State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———California State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

———Federal Bar Association, S2223 [18MR]

———Montana State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

———Nevada State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

Summaries

Sustainable Fisheries Act (S. 39): Manager's Amendment, S10907-S10909 [19SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 554, return to Senate H.R. 400, Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and Wilderness Redesignation Act, H12164 [28SE]

H.R. 401, Kenai Natives Association entitlement inequity corrections, H9958-H9960 [4SE]

H.R. 1786, regulate fishing in certain Alaskan waters, H8679 [30JY]

H.R. 2505, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act amendments, H11280-H11282 [26SE]

H.R. 3049, Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development board appointment process reform, H3668 [23AP]

H.R. 3973, Alaska Natives social and economic programs implementation, H11267 [26SE]

S. 39, Sustainable Fisheries Act, S10913-S10931 [19SE], H11418-H11436 [27SE]

S. 737, extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska, S11572 [27SE]

S. 1807, Kake Tribal Corporation Land Exchange Act, S5584 [23MY]

S. 1809, Aleutian World War II National Historic Areas Act, S5586 [23MY]

S. 1877, Environmental Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act, S6239 [13JN]

S. 1899, Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area, H7610 [16JY]

S. 1899, Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area Act, S6724 [24JN], S7339 [28JN]

S. 2172, return management of Alaskan fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations, S12059 [1OC]

Tributes

Murkowski, Senator, S11625 [28SE]

Stevens, Senator, S692 [1FE]

Young, Representative Don, H11441 [27SE]

ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION ACT

Amendments

Implementation (S. 1920), S10614 [16SE]

Bills and resolutions

Implementation (see S. 1920), S7179 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: correction of reference in Dept. of Defense appropriations conference report, S12197 [2OC]

Implementation (S. 1920), S7189 [27JN]

ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (see S. 1807), S5567 [23MY]

———conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (see S. 1998), S9072 [29JY]

BLM: conveyance of certain lands to village corporations within the Cook Inlet Region (see H.R. 3061), H2122 [12MR]

Documents

Addendum to the Calista Conveyance and Relinquishment Document, H11282 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Amend (H.R. 2505), H11280-H11283 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S. 1807), S5584 [23MY]

———conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (S. 1998), S9072 [29JY]

Amend (H.R. 2505), S12456 [21OC]

Reports filed

Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2505) (H. Rept. 104-797), H10523 [17SE]

Conveyance of Certain Lands Under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2560) (H. Rept. 104-643), H7105 [27JN]

Texts of

H.R. 2505, amend, H11280-H11282 [26SE]

S. 1807, Kake Tribal Corporation Land Exchange Act, S5584 [23MY]

ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT

Bills and resolutions

Institute of American Indian Arts: reform board appointment process (see H.R. 3049), H1985 [7MR]

Remarks in House

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development: reform board appointment process (H.R. 3049), H3668-H3670 [23AP]

Institute of American Indian Arts: reform board appointment process (H.R. 3049), E303 [7MR]

ALASKA NATIVES COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: study to implement social and economic programs of Alaska Natives (see S. 2068), S10426 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: study to implement social and economic programs of Alaska Natives (S. 2068), S10427 [12SE]

ALBANIA, REPUBLIC OF

Addresses

Democracy Efforts in Balkan States: John Brademas, National Endowment for Democracy, S6152 [12JN]

Remarks in House

Elections, H6156 [11JN], E1149 [20JN]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (H. Con. Res. 103), H5921-H5923 [5JN], E1028 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

Eastern European countries: democracy efforts in Balkan States, S6152 [12JN]

Treaties and agreements: ratification, S7209 [27JN]

Reports filed

Nomination of Marisa R. Lino To Be Ambassador to Albania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Resolution of Ratification

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Albania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6612 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

ALBANO, RANDY

Remarks in House

Tribute, H5765 [4JN]

ALBANY (NY) TIMES-UNION

Articles and editorials

104th Congress Is History, E1924 [4OC]

ALBERT, BARRY

Remarks in Senate

New Hampshire: Middle School Principal of the Year award recipient, S9444 [1AU]

ALBERTSON COLLEGE

Remarks in Senate

Sports: tribute to men's basketball team, S1993 [13MR]

ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLLEGE

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E890 [23MY]

ALBRIGHT, C.H. (ICKY)

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9690 [3SE]

ALBRIGHT, MADELEINE KORBEL (U.N. Ambassador)

Addresses

Initatives for World Peace, E667-E669 [30AP]

Eulogies

Muskie, Edmund S., S3615 [18AP]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E667 [30AP]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N. General Assembly: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

ALBUQUERQUE, NM

Remarks in Senate

Dolores Gonzales Elementary School: tribute to Read-Write-Now program, S12339 [3OC]

Taylor Middle School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, S1464 [29FE]

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Bills and resolutions

Advertising: eliminate Federal subsidies for advertising abroad (see H.R. 3472), H5287 [16MY]

———establish requirements (see H.R. 3473), H5287 [16MY]

———require Dept. of HHS reports on alcohol advertising practices (see H.R. 3475), H5287 [16MY]

———require health warnings (see H.R. 3474), H5287 [16MY]

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 3818), H7657 [16JY]

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to participate in substance abuse information programs as part of their public service obligation (see H.R. 3334), H4109 [25AP]

Colleges and universities: provide incentives to develop alcohol abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 3476), H5287 [16MY]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 4128), H10762 [20SE]

Employment: safety-sensitive functions relative to individuals that abuse controlled substances (see H.R. 4017), H9924 [2AU]

Government regulations: prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 3644), H6413 [13JN]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see S. 1944; H.R. 3600), S7762 [11JY], H6005 [6JN]

Health: establish a comprehensive program relative to alcohol and alcohol abuse (see H.R. 3479), H5287 [16MY]

Housing: occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 3390), H4423 [2MY]

Labeling: require ingredient labeling for malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 3115), H2466 [19MR]

SSI: restriction on benefits to substance abusers (see S. 1642), S2859 [26MR]

States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to national minimum drinking age (see H.R. 3548), H5646 [29MY]

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (see H. Con. Res. 162), H3488 [16AP]

Taxation: reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 3889), H8374 [24JY]

———treatment of advertising expenses for alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3478), H5287 [16MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 3817, 3997), H7657 [16JY], H9923 [2AU]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H3170 [28MR]

Women: funding for research relative to alcohol abuse (see H.R. 3175), H2950 [27MR]

Essays

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Essay Contest: Angela Wieczorek, E997 [5JN]

———Caitlin McCuistion, E997 [5JN]

———Christopher Jackson, E997 [5JN]

Letters

Substance abuse treatment centers: John Schwarzlose, Jerry Spicer, and Dennis Gilhousen, H10968 [24SE]

Poems

``JoAnn,'' Josh Soriano, E519 [29MR]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: use of Market Access Program for export or sale of alcoholic beverages, H6198-H6201 [12JN]

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (H.R. 3818), E1290 [16JY]

American Viticulture and Enology Research Network: tribute, E1097 [17JN]

Aquebogue, NY: anniversary of Palmer Vineyards, E1227 [9JY]

Berkeley, CA: anniversary of Bonita House, E1635 [18SE]

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to participate in substance abuse information programs as part of their public service obligation (H.R. 3334), E648 [25AP]

Children and youth: effects of advertising, H3734 [24AP], E627 [25AP]

———use of alcoholic beverages, E519 [29MR]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. wine industry delegation trip, E1776 [28SE]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (H.R. 4128), E1667 [20SE]

———reporting of blood alcohol levels exceeding State permissible levels after vehicular accidents (H.R. 1982), E779 [10MY]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (H.R. 3600), H10961 [24SE]

Housing: occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers, H4593, H4628 [8MY]

———occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers (H.R. 3390), E704 [2MY]

Jackson, Christopher: Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Essay Contest award recipient, E997 [5JN]

Labeling: require ingredient labeling for malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits (H.R. 3115), E378 [19MR]

McCuistion, Caitlin: Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Essay Contest award recipient, E997 [5JN]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of CORA Services, Inc., E1591 [12SE]

St. Louis, MO: tribute to Salvation Army Comprehensive Substance Treatment and Rehabilitation Program and Community in Partnership Family Center, E1121 [20JN]

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (H. Con. Res. 162), E543 [16AP]

Taxation: treatment of beer (H.R. 3817), H9825 [1AU]

———treatment of beer (H.R. 3997), E1497 [2AU]

Wieczorek, Angela: Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Essay Contest award recipient, E997 [5JN]

Women: funding for research relative to alcohol abuse (H.R. 3175), E471 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: product liability reform relative to damage recovery in cases involving drunk driving accidents, S2575 [21MR]

Government regulations: prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television, S7080-S7082 [27JN]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (S. 1944), S7764 [11JY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to substance abusers, S3116-S3119 [28MR]

———restriction on benefits to substance abusers (S. 1642), S2860 [26MR]

Reports

Wine Business and Diplomacy, E1776 [28SE]

Studies

Brewing Industry Taxation: DRI/McGraw-Hill (business), H9826-H9831 [1AU]

Texts of

S. 1642, restriction on SSI benefits to substance abusers, S2860 [26MR]

ALDERMAN, ARNOLD J.

Remarks in House

Boy Scouts: Good Scout Award recipient, E1625 [17SE]

ALDERSON, WAYNE T.

Bills and resolutions

Medal of Honor: award (see H.R. 2961; H. Con. Res. 143), H1225, H1226 [1FE]

Relief (see S. 1770), S5191 [16MY]

World War II: award Medal of Honor for service (see S. Con. Res. 59), S5191 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Relief (S. 1770), S5193 [16MY]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 59, award Medal of Honor for service during World War II, S5193 [16MY]

ALDRICH, GARY W.

Articles and editorials

Inside the White House File Scandal, H6399 [13JN]

Letters

Return of manuscript of book by former FBI agent Gary W. Aldrich to the White House: John E. Collingwood, FBI, H11040 [24SE]

Remarks in House

Executive Office of the President: allegations made in book by former FBI agent Gary W. Aldrich, H11040-H11044 [24SE]

ALDRICH, GERALD

Remarks in House

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H3643 [18AP]

Tribute, E552 [17AP], E1008 [6JN]

ALDRIDGE, JOHN L.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10322 [11SE]

ALEGRIA, RICARDO

Remarks in House

Smithsonian Institution: recipient of Smithsonian Bicentennial Medal, E530 [16AP]

ALERT (organization)

Remarks in House

Volunteer workers: tribute to students relative to humanitarian aid for Oklahoma City, OK, Edward P. Murrah Federal Building bombing victims, E825 [16MY]

———tribute to students relative to humanitarian aid in Mexico, E823 [16MY]

———tribute to students relative to Oregon flood relief, E820 [16MY]

ALESSI, JOSEPH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1943 [21OC]

ALEUTIAN WORLD WAR II NATIONAL HISTORIC AREAS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1809), S5567 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1809), S5585 [23MY]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1809) (S. Rept. 104-384), S11972 [30SE]

Texts of

S. 1809, provisions, S5586 [23MY]

ALEXANDER, BEN

Letters

Animas La Plata water storage project, S9092 [30JY]

ALEXANDER, ELIZABETH SPAULDING

Remarks in House

Tribute, E871 [22MY]

ALEXANDER, GENE R.

Remarks in House

Benton, IL: dedication of the Gene R. Alexander Learning Resource Center at Benton Elementary School, E548 [16AP]

Tribute, E548 [16AP]

Remarks in Senate

Benton, IL: dedication of the Gene R. Alexander Learning Resource Center at Benton Elementary School, S3496 [17AP]

Tribute, S3496 [17AP]

ALEXANDER, KEITH L.

Articles and editorials

Rising Jet Fuel Tab May Lead to Fare Hikes, S4655 [3MY]

ALEXANDER, KENDAL

Remarks in Senate

Prudential Insurance Co. of America: Spirit of Community Award recipient, S4810 [7MY]

ALEXANDER, KERN

Letters

Closure of certain ROTC units, S7008 [26JN]

ALEXANDER, LAMAR

Articles and editorials

What I Learned About How We Pick a President, E792 [14MY]

ALEXANDER, LESLIE M.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Ambassador to Ecuador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

ALEXANDER, ROLLAND E., II

Remarks in House

Tribute, E529 [16AP]

ALEXANDRIA, VA

Articles and editorials

DMS Spotlight—TROY Systems, Inc., S3148 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Sentel Corp.: Small Business Subcontractor of the Year award recipient, S11446 [26SE]

TROY Systems, Inc.: tribute, S3148 [28MR]

ALFA INSURANCE CO.

Remarks in Senate

Myrick, Goodwyn L.: Alabama Business Hall of Fame inductee, S12456 [21OC]

ALFOND, DOLORES A.

Letters

Procedures for determining status of certain missing members of the Armed Forces, H2079 [12MR]

ALGER COUNTY, MI

Bills and resolutions

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: authorize improvements to a county road and prohibit construction of a scenic shoreline drive (see H.R. 2958), H1225 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: authorize improvements to a county road and prohibit construction of a scenic shoreline drive, H6674 [20JN]

ALGONQUIN, IL

Remarks in House

Brooks, Stephanie: tribute for participation in Olympic games, H9383 [31JY]

ALGOOD, TN

Remarks in House

Algood Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E851 [21MY]

Trinity Assembly Church: tribute on completion of new Sancturary Complex, E404 [21MR]

ALI, MUHAMMAD

Remarks in House

Tribute, H8253 [24JY]

ALICE FERGUSON FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Accokeek, MD: recipient of Renew America's National Environmental Award, E234 [28FE]

ALIENS see Immigration; Refugees

ALL ISLAND HANDICAPPED SPORTS, INC.

Lists

All Island Handicapped Sports, Inc. sled hockey team members, E429 [22MR]

Remarks in House

Sports: tribute to sled hockey team, E429 [22MR]

ALL-AMERICAN JUNIOR GUILDERS (theater group)

Remarks in House

Tribute, H2703 [22MR]

ALLARD, WAYNE (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8254 [24JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1296, Presidio facilities management, H4756 [9MY]

———H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, H2305 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Greeley, CO: exchange of certain lands with Water Supply and Storage Co. (see H.R. 3541), H5646 [29MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see H.R. 2854, 2973), H330 [5JA], H1324 [27FE]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 3795), H7474 [11JY]

Appropriations: public disclosure of funding used to conduct field examinations of appropriation estimates (see H.R. 4293), H12173 [28SE]

Armed Forces: prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H1226 [1FE]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H2223 [13MR]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H4800 [9MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H1775 [6MR]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 174), H11396 [26SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 3900), H8556 [25JY]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

———prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H1985 [7MR]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 127), H3731 [23AP]

Government: improve information dissemination and printing procedures (see H.R. 1024), H5299 [20MY]

———reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

House Rules: improve committee operations, procedures, and staffing (see H. Res. 480), H7658 [16JY]

Immigration: permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (see H.R. 2898), H2123 [12MR]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 2823), H3231 [29MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H6509 [18JN]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H4397 [1MY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H3231 [29MR]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H8248 [23JY]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H4800 [9MY]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 621), H5647 [29MY]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H7260 [10JY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H4503 [7MY]

———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H1636 [29FE]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H2224 [13MR]

Taxation: exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H5288 [16MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 3817), H10174 [10SE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H1663 [4MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H8982 [30JY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1542 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3159 [28MR]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (H.R. 2508), H10839 [24SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1944 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4098 [25AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H126 [4JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5132 [15MY]

Colorado: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1319 [18JY]

Colorado Avalanche (hockey team): tribute, E1075 [12JN]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish the Technology Administration, H8255 [24JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8255 [24JY]

Estes Park, CO: anniversary of Long's Peak Scottish Highland Festival, E1245 [11JY]

Iosco, MI: release of reversionary interest in certain lands held by the Federal Government (H.R. 2670), H9774 [1AU]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), E587 [19AP]

J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA: designate (H.R. 3387), H9773 [1AU]

Mark Twain National Forest, MO: boundary adjustment (H.R. 3464), H9775 [1AU]

Medicaid: State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1944 [7MR]

Minimum wage: level, E795 [14MY]

National forests: clarify regulations for ski area permit issuance and the suspension of mineral leasing laws in ski areas (H.R. 1527), H4137, H4138 [30AP]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5350 [21MY]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (H.R. 3008), H4138, H4140 [30AP]

Rural areas: funding for rural housing, economic development, education, and research programs, H1542 [29FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, H3616 [18AP]

Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), H4921 [14MY]

Reports

Gaming Impacts the Colorado Economy: Colorado Office of State Planning and Budgeting, E1283-E1285 [12JY]

Tributes

Jones, Desiree, E496 [29MR]

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: airport privatization, S10665 [17SE]

ALLEN, CHARLES C., JR.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4260 [25AP]

ALLEN, ERNIE

Letters

Require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders, H4453 [7MY]

ALLEN, GEORGE F. (Governor of Virginia)

Letters

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S5936 [6JN]

Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act, S2426 [20MR]

ALLEN, HERBERT, SR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E429 [22MR]

ALLEN, JOE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1107 [18JN]

ALLEN, JOHN R.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4260 [25AP]

ALLEN, MARIAN BETH

Remarks in House

Carlow College: Student of Spirit award recipients, E1526 [5SE]

ALLEN, W. RON

Letters

Housing program funding relative to tribal self-governance, S12406 [3OC]

ALLEN, WARREN L.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4260 [25AP]

ALLEN-ZITO, KRISTIN

Remarks in Senate

Bellingham, WA: tribute to Bellingham High School participants in National History Day Finals, S6192 [13JN]

Scripts

Battered Women, S6192 [13JN]

ALLIANCE FOR RADON REDUCTION

Letters

Radon levels in drinking water, H6756 [25JN]

ALLIANCE FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E595 [22AP], E609 [24AP], E631 [25AP]

ALLIANCE TO OUTFOX PHONE FRAUD (organization)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E869 [22MY]

ALLISON, JEANETTE V.

Remarks in Senate

Kentucky: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S7786 [11JY]

ALLMOND, ROBERT

Remarks in House

Police Officer of the Year: Honorable Mention award recipient, E246 [28FE]

ALLONS, TN

Remarks in House

Allons Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E849 [21MY]

Timothy Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E640 [25AP]

ALLSTOT, MARGARET

Letters

Tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 230 for efforts relative to city council elections in Aurora, SD, S6010 [10JN]

ALLWOOD, NJ

Remarks in House

VFW: tribute to Allwood Memorial Post 6487, E624 [25AP]

ALM, ALVIN L.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environmental Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S1969 [13MR]

ALMAGRO, LEONEL M.

Remarks in House

Nobel Prize: nomination for peace, H5739 [30MY]

ALMAVILLE, TN

Remarks in House

Almaville Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E851 [21MY]

ALOST, ROBERT A.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4251 [25AP]

AL-OWN, JASSUM MOH'D

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10576 [16SE]

ALPHA DELTA KAPPA (fraternal organization)

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S12422 [21OC]

ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA (fraternal organization)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E200 [16FE]

ALPHA PHI ALPHA (fraternal organization)

Remarks in House

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: establish a memorial (H.J. Res. 70), H11572 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: establish a memorial, S12360 [3OC]

———establish a memorial (H.J. Res. 70), S12439 [21OC]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 70, establishment of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., H11572 [27SE]

ALPHA TANGO (vessel)

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1348), S9071 [29JY]

Texts of

S. 1348, certificate of documentation, S9036 [29JY]

ALPINE, AZ

Bills and resolutions

Apache National Forest: conveyance of land to the Alpine Elementary School District 7 (see H.R. 3547), H5646 [29MY]

Remarks in House

Apache National Forest: conveyance of land to the Alpine Elementary School District 7 (H.R. 3547), H9971 [4SE], E942 [29MY]

Reports filed

Apache National Forest Land Conveyance to the Alpine Elementary School District: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3547) (H. Rept. 104-759), H10039 [4SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3547, Apache National Forest land conveyance to the Alpine Elementary School District 7, H9971 [4SE]

ALPINE, TN

Remarks in House

Alpine Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E864 [22MY]

ALPORT, LAWRENCE B.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1135 [20JN]

AL-SABAH, JABIR AL-AHMAD AL-JABIR (Amir, Kuwait)

Remarks in Senate

Kuwait: U.S. visit, S1429 [29FE]

AL-SABAH, MOHAMMED S.

Letters

Safety of Robert Hussein in Kuwait relative to religious conversion, E1451 [1AU]

ALSTON, CLARA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E711 [6MY]

ALSTON, JOSEPH B., SR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1092 [14JN]

ALTAMONT (AL) NEWS

Articles and editorials

Jeremy Royal Wins High School Heisman, S1668 [11MR]

ALTIERI, RITA

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4260 [25AP]

ALTOM, DAVID

Articles and editorials

Kentucky's NTC East, S7521 [10JY]

ALTON, NH

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E562 [17AP]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S5611 [23MY]

ALU, JOSEPH

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10025 [6SE]

ALVARADO, MANUEL de JESUS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1775 [28SE]

AMATO, THERESA

Letters

GATT implementation relative to the generic drug industry, S3581 [18AP]

AMBER HAGERMAN CHILD PROTECTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1985), S8636 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1985), S8637-S8639 [24JY]

Texts of

S. 1985, provisions, S8638 [24JY]

AMBLE, NATHAN

Articles and editorials

Experimental Price Index for Elderly Consumers, S5371-S5374 [20MY]

AMERICA-ISRAEL FRIENDSHIP LEAGUE, INC.

Addresses

Wailing Wall Visit: Saleela Salahuddin, E1707 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1706 [26SE]

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ADOPTION ATTORNEYS

Letters

Regulations relative to certain Native American adoption and child custody proceedings, S11457 [26SE]

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S11414 [26SE]

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PAIN MANAGEMENT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E937 [29MY]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH, INC.

Letters

GATT implementation relative to generic drug industry, S6596 [20JN]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIES

Letters

Commission on Retirement Income Policy, S8027 [17JY]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HOME-BASE BUSINESSES

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1803 [28SE]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HOMES AND SERVICES FOR THE AGING

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1943 [21OC]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS

Letters

Social Security earnings limit, S3115 [28MR]

U.S. Housing Act, H4677 [9MY]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS JOURNAL

Articles and editorials

Less Funding, More Alternative Financing Predicted, S8371 [19JY]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS

Letters

Tribute to Christina Jeffrey, S12007 [30SE]

AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Lifesaving Medal: recipients, E853 [21MY]

AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION

Remarks in House

Detroit, MI: anniversary of U.S. automobile industry, E1431, E1434 [1AU]

AMERICAN BANKER (publication)

Articles and editorials

Fed Branch Accused of Juggling Books, S6558 [20JN]

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

Letters

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6160 [12JN]

Medical procedures patents, S11846 [30SE]

Rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment in Vietnam: John F. Sommer, Jr., American Legion, S8763 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Vietnam: rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, H9912 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Vietnam: rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, S8760, S8765, S8773, S8774 [25JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6160 [12JN]

AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Monuments and memorials: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3248, 3673), H3488 [16AP], H6531 [19JN]

Remarks in House

Monuments and memorials: repair and maintenance of war memorials (H.R. 3673), H7552-H7557 [16JY]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: recall of retired chaplains, health care professionals, and officers assigned to the American Battle Monuments Commission for active duty service, S6909 [26JN]

Reports filed

Repair and Maintenance of War Memorials: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3673) (H. Rept. 104-649), H7105 [27JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3673, repair and maintenance of war memorials, H7553 [16JY]

AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO. (ABC)

Bills and resolutions

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see S. Res. 290; H. Res. 484), S10426 [12SE], H8029 [18JY]

Lists

Family hour television programming 1954-96, S9466-S9469 [2AU]

Questions and answers

White House acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials: Hillary Rodham Clinton, H8522 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming, S9466 [2AU]

———reservation of time for family-oriented programming (S. Res. 290), S10429 [12SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 290, reservation of time for family-oriented television programming, S10429 [12SE]

AMERICAN BUS ASSOCIATION

Letters

Gasoline tax, S4923 [9MY]

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

Remarks in House

Camacho, Andy M.: American Cancer Society Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

Ozohan, Mary Louise: American Cancer Society Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION

Letters

Prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients, S10163 [10SE]

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION

Letters

Campaign finance reform, S6796 [25JN]

Testimonies

Campaign Finance Reform, S6805-S6809 [25JN]

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, S11380 [26SE], H10618, H10619 [19SE]

Statements

Partial-Birth Abortions, H2900, H2902 [27MR]

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION

Letters

Campaign finance reform, S6768 [25JN]

Tax treatment of adoption expenses, S4326 [29AP]

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURANCE

Letters

Commission on Retirement Income Policy, S8027 [17JY]

AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION

Letters

Budget reconciliation process effects on student loan programs, S293 [23JA]

AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION

Letters

Prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients, S10163 [10SE]

AMERICAN CROP PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

Statements

Food Quality Protection Act, S8929 [25JY]

AMERICAN CULINARY FEDERATION

Remarks in Senate

Childhood Hunger Day: observance, S12352 [3OC]

AMERICAN DEFENSE INSTITUTE

Letters

Procedures for determining status of certain missing members of the Armed Forces, H2079 [12MR]

AMERICAN DEFENSE PREPAREDNESS ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Eicher, William E.: American Defense Preparedness Association William R. Moseley Award recipient, E1546 [10SE]

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE (publication)

Articles and editorials

Bad Solution for the Wrong Problem—How Forcing Up the Minimum Wage Hurts Those Who Need Help Most, H9858 [2AU]

How Forcing Up the Minimum Wage Hurts Those Who Need Help Most, H7119 [9JY]

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH

Letters

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds, H3513 [17AP]

AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR (organization)

Remarks in House

Northport, NY: tribute to POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony, E1584 [11SE]

AMERICAN FAMILY BUSINESS PRESERVATION ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 161), S2148 [15MR]

AMERICAN FARM BUREAU

Letters

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act, S4046 [24AP]

AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

Letters

Agricultural program operation improvement, S486 [26JA], S574 [31JA]

Endangered species protection programs funding, S1848 [12MR]

Food Quality Protection Act, S8929 [25JY]

Statements

Call for Immediate Action on Seven-Year Farm Bill, S486 [26JA]

AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH

Letters

Clinical research programs improvement and expansion, S504 [26JA]

AMERICAN FOLKLIFE PRESERVATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Repeal (see H.R. 3491), H5288 [16MY]

Reports filed

Repeal: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H.R. 3491) (H. Rept. 104-710), H8597 [26JY]

AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE DAY

Bills and resolutions

Designate (see S. Res. 217), S555 [30JA]

Lists

American Foreign Service persons who have died on duty under heroic or inspirational circumstances, S560 [30JA]

Remarks in Senate

Designate (S. Res. 217), S560 [30JA], S4445 [30AP]

Reports filed

Designate: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 217), S4189 [25AP]

Texts of

S. Res. 217, designate, S560 [30JA], S4445 [30AP]

AMERICAN FREE ENTERPRISE DAY

Bills and resolutions

Designate (see S. Res. 291), S10554 [13SE]

Remarks in Senate

Designate (S. Res. 291), S11641 [28SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 291, designate, S10556 [13SE], S11641 [28SE]

AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE

Letters

Minimum wage level, S4301 [29AP]

AMERICAN HELLENIC EDUCATION PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E424 [22MR]

AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH

Remarks in House

Observance, E186 [6FE]

AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

Letters

Budget 1997-2002, H5224 [16MY]

AMERICAN ITALIAN PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS WOMEN'S CLUB

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1240 [11JY]

AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE

Advertisements

It Takes All Kinds, E1500 [2AU]

Letters

Employment Nondiscrimination Act, S9996 [6SE]

Immigration categories for certain persecuted nationals of Vietnam and the former Soviet Republics, S8848 [25JY]

Messages

Solidarity With Israel Relative to Hostilities With Terrorist Groups, S4081 [24AP]

Remarks in House

Education: public campaign, E1500 [2AU]

Friebert, Robert and Susan: American Jewish Committee's Human Relations Award recipients, E570 [18AP]

Gary, Willie: American Jewish Committee Learned Hand Award recipient, E216 [27FE]

Remarks in Senate

Wood, Arthur M., Jr.: American Jewish Committee Institute of Human Relations Award recipient, S326 [23JA]

AMERICAN LAND SOVEREIGNTY PROTECTION ACT

Articles and editorials

Congress Fails To Veto U.N. Role in National Parks, Cliff Kincaid, E1941 [21OC]

U.N.-Sponsored Aliens Land in Yellowstone, E1941 [21OC]

Letters

Provisions: Bob Lessard, State Senate of Minnesota, H11274 [26SE]

———Henry Lamb, Environmental Conservation Organization, H11275 [26SE]

———Northern Counties Land Use Coordinating Board, H11275 [26SE]

———several agricultural associations, H11275 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3752), H11273-H11280 [26SE], E1941 [21OC]

Statements

Provisions: OMB, H11276 [26SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3752, provisions, H11273 [26SE]

AMERICAN LATVIAN ASSOCIATION IN THE U.S., INC.

Letters

Removal of Russian troops from Kaliningrad, H11252 [26SE]

AMERICAN LEGION

Agenda

``Know Your Candidates'' Forum: American Legion Auxiliary Unit 230, S6010 [10JN]

Articles and editorials

Infamous Artists, E1234 [10JY]

Judge Couldn't Refuse, E346 [13MR]

Oath of Uncertainty, E1243 [11JY]

Pinal Teen Court Subjects Offenders to Jury of Their Casa Grande Peers, E346 [13MR]

We Will Continue To Stand by Our Flag, S3149 [28MR]

Letters

Administration of personnel compensation and travel in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H6813 [25JN]

Compensation to certain Vietnamese who were employed during the Vietnamese Conflict, S6441 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs appropriations, H1797 [7MR]

Procedures for determining status of certain missing members of the Armed Forces, H2079 [12MR]

Rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment in Vietnam, S8763 [25JY]

State VA programs funding, S9929 [5SE]

Tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 230 for efforts relative to city council elections in Aurora, SD: Margaret Allstot, S6010 [10JN]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences funding, S7523 [10JY]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences termination, H5084 [15MY]

Remarks in House

Casa Grande, AZ: tribute to Teen Court program, E346 [13MR]

Colonial Heights, VA: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 284, E1032 [7JN]

Columbia, TN: tribute to American Legion Post 19, E551 [17AP]

Damascus, MD: anniversary of American Legion Post 171, E271 [5MR]

Lyons, IL: anniversary of American Legion Emil Schieve Post, E664 [30AP]

Mechanicville, NY: anniversary of American Legion Post 91, E1639 [18SE]

River Vale, NJ: tribute to American Legion men's baseball team, E1729 [27SE]

Rocky Point, NY: anniversary of American Legion Post 1991, E1202 [27JN]

Saginaw, MI: anniversary of American Legion Post 500, E1022 [6JN]

Stickney, IL: tribute to American Legion Oratorical Contest award recipients, E608 [24AP]

Toledo, OH: tribute to American Legion Post 642, E1922 [4OC]

Wilkes Barre, PA: anniversary of American Legion Post 837, E1686 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Aurora, SD: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 230 for efforts relative to city council elections, S6010 [10JN]

Louden, NH: tribute to American Legion Post 88, S8380 [19JY]

Loudon, NH: anniversary of American Legion Post No. 88, S2883 [26MR]

Saginaw, MI: tribute to area chapter, S6670 [21JN]

Virginia Girls State Program: anniversary, S6249 [13JN]

Statements

Way To Go—Packaging Our Century as a Parting Gift to the Next! Barney Oldfield, E1524-E1526 [5SE]

We Will Continue To Stand by Our Flag, E231 [28FE]

AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE

Articles and editorials

Infamous Artists, E1234 [10JY]

Oath of Uncertainty, E1243 [11JY]

We Will Continue To Stand by Our Flag, S3149 [28MR]

AMERICAN LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Broward County, FL: American Libraries Association National Library of the Year award recipient, E953 [30MY]

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

Letters

Electronic access to work and positions of minority Members of Congress, H7198 [10JY]

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Excerpts

``Capitation—The Physicians Guide'', E716 [7MY]

Letters

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences funding, S7523 [10JY]

AMERICAN MEDICAL NEWS (publication)

Articles and editorials

Medicare Shapes Up Claims, E1547 [10SE]

Outlawing Abortion Method—Veto-Proof Majority in House Votes to Prohibit Late-Term Procedure, H2915 [27MR]

Shock-Tactic Ads Target Late-Term Abortion Procedure—Foes Hope Campaign Will Sink Federal Abortion Rights Legislation, H2920 [27MR], H10633 [19SE]

View From Mount Koop, S11147 [24SE], S11348 [26SE]

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, H2919 [27MR], H10633 [19SE]

Transcripts

Partial-Birth Abortions, H2919 [27MR]

AMERICAN MEDICAL WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, S11351 [26SE], H10619 [19SE]

Space station program funding, S9816 [4SE]

AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE

Amendments

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), S7907, S7912 [16JY]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), H8517, H8518 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), S7912-S7914 [16JY]

Texts of

H.R. 1114, child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters, H8517 [25JY]

AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, S11351 [26SE], H2902 [27MR], H10618 [19SE]

AMERICAN OVERSEAS INTERESTS ACT

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1561, provisions, H1490 [28FE]

Articles and editorials

My Irish Hero Is a Jewish Congressman, E689 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 1561): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 375), H1984 [7MR]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 1561), H1987-H2032 [8MR]

Letters

Foreign affairs agencies' consolidation: several organizations, S3138 [28MR]

Procedures for determining status of certain missing members of the Armed Forces: Daniel A. Ludwig, American Legion, H2079 [12MR]

———Dolores A. Alfond, National Alliance of Families for the Return of America's Missing Servicemen, H2079 [12MR]

———Eugene B. McDaniel, American Defense Institute, H2079 [12MR]

———J. Thomas Burch, Jr., National Vietnam Veterans Coalition, H2079 [12MR]

———Jo Anne Shirley, National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, H2078 [12MR]

———Joyce A. Rommel, Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc., H2079 [12MR]

———Richard F. Shultz, DAV, H2079 [12MR]

Provisions: James L. Blum, CBO, E427 [22MR]

———Representative Hamilton, E427 [22MR]

Unfunded Federal mandates: June E. O'Neill, CBO, E760, E777 [10MY]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 1561, Provisions: President Clinton, H3304 [15AP]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1561): conference report, H1987 [8MR], H2084 [12MR], E336, E345 [13MR], E357, E364 [14MR], E379 [19MR], E426 [22MR]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 375), H2075-H2082 [12MR]

———veto, H3305 [15AP], H3666 [23AP], H4135, H4151-H4161 [30AP], E760, E777 [10MY]

Foreign aid: withhold assistance to countries blocking U.S. humanitarian aid to other countries, E336 [13MR]

Remarks in Senate

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense, S3139-S3143 [28MR]

Enact (H.R. 1561): conference report, S3101-S3114, S3123-S3146 [28MR], S3182 [29MR]

———conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S3033 [27MR]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA, S3134, S3135 [28MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1561, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 375) (H. Rept. 104-476), H1984 [7MR]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1561) (H. Rept. 104-478), H2034 [8MR]

Statements

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: OMB, S3143 [28MR]

Tables

Provisions (H.R. 1561), H2085 [12MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 375, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1561, consolidate foreign affairs agencies, H2075 [12MR]

AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, S11352 [26SE]

AMERICAN PUBLIC WELFARE ASSOCIATION

Letters

Public welfare programs reform, S8398 [22JY]

AMERICAN RED CROSS related term(s) American Red Cross; International Red Cross

Remarks in House

Disasters: tribute to efforts relative to Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H8107 [23JY]

Rhode Island: tribute to American Red Cross, E404 [21MR]

Washington: tribute to efforts by towns affected by bad weather, E387 [20MR]

AMERICAN REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Ill, Katherine C.: American Rehabilitation Association Milton Cohen Distinguished Career Award recipient, E1699 [26SE]

AMERICAN REVOLUTION related term(s) War

Amendments

Coins: mint in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), S12317, S12374 [3OC], H12286 [4OC]

Articles and editorials

Remembering Margaret Corbin, Daughter of the American Revolution, H1970 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions

Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish commemorative work (see S. 1966; H.R. 3707), S8013 [17JY], H6764 [25JN]

Biographies

Corbin, Margaret C.: ``World Book Encyclopedia'', H1970 [7MR]

Letters

Reburial of Margaret C. Corbin at the West Point Cemetery: Judith A. Sibley, U.S. Military Academy, H1970 [7MR]

Remarks in House

California: anniversary of Sons of the American Revolution (organization), E739 [9MY]

Coins: mint in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), H10489-H10493 [17SE], H12286-H12290 [4OC]

Schroeder, Representative: clarification of statements about women in history, H1970 [7MR]

Uniontown, PA: observance of Lafayette Day, E1246 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish commemorative work (S. 1966), S8023 [17JY]

Coins: mint in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), S12374-S12376 [3OC]

———mint in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (S. 953), S1279 [20FE], S1531 [5MR]

Reports filed

Study Battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1226) (S. Rept. 104-310), S7301 [28JN]

Texts of

H.R. 1776, U.S. Commemorative Coin Act, H10489 [17SE], H12286-H12289 [4OC]

AMERICAN SAMOA

Bills and resolutions

Citizenship: require U.S. nationals accepted in ROTC programs to apply (see H.R. 3327), H4109 [25AP]

Dept. of Transportation: solicit proposals from air carriers to provide air service to certain areas (see H.R. 3739), H7106 [27JN]

Textile industry and fabrics: clarify rules of origin for textile and apparel products (see H.R. 3761), H7154 [9JY]

Letters

Naming of A.P. Lutali as Indigenous Conservationist of the Year: Paul A. Cox, Seacology Foundation, S527 [26JA], E187 [6FE]

Omnibus Insular Areas Act: Representatives Don Young, Gallegly, and Faleomavaega, H11626 [28SE]

Remarks in House

Citizenship: require U.S. nationals accepted in ROTC programs to apply (H.R. 3327), E648 [25AP]

Dept. of Transportation: solicit proposals from air carriers to provide air service to certain areas (H.R. 3739), E1198 [27JN]

Lutali, A.P. (Governor of American Samoa): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, E187 [6FE]

Marshall Islands: administration of the Rongelop resettlement trust fund (H.R. 1332), H11622-H11626, H12170 [28SE]

Textile industry and fabrics: clarify rules of origin for textile and apparel products (H.R. 3761), E1226 [9JY]

Remarks in Senate

Lutali, A.P. (Governor of American Samoa): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, S527 [26JA]

Texts of

H.R. 1332, Omnibus Insular Areas Act, H11622 [28SE]

H.R. 3327, require U.S. nationals accepted in ROTC programs to apply for citizenship, E648 [25AP]

Tributes

Letuli Toloa, Punefu-ole-motu, S861 [1FE]

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Remarks in House

Rudez, Richard: American Society for Public Administration Clifford R. Gross Award recipient, E1001 [5JN]

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS

Statements

Anesthesia's Effect on a Fetus, H10631 [19SE]

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PENSION ACTUARIES

Letters

Commission on Retirement Income Policy, S8025 [17JY]

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Letters

GATT implementation relative to generic drug industry, S6597 [20JN]

AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

Letters

Nomination of Ann Jorgenson to the Farm Credit Administration Board: LS deg.Long, John, S10402 [12SE]

AMERICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Testimonies

National Policy To Improve Education System, E1913 [3OC]

AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO.

Letters

Commission on Retirement Income Policy, S8027 [17JY]

AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS, INC.

Letters

Gasoline tax, S4923 [9MY]

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Letters

Constitutionality of campaign finance reform proposals: Jamin B. Raskin, S6715-S6717 [24JN]

Remarks in House

Katzen, Cyrus: American University President's Award recipient, E898 [24MY]

AMERICAN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II, KOREA, AND VIETNAM (organization)

Letters

Dept. of Veterans Affairs appropriations, H1796 [7MR]

AMERICAN VITICULTURE AND ENOLOGY RESEARCH NETWORK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1097 [17JN]

AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION

Remarks in Senate

Portland, OR: tribute to Metro Washington Park Zoo, S4367 [29AP]

AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM (organization)

Letters

Revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine, S11071, S11078 [20SE]

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT related term(s) Disabled

Letters

Use of braille markers in Capitol Building: Representative Mica, H3561 [17AP]

Remarks in House

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of braille markers for the visually impaired, H3561 [17AP]

AMERICAS FUTURE (organization)

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S11955 [30SE]

AMERICORPS see Corporation for National and Community Service

AMHERST, MA

Remarks in House

University of Massachusetts: tribute to men's basketball team, H2968 [28MR]

AMIGOS del VALLE, INC.

Remarks in House

Jimenez, Enriqueta: La Gran Amiga Award recipient, E945 [29MY]

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Reports

Human Rights Violations in East Timor, E1760 [27SE]

Human Rights Violations in India, E403 [21MR]

AMTRAK

Articles and editorials

Amtrak Funding, S9135 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H4646 [8MY]

Letters

Amtrak funding: several Governors, S9137 [30JY]

Amtrak replacement of historical and traditional names for routes in the Northeast corridor: Senator Murkowski, S544 [30JA]

Remarks in House

Funding, H6971 [26JN], H7069, H7070, H7076, H7077, H7097, H7098 [27JN], E1215, E1216 [8JY]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (H.R. 3413), E745 [9MY]

———negotiations between labor unions and management, H8726 [30JY], E1311 [17JY], E1407 [30JY]

Taxation: establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (H.R. 2789), H7069, H7070, H7076, H7077 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: authorizing, S5431-S5433 [21MY], S6179 [13JN]

———funding and reform, S5519 [23MY]

———reauthorizing, S1290 [23FE]

Funding, S9134-S9141 [30JY], S10780, S10782, S10784, S10786-S10794 [18SE], S11893 [30SE]

Northeast corridor: replacement of historical and traditional names for routes, S543 [30JA]

Privatization study, S10784 [18SE]

Public utilities: purchase of electric power, S9145 [30JY]

Statutes: reforming, S5431-S5433 [21MY], S6179 [13JN]

Tribute, S123 [10JA]

Statements

Amtrak Reform and Appropriations Policy: Executive Office of the President, S5433 [21MY]

ANADROMOUS FISH CONSERVATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Reauthorize (see H.R. 4139), H11047 [24SE]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 2160), H3687-H3689, H3699 [23AP]

Reauthorize (H.R. 4139), H11529, H11530 [27SE]

Reports filed

Cooperative Fisheries Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 104-517), H3386 [15AP]

Texts of

H.R. 2160, Cooperative Fisheries Management Act, H3688 [23AP]

H.R. 4139, reauthorize, H11529 [27SE]

ANAKTUVUK PASS LAND EXCHANGE AND WILDERNESS REDESIGNATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 400): return to Senate (see H. Res. 554), H12193 [30SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 400): return to Senate (H. Res. 554), H12164 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 400), S2910 [27MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 554, return to Senate H.R. 400, provisions, H12164 [28SE]

ANASTAPLO, GEORGE

Addresses

`Private' Gambling and Public Morality, S9449 [1AU]

ANCHORAGE, AK

Remarks in Senate

Russian Far East and American-Russian Center: funding, S8860 [25JY]

West Anchorage High School: tribute to participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5867 [5JN]

ANDERSON, CARL A.

Appointments

Commission on Civil Rights, H1233 [9FE]

ANDERSON, CARLA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1583 [11SE]

ANDERSON, CHARLES A. (CHIEF)

Articles and editorials

Famed Tuskegee Airman Dies, E588 [19AP]

Pioneer Aviator ``Chief'' Andreson Dies at Age 89, E589 [19AP]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E588 [19AP], E601 [23AP]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3790 [22AP]

ANDERSON, DALE

Letters

Tribute to Carla Anderson, E1583 [11SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E424 [22MR]

ANDERSON, DAVID

Articles and editorials

Local Fishermen Say Coast Guard Pesters Them in Inspections, H7073 [27JN]

ANDERSON, DAVID A.

Articles and editorials

Stretched Too Thin, S7961-S7963 [17JY]

ANDERSON, EDWARD G., III

Letters

Medium Extended Air Defense System, H6385 [13JN]

ANDERSON, ELOISE

Remarks in Senate

Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators: appointment, S5014-S5016 [14MY]

ANDERSON, GILLIAN

Addresses

Neurofibromatosis Support Group Luncheon, S5393 [20MY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5393 [20MY]

ANDERSON, IN

Remarks in House

Indiana: tribute to Stop the Violence (organization), H2934 [27MR]

ANDERSON, JOHN W.

Articles and editorials

Drug Fiefdom of Northern Mexico, S4679-S4681 [3MY]

ANDERSON, KYLE

Statements

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, E937 [29MY]

ANDERSON, LARS

Remarks in House

New Mexico AIDS Services (organization): Ron McDaniel Award recipient, E539 [16AP]

ANDERSON, ROBERT

Bills and resolutions

Rose, Representative: dismissal of election contest (see H. Res. 538), H11395 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Rose, Representative: dismissal of election contest (H. Res. 538), H11322, H11356 [26SE]

Reports filed

Dismissal of Election Contest Against Representative Rose: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Res. 538) (H. Rept. 104-852), H11394 [26SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 538, dismissal of election contest against Representative Rose, H11356 [26SE]

ANDERSON, ROBERT E.

Reports filed

Nomination to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Board of Regents: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5939 [6JN]

ANDERSON, ROSEMARY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5393 [20MY]

ANDERSON, TIFFANY

Articles and editorials

Students Find Legislator Seat No Easy Chair, E534 [16AP]

ANDERSON, TOM

Remarks in House

Save the Dunes Council: anniversary, E1938 [21OC]

ANDOVER, MA

Remarks in Senate

Raytheon Electronic Systems Division: tribute to employees, S3240 [29MR]

ANDREA, JOSEPH F.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E64 [23JA]

ANDREAS, MARY ANN

Letters

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act, H10151 [10SE]

ANDREWS, EDMUND L.

Articles and editorials

News Corp. and MCI Win Satellite Slot Bid of $682 Million To Beam TV to Homes, S490 [26JA]

ANDREWS, ROBERT E. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6766 [25JN], H7086 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report (H.R. 3814), H7659 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3708), H6764 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H7533 [12JY]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H3650 [18AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5647 [29MY]

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1636 [29FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H9925 [2AU]

Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

Chemicals: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (see H.R. 4234), H11525 [27SE]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H7533 [12JY]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 140), H1138 [31JA]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3731 [23AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H2950 [27MR]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H1507 [28FE]

Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H5646 [29MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H7154 [9JY]

———labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416), H10108 [5SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H2466 [19MR]

Education: authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (see H.R. 4259), H11526 [27SE]

———development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 226), H11527 [27SE]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1775 [6MR]

———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 2834), H3488 [16AP]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Fish and fishing: coordinate conservation efforts of Atlantic striped bass (see H.R. 2655), H2316 [14MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H9925 [2AU]

Foreign policy: support peace and stability in the South China Sea (see H. Res. 114), H1636 [29FE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5935 [5JN]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H1138 [31JA]

———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H11396 [26SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H10236 [11SE]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H2558 [20MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H2316 [14MR]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H6532 [19JN]

Medicare: establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10235 [11SE]

———reform (see H.R. 2152), H10174 [10SE]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H7474 [11JY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H5288 [16MY]

———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H6765 [25JN]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3457), H5173 [15MY]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H4397 [1MY]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 573), H3581 [17AP]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H11230 [25SE]

Taxation: clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H1636 [29FE]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

Turkey: suspend proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile System relative to human rights activities and the trade embargo of Armenia (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1325 [27FE]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H3171 [28MR]

USIA: provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (see H.R. 3916), H8982 [30JY]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38, 1994), H11048 [24SE], H12270 [3OC]

———minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H11230 [25SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5934 [5JN]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483), H3488 [16AP]

Waterways: disposal of contaminated sediments (see H.R. 3170), H5501 [22MY]

Women: treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H8248 [23JY]

Lists

Camden, NJ, Police Award recipients, E858 [22MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H8251 [24JY]

Remarks by, on

Armenia: blockade by Turkey, H5888 [5JN]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), H8518 [25JY]

Contracts: require States to conduct cost-benefit analysis for contracting of transportation projects, H7086, H7087, H7089 [27JN]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5888 [5JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7086, H7087, H7089 [27JN]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5527 [23MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8777 [30JY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (H. Res. 488), H8569 [26JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9747 [1AU]

Foreign aid: limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5888 [5JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5888, H5912 [5JN]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 3759), H10163 [10SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 503), H9843 [2AU]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3105 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9783 [1AU]

Hilb, Rogal, & Hamilton Co.: observance of Hilb, Rogal, & Hamilton Co. Day, E788 [14MY]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5912 [5JN]

Japan: bilateral aviation agreement, E1162 [25JN]

Medicare: reform, H8253 [24JY]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, H9783 [1AU]

Minimum wage: level, H5527 [23MY]

National Nurses Week: observance, E770 [10MY]

New Jersey: anniversary of State Police, E495 [29MR]

Pensions: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State and local governments to fulfill the terms of pensions plans (H.R. 1683), E318 [8MR]

Resource Conservation and Development Program: tribute, E1595 [12SE]

Rutgers University: tribute to police department, E1683 [25SE], E1764 [27SE]

South Jersey Radio Association: anniversary, E1159 [25JN]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, E315 [7MR]

Wakefern Food Corp.: anniversary, E813 [15MY]

Statements

Community Action of Greater Indianapolis, Inc.: Nanci Morris, E329 [13MR]

Tributes

Padgett, P. Marvin, E1761 [27SE]

Ray, Siddhartha Shankar, E103 [25JA]

ANFINSON, THOMAS E.

Memorandums

Investigation of U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia, H4558 [8MY]

ANGELO, JOHN

Remarks in House

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Angelo Brothers Co., E1595 [12SE]

ANGELO, ROMOLO

Remarks in House

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Angelo Brothers Co., E1595 [12SE]

ANGELO, STANLEY, JR.,

Remarks in House

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Angelo Brothers Co., E1595 [12SE]

ANGELO BROTHERS CO.

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1595 [12SE]

ANGELOU, MAYA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E184 [6FE]

ANGLE, KURT

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute for participation, E1569 [11SE]

ANGLETON, TX

Remarks in House

First Baptist Church: anniversary, E1910 [3OC]

ANGOLA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, S2800 [25MR], S10599 [16SE], S11030 [19SE], H2715 [25MR], H10427 [16SE], H10645 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Romania: tribute to peacekeeping operations in Angola, E100 [25JA]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: U.S. policy, S11102 [20SE]

ANIMAL DRUG AVAILABILITY ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 773), S11189 [24SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2508), H10835-H10841 [24SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2508), S11326 [25SE]

Enact (S. 773), S11204-S11209 [24SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2508) (H. Rept. 104-822), H11046 [24SE]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 773), S11205 [24SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2508, provisions, H10835-H10838 [24SE]

S. 773, provisions, S11207-S11209 [24SE]

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Amend: strengthen (see H.R. 4249), H11526 [27SE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see S. 2114; H.R. 3398), S11169 [24SE], H4502 [7MY]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Remarks in House

Amend: strengthen (H.R. 4249), E1767 [27SE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (H.R. 3398), E1767 [27SE]

———prevent pet theft (H.R. 3393), E1767 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (S. 2114), S11185 [24SE]

ANIMALS related term(s) National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife

Amendments

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), S5866, S5870 [5JN]

Health: improve animal drug approval process (S. 773), S11189 [24SE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H8375 [24JY], H9442 [31JY]

Analyses

Livestock Market Revitalization Act (S. 1939), S7673 [10JY]

Articles and editorials

Coco the Spaniel Is Sent Plunging Three Stories, S12337 [3OC]

National Refuge at Odds With LBL Dilemma, S10953 [19SE]

Scientist Hailed for Saving Dolphins, H9438 [31JY]

Sensible Forest Plan for Snoqualmie Pass, S7207 [27JN]

Where Pheasants Swarm as Thick as Locusts, S1319 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: assure payment for milk and livestock delivered to milk processors, livestock dealers, or market agencies (see H.R. 3762), H7154 [9JY]

———coverage of native pasture crops for livestock under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program (see H.R. 3575), H5817 [4JN]

———establish trust for sellers of livestock (see S. 1707), S4190 [25AP]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1743, 1755; S. Con. Res. 63; S. Res. 259, 260, 261; H.R. 3449; H. Con. Res. 181), S4972 [13MY], S5004 [14MY], S5649 [24MY], S6144 [12JN], H5052 [14MY], H5570 [23MY]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see S. 1939; H.R. 3794), S7670 [10JY], S7762 [11JY], H7474 [11JY]

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

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see S. 1847), S5939 [6JN]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (see H.R. 3424), H4800 [9MY]

———relief relative to ranchers (see S. 1758), S5093 [15MY]

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 4249), H11526 [27SE]

Aviation: require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (see H.R. 3896), H8556 [25JY]

Crime: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see S. 2114; H.R. 3398), S11169 [24SE], H4502 [7MY]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and improve all inspection activities relative to livestock and poultry carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood products (see H.R. 4302), H12174 [28SE]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Endangered Species Act: prohibit sale of products containing endangered species (see S. 1915), S7179 [27JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 2275), consideration (see H. Res. 466), H6915 [26JN]

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

Hudson River Basin: habitat restoration projects (see H.R. 3471), H5287 [16MY]

Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (see H.R. 4077), H10386 [12SE]

———prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see S. 1701), S4063 [24AP]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), consideration (see H. Res. 489), H8556 [25JY]

Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (see S. 1981), S8468 [22JY]

Kentucky National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see S. 1611), S1969 [13MR]

Law enforcement officers: compensation of officers in canine units (see H.R. 2966), H1245 [16FE]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H330 [5JA]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

Taxation: incentives for endangered species conservation (see H.R. 3811), H7533 [12JY]

Tennessee: authorize haying and grazing on certain lands (see H.R. 3554), H5753 [30MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: implement plan for responding to red tide events involving Florida Manatees (see H.R. 4261), H11526 [27SE]

Wilderness areas: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 4144), H11047 [24SE]

Charter

Bion Task Force, S9784 [4SE]

Interviews

Deadly Serious—An FBI Perspective on Animal Cruelty: Humane Society of the U.S. with Alan Brantley, FBI, S12337 [3OC]

Letters

Corps of Engineers environmental projects: Larry J. Wilson, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, S3884 [23AP]

Endangered species protection programs funding: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S1848 [12MR]

Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S6268 [14JN]

Food Quality Protection Act: Food Chain Coalition, S8928 [25JY], H8145 [23JY]

———Lynn R. Goldman, EPA, S8737 [24JY], H8145 [23JY]

———Richard W. Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, S8929 [25JY]

———several organizations, S8928, S8929 [25JY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act, H9429 [31JY]

———AFL-CIO, H9430 [31JY]

———Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S11701 [28SE]

———Representatives Farr and Pallone, H9446 [31JY]

———Senators Boxer and Biden, S11701 [28SE]

———several scientists, H9430 [31JY]

———Vice President Gore, S11969 [30SE], H9430 [31JY]

Kentucky National Wildlife Refuge: Thomas M. Baker, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, S10970 [19SE]

———Timothy A. Cansler, Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation, S10970 [19SE]

Land Between the Lakes Preserve funding: Austin B. Carroll, Hopkinsville Electric System, S10954 [19SE]

———Tawnya Hunter, S10954 [19SE]

———William H. Kennoy, TVA, S10970 [19SE]

NASA funding of Russian animal research programs: Bradford W. Parkinson, NASA, S9783 [4SE]

———Cornelius J. Pings, C. Peter Magrath, and Jordan J. Cohen, S9782 [4SE]

———Daniel S. Goldin, NASA, S9783 [4SE]

———John H. Gibbons, Executive Office of the President, S9781, S9792 [4SE]

———Ronald C. Merrell, Yale University, S9783 [4SE]

———Thomas A. Schatz, Citizens Against Government Waste (organization), S9778 [4SE]

Reintroduction of wolves into Idaho: Alan G. Lance, H1006 [31JA]

———Jerry M. Conley, H1006 [31JA]

———Phil Batt, Governor of Idaho, H1006 [31JA]

TVA funding: Craven Crowell, TVA, S10970 [19SE]

Lists

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act supportive organizations, S11700 [28SE]

Kentucky National Wildife Refuge supportive organizations, S10969 [19SE]

Kentucky National Wildlife Refuge supporters, S1976 [13MR]

Pet-a-Pal volunteers, H6683 [20JN]

State listings of endangered species, S4176-S4178 [25AP]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: Animal Damage Control Program funding, H6192-H6197 [12JN]

———Conservation Reserve Program extension, H6236 [12JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (H. Con. Res. 181), H5791, H5792 [4JN], E1016 [6JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), H6190, H6191 [12JN]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (H.R. 3794), E1268 [12JY]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (H.R. 3424), E753 [9MY], E761 [10MY]

———use of pesticides relative to agricultural output and land use, E1494 [2AU]

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (H.R. 4249), E1767 [27SE]

Australia: study to determine the dangers of crocodiles, H8251 [24JY]

Aviation: require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (H.R. 3896), H8524 [25JY], H8562 [26JY]

Crime: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (H.R. 3398), E1767 [27SE]

———prevent pet theft (H.R. 3393), E1767 [27SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and improve all inspection activities relative to livestock and poultry carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood products (H.R. 4302), E1841 [30SE]

———require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (H.R. 2433), H3168 [28MR]

Ecology and environment: evaluation of protection policies, H1002-H1006 [31JA]

———national objectives priority assignments, H3392, H3397, H3398, H3399 [16AP], H3495, H3496, H3497, H3561-H3568, H3570, H3571 [17AP], H3659, H3660, H3661, H3664, H3666, H3667 [23AP], H3798-H3803 [24AP], H4179, H4180 [30AP]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize, E108 [26JA]

———reauthorize (H.R. 2275), H2881-H2890 [27MR], H6852 [26JN], H7662 [17JY], E1148 [20JN], E1403 [30JY]

———violations, E1679 [25SE]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to the Chisholm Trail Round-Up, H6974 [26JN]

Grand Teton National Park: domestic livestock grazing, E1843 [30SE]

Guam: protection of native birds from nonindigenous predators, E1801 [28SE]

Health: improve animal drug approval process (H.R. 2508), H10835-H10841 [24SE]

Housing: allow ownership of pets by senior citizens and the disabled in public housing, H4618-H4627 [8MY]

Hudson River Basin: habitat restoration projects (H.R. 3471), E832 [16MY]

Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (H.R. 4077), E1599 [12SE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9431-H9450 [31JY], E1447, E1452 [1AU]

———implement (H.R. 2823), consideration (H. Res. 489), H9424-H9431 [31JY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit relative to exotic animals (H.R. 1202), H3838 [25AP]

Lincoln, NE: tribute to Capital Humane Society, E1722 [26SE]

Louisiana: tribute to Taylor Audubon Students and Scholars Program, E949 [30MY]

Mercer, Dick and Eileen: Nebraska Cattlemen-Pfizer Animal Health Stewardship Award and National Cattlemen's Beef Association Award recipients, E1618 [17SE]

NASA: Russian animal research programs funding, H6934-H6937 [26JN], H10955 [24SE]

National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week: observance, E1722 [26SE], E1769 [28SE]

National Marine Fisheries Service: Hawaiian Monk Seal and Sea Turtle Programs funding, H8231, H8232 [23JY]

New York: funding for habitat restoration projects in Hudson River Basin, H8735 [30JY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8127-H8147 [23JY], E1367 [24JY], E1383 [25JY], E1389 [26JY]

Tuskegee University: anniversary of School of Veterinary Medicine, E340 [13MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: partnership with businesses in protecting endangered species, H6547 [19JN]

Wilderness areas: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (H.R. 4144), E1781 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: enforcment of antitrust laws relative to cattle prices, S5641 [24MY]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S7279 [28JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. 1743), S4972 [13MY], S5789 [5JN], S6267 [14JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. 1755), S5005 [14MY]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), S5780 [4JN], S5830, S5870 [5JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 259), S6163 [12JN], S6267 [14JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 260), S6163, S6164 [12JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 261), S6164 [12JN]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry, S10580-S10582 [16SE]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (S. 1939), S7671 [10JY]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (S. 1949), S7766-S7769 [11JY]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (S. Res. 277), S7494 [9JY]

———reform eligibility criteria for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, S1027, S1028, S1039 [7FE]

———relief relative to ranchers (S. 1758), S5093 [15MY]

Army Veterinary Corps: anniversary, S6671 [21JN]

Bayly, Judi: tribute to service dog training efforts, S3737 [19AP]

Boise State University: live animal research and holding facility funding, S10319 [11SE]

Crime: animal abuse relative to violent crime, S4630 [2MY]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (S. 2114), S11185 [24SE]

———research relative to individual who commit acts of violence against animals, S12336 [3OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: investigation of cattle processing and packing prices, S6277 [14JN]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S3755-S3766, S3787 [22AP], S3882, S3886 [23AP], S4007 [24AP]

Endangered species: protection programs funding, S1838-S1851 [12MR], S1907-S1913 [13MR]

Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization, S4162, S4166, S4176, S4178 [25AP]

———prohibit sale of products containing endangered species (S. 1915), S7187 [27JN]

———reform, S1611-S1613 [7MR]

———reform and reauthorize, S4981 [13MY]

Food: establish an age standard for labeling lamb and mutton, S1055 [7FE]

Grand Teton National Park: domestic livestock grazing (S. 1824), S5692 [3JN], S12036 [30SE]

Health: improve animal drug approval process (H.R. 2508), S11326 [25SE]

———improve animal drug approval process (S. 773), S11204-S11209 [24SE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (S. 1701), S4072 [24AP]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), S11618, S11700-S11702 [28SE], S11969, S11970 [30SE]

———implement (S. 1420), S11969, S11970 [30SE]

Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (S. 1981), S8477 [22JY]

Kentucky: Land Between the Lakes Preserve funding, S10953-S10955, S10969-S10971 [19SE], S11938 [30SE]

Kentucky National Wildlife Refuge: establish, S10953-S10955, S10969-S10971 [19SE], S11938 [30SE]

———establish (S. 1611), S1975 [13MR]

NASA: Russian animal research programs funding, S9778-S9795 [4SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), S8736-S8738 [24JY], S8928 [25JY]

———distribution of information relative to risk and benefits to consumers by retail grocers, S8738 [24JY]

PlumCreek Timber Co.: tribute for Habitat Conservation Plan, S7206 [27JN]

Portland, OR: tribute to Metro Washington Park Zoo, S4367 [29AP]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, S10653-S10656 [17SE]

South Dakota: increase in hunting-related tourism, S1319 [27FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: funding for Endangered Species Act listings, S2293 [19MR]

Reports

Food Quality Protection Act (H.R. 1627), H8145 [23JY]

Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children: National Academy of Sciences, S8738 [24JY]

Reports filed

Animal Drug Availability Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2508) (H. Rept. 104-822), H11046 [24SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2823, International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 489) (H. Rept. 104-708), H8556 [25JY]

Endangered Species Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2275) (H. Rept. 104-778), H10111 [9SE]

Food Quality Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H8247 [23JY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1420) (S. Rept. 104-373), S11972 [30SE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2823) (H. Rept. 104-665), H7259 [10JY]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2823) (H. Rept. 104-665), H8247 [23JY]

Kentucky National Wildlife Refuge Establishment: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1611) (S. Rept. 104-257), S4189 [25AP]

Protection of Wild Horses Within Ozark National Scenic Riverways Boundaries: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 238) (S. Rept. 104-312), S7301 [28JN]

Statements

Food Quality Protection Act: American Crop Protection Association, S8929 [25JY]

NASA Funding of Russian Animal Research Programs: several physicians and scientists, S9794 [4SE]

Summaries

Animal Drug Availability Act (S. 773), S11205 [24SE]

Livestock Industry Reporting and Competitiveness, S10581 [16SE]

Tables

Cattle producer profitability, S2598 [21MR]

Endangered Species Act court cases, E1679 [25SE]

Testimonies

Reintroduction of Wolves Into Idaho: JoAnn Wood, H1005 [31JA]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 181, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, H5791 [4JN]

H. Res. 489, consideration of H.R. 2823, International Dolphin Conservation Program Act, H9424 [31JY]

H.R. 1627, Food Quality Protection Act, H8127-H8141 [23JY]

H.R. 2508, Animal Drug Availability Act, H10835-H10838 [24SE]

H.R. 2823, International Dolphin Conservation Program Act, H9438-H9442 [31JY]

S. 773, Animal Drug Availability Act, S11207-S11209 [24SE]

S. 1611, Kentucky National Wildlife Refuge establishment, S1975 [13MR]

S. 1939, Livestock Market Revitalization Act, S7672 [10JY]

S. 1949, Cattle Industry Improvement Act, S7766 [11JY]

S. 1981, Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef, S8477 [22JY]

S. Con. Res. 63, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S5650 [24MY], S5870 [5JN], H6191 [12JN]

S. Res. 259, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151, S6163 [12JN]

S. Res. 260, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151, S6163 [12JN]

S. Res. 261, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151, S6164 [12JN]

S. Res. 277, monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets, S7493 [9JY]

ANN ARBOR (MI) NEWS

Articles and editorials

Saying Pledge of Allegiance Is an Important Sign of Respect, E1717 [26SE]

ANNAPOLIS, MD

Articles and editorials

Few Inches From the Yard, E1271 [12JY]

Letters

Military support for civilian sporting events: Thomas W. Roskelly, S7163 [27JN]

ANNAS, GEORGE J.

Articles and editorials

Genetic Prophecy and Genetic Privacy—Can We Prevent the Dream From Becoming a Nightmare, S6721 [24JN]

ANNESS, ALBERT R.

Papers

Chance Meeting, E1018 [6JN]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1018 [6JN]

ANSTROM, DECKER

Addresses

Telecommunications Conference, E800-E802 [14MY]

Statements

Cable in the Classroom, H10006 [4SE]

ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3060), H6084-H6089 [10JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3060): insert text of S. 1645 in lieu, S9864 [4SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3060, provisions, H6084-H6087 [10JN]

S. 1645, provisions, S9864-S9867 [4SE]

ANTARCTIC REGIONS

Amendments

Treaties and agreements: regulation of scientific and tourist activities and conservation of natural resources (S. 1645), S9857, S9863 [4SE]

Bills and resolutions

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H2122 [12MR]

———implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (H.R. 3060), technical corrections (see H. Con. Res. 211), H10174 [10SE]

Treaties and agreements: regulation of scientific and tourist activities and conservation of natural resources (see S. 1645), S2860 [26MR]

Remarks in House

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (H.R. 3060), H6084-H6089 [10JN], H10140-H10144 [10SE]

———implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (H.R. 3060), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 211), H10144 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (H.R. 3060), S9643 [2AU]

———implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (H.R. 3060), insert text of S. 1645 in lieu, S9864 [4SE]

———implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (H.R. 3060), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 211), S10728 [17SE]

NSF: Federal polar research programs funding, S9864 [4SE]

Treaties and agreements: regulation of scientific and tourist activities and conservation of natural resources (S. 1645), S2863-S2867 [26MR], S9643 [2AU], S9863-S9867 [4SE]

Reports filed

Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1645) (S. Rept. 104-332), S8635 [24JY]

Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty Implementation: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3060) (H. Rept. 104-593), H5569 [23MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 211, technical corrections to H.R. 3060, Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act, H10144 [10SE]

H.R. 3060, Antarctic Environmental Protection Act, H6084-H6087 [10JN]

H.R. 3060, Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act, H10140-H10142 [10SE]

S. 1645, Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act, S2864-S2867 [26MR], S9864-S9867 [4SE]

ANTARCTIC SCIENCE, TOURISM, AND CONSERVATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1645), S9857, S9863 [4SE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1645), S2860 [26MR]

Enact (H.R. 3060): technical corrections (see H. Con. Res. 211), H10174 [10SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3060), H10140-H10144 [10SE]

———technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 211), H10144 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (H.R. 3060), insert text of S. 1645 in lieu, S9864 [4SE]

Enact (H.R. 3060): technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 211), S10728 [17SE]

Enact (S. 1645), S2863-S2867 [26MR], S9643 [2AU], S9863-S9867 [4SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1645) (S. Rept. 104-332), S8635 [24JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 211, technical corrections to H.R. 3060, provisions, H10144 [10SE]

H.R. 3060, provisions, H10140-H10142 [10SE]

S. 1645, provisions, S2864-S2867 [26MR], S9864-S9867 [4SE]

ANTHAN, GEORGE

Articles and editorials

Iowans Wary About Freedom To Farm Bill, S1897 [12MR]

ANTI-CAR THEFT IMPROVEMENTS ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2803), H6449-H6451 [18JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2803), S6628 [20JN]

Texts of

H.R. 2803, provisions, H6450 [18JN]

ANTICOUNTERFEITING CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

Appointments

Conferees: S. 1136, provisions, H5781 [4JN]

Motions

Enact (S. 1136), H5781 [4JN]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2511), H5776-H5781 [4JN]

Enact (S. 1136), H5780 [4JN]

———insert H.R. 2511 language in lieu, H5781 [4JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1136), S6302 [14JN]

Texts of

S. 1136, provisions, S6302 [14JN], H5780 [4JN]

ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE OF B'NAI B'RITH related term(s) B'nai B'rith

Addresses

Days of Remembrance Commemoration: Senator Dodd, E962 [30MY]

Letters

Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center terrorist attack, E1329 [18JY]

Terrorism prevention measures funding: Lisa Klinghoffer, Ilisa Klinghoffer, and Abraham H. Foxman, S1835 [12MR]

Tribute to Christina Jeffrey, S12007 [30SE]

Remarks in House

David, Narsai M.: tribute to Anti-Defamation League Restaurant Industry Achievement Award recipient, E1059 [11JN]

Fortinsky, Robert A.: Greater Wilkes-Barre Society of Fellows Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E827 [16MY]

Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (H. Res. 316), H3419-H3423 [16AP], E591 [19AP]

Human Relations Award: recipient, E821 [16MY]

National Days of Remembrance: observance, E953, E957, E962 [30MY]

Remarks in Senate

Crime: commend efforts for exposing and combating anti-Jewish hate crimes, S2717 [21MR]

Reports

Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents—1995, S2717-S2719 [21MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 316, condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, H3419 [16AP]

ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H1231 [6FE]

Remarks in House

Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (H.R. 2963), H1703 [5MR], E196 [13FE]

ANTI-GANG AND YOUTH VIOLENCE CONTROL ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1991), S8866 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1991), S8867 [25JY]

ANTIQUITIES ACT

Articles and editorials

Monument to Rashness, S10828 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions

Monuments and memorials: limit authority of the President to designate certain areas as national monuments (see H.R. 4118), H10720 [19SE]

———limit authority of the President to designate certain areas as national monuments in California (see H.R. 4242), H11526 [27SE]

———prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without public participation and an express act of Congress, H10720 [19SE]

———prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Oregon without public participation and an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4294), H12174 [28SE]

———require an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (see H.R. 4147, 4214), H11047 [24SE], H11395 [26SE]

———require compliance with certain environmental acts and an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (see S. 2150), S11540 [27SE]

Letters

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: several Utah elected officials, S10829 [18SE]

———Utah Public Education Coalition, S10830 [18SE]

Remarks in House

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: designate certain lands, H10498 [17SE], H10648 [19SE], H12170 [28SE]

Monuments and memorials: limit authority of the President to designate certain areas as national monuments (H.R. 4118), H10648 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: designate certain lands, S10756-S10759, S10827 [18SE], S11084-S11087 [20SE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without public participation and an express act of Congress (S. 2092), S11033 [19SE]

———require compliance with certain environmental acts and an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (S. 2150), S11552, S11553 [27SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Utah Public Education Coalition, S10830 [18SE]

Statements

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Utah Public Education Coalition, S10830 [18SE]

ANTITERRORISM AND EFFECTIVE DEATH PENALTY ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 735): consideration of conference report (H. Res. 405), H3604 [18AP]

Articles and editorials

Attention All Unabomber Wannabes, S3454 [17AP]

Babyfood Bombs, S3454 [17AP]

Grave Trouble for the Great Writ, S3442 [17AP]

Is It a Zeal To Kill?, S3442 [17AP]

Mr. Clinton's Betrayal, S3442 [17AP]

Stand Up for Liberty, S3443 [17AP]

Terrorism Law Revisited, S4459 [1MY]

Wrong Answer to Terrorism, S3441 [17AP]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (S. 735): conference report, corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 54, 55), S4063 [24AP]

———consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 405), H3580 [17AP]

Conference reports

Provisions (S. 735), H3305-H3338 [15AP]

———correction, S5502 [22MY]

Documents

Federal Law Enforcement Priorities and Structure, H3607 [18AP]

Letters

Habeas corpus procedures: several former U.S. Attorneys General, S3438, S3441 [17AP]

Political asylum reform: Anne Willem Bijleveld, U.N., S3430 [17AP]

———several organizations, S3429 [17AP]

Provisions: Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, S3477 [17AP]

———Victoria Diaz Cummock, Families of Pan Am 103/Lockerbie (organization), S3474 [17AP]

Motions

Enact (S. 735): conference report, S3378 [16AP], S3427, S3432, S3435, S3438, S3447, S3448, S3450, S3454, S3456, S3466, S3468 [17AP]

Remarks in House

Courts: reform habeas corpus procedures, H3602 [18AP], E592 [19AP]

Crime: capital punishment relative to racial discrimination, E592 [19AP]

Enact (S. 735): conference report, H3605-H3618, H3624 [18AP], E592 [19AP], E638, E645 [25AP]

———conference report, corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 55), H3744 [24AP], E6801 [1MY]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 405), H3599-H3605 [18AP]

Telecommunications: authorizing roving or multipoint wiretaps, H3603 [18AP]

Terrorism: waiver of sovereign immunity in cases of state-sponsored terrorism, H3603 [18AP]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: reform habeas corpus procedures, S3365-S3369 [16AP], S3438-S3443, S3462, S3465, S3470-S3473, S3475 [17AP]

Crime: mandatory victim restitution, S3460 [17AP]

Enact (S. 735): conference report, S3350-S3381 [16AP], S3427-S3443, S3446-S3450, S3454-S3478, S3495 [17AP], S3681 [18AP], S3700, S3706, S3708 [19AP], S4006 [24AP], S4363-S4365 [29AP]

———conference report, corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 54), S4016 [24AP]

———conference report, corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 55), S4016 [24AP]

———conference report, motion to recommit, S3378 [16AP]

———conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S3466 [17AP]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, S3365-S3367 [16AP], S10361-S10365 [12SE]

Firearms: increase the statute of limitations for certain offenses, S3432-S3435 [17AP]

Immigration: political asylum reform, S3429-S3431, S3458 [17AP]

Law enforcement: study of Federal law enforcement agencies, S3468-S3470 [17AP]

Telecommunications: authorizing emergency wiretaps, S3455-S3457, S3466, S3467 [17AP]

———authorizing roving or multipoint wiretaps, S3435-S3438 [17AP]

Terrorism: treatment of distribution of information relative to the making of explosive materials, S3365-S3367 [16AP], S3448-S3450, S3454 [17AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 735, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 405) (H. Rept. 104-522), H3580 [17AP]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (S. 735) (H. Rept. 104-518), H3386 [15AP]

Statements

Habeas Corpus Procedures: Several Former U.S. Attorneys General, S3441 [17AP]

Political Asylum Reform, S3429 [17AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 405, consideration of conference report on S. 735, provisions, H3599 [18AP]

S. Con. Res. 54, corrections in enrollment to conference report on S. 735, provisions, S4016, S4073 [24AP]

S. Con. Res. 55, corrections in enrollment to conference report on S. 735, provisions, S4017, S4073 [24AP], H3744 [24AP]

ANTITRUST POLICY related term(s) Monopolies

Articles and editorials

Pitching Socialism, E1565 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions

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

———relief relative to ranchers (see S. 1758), S5093 [15MY]

Business and industry: improve job, income, and retirement security for employees (see S. 1722), S4618 [2MY]

———improve job, income and retirement security for employees (see S. 1668), S3311 [15AP]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers' networks (see H.R. 3770), H7259 [10JY]

Postal Service: reform (see H.R. 3717), H6764 [25JN]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3601), H6005 [6JN]

Sports: clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of professional teams (see S. 1696, 1767), S3954 [23AP], S5191 [16MY]

———regulations relative to relocation of National Football League teams (see S. 1529), S492 [26JA]

———regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see S. 1625; H.R. 3805), S2327 [19MR], H7533 [12JY]

———trademark protection relative to relocation of professional teams (see S. 1598), S1649 [7MR]

Letters

Antitrust laws and practices: Senator Brown, S11254 [25SE]

Memorandums

Antitrust Implications of Activities of Certain Business Organizations: Congressional Research Service, S11255 [25SE]

Remarks in House

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (H.R. 2925), E158 [5FE], E1800 [28SE]

Newspaper Preservation Act: reexamination of provisions, E1039 [10JN]

Postal Service: reform, H12105 [28SE]

———reform (H.R. 3717), E1159 [25JN]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (H.R. 2740), H981 [31JA]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: enforcment of antitrust laws relative to cattle prices, S5641 [24MY]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (S. Res. 277), S7494 [9JY]

———relief relative to ranchers (S. 1758), S5093 [15MY]

Aviation: investigation of anticompetitive practices in airline industry, S9132-S9134 [30JY]

Business and industry: improve job, income, and retirement security for employees (S. 1722), S4619-S4622 [2MY]

———improve job, income and retirement security for employees (S. 1668), S3312-S3314 [15AP]

Dept. of Justice: telecommunications oversight authority, S698, S710 [1FE]

Seattle Seahawks (football team): relocation, S1152 [7FE]

Sports: clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of professional teams (S. 1696), S3955 [23AP]

———clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of professional teams (S. 1767), S5191 [16MY]

———regulations relative to relocation of National Football League teams (S. 1529), S493-S496 [26JA]

———regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (S. 1439), S1152 [7FE]

———regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (S. 1625), S2329 [19MR]

———trademark protection relative to relocation of professional teams (S. 1598), S1652 [7MR]

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

Reports filed

Application of Antitrust Laws to Health Care Providers Networks: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2925) (H. Rept. 104-646), H7105 [27JN]

Fan Freedom and Community Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2740) (H. Rept. 104-656), H7114 [8JY]

Public Utility Holding Company Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1317) (S. Rept. 104-365), S10075 [9SE]

Texts of

S. 1529, Team Relocation Taxpayer Protection Act, S494 [26JA]

S. 1625, Professional Sports Franchise Relocation Act, S2330 [19MR]

S. 1696, Professional Sports Antitrust Clarification Act, S3956 [23AP]

S. Res. 277, monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets, S7493 [9JY]

ANTONINI, JOSEPH E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E734 [8MY]

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION

Remarks in Senate

Funding, S9094-S9099 [30JY]

Reports filed

Appalachian Regional Commission Funding and Economic Development Programs: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2145) (H. Rept. 104-693), H8029 [18JY]

Statements

Appalachian Regional Commission Does Not Duplicate Other Federal Programs, S9096 [30JY]

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACT

Reports filed

Appalachian Regional Commission Funding and Economic Development Programs: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2145) (H. Rept. 104-693), H8029 [18JY]

APPEAL OF CONSCIENCE FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Schneier, Arthur: Dr. Karl Renner Foundation Vienna Prize award recipient, E367 [14MR]

APPEL, STEVE

Letters

Agricultural program operation improvement, S903 [6FE]

APPROPRIATIONS related term(s) Budget—U.S.

Addresses

Devolution—Revolution in the Third Century: J. Kenneth Blackwell, E97-E99 [25JA]

Who Needs Ambassadors? Challenges to American Diplomacy Today: Richard N. Gardner, S4420-S4423 [30AP], E662-E664, E665 [30AP]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8438, S8440, S8446, S8448, S8458, S8463, S8464, S8465, S8483, S8484, S8486, S8487, S8488 [22JY], S8540, S8541, S8542, S8543, S8544, S8545, S8546, S8548, S8551, S8552, S8577, S8578, S8579, S8580 [23JY], S8586, S8594, S8611, S8613, S8614, S8615, S8616, S8645, S8646 [24JY], H6118 [10JN], H6176, H6177, H6181, H6184 [11JN], H6192, H6198, H6199, H6201, H6211, H6212 [12JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S6408 [18JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 41) (103d Congress), S6408 [18JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7820, H7903, H7907 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8081, S8088, S8105, S8109, S8114, S8118, S8120, S8121, S8123, S8126, S8131, S8134, S8136, S8138, S8139, S8141, S8145, S8148, S8149, S8150, S8163, S8167, S8222, S8226, S8227, S8294, S8295, S8296 [18JY], S8336, S8338, S8344, S8347, S8349, S8350, S8357, S8358, S8362, S8363, S8364, S8365, S8375, S8377, S8378, S8379 [19JY], S8396, S8402, S8406, S8407, S8409, S8410, S8414, S8416, S8420, S8421, S8423, S8478, S8479, S8480, S8481, S8483 [22JY], S8495 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5178, S5186 [16MY], H5174, H5178, H5182 [15MY], H5196, H5197, H5204, H5218, H5233 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5196 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5049, S5100 [15MY], S5129, S5143, S5151, S5160, S5169, S5194, S5199, S5200, S5201, S5202, S5203 [16MY], S5216, S5219, S5220, S5221, S5224, S5230, S5231, S5232, S5236, S5239, S5241, S5242, S5243, S5248, S5251, S5252, S5256, S5257, S5264, S5270, S5271, S5272, S5273, S5274 [17MY], S5309, S5310, S5312, S5314, S5321, S5322, S5326, S5334, S5335, S5339, S5342, S5352, S5383, S5384, S5385, S5391, S5394, S5395 [20MY], S5399, S5400, S5412, S5424, S5425, S5431, S5439, S5440, S5449, S5450, S5451 [21MY], S5462, S5463, S5465, S5466, S5476, S5477, S5479, S5481, S5482, S5486, S5488, S5500, S5501 [22MY], S5516, S5521, S5533, S5603, S5609, S5610 [23MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), H1605 [29FE]

Commission on Civil Rights: reauthorize (S. 2187), S12196 [2OC]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4550 [8MY]

Continuing: making (H.J. Res. 165), H2586 [21MR]

———making (H.J. Res. 175), H3731 [23AP]

———making (H.R. 2880), S403, S419, S439, S516, S520 [26JA]

———making (H.R. 3019), S1670, S1671, S1675, S1678, S1684, S1773, S1779 [11MR], S1811, S1818, S1824, S1837, S1846, S1851, S1870, S1875, S1882, S1883 [12MR], S1912, S1935, S1945, S1954, S1955, S1961, S1962, S1978, S1985, S1986, S1987, S1988 [13MR], S2015, S2029, S2032, S2039, S2040, S2043, S2044, S2055, S2056, S2057, S2059, S2060, S2061, S2062, S2063, S2064, S2065, S2066, S2067, S2068, S2069, S2070, S2071, S2072, S2073, S2076, S2105, S2107, S2108, S2118, S2119, S2120, S2121, S2122, S2123, S2124, S2127 [14MR], S2169, S2172, S2173, S2177, S2182, S2203, S2204, S2206 [15MR], S2233, S2235, S2236, S2245, S2246, S2247, S2248 [18MR], S2264, S2275, S2280, S2283, S2284, S2303, S2332, S2333, S2340 [19MR], H1776 [6MR], H1808, H1942, H1947, H1951 [7MR]

———making (H.R. 3019), consideration (H. Res. 372), H1806 [7MR]

———making (S.J. Res. 63), S11314 [25SE]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), S7703, S7722, S7770 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6390, S6393, S6403, S6411, S6412 [18JN], S6425, S6432, S6439, S6447, S6450, S6453, S6457, S6460, S6469, S6479, S6481, S6484, S6485, S6486, S6488, S6489, S6490, S6492, S6493, S6495, S6502, S6503, S6504, S6533, S6534, S6535, S6536, S6537, S6538, S6539, S6540, S6541 [19JN], S6582, S6587, S6603, S6613, S6614, S6615, S6616 [20JN], S6750 [24JN], S6835, S6837, S6838, S6840, S6854, S6855, S6856, S6858, S6859, S6860, S6862, S6863, S6864, S6866, S6867, S6868, S6869, S6870, S6871, S6872, S6874, S6880, S6882, S6883, S6884, S6885, S6886, S6887, S6888, S6889, S6890, S6891, S6892, S6893, S6894, S6895, S6896, S6897, S6898, S6899, S6900 [25JN], S6907, S6908, S6909, S6910, S6912, S6913, S6914, S6915, S6916, S6917, S6918, S6920, S6921, S6923, S6924, S6925, S6928, S6949, S6960, S6961, S7001, S7004, S7005, S7006, S7007, S7009, S7010, S7030, S7031, S7032, S7033, S7034, S7035, S7036, S7037, S7038, S7039, S7040, S7041, S7042, S7043, S7048, S7049, S7050, S7051 [26JN], S7093, S7107, S7113, S7114, S7130, S7144, S7152, S7153, S7156, S7157, S7158, S7159, S7161, S7165, S7166, S7167, S7168, S7169, S7193, S7194, S7195, S7196, S7198, S7199, S7200, S7201 [27JN], S7222, S7226, S7230, S7231, S7233, S7234, S7235, S7237, S7238, S7239, S7240, S7241, S7243, S7246, S7247, S7248, S7250, S7252, S7255, S7258, S7259, S7261, S7265, S7266, S7269, S7270, S7271, S7274, S7276, S7277, S7293, S7310, S7311, S7312, S7313, S7315, S7316, S7317, S7318, S7319, S7320, S7321, S7322 [28JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military construction (S. 1764), S5604 [23MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4647 [8MY], H5013, H5022, H5027 [14MY], H5074, H5078, H5081, H5086, H5091, H5092 [15MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), S7051, S7060, S7065 [26JN], H5669 [30MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6286, H6287 [12JN], H6337, H6340, H6345, H6346, H6349, H6351, H6361, H6364, H6366, H6370, H6379, H6380, H6384, H6385, H6387 [13JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7689, S7769, S7770, S7782, S7783, S7784 [11JY], S7826, S7827, S7828, S7829, S7830, S7831, S7832, S7833, S7834, S7835 [12JY], S7906, S7907 [16JY], S7929, S7930, S7931, S7932, S7933, S7934, S7935, S7937, S7941, S7942, S7943, S7945, S7946, S7948, S7950, S7951, S7954, S7965, S7968, S7969, S7970, S7983, S7984, S7985, S7987, S7988, S7989, S7992, S7997, S8005, S8028, S8029, S8033, S8056, S8058 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10530, S10531, S10532, S10557, S10558, S10559, S10560, S10564 [13SE], S10582, S10584, S10596, S10610, S10614 [16SE], S10691 [17SE], H6509, H6510, H6511 [18JN], H6550, H6557, H6562, H6567, H6587, H6588, H6589, H6591, H6592, H6599, H6602, H6611, H6621, H6625 [19JN], H6637, H6641, H6647, H6649, H6654, H6664, H6667, H6668, H6671, H6674 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10159, S10161, S10165, S10166, S10167, S10168, S10182, S10183, S10184, S10201, S10202, S10203, S10204 [10SE], S10267, S10270, S10280, S10281, S10286, S10288, S10294, S10295, S10312, S10329, S10330, S10332, S10333, S10334, S10335, S10336, S10340, S10341, S10342 [11SE], S10355, S10356, S10357, S10360, S10361, S10373, S10377, S10380, S10381, S10383, S10386, S10388, S10390, S10393, S10396, S10430, S10431, S10432, S10476, S10477, S10478, S10489, S10490, S10491, S10494, S10495, S10496, S10497, S10501, S10502, S10506 [12SE], H7264 [10JY], H7475 [11JY], H7533 [12JY], H7623, H7624, H7629, H7633, H7658 [16JY], H7676, H7677, H7678, H7679, H7684, H7690, H7691, H7692, H7693, H7695, H7696, H7697, H7698, H7700, H7701, H7702, H7705 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9129, S9130, S9131, S9132, S9134, S9141, S9142, S9145, S9146, S9147, S9149, S9162, S9163, S9164 [30JY], S9268, S9275, S9276, S9279, S9280, S9305, S9306 [31JY], H6766 [25JN], H7074, H7079, H7085, H7086, H7089, H7091 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H226 [5JA], H335, H336 [9JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H239 [5JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report (H.R. 3814), H7659, H7660 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), S10019, S10026 [6SE], S10563 [13SE], S10843 [18SE], H7780 [17JY], H8030, H8031 [18JY], H8095, H8096, H8097 [22JY], H8169, H8170, H8171, H8176, H8190, H8193, H8196, H8199, H8203, H8204, H8209, H8210, H8226, H8228, H8231, H8232, H8233, H8248, H8249 [23JY], H8254, H8256, H8258, H8261, H8262, H8264, H8266, H8267, H8272, H8275, H8276, H8281, H8283, H8284, H8285, H8286 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H7108 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7155, H7157, H7158 [9JY], H7234, H7235, H7236, H7237, H7239, H7261, H7263 [10JY], H7280, H7287, H7288, H7290, H7295, H7302, H7304, H7306, H7318, H7321, H7324, H7331, H7332, H7333, H7334, H7335, H7337, H7338, H7339, H7344, H7348, H7349, H7355, H7357, H7359, H7360, H7475 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7211 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9707, S9708, S9709, S9710, S9711, S9732, S9746, S9747, S9748, S9755 [3SE], S9795, S9797, S9799, S9820, S9823, S9824, S9825, S9856, S9857 [4SE], S9876, S9877, S9899, S9901, S9915, S9920, S9926, S9927, S9932, S9938, S9939, S9940, S9968, S9969, S9970, S9973, S9975, S9976, S9977 [5SE], H6511 [18JN], H6532, H6533, H6534, H6535 [19JN], H6691, H6692 [20JN], H6712, H6713 [24JN], H6765, H6812, H6814, H6815, H6819, H6826, H6831, H6832, H6838, H6839, H6844 [25JN], H6856, H6857, H6858, H6863, H6868, H6870, H6873, H6875, H6876, H6878, H6881, H6884, H6887, H6888, H6893, H6897, H6900, H6901, H6902, H6905, H6917, H6920, H6928, H6932, H6933, H6934, H6937, H6938, H6940 [26JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3845), H8061, H8067, H8068 [22JY]

Ecology and environment: reauthorize certain educational programs (S. 1873), S9668 [2AU]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H7780 [17JY], H8248, H8249 [23JY], H8336, H8337, H8340, H8341, H8342, H8343, H8346, H8347, H8349, H8351, H8356, H8362, H8366, H8369, H8370, H8371, H8379 [24JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1959), S8980, S8981, S8994, S9000 [26JY], S9042, S9043, S9044, S9045, S9047, S9048, S9052, S9054, S9056, S9060, S9061, S9075, S9076, S9077 [29JY], S9088, S9100, S9161, S9162 [30JY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 3868), S11669, S11732 [28SE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10672, S10678, S10680, S10691, S10692, S10708 [17SE], S10742, S10743, S10744, S10750, S10753, S10842, S10843 [18SE]

Federal employees: continuance of work during Government shutdown (S. 1508), S31 [3JA]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S10794, S10823, S10826, S10843, S10844, S10862 [18SE], S10909 [19SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8576 [23JY], S8617, S8631, S8633, S8667 [24JY], S8742, S8745, S8758, S8759, S8760, S8765, S8769, S8770, S8771, S8772, S8775, S8776, S8781, S8784, S8788, S8798, S8799, S8801, S8802, S8804, S8805, S8807, S8816, S8817, S8837, S8842, S8843, S8844, S8849, S8868, S8869, S8870, S8871, S8872, S8873, S8874, S8916, S8917, S8918, S8919, S8921, S8922, S8923 [25JY], H5754 [30MY], H5818, H5819, H5820 [4JN], H5846, H5847, H5848, H5859, H5861, H5863, H5875, H5876, H5877, H5878, H5891, H5893, H5894, H5895, H5897, H5898, H5899, H5906, H5935 [5JN], H6006 [6JN], H6142, H6143, H6145, H6148, H6150 [11JN]

Government: establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (S. 1130), S9666 [2AU]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H2665 [21MR], H2870 [26MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2973 [28MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3836 [25AP]

Housing: extend certain programs (S. 1494), S347, S350 [24JA], S1900 [12MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5289 [16MY], H5299, H5300 [20MY], H5380, H5381 [21MY], H5397, H5398, H5399, H5402, H5403, H5409, H5410, H5411, H5413, H5415, H5416, H5421, H5425 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1718), S10626, S10641, S10691 [17SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, H7108 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9063, S9064, S9065, S9066, S9067, S9077, S9078 [29JY], H7155 [9JY], H7171, H7184, H7186, H7187, H7188, H7190, H7193, H7196, H7197 [10JY]

Line-item veto (S. 4): conference report, S2951, S2952, S3026, S3027 [27MR]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (S. 1831), S10866, S10897 [18SE]

Public buildings: oversight and reform of purchases and construction and improvement projects (S. 1005), S5203, S5212 [16MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H2665 [21MR], H2870 [26MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2973 [28MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), S1626, S1655 [7MR]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H4530, H4531 [7MY], H4648, H4652, H4653, H4654 [8MY], H5585, H5587, H5589, H5591, H5592, H5593, H5595, H5600, H5616, H5647 [29MY], H5674, H5675, H5676, H5685, H5687, H5690, H5695, H5701, H5705, H5709, H5710, H5715, H5717, H5719 [30MY]

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11188, S11204 [24SE], H11261 [26SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3489 [16AP], H3533, H3536, H3537, H3538, H3545 [17AP]

Water Resources Research Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1743), H4919 [14MY]

Analyses

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strenghths, and Military Construction (S. 1673), S3387-S3401 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense Management and Operations Amendments (S. 1672), S3385-S3387 [16AP]

Examples of Limited Tax Benefits Within the Meaning of the Line Item Veto Act, H3011 [28MR]

Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act (S. 1494), H1272 [27FE]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (H.R. 3219), H11617-H11621 [28SE]

Prohibit Dept. of Veterans Affairs Funding for Operation of Golf Courses (S. 2011), S9433 [1AU]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178): Committee on the Budget (House), H6248 [12JN]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate), S6172-S6174 [13JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5550 [23MY], H5732 [30MY]

———H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, H1490 [28FE]

———H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR], H3671 [23AP]

———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, S7612 [10JY], H7762 [17JY]

———H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, S10647 [17SE], H10531 [18SE]

———H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8573 [26JY]

———H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, S11054 [19SE], H10951, H10971 [24SE]

———H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8964 [26JY], H8793 [30JY]

———H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY], H8671 [30JY]

———H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8070 [18JY], H8793 [30JY]

———H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9957 [5SE], H10189 [11SE]

———H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY], H10048 [5SE]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY], H8329 [24JY]

———H.R. 3754, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S9118 [30JY], H8794 [30JY]

———H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, S9115 [30JY], H10048 [5SE]

———H.R. 3845, District of Columbia appropriations, S8829 [25JY], H8573 [26JY]

———S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs reauthorization, H10531 [18SE]

———S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs' reauthorization, S10239 [10SE]

———S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, S7703 [11JY], H1618 [29FE]

———S. 1124, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, S92 [5JA], H306 [5JA]

Articles and editorials

ABM Treaty's Threat, H14 [3JA]

Abortion Forecast Renews Fight for Overseas Family Planning Aid, S2053 [14MR]

Ace in the Hole, S5992-S5995 [10JN]

Adult Education for Family Literacy, S2338 [19MR]

AID Learns That Good Deeds Do Not Go Unpunished, S1394 [28FE]

America Is Not Overspending; North America—The Big Engine That Couldn't, S5799 [5JN], S5996 [10JN]

AmeriCorps Program Should End, H6865 [26JN]

Amtrak Funding, S9135 [30JY]

Armey—Cheaper Fuel Via Education Cuts, H4658 [9MY]

Atlantic Commander Criticizes Profusion of Staff Organizations, S6393 [18JN]

Birds, Bees and Budget Cuts, S2052 [14MR]

Budget Ball Is in Clinton's Court, and Public Knows It's His Play, E27 [5JA]

Budget Scrum, S42 [4JA]

Casey's Adoption Final Today, S2304 [19MR]

Cleaner Paper Trail Leads Out of Woods, H7368 [11JY]

Clinton Seeks $25B More for Military, H15 [3JA]

Clinton's Budget Game, S5991 [10JN], S6119 [12JN]

Clinton's Cops—A Shell Game?, H8258 [24JY]

Congress Should Switch Off Energy's Nuke-Pork Project, S8984 [26JY]

Congress Shouldn't Get Paid Either, E14 [4JA]

Congressional Effort To Curb Global Abortion May Backfire, S1817 [12MR]

Consider This Congress the Worst in a Half-Century, S1165 [9FE]

Cutting Money, Costing Lives, S2054 [14MR]

Daily Worries Concern Voters Most, Poll Says, S5433 [21MY]

Day 19—Federal Siege Takes Public, Private Hostages, S42 [4JA]

Day the Senate Died—Budget Measure Weakens Minority, S6135 [12JN]

Defraud America Week, S5734 [4JN]

Dim Future—Time To Stop Federal Subsidies for Nuclear Generators, S8985 [26JY]

Drought We Can't Afford, S8585 [24JY]

Education Rated No. 1 of All State Issues, S5434 [21MY]

End Corporate Welfare for Nuclear Reactors, S8984 [26JY]

Experimental Price Index for Elderly Consumers, S5371-S5374 [20MY]

Extracting Their Pound of Flesh, E275 [5MR]

Family Planning Fiasco, S2048 [14MR]

FBI Says Hamas Raising Funds in United States, S1837 [12MR]

FDA Can Work Better, S9550 [2AU]

Fiddling With the Numbers, S5796, S5828 [5JN]

40 Years Later, S6975 [26JN]

Global Economy Hits Home—Local Industry Cashes in on Gains in American Exports, H10166 [10SE]

GOP Deficit Trap, H3469 [16AP]

GOP Restores $2.3 Billion It Cut in Education Funds—Republicans Want To Avoid Preelection Gridlock, H10663 [19SE]

Government as Stage Prop, S11, S15 [3JA]

GPO—Networked, Modernized, and Ready for the Future, E1727 [27SE]

Hitting the Debt Ceiling, S423 [26JA]

Host Nations Must Cover More Costs of U.S. Troops Abroad, S10545 [13SE]

If We Were Serious, S10345 [11SE]

Incomprehensible, Irresponsible, Baffling Boondoggle for the NRA, S8926 [25JY], S9081 [29JY]

Inconvenience Edges Toward Emergency, S16 [3JA]

International Welshers, E1700 [26SE]

Iraqi Opposition Tells of Talks in Damascus, S6376 [18JN]

It's a Small Business World, H10164-H10166 [10SE]

Jobless Aid, Toxic Waste Cleanup Halt, S17 [3JA]

Judge Says Budget Impasse Could Shut Nation's Courts, S21 [3JA]

Judges' Group Condemns Line-Item Veto Bill, S2946 [27MR]

Kentucky's NTC East, S7521 [10JY]

Less Funding, More Alternative Financing Predicted, S8371 [19JY]

Line-Item Lunacy, S3150 [28MR], H3009 [28MR]

Line-Item Veto—How It Will Affect Appropriations, Entitlements, and Taxes, H3548 [17AP]

Loosening the Glue of Democracy, S2947, S2990 [27MR]

Madness of Courting Default, S423 [26JA]

Marine Patrol Not Laughing at `Baywatch' Joke, H8261 [24JY]

Marines Land Generals Despite Some Opposition, S11286 [25SE]

Marines—Myth Versus Reality, S9151-S9154 [30JY]

Misstep by the United States, S8928 [25JY], S9079 [29JY]

My Irish Hero Is a Jewish Congressman, E689 [1MY]

National Refuge at Odds With LBL Dilemma, S10953 [19SE]

Needless Subsidy, S8982 [26JY]

Nuclear Nonsense, S8984 [26JY]

Nuclear Subsidy—Corporate Welfare?, S8983 [26JY]

Nuclear Test Ban Talks Enter the Home Stretch, S6974 [26JN]

Nuclear Test Ban Within Reach, S6975 [26JN]

Offense Is Best Missile Defense, S5728 [4JN]

On Balance, Budget Deal Could Offer a $1,000 Bonus, H157 [4JA]

Our 2 Cents' Worth, E79 [24JA]

Paper Balance, S133 [10JA]

Parallel Processes? Study of Human Adaptation to Space Helps Us Understand Aging, S9712 [3SE]

Parks Hit in the Pocketbook, S5523 [23MY]

Parks Offer More Muck, Less Help—Weather, Budgets Hit National Sites, S5523 [23MY]

Perspective—Cut To Grow, H5125 [15MY]

Possibility of Default Starts To Worry Europe, Especially France, H911 [25JA]

Preserve ``One Nation, Indivisible'', E220 [28FE]

Preview—Government Shutdown Woes a Taste of Things To Come, E31 [5JA]

Reactor Research Funding Deserves To Be Terminated, S8983 [26JY]

Recess, S1165 [9FE]

Reducing Force a Bad Idea, Space Center Director Says—Multiple Problems Predicted for Kennedy Facility, S9780 [4SE]

Report Cites China-Pakistan Missile Links, S6376 [18JN]

Report on Missile Threat to U.S. Too Optimistic, Woolsey Charges, S2191 [15MR]

Ripple Effect Could Leave Area Reeling, S16 [3JA]

Sacred Cows of Arms, Prisons Are Milking the U.S. Budget, S389 [25JA]

Saluting the Real Heroes in the Drive for a VA Hospital, H6862 [26JN]

Senate Should Protect Needed International Aid, S2048 [14MR]

Senate Votes To Pay Couple's Legal Bills, S2304 [19MR]

Spending Priority, S8985 [26JY]

Spy Satellite Agency Heads Are Ousted For Lost Money, H3814 [24AP]

Spy Satellite Agency Heads Are Ousted for Lost Money, H1313 [27FE]

Stretched Too Thin, S7961-S7963 [17JY]

Taste of Corporate Welfare, S8983 [26JY]

Time To End the Shutdown, S79 [5JA]

Today in Geneva—Chance for Test Ban May Be Now or Never, S6974 [26JN]

Toward the Test Ban, S6975 [26JN]

U.S. Budget Cuts Impact Chicago Schools, S3030 [27MR]

U.S. Foreign Aid Helps Americans at Home, S8743 [25JY]

U.S. Informs Bonn of Syrian Toxic-Gas Unit, S6376 [18JN]

U.S. Investigates Ukraine-Libya Alliance, S6376 [18JN]

U.S. Loses Rank in Global Giving, S6626 [20JN]

U.S. Troops Rolling Into Bosnia Under Cover of Apaches, Kiowa Warriors, E152 [5FE]

Unready for Rogue Threats, S4959 [13MY]

Up in Arms Over Rifle Giveaway, S7097 [27JN]

VA, NASA Chiefs Contradict Clinton Plans for Cuts, S6118 [12JN]

VA Official Warns of Future Iowa Cuts, S9928 [5SE]

Why Do We Keep Stiffing the U.N.?, S10344 [11SE]

Why SEC Closure Hurts Tech Firms, H340 [22JA]

Worried Republicans Begin Backpedaling on Environmental Issues, S443 [26JA]

Your Child's Brain, S3166-S3168 [28MR]

Your Turn, Bill, H123 [4JA]

Zap It, S8983 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1808), S5567 [23MY]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 3031), H1775 [6MR]

Agriculture: extend farm programs (see S. 1523), S313 [23JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3603), H6040 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (see H. Res. 451), H6117 [10JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 496), H9565 [31JY]

American Folklife Preservation Act: repeal (see H.R. 3491), H5288 [16MY]

Anadromous Fish Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4139), H11047 [24SE]

Appalachian Development Highway System: funding (see S. 1881), S6408 [18JN]

Auburn, CA: funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

———prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H1224 [1FE]

Beaches: authorizing expenditures from the harbor maintenance trust fund for certain beach erosion projects (see H.R. 3304), H3730 [23AP]

BLM: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3290), H3730 [23AP]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (see S. 1518; H.R. 2969), S98 [5JA], H1251 [23FE]

———abolish (S. 1518), return to Senate (see H. Res. 387), H2665 [21MR]

Budget: balance (see S. Con. Res. 38), S98 [5JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 54), S4618 [2MY]

———establish spending limits for entitlement programs and other mandatory spending programs (see S. 2170), S11973 [30SE]

———establish 2-year cycle, reform oversight process, and establish required adjournment date for Congress (see S. 2049), S9742 [3SE]

———making certain appropriations and rescissions (see S. 1594), S1598 [6MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see S. 1956; H.R. 2903, 3734, 3829), S7887 [16JY], H922 [26JA], H7106 [27JN], H7779 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (see H. Res. 482), H7779 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 492, 495), H8981 [30JY], H9565 [31JY]

———reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 3379), H4396 [1MY]

———require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H2223 [13MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 66), consideration (see H. Res. 424), H4423 [2MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (see S. Con. Res. 57; H. Con. Res. 174, 178), S5004 [14MY], H4800 [9MY], H5051 [14MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (see H. Res. 435), H5173 [15MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 450), H6117 [10JN]

———use of mediators in discussions between Congress and the President to produce a balanced budget (see H. Con. Res. 137), H1138 [31JA]

Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see H.R. 3069), H2123 [12MR]

Child Nutrition Act: Nutrition, Education, and Training Program funding (see S. 2199), S12303 [3OC]

Children and youth: reauthorize funding for runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs (see S. 1582), S1455 [29FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 229), H12175 [28SE]

Commission on Civil Rights: reauthorize (see S. 1990, 2187; H.R. 3874), S8866 [25JY], S12194 [2OC], H8247 [23JY]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (see H. Res. 417), H4119 [29AP]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 377), H1986 [7MR]

Community Services Block Grant Act: composition of boards of community action agencies and nonprofit private organizations (see H.R. 4254), H11526 [27SE]

Congress: waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations legislation (see H.J. Res. 197), H12175 [28SE]

Congressional Budget Act: amend (see H.R. 4142), H11047 [24SE]

Continuing: making (see S.J. Res. 63; H.R. 2880, 3019; H.J. Res. 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 155, 157, 163, 165, 170, 175), S11169 [24SE], H90 [3JA], H774 [23JA], H912 [25JA], H1716 [5MR], H2224 [13MR], H2558 [20MR], H3230 [29MR], H3730 [23AP]

———making (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (see H. Res. 329), H90 [3JA]

———making (H.J. Res. 165), consideration (see H. Res. 386), H2557 [20MR]

———making (H.J. Res. 175), consideration (see H. Res. 411), H3730 [23AP]

———making (H.R. 3019), conference report corrections (see S.J. Res. 53), S4317 [29AP]

———making (H.R. 3019), consideration (see H. Res. 372), H1774 [6MR]

———making (H.R. 3019), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 415), H4108 [25AP]

———making (H.R. 3019), waiving enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 168), H2867 [26MR]

Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H1231 [6FE]

Corp. for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety: abolish (see S. 1761; H.R. 3466), S5093 [15MY], H5173 [15MY]

Corps of Engineers: construction of flood control project on the Sacramento and American Rivers, CA (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Crime: reduce certain funds if eligible States do not enact certain laws (see H.R. 3243), H3386 [15AP]

———transfer Dept. of Defense funding to community policing programs (see S. 1580), S1455 [29FE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see S. 2108; H.R. 4149), S11169 [24SE], H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (see S. 2155), S11720 [28SE]

———establish Information Technology System Control Board (see S. 2164), S11972 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: amend laws affecting management and operations (see S. 1672), S3384 [16AP]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see S. 1673, 1745), S3384 [16AP], S4972 [13MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military construction (see S. 1764), S5191 [16MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (see S. 1762; H.R. 3230), S5191 [16MY], H3386 [15AP]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration (see H. Res. 430), H4800 [9MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 498), H9565 [31JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 340), H773 [23JA]

———authorizing military construction appropriations (see H.R. 3231), H3386 [15AP]

———funding reductions (see H.R. 3202), H3229 [29MR]

———making appropriations (see S. 1894; H.R. 3610), S6612 [20JN], H6183 [11JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 3517), H5569 [23MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), consideration (see H. Res. 442), H5646 [29MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 497), H9565 [31JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), consideration (see H. Res. 453), H6284 [12JN]

———reduce appropriation levels to original budget request (see S. 2080), S10684 [17SE]

Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (see H.R. 4138), H11047 [24SE]

———authorizing appropriations (see S. 1777), S5267 [17MY]

———authorizing appropriations for defense activities (see S. 1763), S5191 [16MY]

Dept. of HHS: making appropriations for Public Health Service commissioned officers retirement and health benefits (see S. 1516), S98 [5JA]

Dept. of HUD: withhold public housing assistance to State agencies that impede eviction of a tenant (see H.R. 3865), H8094 [22JY]

Dept. of Labor: making appropriations for the Black Lung Disability Program (see S. 1517), S98 [5JA]

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

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 375), H1984 [7MR]

———making continuing appropriations for the Passport Office (see S.J. Res. 46), S66 [4JA]

Dept. of the Interior: provide loan guarantees for water supply, conservation, quality, and transmission projects (see S. 1564), S1083 [7FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3662), H6508 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), consideration (see H. Res. 455), H6508 [18JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3756), H7114 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), consideration (see H. Res. 475), H7473 [11JY]

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (see H.R. 3281), H3657 [22AP]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3675), H6531 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H6764 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 522), H10523 [17SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4396 [1MY]

———improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 4173), H11229 [25SE]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 336), H330 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (see H. Con. Res. 131), H330 [5JA]

———prohibit funding for operation of golf courses (see S. 2011), S9428 [1AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3814), consideration (see H. Res. 479), H7657 [16JY]

———making appropriations (see H.R. 3814), H7657 [16JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3755), H7114 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H7154 [9JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3666), H6508 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (see H. Res. 456), H6531 [19JN]

Development Fund for Africa: funding (see H.R. 3638), H6413 [13JN]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 3735), H7106 [27JN]

Disasters: assist State and local governments in disaster relief (see H.R. 3032), H1775 [6MR]

Diseases: research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H2950 [27MR]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (see H.R. 3845), H8029 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2546), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 351), H1137 [31JA]

———making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 153, 154), H90 [3JA]

Ecology and environment: provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 3619), H6285 [12JN]

———reauthorize certain educational programs (see S. 1873), S6225 [13JN]

Education: allow local jurisdictions flexibility in use of certain funds (see H.R. 3135), H2664 [21MR]

———establish Role Models Academy for at-risk youths (see H.R. 4161), H11048 [24SE]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———provide financial aid grants for certain colleges and technical schools (see H.R. 3919), H8982 [30JY]

———provide interest subsidies for construction and renovation of schools (see H.R. 4309), H12174 [28SE]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H6413 [13JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 1959; H.R. 3816), S7887 [16JY], H7657 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3816), consideration (see H. Res. 483), H8029 [18JY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see S. 1888; H.R. 3670, 3868), S6517 [19JN], H6508 [18JN], H8247 [23JY]

FAA: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1801), S5567 [23MY]

———essential air service funding (see H.R. 3037), H1775 [6MR]

———reauthorizing programs (see S. 1994, 2161; H.R. 3539), S8989 [26JY], S11972 [30SE], H5646 [29MY]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 540), H11394 [26SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 74), S12303 [3OC]

Families and domestic relations: reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (see S. 1716), S4317 [29AP]

FDA: review procedures for funding of certain medical research relative to illnesses suffered by veterans who served in the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3288), H3730 [23AP]

FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3461), H5173 [15MY]

Federal employees: continuance of work during Government shutdown (S. 1508), return to Senate (see H. Res. 331), H187 [4JA]

———provide compensation for employees for performance of emergency services during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2848), H187 [4JA]

Firearms: Civilian Marksmanship Program funding (see S. 1761; H.R. 3466), S5093 [15MY], H5173 [15MY]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for U.S. contributions to international funds and development banks (see H.R. 3399), H4502 [7MY]

———reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (see S. 1968), S8013 [17JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2863, 3540), H737 [22JA], H5646 [29MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H5753 [30MY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 4198), H11394 [26SE]

———loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2844), H187 [4JA]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (see H.R. 3759, 4109), H7154 [9JY], H10602 [18SE]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1840; H.R. 3553), S5856 [5JN], H5753 [30MY]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to streamline Government operations (see H.R. 3064), H2123 [12MR]

———establish automatic continuing appropriations (see H.R. 2965, 4094), H1241 [13FE], H10524 [17SE]

———establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see S. 2013), S9428 [1AU]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (see H.R. 4061, 4319), H10235 [11SE], H12174 [28SE]

———public disclosure of funding used to conduct field examinations of appropriation estimates (see H.R. 4293), H12173 [28SE]

———reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

———relief for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and employees of Federal contractors for expenses incurred during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2857), H330 [5JA]

———require comparable treatment of the President, Vice President, Members of Congress and certain high-level Government employees with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2882), H912 [25JA]

———require comparable treatment of the President, Vice-President, Cabinet members, and Members of Congress with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2855), H330 [5JA]

Haleakala National Park: funding for additions (see H.R. 2948), H1224 [1FE]

Health: matching payments to determine cancer incidence among residents of Toms River, NJ (see H.R. 3148), H2664 [21MR]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see S. 1584, 1940), S1455 [29FE], S7670 [10JY]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (see H.R. 3136), H2664 [21MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H2949 [27MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 168), H2867 [26MR]

———official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2841), H90 [3JA]

———prohibit recess or adjournment during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H. Res. 332), H187 [4JA]

House Rules: postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (see H. Res. 358), H1226 [1FE]

———question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

———reduce number of programs covered by appropriation bills (see H. Res. 514), H9925 [2AU]

———reduce programs covered by each regular appropriation bill (see H. Res. 476), H7474 [11JY]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 412), H3819 [24AP]

Hudson River Basin: habitat restoration projects (see H.R. 3471), H5287 [16MY]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (see H.R. 4134), H11047 [24SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (see H. Res. 530), H11046 [24SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S1345 [27FE]

———reauthorization (see H.R. 3268), H3649 [18AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1718; H.R. 3259), S4425 [30AP], H3580 [17AP]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), consideration (see H. Res. 437), H5287 [16MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 529), H11046 [24SE]

———require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H4430 [6MY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3876), H8247 [23JY]

Land use: treatment of Federal and non-Federal reclamation projects (see S. 1565; H.R. 3041), S1083 [7FE], H1985 [7MR]

Law enforcement officers: funding for the hiring of personnel who perform nonadministrative services (see H.R. 2922), H1138 [31JA]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see H.R. 3754), H7114 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), consideration (see H. Res. 473), H7154 [9JY]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see S. 1617; H.R. 3078), S2101 [14MR], H2224 [13MR]

Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (see S. 2041; H.R. 3213), S9555 [2AU], H3230 [29MR]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H2315 [14MR]

———development of technology for recovery of minerals from the ocean seabed (see H.R. 3249), H3488 [16AP]

Medicare/medicaid: prohibit funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 3123), H2558 [20MR]

Motor vehicles: improve public education on proper use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 4262), H11526 [27SE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1839), S5856 [5JN]

National forests: authorize and extend certain activities of the National Forest Foundation (see H.R. 4171), H11229 [25SE]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1577; H.R. 3625), S1345 [27FE], H6285 [12JN]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H5288 [16MY]

National parks and recreation areas: reimburse States, localities, and individuals who donated funds and services during Government shutdown (see S. 1558), S915 [6FE]

———require the President to submit an appropriation request to provide priority funding (see H.R. 3291), H3730 [23AP]

National security: national missile defense system (see S. 1635; H.R. 3144), S2646 [21MR], H2664 [21MR]

———national missile defense system (H.R. 3144), consideration (see H. Res. 438), H5287 [16MY]

Native Americans: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (see H.R. 3066), H2123 [12MR]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (see H.R. 3219), H3230 [29MR]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1831), S5763 [4JN]

Nuclear energy: Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding (see S. 1958), S7887 [16JY]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of the National Ignition Facility or certain inertial confinement fusion projects (see H.R. 3143), H2664 [21MR]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (see H.R. 3235), H3386 [15AP]

Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices: funding to carry out certain transition responsibilities (see S. Res. 324), S12303 [3OC]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 1643), S2859 [26MR]

Omnibus consolidated: making (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

Panama Canal: authorizing appropriations for operation and maintenance (see H.R. 3282), H3657 [22AP]

Public broadcasting: promote financial self-sufficiency (see H.R. 2979), H1507 [28FE]

Public debt: ceiling (see S. 1546; H.R. 2862, 2896, 2897, 2920, 3136; H. Res. 360), S555 [30JA], H737 [22JA], H913 [25JA], H1138 [31JA], H1226 [1FE], H2664 [21MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (see H. Res. 356), H1226 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H2949 [27MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 168), H2867 [26MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (see H.R. 3021), H1774 [6MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (see H. Res. 371), H1774 [6MR]

———reduction (see S. Res. 237), S3216 [29MR]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 4275), H12172 [28SE]

Refuse disposal: funding for construction, operation, and maintenance of dredged material disposal facilities (see S. 1620; H.R. 3113), S2192 [15MR], H2466 [19MR]

———funding for dredged material disposal relative to wetlands (see H.R. 3152), H2713 [22MR]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

———funding for roads classified as local or rural minor collectors (see H.R. 3165), H2866 [26MR]

SBA: increase fees for participants in certain financial assistance programs (see H.R. 3989), H9923 [2AU]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (see H.R. 3322), H4109 [25AP]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), consideration (see H. Res. 427), H4502 [7MY]

Senate Arms Control Observer Group: reauthorizing (see S. Res. 299), S11169 [24SE]

State Justice Institute: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1721), S4618 [2MY]

States: provide Federal grants for drug testing projects (see H.R. 3778), H7260 [10JY]

Taxation: expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to line-item veto (see S. 1835; H.R. 3566), S5763 [4JN], H5817 [4JN]

Transportation: highway construction funding (see S. 2143), S11539 [27SE]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), consideration, H3229 [29MR]

———transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see S. 1971; H.R. 3840), S8156 [18JY], H7779 [17JY]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 3609; H. Con. Res. 225), H6117 [10JN], H11527 [27SE]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (see H.R. 4263), H11526 [27SE]

Water pollution: disposal of contaminated dredged materials in Port of New York-New Jersey (see H.R. 4317), H12174 [28SE]

Women: funding for research relative to alcohol abuse (see H.R. 3175), H2950 [27MR]

———preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3174), H2950 [27MR]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3176), H2950 [27MR]

Charter

Bion Task Force, S9784 [4SE]

Chronologies

Information on past debt ceiling crises and changes: GAO, S1627 [7MR]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6718 [24JN], S6848 [25JN], S6905 [26JN], S7156 [27JN], S7225 [28JN]

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

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1303 [23FE], S1339, S1344 [27FE], S1406, S1407 [29FE], S1511 [5MR], S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11937, S11940 [30SE], S12228 [3OC]

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5627 [23MY], S5741 [4JN]

Colloquies

Budget reconciliation process: Edmund S. Muskie and Vance Hartke (1975), S5430 [21MY]

Comparisons

Federal civilian science activities appropriations (H.R. 3322), H5605 [29MY]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 3603), H9368-H9378 [30JY]

Coast Guard Appropriations (S. 1004), H11485-H11524 [27SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization (S. 641), H4287-H4299 [30AP]

Continuing Appropriations (H.R. 3019), H3842-H4043 [25AP], H4187-H4287 [30AP]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Personnel Strengths (H.R. 3230), H8985-H9368 [30JY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Personnel Strengths (S. 1124), H351-H736 [22JA]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 3517), H8958-H8980 [30JY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 3610), H11644-H12021 [28SE]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3675), H10387-H10426 [16SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3666), H10733-H10757 [20SE]

District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 2546), H1006-H1046 [31JA]

District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 3845), H9670-H9679 [1AU]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 3816), H10237-H10329 [12SE]

FAA Programs Reauthorization (H.R. 3539), H11289-H11318 [26SE]

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation (H.R. 1561), H1987-H2032 [8MR]

Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 3259), H10937-H10951 [24SE]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 3754), H9450-H9452 [31JY]

Line Item Veto Act (S. 4), H2640-H2652 [21MR]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 3734), H8829-H8958 [30JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget (1976), S5426, S5438 [21MY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H6007-H6039 [7JN]

Water Resources Development Act (S. 640), H11158-H11202 [25SE]

Cost Estimates

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 1745): CBO, S6504-S6508 [19JN]

FAA programs' reauthorization (S. 1994): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S10403 [12SE]

Intelligence services appropriations (S. 1718): CBO, S6109 [11JN]

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S9412 [1AU]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S9413 [1AU]

Sustainable Fisheries Act Reauthorization (S. 39): CBO, S7646-S7649 [10JY]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: CBO, H1278 [27FE]

Descriptions

Categories of Defense Infrastructure: GAO, S6388 [18JN]

Government Shutdown Impact, S11 [3JA]

Documents

Budget Treatment of Social Security Trust Funds: U.S. Code, S3308 [15AP], S4051 [24AP]

House Rules Proposal Regarding Martial Law Provisions, H2572 [21MR]

Excerpts

$8.2 Billion Reconciliation Bill Cleared: ``Congressional Quarterly Almanac'' (1980), S5421 [21MY]

Farm legislation's impact on farm income and Federal aid payments, S321 [23JA]

Executive orders

Prohibit transactions with terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process: President Clinton, S1835 [12MR]

Explanations

Congressional Procedures for Expedited Consideration of Line-Item Vetoes, H2982 [28MR]

How American Families Benefit From a Balanced Budget, S94 [5JA]

Factsheets

Advanced Light Water Reactor Program Investments, S9040 [29JY]

FAA Programs Reauthorization Conference Report (H.R. 3539), S12228 [3OC]

Impact Aid Funding for Harnett County, NC, Schools Relative to Pope AFB and Fort Bragg, S7984 [17JY]

Medicare, S5174 [16MY]

Histories

Marine Corps General Officer Strength Levels, 1977-95, S8974 [26JY]

Letters

Abstinence education and adolescent family life programs reauthorization: Carol J. Vale, S4327 [29AP]

———Colin A. Hanna, S4326 [29AP]

———Danelle Stone and Melissa Mizner, Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, S4326 [29AP]

———Horace W. Strand, S4326 [29AP]

———Jim Beckwith, Mifflin County, PA, S4327 [29AP]

———Joseph A. Ford, Sr., Washington County, PA, S4326 [29AP]

———Senator Specter, S4326 [29AP]

Administration of personnel compensation and travel in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Gordon H. Mansfield, Paralyzed Veterans of America, H6804 [25JN]

———James R. Currieo, VFW, H6804 [25JN]

———Kelli W. West, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., H6804 [25JN]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, H6813 [25JN]

———Thomas A. McMasters III, DAV, H6804 [25JN]

Adult literacy program funding: Elaine W. Randall, S2334 [19MR]

Advanced Light Water Reactor Program: Bill Magavern, Public Citizen (organization), S7896 [16JY], S8981 [26JY]

———Fred L. Smith, Jr., Competitive Enterprise Institute, S7896 [16JY], S8982 [26JY]

———James J. O'Connor, Advanced Reactor Corp., S9041 [29JY]

———Ray A. Hunter, Dept. of Energy, H8358 [24JY]

———Terry R. Lash, Dept. of Energy, S9055 [29JY]

———Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S7896 [16JY], S8981 [26JY]

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation reauthorization: Cathryn B. Slater, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, E292 [6MR]

Agricultural program operation improvement: several agricultural and economic experts, S905 [6FE]

———several Senators, S679 [1FE]

———Steve Appel, Washington State Farm Bureau, S903 [6FE]

Air National Guard C-130 airlift squadron funding: John R. Groves, Jr., S6489 [19JN]

Allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations: Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S7133 [27JN]

———Tom Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S7133 [27JN]

American Overseas Interests Act: James L. Blum, CBO, E427 [22MR]

———Representative Hamilton, E427 [22MR]

Amtrak funding: several Governors, S9137 [30JY]

Animas La Plata water storage project: Ben Alexander, S9092 [30JY]

———Gale A. Norton, Colorado Dept. of Law, S9091 [30JY]

———Jim Dyer, S9092 [30JY]

———John E. Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund, S9091 [30JY]

———Lee R. Goddard, Mayor of Durango, CO, S9091 [30JY]

———Thomas C. Turney, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, S8986 [26JY]

———Tom Udall, Attorney General of New Mexico, S8986 [26JY]

Antiterrorism activities funding: Sandra K. Stuart, Dept. of Defense, S7949 [17JY]

———William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S8006 [17JY]

Audit of security measures at all military installations overseas: Military Coalition, S7947 [17JY]

Ballistic missile program funding: several Senators, S2190 [15MR]

Budget 1996-2002: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5802 [5JN]

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

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, H5224 [16MY]

Budget deficit: James L. Blum, CBO, S7880 [16JY]

Budget reconciliation: Donald Boelter, H161 [4JA]

———James Lister, H161 [4JA]

———Margaret Hurt, H161 [4JA]

———Paul Van de Water, CBO, H334 [9JA]

———Rick Schendel, H161 [4JA]

———Senators Exon, Daschle, and Dorgan, S4053 [24AP]

Budget reconciliation process effects on student loan programs: Robert H. Atwell, American Council on Education, S293 [23JA]

———Violet Boyer, Committee for Education Funding, S293 [23JA]

CBO cost estimates of the Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: James L. Blum, CBO, S3290 [15AP]

Center for Photonics Research funding: John Silber, Boston University, S7943 [17JY]

Clinton administration budget proposal effects on Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: June E. O'Neil, CBO, S5114, S5126 [16MY]

Clinton administration view on the Federal budget for 1997-2002: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S6124 [12JN]

Community policing programs: Eric W. Miller, Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, H8260 [24JY]

Comptroller of the Currency regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries: Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H7689 [17JY]

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: Bill Graves, Governor of Kansas and Sheila Frahm, Lt. Governor of Kansas, S5934 [6JN]

———David M. Beasley, Governor of South Carolina, S5936 [6JN]

———Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, S5935 [6JN]

———Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, S5885, S5936 [6JN]

———Gary E. Johnson, Governor of New Mexico, S5935 [6JN]

———George Allen, Governor of Virginia, S5936 [6JN]

———George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, S5935 [6JN]

———Jim Edgar, Governor of Illinois, S5934 [6JN]

———Jim Geringer, Governor of Wyoming, S5936 [6JN]

———John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S5935 [6JN]

———M.J. Foster, Jr., Governor of Louisiana, S5935 [6JN]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S5934 [6JN]

———several Republican Members of Congress, S5659 [3JN]

———Stephen Merrill, Governor of New Hampshire, S5935 [6JN]

Continuation of funding for the SEC during periods of lapsed appropriations: Steven M.H. Wallman, SEC, H340 [22JA]

Corps of Engineers acquisition of lands for flowage and saturation easements of the Buford Trenton Irrigation District: John H. Zirschky, Corps of Engineers, S11524 [27SE]

———Senator Conrad, S11523 [27SE]

Corps of Engineers environmental projects: Larry J. Wilson, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, S3884 [23AP]

Defend America Act: John M. Shalikashvili, Joint Chiefs of Staff, S5630 [23MY], S5732 [4JN]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5722, S5723 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, personnel strengths, and military construction: John White, Dept. of Defense, S6950 [26JN]

———Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S6960 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strenghths, and military construction: Judith A. Miller, Dept. of Defense, S3387 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths: Representative Solomon, H784 [24JA]

———several Representatives, H783 [24JA]

Dept. of Defense management and operations amendments: Judith A. Miller, Dept. of Defense, S3385 [16AP]

Dept. of Energy general plant projects spending: Donald W. Pearman, Jr., Dept. of Energy, S7276 [28JN]

Dept. of Energy research and development programs funding: several Representatives, H5704 [30MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations: Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H6591 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs appropriations: Kenneth E. Wolford, American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam (organization), H1796 [7MR]

———Richard Grant, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H1796 [7MR]

———Steve Robertson, American Legion, H1797 [7MR]

District of Columbia appropriations: Marion S. Barry, Jr., S1405 [29FE]

Education programs funding level, S1813 [12MR]

———Catalina B. Montes, S1804 [12MR]

———Cynthia S. Cramer, S1812 [12MR]

———John E. and Lois M. Behrens, S1813 [12MR]

———Kathy Behrens, S1812 [12MR]

———Linda Wetter, S1812 [12MR]

———Mary Ann Brincks, S1812 [12MR]

———Renee Genter, S1813 [12MR]

———Thomas M. Menino, S1805 [12MR]

———Tom Farner, S1812 [12MR]

Effects of Government shutdown on Dept. of HHS: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S438 [26JA]

Endangered species protection programs funding: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S1848 [12MR]

Environmental Dredge Disposal Act: several organizations, S2196 [15MR]

Executive departments management and direction of appropriated funds: Representatives Livingston and Obey, E34 [5JA]

Extension of certain expiring governmental appropriations: Senator Specter, S1387 [28FE]

FAA programs reauthorization: Federico Pena, Sec. of Transportation, S10674 [17SE]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H11456 [27SE]

———Robert F. Tardio, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, S12056 [1OC]

———Senator Pressler, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S11866 [30SE]

FAA programs' reauthorization: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10133 [10SE]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H10133 [10SE]

Family farming: Doug Henderson, S6138 [12JN]

Family planning programs funding: several family planning organizations, H7350 [11JY]

FCC relocation: David J. Barram, GSA, E1931 [21OC]

Federal civilian science activities appropriations: Representative Don Young, H5725 [30MY]

———Representative Shuster, H5724 [30MY]

———Representative Spence, H5724 [30MY]

———Representative Walker, H5724 [30MY]

Foreign affairs agencies' consolidation: several organizations, S3138 [28MR]

Foreign aid to Ukraine: Askold S. Lozynskyj, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Inc., S9156 [30JY]

———Orest A. Jejna, Ukrainian American Bar Association, S9156 [30JY]

———Yuri Shcherbak, Ambasador of Ukraine, S9156 [30JY]

Fort Leonard Wood, MO, barracks construction funding relative to Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations: Senators Inhofe and Nickles, S6983 [26JN]

Further analysis of bills before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) relative to intergovernmental and private sector mandates: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S2248 [18MR]

Housing program funding relative to tribal self-governance: Jacqueline L. Johnson, National American Indian Housing Council, S12406 [3OC]

———W. Ron Allen, National Congress of American Indians, S12406 [3OC]

Human rights situation in East Timor: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8860 [25JY]

Impact of Federal Government shutdown, S44 [4JA]

———Brian Rothermel, S7 [3JA]

———Cecelia J. Genge, S6 [3JA]

———James Fulton, S39 [4JA]

———Janet Samuelson, Fairfax Opportunities Unlimited (business), S6 [3JA]

———Margaret P. and T.H. Conway, Jr., S39 [4JA]

———Marlene Siemek, S7 [3JA]

———Mike Holy, S8 [3JA]

———Vern and Mary Ann Bettencourt, S6 [3JA]

Impact of unfunded Federal mandates relative to consolidation of foreign affairs agencies: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H2081 [12MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act reauthorization: Sally N. McConnell, National Association of Elementary School Principals, H6076 [10JN]

———Sammy J. Quintana and Thomas A. Shannon, National School Boards Association, H6076 [10JN]

———several organizations, H5811 [4JN]

Intelligence services appropriations: Senator Warner, Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S6138 [12JN]

———Senators Glenn and Stevens, S5189 [16MY]

International family planning programs funding: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, S2050 [14MR]

Land Between the Lakes Preserve funding: Austin B. Carroll, Hopkinsville Electric System, S10954 [19SE]

———Tawnya Hunter, S10954 [19SE]

———William H. Kennoy, TVA, S10970 [19SE]

Law enforcement officer programs: David B. Mitchell, Dept. of Maryland State Police, H32 [3JA]

Limit use of Dept. of Defense funds for programs, projects, and activities not included in future-years defense plan: Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S7952 [17JY]

Line-item veto: Gilbert S. Merritt, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S2976 [27MR]

———Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S2947, S2975 [27MR]

———Michael J. Gerhardt, S2948, S2974 [27MR]

Marine Corps request for additional generals: Charles C. Krulak, Marine Corps, S9150 [30JY]

———Senator Grassley, S9150 [30JY]

Market Access Program: Coalition To Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports, S8461 [22JY]

Medicare reform: Harlan M. Heald, Nebraska Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, S5171 [16MY]

———several health care associations, S5161, S5171 [16MY]

Medium Extended Air Defense System: C.C. Krulak and Dennis J. Reimer, Dept. of the Navy, H6386 [13JN]

———Edward G. Anderson III, Dept. of the Army, H6385 [13JN]

———Garey E. Luck, Dept. of Defense, H6386 [13JN]

———George A. Joulwan, Dept. of Defense, H6387 [13JN]

———J.H.B. Peay III, Dept. of Defense, H6387 [13JN]

———Jay M. Garner, Dept. of the Army, H6386 [13JN]

———Malcolm R. O'Neill, Dept. of Defense, H6385 [13JN]

———Ronald H. Griffith, Dept. of the Army, H6386 [13JN]

Mid-America Aviation Resource Consortium funding: Richard M. Sanford, Florida Aviation Management Development Associates, S9284 [31JY]

Military support for civilian sporting events: Robert R. Pounders, Motorcoach Charters and Winning Tours (business), S7162 [27JN]

———Thomas W. Roskelly, S7163 [27JN]

Mount Graham International Observatory telescope construction project funding: Marvin Mull, Jr., San Carlos Apache Tribe, H6649 [20JN]

———Michael V. Nixon, Cultural & Natural Heritage Project, H6648 [20JN]

NASA funding of Russian animal research programs: Bradford W. Parkinson, NASA, S9783 [4SE]

———Cornelius J. Pings, C. Peter Magrath, and Jordan J. Cohen, S9782 [4SE]

———Daniel S. Goldin, NASA, S9783 [4SE]

———John H. Gibbons, Executive Office of the President, S9781, S9792 [4SE]

———Ronald C. Merrell, Yale University, S9783 [4SE]

———Thomas A. Schatz, Citizens Against Government Waste (organization), S9778 [4SE]

National Film Preservation Board reauthorization: Karan Sheldon and David Weiss, Northeast Historic Film (organization), S11772 [28SE]

———Maxine Fleckner Ducey, Association of Moving Image Archivists, S11773 [28SE]

———Sharon Pucker Rivo, National Center for Jewish Film, S11773 [28SE]

National Guard and Reserve forces readiness requirements: Senators Ford and Bond, S6832 [25JN]

National Guard Special Operation Forces: John R. Groves, Jr., S7933 [17JY]

National Guard use of outside contractors vs. armory personnel for Reserved Component Automation System Program: Ronald C. Lindberg, Rapid Electric Sales and Service Co., H5666 [30MY]

National Security Education Program: Walter F. Mondale, Ambassador to Japan, S6491 [19JN]

National Wildlife Refuge System funding: Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement, H6592 [19JN]

New York Botancial Garden funding: Walter H. Lewis, S9721 [3SE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: Arne H. Carlson, Governor of Minnesota, S912 [6FE]

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds: Alan Greenspan, FRS, H3511 [17AP]

———Allen Schick, Brookings Institution, H3513 [17AP]

———Clifford Winston, Brookings Institution, H3514 [17AP]

———David J. Forkenbrock, University of Iowa, H3510 [17AP]

———David Luberoff, Harvard University, H3511 [17AP]

———G. William Miller, G. William Miller & Co., Inc., H3512 [17AP]

———Hendrick S. Houthakker, Harvard University, H3511 [17AP]

———Herbert Stein, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, H3513 [17AP]

———James A. Dunn, Rutgers University, H3510 [17AP]

———James H. Washington, Dept. of Transportation, H3533 [17AP]

———James L. Blum, CBO, H3509 [17AP]

———Martin Wachs, University of California, H3513 [17AP]

———Michael Bell, Johns Hopkins University, H3508 [17AP]

———Michael J. Boskin, Stanford University, H3510 [17AP]

———Murray Weidenbaum, Center for the Study of American Business, H3514 [17AP]

———Paul A. Volcker, James D. Wolfensohn, Inc., H3513 [17AP]

———Pete du Pont, National Center for Policy Analysis, H3510 [17AP]

———Philip C. Jackson Jr., Birmingham-Southern College, H3511 [17AP]

———Raymond J. Saulnier, H3513 [17AP]

———Sherman J. Maisel, Sherman J. Maisel Associates, H3512 [17AP]

———Thomas G. Moore, H3512 [17AP]

———Tom Schatz and Joe Winkelmann, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, E583 [19AP]

———William Poole, Brown University, H3512 [17AP]

Olympic games security by Dept. of Defense: Jamie S. Gorelick, Dept. of Justice, S7087 [27JN]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Prison Literacy Program funding: George H. Ryan, S4562 [1MY]

Procedures for determining status of certain missing members of the Armed Forces: Daniel A. Ludwig, American Legion, H2079 [12MR]

———Dolores A. Alfond, National Alliance of Families for the Return of America's Missing Servicemen, H2079 [12MR]

———Eugene B. McDaniel, American Defense Institute, H2079 [12MR]

———J. Thomas Burch, Jr., National Vietnam Veterans Coalition, H2079 [12MR]

———Jo Anne Shirley, National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, H2078 [12MR]

———Joyce A. Rommel, Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc., H2079 [12MR]

———Richard F. Shultz, DAV, H2079 [12MR]

Prohibit Dept. of Veterans Affairs funding for operation of golf courses: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9433 [1AU]

Public debt ceiling: Gregory M. Holloway, GAO, S1627 [7MR]

———John D. Hawke, Jr., Dept. of the Treasury, S1625 [7MR]

———Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, S1625 [7MR]

Regulation of loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets: Robert C. Robertson, GAO, S8448 [22JY]

Renewable energy programs: Dennis W. Barnes, Southeastern Universities Research Association, Inc., H8366 [24JY]

Rock Hill-York County, SC, airport improvement grant: T.J. Orr, Charlotte/Douglas Internation Airport, S10672 [17SE]

Shipbuilding loan guarantee program: Charlene Barshefsky, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, H6269 [12JN]

———Hugo Paemen, European Union, H6269 [12JN], H6318 [13JN]

———Karsten Klepsvik, Embassy of Norway, H6269 [12JN], H6318 [13JN]

———Kunihiko Saito, Embassy of Japan, H6318 [13JN]

———Masaji Takahashi, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, H6269 [12JN]

———P.M. Olberg, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, H6318 [13JN]

Space station program funding: Carl Sagan and Louis Friedman, Planetary Society, S9815 [4SE]

———Dianna L. Dell, American Medical Women's Association, S9816 [4SE]

———John G. Hodson, Sr., Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, S9816 [4SE]

———Michael E. DeBakey, S9819 [4SE]

———Susan Dime-Meenan, National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association, S9816 [4SE]

State VA programs funding: John T. Carson, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S9928 [5SE]

———Kristin Waldron, American Legion, S9929 [5SE]

———M. Terry Lipovac, VFW, S9930 [5SE]

———Robert O. Steben, AMVETS, S9930 [5SE]

Targeted Refugee Assistance Program funds distribution: Alice Tetelman, H2531 [20MR]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, H2531 [20MR]

Tax provisions of the Line Item Veto Act: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), H3010 [28MR]

Technology programs funding: Coalition for Technology Partnerships, S1823 [12MR]

Teenage pregnancy prevention and adoption assistance: Senator Specter, S3104 [28MR]

Terrorism prevention measures funding: Lisa Klinghoffer, Ilisa Klinghoffer, and Abraham H. Foxman, S1835 [12MR]

Testing of nuclear weapons underground under limited conditions: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6587 [20JN]

———John D. Holum, ACDA, S6587 [20JN], S6972 [26JN]

———William C. Danvers, NSC, S6587 [20JN], S6971 [26JN]

Trade embargo against Iraq and Serbia: Representative Archer, H5838 [5JN]

———Representative Callahan, H5838 [5JN]

Transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States: Senator Mack, S8371 [19JY]

U.S. policy on illegal immigration: Representative Dreier, H814 [24JA]

Unfunded Federal mandates: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H3025 [28MR]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to American Overseas Interests Act: June E. O'Neill, CBO, E760, E777 [10MY]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau, S4046 [24AP]

———James J. Lack, Douglas R. Bovin, and Gregory S. Lashutka, S4030 [24AP]

———Sharon M. Hughes, National Council of Agricultural Employees, S4046 [24AP]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act CBO cost estimates: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H1278 [27FE]

Use of Camp Grayling, MI, to train paramilitary organizations: E. Gordon Stump, Michigan Dept. of Military Affairs, S7109 [27JN]

———Gary J. McConnell, Michigan Dept. of Military Affairs, S7109 [27JN]

VA medical care programs funding: several veterans' organizations, S5145 [16MY]

Veterans' health care facilities funding: Frederico Juarbe, Jr., VFW, S9798 [4SE]

Wetlands regulation: Carol M. Browner, EPA and Togo G. West, Jr., Sec. of the Army, S2307 [19MR]

———Senator Lugar, S3072 [28MR]

Worker protection at Dept. of Energy Miamisburg, OH, facility: Thomas P. Grumbly, Dept. of Energy, S7235 [28JN]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 3322, Federal civilian science activities appropriations, H5725 [30MY]

Amendments to S. 1956, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8114 [18JY]

Assignments for new Marine Corps generals, S7964 [17JY]

Bills on House calendar under the Committee on Resources (House) jurisdiction: intergovernmental mandates, H1279 [27FE]

———private-sector mandates, H1279 [27FE]

Committee for Education Funding members, S293 [23JA]

Continuing appropriations (H.R. 3019): amendments, S1966 [13MR]

Cosponsors of S. 1716, abstinence education and adolescent family life programs reauthorization, S4327 [29AP]

Essential non-defense military construction projects, S6475 [19JN]

Funding above Dept. of Defense request, S6950 [26JN]

Groups and resolutions opposing the Mount Graham International Observatory, H6648 [20JN]

Groups supporting chemical weapons disposal amendment to Dept. of Defense appropriations legislation, S7262 [28JN]

Highlights of FAA programs reauthorization conference report (H.R. 3539), S12228 [3OC]

House resolutions considered under martial-law authority, H1065 [31JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act improvements, S1360 [27FE]

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Legislative riders on past debt limit extensions, S546 [30JA]

Marine Corps request for additional generals, S7963 [17JY]

MIA cases requiring critical Vietnamese assistance, H2080 [12MR]

MIA cases to be unilaterally resolved by the Vietnamese Government, H2080 [12MR]

Net results of changes made to the Dept. of Defense appropriations legislation to accommodate the minority and White House, H21 [3JA]

Non-defense discretionary spending cuts, S5795 [5JN]

Republican amendments to H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10284 [11SE]

Senate amendments to S. Con. Res. 57, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002: Democratic amendments, S5176 [16MY]

———Republican amendments, S5176 [16MY]

Senate bills under the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) jurisdiction: intergovernmental mandates, S2209 [15MR]

———private-sector mandates, S2208 [15MR]

Terrorists who threaten the Middle East peace process, S1835-S1837 [12MR]

Memorandums

Ballistic Missile Threat: Representative Spence, E241-E243 [28FE]

CBO Budget Estimate for Debt Collection Improvement Act: John Righter, CBO, S1825 [12MR]

Defend America Act: W.A. Owens, Thomas S. Moorman, Jr., J.W. Prueher, F.D. Hearney, Ronald H. Griffith, Joint Requirements Oversight Council, S5732 [4JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Appropriations: Thomas A. McMasters, III, DAV, H1796 [7MR]

Kinetic Energy Tactical Antisatellite Program Funding: Jay M. Garner, Dept. of the Army, S6457 [19JN]

Unfunded Federal Mandates Relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Sheri Steisel, Jon Dunlap, and Marilina Sanz, S4030 [24AP]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 1997: President Clinton, S915 [6FE], H1230 [6FE]

Dept. of Defense, Dept. of the Treasury, GSA, and OPM Appropriations: President Clinton, S8466 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense Rescissions: President Clinton, S2100 [14MR], H2220 [13MR]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton, S4315 [29AP], H4111 [29AP]

Dept. of Transportation Annual Report: President Clinton, S377 [25JA], H903 [25JA]

Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 1997: President Clinton, S2325-S2327 [19MR], H2331-H2333 [19MR]

Plan To Achieve a Balanced Budget No Later Than 2002 as Certified by the CBO: President Clinton, S274 [22JA], H333 [9JA]

Revised Deferral and Rescission Proposals: President Clinton, S1311 [26FE], H1260 [27FE]

Revised Deferral of Budgetary Resources: President Clinton, S5003 [14MY], S6719 [24JN], H4925 [14MY], H6709 [24JN]

Veto of H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: President Clinton, H12 [3JA]

Veto of H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act: President Clinton, H3304 [15AP]

Veto of H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton, S23 [3JA], S46 [4JA]

Veto of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: President Clinton, S23 [3JA]

Veto of H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton, S23 [3JA], S47 [4JA]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7988 [18JY], H8319 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8108, S8126, S8131, S8141 [18JY], S8330, S8333, S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422, S8423, S8424 [22JY], S8494, S8504 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5725 [30MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5510, S5511, S5512, S5515 [23MY]

Continuing: making (H.J. Res. 165), H2586 [21MR]

———making (H.R. 2880), S416, S424 [26JA], H897 [25JA]

———making (H.R. 3019), S1963 [13MR], S2237 [18MR], H1956 [7MR], H2652 [21MR]

———making (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4100 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6438 [19JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5101 [15MY], H7742, H7744 [17JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9823 [1AU]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), H302, H306 [5JA]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H8573 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H8793 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, H12109 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H98 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6662, H6680 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10260, S10261 [11SE], H7688, H7713 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9141 [30JY], H10048 [5SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H228 [5JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H23 [3JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8293 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7361, H7373 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9819 [4SE], H6948 [26JN], H10182 [11SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), H1075 [31JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H10048 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, H10343 [12SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1959), S9089, S9093, S9095 [30JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11937 [30SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8806, S8815 [25JY], H8792 [30JY]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3019, H3026 [28MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3828 [25AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9118 [30JY], H7204 [10JY], H8794 [30JY]

Line-item veto (S. 4): conference report, S2949, S2977 [27MR]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3019, H3026 [28MR]

Notices

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), H335 [9JA]

Outlines

Budget resolution effects on veterans' benefits, H6256 [12JN]

Pamphlets

Hurricane Fran Disaster Assistance in North Carolina: FEMA, S10186 [10SE]

Papers

Allied Burden Sharing for Maintenance and Operation of Military Personnel and Installations, S7132 [27JN]

———Mike Walsh, S7133 [27JN]

Humanitarian Demining Technologies Funding: Dept. of Defense, S6926 [26JN]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: clean up of nuclear weapons facilities, H8318 [24JY]

Poems

``Celestial Economics,'' Sid Taylor, E287 [6MR]

``Message From the Newborn to the Fetus'', E581 [19AP]

Press releases

Anti-Gunners' Hypocrisy Abounds: National Rifle Association, S7096 [27JN]

Congressman Robert K. Dornan Rebukes Clinton for Veto of Defense Bill, H21 [3JA]

Dornan ``Reluctantly'' Supports New Defense Conference Report, H785 [24JA]

GSA Administrator Stops Sales of Excess Federal Firearms: GSA, S7096 [27JN]

Livingston to Clinton—Now Is Not the Time to Further Cut Defense: Committee on Appropriations (House), S10730 [18SE]

Proposals

Engrossment of H.R. 2862, public debt ceiling, and H.J. Res. 157, continuing appropriations, H760 [23JA]

Public Broadcasting Financial Resources Enhancement Act, S4927 [9MY]

Questions and answers

Democratic People's Republic of Korea nuclear framework agreement implementation: Senator Levin and William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S8852 [25JY]

———Senator Levin and several military leaders, S8851 [25JY]

Quotations

Prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions: several organizations, S7282 [28JN]

Regulations

Requirements for submission of the Federal budget: U.S. Code, S886-S888 [6FE]

Remarks in House

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: reauthorize (H.R. 3031), E291 [6MR]

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: funding for health effects study of the cancer cluster in Toms River, NJ, H6873-H6875, H6944 [26JN]

Agriculture: Animal Damage Control Program funding, H6192-H6197 [12JN]

———Conservation Reserve Program extension, H6236 [12JN]

———Food for Peace Program funding, H5250 [16MY]

———Market Access Program funding, H6212-H6217, H6245 [12JN]

———regulation of hazardous chemicals transportation, H7070 [27JN]

———remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6217-H6236 [12JN]

———research programs funding, H6166, H6167 [11JN]

———use of Market Access Program for export or sale of alcoholic beverages, H6198-H6201 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations, H5766 [4JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6164 [11JN], H6191-H6247 [12JN], E1062, E1065, E1075 [12JN], E1086, E1088 [13JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, H9715, H9723, H9724 [1AU]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (H. Res. 451), H6159-H6164-H6182 [11JN]

AID: debt restructuring assistance, H5859 [5JN]

———funding, H4156, H4157 [30AP], H5846, H5861-H5866 [5JN]

———Housing Guarantee Program funding, H5847 [5JN]

———relocation of headquarters to Ronald Reagan Building at the International Trade Center, H5859 [5JN]

Airports: eligibility for cargo service entitlements under the Airport Improvement Program, H10139 [10SE]

American Folklife Center: funding, H8794 [30JY]

Amtrak: funding, H6971 [26JN], H7069, H7070, H7076, H7077, H7097, H7098 [27JN], E1215, E1216 [8JY]

Anadromous Fish Conservation Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2160), H3687-H3689, H3699 [23AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 4139), H11529, H11530 [27SE]

Armed Forces: encourage allies to pay more non-salaried costs of U.S. troops in Europe, H5023-H5027 [14MY], H5099 [15MY], E831 [16MY]

———increase pay and housing allowance, H786-H788, H792, H793, H796-H798 [24JA]

———increase pay and housing allowance (S. 1514), H15 [3JA]

———increase pay and housing allowance (S. 1514), unanimous-consent agreement, H23 [3JA]

———state of overall defense preparedness, H4168, H4169 [30AP]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (H.R. 2951), E164 [5FE]

BIA: funding for Santa Clara Day School construction project, H6596 [19JN]

BLM: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3290), E605 [23AP]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (H.R. 2969), H2577 [21MR], H2846 [26MR]

———abolish (S. 1518), return to Senate (H. Res. 387), H2577 [21MR]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding, H8208 [23JY]

Bronx, NY: air quality evaluation of Hunts Point, H6860 [26JN]

Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs: travel and office personnel funding, H1956, H1957 [7MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H876 [25JA], H2323, H2328, H2329, H2330 [19MR], H2669 [22MR], H3807-H3817 [24AP], H5268-H5275 [16MY], E806 [15MY]

———balance, H57 [3JA], H93, H94, H95, H96, H98, H184 [4JA], H190 [5JA], H739, H740, H741, H743 [23JA], H853, H873-H875 [25JA], H985, H987, H991 [31JA], H1205 [1FE], H1491 [28FE], H1689-H1691 [5MR], H1977-H1981 [7MR], H3469 [16AP], H3640-H3643 [18AP], H3652, H3653 [19AP], H3704 [23AP], H4659, H4660 [9MY], H4804 [10MY], H4909, H4910 [14MY], H5305 [21MY], H5765 [4JN], H7248 [10JY], H8084 [22JY], H10002 [4SE], E100 [25JA], E505 [29MR], E647 [25AP], E683 [1MY], E744, E752 [9MY], E862 [22MY], E1233 [10JY], E1375 [25JY]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H747 [23JA], H985, H986, H988, H989 [31JA], H1399, H1402 [28FE], H2040 [12MR], H2225 [14MR], H2470, H2471, H2473, H2474 [20MR], H2562, H2563 [21MR], H2670 [22MR], H3807-H3817 [24AP], H4909 [14MY], H5128 [15MY], H5266 [16MY], H5496 [22MY], H6258 [12JN], E830 [16MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H5765 [4JN], H5823 [5JN], H5940 [6JN], E952 [30MY], E994 [4JN]

———discretionary spending levels, H5725, H5728, H5729, H5740 [30MY], H7193-H7196 [10JY], H7360, H7361 [11JY], H7701-H7704 [17JY], H8281-H8283, H8369, H8370 [24JY]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, H1695 [5MR], H1952-H1956 [7MR]

———funding of certain environment and education programs, H3840 [25AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H8, H9, H10, H11, H52, H53, H65 [3JA], H121, H122, H123, H124, H125, H126, H127, H129, H132, H133, H134, H137, H140, H141, H142, H144, H151, H152, H155, H156, H165-H172, H178-H184 [4JA], H191, H192, H193-H216, H308, H310, H311, H324 [5JA], H344, H346-H351 [22JA], H739, H740, H741, H743, H744, H747, H749 [23JA], H776, H777, H780, H781, H782 [24JA], H841, H857, H872, H877, H903 [25JA], H950, H953, H956-H959 [30JA], H976, H977, H997-H999, H1077 [31JA], H1759-H1766 [6MR], H1778 [7MR], H2100-H2103 [12MR], H2227, H2229 [14MR], H3652, H3653 [19AP], H3661, H3667 [23AP], E1, E10 [3JA], E155 [5FE], E364 [14MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7646 [16JY], H7663, H7664, H7745-H7762, H7765 [17JY], H7796-H7990, H7992, H7996, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8076, H8089-H8091 [22JY], H8106, H8108, H8109 [23JY], H8319 [24JY], H8382, H8383 [25JY], H8561 [26JY], E1325 [18JY], E1337 [22JY], E1386 [26JY], E1409 [30JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H8670 [30JY], H9380, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9403-H9424 [31JY], H9567, H9708 [1AU], H9838, H9904 [2AU], E1444, E1451, E1453, E1454 [1AU], E1495 [2AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7784 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9388-H9392 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9392-H9403 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8320-H8329 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to recommit, H7988 [18JY]

———reconciliation process, H340, H341 [22JA], H814 [24JA]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (H.R. 3379), E703 [2MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H3704 [23AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 174), H4775, H4788-H4798 [9MY], E777 [10MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5033, H5036-H5039, H5042-H5049 [14MY], H5104-H5133, H5135-H5138, H5146-H5149 [15MY], H5185, H5186, H5187, H5188, H5198-H5260, H5268-H5275 [16MY], H5792-H5805 [4JN], E821, E828, E830, E833 [16MY], E850, E852 [21MY], E860 [22MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6098-H6104 [10JN], H6186, H6188, H6189, H6257-H6268, H6275 [12JN], H6291, H6292, H6293 [13JN], H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435, H6493 [18JN], H6514, H6518 [19JN], E1069 [12JN], E1086 [13JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5189-H5198 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 450), H6247-H6257 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), motion to instruct conferees, H5725-H5732, H5740 [30MY]

———status report, H1632 [29FE], H5547 [23MY], H7244 [10JY], H8553 [25JY], H8584 [26JY], H10648 [19SE], H11580 [27SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley, CA, water quality projects funding, H8338 [24JY]

———development of mitigation plan for Salton Sea, H8339, H8340 [24JY]

Business and industry: eliminate corporate welfare in Federal programs, H5257 [16MY]

———transition of communities, industries, and workers affected by reduced defense spending, E1331 [22JY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H5409, H5410 [22MY], H5591 [29MY], H7085 [27JN], H7331 [11JY], H8231 [23JY], H8337, H8338 [24JY]

California: Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program funding, E1710 [26SE]

Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (H.R. 3069), E323 [12MR]

Cataldo, ID: Coeur d'Alene River dike improvement funding, H6883 [26JN]

Centers for Disease Control: Childhood Immunization Program funding, E1292 [16JY]

———Chronic and Environmental Diseases Program funding, E1292 [16JY]

———National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funding, H7280-H7287, H7369 [11JY], E1291 [16JY]

Chicago, IL: shoreline protection project funding, H8728 [30JY]

———tunnel and reservoir project funding, H8352 [24JY]

Children and youth: funding for assistance programs, E581 [19AP]

China, People's Republic of: trade restrictions relative to prison, slave, or child labor, H7705-H7708 [17JY]

CIA: funding, H1313, H1314 [27FE]

———National Reconnaissance Office funding, H5425-H5431 [22MY]

Classified information: declassification of national security information, H5391, H5398, H5399 [22MY]

Climate: long-term climate and global change research funding, H5705-H5709 [30MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), H1582 [29FE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), conference report, H11544 [27SE], E1907 [2OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 229), H11603 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), insert language of H.R. 1361 in lieu, H1582 [29FE]

———discretionary boating safety grant program, H7072 [27JN]

———funding, H6971 [26JN]

———regulations, H7073 [27JN]

———vessel traffic service system funding, H7072 [27JN]

Coastal zones: shoreline protection program funding, H8317, H8319 [24JY]

Colorado: funding for the clean up of the Rocky Flats, H8317 [24JY]

Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff, H12088, H12089 [28SE]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4550-H4559 [8MY], E740 [9MY]

———funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), permission to file report, H4427 [6MY]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 377), H2095 [12MR]

Community Development Block Grant Program: Economic Development Initiative grants funding, H6831, H6832 [25JN]

———funding, H6808, H6809, H6814, H6815 [25JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4163 [30AP], H4355-H4367, H4374 [1MY], E696 [1MY], E719, E725 [7MY]

Comptroller of the Currency: funding for regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries, H7685-H7692 [17JY]

Computers: problems differentiating between years 2000 and 1900, H7619 [16JY]

Congress: waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations legislation (H.J. Res. 197), H11636 [28SE]

Conservation of energy: programs funding, H6587, H6588 [19JN], H6674, H6675 [20JN]

Continuing: making, H50, H55, H59 [3JA], H94, H95, H111, H120, H121, H122, H123, H125, H126, H129, H130, H134 [4JA], H192, H194-H216, H313-H322 [5JA], H806 [24JA], H855 [25JA], H929 [30JA]

———making (H.J. Res. 131), H216 [5JA]

———making (H.J. Res. 155), H58 [3JA], H121, H123, H128 [4JA], H191, H200, H212, H217 [5JA]

———making (H.J. Res. 157), engrossment, H801, H802 [24JA]

———making (H.J. Res. 163), H2193 [13MR], H2227, H2229-H2238, H2311 [14MR], E380 [19MR]

———making (H.J. Res. 165), H2562, H2563, H2578-H2588 [21MR]

———making (H.J. Res. 165), consideration (H. Res. 386), H2564-H2577 [21MR]

———making (H.J. Res. 170), H3176, H3204-H3206 [29MR]

———making (H.J. Res. 175), H3745 [24AP]

———making (H.J. Res. 175), consideration (H. Res. 411), H3738-H3744 [24AP]

———making (H.J. Res. 175), corrections in engrossment, H3746 [24AP]

———making (H.R. 2880), H879-H900 [25JA], H920 [26JA], E100 [25JA]

———making (H.R. 3019), H1781, H1808-H1958, H1968, H1972 [7MR], H2039, H2040, H2111-H2114 [12MR], H2126, H2195-H2209 [13MR], H2652-H2654 [21MR], E326 [12MR], E336 [13MR], E408 [21MR]

———making (H.R. 3019), conference report, H3825, H3826, H3828, H3840, H3842, H4052-H4103 [25AP], H4180-H4185 [30AP], E651 [25AP], E661 [30AP], E672 [1MY], E754 [9MY], E862 [22MY]

———making (H.R. 3019), conference report corrections (S.J. Res. 53), H4131 [30AP]

———making (H.R. 3019), consideration (H. Res. 372), H1793-H1808 [7MR]

———making (H.R. 3019), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 415), H4046-H4052 [25AP]

———making (H.R. 3019), permission to file conference report, H3655 [22AP]

———making (H.R. 3019), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2857-H2864 [26MR]

———making (H.R. 4278), H11575 [27SE]

Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (H.R. 2963), H1703 [5MR], E196 [13FE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H6863-H6868, H6885-H6891, H6944, H6945, H6947, H6948 [26JN], H10968 [24SE]

———tribute, E128 [1FE]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H7331 [11JY]

Corporations: subsidies, H1723 [6MR], H1780 [7MR]

Corps of Engineers: Missouri St. John's-New Madrid project funding, H8337 [24JY]

———Montgomery Point Lock and Dam, AR, funding, H8335 [24JY]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), H8735 [30JY]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11322-H11330 [26SE], E1860 [30SE], E1917 [3OC]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), insert language of H.R. 3592 in lieu, H8756 [30JY]

———Tijuana River Basin, CA, study funding, H8370, H8371 [24JY]

———U.S.S. McFarland rehabilitation funding, H8340 [24JY]

Correctional institutions: removal of restrictions on funding for abortions, H8205-H8207, H8209, H8210 [23JY]

Crime: domestic violence programs funding, H7226 [10JY], H7299, H7330 [11JY], H8159, H8163, H8165 [23JY]

———prison and juvenile detention center development funding, H8167 [23JY]

Customs Service: funding for inspection of goods in foreign countries relative to child labor statutes, H7676 [17JY]

DEA: funding, H8190, H8191 [23JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 4149), H10974 [24SE]

Denver, CO: funding for a sixth runway at Denver International Airport, H10136, H10137 [10SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: budget management, H3174 [29MR]

———future studies and evaluations funding, H6176, H6177 [11JN]

———limitations on information gathered to answer questions for appropriations hearings, H6181 [11JN]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish the Technology Administration, H8255, H8256 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: administration of missile defense program, H1299-H1304 [27FE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), veto, H8, H12-H22 [3JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4335 [1MY], H4904, H4908, H4909, H4925-H5033 [14MY], H5069-H5103, H5146-H5149 [15MY], H5279 [16MY], H5361 [21MY], H5489 [22MY], H7742-H7744 [17JY], H8822-H8828 [30JY], E804, E806, E807, E808, E810, E813 [15MY], E831 [16MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), appointment of conferees, H7991 [18JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9465-H9473 [31JY], H9814-H9824 [1AU], E1481 [2AU]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration (H. Res. 430), H4822-H4836 [10MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 498), H9811-H9813 [1AU]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), motion to instruct conferees, H7742, H7744 [17JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), H240-H307 [5JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H339 [22JA], H777, H789-H800, H817 [24JA], H1207, H1213 [1FE], E77, E78, E81 [24JA], E87 [25JA], E112 [30JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 340), H782-H789 [24JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), motion to insert language of H.R. 1530 conference report in lieu, H302-H306 [5JA]

———Ballistic Missile Defense Program funding, E241 [28FE]

———ballistic missile program funding, H4825 [10MY], H5492-H5494 [22MY]

———Business Operations Fund levels, H6380 [13JN]

———Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program funding, H5031 [14MY]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration budget proposals, E271 [5MR]

———C-130 transport aircraft funding, H6349, H6350 [13JN]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5069-H5077 [15MY]

———defense conversion assistance relative to the former Soviet Republics, H5078-H5080 [15MY]

———endurance unmanned aerial vehicle funding, H5397, H5398 [22MY]

———environmental restoration database center funding, H6342 [13JN], E965 [30MY], E1907 [2OC]

———F-22 fighter aircraft development, H5032 [14MY]

———F-22 fighter aircraft funding, H6351 [13JN]

———funding, H5574 [29MY]

———funding for equipment for troops overseas, H1670 [5MR]

———Hellfire II Missile Program funding, H5031 [14MY]

———Impact Aid Program funding, H5101, H5102 [15MY]

———international military education and training funding, H5897-H5899 [5JN]

———Joint Advanced Strike Technology Program funding, H5094 [15MY]

———light tactical wheeled vehicles funding, H5093 [15MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5659-H5674 [30MY], H8794 [30JY], E965 [30MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, H9796-H9801, H9834 [1AU]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), consideration (H. Res. 442), H5655-H5659 [30MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), motion to instruct conferees, H8573 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6333-H6389 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, H12051-H12110 [28SE], E1884, E1891 [1OC], E1903, E1907 [2OC], E1916 [3OC], E1942 [21OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), consideration (H. Res. 453), H6326-H6333 [13JN]

———MANTECH Program funding, H5092 [15MY]

———military aircraft safety, H3560, H3561 [17AP]

———Nautilus Program funding, H5096 [15MY]

———Navy aircraft self-detection capabilities, H5032 [14MY]

———Operational Support Airlift Program funding, H6368 [13JN]

———prohibit funding for acquisition programs with no documented military requirements, H6361-H6364 [13JN]

———prohibit use of funds to subsidize mergers or facilitate downsizing of contractors, H6346-H6349 [13JN]

———purchase of domestically-made landing gear, H6379 [13JN]

———Russian Reactor Conversion Program funding, H5093 [15MY]

———specimen repository policies and funding, H6379, H6380 [13JN]

———U.S. Transportation Command funding, H6341 [13JN]

———upgrade of weapons systems and equipment, H5030 [14MY]

———use of Kiowa Warrior helicopters in Bosnia and Herzegovina, E152 [5FE]

———V-22 Osprey aircraft development, H5032 [14MY], H5098 [15MY]

Dept. of Education: bilingual education funding, H7321-H7324, H7326, H7370 [11JY], E1276 [12JY]

———education and job retraining programs funding, H7306-H7318 [11JY]

———Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding, H7290-H7293 [11JY]

———making appropriations, H897, H898 [25JA]

———women's educational equity programs funding, H7318-H7321 [11JY], E1283 [12JY]

Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (H.R. 4138), H11337-H11340 [26SE], E1680 [25SE]

———Central Arizona Project funding, H8342, H8343 [24JY]

———Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, H5259 [16MY]

———environmental restoration and waste management funding, E1376 [25JY]

———field offices funding, H8341 [24JY]

———Fusion Energy Sciences Program funding, H8315, H8316 [24JY]

———Inspector General funding, H8340, H8341 [24JY]

———laboratories funding, H8341 [24JY]

———photovoltaic energy research funding, H8349-H8351 [24JY]

———renewable energy programs funding, H8362-H8366 [24JY], E1377 [25JY]

———research and development programs funding, H5704 [30MY]

Dept. of HHS: Administration for Children and Families funding, H7289, H7290 [11JY]

———Battered Women's Shelter Program funding, H7236 [10JY]

———Black Lung Clinics Program funding, H7287, H7288, H7370 [11JY]

———family planning programs funding, H7348-H7355, H7361, H7362 [11JY], E1282 [12JY]

———Healthy Start Program funding, H7228, H7230 [10JY]

———Office of Consumer Affairs funding, H6881, H6946 [26JN]

———rural health care programs funding, H7297 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: Economic Development Initiative Program funding, H10964 [24SE]

———elderly, disabled, and assisted housing programs funding, H6826-H6830 [25JN], H6852, H6854 [26JN]

———funding, H10966 [24SE]

———Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program funding, H10967 [24SE]

———low-income housing programs reform, H6843 [25JN]

———rental assistance voucher program funding, H6815-H6819 [25JN], H6945 [26JN]

Dept. of Justice: Federal Prison System funding, H8193-H8195 [23JY]

———Juvenile Justice Prevention Program funding, H8199-H8201 [23JY]

———missing children programs funding, H8207, H8208 [23JY], E1386 [26JY]

———research and development of antiterrorism technology funding, H8196-H8198 [23JY]

———Telecommunications Carrier Compliance Fund restrictions, H8203, H8204 [23JY]

Dept. of Labor: Employment Standards Administration funding relative to garment industry working conditions, H7234 [10JY], H7369, H7372 [11JY]

———ensure accountability in disbursement of funds, H7368 [11JY]

———increased personnel levels for wage and hour inspection and enforcement relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H10189-H10195 [11SE]

———Pension Benefits and Welfare Administration funding relative to genetic nondiscrimination enforcement activities, H7237 [10JY]

———State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operation Program funding, H7235, H7236 [10JY]

———Veterans Employment and Training Service funding, H7235, H7236 [10JY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, H1987 [8MR], H2084-H2095 [12MR], E336, E345 [13MR], E357, E364 [14MR], E379 [19MR], E426 [22MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 375), H2075-H2082 [12MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), veto, H3305 [15AP], H3666 [23AP], H4135, H4151-H4161 [30AP], E760, E777 [10MY]

———funding, E662, E665 [30AP]

———impact of funding lapse, H31 [3JA], H133 [4JA], E26 [5JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations, H1867, H1873 [7MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H72 [3JA], H98-H120, H121, H125 [4JA], E23, E28, E29 [5JA], E108 [26JA]

———making appropriations, H12107 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6517, H6537-H6625 [19JN], H6635-H6681 [20JN], E1143, E1144 [20JN], E1154 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), consideration (H. Res. 455), H6518-H6528 [19JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: Border Patrol funding, E1310 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, E1884 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7615-H7640 [16JY], H7665-H7714 [17JY], E1310 [17JY], E1316 [18JY], E1351 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), consideration (H. Res. 475), H7610-H7614 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), unanimous-consent agreement, H7637 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation: loan guarantees for international railroad projects, H7089, H7090 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6964-H6973 [26JN], H7067-H7099 [27JN], E1205 [27JN], E1215, E1216 [8JY], E1229 [9JY], E1257 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, H10557-H10567 [18SE], E1644 [18SE], E1650, E1666 [19SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration (H. Res. 460), H6963, H6964 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 522), H10553-H10557 [18SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), motion to instruct conferees, H10048 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), unanimous-consent agreement, H10336 [12SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: administration of personnel compensation and travel, H6803, H6813 [25JN]

———authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5766-H5774 [4JN], E991 [4JN], E1014, E1017 [6JN]

———authorizing appropriations, H1796, H1797, H1798, H1800 [7MR]

———compensation for children of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 2401), E666 [30AP]

———develop plan for allocation of health care resources, H6900, H6901 [26JN]

———funding, H5239, H5240 [16MY]

———health care programs funding, H6847 [25JN]

———Health Professional Scholarship Program funding, H6806 [25JN]

———improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 4173), E1711 [26SE]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H189, H226-H240 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), H308 [5JA]

———veterans medical care and Veterans Benefits Administration funding, H6897-H6902 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations, H1868 [7MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H23-H33 [3JA], H317 [5JA]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3814), consideration (H. Res. 479), H7715-H7720 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8149-H8234 [23JY], H8254-H8293 [24JY], E1335 [22JY], E1386, E1389 [26JY], E1410 [30JY], E1415 [31JY], E1454 [1AU], E1733 [27SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H1870 [7MR], H12099, H12106 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7164, H7215-H7243, H7244 [10JY], H7266, H7267, H7268, H7269, H7280-H7374 [11JY], E1256, E1260 [11JY], E1276, E1279, E1281, E1282, E1283, E1285 [12JY], E1291, E1292 [16JY], E1424 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7206-H7215 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), unanimous-consent agreement, H7327 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations, H892 [25JA], H1873 [7MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6431 [18JN], H6799-H6845, H6847 [25JN], H6852, H6854, H6856-H6913, H6917-H6950 [26JN], H7509 [12JY], H10182 [11SE], E1212 [27JN], E1217 [8JY], E1617 [17SE], E1641 [18SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10835, H10951-H10970 [24SE], E1711, E1720, E1724 [26SE], E1898 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (H. Res. 456), H6767-H6781 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), motion to instruct conferees, H10183-H10189 [11SE]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5859-H5861 [5JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3735), H8623, H8624 [29JY]

Diseases: ADP Program funding for HIV and AIDS patients, H12093 [28SE]

———Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study funding, H8317 [24JY]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (H. Con. Res. 156), H2878 [27MR]

District of Columbia: discretionary spending levels, H8068-H8070 [22JY]

———funding for sewage treatment facility, H1073 [31JA]

———making appropriations, H739 [23JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, H1066-H1077 [31JA], H1687 [5MR], H1720 [6MR], H2037 [12MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2546), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 351), H1064-H1066 [31JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3845), H7907 [18JY], H8054-H8073 [22JY], H8573 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3845), conference report, H9801-H9804 [1AU]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 153), H48-H52 [3JA]

———transportation needs assessment study, H7067 [27JN]

Drugs: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention funding, H7369 [11JY]

———Federal drug testing initiatives funding, H8171, H8172 [23JY], E1454 [1AU]

Ecology and environment: funding for environmental protection programs, H2538-H2542 [20MR], H2582, H2583 [21MR], H2890-H2892, H2937-H2941 [27MR], H3209 [29MR], H3439 [16AP]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8173, H8211-H8215, H8226-H8228 [23JY]

Education: bilingual education program funding, H3438 [16AP]

———funding, H842 [25JA], H999 [31JA], H1721, H1723 [6MR], H1800, H1840 [7MR], H2040 [12MR], H2125, H2126, H2127, H2128, H2129, H2194, H2195-H2209, H2216 [13MR], H2226, H2227, H2228, H2229, H2230-H2238, H2309, H2313 [14MR], H2704, H2707, H2712 [22MR], H2876, H2877 [27MR], H3175, H3176 [29MR], H3666, H3701 [23AP], H4048, H4098 [25AP], H4427 [6MY], H5808-H5812 [4JN], H6293 [13JN], H7218, H7221, H7224, H7225-H7228 [10JY], H7266, H7267, H7268 [11JY], H10368 [12SE], H10571 [18SE], H11366-H11369 [26SE], E348 [13MR], E422 [22MR], E1279 [12JY]

———funding for bilingual and bicultural education programs, E170 [5FE]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (H. Con. Res. 144), H1703-H1714 [5MR]

———Head Start Program funding, H1801 [7MR], H4132, H4133, H4134 [30AP], H7210, H7214 [10JY], H7360 [11JY], E671 [1MY]

———Head Start Program organization, H3471 [16AP]

———Impact Aid Program funding, H2039 [12MR]

———local curriculum and agenda, H2217 [13MR]

———national policy to improve system, H10730-H10733 [20SE]

———provide interest subsidies for construction and renovation of schools (H.R. 4309), E1826 [30SE]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H1720 [6MR]

EEOC: funding, H8284-H8286 [24JY]

Elwha River: funding for salmon runs, E1144 [20JN]

Employment: summer youth jobs progam, H2327 [19MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8302-H8319, H8328, H8330-H8372 [24JY], H8520 [25JY], E1376, E1377, E1382, E1383 [25JY], E1387 [26JY], E1402 [30JY], E1464 [2AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, H10329, H10336-H10344 [12SE], E1710 [26SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3816), consideration (H. Res. 483), H8293-H8302 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3816), motion to instruct conferees, H10048 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3816), permission to file conference report, H10198 [11SE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 3868), H8671 [30JY]

Environmental Intelligence and Applications Program: funding, H5391, H5398, H5399 [22MY]

EPA: Clean Lakes Program funding, H6860 [26JN]

———conduct research to assess the risk of endocrine disruptors to human health and the environment, H5592, H5593 [29MY]

———Environmental Technology Initiative funding, H5710-H5712 [30MY]

———funding, H1798 [7MR], H2036, H2103 [12MR], H3786 [24AP], H4438 [7MY], E540 [16AP]

———funding of employee activities not directly related to governmental functions, H6937 [26JN]

———indoor air pollution programs funding, H6875, H6876 [26JN]

———indoor air pollution research funding, H5709, H5710 [30MY]

———leaking underground storage tank program funding, H6839-H6841 [25JN]

———Toxic Release Inventory Program funding, H6868-H6870 [26JN]

———wastewater operator training grants, H6861, H6862 [26JN]

———Watershed Protection Program funding, H6942 [26JN]

Executive departments: management and direction of appropriated funds, E33 [5JA]

Executive Office of the President: White House Office of Administration funding, H7697, H7698 [17JY]

Eximbank: funding, H5841, H5846-H5856 [5JN]

FAA: Airport Privatization Pilot Program funding, E1868 [30SE]

———aviation tax schedule, E454 [26MR]

———essential air service funding (H.R. 3037), E293 [6MR]

———funding, H6971 [26JN], H7074-H7076 [27JN]

———installation of Doppler weather radar in certain areas, H10136, H10138 [10SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), H10114, H10124-H10140 [10SE], E1587 [11SE], E1628 [17SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, H11455-H11466 [27SE], E1868, E1871 [30SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 540), H11452-H11455 [27SE]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, E275 [5MR], E364 [14MR], E633 [25AP]

FCC: relocation, E1859 [30SE], E1931 [21OC]

Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees, H7629-H7632 [16JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7679-H7684 [17JY]

———limit funding to certain plans that restrict medical care, H7698-H7700 [17JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H3021-H3026 [28MR], H7796 [18JY], E426 [22MR], E760, E777 [10MY]

FEMA: funding, H4097, H4098 [25AP], H6885-H6887 [26JN], H10960 [24SE]

———tribute, H10354 [12SE]

Financial institutions: provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies, H12093-H12097, H12103 [28SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), H11418-H11445 [27SE], E1773 [28SE], E1833, E1871 [30SE]

Florida: beach restoration projects funding, H8732 [30JY], H11325 [26SE], H12027 [28SE]

———restoration of Everglades, H2671 [22MR], H3148, H3158 [28MR]

Foreign aid: food assistance programs, H6177-H6179 [11JN]

———limit funds for purchase of products that are not made in the U.S. or in the beneficiary country, H5876 [5JN]

———population planning activities funding, H5891-H5893 [5JN]

———withhold assistance to countries blocking U.S. humanitarian aid to other countries, E336 [13MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, H963 [30JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5832-H5921 [5JN], H5954 [6JN], H6142-H6159 [11JN], H8792 [30JY], H9912-H9918 [2AU], E1025, E1027 [6JN], E1029 [7JN], E1043 [10JN], E1052 [11JN], E1072, E1074 [12JN], E1103, E1109, E1111 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (H. Res. 445), H5826-H5832 [5JN]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, E633 [25AP], E1289 [16JY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 4198), E1725 [26SE]

———funding for military interventions, H8077 [22JY]

———loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland (H.R. 2844), E363 [14MR], E429 [22MR]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 3759), H10157-H10167 [10SE], H10179, H10180, H10181, H10182 [11SE], E1586 [11SE]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 4109), E1639 [18SE]

Forest Service: below-cost timber sales, H6654 [20JN]

———road construction funding, H6592-H6599, H6602-H6604, H6612-H6620 [19JN]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6545, H6546 [19JN], H6632, H6655-H6663 [20JN], E1154 [24JN]

Fort Benning, GA: School of the Americas funding, H5877, H5889 [5JN]

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: construction project funding, H6589 [19JN]

Fort Myers, FL: authorizing a lease for expansion of a veterans out-patient clinic, H4048 [25AP]

Frankfort, IL: stormwater retention facility funding, H8727 [30JY]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3553), H9932, H9933 [4SE], E951 [30MY], E1521 [5SE]

———funding, H5250 [16MY]

Gainesville, GA: outpatient veterans clinic funding, H6861 [26JN]

GAO: funding, H7186, H7187 [10JY]

Geyserville, CA: funding for visitor and small business centers, E1128 [20JN]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: funding, H7217, H7230 [10JY]

Government: automatic continuing resolutions, H7694, H7695 [17JY]

———coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to streamline Government operations (H.R. 3064), E334 [13MR]

———downsizing, H1310 [27FE]

———ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown (H.R. 2671), H121 [4JA]

———establish automatic continuing appropriations, H8033 [22JY], H8275, H8276 [24JY]

———establish automatic continuing appropriations (H.R. 4094), H10435 [17SE]

———reduce spending and regulatory programs, H7245, H7246, H7248-H7251 [10JY], H10329 [12SE]

———reduce spending and regulatory programs (H. Con. Res. 193), H6975, H6978, H6979 [27JN], H7128-H7132 [9JY], H7169 [10JY], E1241 [11JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H2, H4, H7, H8, H9, H10, H11, H12, H24-H33, H51, H52, H53, H55, H57, H58, H59, H64-H89 [3JA], H93, H94, H95, H96, H97, H121, H122, H123, H125, H126, H127, H130, H131, H133, H134, H135-H154, H158, H165, H172-H178 [4JA], H189, H190, H191, H192, H194-H216, H308, H309 [5JA], H340, H345 [22JA], H748 [23JA], H780, H814 [24JA], H856, H872 [25JA], H2039, H2040 [12MR], H2328 [19MR], H8601 [29JY], H9464 [31JY], H11399 [27SE], E7, E10 [3JA], E16 [4JA], E23, E26 [5JA]

———tribute to private sector during shutdown, H309 [5JA]

GPO: reform, E1287 [16JY], E1727 [27SE]

Guilford, OH: establish national cemetery for veterans, H6805 [25JN]

Habitat for Humanity (organization): funding for housing projects, H1274 [27FE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal, H8313, H8314, H8315 [24JY]

Health: matching payments to determine cancer incidence among residents of Toms River, NJ (H.R. 3148), H2703 [22MR]

Health Care Financing Administration: funding, H8102 [23JY]

Highway Trust Fund: mass transit account expenditures, H7068, H7079 [27JN]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (H.R. 1179), H9972-H9974 [4SE], E1528, E1530 [5SE]

Homeless: assistance, H6819-H6825 [25JN]

Homestead, FL: Homestead Motorsports Complex funding, H12108 [28SE], E1875 [30SE], E1913 [3OC], E1944 [21OC]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H2987-H3029 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], E483 [28MR], E494 [29MR], E591 [19AP]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2972-H2986 [28MR], H3209 [29MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2857-H2864 [26MR]

———House Information Resources funding, H7204, H7205 [10JY]

———official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (H.R. 2841), H122 [4JA]

———require that mass mailings include notification that they were prepared, published, and mailed at taxpayer expense, H7196, H7197 [10JY]

———transfer funds to official allowances to promote use of computers and other electronic technologies, H7197-H7202 [10JY]

House Rules: postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (H. Res. 358), E171 [5FE]

———question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (H. Res. 354), H978, H1064 [31JA], H1182-H1185 [1FE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 342), H842-H853 [25JA], H1065 [31JA]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3828-H3838 [25AP]

Housing: extend certain programs, H6168, H6174 [11JN]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), H1267-H1278, H1290 [27FE], E319 [8MR]

———low-income weatherization assistance program funding, H6621-H6624 [19JN], H6637, H6649-H6653 [20JN]

Houston, TX: funding for improvement of Houston ship channel, H8727, H8728 [30JY]

Hudson River Basin: habitat restoration projects (H.R. 3471), E832 [16MY]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, H10180 [11SE], H10353 [12SE], H12099 [28SE]

———disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (H.R. 4046), H10335 [12SE]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrant children to education, H10191-H10195 [11SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11070, H11077, H11096-H11108 [25SE], E1810 [28SE], E1860, E1867 [30SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (H. Res. 530), H11091-H11096 [25SE]

———funding for programs relative to review of worldwide levels, H2518-H2520 [20MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (H.R. 3268), H5809-H5812 [4JN], H6051-H6084 [10JN], E567 [18AP], E1053 [11JN], E1073 [12JN]

Indonesia: international military education and training assistance funding, H5098 [15MY]

INS: deployment of Border Patrol agents and improvement of physical barriers at the border near San Diego, CA, H6678 [20JN]

Institute of Environmental and Industrial Sciences: funding, H10955 [24SE]

Intelligence services: authority for CIA to execute multiyear leasing, H5415 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5060 [15MY], H5189 [16MY], H5389-H5431 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), conference report, H11056-H11064, H11071 [25SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), consideration (H. Res. 437), H5357-H5360 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 529), H11054-H11056 [25SE]

———protection of identities of undercover intelligence officers, H5397 [22MY]

———require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H5409, H5410, H5413-H5417 [22MY]

Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2160), H3687-H3689, H3699 [23AP]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize, H10774 [24SE]

IRS: information systems' funding, H7615, H7616, H7618, H7621, H7622, H7632, H7633 [16JY], H7702, H7709, H7710 [17JY]

———internal audit investigation programs funding, H7692, H7693 [17JY]

Israel: make U.S. assets available to combat terrorism, H1643, H1644 [4MR]

John Heinz Neighborhood Development Program: funding, H6806 [25JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: land acquisition funding, H6550-H6557 [19JN]

Las Vegas, NV: construction of new courthouse, H7621, H7622 [16JY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H27, H28, H30-H33 [3JA], H8159, H8160, H8164, H8167, H8168 [23JY], H8258-H8261, H8319 [24JY], E819 [16MY]

———funding, H7616, H7620 [16JY]

Legislation: status of unfunded agencies, H122, H123, H124, H127 [4JA], H315 [5JA]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, H6950 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7171-H7206 [10JY], H8794 [30JY], E1287 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), conference report, H9450 [31JY], H9710-H9715 [1AU], E1478 [2AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), consideration (H. Res. 473), H7165-H7169 [10JY]

Libertyville, IL: funding for Corps of Engineers project, H8335 [24JY]

Library of Congress: Books for the Blind Program funding, H7188 [10JY]

LIHEAP: funding, H778 [24JA], H891 [25JA], H7217 [10JY]

Line-item veto, H124, H143 [4JA], H1696 [5MR], H2971, H2972, H2975, H2978, H2979, H2980, H2981, H2982, H2983, H2998-H3027 [28MR], H3548 [17AP]

Lobbyists: disclosure of lobbying activities by Federal grantees, H1947-H1951 [7MR]

———prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal, E1884 [1OC]

———prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (H.R. 3078), E341 [13MR]

Local government: payments in lieu of taxes program funding, H6671-H6674 [20JN]

LSC: funding, H8108 [23JY], E1380 [25JY]

Marine Corps: advanced short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft funding, H4933, H4939 [14MY]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (H.R. 3090), E355 [14MR]

———development of technology for recovery of minerals from the ocean seabed (H.R. 3249), H7607-H7609 [16JY], E616 [24AP]

Maritime Administration: funding of maritime academies, H8266, H8280, H8281 [24JY], E1415 [31JY]

Marquette, MI: funding for repairs to the D.J. Jacobetti home for veterans, H6805 [25JN]

Maryland: Perry Point VA Medical Center renovation funding, H6807, H6808 [25JN]

Members of Congress: require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown, E14 [4JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown, H97 [4JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (H.R. 2281), H55 [3JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (H.R. 2658), H50 [3JA], E78 [24JA]

Miami, FL: Miami Free Zone funding, H12109 [28SE]

Michigan: Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project funding, H6943 [26JN]

Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program: funding, H6150 [11JN]

Motor vehicles: improve public education on proper use of child safety restraint systems (H.R. 4262), E1765 [27SE]

Mount Graham International Observatory: telescope construction project funding, H6647-H6649 [20JN], H12107 [28SE]

NASA: advanced subsonic technology research programs funding, H5687-H5690 [30MY]

———aeronautics research and technology funding, E986 [4JN]

———American Museum of Natural History's National Center for Science Literacy, Education and Technology funding, E1217 [8JY]

———funding, H748 [23JA], H5545 [23MY], H5674-H5685 [30MY], H6943 [26JN], H10957, H10960, H10962 [24SE]

———funding for American Museum of Natural History's National Center for Science Literacy, Education and Technology, H6879-H6882 [26JN]

———Mission to Planet Earth program funding, H6859, H6860 [26JN]

———Russian animal research programs funding, H6934-H6937 [26JN], H10955 [24SE]

Nashua, NH: asbestos cleanup of Johns Manville site, H6861 [26JN]

National Cancer Institute: funding, H7226 [10JY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H2127 [13MR], H6484 [18JN], H6620 [19JN], H6636 [20JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H6641-H6647 [20JN]

National Film Preservation Board: reauthorization (H.R. 1734), H8609-H8613 [29JY]

National Foreign Intelligence Program: authority to transfer funds, H5416 [22MY]

National forests: authorize and extend certain activities of the National Forest Foundation (H.R. 4171), E1705 [26SE]

National Guard: armories construction projects funding, H5666 [30MY]

———use of outside contractors vs. armory personnel for Reserved Component Automation System Program, H5666 [30MY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: domestic auto content labeling funding, H6971 [26JN], E1215 [8JY]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission: authorizing appropriations (S. 1577), H11408, H11409 [27SE]

National Institute of Standards and Technology: Manufacturing Extension Partnership and Advanced Technology Program funding, H29 [3JA]

National Marine Fisheries Service: Hawaiian Monk Seal and Sea Turtle Programs funding, H8231, H8232 [23JY]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (H.R. 543), H11626-H11628 [28SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3487), H9974-H9979 [4SE], E1511 [4SE]

National Ocean Service: red tide research funding, H8233 [23JY]

National Park Service: funding, H6592-H6599, H6602-H6604 [19JN], H8796 [30JY]

———National Recreation and Preservation Program funding, H6599-H6602 [19JN]

———transfer of funds for Everglades restoration land acquisition, H6589-H6591 [19JN], E1143 [20JN]

National parks and recreation areas: funding, H12098 [28SE]

National Reconnaissance Office: accountability for classified funding, H963-H969 [30JA]

National security: national missile defense system, H6380-H6384, H6385-H6387 [13JN]

———national missile defense system (H.R. 3144), E423 [22MR]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: grants program funding, H8272-H8275 [24JY]

National Weather Service: funding to provide weather information to farmers, H5584 [29MY]

———streamline the certification process for closing an office, H5580, H5593-H5595 [29MY], E951 [30MY]

Native Americans: funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance, H4566 [8MY], H4721-H4724 [9MY], E760 [10MY]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (H.R. 3219), H11603-H11622 [28SE], E503, E507 [29MR]

———self-governance funding for Lummi Nation, H1968 [7MR]

Navy: nuclear attack submarine funding, H6345 [13JN]

New Jersey: flood control and waste removal project funding, E1376 [25JY]

———Green Brook Flood Control project funding, H8318 [24JY]

New York: funding for habitat restoration projects in Hudson River Basin, H8735 [30JY]

NIH: funding, H316 [5JA], H7219, H7232 [10JY], E1260 [11JY]

NIST: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Programs funding, H5717-H5724 [30MY]

———Advanced Technology Program funding, H8159, H8160, H8162, H8164, H8165, H8168, H8170 [23JY]

NOAA: funding, H8254, H8281 [24JY]

NSF: funding, H5587-H5589, H5595-H5600 [29MY]

———research funding, H6893-H6896 [26JN]

Nuclear energy: Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding, H8356-H8362 [24JY], E1387 [26JY]

———pyroprocessing and electrometallurgical treatment programs funding, H8366-H8369 [24JY]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (H.R. 3235), H5789, H5790 [4JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, H7618, H7623 [16JY], H7713 [17JY]

Omnibus consolidated: making (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

Oregon: Lower Amazon Creek restoration and protection project funding, H8732 [30JY]

OSHA: funding, E1279 [12JY]

Pensions: treatment of annuity checks for retired railroad workers relative to Government shutdown, E16 [4JA]

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: authorize improvements to a county road and prohibit construction of a scenic shoreline drive, H6674 [20JN]

Power resources: fossil energy research and development funding, H5255 [16MY]

———fossil fuel research and development funding, H6546, H6548, H6550-H6557, H6562-H6566 [19JN]

———Fusion Energy Program funding, H8355, H8356 [24JY]

———research and development funding, H8310, H8311, H8312 [24JY]

———solar, wind, and renewable energy programs funding, H5255 [16MY]

Public broadcasting: promote financial self-sufficiency (H.R. 2979), E247 [28FE]

———Public Telecommunications Facilities Program funding, H8232 [23JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H308 [5JA], H341, H343, H344 [22JA], H749 [23JA], H779, H780, H781, H782, H806 [24JA], H839, H840, H841, H853, H854, H855, H856, H861-H867 [25JA], H925, H927, H929, H930, H947-H953 [30JA], H976, H978, H979, H980, H986-H991, H1001, H1002, H1077 [31JA], H1144, H1145, H1206 [1FE], H1256, H1259, H1261 [27FE], H1400, H1402 [28FE], H1620 [29FE], H1756 [6MR], H1780 [7MR], H2845 [26MR], H10330 [12SE], H11583 [27SE], E159, E163 [5FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), consideration (H. Res. 292), H982 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (H. Res. 356), H1179-H1182 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), H978 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), engrossment, H801, H802 [24JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2896), H841 [25JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), H2987-H3029 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], E483 [28MR], E494 [29MR], E591 [19AP]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2972-H2986 [28MR], H3209 [29MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2857-H2864 [26MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), H1787-H1792, H1972 [7MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (H. Res. 371), H1781-H1786 [7MR]

Public housing: tenant-based assistance funding relative to replacement of demolished units, H6938-H6940 [26JN]

Public lands: use land and water conservation trust fund, H3664 [23AP]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2217 [13MR], H5107 [15MY], H6165 [11JN], H8089 [22JY], E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN], E1091 [14JN]

———funding for nutrition programs (H.R. 4275), E1862 [30SE]

Publications: distribution of sexually explicit material to prisoners, H8261, H8262 [24JY]

Radio Free Asia: funding, H8228-H8231 [23JY]

Railroads: safety, H7067, H7068 [27JN]

Refugees: Targeted Refugee Assistance Program funds distribution, H2531-H2533 [20MR]

Roads and highways: construction funding (H.R. 3775), E1249 [11JY]

———funding for roads classified as local or rural minor collectors (H.R. 3165), E449 [26MR]

Rural areas: funding for rural housing, economic development, education, and research programs, H1540-H1546 [29FE]

San Diego, CA: Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program loan guarantees, H7079-H7082 [27JN]

SBA: increase fees for participants in certain financial assistance programs (H.R. 3989), H9902 [2AU]

———Women's Business Development Program funding, H8233 [23JY]

Schools: infrastructure improvement programs, H9997-H10013 [4SE]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities, H10135, H10137 [10SE]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5574-H5625 [29MY], H5674-H5725, H5730, H5731 [30MY], E951 [30MY], E1035 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), consideration (H. Res. 427), H4764-H4766 [9MY]

SEC: continuation of funding during periods of lapsed appropriations, H340, H344 [22JA]

Ships and vessels: shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6268-H6275 [12JN], H6295, H6297-H6302, H6316-H6325 [13JN]

Southeast Asia: international military education and training assistance to Cambodia and Thailand, H6146-H6148 [11JN]

Space policy: space station program funding, H4306 [1MY], H4535 [8MY], H5584 [29MY], H5690-H5697 [30MY], H6871, H6872, H6942 [26JN]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: funding, H12099 [28SE]

Technology: university research and education funding, E1888 [1OC]

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2660), H3693, H3694 [23AP], H11261 [26SE]

Transportation: limitation on interest payments credited to transportation trust funds, H3536 [17AP]

———prohibit financing of transportation programs from general revenue funds, H3545, H3546 [17AP]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3184 [29MR], H3504-H3547 [17AP], E583, E584 [19AP], E658 [29AP]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), consideration (H. Res. 396), H3497-H3504 [17AP]

———use of innovative financing methods relative to maintenance of roads, E499 [29MR]

Travis AFB, CA: construction projects funding, H5665 [30MY], H6862 [26JN]

Trucking industry: financial reporting requirements, H7068, H7069 [27JN]

Turkey: restrict U.S. assistance relative to acknowledgement of Armenian genocide and honoring of victims, H5900-H5906, H5920 [5JN], E1052 [11JN]

TVA: funding, H8347-H8349 [24JY]

———imposition of deposits relative to lake shoreline construction, H8371 [24JY]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (H. Con. Res. 225), E1789 [28SE]

———management and budget reform, H11232 [26SE], E1647 [19SE], E1700 [26SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund funding, H6588, H6589 [19JN]

———National Wildlife Refuge System funding, H6591, H6592, H6594 [19JN]

University of California at Davis: funding for integrated pest management research facility, H6245 [12JN]

University of Oklahoma: air traffic controller training contract, H7072, H7073 [27JN]

Veterans: benefits funding levels, E7 [3JA]

———funding for health and employment programs, E326 [12MR]

———funding of certain medical research relative to illnesses suffered by veterans who served in the Persian Gulf Conflict, H11359 [26SE]

———program cuts, H4050 [25AP]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA, H2078 [12MR]

Virginia Beach, VA: Sandbridge Beach erosion control and hurricane protection project funding, H8346 [24JY]

Washington: emergency funding for repair of Highway 105, H12108 [28SE]

Water Resources Research Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1743), H4919 [14MY], E859 [22MY]

Wildwood, NJ: Coast Guard sale of coastline property, H7070 [27JN]

Wilkes-Barre, PA: veterans' medical center funding, H6943 [26JN]

Women: funding for research relative to alcohol abuse (H.R. 3175), E471 [28MR]

———preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (H.R. 3174), E474 [28MR]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (H.R. 3176), E474 [28MR]

Woodstock, VT: Marsh-Billing National Historic Park funding, H6625 [19JN]

Yolo County, CA: bus acquisition funding, H6972 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

ACDA: funding, S2182 [15MR]

Agricultural Research Service: funding, S8446-S8449 [22JY]

———Integrated Farming Systems Program funding, S8455 [22JY]

———yellowstar thistle research funding, S8454, S8455 [22JY]

Agriculture: Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, S1055 [7FE]

———extend farm programs (S. 1523), S302, S303, S315-S321 [23JA], S332, S334 [24JA], S484, S485 [26JA]

———extend farm programs (S. 1523), unanimous-consent agreement, S304-S308 [23JA]

———Federal farm policies, S6138 [12JN]

———reform Market Promotion Program, S1024-S1026, S1038 [7FE], S3064, S3084 [28MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8435, S8454-S8465, S8485, S8487, S8491 [22JY], S8532-S8552 [23JY], S8583-S8600, S8602-S8617 [24JY], S8927 [25JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, S9334-S9337, S9425 [1AU], S9634 [2AU], S11697, S11763 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9275 [31JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), unanimous-consent agreement, S8537 [23JY]

AID: deobligation of unexpended funds, S8816, S8817 [25JY]

———foreign assistance to Eastern European countries, S8862 [25JY]

———funding for family planning programs, S884 [6FE], S1394 [28FE], S4388-S4389 [30AP]

———International Fund for Agricultural Development funding, S8842 [25JY]

Airport and Airway Trust Fund: funding, S10744, S10745 [18SE]

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: correction of reference in Dept. of Defense appropriations conference report, S12197 [2OC]

American Folklife Center: funding, S9063 [29JY]

American Schools and Hospitals Abroad Program: funding, S12009 [30SE]

Amtrak: funding, S9134-S9141 [30JY], S10780, S10782, S10784, S10786-S10794 [18SE], S11893 [30SE]

———funding and reform, S5519 [23MY]

———privatization study, S10784 [18SE]

———reauthorizing appropriations, S1290 [23FE]

———reforming statutes and authorizing appropriations, S5431-S5433 [21MY]

Anchorage, AK: Russian Far East and American-Russian Center funding, S8860 [25JY]

Appalachian Development Highway System: funding (S. 1881), S6409 [18JN]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, S9048 [29JY], S9094-S9099 [30JY]

Armed Forces: Computer Aided Education and Training Initiative program funding, S7168 [27JN]

———defense strategy and force structure review, S6822-S6826, S6829-S6835 [25JN], S6984, S6985 [26JN]

———force modernization funding relative to infrastructure spending, S6386-S6393, S6397 [18JN]

———increase pay and housing allowance (S. 1514), S39 [4JA]

———National Guard and Reserve components funding, S6912, S6913 [26JN]

———provide preventive health care screenings for colon and prostate cancer to military personnel, S6914 [26JN]

———recall of retired chaplains, health care professionals, and officers assigned to the American Battle Monuments Commission for active duty service, S6909 [26JN]

———repeal permanent end strengths, S6838, S6839 [25JN]

Aviation: airline ticket tax relative to aviation trust fund, S10668-S10671, S10675 [17SE], S10780 [18SE], S12218 [3OC]

———airport security research funding, S9130 [30JY]

———investigation of anticompetitive practices in airline industry, S9132-S9134 [30JY]

———Mid-America Aviation Resource Consortium funding, S9284 [31JY]

———report on assistance provided to an individual or the family of an individual injured or killed while on Government travel, S7934 [17JY]

Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: funding, S8604 [24JY]

BIA: funding, S431 [26JA]

———funding for roads and sanitation programs for Alaskan native villages, S11914, S11915 [30SE]

Billings, MT: Shiloh Interchange project funding, S9282 [31JY]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (H.R. 2969), S2838 [25MR]

———abolish (S. 1518), S108 [5JA], S724 [1FE]

Boise State University: live animal research and holding facility funding, S10319 [11SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: assistance relative to withdrawal of foreign troops, S1933-S1935 [13MR]

———U.S. military intervention, S1933-S1935 [13MR]

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge: funding for relief relative to wildfires, S11915, S11916 [30SE]

Boston, MA: Boston Harbor water infrastructure improvements funding, S9941 [5SE]

Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs: travel and office personnel funding, S2288 [19MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2795 [25MR], S2844-S2846 [26MR], S3188-S3190 [29MR], S4995-S4997 [14MY]

———balance, S8, S18, S27 [3JA], S171, S173, S174, S177, S179-S181, S281 [22JA], S301, S302 [23JA], S580-S582 [31JA], S888, S909, S912 [6FE], S1062 [7FE], S1643 [7MR], S2188 [15MR], S3173, S3182 [29MR], S3577, S3578 [18AP], S4095-S4112, S4114 [25AP], S4369-S4375 [30AP], S4986, S4987 [14MY], S5026 [15MY], S5263, S5264 [17MY], S5868 [5JN], S5926, S5933 [6JN], S6005 [10JN], S7057 [26JN], S7714 [11JY], S7814 [12JY], S8521 [23JY], S10345 [11SE], S11235-S11237 [25SE], S12327 [3OC]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S886-S888 [6FE], S2795 [25MR], S3172, S3188-S3190 [29MR], S5111-S5129 [16MY], S6008 [10JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S4011, S4049-S4055 [24AP], S4669 [3MY], S5635 [24MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5657-S5670 [3JN], S5756 [4JN], S5792-S5851 [5JN], S5873-S5903, S5915, S5921, S5929, S5934 [6JN], S5955-S5977 [7JN], S5990-S5999 [10JN], S6077 [11JN], S6260 [14JN], S6407, S6408 [18JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S5780 [4JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced relative to budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3280, S3304-S3309 [15AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 54), S5900 [6JN]

———deficit, S7878-S7882 [16JY]

———discretionary spending levels, S5243-S5248 [17MY], S5478 [22MY]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, S1961 [13MR], S2081 [14MR]

———establish spending limits for entitlement programs and other mandatory spending programs (S. 2170), S11982 [30SE]

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

———establish 2-year cycle, reform oversight process, and establish required adjournment date for Congress (S. 2049), S9742 [3SE]

———extend employer education assistance tax credit, S5401 [21MY]

———judicial review amendments to the constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S6407, S6408 [18JN]

———making certain appropriations and rescissions (S. 1594), S1638, S1639, S1642 [7MR], S1670 [11MR]

———nondefense discretionary spending cuts in final two years of budget cycle, S5129-S5138 [16MY], S6168 [13JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S2, S5, S8, S12, S14, S19, S21 [3JA], S59, S60, S62, S72 [4JA], S75, S77, S78 [5JA], S111 [8JA], S116, S123, S124, S125, S126, S127, S131-S135 [10JA], S171, S173, S174, S177, S179-S181 [22JA], S331, S332, S335 [24JA], S389 [25JA], S1643 [7MR], S2177 [15MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), veto, S304 [23JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), S8527-S8532 [23JY], S8668-S8671, S8672 [24JY], S8820, S8929 [25JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9322-S9334, S9337-S9341, S9344-S9347, S9352-S9415 [1AU], S9622 [2AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), insert language of S. 1956 in lieu, S8527 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S7890 [16JY], S8070-S8150 [18JY], S8329-S8369 [19JY], S8395-S8426, S8451-S8454 [22JY], S8493-S8532 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8083, S8113, S8114, S8149 [18JY], S8509 [23JY]

———reconciliation process, S291, S292, S295, S297 [23JA], S368-S370, S374 [25JA], S888 [6FE], S1163 [9FE], S3190 [29MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5550 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S5999 [10JN], S6026, S6058-S6066, S6069-S6072, S6076 [11JN], S6117-S6137, S6164-S6166 [12JN], S6167-S6186, S6191 [13JN], S6260, S6280 [14JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S6057 [11JN], S6164 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), insert language of S. Con. Res. 57 in lieu, S5538 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5019-S5023 [14MY], S5025-S5070 [15MY], S5111-S5140, S5143-S5186 [16MY], S5216-S5265, S5266 [17MY], S5305-S5376, S5394-S5396 [20MY], S5398-S5410, S5412-S5442 [21MY], S5461-S5490 [22MY], S5508, S5509-S5538, S5550 [23MY], S5641 [24MY], S5868 [5JN], S5982 [7JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), unanimous-consent agreement, S5018 [14MY], S5412 [21MY]

———status report, S10614 [16SE]

———use most accurate measures of inflation available, S5251, S5254 [17MY]

———use of budgetary savings in the mandatory spending area, S5233 [17MY]

Center for Molecular Medicine and Immunology: funding, S9722 [3SE]

Centers for Disease Control: funding, S63 [4JA]

———hemochromatosis research and treatment funding, S11912, S11913 [30SE]

Charleston County, SC: community development block grants availability, S9876 [5SE]

Chemical weapons: disposal, S7261-S7264, S7282 [28JN]

Children and youth: abstinence education programs funding, S8508, S8509 [23JY], S9366 [1AU]

———early identification of hearing impaired infants, S4174 [25AP]

———funding to assist youth at risk from illegal drug use, crime, and violence, S5231, S5232 [17MY]

———impact of legislation on the incidence of hungry and homeless children, S5219 [17MY], S5413 [21MY]

———reauthorize funding for runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs (S. 1582), S1456-S1458 [29FE], S1531 [5MR]

Clark County, NV: bus and bus facility funding, S9130, S9131 [30JY]

Clinton, President: emergency funding request, S11390 [26SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), S3207 [29MR], S7691-S7703, S7756 [11JY], S9640 [2AU], S12463 [21OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), conference report, S11794-S11803 [28SE], S12144 [1OC], S12162 [2OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 229), S11794 [28SE]

———funding, S5139 [16MY]

———vessel traffic service system funding, S9284 [31JY]

———vessel traffic service systems development funding, S9130 [30JY]

College Construction Loan Insurance Association: privatize, S11930 [30SE]

Colleges and universities: require report to OMB on tuition costs by any receiving Federal funds, S7946 [17JY]

Commission on Civil Rights: reauthorize (S. 2187), S12153 [2OC], S12373 [3OC]

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: funding, S11910 [30SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize, S11883 [30SE]

———reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, S4646-S4649 [2MY]

Congress: develop an electronic legislative information and document retrieval system, S9064 [29JY]

———legislative priorities, S11082-S11084 [20SE]

———legislative process, S22 [3JA]

———limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation, S2979 [27MR]

———waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations legislation (H.J. Res. 197), S11816 [30SE]

Consensus Commission on Education Reform: funding, S4168 [25AP]

Conservation of energy: funding for energy efficiency projects at Federal facilities, S11915 [30SE]

Continuing: making, S4, S7, S9 [3JA], S62 [4JA], S83 [5JA], S306-S308 [23JA], S368-S370 [25JA]

———making (H.J. Res. 165), unanimous-consent agreement, S2621 [21MR]

———making (H.J. Res. 170), S3190, S3195-S3198, S3200-S3202 [29MR]

———making (H.J. Res. 175), S4047 [24AP]

———making (H.R. 2880), S391, S401-S416, S418-S446 [26JA], S562 [30JA], S884 [6FE]

———making (H.R. 3019), S1668, S1784 [11MR], S1789, S1790, S1792-S1852 [12MR], S1907-S1926-S1933-S1967 [13MR], S2005-S2033, S2037-S2095 [14MR], S2168-S2177, S2182-S2186, S2188 [15MR], S2219 [18MR], S2261-S2300, S2302-S2309, S2334 [19MR], S2441 [20MR]

———making (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4058 [24AP], S4095-S4112, S4156, S4161-S4178 [25AP], S4358, S4366 [29AP], S4369-S4375, S4444 [30AP]

———making (H.R. 3019), conference report corrections (S.J. Res. 53), S4367 [29AP], S4388-S4390 [30AP]

———making (H.R. 3019), unanimous-consent agreement, S1846 [12MR], S2094 [14MR]

———making (H.R. 3019), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

———making (S.J. Res. 63), S11159 [24SE]

Cordova, AK: Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute funding, S12463 [21OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, S2089-S2092 [14MR], S2188 [15MR], S2290 [19MR], S2441 [20MR], S9834 [4SE]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, S4926 [9MY]

Corp. for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety: abolish, S7093-S7107, S7109, S7110 [27JN], S8926 [25JY], S9081 [29JY]

———abolish (S. 1761), S5095 [15MY]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), S7703-S7722 [11JY], S9469-S9471 [2AU], S10208, S10239 [10SE]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, S11519-S11527 [27SE]

———Wisconsin La Farge Dam and Lake project deauthorization, S11526 [27SE]

Correctional institutions: Prison Literacy Program funding, S4562 [1MY]

Council on Environmental Quality: funding, S9825, S9826 [4SE]

Courts: sentencing of violent felons relative to parole and good behavior credits, S2179 [15MR]

Crime: domestic violence programs funding, S12325 [3OC]

———Gang Resistance Education and Training Program funding, S10185 [10SE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S6122 [12JN]

———transfer Dept. of Defense funding to community policing programs (S. 1580), S1455 [29FE]

Criminal Alien Tracking Center: funding, S4405 [30AP]

DEA: sale of chemicals used to manufacture controlled substances, S7167 [27JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (S. 2108), S11175-S11177 [24SE]

Denver, CO: funding for a sixth runway at Denver International Airport, S11942, S11943 [30SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (S. 2155), S11722, S11723 [28SE]

———Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research and Development funding, S8456 [22JY]

———emergency disaster loan program funding, S8547 [23JY], S8615 [24JY]

———establish Information Technology System Control Board (S. 2164), S11975-S11977 [30SE]

———food safety research funding, S9634 [2AU]

———Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, and Food Safety and Inspection Service funding, S8463 [22JY]

———Market Access Program funding, S8458-S8462 [22JY], S8583, S8584, S8591 [24JY]

———methyl bromide alternatives research funding, S8604 [24JY]

———Northern Plains Policy Research Center funding, S8603 [24JY]

———provide voluntary separation incentives to employees, S8464 [22JY]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, S8438-S8446, S8448-S8451 [22JY], S8533, S8547 [23JY]

———Risk Management Agency funding, S8463 [22JY]

Dept. of Commerce: create a central lien registry for limited access fishing permits, S10911, S10912 [19SE]

———funding, S430 [26JA]

———technology research and development programs funding, S11924, S11927-S11929 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: administration of missile defense program, S1382-S1385 [28FE]

———Advanced Materials Intelligent Processing Center funding, S7995 [17JY]

———agreement with Indian tribes for services under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program, S6502 [19JN]

———Air National Guard C-130 airlift squadron funding, S6489 [19JN]

———airborne mine countermeasure system funding, S7985 [17JY]

———air-to-air Starstreak missile evaluation funding, S6482 [19JN]

———allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, S7131-S7134 [27JN], S7223, S7286 [28JN], S10540-S10545 [13SE]

———aluminum metal matrix composite development project funding, S7994 [17JY]

———amend laws affecting management and operations (S. 1672), S3384 [16AP]

———antiterrorism activities funding, S7948, S8005-S8007 [17JY], S8066 [18JY]

———Arleigh Burke class destroyer program funding and multi-year contract procurement, S6606 [20JN], S6908 [26JN]

———Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative extension, S7001 [26JN]

———Army automatic cargo tracking and control system funding, S7932 [17JY]

———audit of security measures at all military installations overseas, S7947, S7948 [17JY]

———authorizing appropriations, S2324 [19MR]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1673), S3387 [16AP]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6313-S6384, S6386-S6404 [18JN], S6421-S6508 [19JN], S6582-S6584, S6586-S6608 [20JN], S6718 [24JN], S6821-S6826, S6829-S6848 [25JN], S6905-S6937, S6945, S6946, S6968, S6971-S7014 [26JN], S7074-S7080, S7082-S7090-S7110, S7113, S7128-S7169 [27JN], S7221-S7278, S7280-S7287, S7293-S7295, S7299, S7336 [28JN], S7514-S7612 [10JY], S11764 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), unanimous-consent agreement, S6253, S6254 [13JN], S6384, S6400 [18JN], S6945, S6946 [26JN], S7080, S7089, S7090, S7093 [27JN], S7420 [8JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military construction (S. 1764), insert language of S. 1745 in lieu, S7612 [10JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), veto, S3 [3JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), S7788 [11JY], S8974-S8976 [26JY], S9150-S9154 [30JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, S9477, S9479, S9533-S9535 [2AU], S10027-S10047 [9SE], S10125-S10129 [10SE], S10730-S10735, S10736-S10738 [18SE]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9874, S9875 [5SE]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), insert language of S. 1745 in lieu, S7612 [10JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), S96 [5JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, S332 [24JA], S391, S392, S445, S446-S461, S485, S539, S540 [26JA], S865 [1FE]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report—indefinitely postponed, S3414 [16AP]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1762), insert language of S. 1745 in lieu, S7612 [10JY]

———authorizing military construction appropriations (S. 1125), indefinitely postponed, S3414 [16AP]

———ballistic missile program funding, S455, S540 [26JA], S586 [31JA], S2189 [15MR], S12263 [3OC]

———B-52 bomber aircraft funding, S7250 [28JN]

———B-52 bomber funding, S2289 [19MR]

———cable television franchise agreements on military bases, S10036 [9SE]

———Center for Photonics Research funding, S7942 [17JY]

———Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center funding, S7995, S7996 [17JY]

———computer emergency response team funding, S6908, S6909 [26JN]

———continued efforts to ensure national security, S366, S367 [25JA]

———Dragon Missile System funding, S7983 [17JY], S11880 [30SE]

———drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, S7945 [17JY]

———effects of the National Missile Defense Joint Program Office on private sector employment, S7276 [28JN]

———employee mass transit programs funding, S7994 [17JY]

———environmental restoration database center funding, S8067 [18JY]

———evaluation of electronic combat testing master plan, S11909 [30SE]

———export controls, S7166 [27JN]

———F/A-18E/F aircraft development, S7226-S7230, S7246 [28JN], S7989-S7993 [17JY]

———Federal acquisition standards relative to purchase of T-39N aircraft, S7944 [17JY], S11881 [30SE]

———funding, S4359-S4361 [29AP], S5049-S5070 [15MY], S5176 [16MY]

———funding for surgical strike vehicles relative to hardened and deeply buried targets, S7270 [28JN]

———humanitarian assistance funding, S10126 [10SE]

———humanitarian demining technologies program funding, S6925, S6926 [26JN]

———Intercooled Recuperated Gas Turbine Engine Program funding, S7942 [17JY]

———international military education and training programs funding, S7517-S7519 [10JY], S8945 [26JY]

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

———limit appropriations to amount requested by the President and apply savings to deficit reduction, S6928-S6937, S6945, S6946 [26JN]

———limit compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts, S6495-S6501 [19JN]

———limit use of funds for programs, projects, and activities not included in future-years defense plan, S7952, S7953 [17JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), S7059-S7065 [26JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, S9462 [2AU], S9869-S9874 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), S8068-S8070 [18JY], S8381 [19JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, S11192 [24SE], S11286, S11287 [25SE], S11873, S11879, S11880, S11881, S11908, S11909, S11936 [30SE], S12163, S12197 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), insert language of S. 1894 in lieu, S8068 [18JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7688-S7691, S7742, S7743, S7744, S7748, S7752, S7757-S7759 [11JY], S7800 [12JY], S7928-S7971, S7983-S8007 [17JY], S8065-S8070, S8152-S8154 [18JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), unanimous-consent agreement, S7916 [16JY], S7943, S7997 [17JY]

———Maritime Technology Program funding, S7932 [17JY]

———Medium Extended Air Defense System program funding, S7006, S7007 [26JN]

———military construction funding, S6470-S6478 [19JN]

———military support for civilian sporting events, S7086-S7088, S7160-S7165 [27JN]

———National Test Facility funding, S2286 [19MR]

———nuclear seismic monitoring research programs funding, S6910 [26JN]

———Operational Field Assessment Program funding, S7968, S7969 [17JY]

———Optoelectronics Center funding, S7271 [28JN]

———Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund funding, S7928 [17JY]

———Pentagon renovation funding, S6837 [25JN], S7931 [17JY]

———plasma quench technology development, S7929 [17JY]

———procurement of propellant raw materials, S7935 [17JY]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, S7282 [28JN]

———P-3 squadrons funding, S6606 [20JN]

———reduce appropriation levels to original budget request (S. 2080), S10684 [17SE]

———reform of regulations relative to environmental restoration accounts, S6504 [19JN]

———repair and maintenance of cargo and personnel parachutes, S7944 [17JY]

———research and development funding relative to desalination technologies, S7160 [27JN]

———retire certain operational support airlift aircraft, S7169 [27JN]

———revise eligibility requirements for grants and contracts under the University Research Initiative Support Program, S6502, S6503 [19JN]

———Scorpius Space Launch Technology Program funding, S6914 [26JN]

———seamless high off-chip connectivity research funding, S7240, S7241 [28JN]

———Sematech program funding, S2285 [19MR]

———support for Mexican counter-drug activities, S7167 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: abolish, S2797-S2799 [25MR]

———adherence to bill language and report language recommendations, S8980 [26JY], S9087-S9089 [30JY]

———Advanced Computational Technology Initiative funding, S9100 [30JY]

———atomic energy defense activities funding, S9042 [29JY], S9089 [30JY]

———authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (H.R. 4138), S11667 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations for defense activities (S. 1126), indefinitely postponed, S3414 [16AP]

———authorizing appropriations for defense activities (S. 1763), insert language of S. 1745 in lieu, S7612 [10JY]

———biomass rural electricity projects funding, S9043 [29JY], S9099 [30JY]

———Central Arizona Project funding, S9044 [29JY]

———Cooperative Research and Development Program funding, S11916, S11917 [30SE]

———Fusion Energy Sciences Program funding, S10623 [17SE]

———Idaho National Engineering Laboratory funding, S9100, S9101 [30JY]

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

———Nevada Test Site infrastructure costs for Dept. of Defense activities, S7165, S7166 [27JN]

———nuclear safety management regulations, S7524 [10JY]

———renewable energy programs funding, S9045, S9046 [29JY], S10623 [17SE]

———study on permanent authorization for general plant projects, S7274-S7276 [28JN]

———tritium production, S7155 [27JN]

Dept. of HHS: additional funding to Office of Inspector General, S439-S441 [26JA]

———making appropriations for Public Health Service commissioned officers retirement and health benefits (S. 1516), S98 [5JA]

Dept. of HUD: community development programs funding, S9723 [3SE]

———voluntary retirement program funding, S9732 [3SE]

Dept. of Justice: funding, S430 [26JA]

———local law enforcement block grants, S2087 [14MR]

Dept. of Labor: Joblinks Employment Transportation Center funding, S11918 [30SE]

———making appropriations for the Black Lung Disability Program (S. 1517), S98 [5JA]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, S3101-S3114, S3123-S3146 [28MR], S3182 [29MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S3033 [27MR]

———funding, S430 [26JA], S4420 [30AP]

———making continuing appropriations for the Passport Office (S.J. Res. 46), S66 [4JA]

———require report on U.N. voting records of foreign countries to include amounts of foreign aid, S8770 [25JY]

Dept. of the Army: classification of the Electro Optic Augmentation System, S7158 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior: provide loan guarantees for water supply, conservation, quality, and transmission projects (S. 1564), S1084 [7FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), S3752 [22AP]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, S38, S44 [4JA], S434, S435 [26JA]

———making appropriations, S11830-S11834 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10526-S10533, S10535, S10551 [13SE], S10580 [16SE], S10650, S10653-S10657, S10691 [17SE], S10953-S10955, S10969-S10971 [19SE], S11068, S11102 [20SE], S11495 [27SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), unanimous-consent agreement, S10539 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S11763 [28SE], S11884, S12025 [30SE], S12118 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10139-S10185, S10190 [10SE], S10245, S10280-S10321 [11SE], S10349-S10374, S10377-S10401 [12SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), unanimous-consent agreement, S10400 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation: Advanced Technology Transit Bus funding, S9282, S9283 [31JY]

———Essential Air Service Program funding, S5256 [17MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations, S11893 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9118-S9150 [30JY], S9265-S9288 [31JY], S9448 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, S10777-S10794 [18SE], S11044 [19SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, S4988 [14MY], S6117-S6119, S6120 [12JN]

———health care facilities funding, S9797, S9798, S9820 [4SE]

———improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 4173), S12133-S12136 [1OC]

———James H. Quillen School of Medicine funding, S9720, S9721 [3SE]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), S89-S96 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

———prohibit funding for operation of golf courses (S. 2011), S9432 [1AU]

Dept of Defense: include future years defense plans for National Guard and reserve components in President's budget submission, S7950, S7951 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), S10025 [6SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11911 [30SE], S12118 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2127), S48 [4JA]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), veto, S44 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9460 [2AU], S9691-S9735 [3SE], S9778 [4SE], S9875-S9934, S9938-S9957, S9963-S9965 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, S11159-S11162 [24SE], S11218-S11225 [25SE], S11415-S11417 [26SE], S11506 [27SE], S11763 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), unanimous-consent agreement, S9416-S9418 [1AU], S9953 [5SE]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, S8772, S8858 [25JY]

Disasters: assistance, S2242 [18MR]

District of Columbia: funding for development of educational management and data systems, S1336 [27FE]

———impact of snowstorm, S123 [10JA]

———making appropriations, S11866 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S722 [1FE], S1321-S1340, S1344 [27FE], S1399, S1403-S1406, S1407 [29FE], S1506-S1512 [5MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2546), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 351), unanimous-consent agreement, S1380 [28FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3845), S8821-S8829 [25JY], S9461 [2AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3845), conference report, S9873 [5SE]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 153), S35 [4JA]

———use of local revenues for abortion services, S2266, S2268-S2270, S2279 [19MR]

———water quality and sewer facilities funding, S9461 [2AU]

Domestic policy: education and job retraining programs funding, S6962-S6968 [26JN]

Drug abuse: international narcotics control funding, S11287-S11289 [25SE]

Drugs: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, S11927 [30SE]

———international narcotics control funding, S8632, S8633 [24JY], S8745, S8819, S8833-S8836 [25JY]

Ecology and environment: reauthorize certain educational programs (S. 1873), S6235 [13JN], S6258 [14JN], S9668-S9670 [2AU]

———restore environmental programs funding, S5221-S5224, S5231, S5234-S5236 [17MY], S5467 [22MY]

Economic Development Agency: funding, S5489 [22MY]

Education: effects of budget reconciliation process on school districts' budget planning, S292 [23JA]

———funding, S403-S416, S426, S445 [26JA], S1274 [20FE], S1671-S1675 [11MR], S1792, S1810-S1817 [12MR], S1913, S1964 [13MR], S2087 [14MR], S3030 [27MR], S3196 [29MR], S4101 [25AP], S5224-S5230, S5249 [17MY], S5322-S5324, S5363 [20MY], S5420 [21MY], S5467-S5469 [22MY], S6122 [12JN], S6175 [13JN], S10776 [18SE], S10939, S10943-S10947, S10980 [19SE]

———funding for adult literacy programs, S2286, S2334, S2338 [19MR]

———funding levels for federally assisted education and training programs, S8672 [24JY]

———Head Start Program funding, S3165 [28MR]

———International Education Program funding, S2286 [19MR]

———national policy to improve system, S6818, S6819 [25JN], S10740 [18SE]

———Parents as Teachers Program funding, S11912 [30SE]

———regional educational laboratories funding, S2286 [19MR]

———scholar-athlete games funding, S11912 [30SE]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S8151 [18JY]

Elwha River: restoration of ecosystems and fisheries in Washington, S11892, S11913 [30SE]

Endangered species: protection programs funding, S1838-S1851 [12MR], S1907-S1913 [13MR]

Endangered Species Act: reform and reauthorize, S4981 [13MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, S10618-S10624, S10650 [17SE], S11762 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3816), insert language of S. 1959 in lieu, S9104 [30JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1959), S8965-S8972, S8974, S8977-S8978, S8980-S8988 [26JY], S9007, S9011-S9015, S9038-S9050-S9061 [29JY], S9085-S9115 [30JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1959), unanimous-consent agreement, S8831 [25JY], S8978 [26JY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 3868), S11669, S11670 [28SE]

———extend certain programs (S. 1888), S6625 [20JN], S7141 [27JN]

EPA: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry funding, S9721 [3SE]

———Clean Lakes Program funding, S9827 [4SE]

———funding, S426, S442 [26JA], S2087 [14MR], S2232 [18MR], S2277, S2304 [19MR], S2441 [20MR], S4166 [25AP]

———Long Island Sound Office funding, S9723 [3SE], S11447 [26SE], S11522 [27SE]

———Montreal Protocol Facilitation Fund funding, S9947, S9948 [5SE]

———Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory funding, S9827 [4SE]

———Sokaogon Chippewa Community funding, S9828 [4SE]

———water pollution research funding, S9948 [5SE]

Erie, PA: Erie Federal Complex construction project funding, S10319 [11SE]

Executive departments: allow agencies to contribute funding to newly created Federal executive boards, S10166 [10SE]

Eximbank: regulations relative to inter-government fund transfers, S2287 [19MR]

FAA: Airport Improvement Program funding, S10674, S10679 [17SE]

———airport projects funding, S11822 [30SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1801), S5574 [23MY]

———essential air service funding, S10668, S10679 [17SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), S10759 [18SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11527, S11528, S11529 [27SE], S11697, S11699, S11700, S11715-S11717, S11813 [28SE], S11819-S11824, S11854-S11857, S11859, S11864-S11866, S11871, S11872, S11937-S11943 [30SE], S12056, S12095-S12115 [1OC], S12166-S12177-S12193 [2OC], S12217-S12240 [3OC]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11940 [30SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 74), S12404 [3OC]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), insert language of S. 1994 in lieu, S10756 [18SE]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10403 [12SE], S10662-S10681 [17SE], S10742-S10756, S10777 [18SE], S11259 [25SE], S11828 [30SE]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), unanimous-consent agreement, S10675 [17SE]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 2161), S12044 [30SE]

———reform management and financial operations and improve air transportation system, S10746 [18SE], S11822, S11884, S11885 [30SE]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, S1512 [5MR], S1645 [7MR], S1780 [11MR], S1817, S1818 [12MR], S2044-S2054 [14MR], S12200 [2OC]

———reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (S. 1716), S4323-S4326 [29AP]

FBI: establish Computer Investigations Threat Assessment Center, S11910 [30SE]

———local community upgrading of criminal justice identification systems, S2286 [19MR]

FCC: relocation, S11884 [30SE]

FDA: regulation of prescription drug industry, S8457 [22JY], S8594-S8600, S8609-S8612 [24JY], S9336, S9337 [1AU]

Federal employees: continuance of work during Government shutdown, S72 [4JA]

Federal Health Care Reinsurance Corp.: establish, S5257 [17MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S4028-S4032 [24AP]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), conference report, S701, S712 [1FE]

FEMA: restrict funding for certain activities, S9795-S9797, S9798, S9824 [4SE]

———urban search and resuce team funding, S9719 [3SE]

Financial institutions: application of qualified thrift lender test to institutions that serve military personnel, S7274 [28JN]

Firearms: Civilian Marksmanship Program funding, S7093-S7107, S7109, S7110 [27JN], S8926 [25JY]

———Civilian Marksmanship Program funding (S. 1761), S5095 [15MY]

Fish and fishing: Canadian shipment of herring, S10911 [19SE]

———community development quota program for Native Alaskans, S10815, S10824 [18SE]

———equitable treatment of fishing communities relative to economic losses, S10814 [18SE]

———protection and conservation of fishing habitats, S10813 [18SE]

———regulatory requirements relative to use of nets during lobster harvesting, S10823, S10824 [18SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S7646 [10JY], S10794-S10827 [18SE], S10900, S10906-S10934 [19SE]

———reauthorizing (S. 39), unanimous-consent agreement, S9663 [2AU]

Florida: restoration of Everglades, S3240 [29MR], S11522 [27SE]

Foreign aid: allocation of economic assistance, S6626, S6627 [20JN]

———food assistance programs funding, S9425, S9426 [1AU]

———reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (S. 1968), S8024 [17JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, S425, S433 [26JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8617-S8633 [24JY], S8741-S8777, S8781-S8820, S8833-S8863 [25JY], S8943-S8965, S9003-S9005 [26JY], S9156 [30JY], S9421 [1AU], S12009, S12025 [30SE]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, S8743 [25JY]

Forest Service: moratorium on bypass flows relative to renewal of State water easements, S8586, S8587, S8594 [24JY]

Fort Bliss, TX: renewal of use of McGregor Range, S7954 [17JY]

Fort Campbell, KY: Consolidated Education Center construction funding, S7004, S7005 [26JN]

Fort Leonard Wood, MO: barracks construction funding relative to Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations, S6983, S6984 [26JN]

Fort Sheridan, IL: conveyance of certain property, S6920 [26JN]

Fort Sill, OK: transfer land to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for use as a national cemetery, S6503 [19JN]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3553), S10565 [13SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1840), S5861 [5JN]

Fund for Rural America: funding, S8605 [24JY]

Gainsville, FL: Sweetwater Basin Project funding, S9949 [5SE]

GAO: funding, S9764 [3SE]

Government: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (S. 2013), S9434-S9436 [1AU]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (S. 1130), S9445 [1AU], S9666-S9668 [2AU]

———extension of certain expiring appropriations, S1387 [28FE]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S5, S7, S8, S9-S11, S13, S14, S15 [3JA], S35, S37-S44, S47-S55, S60, S61, S62, S63, S64, S67 [4JA], S73, S74, S76, S78, S83 [5JA], S126, S127, S130 [10JA], S358 [25JA], S427, S430, S434, S435, S436, S438 [26JA], S11506-S11508 [27SE], S11835 [30SE]

Government regulations: State jurisdiction over fisheries, S10911 [19SE]

GSA: maintain Federal Protection Officer quotas relative to safety in public buildings, S10159 [10SE]

———transfer of surplus government computer equipment to schools and education programs, S5230 [17MY]

Harnett County, NC: Impact Aid funding for schools relative to Pope AFB and Fort Bragg, S7983, S7984 [17JY]

Hawaii: Center for Applied Aquaculture funding, S9335, S9336 [1AU]

Health: attention deficit disorder research funding, S11881 [30SE]

———programs funding, S5322-S5324 [20MY], S5420 [21MY]

Health care facilities: trauma center funding, S12330 [3OC]

Healthy Start Program: funding, S3593, S3604 [18AP]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (S. 1584), S1461 [29FE]

———authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (S. 1940), S7673 [10JY]

Homestead, FL: Homestead Motorsports Complex funding, S11887 [30SE]

Hood River, OR: intermodal project funding, S10784 [18SE]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), S3114-S3125, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3242, S3245 [29MR], S3683 [18AP]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

Housing: drug elimination grants for low-income housing projects, S9899-S9901 [5SE]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), S350-S353 [24JA], S1900 [12MR], S1997, S1998, S1999 [13MR]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, S10185-S10190 [10SE], S10405 [12SE], S11879, S11883, S11884 [30SE]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrant children to education, S9482 [2AU]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education, S10572 [16SE], S11132 [24SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), S11321 [25SE], S11336 [26SE], S11703 [28SE]

———certification requirements of foreign health care workers, S11886 [30SE]

———Law Enforcement Support Center funding, S11910 [30SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 1578), S1354-S1357, S1361 [27FE], S3624 [18AP]

———reauthorization (H.R. 3268), S6028 [11JN]

Indonesia: human rights situation in East Timor, S8859 [25JY]

Institute of Railroad Safety: funding, S9149 [30JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), S10647 [17SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), conference report, S11321-S11326 [25SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), insert S. 1718 language in lieu, S10641 [17SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1718), S5188 [16MY], S6109 [11JN], S6138 [12JN], S9069 [29JY], S10626-S10648 [17SE], S10835 [18SE]

International Development Association: funding, S8759 [25JY]

IRS: field office reorganization plan funding, S10184 [10SE], S12163 [2OC]

———funding, S10155-S10158 [10SE]

———information systems funding, S10166 [10SE]

———tax modernization system funding, S11884 [30SE]

———Telephone Assistance Program funding, S10320 [11SE], S10355 [12SE]

Israel: make U.S. assets available to combat terrorism, S1510 [5MR], S1608 [6MR], S2093 [14MR]

Kentucky: Land Between the Lakes Preserve funding, S10953-S10955, S10969-S10971 [19SE], S11938 [30SE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: implementation of nuclear framework agreement, S8850-S8853 [25JY], S8944 [26JY]

Lame Deer, MT: health care facility funding, S11915 [30SE]

Land use: treatment of Federal and non-Federal reclamation projects (S. 1565), S1084 [7FE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, S1935-S1954 [13MR], S2308 [19MR], S4167 [25AP], S5219 [17MY], S5413, S5428 [21MY], S5465, S5466 [22MY], S5517 [23MY], S11910 [30SE]

Law enforcement officers: Police Corps program funding, S1852 [12MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S8298, S8299 [18JY], S9061-S9069 [29JY], S9115-S9118 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), conference report, S9763-S9765 [3SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9416 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), unanimous-consent agreement, S8978 [26JY], S9069 [29JY]

LIHEAP: funding, S4170 [25AP], S5219, S5239, S5242 [17MY], S5469, S5470, S5474 [22MY]

Line-item veto, S3324-S3326 [15AP]

Line-item veto (S. 4): conference report, S2925, S2927, S2929-S2995 [27MR], S3150 [28MR], S4250 [25AP]

———conference report—motion to recommit, S2960-S2966, S2971, S2976-S2978 [27MR]

———conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S2954, S2962 [27MR]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (S. 1617), S2103 [14MR]

Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (S. 2041), S9594 [2AU]

Low Income Housing Preservation and Homeownership Act: funding, S9832 [4SE]

LSC: funding, S4167 [25AP]

———payment for attorney's fees and expenses relative to certain actions, S2029 [14MR], S2303 [19MR]

Manchester, NH: conveyance of certain property, S6920, S6921 [26JN]

Marine Corps: purchase of ships to enhance prepositioning ship squadrons, S6493 [19JN]

———request for additional generals, S6986, S6987 [26JN], S7299 [28JN], S7958-S7965, S7985, S7989 [17JY], S8974-S8976 [26JY], S9150-S9154 [30JY], S11286, S11287 [25SE]

Marine resources: development of technology for recovery of minerals from the ocean seabed (H.R. 3249), S12407 [3OC]

Maryland: funding for control of acidic drainage from abandoned mines, S10598 [16SE]

Members of Congress: require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown, S65 [4JA]

Michigan: transit projects funding, S9132 [30JY], S9282 [31JY]

Mississippi: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service funding, S8438 [22JY]

Montezuma Creek, UT: health care facility funding, S11916 [30SE]

NASA: academic programs funding, S9724 [3SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1839), S5859-S5861 [5JN]

———funding, S6118 [12JN], S9711-S9719, S9727 [3SE], S9779 [4SE]

———Global Hydrology and Climate Center funding, S9720 [3SE]

———Mission to Planet Earth Program funding, S9943 [5SE]

———research findings on simulating aging process in space, S9711 [3SE]

———Russian animal research programs funding, S9778-S9795 [4SE]

———Upper Midwest Aeronautics Consortium funding, S9828 [4SE]

———voluntary retirement program funding, S9707 [3SE]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S553 [30JA], S6278 [14JN], S11276 [25SE]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, S898 [6FE], S11276 [25SE], S12117 [1OC]

National Film Preservation Board: reauthorization (H.R. 1734), S11771-S11773 [28SE]

National Guard: retention of civilian employee positions at certain military training bases, S6915 [26JN]

———Special Operation Forces inactivation funding, S7933, S7934 [17JY]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission: authorizing appropriations (S. 1577), S1353, S1354 [27FE], S1469 [29FE], S8930 [25JY]

National Institute on Drug Abuse: funding, S5398, S5399 [21MY]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (H.R. 543), S11803, S11804 [28SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3487), S12026 [30SE]

National Museum of American History: allocation of space for military history exhibits, S11068 [20SE]

National Park Service: funding, S1925 [13MR], S5234-S5236 [17MY], S5521, S5522 [23MY], S10570 [16SE]

———Maine Acadian Culture Preservation Commission funding, S11914 [30SE]

National parks and recreation areas: reimburse States, localities, and individuals who donated funds and services during Government shutdown (S. 1558), S916 [6FE]

National security: national missile defense system funding, S6379, S6393-S6402 [18JN], S6421-S6424 [19JN], S7255, S7265, S7266, S7282 [28JN], S7924 [17JY]

———national missile defense system (S. 1635), S2651-S2655 [21MR], S2833 [25MR], S4959-S4961 [13MY], S5625-S5632 [23MY], S5672-S5690 [3JN], S5715-S5742, S5748-S5751, S5754-S5756 [4JN], S5971 [7JN]

———national missile defense system (S. 1635), unanimous-consent agreement, S5627 [23MY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: grant programs funding, S11908 [30SE], S12117 [1OC]

Native Americans: funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (H.R. 3219), S12405-S12407 [3OC]

———self-governance funding for Lummi Nation, S3753 [22AP]

———Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation school construction funding, S10535 [13SE]

Natural Resource Conservation Service: efforts to protect salmon habitat, S8454 [22JY]

Navy: development of pulse doppler upgrade to radar system, S7954 [17JY]

———oceanographic research survey funding, S7954 [17JY]

New York: West Valley Demonstration Project funding, S10622 [17SE]

New York Botanical Garden: funding, S9721 [3SE]

NIH: funding, S11895 [30SE]

NIST: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, S11924, S11927 [30SE]

North Dakota: Garrison Diversion Project funding, S8986 [26JY], S11142-S11144 [24SE]

NSF: Federal polar research programs funding, S9864 [4SE]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (S. 1831), S5768 [4JN], S10895-S10898 [18SE]

Nuclear energy: Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding, S8981-S8985 [26JY], S9038-S9042, S9055 [29JY], S9086, S9088, S9089 [30JY]

———Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding (S. 1958), S7896 [16JY]

Nuclear weapons: allow underground testing under limited conditions, S6403 [18JN], S6424-S6432 [19JN], S6586 [20JN], S6971-S6982 [26JN]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (H.R. 3235), S8738-S8740 [24JY]

Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices: funding to carry out certain transition responsibilities (S. Res. 324), S12409 [3OC]

Ohio: bus and bus facility funding, S9131 [30JY]

Oklahoma City, OK: transportation system funding, S10783 [18SE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (S. 1643), S2862, S2863 [26MR]

OMB: estimates of total annual costs and benefits of Federal regulatory programs, S10319 [11SE], S10397-S10399 [12SE], S11921 [30SE]

Omnibus consolidated: making (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

Oregon: participation in cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington, S6919 [26JN]

Palier, CA: Horticultural and Water Management Research Laboratory funding, S9336 [1AU]

Persian Gulf Conflict: research and health benefits relative to illnesses of veterans attributed to service during conflict, S6835, S6836 [25JN], S7970 [17JY]

Postal Service: payment for liabilities incurred by the former Post Office Dept., S10166 [10SE]

Power resources: solar, wind, and renewable energy programs funding, S9100, S9102, S9103 [30JY], S9312 [31JY]

Public buildings: oversight and reform of purchases and construction and improvement projects (S. 1005), S5017 [14MY], S5208-S5214 [16MY]

Public debt: ceiling, S116 [10JA], S299-S301 [23JA], S332, S335 [24JA], S419-S424 [26JA], S544, S545-S548 [30JA], S1060-S1062 [7FE], S3268, S3324-S3326 [15AP], S3408 [16AP]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), S3114-S3125, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3242, S3245 [29MR], S3683 [18AP]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), S1624-S1630 [7MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), unanimous-consent agreement, S1624 [7MR]

———reduction (S. Res. 237), S3229, S3230 [29MR]

Public welfare programs: Federal role during poor economic periods, S9354 [1AU]

———funding for nutrition programs, S2916, S2917 [27MR], S4506 [1MY], S8136-S8138 [18JY], S8404, S8405 [22JY], S8494, S8514, S8524 [23JY], S9333 [1AU]

———Summer Food Program funding, S8114-S8117 [18JY], S8330 [19JY], S8416 [22JY], S8504 [23JY]

Refuse disposal: funding for construction, operation, and maintenance of dredged material disposal facilities (S. 1620), S2195-S2197 [15MR]

Research: Holloman Rocket Sled Test Track Upgrade Program funding, S7269 [28JN]

Roads and highways: management of Beartooth Highway, S10533 [13SE]

———State project funding, S5242, S5243 [17MY]

Rock Hill, SC: airport improvement grant, S10672 [17SE]

Rural Telemedicine and Distance Learning Services Grant Program: funding, S8603 [24JY]

SBA: funding, S430 [26JA]

Schools: condition of buildings, environment, and equipment, S6818, S6819 [25JN]

Selective Service System: funding, S6918 [26JN]

Senate Arms Control Observer Group: reauthorizing (S. Res. 299), S11162 [24SE]

Senate Rules: separation of tax cuts from offsets within budget reconciliation process, S5415-S5428 [21MY], S5516 [23MY]

Social Security: reform, S3575, S3577, S3578 [18AP]

Social Security Administration: review eligibility of SSI beneficiaries, S8501 [23JY]

Southern Oxidants Study: funding, S9725 [3SE]

Space policy: space station program funding, S9799-S9820 [4SE], S9940 [5SE]

State Justice Institute: authorizing appropriations (S. 1721), S4618, S4619 [2MY]

Superfund Program: funding, S2036, S2088, S2092 [14MR]

———reform, S2144 [15MR]

Talihina, OK: funding for health care facility for Choctaw Nation, S10531 [13SE]

Taxation: expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to line-item veto (S. 1835), S5772 [4JN]

———restructure income tax system, S3271-S3274 [15AP]

———restructure income tax system (S. 722), S11410 [26SE]

Technology: programs funding, S1824-S1832 [12MR], S1965 [13MR]

———research and development funding relative to desalination, S11929 [30SE]

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11204 [24SE]

Transportation: highway construction funding (S. 2143), S11547-S11549 [27SE]

———transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (S. 1971), S8370 [19JY]

TVA: Environmental Research Center funding, S9103 [30JY]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities, S11897 [30SE]

———payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities, S10344 [11SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: construction of retaining wall at Flathead Lake, S10691 [17SE]

———funding for Endangered Species Act listings, S2293 [19MR]

Utah Housing Finance Agency: funding, S9876, S9877 [5SE]

Vance AFB, OK: construction program funding, S6984 [26JN]

Veterans: funding for health programs, S2290, S2292 [19MR]

———funding for State VA programs, S9927-S9932, S9954 [5SE]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA, S2186 [15MR], S3134, S3135 [28MR]

VISTA: funding, S4174 [25AP]

Washington: military reserve construction projects funding, S6923 [26JN]

———mitigate effects of tribal fishing claims on non-tribal fishermen, S10814 [18SE]

Water: authorize the spending of funds available for a grant for the construction of a wastewater treatment plant, S2303 [19MR]

———Coordinated Tribal Water Quality Program funding, S11225 [25SE]

———drinking water health effects research funding, S11224 [25SE]

———endocrine disrupter research funding, S9719, S9720 [3SE]

———research and development funding relative to desalination technologies, S10620, S10621 [17SE]

Water Resources Research Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1743), S4261 [25AP], S4685, S4686 [3MY]

Watertown, SD: sewage treatment funding, S2288 [19MR]

West Virginia: flexiplace work telecommuting center funding, S10360 [12SE]

Western Kentucky Training Site: military training facility construction funding, S7004, S7005 [26JN], S7521 [10JY]

Wetlands: regulation, S2307 [19MR], S4420 [30AP]

WIC: funding, S8436 [22JY]

Reports

Budget Scorekeeping: CBO, S322 [23JA], S1370 [27FE], S1886 [12MR], S2838 [25MR], S3320 [15AP], S3688 [18AP], S4632 [2MY], S5777 [4JN], S7419 [8JY], S9080 [29JY], S9858-S9860 [4SE], S11194 [24SE]

Budgetary Implications of H.R. 3144, Defend America Act: CBO, S5722 [4JN]

Effects of Cuts in the International Voluntary Family Planning Programs Funding: Alan Guttmacher Institute, S1512-S1514 [5MR]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs' Extension (S. 1888): CBO, S6625 [20JN]

Making the Corps Fit To Fight—Unit Cohesion Task Force Interim Report, S7986 [17JY]

Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget (House), H1632-H1634 [29FE], H5547-H5549 [23MY], H7244 [10JY], H8584 [26JY], H10649-H10651 [19SE], H11580-H11583 [27SE]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate), S10614 [16SE]

U.S. Debt Rating Threatened, S546 [30JA]

Unfunded Federal Mandates Relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: National Conference of State Legislatures, S4031 [24AP]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-726), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-613), H6040 [7JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3603) (S. Rept. 104-317), S7762 [11JY]

American Folklife Preservation Act Repeal: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H.R. 3491) (H. Rept. 104-710), H8597 [26JY]

Appalachian Regional Commission Funding and Economic Development Programs: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2145) (H. Rept. 104-693), H8029 [18JY]

BLM Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3290) (H. Rept. 104-658), H7114 [8JY]

Board of Tea Experts Abolishment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2969) (H. Rept. 104-467), H2033 [8MR]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2969) (H. Rept. 104-467), H1663 [4MR]

Budget Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1594) (S. Rept. 104-236), S1597 [6MR]

Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee of Conference (S. 1004) (H. Rept. 104-854), H11525 [27SE]

Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 104-846), H11394 [26SE]

Committee on International Relations (House) Funding for Investigation of U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Res. 417) (H. Rept. 104-559), H4430 [6MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (S. 641) (H. Rept. 104-545), H4302 [30AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 178, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 104-615), H6117 [10JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1561, Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 375) (H. Rept. 104-476), H1984 [7MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2546, District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 351) (H. Rept. 104-456), H1137 [31JA]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 498) (H. Rept. 104-732), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3259, Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 529) (H. Rept. 104-830), H11046 [24SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 104-731), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3539, FAA Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 540) (H. Rept. 104-851), H11394 [26SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 104-730), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 104-803), H10523 [17SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 104-720), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 495) (H. Rept. 104-729), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1124, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 340) (H. Rept. 104-451), H773 [23JA]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 178, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 435) (H. Rept. 104-577), H5173 [15MY]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 165, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 386) (H. Rept. 104-489), H2557 [20MR]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 175, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 411) (H. Rept. 104-534), H3730 [23AP]

Consideration of H.R. 842, Off-Budget Treatment for Certain Transportation Trust Funds: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 396) (H. Rept. 104-514), H3229 [29MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3019, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 372) (H. Rept. 104-474), H1774 [6MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3021, Debt Limit Enforcement and Obligated Trust Fund Protection: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 371) (H. Rept. 104-473), H1774 [6MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 104-500), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3144, National Missile Defense System: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 438) (H. Rept. 104-582), H5287 [16MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense Military Activities Appropriations and Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 104-570), H4800 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3259, Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 437) (H. Rept. 104-581), H5287 [16MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3322, Federal Civilian Science Activities' Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 104-565), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 104-599), H5646 [29MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3540, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 104-601), H5753 [30MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 451) (H. Rept. 104-616), H6117 [10JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 453) (H. Rept. 104-619), H6284 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3662, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 104-627), H6508 [18JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 456) (H. Rept. 104-630), H6531 [19JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 460) (H. Rept. 104-633), H6764 [25JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 104-686), H7779 [17JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3754, Legislative Branch Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 473) (H. Rept. 104-663), H7154 [9JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3755, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 104-662), H7154 [9JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 475) (H. Rept. 104-671), H7473 [11JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3814, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 479) (H. Rept. 104-678), H7657 [16JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3816, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 483) (H. Rept. 104-687), H8029 [18JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4134, Access of Illegal Immigrants to Public Education: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 530) (H. Rept. 104-834), H11046 [24SE]

Continuing Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3019) (H. Rept. 104-537), H4108 [25AP]

Cooperative Fisheries Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 104-517), H3386 [15AP]

Defend America Act: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1635), S5191 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 104-863), H12172 [28SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 104-617), H6183 [11JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1894) (S. Rept. 104-286), S6611 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1745) (S. Rept. 104-267), S4972 [13MY]

———Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 1745) (S. Rept. 104-278), S6082 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Personnel Strengths: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3230) (H. Rept. 104-724), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee of Conference (S. 1124) (H. Rept. 104-450), H737 [22JA]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1762), S5191 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1764), S5191 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3517) (H. Rept. 104-721), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3517) (H. Rept. 104-591), H5569 [23MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3517) (S. Rept. 104-287), S6611 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense Military Activities Appropriations and Personnel Strengths: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3230) (H. Rept. 104-563), H4502 [7MY]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1777), S5267 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Defense Activities: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1763), S5191 [16MY]

Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 655), S10554 [13SE]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3662) (H. Rept. 104-625), H6508 [18JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3662) (S. Rept. 104-319), S7886 [16JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3756) (H. Rept. 104-660), H7114 [8JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3756) (S. Rept. 104-330), S8553 [23JY]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3675) (H. Rept. 104-785), H10429 [16SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3675) (H. Rept. 104-631), H6531 [19JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3675) (S. Rept. 104-325), S8373 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3376) (H. Rept. 104-574), H5051 [14MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3814) (H. Rept. 104-676), H7657 [16JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3814) (S. Rept. 104-353), S9742 [3SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3755) (H. Rept. 104-659), H7114 [8JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3666) (H. Rept. 104-812), H10762 [20SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3666) (H. Rept. 104-628), H6508 [18JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3666) (S. Rept. 104-318), S7762 [11JY]

Development of Technology for Recovery of Minerals From the Ocean Seabed: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3249) (H. Rept. 104-673), H7532 [12JY]

Disposition of Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 104-448), H330 [5JA]

District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2546) (H. Rept. 104-455), H1137 [31JA]

———Committee of Conference (H.R. 3845) (H. Rept. 104-740), H9705 [1AU]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3845) (H. Rept. 104-689), H8029 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3845) (S. Rept. 104-328), S8553 [23JY]

Ecological and Environmental Educational Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1873) (S. Rept. 104-336), S9072 [29JY]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3816) (H. Rept. 104-782), H10385 [12SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3816) (H. Rept. 104-679), H7657 [16JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1959) (S. Rept. 104-320), S7887 [16JY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Program Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3868) (H. Rept. 104-712), H8597 [26JY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs' Extension: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1888), S6517 [19JN]

Export Assistance Agencies Authority Extension: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3759) (H. Rept. 104-722), H8981 [30JY]

FAA Management and Financial Operations Reform and Air Transportation System Improvement: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1239) (S. Rept. 104-251), S3311 [15AP]

FAA Programs Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3539) (H. Rept. 104-848), H11394 [26SE]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1994) (S. Rept. 104-333), S9071 [29JY]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3539) (H. Rept. 104-714), H8597 [26JY]

Federal Civilian Science Activities Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3322) (H. Rept. 104-550), H4396 [1MY]

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1561) (H. Rept. 104-478), H2034 [8MR]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3540) (H. Rept. 104-600), H5646 [29MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3540) (S. Rept. 104-295), S7178 [27JN]

Fraud and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid—Stronger Enforcement and Better Management Could Save Billions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-641), H7105 [27JN]

FTC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1840) (S. Rept. 104-342), S9294 [31JY]

House Rules Relative to Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 412) (H. Rept. 104-535), H3819 [24AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Appropriations: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1578) (S. Rept. 104-275), S5378 [20MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3268) (H. Rept. 104-614), H6117 [10JN]

Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3259) (H. Rept. 104-832), H11046 [24SE]

———Committee on Armed Service (Senate) (S. 1718) (S. Rept. 104-277), S5939 [6JN]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1718), S4617 [2MY]

———Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 1718) (S. Rept. 104-268), S4424 [30AP]

Intelligence Services Appropriations Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1718) (S. Rept. 104-337), S9072 [29JY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Appropriations: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3876) (H. Rept. 104-783), H10385 [12SE]

Legal Services Reform Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1221) (S. Rept. 104-392), S11972 [30SE]

Legislative Branch Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3754) (H. Rept. 104-657), H7114 [8JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3754) (S. Rept. 104-323), S8373 [19JY]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3754) (H. Rept. 104-733), H9565 [31JY]

Line Item Veto Act: Committee of Conference (S. 4) (H. Rept. 104-491), H2664 [21MR]

NASA Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1839) (S. Rept. 104-327), S8468 [22JY]

National Film Preservation Board Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1734) (H. Rept. 104-558), H4430 [6MY]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission Appropriations: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1577) (S. Rept. 104-283), S6517 [19JN]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3487) (H. Rept. 104-717), H8635 [29JY]

National Missile Defense System: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3144) (H. Rept. 104-583), H5287 [16MY]

NTSB Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1831) (S. Rept. 104-324), S8373 [19JY]

Off-Budget Treatment for Certain Transportation Trust Funds: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 842) (H. Rept. 104-499), H2949 [27MR]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 842) (H. Rept. 104-499), H3229 [29MR]

Office of Government Ethics Authorization Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3235) (H. Rept. 104-595), H5646 [29MY]

Office of Government Ethics Extension: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 699) (S. Rept. 104-244), S3017 [27MR]

Older Americans Act Reauthorization: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (H.R. 2570) (H. Rept. 104-539), H4108 [25AP]

———Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 104-344), S9294 [31JY]

Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings and Sites at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1179) (H. Rept. 104-758), H10039 [4SE]

Public Buildings Reform Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1005) (S. Rept. 104-232), S1180 [9FE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-725), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 1956), S7887 [16JY]

Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-651), H7105 [27JN]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1996: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-228), S736 [1FE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-237), S1597 [6MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-238), S1682 [11MR], S1854 [12MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-243), S2801 [25MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-285), S6611 [20JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-289), S6849 [25JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-316), S7762 [11JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-329), S8553 [23JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-347), S9428 [1AU]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-370), S10682 [17SE]

Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1997: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-672), H7532 [12JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-727), H9565 [31JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee of Conference (H. Con. Res. 178) (H. Rept. 104-612), H6040 [7JN]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 178) (H. Rept. 104-575), H5051 [14MY]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 57) (S. Rept. 104-271), S5004 [14MY]

Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1997: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-594), H5569 [23MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-624), H6423 [17JN]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 39) (S. Rept. 104-276), S5566 [23MY]

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge Appropriations: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2660), S6849 [25JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2660) (H. Rept. 104-526), H3648 [18AP]

Uniform Government Accounting Systems, Standards, and Reporting Systems: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1130) (S. Rept. 104-339), S9158 [30JY]

Use of Federal Funding by Local Governments and Nonprofit Organizations in Accordance With Approved Local Flexibility Plans: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 104-847), H11394 [26SE]

Water Resources Research Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1743) (S. Rept. 104-252), S3384 [16AP]

Resignations

Conferees: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H3147 [28MR], H3670 [23AP]

Resolutions

Engrossment of H.R. 2862, public debt ceiling, and H.J. Res. 157, continuing appropriations, H801 [24JA]

Resolutions by organizations

Education programs funding level: Los Angeles, CA, Board of Education, E349 [13MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7796 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9395 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8081, S8109 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6189 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5417 [21MY], S5476, S5478 [22MY]

Continuing: making (H.J. Res. 157), engrossment, H802 [24JA]

———making (H.R. 3019), S2084 [14MR], S2224, S2237 [18MR], H1957 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6562, H6568 [19JN], H6649 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7675, H7679, H7687, H7695, H7698, H7708 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7072 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8266, H8276 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6843 [25JN], H6878 [26JN]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S12231 [3OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5859, H5861, H5894, H5895, H5896 [5JN]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3020, H3022, H3023 [28MR]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (H. Res. 354), H1184 [1FE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 342), H849 [25JA]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (H. Res. 356), H1181 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), engrossment, H802 [24JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3020, H3022, H3023 [28MR]

Schedules

FAA aviation tax schedule, E454-E456 [26MR]

Statements

Additional and Dissenting Views on the Defense Authorization Legislation: Representative Dellums, H4927-H4929 [14MY]

Advanced Light Water Reactor Program Myths: Dept. of Energy, S9040 [29JY]

Allied Burden Sharing: Senator Kerry, S7286 [28JN]

Amtrak Reform and Appropriations Policy: Executive Office of the President, S5433 [21MY]

Automatic Continuing Appropriations Resolutions: Representative Gekas, H7694 [17JY]

Community Policing Programs: Thomas F. Lewcock, S1942-S1944 [13MR]

Congressional Review Provisions of Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act: Senators Nickles, Reid, and Stevens, S3683-S3687 [18AP]

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Senator Dole, E994 [4JN]

Continuing Appropriations Provisions Relative to the Depts. of Commerce and Justice: Representative Rogers, H921 [26JA]

Defend America Act: OMB, S5732 [4JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Representative Porter, H1842 [7MR]

Education Programs Funding Level: Susie Kay, S1797 [12MR]

Environmental Education: Kara von Behren, Sara Reeve, Anna Laszewski, and Alison Gingras, E940 [29MY], E973 [30MY]

Financing of Public School Education: Acacia Fanto, E939 [29MY]

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: OMB, S3143 [28MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: Representative Owens, H5812 [4JN]

Influence of Lobbyists: A.J. Ferriter, E941 [29MY]

Line-Item Veto Authority, S2957-S2959 [27MR]

NASA Funding of Russian Animal Research Programs: several physicians and scientists, S9794 [4SE]

Testing of Nuclear Weapons Underground Under Limited Conditions: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6972 [26JN]

Title I and Title IV Add-Backs to Appropriations Legislation: Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S1669 [11MR]

Veterans Benefits: Bernard Way, United War Veterans Council of New York County, E7 [3JA]

Summaries

Abstinence Education and Adolescent Family Life Programs Reauthorization (S. 1716), S4326 [29AP]

Armed Forces Ammunition Procurement, H6343-H6345 [13JN]

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

Coast Guard Appropriations Conference Report (S. 1004), E1907 [2OC]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization (S. 641), S4648 [2MY], H4356-H4358 [1MY]

Continuing Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 3019), S4157-S4159, S4162-S4165 [25AP]

Continuing Appropriations (H.R. 2880), H890 [25JA]

———Provisions Relative to the Depts. of Commerce and Justice, H921 [26JA]

Continuing Appropriations (H.R. 3019), E863 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture Responsibility and Accountability Act (S. 2164), S11979 [30SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Appropriations (S. 1578), S1357-S1360 [27FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization (H.R. 3268), E567 [18AP]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 3754), H9710 [1AU]

National Missile Defense Options: Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, S5718 [4JN]

Sustainable Fisheries Act (S. 39): Manager's Amendment, S10907-S10909 [19SE]

Transfer Authority Over Highway Programs and Mass Transit Programs to States (S. 1971), S8372 [19JY]

Water Resources Development Act Projects Sponsored by Representative Rahall, H11329 [26SE]

Table of Contents

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4278), H12266 [3OC]

Tables

Additional appropriations (H.R. 4278), H12078-H12080 [28SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 3603), S9336 [1AU], H6236-H6243 [12JN], H9716-H9722 [1AU]

AID unexpended funds, S8816 [25JY]

Airport projects funding, S11822 [30SE]

American Overseas Interests Act (H.R. 1561), H2085 [12MR]

Budget plan comparison, S94 [5JA], S134 [10JA]

Budget reconciliation, S21 [3JA]

———Democratic plan changes from CBO's December baseline, H334 [9JA]

———Republican movement, S93 [5JA], S135 [10JA]

———savings from policy changes in the Democratic plan based on CBO's December baseline assumptions, H334 [9JA]

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3308 [15AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs funding, H317 [5JA]

Change in deficit due to Consumer Price Index adjustment, S5369 [20MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S11218 [25SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S10784 [18SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, S10622 [17SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3654, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S9763 [3SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9950 [5SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10400 [12SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1959, energy and water development appropriations, S9104 [30JY]

Comparison of budget plans: 6-year totals, S6121 [12JN]

———savings in 2002, S6121 [12JN]

Comparison of budget plans—6 year savings, S5368 [20MY]

Comparison of several proposed appropriations for certain departments: Senator Specter, S3191 [29MR]

Comparison of State highway obligation limitations, S10780 [18SE]

Congressional Budget Act authority and outlay allocations, S6059 [11JN]

Continuing appropriations (H.R. 3019), S1964 [13MR], H1834-H1838 [7MR]

Corrections to defense/nondefense budget outlays for 1997-2002, S6060 [11JN]

Corrections to Social Security budget outlays for 1997-2002, S6059 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5660 [30MY], H9798 [1AU]

Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6334-H6336 [13JN], H12063-H12065, H12090-H12092 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense infrastructure funding, S6388, S6389 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense personnel levels, S8976 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H1820-H1823 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 1977), H100-H103 [4JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3019), H4064-H4067 [25AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6539-H6542 [19JN], H12070-H12074 [28SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, and general Government appropriations (H.R. 3756), H12075-H12077 [28SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6966-H6969 [26JN], H10559-H10562 [18SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3019), H4054-H4062 [25AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8151-H8158 [23JY], H12053-H12062 [28SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary appropriations, H1811-H1819 [7MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H1824-H1828, H1844-H1865 [7MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7375-H7440 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies contingency funding levels, H1866 [7MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 3019), H4068-H4073 [25AP]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 3666), H12082-H12087 [28SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H1829-H1833 [7MR]

District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 2546), H1068 [31JA]

District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 3019), H4063 [25AP]

District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 3845), H9802 [1AU]

District of Columbia spending totals, S1337 [27FE]

Education funding comparison, S408 [26JA]

Elementary, secondary, and higher education programs funding, E1424 [1AU]

Emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 3019), H4074-H4082 [25AP]

Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8306 [24JY], H10337 [12SE]

Federal budget effects of public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734), S9412 [1AU]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8863 [25JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5834-H5837 [5JN], H12066-H12069 [28SE]

Funding above Dept. of Defense request, S6950 [26JN]

General and flag officer active duty strength ceilings, S8976 [26JY]

Highway funding lost by State, 1992-96, H3519 [17AP]

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7173-H7175 [10JY], H9711-H9714 [1AU]

Michigan transit projects funding, S9282 [31JY]

Military construction subcommittee spending totals, S7064 [26JN], S9871 [5SE]

Military end strengths, 1987-96, S8976 [26JY]

Nondefense discretionary spending, S5525 [23MY]

Revised allocations and aggregates to the concurrent resolution on the budget, H3704 [23AP]

Scientific utility of naval environmental data, H5394 [22MY]

Spending totals for S. 1894, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S7996 [17JY]

Tritium production budget forecast, 1996-97, S7155 [27JN]

Unauthorized projects in military construction conference report, S9872 [5SE]

Votes on legislation dealing with taxation, Federal spending, Federal employee reductions, and welfare and medical assistance (1968), S5796 [5JN]

Testimonies

Dept. of Defense Budget Request Relative to Modernization: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6935-S6937 [26JN]

Use of Innovative Financing Methods Relative to Highway Maintenance: Robert Zauner, E499 [29MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 131, transmission procedures of H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs continuing appropriations, relative to balanced budget submission, H231 [5JA]

H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5538-S5550 [23MY], H5198-H5204 [16MY]

H. Con. Res. 193, Government spending and regulatory program reductions, H7128 [9JY]

H. Con. Res. 229, corrections in enrollment of conference report on S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, H11603 [28SE]

H. Res. 260, consideration of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H6963 [26JN]

H. Res. 336, disposition of Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs continuing appropriations, H226 [5JA], H335 [9JA]

H. Res. 340, consideration of conference report on S. 1124, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H782 [24JA]

H. Res. 342, House Rules relative to same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H842 [25JA]

H. Res. 351, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2546, District of Columbia appropriations, H1064 [31JA]

H. Res. 354, question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling, H1064 [31JA], H1182 [1FE]

H. Res. 356, engrossment of H.R. 2409, public debt ceiling, H1179 [1FE]

H. Res. 371, consideration of H.R. 3021, debt limit enforcement and obligated trust fund protection, H1781 [7MR]

H. Res. 372, consideration of H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H1793 [7MR]

H. Res. 375, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1561, consolidate foreign affairs agencies, H2075 [12MR]

H. Res. 377, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) expenditures, H2095 [12MR]

H. Res. 386, consideration of H.J. Res. 165, continuing appropriations, H2565 [21MR]

H. Res. 387, return S. 1518 to Senate, Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act, H2577 [21MR]

H. Res. 391, consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2972 [28MR]

H. Res. 396, consideration of H.R. 842, Truth in Budgeting Act, H3497 [17AP]

H. Res. 411, consideration of H.J. Res. 175, continuing appropriations, H3738 [24AP]

H. Res. 412, House Rules relative to same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H3828 [25AP]

H. Res. 415, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H4046 [25AP]

H. Res. 427, consideration of H.R. 3322, Federal civilian science activities' appropriations, H4764 [9MY]

H. Res. 430, consideration of H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense military activities appropriations and personnel strengths, H4822 [10MY]

H. Res. 435, consideration of H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, H5189 [16MY]

H. Res. 437, consideration of H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, H5357 [21MY]

H. Res. 442, consideration of H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H5655 [30MY]

H. Res. 445, consideration of H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H5826 [5JN]

H. Res. 450, consideration of conference report on H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, H6247 [12JN]

H. Res. 451, consideration of H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H6159 [11JN]

H. Res. 453, consideration of H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6326 [13JN]

H. Res. 455, consideration of H.R. 3662, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6518 [19JN]

H. Res. 456, consideration of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H6767 [25JN]

H. Res. 472, consideration of H.R. 3755, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7206 [10JY]

H. Res. 473, consideration of H.R. 3754, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H7165 [10JY]

H. Res. 475, consideration of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H7610 [16JY]

H. Res. 482, consideration of H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H7784 [18JY]

H. Res. 483, consideration of H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, H8293 [24JY]

H. Res. 492, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9388 [31JY]

H. Res. 495, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9392 [31JY]

H. Res. 498, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H9811 [1AU]

H. Res. 522, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H10553 [18SE]

H. Res. 529, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, H11054 [25SE]

H. Res. 540, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, H11452 [27SE]

H.J. Res. 1, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S5968 [7JN]

H.J. Res. 153, District of Columbia continuing appropriations, H51 [3JA]

H.J. Res. 163, continuing appropriations, H2229 [14MR]

H.J. Res. 165, continuing appropriations, H2578 [21MR]

H.J. Res. 168, waiving enrollment requirements for H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, and H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2857 [26MR]

H.J. Res. 170, continuing appropriations, H3204 [29MR]

H.J. Res. 175, continuing appropriations, H3745 [24AP]

H.J. Res. 197, waive congressional enrollment requirements for certain appropriations legislation, H11636 [28SE]

H.R. 543, National Marine Sanctuaries Preservation Act, H11626 [28SE]

H.R. 1179, historically black colleges building preservation and restoration appropriations, H9972 [4SE]

H.R. 1734, National Film Preservation Board reauthorization, H8609-H8611 [29JY]

H.R. 1743, Water Resources Research Act appropriations, S4685 [3MY]

H.R. 2160, Cooperative Fisheries Management Act, H3688 [23AP]

H.R. 2660, Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge appropriations, H3693 [23AP]

H.R. 2880, continuing appropriations, H883-H889 [25JA]

H.R. 2969, abolish Board of Tea Experts, H2577 [21MR]

H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2441-S2543 [20MR], H1879-H1942 [7MR]

H.R. 3021, debt limit enforcement and obligated trust fund protection, H1787 [7MR]

H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2987-H2998 [28MR]

H.R. 3219, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act, H11603-H11613 [28SE]

H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H4945-H5013 [14MY]

H.R. 3235, Office of Government Ethics authorization extension, H5789 [4JN]

H.R. 3249, development of technology for recovery of minerals from the ocean seabed, H7608 [16JY]

H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, S10641-S10647 [17SE]

H.R. 3268, Individuals With Disabilities Education Act reauthorization, H6051-H6075 [10JN]

H.R. 3376, Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility projects' and leases' authorization, H5766-H5768 [4JN]

H.R. 3487, National Marine Sanctuaries Preservation Act, H9974-H9976 [4SE]

H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S7060-S7062 [26JN]

H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, S10759-S10776 [18SE]

H.R. 3539, FAA programs' reauthorization, H10124-H10132 [10SE]

H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8617-S8628 [24JY], S8946-S8964 [26JY]

H.R. 3553, FTC appropriations, H9932 [4SE]

H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8426-S8435 [22JY]

H.R. 3662, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S10512-S10526 [13SE]

H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9691-S9703 [3SE]

H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9118-S9126 [30JY]

H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8673-S8736 [24JY]

H.R. 3735, Development Fund for Africa reauthorization, H8623 [29JY]

H.R. 3756, Dept. of Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and other independent agencies appropriations, S10139-S10155 [10SE]

H.R. 3759, export assistance agencies' authority extension, H10157 [10SE]

H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, S9104-S9115 [30JY], H8330-H8334 [24JY]

H.R. 3845, District of Columbia appropriations, S8821-S8828 [25JY]

H.R. 3868, Energy Policy and Conservation Act program extension, H8671 [30JY]

H.R. 4138, Hydrogen Future Act, H11337-H11339 [26SE]

H.R. 4139, Anadromous Fish Conservation Act and Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act reauthorization, H11529 [27SE]

S. 39, Sustainable Fisheries Act, S10913-S10931 [19SE], H11418-H11436 [27SE]

S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs reauthorization, H8735-H8756 [30JY]

S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs' reauthorization, S10209-S10239 [10SE]

S. 640, Water Resources Development Act, S7722-S7742 [11JY]

S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, S7691-S7703 [11JY], H1582-H1605 [29FE]

S. 1005, Public Buildings Reform Act, S5208-S5210, S5212-S5214 [16MY]

S. 1124, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H241-H302 [5JA]

S. 1130, Federal Financial Management Improvement Act, S9666 [2AU]

S. 1494, Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act, S351-S353 [24JA], S1900-S1903 [12MR], H1267-H1271 [27FE]

S. 1518, Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act, S724 [1FE]

S. 1577, National Historical Publications and Records Commission appropriations, S1354 [27FE], S8930 [25JY], H11408 [27SE]

S. 1580, transfer Dept. of Defense funding to community policing programs, S1456 [29FE]

S. 1582, runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs' funding, S1531 [5MR]

S. 1620, Environmental Dredge Disposal Act, S2196 [15MR]

S. 1635, Defend America Act, S2652 [21MR]

S. 1721, State Justice Institute appropriations, S4618 [2MY]

S. 1745, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, personnel strengths, and military construction, S6314-S6370 [18JN], S7525-S7612 [10JY]

S. 1761, Self Financing Civilian Marksmanship Program Act, S5096 [15MY]

S. 1808, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation appropriations and sites, S5585 [23MY]

S. 1835, expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to line-item veto, S5773 [4JN]

S. 1840, FTC appropriations, S5861 [5JN]

S. 1873, environmental educational programs reauthorization, S9668 [2AU]

S. 1940, historically black colleges and universities preservation and restoration appropriations, S7673 [10JY]

S. 2011, prohibit Dept. of Veterans Affairs funding for operation of golf courses, S9432 [1AU]

S. 2013, Government Shutdown Prevention Act, S9435 [1AU]

S. 2041, Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection Act, S9594 [2AU]

S. 2155, Dept. of Agriculture authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program, S11723 [28SE]

S. 2164, Dept. of Agriculture Responsibility and Accountability Act, S11977-S11979 [30SE]

S. Con. Res. 74, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, S12312 [3OC]

S. Res. 237, public debt reduction, S3229 [29MR]

S. Res. 299, Senate Arms Control Observer Group reauthorization, S11162 [24SE]

S. Res. 324, Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices funding to carry out certain transition responsibilities, S12313, S12409 [3OC]

S.J. Res. 38, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget (96th Congress), S5901 [6JN]

S.J. Res. 41, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget (103d Congress), S5968 [7JN]

S.J. Res. 53, corrections to conference report on H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S4390 [30AP], H4131 [30AP]

Transcripts

Allocation of Economic Assistance News Conference, S6627 [20JN]

Civilian Marksmanship Program: NBC Nightly News, S7097 [27JN]

Executive Shutdown Statistics Miss the Mark: CNN broadcast, S76 [5JA]

AQUACULTURE

Articles and editorials

Biological Invasions—Congress Takes a Second Look, S3220 [29MR]

Willy Not Free, But Mending, S9422 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4139), H11047 [24SE]

Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center: convey to Alabama (see S. 2146), S11540 [27SE]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see S. 1660; H.R. 3217, 4283), S3216 [29MR], H3230 [29MR], H12173 [28SE]

Remarks in House

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4139), H11529, H11530 [27SE]

NOAA: establish aquaculture facilities and development programs, H3683 [23AP]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 3217), H10918-H10927 [24SE], E488 [28MR], E495 [29MR], E1801 [28SE]

———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), H12146 [28SE], E1923 [4OC]

———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), technical corrections, H12152 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Hawaii: Center for Applied Aquaculture funding, S9335, S9336 [1AU]

Oregon Coast Aquarium: tribute, S9422 [1AU]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), S12398-S12401 [3OC], S12466 [21OC]

———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (S. 1660), S3219-S3222 [29MR], S4266 [25AP]

Summaries

National Invasive Species Act (H.R. 3217), H10923 [24SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3217, National Invasive Species Act, H10918-H10923 [24SE]

H.R. 4139, Anadromous Fish Conservation Act and Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act reauthorization, H11529 [27SE]

H.R. 4283, National Invasive Species Act, H12147-H12152 [28SE]

AQUEBOGUE, NY

Remarks in House

Palmer Vineyards: anniversary, E1227 [9JY]

ARAB AMERICANS

Remarks in Senate

Houston, TX: tribute to Arab-American Cultural Center, S3320 [15AP]

Nicholas G. Beram Veterans' Association: anniversary, S12286 [3OC]

ARAB COUNTRIES related term(s) Middle East

Amendments

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), S7908, S7917 [16JY], H8125 [23JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3107, Iran and Libya Sanctions Act, S7917 [16JY]

Articles and editorials

Arabs and Mr. Netanyahu, S6666 [21JN]

Interview With President William J. Clinton, E133 [1FE]

Political Targets Easiest Ones To Spot in Iraq Missile Barrage, E1619 [17SE]

Putting Middle East Peace in Perspective, E1182 [26JN]

U.S. Involvement in Bosnia—Iraq Seems To Rely on Afterthoughts, E1618 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H2466 [19MR]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (see S. Res. 288), S9967 [5SE]

Israel: peace initiatives relative to Arab summit (see S. Res. 268), S6662 [21JN]

Letters

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: Representative Gejdenson, Committee on International Relations (House), H6474 [18JN]

Transfer of proceeds from sale of Iraqi oil to U.N. escrow account: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, E519 [29MR]

———Representative Hamilton, Committee on International Relations (House), E518 [29MR]

———Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E518 [29MR]

U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions in Iraq: Senator Specter, S10625 [17SE]

Lists

House of Representatives vote on use of force against Iraq (1991), H10362-H10364 [12SE]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, S1176 [9FE], H1239 [13FE]

National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton, S8466 [22JY], H8034 [22JY]

National Emergency Relative to Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton, S1178 [9FE], H1237 [13FE]

Remarks in House

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (H.R. 2458), E203 [23FE]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (H.R. 3107), E387 [20MR]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), H6469-H6478 [18JN], H8125-H8127 [23JY], E1110 [18JN], E1125 [20JN]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, H9929, H9984 [4SE], H10045, H10093-H10097 [5SE], H10350, H10351, H10352, H10353, H10354, H10355, H10364 [12SE], H12170 [28SE], E1618, E1619 [17SE]

———U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (S. Res. 288), H10345-H10346 [12SE]

Members of Congress: identity of Member making statement about trusting terrorist organization, H2329 [19MR], H2563, H2564 [21MR], H2702 [22MR]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H1750 [6MR], H12254 [2OC], E133 [1FE], E1182 [26JN]

Netanyahu, Benjamin (Prime Minister, Israel): address to Congress, H7246 [10JY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: anniversary, H2329 [19MR], E513 [29MR]

U.N.: transfer of proceeds from sale of Iraqi oil to escrow account, E518 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

Clinton, President: foreign policy achievements, S6658 [21JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), S7090 [27JN], S7917 [16JY], S9551 [2AU]

Houston, TX: tribute to Arab-American Cultural Center, S3320 [15AP]

Iraq: U.N. sanctions relative to nuclear weapons proliferation, S1452 [29FE]

———U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, S9682, S9683 [3SE], S10011 [6SE], S10279 [11SE], S10552 [13SE], S10624 [17SE], S10731, S10732, S10735 [18SE]

———U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (S. Res. 288), S9934-S9938, S9955 [5SE], S10016 [6SE], S10538 [13SE]

Israel: peace initiatives relative to Arab summit (S. Res. 268), S6658, S6666, S6667 [21JN]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, S117 [10JA], S1534 [5MR], S4187 [25AP], S11834 [30SE]

———Israeli/Syrian peace initiatives, S80 [5JA]

Netanyahu, Benjamin (Prime Minister, Israel): address to Congress, S7668 [10JY]

Reports filed

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3107) (H. Rept. 104-523), H6422 [17JN]

Sanctions on Foreign Persons Exporting Petroleum Products, Natural Gas, or Related Technology to Iran: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3107) (H. Rept. 104-523), H3580 [17AP]

Texts of

H.R. 3107, Iran and Libya Sanctions Act, H6469-H6472 [18JN]

S. Res. 268, Israeli peace initiatives relative to Arab summit, S6666 [21JN]

S. Res. 288, U.S. military response to Iraqi attacks on Kurdish factions, S9956, S9968 [5SE]

ARAFAT, YASSER

Articles and editorials

Arafat Must Stifle Extremists, S2339 [19MR]

ARCHBISHOP SPYRIDON see Spyridon, Archbishop

ARCHEOLOGY

Bills and resolutions

Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see H.R. 3069), H2123 [12MR]

Public lands: collection of fossils (see H.R. 2943), H1224 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (H.R. 3069), E323 [12MR]

ARCHER, BILL (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

———H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, H8581 [26JY]

———H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, H10971 [24SE]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Preview—Government Shutdown Woes a Taste of Things To Come, Houston (TX) Chronicle, E31 [5JA]

Who Really Drove Up Price of Gas? Jeff Jacoby, Boston (MA) Globe, H5348 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 1463), return to Senate (see H. Res. 402), H3488 [16AP]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (S. 1518), return to Senate (see H. Res. 387), H2665 [21MR]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (see H.R. 3448), H5052 [14MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3063, 3103, 3160), H2122 [12MR], H2320 [18MR], H2866 [26MR]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (see H.R. 3136), H2664 [21MR]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (S. 1311), return to Senate (see H. Res. 545), H11527 [27SE]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 3136), H2664 [21MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (see H.R. 3021), H1774 [6MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3507), H5500 [22MY]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see H.R. 2924), H1223 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5647 [29MY]

Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate (see H.R. 2700), H331 [5JA]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 169), H3170 [28MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1986 [7MR]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (see H.R. 1227), H4303 [30AP]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (see H.R. 3286), H3730 [23AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4647 [8MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H5380 [21MY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H5501 [22MY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4303 [30AP]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1325 [27FE]

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9926 [2AU]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8375 [24JY]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (see H.R. 2972), H1324 [27FE]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H973 [30JA]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H4110 [25AP]

Conference reports

Small Business Job Protection Act (H.R. 3448), H9568-H9670 [1AU]

Letters

Agricultural Market Transition Act: by, H1575 [29FE]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: by, H1737 [6MR]

FAA programs' reauthorization, H10133 [10SE]

FAA programs reauthorization: by, H11456 [27SE]

Gasoline tax: by, H5339 [21MY]

———James L. Blum, CBO, H5339 [21MY]

———Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H5339 [21MY]

Over-the-counter life insurance sales through savings banks: by, E1838 [30SE]

SEC funding for reduction of fees: by, H2051 [12MR]

Tax treatment of bad debt reserves of financial institutions which are required to convert to banks: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), S11899 [30SE]

Trade embargo against Iraq and Serbia: by, H5838 [5JN]

Remarks by, on

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7796, H7797 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9412 [31JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6985 [27JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7039 [27JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3274 [15AP]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7068 [27JN]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, H11463 [27SE]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4780, H4781 [9MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H3021, H3023 [28MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), H6477 [18JN]

———provide President with proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip (H.R. 3074), H3414 [16AP]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H5445, H5468, H5470, H5472, H5475 [22MY], H8574 [26JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9846 [2AU]

Health: medical savings account programs, H6135, H6137, H6138, H6139 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3045, H3085, H3088, H3089, H3145 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9785, H9786, H9792, H9793, H9794 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), motion to instruct conferees, H6132, H6134, H6135, H6136, H6137, H6138, H6139 [11JN]

Highway Trust Fund: mass transit account expenditures, H7068 [27JN]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H2987, H2998, H3009, H3020, H3021, H3023, H3027 [28MR]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), H3408 [16AP]

Minimum wage: level, H3020 [28MR]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (S. 1311), return to Senate (H. Res. 545), H11466, H11467 [27SE]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6294 [13JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3021 [28MR]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5338, H5340, H5342, H5343, H5344, H5348 [21MY]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), motion to recommit, H5354 [21MY]

Point of order, H3019 [28MR]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H2987, H2998, H3009, H3020, H3021, H3023, H3027 [28MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), H1787, H1790, H1791 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5954, H5955 [6JN]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7796, H7797 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9412 [31JY]

Puerto Rico: repeal of certain corporate tax credits, H5472 [22MY]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for benefits (H.R. 2594), H10533 [18SE]

Small business: reform regulatory process, H3009 [28MR]

Social Security: increase earnings limit, H2998 [28MR]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), H1197, H1198 [1FE]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4780, H4781 [9MY]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (H.R. 2778), H1672 [5MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Gingrich, Representative: IRS audit of non-profit group sponsorship of two college courses taught in Georgia, H10046, H10047 [5SE]

Reports filed

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4429 [6MY]

Board of Tea Experts Abolishment: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2969) (H. Rept. 104-467), H1663 [4MR]

Foreign Trade Export Controls: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 361) (H. Rept. 104-605), H7105 [27JN]

Foreign Trade Legislation Technical Corrections: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3815) (H. Rept. 104-718), H8635 [29JY]

Gasoline Tax: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3415) (H. Rept. 104-576), H5286 [16MY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2823) (H. Rept. 104-665), H8247 [23JY]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3107) (H. Rept. 104-523), H6422 [17JN]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2853) (H. Rept. 104-466), H1635 [29FE]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for People's Republic of China: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 182) (H. Rept. 104-634), H6764 [25JN]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Romania: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3161) (H. Rept. 104-629), H6531 [19JN]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Agreement Relative to Construction and Repair of Certain Self-Propelled Seagoing Vessels: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2754) (H. Rept. 104-524), H3648 [18AP]

Presidential Proclamation Authority Relative to Foreign Trade Articles of the West Bank or Gaza Strip: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3074) (H. Rept. 104-495), H2842 [25MR]

Safeguard Taxpayer Rights: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2337) (H. Rept. 104-506), H3170 [28MR]

Small Business Job Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3448) (H. Rept. 104-737), H9704 [1AU]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3448) (H. Rept. 104-586), H5299 [20MY]

Social Security Administration Demonstration Projects Extension: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4039) (H. Rept. 104-786), H10429 [16SE]

Tax Treatment of Military Income Derived From Services Performed During a Contingency Operation: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2778) (H. Rept. 104-465), H1635 [29FE]

Tributes

Jacobs, Representative, E1868 [30SE]

ARCHER, DENNIS

Addresses

U.S. Automobile Industry Anniversary, E1434 [1AU]

ARCHIBALD, GEORGE

Articles and editorials

Gingrich Critic Aided Ethics-Panel Democrat, H4432 [7MY]

ARCTIC REGIONS

Amendments

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (S. 1899), S7322, S7337 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (see S. 1899; H.R. 3706), S6719 [24JN], H6712 [24JN]

Letters

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas leasing: Kelly R. King, S126 [10JA]

Messages

Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee: President Clinton, S1515 [5MR], H1687 [5MR]

Remarks in House

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (H.R. 3706), E1151 [24JN]

———designate (S. 1899), H7609, H7610 [16JY], E1302 [17JY]

Remarks in Senate

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas leasing, S5528 [23MY]

Cordova, AK: Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute funding, S12463 [21OC]

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (S. 1899), S6724, S6725 [24JN], S7295, S7296, S7337 [28JN]

Texts of

S. 1899, Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area, H7610 [16JY]

S. 1899, Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area Act, S6724 [24JN], S7339 [28JN]

ARDSLEY, NY

Remarks in House

Ardsley Fire Dept.: anniversary, E1455 [1AU]

AREHEART, BRADLEY

Essays

Voice of Democracy, E461 [27MR]

ARGABRIGHT, JANICE

Letters

National Character Counts Week, S1391 [28FE]

ARGALL, PAUL R.

Remarks in House

SBA: Michigan Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E892 [23MY]

ARGENTINA, REPUBLIC OF

Letters

Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center terrorist attack: Abraham Foxman, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, E1329 [18JY]

———several Representatives, E1329 [18JY]

Messages

U.S.-Argentine Proposed Agreement of Cooperation Relative to Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, S2243 [18MR], H2330 [19MR]

Remarks in House

Foreign trade: access of U.S. business to markets, E1923 [4OC]

———compliance with international trade laws relative to footwear and textile industries, E1912 [3OC]

Jews: anniversary of Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center terrorist attack, E1324, E1328 [18JY]

ARIZONA

Articles and editorials

Unnatural Conditions Set Stage for Natural Disaster, S5454 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions

Apache National Forest: conveyance of land to the Alpine Elementary School District 7 (see H.R. 3547), H5646 [29MY]

Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see H.R. 3069), H2123 [12MR]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 2935), H1224 [1FE]

Dept. of Interior: acquisition by eminent domain of certain State trust lands (see H.R. 3929), H9566 [31JY]

Foreign trade: duty-free treatment of certain materials used in the University of Arizona's telescope programs (see S. 1846), S5939 [6JN]

Letters

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits: Arthur D. Hellman, S2228 [18MR]

———Charles E. Wiggins, S2224 [18MR]

———Hawaii State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———Idaho State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S2223, S2228 [18MR]

Mount Graham International Observatory telescope construction project funding: Marvin Mull, Jr., San Carlos Apache Tribe, H6649 [20JN]

———Michael V. Nixon, Cultural & Natural Heritage Project, H6648 [20JN]

Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act: David W. Wilcox, Flagstaff, AZ, S11465 [26SE]

———Ferrell Secakuku, Hopi Tribe, S11464 [26SE]

Lists

Groups and resolutions opposing the Mount Graham International Observatory, H6648 [20JN]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: citrus tristeza virus research funding, E1104 [18JN], E1126 [20JN]

Apache National Forest: conveyance of land to the Alpine Elementary School District 7 (H.R. 3547), H9971 [4SE], E942 [29MY]

Arizona Public Service Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1500 [2AU]

Arizona State University: tribute to football team, H11051 [25SE]

Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (H.R. 3069), E323 [12MR]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (H.R. 2935), E166, E171 [5FE]

Dept. of Energy: Central Arizona Project funding, H8342, H8343 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior: regulation of Mount Graham Observatory, H4100 [25AP]

Mount Graham: construction of observatory, H1968 [7MR]

Mount Graham International Observatory: telescope construction project funding, H6647-H6649 [20JN], H12107 [28SE]

San Diego, CA: Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program loan guarantees, H7079-H7082 [27JN]

Tucson Electric Power Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1405 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

Arizona Public Service Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S9635 [2AU]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S2220-S2232, S2237-S2243 [18MR]

Dept. of Energy: Central Arizona Project funding, S9044 [29JY]

FEMA: service to Arizona communities damaged by floods, S9733, S9734 [3SE]

Foreign trade: duty-free treatment of certain materials used in the University of Arizona's telescope programs (S. 1846), S5940 [6JN]

Malpai Borderlands Group: tribute to conservation efforts in Arizona and New Mexico, S3764 [22AP]

Mount Graham: construction of Large Binocular Telescope, S5619 [23MY]

Salt River project: tribute, S6413 [18JN]

Tucson Electric Power Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S9635 [2AU]

Walnut Canyon National Monument: modify boundaries, S2908 [27MR]

———modify boundaries (S. 231), S2908 [27MR]

Zapata, Frank R.: nomination to be district judge, S9316 [31JY]

Reports filed

Apache National Forest Land Conveyance to the Alpine Elementary School District: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3547) (H. Rept. 104-759), H10039 [4SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits: Arizona State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———California State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

———Federal Bar Association, S2223 [18MR]

———Montana State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

———Nevada State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

Texts of

H.R. 3547, Apache National Forest land conveyance to the Alpine Elementary School District 7, H9971 [4SE]

ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO.

Remarks in House

Edison Electric Institute: Common Goals Award recipient, E1500 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Edison Electric Institute: Common Goals Award recipient, S9635 [2AU]

ARIZONA STATE BAR

Resolutions by organizations

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S2223 [18MR]

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Remarks in House

Sports: tribute to football team, H11051 [25SE]

ARK (vessel)

Bills and resolutions

Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2871), H774 [23JA]

ARKANSAS

Affidavits

Explosion at GOEX Manufacturing Co.: James P. Palmquist, S10363 [12SE]

Articles and editorials

Clinton Dodges Suit, Says He's in Military, H5490 [22MY]

Clinton's Latest Disgraceful Dodge, H5560 [23MY]

Docudrama, S1444 [29FE]

Enough of Whitewater, S1561 [6MR]

Enough Whitewater Hearings, S1928 [13MR]

Ethics Insurance at $3,200 a Week—Whitewater Counsel's Adviser Assumes a Larger Role in Probe, S3835 [23AP]

Ex-Prosecutors Concur on Case Against Starr's Private Work, E742 [9MY]

Extend, But With Limits, S1444 [29FE], S1580, S1585 [6MR]

Extend the Whitewater Inquiry, S1408 [29FE]

First Lady's Prints on Document, Magazine Says, H4167 [30AP]

From Watergate to Whitewater to Filegate, There May Not Be a Santa Claus, but There's Definitely a Law of Karma!, H10361 [12SE]

No Bridge Too Far, H5559 [23MY]

Politics of Whitewater, S9082 [29JY]

Real Whitewater Report, S1445 [29FE]

Replacing Kenneth Starr, S3453 [17AP]

Say It Again, Sam, S3834 [23AP]

Take D'Amato Off Clinton's Case, S1561 [6MR]

Telltale Fingerprints?, H4167 [30AP]

Twenty Months and Counting, S1580, S1585 [6MR]

Whitewater Hearing Needs To Wind Down, S1562 [6MR]

Whitewater Investigation Was a Costly Political Exercise, S8927 [25JY], S9080 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see S. Con. Res. 72; H. Con. Res. 218), S11540 [27SE], H11229 [25SE]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (see S. Res. 227, 246), S1388 [28FE], S3487 [17AP]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (see S. Res. 272), S7027 [26JN]

Honorable David H. Pryor Post Office Building, Camden, AR: designate (see H.R. 3877), H8247 [23JY]

Mining and mineral resources: land exchange between Arkansas and Oklahoma (see H.R. 3088), H2315 [14MR]

Briefs

President Clinton v. Paula Corbin Jones, S5534-S5538 [23MY]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR], S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3249 [29MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

Documents

Arkansas State Code for Consideration of Child's Minority Race or Ethnic Heritage-Religious Preference, H4782 [9MY]

Letters

GATT implementation relative to generic drug industry: C. Everett Koop, S7120 [27JN]

———William E. Brock III, Brock Group, Ltd., S7120 [27JN]

Investigation of Whitewater Development Corp. and related matters: Senators Sarbanes and D'Amato, S1586 [6MR]

Tribute to Hattie Caraway: President Clinton, S6902 [25JN]

———Representative Lincoln, S6902 [25JN]

Lists

Examples of Arkansas patents granted extensions under GATT, S7119 [27JN]

Motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1552 [6MR]

Remarks in House

Clinton, President: legal protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, H5388, H5489, H5490 [22MY], H5555-H5558 [23MY]

———pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation, H11398, H11584 [27SE]

———pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (H. Con. Res. 218), H11052 [25SE], H11390 [26SE], H11574 [27SE]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H1260, H1311 [27FE], H2126 [13MR], H4167 [30AP], H4441 [7MY], H4880 [10MY], H5134 [15MY], H5626-H5628 [29MY], H6428, H6481 [18JN], H10357-H10364 [12SE], H11584-H11590 [27SE], E742 [9MY], E944 [29MY]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), H1621 [29FE]

Corps of Engineers: Montgomery Point Lock and Dam, AR, funding, H8335 [24JY]

Courts: conviction of defendants involved with Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H5572, H5573, H5626-H5628 [29MY], E944 [29MY]

Honorable David H. Pryor Post Office Building, Camden, AR: designate (H.R. 3877), H10804-H10806 [24SE]

Lincoln, Representative: congratulations on birth of twins, H6529 [19JN]

Lindsey, Bruce R.: designation as unindicted co-conspirator in trial of banking officials relative to Clinton gubernatorial campaign contributions, H6629 [19JN], H6634 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Clinton, President: legal protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, S5533-S5538, S5624 [23MY]

———pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation, S11229 [25SE]

———pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (S. Con. Res. 72), S11558 [27SE]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S2322 [19MR], S2408 [20MR], S3169 [28MR], S3833, S3836 [23AP], S6543 [19JN], S8926 [25JY], S9080, S9082 [29JY]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding, S3194 [29MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), S1343 [27FE], S1407-S1425, S1427-S1446 [29FE], S1552-S1595, S1610 [6MR], S1617-S1623 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1815, S1900 [12MR], S1926-S1933 [13MR], S2033-S2036 [14MR], S2259 [18MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR]

———funding (S. Res. 246), S3450-S3454 [17AP], S3680 [18AP]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (S. Res. 272), S7065 [26JN]

Corps of Engineers: White River Basin Lakes flood control and energy production programs, S11525, S11526 [27SE]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Arkansas (H.R. 657), S11571 [27SE]

Fulbright Scholarships: issue postage stamp in commemoration, S1633 [7MR]

Honorable David H. Pryor Post Office Building, Camden, AR: designate (H.R. 3877), S11573 [27SE]

Johnson, William B.: Arkansas Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5693 [3JN]

Van Horn, Mac: Industrial Developers of Arkansas Developer of the Year award recipient, S9165 [30JY]

Reports filed

Arkansas and Oklahoma Land Exchange: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1025) (S. Rept. 104-268), S4972 [13MY]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) Funding (S. Res. 227), S1597 [6MR]

Final Report: Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 104-280), S6408 [18JN]

Progress of the Investigation Into Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters: Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 104-204), S276 [22JA]

Protection of Wild Horses Within Ozark National Scenic Riverways Boundaries: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 238) (S. Rept. 104-312), S7301 [28JN]

Testimonies

Investigation Into the Death of White House Staff Member Vincent W. Foster, Jr.: Philip Heymann, S1582-S1584 [6MR]

Texts of

H.R. 3877, Honorable David H. Pryor Post Office Building, Camden, AR, H10804 [24SE]

S. Con. Res. 72, pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation by President Clinton, S11558 [27SE]

S. Res. 227, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S1393 [28FE]

S. Res. 246, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S3450, S3491 [17AP]

S. Res. 272, amend S. Res. 246, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S7030, S7065 [26JN]

Transcripts

Interview With James B. Stewart Relative to Book on Whitewater Investigation: ``Nightline'' (television program), S2409-S2411 [20MR]

Tributes

Caraway, Hattie, S6902 [25JN], S7323 [28JN]

Hammerschmidt, John P., H5772 [4JN]

Lincoln, Representative, H11576 [27SE]

Pryor, Senator, S5951 [6JN], S10942, S10943 [19SE], S11107 [20SE], S11131, S11134 [24SE], S11265 [25SE], S11420 [26SE], S11718 [28SE], S11836, S11948, S11956, S11968 [30SE], S12119 [1OC], S12253, S12271, S12278, S12283, S12302 [3OC]

Thornton, Representative, H11576, H11580 [27SE], E1773 [28SE]

ARLINGTON, TX

Remarks in House

Crime: kidnapping and murder of Amber Hagerman, H4475 [7MY]

Hagerman, Amber: kidnapping and murder, E96 [25JA]

Texas Rangers (baseball team): tribute, H12030 [28SE], H12178 [30SE]

ARLINGTON, VA

Bills and resolutions

Arlington National Cemetery: reburial of unknown Civil War soldiers (see H.R. 3854, 3855), H8029 [18JY]

———transfer certain Navy Annex property (see S. 2124), S11294 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Arlington National Cemetery: assessment of land tranfer, S7005 [26JN]

———transfer certain Navy Annex property (S. 2124), S11305 [25SE]

Texts of

S. 2124, Arlington National Cemetery Enhancement Act, S11305 [25SE]

ARLINGTON COUNTY, VA

Remarks in House

Arlington County Civic Federation: anniversary, E729 [7MY]

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY ENHANCEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2124), S11294 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2124), S11305 [25SE]

Texts of

S. 2124, provisions, S11305 [25SE]

ARMBRISTER, ESTHER M.

Histories

Greater Saint Paul African Episcopal Church, Coconut Grove, FL, E68 [24JA]

ARMED FORCES see Department of Defense

ARMED FORCES JOURNAL

Articles and editorials

Use of Military Personnel for Partisan Activities in the House of Representatives, H12256 [2OC]

ARMENIA, REPUBLIC OF related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States

Articles and editorials

Armed Troops in Armenia Arrest Dozens of Protesters, S11566 [27SE]

Definitions

``Genocide'': ``Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought'', S4090 [24AP]

Letters

Terminology of Armenian genocide: several Senators, S4061 [24AP]

Remarks in House

Genocide: anniversary, H3762, H3777-H3798 [24AP], E608 [24AP], E638, E645, E652 [25AP], E673, E678 [1MY], E724 [7MY]

———anniversary (H. Con. Res. 47), H5843 [5JN], E591 [19AP], E657 [29AP]

Human rights: genocide, H5553 [23MY]

Independence: anniversary, H10772 [24SE]

Turkey: blockade, H5485 [22MY], H5878-H5891 [5JN], E878 [22MY]

———restrict U.S. assistance relative to acknowledgement of Armenian genocide and honoring of victims, H5900-H5906, H5920 [5JN], E1052 [11JN]

Remarks in Senate

Democracy: efforts, S11566 [27SE]

Genocide: anniversary, S4004, S4005, S4060, S4061, S4084, S4086, S4087, S4088, S4089, S4090, S4091 [24AP]

Telegrams

Armenian genocide: Henry Morgenthau, S4090 [24AP]

ARMENIAN AMERICANS

Articles and editorials

Befitting Tribute to a Great Man, E1822 [30SE]

ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF AMERICA

Remarks in House

Hovanissian, Richard: California Chapter Man of the Year award recipient, E223 [28FE]

ARMEY, RICHARD K. (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H10115 [10SE]

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

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7159 [10JY]

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Articles and editorials

Armey—Cheaper Fuel Via Education Cuts, H4658 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 157, 203, 230), H3231 [29MR], H8598 [26JY], H12175 [28SE]

———notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. Res. 325), H90 [3JA]

———set date for convening of 105th Congress and the date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (see H.J. Res. 198), H12175 [28SE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 184), H7658 [16JY]

Funderburk, Representative: election to Committee on Agriculture (House) (see H. Res. 509), H9924 [2AU]

Hayes, Representative: election to the Committee on Ways and Means (House) (see H. Res. 343, 397), H913 [25JA], H3231 [29MR]

House of Representatives: fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. Res. 327), H90 [3JA]

Neumann, Representative: election to the Committee on the Budget (House) (see H. Res. 357), H1226 [1FE]

Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives has assembled (see H. Res. 326), H90 [3JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate (see H.R. 2700), H914 [25JA]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 461), H6915 [26JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3760, 3820), H7154 [9JY], H7657 [16JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 739), H2713 [22MR]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H1775 [6MR]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H5934 [5JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H2664 [21MR]

Taxation: reform and rename the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3441), H4901 [10MY]

———repeal the withholding of income taxes and require individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis (see H.R. 3343), H4109 [25AP]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H. Con. Res. 170), H4423 [2MY]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244), H6117 [10JN]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2937), H1224 [1FE]

Motions offered by

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H6 [3JA]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H4661 [9MY]

Gephardt, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (H. Res. 524), H10642 [19SE]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (H. Res. 531), H10971 [24SE]

Gingrich, Representative: release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 526), H10643 [19SE]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 532), H10972 [24SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3156 [28MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 155), H121 [4JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4095 [25AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9567 [1AU]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H3 [3JA]

Committee on House Oversight (House): hearings on political campaign expenditures of private organizations, H2589 [21MR]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4553 [8MY]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): tribute, H6852 [26JN]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H4660, H4661 [9MY]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 141), H1216 [1FE]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 157), H3206 [29MR]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 203), H8573 [26JY]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 230), H12110 [28SE]

———notify the President that a quorum has assembled, H757 [23JA]

———notify the President that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 325), H2 [3JA]

———set date for convening of 105th Congress and the date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (H.J. Res. 198), H12110 [28SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7339 [11JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5513, H5528 [23MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H9567 [1AU]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H8524 [25JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H3024 [28MR]

Funderburk, Representative: election to Committee on Agriculture (House) (H. Res. 509), H9897 [2AU]

Gingrich, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 468), H7050 [27JN]

Hayes, Representative: election to the Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 343), H901 [25JA]

———election to the Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 397), H3206 [29MR]

Health: medical savings account programs, H6513 [19JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H6513 [19JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9567 [1AU]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and patients, H7339 [11JY]

House of Representatives: authority of officials during adjournment, H5545 [23MY]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3012, H3024 [28MR]

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (H. Res. 327), H2 [3JA]

———legislative program, H120, H121 [4JA], H900, H901 [25JA], H1964 [7MR], H3207 [29MR], H3618 [18AP], H5260, H5261 [16MY], H5478 [22MY], H5544, H5545 [23MY], H5732, H5733, H5734 [30MY], H5977 [6JN], H6243 [12JN], H6389, H6390 [13JN], H7638 [16JY], H7744, H7745 [17JY], H9810 [1AU], H9897 [2AU], H10090, H10091 [5SE], H10345, H10346, H10347 [12SE], H10644, H10645 [19SE], H11542, H11543 [27SE]

House Rules: question of privilege, H3 [3JA]

Immigration: prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, H11542 [27SE]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (S. Res. 288), H10345, H10346 [12SE]

Minimum wage: level, H3024 [28MR], H5513, H5528 [23MY]

Minnesota Vikings (football team): tribute, H10645 [19SE]

Neumann, Representative: election to the Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Res. 357), H1200 [1FE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3012, H3024 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project, H7163 [10JY]

———reform, H5733, H5734 [30MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9567 [1AU]

Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives has assembled (H. Res. 326), H2 [3JA]

Social Security: increase earnings limit, H3024 [28MR]

Terrorism: U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9878 [2AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Clinton, President: remarks relative to visit to dedication of new church after arson, H6187 [12JN]

Member of Congress: evaluation of leadership, H3585 [18AP]

Schroeder, Representative: response to Representative Armey's comments relative to Senator D'Amato's mother, H4535 [8MY]

Tributes

Huer, Gary, H4163 [30AP]

Mfume, Representative, H1216 [1FE]

Rogers, Kenneth P., H10329 [12SE]

ARMORED CAR INDUSTRY RECIPROCITY IMPROVEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (see S. 2003), S9159 [30JY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3431), H7124, H7125 [9JY], E1858 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (S. 2003), S9161 [30JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3431, provisions, H7124 [9JY]

ARMS CONTROL

Addresses

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: John Holum, ACDA, E1915 [3OC]

Defending America Against Weapons of Mass Destruction: Robert G. Bell, S5688 [3JN]

Russia and the New Independent States—Promoting U.S. Interests: Ariel Cohen, Heritage Foundation, E228-E231 [28FE]

Strategic Defense Initiative: Ronald Reagan, S3206 [29MR]

Articles and editorials

ABM Treaty's Threat, S468 [26JA]

As Nuclear Tests End, Pacific Outposts Fear Losing Aid From Paris, H910 [25JA]

China Aids Pakistan Nuclear Program, S1072 [7FE]

China's Four Slaps—and the United States' Craven Response, S3321 [15AP]

Chirac Ends France's Nuclear Test Program, H962 [30JA]

Chirac Ends Nuclear Tests on Eve of State Visit, H962 [30JA]

Chirac Visit Signals Recognition of U.S. Dominance, H1050 [31JA]

Clinton Urges Action on Nuclear Treaty, H812 [24JA]

CTBT Talks Hinge on China Test Stance, S474 [26JA]

Defenseless Against Missile Terror, S12264 [3OC]

Defraud America Week, S5734 [4JN]

40 Years Later, S6975 [26JN]

France Acknowledges Radioactive Leakage in South Pacific Nuclear Tests, H778, H812 [24JA]

France Ending Nuclear Tests That Caused Broad Protests, H963 [30JA]

Fund Arms Control, E324 [12MR]

Hard-Line Russians Tout Nukes To Match West, S475 [26JA]

Hill Expected To Urge Sanctions, S1071 [7FE]

India Denies Atom-Test Plan but Then Turns Ambiguous, S488 [26JA]

India's Stand Could Stop Test-Ban Treaty, H1050 [31JA]

Iran Triples Gulf Deployed Missiles, E1320 [18JY]

Keeping Our Nuclear Guard Up—Congress Should Adequately Fund U.S. Arms Control Agency To Combat Spread of Chemical and Nuclear Weapons to Terrorists, E324 [12MR]

Mission of a True Patriot, E28 [5JA]

Nuclear Danger in South Asia, S489 [26JA]

Nuclear Test Ban Talks Enter the Home Stretch, S6974 [26JN]

Nuclear Test Ban Within Reach, S6975 [26JN]

Nuclear Test Warning, H911 [25JA]

Offense Is Best Missile Defense, S5728 [4JN]

Pakistan Accuses the U.S. of Meddling Over Killings, S489 [26JA]

Pakistan Deploys Chinese Missiles, S6140 [12JN]

Radioactive Leak Found at France's Mururoa, H811 [24JA]

Russia Balks at Arms Accord—Failure To Implement Clinton-Yeltsin Agreements Frustrates U.S. Officials, S470, S473 [26JA]

Russia Builds Up Nuclear Arsenal as Prospects for START II Fade, S475 [26JA]

Step Toward a Safer World, S12269 [3OC]

Today in Geneva—Chance for Test Ban May Be Now or Never, S6974 [26JN]

Toward the Test Ban, S6975 [26JN]

U.S. Suspects India Prepares To Conduct Nuclear Test, S488 [26JA]

Unready for Rogue Threats, S4959 [13MY]

White House Misled Joint Chiefs on ABM Treaty Tales, S5682 [3JN]

Woolsey Disputes Clinton, Missile-Threat Assessment, S5682 [3JN]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign policy: sanctions against countries assisting the weapons programs of non-nuclear weapon states (see H. Res. 381), H2224 [13MR]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (see H. Res. 350), H973 [30JA]

National security: national missile defense system (see S. 1635; H.R. 3144), S2646 [21MR], H2664 [21MR]

———national missile defense system (H.R. 3144), consideration (see H. Res. 438), H5287 [16MY]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see S. 1638), S2646 [21MR]

Senate Arms Control Observer Group: reauthorizing (see S. Res. 299), S11169 [24SE]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see S. 1562), S915 [6FE]

Cloture motions

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5627 [23MY], S5741 [4JN]

Excerpts

America's Editors Oppose New Star Wars Plans: Senator Exon, S5717 [4JN]

Letters

Defend America Act: John M. Shalikashvili, Joint Chiefs of Staff, S5630 [23MY], S5732 [4JN]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5722, S5723 [4JN]

Export of nuclear materials to Pakistan by People's Republic of China: Senator Pressler, S1072 [7FE], S6140 [12JN]

Medium Extended Air Defense System: C.C. Krulak and Dennis J. Reimer, Dept. of the Navy, H6386 [13JN]

———Edward G. Anderson III, Dept. of the Army, H6385 [13JN]

———Garey E. Luck, Dept. of Defense, H6386 [13JN]

———George A. Joulwan, Dept. of Defense, H6387 [13JN]

———J.H.B. Peay III, Dept. of Defense, H6387 [13JN]

———Jay M. Garner, Dept. of the Army, H6386 [13JN]

———Malcolm R. O'Neill, Dept. of Defense, H6385 [13JN]

———Ronald H. Griffith, Dept. of the Army, H6386 [13JN]

National missile defense system funding: Joint Chiefs of Staff, S6422 [19JN]

Release names of companies providing military items to Iraq: Representative Hamilton, E111 [30JA]

———Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E111 [30JA]

START II Treaty ratification: William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S478 [26JA]

Testing of nuclear weapons underground under limited conditions: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6587 [20JN]

———John D. Holum, ACDA, S6587 [20JN], S6972 [26JN]

———William C. Danvers, NSC, S6587 [20JN], S6971 [26JN]

U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats and nuclear weapons proliferation: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6992 [26JN]

———William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S6992 [26JN]

U.S.-French cooperation on nuclear weapons programs: President Clinton, S864 [1FE]

———several Senators, S864 [1FE]

Memorandums

Defend America Act: W.A. Owens, Thomas S. Moorman, Jr., J.W. Prueher, F.D. Hearney, Ronald H. Griffith, Joint Requirements Oversight Council, S5732 [4JN]

Messages

Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy Report: President Clinton, S8011 [17JY], H7720 [17JY]

Remarks in House

ACDA: anniversary, H12297 [4OC], E1877 [30SE]

———funding, H2090 [12MR], E324 [12MR]

Arms sales: U.S. foreign military sales during fiscal year 1995, E115 [31JA]

China, People's Republic of: export of nuclear materials to Pakistan, H5041 [14MY]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, E1906 [2OC], E1914 [3OC]

Conventional weapons: reduction, E1299 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: Russian Reactor Conversion Program funding, H5093 [15MY]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, H749 [23JA], H777, H811 [24JA], H878, H904-H910 [25JA], H917-H920 [26JA], H927, H930, H959-H962 [30JA], H1046-H1051, H1057-H1062 [31JA], E138 [1FE], E163 [5FE]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H930 [30JA], H1057-H1062 [31JA]

India: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, E120 [31JA]

Iran: nuclear weapons proliferation, E623 [25AP], E1319 [18JY]

———proliferation of weapons, H2876 [27MR]

Iraq: release names of companies providing military items, E111 [30JA]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons proliferation, H6628 [19JN]

National security: national missile defense system, H6380-H6384, H6385-H6387 [13JN]

———national missile defense system (H.R. 3144), E423 [22MR]

Nuclear weapons: management of programs, H9817 [1AU]

———proliferation, H6632 [20JN], H6989 [27JN], E120 [31JA], E755 [9MY], E1241 [11JY]

———strategic defense initiative, H4935 [14MY], H5101, H5102 [15MY]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation, H2660 [21MR], E395 [20MR]

START II Treaty: ratification, E77 [24JA]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, H13, H16, H17 [3JA], H787-H793, H797 [24JA], H1631 [29FE]

———withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty (H.R. 2483), E80 [24JA]

Remarks in Senate

ACDA: anniversary, S11419, S11448 [26SE]

———funding, S2182 [15MR]

China, People's Republic of: export of nuclear materials to Pakistan, S1070 [7FE], S1171 [9FE], S6139 [12JN]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, S11277 [25SE]

Foreign aid: establish international standards relative to transfer of conventional arms, S8784-S8788 [25JY]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, S572 [31JA], S864 [1FE]

———U.S.-French cooperation on nuclear weapons programs, S864 [1FE]

India: nuclear weapons proliferation, S487-S490 [26JA]

Iran: proliferation of certain missiles, S7204 [27JN]

National security: national missile defense system funding, S6379, S6393-S6402 [18JN], S6421-S6424 [19JN], S7255, S7265, S7266, S7282 [28JN], S7924 [17JY]

———national missile defense system (S. 1635), S2651-S2655 [21MR], S2833 [25MR], S4959-S4961 [13MY], S5625-S5632 [23MY], S5672-S5690 [3JN], S5715-S5742, S5748-S5751, S5754-S5756 [4JN], S5971 [7JN]

———national missile defense system (S. 1635), unanimous-consent agreement, S5627 [23MY]

Nuclear weapons: allow underground testing under limited conditions, S6403 [18JN], S6424-S6432 [19JN], S6586 [20JN], S6971-S6982 [26JN]

———moratorium on testing, S6482 [19JN]

———proliferation, S582, S583, S584 [31JA], S3618-S3620 [18AP], S6988-S7001 [26JN], S11759-S11762 [28SE], S12284 [3OC]

———reduction, S2189 [15MR]

———strategic defense initiative, S3205 [29MR], S5673-S5679 [3JN], S5736 [4JN], S5971 [7JN], S6190 [13JN]

———strengthen certain sanctions against proliferation activities, S7244, S7245 [28JN], S7523 [10JY]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation, S6139 [12JN]

———U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (S. 1638), S2656, S2657 [21MR]

Senate Arms Control Observer Group: reauthorizing (S. Res. 299), S11162 [24SE]

START II Treaty: ratification, S3 [3JA], S463-S485 [26JA]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S3 [3JA], S5673-S5688 [3JN], S5729, S5735-S5741, S5748, S5754-S5756 [4JN], S7283, S7293-S7295 [28JN]

———Antiballistic Missile Treaty (S. 1562), S917-S919 [6FE]

Weapons: prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and establish readiness programs for public safety personnel, S7074-S7080 [27JN], S7515 [10JY], S7966-S7968, S7970 [17JY], S10036-S10038 [9SE]

Reports

Budgetary Implications of H.R. 3144, Defend America Act: CBO, S5722 [4JN]

Conventional Arms Control: Presidential Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy, E1299 [17JY]

Nuclear Proliferation Threat Reduction: Aspen Strategy Group (organization), S12284 [3OC]

Research and Development Recoupment Charge: Presidential Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy, S7145 [27JN]

Reports filed

Capability of the U.S. To Monitor Compliance With the START II Treaty: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. Rept. 104-246), S3017 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3144, National Missile Defense System: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 438) (H. Rept. 104-582), H5287 [16MY]

Defend America Act: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1635), S5191 [16MY]

National Missile Defense System: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3144) (H. Rept. 104-583), H5287 [16MY]

Resolutions of ratification

START II Treaty, S461-S463 [26JA]

Rulings of the Chair

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H1061 [31JA]

Statements

Defend America Act: OMB, S5732 [4JN]

Testing of Nuclear Weapons Underground Under Limited Conditions: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6972 [26JN]

Summaries

National Missile Defense Options: Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, S5718 [4JN]

Tables

U.S. foreign military sales during fiscal year 1995, E115 [31JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 350, question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress, H929 [30JA], H1057 [31JA]

S. 1562, Strategic Anti-Missile Revitalization and Security Act, S919 [6FE]

S. 1635, Defend America Act, S2652 [21MR]

S. 1638, U.S. policy towards Pakistan relative to nuclear nonproliferation, S2657 [21MR]

S. Res. 299, Senate Arms Control Observer Group reauthorization, S11162, S11187 [24SE]

ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

Addresses

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: John Holum, ACDA, E1915 [3OC]

Articles and editorials

Ensuring Stability in the Pacific, H3222 [29MR]

Fund Arms Control, E324 [12MR]

Keeping Our Nuclear Guard Up—Congress Should Adequately Fund U.S. Arms Control Agency To Combat Spread of Chemical and Nuclear Weapons to Terrorists, E324 [12MR]

Letters

Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act, S4856 [8MY]

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty: John D. Holum, H3221 [29MR]

———President Clinton, H3221 [29MR]

———Representative Faleomavaega, H3220 [29MR]

———Representative Hamilton, H3221 [29MR]

———several Representatives, H3220 [29MR]

Testing of nuclear weapons underground under limited conditions, S6587 [20JN], S6972 [26JN]

Remarks in House

Anniversary, H12297 [4OC], E1877 [30SE]

Funding, H2090 [12MR], E324 [12MR]

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty: ratification, H3219 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S11419, S11448 [26SE]

Dept. of State: funding, S430 [26JA]

Funding, S2182 [15MR]

ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT

Amendments

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H7122 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (see H.R. 3121), H2558 [20MR]

Remarks in House

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H3423-H3434 [16AP], H7122-H7124 [9JY], E430 [22MR]

Remarks in Senate

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), S7210 [27JN], S7500 [9JY]

Reports filed

Defense and Security Assistance and Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3121), S7023 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries and Defense and Security Assistance Improvements: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3121) (H. Rept. 104-519), H3487 [16AP]

Texts of

H.R. 3121, improve foreign defense and security assistance and transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries, H3423-H3429 [16AP]

ARMS SALES

Amendments

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4550 [8MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4544 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), H7122 [9JY]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H7122 [9JY]

Articles and editorials

Shut Down the U.S. Arms Bazaar, S11197 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (see H. Res. 417), H4119 [29AP]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (see H. Res. 416), H4119 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (see H.R. 3121), H2558 [20MR]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (see H.R. 3121), H2558 [20MR]

Foreign policy: sanctions against countries assisting the weapons programs of non-nuclear weapon states (see H. Res. 381), H2224 [13MR]

Liberia: impose sanctions on governments who violate the arms embargo or aid in the civil war, and bring war criminals to justice (see H.R. 4001), H9923 [2AU]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see S. 1638), S2646 [21MR]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H7154 [9JY]

Letters

Release names of companies providing military items to Iraq: Representative Hamilton, E111 [30JA]

———Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E111 [30JA]

Sale of cruise missiles to Iran by People's Republic of China: several Senators, S8802 [25JY]

Turkish use of U.S.-supplied military equipment against separatist terrorist group relative to civilian casualties: Representative Hamilton, Committee on International Relations (House), E466 [27MR], E469 [28MR]

———Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E465 [27MR], E469 [28MR]

Memorandums

Investigation of U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Thomas E. Anfinson, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of Representatives, H4558 [8MY]

Messages

Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy Report: President Clinton, S8011 [17JY], H7720 [17JY]

Remarks in House

ACDA: funding, H2090 [12MR], E324 [12MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: importation of Iranian arms, H4044 [25AP], H11360 [26SE]

———lift U.S. arms embargo, E1054 [11JN]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4550-H4559 [8MY], E740 [9MY]

———funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), permission to file report, H4427 [6MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4536-H4550 [8MY], E740 [9MY], E757 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), H3423-H3434 [16AP], H7122-H7124 [9JY], E430 [22MR]

———transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries, H5098 [15MY]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H3423-H3434 [16AP], H7122-H7124 [9JY], E430 [22MR]

Foreign policy: limit use of Foreign Military Financing Program funds for foreign-made defense articles or services, H5895, H5896 [5JN], H6142, H6143 [11JN]

Iraq: release names of companies providing military items, E111 [30JA]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation, H2660 [21MR], E395 [20MR]

Turkey: use of U.S.-supplied military equipment against separatist terrorist group relative to civilian casualties, E465 [27MR], E469 [28MR]

Weapons: U.S. foreign military sales during fiscal year 1995, E115 [31JA]

Remarks in Senate

ACDA: anniversary, S11419 [26SE]

———funding, S2182 [15MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: importation of Iranian arms, S3445 [17AP]

China, People's Republic of: sale of ballistic missile technology to Syria, S8803 [25JY]

———sale of cruise missiles to Iran, S8802 [25JY]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), S4695 [3MY], S4884 [9MY]

Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), S7210 [27JN], S7500 [9JY]

Foreign aid: establish international standards relative to transfer of conventional arms, S8784-S8788 [25JY]

———improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), S7210 [27JN], S7500 [9JY]

———prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries, S8782, S8783, S8806 [25JY]

Foreign policy: arms sales, S11197 [24SE]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation, S6139 [12JN]

———U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (S. 1638), S2656, S2657 [21MR]

Reports filed

Committee on International Relations (House) Funding for Investigation of U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Res. 417) (H. Rept. 104-559), H4430 [6MY]

Committee on International Relations (House) Investigation of the U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 416) (H. Rept. 104-551), H4423 [2MY]

Defense and Security Assistance and Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3121), S7023 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries and Defense and Security Assistance Improvements: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3121) (H. Rept. 104-519), H3487 [16AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 416, Committee on International Relations (House) investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia, H4536 [8MY]

H. Res. 417, Committee on International Relations (House) funding to investigate U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia, H4550 [8MY]

H.R. 3121, improve foreign defense and security assistance and transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries, H3423-H3429 [16AP]

S. 1638, U.S. policy towards Pakistan relative to nuclear nonproliferation, S2657 [21MR]

ARMSTRONG, BOB

Letters

Designate certain Utah lands as wilderness, S2848 [26MR]

ARMSTRONG, JAMES

Remarks in House

Torrance, CA: YWCA Man of the Year award recipient, E1664 [19SE]

ARMSTRONG, JOHN A.

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Science Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S11972 [30SE]

ARMSTRONG, PAUL

Reports

Food Assistance to Developing Countries, H6244 [12JN]

ARMSTRONG CABLE SERVICES (business)

Remarks in House

Meadville, PA: anniversary of Senior Classic Golf Tournament, E1350 [23JY]

ARMY see Department of Defense

ARMY TIMES (publication)

Articles and editorials

Dugan Widow Remembers Husband, Tells His Story, H6626 [19JN]

Going to Bosnia a Good Way To See Danger, Grow Old Fast, H325 [5JA]

Military Won't Pay for You To Move Out of Way—You'll Pick Up Tab for Relocating for Base Housing Renovations, S12037 [30SE]

ARNER, JENNIFER

Statements

Overcrowding, Budget Problems and Education, E979 [4JN]

ARNOLD, HALDON

Prayers

Senate, S7839 [16JY]

ARNOLD, PA

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1351 [23JY]

ARNOLDSON, JORGE O.

Remarks in House

Organization of Chinese Americans: Honor Immigrant Americans Day award recipient, E717 [7MY]

ARPAN, ROGER

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S998 [6FE]

ARRINGTON, JOHN N.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1018 [6JN]

ARRINGTON, TN

Remarks in House

Arrington Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E818 [16MY]

ARRIOLA, GUSTAVO M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1133 [20JN]

ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Fields, Pearl R.: Arthritis Foundation-Louisiana Humanitarian Award recipient, E147 [5FE]

ARTHUR, GEORGE G.

Articles and editorials

Arthur George Gaston— His Death Is a Monumental Loss for Birmingham, S394 [26JA]

ARTHUR W. FRANCIS CONSULTING

Letters

Helium Privatization Act, H4146 [30AP]

ARTS AND HUMANITIES related term(s) Literature; Music and Dance

Appointments

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees, S6417 [18JN]

Articles and editorials

Call To Tone Down the Violence, S10208 [10SE]

Congressional Jewish Summer Reading List, E1600 [12SE]

Infamous Artists, E1234 [10JY]

Magazine Artist Ken Haag Dies, E1143 [20JN]

Soul Singer Brown Burries His Wife, S189 [22JA]

Tiger by the Tail—The Turbulent Pleasures of Life With Herb, E6 [3JA]

Bills and resolutions

American Folklife Preservation Act: repeal (see H.R. 3491), H5288 [16MY]

Cagney, James: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3765), H7154 [9JY]

Foreign countries: promote protection of culturally significant sites (see S. 2169), S11973 [30SE]

Institute of American Indian Arts: reform board appointment process (see H.R. 3049), H1985 [7MR]

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

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

Robeson, Paul: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 511), H9925 [2AU]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the Center for American Cultural Heritage within the National Museum of American History (see S. 2133), S11426 [26SE]

Taxation: treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 3677), H6531 [19JN]

Letters

Music licensing: Donald A. Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S2423 [20MR]

———E. Brandt Gustavson, National Religious Broadcasters (organization), S2423 [20MR]

———Elaine Graham and Katy McGregor, National Restaurant Association, S2424 [20MR]

———John J. Motley III, National Retail Federation, S2424 [20MR]

National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding: several Senators, S11276 [25SE]

National Film Preservation Board reauthorization: Karan Sheldon and David Weiss, Northeast Historic Film (organization), S11772 [28SE]

———Maxine Fleckner Ducey, Association of Moving Image Archivists, S11773 [28SE]

———Sharon Pucker Rivo, National Center for Jewish Film, S11773 [28SE]

Lists

Artistic Discovery art competition participants, E728 [7MY]

Artistic Discovery student art competition participants, E806 [15MY]

Messages

National Endowment for the Arts: President Clinton, S6141 [12JN], H6268 [12JN]

National Endowment for the Arts Report: President Clinton, S3152 [28MR], H3029 [28MR]

National Endowment for the Humanities Report: President Clinton, S3485 [17AP], H3548 [17AP]

Obituaries

Gould, Morton, S1665 [11MR]

Poems

``My Father Fought in Two Separate Wars,'' Lynn Murphy, E3 [3JA]

``Ten Cannots,'' William Boetcker, H161 [4JA]

Remarks in House

African Americans: tribute to black actresses, E1832 [30SE]

American Folklife Center: funding, H8794 [30JY]

Caring Foundation: tribute to ``We the Living'' stage play, H1688 [5MR]

Center for Contemporary Arts: tribute to Teen Arts Project of New Mexico, E855 [22MY]

Children and youth: music education, E630 [25AP]

China, Republic of: Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office concert to honor President Lee Teng-Hui, E347 [13MR]

Congress: tribute to participants in the Artistic Discovery student art competition, E804, E805 [15MY], E881 [22MY], E1245 [11JY]

Connecticut: tribute to Goodspeed Opera House, E1227 [9JY]

Dallas Visual Art Center: award recipients, E1475 [2AU]

Fairfax, VA: tribute to W.T. Woodson High School concert band, E812 [15MY]

Geppi, Stephen: Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. Good Citizenship Award recipient, E514 [29MR]

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development: reform board appointment process (H.R. 3049), H3668-H3670 [23AP]

Institute of American Indian Arts: reform board appointment process (H.R. 3049), E303 [7MR]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Bilingual Foundation of the Arts, E819 [16MY]

Metropolitan Theaters Corp.: H.E.L.P Group Corporate Philanthropy Award recipient, E986 [4JN]

Monk Singers (musical group): anniversary, E1325 [18JY]

Montgomery County, PA: tribute to Pennfield Middle School music educators and students, E1377 [25JY]

Morality and ethics: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, H817 [24JA], H1144 [1FE]

Motion pictures: characterization of sex and violence, H3795 [24AP]

National Dance Week: observance, E401 [21MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H2127 [13MR], H6484 [18JN], H6514, H6620 [19JN], H6636 [20JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H6641-H6647 [20JN]

National Film Preservation Board: reauthorization (H.R. 1734), H8609-H8613 [29JY]

National Memorial Day Concert: tribute, E1056 [11JN]

New Haven, CT: tribute to International Festival of Arts and Ideas, E1173 [26JN]

New Jersey: tribute to participants of the Artistic Discovery art competition, E728 [7MY]

New York, NY: tribute to National Arts Club, E1179 [26JN]

Newark, NJ: Teen Arts Festival anniversary, E261 [29FE]

North Carolina: tribute to Shakespeare Festival, E1735 [27SE]

Pappas, Frederiki: tribute to ``A Celebration of Democracy—Commemorating 175 Years of Greek and American Democratic Tradition'' exhibit, E719 [7MY]

Rockville, MD: centennial observance of the birth of F. Scott Fitzgerald, E1487 [2AU]

Royal Oak, MI: anniversary of Stagecrafters (theatrical group), E354 [14MR]

`Running Fence': anniversary of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's artistic display, E1621 [17SE]

Sacramento, CA: reopening of Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, E1939 [21OC]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to ``Portraits in Black'' exhibit, E114 [30JA]

San Francisco Art Institute: anniversary, E376 [19MR]

Smithsonian Institution: anniversary, E1292 [16JY], E1426 [1AU]

Tognoli, Era: Algonquin Arts Award for Outstanding Service to the Arts recipient, E555 [17AP]

Wilkes Barre, PA: anniversary of F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, E1682 [25SE]

World Organization of China Painters: tribute, E1842 [30SE]

Youth Art Month: observance, E504 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

American Folklife Center: funding, S9063 [29JY]

Bellingham, WA: tribute to Bellingham High School participants in National History Day Finals, S6192 [13JN]

Copyrights: illegal foreign duplication of copyrighted material, S3238 [29MR]

Foreign countries: promote protection of culturally significant sites (S. 2169), S11982 [30SE]

Iowa: tribute to performing arts, S6508 [19JN]

Morality and ethics: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, S1379 [28FE]

———characterization of violence in the entertainment industry, S10208 [10SE]

Music: licensing (S. 1628), S2423 [20MR]

Music and dance: tribute to U.S. tap team for winning the World TapDance Championships, S1608 [6MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S553 [30JA], S6278 [14JN], S11276 [25SE]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, S898 [6FE], S11276 [25SE], S12117 [1OC]

National Film Preservation Board: reauthorization (H.R. 1734), S11771-S11773 [28SE]

O'Keeffe, Georgia: issue commemorative postage stamp, S5621 [23MY]

Oregon: anniversary of the Oregon Symphony, S5867 [5JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the Center for American Cultural Heritage within the National Museum of American History (S. 2133), S11431-S11433 [26SE]

Television: anniversary of Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, S11474 [27SE]

———implementation of ratings system for programming, S1467 [29FE], S1631 [7MR], S3238 [29MR]

Vermont: tribute to Council on the Humanities Teen Parent Literacy Project, S5453 [21MY]

Reports filed

American Folklife Preservation Act Repeal: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H.R. 3491) (H. Rept. 104-710), H8597 [26JY]

Copyright Term Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 483) (S. Rept. 104-315), S7670 [10JY]

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees Appointment Process: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3049) (H. Rept. 104-505), H3170 [28MR]

National Film Preservation Board Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1734) (H. Rept. 104-558), H4430 [6MY]

Scripts

Battered Women: Dallas Milholland, Cynthia Ward, Kristin Allen-Zito, and Malissa Kobbevik, S6192 [13JN]

Statements

CCA Teen Project Honored at the White House: Representative Richardson, E855 [22MY]

Censorship in the Media, Literature, and the Arts: Matthew Dole, E938 [29MY]

Texts of

H.R. 1734, National Film Preservation Board reauthorization, H8609-H8611 [29JY]

H.R. 3049, Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development board appointment process reform, H3668 [23AP]

S. 2133, Center for American Cultural Heritage Act, S11433 [26SE]

ASHCROFT, JOHN (a Senator from Missouri)

Amendments offered by, to

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8105, S8138, S8222, S8295 [18JY], S8336, S8364, S8375 [19JY], S8402, S8406, S8478, S8479 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5309, S5383 [20MY], S5476, S5500 [22MY]

Commission on Civil Rights: reauthorize (S. 2187), S12196 [2OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10557 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10396, S10431, S10495, S10506 [12SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3715, S3716, S3733, S3734 [19AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8105, S8138, S8222, S8295 [18JY], S8336, S8364, S8375 [19JY], S8402, S8406, S8478, S8479 [22JY]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Hats Off to Mark Hatfield, S8489 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose constitutional amendments (see S.J. Res. 58), S9295 [31JY]

Taxation: deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see S. 1741), S4937 [9MY]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see S.J. Res. 57), S8989 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see S. 1541), S743 [1FE]

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

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see S. 2013), S9428 [1AU]

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

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

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

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

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 1726), S4618 [2MY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1853), S6243 [13JN]

———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (see S. 1612), S4807 [7MY]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see S. 1854), S6013 [10JN]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

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

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

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

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see S. 1607), S6726 [24JN]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see S. 1965), S8013 [17JY]

Employment: make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see S. 2026), S9554 [2AU]

ERISA: treatment of pension assets by insurance companies (see S. 1400), S6853 [25JN]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S313 [23JA]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 1271), S6533 [19JN]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see S. 1740, 1999), S6410 [18JN], S9072 [29JY]

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

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see S. 1714), S5945 [6JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see S. 1635), S3229 [29MR]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (see S. 1938), S7825 [12JY]

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

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see S. 794), S6853 [25JN]

———improve registration, provide minor use crop protection, and improve pesticide tolerance safeguards (see S. 1166), S5601 [23MY]

———reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S2867 [26MR]

Petroleum: regulation of above-ground storage tanks (see S. 1537), S3633 [18AP]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (see S. 1816), S5567 [23MY]

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

Religion: persecution of Christians (see S. Con. Res. 71), S10684 [17SE]

Taxation: restructure income tax system (see S. 722), S1388 [28FE]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S3797 [22AP]

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

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. Res. 238), S6533 [19JN]

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

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6718 [24JN], S6848 [25JN], S6905 [26JN], S7225 [28JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1407 [29FE], S1511 [5MR], S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11937 [30SE]

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

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

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

Motions offered by

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8108 [18JY], S8333 [19JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8108 [18JY], S8333 [19JY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11366 [26SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2082 [14MR], S2233 [18MR]

Budget: balance, S1062 [7FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5847 [5JN]

———deficit, S2233-S2235 [18MR]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, S2082 [14MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9330 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8080, S8105, S8107, S8108, S8138 [18JY], S8333 [19JY], S8402, S8405, S8407 [22JY], S8503, S8507 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5306, S5319, S5320 [20MY], S5480 [22MY]

Commission on Civil Rights: reauthorize (S. 2187), S12153 [2OC]

Contracts: provide for workforce scheduling flexibility for employees of certain Federal contractors, S10396, S10397 [12SE]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2589 [21MR]

Crime: prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (S. 1854), S6013-S6015 [10JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (S. 2108), S11176 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7246 [28JN]

———F/A-18E/F aircraft development, S7246 [28JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10396, S10397 [12SE]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S9999, S10001, S10005 [6SE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S12192, S12193 [2OC]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7430 [9JY]

Harrison, Kenny: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S10401 [12SE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (S. 1952), S11628-S11630 [28SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4838, S4840, S4841, S4842, S4843 [8MY], S4910 [9MY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S4795, S4797, S4798, S4799 [7MY], S7481 [9JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S10121 [10SE]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, S10121 [10SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms, S3309 [15AP]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3721, S3722, S3723 [19AP], S3772 [22AP], S3809, S3877, S3878 [23AP]

Minimum wage: level, S7430 [9JY]

Public welfare programs: allow States to sanction families whose children have not been immunized, S8138 [18JY], S8333 [19JY]

———delivery of social service through religious charities, S8507 [23JY]

———prohibit assistance relative to illegal drug use, S8105, S8107, S8108 [18JY]

———reform, S875 [6FE], S1062 [7FE]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9330 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8080, S8105, S8107, S8108, S8138 [18JY], S8333 [19JY], S8402, S8405, S8407 [22JY], S8503, S8507 [23JY]

———temporary assistance limits and school attendance requirements, S8402-S8404, S8405, S8407 [22JY], S8503 [23JY]

———work requirements for eligibility, S8503 [23JY]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, S7170 [27JN]

Social Security: tax rates, S5319, S5320 [20MY]

States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose constitutional amendments (S.J. Res. 58), S9304 [31JY]

Taxation: deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals, S5306 [20MY], S5480 [22MY]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (S. 1741), S4937 [9MY]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (S.J. Res. 57), S8991-S8993 [26JY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4910 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Golden Gavel Award: recipient, S4005 [24AP]

Tributes

Berquist, Ernie, S1452 [29FE]

Dole, Senator, S6036 [11JN]

Eaton, Ernest and Margie, S1551 [6MR]

Eken, Truman and Dorothy, S10681 [17SE]

Helbig, Charles and Dorothy, S10401 [12SE]

Jackson, Woodrow and Billie Dove, S1320 [27FE]

Johnson, Andrew and Dorothy, S12468 [21OC]

Lawrence, Sherlie and Beulah, S12424 [21OC]

Lettman, William and Stella, S1320 [27FE]

Maxwell, Lauzon, S188 [22JA]

Mayse, Kevin M., S5091 [15MY]

McWorkman, Robert A. and Clara Belle, S3788 [22AP]

Mohler, Lowell, S11087 [20SE]

Moore, Albert, S1275 [20FE]

Morales, George and Barbara, S3895 [23AP]

Morales, James and Esther, S3895 [23AP]

Munson, Ed and Marty, S12424 [21OC]

Nichols, Loren and Orpha, S4801 [7MY]

Ollison, Raymond and Charlene, S356 [25JA]

Peters, Jack and Irene, S11491 [27SE]

Pytel, Frank, S12469 [21OC]

Ragsdale, Gene and Vieta, S6512 [19JN]

Richardson, Kenneth and Barbara, S5188 [16MY]

Schepker, Jacob and Sophie, S10835 [18SE]

Schnell, Nellie Norton, S11167 [24SE]

Shanon, Paul and Thelma, S3789 [22AP]

Smithson, Lawrence, S12464 [21OC]

Taft, Clarence and Ethel, S11420 [26SE]

Trimble, David and Hazel, S6414 [18JN]

Waltman, Leslie and Isabella, S4092 [24AP]

Weiss, Donald and Mattie Bell, S891 [6FE]

Werner, Esther, S10401 [12SE]

Wynkoop, Bill and Alice, S12464 [21OC]

Zoller, Bill and Mabel, S11234 [25SE]

ASHE, VICTOR H,

Reports filed

Nomination to the Corp. for National and Community Service Board of Directors: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S7023 [26JN]

ASHEVILLE, NC

Remarks in Senate

Veach-Baley Federal Complex: designate (H.R. 2504), S11202 [24SE]

Reports filed

Veach-Baley Federal Complex, Asheville, NC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2504), S10837 [18SE]

ASHEVILLE (TN) CITIZEN TIMES

Articles and editorials

Mass Eviction Unique to Smokies, E1136 [20JN]

ASHLEY, DOTTIE

Articles and editorials

Daniel Nixon—He Fights Cancer With Strawberries, S10873 [18SE]

ASHRAWI, HANAN

Remarks in Senate

Jane Addams International Women's Leadership Award: recipient, S3413 [16AP]

ASIA

Articles and editorials

Host Nations Must Cover More Costs of U.S. Troops Abroad, S10545 [13SE]

Japanese Foreign Minister Delivers Message of Commitment to the United States, S474 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions

Developing countries: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River basin (see H. Con. Res. 213), H10386 [12SE]

Excerpts

Democracy—An Emerging Asian Value: Senator Pell, S11194 [24SE], S11238-S11240 [25SE], S11422-S11424 [26SE]

Letters

Human rights situation in East Timor: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8860 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Hunting and trapping: efforts to prevent poaching of elephants and rhinoceros, E235 [28FE]

Radio Free Asia: funding, H8228-H8231 [23JY]

Remarks in Senate

Democracy: efforts, S11943 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, S10540-S10545 [13SE]

Financial institutions: Asian Development Bank assistance to developing countries, S12060 [1OC]

Indonesia: human rights situation in East Timor, S8859 [25JY]

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

Specter, Senator: report on visit to Asia, the Middle East, and France, S10540-S10545 [13SE]

Reports filed

Nomination of John S. Wolf To Be U.S. Coordinator for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Statements

U.S. Aid for Afghanistan: Don Ritter, E1912 [3OC]

ASIAN AMERICANS

Articles and editorials

Immigration—Just the Facts, S3326 [15AP]

Remarks in House

Brooklyn Chinese-American Association: anniversary, E170 [5FE]

ASIAN PACIFIC-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

Addresses

Observance: Representative Abercrombie, H5302 [21MY]

Lists

Asian Pacific Members of Congress, H5302 [21MY]

Congressional Asian Pacific Caucus, H5302 [21MY]

Notable Asian Pacific Americans, H5302 [21MY]

Remarks in House

Observance, H5301, H5306 [21MY], E878, E879 [22MY], E936, E939 [29MY]

ASIAN-AMERICAN FEDERATION OF CALIFORNIA

Remarks in House

Asian-American Festival: tribute, E722 [7MY]

ASOU, WATARU

Letters

Japan and U.S. patent agreements, H6720 [25JN]

ASPEN STRATEGY GROUP (organization)

Reports

Nuclear Proliferation Threat Reduction, S12284 [3OC]

ASPIN, ANDY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7324 [28JN]

ASPIN, LES (a former Representative from Wisconsin)

Remarks by, on

Marquette University: dedication of Les Aspin Center for Government, E972 [30MY]

ASPINWALL, AMY

Essays

Why Voting Is Important to Our Union Family, E1901 [2OC]

Remarks in House

Hawaii Carpenters Union: ``Vote `96—Works for Us'' essay contest winner, E1901 [2OC]

ASPINWALL, PA

Remarks in House

H. John Heinz III, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center: designate, H5773 [4JN], E1017 [6JN]

ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.

Letters

Small business regulatory process, S2153 [15MR]

ASSOCIATED PRESS (news service)

Articles and editorials

AP Photographer Praised, S11838 [30SE]

Ethics Committee Rebukes Lawmaker, Lets Him Announce It, E445 [25MR]

Senator Praises Pentagon for Reconsidering Landmine Use, S2215 [18MR]

Questions and answers

White House acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials: Hillary Rodham Clinton, H8522 [25JY]

ASSOCIATION FOR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

Testimonies

Unlimited Savings Allowance Tax Plan, S11635-S11637 [28SE]

ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1110 [18JN]

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES

Letters

NASA funding of Russian animal research programs, S9782 [4SE]

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, INC.

Letters

Prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients, S10162 [10SE]

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

Letters

Gasoline tax, S4923 [9MY]

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES

Letters

NASA funding of Russian animal research programs, S9782 [4SE]

ASSOCIATION OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXECUTIVES

Remarks in Senate

Kamen, Dean: Business NH Magazine and Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives New Hampshire Business Leader of the Year award recipient, S6414 [18JN]

ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E333 [13MR]

ASSOCIATION OF FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

Remarks in House

Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H5055-H5060 [15MY]

ASSOCIATION OF HOME APPLIANCE MANUFACTURERS

Remarks in House

Safety: efforts to reduce household fires, E1827, E1877 [30SE]

ASSOCIATION OF MOVING IMAGE ARCHIVISTS

Letters

National Film Preservation Board reauthorization, S11773 [28SE]

ASSOCIATION OF RECONDITIONERS

Remarks in Senate

Bank, Eliot H.: Association of Reconditioner's Morris Hershson Award of Merit recipient, S10206 [10SE]

ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA

Articles and editorials

Trial Attorneys Seek More Hill Clout, H3038 [28MR]

Letters

Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act, H10537 [18SE]

ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY

Bills and resolutions

Foreign trade: duty-free treatment of certain materials used in the Gemini Telescope Project (see S. 1744; H.R. 3516, 3951), S4972 [13MY], H5501 [22MY], H9921 [2AU]

Remarks in House

Foreign trade: duty-free treatment of certain materials used in the Gemini Telescope Project (H.R. 3951), E1465 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Foreign trade: duty-free treatment of certain materials used in the Gemini Telescope Project (S. 1744), S4973 [13MY]

Texts of

S. 1744, duty-free treatment of certain materials used in the Gemini Telescope Project, S4974 [13MY]

ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E970 [30MY]

ASTAFANOUS, MOURIS

Remarks in Senate

Trans World Airlines: tribute to timely transport of bone marrow donor, S102 [5JA]

ATCHINSON, BRIAN K.

Letters

Multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits, H3099 [28MR]

ATHENS, NY

Remarks in House

William H. Morton Engine Co.: anniversary, E1415 [31JY]

ATHENS, TN

Articles and editorials

Professor Nash Dies at 108, E1134 [20JN]

ATHENS (TN) POST-ATHENIAN

Articles and editorials

Cora Sweatt Named Tennessee Mother of the Year, E626 [25AP]

Professor Nash Dies at 108, E1134 [20JN]

ATLANTA, GA

Amendments

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Summer Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 172), S6105, S6110 [11JN]

Articles and editorials

Families Make Games Visit To Honor Slain Israelis, H8544 [25JY]

Israeli's Moment Never Came, H8545 [25JY]

Munich 11 Memorial, H8543 [25JY]

Munich's Cold Shadow, H8544 [25JY]

Olympic Media Alert—IOC To Participate in Munich 11 Memorial, H8544 [25JY]

When Silver Isn't Enough To Take Home, H8544 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Summer Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 172), H4503 [7MY]

Sam Nunn Federal Center: designate (see H.R. 4152), H11047 [24SE]

Letters

Olympic games security by Dept. of Defense: Jamie S. Gorelick, Dept. of Justice, S7087 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Summer Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 172), H6044, H6045 [10JN], H6247 [12JN]

CH2M HILL (business): tribute to environmental efforts relative to the summer Olympic games, E776 [10MY]

Keyes, Alan: exclusion from participation in Presidential debate, H1969 [7MR]

New York: tribute to Olympic Torch Relay participants, E1067 [12JN]

Olympic games: arrest of Taiwanese students for waving flags, E1492 [2AU]

———tribute to efforts by volunteers and law enforcement officers following bomb explosion at Atlanta, GA, games, H9383, H9384 [31JY], H9833 [1AU]

———tribute to Israeli team members killed in terrorist attack during 1972 Munich summer games, H8540-H8545 [25JY], E1364 [24JY], E1373 [25JY]

———tribute to summer games, H8800 [30JY], E1333 [22JY], E1482 [2AU]

Paralympic games: tribute, E1627 [17SE]

Remarks in Senate

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Summer Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 172), S6110 [11JN]

Centers for Disease Control: anniversary, S9627 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: military support for civilian sporting events, S7086-S7088 [27JN]

National Rehabilitation Week: observance, S9632 [2AU]

Olympic games: arrest of Taiwanese students for waving flags, S9551, S9623 [2AU]

———tribute to efforts by volunteers and law enforcement officers following bomb explosion at Atlanta, GA, games, S9016 [29JY]

———tribute to Michigan participants, S7327 [28JN]

———tribute to summer games, S8154 [18JY], S12130-S12132 [1OC]

Paralympic games: tribute, S12130-S12132 [1OC]

Short, Coy A.: National Guard Association of Georgia Sam Nunn Award recipient, S2218 [18MR]

Sports: tribute to participants of the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games, S10206 [10SE]

Terrorism: U.S. policy, S9009, S9038 [29JY]

Reports filed

Use of Capitol Grounds for Summer Olympics Torch Relay: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 172) (H. Rept. 104-608), H6005 [6JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 172, use of Capitol Grounds for Summer Olympics torch relay, H6044 [10JN]

ATLANTA (GA) CONSTITUTION

Articles and editorials

Cutting Money, Costing Lives, S2054 [14MR]

Shrinking Middle Class, H7146 [9JY]

Take D'Amato Off Clinton's Case, S1561 [6MR]

Welfare Bills Suffer From Politics, S9332 [1AU]

ATLANTA (GA) JEWISH TIMES

Articles and editorials

Munich's Cold Shadow, H8544 [25JY]

ATLANTA (GA) JOURNAL AND CONSTITUTION

Articles and editorials

Workers Due for a Raise, S4916 [9MY]

ATLANTA (GA) JOURNAL CONSTITUTION

Articles and editorials

Welfare Bill Signals Revolution, E1640 [18SE]

ATLANTA (GA) JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Articles and editorials

Families Make Games Visit To Honor Slain Israelis, H8544 [25JY]

Israeli's Moment Never Came, H8545 [25JY]

When Silver Isn't Enough To Take Home, H8544 [25JY]

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ

Remarks in Senate

New Jersey Firemen's Mutual Benefit Association: tribute, S10079 [9SE]

ATLANTIC ELECTRIC (business)

Remarks in House

Edison Electric Institute: Special Distinction Award recipient, E1316 [18JY]

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ

Remarks in House

Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church: tribute, E56 [23JA]

ATLANTIC MONTHLY (publication)

Articles and editorials

Mideast Oil Forever?—The Coming Oil Crisis, S3623 [18AP]

ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO. (ARCO)

Statements

Gasoline Tax, S4922 [9MY], H5327, H5345 [21MY]

ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS CONSERVATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Reauthorize (see H.R. 4139), H11047 [24SE]

Remarks in House

Reauthorize (H.R. 4139), H11529, H11530 [27SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4139, reauthorize, H11529 [27SE]

ATLANTIS (space shuttle)

Remarks in House

NASA: return of Shannon Lucid, H11359 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

NASA: return of Shannon Lucid, S11362 [26SE]

ATOMIC ENERGY see Nuclear Energy

ATTORNEY GENERAL (Janet Reno)

Addresses

University of South Carolina Commencement, S5615-S5617 [23MY]

Letters

Comstock Clean-up Act, S1599 [6MR]

Economic Espionage Act, S12214 [2OC]

Investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers, S5483 [22MY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5615 [23MY]

ATWELL, ROBERT H.

Letters

Budget reconciliation process effects on student loan programs, S293 [23JA]

AUBERLIN, IRENE M.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9979 [5SE]

AUBURN, CA

Bills and resolutions

Dams: funding for dam construction on American River BR deg.h3270 (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

———prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H1224 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Dams: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (H.R. 2951), E164 [5FE]

AUBURNTOWN, TN

Remarks in House

Auburntown Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E742 [9MY], E830 [16MY]

AuGRES, MI

Remarks in House

VFW: anniversary of Post 8275, E1596 [12SE]

AUGUSTA (ME) KENNEBEC JOURNAL

Articles and editorials

Reactor Research Funding Deserves To Be Terminated, S8983 [26JY]

AUGUSTUS, FRANK

Letters

Allow security guards in enrichment plants to carry firearms and execute arrests, S9060 [29JY]

AULAKH, GURMIT S.

Addresses

Sikh National Identity and the Struggle for an Independent Khalistan, E966-E968 [30MY]

Letters

Vaisakhi Day message relative to the birthday of the Sikh Nation, E612 [24AP]

AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Articles and editorials

Aung San Suu Kyi—Striving To Build a Democracy Amid the Harsh Regime of Myanmar, S6250 [13JN]

Excerpts

Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi: New York (NY) Times, S129 [10JA]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1126 [20JN], E1913 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Human rights: activities, S129 [10JA], S6250 [13JN]

AURA (vessel)

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 653) (S. Rept. 104-207), S491 [26JA]

Texts of

S. 653, certificate of documentation, S9032 [29JY]

AURORA, SD

Agenda

``Know Your Candidates'' Forum: American Legion Auxiliary Unit 230, S6010 [10JN]

Letters

Tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 230 for efforts relative to city council elections: Margaret Allstot, S6010 [10JN]

Remarks in Senate

American Legion: tribute to Auxiliary Unit 230 for efforts relative to city council elections, S6010 [10JN]

AUSTER, BRUCE B.

Questions and answers

Conversation With the President—The View From the Oval Office (excerpt), S475 [26JA]

AUSTIN, NURAME AND ROOSEVELT, SR

Remarks in House

Tribute, E363 [14MR]

AUSTIN, SHAWN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S2323 [19MR]

AUSTIN, STEVEN P.

Remarks in Senate

Congressional Fire Services Institute: Service Person of the Year award recipient, S4566 [1MY]

AUSTIN, TX

Bills and resolutions

J.J. `Jake' Pickle Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 4329), H12193 [30SE]

AUSTRALIA, COMMONWEALTH OF

Remarks in House

Animals: study to determine the dangers of crocodiles, H8251 [24JY]

Crime: condemn massacre of tourists in Tasmania, E674 [1MY]

Reports filed

Nomination of Genta Hawkins Holmes To Be Ambassador to Australia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

AUSTRIA, REPUBLIC OF

Articles and editorials

Marvin Brown Awarded Austrian Commendation, E1723 [26SE]

Messages

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Taxation Convention With Austria: President Clinton, S9862 [4SE]

Supplementary Social Security Agreement Between the U.S. and Austria: President Clinton, S5266 [17MY], H5291 [20MY]

Remarks in House

Brown, Marvin: Grand Decoration of Honour of the State of Salzburg award recipient, E1723 [26SE]

March of the Living: refusal to participate in the holocaust education program, E489 [28MR]

Schneier, Arthur: Dr. Karl Renner Foundation Vienna Prize award recipient, E367 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S9862 [4SE]

Resolution of Ratification

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and Austria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9661 [2AU]

AUTH, TOM

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute for participation, E1536 [5SE]

AUTHORS see Literature

AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA

Letters

GATT implementation relative to generic drug industry, S6598 [20JN]

Remarks in House

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E123 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, S1394 [28FE]

AUTO CHOICE REFORM ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1860), S6082 [11JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1860), S6096 [11JN]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 1860), S6103 [11JN]

Texts of

S. 1860, provisions, S6097-S6099 [11JN]

AUTOMOBILES see Motor Vehicles

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E533 [16AP]

AVERA, DANIEL J.

Letters

Radon levels in drinking water, H6756 [25JN]

AVERY, NEAL J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1061 [12JN]

AVIATION

Addresses

Foreign Air Service Agreements: Senator Pressler, S3007-S3009 [27MR]

Tribute to Dept. of Commerce Employees and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Warren M. Christopher, Harold Ickes, and F. Allen Harris, S6154 [12JN]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown, Dept. of Commerce Employees, and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Jean Kennedy Smith, Ambassador to Ireland, S3710 [19AP]

———William J. Dedinger, H3593 [18AP]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), S11441, S11462 [26SE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10672, S10678, S10680, S10691, S10692, S10708 [17SE], S10742, S10743, S10744, S10750, S10753, S10842, S10843 [18SE]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (S. 1831), S10866, S10897 [18SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3489 [16AP], H3533, H3536, H3537, H3538, H3545 [17AP]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, S11054 [19SE], H10951, H10971 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

After Funeral, a Celebration of a Rich Life—Birthday Party Becomes Tribute to Croatia Victim, S3791 [22AP]

Common Sense, R.I.P., S5654 [24MY]

Cuban Attack Is U.S. Business—Clinton Too Quick To Call in U.N., E275 [5MR]

Death of My Friend Is Our Loss, S3791 [22AP]

Don't Stop This Train, E311 [7MR]

Famed Tuskegee Airman Dies, E588 [19AP]

Heroes in the Moment, S2831 [25MR]

Mary P. Brennan, Former Director of Airport Marketing, Dies at 62, S341 [24JA]

Mary P. Brennan—Leaders in State, Charity Concerns, S341 [24JA]

New Carrier Alliances Fuel Hopes for U.S.-U.K., Europe Open Skies, S5551 [23MY]

Old-Time Pilots Show Top Guns Who's Hot, E1918 [3OC]

Pioneer Aviator ``Chief'' Andreson Dies at Age 89, E589 [19AP]

Rising Jet Fuel Tab May Lead to Fare Hikes, S4655 [3MY]

U.N. Response to Cuba Too Timid, E275 [5MR]

U.S. Troops Rolling Into Bosnia Under Cover of Apaches, Kiowa Warriors, E152 [5FE]

U.S.-Thai Aviation Deal a Victory for Common Sense, S3009 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions

Airlines: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see S. 1524), S346 [24JA]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see S. 2139), S11539 [27SE]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see S. 2168; H.R. 3187), S11972 [30SE], H3170 [28MR]

Airports: enforce revenue diversion regulations (see S. 1774), S5267 [17MY]

———regulation of scheduled passenger air service at reliever airports (see H.R. 3141), H2664 [21MR]

Animals: require use at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (see H.R. 3896), H8556 [25JY]

Dept. of Commerce: relief of survivors of Federal employees killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H.R. 3545), H5646 [29MY]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241; H. Res. 403, 404, 406), S3311 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: C-17 Airlifter program (see S. 1710), S4190 [25AP]

———procurement of aircraft landing gear manufactured and assembled in the U.S. (see H.R. 3171), H2950 [27MR]

———require cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in non-combat aircraft (see S. 1671), S3311 [15AP]

———sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (see S. 2078; H.R. 4108), S10600 [16SE], H10602 [18SE]

Dept. of Transportation: solicit proposals from air carriers to provide air service to certain areas (see H.R. 3739), H7106 [27JN]

Disasters: tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York (see S. Res. 280; H. Con. Res. 204), S8156 [18JY], H8598 [26JY]

Employment: standards for airport security personnel (see H.R. 4205), H11394 [26SE]

Explosives: require installation of certain detection and resistant equipment (see H.R. 3909, 4029), H8598 [26JY], H10107 [5SE]

FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs (see H.R. 3484), H5287 [16MY]

———authorizing appropriations (see S. 1801), S5567 [23MY]

———compliance with veterans' preference requirements during reductions in force (see H.R. 3593), H6005 [6JN]

———essential air service funding (see H.R. 3037), H1775 [6MR]

———reauthorizing programs (see S. 1994, 2161; H.R. 3539), S8989 [26JY], S11972 [30SE], H5646 [29MY]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 540), H11394 [26SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 74), S12303 [3OC]

———reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders (see S. 2129), S11294 [25SE]

———regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see S. 1865; H.R. 3626), S6144 [12JN], H6285 [12JN]

———reorganize and remove all duties not related to safety (see S. 1960; H.R. 3831), S7887 [16JY], H7779 [17JY]

Families and domestic relations: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to countries providing landing rights to Libyan aircraft (see H.R. 4332), H12193 [30SE]

Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 4093, 4287), H10524 [17SE], H12173 [28SE]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1831; H.R. 3159), S5763 [4JN], H2866 [26MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 221), H11395 [26SE]

Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 3384), H4396 [1MY]

Pilots: preemployment review of prospective pilot records (see H.R. 3536), H5646 [29MY]

Safety: enhance air travelers' rights and access to information (see S. 2023), S9554 [2AU]

———enhance security procedures and equipment (see S. 2037), S9554 [2AU]

———prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H3649 [18AP]

———prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6285 [12JN]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

Smithsonian Institution: authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (see S. 1995; H.R. 3933), S8989 [26JY], H9566 [31JY]

States: participation in approval process of airport development projects in neighboring States (see H.R. 3131), H2558 [20MR]

Taxation: aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures (see H.R. 4206), H11394 [26SE]

Terrorism: U.S. policy (see H.R. 3953), H9921 [2AU]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (see H. Res. 508), H9705 [1AU]

Tourist trade: revitalize industry and provide airport security (see H.R. 4312), H12174 [28SE]

Transportation: permit States to impose fees for providing air service to small communities (see H.R. 2881), H912 [25JA]

———prohibit smoking in any federally financed transportation facility (see H.R. 4333), H12193 [30SE]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), consideration, H3229 [29MR]

White House Travel Office: abolish (see H.R. 2888), H913 [25JA]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 1838), S5856 [5JN]

Case History

Federal Express Corp. Coverage by the Railway Labor Act, S12103 [1OC], S12185 [2OC]

Citations

Medal of Honor for David McCampbell, H7645 [16JY]

Cloture motions

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11937, S11940 [30SE], S12228 [3OC]

Commendation

Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center Recipient of FAA Administration En Route Facility of the Year Award: Congress, S6252 [13JN]

Conference reports

FAA Programs Reauthorization (H.R. 3539), H11289-H11318 [26SE]

Cost Estimates

FAA programs' reauthorization (S. 1994): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S10403 [12SE]

Eulogies

Brennan, Mary P.: by J. Joseph Garrahy, S340 [24JA]

Factsheets

Application of Labor Laws to Federal Express Corp. Relative to Designation as Express Company, S12104 [1OC]

FAA Programs Reauthorization Conference Report (H.R. 3539), S12228 [3OC]

Letters

Air transportation system reform and improvements: Jim Hall, NTSB, S11824 [30SE]

———Mike McNally, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, S11823 [30SE]

Application of labor laws to carriers relative to designation as express company: Franklin D. Raines, OMB, S12179 [2OC]

———Joan Claybrook, S12189 [2OC]

———Representative Molinari, S11871 [30SE]

———Representatives Molinari and Shuster, S11872 [30SE], S12175 [2OC]

Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act: Howard Twiggs, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, H10537 [18SE]

Bay Area Rapid Transit rail line extension to San Francisco International Airport: Gordon I. Linton, Dept. of Transportation, S9286 [31JY]

FAA programs reauthorization: Federico Pena, Sec. of Transportation, S10674 [17SE]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H11456 [27SE]

———Robert F. Tardio, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, S12056 [1OC]

———Senator Pressler, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S11866 [30SE]

FAA programs' reauthorization: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10133 [10SE]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H10133 [10SE]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority tax status: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), H11455 [27SE]

Mid-America Aviation Resource Consortium funding: Richard M. Sanford, Florida Aviation Management Development Associates, S9284 [31JY]

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds: Alan Greenspan, FRS, H3511 [17AP]

———Allen Schick, Brookings Institution, H3513 [17AP]

———Clifford Winston, Brookings Institution, H3514 [17AP]

———David J. Forkenbrock, University of Iowa, H3510 [17AP]

———David Luberoff, Harvard University, H3511 [17AP]

———G. William Miller, G. William Miller & Co., Inc., H3512 [17AP]

———Hendrick S. Houthakker, Harvard University, H3511 [17AP]

———Herbert Stein, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, H3513 [17AP]

———James A. Dunn, Rutgers University, H3510 [17AP]

———James H. Washington, Dept. of Transportation, H3533 [17AP]

———James L. Blum, CBO, H3509 [17AP]

———Martin Wachs, University of California, H3513 [17AP]

———Michael Bell, Johns Hopkins University, H3508 [17AP]

———Michael J. Boskin, Stanford University, H3510 [17AP]

———Murray Weidenbaum, Center for the Study of American Business, H3514 [17AP]

———Paul A. Volcker, James D. Wolfensohn, Inc., H3513 [17AP]

———Pete du Pont, National Center for Policy Analysis, H3510 [17AP]

———Philip C. Jackson Jr., Birmingham-Southern College, H3511 [17AP]

———Raymond J. Saulnier, H3513 [17AP]

———Sherman J. Maisel, Sherman J. Maisel Associates, H3512 [17AP]

———Thomas G. Moore, H3512 [17AP]

———Tom Schatz and Joe Winkelmann, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, E583 [19AP]

———William Poole, Brown University, H3512 [17AP]

Opening of new international air service markets: Federico Pena, Sec. of Transportation, S5377 [20MY]

———Matthias Wissman, S5377 [20MY]

Rock Hill-York County, SC, airport improvement grant: T.J. Orr, Charlotte/Douglas Internation Airport, S10672 [17SE]

Waiver of sovereign immunity in cases of state-sponsored terrorism: Victoria Diaz Cummock, Families of Pan Am 103/Lockerbie (organization), H2132 [13MR]

Lists

Highlights of FAA programs reauthorization conference report (H.R. 3539), S12228 [3OC]

University of North Dakota Flying Team, S5623 [23MY]

Memorandums

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets, H2078 [12MR]

F-22 Aircraft Funding: David L. McNicol, Dept. of Defense, S7158 [27JN]

Messages

National Achievements in Aeronautics and Space: President Clinton, S7014 [26JN], H6973 [26JN]

Motions

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11937 [30SE]

Opinion

Application of labor laws to Federal Express Corp. relative to designation as express company: Stephen E. Crable, National Mediation Board, S12101 [1OC], S12173-S12175 [2OC], S12222 [3OC]

Press releases

Public Citizen Supports Effort To Block Sweetheart Deal for Federal Express—Commends Senator Kennedy's Principled Stand: Public Citizen (organization), S12190 [2OC]

Proclamations

Tribute to Shelly McPeck Kelly, E580 [19AP]

Proposals

Aviation Security Act (S. 2037), S9590 [2AU]

Questions and answers

FAA reauthorization and application of labor laws to Federal Express Corp. relative to designation as express company: Senator Daschle, S12100 [1OC]

Remarks by, on

Dept. of Defense: EA-6B reactive jammer program funding, S10035 [9SE]

Remarks in House

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (H.R. 3187), H5033 [14MY]

Airports: eligibility for cargo service entitlements under the Airport Improvement Program, H10139 [10SE]

Animals: require use at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (H.R. 3896), H8524 [25JY], H8562 [26JY]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, H11453-H11464 [27SE]

Continental Airlines, Inc.: tribute, E865 [22MY]

Cuba: U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1253, H1254, H1256, H1257, H1258, H1260, H1280-H1290, H1298, H1309, H1315-H1319 [27FE], H1400 [28FE], E240 [28FE], E251, E262 [29FE]

Customs Service: funding, H7700 [17JY]

Decatur, IL: tribute to Decatur Airport upon receipt of the Illinois Airport of the Year award, E1473 [2AU]

Denver, CO: funding for a sixth runway at Denver International Airport, H10136 [10SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H3437 [16AP], H3576-H3579 [17AP], H3643 [18AP], H6481 [18JN], E532, E533 [16AP], E588 [19AP], E1008 [6JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3587-H3599, H3624 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary of final graduation of Aviation Cadet Program, E1587 [11SE]

———B-2 stealth bomber development, H789, H797 [24JA], H4827 [10MY]

———commemoration ceremony for F-111 aircraft, H9380 [31JY]

———C-130 transport aircraft funding, H6349, H6350 [13JN]

———contracts for military landing gear, H4829 [10MY]

———C-17 Airlifter program, H1808 [7MR]

———endurance unmanned aerial vehicle funding, H5397, H5398 [22MY]

———F-22 fighter aircraft development, H5032 [14MY]

———F-22 fighter aircraft funding, H6351 [13JN]

———Joint Advanced Strike Technology Program funding, H5094 [15MY]

———Navy aircraft self-detection capabilities, H5032 [14MY]

———Operational Support Airlift Program funding, H6368 [13JN]

———sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), H12290 [4OC]

———use of Kiowa Warrior helicopters in Bosnia and Herzegovina, E152 [5FE]

———V-22 Osprey aircraft development, H5032 [14MY], H5098 [15MY]

Dept. of Transportation: solicit proposals from air carriers to provide air service to certain areas (H.R. 3739), E1198 [27JN]

Disasters: investigation of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H7997-H8003 [18JY]

———tribute to crash investigation and recovery operation personnel relative to Trans World Airlines crash in New York, E1800 [28SE]

———tribute to efforts relative to Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H8107 [23JY]

———tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H7784, H7809, H7992, H7993 [18JY], H8033, H8075 [22JY], H8102 [23JY], H8251 [24JY], E1324 [18JY], E1414 [31JY], E1501 [2AU]

———tribute to victims of ValuJet crash in Florida, H4907 [14MY], E950 [30MY]

FAA: Airport Privatization Pilot Program funding, E1868 [30SE]

———authorize research, engineering, and development programs, H5714 [30MY]

———aviation tax schedule, E454 [26MR]

———enhance safety of air travel, H11464 [27SE]

———essential air service for rural areas, H11462 [27SE]

———essential air service funding (H.R. 3037), E293 [6MR]

———establish as an independent agency (H.R. 2276), H2053-H2068 [12MR], E346 [13MR]

———funding, H6971 [26JN], H7074-H7076 [27JN]

———installation of Doppler weather radar in certain areas, H10136, H10138 [10SE]

———mandatory retirement age for airplane pilots, E773 [10MY]

———Military Airport Program funding, E1871 [30SE]

———national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants, H11458, H11459, H11464 [27SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), H10114, H10124-H10140 [10SE], E1587 [11SE], E1628 [17SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, H11455-H11466 [27SE], E1868, E1871 [30SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 540), H11452-H11455 [27SE]

———review of ValuJet Airlines' safety practices, H6514 [19JN]

Families and domestic relations: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (H.R. 3923), H10534-H10540 [18SE]

Fargo, ND: tribute to Air National Guard 119th Fighter Group, E1918 [3OC]

FBI: hire additional personnel to investigate domestic and foreign terrorism, and establish a domestic counterterrorism center, H9384 [31JY]

Federal employees: greater disclosure of and accountability for Government travel, H6368 [13JN]

Foreign policy: transfer of F-16 aircraft and equipment to Pakistan, H5041 [14MY]

Gingrich, Representative: allegations relative to the shredding of Dept. of Commerce documents after the plane crash that killed Ronald H. Brown, H5939, H5940 [6JN]

Hawaii: regulation of airspace over National Park System lands (H.R. 1369), H3667 [23AP]

Japan: bilateral aviation agreement, E1162 [25JN]

Lincoln, NE: provision of firefighting and rescue assistance by Air National Guard at Lincoln Municipal Airport, H6384, H6385 [13JN]

Marine Corps: advanced short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft funding, H4933, H4939 [14MY]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: powers of the Board of Review, H11461, H11464 [27SE]

NASA: aeronautics research and technology funding, E986 [4JN]

———aircraft consolidation plan, H6872, H6873 [26JN]

Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at certain metropolitan airports (H.R. 4093), E1623 [17SE]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), H8049-H8052 [22JY], H11330-H11334 [26SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 221), H11334 [26SE]

———conduct study on mandatory retirement age for pilots, H7091-H7093 [27JN]

Pilots: preemployment review of prospective pilot records (H.R. 3536), H8046-H8049 [22JY], E960 [30MY]

Safety: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (H.R. 3267), H3585 [18AP], H8044, H8045 [22JY]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (H.R. 3839), E1305 [17JY]

San Francisco, CA: extension of Bay Area Rapid Transit rail lines to San Francisco International Airport, E310 [7MR]

Smithsonian Institution: authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (H.R. 3933), E1413 [31JY]

———authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (S. 1995), H10548-H10550 [18SE]

Taxation: aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures (H.R. 4206), E1740 [27SE]

Terrorism: U.S. policy, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9384, H9387, H9472 [31JY], H9707, H9708, H9833 [1AU], E1418 [31JY]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9838, H9839, H9886-H9897 [2AU], E1482 [2AU], E1519 [5SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9877-H9886 [2AU]

———use of high tech scanning devices to detect concealed explosive devices, H8102 [23JY]

Tourist trade: levying of a departure tax on international travel tickets, H6419 [17JN]

———revitalize industry and provide airport security (H.R. 4312), E1826 [30SE]

Transportation: limitation on interest payments credited to transportation trust funds, H3536 [17AP]

———permit States to impose fees for providing air service to small communities (H.R. 2881), H3175 [29MR]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3184 [29MR], H3504-H3547 [17AP], E583, E584 [19AP], E658 [29AP]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), consideration (H. Res. 396), H3497-H3504 [17AP]

United Airlines, Inc.: Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Golden Eagle Award recipient, H5035 [14MY], H9903 [2AU]

University of Oklahoma: air traffic controller training contract, H7072, H7073 [27JN]

Volunteer workers: tribute to Airline Ambassador Program, E34 [5JA]

World War II: tribute to Army Air Corps pilots, H7644 [16JY]

Remarks in Senate

Airline industry: deregulation, S8979 [26JY]

———investigation of anticompetitive practices, S9132-S9134 [30JY]

Airlines: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (S. 1524), S346 [24JA]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (S. 2139), S11543 [27SE]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (S. 2168), S11981 [30SE]

Airport and Airway Trust Fund: funding, S10744, S10745 [18SE]

Airports: enforce revenue diversion regulations (S. 1774), S5268 [17MY]

———establish user-fee program to cover Customs Service costs, S4174 [25AP]

Allegheny County, PA: airport privatization, S10665 [17SE]

Aviation: airline ticket tax relative to aviation trust fund, S10668-S10671, S10675 [17SE], S10780 [18SE], S12218 [3OC]

Boeing Co.: National Aeronautic Association Collier Trophy recipient, S4950 [9MY]

Books: tribute to ``Tragedy and Triumph—Pilot's Life Through War and Peace'' by James Fore and Larry Jacks, S11947 [30SE]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, S11821, S11822, S11854-S11857, S11859, S11871, S11872 [30SE], S12096-S12115 [1OC], S12169-S12177, S12178-S12193 [2OC], S12219-S12230, S12233, S12235 [3OC]

Columbus, OH: transfer of certain Air Force land to the airport authority, S7004 [26JN]

Cuba: U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, S1340, S1372 [27FE]

Denver, CO: funding for a sixth runway at Denver International Airport, S11942, S11943 [30SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, S3625 [18AP], S3697, S3709 [19AP], S3789, S3790 [22AP], S4001 [23AP], S4091 [24AP], S4874 [8MY], S5558-S5562 [23MY], S6154 [12JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), S3251, S3252, S3269, S3274-S3276 [15AP], S3415, S3416 [16AP], S3417 [17AP]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), unanimous-consent agreement, S3258 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: Air National Guard C-130 airlift squadron funding, S6489 [19JN]

———B-52 bomber funding, S12163 [2OC]

———B-52 bomber aircraft funding, S7250 [28JN]

———B-52 bomber funding, S2289 [19MR], S7957 [17JY], S8066 [18JY], S10044 [9SE]

———connect Theater Air Command Control and Simulation Facility with 58th Special Operation Wing, S7234 [28JN]

———construction of ramp addition for C-130 aircraft at Reno International Airport, S6481, S6482 [19JN]

———C-17 Airlifter program, S2071 [14MR], S2284 [19MR]

———C-17 Airlifter program (S. 1710), S5064, S5065 [15MY], S5298 [17MY]

———F/A-18E/F aircraft development, S7226-S7230, S7246 [28JN], S7989-S7993 [17JY]

———Federal acquisition standards relative to purchase of T-39N aircraft, S7944 [17JY], S11881 [30SE]

———F-16 Aircraft program, S8005-S8007 [17JY], S8066 [18JY]

———F-22 advanced tactical fighter study, S7930 [17JY]

———F-22 aircraft funding, S7158, S7159 [27JN]

———Medium Extended Air Defense System program funding, S7006 [26JN]

———P-3 squadrons funding, S6606 [20JN]

———repair and maintenance of cargo and personnel parachutes, S7944 [17JY]

———require cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in non-combat aircraft (S. 1671), S3315 [15AP]

———retire certain operational support airlift aircraft, S7169 [27JN]

———sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), S10608 [16SE], S11462 [26SE], S11570 [27SE]

———transport of humanitarian relief supplies from nonprofit groups, S6609 [20JN]

———UH-1N helicopter simulator funding, S7233 [28JN]

Dept. of Transportation: Essential Air Service Program funding, S5256 [17MY]

Disasters: tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, S8076 [18JY], S8926 [25JY]

———tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York (S. Res. 280), S8104 [18JY]

———tribute to victims of ValuJet crash in Florida, S4969 [13MY]

FAA: Airport Improvement Program funding, S10674, S10679 [17SE]

———airport projects funding, S11822 [30SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1801), S5574 [23MY]

———deregulation of airlines relative to small airports, S10749 [18SE]

———enhance safety of air travel, S11813 [28SE], S12232, S12233 [3OC]

———essential air service funding, S10668, S10679 [17SE]

———extend airport and airway trust fund excise taxes, S7439, S7441 [9JY]

———financing system, S10667 [17SE]

———noise mitigation programs, S10747 [18SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), S10759 [18SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11527, S11528, S11529 [27SE], S11697, S11699, S11700, S11715-S11717, S11813 [28SE], S11819-S11824, S11854-S11857, S11859, S11864-S11866, S11871, S11872, S11937-S11943 [30SE], S12056, S12095-S12115 [1OC], S12166-S12177-S12193 [2OC], S12217-S12240 [3OC]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11940 [30SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 74), S12404 [3OC]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), insert language of S. 1994 in lieu, S10756 [18SE]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10403 [12SE], S10662-S10681 [17SE], S10742-S10756, S10777 [18SE], S11259 [25SE], S11828 [30SE]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), unanimous-consent agreement, S10675 [17SE]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 2161), S12044 [30SE]

———reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders, S10745 [18SE]

———reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders (S. 2129), S11311 [25SE]

———reform management and financial operations and improve air transportation system, S10746 [18SE], S11822, S11884, S11885 [30SE]

———regulation of aircraft engine standards, S10673 [17SE], S10742 [18SE]

———regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (S. 1865), S6145 [12JN]

———reorganize and remove all duties not related to safety (S. 1960), S7897 [16JY]

———retirement age of pilots, S10745 [18SE]

Fallon Naval Air Station, NV: construction of jet engine test facility, S6481, S6482 [19JN]

Families and domestic relations: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents, S12166-S12169 [2OC], S12232 [3OC]

Florida: Gainesville-Alachua Regional Airport radar upgrade, S9283, S9284 [31JY]

Foreign policy: transfer of F-16 aircraft and equipment to Pakistan, S432 [26JA]

France: U.S. air service agreement, S3006-S3009 [27MR]

Germany: bilateral aviation agreement, S5551 [23MY]

———U.S.-Germany aviation agreement, S732 [1FE]

Government: report on assistance provided to an individual or the family of an individual injured or killed while on Government travel, S7934 [17JY]

Government regulations: impact of safety regulations on smaller airports, S8370 [19JY]

Japan: access of U.S. business to markets, S9625 [2AU]

———access of U.S. businesses to air service markets, S10679 [17SE]

———bilateral aviation agreement, S7172 [27JN]

———compliance with U.S.-Japanese bilateral aviation agreement, S4314 [29AP]

Jordan: U.S. transfer of F-16 aircraft, S1964, S1965 [13MR]

Key West, FL: tribute to plane crash victims and rescue workers, S2831 [25MR]

Libya: indictment of individuals relative to Pan Am flight 103 bombing, S3383 [16AP]

Lincoln, NE: provision of firefighting and rescue assistance by Air National Guard at Lincoln Municipal Airport, S7230 [28JN]

Los Angeles, CA: diversion of revenues from Los Angeles International Airport, S12232 [3OC]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: powers of the Board of Review, S10678 [17SE], S12235 [3OC]

Mid-America Aviation Resource Consortium: funding, S9284 [31JY]

NASA: prohibit consolidation of research aircraft at Dryden Flight Research Center, S9825 [4SE]

Nashua, NH: Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center recipient of the FAA En Route Facility of the Year Award, S6252 [13JN]

———Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center recipient of the National En Route Facility of the Year Award, S9640 [2AU]

National Guard: review of air ambulance companies, S7956 [17JY]

———tribute to Idaho Air National Guard F-4G aircraft, S3689 [18AP]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 221), S11771 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), insert language of S. 1831 in lieu, S10898 [18SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1831), S5768 [4JN], S10895-S10898 [18SE]

———investigation responsibilities relative to airplane accidents, S11259 [25SE]

Oshkosh, WI: tribute to Experimental Aircraft Association, S9313 [31JY]

Passenger facilty charge: debt financing of terminal development projects, S10678 [17SE]

Pressler, Senator: efforts to open new international air service markets, S5376 [20MY]

Rock Hill, SC: airport improvement grant, S10672 [17SE]

Rolla, ND: conveyance of William Langer Jewell Bearing plant, S6911 [26JN]

Safety: airport security research funding, S9130 [30JY]

———enhance air travelers' rights and access to information (S. 2023), S9562 [2AU], S10749 [18SE]

———enhance security procedures and equipment, S9960-S9962 [5SE]

———enhance security procedures and equipment (S. 2037), S9586-S9588 [2AU]

San Francisco, CA: extension of Bay Area Rapid Transit rail lines to San Francisco International Airport, S9283, S9285 [31JY]

Smithsonian Institution: authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (S. 1995), S8990 [26JY], S9317 [31JY], S9444 [1AU]

Taxation: airline ticket tax relative to aviation trust fund, S10668-S10671, S10675 [17SE], S10780 [18SE], S12218 [3OC]

Terrorism: U.S. policy, S9009, S9037, S9038 [29JY], S9374, S9375 [1AU], S9480-S9482, S9635 [2AU], S10533-S10535 [13SE], S10664, S10667, S10668, S10675 [17SE], S11390 [26SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), S9660 [2AU], S9681 [3SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), unanimous-consent agreement, S9660 [2AU]

———U.S. policy relative to airport and airline safety, S10746 [18SE]

Tourist trade: levying of a departure tax on international travel tickets, S6257 [14JN]

Trans World Airlines: tribute to timely transport of bone marrow donor, S102 [5JA]

U.S.-German Open Skies Agreement: signing, S1453, S1454 [29FE]

United Kingdom: bilateral aviation agreement, S5089 [15MY], S5442 [21MY]

University of North Dakota: Center for Aerospace Sciences Air Battle Captain Program, S7955 [17JY]

———tribute to Flying Team, S5623 [23MY]

ValuJet Airlines: review of safety practices, S11144 [24SE], S11366 [26SE]

Vermont: anniversary of Air National Guard, S9622 [2AU]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (S. 1838), S5858 [5JN]

Reports

You Can Only Trade as Far as You Can Travel, H11462 [27SE]

Reports filed

Airline Pilot Hiring and Safety Act: Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 3536) (H. Rept. 104-684), H7779 [17JY]

Child Pilot Safety Act: Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 3267) (H. Rept. 104-683), H7779 [17JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3539, FAA Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 540) (H. Rept. 104-851), H11394 [26SE]

Consideration of H.R. 842, Off-Budget Treatment for Certain Transportation Trust Funds: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 396) (H. Rept. 104-514), H3229 [29MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 508) (H. Rept. 104-744), H9705 [1AU]

Dept. of Defense C-17 Airlifter Program: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1710), S4937 [9MY]

Establish the FAA as an Independent Agency: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2276) (H. Rept. 104-475), H1984 [7MR]

FAA Management and Financial Operations Reform and Air Transportation System Improvement: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1239) (S. Rept. 104-251), S3311 [15AP]

FAA Programs Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3539) (H. Rept. 104-848), H11394 [26SE]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1994) (S. Rept. 104-333), S9071 [29JY]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3539) (H. Rept. 104-714), H8597 [26JY]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Review Abolishment: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1036) (H. Rept. 104-596), H5646 [29MY]

NTSB Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1831) (S. Rept. 104-324), S8373 [19JY]

———Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 3159) (H. Rept. 104-682), H7779 [17JY]

Off-Budget Treatment for Certain Transportation Trust Funds: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 842) (H. Rept. 104-499), H2949 [27MR]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 842) (H. Rept. 104-499), H3229 [29MR]

Requirements Relative to Families of Airline Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3923) (H. Rept. 104-793), H10523 [17SE]

Rulings of the Chair

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S12231 [3OC]

Schedules

FAA aviation tax schedule, E454-E456 [26MR]

Statements

Commercial Aircraft Air Filtration Systems: Andrew Parramore, S6145 [12JN]

———Janie Johnson, S6146 [12JN]

———Joe Johnson, S6146 [12JN]

———Patricia Friend, S6145 [12JN]

Tribute to M. Perry Jones: Representative Clay, E1433 [1AU]

Summaries

Enforce Revenue Diversion Regulations Within Airports (S. 1774), S5269 [17MY]

Tables

Airport projects funding, S11822 [30SE]

FAA research, engineering, and development recommended authorization, H5715 [30MY]

Testimonies

Families of Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents Assistance Requirements: Dario J. Cremades, S12169 [2OC]

———Hans Ephraimson, S12169 [2OC]

———Kendra St. Charles, S12168 [2OC]

———Richard P. Kessler, Jr., S12168 [2OC]

———Victoria Diaz Cummock, S12168 [2OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 221, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 3159, NTSB appropriations, H11334 [26SE]

H. Res. 396, consideration of H.R. 842, Truth in Budgeting Act, H3497 [17AP]

H. Res. 406, tribute to Ronald H. Brown and Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, H3587 [18AP]

H. Res. 508, consideration of H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act, H9877 [2AU]

H. Res. 540, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, H11452 [27SE]

H.R. 2276, establish FAA as an independent agency, H2053-H2062 [12MR]

H.R. 3159, NTSB appropriations, S11029 [19SE], H8049 [22JY], H11330 [26SE]

H.R. 3267, Child Pilot Safety Act, H8044 [22JY]

H.R. 3536, Airline Pilot Hiring and Safety Act, H8046 [22JY]

H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, S10759-S10776 [18SE]

H.R. 3539, FAA programs' reauthorization, H10124-H10132 [10SE]

H.R. 3923, requirements relative to families of airline passengers involved in aircraft accidents, H10534-H10536 [18SE]

H.R. 3933, National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center construction, E1413 [31JY]

H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act, H9886-H9890 [2AU]

S. 1710, C-17 Airlifter program, S5298 [17MY]

S. 1838, First Flight Commemorative Coin Act, S5858 [5JN]

S. 1995, authorize construction of the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center, S9318 [31JY]

S. 1995, National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center construction, H10548 [18SE]

S. 2037, Aviation Security Act, S9588-S9590 [2AU]

S. 2078, Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act, H12290 [4OC]

S. Con. Res. 74, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, S12312 [3OC]

S. Res. 241, tribute to Ronald H. Brown and Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, S3251, S3317 [15AP], S3417 [17AP]

S. Res. 280, tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, S8104, S8163 [18JY]

AVIATION DISASTER FAMILY ASSISTANCE ACT

Letters

Provisions: Howard Twiggs, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, H10537 [18SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2940), H10534-H10540 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents, S12166-S12169 [2OC]

Testimonies

Families of Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents Assistance Requirements: Dario J. Cremades, S12169 [2OC]

———Hans Ephraimson, S12169 [2OC]

———Kendra St. Charles, S12168 [2OC]

———Richard P. Kessler, Jr., S12168 [2OC]

———Victoria Diaz Cummock, S12168 [2OC]

AVIATION (publication)

Articles and editorials

New Carrier Alliances Fuel Hopes for U.S.-U.K., Europe Open Skies, S5551 [23MY]

AVIATION SECURITY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2037), S9554 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2037), S9586-S9588 [2AU]

Texts of

S. 2037, provisions, S9588-S9590 [2AU]

AVIATION SECURITY AND ANTITERRORISM ACT

Articles and editorials

Tracing Explosives Through Taggants Draws Heavy Fire From Gun Lobbies, E1483 [2AU]

Tracing Gunpowder Bombs With GOP Pols, E1483 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 3953), H9921 [2AU]

Enact (H.R. 3953): consideration (see H. Res. 508), H9705 [1AU]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3953), H9838, H9839, H9886-H9897 [2AU], E1482 [2AU], E1519 [5SE]

———consideration (H. Res. 508), H9877-H9886 [2AU]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, H9381 [31JY], H9839, H9881, H9882, H9884, H9885, H9892, H9893 [2AU], E1482 [2AU]

Telecommunications: authorizing roving or multipoint wiretaps, H9879, H9885, H9892, H9893 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3953), S9660 [2AU], S9681 [3SE]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S9660 [2AU]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3953, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 508) (H. Rept. 104-744), H9705 [1AU]

Texts of

H. Res. 508, consideration of H.R. 3953, provisions, H9877 [2AU]

H.R. 3953, provisions, H9886-H9890 [2AU]

AWARDS, MEDALS, PRIZES

Addresses

Congressional Gold Medal of Honor Presentation to Billy and Ruth Graham: Vice President Gore, E715 [7MY]

Hope for America: Billy Graham, H5139-H5141 [15MY], E720 [7MY], E748-E750 [9MY], E784 [14MY]

Radio and Television News Directors Foundation Annual Banquet and Celebration of the First Amendment: Howard Stringer, S5653 [24MY]

Reserve Officers Association of the U.S. 1996 Minuteman of the Year Award: Representative Spence, S1076 [7FE]

Shall We Wait and See? Daniel M. Tellep, E355-E357 [14MR]

Tribute to Sharon H. Kohlenberg: Larry Goldman, S12039 [30SE]

Amendments

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2657), S725, S859 [1FE]

Articles and editorials

After a Brush With Death, He Leads Full Life, S1279 [20FE]

Cardinal Virtues, S10507 [12SE]

Chrystal Earns High Russian Honor, S9631 [2AU]

Cora Sweatt Named Tennessee Mother of the Year, E626 [25AP]

Dunn Elementary Instructor Named San Marcos Teacher of Year, E1089 [13JN]

Favre on Honor—It's Salute to Team, E25 [5JA]

Favre Reaches Top—Earning NFL MVP Honors Caps a Long Climb for the Kid From Kiln, S29 [3JA]

Hey, Look Me Over!, E537 [16AP]

Jeremy Royal Wins High School Heisman, S1668 [11MR]

Mark of Friendship, S9632 [2AU]

Marvin Brown Awarded Austrian Commendation, E1723 [26SE]

Maxwell's Smarts, S863 [1FE]

Pitcher Speaks, Bunning Expounds on Baseball, and Life, E1519 [5SE]

Russia Found a Good Friend in Outspoken Iowan, S9632 [2AU]

Russian Friendship Honor to Chrystal, S9631 [2AU]

School Is a Blue Ribbon Winner, E501 [29MR]

They Call This Valor, H4327 [1MY]

Winning Odyssey Group Gets Star Treatment, E1184 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions

Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2961; H. Con. Res. 143), H1225, H1226 [1FE]

Cagney, James: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3765), H7154 [9JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham (see S. Con. Res. 45), S1855 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: announce results of study into the awarding of medals to African Americans during World War II (see S. Res. 230), S1455 [29FE]

Education: authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (see S. 2134; H.R. 4259), S11426 [26SE], H11526 [27SE]

Favre, Brett: National Football League Most Valuable Player Award recipient (see S. Res. 207; H. Res. 335, 339), S30 [3JA], H330 [5JA]

Fry, Varian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3352), H4302 [30AP]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S313 [23JA]

National Senior Citizen Hall of Fame Commission: establish (see S. 1902), S6849 [25JN]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see S. 1713), S4316 [29AP]

Vietnamese Conflict: award Ranger Tab to certain veterans (see S. 2192), S12303 [3OC]

World War II: awarding of a medal to civilians who participated in the defense of Pearl Harbor (see S. 1585), S1516 [5MR]

Citations

Awarding of Congressional Medal of Honor to James W. (Bill) Reese, E1642 [18SE]

Commendation

Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center Recipient of FAA Administration En Route Facility of the Year Award: Congress, S6252 [13JN]

Essays

Abraham Lincoln: David Rourke, E416 [22MR]

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Rosalind Newsholme, E415 [22MR]

Freedom: Michelle Funk, E379 [19MR]

Gerald R. Ford: Jenni Kirkhoff, E415 [22MR]

Harry S Truman: Michelle Lin Byrd, E415 [22MR]

I Am Me: Arlene Helderman, E1937 [21OC]

Quest for Light: Steven Reddington, E479 [28MR]

Truman Fires MacArthur: John Davison, E415 [22MR]

What It Means to Me To Live in America: Acquin Time, E353 [14MR]

———Alexander J. Negvesky, E354 [14MR]

———Allegra Ban, E353 [14MR]

———Cyril Balanque, E353 [14MR]

———Fred Ngo, E354 [14MR]

———Kim Du, E353 [14MR]

———Lauren Struve, E353 [14MR]

———Michael D. Ghali, E353 [14MR]

Histories

Representative Bunning's Baseball Statistics and Significant Dates, H2326 [19MR]

Letters

Naming of A.P. Lutali as Indigenous Conservationist of the Year: Paul A. Cox, Seacology Foundation, S527 [26JA], E187 [6FE]

Naming of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (Tonga) as Indigenous Conservationist of the Year: Paul A. Cox, Seacology Foundation, S9081 [29JY], H8797 [30JY]

Prayer in public schools: Abigail Hamilton, E1119 [20JN]

U.S. Marshals' receipt of Service Award for Valor for involvement in Ruby Ridge, ID, incident: Representative McInnis, H4327 [1MY]

Lists

Camden, NJ, Police Award recipients, E858 [22MY]

Congressional Certificate of Merit award recipients, E1363 [24JY], E1419 [31JY]

Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E1207 [27JN]

General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award recipients, E954 [30MY]

Maryland Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S4950 [9MY]

North Carolina Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1778 [28SE]

Rhode Island Eagle Scout Award recipients, S1467 [29FE]

Rhode Island Girl Scouts Gold and Silver Award recipients, S1466 [29FE]

University of North Dakota Flying Team, S5623 [23MY]

Remarks in House

Abend, Bernard and Annette: Etz Jacob Congregation of Los Angeles, CA, lifetime achievement award recipients, E1102 [18JN]

Accokeek, MD: recipient of Renew America's National Environmental Award, E234 [28FE]

Alderman, Arnold J.: Boy Scouts of America Good Scout Award recipient, E1625 [17SE]

Alegria, Ricardo: recipient of Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Bicentennial Medal, E530 [16AP]

Allmond, Robert: Police Officer of the Year Honorable Mention award recipient, E246 [28FE]

American Automobile Association: Lifesaving Medal recipients, E853 [21MY]

Anderson, Lars: New Mexico AIDS Services (organization) Ron McDaniel Award recipient, E539 [16AP]

Argall, Paul R.: SBA Michigan Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E892 [23MY]

Arizona Public Service Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1500 [2AU]

Armstrong, James: Torrance, CA, YWCA Man of the Year award recipient, E1664 [19SE]

Army: tribute to General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award recipients, E954 [30MY]

Aspinwall, Amy: Hawaii Carpenters Union ``Vote `96—Works for Us'' essay contest winner, E1901 [2OC]

Atlantic Electric (business): Edison Electric Institute Special Distinction Award recipient, E1316 [18JY]

Ayers, Georgia: Florida 17th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2663 [21MR]

Babcock and Wilcox Co.: Ohio's Exporter of the Year Award recipient, E1260 [11JY]

Bacelis, Victor: American Institute for Public Service Jefferson Public Service Award recipient, E1222 [9JY]

Baker, Jane: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E265 [4MR]

Balcer, Leo A.: Michigan Polka Music Hall of Fame inductee, E1690 [25SE]

Balcomb, J. Douglas: Dept. of Energy John Ericcson Award in Renewable Energy recipient, E506 [29MR]

Bauer, Kenneth, M.: Coast Guard Gold Lifesaving Medal award recipient, E691 [1MY]

Bay City, MI: AFL-CIO Model City in Community Service Award recipients, E1708 [26SE]

Beck, Jenna: National History Day Junior Historical Research Papers essay award recipient, E1003 [5JN]

Belmar, NJ: Neptune High School Naval Junior ROTC military ball and awards ceremony, E837 [16MY]

Benicia, CA: Benicia Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E501 [29MR]

Berardi, Amato L.: Cavaliere dell'Ordine al merito della Republica Italiana award recipient, E224 [28FE]

Bergen County, NJ: Dept. of HUD Sustained Performance Award recipient, E1877 [30SE]

Bessette, Roberta J.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E265 [4MR]

Bettcher Industries (business): Industrial Engineers' Excellence in Productivity Improvement Award recipient, E1354 [24JY]

Bihr, Louis: St. Gerald's Church Man of the Year award recipient, E1936 [21OC]

Blegen, Mary Beth: National Teacher of the Year recipient, H3705 [23AP]

Bloomfield, PA: Bloomfield Citizens Council Awards recipients, E799 [14MY]

Bloomington, MN: Trinity School at River Ridge recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1568 [11SE]

Bode, Eric: Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference competition winner, E934 [29MY]

Bolton, Marjorie (Midge): San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E265 [4MR]

Boyd, Bob: Lyons Township, IL, High School Most Inspirational Teacher Award recipient, E181 [5FE]

Bremer, Leah: U.S. Institute of Peace national essay contest winner, E1407 [30JY]

Bristol, TN: tribute to Tree City USA Board, E1643 [18SE]

Brooklyn, NY: Berkeley-Carroll School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E251 [29FE]

Broward County, FL: American Libraries Association and Library Journal National Library of the Year award recipient, E929 [24MY]

———American Libraries Association National Library of the Year award recipient, E953 [30MY]

Brown, Dale P.: American Jewish Committee Human Relations Award recipient, E662 [30AP]

Brown, Dorian M.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Brown, Jack: Permian Basin Petroleum Association Top Hand Award recipient, E1451 [1AU]

Brown, Marvin: Grand Decoration of Honour of the State of Salzburg award recipient, E1723 [26SE]

Bryant, Yvonne: Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1541 [9SE]

Buchanan, Philip: Gilroy, CA, Chamber of Commerce Firman B. Voorhies Volunteer of the Year Award recipient, E71 [24JA]

Bullhead City, AZ: tribute to Little League Junior League All-Star baseball team, E1649 [19SE]

Bunch, Kelly: LeGrand Smith Scholarship recipient, E787 [14MY]

Bunning, Representative: induction into Baseball Hall of Fame, H8386 [25JY], E1519 [5SE]

Burroughs, Benjamin: Lutheran Brotherhood Speak for Yourself writing contest award recipient, E751 [9MY]

Bush, Madgelean: Joint Action in Community Service, Inc., National Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E553 [17AP], E632 [25AP]

Busse, Jeanne O.: March of Dimes Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1545 [10SE]

Calverton National Cemetery: Robert W. Carey Quality Award recipient, E1688 [25SE]

Camacho, Andy M.: American Cancer Society Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

Campbell, Michael: Wichita Industries and Services for the Blind Peter J. Salmon National Blind Employee of the Year award recipient, E1649 [19SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham (S. Con. Res. 45), H2193 [13MR]

Carine, Lillian: Italian American Heritage Award recipient, E1724 [26SE]

Carlow College: Student of Spirit award recipients, E1526 [5SE]

———Woman of Spirit award recipients, E1533 [5SE]

Carr, Tom: Gilroy, CA, Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year award recipient, E77 [24JA]

Casabona, Angel: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Police of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Chambers, J. Gene: Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen award recipient, E1938 [21OC]

Chester, PA: rededication of James W. Reese Army Reserve Center, E1642 [18SE]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Our Lady of the Ridge School fifth grade girls' basketball team, E601 [23AP]

Chron's and Colitis Foundation of America: Women of Distinction award recipients, E385 [20MR]

Cicero, IL: tribute to Girl Scout members of Our Lady of Charity and Lincoln Schools for receiving religious awards, E599 [23AP]

———tribute to Take Pride in Cicero Award recipients, E180 [5FE]

Claremont, CA: tribute to Webb School participation in Toshiba Corp./National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, E1102 [18JN]

Clarion County, PA: Pennsylvania State Chamber of Business and Industry Community of the Year award recipient, E1635 [18SE]

Cohen, Harold: Distinguished Service Cross recipient, H4787 [9MY]

Cohen, Steve: International Baseball Association Coach of the Year award recipient, E342 [13MR]

Collier, Michael and Connie: Lafayette, CA, Citizen of the Year award recipients, E1821 [30SE]

Collins, J.C.: Assembly of God's National Mens' Ministries Christian Hall of Excellence inductee, E434 [22MR]

Colorado: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1319 [18JY]

Columbus, OH: tribute to J.C. Penney Golden Rule Award semifinalists, E1207 [27JN]

Congressional Certificate of Merit: award recipients, E1363 [24JY], E1419 [31JY]

Conners, Brad: Presidential Scholar recipient, E1128 [20JN]

Contesti, Raymond M.: March of Dimes Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1547 [10SE]

Cooke, Jaqueline: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Craig, Cody J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E695 [1MY]

Curley, Charles H.: Marin County, CA, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E130 [1FE]

Dade County, FL: G.W. Carver Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E465 [27MR]

Dale City, VA: tribute to Civic Association Award recipients, E147 [5FE]

———tribute to Civic Association Citizen of the Year award recipients, E192 [9FE]

Dallas, TX: Booker T. Washington High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E850 [21MY]

———tribute to Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School for receiving Redbook Distinction award, E851 [21MY]

Dallas Visual Art Center: award recipients, E1475 [2AU]

David, Narsai M.: tribute to Anti-Defamation League Restaurant Industry Achievement Award recipient, E1059 [11JN]

David, Robert: Sales Success Award recipient, E936 [29MY]

Dayton Power and Light Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1499 [2AU]

De La Rosa, Gilbert: tribute to Intercommunity Blind Center Distinguished Leadership Award recipient, E1065 [12JN]

Deboer, John D., Jr.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1266 [12JY]

Decatur, IL: tribute to Decatur Airport upon receipt of the Illinois Airport of the Year award, E1473 [2AU]

Deer Park, TX: tribute to Deer Park Terrors girls' softball team, E1699 [26SE]

DeHais, Educardo: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Police of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Del Mauro, Ronald J.: Mental Health Association of Essex County, NJ, award recipient, E586 [19AP]

DellaVentura, Frank: Top Cops Award recipient, E1916 [3OC]

Dent, Virginia: EPA and Environmental Law Institute National Wetlands Award recipient, E934 [29MY]

Ditomassi, George: Holyoke, MA, St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee Ambassador of Ireland Award recipient, E365 [14MR]

Doede, Wayne: New Lenox Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1638 [18SE]

Dornan, Representative: efforts to recognize the achievements of military personnel, H5278 [16MY]

Eastern Illinois University: tribute to football team, E675 [1MY]

Ebinger, Nicholas: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E770 [10MY]

Eden Prairie, MN: Eden Prairie High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E814 [15MY]

Education: tribute to participants in the Toshiba Corp./National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, H6515 [19JN]

Egan, Gioconda: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Eicher, William E.: American Defense Preparedness Association William R. Moseley Award recipient, E1546 [10SE]

Einbond, Aaron M.: Westinghouse Science Award recipient, E494 [29MR]

El Paso, TX: tribute to winners of Odyssey of the Mind Association competition, E1184 [26JN]

Elias Brothers Restaurants (business): March of Dimes Family of the Year award recipient, E1549 [10SE]

Engbretson, Kevin: National Certificate of Merit recipient, E1066 [12JN]

Engel, Kurt: Lyons Township, IL, High School Most Inspirational Teacher Award recipient, E181 [5FE]

Enomoto, Rachel: Hawaii Carpenters Union ``Vote `96—Works for Us'' essay contest winner, E1904 [2OC]

Enstrom, Jeffrey G.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1427 [1AU]

Etowah, TN: Woods Memorial Hospital receipt of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations Quality Commitment Award, E1415 [31JY]

Evetts, Holcomb (Hoke): Kings County, CA, Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E1665 [19SE]

Fairfax, VA: tribute to W.T. Woodson High School concert band, E812 [15MY]

Favre, Brett: National Football League Most Valuable Player Award recipient (H. Res. 335), E24 [5JA]

———National Football League Most Valuable Player Award recipient (H. Res. 339), H324 [5JA]

Fayanju, Seyi: National Geography Bee champion, E1018 [6JN]

Fernandez, Camilo: Junta Patriotica Cubana Manuel Antonio de Varona Award recipient, E864 [22MY]

Fields, Pearl R.: Arthritis Foundation-Louisiana Humanitarian Award recipient, E147 [5FE]

Finkelstein, Paul: Brooklyn Hospital Center Walter E. Reed Medal recipient, E1036 [7JN]

Florida: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E799 [14MY]

Florida Crushed Stone (business): Sentinels of Safety Award recipient, E1207 [27JN]

Food Source Network: Victory Against Hunger Award recipient, E733 [8MY]

Fort Monmouth, NJ: tribute to Army Communications-Electronics Command Logistics and Readiness Center for receiving Quality Improvement Prototype Award, E1034 [7JN]

Fortinsky, Robert A.: Greater Wilkes-Barre Society of Fellows Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E827 [16MY]

Fosston, MN: National Civic League All-American City award recipient, E1177 [26JN]

Fox, Elizabeth: Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipient, E457 [26MR]

Francis, Joseph S.: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Leadership Award recipient, E637 [25AP]

Freeman, Chris: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Fireman of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Freeman, Claire E.: Black Professional Association Black Professional of the Year award recipient, E60 [23JA]

Fribourg, Eugenie: Brooklyn Hospital Center Walter E. Reed Medal recipient, E1036 [7JN]

Friebert, Robert and Susan: American Jewish Committee's Human Relations Award recipients, E570 [18AP]

Friedman, Pauline: B'nai B'rith Community Service Award recipient, E251 [29FE]

Frinzi, Dominic: Italian Community Center of Milwaukee Ted Mazza Community Service Award recipient, E634 [25AP]

Frobel, Dianna: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E769 [10MY]

Fry, Varian: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3352), E1317 [18JY]

Funk, Michelle: Richmond, IN, Sertoma Club essay contest winner, E379 [19MR]

Fuselier, Charles A.: National Sheriff's Association Sheriff of the Year award recipient, E530 [16AP]

Gaffin, Barbara: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston Warren B. Kohn Award recipient, E880 [22MY]

Garcia, Francisco J. (Frank): President's Service Award recipient, E643 [25AP]

Gareiss, Aurora: EPA and Environmental Law Institute National Wetlands Award recipient, E934 [29MY]

Gary, Willie: American Jewish Committee Learned Hand Award recipient, E216 [27FE]

Gee, Richard: Newark, NJ, Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, E1269 [12JY]

Genesee County, MI: tribute to Hispanic Independence Award recipients, E1571 [11SE]

Geppi, Stephen: Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. Good Citizenship Award recipient, E514 [29MR]

Gibilisco, Barbara: Pennsylvania Association for Adult and Continuing Education Award recipient, E791 [14MY]

Gilmartin, Ray: West Bergen, NJ, Mental Healthcare Distinguished Service Award recipient, E416 [22MR]

Girl Scouts: tribute to Gold Award recipients, E553 [17AP]

Goldenberg, Myrna: William H. Meardy Faculty Member Award recipient, E1784 [28SE]

Gomez, Ute: Zonta Club of Cortland Woman of Achievement award recipient, E514 [29MR]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal, E715, E720, E727 [7MY], E748 [9MY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2657), H757-H760 [23JA], H1200 [1FE], H5139 [15MY], E74 [24JA], E103 [25JA]

Grand Junction, CO: tribute to Grand Junction High School Knowledge Bowl team, E1010 [6JN]

Grigsby, Nancy: Ohio 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, E421 [22MR]

Grimes, John F.: Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E361 [14MR]

Gruhn, Albin: Central Labor Council Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1764 [27SE]

Guadarrama, Felix: North Miami Police Department Officer of the Year award recipient, E63 [23JA], E90 [25JA]

Guam: tribute to Citibank teacher of the year competition, E135 [1FE]

Guetzkow, David: Wisconsin Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year award recipient, E826 [16MY]

Guey, Wendy: tribute to Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee winner, E1125 [20JN]

Gunther, Lois and Dick: Jewish Family Service FAMMY Award recipients, E1755 [27SE]

Guzman, Luis: Hispanic Police and Fire Association President of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Hahn, Laura: Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipient, E547 [16AP]

Hamilton, Abigail: Lutheran Brotherhood (organization) RespecTeen Speak for Yourself Award recipient, E1119 [20JN]

Hamstra, Penny: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E774 [10MY]

Hargraves, Peter: Dept. of State Valor Award recipient, E245 [28FE]

Harris, Pia: San Marcos, CA, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1089 [13JN]

Harrison, Milton L.: Rotary Club of Newark, NJ, Person of the Year award recipient, E877 [22MY]

Hart, John: National High School Contest on the U.N. essay award recipient, E980 [4JN]

Hawaii Youth Challenge Program: `Do the Write Thing' essay award recipients, E1270 [12JY]

Haytaian, Garabed (Chuck): Warren County, NJ, chapter of the Arc Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient, E88 [25JA]

Helderman, Arlene: Koochiching County, MN, Right-to-Life Committee and Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life essay award recipient, E1937 [21OC]

Henning, John F.: Alameda County Central Labor Council Unionist of the Year award recipient, E102 [25JA]

———San Mateo County, CA, AFL-CIO Central Labor Council honoree, E667 [30AP]

Hermelin, David: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Fred M. Butzel Award for Distinguished Community Service recipient, E1666 [19SE]

Hernandez, Lorenzo: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Herndon, VA: tribute to Herndon Middle School Symphonic Band, E830 [16MY]

Hershey Foods Corp.: Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Corporate Vulture Award recipient, H5035 [14MY]

Hersperger, Webb S.: Carlisle Exchange Club Citizen of the Year award recipient, E375 [19MR]

Hillsborough, CA: William H. Crocker Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E185 [6FE]

Hispanic Coordinating Council: tribute to award recipients, E539 [16AP]

Hofstedt, Sharon B.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Holter, Steven: National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise Achievement Against the Odds Award recipient, E366 [14MR]

Ill, Katherine C.: American Rehabilitation Association Milton Cohen Distinguished Career Award recipient, E1699 [26SE]

Illickal, Manoj (Manny): Joint Action in Community Service, Inc., National Essay Contest award recipient, E549 [16AP]

Illinois: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1591 [12SE]

———tribute to West Suburban Chamber of Commerce honorees, E226 [28FE]

Indiana: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1050 [11JN]

Jackson, Christopher: Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Essay Contest award recipient, E997 [5JN]

Jacqua, Jack: National Education Association Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Award recipient, E1324 [18JY]

Jamesville, NC: tribute to Ragsdale High School girls' soccer team, E1118 [20JN]

Janczak, Jerome (Jerry): South Side Business Club Man of the Year award recipient, E1682 [25SE]

Jimenez, Enriqueta: Amigos del Valle, Inc., La Gran Amiga Award recipient, E945 [29MY]

Jones, Clifford: B'nai B'rith Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1541 [9SE]

Jones, Ozro T., Jr.: Poor Richard Club Gold Medal award recipient, E759 [10MY]

Jordan, Eric: National Heroism Medal recipient, E1066 [12JN]

Kaffer, Roger: Joliet, IL, UNICO Citizen of the Year award recipient, E734 [8MY]

Kalamazoo, MI: tribute to Kalamazoo Central High School Mock Trial Team, E1087 [13JN]

Katzen, Cyrus: American University President's Award recipient, E898 [24MY]

Kettler, Bernard: Woodcliff Lake, NJ, Republican Club Lincoln Award recipient, E420 [22MR]

King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (Tonga): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, H8797 [30JY]

Kirschner, Marc: American Society for Cell Biology Public Policy Award recipient, E1926 [4OC]

Klebanoff, Marian: State of Israel Heritage Award recipient, E798 [14MY]

Klink, Representative: Greek American Monthly (publication) Hermes Award recipient, E311 [7MR]

Klupp, Gerald: Milwaukee, WI, South Side Advancement Association Person of the Year award recipient, E124 [1FE]

Knight, Norma Mathes: Kings Park, NY, Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year recipient, E119 [31JA]

Knox-Benton, Shirley: Reader's Digest American Hero in Education award recipient, E488 [28MR]

Konishi, Joni: Hawaii Carpenters Union ``Vote `96—Works for Us'' essay contest winner, E1906 [2OC]

Korean War: posthumous awarding of medals to RB-29 crew members of the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, E1089 [13JN]

Kral, Vivian L.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Kuchma, Leonid: Freedom House Freedom Award recipient, E318 [8MR]

Langseth, Sallie: tribute for induction into National Teachers Hall of Fame, E1115 [20JN]

Larson, Megan: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E779 [10MY]

Lashutka, Greg: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1548 [10SE]

Lebenthal, James A.: Jewish National Fund Tree of Life Award recipient, E823 [16MY]

Ledford, NC: tribute to Ledford High School girls' softball team, E1239 [11JY]

Lee, Harriet F. (Bita): tribute to National Cowgirl Hall of Fame inductee, E1651 [19SE]

Lee, Suerjee: Prudential Spirit of Community Award recipient, E418 [22MR]

Lepeak, Jim: Michigan Polka Music Hall of Fame inductee, E1699 [26SE]

Leuliette, Timothy D.: B'nai B'rith International Great American Traditions Award recipient, E1820 [30SE]

Levin, Jerry W.: Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith Human Relations Award recipient, E821 [16MY]

Lewis, Diana: General Council of Industries for the Blind (organization) and National Industries for the Blind (organization) Private Sector Employee of the Year award recipient, E1662 [19SE]

Lewis, Martha: Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1541 [9SE]

Logan-Young, Wende: New York 28th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2662 [21MR]

Long Beach, CA: tribute to Greater Long Beach National Conference Humanitarian Award recipients, E832 [16MY]

———tribute to Long Beach Naval Shipyard for receiving AEGIS Excellence Award, E646 [25AP]

———tribute to Sertoma Club essay contest winners, E353 [14MR]

Loren-Maltese, Betty: Grit (publication) True Grit Award recipient, E180 [5FE]

Los Angeles, CA: Venice High School winner of Dept. of Energy National Science Bowl competition, E748 [9MY]

Lovero, Joan D.: Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1541 [9SE]

Lozano, Ofelia: California 34th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2656 [21MR]

Lucidi, Maria: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Luckman, Sid: Illinois Order of Lincoln Award recipient, E178 [5FE]

Lujan, Joaquin (Jack): Guam National Heritage Fellowship recipient, E1301 [17JY]

Lutali, A.P. (Governor of American Samoa): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, E187 [6FE]

Lynch, Donna: nomination as grand marshall of Rosebush, MI Fourth of July celebration, E1097 [17JN]

Lynch, Terry: nomination as grand marshall of Rosebush, MI Fourth of July celebration, E1098 [17JN]

Lyons, IL: tribute to Lyons Township High School boys' baseball team, E1591 [12SE]

Machara, Lori J.: J. Robert Ladd Community Service Award recipient, E73 [24JA]

Maino, Joseph: Vision Impairment Center To Optimize Remaining Sight Olin E. Teague Award recipient, E751 [9MY]

Malden Mills (business): Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Golden Eagle Award recipient, H5035 [14MY]

Maldonado, Carmen: Puerto Rican Society of Elizabeth, Inc., Woman of the Year Award recipient, E643 [25AP]

Manhattan Beach, CA: Mira Costa High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E835 [16MY]

Marcellus, NY: tribute to Marcellus High School for winning the EPA Operation Green Eyes competition, E471 [28MR]

Marshall, Joe: National Education Association Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Award recipient, E1324 [18JY]

McCuistion, Caitlin: Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Essay Contest award recipient, E997 [5JN]

McMullan, Christine: Pulaski Association Woman of the Year award recipient, E441 [22MR]

Medina, Eliseo V.: recipient of San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Leadership Award, E623 [25AP]

Mercer, Dick and Eileen: Nebraska Cattlemen-Pfizer Animal Health Stewardship Award and National Cattlemen's Beef Association Award recipients, E1618 [17SE]

Merrill, Eunice: Alabama 5th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2661 [21MR]

Messerman, Gale and Gerald: American Organization for Rehabilitation Through Training Jurisprudence Award recipients, E845 [20MY]

Miami, FL: tribute to Commission on Status of Women Unsung Heroines award recipients, E325 [12MR]

Milhem, Chuck: Boys and Girls Clubs of Bay County, MI, Helping Hand Award recipient, E1553 [10SE]

Millbrae, CA: Taylor Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E183 [6FE]

Miller, Hugh: Juvenile Diabetes Foundation honoree, E329 [13MR]

Miller, Linda: Organization of American Historians Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau Pre-Collegiate Teaching Award recipient, E220 [28FE]

Miller, Mary J. O'Reilly: Mahtomedi, MN, Teacher of Distinction Award recipient, E1057 [11JN]

Minnema, Mike: tribute to North Community High School Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching recipient, E1058 [11JN]

Monsanto Co.: National Watershed Award recipient, E1771 [28SE]

Montclair, NJ: Montclair Kimberley Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1020 [6JN]

Montes, Margie: Pio Pico Woman's Club Woman of the Year award recipient, E325 [12MR]

Moore, Dave: San Diego County Building & Construction Trades Council Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1597 [12SE]

Morolla, Marcantonio (Tony): International Institute of Flint Golden Door Award recipient, E1643 [18SE]

Morton, IL: tribute to Morton High School girls' basketball team, E613 [24AP]

Mosebey, William L., Jr.: CIA Distinguished Intelligence Medal recipient, E459 [27MR]

Mosher, Walt: Olive-View UCLA Medical Foundation Nelle Reagan Award for Distinguished Community Service recipient, E1713 [26SE]

Mulderig, Michael R.: First Ward and South Buffalo Democratic Association Irishman of the Year award recipient, E345 [13MR]

Munster, IN: Munster High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E195 [13FE]

———Wilbur Wright Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E195 [13FE]

Murphy, Carol A.: Carlow College Woman of Spirit award recipient, E791 [14MY]

Nartia, Peter: Army Pacific Command Soldier of the Year Award recipient, E770 [10MY]

National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations: tribute to Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E1207 [27JN]

Natural Cotton Colors (business): Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Golden Eagle Award recipient, H9903 [2AU]

New York, NY: tribute to P.S. 230 for receiving Title 1 Distinguished School Award, E849 [21MY]

Nicaretta, John: UNICO (organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E274 [5MR]

Nobel Prize: nomination of Leonel M. Almagro for peace, H5739 [30MY]

North Carolina: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1778 [28SE]

Northern Telecom, Inc.: Committee on Economic Development Corporate Citizenship Award recipient, E1162 [25JN]

Northern Telecom (business): Corporate Citizenship Award recipient, E843 [20MY]

Norwalk, CA: tribute to Lakeland Elementary School recipient of California Council for the Social Studies Program of Excellence Award, E226 [28FE]

Nowak-Jezioranski, Jan: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E1798 [28SE]

NSF: tribute to recipients of Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching, E551 [17AP]

O'Fallon, MO: tribute to Fort Zumwalt North Middle School seventh and eighth grade concert choirs, E1098 [17JN]

Ogo, Lydia C.: Guam Police Officer of the Year award recipient, E1108 [18JN]

O'Grady, Scott F.: tribute on receipt of military awards and commendations, E361 [14MR]

O'Keefe, Elizabeth S.: National Science Teachers Association Toyota Tapestry Program award recipient, E1203 [27JN]

Olavarrieta, Carmen: Volunteer Distinguished Service Award recipient, E718 [7MY]

Olive, Bob: Public Television Programmers Association Programmer of the Year award recipient, E1354 [24JY]

Olivero, Mark: DARE Officer of the Year Award recipient, E1560 [11SE]

Orange and Rockland Utilities Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1406 [30JY]

Orchard Park, NY: tribute to Black History Month essay contest award recipients, E831 [16MY]

Oregon: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1155 [24JN]

Organization of Chinese Americans: Honor Immigrant Americans Day award recipients, E717 [7MY]

Oroville, CA: National Civic League All-American City Finalist, E1017 [6JN]

Ozohan, Mary Louise: American Cancer Society Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1440 [1AU], E1761 [27SE], E1829 [30SE]

Pagorek, Anthony P.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1315 [18JY]

Palumbo, Antonio J.: tribute to LaRoche College Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration recipient, E1053 [11JN]

Pantoja, Antonia: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E1541 [9SE], E1594 [12SE]

Paso Robles, CA: Money (publication) ``America's 50 Hottest Little Boomtowns'' award recipient, H3175 [29MR]

Passey, Travis: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1066 [12JN]

Paulin, Amy: New York 18th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2656 [21MR]

Pech, Eileen: Morton Township, IL, Women's History Month Committee Woman of the Year award recipient, E986 [4JN]

Pedone, Frank J.: Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipient, E94 [25JA]

Petermann, Wayne: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Phoenix, AZ: Valley Forward Association President's Award recipient, E1843 [30SE]

Phoenixville, PA: tribute to President's Day Essay Contest winners, E415 [22MR]

Picatinny Arsenal (business): Dept. of Defense Installation Excellence Award recipient, E1116 [20JN]

Piekarski, Michael: Lions Club World Service Day honoree, E789 [14MY]

Pienkos, Donald E.: tribute to Pulaski Council of Milwaukee Polish Heritage Award recipient, E628 [25AP]

Pittsburgh (PA) Observer: tribute to community service award recipients, E18 [4JA]

Prasad, Archna and Vandna: tribute for participation in the International Science and Engineering Fair, E1134 [20JN]

Propp, Peggy S.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E267 [4MR]

Pulitzer Prize: recognition of Herb Caen for special achievement, E537 [16AP]

Purcell, Mike: Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference competition winner, E934 [29MY]

Reddington, Steven: Fifth Congressional District essay contest award recipient, E479 [28MR]

Reidy, Michael: Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government Joel Leff Fellowship award recipient, E1215 [8JY]

Reilly, Chris: Dept. of State Valor Award recipient, E245 [28FE]

Rendon, Senorina: California 33rd Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2655 [21MR]

Renfro, Mel: induction into Pro Football Hall of Fame, E1472 [2AU]

Reston, VA: tribute to Best of Reston Community Service Award recipients, E601 [23AP]

Rhoads, Florence: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E267 [4MR]

Rhode Island: Eagle Scout Award recipients, E76 [24JA]

Ritz, Esther L.: Jewish Community Centers Association Community Builder's Award recipient, E1245 [11JY]

———Jewish Community Centers Association of Milwaukee County, WI, Community Builders Award recipient, E1500 [2AU]

Roberts, Mary Ann: Georgia Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1026 [6JN]

Robinson, Aliceson: LeGrand Smith Scholarship recipient, E785 [14MY]

Rocchio, Eileen: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E776 [10MY]

Roch, Freddy: Top Cops Award recipient, E1916 [3OC]

Rodriguez, Mary: Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind's Ronald Pearce Blind Employee of the Year Award recipient, E237 [28FE]

Rolling Meadows, IL: tribute to Rolling Meadows Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E765 [10MY]

Rowland Heights, CA: Alvarado Intermediate School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E407 [21MR]

Rudez, Richard: American Society for Public Administration Clifford R. Gross Award recipient, E1001 [5JN]

Ruiz Food Products, Inc.: National Association of Private Industry Councils Workforce Partnership Award recipient, E272 [5MR]

Rupcich, John M.: Oak Creek, WI, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E963 [30MY]

Rutgers University: tribute to police department, E1683 [25SE], E1764 [27SE]

Rybarczyk, Joseph: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1315 [18JY]

Sacramento, CA: Encina High School recipient of Dept. of Education New American High School award, E1838 [30SE]

———Rio Americano High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E195 [13FE]

Salmon, Larry: Dept. of State Valor Award recipient, E245 [28FE]

San Bernadino County (CA) Sun: Gannett Co., Inc., award recipient, E1347 [23JY], E1404 [30JY]

San Francisco, CA: Lowell High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E187 [6FE]

———tribute to Alacosta Tri-Valley Tigers (baseball team), E1507 [4SE]

Sanchez, Luis: Hispanic Police and Fire Association President of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Saratoga Springs, NY: National Trust for Historic Preservation Great American Main Street Award recipient, E983 [4JN]

SCANA Corp.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1335 [22JY], E1406 [30JY]

Schiowitz, Nathan N.: Northwestern Pennsylvania Arthritis Foundation Community Leader of the Year award recipient, E799 [14MY]

Schneier, Arthur: Dr. Karl Renner Foundation Vienna Prize award recipient, E367 [14MR]

Schultz, Marcy V.: San Mateo County, CA, AFL-CIO Central Labor Council Unity Award recipient, E666 [30AP]

Sedalia, MO: Sedalia Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E497 [29MR]

Seiderman, Ethel: Marin County, CA, Educator of the Year award recipient, E962 [30MY]

Semmer, Martha: recipient of national award for building community interest in foreign language education, E949 [30MY]

Serlin, Marsha: SBA Small Business Subcontractor of the Year award recipient, E728 [7MY]

Shaffer, Carl T.: Pennsylvania State University and Pennsylvania Farmer (publication) Master Farmer of the Year award recipient, E46 [22JA]

Shaub, Sarah: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E775 [10MY]

Shuck, W. Ferrell: tribute to Missouri Press Association Newspaper Hall of Fame inductee, E1510 [4SE]

Sieple, John: Lyons Township, IL, High School Most Inspirational Teacher Award recipient, E181 [5FE]

Simon, Jimmy: Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr., Leadership Award for Distinguished Service in Pediatrics recipient, E836 [16MY]

Simonson, Mary R.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E267 [4MR]

Sister Charlotte: National Service Award recipient, E538 [16AP]

Skip Entertainment Co.: Annual Jazz Dance World Congress International Choreographic Award recipient, E1304 [17JY]

Skokie, IL: tribute to Highland Elementary School for receiving fourth place in the ``Set a Good Example'' competition, E975 [31MY]

Slivovsky, Bob: induction into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame, E811 [15MY]

Smith, Neil: Congress of Ten Outstanding Young Americans Award recipient, E357 [14MR]

Sneberger, Vlasta: Sequin Retarded Citizens Assoication's John F. Kubik Humanitarian Award recipient, E788 [14MY]

Sobanski, Ted and Marion: Polish Legion of American Veterans Heritage Committee Outstanding Couple of the Year Award recipients, E1648 [19SE]

Sobczak, Darlene: Lions Club World Service Day honoree, E789 [14MY]

Sons of Italy Foundation: National Education and Leadership Award recipients, E734 [8MY]

Sorensen, Irene: California Constitutional Rights Foundation Teacher of Merit award recipient, E1003 [5JN]

Sosinski, Kathryn: LeGrand Smith Scholarship recipient, E783 [14MY]

South Valley Disposal and Recycling, Inc.: Gilroy, CA, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year recipient, E74 [24JA]

Spiwak, Sarita: Women's International Zionist Organization Woman of the Year award recipient, E777 [10MY]

Spokane, WA: tribute to Spokane Scholars Foundation award recipients, E625 [25AP]

Spring, TX: tribute to Spring Senior High School concert band, E702 [2MY]

Springfield, VA: tribute to Springfield Inter-Service Club Council award recipients, E279 [6MR]

Stanley, Renee: Jerusalem 3000 Peter Max Award recipient, E952 [30MY]

Stein, Louise and Gerald: Jerusalem 3000 Builders of Israel Award recipients, E1109 [18JN], E1141 [20JN]

Stickney, IL: tribute to American Legion Oratorical Contest award recipients, E608 [24AP]

Summers, Adam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1315 [18JY]

Sweatt, Cora B.: Tennessee Mothers Association of American Mothers, Inc., Mother of the Year award recipient, E626 [25AP]

Sweet, Bob: Bedford, PA, Rotary Club Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1097 [17JN]

Szczygiel, Chris: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Fireman of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Tellep, Daniel M.: National Security Industrial Association James Forrestal Memorial Award recipient, E355 [14MR]

Texas: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1571 [11SE]

Thomas, Nathan: NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award recipient, E1449 [1AU]

Thompson, Jill: Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference competition winner, E934 [29MY]

Thompson-Wallace, Carolyn B.: Rotary Club of Newark, NJ, Person of the Year award recipient, E877 [22MY]

Ting Lou: Westinghouse Science Award recipient, E664 [30AP]

Tognoli, Era: Algonquin Arts Award for Outstanding Service to the Arts recipient, E555 [17AP]

Toledo, OH: Interracial Religious Coalition Honorees Banquet award recipients, E835 [16MY]

Torrance, CA: Calle Mayor Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1007 [6JN]

Tracy, Tom: American Ireland Fund Distinguished Leadership Award recipient, E836 [16MY]

Tucson Electric Power Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1405 [30JY]

Udall, Morris K.: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E1692 [25SE]

United Airlines, Inc.: Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Golden Eagle Award recipient, H5035 [14MY], H9903 [2AU]

Vance, Charles F.: Northern Virginia Community Foundation Founders Award recipient, E1763 [27SE]

Villarreal, Eleanor: Gilroy, CA, Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year Award recipient, E73 [24JA]

Virginia: tribute to Honor Immigrant Americans Day Award recipients from the Eighth Congressional District, E942 [29MY]

Viscio, Charlotte J.: Larry W. Rivers Scholarship Award recipient, E586 [19AP]

Wagner, Cy: Permian Basin Petroleum Association Top Hand Award recipient, E1451 [1AU]

Weddington, Alex: Meridian, MS, Junior Auxiliary Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E210 [27FE]

Westinghouse Foundation: tribute to Science Talent Search award recipients, E331 [13MR]

Wieczorek, Angela: Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Essay Contest award recipient, E997 [5JN]

Williams, Damon: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E778 [10MY]

Williams, Gordon: San Diego County Building & Construction Trades Council Retired Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1639 [18SE]

Williams, Kenny: induction into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame, E811 [15MY]

Wilson, Kirby: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1440 [1AU]

Wisconsin: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1161 [25JN], E1571 [11SE]

Wood, Kim: National Achievement Scholarship for Black Americans recipient, E488 [28MR]

Working Woman (publication): tribute to Marriott Corp. and Fannie Mae for designation as healthy companies for women, E1382 [25JY]

Yeager, Jacques S., Jr.: University of California at Riverside Citizens University Committee award recipient, E992 [4JN]

Zuber, Yvonne A.: Coast Guard Enlisted Person of the Year award recipient, E1102 [18JN]

Remarks in Senate

Albert, Barry: New Hampshire Middle School Principal of the Year award recipient, S9444 [1AU]

Albuquerque, NM: Taylor Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1464 [29FE]

Arizona Public Service Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S9635 [2AU]

Ashrawi, Hanan: Jane Addams International Women's Leadership Award recipient, S3413 [16AP]

Austin, Steven P.: Congressional Fire Services Institute Service Person of the Year award recipient, S4566 [1MY]

Baker, Vernon J.: Medal of Honor recipient, S5205 [16MY]

Bando Manufacturing of America (business): Honda of America Manufacturing supplier quality award recipient, S7203 [27JN]

Bank, Eliot H.: Association of Reconditioner's Morris Hershson Award of Merit recipient, S10206 [10SE]

Benson, James M.: Yankee Foundation Pride of the Yankees award recipient, S4059 [24AP]

Bernardin, Joseph: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, S10507 [12SE]

Blegen, Mary Beth: Minnesota Education Association's Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S1608 [6MR]

———National Teacher of the Year recipient, S3714 [19AP]

Blizard, Monty: Virginia Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5950 [6JN]

Boeing Co.: National Aeronautic Association Collier Trophy recipient, S4950 [9MY]

Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipients, S1466 [29FE]

Bozman, MT: College National Finals Rodeo, S6251 [13JN]

Broughton, John: Virginia Small Business Person of the Year award, S5950 [6JN]

Busse, Jeanne O.: March of Dimes Citizen of the Year award recipient, S10022 [6SE]

Cabrera, Juan G. (Bill): Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S12280 [3OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham (S. Con. Res. 45), S1900 [12MR]

Chrystal, John: Russian Order of Friendship award recipient, S9630 [2AU]

Colorado: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S8382 [19JY], S11568 [27SE]

Contesti, Raymond M.: March of Dimes Citizen of the Year award recipient, S10021 [6SE]

Correa, Floyd R.: New Mexico Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5869 [5JN]

Darman, Claire: Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation Sharon H. Kohlenberg Health Care Service Award recipient, S12038 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: announce results of study into the awarding of medals to African Americans during World War II (S. Res. 230), S1474 [29FE]

Dove, Tim: Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Master Teacher award recipient, S5376 [20MY]

Dowd, Donald: Friends of the Kennedy Library's Irishman of the Year Award recipient, S1547 [6MR]

Dubuque, IA: National Civic League All-American City award finalist, S7058 [26JN]

Durbin, Marshall B., Sr.: Alabama Business Hall of Fame inductee, S12455 [21OC]

Education: authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (S. 2134), S11434 [26SE]

———tribute to State Teacher of the Year award recipients, S4084 [24AP]

Elias Brothers Restaurants (business): March of Dimes Family of the Year award recipient, S10021 [6SE]

Favre, Brett: National Football League Most Valuable Player Award recipient (S. Res. 207), S28 [3JA], S40 [4JA]

Fisher-Raining Bird, Danetta F.: Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship recipient, S4875 [8MY]

Forum (publication): tribute to African American Pioneer Award recipients, S521 [26JA]

Fuselier, Charles: National Sheriffs' Association Ferris E. Lucus Award recipient, S6413 [18JN]

Gatt, Pauline: Macomb County, MI, Chapter of Professional Secretaries International Secretary of the Year award recipient, S1464 [29FE]

Girl Scouts: tribute to Rhode Island Gold and Silver Award recipients, S1466 [29FE]

Gloddy, Andrea: Japan-United States Senate Scholarship recipient, S6626 [20JN]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2657), S724, S725 [1FE]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 1520), S314 [23JA]

Grainger, Charles E.: Huntsville-Madision County, AL, Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award recipient, S3620 [18AP]

Grazioso, Frank M.: Connecticut Grand Lodge Order Sons of Italy of America Good Citizen of the Year Award recipient, S12020 [30SE]

Green Mountain Power Corp.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S12339 [3OC]

Hamburg, David A.: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, S11407 [26SE]

Hauser, Rita E.: Jane Addams International Women's Leadership Award recipient, S3413 [16AP]

Henderson, Chuck: New Hampshire Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S3738 [19AP]

Holland, MI: National Civic League All-America City award recipient, S12328 [3OC]

Hudson, Darryl: Delaware Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S4084 [24AP]

Indianapolis, IN: tribute to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500, S4252 [25AP]

Jessmore, Steve: Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award recipient, S3680 [18AP]

Johnson, William B.: Arkansas Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5693 [3JN]

Kamen, Dean: Business NH Magazine and Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives New Hampshire Business Leader of the Year award recipient, S6414 [18JN]

Kentucky: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S6819 [25JN], S7205 [27JN], S7786 [11JY]

King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (Tonga): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, S9081 [29JY]

Lavelle, Garret: Theodore Roosevelt Association Award recipient, S11450 [26SE]

Lee, Barbara C.: U.S. Marshals Service Distinguished Service Award recipient, S3163 [28MR]

Lee, Harriet F. (Bita): tribute to National Cowgirl Hall of Fame inductee, S11067 [20SE]

Lewis, Diana: General Council of Industries for the Blind and National Industries for the Blind Private Sector Employee of the Year award recipient, S11197 [24SE]

Logan, Benjamin H., II: Grand Rapids Community College Giant Among Giants Award recipient, S524 [26JA]

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

Lutali, A.P. (Governor of American Samoa): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, S527 [26JA]

Maryland: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S4950 [9MY]

Maxwell, William: Folger Shakespeare Library PEN-Malamud Award recipient, S863 [1FE]

MBNA America (corporation): tribute for awards relative to family-friendly practices, S12042 [30SE], S12349 [3OC]

McCalla, Kelly: South Carolina Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S1792 [12MR]

Mitchell, Bill: Alabama Business Hall of Fame inductee, S12456 [21OC]

Mitchell, Erin: Prudential Insurance Co. of America Spirit of Community Award recipient, S10615 [16SE]

Moreland, Charlotte: Vietnam Veterans of America (organization) Congressional Staffer of the Year award recipient, S7676 [10JY]

Myrick, Goodwyn L.: Alabama Business Hall of Fame inductee, S12456 [21OC]

Nashua, NH: Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center recipient of the FAA En Route Facility of the Year Award, S6252 [13JN]

———Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center recipient of the National En Route Facility of the Year Award, S9640 [2AU]

National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials: Agency Award of Merit in Housing and Community Development recipients, S11447 [26SE]

National Senior Citizen Hall of Fame Commission: establish (S. 1902), S6850 [25JN]

New Hampshire: tribute to Presidential Scholar Award recipients, S5503 [22MY], S8301 [18JY]

———tribute to recipients of NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching, S4358 [29AP]

New Mexico: tribute to Small Business Week honorees, S5869 [5JN]

Newport News, VA: Magruder Primary School recipient of Dept. of Education Title I Distinguished School award, S4949 [9MY]

North, Stephen: New Hampshire Secondary School Principal of the Year award recipient, S9443 [1AU]

Northern Telecom, Inc.: Committee on Economic Development Corporate Citizenship Award recipient, S5982 [7JN]

Novak, David: Multi-Unit Food Service Operators (organization) Golden Chain Award recipient, S10508 [12SE]

Oklahoma: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S4875 [8MY]

Operation Smile (organization): Conrad N. Hilton Foundation humanitarian award recipient, S6546 [19JN]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (S. 1713), S4321 [29AP]

Patterson, Bob: Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5671 [3JN]

Philadelphia, PA: West Philadelphia Catholic High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5983 [7JN]

Reese, Denice: National Association of School Nurses National School Nurse of the Year award recipient, S9444 [1AU]

Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor, S4590 [2MY]

Rome, Mallory: James Madison Fellowship recipient, S4809 [7MY]

Roy, Jay: Continental Cablevision Educator Award recipient, S4724 [6MY]

Royal, Jeremy: Wendy's Corp. High School Heisman Trophy recipient, S1668 [11MR]

Sanders, Susan M.: SBA New Hampshire Small Business Accountant of the Year award recipient, S4361 [29AP]

Saturday Academy of Oregon: Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring recipient, S12424 [21OC]

Schofield, Sarah: Prudential Insurance Co. of America Spirit of Community Award recipient, S10615 [16SE]

Sentel Corp.: Small Business Subcontractor of the Year award recipient, S11446 [26SE]

Seth, WV: Sherman Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S2884 [26MR]

Shade, Sharon: VA Licensed Practicing Nurse of the Year award recipient, S9443 [1AU]

Short, Coy A.: National Guard Association of Georgia Sam Nunn Award recipient, S2218 [18MR]

Silva, Robert: New Hampshire Outstanding Service Award in Education recipient, S9165 [30JY]

Smith, Senator: Senate Golden Gavel Award recipient, S11341 [26SE]

Sons of Italy Foundation: National Education and Leadership Award recipients, S11106 [20SE]

———National Leadership Grant Competition winners, S11106 [20SE]

Spence, Representative: Reserve Officers Association of the U.S. 1996 Minuteman of the Year Award recipient, S1075 [7FE]

Spiegel, Katharine: Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation Sharon H. Kohlenberg Health Care Service Award recipient, S12038 [30SE]

Steele, Richard: Washington Environmental Council Environmental Hero Award recipient, S523 [26JA]

Stringer, Howard: Radio and Television News Directors Foundation First Amendment Leadership Award recipient, S5653 [24MY]

Tampa, FL: Social Security Administration Teleservice Center recipient of Vice President Gore's Hammer Award, S6252 [13JN]

Texas: recipients of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1465 [29FE]

Tocci, Michael: New Hampshire Elementary School Principal of the Year award recipient, S9443 [1AU]

Tucson Electric Power Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S9635 [2AU]

Tyler, Harriet: Alabama Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S6107 [11JN]

University of North Dakota: tribute to Flying Team, S5623 [23MY]

Van Horn, Mac: Industrial Developers of Arkansas Developer of the Year award recipient, S9165 [30JY]

Waterbury, Ruth and David: Twin Cities-Upper Midwest Human Rights Campaign honorees, S12039 [30SE]

Westinghouse Foundation: tribute to Science Talent Search award recipients, S3498 [17AP]

Wheeler, William: New Hampshire Superintendent of the Year Award recipient, S9164 [30JY]

Wilson, Doug: Montgomery County (MD) Journal Man of the Year award recipient, S1279 [20FE]

Wilson, Susanne B.: San Jose State University Tower Award recipient, S1077 [7FE]

Woelflein, Deborah K.: New Hampshire Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1300 [23FE]

Wood, Arthur M., Jr.: American Jewish Committee Institute of Human Relations Award recipient, S326 [23JA]

World Cup of Hockey: tribute to Team USA, S10942 [19SE]

World War II: tribute to African American Medal of Honor recipients, S6508 [19JN], S7277 [28JN]

Yarmo, Kim: Girls, Inc., Girl of the Year Award recipient, S6414 [18JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Antonio J. Palumbo: LaRoche College Board of Trustees, E1054 [11JN]

Tribute to Greg Rice: Coshocton, OH, E1771 [28SE]

Statements

Tribute to Richard Steele: Senator Murray, S523 [26JA]

Texts of

H.R. 2657, award Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham, H757 [23JA], H5139 [15MY]

S. Con. Res. 45, use of the Capitol rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham, S1870, S1900 [12MR], H2193 [13MR]

S. Res. 207, Brett Favre recipient of National Football League Most Valuable Player Award, S28, S30 [3JA]

S. Res. 230, announce results of study into the awarding of medals to African Americans during World War II, S1463, S1474 [29FE]

Tributes

Bunning, Representative, H2326 [19MR]

AYELSWORTH, KEVIN

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S7082 [27JN]

AYERS, GEORGIA

Remarks in House

Florida: 17th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2663 [21MR]

AYRE, WILLIAM C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1149 [20JN]

AZERBAIJAN, REPUBLIC OF

Letters

Humanitarian assistance to Azerbaijan: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8857 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Foreign aid: allocation, H5877 [5JN]

Remarks in Senate

Foreign aid: humanitarian assistance, S8854-S8857 [25JY]

Reports

Generation Lost—Alarming News About the Health of IDP Children: Richard Kauzlarich, Ambassador to Azerbaijan, S8855 [25JY]

AZZI, JENNIFER

Remarks in Senate

Olympic games: tribute for participation, S11107 [20SE]

BABBITT, BRUCE see Secretary of the Interior (Bruce Babbitt)

BABCOCK AND WILCOX CO.

Remarks in House

Ohio: Exporter of the Year Award recipient, E1260 [11JY]

BABS (vessel)

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1149), S9071 [29JY]

Texts of

S. 1149, certificate of documentation, S9035 [29JY]

BABSON, MARY BURRUS

Reports filed

Nomination to the Board of Directors of the Corp. for National and Community Service: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S1597 [6MR]

BACA, SYLVIA V.

Letters

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act, S9676 [2AU]

BACELIS, VICTOR

Remarks in House

American Institute for Public Service: Jefferson Public Service Award recipient, E1222 [9JY]

BACHUS, SPENCER (a Representative from Alabama)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see H. Con. Res. 218), H11229 [25SE]

Currency: establish interagency task force relative to the holding and counterfeiting of U.S. currency in foreign countries (see H.R. 3007), H1715 [5MR]

Financial institutions: prohibit removal of certain members of the National Credit Union Administration Board and the Board of Directors of the FDIC (see H.R. 3976), H9922 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H4397 [1MY]

Armed Forces: prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H1226 [1FE]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H5052 [14MY]

———prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2951), H6286 [12JN]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H7533 [12JY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H774 [23JA]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H737 [22JA]

Crime: treatment of the production, sale, transportation, or possession of fictitious financial instruments (see H.R. 2986), H1507 [28FE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of HUD: terminate the property disposition program providing single-family properties for use for the homeless (see H.R. 4085), H10524 [17SE]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H1138 [31JA]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 3514), H10386 [12SE]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H5570 [23MY]

———express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H1139 [31JA]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H5647 [29MY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Families and domestic relations: payment of settlements to individuals relative to child support and alimony obligations (see H.R. 3895), H10602 [18SE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H7475 [11JY]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H11230 [25SE]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 3167), H2949 [27MR]

Financial institutions: provide State credit union representation on the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1998), H10236 [11SE]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4902 [10MY]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]

Health: include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H5501 [22MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2665 [21MR]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H4503 [7MY]

———exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H5288 [16MY]

House of Representatives: establish disclosure requirements relative to franked mail (see H.R. 3772), H7260 [10JY]

———official mail allowance (see H.R. 3771), H7259 [10JY]

———prevent mass mailings during an election year (see H.R. 3773), H7260 [10JY]

———reduce number of pieces of mail constituting a mass mailing (see H.R. 3774), H7260 [10JY]

———terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House (see H.R. 2536), H5052 [14MY]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H9924 [2AU]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H6184 [11JN]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5053 [14MY]

Medicare: reform (see H.R. 2152), H12175 [28SE]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible individuals by military or veterans hospitals (see H.R. 1767), H1325 [27FE]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H7474 [11JY]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H1325 [27FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3820 [24AP]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2316 [14MR]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H2665 [21MR]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H5299 [20MY]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H1241 [13FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H5380 [21MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H11048 [24SE]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H5501 [22MY]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 1325), H8982 [30JY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H7658 [16JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H5052 [14MY], H11048 [24SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Taxation: establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (see H.R. 2060), H2713 [22MR]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 4106), H10601 [18SE]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H10386 [12SE]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H7533 [12JY]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H973 [30JA]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3506), H5500 [22MY]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3418), H4646 [8MY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4902 [10MY]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H7154 [9JY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5173 [15MY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10634 [19SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1870 [7MR]

Charles-Russell International (business): anniversary, E607 [24AP]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (H. Con. Res. 218), H11052 [25SE], H11574 [27SE]

Currency: establish interagency task force relative to the holding and counterfeiting of U.S. currency in foreign countries, H2178 [13MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H1870 [7MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, E1711 [26SE]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), E946 [29MY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H11543 [27SE]

Minimum wage: level, E946 [29MY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2178 [13MR]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3544 [17AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H11524 [27SE]

Tributes

Berte, Neal R., E607 [24AP]

Bevill, Representative, H10585 [18SE], H10668 [19SE]

Browder, Representative, H10585, H10586 [18SE], H10668, H10669 [19SE]

Myers, Representative, H12191 [30SE]

BACKGROUNDER (publication)

Articles and editorials

Clinton Administration's Continuing Retreat in the War on Drugs, S9021-S9024 [29JY]

BACON, KENNETH H.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3018 [27MR]

BACON, WILLIAM F.

Letters

Medicare and medicaid self-referral requirements relative to participating hospitals, E1623 [17SE]

BAD AXE, MI

Remarks in House

Water: system improvement funding, H9872 [2AU]

BADOLATO, DOMINIC J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1766 [27SE]

BAER, HAROLD

Remarks in House

Courts: evaluation of President Clinton's judicial appointments, H5039-H5041 [14MY]

BAER, HAROLD, JR.

Articles and editorials

Accusations of Coddling Criminals Aimed at Two Judges in New York, H2310 [14MR]

Drug Judge, S539 [26JA], H2310 [14MR]

Judge Baer's Tortured Reasoning, H2310 [14MR]

Remarks in House

Courts: call for resignation of judge, H2309 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: decision in recent drug case, S539 [26JA]

BAER, SUSAN

Articles and editorials

Ethics Insurance at $3,200 a Week—Whitewater Counsel's Adviser Assumes a Larger Role in Probe, S3835 [23AP]

BAESLER, SCOTTY (a Representative from Kentucky)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Chemical weapons: alternatives to demilitarization of munitions under the baseline incinerator program (see H.R. 3767), H7259 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 3795), H7474 [11JY]

Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H11048 [24SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H8095 [22JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1138 [31JA]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4503 [7MY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H10236 [11SE]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H7260 [10JY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H6691 [20JN]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H6532 [19JN]

Federal-State relations: improve the effectiveness of financial management and audits of State and local governments receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 3184), H5935 [5JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H9925 [2AU]

Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2671), H187 [4JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3130), H2558 [20MR]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Medicare: hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H9925 [2AU]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H9925 [2AU]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 4178), H12175 [28SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2310), H90 [3JA]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 4068), H10721 [19SE]

Taxation: treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3506), H5500 [22MY]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H9705 [1AU]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6223 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6223 [12JN]

University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team, E853 [21MY]

Tributes

Nicholasville, KY: tribute to East Jessamine Middle School, E741 [9MY]

BAGGER (vessel)

Texts of

S. 84, certificate of documentation, S9030 [29JY]

BAGLEY, MERLE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E244 [28FE], E259 [29FE]

BAILEY, GORDON W.

Remarks in House

Saginaw (MI) News: tribute to article ``Blind Faith'' on seeing eye dog training, E1470 [2AU]

BAILEY, LEONARD

Remarks in House

Tribute, E285 [6MR]

BAILEY, MEL

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3895 [23AP]

BAILEY, VICKY A.

Reports filed

Nomination to the FERC: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S6517 [19JN]

BAILEY, VIRGINIA O'TOOLE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1135 [20JN]

BAISCH, DON

Testimonies

Minimum Wage, H5483 [22MY]

BAKER, BILL (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, H1618 [29FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

California: enhance water quality and supply (see H.R. 4048), H10235 [11SE]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Ecology and environment: development and use of new environmental monitoring technology (see H.R. 3906), H8557 [25JY]

Missouri (U.S.S.): transfer to U.S.S. Missouri Allied Forces Memorial, San Francisco, CA (see H.R. 4066), H10385 [12SE]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H3230 [29MR]

Refuse disposal: funding for dredged material disposal relative to wetlands (see H.R. 3152), H2713 [22MR]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Res. 469), H7107 [27JN]

Taxation: treatment of computer software (see H.R. 4169), H11229 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3387 [15AP]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H2122 [12MR]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H5380 [21MY], H7107 [27JN]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H6532 [19JN]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6414 [13JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6414 [13JN], H6509 [18JN]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program (see H.R. 4013), H9924 [2AU]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3406), H4503 [7MY]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H6286 [12JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H1232 [6FE]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H1507 [28FE]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4503 [7MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H5380 [21MY]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 78), H7780 [17JY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H5501 [22MY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H5500 [22MY]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H10767 [23SE]

House Rules: require witnesses at committee hearings to disclose Federal grants or contracts received during current and previous fiscal years (see H. Res. 486), H10236 [11SE]

Independent counsel: reform statute (see H.R. 3239), H3386 [15AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5754 [30MY]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H2467 [19MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3481), H5287 [16MY]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H1139 [31JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3820 [24AP]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2896), H973 [30JA]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3388 [15AP]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (see H.R. 3936), H9705 [1AU]

States: reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062), H10385 [12SE]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 3952), H9921 [2AU]

———treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6285 [12JN]

Taxation: deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H4800 [9MY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H5288 [16MY]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6532 [19JN]

———reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 3889), H10108 [5SE]

———reform and rename the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3441), H4901 [10MY]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of unearned income (see H.R. 3042), H4503 [7MY]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H3650 [18AP]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H3387 [15AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H1226 [1FE]

Documents

Treatment of Dept. of Energy Employees at Nuclear Defense Facilities, E501 [29MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1484 [28FE]

———price supports for dairy products, H1484 [28FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6169 [11JN]

Budget: balance, H95 [4JA], H3652, H3653 [19AP]

———deficit, H3584 [18AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H3652, H3653 [19AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9382 [31JY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12030 [28SE]

———tribute to Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail, E1638 [18SE]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed, H12030 [28SE]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts, E1509 [4SE]

———elections, E378 [19MR]

———observance of National Day, E1509 [4SE]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), E378 [19MR]

Collier, Michael and Connie: Lafayette, CA, Citizen of the Year award recipients, E1821 [30SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3295 [15AP]

Courts: evaluation of President Clinton's judicial appointments, H3652 [19AP], H3656 [22AP], H3738 [24AP]

Dept. of Energy: restructuring of workforce at nuclear defense facilities, E500 [29MR]

Diablo Valley College: observance of Law Day, E556 [17AP]

Ecology and environment: development and use of new environmental monitoring technology (H.R. 3906), E1381 [25JY]

Edwards, Trent: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Medal for Extraordinary Heroism recipient, E770 [10MY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5509 [23MY]

Executive Office of the President: reelection campaign efforts by White House staff, H4806 [10MY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination, H6169 [11JN]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2387 [19MR]

Livermore, CA: anniversary of First Presbyterian Church of Livermore, E118 [31JA]

———anniversary of Livermore Public Library, E1759 [27SE]

———tribute to public schools, E123 [1FE]

Medicare: reform, H5939 [6JN]

Minimum wage: level, H5509 [23MY]

Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4339, H4340 [1MY]

Pleasanton, CA: tribute to Amador Valley High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E672 [1MY]

———tribute to General Electric Vallecitos Nuclear Center, E1677 [24SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9382 [31JY]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Alacosta Tri-Valley Tigers (baseball team), E1507 [4SE]

Taxation: rates, H3495 [17AP], H10605 [19SE]

———treatment of computer software (H.R. 4169), E1710 [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3654 [19AP], H6411 [13JN], H10018 [4SE]

Tributes

Bras, Jack, E1394 [29JY]

Deardorff, Mel, E530 [16AP]

McConnell, Marion, E1310 [17JY]

Nash, John W. (Jack), E84 [25JA]

Nunes, James R., E435 [22MR], E811 [15MY], E893 [23MY]

O'Connor, Daniel J., E221 [28FE]

Pence, Bill, E1561 [11SE]

Peterson, Phyllis L., E4 [3JA]

Pitkin, Russell F., E133 [1FE]

Sweeney, James J., E612 [24AP]

Viera, Lucy C., E259 [29FE]

BAKER, JANE

Remarks in House

San Mateo County, CA: Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E265 [4MR]

BAKER, MARGARET A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1207 [27JN]

BAKER, RICHARD H. (a Representative from Louisiana)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1260, U.S. Housing Act, H4753 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Courts: appointment of an additional Federal judge for the middle district of Louisiana (see H.R. 3046), H1985 [7MR]

Dept. of HUD: terminate the property disposition program providing single-family properties for use for the homeless (see H.R. 4085), H10524 [17SE]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 3167), H2949 [27MR]

Financial institutions: provide investment opportunities for small bank holding companies (see H.R. 2981), H1507 [28FE]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2316 [14MR]

National forests: authorize and extend certain activities of the National Forest Foundation (see H.R. 4171), H11229 [25SE]

Tariff: 2,2-dichlorophenylacetic acid ethyl ester (DCPAE) (see H.R. 3025), H1774 [6MR]

U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), H5288 [16MY]

Veterans: payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to certain former spouses of veterans dying from service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3542), H5646 [29MY]

Watson, Alayne M.: relief (see H.R. 3552), H5647 [29MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H3171 [28MR]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H7533 [12JY]

———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H6532 [19JN]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H914 [25JA]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H7658 [16JY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2467 [19MR]

Civil liberties: placement of religious symbols in public places (see H.R. 2669), H4902 [10MY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H774 [23JA]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H12175 [28SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———constitutional duties (see H. Res. 431), H4902 [10MY]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H1226 [1FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H4800 [9MY]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H3387 [15AP]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3776), H7260 [10JY]

Courts: limit authority of judicial remedies to force State and local governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (see H.R. 3100), H7260 [10JY]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see H.R. 2974), H1775 [6MR]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H10041 [4SE]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3341, 3905), H6509 [18JN], H8557 [25JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see H.R. 3565), H10040 [4SE]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H. Res. 470), H10108 [5SE]

———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3581 [17AP]

Deepwater Port Act: amend (see H.R. 2940), H1224 [1FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 3665), H6508 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: assist the procurement of law enforcement equipment for counterdrug activities by State and local governments (see H.R. 2931), H5173 [15MY]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H10040 [4SE]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H10174 [10SE]

———express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Elections: provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H7533 [12JY]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10525 [17SE]

Families and domestic relations: payment of settlements to individuals relative to child support and alimony obligations (see H.R. 3895), H10602 [18SE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H7475 [11JY]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Federal employees: prohibit use of credit cards (see H.R. 2968), H3731 [23AP]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H1325 [27FE]

Federal Statistical Service: establish (see H.R. 2521), H1986 [7MR]

Financial institutions: offer negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to businesses and allow interest payments on demand deposits (see H.R. 3993), H9923 [2AU]

Floods: correct flood maps containing certain errors (see H.R. 3340), H8375 [24JY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H9925 [2AU]

Foreign policy: sanctions against countries assisting the weapons programs of non-nuclear weapon states (see H. Res. 381), H2467 [19MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

Government: transfer certain surplus property to State and local governments (see H.R. 3731), H12175 [28SE]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H3388 [15AP]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H10108 [5SE]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H6532 [19JN]

———improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H4110 [25AP]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H6006 [6JN]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H10602 [18SE]

———regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H3820 [24AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H10236 [11SE]

House Rules: require witnesses at committee hearings to disclose Federal grants or contracts received during current and previous fiscal years (see H. Res. 486), H12194 [30SE]

Housing: adjust mortgage loan limits (see H.R. 4063), H10385 [12SE]

———regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H4110 [25AP]

———State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H4396 [1MY]

Immigration: permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (see H.R. 2898), H1508 [28FE]

Insurance: establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H10602 [18SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H2123 [12MR]

———funding for the hiring of personnel who perform nonadministrative services (see H.R. 2922), H4902 [10MY]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1252 [23FE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H10108 [5SE]

Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H10108 [5SE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H10108 [5SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H1226 [1FE]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H6915 [26JN]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H914 [25JA]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H11527 [27SE]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H10040 [4SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 3275), H4801 [9MY]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H7108 [27JN]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3601), H6005 [6JN]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H10041 [4SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H4800 [9MY]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4801 [9MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H2224 [13MR]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H3387 [15AP]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H2224 [13MR]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 3817), H10174 [10SE]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H1508 [28FE]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H10174 [10SE]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H1636 [29FE]

Ukraine: support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2224 [13MR]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H4800 [9MY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H913 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): election (see H. Res. 467), H6915 [26JN]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1472 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1472 [28FE]

Comptroller of the Currency: funding for regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries, H7691 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7691 [17JY]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (H.R. 3167), E470 [28MR]

Financial institutions: provide investment opportunities for small bank holding companies (H.R. 2981), E235 [28FE]

Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4664, H4665, H4672, H4673, H4686 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4664, H4665, H4672, H4673, H4686 [9MY]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (H. Res. 385), E367 [14MR]

National forests: authorize and extend certain activities of the National Forest Foundation (H.R. 4171), E1705 [26SE]

Point of order, H4689 [9MY]

U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: designate (H.J. Res. 179), E828 [16MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): election (H. Res. 467), H6973 [26JN]

Tributes

Senn, William, E649 [25AP]

BAKER, TERESA

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, H7165 [10JY]

BAKER, THOMAS M.

Letters

Kentucky National Wildlife Refuge, S10970 [19SE]

BAKER, VERNON J.

Remarks in Senate

Medal of Honor: recipient, S5205 [16MY]

World War II: tribute to African American Medal of Honor recipients, S6508 [19JN]

BAKER CITY, OR

Addresses

David J. Wheeler Federal Building, Baker City, OR, Dedication: Representative Cooley, E579 [19AP]

Remarks in House

David J. Wheeler Federal Building: designate (H.R. 2061), E579 [19AP]

Remarks in Senate

David J. Wheeler Federal Building: designate (H.R. 2061), S102 [5JA]

BAKERSFIELD (CA) CALIFORNIAN

Articles and editorials

Preserve ``One Nation, Indivisible'', E220 [28FE]

BAKRAN, STEPHEN D.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H9455 [31JY]

BALABAN, LEIGH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1615 [17SE]

BALAMOTI, DIANE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S12091 [1OC]

BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT

Remarks in House

Republican Party: national agenda, H4880 [10MY]

BALANQUE, CYRIL

Essays

What It Means to Me To Live in America, E353 [14MR]

BALCER, LEO A.

Remarks in House

Michigan Polka Music Hall of Fame: inductee, E1690 [25SE]

BALCOMB, J. DOUGLAS

Remarks in House

Dept. of Energy: John Ericcson Award in Renewable Energy recipient, E506 [29MR]

BALDACCI, JOHN (a Representative from Maine)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office, Brewer, ME: designate (see H.R. 4195), H11394 [26SE]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 4140), H11047 [24SE]

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (see H.R. 2933), H1224 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H10174 [10SE]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H11048 [24SE]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H10386 [12SE]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1234 [9FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H7107 [27JN]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10236 [11SE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: provide unemployment insurance and leave time to battered women (see H.R. 3837), H12263 [2OC]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4800 [9MY]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H10236 [11SE]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H11048 [24SE]

Civil rights: use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (see H.R. 3748), H10041 [4SE]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Congress: employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H4503 [7MY]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see H.R. 3236), H3488 [16AP]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H. Res. 470), H8248 [23JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H5570 [23MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 3665), H6508 [18JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: assist the procurement of law enforcement equipment for counterdrug activities by State and local governments (see H.R. 2931), H6286 [12JN]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H10386 [12SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish domestic violence community response teams (see H.R. 2665), H5570 [23MY]

———prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H4397 [1MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H10108 [5SE]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2950 [27MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H2950 [27MR]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Foreign trade: imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber products (see H.R. 2802), H1226 [1FE]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10721 [19SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H4397 [1MY]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H1507 [28FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H2950 [27MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H10108 [5SE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H4646 [8MY]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H4801 [9MY]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H8094 [22JY]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H8375 [24JY]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H7533 [12JY]

———liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H6531 [19JN]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H1325 [27FE]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3447, 4011), H6184 [11JN], H9924 [2AU]

———prohibit the soliciting or accepting of campaign contributions within certain areas of the Capitol (see H. Res. 432), H5570 [23MY]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H90 [3JA]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10236 [11SE]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H12263 [2OC]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H5753 [30MY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H5753 [30MY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H1716 [5MR]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H4800 [9MY]

Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H10236 [11SE]

Roads and highways: increase truck weight limit on sections of Maine Turnpike (see H.R. 3549), H5646 [29MY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

SBA: reauthorize women's business training program (see H.R. 3990), H9923 [2AU]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H11527 [27SE]

Sports: convene national summit to promote good citizenship (see H. Con. Res. 199), H10236 [11SE]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3538), H11527 [27SE]

Tax-exempt organizations: authorize receipt of Federal loans, grants, or contracts to organizations engaging in lobbying activities (see H.R. 2785), H331 [5JA]

U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H6184 [11JN]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H4119 [29AP]

Veterans: improve health care programs (see H.R. 3950), H11048 [24SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4902 [10MY]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H11527 [27SE]

Virgin Islands: temporary absence of executive officials and priority payment of certain bonds and other obligations (see H.R. 3634), H6413 [13JN]

———transfer of management authority of Christiansted National Historic Site (see H.R. 3635), H6413 [13JN]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H12194 [30SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H6217 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6217 [12JN]

Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate (H.R. 2700), H12146 [28SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H310 [5JA]

Customs Service: funding, H7700 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7700 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8185 [23JY]

Edmund S. Muskie Foundation: establish, H12282 [4OC]

Education: funding, H1720 [6MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), H11444 [27SE]

Foreign policy: strengthen protection of human rights (H.R. 4036), H12282 [4OC]

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office Building, Brewer, ME: designate (S. 2153), H12145 [28SE]

LSC: funding, H8185 [23JY]

Madl, Diane: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1692 [25SE]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (H.R. 4140), E1688 [25SE]

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (H.R. 2933), E142 [1FE]

Small business: improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), H10082 [5SE]

Tributes

Muskie, Edmund S., H2876 [27MR]

BALDWIN, BARBARA

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1551 [6MR]

BALDWIN, CURTIS

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1631 [7MR]

BALDWIN, NY

Remarks in Senate

Baldwin Fire Dept.: anniversary, S9079 [29JY]

BALL, JOHN

Remarks in House

Claremont, CA: tribute to Webb School participation in Toshiba Corp./National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, E1102 [18JN]

BALLANCE, ALICE

Remarks in House

Tribute, H2657 [21MR]

BALLANTYNE, HARRY C.

Letters

Consumer Price Index calculation, S5357 [20MY]

BALLARD, HAROLD, J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E691 [1MY]

BALLENGER, CASS (a Representative from North Carolina)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, H8581 [26JY]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4305 [1MY]

Articles and editorials

At Rural Day-Care Center, New Wage Floor Could Be Mixed Blessing, Gary Younge, Washington (DC) Post, H9861 [2AU]

Clinton Says Record Show ``Remarkable Consistency,'' Ann Devroy and John F. Harris, Washington (DC) Post, H977 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Employment: disregard additional payments for calculation of overtime compensation (see H.R. 3087), H2315 [14MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3386 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5501 [22MY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H6286 [12JN]

———improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H7260 [10JY]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2066), H2713 [22MR]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3731 [23AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1363), H2950 [27MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

———prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H3488 [16AP]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3760, 3820), H7533 [12JY], H7657 [16JY]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H4647 [8MY]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H8375 [24JY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2224 [13MR]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1227 [1FE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H1226 [1FE]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H5934 [5JN]

Lakes: treatment of the withdrawal of water from a lake situated between two States (see H.R. 2648), H973 [30JA]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H3650 [18AP]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5935 [5JN]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H774 [23JA]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H9706 [1AU]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5754 [30MY]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H1232 [6FE]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H6532 [19JN]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2123 [12MR]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see H.R. 4159), H11048 [24SE]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4503 [7MY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H5501 [22MY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H3581 [17AP]

Taxation: exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H5288 [16MY]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———reform and rename the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3441), H4901 [10MY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Veterans: eliminate double taxation of lump sum separation benefits and compensation for a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3183), H5647 [29MY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H3731 [23AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894, 2937), H1224, H1226 [1FE]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H1507 [28FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1260 [27FE], H3394 [16AP], H4111 [29AP], H4425 [6MY], H9837 [2AU], H10114 [10SE]

Remarks by, on

AFL-CIO: political use of union funds, H2846 [26MR], H2967 [28MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2669 [22MR]

———balance, H94 [4JA]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H1399 [28FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H5765 [4JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9382 [31JY]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), H8517 [25JY]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H976 [31JA], H3396 [16AP], H5186 [16MY], H10604 [19SE]

———invoking of executive privilege relative to memorandum on drug policy from FBI Director Louis J. Freeh, H10773 [24SE]

———State of the Union Message, H839 [25JA]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4557 [8MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11398 [27SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8178 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7371 [11JY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H9928 [4SE], H10046 [5SE], H10180 [11SE], H11233 [26SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1261 [27FE]

Education: funding, H2128 [13MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8477 [25JY]

Employment: disregard additional payments for calculation of overtime compensation (H.R. 3087), E358 [14MR]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5480 [22MY], H5516, H5517, H5519, H5521, H5522 [23MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H6850 [26JN], H6976 [27JN], H8382 [25JY], H8670, H8778, H8788, H8790 [30JY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (H. Res. 488), H8565, H8569, H8570 [26JY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H8561 [26JY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9861 [2AU]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H94 [4JA]

Government regulations: reform (H.R. 994), H1668 [5MR]

Health: medical savings account programs, H6514 [19JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3106 [28MR], H6514 [19JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9707 [1AU]

INS: standards for naturalization, H10115 [10SE]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (H.R. 3580), H6432 [18JN]

LSC: funding, H8178 [23JY]

Medicare: reform, H2669 [22MR]

Minimum wage: level, H4427 [6MY], H4659 [9MY], H4909 [14MY], H5480 [22MY], H5516, H5517, H5519, H5521, H5522 [23MY], H9861 [2AU]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (H.R. 3234), H4132 [30AP], H5308 [21MY], H5383 [22MY], E528 [16AP]

OSHA: anniversary, E690 [1MY]

———use of funds to develop or issue any standards on ergonomic protection, H7371 [11JY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H4427 [6MY]

———gasoline tax, H4427 [6MY]

Public welfare programs: reform, H5572 [29MY]

———reform (H.R. 2915), H7537 [16JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9382 [31JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3174 [29MR], H9838 [2AU], H11398 [27SE]

Small business: provide relief from certain OSHA regulations, H5938 [6JN]

Taxation: rates, H747 [23JA], H3584 [18AP], H4439 [7MY], H8110 [23JY]

———treatment of medical savings accounts, H3106 [28MR]

Votes: position on missed, E718 [7MY]

BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION

Summaries

National Missile Defense Options, S5718 [4JN]

BALLOU, SULLIVAN

Comparisons

Personal military histories of President Clinton and Sullivan Ballou: Representative Dornan, E169 [5FE]

Letters

Military service of Sullivan Ballou in U.S. Civil War, E170 [5FE]

BALSHI, THOMAS J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1262 [11JY], E1365 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7835 [12JY]

BALTIC STATES

Remarks in Senate

AID: foreign assistance to Eastern European countries, S8862 [25JY]

BALTIMORE, MD

Remarks in House

Geppi, Stephen: Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. Good Citizenship Award recipient, E514 [29MR]

Housing: relocation of public housing relative to legal action by tenants, H4632, H4633 [8MY]

Union Memorial Hospital: tribute to National Center for Treatment of the Hand and Upper Extremity, E114 [30JA]

University of Maryland: tribute to School of Nursing, E1711 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

University of Maryland: tribute to School of Nursing, S12439 [21OC]

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD

Remarks in House

Eastern Baltimore Area Chamber of Commerce: tribute, E1816 [28SE]

BALTIMORE (MD) AFRO-AMERICAN

Articles and editorials

New Hope at the NAACP, S68 [4JA]

BALTIMORE (MD) JEWISH TIMES

Articles and editorials

Mfume's Advancement, S68 [4JA]

BALTIMORE (MD) MESSENGER

Articles and editorials

State Owes Maurer Debt of Gratitude, S7325 [28JN]

BALTIMORE (MD) SUN

Articles and editorials

AID Learns That Good Deeds Do Not Go Unpunished, S1394 [28FE]

Another Chance for Health Care Reform, S6272 [14JN]

Bootstraps for Middle-Aged Children, S56 [4JA]

Campaign Fund-Raiser Admits Guilt, E796 [14MY], E924 [24MY]

Cuban Jets vs. Unarmed Cessnas, H1730 [6MR]

Dole's Re-Entry Into Senate Affairs, S12200 [2OC]

Ethics Insurance at $3,200 a Week—Whitewater Counsel's Adviser Assumes a Larger Role in Probe, S3835 [23AP]

Maurer, 73, Dies of Brain Tumor, S7325 [28JN]

Mfume Transformed Himself, S70 [4JA]

One Boundary Too Dangerous for the Press To Cross, H5401 [22MY]

Tiny Coffins, S5713 [4JN]

Victor Crawford, Crusader Against Smoking, Dies at 63—Cancer Victim Once Was Tobacco Lobbyist, S3240 [29MR]

Letters

Gasoline tax: Jack Kinstlinger, H5344 [21MY]

BAN, ALLEGRA

Essays

What It Means to Me To Live in America, E353 [14MR]

BANDAR BIN SULTAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, PRINCE see Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz

BANDO MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA (business)

Remarks in Senate

Honda of American Manufacturing: supplier quality award recipient, S7203 [27JN]

BANDOW, DOUG

Articles and editorials

Dole's Military Card, E1233 [10JY]

BANDY, VICKY L.

Addresses

African-American Women—Past, Present, and Future, E296 [6MR]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E296 [6MR]

BANFRO, BENJAMIN M.

Bills and resolutions

Relief (see S. 1515), S30 [3JA]

BANGKOK (THAILAND) POST

Articles and editorials

U.S.-Thai Aviation Deal a Victory for Common Sense, S3009 [27MR]

BANGLADESH, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River basin (see H. Con. Res. 213), H10386 [12SE]

Remarks in House

Elections, E1049 [11JN]

BANGOR (ME) DAILY NEWS

Articles and editorials

Spending Priority, S8985 [26JY]

BANISTER, G. HUNTINGTON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1413 [31JY]

BANK, ELIOT H.

Remarks in Senate

Association of Reconditioners: Morris Hershson Award of Merit recipient, S10206 [10SE]

BANK HOLDING COMPANY ACT

Bills and resolutions

FRS: clarify authority of Board of Governors relative to bank holding company applications (see H.R. 3210), H3230 [29MR]

BANKRUPTCY

Amendments

Courts: appointment of bankruptcy judges (H.R. 2604), H6712 [24JN]

Real estate: treatment of single asset real estate (S. 1559), S9617, S9664, S9665 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: treatment of executory contracts and unexpired leases, S10075 [9SE]

Medicare/medicaid: use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (see H.R. 4219), H11395 [26SE]

Real estate: treatment of single asset real estate (see S. 1559), S915 [6FE]

Remarks in House

Courts: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's operation of watercraft while intoxicated (H.R. 234), H5784-H5786 [4JN]

Government regulations: reform, E1738 [27SE]

Medicare/medicaid: use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (H.R. 4219), E1731 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Real estate: treatment of single asset real estate (S. 1559), S916 [6FE], S9664-S9666 [2AU]

Reports filed

Bankruptcy Judge Appointments: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2604) (H. Rept. 104-569), H4800 [9MY]

Bankruptcy Treatment of Single Asset Real Estate: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1559), S6223 [13JN]

Texts of

H.R. 234, Boating and Aviation Operation Safety Act, H5784 [4JN]

S. 1559, treatment of single asset real estate in bankruptcy cases, S9755 [3SE]

BANKS see Financial Institutions

BANKS CONTRACTING CO., INC.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E191 [9FE]

BARATZ, MAX

Letters

Procurement of equipment for National Guard reserve components, S7251 [28JN]

BARBARA, JAMES C.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3681 [18AP]

BARBIERI, ARTHUR T.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E58 [23JA]

BARCIA, JAMES A. (a Representative from Michigan)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates (see H. Res. 555), H12194 [30SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H6415 [13JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3488 [16AP]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H1507 [28FE]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Armed Forces: organization and management of reserve components (see H.R. 1646), H1775 [6MR]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H2950 [27MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3650 [18AP]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127), H2665 [21MR]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H1226 [1FE]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H10174 [10SE]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 174), H12271 [3OC]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H10174 [10SE]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H9925 [2AU]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3947), H11048 [24SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H10525 [17SE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3387 [15AP]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

———prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H2950 [27MR]

Government: prohibit expenditure of funds for the promotion of homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle (see H.R. 862), H1507 [28FE]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10601 [18SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2713 [22MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H10174 [10SE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H2950 [27MR]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H12194 [30SE]

———official mail allowance (see H.R. 1755), H3171 [28MR]

Human rights: protect the right to life of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1625), H1138 [31JA]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H10040 [4SE]

Law Abiding Citizens Safety Act: enact (see H.R. 322), H914 [25JA]

Medicare: diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H10721 [19SE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H2123 [12MR]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H1138 [31JA]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 117), H2124 [12MR]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (see H.R. 3732), H9925 [2AU]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H4303 [30AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8982 [30JY]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: permit certain persons to continue to use and occupy certain areas (see H.R. 4023), H10040 [4SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H6915 [26JN]

Taxation: clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H4800 [9MY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H3387 [15AP]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1972), H2467 [19MR]

———treatment of length of service awards for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 1893), H4503 [7MY]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776), H1226 [1FE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H4119 [29AP]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6532 [19JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 389), H2900 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10621 [19SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1422, H1473 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1473 [28FE]

AuGres, MI: anniversary of VFW Post 8275, E1596 [12SE]

Bad Axe, MI: water system improvement funding, H9872 [2AU]

Bay City, MI: AFL-CIO Model City in Community Service Award recipients, E1708 [26SE]

Bay County, MI: anniversary of Realtor Association of Bay County, E1896 [1OC]

Black History Month: observance, H1499 [28FE]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding, H8208 [23JY]

Carrollton, MI: tribute to Carrollton Elementary School, E1470 [2AU]

Centers for Disease Control: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funding, H7285 [11JY]

Children's Mental Health Week: observance, E685 [1MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7016 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8208 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7285 [11JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2692 [22MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H162 [4JA]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (H.R. 4102), E1717 [26SE]

Independence Day: observance, E1201 [27JN]

Iosco, MI: release of reversionary interest in certain lands held by the Federal Government (H.R. 2670), H9774 [1AU]

Lepeak, Jim: Michigan Polka Music Hall of Fame inductee, E1699 [26SE]

Lexington, MI: observance of Canada Day, E1201 [27JN]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (H.R. 1791), E1808 [28SE]

Michigan: tribute to recreational fishing, E1326 [18JY]

Milhem, Chuck: Boys and Girls Clubs of Bay County, MI, Helping Hand Award recipient, E1553 [10SE]

National Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1602 [12SE]

Oscoda, MI: anniversary of VFW Post 3735, E833 [16MY]

Pifher, Tim: Safari Club International Special Hunter of the Year award recipient, E1462 [2AU]

Pinconning, MI: anniversary of Northern Tube (business), E1592 [12SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9872 [2AU]

Saginaw, MI: anniversary of American Legion Post 500, E1022 [6JN]

———anniversary of First Ward Community Center and Old Timers Club, E1161 [25JN]

———tribute to Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc., E687, E689 [1MY]

Saginaw (MI) News: tribute to article ``Blind Faith'' on seeing eye dog training, E1470 [2AU]

Saginaw Valley Bean and Beet Research Farm: anniversary, E476 [28MR]

Saline, MI: anniversary of sister city status with Brecon, Wales, S6107 [11JN]

Votes: position on missed, H5533 [23MY]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, H9872 [2AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA]

Tributes

Austin, Nurame and Roosevelt, Sr, E363 [14MR]

Ayre, William C., E1149 [20JN]

Barlow, Bernice, H1499 [28FE]

Becker, Donald E., E1336 [22JY]

Benitez, Natividad, E1019 [6JN]

Carter, Virginia, E584 [19AP]

Duderstadt, James J., E1095 [17JN]

Dunn, Jim, E1464 [2AU]

Falce, Leonard, E260 [29FE]

Gillis, John, E647 [25AP]

Glaza, Walter and Valerie, E1186 [26JN]

Guyer, Gordon, E1424 [1AU]

Hoffman, William S., E1790 [28SE]

Lochinski, Timothy, E84 [25JA]

McAllister, Gordon, E1428 [1AU]

McDowell, Harold and Hannah, E1184 [26JN]

McNeill, David, E1240 [11JY]

Murawski, Fred, E87 [25JA]

Nestor, Emory, E1652 [19SE]

Penzien, Eugene C., E69 [24JA]

Prophet, Gerald (Jerry), E239 [28FE]

Sierras, Tracey, E279 [6MR]

Sullivan, Leon H., E689 [1MY]

Williams, Doris, E872 [22MY]

Winters, Bob, E837 [16MY]

Wolverton, Gerrie, E1649 [19SE]

Young, Robert D., E1467 [2AU]

BAREFOOT'N (vessel)

Bills and resolutions

Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2907), H973 [30JA]

BARER, STANLEY H.

Statements

Regulation of U.S.-Flag Vessels, S280 [22JA]

BARFUSS, JOYCE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E840 [16MY]

BARHAM, RUTH K.

Remarks in House

Organization of Chinese Americans: Honor Immigrant Americans Day award recipient, E717 [7MY]

BARKER, ALYSSA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1615 [17SE]

BARLETT, DONALD

Remarks in Senate

Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer: tribute to series of articles on U.S. trade deficit, S11489 [27SE]

BARLETTA, CHRISTOPHER

Essays

Voice of Democracy, E1456 [1AU]

BARLOW, BERNICE

Remarks in House

Tribute, H1499 [28FE]

BARNARD, JOAN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E209 [27FE]

BARNEBY, MARY R.

Letters

Commission on Retirement Income Policy, S8027 [17JY]

BARNES, CHERYL A.

Remarks in House

Disappearance, H810 [24JA]

BARNES, DENNIS W.

Letters

Renewable energy programs, H8366 [24JY]

BARNES, DOROTHY B.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E429 [22MR]

BARNES, M. CRAIG

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11851 [30SE]

Sermons

Choosing Good Government, S11852 [30SE]

BARNES, PAUL D.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4566 [1MY]

BARNETT, ED

Addresses

Coast Guard Tribute, E1721 [26SE]

BARNETTE, JOHN E.

Remarks in Senate

Army: nomination to be Brigadier General, S11049 [19SE]

BARNHART, JO ANNE B.

Appointments

Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators, S3168 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators: appointment, S5014-S5016 [14MY]

BARNUM, H.C.

Eulogies

McCampbell, David, H7645 [16JY]

BARNWELL, HENRY L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1108 [18JN]

BARONE, SALVATORE V.

Testimonies

Unlimited Savings Allowance Tax Plan, S11635-S11637 [28SE]

BARQUIN, CARLOS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E330 [13MR]

BARR, BOB (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8203 [23JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6532 [19JN], H6765 [25JN]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2166 [13MR]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 735, Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act, H2304 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.J. Res. 190), H10107 [5SE]

Executive Office of the President: civil remedies for the request or receipt of protected records for nonroutine use (see H.R. 3687), H6690 [20JN]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (see H. Res. 364), H1251 [23FE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H4502 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H3171 [28MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6915 [26JN]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H5288 [16MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H737 [22JA]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see H. Con. Res. 218), H11396 [26SE]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H9566 [31JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 3422), H4800 [9MY]

———minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Courts: payment of the costs of court-appointed attorneys in certain criminal cases (see H.R. 3027), H1774 [6MR]

———provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (see H.R. 3026), H1774 [6MR]

———reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1916), H8094 [22JY]

Crime: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H11396 [26SE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see H.R. 3565), H7260 [10JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H8030 [18JY]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H4801 [9MY]

———parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3324, 3947), H6532 [19JN], H9705 [1AU]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H2713 [22MR]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H1775 [6MR]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H10386 [12SE]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Financial institutions: prohibit removal of certain members of the National Credit Union Administration Board and the Board of Directors of the FDIC (see H.R. 3976), H9922 [2AU]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies, H3819 [24AP]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H6184 [11JN]

Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H5380 [21MY]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H4303 [30AP]

Medicare: require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H4503 [7MY]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H5817 [4JN]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3481), H5287 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H1507 [28FE]

———establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10040 [4SE]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H6415 [13JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5754 [30MY]

Native Americans: reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1512), H6509 [18JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3820 [24AP]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H4800 [9MY]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H2867 [26MR]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H7780 [17JY]

Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H10236 [11SE]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2123 [12MR]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H7107 [27JN], H10721 [19SE]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H4800 [9MY]

States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to national minimum drinking age (see H.R. 3548), H6286 [12JN]

Taxation: allow installment method of reporting income from the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1076), H5647 [29MY]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H4801 [9MY]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

———treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 3124), H2558 [20MR]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H1507 [28FE]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H914 [25JA]

———U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 2535), H10236 [11SE]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3506), H5500 [22MY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4902 [10MY]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H4800 [9MY]

Letters

Investigation of Louis Farrakhan's visit to Middle East and Africa: by, H1701 [5MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6975 [27JN], H7783 [18JY]

Remarks by, on

Cave Spring, GA: anniversary of Georgia School for the Deaf, H5937 [6JN]

Centers for Disease Control: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funding, H7283 [11JY]

Cobb County, GA: tribute to Mark Twain exhibit at Kennesaw State University, H6976 [27JN]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H6808 [25JN]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6456 [18JN]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), H11125 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9816 [1AU]

———F-22 fighter aircraft funding, H6351 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6351 [13JN]

Dept. of Justice: Telecommunications Carrier Compliance Fund restrictions, H8203, H8204 [23JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8203, H8204 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7283 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6808 [25JN], H6860 [26JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9742 [1AU]

EPA: Clean Lakes Program funding, H6860 [26JN]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, H9892 [2AU]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa, H1700 [5MR]

Firearms: prohibit illegal possession or discharge in public housing zones, H4705, H4707 [9MY]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2685, H2686, H2688, H2690, H2696 [22MR]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2674, H2681 [22MR]

Foreign policy: terrorist regimes influence on the U.S. political process, H2472 [20MR]

Government: separation of powers between the different branches, H56 [3JA]

Housing: allow ownership of pets by senior citizens and the disabled in public housing, H4625 [8MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4625 [8MY], H4705, H4707 [9MY]

Immigration: exclusions relative to membership in terrorist organizations, H2169, H2171 [13MR]

Law enforcement: monitoring of telecommunication activities, H2169 [13MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7444 [11JY], H7482, H7488, H7499 [12JY]

———define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), consideration (H. Res. 474), H7275 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7275, H7444 [11JY], H7482, H7488, H7499 [12JY]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for security officer employment (H.R. 2092), H11135 [25SE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2166, H2169, H2171, H2173 [13MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, H3607 [18AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 405), H3601 [18AP]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9892 [2AU]

WBHF-Radio (Cartersville, GA): tribute, H7662 [17JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H89 [3JA], H185 [4JA], H1714 [5MR], H4798 [9MY], H5049 [14MY], H7103 [27JN]

Tributes

Bolin, Neal, H1401 [28FE]

Booker, Rosha, H3827 [25AP]

Bowen, Hammett L., Jr., H11399 [27SE]

Clonts, Charlotte Fuller, H5652 [30MY]

Colby, William E., H5034 [14MY]

Cook, Charles, H1722 [6MR]

Griffiths, D. Prescott, H6849 [26JN]

Pope, Eugene, H7784 [18JY]

Sineath, Charles, H1777 [7MR]

BARR, STEPHEN

Articles and editorials

Cleaner Paper Trail Leads Out of Woods, H7368 [11JY]

Jobless Aid, Toxic Waste Cleanup Halt, S17 [3JA]

BARRAM, DAVID J.

Letters

FCC relocation, E1931 [21OC]

BARRAS, JONETTA R.

Articles and editorials

Black History Month Gone Wrong, H1500 [28FE]

BARRE, VT

Remarks in Senate

Mutuo Club: anniversary, S9442 [1AU]

BARRE (VT) TIMES-ARGUS

Articles and editorials

Activist's Activist Rev. John Nutting Leaving the Field, S8581 [23JY]

Alba Leahy Rites, S7070 [27JN]

Alba Z. Leahy, S7070 [27JN]

Montpelier Boy Realizes Miss Holbrook Was Right, S9008 [29JY]

BARRETT, AMY

Articles and editorials

It's a Small Business World, H10164-H10166 [10SE]

BARRETT, BILL (a Representative from Nebraska)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, H2305 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see H. Con. Res. 181), H5570 [23MY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey to Crawford, NE, the Crawford National Fish Hatchery (see H.R. 3287), H3730 [23AP]

Irrigation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska and Kansas (see H.R. 3350), H4302 [30AP]

Sioux Indian Nation: make available certain awarded funds to the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska (see H.R. 3595), H6005 [6JN]

Transportation: permit States to impose fees for providing air service to small communities (see H.R. 2881), H912 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see H.R. 2854, 2973), H330 [5JA], H1324 [27FE]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 3795), H7474 [11JY]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089), H6184 [11JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6423 [17JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H3488 [16AP]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H6915 [26JN]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H6509 [18JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 3514), H10386 [12SE]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H2867 [26MR]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H4647 [8MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H1252 [23FE]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 3900), H8556 [25JY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10601 [18SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (see H.R. 3268), H4430 [6MY]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H1507 [28FE]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H5934 [5JN]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4148), H12175 [28SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5053 [14MY]

Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3310, 4011), H5754 [30MY], H10041 [4SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H1636 [29FE]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H5570 [23MY]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H1325 [27FE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H2714 [22MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1138 [31JA]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H3231 [29MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3386 [15AP]

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: designate (see H.R. 3400), H4502 [7MY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H10111 [9SE], H11048 [24SE]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3786), H11527 [27SE]

Taxation: clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H10040 [4SE]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H4110 [25AP]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans (see H.R. 3251), H4503 [7MY]

———treatment of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3104), H3388 [15AP]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H7475 [11JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H915 [26JA], H1643 [4MR], H10113 [10SE]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Richter-Tate, Caleb, E1521 [5SE]

Letters

Agricultural Market Transition Act: Rob J. Robertson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, H1429 [28FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1509 [29FE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (H. Con. Res. 181), H5791, H5792 [4JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), H6190 [12JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1428, H1473 [28FE], H1513 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3154 [28MR], H6245 [12JN]

———price supports for sugar, H1473 [28FE]

———wheat farmer compensation relative to karnal bunt quarantine, E1088 [13JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations, H5766 [4JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6245 [12JN], E1088 [13JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7751 [17JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7021 [27JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish environmental conservation acreage reserve programs, H1513 [29FE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey to Crawford, NE, the Crawford National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 3287), H8683 [30JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5507, H5538 [23MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8780 [30JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9744 [1AU]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), H48 [3JA]

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.: improve operation (H.R. 2130), H48 [3JA]

Mercer, Dick and Eileen: Nebraska Cattlemen-Pfizer Animal Health Stewardship Award and National Cattlemen's Beef Association Award recipients, E1618 [17SE]

Minimum wage: level, H5507, H5538 [23MY]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (H.R. 2679), H3695 [23AP], H10441 [17SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7751 [17JY]

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: designate (H.R. 3400), H6051 [10JN]

Small business: improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), H10081 [5SE]

Transportation: permit States to impose fees for providing air service to small communities (H.R. 2881), H3175 [29MR]

University of Nebraska: tribute to football team, E4 [3JA]

Statements

Way To Go—Packaging Our Century as a Parting Gift to the Next! Barney Oldfield, E1524-E1526 [5SE]

BARRETT, ROBERT E.

Bills and resolutions

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for the Senate in Robert E. Barrett v. U.S. Senate (see S. Res. 239), S3216 [29MR]

Texts of

S. Res. 239, Senate Legal Counsel representation for the Senate in Robert E. Barrett v. U.S. Senate, S3232, S3247 [29MR]

BARRETT, THOMAS M. (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Amendments offered by, to

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4504 [7MY]

Articles and editorials

How Soon the English First Crowd Forgets, John Gurda, Milwaukee (WI) Journal Sentinel, E1722 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of HUD: occupancy standards relative to purchasers of single family residential properties (see H.R. 4141), H11047 [24SE]

Drugs: treatment of sentences relative to powdered cocaine (see H.R. 3154), H2713 [22MR]

ERISA: amend rules governing litigation relative to retiree health benefits (see H.R. 4237), H11525 [27SE]

House of Representatives: official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2841), H90 [3JA]

Taxation: expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to line-item veto (see H.R. 3566), H5817 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H10524 [17SE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2123 [12MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1508 [28FE]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H2467 [19MR]

Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H5053 [14MY]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (see H.R. 2969), H1986 [7MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H337 [9JA]

Business and industry: authorize judicial review of agency certifications of the economic impact of regulations on small entities (see H.R. 3048), H2665 [21MR]

———establish requirements relative to rent-to-own transactions (see H.R. 3003), H5380 [21MY]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4646 [8MY]

Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127), H973 [30JA]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11230 [25SE]

CERCLA: eligibility for Federal assistance relative to development of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3746), H7106 [27JN]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H10430 [16SE]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 520), H10721 [19SE]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see H.R. 3793), H8030 [18JY]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H7533 [12JY]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H9925 [2AU]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H11396 [26SE]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3246), H3650 [18AP]

———labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H8030 [18JY]

Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (see H.R. 3512), H8557 [25JY]

———limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the compensation of any individual (see H.R. 3513), H8557 [25JY]

———require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H5647 [29MY]

Corp. for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety: abolish (see H.R. 3466), H7658 [16JY]

Corporate Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 3351), H4302 [30AP]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit additional payments and revise certain reporting requirements for restructuring costs under defense contracts (see H.R. 3608), H6117 [10JN]

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H2950 [27MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3406), H4503 [7MY]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5053 [14MY]

———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6691 [20JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H11527 [27SE]

Ecology and environment: State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low and medium priority sites (see H.R. 1621), H1226 [1FE]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2178), H914 [25JA]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1716 [5MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2471, 2566, 3505), H2123 [12MR], H3171 [28MR], H5500 [22MY]

———provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H7533 [12JY]

Executive Office of the President: ensure privacy and security of FBI background reports (see H.R. 3785), H9925 [2AU]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 1568), H10174 [10SE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5647 [29MY]

———payment of settlements to individuals relative to child support and alimony obligations (see H.R. 3895), H10602 [18SE]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Financial institutions: require fee disclosures by operators of electronic fund transfers (see H.R. 1246), H4503 [7MY]

Firearms: Civilian Marksmanship Program funding (see H.R. 3466), H7658 [16JY]

FRS: use of surplus funds to cover Financing Corp. obligations (see H.R. 3261), H4503 [7MY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4902 [10MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H5380 [21MY]

———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H10386 [12SE]

———authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H2558 [20MR]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H3488 [16AP]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3482), H10721 [19SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H5647 [29MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226, 3425), H4800 [9MY], H5935 [5JN]

House of Representative: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page (see H. Res. 454), H6765 [25JN]

House Rules: provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H11528 [27SE]

———question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

———time limits on questioning of witnesses by Members of certain standing and subcommittees (see H. Res. 550), H11527 [27SE]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H8094 [22JY]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H12175 [28SE]

Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and independence (see H. Con. Res. 209), H11048 [24SE]

———withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H11528 [27SE]

Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 286), H1636 [29FE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H1775 [6MR]

Medicare: expedite payment adjustments for durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3225), H3230 [29MR]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 3337), H7108 [27JN]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

———prohibit the soliciting or accepting of campaign contributions within certain areas of the Capitol (see H. Res. 432, 439), H5380 [21MY], H5570 [23MY]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2639, 2658), H187 [4JA], H331 [5JA]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H4397 [1MY]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H5754 [30MY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H10602 [18SE]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H914 [25JA]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H5052 [14MY]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see H.R. 3177, 4035), H3231 [29MR], H10107 [5SE]

Power resources: privatize the Federal Power Marketing Administration and certain TVA facilities (see H.R. 3878), H8247 [23JY]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H7658 [16JY]

Public debt: ceiling (see H. Res. 360), H1226 [1FE]

———provide that individuals entitled to payments from the Government may designate those payments for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3998), H9923 [2AU]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7475 [11JY]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H8557 [25JY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6691 [20JN]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8248 [23JY]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see H. Con. Res. 200), H9926 [2AU]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 205), H8982 [30JY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H5380 [21MY]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 3426), H6184 [11JN]

Taxation: apply denial of deduction for excessive employee compensation to all employees (see H.R. 4124), H10721 [19SE]

———treatment of corporations (see H.R. 3102), H3388 [15AP]

———treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H3386 [15AP]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H4647 [8MY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H3231 [29MR]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see H. Con. Res. 167), H4503 [7MY]

White House Travel Office: abolish (see H.R. 2888), H913 [25JA]

Proclamations

Day of National Humiliation, Fasting, and Prayer: Abraham Lincoln, E495 [29MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2614 [21MR]

———Market Access Program funding, H6215 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6215 [12JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), H10492 [17SE]

Appropriations: line-item veto, H3002 [28MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 415), H4051 [25AP]

Ecology and environment: funding for environmental protection programs, H2539 [20MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8508 [25JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), E1722 [26SE]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4819 [10MY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2675 [22MR]

Frinzi, Dominic: Italian Community Center of Milwaukee Ted Mazza Community Service Award recipient, E634 [25AP]

Gingrich, Representative: release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H11286, H11287 [26SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H141 [4JA]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3002 [28MR]

———legislative program, H5734 [30MY]

———official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (H.R. 2841), H122 [4JA]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4602 [8MY], E773 [10MY]

———policy to provide safe and affordable housing, H4602 [8MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2614 [21MR]

Medicaid: reform, H4051 [25AP]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4011), H11286, H11287 [26SE]

Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of Community Brain Storming Conference, E407 [21MR]

Milwaukee (WI) Community Journal: anniversary, E1453 [1AU]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5347 [21MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3002 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5927 [5JN], H5961, H5970 [6JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), consideration (H. Res. 446), H5944, H5945, H5946, H5949 [6JN]

———reform, H5734, H5737 [30MY]

Ritz, Esther L.: Jewish Community Centers Association of Milwaukee County, WI, Community Builders Award recipient, E1500 [2AU]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4819 [10MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA]

Tributes

Andrea, Joseph F., E64 [23JA]

Biddle, Dennis, E215 [27FE]

Boxer, Richard J., E1111 [18JN]

Friebert, Susan and Robert H., E862 [22MY]

George, Horace R., E357 [14MR]

McCord, Jestene, E145 [1FE]

Stein, Louise and Gerald: Jerusalem 3000 Builders of Israel Award recipients, E1141 [20JN]

BARRICK, TRAVIS

Prayers

House of Representatives, H5937 [6JN]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H5977 [6JN]

BARRIER, SHERRI

Essays

Voice of Democracy, E1651 [19SE]

BARRIOS, MARIANNE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1041 [10JN]

BARRY, JOHN

Bills and resolutions

Navy: recognize as first flag officer (see H.J. Res. 196), H11395 [26SE]

BARRY, MARION S., JR.

Letters

Construction of National Children's Island, S7340 [28JN]

District of Columbia appropriations, S1405 [29FE]

Use of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House for vehicular traffic, S5012 [14MY]

BARRY, MEGAN

Addresses

Corporate Responsibility at Home and Abroad, E1021 [6JN]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1021 [6JN]

BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Remarks in Senate

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S6027 [11JN]

Reports filed

Nomination of Donna Dearman Smith to the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S1597 [6MR]

BARSHEFSKY, CHARLENE

Letters

Reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations, S9710, S9722 [3SE]

Shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6269 [12JN]

Remarks in House

Argentina: compliance with international trade laws relative to footwear and textile industries, E1912 [3OC]

BARTELT, TOM

Remarks in House

Reston, VA: tribute to Best of Reston Community Service Award recipients, E601 [23AP]

BARTLETT, BREWSTER

Remarks in Senate

New Hampshire: tribute to recipients of NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching, S4358 [29AP]

BARTLETT, BRUCE

Articles and editorials

Minimum Wage Trap, H5483 [22MY]

Surging Record of Clinton Tax Load, S7053 [26JN]

Wage Woes Beneath the Rosy Numbers, E1357 [24JY]

BARTLETT, ROSCOE G. (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments offered by, to

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), H10066 [5SE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2185 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H913 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H3650 [18AP]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2316 [14MR]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H1636 [29FE]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H1636 [29FE]

———restore integrity, goodwill, honesty, and trust (see H.R. 3792), H7474 [11JY]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H1636 [29FE]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (see H.R. 3300), H3730 [23AP]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

———parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3324, 3947), H4109 [25AP], H9705 [1AU]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Firearms: restore second amendment constitutional rights (see H.R. 2470), H8375 [24JY]

———standards for State concealed handgun carrying licenses (see H.R. 3838), H10525 [17SE]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6285 [12JN]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H11230 [25SE]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H3650 [18AP]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H11528 [27SE]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H5935 [5JN]

House Rules: require witnesses at committee hearings to disclose Federal grants or contracts received during current and previous fiscal years (see H. Res. 486), H10236 [11SE]

Insurance: establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H5934 [5JN]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H6691 [20JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5053 [14MY]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H5052 [14MY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H5052 [14MY]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H1325 [27FE]

Members of Congress: eliminate certain benefits (see H.R. 2610), H1508 [28FE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H1234 [9FE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H1986 [7MR]

———establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6691 [20JN]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H1636 [29FE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H90 [3JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H5380 [21MY]

Postal Service: acceptance of change-of-address orders from commercial mail receiving agencies (see H.R. 1464), H2558 [20MR]

———limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 3690), H6690 [20JN]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2896), H973 [30JA]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2123 [12MR]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 3952), H9921 [2AU]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H1636 [29FE]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 3817), H12175 [28SE]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H2316 [14MR]

———treatment of research credits (see H.R. 2984), H7107 [27JN]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H774 [23JA]

Veterans: extend pay benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during or immediately after World War II (see H.R. 3614), H12301 [4OC]

———improve health care programs (see H.R. 3950), H10525 [17SE]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H1139 [31JA]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H5015 [14MY]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), H10057, H10066, H10068, H10071 [5SE]

———prohibit members from wearing U.N. uniform items, H10066, H10068, H10071 [5SE]

Budget: balance, H96 [4JA]

———deficit, H8253 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9381 [31JY], H9708 [1AU]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5213 [16MY]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, H778 [24JA], H841 [25JA]

Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement: establish, H2186 [13MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5015, H5032 [14MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 340), H786 [24JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6370 [13JN]

———Navy aircraft self-detection capabilities, H5032 [14MY]

Dept. of Energy: Fusion Energy Sciences Program funding, H8315 [24JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5514 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8315 [24JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2689 [22MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H145 [4JA]

Health: medical savings account programs, H6433 [18JN], H6515 [19JN], H6633 [20JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H6633 [20JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H6433 [18JN], H6515 [19JN]

House Rules: authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H224 [5JA]

Minimum wage: level, H5514 [23MY]

National Engineers Week: observance, H1401 [28FE]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (H. Con. Res. 134), H3212, H3213 [29MR]

NSF: change name to National Science and Engineering Foundation, H5618 [29MY]

Public welfare programs: reform, H5310 [21MY], H5386 [22MY], H5652 [30MY]

———reform (H.R. 4), veto, H748 [23JA]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9381 [31JY], H9708 [1AU]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5618 [29MY]

Taxation: rates, H3586 [18AP]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2173, H2186 [13MR]

U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H6370 [13JN]

Votes: position on missed, E585 [19AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H773 [23JA]

BARTON, AL

Remarks in Senate

Zion No. 1 Missionary Baptist Church: anniversary, S10321 [11SE]

BARTON, JOE (a Representative from Texas)

Addresses

Telecommunications Conference: Decker Anstrom, National Cable Television Association, E800-E802 [14MY]

Amendments offered by, to

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8249 [23JY], H8340 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Clean Air Act: amend (see H.R. 3519), H5569 [23MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 169), H3170 [28MR]

Congressional Budget Act: amend (see H.R. 4142), H11047 [24SE]

Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Administration: establish (see H.R. 3847), H8029 [18JY]

Elections: require that odd-numbered year contributions be from individuals only (see H.R. 3397), H4502 [7MY]

FDA: facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H9924 [2AU]

Transportation: increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 4288), H12173 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H4646 [8MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H2315 [14MR]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5817 [4JN]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H9926 [2AU]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3731 [23AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H4902 [10MY]

Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3776), H7260 [10JY]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

Custom Service: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to U.S. emission standards (see H.R. 3961), H9922 [2AU]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 3514), H6415 [13JN]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

———State funding for drug and violence prevention programs (see H.R. 4016), H11527 [27SE]

Employment: safety-sensitive functions relative to individuals that abuse controlled substances (see H.R. 4017), H9924 [2AU]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3391), H6006 [6JN]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel actions (see H.R. 2683), H3387 [15AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8248 [23JY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H5500 [22MY]

———regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H7108 [27JN]

Human rights: protect the right to life of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1625), H1507 [28FE]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H6509 [18JN]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5053 [14MY]

Medicare: treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H1986 [7MR]

Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 2771), H2123 [12MR]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H1325 [27FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3481), H5287 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H5754 [30MY]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H6413 [13JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H187 [4JA]

Public broadcasting: promote financial self-sufficiency (see H.R. 2979), H1507 [28FE]

Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 2119), H12271 [3OC]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3601), H6005 [6JN]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H5380 [21MY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H6184 [11JN]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 3952), H9921 [2AU]

Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 1042), H4902 [10MY]

———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see H.R. 3410), H6765 [25JN]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Vietnam: release of Buddhist monks and civilians and Roman Catholic monks and priests (see H. Con. Res. 179), H8635 [29JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3233 [15AP]

Letters

George Bush School of Government and Public Service Act: George Bush, H10466 [17SE]

Remarks by, on

Automotive Service Association: anniversary, E533 [16AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3234, H3239, H3244, H3245, H3246, H3247, H3248, H3249, H3251, H3253, H3254, H3255, H3273, H3274, H3279, H3282, H3297 [15AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), consideration (H. Res. 395), H3261, H3263 [15AP]

Dept. of Energy: Inspector General funding, H8340, H8341 [24JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8340, H8341 [24JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 3199), H5632, H5633 [29MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (H.R. 3201), H5632, H5633 [29MY]

———funding, E1190 [27JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (H.R. 3200), H5632, H5633 [29MY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (H.R. 3803), H10466, H10469 [17SE]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (H. Con. Res. 193), H6978 [27JN]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (H.R. 3504), H5386 [22MY]

Housing: allow ownership of pets by senior citizens and the disabled in public housing, H4623, H4624 [8MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4623, H4624 [8MY]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (H.R. 1791), H10908 [24SE]

National Physical Fitness Month: observance, E814 [15MY]

NSF: change name to National Science and Engineering Foundation, H5617, H5618 [29MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3295 [15AP]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5340 [21MY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5617, H5618 [29MY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1160 [1FE], E800 [14MY]

Votes: position on missed, H6092 [10JN]

BARTON, PAUL E.

Appointments

Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators, S3168 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators: appointment, S5014-S5016 [14MY]

BARTON, RICHARD

Letters

Campaign finance reform, S6805 [25JN]

BARTOW COUNTY, GA

Remarks in House

WBHF-Radio (Cartersville, GA): tribute, H7662 [17JY]

BASS, CHARLES (a Representative from New Hampshire)

Articles and editorials

Gingrich Critic Aided Ethics-Panel Democrat, George Archibald, Washington (DC) Times, H4432 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Berlin, NH: examine historical significance (see H.R. 4026), H10107 [5SE]

Congress: restore integrity, goodwill, honesty, and trust (see H.R. 3792), H7474 [11JY]

Elections: revise rules on independent expenditures (see H.R. 3208), H3230 [29MR]

Executive Office of the President: establish Office of the Inspector General (see H.R. 3872), H8247 [23JY]

Hey, Da! (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 4225), H11395 [26SE]

House Rules: improve committee operations, procedures, and staffing (see H. Res. 480), H7658 [16JY]

Wildlife refuges: require the acquisition of lands for fish and wildlife refuges be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (see H.R. 2909), H1137 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4503 [7MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H2223 [13MR]

Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1363), H2950 [27MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H3388 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of HHS: application for waiver of certain AFDC and medicaid demonstration projects (see H.R. 3696), H6690 [20JN]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6415 [13JN]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H4647 [8MY]

House Rules: provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H7658 [16JY]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1325 [27FE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H10041 [4SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H7260 [10JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3820 [24AP]

OMB: establish electronic data reporting standards (see H.R. 3869), H8247 [23JY]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H774 [23JA]

POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H11396 [26SE]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2896), H973 [30JA]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2123 [12MR]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H10524 [17SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4503 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Elections: dismissal of contest (see H. Res. 539), H11395 [26SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1461 [28FE]

———price supports for peanuts, H1461 [28FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9383 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5116 [15MY], H5236, H5237, H5239 [16MY]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): conflict of interest concerns relative to Representative McDermott, H4432 [7MY]

Corporations: subsidies, H1780 [7MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6861 [26JN]

Elections: revise rules on independent expenditures (H.R. 3208), H3174 [29MR]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (H.R. 3452), H10816 [24SE]

———establish Office of the Inspector General (H.R. 3872), H8103 [23JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: compensation practices and pay equity (H. Con. Res. 194), H6977 [27JN]

Nashua, NH: asbestos cleanup of Johns Manville site, H6861 [26JN]

Public welfare programs: reform, H5387 [22MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9383 [31JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1400 [28FE]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), H6127, H6129, H6130, H6131 [11JN]

Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 129), H2340 [19MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Elections: dismissal of contest (H. Res. 539), H11322, H11356 [26SE]

Leave of absence: granted, H6282 [12JN]

Reports filed

Dismissal of Election Contest Against Representative Bass: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 104-853), H11394 [26SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 539, dismissal of election contest, H11357 [26SE]

Tributes

Legasse, Steffan, E1617 [17SE]

BASSETT, LEONARD AND RUBY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1320 [18JY]

BATEMAN, HERBERT H. (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments offered by, to

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6315 [13JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———S. 1124, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H306 [5JA]

Articles and editorials

Mike Boorda, RIP, Wall Street Journal, H5363 [21MY]

Navy's Enemies, John Lehman, Wall Street Journal, H5362 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Chesapeake Bay: establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests (see H.R. 3309), H3819 [24AP]

Dept. of Defense: technical corrections relative to certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 4282), H12173 [28SE]

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (see H.R. 3281), H3657 [22AP]

Panama Canal: authorizing appropriations for operation and maintenance (see H.R. 3282), H3657 [22AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H1775 [6MR]

Armed Forces: organization and management of reserve components (see H.R. 1646), H1775 [6MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5570 [23MY]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H5173 [15MY]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Education: student loan programs (see H.R. 1501), H3387 [15AP]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 2202), H1775 [6MR]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 215), H11230 [25SE]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see H.R. 1279), H2713 [22MR]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H3231 [29MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4647 [8MY]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 10), H1245 [16FE]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H11048 [24SE]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2951 [27MR]

Service Contract Act: repeal (see H.R. 246), H3387 [15AP]

Smithsonian Institution: authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (see H.R. 3933), H9566 [31JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H5052 [14MY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H3581 [17AP]

Southeastern Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (see H.R. 2640), H914 [25JA]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (see H.R. 1953), H3231 [29MR]

SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (see H.R. 791), H3387 [15AP]

States: allow employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 2677), H187 [4JA]

Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H331 [5JA]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H1226 [1FE]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1325 [27FE]

World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5570 [23MY]

Remarks by, on

Armed Forces: encourage allies to pay more non-salaried costs of U.S. troops in Europe, H5025 [14MY]

Courts: restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights, H10555 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), veto, H17 [3JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4930, H5025 [14MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H794 [24JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6345 [13JN]

———technical corrections relative to certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 4282), H12131 [28SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 522), H10555 [18SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6873 [26JN]

Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), H4451 [7MY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E402 [21MR]

NASA: aircraft consolidation plan, H6873 [26JN]

Navy: nuclear attack submarine funding, H6345 [13JN]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6299, H6301, H6316, H6322 [13JN]

———congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), consideration (H. Res. 448), H6272 [12JN]

Ships and vessels: shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6272 [12JN], H6299, H6301, H6316, H6322 [13JN]

Votes: position on missed, H9796 [1AU], E1174 [26JN], E1319 [18JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5378 [21MY]

Statements

Tribute to Jeremy M. Boorda: Jim Kincaid, H5362 [21MY]

Tributes

Boorda, Jeremy M., H5361 [21MY]

BATES, BOB AND HELEN A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1669 [23SE]

BATES, JIMMY F.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E480 [28MR]

BATES, NAOMI S.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3498 [17AP]

BATH, ME

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: Arleigh Burke class destroyer program funding and multi-year contract procurement, S6606 [20JN], S6908 [26JN]

BATON ROUGE, LA

Bills and resolutions

U.S. Civil War Center: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), H5288 [16MY]

Remarks in House

U.S. Civil War Center: designate (H.J. Res. 179), E828 [16MY]

Reports filed

U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S.J. Res. 42) (S. Rept. 104-263), S4937 [9MY]

BATT, PHIL (Governor of Idaho)

Letters

Reintroduction of wolves into Idaho, H1006 [31JA]

BATTIN, JAMES F.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11719 [28SE], S12051 [1OC]

BATTLE, JAMES W., SR.

Articles and editorials

Pastor Honored for Community Ministry, E544 [16AP]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E544 [16AP]

BATTLE, LAURIE C. (a former Representative from Alabama)

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S3790 [22AP]

BATTLE, LaVEEDA MORGAN

Reports filed

Nomination to the Board of Directors of the LSC: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S1597 [6MR]

BATTLE CREEK, MI

Remarks in House

Lee, Suerjee: Prudential Spirit of Community Award recipient, E418 [22MR]

Remarks in Senate

United Way of Greater Battle Creek: anniversary, S9978 [5SE]

BAUCUS, MAX (a Senator from Montana)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S748, S749 [1FE], S988, S989 [6FE], S1055, S1141, S1150 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8645 [24JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2105, S2123 [14MR], S2245 [18MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5201 [16MY], S5219, S5221, S5264, S5270, S5271, S5274 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6450, S6535 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10564 [13SE], S10691 [17SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9147, S9164 [30JY], S9268, S9305 [31JY]

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

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S8994 [26JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10672 [17SE]

Housing: extend certain programs (S. 1494), S350 [24JA]

Public buildings: oversight and reform of purchases and construction and improvement projects (S. 1005), S5203, S5212 [16MY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2161, S2199 [15MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, S10647 [17SE]

———H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, S8820 [25JY]

———S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs' reauthorization, S10239 [10SE]

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

Articles and editorials

Baucus Backs a Good Logging Compromise, Great Falls (MT) Tribune, S2026 [14MR]

Thanks for the Memories, Don, Missoula (MT) Missoulian, S4362 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Financial institutions: treatment of common trust fund transfers relative to mutual fund investments (see S. 1942), S7670 [10JY]

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

Tariff: duty exemption for merchandise purchased in a duty-free sales enterprise (see S. 1796), S5566 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. Con. Res. 63), S5866 [5JN]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see S. 1939, 1949), S7762, S7769 [11JY]

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

———provide livestock feed assistance for certain producers (see S. 1743), S5601 [23MY]

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S2830 [25MR]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see S. 773), S10019 [6SE]

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

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: payment rate for barley (see S. 2036), S9554 [2AU]

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

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S5382 [20MY]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2028), S9554 [2AU]

———reauthorize certain educational programs (see S. 1873), S8555 [23JY]

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

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see S. 1590), S1516 [5MR]

FRS: use of surplus funds to cover Financing Corp. obligations (see S. 1687), S7029 [26JN]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see S. 1035), S4426 [30AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S3229 [29MR]

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

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 1233), S7906 [16JY]

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

Medicare: allocate savings from waste, fraud and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see S. 1859), S6082 [11JN]

———beneficiary access to emergency and urgent care (see S. 2121), S11294 [25SE]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse (see S. 1858), S6082 [11JN]

———hospice care reform (see S. 2034), S11314 [25SE]

Members of Congress: discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (see S. 1876), S6225 [13JN]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see S. 1714), S5193 [16MY]

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

National Baseball Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1185 [9FE]

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

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

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

Romania: most-favored-nation status (see S. 1644), S2860 [26MR]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see S. Res. 273), S7179 [27JN]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Veteran Health Administration (see S. 1786), S7309 [28JN]

Sports: prohibit regulation of sponsorship or advertising relative to rodeo events (see S. 1453), S514 [26JA]

Taxation: extend certain tax provisions (see S. 1568), S1180 [9FE]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans (see S. 1674), S3384 [16AP]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see S. 2047), S9555 [2AU]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see S. 2086), S10684 [17SE]

Transportation: requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (see S. 1661), S3216 [29MR]

Water: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System (see S. 1989), S8866 [25JY]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see S. 1150), S5449 [21MY]

Cloture motions

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4037 [24AP]

Letters

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: David Patterson, S2384 [20MR]

Dept. of Transportation use of erroneous highway apportionment formulas: by, S12115 [1OC]

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

Low-income housing tax credit: by, S12287 [3OC]

Memorandums

Modify the Minimum Allocation Formula for Federal Aid Highway Program: Linda L. Robertson, Dept. of the Treasury, S9270, S9274 [31JY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: commodity payments, S1045 [7FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3066 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S1045, S1056, S1057 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8604 [24JY]

Amtrak: funding and reform, S5519 [23MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1840 [12MR], S1924 [13MR], S2017 [14MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas leasing, S5528 [23MY]

Budget: balance, S7714 [11JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9375 [1AU]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5256 [17MY], S5519, S5528, S5529 [23MY]

Burton, Mike: privilege of the floor, S9486 [2AU]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S3097 [28MR]

CERCLA: clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated, S12293 [3OC]

———transfer of certain properties prior to hazardous waste cleanup, S7243 [28JN]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, S5643 [24MY]

Congress: require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, S5529 [23MY]

Corps of Engineers: management of Missouri River, S9469-S9471 [2AU]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), S7714 [11JY], S9469-S9471 [2AU]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, S11521 [27SE]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2383, S2384 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7243 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10532 [13SE], S10691 [17SE]

Dept. of Transportation: Essential Air Service Program funding, S5256 [17MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9148 [30JY], S9266, S9267, S9268, S9270, S9272, S9273, S9275, S9281 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9834 [4SE]

Ecology and environment: protect scenic highways from water erosion, S9148 [30JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6794 [25JN]

Endangered species: protection programs funding, S1840 [12MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, S10649 [17SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1959), S8971, S8972 [26JY]

EPA: reform regulatory process, S1924 [13MR]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10742 [18SE]

———regulation of aircraft engine standards, S10742 [18SE]

FBI: tribute for resolution of the Montana Freemen standoff, S6819 [25JN]

Financial institutions: treatment of common trust fund transfers relative to mutual fund investments (S. 1942), S7674 [10JY]

Foreign trade: definition of most-favored-nation status, S5949 [6JN]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program, S1614 [7MR], S2017 [14MR]

Glacier National Park: management, S10532 [13SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7443 [9JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S54 [4JA]

Harrington, Jan: privilege of the floor, S9486 [2AU]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3547, S3595 [18AP]

———tribute to organ donation program, S2441 [20MR]

Health care professionals: tribute to physicians willing to accept medicaid patients, S4000 [23AP]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), S7754 [11JY]

Malta, MT: tribute to efforts to rebuild Malta High School after fire, S731 [1FE]

Medicare: combat waste, fraud and abuse, S3595 [18AP]

———reform, S1614 [7MR]

Minimum wage: level, S3097 [28MR], S4576 [2MY]

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (S. 1899), S7338 [28JN]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S4576 [2MY]

———gasoline tax, S4576 [2MY]

Pinto, Shirl: Crime Victim Service Award recipient, S4725 [6MY]

Public buildings: oversight and reform of purchases and construction and improvement projects (S. 1005), S5210 [16MY]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2401 [20MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9375 [1AU]

Roads and highways: management of Beartooth Highway, S10533 [13SE]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program, S9266, S9267, S9268, S9270, S9272, S9273, S9275, S9281 [31JY]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (S. 2123), S11303, S11305 [25SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), S9486, S9495, S9497 [2AU]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, S7169 [27JN]

Senate: confirmation of judicial nominees, S5909, S5910 [6JN]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2165 [15MR]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste, S8971, S8972 [26JY], S10649 [17SE]

Taxation: treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 2086), S10689 [17SE]

———treatment of higher education tuition and student loan interest, S5528 [23MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: construction of retaining wall at Flathead Lake, S10691 [17SE]

University of Montana: tribute to football team, S4362 [29AP]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, S9834 [4SE]

Texts of

S. 2123, Highway Funding Fairness Act, S11304 [25SE]

Tributes

Austin, Shawn, S2323 [19MR]

Battin, James F., S11719 [28SE]

Bellingham, Randy, S7169 [27JN]

Callaghan, Patty, S71 [4JA]

Fischer, Gene, S891 [6FE]

Muskie, Edmund S., S2886 [26MR]

Ost, Doug, S731 [1FE]

Parker, Bill, S731 [1FE]

Rush, Candice, S4725 [6MY]

Shea, Michael, S2441 [20MR]

Taylor, Dakota, S4725 [6MY]

Tyler, Marty, S731 [1FE]

BAUER, KENNETH M.

Remarks in House

Coast Guard: Gold Lifesaving Medal award recipient, E691 [1MY]

BAUMISTER, FRANK J. JR.

Letters

Prohibit restriction of certain medical communicaitons between health care providers and their patients, S10162 [10SE]

BAXTER, TN

Remarks in House

Baxter Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E862 [22MY]

BAY CITY, MI

Remarks in House

AFL-CIO Model City in Community Service Award: recipients, E1708 [26SE]

BAY COUNTY, MI

Remarks in House

Realtor Association of Bay County: anniversary, E1896 [1OC]

BAY VIEW, WI

Remarks in House

Louis Travis Amvets Post 14: anniversary, E1710 [26SE]

BAYAT, JONATHAN

Essays

Voice of Democracy, E546 [16AP]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E546 [16AP]

BAYH, EVAN (Governor of Indiana)

Letters

Interstate Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste Act, H939 [30JA]

BAYLINSON, DAVID A.

Eulogies

Weil, Adolph, Jr., E259 [29FE]

BAYLY, JUDI

Remarks in Senate

Animals: tribute to service dog training efforts, S3737 [19AP]

BAYNE, BERNADETTE F.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1446 [1AU]

BAYONNE, NJ

Remarks in House

Kenrich Petrochemical, Inc.: trade and patent dispute with Japan, E307 [7MR]

Nicaretta, John: UNICO (organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E274 [5MR]

BAYTOWN, TX

Articles and editorials

Richard S. Manne, E1560 [11SE]

BEACH, BREWSTER Y.

Prayers

House of Representatives, H5649 [30MY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H5650 [30MY]

BEACHES related term(s) Coastal Zones

Bills and resolutions

Corps of Engineers: authorize shore protection and beach nourishment projects on publicly owned property (see S. 1811), S5567 [23MY]

Erosion: authorizing expenditures from the harbor maintenance trust fund for certain beach erosion projects (see H.R. 3304), H3730 [23AP]

Water pollution: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see S. 1950; H.R. 3789), S7816 [12JY], H7474 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Coastal zones: shoreline protection program funding, H8317, H8319 [24JY]

Virginia Beach, VA: Sandbridge Beach erosion control and hurricane protection project funding, H8346 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Corps of Engineers: authorize shore protection and beach nourishment projects on publicly owned property, S7719 [11JY]

———authorize shore protection and beach nourishment projects on publicly owned property (S. 1811), S5586-S5589 [23MY]

Rehoboth Beach, DE: anniversary of Beach Patrol, S8671 [24JY], S8988 [26JY]

Water pollution: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (S. 1950), S7816 [12JY]

Texts of

S. 1811, Shore Protection Act, S5587 [23MY]

S. 1950, Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act, S7817 [12JY]

BEACHES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, CLOSURE, AND HEALTH ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1950), S7816 [12JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1950), S7816 [12JY]

Texts of

S. 1950, provisions, S7817 [12JY]

BEACHWOOD, OH

Remarks in House

Yom Hashoah—Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E524 [15AP]

BEACON (vessel)

Bills and resolutions

Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3914), H8635 [29JY]

BEALL, ROBERT J.

Letters

GATT implementation relative to generic drug industry, S6597 [20JN]

BEAME, ABRAHAM D.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E408 [21MR]

BEAR, HEROLD

Remarks in House

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H1722 [6MR]

BEARD, FRED M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E103 [25JA]

BEASLEY, DAVID (Governor of South Carolina)

Letters

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S5936 [6JN]

BEASTIE BOYS (musical group)

Letters

Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China, H7034 [27JN]

BEATRICE, NE

Remarks in House

Homestead National Monument of America: funding, H6549 [19JN]

BEATTIE, MOLLIE

Amendments

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (S. 1899), S7322, S7337 [28JN]

Articles and editorials

Mollie Beattie Remembered, S9464 [2AU]

Woman of the Woods—Mollie Beattie, a Natural as Fish & Wildlife Chief, E1223 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (see S. 1899; H.R. 3706), S6719 [24JN], H6712 [24JN]

Remarks in House

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (H.R. 3706), E1151 [24JN]

———designate (S. 1899), H7609, H7610 [16JY], E1302 [17JY]

Tribute, E1222, E1223 [9JY], E1290 [16JY], E1302 [17JY], E1332 [22JY]

Remarks in Senate

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (S. 1899), S6724, S6725 [24JN], S7295, S7296, S7337 [28JN]

Tribute, S7295, S7296 [28JN], S9464 [2AU]

Texts of

S. 1899, Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area, H7610 [16JY]

S. 1899, Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area Act, S6724 [24JN], S7339 [28JN]

BEATTIE, R. LANE

Letters

Designate certain Utah lands as wilderness, S2747, S2779 [25MR]

BEATTY, DAVID

Letters

Assignment of pension benefits of convicted felons toward victim restitution or payment of fines, S1277 [20FE]

BEAUMONT, TX

Letters

Partial-birth abortions: several Beaumont, TX, Diocese staff members, H8595 [26JY]

BECERRA, XAVIER (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H10195 [11SE]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1252 [23FE]

California: tribute to language diversity efforts by Monterey Peninsula community leaders (see H. Res. 266), H5501 [22MY]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H11048 [24SE]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518), H12175 [28SE]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H12301 [4OC]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H3231 [29MR]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H3387 [15AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5647 [29MY]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H3488 [16AP]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H4801 [9MY]

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence Against Women: ratification (see H. Con. Res. 182), H6005 [6JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6005 [6JN]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6005 [6JN]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3820 [24AP]

Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 620), H4303 [30AP]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H4303 [30AP]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8982 [30JY]

Sequoia National Forest: preservation of Giant Sequoia ecosystem and increase recreational opportunities (see H.R. 3873), H8247 [23JY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2912 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10622 [19SE]

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2615 [21MR]

Asian Pacific-American Heritage Month: observance, H5306 [21MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7751 [17JY], H7808 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8325 [24JY]

Business and industry: prohibit payment of back pay to illegal immigrants, H7358 [11JY]

Camacho, Andy M.: American Cancer Society Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

Courts: prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), H4497, H4498, H4499 [7MY]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3198 [29MR]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4490 [7MY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1742 [6MR]

Dept. of Education: bilingual education funding, H7322, H7323 [11JY]

Dept. of Labor: increased personnel levels for wage and hour inspection and enforcement relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H10194 [11SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8184 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7322, H7323, H7358 [11JY]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8790 [30JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9741, H9765 [1AU]

———declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), consideration (H. Res. 499), H9737 [1AU]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9765 [1AU]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9849 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H8576 [26JY]

Health care professionals: extend nonimmigrant nurse program, H2628 [21MR]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3008 [28MR]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrant children to educational opportunities, H10194 [11SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11100, H11101 [25SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (H. Res. 530), H11095, H11096 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2386, H2393, H2396, H2444, H2446, H2448, H2455, H2458 [19MR], H2477, H2478, H2479, H2480, H2481, H2482, H2483, H2486, H2488, H2498, H2521, H2524, H2525, H2526, H2527 [20MR], H2595, H2604, H2615, H2628 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2369 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11076 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to instruct conferees, H10194 [11SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), H8782 [30JY]

———distribute surplus visas to children and siblings of certain U.S. citizens, H2521 [20MR]

———English language proficiency requirement, H2524, H2525, H2526, H2527 [20MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2595 [21MR]

———permanently bar entry into the U.S. for anyone who is caught entering the country illegally, H2458 [19MR]

———require public hospitals providing medical assistance to illegal aliens to supply patient-identifying information for reimbursement, H2482, H2483 [20MR]

———status of illegal immigrants applying for permanent resident status, H2604 [21MR]

———treatment of criminal aliens by State and local law enforcement officials, H2477, H2478, H2479, H2480, H2481 [20MR]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2498 [20MR]

LSC: funding, H8184 [23JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7490 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7490 [12JY]

Minimum wage: level, H8576 [26JY], H9849 [2AU]

Ozohan, Mary Louise: American Cancer Society Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2448 [19MR], H2612 [21MR], H11096 [25SE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3008 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, H2486 [20MR]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7751 [17JY], H7808 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8325 [24JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, H7808 [18JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process, H3008 [28MR]

Social Security Administration: prevent counterfeiting of Social Security cards, H2455 [19MR]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: review of sentencing guidelines, H4490 [7MY]

Votes: position on missed, E1014, E1017 [6JN]

Tributes

Brown, Ronald H., E647 [25AP]

Perez, Alfredo, E1665 [19SE]

BECK, JENNA

Remarks in House

National History Day: Junior Historical Research Papers essay award recipient, E1003 [5JN]

BECK, JOAN

Articles and editorials

Call To Tone Down the Violence, S10208 [10SE]

Take Children Out of Harm's Way, S5713 [4JN]

BECK, TIFFANY

Remarks in House

Colorado: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipient, E1319 [18JY]

BECKER, DONALD E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1336 [22JY]

BECKES, S.L. (SPUD)

Poems

``Remembrance of the Oklahoma Bombing'', S3734 [19AP]

BECKNER, PAUL

Letters

Revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine, S11071 [20SE]

BECKWITH, JIM

Letters

Abstinence education and adolescent family life programs reauthorization, S4327 [29AP]

Tax treatment of adoption expenses, S4327 [29AP]

BECTON, FREDERICK J.

Articles and editorials

F. Becton, Navy Hero in World War II, E165 [5FE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E165 [5FE]

BEDARD, PAUL

Articles and editorials

Democrats Stymie Effort To Pay ``Travelgate'' Legal Fees, S4644 [2MY]

BEDELL, DONALD W.

Studies

Smoot-Hawley, Depression, and World Revolution, S10173-S10176 [10SE]

BEDELL ASSOCIATES

Studies

Smoot-Hawley, Depression, and World Revolution, S10173-S10176 [10SE]

BEDFORD, NH

Remarks in House

Bedford Public Library: tribute, E1518 [5SE]

BEDFORD, PA

Remarks in House

Sweet, Bob: Bedford, PA, Rotary Club Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1097 [17JN]

BEDFORD, VA

Remarks in Senate

National D-Day Memorial: designate, S6488 [19JN]

BEDFORD COUNTY, PA

Remarks in House

Johnstown Association of Life Underwriters: anniversary, E1497 [2AU]

BEDFORD PARK, IL

Remarks in House

Midas International Corp.: tribute to employees, E1547 [10SE]

BEDROSIAN, ERNIE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E896 [24MY]

BEEDER, DAVID C.

Articles and editorials

Businesses Put Muscle Behind Farm Bill Push, S1899 [12MR]

Farm Bureau Tries To Free Mired Farm Bill, S487 [26JA]

Glickman Says New Farm Plan's Costs Are Higher, S1894 [12MR]

BEESON, KELLEY

Remarks in House

Carlow College: Student of Spirit award recipients, E1526 [5SE]

BEGLEY, SHARON

Articles and editorials

Your Child's Brain, S3166-S3168 [28MR]

BEGOSH, MARTIN J.

Remarks in House

Bosnia and Herzegovina: return of first U.S. serviceman injured in Bosnia, H53 [3JA]

BEGUN, MARTIN S.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E418 [22MR]

BEHR, PETER

Articles and editorials

Ripple Effect Could Leave Area Reeling, S16 [3JA]

BEHRENS, JOHN E. AND LOIS M.

Letters

Education programs funding level, S1813 [12MR]

BEHRENS, KATHY

Letters

Education programs funding level, S1812 [12MR]

BEILENSON, ANTHONY C. (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H239 [5JA]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4568 [8MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2450 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2370 [19MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, H10951 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

Time To Make Plans—and Tracks, Jessica Mathews, Washington (DC) Post, H6962 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: fair payment for use of Bureau of Reclamation water (see H.R. 3917), H10041 [4SE]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H2467 [19MR]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H11048 [24SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5817 [4JN]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 2259), H1232 [6FE]

———reorganize administrative law judiciary (see H.R. 1802), H3231 [29MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

George Washington University: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 139), H4902 [10MY]

Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H1774 [6MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (see H.R. 3222), H5817 [4JN]

International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H6914 [26JN]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H330 [5JA]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H4647 [8MY]

Medicare: expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H1226 [1FE]

———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H3231 [29MR]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H914 [25JA]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H7780 [17JY]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1716 [5MR]

Sequoia National Forest: preservation of Giant Sequoia ecosystem and increase recreational opportunities (see H.R. 3873), H8247 [23JY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4303 [30AP]

Taxation: treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H9566 [31JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 3609), H8598 [26JY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H3231 [29MR]

Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280), H4902 [10MY]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H8982 [30JY]

Definitions

Previous question vote—what it means, H4568 [8MY]

Lists

Legislation debated without committee reporting, H6527 [19JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 389), H2895 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10639 [19SE]

Appropriations: line-item veto, H2975 [28MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1952 [7MR]

Budget: establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, H1952 [7MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5195 [16MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6962 [26JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6962 [26JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), consideration (H. Res. 395), H3259 [15AP]

———results of district survey, E58 [23JA]

Courts: prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), consideration (H. Res. 422), H4467 [7MY]

———restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights, H10554 [18SE]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 370), H1725 [6MR]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 375), H2075, H2077, H2081 [12MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), consideration (H. Res. 455), H6521, H6526 [19JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), consideration (H. Res. 475), H7613 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 522), H10554 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H231, H239 [5JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3814), consideration (H. Res. 479), H7718 [17JY]

Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2489 [20MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8485 [25JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), consideration (H. Res. 483), H8296 [24JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), consideration (H. Res. 499), H9728 [1AU]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5844 [5JN]

Health: medical savings account programs, H9777 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 500), H9776 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9777 [1AU]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2975, H2982, H2985 [28MR]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4560, H4568 [8MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2450, H2454 [19MR], H2489, H2513 [20MR], H2593 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2364, H2370, H2372 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11072, H11078 [25SE]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2513 [20MR]

———installation of physical barriers at all areas of high incidence of illegal entry into the U.S., H2450 [19MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2593 [21MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), consideration (H. Res. 437), H5358 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 529), H11054 [25SE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), consideration (H. Res. 489), H9425 [31JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), consideration (H. Res. 473), H7168 [10JY]

Minimum wage: level, H2982 [28MR], H4568 [8MY]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1675), consideration (H. Res. 410), H3756 [24AP]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), consideration (H. Res. 436), H5328, H5334, H5336 [21MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2975, H2982, H2985 [28MR]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), consideration (H. Res. 427), H4765 [9MY]

Small business: improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), consideration (H. Res. 516), H10076 [5SE]

Social Security: increase earnings limit, H2975 [28MR]

Social Security Administration: prevent counterfeiting of Social Security cards, H2454 [19MR]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 353), H1146 [1FE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), consideration (H. Res. 396), H3499, H3500 [17AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H10973, H10974 [24SE], E1757 [27SE], E1867 [30SE]

Surveys

District survey results, E59 [23JA]

Tables

Open versus restrictive rules: 104th Congress, H3500-H3503 [17AP], H6526 [19JN]

Tributes

Doughner, Elizabeth, E163 [5FE]

Douphner, Elizabeth, E232 [28FE]

Kern, Harvey D., E234 [28FE]

Wapner, Joseph and Mickey, E745 [9MY]

BELARDO, MARY E.

Letters

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act, H10148, H10150 [10SE]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands, S6532 [19JN]

BELARUS, REPUBLIC OF related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States

Bills and resolutions

Independence: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 163), H3581 [17AP]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see S. Con. Res. 56; H. Con. Res. 167), S4063 [24AP], H3820 [24AP]

Letters

Ramapo High School student trip to Belarus: A. Vanitsky, Belarus Society of Friendship and Cultural Affairs with Foreign Countries, E1183 [26JN]

———Aleksander Lukashenko, President of Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

———Don Cairns and Pat DeFrancesco, E1183 [26JN]

Remarks in House

Chernobyl: anniversary of the nuclear reactor accident, E491 [29MR]

Democracy: efforts, H3217 [29MR], E1061 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5069-H5077 [15MY]

Rockland County, NY: tribute to Ramapo High School students for charitable efforts in Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, E635, E649 [25AP]

———anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (H. Con. Res. 167), H5323-H5326 [21MY], E618 [24AP], E652 [25AP], E875 [22MY]

———impact of Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, H10656 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Treaties and agreements: ratification, S7209 [27JN]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, S3687 [18AP], S4115 [25AP]

———anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (S. Con. Res. 56), S4074 [24AP]

Reports filed

Chornobyl Nuclear Reactor Accident Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 56), S4189 [25AP]

Resolution of Ratification

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Belarus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7209 [27JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 167, Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident anniversary, H5323 [21MY]

S. Con. Res. 56, Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident anniversary, S4074 [24AP]

BELARUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDSHIP AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Letters

Ramapo High School student trip to Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

BELCHER, RODNEY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1907 [13MR]

BELFAST, TN

Remarks in House

Belfast Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E859 [22MY]

BELGIUM, KINGDOM OF

Documents

Co-Determination by Labor and Management in European Countries, S4900 [9MY]

Resolution of Ratification

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Belgium: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

BELL, ALVIN R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1796 [28SE]

BELL, FELICIA

Essays

Voice of Democracy, E1594 [12SE]

BELL, HUBERT T., JR.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Inspector General of the NRC, S5004 [14MY]

BELL, MICHAEL

Letters

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds, H3508 [17AP]

BELL, PEGGY KIRK

Remarks in House

Southern Pines, NC: tribute to U.S. Women's Open Championship golf tournament, H6418 [17JN]

BELL, REED

Remarks in House

Florida: tribute to Community Service Networks (organization), E1270 [12JY]

BELL, ROBERT G.

Addresses

Defending America Against Weapons of Mass Destruction, S5688 [3JN]

BELL, TERREL H.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7056 [26JN]

BELL TELEPHONE COS.

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: entrance into the alarm monitoring services market, S689 [1FE]

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

BELLAMY, CAROL

Letters

Children's rights in the People's Republic of China, E614 [24AP]

BELLE PLAIN, NJ

Letters

VFW Petrella, Repici, Caprionini, and Champion Post 6257 anniversary: Vincent E. Pellegrino, VFW, E596 [22AP]

BELLEVILLE, IL

Remarks in House

George Khoury Association of Baseball Leagues, Inc.: anniversary, E1613 [16SE]

BELLEVILLE, NJ

Remarks in House

Concerned Citizens of Belleville (organization): tribute, E623 [25AP]

UNICO (organization): tribute to Young Italian American ACES Club, E364 [14MR]

BELLFLOWER, CA

Remarks in House

Bellflower Chamber of Commerce: anniversary, E344 [13MR]

BELLIDO, SUSAN

Articles and editorials

Heroes in the Moment, S2831 [25MR]

BELLINGHAM, RANDY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7169 [27JN]

BELLINGHAM, WA

Remarks in Senate

Bellingham High School: tribute to participants in National History Day Finals, S6192 [13JN]

BELLINGHAM (WA) HERALD

Articles and editorials

Our View—OK Murray's Compromise Timber Plan, S2027 [14MR]

BELLPORT, NY

Remarks in House

South County Library: tribute, E1471 [2AU]

BELMAR, NJ

Remarks in House

Calvary Baptist Church: anniversary, E1350 [23JY]

Neptune High School: Naval Junior ROTC military ball and awards ceremony, E837 [16MY]

St. Patrick's Day Parade: tribute, E243 [28FE]

BELMONT, MA

Remarks in House

Petrino, Angelo: Belmont Men's Lodge Man of the Year award recipient, E778 [10MY]

BELMONT COUNTY, OH

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Edmund A. Sargus, Jr., E1702 [26SE], E1764 [27SE]

BELOUS, ROBERT

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4874 [8MY]

BELTRAN, GIL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E14 [4JA]

BELTSVILLE, MD

Remarks in Senate

Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: funding, S8604 [24JY]

BEMIDJI (MN) PIONEER

Articles and editorials

Mediation on the Mark, S12348 [3OC]

BENCHMARK RAIL GROUP, INC.

Remarks in Senate

Relief (H.R. 419), S7502 [9JY]

Reports filed

Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 419), S6223 [13JN]

BENDER, JOYCE

Remarks in House

Carlow College: Woman of Spirit award recipients, E1533 [5SE]

BENEDETTO, RICHARD

Articles and editorials

Media Silent on Right's Rights, H6096 [10JN]

BENEDICT, LAWRENCE N.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Ambassador to Cape Verde: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

BENEDICT COLLEGE

Remarks in Senate

Black History Month: observance, S732 [1FE]

BENICIA, CA

Articles and editorials

School Is a Blue Ribbon Winner, E501 [29MR]

Remarks in House

Benicia Middle School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, E501 [29MR]

BENITEZ, NATIVIDAD

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1019 [6JN]

BENNER, ANN B.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E641 [25AP]

BENNETT, BROOKE

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute for participation, E1387 [26JY]

BENNETT, CHARLES J.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1906 [13MR]

BENNETT, RALPH K.

Articles and editorials

Defenseless Against Missile Terror, S12264 [3OC]

BENNETT, ROBERT F. (a Senator from Utah)

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1912, S1945, S1978 [13MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8336, S8364, S8375 [19JY]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6896 [25JN], S7161, S7199 [27JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7969, S8058 [17JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9748 [3SE], S9825, S9856 [4SE], S9876, S9939, S9969 [5SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8758, S8869, S8922 [25JY]

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

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8336, S8364, S8375 [19JY]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4650 [2MY]

Conferee: H.R. 3005, regulation and management of financial markets, S7216 [27JN]

———H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR]

———H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8964 [26JY]

———H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9957 [5SE]

———H.R. 3754, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S9118 [30JY]

———H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, S9115 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Why the Catholic School Model Is Taboo, Sol Stern, Wall Street Journal, S7926 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Utah: designate additional lands for Goshute Indian Reservation (see S. 1766), S5191 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S4677 [3MY]

Armed Forces: prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see S. 1370), S1368 [27FE]

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

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

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

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 607), S279 [22JA]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see S. Con. Res. 72), S11540 [27SE]

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

Crime: prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S4072 [24AP]

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

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

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see S. 1189), S3406 [16AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S8643 [24JY]

Executive Office of the President: creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution (see S. Res. 283), S8989 [26JY]

Federal employees: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (see S. 1987), S9305 [31JY]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629), S2422 [20MR]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (see S. 704), S3490 [17AP]

Government: improve regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products (see S. 1477), S8374 [19JY]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see S. 1397), S7825 [12JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S5601 [23MY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S4871 [8MY]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see S. 1740, 1999), S6410 [18JN], S9072 [29JY]

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

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see S. Res. 250), S5601 [23MY]

Monuments and memorials: require compliance with certain environmental acts and an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (see S. 2150), S11540 [27SE]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S1388 [28FE]

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

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1731), S4804 [7MY]

National Park Foundation: reform (see S. 1703), S4190 [25AP]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S7416 [8JY]

NIH: establish National Center for Pain Research (see S. 1955), S7887 [16JY]

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

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see S. 1638), S2646 [21MR]

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

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing reform (see S. 2042), S9555 [2AU]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 1317), S9438 [1AU]

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

Securities: improve regulation of markets, eliminate excessive fees, and reduce investment costs (see S. 1815), S6533 [19JN]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see S. 942), S2331 [19MR]

Taxation: treatment of District of Columbia residents (see S. 1988), S8636 [24JY]

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

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committees of the Senate: appointments (see S. Res. 236), S3216 [29MR]

Cloture motions

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

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2795 [25MR], S2924 [27MR]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR], S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1303 [23FE], S1339 [27FE], S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR]

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

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

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7297 [28JN], S7612 [10JY]

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

Letters

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: by, S10829 [18SE]

Motions offered by

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1552 [6MR]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11283, S11284 [25SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S573 [31JA], S1055, S1056 [7FE]

Amtrak: funding, S10790, S10791 [18SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2085 [14MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4374 [30AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11913, S11914, S11916 [30SE]

Budget: balance, S4374 [30AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5660 [3JN], S5807, S5808 [5JN]

———deficit, S4877 [8MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5164, S5165, S5166 [16MY], S5262 [17MY], S5359 [20MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: water recycling programs, S9101 [30JY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2785 [25MR], S4512 [1MY]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, S12107, S12109 [1OC]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S6006 [10JN]

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program: funding, S5262 [17MY]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1552, S1560, S1561 [6MR], S1930 [13MR]

Consumer Price Index: calculation, S5359 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7165 [27JN]

———military support for civilian sporting events, S7165 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Computational Technology Initiative funding, S9100 [30JY]

Dept. of HUD: GAO audit of Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, S9825 [4SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, S10790, S10791 [18SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9789, S9815, S9825 [4SE], S9876, S9921, S9922 [5SE]

Earth Day: observance, S3759 [22AP]

Ecology and environment: holistic resource management, S3759 [22AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, S3759 [22AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S4591 [2MY], S9349 [1AU]

Education: national policy to improve system, S7924, S7925 [17JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6680, S6686, S6687 [24JN], S6771 [25JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9100, S9101 [30JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S12107, S12109 [1OC]

Federal Reserve Board: regulation reform, S11913 [30SE]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S6580, S6582 [20JN]

Geological Survey: performance of research services for non-Federal entities, S11914 [30SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7431 [9JY]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: designate certain lands, S10756-S10759 [18SE]

Greene, Howard O., Jr.: tribute (S. Res. 293), S10659 [17SE]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6580, S6582 [20JN]

Health: ensure consumer choice relative to group health plans, S9921, S9922 [5SE]

———medical savings account programs, S6640, S6641 [21JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S6640, S6641 [21JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3517 [18AP]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3517 [18AP]

IRS: reform, S10548 [13SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4878 [8MY]

Martinez, A.J.: privilege of the floor, S2739 [25MR]

Medicaid: reform, S4374 [30AP]

Medicare: reform, S4374 [30AP], S5164, S5165, S5166 [16MY]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, S9921, S9922 [5SE]

Minimum wage: level, S4878 [8MY], S7431 [9JY]

Montezuma Creek, UT: health care facility funding, S11916 [30SE]

NASA: Russian animal research programs funding, S9789 [4SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, S11939 [30SE]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, S4709 [6MY]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2596 [21MR]

Rivlin, Alice M.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S6582 [20JN]

Russia: elections, S7264, S7265 [28JN]

Senate: legislative tactics, S7805 [12JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2831 [25MR]

Space policy: space station program funding, S9815 [4SE]

Taxation: rates, S175 [22JA], S4709 [6MY], S5164, S5165 [16MY], S9349 [1AU], S10006, S10007 [6SE], S10548 [13SE]

———review of taxation policies and proposals, S175 [22JA]

University of Utah: tribute to men's and women's ski teams, S4367 [29AP]

Utah: designate additional lands for Goshute Indian Reservation (S. 1766), S5191 [16MY]

———designate certain lands as wilderness, S2785 [25MR], S4512 [1MY]

———statehood anniversary, S37 [4JA]

Utah Housing Finance Agency: funding, S9876 [5SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Committees of the Senate: appointments (S. Res. 236), S3185 [29MR]

Summaries

Public Rangelands Management Act (S. 1459), S2597 [21MR]

Tributes

Bell, Terrel H., S7056 [26JN]

Dole, Senator, S6030 [11JN]

BENNETT, WILLIAM J.

Articles and editorials

Not a Very Good Idea, H7494 [12JY]

Statements

Criticism of Michael McCurry and White House Drug Policy, S9029 [29JY]

BENOIT, DAVID

Bills and resolutions

Estate: relief (S. 558), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see S. Res. 297), S11169 [24SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 297, refer S. 558, relief of estate, to the Court of Federal Claims, S11186 [24SE]

BENOIT, JAMES D.

Bills and resolutions

Relief (S. 558): refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see S. Res. 297), S11169 [24SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 297, refer S. 558, relief, to the Court of Federal Claims, S11186 [24SE]

BENOIT, WAN SOOK

Bills and resolutions

Relief (S. 558): refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see S. Res. 297), S11169 [24SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 297, refer S. 558, relief, to the Court of Federal Claims, S11186 [24SE]

BENSLEY, LOREN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E542 [16AP]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4444 [30AP]

BENSON, ERIKA C.

Remarks in House

Oregon: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1155 [24JN]

BENSON, JAMES M.

Remarks in Senate

Yankee Foundation: Pride of the Yankees award recipient, S4059 [24AP]

BENSON, LIAM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1434 [1AU]

BENTON, IL

Remarks in House

Benton Elementary School: dedication of the Gene R. Alexander Learning Resource Center, E548 [16AP]

Remarks in Senate

Benton Elementary School: dedication of the Gene R. Alexander Learning Resource Center, S3496 [17AP]

BENTSEN, KEN (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6532, H6533 [19JN], H6902 [26JN]

Articles and editorials

Dual Ministry—A Houston Clergyman Pushes Civic Projects Along With Prayer, Rick Wartzman, Wall Street Journal, E370 [14MR]

Richard S. Manne, Houston (TX) Chronicle, E1560 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Health: establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (see H.R. 4069), H10385 [12SE]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H4396 [1MY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3395), H4502 [7MY]

Rivers: permit construction of flood control projects by private sector (see H.R. 3108), H2466 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4284), H12173 [28SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1248 [20FE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H4800 [9MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 2396), H5501 [22MY]

Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H2316 [14MR]

Crime: penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H4110 [25AP]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H12175 [28SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3406), H4503 [7MY]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H1775 [6MR]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H7154 [9JY]

———granting of competitive status relative to transfers or reassignments (see H.R. 294), H7154 [9JY]

———payment of retirement and separation incentives and reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions (see H.R. 2751), H4110 [25AP]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 3167), H2949 [27MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H3658 [22AP]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3185), H2558 [20MR], H3170 [28MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H5173 [15MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5052 [14MY]

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 2796), H3387 [15AP]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H4396 [1MY]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H1325 [27FE]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H2558 [20MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H973 [30JA]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H10108 [5SE]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H10108 [5SE]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10386 [12SE]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H1325 [27FE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H1139 [31JA]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H10040 [4SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10236 [11SE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H6415 [13JN]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H5754 [30MY]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5647 [29MY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H5934 [5JN]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1975), H7658 [16JY]

Public broadcasting: promote financial self-sufficiency (see H.R. 2979), H10721 [19SE]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862; H. Res. 360), H914 [25JA], H1226 [1FE]

Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H10041 [4SE]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (see H.R. 2933), H1224 [1FE]

———reauthorize women's business training program (see H.R. 3990), H9923 [2AU]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H4503 [7MY]

Social Security Administration: extend demonstration projects (see H.R. 4039), H10386 [12SE]

Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H4646 [8MY]

———depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1171), H6415 [13JN]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3807), H8598 [26JY]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H2224 [13MR]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H11527 [27SE]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H6765 [25JN]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5380 [21MY]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H2713 [22MR]

Proclamations

Tribute to Save Today for Tomorrow Project: Harris County, TX, Medical Society Alliance, E1815 [28SE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10630 [19SE]

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (H. Con. Res. 181), H5792 [4JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, H199, H320 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 157), engrossment, H802 [24JA]

Black History Month: observance, H1501 [28FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9416 [31JY]

———reconciliation process, H340 [22JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5228 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5194 [16MY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H199 [5JA]

Bush, Madgelean: Joint Action in Community Service, Inc., National Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E553 [17AP]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8728 [30JY]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11324 [26SE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6456 [18JN]

DeBakey, Michael: Health Care Hall of Fame inductee, E348 [13MR]

Deer Park, TX: tribute to Deer Park Terrors girls' softball team, E1699 [26SE]

———tribute to Shell Explorer Post No. 9999, E984 [4JN]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H320 [5JA]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6972 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, H10564 [18SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), E1281 [12JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6902, H6904, H6934, H6938 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10957 [24SE]

Disasters: tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, E1324 [18JY]

Dow Chemical Co.: Deer Park, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E1791 [28SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8311 [24JY]

EPA: ban importation of PCB waste for incineration in the U.S., H6902, H6904 [26JN]

———importation of PCB's for incineration, H10957 [24SE]

FHA: mortgage loan reform, H6934 [26JN]

Galveston Bay Foundation: tribute, E982 [4JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9855 [2AU]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H152 [4JA], H199 [5JA], H340 [22JA]

Harris County, TX: design and construction of flood control projects, H8728 [30JY]

Health: establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (H.R. 4069), E1593 [12SE]

———medical savings account programs, H6137 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H2968, H3126 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, E1485 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), motion to instruct conferees, H6137 [11JN]

Highlands, TX: anniversary of St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, E1922 [4OC]

———celebration of Highlands Jamboree, E1706 [26SE]

———tribute to Sheriff's station, E1031 [7JN]

House Rules: authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H221 [5JA]

———question of privilege, H802 [24JA]

Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4669 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4605 [8MY], H4669 [9MY]

———policy to provide safe and affordable housing, H4605 [8MY]

Houston, TX: anniversary of South Post Oak Baptist Church, E1936 [21OC]

———funding for improvement of Houston ship channel, H8728 [30JY]

———tribute to firefighters, E1933 [21OC]

———tribute to North Shore High School Air Force JROTC 945th Cadet Wing, E1044 [10JN]

———tribute to Save Today for Tomorrow Project, E1815 [28SE]

Labor unions: investigation of contributions to Members of Congress, H4886 [10MY]

Langseth, Sallie: tribute for induction into National Teachers Hall of Fame, E1115 [20JN]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (H.R. 3374), E693 [1MY]

Minimum wage: level, H9855 [2AU]

NASA: funding, H10957 [24SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H760 [23JA]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, H4135 [30AP]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3395), H4436 [7MY]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), consideration (H. Res. 436), H5331 [21MY]

———management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), H7607 [16JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H343, H344 [22JA], H866 [25JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), engrossment, H802 [24JA]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), H1788, H1790 [7MR]

Public housing: tenant-based assistance funding relative to replacement of demolished units, H6938 [26JN]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9416 [31JY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5583 [29MY]

SEC: continuation of funding during periods of lapsed appropriations, H344 [22JA]

Small business: improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), H10080, H10081 [5SE]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1192 [1FE]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, H1701 [5MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H329 [5JA], H736 [22JA], H4394 [1MY], H4900 [10MY]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H3207 [29MR]

Tributes

Albano, Randy, H5765 [4JN]

Black, Norman W., E1548 [10SE]

Caldwell, Kirbyjon, E370 [14MR]

Eichhorn, Roger, E761 [10MY]

Jordan, Barbara, H1501 [28FE]

Lawler, Lou, E1558 [11SE]

Lynchner, Pam, E1324 [18JY]

Manne, Richard S., E1560 [11SE]

Mathis, Larry L., E1754 [27SE]

Pettitte, Andy, E1619 [17SE]

BEN-YAIR, REUVEN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1812 [28SE]

BERARDI, AMATO L.

Remarks in House

Awards: Cavaliere dell'Ordine al merito della Republica Italiana recipient, E224 [28FE]

BERENSON, DOUGLAS

Articles and editorials

Atlantic Commander Criticizes Profusion of Staff Organizations, S6393 [18JN]

BERENSTEIN, ISADOR

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1222 [9JY]

BERESFORD, SD

Letters

Family farming: Doug Henderson, S6138 [12JN]

BEREUTER, DOUG (a Representative from Nebraska)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6286 [12JN], H6384 [13JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8249 [23JY], H8351 [24JY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4722 [9MY]

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, H1490 [28FE]

———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———S. 1260, U.S. Housing Act, H4753 [9MY]

Articles and editorials

Achieving Stability Macedonia's Way, Cord Meyer, Washington (DC) Times, E1782 [28SE]

Agricultural Links Past and Future, Norfolk (NE) Daily News, H2538 [20MR]

Budget Ball Is in Clinton's Court, and Public Knows It's His Play, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E27 [5JA]

Clinton Won't Let Welfare Change, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E1240 [11JY]

Cuban Attack Is U.S. Business—Clinton Too Quick To Call in U.N., Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E275 [5MR]

Great Cuban Embargo Scam—A Little-Known Loophole Will Allow the Richest Exiles To Cash In, Louis F. Desloge, Washington (DC) Post, E271 [5MR]

Loret Ruppe, Economist (publication), E1555 [10SE]

Medicare Outlays Must Have Limit, Norfolk (VA) Daily News, E5 [3JA]

Nation Has Been Lucky To Avoid Serious Test of U.S. Foreign Policy, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, H8101 [23JY]

Plenty of Blame To Go Around, Norfolk (VA) Daily News, E5 [3JA]

Political Targets Easiest Ones To Spot in Iraq Missile Barrage, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E1619 [17SE]

Suspicious Crime Report, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E1674 [24SE]

U.N. Response to Cuba Too Timid, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E275 [5MR]

U.S. Involvement in Bosnia—Iraq Seems To Rely on Afterthoughts, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E1618 [17SE]

University Should Pick Best Loan Program for Its Students, Lincoln (NE) Journal Star, E1676 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: study of risk management fund accounts for farm owners and operators (see H.R. 2905), H973 [30JA]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River basin (see H. Con. Res. 213), H10386 [12SE]

Cambodia: human rights situation (see H. Res. 345), H913 [25JA]

Development Fund for Africa: funding (see H.R. 3638), H6413 [13JN]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 3735), H7106 [27JN]

Financial institutions: capitalize deposit insurance funds and provide regulatory relief for insured depository institutions and holding companies (see H.R. 3567), H5817 [4JN]

Foreign policy: provide remedy for inadequate trade benefits to the U.S. and restrictions on free emigration from other countries (see H.R. 4289), H12173 [28SE]

Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 142), H1225 [1FE]

Mongolia: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 4086), H10524 [17SE]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

Taxation: contribution limits for certain pension plans (see H.R. 3209), H3230 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prevent governmental discrimination against health care providers who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see H.R. 1932), H2665 [21MR]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2224 [13MR]

Appropriations: establish automatic continuing appropriations (see H.R. 4094), H10524 [17SE]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8557 [25JY]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H5753 [30MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4424 [2MY]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H6006 [6JN]

Congress: employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H4503 [7MY]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H5173 [15MY]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H1138 [31JA]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6006 [6JN]

———mandatory life imprisonment for second conviction of individuals for certain felonies (see H.R. 3223), H3650 [18AP]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H7658 [16JY]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see H.R. 3565), H9925 [2AU]

———treatment of the production, sale, transportation, or possession of fictitious financial instruments (see H.R. 2986), H1507 [28FE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H4800 [9MY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H3731 [23AP]

———treatment of sentences relative to powdered cocaine (see H.R. 2598), H5753 [30MY]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Employment: make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see H.R. 1226), H7107 [27JN]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H7108 [27JN]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3391), H4423 [2MY]

FAA: essential air service funding (see H.R. 3037), H7658 [16JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: employer requirements (see H.R. 3296), H3730 [23AP]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H11230 [25SE]

———use of funding by local governments and nonprofit organizations in accordance with approved local flexibility plans (see H.R. 2086), H3231 [29MR]

Financial institutions: provide State credit union representation on the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1998), H5052 [14MY]

Food stamps: forbid recipients to resell or barter with acquired food (see H.R. 4027), H10386 [12SE]

Foreign policy: U.S. membership in regional South Pacific organizations (see H. Con. Res. 189), H6509 [18JN]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (see H.R. 3759), H7154 [9JY]

———prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H3387 [15AP]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Government regulations: term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H6006 [6JN]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H3388 [15AP]

———regulation of not-for-hire transportation of agriculture production materials (see H.R. 3799), H10108 [5SE]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10601 [18SE]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H4396 [1MY]

Human rights: eradication of slavery in foreign countries (see H. Res. 49), H3731 [23AP]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491), H8598 [26JY]

Irrigation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska and Kansas (see H.R. 3350), H4302 [30AP]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H8030 [18JY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: infiltration of military personnel into Republic of Korea (see H. Con. Res. 224), H11527 [27SE]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H7474 [11JY]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H10040 [4SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H1507 [28FE]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1325 [27FE]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H9566 [31JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H9566 [31JY]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H5052 [14MY]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]

Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Agreement: conduct pilot test (see H.R. 2939), H1224 [1FE]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H3231 [29MR]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10236 [11SE]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H5570 [23MY]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H10524 [17SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

Native Americans: funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (see H.R. 3219), H3230 [29MR]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H5817 [4JN]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H914 [25JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4303 [30AP]

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H8030 [18JY]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H3230 [29MR]

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H9706 [1AU]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H10041 [4SE]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: designate (see H.R. 3400), H4502 [7MY]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 3161), H3650 [18AP]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H10602 [18SE]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2123 [12MR]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4430 [6MY]

Sioux Indian Nation: make available certain awarded funds to the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska (see H.R. 3595), H6005 [6JN]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3388 [15AP]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H7533 [12JY]

Taxation: establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 2789), H8248 [23JY]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H3387 [15AP]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H10108 [5SE]

———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 2864), H10040 [4SE]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 3693), H11230 [25SE]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 3111), H5052 [14MY]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H774 [23JA]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776), H1226 [1FE]

———treatment of research credits (see H.R. 2984), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of transitional payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 3559), H6415 [13JN]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8982 [30JY]

———use of individual retirement accounts for post-secondary education or job retraining expenses (see H.R. 4334), H12193 [30SE]

Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 541), H11528 [27SE]

———establish toll-free number for comments relative to the broadcasting of violent programming (see H.R. 2964), H4119 [29AP]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H973 [30JA]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H4800 [9MY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6532 [19JN]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H7475 [11JY]

Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 399), H3231 [29MR]

Letters

Children's rights in the People's Republic of China: by, E614 [24AP]

———Carol Bellamy, UNICEF, E614 [24AP]

Most-favored-nation status for Romania: by, H7594 [16JY]

Wetland regulations: by, E1260 [11JY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1526, H1528 [29FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6169 [11JN]

AID: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (H.R. 3870), H8626 [29JY]

American Discovery Trail: establish (H.R. 3250), H3587 [18AP]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (H.R. 2508), H10840 [24SE]

Appropriations: line-item veto, H3015 [28MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1946 [7MR]

Armed Forces: encourage allies to pay more non-salaried costs of U.S. troops in Europe, H5024 [14MY]

Bangladesh: elections, E1049 [11JN]

Beatrice, NE: Homestead National Monument of America funding, H6549 [19JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, E1618 [17SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7819 [18JY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2853), H1674 [5MR]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (H.R. 3846), H8624, H8625 [29JY]

Cambodia: human rights situation (H. Res. 345), H2852 [26MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6994 [27JN]

———U.S. policy, E770 [10MY]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7037 [27JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (H. Con. Res. 154), E873 [22MY]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), H2347 [19MR]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4555, H4555, H4558 [8MY]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H6809 [25JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3299 [15AP]

Corps of Engineers: management of Missouri River, H8316, H8351, H8352 [24JY]

Courts: prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), H4499 [7MY]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3202 [29MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6460 [18JN]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, E1674 [24SE]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), H4457 [7MY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, E271 [5MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: application relative to construction of Native American housing, H4722 [9MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5024, H5031 [14MY]

———international military education and training funding, H5898 [5JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6385 [13JN]

———transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), H3430, H3432 [16AP]

Dept. of HUD: elderly, disabled, and assisted housing programs funding, H6828 [25JN]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, H2090 [12MR]

———impact of funding lapse, H31 [3JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6549 [19JN], H6646 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H31 [3JA]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6809, H6828 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10959 [24SE]

Development Fund for Africa: reauthorize (H.R. 3735), H8623 [29JY]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (H.R. 3852), H11120 [25SE]

Education: student loan programs, E1676 [24SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8316, H8351, H8352 [24JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9753 [1AU]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (H.R. 3391), H11205 [25SE]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4813 [10MY]

Financial institutions: capitalize deposit insurance funds and provide regulatory relief for insured depository institutions and holding companies (H.R. 3567), H5766 [4JN]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2700 [22MR]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H3430, H3432 [16AP]

———reauthorize certain food aid programs that facilitate economic development for developing nations, H1526, H1528 [29FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5898, H5913, H5914 [5JN], H6147, H6147, H6152 [11JN]

Foreign policy: U.S. membership in regional South Pacific organizations (H. Con. Res. 189), H11242 [26SE]

Foreign trade: export controls (H.R. 361), H7586 [16JY]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 3759), H10161, H10162 [10SE], H10180 [11SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9862 [2AU]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H31 [3JA]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3015 [28MR]

Housing: allow ownership of pets by senior citizens and the disabled in public housing, H4622 [8MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4575, H4603, H4604, H4606, H4607, H4613, H4614, H4615, H4622, H4630 [8MY], H4722, H4723 [9MY]

———establish public housing advisory boards with membership by tenants, H4630 [8MY]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), H1277 [27FE]

———homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program, H1277 [27FE]

———policy to provide safe and affordable housing, H4603, H4604, H4606, H4607 [8MY]

———require membership by tenants on housing authorities boards, H4613, H4614, H4615 [8MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2398 [19MR], H2529 [20MR]

———refugee admittance limitations, H2529 [20MR]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5913, H5914 [5JN]

Indonesia: international military and educational assistance relative to human rights violations in East Timor, H3432 [16AP]

———international military education and training assistance, H6152 [11JN]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, E1618, E1619 [17SE]

Kosovo: human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 155), H8629, H8630, H8632 [29JY]

Lincoln, NE: National Agroforestry Center funding, H6549 [19JN]

———provision of firefighting and rescue assistance by Air National Guard at Lincoln Municipal Airport, H6385 [13JN]

———tribute to Capital Humane Society, E1722 [26SE]

Macedonia: U.S. policy, E1782 [28SE]

Mauritania: human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 142), H8621 [29JY]

Medicaid: State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1946 [7MR]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4011), H11288 [26SE]

Minimum wage: level, H9862 [2AU]

National Agriculture Week: observance, H2538 [20MR]

National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week: observance, E1722 [26SE]

National Discovery Trails: establish (H.R. 3250), H3587 [18AP]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H6646 [20JN]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 497), H1686 [5MR]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act, H4813 [10MY]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance, H4722, H4723 [9MY]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (H.R. 3219), H11615 [28SE]

———housing loan guarantees, H4722, H4723 [9MY]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8120, H8122, H8123, H8124 [23JY]

Peace Corps: anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), H2849 [26MR]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8146 [23JY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3015 [28MR]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (H.R. 3008), H4151 [30AP]

Public welfare programs: reform, E1240 [11JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7819 [18JY]

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: designate (H.R. 3400), H6051 [10JN]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), H7595 [16JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6752, H6759 [25JN]

Southeast Asia: international military education and training assistance to Cambodia and Thailand, H6147, H6147 [11JN]

Taxation: contribution limits for certain pension plans (H.R. 3209), H3210 [29MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4813 [10MY]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (H.R. 2778), H1672 [5MR]

University of Nebraska: tribute to football team, E3 [3JA]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (H. Con. Res. 191), H8627, H8629 [29JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1222 [1FE], H3228 [29MR], H6182 [11JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 142, human rights violations in Mauritania, H8621 [29JY]

H. Con. Res. 155, human rights violations in Kosovo, H8629 [29JY]

H. Con. Res. 191, tribute to Filipino World War II veterans, H8627 [29JY]

H.R. 3735, Development Fund for Africa reauthorization, H8623 [29JY]

H.R. 3846, Microenterprise Act, H8624 [29JY]

H.R. 3870, voluntary separation incentives to AID employees to reduce employment levels, H8626 [29JY]

Tributes

Brown, Ronald H., H3448 [16AP]

Ruppe, Loret Miller, E1555 [10SE]

BERGEN, JANE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3310 [15AP]

BERGEN, STANLEY S., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1905 [2OC]

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ

Bills and resolutions

Stepan Property Superfund Site: recovery of costs associated with cleanup (see H.R. 3319), H3819 [24AP]

Remarks in House

Dept. of HUD Sustained Performance Award: recipient, E1877 [30SE]

Kettler, Bernard: Woodcliff Lake, NJ, Republican Club Lincoln Award recipient, E420 [22MR]

BERGEN COUNTY (NJ) RECORD

Articles and editorials

Facts on Partial-Birth Abortion—Both Sides Have Misled the Public, S11139 [24SE], S11377-S11379 [26SE]

BERGEN (NJ) RECORD

Articles and editorials

Promises, Promises—Utah Land Grab Would Hurt Sterling Forest, S2912 [27MR]

BERGER, CAROL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E608 [24AP]

BERGMAN, JACQUELINE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E245 [28FE], E255 [29FE]

BERGSON, PAUL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1374 [25JY]

BERKELEY, CA

Remarks in House

Bonita House: anniversary, E1635 [18SE]

BERKELMAN, THOMAS R.

Letters

Commission on Retirement Income Policy, S8027 [17JY]

BERLIN, NH

Bills and resolutions

History: examine historical significance (see H.R. 4026), H10107 [5SE]

BERLIN, TN

Remarks in House

Berlin Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E859 [22MY]

BERLOFSKY, JEROME AND MIRIAM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1471 [2AU]

BERMAN, HOWARD L. (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7503 [12JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7159 [10JY]

Conferee: H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, H1490 [28FE]

———H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H10195 [11SE]

———S. 735, Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act, H2304 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H3231 [29MR]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2950 [27MR]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River basin (see H. Con. Res. 213), H10386 [12SE]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H5754 [30MY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8557 [25JY]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Cambodia: human rights situation (see H. Res. 345), H913 [25JA]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H4110 [25AP]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H6765 [25JN]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation in Tibet (see H. Res. 347), H913 [25JA]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4503 [7MY]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2467 [19MR]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 520), H10721 [19SE]

Civil rights: use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (see H.R. 3748), H8557 [25JY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Computers: protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet (see H.R. 3606), H6509 [18JN]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (see H.R. 3606), H6509 [18JN]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H774 [23JA]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H774 [23JA]

Courts: sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm with a laser sighting device during commission of a crime (see H.R. 2991), H2316 [14MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H5288 [16MY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H4503 [7MY]

Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H2316 [14MR]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1716 [5MR]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

Firearms: standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 3652), H6413 [13JN]

Foreign policy: strengthen protection of human rights (see H.R. 4036), H10525 [17SE]

———U.S. membership in regional South Pacific organizations (see H. Con. Res. 189), H6509 [18JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H2466 [19MR]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H2558 [20MR]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477), H7475 [11JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H6415 [13JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H10386 [12SE]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3590), H7658 [16JY]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491), H9926 [2AU]

International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H6914 [26JN]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H8030 [18JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H3171 [28MR]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H6532 [19JN]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (see H. Con. Res. 103), H1226 [1FE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H2558 [20MR]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6691 [20JN]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6691 [20JN]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H2558 [20MR]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H1663 [4MR]

Mongolia: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 4086), H10524 [17SE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H4303 [30AP]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7107 [27JN]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3231 [29MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3231 [29MR]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H1508 [28FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H5173 [15MY]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1716 [5MR]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H1325 [27FE]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H5174 [15MY]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H2224 [13MR]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H5647 [29MY]

Sequoia National Forest: preservation of Giant Sequoia ecosystem and increase recreational opportunities (see H.R. 3873), H8247 [23JY]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2951 [27MR]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 205), H8982 [30JY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4430 [6MY]

Taxation: exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6532 [19JN]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 3409), H5380 [21MY]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H2224 [13MR]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H. Con. Res. 225), H11527 [27SE]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see H. Con. Res. 167), H4503 [7MY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H2665 [21MR]

Women: treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H8248 [23JY]

Remarks by, on

ACDA: anniversary, E1877 [30SE]

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2612, H2613, H2618, H2619, H2623, H2624, H2625 [21MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3781 [24AP]

Bojarsky, Donna: Jewish Community Relations Committee Richard S. Volpert Award recipient, E1703 [26SE]

California: anniversary of Meeting Each Need With Dignity (organization), E888 [23MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6997 [27JN]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), H2350 [19MR]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4542 [8MY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3196 [29MR]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1746 [6MR]

Dept. of Labor: increased personnel levels for wage and hour inspection and enforcement relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H10192 [11SE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, H2092 [12MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), veto, H4155 [30AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8181, H8184 [23JY]

Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2494 [20MR], H2638 [21MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8508 [25JY]

Employment: nonimmigrant worker regulations relative to protection of U.S. workers, H2638 [21MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5910, H5911 [5JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), H6474, H6476 [18JN]

GAO: study differences in benefits, rights, and privileges available to persons in a marriage and in a domestic partnership, H7504, H7505 [12JY]

Gunther, Lois and Dick: Jewish Family Service FAMMY Award recipients, E1755 [27SE]

Health care professionals: extend nonimmigrant nurse program, H2628 [21MR]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H11542 [27SE]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrant children to educational opportunities, H10193 [11SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2384, H2385 [19MR], H2479, H2494, H2500, H2516 [20MR], H2591, H2592, H2594, H2595, H2596, H2600, H2612, H2613, H2618, H2619, H2623, H2624, H2625, H2628, H2638 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11083, H11084 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11077 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to instruct conferees, H10192, H10193 [11SE]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2516 [20MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2591, H2592, H2594, H2595, H2596, H2600 [21MR]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, H11542 [27SE]

———treatment of criminal aliens by State and local law enforcement officials, H2479 [20MR]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5910, H5911 [5JN]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2500 [20MR]

LSC: funding, H8181, H8184 [23JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7504, H7505 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7504, H7505 [12JY]

Metropolitan Theaters Corp.: H.E.L.P Group Corporate Philanthropy Award recipient, E986 [4JN]

Mosher, Walt: Olive-View UCLA Medical Foundation Nelle Reagan Award for Distinguished Community Service recipient, E1713 [26SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2599, H2612, H2614 [21MR]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1165 [1FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2261 [14MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, H3610 [18AP]

Tributes

Barrios, Marianne, E1041 [10JN]

Bernstein, Helen, E1009 [6JN]

Corwin, Bruce, E986 [4JN]

Gould, Morton, E274 [5MR]

Greinetz, Toba and Earl, E48 [22JA]

Nussbaum, Ruth, E891 [23MY]

Rivetti, Dominick, E1698 [26SE]

Wapner, Joseph and Mickey, E745 [9MY]

Zicarelli, Pat, E16 [4JA]

BERMAN, SHIRLEY

Remarks in Senate

Broward County, FL: tribute to Dr. Nan S. Hutchison Broward Senior Hall of Fame inductee, S3322 [15AP]

BERMUDA

Remarks in Senate

Foreign trade: treatment of Bill and Allan MacDonald relative to cable television company, S9959 [5SE]

BERNAL, RICHARD L.

Articles and editorials

Jamaican's Case for Trade Parity With NAFTA, E505 [29MR]

BERNARD, AL J.

Addresses

Coast Guard Tribute, E1721 [26SE]

BERNARDIN, JOSEPH

Remarks in Senate

Presidential Medal of Freedom: recipient, S10507 [12SE]

BERNSTEIN, AARON

Articles and editorials

Minimum Wage Argument You Haven't Heard Before, S7351 [8JY]

BERNSTEIN, HELEN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1009 [6JN]

BERO, DON AND DOROTHY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1192 [27JN]

BERONIO, DAVID A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E922 [24MY]

BERQUIST, ERNIE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1452 [29FE]

BERRINGER, BROOK

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3749 [22AP]

BERRY, E.G.

Letters

National policy to control crime and reform court procedures, E258 [29FE]

BERRY, JOHN M.

Articles and editorials

Labor Shortages May Be Slowing Economy, S6562, S6576 [20JN]

BERRY, SONCERIA ANN BISHOP

Remarks in Senate

Heflin, Senator: tribute to staff, S12435-S12439 [21OC]

BERTE, NEAL R.

Articles and editorials

Berte Looks to the Future at BSC, S3011 [27MR]

Twenty Years of Leadership, S3012 [27MR]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E607 [24AP]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3011 [27MR]

BERTELSMANN MUSIC GROUP

Remarks in House

Health: tribute to outreach efforts of Bertelsmann Music Group and the National Bone Marrow Donor Program, E64 [23JA], E101 [25JA]

BERTIN, MIREILLE

Remarks in House

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid relative to investigation into certain murders, H5878 [5JN]

BERTINO, JOSEPH R.

Letters

GATT implementation relative to generic drug industry, S6596 [20JN]

BERWYN, IL

Remarks in House

Illinois: anniversary of Cicero-Berwyn Elks Lodge 1510, E1398 [30JY]

Pech, Eileen: Morton Township, IL, Women's History Month Committee Woman of the Year award recipient, E986 [4JN]

Sneberger, Vlasta: Sequin Retarded Citizens Assoication's John F. Kubik Humanitarian Award recipient, E788 [14MY]

BESSETTE, ROBERTA J.

Remarks in House

San Mateo County, CA: Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E265 [4MR]

BETANCOURT, ERNESTO F.

Articles and editorials

Castro's Blunder, E372 [14MR]

BETHEL, CT

Remarks in Senate

Odyssey of the Mind Association: tribute to competition winners, S11200 [24SE]

BETHESDA, MD

Remarks in House

American Association of University Women: anniversary of chapter, E727 [7MY]

Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School: anniversary, E1795 [28SE]

BETHUNE, GORDON

Remarks in House

Continental Airlines, Inc.: tribute, E865 [22MY]

BETTCHER INDUSTRIES (business)

Remarks in House

Industrial Engineers' Excellence in Productivity Improvement Award: recipient, E1354 [24JY]

BETTENCOURT, VERN AND MARY ANN

Letters

Impact of Federal Government shutdown, S6 [3JA]

BEULAH, ND

Remarks in House

Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant: operation, E107 [26JA]

Remarks in Senate

Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant: operation, S400, S524 [26JA]

BEVILACQUA, ANTHONY

Statements

Partial-Birth Abortions, S11387 [26SE]

BEVILL, TOM (a Representative from Alabama)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H2654 [21MR]

———H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H10048 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of the Interior: convey to Alabama the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery (see H.R. 2982), H1507 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H3650 [18AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6915 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H10236 [11SE]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H1138 [31JA]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H5753 [30MY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H6006 [6JN]

Foreign trade: imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber products (see H.R. 2802), H1226 [1FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 2202), H1507 [28FE]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H2665 [21MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H187 [4JA]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H6509 [18JN]

———establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6532 [19JN]

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 359), H6532 [19JN]

———restore the proper term of patent protection, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 359), H7780 [17JY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H11396 [26SE]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8375 [24JY]

Taxation: depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1171), H6415 [13JN]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Veterans: minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H5753 [30MY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6415 [13JN]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Owens, Allison, E678 [1MY]

Remarks by, on

Colleges and universities: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that prevent access to campus for ROTC or military recruiting, H8337 [24JY]

Colorado: formation and funding of Animas La Plata water storage project, H8344 [24JY]

Corps of Engineers: oversight of local flood control projects, H8355 [24JY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6459 [18JN]

Dept. of Energy: Central Arizona Project funding, H8343 [24JY]

———photovoltaic energy research funding, H8350 [24JY]

———renewable energy programs funding, H8366 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6555 [19JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8308, H8337, H8343, H8344, H8346, H8348, H8350, H8355, H8366 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, H10340 [12SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3816), motion to instruct conferees, H10048 [5SE]

Gadsden, AL: tribute to Job Corps Center, E1597 [12SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: land acquisition funding, H6555 [19JN]

Power resources: fossil fuel research and development funding, H6555 [19JN]

TVA: funding, H8348 [24JY]

Virginia Beach, VA: Sandbridge Beach erosion control and hurricane protection project funding, H8346 [24JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H8310 [24JY], H8386 [25JY], H10337, H10340-H10343 [12SE], H10580-H10588 [18SE], H10664-H10671 [19SE], H10774 [24SE], E771 [10MY], E1652, E1658, E1661 [19SE], E1731 [27SE]

Tributes

Browder, Representative, H10582 [18SE]

Fifield, Dick, E236 [28FE]

Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8537 [25JY]

Gibbons, Representative, H4125 [30AP]

Jacobs, Representative, E1856 [30SE]

Myers, Representative, H10340 [12SE], E1853 [30SE]

BIANCIELLA, EMIL AND ROSE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1561 [11SE]

BIAS, LEONARD

Remarks in House

Tribute, H12182 [30SE]

BIBIZADEH, EBRAHIM (ABE)

Remarks in House

Organization of Chinese Americans: Honor Immigrant Americans Day award recipient, E717 [7MY]

BIDDLE, DENNIS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E215 [27FE]

BIDEN, JOSEPH R., JR. (a Senator from Delaware)

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1935, S1961, S1985, S1988 [13MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8227 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5216, S5270 [17MY], S5321, S5384 [20MY], S5516, S5601, S5603 [23MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2884 [26MR]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 956), S2438, S2544 [20MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S6937, S7041 [26JN]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S8777, S8871 [25JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), S12319, S12376 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7043 [26JN], S7271, S7322 [28JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10294, S10342 [11SE], S10386, S10428, S10496, S10502 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9141, S9163 [30JY]

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

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S10708, S10721 [17SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8918 [25JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8227 [18JY]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 735, Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act, S2734 [21MR]

Articles and editorials

Attention All Unabomber Wannabes, S3454 [17AP]

Babyfood Bombs, S3454 [17AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (see S. 2007), S9295 [31JY]

———increase penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances to recovering addicts (see S. 2050), S9742 [3SE]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see S. 1991), S8866 [25JY]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to prevent child abuse (see S. 1996), S8989 [26JY]

Drugs: penalties related to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride (see S. 1609), S1855 [12MR]

Education: authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (see S. 2134), S11426 [26SE]

Health: development of pharmaceuticals relative to treatment for illegal drug addiction (see S. 2051), S9742 [3SE]

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

Public welfare programs: reform (see S. 1867), S6144 [12JN]

Taxation: treatment of higher education expenses (see S. 2035), S9554 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S919 [6FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S5692 [3JN]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (see S. 1606), S1855 [12MR]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5500 [22MY]

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

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

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

Corps of Engineers: authorize shore protection and beach nourishment projects on publicly owned property (see S. 1811), S5567 [23MY]

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

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 263, 265), S6311 [14JN], S6408 [18JN]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (see S. 2006), S9295 [31JY]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see S. 1675), S3384 [16AP]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

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

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

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

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see S. 1965), S8013 [17JY]

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

Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see S. 969), S3229 [29MR]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes (see S. Res. 270), S6662 [21JN]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (see S. 1952), S7816 [12JY]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see S. 2101), S11090 [20SE]

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

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

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

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

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S4195 [25AP]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see S. 2123), S11558 [27SE]

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

Cloture motions

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2898 [26MR], S3101 [28MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4037 [24AP]

Letters

Dept. of Transportation use of erroneous highway apportionment formulas: by, S12115 [1OC]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act: by, S11701 [28SE]

Motions offered by

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8131 [18JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8131 [18JY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3378 [16AP], S3432, S3435, S3448, S3454, S3466, S3468 [17AP]

Remarks by, on

Amtrak: funding, S9135, S9136, S9138 [30JY], S10786, S10789, S10790, S10792, S10793, S10794 [18SE]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2981 [27MR]

———line-item veto (S. 4), conference report—motion to recommit, S2971 [27MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), S428 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1935, S1951, S1954, S1961 [13MR], S2040 [14MR], S2308 [19MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11900, S11913 [30SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S4060 [24AP]

Austin, Steven P.: Congressional Fire Services Institute Service Person of the Year award recipient, S4566 [1MY]

Blatt, Philip M.: National Hemophilia Foundation Delaware Valley Chapter honoree, S4982 [13MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: assault on Haris Silajdzic, S6424 [19JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5891 [6JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9398 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8107, S8111, S8129 [18JY], S8332 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S6120, S6121, S6122 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5414, S5429, S5430 [21MY], S5517 [23MY]

Children and youth: restore health and safety protections relative to child care, S8111 [18JY]

Courts: reform habeas corpus procedures, S3355, S3376, S3378 [16AP], S3475 [17AP]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S6941 [26JN]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing, S9154 [30JY]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2007), S10892 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]

———increase penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances to recovering addicts (S. 2050), S9743 [3SE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S428 [26JA], S6122 [12JN]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 1991), S8867 [25JY]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S3423 [17AP], S8778 [25JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), S12378 [3OC]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to prevent child abuse (S. 1996), S8991 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7078 [27JN], S7273 [28JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), S7788 [11JY]

———F/A-18E/F aircraft development, S7991 [17JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7991 [17JY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, S3144 [28MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10386, S10387, S10388 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9135, S9136, S9138 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, S10786, S10789, S10790, S10792, S10793, S10794 [18SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9905 [5SE]

Dover, DE: tribute to Holy Cross Elementary School, S4630 [2MY]

Drugs: international narcotics control funding, S8833, S8835, S8836 [25JY]

———penalties related to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride (S. 1609), S1868 [12MR]

———penalties relative to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride, S10386, S10387, S10388 [12SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S8021 [17JY], S10719 [17SE]

Education: authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (S. 2134), S11434 [26SE]

———funding, S6122 [12JN]

———tribute to State Teacher of the Year award recipients, S4084 [24AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6790 [25JN]

Firearms: increase the statute of limitations for certain offenses, S3433, S3434, S3435 [17AP]

Food industry: inspection and safety standards, S1374 [27FE]

Foreign aid: make conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S1449 [29FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8833, S8835, S8836, S8838 [25JY]

Greene, Howard O., Jr.: tribute (S. Res. 293), S11536 [27SE]

Health: development of pharmaceuticals relative to treatment for illegal drug addiction (S. 2051), S9743 [3SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S3820 [23AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, S9905 [5SE]

Hudson, Darryl: Delaware Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S4084 [24AP]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (S. Res. 288), S9938 [5SE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend, S11913 [30SE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, S1935, S1951, S1954 [13MR], S2308 [19MR], S5429, S5430 [21MY], S5517 [23MY]

———study of Federal law enforcement agencies, S3468 [17AP]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), S11122 [20SE]

MBNA America (corporation): tribute for awards relative to family-friendly practices, S12042 [30SE], S12349 [3OC]

Middle East: hostilities between Israel and terrorist groups, S3570 [18AP]

Minimum wage: level, S2884 [26MR]

National Mammography Day: designate (S. Res. 295), S10841 [18SE]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries, S8838 [25JY]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, S3618-S3620 [18AP]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, S2040 [14MR]

Pornography: amend laws relative to child pornography, S11900 [30SE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit assistance relative to illegal drug use, S8107 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9398 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1867), S6147 [12JN]

———reform (S. 1956), S8107, S8111, S8129 [18JY], S8332 [19JY]

Rehoboth Beach, DE: anniversary of Beach Patrol, S8671 [24JY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (S. 2123), S11560 [27SE]

Russia: ban on import of U.S. poultry, S1374 [27FE], S3144 [28MR]

Senate: confirmation of judicial nominees, S12289 [3OC]

Taxation: treatment of higher education expenses (S. 2035), S9584 [2AU]

———treatment of higher education tuition and student loan interest, S5414 [21MY]

Telecommunications: authorizing emergency wiretaps, S3455, S3457, S3466 [17AP]

———authorizing roving or multipoint wiretaps, S3435, S3438 [17AP]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, S1658 [7MR]

———condemn terrorist activities in Israel (S. Res. 228), S1471 [29FE]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3355, S3359, S3363, S3370, S3376, S3378 [16AP], S3431, S3432, S3433, S3434, S3435, S3438, S3448, S3449, S3450, S3454, S3455, S3457, S3466, S3468, S3475, S3476 [17AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report—motion to recommit, S3378 [16AP]

———prohibit distribution of information relative to explosive materials, S7273 [28JN]

———treatment of distribution of information relative to the making of explosive materials, S3448, S3449, S3450, S3454 [17AP]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, S4261 [25AP]

Weapons: prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and establish readiness programs for public safety personnel, S7078 [27JN]

Wilmington Blue Rocks (baseball team): tribute, S10871 [18SE]

Summaries

Public Welfare Programs Reform (S. 1867), S6147-S6149 [12JN]

Tax Treatment of Higher Education Expenses (S. 2035), S9584 [2AU]

Tables

Comparison of budget plans: 6-year totals, S6121 [12JN]

———savings in 2002, S6121 [12JN]

Texts of

S. 1609, penalties related to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride, S1869 [12MR]

S. 1996, use of certain crime grant funds to provide parental education to prevent child abuse, S8991 [26JY]

S. 2007, Carjacking Correction Act, S11028 [19SE]

S. 2050, Recovering Addict Protection Act, S9743 [3SE]

S. 2051, Pharmacotherapy Development Act, S9744-S9746 [3SE]

Tributes

Allen, Charles C., Jr., S4260 [25AP]

Allen, John R., S4260 [25AP]

Allen, Warren, L., S4260 [25AP]

Cordrey, Richard S., S9847 [4SE]

Herring, Otis A., S8151 [18JY]

Muskie, Edmund S., S2886 [26MR]

Pell, Senator, S11246-S11248 [25SE]

Steen, Wayne A., Sr., S3382 [16AP]

Williamson, James I., S4090 [24AP]

BIELLO, JAMES J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E879 [22MY]

BIELORUSSIA see Belarus, Republic of

BIERMAN, JOHN E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E396 [20MR]

BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA (organization)

Proclamations

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago Day: Congress, E1455 [1AU]

Remarks in House

Chicago, IL: tribute, E1455 [1AU]

BIGLER, TOM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1635 [18SE]

BIHR, LOUIS

Remarks in House

St. Gerald's Church: Man of the Year award recipient, E1936 [21OC]

BIJLEVELD, ANNE WILLEM

Letters

Asylum reform, S11904-S11906 [30SE]

Political asylum reform, S3430 [17AP]

BILBRAY, BRIAN P. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H7742 [17JY]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4305 [1MY]

Articles and editorials

Alien Smugglers Are Packing Cars for Perilous Trek, Dies in Mountains, Leonel Sanchez, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E406 [21MR]

Border Crosser, Told To Pack No Provisions, Dies in Mountains, Leonel Sanchez, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E406 [21MR]

Border Fugitive Plunges to Death, Stacy Finz, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E406 [21MR]

Fall Kills Border Agent in Foot Chase, Leonel Sanchez, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E405 [21MR]

Immigrant-Document Counterfeiting Plant Raided; 12 Arrested, Leonel Sanchez, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E405 [21MR]

Scientist Hailed for Saving Dolphins, Steve LaRue, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, H9438 [31JY]

31 Immigrants Caught in Stolen Vehicle, Maria C. Hunt, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E406 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Air pollution: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H5569 [23MY]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H2315 [14MR]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 3784), H7473 [11JY]

Custom Service: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to U.S. emission standards (see H.R. 3961), H9922 [2AU]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10040 [4SE]

Federal employees: appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3205), H3230 [29MR]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3204), H3230 [29MR]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3203), H3229 [29MR]

Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H1223 [1FE]

States: reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062), H10385 [12SE]

Tariff: HIV protease inhibitor chemicals (see H.R. 3977), H9922 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H1507 [28FE]

———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H1325 [27FE]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H5753 [30MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2316 [14MR]

Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H7475 [11JY]

Computers: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 4299), H12174 [28SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H2951 [27MR]

Crime: penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H8557 [25JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H8030 [18JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6005 [6JN]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H10040 [4SE]

———therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618), H2950 [27MR]

Education: provide hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid payments relative to Federal acquisition of real property (see H.R. 3269), H3649 [18AP]

Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and local government laws (see H.R. 4031), H11230 [25SE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6285 [12JN]

Health: administration of drugs and devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3149), H2664 [21MR]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H6915 [26JN]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H1716 [5MR]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H3171 [28MR]

———exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H2713 [22MR]

———facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see H.R. 2932), H1224 [1FE]

Insurance: provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H1716 [5MR]

Medicare: extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 3337), H6691 [20JN]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H2950 [27MR]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H7260 [10JY]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H4110 [25AP]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H774 [23JA]

New Jersey: terminate ocean dumping at certain sites (see H.R. 4034), H10430 [16SE]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H5501 [22MY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H6765 [25JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6117 [10JN]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H11527 [27SE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3388 [15AP]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H2713 [22MR]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H5380 [21MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H1636 [29FE]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H3231 [29MR]

———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see H.R. 2713), H1139 [31JA]

———excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H5052 [14MY]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6532 [19JN]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 3527), H5569 [23MY]

———increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 4288), H12173 [28SE]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H11230 [25SE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1775 [6MR]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H6509 [18JN]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H6691 [20JN]

Letters

Bottled drinking water standards: Sylvia E. Swanson, International Bottled Water Association, H9869, H9876 [2AU]

Radon levels in drinking water: Daniel J. Avera, San Diego, CA, County, Dept. of Environmental Health, H6756 [25JN]

———David Reynolds, Alliance for Radon Reduction, H6756 [25JN]

———Diane E. Tefft, Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., H6757 [25JN]

———Ruth E. McBurney, Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., H6757 [25JN]

Remarks by, on

California: Natural Communities Conservation Planning Program funding, H6548 [19JN]

Centers for Disease Control: guidelines for voluntary HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women, H4360 [1MY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 3784), E1269, E1271 [12JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4360 [1MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11377 [26SE]

———comparison of the 103d and 104th Congresses, H2942 [27MR]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3286 [15AP]

Corps of Engineers: Tijuana River Basin, CA, study funding, H8371 [24JY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3201 [29MR]

———product liability reform relative to the raw materials used to make certain medical devices, H3201 [29MR]

Crime: Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for the cost of incarcerating aliens, H30 [3JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6548, H6589 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation: loan guarantees for international railroad projects, H7090 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7090 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H30 [3JA]

Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2490, H2492 [20MR]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5527 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8371 [24JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9747, H9760 [1AU]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9760 [1AU]

Federal employees: appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3205), E686 [1MY]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3204), E686 [1MY]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3203), E686 [1MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H30 [3JA]

Government regulations: effect on citizens, H3727, H3728 [23AP]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2545 [20MR]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H11542 [27SE]

House Rules: authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H221 [5JA]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11101, H11102 [25SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (H. Res. 530), H11093 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H11593, H11594, H11595 [27SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2392, H2393, H2394, H2446, H2451 [19MR], H2478, H2486, H2490, H2492, H2500, H2512 [20MR], H2594 [21MR], E404 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11086, H11089 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11078 [25SE]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2512 [20MR]

———installation of physical barriers at all areas of high incidence of illegal entry into the U.S., H2451 [19MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2594 [21MR]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, H11542 [27SE]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, E67 [24JA]

———treatment of criminal aliens by State and local law enforcement officials, H2478 [20MR]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2500 [20MR]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9437, H9446 [31JY]

Minimum wage: level, H5527 [23MY]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, H2486 [20MR]

———reform, H9464, H9465 [31JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H11377 [26SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6755 [25JN]

———amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9868, H9875 [2AU]

Taxation: reform, H2942 [27MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund funding, H6589 [19JN]

Votes: correction, H6857 [26JN]

Water: modify bottled drinking water standards, H6755 [25JN], H9868, H9875 [2AU]

———radon levels in drinking water, H6755 [25JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2948 [27MR]

Reports

Grand Jury Investigation of San Diego's San Ysidro School District, H9760-H9762 [1AU]

BILIRAKIS, MICHAEL (a Representative from Florida)

Addresses

Answering America's Call: Michael Kenny, E547 [16AP]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: by, E1627 [17SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

———S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H7742 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Domantay, Margarito: relief (see H.R. 3894), H8375 [24JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3070), H2123 [12MR]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 4103), H10601 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: packing standards for imported tomatoes (see H.R. 2921), H1226 [1FE]

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3248, 3673), H3650 [18AP], H6765 [25JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4503 [7MY]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H2124 [12MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3731 [23AP]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H2123 [12MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H922 [26JA]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3406), H4503 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4902 [10MY]

———develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 3346), H4109 [25AP]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6509 [18JN]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3867), H8247 [23JY]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H10386 [12SE]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1100), H8557 [25JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H4801 [9MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3160), H2866 [26MR]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Japan: treatment of U.S. military and civilian POW's during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 176), H4902 [10MY]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H5380 [21MY]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (see H. Con. Res. 103), H1226 [1FE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H6415 [13JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips for persons with diabetes (see H.R. 4264), H11526 [27SE]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3447), H10040 [4SE]

———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2828), H2123 [12MR]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H3171 [28MR]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H9925 [2AU]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H914 [25JA]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H2316 [14MR]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H4503 [7MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3507), H5500 [22MY]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H2665 [21MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6117 [10JN]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see H.R. 4159), H11048 [24SE]

Taxation: treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3506), H5500 [22MY]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6765 [25JN]

———improve administration of life insurance programs (see H.R. 2843), H3650 [18AP]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4902 [10MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H6765 [25JN]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H2714 [22MR]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1775 [6MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5647 [29MY]

World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5570 [23MY]

Essays

Best of the Best: Jennifer Tutak, E1072 [12JN]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Kenny, Michael, E547 [16AP]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, E559 [17AP]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (H.R. 2508), H10835, H10838, H10840 [24SE]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members, H9821 [1AU]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3784 [24AP]

———anniversary of genocide (H. Con. Res. 47), H5843 [5JN]

———blockade by Turkey, H5879 [5JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9407, H9420 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5251 [16MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4355, H4356 [1MY]

Congress: decorum on the floor, H4374 [1MY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H2544 [20MR], H5879 [5JN], H8235, H8236, H8237, H8238, H8239 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9821 [1AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10965 [24SE]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (H.R. 1856), E1283 [12JY]

FAA: national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants, H11459 [27SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, H11459 [27SE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 3199), H5635 [29MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (H.R. 3201), H5635 [29MY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (H.R. 3200), H5635 [29MY]

Foreign aid: limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5879 [5JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5843, H5879 [5JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2542, H2543, H2544, H2546 [20MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3070), H2846 [26MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3091, H3131 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3034 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9780 [1AU]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H1968 [7MR]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (H. Con. Res. 103), H5922 [5JN]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (H.R. 1791), H10907 [24SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), H11635 [28SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), unanimous-consent agreement, H11633, H11634, H11635 [28SE]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (H.R. 3871), H9937 [4SE]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1627 [17SE]

Pappas, Frederiki: tribute to ``A Celebration of Democracy—Commemorating 175 Years of Greek and American Democratic Tradition'' exhibit, E719 [7MY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8143 [23JY]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), H11402, H11407 [27SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9407, H9420 [31JY]

Roads and highways: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (H.R. 2988), H10782 [24SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6750 [25JN]

———amend (S. 1316), H7742 [17JY]

———amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9867, H9871 [2AU]

———establish State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund, H7742 [17JY]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), H941 [30JA]

Taxation: rates, H5251 [16MY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1178 [1FE]

Turkey: territorial dispute with Greece, H1967 [7MR]

Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7562 [16JY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8776 [30JY]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, H9867, H9871 [2AU]

World War II: Battle of Crete anniversary, H5145 [15MY]

Zuber, Yvonne A.: Coast Guard Enlisted Person of the Year award recipient, E1102 [18JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1634 [29FE], H3728 [23AP], H10521 [17SE]

Statements

Tribute to Representative Jacobs: by, E1897 [1OC]

Tribute to Representative Myers: by, E1897 [1OC]

Summaries

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization (S. 641), H4356-H4358 [1MY]

Tributes

Emerson, Bill, E1239 [11JY]

Gibbons, Representative, H4124 [30AP]

Megaloudis, Demos, E1622 [17SE]

Peck, Earl G., E86 [25JA]

Spyridon, Archbishop, H10497 [17SE]

Tutak, Jennifer, E1072 [12JN]

BILL EMERSON ENGLISH LANGUAGE EMPOWERMENT ACT see English Language Empowerment Act

BILLINGS, LEON

Eulogies

Muskie, Edmund S., S3615 [18AP]

BILLINGS, MT

Remarks in Senate

Shiloh Interchange project: funding, S9282 [31JY]

BILLINGS COUNTY, ND

Bills and resolutions

National grasslands: consolidation of certain mineral interests (see S. 2182), S11973 [30SE]

Letters

Consolidation of certain mineral interests located in Billings County, ND, national grasslands: Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, S11996 [30SE]

———Marc Trimmer, Dakotas Resource Advisory Council, S11997 [30SE]

———Wayde Schafer, Dacotah Chapter of the Sierra Club, S11998 [30SE]

Lists

Conservation organizations in support of the consolidation of certain mineral interests located in Billings County, ND, national grasslands, S11998 [30SE]

Memorandums

Consolidation of Certain Mineral Interests Located in Billings County, ND, National Grasslands: Steven L. Reinert, Meridian Oil, Inc., and Nancy Curriden, Forest Service, S11997 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

National grasslands: consolidation of certain mineral interests (S. 2182), S11996-S11998 [30SE]

Summaries

Consolidation of Certain Mineral Interests Located in Billings County, ND, National Grasslands, S11996 [30SE]

BILLY BUCK (vessel)

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1272), S9071 [29JY]

Texts of

S. 1272, certificate of documentation, S9035 [29JY]

BILODEAU, ROSEANNE

Remarks in House

New Britain, CT: tribute to Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, E113 [30JA]

BINGAMAN, JEFF (a Senator from New Mexico)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8615, S8646 [24JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S403, S516 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1818, S1875 [12MR], S2039, S2108 [14MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5224, S5271 [17MY], S5439, S5451 [21MY], S5500 [22MY], S5609 [23MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2882 [26MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S7041 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6450, S6453, S6457, S6493, S6535, S6536, S6540 [19JN], S6587, S6614 [20JN], S6837, S6838, S6858, S6868, S6882, S6889, S6895, S6900 [25JN], S6924, S6949, S7037, S7042 [26JN], S7166, S7200 [27JN], S7231, S7311 [28JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military construction (S. 1764), S5604 [23MY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7828, S7831 [12JY], S7931, S7932 [17JY]

———sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), S11441, S11462 [26SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10357, S10476 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9305 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9938, S9976 [5SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6737 [24JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9052, S9076 [29JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8788, S8817, S8874, S8921 [25JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9066, S9078 [29JY]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2659 [21MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, S7612 [10JY]

Articles and editorials

Offense Is Best Missile Defense, Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News, S5728 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1743; S. Res. 259), S4972 [13MY], S6144 [12JN]

Bandelier National Monument: modify boundary (see S. 2097), S11090 [20SE]

Colleges and universities: require access to voter registration information for students (see S. 1702), S4190 [25AP]

Courts: independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment (see S. 1697), S4063 [24AP]

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (see S. 2078), S10600 [16SE]

Medicare: medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 1964), S8013 [17JY]

National Cave and Karst Research Institute: establish (see S. 1699), S4063 [24AP]

Pensions: improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (see S. 1922, 1923), S7302 [28JN]

Political campaigns: require accountability in campaign advertising (see S. 1723), S4618 [2MY]

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: enhance administrative authority of president (see S. 2189), S12194 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1755; S. Con. Res. 63; S. Res. 260), S5004 [14MY], S5866 [5JN], S6144 [12JN]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see S. 1949), S7762 [11JY]

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3229 [29MR]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see S. 968), S3490 [17AP]

BIA: reorganization (see S. 814), S5500 [22MY]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

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

California: tribute to NetDay96 (see S. Res. 274), S11041 [19SE]

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

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

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see S. 1969), S8013 [17JY]

Courts: cost-of-living adjustments for judicial salaries (see S. 1344), S1654 [7MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1890), S7029 [26JN]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (see S. 1729), S8375 [19JY]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: acquire land adjacent to Abiquiu Dam (see S. 2063), S10327 [11SE]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S4940 [9MY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see S. 837), S99 [5JA]

Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see S. 1892), S7493 [9JY]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see S. 1385), S12000 [30SE]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see S. 491), S3228 [29MR]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S3317 [15AP]

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

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

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

National Tourism Board: establish (see S. 1623), S2830 [25MR]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S3018 [27MR]

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

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see S. 1540), S9438 [1AU]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (see S. 2183), S12125 [1OC]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see S. 1014), S9438 [1AU]

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

Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Somalia (see S. 1967), S10329 [11SE]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see S. 1891), S6517 [19JN]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see S. Res. 233), S11558 [27SE]

Water: reuse and recycling projects (see S. 901), S6665 [21JN]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see S. 1150), S4426 [30AP]

Cloture motions

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6630 [20JN], S6817 [25JN]

Letters

Dept. of Transportation use of erroneous highway apportionment formulas: by, S12115 [1OC]

Domestic livestock grazing fees: Russell Shay, Nature Conservancy (organization), S2394 [20MR]

Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S6268 [14JN]

White Sands National Monument and White Sands Missile Range modification of boundaries: Roger G. Kennedy, National Park Service, S7232 [28JN]

Papers

White Sands National Monument and White Sands Missile Range Modification of Boundaries: Paul W. Johnson, Dept. of the Army, S7232 [28JN]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. 1743), S4972 [13MY], S5789 [5JN], S6267 [14JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 259), S6267 [14JN]

AID: Microenterprise Program funding, S8861 [25JY]

Albuquerque, NM: Taylor Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1464 [29FE]

———tribute to Dolores Gonzales Elementary School Read-Write-Now program, S12339 [3OC]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (S. 953), S1531 [5MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S407, S408 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1814, S1830 [12MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11915 [30SE]

Armed Forces: increase pay and housing allowance (S. 1514), S39 [4JA]

———repeal permanent end strengths, S6838, S6839 [25JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), S8929 [25JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9402 [1AU]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5249 [17MY], S5530 [23MY]

Burundi: U.S. policy on humanitarian and political plight, S8818 [25JY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2912 [27MR]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), S12150 [2OC]

Colleges and universities: require access to voter registration information for students (S. 1702), S4190 [25AP]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 246), S3452 [17AP]

Conservation of energy: funding for energy efficiency projects at Federal facilities, S11915 [30SE]

Correa, Floyd R.: New Mexico Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5869 [5JN]

Courts: independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment (S. 1697), S4063 [24AP]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1483 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: acquisition of private-sector research from nontraditional sources, S6494 [19JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6454, S6457, S6458, S6459, S6494 [19JN], S6589 [20JN], S6837, S6838, S6839 [25JN], S6925, S6955 [26JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, S10128 [10SE]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, S458 [26JA]

———Kinetic Energy Tactical Antisatellite Program funding, S6454, S6457, S6458, S6459 [19JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7931, S7932 [17JY]

———Pentagon renovation funding, S6837 [25JN], S7931 [17JY]

———sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), S10608 [16SE]

———U.S.-Japan Management Training Program funding, S7932 [17JY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, S3138 [28MR]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, S10785 [18SE]

Economic Development Agency: funding, S5489 [22MY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1540 [6MR]

Education: funding, S407, S408 [26JA], S1814 [12MR], S5249 [17MY], S10776 [18SE], S10939 [19SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6792 [25JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8818, S8861 [25JY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7450 [9JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S13 [3JA], S39, S40, S41 [4JA], S74 [5JA]

Guatemala: political reform, S11069 [20SE]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), S3116 [28MR]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S7508 [10JY]

Medicaid: reform, S5530 [23MY]

Medicare: medical nutrition therapy services (S. 1964), S8015 [17JY]

———reform, S5530 [23MY]

Minimum wage: level, S7450 [9JY]

National Cave and Karst Research Institute: establish (S. 1699), S4064, S4086 [24AP]

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5726, S5727 [4JN]

New Mexico: tribute to Small Business Week honorees, S5869 [5JN]

O'Keeffe, Georgia: issue commemorative postage stamp, S5621 [23MY]

Pensions: improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (S. 1922), S7302 [28JN]

———improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (S. 1923), S7302 [28JN]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, S4705 [6MY]

———management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), S8369 [19JY]

Political campaigns: require accountability in campaign advertising, S6792 [25JN]

———require accountability in campaign advertising (S. 1723), S4623 [2MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), S3116 [28MR]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2393, S2394 [20MR], S2600, S2604, S2605, S2619, S2620 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), S8929 [25JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9402 [1AU]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program, S10785 [18SE]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (S. 2123), S11304 [25SE]

Sandia National Laboratories: tribute to HMTech Program, S2137 [14MR]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2310 [19MR]

Social Security: increase earnings limit, S3116 [28MR]

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: enhance administrative authority of college president (S. 2189), S12195 [2OC]

Space policy: prohibit collection and release of certain satellite imagery, S6925 [26JN]

START II Treaty: ratification, S476 [26JA]

Taxation: reform tax laws to stimulate the economy, S1540 [6MR]

Taylor, Linda: privilege of the floor, S6455 [19JN]

Technology: programs funding, S1830 [12MR]

University of New Mexico: collaboration with the GPO to open online site for access to Government documents, S1300 [23FE]

———tribute to men's basketball team, S1852 [12MR]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, S2912 [27MR]

Votes: correction, S1038 [7FE]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act: amend, S6589 [20JN]

Statements

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: by, S11199 [24SE]

Testimonies

Dept. of Defense Acquisition of Private-Sector Research From Nontraditional Sources: Paul G. Kaminski, Dept. of Defense, S6495 [19JN]

Texts of

S. 1697, independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment, S4064 [24AP]

S. 1699, National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act, S4065 [24AP]

S. 1702, Student Voter Registration Act, S4191 [25AP]

S. 2189, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act, S12195 [2OC]

S. Res. 259, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151 [12JN]

Tributes

McGaffigan, Edward, Jr., S12022 [30SE]

New Mexico: tribute to Highland High School academic decathlon team, S3737 [19AP]

Packard, David, S3164 [28MR]

Pell, Senator, S11259 [25SE]

Schelling, Daralee (Dee), S1073 [7FE]

Simon, Senator, S11259 [25SE]

BINNEY & SMITH, INC.

Remarks in Senate

Easton, PA: Two Rivers Landing Visitor Center opening, S7789 [11JY]

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS ENHANCED PENALTIES AND CONTROL ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1606), S1855 [12MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1606), S1862-S1864 [12MR]

Texts of

S. 1606, provisions, S1864 [12MR]

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS related term(s) Weapons

Articles and editorials

Pentagon Alters Stand on Gulf War Drug Testing, S11623 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions

Commission on Programs and Policies for Combatting the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: establish (see S. 1681), S3487 [17AP]

National security: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (see S. 1606; H.R. 3033, 3051), S1855 [12MR], H1775 [6MR], H1985 [7MR]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H10767 [23SE]

Weapons: detection and interception of weapons of mass destruction delivered by unconventional means (see H.R. 3729), H6915 [26JN]

———proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 3730), H7106 [27JN]

Letters

Release names of companies providing military items to Iraq: Representative Hamilton, E111 [30JA]

———Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E111 [30JA]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: chemical and biological operations, H6380 [13JN]

Iraq: release names of companies providing military items, E111 [30JA]

National security: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat, H2178 [13MR]

———control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (H.R. 3033), E290, E294 [6MR]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (H.R. 4131), H10764 [23SE]

Weapons: prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and establish readiness programs for public safety personnel, H8171, H8172 [23JY]

———proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction (H.R. 3730), E1192 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: participation in law enforcement activities relative to chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction, S3370-S3375 [16AP]

Commission on Programs and Policies for Combatting the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: establish (S. 1681), S3488 [17AP]

National security: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (S. 1606), S1862-S1864 [12MR]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (H.R. 4131), S11623 [28SE]

Weapons: prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and establish readiness programs for public safety personnel, S7074-S7080 [27JN], S7515 [10JY], S7966-S7968, S7970 [17JY], S10036-S10038 [9SE]

Texts of

S. 1606, Biological Agents Enhanced Penalties and Control Act, S1864 [12MR]

S. 1681, Combatting Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act, S3489 [17AP]

BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN PRACTICES COMMISSION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1857), S6082 [11JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1857), S6084 [11JN]

Texts of

S. 1857, provisions, S6084 [11JN]

BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON CAMPAIGN PRACTICES

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. 1857), S6082 [11JN]

Remarks in Senate

Establish (S. 1857), S6084 [11JN]

Texts of

S. 1857, establish, S6084 [11JN]

BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF MEDICARE

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see H.R. 3881), H8247 [23JY]

BIRDS related term(s) National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife

Appointments

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, S3478 [17AP]

Articles and editorials

Where Pheasants Swarm as Thick as Locusts, S1319 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2275), consideration (see H. Res. 466), H6915 [26JN]

Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (see H.R. 4077), H10386 [12SE]

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

Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife Refuge: expand (see S. 1871), S6225 [13JN]

Letters

Critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California: Dan Hauser, H6584 [19JN]

———Donnavie Paddock-Bowers, H6584 [19JN]

———Martin Gift, H6583 [19JN]

———Mary and Jack Walsh, H6583 [19JN]

———Representative Riggs, H6584 [19JN]

Lists

State listings of endangered species, S4176-S4178 [25AP]

Messages

Protection of Migratory Birds Treaty With Canada: President Clinton, S9661 [2AU]

Remarks in House

Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6517, H6567-H6587 [19JN]

———protection of gnat catcher birds, H4440 [7MY]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize, E108 [26JA]

———reauthorize (H.R. 2275), H2881-H2890 [27MR], H6852 [26JN], H7662 [17JY], E1148 [20JN], E1403 [30JY]

Guam: protection of native birds from nonindigenous predators, E1801 [28SE]

Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (H.R. 4077), E1599 [12SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: migratory bird baiting regulations, E866 [22MY]

———partnership with businesses in protecting endangered species, H6547 [19JN]

Remarks in Senate

Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization, S4162, S4166, S4176, S4178 [25AP]

———reform, S1611-S1613 [7MR]

———reform and reauthorize, S4981 [13MY]

National Duck Calling Day: designate (S. Res. 305), S11771 [28SE]

Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife Refuge: expand (S. 1871), S6234 [13JN], S7057 [26JN]

South Dakota: increase in hunting-related tourism, S1319 [27FE]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S9661 [2AU]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: funding for Endangered Species Act listings, S2293 [19MR]

Reports filed

Endangered Species Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2275) (H. Rept. 104-778), H10111 [9SE]

Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife Refuge Expansion: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1871) (S. Rept. 104-291), S6849 [25JN]

Testimonies

Migratory Bird Baiting Regulations: George Reiger, E866 [22MY]

Texts of

S. 1871, Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife Refuge expansion, S6234 [13JN]

S. Res. 305, National Duck Calling Day, S11732, S11771 [28SE]

BIRMINGHAM, AL

Remarks in Senate

Southern Women in Public Service: conference, S4949 [9MY]

BIRMINGHAM (AL) NEWS

Articles and editorials

Arthur George Gaston— His Death Is a Monumental Loss for Birmingham, S394 [26JA]

BIRMINGHAM (AL) POST-HERALD

Articles and editorials

Berte Looks to the Future at BSC, S3011 [27MR]

Mrs. Durbin's Risks Are Remembered, S3621 [18AP]

Twenty Years of Leadership, S3012 [27MR]

BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN COLLEGE

Articles and editorials

Berte Looks to the Future at BSC, S3011 [27MR]

Twenty Years of Leadership, S3012 [27MR]

Letters

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds, H3511 [17AP]

BIRNBACH, DAVID J.

Statements

Anesthesia's Effect on a Fetus, H10630 [19SE]

BIRTH CONTROL

Analyses

Partial Birth Abortions—A Closer Look: Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., E1743-E1748 [27SE]

Articles and editorials

Abortion Forecast Renews Fight for Overseas Family Planning Aid, S2053 [14MR]

Actions To Market Abortion Pill Are Denounced, H9458 [31JY]

America We Seek—A Statement of Pro-Life Principle and Concern, E437-E440 [22MR]

Anesthesiologists Question Claims in Abortion Debate, H2917 [27MR]

Australian Planned Parenthood Director Lists Many Reasons for His Partial-Birth Abortions, H10635 [19SE]

Birds, Bees and Budget Cuts, S2052 [14MR]

Congressional Effort To Curb Global Abortion May Backfire, S1817 [12MR]

Cutting Money, Costing Lives, S2054 [14MR]

Dr. James Dobson Denounces Senate Failure To Override Clinton Veto of Partial Birth Abortion Ban, H12190 [30SE]

Facts on Partial-Birth Abortion—Both Sides Have Misled the Public, S11139 [24SE], S11377-S11379 [26SE]

Family Planning Fiasco, S2048 [14MR]

Harder Hearts on Abortion, E516 [29MR]

Harsh Details Shift Tenor of Abortion Fight, E1654-E1656 [19SE]

Last Word—Fanatics for Choice, E516 [29MR]

Late Term Abortions, S11148 [24SE]

Never Let Facts Impede Ideology, E515 [29MR]

New Look at Late-Term Abortion, S11137 [24SE], S11337, S11377 [26SE]

Outlawing Abortion Method—Veto-Proof Majority in House Votes to Prohibit Late-Term Procedure, H2915 [27MR]

Partial-Birth Abortion Is Bad Medicine, H10640 [19SE], E1709 [26SE]

Posturing on Abortion, E1034 [7JN]

2nd Trimester Abortion, H2916 [27MR]

Second Trimester Abortion—An Interview With W. Martin Haskell, M.D., H10614 [19SE]

Senate Should Protect Needed International Aid, S2048 [14MR]

Shock-Tactic Ads Target Late-Term Abortion Procedure—Foes Hope Campaign Will Sink Federal Abortion Rights Legislation, H2920 [27MR], H10633 [19SE]

Truth in Reporting? Gimme a Break, E515 [29MR]

Uphold the Abortion Veto, S11342 [26SE]

View From Mount Koop, S11147 [24SE], S11348 [26SE]

Weekend Without War Over the Abortion Issue, S5775 [4JN]

Why Defend Partial-Birth Abortion?, S11357 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4284), H12173 [28SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 389), H2713 [22MR]

Excerpts

Partial-birth abortions: Williams Obstetrics (publication), S11371 [26SE]

Factsheets

Partial-Birth Abortions, H2919, H2927 [27MR]

Letters

Family planning programs funding: several family planning organizations, H7350 [11JY]

International family planning programs funding: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, S2050 [14MR]

Partial-birth abortions: Albert W. Corcoran, S11387 [26SE]

———Allan Rosenfield, Columbia University School of Public Health, S11352 [26SE]

———American Medical Women's Association, H10619 [19SE]

———American Nurses Association, H2902 [27MR]

———Barbara Bolsen, American Medical News (publication), H2919 [27MR]

———Barbara Bolson, American Medical News (publication), H10633 [19SE]

———Charles W. Newton, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, S11380 [26SE]

———Diane Reiner, E1397 [30JY]

———Donna Harrison, S11344 [26SE]

———Dru Elaine Carlson, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, S11352 [26SE]

———E.A. Scioscia, S11387 [26SE]

———Eugene S. Ogrod II, California Medical Association, S11351 [26SE]

———Fernando M. Trevino, American Public Health Association, S11352 [26SE]

———Frank W. Ling, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10619 [19SE]

———Geri Marullo, American Nurses Association, S11351 [26SE], H10618 [19SE]

———Jean L. Fourcroy, American Medical Women's Association, S11351 [26SE]

———John G. Boyce, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10618 [19SE]

———Jose R. Kennard, H3558 [17AP]

———Joseph G. Rogers, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10619 [19SE]

———Joseph K. Hurd, Jr., American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10618 [19SE]

———Luis B. Curet, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10619 [19SE]

———Mary-Dorothy Line, H2907 [27MR]

———Metropolitan Medical Association, S11361 [26SE]

———National Conference of Catholic Bishops, H3560 [17AP], H3647 [18AP]

———Owen C. Montgomery and Kristi Wasson, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10618 [19SE]

———Pamela E. Smith, H2924 [27MR]

———Pamela E. Smith, Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, S11370 [26SE]

———Phillip G. Stubblefield, Boston University Medical Center Hospital, S11352 [26SE]

———Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, H10637 [19SE]

———President Clinton, S11138 [24SE], S11340 [26SE]

———Representative Hyde, H2918 [27MR]

———Richard McGarvey, S11387 [26SE]

———several Beaumont, TX, Diocese staff members, H8595 [26JY]

———Stephanie S. Streett and Anne Hawley, Executive Office of the President, S11282 [25SE]

———Vikki Stella, H10611 [19SE]

———Watson A. Bowers, Jr., H2924 [27MR]

———Whitney and Bruce Goin, S11343 [26SE]

———William J. and Teresa Heineman, S11371 [26SE]

Teenage pregnancy prevention and adoption assistance: Senator Specter, S3104 [28MR]

Lists

Philadelphia Family Policy Council Teen Pregnancy Prevention Week press conference speakers, S3104 [28MR]

Pro-choice, Catholic Members of Congress, H3648 [18AP]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: President Clinton, H3338 [15AP]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2905 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10608 [19SE]

Papers

Dilation and Extraction for Late Second Trimester Abortions: W. Martin Haskell, H10615 [19SE]

Fetal Pain as It Relates to the Partial-Birth Abortion Method, S11349 [26SE]

Partial-Birth Abortions—Behind the Misinformation: Douglas Johnson, H2921-H2924 [27MR]

Second Trimester Abortion—From Every Angle, H10631-H10633 [19SE]

Petitions and memorials

Partial-Birth Abortions: Kettering, OH, City Council, H10617 [19SE]

Proclamations

Teenage Pregnancy Prevention, S3104 [28MR]

Quotations

Partial-birth abortions, H11596 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Abortion: constitutional amendment on freedom of choice, E1397 [30JY]

———performance at military medical facilities, H785, H786 [24JA], H4942, H5013-H5022 [14MY], H9820, H9822 [1AU]

———pro choice versus right to life, H341 [22JA], H742 [23JA], H9457 [31JY], H9906 [2AU], H10364, H10365 [12SE], E437 [22MR], E1034 [7JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions, H3645-H3648 [18AP], H5279 [16MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), H742 [23JA]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 389), H2895-H2905 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10608-H10620 [19SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2880, H2881, H2905-H2929 [27MR], E509, E515 [29MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H3235, H3339 [15AP], H3553, H3555, H3556, H3557, H3558, H3559 [17AP], H4164 [30AP], H6126 [11JN], H7248, H7249 [10JY], H8595 [26JY], H8816-H8822 [30JY], H10528, H10530, H10531 [18SE], H10621 [19SE], H10769 [24SE], H11362 [26SE], H11596 [27SE], H12190 [30SE], E934 [29MY], E1034 [7JN], E1397 [30JY], E1656 [19SE], E1686 [25SE], E1709, E1717 [26SE], E1743 [27SE]

Children and youth: prevention of teenage pregnancy, H2104-H2110 [12MR], H7227 [10JY], H8076 [22JY], E336, E340 [13MR], E1485 [2AU]

Comstock, Anthony: historical impact on censorship of family planning information, H10769 [24SE]

Correctional institutions: removal of restrictions on funding for abortions, H8205-H8207, H8209, H8210 [23JY]

Dept. of HHS: family planning programs funding, H7348-H7355, H7361, H7362 [11JY], E1282 [12JY]

District of Columbia: funding of abortions, H8061-H8064 [22JY]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, E275 [5MR], E364 [14MR], E633 [25AP]

FDA: approval of RU-486, H9457 [31JY]

Foreign aid: population planning activities funding, H5891-H5893 [5JN]

Immigration: political asylum relative to coercive population control policies, H4154 [30AP]

Medicaid: State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1942-H1947 [7MR], E336 [13MR]

Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Month: observance, H5653, H5735, H5737 [30MY]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, S6460-S6469 [19JN], S10126 [10SE]

———pro choice versus right to life, S282 [22JA], S329 [23JA]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), S282 [22JA], S329 [23JA]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11081 [20SE], S11136-S11142, S11145-S11151, S11165 [24SE], S11227, S11268-S11272, S11274-S11276, S11278-S11285 [25SE], S11337-S11361, S11366-S11389 [26SE], S12090 [1OC], S12371 [3OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S10955 [19SE], S11341 [26SE]

AID: funding for family planning programs, S4388-S4389 [30AP]

Children and youth: prevention of teenage pregnancy, S8419 [22JY]

District of Columbia: funding of abortions, S1321 [27FE]

———use of local revenues for abortion services, S2266, S2268-S2270, S2279 [19MR]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, S1512 [5MR], S1645 [7MR], S1780 [11MR], S1817, S1818 [12MR], S2044-S2054 [14MR], S12200 [2OC]

Immigration: political asylum relative to coercive population control policies, S4593, S4594 [2MY]

Pennsylvania: Teen Pregnancy Prevention Week observance, S3104 [28MR]

Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive choice, S425, S428, S445 [26JA]

Wisconsin: meeting between pro-life and pro-choice supporters relative to creation of a common agenda, S5774 [4JN]

Reports

Dilation and Extraction for Late Second Trimester Abortion: Martin Haskell, H2913 [27MR]

Effects of Cuts in the International Voluntary Family Planning Programs Funding: Alan Guttmacher Institute, S1512-S1514 [5MR]

Information on Health Issues Involved in Safe Motherhood and Improving Pregnancy Outcomes: Dept. of HHS, H8795 [30JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Rept. 104-492), H2713 [22MR]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Bringing Up Baby—Problem of Teen Pregnancy, E873 [22MY]

Statements

Anesthesia's Effect on a Fetus: David J. Birnbach, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, H10630 [19SE]

———Norig Ellison, American Society of Anesthesiologists, H10631 [19SE]

Partial-Birth Abortions: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H2900, H2902 [27MR]

———Anthony Bevilacqua, S11387 [26SE]

———Jeannie W. French, S11388 [26SE]

———Margaret Sheridan, S11387 [26SE]

———National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H10641 [19SE]

———Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, S11388 [26SE], H10637, H10638 [19SE]

———several medical groups and doctors, S11350 [26SE]

Testimonies

Partial-Birth Abortions, S11350 [26SE]

———Coreen Costello, E509-E511 [29MR]

———Mary-Dorothy Line, E511 [29MR]

Transcripts

Partial-Birth Abortions: American Medical News (publication), H2919 [27MR]

BISHOP, MARJORIE C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1437 [1AU]

BISHOP, SANFORD D., JR. (a Representative from Georgia)

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H5754 [30MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H1636 [29FE]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10602 [18SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: organization and management of reserve components (see H.R. 1646), H1775 [6MR]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H4646 [8MY]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H7155 [9JY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4800 [9MY]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H1226 [1FE]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H7779 [17JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10721 [19SE]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H774 [23JA]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H774 [23JA]

———treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H2316 [14MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6423 [17JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 3665), H6508 [18JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4902 [10MY]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H5288 [16MY]

Education: eligibility standards for short term educational programs (see H.R. 2914), H2559 [20MR]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Employment: permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (see H.R. 2723), H973 [30JA]

———permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2723), H4110 [25AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H6691 [20JN]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H10108 [5SE]

Foreign trade: imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber products (see H.R. 2802), H1775 [6MR]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H12194 [30SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1179), H1986 [7MR]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H7107 [27JN]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H1138 [31JA]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H8030 [18JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H8030 [18JY]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H8982 [30JY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2320 [18MR]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H6915 [26JN]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H187 [4JA]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 2591), H7107 [27JN]

Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see H.R. 2342), H1138 [31JA]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H3650 [18AP]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates (see H. Res. 555), H12251 [1OC]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3457), H5173 [15MY]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H12175 [28SE]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4397 [1MY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H4503 [7MY], H10525 [17SE]

Southeastern Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (see H.R. 2640), H914 [25JA]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2699), H3231 [29MR]

Taxation: designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246), H1138 [31JA]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H6415 [13JN]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H12175 [28SE]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H4424 [2MY]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H6006 [6JN]

Veterans: improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4902 [10MY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4902 [10MY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483), H4800 [9MY]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H9705 [1AU]

Virgin Islands: temporary absence of executive officials and priority payment of certain bonds and other obligations (see H.R. 3634), H6413 [13JN]

———transfer of management authority of Christiansted National Historic Site (see H.R. 3635), H6413 [13JN]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6509 [18JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10628 [19SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1428, H1462 [28FE], H1543 [29FE]

———price supports for peanuts, H1462 [28FE], H6206 [12JN]

———remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6225 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6206, H6225 [12JN]

Black History Month: observance, H1497 [28FE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3594 [18AP]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6396 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3594 [18AP]

Disabled: anniversary of Cherry v. Mathews court case relative to discrimination, E1322 [18JY]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6786 [25JN]

EPA: cluster rule relative to pulp and paper industry, E1771 [28SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5889 [5JN]

Fort Benning, GA: School of the Americas funding, H5889 [5JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H148 [4JA]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, E1539 [5SE]

Rural areas: funding for rural housing, economic development, education, and research programs, H1543 [29FE]

U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), H4324 [1MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Georgia: racial remarks relative to the State Democratic Party, H1145 [1FE]

Leave of absence: granted, H9918 [2AU]

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA]

Tributes

Fields, Representative Cleo, H11386 [26SE]

Ford, Representative, H11363 [26SE]

BITAR, ABDUL MOHSIN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3772 [22AP]

BITAR, HADI

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3772 [22AP]

BITZER, ROBERT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1496 [2AU]

BLACK, GEORGE W., JR.

Remarks in Senate

NTSB: nomination, S1282 [20FE]

Reports filed

Nomination of George W. Black, Jr., to the NTSB: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S1276 [20FE]

BLACK, NORMAN W.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1548 [10SE]

BLACK, WILFORD (REX)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E549 [16AP]

BLACK COLLEGE DAY

Remarks in House

Observance, H10216-H10225 [11SE]

BLACK HILLS FOREST RESOURCE ASSOCIATION

Letters

Judicial review of forest management activities, S3023 [27MR]

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Addresses

African-American Women—Past, Present, and Future: Vicky L. Bandy, E296 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions

Observance (see S. Res. 229), S1455 [29FE]

Senate: tribute to African-American Senators (see S. Res. 229), S1455 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Observance, H1220-H1222 [1FE], H1494-H1506 [28FE], E123 [1FE], E185 [6FE], E195 [13FE], E201 [20FE], E210 [27FE], E225, E238, E244 [28FE], E261, E263 [29FE], E281 [6MR], E316 [7MR]

Orchard Park, NY: tribute to Black History Month essay contest award recipients, E831 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Observance, S732 [1FE], S1301 [23FE], S1372 [27FE], S1465 [29FE]

Observance (S. Res. 229), S1471-S1474 [29FE]

Senate: tribute to African-American Senators (S. Res. 229), S1471-S1474 [29FE]

Texts of

S. Res. 229, observance and tribute to African-American Senators, S1463, S1474 [29FE]

BLACK LEADERSHIP FORUM, INC.

Testimonies

Church Arson Prevention Act, S6524 [19JN]

BLACK PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Freeman, Claire E.: Black Professional Association Black Professional of the Year award recipient, E60 [23JA]

BLACK REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOTS COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 1776), S12317, S12374 [3OC], H12286 [4OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1776), H10489-H10493 [17SE], H12286-H12290 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 1776), S12374-S12376 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 1776, provisions, H10489 [17SE], H12286-H12289 [4OC]

BLACK REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOTS FOUNDATION

Bills and resolutions

Monuments and memorials: extend authority to establish commemorative work (see S. 1966; H.R. 3707), S8013 [17JY], H6764 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate

Monuments and memorials: extend authority to establish commemorative work (S. 1966), S8023 [17JY]

BLACKMAN, TN

Remarks in House

Blackman Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E642 [25AP]

BLACKS see African Americans

BLACKWELL, J. KENNETH

Addresses

Devolution—Revolution in the Third Century, E97-E99 [25JA]

Articles and editorials

New Tax System for the 21st Century, E99 [25JA]

There's Nothing EZ About IRS Forms, E731 [8MY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E97 [25JA]

BLACKWELL, PAUL E.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7759 [11JY]

BLACKWELL, STEVEN

Articles and editorials

Tribute to James H. Quillen, U.S. Congressman, E1620 [17SE]

BLAES, JIM

Articles and editorials

Coast Guard Backs Away From Faceoff With Fisherman, H7073 [27JN]

BLAIR, CORRIE

Articles and editorials

Loudon Woman Has Been Practicing Medicine for More Than 54 Years, E139 [1FE]

BLAIR, DENNIS C.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Vice Admiral in the Navy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9967 [5SE]

BLAIR, ROBERT

Eulogies

By A. James Quinn, E1355 [24JY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1355 [24JY]

BLAKE, EDWARD J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E79 [24JA]

BLAKEY, ART

Remarks in House

Tribute, E952 [30MY]

BLANCK, RONALD R.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S12440 [21OC]

BLANDON, DANILO

Remarks in House

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, H10724-H10730 [20SE]

BLANQUITA, VALENTI

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1662 [19SE]

BLATT, PHILIP M.

Remarks in Senate

National Hemophilia Foundation: Delaware Valley Chapter honoree, S4982 [13MY]

BLAUSTEIN, ARTHUR L.

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Council on the Humanities: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S11972 [30SE]

BLAZE, MATT

Letters

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act, S1521 [5MR]

BLEGEN, MARY BETH

Remarks in House

National Teacher of the Year: recipient, H3705 [23AP]

Remarks in Senate

Minnesota Education Association: Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S1608 [6MR]

National Teacher of the Year: recipient, S3714 [19AP]

BLILEY, THOMAS J., JR. (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments offered by, to

Courts: appointment of bankruptcy judges (H.R. 2604), H6712 [24JN]

Analyses

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R. 956), H3191 [29MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3005, Securities Investment Promotion Act, H8330 [24JY]

———H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

———S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H7742 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6117 [10JN]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (see H.R. 2972), H1324 [27FE]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (see H. Res. 349), H973 [30JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H7107 [27JN]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H3731 [23AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H4800 [9MY]

Courts: reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1916), H2867 [26MR]

Crime: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H11396 [26SE]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H2124 [12MR]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see H.R. 3565), H6765 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3867), H8247 [23JY]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H1252 [23FE]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5570 [23MY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3070, 3160), H2123 [12MR], H2866 [26MR]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H9924 [2AU]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H4396 [1MY]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749), H3658 [22AP]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for political, legislative, social, or charitable purposes (see H.R. 3580), H6006 [6JN]

———repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see H.R. 1279), H1636 [29FE]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H6286 [12JN]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H1716 [5MR]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10430 [16SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5754 [30MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4647 [8MY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H1226 [1FE]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3507), H5500 [22MY]

Smithsonian Institution: authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (see H.R. 3933), H9566 [31JY]

Taxation: election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H1986 [7MR]

———eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 3430), H9566 [31JY]

———excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H5052 [14MY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H2665 [21MR]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764), H1139 [31JA]

Conference reports

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization (S. 641), H4287-H4299 [30AP]

National Securities Markets Improvement Act (H.R. 3005), H12037-H12047 [28SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments (S. 1316), H9679-H9703 [1AU]

Telecommunications Act (S. 652), H1078-H1136 [31JA]

Cost Estimates

Safe Drinking Water Act amendments (H.R. 3604): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), H6743-H6745 [25JN]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H6745-H6747 [25JN]

Excerpts

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R. 956): Committee on Commerce (House) Report, H3189-H3191 [29MR]

Letters

Centers for Disease Control State guidelines relative to voluntary HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H4365 [1MY]

FCC funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum: by, H8271 [24JY]

Gasoline tax, H5339 [21MY]

Indian Health Service program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors: by, H11417 [27SE]

Indian Health Service programs for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors: by, Committee on Commerce (House), H9971 [4SE]

Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act: by, H1965 [7MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act amendments: Campaign for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water (organization), H6748 [25JN]

———Carol M. Browner, EPA, H6747 [25JN]

———Clean Water Council, H6748 [25JN]

———Paul Marchetti, Council of Infrastucture Financing Authorities, H6749 [25JN]

———several representatives of governmental and water related associations, H6748 [25JN]

Lists

Groups supporting Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H6753 [25JN]

Memorandums

Professional Boxing Safety Act: by, H11155 [25SE]

Motions offered by

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), H7740 [17JY], H8010 [18JY]

Proposals

State control over transportation of municipal solid waste, E108-E110 [26JA]

Remarks by, on

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (H.R. 2508), H10841 [24SE]

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to pay fair market value for use of allotted spectrum frequencies, H1167 [1FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9417 [31JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4365 [1MY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3189 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), veto, H4758, H4759 [9MY]

Crime: penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), H11126 [25SE]

Cuba: permit U.S. advertising on television and radio broadcasts to Cuba, E379 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, H9800 [1AU]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, E379 [19MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8266, H8268 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6923, H6924 [26JN]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (H.R. 3852), H11120 [25SE]

FAA: national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants, H11464 [27SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, H11464 [27SE]

FCC: funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum, H8266, H8268 [24JY]

Health: development of strategy relative to infectious diseases, E379 [19MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3090, H3091, H3093, H3128 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9786 [1AU]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), E591 [19AP]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), H6436, H6443 [18JN], H8330 [24JY], E1185 [26JN]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), conference report, H12047 [28SE], E1928 [4OC]

Madison, Dolley: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary of death (H.R. 1684), H10483 [17SE]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6301 [13JN]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8142 [23JY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5352 [21MY]

Point of order, H8266 [24JY]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), H11540 [27SE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), E591 [19AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9417 [31JY]

Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (H.R. 2036), H943, H944, H946 [30JA]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6725, H6742, H6752, H6753, H6758 [25JN]

———amend (S. 1316), H7720, H7740 [17JY], E1587 [11SE]

———amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9863, H9873 [2AU]

———establish State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund, H7740 [17JY]

Ships and vessels: shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6301 [13JN]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), E591 [19AP]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste, E108 [26JA]

———State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), H931, H933, H934, H940 [30JA]

Superfund Program: prohibit use of funds to implement any retroactive liability reimbursement, H6923, H6924 [26JN]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1154, H1166, H1167, H1168, H1171 [1FE]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, H9873 [2AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5499 [22MY]

Reports filed

Animal Drug Availability Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2508) (H. Rept. 104-822), H11046 [24SE]

Board of Tea Experts Abolishment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2969) (H. Rept. 104-467), H2033 [8MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (S. 641) (H. Rept. 104-545), H4302 [30AP]

Dept. of Commerce Toll-Free Telephone Number for Consumer Assistance: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 447) (H. Rept. 104-753), H9921 [2AU]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3867) (H. Rept. 104-719), H8981 [30JY]

Distribution of EPA Funds to States for Cooperative Agreements Relative to Underground Storage Tanks: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3391) (H. Rept. 104-822), H11046 [24SE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Program Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3868) (H. Rept. 104-712), H8597 [26JY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4083) (H. Rept. 104-814), H10762 [20SE]

Entitle Certain Armored Car Crew Members To Lawfully Carry a Weapon: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3431) (H. Rept. 104-623), H6423 [17JN]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Illinois: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2630) (H. Rept. 104-508), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Kentucky: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2501) (H. Rept. 104-507), H3170 [28MR]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2869) (H. Rept. 104-512), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in North Carolina: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2773) (H. Rept. 104-510), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Ohio: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2816) (H. Rept. 104-511), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Pennsylvania: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2695) (H. Rept. 104-509), H3170 [28MR]

Food Quality Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H8247 [23JY]

Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3103) (H. Rept. 104-496), H2842 [25MR]

Health Studies and Programs Relative to Traumatic Brain Injuries: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 248) (H. Rept. 104-652), H7105 [27JN]

Journeymen Boxer Safety: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1186) (H. Rept. 104-833), H11046 [24SE]

Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2036) (H. Rept. 104-454), H973 [30JA]

Medicaid Osteopathic Services: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1791) (H. Rept. 104-826), H11046 [24SE]

Medicaid Preadmission Screening and Resident Review Requirements for Certain Nursing Facilities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3632) (H. Rept. 104-817), H10767 [23SE]

Medicaid Requirements and Qualifications Relative to County Operated Health Insurance Programs: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3056) (H. Rept. 104-751), H9921 [2AU]

Medicaid Waiver of Enrollment Composition Rule Relative to Certain Health Maintenance Organizations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3871) (H. Rept. 104-752), H9921 [2AU]

Medicare Enrollment Applicability Requirement for HMOs Relative to Watts Health Foundation: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 104-844), H11228 [25SE]

Medicare Enrollment Composition Rules for Wellness Plan: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4012) (H. Rept. 104-845), H11228 [25SE]

Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2024) (H. Rept. 104-530), H3729 [23AP]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 104-497), H2842 [25MR]

National Securities Markets Improvement Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3005) (H. Rept. 104-864), H12172 [28SE]

Nursing Homes' Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3633) (H. Rept. 104-818), H10767 [23SE]

Prohibit Interference Between Health Care Providers and Their Patients: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2976) (H. Rept. 104-865), H12172 [28SE]

Propane Gas Industry Safety, Training, Research, and Development: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1514) (H. Rept. 104-655), H7114 [8JY]

Regulation and Management of Financial Markets: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3005) (H. Rept. 104-622), H6423 [17JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: Committee of Conference (S. 1316) (H. Rept. 104-741), H9705 [1AU]

SEC Appropriations and Reduction of Fees: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2972) (H. Rept. 104-479), H2122 [12MR]

Telecommunications Act: Committee of Conference (S. 652) (H. Rept. 104-458), H1137 [31JA]

Traffic Signal Synchronization Projects Exemption From Certain Clean Air Act Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2988) (H. Rept. 104-807), H10601 [18SE]

U.S. National Tourism Organization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2579) (H. Rept. 104-839), H11228 [25SE]

Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2967) (H. Rept. 104-536), H3819 [24AP]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1663) (H. Rept. 104-540), H4108 [25AP]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H10573 [18SE]

Tributes

Myers, Representative, E1868 [30SE]

BLIND see Disabled

BLINKEN, DONALD M.

Articles and editorials

Looking Beyond Bosnia, S11955 [30SE]

BLIZARD, MONTY

Remarks in Senate

SBA: Virginia Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5950 [6JN]

BLOCK, HERBERT

Articles and editorials

Tiger by the Tail—The Turbulent Pleasures of Life With Herb, E6 [3JA]

Remarks in House

Tribut, E6 [3JA]

BLOMQUIST, BRIAN

Articles and editorials

Clinton Dodges Suit, Says He's in Military, H5490 [22MY]

BLONDI, ROBERT D.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E54 [23JA]

BLOOD DONORS see Health

BLOOM, MORRIS A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1626 [17SE]

BLOOMER, KRISTIN

Articles and editorials

Activist's Activist Rev. John Nutting Leaving the Field, S8581 [23JY]

BLOOMFIELD, DOUGLAS M.

Articles and editorials

Loan Guarantees an Israeli Success Story, E633 [25AP]

BLOOMFIELD, PA

Remarks in House

Citizens Council Awards: recipients, E799 [14MY]

BLOOMINGTON, MN

Remarks in House

Trinity School at River Ridge: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, E1568 [11SE]

BLOUNT COUNTY, TN

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Galen Johnson, Jr.: Tennessee House of Representatives, E1132 [20JN]

BLOWERS, RUSSELL F.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1673 [24SE]

BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD UNITED OF WISCONSIN

Remarks in House

Insurance: tribute for efforts to combat fraud, E1162 [25JN]

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD

Letters

Changes to prescription drug policies under certain Federal retiree health benefits programs: several Members of Congress, E812 [15MY]

Remarks in House

Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin: tribute for efforts to combat insurance fraud, E1162 [25JN]

BLUE RIDGE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE LEAGUE

Letters

Susceptibility of nuclear materials to terrorism during transport, S9239 [31JY]

BLUM, JAMES L.

Letters

American Overseas Interests Act, E427 [22MR]

Budget deficit, S7880 [16JY]

CBO cost estimates of the Health Insurance Reform Act, S3480 [17AP]

CBO cost estimates of the Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act, S3290 [15AP]

Gasoline tax, H5339 [21MY]

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds, H3509 [17AP]

Public welfare work requirements, H7977 [18JY]

BLUMENAUER, EARL (a Representative from Oregon)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 4128), H10762 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518), H11048 [24SE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H7658 [16JY]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H8030 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: funding reductions (see H.R. 3202), H8375 [24JY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 1100), H10040 [4SE]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H6765 [25JN]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H11230 [25SE]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H8635 [29JY]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H8557 [25JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H8557 [25JY]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H9706 [1AU]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 3992), H9923 [2AU]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H8248 [23JY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H8248 [23JY]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 521), H11528 [27SE]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates (see H. Res. 555), H12194 [30SE]

SBA: reauthorize women's business training program (see H.R. 3990), H9923 [2AU]

Taxation: treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H11527 [27SE]

———treatment of tax free corporate liquidations and receipt of debt-financed property in such a liquidation (see H.R. 4243), H11526 [27SE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6415 [13JN]

Certificates of election

House of Representatives, H5650 [30MY]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H5650, H5750 [30MY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10629 [19SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9421 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7792 [18JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7010 [27JN]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6396 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9822 [1AU]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6574 [19JN], H6661 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8164 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7225 [10JY]

District of Columbia: funding of abortions, H8063 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3845), H8063 [22JY]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (H.R. 4128), E1667 [20SE]

Education: funding, H7225 [10JY]

———Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), H9939 [4SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8480 [25JY]

Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6574 [19JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9744 [1AU]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6661 [20JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9856 [2AU]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H5651 [30MY]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize, H10774 [24SE]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (S. 1636), H10550 [18SE]

Minimum wage: level, H9856 [2AU]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, H8164 [23JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9421 [31JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7792 [18JY]

Transportation: tribute to Rail Volution conference, H10439 [17SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H11392 [26SE]

Tribute, H5650, H5651 [30MY]

BLUSTEIN, PAUL

Articles and editorials

Clinton Claims on Auto Trade Disputed, S3730 [19AP]

BLUTE, PETER (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]

Conferee: S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H7742 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Augusta (Gusty) Hornblower U.S. Post Office, Groton, MA: designate (see H.R. 3768), H7259 [10JY]

Federal aid programs: elimination of certain Federal programs and subsidies (see H.R. 2934), H1224 [1FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 3639), H6413 [13JN]

Government: require comparable treatment of the President, Vice President, Members of Congress and certain high-level Government employees with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2882), H912 [25JA]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 4143), H11047 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H2316 [14MR]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———use of mediators in discussions between Congress and the President to produce a balanced budget (see H. Con. Res. 137), H1138 [31JA]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H11527 [27SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3731 [23AP]

Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H7108 [27JN]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6415 [13JN]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H10108 [5SE]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H7260 [10JY]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2919), H1138 [31JA]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1716 [5MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2566), H774 [23JA]

Electric power: establish a commission to minimize the environmental impacts associated with electric utility restructuring (see H.R. 3172), H2950 [27MR]

Endangered species: protection (see H.R. 2374), H914 [25JA]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H331 [5JA]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3453), H5052 [14MY]

———enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H5052 [14MY]

———promote adoption of minority children (see H.R. 3286), H4110 [25AP]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4424 [2MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H5380 [21MY]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H11230 [25SE]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal law enforcement officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 4111), H10721 [19SE]

———use of funding by local governments and nonprofit organizations in accordance with approved local flexibility plans (see H.R. 2086), H2867 [26MR]

Federal employees: granting of competitive status relative to transfers or reassignments (see H.R. 294), H4503 [7MY]

FERC: disapproving of rules concerning open access transmission services of public utilities (see H.J. Res. 178), H4430 [6MY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H5501 [22MY]

Foreign policy: loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2844), H2123 [12MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H91 [3JA]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H5174 [15MY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H11230 [25SE]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H10174 [10SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5288 [16MY]

House of Representatives: establish disclosure requirements relative to franked mail (see H.R. 3772), H7260 [10JY]

———official mail allowance (see H.R. 3771), H7259 [10JY]

———prevent mass mailings during an election year (see H.R. 3773), H7260 [10JY]

———reduce number of pieces of mail constituting a mass mailing (see H.R. 3774), H7260 [10JY]

Japan: treatment of U.S. military and civilian POW's during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 176), H10236 [11SE]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H7474 [11JY]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H3650 [18AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H4119 [29AP]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H4119 [29AP]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10602 [18SE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H5570 [23MY]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H6915 [26JN]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3581 [17AP]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H6915 [26JN]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H1139 [31JA]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H9925 [2AU]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H10602 [18SE]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H4397 [1MY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H4397 [1MY]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 3275), H4303 [30AP]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H9925 [2AU]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 2421), H1775 [6MR]

Oceans: prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (see H.R. 1154), H5052 [14MY]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H3650 [18AP]

Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H10236 [11SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3038), H5173 [15MY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4430 [6MY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 573, 2930), H6006 [6JN], H6184 [11JN]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835), H10525 [17SE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H4303 [30AP]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H1636 [29FE]

States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to national minimum drinking age (see H.R. 3548), H6286 [12JN]

Taxation: deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3427), H10040 [4SE]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 3817), H9925 [2AU]

———treatment of certain Federal grants established in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 2960), H1225 [1FE]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

———use of individual retirement accounts for post-secondary education or job retraining expenses (see H.R. 4334), H12193 [30SE]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4119 [29AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2937), H1224 [1FE]

World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5570 [23MY]

Lists

Air Force Junior ROTC of Burncoat High School, Worcester, MA, good citizens' principles, E107 [26JA]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: line-item veto, H2980 [28MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3783 [24AP]

Augusta (Gusty) Hornblower U.S. Post Office, Groton, MA: designate (H.R. 3768), H8757 [30JY]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (H.R. 3923), H10540 [18SE]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12030 [28SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4374 [1MY]

Congress: decorum on the floor, H4373, H4376, H4377, H4378, H4379, H4380 [1MY]

Dept. of HUD: elderly, disabled, and assisted housing programs funding, H6828 [25JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8227 [23JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6828 [25JN]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8227 [23JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5519 [23MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5903 [5JN]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (H. Con. Res. 193), H7130 [9JY]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2980 [28MR]

Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4664 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4664 [9MY]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), H1274 [27FE]

———prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families, H1274 [27FE]

Minimum wage: level, H5519 [23MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2980 [28MR]

Turkey: restrict U.S. assistance relative to acknowledgement of Armenian genocide and honoring of victims, H5903 [5JN]

Votes: correction, E1266 [12JY]

———position on missed, H2986 [28MR]

Worcester, MA: observance of Citizenship Month by the Air Force Junior ROTC at Burncoat High School, E107 [26JA]

Tributes

McDermott, James and Helen, E1193 [27JN]

B'NAI B'RITH related term(s) Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith

Remarks in House

Forman, Hamilton C.: B'nai B'rith Great American Traditions Award recipient, E10 [3JA]

Fortinsky, Robert A.: Greater Wilkes-Barre Society of Fellows Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E827 [16MY]

Friedman, Pauline: B'nai B'rith Community Service Award recipient, E251 [29FE]

Leuliette, Timothy D.: B'nai B'rith International Great American Traditions Award recipient, E1820 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Crime: commend efforts for exposing and combating anti-Jewish hate crimes, S2717 [21MR]

Reports

Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents—1995, S2717-S2719 [21MR]

BOARD OF TEA EXPERTS

Bills and resolutions

Abolish (see S. 1518; H.R. 2969), S98 [5JA], H1251 [23FE]

Abolish (S. 1518): return to Senate (see H. Res. 387), H2665 [21MR]

Remarks in House

Abolish (H.R. 2969), H2577 [21MR], H2846 [26MR]

Abolish (S. 1518): return to Senate (H. Res. 387), H2577 [21MR]

Remarks in Senate

Abolish (H.R. 2969), S2838 [25MR]

Abolish (S. 1518), S108 [5JA], S167 [10JA], S724 [1FE]

Reports filed

Abolish: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2969) (H. Rept. 104-467), H2033 [8MR]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2969) (H. Rept. 104-467), H1663 [4MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 387, return S. 1518 to Senate, Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act, H2577 [21MR]

H.R. 2969, abolish, H2577 [21MR]

S. 1518, Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act, S724 [1FE]

BOATING AND AVIATION OPERATION SAFETY ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 234), H5784-H5786 [4JN]

Texts of

H.R. 234, provisions, H5784 [4JN]

BOATS see Ships and Vessels

BOCCELLA, GERRY R.

Remarks in House

Carlow College: Woman of Spirit award recipients, E1533 [5SE]

BOCKBRADER, KENNETH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1560 [11SE]

BODE, DENISE A.

Letters

Crude Oil Transportation Fairness Act, S3732 [19AP]

BODE, ERIC

Remarks in House

Business Professionals of America: National Leadership Conference competition winner, E934 [29MY]

BOEHLERT, SHERWOOD L. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1488 [28FE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6928 [26JN]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1675), H3767, H3770 [24AP]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs reauthorization, H10531 [18SE]

———S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H7742 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H9566 [31JY]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H1775 [6MR]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H2122 [12MR]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H4646 [8MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4503 [7MY]

Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H3731 [23AP]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: authorize judicial review of agency certifications of the economic impact of regulations on small entities (see H.R. 3048), H2559 [20MR]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H7533 [12JY]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H9926 [2AU]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 3784), H7473 [11JY]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H6691 [20JN]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (see H.R. 3592), H6005 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5818 [4JN]

Electric power: establish a commission to minimize the environmental impacts associated with electric utility restructuring (see H.R. 3172), H2950 [27MR]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

———enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1241 [13FE]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

George Washington University: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 139), H4801 [9MY]

Government regulations: term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H4902 [10MY]

Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H5647 [29MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3103), H2558 [20MR], H2867 [26MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1950, 3226), H7107 [27JN], H10236 [11SE]

Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 2849), H7107 [27JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H973 [30JA]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H8557 [25JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H8557 [25JY]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H4902 [10MY]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H2123 [12MR]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H9925 [2AU]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265, 3383), H3581 [17AP], H4801 [9MY]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H5935 [5JN]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H8095 [22JY]

National Institute of Justice: designate as focal point for law enforcement technology programs (see H. Con. Res. 227), H11527 [27SE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H11048 [24SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H1241 [13FE]

———reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6691 [20JN]

Public broadcasting: promote financial self-sufficiency (see H.R. 2979), H10721 [19SE]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H7154 [9JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H11048 [24SE]

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3139), H3388 [15AP]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8557 [25JY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4503 [7MY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580, 3142), H4303 [30AP]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 3952), H9921 [2AU]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H10108 [5SE]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Utah: land acquisition in Sterling Forest Reserve relative to winter Olympic games (see H.R. 3907), H8982 [30JY]

Veterans: revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483), H4503 [7MY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H10386 [12SE]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4119 [29AP]

Conference reports

Water Resources Development Act (S. 640), H11158-H11202 [25SE]

Letters

Speaker's Task Force on the Environment: several organizations, E1935 [21OC]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (H. Con. Res. 181), E1016 [6JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1486 [28FE], H1509, H1513, H1514 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3158 [28MR]

———price supports for dairy products, H1486 [28FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), H2582, H2583 [21MR]

Bunning, Representative: tribute on election to Baseball Hall of Fame, H1698 [5MR]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12029 [28SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1965), H3682, H3683 [23AP]

Colorado: formation and funding of Animas La Plata water storage project, H8345 [24JY]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8346, H8347 [24JY], H8731 [30JY]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11323 [26SE]

Deepwater Port Act: amend (H.R. 2940), H10541 [18SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish environmental conservation acreage reserve programs, H1509, H1513, H1514 [29FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H110 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6617, H6624 [19JN], H6656, H6670 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7628 [16JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8227 [23JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6860, H6878, H6882, H6883, H6905, H6925, H6926, H6928, H6930, H6940 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (H. Res. 456), H6770 [25JN]

Ecology and environment: funding for environmental protection programs, H2582 [21MR]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8227 [23JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5525, H5538 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8345, H8346, H8347 [24JY]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4817 [10MY]

Federal employees: deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7628 [16JY]

FEMA: tribute, E1211 [27JN]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2688 [22MR]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H6617 [19JN]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6656 [20JN]

Housing: low-income weatherization assistance program funding, H6624 [19JN]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9433 [31JY]

Minimum wage: level, H5525, H5538 [23MY]

NASA: Mission to Planet Earth program funding, H6860 [26JN]

National Wildlife Refuge System: eliminate congressional authorization for creation of wildlife refuges, H3766, H3767, H3768, H3769 [24AP]

———improve management (H.R. 1675), H3766, H3767, H3768, H3769, H3770, H3771 [24AP]

———permit recreational activities on State-managed coordination areas where such activities are deemed harmless, H3770, H3771 [24AP]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act, H4817 [10MY]

New York: tribute to Olympic Torch Relay participants, E1067 [12JN]

New York, NY: improve watershed management practices, H8346, H8347 [24JY]

———improve watershed quality and management practices, H6882, H6883 [26JN]

Point of order, H6878 [26JN]

Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (H.R. 2036), H946 [30JA]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6749, H6750, H6751, H6753, H6754 [25JN], H6882 [26JN]

———amend (S. 1316), H7742 [17JY]

———amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9867, H9868, H9871 [2AU]

———establish State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund, H7742 [17JY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5582 [29MY]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), H938 [30JA]

Superfund Program: funding, H6770 [25JN], H6878 [26JN]

———prohibit use of funds to implement any retroactive liability reimbursement, H6925, H6926, H6928, H6930, H6940 [26JN]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4817 [10MY]

Tongass National Forest: changes in land management planning process relative to protection of timber jobs, H2582, H2583 [21MR]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3516 [17AP]

Ukraine: support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress (H. Con. Res. 120), H9952 [4SE]

Votes: position on missed, H801 [24JA]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, H9867, H9868, H9871 [2AU]

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), H751 [23JA]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 3217), H10923, H10926 [24SE]

———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), H12146 [28SE]

———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), technical corrections, H12152 [28SE]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (H.R. 3348), H10546 [18SE]

Summaries

National Invasive Species Act (H.R. 3217), H10923 [24SE]

Tributes

Pratt, Mary Lou, E695 [1MY]

Willey, Christy, E1484 [2AU]

BOEHNER, JOHN A. (a Representative from Ohio)

Appointments

Attendee: funeral of Bill Emerson, H6973 [26JN]

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7159 [10JY]

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, H2305 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 133), H337 [9JA]

Members of Congress: prohibit the soliciting or accepting of campaign contributions within certain areas of the Capitol (see H. Res. 457), H6691 [20JN]

Taxation: treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 4238), H11526 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see H.R. 2854), H330 [5JA]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4503 [7MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 461), H7108 [27JN]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 3665), H6508 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H10767 [23SE]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3760, 3820), H7154 [9JY], H7657 [16JY]

———provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H9706 [1AU]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H4647 [8MY]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H1775 [6MR]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (see H.R. 3286), H4424 [2MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Firearms: mandatory minimum penalties for use during commission of a Federal crime (see H.R. 3988), H9923 [2AU]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6691 [20JN]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10601 [18SE]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H6184 [11JN]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H7155 [9JY]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H4303 [30AP]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H5934 [5JN]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H5817 [4JN]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H5052 [14MY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (see H.R. 4073), H10386 [12SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3820 [24AP]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H8248 [23JY]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H8248 [23JY]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 3426), H11230 [25SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H5380 [21MY]

Taxation: establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (see H.R. 2060), H2713 [22MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 3286), H4424 [2MY]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244), H6532 [19JN]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H7473 [11JY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3162 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration (H. Res. 366), H1409 [28FE]

Budget: balance, H5765 [4JN]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H986 [31JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6262 [12JN]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, H11461 [27SE]

Children and youth: national objectives priority assignments, H5765 [4JN]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 133), H337 [9JA]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3296 [15AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8474 [25JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5514, H5526 [23MY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H6124 [11JN], H6185 [12JN]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, H11461 [27SE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), H6475 [18JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H6431 [18JN]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H337 [9JA]

House Rules: discussion of matters before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) on the House floor, H10334 [12SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4566 [8MY]

Medicare: reform, H5821 [5JN]

Minimum wage: level, H5514, H5526 [23MY]

National Corrugated Steel Pipe Association: anniversary of patent for corrugated steel pipe, E219 [28FE]

Public debt: ceiling, H986 [31JA]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 2915), H7537 [16JY]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1192 [1FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1136 [31JA]

Tributes

Carlson, Roy E., E1039 [10JN]

Emerson, Bill, H6722 [25JN]

Kuhn, Thomas A., H4399 [2MY]

Moore, Charles L., E637 [25AP]

BOEING CO.

Remarks in Senate

National Aeronautic Association: Collier Trophy recipient, S4950 [9MY]

BOELTER, DONALD

Letters

Budget reconciliation, H161 [4JA]

BOENIG, TOBIN R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1084 [13JN]

BOETCKER, WILLIAM

Poems

``Ten Cannots'', H161 [4JA]

BOFINGER, PAUL

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7787 [11JY]

BOGER, WILLIAM H., IV

Remarks in House

Tribute, H3206 [29MR]

BOGGS, ELIZABETH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E389 [20MR]

BOGGS, GEORGE R.

Articles and editorials

Unjustified Modesty, E1922 [4OC]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1922 [4OC]

BOGGS, LINDY (a former Representative from Louisiana)

Remarks by, on

Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H5056, H5059 [15MY]

BOGOSIAN, RICHARD W.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Special Coordinator for Rwanda and Burundi: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

BOGUE, KIMBERLY

Essays

Farming for the Future, S4980 [13MY]

Remarks in Senate

Indiana: Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winner, S4980 [13MY]

BOHLEN, AVIS T.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Ambassador to Bulgaria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

BOHN, SUSAN

Remarks in House

Carlow College: Woman of Spirit award recipients, E1533 [5SE]

BOHNSACK, FRANCES

Remarks in House

Dade County, FL: tribute to women's achievements, E450 [26MR]

BOISE, ID

Remarks in Senate

National Guard: tribute to Idaho Air National Guard F-4G aircraft, S3689 [18AP]

BOISE CASCADE CORP.

Remarks in Senate

Washington: Columbia Basin Federal reclamation project land exchange, S3752 [22AP]

BOISE (ID) IDAHO STATESMAN

Articles and editorials

Congress Can Follow County Lead on Medical Savings Account, S3535 [18AP]

BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY

Remarks in Senate

Research: live animal research and holding facility funding, S10319 [11SE]

BOJAHIU, AGNES GONXHA see Mother Teresa

BOJARSKY, DONNA

Remarks in House

Jewish Community Relations Committee: Richard S. Volpert Award recipient, E1703 [26SE]

BOLAND, PATRICK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1086 [13JN]

BOLICK, CLINT

Articles and editorials

``Romer'' Court Struck Blow for Individuals Against Government, E1174 [26JN]

BOLIN, NEAL

Remarks in House

Tribute, H1401 [28FE]

BOLIVIA, REPUBLIC OF

Letters

Human rights violations in Bolivia: several organizations, E339 [13MR]

Remarks in House

Human rights: violations, E338 [13MR]

Resolution of Ratification

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Bolivia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

BOLLMAN, JOHN P.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9423 [1AU]

BOLSEN, BARBARA

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, H2919 [27MR]

BOLSON, BARBARA

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, H10633 [19SE]

BOLTON, MARJORIE (MIDGE)

Remarks in House

San Mateo County, CA: Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E265 [4MR]

BOMBECK, BILL

Articles and editorials

Erma Bombeck and the Ride of Her Life, E926 [24MY]

BOMBECK, ERMA

Articles and editorials

Erma Bombeck and the Ride of Her Life, E926 [24MY]

Erma Bombeck Was Company for Stay-at-Home Moms, E926 [24MY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H3665 [23AP], E649 [25AP], E926 [24MY]

BOMBINGS see Terrorism

BOND, CHRISTOPHER S. (a Senator from Missouri)

Amendments offered by, to

Antarctic regions: regulation of scientific and tourist activities and conservation of natural resources (S. 1645), S9863 [4SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2063, S2064, S2120, S2121, S2127 [14MR], S2172, S2203 [15MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8131, S8134, S8294 [18JY], S8336, S8364, S8375 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5143, S5200 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6856, S6864 [25JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7784 [11JY], S7933 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9147, S9163 [30JY], S9280, S9306 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9707, S9708, S9709, S9711, S9732, S9746, S9747, S9748, S9755 [3SE], S9823, S9824, S9856 [4SE], S9899, S9901, S9940, S9970, S9977 [5SE]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 3448), S6898 [25JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8769, S8870, S8874 [25JY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S6898 [25JN], S7409 [8JY]

Housing: extend certain programs (S. 1494), S347 [24JA]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3317 [15AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8134, S8294 [18JY], S8336, S8364, S8375 [19JY]

SBA: enhance safety and soundness of the Small Business Investment Company Program (S. 1784), S8923, S8936 [25JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2160, S2199 [15MR]

Analyses

HUBZone Act (S. 1574), S1349 [27FE]

Small Business Investment Company Improvement Act (S. 1784), S8935 [25JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5550 [23MY]

———H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR]

———H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY]

———H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8070 [18JY]

———H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9957 [5SE]

———H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY]

———S. 1260, Public Housing Reform and Empowerment Act, S9208 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Clinton's Budget Game, David S. Broder, Washington (DC) Post, S6119 [12JN]

Death of a Family Farm, Jonathan Tolman, Wall Street Journal, S58 [4JA]

VA, NASA Chiefs Contradict Clinton Plans for Cuts, Washington (DC) Times, S6118 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

Contracts: provide Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities (see S. 1574), S1345 [27FE]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (see S. 1938), S7670 [10JY]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (see S. 1816), S5567 [23MY]

SBA: enhance safety and soundness of the Small Business Investment Company Program (see S. 1784), S5379 [20MY]

Taxation: standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S1969 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1755; S. Con. Res. 63), S5774 [4JN], S5982 [7JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (see S. 1541), S743 [1FE]

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

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

Business and industry: hiring of certain individuals whose sole purpose of seeking employment is union organizing and representation (see S. 1925), S11557 [27SE]

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

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

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see S. Con. Res. 72), S11540 [27SE]

Courts: limit authority of judicial remedies to force State and local governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (see S. 1817), S5567 [23MY]

Crime: prohibit the production or sale of fraudulent or counterfeit financial instruments (see S. 1009), S8162 [18JY]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

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

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S8374 [19JY]

Families and domestic relations: reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (see S. 1716), S4317 [29AP]

Federal employees: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (see S. 1987), S10841 [18SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S1084 [7FE]

———obstetrician-gynecologist services relative to Federal health care laws (see S. Res. 85), S3491 [17AP]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S3797 [22AP]

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

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (see S. 896), S4724 [6MY]

Metric system: provide for soft-metric conversion (see S. 1386), S2867 [26MR]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see S. 1506), S1526 [5MR]

National Baseball Heritage Day: designate (see S. Res. 224), S1388 [28FE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S3406 [16AP]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see S. 309), S5193 [16MY]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S3406 [16AP]

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

OSHA: reform regulatory process (see S. 1423), S1368 [27FE]

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S3490 [17AP]

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

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing reform (see S. 2042), S9555 [2AU]

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

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: establish (see S. 695), S4871 [8MY]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 1715), S4316 [29AP]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see S. 1660), S11434 [26SE]

Charter

Bion Task Force, S9784 [4SE]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1678 [11MR], S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6848 [25JN], S7156 [27JN], S7225 [28JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1303 [23FE], S1339 [27FE], S1407 [29FE], S1511 [5MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7916 [16JY]

Letters

Eliminate dual decisional authority of the EPA and the Corps of Engineers in permitting use of wetlands: by, S57 [4JA]

Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act: D. Christopher Davis, World Floor Covering Association, S1973 [13MR]

———Donald A. Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S1972 [13MR]

———G. Stephen Slagle, Promotional Products Association International, S1973 [13MR]

———Gary F. Petty, Small Business Legislative Council, S1973 [13MR]

———Nelson Litterst and John Satagaj, Independent Contractor Coalition, S1972 [13MR]

———Patricia Bowling, National Home Furnishings Association, S1973 [13MR]

NASA funding of Russian animal research programs: Bradford W. Parkinson, NASA, S9783 [4SE]

———Cornelius J. Pings, C. Peter Magrath, and Jordan J. Cohen, S9782 [4SE]

———Daniel S. Goldin, NASA, S9783 [4SE]

———Ronald C. Merrell, Yale University, S9783 [4SE]

National Guard and Reserve forces readiness requirements: by and Senator Ford, S6832 [25JN]

NSF procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations: Representative Crane, S9951 [5SE]

———Senator Cohen, S9950 [5SE]

———Senator Roth, S9950 [5SE]

Small Business Investment Company Improvement Act: A. Fred March, Venture Opportunities Corp., S11891 [30SE]

Small business regulatory process: Charlotte W. Herbert, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., S2153 [15MR]

———Donald A. Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S1637 [7MR], S2151 [15MR]

———Gary F. Petty, Small Business Legislative Council, S2152 [15MR]

———Jerry J. Jasinowski, National Association of Manufacturers, S2153 [15MR]

———John J. Motley III, National Retail Federation, S2152 [15MR]

———Randall L. Smith, National Association of Home Builders, S2153 [15MR]

———Tom Halicki, National Association of Towns and Townships, S2153 [15MR]

Space station program funding: Carl Sagan and Louis Friedman, Planetary Society, S9815 [4SE]

———Dianna L. Dell, American Medical Women's Association, S9816 [4SE]

———John G. Hodson, Sr., Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, S9816 [4SE]

———Michael E. DeBakey, S9819 [4SE]

———Susan Dime-Meenan, National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association, S9816 [4SE]

VA medical care programs funding: several veterans' organizations, S5145 [16MY]

Lists

Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act supporters, S1972 [13MR]

Small Business Legislative Council, S1973 [13MR], S2152 [15MR]

Memorandums

Multifamily Rental Assisted Housing Contracts: Nelson A. Diaz, Dept. of HUD, S11221 [25SE]

Messages

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Protocol Amending Taxation Convention With Indonesia: President Clinton, S9862 [4SE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Taxation Agreement With Turkey: President Clinton, S9862 [4SE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Taxation Convention With Austria: President Clinton, S9862 [4SE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Taxation Convention With Luxembourg: President Clinton, S9862 [4SE]

Motions offered by

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9819 [4SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8806 [25JY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11373 [26SE]

Abraham, Senator: congratulations on birth of son, S9902 [5SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S674 [1FE], S888 [6FE]

———tribute to U.S. National Arboretum of the Agricultural Research Service on efforts to produce a disease-resistant elm tree, S5947 [6JN]

Alaska: exemption from Clean Air Act oxygenated fuel requirements, S9827 [4SE]

Antarctic regions: regulation of scientific and tourist activities and conservation of natural resources (S. 1645), S9863 [4SE]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (H.R. 3060), insert text of S. 1645 in lieu, S9864 [4SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1830 [12MR], S1919 [13MR], S2067, S2088, S2092 [14MR], S2172, S2186 [15MR], S2232 [18MR], S2288, S2289, S2290 [19MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11881, S11888, S11889, S11892, S11898, S11912, S11932, S11933 [30SE]

Armed Forces: defense strategy and force structure review, S6984, S6985 [26JN]

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (S. 1903), S6820 [25JN]

Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs: travel and office personnel funding, S2288 [19MR]

Budget: balance, S27 [3JA], S888 [6FE]

———balance (S. Con. Res. 38), unanimous-consent agreement, S88 [5JA]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S5115 [16MY]

———nondefense discretionary spending cuts in final two years of budget cycle, S5131 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9337 [1AU]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5551 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S6117, S6120 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5044 [15MY], S5115, S5131, S5143, S5145, S5146, S5150, S5151, S5153, S5154, S5155 [16MY], S5420, S5423 [21MY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), unanimous-consent agreement, S88 [5JA]

Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8750 [25JY]

Center for Molecular Medicine and Immunology: funding, S9722 [3SE]

Charleston County, SC: community development block grants availability, S9876 [5SE]

Citizenship Day: tribute, S9862 [4SE]

Coast Guard: conveyance of Whitefish Point Light Station, MI, S11933 [30SE]

Columbia (space shuttle): microgravity payload research, S9719 [3SE]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding, S3194 [29MR]

Constitution Week: tribute, S9862 [4SE]

Contracts: provide Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities (S. 1574), S1346 [27FE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, S2290 [19MR]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), S7715 [11JY]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, S11521, S11525, S11526 [27SE]

———White River Basin Lakes flood control and energy production programs, S11525, S11526 [27SE]

Council on Environmental Quality: funding, S9826 [4SE]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1501 [5MR]

Dams: creation of national dam safety program, S7715 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Pesticide Data Program funding, S11932 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6474 [19JN], S6984, S6985 [26JN], S7228, S7229 [28JN]

———F/A-18E/F aircraft development, S7228, S7229 [28JN], S7991 [17JY]

———Federal acquisition standards relative to purchase of T-39N aircraft, S7944 [17JY], S11881 [30SE]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, S9872 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, S11881 [30SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7944, S7991 [17JY]

———military construction funding, S6474 [19JN]

———military traffic management command's personal property reengineering program reform, S6984 [26JN]

Dept. of HUD: community development programs funding, S9723 [3SE]

———GAO audit of Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, S9825 [4SE]

———housing assistance programs, S9947 [5SE]

———investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, S11222 [25SE]

———issuance of Federal mortgage guarantees for luxury housing developments, S9940 [5SE]

———maintenance of public notice and comment rulemaking provisions, S9823, S9824 [4SE]

———voluntary retirement program funding, S9732 [3SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Board of Veterans' Appeals claims processing, S9733 [3SE]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, S9880, S9881, S9882, S9934, S9955 [5SE]

———funding, S4684 [3MY], S4988 [14MY], S6117, S6120 [12JN]

———James H. Quillen School of Medicine funding, S9720, S9721 [3SE]

———land conveyance to Tuscaloosa, AL, S9824 [4SE]

———medical care programs funding relative to increase in corporate tax rates, S5153, S5154, S5155 [16MY]

———medical care programs funding relative to reduction of welfare benefits, S5143, S5145, S5146, S5150, S5151 [16MY]

———use of disposable, protective coverings for endoscopes during colorectal examinations, S9724 [3SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9460, S9461 [2AU], S9703, S9707, S9708, S9711, S9719, S9720, S9721, S9722, S9723, S9724, S9725, S9726, S9727, S9728, S9729, S9730, S9731, S9732, S9733, S9734 [3SE], S9778, S9782, S9783, S9784, S9789, S9794, S9796, S9797, S9798, S9815, S9816, S9819, S9822, S9823, S9824, S9825, S9826, S9827, S9828, S9829, S9830 [4SE], S9875, S9876, S9877, S9880, S9881, S9882, S9897, S9899, S9900, S9931, S9934, S9938, S9939, S9940, S9943, S9944, S9947, S9948, S9950, S9951, S9953, S9954, S9955, S9957, S9963, S9964 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, S11159 [24SE], S11218, S11220, S11221, S11222, S11224, S11225 [25SE], S11506 [27SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), unanimous-consent agreement, S9417 [1AU]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S9689 [3SE]

Education: funding, S5420 [21MY]

———Parents as Teachers Program funding, S11912 [30SE]

EPA: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry funding, S9721 [3SE]

———Clean Lakes Program funding, S9827 [4SE]

———funding, S2232 [18MR]

———Long Island Sound Office funding, S9723 [3SE]

———Montreal Protocol Facilitation Fund funding, S9948 [5SE]

———Onondaga Lake management conference funding, S9829 [4SE]

———permit application for PCB waste disposal, S9725, S9726 [3SE]

———reform regulatory process, S1919 [13MR]

———reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations, S9721, S9722 [3SE]

———review of ambient air quality standards for particulate matter, S9829, S9830 [4SE], S9963, S9964 [5SE]

———Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory funding, S9828 [4SE]

———Sarasota Bay National Estuary Program funding, S9829 [4SE]

———Sokaogon Chippewa Community funding, S9828 [4SE]

———water pollution research funding, S9948 [5SE]

———West Central Florida Alternative Water Source Project funding, S9828 [4SE]

Faith House (organization): tribute, S664 [31JA]

FEMA: restrict funding for certain activities, S9796, S9797, S9798, S9824 [4SE]

———service to Arizona communities damaged by floods, S9734 [3SE]

———urban search and resuce team funding, S9719 [3SE]

FHA: streamline certain single family housing programs, S9708 [3SE]

Floods: prevention project at Devils Lake, ND, S2289 [19MR]

Food stamps: work requirements for eligibility, S9337 [1AU]

Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries, S8806 [25JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8750, S8791, S8795, S8806 [25JY]

Fort Leonard Wood, MO: barracks construction funding relative to Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations, S6984 [26JN]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S6567 [20JN]

GAO: audit of Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, S11224 [25SE]

Government: election of public officials, S11851 [30SE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7410 [8JY], S7442, S7443, S7463 [9JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), unanimous-consent agreement, S7466 [9JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S11506 [27SE]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6258 [14JN], S6567 [20JN]

Health: programs funding, S5420 [21MY]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), S3242 [29MR]

Housing: drug elimination grants for low-income housing projects, S9900 [5SE]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), S350 [24JA], S1997 [13MR]

———restructure mortgages for FHA-insured multifamily housing projects, S9726, S9727, S9728, S9729, S9730, S9731, S9732 [3SE], S9822 [4SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4607, S4608 [2MY]

INS: treatment of student visas, S4607, S4608 [2MY]

Kauai County, HI: FEMA audit, S9826 [4SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4908 [9MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), conference report, S9763, S9765 [3SE]

LSC: permit fund recipients to use non-Federal funds in response to public official or legislative hearing information requests, S2067 [14MR]

Medicare: reform, S26, S27 [3JA]

Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S8791 [25JY]

Meyer, Laurence: nomination to the FRS, S6258 [14JN]

———nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S6568 [20JN]

Minimum wage: level, S7410 [8JY], S7463 [9JY]

NASA: academic programs funding, S9724 [3SE]

———funding, S6118 [12JN]

———Mission to Planet Earth Program funding, S9943 [5SE]

———prohibit consolidation of research aircraft at Dryden Flight Research Center, S9825 [4SE]

———require work force restructuring report, S9830 [4SE]

———Russian animal research programs funding, S9782, S9783, S9784 [4SE]

———transfer of certain functions from Ames Research Center to the Japanese space agency relative to international space station program, S9944 [5SE]

———Upper Midwest Aeronautics Consortium funding, S9828 [4SE]

———voluntary retirement program funding, S9707 [3SE]

National cemeteries: protect and preserve land adjacent to the Los Angeles National Cemetery, S9724, S9725 [3SE]

Native Americans: jurisdiction over land claims of the Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribes (H.R. 740), S9863 [4SE]

New York Botanical Garden: funding, S9721 [3SE]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), S9533 [2AU]

———encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (S. 1938), S7671 [10JY]

NSF: repeal certain limitations on procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations, S9950, S9951 [5SE]

Oklahoma City, OK: funding for relief of victims of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S9944 [5SE]

Older Adults Transportation Service, Inc.: anniversary, S10344 [11SE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), S3242 [29MR]

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing reform, S11218, S11220, S11221 [25SE]

———multifamily rental assisted housing reform (S. 2042), S9603 [2AU]

———senior citizen assisted housing funding, S11221 [25SE]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (S. 1816), S5648 [24MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9337 [1AU]

Railroads: proposed merger between the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroad, S6542 [19JN]

Rivlin, Alice M.: nomination to the FRS, S6258 [14JN]

———nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S6568 [20JN]

SBA: enhance safety and soundness of the Small Business Investment Company Participating Securities Program, S7442, S7443 [9JY]

———enhance safety and soundness of the Small Business Investment Company Program (S. 1784), S5379 [20MY], S8933 [25JY], S11889, S11891, S11892 [30SE]

Senate: confirmation of judicial nominees, S9461 [2AU]

———legislative program, S4987 [14MY], S5147 [16MY], S9765 [3SE], S9867 [4SE], S9878 [5SE]

Senate Rules: separation of tax cuts from offsets within budget reconciliation process, S5423 [21MY]

Small business: improve certain programs, S11888, S11898 [30SE]

———improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), S11268 [25SE]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), S1632, S1636, S1637, S1641 [7MR], S2151, S2153, S2157, S2160, S2162, S2167 [15MR], S2313, S2314, S2316, S2321 [19MR], S3242 [29MR]

Southern Oxidants Study: funding, S9725 [3SE]

Space policy: space station program funding, S9815, S9816, S9819 [4SE]

Superfund Program: funding, S2088 [14MR]

Taxation: estate tax treatment of family-owned business interests (S. 161), S2148 [15MR]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (S. 1610), S1970 [13MR]

Technology: programs funding, S1830 [12MR]

Tourist trade: levying of a departure tax on international travel tickets, S6258 [14JN]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S9862 [4SE]

Utah Housing Finance Agency: funding, S9877 [5SE]

Veterans: funding for State VA programs, S9931, S9954 [5SE]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA, S2186 [15MR]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, S9707 [3SE], S9824 [4SE]

———Coordinated Tribal Water Quality Program funding, S11225 [25SE]

———drinking water health effects research funding, S11224 [25SE]

———endocrine disrupter research funding, S9719, S9720 [3SE]

———restore funding for water infrastructure grants, S2088, S2092 [14MR]

Watertown, SD: sewage treatment funding, S2288 [19MR]

Wetlands: eliminate dual decisional authority in permitting use, S56, S58 [4JA]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4781 [7MY], S4908 [9MY]

Reports filed

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3666) (S. Rept. 104-318), S7762 [11JY]

Nomination of Ginger Ehn Lew To Be Deputy Administrator of the SBA: Committee on Small Business (Senate), S5492 [22MY]

Small Business Investment Company Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 1784), S6849 [25JN]

Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 942), S1597 [6MR]

Sermons

Choosing Good Government: M. Craig Barnes, S11852 [30SE]

Summaries

Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act (S. 1610), S1971 [13MR]

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (S. 942), S3242-S3245 [29MR]

Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act (S. 942), S2157-S2159 [15MR]

Texts of

S. 1574, HUBZone Act, S1347-S1349 [27FE]

S. 1610, Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act, S1971 [13MR]

S. 1784, Small Business Investment Company Improvement Act, S5380-S5382 [20MY]

Tributes

Barnes, M. Craig, S11851 [30SE]

Boorda, Jeremy M., S5149 [16MY]

Brown, Stanley O., S6671 [21JN]

Capellupo, John P., S2147 [15MR]

Dole, Senator, S6038 [11JN]

Emerson, Bill, S6820 [25JN]

Frank, Joseph J., S10713 [17SE]

Mohler, Lowell, S10710 [17SE]

O'Connor, Mary B., S5016 [14MY]

Sheffield, Barbara, S12020 [30SE]

BOND, RICHARD L.

Addresses

Tribute to Kansas, S3147 [28MR]

BONHOFFER, DIETRICH

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1152 [7FE]

BONILLA, HENRY (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H2654 [21MR]

———H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H8793 [30JY]

———H.R. 3845, District of Columbia appropriations, H8573 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2275), consideration (see H. Res. 466), H6915 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see H.R. 3449; H. Con. Res. 181), H5818 [4JN], H6117 [10JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2713 [22MR]

Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate (see H.R. 2700), H331 [5JA]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see H.R. 3456), H5052 [14MY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: repeal certain limitations on the operation of depots (see H.R. 2852), H330 [5JA]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8375 [24JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H8635 [29JY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H9925 [2AU]

Foreign countries: border-crossing fees for vehicles or pedestrians entering the U.S. from Canada or Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 152), H3171 [28MR]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H3171 [28MR]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H3231 [29MR]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H5647 [29MY]

Independent counsel: reform statute (see H.R. 3239), H3386 [15AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H8557 [25JY]

———coverage of outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips for persons with diabetes (see H.R. 4264), H11526 [27SE]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H8557 [25JY]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3310), H6691 [20JN]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Native Americans: reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1512), H4646 [8MY]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H3171 [28MR]

Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2578), H6006 [6JN]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2714 [22MR]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H2558 [20MR]

Taxation: clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H1325 [27FE]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H3231 [29MR]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H1636 [29FE]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 3527), H5569 [23MY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5753 [30MY]

Conference reports

District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 3845), H9670-H9679 [1AU]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: Animal Damage Control Program funding, H6195 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6195 [12JN]

Budget: deficit, H7763 [17JY]

Centers for Disease Control: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funding, H7284 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6346 [13JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: Border Patrol funding, E1310 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), E1310 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7239, H7242 [10JY], H7284 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7223 [10JY]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2275), H6852 [26JN], H7662 [17JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9749 [1AU]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5845 [5JN]

Journal: question of approval, H1719 [6MR]

OSHA: use of funds to develop or issue any standards on ergonomic protection, H7239, H7242 [10JY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: anniversary of the end of the war, H1721 [6MR]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1721 [6MR]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), E1868 [30SE]

Votes: position on missed, H6092 [10JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5931 [5JN]

Special order: granted, H7778 [17JY]

BONIN, WILLIAM

Remarks in House

Social Security Administration: awarding of disability insurance checks to death row inmate William Bonin, H4805 [10MY]

BONINE, ANYA

Articles and editorials

Saying Pledge of Allegiance Is an Important Sign of Respect, E1717 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1717 [26SE]

BONIOR, DAVID E. (a Representative from Michigan)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7159 [10JY]

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Conferee: H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1508 [28FE]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6285 [12JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H5754 [30MY]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6915 [26JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4902 [10MY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5288 [16MY]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation (see H. Res. 347), H3581 [17AP]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———U.S. policy relative to membership in World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4065), H10385 [12SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4424 [2MY]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H9925 [2AU]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Coast Guard: cost estimate for the engineering, design and retrofitting of the icebreaker Mackinaw (see H.R. 4081), H11230 [25SE]

Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H10386 [12SE]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H774 [23JA]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H774 [23JA]

———require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H5288 [16MY]

Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 1416), H4110 [25AP]

Corporate Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 3351), H4302 [30AP]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H1775 [6MR]

Cyprus: implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223), H187 [4JA]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

Diseases: establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 3293), H5288 [16MY]

Education: authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (see H.R. 4259), H11526 [27SE]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83), H5935 [5JN]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H5647 [29MY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3387 [15AP]

Foreign trade: prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H3387 [15AP]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H11396 [26SE]

———authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H2558 [20MR]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477), H6286 [12JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H12175 [28SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H11396 [26SE]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

———official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2841), H774 [23JA]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Human rights: eradication of slavery in foreign countries (see H. Res. 49), H3650 [18AP]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H7107 [27JN]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5380 [21MY]

Kosovo: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 155), H2950 [27MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H3171 [28MR]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H3171 [28MR]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H2123 [12MR]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3168), H2949 [27MR]

National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (see H.R. 3648), H10108 [5SE]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H11048 [24SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H6423 [17JN]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8095 [22JY]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see H.R. 4159), H11048 [24SE]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 573), H3581 [17AP]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1226 [1FE]

Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H4646 [8MY]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H5380 [21MY]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 3111), H5052 [14MY]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2272), H3488 [16AP]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H4119 [29AP]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see H. Con. Res. 167), H3820 [24AP]

Veterans: retroactive determination of military disability benefits eligibility (see H.R. 973), H2466 [19MR]

Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280), H4902 [10MY]

———require persons contributing to drinking water contamination to reimburse public water systems for the costs of decontamination (see H.R. 3656), H8982 [30JY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H4647 [8MY]

Motions offered by

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), H897 [25JA]

House of Representatives: adjournment, H9388 [31JY]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3019 [28MR]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3019 [28MR]

Remarks by, on

AFL-CIO: reference to Members of Congress in advertising, H8107 [23JY]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1468 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1468 [28FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6243 [12JN]

Appropriations: line-item veto, H3019 [28MR]

———making continuing, H208 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 163), H2234 [14MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), H2579 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), consideration (H. Res. 386), H2566 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), H897 [25JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1840 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4092 [25AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3785 [24AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, E145 [1FE]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H208 [5JA]

Busse, Jeanne O.: March of Dimes Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1545 [10SE]

Chambers, J. Gene: Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen award recipient, E1938 [21OC]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7012 [27JN]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, H780 [24JA]

Coast Guard: tribute to Bramble (vessel) crew members, E666 [30AP]

Contesti, Raymond M.: March of Dimes Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1547 [10SE]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3195 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), veto, H4763 [9MY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H8242 [23JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H6633 [20JN]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, H10202, H10205, H10206 [11SE]

Eastpointe, MI: Halfway Schoolhouse designated historical site, E1753 [27SE]

Ecology and environment: funding for environmental protection programs, H2890-H2892 [27MR]

Education: funding, H1840 [7MR], H2234 [14MR], H2579 [21MR]

Elias Brothers Restaurants (business): March of Dimes Family of the Year award recipient, E1549 [10SE]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5512, H5539 [23MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5434 [22MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8562 [26JY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (H. Res. 488), H8564, H8565 [26JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5901 [5JN]

Fraser, MI: anniversary of Zion-Grace United Church of Christ, E1705 [26SE]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H7269 [11JY]

German-American Day: observance, E1854 [30SE]

Gingrich, Representative: allegations relative to the shredding of Dept. of Commerce documents after the plane crash that killed Ronald H. Brown, H5939 [6JN]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 468), H6851, H6854 [26JN]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10934, H10935 [24SE], H11638, H11639, H11640 [28SE]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 532), H10931 [24SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9853 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5434 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H8575 [26JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H66, H67 [3JA], H176, H177 [4JA], H208 [5JA]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E433 [22MR]

Health: medical savings account programs, H6140 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9792 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), motion to instruct conferees, H6140 [11JN]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3019, H3020, H3023 [28MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2981 [28MR]

———legislative program, H121 [4JA], H900, H901 [25JA], H1964 [7MR], H3618 [18AP], H4102 [25AP], H4367 [1MY], H4836, H4837 [10MY], H5544, H5545 [23MY], H5732, H5733 [30MY], H6243 [12JN], H6389, H6390 [13JN], H7506, H7507 [12JY], H7990, H7991 [18JY], H9897 [2AU], H10090, H10091 [5SE], H11542, H11543 [27SE]

———official travel restrictions to foreign countries, H208 [5JA]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 525), H10931, H10934, H10935 [24SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 546), H11638, H11639, H11640 [28SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3830 [25AP]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4561 [8MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11075 [25SE]

———enforcement of employer sanctions relative to employment of illegal aliens, H11075 [25SE]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, H11542 [27SE]

Kosovo: human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 155), E1456 [1AU]

Lake Huron, MI: anniversary of Lake Huron Methodist Camp and Retreat Center, E1020 [6JN]

Macomb County, MI: tribute to citizens and organizations for constructing Macomb Bike\Hike Path, E889 [23MY]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (H.R. 1791), E1876 [30SE]

———reform, H5747 [30MY]

Medicare: reform, H5747 [30MY], H8107 [23JY], H8252 [24JY], H10202, H10205, H10206 [11SE]

Michigan: tribute to Chaldean Federation of America Commencement and Scholarship Program graduates, E1053 [11JN]

Minimum wage: level, H2981, H3019, H3023 [28MR], H3830 [25AP], H4312, H4313 [1MY], H4561 [8MY], H5062, H5064 [15MY], H5383, H5434 [22MY], H5512, H5539 [23MY], H8575 [26JY], H9853 [2AU]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 497), H1682 [5MR]

National Guard: observance of Bosses' Day, E826 [16MY]

National Medical Laboratory Week: observance, E527 [16AP]

New Baltimore, MI: anniversary of New Baltimore Historical Society, E1318 [18JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5512 [23MY], H10935 [24SE]

Point of order, H3022 [28MR]

Port Huron, MI: tribute to Gratiot Park United Methodist Church, E892 [23MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3019, H3020, H3023 [28MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2981 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: reform, H5733 [30MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H10099-H10101 [5SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), E1198 [27JN]

Selfridge Air National Guard Base, MI: tribute to Air Force Reserve's 927th Air Refueling Wing, E826 [16MY]

Small business: reform regulatory process, H3019, H3020 [28MR]

Social Security: increase earnings limit, H3019 [28MR]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), H934 [30JA]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 353), H1148 [1FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), E368 [14MR]

Turkey: restrict U.S. assistance relative to acknowledgement of Armenian genocide and honoring of victims, H5901 [5JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), consideration (H. Res. 418), H4312, H4313 [1MY]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, E635 [25AP]

———anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (H. Con. Res. 167), H5325 [21MY]

———support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress (H. Con. Res. 120), E1531 [5SE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), consideration (H. Res. 303), H5062, H5064 [15MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H89 [3JA], H3817 [24AP], H10103 [5SE]

Tributes

Dear, R. Ernest, E955 [30MY]

DeBeaussaert, Rosalie M., E57 [23JA]

Duderstadt, James J., E1095 [17JN]

Ellis, Jack, E611 [24AP]

Gire, Sharon L., E1089 [13JN]

Jarvis, Hugh, E810 [15MY]

Merkle, Bob, E1856 [30SE]

Ness, Allan W., E1940 [21OC]

Steiner, Robert H., E1936 [21OC]

Thompson, James E., E55 [23JA]

BONNER, ELENA

Biographies

Personal, H6702 [24JN]

Letters

Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China, H6702 [24JN]

BONNER, JAMES

Articles and editorials

James Bonner—One of Camden's Living Legends, E1737 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1737 [27SE]

BONNER, RAYMOND

Articles and editorials

Pentagon Weighs Ending Opposition to a Ban on Mines, S2215 [18MR]

BONNER, SYLVIA

Remarks in House

Springfield, VA: tribute to Springfield Inter-Service Club Council award recipients, E279 [6MR]

BONNER, T.J.

Letters

Construction of physical barriers in high illegal alien entry areas, S4413 [30AP]

BONNONO, CAROL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E779 [10MY]

BONO, SONNY (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6184 [11JN], H6211 [12JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H10195 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

California: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 3804), H7532 [12JY]

———settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 3640), H6413 [13JN]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 3422), H4800 [9MY]

House Rules: require Members to establish office policies relative to the use of computer software, programs, and data bases (see H. Res. 533), H11048 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air pollution: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H9925 [2AU]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5288 [16MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H2316 [14MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (see H.R. 4082), H11396 [26SE]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H11230 [25SE]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H7658 [16JY]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 3569), H5817 [4JN]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H8598 [26JY]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1775 [6MR]

Courts: provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (see H.R. 3026), H1774 [6MR]

Custom Service: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to U.S. emission standards (see H.R. 3961), H9922 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3406), H4503 [7MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: management of cash positions whenever the Government is unable to borrow funds to meet its needs (see H.R. 2098), H1507 [28FE]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H10602 [18SE]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and local government laws (see H.R. 4031), H11230 [25SE]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8375 [24JY]

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H6765 [25JN]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H7475 [11JY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H8248 [23JY]

Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters (see H.R. 4182), H11229 [25SE]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H9925 [2AU]

Foreign policy: require U.S. opposition to any proposal to create financing mechanisms designed to prevent or resolve the insolvency of sovereign nations (see H.R. 2731), H331 [5JA]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6285 [12JN]

Government: transfer certain surplus property to State and local governments (see H.R. 3731), H7106 [27JN]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies, H3819 [24AP]

———term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H4800 [9MY]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10721 [19SE]

Health: prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H7154 [9JY]

Insurance: provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H1636 [29FE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1775 [6MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5288 [16MY]

Medicare: require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H1226 [1FE]

Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 162), H1986 [7MR]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2316 [14MR]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H1636 [29FE]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H1775 [6MR]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H9925 [2AU]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5754 [30MY]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H3171 [28MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4303 [30AP]

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 359), H1775 [6MR]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H4503 [7MY]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 3690), H10386 [12SE]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

———preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H7780 [17JY]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H2123 [12MR]

States: reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062), H10385 [12SE]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6915 [26JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H2224 [13MR]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6915 [26JN]

———incentives for the conservation of endangered species (see H.R. 2364), H2713 [22MR]

———reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 3889), H10108 [5SE]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 3039), H1775 [6MR]

———treatment of undergraduate and post-secondary vocational education tuition and fees (see H.R. 2543), H2316 [14MR]

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 3677), H6531 [19JN]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 3527), H5569 [23MY]

———increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 4288), H12173 [28SE]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H3387 [15AP]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5753 [30MY]

Letters

Distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians: Moraino J. Patencio, H11265 [26SE]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: by, H10149 [10SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: wheat farmer compensation relative to karnal bunt quarantine, H6211, H6212 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6211, H6212 [12JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, H319 [5JA]

Bankruptcy: reform regulations, E1738 [27SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H10 [3JA]

California: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 3804), H11264 [26SE]

———settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 3640), H10152 [10SE]

Clinton, President: legal protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, H5556 [23MY]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H319 [5JA]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H146 [4JA]

House Rules: authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H224 [5JA]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 3752), H11280 [26SE]

Votes: correction, H5533 [23MY]

———position on missed, H7990 [18JY], E1163 [25JN], E1667 [20SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA]

Tribute, H5310 [21MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians: Agua Caliente Band Tribal Council, H11265-H11267 [26SE]

Tributes

Dornan, Representative, H818 [24JA]

BONVOULOIR, LUCILLE

Articles and editorials

Sister Bonvouloir To Work With Sisters of Mercy, S4314 [29AP]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4314 [29AP]

BOOKBINDER, HYMAN

Articles and editorials

It Is Not Enough Not To Be Racist, S3410 [16AP]

BOOKER, JOHNNIE B.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1185 [26JN]

BOOKER, ROSHA

Remarks in House

Tribute, H3827 [25AP]

BOOKS see Literature

BOONE, JAMES F.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1475 [2AU]

BOONE, VIRGINIA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1235 [10JY]

BOONE, VIRGINIA A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1662 [19SE]

BOONER, ROSS I.

Articles and editorials

Ending Student Subsidies, E1332 [22JY]

BOORDA, JEREMY M.

Addresses

Tribute to Jeremy M. Boorda: John H. Dalton, Sec. of the Navy, E876 [22MY]

———John Hagan, E876 [22MY]

Articles and editorials

Mike Boorda, RIP, H5363 [21MY]

Navy's Enemies, H5362 [21MY]

Officer Sorry for Attack on Navy Chief, E1070 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions

Tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

Biographies

Military service, S5299 [17MY]

Eulogies

By Harold Kramer, E994 [4JN]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H5246, H5263, H5264, H5275, H5278 [16MY], H5292 [20MY], H5361 [21MY], E860, E876 [22MY], E973 [30MY], E1070 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Stumpf, Robert E.: withdrawal of name from Navy promotion list, S2846 [26MR]

Tribute, S5148-S5150, S5157, S5158-S5160, S5168, S5186 [16MY], S5265, S5299-S5301 [17MY]

Tribute (S. Res. 255), S5410-S5412 [21MY]

Statements

Tribute to Jeremy M. Boorda: Jim Kincaid, H5362 [21MY]

Texts of

S. Res. 255, tribute, S5411, S5449 [21MY]

BOOTHE, JAY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E485 [28MR]

BOOTLE, WILLIAM A.

Bills and resolutions

William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: designate (see S. 2120; H.R. 4119), S11294 [25SE], H10720 [19SE]

Remarks in House

William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: designate (H.R. 4119), H11567, H11568 [27SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4119, William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA, H11568 [27SE]

BOPP, JAMES, JR.

Analyses

Constitutionality of Campaign Finance Reform Proposals, S6801 [25JN]

BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY AND CONGESTION RELIEF ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1891), S6517 [19JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1891), S6528 [19JN]

Texts of

S. 1891, provisions, S6529 [19JN]

BORENSTEIN, SETH

Articles and editorials

Reducing Force a Bad Idea, Space Center Director Says—Multiple Problems Predicted for Kennedy Facility, S9780 [4SE]

BORGAILY, DANIELLE

Articles and editorials

Winning Odyssey Group Gets Star Treatment, E1184 [26JN]

Remarks in House

El Paso, TX: tribute to winners of Odyssey of the Mind Association competition, E1184 [26JN]

BORN, BROOKSLEY E.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Chairman of the CFTC: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5492 [22MY]

BORNSTEIN, LESTER M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1211 [27JN]

BOROVNICA, GORAN

Court documents

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia indictments against Dusan Tadic and Goran Borovnica, S118 [10JA]

BOROWIEC, ANDREW

Articles and editorials

Chirac Visit Signals Recognition of U.S. Dominance, H1050 [31JA]

BORSKI, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]

Conferee: S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs reauthorization, H10531 [18SE]

———S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H7742 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

Public works: national program to create jobs and restore infrastructure (see H.R. 3469), H5287 [16MY]

Roads and highways: include graffiti removal within meaning of transportation enhancement activity (see H.R. 3848), H8029 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H4110 [25AP]

Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 143), H1225 [1FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4800 [9MY]

Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H5288 [16MY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H12175 [28SE]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4646 [8MY]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———U.S. policy relative to membership in World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4065), H12175 [28SE]

Clarion River: designate certain segments as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3568), H7108 [27JN]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H5174 [15MY]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H3650 [18AP]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H3650 [18AP]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (see H.R. 3592), H6005 [6JN]

Crime: prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H4110 [25AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H1507 [28FE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H3731 [23AP]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H8598 [26JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see H.R. 3626), H6285 [12JN]

———reorganize and remove all duties not related to safety (see H.R. 3831), H8375 [24JY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal employees: payment of retirement and separation incentives and reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions (see H.R. 2751), H5753 [30MY]

Foreign policy: loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2844), H5753 [30MY]

Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H12175 [28SE]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H973 [30JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5174 [15MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H8094 [22JY]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 3621), H7475 [11JY]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H10386 [12SE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H1716 [5MR]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H5501 [22MY]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H5052 [14MY]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10386 [12SE]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779), H1716 [5MR]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3231 [29MR]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3168), H6286 [12JN]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 4196), H11394 [26SE]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H5052 [14MY]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5380 [21MY]

Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 3372), H4647 [8MY]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H3649 [18AP]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 1325), H8982 [30JY]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H2224 [13MR]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H4397 [1MY]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835), H10525 [17SE]

———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H2713 [22MR]

Taxation: treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H1508 [28FE]

Letters

Proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads: Representative Clement, E1172 [26JN]

———Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, E1173 [26JN]

———Representative LaTourette, E1173 [26JN]

———Representative Oberstar, E1171 [26JN]

———by, E1172 [26JN]

Superfund Program reform: by, H6772 [25JN]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1873 [7MR]

Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (H.R. 3839), E1305 [17JY]

Berardi, Amato L.: Cavaliere dell'Ordine al merito della Republica Italiana award recipient, E224 [28FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5251 [16MY]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8726, H8731, H8809 [30JY]

———management of Missouri River, H8731 [30JY]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11322 [26SE]

Deepwater Port Act: amend (H.R. 2940), H10541 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 498), H9813 [1AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6877, H6878, H6925 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, E1711 [26SE]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5529 [23MY]

Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, E1711 [26SE]

Medicaid: reform, H5251 [16MY]

Medicare: reform, H5251 [16MY]

Minimum wage: level, H5529 [23MY]

Oceans: public disclosure of ocean transportation contracts, H4349 [1MY]

———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4341, H4349 [1MY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5349 [21MY]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Angelo Brothers Co., E1595 [12SE]

———anniversary of CORA Services, Inc., E1591 [12SE]

Point of order, H6878 [26JN]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (H. Con. Res. 165), H5323 [21MY]

Railroads: proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads, E1171 [26JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6754 [25JN]

———amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9870 [2AU]

Superfund Program: funding, H6877, H6878 [26JN]

———prohibit use of funds to implement any retroactive liability reimbursement, H6925 [26JN]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1176 [1FE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3523 [17AP]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, H9870 [2AU]

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), H751 [23JA]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (H.R. 3348), H10544 [18SE]

Tributes

Blake, Edward J., E79 [24JA]

Doyle, Thomas J., E1123 [20JN]

Henwood, James A., E274 [5MR]

Kohl, M. Charity, E1591 [12SE]

Taylor, John W., E503 [29MR]

Van Horn, Charles R., E825 [16MY]

Witte, Joseph, E677 [1MY]

Yolkut, Morton F., E314 [7MR]

Zubar, Theodore, E626 [25AP]

BOSCOV, ALBERT

Remarks in House

Wilkes Barre, PA: anniversary of F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, E1682 [25SE]

BOSKIN, MICHAEL J.

Letters

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds, H3510 [17AP]

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Addresses

Ignoring the Lessons of History in the Balkans: Bujar Bukoshi, E824 [16MY]

Tribute to Dept. of Commerce Employees and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Warren M. Christopher, Harold Ickes, and F. Allen Harris, S6154 [12JN]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown, Dept. of Commerce Employees, and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Jean Kennedy Smith, Ambassador to Ireland, S3710 [19AP]

———William J. Dedinger, H3593 [18AP]

Amendments

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4550 [8MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4544 [8MY]

Articles and editorials

After Funeral, a Celebration of a Rich Life—Birthday Party Becomes Tribute to Croatia Victim, S3791 [22AP]

Bosnia, a Defining Moment, E17 [4JA]

Call Me an Isolationist if You Will, But I'm in Great Company, H133 [4JA]

Death of My Friend Is Our Loss, S3791 [22AP]

Dugan Widow Remembers Husband, Tells His Story, H6626 [19JN]

Executive Action—Army Reserve Unit Guides Reconstruction of Postwar Bosnia, H6094-H6096 [10JN]

For Troops, Beat the Cold—Army Taking Extreme Measures, H326 [5JA]

Going to Bosnia a Good Way To See Danger, Grow Old Fast, H325 [5JA]

Horror of the Land Mines, H327 [5JA]

Horror of the Landmines, E56 [23JA]

Key to the Balkans—A Free Press, E1000 [5JN]

Pearl Harbor '41, Bosnia '95, E256 [29FE]

Postpone the Bosnian Elections, E1043 [10JN]

Put on a Happy Face, Troops in Bosnia Told—Praise Clinton if Press Asks, Guide Says, H1215 [1FE]

U.S. Involvement in Bosnia—Iraq Seems To Rely on Afterthoughts, E1618 [17SE]

U.S. Troops Rolling Into Bosnia Under Cover of Apaches, Kiowa Warriors, E152 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (see H. Res. 417), H4119 [29AP]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (see H. Res. 416), H4119 [29AP]

Dept. of Commerce: relief of survivors of Federal employees killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H.R. 3545), H5646 [29MY]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241; H. Res. 403, 404, 406), S3311 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3649 [18AP]

General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation (see H. Res. 542), H11395 [26SE]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes (see S. Res. 270), S6662 [21JN]

Iran: withdrawal of military (see S. Res. 225), S1083 [7FE]

Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S. 1553; H.R. 2879), S736 [1FE], H912 [25JA]

Yugoslavia: human and political rights of the Bosnian people of the Sanjak region in Serbia and Montenegro (see H. Con. Res. 217), H11048 [24SE]

Court documents

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia indictments against Dusan Tadic and Goran Borovnica, S118 [10JA]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia indictments against Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, S119-S121 [10JA]

Letters

Extradition of war criminals from the former Yugoslavian Republics and Rwanda: Senator D'Amato, Representatives Hoyer and Christopher H. Smith, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, E67 [24JA]

International War Crimes Tribunal prosecution of individuals indicted for crimes committed in the former Yugoslavian Republics: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S3891 [23AP]

———Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S3891 [23AP]

———Louis J. Freeh, FBI, S3892 [23AP]

———President Clinton, S3891 [23AP]

———Senator Specter, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S3890 [23AP]

———William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S3891 [23AP]

Media reference pamphlet issued to troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Representative Dornan, H1215 [1FE]

U.S. military intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, E844 [20MY], E1054, E1055 [11JN]

———President Clinton, H4112 [29AP]

———Representative Skelton, H813 [24JA], H3208 [29MR], H4112 [29AP]

Memorandums

Investigation of U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Thomas E. Anfinson, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of Representatives, H4558 [8MY]

Pamphlets

Answer You Can Use—V Corps Media Reference Card—Guidelines for Dealing With Civilian News Media, H1215 [1FE]

Petitions and memorials

Support for U.S. troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Georgia House of Representatives, E85, E94 [25JA]

Proclamations

Tribute to Shelly McPeck Kelly, E580 [19AP]

Questions and answers

Conversation With the President—The View From the Oval Office: Kenneth T. Walsh and Bruce B. Auster, U.S. News & World Report (publication) (excerpt), S475 [26JA]

Remarks in House

Antipersonnel landmines: eliminate use, E56 [23JA], E421 [22MR]

Armed Forces: tribute, E653 [25AP]

Begosh, Martin J.: return of first U.S. serviceman injured in Bosnia, H53 [3JA]

Civil war: tribute to U.S. forces, H1754 [6MR]

———tribute to U.S. Reserve and National Guard forces, H6094 [10JN]

———U.S. military intervention, H54 [3JA], H325 [5JA], H345 [22JA], H812 [24JA], H1209 [1FE], H1867, H1868, H1869 [7MR], H2307 [14MR], H3207, H3222 [29MR], H4111, H4112 [29AP], H4420 [2MY], H6403 [13JN], H6626, H6627, H6628 [19JN], H7997-H8003 [18JY], H9984 [4SE], H11579 [27SE], H12259 [2OC], E17 [4JA], E30 [5JA], E85 [25JA], E145 [1FE], E256 [29FE], E844 [20MY], E1618 [17SE]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4550-H4559 [8MY], E740 [9MY]

———funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), permission to file report, H4427 [6MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4536-H4550 [8MY], E740 [9MY], E757 [10MY]

Democracy: efforts, E1509 [4SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H3437 [16AP], H3576-H3579 [17AP], H3643 [18AP], H6481 [18JN], E532, E533 [16AP], E588 [19AP], E1008 [6JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3587-H3599, H3624 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: use of Kiowa Warrior helicopters in Bosnia and Herzegovina, E152 [5FE]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of President Clinton's foreign policy, H12298 [4OC]

Dornan, Representative: summary of visit to Germany, H139 [4JA]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, E888 [23MY]

Elections, E1042 [10JN], E1816 [28SE]

Foreign policy: funding for military interventions, H8077 [22JY]

———lift U.S. arms embargo, E1054 [11JN]

Hargraves, Peter: Dept. of State Valor Award recipient, E245 [28FE]

Hoar, Jack: participation in CIVITAS@Bosnia-Herzegovina Education Program, E1713 [26SE]

Human rights: violations, E1101 [18JN]

International law: extradition of war criminals, E67 [24JA]

International War Crimes Tribunal: raise limit on noncash support, H5875, H5876 [5JN]

Iran: importation of arms, H4044 [25AP], H11360 [26SE]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians, E824 [16MY]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Ninth and O Baptist Church for relief efforts for the children in Bosnia, E1127 [20JN]

Molli, Mark J.: participation in CIVITAS@Bosnia-Herzegovina Education Program, E1750 [27SE]

O'Grady, Scott F.: tribute on receipt of military awards and commendations, E361 [14MR]

Selfridge Air National Guard Base, MI: tribute to Air Force Reserve's 927th Air Refueling Wing, E826 [16MY]

Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (H.R. 2879), E83 [25JA]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (H.R. 2778), H1670-H1673, H1697, H1699 [5MR], E304 [7MR]

Texas: tribute to students participating in Operation Valentine for troops stationed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, E428 [22MR]

Yugoslavia: human and political rights of the Bosnian people of the Sanjak region in Serbia and Montenegro (H. Con. Res. 217), E1689 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Antipersonnel landmines: eliminate use, S1532 [5MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: assistance relative to withdrawal of foreign troops, S1933-S1935 [13MR]

Civil war: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (S.J. Res. 44), S4089 [24AP]

———U.S. military intervention, S1175 [9FE], S1933-S1935 [13MR], S3498 [17AP], S4764-S4769 [7MY], S6213 [13JN], S6259, S6260 [14JN], S9625-S9627 [2AU], S12341 [3OC]

Clinton, President: foreign policy achievements, S6658 [21JN]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate): investigation of allegations against Clinton administration relative to Iranian arms shipments to Bosnian Moslems, S3697 [19AP]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), S4695 [3MY], S4884 [9MY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, S3625 [18AP], S3697, S3709 [19AP], S3789, S3790 [22AP], S4001 [23AP], S4091 [24AP], S4874 [8MY], S5558-S5562 [23MY], S6154 [12JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), S3251, S3252, S3269, S3274-S3276 [15AP], S3415, S3416 [16AP], S3417 [17AP]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), unanimous-consent agreement, S3258 [15AP]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, S12017 [30SE]

Foreign aid: assistance relative to withdrawal of foreign troops, S1933-S1935 [13MR]

———economic assistance subject to certain conditions, S1911, S1912 [13MR]

Foreign policy: creation of House subcommittee to investigate President Clinton's administration relative to policy on Iran weapons trade with Bosnia, S5016 [14MY]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes, S8799-S8801 [25JY], S9003-S9005 [26JY]

———arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes (S. Res. 270), S6668 [21JN]

———tribute, S117 [10JA]

International War Crimes Tribunal: prosecution of individuals indicted for crimes committed in the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3888-S3890 [23AP]

Iran: importation of arms, S3445 [17AP]

———withdrawal of military (S. Res. 225), S1085 [7FE]

Senate: delegation visit, S6404 [18JN]

Silajdzic, Haris: assault, S6424 [19JN]

South Dakota: tribute to National Guard 57th Transportation Detachment, S9479 [2AU]

Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (S. 1553), S739 [1FE]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (H.R. 2778), S1608, S1609 [6MR]

Yugoslavia: Senate delegation visit to the countries that comprise the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3500 [17AP], S3750-S3752 [22AP], S3888 [23AP]

Reports

Elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, E1817 [28SE]

Observations on Bosnia: Pat Feichter, E1775 [28SE]

Senate Delegation Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina: Senators Daschle, Hatch and Reid, S6404-S6407 [18JN]

Reports filed

Arrest and Prosecution of Individuals Indicted for War Crimes by International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 270), S8635 [24JY]

Committee on International Relations (House) Funding for Investigation of U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Res. 417) (H. Rept. 104-559), H4430 [6MY]

Committee on International Relations (House) Investigation of the U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 416) (H. Rept. 104-551), H4423 [2MY]

Tax Treatment of Military Income Derived From Services Performed During a Contingency Operation: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2778) (H. Rept. 104-465), H1635 [29FE]

Statements

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and Banja Luka—Ethnic Cleansing Paradigm, or Counterpoint to a Radical Future: Franjo Komarica, E1101 [18JN]

U.S. Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Senator McCain, S4768 [7MY]

Tables

Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations request, H1868 [7MR]

Testimonies

Bosnian Peace Process: Kenneth Lutgen, United Methodist Committee on Relief, E1509 [4SE]

Sanjak Region of Serbia and Montenegro: Bajram Omeragic, E1689 [25SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 406, tribute to Ronald H. Brown and Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, H3587 [18AP]

H. Res. 416, Committee on International Relations (House) investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia, H4536 [8MY]

H. Res. 417, Committee on International Relations (House) funding to investigate U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia, H4550 [8MY]

H.R. 2778, treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation relative to taxation, H1670 [5MR]

S. Res. 225, withdrawal of Iranian military from Bosnia and Herzegovina, S1085 [7FE]

S. Res. 241, tribute to Ronald H. Brown and Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, S3251, S3317 [15AP], S3417 [17AP]

S. Res. 270, arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, S6667 [21JN]

Tributes

Brown, Ronald H., S3625 [18AP], E552 [17AP]

BOSS, SHERRY

Articles and editorials

Unnatural Conditions Set Stage for Natural Disaster, S5454 [21MY]

BOSTON, MA

Articles and editorials

Everyday Heroes of Deer Island, S3269 [15AP]

Rape Victim Sues BHA—Says Attacker Should Have Been Evicted, H1275 [27FE]

Remarks in House

Gaffin, Barbara: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston Warren B. Kohn Award recipient, E880 [22MY]

Urban Pulse Magazine Show: tribute, E1936 [21OC]

Remarks in Senate

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: establish, S12362 [3OC]

Dollars for Scholars (organization): anniversary, S5002 [14MY]

Eliot Lounge: tribute, S10615 [16SE]

English High School: anniversary, S3494 [17AP]

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority: retraining of workers for the Deer Island sewage treatment plant, S3269 [15AP]

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Golvsky, and Popeo (law firm): tribute to Domestic Violence Project, S5556 [23MY]

Water: Boston Harbor water infrastructure improvements funding, S9941 [5SE]

Testimonies

Domestic Violence Project: Kenneth J. Novak, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Golvsky, and Popeo (law firm), S5556-S5558 [23MY]

BOSTON (MA) GLOBE

Articles and editorials

Buried Alive—East Timor's Tragic Oppression, E1753 [27SE]

Democracy Reaffirmed in Israel, E3 [3JA]

Everyday Heroes of Deer Island, S3269 [15AP]

Four More Years? Here Are 40 Reasons To Say No, E1821 [30SE]

Insecurity Regulation, H6445 [18JN]

Mensch Who Saved Christmas, S323 [23JA]

Missteps on Cuba, H1728 [6MR]

Our Ban in Havana, H878 [25JA]

Save the Brooke Amendment, H4667, H4735 [9MY]

Tax Code Gives Companies a Lift, S10180 [10SE]

Toward the Test Ban, S6975 [26JN]

Weld's Opportunity, S8814 [25JY]

Who Really Drove Up Price of Gas?, H5348 [21MY]

BOSTON (MA) HERALD

Articles and editorials

Rape Victim Sues BHA—Says Attacker Should Have Been Evicted, H1275 [27FE]

BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Letters

Center for Photonics Research funding, S7943 [17JY]

Partial-birth abortions: Phillip G. Stubblefield, Boston University Medical Center Hospital, S11352 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: Center for Photonics Research funding, S7942 [17JY]

BOTSWANA, REPUBLIC OF

Remarks in Senate

Krueger, Robert: nomination to be Ambassador to Botswana, S5652 [24MY]

Reports filed

Nomination of Robert Krueger To Be Ambassador to Botswana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

BOTTING, DOUGLAS

Books

``America's Secret Army—The Untold Story of the Counter Intelligence Corps'' (excerpts), S548-S553 [30JA]

BOUCHER, RICK (a Representative from Virginia)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3005, Securities Investment Promotion Act, H8330 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

States: congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN (see H.J. Res. 166), H2665 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H1507 [28FE]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H7107 [27JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Congress: increase understanding and usage of the Internet (see H. Con. Res. 185), H6414 [13JN]

Corporations: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see H.R. 3272), H3649 [18AP]

Crime: penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand services at veterans medical centers (see H.R. 3117), H9706 [1AU]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2665 [21MR]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———participation of local agencies in certain programs independent of State involvement (see H.R. 3313), H3819 [24AP]

Elections: provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H6915 [26JN]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

Government: transfer certain surplus property to State and local governments (see H.R. 3731), H7106 [27JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]

House Rules: provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H9566 [31JY]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H3650 [18AP]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H2559 [20MR]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4058), H12175 [28SE]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3492), H8557 [25JY]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H8094 [22JY]

National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (see H.R. 3648), H6532 [19JN]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H7107 [27JN]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 521), H10721 [19SE]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H5052 [14MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H5173 [15MY]

Smithsonian Institution: authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (see H.R. 3933), H9566 [31JY]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835), H10525 [17SE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H4503 [7MY]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H7658 [16JY]

Taxation: exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H4503 [7MY]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H5817 [4JN]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H7475 [11JY]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118, 3119), H6532 [19JN], H7658 [16JY]

Women: treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H5754 [30MY]

Remarks by, on

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1159 [1FE]

BOUKREEV, ANATOLI

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1442 [1AU]

BOULDER, CO

Letters

Forest Service water permits for municipalities: Representative Skaggs, H3167 [28MR]

———Stephen T. Honey, H3167 [28MR]

BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS ACCESSIBILITY AND PARTNERSHIP ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1738), S4851 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1738), S4865 [8MY], S11529-S11531 [27SE]

Texts of

S. 1738, provisions, S4866 [8MY]

BOURDEAU, GERMAIN

Letters

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S3041 [28MR]

BOURDEAU BROS., INC.

Letters

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S3041 [28MR]

BOURGEOIS, JOHN R.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7785 [11JY], S9551 [2AU]

BOURNE, GARRETT D.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9550 [2AU]

BOUTALL, THOMAS B.

Subpoena Notices

Cuyahoga County, OH, Court of Common Pleas, H343 [22JA]

BOUTROS-GHALI, BOUTROS

Addresses

Economic, Social, and Political Development in Africa, E1879 [1OC]

Articles and editorials

Misstep by the United States, S8928 [25JY], S9079 [29JY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1879 [1OC]

Remarks in Senate

U.N.: reelection as Secretary-General, S9079 [29JY], S10205 [10SE]

BOVARD, JAMES

Articles and editorials

They Call This Valor, H4327 [1MY]

BOVIN, DOUGLAS R.

Letters

Medicaid eligibility relative to legal immigrants, S4500 [1MY]

Public welfare programs reform, S8418 [22JY], H8321 [24JY]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act, S4030 [24AP]

BOWEN, HAMMETT L., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H11399 [27SE]

BOWERS, GLENN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1825 [30SE]

BOWERS, WATSON A., JR.

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, H2924 [27MR]

BOWERS, WILLIAM H.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E529 [16AP]

BOWES, BARBARA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1615 [17SE]

BOWES, WILLIAM P., SR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1844 [30SE]

BOWLES, JEANIE

Bills and resolutions

Tribute (see S. Res. 313), S12303 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute (S. Res. 313), S12367 [3OC]

Texts of

S. Res. 313, tribute, S12312, S12367 [3OC]

BOWLING, PATRICIA

Letters

Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act, S1973 [13MR]

BOWLING GREEN, KY

Remarks in Senate

Bando Manufacturing of America (business): Honda of America Manufacturing supplier quality award recipient, S7203 [27JN]

BOWMAN, HARDING N.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1472 [2AU]

BOWMAN, TOM

Articles and editorials

Mfume Transformed Himself, S70 [4JA]

BOWSHER, CHARLES A. (GAO Comptroller General)

Letters

Line-item veto, S2942 [27MR]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11762 [28SE], S12285 [3OC]

BOX, MICHAEL E.

Letters

Public welfare programs reform, E1495 [2AU]

BOXER, BARBARA (a Senator from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S1141, S1150 [7FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1837, S1883 [12MR], S1978 [13MR], S2057, S2105, S2119 [14MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8145, S8222, S8296 [18JY], S8338, S8375 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5178 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5160, S5202 [16MY], S5221, S5271 [17MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2873, S2895 [26MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6450, S6495, S6502, S6533, S6535, S6540 [19JN], S6750 [24JN], S6870 [25JN], S6961, S7009, S7029, S7037, S7043, S7051 [26JN], S7255 [28JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10202 [10SE], S10495 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9146, S9163 [30JY]

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

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9061, S9077 [29JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3600, S3604, S3678 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4197 [25AP], S4334, S4343 [29AP], S4412, S4426 [30AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8145, S8222, S8296 [18JY], S8338, S8375 [19JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7160 [10JY]

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

Articles and editorials

Alameda Joins East Bay Cities in Shooting Down Junk Guns, Kathleen Kirkwood, Oakland (CA) Tribune, S8302 [18JY]

Army Sergeant With HIV Feels Deserted by Policy, Dana Priest, Washington (DC) Post, S865 [1FE]

Backward Welfare Reform, Fresno (CA) Bee, S9368 [1AU]

Bay Area Homicides, S8303 [18JY]

Clinton's Welfare Surrender, Fresno (CA) Bee, S9369 [1AU]

Clinton's Welfare Test, Sacramento (CA) Bee, S9369 [1AU]

Congress Misses the `Magic' Show, E233 [28FE]

Congress Misses the ``Magic'' Show, by, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S2295 [19MR]

It's Welfare Reform at California's Expense, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S9368 [1AU]

Passing the Buck on Welfare Reform, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S9370 [1AU]

Punishing the Poor, San Francisco (CA) Examiner, S9369 [1AU]

Region Takes the Lead To Corral `Junk Guns', S8303 [18JY]

Times Article Misstated Guidelines on Border Drug Cases, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S5948 [6JN]

Uphold the Abortion Veto, New York (NY) Times, S11342 [26SE]

Welfare Bill Too Harsh, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, S9369 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

California: conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (see S. 2090), S10837 [18SE]

Chemicals: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (see S. 2179), S11973 [30SE]

China, People's Republic of: impose sanctions relative to intellectual property rights (see S. Res. 262), S6225 [13JN]

ERISA: limits on investments of 401(k) pension plans by employers (see S. 1837), S5856 [5JN]

Firearms: prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns (see S. 1654), S3156 [28MR]

INS: establish the U.S. Citizenship Promotion Agency (see S. 1677), S3384 [16AP]

Manzanar Historic Site: exchange of public lands (see S. 2052), S9853 [4SE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases (see S. 1910), S7179 [27JN]

Pensions: prohibit 401(k) pension plans from investing in collectibles and require annual report of investments to participants (see S. 1927), S7302 [28JN]

———require the offer in certain benefit plans and require comparative disclosure of benefit options to both spouses (see S. 1909), S7027 [26JN]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (see S. 1792), S5492 [22MY]

———treatment of clean-fuel vehicles (see S. 1848), S5939 [6JN]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see S. 1891), S6517 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 1493), S3957 [23AP]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see S. 1713), S6243 [13JN]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

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

California: settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see S. 1893), S6613 [20JN]

———tribute to NetDay96 (see S. Res. 274), S7179 [27JN]

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

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

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 607), S279 [22JA]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see S. 1908), S7027 [26JN]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 1650), S3317 [15AP]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see S. 1592), S1598 [6MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 1726), S6104 [11JN]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see S. 1800), S5567 [23MY]

Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see S. 1058), S1185 [9FE]

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

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 263, 265), S6225 [13JN], S6408 [18JN]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (see S. 2007), S9295 [31JY]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

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

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

Dept. of HHS: improve public access to national practioner databank (see S. 2004), S9295 [31JY]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

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

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 1937), S7670 [10JY]

Ecology and environment: increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to environmental crimes (see S. 2096), S11033 [19SE]

Elections: spending limits on Federal campaigns (see S. 1389), S5945 [6JN]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see S. 1595), S3316 [15AP]

Government: forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (see S. 1794), S6243 [13JN]

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

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S919 [6FE]

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

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 1963), S10428 [12SE]

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

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see S. Res. 250), S5601 [23MY]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S1655 [7MR]

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

National parks and recreation areas: prevent mining on certain lands (see S. 1737), S4980 [13MY]

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

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 300), S11169 [24SE]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

National Tourism Board: establish (see S. 1623), S3633 [18AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1623), S3633 [18AP]

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

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see S. 794), S6017 [10JN]

Refuse disposal: funding for construction, operation, and maintenance of dredged material disposal facilities (see S. 1620), S2192 [15MR]

Tariff: HIV protease inhibitor chemicals (see S. 2021), S9554 [2AU]

Taxation: extend certain tax provisions (see S. 1568), S2867 [26MR]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see S. 1355), S3633 [18AP]

U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1735), S10609 [16SE]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see S. 55), S7675 [10JY]

Women: promote equity in health care services through expanded research and improved access (see S. 1799), S5692 [3JN]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see S. Con. Res. 64), S7676 [10JY]

Eulogies

Muskie, Edmund S.: By George J. Mitchell, S3894 [23AP]

Letters

Bay Area Rapid Transit rail line extension to San Francisco International Airport: Gordon I. Linton, Dept. of Transportation, S9286 [31JY]

Clean-Fuel Vehicle Act: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S11717 [28SE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S11701 [28SE]

———by, S11701 [28SE]

Investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S5483 [22MY]

———Paul J. Pfingst, San Diego, CA, District Attorney, S5484 [22MY]

Junk Gun Violence Protection Act: Janice L. Rogers, S7786 [11JY]

NSF procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations: Paul L. Joffe, Dept. of Commerce, S9832 [4SE]

Partial-birth abortions: Allan Rosenfield, Columbia University School of Public Health, S11352 [26SE]

———Dru Elaine Carlson, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, S11352 [26SE]

———Eugene S. Ogrod II, California Medical Association, S11351 [26SE]

———Fernando M. Trevino, American Public Health Association, S11352 [26SE]

———Geri Marullo, American Nurses Association, S11351 [26SE]

———Jean L. Fourcroy, American Medical Women's Association, S11351 [26SE]

———Phillip G. Stubblefield, Boston University Medical Center Hospital, S11352 [26SE]

———President Clinton, S11138 [24SE], S11340 [26SE]

———Whitney and Bruce Goin, S11343 [26SE]

Taxpayer cost of merger of Martin Marietta Corp. and Lockheed Corp.: by, S6499 [19JN]

Lists

Citizen groups opposing product liability reform, S2557 [21MR]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act supportive organizations, S11700 [28SE]

Supporters of S. 1654, Junk Gun Violence Protection Act, S4631 [2MY]

Prayers

Presidential Prayer: Edmund S. Muskie, S3895 [23AP]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures in cases of rape or incest through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, S10271, S10272, S10273, S10274, S10275 [11SE]

———performance at military medical facilities, S6465, S6468 [19JN]

———pro choice versus right to life, S329 [23JA]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), S329 [23JA]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11137, S11138, S11141, S11150, S11151 [24SE], S11338, S11341, S11342, S11343, S11348, S11350, S11353, S11358, S11359, S11360, S11361, S11369, S11370, S11372, S11386, S11389 [26SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S680 [1FE], S1053 [7FE]

———provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity, S1053 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8604 [24JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, S9336 [1AU]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S414, S424, S426, S432 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2019, S2058, S2059, S2063 [14MR], S2265, S2266, S2268, S2270, S2273, S2275, S2276, S2279, S2280, S2294, S2304 [19MR]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, S455 [26JA], S865 [1FE], S2294 [19MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S4086 [24AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, S4996 [14MY]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S5127, S5128 [16MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5805 [5JN]

———deficit, S4996 [14MY]

———nondefense discretionary spending cuts in final two years of budget cycle, S5134, S5135 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), S8529 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9370 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8111 [18JY], S8331, S8339, S8342, S8343 [19JY], S8524, S8529 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S6136 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5022 [14MY], S5037 [15MY], S5127, S5128, S5134, S5135, S5149, S5172, S5178, S5180, S5182, S5184, S5185 [16MY], S5463, S5483 [22MY]

California: conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (S. 2090), S10840 [18SE]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2847 [26MR], S2926 [27MR], S3100 [28MR], S4512 [1MY], S11703 [28SE]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), conference report, S11824 [30SE], S12267 [3OC]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), S12058 [1OC], S12157 [2OC], S12365 [3OC]

———tribute to the California State University system alumni, S3242 [29MR]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, S12224 [3OC]

Chemicals: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (S. 2179), S11992 [30SE]

Children and youth: restore health and safety protections relative to child care, S8111 [18JY]

China, People's Republic of: impose sanctions relative to intellectual property rights (S. Res. 262), S6245 [13JN]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S9037 [29JY]

———evaluation of economic plan, S10064 [9SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), S9640 [2AU]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), conference report, S11802 [28SE]

Commission on Civil Rights: reauthorize (S. 2187), S12153 [2OC]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1565-S1567 [6MR]

———funding (S. Res. 246), S3452 [17AP]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 1726), S6153 [12JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S9476 [2AU]

Copyrights: illegal foreign duplication of copyrighted material, S3238 [29MR]

Cordero, Ricardo: arrest by Mexican authorities relative to charges of corruption in Mexico's counterdrug efforts, S9476 [2AU]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, S11526 [27SE]

———State and Federal share of costs relative to California Folsom Dam and Reservoir flood control project, S11526 [27SE]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2556, S2557 [21MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (S. Res. 263), S6182 [13JN]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1499 [5MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7622 [10JY], S9530 [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: labeling of fresh and frozen poultry, S8605 [24JY]

———methyl bromide alternatives research funding, S8604 [24JY]

———regulation of the importation of avocados, S8604 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6465, S6468 [19JN], S7524 [10JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, S455 [26JA], S865 [1FE]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7752 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10269, S10271, S10272, S10273, S10274, S10275 [11SE]

Dept. of Transportation: Advanced Technology Transit Bus funding, S9282 [31JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9282, S9285, S9286 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical care programs funding relative to reduction of welfare benefits, S5149 [16MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9831, S9832 [4SE], S9908, S9943, S9951 [5SE]

District of Columbia: use of local revenues for abortion services, S2266, S2268, S2270, S2279 [19MR]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, S10064 [9SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S5142 [16MY]

Drugs: investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers, S5483 [22MY], S5947 [6JN]

Education: funding, S414 [26JA]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6814 [25JN]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S10064 [9SE]

EPA: funding, S426, S442 [26JA], S2304 [19MR], S9951 [5SE]

ERISA: limits on investments of 401(k) pension plans by employers (S. 1837), S5857 [5JN]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S12224 [3OC]

Firearms: increase the statute of limitations for certain offenses, S3432, S3433 [17AP]

———prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns (S. 1654), S3160 [28MR], S3613 [18AP], S4184 [25AP], S4631 [2MY], S4951 [9MY], S5205 [16MY], S7071 [27JN], S7785 [11JY], S8302 [18JY], S9624 [2AU]

———student pledge against gun violence, S7071 [27JN]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program, S2019 [14MR]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7430 [9JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, S9530 [2AU]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7752 [11JY], S9240 [31JY]

Health: ensure adequate health care coverage for all children and pregnant women, S3602 [18AP]

———human fetal tissue transplantation research practices, S432 [26JA]

———medical savings account programs, S3554 [18AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9530 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3552, S3554, S3600, S3602 [18AP]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients, S10269 [11SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, S9908 [5SE]

Health care professionals: licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion, S2063 [14MR], S2265, S2268, S2270, S2273, S2275, S2276, S2280 [19MR]

———receiving of bonuses relative to withholding of treatment from patients, S3600 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4021 [24AP]

INS: establish the U.S. Citizenship Promotion Agency (S. 1677), S3403 [16AP]

———open-field searches relative to probable occurrences of illegal acts, S4021 [24AP]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), S11700, S11701 [28SE]

Manzanar Historic Site: exchange of public lands (S. 2052), S9854 [4SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S10065 [9SE], S10111, S10113 [10SE]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, S10065 [9SE], S10111, S10113 [10SE]

Medicaid: reform, S5178, S5180, S5182, S5184, S5185 [16MY], S5463 [22MY]

Members of Congress: activities relative to constituents during recess, S1341-S1343 [27FE]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3865 [23AP]

Minimum wage: level, S3100 [28MR], S4996, S5020, S5022 [14MY], S7430 [9JY], S9530 [2AU]

Morrow, Margaret: nomination to be district judge, S11697-S11699 [28SE]

NASA: Mission to Planet Earth Program funding, S9943 [5SE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases (S. 1910), S7180 [27JN]

NSF: repeal certain limitations on procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations, S9831, S9832 [4SE]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: compliance with existing environmental laws in developing an integrated management system, S9240 [31JY]

Palier, CA: Horticultural and Water Management Research Laboratory funding, S9336 [1AU]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, S4990, S4996, S5020, S5022 [14MY]

Porterville, CA: anniversary of Porterville High School, S5869 [5JN]

Pregerson, Dean D.: nomination to be district judge, S8629 [24JY]

Public debt: ceiling, S424 [26JA]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, S8524 [23JY]

———funding for nutrition programs, S8524 [23JY]

———multigenerational welfare dependency, S8331 [19JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), S8529 [23JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9370 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8111 [18JY], S8331, S8339, S8342, S8343 [19JY], S8524, S8529 [23JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8339, S8342, S8343 [19JY], S8524 [23JY]

Refuse disposal: funding for construction, operation, and maintenance of dredged material disposal facilities (S. 1620), S2197 [15MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, S4996 [14MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), S9492 [2AU]

San Francisco, CA: extension of Bay Area Rapid Transit rail lines to San Francisco International Airport, S9283, S9285 [31JY]

Senate: confirmation of judicial nominees, S9418, S9419 [1AU]

———legislative priorities, S7753 [11JY]

———legislative program, S11336, S11337 [26SE]

———tribute to retiring Senators, S12267 [3OC]

Ships and vessels: repeal U.S.-flag cruise ships gambling restrictions and limit State authority to regulate gambling on interstate vessels, S11802 [28SE]

———repeal U.S.-flag cruise ships gambling restrictions and limit State authority to regulate gambling on interstate vessels (S. 138), S9640 [2AU]

Smith, Senator: Senate Golden Gavel Award recipient, S11341 [26SE]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (S. 1792), S5496 [22MY]

———treatment of clean-fuel vehicles (S. 1848), S5941 [6JN], S11717 [28SE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S718 [1FE]

Television: implementation of ratings system for programming, S3238 [29MR]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, S1533 [5MR], S1567 [6MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3432, S3433 [17AP]

———U.S. policy, S9037, S9038 [29JY]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (S. 1891), S6528 [19JN]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, S2926 [27MR]

Ward Valley, CA: conveyance of land for construction of a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility (S. 1596), S4726 [6MY]

Wasch, Elyse: privilege of the floor, S2057 [14MR]

White House: use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic, S6449 [19JN]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4836, S4837 [8MY], S4990 [14MY]

Statements

Investigate Prosecution Practices Relative to Drug Smugglers: P. Jeffrey Casey, Dept. of the Treasury, S5484 [22MY]

NSF Procurement of Supercomputing Equipment Relative to Antidumping Determinations: Neal Lane, NSF, S9832 [4SE]

Partial-Birth Abortions: several medical groups and doctors, S11350 [26SE]

Testimonies

Defense of Marriage Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10112 [10SE]

Texts of

S. 1654, Junk Gun Violence Protection Act, S3160 [28MR]

S. 1792, allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools, S5497 [22MY]

S. 1848, Clean-Fuel Vehicle Act, S5941 [6JN]

S. 1891, Border Infrastructure Safety and Congestion Relief Act, S6529 [19JN]

S. 1910, Women's Cardiovascular Diseases Research and Prevention Act, S7180 [27JN]

S. 2179, Children's Environmental Protection Act, S11993-S11995 [30SE]

Tributes

Boorda, Jeremy M., S5149 [16MY]

Bradley, Senator, S11719 [28SE], S12156 [2OC]

Brown, Ronald H., S12157 [2OC]

Brown, Senator, S11719 [28SE]

Chuda, Nancy, S4948 [9MY]

Cohen, Senator, S11719 [28SE]

Exon, Senator, S11718 [28SE]

Feldstein, Milton, S168 [10JA]

Hatfield, Senator, S11718 [28SE]

Heflin, Senator, S11718 [28SE]

Johnston, Senator, S11719 [28SE]

Jordan, Barbara, S282 [22JA]

Kassebaum, Senator, S11718 [28SE]

List, Shelly, S6625 [20JN]

Muskie, Edmund S., S3894, S3895 [23AP]

Nunn, Senator, S11718 [28SE]

Ohleyer, Brian, S1534 [5MR]

Packard, David, S3234 [29MR]

Pell, Senator, S11717 [28SE]

Pryor, Senator, S11718 [28SE]

Quigley, Charles N., S11235 [25SE]

Simon, Senator, S11719 [28SE]

Simpson, Senator, S11718 [28SE]

Thirkettle, Joan, S3037 [28MR]

Weiss, Ted, S12157 [2OC]

BOXER, RICHARD

Remarks in House

Tribute, E740 [9MY]

BOXER, RICHARD J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1111 [18JN]

BOXMAN, BRADD H.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E998 [5JN]

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

Lists

Rhode Island Eagle Scout Award recipients, S1467 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Alderman, Arnold J.: Boy Scouts of America Good Scout Award recipient, E1625 [17SE]

Chambers, J. Gene: Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen award recipient, E1938 [21OC]

Craig, Cody J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E695 [1MY]

Dayton Power and Light Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1499 [2AU]

Deboer, John D., Jr.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1266 [12JY]

Engbretson, Kevin: National Certificate of Merit recipient, E1066 [12JN]

Enstrom, Jeffrey G.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1427 [1AU]

Jordan, Eric: National Heroism Medal recipient, E1066 [12JN]

Lashutka, Greg: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1548 [10SE]

Midland, TX: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 232, E378 [19MR]

Pagorek, Anthony P.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1315 [18JY]

Passey, Travis: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1066 [12JN]

Pedone, Frank J.: Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipient, E94 [25JA]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Boy Scouts' Order of the Arrow Delmont Lodge 43, E676 [1MY]

Rhode Island: Eagle Scout Award recipients, E76 [24JA]

Rybarczyk, Joseph: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1315 [18JY]

Summers, Adam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1315 [18JY]

Remarks in Senate

Green Mountain Power Corp.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S12339 [3OC]

New Hampshire: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop No. 55, S11320 [25SE]

———Boy Scouts Troop 135 anniversary, S9638 [2AU]

Rhode Island: Eagle Scout Award recipients, S1466 [29FE]

BOYCE, JOHN G.

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, H10618 [19SE]

BOYD, BOB

Remarks in House

Lyons Township, IL, High School: Most Inspirational Teacher Award recipient, E181 [5FE]

BOYD, MOSES

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5709 [4JN]

BOYER, BETTY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E488 [28MR]

BOYER, ERNEST L.

Articles and editorials

Ernest L. Boyer, S326 [23JA]

Eulogies

By Alicia Thomas, S898 [6FE]

By Ernest L. Boyer, Jr., S896 [6FE]

By Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education, S896 [6FE]

By Senator Kennedy, S895 [6FE]

By Senator Simon, S897 [6FE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S326 [23JA], S895, S897 [6FE]

BOYER, ERNEST L., JR.

Eulogies

Boyer, Ernest L., S896 [6FE]

BOYER, K. DAVID

Articles and editorials

DMS Spotlight—TROY Systems, Inc., S3148 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

TROY Systems, Inc.: tribute, S3148 [28MR]

BOYER, VIOLET

Letters

Budget reconciliation process effects on student loan programs, S293 [23JA]

BOYKIN, ERNEST AND LA VERNE

Remarks in House

Capital Commitment (organization): anniversary, E1111 [18JN]

BOYLE, JOSEPH T.

Letters

Use of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House for vehicular traffic, S5013 [14MY]

BOYLE, ROBERT H.

Remarks in House

Pace University: dedication of Robert H. Boyle Environmental Advocacy Center, E1013 [6JN]

Tribute, E1013 [6JN]

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA

Addresses

Tribute: Arnold I. Burns, S2218 [18MR], E315 [7MR]

———Representative Hoyer, S2217 [18MR], E314 [7MR]

———Senator Thurmond, S2217 [18MR], E314 [7MR]

Remarks in House

Coachella Valley, CA: tribute to Boys and Girls Club, E89 [25JA]

Tribute, E314 [7MR]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S2217 [18MR]

BRACHMAN, SARAH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1304 [17JY]

BRACK, WILLIAM T.

Bills and resolutions

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for William T. Brack in Carol Ward v. U.S. (see S. Res. 269), S6662 [21JN]

Remarks in Senate

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for William T. Brack in Carol Ward v. U.S. (S. Res. 269), S6672 [21JN]

Texts of

S. Res. 269, Senate Legal Counsel representation for William T. Brack in Carol Ward v. U.S., S6667, S6672 [21JN]

BRADDOCK, KEITH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E813 [15MY]

BRADEMAS, JOHN (a former Representative from Indiana)

Addresses

Democracy Efforts in Balkan States, S6152 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Eastern European countries: democracy efforts in Balkan States, S6152 [12JN]

BRADFORD, JIM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E462 [27MR]

BRADLEY, BILL (a Senator from New Jersey)

Addresses

America's Challenge—Revitalizing Our National Community: by, S12244-S12246 [3OC]

Harry Truman—Public Power and the New Economy: by, S12249-S12251 [3OC]

Race Relations in America—Best and Worst of Times: by, S12246-S12249 [3OC]

Subject of Race: by, S12251 [3OC]

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S760 [1FE], S1018 [7FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2105 [14MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5202 [16MY], S5326, S5335, S5384 [20MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2873, S2877, S2878, S2879, S2895 [26MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6837, S6900 [25JN], S7195 [27JN], S7319 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7834 [12JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9799, S9856 [4SE], S9970 [5SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4339 [29AP], S4431, S4434 [30AP], S4466 [1MY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S9752 [3SE]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2400, S2437 [20MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, S8820 [25JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 1528), S377 [25JA]

———constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials (see S.J. Res. 47), S377 [25JA]

EPA: improve information collection and dissemination (see S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

Firearms: prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns (see S. 1640), S2802 [25MR]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see S. 1595), S1598 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S919 [6FE]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 1493), S3957 [23AP]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see S. 1950), S8478 [22JY]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

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

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

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

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see S. 1969), S8013 [17JY]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see S. 1592), S2104 [14MR]

Corps of Engineers: authorize shore protection and beach nourishment projects on publicly owned property (see S. 1811), S5567 [23MY]

Courts: provide notification of class action lawsuit certification or settlement to the Dept. of Justice and State attorneys general (see S. 1501), S1462 [29FE]

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

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 265), S6408 [18JN]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (see S. 1729), S8028 [17JY]

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

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S3405 [16AP]

Dunblane, Scotland: extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren (see S. Res. 231), S2101 [14MR]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see S. 2196), S12303 [3OC]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see S. 1760), S5093 [15MY]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see S. 1632), S8028 [17JY]

———prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns (see S. 1654), S3156 [28MR]

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

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (see S. 704), S7905 [16JY]

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

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

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see S. 1898), S7906 [16JY]

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

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see S. 1892), S7309 [28JN]

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

National Baseball Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S492 [26JA]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S3161 [28MR]

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

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

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

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

Nicodemus National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1521), S4072 [24AP]

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

Operation Sail: tribute (see S.J. Res. 64), S11169 [24SE]

Operation Sail (organization): tribute (see S. Res. 286), S9428 [1AU]

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

Taxation: expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to line-item veto (see S. 1835), S5763 [4JN]

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

Women: promote equity in health care services through expanded research and improved access (see S. 1799), S5692 [3JN]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see S. 1756), S5945 [6JN]

Letters

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., American Council of Life Insurance, S8027 [17JY]

———E.L. Cussler, American Association of Engineering Societies, S8027 [17JY]

———Mary R. Barneby, National Defined Contribution Council, S8027 [17JY]

———Michael R. Losey, Society for Human Resources Management, S8027 [17JY]

———Thomas R. Berkelman, AT&T, S8027 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense inflation estimates: by, S5068 [15MY]

Designate certain Utah lands as wilderness: Bob Armstrong, Dept. of the Interior, S2848 [26MR]

Lists

Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act Senate cosponsors, S9903 [5SE]

Press releases

Designate Certain Utah Lands as Wilderness: by, S2773 [25MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3069 [28MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2012 [14MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), S8527 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9366 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8527 [23JY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2763, S2766, S2768 [25MR], S2918 [27MR]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), S12361 [3OC]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (S. 1969), S8026 [17JY]

Corps of Engineers: authorize shore protection and beach nourishment projects on publicly owned property, S7719 [11JY]

———authorize shore protection and beach nourishment projects on publicly owned property (S. 1811), S5588 [23MY]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), S7719 [11JY]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (S. Res. 282), S8643 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7137 [27JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7941 [17JY]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, S7941 [17JY]

Dept. of HUD: investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, S9946 [5SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9278, S9279 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9903, S9911, S9915, S9946 [5SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (S. 2196), S12311 [3OC]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, S3865 [23AP]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6785 [25JN]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1528), S382-S386 [25JA]

———constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials (S.J. Res. 47), S382-S386 [25JA]

EPA: improve information collection and dissemination (S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

Firearms: prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns (S. 1640), S2802 [25MR]

———student pledge against gun violence, S7071 [27JN]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program, S2012 [14MR]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (S. 1595), S1603 [6MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, S2884 [26MR]

Greenaway, Joseph A.: nomination to be district judge, S7911 [16JY]

Guyana: independence anniversary, S6107 [11JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3548 [18AP], S3738 [19AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, S9278, S9279 [31JY], S9903, S9911, S9915 [5SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (S. 969), S3248 [29MR], S4636 [2MY]

History: establishment of protected wilderness areas, S2763-S2766 [25MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4466, S4467, S4468, S4492 [1MY]

INS: establish Office of Enforcement of Employer Sanctions, S4466, S4467, S4492 [1MY]

Jewish War Veterans: anniversary, S4809 [7MY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S10124 [10SE]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, S10124 [10SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3865 [23AP]

———importance of speeches delivered outside the Senate, S12244 [3OC]

NATO: expansion, S7137 [27JN]

Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest, S12361 [3OC]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), S11561 [27SE]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2404 [20MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), S8527 [23JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9366 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8527 [23JY]

Rowan College: tribute to men's basketball team, S3741 [19AP]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S12155 [2OC]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3463 [17AP]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, S2763, S2766, S2768 [25MR], S2848, S2849 [26MR], S2918 [27MR]

Women: detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer, S5785 [5JN]

———tribute to `Race for the Cure' breast cancer research fundraiser, S5785 [5JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S5951 [6JN], S11246, S11267 [25SE], S11483 [27SE], S11619, S11719 [28SE], S11836, S11860, S11948, S11967 [30SE], S12091, S12121-S12123 [1OC], S12156, S12191 [2OC], S12254, S12257, S12260, S12267, S12270, S12272, S12273, S12276, S12279, S12281 [3OC]

Summaries

Constitutional Amendment Relative to Expenditure of Money To Elect Public Officials (S.J. Res. 47), S388 [25JA]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act (S. 969): Clarifications and Technical Corrections, S3249 [29MR]

Senate Campaign Finance Reform Act (S. 1520), S388 [25JA]

Tables

Breakdown of land grants in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington, S2766 [25MR]

Texts of

S. 1528, Senate Campaign Finance Reform Act, S386-S388 [25JA]

S. 1595, Restoration of Natural Resources Laws on the Public Lands Act, S1604 [6MR]

S. 1640, Domestic Saturday Night Special Act, S2803 [25MR]

S. 1935, Public Trust and Environmental Accountability Act, S7493 [9JY]

S.J. Res. 47, constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials, S388 [25JA]

Tributes

Dole, Senator, S6040 [11JN]

Mooney, Lori, S12040 [30SE]

Vincent, Trudy, S1552 [6MR]

BRADLEY, DARBY

Letters

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S3041 [28MR]

BRADLEY, HAROLD

Prayers

House of Representatives, H746 [23JA]

BRADLEY, HILBERT L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1115 [20JN]

BRADY, JACK

Remarks in House

Passaic County, NJ: tribute to Passaic Semi-Pro Baseball League, E684 [1MY]

BRAGA, STEPHEN L.

Letters

Investigation into the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel, H1962 [7MR]

BRAGG, HOWARD L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E185 [6FE]

BRAGG, JOHN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1110 [18JN]

BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION

Articles and editorials

Concord Teen's Brain Injury Led Parents To Fight for More Prevention and Research, S11130 [24SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11130 [24SE]

BRAITHWAIT, CHARLES

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1611 [16SE]

BRAKEEN, SAMUEL A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E57 [23JA]

BRALY, HOUSTON

Bills and resolutions

Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Res. 469), H7107 [27JN]

BRAMBLE (vessel)

Remarks in House

Coast Guard: tribute to crew members, E666 [30AP]

BRAMLETT, KEN

Statements

Changing the Education System, E993 [4JN], E1011 [6JN]

BRAMSTEDT, AL

Testimonies

Campaign Finance Reform, S6703 [24JN]

BRANDT, NORA W.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E547 [16AP]

BRANIGIN, WILLIAM

Articles and editorials

INS Accused of Tolerating Citizenship Fraud, S10287 [11SE]

BRANNIGAN, MARTHA

Articles and editorials

Florida Homeowners Find Insurance Pricey, if They Find It at All, E1287-E1289 [16JY]

BRANSTAD, TERRY E. (Governor of Iowa)

Letters

Nomination of Ann Jorgenson to the Farm Credit Administration Board, S10402 [12SE]

BRANTLEY, ALAN

Interviews

Deadly Serious—An FBI Perspective on Animal Cruelty: Humane Society of the U.S., S12337 [3OC]

BRAS, JACK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1394 [29JY]

BRASWELL, STEPHEN R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1130 [20JN]

BRATAAS, ANNE

Articles and editorials

Consider Fifty Years of Frog History in Minnesota, E817 [16MY]

Magazine Artist Ken Haag Dies, E1143 [20JN]

BRATTLEBORO, VT

Statements

Child Abuse: Alison Carpenter, E972 [30MY]

Gangs and Street Violence: Andrea Jaquith, E987 [4JN]

Political Campaign Contributions and Financing: David Smith, E968 [30MY]

BRAUDE, BEATRICE

Articles and editorials

Abroad at Home—Secrecy and Justice, S6511 [19JN]

$200,000 Repayment Agreement for Estate of McCarthy-Era Victim, S6511 [19JN]

Letters

Relief of estate: Christopher N. Sipes, S6511 [19JN]

Remarks in Senate

Relief of estate, S6509-S6512 [19JN]

BRAUN, GEORGETTE

Articles and editorials

Global Economy Hits Home—Local Industry Cashes in on Gains in American Exports, H10166 [10SE]

BRAUN, ROBERT J.

Articles and editorials

Newark Heroine Always Preferred the Color Human, E60 [23JA]

BRAZIL, FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

Pang, Martin: extradition from Brazil to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 132), H330 [5JA]

Remarks in House

Pang, Martin: extradition from Brazil to the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 132), H10909-H10911 [24SE]

Remarks in Senate

Foreign trade: differential export tax scheme relative to soybean farmers, S12280 [3OC]

Pang, Martin: extradition from Brazil to the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 132), S11328 [25SE]

World Trade Organization: dispute settlement system, S4569 [1MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 132, extradition of Martin Pang from Brazil to the U.S., H10909 [24SE]

BREAUX, JOHN B. (a Senator from Louisiana)

Amendments offered by, to

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Appointments

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

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

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

Articles and editorials

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cloture motions

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

Letters

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

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

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

Motions offered by

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

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

Poems

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

Remarks by, on

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

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

Amtrak: reauthorizing appropriations, S1290 [23FE]

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

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

———deficit, S9341 [1AU]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7681 [11JY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

———implement (S. 1420), S11970 [30SE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

———reform, S4780 [7MY], S7681 [11JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), S8530 [23JY]

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

———reform (S. 1823), S5637 [24MY]

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

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

Senate: bipartisan legislation, S12266 [3OC]

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

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

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

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

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

Taxation: rates, S9341 [1AU]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Summaries

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

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

Tables

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

Texts of

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

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

Tributes

Lott, Sylvia D., S11450 [26SE]

Mintz, Donald, S4563 [1MY]

Simpson, Senator, S11617 [28SE]

BRECKEL, LILLIAN MAE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E432 [22MR]

BRECON, WALES

Remarks in Senate

Saline, MI: tribute to Saline Celtic Festival, S6547 [19JN]

BREINDEL, ERIC

Articles and editorials

Goodies From the Venona Files, H3644 [18AP]

BRELAND, TERESA

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S12091 [1OC]

BREMER, LEAH

Essays

Promoting Peace After the Cold War, E1407 [30JY]

Remarks in House

U.S. Institute of Peace: national essay contest winner, E1407 [30JY]

BRENNAN, MARY P.

Articles and editorials

Mary P. Brennan, Former Director of Airport Marketing, Dies at 62, S341 [24JA]

Mary P. Brennan—Leaders in State, Charity Concerns, S341 [24JA]

Eulogies

By J. Joseph Garrahy, S340 [24JA]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S340 [24JA]

BRENNAN, MICHAEL

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S9127 [30JY]

BRENT, MILLARD L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E476 [28MR]

BREWER, JEFF

Eulogies

Ferrer, L. George, E1261 [11JY]

BREWER, ME

Bills and resolutions

General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office: designate (see H.R. 4195), H11394 [26SE]

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office Building: designate (see S. 2153), S11720 [28SE]

Remarks in House

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office Building: designate (S. 2153), H12145 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office Building: designate (S. 2153), S11612 [28SE]

Texts of

S. 2153, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office Building, Brewer, ME, S11613 [28SE], H12145 [28SE]

BREWSTER, BILL K. (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Mining and mineral resources: land exchange between Arkansas and Oklahoma (see H.R. 3088), H2315 [14MR]

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3649 [18AP]

Wilderness areas: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 4144), H11047 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: provide livestock feed assistance for certain producers (see H.R. 3449), H5501 [22MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H1325 [27FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H7658 [16JY]

CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2500), H2467 [19MR]

———clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1716 [5MR]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Congress: final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H6286 [12JN]

Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 2396), H5501 [22MY]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H1636 [29FE]

Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 8 years (see H.J. Res. 164), H2466 [19MR]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6006 [6JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H2867 [26MR]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H2316 [14MR]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Fish and fishing: coordinate conservation efforts of Atlantic striped bass (see H.R. 2655), H774 [23JA]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

———prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H2124 [12MR]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4303 [30AP]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H10236 [11SE]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10721 [19SE]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H737 [22JA]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H7154 [9JY]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

———regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H3820 [24AP]

Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see H.R. 2932), H1224 [1FE]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H331 [5JA]

Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (see H.R. 4077), H10386 [12SE]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H7533 [12JY]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H1226 [1FE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Medicare: hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10721 [19SE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H7114 [8JY]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H774 [23JA]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H1226 [1FE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9926 [2AU]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834, 3234), H922 [26JA], H3386 [15AP]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5173 [15MY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

———reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H7475 [11JY]

Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2578), H6006 [6JN]

Public works: national program to create jobs and restore infrastructure (see H.R. 3469), H5287 [16MY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H3170 [28MR]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8982 [30JY]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see H.R. 4159), H11048 [24SE]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2714 [22MR]

Taxation: eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 3430), H9566 [31JY]

———incentives for the conservation of endangered species (see H.R. 2286), H2320 [18MR]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans (see H.R. 3251), H4303 [30AP]

———treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 3124), H2558 [20MR]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H1226 [1FE]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H6509 [18JN]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H3731 [23AP]

Washita Battlefield National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 3099), H2315 [14MR]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H2665 [21MR]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1954 [7MR]

Budget: establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, H1954 [7MR]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1809 [28SE]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2689 [22MR]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1675), H3762 [24AP]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H2877 [27MR]

BREYER, STEPHEN G. (Justice, Supreme Court)

Addresses

Crimes Against Humanity, Nuremberg, 1946, E887 [23MY]

BRIAN, DANIELLE

Letters

Prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, S8001 [17JY]

BRIDGE FUND (organization)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1867 [30SE]

BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY

Articles and editorials

Hail, Bees!, H2462 [19MR]

Remarks in House

Bridgehampton High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, H2461 [19MR]

BRIDGEPORT, AL

Remarks in Senate

Tennessee Alloys Co.: tribute, S12005 [30SE]

BRIDGES related term(s) Roads and Highways

Bills and resolutions

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

Roads and highways: increase number of State participants in the infrastructure bank pilot program (see H.R. 3367), H4302 [30AP]

William H. Natcher Bridge: designate (see H.R. 3572), H5817 [4JN]

Remarks in House

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (S. 1903), H6797-H6799 [25JN]

Transportation: national policy for infrastructure, H5114 [15MY], H5255 [16MY]

William H. Natcher Bridge: designate (H.R. 3572), H6462-H6464 [18JN], E1137 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (S. 1903), S6820 [25JN]

Reports filed

William H. Natcher Bridge: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3572), S10837 [18SE]

William H. Natcher Bridge Designation: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3572) (H. Rept. 104-626), H6508 [18JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3572, William H. Natcher Bridge, H6462 [18JN]

S. 1903, Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge, S6820 [25JN], H6799 [25JN]

BRIDGES, ROBIN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1377 [25JY]

BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.

Letters

International Natural Rubber Agreement, S11250 [25SE]

BRIGHAM, FROEBEL A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1020 [6JN]

BRIGHT, FLOYD E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H3212 [29MR]

BRIGHTON, MI

Remarks in House

Rotary Club: anniversary, E1033 [7JN]

BRILL, KENNETH C.

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominee, S4189 [25AP]

BRINCKS, MARY ANN

Letters

Education programs funding level, S1812 [12MR]

BRINKMAN, GROVER

Articles and editorials

Admit a Generation Gap, S9078 [29JY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9078 [29JY]

BRINSON, CLAUDIA SMITH

Articles and editorials

Let's Decide Just Exactly What School Choice Means, S5204 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5204 [16MY]

BRISTO, MARCIA

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S1597 [6MR]

BRISTOL, NH

Remarks in Senate

Order of DeMolay (organization): tribute, S1468 [29FE]

BRISTOL, TN

Bills and resolutions

States: congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN (see H.J. Res. 166), H2665 [21MR]

Remarks in House

States: congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN (H.J. Res. 166), H8618, H8619 [29JY]

Tree City USA Board: tribute, E1643 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

States: congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN (H.J. Res. 166), S9318 [31JY], S9442 [1AU]

Tree City USA Board: tribute, S9634 [2AU]

Reports filed

Congressional Consent for Mutual Aid Agreement Between the Cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 104-705), H8374 [24JY]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 166, congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN, H8618 [29JY]

BRISTOL, VA

Bills and resolutions

States: congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN (see H.J. Res. 166), H2665 [21MR]

Remarks in House

States: congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN (H.J. Res. 166), H8618, H8619 [29JY]

Remarks in Senate

States: congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN (H.J. Res. 166), S9318 [31JY], S9442 [1AU]

Reports filed

Congressional Consent for Mutual Aid Agreement Between the Cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 104-705), H8374 [24JY]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 166, congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN, H8618 [29JY]

BRISTOW, LONNIE R.

Reports filed

Nomination to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Board of Regents: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5939 [6JN]

BRITISH-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP

Appointments

Members, H3211 [29MR], H4438 [7MY]

BROADCASTING see Radio; Television

BROADWATER, CRAIG

Remarks in Senate

Courts: nomination to be district judge, S7836, S7837 [12JY]

BROADWATER, W. CRAIG

Reports filed

Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4937 [9MY]

BROCK, WILLIAM E., III (a former Senator from Tennessee)

Letters

GATT implementation relative to generic drug industry, S7120 [27JN]

BROCK GROUP, LTD.

Letters

GATT implementation relative to generic drug industry, S7120 [27JN]

BROCKMAN, MELANIE

Remarks in Senate

Oklahoma: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipient, S4875 [8MY]

BRODER, DAVID

Articles and editorials

California Is His Monument, E595 [22AP]

BRODER, DAVID S.

Articles and editorials

Clinton's Budget Game, S5991 [10JN], S6119 [12JN]

Frontline's Exercise in Exaggeration, S6803 [25JN]

``Frontline's'' Exercise in Exaggeration, E221 [28FE]

Gingrich's Heresy, S6802 [25JN]

Senate of Millionaires, S6803 [25JN]

BRODY, DAVID

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9149 [30JY]

BROGAN, CHARLIE

Letters

Internet use by children at schools, S5509 [23MY]

BROME, THOMAS R.

Remarks in House

Ridgewood, NJ: tribute to the Thomas R. Brome Endowment Fund, E546 [16AP]

BRONARS, EDWARD J.

Articles and editorials

Farewell Salute to a Hero for All, E1553 [10SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1553 [10SE]

BRONFMAN, EDGAR

Remarks in House

Tribute, E679 [1MY]

Testimonies

Return of Jewish Financial Assets Seized by Nazi Germany During World War II, E679 [1MY]

BRONSTER, MARGERY S.

Letters

Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act, S2428 [20MR]

BRONX, NY see New York, NY

BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Remarks in House

Hall of Fame Run: tribute, E711 [6MY]

BROOKE, EDWARD W. (a former Senator from Massachusetts)

Articles and editorials

Save the Brooke Amendment, by, Boston (MA) Globe, H4667, H4735 [9MY]

BROOKE, EDWARD W. (former Senator from Massachusetts)

Addresses

Ready for the World: by, S9641-S9643 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S9641 [2AU]

BROOKE, JAMES

Articles and editorials

Freeman Depended on Subsidies—Evicted Anti-Tax Ranchers and Partners Got $676,000 in U.S. Aid, H4186 [30AP]

Montana Mining Town Fights Gold-Rush Plan, S370 [25JA]

BROOKHAVEN, NY

Remarks in House

Volunteer Firefighters Museum: tribute, E1034 [7JN]

BROOKINGS INSTITUTION

Articles and editorials

Merger Mania, S7999 [17JY], E1307 [17JY]

Letters

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds, H3513, H3514 [17AP]

Prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, S7999 [17JY]

BROOKINGS REVIEW (publication)

Articles and editorials

Merger Mania, S7999 [17JY], E1307 [17JY]

Planning Future Defense, E1308 [17JY]

BROOKLYN, NY see New York, NY

BROOKLYN CHINESE-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E170 [5FE]

BROOKS, DONALD

Remarks in House

Tribute, E213 [27FE]

BROOKS, MARY CATHERINE

Remarks in Senate

Heflin, Senator: tribute to staff, S12435-S12439 [21OC]

BROOKS, STEPHANIE

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute for participation, H9383 [31JY]

BROTHERS, JOYCE

Remarks in House

Chron's and Colitis Foundation of America: Women of Distinction award recipient, E385 [20MR]

BROTHERS TO THE RESCUE (organization)

Articles and editorials

Cuban Attack Is U.S. Business—Clinton Too Quick To Call in U.N., E275 [5MR]

U.N. Response to Cuba Too Timid, E275 [5MR]

Memorandums

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets, H2078 [12MR]

Remarks in House

Cuba: U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1253, H1254, H1256, H1257, H1258, H1260, H1280-H1290, H1298, H1309, H1315-H1319 [27FE], H1400 [28FE], E240 [28FE], E251, E262 [29FE]

Remarks in Senate

Cuba: U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, S1340, S1372 [27FE]

BROUGHTON, JOHN

Remarks in Senate

SBA: Virginia Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5950 [6JN]

BROWARD COUNTY, FL

Bills and resolutions

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush (see S. Res. 278), S7816 [12JY]

Remarks in House

American Libraries Association: National Library of the Year award recipient, E953 [30MY]

American Libraries Association and Library Journal National Library of the Year award: recipient, E929 [24MY]

Jewish Federation of South Broward: tribute, E1612 [16SE]

Remarks in Senate

Health care facilities: dedication of the Cleveland Clinic Shirley L. Miller Pavilion, S12326 [3OC]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush (S. Res. 278), S7835 [12JY]

Senior citizens: tribute to Dr. Nan S. Hutchison Broward Senior Hall of Fame inductees, S3322 [15AP]

Texts of

S. Res. 278, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush, S7825, S7836 [12JY]

BROWDER, GLEN (a Representative from Alabama)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Famed Tuskegee Airman Dies, Vascar Harris and Roosevelt J. Lewis, Opelika-Auburn (AL) News, E588 [19AP]

Pioneer Aviator ``Chief'' Anderson Dies at Age 89, Tuskegee (AL) News, E589 [19AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Capitol Building and Grounds: recognize contributions of all American citizens in the National Statuary Hall (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3231 [29MR]

FDA: review procedures for funding of certain medical research relative to illnesses suffered by veterans who served in the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3288), H3730 [23AP]

Gambling: grant jurisdiction to the States over activities conducted on Native American lands (see H.R. 3289), H3730 [23AP]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H10767 [23SE]

Talladega National Forest: designate certain lands as the Dugger Mountain Wilderness (see H.R. 4087), H10524 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2467 [19MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

———use of mediators in discussions between Congress and the President to produce a balanced budget (see H. Con. Res. 137), H1138 [31JA]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H10386 [12SE]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H5288 [16MY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———participation of local agencies in certain programs independent of State involvement (see H.R. 3313), H3819 [24AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2566, 3505), H1325 [27FE], H5500 [22MY]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4424 [2MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 1100), H9925 [2AU]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5935 [5JN]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H10525 [17SE]

———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H10602 [18SE]

House of Representatives: official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2841), H774 [23JA]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 2202), H1507 [28FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H8635 [29JY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H3488 [16AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1138 [31JA]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580, 3142), H914 [25JA], H4800 [9MY]

Taxation: treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6532 [19JN]

Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems (see H.R. 3489), H5288 [16MY]

———detection and interception of weapons of mass destruction delivered by unconventional means (see H.R. 3729), H8375 [24JY]

Letters

Representative Browder's return of unspent congressional allowance: Al Cors, Jr., National Taxpayers Union, H2033 [8MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H10763 [23SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1464 [28FE]

———price supports for peanuts, H1464 [28FE]

Congress: return of unspent congressional allowance, H2032 [8MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6395 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4944, H5031 [14MY]

———Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program funding, H5031 [14MY]

Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown (H.R. 2671), H121 [4JA]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (H.R. 4131), H10764 [23SE]

Tuskegee University: anniversary of School of Veterinary Medicine, E340 [13MR]

Volunteer firefighters: tribute, E485 [28MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1982 [7MR], H2033 [8MR], H3169 [28MR]

Tribute, H5097 [15MY], H10580-H10588 [18SE], H10664-H10671 [19SE], E1648, E1661 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S11417 [26SE]

Tributes

Anderson, Charles A. (Chief), E588 [19AP]

Bevill, Representative, H10582 [18SE], H10666 [19SE], E771 [10MY]

Boothe, Jay, E485 [28MR]

Browder, Representative, H10665 [19SE]

Cash, Bedford, E485 [28MR]

Smith, Herbert, E485 [28MR]

BROWER, WILLIAM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1689 [25SE], E1787 [28SE]

BROWN, ADRIENNE

Articles and editorials

Soul Singer Brown Burries His Wife, S189 [22JA]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S189 [22JA]

BROWN, ALVIN

Letters

Tribute to Alvin Brown: Representatives Emerson and de la Garza, E748 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E747 [9MY]

BROWN, AMOS

Articles and editorials

Now, He Belongs to the Ages, E1609 [12SE]

BROWN, ANDREW J., JR.

Articles and editorials

A.J. Brown Jr.—The Man and the Liberating Theology, E1610 [12SE]

Now, He Belongs to the Ages, E1609 [12SE]

Quite a Life, E1609 [12SE]

Rev. Andrew J. Brown, E1609 [12SE]

Rights Leader Rev. Andrew J. Brown Dies, E1608 [12SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1608 [12SE]

BROWN, ANTONIO L.

Articles and editorials

Man Shot Trying To Thwart Armed Robbery, E1748 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1748 [27SE]

BROWN, BETTY

Remarks in House

Caring Foundation: tribute to ``We the Living'' stage play, H1688 [5MR]

BROWN, CARROLL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E223 [28FE]

West Haven Black Coalition (organization): anniversary, E223 [28FE]

BROWN, CHARLOTTE H.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H1497 [28FE]

BROWN, CORRINE (a Representative from Florida)

Articles and editorials

Marine Patrol Not Laughing at `Baywatch' Joke, Gady A. Epstein, Tampa (FL) Tribune, H8261 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Armed Forces: treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H5569 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assessment of research and health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3711), H6764 [25JN]

———improve health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3713), H6764 [25JN]

———improve research activities relative to women veterans (see H.R. 3712), H6764 [25JN]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H6764 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H10524 [17SE]

Agriculture: packing standards for imported tomatoes (see H.R. 2921), H1138 [31JA]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H3650 [18AP]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1248 [20FE]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H8095 [22JY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (see H.R. 3857), H8029 [18JY]

———provide unemployment insurance and leave time to battered women (see H.R. 3837), H12263 [2OC]

———require employers to notify workers of reductions in business operations (see H.R. 3369), H6765 [25JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4902 [10MY]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10721 [19SE]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H331 [5JA]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 3346), H4109 [25AP]

———improve health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3972), H9922 [2AU]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6509 [18JN]

Disasters: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5647 [29MY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H5753 [30MY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H6413 [13JN]

Elections: provide for multimember congressional districts by limited, cumulative, or preference voting systems (see H.R. 2545), H5052 [14MY]

Federal employees: payment of retirement and separation incentives and reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions (see H.R. 2751), H10040 [4SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009), H10386 [12SE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3387 [15AP]

Florida: designate the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek and Rock Springs Run for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 3155), H2713 [22MR]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H5817 [4JN]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H3488 [16AP]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H10108 [5SE]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H11528 [27SE]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H2123 [12MR]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3482), H11527 [27SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H7107 [27JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H7154 [9JY]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H7106 [27JN]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H9925 [2AU]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5380 [21MY]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H2123 [12MR]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 1046), H5817 [4JN]

———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H3231 [29MR]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H7114 [8JY]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779), H2123 [12MR]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3820 [24AP]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H8982 [30JY]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H3820 [24AP]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H2467 [19MR]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2224 [13MR]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H5052 [14MY]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H6915 [26JN]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3159), H3171 [28MR]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3457), H5173 [15MY]

———transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 3372), H4647 [8MY]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H12271 [3OC]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H5052 [14MY]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4397 [1MY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835), H10525 [17SE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H3388 [15AP], H10721 [19SE]

Taxation: increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Veterans: strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H9705 [1AU]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6532 [19JN]

Weapons: detection and interception of weapons of mass destruction delivered by unconventional means (see H.R. 3729), H9706 [1AU]

———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H914 [25JA]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4071), H12175 [28SE]

———comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 4204), H11394 [26SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H2950 [27MR]

———research health risks of dioxin in tampons (see H.R. 3796), H7474 [11JY]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3176), H3650 [18AP]

Letters

Assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices ban: Wayland Clifton, Jr., Gainesville, FL, Police Dept., H2694 [22MR]

Community policing programs: Eric W. Miller, Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, H8260 [24JY]

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds: James H. Washington, Dept. of Transportation, H3533 [17AP]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H5021 [14MY]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), E1664 [19SE]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (H.R. 3521), E898 [24MY]

Black History Month: observance, H1502 [28FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H163 [4JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7817 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9414 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5129 [15MY], H5214 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6263 [12JN]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services, E294 [6MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6397 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5021 [14MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8259, H8260 [24JY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 2276), H2068 [12MR]

———Military Airport Program funding, E1871 [30SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, E1871 [30SE]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2694 [22MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H163 [4JA]

Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4687 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4687 [9MY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H8259, H8260 [24JY]

Oceans: public disclosure of ocean transportation contracts, H4352 [1MY]

———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4352 [1MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H867 [25JA]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7817 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9414 [31JY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, E294 [6MR]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3533 [17AP]

Votes: correction, H5086 [15MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4798 [9MY]

Tributes

Ford, Representative, E1867 [30SE]

Gibbons, Representative, H4121 [30AP]

Jordan, Barbara, H1502 [28FE]

BROWN, DALE P.

Remarks in House

American Jewish Committee: Human Relations Award recipient, E662 [30AP]

BROWN, DAVID

Articles and editorials

Late Term Abortions, S11148 [24SE]

BROWN, DAVID V.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1669 [23SE]

BROWN, DORIAN M.

Remarks in House

San Mateo County, CA: Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

BROWN, DUANE R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E120 [31JA]

BROWN, E. RICHARD

Reports

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664), S4502 [1MY]

BROWN, EDMUND G. (PAT)

Articles and editorials

California Is His Monument, E595 [22AP]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H1294 [27FE], E595 [22AP]

BROWN, GEORGE E., JR. (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report (H.R. 3814), H7659 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8095 [22JY], H8262 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6533 [19JN], H6878 [26JN]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H4648, H4652 [8MY], H5600 [29MY], H5701, H5717 [30MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, H10951 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Education: promote science and technology (see H.R. 3709), H6764 [25JN]

Employment: provide adjustment assistance to workers displaced because of any Federal program, project, or activity (see H.R. 4292), H12173 [28SE]

Foreign trade: require cooperation from trade partners in preventing illegal drug traffic (see H.R. 4290), H12173 [28SE]

Sequoia National Forest: preservation of Giant Sequoia ecosystem and increase recreational opportunities (see H.R. 3873), H8247 [23JY]

Social Security Administration: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (see H.R. 4274), H12172 [28SE]

Space policy: licensing of commercial space reentry vehicles and reentry sites (see H.R. 4239), H11526 [27SE]

Treaties and agreements: negotiation of environmental, labor and agricultural standards relative to trade agreements in Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 4291), H12173 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H6765 [25JN]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H4502 [7MY]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H2122 [12MR]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H3650 [18AP]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H3820 [24AP]

———prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2951), H4304 [30AP]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8557 [25JY]

———reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H11528 [27SE]

California: settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 3640), H6413 [13JN]

———tribute to language diversity efforts by Monterey Peninsula community leaders (see H. Res. 266), H5501 [22MY]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11396 [26SE]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H11396 [26SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5817 [4JN]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H4303 [30AP]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H5174 [15MY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H11230 [25SE]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H10236 [11SE]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H10236 [11SE]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H774 [23JA]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H774 [23JA]

———require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H6006 [6JN]

Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 1416), H1716 [5MR]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (see H.R. 4138), H11047 [24SE]

———extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program (see H.R. 4013), H9924 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H10108 [5SE]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H8635 [29JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H7260 [10JY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H3731 [23AP]

———therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618), H3387 [15AP]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———provide financial aid grants for certain colleges and technical schools (see H.R. 3919), H8982 [30JY]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H6413 [13JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Electric power: establish a commission to minimize the environmental impacts associated with electric utility restructuring (see H.R. 3172), H4503 [7MY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Explosives: regulation (see H.R. 43), H10040 [4SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 3704), H10525 [17SE]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 3455), H10430 [16SE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

———prevent use of child labor for soccer ball manufacturing (see H.R. 4307), H12174 [28SE]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H5174 [15MY]

Government: transfer certain surplus property to State and local governments (see H.R. 3731), H7106 [27JN]

Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477), H7475 [11JY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H5754 [30MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H10524 [17SE]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax deductible donations (see H.R. 797), H7260 [10JY]

House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H7780 [17JY]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H10040 [4SE]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H4430 [6MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H8248 [23JY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H2558 [20MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H330 [5JA]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H1716 [5MR]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H3581 [17AP]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H3581 [17AP]

———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (see H.R. 3591), H10040 [4SE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H1716 [5MR]

Motor vehicles: school bus safety (see H.R. 1884), H10040 [4SE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H1508 [28FE]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3457), H5173 [15MY]

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H11528 [27SE]

Public housing: Federal commitment to eliminate crime (see H.R. 3150), H5174 [15MY]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H11528 [27SE]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H3230 [29MR]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11396 [26SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580, 3142), H3387, H3388 [15AP]

———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H3387 [15AP]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H3387 [15AP]

Sports: convene national summit to promote good citizenship (see H. Con. Res. 199), H10041 [4SE]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 3952), H9921 [2AU]

———treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6765 [25JN]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (see H.R. 3498), H11396 [26SE]

———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246), H5647 [29MY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H5934 [5JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H2950 [27MR]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2272), H3488 [16AP]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8375 [24JY]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 3527), H5754 [30MY]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H. Con. Res. 225), H11527 [27SE]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

Veterans: revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H1986 [7MR]

Vietnam: release of Buddhist monks and civilians and Roman Catholic monks and priests (see H. Con. Res. 179), H8375 [24JY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5753 [30MY]

Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H3820 [24AP]

Comparisons

Federal civilian science activities appropriations (H.R. 3322), H5605 [29MY]

Letters

Energy research and development programs funding: several Representatives, E861 [22MY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: Animal Damage Control Program funding, H6194 [12JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1486 [28FE]

———Market Access Program funding, H6213, H6216 [12JN]

———price supports for dairy products, H1486 [28FE]

———wheat farmer compensation relative to karnal bunt quarantine, H6211 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6194, H6211, H6213, H6216 [12JN]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (H.R. 3060), H6088 [10JN], H10143 [10SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5111 [15MY], H5227 [16MY], E860 [22MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: development of mitigation plan for Salton Sea, H8339, H8340 [24JY]

Claremont, CA: tribute to Webb School participation in Toshiba Corp./National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, E1102 [18JN]

Climate: long-term climate and global change research funding, H5706, H5708 [30MY]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish the Technology Administration, H8256 [24JY]

Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (H.R. 4138), H11339 [26SE]

———renewable energy programs funding, H8365 [24JY]

Dept. of HUD: rental assistance voucher program funding, H6818 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6553, H6575, H6586, H6623 [19JN], H6650, H6673 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), consideration (H. Res. 455), H6524 [19JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H29 [3JA]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3814), consideration (H. Res. 479), H7719 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8256, H8262, H8264, H8273 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6803, H6818, H6822, H6823, H6824 [25JN], H6879, H6880, H6881, H6894, H6896, H6935, H6936 [26JN]

Education: Head Start Program funding, H4132 [30AP]

———tribute to participants in the Toshiba Corp./National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, H6515 [19JN]

Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6575, H6586 [19JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8310, H8339, H8340, H8358, H8365, H8367 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3816), consideration (H. Res. 483), H8296 [24JY]

EPA: conduct research to assess the risk of endocrine disruptors to human health and the environment, H5592 [29MY]

———Environmental Technology Initiative funding, H5711 [30MY]

———indoor air pollution research funding, H5710 [30MY]

Federal contracts: promote competition through use of soft metric conversions, H8116 [23JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2669 [22MR]

GAO: independent evaluation, H7176, H7177 [10JY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H29 [3JA]

Homeless: assistance, H6822, H6823, H6824 [25JN]

House of Representatives: electronic access to work and positions of minority Members, H7200 [10JY]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3018 [28MR]

———transfer funds to official allowances to promote use of computers and other electronic technologies, H7200 [10JY]

Housing: low-income weatherization assistance program funding, H6623 [19JN], H6650 [20JN]

Hurwitz, Charles: logging practices in the Headwaters Forest relative to savings and loan failure, H6575 [19JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: land acquisition funding, H6553 [19JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7176, H7177, H7200 [10JY]

Local government: payments in lieu of taxes program funding, H6673 [20JN]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), H8116 [23JY], H12033 [28SE]

———conversion requirements (H.R. 4233), H11601 [28SE]

NASA: advanced subsonic technology research programs funding, H5688, H5689 [30MY]

———funding, H5677, H5678, H5679, H5681, H5683 [30MY]

———funding for American Museum of Natural History's National Center for Science Literacy, Education and Technology, H6879, H6880, H6881 [26JN]

———Russian animal research programs funding, H6935, H6936 [26JN]

National Engineers Week: observance, E215 [27FE]

National Institute of Standards and Technology: Manufacturing Extension Partnership and Advanced Technology Program funding, H29 [3JA]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: grants program funding, H8273 [24JY]

National Weather Service: funding, H5701, H5702 [30MY], H8262, H8264 [24JY]

———review NEXRAD Network radar coverage and use FAA Terminal Doppler Weather Radars in local weather forecasting, H5590 [29MY]

———streamline the certification process for closing an office, H5594 [29MY]

NIST: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Programs funding, H5717, H5719 [30MY]

NSF: change name to National Science and Engineering Foundation, H5617 [29MY]

———funding, H5597, H5599 [29MY]

———research funding, H6894, H6896 [26JN]

Nuclear energy: Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding, H8358 [24JY]

———pyroprocessing and electrometallurgical treatment programs funding, H8367 [24JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5675 [30MY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8142 [23JY]

Power resources: fossil fuel research and development funding, H6553 [19JN]

———research and development funding, H8310 [24JY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3018 [28MR]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5575, H5579, H5586, H5589, H5590, H5592, H5594, H5597, H5599, H5604, H5617 [29MY], H5677, H5678, H5679, H5681, H5683, H5688, H5689, H5701, H5702, H5706, H5708, H5710, H5711, H5717, H5719 [30MY]

Small business: reform regulatory process, H3018 [28MR]

Social Security Administration: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (H.R. 4274), E1836 [30SE]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (H.R. 3936), H10476, H10477, H10478 [17SE]

Stanislaus County, CA: conveyance of certain lands (H.R. 4088), H11602 [28SE]

Technology: cooperative research and development agreements relative to inventions (H.R. 2196), H1266 [27FE]

Yeager, Jacques S., Jr.: University of California at Riverside Citizens University Committee award recipient, E992 [4JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8980 [30JY], H9564 [31JY], H11044 [24SE]

Summaries

Civilian Science Agencies Funding for Fiscal Year 1997, E860 [22MY]

Tributes

Beilenson, Representative, H10973, H10974 [24SE]

Garcia, Hector P., H8799 [30JY]

Hawkins, Guy, H3394 [16AP]

Henning, John F. (Jack), H9456 [31JY]

Ingro, John F., E852 [21MY]

Millender-McDonald, Representative, H3394 [16AP]

Moorhead, Representative, H10973, H10974 [24SE]

BROWN, HANK (a Senator from Colorado)

Addresses

Inaugural Speech: Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China, S5617 [23MY]

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S637, S638, S642 [31JA], S760, S762 [1FE], S986 [6FE], S1010, S1018, S1036, S1086 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8586, S8594, S8614, S8645 [24JY]

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

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8336, S8364, S8375 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5314, S5342, S5384, S5385 [20MY]

Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage Area: establish (S. 342), S12314 [3OC]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6534 [19JN], S6613 [20JN], S6750 [24JN], S6858, S6862, S6895 [25JN], S6913, S7034, S7042 [26JN], S7113, S7194 [27JN], S7247, S7252, S7261, S7317, S7319, S7320 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10560 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10288, S10341 [11SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9920, S9976 [5SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6749 [24JN]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10750, S10842, S10843 [18SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8770, S8775, S8776, S8807, S8870, S8873, S8916 [25JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3573, S3662 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4079 [24AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3715, S3716, S3733, S3734 [19AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8336, S8364, S8375 [19JY]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (Senate), S6628 [20JN]

Conferee: H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, S10647 [17SE]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4650 [2MY]

North Atlantic Assembly, S5044 [15MY]

Articles and editorials

Zantac Windfall, Washington (DC) Post, S3580 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Afghanistan: peace process (see S. Res. 275), S7302 [28JN]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see S. 1725), S4618 [2MY]

American Free Enterprise Day: designate (see S. Res. 291), S10554 [13SE]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (see S. 1518), S98 [5JA]

Commission on Civil Rights: reauthorize (see S. 1990, 2187), S8866 [25JY], S12194 [2OC]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 74), S12303 [3OC]

Greeley, CO: exchange of certain lands with Water Supply and Storage Co. (see S. 1934), S7492 [9JY]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see S. Res. 250), S4063 [24AP]

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

National Discovery Trails: establish (see S. 1725), S4618 [2MY]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see S. 1830), S5763 [4JN]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (see S. 1644), S2860 [26MR]

Securities: improve regulation of the purchase and sale of municipal securities (see S. 1549), S736 [1FE]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see S. Res. 214), S492 [26JA]

Tariff: certain industrial nylon fabrics (see S. 1930), S7414 [8JY]

Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Somalia (see S. 1967), S8013 [17JY]

Treaties and agreements: commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness (see S. Res. 303), S11720 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

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

Business and industry: hiring of certain individuals whose sole purpose of seeking employment is union organizing and representation (see S. 1925), S8556 [23JY]

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

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

China, People's Republic of: proposed missile tests (see S. Con. Res. 43), S1684 [11MR]

Crime: increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (see S. 1612), S2659 [21MR]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see S. 1733), S4851 [8MY]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S1605 [6MR]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

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

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

Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants (see S. 1579), S1345 [27FE]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629), S2422 [20MR]

Israel: peace initiatives relative to Arab summit (see S. Res. 268), S6662 [21JN]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S12196 [2OC]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see S. 1740, 1999), S8555 [23JY], S9439 [1AU]

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

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

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

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see S. 1830), S5763 [4JN]

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

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see S.J. Res. 51), S3958 [23AP]

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

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see S. Res. 273), S7127, S7179 [27JN]

Taxation: standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S3023 [27MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. Res. 238), S3317 [15AP]

Cloture motions

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2795 [25MR], S2924 [27MR]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6718 [24JN], S6848 [25JN], S6905 [26JN], S7225 [28JN]

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

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

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

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4160 [25AP], S4308 [29AP], S4610 [2MY]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7297 [28JN], S7612 [10JY]

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

Letters

Antitrust laws and practices: by, S11254 [25SE]

Executive Office of the President's acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials: Jack Quinn, Executive Office of the President, S6655 [21JN]

———Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judicary (Senate), S6655 [21JN]

GATT implementation relative to the generic drug industry: Cathy L. Hurwit, Citizen Action (organization), S3581 [18AP]

———Cynthia Pearson, National Women's Health Network, S3580 [18AP]

———Dixie D. Horning, S3581 [18AP]

———Generic Drug Equity Coalition, S3581 [18AP]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S3580 [18AP]

———Mern Horan, Consumer Federation of America, S3581 [18AP]

———Thair Phillips, Seniors Coalition, S3580 [18AP]

———Theresa Amato, Citizen Advocacy Center, S3581 [18AP]

Music licensing: Donald A. Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S2423 [20MR]

———E. Brandt Gustavson, National Religious Broadcasters (organization), S2423 [20MR]

———Elaine Graham and Katy McGregor, National Restaurant Association, S2424 [20MR]

———John J. Motley III, National Retail Federation, S2424 [20MR]

Lists

Colorado Avalanche (hockey team) roster, S7419 [8JY]

Memorandums

Antitrust Implications of Activities of Certain Business Organizations: Congressional Research Service, S11255 [25SE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11278 [25SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3075 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S1010, S1011, S1012, S1036 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8586, S8594 [24JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S432, S433 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4111 [25AP], S4374 [30AP]

Budget: balance, S4111 [25AP], S4374 [30AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9622 [2AU]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5314, S5346 [20MY], S5399 [21MY], S5485 [22MY]

Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8796 [25JY]

Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage Area: establish, S3758 [22AP]

———establish (S. 342), S11495 [27SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 153), S6672 [21JN]

China, Republic of: tribute to President Lee Teng-hui on inauguration, S5617 [23MY]

Clinton, President: emergency funding request, S11390 [26SE]

Colorado: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S8382 [19JY], S11568 [27SE]

Colorado Avalanche (hockey team): tribute, S7419 [8JY]

Consumer Price Index: calculation, S5346 [20MY]

Denver, CO: funding for a sixth runway at Denver International Airport, S11942 [30SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: protect water rights of cities and farmers relative to water supply facility applications, S1010, S1011, S1012 [7FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6599 [20JN], S7128, S7134, S7141 [27JN], S7247, S7248 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S11495 [27SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10250, S10251, S10290 [11SE]

Dept. of Transportation: bidding process relative to certain construction contracts, S10665, S10666 [17SE]

———payment of certain ocean freight charges for Federal food or export assistance, S11154 [24SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9911, S9920, S9921, S9922, S9925 [5SE]

Earth Day: observance, S3758 [22AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S3758 [22AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6785 [25JN]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), unanimous-consent agreement, S6672 [21JN]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, S6654, S6656 [21JN]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11942 [30SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 74), S12404 [3OC]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10665, S10666 [17SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary, S11135 [24SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, S433 [26JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8796, S8797, S8807, S8838 [25JY]

Foreign policy: transfer of F-16 aircraft and equipment to Pakistan, S432 [26JA]

Forest Service: moratorium on bypass flows relative to renewal of State water easements, S8586, S8594 [24JY]

GATT: implementation relative to generic drug industry, S3574, S3579, S3582 [18AP], S6599 [20JN]

Government: establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems, S10290 [11SE]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (S. 1130), S9667 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7432 [9JY]

Health: ensure consumer choice relative to group health plans, S9920, S9921, S9922, S9925 [5SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3574, S3578, S3579, S3582 [18AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, S9911 [5SE]

Immigration: admission of family members of U.S. citizens, S4136 [25AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4136 [25AP]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: ratification, S8335 [19JY], S11253, S11256, S11257 [25SE]

Israel: peace initiatives relative to Arab summit (S. Res. 268), S6667 [21JN]

Landing Craft Infantry (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, S9622 [2AU]

Medicaid: reform, S4374 [30AP]

Medicare: reform, S4374 [30AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3774, S3775 [22AP]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, S9920, S9921, S9922, S9925 [5SE]

Minimum wage: level, S7432 [9JY]

Music: licensing (S. 1628), S2423 [20MR]

NATO: expansion, S7128, S7134, S7141 [27JN]

———membership of Central and East European countries, S8797, S8807, S8838 [25JY]

———membership of Central and East European countries (S. 1830), S5764 [4JN]

Pensions: Federal civilian and military cost-of-living adjustments, S5314 [20MY]

———increase eligibility age and make cost-of-living adjustments for certain retirement benefits and allow contributions to private pension plans, S5346 [20MY], S5485 [22MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9622 [2AU]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (S. 1644), S2863 [26MR]

Securities: improve regulation of the purchase and sale of municipal securities (S. 1549), S737 [1FE]

Senate: legislative program, S6672 [21JN]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for William T. Brack in Carol Ward v. U.S. (S. Res. 269), S6672 [21JN]

Ships and vessels: rates charged by shipping companies to make vessels available during a national emergency, S11154 [24SE]

———revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), S11154 [24SE]

Taxation: treatment of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S10250, S10251 [11SE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3463 [17AP]

———U.S. policy, S11390 [26SE]

Treaties and agreements: commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness (S. Res. 303), S11774 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S5758 [4JN], S10681 [17SE], S11268 [25SE], S11420 [26SE], S11619, S11622, S11707, S11710, S11719 [28SE], S11836, S11860, S11947, S11958, S11965 [30SE], S12049, S12053, S12121-S12123, S12130 [1OC], S12154, S12177, S12191 [2OC], S12256, S12257, S12274, S12276, S12278, S12282 [3OC], S12419 [21OC]

Texts of

S. 1549, Municipal Securities Investor Protection Act, S738 [1FE]

S. 1830, NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act, S5765-S5767 [4JN]

Tributes

Christensen, John E., S2837 [25MR]

Dole, Senator, S5107 [15MY]

Freiha, Said, S12025 [30SE]

Huffman, Lillian, S8581 [23JY]

Simon, Senator, S11214 [25SE]

BROWN, HARDING N.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1459 [1AU]

BROWN, IDA

Articles and editorials

Spending Time With the Kids—Alex Weddington Shares Time With Children From Masonic Home for Boys and Girls, E210 [27FE]

BROWN, JACK

Remarks in House

Permian Basin Petroleum Association: Top Hand Award recipient, E1451 [1AU]

BROWN, JAMES

Articles and editorials

Soul Singer Brown Burries His Wife, S189 [22JA]

BROWN, JESSE see Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Jesse Brown)

BROWN, JOHN (a former Senator from Kentucky)

Remarks in Senate relative to

Frankfort, KY: anniversary of Liberty Hall, S9962 [5SE]

BROWN, JUNE GIBBS

Letters

Effects of Government shutdown on Dept. of HHS, S438 [26JA]

Health care programs abuse, S364 [25JA]

Medicare waste, fraud and abuse, S9543 [2AU]

BROWN, LARRY

Remarks in House

Caring Foundation: tribute to ``We the Living'' stage play, H1688 [5MR]

BROWN, LIZ

Articles and editorials

Swing Low, E1426 [1AU]

BROWN, LLOYD C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E147 [5FE]

BROWN, MARVIN

Remarks in House

Austria: Grand Decoration of Honour of the State of Salzburg award recipient, E1723 [26SE]

BROWN, MELVIN R.

Letters

Designate certain Utah lands as wilderness, S2747, S2779 [25MR]

BROWN, RICHARD A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E530 [16AP]

BROWN, RONALD H. related term(s) Secretary of Commerce (Ronald H. Brown)

Addresses

Tribute: Senator Kennedy, S3252 [15AP]

Tribute to Dept. of Commerce Employees and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Warren M. Christopher, Harold Ickes, and F. Allen Harris, S6154 [12JN]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown, Dept. of Commerce Employees, and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Jean Kennedy Smith, Ambassador to Ireland, S3710 [19AP]

———William J. Dedinger, H3593 [18AP]

Amendments

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 3560), H9900 [2AU]

Articles and editorials

After Funeral, a Celebration of a Rich Life—Birthday Party Becomes Tribute to Croatia Victim, S3791 [22AP]

Bruton Says Brown Was a Model for All Who Want To Help Others, S3710 [19AP]

Death of My Friend Is Our Loss, S3791 [22AP]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Commerce: relief of survivors of Federal employees killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H.R. 3545), H5646 [29MY]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241; H. Res. 403, 404, 406), S3311 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3649 [18AP]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H3387 [15AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see S. 1941; H.R. 3560), S7670 [10JY], H5753 [30MY]

Tribute (see S. Res. 241; H. Res. 403, 404, 406), S3311 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3649 [18AP]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H3437 [16AP], H3576-H3579 [17AP], H3643 [18AP], H6481 [18JN], E532, E533 [16AP], E588 [19AP], E1008 [6JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3587-H3599, H3624 [18AP]

Gingrich, Representative: allegations relative to the shredding of Dept. of Commerce documents after the plane crash that killed Ronald H. Brown, H5939, H5940 [6JN]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 3560), H9899, H9900 [2AU]

Tribute, H3437, H3445-H3456, H3463 [16AP], H3554, H3557, H3576-H3579 [17AP], H3643 [18AP], E552, E556, E559, E563 [17AP], E647 [25AP]

Tribute (H. Res. 406), H3587-H3599, H3624 [18AP]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, S3625 [18AP], S3697, S3709 [19AP], S3789, S3790 [22AP], S4001 [23AP], S4874 [8MY], S5558-S5562 [23MY], S6154 [12JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), S3251, S3252, S3269, S3274-S3276 [15AP], S3415, S3416 [16AP], S3417 [17AP]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), unanimous-consent agreement, S3258 [15AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (S. 1941), S7674 [10JY]

Tribute, S3345, S3382 [16AP], S3500 [17AP], S3625 [18AP], S3697, S3709 [19AP], S3750, S3789 [22AP], S4634-S4636 [2MY], S4874 [8MY], S12157 [2OC]

Tribute (S. Res. 241), S3251, S3252, S3269, S3274-S3276 [15AP], S3415, S3416 [16AP], S3417 [17AP]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S3258 [15AP]

Statements

Tribute: Representative Dixon, H3453 [16AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 406, tribute to Ronald H. Brown and Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, H3587 [18AP]

H.R. 3560, Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY, H9900 [2AU]

S. Res. 241, tribute to Ronald H. Brown and Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, S3251, S3317 [15AP], S3417 [17AP]

BROWN, RONNIE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E32 [5JA]

BROWN, ROY E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1181 [26JN]

BROWN, RUSSELL W.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H138 [4JA]

BROWN, SHERROD (a Representative from Ohio)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Elections: limitations on campaign contributions to qualifying and nonqualifying House of Representatives candidates (see H.R. 3122), H2558 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H10524 [17SE]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H9566 [31JY]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1775 [6MR]

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H5380 [21MY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1234 [9FE]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6532 [19JN]

Belarus: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 163), H5380 [21MY]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H7475 [11JY]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H6532 [19JN]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11230 [25SE]

CERCLA: eligibility for Federal assistance relative to development of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3746), H7106 [27JN]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation in Tibet (see H. Res. 347), H1636 [29FE]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 429), H5754 [30MY]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6414 [13JN]

———most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 3569), H5817 [4JN]

———U.S. policy relative to membership in World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4065), H10385 [12SE]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 140), H1138 [31JA]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H8598 [26JY]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H8982 [30JY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Coast Guard: cost estimate for the engineering, design and retrofitting of the icebreaker Mackinaw (see H.R. 4081), H10523 [17SE]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H3731 [23AP]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H3731 [23AP]

Corporate Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 3351), H7533 [12JY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H10236 [11SE]

Disasters: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H6712 [24JN]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H5173 [15MY]

———research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H7260 [10JY]

Drugs: review use of radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 3065), H5288 [16MY]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H7474 [11JY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009), H1138 [31JA]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H6184 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H5173 [15MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5380 [21MY]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H3488 [16AP]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H3231 [29MR]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H6915 [26JN]

———treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3991), H11230 [25SE]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H1636 [29FE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H9925 [2AU]

———assure access to services under the Medicare Health Maintenance Organization Program (see H.R. 3079), H2224 [13MR]

———chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H5753 [30MY]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H4110 [25AP]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H973 [30JA]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H1663 [4MR]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H913 [25JA]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H5570 [23MY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 4196), H11394 [26SE]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (see H.R. 4073), H11048 [24SE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1138 [31JA]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H5052 [14MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H11048 [24SE]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H4119 [29AP]

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H7533 [12JY]

Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of expression (see H. Con. Res. 95), H4503 [7MY]

———removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H1325 [27FE]

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (see H.R. 2933), H1636 [29FE]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2699), H1139 [31JA]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H4110 [25AP]

———permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (see H.R. 1402), H10236 [11SE]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: implementation of Great Lakes Fishery Restoration Study Report (see H.R. 4028), H11048 [24SE]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H4303 [30AP]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H9925 [2AU]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6513 [19JN]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 415), H4049 [25AP]

Armenia: blockade by Turkey, H5886 [5JN]

Budget: balance, H4804 [10MY]

———deficit, H6432 [18JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 174), H4791, H4792, H4793 [9MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6432 [18JN]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (H.R. 4133), H11570 [27SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, H6514 [19JN], H6634 [20JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6977, H6996 [27JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6956 [26JN]

———proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, E88 [25JA]

———U.S. policy, E968 [30MY]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6956 [26JN]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy, E968 [30MY]

Congress: election results, H979 [31JA]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6805 [25JN]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, H10045 [5SE], H10200, H10201, H10202, H10203, H10204, H10205, H10206 [11SE], H10433 [17SE]

———evaluation of foreign policy views on Iraq, H10438 [17SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1779 [7MR]

Education: national policy to improve system, H10661, H10662 [19SE]

———student loan programs, H1402 [28FE], H1723 [6MR], H4804 [10MY]

Foreign aid: limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5886 [5JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5886, H5914, H5915 [5JN]

Gingrich, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 468), H6852 [26JN]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H11234 [26SE]

Guilford, OH: establish national cemetery for veterans, H6805 [25JN]

Health: medical savings account programs, H6139 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3094 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), motion to instruct conferees, H6139 [11JN]

India: civil liberties violations in Kashmir, H4906 [14MY]

———independence anniversary, E92 [25JA]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5914, H5915 [5JN]

Medicaid: reform, H4049 [25AP], H4791, H4792, H4793 [9MY], H4804 [10MY], H5746 [30MY], H6432 [18JN]

Medicare: reform, H4791, H4792, H4793 [9MY], H4804 [10MY], H5746 [30MY], H6432 [18JN], H8807, H8808, H8809 [30JY], H10182, H10200, H10201, H10202, H10203, H10204, H10205, H10206 [11SE]

Public debt: ceiling, H781 [24JA], H980, H981 [31JA]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1402 [28FE]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), H935 [30JA]

Taxation: rates, H10182 [11SE]

World Trade Organization: ruling on U.S. Clean Air Act relative to violation of international trade laws, H4133 [30AP]

Wyden, Representative: election to the Senate, H979 [31JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1136 [31JA], H5931 [5JN]

Tributes

Overmyer, Robert, E535 [16AP]

BROWN, STANLEY O.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6671 [21JN]

BROWN, TIM

Remarks in Senate

Heflin, Senator: tribute to staff, S12435-S12439 [21OC]

BROWN, WILLIE

Testimonies

National Policy To Improve Education System, E1913 [3OC]

BROWN, WILLIE B., SR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E859 [22MY]

BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CO.

Remarks in Senate

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, S1154 [7FE]

Transcripts

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co.'s Disclosure of Information Relative to the Health Effects of Tobacco: ``60 Minutes'' (television program), S1154-S1157 [7FE]

BROWN JOURNAL OF WORLD AFFAIRS

Articles and editorials

What To Fight for—American Interests and the Use of Force in the Post-Cold War World, E1385 [26JY]

BROWNBACK, SAM (a Representative from Kansas)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7264 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6533 [19JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5299 [20MY], H5410 [22MY]

Appointments

British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3211 [29MR]

Articles and editorials

Australian Planned Parenthood Director Lists Many Reasons for His Partial-Birth Abortions, Douglas Johnson, H10635 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Appropriations: public disclosure of funding used to conduct field examinations of appropriation estimates (see H.R. 4293), H12173 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5501 [22MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H2223 [13MR]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2467 [19MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———constitutional duties (see H. Res. 431), H4902 [10MY]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H4503 [7MY]

———restore integrity, goodwill, honesty, and trust (see H.R. 3792), H8095 [22JY]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H1986 [7MR]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2566), H2713 [22MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H3387 [15AP]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

FAA: essential air service funding (see H.R. 3037), H11396 [26SE]

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H5753 [30MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H4646 [8MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H10602 [18SE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H4646 [8MY]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H4647 [8MY]

House Rules: improve committee operations, procedures, and staffing (see H. Res. 480), H7658 [16JY]

———provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H7658 [16JY]

Immigration: permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (see H.R. 2898), H2123 [12MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5754 [30MY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3447, 4011), H5754 [30MY], H9924 [2AU]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10040 [4SE]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H5817 [4JN]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H1507 [28FE]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Taxation: use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H7533 [12JY]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H6712 [24JN]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1954 [7MR]

Budget: deficit, H5115 [15MY]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, H1954 [7MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5115 [15MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), motion to instruct conferees, H5728 [30MY]

Campbell, Michael: Wichita Industries and Services for the Blind Peter J. Salmon National Blind Employee of the Year award recipient, E1649 [19SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7011 [27JN]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (H.R. 1756), H871 [25JA]

Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), H3430 [16AP], H7124 [9JY]

Dept. of HUD: abolish, H4174, H4175 [30AP]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, H2092 [12MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), veto, H4158 [30AP]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7626 [16JY]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H4179, H4180 [30AP]

Education: national policy to improve system, H4178 [30AP]

Federal employees: deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7626 [16JY]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H3430 [16AP], H7124 [9JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2502 [20MR], H2592 [21MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2592 [21MR]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2502 [20MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5410, H5412, H5413 [22MY]

———restrict information sharing with U.N., H5410, H5412, H5413 [22MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4174, H4175, H4176, H4178, H4179, H4180 [30AP]

Taxation: rates, H3457 [16AP]

Votes: position on missed, H8091 [22JY], H9984 [4SE]

Tributes

Graham, Billy, H806 [24JA]

Graham, Ruth, H806 [24JA]

BROWNE, JAMES E.

Remarks in House

Falls Church, VA: anniversary of Second Baptist Church, E1901 [2OC]

BROWNE, MALCOLM W.

Articles and editorials

Helium Will Not Fill the Demands of the Future, Physicists Caution, H4143 [30AP]

BROWNE, RICH

Articles and editorials

Avoiding Military Adventures, S731 [1FE]

BROWNE, STANLEY R.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6193 [13JN]

BROWNER, CAROL M. (EPA Administrator)

Letters

Reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations, S9710, S9722 [3SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H6747 [25JN]

Superfund Program reform, H6773 [25JN]

Wetlands regulation, S2307 [19MR]

BROWNFIELDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2028), S9554 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2028), S9566 [2AU]

Texts of

S. 2028, provisions, S9567-S9572 [2AU]

BROWNLEE, ROMIE L.

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): appointment as staff director, S1447 [29FE]

BRUGGER, DAVID J.

Letters

Grants to Broadcasting Systems Program eligibility requirements, S8604 [24JY]

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, STATE OF

Reports filed

Nomination of Glen R. Rase To Be Ambassador to Brunei: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

BRUNER, KARLA

Articles and editorials

Minority Media Outlets Strive To Tell Their Side of the Story, E277 [5MR]

BRUNO, CHANTEL

Remarks in House

Cicero, IL: tribute to Girl Scout members of Our Lady of Charity and Lincoln Schools for receiving religious awards, E599 [23AP]

BRUNO, MARCO

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1943 [21OC]

BRUNSWICK, ME

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: P-3 squadrons funding, S6606 [20JN]

BRUSHWELLMAN CORP.

Remarks in House

Elmore, OH: observance of BrushPride Day, E769 [10MY]

BRUTON, JOHN (Prime Minister, Ireland)

Addresses

Irish-American Relations, H10177-H10179 [11SE]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]

Remarks in Senate

Ireland: visit, S2036 [14MR]

BRYAN, RICHARD H. (a Senator from Nevada)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S637 [31JA], S748 [1FE], S1024, S1140 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8458, S8487 [22JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S403, S516 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1870 [12MR], S2070, S2123 [14MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5321, S5384, S5385 [20MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2868 [26MR]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6481, S6536 [19JN], S6858, S6886, S6887 [25JN], S7113, S7152, S7194, S7196, S7198 [27JN], S7274, S7322 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7828 [12JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10332 [11SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9799, S9856 [4SE], S9970 [5SE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10743, S10842 [18SE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S8032, S8033, S8034, S8037, S8038, S8039, S8040, S8041, S8042, S8043 [17JY], S8919, S8920, S8921 [25JY], S9235, S9237 [31JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4347 [29AP], S4513, S4561 [1MY]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2659 [21MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, S7612 [10JY]

———H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, S10647 [17SE]

Articles and editorials

Gathering Storm, Edward J. Philbin, National Guard (publication), S9308 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Nevada: disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see S. 1626), S2327 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Discovery Trail: establish (see S. 1725), S4618 [2MY]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

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

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

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

China, People's Republic of: proposed missile tests (see S. Con. Res. 43), S2332 [19MR]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see S. 1800), S5567 [23MY]

Correctional institutions: exempt inmates from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements in Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 1943), S7762 [11JY]

Crime: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S5382 [20MY]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see S. 1189), S9161 [30JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S6410 [18JN]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 2056), S10201 [10SE]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see S. 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821), S5567 [23MY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see S. 1595), S1598 [6MR]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1840), S5856 [5JN]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (see S. 1734), S11557 [27SE]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (see S. 1794), S5492 [22MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S1084 [7FE]

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

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

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4072 [24AP]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see S. 1725), S4618 [2MY]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1731), S4804 [7MY]

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

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

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

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see S. Res. 273), S7127, S7179 [27JN]

Securities: improve regulation of markets, eliminate excessive fees, and reduce investment costs (see S. 1815), S5567 [23MY]

Taxation: treatment of businesses operating abroad (see S. 1355), S3633 [18AP]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 1095), S1185 [9FE]

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

Letters

Investigation of Whitewater Development Corp. and related matters: Senators Sarbanes and D'Amato, S1586 [6MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3064 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S1024, S1026, S1038 [7FE]

———reform Market Promotion Program, S1024, S1026, S1038 [7FE], S3064 [28MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8458, S8461 [22JY], S8591 [24JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2241 [18MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4109 [25AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11869, S11926 [30SE]

Budget: balance, S4109 [25AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5847 [5JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5361, S5362 [20MY]

China-Burma-India Veterans Association: tribute to Nevada chapter, S3426 [17AP]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1585, S1586 [6MR]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S2241 [18MR]

Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies, S11869 [30SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, S8458, S8461 [22JY], S8583, S8591 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6599 [20JN], S7122, S7152, S7153 [27JN], S7280 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7749, S7752, S7757, S7758 [11JY]

Dept. of Energy: acceptance of high-level nuclear waste relative to public safety, health, and the environment, S9220 [31JY]

———liability for contract delays relative to nuclear waste disposal, S9235 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9913 [5SE]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: permissibility of direct marketing, S11926 [30SE]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 704), S6195 [13JN], S7977, S7978, S7981 [17JY]

GATT: implementation relative to generic drug industry, S6599 [20JN], S7122 [27JN]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), S11607 [27SE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7451 [9JY]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S9213, S9214 [31JY]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 1271), S4115 [25AP], S4888 [9MY]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7632, S7637, S7638, S7641, S7642, S7643 [10JY], S7749, S7751, S7757, S7758 [11JY], S7844, S7867, S7874 [16JY], S9213, S9214, S9220, S9222, S9227, S9228, S9234, S9235, S9237, S9240, S9246, S9247, S9252 [31JY]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), unanimous-consent agreement, S8593 [24JY]

———susceptibility of nuclear materials to terrorism during transport, S9234 [31JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3541 [18AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, S9913 [5SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4579 [2MY]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3541 [18AP]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), S7214 [27JN]

Lincoln County, NV: assistance to Caliente, NV, relative to nuclear waste transport facility, S9228 [31JY]

Miller, Walker D.: nomination to be district judge, S7756 [11JY]

National Defense Stockpile: sale of titanium sponge, S7152, S7153 [27JN]

Native Americans: funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (H.R. 3219), S12407 [3OC]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: compliance with existing environmental laws in developing an integrated management system, S9237, S9240, S9247 [31JY]

———preemption of inconsistent or duplicative Federal, State, and local environmental laws, S9222, S9227, S9247 [31JY]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2608 [21MR]

Securities: improve regulation of markets, eliminate excessive fees, and reduce investment costs (S. 1815), S5597 [23MY]

Senate: legislative priorities, S7757, S7758 [11JY]

———legislative program, S7751, S7757, S7758 [11JY]

Taxation: treatment of certain gambling winnings, S7451 [9JY]

U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (S. 1735), S4862 [8MY]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, S4115 [25AP]

Statements

Nuclear Waste Disposal: Senator Johnston (1980), S7643 [10JY]

Tributes

Mellon, Geraldine M., S997 [6FE]

Vucanovich, Representative, S562 [30JA]

BRYAN, TX

Remarks in House

Bryan High School: tribute to winners of Federal Reserve Board Fed Challenge, E720 [7MY]

BRYANT, ED (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments offered by, to

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2481 [20MR]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2187 [13MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H10195 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Armed Forces: establish criminal sentence of life without parole and make denials of parole appealable only to the President (see H.R. 4104), H10601 [18SE]

Courts: payment of the costs of court-appointed attorneys in certain criminal cases (see H.R. 3027), H1774 [6MR]

———provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (see H.R. 3026), H1774 [6MR]

Irrigation: technical assistance for the Chickasaw Basin Authority (see H.R. 3325), H4109 [25AP]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 3805), H7533 [12JY]

Taxation: treatment of educational grants by private foundations (see H.R. 3737), H7106 [27JN]

Tennessee: authorize haying and grazing on certain lands (see H.R. 3554), H5753 [30MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see H.R. 3449), H7108 [27JN]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10602 [18SE]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089), H6691 [20JN]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H7658 [16JY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1363), H3171 [28MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see H.R. 3236), H3650 [18AP]

Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3776), H7260 [10JY]

Crime: penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see H.R. 3565), H5817 [4JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H10174 [10SE]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H7658 [16JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H5380 [21MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H6006 [6JN]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H10108 [5SE]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H5570 [23MY]

Food stamps: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 3697), H6690 [20JN]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies, H3819 [24AP]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5570 [23MY]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H1224 [1FE]

———exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H3231 [29MR]

IRS: recognize qualified delivery services in addition to the Postal Service for purposes of timely filing of tax documents (see H.R. 3086), H2315 [14MR]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, Cookeville, TN: designate (see H.R. 4070), H10385 [12SE]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H2665 [21MR]

Law enforcement officers: compensation of officers in canine units (see H.R. 2966), H1716 [5MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H4502 [7MY]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10174 [10SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10602 [18SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H2123 [12MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H2123 [12MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4647 [8MY]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H3650 [18AP]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7533 [12JY]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H9925 [2AU]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H5052 [14MY]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H3581 [17AP]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H6184 [11JN]

Taxation: exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H10721 [19SE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 3817), H10721 [19SE]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H5174 [15MY]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H3581 [17AP]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 389), H2898 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10623 [19SE]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, H11461 [27SE]

Columbia, TN: tribute to American Legion Post 19, E551 [17AP]

Courts: payment of the costs of court-appointed attorneys in certain criminal cases (H.R. 3027), H1752 [6MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3196 [29MR]

———provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (H.R. 3026), H1752 [6MR]

———representation fees relative to criminal cases appealing the death penalty, H2187, H2188 [13MR]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6790 [25JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9764 [1AU]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9764 [1AU]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, H11461 [27SE]

Health care professionals: extend nonimmigrant nurse program, H2628 [21MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2481, H2483 [20MR], H2628 [21MR]

———require public hospitals providing medical assistance to illegal aliens to supply patient-identifying information for reimbursement, H2481, H2483 [20MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7490 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7490 [12JY]

Taxation: treatment of educational grants by private foundations (H.R. 3737), E1189 [27JN]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2187, H2188 [13MR], H2261 [14MR]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, E148 [5FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H969 [30JA], H1773 [6MR], H6530 [19JN]

Subpoena Notices

Montgomery County, TN, Circuit Court, H2050 [12MR]

Tributes

Quillen, Representative, H10504 [17SE]

Wigginton, James T., H6627 [19JN]

BRYANT, JOHN (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H10195 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

Medicaid: State recovery of expenses from medical assistance programs (see H.R. 2883), H912 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: regulation of slaughterhouses (see H.R. 3424), H8094 [22JY]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H10386 [12SE]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1716 [5MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3731 [23AP]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H4303 [30AP]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H8094 [22JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5817 [4JN]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H3730 [23AP]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 429), H4800 [9MY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H2950 [27MR]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Consumer Credit Protection Act: amend consumer lease provisions (see H.R. 3515), H8598 [26JY]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3246), H4303 [30AP]

Courts: reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1916), H2867 [26MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H3231 [29MR]

———penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H4397 [1MY]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H1226 [1FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H10108 [5SE]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H4647 [8MY]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H6184 [11JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H4503 [7MY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1325 [27FE]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H6765 [25JN]

Federal employees: granting of competitive status relative to transfers or reassignments (see H.R. 294), H1635 [29FE]

———military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H4503 [7MY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3387 [15AP]

Foreign policy: sanctions against countries assisting the weapons programs of non-nuclear weapon states (see H. Res. 381), H3488 [16AP]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H3231 [29MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H10040 [4SE]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H5380 [21MY]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national clearinghouse to assist in background checks of law enforcement applicants (see H.R. 3263), H3581 [17AP]

———establish a national resource center and clearinghouse relative to missing or exploited children (see H.R. 3238), H3386 [15AP]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1986 [7MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1636 [29FE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H1986 [7MR]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H1986 [7MR]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H1226 [1FE]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H8982 [30JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H2950 [27MR]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H6532 [19JN]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H6712 [24JN]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H3231 [29MR]

———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H1716 [5MR]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H2558 [20MR]

Public debt: ceiling (see H. Res. 360), H2224 [13MR]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H2123 [12MR]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H4303 [30AP]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7658 [16JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6117 [10JN]

Sequoia National Forest: preservation of Giant Sequoia ecosystem and increase recreational opportunities (see H.R. 3873), H10111 [9SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2950 [27MR]

Taxation: tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H3581 [17AP]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H187 [4JA]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

Motions offered by

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2636 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11090 [25SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2611 [21MR]

Dept. of Labor: increased personnel levels for wage and hour inspection and enforcement relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H10190 [11SE]

Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (H.R. 2407), E1707 [26SE]

Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2488, H2491, H2495 [20MR]

Employment: nonimmigrant worker regulations relative to protection of U.S. workers, H2638 [21MR]

Health care professionals: extend nonimmigrant nurse program, H2628 [21MR]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11097, H11098, H11099, H11100, H11102, H11104, H11105 [25SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (H. Res. 530), H11092 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2383, H2384, H2393, H2394, H2444, H2458, H2459, H2460 [19MR], H2488, H2491, H2495, H2499, H2502, H2512, H2513, H2525, H2526 [20MR], H2591, H2593, H2597, H2611, H2628, H2638 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11081, H11087, H11089, H11090 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2369, H2375 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to instruct conferees, H10190 [11SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to recommit, H2636 [21MR]

———enforcement of employer sanctions relative to employment of illegal aliens, H11081, H11087 [25SE]

———English language proficiency requirement, H2525, H2526 [20MR]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2512, H2513 [20MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2591, H2593, H2597 [21MR]

———permanently bar entry into the U.S. for anyone who is caught entering the country illegally, H2458, H2459, H2460 [19MR]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2499, H2502 [20MR]

Members of Congress: identity of Member making statement about trusting terrorist organization, H2329 [19MR]

Rodriguez, Mary: Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind's Ronald Pearce Blind Employee of the Year Award recipient, E237 [28FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E1854 [30SE]

Tributes

Gould, Morton, E477 [28MR]

BRYANT, YVONNE

Remarks in House

Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award: recipient, E1541 [9SE]

BUCCI, WILLIAM D.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S12423 [21OC]

BUCHANAN, JAMES (15th President of the United States)

Remarks in Senate relative to

Oregon Treaty: sesquicentennial, S6106 [11JN]

BUCHANAN, JOAN L.

Articles and editorials

Can Medical Savings Accounts for the Nonelderly Reduce Health Care Costs?, S6637 [21JN]

BUCHANAN, PATRICK J.

Articles and editorials

Dangers of Newtspeak, E333 [13MR]

Hatred Marks Paper Trail, E312 [7MR]

Immigration—Just the Facts, S3326 [15AP]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H2948 [27MR]

BUCHANAN, PHILIP

Remarks in House

Gilroy, CA: Chamber of Commerce Firman B. Voorhies Volunteer of the Year Award recipient, E71 [24JA]

BUCHANAN, RALPH

Letters

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S3041 [28MR]

BUCK, DANIEL T.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E956 [30MY]

BUCKLEY, JILL

Letters

Humanitarian assistance for civilian refugees in Lebanon, E1096 [17JN]

BUCKLEY, KEVIN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1615 [17SE]

BUCKLEY, WILLIAM F., JR.

Eulogies

Clurman, Richard M., S5454 [21MY]

BUDGET—U.S.

Addresses

Devolution—Revolution in the Third Century: J. Kenneth Blackwell, E97-E99 [25JA]

Amendments

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2951, S2952, S3026, S3027 [27MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), H2586 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 175), H3731 [23AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), S403, S419, S439, S516, S520 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1670, S1671, S1675, S1678, S1684, S1773, S1779 [11MR], S1811, S1818, S1824, S1837, S1846, S1851, S1870, S1875, S1882, S1883 [12MR], S1912, S1935, S1945, S1954, S1955, S1961, S1962, S1978, S1985, S1986, S1987, S1988 [13MR], S2015, S2029, S2032, S2039, S2040, S2043, S2044, S2055, S2056, S2057, S2059, S2060, S2061, S2062, S2063, S2064, S2065, S2066, S2067, S2068, S2069, S2070, S2071, S2072, S2073, S2076, S2105, S2107, S2108, S2118, S2119, S2120, S2121, S2122, S2123, S2124, S2127 [14MR], S2169, S2172, S2173, S2177, S2182, S2203, S2204, S2206 [15MR], S2233, S2235, S2236, S2245, S2246, S2247, S2248 [18MR], S2264, S2275, S2280, S2283, S2284, S2303, S2332, S2333, S2340 [19MR], H1776 [6MR], H1808, H1942, H1947, H1951 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration (H. Res. 372), H1806 [7MR]

———making continuing (S.J. Res. 63), S11314 [25SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3272 [15AP]

Constitutional amendments: balance (H.J. Res. 1), S6408 [18JN]

———balance (S.J. Res. 41) (103d Congress), S6408 [18JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H226 [5JA], H335, H336 [9JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H239 [5JA]

Federal budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7820, H7903, H7907 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8081, S8088, S8105, S8109, S8114, S8118, S8120, S8121, S8123, S8126, S8131, S8134, S8136, S8138, S8139, S8141, S8145, S8148, S8149, S8150, S8163, S8167, S8222, S8226, S8227, S8294, S8295, S8296 [18JY], S8336, S8338, S8344, S8347, S8349, S8350, S8357, S8358, S8362, S8363, S8364, S8365, S8375, S8377, S8378, S8379 [19JY], S8396, S8402, S8406, S8407, S8409, S8410, S8414, S8416, S8420, S8421, S8423, S8478, S8479, S8480, S8481, S8483 [22JY], S8495 [23JY]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5178, S5186 [16MY], H5174, H5178, H5182 [15MY], H5196, H5197, H5204, H5218, H5233 [16MY]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5196 [16MY]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5049, S5100 [15MY], S5129, S5143, S5151, S5160, S5169, S5194, S5199, S5200, S5201, S5202, S5203 [16MY], S5216, S5219, S5220, S5221, S5224, S5230, S5231, S5232, S5236, S5239, S5241, S5242, S5243, S5248, S5251, S5252, S5256, S5257, S5264, S5270, S5271, S5272, S5273, S5274 [17MY], S5309, S5310, S5312, S5314, S5321, S5322, S5326, S5334, S5335, S5339, S5342, S5352, S5383, S5384, S5385, S5391, S5394, S5395 [20MY], S5399, S5400, S5412, S5424, S5425, S5431, S5439, S5440, S5449, S5450, S5451 [21MY], S5462, S5463, S5465, S5466, S5476, S5477, S5479, S5481, S5482, S5486, S5488, S5500, S5501 [22MY], S5516, S5521, S5533, S5603, S5609, S5610 [23MY]

Federal employees: continuance of work during Government shutdown (S. 1508), S31 [3JA]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H2665 [21MR], H2870 [26MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2973 [28MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3836 [25AP]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H2665 [21MR], H2870 [26MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2973 [28MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), S1626, S1655 [7MR]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1195 [1FE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3489 [16AP], H3533, H3536, H3537, H3538, H3545 [17AP]

Analyses

Examples of Limited Tax Benefits Within the Meaning of the Line Item Veto Act, H3011 [28MR]

Kyl Constitutional Amendment To Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing Revenue: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S5470-S5473 [22MY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178): Committee on the Budget (House), H6248 [12JN]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate), S6172-S6174 [13JN]

Why a Space Station?, S9811-S9813 [4SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5550 [23MY], H5732 [30MY]

———H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR], H2654 [21MR], H3671 [23AP]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY], H8329 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Ace in the Hole, S5992-S5995 [10JN]

Adult Education for Family Literacy, S2338 [19MR]

Biggest Spender of Them All—Reagan's Bankrupt Budget, S420 [26JA]

Bootstraps for Middle-Aged Children, S56 [4JA]

Budget Scrum, S42 [4JA]

Children's Veto, S9332 [1AU]

Clinton's Budget Game, S5991 [10JN], S6119 [12JN]

Congress Shouldn't Get Paid Either, E14 [4JA]

Consider This Congress the Worst in a Half-Century, S1165 [9FE]

Daily Worries Concern Voters Most, Poll Says, S5433 [21MY]

Day 19—Federal Siege Takes Public, Private Hostages, S42 [4JA]

Day the Senate Died—Budget Measure Weakens Minority, S6135 [12JN]

Dole Calls Public Housing One of `Last Bastions of Socialism', H4186 [30AP]

Dole's Military Card, E1233 [10JY]

Don't Let Rush to Welfare `Reform' Leave Some of Needy Without Help, S9332 [1AU]

Education Rated No. 1 of All State Issues, S5434 [21MY]

End of Welfare as We Know It?, H9389 [31JY]

Experimental Price Index for Elderly Consumers, S5371-S5374 [20MY]

Fact and Fancy—CPI Biases and the Federal Budget, S5407-S5410 [21MY]

Fair Flat Tax To Rally Behind, S4083 [24AP]

Fiddling With the Numbers, S5119 [16MY], S5796, S5828 [5JN]

For Better or Worse?, S9327 [1AU]

From Workhouse to Workfare, S9328 [1AU]

Gingrich on Medicare, E1551 [10SE]

GOP Deficit Trap, H3469 [16AP]

Government as Stage Prop, S11, S15 [3JA]

Hitting the Debt Ceiling, S423 [26JA]

If We Were Serious, S10345 [11SE]

Inconvenience Edges Toward Emergency, S16 [3JA]

Jobless Aid, Toxic Waste Cleanup Halt, S17 [3JA]

Judges' Group Condemns Line-Item Veto Bill, S2946 [27MR]

Line-Item Lunacy, S3150 [28MR], H3009 [28MR]

Line-Item Veto—How It Will Affect Appropriations, Entitlements, and Taxes, H3548 [17AP]

Loosening the Glue of Democracy, S2947, S2990 [27MR]

Madness of Courting Default, S423 [26JA]

Medagogues, S2918 [27MR], S11232 [25SE]

Medagogues Cont'd, S2918 [27MR]

Medicare Outlays Must Have Limit, E5 [3JA]

New Medicare Trust Fund Data Show Unusually Large Shortfall, S3883 [23AP]

Of ``Sons'' and Their ``Grandsons'', S421 [26JA]

On Balance, Budget Deal Could Offer a $1,000 Bonus, H157 [4JA]

104th Congress Is History, E1924 [4OC]

Our 2 Cents' Worth, E79 [24JA]

Paper Balance, S133 [10JA]

Perspective—Cut To Grow, H5125 [15MY]

Platform Diving, E1530 [5SE]

Playing `Gotcha' on Welfare Reform, S9333 [1AU]

Plenty of Blame To Go Around, E5 [3JA]

Possibility of Default Starts To Worry Europe, Especially France, H911 [25JA]

Preview—Government Shutdown Woes a Taste of Things To Come, E31 [5JA]

Reform on the Cheap, S9331 [1AU]

Republicans Threaten To Impeach Rubin if He Borrows Again To Avoid Default, H199 [5JA]

Ripple Effect Could Leave Area Reeling, S16 [3JA]

Sacred Cows of Arms, Prisons Are Milking the U.S. Budget, S389 [25JA]

Shortfall Posted by Medicare Fund Two Years Early, S1174 [9FE]

Showboating on Tax Day, H3301 [15AP]

Shrinking Middle Class, H7146 [9JY]

Silly Season, S5776 [4JN]

Sleeping With the Devil—Bill Clinton Will Lose the 1996 Election Unless He Changes His Economic Strategy. Dumping Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Would Be a Good Start, S1065 [7FE]

Spy Satellite Agency Heads Are Ousted For Lost Money, H3814 [24AP]

Stop Playing Politics and Fix Medicare Now, E1022 [6JN]

Tax Cut Trap, S6180 [13JN]

Thanks to House Democrats, E1598 [12SE]

Time To End the Shutdown, S79 [5JA]

U.S. Budget Cuts Impact Chicago Schools, S3030 [27MR]

U.S. Loses Rank in Global Giving, S6626 [20JN]

VA, NASA Chiefs Contradict Clinton Plans for Cuts, S6118 [12JN]

Welfare Bill—It Deserves a Forthright Veto, S9331 [1AU]

Welfare Bills Suffer From Politics, S9332 [1AU]

Welfare Reform in Name Only, S8412 [22JY]

What About Social Security?, S184 [22JA]

Why SEC Closure Hurts Tech Firms, H340 [22JA]

Wisconsin Works—Breaking a Covenant, S8452 [22JY]

Worried Republicans Begin Backpedaling on Environmental Issues, S443 [26JA]

Your Turn, Bill, H123 [4JA]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: extend farm programs (see S. 1523), S313 [23JA]

Appropriations: establish automatic continuing appropriations (see H.R. 2965, 4094), H1241 [13FE], H10524 [17SE]

———establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see S. 2013), S9428 [1AU]

———establish spending limits for entitlement programs and other mandatory spending programs (see S. 2170), S11973 [30SE]

———making continuing (see S.J. Res. 63; H.R. 2880, 3019; H.J. Res. 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 155, 157, 163, 165, 170, 175), S11169 [24SE], H90 [3JA], H774 [23JA], H912 [25JA], H1716 [5MR], H2224 [13MR], H2558 [20MR], H3230 [29MR], H3730 [23AP]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (see H. Res. 329), H90 [3JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), consideration (see H. Res. 386), H2557 [20MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 175), consideration (see H. Res. 411), H3730 [23AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report corrections (see S.J. Res. 53), S4317 [29AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration (see H. Res. 372), H1774 [6MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 415), H4108 [25AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), waiving enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 168), H2867 [26MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

———public disclosure of funding used to conduct field examinations of appropriation estimates (see H.R. 4293), H12173 [28SE]

Balance (see S. Con. Res. 38), S98 [5JA]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 328), H90 [3JA]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see S.J. Res. 49; H.J. Res. 169), S1345 [27FE], H3170 [28MR]

———establish 2-year cycle, reform oversight process, and establish required adjournment date (see S. 2049), S9742 [3SE]

Congressional Budget Act: amend (see H.R. 4142), H11047 [24SE]

Constitutional amendments: balance (see S.J. Res. 54), S4618 [2MY]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see S. 1678), S3384 [16AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: require recommendations for reducing public debt (see S. 1657), S3216 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 336), H330 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (see H. Con. Res. 131), H330 [5JA]

District of Columbia: making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 153, 154), H90 [3JA]

Ecology and environment: provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 3619), H6285 [12JN]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Federal budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see S. 1956; H.R. 2903, 3734, 3829), S7887 [16JY], H922 [26JA], H7106 [27JN], H7779 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (see H. Res. 482), H7779 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 492, 495), H8981 [30JY], H9565 [31JY]

———reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 3379), H4396 [1MY]

———require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H2223 [13MR]

———sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see H.R. 3414), H4646 [8MY]

———setting forth for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 66), consideration (see H. Res. 424), H4423 [2MY]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (see S. Con. Res. 57; H. Con. Res. 174, 178), S5004 [14MY], H4800 [9MY], H5051 [14MY]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (see H. Res. 435), H5173 [15MY]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 450), H6117 [10JN]

———use of mediators in discussions between Congress and the President to produce a balanced budget (see H. Con. Res. 137), H1138 [31JA]

Federal employees: continuance of work during Government shutdown (S. 1508), return to Senate (see H. Res. 331), H187 [4JA]

———provide guaranteed loans for furloughed employees from their thrift savings plans during a Government shutdown (see S. 1576), S1345 [27FE]

———provide interest-free loans to furloughed employees (see H.R. 2842), H187 [4JA]

Foreign aid: reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (see S. 1968), S8013 [17JY]

Government: making certain appropriations and rescissions (see S. 1594), S1598 [6MR]

———reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

———relief for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and employees of Federal contractors for expenses incurred during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2857), H330 [5JA]

———require comparable treatment of the President, Vice President, Members of Congress and certain high-level Government employees with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2882), H912 [25JA]

———require comparable treatment of the President, Vice-President, Cabinet members, and Members of Congress with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2855), H330 [5JA]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (see H.R. 3136), H2664 [21MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H2949 [27MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 168), H2867 [26MR]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

———reduce number of programs covered by appropriation bills (see H. Res. 514), H9925 [2AU]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 412), H3819 [24AP]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H4430 [6MY]

Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see S. 1892; H.R. 3779), S6517 [19JN], H7260 [10JY]

Medicare: allocate savings from waste, fraud and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see S. 1859), S6082 [11JN]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse (see S. 1858), S6082 [11JN]

———contract reform (see H.R. 3132), H2558 [20MR]

———liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H6531 [19JN]

———reform (see S. 1926; H.R. 3355), S7302 [28JN], H4302 [30AP]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (see S. 2055; H.R. 4012), S9967 [5SE], H9924 [2AU]

National Commission on Medicare Reform: establish (see S. 1856), S6082 [11JN]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 3992), H9923 [2AU]

National parks and recreation areas: reimburse States, localities, and individuals who donated funds and services during Government shutdown (see S. 1558), S915 [6FE]

Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 3372, 3384), H4396 [1MY]

Public debt: ceiling (see S. 1546; H.R. 2862, 2896, 2897, 2920, 3136; H. Res. 360), S555 [30JA], H737 [22JA], H913 [25JA], H1138 [31JA], H1226 [1FE], H2664 [21MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (see H. Res. 356), H1226 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H2949 [27MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 168), H2867 [26MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (see H.R. 3021), H1774 [6MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (see H. Res. 371), H1774 [6MR]

———reduction (see S. Res. 237), S3216 [29MR]

Public lands: provide disaster assistance loans for small businesses operating within a national park or wildlife refuge that were affected during recent Government shutdown (see H.R. 3044), H1985 [7MR]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2897), H913 [25JA]

———investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H1223 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see S. 1555; S. Res. 214; H.R. 2924), S492 [26JA], S737 [1FE], H1223 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (see H. Res. 355), H1223 [1FE]

Taxation: expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to line-item veto (see S. 1835; H.R. 3566), S5763 [4JN], H5817 [4JN]

———extend certain tax provisions (see S. 1568), S1180 [9FE]

———require income tax instructions provide explanation of laws relative to a balanced budget (see H.R. 2884), H912 [25JA]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see S.J. Res. 57; H. Con. Res. 170), S8989 [26JY], H4423 [2MY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), consideration, H3229 [29MR]

Chronologies

Information on past debt ceiling crises and changes: GAO, S1627 [7MR]

Colloquies

Budget reconciliation process: Edmund S. Muskie and Vance Hartke (1975), S5430 [21MY]

Conference reports

Continuing Appropriations (H.R. 3019), H3842-H4043 [25AP], H4187-H4287 [30AP]

Line Item Veto Act (S. 4), H2640-H2652 [21MR]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 3734), H8829-H8958 [30JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget (1976), S5426, S5438 [21MY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H6007-H6039 [7JN]

Cost Estimates

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S9412 [1AU]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S9413 [1AU]

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (S. 1956): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S7890-S7893 [16JY]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S7893 [16JY]

Descriptions

Government Shutdown Impact, S11 [3JA]

Documents

Budget Treatment of Social Security Trust Funds: U.S. Code, S3308 [15AP], S4051 [24AP]

House Rules Proposal Regarding Martial Law Provisions, H2572 [21MR]

Excerpts

$8.2 Billion Reconciliation Bill Cleared: ``Congressional Quarterly Almanac'' (1980), S5421 [21MY]

Farm legislation's impact on farm income and Federal aid payments, S321 [23JA]

Explanations

Congressional Procedures for Expedited Consideration of Line-Item Vetoes, H2982 [28MR]

How American Families Benefit From a Balanced Budget, S94 [5JA]

Factsheets

Medicare, S5174 [16MY]

Letters

Adult literacy program funding: Elaine W. Randall, S2334 [19MR]

Budget 1996-2002: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5802 [5JN]

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

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, H5224 [16MY]

Budget deficit: James L. Blum, CBO, S7880 [16JY]

Budget reconciliation: Donald Boelter, H161 [4JA]

———James Lister, H161 [4JA]

———Margaret Hurt, H161 [4JA]

———Paul Van de Water, CBO, H334 [9JA]

———Rick Schendel, H161 [4JA]

———Senators Exon, Daschle, and Dorgan, S4053 [24AP]

Budget reconciliation process effects on student loan programs: Robert H. Atwell, American Council on Education, S293 [23JA]

———Violet Boyer, Committee for Education Funding, S293 [23JA]

CBO cost estimates of the Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: James L. Blum, CBO, S3290 [15AP]

Child stranded overseas due to Government shutdown, H133 [4JA]

Clinton administration budget proposal effects on Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: June E. O'Neil, CBO, S5114, S5126 [16MY], S6071 [11JN]

Clinton administration view on the Federal budget for 1997-2002: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S6124 [12JN]

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: Bill Graves, Governor of Kansas and Sheila Frahm, Lt. Governor of Kansas, S5934 [6JN]

———David M. Beasley, Governor of South Carolina, S5936 [6JN]

———Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, S5935 [6JN]

———Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, S5885, S5936 [6JN]

———Gary E. Johnson, Governor of New Mexico, S5935 [6JN]

———George Allen, Governor of Virginia, S5936 [6JN]

———George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, S5935 [6JN]

———Jim Edgar, Governor of Illinois, S5934 [6JN]

———Jim Geringer, Governor of Wyoming, S5936 [6JN]

———John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S5935 [6JN]

———M.J. Foster, Jr., Governor of Louisiana, S5935 [6JN]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S5934 [6JN]

———several Republican Members of Congress, S5659 [3JN]

———Stephen Merrill, Governor of New Hampshire, S5935 [6JN]

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

Continuation of funding for the SEC during periods of lapsed appropriations: Steven M.H. Wallman, SEC, H340 [22JA]

Corporate leaders' advertisement on balanced budget: Representatives Gephardt, Obey, and George Miller, E1 [3JA]

Democratic Party's national agenda: Representative Gephardt, H7147 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense inflation estimates: Jill Lancelot, S5068 [15MY]

———Senators Kohl, Bradley, and Grassley, S5068 [15MY]

Effect of Republican budget proposal on medicaid in Colorado: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, E93 [25JA]

Effects of Government shutdown on Dept. of HHS: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S438 [26JA]

Energy research and development programs funding: several Representatives, E861 [22MY]

Extension of certain expiring governmental appropriations: Senator Specter, S1387 [28FE]

Family farming: Doug Henderson, S6138 [12JN]

FCC funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum: several Republican Members of Congress, H8271 [24JY]

———several organizations, H8270 [24JY]

Impact of Federal Government shutdown, S44 [4JA]

———Brian Rothermel, S7 [3JA]

———Cecelia J. Genge, S6 [3JA]

———James Fulton, S39 [4JA]

———Janet Samuelson, Fairfax Opportunities Unlimited (business), S6 [3JA]

———Margaret P. and T.H. Conway, Jr., S39 [4JA]

———Marlene Siemek, S7 [3JA]

———Mike Holy, S8 [3JA]

———Vern and Mary Ann Bettencourt, S6 [3JA]

Individual retirement account reform: Charles R. Schwab, S130 [10JA]

Limit use of Dept. of Defense funds for programs, projects, and activities not included in future-years defense plan: Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S7952 [17JY]

Line-item veto: Charles A. Bowsher, GAO, S2942 [27MR]

———Gilbert S. Merritt, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S2976 [27MR]

———Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S2947, S2975 [27MR]

———Michael J. Gerhardt, S2948, S2974 [27MR]

Medicaid and welfare reforms in short-term debt limit legislation: Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, H1786 [7MR]

Medicare reform: Harlan M. Heald, Nebraska Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, S5171 [16MY]

———several health care associations, S5161, S5171 [16MY]

Medicare trust fund: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5032 [15MY]

Medicare waste, fraud and abuse: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S9543 [2AU]

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds: Alan Greenspan, FRS, H3511 [17AP]

———Allen Schick, Brookings Institution, H3513 [17AP]

———Clifford Winston, Brookings Institution, H3514 [17AP]

———David J. Forkenbrock, University of Iowa, H3510 [17AP]

———David Luberoff, Harvard University, H3511 [17AP]

———G. William Miller, G. William Miller & Co., Inc., H3512 [17AP]

———Hendrick S. Houthakker, Harvard University, H3511 [17AP]

———Herbert Stein, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, H3513 [17AP]

———James A. Dunn, Rutgers University, H3510 [17AP]

———James H. Washington, Dept. of Transportation, H3533 [17AP]

———James L. Blum, CBO, H3509 [17AP]

———Martin Wachs, University of California, H3513 [17AP]

———Michael Bell, Johns Hopkins University, H3508 [17AP]

———Michael J. Boskin, Stanford University, H3510 [17AP]

———Murray Weidenbaum, Center for the Study of American Business, H3514 [17AP]

———Paul A. Volcker, James D. Wolfensohn, Inc., H3513 [17AP]

———Pete du Pont, National Center for Policy Analysis, H3510 [17AP]

———Philip C. Jackson Jr., Birmingham-Southern College, H3511 [17AP]

———Raymond J. Saulnier, H3513 [17AP]

———Sherman J. Maisel, Sherman J. Maisel Associates, H3512 [17AP]

———Thomas G. Moore, H3512 [17AP]

———Tom Schatz and Joe Winkelmann, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, E583 [19AP]

———William Poole, Brown University, H3512 [17AP]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Public debt ceiling: Gregory M. Holloway, GAO, S1627 [7MR]

———John D. Hawke, Jr., Dept. of the Treasury, S1625 [7MR]

———Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, S1625 [7MR]

Space station program funding: Carl Sagan and Louis Friedman, Planetary Society, S9815 [4SE]

———Dianna L. Dell, American Medical Women's Association, S9816 [4SE]

———John G. Hodson, Sr., Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, S9816 [4SE]

———Michael E. DeBakey, S9819 [4SE]

———Susan Dime-Meenan, National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association, S9816 [4SE]

Student loan program administrative expenses: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5260 [17MY]

———Senator Simon, S5261 [17MY]

Tax provisions of the Line Item Veto Act: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), H3010 [28MR]

University research and education funding: several corporate chief executive officers, E1888 [1OC]

VA medical care programs funding: several veterans' organizations, S5145 [16MY]

Lists

Amendments to S. 1956, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8114 [18JY]

Committee for Education Funding members, S293 [23JA]

Continuing appropriations (H.R. 3019): amendments, S1966 [13MR]

Economists supporting Dole plan for economic growth, S11237 [25SE]

House resolutions considered under martial-law authority, H1065 [31JA]

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Legislative riders on past debt limit extensions, S546 [30JA]

Majority and administrative staff: Committee on the Budget (Senate), S5550 [23MY]

Non-defense discretionary spending cuts, S5795 [5JN]

Republican Contract With America items signed into law, H11400 [27SE]

Republican Contract With America items vetoed by President Clinton, H11401 [27SE]

Senate amendments to S. Con. Res. 57, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002: Democratic amendments, S5176 [16MY]

———Republican amendments, S5176 [16MY]

Senate vote on budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3309 [15AP], S4052 [24AP]

Memorandums

Big Choices—Budget and Economic Agenda: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S5456 [21MY]

CBO Budget Estimate for Debt Collection Improvement Act: John Righter, CBO, S1825 [12MR]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 1997: President Clinton, S915 [6FE], H1230 [6FE]

Dept. of Defense Rescissions: President Clinton, S2100 [14MR], H2220 [13MR]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton, S4315 [29AP], H4111 [29AP]

Economic Report: President Clinton, S1310 [26FE], H1243 [16FE]

Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 1997: President Clinton, S2325-S2327 [19MR], H2331-H2333 [19MR]

Plan To Achieve a Balanced Budget No Later Than 2002 as Certified by the CBO: President Clinton, S274 [22JA], H333 [9JA]

Revised Deferral and Rescission Proposals: President Clinton, S1311 [26FE], H1260 [27FE]

Revised Deferral of Budgetary Resources: President Clinton, S1515 [5MR], S5003 [14MY], S6719 [24JN], H1687 [5MR], H4925 [14MY], H6709 [24JN]

Motions

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2949, S2977 [27MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), H2586 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), S416, S424 [26JA], H897 [25JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1963 [13MR], S2237 [18MR], H1956 [7MR], H2652 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4100 [25AP]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H6 [3JA]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3271, H3303 [15AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), consideration (H. Res. 395), H3268, H3270 [15AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H228 [5JA]

Federal budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7988 [18JY], H8319 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8108, S8126, S8131, S8141 [18JY], S8330, S8333, S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422, S8423, S8424 [22JY], S8494, S8504 [23JY]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5725 [30MY]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5510, S5511, S5512, S5515 [23MY]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3019, H3026 [28MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3828 [25AP]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3019, H3026 [28MR]

Notices

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), H335 [9JA]

Outlines

Budget resolution effects on veterans' benefits, H6256 [12JN]

Poems

``Celestial Economics,'' Sid Taylor, E287 [6MR]

Press releases

Eliminating Corporate Welfare Would Cut Deficit in Half: Cato Institute, H5126 [15MY]

Today's New York Times Demonstrates Urgent Need To Solve Medicare's Impending Crisis, Now: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S3884 [23AP]

Programs

Nine steps for fiscal responsibilty, H2322 [19MR]

Proposals

Engrossment of H.R. 2862, public debt ceiling, and H.J. Res. 157, continuing appropriations, H760 [23JA]

Regulations

Requirements for submission of the Federal budget: U.S. Code, S886-S888 [6FE]

Remarks in House

AFDC: funding, H7747 [17JY]

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: funding, E836 [16MY]

Appropriations: automatic continuing resolutions, H7694, H7695 [17JY]

———establish automatic continuing appropriations, H8033 [22JY], H8275, H8276 [24JY]

———establish automatic continuing appropriations (H.R. 4094), H10435 [17SE]

———funding of certain environment and education programs, H3840 [25AP]

———line-item veto, H124, H143 [4JA], H1696 [5MR], H2971, H2972, H2975, H2978, H2979, H2980, H2981, H2982, H2983, H2998-H3027 [28MR], H3548 [17AP]

———making continuing, H50, H55, H59 [3JA], H94, H95, H111, H120, H121, H122, H123, H125, H126, H129, H130, H134 [4JA], H192, H194-H216, H313-H322 [5JA], H806 [24JA], H855 [25JA], H929 [30JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 131), H216 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 155), H58 [3JA], H121, H123, H128 [4JA], H191, H200, H212, H217 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 157), engrossment, H801, H802 [24JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 163), H2193 [13MR], H2227, H2229-H2238, H2311 [14MR], E380 [19MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), H2562, H2563, H2578-H2588 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), consideration (H. Res. 386), H2564-H2577 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 170), H3176, H3204-H3206 [29MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 175), H3745 [24AP]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 175), consideration (H. Res. 411), H3738-H3744 [24AP]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 175), corrections in engrossment, H3746 [24AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), H879-H900 [25JA], H920 [26JA], E100 [25JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1781, H1808-H1958, H1968, H1972 [7MR], H2039, H2040, H2111-H2114 [12MR], H2126, H2195-H2209 [13MR], H2652-H2654 [21MR], E326 [12MR], E336 [13MR], E408 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H3825, H3826, H3828, H3840, H3842, H4052-H4103 [25AP], H4180-H4185 [30AP], E651 [25AP], E661 [30AP], E672 [1MY], E754 [9MY], E862 [22MY]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report corrections (S.J. Res. 53), H4131 [30AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration (H. Res. 372), H1793-H1808 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 415), H4046-H4052 [25AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), permission to file conference report, H3655 [22AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2857-H2864 [26MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 4278), H11575 [27SE]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H122, H123, H124, H127 [4JA], H315 [5JA]

Balance, H57 [3JA], H93, H94, H95, H96, H98, H184 [4JA], H190 [5JA], H739, H740, H741, H743 [23JA], H853, H873-H875 [25JA], H985, H987, H991 [31JA], H1205 [1FE], H1491 [28FE], H1689-H1691 [5MR], H1977-H1981 [7MR], H3469 [16AP], H3640-H3643 [18AP], H3652, H3653 [19AP], H3704 [23AP], H4659, H4660 [9MY], H4804 [10MY], H4909, H4910 [14MY], H5305 [21MY], H5765 [4JN], H7248 [10JY], H8084 [22JY], H10002 [4SE], E100 [25JA], E505 [29MR], E647 [25AP], E683 [1MY], E744, E752 [9MY], E862 [22MY], E1233 [10JY], E1375 [25JY]

Beilenson, Representative: results of district survey, E58 [23JA]

Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs: travel and office personnel funding, H1956, H1957 [7MR]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H2-H7 [3JA]

Business and industry: eliminate corporate welfare in Federal programs, H5257 [16MY]

Children and youth: national objectives priority assignments, H5765, H5766, H5805-H5812 [4JN], H6485 [18JN]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H5136 [15MY], H5186 [16MY]

———State of the Union Message, H839, H840 [25JA]

Community Development Block Grant Program: Economic Development Initiative grants funding, H6831, H6832 [25JN]

———funding, H6808, H6809, H6814, H6815 [25JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H10227 [11SE], H11233 [26SE], E1924 [4OC]

———comparison of the 103d and 104th Congresses, H2936-H2942 [27MR]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3184 [29MR], H3234-H3237, H3239-H3256, H3270-H3304 [15AP], E536, E541, E543, E544 [16AP], E580 [19AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), consideration (H. Res. 395), H3256-H3270 [15AP]

Constitutional amendments: balance (H.J. Res. 1), H5765 [4JN], H5823 [5JN], H5940 [6JN], E952 [30MY], E994 [4JN]

Corporations: subsidies, H1723 [6MR], H1780 [7MR]

Deficit, H125, H126 [4JA], H190, H325 [5JA], H779 [24JA], H857 [25JA], H956-H959 [30JA], H1977-H1981 [7MR], H2126, H2207, H2220 [13MR], H2321 [19MR], H2582 [21MR], H3210 [29MR], H3436, H3469 [16AP], H3584 [18AP], H5115 [15MY], H5246, H5252, H5257 [16MY], H5766 [4JN], H6105 [10JN], H6292 [13JN], H6427, H6432, H6435 [18JN], H6516 [19JN], H7220 [10JY], H7763 [17JY], H8253 [24JY], H8383 [25JY], H9462 [31JY], H10181 [11SE], H10528 [18SE], E306 [7MR], E647 [25AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H748 [23JA], H2125, H2126 [13MR], H3736 [24AP], H4438 [7MY], H4534 [8MY], H4656 [9MY], H6406 [13JN], H6633, H6634 [20JN], H6978 [27JN], H7143-H7149 [9JY], H8100 [23JY], H9709 [1AU], H10431 [17SE], H11366-H11372 [26SE], H12169 [28SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: budget management, H3174 [29MR]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish, H5034 [14MY], H5112, H5125 [15MY], H6717 [25JN]

———abolish (H.R. 1756), H869-H873 [25JA]

Dept. of Defense: funding, H5574 [29MY]

———military aircraft safety, H3560, H3561 [17AP]

Dept. of Education: abolish, H2128 [13MR], H3210 [29MR], H10336 [12SE]

Dept. of HUD: abolish, H4174 [30AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), E991 [4JN]

———funding, H5239, H5240 [16MY], H6125 [11JN]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H189, H226-H240 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), H308 [5JA]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of views on certain campaign issues, H8109 [23JY], H10336 [12SE]

Ecology and environment: funding for environmental protection programs, H2538-H2542 [20MR], H2582, H2583 [21MR], H2890-H2892, H2937-H2941 [27MR], H3209 [29MR], H3439 [16AP]

———impact of budget cuts on the enforcement of environmental regulations, H1290-H1294 [27FE]

Education: bilingual education programs funding, H5257 [16MY]

———funding, H842 [25JA], H2125, H2126, H2127, H2128, H2129 [13MR], H2226, H2227, H2228, H2229, H2230-H2238 [14MR], H2471, H2472, H2473 [20MR], H2562, H2563 [21MR], H2704, H2707, H2712 [22MR], H2876, H2877 [27MR], H3175, H3176 [29MR], H7218, H7221, H7224, H7225-H7228 [10JY], H10368 [12SE], E348 [13MR], E422 [22MR]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (H. Con. Res. 144), H1703-H1714 [5MR]

———job training progams funding, H3472 [16AP]

Employment: Federal jobs progams, H4176, H4177 [30AP]

———summer youth jobs progam, H2114-H2120 [12MR], H2228, H2308 [14MR], H2327 [19MR]

———summer youth jobs programs, H3396 [16AP], E672 [1MY]

———viability of newly created jobs, H3239 [15AP], H3396 [16AP]

EPA: funding, H2103 [12MR], H4438 [7MY]

FAA: aviation tax schedule, E454 [26MR]

FCC: funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum, H8266-H8272 [24JY]

Federal budget: allocation of funds, H876 [25JA], H2323, H2328, H2329, H2330 [19MR], H2669 [22MR], H3807-H3817 [24AP], H5268-H5275 [16MY], E806 [15MY]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H747 [23JA], H985, H986, H988, H989 [31JA], H1399, H1402 [28FE], H2040 [12MR], H2225 [14MR], H2470, H2471, H2473, H2474 [20MR], H2562, H2563 [21MR], H2670 [22MR], H3807-H3817 [24AP], H4909 [14MY], H5128 [15MY], H5266 [16MY], H5496 [22MY], H6258 [12JN], E830 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H8, H9, H10, H11, H52, H53, H65 [3JA], H121, H122, H123, H124, H125, H126, H127, H129, H132, H133, H134, H137, H140, H141, H142, H144, H151, H152, H155, H156, H165-H172, H178-H184 [4JA], H191, H192, H193-H216, H308, H310, H311, H324 [5JA], H344, H346-H351 [22JA], H739, H740, H741, H743, H744, H747, H749 [23JA], H776, H777, H780, H781, H782 [24JA], H841, H857, H872, H877, H903 [25JA], H950, H953, H956-H959 [30JA], H976, H977, H997-H999, H1077 [31JA], H1759-H1766 [6MR], H1778 [7MR], H2100-H2103 [12MR], H2227, H2229 [14MR], H3652, H3653 [19AP], H3661, H3667 [23AP], E1, E10 [3JA], E155 [5FE], E364 [14MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7646 [16JY], H7663, H7664, H7745-H7762, H7765 [17JY], H7796-H7990, H7992, H7996, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8076, H8089-H8091 [22JY], H8106, H8108, H8109 [23JY], H8319 [24JY], H8382, H8383 [25JY], H8561 [26JY], E1325 [18JY], E1337 [22JY], E1386 [26JY], E1409 [30JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H8670 [30JY], H9380, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9403-H9424 [31JY], H9567, H9708 [1AU], H9838, H9904 [2AU], E1444, E1451, E1453, E1454 [1AU], E1495 [2AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7784 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9388-H9392 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9392-H9403 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8320-H8329 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to recommit, H7988 [18JY]

———reconciliation process, H340, H341 [22JA], H814 [24JA]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (H.R. 3379), E703 [2MY]

———setting forth for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H3704 [23AP]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 174), H4775, H4788-H4798 [9MY], E777 [10MY]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5033, H5036-H5039, H5042-H5049 [14MY], H5104-H5133, H5135-H5138, H5146-H5149 [15MY], H5185, H5186, H5187, H5188, H5198-H5260, H5268-H5275 [16MY], H5792-H5805 [4JN], E821, E828, E830, E833 [16MY], E850, E852 [21MY], E860 [22MY]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6098-H6104 [10JN], H6186, H6188, H6189, H6257-H6268, H6275 [12JN], H6291, H6292, H6293 [13JN], H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435, H6493 [18JN], H6514, H6518 [19JN], E1069 [12JN], E1086 [13JN]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5189-H5198 [16MY]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 450), H6247-H6257 [12JN]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), motion to instruct conferees, H5725-H5732, H5740 [30MY]

Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees, H7629-H7632 [16JY]

FEMA: funding, H4097, H4098 [25AP]

Financial institutions: tax deduction for loans to employee stock ownership plans, H5437 [22MY]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, E633 [25AP], E1289 [16JY]

Gingrich, Representative: remarks relative to the Health Care Financing Administration, H5925 [5JN]

Government: discretionary spending levels, H5725, H5728, H5729, H5740 [30MY], H7193-H7196 [10JY], H7360, H7361 [11JY], H7701-H7704 [17JY], H8281-H8283, H8369, H8370 [24JY]

———ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown (H.R. 2671), H121 [4JA]

———reduce spending and regulatory programs, H7245, H7246, H7248-H7251 [10JY], H10329 [12SE]

———reduce spending and regulatory programs (H. Con. Res. 193), H6975, H6978, H6979 [27JN], H7128-H7132 [9JY], H7169 [10JY], E1241 [11JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H2, H4, H7, H8, H9, H10, H11, H12, H24-H33, H51, H52, H53, H55, H57, H58, H59, H64-H89 [3JA], H93, H94, H95, H96, H97, H121, H122, H123, H125, H126, H127, H130, H131, H133, H134, H135-H154, H158, H165, H172-H178 [4JA], H189, H190, H191, H192, H194-H216, H308, H309 [5JA], H340, H345 [22JA], H748 [23JA], H780, H814 [24JA], H856, H872 [25JA], H2039, H2040 [12MR], H2328 [19MR], H8601 [29JY], H9464 [31JY], H11399 [27SE], E7, E10 [3JA], E16 [4JA], E23, E26 [5JA]

———tribute to private sector during shutdown, H309 [5JA]

Health Care Financing Administration: funding, H8102 [23JY]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H2987-H3029 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], E483 [28MR], E494 [29MR], E591 [19AP]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2972-H2986 [28MR], H3209 [29MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2857-H2864 [26MR]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (H. Res. 354), H978, H1064 [31JA], H1182-H1185 [1FE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 342), H842-H853 [25JA], H1065 [31JA]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3828-H3838 [25AP]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H5409, H5410, H5413-H5417 [22MY]

Labor unions: national agenda, H7516 [12JY]

LIHEAP: funding, H891 [25JA], H7217 [10JY]

Marine Corps: ammunition list, H3787 [24AP]

Medicaid: financial protection for families of nursing home residents, H5725, H5727, H5728, H5740 [30MY]

———reform, H873-H875 [25JA], H2312 [14MR], H3107 [28MR], H3467, H3470 [16AP], H4049-H4051 [25AP], H4788-H4793 [9MY], H4804, H4805, H4806 [10MY], H5036-H5039, H5042, H5045 [14MY], H5119, H5122 [15MY], H5242, H5247, H5251-H5257, H5273 [16MY], H5651, H5652, H5654, H5743-H5748 [30MY], H5805 [4JN], H5824 [5JN], H5938 [6JN], H6098-H6104 [10JN], H6187, H6189, H6251, H6252, H6263 [12JN], H6292, H6293 [13JN], H6427, H6432 [18JN], H6517 [19JN], H6633 [20JN], H6694 [24JN], H7133-H7136 [9JY], H9992 [4SE], E93 [25JA], E833 [16MY], E852 [21MY], E1121 [20JN], E1161 [25JN]

Medicare: adjusted average per capita cost payment formula, E1785 [28SE]

———anniversary, H9385 [31JY]

———hospital insurance trust fund, H4134 [30AP]

———reform, H126, H180-H182 [4JA], H199, H317 [5JA], H840, H842, H873-H875 [25JA], H1296 [27FE], H1695, H1696 [5MR], H1797 [7MR], H2100-H2103, H2111-H2114 [12MR], H2213, H2217-H2220 [13MR], H2661 [21MR], H2669 [22MR], H3470 [16AP], H3572 [17AP], H3640 [18AP], H3662, H3666 [23AP], H3733, H3734, H3736, H3737, H3798-H3804 [24AP], H3826, H3842 [25AP], H4391 [1MY], H4427 [6MY], H4655, H4660, H4788-H4795 [9MY], H4804, H4805, H4806 [10MY], H4907, H4909, H5036-H5039, H5042-H5047 [14MY], H5106-H5108, H5116, H5126, H5128, H5129, H5133 [15MY], H5185, H5186, H5187, H5188, H5210, H5211, H5214, H5241, H5247, H5248, H5251-H5255, H5257, H5267 [16MY], H5491, H5492 [22MY], H5572, H5628, H5629 [29MY], H5651, H5652, H5654, H5726, H5740, H5741, H5743-H5748 [30MY], H5759, H5765, H5799, H5803, H5805 [4JN], H5821, H5822, H5823, H5824, H5924-H5930 [5JN], H5938, H5939, H5940, H5984-H5990 [6JN], H6042, H6098-H6104 [10JN], H6123, H6125, H6126 [11JN], H6187, H6188, H6189, H6251, H6252, H6254 [12JN], H6293 [13JN], H6427, H6432, H6488 [18JN], H6515, H6516, H6517 [19JN], H6631, H6632, H6633, H6634 [20JN], H6694 [24JN], H7133-H7136 [9JY], H7663 [17JY], H8078-H8084, H8086-H8088 [22JY], H8102, H8103, H8104, H8106, H8107, H8108, H8109, H8110 [23JY], H8252, H8253 [24JY], H8670, H8803-H8809, H8810-H8816 [30JY], H9385 [31JY], H9709, H9782 [1AU], H9985, H9986, H9988, H9991-H9996 [4SE], H10182, H10200-H10207 [11SE], H10330, H10335, H10336 [12SE], H10571 [18SE], H10976, H10980, H10981 [24SE], H11051, H11053 [25SE], E260 [29FE], E680 [1MY], E852 [21MY], E939 [29MY], E1022 [6JN], E1064, E1069 [12JN], E1081 [13JN], E1285 [12JY], E1380 [25JY], E1439 [1AU], E1510 [4SE], E1547, E1551 [10SE], E1598 [12SE]

———reform (H.R. 2839), E726 [7MY], E1515 [5SE], E1566 [11SE]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (H.R. 4012), E1482, E1489, E1502 [2AU], E1874 [30SE]

Members of Congress: require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown, E14 [4JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown, H97 [4JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (H.R. 2281), H55 [3JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (H.R. 2658), H50 [3JA], E78 [24JA]

NASA: funding, H5545 [23MY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H2127 [13MR], H6484 [18JN], H6620 [19JN], H6636 [20JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H6641-H6647 [20JN]

National Foreign Intelligence Program: authority to transfer funds, H5416 [22MY]

National Weather Service: funding to provide weather information to farmers, H5584 [29MY]

Pensions: treatment of annuity checks for retired railroad workers relative to Government shutdown, E16 [4JA]

Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (H.R. 3372), E681 [1MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H308 [5JA], H341, H343, H344 [22JA], H749 [23JA], H779, H780, H781, H782, H806 [24JA], H839, H840, H841, H853, H854, H855, H856, H861-H867 [25JA], H925, H927, H929, H930, H947-H953 [30JA], H976, H978, H979, H980, H986-H991, H1001, H1002, H1077 [31JA], H1144, H1145, H1206 [1FE], H1256, H1259, H1261 [27FE], H1400, H1402 [28FE], H1620 [29FE], H1756 [6MR], H1780 [7MR], H2845 [26MR], H10330 [12SE], H11583 [27SE], E159, E163 [5FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), consideration (H. Res. 292), H982 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (H. Res. 356), H1179-H1182 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), H978 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), engrossment, H801, H802 [24JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2896), H841 [25JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), H2987-H3029 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], E483 [28MR], E494 [29MR], E591 [19AP]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2972-H2986 [28MR], H3209 [29MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2857-H2864 [26MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), H1787-H1792, H1972 [7MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (H. Res. 371), H1781-H1786 [7MR]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, H1695 [5MR], H1952-H1956 [7MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H746, H749 [23JA], H781 [24JA], H1261, H1262 [27FE], H1400, H1401, H1402 [28FE], H1620 [29FE], H1665, H1669 [5MR], H1720 [6MR], H1780 [7MR], H2111-H2114 [12MR], H2129 [13MR], H3174 [29MR], H3389, H3398, H3481-H3486 [16AP], H3798-H3804 [24AP], H3825 [25AP], H4131, H4173-H4185 [30AP], H4307, H4387-H4393 [1MY], H4409-H4413 [2MY], H4535 [8MY], H4656, H4657, H4659, H4660 [9MY], H4880, H4894-H4898 [10MY], H4910 [14MY], H5131 [15MY], H5186, H5187, H5188 [16MY], H5491, H5494, H5496, H5498 [22MY], H5572, H5573 [29MY], H5748-H5750 [30MY], H5931 [5JN], H6124 [11JN], H6290, H6293 [13JN], H6491-H6493 [18JN], H7040 [27JN], H7228, H7246 [10JY], H7508 [12JY], H7650-H7653 [16JY], H7776 [17JY], H7784, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8078, H8084 [22JY], H8100, H8110 [23JY], H8547-H8553 [25JY], H8799, H8810-H8814 [30JY], H9458, H9464 [31JY], H9708 [1AU], H9838 [2AU], H9928, H9929, H9987 [4SE], H10099-H10101 [5SE], H10431, H10500 [17SE], H10528 [18SE], H10757-H10761 [20SE], H10933 [24SE], H11053, H11220-H11226 [25SE], H11232, H11365, H11372, H11379-H11382 [26SE], H11398, H11399, H11400, H11401, H11590-H11592 [27SE], H11598, H11599, H12106, H12169 [28SE], E323 [12MR], E1530 [5SE]

———national agenda relative to health care and education, H1722 [6MR]

Savings and loan associations: bailout, H1311 [27FE]

SEC: continuation of funding during periods of lapsed appropriations, H340, H344 [22JA]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H4906 [14MY], H5923, H5924 [5JN], H8087, H8088 [22JY], E1231 [9JY]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), H1197-H1200 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1185-H1196 [1FE]

———payroll taxes, H8088 [22JY]

Space policy: space station program funding, H4306 [1MY], H4535 [8MY], H5584 [29MY], H5690-H5697 [30MY], H6871, H6872, H6942 [26JN]

Status: report, H1632 [29FE], H5547 [23MY], H7244 [10JY], H8553 [25JY], H8584 [26JY], H10648 [19SE], H11580 [27SE]

Strategic petroleum reserve: sale of oil, E1860 [30SE]

Taxation: child tax credit, H7247 [10JY]

———constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes, H2858-H2864 [26MR]

———rates, H10182 [11SE]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law, H7190-H7193 [10JY]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (H. Con. Res. 170), E701 [2MY]

Transportation: limitation on interest payments credited to transportation trust funds, H3536 [17AP]

———prohibit financing of transportation programs from general revenue funds, H3545, H3546 [17AP]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3184 [29MR], H3504-H3547 [17AP], E583, E584 [19AP], E658 [29AP]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), consideration (H. Res. 396), H3497-H3504 [17AP]

Veterans: funding for health and employment programs, E326 [12MR]

Remarks in Senate

AFDC: funding, S8451-S8454 [22JY], S9325 [1AU]

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: funding, S5436 [21MY]

Agriculture: extend farm programs (S. 1523), S302, S303, S315-S321 [23JA], S332, S334 [24JA], S484, S485 [26JA]

———extend farm programs (S. 1523), unanimous-consent agreement, S304-S308 [23JA]

———Federal farm policies, S6138 [12JN]

AID: funding for family planning programs, S884 [6FE], S4388-S4389 [30AP]

Amtrak: reforming statutes and authorizing appropriations, S6179 [13JN]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (S. 2013), S9434-S9436 [1AU]

———establish spending limits for entitlement programs and other mandatory spending programs (S. 2170), S11982 [30SE]

———legislative process, S22 [3JA]

———line-item veto, S3324-S3326 [15AP]

———line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2925, S2927, S2929-S2995 [27MR], S3150 [28MR], S4250 [25AP]

———line-item veto (S. 4), conference report—motion to recommit, S2960-S2966, S2971, S2976-S2978 [27MR]

———line-item veto (S. 4), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S2954, S2962 [27MR]

———making continuing, S4, S7, S9 [3JA], S62 [4JA], S83 [5JA], S306-S308 [23JA], S368-S370 [25JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), unanimous-consent agreement, S2621 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 170), S3190, S3195-S3198, S3200-S3202 [29MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 175), S4047 [24AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), S391, S401-S416, S418-S446 [26JA], S562 [30JA], S884 [6FE]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1668, S1784 [11MR], S1789, S1790, S1792-S1852 [12MR], S1907-S1926-S1933-S1967 [13MR], S2005-S2033, S2037-S2095 [14MR], S2168-S2177, S2182-S2186, S2188 [15MR], S2219 [18MR], S2261-S2300, S2302-S2309, S2334 [19MR], S2441 [20MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4058 [24AP], S4095-S4112, S4156, S4161-S4178 [25AP], S4358, S4366 [29AP], S4369-S4375, S4444 [30AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report corrections (S.J. Res. 53), S4367 [29AP], S4388-S4390 [30AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), unanimous-consent agreement, S1846 [12MR], S2094 [14MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

———making continuing (S.J. Res. 63), S11159 [24SE]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

Balance, S8, S18, S27 [3JA], S171, S173, S174, S177, S179-S181, S281 [22JA], S301, S302 [23JA], S580-S582 [31JA], S888, S909, S912 [6FE], S1062 [7FE], S1643 [7MR], S2188 [15MR], S3173, S3182 [29MR], S3577, S3578 [18AP], S4095-S4112, S4114 [25AP], S4369-S4375 [30AP], S4986, S4987 [14MY], S5026 [15MY], S5263, S5264 [17MY], S5868 [5JN], S5926, S5933 [6JN], S6005 [10JN], S7057 [26JN], S7714 [11JY], S7814 [12JY], S8521 [23JY], S10345 [11SE], S11235-S11237 [25SE], S12327 [3OC]

Balance (S. Con. Res. 38): unanimous-consent agreement, S88 [5JA]

BIA: funding, S431 [26JA]

Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs: travel and office personnel funding, S2288 [19MR]

Centers for Disease Control: funding, S63 [4JA]

Charleston County, SC: community development block grants availability, S9876 [5SE]

Children and youth: early identification of hearing impaired infants, S4174 [25AP]

———funding to assist youth at risk from illegal drug use, crime, and violence, S5231, S5232 [17MY]

———impact of legislation on the incidence of hungry and homeless children, S5219 [17MY], S5413 [21MY]

———national objectives priority assignments, S6512 [19JN]

Clinton, President: emergency funding request, S11390 [26SE]

———evaluation of administration, S876 [6FE]

Coast Guard: funding, S5139 [16MY]

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

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, S5236-S5239 [17MY], S5470 [22MY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (S.J. Res. 49), S1366-S1368 [27FE], S3326 [15AP], S4808 [7MY]

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

———establish 2-year cycle, reform oversight process, and establish required adjournment date (S. 2049), S9742 [3SE]

———limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation, S2979 [27MR]

———national agenda, S9050-S9052 [29JY]

———require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, S1171 [9FE], S3324-S3326 [15AP], S5529 [23MY]

Consensus Commission on Education Reform: funding, S4168 [25AP]

Constitutional amendments: balance, S4011, S4049-S4055 [24AP], S4669 [3MY], S5635 [24MY]

———balance (H.J. Res. 1), S5657-S5670 [3JN], S5756 [4JN], S5792-S5851 [5JN], S5873-S5903, S5915, S5921, S5929, S5934 [6JN], S5955-S5977 [7JN], S5990-S5999 [10JN], S6077 [11JN], S6260 [14JN], S6407, S6408 [18JN]

———balance (H.J. Res. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S5780 [4JN]

———balance relative to budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3280, S3304-S3309 [15AP]

———balance (S.J. Res. 54), S5900 [6JN]

Consumer Price Index: calculation, S5343-S5352, S5357-S5361, S5369, S5370 [20MY], S5401-S5407, S5437, S5456 [21MY], S5479 [22MY], S5512 [23MY]

Courts: judicial review amendments to the constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S6407, S6408 [18JN]

Deficit, S22 [3JA], S58 [4JA], S81 [5JA], S188 [22JA], S309 [23JA], S340 [24JA], S357 [25JA], S395 [26JA], S553 [30JA], S588 [31JA], S732 [1FE], S895 [6FE], S1076 [7FE], S1166 [9FE], S1295 [23FE], S1320 [27FE], S1448, S1466 [29FE], S1515 [5MR], S1551 [6MR], S1634, S1643 [7MR], S1668 [11MR], S1852 [12MR], S1967 [13MR], S2097 [14MR], S2191 [15MR], S2219, S2233-S2235, S2242 [18MR], S2324 [19MR], S2421 [20MR], S2642 [21MR], S2800 [25MR], S2887 [26MR], S3004 [27MR], S3149 [28MR], S3182, S3215 [29MR], S3269 [15AP], S3383 [16AP], S3427 [17AP], S3623 [18AP], S3729 [19AP], S3788 [22AP], S3895 [23AP], S4061 [24AP], S4187 [25AP], S4272 [29AP], S4376 [30AP], S4514 [1MY], S4616 [2MY], S4661, S4663-S4666, S4672 [3MY], S4723 [6MY], S4801 [7MY], S4849, S4877 [8MY], S4889, S4891-S4893, S4897, S4899-S4901 [9MY], S4958 [13MY], S4995-S4997, S5000 [14MY], S5090 [15MY], S5188 [16MY], S5266 [17MY], S5376 [20MY], S5425, S5443 [21MY], S5491 [22MY], S5526, S5556 [23MY], S5645 [24MY], S5671 [3JN], S5744 [4JN], S5792, S5852 [5JN], S5875 [6JN], S5972, S5979 [7JN], S6010 [10JN], S6079 [11JN], S6127, S6132, S6138 [12JN], S6219 [13JN], S6277 [14JN], S6407 [18JN], S6512 [19JN], S6609 [20JN], S6659 [21JN], S6718 [24JN], S6819 [25JN], S7170 [27JN], S7297 [28JN], S7366 [8JY], S7489 [9JY], S7646 [10JY], S7685 [11JY], S7815 [12JY], S7878-S7882, S7884 [16JY], S8011 [17JY], S8152 [18JY], S8370 [19JY], S8465 [22JY], S8552 [23JY], S8633 [24JY], S8864 [25JY], S8988 [26JY], S9030 [29JY], S9157 [30JY], S9289 [31JY], S9341-S9344, S9348, S9350, S9358, S9421 [1AU], S9551 [2AU], S9691 [3SE], S9852 [4SE], S9960 [5SE], S10017 [6SE], S10047 [9SE], S10155 [10SE], S10321 [11SE], S10401 [12SE], S10551 [13SE], S10580 [16SE], S10681 [17SE], S10831 [18SE], S10980 [19SE], S11087 [20SE], S11130 [24SE], S11238 [25SE], S11424 [26SE], S11536 [27SE], S11950 [30SE], S12077 [1OC], S12163 [2OC], S12286 [3OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S6643 [21JN], S7620-S7626 [10JY], S7680, S7683-S7685 [11JY], S9530 [2AU], S10013-S10016 [6SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency disaster loan program funding, S8547 [23JY]

Dept. of Commerce: funding, S430 [26JA]

Dept. of Defense: continued efforts to ensure national security, S366, S367 [25JA]

———eliminate supermajority requirement for decrease in budget, S5334, S5335, S5340 [20MY], S5510 [23MY]

———funding, S5049-S5070 [15MY], S5176 [16MY]

———infrastructure costs for maintaining bases, facilities, and activities that house and sustain the Armed Forces, S4178-S4180 [25AP]

———limit appropriations to amount requested by the President and apply savings to deficit reduction, S6928-S6937, S6945, S6946 [26JN]

———limit use of funds for programs, projects, and activities not included in future-years defense plan, S7952, S7953 [17JY]

———National Test Facility funding, S2286 [19MR]

———Sematech program funding, S2285 [19MR]

Dept. of Energy: abolish, S2186-S2188 [15MR], S2797-S2799 [25MR]

———abolish (S. 1678), S3404 [16AP]

Dept. of HHS: additional funding to Office of Inspector General, S439-S441 [26JA]

Dept. of Justice: funding, S430 [26JA]

Dept. of State: funding, S430 [26JA], S5047 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, S4684 [3MY], S6117-S6119, S6120 [12JN]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), S89-S96 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

Dept of Defense: include future years defense plans for National Guard and reserve components in President's budget submission, S7950, S7951 [17JY]

District of Columbia: impact of snowstorm, S123 [10JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 153), S35 [4JA]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, S10902-S10905 [19SE]

Ecology and environment: restore environmental programs funding, S5221-S5224, S5231, S5234-S5236 [17MY], S5467 [22MY]

Economic Development Agency: funding, S5489 [22MY]

Economy: use most accurate measures of inflation available, S5251, S5254 [17MY]

Education: effects of budget reconciliation process on school districts' budget planning, S292 [23JA]

———funding, S426, S445 [26JA], S2087 [14MR], S3030 [27MR], S3196 [29MR], S4101 [25AP], S5224-S5230, S5249 [17MY], S5322-S5324 [20MY], S5420 [21MY], S5467-S5469 [22MY], S6069, S6070 [11JN], S6122 [12JN], S6175 [13JN]

———funding for adult literacy programs, S2286, S2334, S2338 [19MR]

———funding levels for federally assisted education and training programs, S8672 [24JY]

———International Education Program funding, S2286 [19MR]

———regional educational laboratories funding, S2286 [19MR]

Employment: summer youth jobs progam, S2087 [14MR]

EPA: funding, S426, S442 [26JA], S2087 [14MR], S4166 [25AP]

FBI: local community upgrading of criminal justice identification systems, S2286 [19MR]

FCC: auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum, S5424 [21MY], S5533 [23MY]

Federal budget: allocation of funds, S2795 [25MR], S2844-S2846 [26MR], S3188-S3190 [29MR], S4995-S4997 [14MY]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S886-S888 [6FE], S2795 [25MR], S3172, S3188-S3190 [29MR], S5111-S5129 [16MY], S6008 [10JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S2, S5, S8, S12, S14, S19, S21 [3JA], S59, S60, S62, S72 [4JA], S75, S77, S78 [5JA], S111 [8JA], S116, S123, S124, S125, S126, S127, S131-S135 [10JA], S171, S173, S174, S177, S179-S181 [22JA], S331, S332, S335 [24JA], S389 [25JA], S1643 [7MR], S2177 [15MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), veto, S304 [23JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), S8527-S8532 [23JY], S8668-S8671, S8672 [24JY], S8820, S8929 [25JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9322-S9334, S9337-S9341, S9344-S9347, S9352-S9415 [1AU], S9622 [2AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), insert language of S. 1956 in lieu, S8527 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S7890 [16JY], S8070-S8150 [18JY], S8329-S8369 [19JY], S8395-S8426, S8451-S8454 [22JY], S8493-S8532 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8083, S8113, S8114, S8149 [18JY], S8509 [23JY]

———reconciliation process, S291, S292, S295, S297 [23JA], S368-S370, S374 [25JA], S888 [6FE], S1163 [9FE], S3190 [29MR]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5550 [23MY]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S5999 [10JN], S6026, S6058-S6066, S6069-S6072, S6076 [11JN], S6117-S6137, S6164-S6166 [12JN], S6167-S6186, S6191 [13JN], S6260, S6280 [14JN]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S6057 [11JN], S6164 [12JN]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), insert language of S. Con. Res. 57 in lieu, S5538 [23MY]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5019-S5023 [14MY], S5025-S5070 [15MY], S5111-S5140, S5143-S5186 [16MY], S5216-S5265, S5266 [17MY], S5305-S5376, S5394-S5396 [20MY], S5398-S5410, S5412-S5442 [21MY], S5461-S5490 [22MY], S5508, S5509-S5538, S5550 [23MY], S5641 [24MY], S5868 [5JN], S5982 [7JN]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), unanimous-consent agreement, S5018 [14MY], S5412 [21MY]

Federal employees: continuance of work during Government shutdown, S72 [4JA]

———provide guaranteed loans for furloughed employees from their thrift savings plans during a Government shutdown (S. 1576), S1353 [27FE]

Federal Health Care Reinsurance Corp.: establish, S5257 [17MY]

Foreign aid: allocation of economic assistance, S6626, S6627 [20JN]

———reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (S. 1968), S8024 [17JY]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, S8743 [25JY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program, S1613, S1614 [7MR]

Government: discretionary spending levels, S5243-S5248 [17MY], S5478 [22MY]

———extension of certain expiring appropriations, S1387 [28FE]

———making certain appropriations and rescissions (S. 1594), S1638, S1639, S1642 [7MR], S1670 [11MR]

———nondefense discretionary spending cuts in final two years of budget cycle, S5129-S5138 [16MY], S6168 [13JN]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S5, S7, S8, S9-S11, S13, S14, S15 [3JA], S35, S37-S44, S47-S55, S60, S61, S62, S63, S64, S67 [4JA], S73, S74, S76, S78, S83 [5JA], S126, S127, S130 [10JA], S358 [25JA], S427, S430, S434, S435, S436, S438 [26JA], S11506-S11508 [27SE], S11835 [30SE]

———treatment of sale of assets, S5326-S5333 [20MY], S5486-S5489 [22MY]

Greenspan, Alan: performance as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, S1063-S1066 [7FE]

GSA: transfer of surplus government computer equipment to schools and education programs, S5230 [17MY]

Health: programs funding, S5322-S5324 [20MY], S5420 [21MY]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), S3114-S3125, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3242, S3245 [29MR], S3683 [18AP]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

Income: provide homemakers with retirement opportunities, S5325, S5326 [20MY], S9533 [2AU]

LIHEAP: funding, S4170 [25AP], S5219, S5239, S5242 [17MY], S5469, S5470, S5474 [22MY]

LSC: funding, S4167 [25AP]

Mandatory spending area: use of budgetary savings, S5233 [17MY]

Medicaid: eligibility standards and State flexibility, S8344-S8350 [19JY], S8496, S8497 [23JY]

———financial protection for families of nursing home residents, S5242 [17MY], S5475, S5476 [22MY]

———reform, S24-S26 [3JA], S55 [4JA], S2145 [15MR], S2916, S2917, S2918 [27MR], S3187 [29MR], S4103 [25AP], S4369-S4375, S4444 [30AP], S5178-S5185 [16MY], S5259 [17MY], S5321, S5322 [20MY], S5463, S5485 [22MY], S5525, S5526, S5530 [23MY], S6070, S6076 [11JN], S6129 [12JN], S6178, S6181 [13JN], S7171 [27JN], S8080, S8081-S8084, S8087, S8088 [18JY], S8518 [23JY]

———reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (S. 1892), S6530 [19JN]

Medicare: additional charges by providers, S5241 [17MY], S5474, S5475 [22MY]

———allocate savings from waste, fraud and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (S. 1859), S6085 [11JN]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S2040-S2044 [14MR]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse, S3593-S3597 [18AP], S6116 [12JN], S9542-S9544 [2AU]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse (S. 1858), S6085 [11JN]

———reform, S26, S27 [3JA], S183 [22JA], S363, S374 [25JA], S437, S445 [26JA], S883, S889, S895 [6FE], S1174 [9FE], S1614 [7MR], S3202 [29MR], S3568, S3609 [18AP], S3885, S3893 [23AP], S4369-S4375 [30AP], S5039-S5042 [15MY], S5122, S5123, S5124, S5128, S5160-S5174 [16MY], S5264 [17MY], S5401, S5402, S5403-S5406, S5428 [21MY], S5480, S5481 [22MY], S5525, S5526, S5530, S5532 [23MY], S5818 [5JN], S5911-S5915, S5916, S5917-S5920, S5925, S5926-S5929, S5930, S5931, S5936 [6JN], S5962-S5964 [7JN], S6063-S6065, S6070, S6076 [11JN], S6129, S6133, S6164-S6166 [12JN], S6168, S6170, S6176-S6178, S6181, S6182, S6185 [13JN], S9510 [2AU], S10053 [9SE], S11231 [25SE], S12265, S12266 [3OC]

———reform (S. 1926), S7305 [28JN]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (S. 2055), S9967 [5SE], S12341 [3OC]

Members of Congress: activities relative to constituents during recess, S1341-S1343 [27FE]

———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown, S65 [4JA]

NASA: funding, S6118 [12JN]

National Commission on Medicare Reform: establish (S. 1856), S6082-S6084 [11JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S553 [30JA]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, S898 [6FE]

National Institute on Drug Abuse: funding, S5398, S5399 [21MY]

National Park Service: funding, S1925 [13MR], S5234-S5236 [17MY], S5521, S5522 [23MY]

National parks and recreation areas: reimburse States, localities, and individuals who donated funds and services during Government shutdown (S. 1558), S916 [6FE]

OMB: estimates of total annual costs and benefits of Federal regulatory programs, S10319 [11SE], S10397-S10399 [12SE], S11921 [30SE]

Pensions: increase eligibility age and make cost-of-living adjustments for certain retirement benefits and allow contributions to private pension plans, S5343-S5352 [20MY], S5401 [21MY], S5485 [22MY], S5512 [23MY]

Public debt: ceiling, S116 [10JA], S299-S301 [23JA], S332, S335 [24JA], S419-S424 [26JA], S544, S545-S548 [30JA], S1060-S1062 [7FE], S3268, S3324-S3326 [15AP], S3408 [16AP]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), S3114-S3125, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3242, S3245 [29MR], S3683 [18AP]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), S1624-S1630 [7MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), unanimous-consent agreement, S1624 [7MR]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, S1961 [13MR], S2081 [14MR]

———reduction (S. Res. 237), S3229, S3230 [29MR]

Public welfare programs: restore funding for Indian child care programs, S8414, S8415 [22JY]

Raines, Franklin D.: nomination to be OMB Director, S10023 [6SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S20 [3JA], S295, S297 [23JA], S1616 [7MR], S3418 [17AP], S4271 [29AP], S4995-S4997 [14MY], S6019 [10JN], S6846 [25JN], S7624 [10JY], S10051-S10054 [9SE], S10536, S10537 [13SE], S11108 [20SE], S11212, S11213, S11228 [25SE], S12123 [1OC]

Roads and highways: State project funding, S5242, S5243 [17MY]

SBA: funding, S430 [26JA]

Senate: prohibit sense-of-the-Senate amendments to the budget resolution, S5339-S5342 [20MY], S5511 [23MY]

Senate Rules: separation of tax cuts from offsets within budget reconciliation process, S5415-S5428 [21MY], S5516 [23MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S96 [5JA], S185 [22JA], S3424 [17AP], S4012, S4049-S4055 [24AP], S5032 [15MY], S5401 [21MY], S5667-S5670 [3JN], S5792-S5803, S5819, S5826, S5829, S5832 [5JN], S5878-S5882, S5884, S5886, S5896, S5900 [6JN], S5968-S5977 [7JN], S6174 [13JN], S7808, S7809 [12JY]

———entitlement programs funding, S4108 [25AP]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), S725, S726 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (S. 1555), S725 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (S. 1555), postpone indefinitely, S726 [1FE]

———payroll taxes, S4082 [24AP]

———reform, S3575, S3577, S3578 [18AP], S8491 [22JY]

———trust funds' solvency, S5867 [5JN], S5911-S5915 [6JN]

Space policy: space station program funding, S9799-S9820 [4SE], S9940 [5SE]

Status: report, S321 [23JA], S1370 [27FE], S1886 [12MR], S2837 [25MR], S3320 [15AP], S3688 [18AP], S4632 [2MY], S5777 [4JN], S7418 [8JY], S9080 [29JY], S9858 [4SE], S10614 [16SE], S11194 [24SE]

Taxation: child tax credit, S6065 [11JN]

———disallow deductions for fines and penalties imposed for noncompliance with certain environmental or health protection laws, S5186 [16MY], S5463, S5464 [22MY]

———expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to line-item veto (S. 1835), S5772 [4JN]

———extend certain tax provisions (S. 1568), S1182-S1185 [9FE]

———extend employer education assistance tax credit, S5401 [21MY]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (S.J. Res. 57), S8991-S8993 [26JY]

———restructure income tax system, S3271-S3274 [15AP]

———restructure income tax system (S. 722), S11410 [26SE]

Veterans: funding for health programs, S2290, S2292 [19MR]

Water: restore funding for water infrastructure grants, S2088-S2093 [14MR]

Watertown, SD: sewage treatment funding, S2288 [19MR]

WIC: funding, S8436 [22JY]

Reports

Budget Scorekeeping: CBO, S322 [23JA], S1370 [27FE], S1886 [12MR], S2838 [25MR], S3320 [15AP], S3688 [18AP], S4632 [2MY], S5777 [4JN], S7419 [8JY], S9080 [29JY], S9858-S9860 [4SE], S11194 [24SE]

Disinvesting in Diplomacy: Pamela Harriman, Ambassador to France, S3500 [17AP]

Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget (House), H1632-H1634 [29FE], H5547-H5549 [23MY], H7244 [10JY], H8584 [26JY], H10649-H10651 [19SE], H11580-H11583 [27SE]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate), S10614 [16SE]

U.S. Debt Rating Threatened, S546 [30JA]

Reports filed

Budget Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1594) (S. Rept. 104-236), S1597 [6MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 178, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 104-615), H6117 [10JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3019, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 415) (H. Rept. 104-538), H4108 [25AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 104-720), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 495) (H. Rept. 104-729), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 178, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 435) (H. Rept. 104-577), H5173 [15MY]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 165, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 386) (H. Rept. 104-489), H2557 [20MR]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 175, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 411) (H. Rept. 104-534), H3730 [23AP]

Consideration of H.R. 842, Off-Budget Treatment for Certain Transportation Trust Funds: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 396) (H. Rept. 104-514), H3229 [29MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2924, Payment of Social Security Benefits Relative to the Debt Limit Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 104-460), H1223 [1FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3019, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 372) (H. Rept. 104-474), H1774 [6MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3021, Debt Limit Enforcement and Obligated Trust Fund Protection: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 371) (H. Rept. 104-473), H1774 [6MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 104-500), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 104-686), H7779 [17JY]

Continuing Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3019) (H. Rept. 104-537), H4108 [25AP]

Disposition of Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 104-448), H330 [5JA]

Federal Financial Management Laws: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-745), H9921 [2AU]

Fraud and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid—Stronger Enforcement and Better Management Could Save Billions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-641), H7105 [27JN]

House Rules Relative to Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 412) (H. Rept. 104-535), H3819 [24AP]

Line Item Veto Act: Committee of Conference (S. 4) (H. Rept. 104-491), H2664 [21MR]

Nomination of Franklin D. Raines To Be OMB Director: Committee on Government Affairs (Senate), S8866 [25JY]

Off-Budget Treatment for Certain Transportation Trust Funds: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 842) (H. Rept. 104-499), H2949 [27MR]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 842) (H. Rept. 104-499), H3229 [29MR]

Prohibit Retroactive Taxation: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 94) (S. Rept. 104-354), S9742 [3SE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-725), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 1956), S7887 [16JY]

Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-651), H7105 [27JN]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1996: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-228), S736 [1FE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-237), S1597 [6MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-238), S1682 [11MR], S1854 [12MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-243), S2801 [25MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-285), S6611 [20JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-289), S6849 [25JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-316), S7762 [11JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-329), S8553 [23JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-347), S9428 [1AU]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-370), S10682 [17SE]

Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1997: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-672), H7532 [12JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-727), H9565 [31JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee of Conference (H. Con. Res. 178) (H. Rept. 104-612), H6040 [7JN]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 178) (H. Rept. 104-575), H5051 [14MY]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 57) (S. Rept. 104-271), S5004 [14MY]

Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1997: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-594), H5569 [23MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-624), H6423 [17JN]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Cutting Spending, E1123 [20JN]

———First Session of the 104th Congress, E121 [31JA]

———Status of Budget Negotiations, E2 [3JA]

Resignations

Conferees: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H3147 [28MR], H3670 [23AP]

Resolutions

Engrossment of H.R. 2862, public debt ceiling, and H.J. Res. 157, continuing appropriations, H801 [24JA]

Resolutions by organizations

Education programs funding level: Los Angeles, CA, Board of Education, E349 [13MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 157), engrossment, H802 [24JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2084 [14MR], S2224, S2237 [18MR], H1957 [7MR]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H6 [3JA]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3278 [15AP]

Federal budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7796 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9395 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8081, S8109 [18JY]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6189 [12JN]

———setting forth for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5417 [21MY], S5476, S5478 [22MY]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3020, H3022, H3023 [28MR]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (H. Res. 354), H1184 [1FE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 342), H849 [25JA]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (H. Res. 356), H1181 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), engrossment, H802 [24JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3020, H3022, H3023 [28MR]

Schedules

FAA aviation tax schedule, E454-E456 [26MR]

Statements

Automatic Continuing Appropriations Resolutions: Representative Gekas, H7694 [17JY]

Congressional Review Provisions of Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act: Senators Nickles, Reid, and Stevens, S3683-S3687 [18AP]

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Senator Dole, E994 [4JN]

———Senator Ford, S6078 [11JN]

———Senator Inhofe, S6079 [11JN]

Continuing Appropriations Provisions Relative to the Depts. of Commerce and Justice: Representative Rogers, H921 [26JA]

Environmental Education: Kara von Behren, Sara Reeve, Anna Laszewski, and Alison Gingras, E940 [29MY], E973 [30MY]

Line-Item Veto Authority, S2957-S2959 [27MR]

Medicare Reform: Senator Cochran, S7306 [28JN]

Overcrowding, Budget Problems and Education: Jackie Frazier, Kate Greanon, Kay Gerson, Drew McNaughton, Kate McQuillen, Jennifer Arner, Lucas D'Amico, and Charley Hart, E979 [4JN]

Title I and Title IV Add-Backs to Appropriations Legislation: Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S1669 [11MR]

Veterans Benefits: Bernard Way, United War Veterans Council of New York County, E7 [3JA]

Summaries

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

Civilian Science Agencies Funding for Fiscal Year 1997, E860 [22MY]

Continuing Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 3019), S4157-S4159, S4162-S4165 [25AP]

Continuing Appropriations (H.R. 2880), H890 [25JA]

———Provisions Relative to the Depts. of Commerce and Justice, H921 [26JA]

Continuing Appropriations (H.R. 3019), E863 [22MY]

Medicare Medication Evaluation and Dispensing System Relative to On-Line Prescription Information: GAO, E1515 [5SE]

Payment of Social Security Benefits Relative to the Debt Limit Extension (H.R. 2924), S726 [1FE]

Tax Provision Extension (S. 1568), S1184 [9FE]

Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act (S. 1892), S6531 [19JN]

Walters Plan To Balance the National Budget: Arthur M. Walters, E821 [16MY]

Surveys

Representative Beilenson's district survey results, E59 [23JA]

Table of Contents

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4278), H12266 [3OC]

Tables

Budget deficits, S6186 [13JN]

Budget deficits and surpluses, S4051 [24AP], S5119 [16MY], S5797 [5JN]

Budget plan comparison, S94 [5JA], S134 [10JA]

Budget reconciliation, S21 [3JA]

———Democratic plan changes from CBO's December baseline, H334 [9JA]

———Republican movement, S93 [5JA], S135 [10JA]

———savings from policy changes in the Democratic plan based on CBO's December baseline assumptions, H334 [9JA]

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3308 [15AP]

Change in deficit due to Consumer Price Index adjustment, S5369 [20MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) chairman's mark budget aggregates, S5173 [16MY]

Comparison of budget plans: 6-year totals, S6121 [12JN]

———savings in 2002, S6121 [12JN]

Comparison of budget plans—6 year savings, S5368 [20MY]

Comparison of several proposed appropriations for certain departments: Senator Specter, S3191 [29MR]

Congressional Budget Act authority and outlay allocations, S6059 [11JN]

Continuing appropriations (H.R. 3019), S1964 [13MR], H1834-H1838 [7MR]

Corrections to defense/nondefense budget outlays for 1997-2002, S6060 [11JN]

Corrections to Social Security budget outlays for 1997-2002, S6059 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense force structure, S4179 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense personnel, S4179 [25AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3019), H4064-H4067 [25AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3019), H4054-H4062 [25AP]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 3019), H4068-H4073 [25AP]

Distribution of the current Federal tax burden, H3274 [15AP]

District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 3019), H4063 [25AP]

Emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 3019), H4074-H4082 [25AP]

Federal budget effects of public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734), S9412 [1AU]

International comparison of central Government taxes as percents of gross domestic product, H3273 [15AP]

Monthly payments rates to medicare managed care plans, E1786 [28SE]

Nondefense discretionary spending, S5525 [23MY]

Provisions in reconciliation bill that violate Budget Act rule on deficit reduction goals, S8423 [22JY]

Republican budget deficits with and without the tax cut, S6182 [13JN]

Revised allocations and aggregates to the concurrent resolution on the budget, H3704 [23AP]

Senator Hollings on truth in budgeting, S5795 [5JN]

Total U.S. Federal revenue as percents of gross domestic product, H3274 [15AP]

Votes on legislation dealing with taxation, Federal spending, Federal employee reductions, and welfare and medical assistance (1968), S5796 [5JN]

Testimonies

Dept. of Defense Budget Request Relative to Modernization: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6935-S6937 [26JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 131, transmission procedures of H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs continuing appropriations, relative to balanced budget submission, H231 [5JA]

H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5538-S5550 [23MY], H5198-H5204 [16MY]

H. Con. Res. 193, Government spending and regulatory program reductions, H7128 [9JY]

H. Res. 328, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1643, most-favored-nation status for Bulgaria, H2 [3JA]

H. Res. 336, disposition of Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs continuing appropriations, H226 [5JA], H335 [9JA]

H. Res. 342, House Rules relative to same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H842 [25JA]

H. Res. 354, question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling, H1064 [31JA], H1182 [1FE]

H. Res. 355, consideration of H.R. 2924, payment of Social Security benefits relative to the debt limit extension, H1185 [1FE]

H. Res. 356, engrossment of H.R. 2409, public debt ceiling, H1179 [1FE]

H. Res. 371, consideration of H.R. 3021, debt limit enforcement and obligated trust fund protection, H1781 [7MR]

H. Res. 372, consideration of H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H1793 [7MR]

H. Res. 386, consideration of H.J. Res. 165, continuing appropriations, H2565 [21MR]

H. Res. 391, consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2972 [28MR]

H. Res. 395, consideration of H.J. Res. 159, constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, H3256 [15AP]

H. Res. 396, consideration of H.R. 842, Truth in Budgeting Act, H3497 [17AP]

H. Res. 411, consideration of H.J. Res. 175, continuing appropriations, H3738 [24AP]

H. Res. 412, House Rules relative to same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H3828 [25AP]

H. Res. 415, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H4046 [25AP]

H. Res. 435, consideration of H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, H5189 [16MY]

H. Res. 450, consideration of conference report on H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, H6247 [12JN]

H. Res. 482, consideration of H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H7784 [18JY]

H. Res. 492, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9388 [31JY]

H. Res. 495, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9392 [31JY]

H.J. Res. 1, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S5968 [7JN], S6078 [11JN]

H.J. Res. 159, constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, H3272 [15AP]

H.J. Res. 163, continuing appropriations, H2229 [14MR]

H.J. Res. 165, continuing appropriations, H2578 [21MR]

H.J. Res. 168, waiving enrollment requirements for H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, and H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2857 [26MR]

H.J. Res. 170, continuing appropriations, H3204 [29MR]

H.J. Res. 175, continuing appropriations, H3745 [24AP]

H.R. 2880, continuing appropriations, H883-H889 [25JA]

H.R. 2924, payment of Social Security benefits relative to the debt limit extension, S726 [1FE], H1197 [1FE]

H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2441-S2543 [20MR], H1879-H1942 [7MR]

H.R. 3021, debt limit enforcement and obligated trust fund protection, H1787 [7MR]

H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2987-H2998 [28MR]

H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8673-S8736 [24JY]

S. 1568, tax provision extension, S1182-S1184 [9FE]

S. 1835, expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to line-item veto, S5773 [4JN]

S. 1856, Medicare Restoration Act, S6083 [11JN]

S. 1858, Medicare Antifraud Act, S6086-S6096 [11JN]

S. 1859, Medicare Restore Trust Act, S6096 [11JN]

S. 1892, Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act, S6531 [19JN]

S. 2013, Government Shutdown Prevention Act, S9435 [1AU]

S. Con. Res. 38, balance, S89, S99 [5JA]

S. Res. 214, payment of Social Security benefits relative to the debt limit extension, S514 [26JA]

S. Res. 237, public debt reduction, S3229 [29MR]

S.J. Res. 38, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget (96th Congress), S5901 [6JN]

S.J. Res. 41, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget (103d Congress), S5968 [7JN], S6077 [11JN]

S.J. Res. 49, constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, S1368 [27FE]

S.J. Res. 53, corrections to conference report on H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S4390 [30AP], H4131 [30AP]

Transcripts

Allocation of Economic Assistance News Conference, S6627 [20JN]

Executive Shutdown Statistics Miss the Mark: CNN broadcast, S76 [5JA]

BUDUSKY, ROBERT A.

Remarks in Senate

Postal Service: tribute to murdered letter carrier, S864 [1FE]

BUELL, DOROTHY

Remarks in House

Save the Dunes Council: anniversary, E1938 [21OC]

BUESCHER, ELIZABETH

Remarks in House

Grand Junction, CO: tribute to Grand Junction High School Knowledge Bowl team, E1010 [6JN]

BUFFALO, NY

Articles and editorials

Seymour Knox III Leaves Legacy to the Community He Cared For, S5747 [4JN]

Seymour Knox III Leaves Legacy to the Community He Cared for, E928 [24MY]

Remarks in House

Community service: anniversary of 100 Club of Buffalo Inc., and Buffalo Bisons Baseball/Law Enforcement, Fire, and EMS Appreciation Day, E754 [9MY]

Helen G. Jacob Women's Wellness Center: dedication, E111 [30JA]

Resolutions by organizations

Restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the Capitol Building rotunda: Buffalo Federation of Women's Clubs, E775 [10MY]

BUFFALO BISONS (baseball team)

Remarks in House

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of 100 Club of Buffalo Inc., and Buffalo Bisons Baseball/Law Enforcement, Fire, and EMS Appreciation Day, E754 [9MY]

BUFFALO FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS

Resolutions by organizations

Restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the Capitol Building rotunda, E775 [10MY]

BUFFALO (NY) NEWS

Articles and editorials

Close Loophole That Has the Public Subsidizing Ever Glitzier Stadiums, S11105 [20SE]

Don't Let Rush to Welfare `Reform' Leave Some of Needy Without Help, S9332 [1AU]

Erma Bombeck and the Ride of Her Life, E926 [24MY]

Erma Bombeck Was Company for Stay-at-Home Moms, E926 [24MY]

Seymour Knox III Leaves Legacy to the Community He Cared For, S5747 [4JN]

Seymour Knox III Leaves Legacy to the Community He Cared for, E928 [24MY]

BUFFALO (NY) POLISH AMERICAN JOURNAL

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1892 [1OC]

BUKOSHI, BUJAR

Addresses

Ignoring the Lessons of History in the Balkans, E824 [16MY]

BULGARIA, REPUBLIC OF

Addresses

Democracy Efforts in Balkan States: John Brademas, National Endowment for Democracy, S6152 [12JN]

Amendments

Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), S84, S86 [5JA], H203 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H201 [5JA]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2853), H330 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 328), H90 [3JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (see H. Res. 334), H186 [4JA]

Messages

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria Relative to Compliance With International Emigration Policies: President Clinton, S554 [30JA], S8011 [17JY], H931 [30JA], H7720 [17JY]

Motions

Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H203, H206 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H6 [3JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H203 [5JA]

Remarks in House

Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H50 [3JA], H111, H120 [4JA], H206-H216 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H2-H7 [3JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H193-H203 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2853), H1673-H1675, H1697 [5MR]

Remarks in Senate

Eastern European countries: democracy efforts in Balkan States, S6152 [12JN]

Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), S78 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), unanimous-consent agreement, S84-S89 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2853), S7341 [28JN]

Reports filed

Bulgaria Most-Favored-Nation Status: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 2853) (S. Rept. 104-265), S4937 [9MY]

Consideration of Motion To Dispose of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1643, Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 334) (H. Rept. 104-447), H186 [4JA]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2853) (H. Rept. 104-466), H1635 [29FE]

Nomination of Avis T. Bohlen To Be Ambassador to Bulgaria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H6 [3JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 328, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1643, most-favored-nation status for Bulgaria, H2 [3JA]

H. Res. 334, consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1643, most-favored-nation status for Bulgaria, H193 [5JA]

H.R. 2853, most-favored-nation status for Bulgaria, H1673 [5MR]

BULKELEY, JOHN D.

Eulogies

By Peter W. Bulkeley, H5280 [16MY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H3643 [18AP], H4837, H4886-H4891 [10MY], H5275-H5278 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3750 [22AP], S4514 [1MY]

BULKELEY, PETER W.

Eulogies

Bulkeley, John D., H5280 [16MY]

BULLARD, LARCENIA J.

Remarks in House

Dade County, FL: tribute to women's achievements, E450 [26MR]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ

Remarks in House

Sports: tribute to Little League Junior League All-Star baseball team, E1649 [19SE]

BULOW, ROBERT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1017 [6JN]

BUMPERS, DALE (a Senator from Arkansas)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S596 [31JA], S852 [1FE], S921, S974, S977, S993, S994 [6FE], S1024, S1040, S1140, S1141, S1150 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8487 [22JY], S8543, S8545, S8580 [23JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2055, S2105, S2118 [14MR], S2173, S2204 [15MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8358, S8379 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5100 [15MY], S5200 [16MY], S5243, S5273 [17MY], S5326, S5334, S5382, S5384, S5391, S5395 [20MY], S5488, S5501 [22MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2876 [26MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6393, S6412 [18JN], S6536 [19JN], S6867, S6891 [25JN], S6961, S7029, S7043 [26JN], S7093 [27JN], S7321 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7830, S7831 [12JY], S7989, S7992, S8058 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10584, S10596, S10614 [16SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10168, S10202 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9799, S9856 [4SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6726 [24JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9000 [26JY], S9042, S9075 [29JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8758, S8781, S8869, S8874 [25JY]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2400, S2404, S2437 [20MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8358, S8379 [19JY]

SBA: enhance safety and soundness of the Small Business Investment Company Program (S. 1784), S8923, S8936 [25JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2160, S2199 [15MR]

Taxation: treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (H.R. 3693), S8456 [22JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1296, Presidio facilities management, S5298 [17MY]

———H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR]

———H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Drought We Can't Afford, Daniel S. Greenberg, S8585 [24JY]

Montana Mining Town Fights Gold-Rush Plan, James Brooke, New York (NY) Times, S370 [25JA]

Welfare Reform in Name Only, David T. Ellwood, New York (NY) Times, S8412 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see S. 1688), S3731 [19AP]

National parks and recreation areas: prevent mining on certain lands (see S. 1737), S4851 [8MY]

Naval Petroleum Reserves and Naval Oil Shale Reserves Corp.: establish (see S. 1530), S492 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1808), S6410 [18JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S2431 [20MR]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

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

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

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

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see S. 1690), S3792 [22AP]

Corp. for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety: abolish (see S. 1761), S5093 [15MY]

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

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

Firearms: Civilian Marksmanship Program funding (see S. 1761), S5093 [15MY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see S. 1590), S1516 [5MR]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (see S. 704), S589 [31JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S4940 [9MY]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S1462 [29FE]

Lebanon: restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports (see S. Res. 202), S2659 [21MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

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

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

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

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

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S4627 [2MY]

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

Small business: reform regulatory process (see S. 942), S1683 [11MR]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1487), S7190 [27JN]

Taxation: excise tax exemption for certain emergency medical transportation by air ambulance (see S. 358), S1277 [20FE]

Letters

Tribute to Hattie Caraway: President Clinton, S6902 [25JN]

———Representative Lincoln, S6902 [25JN]

Press releases

Glickman Improves Repayment Options for Producers for Advance Deficiency Payments, S398 [26JA]

Remarks by, on

Admiralty Island National Monument: provide for land exchange, S2079 [14MR], S2276 [19MR]

Agricultural Research Service: funding, S8448 [22JY]

Agriculture: commodity payments, S1047 [7FE]

———improve operation of certain programs, S396-S398 [26JA]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3084 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S686 [1FE], S909 [6FE], S1025, S1026, S1036, S1047 [7FE]

———reform Market Promotion Program, S1025 [7FE], S3084 [28MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8436, S8438, S8448, S8462 [22JY], S8533, S8534, S8537, S8538, S8542, S8543, S8544, S8546 [23JY], S8584, S8593, S8602, S8603, S8612, S8616 [24JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, S9336, S9337 [1AU], S9634 [2AU]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2968, S2989 [27MR]

———making continuing, S368-S370 [25JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2055, S2061, S2078, S2079 [14MR], S2276, S2283, S2285 [19MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11932 [30SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S4995 [14MY]

———balance, S909 [6FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5820, S5822, S5824 [5JN]

———deficit, S4995 [14MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S60 [4JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9383 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8410, S8412, S8413 [22JY], S8501 [23JY]

———reconciliation process, S368-S370 [25JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5057, S5058 [15MY], S5326, S5331, S5333, S5334, S5338 [20MY], S5486, S5487 [22MY], S5510 [23MY]

———treatment of sale of Government assets, S5326, S5331, S5333 [20MY], S5486, S5487, S5488 [22MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2926 [27MR]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, S11525 [27SE]

———White River Basin Lakes flood control and energy production programs, S11525 [27SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: food safety research funding, S9634 [2AU]

———Market Access Program funding, S8462 [22JY], S8584 [24JY]

———Northern Plains Policy Research Center funding, S8603 [24JY]

———payment rate for barley, S8534 [23JY]

———Pesticide Data Program funding, S11932 [30SE]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, S8533 [23JY]

———seafood safety inspections, S2078, S2079 [14MR], S2283 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: eliminate supermajority requirement for decrease in budget, S5334 [20MY], S5510 [23MY]

———F/A-18E/F aircraft development, S7989, S7992 [17JY]

———funding, S5057, S5058 [15MY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7989, S7992 [17JY]

Dept. of Energy: atomic energy defense activities funding, S9042 [29JY], S9089 [30JY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, S3131 [28MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10585, S10586, S10593, S10596 [16SE], S10653, S10655 [17SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9274, S9275 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9799, S9813, S9818 [4SE]

Elections: repeal current system of financing Presidential Election Campaign Fund, S5338 [20MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9042 [29JY], S9089 [30JY]

FDA: regulation of prescription drug industry, S8612 [24JY], S9337 [1AU]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7442 [9JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S60, S61 [4JA]

Hawaii: Center for Applied Aquaculture funding, S9336 [1AU]

Hedberg, Robert: privilege of the floor, S8449 [22JY]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), S3245 [29MR]

Johnson, William B.: Arkansas Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5693 [3JN]

LSC: permit fund recipients to use non-Federal funds in response to public official or legislative hearing information requests, S2055, S2061 [14MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3782 [22AP]

Minimum wage: level, S4995 [14MY]

Mississippi: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service funding, S8438 [22JY]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (S. 1688), S3731 [19AP]

National parks and recreation areas: prevent mining on certain lands (S. 1737), S4864 [8MY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (H.R. 1514), S11666, S11667 [28SE]

Naval Petroleum Reserves and Naval Oil Shale Reserves Corp.: establish (S. 1530), S496 [26JA]

Palier, CA: Horticultural and Water Management Research Laboratory funding, S9336 [1AU]

Parliamentary inquiry, S5328 [20MY], S7989 [17JY], S8436 [22JY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, S4692-S4694 [3MY], S4811 [7MY], S4995 [14MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), S3245 [29MR]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, S10585, S10586, S10593, S10596 [16SE], S10653, S10655 [17SE]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2398, S2402, S2403, S2404, S2405 [20MR], S2591, S2593, S2594, S2597, S2599 [21MR]

———provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on Federal lands, S370 [25JA]

Public welfare programs: modify State family assistance grant determination formula to include the number of children in poverty, S8410, S8412, S8413 [22JY], S8501 [23JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9383 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8410, S8412, S8413 [22JY], S8501 [23JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, S4995 [14MY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program, S9274, S9275 [31JY]

Russia: ban on import of U.S. poultry, S3131 [28MR]

SBA: enhance safety and soundness of the Small Business Investment Company Participating Securities Program, S7442 [9JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S1637 [7MR], S2154, S2155, S2162, S2168 [15MR], S3245 [29MR]

Space policy: space station program funding, S9799, S9813, S9818 [4SE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, S2926 [27MR]

Van Horn, Mac: Industrial Developers of Arkansas Developer of the Year award recipient, S9165 [30JY]

WIC: funding, S8436 [22JY]

Texts of

S. 1530, Naval Petroleum Reserves and Naval Oil Shale Reserves Corp. establishment, S496-S498 [26JA]

S. 1737, Yellowstone Protection Act, S4864 [8MY]

Tributes

Caraway, Hattie, S6902 [25JN]

Jinks, Harold, S12440 [21OC]

Pryor, Senator, S11134 [24SE]

Willock, Carl S., S526 [26JA]

BUNCH, KELLY

Remarks in House

LeGrand Smith Scholarship: recipient, E787 [14MY]

BUNN, JIM (a Representative from Oregon)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H8793 [30JY]

———H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H10048 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 2935), H1224 [1FE]

Oregon: transfer of Oregon and California Railroad Grant Lands, Coos Bay Military Wagon Road Grant Lands, and public domain lands (see H.R. 3769), H7259 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H5935 [5JN]

Crime: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H11396 [26SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2665 [21MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H4800 [9MY]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

———substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6285 [12JN]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H4424 [2MY]

House Rules: treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see H. Res. 263), H1139 [31JA]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (see H.R. 3134), H2664 [21MR]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H4646 [8MY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H4646 [8MY]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H5570 [23MY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1716 [5MR]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10602 [18SE]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Taxation: treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]

———treatment of tax free corporate liquidations and receipt of debt-financed property in such a liquidation (see H.R. 4243), H11526 [27SE]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Letters

Oregon National Guard's response to flooding emergency: Raymond F. Rees, Oregon National Guard, E283 [6MR]

Partial-birth abortions: Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, H10637 [19SE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10637 [19SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration (H. Res. 372), H1801 [7MR]

Armed Forces: organization and management of reserve components (H.R. 1646), E283 [6MR]

Armenia: blockade by Turkey, H5884, H5885 [5JN]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (H.R. 2935), E166 [5FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H117 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6618, H6619 [19JN], H6656, H6657, H6662 [20JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7227 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6861, H6862 [26JN]

Education: student financial aid programs, H7227 [10JY]

EPA: wastewater operator training grants, H6861, H6862 [26JN]

Floods: disaster assistance to Pacific Northwestern States, E283 [6MR]

Foreign aid: limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5884, H5885 [5JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5884, H5885, H5902 [5JN]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H6618, H6619 [19JN]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6656, H6657, H6662 [20JN]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program, H1801 [7MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3133 [28MR]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (S. 1636), H10552 [18SE]

Turkey: restrict U.S. assistance relative to acknowledgement of Armenian genocide and honoring of victims, H5902 [5JN]

Votes: position on missed, E889 [23MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Dept. of the Interior: views on funding national parks, national forests, and public lands, H9837 [2AU]

Statements

Partial-Birth Abortions: Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, H10637, H10638 [19SE]

BUNNING, JIM (a Representative from Kentucky)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7344 [11JY]

Articles and editorials

Pitcher Speaks, Bunning Expounds on Baseball, and Life, E1519 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Health: improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (see H.R. 4230), H11525 [27SE]

Social Security Administration: extend demonstration projects (see H.R. 4039), H10174 [10SE]

Taxation: clarify the reasonable cause exception from penalties for failure to file returns or to pay taxes (see H.R. 3137), H2664 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 3818), H8635 [29JY]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H7260 [10JY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6915 [26JN]

———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H6509 [18JN]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6414 [13JN]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H5173 [15MY]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2665 [21MR]

———research programs for lymphangioleimyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H6764 [25JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462, 3514), H7260 [10JY], H8375 [24JY]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H1139 [31JA]

Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H3650 [18AP]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H4647 [8MY]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H1986 [7MR]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (see H.R. 3286), H3730 [23AP]

———protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H1507 [28FE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H8248 [23JY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H6532 [19JN]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H9925 [2AU]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H5647 [29MY]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H3388 [15AP]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10601 [18SE]

Health: administration of drugs and devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3149), H2664 [21MR]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H6915 [26JN]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H1507 [28FE]

Medicare: hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H8635 [29JY]

———liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H6531 [19JN]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H1325 [27FE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H11230 [25SE]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7154 [9JY]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (see H.R. 4073), H10386 [12SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1986 [7MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1986 [7MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3820 [24AP]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H774 [23JA]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H3581 [17AP]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H5818 [4JN]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H9706 [1AU]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see H.R. 2924), H1223 [1FE]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H1507 [28FE]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H2558 [20MR]

Taxation: application of retail tax relative to certain heavy duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 4090), H10721 [19SE]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H1138 [31JA]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776), H1226 [1FE]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H2123 [12MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6509 [18JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H189 [5JA]

Documents

Arkansas State Code for Consideration of Child's Minority Race or Ethnic Heritage-Religious Preference, H4782 [9MY]

Histories

Baseball Statistics and Significant Dates, H2326 [19MR]

Letters

Prevention of counterfeiting of Social Security cards: Shirley S. Chater, Social Security Administration, H2452 [19MR]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10623 [19SE]

Agriculture: remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6219 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6219 [12JN]

Appropriations: line-item veto, H2978 [28MR]

Budget: deficit, H5246 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7795 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5246 [16MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6991 [27JN]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H2474 [20MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3301 [15AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7344, H7348 [11JY]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4782, H4785 [9MY]

Federal employees: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration employees, H7344, H7348 [11JY]

Health: improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (H.R. 4230), E1774 [28SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9806 [1AU]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3000 [28MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2978 [28MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2453, H2455 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11066 [25SE]

Law enforcement: monitoring of telecommunication activities, H2174 [13MR]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5351 [21MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3000 [28MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2978 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7795 [18JY]

Social Security: increase earnings limit, H3000 [28MR]

Social Security Administration: extend demonstration projects (H.R. 4039), H10478, H10480 [17SE]

———prevent counterfeiting of Social Security cards, H2453, H2455 [19MR]

Sports: appreciation for tributes on election to Baseball Hall of Fame, H1698 [5MR]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4782, H4785 [9MY]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (H.R. 2778), H1670, H1671, H1697 [5MR]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2174 [13MR]

William H. Natcher Bridge: designate (H.R. 3572), H6463 [18JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9918 [2AU]

Major League Baseball: induction into Baseball Hall of Fame, H8386 [25JY], E1519 [5SE]

Sports: tribute on election to Baseball Hall of Fame, H1698, H1699 [5MR], H1720 [6MR]

Tribute, H2326 [19MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Sports: tribute on election to Baseball Hall of Fame, S2137 [14MR]

Tributes

Gibeau, Arlene, E481 [28MR]

BURAN, SCOTT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1074 [12JN]

BURBANK, STEPHEN B.

Letters

Nomination of William A. Fletcher to be circuit judge, S12160 [2OC]

BURCH, J. THOMAS, JR.

Letters

Procedures for determining status of certain missing members of the Armed Forces, H2079 [12MR]

BURDEN, CARTER

Remarks in House

Tribute, E101 [25JA]

BURDICK, LINDA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E779 [10MY]

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS

Remarks in House

Federal employees: provide voluntary separation incentives, H7696 [17JY]

Firearms: prohibit possession by convicted felons, H7678, H7679 [17JY]

Law enforcement: funding, H7616, H7620 [16JY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: accuracy, E1461 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Firearms: prohibit possession by certain felons, S12164 [2OC]

———prohibit possession by convicted felons, S10320, S10321 [11SE]

Testimonies

Church Arson Prevention Act, S6524 [19JN]

BUREAU OF CATHOLIC INDIAN MISSIONS

Letters

Regulations relative to certain Native American adoption and child custody proceedings, S11458 [26SE]

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

Amendments

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (S. 1972), S10019, S10024 [6SE]

Analyses

Improve Delivery of Employment and Nutrition Programs to Older Native Americans (S. 1972), S8160 [18JY]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (H.R. 3219), H11617-H11621 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions

Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe (see H.R. 4199), H11394 [26SE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: technical corrections (see S. 1869), S6225 [13JN]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: extend self-governance regulations (see S. 1608), S1855 [12MR]

Management: reorganization (see H.R. 3354), H4302 [30AP]

Native Americans: administrative procedures for extension of Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 2997), H1635 [29FE]

———authorizing appropriations for certain programs (see H.R. 3066), H2123 [12MR]

———establish pilot project to oversee issuance of bonds to provide funding for construction of schools (see H.R. 4151), H11047 [24SE]

———extend tribal authority to manage certain Federal programs that directly benefit Native Americans (see H.R. 3034), H1775 [6MR]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (see H.R. 3219), H3230 [29MR]

———repeal Indian trading laws (see H.R. 3215), H3230 [29MR]

North Carolina: Federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe (see H.R. 3810), H7533 [12JY]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (see S. 1972), S8156 [18JY]

Public lands: provide that certain tribal lands held in trust be defined as entitlement land (see H.R. 4202), H11394 [26SE]

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: enhance administrative authority of college president (see S. 2189), S12194 [2OC]

United Houma Nation: Federal recognition and settlement of land claims (see H.R. 3671), H6508 [18JN]

Letters

Housing program funding relative to tribal self-governance: Jacqueline L. Johnson, National American Indian Housing Council, S12406 [3OC]

———W. Ron Allen, National Congress of American Indians, S12406 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe (H.R. 4199), E1750 [27SE]

Intergovernmental relations: require tax agreements between tribal, State, and local governments prior to any new Federal land transfers into tribal trusts, H6664-H6667 [20JN]

Management: reorganization (H.R. 3354), E667 [30AP]

Native Americans: establish pilot project to oversee issuance of bonds to provide funding for construction of schools (H.R. 4151), E1683 [25SE]

———establish trust fund for certain tribal infrastructure projects for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (H.R. 2512), H10154-H10156 [10SE]

———extend tribal authority to manage certain Federal programs that directly benefit Native Americans (H.R. 3034), H3423 [16AP], E288 [6MR]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance, H4566 [8MY], H4721-H4724 [9MY], E760 [10MY]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (H.R. 3219), H11603-H11622 [28SE], E503, E507 [29MR]

———repeal Indian trading laws (H.R. 3215), H8603, H8604 [29JY], E521 [29MR]

———technical corrections to certain laws (H.R. 2726), H763-H765 [23JA]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (S. 1972), H11476-H11485 [27SE]

Schools: funding for Santa Clara Day School construction project, H6596 [19JN]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: funding for roads and sanitation programs for Alaskan native villages, S11914, S11915 [30SE]

Funding, S431 [26JA]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: technical corrections (S. 1869), S6226 [13JN]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: extend self-governance regulations (S. 1608), S1867 [12MR]

Management: reorganization, S11875 [30SE]

Native Americans: establish trust fund for certain tribal infrastructure projects for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (H.R. 2512), S11049, S11050 [19SE]

———extend tribal authority to manage certain Federal programs that directly benefit Native Americans (H.R. 3034), S3407 [16AP], S3691 [18AP], S3792 [22AP]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (H.R. 3219), S12405-S12407 [3OC]

———repeal Indian trading laws (H.R. 3215), S9316 [31JY]

———technical corrections to certain laws (H.R. 2726), S530 [26JA]

———Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation school construction funding, S10535 [13SE]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (S. 1972), S8159 [18JY], S9982 [5SE], S10024 [6SE], S12391 [3OC]

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: enhance administrative authority of college president (S. 2189), S12195 [2OC]

Talihina, OK: funding for health care facility for Choctaw Nation, S10531 [13SE]

Reports filed

BIA Reorganization Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 814) (S. Rept. 104-227), S491 [26JA]

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1264) (S. Rept. 104-362), S10075 [9SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2512) (H. Rept. 104-765), H10040 [4SE]

Improve Delivery of Employment and Nutrition Programs to Native Americans Under the Older Americans Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1972) (S. Rept. 104-355), S9742 [3SE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1869) (S. Rept. 104-346), S9294 [31JY]

Repeal Indian Trading Laws: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3215) (H. Rept. 104-681), H7779 [17JY]

Summaries

Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act (S. 1869), S6227 [13JN]

Texts of

H.R. 2512, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act, H10154 [10SE]

H.R. 2726, technical corrections to certain laws relative to Native Americans, H763 [23JA]

H.R. 3034, tribal authority to manage certain Federal programs that directly benefit Native Americans, H3423 [16AP]

H.R. 3215, repeal Indian trading laws, H8603 [29JY]

H.R. 3219, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act, H11603-H11613 [28SE]

S. 1608, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act self-governance regulations, S1868 [12MR]

S. 1869, Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act, S6226 [13JN]

S. 1972, improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans under the Older Americans Act, S10024 [6SE]

S. 1972, improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to older Native Americans, S8159 [18JY]

S. 1972, improve delivery of Older Americans Act employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans, S12391-S12398 [3OC], H11476-H11483 [27SE]

S. 2189, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act, S12195 [2OC]

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS REORGANIZATION ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 814) (S. Rept. 104-227), S491 [26JA]

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Articles and editorials

Experimental Price Index for Elderly Consumers, S5371-S5374 [20MY]

Fact and Fancy—CPI Biases and the Federal Budget, S5407-S5410 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System: establish (see S. 2119), S11294 [25SE]

Information services: provide safeguards for confidentiality of statistical information (see H.R. 3924), H9566 [31JY]

Letters

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System establishment: several former Council on Economic Advisers chairmen, S11299 [25SE]

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

Memorandums

Big Choices—Budget and Economic Agenda: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S5456 [21MY]

Remarks in House

Information services: provide safeguards for confidentiality of statistical information (H.R. 3924), E1452 [1AU]

Remarks in Senate

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System: establish (S. 2119), S11296 [25SE]

Consumer Price Index: calculation, S5343-S5352, S5357-S5361, S5369, S5370 [20MY], S5401-S5407, S5437, S5456 [21MY], S5479 [22MY], S5512 [23MY]

Tables

Motor gasoline retail prices—U.S. city average, S4665 [3MY]

Organizations comprising national statistical infrastructure, S11296 [25SE]

Texts of

S. 2119, Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System establishment, S11298 [25SE]

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Amendments

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2253 [18MR], S2400, S2404, S2432, S2437 [20MR], S2621, S2659, S2662 [21MR]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), consideration (H. Res. 303), H5067 [15MY]

Articles and editorials

Domenici's Grazing Bill Fosters Better Stewardship, S2392 [20MR]

Lets Get Off Dead Center on Utah Wilderness Debate, S2778 [25MR]

Politics, Prices, S4640 [2MY]

Promises, Promises—Utah Land Grab Would Hurt Sterling Forest, S2912 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (see S. 1807), S5567 [23MY]

———conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (see S. 1851), S5980 [7JN]

———conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (see S. 1998), S9072 [29JY]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: conveyance of certain lands to village corporations within the Cook Inlet Region (see H.R. 3061), H2122 [12MR]

Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 3290), H3730 [23AP]

California: exchange of certain Federal lands (see H.R. 3147), H2664 [21MR]

Manzanar Historic Site: exchange of public lands (see S. 2052; H.R. 3006), S9853 [4SE], H1715 [5MR]

Public lands: right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees (see H.R. 3377), H4396 [1MY]

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

Ward Valley, CA: conveyance of land for construction of a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility (see S. 1596), S1649 [7MR]

Letters

Designate certain Utah lands as wilderness: Bob Armstrong, Dept. of the Interior, S2848 [26MR]

———C. Booth Wallentine, Utah Farm Bureau Federation, S2780 [25MR]

———Janet Cannon, Utah State Office of Education, S2780 [25MR]

———Linda Parkinson and Paula M. Plant, S2780 [25MR]

———Melvin R. Brown and R. Lane Beattie, S2747, S2779 [25MR]

———Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, S2778 [25MR]

———several elected Utah officials, S2747-S2749, S2776 [25MR]

———Wilma E. Frey, Highlands Coalition, S2912 [27MR]

Domestic livestock grazing fees: Russell Shay, Nature Conservancy (organization), S2394 [20MR]

Omnibus parks and public lands projects, Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, S2744 [25MR]

Public Rangelands Management Act: several organizations, S2615 [21MR]

Right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees: R. Patrick Reiten, Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative, E693 [1MY]

Ward Valley Land Transfer Act: Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S4419 [30AP], S4894 [9MY]

———William J. Janklow, Governor of South Dakota, S4419 [30AP], S4894 [9MY]

Lists

Legislative authorities involving BLM, S2744-S2746 [25MR]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: domestic livestock grazing fees, S2391 [20MR]

Utah: designation of certain lands as wilderness, S2749, S2779 [25MR]

Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration: designation of certain lands as wilderness, S2780 [25MR]

Press releases

Designate Certain Utah Lands as Wilderness: Senator Bradley, S2773 [25MR]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 3290), E605 [23AP]

California: exchange of certain Federal lands (H.R. 3147), H9969, H9970 [4SE]

Dept. of the Interior: management of multiple use public lands, H1319-H1323 [27FE]

INS: deployment of Border Patrol agents and improvement of physical barriers at the border near San Diego, CA, H6678 [20JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: land acquisition funding, H6550-H6557 [19JN]

Manzanar Historic Site: exchange of public lands (H.R. 3006), H9452 [31JY], E273 [5MR]

Public lands: right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees (H.R. 3377), E692 [1MY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), consideration (H. Res. 303), H5033 [14MY], H5060-H5069 [15MY]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S. 1807), S5584 [23MY]

———conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (S. 1851), S5980 [7JN]

———conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (S. 1998), S9072 [29JY]

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge: funding for relief relative to wildfires, S11915, S11916 [30SE]

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program: funding, S5262, S5263 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior: restoration and enhancement of biotic resources on watershed land, S10582, S10583 [16SE]

Malpai Borderlands Group: tribute to conservation efforts in Arizona and New Mexico, S3764 [22AP]

Manzanar Historic Site: exchange of public lands (S. 2052), S9854 [4SE]

National Forest Management Act: anniversary, S11564 [27SE]

National Park Service: funding, S10570 [16SE]

National parks and recreation areas: imposition of recreation fees, S11913, S11914 [30SE]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, S4636 [2MY], S4694 [3MY], S10585-S10598 [16SE], S10653-S10656 [17SE], S11102 [20SE]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2253 [18MR], S2389-S2408, S2411-S2417 [20MR], S2591-S2622 [21MR], S2832 [25MR]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR], S2403 [20MR]

———open conservation reserve lands to domestic livestock grazing, S4639 [2MY]

———preserve sporting activities on grasslands, S2621 [21MR]

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

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, S2739-S2790 [25MR], S2847-S2849, S2855 [26MR], S2907-S2927 [27MR], S4512 [1MY]

Ward Valley, CA: conveyance of land for construction of a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility (S. 1596), S1649 [7MR], S1663-S1665 [11MR], S4418 [30AP], S4698-S4703, S4726 [6MY], S4893 [9MY], S5623 [23MY]

Reports filed

BLM Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3290) (H. Rept. 104-658), H7114 [8JY]

California Exchange of Certain Federal Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3147) (H. Rept. 104-760), H10039 [4SE]

Conveyance of Certain Lands Under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2560) (H. Rept. 104-643), H7105 [27JN]

Improve Quality of National Parks and Recreation Areas Visitor Services Relative to Incentive-Based Recreation Fees: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2107) (H. Rept. 104-757), H10039 [4SE]

Manzanar Historic Site Exchange of Public Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3006) (H. Rept. 104-709), H8597 [26JY]

Moratorium on Federal Regulations Relative to Right-of-Way Construction on Public Land: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1425) (S. Rept. 104-261), S4937 [9MY]

Public Rangelands Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1459) (H. Rept. 104-674), H7532 [12JY]

Ward Valley Land Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1596) (S. Rept. 104-247), S3154 [28MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Domestic livestock grazing fees: Club 20 (organization), S2391 [20MR]

Summaries

Public Rangelands Management Act (S. 1459), S2597 [21MR]

Tables

Cattle producer profitability, S2598 [21MR]

Percentage of New Mexico ranches reliant on Federal grazing lands, S2592 [21MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 303, consideration of H.R. 1745, Utah wilderness land designation, H5060 [15MY]

H.R. 3006, Manzanar Historic Site exchange of public lands, H9453 [31JY]

H.R. 3147, Federal land exchange in California, H9969 [4SE]

S. 1459, Public Rangelands Management Act, S2887-S2893 [26MR]

S. 1596, Ward Valley Land Transfer Act, S1650 [7MR]

S. 1807, Kake Tribal Corporation Land Exchange Act, S5584 [23MY]

BUREAU OF MINES

Articles and editorials

Bruce Babbitt as Gold Digger, S360 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: arrange for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands (see H.R. 2906, 4168), H973 [30JA], H11229 [25SE]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: arrange for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands (H.R. 4168), H11268-H11273 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: arrange for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands (H.R. 4168), S11669 [28SE]

Mining and mineral resources: mining law reform, S359 [25JA]

Public lands: provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on Federal lands, S370 [25JA]

Texts of

H.R. 4168, Helium Privatization Act, H11268-H11270 [26SE]

BUREAU OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS (publication)

Articles and editorials

HCFA Officials Warn HMOs To Provide Good Grievance Plans—Rule in Development, E1725 [26SE]

Vladeck Urges Managed Care Groups To Improve Appeals Process, E1725 [26SE]

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

Articles and editorials

Senate Should Restore A-LP, S9092 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: fair payment for use of Bureau of Reclamation water (see H.R. 3917), H8982 [30JY]

Dept. of the Interior: access to outfitter and guide services on Federal lands (see S. 2194), S12303 [3OC]

Fall River County, SD: construction of rural water system (see S. 2038; H.R. 3985), S9554 [2AU], H9922 [2AU]

Irrigation: clarify farm acreage and income limitations for eligibility for subsidized irrigation water (see S. 1798), S5566 [23MY]

———extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska and Kansas (see S. 1649; H.R. 3350), S3156 [28MR], H4302 [30AP]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (see S. 1780), S5378 [20MY]

Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District: settlement (see S. 2018; H.R. 3777), S9554 [2AU], H7260 [10JY]

Perkins County, SD: construction of rural water system (see S. 2039; H.R. 3986), S9554 [2AU], H9923 [2AU]

Texas: transfer title for Bureau of Reclamation projects to local control (see S. 1719), S4517 [1MY]

Press releases

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Adjustment, S5379 [20MY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: fair payment for use of Bureau of Reclamation water (H.R. 3917), E1404 [30JY]

California: Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley water quality projects funding, H8338 [24JY]

Colorado: formation and funding of Animas La Plata water storage project, H8335, H8343-H8346 [24JY], E1377 [25JY], E1464 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: Central Arizona Project funding, H8342, H8343 [24JY]

Fall River County, SD: construction of rural water system (H.R. 3985), E1493 [2AU]

Irrigation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska and Kansas (S. 1649), H12292 [4OC]

Perkins County, SD: construction of rural water system (H.R. 3986), E1493 [2AU]

Phoenix, AZ: tribute to Bureau of Reclamation and the Salt River Project, E561 [17AP]

Salton Sea: development of mitigation plan, H8339, H8340 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Colorado: formation and funding of Animas La Plata water storage project, S8986 [26JY], S9057-S9060 [29JY], S9090-S9094 [30JY], S10622 [17SE]

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program: funding, S5262, S5263 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: Central Arizona Project funding, S9044 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior: access to outfitter and guide services on Federal lands (S. 2194), S12308 [3OC]

Fall River County, SD: construction of rural water system (S. 2038), S9590 [2AU]

Irrigation: clarify farm acreage and income limitations for eligibility for subsidized irrigation water (S. 1798), S5568-S5570 [23MY]

———extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska and Kansas (S. 1649), S3157 [28MR], S11667, S11668 [28SE]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (S. 1780), S5379 [20MY]

Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District: settlement (S. 2018), S9555 [2AU]

Perkins County, SD: construction of rural water system (S. 2039), S9590 [2AU]

Public lands: convey certain reclamation project lands to beneficiaries of the projects and devise a distribution scheme for such revenues (S. 620), S7326 [28JN]

Texas: transfer title for Bureau of Reclamation projects to local control (S. 1719), S4517-S4519 [1MY]

Washington: Columbia Basin Federal reclamation project land exchange, S3752 [22AP]

Water: recycling programs, S9101 [30JY]

Reports filed

Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1649), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1649) (S. Rept. 104-380), S11972 [30SE]

Transfer Title for Bureau of Reclamation Projects in Texas to Local Control: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1719) (S. Rept. 104-383), S11972 [30SE]

Transfer Title for Bureau of Reclamation Projects to Local Texas Control: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1719), S10554 [13SE]

Texts of

S. 1649, Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act, S11667 [28SE], H12292 [4OC]

S. 1798, Irrigation Subsidy Reduction Act, S5570 [23MY]

S. 2038, Fall River County, SD, rural water system construction, S9591 [2AU]

S. 2039, Perkins County, SD, rural water system construction, S9592 [2AU]

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS related term(s) Department of Commerce

Bills and resolutions

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

———collection of information relative to individuals who provide care for family members who are unable to care for themselves (see H.R. 4146), H11047 [24SE]

Information services: provide safeguards for confidentiality of statistical information (see H.R. 3924), H9566 [31JY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: Bureau of the Census proposed change in definition of ``farm'', H2128 [13MR]

Information services: provide safeguards for confidentiality of statistical information (H.R. 3924), E1452 [1AU]

Remarks in Senate

Poverty: publication of data, S11401 [26SE]

Reports filed

Sampling and Statistical Adjustment in the Decennial Census—Fundemental Flaws: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-821), H11046 [24SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: 2000 Census, E1565 [11SE]

BURG, AVROHAM

Addresses

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Commemoration, S4258 [25AP]

BURGER, JANE

Letters

Licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion, S2272 [19MR]

BURGOA, ANDRES

Remarks in House

Virginia: tribute to Honor Immigrant Americans Day Award recipients from the Eighth Congressional District, E942 [29MY]

BURKE, ANDREW

Remarks in House

LeGrand Smith Scholarship: award recipient, E771 [10MY]

BURKE, ARLEIGH

Articles and editorials

Mobley Mourns His Navy Commander, E308 [7MR]

BURKE, ARLEIGH A.

Obituaries

Arleigh A. Burke Dies at 94; Naval Hero of World War II, S101 [5JA]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S65 [4JA], S81, S101 [5JA]

BURKE, THOMAS R.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S8150, S8151 [18JY]

Statements

Tribute to Thomas R. Burke: David Durenberger, S8150 [18JY]

———George J. Mitchell, S8150 [18JY]

BURLEY, EDWARD J.

Remarks in House

Sterling Heights, MI: tribute to retirees of Sterling Heights Fire Fighters Union Local No. 1557, E1558 [11SE]

BURLINGTON, NC

Remarks in House

Walter M. Williams High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, E729 [7MY]

BURLINGTON, VT

Articles and editorials

Baseball, Downtown Leader Dies, S122 [10JA]

Baseball Community Mourns Loss of Racine, S122 [10JA]

Called To Serve, S121 [10JA]

Thomas Racine, S122 [10JA]

Volunteer of the Week, S734 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

Criminal Alien Tracking Center: funding, S4405 [30AP]

Rouille, Joyce: Burlington (VT) Free Press Volunteer of the Week honoree, S734 [1FE]

BURLINGTON (VT) FREE PRESS

Articles and editorials

Baseball, Downtown Leader Dies, S122 [10JA]

Baseball Community Mourns Loss of Racine, S122 [10JA]

Called To Serve, S121 [10JA]

One Trinity Grad Magna Cum Lately, S5187 [16MY]

Sister Bonvouloir To Work With Sisters of Mercy, S4314 [29AP]

Thomas Racine, S122 [10JA]

U.S. Foreign Aid Helps Americans at Home, S8743 [25JY]

Volunteer of the Week, S734 [1FE]

Washington Bids Farewell to Jamele, S9008 [29JY]

Remarks in Senate

Rouille, Joyce: Burlington (VT) Free Press Volunteer of the Week honoree, S734 [1FE]

BURMA

Articles and editorials

Aung San Suu Kyi—Striving To Build a Democracy Amid the Harsh Regime of Myanmar, S6250 [13JN]

Bullies of Burma, S8815 [25JY]

Burma Beyond the Pale, S8757, S8815 [25JY]

Burmese Repression, S8815 [25JY]

Weld's Opportunity, S8814 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign trade: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H913 [25JA]

U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 188), H6414 [13JN]

Excerpts

Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi: New York (NY) Times, S129 [10JA]

Letters

Foreign aid to Burma: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8752, S8755, S8809 [25JY]

———Sein Win, Prime Minister of Burma, S8756, S8796 [25JY]

Lists

States, cities, and organizations with boycott resolutions against Burma, S8814 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Foreign policy: army attacks against the Karenni people, E412 [21MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions (H.R. 2892), H5560 [23MY], E1913 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Aung San Suu Kyi: human rights activities, S129 [10JA], S6250 [13JN]

Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8745-S8758, S8795-S8797, S8808-S8816 [25JY]

Foreign aid: allocation, S8745-S8758, S8795-S8797, S8808-S8816 [25JY]

U.S. policy, S12290 [3OC]

BURNS, ARNOLD I.

Addresses

Boys and Girls Clubs of America Tribute, S2218 [18MR], E315 [7MR]

BURNS, BONNIE

Letters

Medicare waste, fraud, and abuse, E452 [26MR]

BURNS, CONRAD R. (a Senator from Montana)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S830, S852 [1FE], S993 [6FE], S1086 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8613, S8645 [24JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1851 [12MR], S1945, S1978 [13MR], S2071, S2072, S2123 [14MR], S2235, S2236, S2245, S2247, S2248 [18MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8336, S8364, S8375 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5274 [17MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2872, S2894 [26MR]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 956), S2438, S2544 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6450, S6535 [19JN], S6891 [25JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), S7051, S7065 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10531, S10559 [13SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9164 [30JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9709, S9747 [3SE], S9916 [5SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8869 [25JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3603, S3679 [18AP]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), S11704, S11743 [28SE]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2432 [20MR], S2621 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8336, S8364, S8375 [19JY]

Technology: cooperative research and development agreements relative to inventions (H.R. 2196), S1078, S1150 [7FE]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4650 [2MY]

Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR]

———H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY]

———H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9957 [5SE]

———H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, S9115 [30JY]

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, S1678 [11MR]

Articles and editorials

How Bureaucrats Rewrite Laws, John J. DiIulio, Jr., Wall Street Journal, S12334 [3OC]

Moving to Metric May Harm Construction Contractors, Carl Horowitz, Investor's Business Daily (publication), S11705 [28SE]

Regulators—Building a Case for Exemption, Cindy Skrzycki, S11706 [28SE]

U.N. `Intrusion' Stirs Anger at Yellowstone—Environmental Alarm Seen as Meddling, Valerie Richardson, Washington (DC) Times, S996 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 1726), S4618 [2MY]

Deerlodge National Forest: provide for land exchange (see S. 1571), S1295 [23FE]

Water: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System (see S. 1989), S8866 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. Con. Res. 63), S5866 [5JN]

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

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S4677 [3MY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see S. 773), S7905 [16JY]

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

California: tribute to NetDay96 (see S. Res. 274), S10690 [17SE]

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

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

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 1587), S1516 [5MR]

Courts: judicial review of forest management activities (see S. 1647), S4979 [13MY]

Crime: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

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

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

Ecology and environment: reauthorize certain educational programs (see S. 1873), S9304 [31JY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: technical amendments (see S. 1379), S10841 [18SE]

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see S. 984), S3316 [15AP]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S313 [23JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S3316 [15AP]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S3797 [22AP]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see S. 1740, 1999), S7769 [11JY], S9072 [29JY]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see S. 2031), S9554 [2AU]

Merchant marine industry: reform certain domestic shipping practices (see S. 1813), S5650 [24MY]

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

Monuments and memorials: require compliance with certain environmental acts and an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (see S. 2150), S11540 [27SE]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see S. 1714), S4316 [29AP]

Music: licensing (see S. 1628), S4426 [30AP]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1839), S5856 [5JN]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S4940 [9MY]

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

National security: national missile defense system (see S. 1635), S3490 [17AP]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S3018 [27MR]

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

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see S. 1505), S1368 [27FE]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see S. 1044), S11313 [25SE]

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

Taxation: extend certain tax provisions (see S. 1568), S2245 [18MR]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see S. 2086), S10684 [17SE]

Transportation: requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (see S. 1661), S3216 [29MR]

Trucking industry: limit the applicability of hazardous material transportation registration and fee requirements relative to the transport of crude oil and condensate (see S. 1689), S6243 [13JN]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see S. 1519), S321 [23JA]

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

Cloture motions

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2795 [25MR], S2924 [27MR]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1678 [11MR], S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR], S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6848 [25JN], S7156 [27JN], S7225 [28JN]

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

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1303 [23FE], S1339, S1344 [27FE], S1406, S1407 [29FE], S1511 [5MR]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11937, S11940 [30SE], S12228 [3OC]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7743 [11JY], S7848, S7916 [16JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4160 [25AP], S4308 [29AP]

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

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4672 [3MY], S4723 [6MY], S4781 [7MY], S4816 [8MY], S4922 [9MY], S4993 [14MY]

Letters

Emergency salvage timber sale program: Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana, S2015 [14MR]

Moratorium on mining patents claims: David B. Rovig, Montana Mining Association, S7052 [26JN]

Reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations: Charlene Barshefsky, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and Carol M. Browner, EPA, S9722 [3SE]

Removal of limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers: Jay T. Downen, Montana Electric Cooperatives' Association, S4322 [29AP]

Motions offered by

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2237 [18MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), S5870 [5JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), S1889, S1899 [12MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3089 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), insert S. 1541 language in lieu, S1889 [12MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S890 [6FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8613 [24JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1849 [12MR], S2013 [14MR], S2220, S2237 [18MR], S2284, S2288 [19MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11915 [30SE]

Billings, MT: Shiloh Interchange project funding, S9282 [31JY]

Bozman, MT: College National Finals Rodeo, S6251 [13JN]

Budget: balance, S4987 [14MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5846 [5JN]

———making certain appropriations and rescissions (S. 1594), S1642 [7MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9387 [1AU]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5257 [17MY], S5513 [23MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2894 [26MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham (S. Con. Res. 45), S1900 [12MR]

Commission on Civil Rights: reauthorize (S. 2187), S12153 [2OC]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1900 [12MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, S7507 [10JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 1726), S4624 [2MY]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S2220, S2237 [18MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2377 [20MR]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S10574 [16SE]

Deerlodge National Forest: provide for land exchange (S. 1571), S1296 [23FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: payment rate for barley, S8613 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6473 [19JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), S7062, S7064, S7065 [26JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, S9462 [2AU], S9870 [5SE]

———military construction funding, S6473 [19JN]

Dept. of HUD: investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, S11224 [25SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10595, S10596 [16SE]

Dept. of Transportation: Essential Air Service Program funding, S5257 [17MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9148, S9149 [30JY], S9282 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9721, S9722 [3SE], S9788 [4SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, S11224 [25SE]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, S10905 [19SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S10574 [16SE]

Earth Day: observance, S4000 [23AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S4883 [9MY]

Endangered species: protection programs funding, S1849 [12MR]

EPA: reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations, S9721, S9722 [3SE]

Eufaula, OK: convey certain Army land (S. 1406), S5870 [5JN]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, S7360 [8JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10745 [18SE]

———reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders, S10745 [18SE]

FERC: fees and licenses for Flint Creek hydroelectric project in Montana, S2288 [19MR]

Fink, Thomas A.: nomination to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, S1900 [12MR]

Fisher-Raining Bird, Danetta F.: Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship recipient, S4875 [8MY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program, S2013 [14MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7507 [10JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9519 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3603 [18AP]

Health Care Financing Administration: determine reimbursement rates for telemedicine services, S3603 [18AP]

Housing: extend certain programs (S. 1494), S1900 [12MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 1578), S3624 [18AP]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S3624 [18AP]

Lame Deer, MT: health care facility funding, S11915 [30SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S10116 [10SE]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, S10116 [10SE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), S11704 [28SE]

Mining and mineral resources: moratorium on mining patents claims, S7052 [26JN]

Montana: land exchange, S2894 [26MR]

Morality and ethics: role of trust in society, S7507 [10JY]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (S. 1714), S4322 [29AP]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (S. 1839), S5860 [5JN]

———Russian animal research programs funding, S9788 [4SE]

National County Government Week: observance, S3738 [19AP]

National Park Week: observance, S4257 [25AP]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S3717 [19AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, S4612 [2MY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S4883 [9MY]

———gasoline tax, S4571 [2MY], S4883 [9MY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S1900 [12MR]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, S10595, S10596 [16SE]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2393 [20MR], S2595, S2609 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9387 [1AU]

Railroads: proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads, S9282 [31JY]

Senate: legislative program, S1903, S1904 [12MR], S4883 [9MY], S5871 [5JN], S7507 [10JY]

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), S10965 [19SE]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S1640 [7MR], S2159 [15MR]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), unanimous-consent agreement, S1889 [12MR]

Tax Freedom Day: observance, S4763 [7MY], S4883 [9MY]

Taxation: rates, S3717 [19AP]

Technology: cooperative research and development agreements relative to inventions (H.R. 2196), S1082 [7FE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S700 [1FE], S12333 [3OC]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (S. 1519), S995 [6FE]

Water: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System (S. 1989), S8866 [25JY]

Reports filed

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3517) (S. Rept. 104-287), S6611 [20JN]

Tributes

Arpan, Roger, S998 [6FE]

Battin, James F., S12051 [1OC]

Bradley, Senator, S11619 [28SE]

Brown, Senator, S11619 [28SE]

Deutsche, Patty, S7366 [8JY]

Diamond, Seth J., S9291 [31JY]

Exon, Senator, S11619 [28SE]

Frahm, Senator, S11619 [28SE]

Hatfield, Senator, S11619 [28SE]

Heflin, Senator, S11619 [28SE]

Johnston, Senator, S11619 [28SE]

Kassebaum, Senator, S11619 [28SE]

Nunn, Senator, S11619 [28SE]

Pell, Senator, S11619 [28SE]

Read, Don, S3419 [17AP]

Simon, Senator, S11619 [28SE]

Simpson, Senator, S11619 [28SE]

Staley, Lori A., S7508 [10JY]

Williams, Representative, S890 [6FE]

BURNS, JOHN F.

Articles and editorials

Decade After Massacre—Some Sikhs Find Justice, E1779 [28SE]

India Denies Atom-Test Plan but Then Turns Ambiguous, S488 [26JA]

Indian Premier Shrugs Off Scandal, E461 [27MR]

BURNS, ROBERT

Articles and editorials

Officer Sorry for Attack on Navy Chief, E1070 [12JN]

BURR, AARON (a former Vice President of the United States)

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E432 [22MR]

BURR, RICHARD (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments offered by, to

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2627 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]

Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see H.R. 2932), H1224 [1FE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 4196), H11394 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H5935 [5JN]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089), H6691 [20JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1363), H2950 [27MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4902 [10MY]

Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see H.R. 4277), H12172 [28SE]

———review use of radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 3065), H2123 [12MR]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H3388 [15AP]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3391), H4423 [2MY]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H3231 [29MR]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

FDA: facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H3388 [15AP]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H2224 [13MR]

———administration of drugs and devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3149), H2664 [21MR]

———allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H5500 [22MY]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H3820 [24AP]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H4110 [25AP]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H774 [23JA]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Information services: adapt copyright laws to digital networked environments of the National Information Infrastructure (see H.R. 2441), H1226 [1FE]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H2665 [21MR]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10602 [18SE]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3171 [28MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3171 [28MR]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see H.R. 3633), H9566 [31JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4647 [8MY]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H6117 [10JN]

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3649 [18AP]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H6532 [19JN]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 2930), H2316 [14MR]

———investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H2316 [14MR]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H3581 [17AP]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H9925 [2AU]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6227 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6227 [12JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11222, H11225, H11226 [25SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H10723 [20SE]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (H.R. 3852), H11116 [25SE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 3199), H5636, H5637, H5638 [29MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (H.R. 3201), H5636, H5637, H5638 [29MY]

———reform, H2968 [28MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (H.R. 3200), H5636, H5637, H5638 [29MY]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2657), H759 [23JA]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (H.R. 3849), H8372 [24JY]

Health care professionals: extend nonimmigrant nurse program, H2627 [21MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2627 [21MR]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (H.R. 4196), E1759 [27SE]

North Carolina Electronics and Information Technologies (organization): tribute, E168 [5FE]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (H.R. 2024), H3676 [23AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, H11222, H11225, H11226 [25SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6752 [25JN]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1154 [1FE]

Votes: correction, E1639 [18SE]

Wake Forest University: tribute to Bowman Gray School of Medicine, E1627 [17SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H6114 [10JN]

Tributes

Burr, Aaron, E432 [22MR]

Rossitch, Eugene, Jr., H6120 [11JN]

BURR RIDGE, IL

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1936 [21OC]

BURRELL, TOM

Remarks in House

Burrell Communications Group (business): anniversary, H6400 [13JN]

BURRELL COMMUNICATIONS GROUP (business)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, H6400 [13JN]

BURRILL, GEORGE

Articles and editorials

U.S. Foreign Aid Helps Americans at Home, S8743 [25JY]

BURROUGHS, BENJAMIN

Letters

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, E751 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Lutheran Brotherhood: Speak for Yourself writing contest award recipient, E751 [9MY]

BURROUGHS, HARRY F., III

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1596 [12SE]

BURROUGHS, MABEL L.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S12440 [21OC]

BURSON, PAT

Articles and editorials

Neighbors Honor Hero Wounded in Shootout, E952 [30MY]

Pastor Honored for Community Ministry, E544 [16AP]

BURTON, CHARLES W.

Reports filed

Nomination to the Board of Directors of the U.S. Enrichment Corp.: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S1969 [13MR]

BURTON, CHESTER O.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E764 [10MY]

BURTON, DAN (a Representative from Indiana)

Addresses

Coast Guard Tribute: Al J. Bernard, E1721 [26SE]

———Ed Barnett, E1721 [26SE]

Amendments offered by, to

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5754 [30MY], H5818 [4JN], H5861, H5863, H5878, H5906 [5JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, H1490 [28FE]

Articles and editorials

Campaign Fund-Raiser Admits Guilt, Jim Hanker and Mark Matthews, Baltimore (MD) Sun, E796 [14MY]

Castro's Blunder, Ernesto F. Betancourt, Washington (DC) Post, E372 [14MR]

Cops Cremated 1,000 as Unidentified, Indian Express (publication), E1394 [29JY]

Cuba Says New U.S. Legislation Has Already Hurt, Reuters (news service), E371 [14MR]

Decade After Massacre—Some Sikhs Find Justice, John F. Burns, New York (NY) Times, E1779 [28SE]

Democrat Guilty of Laundering Contributions, Mary Pemberton, Washington (DC) Times, H5549 [23MY]

Ex-Envoy Denies U.S. Campaign Tie, P.B. Chandra, H5550 [23MY]

First Lady's Prints on Document, Magazine Says, Susan Schmidt, Washington (DC) Post, H4167 [30AP]

Leaving the Gang Behind, Lauralee Ortiz, Palm Springs (CA) Desert Sun, E89 [25JA]

Ottawa Still Loves Tyrant, Toronto (Canada) Sun, E371 [14MR]

Telltale Fingerprints? Newsweek (publication), H4167 [30AP]

U.S. Concern on Embassy Political Role, Aziz Haniffa, H5550 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Aviation: require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (see H.R. 3896), H8556 [25JY]

Beacon (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3914), H8635 [29JY]

Western Atlantic (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3913), H8635 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5052 [14MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H10721 [19SE]

———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H12301 [4OC]

California: settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 3640), H6413 [13JN]

Cambodia: human rights situation (see H. Res. 345), H913 [25JA]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H5501 [22MY]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 429), H5288 [16MY]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6414 [13JN]

———most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 3569), H5817 [4JN]

———oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 3577), H6117 [10JN]

———prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company (see H.R. 3684), H6690 [20JN]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 138), H1226 [1FE]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H10525 [17SE]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H5299 [20MY]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

Dept. of Defense: early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures (see H.R. 3279), H4119 [29AP]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H7154 [9JY]

———safety-sensitive functions relative to individuals that abuse controlled substances (see H.R. 4017), H9924 [2AU]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3391), H10602 [18SE]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H1986 [7MR]

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H5753 [30MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Foreign policy: endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (see H. Con. Res. 212), H10430 [16SE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H2466 [19MR]

———imposition of trade sanctions on countries which threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of illicit drugs (see H.R. 3023), H1986 [7MR]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Health: prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H2124 [12MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5570 [23MY]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H12263 [2OC]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H7260 [10JY]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H7154 [9JY]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H6532 [19JN]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2224 [13MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H4801 [9MY]

Medicare: oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H3231 [29MR]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H1325 [27FE]

Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 162), H1986 [7MR]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H3231 [29MR]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H8248 [23JY]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H331 [5JA]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5754 [30MY]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H913 [25JA]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024, 4281), H1774 [6MR], H12173 [28SE]

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H1635 [29FE]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of expression (see H. Con. Res. 95), H914 [25JA]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4647 [8MY]

Sports: use of instant replay for officiating in professional sporting events (see H.R. 3096), H2315 [14MR]

Taxation: establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (see H.R. 2060), H2713 [22MR]

———establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2060), H3650 [18AP]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8375 [24JY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Veterans: strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (see H.R. 3586), H6286 [12JN]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894, 2937), H1139 [31JA], H1224 [1FE]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H10040 [4SE]

Letters

Puerto Rico self-determination: by, S9557 [2AU], E299 [6MR]

Return of manuscript of book by former FBI agent Gary W. Aldrich to the White House: John E. Collingwood, FBI, H11040 [24SE]

Lists

Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E1207 [27JN]

Press releases

Indian Embassy Caught Red-Handed—Fund Raiser Admits Illegally Laundering Political Contributions: Council of Khalistan, H5551 [23MY]

Worse Than a Genocide, Says Indian Supreme Court: Council of Khalistan, E1394 [29JY]

Remarks by, on

AID: funding, H5861, H5862, H5863, H5864, H5865, H5866 [5JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4085 [25AP]

Arkansas: conviction of defendants involved with Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H5626, H5628 [29MY]

Armed Forces: state of overall defense preparedness, H4169 [30AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E608 [24AP]

———blockade by Turkey, H5882, H5883 [5JN]

Aviation: require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (H.R. 3896), H8524 [25JY], H8562 [26JY]

Bunning, Representative: tribute on election to Baseball Hall of Fame, H1720 [6MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7007 [27JN]

China, Republic of: elections, E464 [27MR]

———observance of National Day, E1649 [19SE]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H4167 [30AP], H4880 [10MY], H5626, H5628 [29MY], H6481 [18JN]

Coachella Valley, CA: tribute to Boys and Girls Club, E89 [25JA]

Coast Guard: tribute, E1721 [26SE]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4552, H4556, H4557 [8MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11377, H11379 [26SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3293 [15AP]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H1280 [27FE]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1738, H1743, H1744 [6MR], E371 [14MR]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 370), H1731 [6MR]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1280 [27FE]

DEA: funding, H8191 [23JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8179, H8191 [23JY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H5188, H5264 [16MY], H10439 [17SE]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5434 [22MY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H6633 [20JN]

———allegations made in book by former FBI agent Gary W. Aldrich, H11040-H11044 [24SE]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 2276), H2067 [12MR]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4813 [10MY]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4771 [9MY]

Foreign aid: limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5882, H5883 [5JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5861, H5862, H5863, H5864, H5865, H5866, H5878, H5882, H5883, H5904, H5905, H5906, H5907, H5908, H5909, H5910, H5911, H5913, H5916 [5JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (H. Res. 445), H5830 [5JN]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H1279 [27FE]

Gadhia, Lalit H.: handling of political contributions from the Indian Embassy, H5549 [23MY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5434 [22MY]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid relative to investigation into certain murders, H5878 [5JN]

India: anniversary of Golden Temple Massacre, E949 [30MY]

———anniversary of Sikh nation, E591 [19AP]

———civil liberties violations in Kashmir, E129 [1FE], E587 [19AP], E796 [14MY]

———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E129 [1FE], E410 [21MR], E1300 [17JY], E1394 [29JY], E1552 [10SE], E1778 [28SE]

———self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (H. Con. Res. 32), H5549 [23MY], E591 [19AP], E949 [30MY]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5906, H5907, H5908, H5909, H5910, H5911, H5913, H5916 [5JN]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (H.R. 1425), H5549 [23MY], E591 [19AP], E949 [30MY]

Indianapolis, IN: tribute to Central High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E541 [16AP]

Law enforcement: monitoring of telecommunication activities, H2169, H2171 [13MR]

Lawrence, IN: tribute to Lawrence Central High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E661 [30AP]

LSC: funding, H8179 [23JY]

National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations: tribute to Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E1207 [27JN]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act, H4813 [10MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5866 [5JN]

Puerto Rico: repeal of certain corporate tax credits, H5434 [22MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H11377, H11379 [26SE]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4813 [10MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4771 [9MY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 1710), H2564 [21MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2169, H2171 [13MR]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9885 [2AU]

Turkey: restrict U.S. assistance relative to acknowledgement of Armenian genocide and honoring of victims, H5904, H5905 [5JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10168 [10SE]

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H670 [24JN], H1323 [27FE], H1714 [5MR], H2121 [12MR], H2866 [26MR], H3580 [17AP], H3657 [22AP], H4299 [30AP], H4428 [6MY], H4900 [10MY], H5563 [23MY], H5644 [29MY], H6114 [10JN], H7530 [12JY], H7655 [16JY], H8091 [22JY], H8634 [29JY], H10427 [16SE], H10521 [17SE], H11524 [27SE]

Reports

Medical Report on Dr. Jagjit Singh Chohan: D.M. Forrest, Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, E1300 [17JY]

Statements

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: by, E371 [14MR]

Tables

Food in Need of Distribution (FIND) Program services provided to Riverside County, CA, E89 [25JA]

Transcripts

Disappearances in Punjab: Ram Narayan Kumar and Lorenz Skerjanz, E410 [21MR]

Tributes

Blowers, Russell F., E1673 [24SE]

Brown, Russell W., H138 [4JA]

Fazio, Anne N., H138 [4JA]

Jacobs, Representative, E1910 [3OC]

Myers, Representative, E1911 [3OC]

BURTON, FAITH

Memorandums

Government Reimbursement for Private Counsel of Terminated Employees of the White House Travel Office, S10308 [11SE]

BURTON, GEARY, T.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11126 [24SE]

BURTON, LEVAR

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S7023 [26JN]

BURTON, MIKE

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S9486 [2AU]

BURUNDI, REPUBLIC OF

Articles and editorials

Avoiding Anarchy in Burundi, S1993 [13MR]

Causes for Hope—Saving Burundi, S1994 [13MR]

Remarks in House

Africa: U.S. policy on humanitarian and political plight, E1180 [26JN]

Reilly, Chris: Dept. of State Valor Award recipient, E245 [28FE]

Salmon, Larry: Dept. of State Valor Award recipient, E245 [28FE]

Remarks in Senate

Civil wars: insurgency, S2799 [25MR]

Foreign policy: U.S. policy on humanitarian and political plight, S1993 [13MR], S8818 [25JY]

International Red Cross: murder of relief workers, S5852 [5JN]

Krueger, Robert: nomination to be Ambassador to Botswana, S5652 [24MY]

Reports

Burundi—An Oklahoma City Massacre Every Hour: Robert Krueger, Ambassador to Burundi, S5652 [24MY]

BUSES see Common Carriers; Motor Vehicles

BUSH, GEORGE (41st President of the United States)

Bills and resolutions relative to

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Letters

George Bush School of Government and Public Service Act, H10466 [17SE]

Remarks in House relative to

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (H.R. 3803), H10465-H10470 [17SE]

Statements

National Science Scholars Program, E1079 [13JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3803, George Bush School of Government and Public Service Act, H10465 [17SE]

BUSH, GEORGE W. (Governor of Texas)

Letters

Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act, S2427 [20MR]

Remarks in House

New York, NY: crime rate, H12298 [4OC]

BUSH, KATHLEEN

Bills and resolutions

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush (see S. Res. 278), S7816 [12JY]

Remarks in Senate

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush (S. Res. 278), S7835 [12JY]

Texts of

S. Res. 278, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush, S7825, S7836 [12JY]

BUSH, MADGELEAN

Remarks in House

Joint Action in Community Service, Inc.: National Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E553 [17AP], E632 [25AP]

BUSH, MICHAEL

Remarks in House

LeGrand Smith Scholarship: award recipient, E766 [10MY]

BUSHNELL, PRUDENCE

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominee, S4189 [25AP]

BUSICK, JOSEPH O.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E135 [1FE]

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY related term(s) Corporations; Industrial Arbitration

Addresses

Acting To Shape the Future: Alex Machaskee, E1116-E1118 [20JN]

American Workers in the 21st Century: Markley Roberts, AFL-CIO, S891-S894 [6FE]

Bowie State University Commencement Address: Colin L. Powell, S9311 [31JY]

Business Partnerships With Schools: Audrey L. Easaw, H10003 [4SE]

Corporate Responsibility at Home and Abroad: Megan Barry, E1021 [6JN]

Institutional Investors: Robert J. Eaton, Chrysler Corp., E436 [22MR]

`Private' Gambling and Public Morality: George Anastaplo, S9449 [1AU]

Rising Tide Must Lift More Boats: Senator Kennedy, S1187-S1190 [9FE]

Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act: William B. Gould IV, NLRB, E617 [24AP]

Telecommunications Conference: Decker Anstrom, National Cable Television Association, E800-E802 [14MY]

Tribute to Dept. of Commerce Employees and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Warren M. Christopher, Harold Ickes, and F. Allen Harris, S6154 [12JN]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown, Dept. of Commerce Employees, and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Jean Kennedy Smith, Ambassador to Ireland, S3710 [19AP]

———William J. Dedinger, H3593 [18AP]

U.S. Automobile Industry Anniversary: Dennis Archer, Mayor of Detroit, MI, E1434 [1AU]

———Keith Crain, American Automobile Centennial Commission, E1431 [1AU]

Advertisements

Is Davis-Bacon Racist?, H5376 [21MY]

Affidavits

Explosion at GOEX Manufacturing Co.: James P. Palmquist, S10363 [12SE]

Amendments

Courts: appointment of bankruptcy judges (H.R. 2604), H6712 [24JN]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8248 [23JY], H8599 [26JY], H8787, H8788, H8790 [30JY]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (H.R. 3900), H8583 [26JY]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 704), S8058 [17JY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S6898, S6899 [25JN], S7402, S7409, S7417 [8JY], S7466, S7494 [9JY]

Government regulations: reform (H.R. 994), H1636 [29FE], H1716, H1717, H1718 [5MR]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H2665 [21MR], H2870 [26MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2973 [28MR]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H7990 [18JY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S7470, S7482, S7484, S7498, S7499 [9JY]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), S11743 [28SE], H8111 [23JY]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6315 [13JN]

Small business: improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), H10041, H10043 [4SE], H10083, H10087, H10088 [5SE]

Taxation: treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (H.R. 3693), S8456 [22JY]

Technology: cooperative research and development agreements relative to inventions (H.R. 2196), S1078, S1150 [7FE], H1262 [27FE]

U.S. Enrichment Corp.: privatization (S. 755), S516 [26JA]

U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (S. 1735), S9619, S9671, S9672 [2AU]

Analyses

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R. 956), S2561 [21MR], H3191 [29MR]

HUBZone Act (S. 1574), S1349 [27FE]

Improve Protections for Workers in Multiple Employer Pension Plans (S. 1842), S5863 [5JN]

Joint and Several Liability For Non-Economic Damages Reform, S2562 [21MR]

Livestock Market Revitalization Act (S. 1939), S7673 [10JY]

Tax Treatment of Environmental Remediation Costs in Empowerment and Enterprise Zones (S. 1911), S7184 [27JN]

Thrift Charter Merger Commission (H.R. 3407), E1250 [11JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act, H2190 [13MR]

———H.R. 3005, regulation and management of financial markets, S7216 [27JN]

———H.R. 3005, Securities Investment Promotion Act, H8330 [24JY]

———H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, S8820 [25JY], H8581 [26JY]

Articles and editorials

After Funeral, a Celebration of a Rich Life—Birthday Party Becomes Tribute to Croatia Victim, S3791 [22AP]

American Patent System Subject to Foreign Power Grab, H3216 [29MR]

And in the Long Run We Should Win, S6251 [13JN]

Another Chance for Health Care Reform, S6272 [14JN]

Anti-Consumer Act of 1996, S2556 [21MR]

Arms Trade Menaces U.S. Security, Panel Says—Clinton-Appointed Group Urges Restraint in Selling Conventional Weapons to Other Countries, S7145 [27JN]

At Rural Day-Care Center, New Wage Floor Could Be Mixed Blessing, H9861 [2AU]

Awaiting the Crisis, S12260 [3OC]

Awful Truth About a Tax Cut, S1375 [27FE]

Bad Solution for the Wrong Problem—How Forcing Up the Minimum Wage Hurts Those Who Need Help Most, H9858 [2AU]

Bad Weather? Just Wait, E46 [22JA]

Boost the Minimum Wage, S4916 [9MY]

Businesses Put Muscle Behind Farm Bill Push, S1899 [12MR]

Call To Tone Down the Violence, S10208 [10SE]

Calling Time on Sports Tax Breaks, S11103 [20SE]

Can Medical Savings Accounts for the Nonelderly Reduce Health Care Costs?, S6637 [21JN]

Casino Gambling—Bring in the Feds, S1153 [7FE]

Clean Health Bill—Get Rid of Those Two ``Killer'' Amendments, S6651 [21JN]

Clinton Claims on Auto Trade Disputed, S3730 [19AP]

Close Loophole That Has the Public Subsidizing Ever Glitzier Stadiums, S11105 [20SE]

Consensus on Teen Smoking, H916 [26JA]

Costly Oversight—Fine Print in GATT Law Could Cost Zantac Users Millions, S3582 [18AP]

Crumbs for the Majority, S3408 [16AP]

Death of My Friend Is Our Loss, S3791 [22AP]

Defeat for Business Bribery Abroad, S3410 [16AP]

Despite Criticism, It Appears Deep Tunnels Did Their Job, H8301 [24JY]

Dubious Crusade for Medical Savings Accounts, S6270 [14JN]

Ducking on Affirmative Action, S8490 [22JY]

800 Perdue Jobs in Danger, S5592 [23MY]

End to Corruption, S3409 [16AP]

Endgame of a Congress—Tightening the Screws on Federal Regulators, H11575 [27SE]

Every Man a Peter Lynch, S2337 [19MR]

Ex-Im Files—How the Taxpayer-Funded Export-Import Bank Helps Ship Jobs Overseas, S10177-S10179 [10SE], S10251-S10254 [11SE]

Fight To Hold the River Back, H8300 [24JY]

Findings Cloud Pollution Theories—Midwest Smog May Not Drift to the Northeast, E1607 [12SE]

Flood Disasters, H8298 [24JY]

Flood Potential Spreads With Growth, H8298 [24JY]

Gambling in the Senate, S5915 [6JN]

Gambling in the Sunlight, S4564 [1MY]

Gambling—A Bad Debt, S5916 [6JN]

Global Economy Hits Home—Local Industry Cashes in on Gains in American Exports, H10166 [10SE]

Glow From a Fire, S309 [23JA]

Golden Rule Has Keen Interest in Insurance Bill, S6754 [24JN]

Greenspan's Good Economy, S6575 [20JN]

Growth of Economic Espionage, S12210 [2OC]

HCFA Officials Warn HMOs To Provide Good Grievance Plans—Rule in Development, E1725 [26SE]

Helium Will Not Fill the Demands of the Future, Physicists Caution, H4143 [30AP]

Help the Working Poor, Raise Minimum Wages, S4915 [9MY]

Hidden Human Toll of Gambling, S6544 [19JN]

Hospitality Is Their Business, E427 [22MR]

How Bureaucrats Rewrite Laws, S12334 [3OC], E1909 [3OC]

How Forcing Up the Minimum Wage Hurts Those Who Need Help Most, H7119 [9JY]

In Defense of Big (Not Bad) Business, S2369 [20MR]

In the Train Wrecks' Aftermath, S1352 [27FE]

Insecurity Regulation, H6445 [18JN]

It Was a Suprisingly Green Christmas for Rollerblade Employees, S308 [23JA]

It Was a Surprisingly Green Christmas for Rollerblade Employees, S128 [10JA]

It's a Small Business World, H10164-H10166 [10SE]

Japan Inc. Revisited, E331 [13MR]

Key Test for Dole, S6650 [21JN]

Labor Shortages May Be Slowing Economy, S6576 [20JN]

Lessons From the Train Disaster, S1352 [27FE]

Let the Owners Pay, S11104 [20SE]

Let's Vote on Minimum Wage, S4916 [9MY]

Loral Chairman To Give $18 Million of Merger Fee to 40 Employees, S6496 [19JN]

Lure of the Steal, S12208-S12210 [2OC]

Maximum Politics, S7455 [9JY]

McDonnell Chief's Compensation Takes on Superstar Proportions, S6497 [19JN]

Mensch Who Saved Christmas, S323 [23JA]

Merger Mania, S7999 [17JY], E1307 [17JY]

Minimal Impact From Minimum Wage, S4044 [24AP]

Minimum Wage, S4915 [9MY]

Minimum Wage Argument You Haven't Heard Before, S7351 [8JY]

Minimum Wage Trap, H5483 [22MY]

Modest or Revolutionary? The Kennedy-Kassebaum Health Legislation May Be Both, S6759 [24JN]

More Auto Exports to Japan—Who Gets the Credit?, S3730 [19AP]

Moving to Metric May Harm Construction Contractors, S11705 [28SE]

Mr. Dole's Health-Care Task, S6271 [14JN]

Mrs. Durbin's Risks Are Remembered, S3621 [18AP]

National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans Summary, E237 [28FE]

News Corp. and MCI Win Satellite Slot Bid of $682 Million To Beam TV to Homes, S490 [26JA]

No Cure-All Medical Savings Accounts Present a Flawed Solution, S6271 [14JN]

No Right Way To Do Wrong, S329 [23JA]

Planning Future Defense, E1308 [17JY]

Pointless Stalemate Halts Health Insurance Reform, S6759 [24JN]

Politics of 90 Cents an Hour, S4916 [9MY]

Politics Vs. Growth?, E377 [19MR]

Preparing Students for the Coming Century, S3315 [15AP]

Preserving America's Middle Class, E72 [24JA]

Privacy Issue Raised in Direct-Mail Case, S7028 [26JN]

Recent Floods Put Tunnel in Forefront, H8301 [24JY]

Recipe for Growth, S4564-S4566 [1MY]

Regulators—Building a Case for Exemption, S11706 [28SE]

Repeal the Minimum Wage, S4302 [29AP]

Restauranteur Awaits Relief From ``Wasteful'' Regulations, E450 [26MR]

Revive the Health Insurance Debate, S6759 [24JN]

Rewarding the Work Ethic, S4916 [9MY]

Rules Inhibit Retraining, S322 [23JA]

Rush To Gulp U.S. Radio Stations, S6108 [11JN]

Senator Dole's Final Business, S6272 [14JN]

Silver Age of State's Defense-Aerospace Economy, E1331 [22JY]

Sioux Falls May Represent the Future of Motherhood, E1129 [20JN]

Sock It to 'Em? Congress Takes Aim at Asia in Textile Bill, S7823 [12JY]

Socked for Stadiums, S11104 [20SE]

Squeezing the Textile Worker, H1770 [6MR]

Stick to Basics in New Health Bill, S6650 [21JN]

Suburbs Slowly Drying Out—Weary Flood Victims Watch Weather, H8299 [24JY]

Suing for Safety, S2571-S2575 [21MR]

Surging Record of Clinton Tax Load, S7053 [26JN]

Swing Low, E1426 [1AU]

Tax Code Gives Companies a Lift, S10180 [10SE]

Tax Cut Trap, S6180 [13JN]

Telecom Reform—It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over, S2207 [15MR]

Textile Magnate Critiques Recent Trade Deals, S1514 [5MR]

Too Many Engineers, Too Few Jobs, S4134 [25AP]

Too Much Reform—House Amendments Weigh Down Effort To Make Health Care Insurance Portable, S6651 [21JN]

Trading on Bribes, S1992 [13MR]

U.S. Deserves This Health Reform—Congress Should Find a Way To Save Key Legislation, S6271 [14JN]

U.S. Helium Reserve Finds a Champion, H4143 [30AP]

Victims Clean Up—Water Recedes, Memories Awash, H8300 [24JY]

Vladeck Urges Managed Care Groups To Improve Appeals Process, E1725 [26SE]

When a 401(k) Is Not OK, E1345 [23JY]

White House Prepares New Rule on Compensation for Executives, S6501 [19JN]

White House Waffling on Health, S6759 [24JN]

Why Do We Call Taxes a Burden?, S5620 [23MY]

Why SEC Closure Hurts Tech Firms, H340 [22JA]

Workers Due for a Raise, S4916 [9MY]

Working Poor—Minimum-Wage Jobs Give Many Americans Only a Miserable Life, S7437 [9JY]

Year 2000 Software Fix Unlikely To Beat Clock, S12132 [1OC]

Zantac Windfall, S3580 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: allow interstate distribution of State-inspected meat (see S. 1862; H.R. 3750), S6082 [11JN], H7106 [27JN]

———assure payment for milk and livestock delivered to milk processors, livestock dealers, or market agencies (see H.R. 3762), H7154 [9JY]

———define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (see S. 2061), S10192 [10SE]

———define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 1463), return to Senate (see H. Res. 402), H3488 [16AP]

———establish trust for sellers of livestock (see S. 1707), S4190 [25AP]

———extend farm programs (see S. 1523), S313 [23JA]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see S. 1939; H.R. 3794), S7670 [10JY], S7762 [11JY], H7474 [11JY]

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

———relief relative to ranchers (see S. 1758), S5093 [15MY]

———repeal restrictions on colored margarine (see H.R. 2860), H330 [5JA]

———study of risk management fund accounts for farm owners and operators (see H.R. 2905), H973 [30JA]

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 3818), H7657 [16JY]

Alcoholic beverages: require Dept. of HHS reports on alcohol advertising practices (see H.R. 3475), H5287 [16MY]

American Free Enterprise Day: designate (see S. Res. 291), S10554 [13SE]

American Samoa: clarify rules of origin for textile and apparel products (see H.R. 3761), H7154 [9JY]

America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: establish (see S. 2020), S9554 [2AU]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4139), H11047 [24SE]

Aviation: preemployment review of prospective pilot records (see H.R. 3536), H5646 [29MY]

———regulation of scheduled passenger air service at reliever airports (see H.R. 3141), H2664 [21MR]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

Bankruptcy: treatment of executory contracts and unexpired leases (see S. 2059), S10075 [9SE]

Big Cypress National Preserve: operation of certain tour businesses in newly acquired areas (see H.R. 3620), H6285 [12JN]

Business operations: require employers to notify workers of reductions (see H.R. 3369), H4302 [30AP]

Buy American Act: compliance relative to use of articles, materials, and supplies abroad (see H.R. 4265), H11526 [27SE]

California: promote balance between natural resources, economic development and job retention (see H.R. 4032), H10107 [5SE]

———tribute to NetDay96 (see S. Res. 274), S7179 [27JN]

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see S. 1982; H.R. 4338), S8553 [23JY], H12251 [1OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of grounds for Specialty Equipment Market Association events (see S. Con. Res. 44; H. Con. Res. 150), S1855 [12MR], H1986 [7MR]

CERCLA: treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see S. 1742; H.R. 3105), S4937 [9MY], H2320 [18MR]

Children and youth: establish child retirement accounts (see H.R. 4253), H11526 [27SE]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see S. 1908; H.R. 3508), S7027 [26JN], H5500 [22MY]

China, People's Republic of: prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company (see H.R. 3684), H6690 [20JN]

Clean Air Act: provide regulatory relief and preserve jobs (see H.R. 3446), H4902 [10MY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see S. 2127; H.R. 4166), S11294 [25SE], H11228 [25SE]

Collective bargaining: permit additional remedies in certain unfair labor practice cases (see H.R. 3764), H7154 [9JY]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to a solid waste disposal company's licensing application in New Jersey (see S. Res. 287), S9555 [2AU]

Computers: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 4113, 4299, 4326), H10602 [18SE], H12174, H12175 [28SE]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 1587, 1726; H.R. 3011), S1516 [5MR], S4618 [2MY], H1715 [5MR]

Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to surety bonding requirements (see H.R. 3702), H6711 [24JN]

———use of inspectors that meet standards established by the Dept. of Labor (see H.R. 3216), H3230 [29MR]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see S. 1800; H.R. 3246), S5567 [23MY], H3387 [15AP]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H6914 [26JN]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H3230 [29MR]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 3422), H4800 [9MY]

———establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (see S. 2081; H.R. 3512), S10684 [17SE], H5500 [22MY]

———minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

———provide Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities (see S. 1574), S1345 [27FE]

Corporate Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 3351), H4302 [30AP]

Corporations: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see H.R. 3272), H3649 [18AP]

———require shareholders views relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 3273), H3649 [18AP]

Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3776), H7260 [10JY]

Courts: independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment (see S. 1697), S4063 [24AP]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 394), H2949 [27MR]

Credit: establish requirements relative to rent-to-own transactions (see H.R. 3003), H1715 [5MR]

Crime: prevent economic espionage (see S. 1525, 1556, 1557), S377 [25JA], S737 [1FE]

———treatment of the production, sale, transportation, or possession of fictitious financial instruments (see H.R. 2986), H1507 [28FE]

Deerlodge National Forest: provide for land exchange (see S. 1571), S1295 [23FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: payment rate for barley (see S. 2036; H.R. 4002), S9554 [2AU], H9924 [2AU]

———provide diagnostic and certification services to reduce diseases associated with salmonid family of fish (see H.R. 2908), H1137 [31JA]

Dept. of Commerce: relief of survivors of Federal employees killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H.R. 3545), H5646 [29MY]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241; H. Res. 403, 404, 406), S3311 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: procurement of aircraft landing gear manufactured and assembled in the U.S. (see H.R. 3171), H2950 [27MR]

———prohibit additional payments and revise certain reporting requirements for restructuring costs under defense contracts (see H.R. 3608), H6117 [10JN]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 3433), H4901 [10MY]

———prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

———revise reporting requirements of cost restructuring on defense contracts (see H.R. 3444), H4902 [10MY]

———treatment of expenses for contractors who relocate due to cessation of military activities at the Stratford Army Engine Plant (see H.R. 4340), H12270 [3OC]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit certain lawsuits against contractors (see S. 1852), S5980 [7JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3404, 3406), H4503 [7MY]

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H2466 [19MR]

Dept. of Transportation: solicit proposals from air carriers to provide air service to certain areas (see H.R. 3739), H7106 [27JN]

Disabled: assist individuals seeking employment relative to disability benefits (see S. 1979), S8468 [22JY]

D&S International, Inc.: relief (see H.R. 3502), H5379 [21MY]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2028), S9554 [2AU]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2919, 3093), H1138 [31JA], H2315 [14MR]

Education: improve quality of technical education in manufacturing and vocational technologies (see H.R. 3191), H3170 [28MR]

———recognize businesses that participate with schools to enhance the teaching and use of technology (see H.R. 3921), H8982 [30JY]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H6413 [13JN]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 4297), H12174 [28SE]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see S. 1978; H.R. 3987), S8468 [22JY], H9923 [2AU]

Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and local government laws (see H.R. 4031), H10107 [5SE]

———disregard additional payments for calculation of overtime compensation (see H.R. 3087), H2315 [14MR]

———establish a commission to study employment and economic insecurity (see H.R. 3353), H4302 [30AP]

———extend time period for filing of trade adjustment assistance petitions (see H.R. 3271), H3649 [18AP]

———hiring of certain individuals whose sole purpose of seeking employment is union organizing and representation (see S. 1925), S7302 [28JN]

———improve job, income, and retirement security for employees (see S. 1722), S4618 [2MY]

———improve job, income and retirement security for employees (see S. 1668), S3311 [15AP]

———pay equity and labor protection for contingent workers (see H.R. 3657), H6414 [13JN]

———permit use of unemployment benefits to establish new businesses (see S. 2029), S9554 [2AU]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 2056), S9967 [5SE]

———prohibit discrimination relative to participation in labor organization activities (see H.R. 3763), H7154 [9JY]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H3230 [29MR]

———provide adjustment assistance to workers displaced because of any Federal program, project, or activity (see H.R. 4292), H12173 [28SE]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (see H. Res. 488), H8374 [24JY]

———provide training assistance to individuals employed in an economically depressed industry and area (see H.R. 3403), H4503 [7MY]

———standards for airport security personnel (see H.R. 4205), H11394 [26SE]

———treatment of temporary and part-time workers (see H.R. 3682), H6532 [19JN]

———use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage requirements (see H.R. 4266), H11526 [27SE]

EPA: implementation of alternative compliance plans and market-based trading programs relative to controlling pollutants (see S. 2160), S11720 [28SE]

———improve information collection and dissemination (see S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 4308), H12174 [28SE]

ERISA: improve protections for workers in multiple employer pension plans (see S. 1842), S5856 [5JN]

———limits on investments of 401(k) pension plans by employers (see S. 1837), S5856 [5JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify exemption for houseparents from minimum wage and overtime requirements (see S. 1554), S737 [1FE]

Families and domestic relations: provide income and economic security (see S. 1685), S3626 [18AP]

———provide leave for employees relative to adopted or foster children (see H.R. 3681), H6532 [19JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (see S. 2145), S11539 [27SE]

———employer requirements (see H.R. 3296), H3730 [23AP]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see S. 1896; H.R. 3704), S6662 [21JN], H6711 [24JN]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 3900), H8556 [25JY]

FCC: reform (see H.R. 3957), H9921 [2AU]

———require promotion of sharing of broadcasting tower facilities (see H.R. 3945), H9705 [1AU]

———revise television station ownership rules relative to local marketing agreements (see H.R. 3623), H6285 [12JN]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

Federal employees: establish demonstration project to assess feasibility of temporary placement of displaced workers in other Federal or private employment (see H.R. 3649), H6413 [13JN]

———prohibit use of credit cards (see H.R. 2968), H1251 [23FE]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 4018), H10040 [4SE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see S. 1797), S5566 [23MY]

Financial institutions: capitalize deposit insurance funds and provide regulatory relief for insured depository institutions and holding companies (see H.R. 3567), H5817 [4JN]

———guarantee deposits and certain liabilities and protect against deposit insurance losses (see H.R. 4318), H12174 [28SE]

———increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters (see H.R. 4182), H11229 [25SE]

———offer negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to businesses and allow interest payments on demand deposits (see H.R. 3993), H9923 [2AU]

———treatment of common trust fund transfers relative to mutual fund investments (see S. 1942), S7670 [10JY]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see S. 2163; H.R. 4208), S11972 [30SE], H11394 [26SE]

———prohibit possession or transfer of armor piercing ammunition (see H.R. 3017), H1716 [5MR]

———regulation of handguns in any manner affecting interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 3018), H1716 [5MR]

———require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental entity (see H.R. 3016), H1716 [5MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foreign countries: private sector development enterprise funds (see H.R. 3116), H2466 [19MR]

Foreign policy: impose economic sanctions against countries failing to eliminate corrupt business practices (see S. 2165), S11972 [30SE]

Foreign trade: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see S. 1951; H.R. 3654), S7816 [12JY], H6414 [13JN]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (see H.R. 3759, 4109), H7154 [9JY], H10602 [18SE]

———most-favored-nation status for certain nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 2926), H1223 [1FE]

———most-favored-nation status relative to Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria (see H.R. 3890), H8374 [24JY]

———prevent use of child labor for soccer ball manufacturing (see H.R. 4307), H12174 [28SE]

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

Fort Lewis, WA: land exchange with Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Co. (see H.R. 2859), H330 [5JA]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1840; H.R. 3553), S5856 [5JN], H5753 [30MY]

Gambling: grant jurisdiction to the States over activities conducted on Native American lands (see H.R. 3289), H3730 [23AP]

Government: prohibit bundling of contract requirements in procurement (see H.R. 3934), H9566 [31JY]

———prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (see S. 1692), S3792 [22AP]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (see H.R. 3448), H5052 [14MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (see H. Res. 440), H5379 [21MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 503), H9705 [1AU]

———reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Government regulations: authorize judicial review of agency certifications of the economic impact of regulations on small entities (see H.R. 3048), H1985 [7MR]

———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

———reform (H.R. 994), consideration (see H. Res. 368), H1635 [29FE]

———require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H3819 [24AP]

Great Falls Historic District: establish (see H.R. 3911), H8598 [26JY]

Greeley, CO: exchange of certain lands with Water Supply and Storage Co. (see S. 1934; H.R. 3541), S7492 [9JY], H5646 [29MY]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see S. 2091; H.R. 4102), S10837 [18SE], H10601 [18SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers' networks (see H.R. 3770), H7259 [10JY]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see S. 1534; H.R. 3587, 3904), S492 [26JA], H5934 [5JN], H8557 [25JY]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477, 3482), H5287 [16MY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see S. 2005), S9295 [31JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 4220), H11395 [26SE]

Helium: arrange for the recovery and disposal on Federal lands (see H.R. 2906, 4168), H973 [30JA], H11229 [25SE]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (see H.R. 3136), H2664 [21MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H2949 [27MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 168), H2867 [26MR]

House Rules: require witnesses at committee hearings to disclose Federal grants or contracts received during current and previous fiscal years (see H. Res. 486), H8094 [22JY]

Housing: ensure adequate notification and compensation for homeowners adversely affected by activities precipitated from Federal regulations (see S. 2070), S10426 [12SE]

Insurance: protect personal privacy rights of customers and claimants (see H.R. 3930), H9566 [31JY]

Intellectual Property Assembly of the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3808), H7533 [12JY]

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (see S. 2003; H.R. 3431), S9159 [30JY], H4800 [9MY]

Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (see S. 1981), S8468 [22JY]

Labeling: marking requirements for U.S.-made feather and down-filled products (see S. 1747), S4972 [13MY]

———marking requirements for U.S.-made hand tools (see S. 1746), S4972 [13MY]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see S. 1845; H.R. 3580), S5939 [6JN], H5934 [5JN]

Marine resources: development of technology for recovery of minerals from the ocean seabed (see H.R. 3249), H3488 [16AP]

Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see S. 1892; H.R. 3779), S6517 [19JN], H7260 [10JY]

Medicare: expedite payment adjustments for durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3225), H3230 [29MR]

Merchant marine industry: reform certain domestic shipping practices (see S. 1813), S5567 [23MY]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 4233), H11525 [27SE]

Mexico: safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (see S. 1548; H.R. 2946), S555 [30JA], H1224 [1FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265, 3383, 3481), H3581 [17AP], H4396 [1MY], H5287 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H913 [25JA]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 2030), S9554 [2AU]

National parks and recreation areas: prevent mining on certain lands (see S. 1737), S4851 [8MY]

National Tourism Board: establish (see S. 1623), S2192 [15MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1623), S2192 [15MR]

Native Americans: refinancing of certain tax-exempt bonds (see S. 1676), S3384 [16AP]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S3018 [27MR]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), consideration (see H. Res. 448), H6005 [6JN]

Patents: extend protection for certain pipeline drugs (see S. 2154), S11720 [28SE]

Pensions: improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (see S. 1922, 1923), S7302 [28JN]

———prohibit 401(k) pension plans from investing in collectibles and require annual report of investments to participants (see S. 1927), S7302 [28JN]

———prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (see H.R. 3688), H6690 [20JN]

———require the offer in certain benefit plans and require comparative disclosure of benefit options to both spouses (see S. 1909), S7027 [26JN]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 70), S9555 [2AU]

Pharmaceuticals: reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research and establish minimum levels of research reinvestment for drug manufacturers (see H.R. 4270), H11527 [27SE]

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3649 [18AP]

Poland: condemn construction of shopping center within internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp (see H. Res. 398), H3231 [29MR]

Political campaigns: prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 3683), H6532 [19JN]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 3690), H6690 [20JN]

———prohibit penalization for use of private express services for certain letters and packets (see H.R. 3981), H9922 [2AU]

———reform (see H.R. 3717), H6764 [25JN]

———require photo identification for processing of change-of-address orders (see H.R. 3629), H6285 [12JN]

Power resources: provide for retail competition among electric power suppliers (see S. 1526), S377 [25JA]

———provide moratorium on retail wheeling of electric energy relative to transboundary pollution (see H.R. 4316), H12174 [28SE]

Prescription Drug Price Review Board: establish (see H.R. 3691), H6690 [20JN]

Public lands: provide disaster assistance loans for small businesses operating within a national park or wildlife refuge that were affected during recent Government shutdown (see H.R. 3044), H1985 [7MR]

———recovery and disposal of helium (see H.R. 3008), H1715 [5MR]

Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 3782), H7473 [11JY]

———revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3601), H6005 [6JN]

Railroads: improve rail transportation safety (see S. 1575; H.R. 3106, 3578), S1345 [27FE], H2320 [18MR], H5934 [5JN]

Rivers: permit construction of flood control projects by private sector (see H.R. 3108), H2466 [19MR]

Rolla, ND: convey the William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant to the Job Development Authority (see S. 1544), S492 [26JA]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

SBA: increase fees for participants in certain financial assistance programs (see H.R. 3989), H9923 [2AU]

———participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (see S. 1603; H.R. 2933), S1682 [11MR], H1224 [1FE]

———reauthorize women's business training program (see H.R. 3990), H9923 [2AU]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (see S. 1855; H.R. 2972), S6013 [10JN], H1324 [27FE]

Securities: improve regulation of markets, eliminate excessive fees, and reduce investment costs (see S. 1815), S5567 [23MY]

———improve regulation of the purchase and sale of municipal securities (see S. 1549), S736 [1FE]

Shipping industry: allow transportation of cargo on foreign ships manned by U.S. crews (see H.R. 4006), H9924 [2AU]

———establish safety requirements for barges carrying oil or hazardous materials (see H.R. 3014), H1716 [5MR]

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

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see S. 2103; H.R. 4159), S11090 [20SE], H11048 [24SE]

Small business: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8029 [18JY]

———delay imposition of penalties for failure to make electronic fund transfer of business taxes (see S. 2109), S11169 [24SE]

———establish labor and tax provisions (see H.R. 4252), H11526 [27SE]

———extend the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 3158), H2842 [25MR]

———improve certain programs (see H.R. 3719, 3720), H6914 [26JN]

———improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), consideration (see H. Res. 516), H10040 [4SE]

———increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 4080), H10523 [17SE]

———provide development assistance to economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 3994), H9923 [2AU]

———provide financial and development assistance to businesses of military reservists (see S. 2177), S11973 [30SE]

———provide legal redress for unfair trade practices (see H.R. 3967), H9922 [2AU]

———reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

———strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 4313), H12174 [28SE]

Small Business Act: exempt dredging activities from certain requirements (see H.R. 3437), H4901 [10MY]

Social Security: prohibit certain misuses of account numbers (see H.R. 3598), H6005 [6JN]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (see H.R. 3936), H9705 [1AU]

———licensing of commercial space reentry vehicles and reentry sites (see H.R. 4239), H11526 [27SE]

Sports: clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of professional teams (see S. 1696, 1767), S3954 [23AP], S5191 [16MY]

———prohibit agents from influencing college athletes (see H.R. 3328), H4109 [25AP]

———regulations relative to relocation of National Football League teams (see S. 1529), S492 [26JA]

———regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see S. 1625; H.R. 3805), S2327 [19MR], H7533 [12JY]

———trademark protection relative to relocation of professional teams (see S. 1598), S1649 [7MR]

———use of instant replay for officiating in professional sporting events (see H.R. 3096), H2315 [14MR]

Tariff: duty exemption for merchandise purchased in a duty-free sales enterprise (see S. 1796), S5566 [23MY]

———inorganic products used as luminophores (see S. 1769), S5191 [16MY]

———liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries (see H.R. 3823), H7658 [16JY]

———methyl esters (see S. 1768), S5191 [16MY]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (see S. 1792; H.R. 3498), S5492 [22MY], H5379 [21MY]

———allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (see H.R. 2846, 4200), H187 [4JA], H11394 [26SE]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 4072), H10386 [12SE]

———apply denial of deduction for excessive employee compensation to all employees (see H.R. 4124), H10721 [19SE]

———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see H.R. 2847), H187 [4JA]

———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3584), H5934 [5JN]

———discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H3488 [16AP]

———establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of employer securities to employees (see S. 2110), S11169 [24SE]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 4251), H11526 [27SE]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6117 [10JN]

———extend certain tax provisions (see S. 1568), S1180 [9FE]

———extension of Superfund taxes (see S. 2027), S9554 [2AU]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of certain income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H4109 [25AP]

———increase contributions for defined pension plans (see H.R. 3965), H9922 [2AU]

———provide incentives for businesses to create new jobs and to prevent jobs from moving overseas (see S. 1597), S1649 [7MR]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———reduce certain benefits allowable to profitable, large corporations that make workforce reductions (see H.R. 3333), H4109 [25AP]

———refundable income credit to businesses which recycle office wastes (see H.R. 3955), H9921 [2AU]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 3039), H1775 [6MR]

———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 2864), H774 [23JA]

———replace individual and corporate income taxes, Social Security, and medicare taxes with a value-added tax (see H.R. 4050), H10235 [11SE]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S1969 [13MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 1715), S4316 [29AP]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see S. 1928, 2086), S7302 [28JN], S10684 [17SE]

———treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 4231), H11525 [27SE]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 3693), H6660 [20JN]

———treatment of certain corporate stock liquidations relative to charitable donations (see S. 2141), S11539 [27SE]

———treatment of certain depreciable business assets (see H.R. 3329), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of computer software (see H.R. 4169), H11229 [25SE]

———treatment of corporations (see H.R. 3102), H2316 [14MR]

———treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 3124), H2558 [20MR]

———treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H3386 [15AP]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see S. 1542, 1911; H.R. 3747), S492 [26JA], S7179 [27JN], H7106 [27JN]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see S. 2173), S11973 [30SE]

———treatment of income relative to cash method of accounting (see H.R. 3126), H2558 [20MR]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 3157), H2713 [22MR]

———treatment of interest on deficiencies attributable to certain partnership items (see H.R. 4256), H11526 [27SE]

———treatment of investment tax credits (see H.R. 2983), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of organizations that conduct certain games of chance (see H.R. 4157), H11048 [24SE]

———treatment of postsecondary and employer-provided education expenses (see S. 1670), S3311 [15AP]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of research activities relative to an existing business component (see S. 1914), S7179 [27JN]

———treatment of research credits (see H.R. 2984), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of tax free corporate liquidations and receipt of debt-financed property in such a liquidation (see H.R. 4243), H11526 [27SE]

———treatment of tax-exempt bonds for professional sports facilities (see S. 1880), S6305 [14JN]

———treatment of tips (see H.R. 3667), H6508 [18JN]

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 3677), H6531 [19JN]

———treatment of worker retraining expenditures (see H.R. 2998), H1635 [29FE]

Technology: acquisition of domestically-developed technology by U.S. companies (see H. Con. Res. 202), H8557 [25JY]

———competitiveness of the electronic inter-connections industry (see H. Res. 537), H11229 [25SE]

Telecommunications: continued operation of certain overlapping stations (see H.R. 3073), H2123 [12MR]

———protection of consumer privacy relative to new communications technologies (see H.R. 3685), H6690 [20JN]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 353), H1137 [31JA]

———restore broadcast ownership rules relative to the enactment of the Telecommunications Act (see S. 1551), S736 [1FE]

Telephones: impose fees for the allocation of toll-free phone numbers (see S. Con. Res. 58; H. Con. Res. 175), S5093 [15MY], H4902 [10MY]

Television: regulation of network signals on satellite carriers (see H.R. 3192), H3170 [28MR]

———reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see S. Res. 290; H. Res. 484), S10426 [12SE], H8029 [18JY]

Textile industry and fabrics: authorize substitution for drawback purposes of certain fibers and yarns used in carpet and rug manufacturing (see S. 1765; H.R. 3380), S5191 [16MY], H4396 [1MY]

Thrift Charter Merger Commission: establish (see H.R. 3407), H4503 [7MY]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see S. 1891; H.R. 3527, 3669), S6517 [19JN], H5569 [23MY], H6508 [18JN]

Trucking industry: limit the applicability of hazardous material transportation registration and fee requirements relative to the transport of crude oil and condensate (see S. 1689; H.R. 3188), S3731 [19AP], H3170 [28MR]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H5753 [30MY]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (see S. 1961), S7887 [16JY]

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

U.S. Trade Administration: establish (see H.R. 4328), H12175 [28SE]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (see H.R. 4263), H11526 [27SE]

Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6531 [19JN]

———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (see H.R. 3586), H5934 [5JN]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H9705 [1AU]

Water: adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees (see S. 1709; H.R. 3326), S4190 [25AP], H4109 [25AP]

———labeling requirements for bottled drinking water (see H.R. 3944), H9705 [1AU]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see S. 2098; H.R. 4071), S11090 [20SE], H10386 [12SE]

———comprehensive pension protection (see S. 2132; H.R. 4204), S11426 [26SE], H11394 [26SE]

———ensure economic equity (see H.R. 3857), H8029 [18JY]

———provide unemployment insurance and leave time to battered women (see H.R. 3837), H7779 [17JY]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see S. 1756; S. 3510; H.R. 3511), S5004 [14MY], H5500 [22MY]

Women in Enterprise Development Program: establish (see H.R. 3827), H7658 [16JY]

Book reviews

``Competitive Advantage of Nations,'' Lien Chan, E1890 [1OC]

Briefings

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: Speaker Gingrich, Richard L. Thornburgh, and Lewis Fuller, E681 [1MY]

Case History

Federal Express Corp. Coverage by the Railway Labor Act, S12103 [1OC], S12185 [2OC]

Cloture motions

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

Conference reports

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R 956), H2238-H2247 [14MR]

National Securities Markets Improvement Act (H.R. 3005), H12037-H12047 [28SE]

Small Business Job Protection Act (H.R. 3448), H9568-H9670 [1AU]

Telecommunications Act (S. 652), H1078-H1136 [31JA]

Cost Estimates

National Gambling Impact Study Commision (S. 704): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S7974 [17JY]

Descriptions

Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act (H.R. 956), H3188 [29MR]

Extend Authority for Certain Export Agencies (H.R. 3759), E1224 [9JY]

Documents

Co-Determination by Labor and Management in European Countries, S4900 [9MY]

Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Under the Employment Nondiscrimination Act: EEOC, S10057 [9SE]

Sales of Tobacco Products to Children: Smoke-Free Class of 2000 (organization), H6235 [12JN]

Treatment of Gaming on Native American Reservations, E1152-E1154 [24JN]

Essays

None of My Business: Paul Harvey, E1687 [25SE]

What Inflation? James K. Galbraith, University of Texas Johnson School of Public Affairs, E1338 [22JY]

Excerpts

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R. 956): Committee on Commerce (House) Report, H3189-H3191 [29MR]

Farm legislation's impact on farm income and Federal aid payments, S321 [23JA]

``Future of Capitalism,'' Lester C. Thurow, S6570-S6572 [20JN]

Explanations

Stop Tax-Exempt Arena Debt Issuance Act (S. 1880), S6310 [14JN]

Factsheets

Application of Labor Laws to Federal Express Corp. Relative to Designation as Express Company, S12104 [1OC]

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R. 956), S2562 [21MR]

Gridcore Specification Sheet, H10365 [12SE]

Minimum Wage Level, H7119 [9JY]

Problems With Medical Savings Accounts: Senator Kennedy, S5925 [6JN]

Reasonableness Test for Executive Compensation, S6496 [19JN]

Travel and Tourism Partnership Act: Representative Roth, E631 [25AP]

Letters

Amtrak replacement of historical and traditional names for routes in the Northeast corridor: Senator Murkowski, S544 [30JA]

Antitrust laws and practices: Senator Brown, S11254 [25SE]

Application of labor laws to carriers relative to designation as express company: Franklin D. Raines, OMB, S12179 [2OC]

———Joan Claybrook, S12189 [2OC]

———Representative Molinari, S11871 [30SE]

———Representatives Molinari and Shuster, S11872 [30SE], S12175 [2OC]

Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act: Howard Twiggs, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, H10537 [18SE]

Block access to bomb-making information through Internet services: Marc Jacobson, Prodigy Service Corp., S10712 [17SE]

Bottled drinking water standards: Sylvia E. Swanson, International Bottled Water Association, H9869, H9876 [2AU]

Cabotage laws relative to transportation of cargo and passengers: several Representatives, E557 [17AP]

Chemical Weapons Convention ratification: several chemical industry executives, S9959 [5SE], S10423 [12SE]

Clinical research programs improvement and expansion: Veronica Catanese, American Federation for Clinical Research, S504 [26JA]

Coastal Shipping Competition Act: J.L. Maxwell, Jr., Goldsboro Milling Co., S5592 [23MY]

———Wendell H. Murphy, Murphy Family Farms, S5592 [23MY]

Committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction: James F. Shea, Fairmont Homes, Inc., H4730 [9MY]

———Terry Trexler, Nobility Homes, Inc., H4731 [9MY]

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: David Patterson, S2384 [20MR]

———Katherine Prescott, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization), S2371 [20MR]

———President Clinton, S2366 [20MR]

———Representative Pallone, H3203 [29MR]

———Robert K. Jennings, Mattison Technologies Inc., H3200 [29MR]

———Senator Rockefeller, S2562 [21MR]

———several small business organizations, S2563 [21MR]

———Tara Ransom, E682 [1MY]

Comptroller of the Currency regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries: Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H7689 [17JY]

Consideration of patient appeals and provision of specialty care by managed care plans: John C. Courtney, Child Neurology, Inc., E1736 [27SE]

Construction of shopping center within internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp: Embassy of Poland, H6144 [11JN]

Continuation of funding for the SEC during periods of lapsed appropriations: Steven M.H. Wallman, SEC, H340 [22JA]

Corporate leaders' advertisement on balanced budget: Representatives Gephardt, Obey, and George Miller, E1 [3JA]

Critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California: Dan Hauser, H6584 [19JN]

———Donnavie Paddock-Bowers, H6584 [19JN]

———Martin Gift, H6583 [19JN]

———Mary and Jack Walsh, H6583 [19JN]

———Representative Riggs, H6584 [19JN]

Crude Oil Transportation Fairness Act: Denise A. Bode, Independent Petroleum Association of America, S3732 [19AP]

———Rex H. White, Jr., Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association, S3732 [19AP]

Customs Service regulations: Evelyn Suarez, Joint Industry Group (organization), E1418 [31JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: Ronald Reagan, H5377 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense contracts relative to local content requirements: George J. Kourpias, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, S7938 [17JY]

———Michael Sacco, AFL-CIO, S7937 [17JY]

———Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, S7938 [17JY]

———Robert Lapp, Timken Co., S7938 [17JY]

———William H. Bywater, AFL-CIO, S7938 [17JY]

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

Economic assistance to Mexico relative to drug enforcement efforts: Senator Feinstein, S558 [30JA]

———Senators Feinstein and D'Amato, S557 [30JA]

Electronic funds transfer for small business payroll taxes: Senator Grassley and Representative Ganske, S9318 [31JY]

Employment Nondiscrimination Act: Albert M. Pennybacker, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., S9996 [6SE]

———Coretta Scott King, King Center, S10138 [10SE]

———David L. Thompson, Business Leadership Council, S10138 [10SE]

———Karen Kerrigan, Small Business Survival Committee, S10138 [10SE]

———Kay S. Dowhower, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, S9997 [6SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S10137 [10SE]

———Richard T. Foltin, American Jewish Committee, S9996 [6SE]

———Sharon F. Canner, National Association of Manufacturers, S10137 [10SE]

———Thomas W. Fassett, General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church, S9996 [6SE]

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act: Bruce Schneier, S1521 [5MR]

———Matt Blaze, S1521 [5MR]

———Robert W. Holleyman II, Business Software Alliance, S1521 [5MR]

FCC auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum: FCC, S684, S719 [1FE]

———several Members of Congress, S684 [1FE]

FCC funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum: several Republican Members of Congress, H8271 [24JY]

———several organizations, H8270 [24JY]

FDA approval process of new medical devices and new drugs: Jeffrey N. South, H2307 [14MR]

Federal contractors' affirmative action policies: Shirley J. Wilcher, Dept. of Labor, S665 [31JA]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act: Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, S9677 [2AU], H7607 [16JY]

———Sylvia V. Baca, Dept. of the Interior, S9676 [2AU]

Federal Prison Industries requirements to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts: Steven Kelman, OMB, S12284 [3OC]

Fort Lewis, WA, land exchange with Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Co.: Paul W. Johnson, Dept. of the Army, E30 [5JA]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S7975 [17JY]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S7974 [17JY]

Gasoline price levels: Senator Wellstone, S4579 [2MY]

GATT implementation relative to generic drug industry: C. Everett Koop, S7120 [27JN]

———Carole A. Long, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, S6597 [20JN]

———Daniel Perry, Alliance for Aging Research, S6597 [20JN]

———Eugene P. Schonfeld, National Kidney Association, S6598 [20JN]

———Joseph R. Bertino, American Association for Cancer Research, Inc., S6596 [20JN]

———Judith Simpson, United Patients' Association for Pulmonary Hypertension, Inc., S6597 [20JN]

———Nancy Sander, Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc., S6598 [20JN]

———Patti Munter, National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, S6597 [20JN]

———Robert J. Beall, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, S6597 [20JN]

———Sandra H. Kownacki, Autism Society of America, S6598 [20JN]

———several professors of medicine, S6596 [20JN]

———William E. Brock III, Brock Group, Ltd., S7120 [27JN]

GATT implementation relative to the generic drug industry: Cathy L. Hurwit, Citizen Action (organization), S3581 [18AP]

———Cynthia Pearson, National Women's Health Network, S3580 [18AP]

———Dixie D. Horning, S3581 [18AP]

———Generic Drug Equity Coalition, S3581 [18AP]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S3580 [18AP]

———Mern Horan, Consumer Federation of America, S3581 [18AP]

———Thair Phillips, Seniors Coalition, S3580 [18AP]

———Theresa Amato, Citizen Advocacy Center, S3581 [18AP]

Health care reform, E419 [22MR]

———Jamie Court, Maria Ferrer, Harvey Rosenfeld, Gerri Dalleck, and Terry McBride, E420 [22MR]

Helium Privatization Act: Arthur W. Francis, Arthur W. Francis Consulting, H4146 [30AP]

———David Keating, National Taxpayers Union, H4149 [30AP]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H4150 [30AP]

———several organizations, H4150 [30AP]

———Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H4150 [30AP]

Impact of Government regulations on Unocal fertilizer plant in Kennewick, WA: Mark R. Powell, Unocal Corp., S2855 [26MR]

Impact of relaxed travel barriers between the U.S. and Mexico on drug enforcement efforts and highway safety: Senator Feinstein, S557 [30JA]

Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act: D. Christopher Davis, World Floor Covering Association, S1973 [13MR]

———Donald A. Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S1972 [13MR]

———G. Stephen Slagle, Promotional Products Association International, S1973 [13MR]

———Gary F. Petty, Small Business Legislative Council, S1973 [13MR]

———Nelson Litterst and John Satagaj, Independent Contractor Coalition, S1972 [13MR]

———Patricia Bowling, National Home Furnishings Association, S1973 [13MR]

Limit compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts: Eleanor Hill, Dept. of Defense, S6501 [19JN]

Managed health care requirements: Brian M. Cresta, E1031 [7JN]

Medical savings accounts: Delta Dental Plans Association, E797 [14MY]

Minimum wage level: Antonia Hernandez, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, S7349 [8JY]

———Bruce A. Stakeman, Environmental Technologies, Inc., S7439 [9JY]

———Hugh B. Price, National Urban League, Inc., S7349 [8JY]

———Jane Motz, American Friends Service Committee, S4301 [29AP]

———Joanna B. Menser, H3702 [23AP]

———Michael Newmark, National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, S4301 [29AP]

———Nancy Leon, National Hispana Leadership Institute, S7349 [8JY]

———Representative McKinney, H4102 [25AP]

———Richard Womack and Dorothy I. Height, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S7349 [8JY]

———Roger C. Rosenthal, Migrant Legal Action Program, Inc., S7349 [8JY]

———Timothy A. McElwee, Church of the Brethren, S4301 [29AP]

———Wade Henderson, NAACP, S7349 [8JY]

Moratorium on mining patents claims: David B. Rovig, Montana Mining Association, S7052 [26JN]

National Guard use of outside contractors vs. armory personnel for Reserved Component Automation System Program: Ronald C. Lindberg, Rapid Electric Sales and Service Co., H5666 [30MY]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: Arne H. Carlson, Governor of Minnesota, S912 [6FE]

NSF procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations: Paul L. Joffe, Dept. of Commerce, S9832 [4SE]

———Representative Crane, S9951 [5SE]

———Senator Cohen, S9950 [5SE]

———Senator Roth, S9950 [5SE]

Opening of new international air service markets: Federico Pena, Sec. of Transportation, S5377 [20MY]

———Matthias Wissman, S5377 [20MY]

Over-the-counter life insurance sales through savings banks: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1838 [30SE]

———Representative Neal, E1838 [30SE]

Price supports for sugar: Eugene Moos, Dept. of Agriculture, S1034 [7FE]

Procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain Federal agencies: John J. Hamre, Dept. of Defense, S10283 [11SE]

Prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions: Danielle Brian, Project on Government Oversight (organization), S8001 [17JY]

———James M. Carroll, AFL-CIO, S8001 [17JY]

———Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S8001 [17JY]

———John R. Luckey, Congressional Research Service, S8004 [17JY]

———Lawrence J. Korb, Brookings Institution, S7999 [17JY]

Prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients: Frank J. Baumeister, Jr., Oregon Medical Association, S10162 [10SE]

———Gail Robinson, American Counseling Association, S10163 [10SE]

———Garrett F. Cuneo, American Chiropractic Association, S10163 [10SE]

———Jane M. Orient, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc., S10162 [10SE]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S10162 [10SE]

———Neil Kahanovitz and Terry M. Hall, S10162 [10SE]

Proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads: Representative Clement, E1172 [26JN]

———Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, E1172 [26JN]

———Representative LaTourette, E1173 [26JN]

———Representative Oberstar, E1171 [26JN]

———several Representatives, E1172 [26JN]

Reebok International Ltd. agreement to prevent use of child labor for soccer ball manufacturing: Peter Moore, Reebok International Ltd., E1165 [25JN]

Regulation of loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets: Robert C. Robertson, GAO, S8448 [22JY]

Regulation of tobacco industry: Senator Lautenberg, S1158 [7FE]

Regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children: Lawton C. Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11564 [27SE]

Release names of companies providing military items to Iraq: Representative Hamilton, E111 [30JA]

———Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E111 [30JA]

Rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment in Vietnam: John F. Sommer, Jr., American Legion, S8763 [25JY]

Sale of National Defense Stockpile assets to offset foreign military sales research recoupment fees: Don Fuqua, Aerospace Industries Association, S7146 [27JN]

———John B. Goodman, Dept. of Defense, S7145 [27JN]

Sales of tobacco products to children: Sarah Weller, H6235 [12JN]

SEC funding for reduction of fees: Arthur Levitt, SEC, H2051 [12MR]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2051 [12MR]

———Representative Rogers, Committee on Appropriations (House), H2052 [12MR]

Shipbuilding loan guarantee program: Charlene Barshefsky, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, H6269 [12JN]

———Hugo Paemen, European Union, H6269 [12JN], H6318 [13JN]

———Karsten Klepsvik, Embassy of Norway, H6269 [12JN], H6318 [13JN]

———Kunihiko Saito, Embassy of Japan, H6318 [13JN]

———Masaji Takahashi, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, H6269 [12JN]

———P.M. Olberg, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, H6318 [13JN]

Small Business Investment Company Improvement Act: A. Fred March, Venture Opportunities Corp., S11891 [30SE]

Tax treatment of adoption expenses: Carol J. Vale, S4327 [29AP]

———Danelle Stone and Melissa Mizner, Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, S4326 [29AP]

———David A. Keene, American Conservative Union, S4326 [29AP]

———Horace W. Strand, S4326 [29AP]

———Jim Beckwith, Mifflin County, PA, S4327 [29AP]

———Joseph A. Ford, Sr., Washington County, PA, S4326 [29AP]

———Senator Specter, S4326 [29AP]

Taxpayer cost of merger of Martin Marietta Corp. and Lockheed Corp.: Eleanor Hill, Dept. of Defense, S6499, S6500 [19JN]

———Senators Grassley and Boxer, S6499 [19JN]

Teamwork for Employees and Management Act: Fred Feinstein, NLRB, S7485 [9JY]

———Robert B. Reich, Sec. of Labor, S4788 [7MY]

Technology programs funding: Coalition for Technology Partnerships, S1823 [12MR]

Treatment of certain parties relative to CERCLA liability: Fred P. Foster, Warren County, VA, Redevelopment Corp., Inc., E384 [20MR]

Treatment of certain tax-exempt travel and tour activities: Jere W. Glover, SBA, S12470 [21OC]

Tribute to David Packard: John H. Dalton, Sec. of the Navy, S3185 [29MR]

Work eligibility for prospective employees relative to immigration reform: Richard Womack and Dorothy I. Height, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S4411 [30AP]

Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act: Fred Grandy, Goodwill Industries International, Inc., S8474 [22JY]

———Michael R. Losey, Society for Human Resource Management, S8474 [22JY]

———Tony Young, Rhoda Schulzinger and Marty Ford, Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities Task Force on Social Security, S8474 [22JY]

Lists

All Island Handicapped Sports, Inc. sled hockey team members, E429 [22MR]

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

Citizen groups opposing product liability reform, S2557 [21MR]

Coalition To Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports, S8462 [22JY]

Competitiveness Policy Council, S1822 [12MR]

Cosponsors of S. 1715, tax treatment of adoption expenses, S4327 [29AP]

Donations by political action committees to congressional races, H8509 [25JY]

Economists supporting minimum wage increase, S7354 [8JY]

Employers with nondiscrimination policies that include sexual orientation, S9990 [6SE]

Examples of Arkansas patents granted extensions under GATT, S7119 [27JN]

Family hour television programming 1954-96, S9466-S9469 [2AU]

Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act supporters, S1972 [13MR]

Public Law 480, Title I subsidies for agricultural corporations for fiscal years 1990-95, H1524 [29FE]

Small Business Legislative Council, S1973 [13MR]

Supporters of S. 1534, clinical research programs improvement and expansion, S504 [26JA]

Telecommunications bill resolved issues, S688 [1FE]

Memorandums

Antitrust Implications of Activities of Certain Business Organizations: Congressional Research Service, S11255 [25SE]

Minimum Wage Level: John J. Motley III, National Retail Federation, S7346 [8JY]

Vermont Health Reform Initiatives: Thomas R. Van Cooper, S6758 [24JN]

Messages

Family Friendly Workplace Act: President Clinton, S11537 [27SE], H11469 [27SE]

Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton, S11537 [27SE], H11469 [27SE]

Issuance of Licenses for the Export of Defense Articles and U.S.-Origin Satellites to the People's Republic of China: President Clinton, S6718 [24JN], H6709 [24JN]

National Emergency Relative to Lapse of Export Administration Act: President Clinton, S5758-S5760 [4JN], H5792 [4JN]

Retirement Savings and Security Act: President Clinton, S5564 [23MY]

Small Business and Competition: President Clinton, S5853 [5JN], H5824-H5826 [5JN]

Telecommunications Services Relative to Cuba: President Clinton, S11088 [20SE], H10763 [23SE]

Veto of H.R. 743, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act: President Clinton, H8816 [30JY]

Veto of H.R. 956, Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: President Clinton, H4425 [6MY]

Motions

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), H1415 [28FE], H1576 [29FE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H8574 [26JY]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3019, H3026 [28MR]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: final regulations relative to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations, S7649-S7667 [10JY], H7454-H7472 [11JY]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations, S5070-S5089 [15MY], S5552-S5556 [23MY], H5153-H5172 [15MY], H5563-H5568 [23MY]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations, extension of period for public comment, S6011 [10JN], H6114 [10JN]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, S3917-S3924 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act, S3924-S3949 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, S3949-S3952 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to the exclusion of the Capitol Police from the rights and protections under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, S3924 [23AP]

Opinion

Application of labor laws to Federal Express Corp. relative to designation as express company: Stephen E. Crable, National Mediation Board, S12101 [1OC], S12173-S12175 [2OC], S12222 [3OC]

Petitions and memorials

Georgia: FDA regulatory powers over tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

Press releases

Davis-Bacon Benefits Minority Job Opportunities and Is Supported by All Leading Minority Organizations: National Alliance for Fair Contracting (organization), H5377 [21MY]

Economic Growth: Employment Policy Foundation, S7473 [9JY]

Eliminating Corporate Welfare Would Cut Deficit in Half: Cato Institute, H5126 [15MY]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act: Dept. of Energy, S9677 [2AU]

Leading Economists Call for Higher Minimum Wage: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S7350 [8JY]

Public Citizen Supports Effort To Block Sweetheart Deal for Federal Express—Commends Senator Kennedy's Principled Stand: Public Citizen (organization), S12190 [2OC]

Proclamations

Tribute to Shelly McPeck Kelly, E580 [19AP]

Proposals

Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Policy Reform and Privatization Act, S4932-S4936 [9MY]

Palmyra Atoll operation of nuclear waste storage facility, H6276-H6278 [12JN]

Proposed language relative to certain tax-exempt bonds: Senator Moynihan, S7206 [27JN]

Tax treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms, E1846 [30SE]

Questions and answers

FAA reauthorization and application of labor laws to Federal Express Corp. relative to designation as express company: Senator Daschle, S12100 [1OC]

Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 2391), H8567-H8569 [26JY]

Quotations

FRS policies (excerpts), S6573 [20JN]

Prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions: several organizations, S7282 [28JN]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: citrus tristeza virus research funding, E1104 [18JN], E1126 [20JN], E1770 [28SE]

———define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 1463), return to Senate (H. Res. 402), H3414, H3415 [16AP]

———effect of proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads, H5653 [30MY]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (H.R. 3794), E1268 [12JY]

———Market Access Program funding, H6212-H6217, H6245 [12JN]

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (H.R. 3818), E1290 [16JY]

Alabama Press Association: anniversary, E161, E179 [5FE]

Alcoholic beverages: effects of advertising on children, H3734 [24AP], E627 [25AP]

All Island Handicapped Sports, Inc.: tribute to sled hockey team, E429 [22MR]

American Italian Professional and Business Women's Club: anniversary, E1240 [11JY]

American Samoa: clarify rules of origin for textile and apparel products (H.R. 3761), E1226 [9JY]

American-Ukrainian Advisory Committee: recommendations on economic reform, business investment, and security policy in Ukraine, E424 [22MR]

Aquebogue, NY: anniversary of Palmer Vineyards, E1227 [9JY]

Argentina: compliance with international trade laws relative to footwear and textile industries, E1912 [3OC]

Arizona Public Service Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1500 [2AU]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in motion pictures, H3795 [24AP]

———characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, H817 [24JA], H1144 [1FE]

Association of Food and Drug Officials: anniversary, E333 [13MR]

Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers: efforts to reduce household fires, E1827, E1877 [30SE]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4139), H11529, H11530 [27SE]

Automotive Service Association: anniversary, E533 [16AP]

Aviation: preemployment review of prospective pilot records (H.R. 3536), H8046-H8049 [22JY], E960 [30MY]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (H.R. 3923), H10534-H10540 [18SE]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (H.R. 3839), E1305 [17JY]

Babcock and Wilcox Co.: Ohio's Exporter of the Year Award recipient, E1260 [11JY]

Bettcher Industries (business): Industrial Engineers' Excellence in Productivity Improvement Award recipient, E1354 [24JY]

Bode, Eric: Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference competition winner, E934 [29MY]

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to pay fair market value for use of allotted spectrum frequencies, H1162, H1167 [1FE]

Brown, Jack: Permian Basin Petroleum Association Top Hand Award recipient, E1451 [1AU]

Burrell Communications Group (business): anniversary, H6400 [13JN]

Business and industry: relocation to foreign countries, H1777 [7MR], H2212 [13MR]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1539 [29FE], H4695 [9MY], H5409, H5410 [22MY], H5591 [29MY], H7085 [27JN], H7188 [10JY], H7331 [11JY], H8067 [22JY], H8231 [23JY], H8337, H8338 [24JY]

C.F. Hathaway Co.: search for buyer of Waterville, ME, facility, H4786 [9MY]

California: promote balance between natural resources, economic development and job retention (H.R. 2712), H1693 [5MR]

Campus Boulevard Corp.: anniversary, E1733 [27SE]

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (H.R. 4338), E1895 [1OC]

Capital Commitment (organization): anniversary, E1111 [18JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of Grounds for Specialty Equipment Market Association events (H. Con. Res. 150), H4442-H4446 [7MY]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, H11453-H11464 [27SE]

CERCLA: treatment of certain parties relative to liability (H.R. 3105), E383 [20MR]

CF Industries, Inc.: anniversary, E423 [22MR]

CH2M HILL (business): tribute to environmental efforts relative to the summer Olympic games, E776 [10MY]

Charles-Russell International (business): anniversary, E607 [24AP]

Chicago, IL: Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame inductees, E1932 [21OC]

———floods, H8298 [24JY]

Children and youth: establish child retirement accounts (H.R. 4253), E1811 [28SE]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (H.R. 3508), E880 [22MY]

China, People's Republic of: prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company (H.R. 3684), E1131 [20JN]

———U.S. wine industry delegation trip, E1776 [28SE]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H2032 [8MR], H3792 [24AP], H6111-H6113 [10JN], H6409 [13JN], H7118 [9JY], H7539 [16JY], H10588-H10594 [18SE], E1423, E1426 [1AU], E1791 [28SE]

———affirmative action policies (H.R. 2128), H5282-H5285 [16MY]

Clarion County, PA: Pennsylvania State Chamber of Business and Industry Community of the Year award recipient, E1635 [18SE]

Community Development Block Grant Program: Economic Development Initiative grants funding, H6831, H6832 [25JN]

———funding, H6808, H6809, H6814, H6815 [25JN]

Comptroller of the Currency: funding for regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries, H7685-H7692 [17JY]

Computers: cable television industry offer of internet access to schools, H7121 [9JY], E1254 [11JY]

———permit lawful possessors of a copy of a computer program to authorize additional copies under certain circumstances, H5783, H5784 [4JN]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 4113), E1632 [18SE]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 4299), E1842 [30SE]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, H7587 [16JY], E1295, E1305 [17JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (H.R. 3011), E276 [5MR]

Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to surety bonding requirements (H.R. 3702), E1151 [24JN]

———use of inspectors that meet standards established by the Dept. of Labor (H.R. 3216), E514 [29MR]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (H.R. 447), H9930-H9932 [4SE]

Continental Airlines, Inc.: tribute, E865 [22MY]

Contracts: require States to conduct cost-benefit analysis for contracting of transportation projects, H7086-H7089 [27JN]

Corporations: downsizing, H1400 [28FE]

———pension plans, H9457 [31JY]

———responsibilities during downsizing and layoffs, E1687 [25SE]

———subsidies, H1723 [6MR], H1780 [7MR]

Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (H.R. 3776), E1246 [11JY]

Courts: claims for commercial loss relative to product liability, H3187 [29MR]

———jurisdiction of Federal courts over foreign manufacturers, H1576-H1582 [29FE]

———liability relative to business donors of food and grocery products to needy individuals, H10089, H10090 [5SE]

———limitations on punitive damage awards, H3186, H3202 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H2228 [14MR], H2561, H2562 [21MR], H3184-H3204 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 394), H3176-H3183 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), motion to instruct conferees, H1576-H1582 [29FE]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), veto, H4426 [6MY], H4756-H4764 [9MY], E778 [10MY], E844 [20MY]

———product liability reform relative to the raw materials used to make certain medical devices, H2228 [14MR], H3199, H3201, H3202 [29MR]

———uniform statute of repose for cases involving durable goods, H3185 [29MR]

Crime: definition of environmental crimes of violence, H4483-H4485 [7MY]

Customs Service: funding for inspection of goods in foreign countries relative to child labor statutes, H7676, H7677 [17JY]

David, Robert: Sales Success Award recipient, E936 [29MY]

Deer Park, TX: tribute to Shell Explorer Post No. 9999, E984 [4JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: meat and poultry safety inspections, H3167 [28MR], E1062 [12JN]

———payment rate for barley (H.R. 4002), E1482 [2AU]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish, H5034 [14MY], H5112, H5125 [15MY], H6717 [25JN]

———abolish (H.R. 1756), H869-H873 [25JA]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H3437 [16AP], H3576-H3579 [17AP], H3643 [18AP], H6481 [18JN], E532, E533 [16AP], E588 [19AP], E1008 [6JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3587-H3599, H3624 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow audits of businesses relative to contracts made directly with foreign governments, H5894, H5895 [5JN]

———Business Operations Fund levels, H6380 [13JN]

———contracts for military landing gear, H4829 [10MY]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, H8108 [23JY]

———prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (H.R. 3843), H7662 [17JY]

———prohibit use of funds to subsidize mergers or facilitate downsizing of contractors, H6346-H6349 [13JN]

———purchase of domestically-made landing gear, H6379 [13JN]

———reporting of veteran employment by recipients of Federal contracts or grants, H6387 [13JN]

———require study on mergers and acquisition relative to military preparedness, H5095 [15MY]

Dept. of Energy: energy efficiency standards relative to home appliances, H6517 [19JN]

———rulemaking relative to business and industry, H6602 [19JN]

Dept. of HHS: Office of Consumer Affairs funding, H6881, H6946 [26JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H4726-H4731 [9MY]

———establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (H.R. 3406), E729 [7MY]

Dept. of Labor: Employment Standards Administration funding relative to garment industry working conditions, H7234 [10JY], H7369, H7372 [11JY]

———increased personnel levels for wage and hour inspection and enforcement relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H10189-H10195 [11SE]

———issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts, H9850 [2AU]

———issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (H.R. 3114), E389 [20MR]

———State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operation Program funding, H7235, H7236 [10JY]

———Veterans Employment and Training Service funding, H7235, H7236 [10JY]

Dept. of Transportation: solicit proposals from air carriers to provide air service to certain areas (H.R. 3739), E1198 [27JN]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of U.S. automobile industry, E1431, E1434 [1AU]

Disasters: reduce costs and damage through grants and strategies developed by a government and private-sector partnership, H7267 [11JY]

Doede, Wayne: New Lenox Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1638 [18SE]

Dole, Bob: policies on the environment relative to business and industry, H6515 [19JN]

Dow Chemical Co.: Deer Park, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E1791 [28SE]

Drug abuse: employee testing, H10653 [19SE]

Ecology and environment: evaluation of protection policies, H1002-H1006 [31JA]

———national objectives priority assignments, H10574-H10580 [18SE]

———technological advances relative to environmental protection, H10365-H10368 [12SE]

———voluntary environmental self-evaluations (H.R. 1047), H7117 [9JY]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8173, H8211-H8215, H8226-H8228 [23JY]

Economy: comparison of Clinton administration policy with previous administrations' policies, H10199 [11SE]

———domestic income levels and standard of living, E388 [20MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, H8 [3JA], H1261 [27FE], H1754 [6MR], H1778, H1779, H1972 [7MR], H2227 [14MR], H2462 [19MR], H3804 [24AP], H4180-H4185 [30AP], H4535 [8MY], H4830 [10MY], H5310 [21MY], H6096 [10JN], H6486 [18JN], H6627 [19JN], H7269 [11JY], H8109 [23JY], H8526 [25JY], H9456 [31JY], H9929 [4SE], H10168 [10SE], H10182, H10215 [11SE], H10333 [12SE], E295 [6MR], E1338 [22JY], E1357 [24JY], E1477 [2AU], E1601 [12SE]

———promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (H.R. 2919), H978 [31JA]

———relocation of businesses to foreign countries, H1777 [7MR], H2212 [13MR]

———relocation to foreign countries, H9903 [2AU], H10498 [17SE], E927 [24MY]

Education: business participation with schools to enhance the teaching and use of technology, H9996, H9997 [4SE]

———job training progams funding, H3472 [16AP]

———recognize businesses that participate with schools to enhance the teaching and use of technology (H.R. 3921), E1398 [30JY]

———tribute to participants in the Toshiba Corp./National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, H6515 [19JN]

EEOC: allegations of sexual harassment at Mitsubishi Motors plant in Normal, IL, H4400, H4404 [2MY], H6694 [24JN], E609 [24AP]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (H.R. 4297), E1849 [30SE]

Elmore, OH: observance of BrushPride Day, E769 [10MY]

Employment: disregard additional payments for calculation of overtime compensation (H.R. 3087), E358 [14MR]

———Federal jobs progams, H4176, H4177 [30AP]

———Federal jobs programs, H5133 [15MY]

———job creation programs, H1629 [29FE]

———protect employer rights (H.R. 3211), E520 [29MR]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H6850 [26JN], H6976 [27JN], H8075 [22JY], H8382 [25JY], H8561, H8562 [26JY], H8670, H8776-H8791, H8814, H8815 [30JY], H9567 [1AU]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (H. Res. 488), H8562-H8573 [26JY]

———role of employers, E436 [22MR]

———summer youth jobs progam, H2114-H2120 [12MR], H2228, H2308 [14MR]

———summer youth jobs programs, H3396 [16AP], E672 [1MY]

———transition of communities, industries, and workers affected by reduced defense spending, E1331 [22JY]

———treatment of temporary and part-time workers (H.R. 3682), E1127 [20JN]

———use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage requirements (H.R. 4266), E1789 [28SE]

———viability of newly created jobs, H3239 [15AP], H3396 [16AP]

Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6517, H6567-H6587 [19JN]

EPA: cluster rule relative to pulp and paper industry, E1471 [2AU], E1564, E1570, E1584 [11SE], E1605 [12SE], E1771 [28SE], E1830 [30SE]

———reform regulatory process, H2096-H2100 [12MR], H2195 [13MR]

Eximbank: funding, H5841, H5846-H5856 [5JN]

FAA: review of ValuJet Airlines' safety practices, H6514 [19JN]

Families and domestic relations: provide leave for employees relative to adopted or foster children (H.R. 3681), E1123 [20JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: employer requirements (H.R. 3296), E609 [24AP]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (H.R. 3704), H6694-H6699 [24JN], E1152 [24JN]

———implementation, H4399 [2MY]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (H.R. 3900), H8582, H8583 [26JY]

Fastener Quality Act: amend, H1267 [27FE]

FCC: funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum, H8266-H8272 [24JY]

———reform (H.R. 3957), E1463 [2AU]

———revise television station ownership rules relative to local marketing agreements (H.R. 3623), E1066 [12JN]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 3199), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

———approval process and regulations relative to new medical devices and new drugs, H2306 [14MR]

Federal aid programs: provide assistance to workers formerly employed in the Federal helium program, H4140 [30AP]

Federal contracts: promote competition through use of soft metric conversions, H8112-H8116 [23JY]

Federal employees: establish demonstration project to assess feasibility of temporary placement of displaced workers in other Federal or private employment (H.R. 3649), H6404 [13JN]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: technical corrections (H.R. 4018), H9972 [4SE]

Federal Prison Industries: contracts relative to Federal market share, H8286-H8288 [24JY]

Federation Life Insurance of America, Inc.: anniversary, E1519 [5SE]

Ferroalloy Association: anniversary, E152 [5FE]

Financial institutions: capitalize deposit insurance funds and provide regulatory relief for insured depository institutions and holding companies (H.R. 3567), H5766 [4JN]

———increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters, H12093-H12097, H12103 [28SE]

———increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters (H.R. 4182), E1718 [26SE]

———over-the-counter life insurance sales through savings banks, E1838 [30SE]

———tax deduction for loans to employee stock ownership plans, H5437 [22MY]

Financial Women International (organization): tribute, E1658 [19SE]

Firearms: require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental entity, H2170, H2172-H2174 [13MR]

Floods: disaster assistance for States impacted by rapid snow meltdown, H745 [23JA], H781 [24JA], H1876 [7MR]

———disaster assistance to Pacific Northwestern States, H1875, H1877 [7MR], E283 [6MR]

———disaster assistance to West Virginia, H5303 [21MY]

Florida: tribute to Alliance To Outfox Phone Fraud (organization), E869 [22MY]

Florida Crushed Stone (business): Sentinels of Safety Award recipient, E1207 [27JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (H.R. 3200), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

Ford Motor Co.: tribute, E1667 [20SE]

Foreign aid: limit funds for purchase of products that are not made in the U.S. or in the beneficiary country, H5876 [5JN]

Foreign countries: relocation, H10181 [11SE]

Foreign trade: access of U.S. business to markets, E1923 [4OC]

———allow U.S companies to bid on construction contracts for the Three Gorges Dam project in the People's Republic of China, E1779 [28SE]

———expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (H.R. 1300), H4094 [25AP]

———export controls (H.R. 361), H7563-H7589 [16JY]

———extend authority for certain export agencies (H.R. 3759), E1224 [9JY]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 3759), H10157-H10167 [10SE], H10179, H10180, H10181, H10182 [11SE], E1586 [11SE]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 4109), E1639 [18SE]

———extension of Generalized System of Preferences Program, H9858 [2AU]

———impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile industry, H3494 [17AP]

———media business investments in Asian markets, E1174 [26JN]

———responses to piracy of intellectual property, H7137-H7143 [9JY]

———treatment of ceramic tile industry, E1479 [2AU]

———U.S. deficit, H1279 [27FE], H1755 [6MR], H3174 [29MR], H3557 [17AP], H3825 [25AP], H5186 [16MY], H9842 [2AU], H10498 [17SE], H10528 [18SE], H10647 [19SE], H11599 [28SE], E1779 [28SE]

Forest Service: implementation of regulations banning the export of timber in certain Western States, H6667, H6668 [20JN]

Fort Lewis, WA: land exchange with Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Co. (H.R. 2859), E29 [5JA]

Fort Monmouth, NJ: tribute to Army Communications-Electronics Command Logistics and Readiness Center for receiving Quality Improvement Prototype Award, E1034 [7JN]

Fortinsky, Robert A.: Greater Wilkes-Barre Society of Fellows Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E827 [16MY]

Fresno, CA: tribute to Zacky Farms, E1115 [20JN]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3553), H9932, H9933 [4SE], E951 [30MY], E1521 [5SE]

———funding, H5250 [16MY]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish, H309 [5JA]

Garcia, Francisco J. (Frank): President's Service Award recipient, E643 [25AP]

GATT: impact on employment and the economy, H2470 [20MR]

Government: eliminate corporate welfare in Federal programs, H5257 [16MY]

———prohibit bundling of contract requirements in procurement (H.R. 3934), E1417 [31JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H5304 [21MY], H5445-H5478 [22MY], H7163, H7164, H7165 [10JY], H8574-H8581 [26JY], E876, E880 [22MY], E892 [23MY], E919, E927 [24MY], E936, E944 [29MY], E950 [30MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), append text of H.R. 1227, Employee Commuting Flexibility Act, H5544 [23MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9846-H9862 [2AU], E1503 [2AU], E1536 [5SE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5432-H5445 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 503), H9839-H9846 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H8575-H8581 [26JY]

———tribute to private sector during shutdown, H309 [5JA]

Government regulations: effects on business and industry, H6429 [18JN], H6851 [26JN]

———reform, H1669 [5MR]

———reform (H.R. 994), H1490 [28FE], H1644 [4MR], H1665, H1668 [5MR]

———reform (H.R. 994), consideration (H. Res. 368), H3497 [17AP]

———require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (H.R. 3307), H3737 [24AP], E635 [25AP]

———U.S. Chamber of Commerce study relative to the effects on small business, H7117 [9JY]

Graves, Earl: renaming Morgan State University School of Business and Management in honor, E183 [6FE]

Great Falls Historic District: establish, H12027 [28SE]

———establish (H.R. 3911), E1865 [30SE]

Guam: application of Jones Act relative to use of U.S. vessels to ship goods into U.S. ports, H5764 [4JN]

———tribute to Citibank teacher of the year competition, E135 [1FE]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (H.R. 4102), E1713, E1717 [26SE]

Hazelton, PA: anniversary of Community Area New Development Corp., E1052 [11JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (H.R. 2925), E158 [5FE], E1800 [28SE]

———impact of self-insured employer plans, E237 [28FE]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (H.R. 3468), E825 [16MY]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information, H9839 [2AU]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (H.R. 3482), E829 [16MY]

———managed care system reform proposal, E1549 [10SE]

———medical savings account programs, H6122, H6133-H6141 [11JN], H6186 [12JN], H6290 [13JN], H6425, H6428, H6431, H6433, H6435, H6436, H6482, H6484, H6488 [18JN], H6513, H6514, H6515, H6516, H6517, H6518 [19JN], H6633, H6683, H6684, H6688 [20JN], H6715-H6717 [25JN], H7133-H7135 [9JY], H7267 [11JY], H7507 [12JY], H7776 [17JY], H7997 [18JY], H9777, H9779, H9784, H9834 [1AU]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and patients, H7338, H7339 [11JY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (H.R. 2976), E224, E225 [28FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 4220), E1725 [26SE], E1736, E1751 [27SE]

Helium: arrange for the recovery and disposal on Federal lands (H.R. 4168), H11268-H11273 [26SE]

Hershey Foods Corp.: Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Corporate Vulture Award recipient, H5035 [14MY]

Highland Park, IL: anniversary of Opportunity, Inc., E556 [17AP]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H2987-H3029 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], E483 [28MR], E494 [29MR], E591 [19AP]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2972-H2986 [28MR], H3209 [29MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2857-H2864 [26MR]

Hurwitz, Charles: logging practices in the Headwaters Forest relative to savings and loan failure, H6568-H6570, H6572, H6575, H6581 [19JN], E46 [22JA]

Immigration: establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2509-H2518 [20MR]

———prohibit payment of back pay to illegal immigrants, H7357-H7359 [11JY]

Income: standard of living fluctuation, H2209-H2212, H2215 [13MR]

Indiana Regional Minority Supplier Development Council: tribute, E487 [28MR]

Insurance: merging of U.S. Healthcare with Aetna Life & Casualty Co., H7121 [9JY]

International Day of Cooperatives: observance, E1166 [25JN], E11711 [26JN]

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (H.R. 3431), H7124, H7125 [9JY], E754 [9MY], E1858 [30SE]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), H6436-H6449 [18JN], H8330 [24JY], E1104 [18JN], E1143 [20JN], E1185 [26JN]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), conference report, H12047-H12051 [28SE], E1928 [4OC], E1938 [21OC]

Iraq: release names of companies providing military items, E111 [30JA]

Iron Mountain, MI: anniversary of Champion, Inc., E1142 [20JN]

IRS: reform, H10527 [18SE], H10603, H10605 [19SE]

Janczak, Jerome (Jerry): South Side Business Club Man of the Year award recipient, E1682 [25SE]

Japan: bilateral aviation agreement, E1162 [25JN]

———employment practices, E331 [13MR]

Juan C. Tenorio Associates, Inc.; anniversary, E1146 [20JN]

Kelly Services, Inc.: anniversary, E1622 [17SE]

Kenrich Petrochemical, Inc.: trade and patent dispute with Japan, E307 [7MR]

Kern County, CA: tribute to Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, E1768 [27SE]

KHI Services, Inc.: anniversary, E1769 [28SE]

Kovatch Group (business): anniversary, E1434 [1AU]

Kuwait: awarding of oil gathering contracts to the People's Republic of China, H94 [4JA]

———default on debts to U.S. companies, E1917 [3OC]

Labeling: marking requirements for U.S.-made hand tools, H11575 [27SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, H5371-H5378 [21MY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H4393 [1MY], H7990 [18JY], E616 [24AP]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), veto, H8816 [30JY], H9450 [31JY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), H5998 [6JN]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities, H7516 [12JY], H8463, H8474, H8504, H8505, H8506, H8509 [25JY]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (H.R. 3580), H6432 [18JN], H6516 [19JN], E1010 [6JN]

Lobbyists: disclosure of lobbying activities by Federal grantees, H1947-H1951 [7MR]

Lumber industry: impact of subsidized lumber from Canada on market share and employment in the U.S., H1145 [1FE]

Magill Property Management (business): tribute, E771 [10MY]

Malden Mills (business): Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Golden Eagle Award recipient, H5035 [14MY]

Marietta, PA: tribute to Armstrong World Industries for efforts relative to aid Oklahoma City, OK, bombing victims, E142 [1FE]

Marine resources: development of technology for recovery of minerals from the ocean seabed (H.R. 3249), H7607-H7609 [16JY], E616 [24AP]

———promote research, identification, assessment and exploration of marine mineral resources (S. 1194), H12290 [4OC]

Medicare: notification of beneficiaries by insurance companies before selling duplicative coverage, E870 [22MY]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2041-H2048 [12MR]

Mercury Electronics Co.: anniversary, E653 [25AP]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), H8110-H8116 [23JY], H12032, H12033 [28SE]

———conversion requirements (H.R. 4233), H11599-H11602, H12032 [28SE]

Mexico: safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (H.R. 2946), H1204 [1FE]

Midas International Corp.: tribute to employees, E1547 [10SE]

Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (H.R. 620), E478 [28MR]

———level, H1630 [29FE], H2209-H2212 [13MR], H2977, H2979, H2981, H2982, H3019-H3026 [28MR], H3176 [29MR], H3396, H3398 [16AP], H3494, H3495 [17AP], H3584, H3585, H3586, H3624, H3632-H3639 [18AP], H3663, H3664, H3666, H3667, H3668, H3702, H3703, H3705-H3715 [23AP], H3733, H3734, H3735, H3736, H3737, H3738, H3790, H3794, H3796, H3798-H3803 [24AP], H3825, H3826, H3827, H3829-H3837, H3839, H4043-H4046, H4102 [25AP], H4131, H4132, H4134, H4135, H4169 [30AP], H4305, H4306, H4307, H4308, H4309, H4310, H4312-H4323, H4371, H4372, H4380-H4387, H4389, H4390 [1MY], H4402-H4404, H4416-H4418, H4420 [2MY], H4427 [6MY], H4534, H4561-H4568 [8MY], H4659, H4660 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4837, H4884, H4894-H4898 [10MY], H4909 [14MY], H5061-H5068, H5135, H5146-H5149 [15MY], H5267 [16MY], H5309, H5310, H5373 [21MY], H5383, H5384, H5385, H5386, H5387, H5388, H5433-H5445, H5475, H5476, H5480-H5488 [22MY], H5503-H5543, H5546, H5551 [23MY], H5997 [6JN], H7118, H7119, H7121, H7122 [9JY], H7163, H7164, H7165 [10JY], H7266, H7267, H7269 [11JY], H7507, H7510, H7511 [12JY], H7538 [16JY], H7997, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8575-H8581 [26JY], H9708, H9709 [1AU], H9838-H9862 [2AU], H10113 [10SE], E477, E487 [28MR], E512 [29MR], E584, E587 [19AP], E602 [23AP], E795 [14MY], E875 [22MY], E918, E927 [24MY], E938, E946 [29MY], E955, E974 [30MY], E1086 [13JN], E1496 [2AU]

Monsanto Co.: National Watershed Award recipient, E1771 [28SE]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H2470 [20MR]

NASA: aeronautics research and technology funding, E986 [4JN]

National Engineers Week: observance, H1401 [28FE], E215 [27FE]

National Guard: observance of Bosses' Day, E826 [16MY]

———use of outside contractors vs. armory personnel for Reserved Component Automation System Program, H5666 [30MY]

National Institute of Standards and Technology: Manufacturing Extension Partnership and Advanced Technology Program funding, H29 [3JA]

National Tourism Board: establish (H.R. 2579), H1281 [27FE], H2324 [19MR], H3391 [16AP], H3735 [24AP], H5822, H5823, H5824 [5JN], H7535 [16JY], H11254-H11260 [26SE], E630 [25AP], E1001 [5JN], E1013 [6JN], E1765 [27SE], E1802, E1816 [28SE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (H.R. 2579), H1281 [27FE], H2324 [19MR], H3391 [16AP], H3735 [24AP], H5822, H5823, H5824 [5JN], H7535 [16JY], H11254-H11260 [26SE], E630 [25AP], E1001 [5JN], E1013 [6JN], E1765 [27SE], E1802, E1816 [28SE]

Native Americans: treatment of gaming on reservations, E1152 [24JN]

———tribute to success in hotel industry, E427 [22MR]

Natural Cotton Colors (business): Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Golden Eagle Award recipient, H9903 [2AU]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (H.R. 1514), H9933-H9936 [4SE]

New Bedford, MA: closing of J.C. Rhodes Co. manufacturing plant, H3701 [23AP]

New Jersey: economic impact of women in the business industry, E499 [29MR]

———observance of Hispanic Business Week, E1951 [21OC]

New York, NY: encourage travel and tourism industry, H2710 [22MR]

New Zealand: economic reforms, E1262 [11JY]

Newspaper Preservation Act: reexamination of provisions, E1039 [10JN]

NIH: require private industry to enter into price agreements relative to the sale of drugs developed in cooperative research programs, H7335-H7337 [11JY]

———restrictions relative to awarding of grants under Small Business Innovation Research Program, H7295, H7296, H7368 [11JY]

Nike, Inc.: labor situation of employees, H9838 [2AU]

Nike Inc.: tribute, H4113 [29AP]

NIST: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Programs funding, H5717-H5724 [30MY]

North Carolina Electronics and Information Technologies (organization): tribute, E168 [5FE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: deny congressional approval relative to effect on milk prices, H1620 [29FE]

Northern Ireland: business practices of U.S. companies, H2091 [12MR]

Northern Telecom, Inc.: Committee on Economic Development Corporate Citizenship Award recipient, E1162 [25JN]

———tribute, E1021 [6JN]

NSF: repeal certain limitations on procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to Dept. of Commerce antidumping determinations, H6905-H6913 [26JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (H.R. 707), H7117 [9JY]

Orange and Rockland Utilities Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1406 [30JY]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6293-H6325 [13JN]

———congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), consideration (H. Res. 448), H6268-H6275 [12JN]

OSHA: reform, H3493 [17AP]

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1440 [1AU]

Palmyra Atoll: operation of nuclear waste storage facility, H6276 [12JN]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures, H8276-H8280 [24JY], E1389 [26JY]

Pensions: improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts, H9845, H9848 [2AU]

———prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (H.R. 3688), E1345 [23JY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H4115 [29AP], H4306, H4307, H4308, H4309 [1MY], H4415, H4416 [2MY], H4427 [6MY], H4434 [7MY], H4536 [8MY], H4656, H4657, H4659 [9MY], H4881 [10MY], H4909 [14MY], H5296 [20MY], H5307, H5309, H5311 [21MY]

———management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), H7597-H7607 [16JY]

Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (H.R. 1995), H2464 [19MR]

———reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research and establish minimum levels of research reinvestment for drug manufacturers (H.R. 4270), E1788 [28SE]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Angelo Brothers Co., E1595 [12SE]

Picatinny Arsenal (business): Dept. of Defense Installation Excellence Award recipient, E1116 [20JN]

Pinconning, MI: anniversary of Northern Tube (business), E1592 [12SE]

Pittsburgh (PA) Observer: tribute to community service award recipients, E18 [4JA]

Pleasanton, CA: tribute to General Electric Vallecitos Nuclear Center, E1677 [24SE]

Poland: condemn construction of shopping center within internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp, H6143, H6144 [11JN]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (H.R. 3690), E1142, E1144 [20JN]

———reform, H12105 [28SE]

———reform (H.R. 3717), E1159 [25JN]

———require photo identification for processing of change-of-address orders (H.R. 3629), E1071 [12JN]

Power resources: tribute to the Renewable Energy Expo, H3736 [24AP]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (H.R. 3008), H4138-H4151 [30AP]

Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry (H.R. 3782), E1255 [11JY]

Puerto Rico: allow for wage-based tax credits, H5304 [21MY], E1688 [25SE], E1707, E1713 [26SE], E1905 [2OC]

———classification as enterprise zone, H9859 [2AU]

———economic stability, E1713 [26SE]

———repeal of certain corporate tax credits, H5304 [21MY], H5434, H5438, H5468-H5474, H5477 [22MY], E876 [22MY], E919 [24MY]

Purcell, Mike: Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference competition winner, E934 [29MY]

Railroads: negotiations between labor unions and management, H8726 [30JY], E1311 [17JY], E1407 [30JY]

———proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads, E1171 [26JN]

Reebok International Ltd.: agreement to prevent use of child labor for Pakistani soccer ball manufacturing, E1165 [25JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6491-H6493 [18JN]

———national agenda relative to labor unions, H7371 [11JY]

Research: funding for private and Federal studies, H2846 [26MR]

Rodriguez, Mary: Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind's Ronald Pearce Blind Employee of the Year Award recipient, E237 [28FE]

Rolling Meadows, IL: tribute to Rolling Meadows Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E765 [10MY]

Ruiz Food Products, Inc.: National Association of Private Industry Councils Workforce Partnership Award recipient, E272 [5MR]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (H.R. 3173), E540 [16AP]

Saginaw, MI: tribute to Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc., E687, E689 [1MY]

San Francisco, CA: labor violations by Sprint Corp. relative to subsidiary shutdown, E257 [29FE]

SBA: financial institutions requirements and fees for certain small business loans, H10087, H10088 [5SE]

———increase fees for participants in certain financial assistance programs (H.R. 3989), H9902 [2AU]

———independent study relative to risks and losses of loan programs, H10079, H10088 [5SE]

———participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (H.R. 2933), E142 [1FE]

———reauthorize women's business training program (H.R. 3990), E1495 [2AU], E1593 [12SE]

———Women's Business Development Program funding, H8233 [23JY]

SCANA Corp.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1335 [22JY], E1406 [30JY]

Scott Paper Co.: management style of chief executive officer Albert J. Dunlap, H999-H1002 [31JA]

SEC: continuation of funding during periods of lapsed appropriations, H340, H344 [22JA]

———funding for reduction of fees (H.R. 2972), H2050-H2053 [12MR]

———study effects of preferencing on exchange markets, E1104 [18JN], E1143 [20JN]

Shipping industry: allow transportation of cargo on foreign ships manned by U.S. crews (H.R. 4006), E1494 [2AU]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (H.R. 4159), E1674 [24SE]

———restrictions relative to transportation of cargo and passengers, E557 [17AP]

———shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6268-H6275 [12JN], H6295, H6297-H6302, H6316-H6325 [13JN]

Sioux Falls, SD: support community and employer encouragement of family values, E1129 [20JN]

Slater, Phyllis H.: election as president of National Association of Women Business Owners, E1155 [24JN]

Small business: acquisition of small companies by businesses with the intention of closing them, H4903 [14MY]

———assist in development of microenterprises (H.R. 3846), H8624-H8626 [29JY], E1328 [18JY]

———improve certain programs, H8166 [23JY], H12100, H12107 [28SE]

———improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), H10078-H10089 [5SE]

———improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), consideration (H. Res. 516), H10074-H10077 [5SE]

———increase opportunities for veterans (H.R. 4080), E1781 [28SE]

———provide legal redress for unfair trade practices (H.R. 3967), E1465 [2AU]

———provide relief from certain OSHA regulations, H5938 [6JN]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 3798), E1364 [24JY]

Social Security: prohibit certain misuses of account numbers (H.R. 3598), E1020 [6JN]

South Valley Disposal and Recycling, Inc.: Gilroy, CA, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year recipient, E74 [24JA]

Southwestern Pennsylvania Manufacturers Week: observance, E1800 [28SE]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (H.R. 3936), H10470-H10478 [17SE], E1437 [1AU]

Special days and holidays: observance of national holidays, H10438 [17SE]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (H.R. 2740), H981 [31JA]

St. Charles, MO: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Award recipients, E1147 [20JN]

St. Francis, WI: tribute to Vretenar Construction (business), E1633 [18SE]

St. Mary's County, MD: groundbreaking for the Lexington Park Corporate Center, E1488 [2AU]

Superfund Program: funding, H6770-H6774, H6777-H6781 [25JN], H6876-H6878 [26JN]

———prohibit use of funds to implement any retroactive liability reimbursement, H6920-H6930, H6940 [26JN]

Tarrytown, NY: General Motors plant closing, H6976 [27JN]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (H.R. 3498), E858 [22MY]

———allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (H.R. 2846), E13, E16 [4JA]

———allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (H.R. 4200), E1723 [26SE]

———capital gains rates, H127 [4JA], H8109 [23JY], E377 [19MR]

———determination of employment status of individuals as employees or independent contractors (H.R. 582), H5260 [16MY]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (H.R. 3605), H6092 [10JN]

———rates, H57 [3JA], H97, H124, H169 [4JA], H339, H346 [22JA], H747 [23JA], H978, H991 [31JA], H1144 [1FE], H1284 [27FE], H1492, H1493-H1494 [28FE], H1722 [6MR], H2037 [12MR], H2229 [14MR], H2876 [27MR], H3389, H3395, H3396, H3457-H3469 [16AP], H3494, H3495, H3496 [17AP], H3584, H3585, H3586 [18AP], H4305 [1MY], H4435, H4437, H4438, H4439, H4440, H4441, H4442 [7MY], H4534, H4535 [8MY], H4795, H4796, H4797 [9MY], H5047-H5049 [14MY], H5105, H5106, H5113, H5114, H5115, H5146-H5149 [15MY], H5210, H5214, H5251, H5257 [16MY], H5435, H5497 [22MY], H5629-H5631 [29MY], H5652 [30MY], H5805 [4JN], H6275 [12JN], H6291, H6401-H6403 [13JN], H6629 [19JN], H6631, H6632, H6633 [20JN], H7245, H7247, H7248 [10JY], H7776 [17JY], H7784 [18JY], H8077 [22JY], H8110 [23JY], H8810-H8816 [30JY], H9461, H9462 [31JY], H9989, H9993-H9996 [4SE], H10182 [11SE], H10330 [12SE], H10605 [19SE], H11235 [26SE], E1 [3JA], E83 [25JA], E323 [12MR], E529 [16AP], E753 [9MY]

———rates for married couples, H1492 [28FE]

———rates relative to environmental pollution, E46 [22JA]

———reform, H2941, H2942 [27MR]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 3039), H2668 [22MR]

———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (H.R. 2864), E53 [23JA]

———replace individual and corporate income taxes, Social Security, and medicare taxes with a value-added tax (H.R. 4050), E1572 [11SE]

———research and development tax credit, H9856 [2AU]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (H.R. 1972), H2577 [21MR]

———treatment of computer software (H.R. 4169), E1710 [26SE]

———treatment of corporations (H.R. 3102), E357 [14MR]

———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms, E1845 [30SE]

———treatment of mutual life insurance company policyholder dividends and small life insurance company acquisition expenses (H.R. 1497), H4909 [14MY]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (H.R. 3345), E650 [25AP]

———treatment of research credits (H.R. 2984), H1689 [5MR]

———treatment of tax free corporate liquidations and receipt of debt-financed property in such a liquidation (H.R. 4243), E1808 [28SE]

———treatment of tips (H.R. 3667), E1101 [18JN]

Technology: cooperative research and development agreements relative to inventions (H.R. 2196), H1262-H1267, H1290 [27FE]

Telecommunications: protection of consumer privacy relative to new communications technologies (H.R. 3685), E1145 [20JN]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1154-H1179 [1FE], H2474 [20MR], H6977 [27JN], E153 [5FE], E184 [6FE], E192 [9FE], E197 [13FE], E204 [23FE], E262 [29FE], E294 [6MR], E800 [14MY]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 353), H1145-H1154 [1FE]

Telephones: dialing parity for intraLATA toll calls, E262 [29FE]

———prevent fraud, E897 [24MY]

———sale of subscriber list information to independent publishers, E184 [6FE]

Television: local station ownership and cable must-carry regulations, H1163-H1165 [1FE]

———regulation of network signals on satellite carriers (H.R. 3192), E486 [28MR]

Thompson, Jill: Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference competition winner, E934 [29MY]

Thrift Charter Merger Commission: establish (H.R. 3407), E1249 [11JY]

Tobacco products: Federal regulations, H5571 [29MY]

———prohibit regulation of tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H915 [26JA], H9929 [4SE], H10180 [11SE], E90, E96, E102 [25JA], E148, E172 [5FE], E989 [4JN], E1863 [30SE]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (H.R. 2743), H6418 [17JN]

———use of innovative financing methods relative to maintenance of roads, E499 [29MR]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 3556), H5982 [6JN]

Tucson Electric Power Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1405 [30JY]

Tulsa, OK: tribute to Metal Dynamics Corp., E1633 [18SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: partnership with businesses in protecting endangered species, H6547 [19JN]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (H.R. 2533), H3215-H3217 [29MR]

Unemployment: level, H5386 [22MY]

United Airlines, Inc.: Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Golden Eagle Award recipient, H5035 [14MY], H9903 [2AU]

Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7557-H7563 [16JY]

———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities, H11210, H11211, H11213 [25SE]

———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (H.R. 3586), H8762-H8768 [30JY], E1441 [1AU], E1502 [2AU]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (H.R. 3938), E1781 [28SE]

Vietnam: rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, H9912 [2AU]

Wagner, Cy: Permian Basin Petroleum Association Top Hand Award recipient, E1451 [1AU]

Wakefern Food Corp.: anniversary, E813 [15MY]

Water: adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees (H.R. 3326), E643 [25AP]

———modify bottled drinking water standards, H6755 [25JN], H9868, H9875 [2AU]

Waterbury, CT: groundbreaking ceremony of Brass Mill Center Mall, H6977 [27JN]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (S. 2132), E1758 [27SE]

———ensure economic equity, H9856 [2AU]

———ensure economic equity (H.R. 3857), E1319, E1325 [18JY]

———prevention and punishment of sexual harassment, H4431 [7MY]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (H.R. 3510), E877 [22MY]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (H.R. 3511), H5764 [4JN]

Woodland Wal-Mart Distribution Center: Wal-Mart Corp. President's Award for Excellence recipient, E694 [1MY]

Working Woman (publication): tribute to Marriott Corp. and Fannie Mae for designation as healthy companies for women, E1382 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 1463), S441 [26JA]

———define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 2061), S10192 [10SE]

———extend farm programs (S. 1523), S302, S303, S315-S321 [23JA], S332, S334 [24JA], S484, S485 [26JA]

———extend farm programs (S. 1523), unanimous-consent agreement, S304-S308 [23JA]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry, S10580-S10582 [16SE]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (S. 1939), S7671 [10JY]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (S. 1949), S7766-S7769 [11JY]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (S. Res. 277), S7494 [9JY]

———price supports for milk, S5613 [23MY]

———price supports for sugar, S1030-S1035, S1039 [7FE]

———reform Market Promotion Program, S1024-S1026, S1038 [7FE], S3064, S3084 [28MR]

———relief relative to ranchers (S. 1758), S5093 [15MY]

———tribute to dairy industry, S123 [10JA]

———value-added products innovations, S8592 [24JY]

Alabama Press Association: anniversary, S1073 [7FE]

Alaska: impact of lack of snow, S125 [10JA]

Allegheny County, PA: airport privatization, S10665 [17SE]

American Free Enterprise Day: designate (S. Res. 291), S11641 [28SE]

America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: establish (S. 2020), S9559 [2AU]

Amtrak: replacement of historical and traditional names for routes in the Northeast corridor, S543 [30JA]

Arizona Public Service Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S9635 [2AU]

Army: contract procurement requirements, S7237 [28JN]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, S1379 [28FE]

———characterization of violence in the entertainment industry, S10208 [10SE]

Aviation: deregulation of airline industry, S8979 [26JY]

———investigation of anticompetitive practices in airline industry, S9132-S9134 [30JY]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents, S12166-S12169 [2OC], S12232 [3OC]

Bando Manufacturing of America (business): Honda of America Manufacturing supplier quality award recipient, S7203 [27JN]

Bank, Eliot H.: Association of Reconditioner's Morris Hershson Award of Merit recipient, S10206 [10SE]

Bell Telephone Cos.: entrance into the alarm monitoring services market, S689 [1FE]

Benchmark Rail Group, Inc.: relief (H.R. 419), S7502 [9JY]

Bermuda: treatment of Bill and Allan MacDonald relative to cable television company, S9959 [5SE]

Boeing Co.: National Aeronautic Association Collier Trophy recipient, S4950 [9MY]

Budget: extend employer education assistance tax credit, S5401 [21MY]

Cabrera, Juan G. (Bill): Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S12280 [3OC]

California: tribute to NetDay96 (S. Res. 274), S7192 [27JN]

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (S. 1982), S8553-S8555 [23JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of grounds for Specialty Equipment Market Association events (S. Con. Res. 44), S2263 [19MR]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, S11821, S11822, S11854-S11857, S11859, S11871, S11872 [30SE], S12096-S12115 [1OC], S12169-S12177, S12178-S12193 [2OC], S12219-S12230, S12233, S12235 [3OC]

CERCLA: treatment of certain parties relative to liability (S. 1742), S4939 [9MY]

Charleston County, SC: community development block grants availability, S9876 [5SE]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (S. 1908), S7027 [26JN]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, S665 [31JA], S3253-S3255 [15AP], S3340-S3345 [16AP], S8490 [22JY], S9311 [31JY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (S. 2127), S11306 [25SE]

College Construction Loan Insurance Association: privatize, S11930 [30SE]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to a solid waste disposal company's licensing application in New Jersey (S. Res. 287), S9610, S9670 [2AU]

Computers: cable television industry offer of internet access to schools, S7489 [9JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, S7507 [10JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 1587), S1516-S1522 [5MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 1726), S4624-S4627 [2MY], S6153 [12JN]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (S. 1800), S5572-S5574 [23MY]

Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (S. 2081), S10685 [17SE]

———provide Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities (S. 1574), S1346 [27FE]

———provide for workforce scheduling flexibility for employees of certain Federal contractors, S10396, S10397 [12SE]

Copyrights: illegal foreign duplication of copyrighted material, S3238 [29MR]

Corporate Subsidy Termination Commission: establish (S. 1376), S2716 [21MR]

Corporations: treatment of Federal subsidies (S. 1376), S2716 [21MR]

Correctional institutions: employment training for prisoners, S322 [23JA]

Courts: independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment (S. 1697), S4063 [24AP]

———jurisdiction of Federal district courts and the Court of Federal Claims over Government bid protests, S11848-S11850 [30SE]

———limitations on punitive damage awards, S2577, S2581 [21MR], S11363-S11365 [26SE]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2300-S2302 [19MR], S2341-S2386 [20MR], S2553-S2591 [21MR], S2835 [25MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), veto, S4575 [2MY]

———product liability reform relative to damage recovery in cases involving drunk driving accidents, S2575 [21MR]

Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies, S11869 [30SE]

Crime: prevent economic espionage (S. 1525), S377 [25JA]

———prevent economic espionage (S. 1556), S740, S741 [1FE]

———prevent economic espionage (S. 1557), S740, S741 [1FE]

Cullman, AL: tribute to Cooper Tools (business) and Nicholson File (business) for efforts relative to vocational education, S6108 [11JN]

Cypress Gardens (recreation area): anniversary, S525 [26JA]

Deerlodge National Forest: provide for land exchange (S. 1571), S1296 [23FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow private sector to develop farm management plans, S1048 [7FE]

———investigation of cattle processing and packing prices, S6277 [14JN]

———Market Access Program funding, S8458-S8462 [22JY], S8583, S8584, S8591 [24JY]

———payment rate for barley, S8534-S8536 [23JY], S8613, S8614 [24JY]

———payment rate for barley (S. 2036), S9585, S9586 [2AU]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, S8438-S8446, S8448-S8451 [22JY], S8533, S8547 [23JY]

———seafood safety inspections, S2069, S2078 [14MR], S2283 [19MR]

Dept. of Commerce: funding, S430 [26JA]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, S3625 [18AP], S3697, S3709 [19AP], S3789, S3790 [22AP], S4001 [23AP], S4091 [24AP], S4874 [8MY], S5558-S5562 [23MY], S6154 [12JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), S3251, S3252, S3269, S3274-S3276 [15AP], S3415, S3416 [16AP], S3417 [17AP]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), unanimous-consent agreement, S3258 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: acquisition of private-sector research from nontraditional sources, S6493-S6495 [19JN]

———Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative extension, S7001 [26JN]

———cable television franchise agreements on military bases, S10036 [9SE]

———contracts relative to local content requirements, S7937, S7942 [17JY]

———limit compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts, S6495-S6501 [19JN]

———Optoelectronics Center funding, S7271 [28JN]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, S7282 [28JN], S7941, S7998-S8005 [17JY], S8065 [18JY]

———transfer of defense technology information from institutions of higher learning to private businesses, S7245, S7246 [28JN]

———U.S.-Japan Management Training Program funding, S7932 [17JY]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Reservoir Management Program funding, S9101 [30JY]

———prohibit certain lawsuits against contractors (S. 1852), S5980 [7JN]

Dept. of Justice: telecommunications oversight authority, S698, S710 [1FE]

Dept. of Transportation: bidding process relative to certain construction contracts, S10665, S10666 [17SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical care programs funding relative to increase in corporate tax rates, S5152-S5158 [16MY]

Disabled: assist individuals seeking employment relative to disability benefits (S. 1979), S8472-S8474 [22JY]

Disasters: assistance, S2242 [18MR]

District of Columbia: taxicab reciprocity agreements with Virginia and Maryland, S1332 [27FE], S2303 [19MR]

Drugs: patent protection for arthritis medication Lodine, S9457, S9458, S9463-S9466, S9469, S9499-S9501 [2AU]

Durbin, Marshall B., Sr.: Alabama Business Hall of Fame inductee, S12455 [21OC]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 2028), S9566 [2AU]

———national objectives priority assignments, S11887 [30SE]

———restore environmental programs funding, S5221-S5224, S5231, S5234-S5236 [17MY], S5467 [22MY]

Economic Development Agency: funding, S5489 [22MY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1187 [9FE], S1385 [28FE], S1402 [29FE], S1537-S1542, S1544-S1546 [6MR], S1615, S1616 [7MR], S3407 [16AP], S4564 [1MY], S4591 [2MY], S4883, S4886 [9MY], S7811-S7813 [12JY], S7882 [16JY], S9341-S9344, S9348-S9352 [1AU], S11401 [26SE], S11497-S11503 [27SE]

———relocation to foreign countries, S3257 [15AP]

Education: funding, S5249 [17MY]

Electropac (business): anniversary, S10713 [17SE]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (S. 1978), S8468-S8472 [22JY]

Employment: hiring of certain individuals whose sole purpose of seeking employment is union organizing and representation (S. 1925), S7305 [28JN]

———improve job, income, and retirement security for employees (S. 1722), S4619-S4622 [2MY]

———improve job, income and retirement security for employees (S. 1668), S3312-S3314 [15AP]

———permit use of unemployment benefits to establish new businesses (S. 2029), S9572 [2AU]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S9986-S10005 [6SE], S10054-S10058, S10064-S10069, S10088 [9SE], S10102, S10114, S10120, S10129-S10139 [10SE], S10712 [17SE], S12015-S12017 [30SE]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), S9317 [31JY]

———summer youth jobs progam, S2087 [14MR]

EPA: implementation of alternative compliance plans and market-based trading programs relative to controlling pollutants (S. 2160), S11727-S11729 [28SE]

———improve information collection and dissemination (S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

———reform regulatory process, S1915-S1926 [13MR]

———require reporting by businesses relative to use of chemicals in manufacturing process, S10832 [18SE]

ERISA: improve protections for workers in multiple employer pension plans (S. 1842), S5863 [5JN]

———limits on investments of 401(k) pension plans by employers (S. 1837), S5857 [5JN]

———reform, S3519 [18AP]

———treatment of pension assets by insurance companies, S7424, S7433, S7434 [9JY], S9545 [2AU]

Estonia: memorandum of understanding with NRG Energy, Inc., S2837 [25MR]

FAA: regulation of aircraft engine standards, S10673 [17SE], S10742 [18SE]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: permissibility of direct marketing, S11926 [30SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify exemption for houseparents from minimum wage and overtime requirements (S. 1554), S739 [1FE]

Families and domestic relations: provide income and economic security (S. 1685), S3628-S3630 [18AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (S. 2145), S11225 [25SE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (S. 1896), S6662 [21JN]

FCC: auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum, S684, S685 [1FE], S5424 [21MY], S5533 [23MY]

———auctioning of certain spectrum frequencies, S7297 [28JN]

———extend authority to use auctions for the allocation of radio spectrum frequencies, S1528 [5MR]

———impact of financial standards on small businesses, S11931 [30SE]

———licensing of paging systems, S4514 [1MY]

———reform, S11907 [30SE]

———review of television broadcast ownership operation restrictions, S705 [1FE]

FDA: regulation of prescription drug industry, S8457 [22JY], S8594-S8600, S8609-S8612 [24JY], S9336, S9337 [1AU]

———review of generic drug applications, S8546 [23JY]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: technical corrections (H.R. 4018), S10087, S10088 [9SE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (S. 1797), S5567, S5568 [23MY], S12283 [3OC]

Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector (S. 337), S9450 [1AU]

———licensing requirements for employees selling insurance, S11927 [30SE]

———prohibition on deposit shifting, S12091 [1OC]

———treatment of common trust fund transfers relative to mutual fund investments (S. 1942), S7674, S7675 [10JY]

———tribute to First Tennessee Bank, S11569 [27SE]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (S. 2163), S11974 [30SE]

Fish and fishing: regulatory requirements relative to use of nets during lobster harvesting, S10823, S10824 [18SE]

Floods: disaster assistance for States impacted by rapid snow meltdown, S171, S181 [22JA]

———disaster assistance to Pacific Northwestern States, S1851, S1852 [12MR], S2305 [19MR]

Food industry: cereal market price collusion, S1905 [13MR]

Foreign policy: impose economic sanctions against countries failing to eliminate corrupt business practices (S. 2165), S11979 [30SE], S12349 [3OC]

Foreign trade: condemn practice of bribery for the awarding of contracts, S1992 [13MR], S3409 [16AP]

———condemn practice of bribery in the awarding of contracts, S4833 [8MY]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (S. 1951), S7818-S7825 [12JY]

———expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices, S2173-S2177 [15MR]

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

———review of differential export taxes, S12025 [30SE]

———substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (S. 1918), S7189 [27JN], S7298 [28JN], S10239, S10240 [10SE]

———U.S. deficit, S577 [31JA], S1400-S1402 [29FE], S1514 [5MR], S3151 [28MR], S5638-S5641 [24MY], S11489 [27SE], S12259-S12260 [3OC]

Forest Service: administration of log exports, S11921 [30SE]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3553), S10565 [13SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1840), S5861 [5JN]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish, S4564 [1MY]

———establish (S. 704), S329 [23JA], S1153 [7FE], S5915, S5916 [6JN], S6195 [13JN], S6544 [19JN], S7749, S7750, S7756 [11JY], S7971-S7982 [17JY], S8298 [18JY], S9449 [1AU], S10749 [18SE]

GATT: implementation relative to generic drug industry, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3215 [29MR], S3574, S3578-S3583 [18AP], S6460 [19JN], S6591-S6603 [20JN], S6827 [25JN], S7115-S7125 [27JN]

———implementation relative to generic drugs, S2038 [14MR]

Geological Survey: performance of research services for non-Federal entities, S11914 [30SE]

Germany: U.S.-Germany aviation agreement, S732 [1FE]

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

———prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (S. 1692), S3794 [22AP]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S5650 [24MY], S6828 [25JN], S7345-S7358, S7366-S7413 [8JY], S7421-S7469, S7500 [9JY], S7513, S7625, S7630, S7631 [10JY], S7749 [11JY], S7910 [16JY], S8820 [25JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, S9525, S9530, S9535-S9542, S9544-S9548 [2AU], S9857 [4SE], S11446 [26SE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9498 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), unanimous-consent agreement, S5645-S5647 [24MY], S6826 [25JN], S7460, S7466 [9JY]

Government regulations: impact on Unocal fertilizer plant in Kennewick, WA, S2854 [26MR]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, S3120-S3123 [28MR]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (S. 2091), S10840 [18SE]

Health: ensure insurance equity between Federal and contract employees, S10381, S10382 [12SE]

———improve and expand clinical research programs, S12041 [30SE]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (S. 1534), S502-S504 [26JA]

———medical savings account programs, S5707 [4JN], S5923-S5925 [6JN], S5977 [7JN], S5986, S5988-S5990 [10JN], S6024, S6066-S6069 [11JN], S6256, S6259, S6263, S6268-S6272 [14JN], S6634-S6654 [21JN], S6754-S6760 [24JN], S7072 [27JN], S7278, S7290, S7292 [28JN], S7800-S7807 [12JY], S9512, S9515, S9522, S9531 [2AU], S11231 [25SE]

———product liability reform relative to medical implant devices, S2375 [20MR]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients, S10161-S10165 [10SE], S10261-S10270 [11SE], S11412-S11415 [26SE], S11534-S11536 [27SE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (S. 2005), S9296 [31JY]

Helium: arrange for the recovery and disposal on Federal lands (H.R. 4168), S11669 [28SE]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), S3114-S3125, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3242, S3245 [29MR], S3683 [18AP]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

Housing: ensure adequate notification and compensation for homeowners adversely affected by activities precipitated from Federal regulations (S. 2070), S10427 [12SE]

Immigration: determination of work eligibility for prospective employees, S4410-S4412 [30AP], S4455, S4456 [1MY]

———employment programs, S3284-S3290 [15AP]

———pilot projects to verify eligibility for employment, S6544 [19JN]

INS: establish Office of Enforcement of Employer Sanctions, S4466, S4467, S4491, S4492 [1MY]

International Development Association: funding, S8759 [25JY]

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (S. 2003), S9161 [30JY]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), S7212-S7216 [27JN]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), conference report, S12093-S12095 [1OC], S12340 [3OC]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), insert language of S. 1815 in lieu, S7216 [27JN]

Iowa: tribute to performing arts, S6508 [19JN]

IRS: reform, S10546-S10551 [13SE]

Japan: access of U.S. business to markets, S3730 [19AP], S4269 [29AP], S9625 [2AU]

———access of U.S. businesses to air service markets, S10679 [17SE]

———bilateral aviation agreement, S7172 [27JN]

———compliance with U.S.-Japanese bilateral aviation agreement, S4314 [29AP]

———education of U.S. citizens in Japanese language, culture, and society, S3151 [28MR]

———negotiate Semiconductor Trade Agreement, S6450-S6453 [19JN], S9052-S9054 [29JY]

Johnson, William B.: Arkansas Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5693 [3JN]

Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (S. 1981), S8477 [22JY]

Kamen, Dean: Business NH Magazine and Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives New Hampshire Business Leader of the Year award recipient, S6414 [18JN]

Kelly Services, Inc.: anniversary, S10711 [17SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4814-S4832, S4833-S4836, S4838-S4845, S4846-S4848, S4878-S4882 [8MY], S4887, S4890, S4893, S4895-S4921 [9MY], S4991, S4992, S5002 [14MY], S12422 [21OC]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), insert language of S. 295 in lieu, S7619 [10JY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S3624 [18AP], S4785-S4792, S4794-S4801 [7MY], S5019-S5023 [14MY], S6437 [19JN], S7444, S7469-S7489 [9JY], S7508, S7509, S7614-S7619 [10JY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), unanimous-consent agreement, S5645-S5647 [24MY], S6826 [25JN]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities, S6776, S6777, S6782, S6784 [25JN]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (S. 1845), S5940 [6JN]

Laconia, NH: tribute to Service Corps of Retired Executives chapter, S9635 [2AU]

Lawyers and attorneys: regulations on contingency-fee lawyers relative to product liability cases, S2377 [20MR]

Local government: encourage public/private partnerships for wastewater treatment facilities, S6025 [11JN]

Lumber industry: impact of subsidized lumber from Canada on market share and employment in the U.S., S570, S571 [31JA]

Marine resources: development of technology for recovery of minerals from the ocean seabed (H.R. 3249), S12407 [3OC]

———promote research, identification, assessment and exploration of marine mineral resources (S. 1194), S11668, S11669 [28SE]

MBNA America (corporation): tribute for awards relative to family-friendly practices, S12042 [30SE], S12349 [3OC]

Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (S. 1892), S6530 [19JN]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: implementation, S2287 [19MR]

———repeal (H.R. 2685), S11329 [25SE]

Members of Congress: activities relative to constituents during recess, S1341-S1343 [27FE]

Merchant marine industry: reform certain domestic shipping practices (S. 1813), S5589 [23MY]

Metric system: conversion, S12423 [21OC]

———conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), S11704-S11707 [28SE], S11944 [30SE]

———use in construction, S2418 [20MR]

Mexico: safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (S. 1548), S555-S559 [30JA]

Minimum wage: impact of increase on nursing home industry, S7449, S7450 [9JY]

———level, S1570 [6MR], S2849-S2854, S2884, S2895, S2896-S2898 [26MR], S3005 [27MR], S3091 [28MR], S3233 [29MR]-S3257 [15AP], S3575-S3577 [18AP], S3766-S3769 [22AP], S4008, S4025-S4028, S4039-S4045, S4056 [24AP], S4155 [25AP], S4291, S4297-S4302 [29AP], S4395 [30AP], S4569 [1MY], S4575, S4576, S4614 [2MY], S4694 [3MY], S4720-S4723 [6MY], S4769, S4784-S4792 [7MY], S4816-S4832, S4833-S4836, S4846-S4848, S4878-S4882 [8MY], S4887, S4897, S4898, S4901, S4905, S4911-S4917, S4924, S4953 [9MY], S4987, S4992, S4995-S4997, S5019-S5023 [14MY], S5033 [15MY], S5520 [23MY], S5636, S5637, S5646 [24MY], S6436-S6438 [19JN], S6678, S6754 [24JN], S6828, S6844 [25JN], S7287-S7291 [28JN], S7345-S7358, S7403-S7413 [8JY], S7425, S7426, S7428-S7469, S7500 [9JY], S7513, S7624 [10JY], S7679, S7682 [11JY], S8820 [25JY], S9525, S9530, S9535-S9542 [2AU]

———tribute to efforts of Senate staff, Dept. of Labor staff, and outside organizations on minimum wage legislation, S9527 [2AU]

Mining and mineral resources: moratorium on mining patents claims, S7052 [26JN], S12290 [3OC]

Mitchell, Bill: Alabama Business Hall of Fame inductee, S12456 [21OC]

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (S. 2030), S9574 [2AU]

Myrick, Goodwyn L.: Alabama Business Hall of Fame inductee, S12456 [21OC]

NAFTA: dispute settlement system for antidumping and countervailing duties, S12038 [30SE]

National Defense Stockpile: sale of assets to offset foreign military sales research recoupment fees, S7144-S7146 [27JN]

National Hosiery Week: observance, S9630 [2AU]

National objectives: legislative priorities, S6005 [10JN]

National parks and recreation areas: prevent mining on certain lands (S. 1737), S4864 [8MY]

National Payroll Week: observance, S10873 [18SE]

National Records and Information Management Day: observance, S3680 [18AP]

National Small Business Week: observance, S5671 [3JN], S5982 [7JN]

National Tourism Board: establish (H.R. 2579), S11771 [28SE]

———establish (S. 1623), S2198 [15MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (H.R. 2579), S11771 [28SE]

———establish (S. 1623), S2198 [15MR]

Native Americans: refinancing of certain tax-exempt bonds (S. 1676), S3402 [16AP]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (H.R. 1514), S11666, S11667 [28SE]

———enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (S. 1646), S3004, S3019 [27MR]

Nichols Research Corp.: anniversary, S11101 [20SE]

NIST: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, S11924, S11927 [30SE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: deny congressional approval relative to effect on milk prices, S3040, S3056, S3065, S3072 [28MR]

Northern Telecom, Inc.: Committee on Economic Development Corporate Citizenship Award recipient, S5982 [7JN]

Novak, David: Multi-Unit Food Service Operators (organization) Golden Chain Award recipient, S10508 [12SE]

NSF: repeal certain limitations on procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations, S9831 [4SE], S9950, S9951 [5SE]

OSHA: reform regulatory process (S. 1423), S2418 [20MR]

Patents: extend protection for certain pipeline drugs (S. 2154), S11720-S11722 [28SE]

———limit issuance on medical procedures, S11842-S11848 [30SE]

Patterson, Bob: Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5671 [3JN]

Pensions: improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (S. 1922), S7302-S7304 [28JN]

———improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (S. 1923), S7302-S7304 [28JN]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S4576, S4579, S4641 [2MY], S4663-S4668, S4670, S4694 [3MY], S4782-S4792 [7MY], S4883 [9MY], S4961-S4969 [13MY], S4986, S4987, S4990 [14MY]

———management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), S8369 [19JY], S9675-S9678 [2AU]

———management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 70), S9678 [2AU]

Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer: tribute to series of articles on U.S. trade deficit, S11489 [27SE]

Political campaigns: emphasis on national objectives during Presidential primaries, S1537-S1539 [6MR]

Power resources: provide for retail competition among electric power suppliers (S. 1526), S378-S380 [25JA]

Pressler, Senator: efforts to open new international air service markets, S5376 [20MY]

Printing: use of acid-free permanent paper, S11326-S11328 [25SE]

Prodigy Service Corp.: block access to bomb-making information through Internet services, S10712 [17SE]

Public utilities: exclusion from product liability reform, S2359-S2363 [20MR]

Puerto Rico: allow for wage-based tax credits, S7446 [9JY], S7910 [16JY], S9536 [2AU], S10343 [11SE], S11446 [26SE], S11489 [27SE]

Railroads: improve rail transportation safety (S. 1575), S1349-S1351 [27FE]

———proposed merger between the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroad, S3213 [29MR], S6542 [19JN]

———proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads, S9282 [31JY]

Rolla, ND: convey the William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant to the Job Development Authority (S. 1544), S538 [26JA], S588 [31JA]

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (S. 1603), S1682 [11MR]

Schofield, Sarah: Prudential Insurance Co. of America Spirit of Community Award recipient, S10615 [16SE]

Seattle Seahawks (football team): relocation, S1152 [7FE]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (S. 1855), S6015-S6017 [10JN]

Securities: improve regulation of markets, eliminate excessive fees, and reduce investment costs (S. 1815), S5593-S5598 [23MY]

———improve regulation of the purchase and sale of municipal securities (S. 1549), S737 [1FE]

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

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

———rates charged by shipping companies to make vessels available during a national emergency, S11069, S11074-S11078 [20SE], S11152-S11157 [24SE]

———regulation of U.S.-flag vessels relative to domestic commerce, S280 [22JA]

———require use of U.S.-flag vessels with U.S. crews to deliver military supplies into a combat zone, S11073, S11074, S11079 [20SE], S11156 [24SE]

Small business: delay imposition of penalties for failure to make electronic fund transfer of business taxes (S. 2109), S11177 [24SE]

———impact of Clinton administration policies, S6011 [10JN]

———improve certain programs, S11888-S11892, S11896, S11898 [30SE]

———improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), S11268 [25SE], S11703 [28SE]

———require electronic funds transfer for payroll tax deposits, S9318 [31JY]

———tax treatment of pension plans, S7444, S7445, S7447 [9JY], S9538 [2AU]

South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude: labeling of carpets made with child labor, S4005 [24AP]

Southern Oxidants Study: funding, S9725 [3SE]

Sports: clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of professional teams (S. 1696), S3955 [23AP]

———clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of professional teams (S. 1767), S5191 [16MY]

———regulations relative to relocation of National Football League teams (S. 1529), S493-S496 [26JA]

———regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (S. 1439), S1152 [7FE]

———regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (S. 1625), S2329 [19MR]

———trademark protection relative to relocation of professional teams (S. 1598), S1652 [7MR]

States: involvement with voluntary environmental self-auditing practices, S5644 [24MY]

Steel industry: resurgence, S4256 [25AP]

Superfund Program: reform, S2144 [15MR]

Tariff: methyl esters (S. 1768), S5192 [16MY]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (S. 1792), S5496 [22MY]

———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (S. 743), S1151 [7FE]

———disallow deductions for fines and penalties imposed for noncompliance with certain environmental or health protection laws, S5186 [16MY], S5463, S5464 [22MY]

———establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of employer securities to employees (S. 2110), S11178 [24SE]

———estate tax treatment of family-owned business interests (S. 161), S2148 [15MR]

———exempt status for State high risk health insurance pools, S9517, S9518 [2AU]

———extend certain tax provisions (S. 1568), S1182-S1185 [9FE]

———extend credit for increasing research activities, S7426 [9JY]

———extension of Superfund taxes (S. 2027), S9565 [2AU]

———provide incentives for businesses to create new jobs and to prevent jobs from moving overseas (S. 1597), S1650-S1652 [7MR], S2178 [15MR]

———rates, S174, S175, S177-S179 [22JA], S374 [25JA], S582, S587 [31JA], S1375 [27FE], S1545 [6MR], S3257, S3258-S3268, S3271-S3274, S3324-S3326 [15AP], S3418, S3485 [17AP], S3717 [19AP], S4053 [24AP], S4572, S4573 [2MY], S4654-S4659 [3MY], S4705-S4716 [6MY], S4801 [7MY], S4906 [9MY], S4963, S4964, S4966-S4968 [13MY], S5043 [15MY], S5123, S5164, S5165 [16MY], S5252, S5253, S5259, S5263 [17MY], S5395 [20MY], S5515, S5525, S5529, S5531, S5620 [23MY], S5882, S5892 [6JN], S6004, S6009 [10JN], S6022-S6024 [11JN], S6125, S6132, S6135 [12JN], S6167, S6169, S6171, S6180, S6189 [13JN], S6261-S6263 [14JN], S7053 [26JN], S7683-S7685 [11JY], S7927 [17JY], S9341, S9343, S9344, S9348-S9352 [1AU], S10005-S10011 [6SE], S10058-S10064 [9SE], S10546-S10551 [13SE], S11235-S11237 [25SE], S11472, S11503 [27SE], S11634-S11638 [28SE]

———reform, S51-S54 [4JA]

———reform tax laws to stimulate the economy, S1540 [6MR]

———relocation to foreign countries to avoid certain income taxes, S9265, S9266 [31JY], S9545 [2AU]

———restructure income tax system, S3271-S3274 [15AP]

———restructure income tax system (S. 722), S11410 [26SE]

———review of taxation policies and proposals, S175, S177-S179 [22JA]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (S. 1610), S1970-S1974 [13MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (S. 1715), S4323-S4326 [29AP]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 1355), S9313 [31JY]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 1928), S7307 [28JN]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 2086), S10687-S10689 [17SE]

———treatment of certain corporate stock liquidations relative to charitable donations (S. 2141), S11546 [27SE], S12008 [30SE]

———treatment of certain tax-exempt travel and tour activities, S12470 [21OC]

———treatment of computer software exports relative to the foreign sales corporation tax, S7444 [9JY]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance, S7408 [8JY], S7439, S7460 [9JY]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (S. 1911), S7180-S7185 [27JN]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (S. 2173), S11986 [30SE], S12258 [3OC]

———treatment of income for crew members of small fishing vessels, S7459 [9JY]

———treatment of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S10168-S10182 [10SE], S10246-S10261 [11SE]

———treatment of postsecondary and employer-provided education expenses (S. 1670), S3314 [15AP]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing for public utility companies, S7630, S7631 [10JY]

———treatment of tax-exempt bonds for professional sports facilities (S. 1880), S6305-S6307 [14JN], S7205 [27JN], S11103 [20SE]

———waiver of penalty excise taxes relative to liquidity of small business pension plans, S7459 [9JY]

Technology: cooperative research and development agreements relative to inventions (H.R. 2196), S1078-S1083 [7FE]

———programs funding, S1824-S1832 [12MR], S1965 [13MR]

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

———national spectrum policy reform, S2000-S2003 [13MR], S4928-S4931 [9MY]

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

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S135 [10JA], S393, S538 [26JA], S684-S721 [1FE], S998 [6FE], S1311 [26FE], S1528 [5MR], S1646 [7MR], S2207 [15MR], S3146 [28MR], S4895 [9MY], S6108 [11JN], S12333 [3OC]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S687, S720 [1FE]

———require television broadcasters to pay fair market value for use of spectrum air waves, S135 [10JA]

———sale of television satellite transmission licenses, S490 [26JA]

Telephones: availability of universal service, S688, S696 [1FE]

———prevent fraud, S5612 [23MY]

Television: application of Dept. of Defense cable television franchise agreement and regulation, S457 [26JA]

———cable rate reform, S688, S692 [1FE]

———implementation of ratings system for programming, S1467 [29FE], S1631 [7MR], S3238 [29MR]

———regulation of content, S688 [1FE]

———regulation of network signals on satellite carriers, S3443, S3445 [17AP]

———reservation of time for family-oriented programming, S9466 [2AU]

———reservation of time for family-oriented programming (S. Res. 290), S10429 [12SE]

Tennessee Alloys Co.: tribute, S12005 [30SE]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, S356 [25JA], S1154 [7FE], S11128, S11197 [24SE], S11318 [25SE], S11443 [26SE], S11562 [27SE]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (S. 1891), S6528 [19JN]

Trucking industry: limit the applicability of hazardous material transportation registration and fee requirements relative to the transport of crude oil and condensate (S. 1689), S3732 [19AP]

Tucson Electric Power Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S9635 [2AU]

TVA: Environmental Research Center funding, S9103 [30JY]

U.S. Enrichment Corp.: privatization, S5391 [20MY]

———privatization (S. 755), S520 [26JA]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (S. 1961), S7897-S7900 [16JY]

U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (S. 1735), S4859-S4863 [8MY], S4949 [9MY], S9671-S9675 [2AU]

U.S.-German Open Skies Agreement: signing, S1453, S1454 [29FE]

U.S.-Japan Framework Agreement on Autos and Auto Parts: support, S10356 [12SE]

Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co.: anniversary of manufacturing facility in Tuscaloosa, AL, S10345 [11SE]

ValuJet Airlines: review of safety practices, S11144 [24SE], S11366 [26SE]

Van Horn, Mac: Industrial Developers of Arkansas Developer of the Year award recipient, S9165 [30JY]

Vietnam: rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, S8760, S8765, S8773, S8774 [25JY]

Water: adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees (S. 1709), S4195 [25AP]

———modify bottled drinking water standards, S9489 [2AU]

WIC: competitive bidding for infant formula, S8455 [22JY], S9336 [1AU]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (S. 2098), S11090 [20SE]

———comprehensive pension protection (S. 2132), S11426 [26SE]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses, S7439 [9JY], S7625 [10JY]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (S. 1756), S5005-S5010 [14MY], S9533 [2AU]

Reports

Case Against a Higher Minimum Wage: Committee on Economics (Joint), H5475 [22MY]

Compensation of Top 5 Executives at Top Defense Contractors: GAO, S6498 [19JN]

Environmental Science & Engineering, Inc. Regenesis Project Results, H10367 [12SE]

Metric in Construction: Construction Metrication Council, S2418 [20MR]

New Garment Workers Study Finds Americans Intolerant of Sweatshops in Garment Industry: Marymount University Center for Ethical Concerns, S11035 [19SE]

New Zealand Economic Reforms: U.S.-New Zealand Council, E1262 [11JY]

Raising the Minimum Wage—The Illusion of Compassion: Committee on Economics (Joint), E918 [24MY]

Research and Development Recoupment Charge: Presidential Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy, S7145 [27JN]

State Regulation of Health Plans: Jonathan Ratner, GAO, S3520 [18AP]

Teamwork for Employees and Management Act (S. 295): Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S7475 [9JY]

Unleasing America's Potential: National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform, E37-E46 [22JA]

Wine Business and Diplomacy, E1776 [28SE]

You Can Only Trade as Far as You Can Travel, H11462 [27SE]

Reports filed

Airline Pilot Hiring and Safety Act: Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 3536) (H. Rept. 104-684), H7779 [17JY]

Application of Antitrust Laws to Health Care Providers Networks: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2925) (H. Rept. 104-646), H7105 [27JN]

Bankruptcy Judge Appointments: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2604) (H. Rept. 104-569), H4800 [9MY]

Commercial Space Industry Development: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3936) (H. Rept. 104-801), H10523 [17SE]

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 956) (H. Rept. 104-481), H2315 [14MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 956, Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 104-503), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 503) (H. Rept. 104-739), H9705 [1AU]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 652, Telecommunications Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 353) (H. Rept. 104-459), H1137 [31JA]

Consideration of H.R. 994, Reform Government Regulations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 368) (H. Rept. 104-464), H1635 [29FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2391, Working Families Flexibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 488) (H. Rept. 104-704), H8374 [24JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2754, Shipbuilding Trade Agreement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 448) (H. Rept. 104-606), H6005 [6JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 104-500), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 440) (H. Rept. 104-590), H5379 [21MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3719, Small Business Programs Improvements: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 516) (H. Rept. 104-773), H10040 [4SE]

Copyright Term Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 483) (S. Rept. 104-315), S7670 [10JY]

Corporate Subsidy Termination Commission: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1376) (S. Rept. 104-352), S9742 [3SE]

Dept. of Commerce Toll-Free Telephone Number for Consumer Assistance: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 447) (H. Rept. 104-753), H9921 [2AU]

Development of Technology for Recovery of Minerals From the Ocean Seabed: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3249) (H. Rept. 104-673), H7532 [12JY]

Economic Espionage Prevention: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1556) (S. Rept. 104-359), S9742 [3SE]

Entitle Certain Armored Car Crew Members To Lawfully Carry a Weapon: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3431) (H. Rept. 104-623), H6423 [17JN]

Export Assistance Agencies Authority Extension: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3759) (H. Rept. 104-722), H8981 [30JY]

Export Controls Authority: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 361) (H. Rept. 104-605), H5934 [5JN]

Fan Freedom and Community Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2740) (H. Rept. 104-656), H7114 [8JY]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1014) (S. Rept. 104-260), S4937 [9MY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1975) (H. Rept. 104-667), H7473 [11JY]

Financial Institutions Regulatory Process and Paperwork Requirements Reform: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 104-103), H6508 [18JN]

Foreign Trade Export Controls: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 361) (H. Rept. 104-605), H7105 [27JN]

FTC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1840) (S. Rept. 104-342), S9294 [31JY]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 704), S6611 [20JN]

Generic Drug Industry Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1277) (S. Rept. 104-394), S12125 [1OC]

Helium Privatization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3008) (S. Rept. 104-302), S7178 [27JN]

Metric System Conversion Requirements: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 104-639), H6914 [26JN]

Microenterprise Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3846), S11291 [25SE]

———Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3846) (H. Rept. 104-715), H8635 [29JY]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 995) (H. Rept. 104-498), H2842 [25MR]

National Securities Markets Improvement Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3005) (H. Rept. 104-864), H12172 [28SE]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Agreement Relative to Construction and Repair of Certain Self-Propelled Seagoing Vessels: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2754) (H. Rept. 104-524), H3648 [18AP]

Prevention of Economic Espionage: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1556), S9158 [30JY]

Prohibit Interference Between Health Care Providers and Their Patients: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2976) (H. Rept. 104-865), H12172 [28SE]

Promote Research, Identification, Assessment and Exploration of Marine Mineral Resources: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1194) (S. Rept. 104-296), S7178 [27JN]

Propane Education and Research Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1646) (S. Rept. 104-298), S7178 [27JN]

Propane Gas Industry Safety, Training, Research, and Development: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1514) (H. Rept. 104-655), H7114 [8JY]

Provide Compensatory Time for All Employees: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2391) (H. Rept. 104-670), H7473 [11JY]

Public Utility Holding Company Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1317) (S. Rept. 104-365), S10075 [9SE]

Reasonable Notice to Businesses of Changes Made to Regulations Imposed by Federal Agencies: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3307) (H. Rept. 104-859), H12172 [28SE]

Regulation and Management of Financial Markets: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3005) (H. Rept. 104-622), H6423 [17JN]

Relief of Benchmark Rail Group, Inc.: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 419), S6223 [13JN]

Repeal Certain Indian Trading Laws: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 199) (S. Rept. 104-349), S9428 [1AU]

Requirements Relative to Families of Airline Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3923) (H. Rept. 104-793), H10523 [17SE]

SEC Appropriations and Reduction of Fees: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2972) (H. Rept. 104-479), H2122 [12MR]

Securities Investment Promotion Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1815) (S. Rept. 104-293), S7023 [26JN]

Shipbuilding Trade Agreement Act: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 2754) (H. Rept. 104-524), H5753 [30MY]

Small Business Job Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3448) (H. Rept. 104-737), H9704 [1AU]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3448) (H. Rept. 104-586), H5299 [20MY]

Small Business Job Protection Act and Employee Commuting Flexibility Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3448) (S. Rept. 104-281), S6408 [18JN]

Small Business Programs Improvements: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3719) (H. Rept. 104-750), H9921 [2AU]

Small Business Technology Transfer Program: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3158) (H. Rept. 104-850), H11394 [26SE]

Strengthen Veterans' Preference and Increase Employment Opportunities: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3586) (H. Rept. 104-675), H7532 [12JY]

Teamwork for Employees and Management Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 295) (S. Rept. 104-259), S4516 [1MY]

Telecommunications Act: Committee of Conference (S. 652) (H. Rept. 104-458), H1137 [31JA]

———Committee of Conference (S. 652) (S. Rept. 104-230), S736 [1FE]

U.S. National Tourism Organization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2579) (H. Rept. 104-839), H11228 [25SE]

U.S. Tourism Organization Establishment: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1735) (S. Rept. 104-341), S9294 [31JY]

Veterans Eligibility for Training and Rehabilitation Assistance and Transfer of Certain Educational Assistance Authority: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 104-650), H7105 [27JN]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Hoosier Business Growth, E686 [1MY]

———Raising the Minimum Wage, E579 [19AP]

———Small Business—Creating Opportunity, E127 [1FE]

———Technology for Education and Training, E286 [6MR]

———Telecommunications Bill, E238 [28FE]

———Wages, E409 [21MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Commercial Revitalization Tax Credit: U.S. Conference of Mayors, S1152 [7FE]

Rulings of the Chair

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3020, H3022, H3023 [28MR]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2042, H2043, H2044, H2045, H2046 [12MR]

Minimum wage: level, H7267 [11JY]

Statements

Auctioning of Direct Broadcast Satellite Spectrum: Bob Dole, H8270 [24JY]

Business Partnerships With Schools: William A. Oliver, H10012 [4SE]

Cable in the Classroom: Decker Anstrom, National Cable Television Association, H10006 [4SE]

California Affirmative Action Initiative: David B. Oppenheimer, E1791-E1794 [28SE]

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: Linda Ransom, E682 [1MY]

———Senator Kennedy, S2555 [21MR]

Congressional Review Provisions of Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act: Senators Nickles, Reid, and Stevens, S3683-S3687 [18AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: Representative Owens, H5377 [21MY]

Economic Development Issues for African Americans: David R. Jones, E1883 [1OC]

Effects of Sudden Plant Closure and the Impact on the Principle of Freedom of Association and the Right of Workers To Organize: Representative Lantos, E257 [29FE]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act: OMB, S9677 [2AU]

GATT Implementation Relative to Generic Drug Industry: by, S3134 [28MR]

———Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative, S3215 [29MR]

Influence of Lobbyists: A.J. Ferriter, E941 [29MY]

Minimum Wage Level: Senator Dodd, S7434 [9JY]

Myth of Smoot-Hawley: John Heinz, S10173 [10SE]

National Securities Markets Improvement Act: Representative Dingell, E1938 [21OC]

NSF Procurement of Supercomputing Equipment Relative to Antidumping Determinations: Neal Lane, NSF, S9832 [4SE]

Political Campaign Contributions and Financing: David Smith, E968 [30MY]

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: Representative Meehan, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Bingaman, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Harkin, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Kennedy, S11198 [24SE]

———Senator Lautenberg, S11198 [24SE]

Simple Green—The Key to Environmental Technology, H10366 [12SE]

Tax Treatment of Businesses Operating Abroad: Robert S. McIntyre, Citizens for Tax Justice (organization), S9314 [31JY]

Three Gorges Project in the People's Republic of China: Martin A. Kamarck, Eximbank, H5854 [5JN]

Tribute to David Packard: Melvin Laird, S3193 [29MR]

Studies

Brewing Industry Taxation: DRI/McGraw-Hill (business), H9826-H9831 [1AU]

Smoot-Hawley, Depression, and World Revolution: Donald W. Bedell, Bedell Associates, S10173-S10176 [10SE]

Summaries

Clinical Research Programs Improvement and Expansion (S. 1534), S504 [26JA]

Competition in the Financial Services Sector and Merging of Commercial Bank and Savings Association Charters (H.R. 4182), E1718 [26SE]

Comprehensive Women's Pension Protection Act (S. 2132), S11431 [26SE]

Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Policy Reform and Privatization Act, S4931 [9MY]

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act (S. 1587), S1519 [5MR]

Foreign Government Local Content Requirements for Defense Contracts, S7942 [17JY]

Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act (S. 1610), S1971 [13MR]

Livestock Industry Reporting and Competitiveness, S10581 [16SE]

Managed Care Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4220), E1751 [27SE]

Mexican Safety Standards and Drug Enforcement Efforts Relative to Trucks Seeking To Cross U.S. Border (H.R. 2946), H1205 [1FE]

National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (H.R. 2196), H1263-H1265 [27FE]

Revenue Restructuring Act (H.R. 4050), E1573 [11SE]

Tax Provision Extension (S. 1568), S1184 [9FE]

Tax Treatment of Adoption Expenses (S. 1715), S4326 [29AP]

Tax Treatment of Employee Benefits for Staffing Firms, E1845 [30SE]

Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act (S. 1892), S6531 [19JN]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization (S. 1961), S7900 [16JY]

Women's Pension Equity Act (S. 1756), S5009 [14MY]

Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act (S. 1979), S8474-S8476 [22JY]

Tables

April 1996 payroll for Burger King restaurant franchises in Eureka and McKinleyville, CA, H5483 [22MY]

Jobs lost relative to minimum wage raise, H5499 [22MY]

Merchandise trade deficit, S10176 [10SE]

Motor gasoline retail prices—U.S. city average, S4665 [3MY]

Payroll tax data for employees and employers, S4709 [6MY]

People's Republic of China imports and exports, H7706 [17JY]

Retail motor gasoline and on-highway diesel fuel prices, S4665 [3MY]

State court cases of strict liability of public utility companies, S2362 [20MR]

Supplier withdrawal of unsafe products, S2354 [20MR]

Textile and apparel plant closings and layoffs in North Carolina, S7824 [12JY]

Textile trade with Asia, S7824 [12JY]

Top 10 contractors with at least one-third Dept. of Defense business in 1993, S6498 [19JN]

Top 25 corporations in sales and profits, S6497 [19JN]

Total employees of top 10 defense contractors, S6498 [19JN]

Total sales of top 10 defense contractors, S6498 [19JN]

U.S.-flag commercial vessels delivering goods to the Persian Gulf, S11080 [20SE]

Testimonies

Dept. of Defense Acquisition of Private-Sector Research From Nontraditional Sources: Paul G. Kaminski, Dept. of Defense, S6495 [19JN]

Families of Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents Assistance Requirements: Dario J. Cremades, S12169 [2OC]

———Hans Ephraimson, S12169 [2OC]

———Kendra St. Charles, S12168 [2OC]

———Richard P. Kessler, Jr., S12168 [2OC]

———Victoria Diaz Cummock, S12168 [2OC]

Minimum Wage: Don Baisch, H5483 [22MY]

———Melody Rane, H5482 [22MY]

Minimum Wage Level: Representative Gephardt, H3634 [18AP]

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: Alan Landers, S11563 [27SE]

———Hubert H. Humphrey III, Attorney General of Minnesota, S11444 [26SE]

———Ian L. Uydess, S11444-S11446 [26SE]

———Janet Sackman, S11564 [27SE]

———Jody Hayes, S11318 [25SE]

———Justin Hoover, S11318 [25SE]

———Martin N. Gordon, S11563 [27SE]

———Morton Downey, Jr., S11562 [27SE]

Unlimited Savings Allowance Tax Plan: Salvatore V. Barone, Association for Manufacturing Technology, S11635-S11637 [28SE]

Use of Innovative Financing Methods Relative to Highway Maintenance: Robert Zauner, E499 [29MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 150, use of Capitol Grounds for Specialty Equipment Market Association events, H4442 [7MY]

H. Res. 353, consideration of conference report on S. 652, Telecommunications Act, H1145 [1FE]

H. Res. 391, consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2972 [28MR]

H. Res. 394, consideration of conference report on H.R. 956, Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act, H3176 [29MR]

H. Res. 402, return S. 1463 to Senate, define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products, H3414 [16AP]

H. Res. 406, tribute to Ronald H. Brown and Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, H3587 [18AP]

H. Res. 440, consideration of H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, and H.R. 1227, Employee Commuting Flexibility Act, H5432 [22MY]

H. Res. 448, consideration of H.R. 2754, Shipbuilding Trade Agreement Act, H6268 [12JN]

H. Res. 488, consideration of H.R. 2391, Working Families Flexibility Act, H8562 [26JY]

H. Res. 503, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, H9839 [2AU]

H. Res. 516, consideration of H.R. 3719, small business program improvement, H10074 [5SE]

H.J. Res. 168, waiving enrollment requirements for H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, and H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2857 [26MR]

H.R. 361, foreign trade export controls, H7563-H7584 [16JY]

H.R. 447, establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise, H9930 [4SE]

H.R. 743, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act, S7619 [10JY]

H.R. 1514, Propane Education and Research Act, H9933-H9935 [4SE]

H.R. 1975, Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act, H7597-H7602 [16JY]

H.R. 2391, Working Families Flexibility Act, H8787 [30JY]

H.R. 2579, U.S. National Tourism Organization Act, H11254-H11256 [26SE]

H.R. 2685, repeal Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank, H2041 [12MR]

H.R. 2754, Shipbuilding Trade Agreement Act, H6302-H6315 [13JN]

H.R. 2779, Savings in Construction Act, H8111 [23JY], H12032 [28SE]

H.R. 2972, SEC funding for reduction of fees, H2050 [12MR]

H.R. 3005, regulation and management of financial markets, S7328-S7336 [28JN], H6436-H6443 [18JN]

H.R. 3008, Helium Privatization Act, H4138 [30AP]

H.R. 3105, treatment of certain parties relative to CERCLA liability, E384 [20MR]

H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2987-H2998 [28MR]

H.R. 3249, development of technology for recovery of minerals from the ocean seabed, H7608 [16JY]

H.R. 3396, Space Commercialization Promotion Act, H10470-H10475 [17SE]

H.R. 3407, Thrift Charter Merger Commission, E1250-E1252 [11JY]

H.R. 3431, Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Improvement Act, H7124 [9JY]

H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, S7366-S7402 [8JY], H5445-H5467 [22MY]

H.R. 3536, Airline Pilot Hiring and Safety Act, H8046 [22JY]

H.R. 3553, FTC appropriations, H9932 [4SE]

H.R. 3586, Veterans' Employment Opportunities Act, H8762-H8764 [30JY]

H.R. 3674, veterans eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority, H7557-H7559 [16JY]

H.R. 3684, prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company of the People's Republic of China, E1131 [20JN]

H.R. 3688, prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans, E1345 [23JY]

H.R. 3759, export assistance agencies' authority extension, H10157 [10SE]

H.R. 3846, Microenterprise Act, H8624 [29JY], E1328 [18JY]

H.R. 3900, greater planting flexibility for farmers, H8583 [26JY]

H.R. 3923, requirements relative to families of airline passengers involved in aircraft accidents, H10534-H10536 [18SE]

H.R. 4018, Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act technical corrections, H9972 [4SE]

H.R. 4050, Revenue Restructuring Act, E1574-E1580 [11SE]

H.R. 4139, Anadromous Fish Conservation Act and Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act reauthorization, H11529 [27SE]

H.R. 4168, Helium Privatization Act, H11268-H11270 [26SE]

H.R. 4233, Savings in Construction Act, H11599 [28SE]

H.R. 4266, White Collar Reform Act, E1790 [28SE]

H.R. 4297, Consumers Electric Power Act, E1849-E1851 [30SE]

S. 704, Gambling Impact Study Commission establishment, S7971 [17JY]

S. 1194, Marine Mineral Resources Research Act, S11668 [28SE], H12291 [4OC]

S. 1463, define perishable agricultural products relative to domestic industry, S442 [26JA]

S. 1526, Electricity Competition Act, S380-S382 [25JA]

S. 1529, Team Relocation Taxpayer Protection Act, S494 [26JA]

S. 1544, convey the William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant to the Job Development Authority of Rolla, ND, S538 [26JA]

S. 1549, Municipal Securities Investor Protection Act, S738 [1FE]

S. 1568, tax provision extension, S1182-S1184 [9FE]

S. 1574, HUBZone Act, S1347-S1349 [27FE]

S. 1575, Rail Safety Act, S1351 [27FE]

S. 1587, Encrypted Communications Privacy Act, S1517-S1519 [5MR]

S. 1603, Small Business Export Enhancement Act, S1683 [11MR]

S. 1610, Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act, S1971 [13MR]

S. 1625, Professional Sports Franchise Relocation Act, S2330 [19MR]

S. 1646, Propane Education and Research Act, S3019-S3022 [27MR]

S. 1689, Crude Oil Transportation Fairness Act, S3732 [19AP]

S. 1696, Professional Sports Antitrust Clarification Act, S3956 [23AP]

S. 1697, independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment, S4064 [24AP]

S. 1709, adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees, S4195 [25AP]

S. 1735, U.S. Tourism Organization, S4860 [8MY], S9673-S9675 [2AU]

S. 1737, Yellowstone Protection Act, S4864 [8MY]

S. 1756, Women's Pension Equity Act, S5007 [14MY]

S. 1792, allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools, S5497 [22MY]

S. 1813, Coastal Shipping Competition Act, S5589-S5592 [23MY]

S. 1815, Securities Investment Promotion Act, S5594 [23MY]

S. 1840, FTC appropriations, S5861 [5JN]

S. 1845, Union Member Protection Act, S5940 [6JN]

S. 1852, Dept. of Energy Class Action Lawsuit Act, S5981 [7JN]

S. 1855, Securities and Exchange Commission Fee Reduction Act, S6016 [10JN]

S. 1880, Stop Tax-Exempt Arena Debt Issuance Act, S6310 [14JN]

S. 1891, Border Infrastructure Safety and Congestion Relief Act, S6529 [19JN]

S. 1892, Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act, S6531 [19JN]

S. 1896, expand Family and Medical Leave Act coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, S6663 [21JN]

S. 1908, Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Empowerment Act, S7028 [26JN]

S. 1911, tax treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones, S7182-S7184 [27JN]

S. 1914, tax treatment of research activities relative to an existing business component, S7187 [27JN]

S. 1918, substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'', S10240 [10SE]

S. 1935, Public Trust and Environmental Accountability Act, S7493 [9JY]

S. 1939, Livestock Market Revitalization Act, S7672 [10JY]

S. 1949, Cattle Industry Improvement Act, S7766 [11JY]

S. 1951, Customs Enforcement and Market Access Act, S7819-S7822 [12JY]

S. 1981, Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef, S8477 [22JY]

S. 2005, Patient Communications Protection Act, S9299 [31JY]

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

S. 2027, extension of Superfund taxes, S9565 [2AU]

S. 2028, Brownfields and Environmental Cleanup Act, S9567-S9572 [2AU]

S. 2029, use of unemployment benefits to establish new businesses, S9573 [2AU]

S. 2030, National Motor Vehicle Safety, Antitheft, Title Reform, and Consumer Protection Act, S9574-S9577 [2AU]

S. 2061, Agricultural Trade Reform Act, S10193 [10SE]

S. 2098, Women's Business Training Centers Act, S11090 [20SE]

S. 2109, delay imposition of IRS penalties for failure to make electronic fund transfer of business taxes, S11178 [24SE]

S. 2110, establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of employer securities to employees, S11178 [24SE]

S. 2132, Comprehensive Women's Pension Protection Act, S11427-S11431 [26SE]

S. 2141, tax treatment of certain corporate stock liquidations relative to charitable donations, S11547 [27SE]

S. 2154, Pharmaceutical Equity Act, S11722 [28SE]

S. 2160, Innovative Compliance Act, S11729-S11731 [28SE]

S. 2165, Fair Trade Practices Act, S12349 [3OC]

S. 2177, Military Reservists Small Business Relief Act, S11991 [30SE]

S. Con. Res. 44, use of Capitol Grounds for Specialty Equipment Market Association events, S1870 [12MR]

S. Con. Res. 58, impose fees for the allocation of toll-free phone numbers, S5099 [15MY]

S. Con. Res. 70, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 1975, Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act, S9610, S9678 [2AU]

S. Res. 241, tribute to Ronald H. Brown and Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, S3251, S3317 [15AP], S3417 [17AP]

S. Res. 274, tribute to NetDay96 in California, S7191 [27JN]

S. Res. 277, monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets, S7493 [9JY]

S. Res. 287, production of records by the Committee on Governmental Affairs' (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to a solid waste disposal company's licensing application in New Jersey, S9610, S9670 [2AU]

S. Res. 290, reservation of time for family-oriented television programming, S10429 [12SE]

S. Res. 291, American Free Enterprise Day, S10556 [13SE], S11641 [28SE]

Transcripts

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co.'s Disclosure of Information Relative to the Health Effects of Tobacco: ``60 Minutes'' (television program), S1154-S1157 [7FE]

BUSINESS COALITION FOR U.S.-CHINA TRADE

Letters

Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China, H7004, H7006 [27JN]

BUSINESS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Letters

Employment Nondiscrimination Act, S10138 [10SE]

BUSINESS NH MAGAZINE (publication)

Remarks in Senate

Kamen, Dean: Business New Hampshire Magazine and Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives New Hampshire Business Leader of the Year award recipient, S6414 [18JN]

BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA (organization)

Remarks in House

Bode, Eric: National Leadership Conference competition winner, E934 [29MY]

Purcell, Mike: National Leadership Conference competition winner, E934 [29MY]

Thompson, Jill: National Leadership Conference competition winner, E934 [29MY]

BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE

Letters

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act, S1521 [5MR]

BUSINESS WEEK (publication)

Articles and editorials

It's a Small Business World, H10164-H10166 [10SE]

Minimum Wage Argument You Haven't Heard Before, S7351 [8JY]

Newt's War Games, H12256 [2OC]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: prevention and punishment of sexual harassment, H4431 [7MY]

BUSSE, JEANNE O.

Remarks in House

March of Dimes Citizen of the Year: award recipient, E1545 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

March of Dimes Citizen of the Year: award recipient, S10022 [6SE]

BUSSEY, DeWITT, II

Remarks in House

Tribute, E219 [28FE]

BUTLER, SUSAN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E868 [22MY]

BUY AMERICAN ACT

Bills and resolutions

Contracts: compliance relative to use of articles, materials, and supplies abroad (see H.R. 4265), H11526 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Contracts: compliance, H1539 [29FE], H4695 [9MY], H5409, H5410 [22MY], H5591 [29MY], H7085 [27JN], H7188 [10JY], H7331 [11JY], H8067 [22JY], H8231 [23JY], H8337, H8338 [24JY]

BUYER, STEPHEN E. (a Representative from Indiana)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———S. 735, Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act, H2304 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: compliance with veterans' preference requirements (see H.R. 3594), H6005 [6JN]

———extend enhanced loan asset sale authority (see H.R. 3459), H5173 [15MY]

FAA: compliance with veterans' preference requirements during reductions in force (see H.R. 3593), H6005 [6JN]

Hazardous substances: regulation of not-for-hire transportation of agriculture production materials (see H.R. 3799), H7532 [12JY]

Homeless: reintegration assistance for veterans (see H.R. 3611), H6183 [11JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3673), H6531 [19JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5288 [16MY]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127), H973 [30JA]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Courts: sentencing for crimes against child or elderly victims (see H.R. 1794), H914 [25JA]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6286 [12JN]

———deny annuity benefits to Members of Congress and terminate salary of justices or judges convicted of felonies (see H.R. 350), H5379 [21MY]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see H.R. 3565), H5817 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4902 [10MY]

———require that educational assistance programs offices be located within the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3036), H1775 [6MR]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H4110 [25AP]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4503 [7MY]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H7108 [27JN]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10601 [18SE]

Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5288 [16MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 2480), H8598 [26JY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H1635 [29FE]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 4068), H10385 [12SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4801 [9MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H8375 [24JY]

Veterans: allow enrollment at certain branches or extensions of institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 2851), H330 [5JA]

———authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3493, 3506), H5299 [20MY], H5500 [22MY]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6531 [19JN]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4902 [10MY]

———make permanent alternative teacher certification programs (see H.R. 2868), H774 [23JA]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3418), H4646 [8MY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4902 [10MY]

Letters

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences termination: Daniel A. Ludwig, American Legion, H5084 [15MY]

———Military Coalition (organization), H5084 [15MY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1548 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3165 [28MR]

———regulation of hazardous chemicals transportation, H7070 [27JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H129 [4JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7814 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5131 [15MY], H5240 [16MY]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H1666 [5MR]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), H12122 [28SE]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4543 [8MY]

Correctional institutions: extend certain oversight authority and reduce size of the Parole Commission (S. 1507), H10462 [17SE]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3202 [29MR]

———product liability reform relative to the raw materials used to make certain medical devices, H3202 [29MR]

Crime: Federal penalties for carjacking (H.R. 3676), H10463, H10464 [17SE]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4468, H4490 [7MY]

———protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), H10460, H10461 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard, H3716, H3717 [23AP]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4942, H5031 [14MY], H5082, H5083, H5084 [15MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9815, H9816 [1AU]

———Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program funding, H5031 [14MY]

———Health Profession Scholarship Program minimum active duty requirements, H5082, H5083, H5084 [15MY]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), H11475 [27SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7070 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, H5240 [16MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6922, H6927 [26JN]

Dunblane, Scotland: extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren, H2263 [14MR]

Ecology and environment: funding for environmental protection programs, H3209 [29MR]

Federal employees: implementation of veterans preference procedures in hiring and promoting, H5031 [14MY]

———leave transfer authority for those adversely affected by disasters or emergencies (S. 868), H11213 [25SE]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2692, H2705 [22MR]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (H.R. 3153), H10778 [24SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3100 [28MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7486 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7486 [12JY]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, H1666 [5MR]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8146 [23JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7814 [18JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H5131 [15MY]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), E138 [1FE]

Superfund Program: prohibit use of funds to implement any retroactive liability reimbursement, H6922, H6927 [26JN]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1174 [1FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2142 [13MR], H2263 [14MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, H3608 [18AP]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: review of sentencing guidelines, H4490 [7MY]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: terminate, H5082, H5083, H5084 [15MY]

Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7560 [16JY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8774 [30JY]

———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities, H11213 [25SE]

———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (H.R. 3586), H8767 [30JY]

Votes: correction, H6676 [20JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H89 [3JA], H10018 [4SE]

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H329 [5JA], H2712 [22MR], H3228 [29MR], H6114 [10JN], H10671 [19SE]

BUZBEE, SALLY

Articles and editorials

Senator Praises Pentagon for Reconsidering Landmine Use, S2215 [18MR]

BYARS, T. JOEL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1264 [11JY]

BYELARUS see Belarus, Republic of

BYER, JOANI

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4260 [25AP]

BYERS, RON

Articles and editorials

Right Stuff, E1256 [11JY]

BYRD, MICHELLE LIN

Essays

Harry S Truman: Michelle Lin Byrd, E415 [22MR]

BYRD, ROBERT C. (a Senator from West Virginia)

Addresses

American Workers in the 21st Century: Markley Roberts, AFL-CIO, S891-S894 [6FE]

Democratic Convention Speech: Senator Rockefeller, S10979 [19SE]

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2951, S2952, S3026, S3027 [27MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5243, S5273 [17MY], S5521, S5609 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6485, S6489, S6537, S6539 [19JN], S6835, S6854, S6885, S6899 [25JN], S7009, S7050 [26JN], S7113, S7194 [27JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7970, S8058 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10530, S10558, S10559 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10360, S10430, S10477 [12SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9708, S9747 [3SE], S9932, S9969 [5SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9052, S9076 [29JY]

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

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR]

———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, S7612 [10JY]

———H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8964 [26JY]

———H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY]

———H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8070 [18JY]

———H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9957 [5SE]

———H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY]

———H.R. 3754, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S9118 [30JY]

———H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, S9115 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

It's a Fact—Rural America Still Exists, Larry Rader, West Virginia Rural Water (publication), S5523 [23MY]

Judges' Group Condemns Line-Item Veto Bill, Robert Pear, New York (NY) Times, S2946 [27MR]

Line-Item Lunacy, David Samuels, New York (NY) Times, S3150 [28MR]

Loosening the Glue of Democracy, Abner J. Mikva, Legal Times (publication), S2947 [27MR]

Parks Hit in the Pocketbook, S5523 [23MY]

Parks Offer More Muck, Less Help—Weather, Budgets Hit National Sites, S5523 [23MY]

Rural Water Needs To Be Addressed, S5525 [23MY]

She's in a League of Her Own, Eliza M. Carney, Natural Journal (publication), S6217 [13JN]

State's Drinking Water Supply Worsening, Study Says, Julie R. Cryser, S5524 [23MY]

Water Supply Unsafe for Many West Virginians, S5525 [23MY]

Where the Commonplace Is Prized—Quarter of West Virginians Lack Access to Municipal Water, Michael Janofsky, S5524 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Appalachian Development Highway System: funding (see S. 1881), S6408 [18JN]

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

Senate: authorize acceptance of pro bono legal services by Members who challenge the validity of certain Federal statutes (see S. Res. 321), S12303 [3OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report corrections (see S.J. Res. 53), S4317 [29AP]

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

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see S. 1951), S7816 [12JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

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

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

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

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

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see S. 1978), S8468 [22JY]

George Washington University: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 41), S4195 [25AP]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S919 [6FE]

Greene, Howard O., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 293), S10684 [17SE]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S6243 [13JN]

Kennedy, J. Keith: tribute (see S. Res. 208), S30 [3JA]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see S. 1999), S9072 [29JY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see S. 2016), S9428 [1AU]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S2198 [15MR]

National Children's Day: designate (see S. Res. 292), S11041 [19SE]

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

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

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

Operation Sail: tribute (see S.J. Res. 64), S11169 [24SE]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to create new jobs and to prevent jobs from moving overseas (see S. 1597), S2659 [21MR]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see S. Res. 290), S10426 [12SE]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see S. 1150), S5449 [21MY]

Letters

Humanitarian assistance to Azerbaijan: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8857 [25JY]

Line-item veto: Charles A. Bowsher, GAO, S2942 [27MR]

———Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S2947 [27MR]

———Michael J. Gerhardt, S2948 [27MR]

Richard B. Russell Statue dedication: Senator Nunn, S3208 [29MR]

World Trade Organization review of dispute settlement reports: L. Ralph Mecham, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, S7149 [27JN]

Lists

Librarians of the Senate, S10979 [19SE]

Motions offered by

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2949 [27MR]

Poems

``America For Me,'' Henry Van Dyke, S6284 [14JN]

``Fence or an Ambulance,'' Joseph Malins, S8472 [22JY]

``Hats Off!'', S7267 [28JN]

``It Isn't Enough'', S10741 [18SE]

``New Born Child,'' by, S10011 [6SE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11388, S11389 [26SE]

Abraham, Senator: congratulations on birth of son, S10011 [6SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8605 [24JY]

Alcoholic beverages: prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television, S7080-S7082 [27JN]

Appalachian Development Highway System: funding (S. 1881), S6409 [18JN]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, S9097 [30JY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2932, S2933, S2942, S2959, S2995 [27MR]

———line-item veto (S. 4), conference report—motion to recommit, S2960, S2962 [27MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 170), S3195 [29MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), S402 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1670 [11MR], S2085 [14MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4157 [25AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11818, S11857, S11858, S11884, S11911, S11917, S11934 [30SE]

Azerbaijan: humanitarian assistance, S8856, S8857 [25JY]

Barnette, John E.: nomination to be Army Brigadier General, S11049 [19SE]

Broadwater, Craig: nomination to be district judge, S7836 [12JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5882 [6JN]

———deficit, S4891 [9MY]

———discretionary spending levels, S5243-S5248 [17MY], S5478 [22MY]

———making certain appropriations and rescissions (S. 1594), S1670 [11MR]

———nondefense discretionary spending cuts in final two years of budget cycle, S6168 [13JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9396 [1AU]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S6167, S6168, S6169, S6170 [13JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5243 [17MY], S5478 [22MY], S5521 [23MY]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (S. 1951), S7824 [12JY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2895 [26MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: unveiling of statue of former Senator Russell in Russell Senate Office Building, S3207 [29MR]

Congressional Record: correction, S3200 [29MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1890), S7297 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: Air National Guard C-130 airlift squadron funding, S6489 [19JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6489 [19JN], S6835, S6836 [25JN], S7009 [26JN], S7123, S7149 [27JN], S7280 [28JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, S10034 [9SE]

———earning of service credits in Simultaneous Membership Program, S7009 [26JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), S7063 [26JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7970 [17JY], S8067 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: adherence to bill language and report language recommendations, S9088 [30JY]

———Cooperative Research and Development Program funding, S11917 [30SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10528, S10531, S10559 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10360 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9128 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, S10779, S10781 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, S9895 [5SE]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (S. 2008), S9303 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9822 [4SE], S9895, S9940 [5SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1338 [27FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3845), S8828 [25JY]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S1338 [27FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6763 [25JN]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (S. 1978), S8471 [22JY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S10139 [10SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9088, S9097 [30JY]

FAA: deregulation of airlines relative to small airports, S10749 [18SE]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10749 [18SE]

Flag Day: observance, S6284 [14JN]

Fleshman, William L.: nomination to be Brigadier General in the Air Force, S2139 [14MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8856, S8857 [25JY]

Fund for Rural America: funding, S8605 [24JY]

GATT: implementation relative to generic drug industry, S7123 [27JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7448 [9JY]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, S11884 [30SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4507 [1MY], S4608 [2MY]

Independence Day: observance, S7267 [28JN]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: ratification, S11257 [25SE]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, S10011 [6SE]

Johnson, Jay L.: nomination to be Chief of Naval Operations, S9529 [2AU]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7613 [10JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9116 [30JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S10108 [10SE]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, S10108 [10SE]

Medicare: reform, S6168 [13JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3807, S3809, S3810, S3811 [23AP]

Minimum wage: level, S7448 [9JY]

Natchez, MS: authorize construction of intermodal transportation center and park, S2085 [14MR]

National Park Service: funding, S5521 [23MY]

Nunn, Senator: tribute for casting 10,000 votes (S. Res. 213), S417 [26JA]

Persian Gulf Conflict: research and health benefits relative to illnesses of veterans attributed to service during conflict, S6835, S6836 [25JN], S7970 [17JY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S10011 [6SE]

———gasoline tax, S4891 [9MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9396 [1AU]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program, S10781 [18SE]

Rural areas: water and sewer programs funding, S5521 [23MY]

Senate: employee cost-of-living adjustments, S9116 [30JY]

———library anniversary, S10978 [19SE]

Shondel, William J.: nomination to be Brigadier General in the Air Force, S2139 [14MR]

START II Treaty: ratification, S472 [26JA]

Stumpf, Robert E.: withdrawal of name from Navy promotion list, S2638 [21MR], S3200 [29MR]

Tackett, Allen E.: nomination to be Army Brigadier General, S11048 [19SE]

Taxation: rates, S5882 [6JN], S6167 [13JN]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S4006 [24AP]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, S8856 [25JY]

Water: safety of drinking water, S7877 [16JY]

West Virginia: anniversary of statehood, S6605 [20JN]

———flexiplace work telecommuting center funding, S10360 [12SE]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4891 [9MY]

World Trade Organization: establish commission to review dispute settlement reports, S7149 [27JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E204 [23FE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S5987 [10JN], S7126 [27JN], S7268 [28JN], S11265 [25SE], S11470-S11472 [27SE], S11818, S11934 [30SE]

Statements

Tribute to Senator Hatfield: by, S6218 [13JN]

Unveiling of Richard B. Russell Statue, S12300 [3OC]

Summaries

Continuing Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 3019), S4157-S4159 [25AP]

Tables

Nondefense discretionary spending, S5525 [23MY]

Transcripts

Richard B. Russell Statute Dedication Ceremony, S3208-S3212 [29MR]

Tributes

Bradley, Senator, S11246 [25SE]

Cain, Becky, S6217 [13JN]

Cohen, Senator, S11411 [26SE]

Dole, Senator, S6041 [11JN]

Exon, Senator, S11134 [24SE]

Greene, Howard O., Jr., S10741 [18SE]

Hatfield, Senator, S6218 [13JN], S10781 [18SE], S11934 [30SE]

Kassebaum, Senator, S10540 [13SE]

Kelly, Helen B., S3151 [28MR]

Leahy, Alba Z., S7126 [27JN]

Monroe, William S., S10539 [13SE]

Nunn, Senator, S3207 [29MR], S11512-S11514 [27SE]

Pell, Senator, S11257 [25SE]

Porter, Mary, S1338 [27FE]

Preston, Catherine L., S5266 [17MY]

Pryor, Senator, S10942 [19SE]

Russell, Richard B., S3207 [29MR]

Simon, Senator, S11258 [25SE]

Simpson, Senator, S11617 [28SE]

St. Clair, Elnora H. and Arthur M. (Tinker), S4957 [13MY]

Wright, B.G., S553 [30JA]

BYRNE, DENNIS

Articles and editorials

Never Let Facts Impede Ideology, E515 [29MR]

Truth in Reporting? Gimme a Break, E515 [29MR]

BYRNE, HARRY J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E19 [4JA]

BYWATER, WILLIAM H.

Letters

Dept. of Defense contracts relative to local content requirements, S7938 [17JY]

C.F. HATHAWAY CO.

Remarks in House

Waterville, ME: search for buyer of facility, H4786 [9MY]

CABLE NEWS NETWORK (CNN)

Transcripts

Executive Shutdown Statistics Miss the Mark, S76 [5JA]

CABRERA, CHRISTINA

Essays

Voice of Democracy, E1445 [1AU]

CABRERA, JUAN G. (BILL)

Remarks in Senate

Minority Small Business Person of the Year: award recipient, S12280 [3OC]

CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER CORRIDOR ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 342), S12314, S12353 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 342), H12294 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 342), S12353 [3OC]

Texts of

S. 342, provisions, S12356-S12359 [3OC], H12294-H12297 [4OC]

CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NATIONAL WATER HERITAGE AREA ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 342), S12314, S12353 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 342), H12294 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 342), S12353 [3OC]

Texts of

S. 342, provisions, S12356-S12359 [3OC], H12294-H12297 [4OC]

CADE, HENRY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1035 [7JN]

CADY, DANIEL J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E304 [7MR]

CADY, LESLEY

Remarks in Senate

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

CAEN, HERB

Articles and editorials

Hey, Look Me Over!, E537 [16AP]

Remarks in House

Pulitzer Prize: recogniton for special achievement, E537 [16AP]

CAGNEY, JAMES

Bills and resolutions

Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 3765), H7154 [9JY]

CAHILL, WILLIAM T. (a former Representative from New Jersey)

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S8383 [19JY]

CAIN, BECKY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6217 [13JN]

CAIN, HERMAN

Articles and editorials

Bad Solution for the Wrong Problem—How Forcing Up the Minimum Wage Hurts Those Who Need Help Most, H9858 [2AU]

How Forcing Up the Minimum Wage Hurts Those Who Need Help Most, H7119 [9JY]

CAINE, FRANK

Letters

Nuclear Waste Policy Act, S9231 [31JY]

CAIRNS, DON

Letters

Ramapo High School student trip to Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

CALABOYIAS, PETER

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1479 [2AU]

CALABRESI, ANNA

Remarks in House

Tribute, H2654 [21MR]

CALDWELL, ALAN

Letters

Nuclear Waste Policy Act, S7843 [16JY], S9231 [31JY]

CALDWELL, GREGORY C.

Letters

Assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices ban, H2698 [22MR]

CALDWELL, KIRBYJON

Articles and editorials

Dual Ministry—A Houston Clergyman Pushes Civic Projects Along With Prayer, E370 [14MR]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E370 [14MR]

CALDWELL, MARY M. RYAN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9639 [2AU]

CALICA, CHARLES R.

Letters

Emergency salvage timber sale program, S4183 [25AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Emergency salvage timber sale program, S4183 [25AP]

CALIENTE, NV

Remarks in Senate

Lincoln County, NV: assistance to Caliente, NV, relative to nuclear waste transport facility, S9228, S9229, S9231 [31JY]

CALIFORNIA

Amendments

Presidio: management of facilities (H.R. 1296), S2662 [21MR], S2761, S2803 [25MR], S2867, S2868, S2871, S2872, S2873, S2874, S2875, S2876, S2877, S2878, S2879, S2882, S2884, S2894, S2895, S2898 [26MR], S3025, S3026 [27MR], S4509 [1MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1296, Presidio facilities management, S5298 [17MY], H4756 [9MY]

Articles and editorials

America—A Melting Pot or a Tower of Babel, E1598 [12SE]

Bay Area Homicides, S8303 [18JY]

California Is His Monument, E595 [22AP]

Clinton Isn't Doing California's Poor Any Favors, E337 [13MR]

Clinton's Partisanship Threatens Lands Bill, S11666 [28SE]

Don't Stop This Train, E311 [7MR]

Encouraging Progress on Deportations, E25 [5JA]

It's Welfare Reform at California's Expense, S9368 [1AU]

Lennox Schools Say Goodbye to Superintendent, E1433 [1AU]

Little Piece of Heaven in Lakewood, E1327 [18JY]

Making a Difference—Statistics Indicate Fighting Back Is Winning the War on Drugs in Vallejo, E1704 [26SE]

Minority Media Outlets Strive To Tell Their Side of the Story, E277 [5MR]

Passing the Buck on Welfare Reform, S9370 [1AU]

Region Takes the Lead To Corral `Junk Guns', S8303 [18JY]

Reinhardt's Lament—Did Federal Jurist's Speech Impugn the Integrity of Other Judges?, H12262 [2OC]

Ronald Reagan at 85—A Birthday Tribute, S894 [6FE], S4725 [6MY]

Services for Rollie Mullen, E1512 [4SE]

Silver Age of State's Defense-Aerospace Economy, E1331 [22JY]

Unjustified Modesty, E1922 [4OC]

Zacky Farms Expansion Expected To Add 200 Jobs, E1115 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel (see H.R. 3804), H7532 [12JY]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Conservation of natural resources: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (see H.R. 4082), H10524 [17SE]

Corps of Engineers: construction of flood control project on the Sacramento and American Rivers, CA (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 2935), H1224 [1FE]

Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters (see H.R. 4041), H10174 [10SE]

Economy: promote balance between natural resources, economic development and job retention (see H.R. 4032), H10107 [5SE]

Manzanar Historic Site: exchange of public lands (see S. 2052; H.R. 3006), S9853 [4SE], H1715 [5MR]

Medicare: extend period of applicability of enrollment mix requirement for HMOs to Watts Health Foundation (see H.R. 2923), H1138 [31JA]

Missouri (U.S.S.): transfer to U.S.S. Missouri Allied Forces Memorial, San Francisco, CA (see H.R. 4066), H10385 [12SE]

Monuments and memorials: limit authority of the President to designate certain areas as national monuments in California (see H.R. 4242), H11526 [27SE]

Native Americans: transfer of public lands to certain Indian tribes (see H.R. 3642), H6413 [13JN]

NetDay96: tribute (see S. Res. 274), S7179 [27JN]

Nuclear energy: prohibit use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of the National Ignition Facility or certain inertial confinement fusion projects (see H.R. 3143), H2664 [21MR]

Presidio: management of facilities (see H.R. 4236), H11525 [27SE]

———management of facilities (H.R. 1296), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 536), H11228 [25SE]

Public lands: conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (see S. 2090), S10837 [18SE]

———exchange of certain Federal lands (see H.R. 3146, 3147), H2664 [21MR]

Real estate: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H2315 [14MR]

Redwood National Park: increase management efficiency through cooperative agreements with California (see H.R. 3500), H5379 [21MY]

San Diego County, CA: provide loan guarantee to Olivenhain Water Storage Project (see H.R. 3851), H8029 [18JY]

Santa Cruz Island, CA: acquire certain lands (see H.R. 4059), H10235 [11SE]

Sequoia National Forest: preservation of Giant Sequoia ecosystem and increase recreational opportunities (see H.R. 3873), H8247 [23JY]

Sequoia National Park: renewal of cabin permits to heirs in Mineral King Addition (see H.R. 3534), H5570 [23MY]

Silvestri, Amy L.: authorize testimony in Margaret C. Carlson v. Mike Eassa (see S. Res. 221), S737 [1FE]

Sly Park Dam and Reservoir: sale by the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 3903), H8557 [25JY]

Stanislaus County, CA: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 4088), H10524 [17SE]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians: settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands (see S. 1893; H.R. 3640), S6517 [19JN], H6413 [13JN]

Water: enhance quality and supply (see H.R. 4048), H10235 [11SE]

Certificates of election

House of Representatives: Juanita Millender-McDonald, H3394 [16AP]

Cloture motions

Presidio: management of facilities (H.R. 1296), S2795 [25MR], S2898 [26MR], S2924 [27MR], S3101 [28MR]

Conference reports

Presidio Facilities and Parks and Public Lands Management (H.R. 1296), H10982-H11040 [24SE]

Essays

What It Means to Me To Live in America: Acquin Time, E353 [14MR]

———Alexander J. Negvesky, E354 [14MR]

———Allegra Ban, E353 [14MR]

———Cyril Balanque, E353 [14MR]

———Fred Ngo, E354 [14MR]

———Kim Du, E353 [14MR]

———Lauren Struve, E353 [14MR]

———Michael D. Ghali, E353 [14MR]

Factsheets

Gridcore Specification Sheet, H10365 [12SE]

Letters

Bay Area Rapid Transit rail line extension to San Francisco International Airport: Gordon I. Linton, Dept. of Transportation, S9286 [31JY]

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S5934 [6JN]

Construction of physical barriers in high illegal alien entry areas: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S4413 [30AP]

———T.J. Bonner, National Border Patrol Council, S4413 [30AP]

Critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California: Dan Hauser, H6584 [19JN]

———Donnavie Paddock-Bowers, H6584 [19JN]

———Martin Gift, H6583 [19JN]

———Mary and Jack Walsh, H6583 [19JN]

———Representative Riggs, H6584 [19JN]

Distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians: Moraino J. Patencio, H11265 [26SE]

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits: Arthur D. Hellman, S2228 [18MR]

———Charles E. Wiggins, S2224 [18MR]

———Hawaii State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———Idaho State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S2223, S2228 [18MR]

Dos Palos Ag Boosters land conveyance: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H11470 [27SE]

Federal sponsorship of Government-sponsored enterprises: Barbara L. Loomis, Escondido, CA, Public Library, H10800 [24SE]

———Joan K. Kallenberg, California Library of Services Board, H10800 [24SE]

———Kevin Starr, California State Library System, H10800 [24SE]

Health care reform, E419 [22MR], E639 [25AP]

Impact of relaxed travel barriers between the U.S. and Mexico on drug enforcement efforts and highway safety: Senator Feinstein, S557 [30JA]

Investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers: Paul J. Pfingst, San Diego, CA, District Attorney, S5484 [22MY]

Olivenhain Water Storage Project: Maureen Stapleton, San Diego County, CA, Water Authority, E1326 [18JY]

Partial-birth abortions: Eugene S. Ogrod II, California Medical Association, S11351 [26SE]

Presidio facilities and parks and public lands management: Franklin D. Raines, OMB, S11261 [25SE], S11475 [27SE]

———Senator Murkowski, S11626, S11661 [28SE]

———Senator Murkowski and Representative Don Young, S11263 [25SE]

Public welfare programs reform relative to legal immigrants: Charles Moody and Will Lightbourne, Health Service Agency, Santa Cruz County, CA, H9409 [31JY]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: Ada E. Deer, Dept. of the Interior, H10147 [10SE]

———Carl Lopez, Soboba Band of Mission Indians, H10151 [10SE]

———Clifford M. LaChappa, Barona Band of Mission Indians, H10150 [10SE]

———Dean Mike, Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians, H10151 [10SE]

———Dorothy M. Tavui, San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, H10151 [10SE]

———Frances Shaw, Manzanita Band of Mission Indians, H10151 [10SE]

———Frank Taylor, Los Coyotes Band of Mission Indians, H10151 [10SE]

———Henry Duro, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, H10151 [10SE]

———John A. James, Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, H10148, H10149, H10150 [10SE]

———Mark A. Macarro, Pechanga Band of Mission Indians, H10151 [10SE]

———Mark Nichols, Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, H10149 [10SE]

———Mary Ann Andreas, Morongo Band of Mission Indians, H10151 [10SE]

———Mary E. Belardo, Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, H10148, H10150 [10SE]

———Maryann Martin, Augustine Band of Mission Indians, H10150 [10SE]

———Michelle Salgado, Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians, H10150 [10SE]

———Ralph Goff, Campo Band of Mission Indians, H10150 [10SE]

———Raymond Hunter, Jamul Band of Mission Indians, H10150 [10SE]

———Representative Bono, H10149 [10SE]

———Richard M. Milanovich, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, H10150 [10SE]

———Robert H. Smith, Pala Band of Mission Indians, H10151 [10SE]

———Viola A. Peck, La Jolla Band of Mission Indians, H10150 [10SE]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands: Eric E. Yoder, Imperial Irrigation District, S6532 [19JN]

———Gerald F. Pisha, Mayor of Desert Hot Springs, CA, S6532 [19JN]

———Joseph Findaro, S6532 [19JN]

———Mary E. Belardo, Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, S6532 [19JN]

———Richard L. Young, S6532 [19JN]

———Tom Levy, Coachella Valley Water District, S6532 [19JN]

Treatment of legal immigrants in welfare reform legislation: Bill Lockyer and Richard Katz, California State Legislature, S8340 [19JY]

U.S. policy on illegal immigration: Representative Dreier, H814 [24JA]

Ward Valley Land Transfer Act: Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S4419 [30AP], S4894 [9MY]

———William J. Janklow, Governor of South Dakota, S4419 [30AP], S4894 [9MY]

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge land exchange with Calista Corp.: Samuel A. Carr, Jr., Izaak Walton League of America, S12458 [21OC]

Lists

Provisions in Presidio conference report which would invoke a Presidential veto, S11626, S11661, S11663-S11665 [28SE]

Titles in H.R. 1296, management of the Presidio, CA, facilities, S2741 [25MR]

Memorandums

Treatment of Legal Immigrants in Welfare Reform Legislation: Mike Nevins, California State Association of Counties, S8340 [19JY]

Motions

Presidio: management of facilities (H.R. 1296), S2898 [26MR]

———management of facilities (H.R. 4236), H12036 [28SE]

Oaths of office

Millender-McDonald, Juanita: House of Representatives, H3394 [16AP], H4394 [1MY]

Proclamations

Recognition of Clair A. Hill: Representative Herger, E143 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Abend, Bernard and Annette: Etz Jacob Congregation of Los Angeles, CA, lifetime achievement award recipients, E1102 [18JN]

Agriculture: citrus tristeza virus research funding, E1104 [18JN], E1126 [20JN]

———importation of Mexican avocados, H841 [25JA], H976 [31JA], E130 [1FE], E179 [5FE]

———wheat farmer compensation relative to karnal bunt quarantine, H6211, H6212 [12JN], E1088 [13JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), E1065 [12JN]

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel (H.R. 3804), H11264-H11267 [26SE]

Alameda Corridor: transportation project funding, H12105 [28SE], E1666 [19SE]

American Heritage Club: tribute to individuals who have made contributions, E487 [28MR]

Armstrong, James: Torrance, CA, YWCA Man of the Year award recipient, E1664 [19SE]

Arts and humanities: anniversary of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's artistic display of `Running Fence', E1621 [17SE]

Baker, Jane: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E265 [4MR]

Bay Area Urban League: anniversary, E690 [1MY]

Beck, Jenna: National History Day Junior Historical Research Papers essay award recipient, E1003 [5JN]

Berkeley, CA: anniversary of Bonita House, E1635 [18SE]

Bessette, Roberta J.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E265 [4MR]

Bolton, Marjorie (Midge): San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E265 [4MR]

Brown, Dorian M.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Buchanan, Philip: Gilroy, CA, Chamber of Commerce Firman B. Voorhies Volunteer of the Year Award recipient, E71 [24JA]

Budget: balance, H184 [4JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley, CA, water quality projects funding, H8338 [24JY]

———development of mitigation plan for Salton Sea, H8339, H8340 [24JY]

California: Alameda Corridor transportation project funding, H12105 [28SE], E1666 [19SE]

California State University at Hayward: tribute to graduating students of Upward Bound Program, E867 [22MY]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed, H12030 [28SE]

Cerritos Community College: anniversary, E647 [25AP]

Chino, CA: tribute to Telamon Electronics (business), E1687 [25SE]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, E1791 [28SE]

Claremont, CA: tribute to Webb School participation in Toshiba Corp./National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, E1102 [18JN]

Coalinga, CA: anniversary, E514 [29MR]

Collier, Michael and Connie: Lafayette, CA, Citizen of the Year award recipients, E1821 [30SE]

Contra Costa County, CA: anniversary of Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County, Inc., E492 [29MR]

Cooke, Jaqueline: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (H.R. 2935), E166, E171 [5FE]

Crime: sentencing of Richard A. Davis in Polly Klaas case, H3584 [18AP]

Curley, Charles H.: Marin County, CA, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E130 [1FE]

De La Rosa, Gilbert: tribute to Intercommunity Blind Center Distinguished Leadership Award recipient, E1065 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior: designation of critical habitats, H6546 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation: loan guarantees for international railroad projects, H7089, H7090 [27JN]

Diablo Valley College: observance of Law Day, E556 [17AP]

Dole, Bob: policies on the environment relative to business and industry, H6515 [19JN]

Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters (H.R. 4041), H11469, H11470 [27SE]

Ecology and environment: technological advances relative to environmental protection, H10365-H10368 [12SE]

Economy: promote balance between natural resources, economic development and job retention (H.R. 2712), H1693 [5MR]

Education: funding, E348 [13MR], E422 [22MR]

Egan, Gioconda: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

El Camino Community College: anniversary, E1613 [16SE]

Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6517, H6567-H6587 [19JN]

———protection of gnat catcher birds, H4440 [7MY]

Evetts, Holcomb (Hoke): Kings County, CA, Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E1665 [19SE]

Forest Service: implementation of regulations banning the export of timber in certain Western States, H6667, H6668 [20JN]

Foster City, CA: anniversary, E643 [25AP]

Francis, Joseph S.: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Leadership Award recipient, E637 [25AP]

Fresno, CA: tribute to Zacky Farms, E1115 [20JN]

Garcia, Francisco J. (Frank): President's Service Award recipient, E643 [25AP]

Garden Grove, CA: anniversary, E1085 [13JN]

Gruhn, Albin: Central Labor Council Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1764 [27SE]

Harris, Pia: San Marcos, CA, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1089 [13JN]

Hispanic Americans: tribute to veterans, E1428 [1AU]

Hofstedt, Sharon B.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Hurwitz, Charles: logging practices in the Headwaters Forest relative to savings and loan failure, H6568-H6570, H6572, H6575, H6581 [19JN], E46 [22JA]

Immigration: deportation of illegal aliens, E25 [5JA]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H813 [24JA], E67 [24JA]

INS: deployment of Border Patrol agents and improvement of physical barriers at the border near San Diego, CA, H6678 [20JN]

Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail: tribute, E1638 [18SE]

Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program: funding, E1710 [26SE]

Klamath, CA: anniversary of ``trees of mystery'', E1199 [27JN]

KMEX-TV (Los Angeles, CA): tribute, E1794 [28SE]

Kral, Vivian L.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (H.R. 2122), H9961 [4SE]

Lakewood, CA: tribute, E1327 [18JY]

Latino Peace Officer's Association: tribute, E1648 [19SE]

Livermore, CA: tribute to public schools, E123 [1FE]

Long Beach, CA: anniversary of Masonic Lodge No. 327, E1167 [25JN]

———tribute to Long Beach Naval Shipyard for receiving AEGIS Excellence Award, E646 [25AP]

———tribute to Sertoma Club essay contest winners, E353 [14MR]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Dorsey High School football team, E58 [23JA]

Los Angeles County, CA: tribute to the Whittier-Rio Hondo AIDS Project, E1406 [30JY]

Lozano, Ofelia: California 34th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2656 [21MR]

Lucidi, Maria: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Manzanar Historic Site: exchange of public lands (H.R. 3006), H9452 [31JY], E273 [5MR]

Mare Island, CA: tribute to Mare Island Naval Shipyard workers, E495 [29MR]

Mayer, Alberta: Distinguished Realtor Award recipient, E306 [7MR]

Medina, Eliseo V.: recipient of San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Leadership Award, E623 [25AP]

Meeting Each Need With Dignity (organization): anniversary, E888 [23MY]

Mexico: modification of quarantine on Mexican Hass avocados, E1065 [12JN]

Minorities: role of news media in the community, E277 [5MR]

Montes, Margie: Pio Pico Woman's Club Woman of the Year award recipient, E325 [12MR]

Moore, Dave: San Diego County Building & Construction Trades Council Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1597 [12SE]

National Cognitive Recovery Foundation: tribute, E1290 [16JY]

National forests: tribute to Angeles National Forest Grassy Hollow Visitor Center, E1501 [2AU]

Native Americans: anniversary of Nome Cult ``Trail of Tears'', E1798 [28SE]

———transfer of public lands to certain Indian tribes (H.R. 3642), H10144, H10145 [10SE]

Natural Communities Conservation Planning Program: funding, H6548 [19JN]

Olympic games: tribute to California participants, E1501 [2AU]

Orange County Water Reclamation Project: authorize, H9957 [4SE]

Oroville, CA: National Civic League All-American City Finalist, E1017 [6JN]

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1440 [1AU], E1761 [27SE], E1829 [30SE]

Pico Rivera, CA: anniversary of VFW Post 7734, E1278 [12JY]

Pleasanton, CA: tribute to General Electric Vallecitos Nuclear Center, E1677 [24SE]

Power resources: Fusion Energy Program funding, H8355, H8356 [24JY]

Presidio: management of facilities (H.R. 1296), H4755, H4756 [9MY]

———management of facilities (H.R. 1296), conference report, E1833 [30SE]

———management of facilities (H.R. 4236), H12023-H12032 [28SE], H12181 [30SE], E1901 [2OC]

Propp, Peggy S.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E267 [4MR]

Public lands: conveyance of land to the Del Norte County Unified School District (H.R. 2709), H9967, H9968 [4SE]

———conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (H.R. 2710), H10153, H10154 [10SE]

———exchange of certain Federal lands (H.R. 3147), H9969, H9970 [4SE]

Reclamation district 108: anniversary, E452 [26MR]

Red Bluff, CA: tribute to Sisters of Mercy at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, E1790 [28SE]

Reinhardt, Stephen: evaluation of effects of habeas corpus reform and political pressure on judicial decisions in capital cases, H12261 [2OC]

Rendon, Senorina: California 33rd Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2655 [21MR]

Rhoads, Florence: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E267 [4MR]

Ruiz Food Products, Inc.: National Association of Private Industry Councils Workforce Partnership Award recipient, E272 [5MR]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Mercy Healthcare, E1582 [11SE]

———Encina High School recipient of Dept. of Education New American High School award, E1838 [30SE]

———reopening of Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, E1939 [21OC]

———Rio Americano High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E195 [13FE]

Salinas, CA: tribute to National Steinbeck Center, E1498 [2AU]

San Bernadino County (CA) Sun: Gannett Co., Inc., award recipient, E1347 [23JY], E1404 [30JY]

San Clemente, CA: anniversary of Rotary Club, E379 [19MR]

San Diego, CA: Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program loan guarantees, H7079-H7082 [27JN]

———tribute to Fort Guijarros Museum Foundation, E1605 [12SE]

———tribute to Postal Service employees, E1795 [28SE]

———tribute to San Diego Symphony Orchestra, E431 [22MR]

San Diego County, CA: provide loan guarantee to Olivenhain Water Storage Project (H.R. 3851), E1326 [18JY]

San Diego Padres (baseball team): tribute, E1888 [1OC]

San Francisco, CA: extension of Bay Area Rapid Transit rail lines to San Francisco International Airport, E310 [7MR]

San Francisco Art Institute: anniversary, E376 [19MR]

Santa Ana, CA: rededication of the Spurgeon Clock, E767 [10MY]

Santa Fe Springs, CA: tribute to St. Paul High School students, E421 [22MR]

Schools: use of computers to connect to the Internet, H842 [25JA]

Simonson, Mary R.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E267 [4MR]

Sons of the American Revolution (organization): anniversary, E739 [9MY]

Sorensen, Irene: California Constitutional Rights Foundation Teacher of Merit award recipient, E1003 [5JN]

Stanislaus County, CA: conveyance of certain lands (H.R. 4088), H11602 [28SE]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians: settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands (H.R. 3640), H10145-H10153 [10SE]

Travis AFB, CA: construction projects funding, H5665 [30MY], H6862 [26JN]

Turlock, CA: anniversary of Assyrian-American Civic Club, E1611 [16SE]

University of California at Davis: anniversary of School of Medicine, E979 [4JN]

Vallejo, CA: tribute to Fighting Back Partnership (organization), E1704 [26SE]

Villarreal, Eleanor: Gilroy, CA, Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year Award recipient, E73 [24JA]

Williams, Gordon: San Diego County Building & Construction Trades Council Retired Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1639 [18SE]

Yolo County, CA: bus acquisition funding, H6972 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

California State University system: tribute to alumni, S3242 [29MR]

Chino, CA: tribute to Telamon Electronics (business), S12009 [30SE]

Copyrights: illegal foreign duplication of copyrighted material, S3238 [29MR]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S2220-S2232, S2237-S2243 [18MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulation of the importation of avocados, S8604 [24JY]

Education: funding, S3196 [29MR]

EPA: funding, S9951 [5SE]

Firearms: prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns (S. 1654), S5205 [16MY]

Forest Service: limit advertising of watershed restoration project contracts in certain communities, S10532 [13SE]

Immigration: construction of physical barriers in high illegal entry areas, S4412 [30AP], S4503 [1MY]

Manzanar Historic Site: exchange of public lands (S. 2052), S9854 [4SE]

Medicaid: county-operated health insurance programs qualifications and requirements (H.R. 3056), S11449 [26SE]

Members of Congress: activities relative to constituents during recess, S1341-S1343 [27FE]

Morrow, Margaret: nomination to be district judge, S11697-S11699 [28SE]

NASA: prohibit consolidation of research aircraft at Dryden Flight Research Center, S9825 [4SE]

———transfer of certain functions from Ames Research Center to the Japanese space agency relative to international space station program, S9943, S9944 [5SE]

NetDay96: tribute (S. Res. 274), S7192 [27JN]

Pregerson, Dean D.: nomination to be district judge, S8629 [24JY]

Presidio: management of facilities (H.R. 1296), S2737-S2790, S2792-S2795 [25MR], S2847-S2849, S2855, S2893-S2899 [26MR], S2907-S2927 [27MR], S3091-S3100 [28MR], S4509-S4513 [1MY], S5275 [17MY], S11260-S11265, S11272-S11274, S11316 [25SE], S11402-S11405 [26SE], S11475-S11477, S11484-S11488, S11528, S11529 [27SE], S11659-S11666, S11702, S11703 [28SE]

———management of facilities (H.R. 1296), conference report, S11626-S11628, S11709 [28SE], S11824 [30SE], S12091 [1OC], S12216 [2OC], S12257, S12267, S12268 [3OC]

———management of facilities (H.R. 1296), unanimous-consent agreement, S2849 [26MR], S2917, S3033 [27MR]

———management of facilities (H.R. 4236), S12058 [1OC], S12150, S12157, S12159 [2OC], S12359-S12367 [3OC], S12464 [21OC]

Public lands: conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (S. 2090), S10840 [18SE]

———designate certain desert lands as wilderness, S3753 [22AP]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument, S3753 [22AP]

Public welfare programs: economic effects of reform, S8527 [23JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8524 [23JY]

San Francisco, CA: extension of Bay Area Rapid Transit rail lines to San Francisco International Airport, S9283, S9285 [31JY]

Silvestri, Amy L.: authorize testimony in Margaret C. Carlson v. Mike Eassa (S. Res. 221), S866 [1FE]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians: settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands (S. 1893), S6531, S6532 [19JN]

Travis AFB, CA: Travis VA Hospital funding, S9945 [5SE]

Trinity River: restoration of fish and wildlife (H.R. 2243), S4686 [3MY]

Wilson, Susanne B.: San Jose State University Tower Award recipient, S1077 [7FE]

Reports

Environmental Science & Engineering, Inc. Regenesis Project Results, H10367 [12SE]

Grand Jury Investigation of San Diego's San Ysidro School District, H9760-H9762 [1AU]

Utah Statewide Wilderness Study: Manuel Lujan, Jr., Dept. of the Interior, S2742-S2744 [25MR]

Reports filed

Cabin Permit Renewals to Heirs in Sequoia National Park Mineral King Addition: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3534) (H. Rept. 104-866), H12270 [3OC]

California Exchange of Certain Federal Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3147) (H. Rept. 104-760), H10039 [4SE]

California Land Conveyance to the Del Norte County Unified School District: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2709) (H. Rept. 104-763), H10039 [4SE]

California Land Conveyance to the Hoopa Valley Tribe: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2710) (H. Rept. 104-762), H10039 [4SE]

California Public Land Transfer to Certain Indian Tribes: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3642) (H. Rept. 104-767), H10040 [4SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1296, Presidio Facilities and Parks and Public Lands Management: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 1296) (H. Rept. 104-836), H11228 [25SE]

Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest Designation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2122) (H. Rept. 104-772), H10040 [4SE]

Manzanar Historic Site Exchange of Public Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3006) (H. Rept. 104-709), H8597 [26JY]

Medicare Enrollment Applicability Requirement for HMOs Relative to Watts Health Foundation: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 104-844), H11228 [25SE]

Nomination of Dean D. Pregerson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4937 [9MY]

Presidio Facilities and Parks and Public Lands Management: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1296) (H. Rept. 104-836), H11046 [24SE]

Presidio Facility Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1296) (S. Rept. 104-202), S98 [5JA]

Settlement of Issues and Claims Relative to Trust Lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1893) (S. Rept. 104-360), S9742 [3SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3640) (H. Rept. 104-777), H10107 [5SE]

Sly Park Dam and Reservoir Sale by the Dept. of the Interior: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3903) (H. Rept. 104-768), H10040 [4SE]

Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (H.R. 2243) (S. Rept. 104-253), S3384 [16AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians: Agua Caliente Band Tribal Council, H11265-H11267 [26SE]

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits: Arizona State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———California State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

———Federal Bar Association, S2223 [18MR]

———Montana State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

———Nevada State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands: Riverside County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S6532 [19JN]

Statements

California Affirmative Action Initiative: David B. Oppenheimer, E1791-E1794 [28SE]

Simple Green—The Key to Environmental Technology, H10366 [12SE]

Tribute to Clair A. Hill, E199 [16FE]

Summaries

Presidio Facilities and Parks and Public Lands Management (H.R. 1296), S11264 [25SE]

Tables

April 1996 payroll for Burger King restaurant franchises in Eureka and McKinleyville, CA, H5483 [22MY]

Food in Need of Distribution (FIND) Program services provided to Riverside County, CA, E89 [25JA]

Texts of

H.R. 1296, management of Presidio facilities, S2737-S2739 [25MR]

H.R. 1296, Presidio facilities management, S5276-S5298 [17MY]

H.R. 2122, Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest, H9961 [4SE]

H.R. 2709, Del Norte County Unified School District land conveyance, H9967 [4SE]

H.R. 2710, conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe, H10153 [10SE]

H.R. 3006, Manzanar Historic Site exchange of public lands, H9453 [31JY]

H.R. 3147, Federal land exchange in California, H9969 [4SE]

H.R. 3640, Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act, H10145-H10147 [10SE]

H.R. 3642, California Indian Land Transfer Act, H10145 [10SE]

H.R. 3804, distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, H11264 [26SE]

H.R. 4041, Dos Palos Ag Boosters land conveyance, H11469 [27SE]

H.R. 4088, conveyance of certain Stanislaus County, CA, lands, H11602 [28SE]

H.R. 4236, Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act, H12196-H12250 [1OC]

S. Res. 221, testimony of Amy L. Silvestri in Margaret C. Carlson v. Mike Eassa, S743, S866 [1FE]

S. Res. 274, tribute to NetDay96 in California, S7191 [27JN]

Tributes

Beilenson, Representative, H10973, H10974 [24SE], E1757 [27SE]

Bono, Representative, H5310 [21MY]

Brown, Senator, S11710, S11719 [28SE]

Dornan, Representative, H818 [24JA], H2948 [27MR]

Edwards, Don, E341 [13MR]

Millender-McDonald, Representative, H3394 [16AP]

Moorhead, Representative, H10973, H10974 [24SE]

Reagan, Ronald, S4725 [6MY], H992-H997 [31JA]

CALIFORNIA ABORTION AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ACTION LEAGUE

Letters

Comstock Clean-up Act, S1600 [6MR]

CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES

Remarks in House

Norwalk, CA: tribute to Lakeland Elementary School recipient of California Council for the Social Studies Program of Excellence Award, E226 [28FE]

CALIFORNIA DESERT PROTECTION ACT

Remarks in Senate

California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness, S3753 [22AP]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument, S3753 [22AP]

CALIFORNIA INDIAN LAND TRANSFER ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3642), H10144, H10145 [10SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3642, provisions, H10145 [10SE]

CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, S11351 [26SE]

CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES

Memorandums

Treatment of Legal Immigrants in Welfare Reform Legislation, S8340 [19JY]

CALIFORNIA STATE BAR

Resolutions by organizations

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S2222 [18MR]

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AT HAYWARD

Remarks in House

Upward Bound Program: tribute to graduating students, E867 [22MY]

CALISTA CORP.

Letters

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge land exchange with Calista Corp.: David R. Cline, National Audubon Society, S12457 [21OC]

———Rick Steiner, Coastal Coalition, S12457 [21OC]

———Robert E. Putz, Conservation Fund, S12458 [21OC]

———Samuel A. Carr, Jr., Izaak Walton League of America, S12458 [21OC]

———Scott Sutherland, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., S12457 [21OC]

———William C. Reffalt, S12457 [21OC]

Remarks in Senate

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge: land exchange with Calista Corp., S12456 [21OC]

CALLAGHAN, PATTY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S71 [4JA]

CALLAHAN, DEB

Letters

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6591 [19JN]

CALLAHAN, SONNY (a Representative from Alabama)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7159 [10JY]

Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H2654 [21MR]

———H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8573 [26JY]

———H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H8793 [30JY]

———H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, H10048 [5SE]

Articles and editorials

James Bonner—One of Camden's Living Legends, M. Hollis Curl, Progressive Era (publication), E1737 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 3540), H5646 [29MY]

Top Gun (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3370), H4302 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H3171 [28MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1716 [5MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5288 [16MY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462, 3514), H5753 [30MY], H6915 [26JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1462), H6532 [19JN]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H5647 [29MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H6532 [19JN]

Foreign trade: imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber products (see H.R. 2802), H1775 [6MR]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4503 [7MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H3488 [16AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H6415 [13JN]

Medicare: require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H1325 [27FE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6509 [18JN]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7107 [27JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H11527 [27SE]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H3650 [18AP]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H11396 [26SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H4503 [7MY], H10721 [19SE]

Taxation: treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H3387 [15AP]

Letters

Trade embargo against Iraq and Serbia: by, H5838 [5JN]

———Representative Archer, H5838 [5JN]

Remarks by, on

AID: debt restructuring assistance, H5859 [5JN]

———funding, H5861, H5862, H5863, H5864, H5865 [5JN]

Albania: elections, H6156 [11JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), H892 [25JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1869 [7MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12108 [28SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, H1869 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: allow audits of businesses relative to contracts made directly with foreign governments, H5895 [5JN]

———international military education and training funding, H5897, H5898 [5JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, H10563 [18SE]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5860 [5JN]

Ethiopia: human rights violations, H6143 [11JN]

Eximbank: funding, H5847, H5848, H5850, H5851, H5852 [5JN]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, E633 [25AP]

Foreign aid: limit funds for purchase of products that are not made in the U.S. or in the beneficiary country, H5876 [5JN]

———limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5888 [5JN]

———population planning activities funding, H5891 [5JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5833, H5841, H5848, H5850, H5851, H5852, H5859, H5860, H5861, H5862, H5863, H5864, H5865, H5876, H5881, H5888, H5891, H5897, H5898, H5899, H5900, H5905, H5917, H5918 [5JN], H5954 [6JN], H6142, H6143, H6144, H6145, H6146, H6147, H6150, H6151, H6152, H6154, H6156, H6157 [11JN], H8792 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (H. Res. 445), H5847 [5JN]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, E633 [25AP]

———limit use of Foreign Military Financing Program funds for foreign-made defense articles or services, H6142, H6143 [11JN]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5917, H5918 [5JN]

Indonesia: international military education and training assistance, H6151, H6152, H6154 [11JN]

Kuwait: persecution of Christians, H6145, H6146 [11JN]

Medicare: reform, H8108 [23JY]

Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program: funding, H6150 [11JN]

Mobile, AL: anniversary of McGill-Toolen High School, E758 [10MY]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8124 [23JY]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6324 [13JN]

Point of order, H5860, H5894 [5JN]

Poland: condemn construction of shopping center within internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp, H6144 [11JN]

Russia: hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, H6145 [11JN]

Ships and vessels: shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6324 [13JN]

Southeast Asia: international military education and training assistance to Cambodia and Thailand, H6146, H6147 [11JN]

Turkey: restrict U.S. assistance relative to acknowledgement of Armenian genocide and honoring of victims, H5905 [5JN]

———U.S. policy, H6143 [11JN]

Votes: position on missed, H2267 [14MR]

WNTM-Radio (Mobile, AL): tribute, E1756 [27SE]

Reports filed

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3540) (H. Rept. 104-600), H5646 [29MY]

Tables

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5834-H5837 [5JN]

Tributes

Bevill, Representative, H10580, H10581 [18SE], H10664 [19SE]

Bonner, James, E1737 [27SE]

Browder, Representative, H10580 [18SE], H10664 [19SE]

Morrissette, E.R., Jr. (Bob), E1375 [25JY]

Smith, Floyd, E86 [25JA]

CALMES, JACKIE

Articles and editorials

Economists Say Gasoline Tax Is Too Low—GOP's Proposed Rollback Is Seen Aggravating Deficit, S4794 [7MY]

Minimal Impact From Minimum Wage, S4044 [24AP]

CALVERT, DARLENE C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1127 [20JN]

CALVERT, KEN (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6588 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Government: transfer certain surplus property to State and local governments (see H.R. 3731), H7106 [27JN]

Land use: treatment of Federal and non-Federal reclamation projects (see H.R. 3041), H1985 [7MR]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3198), H3229 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air pollution: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H8094 [22JY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H1325 [27FE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H8248 [23JY]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H6005 [6JN]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H2316 [14MR]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H7658 [16JY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H1226 [1FE]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H3171 [28MR]

Business and industry: arrange for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands (see H.R. 2906), H973 [30JA]

———assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8248 [23JY]

———authorize judicial review of agency certifications of the economic impact of regulations on small entities (see H.R. 3048), H2559 [20MR]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H4110 [25AP]

———enhance water quality and supply (see H.R. 4048), H10235 [11SE]

———settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 3640), H6413 [13JN]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127), H2665 [21MR]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H5500 [22MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H774 [23JA]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H3731 [23AP]

Constitutional amendments: limit judicial authority (see H.J. Res. 167), H3650 [18AP]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

———prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6006 [6JN]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see H.R. 2974), H2467 [19MR]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3341), H6509 [18JN]

Custom Service: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to U.S. emission standards (see H.R. 3961), H9922 [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 3665), H6508 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3406), H4503 [7MY]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H7533 [12JY]

———research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H7260 [10JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462, 3514), H6509 [18JN], H8375 [24JY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H6712 [24JN]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H2559 [20MR]

———express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H1139 [31JA]

———parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3947), H9705 [1AU]

Elections: provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H7533 [12JY]

Employment: clarify workplace requirements for hearing-aid compatible telephones (see H.R. 1892), H4397 [1MY]

———determination of tip credits relative to State and local government laws (see H.R. 4031), H11230 [25SE]

———extend time period for filing of trade adjustment assistance petitions (see H.R. 3271), H3649 [18AP]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H9566 [31JY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H4646 [8MY]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H1325 [27FE]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10525 [17SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: employer requirements (see H.R. 3296), H3730 [23AP]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H2951 [27MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H5380 [21MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H5380 [21MY]

———require full documentation of breast implant information (see H. Res. 449), H6005 [6JN]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

———use of funding by local governments and nonprofit organizations in accordance with approved local flexibility plans (see H.R. 2086), H2558 [20MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H5501 [22MY]

Foreign policy: require U.S. opposition to any proposal to create financing mechanisms designed to prevent or resolve the insolvency of sovereign nations (see H.R. 2731), H1226 [1FE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 121), H1226 [1FE]

Government regulations: term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H6006 [6JN]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H8248 [23JY]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H11396 [26SE]

———improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H4647 [8MY]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2690), H774 [23JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H2950 [27MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5380 [21MY]

House of Representatives: official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2841), H1226 [1FE]

Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H5754 [30MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H5380 [21MY]

IRS: recognize qualified delivery services in addition to the Postal Service for purposes of timely filing of tax documents (see H.R. 3086), H2665 [21MR]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H8095 [22JY]

Law enforcement officers: compensation of officers in canine units (see H.R. 2966), H1716 [5MR]

———ensure benefits for chaplains killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3647), H8248 [23JY]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H8248 [23JY]

———screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 3630), H9706 [1AU]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H7474 [11JY]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H8248 [23JY]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H2559 [20MR]

Medicare/medicaid: prohibit funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 3123), H3388 [15AP]

Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 162), H2467 [19MR]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H6117 [10JN]

Monuments and memorials: limit authority of the President to designate certain areas as national monuments in California (see H.R. 4242), H11526 [27SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6915 [26JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5754 [30MY]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H10602 [18SE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H10602 [18SE]

Native Americans: administrative procedures for extension of Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 2997), H6415 [13JN]

New Mexico: land conveyance to Carlsbad Irrigation District (see H.R. 3258), H7475 [11JY]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H1226 [1FE]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H5754 [30MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H5380 [21MY]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H3581 [17AP]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

———reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]

Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 3384), H4647 [8MY]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H4119 [29AP]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 3690), H9925 [2AU]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H7154 [9JY]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (see H.R. 3008), H1715 [5MR]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H1774 [6MR]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H3230 [29MR]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 3571), H7154 [9JY]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Res. 469), H7107 [27JN]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H3731 [23AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285), H1325 [27FE]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H8248 [23JY]

Sequoia National Park: renewal of cabin permits to heirs in Mineral King Addition (see H.R. 3534), H5570 [23MY]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2951 [27MR]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2950 [27MR]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H5935 [5JN]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (see H.R. 3936), H9705 [1AU]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H7107 [27JN]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3786), H11527 [27SE]

———reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062), H10385 [12SE]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H7658 [16JY]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 3952), H9921 [2AU]

———treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6285 [12JN]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H3387 [15AP]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H774 [23JA]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H10108 [5SE]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6532 [19JN]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 3889), H10108 [5SE]

———reduce Social Security taxation rates and corresponding old-age insurance benefits, and provide for individual Social Security retirement accounts (see H.R. 2952), H1224 [1FE]

———reform and rename the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3441), H4901 [10MY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H1507 [28FE]

———suspension of tax on ozone-depleting chemicals used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 3416), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H2224 [13MR]

———treatment of health insurance relative to health status of individual (see H.R. 3043), H2713 [22MR]

———treatment of income of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 3451), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3104), H3388 [15AP]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 3527), H5569 [23MY]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H6006 [6JN]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H8094 [22JY]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H3581 [17AP]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H1226 [1FE]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H4110 [25AP]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764), H2713 [22MR]

———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H1226 [1FE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: importation of Mexican avocados, H841 [25JA], H976 [31JA]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1485 [28FE]

———price supports for dairy products, H1485 [28FE]

Alaska: regulate fishing in certain waters (H.R. 1786), H8679, H8680 [30JY]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H4728 [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H111 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6588 [19JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8475 [25JY]

Federal contracts: promote competition through use of soft metric conversions, H8115 [23JY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4728 [9MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2487, H2502, H2514 [20MR]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2514 [20MR]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2502 [20MR]

Marine resources: development of technology for recovery of minerals from the ocean seabed (H.R. 3249), H7607, H7608 [16JY]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), H8115 [23JY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (H.R. 3901), H8383 [25JY]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 3198), H8680, H8681, H8682 [30JY]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), H7597, H7602, H7606, H7607 [16JY]

Power resources: domestic oil and gas production, H1721 [6MR]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, H2487 [20MR]

Safety: allow State and local authorities use of Federal lands and police and firefighting training facilities, H6854 [26JN]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, H6854 [26JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund funding, H6588 [19JN]

Votes: correction, E386 [20MR]

———position on missed, H1200 [1FE]

Texts of

H.R. 1786, regulate fishing in certain Alaskan waters, H8679 [30JY]

H.R. 3198, reauthorize and amend National Geologic Mapping Act, H8680 [30JY]

CALVERT COUNTY, MD

Remarks in House

Colby, William E.: tribute to volunteers, law enforcement, and safety personnel involved in rescue efforts, H4881 [10MY]

CALVERTON, NY

Remarks in House

Calverton National Cemetery: Robert W. Carey Quality Award recipient, E1688 [25SE]

CALVIN KLEIN INC.

Articles and editorials

Pedophilia Chic, H7524-H7528 [12JY]

CAMACHO, ANDY M.

Remarks in House

American Cancer Society: Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

CAMBODIA, STATE OF

Amendments

Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1642), H10344 [12SE]

U.S. policy (S. Res. 285), S11638 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign policy: human rights situation (see H. Res. 345), H913 [25JA]

U.S. policy (see S. Res. 285), S9072 [29JY]

Remarks in House

Foreign policy: human rights situation (H. Res. 345), H2851-H2853 [26MR], E461 [27MR]

Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1642), H10344, H10345 [12SE]

Southeast Asia: international military education and training assistance to Cambodia and Thailand, H6146-H6148 [11JN]

Remarks in Senate

Democracy: efforts, S6272-S6275 [14JN]

Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1642), S8930, S8931 [25JY], S9074 [29JY], S11639, S11640 [28SE]

U.S. policy (S. Res. 285), S9074 [29JY], S11638 [28SE]

Reports

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

Reports filed

Cambodia Most-Favored-Nation Status: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 1642) (S. Rept. 104-264), S4937 [9MY]

U.S. Policy Relative to Cambodia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 285), S11291 [25SE]

Statements

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

Texts of

H. Res. 345, human rights situation in Cambodia, H2851 [26MR]

H.R. 1642, Cambodia most-favored-nation status, H10344 [12SE]

H.R. 1642, most-favored-nation status, S8930 [25JY]

S. Res. 285, U.S. policy, S9074 [29JY]

CAMBRIA COUNTY, PA

Remarks in House

Johnstown Association of Life Underwriters: anniversary, E1497 [2AU]

CAMDEN, AR

Bills and resolutions

Honorable David H. Pryor Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 3877), H8247 [23JY]

Remarks in House

Honorable David H. Pryor Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 3877), H10804-H10806 [24SE]

Remarks in Senate

Honorable David H. Pryor Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 3877), S11573 [27SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3877, Honorable David H. Pryor Post Office Building, Camden, AR, H10804 [24SE]

CAMDEN, DE

Remarks in House

Caesar Rodney High School: tribute to participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E849 [21MY]

CAMDEN, NJ

Articles and editorials

James Bonner—One of Camden's Living Legends, E1737 [27SE]

Lists

Police Award recipients, E858 [22MY]

Remarks in House

Rutgers University: tribute to police department, E1683 [25SE], E1764 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Health care facilities: establish a pediatric intensive care center, S4173 [25AP]

CAMDESSUS, MICHEL

Eulogies

Meissner, Charles, S5560 [23MY]

CAMERON, JAMES

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1242 [11JY]

CAMERON COUNTY, PA

Remarks in House

Community service: tribute to retired senior volunteers, E870 [22MY]

CAMP, DAVE (a Representative from Michigan)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Medicare/medicaid: prohibit funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 3123), H2558 [20MR]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (see H.R. 3732), H7106 [27JN]

Taxation: permit States to make advanced earned income credit payments (see H.R. 4197), H11394 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5288 [16MY]

Budget: balance (see H.R. 822, 1131), H2466 [19MR], H2665 [21MR]

———limit rate of growth (see H.R. 1110), H1507 [28FE]

———reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5817 [4JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H4303 [30AP]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H11048 [24SE]

———restore integrity, goodwill, honesty, and trust (see H.R. 3792), H7474 [11JY]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H7154 [9JY]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 3085), H3388 [15AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H4646 [8MY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H4647 [8MY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H10174 [10SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3760), H7533 [12JY]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3391), H5288 [16MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H2951 [27MR]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 3167), H5754 [30MY]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

———substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6285 [12JN]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H9925 [2AU]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H4110 [25AP]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H12175 [28SE]

Health: administration of drugs and devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3149), H3731 [23AP]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H973 [30JA]

———improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (see H.R. 4230), H11525 [27SE]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H3650 [18AP]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 1755), H3171 [28MR]

———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H1325 [27FE]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H9924 [2AU]

Insurance: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State consumer protection requirements (see H.R. 1317), H12175 [28SE]

———provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H1716 [5MR]

Japan: treatment of U.S. military and civilian POW's during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 176), H10236 [11SE]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H12271 [3OC]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H11048 [24SE]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H11048 [24SE]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H8248 [23JY]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (see H.R. 4012), H9924 [2AU]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H10236 [11SE]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2462), H6691 [20JN]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H2123 [12MR]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H11230 [25SE]

NASA: termination of International Space Station program (see H.R. 1701), H1252 [23FE]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H11230 [25SE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H11230 [25SE]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4646 [8MY]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H8248 [23JY]

POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H11396 [26SE]

Power resources: privatize certain Federal power generation and transmission assets (see H.R. 1801), H1636 [29FE]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3507), H5500 [22MY]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H6006 [6JN]

Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H914 [25JA]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see H.R. 2924), H1223 [1FE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H3581 [17AP]

Taxation: election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H1986 [7MR]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H1716 [5MR]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans (see H.R. 3251), H9566 [31JY]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H9925 [2AU]

———treatment of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3104), H12271 [3OC]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8598 [26JY]

Transportation: transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 3840), H10386 [12SE]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4902 [10MY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1470, H1483 [28FE]

———price supports for dairy products, H1483 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1470 [28FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7746 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9404 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9394 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8322 [24JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7017 [27JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3282 [15AP]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7631 [16JY]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4814 [10MY]

Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees, H7631 [16JY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H5471 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9857 [2AU]

House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Dept. of the Treasury for deficit reduction, H7189 [10JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7189 [10JY]

Lynch, Donna: nomination as grand marshall of Rosebush, MI Fourth of July celebration, E1097 [17JN]

Lynch, Terry: nomination as grand marshall of Rosebush, MI Fourth of July celebration, E1098 [17JN]

Midland, MI: anniversary of Midland Jaycees, E1701 [26SE]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act, H4814 [10MY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8147 [23JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7746 [17JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9404 [31JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8322 [24JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6761 [25JN]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4814 [10MY]

Tributes

Bates, Bob and Helen A., E1669 [23SE]

Bensley, Loren, E542 [16AP]

Bulow, Robert, E1017 [6JN]

Duderstadt, James J., E1095 [17JN]

Foster, Harry A., E651 [25AP]

Gazmararian, George, E481 [28MR]

Heidemann, Paul, E1019 [6JN]

Jaeger, Fred, E1023 [6JN]

Lehner, Richard L., E558 [17AP]

Weathers, James J., E1120 [20JN]

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3820), H8492 [25JY]

———consideration (H. Res. 481), H8461, H8467 [25JY]

Letters

Provisions: Ann McBride, Common Cause (organization), H8506 [25JY]

———Donald L. Fowler, Democratic National Committee, H8478 [25JY]

———Joan Claybrook, Public Citizen (organization) and Robert Schiff, Congress Watch (organization), H8506 [25JY]

———President Clinton, H8477 [25JY]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 3820), H8514 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3820), H8381, H8382, H8383, H8471-H8516, H8518, H8519, H8538-H8540 [25JY], H8585 [26JY], E1419 [31JY]

———consideration (H. Res. 481), H8458-H8470 [25JY]

———motion to recommit, H8514, H8515 [25JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 481, consideration of H.R. 3820, provisions, H8458 [25JY]

H.R. 3820, provisions, H8485-H8492 [25JY]

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM COMMISSION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1905), S6850 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1905), S6851 [25JN]

Texts of

S. 1905, provisions, S6851-S6853 [25JN]

CAMPAIGN FOR OUR CHILDREN, INC.

Remarks in Senate

Milwaukee, WI: effectiveness of program, S9979 [5SE]

CAMPAIGN FOR SAFE AND AFFORDABLE DRINKING WATER (organization)

Letters

Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H6748 [25JN]

CAMPBELL, ARTHUR B.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1179 [26JN]

CAMPBELL, BEN NIGHTHORSE (a Senator from Colorado)

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2123 [14MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5231, S5272 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6862 [25JN]

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

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2432 [20MR], S2621 [21MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR]

———H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9957 [5SE]

———H.R. 3754, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S9118 [30JY]

———H.R. 3845, District of Columbia appropriations, S8829 [25JY]

Articles and editorials

Domenici's Grazing Bill Fosters Better Stewardship, Denver (CO) Post, S2392 [20MR]

Senate Should Restore A-LP, Denver (CO) Post, S9092 [30JY]

Suspected Illegal Aliens Let Go After INS No-Show, Teresa Owen-Cooper, Colorado Springs (CO) Gazette Telegraph, S3426 [17AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish commemorative work (see S. 1966), S8013 [17JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of grounds for Specialty Equipment Market Association events (see S. Con. Res. 44), S1855 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuel tax applicable to commercial aviation (see S. 304), S3405 [16AP]

BIA: reorganization (see S. 814), S3405 [16AP]

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

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

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see S. 1982), S8553 [23JY]

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

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

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52), S9074 [29JY]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see S. 1675), S4072 [24AP]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S1368 [27FE]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S8555 [23JY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see S. 1669), S6410 [18JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S3633 [18AP]

———obstetrician-gynecologist services relative to Federal health care laws (see S. Res. 85), S3024 [27MR]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see S. 1460), S6018 [10JN]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (see S. Con. Res. 73), S12129 [1OC]

Law enforcement officers: provide standards and protection for the conduct of internal police investigations (see S. 334), S3957 [23AP]

Monuments and memorials: require compliance with certain environmental acts and an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (see S. 2150), S11540 [27SE]

Music: licensing (see S. 1628), S3957 [23AP]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see S. 2016), S9428 [1AU]

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

National Baseball Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1278 [20FE]

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

National Park Foundation: reform (see S. 1703), S5945 [6JN]

National parks and recreation areas: require study of recreation opportunities at Federal lakes and reservoirs (see S. 1844), S6310 [14JN]

National Tourism Board: establish (see S. 1623), S3406 [16AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1623), S3406 [16AP]

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

NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see S. 1437), S5865 [5JN]

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

Political campaigns: require accountability in campaign advertising (see S. 1723), S4618 [2MY]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (see S. 1644), S7309 [28JN]

Taxation: extend certain tax provisions (see S. 1568), S3633 [18AP]

———provide incentives for businesses to create new jobs and to prevent jobs from moving overseas (see S. 1597), S2659 [21MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 1715), S4316 [29AP]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Somalia (see S. 1967), S10841 [18SE]

U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1735), S7676 [10JY]

Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 341), S5773 [4JN]

Cloture motions

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2795 [25MR], S2924 [27MR]

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

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

Letters

Animas La Plata water storage project: Ben Alexander, S9092 [30JY]

———Gale A. Norton, Colorado Dept. of Law, S9091 [30JY]

———Jim Dyer, S9092 [30JY]

———John E. Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund, S9091 [30JY]

———Lee R. Goddard, Mayor of Durango, CO, S9091 [30JY]

Motions offered by

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9093 [30JY]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: domestic livestock grazing fees, S2391 [20MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3074 [28MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2091 [14MR], S2286 [19MR]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to summer Olympic games, S8154 [18JY]

Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish commemorative work (S. 1966), S8023 [17JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5231 [17MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2783 [25MR], S2893 [26MR], S3095 [28MR], S4511 [1MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of grounds for Specialty Equipment Market Association events (S. Con. Res. 44), S2263 [19MR]

Children and youth: funding to assist youth at risk from illegal drug use, crime, and violence, S5231 [17MY]

Colorado: anniversary of statehood, S9451 [1AU]

———formation and funding of Animas La Plata water storage project, S9090, S9092 [30JY], S10622 [17SE]

———tribute to Gateway Through the Rockies Program, S9308 [31JY]

———tribute to Golden Door Program, S9308 [31JY]

Colorado Avalanche (hockey team): tribute, S6219 [13JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, S2091 [14MR]

DEA: Rocky Mountain Division funding, S10185 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6839 [25JN]

———National Test Facility funding, S2286 [19MR]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (S. 1624), S2329 [19MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10185 [10SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1337 [27FE]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S1337 [27FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, S10622 [17SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1959), S9090, S9092 [30JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3551 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3425 [17AP]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3551 [18AP]

Minimum wage: level, S3095 [28MR]

NATO Security Investment Program: funding, S6839 [25JN]

Olympic games: tribute to Colorado participants, S8154 [18JY]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2390, S2392, S2406 [20MR], S2592, S2598 [21MR]

Riech, Todd: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S8154 [18JY]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, S7169 [27JN]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, S2783 [25MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Domestic livestock grazing fees: Club 20 (organization), S2391 [20MR]

Tables

Cattle producer profitability, S2598 [21MR]

Tributes

Brown, Senator, S12130 [1OC]

Dole, Senator, S6031 [11JN]

Lazier, Buddy, S6218 [13JN]

Tallbull, William, S2323 [19MR]

CAMPBELL, CARROLL A., JR.

Letters

Commission on Retirement Income Policy, S8027 [17JY]

CAMPBELL, CHARLES

Lists

Habeas corpus appeals by Charles Campbell, S3377 [16AP]

Transcripts

Richard B. Russell Statute Dedication Ceremony, S3208-S3212 [29MR]

CAMPBELL, CHARLES E.

Addresses

Tribute to Richard B. Russell, S1302 [23FE]

CAMPBELL, J. PHIL, SR.

Bills and resolutions

J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA: designate (see H.R. 3387), H4396 [1MY]

Remarks in House

J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA: designate (H.R. 3387), H4913 [14MY], H9773 [1AU]

Reports filed

J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3387) (H. Rept. 104-645), H7105 [27JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3387, J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resource Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA, H9774 [1AU]

CAMPBELL, JAMES E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E395 [20MR]

CAMPBELL, MICHAEL

Remarks in House

Wichita Industries and Services for the Blind: Peter J. Salmon National Blind Employee of the Year award recipient, E1649 [19SE]

CAMPBELL, TOM (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7263 [10JY], H7337, H7357 [11JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7190 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Budget: sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see H.R. 3414), H4646 [8MY]

Ecology and environment: provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 3619), H6285 [12JN]

Electoral College: constitutional amendment to abolish (see H.J. Res. 180), H6285 [12JN]

FRS: clarify authority of Board of Governors relative to bank holding company applications (see H.R. 3210), H3230 [29MR]

Government regulations: term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H4800 [9MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers' networks (see H.R. 3770), H7259 [10JY]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 180), H6285 [12JN]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H5379 [21MY]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6285 [12JN]

Taxation: require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H. Con. Res. 170), H4423 [2MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H1716 [5MR]

Air pollution: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H9925 [2AU]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H4902 [10MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2950 [27MR]

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H1986 [7MR]

Armed Forces: assist INS and Customs Service personnel in performing border protection functions (see H.R. 387), H7107 [27JN]

———discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H7107 [27JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H5380 [21MY]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H2467 [19MR]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 2551), H4110 [25AP]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H7658 [16JY]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H5647 [29MY]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H11048 [24SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H11395 [26SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H1636 [29FE]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H1507 [28FE]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see H. Con. Res. 218), H11396 [26SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H1507 [28FE]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H4303 [30AP]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Congress: increase understanding and usage of the Internet (see H. Con. Res. 185), H8248 [23JY]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H5173 [15MY]

Crime: penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H. Res. 470), H9566 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H1138 [31JA]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H4503 [7MY]

Drugs: therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618), H2467 [19MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2566), H1325 [27FE]

———provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H8248 [23JY]

Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and local government laws (see H.R. 4031), H11230 [25SE]

———overtime requirements of certain law enforcement employees working at police training facilities (see H.R. 4172), H11229 [25SE]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see H.R. 3626), H7155 [9JY]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009), H4902 [10MY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H3658 [22AP]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1325 [27FE]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see H.R. 3600), H8030 [18JY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H4801 [9MY]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H5173 [15MY]

———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H3731 [23AP]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H7154 [9JY]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H12194 [30SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H6286 [12JN]

Interstate compacts: encourage States to study and adopt insurance regulations (see H.J. Res. 100), H5053 [14MY]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see H.R. 661), H4110 [25AP]

Japan: treatment of U.S. military and civilian POW's during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 176), H10236 [11SE]

Labor unions: prevent union violence (see H.R. 1796), H9925 [2AU]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7155 [9JY]

Liberia: impose sanctions on governments who violate the arms embargo or aid in the civil war, and bring war criminals to justice (see H.R. 4001), H9923 [2AU]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H2315 [14MR]

Medicare: extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 3337), H6691 [20JN]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H7474 [11JY]

———require hospitals to extend visitor privileges to non-family members (see H.R. 4325), H12175 [28SE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H6915 [26JN]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H3820 [24AP]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H7780 [17JY]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H2316 [14MR]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4647 [8MY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H3730 [23AP]

Postal Service: acceptance of change-of-address orders from commercial mail receiving agencies (see H.R. 1464), H5817 [4JN]

POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H11396 [26SE]

Refuse disposal: funding for dredged material disposal relative to wetlands (see H.R. 3152), H3650 [18AP]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H7108 [27JN]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3488 [16AP]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H7154 [9JY]

———reform Federal old age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 3758), H11230 [25SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4801 [9MY]

States: reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4303), H12174 [28SE]

Taxation: eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 3430), H10236 [11SE]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6532 [19JN]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H1226 [1FE]

———treatment of computer software (see H.R. 4169), H11229 [25SE]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H4800 [9MY]

Technology: competitiveness of the electronic inter-connections industry (see H. Res. 537), H11528 [27SE]

Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area: designate (see H.R. 1961), H10386 [12SE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H4503 [7MY]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H6691 [20JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H9906 [2AU]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10617 [19SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, H4420 [2MY]

Business and industry: prohibit payment of back pay to illegal immigrants, H7357, H7358, H7359 [11JY]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, H7587 [16JY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3194 [29MR]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1737, H1743 [6MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7337, H7338, H7357, H7358, H7359 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6908, H6911 [26JN]

Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2490 [20MR]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5520, H5523, H5526, H5539 [23MY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2694 [22MR]

Foreign trade: export controls (H.R. 361), H7587 [16JY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H75, H77, H78, H81, H82, H83, H84, H87, H88 [3JA]

Government regulations: term limits on regulatory agency members (H.R. 3423), E735 [8MY]

House of Representatives: ethics guidelines, E731 [8MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2485, H2490 [20MR]

———public health assistance to illegal aliens for communicable diseases, H7337, H7338 [11JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, H7108 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7190, H7191, H7192 [10JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), consideration (H. Res. 474), H7274 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7274 [11JY]

Minimum wage: level, H4420 [2MY], H5310 [21MY], H5520, H5523, H5526, H5539 [23MY]

NSF: repeal certain limitations on procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to Dept. of Commerce antidumping determinations, H6908, H6911 [26JN]

Persian Gulf Conflict: disclosure of cause of adverse health symptoms exhibited by veterans, S3426 [17AP]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, H2485 [20MR]

Religion: persecution of Christians (H. Res. 515), H10916 [24SE]

Taxation: require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law, H7190, H7191, H7192 [10JY]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (H. Con. Res. 170), E701 [2MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H89 [3JA], H9918 [2AU]

CAMPOSECO, MARIA

Articles and editorials

Services for Rollie Mullen, E1512 [4SE]

CAMPUS BOULEVARD CORP.

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1733 [27SE]

CANADA

Amendments

Immigration: reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements (H.R. 4165), H11630 [28SE]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4650 [2MY], H2875 [27MR], H4643 [8MY]

Articles and editorials

Ottawa Still Loves Tyrant, E371 [14MR]

Smile When You Compare Our Countries, S997 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: plant variety protection relative to tubers (see S. 1602), S1682 [11MR]

Foreign countries: border-crossing fees for vehicles or pedestrians entering the U.S. from Canada or Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 152), H2316 [14MR]

Foreign trade: limit imports of wool apparel (see S. 1982; S. 4338), S8553 [23JY], H12251 [1OC]

———prohibit import of grain and grain products (see S. 1653), S3156 [28MR]

———require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (see H.R. 4014), H9924 [2AU]

Immigration: reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements (see H.R. 4165), H11228 [25SE]

Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (see S. 1981), S8468 [22JY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see S. 2016), S9428 [1AU]

———assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 3314), H3819 [24AP]

———U.S. participation in Coordinating Secretariat (see H.R. 3075), H2223 [13MR]

Letters

Control of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes: D.G. Waddell, Canadian Embassy, E1733 [27SE]

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

Messages

Protection of Migratory Birds Treaty With Canada: President Clinton, S9661 [2AU]

Remarks in House

Croatian Catholic Union of the United States of America and Canada: anniversary, E685 [1MY]

EPA: ban importation of PCB waste for incineration in the U.S., H6902-H6904 [26JN]

Estes Park, CO: anniversary of Long's Peak Scottish Highland Festival, E1245 [11JY]

Foreign trade: limit imports of wool apparel (H.R. 4338), E1895 [1OC]

———require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (H.R. 4014), E1500 [2AU]

———U.S. deficit, H9842 [2AU]

Great Lakes: control of sea lamprey, E1733 [27SE]

Immigration: reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements (H.R. 4165), H11629 [28SE]

Lexington, MI: observance of Canada Day, E1201 [27JN]

Lumber industry: impact of subsidized lumber from Canada on market share and employment in the U.S., H1145 [1FE]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H745 [23JA], H1720 [6MR], H2470 [20MR], H2562 [21MR], H3804 [24AP], H10013 [4SE]

———implementation, H9709 [1AU]

Navy: transfer obsolete vessels to Northeast Wisconsin Railroad Transportation Commission, H4354 [1MY]

Remarks in Senate

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

Fish and fishing: Canadian shipment of herring, S10911 [19SE]

Foreign trade: application of Provincial sales tax levied by New Brunswick relative to free trade, S4595, S4607 [2MY]

———conduct study of allegations of harassment by Canadian customs agents, S4595, S4607 [2MY]

———limit imports of wool apparel (S. 1982), S8553-S8555 [23JY]

———prohibit import of grain and grain products (S. 1653), S3159 [28MR]

———U.S. deficit, S577 [31JA]

Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (S. 1981), S8477 [22JY]

Lumber industry: impact of subsidized lumber from Canada on market share and employment in the U.S., S570, S571 [31JA]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (S. 2016), S9437 [1AU]

———dispute settlement system for antidumping and countervailing duties, S12038 [30SE]

———impact on employment and the economy, S20 [3JA], S577 [31JA]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S9661 [2AU]

U.S. policy, S997 [6FE]

Resignations

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2875 [27MR]

Texts of

H.R. 4165, reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements, H11629 [28SE]

S. 1653, prohibit import of grain and grain products from Canada, S3160 [28MR]

S. 1981, Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef, S8477 [22JY]

CANADA-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP

Appointments

Members, S4650 [2MY], H2875 [27MR], H4643 [8MY]

Resignations

Members, H2875 [27MR]

CANADIAN, TX

Bills and resolutions

Texas: drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX (see H.R. 3910), H8598 [26JY]

Remarks in House

Texas: drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX (H.R. 3910), H10156, H10157 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

Texas: drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX (H.R. 3910), S12403 [3OC]

Reports filed

Drought Relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3910) (H. Rept. 104-770), H10040 [4SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3910, drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX, H10156 [10SE]

CANADY, CHARLES T. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments offered by, to

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2522 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H4502 [7MY]

Census: collection of information relative to individuals who provide care for family members who are unable to care for themselves (see H.R. 4146), H11047 [24SE]

Commission on Civil Rights: reauthorize (see H.R. 3874), H8247 [23JY]

Crime: identify violent and hard-core juvenile offenders and treat them as adults (see H.R. 3494), H5299 [20MY]

Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on foreign representation (see H.R. 3434), H4901 [10MY]

Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H.R. 3435), H4901 [10MY]

Maralinda (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3915), H8982 [30JY]

Medicare: eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunity suppressing drugs (see H.R. 3138), H2664 [21MR]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (see H.R. 3235), H3386 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: packing standards for imported tomatoes (see H.R. 2921), H1138 [31JA]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2224 [13MR]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H3171 [28MR]

———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H5647 [29MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6006 [6JN]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H11396 [26SE]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see H.R. 3565), H8030 [18JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 3699), H6690 [20JN]

———prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (see H.R. 3300), H4397 [1MY]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 3346), H4109 [25AP]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see H.R. 3852), H10041 [4SE]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H5647 [29MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 3898), H8556 [25JY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H187 [4JA]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4424 [2MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4503 [7MY]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H9925 [2AU]

Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 1708), H6915 [26JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4902 [10MY]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H11396 [26SE]

Government: improve debt-collection and credit evaluation practices (see H.R. 3809), H7533 [12JY]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H5647 [29MY]

———term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H6006 [6JN]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H5380 [21MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

———improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H4647 [8MY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H7154 [9JY]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H4423 [2MY]

House Rules: provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H8982 [30JY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H1507 [28FE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national clearinghouse to assist in background checks of law enforcement applicants (see H.R. 3263), H3581 [17AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1636 [29FE]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H5174 [15MY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5935 [5JN]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H10524 [17SE]

———reform (see H.R. 2152), H90 [3JA]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H1226 [1FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 2480), H1232 [6FE]

Medicare/medicaid: prohibit funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 3123), H2714 [22MR]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H6184 [11JN]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10174 [10SE]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H6415 [13JN]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H7780 [17JY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 3275), H4503 [7MY]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H6532 [19JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4647 [8MY]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H7475 [11JY]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H6184 [11JN]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 1325), H5052 [14MY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10762 [20SE]

Senior citizens: improvements relative to financial security (see H.R. 3125), H6415 [13JN]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2950 [27MR]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H973 [30JA]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H5501 [22MY]

Taxation: eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 3430), H10236 [11SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H4503 [7MY]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1148), H10602 [18SE]

———treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 3124), H2558 [20MR]

———treatment of income of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 3451), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H4902 [10MY]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H4647 [8MY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

———develop technologies to combat (see H.R. 3960), H9922 [2AU]

Factsheets

Partial-Birth Abortions, H2919 [27MR]

Letters

Partial-birth abortions: Representative Hyde, H2918 [27MR]

Motions offered by

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2905 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10608 [19SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3271 [15AP]

Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government (H.R. 782), H9772 [1AU]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10608, H10618 [19SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2880, H2905, H2911, H2918 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H3339 [15AP], H10528 [18SE]

Agriculture: citrus tristeza virus research funding, E1104 [18JN]

———immigrant worker program requirements, H2617 [21MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1536 [29FE]

Bennett, Brooke: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1387 [26JY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (H.R. 2128), H5282-H5285 [16MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3270, H3272, H3303 [15AP]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6456 [18JN]

Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government (H.R. 782), H9772 [1AU]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9739, H9757 [1AU]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9757 [1AU]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), H10114 [10SE]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4433 [7MY]

Florida: acquisition of land in Everglades Agricultural Area, H1536 [29FE]

GAO: study differences in benefits, rights, and privileges available to persons in a marriage and in a domestic partnership, H7504 [12JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2522, H2525, H2526 [20MR], H2617 [21MR]

———English language proficiency requirement, H2522, H2525, H2526 [20MR]

Journal: question of approval, H10607 [19SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7441, H7447 [11JY], H7487, H7489, H7490, H7491, H7504 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7441, H7447 [11JY], H7487, H7489, H7490, H7491, H7504 [12JY]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), H7441 [11JY]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (H.R. 3235), H5789 [4JN]

Point of order, H7503 [12JY]

Supreme Court: decision relative to the granting of protected status to homosexuals, H5302 [21MY]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4433 [7MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2866 [26MR]

Reports filed

Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 104-846), H11394 [26SE]

Defense of Marriage Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3396) (H. Rept. 104-664), H7154 [9JY]

Eliminate Bilingual Voting Requirements: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 351) (H. Rept. 104-728), H9565 [31JY]

Lobbying Disclosure Act Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3435) (H. Rept. 104-699), H8374 [24JY]

Office of Government Ethics Authorization Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3235) (H. Rept. 104-595), H5646 [29MY]

Texts of

H.R. 782, Federal Employee Representation Improvement Act, H9772 [1AU]

Tributes

Jenkins, Washington, Jr., E869 [22MY]

Talent, Brenda, H5304 [21MY]

Talent, Representative, H5304 [21MY]

CANAL ZONE see Panama Canal

CANARISE, NY

Remarks in House

Canarsie Volunteer Ambulance Corp.: tribute, E551 [17AP]

CANCIENNE, CAROL

Remarks in Senate

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

CANN, BRUCE N.

Remarks in House

Sterling Heights, MI: tribute to retirees of Sterling Heights Fire Fighters Union Local No. 1557, E1558 [11SE]

CANNER, SHARON F.

Letters

Employment Nondiscrimination Act, S10137 [10SE]

CANNON, JANET

Letters

Designate certain Utah lands as wilderness, S2780 [25MR]

CANNON, JIMMIE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E727 [7MY]

CANNON, MARTHA H.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H2655 [21MR]

CANNON, SARAH O. (MINNIE PEARL)

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1546, S1547 [6MR]

CANNON COUNTY, TN

Remarks in House

Cannon County Rescue Squad: tribute, E1049 [11JN]

CANSLER, TIMOTHY A.

Letters

Kentucky National Wildlife Refuge, S10970 [19SE]

CANTOR, JOSEPH E.

Memorandums

Campaign Finance Reform, S6812-S6814 [25JN]

Reports

Political Spending by Organized Labor—Background and Current Issues, S6783 [25JN]

CANTU, DAN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1675 [24SE]

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO

Bills and resolutions

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

Remarks in House

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (S. 1903), H6797-H6799 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (S. 1903), S6820 [25JN]

Texts of

S. 1903, Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge, S6820 [25JN], H6799 [25JN]

CAPE GIRARDEAU (MO) SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN

Articles and editorials

Colleagues Call Limbaugh a Lawyer's Lawyer, H3552 [17AP]

400 Attend Limbaugh Funeral, H3551 [17AP]

Official Language of Missouri, E62 [23JA]

Rush H. Limbaugh Dies at Age of 104, H3551 [17AP]

Rush Limbaugh—A Life of Service to City, Country, H3552 [17AP]

Obituaries

Limbaugh, Rush H., Sr., H3553 [17AP]

CAPE MAY, NJ

Letters

VFW Petrella, Repici, Caprionini, and Champion Post 6257 anniversary: Vincent E. Pellegrino, VFW, E596 [22AP]

CAPE MAY COUNTY, NJ

Remarks in Senate

Himebaugh, Mark: missing child, S5612 [23MY]

CAPE VERDE, REPUBLIC OF

Reports filed

Nomination of Lawrence N. Benedict To Be Ambassador to Cape Verde: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

CAPELLUPO, JOHN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E417 [22MR]

CAPELLUPO, JOHN P.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S2147 [15MR]

CAPITAL COMMITMENT (organization)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1111 [18JN]

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT related term(s) Courts

Articles and editorials

Reinhardt's Lament—Did Federal Jurist's Speech Impugn the Integrity of Other Judges?, H12262 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions

Crime: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see S. 2125; H.R. 4170), S11294 [25SE], H11229 [25SE]

Families and domestic relations: attendance by families of victims at the execution of the murderers (see H.R. 3220), H3230 [29MR]

Remarks in House

Courts: include multiple deaths as a factor in determination of sentences, H2188 [13MR]

———representation fees relative to criminal cases appealing the death penalty, H2187 [13MR]

Crime: capital punishment relative to racial discrimination, E592 [19AP]

Reinhardt, Stephen: evaluation of effects of habeas corpus reform and political pressure on judicial decisions in capital cases, H12261 [2OC]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: reform habeas corpus procedures, S4716 [6MY]

Texts of

S. 2125, Drug Importer Death Penalty Act, S11305 [25SE]

CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS

Amendments

Summer Olympics: authorizing use of Grounds for torch relay (H. Con. Res. 172), S6105, S6110 [11JN]

Bills and resolutions

Capitol Guide Service: acceptance of voluntary services (see S. 2085), S10684 [17SE]

Congressional Family Picnic: authorizing use of Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 198), H7474 [11JY]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal (see S. Con. Res. 45), S1855 [12MR]

Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: authorizing use of grounds (see H. Con. Res. 153), H2713 [22MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit the soliciting or accepting of campaign contributions within certain areas of the Capitol (see H. Res. 432, 433, 439, 457), H4902 [10MY], H5052 [14MY], H5288 [16MY], H6691 [20JN]

Monuments and memorials: recognize contributions of all American citizens in the National Statuary Hall (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3231 [29MR]

———restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 216), H11048 [24SE]

———transfer jurisdiction of certain parcels of land to establish a memorial to Japanese-American patriotism during World War II (see S. 1864), S6144 [12JN]

National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: authorizing use of grounds (see H. Con. Res. 147), H1716 [5MR]

Presidents of the United States: use of rotunda for inauguration ceremonies (see S. Con. Res. 48), S2422 [20MR]

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

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

Special Olympics: authorizing use of grounds for torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 146), H1716 [5MR]

Specialty Equipment Market Association: use of grounds for events (see S. Con. Res. 44; H. Con. Res. 150), S1855 [12MR], H1986 [7MR]

Summer Olympics: authorizing use of Grounds for torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 172), H4503 [7MY]

Washington for Jesus 1996 prayer rally: authorizing use of Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 161, 166), H3387 [15AP], H3649 [18AP]

Letters

Richard B. Russell Statue dedication: Senator Nunn, S3208 [29MR]

Press releases

Joint Leadership Elects Warner to Inaugural Post, S12291 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Capitol Guide Service: acceptance of voluntary services (S. 2085), H11357 [26SE]

Congressional Family Picnic: authorizing use of Grounds (H. Con. Res. 198), H7507 [12JY]

Disabled: use of braille markers for the visually impaired, H3561 [17AP]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal (S. Con. Res. 45), H2193 [13MR]

Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: authorizing use of Grounds (H. Con. Res. 153), H6045-H6047 [10JN]

Monuments and memorials: restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda, E775 [10MY]

———restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (H. Con. Res. 216), H11051 [25SE], H11358 [26SE], E1869 [30SE]

National Days of Remembrance: observance, E953, E957, E962 [30MY]

National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: authorizing use of grounds (H. Con. Res. 147), H2848 [26MR]

Pappas, Frederiki: tribute to ``A Celebration of Democracy—Commemorating 175 Years of Greek and American Democratic Tradition'' exhibit, E719 [7MY]

Presidents of the United States: use of rotunda for inauguration ceremonies (S. Con. Res. 48), H9899 [2AU]

Special Olympics: authorizing use of grounds for torch relay (H. Con. Res. 146), H2847 [26MR]

Specialty Equipment Market Association: use of Grounds for events (H. Con. Res. 150), H4442-H4446 [7MY]

Summer Olympics: authorizing use of Grounds for torch relay (H. Con. Res. 172), H6044, H6045 [10JN], H6247 [12JN]

Washington for Jesus 1996 prayer rally: authorizing use of Grounds (H. Con. Res. 166), H3696-H3698 [23AP]

Remarks in Senate

Architect of the Capitol: tribute to employees, S1070 [7FE]

Capitol Guide Service: acceptance of voluntary services (S. 2085), S10723 [17SE]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal (S. Con. Res. 45), S1900 [12MR]

Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: authorizing use of Grounds (H. Con. Res. 153), S6672 [21JN]

Monuments and memorials: restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (H. Con. Res. 216), S11573 [27SE], S11633 [28SE]

———transfer jurisdiction of certain parcels of land to establish a memorial to Japanese-American patriotism during World War II (S. 1864), S6144 [12JN]

National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: authorizing use of grounds (H. Con. Res. 147), S3033 [27MR]

Presidents of the United States: history of inaugural ceremony, S12291 [3OC]

———use of rotunda for inauguration ceremonies (S. Con. Res. 48), S2545 [20MR]

Russell Senate Office Building: unveiling of statue of former Senator Russell, S3207 [29MR]

Senate: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (S. Res. 298), S11162 [24SE]

———designate section of balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (S. Res. 258), S6043 [11JN]

Special Olympics: authorizing use of grounds for torch relay (H. Con. Res. 146), S3033 [27MR]

Specialty Equipment Market Association: use of grounds for events (S. Con. Res. 44), S2263 [19MR]

Summer Olympics: authorizing use of Grounds for torch relay (H. Con. Res. 172), S6110 [11JN]

U.S. Capitol Police: tribute to officers, S1070 [7FE]

U.S. Capitol telephone operators: tribute, S1070 [7FE]

Washington for Jesus 1996 prayer rally: authorizing use of Grounds (H. Con. Res. 166), S4262 [25AP]

Weather: tribute to snow removal efforts, S112 [8JA]

Reports filed

Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 153) (H. Rept. 104-589), H5379 [21MY]

Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 147) (H. Rept. 104-488), H2557 [20MR]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 104-487), H2557 [20MR]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Summer Olympics Torch Relay: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 172) (H. Rept. 104-608), H6005 [6JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the Capitol Building rotunda: Buffalo Federation of Women's Clubs, E775 [10MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 146, use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay, H2847 [26MR]

H. Con. Res. 147, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, H2848 [26MR]

H. Con. Res. 150, use of Capitol Grounds for Specialty Equipment Market Association events, H4442 [7MY]

H. Con. Res. 153, use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby, H6045 [10JN]

H. Con. Res. 166, use of Capitol Grounds for Washington for Jesus 1996 prayer rally, H3696 [23AP]

H. Con. Res. 172, use of Capitol Grounds for Summer Olympics torch relay, H6044 [10JN]

H. Con. Res. 198, use of Capitol Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic, H7507 [12JY]

H. Con. Res. 216, restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the Capitol rotunda, H11359 [26SE]

S. 2085, acceptance of voluntary services by the Capitol Guide Service, S10723 [17SE], H11357 [26SE]

S. Con. Res. 44, use of Capitol Grounds for Specialty Equipment Market Association events, S1870 [12MR]

S. Con. Res. 45, use of the Capitol rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham, S1870, S1900 [12MR], H2193 [13MR]

S. Con. Res. 48, use of Capitol rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies, S2431, S2546 [20MR], S12292 [3OC], H9899 [2AU]

S. Res. 258, designate section of Senate balcony located in Capitol as Robert J. Dole Balcony, S6043, S6105 [11JN]

S. Res. 298, designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room, S11162, S11187 [24SE]

Transcripts

Richard B. Russell Statute Dedication Ceremony, S3208-S3212 [29MR]

CAPITOL HILL EAGLE ALERT (publication)

Analyses

Workforce Development Act (H.R. 1617), S7091 [27JN]

CAPITOL PAGES see Congress

CAPITOL POLICE see Congress

CAPPO, LOUIS C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E980 [4JN]

CAPTAIN DARYL (vessel)

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1347), S9071 [29JY]

Texts of

S. 1347, certificate of documentation, S9036 [29JY]

CARACAPPA, ROSE Y.

Bills and resolutions

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3139), H2664 [21MR]

Biographies

Professional, H8759 [30JY]

Remarks in House

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY: designate (H.R. 3139), H8758, H8759 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY: designate (H.R. 3139), S9675 [2AU]

Texts of

H.R. 3139, Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY, H8758 [30JY]

CARAWAY, HATTIE (a former Senator from Arkansas)

Letters

Tribute: President Clinton, S6902 [25JN]

———Representative Lincoln, S6902 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S6902 [25JN], S7323 [28JN]

CARD, DAVID

Reports

Raising the Minimum Wage—The Illusion of Compassion: Committee on Economics (Joint), E918 [24MY]

CARDIN, BENJAMIN L. (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments offered by, to

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4710 [9MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2447 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

House of Representatives: prohibit recess or adjournment during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H. Res. 332), H187 [4JA]

Medicare: hospice care reform (see H.R. 3714), H6764 [25JN]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5173 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H1986 [7MR]

———provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H1636 [29FE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic (see H. Con. Res. 198), H7474 [11JY]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H5501 [22MY]

Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 1416), H4110 [25AP]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 2259), H1232 [6FE]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H3387 [15AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H2123 [12MR]

Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H2316 [14MR]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H6765 [25JN]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 2458, 3107), H774 [23JA], H4397 [1MY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H331 [5JA]

FRS: use of surplus funds to cover Financing Corp. obligations (see H.R. 3261), H3581 [17AP]

General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation (see H. Res. 542), H11395 [26SE]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H4430 [6MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3425), H4800 [9MY]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H7533 [12JY]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (see H. Con. Res. 228), H11527 [27SE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2224 [13MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H6765 [25JN]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10235 [11SE]

———liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H6531 [19JN]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H1226 [1FE]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 3992), H9923 [2AU]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H2123 [12MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H2123 [12MR]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 521), H11528 [27SE]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H737 [22JA]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H4902 [10MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3612), H6183 [11JN]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H4303 [30AP]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 4099), H10524 [17SE]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2879), H912 [25JA]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H1508 [28FE]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H3581 [17AP]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see H. Con. Res. 167), H3820 [24AP]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H3731 [23AP]

Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280), H4902 [10MY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H3488 [16AP]

Eulogies

Fish, Hamilton, Jr.: by Ralph G. Neas, E1430 [1AU]

Letters

Changes to prescription drug policies under certain Federal retiree health benefits programs: several Members of Congress, E812 [15MY]

Gasoline tax: Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr., Crown Central Petroleum Corp., H5344 [21MY]

———Jack Kinstlinger, H5344 [21MY]

Proposals

Tax treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms, E1846 [30SE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10626 [19SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1471 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1471 [28FE]

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay: tribute, E595 [22AP], E631 [25AP]

Baltimore County, MD: anniversary of Eastern Baltimore Area Chamber of Commerce, E1816 [28SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7800 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9415 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5106 [15MY], H5225 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), motion to instruct conferees, H5728 [30MY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H5 [3JA]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6986 [27JN]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3201 [29MR]

Dept. of HUD: consultation with local authorities relative to settlement negotiations in public housing litigation cases, H4710, H4711 [9MY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, E357 [14MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6589 [19JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8383, H8473, H8507 [25JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8466 [25JY]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, H9707 [1AU]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4781, H4782 [9MY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2677 [22MR]

Flag Day: observance, E1091 [14JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), H6475 [18JN]

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: construction project funding, H6589 [19JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H5470 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9852 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 503), H9845 [2AU]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H11 [3JA], H149 [4JA]

Health: medical savings account programs, H6135 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3086, H3133 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9787 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3032 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), motion to instruct conferees, H6135 [11JN]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3003 [28MR]

House Rules: question of privilege, H5 [3JA]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4710, H4711 [9MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2449 [19MR]

———enforcement of employer sanctions relative to employment of illegal aliens, H2449 [19MR]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9444 [31JY]

Journal: question of approval, H3821 [25AP]

Medicaid: reform, H5654 [30MY]

Medicare: additional charges by providers, H5728 [30MY]

———colorectal screening (H.R. 922), E1787 [28SE]

———reform, H5106 [15MY]

Minimum wage: level, H9852 [2AU]

National Flag Week: observance, E1091 [14JN]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (H.R. 3462), E811 [15MY]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6296 [13JN]

Parkville, MD: anniversary of VFW Post 9083, E707 [6MY]

Pensions: improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts, H9845 [2AU]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5344 [21MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3003 [28MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), H1790 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: reform, H5654 [30MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7800 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9415 [31JY]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4781, H4782 [9MY]

———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms, E1845 [30SE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2265 [14MR]

———U.S. policy, H9707 [1AU]

University of Maryland: tribute to School of Nursing, E1711 [26SE]

World Ostomy Day: observance, E1787 [28SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H1136 [31JA]

Summaries

Tax Treatment of Employee Benefits for Staffing Firms, E1845 [30SE]

Tributes

Cohen, Selma J., E1363 [24JY]

Cummings, Representative, H3823 [25AP]

Fish, Hamilton, Jr., E1430 [1AU]

Mfume, Representative, H1051, H1055 [31JA]

Trump, Rodney A., E1009 [6JN]

CARE (organization)

Remarks in House

U.N.: tribute to World Food Program, E1501 [2AU]

CAREGIVER MONTHLY (publication)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1121 [20JN]

CAREY, RON

Letters

Gasoline tax, S4965 [13MY]

CARGO TRANSPORTATION related term(s) Aviation; Merchant Marine Industry; Railroads; Shipping Industry; Transportation; Trucking Industry

Amendments

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), S10977, S11041 [19SE], S11072, S11073, S11074, S11095 [20SE]

Articles and editorials

800 Perdue Jobs in Danger, S5592 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions

Corps of Engineers: authorize capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct (see H.R. 2917), H1138 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of certain shipping cost differentials relative to Merchant Marine Act (see H.R. 4343), H12270 [3OC]

Dept. of Transportation: regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers (see S. 1957; H.R. 4040), S7887 [16JY], H10174 [10SE]

Merchant marine industry: reform certain domestic shipping practices (see S. 1813), S5567 [23MY]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see S. 1714; H.R. 3480, 3492), S4316 [29AP], H5287, H5288 [16MY]

Queens County, NY: declare certain areas as nonnavigable waters (see S. 1659; H.R. 2987), S3216 [29MR], H1507 [28FE]

Railroads: improve rail transportation safety (see H.R. 3578), H5934 [5JN]

Roads and highways: increase truck weight limit on sections of Maine Turnpike (see S. 1883; H.R. 3549), S6408 [18JN], H5646 [29MY]

Shipping industry: allow transportation of cargo on foreign ships manned by U.S. crews (see H.R. 4006), H9924 [2AU]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see S. 1891; H.R. 3527, 3669), S6517 [19JN], H5569 [23MY], H6508 [18JN]

Case History

Federal Express Corp. Coverage by the Railway Labor Act, S12103 [1OC], S12185 [2OC]

Factsheets

Application of Labor Laws to Federal Express Corp. Relative to Designation as Express Company, S12104 [1OC]

Letters

Application of labor laws to carriers relative to designation as express company: Franklin D. Raines, OMB, S12179 [2OC]

———Joan Claybrook, S12189 [2OC]

———Representative Molinari, S11871 [30SE]

———Representatives Molinari and Shuster, S11872 [30SE], S12175 [2OC]

Cabotage laws relative to transportation of cargo and passengers: several Representatives, E557 [17AP]

Coastal Shipping Competition Act: J.L. Maxwell, Jr., Goldsboro Milling Co., S5592 [23MY]

———Wendell H. Murphy, Murphy Family Farms, S5592 [23MY]

Opening of new international air service markets: Federico Pena, Sec. of Transportation, S5377 [20MY]

———Matthias Wissman, S5377 [20MY]

Removal of limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers: Jay T. Downen, Montana Electric Cooperatives' Association, S4322 [29AP]

Revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste and National Taxpayers Union, S11071 [20SE]

———Federico Pena, Sec. of Transportation, S11155 [24SE]

———George P. Steele, S11079 [20SE]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S11071 [20SE]

———John P. White, Dept. of Defense, S11155 [24SE]

———John W. Douglass, Dept. of the Navy, S11155 [24SE]

———Paul Beckner, Citizens for a Sound Economy (organization), S11071 [20SE]

———Scott P. Hoffman, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S11078 [20SE]

———several Senators, S11078 [20SE]

———Shane Schriefer, Citizens for a Sound Economy (organization), S11079 [20SE]

———Thomas A. Shatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S11078 [20SE]

Opinion

Application of labor laws to Federal Express Corp. relative to designation as express company: Stephen E. Crable, National Mediation Board, S12101 [1OC], S12173-S12175 [2OC], S12222 [3OC]

Press releases

Public Citizen Supports Effort To Block Sweetheart Deal for Federal Express—Commends Senator Kennedy's Principled Stand: Public Citizen (organization), S12190 [2OC]

Questions and answers

FAA reauthorization and application of labor laws to Federal Express Corp. relative to designation as express company: Senator Daschle, S12100 [1OC]

Remarks in House

Airports: eligibility for cargo service entitlements under the Airport Improvement Program, H10139 [10SE]

Corps of Engineers: authorize capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct (H.R. 2917), E127 [1FE]

Dept. of Transportation: regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers, H11331, H11334 [26SE]

———regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers (H.R. 4040), H10546-H10548 [18SE]

Express companies: application of labor laws relative to designation, H11453-H11464 [27SE]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (H.R. 3480), E825 [16MY]

Shipping industry: allow transportation of cargo on foreign ships manned by U.S. crews (H.R. 4006), E1494 [2AU]

Ships and vessels: restrictions relative to transportation of cargo and passengers, E557 [17AP]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (H.R. 2743), H6418 [17JN]

West Virginia: Marment Locks inland waterway project funding, H8520 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Charleston, SC: tribute to Sea-Land Services, S4084 [24AP]

Corps of Engineers: authorize capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct, S7715 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: Army automatic cargo tracking and control system funding, S7932 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: payment of certain ocean freight charges for Federal food or export assistance, S11075 [20SE], S11152-S11156 [24SE]

———regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers (S. 1957), S7893-S7895 [16JY]

Express companies: application of labor laws relative to designation, S11821, S11822, S11854-S11857, S11859, S11871, S11872 [30SE], S12096-S12115 [1OC], S12169-S12177, S12178-S12193 [2OC], S12219-S12230, S12233, S12235 [3OC]

Foreign trade: regulations relative to shipping of edible fats, oils, and greases, S9147 [30JY]

Merchant marine industry: reform certain domestic shipping practices (S. 1813), S5589 [23MY]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (S. 1714), S4322 [29AP]

Pressler, Senator: efforts to open new international air service markets, S5376 [20MY]

Queens County, NY: declare certain areas as nonnavigable waters (S. 1659), S3218 [29MR]

Ships and vessels: rates charged by shipping companies to make vessels available during a national emergency, S11069, S11074-S11078 [20SE], S11152-S11157 [24SE]

———regulation of U.S.-flag vessels relative to domestic commerce, S280 [22JA]

———require use of U.S.-flag vessels with U.S. crews to deliver military supplies into a combat zone, S11073, S11074, S11079 [20SE], S11156 [24SE]

———revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), S10950-S10953, S10955-S10965, S10969, S10972-S10978 [19SE], S11061-S11064, S11069-S11081 [20SE], S11151, S11158 [24SE]

———revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (S. 1139), S9155 [30JY]

Surface Transportation Board: user fees relative to filing of complaints, S9143-S9145 [30JY]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (S. 1891), S6528 [19JN]

Reports filed

Dept. of Transportation Regulations Relative to Transportation of Intermodal Containers: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4040) (H. Rept. 104-794), H10523 [17SE]

Statements

Regulation of U.S.-Flag Vessels: Stanley H. Barer, S280 [22JA]

Tables

Cargo preference program costs, S11080 [20SE]

Fiscal year 2001 projected sealift assets without maritime reform, S10959 [19SE]

U.S.-flag commercial vessels delivering goods to the Persian Gulf, S11080 [20SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2917, capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct by the Corps of Engineers, E128 [1FE]

H.R. 4040, regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers, H10546 [18SE]

S. 1659, declare certain areas of Queens County, NY, as nonnavigable waters, S3218 [29MR]

S. 1813, Coastal Shipping Competition Act, S5589-S5592 [23MY]

S. 1891, Border Infrastructure Safety and Congestion Relief Act, S6529 [19JN]

S. 1957, regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers, S7894 [16JY]

CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT

Messages

Report: President Clinton, S12124 [1OC], H12254 [2OC]

CARIBBEAN NATIONS

Articles and editorials

Cables Show U.S. Deception on Haitian Violence, E921 [24MY]

Cuba Slows Changes, Reemphasizes Ideology—Tighter U.S. Embargo Draws Vow From Castro ``To Resist Another 35 Years'', S4310 [29AP]

Cuban Attack Is U.S. Business—Clinton Too Quick To Call in U.N., E275 [5MR]

Jamaican's Case for Trade Parity With NAFTA, E505 [29MR]

Latin American Nations Rebuke U.S. for the Embargo on Cuba, S6546 [19JN]

U.N. Response to Cuba Too Timid, E275 [5MR]

Letters

Dept. of Defense seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti: Representative Conyers, E920 [24MY]

———several Members of Congress, E919, E920 [24MY]

Settlement of outstanding U.S. claims to confiscated property in Cuba: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S12441 [21OC]

U.S. Armed Forces in Haiti: Randy Scheunemann, Charles Flickner, Christopher Walker, Louis H. Dupart, and Roger Noriega, S3742 [19AP]

Lists

Leaders of Concilio Cubano (organization), H1317 [27FE]

Memorandums

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets, H2078 [12MR]

Messages

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: President Clinton, S12124 [1OC], H12254 [2OC]

Remarks in House

Connecticut: tribute to West Indian community, E1395 [29JY]

Cuba: human rights violations, H741 [23JA], H976 [31JA]

———TV Marti funding, H12033 [28SE]

———U.S. policy, E175 [5FE]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1253, H1254, H1256, H1257, H1258, H1260, H1280-H1290, H1298, H1309, H1315-H1319 [27FE], H1400 [28FE], E240 [28FE], E251, E262 [29FE]

Dept. of Defense: seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti, E919 [24MY]

Dept. of State: transfer Office of Cuba Broadcasting to Florida, H8261 [24JY]

Foreign policy: provide equal access to U.S. trade markets under NAFTA, E505 [29MR]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid relative to investigation into certain murders, H5878 [5JN]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H8538 [25JY], H8587 [26JY]

———restoration of democratic government, H344 [22JA]

———U.S. policy, H3660 [23AP], H8099 [23JY], H9985 [4SE], H11234 [26SE], E1103 [18JN]

Remarks in Senate

Cuba: U.S. policy, S525 [26JA], S6546 [19JN]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, S1340, S1372 [27FE]

Guyana: independence anniversary, S6107 [11JN]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, S3742 [19AP]

———U.S. policy, S3880-S3882 [23AP], S4112, S4113 [25AP]

Reports

Report of Congressional Staff Delegation to Haiti, S3743-S3747 [19AP]

Settlement of Outstanding U.S. Claims to Confiscated Property in Cuba: Dept. of State, S12441 [21OC]

CARIDI, DOMINICK

Remarks in House

Springfield, VA: tribute to Springfield Inter-Service Club Council award recipients, E279 [6MR]

CARINE, LILLIAN

Remarks in House

Italian American Heritage Award: recipient, E1724 [26SE]

CARING FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

``We the Living'': tribute to stage play, H1688 [5MR]

CARJACKING CORRECTION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3676), H10463-H10465 [17SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3676), S11027 [19SE]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S11027 [19SE]

Enact (S. 2006), S10892 [18SE], S11027 [19SE]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S11027 [19SE]

Enact (S. 2007), S10892 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S11027 [19SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3676) (H. Rept. 104-787), H10429 [16SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3676, provisions, H10463 [17SE]

S. 2006, provisions, S10892 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]

S. 2007, provisions, S10893 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]

CARLE, DAVID

Articles and editorials

Longtime Simon Aide Exits to Kudos, S10079 [9SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10079 [9SE]

CARLE, ROBIN H.

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, H2931 [27MR]

CARLISLE, PA

Remarks in House

Hersperger, Webb S.: Carlisle Exchange Club Citizen of the Year award recipient, E375 [19MR]

CARLOW COLLEGE

Remarks in House

Murphy, Carol A.: Carlow College Woman of Spirit award recipient, E791 [14MY]

Student of Spirit award: recipients, E1526 [5SE]

Woman of Spirit award: recipients, E1533 [5SE]

CARLSBAD, NM

Bills and resolutions

National Cave and Karst Research Institute: establish (see S. 1699), S4063 [24AP]

Remarks in Senate

National Cave and Karst Research Institute: establish (S. 1699), S4064, S4086 [24AP]

Reports filed

National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1699), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1699) (S. Rept. 104-381), S11972 [30SE]

Texts of

S. 1699, National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act, S4065 [24AP]

CARLSON, ARNE H. (Governor of Minnesota)

Letters

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S912 [6FE]

CARLSON, DRU ELAINE

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, S11352 [26SE]

CARLSON, JENNIFER

Statements

Student Financial Aid Reform, E964 [30MY]

CARLSON, MARGARET C.

Bills and resolutions

Silvestri, Amy L.: authorize testimony in Margaret C. Carlson v. Mike Eassa (see S. Res. 221), S737 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

Silvestri, Amy L.: authorize testimony in Margaret C. Carlson v. Mike Eassa (S. Res. 221), S866 [1FE]

Texts of

S. Res. 221, testimony of Amy L. Silvestri in Margaret C. Carlson v. Mike Eassa, S743, S866 [1FE]

CARLSON, ROY E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1039 [10JN]

CARMICHAEL, STOKELY

Articles and editorials

Ready for the Revolution, E512 [29MR]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E512 [29MR]

CARMICHAEL, STU

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1992 [13MR]

CARMINE, BETH

Statements

Summer Youth Employment Program, E982 [4JN]

CARMODY, KEVIN

Articles and editorials

Flood Potential Spreads With Growth, H8298 [24JY]

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: computer emergency response team funding, S6908, S6909 [26JN]

CAROLYN (vessel)

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1358), S9071 [29JY]

Texts of

S. 1358, certificate of documentation, S9036 [29JY]

CARPENTER, ALISON

Statements

Child Abuse, E972 [30MY]

CARPENTER, BETHANY

Statements

Costs of Post-Secondary Education, E943 [29MY]

CARR, SAMUEL A., JR.

Letters

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge land exchange with Calista Corp., S12458 [21OC]

CARR, TOM

Remarks in House

Gilroy, CA: Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year award recipient, E77 [24JA]

CARRIL, PETE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S2137 [14MR]

CARROLL, AUSTIN B.

Letters

Land Between the Lakes Preserve funding, S10954 [19SE]

CARROLL, ELIZABETH

Remarks in House

Carlow College: Woman of Spirit award recipients, E1533 [5SE]

CARROLL, JAMES M.

Letters

Prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, S8001 [17JY]

CARROLL (IA) DAILY TIMES HERALD

Articles and editorials

Chrystal Earns High Russian Honor, S9631 [2AU]

CARROLL-ABBING, JOHN P.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E387 [20MR]

CARROLLTON, MI

Remarks in House

Carrollton Elementary School: tribute, E1470 [2AU]

CARSON, CA

Remarks in House

California: tribute to individuals who have made contributions to the American Heritage Club, E487 [28MR]

CARSON, JOHN T.

Letters

State VA programs funding, S9928 [5SE]

CARSON, RUSSELL L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E117 [31JA]

CARTER, BENNETT L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1051 [11JN]

CARTER, JIMMY (39th President of the United States)

Eulogies

Muskie, Edmund S., S3617 [18AP]

Lists

Air Force crew that transported diplomatic delegation to Haiti, S2208 [15MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Air Force: tribute to crew transporting diplomatic delegation to Haiti, S2208 [15MR]

CARTER, JULIA

Remarks in Senate

Kentucky: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S7786 [11JY]

CARTER, LINDA A. (SUSIE)

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10508 [12SE]

CARTER, LUTHER

Articles and editorials

One Best Place for Nuclear Waste, S4701 [6MY]

CARTER, VIRGINIA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E584 [19AP]

CARTER COUNTY, TN

Remarks in Senate

Economic Development Commission: tribute, S5620 [23MY]

CARTERSVILLE, GA

Remarks in House

WBHF-Radio (Cartersville, GA): tribute, H7662 [17JY]

CASA GRANDE, AZ

Articles and editorials

Pinal Teen Court Subjects Offenders to Jury of Their Casa Grande Peers, E346 [13MR]

Remarks in House

American Legion: tribute to Teen Court program, E346 [13MR]

CASA GRANDE (AZ) DISPATCH

Articles and editorials

Judge Couldn't Refuse, E346 [13MR]

Pinal Teen Court Subjects Offenders to Jury of Their Casa Grande Peers, E346 [13MR]

CASA OTANAL (organization)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1056 [11JN]

CASABONA, ANGEL

Remarks in House

Hispanic Police and Fire Association: Police of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

CASEY, DON

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9624 [2AU]

CASEY, GREGORY S.

Bills and resolutions

Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate: election (see S. Res. 289), S10018 [6SE]

Remarks in Senate

Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate: election, S10099, S10100 [10SE]

———election (S. Res. 289), S10025 [6SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 289, election as Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, S10019, S10025 [6SE]

CASEY, IL

Remarks in House

Casey-Westfield High School: tribute to girls' softball team, E1040 [10JN]

CASEY, P. JEFFREY

Statements

Investigate Prosecution Practices Relative to Drug Smugglers, S5484 [22MY]

CASH, BEDFORD

Remarks in House

Tribute, E485 [28MR]

CASH, ROSALAND

Remarks in House

African Americans: tribute to black actresses, E1832 [30SE]

CASSELL, WILLIAM C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E600 [23AP]

CASSIDY, JOHN

Articles and editorials

Ace in the Hole, S5992-S5995 [10JN]

CASTELLO, KATHLEEN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1615 [17SE]

CASTLE, MICHAEL N. (a Representative from Delaware)

Amendments offered by, to

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7196 [10JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, H10531 [18SE]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

———S. 1260, U.S. Housing Act, H4753 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see H.R. 3793), H7474 [11JY]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for U.S. contributions to international funds and development banks (see H.R. 3399), H4502 [7MY]

House of Representatives: establish disclosure requirements relative to franked mail (see H.R. 3772), H7260 [10JY]

———official mail allowance (see H.R. 3771), H7259 [10JY]

———prevent mass mailings during an election year (see H.R. 3773), H7260 [10JY]

———reduce number of pieces of mail constituting a mass mailing (see H.R. 3774), H7260 [10JY]

Magic Moments (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3082), H2224 [13MR]

Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 541), H11395 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H1138 [31JA]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6532 [19JN]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: authorize judicial review of agency certifications of the economic impact of regulations on small entities (see H.R. 3048), H2950 [27MR]

Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2066), H2713 [22MR]

Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H5646 [29MY]

Crime: penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H10525 [17SE]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11230 [25SE]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416), H10386 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H6415 [13JN]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H922 [26JA]

Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H1507 [28FE]

———make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see H.R. 1226), H5647 [29MY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (see H.R. 3940), H9705 [1AU]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H5647 [29MY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H9925 [2AU]

Government regulations: term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H4800 [9MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H3488 [16AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3103), H2714 [22MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H6415 [13JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H6286 [12JN]

Medicare: diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6691 [20JN]

———ultrasound equipment transportation costs (see H.R. 3555), H11230 [25SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10236 [11SE]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H1507 [28FE]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3832), H7779 [17JY]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4430 [6MY]

Taxation: establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 2789, 4106), H6765 [25JN], H10601 [18SE]

———treatment of length of service awards for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 1893), H6691 [20JN]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Cabrera, Christina, E1445 [1AU]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1462 [28FE], H1513 [29FE]

———price supports for peanuts, H1462 [28FE]

———remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6229 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6168 [11JN], H6229 [12JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), H10489, H10490, H10492 [17SE], H12289 [4OC]

Amtrak: funding, H7069, H7070 [27JN]

Appropriations: line-item veto, H3008 [28MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1871, H1944 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4096 [25AP]

Budget: deficit, H958, H959 [30JA]

———discretionary spending levels, H5728 [30MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H958, H959 [30JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7757 [17JY], H7974, H7976 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9408 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7791 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9399 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8324 [24JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5247 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), motion to instruct conferees, H5728 [30MY]

Camden, DE: tribute to Caesar Rodney High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E849 [21MY]

Centers for Disease Control: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funding, H7282, H7286 [11JY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1965), H3686 [23AP]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (H.R. 3793), H9981, H9982 [4SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3281 [15AP]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6460 [18JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish environmental conservation acreage reserve programs, H1513 [29FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5098 [15MY]

Dept. of HUD: elderly, disabled, and assisted housing programs funding, H6826 [25JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7069, H7070 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8184 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7282, H7286, H7371 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6826 [25JN]

Elsmere, DE: anniversary of Fire Company, E422 [22MR]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6793 [25JN]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4820 [10MY]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (H.R. 3940), E1455 [1AU]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2690 [22MR]

Foreign aid: authorizing U.S. contributions to international funds and development banks, H5842 [5JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5842 [5JN]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2657), H757, H760 [23JA], H1200 [1FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3107 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9807 [1AU]

House of Representatives: authority of officials during adjournment, H1201 [1FE]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3008 [28MR]

———require that mass mailings include notification that they were prepared, published, and mailed at taxpayer expense, H7196, H7197 [10JY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4573, H4598, H4601 [8MY]

———extend certain programs, H6168 [11JN]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), H1276 [27FE]

———policy to provide safe and affordable housing, H4601 [8MY]

Immigration: exclusions relative to membership in terrorist organizations, H2172 [13MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (H.R. 3268), H6083 [10JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7196, H7197 [10JY]

LSC: funding, H8184 [23JY]

Madison, Dolley: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary of death (H.R. 1684), H10481, H10482 [17SE]

Medicaid: reform, H5247 [16MY]

———State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1944 [7MR]

Medicare: reform, H5247 [16MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3008 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7757 [17JY], H7974, H7976 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9408 [31JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7791 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8324 [24JY]

Taxation: establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (H.R. 2789), H7069, H7070 [27JN]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4820 [10MY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1177 [1FE]

Television: broadcast of violent programming (H. Res. 541), E1739 [27SE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2172 [13MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (H.R. 2026), H10483, H10484, H10489 [17SE]

Wilmington, DE: tribute to Beth Shalom congregation on Mitzvah Day, E343 [13MR]

Tributes

Newton, Jonathan, E232 [28FE]

Rogers, Lynn, E1678 [24SE]

Stevenson, Sally, E1678 [24SE]

CASTLEBERRY, SUSAN

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S3513 [18AP]

CASTLETON, NY

Remarks in House

Castleton Volunteer Fire Dept.: anniversary, E981 [4JN]

VFW: anniversary of Post 7337, E791 [14MY]

CASTO, ANTHONY A.

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: reform military death investigation process, E1796 [28SE]

CASTRO, FIDEL (President, Cuba)

Articles and editorials

Cuban Attack Is U.S. Business—Clinton Too Quick To Call in U.N., E275 [5MR]

Reciprocal Obsession of Castro and Washington, S1491 [5MR]

Twilight of the Thugs, E254 [29FE]

U.N. Response to Cuba Too Timid, E275 [5MR]

Memorandums

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets, H2078 [12MR]

Remarks in House

Cuba: drug trafficking, H8560, H8561 [26JY], E1382 [25JY]

———human rights violations, H976 [31JA]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1253, H1254, H1256, H1257, H1258, H1260, H1280-H1290, H1298, H1309, H1315-H1319 [27FE], H1400 [28FE], E240 [28FE], E251, E262 [29FE]

Remarks in Senate

Cuba: U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, S1340, S1372 [27FE]

CASTRO, FRED

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1508 [4SE]

CASTRO, HECTOR

Articles and editorials

Admiral Russell, a Leader and a Gentleman, Dead at 93, S3707 [19AP]

CASTRO, IDA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1120 [20JN]

CASWELL, ALBERT

Poems

``Measure of a Man'', S6057 [11JN]

CATALDO, ID

Remarks in House

Coeur d'Alene River: dike improvement funding, H6883 [26JN]

CATANESE, VERONICA

Letters

Clinical research programs improvement and expansion, S504 [26JA]

CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA (organization)

Letters

Regulations relative to certain Native American adoption and child custody proceedings, S11457 [26SE]

Press releases

Medicaid Deeming Requirement Relative to the Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act, S4501 [1MY]

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Articles and editorials

Vatican Calls Clinton Abortion Veto ``Brutal Act of Aggression'', H5281 [16MY]

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

Remarks in House

Observance, E55 [23JA], E179 [5FE]

Remarks in Senate

Observance, S731 [1FE]

CATO INSTITUTE

Press releases

Eliminating Corporate Welfare Would Cut Deficit in Half, H5126 [15MY]

CATTLE INDUSTRY IMPROVEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1949), S7762 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1949), S7766-S7769 [11JY]

Texts of

S. 1949, provisions, S7766 [11JY]

CAUSEY, MIKE

Articles and editorials

Era of Job Insecurity, S10184 [10SE]

CAVE SPRING, GA

Remarks in House

Georgia School for the Deaf: anniversary, H5937 [6JN]

CECIL, CHARLES O.

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominee, S4189 [25AP]

CEDAR RAPIDS (IA) GAZETTE

Articles and editorials

VA Official Warns of Future Iowa Cuts, S9928 [5SE]

CELINA, TN

Remarks in House

Celina Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E1000 [5JN]

CEMETERIES AND FUNERALS related term(s) National Cemeteries

Articles and editorials

Remembering Margaret Corbin, Daughter of the American Revolution, H1970 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions

Arlington National Cemetery: reburial of unknown Civil War soldiers (see H.R. 3854, 3855), H8029 [18JY]

Cecil Field Naval Air Station, FL: transfer jurisdiction over certain lands to Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 3882), H8247 [23JY]

National cemeteries: clarify eligibility of certain minors for burial (see H.R. 2850), H187 [4JA]

———penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National Cemetery System: redesignate as National Cemetery Administration (see S. 2012), S9428 [1AU]

Biographies

Corbin, Margaret C.: ``World Book Encyclopedia'', H1970 [7MR]

Letters

Reburial of Margaret C. Corbin at the West Point Cemetery: Judith A. Sibley, U.S. Military Academy, H1970 [7MR]

Redesignate National Cemetery System as National Cemetery Administration: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9434 [1AU]

Remarks in House

Cecil Field Naval Air Station, FL: transfer jurisdiction over certain lands to Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 3882), H8107 [23JY]

Guilford, OH: establish national cemetery for veterans, H6805 [25JN]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (H.R. 3901), H8383 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

National Cemetery System: redesignate as National Cemetery Administration (S. 2012), S9433 [1AU]

Texts of

S. 2012, redesignate National Cemetery System as National Cemetery Administration, S9433 [1AU]

CENSUS

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 3665), H6508 [18JN]

Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs (see S. 1533), S492 [26JA]

Population: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

———collection of information relative to individuals who provide care for family members who are unable to care for themselves (see H.R. 4146), H11047 [24SE]

Press releases

Condemn Church Burnings and Recent Supreme Court Decision Relative to Congressional District Apportionment: National Rainbow Coalition, H6410 [13JN]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (H.R. 3665), H8052, H8053 [22JY]

Supreme Court: decision relative to the use of race in designating congressional districts, H6406-H6410 [13JN], H6493-H6499 [18JN]

Remarks in Senate

Bureau of the Census: publication of data relative to poverty, S11401 [26SE]

Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs (S. 1533), S499-S501 [26JA]

Reports filed

Conduct Census of Agriculture: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3665) (H. Rept. 104-653), H7105 [27JN]

Sampling and Statistical Adjustment in the Decennial Census—Fundemental Flaws: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-821), H11046 [24SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: 2000 Census, E1565 [11SE]

Summaries

Empowerment and Enterprise Zone Programs Improvement and Expansion (S. 1533), S501 [26JA]

Texts of

H.R. 3665, conduct census of agriculture, H8052 [22JY]

CENSUS BUREAU see Bureau of the Census

CENTER FOR AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2133), S11426 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2133), S11431-S11433 [26SE]

Texts of

S. 2133, provisions, S11433 [26SE]

CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS

Remarks in House

Teen Arts Project of New Mexico: tribute, E855 [22MY]

CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E676 [1MY]

CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE LAW AND POLICY

Letters

Comstock Clean-up Act, S1600 [6MR]

CENTER FOR RESPONSIVE POLITICS

Letters

Campaign finance reform, S6691 [24JN]

CENTER FOR THE DEFENSE OF FREE ENTERPRISE

Reports

Getting Rich—The Environmental Movement's Income, Salary, Contributor, and Investment Patterns, With an Analysis of Land Trust Transfers of Private Land to Government Ownership, S2751-S2759 [25MR]

CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF AMERICAN BUSINESS

Letters

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds, H3514 [17AP]

CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES

Analyses

Kyl Constitutional Amendment To Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing Revenue, S5470-S5473 [22MY]

Papers

MSA Provisions in Health Care Reform Bill Creates Tax Shelter and Casts Doubt on Expansion of Insurance Coverage, E449 [26MR]

Press releases

Leading Economists Call for Higher Minimum Wage, S7350 [8JY]

CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY STUDIES

Analyses

Who Will Use Medical Savings Accounts and Why Will They Use Them?, E635 [25AP]

CENTEREACH, NY

Bills and resolutions

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 3139), H2664 [21MR]

Remarks in House

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 3139), H8758, H8759 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 3139), S9675 [2AU]

Texts of

H.R. 3139, Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY, H8758 [30JY]

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL

Articles and editorials

Inflating the Lie Can Be Worth Millions, E773 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H9705 [1AU]

Histories

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—50 Years of Accomplishments, E1194 [27JN]

Letters

Centers for Disease Control State guidelines relative to voluntary HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H4365 [1MY]

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1191, E1193, E1197, E1198 [27JN]

Childhood Immunization Program: funding, E1292 [16JY]

Chronic and Environmental Diseases Program: funding, E1292 [16JY]

Disease: funding for chronic fatigue syndrome research, H3395 [16AP]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: funding, H7280-H7287, H7369 [11JY], E1291 [16JY]

Sacramento, CA: tribute to Sutter Community Hospital Cancer Center, E1298 [17JY]

Women: guidelines for voluntary HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women, H4358-H4361 [1MY]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S7298, S7327 [28JN], S9627 [2AU]

Crime: possession of dangerous pathogens, S666 [31JA]

Funding, S63 [4JA]

Hemochromatosis: research and treatment funding, S11912, S11913 [30SE]

Statements

Healthy People in the Healthy World Through Prevention: David Satcher, E1197 [27JN]

Summaries

Efforts to Prevent Transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

Tables

Programs funding, H317 [5JA]

CENTERVILLE, GA

Remarks in Senate

Postal Service: address, ZIP Code, and postal facility redesignation, S11200 [24SE]

CENTRAL, TN

Remarks in House

Central Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E822, E826 [16MY]

CENTRAL AMERICA

Amendments

Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (S. Con. Res. 14), S9977, S9982 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize the production of records relative to the Zona Rosa massacre in El Salvador (see S. Res. 256), S5567 [23MY]

Remarks in House

AID: debt restructuring assistance, H5859 [5JN]

Dept. of Defense: human rights violations relative to the Army School of the Americas, E1839 [30SE]

Guatemala: elections, E15 [4JA]

Mexico: independence anniversary, H10519-H10521 [17SE]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize the production of records relative to the Zona Rosa massacre in El Salvador (S. Res. 256), S5632 [23MY]

Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (S. Con. Res. 14), S9982 [5SE]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 14, negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces in the Panama Canal Zone, S9983 [5SE]

S. Res. 256, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) production of records relative to the Zona Rosa massacre in El Salvador, S5603, S5632 [23MY]

CENTRAL AND EAST EUROPEAN COALITION

Statements

Removal of Russian Troops From Kaliningrad, H11252 [26SE]

CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN RABBIS

Resolutions by organizations

Recognition of Gay Marriages and Rights, S10078 [9SE]

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Amendments

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5289 [16MY], H5299, H5300 [20MY], H5380, H5381 [21MY], H5397, H5398, H5399, H5402, H5403, H5409, H5410, H5411, H5413, H5415, H5416, H5421, H5425 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1718), S10626, S10641, S10691 [17SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, S10647 [17SE], H10531 [18SE]

Articles and editorials

Cables Show U.S. Deception on Haitian Violence, E921 [24MY]

CIA Suspects Chinese Firm of Syria Missile Aid, S8803 [25JY], H8229 [23JY]

Dangerous Deceptions, H5400 [22MY]

Defenseless Against Missile Terror, S12264 [3OC]

Don't Recruit Journalists as Spies, H5399 [22MY]

Journalists Aren't the Only Risky C.I.A. Cover, H5400 [22MY]

Journalists Cannot Be Used as Spies, H5401 [22MY]

No Press Cards for Spies, H5400 [22MY]

One Boundary Too Dangerous for the Press To Cross, H5401 [22MY]

Spies (Who Act) Like Us, H5400 [22MY]

Spy Vs. Spy, With Journalists in the Middle, H5401 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize the production of records relative to the Zona Rosa massacre in El Salvador (see S. Res. 256), S5567 [23MY]

Drugs: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10235 [11SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1718; H.R. 3259), S4425 [30AP], H3580 [17AP]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), consideration (see H. Res. 437), H5287 [16MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 529), H11046 [24SE]

———reorganize and reform management of intelligence community (see S. 1593; H.R. 3237), S1598 [6MR], H3386 [15AP]

Conference reports

Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 3259), H10937-H10951 [24SE]

Cost Estimates

Intelligence services appropriations (S. 1718): CBO, S6109 [11JN]

Histories

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence—Twenty Years of Intelligent Oversight, S11323 [25SE]

Letters

CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, H11059 [25SE]

———John M. Deutch, CIA, H11059 [25SE]

———Representative Combest, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H11058 [25SE]

———Representative Waters, H11058 [25SE]

———Representatives Dicks and Combest, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H11059 [25SE]

———Speaker Gingrich, H11058 [25SE]

Compensation to certain Vietnamese who were employed during the Vietnamese Conflict, S6440 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti: Representative Conyers, E920 [24MY]

———several Members of Congress, E919, E920 [24MY]

Intelligence services appropriations: Senator Warner, Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S6138 [12JN]

———Senators Glenn and Stevens, S5189 [16MY]

National Imagery and Mapping Agency establishment and collection of foreign intelligence, S7014 [26JN]

Use of media correspondents as intelligence agents: John M. Deutch, CIA, H5402 [22MY]

Remarks in House

Buy American Act: compliance, H5409, H5410 [22MY]

Classified information: declassification of national security information, H5391, H5398, H5399 [22MY]

Colby, William E.: tribute to volunteers, law enforcement, and safety personnel involved in rescue efforts, H4881 [10MY], E743 [9MY]

Dept. of Defense: seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti, E919 [24MY]

Drugs: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, H10437 [17SE], H10530 [18SE], H10607 [19SE], H10724-H10730 [20SE], H11058 [25SE], H11579 [27SE], E1705 [26SE]

———investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (H. Res. 518), E1812 [28SE]

Funding, H1313, H1314 [27FE]

Honduras: human rights violations, E1151 [24JN]

Intelligence services: authority for CIA to execute multiyear leasing, H5415 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5060 [15MY], H5189 [16MY], H5389-H5431 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), conference report, H11056-H11064, H11071 [25SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), consideration (H. Res. 437), H5357-H5360 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 529), H11054-H11056 [25SE]

———effectiveness, H7662 [17JY]

———eliminate double surcharge on CIA relative to retiring employees, H5415 [22MY]

———protection of identities of undercover intelligence officers, H5397 [22MY]

———reorganize and reform management of intelligence community (H.R. 3237), E527 [16AP]

———restrict information sharing with U.N., H5410-H5413 [22MY]

———use of media correspondents as intelligence agents, H5399, H5402 [22MY], H11057 [25SE]

Mosebey, William L., Jr.: CIA Distinguished Intelligence Medal recipient, E459 [27MR]

National Foreign Intelligence Program: authority to transfer funds, H5416 [22MY]

National Reconnaissance Office: accountability for classified funding, H963-H969 [30JA]

———funding, H5425-H5431 [22MY]

Terrorism: investigation of parties responsible for the bombing of Pan American Flight 103, H2125 [13MR], H2226 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize the production of records relative to the Zona Rosa massacre in El Salvador (S. Res. 256), S5632 [23MY]

Director of Central Intelligence: management of intelligence community, S7010-S7014 [26JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), S10647 [17SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), conference report, S11321-S11326 [25SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), insert S. 1718 language in lieu, S10641 [17SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1718), S5188 [16MY], S6109 [11JN], S6138 [12JN], S9069 [29JY], S10626-S10648 [17SE], S10835 [18SE]

———creation of new deputy and assistant director positions, S11321, S11324 [25SE]

———reform, S5611 [23MY]

———reorganize and reform management of intelligence community (S. 1593), S1601-S1603 [6MR]

National Imagery and Mapping Agency: establish, S7010-S7014 [26JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3259, Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 529) (H. Rept. 104-830), H11046 [24SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3259, Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 437) (H. Rept. 104-581), H5287 [16MY]

Intelligence Community Reorganization and Reform: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3237) (H. Rept. 104-620), H8247 [23JY]

Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3259) (H. Rept. 104-832), H11046 [24SE]

———Committee on Armed Service (Senate) (S. 1718) (S. Rept. 104-277), S5939 [6JN]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1718), S4617 [2MY]

———Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 1718) (S. Rept. 104-268), S4424 [30AP]

Intelligence Services Appropriations Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1718) (S. Rept. 104-337), S9072 [29JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 518 investigate CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, E1813 [28SE]

H. Res. 437, consideration of H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, H5357 [21MY]

H. Res. 529, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, H11054 [25SE]

H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, S10641-S10647 [17SE]

S. Res. 256, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) production of records relative to the Zona Rosa massacre in El Salvador, S5603, S5632 [23MY]

CENTRALIA, IL

Remarks in House

Centralia High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, E1363 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Centralia High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, S7910 [16JY]

CENTREVILLE (MD) NEW BAY TIMES

Articles and editorials

Appreciation—John Kabler, E1875 [30SE]

CENTRO DE BACHILLERATO TECNOLOGICO

Remarks in House

Colleges and universities: tribute to graduates, E1128 [20JN]

CERRITOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E647 [25AP]

CERVANTES, JULIAN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1063 [12JN]

CEYLON see Sri Lanka, Republic of

CF INDUSTRIES, INC.

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E423 [22MR]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S2716 [21MR]

CH2M HILL (business)

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute to environmental efforts, E776 [10MY]

CHABEK, DAN

Articles and editorials

Lakewood Organization Celebrates 75th Anniversary, E865 [22MY]

CHABOT, STEVE (a Representative from Ohio)

Addresses

Devolution—Revolution in the Third Century: J. Kenneth Blackwell, E97-E99 [25JA]

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1455 [28FE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2496 [20MR]

Articles and editorials

New Tax System for the 21st Century, J. Kenneth Blackwell and Steve Entin, Cincinnati (OH) Post, E99 [25JA]

There's Nothing EZ About IRS Forms, J. Kenneth Blackwell, Wall Street Journal, E731 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Diseases: research programs for lymphangioleimyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H6764 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H1508 [28FE]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H7155 [9JY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8248 [23JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5817 [4JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H187 [4JA]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6117 [10JN]

———penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement officer (see H.R. 1573), H6423 [17JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H11527 [27SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6005 [6JN]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 739), H6915 [26JN]

Foreign policy: endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (see H. Con. Res. 212), H10721 [19SE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H4430 [6MY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H10174 [10SE]

Immigration: permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (see H.R. 2898), H1508 [28FE]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H6532 [19JN]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5935 [5JN]

Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6915 [26JN]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (see H.R. 4073), H10386 [12SE]

———reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H3387 [15AP]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H1226 [1FE]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H7154 [9JY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3387 [15AP]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4503 [7MY]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2699), H3231 [29MR]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H7154 [9JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 3817), H10174 [10SE]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H1226 [1FE]

Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 399), H3231 [29MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4803 [10MY], H6431 [18JN], H8105 [23JY], H9380 [31JY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 389), H2897 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H3556 [17AP], H10625 [19SE]

Agriculture: eliminate marketing loan program for cotton producers and require payment of outstanding loans, H1455, H1457, H1458, H1459 [28FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1455, H1457, H1458, H1459, H1475 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1475 [28FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H8106 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9380 [31JY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1741 [27SE], E1784 [28SE]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (H. Con. Res. 154), H5317 [21MY]

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to LaSalle High School boys' basketball team, H2969 [28MR]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, H776 [24JA]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3239 [15AP]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4470 [7MY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 370), H1735 [6MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H748 [23JA], H2125 [13MR]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), veto, H4155 [30AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6644 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7627 [16JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7296 [11JY]

Diseases: research programs for lymphangioleimyomatosis disease (H.R. 3715), H6851 [26JN]

———research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis disease (H.R. 3715), H7296 [11JY]

Education: funding, H1669 [5MR]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H6290 [13JN], H6432 [18JN], H6515 [19JN], H6631 [20JN], H6725 [25JN]

Federal employees: deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7627 [16JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2496, H2503, H2510, H2512, H2513, H2515 [20MR], H2595 [21MR]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2510, H2512, H2513, H2515 [20MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2595 [21MR]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2496, H2503 [20MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5412 [22MY]

———restrict information sharing with U.N., H5412 [22MY]

Medicaid: reform, H4805 [10MY]

Medicare: reform, H3666 [23AP], H4805 [10MY], H5822 [5JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H6644 [20JN]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (H.R. 4073), H11414 [27SE]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, H4132 [30AP]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5940 [6JN]

———reform, H1400 [28FE], H5308 [21MY], H5573 [29MY], H5651 [30MY], H5940 [6JN]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H8106 [23JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9380 [31JY]

Sierra Leone: elections (H. Con. Res. 160), H5319 [21MY]

Taxation: rates, H1144 [1FE], H3395, H3457, H3458, H3459, H3460, H3462 [16AP], H3585 [18AP], H4305 [1MY], H4438 [7MY], H5188 [16MY]

Urban areas: provide choice in education, promote entrepreneurship, and combat drug abuse, H4908 [14MY]

White House: dismissal of travel office personnel, H94 [4JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3580 [17AP]

Tributes

Blackwell, J. Kenneth, E97 [25JA]

CHAFEE, JOHN H. (a Senator from Rhode Island)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S743 [1FE], S919 [6FE], S1030, S1085, S1141 [7FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2332 [19MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8344, S8349, S8377, S8378 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5385 [20MY], S5610 [23MY]

CERCLA: amend (S. 1285), S2689 [21MR]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), S7722, S7770 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6856, S6858, S6885, S6895 [25JN], S6913, S7034 [26JN], S7113, S7194 [27JN], S7238, S7246, S7316, S7317 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7829, S7833 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10530, S10558 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10184, S10204 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9916 [5SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9061, S9077 [29JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10672, S10708 [17SE], S10742 [18SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8745, S8868 [25JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S8043 [17JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4585 [2MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9066, S9078 [29JY]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (H.R. 2679), S7201, S7211 [27JN]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8344, S8349, S8377, S8378 [19JY]

Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (H.R. 2036), S1278, S1280 [20FE]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4650 [2MY]

Conferee: H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, S8820 [25JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY]

———S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs' reauthorization, S10239 [10SE]

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

Articles and editorials

After a Brush With Death, He Leads Full Life, Sean Scully, Montgomery County (MD) Journal, S1279 [20FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

Medicare: establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see S. 2075), S10600 [16SE]

Petroleum: improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to communities affected by oil spills (see S. 1730), S4804 [7MY]

Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife Refuge: expand (see S. 1871), S6225 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see S. 1541), S743 [1FE]

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S1655 [7MR]

Bipartisan Commission on Campaign Practices: establish (see S. 1857), S6150 [12JN]

Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish commemorative work (see S. 1966), S8013 [17JY]

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

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

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

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see S. 673), S919 [6FE]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see S. 1969), S8013 [17JY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 265), S6408 [18JN]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Ecology and environment: reauthorize certain educational programs (see S. 1873), S6225 [13JN]

Firearms: prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns (see S. 1654), S3229 [29MR]

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

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (see S. 704), S2658 [21MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S919 [6FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S3633 [18AP]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S1180 [9FE]

Liberia: support peace process (see S. Res. 248), S3733 [19AP]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Medicare: beneficiary access to emergency and urgent care (see S. 2121), S11294 [25SE]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see S. 2031), S9554 [2AU]

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

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (see S. 1899), S7190 [27JN]

National Baseball Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1185 [9FE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S4940 [9MY]

National Children's Day: designate (see S. Res. 292), S10609 [16SE]

National Commission on Medicare Reform: establish (see S. 1856), S6082 [11JN]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4519 [1MY]

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

National Tourism Board: establish (see S. 1623), S4072 [24AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1623), S4072 [24AP]

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

Operation Sail: tribute (see S.J. Res. 64), S11169 [24SE]

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

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

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (see S. 1792), S5492 [22MY]

———treatment of tax-exempt bonds for certain institutions of higher education (see S. 1879), S6411 [18JN]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 1838), S9746 [3SE]

Cloture motions

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

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

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

Cost Estimates

Improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to communities affected by oil spills (S. 1730): CBO, S8299-S8301 [18JY]

Letters

Coastal Barrier Resources System map technical corrections: Dept. of the Interior, S4689 [3MY]

———Jack Hauptman, Dept. of the Interior, S4690 [3MY]

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: President Clinton, S2366 [20MR]

Dept. of Transportation use of erroneous highway apportionment formulas: by, S12115 [1OC]

District of Columbia voucher program to provide school choice: J. Brent Walker, Baptist Joint Committee, S1334 [27FE]

———several religious leaders, S1334 [27FE]

FAA programs reauthorization: Federico Pena, Sec. of Transportation, S10674 [17SE]

Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act: by, H1966 [7MR]

National Sportsmanship Day: Florence Griffith Joyner and Tom McMillen, President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, S1528 [5MR]

Reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations: several environmental organizations, S9710 [3SE]

Wetlands regulation: Carol M. Browner, EPA and Togo G. West, Jr., Sec. of the Army, S2307 [19MR]

Lists

Cranston, RI, Western Little League All-Star team, S9963 [5SE]

Rhode Island: Eagle Scout Award recipients, S1467 [29FE]

Rhode Island Girl Scouts Gold and Silver Award recipients, S1466 [29FE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures in cases of rape or incest through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, S10275 [11SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3072 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S573 [31JA], S683 [1FE], S1057 [7FE]

Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition, S4689 [3MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), S12375 [3OC]

Amtrak: funding, S9136 [30JY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2978 [27MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1842, S1849 [12MR], S1909, S1911 [13MR], S2051, S2085 [14MR], S2293, S2307 [19MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4095 [25AP], S4370, S4371, S4372, S4373, S4375 [30AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11891, S11896, S11912 [30SE]

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: expand boundaries, S12366 [3OC]

Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipients, S1466 [29FE]

Budget: balance, S4095 [25AP], S4370, S4371, S4372, S4373, S4375 [30AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5875 [6JN]

———deficit, S5875 [6JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9371, S9403 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8344, S8345, S8346, S8347, S8348, S8349, S8350 [19JY], S8496, S8497 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8113 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5354, S5366 [20MY], S5401, S5404, S5406 [21MY], S5513 [23MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), S12366 [3OC]

CERCLA: amend (S. 1285), S2627 [21MR]

———clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated, S11896 [30SE]

Chicago, IL: closing of Corps of Engineers North Central Division Office, S7715 [11JY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), conference report, S11794 [28SE]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system, S4689 [3MY]

Columbia River: deepening of the deep-draft channel, S7718 [11JY]

Consumer Price Index: calculation, S5401 [21MY]

Copyrights: limit on certain literary works used by the blind or disabled, S9066 [29JY], S9764 [3SE]

Corps of Engineers: authorize capital improvements to Washington Aqueduct, S9489 [2AU]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), S7713, S7715, S7716, S7717, S7718, S7721 [11JY]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, S11519, S11526 [27SE]

———State and Federal share of costs relative to California Folsom Dam and Reservoir flood control project, S11526 [27SE]

———White River Basin Lakes flood control and energy production programs, S11526 [27SE]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2301 [19MR], S2365, S2366 [20MR]

Cranston, RI: tribute to Cranston Western Little League All-Stars baseball team, S9962 [5SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7115 [27JN], S7238 [28JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10275 [11SE], S10350 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9136, S9148 [30JY], S9269 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9709 [3SE], S9910, S9911, S9947, S9948 [5SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1333 [27FE]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S1333 [27FE]

Ecology and environment: protect scenic highways from water erosion, S9148 [30JY]

———reauthorize certain educational programs (S. 1873), S9670 [2AU]

Education: scholar-athlete games funding, S11912 [30SE]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S10131 [10SE]

Endangered species: protection programs funding, S1842, S1849 [12MR], S1909, S1911 [13MR]

EPA: Montreal Protocol Facilitation Fund funding, S9947, S9948 [5SE]

———reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations, S9709 [3SE]

———water pollution research funding, S9948 [5SE]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, S6196 [13JN]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10673 [17SE], S10742 [18SE]

———regulation of aircraft engine standards, S10673 [17SE], S10742 [18SE]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, S2051 [14MR]

Fish and fishing: Canadian shipment of herring, S10911 [19SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S10910, S10911 [19SE]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (S. 1918), S7298 [28JN]

GATT: implementation relative to generic drug industry, S3215 [29MR], S3578 [18AP], S7115 [27JN]

Girl Scouts: tribute to Rhode Island Gold and Silver Award recipients, S1466 [29FE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7513 [10JY]

Great Lakes: clean up of contaminated sediments, S7721 [11JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9520 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3518, S3578 [18AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, S9910, S9911 [5SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4585, S4586, S4587, S4594 [2MY]

———treatment of legal immigrants relative to public welfare programs, S4585, S4586, S4587, S4594 [2MY]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3518 [18AP]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4909 [9MY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S7617 [10JY]

Lauver, Jean S.: tribute (S. Res. 232), S2235 [18MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9066, S9067 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), conference report, S9764 [3SE]

Lower Fox River: clean up of contaminated sediments, S7716, S7717 [11JY]

Medicaid: eligibility standards and State flexibility, S8344, S8345, S8346, S8347, S8348, S8349, S8350 [19JY], S8496, S8497 [23JY]

———reform, S4370, S4371, S4372, S4373, S4375 [30AP]

Medicare: establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (S. 2075), S10600 [16SE]

———reform, S4370, S4371, S4372, S4373, S4375 [30AP], S12265 [3OC]

Minimum wage: level, S7290 [28JN], S7513 [10JY]

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (S. 1899), S7295 [28JN]

National Sportsmanship Day: observance, S1527 [5MR]

Newport, RI: construction of Undersea Weapons Systems Laboratory at Naval Undersea Warfare Center, S7238 [28JN]

North Dakota: Corps of Engineers acquisition of lands for flowage and saturation easements of the Buford Trenton Irrigation District, S11526 [27SE]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (H.R. 2679), S7212 [27JN]

Pensions: increase eligibility age and make cost-of-living adjustments for certain retirement benefits and allow contributions to private pension plans, S5401 [21MY]

Petroleum: improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to communities affected by oil spills, S11794 [28SE]

———improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to communities affected by oil spills (S. 1730), S4805 [7MY], S8299 [18JY]

Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife Refuge: expand (S. 1871), S6234 [13JN]

Public buildings: oversight and reform of purchases and construction and improvement projects (S. 1005), S5211 [16MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9371, S9403 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1795), S7208 [27JN]

———reform (S. 1956), S8344, S8345, S8346, S8347, S8348, S8349, S8350 [19JY], S8496, S8497 [23JY]

———reform (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8113 [18JY]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (H.R. 2024), S4265 [25AP]

Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (H.R. 2036), S1281, S1282 [20FE]

Rhode Island: oil spill caused by grounded barge, S376 [25JA]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program, S9269 [31JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), S9485, S9487, S9489, S9496, S9497 [2AU]

SBA: enhance safety and soundness of the Small Business Investment Company Program (S. 1784), S11891 [30SE]

Senate: legislative program, S4095 [25AP], S4369 [30AP]

———tribute to retiring Senators, S12191 [2OC]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S5401 [21MY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S720 [1FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3463 [17AP]

Trinity River: restoration of fish and wildlife (H.R. 2243), S4686 [3MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: funding for Endangered Species Act listings, S2293 [19MR]

Votes: correction, S4404 [30AP]

Water: authorize research and program development of desalinization and reclamation (S. 811), S4688 [3MY]

Water Resources Research Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1743), S4686 [3MY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), S12398 [3OC]

West Warwick, RI: tribute to West Warwick High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5949 [6JN]

Wetlands: regulation, S2307 [19MR]

White House Travel Office: refer matter of individuals terminated from employment to Court of Federal Claims, S10350 [12SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment, S10350 [12SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4909 [9MY]

Wilson, Doug: Montgomery County (MD) Journal Man of the Year award recipient, S1279 [20FE]

World Cup of Hockey: tribute to Team USA, S10942 [19SE]

Reports filed

Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1422) (S. Rept. 104-255), S3731 [19AP]

Army Land Conveyance to Eufaula, OK: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1406) (S. Rept. 104-205), S491 [26JA]

Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery Conveyance to Alabama: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2982), S6849 [25JN]

Coastal Barrier Resources System Technical Corrections: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2005) (S. Rept. 104-229), S736 [1FE]

Ecological and Environmental Educational Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1873) (S. Rept. 104-336), S9072 [29JY]

Improve Prevention of, Response to, and Compensation to Communities Affected by Oil Spills: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1730) (S. Rept. 104-292), S7023 [26JN]

James A. Redden Federal Courthouse, Medford, OR: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1875), S10837 [18SE]

James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, Miami, FL: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 255), S3154 [28MR]

Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, Fort Smith, AR: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1804), S3154 [28MR]

Kentucky National Wildlife Refuge Establishment: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1611) (S. Rept. 104-257), S4189 [25AP]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1636), S6611 [20JN]

Nomination of Edward McGaffigan, Jr., To Be a Member of the NRC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S9428 [1AU]

Nomination of Hubert T. Bell, Jr., To Be Inspector General of the NRC: Committee on Environment and Public Works, S5004 [14MY]

Nomination of Nils J. Diaz To Be a Member of the NRC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S9428 [1AU]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Adjustment: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2679), S6849 [25JN]

Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex Acquisition of Certain Interests in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1772), S6849 [25JN]

Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife Refuge Expansion: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1871) (S. Rept. 104-291), S6849 [25JN]

Public Buildings Reform Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1005) (S. Rept. 104-232), S1180 [9FE]

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3400), S10837 [18SE]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1977), S10837 [18SE]

Sammy L. Davis Federal Building, Overland, MO: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3186), S10837 [18SE]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Acquisition of Lands: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2909), S8635 [24JY]

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge Appropriations: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2660), S6849 [25JN]

Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: Committee on Environment and Public Works (H.R. 869), S3154 [28MR]

Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2415), S3154 [28MR]

Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (H.R. 2243) (S. Rept. 104-253), S3384 [16AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Land Conveyance of Crook County, WY, Lands to Wyoming: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1802) (S. Rept. 104-290), S6849 [25JN]

Veach-Baley Federal Complex, Asheville, NC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2504), S10837 [18SE]

Vincent E. McKelvey Federal Building, Menlo Park, CA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2556), S3154 [28MR]

Water Desalinization Research and Development Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 811) (S. Rept. 104-254), S3626 [18AP]

Water Resources Research Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1743) (S. Rept. 104-252), S3384 [16AP]

William H. Natcher Bridge: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3572), S10837 [18SE]

William J. Nealon U.S. Courthouse, Scranton, PA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3364), S6611 [20JN]

Statements

GATT Implementation Relative to Generic Drug Industry: Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative, S3215 [29MR]

Texts of

S. 1871, Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife Refuge expansion, S6234 [13JN]

S. 2075, Medigap Portability Act, S10600-S10602 [16SE]

Tributes

Beattie, Mollie, S7295 [28JN]

Dole, Senator, S5108 [15MY], S6033 [11JN]

Green, Theodore F., S1624 [7MR]

Greene, Howard O., S10741 [18SE]

Packard, David, S3191, S3192 [29MR]

Thurmond, Senator, S1624 [7MR]

CHALDEAN FEDERATION OF AMERICA

Remarks in House

Michigan: tribute to Chaldean Federation of America Commencement and Scholarship Program graduates, E1053 [11JN]

CHALLENGER (space shuttle)

Remarks in House

Germantown, MD: tribute to Christa McAuliffe Elementary School activities in remembrance of Challenger (space shuttle) destruction, H980 [31JA]

Space program: anniversary of crash, E90 [25JA], E113 [30JA], E124 [1FE]

CHAMBERLAIN, JOSHUA LAWRENCE

Bills and resolutions

General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office, Brewer, ME: designate (see H.R. 4195), H11394 [26SE]

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office Building, Brewer, ME: designate (see S. 2153), S11720 [28SE]

Remarks in House

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office Building, Brewer, ME: designate (S. 2153), H12145 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office Building, Brewer, ME: designate (S. 2153), S11612 [28SE]

Texts of

S. 2153, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office Building, Brewer, ME, S11613 [28SE], H12145 [28SE]

CHAMBERLIN, WENDY J.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Ambassador to Laos: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

CHAMBERS, J. GENE

Remarks in House

Boy Scouts: Distinguished Citizen award recipient, E1938 [21OC]

CHAMBERS, JOE C.

Biographies

Personal, S11566 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11565 [27SE]

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE related term(s) U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Remarks in House

Baltimore County, MD: anniversary of Eastern Baltimore Area Chamber of Commerce, E1816 [28SE]

Bellflower, CA: anniversary of Bellflower Chamber of Commerce, E344 [13MR]

Buchanan, Philip: Gilroy, CA, Chamber of Commerce Firman B. Voorhies Volunteer of the Year Award recipient, E71 [24JA]

Carr, Tom: Gilroy, CA, Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year award recipient, E77 [24JA]

Dow Chemical Co.: Deer Park, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E1791 [28SE]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E198 [13FE]

Illinois: tribute to West Suburban Chamber of Commerce honorees, E226 [28FE]

Kern County, CA: tribute to Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, E1768 [27SE]

Knight, Norma Mathes: Kings Park, NY, Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year recipient, E119 [31JA]

New Jersey: observance of Hispanic Business Week, E1951 [21OC]

———tribute to Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, E1825 [30SE]

Rolling Meadows, IL: tribute to Rolling Meadows Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E765 [10MY]

South Valley Disposal and Recycling, Inc.: Gilroy, CA, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year recipient, E74 [24JA]

St. Charles, MO: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Award recipients, E1147 [20JN]

Villarreal, Eleanor: Gilroy, CA, Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year Award recipient, E73 [24JA]

Remarks in Senate

Grainger, Charles E.: Huntsville-Madision County, AL, Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award recipient, S3620 [18AP]

Kamen, Dean: Business NH Magazine and Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives New Hampshire Business Leader of the Year award recipient, S6414 [18JN]

Meissner, Franklin N.: South Shore (MA) Chamber of Commerce honoree, S2642 [21MR]

CHAMBLISS, SAXBY (a Representative from Georgia)

Appointments

Attendee: funeral of Bill Emerson, H6973 [26JN]

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: designate (see H.R. 4119), H10720 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see H.R. 2854), H330 [5JA]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 3795), H7474 [11JY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5501 [22MY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 3926), H9566 [31JY]

———limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H7658 [16JY]

———policy regarding military service by homosexuals (see H.R. 3925), H9566 [31JY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4303 [30AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H8375 [24JY]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H5647 [29MY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 3900), H8556 [25JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H7108 [27JN]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H6532 [19JN]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H11396 [26SE]

Health: prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H2950 [27MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 2202), H1507 [28FE]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 3680), H6691 [20JN]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H6509 [18JN]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5754 [30MY]

Medicare: reform (see H.R. 2152), H10721 [19SE]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H9706 [1AU]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6691 [20JN]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

———reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H12175 [28SE]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H7108 [27JN]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Taxation: extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H1508 [28FE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H7473 [11JY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

U.N.: U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 2535), H1775 [6MR]

———U.S. withdrawal, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2535), H4110 [25AP]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H774 [23JA]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H1226 [1FE]

Wilderness areas: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 4144), H11047 [24SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6631 [20JN]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: eliminate marketing loan program for cotton producers and require payment of outstanding loans, H1459 [28FE]

———immigrant worker program requirements, H2619 [21MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1201, H1206 [1FE], H1420, H1459, H1465 [28FE], H1539 [29FE]

———price supports for peanuts, H1465 [28FE], H6205, H6209 [12JN]

———remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6225 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6205, H6209, H6225 [12JN]

Budget: balance, H96 [4JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6189 [12JN]

Cohen, Harold: Distinguished Service Cross recipient, H4787 [9MY]

Congress: compliance with War Powers Act, H10348, H10352 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4937 [14MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9818 [1AU]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), H11474 [27SE]

Federal contracts: promote competition through use of soft metric conversions, H8115 [23JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2619 [21MR]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, H10351, H10352 [12SE]

Journal: question of approval, H6631 [20JN]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), H8115 [23JY]

National Agriculture Week: observance, H2470 [20MR]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, E90 [25JA]

U.N.: U.S. withdrawal (H.R. 2535), H3838 [25AP]

William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: designate (H.R. 4119), H11568 [27SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1222 [1FE], H3580 [17AP], H4501 [7MY], H4798 [9MY], H6114 [10JN]

Tributes

Emerson, Bill, H6722 [25JN]

Johnson, Steve, E235 [28FE]

CHAMPION, INC.

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1142 [20JN]

CHAMPION CONSTRUCTORS, INC.

Reports filed

Former Army Hovercraft Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1046) (S. Rept. 104-225), S491 [26JA]

Texts of

S. 1046, certificate of documentation for former Army hovercraft, S9034 [29JY]

CHANCELLOR, JOHN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S8059 [17JY]

CHANDIGARH (INDIA) TRIBUNE

Articles and editorials

Copies of Kashmir Times Seized, E871 [22MY]

CHANDRA, P.B.

Articles and editorials

Ex-Envoy Denies U.S. Campaign Tie, H5550 [23MY]

CHANEY, VERNE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3212 [29MR]

CHANG, JOHN H.

Articles and editorials

Chang Aims To Expand Taiwan's Role on World Stage, S11315 [25SE]

Essays

Days of Shelled Peanuts: Winston H. Chang, E1585 [11SE]

Remarks in House

China, Republic of: democracy efforts, E1366 [24JY]

Tribute, E1334 [22JY], E1585 [11SE]

Remarks in Senate

China, Republic of: selection as Foreign Minister, S11315 [25SE]

CHANG, LESLIE

Articles and editorials

Chang Aims To Expand Taiwan's Role on World Stage, S11315 [25SE]

CHANG, WINSTON H.

Essays

Days of Shelled Peanuts, E1585 [11SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1585 [11SE]

CHAO, REX

Remarks in House

Tribute, H3395 [16AP]

CHAPEL HILL, TN

Remarks in House

Chapel Hill Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E854 [21MY]

CHAPIN, SARA

Remarks in House

Stickney, IL: tribute to American Legion Oratorical Contest award recipients, E608 [24AP]

CHAPMAN, JIM (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H10189 [11SE]

———H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H10048 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of Defense: withdrawal of forces stationed in foreign countries that do not assume costs and application of savings to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 2936), H1224 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see H.R. 3449), H6509 [18JN]

Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate (see H.R. 2700), H914 [25JA]

Business and industry: establish requirements relative to rent-to-own transactions (see H.R. 3003), H12194 [30SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H4800 [9MY]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H9925 [2AU]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H3488 [16AP]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H1986 [7MR]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H4397 [1MY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H5647 [29MY]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5935 [5JN]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H3388 [15AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 4196), H11394 [26SE]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1975), H7658 [16JY]

Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see H.R. 963), H6915 [26JN]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H5052 [14MY]

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H2665 [21MR]

———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see H.R. 3410), H6765 [25JN]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H6691 [20JN]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Remarks by, on

Dept. of Defense: withdrawal of forces stationed in foreign countries that do not assume costs and application of savings to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (H.R. 2936), E173 [5FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, H10342 [12SE]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2687, H2695 [22MR]

Tributes

Bevill, Representative, H10342 [12SE]

Hathcox, Bill Jack, E1839 [30SE]

Myers, Representative, H10342 [12SE]

CHAPMAN, LEMON AND JOANNA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1222 [9JY]

CHAPMAN, MICHELLE

Articles and editorials

Berte Looks to the Future at BSC, S3011 [27MR]

CHAPMAN, SHERL L.

Appointments

Water Rights Task Force, S6012 [10JN]

CHAPPIE, DAMON

Articles and editorials

General Gingrich Ices the 104th Congress—Speaker Deployed Art of War in His Plan for the House, H12257 [2OC]

CHAPPLE, WADE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1064 [12JN]

CHARACTER, CARL J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1464 [2AU]

CHARBONNET, ODETTE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1532 [5SE]

CHARD, MARION

Remarks in House

Tribute, E155 [5FE]

CHARD, NATALIE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E155 [5FE]

CHARITIES related term(s) Nonprofit Organizations; Tax-Exempt Organizations

Addresses

Children Inn's Gala: Debbie Dingell and Kathy Schwanfelder, E1785 [28SE]

Creation of V Foundation for Cancer Research: James T. Valvano, S2336 [19MR]

Amendments

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), S9532, S9610, S9611 [2AU], H10089 [5SE]

Articles and editorials

Befitting Tribute to a Great Man, E1822 [30SE]

Project Has Kids Pulling for Other Kids, S6900 [25JN]

Shuttering up Serbia, E376 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions

Corporations: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see H.R. 3272), H3649 [18AP]

———require shareholders views relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 3273), H3649 [18AP]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (see S. 1938), S7670 [10JY]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2123 [12MR]

Taxation: treatment of certain corporate stock liquidations relative to charitable donations (see S. 2141), S11539 [27SE]

———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 4238), H11526 [27SE]

———treatment of educational grants by private foundations (see S. 1886; H.R. 3737), S6517 [19JN], H7106 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Bay City, MI: AFL-CIO Model City in Community Service Award recipients, E1708 [26SE]

Black Women's Day: observance, E1822 [30SE]

Bojarsky, Donna: Jewish Community Relations Committee Richard S. Volpert Award recipient, E1703 [26SE]

Courts: liability relative to business donors of food and grocery products to needy individuals, H10089, H10090 [5SE]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Ninth and O Baptist Church for relief efforts for the children in Bosnia, E1127 [20JN]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), H7441 [11JY], H7477-H7480 [12JY], H10089 [5SE]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (H. Res. 378), E360 [14MR], E376 [19MR]

———shutdown of television station and Soros Foundation by the Government, H1399 [28FE]

Springfield, MO: tribute to Good Community Fair, H1622-H1625 [29FE]

Taxation: treatment of educational grants by private foundations (H.R. 3737), E1189 [27JN]

Westchester County, NY: tribute to Bridge Fund (organization), E1867 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Battle Creek, MI: United Way of Greater Battle Creek anniversary, S9978 [5SE]

Housing: tribute to Christmas in April program, S525 [26JA]

Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut (organization): anniversary, S9862 [4SE]

Milford, NH: tribute to Milford Middle School for efforts on behalf of Springfield, MA, Shriners Hospital, S6900 [25JN]

National Philanthrophy Day: observance, S9980 [5SE]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), S9532, S9533 [2AU]

———encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (S. 1938), S7671 [10JY]

Public welfare programs: delivery of social service through religious charities, S8507, S8508 [23JY]

South Dakota: tribute to Law Enforcement Appreciation Dinner and Charity Fundraiser, S5376 [20MY]

Stearns, Thorton: Winchester Hospital Eugene McCarthy Philanthropist of the Year award recipient, S12439 [21OC]

Taxation: treatment of certain corporate stock liquidations relative to charitable donations (S. 2141), S11546 [27SE], S12008 [30SE]

———treatment of educational grants by private foundations (S. 1886), S6518 [19JN]

Reports filed

Encourage the Donation of Food and Grocery Products to Needy Individuals: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2428) (H. Rept. 104-661), H7154 [9JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 378, condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation in Serbia, E360 [14MR]

H.R. 2428, encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals, H7477 [12JY]

S. 2141, tax treatment of certain corporate stock liquidations relative to charitable donations, S11547 [27SE]

CHARITY, JACQUELINE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E251, E262 [29FE]

CHARLEROI, PA

Remarks in House

Pelzer, Brad: bone marrow donor drive, H3786 [24AP]

CHARLES COUNTY, MD

Articles and editorials

One Hundred Years of Courthouse History, S9860 [4SE]

Remarks in House

Charles County Courthouse: anniversary, E1473 [2AU]

Colby, William E.: tribute to volunteers, law enforcement, and safety personnel involved in rescue efforts, H4881 [10MY], E743 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate

LaPlata, MD: anniversary of Charles County Courthouse, S9860-S9862 [4SE]

CHARLES R. DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE

Remarks in House

Jazz at Drew Legacy Music Series and Cultural Marketplace: tribute, E1852 [30SE]

CHARLES TOWN, WV

Remarks in Senate

West Virginia: flexiplace work telecommuting center funding, S10360 [12SE]

CHARLES-RUSSELL INTERNATIONAL (business)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E607 [24AP]

CHARLESTEIN, MORTON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E477 [28MR]

CHARLESTON, SC

Articles and editorials

Clyde M. Dangerfield, S6753 [24JN]

Dangerfield—A Life of Quiet Integrity, S6753 [24JN]

Helen Schachte Riley, S10979 [19SE]

Remarks in House

R.B. Stall High School: tribute to participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E869 [22MY]

Remarks in Senate

Charleston County, SC: community development block grants availability, S9876 [5SE]

Sea-Land Services: tribute, S4084 [24AP]

CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC

Remarks in Senate

Community development block grants: availability, S9876 [5SE]

CHARLESTON (NC) GAZETTE

Articles and editorials

Nuclear Subsidy—Corporate Welfare?, S8983 [26JY]

CHARLESTON (SC) POST & COURIER

Articles and editorials

Soul Singer Brown Burries His Wife, S189 [22JA]

CHARLESTON (SC) POST AND COURIER

Articles and editorials

Clyde M. Dangerfield, S6753 [24JN]

Dangerfield—A Life of Quiet Integrity, S6753 [24JN]

Daniel Nixon—He Fights Cancer With Strawberries, S10873 [18SE]

Helen Schachte Riley, S10979 [19SE]

CHARLESTON (WV) GAZETTE

Addresses

Democratic Convention Speech: Senator Rockefeller, S10979 [19SE]

CHARLOTTE, NC

Eulogies

Lee, William S.: by Lisa Lee-Morgan, E1323 [18JY]

Letters

Rock Hill-York County, SC, airport improvement grant: T.J. Orr, Charlotte/Douglas Internation Airport, S10672 [17SE]

Poems

``Star-Spangled Man,'' Lisa Lee-Morgan, E1323 [18JY]

Remarks in House

FAA: installation of Doppler weather radar in certain areas, H10136 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

Rock Hill, SC: airport improvement grant, S10672 [17SE]

CHARLOTTE (NC) OBSERVER

Articles and editorials

Concord Teen's Brain Injury Led Parents To Fight for More Prevention and Research, S11130 [24SE]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

Remarks in House

Lewis, Diana: General Council of Industries for the Blind (organization) and National Industries for the Blind (organization) Private Sector Employee of the Year award recipient, E1662 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: passenger facility charge relative to debt financing of terminal development projects, S10678 [17SE]

Lewis, Diana: General Council of Industries for the Blind and National Industries for the Blind Private Sector Employee of the Year award recipient, S11197 [24SE]

CHARTRAND, DAVID

Essays

Father's Letter to Santa, E137 [1FE]

CHASE, VINCENT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1507 [4SE]

CHATER, SHIRLEY S.

Letters

Prevention of counterfeiting of Social Security cards: Shirley S. Chater, H2452 [19MR]

CHECCHI, ALFRED

Remarks in House

Sons of Italy Foundation: National Education and Leadership Award recipient, E734 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate

Sons of Italy Foundation: National Education and Leadership Award recipient, S11106 [20SE]

CHELAN COUNTY, WA

Bills and resolutions

Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange with Chelan County, WA (see S. 2017; H.R. 3581), S9554 [2AU], H5934 [5JN]

Remarks in House

Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange (H.R. 2518), H9966, H9967 [4SE]

Remarks in Senate

Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange with Chelan County, WA (S. 2017), S9555 [2AU]

Reports filed

Wenatchee National Forest Land Exchange With Chelan County, WA: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2518) (H. Rept. 104-764), H10039 [4SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2518, Wenatchee National Forest land exchange with Chelan County, WA, H9966 [4SE]

CHELLANEY, BRAHMA

Articles and editorials

India's Stand Could Stop Test-Ban Treaty, H1050 [31JA]

CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

Letters

Chemical Weapons Convention ratification, S10423 [12SE]

CHEMICAL WEAPONS related term(s) Weapons

Amendments

Hawaii: transfer jurisdiction of certain territories (S. 1906), S7784 [11JY]

Articles and editorials

Chemical Weapons Fraud, S12145 [1OC]

Dole's Re-Entry Into Senate Affairs, S12200 [2OC]

Most Favored Nation—or Most Appeased?, H6951-H6954 [26JN]

Mr. Dole Bumps a Good Treaty, S12200 [2OC]

Peace Through Paper, S12146 [1OC]

Pentagon Alters Stand on Gulf War Drug Testing, S11623 [28SE]

Reject the Chemical Weapons Convention, S12145 [1OC]

Time To Make Plans—and Tracks, H6962 [26JN]

Treaty That Deserved To Die, S12144 [1OC]

Treaty Turnabout, S12199 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions

Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation (see S. 1732), S4851 [8MY]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 461), H6764 [25JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H6764 [25JN]

Commission on Programs and Policies for Combatting the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: establish (see S. 1681), S3487 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: alternatives to demilitarization of munitions under the baseline incinerator program (see H.R. 3767), H7259 [10JY]

Hawaii: transfer jurisdiction of certain territories (see S. 1906), S6850 [25JN]

Iraq: anniversary of gas bomb attack against Kurds (see H. Res. 379), H2123 [12MR]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H10767 [23SE]

Weapons: detection and interception of weapons of mass destruction delivered by unconventional means (see H.R. 3729), H6915 [26JN]

———proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 3730), H7106 [27JN]

Letters

Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act: John D. Holum, ACDA, S4856 [8MY]

Chemical Weapons Convention ratification: Anthony Lake, Executive Office of the President, S9958 [5SE]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S10070 [9SE]

———Frederick L. Weber, Chemical Manufacturers Association, S10423 [12SE]

———James A. Williams, S10070 [9SE]

———Michael Kantor, Sec. of Commerce and Philip Lader, SBA, S10422 [12SE]

———Senator Lott, S10072 [9SE]

———several chemical industry executives, S9959 [5SE], S10423 [12SE]

———several organizations, S10424 [12SE]

———William P. Clark, Richard B. Cheney, Casper Weinberger, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick and Edwin Meese, III, S10071 [9SE]

Chemical weapons demilitarization: President Clinton, S10034 [9SE]

Release names of companies providing military items to Iraq: Representative Hamilton, E111 [30JA]

———Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E111 [30JA]

U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats and nuclear weapons proliferation: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6992 [26JN]

———William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S6992 [26JN]

Lists

Groups supporting chemical weapons disposal amendment to Dept. of Defense appropriations legislation, S7262 [28JN]

Signatories of letter to Senator Lott regarding the Chemical Weapons Convention, S10071 [9SE]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons: President Clinton, S5003 [14MY], H4925 [14MY]

Remarks in House

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, H8106 [23JY]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7027-H7040 [27JN], E1216 [8JY]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6950-H6963 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: chemical and biological operations, H6380 [13JN]

———Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program funding, H5031 [14MY]

Iraq: anniversary of gas bomb attack against Kurds (H. Res. 379), H2853-H2855 [26MR]

———release names of companies providing military items, E111 [30JA]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (H.R. 4131), H10764 [23SE]

Weapons: prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and establish readiness programs for public safety personnel, H8171, H8172 [23JY]

———proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction (H.R. 3730), E1192 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

ACDA: funding, S2182 [15MR]

Armed Forces: participation in law enforcement activities relative to chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction, S3370-S3375 [16AP]

Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation (S. 1732), S4684 [3MY], S4851 [8MY]

———ratification, S9898, S9958 [5SE], S10047, S10069 [9SE], S10365, S10420 [12SE], S11408-S11410 [26SE], S12144 [1OC], S12198 [2OC]

Commission on Programs and Policies for Combatting the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: establish (S. 1681), S3488 [17AP]

Demilitarization, S10033, S10038 [9SE]

Disposal, S7261-S7264, S7282 [28JN]

Hawaii: transfer jurisdiction of certain territories (S. 1906), S6853 [25JN]

Iraq: anniversary of gas bomb attack against Kurds, S2095-S2097 [14MR]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (H.R. 4131), S11623 [28SE]

———research and health benefits relative to illnesses of veterans attributed to service during conflict, S6835, S6836 [25JN], S7970 [17JY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats, S6988-S7001 [26JN]

Weapons: prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and establish readiness programs for public safety personnel, S7074-S7080 [27JN], S7515 [10JY], S7966-S7968, S7970 [17JY], S10036-S10038 [9SE]

Reports filed

Chemical Weapons Convention: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4424 [30AP], S10325 [11SE]

Consideration of H. Res. 461, U.S. Policy Towards People's Republic of China: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]

Resolution of Ratification

Chemical Weapons Convention: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4424 [30AP], S10325-S10327 [11SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 379, anniversary of Iraqi gas bomb attack against Kurds, H2853 [26MR]

H. Res. 461, U.S. policy towards People's Republic of China, H7027 [27JN]

H. Res. 463, consideration of H. Res. 461, U.S. policy and most-favored-nation status relative to People's Republic of China, H6950 [26JN]

S. 1681, Combatting Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act, S3489 [17AP]

S. 1732, Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act, S4852-S4856 [8MY]

CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1732), S4851 [8MY]

Letters

Provisions: John D. Holum, ACDA, S4856 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1732), S4684 [3MY], S4851 [8MY]

Texts of

S. 1732, provisions, S4852-S4856 [8MY]

CHEMICALS

Amendments

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S10708, S10709, S10721, S10722 [17SE]

Articles and editorials

Good People Go Bad in Iowa, and a Drug Is Being Blamed, S1866 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions

Chemical weapons: alternatives to demilitarization of munitions under the baseline incinerator program (see H.R. 3767), H7259 [10JY]

Children and youth: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (see S. 2179), S11973 [30SE]

Diseases: establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 3293), H3730 [23AP]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see S. 1607; H.R. 3067), S1855 [12MR], H2123 [12MR]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see S. 1965; H.R. 3852, 3908), S8013 [17JY], H8029 [18JY], H8598 [26JY]

EPA: improve information collection and dissemination (see S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

———revise water quality criteria for ammonia (see H.R. 4107), H10602 [18SE]

Government regulations: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (see H.R. 4234), H11525 [27SE]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H4109 [25AP]

Tariff: chemicals (see H.R. 4184), H11229 [25SE]

———DEMT (see H.R. 4057), H10235 [11SE]

———HIV protease inhibitor chemicals (see S. 2021; H.R. 3977), S9554 [2AU], H9922 [2AU]

———para ethyl phenol (see H.R. 3728), H6915 [26JN]

———2,2-dichlorophenylacetic acid ethyl ester (DCPAE) (see H.R. 3025), H1774 [6MR]

Taxation: suspension of tax on ozone-depleting chemicals used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 3416), H4646 [8MY]

Veterans: presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities relative to exposure to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 2891), H913 [25JA]

Letters

Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act: James Tuso, H11121 [25SE]

———Jim Maready, H11121 [25SE]

———Senator Murray, S11854 [30SE]

Impact of Government regulations on Unocal fertilizer plant in Kennewick, WA: Mark R. Powell, Unocal Corp., S2855 [26MR]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: regulation of hazardous chemicals transportation, H7070 [27JN]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (H.R. 3067), E330 [13MR]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (H.R. 3852), H11111-H11122 [25SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), H12132 [28SE]

EPA: ban importation of PCB waste for incineration in the U.S., H6902-H6904 [26JN]

———cluster rule relative to pulp and paper industry, E1564, E1570, E1584 [11SE], E1605 [12SE], E1771 [28SE], E1830 [30SE]

———conduct research to assess the risk of endocrine disruptors to human health and the environment, H5592, H5593 [29MY]

———importation of PCB's for incineration, H10957 [24SE]

———require testing of chemicals and pesticides that mimic human hormones, H10953, H10954, H10960 [24SE]

———Toxic Release Inventory Program funding, H6868-H6870 [26JN]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (H.R. 3849), H8372 [24JY]

Health: environmental estrogens relative to breast cancer, H6426 [18JN]

Kenrich Petrochemical, Inc.: trade and patent dispute with Japan, E307 [7MR]

Monsanto Co.: National Watershed Award recipient, E1771 [28SE]

Tariff: chemicals (H.R. 4184), E1703 [26SE]

———para ethyl phenol (H.R. 3728), E1173 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (S. 2179), S11992 [30SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: methyl bromide alternatives research funding, S8604 [24JY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (S. 1607), S1864-S1867 [12MR]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S8015-S8023 [17JY], S10717-S10723 [17SE], S10738 [18SE], S11853, S11854 [30SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), placed on calendar, S9675 [2AU]

EPA: improve information collection and dissemination (S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

———permit application for PCB waste disposal, S9725, S9726 [3SE]

———require reporting by businesses relative to use of chemicals in manufacturing process, S10832 [18SE]

Government regulations: impact on Unocal fertilizer plant in Kennewick, WA, S2854 [26MR]

Great Lakes: clean up of contaminated sediments, S7720, S7721 [11JY]

Lower Fox River: clean up of contaminated sediments, S7716, S7717 [11JY]

Tariff: HIV protease inhibitor chemicals (S. 2021), S9560 [2AU], S12005 [30SE]

Veterans: research on health effects of individuals exposed to agent orange, S2098 [14MR]

Reports

Veterans and Agent Orange—Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam: National Academy of Sciences, S2099 [14MR]

Summaries

Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act (S. 1965), S10738 [18SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3852, Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act, H11111-H11115 [25SE]

S. 1607, Methamphetamine Control Act, S1865 [12MR]

S. 1935, Public Trust and Environmental Accountability Act, S7493 [9JY]

S. 1965, Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act, S8017-S8021 [17JY], S10878-S10882 [18SE], H12132-H12136 [28SE]

S. 2021, tariff on HIV protease inhibitor chemicals, S9561 [2AU]

S. 2179, Children's Environmental Protection Act, S11993-S11995 [30SE]

CHENEY, RICHARD B. (a former Representative from Wyoming)

Letters

Chemical Weapons Convention ratification, S10071 [9SE]

CHENOWETH, HELEN (a Representative from Idaho)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without public participation and an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4120), H10720 [19SE]

———require an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (see H.R. 4147), H11047 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 3795), H7474 [11JY]

———maintain foreign market development programs (see H.R. 2950), H1224 [1FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2713 [22MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H5173 [15MY]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089), H11395 [26SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1363), H2950 [27MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H2124 [12MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H11230 [25SE]

Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 8 years (see H.J. Res. 164), H2466 [19MR]

———reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1916), H11230 [25SE]

Crime: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H11396 [26SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H4424 [2MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4902 [10MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H5380 [21MY]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H5501 [22MY]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H3388 [15AP]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H8094 [22JY]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H5380 [21MY]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H11528 [27SE]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H5173 [15MY]

———regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H4503 [7MY]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H5380 [21MY]

Hells Canyon Wilderness Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 2693), H2558 [20MR]

Human rights: protect the right to life of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1625), H2123 [12MR]

Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (see H.R. 4077), H12175 [28SE]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (see H.R. 1425), H5753 [30MY]

Insurance: establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H10602 [18SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5501 [22MY]

Medicare: assure access to services under the Medicare Health Maintenance Organization Program (see H.R. 3079), H8557 [25JY]

———coverage of certain antibiotics parenterally administered at home (see H.R. 3262), H8094 [22JY]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H8557 [25JY]

Members of Congress: limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H4110 [25AP]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3481), H5287 [16MY]

Monuments and memorials: limit authority of the President to designate certain areas as national monuments in California (see H.R. 4242), H11526 [27SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10602 [18SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

———reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6415 [13JN]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2896), H973 [30JA]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H7780 [17JY]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 145), H7107 [27JN]

———investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H1636 [29FE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4503 [7MY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H4800 [9MY]

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 4072), H11230 [25SE]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H3387 [15AP]

———treatment of transitional payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 3559), H10721 [19SE]

———treatment of transitional payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3559), H11230 [25SE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H913 [25JA]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H1636 [29FE]

Letters

Agricultural immigrant worker program requirements: V. Thomas Geary, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, H2616 [21MR]

Habeas corpus reform: Bud Welch, H2248 [14MR]

Reintroduction of wolves into Idaho: Alan G. Lance, H1006 [31JA]

———Jerry M. Conley, H1006 [31JA]

———Phil Batt, Governor of Idaho, H1006 [31JA]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H5015, H5020 [14MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2910 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10630 [19SE]

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2616 [21MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1475 [28FE], H1523 [29FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1475 [28FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1949 [7MR]

Armed Forces: encourage allies to pay more non-salaried costs of U.S. troops in Europe, H5025 [14MY]

———limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), H10056, H10066, H10070 [5SE]

———prohibit members from wearing U.N. uniform items, H10070 [5SE]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12031 [28SE]

Cataldo, ID: Coeur d'Alene River dike improvement funding, H6883 [26JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3287 [15AP]

Courts: reform habeas corpus procedures, H2248 [14MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5015, H5020, H5025 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6573 [19JN], H6642, H6661, H6671 [20JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6883, H6884 [26JN]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H10046 [5SE]

Ecology and environment: evaluation of protection policies, H1002-H1006 [31JA]

Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6573 [19JN]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H6187 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4818 [10MY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2694 [22MR]

Foreign aid: reauthorize certain food aid programs that facilitate economic development for developing nations, H1523 [29FE]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6661 [20JN]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H2999 [28MR]

———glass ceiling for women Members of Congress, H6979 [27JN]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2501, H2513 [20MR], H2616 [21MR]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2513 [20MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (H.R. 3268), E1073 [12JN]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2501 [20MR]

Law enforcement: investigation of Federal law enforcement actions at Ruby Ridge, ID, H1751 [6MR]

Lobbyists: disclosure of lobbying activities by Federal grantees, H1949 [7MR]

Local government: payments in lieu of taxes program funding, H6671 [20JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H6642 [20JN]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act, H4818 [10MY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, H4805 [10MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H2999 [28MR]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 3752), H11276 [26SE]

Social Security: increase earnings limit, H2999 [28MR]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4818 [10MY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2248 [14MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, H3609 [18AP]

Votes: position on missed, H801 [24JA], H853 [25JA], H9877 [2AU], E527 [16AP], E703 [2MY], E890 [23MY], E1479 [2AU], E1542 [9SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H911 [25JA], H1714 [5MR], H2120 [12MR]

Special order: granted, H1773 [6MR]

Testimonies

Reintroduction of Wolves Into Idaho: JoAnn Wood, H1005 [31JA]

CHERNEY, ANNA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E839 [16MY]

CHERNOBYL see Ukraine

CHERRY, JAMES L.

Remarks in House

Disabled: anniversary of Cherry v. Mathews court case relative to discrimination, E1322 [18JY]

CHESTER, CT

Remarks in House

Goodspeed Opera House: tribute, E1227 [9JY]

CHESTER, PA

Citations

Awarding of Congressional Medal of Honor to James W. (Bill) Reese, E1642 [18SE]

Remarks in House

James W. Reese Army Reserve Center: rededication, E1642 [18SE]

CHESTER COUNTY, PA

Letters

Abstinence education and adolescent family life programs reauthorization, S4326 [29AP]

CHESTERFIELD, MO

Remarks in House

Parkway Central High School: tribute to band, E160 [5FE]

CHEUNG, FERNANDO, C.H.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1626 [17SE]

CHEVES, JOHN

Articles and editorials

Man Shot Trying To Thwart Armed Robbery, E1748 [27SE]

CHEVRON CORP.

Statements

Gasoline Tax, S4923 [9MY], H5327, H5345 [21MY]

CHEVY CHASE, MD

Eulogies

Webster, George D.: by David L. Hale, Sr., E1309 [17JY]

Remarks in House

American Association of University Women: anniversary of chapter, E727 [7MY]

CHIAVERINI, JOANNE M.

Remarks in House

Flint, MI: tribute to St. Francis Prayer Center, E625 [25AP]

CHICAGO, IL

Addresses

Citizenship Assistance Council—Naturalization Ceremony: Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, S3802 [22AP]

Citizenship USA: Representative Gutierrez, E492 [29MR]

Articles and editorials

Despite Criticism, It Appears Deep Tunnels Did Their Job, H8301 [24JY]

Fight To Hold the River Back, H8300 [24JY]

Flood Disasters, H8298 [24JY]

Flood Potential Spreads With Growth, H8298 [24JY]

Place To Stay, S12010 [30SE]

Recent Floods Put Tunnel in Forefront, H8301 [24JY]

Suburbs Slowly Drying Out—Weary Flood Victims Watch Weather, H8299 [24JY]

U.S. Budget Cuts Impact Chicago Schools, S3030 [27MR]

Victims Clean Up—Water Recedes, Memories Awash, H8300 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions

Calumet Ecological Park: feasibility study (see H.R. 3412), H4646 [8MY]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 266), S6408 [18JN]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office: designate (see H.R. 3834), H7779 [17JY]

Proclamations

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago Day: Congress, E1455 [1AU]

Citizenship U.S.A. Day: Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, S3802 [22AP]

Remarks in House

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America (organization): tribute, E1455 [1AU]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute, H6433, H6435, H6483 [18JN]

Disasters: floods, H8298 [24JY]

Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame: inductees, E1932 [21OC]

German-American Day: observance, E1681 [25SE]

Illinois: tribute to West Suburban Chamber of Commerce honorees, E226 [28FE]

INS: tribute to Citizenship USA, E492 [29MR]

Lakes: shoreline protection project funding, H8728 [30JY]

Our Lady of the Ridge School: tribute to fifth grade girls' basketball team, E601 [23AP]

Raoul Wallenberg Place: naming, E1787 [28SE]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office: designate (H.R. 3834), H8759-H8761 [30JY], E1312 [17JY]

Stickney, IL: tribute to Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago plant, E217 [27FE]

Vietnam Memorial Museum: anniversary, H3734 [24AP]

Water: tunnel and reservoir project funding, H8352 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 2704), S7217 [27JN]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute, S3478 [17AP]

———tribute (S. Res. 266), S6416, S6417 [18JN]

Citizenship U.S.A. Day: observance, S3801 [22AP]

Corps of Engineers: closing of North Central Division Office, S7715 [11JY]

Moving to Opportunity Program: tribute, S9306 [31JY]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office: designate (H.R. 3834), S9675 [2AU]

Streetwise (publication): tribute, S12010 [30SE]

Reports filed

Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2704), S5566 [23MY]

Texts of

H.R. 3834, Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL, H8759 [30JY]

S. Res. 266, tribute to Chicago Bulls (basketball team), S6411, S6417 [18JN]

CHICAGO BULLS (basketball team)

Bills and resolutions

Tribute (see S. Res. 266), S6408 [18JN]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H6433, H6435, H6483 [18JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3478 [17AP]

Tribute (S. Res. 266), S6416, S6417 [18JN]

Texts of

S. Res. 266, tribute, S6411, S6417 [18JN]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS (IL) STAR

Articles and editorials

Despite Criticism, It Appears Deep Tunnels Did Their Job, H8301 [24JY]

Flood Disasters, H8298 [24JY]

CHICAGO (IL) CHRISTIAN CENTURY

Articles and editorials

Causes for Hope—Saving Burundi, S1994 [13MR]

CHICAGO (IL) DEFENDER

Articles and editorials

America Needs To Revitalize Work Philosophy, S1885 [12MR]

CHICAGO (IL) SOUTHTOWN ECONOMIST

Articles and editorials

Victims Clean Up—Water Recedes, Memories Awash, H8300 [24JY]

CHICAGO (IL) SUN TIMES

Articles and editorials

Foreign Treasures, S5650 [24MY]

CHICAGO (IL) SUN-TIMES

Articles and editorials

Never Let Facts Impede Ideology, E515 [29MR]

Sacred Cows of Arms, Prisons Are Milking the U.S. Budget, S389 [25JA]

Sense of Loss, H8760 [30JY]

Truth in Reporting? Gimme a Break, E515 [29MR]

CHICAGO (IL) TRIBUNE

Articles and editorials

Arafat Must Stifle Extremists, S2339 [19MR]

Attorney's Luck Running Short After ``Baby Richard'' Case, E1531 [5SE]

Call To Tone Down the Violence, S10208 [10SE]

Case Against Independent Counsel, S6108 [11JN]

Common Sense, R.I.P., S5654 [24MY]

Curious Case of White House Versus the U.N., S10205 [10SE]

Had It Not Been for the Village, S10207 [10SE]

Journalists Cannot Be Used as Spies, H5401 [22MY]

Madness of Courting Default, S423 [26JA]

Marines—Myth Versus Reality, S9151-S9154 [30JY]

New Marshall Plan for the East, S11316 [25SE]

Nuclear Danger in South Asia, S489 [26JA]

Playing `Gotcha' on Welfare Reform, S9333 [1AU]

Read the Riot Act to China, S1887 [12MR]

Restauranteur Awaits Relief From ``Wasteful'' Regulations, E450 [26MR]

Should We Trot Out the New Deal Again?, S10343 [11SE]

Shut Down the U.S. Arms Bazaar, S11197 [24SE]

Surrendering U.S. Policy on Cuba, S1492 [5MR], H1728 [6MR]

U.S. Budget Cuts Impact Chicago Schools, S3030 [27MR]

CHICAGO RIDGE, IL

Remarks in House

Our Lady of the Ridge High School: tribute to girls' volleyball team, E1760 [27SE], E1934 [21OC]

Our Lady of the Ridge School: tribute to girls' basketball team, E212 [27FE]

CHICKALOON-MOOSE CREEK NATIVE ASSOCIATION, INC.

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (see S. 1998), S9072 [29JY]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (S. 1998), S9072 [29JY]

Reports filed

Conveyance of Certain Lands Under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2560) (H. Rept. 104-643), H7105 [27JN]

CHIDESTER, JACKIE P.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E830 [16MY]

CHILD CARE INFRASTRUCTURE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2088), S10837 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2088), S10838 [18SE]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 2088), S10839 [18SE]

Texts of

S. 2088, provisions, S10838 [18SE]

CHILD NEUROLOGY, INC.

Letters

Consideration of patient appeals and provision of specialty care by managed care plans, E1736 [27SE]

CHILD NUTRITION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Nutrition, Education, and Training Program: funding (see S. 2199), S12303 [3OC]

CHILD PILOT SAFETY ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3267), H8044 [22JY]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 3267) (H. Rept. 104-683), H7779 [17JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3267, provisions, H8044 [22JY]

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PREVENTION ACT

Analyses

Provisions (S. 1237), S11842 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1237), S11285 [25SE], S11700 [28SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1237), S9158 [30JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1237) (S. Rept. 104-358), S9742 [3SE]

CHILD WELFARE ACT

Articles and editorials

Adopt a Sense of Outrage, S5714 [4JN]

Take Children Out of Harm's Way, S5713 [4JN]

Tiny Coffins, S5713 [4JN]

Two Words That Kill, S5714 [4JN]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: reform foster care programs, S5710-S5714 [4JN]

CHILD WELFARE LEAGUE OF AMERICA, INC.

Letters

Regulations relative to certain Native American adoption and child custody proceedings, S11457 [26SE]

CHILDREN AND YOUTH related term(s) Colleges and Universities; Education; Families and Domestic Relations; Schools

Addresses

Boys and Girls Clubs of America Tribute: Arnold I. Burns, S2218 [18MR], E315 [7MR]

———Representative Hoyer, S2217 [18MR], E314 [7MR]

———Senator Thurmond, S2217 [18MR], E314 [7MR]

Business Partnerships With Schools: Audrey L. Easaw, H10003 [4SE]

Children Inn's Gala: Debbie Dingell and Kathy Schwanfelder, E1785 [28SE]

Lyme Disease and Children: Evan White, E808 [15MY]

Student Tutoring Programs: Norman Manasa, H10003-H10005 [4SE]

Advertisements

Sports celebrity campaign to prevent domestic and sexual violence, E1836 [30SE]

Amendments

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4430 [6MY], H4475, H4476, H4481, H4482, H4483, H4485, H4487, H4488 [7MY]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S8777, S8871 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: transportation of certain children requiring specialized medical services in the U.S. (H.R. 332), H5501 [22MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), S7907, S7912 [16JY]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse prevention (S. 919), S8297, S8309 [18JY]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4529, H4530 [7MY], H4807 [10MY]

Native Americans: regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (S. 1962), S11441, S11455 [26SE]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4529, H4530 [7MY], H4807 [10MY]

Analyses

Child Pornography Prevention Act (S. 1237), S11842 [30SE]

Felony Violations for Evasion of Child Support Obligations (S. 2180), S11995 [30SE]

Juvenile Justice Modernization Act (S. 2062), S10199-S10201 [10SE]

Omnibus School Transportation Safety Act (S. 1633), S2650 [21MR]

Regulations Relative to Certain Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings (S. 1962), S7904 [16JY]

Require Health Plans To Provide Coverage for a Minimum Hospital Stay for Mothers and Newborn Infants Following Birth (H.R. 3436), E767 [10MY]

Announcements

Cable's On-Going Commitment to Education, E1361 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Access to Health Care, E1636 [18SE]

Adopt a Sense of Outrage, S5714 [4JN]

AmeriCorps Program Should End, H6865 [26JN]

Armey—Cheaper Fuel Via Education Cuts, H4658 [9MY]

Bad Law on Affirmative Action, S3495 [17AP]

Big Name Indicted, Gaming Task Force Says, H8041 [22JY]

Birds, Bees and Budget Cuts, S2052 [14MR]

Buckaroo Ball Nets $500,000 for Charity, E1297 [17JY], E1359 [24JY]

Call To Tone Down the Violence, S10208 [10SE]

Casey's Adoption Final Today, S2304 [19MR]

Children Are the Ones Who Pay, E1409 [30JY]

Clinton Administration's Continuing Retreat in the War on Drugs, S9021-S9024 [29JY]

Coco the Spaniel Is Sent Plunging Three Stories, S12337 [3OC]

Common Sense, R.I.P., S5654 [24MY]

Congress as a Domestic Relations Court, H10554 [18SE]

Consensus on Teen Smoking, H916 [26JA]

Custody Saga's Latest Twist—Bid To Aid Morgan Hits Home Rule Snag, E1644 [18SE]

Daily Worries Concern Voters Most, Poll Says, S5433 [21MY]

Dollar for Dollar Crime Prevention Effort Pays, E1244 [11JY]

Drug Runners Arrested at Border Often Go Free, S4969 [13MY]

Dunn Elementary Instructor Named San Marcos Teacher of Year, E1089 [13JN]

Education Rated No. 1 of All State Issues, S5434 [21MY]

Extracting Their Pound of Flesh, E275 [5MR]

FCC's Regulatory Overkill, E1372 [25JY]

Gambling and Young People, H8041 [22JY]

Grand Vision of the Fulbright Program, S6752 [24JN]

Hail, Bees!, H2462 [19MR]

Handcuffs on Learning, S3495 [17AP]

Higher Tuition, More Grade Inflation, S10207 [10SE]

Hitting Children, E1714 [26SE]

Holocaust—The China Parallel, E87 [25JA]

Humble Clovis Defies the Education Visigoths, E47 [22JA]

Indian Adoptions Aren't Blocked by Law, S11458 [26SE]

Internet Doesn't Fit Free-Press Concept, S2095 [14MR]

It Takes a Village To Destroy a Child, S1886 [12MR]

Judge Couldn't Refuse, E346 [13MR]

Just Say ``Whoa'', S348 [24JA], E180 [5FE]

Kids, Guns, and Death, S12351 [3OC]

Knotted Rugs, S4005 [24AP]

Leaving the Gang Behind, E89 [25JA]

Lennox Schools Say Goodbye to Superintendent, E1433 [1AU]

Local Teacher Says Clinton's Reading Plan Misses the Mark, E1911 [3OC]

Making a Difference—Statistics Indicate Fighting Back Is Winning the War on Drugs in Vallejo, E1704 [26SE]

More Than a Roof—Promising Moves in Public Housing, S9307 [31JY]

Newcomers, Natives Both Have the Solutions, E1297 [17JY], E1359 [24JY]

One Child at a Time, S1373 [27FE]

Pedophilia Chic, H7524-H7528 [12JY]

Pinal Teen Court Subjects Offenders to Jury of Their Casa Grande Peers, E346 [13MR]

Porn on the Internet, Here and Abroad, E153 [5FE]

Preparing Students for the Coming Century, S4085 [24AP]

Privacy Issue Raised in Direct-Mail Case, S7028 [26JN]

Private Program for Troubled Students Echoes Catholic School Plan, S10711 [17SE]

Project Has Kids Pulling for Other Kids, S6900 [25JN]

Risky Business, S1331 [27FE]

Saying Pledge of Allegiance Is an Important Sign of Respect, E1717 [26SE]

School Is a Blue Ribbon Winner, E501 [29MR]

Senate Votes To Pay Couple's Legal Bills, S2304 [19MR]

She Listened to the Children—And Had Some Doubts, S4981 [13MY]

Some Internet Fare Worse Than Indecent, S2095 [14MR]

Spare Us the Cheap Grace, S281 [22JA], H238, H310 [5JA]

St. Agnes Alumni Celebrate Memories, E1730 [27SE]

Sting of Shame, S1371 [27FE]

Students Find Legislator Seat No Easy Chair, E534 [16AP]

Surrender to NEA Pressure, E383 [20MR]

Take Another Look at Year-Round School, S9316 [31JY]

Take Children Out of Harm's Way, S5713 [4JN]

Tiny Coffins, S5713 [4JN]

Tribute to ShoreCheer International on Contributions to the Community, E1755 [27SE]

Two Words That Kill, S5714 [4JN]

Using Pictures To Prosecute—Police Use Cameras To Battle Abuse, E1399 [30JY]

Veteran Instructor Shares Her Experiences in the Classroom, E1741 [27SE]

Weekend Without War Over the Abortion Issue, S5775 [4JN]

Welfare Reform in Name Only, S8412 [22JY]

Why the Catholic School Model Is Taboo, S7926 [17JY], E1336 [22JY], E1353 [24JY], E1506 [4SE]

Winning Odyssey Group Gets Star Treatment, E1184 [26JN]

Wisconsin Works—Breaking a Covenant, S8452 [22JY]

Your Child's Brain, S3166-S3168 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see S. 2139), S11539 [27SE]

Alcoholic beverages: establish advertising requirements (see H.R. 3473), H5287 [16MY]

———require Dept. of HHS reports on alcohol advertising practices (see H.R. 3475), H5287 [16MY]

———require health warnings on advertisements (see H.R. 3474), H5287 [16MY]

Appropriations: reauthorize funding for runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs (see S. 1582), S1455 [29FE]

Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: provide leave for employees relative to adopted or foster children (see H.R. 3681), H6532 [19JN]

———provide unemployment insurance and leave time to battered women (see H.R. 3837), H7779 [17JY]

California: tribute to NetDay96 (see S. Res. 274), S7179 [27JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic (see H. Con. Res. 198), H7474 [11JY]

———authorizing use of grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 153), H2713 [22MR]

Chemicals: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (see S. 2179; H.R. 4234), S11973 [30SE], H11525 [27SE]

Child Nutrition Act: Nutrition, Education, and Training Program funding (see S. 2199), S12303 [3OC]

Child retirement accounts: establish (see H.R. 4253), H11526 [27SE]

Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.J. Res. 190), H10107 [5SE]

Colleges and universities: protect speech and association rights of students (see H.R. 4207), H11394 [26SE]

———provide incentives to develop alcohol abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 3476), H5287 [16MY]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H2315 [14MR]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (see H.R. 3606), H6117 [10JN]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations applicable to employees of the Senate relative to the Family and Medical Leave Act (see S. Res. 242), S3311 [15AP]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see S. 2094; H.R. 4125), S11033 [19SE], H10721 [19SE]

Correctional institutions: treatment of juvenile offenders (see S. 1604), S1855 [12MR]

Courts: prosecution of sexual predators (see S. 1948), S7762 [11JY]

———require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 4055), H10235 [11SE]

Crime: establish felony violations for evasion of child support obligations (see S. 2180), S11973 [30SE]

———identify violent and hard-core juvenile offenders and treat them as adults (see H.R. 3494), H5299 [20MY]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see S. 1733; H.R. 2974), S4851 [8MY], H1324 [27FE]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), consideration (see H. Res. 421), H4423 [2MY]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see S. 1991), S8866 [25JY]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see S. 1675; H.R. 3456), S3384 [16AP], H5052 [14MY]

———penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H3170 [28MR]

———penalties for sex offenses against children (see S. 1985), S8636 [24JY]

———penalties relative to endangerment of children in hostage situations (see H.R. 4121), H10720 [19SE]

———prohibit certain false statements, soliciting, or receipt of compensation relative to adoptions (see H.R. 3983), H9922 [2AU]

———prohibit detention of a child relative to evasion of arrest (see S. 2002), S9159 [30JY]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see S. 1854; H.R. 3565, 3698), S6013 [10JN], H5817 [4JN], H6690 [20JN]

———reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 3445), H4902 [10MY]

———sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 4097), H10524 [17SE]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education (see H.R. 3833), H7779 [17JY]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to prevent child abuse (see S. 1996), S8989 [26JY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (see S. 2155), S11720 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: technical corrections relative to certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 4282), H12173 [28SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 4173), H11229 [25SE]

Diseases: pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]

Drugs: penalties related to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride (see S. 1609), S1855 [12MR]

Education: authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (see S. 2134; H.R. 4259), S11426 [26SE], H11526 [27SE]

———deny funds to education programs that allow corporal punishment (see H.R. 2918), H1138 [31JA]

———develop elementary and secondary school curriculum standards (see H.R. 3257), H3488 [16AP]

———development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 226), H11527 [27SE]

———establish Role Models Academy for at-risk youths (see H.R. 4161), H11048 [24SE]

———Impact Aid Program reform (see H.R. 2886), H912 [25JA]

———parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3324, 3947), H4109 [25AP], H9705 [1AU]

———participation of local agencies in certain programs independent of State involvement (see H.R. 3313), H3819 [24AP]

———promote science and technology (see H.R. 3709), H6764 [25JN]

———provide financial aid grants for certain colleges and technical schools (see H.R. 3919), H8982 [30JY]

———restore equal educational opportunity (see H.R. 4304), H12174 [28SE]

———State funding for drug and violence prevention programs (see H.R. 4016), H9924 [2AU]

———treatment of certain State Impact Aid Program payments (see S. 1543), S492 [26JA]

———tuition prepayment plans that guarantee a college education at a fixed price (see H. Res. 506), H9706 [1AU]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify exemption for houseparents from minimum wage and overtime requirements (see S. 1554), S737 [1FE]

Families and domestic relations: child care funding under the temporary assistance for needy families program (see S. 2113), S11169 [24SE]

———child support enforcement (see S. 1760; H.R. 3362, 3453, 3465, 3529, 4341), S5093 [15MY], H4302 [30AP], H5052 [14MY], H5173 [15MY], H5569 [23MY], H12270 [3OC]

———consolidate and expand Federal child care programs (see H.R. 3860), H8029 [18JY]

———enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

———payment of settlements to individuals relative to child support and alimony obligations (see H.R. 3895), H8556 [25JY]

———promote adoption of minority children (see H.R. 3286), H3730 [23AP]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (see H. Res. 428), H4502 [7MY]

———reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (see S. 1716), S4317 [29AP]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (see H.R. 3940), H9705 [1AU]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (see S. 2145), S11539 [27SE]

———employer requirements (see H.R. 3296), H3730 [23AP]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see S. 1896; H.R. 3704), S6662 [21JN], H6711 [24JN]

FDA: limit advertising of tobacco products over the Internet (see S. 2184), S12125 [1OC]

Federal aid programs: extend and improve programs for runaway and homeless youth (see H.R. 3806), H7533 [12JY]

———improve program of block grants to States for temporary assistance to needy families (see H.R. 4324), H12175 [28SE]

Federal employees: treatment of survivor annuities for children relative to marriage (see H.R. 2858), H330 [5JA]

Firearms: increase age limit for possession of a handgun (see S. 1872), S6225 [13JN]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see S. 1632; H.R. 3455), S2646 [21MR], H5052 [14MY]

Foreign aid: deny to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H3730 [23AP]

Foreign trade: impose certain sanctions on countries that use child labor (see H.R. 3812, 4037), H7533 [12JY], H10107 [5SE]

———prevent use of child labor for soccer ball manufacturing (see H.R. 4307), H12174 [28SE]

Foster care: clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child (see S. 1974), S8156 [18JY]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Health: improve and expand programs relative to pregnancy (see H.R. 4217), H11395 [26SE]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 4300), H12174 [28SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3101, 3226, 3425, 3436), H2315 [14MR], H3230 [29MR], H4800 [9MY], H4901 [10MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage of children (see S. 2167, 2186; H.R. 4110), S11972 [30SE], S12126 [1OC], H10602 [18SE]

House of Representatives: proclaim as greatest U.S. asset (see H. Res. 434), H5052 [14MY]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (see H.R. 4134), H11047 [24SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (see H. Res. 530), H11046 [24SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S1345 [27FE]

Information services: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see S. 1908; H.R. 3508), S7027 [26JN], H5500 [22MY]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see S. 1630; H.R. 3590), S2422 [20MR], H5934 [5JN]

IRS: collection of child support through payroll withholdings if State collection rates do not improve (see S. 2190), S12303 [3OC]

Job Corps: ensure a drug-free, safe, and cost effective program (see H.R. 3169), H2949 [27MR]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (see S. 1952, 2062), S7816 [12JY], S10192 [10SE]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3876), H8247 [23JY]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national resource center and clearinghouse relative to missing or exploited children (see H.R. 3238), H3386 [15AP]

———establish training programs relative to missing or exploited children (see S. 1652), S3156 [28MR]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see S. 2101; H.R. 4111), S11090 [20SE], H10602 [18SE]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Medicare/medicaid: provide orientation and medical profiles for enrollees and require health plans to assure child immunizations (see H.R. 4160), H11048 [24SE]

Motor vehicles: improve public education on proper use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 4262), H11526 [27SE]

———school bus safety (see S. 1633), S2646 [21MR]

National Children's Day: designate (see S. Res. 292), S10554 [13SE]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 300), S11169 [24SE]

Native Americans: exempt certain child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 3275), H3649 [18AP]

———exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 3156), H2713 [22MR]

———regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (see S. 1962; H.R. 3828), S7887 [16JY], H7658 [16JY]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 521), H10386 [12SE]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act: implementation (see H.R. 4135), H11047 [24SE]

Passports: require that applications for minors have signatures of both parents (see S. 1684), S3626 [18AP]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security Act relative to certain students (see H.R. 3450), H5052 [14MY]

———modification of State agreement under Social Security relative to certain students (see S. 2044), S9555 [2AU]

Pornography: amend laws relative to child pornography (see H.R. 4123, 4331), H10721 [19SE], H12193 [30SE]

Postal Service: require envelopes and warning labels for mail depicting violent or sexually-explicit acts (see H.R. 3097), H2315 [14MR]

Project for American Renewal: implement (see S. 1904; H.R. 3716), S6849 [25JN], H6764 [25JN]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 4275), H12172 [28SE]

———implementation of corrective action plan in States where child poverty has increased (see S. 2043), S9555 [2AU]

———reform relative to domestic violence (see S. Con. Res. 66; H. Con. Res. 195), S7179 [27JN], H7107 [27JN]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Schools: flexibility to meet dietary guidelines under the school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 1613), S2101 [14MR]

———limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (see S. 2140), S11539 [27SE]

———maximize use of available technology (see H.R. 4180), H11229 [25SE]

———prohibit purchase of foreign beef for nutrition programs (see S. 1829), S5763 [4JN]

Social Security: determination of average annual earnings relative to child care or home health care (see H.R. 3357), H4302 [30AP]

———placement of children with adult relatives who meet State child protection standards (see S. 1683; H.R. 3650), S3626 [18AP], H6413 [13JN]

Sports: convene national summit to promote good citizenship (see H. Con. Res. 199), H8374 [24JY]

States: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs (see S. 2138), S11539 [27SE]

———eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to national minimum drinking age (see H.R. 3548), H5646 [29MY]

———establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 196), H7260 [10JY]

———improve adoption process (see H.R. 4255), H11526 [27SE]

———reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062, 4303), H10385 [12SE], H12174 [28SE]

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (see H. Con. Res. 162), H3488 [16AP]

Taxation: allow small businesses credit for family and medical leave and for wages of employees who work at home to reduce child care needs (see H.R. 3836), H7779 [17JY]

———child tax credits and deductions for taxpayers with whom a parent or grandparent resides (see H.R. 3984), H9922 [2AU]

———dependent care tax credit (see S. 2148; H.R. 4154), S11540 [27SE], H11048 [24SE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 1715), S4316 [29AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), consideration (see H. Res. 428), H4502 [7MY]

———treatment of families and children (see H.R. 3943), H9705 [1AU]

———treatment of tuition and related expenses relative to nonpublic elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 4222), H11395 [26SE]

Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 541), H11395 [26SE]

———establish toll-free number for comments relative to the broadcasting of violent programming (see H.R. 2964), H1234 [9FE]

———reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see S. Res. 290; H. Res. 484), S10426 [12SE], H8029 [18JY]

Tobacco products: limit access to minors (see H.R. 3954, 4245), H9921 [2AU], H11526 [27SE]

———restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 3821), H7658 [16JY]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: require a study of sentencing for drug offenses where domestic violence has occurred (see H.R. 4246), H11526 [27SE]

Cost Estimates

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act (H.R. 3286): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S6751 [24JN]

Documents

Arkansas State Code for Consideration of Child's Minority Race or Ethnic Heritage-Religious Preference, H4782 [9MY]

Sales of Tobacco Products to Children: Smoke-Free Class of 2000 (organization), H6235 [12JN]

Essays

Abraham Lincoln: David Rourke, E416 [22MR]

Family vs. Violence: Shannon Shinke, E1270 [12JY]

Farming for the Future: Brent M. Frey, S4980 [13MY]

———Kimberly Bogue, S4980 [13MY]

Father's Letter to Santa: David Chartrand, E137 [1FE]

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Rosalind Newsholme, E415 [22MR]

Freedom: Michelle Funk, E379 [19MR]

Gerald R. Ford: Jenni Kirkhoff, E415 [22MR]

Harry S Truman: Michelle Lin Byrd, E415 [22MR]

Impoverished Metropolises: John Hart, E980 [4JN]

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Essay Contest: Angela Wieczorek, E997 [5JN]

———Caitlin McCuistion, E997 [5JN]

———Christopher Jackson, E997 [5JN]

Quest for Light: Steven Reddington, E479 [28MR]

Time To Make a Change: David Elliott, E1270 [12JY]

Truman Fires MacArthur: John Davison, E415 [22MR]

What It Means to Me To Live in America: Acquin Time, E353 [14MR]

———Alexander J. Negvesky, E354 [14MR]

———Allegra Ban, E353 [14MR]

———Cyril Balanque, E353 [14MR]

———Fred Ngo, E354 [14MR]

———Kim Du, E353 [14MR]

———Lauren Struve, E353 [14MR]

———Michael D. Ghali, E353 [14MR]

Explanations

Native American Adoption and Child Custody Cases, H4812 [10MY]

Factsheets

Child Health in U.S. Ranks Lower Than Many Nations, E1253 [11JY]

Impact Aid Funding for Harnett County, NC, Schools Relative to Pope AFB and Fort Bragg, S7984 [17JY]

Interviews

Deadly Serious—An FBI Perspective on Animal Cruelty: Humane Society of the U.S. with Alan Brantley, FBI, S12337 [3OC]

Letters

Abstinence education and adolescent family life programs reauthorization: Carol J. Vale, S4327 [29AP]

———Colin A. Hanna, S4326 [29AP]

———Danelle Stone and Melissa Mizner, Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, S4326 [29AP]

———Horace W. Strand, S4326 [29AP]

———Jim Beckwith, Mifflin County, PA, S4327 [29AP]

———Joseph A. Ford, Sr., Washington County, PA, S4326 [29AP]

———Senator Specter, S4326 [29AP]

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: President Clinton, H4785 [9MY]

Child custody case of Ellen Morgan: Paul R. Michel, H858 [25JA]

Child stranded overseas due to Government shutdown, H133 [4JA]

Child support agreements between States and tribal organizations: Leslie L. Frye, National Council of State Child Support Enforcement Administrators, S8123 [18JY]

Children's rights in the People's Republic of China: Carol Bellamy, UNICEF, E614 [24AP]

———Representative Bereuter, E614 [24AP]

Construction of National Children's Island: David A. Clarke, S7341 [28JN]

———Marion S. Barry, Jr., Mayor of the District of Columbia, S7340 [28JN]

———Representative Norton, S7340 [28JN]

———Walter E. Washington, S7340 [28JN]

District of Columbia voucher program to provide school choice: J. Brent Walker, Baptist Joint Committee, S1334 [27FE]

———several religious leaders, S1334 [27FE]

Education programs funding level, S1813 [12MR]

———Catalina B. Montes, S1804 [12MR]

———Cynthia S. Cramer, S1812 [12MR]

———John E. and Lois M. Behrens, S1813 [12MR]

———Kathy Behrens, S1812 [12MR]

———Linda Wetter, S1812 [12MR]

———Mary Ann Brincks, S1812 [12MR]

———Renee Genter, S1813 [12MR]

———Thomas M. Menino, S1805 [12MR]

———Tom Farner, S1812 [12MR]

Family planning programs funding: several family planning organizations, H7350 [11JY]

Federal child care programs consolidation: several Senators, S8519 [23JY]

Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act: J. Michael Daly, Federal Investigators' Association, S12256 [3OC]

———Victor Oboyski, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S11122 [20SE], S12257 [3OC]

Fulbright Education Program: Michael Zantovsky, Ambassador of the Czech Republic, E1247 [11JY]

Health plan coverage of minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants: Sarah F. Jaggar, GAO, S9909 [5SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Benjamin Burroughs, E751 [9MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act reauthorization: Sally N. McConnell, National Association of Elementary School Principals, H6076 [10JN]

———Sammy J. Quintana and Thomas A. Shannon, National School Boards Association, H6076 [10JN]

———several organizations, H5811 [4JN]

International family planning programs funding: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, S2050 [14MR]

Internet use by children at schools: Charlie Brogan, Nebraska Broadcasters Association, S5509 [23MY]

Morgan v. Foretich child custody case: David Howman, New Zealand Family Court, E1644 [18SE]

National Character Counts Week: Janice Argabright, S1391 [28FE]

National Sportsmanship Day: Florence Griffith Joyner and Tom McMillen, President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, S1528 [5MR], S1634 [7MR]

Nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators: Teresa Klingensmith, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, S3421 [17AP]

Native American adoption and child custody proceedings: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, H4815 [10MY]

———Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, H4815 [10MY]

———Donna J. Goldsmith, Federal Bar Association, H4816 [10MY]

———Representative Pryce, S7904 [16JY]

———Rick and Kathy Clarke, H4368-H4370 [1MY]

———Robert J. Miller, Governor of Nevada, H4815 [10MY]

———Scott A. Johnson, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, H4370 [1MY]

NIH funding for nausea, vomiting, nutrition, and pregnancy study: Bernard L. Harlow, Harvard Medical School, H7325 [11JY]

Obtaining Social Security numbers for adoptive children for dependency tax exemption: John M. Staples, IRS, H4784 [9MY]

Prayer in public schools: Abigail Hamilton, E1119 [20JN]

Public welfare programs reform: A. Sidney Johnson III, American Public Welfare Association, S8398 [22JY]

———Cardell Cooper and Richard M. Daley, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H8321 [24JY]

———Carl Tubbesing, National Conference of State Legislatures, S8417 [22JY]

———Douglas R. Bovin, National Association of Counties, S8418 [22JY], H8321 [24JY]

———Gary Weeks, Oregon Dept. of Human Resources, S9401 [1AU]

———Gregory S. Lashutka, National League of Cities, H8321 [24JY]

———Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S8397, S8424 [22JY]

———Jane J. Chiles, Catholic Conference of Kentucky, S8400 [22JY]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S9406 [1AU]

———Michael E. Box and James J. Lack, National Conference of State Legislatures, E1495 [2AU]

———Michael Hightower, National Association of Counties, S9365 [1AU]

———Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky, S8399 [22JY]

———Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors' Association, S8396, S8417 [22JY]

———William S. Skylstad, U.S. Catholic Conference, S8400 [22JY]

Public welfare programs reform relative to legal immigrants: Bill Lockyer and Richard Katz, H9409 [31JY]

———Charles Moody and Will Lightbourne, Health Service Agency, Santa Cruz County, CA, H9409 [31JY]

Ramapo High School student trip to Belarus: A. Vanitsky, Belarus Society of Friendship and Cultural Affairs with Foreign Countries, E1183 [26JN]

———Aleksander Lukashenko, President of Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

———Don Cairns and Pat DeFrancesco, E1183 [26JN]

Reebok International Ltd. agreement to prevent use of child labor for soccer ball manufacturing: Peter Moore, Reebok International Ltd., E1165 [25JN]

Regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children: Lawton C. Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11564 [27SE]

Regulations relative to certain Native American adoption and child custody proceedings: David Liederman, Child Welfare League of America, Inc., S11457 [26SE]

———Fred Kammer, Catholic Charities USA (organization), S11457 [26SE]

———Samuel C. Totaro, Jr., American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, S11457 [26SE]

———Theodore F. Zuern, Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, S11458 [26SE]

Restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights: Representatives Clinger and Davis, H10556 [18SE]

Restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer: Jack Quinn, Executive Office of the President, S3147 [28MR]

Sales of tobacco products to children: Sarah Weller, H6235 [12JN]

Schools, drugs, and attention deficit disorder: David Wagemann, E1230 [9JY]

Sports celebrity campaign to prevent domestic and sexual violence: Representatives Sanders and Morella, E1835 [30SE]

Student debt reductions: Georgia K. Prell, Pennsylvania Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, E1334 [22JY]

Tax treatment of adoption expenses: Carol J. Vale, S4327 [29AP]

———Danelle Stone and Melissa Mizner, Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, S4326 [29AP]

———David A. Keene, American Conservative Union, S4326 [29AP]

———Horace W. Strand, S4326 [29AP]

———Jim Beckwith, Mifflin County, PA, S4327 [29AP]

———Joseph A. Ford, Sr., Washington County, PA, S4326 [29AP]

———Senator Specter, S4326 [29AP]

Tax treatment of certain education savings accounts: Sally A. Gilliland, S7461 [9JY]

Tax treatment of families and children: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), E1502 [2AU]

Training programs for law enforcement officers relative to missing or exploited children: Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S3159 [28MR]

Transfer of surplus Government computer equipment to schools: John H. Gibbons, Executive Office of the President, S9834 [4SE]

———Senator Leahy, S9833 [4SE]

Treatment of legal immigrants in welfare reform legislation: Bill Lockyer and Richard Katz, California State Legislature, S8340 [19JY]

Lists

Air Force Junior ROTC of Burncoat High School, Worcester, MA, good citizens' principles, E107 [26JA]

Artistic Discovery art competition participants, E728 [7MY]

Artistic Discovery student art competition participants, E806 [15MY]

Cosponsors of S. 1715, tax treatment of adoption expenses, S4327 [29AP]

Cosponsors of S. 1716, abstinence education and adolescent family life programs reauthorization, S4327 [29AP]

Cranston, RI, Western Little League All-Star team, S9963 [5SE]

Family hour television programming 1954-96, S9466-S9469 [2AU]

Fremont High School students, E814 [15MY]

Indiana Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest: county winners, S4981 [13MY]

———district winners, S4980 [13MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act improvements, S1360 [27FE]

Maryland Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S4950 [9MY]

Military academy nominees for the 11th Congressional District of New Jersey, E131 [1FE]

Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act Senate cosponsors, S9903 [5SE]

North Carolina Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1778 [28SE]

Organizations supporting S. Res. 300, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S11188 [24SE]

Rhode Island Eagle Scout Award recipients, S1467 [29FE]

Rhode Island Girl Scouts Gold and Silver Award recipients, S1466 [29FE]

Senate Pages—Spring Class of 1996, S6279 [14JN]

Shelby County Youth Shelter staff and board members, H5979 [6JN]

Teens Who Care Program participants, E1489 [2AU]

Wernle Home (orphanage) volunteers, E1277 [12JY]

Memorandums

Treatment of Legal Immigrants in Welfare Reform Legislation: Mike Nevins, California State Association of Counties, S8340 [19JY]

Messages

Family Friendly Workplace Act: President Clinton, S11537 [27SE], H11469 [27SE]

National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, S4315 [29AP], H4112 [29AP]

Newsletters

Child Immunizations and Managed Care Facilities: United Hospital Fund (newsletter), E1695 [25SE]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act, S3896-S3917 [23AP]

Poems

``JoAnn,'' Josh Soriano, E519 [29MR]

``Message From the Newborn to the Fetus'', E581 [19AP]

``New Born Child,'' Senator Byrd, S10011 [6SE]

``There Once Was a Child (Song of an Unborn Babe),'' Carol C. Howard, E1735 [27SE]

Press releases

Drug Use Rises Again in 1995 Among American Teens: University of Michigan, S9020 [29JY]

Proclamations

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago Day: Congress, E1455 [1AU]

Programs

Patriotic Celebration: Henry County Youth Shelter, E1303 [17JY]

Proposals

Parents Television Empowerment Act: Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II, E160 [5FE]

Remarks in House

Abler, Kimberly: Time Warner National Teacher Award recipient, E971 [30MY]

Abortion: constitutional amendment on freedom of choice, E1397 [30JY]

Advanced Training Institute of America: tribute to students, E818 [16MY]

AFDC: funding, H7747, H7748, H7751, H7758, H7761 [17JY]

Africa: U.S. policy on humanitarian and political plight, E1180 [26JN]

Alcoholic beverages: effects of advertising on children, H3734 [24AP], E627 [25AP]

———use, E519 [29MR]

Alderman, Arnold J.: Boy Scouts of America Good Scout Award recipient, E1625 [17SE]

ALERT (organization): tribute to students relative to humanitarian aid in Mexico, E823 [16MY]

———tribute to students relative to Oregon flood relief, E820 [16MY]

All-American Junior Guilders (theater group): tribute, H2703 [22MR]

American Automobile Association: Lifesaving Medal recipients, E853 [21MY]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in motion pictures, H3795 [24AP]

———characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, H817 [24JA], H1144 [1FE]

———music education, E630 [25AP]

Association of Women in Science: tribute, E970 [30MY]

Atlantic Electric (business): Edison Electric Institute Special Distinction Award recipient, E1316 [18JY]

Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (H.R. 3267), H3585 [18AP], H8044, H8045 [22JY]

Barnes, Cheryl A.: disappearance, H810 [24JA]

Beck, Jenna: National History Day Junior Historical Research Papers essay award recipient, E1003 [5JN]

Belmar, NJ: Neptune High School Naval Junior ROTC military ball and awards ceremony, E837 [16MY]

Benton, IL: dedication of the Gene R. Alexander Learning Resource Center at Benton Elementary School, E548 [16AP]

Bethesda, MD: anniversary of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, E1795 [28SE]

BIA: funding for Santa Clara Day School construction project, H6596 [19JN]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding, H8208 [23JY]

———tribute, E314 [7MR]

Bridgehampton, NY: tribute to Bridgehampton High School boys' basketball team, H2461 [19MR]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H2563 [21MR]

———funding of certain environment and education programs, H3840 [25AP]

Bullhead City, AZ: tribute to Little League Junior League All-Star baseball team, E1649 [19SE]

Bunch, Kelly: LeGrand Smith Scholarship recipient, E787 [14MY]

Burlington, NC: tribute to Walter M. Williams High School boys' basketball team, E729 [7MY]

Business and industry: provide leave for employees relative to adopted or foster children (H.R. 3681), E1123 [20JN]

California: tribute to individuals who have made contributions to the American Heritage Club, E487 [28MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic (H. Con. Res. 198), H7507 [12JY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 153), H6045-H6047 [10JN]

Caring Foundation: tribute to ``We the Living'' stage play, H1688 [5MR]

Casa Grande, AZ: tribute to Teen Court program, E346 [13MR]

Casey, IL: tribute to Casey-Westfield High School girls' softball team, E1040 [10JN]

Cave Spring, GA: anniversary of Georgia School for the Deaf, H5937 [6JN]

Center for Contemporary Arts: tribute to Teen Arts Project of New Mexico, E855 [22MY]

Centers for Disease Control: Childhood Immunization Program funding, E1292 [16JY]

Chesterfield, MO: tribute to Parkway Central High School band, E160 [5FE]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America (organization), E1455 [1AU]

———tribute to Our Lady of the Ridge School fifth grade girls' basketball team, E601 [23AP]

Chicago Ridge, IL: tribute to Our Lady of the Ridge High School girls' volleyball team, E1760 [27SE], E1934 [21OC]

———tribute to Our Lady of the Ridge School's girls' basketball team, E212 [27FE]

Child abuse: awareness, H1688 [5MR]

———sexual assault against Houston, TX, girl, H840 [25JA]

Child retirement accounts: establish (H.R. 4253), E1811 [28SE]

Children's Defense Fund (organization): Stand for Children demonstration in Washington, DC, H5755, H5756 [31MY], H5805-H5812 [4JN]

Children's Mental Health Week: observance, E685 [1MY]

China, People's Republic of: conditions at state-run orphanages, E87 [25JA]

———human rights violations, H778 [24JA]

———trade restrictions relative to prison, slave, or child labor, H7705-H7708 [17JY]

Churchill, Sarah: Council for the Better Hearing and Speech Month Child of the Year award recipient, E1378 [25JY]

Close Up Foundation: anniversary, E1071 [12JN]

Coachella Valley, CA: tribute to Boys and Girls Club, E89 [25JA]

Cohen, Steve: International Baseball Association Coach of the Year award recipient, E342 [13MR]

Colleges and universities: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that prevent access to campus for ROTC or military recruiting, H7335 [11JY], H8336, H8337 [24JY]

———tribute to military Academy Review Board, E130 [1FE]

Colorado: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1319 [18JY]

Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers: essay contest, E790 [14MY]

Columbus, IN: tribute to Lincoln Central Neighborhood Family Center, H10103 [5SE]

Computers: cable television industry offer of internet access to schools, H7121 [9JY], E1254 [11JY]

———provide parental control of child access to online services (H.R. 3089), E358 [14MR]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, E153 [5FE], E484 [28MR]

Congress: tribute to participants in the Artistic Discovery student art competition, E804, E805 [15MY], E881 [22MY], E1245 [11JY]

Conners, Brad: Presidential Scholar recipient, E1128 [20JN]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (H.R. 4125), E1658 [19SE]

Contra Costa County, CA: anniversary of Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County, Inc., E492 [29MR]

———tribute to Teens Who Care Program, E1489 [2AU]

Corp. for National and Community Service: Foster Grandparents Program funding, H7324 [11JY]

———funding, H6863-H6868, H6885-H6891, H6944, H6945, H6947, H6948 [26JN], H10968 [24SE]

———tribute, E128 [1FE]

Courts: child custody case of Ellen Morgan, H857-H859 [25JA]

———Federal jurisdiction and sentencing relative to sex crimes against children, H4475, H4476, H4481, H4482 [7MY]

———restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights, H10553-H10557 [18SE], E1644 [18SE]

———restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights (H.R. 1855), H857-H859 [25JA]

———sentencing for crimes against child or elderly victims (H.R. 1794), H1778 [7MR]

CPSC: recommendation to remove miniblinds causing lead dust poisoning from homes, H6830 [25JN]

Craig, Cody J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E695 [1MY]

Cranston, RI: tribute to Cranston Western Little League All-Stars baseball team, E1508 [4SE]

Crime: domestic violence programs funding, H7226 [10JY], H7299, H7330 [11JY], H8159, H8163, H8165 [23JY]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4467-H4493, H4500 [7MY]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), consideration (H. Res. 421), H4460-H4466 [7MY]

———increase penalties relative to crimes using firearms with laser sighting devices, H4487 [7MY]

———kidnapping and murder of Amber Hagerman, H4475 [7MY]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (H.R. 3456), H11130-H11135 [25SE]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), H11248-H11250 [26SE]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence, E838 [16MY]

———prison and juvenile detention center development funding, H8167 [23JY]

———promote youth development and crime prevention programs, E1244 [11JY]

———sentencing of Richard A. Davis in Polly Klaas case, H3584 [18AP]

———use of cameras in police cars to document cases of domestic violence, E1399 [30JY]

Customs Service: funding for inspection of goods in foreign countries relative to child labor statutes, H7676, H7677 [17JY]

Dade County, FL: tribute to Youth Crime Watch Program, E834 [16MY]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School for receiving Redbook Distinction award, E851 [21MY]

DARE Program: funding, H2580 [21MR]

Day of the African Child: observation, E1180 [26JN]

Dayton Power and Light Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1499 [2AU]

DEA: funding, H8164, H8168 [23JY]

Deboer, John D., Jr.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1266 [12JY]

Decatur, IL: tribute to Eisenhower High School, E1044 [10JN]

Deer Park, TX: tribute to Deer Park Terrors girls' softball team, E1699 [26SE]

———tribute to Shell Explorer Post No. 9999, E984 [4JN]

Dellea, Eugene A.: dedication of Eugene A. Dellea student dormitories at Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc., E1934 [21OC]

Dept. of Defense: Impact Aid Program funding, H5101, H5102 [15MY]

———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes, H5716 [30MY], H6887, H6888 [26JN]

———reform health insurance services for beneficiaries, E1942 [21OC]

———technical corrections relative to certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 4282), H12131, H12132 [28SE]

Dept. of Education: abolish, H2128 [13MR], H3210 [29MR], H10336 [12SE]

———bilingual education funding, H7321-H7324, H7326, H7370 [11JY], E1276 [12JY]

———Education for the Disadvantaged Program funding, H7302-H7304 [11JY]

———Even Start Program evaluation, E1256 [11JY]

———Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding, H7290-H7293 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: Administration for Children and Families funding, H7289, H7290 [11JY]

———Battered Women's Shelter Program funding, H7236 [10JY]

———Community Service Block Grant Program funding, H7228 [10JY]

———family planning programs funding, H7348-H7355, H7361, H7362 [11JY], E1282 [12JY]

———Healthy Start Program funding, H7228, H7230 [10JY]

———prohibit funding to promote legalization of currently listed illegal drugs, H7334 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: Juvenile Justice Prevention Program funding, H8199-H8201 [23JY]

———missing children programs funding, H8207, H8208 [23JY], E1386 [26JY]

———Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funding, H8167 [23JY]

Dept. of Labor: Employment Standards Administration funding relative to garment industry working conditions, H7234 [10JY], H7369, H7372 [11JY]

———Job Corps funding, H7237 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: compensation for children of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 2401), E666 [30AP]

———improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 4173), E1711 [26SE]

District of Columbia: school system reform, H1074 [31JA]

———tribute to United Family Coalition, E1069 [12JN]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H1065, H1069-H1076 [31JA], H1687 [5MR], E383 [20MR]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of views on certain campaign issues, H7270 [11JY], H8109 [23JY]

———remarks relative to teachers, H10572 [18SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H5930, H5931 [5JN], H10046, H10047 [5SE], H10115 [10SE], H10200, H10225-H10228 [11SE], H10349 [12SE], H10574 [18SE], H10651-H10656 [19SE], H10723 [20SE], H11053 [25SE], E180 [5FE]

Earth Day: observance, H3656 [22AP]

Eastern Illinois University: tribute to football team, E675 [1MY]

Eatontown, NJ: tribute to National Coalition of Title I Chapter 1 Parents-Region II, E783 [14MY]

Ebinger, Nicholas: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E770 [10MY]

Education: bilingual education program funding, H3438 [16AP]

———bilingual education programs funding, H5257 [16MY]

———business participation with schools to enhance the teaching and use of technology, H9996, H9997 [4SE]

———curriculum standards relative to history, H6493 [18JN]

———Federal funding for special educational programs, H3467 [16AP]

———funding, H963 [30JA], H1259, H1261 [27FE], H1668, H1669 [5MR], H1720, H1721, H1723, H1752 [6MR], H1778, H1779, H1780, H1800, H1840, H1870, H1872 [7MR], H2040 [12MR], H2125, H2126, H2127, H2128, H2129, H2194, H2195-H2209, H2216 [13MR], H2226, H2227, H2228, H2229, H2230-H2238, H2309, H2313 [14MR], H2325, H2329, H2330 [19MR], H2471, H2472, H2473 [20MR], H2562, H2563, H2579, H2580, H2584, H2585 [21MR], H2669, H2671, H2704, H2707, H2712 [22MR], H2876, H2877, H2892 [27MR], H3175, H3176 [29MR], H3666, H3701 [23AP], H4048, H4098 [25AP], H4427 [6MY], H5808-H5812 [4JN], H6293 [13JN], H7266, H7267, H7268, H7325, H7326 [11JY], H10368 [12SE], H10571 [18SE], H11366-H11369 [26SE], E348 [13MR], E422 [22MR]

———funding for bilingual and bicultural education programs, E170 [5FE]

———Head Start Program funding, H1801 [7MR], H4132, H4133, H4134 [30AP], H7210, H7214 [10JY], H7360 [11JY], E671 [1MY]

———Head Start Program organization, H3471 [16AP]

———Impact Aid Program funding, H2039 [12MR]

———job training progams funding, H3472 [16AP]

———local curriculum and agenda, H2217 [13MR]

———national policy to improve system, H808-H810 [24JA], H1720, H1721 [6MR], H3471-H3475 [16AP], H4177-H4179 [30AP], H4436, H4439, H4440, H4441, H4442 [7MY], H4536 [8MY], H4658 [9MY], H5133 [15MY], H5255 [16MY], H5363-H5370 [21MY], H7164, H7227 [10JY], H7371 [11JY], H7528-H7530 [12JY], H7776 [17JY], H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8382 [25JY], H9990, H9996-H10013 [4SE], H10046 [5SE], H10507-H10513 [17SE], H10528 [18SE], H10606, H10657-H10663 [19SE], H10730-H10733 [20SE], E672 [1MY], E744 [9MY], E783 [14MY], E1201, E1203 [27JN], E1234 [10JY], E1332, E1336 [22JY], E1353, E1361 [24JY], E1423, E1424 [1AU], E1643 [18SE], E1911, E1913 [3OC]

———parental access to children's curriculum and records (H.R. 3324), H3735 [24AP]

———restore equal educational opportunity (H.R. 4304), E1844 [30SE]

———social and economic impact of illiteracy, E1335 [22JY]

———support of alternative schools, E1201 [27JN]

———tribute to participants in the Toshiba Corp./National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, H6515 [19JN]

———tuition prepayment plans that guarantee a college education at a fixed price (H. Res. 506), E1443 [1AU]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H1720 [6MR]

Einbond, Aaron M.: Westinghouse Science Award recipient, E494 [29MR]

El Paso, TX: tribute to winners of Odyssey of the Mind Association competition, E1184 [26JN]

Elbert County, GA: tribute to Elbert County High School football team, E142 [1FE]

Employment: Federal jobs progams, H4176, H4177 [30AP]

———Federal jobs programs, H5133 [15MY]

———summer youth jobs progam, H2114-H2120 [12MR], H2228, H2308 [14MR], H2327 [19MR]

———summer youth jobs programs, H3396 [16AP], E672 [1MY]

Engbretson, Kevin: National Certificate of Merit recipient, E1066 [12JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S., H926 [30JA]

Enstrom, Jeffrey G.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1427 [1AU]

Escanaba, MI: anniversary of Escanaba High School football team, E1794 [28SE]

Essex County, NJ: tribute to United Way Celebrity Read Program, E1088 [13JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), H8517, H8518 [25JY]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse prevention (S. 919), H11140-H11153 [25SE], E1738 [27SE]

———child care, H5653 [30MY]

———child support enforcement, H4441 [7MY], H4535 [8MY]

———child support enforcement (H.R. 3465), E838 [16MY]

———consolidate and expand Federal child care programs (H.R. 3860), E1315 [18JY]

———discipline methods, E1714 [26SE]

———enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (H.R. 3266), H5958 [6JN]

———entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances, H10109 [9SE]

———funding for international family planning programs, E275 [5MR], E364 [14MR], E633 [25AP]

———illegitimacy rates, H7750, H7751, H7758, H7761 [17JY]

———payment of settlements to individuals relative to child support and alimony obligations (H.R. 3895), E1374 [25JY]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4433, H4440 [7MY], H4775-H4785 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4807-H4822 [10MY], E787 [14MY]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4756, H4766-H4775 [9MY]

———protect parental rights (H.R. 1946), H5653 [30MY]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates, H3548-H3550, H3554 [17AP]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates and encouragement of parental responsibility, H928 [30JA], H1295, H1296, H1297 [27FE]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (H.R. 3940), E1446, E1455 [1AU]

Family and Medical Leave Act: employer requirements (H.R. 3296), E609 [24AP]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (H.R. 3704), H6694-H6699 [24JN], E1152 [24JN]

———implementation, H4399 [2MY]

Family Quality of Life Advisory Committee: assessment of efforts to make the House of Representatives family friendly, H10770 [24SE]

Fast Forward To End Hunger (organization): tribute, E1052 [11JN]

Fayanju, Seyi: National Geography Bee champion, E1018 [6JN]

FDA: approval of home drug testing kit for use by parents, H11233 [26SE]

———food safety, E734 [8MY]

Federal aid programs: extend and improve programs for runaway and homeless youth (H.R. 3806), E1275 [12JY]

———funding for assistance programs, E581 [19AP]

———implement program to empower low-income communities, H1297 [27FE]

Firearms: prevention of accidents through use of new technology, H10570 [18SE]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, H11233 [26SE]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (H.R. 3455), H8100 [23JY], H10434 [17SE]

Florida: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E799 [14MY]

Foreign aid: deny to countries refusing to enforce labor laws, H3494 [17AP]

Fremont, MI: tribute to Fremont High School students, E814 [15MY]

Fresno, CA: tribute to Clovis Unified School District, E47 [22JA]

Friends of Karen (organization): tribute for providing financial assistance to families of children with terminal illnesses, E209 [27FE]

Frobel, Dianna: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E769 [10MY]

Funk, Michelle: Richmond, IN, Sertoma Club essay contest winner, E379 [19MR]

Geff, IL: tribute to Geff Community Consolidated School District, E1819 [30SE]

Georgia: tribute to T.W. Josey High School football team, E142 [1FE]

Germantown, MD: tribute to Christa McAuliffe Elementary School activities in remembrance of Challenger (space shuttle) destruction, H980 [31JA]

Gillmor, Representative: congratulations on birth of twins, H6529 [19JN]

Glendale, CA: tribute to the Glendale Adventist Medical Center, H10969 [24SE]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: funding, H7217, H7230 [10JY]

Grand Junction, CO: tribute to Grand Junction High School Knowledge Bowl team, E1010 [6JN]

Green County, NC: tribute to Division of Adolescent Health Services, H3548 [17AP]

Greensboro, NC: tribute to James B. Dudley High School boys' basketball team, E729 [7MY]

Guam: tribute to Catholic schools, E167 [5FE]

Guetzkow, David: Wisconsin Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year award recipient, E826 [16MY]

Guey, Wendy: National Spelling Bee champion, E1024 [6JN]

———tribute to Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee winner, E1125 [20JN]

Guilford, NC: tribute to Southwest Guilford High School boys' basketball team, E729 [7MY]

Hagerman, Amber: kidnapping and murder, E96 [25JA]

Hamilton, Abigail: Lutheran Brotherhood (organization) RespecTeen Speak for Yourself Award recipient, E1119 [20JN]

Hamstra, Penny: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E774 [10MY]

Harris, Pia: San Marcos, CA, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1089 [13JN]

Harrison, Milton L.: Rotary Club of Newark, NJ, Person of the Year award recipient, E877 [22MY]

Hart, John: National High School Contest on the U.N. essay award recipient, E980 [4JN]

Hartford, CT: tribute to Ledyard High School girls' softball team, E1071 [12JN]

Haverhill, MA: tribute to Haverhill High School girls' basketball team, E590 [19AP]

Hawaii Youth Challenge Program: `Do the Write Thing' essay award recipients, E1270 [12JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E1031 [7JN], E1505 [4SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, H10183-H10189 [11SE], H10957, H10961-H10970 [24SE], E1711 [26SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (H.R. 3101), E359 [14MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (H.R. 3425), H4658 [9MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (H.R. 3436), E767 [10MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage to children (H.R. 4110), E1636 [18SE]

———research programs for sudden infant death syndrome disease, H6721 [25JN]

———safety of mother and child during pregnancy and childbirth, H10764 [23SE]

———safety of mother and child relative to delivery, H8794 [30JY]

Herndon, VA: tribute to Herndon Middle School Symphonic Band, E830 [16MY]

Hoar, Jack: participation in CIVITAS@Bosnia-Herzegovina Education Program, E1713 [26SE]

Houston, TX: tribute to North Shore High School Air Force JROTC 945th Cadet Wing, E1044 [10JN]

Hudson County, NJ: tribute to AmeriCorps graduates of Union City Day Care Program, Inc., E1463 [2AU]

Humble, TX: tribute to Humble High School football team, E142 [1FE]

Hunger: tribute to organizations working to combat childhood hunger, E778 [10MY]

Illinois: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1591 [12SE]

———tribute to Niantic-Harristown Scholastic Bowl team for winning State championship, E746 [9MY]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrant children to education, H10191-H10195 [11SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11070, H11077, H11096-H11108 [25SE], E1810 [28SE], E1860, E1867 [30SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (H. Res. 530), H11091-H11096 [25SE]

———distribute surplus visas to children and siblings of certain U.S. citizens, H2520-H2522 [20MR]

Indiana: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1050 [11JN]

Information services: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (H.R. 3508), E880 [22MY]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (H.R. 3590), E1013 [6JN]

Jackson, Christopher: Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Essay Contest award recipient, E997 [5JN]

Jacob Wetterling Foundation: tribute to lobbying efforts for protection of children, E881 [22MY]

Jacqua, Jack: National Education Association Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Award recipient, E1324 [18JY]

Jersey City, NJ: tribute to St. Joseph's School for the Blind, E1788 [28SE]

Job Corps: ensure a drug-free, safe, and cost effective program (H.R. 3169), E463 [27MR]

Jordan, Eric: National Heroism Medal recipient, E1066 [12JN]

Kaffer, Roger: Joliet, IL, UNICO Citizen of the Year award recipient, E734 [8MY]

Kalamazoo, MI: tribute to Kalamazoo Central High School Mock Trial Team, E1087 [13JN]

Kansas City, MO: tribute to Francis Child Development Institute, E1777 [28SE]

———tribute to Francis Families Foundation, E1777 [28SE]

Keystone, OH: tribute to student participants in National Future Farmers of America Convention contests, E919 [24MY]

KHI Services, Inc.: anniversary, E1769 [28SE]

Kingsley, PA: tribute to Mountain View Elementary School, E838 [16MY]

Knudson, Scott: Guam Geography Bee competition winner, E789 [14MY]

La Puente, CA: anniversary of La Puente Valley Regional Occupational Program, E993 [4JN]

Lake Huron, MI: anniversary of Lake Huron Methodist Camp and Retreat Center, E1020 [6JN]

Langseth, Sallie: tribute for induction into National Teachers Hall of Fame, E1115 [20JN]

Larson, Megan: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E779 [10MY]

Lashutka, Greg: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1548 [10SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national resource center and clearinghouse relative to missing or exploited children (H.R. 3238), E775 [10MY]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (H.R. 4111), H12170 [28SE]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), H11247 [26SE]

Lawrenceville, IL: tribute to Lawrenceville High School boys' basketball team, E493 [29MR]

———tribute to Lawrenceville High School wrestling team, E502 [29MR]

Ledford, NC: tribute to Ledford High School girls' softball team, E1239 [11JY]

Lee, Suerjee: Prudential Spirit of Community Award recipient, E418 [22MR]

Lincoln, Representative: congratulations on birth of twins, H6529 [19JN]

Lincoln County, GA: tribute to Lincoln County High School football team, E142 [1FE]

Livermore, CA: tribute to public schools, E123 [1FE]

Long Beach, CA: tribute to Sertoma Club essay contest winners, E353 [14MR]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Neighborhood Youth Association, E1717 [26SE]

———tribute to Dorsey High School football team, E58 [23JA]

———tribute to Education Foundation of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, E1506 [4SE]

Louisiana: tribute to Taylor Audubon Students and Scholars Program, E949 [30MY]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Ninth and O Baptist Church for relief efforts for the children in Bosnia, E1127 [20JN]

Lower Merion, PA: tribute to Lower Merion High School boys' basketball team, E493 [29MR]

Ludlow, MS: tribute to Ludlow High School boys' soccer team, E389 [20MR]

Lyons, IL: tribute to Lyons Township High School all-State musicians, E216 [27FE]

———tribute to Lyons Township High School boys' baseball team, E1591 [12SE]

Marathon, NY: tribute to Marathon High School girls' field hockey team, E13 [4JA]

Marcellus, NY: tribute to Marcellus High School for winning the EPA Operation Green Eyes competition, E471 [28MR]

March of the Living Program: tribute, E554 [17AP]

Marshall, Joe: National Education Association Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Award recipient, E1324 [18JY]

Maryland: tribute to victims of commuter train accident, E339 [13MR]

Matsutaro, Ebil: Guam Scripps-Howard Spelling Bee competition winner, E792 [14MY]

McCuistion, Caitlin: Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Essay Contest award recipient, E997 [5JN]

Medicaid: reform, H6633 [20JN]

Medicare/medicaid: provide orientation and medical profiles for enrollees and require health plans to assure child immunizations (H.R. 4160), E1695 [25SE]

Metropolitan Theaters Corp.: H.E.L.P Group Corporate Philanthropy Award recipient, E986 [4JN]

Miami, FL: tribute to Northwestern High School football team, E23 [5JA]

Michigan: tribute to Chaldean Federation of America Commencement and Scholarship Program graduates, E1053 [11JN]

Midland, TX: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 232, E378 [19MR]

Midway, TX: tribute to All-Stars boys' baseball team, E1582 [11SE]

Milhem, Chuck: Boys and Girls Clubs of Bay County, MI, Helping Hand Award recipient, E1553 [10SE]

Miller, Hugh: Juvenile Diabetes Foundation honoree, E329 [13MR]

Miller, Linda: Organization of American Historians Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau Pre-Collegiate Teaching Award recipient, E220 [28FE]

Miller, Mary J. O'Reilly: Mahtomedi, MN, Teacher of Distinction Award recipient, E1057 [11JN]

Molli, Mark J.: participation in CIVITAS@Bosnia-Herzegovina Education Program, E1750 [27SE]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Best Friends Program, H3550 [17AP]

———tribute to Faith in Action project, E216 [27FE]

Montgomery County, PA: tribute to participants of the Walk for Quality Child Care, E1375 [25JY]

———tribute to Pennfield Middle School music educators and students, E1377 [25JY]

Morton, IL: tribute to Morton High School girls' basketball team, E209 [27FE], E613 [24AP]

Motor vehicles: improve public education on proper use of child safety restraint systems (H.R. 4262), E1765 [27SE]

Mt. Zion, IL: tribute to Mt. Zion High School boys' basketball team, E255 [29FE]

Muncie, IN: tribute to Motivate Our Minds program, H3639 [18AP]

National Children's Dental Health Month: observance, E144 [1FE]

National Head Start Day: observance, E695 [1MY]

National Lyme Disease Awareness Month: observance, E808 [15MY]

National Missing Children's Week: observance, H5383 [22MY], E881 [22MY]

National objectives: priority assignments, H5737-H5740 [30MY], H5755, H5756 [31MY], H5765, H5766, H5805-H5812 [4JN], H6403 [13JN], H6485 [18JN]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN], E1091 [14JN]

National Sportsmanship Day: observance, E273 [5MR], E284 [6MR]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act, H4166 [30AP], H4367 [1MY], H4400 [2MY], H4435 [7MY], H4533 [8MY], H4783, H4784 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4808-H4821 [10MY]

———exempt certain child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (H.R. 3275), H3827 [25AP]

———regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (H.R. 3828), E1289 [16JY]

Nelson, Raki: National Alliance of African American Athletes Watkins Award recipient, E588 [19AP]

NetDay96: tribute (H. Res. 521), E1606 [12SE]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act: implementation (H.R. 4135), H10962 [24SE]

New Britain, CT: tribute to Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, E113 [30JA]

New Castle, IN: tribute to Henry County Youth Shelter, E1302 [17JY]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of Casa Otonal (organization), E1056 [11JN]

———tribute to Varick Family Life Center, E582 [19AP]

New Jersey: tribute to Academic High School, E1122 [20JN]

———tribute to participants of the Artistic Discovery art competition, E728 [7MY]

———tribute to ShoreCheer International (organization), E1755 [27SE]

New Lenox, IL: tribute to Lincoln-Way High School for recognition by Redbook (publication) and Money (publication) America's Best Schools Project competition, E508 [29MR]

New York: tribute to Commack Middle School anti-smoking program, E840 [16MY]

New York, NY: anniversary of National Council of Negro Women, E1364 [24JY]

———tribute to March of the Living Program, E1229 [9JY]

———tribute to P.S. 230 for receiving Title 1 Distinguished School Award, E849 [21MY]

Newark, NJ: Teen Arts Festival anniversary, E261 [29FE]

Newport News, VA: tribute to Pinedale Manor Boys and Girls Club, E1838 [30SE]

Nicholasville, KY: tribute to East Jessamine Middle School, E741 [9MY]

NIH: nausea, vomiting, nutrition, and pregnancy study funding, H7324 [11JY]

North Carolina: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1778 [28SE]

Northern Ireland: tribute to Project Children '96 sponsors, E1430, E1438 [1AU]

Norwalk, CA: tribute to Lakeland Elementary School recipient of California Council for the Social Studies Program of Excellence Award, E226 [28FE]

O'Fallon, MO: tribute to Fort Zumwalt North Middle School seventh and eighth grade concert choirs, E1098 [17JN]

Ohio: tribute to Charles A. Krout Elementary School, E896 [24MY]

Olavarrieta, Carmen: Volunteer Distinguished Service Award recipient, E718 [7MY]

Onondaga, NY: tribute to Westhill Senior High School girls soccer and basketball teams, E838 [16MY]

Orchard Park, NY: tribute to Black History Month essay contest award recipients, E831 [16MY]

Oregon: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1155 [24JN]

Pagorek, Anthony P.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1315 [18JY]

Paintsville, KY: tribute to Paintsville High School boys' basketball team, E481 [28MR]

Pasadena, TX: tribute to J. Frank Dobie High School Academic Decathlon Team, E696 [1MY]

Passey, Travis: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1066 [12JN]

Pennsylvania: anniversary of Domestic Violence Service Center, E1675 [24SE]

———tribute to Upper Dublin High School, E1380 [25JY]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of CORA Services, Inc., E1591 [12SE]

Phoenixville, PA: tribute to President's Day Essay Contest winners, E415 [22MR]

Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary of Children's Hospital poison prevention program, E332 [13MR]

Pontiac, MI: tribute to Pontiac Central High School U.S. First Team, E936 [29MY]

Pope County, IL: tribute to Pope County High School boys' basketball team, E555 [17AP]

Port Washington, NY: tribute to Port Washington Youth Activities (organization) Hall of Fame inductees, E1043 [10JN]

Postal Service: require envelopes and warning labels for mail depicting violent or sexually-explicit acts (H.R. 3097), E366 [14MR]

Prasad, Archna and Vandna: tribute for participation in the International Science and Engineering Fair, E1134 [20JN]

Prevette, Johnathan: suspension from first grade for alleged sexual harassment, H11051 [25SE], H11579 [27SE]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, H7988 [18JY], E1409 [30JY]

———eligibility of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, H2484-H2487 [20MR]

———funding for nutrition programs, H2217 [13MR], H5107 [15MY], H6165 [11JN], H8089 [22JY], E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN], E1091 [14JN]

———funding for nutrition programs (H.R. 4275), E1862 [30SE]

———impact of funding levels on domestic violence rates, H310 [5JA]

———reform, H4535 [8MY], H6485 [18JN], H8587 [26JY]

———reform relative to domestic violence (H. Con. Res. 195), H7508 [12JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, H7750 [17JY], H7801, H7802, H7803, H7808 [18JY], H9409 [31JY], H11578 [27SE]

Reddington, Steven: Fifth Congressional District essay contest award recipient, E479 [28MR]

Reebok International Ltd.: agreement to prevent use of child labor for Pakistani soccer ball manufacturing, E1165 [25JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H2129 [13MR]

Rhode Island: Eagle Scout Award recipients, E76 [24JA]

———tribute to Latino Peer Council, H3549 [17AP]

———tribute to Ponaganset High School Wind Ensemble, E1529 [5SE]

Richmond, IN: tribute to Wernle Home for Children, H2670 [22MR]

———tribute to Wernle Home (orphanage), E1277 [12JY]

Rico Rivera, CA: tribute to Teens Assisting Senior Citizens (organization), E1068 [12JN]

River Ridge, FL: tribute to River Ridge High School's mock State legislative session, E534 [16AP]

Robinson, Aliceson: LeGrand Smith Scholarship recipient, E785 [14MY]

Rockland County, NY: tribute to Ramapo High School students for charitable efforts in Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

Rockville, MD: anniversary of the Lucy Barnsley School, E640 [25AP]

Rybarczyk, Joseph: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1315 [18JY]

Saginaw, MI: anniversary of First Ward Community Center and Old Timers Club, E1161 [25JN]

San Antonio, TX: recognition of East Central High School in Redbook (publication) America's Best Schools Project competition, E368 [14MR]

San Diego, CA: tribute to Annual Community Mobilization Conference and Training on Gangs, Violence, and Drugs, E531 [16AP]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Alacosta Tri-Valley Tigers (baseball team), E1507 [4SE]

Santa Fe Springs, CA: tribute to Santa Fe High School, E823 [16MY]

———tribute to St. Paul High School students, E421 [22MR]

School Lunch Program: reform, H873-H875 [25JA]

Schools: guidelines for lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), H4910-H4913 [14MY], E840 [16MY]

———limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm, E1887 [1OC]

———maximize use of available technology (H.R. 4180), E1700 [26SE]

———use of computers to connect to the Internet, H842 [25JA]

Sealy, TX: tribute to Sealy High School football team, E144 [1FE]

Seiderman, Ethel: Marin County, CA, Educator of the Year award recipient, E962 [30MY]

Semmer, Martha: recipient of national award for building community interest in foreign language education, E949 [30MY]

Shaub, Sarah: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E775 [10MY]

Shelby County, IN: tribute to Shelby County Youth Shelter, H5978 [6JN]

Shelbyville, IL: tribute to Shelbyville High School boys basketball team, E354 [14MR]

Shrewsbury, MA: tribute to Shrewsbury High School students for drafting AIDS education and prevention resolution, E63 [23JA]

Simon, Jimmy: Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr., Leadership Award for Distinguished Service in Pediatrics recipient, E836 [16MY]

Sister Charlotte: National Service Award recipient, E538 [16AP]

Skokie, IL: tribute to Highland Elementary School for receiving fourth place in the ``Set a Good Example'' competition, E975 [31MY]

Smith, Neil: Congress of Ten Outstanding Young Americans Award recipient, E357 [14MR]

Sosinski, Kathryn: LeGrand Smith Scholarship recipient, E783 [14MY]

Southfield, MI: Southfield Christian School anniversary, E337 [13MR]

Sparkill, NY: anniversary of St. Agnes Home for Boys, E1730 [27SE]

Spokane, WA: tribute to Spokane Scholars Foundation award recipients, E625 [25AP]

Sports: convene national summit to promote good citizenship (H. Con. Res. 199), E1834 [30SE]

Springfield, MA: tribute to Cathedral High School boys' hockey team, E395 [20MR]

States: reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (H.R. 4303), E1837 [30SE]

Stickney, IL: tribute to American Legion Oratorical Contest award recipients, E608 [24AP]

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (H. Con. Res. 162), E543 [16AP]

Summers, Adam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1315 [18JY]

Sunshine Foundation: anniversary, E1025 [6JN]

Taxation: child tax credit, H7247 [10JY]

———earned income tax credit, H1754 [6MR], H5118-H5122 [15MY], H5504-H5509, H5525, H5531 [23MY], H7804, H7805, H7807, H7808, H7815 [18JY], E833 [16MY]

———rates, H169 [4JA]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4433, H4440 [7MY], H4775-H4785 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4807-H4822 [10MY], E787 [14MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4756, H4766-H4775 [9MY]

———treatment of families and children (H.R. 3943), E1502 [2AU]

Teenage pregnancy: prevention, H2104-H2110 [12MR], H7227 [10JY], H8076 [22JY], E336, E340 [13MR], E1485 [2AU]

Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Month: observance, H5653, H5735, H5737 [30MY]

Television: broadcast of violent programming, H3208 [29MR]

———broadcast of violent programming (H. Res. 541), E1739 [27SE]

———establish toll-free number for comments relative to the broadcasting of violent programming, E160 [5FE]

Teutopolis, IL: tribute to Teutopolis Community School District, E1820 [30SE]

Texas: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1571 [11SE]

———tribute to students participating in Operation Valentine for troops stationed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, E428 [22MR]

Thomas, Clarence: invitation to attend awards ceremony in Prince George's County, MD, H5766 [4JN], H6096 [10JN], H6493 [18JN], H7144 [9JY]

Thompson-Wallace, Carolyn B.: Rotary Club of Newark, NJ, Person of the Year award recipient, E877 [22MY]

Ting Lou: Westinghouse Science Award recipient, E664 [30AP]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H915 [26JA], H9929 [4SE], H10180 [11SE], E90, E96, E102 [25JA], E148, E172 [5FE], E989 [4JN], E1863 [30SE]

———restrict advertising and promotion (H.R. 3821), H7641 [16JY]

Tucson Association of Child Care: anniversary, E1732 [27SE]

U.N.: tribute to World Food Program, E1501 [2AU]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: review of sentencing guidelines, H4488-H4492 [7MY]

USIA: tribute to educational and cultural exchange programs, E1247 [11JY]

Vallejo, CA: tribute to Fighting Back Partnership (organization), E1704 [26SE]

Veterans of Underage Military Service, Inc.: tribute, E221 [28FE]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, H29 [3JA]

Wading River, NY: anniversary of Little Flower Children's Services (organization), E1442 [1AU]

Walkerville, MI: tribute to Camp Tall Turf, E582 [19AP]

Wayne Valley, NJ: tribute to Wayne Valley High School District, E809 [15MY]

Westinghouse Foundation: tribute to Science Talent Search award recipients, E331 [13MR]

Wieczorek, Angela: Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Essay Contest award recipient, E997 [5JN]

Williams, Damon: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E778 [10MY]

Wisconsin: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1161 [25JN], E1571 [11SE]

Wood, Kim: National Achievement Scholarship for Black Americans recipient, E488 [28MR]

Worcester, MA: observance of Citizenship Month by the Air Force Junior ROTC at Burncoat High School, E107 [26JA]

Youth Art Month: observance, E504 [29MR]

Youth Conservation Corps: anniversary, H8519 [25JY]

Zeigler, IL: tribute to Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District, E1822 [30SE]

Zymurgy, Inc.: court decision relative to tax exempt status, H4132 [30AP]

Remarks in Senate

Abraham, Senator: congratulations on birth of son, S9902 [5SE], S10011 [6SE]

Abstinence education programs: funding, S8508, S8509 [23JY], S9366 [1AU]

AFDC: funding, S8451-S8454 [22JY], S9325 [1AU]

AID: funding for family planning programs, S4388-S4389 [30AP]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (S. 2139), S11543 [27SE]

Albert, Barry: New Hampshire Middle School Principal of the Year award recipient, S9444 [1AU]

Albuquerque, NM: tribute to Dolores Gonzales Elementary School Read-Write-Now program, S12339 [3OC]

Alexander, Kendal: Prudential Insurance Co. of America Spirit of Community Award recipient, S4810 [7MY]

Alpha Delta Kappa (fraternal organization): tribute, S12422 [21OC]

American Legion: anniversary of Virginia Girls State Program, S6249 [13JN]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, S9048 [29JY], S9094-S9099 [30JY]

Appropriations: reauthorize funding for runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs (S. 1582), S1456-S1458 [29FE], S1531 [5MR]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, S1379 [28FE]

———characterization of violence in the entertainment industry, S10208 [10SE]

Benton, IL: dedication of the Gene R. Alexander Learning Resource Center at Benton Elementary School, S3496 [17AP]

Bethel, CT: tribute to Odyssey of the Mind Association competition winners, S11200 [24SE]

Bogue, Kimberly: Indiana Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winner, S4980 [13MY]

Boston, MA: anniversary of English High School, S3494 [17AP]

Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipients, S1466 [29FE]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: tribute, S2217 [18MR]

Bozman, MT: College National Finals Rodeo, S6251 [13JN]

Bristol, NH: tribute to the Order of DeMolay (organization), S1468 [29FE]

Broward County, FL: dedication of the Cleveland Clinic Shirley L. Miller Pavilion, S12326 [3OC]

California: economic effects of public welfare programs reform, S8527 [23JY]

———tribute to NetDay96 (S. Res. 274), S7192 [27JN]

Camden, NJ: establish a pediatric intensive care center, S4173 [25AP]

Campaign for Our Children, Inc.: effectiveness of program in Milwaukee, WI, S9979 [5SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 153), S6672 [21JN]

Chemicals: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (S. 2179), S11992 [30SE]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Moving to Opportunity Program, S9306 [31JY]

Child care: consolidate Federal programs (S. 850), S8519 [23JY], S9338 [1AU]

———restore health and safety protections, S8109-S8113 [18JY]

Child Care Providers Week: observance, S3215 [29MR]

Child Welfare Act: reform foster care programs, S5710-S5714 [4JN]

Childhood Hunger Day: observance, S12352 [3OC]

Children's Defense Fund (organization): Stand for Children demonstration in Washington, DC, S5948 [6JN], S6512 [19JN]

China, People's Republic of: conditions at state-run orphanages, S341 [24JA]

Clayton, GA: opening of Camp Ramah Darom, S5503 [22MY]

Close Up Foundation: anniversary, S6218 [13JN]

Colleges and universities: Court of Appeals decision relative to student body diversity, S3494 [17AP]

Colorado: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S8382 [19JY], S11568 [27SE]

Computers: cable television industry offer of internet access to schools, S7489 [9JY]

———protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet, S1646 [7MR], S12042 [30SE]

———provide parental control of child access to online services, S5509 [23MY]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S694 [1FE], S2095 [14MR], S3146 [28MR]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (H.R. 3606), S6130 [12JN]

———tribute to NetDay East project for wiring public schools for the Internet, S9015 [29JY]

Congress: impact of legislation on the incidence of hungry and homeless children, S5219 [17MY], S5413 [21MY], S5466 [22MY]

———national agenda, S9050-S9052 [29JY]

Consensus Commission on Education Reform: funding, S4168 [25AP]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (S. 2094), S11034 [19SE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, S2089-S2092 [14MR], S2188 [15MR], S2290 [19MR], S2441 [20MR], S9834 [4SE]

———tribute to Home Stretch Build Project, S11129 [24SE]

Correctional institutions: treatment of juvenile offenders (S. 1604), S1855 [12MR]

Courts: prosecution of sexual predators (S. 1948), S7766 [11JY]

———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm within a certain distance of a school, S10384, S10385, S10395 [12SE]

Cranston, RI: tribute to Cranston Western Little League All-Stars baseball team, S9962 [5SE]

Cresskill, NJ: tribute to Cresskill High School for HIV/AIDS seminar, S4952 [9MY]

Crime: alternative methods of punishment versus imprisonment, S1371 [27FE]

———animal abuse relative to violent crime, S4630 [2MY]

———domestic violence programs funding, S12325 [3OC]

———establish felony violations for evasion of child support obligations (S. 2180), S11995 [30SE]

———funding to assist youth at risk from illegal drug use, crime, and violence, S5231, S5232 [17MY]

———Gang Resistance Education and Training Program funding, S10185 [10SE]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (S. 1733), S4856 [8MY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S4703 [6MY], S9633 [2AU]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 1991), S8867 [25JY]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S3421-S3424, S3484 [17AP], S8777-S8781 [25JY]

———penalties for sex offenses against children (S. 1985), S8637-S8639 [24JY]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence, S5556 [23MY], S6192 [13JN]

———prohibit detention of a child relative to evasion of arrest (S. 2002), S9161 [30JY]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (S. 1854), S6013-S6015 [10JN]

———research relative to individual who commit acts of violence against animals, S12336 [3OC]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to prevent child abuse (S. 1996), S8991 [26JY]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (S. Res. 282), S8643-S8645 [24JY], S9670 [2AU]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7680-S7685 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (S. 2155), S11722, S11723 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: encourage exchange of ideas, information, and materials amongst military and civilian child care services, S6917 [26JN]

Dept. of HHS: Flowering Tree Alcoholism Treatment Program funding, S11917, S11918 [30SE]

Dept. of HUD: Youthbuild Program funding, S9835 [4SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 4173), S12133-S12136 [1OC]

Detroit, MI: observance of Metro Detroit Youth Day, S7501 [9JY]

District of Columbia: transfer title of real property in Anacostia Park to facilitate construction of the National Children's Island (H.R. 1508), S7340 [28JN]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S1321-S1339 [27FE], S1403-S1406 [29FE], S1506-S1512 [5MR]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S12341 [3OC]

Dove, Tim: Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Master Teacher award recipient, S5376 [20MY]

Dover, DE: tribute to Holy Cross Elementary School, S4630 [2MY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S361-S363 [25JA], S1660 [7MR], S1666 [11MR], S3241 [29MR], S3699, S3707 [19AP], S4969, S4970 [13MY], S9016-S9030 [29JY]-S9690 [3SE], S10190 [10SE], S10573-S10576 [16SE]

Drugs: penalties related to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride (S. 1609), S1868 [12MR]

———penalties relative to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride, S10386-S10388, S10394, S10395 [12SE]

Education: anniversary of Fulbright Program, S6752 [24JN]

———authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (S. 2134), S11434 [26SE]

———effects of budget reconciliation process on school districts' budget planning, S292 [23JA]

———funding, S403-S416, S426, S427, S428, S445 [26JA], S1274 [20FE], S1539 [6MR], S1671-S1675 [11MR], S1792, S1810-S1817 [12MR], S1913, S1964 [13MR], S2087 [14MR], S3196 [29MR], S4101 [25AP], S5224-S5230, S5249 [17MY], S5322-S5324, S5363 [20MY], S5420 [21MY], S5467-S5469 [22MY], S6069, S6070 [11JN], S6122 [12JN], S10776 [18SE], S10939, S10943-S10947, S10980 [19SE]

———Head Start Program funding, S3165 [28MR]

———Impact Aid Program reform, S10033 [9SE]

———increase length of school year, S9315 [31JY]

———national policy to improve system, S3497 [17AP], S4085 [24AP], S5259 [17MY], S5433-S5435 [21MY], S5532 [23MY], S6818, S6819 [25JN], S7924-S7927, S7982, S7987 [17JY], S10051-S10053 [9SE], S10206 [10SE], S10740 [18SE], S11862, S11929 [30SE]

———Parents as Teachers Program funding, S11912 [30SE]

———social and economic impact of illiteracy, S7203 [27JN], S8925 [25JY]

———treatment of certain State Impact Aid Program payments (S. 1543), S530 [26JA], S3494 [17AP]

———use of phonics in literacy education, S3204 [29MR]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S8151 [18JY]

El Paso, TX: tribute to Coronado High School band, S2421 [20MR]

Elections: tribute to the National Student/Parent Mock Elections, S12288, S12289 [3OC]

Employment: summer youth jobs progam, S2087 [14MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), S7912-S7914 [16JY]

———clarify exemption for houseparents from minimum wage and overtime requirements (S. 1554), S739 [1FE]

Faith House (organization): tribute, S664 [31JA]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse prevention (S. 919), S8123, S8303-S8311 [18JY], S11573-S11582 [27SE]

———child care funding under the temporary assistance for needy families program (S. 2113), S11185 [24SE]

———child support enforcement, S8120-S8123 [18JY]

———child support enforcement (S. 1760), S5094 [15MY]

———funding for international family planning programs, S1512 [5MR], S1645 [7MR], S1780 [11MR], S1817, S1818 [12MR], S2044-S2054 [14MR], S12200 [2OC]

———illegitimacy rates, S5424 [21MY], S5516 [23MY], S8512, S8513 [23JY]

———parental abuduction of a child to a foreign country, S4288 [29AP]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), S5632 [23MY]

———reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (S. 1716), S4323-S4326 [29AP]

———religious upbringing, S7921-S7924 [17JY]

———teen pregnancy relative to welfare reform, S5101 [15MY]

———tribute to national domestic violence hotline, S2143 [15MR], S2285 [19MR], S2421 [20MR], S2622 [21MR], S2883 [26MR], S3030 [27MR], S3177 [29MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (S. 2145), S11225 [25SE]

———anniversary, S11127, S11135 [24SE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (S. 1896), S6662 [21JN]

Farmington, MI: opening of YMCA, S10022 [6SE]

FDA: limit advertising of tobacco products over the Internet (S. 2184), S12126 [1OC]

Firearms: effects of gun violence, S12351 [3OC]

———increase age limit for possession of a handgun (S. 1872), S6235 [13JN]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, S8830, S8831 [25JY], S9458-S9460 [2AU], S10377-S10380 [12SE], S11226 [25SE], S11363 [26SE], S11876-S11878 [30SE]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (S. 1632), S2646 [21MR], S3199 [29MR], S9628 [2AU]

———student pledge against gun violence, S7070, S7071 [27JN]

Fisher-Raining Bird, Danetta F.: Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship recipient, S4875 [8MY]

Foster care: clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child, S8142 [18JY]

Frey, Brent M.: Indiana Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winner, S4980 [13MY]

Girl Scouts: tribute to Rhode Island Gold and Silver Award recipients, S1466 [29FE]

Gloddy, Andrea: Japan-United States Senate Scholarship recipient, S6626 [20JN]

Government regulations: policies relative to education and care, S1542 [6MR]

GSA: transfer of surplus Government computer equipment to schools, S9833 [4SE]

———transfer of surplus government computer equipment to schools and education programs, S5230 [17MY]

Habitat for Humanity (organization): tribute to Home Stretch Build Project, S11129 [24SE]

Harlan County, KY: tribute to young men's choir visit to Washington, DC, S4636 [2MY]

Harnett County, NC: Impact Aid funding for schools relative to Pope AFB and Fort Bragg, S7983, S7984 [17JY]

Health: attention deficit disorder research funding, S11881 [30SE]

———early identification of hearing impaired infants, S4174 [25AP]

———ensure adequate health care coverage for all children and pregnant women, S3601, S3602 [18AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S5563 [23MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, S9278, S9279 [31JY], S9903-S9915 [5SE], S10021, S10022 [6SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (S. 969), S3248 [29MR], S4636, S4640 [2MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage of children (S. 2167), S12350 [3OC], S12467 [21OC]

———require health plans to provide coverage of children (S. 2186), S12128 [1OC]

Health care professionals: training for the identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (S. 697), S11105 [20SE]

Healthsouth Sports Medicine Council: tribute, S5090 [15MY]

Healthy Start Program: funding, S3593, S3604 [18AP]

Himebaugh, Mark: missing child, S5612 [23MY]

Huntington, WV: tribute to Meadows Elementary School million pages reading program, S7326 [28JN]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrant children to education, S9482 [2AU]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education, S10572 [16SE], S11132 [24SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), S11321 [25SE], S11336 [26SE], S11703 [28SE]

———access of legal immigrant children to foster care, S4291 [29AP]

———admission of family members of U.S. citizens, S3283 [15AP], S4117-S4153 [25AP]

———treatment of legal immigrants relative to public welfare programs, S4378, S4379, S4392 [30AP], S4583, S4585-S4587, S4594 [2MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 1578), S1354-S1357, S1361 [27FE], S3624 [18AP]

Information services: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (S. 1908), S7027 [26JN]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (S. 1630), S2429 [20MR]

Iowa: tribute to educational system, S6194 [13JN]

———tribute to girls' high school basketball tournament, S6670 [21JN]

IRS: collection of child support through payroll withholdings if State collection rates do not improve (S. 2190), S12304 [3OC]

Japan: education of U.S. citizens in Japanese language, culture, and society, S3151 [28MR]

Johnson, Roy: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children honoree, S5453 [21MY]

Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut (organization): anniversary, S9862 [4SE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (S. 1952), S11628-S11630 [28SE], S11913 [30SE]

———amend (S. 2062), S10194 [10SE]

Kentucky: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S6819 [25JN], S7205 [27JN], S7786 [11JY]

Lackland AFB, TX: construction of facility for military dependent children with disabilities, S7259-S7261 [28JN]

Law enforcement officers: establish training programs relative to missing or exploited children (S. 1652), S3159 [28MR]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), S11122 [20SE], S11898 [30SE], S12256 [3OC]

Lawyers for Children (organization): tribute, S10023 [6SE]

Londonderry, NH: tribute to Londonderry High School marching band and colorguard, S2884 [26MR]

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

LSC: payment for attorney's fees and expenses relative to certain actions, S2029 [14MR], S2303 [19MR]

Marion County, OR: tribute to Buddy Bears for Abused Children Program, S7789 [11JY]

Maryland: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S4950 [9MY]

MBNA America (corporation): tribute for awards relative to family-friendly practices, S12042 [30SE], S12349 [3OC]

Medicaid: alcoholism and drug dependency treatment services for pregnant women (S. 171), S5267 [17MY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8505, S8506 [23JY]

Milford, NH: tribute to Milford Middle School for efforts on behalf of Springfield, MA, Shriners Hospital, S6900 [25JN]

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Golvsky, and Popeo (law firm): tribute to Domestic Violence Project, S5556 [23MY]

Montgomery, AL: tribute to Montgomery Academy Forensics Team, S5017 [14MY]

Morality and ethics: role of trust in society, S7507 [10JY]

Motor vehicles: safety of air bags relative to children, S10831 [18SE]

———school bus safety (S. 1633), S2647 [21MR]

Nashua, NH: tribute to Marguerite's Place for disadvantaged women and children, S9636 [2AU]

National Children's Day: designate (S. Res. 292), S10556, S10564 [13SE]

National objectives: priority assignments, S6512 [19JN]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, S5742, S5748, S5778 [4JN]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 300), S11187 [24SE], S11641 [28SE]

National Sportsmanship Day: observance, S1527 [5MR], S1634 [7MR]

Native Americans: enforcement of child support agreements between States and tribal organizations, S8121 [18JY]

———regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (S. 1962), S7900-S7905 [16JY], S11455-S11460 [26SE]

———Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation school construction funding, S10535 [13SE]

New Hampshire: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop No. 55, S11320 [25SE]

———Boy Scouts Troop 135 anniversary, S9638 [2AU]

———tribute to National Teacher Training Institute for Math, Science, and Technology, S1990 [13MR]

———tribute to Presidential Scholar Award recipients, S5503 [22MY], S8301 [18JY]

New Mexico: tribute to Highland High School academic decathlon team, S3737 [19AP]

North, Stephen: New Hampshire Secondary School Principal of the Year award recipient, S9443 [1AU]

North Charlestown, NH: renovation of Farwell School, S11319 [25SE]

Oklahoma: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S4875 [8MY]

Oklahoma City, OK: establish Reading Foundation, S3204 [29MR]

Operation Smile (organization): Conrad N. Hilton Foundation humanitarian award recipient, S6546 [19JN]

Oregon: tribute to Meadowwood Springs Speech and Hearing Camp, S7323 [28JN]

Passports: require that applications for minors have signatures of both parents (S. 1684), S3627 [18AP]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security relative to certain students (S. 2044), S9605 [2AU]

Pornography: amend laws relative to child pornography, S11840-S11842, S11900 [30SE]

———amend laws relative to child pornography (S. 1237), S11285 [25SE], S11700 [28SE]

Project for American Renewal: implement (S. 1904), S6850 [25JN], S8123 [18JY]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, S8096, S8097, S8099, S8100, S8124-S8126 [18JY], S8330 [19JY], S8396-S8401 [22JY], S8502, S8522, S8524 [23JY]

———allow States to sanction families whose children have not been immunized, S8138 [18JY], S8333, S8366 [19JY]

———funding for nutrition programs, S2916, S2917 [27MR], S4506 [1MY], S8136-S8138 [18JY], S8404, S8405 [22JY], S8494, S8514, S8524 [23JY], S9333 [1AU]

———funding for quality standards relative to child care, S8148 [18JY]

———impact of funding levels on domestic violence rates, S5220 [17MY], S5413 [21MY]

———implementation of corrective action plan in States where child poverty has increased, S8135 [18JY]

———implementation of corrective action plan in States where child poverty has increased (S. 2043), S9604 [2AU]

———increase child care credit for lower-income working parents, S8098 [18JY]

———individual development savings accounts, S8368 [19JY]

———modify State family assistance grant determination formula to include the number of children in poverty, S8358-S8362 [19JY], S8410-S8414 [22JY], S8501 [23JY]

———multigenerational welfare dependency, S8126 [18JY], S8331 [19JY]

———require congressional action to revise reform legislation if child poverty rate increases, S8139-S8141 [18JY], S8334 [19JY]

———restore funding for Indian child care programs, S8414, S8415 [22JY]

———Summer Food Program funding, S8114-S8117 [18JY], S8330 [19JY], S8416 [22JY], S8504 [23JY]

———temporary assistance limits and school attendance requirements, S8402-S8404, S8405-S8407 [22JY], S8503 [23JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8144-S8148 [18JY], S8335, S8338-S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422 [22JY], S8496, S8505 [23JY], S9345 [1AU]

———use of electronic benefit transfer systems, S8419 [22JY]

Quincy, MA: fund raising efforts of Broad Meadows Middle School relative to building of a school in Pakistan, S4005 [24AP]

Reese, Denice: National Association of School Nurses National School Nurse of the Year award recipient, S9444 [1AU]

Roy, Jay: Continental Cablevision Educator Award recipient, S4724 [6MY]

Safety: improve school bus safety, S9476 [2AU]

Saginaw, MI: tribute to Saginaw High School boy's basketball team, S3165 [28MR]

———tribute to Saginaw High School boys' basketball team, S3681 [18AP]

Sandia National Laboratories: tribute to HMTech Program, S2137 [14MR]

Schmidt, Jessica: Prudential Insurance Co. of America Spirit of Community Award recipient, S4810 [7MY]

Schools: condition of buildings, environment, and equipment, S6818, S6819 [25JN]

———flexibility to meet dietary guidelines under the school lunch and breakfast programs (S. 1613), S2101 [14MR]

———guidelines for lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), S5207, S5208 [16MY]

———limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (S. 2140), S11544-S11546 [27SE]

———prohibit purchase of foreign beef for nutrition programs (S. 1829), S5764 [4JN]

Shreveport, LA: tribute to Caddo Magnet Orchestra, S3737 [19AP]

Social Security: placement of children with adult relatives who meet State child protection standards (S. 1683), S3626 [18AP]

South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude: labeling of carpets made with child labor, S4005 [24AP]

South Dakota: tribute to participating teams in the State High School Boys' Basketball Tournament, S2641 [21MR]

States: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs (S. 2138), S11542 [27SE]

———encourage foster care placement of children with adult relatives, S8123 [18JY], S8369 [19JY]

———enforcement of statutory rape laws, S8419 [22JY]

Sunnyside, WA: tribute to Sunnyside School District volunteers, S4001 [23AP]

Take Our Daughters to Work Day: observance, S4259 [25AP]

Taxation: child tax credit, S6065 [11JN]

———treatment of adoption expenses, S8363, S8365, S8366 [19JY], S8500 [23JY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), S5632 [23MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (S. 1715), S4323-S4326 [29AP]

———treatment of certain education savings accounts, S7458, S7461, S7462 [9JY]

Teenage pregnancy: prevention, S8419 [22JY]

Television: broadcast of violent programming, S1631 [7MR]

———establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming, S701 [1FE], S1467 [29FE]

———implementation of ratings system for programming, S1467 [29FE], S1631 [7MR], S3238 [29MR]

———reservation of time for family-oriented programming, S9466 [2AU]

———reservation of time for family-oriented programming (S. Res. 290), S10429 [12SE]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, S356 [25JA], S1154 [7FE], S11128, S11197 [24SE], S11318 [25SE], S11443 [26SE], S11562 [27SE]

Tocci, Michael: New Hampshire Elementary School Principal of the Year award recipient, S9443 [1AU]

Urban areas: problems, S1886 [12MR]

Valley, AL: anniversary of Valley Haven School Hike/Bike/Run, S2339 [19MR]

Vermont: tribute to Council on the Humanities Teen Parent Literacy Project, S5453 [21MY]

Washtenaw County, MI: Cope-O'Brien Center anniversary, S9979 [5SE]

Wayne County, MI: Catholic Social Services anniversary, S9977 [5SE]

Westerly, RI: observance of Neighbor Day, S398 [26JA]

Westinghouse Foundation: tribute to Science Talent Search award recipients, S3498 [17AP]

WIC: competitive bidding for infant formula, S8455 [22JY], S9336 [1AU]

———funding, S8436 [22JY]

Wisconsin: meeting between pro-life and pro-choice supporters relative to creation of a common agenda, S5774 [4JN]

Yarmo, Kim: Girls, Inc., Girl of the Year Award recipient, S6414 [18JN]

Reports

Grand Jury Investigation of San Diego's San Ysidro School District, H9760-H9762 [1AU]

Health Insurance for Children: GAO, E1636 [18SE]

Information on Health Issues Involved in Safe Motherhood and Improving Pregnancy Outcomes: Dept. of HHS, H8795 [30JY]

Losing Ground Against Drugs—A Report on Increasing Illicit Drug Use and National Drug Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) Majority Staff, S8835 [25JY], S9018 [29JY]

Need for Better Product Labeling: Representative George Miller, E1659 [19SE]

New Garment Workers Study Finds Americans Intolerant of Sweatshops in Garment Industry: Marymount University Center for Ethical Concerns, S11035 [19SE]

Setting the Course—A National Drug Strategy: Task Force on National Drug Policy, S9019 [29JY]

Reports filed

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3286) (S. Rept. 104-279), S6223 [13JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4301 [30AP]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4429 [6MY]

Child Pilot Safety Act: Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 3267) (H. Rept. 104-683), H7779 [17JY]

Child Pornography Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1237), S9158 [30JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1237) (S. Rept. 104-358), S9742 [3SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2974, Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 421) (H. Rept. 104-552), H4423 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 104-566), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4134, Access of Illegal Immigrants to Public Education: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 530) (H. Rept. 104-834), H11046 [24SE]

Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2974) (H. Rept. 104-548), H4396 [1MY]

Guidelines for School Lunch and Breakfast Programs: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2066) (H. Rept. 104-561), H4502 [7MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Appropriations: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1578) (S. Rept. 104-275), S5378 [20MY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1952) (S. Rept. 104-369), S10600 [16SE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Amendments: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1952), S9428 [1AU]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Appropriations: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3876) (H. Rept. 104-783), H10385 [12SE]

Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings Regulations: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1962) (S. Rept. 104-335), S9071 [29JY]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 969) (S. Rept. 104-326), S8373 [19JY]

Regulations Relative to Certain Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3828) (H. Rept. 104-808), H10720 [19SE]

Television Violence Report Card Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 772) (S. Rept. 104-234), S1180 [9FE]

Transfer Title of District of Columbia Real Property in Anacostia Park To Facilitate Construction of National Children's Island: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1508) (S. Rept. 104-294), S7023 [26JN]

Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 153) (H. Rept. 104-589), H5379 [21MY]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Bringing Up Baby—Problem of Teen Pregnancy, E873 [22MY]

———Protecting Our Children From Drugs, E809 [15MY]

———Television Violence, E124 [1FE]

Resolutions by organizations

AIDS education and prevention programs: Shrewsbury, MA, High School students, E63 [23JA]

Education programs funding level: Los Angeles, CA, Board of Education, E349 [13MR]

Neighbor Day: Westerly, RI, Town Council, S399 [26JA]

Rulings of the Chair

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4482, H4483, H4484 [7MY]

Scripts

Battered Women: Dallas Milholland, Cynthia Ward, Kristin Allen-Zito, and Malissa Kobbevik, S6192 [13JN]

Statements

Appalachian Regional Commission Does Not Duplicate Other Federal Programs, S9096 [30JY]

Business Partnerships With Schools: William A. Oliver, H10012 [4SE]

Cable in the Classroom: Decker Anstrom, National Cable Television Association, H10006 [4SE]

CCA Teen Project Honored at the White House: Representative Richardson, E855 [22MY]

Changing the Education System: Ajah Leas, Eli Stokes, Ktja Page, Ken Bramlett, and B.J. King, E993 [4JN], E1011 [6JN]

———Teresa Snow and Tyler Ryan, E971 [30MY]

Child Abuse: Alison Carpenter, E972 [30MY]

Child Custody Case of Ellen Morgan: Representative Wolf, H859 [25JA]

Community Action of Greater Indianapolis, Inc.: Nanci Morris, E329 [13MR]

Costs of Post-Secondary Education: Bethany Carpenter, E943 [29MY]

Drug Education: Danielle Susharm, Heather Skidmore, Jessica Williams, and Ethan Thibault, E963 [30MY]

Education Programs Funding Level: Susie Kay, S1797 [12MR]

Education Reform and Student Empowerment: several Champlain Valley Union, VT, High School students, E990 [4JN]

Financing of Public School Education: Acacia Fanto, E939 [29MY]

Gangs and Street Violence: Andrea Jaquith, E987 [4JN]

Gun Control: Kelley Williams, Ryan Driscoll, and Patrick Webster, E945 [29MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: Representative Owens, H5812 [4JN]

Morgan v. Foretich Child Custody Case: P.D. Mahony, New Zealand Family Court, E1644 [18SE]

Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings, H4815 [10MY]

———OMB, H4816 [10MY]

———Representatives George Miller and Don Young, H4817 [10MY]

———Representatives George Miller and Richardson, and Delegate Faleomavaega, H4810-H4812 [10MY]

Overcrowding, Budget Problems and Education: Jackie Frazier, Kate Greanon, Kay Gerson, Drew McNaughton, Kate McQuillen, Jennifer Arner, Lucas D'Amico, and Charley Hart, E979 [4JN]

Parents Television Empowerment Act: Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II, E160 [5FE]

Post-High School Job Training and Scholarship Opportunities: Sarah Snider and Stephanie Petrolito, E944 [29MY]

Public Welfare Benefits for Legal Immigrants: National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S8144 [18JY]

Public Welfare Programs Reform: President Clinton, S9359-S9362 [1AU]

———Representative Poshard, H9421 [31JY]

Recycled Housing: Kevin Gannon, E856 [22MY]

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: Representative Meehan, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Bingaman, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Harkin, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Kennedy, S11198 [24SE]

———Senator Lautenberg, S11198 [24SE]

Sentencing Guidelines for Possession of a Firearm Within a Certain Distance of a School: Senator Kohl, S10384 [12SE]

Student Financial Aid Reform: Jennifer Carlson, John Driscoll, Ben Leclair, Jennifer Desjardin, Heather Wiles, E964 [30MY]

Summer Youth Employment Program: Amy DeCarmine, Amber Johnson, Beth Carmine, and Nathina Roy, E982 [4JN]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: Kyle Anderson, E937 [29MY]

Summaries

Abstinence Education and Adolescent Family Life Programs Reauthorization (S. 1716), S4326 [29AP]

Cable Television's Contributions to America's Children and Families: National Cable Televison Association, H10006 [4SE]

Cable TV Nework Programming: National Cable Televison Association, H10006-H10012 [4SE]

Death by Default—A Policy of Fatal Neglect in China's State Orphanages: Human Rights Watch/Asia (organization), S342-S345 [24JA]

Executive Action on Welfare Reform Relative to Teen Pregnancy, S5101 [15MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Appropriations (S. 1578), S1357-S1360 [27FE]

National Drug Control Policy Findings, S9018 [29JY]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act (S. 969): Clarifications and Technical Corrections, S3249 [29MR]

Public Welfare Programs Reform, H8321 [24JY]

Saturated Fat Intake and the Risk of Severe Hyperemesis Gravidarum: L.B. Signorello, Bernard L. Harlow, S.P. Wang, and M.A. Erick, Harvard School of Public Health, H7325 [11JY]

Tax Treatment of Adoption Expenses (S. 1715), S4326 [29AP]

Tax Treatment of Families and Children (H.R. 3943), E1503 [2AU]

Use of Rewards and Penalties for the Welfare Work Requirements, S8362 [19JY]

Tables

Comparison of welfare reform proposals, S8127-S8129 [18JY]

Education funding comparison, S408 [26JA]

Immigration waiting list in the family-sponsored preferences as of February 1996, S4138 [25AP]

Major differences in welfare proposals, S8129 [18JY]

Prevalence of drug use, S5495 [22MY]

Share of population covered by public health insurance programs relative to private health insurance programs: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, E1505 [4SE]

Trends in high school marijuana use, S5495 [22MY]

Testimonies

Domestic Violence Project: Kenneth J. Novak, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Golvsky, and Popeo (law firm), S5556-S5558 [23MY]

National Policy To Improve Education System: Angelica Santacruz, National HeadStart Association, H5369 [21MY]

———Joel Packer, National Education Association, H5368 [21MY]

———Rob Sewell and Willie Brown, American Student Association of Community Colleges, E1913 [3OC]

———Starla Jewell-Kelly, National Community Education Association, H5368 [21MY]

National Policy To Improve Public Education: Jonathan Kozol, S3497 [17AP]

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: Alan Landers, S11563 [27SE]

———Hubert H. Humphrey III, Attorney General of Minnesota, S11444 [26SE]

———Ian L. Uydess, S11444-S11446 [26SE]

———Janet Sackman, S11564 [27SE]

———Jody Hayes, S11318 [25SE]

———Justin Hoover, S11318 [25SE]

———Martin N. Gordon, S11563 [27SE]

———Morton Downey, Jr., S11562 [27SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 153, use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby, H6045 [10JN]

H. Con. Res. 198, use of Capitol Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic, H7507 [12JY]

H. Res. 421, consideration of H.R. 2974, Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act, H4460 [7MY]

H. Res. 428, consideration of H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act, H4766 [9MY]

H.R. 1114, child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters, H8517 [25JY]

H.R. 1855, restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights, H10556 [18SE]

H.R. 2066, Healthy Meals for Children Act, H4910 [14MY]

H.R. 3267, Child Pilot Safety Act, H8044 [22JY]

H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act, H4775-H4780 [9MY]

H.R. 3456, Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act, H11130 [25SE]

H.R. 4135, New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act and National Mental Health Parity Act implementation, H10963 [24SE]

H.R. 4282, technical corrections relative to certain Dept. of Defense educational assistance authority, H12132 [28SE]

H.R. 4303, Equity in Public Education Act, E1837 [30SE]

S. 850, consolidate Federal child care programs, S8520 [23JY]

S. 919, child abuse prevention, S8303-S8309 [18JY], S8384-S8391 [19JY], S11573-S11581 [27SE]

S. 1543, treatment of certain State educational Impact Aid Program payments, S530 [26JA]

S. 1582, runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs' funding, S1531 [5MR]

S. 1604, Juvenile Jail Improvement Act, S1856 [12MR]

S. 1609, penalties related to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride, S1869 [12MR]

S. 1630, Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act, S2429 [20MR]

S. 1632, prohibit possession of firearms for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, S2647 [21MR]

S. 1633, Omnibus School Transportation Safety Act, S2648-S2650 [21MR]

S. 1652, establish training programs for law enforcement officers relative to missing or exploited children, S3159 [28MR]

S. 1675, Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act, S8780 [25JY], H11248-H11250 [26SE]

S. 1684, require that passport applications for minors have signatures of both parents, S3628 [18AP]

S. 1771, Medicaid Substance Abuse Treatment Act, S5268 [17MY]

S. 1829, prohibit purchase of foreign beef for school nutrition programs, S5764 [4JN]

S. 1872, increase age limit for possession of a handgun, S6235 [13JN]

S. 1896, expand Family and Medical Leave Act coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, S6663 [21JN]

S. 1908, Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Empowerment Act, S7028 [26JN]

S. 1962, regulations relative to certain Native American adoption and child custody proceedings, S7902-S7904 [16JY], S11458-S11460 [26SE]

S. 1985, Amber Hagerman Child Protection Act, S8638 [24JY]

S. 1996, use of certain crime grant funds to provide parental education to prevent child abuse, S8991 [26JY]

S. 2062, Juvenile Justice Modernization Act, S10195-S10199 [10SE]

S. 2101, Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act, S11122 [20SE], H11248 [26SE]

S. 2138, clarify standards for State sex offender registration programs, S11543 [27SE]

S. 2140, Safer Schools Act, S11545 [27SE]

S. 2155, Dept. of Agriculture authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program, S11723 [28SE]

S. 2167, Children's Health Insurance for Long-Term Development Act, S12467 [21OC]

S. 2179, Children's Environmental Protection Act, S11993-S11995 [30SE]

S. 2184, Tobacco-Free Children's Internet Act, S12126 [1OC]

S. 2190, Uniform Child Support Enforcement Act, S12304-S12306 [3OC]

S. Con. Res. 66, public welfare programs reform relative to domestic violence, S7191 [27JN]

S. Res. 242, approval of Congressional Office of Compliance regulations applicable to employees of the Senate relative to Family and Medical Leave Act, S3959-S3997 [23AP]

S. Res. 274, tribute to NetDay96 in California, S7191 [27JN]

S. Res. 282, Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence, S8643 [24JY], S9670 [2AU]

S. Res. 290, reservation of time for family-oriented television programming, S10429 [12SE]

S. Res. 292, National Children's Day, S10556 [13SE]

S. Res. 300, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S11187 [24SE], S11641 [28SE]

CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND (organization)

Remarks in House

Children and youth: Stand for Children demonstration in Washington, DC, H5755, H5756 [31MY], H5805-H5812 [4JN]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: Stand for Children demonstration in Washington, DC, S5948 [6JN], S6512 [19JN]

CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2179), S11973 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2179), S11992 [30SE]

Texts of

S. 2179, provisions, S11993-S11995 [30SE]

CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE FOR LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2167), S12467 [21OC]

Texts of

S. 2167, provisions, S12467 [21OC]

CHILDREN'S PRIVACY PROTECTION AND PARENTAL EMPOWERMENT ACT

Articles and editorials

Privacy Issue Raised in Direct-Mail Case, S7028 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1908), S7027 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1908), S7027 [26JN]

Texts of

S. 1908, provisions, S7028 [26JN]

CHILDREN'S TELEVISION ACT

Articles and editorials

FCC's Regulatory Overkill, E1372 [25JY]

CHILDRESS, MICHAEL A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1442 [1AU]

CHILES, JANE J.

Letters

Public welfare programs reform, S8400 [22JY]

CHILES, LAWTON (Governor of Florida)

Letters

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, S11518 [27SE]

Regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, S11564 [27SE]

CHILES, MARY

Bills and resolutions

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush (see S. Res. 278), S7816 [12JY]

Remarks in Senate

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush (S. Res. 278), S7835 [12JY]

Texts of

S. Res. 278, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush, S7825, S7836 [12JY]

CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF

Addresses

China—Where Do We Go From Here? Senator Feinstein, S3798-S3800 [22AP]

Amendments

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

Articles and editorials

As China Threatens Taiwan, It Makes Sure U.S. Listens, S339 [24JA], S367 [25JA], S664 [31JA], H792 [24JA]

Beijing Pulls a Fast One, E1360 [24JY]

China Aids Pakistan Nuclear Program, S1072 [7FE]

China's Challenge to Washington, S283 [22JA]

China's Four Slaps—and the United States' Craven Response, S3321 [15AP], E482 [28MR]

Chinese View of China's Strategy, H6998-H7003 [27JN]

CIA Suspects Chinese Firm of Syria Missile Aid, S8803 [25JY], H8229 [23JY]

Democracy—A Tale of Two China's, E32 [5JA]

Hill Expected To Urge Sanctions, S1071 [7FE]

Holocaust—The China Parallel, E87 [25JA]

How Far To Support Taiwan?, S1990 [13MR]

If China Attacks Taiwan, S907 [6FE]

Indicting China's Terrorism—Bring the Case to the United Nations, S1991 [13MR]

Iran Triples Gulf Deployed Missiles, E1320 [18JY]

Most Favored Nation—or Most Appeased?, H6951-H6954 [26JN]

Pakistan Deploys Chinese Missiles, S6140 [12JN]

Peacemakers Are Up Against an Undeterred China, S1376 [27FE]

Read the Riot Act to China, S1887 [12MR]

Report Cites China-Pakistan Missile Links, S6376 [18JN]

Sellout to China, E385 [20MR]

Taiwan's Unheralded Political Evolution, S283 [22JA]

Time To Make Plans—and Tracks, H6962 [26JN]

Washington Confronts China, S907 [6FE]

What We Owe Taiwan, S2624 [21MR]

Why Taiwan Scares China, S2624 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 138, 140), H1138 [31JA]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H8598 [26JY]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Foreign policy: endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (see H. Con. Res. 212), H10235 [11SE]

———oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 3577), H5817 [4JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions relative to intellectual property rights (see S. Res. 262), S6225 [13JN]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 429), H4800 [9MY]

———most-favored-nation status (see S.J. Res. 56; H.J. Res. 181, 182), S5939 [6JN], H6285 [12JN], H6414 [13JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H6764 [25JN]

———most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 3569), H5817 [4JN]

———prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company (see H.R. 3684), H6690 [20JN]

Hong Kong: international obligation relative to elections (see S. Res. 271), S7027 [26JN]

Tibet: human rights situation (see H. Res. 347), H913 [25JA]

U.S. policy (see H. Res. 461), H6764 [25JN]

U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H6764 [25JN]

Weapons: proposed missile tests (see S. Con. Res. 43), S1598 [6MR]

World Trade Organization: U.S. policy relative to membership (see H.R. 4065), H10385 [12SE]

Definitions

``Supersede'', S3132 [28MR]

Excerpts

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

Letters

Children's rights in the People's Republic of China: Carol Bellamy, UNICEF, E614 [24AP]

———Representative Bereuter, E614 [24AP]

Export of nuclear materials to Pakistan by People's Republic of China: Senator Pressler, S1072 [7FE], S6140 [12JN]

Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China: Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys (musical group), H7034 [27JN]

———Business Coalition for U.S.-China Trade, H7004-H7006 [27JN]

———Elena Bonner, H6702 [24JN]

———former Secs. of the Treasury, E1154 [24JN]

———Martin Lee, H7012 [27JN]

———President Clinton, H7017 [27JN]

———Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, E1154 [24JN]

Sale of cruise missiles to Iran by People's Republic of China: several Senators, S8802 [25JY]

U.S. policy on regional stability and defense relative to the Republic of China: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, H2344 [19MR]

———Representative Hamilton, Committee on International Relations (House), H2343 [19MR]

U.S. policy towards the People's Republic of China: Representative Solomon, H8229 [23JY]

Lists

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

Messages

CHINASAT Project Restrictions Waiver on Export of U.S.-Origin Satellites to the People's Republic of China: President Clinton, S914 [6FE], H1230 [6FE]

COSAT Project Restrictions Waiver on Export of U.S.-Origin Satellites to the People's Republic of China: President Clinton, S915 [6FE], H1230 [6FE]

Globalstar Satellite Project Restrictions Waiver on Export of U.S.-Origin Satellites to the People's Republic of China: President Clinton, S7669 [10JY], H7243 [10JY]

Issuance of Licenses for the Export of Defense Articles and U.S.-Origin Satellites to the People's Republic of China: President Clinton, S6718 [24JN], H6709 [24JN]

MABUHAY Project Restrictions Waiver on Export of U.S.-Origin Satellites to the People's Republic of China: President Clinton, S915 [6FE], H1230 [6FE]

Remarks in House

Atlanta, GA: arrest of Taiwanese students for waving flags at Olympic games, E1492 [2AU]

China, Republic of: elections, H2670 [22MR], E378 [19MR], E412 [21MR], E444 [25MR], E464 [27MR], E477 [28MR]

———proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, H868 [25JA], H1202 [1FE], H1971 [7MR], H2032 [8MR], E88 [25JA]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (H. Con. Res. 154), H5316-H5318 [21MY], E873 [22MY]

———U.S. policy on regional stability, defense, and foreign trade, E385 [20MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), H1971 [7MR], H2324, H2326, H2327, H2342-H2350 [19MR], E334 [13MR], E378 [19MR], E431 [22MR], E453 [26MR]

Democracy: populace efforts, E1360 [24JY]

Employment: transfer of high technology jobs from the U.S., H6516 [19JN]

Foreign policy: contrast with Republic of China, E32 [5JA]

———defense spending, H4835 [10MY]

———endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (H. Con. Res. 212), H10911-H10913 [24SE]

Foreign trade: allow U.S companies to bid on construction contracts for the Three Gorges Dam project in the People's Republic of China, E1779 [28SE]

———impose sanctions relative to intellectual property rights, H6418 [17JN]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (H.R. 3421), E792 [14MY]

———most-favored-nation status, H2039 [12MR], H4433, H4434, H4435 [7MY], H5292-H5296 [20MY], H5305, H5308, H5309 [21MY], H5387 [22MY], H5572 [29MY], H5849, H5850 [5JN], H5937 [6JN], H6094 [10JN], H6425, H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435, H6486 [18JN], H6514, H6516 [19JN], H6634 [20JN], H6693, H6699-H6703 [24JN], H6851 [26JN], H8106 [23JY], E1128 [20JN], E1154 [24JN], E1758 [27SE]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6976, H6977, H6978, H6979, H6985-H7026 [27JN], E1216, E1218 [8JY], E1241 [11JY], E1282 [12JY]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6950-H6963 [26JN]

———prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company (H.R. 3684), E1131 [20JN]

———restrictions relative to prison, slave, or child labor, H7705-H7708 [17JY]

———U.S. deficit, H5186 [16MY], H9842 [2AU], E1779 [28SE]

———U.S. wine industry delegation trip, E1776 [28SE]

Hong Kong: democracy efforts, E1338 [22JY]

Human rights: conditions at state-run orphanages, E87 [25JA]

———violations, H778, H804 [24JA], H6486 [18JN], H6989 [27JN], E1091 [14JN]

Immigration: political asylum relative to coercive population control policies, H4154 [30AP]

Iran: nuclear weapons proliferation, E1319 [18JY]

———proliferation of weapons, H2876 [27MR]

Kuwait: awarding of oil gathering contracts to the People's Republic of China, H94 [4JA]

Nuclear weapons: export of materials to Pakistan, H5041 [14MY]

———impose U.S. sanctions for sale and proliferation of weapons, H5030 [14MY]

———proliferation, H6989 [27JN], E1241 [11JY]

Religion: persecution, H5293 [20MY]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Tibetan Freedom Concert, E1091 [14JN]

U.S. policy, H5041 [14MY], E482 [28MR], E770 [10MY], E968 [30MY]

U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7027-H7040 [27JN], E1216 [8JY]

U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6950-H6963 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Atlanta, GA: arrest of Taiwanese students for waving flags at Olympic games, S9551, S9623 [2AU]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts, S2148 [15MR]

———elections, S2800 [25MR]

———proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, S338 [24JA], S395 [26JA], S663 [31JA], S907 [6FE], S1634-S1636 [7MR], S1668 [11MR], S1792 [12MR], S2076-S2078, S2080, S2081, S2098 [14MR], S2145 [15MR], S2216 [18MR], S2800 [25MR], S3789 [22AP]

———U.S. policy, S3123-S3125, S3132 [28MR], S3182 [29MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense, S3108, S3110-S3114, S3139-S3143 [28MR], S3236 [29MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), S2622-S2630 [21MR]

Clinton, President: foreign policy achievements, S6658 [21JN]

Computers: protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet, S12042 [30SE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions relative to intellectual property rights (S. Res. 262), S6245 [13JN]

———most-favored-nation status, S5643 [24MY], S5781-S5784 [5JN], S5910, S5911 [6JN], S7068 [27JN], S10404 [12SE]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), S6947-S6949 [26JN]

———most-favored-nation status (S.J. Res. 56), S5943-S5945 [6JN]

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

Hong Kong: international obligation relative to elections (S. Res. 271), S7339 [28JN]

———press freedoms, S1074 [7FE]

———U.S. policy, S12334 [3OC]

Human rights: conditions at state-run orphanages, S341 [24JA]

———violations, S283 [22JA], S3802 [22AP], S4276-S4278 [29AP]

Iran: sale of cruise missiles, S8802 [25JY]

Nuclear weapons: export of materials to Pakistan, S1070 [7FE], S1171 [9FE], S6139 [12JN]

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

Specter, Senator: report on visit to Asia, the Middle East, and France, S10540-S10545 [13SE]

Syria: sale of ballistic missile technology, S8803 [25JY]

Thomas, Senator: clarification of statement relative to situation between Republic of China and People's Republic of China, S3789 [22AP]

U.S. policy, S1285-S1289 [23FE], S1376 [27FE], S1634-S1636 [7MR], S1887 [12MR], S1990, S1991 [13MR], S3321 [15AP], S3798 [22AP]

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

Reports

China Steps Up Religious Repression: Human Rights Watch/Asia (organization), H805 [24JA]

Wine Business and Diplomacy, E1776 [28SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H. Res. 461, U.S. Policy Towards People's Republic of China: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 182, Most-Favored-Nation Status for People's Republic of China: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for People's Republic of China: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 182) (H. Rept. 104-634), H6764 [25JN]

People's Republic of China's International Obligation Relative to Elections in Hong Kong: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 271), S7023 [26JN]

Statements

China—Friend or Enemy? Barbara H. Franklin, E1758 [27SE]

Three Gorges Project in the People's Republic of China: Martin A. Kamarck, Eximbank, H5854 [5JN]

U.N. World Conference on Women in the People's Republic of China: Pamela Ferguson-Brey, E336 [13MR]

U.S. Policy on Regional Stability and Defense Relative to the Republic of China: Lien Chan, Prime Minister, Republic of China, S2629 [21MR]

Summaries

Death by Default—A Policy of Fatal Neglect in China's State Orphanages: Human Rights Watch/Asia (organization), S342-S345 [24JA]

Tables

People's Republic of China average tariff rates, H7705 [17JY]

People's Republic of China imports and exports, H7706 [17JY]

People's Republic of China trends in exchange rates, H7706 [17JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 154, tribute to Republic of China on the occasion of first Presidential election, H5316 [21MY]

H. Con. Res. 212, endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by the Republic of China at joining the community of nations, H10911 [24SE]

H. Res. 461, U.S. policy towards People's Republic of China, H7027 [27JN]

H.J. Res. 182, most-favored-nation status, H6985 [27JN]

H.R. 3684, prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company, E1131 [20JN]

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

S. Res. 262, impose sanctions on the People's Republic of China relative to intellectual property rights, S6245 [13JN]

S. Res. 271, international obligation of the People's Republic of China relative to elections in Hong Kong, S7029 [26JN], S7339 [28JN]

CHINA, REPUBLIC OF

Addresses

Inaugural Speech: Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China, S5617 [23MY]

Amendments

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

Articles and editorials

As China Threatens Taiwan, It Makes Sure U.S. Listens, S339 [24JA], S367 [25JA], S664 [31JA], H792 [24JA]

Chang Aims To Expand Taiwan's Role on World Stage, S11315 [25SE]

China's Four Slaps—and the United States' Craven Response, S3321 [15AP]

Democracy—A Tale of Two China's, E32 [5JA]

How Far To Support Taiwan?, S1990 [13MR]

If China Attacks Taiwan, S907 [6FE]

Indicting China's Terrorism—Bring the Case to the United Nations, S1991 [13MR]

Most Favored Nation—or Most Appeased?, H6951-H6954 [26JN]

Peacemakers Are Up Against an Undeterred China, S1376 [27FE]

Read the Riot Act to China, S1887 [12MR]

Sellout to China, E385 [20MR]

Taiwan's Unheralded Political Evolution, S283 [22JA]

Time To Make Plans—and Tracks, H6962 [26JN]

Washington Confronts China, S907 [6FE]

What We Owe Taiwan, S2624 [21MR]

Why Taiwan Scares China, S2624 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 3569), H5817 [4JN]

———proposed missile tests (see S. Con. Res. 43), S1598 [6MR]

———U.S. policy (see H. Res. 461), H6764 [25JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H6764 [25JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

Democracy: efforts (see H. Con. Res. 138, 140), H1138 [31JA]

Elections: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

Foreign policy: endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (see H. Con. Res. 212), H10235 [11SE]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

World Trade Organization: membership relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H8598 [26JY]

Book reviews

``Competitive Advantage of Nations,'' Lien Chan, E1890 [1OC]

Definitions

``Supersede'', S3132 [28MR]

Essays

Days of Shelled Peanuts: Winston H. Chang, E1585 [11SE]

Excerpts

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

Letters

National Day observance by Republic of China: several Senators, S12012 [30SE]

U.S. policy on regional stability and defense relative to the Republic of China: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, H2344 [19MR]

———Representative Hamilton, Committee on International Relations (House), H2343 [19MR]

Remarks in House

Atlanta, GA: arrest of Taiwanese students for waving flags at Olympic games, E1492 [2AU]

China, People's Republic of: contrast with Republic of China, E32 [5JA]

———human rights violations, H6989 [27JN]

———proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, H868 [25JA], H1202 [1FE], H1971 [7MR], H2032 [8MR], E88 [25JA]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7027-H7040 [27JN], E1216 [8JY]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6950-H6963 [26JN]

Crime: drug control efforts, E1242 [11JY]

Democracy: efforts, E1366 [24JY], E1509 [4SE]

———tribute to President Lee Teng-hui on inauguration, E846 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries, H5098 [15MY]

Elections, H2670 [22MR], E378 [19MR], E412 [21MR], E444 [25MR], E464 [27MR], E477 [28MR]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (H. Con. Res. 154), H5316-H5318 [21MY], E873 [22MY]

Foreign policy: endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (H. Con. Res. 212), H10911-H10913 [24SE]

———U.S. policy on regional stability, defense, and foreign trade, E385 [20MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), H1971 [7MR], H2324, H2326, H2327, H2342-H2350 [19MR], E334 [13MR], E378 [19MR], E431 [22MR], E453 [26MR]

Hunting and trapping: efforts to prevent poaching of elephants and rhinoceros, E235 [28FE]

National Day: observance, E1509 [4SE], E1649, E1664 [19SE], E1683 [25SE], E1703, E1715 [26SE], E1730, E1737, E1741, E1762, E1768 [27SE], E1770, E1784, E1788, E1794, E1809 [28SE], E1833 [30SE], E1904 [2OC], E1911 [3OC]

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office: concert to honor President Lee Teng-Hui, E347 [13MR]

U.N.: membership, E1375 [25JY]

U.S. policy, E968 [30MY]

Remarks in Senate

Asia: democracy efforts, S11943 [30SE]

Atlanta, GA: arrest of Taiwanese students for waving flags at Olympic games, S9551, S9623 [2AU]

Chang, John H.: selection as Foreign Minister of the Republic of China, S11315 [25SE]

China, People's Republic of: proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, S338 [24JA], S395 [26JA], S663 [31JA], S907 [6FE], S1634-S1636 [7MR], S1668 [11MR], S1792 [12MR], S2076-S2078, S2080, S2081, S2098 [14MR], S2145 [15MR], S2216 [18MR], S2800 [25MR], S3789 [22AP]

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

———U.S. policy, S1285-S1289 [23FE], S1376 [27FE], S1634-S1636 [7MR], S1887 [12MR], S1990, S1991 [13MR]

Clinton, President: foreign policy achievements, S6658 [21JN]

Democracy: efforts, S2148 [15MR]

———tribute to President Lee Teng-hui on inauguration, S5617 [23MY]

Elections, S2800 [25MR]

Foreign policy: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense, S3108, S3110-S3114, S3139-S3143 [28MR], S3236 [29MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), S2622-S2630 [21MR]

National Day: observance, S11443 [26SE], S12012 [30SE]

National Endowment for Democracy: tribute to Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China, S3801 [22AP]

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

Thomas, Senator: clarification of statement relative to situation between Republic of China and People's Republic of China, S3789 [22AP]

U.N.: membership, S10322 [11SE]

U.S. policy, S3123-S3125, S3132 [28MR], S3182 [29MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H. Res. 461, U.S. Policy Towards People's Republic of China: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Granting of Greater International Recognition to the Republic of China: European Union, S10322 [11SE]

Representation of the Republic of China in international organizations: European Union, E1375 [25JY]

Statements

People's Republic of China Proposed Military Action Against Taiwan After First Presidential Election: House Republican Policy Committee, H1204 [1FE]

Tribute to Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China: National Endowment for Democracy, S3801 [22AP]

U.S. Policy on Regional Stability and Defense Relative to the Republic of China: Lien Chan, Prime Minister, Republic of China, S2629 [21MR]

Summaries

Third Annual Narcotics Control Conference, E1242 [11JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 154, tribute to Republic of China on the occasion of first Presidential election, H5316 [21MY]

H. Con. Res. 212, endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by the Republic of China at joining the community of nations, H10911 [24SE]

H. Res. 461, U.S. policy towards People's Republic of China, H7027 [27JN]

H. Res. 463, consideration of H. Res. 461, U.S. policy and most-favored-nation status relative to People's Republic of China, H6950 [26JN]

S. Con. Res. 43, People's Republic of China proposed missile tests, S1606 [6MR]

Tributes

Lee Teng-hui, E1899 [1OC]

Lien Chan, E1910 [3OC]

CHINA-BURMA-INDIA VETERANS ASSOCIATION

Remarks in Senate

Nevada: tribute to chapter, S3426 [17AP]

CHINESE AMERICANS

Remarks in House

Brooklyn Chinese-American Association: anniversary, E170 [5FE]

CHING, HUNG WO

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3165 [28MR]

CHINO, CA

Remarks in House

Telamon Electronics (business): tribute, E1687 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Telamon Electronics (business): tribute, S12009 [30SE]

CHIRAC, JACQUES (President, France)

Addresses

Joint Meeting of Congress, H1144 [1FE]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Chirac Ends France's Nuclear Test Program, H962 [30JA]

Chirac Ends Nuclear Tests on Eve of State Visit, H962 [30JA]

Chirac Visit Signals Recognition of U.S. Dominance, H1050 [31JA]

France Ending Nuclear Tests That Caused Broad Protests, H963 [30JA]

Bills and resolutions

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to address a joint meeting of Congress (see H. Res. 350), H973 [30JA]

Remarks in House

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, H749 [23JA], H1046-H1051 [31JA], E163 [5FE]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H930 [30JA], H1057-H1062 [31JA]

Rulings of the Chair

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H1061 [31JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 350, question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to address a joint meeting of Congress, H929 [30JA], H1057 [31JA]

CHIROPRACTORS see Health Care Professionals

CHISHOLM, SHIRLEY (a former Representative from New York)

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H1505 [28FE]

CHMELA, RAYMOND T.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E605 [23AP]

CHOHAN, JAGJIT SINGH

Remarks in House

India: civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E1300 [17JY]

Reports

Medical Report on Dr. Jagjit Singh Chohan: D.M. Forrest, Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, E1300 [17JY]

CHORNOBYL see Ukraine

CHOWCHILLA (CA) NEWS

Articles and editorials

America at War, E71 [24JA]

CHRISSY (vessel)

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1017) (S. Rept. 104-222), S491 [26JA]

Texts of

S. 1017, certificate of documentation, S9034 [29JY]

CHRISTENSEN, JOHN E.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S2837 [25MR]

CHRISTENSEN, JON (a Representative from Nebraska)

Articles and editorials

AmeriCorps Program Should End, Omaha (NE) World Herald, H6865 [26JN]

How Forcing Up the Minimum Wage Hurts Those Who Need Help Most, Herman Cain, American Enterprise (publication), H7119 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 3085), H2315 [14MR]

———treatment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3206), H3230 [29MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3956), H9921 [2AU]

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: designate (see H.R. 3400), H4502 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H6532 [19JN]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H1507 [28FE]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H7658 [16JY]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (see H.R. 2969), H1508 [28FE]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2500), H4800 [9MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2316 [14MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H6286 [12JN]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3776), H7260 [10JY]

Crime: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H11396 [26SE]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see H.R. 2974), H1775 [6MR]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H10108 [5SE]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H2466 [19MR]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H10174 [10SE]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6509 [18JN]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H4647 [8MY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

Financial institutions: capitalize deposit insurance funds and provide regulatory relief for insured depository institutions and holding companies (see H.R. 3567), H6915 [26JN]

Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 94), H6509 [18JN]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Health: administration of drugs and devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3149), H2664 [21MR]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H2124 [12MR]

———improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (see H.R. 4230), H11525 [27SE]

Interstate compacts: encourage States to study and adopt insurance regulations (see H.J. Res. 100), H2665 [21MR]

Irrigation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska and Kansas (see H.R. 3350), H4302 [30AP]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H1507 [28FE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H5570 [23MY]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 1805), H5570 [23MY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5754 [30MY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3447, 4011), H5935 [5JN], H9924 [2AU]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2462), H7658 [16JY]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10236 [11SE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H1241 [13FE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H5174 [15MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H5380 [21MY]

Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 3790), H9566 [31JY]

Senior citizens: improvements relative to financial security (see H.R. 3125), H2558 [20MR]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H6415 [13JN]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see H.R. 2924), H1223 [1FE]

Taxation: clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H2466 [19MR]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 3817), H7657 [16JY]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H4424 [2MY]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H4424 [2MY]

Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H774 [23JA]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H2665 [21MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6532 [19JN]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H1226 [1FE]

Factsheets

Minimum Wage Level, H7119 [9JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5571 [29MY]

Poems

``I Am a Nation'', H7118 [9JY]

Proclamations

Offutt Appreciation Day: Robert Eccles, Mayor of Ralston, NE, E1273 [12JY]

Remarks by, on

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), E952 [30MY], E994 [4JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7803 [18JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3287 [15AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H6865 [26JN]

Correctional institutions: reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment (H.R. 2468), E393 [20MR]

Courts: reform of criminal justice system, H1699 [5MR]

Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (H.R. 3085), H10101-H10103 [5SE], E365 [14MR], E393 [20MR]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4467 [7MY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H1491 [28FE], H10101-H10103 [5SE], E392-E394 [20MR]

———treatment of Federal prisoners (H.R. 3206), H10101-H10103 [5SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7628 [16JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8262 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7348 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6865 [26JN]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H1779 [7MR], H9930 [4SE]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (H.R. 3852), H11117 [25SE]

Federal employees: deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7628 [16JY]

———use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration employees, H7348 [11JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2692 [22MR]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2677 [22MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3089 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9790 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9784 [1AU]

Medicare: reform, H5572 [29MY], H6042 [10JN]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 3956), E1499 [2AU]

Minimum wage: level, H7118 [9JY]

Offutt AFB, NE: observance of Offutt Appreciation Day, E1272 [12JY]

Omaha, NE: Freedom Rally for the Fourth of July celebration, H7118 [9JY]

Public welfare programs: reform, H5310 [21MY], E393 [20MR]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7803 [18JY]

Publications: distribution of sexually explicit material to prisoners, H8262 [24JY]

Social Security Administration: extend demonstration projects (H.R. 4039), H10481 [17SE]

Votes: position on missed, H6090, H6091 [10JN], H7040 [27JN], E306 [7MR], E340 [13MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2120 [12MR]

Special order: granted, H1323 [27FE], H1662 [4MR], H1982 [7MR], H2465 [19MR], H2549 [20MR], H10671 [19SE], H10765 [23SE]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Senator Dole, E994 [4JN]

CHRISTIAN, RONALD F.

Prayers

House of Representatives, H3493 [17AP], H6124 [11JN], H6975 [27JN], H9837 [2AU], H10723 [20SE]

CHRISTIAN COALITION

Letters

Campaign finance reform, S6767, S6770 [25JN]

Remarks in House

IRS: audits relative to political partisanship, H10046 [5SE]

CHRISTIAN MEDICAL & DENTAL SOCIETY

Press releases

Licensing and Training of Physicians Relative to Abortion, S2272 [19MR]

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

Articles and editorials

Congressional Effort To Curb Global Abortion May Backfire, S1817 [12MR]

Ensuring Stability in the Pacific, H3222 [29MR]

Fund Arms Control, E324 [12MR]

Gambling—A Bad Debt, S5916 [6JN]

Grand Vision of the Fulbright Program, S6752 [24JN]

Rush To Gulp U.S. Radio Stations, S6108 [11JN]

CHRISTIANA, TN

Remarks in House

Christiana Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E825 [16MY]

CHRISTMAS, GEORGE R.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6903 [25JN]

CHRISTOPHER, CLAUDE

Remarks in House

Toledo, OH: Interracial Religious Coalition Honorees Banquet award recipient, E835 [16MY]

CHRISTOPHER, WARREN M. see Secretary of State (Warren M. Christopher)

CHRONIC FATIGUE AND IMMUNE DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME ASSOCIATION

Proclamations

International Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness Day, E774 [10MY]

Remarks in House

International Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, E774 [10MY]

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME ASSOCIATION

Proclamations

Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness Day: Senator Santorum, S5014 [14MY]

Remarks in Senate

Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, S5014 [14MY]

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION (publication)

Articles and editorials

Ending Student Subsidies, E1332 [22JY]

CHRON'S AND COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA

Remarks in House

Women of Distinction: award recipients, E385 [20MR]

CHRYSLER, DICK (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7236, H7261 [10JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2589 [21MR]

Articles and editorials

Audit Cites Travel Costs of Commerce Secretary, Sara Fritz, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H869 [25JA]

Saying Pledge of Allegiance Is an Important Sign of Respect, Anya Bonine, Ann Arbor (MI) News, E1717 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of grounds for Specialty Equipment Market Association events (see H. Con. Res. 150), H1986 [7MR]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see H.R. 2974), H1324 [27FE]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6285 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see H.R. 2854), H914 [25JA]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5501 [22MY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H2558 [20MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H4110 [25AP]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1363), H2950 [27MR]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see H. Con. Res. 218), H11396 [26SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———restore integrity, goodwill, honesty, and trust (see H.R. 3792), H7474 [11JY]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H4902 [10MY]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 3085), H2315 [14MR]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2950 [27MR]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H1775 [6MR]

———State funding for drug and violence prevention programs (see H.R. 4016), H11527 [27SE]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H7474 [11JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 3167), H2949 [27MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H3488 [16AP]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H10525 [17SE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H6184 [11JN]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5501 [22MY]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H9566 [31JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H9566 [31JY]

———reform (see H.R. 2152), H8375 [24JY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3310, 4011), H5053 [14MY], H9924 [2AU]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3481), H5287 [16MY]

———level, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3481), H8982 [30JY]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2316 [14MR]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H1986 [7MR]

Power resources: privatize the Federal Power Marketing Administration and certain TVA facilities (see H.R. 3878), H8557 [25JY]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (see H.R. 3732), H7106 [27JN]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H8248 [23JY]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: permit certain persons to continue to use and occupy certain areas (see H.R. 4023), H10040 [4SE]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H1775 [6MR]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4503 [7MY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3584), H9925 [2AU]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 3039), H1775 [6MR]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H1508 [28FE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

Transportation: transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 3840), H7779 [17JY]

Remarks by, on

Balcer, Leo A.: Michigan Polka Music Hall of Fame inductee, E1690 [25SE]

Brighton, MI: anniversary of Rotary Club, E1033 [7JN]

Brown, Sec. of Commerce: travel expenditures, H868 [25JA]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H857 [25JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9380 [31JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of Grounds for Specialty Equipment Market Association events (H. Con. Res. 150), H4445 [7MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3294, H3295 [15AP]

Courts: Federal jurisdiction and sentencing relative to rape and sexual assault, H4478, H4480 [7MY]

———sentencing for crimes against child or elderly victims (H.R. 1794), H1778 [7MR]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4470, H4471, H4472, H4473, H4478, H4480, H4491 [7MY]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (H.R. 1756), H869, H871, H872, H873 [25JA]

Dept. of HHS: Battered Women's Shelter Program funding, H7236 [10JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7236 [10JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H10333 [12SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H4440 [7MY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5514 [23MY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H6634 [20JN]

Government: eliminate duplication of programs, H1722 [6MR]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H856, H872 [25JA]

Health: medical savings account programs, H6517 [19JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H6517 [19JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9709 [1AU]

House Rules: discussion of matters before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) on the House floor, H11052, H11053, H11054 [25SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4577 [8MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2503 [20MR], H2589, H2591, H2592, H2593, H2594, H2595, H2597, H2599, H2600 [21MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2589, H2591, H2592, H2593, H2594, H2595, H2597, H2599, H2600 [21MR]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2503 [20MR]

Lansing, MI: anniversary of Sparrow Hospital, H2110 [12MR]

Minimum wage: level, H5514 [23MY]

Okemos, MI: tribute to St. Martha's Elementary School International School CyberFair, H5744 [30MY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, H4440 [7MY]

Point of order, H11052, H11053, H11054 [25SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9380 [31JY]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: review of sentencing guidelines, H4491 [7MY]

Votes: position on missed, H2378 [19MR], E1620 [17SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2121 [12MR], H5750 [30MY]

Tributes

Bonine, Anya, E1717 [26SE]

Czarnota, Stanley, E1695 [25SE]

Duderstadt, James J., E1095 [17JN]

McConnell, Robert, H10438 [17SE]

Riggins, Ricky N., E1688 [25SE]

Rogers, James E., E1306 [17JY]

CHRYSTAL, JOHN

Articles and editorials

Chrystal Earns High Russian Honor, S9631 [2AU]

Mark of Friendship, S9632 [2AU]

Russia Found a Good Friend in Outspoken Iowan, S9632 [2AU]

Russian Friendship Honor to Chrystal, S9631 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Russian Order of Friendship: award recipient, S9630 [2AU]

CHRYSTIE, HENRY

Letters

Future challenges of mankind, E1229 [9JY]

CHUDA, NANCY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4948 [9MY]

CHURCH, ANN

Interviews

Deadly Serious—An FBI Perspective on Animal Cruelty: Humane Society of the U.S. with Alan Brantley, FBI, S12337 [3OC]

CHURCH, VIVIAN E.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7207 [27JN]

CHURCH ARSON PREVENTION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3525), S6937, S7041 [26JN], H6980 [27JN]

Analyses

Provisions (S. 1890), S6525 [19JN]

Articles and editorials

Burned Church Wins Congressman's Support, H6457 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1866, 1890), S6144 [12JN], S6517 [19JN]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3525), H6429, H6435, H6451-H6462, H6495 [18JN], H6718 [25JN], H6980-H6982 [27JN], H8525 [25JY], E1120, E1133, E1142 [20JN], E1258 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3525), S6937-S6945 [26JN], S7202 [27JN], S7418 [8JY], S7908 [16JY]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S6937 [26JN]

Enact (S. 1866), S6146 [12JN]

Enact (S. 1890), S6520-S6528 [19JN], S7297 [28JN]

Testimonies

Provisions: Deval Patrick, Dept. of Justice, S6522-S6524 [19JN]

———John W. Magaw, BATF, S6524 [19JN]

———Joseph E. Lowery, Black Leadership Forum, Inc., S6524 [19JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3525, provisions, H6451 [18JN], H6980 [27JN]

S. 1866, provisions, S6146 [12JN]

CHURCHES AND SYNAGOGUES related term(s) Religion

Addresses

Now, Let's Talk About the Pastor: Cheryl Story, H6108 [10JN]

Amendments

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S6937, S7041 [26JN], H6980 [27JN]

Analyses

Church Arson Prevention Act (S. 1890), S6525 [19JN]

Articles and editorials

Activist's Activist Rev. John Nutting Leaving the Field, S8581 [23JY]

Burned Church Wins Congressman's Support, H6457 [18JN]

Move Onward, Upward, E1138 [20JN]

Why the Catholic School Model Is Taboo, S7926 [17JY], E1336 [22JY], E1353 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1853, 1866, 1890; H.R. 3525), S6013 [10JN], S6144 [12JN], S6517 [19JN], H5569 [23MY]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 263, 265; H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), S6225 [13JN], S6408 [18JN], H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———penalties for acts of arson against churches (see S. 1884), S6408 [18JN]

Executive Office of the President: creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution (see S. Res. 283), S8989 [26JY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 184), H7658 [16JY]

Insurance: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H7779 [17JY]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (see H. Con. Res. 162), H3488 [16AP]

Taxation: clarify restrictions on the lobbying and campaign activities of churches (see H.R. 2910), H1137 [31JA]

Westchester County, NY: condemn anti-semitic vandalism (see H. Con. Res. 231), H12175 [28SE]

Eulogies

Blair, Robert: by A. James Quinn, E1355 [24JY]

Histories

Greater Saint Paul African Episcopal Church, Coconut Grove, FL: Esther M. Armbrister, E68 [24JA]

Macedonia Missonary Baptist Church, Miami, FL, E70 [24JA]

Letters

Alexandr Lebed comments relative to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: several Senators, S7300 [28JN]

Employment Nondiscrimination Act: Albert M. Pennybacker, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., S9996 [6SE]

———Kay S. Dowhower, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, S9997 [6SE]

———Richard T. Foltin, American Jewish Committee, S9996 [6SE]

———Thomas W. Fassett, General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church, S9996 [6SE]

History of Tomahonnock United Methodist Church: Zillah S. Herrington, E139 [1FE]

Minimum wage level: Timothy A. McElwee, Church of the Brethren, S4301 [29AP]

Lists

First Baptist Church, Muncie, IN, staff and volunteers, E1274 [12JY]

National People's Action (organization) accomplishments, S3479 [17AP]

Prayers

Problems With America: Joe Wright, E1185 [26JN]

Press releases

Condemn Church Burnings and Recent Supreme Court Decision Relative to Congressional District Apportionment: National Rainbow Coalition, H6410 [13JN]

Remarks in House

Abend, Bernard and Annette: Etz Jacob Congregation of Los Angeles, CA, lifetime achievement award recipients, E1102 [18JN]

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church: anniversary, E1854 [30SE]

Algood, TN: tribute to Trinity Assembly Church on completion of new Sanctuary Complex, E404 [21MR]

Angleton, TX: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E1910 [3OC]

Armey, Representative: remarks on President Clinton's visit to dedication of new church after arson, H6187 [12JN]

Atlantic Highlands, NJ: tribute to Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, E56 [23JA]

Belmar, NJ: anniversary of Calvary Baptist Church, E1350 [23JY]

Bihr, Louis: St. Gerald's Church Man of the Year award recipient, E1936 [21OC]

Cleburne, TX: anniversary of Central Church of Christ, E1874 [30SE]

Coconut Grove, FL: anniversary of the Greater Saint Paul African Episcopal Church, E68 [24JA]

Collins, J.C.: Assembly of God's National Mens' Ministries Christian Hall of Excellence inductee, E434 [22MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage, H7620 [16JY]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6092, H6096, H6111 [10JN], H6125 [11JN], H6278 [12JN], H6291 [13JN], H6429, H6435, H6451-H6462, H6495 [18JN], H6718 [25JN], H6980-H6982 [27JN], H8525 [25JY], E930 [24MY], E1120, E1133, E1142 [20JN], E1258 [11JY]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, H6098, H6109-H6114 [10JN], H6429, H6436, H6493-H6499 [18JN], H6632 [20JN], E951 [30MY], E1080 [13JN], E1146, E1147 [20JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 183), H6092, H6096 [10JN], H6125 [11JN], H6189 [12JN], H6291 [13JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6390-H6399, H6406-H6411 [13JN]

Dallas, TX: First United Methodist Church anniversary, E485 [28MR]

District of Columbia: anniversary of St. Peter's Parish, E1033 [7JN]

East Chicago, IN: tribute to Circles of Serbian Sisters of Northwest Indiana, E1912 [3OC]

Elmendorf, TX: anniversary of St. Anthony's Church, E1318 [18JY]

Elyria, OH: anniversary of Elyria United Methodist Church, E1794 [28SE]

Falls Church, VA: anniversary of Second Baptist Church, E1901 [2OC]

Feeding Hills, MA: anniversary of Sacred Heart Church, E812 [15MY]

Florida: tribute to Community Service Networks (organization), E1270 [12JY]

Florida, NY: anniversary of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, E1258 [11JY]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: anniversary of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, E1454 [1AU]

Fraser, MI: anniversary of Zion-Grace United Church of Christ, E1705 [26SE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. Res. 127), H7250 [10JY]

Fresno, CA: anniversary of First Armenian Presbyterian Church, E1302 [17JY]

Fulton County, OH: anniversary of St. James Lutheran Church, E1257 [11JY]

Gainesville, TX: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E758 [10MY]

Gary, IN: anniversary of St. Mark Catholic Church, E1636 [18SE]

Gaylord, MI: anniversary of Roman Catholic Diocese, E1323 [18JY]

———anniversary of Trinity Lutheran Church, E1016 [6JN]

Glencoe, IL: tribute to Am Shalom congregation, E559 [17AP]

Great Neck, NY: tribute to Temple Emanuel, E694 [1MY], E803 [15MY]

Greenport, NY: anniversary of Congregation Tifereth Israel, E1510 [4SE]

Highlands, TX: anniversary of St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, E1922 [4OC]

Houston, TX: anniversary of South Post Oak Baptist Church, E1936 [21OC]

Insurance: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (H.R. 3830), H8525 [25JY], H10348 [12SE]

Ironwood, MI: anniversary of Evangelical Lutheran Church, E1123 [20JN]

Jersey City, NJ: anniversary of Temple Beth-El, E822 [16MY]

Johnstown, PA: anniversary of Emmanuel Baptist Church, E1204 [27JN]

Jones, Ozro T., Jr.: Poor Richard Club Gold Medal award recipient, E759 [10MY]

Kansas City, MO: anniversary of Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry, E1388 [26JY]

Livermore, CA: anniversary of First Presbyterian Church of Livermore, E118 [31JA]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Neighborhood Youth Association, E1717 [26SE]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Ninth and O Baptist Church for relief efforts for the children in Bosnia, E1127 [20JN]

Miami, FL: anniversary of Gesu Catholic Church, E1042 [10JN]

———Macedonia Missonary Baptist Church anniversary, E70 [24JA]

———tribute to the Greater Bethel A.M.E. Church, E291 [6MR]

Michigan: anniversary of St. Anne's de Michilimackinac Church, E1354 [24JY]

———tribute to Chaldean Federation of America Commencement and Scholarship Program graduates, E1053 [11JN]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Faith in Action project, E216 [27FE]

Mother's Day: observance, E748 [9MY]

Muncie, IN: tribute to First Baptist Church, E1273 [12JY]

Munsing, MI: anniversary of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Family Church, E1661 [19SE]

National Day of Prayer: observance, E685 [1MY]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of Casa Otonal (organization), E1056 [11JN]

———anniversary of First Calvary Baptist Church, E1008 [6JN]

———anniversary of St. Paul Union American Methodist Episcopal Church, E1533 [5SE]

———tribute to Varick Family Life Center, E582 [19AP]

New York: anniversary of Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, E1179 [26JN]

New York, NY: anniversary of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, E1724 [26SE]

———anniversary of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, E1235 [10JY]

———tribute to African Methodist Episcopal Church conference, E783 [14MY]

———tribute to Church of the Ascension, E960 [30MY]

Newark, NJ: tribute to New Hope Baptist Church, E1447 [1AU]

Oakland County, MI: tribute to Newman African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1273 [12JY]

Paterson, NJ: anniversary of Solid Rock Baptist Church, E1547 [10SE]

Perth Amboy, NJ: tribute to Cathedral-Second Baptist Church, E1132 [20JN]

Port Huron, MI: tribute to Gratiot Park United Methodist Church, E892 [23MY]

Red Bank, NJ: anniversary of Pilgrim Baptist Church, E1841 [30SE]

Religion: importance of prayer, H9457 [31JY]

Riverside, IL: anniversary of Saints Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, E1938 [21OC]

Russia: immigration of Jews, H5896 [5JN]

Sag Harbor, NY: tribute to Temple Adas Israel, E1467 [2AU]

San Diego County, CA: anniversary of Interfaith Shelter Network, E783 [14MY]

San Jose, CA: anniversary of Temple Emanu-El, E702 [2MY]

St. Augustine, FL: anniversary of Trinity Episcopal Church, E1687 [25SE]

Stanley, Renee: Jerusalem 3000 Peter Max Award recipient, E952 [30MY]

Steeleville, IL: anniversary of Peace Lutheran Church, E1121 [20JN]

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (H. Con. Res. 162), E543 [16AP]

Suffolk County, NY: anniversary of Remsenburg Community Church, E1568 [11SE]

Taxation: clarify restrictions on the lobbying and campaign activities of churches (H.R. 2910), E123 [1FE]

Troy, MI: groundbreaking for house of worship for Congregation Shir Tikvah, E1911 [3OC]

———tribute to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, E772 [10MY]

Turkey: condemn attack on Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George, E1903 [2OC]

Valley Falls, NY: tribute to Tomahonnock United Methodist Church, E139 [1FE]

Weston, FL: tribute to First Baptist Church, E555 [17AP]

Wilkes Barre, PA: anniversary of St. Boniface Church, E1673 [24SE]

Wilkes-Barre, PA: anniversary of St. Patrick's Church, E1602 [12SE]

Wilmington, DE: tribute to Beth Shalom congregation on Mitzvah Day, E343 [13MR]

Remarks in Senate

Barton, AL: Zion No. 1 Missionary Baptist Church anniversary, S10321 [11SE]

Clayton, GA: opening of Camp Ramah Darom, S5503 [22MY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S6937-S6945 [26JN], S7202 [27JN], S7418 [8JY], S7908 [16JY]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), unanimous-consent agreement, S6937 [26JN]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1853), S6013 [10JN]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1866), S6146 [12JN]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1890), S6520-S6528 [19JN], S7297 [28JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, S6216 [13JN], S6605 [20JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (S. Res. 263), S6136 [12JN], S6182, S6246-S6248, S6253 [13JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (S. Res. 265), S6384-S6386 [18JN], S6943 [26JN]

Executive Office of the President: creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution (S. Res. 283), S8993 [26JY]

Faith In Action (organization): tribute, S1656 [7MR]

Hyattsville, MD: tribute to Allegheny East Conference of Seventh Day Adventists, S4253 [25AP]

Lebed, Alexandr: comments relative to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, S7299 [28JN]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Southeast Christian Church and the Southeast Outlook (publication), S2210 [15MR]

National People's Action (organization): tribute, S3479 [17AP]

Northville, MI: anniversary of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, S2716 [21MR]

Russia: synagogue fire in Moscow, S8060 [17JY]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans, S7447, S7456 [9JY], S9538 [2AU]

Wayne County, MI: Catholic Social Services anniversary, S9977 [5SE]

Reports filed

Clarify Federal Jurisdiction Over Offenses Relative to Religious Property Damage: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3525) (H. Rept. 104-621), H6422 [17JN]

Sermons

Independence Day Message: Mark Teike, E1522 [5SE]

Statements

Church Arson Prevention Act (H.R. 3525): several Members of Congress, S7908-S7910 [16JY], E1258 [11JY]

Condemn Acts of Arson Against Churches and Enhance Law Enforcement and Prosecution of Arsonists: Representative Gephardt, H6494 [18JN]

———Representative Jackson, E1146 [20JN]

Testimonies

Church Arson Prevention Act: Deval Patrick, Dept. of Justice, S6522-S6524 [19JN]

———John W. Magaw, BATF, S6524 [19JN]

———Joseph E. Lowery, Black Leadership Forum, Inc., S6524 [19JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 187, condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, H6391 [13JN]

H.R. 3525, Church Arson Prevention Act, H6451 [18JN], H6980 [27JN]

S. 1866, Church Arson Prevention Act, S6146 [12JN]

S. Res. 263, condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, S6246 [13JN]

S. Res. 265, condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, S6386, S6411 [18JN]

S. Res. 283, creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution within the Executive Office of the President, S8993 [26JY]

CHURCHILL, SARAH

Remarks in House

Council for the Better Hearing and Speech Month: Child of the Year award recipient, E1378 [25JY]

CICERO, IL

Remarks in House

Girl Scouts: tribute to members from Our Lady of Charity and Lincoln Schools for receiving religious awards, E599 [23AP]

Illinois: anniversary of Cicero-Berwyn Elks Lodge 1510, E1398 [30JY]

Loren-Maltese, Betty: Grit (publication) True Grit Award recipient, E180 [5FE]

Piekarski, Michael: Lions Club World Service Day honoree, E789 [14MY]

Sobczak, Darlene: Lions Club World Service Day honoree, E789 [14MY]

Take Pride in Cicero Award: tribute to recipients, E180 [5FE]

CIECHANOWSKI, DAN

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S6393 [18JN]

CIGARETTES see Tobacco Products

CINCINNATI, OH

Bills and resolutions

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (see H.R. 4073), H10386 [12SE]

Remarks in House

Brown, Dale P.: American Jewish Committee Human Relations Award recipient, E662 [30AP]

Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, OH: anniversary, E789 [14MY]

LaSalle High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, H2969 [28MR]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (H.R. 4073), H10330 [12SE], H11410-H11416 [27SE]

SEC: study effects of preferencing on exchange markets, E1104 [18JN], E1143 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Good Samaritan Hospital: anniversary of School of Nursing, S9690 [3SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4073, National Park Service coordination of programs and entrance into cooperative agreements with National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, H11410 [27SE]

CINCINNATI MEDICINE (publication)

Articles and editorials

2nd Trimester Abortion, H2916 [27MR]

Second Trimester Abortion—An Interview With W. Martin Haskell, M.D., H10614 [19SE]

CINCINNATI (OH) POST

Articles and editorials

New Tax System for the 21st Century, E99 [25JA]

Teacher's Final Minutes Taped Secret Recording—She Begs Carjacker for Life, S3199 [29MR]

CINCINNATI REDS (baseball team)

Remarks in House

Schott, Marge: sanctions imposed by Major League Baseball relative to controversial statements, H6186 [12JN]

CISNEROS, MARC A.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6107 [11JN]

CITIES see Suburban areas; Urban Areas

CITIZEN ACTION (organization)

Letters

GATT implementation relative to the generic drug industry, S3581 [18AP]

CITIZEN ADVOCACY CENTER

Letters

GATT implementation relative to the generic drug industry, S3581 [18AP]

CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE (organization)

Letters

Fundraising appeal: Senator Dole, H5762 [4JN]

NASA funding of Russian animal research programs, S9778 [4SE]

CITIZENS AGAINST LAWSUIT ABUSE (organization)

Remarks in Senate

Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week: observance, S11200 [24SE]

CITIZENS FOR A SOUND ECONOMY (organization)

Letters

Revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine, S11071, S11079 [20SE]

CITIZENS FOR TAX JUSTICE (organization)

Statements

Tax Treatment of Businesses Operating Abroad, S9314 [31JY]

CITIZENS POSTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Remarks in Senate

Postal Service: issuance of organ donation awareness postage stamps, S7501 [9JY]

CITIZENSHIP

Addresses

Citizenship Assistance Council—Naturalization Ceremony: Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, S3802 [22AP]

Hispanic Contributions to America: Representative de la Garza, E1927 [4OC]

Articles and editorials

Lucius Wade Edwards, S3346 [16AP]

Review & Outlook—Scan the Congress, S2251 [18MR]

Bills and resolutions

American Samoa: require U.S. nationals accepted in ROTC programs to apply for citizenship (see H.R. 3327), H4109 [25AP]

Business and industry: reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: recognize contributions of all American citizens in the National Statuary Hall (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3231 [29MR]

Children and youth: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.J. Res. 190), H10107 [5SE]

Immigration: reform policies (see S. 1535), S492 [26JA]

INS: establish the U.S. Citizenship Promotion Agency (see S. 1677), S3384 [16AP]

———promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]

———standards for naturalization (see H.R. 4056, 4143), H10235 [11SE], H11047 [24SE]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10174 [10SE]

Taxation: treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship (see S. 1637), S2646 [21MR]

Essays

Abraham Lincoln: David Rourke, E416 [22MR]

Fancy Clothes and Overalls: Lucius W. Edwards, S3345 [16AP]

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Rosalind Newsholme, E415 [22MR]

Freedom: Michelle Funk, E379 [19MR]

Gerald R. Ford: Jenni Kirkhoff, E415 [22MR]

Harry S Truman: Michelle Lin Byrd, E415 [22MR]

Truman Fires MacArthur: John Davison, E415 [22MR]

What It Means to Me To Live in America: Acquin Time, E353 [14MR]

———Alexander J. Negvesky, E354 [14MR]

———Allegra Ban, E353 [14MR]

———Cyril Balanque, E353 [14MR]

———Fred Ngo, E354 [14MR]

———Kim Du, E353 [14MR]

———Lauren Struve, E353 [14MR]

———Michael D. Ghali, E353 [14MR]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Areheart, Bradley, E461 [27MR]

Barletta, Christopher, E1456 [1AU]

Barrier, Sherri, E1651 [19SE]

Bayat, Jonathan, E546 [16AP]

Bell, Felicia, E1594 [12SE]

Cabrera, Christina, E1445 [1AU]

Cournoyer, Amy, E613 [24AP]

Deufel, Christopher, H4401 [2MY]

Ferland, Meika, E1405 [30JY]

Fox, Michael, E1445 [1AU]

Foy, Anne Marie, E554 [17AP]

Goodman, Christine E., E1187 [26JN]

Johnson, Colette, E486 [28MR]

Kenny, Michael, E547 [16AP]

Lakes, Peter, E1408 [30JY]

Martin, Kurt, E636 [25AP]

Owens, Allison, E678 [1MY]

Perkins, Kelsey, E1499 [2AU], E1569 [11SE]

Pickering, Aaron, E940 [29MY]

Reece, Matthew P., E615 [24AP]

Richter-Tate, Caleb, E1521 [5SE]

Sakraida, Tara, E569 [18AP]

Sanderson, Nicole, E592 [19AP]

Shirley, John, E462 [27MR]

Shumway, Emily, E542 [16AP]

Simpson, Michael, E1631 [18SE]

Taylor, Meredith, E624 [25AP]

Thomas, Jon, E707 [6MY]

Thompson, Chad, E513 [29MR]

Viscio, Charlotte J., E586 [19AP]

Wong, Kristina, E691 [1MY]

Excerpts

Constitution—U.S.: 14th Amendment relative to the rights of citizenship, congressional apportionment, and loyalty requirements for Members of Congress, H6499 [18JN]

Letters

Treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents: Jamie S. Gorelick, Dept. of Justice, S12297, S12298 [3OC]

Papers

Made in the USA—Immigrants, Patents, and Jobs: Philip Peters, S2252 [18MR]

Poems

``Proud To Be an American,'' Howard F. Simmon, E1400 [30JY]

Proclamations

Citizenship U.S.A. Day: Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, S3802 [22AP]

Remarks in House

American Samoa: require U.S. nationals accepted in ROTC programs to apply for citizenship (H.R. 3327), E648 [25AP]

Funk, Michelle: Richmond, IN, Sertoma Club essay contest winner, E379 [19MR]

Geppi, Stephen: Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. Good Citizenship Award recipient, E514 [29MR]

Immigration: distribute surplus visas to children and siblings of certain U.S. citizens, H2520-H2522 [20MR]

———English language proficiency requirement, H2522-H2527 [20MR]

INS: standards for naturalization, H10115 [10SE]

———standards for naturalization (H.R. 4056), E1597 [12SE]

———tribute to Citizenship U.S.A. Program, E1306 [17JY]

Long Beach, CA: tribute to Sertoma Club essay contest winners, E353 [14MR]

Miami, FL: tribute to INS for efficiency in processing citizenship applications, E1126 [20JN]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (H.J. Res. 191), H10452-H10454 [17SE]

Phoenixville, PA: tribute to President's Day Essay Contest winners, E415 [22MR]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, H2484-H2487 [20MR]

Viscio, Charlotte J.: Larry W. Rivers Scholarship Award recipient, E586 [19AP]

Wallenberg, Raoul: anniversary of honorary citizenship, E1764 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Chicago, IL: observance of Citizenship U.S.A. Day, S3801 [22AP]

Citizenship Day: tribute, S9862 [4SE]

Foreign banks: Comptroller of Currency waiver of citizenship requirements for directors of national banks relative to foreign affiliate status, S11919 [30SE]

Immigration: reform policies (S. 1394), S2251 [18MR]

———reform policies (S. 1535), S505 [26JA]

———require proof of citizenship to qualify for housing assistance, S4405 [30AP]

INS: establish the U.S. Citizenship Promotion Agency (S. 1677), S3403 [16AP]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (H.J. Res. 191), S10891, S10892 [18SE]

Taxation: treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship, S7408 [8JY], S7423 [9JY]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship (S. 1637), S2655 [21MR]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents, S9505-S9507 [2AU], S12297 [3OC]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (S. 700), S3689-S3691 [18AP]

———use of foreign trusts, S3740 [19AP]

Reports filed

Confer Honorary U.S. Citizenship on Mother Teresa: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 191) (H. Rept. 104-796), H10523 [17SE]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 191, confer honorary U.S. citizenship to Mother Teresa, H10452 [17SE]

H.R. 3327, require U.S. nationals accepted in ROTC programs to apply for citizenship, E648 [25AP]

CITIZENSHIP DAY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9862 [4SE]

CITY CAB CO.

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S9308 [31JY]

CIULLO, VALENTINO

Remarks in House

Tribute, E734 [8MY]

CIVIL LIBERTIES related term(s) Civil Rights; Human Rights

Addresses

China—Where Do We Go From Here? Senator Feinstein, S3798-S3800 [22AP]

``I Am a Nation'', H7118 [9JY]

Sikh National Identity and the Struggle for an Independent Khalistan: Gurmit S. Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E966-E968 [30MY]

Amendments

Crime: interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (H.R. 2980), S8829, S8922 [25JY]

Articles and editorials

All in the Genes—The New Availability of Tests Raises a Host of Ethical Questions, S6722 [24JN]

America We Seek—A Statement of Pro-Life Principle and Concern, E437-E440 [22MR]

Bad Law on Affirmative Action, S3495 [17AP]

Big Choice for Kweisi Mfume—and the NAACP, S69 [4JA]

Call To Tone Down the Violence, S10208 [10SE]

CBI To Probe Cremation of 1,000 Bodies in Punjab, E1536 [5SE]

China's Four Slaps—and the United States' Craven Response, S3321 [15AP]

Chinese View of China's Strategy, H6998-H7003 [27JN]

Clinton Dodges Suit, Says He's in Military, H5490 [22MY]

Clinton's Latest Disgraceful Dodge, H5560 [23MY]

Congress Fails To Veto U.N. Role in National Parks, Cliff Kincaid, E1941 [21OC]

Copies of Kashmir Times Seized, E871 [22MY]

Court's Ruling on Gays Was Strict Reading of Constitution, E927 [24MY]

Dangerous Slant, E1772 [28SE]

Decade After Massacre—Some Sikhs Find Justice, E1779 [28SE]

Fighter in the Public Arena—In Mfume, NAACP Hires a Director It Hopes Can Push It To Reclaim Its Historic Leadership, S68 [4JA]

Filegate Investigation, H6682 [20JN]

Genetic Prophecy and Genetic Privacy—Can We Prevent the Dream From Becoming a Nightmare, S6721 [24JN]

Handcuffs on Learning, S3495 [17AP]

Honor Thy Neighbor, E763 [10MY]

India's Burning Brides, E27 [5JA]

Khalra Case Threatened, E411 [21MR]

Linda Marie Jones Helped Integrate Riviera Club, E629 [25AP]

Many Notified After FBI `Heads-Up', H9907 [2AU]

Mfume Transformed Himself, S70 [4JA]

Mfume—Not Just Leader, a Savior to N.A.A.C.P., S69 [4JA]

Mfume's Advancement, S68 [4JA]

Most Favored Nation—or Most Appeased?, H6951-H6954 [26JN]

Navy Officer, Husband Die After Shootings at Andrews Air Force Base, S6605 [20JN]

New Hope at the NAACP, S68 [4JA]

No Bridge Too Far, H5559 [23MY]

160 Reportedly Killed in Chechnya Battle, H7512 [12JY]

Porn on the Internet, Here and Abroad, E153 [5FE]

Posturing on Abortion, E1034 [7JN]

Report—Russian 'Copters Attack Chechen Town, H7513 [12JY]

``Romer'' Court Struck Blow for Individuals Against Government, E1174 [26JN]

Russia Pounds Chechens as Election Truce Unravels, H7515 [12JY]

Russian Copters Attack Chechen Town, H4884 [10MY]

Sellout to China, E385 [20MR]

Shuttering up Serbia, E376 [19MR]

This Map Won't Show Us the Way, S6722 [24JN]

Time To Make Plans—and Tracks, H6962 [26JN]

U.N.-Sponsored Aliens Land in Yellowstone, E1941 [21OC]

We Will Continue To Stand by Our Flag, S3149 [28MR]

Weekend Without War Over the Abortion Issue, S5775 [4JN]

Workers Who Sign Away a Day in Court, E1486 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: policy regarding military service by homosexuals (see H.R. 3925), H9566 [31JY]

Belarus: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 163), H3581 [17AP]

Burma: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 188), H6414 [13JN]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see S.J. Res. 56; H.J. Res. 181, 182), S5939 [6JN], H6285 [12JN], H6414 [13JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H6764 [25JN]

———most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 3569), H5817 [4JN]

———U.S. policy (see H. Res. 461), H6764 [25JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H6764 [25JN]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 1650; H.R. 3784), S3156 [28MR], H7473 [11JY]

———use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (see H.R. 3748), H7106 [27JN]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see S. 2127; H.R. 4166), S11294 [25SE], H11228 [25SE]

Colleges and universities: protect speech and association rights of students (see H.R. 4207), H11394 [26SE]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H2315 [14MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 1587, 1726; H.R. 3011), S1516 [5MR], S4618 [2MY], H1715 [5MR]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see S. 2094; H.R. 4125), S11033 [19SE], H10721 [19SE]

Courts: protect private property from forfeiture or Government seizure (see H.R. 3194), H3170 [28MR]

———withhold Federal collateral remedies in State cases unless inadequate State habeus corpus procedures are shown to exist (see H.R. 2955), H1225 [1FE]

Crime: interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (see S. 1729), S4804 [7MY]

———penalties for stalking (see H.R. 2954, 2980), H1225 [1FE], H1507 [28FE]

Executive Office of the President: civil remedies for the request or receipt of protected records for nonroutine use (see H.R. 3687), H6690 [20JN]

———creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution (see S. Res. 283), S8989 [26JY]

———ensure privacy and security of FBI background reports (see H.R. 3785), H7473 [11JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 177), H4302 [30AP]

———copyright and impose criminal penalties for desecration (see H.R. 3883), H8247 [23JY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 161, 184), H1507 [28FE], H7658 [16JY]

———enforce constitutional rights (see H.R. 4129, 4130), H10762 [20SE]

Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see S. 1898; H.R. 3477, 3482), S6719 [24JN], H5287 [16MY]

———protection of patients' rights relative to medical care (see H. Con. Res. 214), H10386 [12SE]

———provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (see H.R. 4315), H12174 [28SE]

Human rights: remedies for claims involving human experimentation and constitutional and human rights violations (see H.R. 3946), H9705 [1AU]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 1600, 1694; H.R. 4008), S1649 [7MR], S3954 [23AP], H9924 [2AU]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see S. Con. Res. 50), S3157 [28MR]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H7107 [27JN]

Religion: accommodations in the workplace (see S. 2071; H.R. 4117), S10426 [12SE], H10720 [19SE]

———protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 3571), H5817 [4JN]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2123 [12MR]

Social Security: prohibit certain misuses of account numbers (see H.R. 3598), H6005 [6JN]

Telecommunications: protection of consumer privacy relative to new communications technologies (see H.R. 3685), H6690 [20JN]

Vietnam: release of Buddhist monks and civilians and Roman Catholic monks and priests (see H. Con. Res. 179), H5288 [16MY]

Voting: secure rights of former felons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 3028), H1775 [6MR]

Briefs

President Clinton v. Paula Corbin Jones, S5534-S5538 [23MY]

Chronologies

White House and FBI actions and contacts on FBI background files matter: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H8521 [25JY]

Essays

Mexico at a Critical Juncture: C. Allen Ellis, E750 [9MY]

Excerpts

Interstate stalking punishment and prevention provisions of Dept. of Defense authorization legislation, S9483 [2AU]

Letters

American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Bob Lessard, State Senate of Minnesota, H11274 [26SE]

———Henry Lamb, Environmental Conservation Organization, H11275 [26SE]

———Northern Counties Land Use Coordinating Board, H11275 [26SE]

———several agricultural associations, H11275 [26SE]

Children's rights in the People's Republic of China: Carol Bellamy, UNICEF, E614 [24AP]

———Representative Bereuter, E614 [24AP]

Civil liberties violations of Sikhs in India, E1470 [2AU]

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act: Bruce Schneier, S1521 [5MR]

———Matt Blaze, S1521 [5MR]

———Robert W. Holleyman II, Business Software Alliance, S1521 [5MR]

Executive Office of the President's acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials: Jack Quinn, Executive Office of the President, S6655 [21JN]

———Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judicary (Senate), S6655 [21JN]

Hostilities in breakaway Russian region of Chechnya: Anthony Lake, Executive Office of the President, H7513 [12JY]

———President Clinton, H7512, H7513, H7514 [12JY]

———Representative Wolf, H7511, H7512, H7514, H7515 [12JY]

Hostilities in Russian breakaway region of Chechnya: Representative Wolf, H4883 [10MY]

Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China: Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys (musical group), H7034 [27JN]

———Business Coalition for U.S.-China Trade, H7004-H7006 [27JN]

———Elena Bonner, H6702 [24JN]

———former Secs. of the Treasury, E1154 [24JN]

———Martin Lee, H7012 [27JN]

———President Clinton, H7017 [27JN]

———Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, E1154 [24JN]

Removal of Russian troops from Kaliningrad: Anthony Polikaitis, Lithuanian-American Community, Inc., H11252 [26SE]

———Janis Kukainis, American Latvian Association in the U.S., Inc., H11252 [26SE]

———Regina Narusis, Lithuanian-American Community, Inc., H11252 [26SE]

———Uldis K. Sipols, H11252 [26SE]

———Vello Ederma, Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc., H11251 [26SE]

Return of manuscript of book by former FBI agent Gary W. Aldrich to the White House: John E. Collingwood, FBI, H11040 [24SE]

Safety of Robert Hussein in Kuwait relative to religious conversion: Mohammed S. Al-Sabah, Ambassador of Kuwait, E1451 [1AU]

———Representative Hamilton, E1450 [1AU]

Vaisakhi Day message relative to the birthday of the Sikh Nation: Gurmit S. Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E612 [24AP]

White House acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials: Howard M. Shapiro, Dept. of Justice, H8521 [25JY]

Lists

Supporters of legislation prohibiting discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin, S3158 [28MR]

Press releases

Anniversary of Kidnapping of Jaswant Singh Khalra: Council of Khalistan, E1533 [5SE]

Speakers Expose Indian State Repression, Support Self-Determination for Khalistan: Khalistan Society, E968 [30MY]

Video Documentary Exposes Murder, Torture and Rape of Sikhs by Indian Police: Council of Khalistan, E411 [21MR]

Questions and answers

White House acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials: Hillary Rodham Clinton and ABC, H8522 [25JY]

———Hillary Rodham Clinton and Associated Press (news service), H8522 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Abdul-Rauf, Mahmoud: controversy over National Basketball Association rules relative to standing during national anthem, H2329 [19MR]

Abortion: constitutional amendment on freedom of choice, E1397 [30JY]

———performance at military medical facilities, H785, H786 [24JA], H4942, H5013-H5022 [14MY], H9820, H9822 [1AU]

———pro choice versus right to life, H341 [22JA], H742 [23JA], H9457 [31JY], H9906 [2AU], H10364, H10365 [12SE], E437 [22MR], E1034 [7JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, E1397 [30JY]

Armed Forces: policy regarding military service by homosexuals, H8822-H8828 [30JY]

Armenia: independence anniversary, H10772 [24SE]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in motion pictures, H3795 [24AP]

———characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, H817 [24JA], H1144 [1FE]

Atlanta, GA: arrest of Taiwanese students for waving flags at Olympic games, E1492 [2AU]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: elections, E1816 [28SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, H2039 [12MR], H4433, H4434, H4435 [7MY], H5305, H5308, H5309 [21MY], H5387 [22MY], H5572 [29MY], H5849, H5850 [5JN], H5937 [6JN], H6094 [10JN], H6425, H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435 [18JN], H6514, H6516 [19JN], H6634 [20JN], H6851 [26JN], H8106 [23JY], E1128 [20JN], E1154 [24JN], E1758 [27SE]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6976, H6977, H6978, H6979, H6985-H7026 [27JN], E1216, E1218 [8JY], E1241 [11JY], E1282 [12JY]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6950-H6963 [26JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7027-H7040 [27JN], E1216 [8JY]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6950-H6963 [26JN]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability, defense, and foreign trade, E385 [20MR]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1507), H2942-H2948 [27MR], E484 [28MR]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 3784), E1269, E1271 [12JY]

———use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (H.R. 3748), E1205 [27JN], E1486 [2AU]

Clinton, President: legal protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, H5388, H5489, H5490 [22MY], H5555-H5558 [23MY]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (H.R. 3089), E358 [14MR]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, E153 [5FE], E484 [28MR]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services, E197 [13FE], E294 [6MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, H7587 [16JY], E1295, E1305 [17JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (H.R. 3011), E276 [5MR]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (H.R. 4125), E1658 [19SE]

Crime: interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (H.R. 2980), H4457-H4460, H4500 [7MY]

Croatia: tribute to Novalic Foundation of Croatia, E888 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: specimen repository policies and funding, H6379, H6380 [13JN]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program funding, H10967 [24SE]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, E888 [23MY]

Eritrea: independence anniversary, E1163 [25JN]

Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (organization): tribute, E433 [22MR]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H6042 [10JN], H6119, H6124, H6125, H6126 [11JN], H6185, H6186, H6187 [12JN], H6290, H6291, H6292, H6293, H6400 [13JN], H6418 [17JN], H6429, H6432 [18JN], H6515, H6517 [19JN], H6631, H6632, H6633, H6634, H6682 [20JN], H6717, H6725, H6846 [25JN], H6850, H6853 [26JN], H6980 [27JN], H7163, H7251-H7253 [10JY], H7266 [11JY], H7537 [16JY], H8520, H8521, H8522, H8525 [25JY], H8561 [26JY], H9907, H9908 [2AU], E1050 [11JN]

———allegations made in book by former FBI agent Gary W. Aldrich, H11040-H11044 [24SE]

———ensure privacy and security of FBI background reports (H.R. 3785), E1316 [18JY]

———investigation of acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H11592 [27SE]

FDA: approval of home drug testing kit for use by parents, H11233 [26SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, E231 [28FE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. Res. 127), H7250 [10JY]

Greece: independence anniversary, E278 [5MR]

Haiti: restoration of democratic government, H344 [22JA]

Health: human embryo research funding, H7339-H7344 [11JY]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information, H3094 [28MR], H9839 [2AU]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (H.R. 2690), H2844 [26MR], H6426 [18JN]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (H.R. 3482), E829 [16MY]

———protection of patients' rights relative to medical care (H. Con. Res. 214), E1592 [12SE]

———provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (H.R. 4315), E1826 [30SE]

House of Representatives: random drug testing of employees, H12179 [30SE]

———tribute to Office of Fair Employment Practices hearing officers, E1874 [30SE]

India: anniversary of Golden Temple Massacre, E949, E955 [30MY]

———civil liberties violations in Kashmir, H4906 [14MY], E129 [1FE], E587 [19AP], E796 [14MY]

———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E129 [1FE], E388 [20MR], E410, E411 [21MR], E443 [25MR], E554 [17AP], E955, E965 [30MY], E1300 [17JY], E1393, E1394 [29JY], E1470 [2AU], E1533, E1536 [5SE], E1542 [9SE], E1545, E1552 [10SE], E1772, E1778, E1803 [28SE], E1879 [1OC]

———civil liberties violations of women, E26 [5JA]

———independence anniversary, E92, E96 [25JA]

———seizure of copies of Kashmir (India) Times, E871 [22MY]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (H.R. 2748), H2878 [27MR], H6436 [18JN], E476 [28MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (H.R. 4008), E1468 [2AU]

Israel: independence anniversary, E641 [25AP]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians, H5877 [5JN], E824 [16MY], E1171 [26JN]

Kuwait: persecution of Christians, H6145 [11JN]

———religious freedom, E1450 [1AU]

Law enforcement: monitoring of telecommunication activities, H2168 [13MR]

Mexico: independence anniversary, H10519-H10521 [17SE]

———political reform, E750 [9MY]

Omaha, NE: Freedom Rally for the Fourth of July celebration, H7118 [9JY]

OPM: release of Federal employees' home addresses to labor organizations, H7708, H7709 [17JY]

Privacy: publication of unauthorized political biographies, H11233 [26SE]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 3752), H11273-H11280 [26SE], E1190 [27JN], E1941 [21OC]

Religion: accommodations in the workplace, E763 [10MY]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), E1361 [24JY]

Russia: hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, H4882-H4884 [10MY], H6145 [11JN], H7511 [12JY], E922 [24MY], E1798 [28SE]

———removal of troops from Kaliningrad (H. Con. Res. 51), H11250-H11254 [26SE]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (H. Res. 378), E360 [14MR], E376 [19MR]

———shutdown of television station and Soros Foundation by the Government, H1399 [28FE]

Slovakia: political reform, E843 [20MY]

Social Security: prohibit certain misuses of account numbers (H.R. 3598), E1020 [6JN]

Sri Lanka: independence anniversary, E192 [9FE]

Supreme Court: decision relative to the granting of protected status to homosexuals, H5302 [21MY], E867 [22MY], E927 [24MY], E1174 [26JN]

Telecommunications: protection of consumer privacy relative to new communications technologies (H.R. 3685), E1145 [20JN]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, E401, E409 [21MR]

Turkey: convene U.N. Conference on Human Settlements, E985 [4JN]

———political reform, E1549 [10SE]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, E1444 [1AU], E1542 [9SE], E1617 [17SE]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, S6460-S6469 [19JN], S10126 [10SE]

———pro choice versus right to life, S282 [22JA], S329 [23JA]

Armed Forces: interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking, S6604 [20JN], S6926-S6928 [26JN]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, S1379 [28FE]

———characterization of violence in the entertainment industry, S10208 [10SE]

Atlanta, GA: arrest of Taiwanese students for waving flags at Olympic games, S9551, S9623 [2AU]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, S5643 [24MY], S5781-S5784 [5JN], S5910, S5911 [6JN], S7068 [27JN], S10404 [12SE]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), S6947-S6949 [26JN]

———most-favored-nation status (S.J. Res. 56), S5943-S5945 [6JN]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 1650), S3157, S3158 [28MR]

Clinton, President: legal protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, S5533-S5538, S5624 [23MY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (S. 2127), S11306 [25SE]

Colleges and universities: Court of Appeals decision relative to student body diversity, S3494 [17AP]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, S7507 [10JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 1587), S1516-S1522 [5MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 1726), S4624-S4627 [2MY], S6153 [12JN]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (S. 2094), S11034 [19SE]

Correctional institutions: protect constitutional rights of inmates, S12054-S12056 [1OC]

Crime: interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (H.R. 2980), S5625, S5627 [23MY], S7750 [11JY], S7803 [12JY], S8829, S8830, S8831 [25JY]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (S. 1729), S4804 [7MY], S9442 [1AU], S9456, S9458-S9460, S9483 [2AU]

Dept. of HUD: discourage interference with the exercise of the rights of free speech, free association, and the petition of Government for redress of grievances, S9877, S9878 [5SE]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, S12017 [30SE]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, S6196 [13JN], S6654-S6657 [21JN], S6840 [25JN], S7358-S7366 [8JY], S7627 [10JY]

———creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution (S. Res. 283), S8993 [26JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, S3149 [28MR]

Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries, S8782, S8783, S8806 [25JY]

Guatemala: political reform, S11069 [20SE]

Guyana: independence anniversary, S6107 [11JN]

Health: human fetal tissue transplantation research practices, S429, S432, S445 [26JA]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (S. 1898), S6719-S6721 [24JN], S7500 [9JY]

———treatment of personal medical records and health care related information, S9515, S9636-S9638 [2AU]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums, S3607 [18AP], S9521 [2AU]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 1600), S1652 [7MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 1694), S3954 [23AP]

Jewish War Veterans: anniversary, S2206 [15MR]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (S. Con. Res. 50), S3161, S3162 [28MR]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, S2339 [19MR]

Religion: accommodations in the workplace (S. 2071), S10428 [12SE]

Russia: hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, S996 [6FE], S8770 [25JY]

Sri Lanka: independence anniversary, S390 [25JA], S526 [26JA]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, S2419, S2420, S2440 [20MR]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, S9623 [2AU]

Wisconsin: meeting between pro-life and pro-choice supporters relative to creation of a common agenda, S5774 [4JN]

World War II: internment of Japanese Latin Americans, S11317 [25SE]

Yugoslavia: Senate delegation visit to the countries that comprise the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3500 [17AP], S3750-S3752 [22AP], S3888 [23AP]

Reports

Elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, E1817 [28SE]

Medical Report on Dr. Jagjit Singh Chohan: D.M. Forrest, Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, E1300 [17JY]

Need for Better Product Labeling: Representative George Miller, E1659 [19SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H. Res. 461, U.S. Policy Towards People's Republic of China: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 182, Most-Favored-Nation Status for People's Republic of China: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]

Family Privacy Protection Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1271) (S. Rept. 104-351), S9554 [2AU]

Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2980) (H. Rept. 104-557), H4430 [6MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2980), S5566 [23MY]

Investigation Into the White House and Dept. of Justice on Security of FBI Background Investigation Files (H. Rept. 104-862), H12172 [28SE]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for People's Republic of China: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 182) (H. Rept. 104-634), H6764 [25JN]

Preserve Federal Sovereignty of Certain Public Lands and Preserve Certain State and Private Property Rights: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3752) (H. Rept. 104-835), H11046 [24SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H8523 [25JY]

Statements

American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: OMB, H11276 [26SE]

China—Friend or Enemy? Barbara H. Franklin, E1758 [27SE]

Removal of Russian Troops From Kaliningrad: Central and East European Coalition, H11252 [26SE]

We Will Continue To Stand by Our Flag: Daniel A. Ludwig, American Legion, E231 [28FE]

White House Acquisition of FBI Background Reports on Former Republican Officials: Bernard Nussbaum, H8523 [25JY]

———Gloria Livingstone, H8524 [25JY]

———William H. Kennedy III, H8522 [25JY]

Summaries

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act (S. 1587), S1519 [5MR]

Genetics Confidentiality and Nondiscrimination Act (S. 1898), S6723 [24JN]

Tables

Entry level wages in 1979 and 1991, H2947 [27MR]

Testimonies

White House Acquisition of FBI Background Reports on Former Republican Officials: Craig Livingstone, H8522 [25JY]

———William H. Kennedy III, H8522 [25JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 51, removal of Russian troops from Kaliningrad, H11250 [26SE]

H. Res. 378, condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation in Serbia, E360 [14MR]

H. Res. 461, U.S. policy towards People's Republic of China, H7027 [27JN]

H. Res. 463, consideration of H. Res. 461, U.S. policy and most-favored-nation status relative to People's Republic of China, H6950 [26JN]

H.J. Res. 182, most-favored-nation status for People's Republic of China, H6985 [27JN]

H.R. 2980, Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act, H4457 [7MY]

H.R. 3752, American Land Sovereignty Protection Act, H11273 [26SE]

S. 1587, Encrypted Communications Privacy Act, S1517-S1519 [5MR]

S. Res. 283, creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution within the Executive Office of the President, S8993 [26JY]

Transcripts

Disappearances in Punjab: Ram Narayan Kumar and Lorenz Skerjanz, E410 [21MR], E443 [25MR]

CIVIL RIGHTS related term(s) Civil Liberties; Commission on Civil Rights; Human Rights; Racial Relations

Addresses

Bowie State University Commencement Address: Colin L. Powell, S9311 [31JY]

Economic, Social, and Political Development in Africa: Boutros Boutros-Ghali, U.N. Secretary General, E1879 [1OC]

Prosecuting War Criminals: Richard Goldstone, S12018-S12020 [30SE]

Race Relations in America—Best and Worst of Times: Senator Bradley, S12246-S12249 [3OC]

Radio and Television News Directors Foundation Annual Banquet and Celebration of the First Amendment: Howard Stringer, S5653 [24MY]

Religious Tolerance and Freedom: James R. Stark, S10048 [9SE]

State of Race Relations: Jim H. Paige III, S521-S523 [26JA]

Subject of Race: Senator Bradley, S12251 [3OC]

Amendments

Commission on Civil Rights: reauthorize (S. 2187), S12196 [2OC]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4529, H4530 [7MY], H4807 [10MY]

Appointments

Commission on Civil Rights, H1233 [9FE]

Articles and editorials

A.J. Brown Jr.—The Man and the Liberating Theology, E1610 [12SE]

African-American Voters Must Have a Big Tent, E1728 [27SE]

African-Americans Should Shed Group-Think, E1728 [27SE]

American Way, E1642 [18SE]

Armed Troops in Armenia Arrest Dozens of Protesters, S11566 [27SE]

Army Sergeant With HIV Feels Deserted by Policy, S865 [1FE]

Bad Law on Affirmative Action, S3495 [17AP]

Big Choice for Kweisi Mfume—and the NAACP, S69 [4JA]

Coast Guard Backs Away From Faceoff With Fisherman, H7073 [27JN]

Congress Misses the `Magic' Show, E233 [28FE]

Congress Misses the ``Magic'' Show, S2295 [19MR]

Court's Ruling on Gays Was Strict Reading of Constitution, E927 [24MY]

Fighter in the Public Arena—In Mfume, NAACP Hires a Director It Hopes Can Push It To Reclaim Its Historic Leadership, S68 [4JA]

Handcuffs on Learning, S3495 [17AP]

Local Fishermen Say Coast Guard Pesters Them in Inspections, H7073 [27JN]

Mfume Transformed Himself, S70 [4JA]

Mfume—Not Just Leader, a Savior to N.A.A.C.P., S69 [4JA]

Mfume's Advancement, S68 [4JA]

New Hope at the NAACP, S68 [4JA]

Now, He Belongs to the Ages, E1609 [12SE]

Privacy Issue Raised in Direct-Mail Case, S7028 [26JN]

Quite a Life, E1609 [12SE]

Ready for the Revolution, E512 [29MR]

Rev. Andrew J. Brown, E1609 [12SE]

Rights Leader Rev. Andrew J. Brown Dies, E1608 [12SE]

``Romer'' Court Struck Blow for Individuals Against Government, E1174 [26JN]

Squeezing the Textile Worker, H1770 [6MR]

Swing Low, E1426 [1AU]

U.S. Involvement in Bosnia—Iraq Seems To Rely on Afterthoughts, E1618 [17SE]

Workers Who Sign Away a Day in Court, E1486 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H10524 [17SE]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959, 3926, 4344), H1225 [1FE], H9566 [31JY], H12301 [4OC]

Business and industry: prohibit employment discrimination relative to participation in labor organization activities (see H.R. 3763), H7154 [9JY]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H3730 [23AP]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see S. 1908; H.R. 3508), S7027 [26JN], H5500 [22MY]

Commission on Civil Rights: reauthorize (see S. 1990, 2187; H.R. 3874), S8866 [25JY], S12194 [2OC], H8247 [23JY]

———subpoena power (see H.R. 3009), H1715 [5MR]

Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to surety bonding requirements (see H.R. 3702), H6711 [24JN]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52, 65; H.J. Res. 173, 174), S3792 [22AP], S11973 [30SE], H3657 [22AP]

———establish programs to investigate, report, and prevent bias crimes (see H.R. 3825), H7658 [16JY]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see S. 1757; H.R. 3867), S5004 [14MY], H8247 [23JY]

Education: restore equal educational opportunity (see H.R. 4304), H12174 [28SE]

Employment: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 1650; H.R. 3784), S3156 [28MR], H7473 [11JY]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 2056), S9967 [5SE]

———use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (see H.R. 3748), H7106 [27JN]

Executive Office of the President: application of certain laws (see S. 2000), S9159 [30JY]

———creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution (see S. Res. 283), S8989 [26JY]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10040 [4SE]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (see H. Res. 428), H4502 [7MY]

Government: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 3190), H3170 [28MR]

Information services: provide safeguards for confidentiality of statistical information (see H.R. 3924), H9566 [31JY]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see S. 1630; H.R. 3590), S2422 [20MR], H5934 [5JN]

———protect personal privacy rights of customers and claimants (see H.R. 3930), H9566 [31JY]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491, 494), H8598 [26JY], H8982 [30JY]

Law enforcement: prevent detaining of individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

Paperwork Reduction Act: use of term ``multiracial or multiethnic'' on classification lists (see H.R. 3920), H8982 [30JY]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see S. Con. Res. 71; H. Res. 515), S10684 [17SE], H9925 [2AU]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Cost Estimates

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act (H.R. 3286): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S6751 [24JN]

Court documents

Affidavit relative to civil rights trial of former INS agent Joseph Occhipinti: Manual DeDios, E1734 [27SE]

———William Acosta, E1733 [27SE]

Documents

Arkansas State Code for Consideration of Child's Minority Race or Ethnic Heritage-Religious Preference, H4782 [9MY]

Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Under the Employment Nondiscrimination Act: EEOC, S10057 [9SE]

Excerpts

Constitution—U.S.: 14th Amendment relative to the rights of citizenship, congressional apportionment, and loyalty requirements for Members of Congress, H6499 [18JN]

Letters

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: President Clinton, H4785 [9MY]

Discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test: C.E. Mundy, Jr., Dept. of Defense, H1214 [1FE]

———Frank B. Kelso, II, Dept. of Defense, H1214 [1FE]

Employment Nondiscrimination Act: Albert M. Pennybacker, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., S9996 [6SE]

———Coretta Scott King, King Center, S10138 [10SE]

———David L. Thompson, Business Leadership Council, S10138 [10SE]

———Karen Kerrigan, Small Business Survival Committee, S10138 [10SE]

———Kay S. Dowhower, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, S9997 [6SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S10137 [10SE]

———Richard T. Foltin, American Jewish Committee, S9996 [6SE]

———Sharon F. Canner, National Association of Manufacturers, S10137 [10SE]

———Thomas W. Fassett, General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church, S9996 [6SE]

Federal contractors' affirmative action policies: Shirley J. Wilcher, Dept. of Labor, S665 [31JA]

Obtaining Social Security numbers for adoptive children for dependency tax exemption: John M. Staples, IRS, H4784 [9MY]

Romanian treatment of property rights and the press: Stefan Issarescu and Simone M. Klechner, Ad Hoc Committee for the Organization of Romanian Democracy, Inc., S8392 [19JY]

Work eligibility for prospective employees relative to immigration reform: Richard Womack and Dorothy I. Height, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S4411 [30AP]

Lists

Employers with nondiscrimination policies that include sexual orientation, S9990 [6SE]

Supporters of legislation prohibiting discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin, S3158 [28MR]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to Americans With Disabilities Act, S10984-S11019 [19SE], H10676-H10711 [19SE]

Press releases

Dornan Provision on HIV/Combat Readiness Passes as Part of Defense Conference Bill: Representative Dornan, H1214 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Affirmative action: policies, H2032 [8MR], H3792 [24AP], H6111-H6113 [10JN], H6409 [13JN], H7118 [9JY], H7539 [16JY], H10588-H10594 [18SE], E1423, E1426 [1AU], E1791 [28SE]

———policies (H.R. 2128), H5282-H5285 [16MY]

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (H.J. Res. 195), H10435 [17SE], H11352 [26SE], E1866 [30SE]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, H787, H796, H799 [24JA], H1213 [1FE], H2469 [20MR], H3226 [29MR], H3795 [24AP], H4943 [14MY], H5100 [15MY], H5279 [16MY], H8822-H8828 [30JY], E112 [30JA], E233 [28FE], E408 [21MR], E640 [25AP], E813 [15MY]

Business and industry: prevention and punishment of sexual harassment, H4431 [7MY]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws, H3494 [17AP]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (H.R. 3508), E880 [22MY]

China, People's Republic of: religious persecution, H5293 [20MY]

———trade restrictions relative to prison, slave, or child labor, H7705-H7708 [17JY]

Colleges and universities: affirmative action admission programs, H2322 [19MR]

Commission on Civil Rights: subpoena power (H.R. 3009), H1687 [5MR]

Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to surety bonding requirements (H.R. 3702), E1151 [24JN]

Dept. of HUD: investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, H6809-H6812 [25JN]

Dept. of Labor: Pension Benefits and Welfare Administration funding relative to genetic nondiscrimination enforcement activities, H7237 [10JY]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3867), H8672, H8673 [30JY]

———reauthorize (S. 1757), H8673 [30JY]

Diablo Valley College: observance of Law Day, E556 [17AP]

Disabled: anniversary of Cherry v. Mathews court case relative to discrimination, E1322 [18JY]

District of Columbia: anniversary of emancipation of slaves, H3438 [16AP]

Dole, Bob: invitation to address NAACP convention, H7118 [9JY], H7163 [10JY]

Education: national policy to improve system, E1423 [1AU]

———restore equal educational opportunity (H.R. 4304), E1844 [30SE]

EEOC: allegations of sexual harassment at Mitsubishi Motors plant in Normal, IL, H4400, H4404 [2MY], H6694 [24JN], E609 [24AP]

———funding, H8193-H8195 [23JY], H8284-H8286 [24JY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1507), H2942-H2948 [27MR], E484 [28MR]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 3784), E1269, E1271 [12JY]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, H7503 [12JY]

———use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (H.R. 3748), E1205 [27JN], E1486 [2AU]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4433, H4440 [7MY], H4775-H4785 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4807-H4822 [10MY], E787 [14MY]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4756, H4766-H4775 [9MY]

Firearms: prohibit possession by convicted felons, H7678, H7679 [17JY]

Gay and Lesbian Activist Alliance: anniversary, E540 [16AP]

Information services: provide safeguards for confidentiality of statistical information (H.R. 3924), E1452 [1AU]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (H.R. 3590), E1013 [6JN]

International Women's Day: observance, H1766-H1773 [6MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (H.J. Res. 70), H11572 [27SE]

LaMott, PA: tribute to Camp William Penn Interpretive Center, E1820 [30SE]

———tribute to Emancipation Proclamation Museum, E1820 [30SE]

Marriage: recognition of same-sex marriage, H7272-H7279, H7441-H7449 [11JY], H7481-H7506, H7531 [12JY], H7655, H7656 [16JY], H8010 [18JY]

Medicaid: State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1942-H1947 [7MR], E336 [13MR]

NAACP: history and mission, H1216-H1220 [1FE]

Native Americans: anniversary of Nome Cult ``Trail of Tears'', E1798 [28SE]

Occhipinti, Joseph: conviction of former INS agent for civil rights violations, E1733 [27SE]

Portage, IN: Ku Klux Klan (organization) rally, E765 [10MY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (H. Res. 515), H10913-H10918 [24SE], E1478 [2AU]

Sorensen, Irene: California Constitutional Rights Foundation Teacher of Merit award recipient, E1003 [5JN]

Supreme Court: decision relative to the granting of protected status to homosexuals, H5302 [21MY], E867 [22MY], E927 [24MY], E1174 [26JN]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H4913-H4917 [14MY]

Virgin Islands: tribute to legislature for 25th anniversary of designation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, E94 [25JA]

Remarks in Senate

Affirmative action: policies, S665 [31JA], S3253-S3255 [15AP], S3340-S3345 [16AP], S8490 [22JY], S9311 [31JY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, S455, S456 [26JA], S865 [1FE], S2293, S2294 [19MR], S2417 [20MR]

Armenia: democracy efforts, S11566 [27SE]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (S. 1908), S7027 [26JN]

Colleges and universities: Court of Appeals decision relative to student body diversity, S3494 [17AP]

Commission on Civil Rights: reauthorize (S. 2187), S12153 [2OC], S12373 [3OC]

Correctional institutions: protect constitutional rights of inmates, S12054-S12056 [1OC]

———treatment of prisoners, S5706 [4JN]

Courts: judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (S. 400), S3700 [19AP]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 52), S3795-S3797 [22AP]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 65), S11998-S12000 [30SE]

Dept. of HUD: investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, S9941-S9943, S9944, S9945, S9946 [5SE], S11222-S11224 [25SE], S12021 [30SE]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (S. 1624), S2328, S2329 [19MR], S5458 [21MY]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (S. 1757), S5010 [14MY], S7836 [12JY]

Domestic policy: civil rights policy reform, S3253-S3255 [15AP]

Employment: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 1650), S3157, S3158 [28MR]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S9986-S10005 [6SE], S10054-S10058, S10064-S10069, S10088 [9SE], S10102, S10114, S10120, S10129-S10139 [10SE], S10712 [17SE], S12015-S12017 [30SE]

Executive Office of the President: application of certain laws (S. 2000), S9159 [30JY]

———creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution (S. Res. 283), S8993 [26JY]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), S5632 [23MY]

Firearms: prohibit possession by certain felons, S12164 [2OC]

———prohibit possession by convicted felons, S10320, S10321 [11SE]

Government: accomplishments, S12080-S12090 [1OC]

History: relations between Jews and African Americans, S3410 [16AP]

Immigration: determination of work eligibility for prospective employees, S4410-S4412 [30AP], S4455, S4456 [1MY]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (S. 1630), S2429 [20MR]

International Women's Day: observance, S1780 [11MR]

Jewish War Veterans: anniversary, S2206 [15MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial, S12360 [3OC]

———authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (H.J. Res. 70), S12439 [21OC]

Marriage: recognition of same-sex marriage, S10065-S10068 [9SE], S10100-S10125, S10129 [10SE]

Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of Juneteenth Day, S6413 [18JN]

Racial relations: state of race relations, S521 [26JA]

Religion: persecution of Christians (S. Con. Res. 71), S10723 [17SE], S11901 [30SE]

Stringer, Howard: Radio and Television News Directors Foundation First Amendment Leadership Award recipient, S5653 [24MY]

Reports filed

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3286) (S. Rept. 104-279), S6223 [13JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4301 [30AP]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4429 [6MY]

Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 104-846), H11394 [26SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 104-566), H4502 [7MY]

Dept. of Justice Compilation and Publishing of Data on Hate Crimes: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624), S4189 [25AP]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3867) (H. Rept. 104-719), H8981 [30JY]

Hate Crimes Statistics Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624) (S. Rept. 104-269), S4972 [13MY]

Voting Rights March Route From Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, Designation as a National Historic Trail: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1129) (H. Rept. 104-567), H4646 [8MY]

Statements

California Affirmative Action Initiative: David B. Oppenheimer, E1791-E1794 [28SE]

Economic Development Issues for African Americans: David R. Jones, E1883 [1OC]

Sexual Orientation and Military Service: Colin L. Powell, S12016 [30SE]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: Kyle Anderson, E937 [29MY]

U.N. World Conference on Women in the People's Republic of China: Pamela Ferguson-Brey, E336 [13MR]

Tables

Entry level wages in 1979 and 1991, H2947 [27MR]

State laws governing unfair discrimination in insurance, S11223 [25SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 428, consideration of H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act, H4766 [9MY]

H. Res. 515, persecution of Christians, E1478 [2AU]

H. Res. 515, religious persecution of Christians, H10913 [24SE]

H.J. Res. 70, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization establishment of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., H11572 [27SE]

H.J. Res. 195, recognize end of slavery and true day of independence for African Americans, H11352 [26SE]

H.R. 1129, voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, designation as a National Historic Trail, H4913 [14MY]

H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act, H4775-H4780 [9MY]

H.R. 3867, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act reauthorization, H8672 [30JY]

S. 1624, Dept. of Justice compilation and publication of data on hate crimes, S5459 [21MY]

S. 1630, Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act, S2429 [20MR]

S. 1757, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act reauthorization, S7836 [12JY], H8673 [30JY]

S. 1908, Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Empowerment Act, S7028 [26JN]

S. Con. Res. 71, religious persecution of Christians, S10690, S10724 [17SE]

S. Res. 283, creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution within the Executive Office of the President, S8993 [26JY]

S.J. Res. 65, constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S11999 [30SE]

CIVIL RIGHTS ACT

Articles and editorials

Honor Thy Neighbor, E763 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see S. 2071; H.R. 4117), S10426 [12SE], H10720 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace, E763 [10MY]

Remarks in Senate

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (S. 2071), S10428 [12SE]

CIVIL SERVICE see Federal Employees

CIVIL WARS

Addresses

Northern Ireland Peace Efforts: Dick Spring, S1529-S1531 [5MR]

Amendments

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4550 [8MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4544 [8MY]

Articles and editorials

Bosnia, a Defining Moment, E17 [4JA]

Dugan Widow Remembers Husband, Tells His Story, H6626 [19JN]

Executive Action—Army Reserve Unit Guides Reconstruction of Postwar Bosnia, H6094-H6096 [10JN]

For Troops, Beat the Cold—Army Taking Extreme Measures, H326 [5JA]

Going to Bosnia a Good Way To See Danger, Grow Old Fast, H325 [5JA]

Horror of the Land Mines, H327 [5JA]

160 Reportedly Killed in Chechnya Battle, H7512 [12JY]

Pearl Harbor '41, Bosnia '95, E256 [29FE]

Pentagon Report Predicts Bosnia Will Fragment Without Vast Aid, S3499 [17AP]

Postpone the Bosnian Elections, E1043 [10JN]

President Speaks, E100 [25JA]

Report—Russian 'Copters Attack Chechen Town, H7513 [12JY]

Russia Pounds Chechens as Election Truce Unravels, H7515 [12JY]

Russian Copters Attack Chechen Town, H4884 [10MY]

U.S. Involvement in Bosnia—Iraq Seems To Rely on Afterthoughts, E1618 [17SE]

Why No Help to Liberia?, S4682 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions

Afghanistan: peace process (see S. Res. 275), S7302 [28JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: withdrawal of Iranian military (see S. Res. 225), S1083 [7FE]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (see H. Res. 417), H4119 [29AP]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (see H. Res. 416), H4119 [29AP]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491, 494), H8598 [26JY], H8982 [30JY]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes (see S. Res. 270), S6662 [21JN]

Liberia: impose sanctions on governments who violate the arms embargo or aid in the civil war, and bring war criminals to justice (see H.R. 4001), H9923 [2AU]

Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S. 1553; H.R. 2879), S736 [1FE], H912 [25JA]

Letters

Hostilities in breakaway Russian region of Chechnya: Anthony Lake, Executive Office of the President, H7513 [12JY]

———President Clinton, H7512, H7513, H7514 [12JY]

———Representative Wolf, H7511, H7512, H7514, H7515 [12JY]

Hostilities in Russian breakaway region of Chechnya: Representative Wolf, H4883 [10MY]

International War Crimes Tribunal prosecution of individuals indicted for crimes committed in the former Yugoslavian Republics: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S3891 [23AP]

———Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S3891 [23AP]

———Louis J. Freeh, FBI, S3892 [23AP]

———President Clinton, S3891 [23AP]

———Senator Specter, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S3890 [23AP]

———William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S3891 [23AP]

U.S. military intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: President Clinton, H4112 [29AP]

———Representative Skelton, H813 [24JA], H3208 [29MR], H4112 [29AP]

Memorandums

Investigation of U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Thomas E. Anfinson, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of Representatives, H4558 [8MY]

Petitions and memorials

Liberian Community Association of Rhode Island, Inc.: Liberian peace process, S3618 [18AP]

Support for U.S. troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Georgia House of Representatives, E85, E94 [25JA]

Questions and answers

Conversation With the President—The View From the Oval Office: Kenneth T. Walsh and Bruce B. Auster, U.S. News & World Report (publication) (excerpt), S475 [26JA]

Remarks in House

Begosh, Martin J.: return of first U.S. serviceman injured in Bosnia, H53 [3JA]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: elections, E1042 [10JN], E1816 [28SE]

———importation of Iranian arms, H4044 [25AP], H11360 [26SE]

———lift U.S. arms embargo, E1054 [11JN]

———tribute to U.S. forces, H1754 [6MR]

———tribute to U.S. Reserve and National Guard forces, H6094 [10JN]

———U.S. military intervention, H54 [3JA], H325 [5JA], H345 [22JA], H812 [24JA], H1209 [1FE], H1867, H1868, H1869 [7MR], H2307 [14MR], H3207, H3222 [29MR], H4111, H4112 [29AP], H4420 [2MY], H6403 [13JN], H6626, H6627, H6628 [19JN], H7997-H8003 [18JY], H9984 [4SE], H11579 [27SE], H12259 [2OC], E17 [4JA], E30 [5JA], E85 [25JA], E145 [1FE], E256 [29FE], E844 [20MY], E1618 [17SE]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4550-H4559 [8MY], E740 [9MY]

———funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), permission to file report, H4427 [6MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4536-H4550 [8MY], E740 [9MY], E757 [10MY]

Croatia: tribute to Novalic Foundation of Croatia, E888 [23MY]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, E888 [23MY]

Foreign policy: funding for military interventions, H8077 [22JY]

International War Crimes Tribunal: raise limit on noncash support, H5875, H5876 [5JN]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, H1666 [5MR], H2228 [14MR], E252 [29FE], E361 [14MR], E1430, E1438 [1AU]

———tribute to Project Children '96 sponsors, E1430, E1438 [1AU]

Russia: hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, H4882-H4884 [10MY], H6145 [11JN], H7511 [12JY], E922 [24MY], E1798 [28SE]

Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (H.R. 2879), E83 [25JA]

Texas: tribute to students participating in Operation Valentine for troops stationed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, E428 [22MR]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: peace process (S. Res. 275), S11201, S11202 [24SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: assault on Haris Silajdzic, S6424 [19JN]

———assistance relative to withdrawal of foreign troops, S1933-S1935 [13MR]

———economic assistance subject to certain conditions, S1911, S1912 [13MR]

———importation of Iranian arms, S3445 [17AP]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (S.J. Res. 44), S4089 [24AP]

———Senate delegation visit, S6404 [18JN]

———U.S. military intervention, S1175 [9FE], S1933-S1935 [13MR], S3498 [17AP], S4764-S4769 [7MY], S6213 [13JN], S6259, S6260 [14JN], S9625-S9627 [2AU], S12341 [3OC]

———withdrawal of Iranian military (S. Res. 225), S1085 [7FE]

Burundi: civil insurgency, S2799 [25MR]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), S4695 [3MY], S4884 [9MY]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, S12017 [30SE]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes, S8799-S8801 [25JY], S9003-S9005 [26JY]

———arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes (S. Res. 270), S6668 [21JN]

International War Crimes Tribunal: prosecution of individuals indicted for crimes committed in the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3888-S3890 [23AP]

Liberia: status of peace agreement, S12057 [1OC]

Mexico: insurgency, S8864 [25JY]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, S335 [24JA], S399 [26JA], S1529 [5MR], S2097, S2136 [14MR], S6137 [12JN]

Russia: hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, S996 [6FE], S8770 [25JY]

Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (S. 1553), S739 [1FE]

Yugoslavia: Senate delegation visit to the countries that comprise the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3500 [17AP], S3750-S3752 [22AP], S3888 [23AP]

Reports

Elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, E1817 [28SE]

Northern Ireland Peace Efforts: George J. Mitchell, John de Chastelain, and Harri Holkeri, S336 [24JA]

Observations on Bosnia: Pat Feichter, E1775 [28SE]

Senate Delegation Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina: Senators Daschle, Hatch and Reid, S6404-S6407 [18JN]

Reports filed

Afghanistan Peace Process: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 275), S8636 [24JY]

Arrest and Prosecution of Individuals Indicted for War Crimes by International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 270), S8635 [24JY]

Committee on International Relations (House) Funding for Investigation of U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Res. 417) (H. Rept. 104-559), H4430 [6MY]

Committee on International Relations (House) Investigation of the U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 416) (H. Rept. 104-551), H4423 [2MY]

Statements

Northern Ireland Peace Efforts: Ad Hoc Committee on Irish Affairs, H2228 [14MR]

———Friends of Ireland in the U.S. Senate (organization), S2097 [14MR]

U.S. Aid for Afghanistan: Don Ritter, E1912 [3OC]

U.S. Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Senator McCain, S4768 [7MY]

Tables

Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations request, H1868 [7MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 416, Committee on International Relations (House) investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia, H4536 [8MY]

H. Res. 417, Committee on International Relations (House) funding to investigate U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia, H4550 [8MY]

S. Res. 225, withdrawal of Iranian military from Bosnia and Herzegovina, S1085 [7FE]

S. Res. 270, arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, S6667 [21JN]

S. Res. 275, Afghanistan peace process, S7310 [28JN], S11201 [24SE]

CIVIL WAR—U.S. related term(s) War

Bills and resolutions

Arlington National Cemetery: reburial of unknown Civil War soldiers (see H.R. 3854, 3855), H8029 [18JY]

National parks and recreation areas: highway relocation assistance relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks (see S. 1706), S4190 [25AP]

Nicodemus National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1521, 1720), S313 [23JA], S4517 [1MY]

U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), H5288 [16MY]

Comparisons

Personal military histories of President Clinton and Sullivan Ballou: Representative Dornan, E169 [5FE]

Histories

Monitor (U.S.S.), E155-E157 [5FE]

Letters

Military service of Sullivan Ballou in U.S. Civil War: Sullivan Ballou, E170 [5FE]

Lists

Monitor (U.S.S.) officers, E157 [5FE]

Remarks in House

National parks and recreation areas: highway relocation assistance relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks (H.R. 848), H6042 [10JN]

U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: designate (H.J. Res. 179), E828 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Corinth, MS: establish interpretive center at Civil War Battlefield, S4511 [1MY]

Iowa: tribute to Civil War veterans, S7057 [26JN]

Nicodemus National Historic Site: establish, S12464 [21OC]

———establish (S. 1521), S314 [23JA]

———establish (S. 1720), S4513 [1MY], S4587-S4589 [2MY]

Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District: establish, S12360, S12361 [3OC]

Reports filed

Highway Relocation Assistance Relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1706), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1706) (S. Rept. 104-382), S11972 [30SE]

U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S.J. Res. 42) (S. Rept. 104-263), S4937 [9MY]

Texts of

H.R. 848, highway relocation assistance relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks, H6042 [10JN]

S. 1521, Nicodemus National Historic Site establishment, S315 [23JA]

S. 1720, Nicodemus National Historic Site and New Bedford National Historic Landmark, S4587-S4589 [2MY]

CIVILETTI, BENJAMIN

Letters

Habeas corpus procedures, S3438, S3441 [17AP]

Statements

Habeas Corpus Procedures, S3441 [17AP]

CLAIMS

Articles and editorials

Anger, Tears Reveal Family's Tragedy, E289 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (see S. 1807), S5567 [23MY]

———conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (see S. 1998), S9072 [29JY]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: conveyance of certain lands to village corporations within the Cook Inlet Region (see H.R. 3061), H2122 [12MR]

Financial institutions: treatment of certain claims against depository institutions under receivership by Federal banking agencies (see H.R. 3892), H8374 [24JY]

Human rights: remedies for claims involving human experimentation and constitutional and human rights violations (see H.R. 3946), H9705 [1AU]

Sioux Indian Nation: make available certain awarded funds to the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska (see H.R. 3595), H6005 [6JN]

Swain County, NC: settlement of claims against the Federal Government (see H.R. 4112), H10602 [18SE]

Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission: extend time for submission of final report (see H.R. 3495), H5379 [21MY]

Letters

AIDS epidemic: John R. Gail, Jr., H7051 [27JN]

Moratorium on mining patents claims: David B. Rovig, Montana Mining Association, S7052 [26JN]

Remarks in House

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (H.R. 1023), E289 [6MR]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (S. 1189), H3437 [16AP], H3656 [22AP]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S. 1807), S5584 [23MY]

———conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (S. 1998), S9072 [29JY]

Courts: reform protective orders, sealing of case documents, and disclosure of discovery information in civil actions (S. 374), S12386 [3OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Board of Veterans' Appeals claims processing, S9732, S9733 [3SE]

Mining and mineral resources: moratorium on mining patents claims, S7052 [26JN], S12290 [3OC]

Reports filed

Conveyance of Certain Lands Under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2560) (H. Rept. 104-643), H7105 [27JN]

Restitution to Guam for Atrocities Committed During Japanese Occupation in World War II: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2041) (H. Rept. 104-867), H12304 [21OC]

Texts of

S. 1807, Kake Tribal Corporation Land Exchange Act, S5584 [23MY]

CLANCY, CONNIE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E716 [7MY]

CLAREMONT, CA

Remarks in House

Webb School: tribute to participation in Toshiba Corp./National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, E1102 [18JN]

CLAREMONT McKENNA COLLEGE

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1944 [21OC]

CLAREY, BERNARD A.

Articles and editorials

Former Pacific Fleet Commander Dies, S7055 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7055 [26JN]

CLARION COUNTY, PA

Remarks in House

Pennsylvania State Chamber of Business and Industry: Community of the Year award recipient, E1635 [18SE]

CLARK, JOHN

Articles and editorials

After 50 Years, Freedom Still Special for Ex-POW, E517 [29MR]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E517 [29MR]

CLARK, KAREN L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1496 [2AU]

CLARK, MICHELLE

Remarks in Senate

Kentucky: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S7786 [11JY]

CLARK, ``OLD'' JOE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1125 [20JN]

CLARK, STEPHEN P.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1139 [20JN]

CLARK, TERRY

Remarks in House

Capital punishment: implementation, H2328 [19MR]

CLARK, WILLIAM

Remarks in House

History: reenactment of the Lewis and Clark expedition, E814 [15MY]

CLARK, WILLIAM P.

Letters

Chemical Weapons Convention ratification, S10071 [9SE]

CLARK COUNTY, NV

Remarks in House

Real estate: relief of persons who purchased land relative to certain private land surveys (H.R. 2135), H9961, H9962 [4SE]

Remarks in Senate

Transportation: bus and bus facility funding, S9130, S9131 [30JY]

Reports filed

Relief of Persons Who Purchased Clark County, NV, Land Relative to Certain Private Land Surveys: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2135) (H. Rept. 104-755), H10039 [4SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2135, relief of persons who purchased land relative to certain private land surveys in Clark County, NV, H9961 [4SE]

CLARKE, DAVID A.

Letters

Construction of National Children's Island, S7341 [28JN]

Statements

Use of Pennsylvania Avenue in Front of the White House for Vehicular Traffic, S5012 [14MY]

CLARKE, JOHN H.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E425 [22MR]

CLARKE, KATHY

Letters

Native American adoption and child custody proceedings, H4368-H4370 [1MY]

CLARKE, RICHARD (a former Representative from Alabama)

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S11816 [30SE]

CLARKE, RICK

Letters

Native American adoption and child custody proceedings, H4368-H4370 [1MY]

CLASSIFIED INFORMATION

Articles and editorials

White House Asks for Probe in Leak of Clinton-Yeltsin Memo, S3109 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions

Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy: authorize printing of report (see S. Con. Res. 67), S9072 [29JY]

Papers

Disclosure of Information Concerning U.S. Personnel Lost in Vietnam: Melvin E. Richmond, Jr., E899-E918 [24MY]

Remarks in House

Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy: authorize printing of report (S. Con. Res. 67), H11357 [26SE]

Government: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H8822-H8828 [30JY], H12187 [30SE], E661 [30AP]

———disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel lost in Vietnam, E899 [24MY]

Intelligence services: protection of identities of undercover intelligence officers, H5397 [22MY]

National security: declassification of information, H5391, H5398, H5399 [22MY]

Remarks in Senate

Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy: authorize printing of report (S. Con. Res. 67), S10723 [17SE]

Government: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, S1380 [28FE]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 67, printing of Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy report, S9074 [29JY], S10723 [17SE], H11357 [26SE]

CLAVERIE, PATRICIA

Remarks in Senate

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

CLAY, ERIC L.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4190 [25AP]

CLAY, WILLIAM (BILL) (a Representative from Missouri)

Appointments

Attendee: funeral of Bill Emerson, H6973 [26JN]

Conferee: H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, H8581 [26JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

American Way, St. Louis Commerce (publication), E1642 [18SE]

Captain M. Perry Jones, Ronald Johnson and Constance Gipson, Visions (publication), E1529 [5SE]

Climbing the Fire Department's Ladder, St. Louis (MO) Dispatch, E283 [6MR]

Ready for the Revolution, Lee Payne, St. Louis (MO) American, E512 [29MR]

Swing Low, Liz Brown, St. Louis (MO) American, E1426 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (see H. Res. 459), H6764 [25JN]

Sammy L. Davis Federal Building, Overland, MO: designate (see H.R. 3186), H3170 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H5754 [30MY]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3488 [16AP]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1508 [28FE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4902 [10MY]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11230 [25SE]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H11528 [27SE], H12175 [28SE]

Colleges and universities: participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs (see H.R. 3055), H1985 [7MR]

Corp. for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety: abolish (see H.R. 3466), H5173 [15MY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2665 [21MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H2950 [27MR]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2178), H1986 [7MR]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———provide financial aid grants for certain colleges and technical schools (see H.R. 3919), H8982 [30JY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 3704), H10525 [17SE]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H4503 [7MY]

Firearms: Civilian Marksmanship Program funding (see H.R. 3466), H5173 [15MY]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 3652), H6413 [13JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

———require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (see H.R. 4014), H9924 [2AU]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H11396 [26SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1179), H2466 [19MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H10040 [4SE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2224 [13MR]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H6765 [25JN]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H5052 [14MY]

Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811), H1226 [1FE]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3457), H5173 [15MY]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Robeson, Paul: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 511), H9925 [2AU]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4647 [8MY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Sequoia National Forest: preservation of Giant Sequoia ecosystem and increase recreational opportunities (see H.R. 3873), H8247 [23JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7533 [12JY]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2699), H3231 [29MR]

Taxation: permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (see H.R. 1402), H5173 [15MY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H3387 [15AP]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

Letters

Multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits: Brian K. Atchinson, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, H3099 [28MR]

———William Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, H3099 [28MR]

Motions offered by

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H8574 [26JY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2620 [21MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), H898 [25JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1872 [7MR]

Black History Month: observance, E281 [6MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3596 [18AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7818 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9419 [31JY]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, H11464 [27SE]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, E1426 [1AU]

Colleges and universities: participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs (H.R. 3055), H3670 [23AP]

Courts: liability relative to business donors of food and grocery products to needy individuals, H10090 [5SE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6461 [18JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, E1146 [20JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3596 [18AP]

Dept. of Education: education and job retraining programs funding, H7311 [11JY]

Dept. of Labor: Employment Standards Administration funding relative to garment industry working conditions, H7372 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6645 [20JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7311, H7356, H7371, H7372 [11JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, H1075 [31JA]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H1075 [31JA]

Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2490 [20MR]

———funding, H1872 [7MR]

———national policy to improve system, E1913 [3OC]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8462 [25JY]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6782 [25JN]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5480 [22MY], H5513, H5516, H5535 [23MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5435 [22MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8777, H8779, H8789 [30JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9738 [1AU]

ERISA: multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits, H3098 [28MR]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, H11464 [27SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9846 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5435 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H8575, H8577, H8578, H8579 [26JY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship (H.R. 1720), H10797 [24SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3098 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9788 [1AU]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2979 [28MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3834 [25AP]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), E1810 [28SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2490, H2504 [20MR], H2620 [21MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (H.R. 3268), H6079 [10JN]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2504 [20MR]

Minimum wage: level, H2979 [28MR], H3834 [25AP], H5435, H5480 [22MY], H5513, H5516, H5535 [23MY], H8575, H8577, H8578 [26JY]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H6645 [20JN]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), H7478 [12JY], H10090 [5SE]

OSHA: enforcement of regulatory requirements relative to workers wearing long pants, H7356 [11JY]

———use of funds to develop or issue any standards on ergonomic protection, H7301 [11JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5522 [23MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2979 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7818 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9419 [31JY]

Republican Party: national agenda relative to labor unions, H7371 [11JY]

St. Louis, MO: promotion of women within St. Louis Fire Dept., E283 [6MR]

Votes: position on missed, H7506 [12JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2663 [21MR]

Statements

Condemn Acts of Arson Against Churches and Enhance Law Enforcement and Prosecution of Arsonists: Representative Jackson, E1146 [20JN]

Tribute to M. Perry Jones: by, E1433 [1AU]

Testimonies

National Policy To Improve Education System: Rob Sewell and Willie Brown, American Student Association of Community Colleges, E1913 [3OC]

Tributes

Carmichael, Stokely, E512 [29MR]

Collins, Representative Cardiss, E1893 [1OC]

Donohue, Patricia C., E1487 [2AU]

Ford, Representative, E1889 [1OC]

Jones, M. Perry, E1433 [1AU], E1529 [5SE]

North, Carol S., E1181 [26JN]

Schroeder, Representative, E1893 [1OC]

Simmons, Gail, E283 [6MR]

Simms, Margaret, E581 [19AP]

Suggs, Donald, E1642 [18SE]

Wilson, Margaret B., E286 [6MR]

CLAY COUNTY, TN

Remarks in House

Clay County Rescue Squad: tribute, E1050 [11JN]

Clay County Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E856 [22MY]

CLAYBROOK, JOAN

Letters

Application of labor laws to carriers relative to designation as express company, S12189 [2OC]

Campaign Finance Reform Act, H8506 [25JY]

CLAYTON, EVA M. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6183 [11JN]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H10524 [17SE]

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see H. Con. Res. 181), H5818 [4JN]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H9566 [31JY]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H5754 [30MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H1636 [29FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1234 [9FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H5935 [5JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H5754 [30MY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H6117 [10JN]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

———ensure economic equity for women (see H.R. 3857), H8029 [18JY]

———establish a commission to study employment and economic insecurity (see H.R. 3353), H7475 [11JY]

———establish requirements relative to rent-to-own transactions (see H.R. 3003), H2224 [13MR]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H6415 [13JN]

———volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910), H2466 [19MR]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H5501 [22MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H7779 [17JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 520), H10721 [19SE]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H4303 [30AP]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see H.R. 3236), H3488 [16AP]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H8030 [18JY]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H5174 [15MY]

Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H2316 [14MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Disasters: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5818 [4JN]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2950 [27MR]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3488 [16AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H8030 [18JY]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H7474 [11JY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H6413 [13JN]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362, 3465), H5173 [15MY], H7475 [11JY]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (see H.R. 3940), H9705 [1AU]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H7475 [11JY]

———require full documentation of breast implant information (see H. Res. 449), H6005 [6JN]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H9925 [2AU]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009), H10386 [12SE]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: authorization of loans and participation requirements relative to community development (see H.R. 3349), H6532 [19JN]

Foreign trade: prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H3231 [29MR]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H5174 [15MY]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H12175 [28SE]

———improve and expand programs relative to pregnancy (see H.R. 4217), H11395 [26SE]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477), H9706 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR], H3231 [29MR]

———prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (see H.R. 3222), H5817 [4JN]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H3581 [17AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 4296), H12174 [28SE]

Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see H.R. 2932), H4303 [30AP]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1179), H2466 [19MR]

House of Representative: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page (see H. Res. 454), H6509 [18JN]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

———ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H2124 [12MR]

House Rules: postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (see H. Res. 358), H1325 [27FE]

———question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Human rights: eradication of slavery in foreign countries (see H. Res. 49), H2467 [19MR]

———trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H11396 [26SE]

Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H7106 [27JN]

Insurance: treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3991), H12175 [28SE]

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence Against Women: ratification (see H. Con. Res. 182), H6005 [6JN]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491, 494), H8598 [26JY], H8982 [30JY]

Kosovo: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 155), H3171 [28MR]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H2558 [20MR]

———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H5570 [23MY]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H5173 [15MY]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H12175 [28SE]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H12175 [28SE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H3231 [29MR]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H3231 [29MR]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3820 [24AP]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H3231 [29MR]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H187 [4JA]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H5817 [4JN]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H7108 [27JN]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3387 [15AP]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H7780 [17JY]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H4109 [25AP]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1716 [5MR]

Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 324), H3231 [29MR]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H7658 [16JY]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H1226 [1FE]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H3231 [29MR]

———extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H5754 [30MY]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H3230 [29MR]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4303 [30AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8557 [25JY]

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (see H.R. 2933), H1224 [1FE]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see H.R. 4159), H12194 [30SE]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H5052 [14MY]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2699), H3231 [29MR]

Taxation: designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246), H5934 [5JN]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H4503 [7MY]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H1986 [7MR]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H5053 [14MY]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H5647 [29MY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

Virgin Islands: temporary absence of executive officials and priority payment of certain bonds and other obligations (see H.R. 3634), H6413 [13JN]

———transfer of management authority of Christiansted National Historic Site (see H.R. 3635), H6413 [13JN]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5570 [23MY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H9925 [2AU]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4071), H12175 [28SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H2950 [27MR]

———preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3174), H3650 [18AP]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3176), H3650 [18AP]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3510), H7533 [12JY]

Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 399), H3231 [29MR]

Excerpts

Ragan, Samuel T.: ``Who's Who in America'', H5265 [16MY]

Letters

Child stranded overseas due to Government shutdown, H133 [4JA]

Edwards/Ward family reunion: by, E986 [4JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5650 [30MY]

Poems

``Marked and Unmarked,'' Samuel T. Ragan, H5264 [16MY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1425, H1461 [28FE], H1541 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3160 [28MR]

———price supports for peanuts, H1461 [28FE], H6205, H6209 [12JN]

———remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6225 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6167, H6168 [11JN], H6205, H6209, H6225 [12JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, H122 [4JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1972 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4086 [25AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12099 [28SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H344 [22JA], H744 [23JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7646 [16JY], H7756 [17JY], H7800, H7904 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9398 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5122, H5125, H5135 [15MY], H5215, H5230 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6263 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 450), H6252 [12JN]

Children and youth: national objectives priority assignments, H5737 [30MY]

———prevention of teenage pregnancy, H2104, H2105, H2106, H2107, H2108, H2109 [12MR], H7227 [10JY], H8076 [22JY], E1485 [2AU]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 394), H3181 [29MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6092 [10JN], H6125 [11JN], H6458 [18JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 183), H6092 [10JN], H6125 [11JN], H6189 [12JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6397 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish, H5125 [15MY]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H3577 [17AP]

Dept. of Justice: Federal Prison System funding, H8194 [23JY]

Dept. of State: impact of funding lapse, H133 [4JA], E26 [5JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6661 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8194 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7227 [10JY]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5860 [5JN]

Earth Day: observance, H3495 [17AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3495 [17AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1972 [7MR], H8109 [23JY]

Education: funding, H1721, H1752 [6MR], H2472 [20MR], H2704 [22MR], H2892 [27MR]

———national policy to improve system, H7227 [10JY]

EEOC: funding, H8194 [23JY]

Elections: redistricting of congressional districts which are primarily minority populated, H4407, H4408 [2MY]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6785 [25JN]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5484 [22MY], H5522 [23MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5437 [22MY]

———summer youth jobs progam, H2327 [19MR]

Families and domestic relations: reduction of teenage pregnancy rates, H3548 [17AP]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates and encouragement of parental responsibility, H928 [30JA], H1296, H1297 [27FE]

Food stamps: work requirements for eligibility, H7904 [18JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5860, H5909 [5JN]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6661 [20JN]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, H1060 [31JA]

Gingrich, Representative: release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10935 [24SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5437 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 503), H9845 [2AU]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H64 [3JA], H122, H133 [4JA], E26 [5JA]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 2715), H3753 [24AP]

Green County, NC: tribute to Division of Adolescent Health Services, H3548 [17AP]

Health: medical savings account programs, H4308 [1MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H4308 [1MY]

Hershey, PA: bipartisan retreat for Members of Congress, H11362 [26SE]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H1060 [31JA]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 525), H10935 [24SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3835 [25AP]

Housing: extend certain programs, H6168 [11JN]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, H12099 [28SE]

———disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (H.R. 4046), H10335 [12SE]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5909 [5JN]

Medicaid: reform, H5746, H5747 [30MY], H6252, H6263 [12JN], H6517 [19JN]

Medicare: reform, H5746, H5747 [30MY], H6252 [12JN], H6517 [19JN]

Minimum wage: level, H3586, H3634, H3635, H3636, H3637, H3638 [18AP], H3663, H3703 [23AP], H3733, H3794 [24AP], H3835, H4043 [25AP], H4169 [30AP], H4315, H4372 [1MY], H4884 [10MY], H5135 [15MY], H5437, H5484 [22MY], H5522 [23MY], H9845 [2AU]

Mother's Day: observance, H4884 [10MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H780 [24JA]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), H1972 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5971 [6JN]

———reform, H152 [4JA]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7646 [16JY], H7756 [17JY], H7800, H7904 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3832), H7664 [17JY]

Rural areas: funding for rural housing, economic development, education, and research programs, H1541 [29FE]

Small business: improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), H10080 [5SE]

Taxation: capital gains rates, H8109 [23JY]

Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Month: observance, H5653, H5737 [30MY]

U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), consideration (H. Res. 418), H4315 [1MY]

Votes: position on missed, H240 [5JA], H1749 [6MR], H5078 [15MY], H7364 [11JY], E1278 [12JY]

Women's History Month: observance, H2657 [21MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H89 [3JA], H185 [4JA], H736 [22JA], H1222 [1FE], H1323 [27FE], H1773 [6MR], H1982 [7MR], H2663 [21MR], H2712 [22MR], H3580 [17AP], H3728 [23AP], H4299 [30AP], H4394 [1MY], H4798 [9MY], H4900 [10MY], H5049 [14MY], H5285 [16MY], H5750 [30MY], H5931 [5JN], H6114 [10JN], H7655 [16JY], H8027 [18JY], H8091 [22JY], H10103 [5SE], H11392 [26SE]

Tributes

Ballance, Alice, H2657 [21MR]

Brown, Ronald H., H3445, H3446, H3447, H3448, H3449, H3450, H3452 [16AP], H3577 [17AP]

Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8532 [25JY]

Johnson, Eva S., E1091 [14JN]

Ragan, Samuel T., H5264 [16MY]

CLAYTON, GA

Remarks in Senate

Camp Ramah Darom: opening, S5503 [22MY]

CLEAN AIR ACT related term(s) Ecology and Environment

Amendments

Roads and highways: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (H.R. 2988), H10779 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

It's the Environment, Stupid, E1209 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H5569 [23MY]

———regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 3818), H7657 [16JY]

———regulatory requirements relative to upwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4339), H12270 [3OC]

Amend (see H.R. 3519), H5569 [23MY]

Government regulations: provide regulatory relief and preserve jobs (see H.R. 3446), H4902 [10MY]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]

Roads and highways: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (see H.R. 2988), H1507 [28FE]

Letters

Reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations: Charlene Barshefsky, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and Carol M. Browner, EPA, S9710, S9722 [3SE]

———several environmental organizations, S9710 [3SE]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (H.R. 3818), E1290 [16JY]

Amend (H.R. 3519), E1209 [27JN]

EPA: regulation of volatile organic compounds relative to the Clean Air Act, E1804-E1806 [28SE]

FAA: national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants, H11458, H11459, H11464 [27SE]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (H.R. 3849), H8372 [24JY]

Roads and highways: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (H.R. 2988), H10779-H10783 [24SE]

World Trade Organization: ruling on enforcement of GATT relative to environmental laws, H876, H877 [25JA], E174 [5FE]

———ruling on U.S. Clean Air Act relative to violation of international trade laws, H4133 [30AP], H4904 [14MY]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: exemption from Clean Air Act oxygenated fuel requirements, S9826, S9827 [4SE]

EPA: reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations, S9709, S9721, S9722 [3SE]

Ithaca, NY: closing of acid rain research facility, S2927 [27MR]

Roads and highways: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (H.R. 2988), S11583 [27SE]

Reports filed

Traffic Signal Synchronization Projects Exemption From Certain Clean Air Act Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2988) (H. Rept. 104-807), H10601 [18SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2988, exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions, H10779 [24SE]

CLEAN WATER ACT

Letters

Wetlands regulation: Carol M. Browner, EPA and Togo G. West, Jr., Sec. of the Army, S2307 [19MR]

———Senator Lugar, S3072 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3561-H3568, H3570, H3571 [17AP]

EPA: Clean Lakes Program funding, H6860 [26JN]

———wastewater operator training grants, H6861, H6862 [26JN]

———Watershed Protection Program funding, H6942 [26JN]

Massachusetts: South Essex Sewage District compliance with the Clean Water Act, H6861 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Boston, MA: Boston Harbor water infrastructure improvements funding, S9941 [5SE]

Ithaca, NY: closing of acid rain research facility, S2927 [27MR]

Wetlands: regulation, S2307 [19MR], S4420 [30AP]

CLEAN WATER COUNCIL

Letters

Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H6748 [25JN]

CLEAN-FUEL VEHICLE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1848), S5939 [6JN]

Letters

Provisions: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S11717 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1848), S5941 [6JN], S11717 [28SE]

Texts of

S. 1848, provisions, S5941 [6JN]

CLEBURNE, TX

Remarks in House

Central Church of Christ: anniversary, E1874 [30SE]

CLEMENT, BOB (a Representative from Tennessee)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, H1618 [29FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3673), H6765 [25JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4503 [7MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H5173 [15MY]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10108 [5SE]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H10386 [12SE]

Bankruptcy: define single asset real estate (see H.R. 2815), H2316 [14MR]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H3171 [28MR]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H10236 [11SE]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H5570 [23MY]

———establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H4397 [1MY]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H5754 [30MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H5380 [21MY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416), H7658 [16JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H10236 [11SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4902 [10MY]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H9926 [2AU]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6765 [25JN]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 1100), H9925 [2AU]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H3658 [22AP]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H3488 [16AP]

General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation (see H. Res. 542), H11395 [26SE]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H10108 [5SE]

———exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H1775 [6MR]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1636 [29FE]

———improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H3581 [17AP]

———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H1226 [1FE]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226, 3425), H6765 [25JN], H10040 [4SE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H2950 [27MR]

House of Representatives: prohibit recess or adjournment during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H. Res. 332), H187 [4JA]

House Rules: provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H10236 [11SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H914 [25JA]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, Cookeville, TN: designate (see H.R. 4070), H10385 [12SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H1507 [28FE]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2466 [19MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1636 [29FE]

Medicare: medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H914 [25JA]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H4397 [1MY]

———establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H2665 [21MR]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H11527 [27SE]

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H2714 [22MR]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H10721 [19SE]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 521), H11048 [24SE]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H1226 [1FE]

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 359), H774 [23JA]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H11396 [26SE]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H914 [25JA]

Railroads: improve rail transportation safety (see H.R. 3578), H5934 [5JN]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10602 [18SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8982 [30JY]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see H.R. 4159), H11048 [24SE]

Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1636 [29FE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H8030 [18JY], H10721 [19SE]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H6184 [11JN]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H3387 [15AP]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of educational grants by private foundations (see H.R. 3737), H7106 [27JN]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Tennessee: authorize haying and grazing on certain lands (see H.R. 3554), H5753 [30MY]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H914 [25JA]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3506), H5500 [22MY]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4902 [10MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H6765 [25JN]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4902 [10MY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483), H4800 [9MY]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H9705 [1AU]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5570 [23MY]

Letters

Proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads: by, E1172 [26JN]

Proclamations

Descendants' Day: Charles A. Howell, Trust for the Future (organization), E1558 [11SE]

Remarks by, on

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7978 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7794 [18JY]

Children and youth: music education, E630 [25AP]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7029 [27JN]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, E102 [25JA]

Columbia Good Government Week: observance, E1560 [11SE]

Deepwater Port Act: amend (H.R. 2940), H10542 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), H3431 [16AP]

Descendants' Day: observance, E1558 [11SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8506 [25JY]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6794 [25JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8348 [24JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, H11459 [27SE]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H3431 [16AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H149 [4JA]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2657), E103 [25JA]

Hillsboro, TN: tribute to Hillsboro High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1122 [20JN]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (H.R. 1179), H9973 [4SE]

Jordan, MT: Federal law enforcement actions against the Freemen, H4402 [2MY]

Northern Telecom, Inc.: Committee on Economic Development Corporate Citizenship Award recipient, E1162 [25JN]

Oceans: public disclosure of ocean transportation contracts, H4348 [1MY]

———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4348 [1MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7978 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7794 [18JY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (H. Res. 515), H10915 [24SE]

Tennessee: tribute to National Guard's Mediguard/Guardcare program, E1716 [26SE]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, E102 [25JA]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3524 [17AP]

TVA: funding, H8348 [24JY]

Votes: position on missed, H801 [24JA]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 3217), H10924 [24SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H4421 [2MY], H6004 [6JN], H11392 [26SE]

Tributes

Dall, Ronald A., E1703 [26SE]

Davis, Patricia E., E1698 [26SE]

Ford, Representative, H11363 [26SE]

King Rama IX (Thailand), E1022 [6JN]

Ponder, Henry, E582 [19AP]

Rudy, Jeanette, E1106 [18JN]

CLEMENTS, EARLE C.

Remarks in House

Morganfield, KY: tribute to Job Corps Center, E1634 [18SE]

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: research projects funding, S8540 [23JY]

CLERGY see Churches and Synagogues; Religion

CLEVELAND, BENJAMIN F.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1754 [27SE]

CLEVELAND, GROVER (22d and 24th President of the United States)

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E474 [28MR]

CLEVELAND, JAMES

Remarks in House

Reston, VA: tribute to Best of Reston Community Service Award recipients, E601 [23AP]

CLEVELAND, OH

Articles and editorials

Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld, Civil Rights Figure, Dies at 83, E545 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11046 [24SE]

Eulogies

Blair, Robert: by A. James Quinn, E1355 [24JY]

Remarks in House

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse: designate (H.R. 4133), H11568-H11571 [27SE]

Eliza Bryant Center: anniversary, E1616 [17SE]

Freeman, Claire E.: Black Professional Association Black Professional of the Year award recipient, E60 [23JA]

10th Congressional District: tribute to communities, E1277 [12JY]

Texts of

H.R. 4133, Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH, H11571 [27SE]

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH

Lists

General Education Degree Program graduates, E1463 [2AU]

Remarks in House

General Education Degree Program: tribute to graduates, E1462 [2AU]

CLEVELAND (OH) PLAIN DEALER

Articles and editorials

Findings Cloud Pollution Theories—Midwest Smog May Not Drift to the Northeast, E1607 [12SE]

Hitting the Debt Ceiling, S423 [26JA]

Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld, Civil Rights Figure, Dies at 83, E545 [16AP]

Same-Sex Marriages Deserve Recognition—Partners Need the Chance to Live in Peace, E1147 [20JN]

CLEVERT, CHARLES N., JR.

Remarks in Senate

Courts: nomination to be district judge, S8061 [17JY]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4190 [25AP]

CLIFTON, NJ

Remarks in House

Passaic County, NJ: tribute to Passaic Semi-Pro Baseball League, E684 [1MY]

VFW: tribute to Post 7165, E1674 [24SE]

CLIFTON, WAYLAND JR.

Letters

Assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices ban, H2694 [22MR]

CLIFTON HEIGHTS, PA

Remarks in House

Clifton Heights Fire Dept.: anniversary, E1823, E1874 [30SE]

CLIFTON PARK, NY

Remarks in House

Elks Lodge 2466: anniversary, E1350 [23JY]

CLIMATE see Weather

CLINE, DAVID R.

Letters

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge land exchange with Calista Corp., S12457 [21OC]

CLINGER, WILLIAM F., JR. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Analyses

Examples of Limited Tax Benefits Within the Meaning of the Line Item Veto Act, H3011 [28MR]

Appointments

British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3211 [29MR]

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, H10951 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Clarion River: designate certain segments as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3568), H5817 [4JN]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): provide authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House travel office personnel (see H. Res. 369), H1635 [29FE]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3596), H6005 [6JN]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security Act relative to certain students (see H.R. 3450), H5052 [14MY]

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 534), H11048 [24SE]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2937), H1224 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2467 [19MR]

Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H3649 [18AP]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10236 [11SE]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11230 [25SE]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H8030 [18JY]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H2124 [12MR]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H5173 [15MY]

Crime: penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H8598 [26JY]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416), H4503 [7MY]

Dams: reduce hazards of dam failures (see H.R. 3602), H6005 [6JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize VA medical centers to retain funds collected for health services provision (see H.R. 2913), H1138 [31JA]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H5288 [16MY]

Education: permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H8094 [22JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

———establish Office of the Inspector General (see H.R. 3872), H8247 [23JY]

Federal-State relations: improve the effectiveness of financial management and audits of State and local governments receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 3184), H3170 [28MR]

Firearms: mandatory minimum penalties for use during commission of a Federal crime (see H.R. 3988), H9923 [2AU]

GAO: reform (see H.R. 3864), H8094 [22JY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H9925 [2AU]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Government regulations: term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H4800 [9MY]

Health: improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H3581 [17AP]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H5647 [29MY]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H9924 [2AU]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H8557 [25JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H8557 [25JY]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H2224 [13MR]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H10602 [18SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H7107 [27JN]

OMB: establish electronic data reporting standards (see H.R. 3869), H8247 [23JY]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H4397 [1MY]

Postal Service: reform (see H.R. 3717), H6764 [25JN]

———treatment of deceptive or misleading mail (see H.R. 3884), H8374 [24JY]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H7154 [9JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4303 [30AP]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2950 [27MR]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4801 [9MY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H6184 [11JN]

Taxation: deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H2124 [12MR]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 4106), H10601 [18SE]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Telephones: impose fees for the allocation of toll-free phone numbers (see H. Con. Res. 175), H6765 [25JN]

Transportation: permit States to impose fees for providing air service to small communities (see H.R. 2881), H2224 [13MR]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4119 [29AP]

Chronologies

White House and FBI actions and contacts on FBI background files matter: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H8521 [25JY]

Conference reports

Line Item Veto Act (S. 4), H2640-H2652 [21MR]

Essays

Days of Shelled Peanuts: Winston H. Chang, E1585 [11SE]

Letters

Investigation into the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel: by, H1875, H1962, H1963 [7MR]

Restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights: by, H10556 [18SE]

Tax provisions of the Line Item Veto Act: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), H3010 [28MR]

Proclamations

Groundhog Day Proclamation, E263 [29FE]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: line-item veto, H2978, H3001, H3007, H3010, H3027 [28MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), E1884 [1OC]

Armed Forces: encourage allies to pay more non-salaried costs of U.S. troops in Europe, E831 [16MY]

Cameron County, PA: tribute to retired senior volunteers, E870 [22MY]

Clarion County, PA: Pennsylvania State Chamber of Business and Industry Community of the Year award recipient, E1635 [18SE]

Clarion River: designate certain segments as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3568), H11214 [25SE]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): provide authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel (H. Res. 369), H1960 [7MR]

———release of documents by Executive Office of the President relative to White House Travel Office investigation, H5655 [30MY], H6487 [18JN]

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H18 [3JA]

Courts: evaluation of President Clinton's judicial appointments, H3651 [19AP]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4474 [7MY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H2545 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), veto, H18 [3JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5032 [14MY], E831 [16MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H794 [24JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), motion to insert language of H.R. 1530 conference report in lieu, H305 [5JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, E1884 [1OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, E1884 [1OC]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H3626 [18AP]

Education: permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (H.R. 3863), H10122 [10SE]

Elk County, PA: tribute to senior citizen volunteers, E879 [22MY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H8520, H8523 [25JY]

———applicability of certain laws (H.R. 3452), H10815 [24SE], H12283, H12286 [4OC]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 2276), H2065 [12MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), H10135 [10SE]

Federal employees: amend civil service laws (H.R. 3841), H11347 [26SE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H3021 [28MR]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (H.R. 3803), H10468 [17SE]

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 2977), H5788, H5789 [4JN]

———reduce spending and regulatory programs (H. Con. Res. 193), H7128, H7131, H7132 [9JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2545 [20MR]

Groundhog Day: observance, E263 [29FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3108 [28MR]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H12196 [1OC]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3001, H3007, H3010, H3021, H3027 [28MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2978 [28MR]

Irwin, PA: anniversary, E1516 [5SE]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal, E1884 [1OC]

———prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (H.R. 3078), E341 [13MR]

McKean County, PA: tribute to senior citizen volunteers, E868 [22MY]

Medicare: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H3108 [28MR]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), E871 [22MY]

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (H. Res. 534), E1677 [24SE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3001, H3007, H3010, H3021, H3027 [28MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2978 [28MR]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), H939 [30JA]

Staff: tribute, H12196 [1OC]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3506 [17AP]

Volunteer workers: anniversary of Warren and Forest Counties Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, E1734 [27SE]

Votes: position on missed, H9897 [2AU], E831 [16MY], E871 [22MY], E1108 [18JN], E1142 [20JN], E1349 [23JY], E1620 [17SE], E1842 [30SE]

White House Communications Agency: review of management and operations, H5032 [14MY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), H2335 [19MR], E140 [1FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10369 [12SE]

Special order: granted, H8245 [23JY], H10018 [4SE]

Tribute, H11573 [27SE], H12171 [28SE], H12196 [1OC], E1706 [26SE], E1852, E1857, E1862, E1875 [30SE], E1880, E1882 [1OC]

Reports filed

Applicability of Certain Laws Relative to the Executive Office of the President: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3452) (H. Rept. 104-820), H11046 [24SE]

Blood Supply Protection From Infectious Diseases: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-746), H9921 [2AU]

Civil Service Law Amendments: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3841) (H. Rept. 104-831), H11046 [24SE]

Crude Oil Undervaluation—Ineffective Response of the Minerals Management Service: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-858), H11525 [27SE]

Disclosure of Information on Certain Individuals Relative to Nazi War Crimes During World War II: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1281) (H. Rept. 104-819), H11046 [24SE]

Effectiveness of Financial Management and Audits of State and Local Governments Receiving Federal Assistance: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3184) (H. Rept. 104-607), H6005 [6JN]

Federal Financial Management Laws: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-745), H9921 [2AU]

Federal Government Management—Examining Government Performance as We Near the Next Century: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-861), H12172 [28SE]

Fraud and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid—Stronger Enforcement and Better Management Could Save Billions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-641), H7105 [27JN]

Health Care Anti-Fraud Protections: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-747), H9921 [2AU]

Immigration Admission Policies Reform, Treatment of Criminal Aliens, Alien Smuggling, Documentation Requirements, and Border Security: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H1984 [7MR]

Investigation Into the White House and Dept. of Justice on Security of FBI Background Investigation Files: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-862), H12172 [28SE]

Investigation of Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Relative to Branch Davidians: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-749), H9921 [2AU]

Line Item Veto Act: Committee of Conference (S. 4) (H. Rept. 104-491), H2664 [21MR]

Permit District of Columbia City Council To Authorize the Issuance of Revenue Bonds Relative to Water and Sewer Facilities: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3663) (H. Rept. 104-635), H6764 [25JN]

Public Access to Information in an Electronic Format: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3802) (H. Rept. 104-795), H10523 [17SE]

Reform and Oversight, National Drug Policy—Review of the Status of the Drug War: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-486), H2466 [19MR]

Sampling and Statistical Adjustment in the Decennial Census—Fundemental Flaws: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-821), H11046 [24SE]

Strengthen Veterans' Preference and Increase Employment Opportunities: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3586) (H. Rept. 104-675), H7532 [12JY]

Use of Federal Funding by Local Governments and Nonprofit Organizations in Accordance With Approved Local Flexibility Plans: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 104-847), H11394 [26SE]

White House Communications Agency Review: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-748), H9921 [2AU]

White House Travel Office Firings and Related Matters: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-849), H11394 [26SE]

White House Travel Office Proceedings Against John M. Quinn, David Watkins, and Matthew Moore: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-598), H5646 [29MY]

Year 2000 Computer Software Conversion—Summary of Oversight Findings and Recommendations: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-857), H11525 [27SE]

Statements

Tribute to Representative Clinger: Tom Ridge, Governor of Pennsylvania, E1880 [1OC]

Texts of

H.R. 2937, relief of individuals terminated from employment at the White House Travel Office, E141 [1FE]

Tributes

Chang, John H., E1585 [11SE]

Chang, Winston H., E1585 [11SE]

Corter, Ruth, E867 [22MY]

Fletcher, Matt, E1886 [1OC]

CLINTON, GEORGE

Remarks in House

Postage stamps: issue commemorative postage stamp, E19 [4JA]

CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM

Articles and editorials

Critics Attack Agent's Book About Inside White House, E1256 [11JY]

Docudrama, S1444 [29FE]

Enough of Whitewater, S1561 [6MR]

Enough Whitewater Hearings, S1928 [13MR]

Ethics Insurance at $3,200 a Week—Whitewater Counsel's Adviser Assumes a Larger Role in Probe, S3835 [23AP]

Ex-Prosecutors Concur on Case Against Starr's Private Work, E742 [9MY]

Extend, But With Limits, S1444 [29FE], S1580, S1585 [6MR]

Extend the Whitewater Inquiry, S1408 [29FE]

First Lady's Prints on Document, Magazine Says, H4167 [30AP]

Politics of Whitewater, S9082 [29JY]

Real Whitewater Report, S1445 [29FE]

Replacing Kenneth Starr, S3453 [17AP]

Say It Again, Sam, S3834 [23AP]

Take D'Amato Off Clinton's Case, S1561 [6MR]

Telltale Fingerprints?, H4167 [30AP]

Twenty Months and Counting, S1580, S1585 [6MR]

Whitewater Hearing Needs To Wind Down, S1562 [6MR]

Whitewater Investigation Was a Costly Political Exercise, S8927 [25JY], S9080 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (see S. Res. 227, 246), S1388 [28FE], S3487 [17AP]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (see S. Res. 272), S7027 [26JN]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR], S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3249 [29MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

Letters

Investigation of Whitewater Development Corp. and related matters: Senators Sarbanes and D'Amato, S1586 [6MR]

Motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1552 [6MR]

Questions and answers

White House acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials: ABC, H8522 [25JY]

———Associated Press (news service), H8522 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Arkansas: conviction of defendants involved with Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H5572, H5573, H5626-H5628 [29MY], E944 [29MY]

———investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H1260, H1311 [27FE], H2126 [13MR], H4167 [30AP], H4441 [7MY], H4880 [10MY], H5134 [15MY], H5626-H5628 [29MY], H6428, H6481 [18JN], H10357-H10364 [12SE], H11584-H11590 [27SE], E742 [9MY], E944 [29MY]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), H1621 [29FE]

White House: dismissal of travel office personnel, H94 [4JA], H323 [5JA], H860 [25JA], H917 [26JA]

Remarks in Senate

Arkansas: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S2322 [19MR], S2408 [20MR], S3169 [28MR], S3833, S3836 [23AP], S6543 [19JN], S8926 [25JY], S9080, S9082 [29JY]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S3169 [28MR]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding, S3194 [29MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), S1343 [27FE], S1407-S1425, S1427-S1446 [29FE], S1552-S1595, S1610 [6MR], S1617-S1623 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1815, S1900 [12MR], S1926-S1933 [13MR], S2033-S2036 [14MR], S2259 [18MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR]

———funding (S. Res. 246), S3450-S3454 [17AP], S3680 [18AP]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (S. Res. 272), S7065 [26JN]

Reports filed

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) Funding (S. Res. 227), S1597 [6MR]

Final Report: Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 104-280), S6408 [18JN]

Progress of the Investigation Into Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters: Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 104-204), S276 [22JA]

Testimonies

Investigation Into the Death of White House Staff Member Vincent W. Foster, Jr.: Philip Heymann, S1582-S1584 [6MR]

Texts of

S. Res. 227, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S1393 [28FE]

S. Res. 246, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S3450, S3491 [17AP]

S. Res. 272, amend S. Res. 246, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S7030, S7065 [26JN]

Transcripts

Interview With James B. Stewart Relative to Book on Whitewater Investigation: ``Nightline'' (television program), S2409-S2411 [20MR]

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI

Remarks in House

Chambers, J. Gene: Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen award recipient, E1938 [21OC]

CLONTS, CHARLOTTE FULLER

Remarks in House

Tribute, H5652 [30MY]

CLOSE UP FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1071 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S6218 [13JN]

CLOTHING INDUSTRY

Bills and resolutions

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see S. 2094; H.R. 4125), S11033 [19SE], H10721 [19SE]

Sweatshops: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see S. 2127; H.R. 4166), S11294 [25SE], H11228 [25SE]

Remarks in House

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (H.R. 4125), E1658 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (S. 2094), S11034 [19SE]

Sweatshops: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (S. 2127), S11306 [25SE]

Reports

Need for Better Product Labeling: Representative George Miller, E1659 [19SE]

New Garment Workers Study Finds Americans Intolerant of Sweatshops in Garment Industry: Marymount University Center for Ethical Concerns, S11035 [19SE]

CLUB 20 (organization)

Resolutions by organizations

Domestic livestock grazing fees, S2391 [20MR]

CLURMAN, RICHARD M.

Articles and editorials

Richard M. Clurman, a Leading Editor at Time, Dies at 72, S5455 [21MY]

Eulogies

By Osborn Elliott, S5455 [21MY]

By William F. Buckley, Jr., S5454 [21MY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5454 [21MY]

CLYBURN, JAMES E. (a Representative from South Carolina)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report (H.R. 3814), H7659 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H3170 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: price supports for milk (see H.R. 2597), H90 [3JA]

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4647 [8MY]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3581 [17AP]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1775 [6MR]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H7658 [16JY]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6285 [12JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

———require employers to notify workers of reductions in business operations (see H.R. 3369), H6765 [25JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4646 [8MY]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4303 [30AP]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H7779 [17JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 520), H10721 [19SE]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H1635 [29FE]

Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H2316 [14MR]

Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H914 [25JA]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

Cyprus: implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223), H187 [4JA]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6509 [18JN]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H7475 [11JY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362), H6006 [6JN]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H6006 [6JN]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H3488 [16AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H4503 [7MY]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H4646 [8MY]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1179), H2466 [19MR]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H7106 [27JN]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2665 [21MR]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7780 [17JY]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H1663 [4MR]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6005 [6JN]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6005 [6JN]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H9566 [31JY]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7658 [16JY]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H2713 [22MR]

———permit geographic reclassification of hospitals relative to payment adjustments (see H.R. 3942), H9705 [1AU]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 958), H3387 [15AP]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H2713 [22MR]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3387 [15AP]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H7658 [16JY]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3457), H5173 [15MY]

———transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 3372), H5053 [14MY]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H7154 [9JY]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H8982 [30JY]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H4902 [10MY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H3731 [23AP]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H3387 [15AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H7260 [10JY]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 4068), H10721 [19SE]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6915 [26JN]

Taxation: increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H6117 [10JN]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H2467 [19MR]

———treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H3386 [15AP]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H10041 [4SE]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H9566 [31JY]

Veterans: strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H9705 [1AU]

Women: research health risks of presence of dioxin in tampons (see H.R. 3796), H8248 [23JY]

Remarks by, on

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (H.R. 3187), H5033 [14MY]

Appropriations: making continuing, H197 [5JA]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9408 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9399 [31JY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H197 [5JA]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6409 [13JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H197 [5JA]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9408 [31JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5049 [14MY]

Tributes

Brown, Ronald H., H3449 [16AP]

Parks, Sylvia Lewis, E827 [16MY]

Stricker, Steve, E1007 [6JN]

COACHELLA VALLEY, CA

Articles and editorials

Leaving the Gang Behind, E89 [25JA]

Remarks in House

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: tribute, E89 [25JA]

COAL related term(s) Power Resources

Articles and editorials

Findings Cloud Pollution Theories—Midwest Smog May Not Drift to the Northeast, E1607 [12SE]

Remarks in House

Beulah, ND: operation of Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant, E107 [26JA]

Ecology and environment: funding for clean coal research, E29 [5JA]

Power resources: fossil energy research and development funding, H5255 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Beulah, ND: operation of Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant, S400, S524 [26JA]

Dept. of Energy: Cooperative Research and Development Program funding, S11916, S11917 [30SE]

Maryland: funding for control of acidic drainage from abandoned mines, S10598 [16SE]

COALINGA, CA

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E514 [29MR]

COALITION FOR A COMPETITIVE FOOD AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM

Letters

Agricultural program operation improvement, S575 [31JA]

COALITION FOR TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS

Letters

Technology programs funding, S1823 [12MR]

COALITION TO PROMOTE U.S. AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS

Letters

Market Access Program, S8461 [22JY]

Lists

Members, S8462 [22JY]

COAST GUARD related term(s) Department of Transportation

Addresses

Coast Guard Tribute: Al J. Bernard, E1721 [26SE]

———Ed Barnett, E1721 [26SE]

Amendments

Appropriations: authorizing (S. 1004), H1605 [29FE]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, S7703 [11JY], H1618 [29FE]

Articles and editorials

Biological Invasions—Congress Takes a Second Look, S3220 [29MR]

Coast Guard Backs Away From Faceoff With Fisherman, H7073 [27JN]

Local Fishermen Say Coast Guard Pesters Them in Inspections, H7073 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: authorizing (S. 1004), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 229), H12175 [28SE]

Divers: extend use for search and rescue efforts (see S. 2087; H.R. 4101), S10684 [17SE], H10524 [17SE]

Presque Isle Light Station, MI: conveyance (see H.R. 3344), H4109 [25AP]

Ships and vessels: cost estimate for the engineering, design and retrofitting of the icebreaker Mackinaw (see H.R. 4081), H10523 [17SE]

St. Helena Island Light station, MI: conveyance (see H.R. 3278), H3649 [18AP]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see S. 1660; H.R. 3217, 4283), S3216 [29MR], H3230 [29MR], H12173 [28SE]

Conference reports

Coast Guard Appropriations (S. 1004), H11485-H11524 [27SE]

Letters

Impact of Government regulations on Unocal fertilizer plant in Kennewick, WA: Mark R. Powell, Unocal Corp., S2855 [26MR]

Terrorist threat assessment, S2855 [26MR]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: authorizing (S. 1004), H1582 [29FE]

———authorizing (S. 1004), conference report, H11544 [27SE], E1907 [2OC]

———authorizing (S. 1004), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 229), H11603 [28SE]

———authorizing (S. 1004), insert language of H.R. 1361 in lieu, H1582 [29FE]

Bauer, Kenneth, M.: Coast Guard Gold Lifesaving Medal award recipient, E691 [1MY]

Bramble (vessel): tribute to crew members, E666 [30AP]

Disasters: tribute to crash investigation and recovery operation personnel relative to Trans World Airlines crash in New York, E1800 [28SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H7069 [27JN]

Funding, H6971 [26JN]

Regulations, H7073 [27JN]

Safety: discretionary boating safety grant program, H7072 [27JN]

———wearing of lifejackets for recreational boating, E897 [24MY]

Tribute, E1721 [26SE]

Vessel traffic service system: funding, H7072 [27JN]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 3217), H10918-H10927 [24SE], E495 [29MR], E1801 [28SE]

———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), H12146 [28SE], E1923 [4OC]

———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), technical corrections, H12152 [28SE]

Wildwood, NJ: Coast Guard sale of coastline property, H7070 [27JN]

Zuber, Yvonne A.: Coast Guard Enlisted Person of the Year award recipient, E1102 [18JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: authorizing (S. 1004), S3207 [29MR], S7691-S7703, S7756 [11JY], S9640 [2AU], S12463 [21OC]

———authorizing (S. 1004), conference report, S11794-S11803 [28SE], S12144 [1OC], S12162 [2OC]

———authorizing (S. 1004), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 229), S11794 [28SE]

Divers: extend use for search and rescue efforts (S. 2087), S10689 [17SE]

Foreign trade: regulations relative to shipping of edible fats, oils, and greases, S9147 [30JY]

Funding, S5139 [16MY]

Government regulations: impact on Unocal fertilizer plant in Kennewick, WA, S2854 [26MR]

Maine: conveyance of certain lighthouses, S11801 [28SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5018 [14MY], S6027 [11JN]

Rhode Island: tribute to Coast Guard rescue of crew on burning tug boat, S182 [22JA]

Vessel traffic service system: funding, S9284 [31JY]

Vessel traffic service systems development: funding, S9130 [30JY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), S12398-S12401 [3OC], S12466 [21OC]

———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (S. 1660), S3219-S3222 [29MR], S4266 [25AP]

Whitefish Point Light Station, MI: conveyance, S11931, S11932, S11933 [30SE]

Reports filed

Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee of Conference (S. 1004) (H. Rept. 104-854), H11525 [27SE]

Nomination of James R. Dire to the Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5939 [6JN]

Nomination of John B. McDermott to the Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5939 [6JN]

Nomination of Vincent Wilczynski to the Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5939 [6JN]

Nominations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S3154 [28MR], S5939 [6JN], S11291 [25SE], S12125 [1OC]

Summaries

Coast Guard Appropriations Conference Report (S. 1004), E1907 [2OC]

National Invasive Species Act (H.R. 3217), H10923 [24SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 229, corrections in enrollment of conference report on S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, H11603 [28SE]

H.R. 3217, National Invasive Species Act, H10918-H10923 [24SE]

H.R. 4283, National Invasive Species Act, H12147-H12152 [28SE]

S. 1004, appropriations, H1582-H1605 [29FE]

S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, S7691-S7703 [11JY]

S. 2087, Rescue Diver Training Act, S10689 [17SE]

COASTAL COALITION

Letters

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge land exchange with Calista Corp., S12457 [21OC]

COASTAL SHIPPING COMPETITION ACT

Articles and editorials

800 Perdue Jobs in Danger, S5592 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1813), S5567 [23MY]

Letters

Provisions: J.L. Maxwell, Jr., Goldsboro Milling Co., S5592 [23MY]

———Wendell H. Murphy, Murphy Family Farms, S5592 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1813), S5589 [23MY]

Texts of

S. 1813, provisions, S5589-S5592 [23MY]

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT

Remarks in House

NOAA: establish aquaculture facilities and development programs, H3683 [23AP]

Reauthorize (H.R. 1965), H3679-H3687 [23AP]

Remarks in Senate

Reauthorize (H.R. 1965), S5459 [21MY]

Reports filed

Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 104-521), H3487 [16AP]

Texts of

H.R. 1965, Coastal Zone Protection Act, H3679 [23AP]

COASTAL ZONE PROTECTION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1965), H3679-H3687 [23AP]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 1965), S5459 [21MY]

Texts of

H.R. 1965, provisions, H3679 [23AP]

COASTAL ZONES

Articles and editorials

Biological Invasions—Congress Takes a Second Look, S3220 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4139), H11047 [24SE]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see S. 1950), S7816 [12JY]

Corps of Engineers: clarify responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H5646 [29MY]

TVA: prohibit imposition of performance deposits for residential shoreline alterations (see H.R. 3853), H8029 [18JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: implement plan for responding to red tide events involving Florida Manatees (see H.R. 4261), H11526 [27SE]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see S. 1660; H.R. 3217, 4283), S3216 [29MR], H3230 [29MR], H12173 [28SE]

Letters

Coastal Barrier Resources System map technical corrections: Dept. of the Interior, S4689 [3MY]

———Jack Hauptman, Dept. of the Interior, S4690 [3MY]

Remarks in House

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4139), H11529, H11530 [27SE]

Chicago, IL: shoreline protection project funding, H8728 [30JY]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 2005), H4919 [14MY], E807 [15MY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1965), H3679-H3687 [23AP]

Florida: beach restoration projects funding, H8732 [30JY], H11325 [26SE], H12027 [28SE]

Government regulations: shore protection projects, H8727 [30JY]

Long Island, NY: shoreline protection program funding, H8317, H8319 [24JY]

New Jersey: flood control and waste removal project funding, E1376 [25JY]

Virginia Beach, VA: Sandbridge Beach erosion control and hurricane protection project funding, H8346 [24JY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 3217), H10918-H10927 [24SE], E495 [29MR], E1801 [28SE]

———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), H12146 [28SE], E1923 [4OC]

———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), technical corrections, H12152 [28SE]

Wildwood, NJ: Coast Guard sale of coastline property, H7070 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (S. 1950), S7816 [12JY]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system, S4689 [3MY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1965), S5459 [21MY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), S12398-S12401 [3OC], S12466 [21OC]

———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (S. 1660), S3219-S3222 [29MR], S4266 [25AP]

Reports filed

Coastal Barrier Resources System Technical Corrections: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2005) (S. Rept. 104-229), S736 [1FE]

Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 104-521), H3487 [16AP]

Summaries

National Invasive Species Act (H.R. 3217), H10923 [24SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1965, Coastal Zone Protection Act, H3679 [23AP]

H.R. 3217, National Invasive Species Act, H10918-H10923 [24SE]

H.R. 4139, Anadromous Fish Conservation Act and Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act reauthorization, H11529 [27SE]

H.R. 4283, National Invasive Species Act, H12147-H12152 [28SE]

S. 1950, Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act, S7817 [12JY]

COASTLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1290 [16JY]

COASTLINES see Beaches

COATAR, JOSEPH AND EILEEN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1190 [9FE]

COATS, DAN (a Senator from Indiana)

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2062, S2070, S2073, S2120, S2123 [14MR], S2264 [19MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8123, S8136, S8222, S8227, S8294, S8296 [18JY], S8365, S8379 [19JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6856, S6864 [25JN], S6917, S6918, S7035 [26JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7946, S8028 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10557 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10431 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9280, S9306 [31JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S8994 [26JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (H.R. 3452), S12321 [3OC]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse prevention (S. 919), S8297, S8309 [18JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8631, S8667 [24JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3599, S3678 [18AP]

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

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8123, S8136, S8222, S8227, S8294, S8296 [18JY], S8365, S8379 [19JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, S7612 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Executive Office of the President: application of certain laws (see S. 2000), S9159 [30JY]

Project for American Renewal: implement (see S. 1904), S6849 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see S. 1541), S743 [1FE]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see S. 2013), S9428 [1AU]

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

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

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

Business and industry: hiring of certain individuals whose sole purpose of seeking employment is union organizing and representation (see S. 1925), S7302 [28JN]

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

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

Courts: provide uniform standards for the award of punitive damages for volunteer services (see S. 1618), S2867 [26MR]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52), S6854 [25JN]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S1869 [12MR]

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

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

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

Dept. of Defense: early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures (see S. 1686), S3626 [18AP]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S5500 [22MY]

Employment: make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see S. 2026), S9554 [2AU]

ERISA: treatment of pension assets by insurance companies (see S. 1400), S3633 [18AP]

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see S. 984), S5193 [16MY]

———reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (see S. 1716), S4317 [29AP]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629), S2422 [20MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see S. 1740, 1999), S4940 [9MY], S9072 [29JY]

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

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see S. 1714), S5193 [16MY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S3161 [28MR]

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

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

National security: national missile defense system (see S. 1635), S2646 [21MR]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S3018 [27MR]

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

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 1643), S5601 [23MY]

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

OSHA: reform regulatory process (see S. 1423), S1368 [27FE]

Pesticides: improve registration, provide minor use crop protection, and improve pesticide tolerance safeguards (see S. 1166), S2104 [14MR]

———reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S1605 [6MR]

Pornography: amend laws relative to child pornography (see S. 1237), S6410 [18JN]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 1317), S1684 [11MR]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (see S. 1816), S5567 [23MY]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 1954), S8868 [25JY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see S. Con. Res. 71), S10684 [17SE]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see S. 2022), S9554 [2AU]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (see S. 1644), S3797 [22AP]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see S. Res. 273), S7179 [27JN]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see S. 942), S1683 [11MR]

Taxation: credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see S. 743), S514 [26JA]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see S. 2057), S11314 [25SE]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S3406 [16AP]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Somalia (see S. 1967), S9746 [3SE]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see S. Res. 290), S10426 [12SE]

Transportation: highway construction funding (see S. 2143), S11539 [27SE]

———transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see S. 1971), S8156 [18JY]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see S. 1519), S514 [26JA]

Cloture motions

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

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR], S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

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

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

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

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1344 [27FE], S1406, S1407 [29FE], S1511 [5MR], S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR]

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

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

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4160 [25AP], S4308 [29AP]

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

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5627 [23MY], S5741 [4JN]

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

Letters

Federal child care programs consolidation: by, S8519 [23JY]

Licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion: Edward V. Hannigan, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, S2271 [19MR]

———Jane Burger, Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, S2272 [19MR]

———Kevin J. Murrell, National Federation of Catholic Physicians' Guilds, S2270 [19MR]

———Michael Prysak, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, S2272 [19MR]

———Representatives Delay and Coburn, S2271 [19MR]

Press releases

Licensing and Training of Physicians Relative to Abortion: Christian Medical & Dental Society, S2272 [19MR]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures in cases of rape or incest through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, S10271, S10272, S10273, S10277 [11SE]

———performance at military medical facilities, S6461, S6466, S6467, S6468 [19JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11274-S11276 [25SE], S11385, S11386 [26SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S573 [31JA], S905 [6FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8609 [24JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, S9336, S9337 [1AU]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (S. 2013), S9435 [1AU]

———line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2993, S2995 [27MR]

———line-item veto (S. 4), conference report—motion to recommit, S2962 [27MR]

———line-item veto (S. 4), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S2962 [27MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2058, S2059, S2063 [14MR], S2262, S2263, S2264, S2269, S2270, S2273, S2279, S2280 [19MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4171 [25AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11857 [30SE]

Armed Forces: defense strategy and force structure review, S6823, S6829 [25JN]

———permit military retirees to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program, S6584 [20JN]

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (S. 1903), S6820 [25JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5804, S5805 [5JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S12 [3JA], S59 [4JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9372 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8110, S8123 [18JY], S8368 [19JY], S8507, S8513 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5159 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5034, S5035 [15MY]

Children and youth: restore health and safety protections relative to child care, S8110 [18JY]

Computers: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S706 [1FE]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2378 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6377 [18JN], S6435, S6461, S6466, S6467, S6468 [19JN], S6584 [20JN], S6823, S6829, S6842 [25JN], S6934, S6937, S6958 [26JN], S7121 [27JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, S9533, S9534, S9535 [2AU], S10040 [9SE]

———limit appropriations to amount requested by the President and apply savings to deficit reduction, S6934, S6937 [26JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10266, S10271, S10272, S10273, S10277 [11SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9281 [31JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1328, S1329 [27FE]

———use of local revenues for abortion services, S2269, S2279 [19MR]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S1328, S1329 [27FE]

Education: national policy to improve system, S7987 [17JY]

———student loan programs, S4171 [25AP]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S10131 [10SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, S10619 [17SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1959), S8969, S8970, S8971, S8974 [26JY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, S6842 [25JN]

———applicability of certain laws (H.R. 3452), S11858 [30SE], S12404 [3OC]

———application of certain laws (S. 2000), S9159 [30JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11942 [30SE]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse prevention (S. 919), S8123, S8310 [18JY], S11581, S11582 [27SE]

FDA: regulation of prescription drug industry, S8609 [24JY], S9336, S9337 [1AU]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 704), S7979 [17JY]

GATT: implementation relative to generic drug industry, S7121 [27JN]

Health: medical savings account programs, S3556 [18AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3556, S3599, S3600 [18AP]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients, S10266 [11SE]

Health care professionals: licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion, S2063 [14MR], S2262, S2263, S2264, S2269, S2270, S2273, S2280 [19MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9116 [30JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S10113, S10114 [10SE]

———define and protect institution (S. 1740), S4947 [9MY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, S10113, S10114 [10SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3811, S3813 [23AP]

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5725 [4JN]

Project for American Renewal: implement (S. 1904), S6850 [25JN], S8123 [18JY]

Public welfare programs: delivery of social service through religious charities, S8507 [23JY]

———individual development savings accounts, S8368 [19JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9372 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8110, S8123 [18JY], S8368 [19JY], S8507, S8513 [23JY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program, S9281 [31JY]

Rural areas: extend Federal liability coverage to medical volunteers working in underserved areas, S3599, S3600 [18AP]

Senate: legislative program, S2735 [21MR]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste, S8970, S8971, S8974 [26JY], S10619 [17SE]

States: encourage foster care placement of children with adult relatives, S8123 [18JY]

Stumpf, Robert E.: withdrawal of name from Navy promotion list, S2630 [21MR]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S706 [1FE]

White House: use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic, S6435 [19JN]

Testimonies

Dept. of Defense Budget Request Relative to Modernization: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6935-S6937 [26JN]

Tributes

Dole, Senator, S6053 [11JN]

Emerson, Bill, S6820 [25JN]

Lugar, Senator, S4455 [1MY]

Owens, William A., S1464 [29FE]

St. George, Kitty, S7207 [27JN]

COBB COUNTY, GA

Articles and editorials

Using Pictures To Prosecute—Police Use Cameras To Battle Abuse, E1399 [30JY]

Remarks in House

Crime: use of cameras in police cars to document cases of domestic violence, E1399 [30JY]

Kennesaw State University: tribute to Mark Twain exhibit, H6976 [27JN]

COBBS, GEORGE E., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1917 [3OC]

COBLE, HOWARD (a Representative from North Carolina)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, H1618 [29FE]

Articles and editorials

Consensus on Teen Smoking, Washington (DC) Times, H916 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

D&S International, Inc.: relief (see H.R. 3502), H5379 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1202), H3820 [24AP]

Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H3731 [23AP]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10236 [11SE]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2224 [13MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H7260 [10JY]

———restore integrity, goodwill, honesty, and trust (see H.R. 3792), H7474 [11JY]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H737 [22JA]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 3422), H4902 [10MY]

———minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6286 [12JN]

———mandatory life imprisonment for second conviction of individuals for certain felonies (see H.R. 3223), H3230 [29MR]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see H.R. 3565), H5817 [4JN]

Dams: reduce hazards of dam failures (see H.R. 3602), H6005 [6JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2665 [21MR]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see H.R. 3852), H10041 [4SE]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3760, 3820), H7657, H7658 [16JY]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H7658 [16JY]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H1986 [7MR]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H7474 [11JY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H2951 [27MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 121), H1226 [1FE]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies, H3819 [24AP]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10601 [18SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

House of Representatives: terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House (see H.R. 2536), H2713 [22MR]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H10040 [4SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure benefits for chaplains killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3647), H6413 [13JN]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H914 [25JA]

Medicare: diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H5817 [4JN]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H2123 [12MR]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3310, 3447, 4011), H4801 [9MY], H5288 [16MY], H9924 [2AU]

———eliminate certain benefits (see H.R. 2610), H187 [4JA]

———limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H5501 [22MY]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H8982 [30JY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 4196), H11394 [26SE]

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9926 [2AU]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H913 [25JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4303 [30AP]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H5173 [15MY]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H774 [23JA]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6415 [13JN]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 3690), H10386 [12SE]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7533 [12JY]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H5754 [30MY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H6006 [6JN]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H1507 [28FE]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H1716 [5MR]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H1226 [1FE]

———reform and rename the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3441), H4901 [10MY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5753 [30MY]

Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation, and enhancement through establishment of a mitigation banking program (see H.R. 3692), H11396 [26SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5759 [4JN], H8601 [29JY], H10109 [9SE]

Lists

North Carolina Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1778 [28SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H915 [26JA]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6221 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6221 [12JN]

Burlington, NC: tribute to Walter M. Williams High School boys' basketball team, E729 [7MY]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H5977 [6JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), H1582 [29FE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), insert language of H.R. 1361 in lieu, H1582 [29FE]

———discretionary boating safety grant program, H7072 [27JN]

Correctional institutions: early release of prisoners upon completion of drug treatment program (H.R. 2650), H5775 [4JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7627 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7072 [27JN]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (H.R. 3852), H11116 [25SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8782 [30JY]

Federal employees: deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7627 [16JY]

———provide cost-of-living allowances to Vice President, Members of Congress, judges, and certain executive schedule employees, H10113 [10SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H8577 [26JY]

Greensboro, NC: tribute to Grimsley High School girls' soccer team, E1118 [20JN]

———tribute to James B. Dudley High School boys' basketball team, E729 [7MY]

Guilford, NC: tribute to Southwest Guilford High School boys' basketball team, E729 [7MY]

Jamesville, NC: tribute to Ragsdale High School girls' soccer team, E1118 [20JN]

Ledford, NC: tribute to Ledford High School girls' softball team, E1239 [11JY]

Minimum wage: level, H8577 [26JY], H10113 [10SE]

North Carolina: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1778 [28SE]

———tribute to Ledford High School cheerleading team, E317 [8MR]

———tribute to Shakespeare Festival, E1735 [27SE]

Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4337 [1MY]

———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), consideration (H. Res. 419), H4332 [1MY]

O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: travel expenditures, H2040 [12MR]

Point of order, H7072 [27JN]

Safety: wearing of lifejackets for recreational boating, E897 [24MY]

Thomasville, NC: tribute to Thomasville High School football team, E63 [23JA]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H915 [26JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H12171 [28SE]

Tributes

Crye, John M., E1030 [7JN]

Davis, Jerome, E164 [5FE]

Gould, Morton, E262 [29FE]

Zeliff, Representative, E1885 [1OC]

COBURN, CHRISTOPHER M.

Remarks in Senate

U.S. Enrichment Corp.: nomination to the Board of Directors, S9660 [2AU]

Reports filed

Nomination to the Board of Directors of the U.S. Enrichment Corp.: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S1969 [13MR]

COBURN, TOM (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H9705 [1AU]

Drugs: review use of radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 3065), H2123 [12MR]

Medicare: assure access to services under the Medicare Health Maintenance Organization Program (see H.R. 3079), H2224 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see H.R. 3449), H5935 [5JN]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see H.R. 3794), H7474 [11JY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H4800 [9MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H1636 [29FE]

———restore integrity, goodwill, honesty, and trust (see H.R. 3792), H7474 [11JY]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H4503 [7MY]

Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3776), H8030 [18JY]

Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 8 years (see H.J. Res. 164), H2466 [19MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1716 [5MR]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (see H.R. 3300), H4397 [1MY]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5053 [14MY]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3650 [18AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H5288 [16MY]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

———parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3324), H4109 [25AP]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H6532 [19JN]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 78), H7780 [17JY]

———restore second amendment constitutional rights (see H.R. 2470), H3231 [29MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H6915 [26JN]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]

Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see H.R. 2932), H1224 [1FE]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H4423 [2MY]

———terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House (see H.R. 2536), H8030 [18JY]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H9924 [2AU]

Human rights: protect the right to life of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1625), H2123 [12MR]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H9925 [2AU]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H2123 [12MR]

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (see H.R. 3431), H5754 [30MY]

Japan: treatment of U.S. military and civilian POW's during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 176), H10236 [11SE]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H6509 [18JN]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5053 [14MY]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H9566 [31JY]

———bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H5501 [22MY]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H10040 [4SE]

———coverage of certain antibiotics parenterally administered at home (see H.R. 3262), H4119 [29AP]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10386 [12SE]

———expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H914 [25JA]

———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H3231 [29MR]

Medicare/medicaid: prohibit funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 3123), H4503 [7MY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3447, 4011), H5935 [5JN], H9924 [2AU]

———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2828), H914 [25JA]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3481), H5287 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H1636 [29FE]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H5753 [30MY]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H5380 [21MY]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H1232 [6FE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3649 [18AP]

Public broadcasting: promote financial self-sufficiency (see H.R. 2979), H1636 [29FE]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2896), H973 [30JA]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H7155 [9JY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H3388 [15AP]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H3171 [28MR]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H973 [30JA]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H1636 [29FE]

Taxation: incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see H.R. 3410), H6765 [25JN]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H1325 [27FE]

Telephones: impose fees for the allocation of toll-free phone numbers (see H. Con. Res. 175), H4902 [10MY]

Transportation: transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 3840), H10386 [12SE]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H6006 [6JN]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3650 [18AP]

Letters

Licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion: by, S2271 [19MR]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H5020 [14MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2906 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10621 [19SE]

Budget: discretionary spending levels, H7194 [10JY], H7361 [11JY], H7704 [17JY], H8282 [24JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4163 [30AP], H4364 [1MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3292 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5020 [14MY]

Dept. of HHS: family planning programs funding, H7354 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program funding, H6835, H6836 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6644, H6669, H6670 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7698, H7699, H7704 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8278, H8282 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7342, H7348, H7354, H7361 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6835, H6836 [25JN]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

FCC: relocation, E1859 [30SE]

Federal employees: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration employees, H7348 [11JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: limit funding to certain plans that restrict medical care, H7698, H7699 [17JY]

Health: human embryo research funding, H7342 [11JY]

House of Representatives: decorum on the floor, H7267 [11JY]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3009 [28MR]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4723 [9MY]

Immigration: admission of HIV-infected individuals, H11083 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11083 [25SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7194 [10JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7444 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7444 [11JY]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H6644 [20JN]

Native Americans: funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance, H4723 [9MY]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures, H8278 [24JY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: anniversary of the end of the war, H1778 [7MR]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), E894 [23MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3009 [28MR]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2172 [13MR]

World Trade Organization: ruling on enforcement of GATT relative to environmental laws, H876, H877 [25JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H911 [25JA], H8373 [24JY]

Summaries

Efforts to Prevent Transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

COCCIA, JOSEPH, JR.

Remarks in House

Italian Tribune News: Columbus Day Community Service Award recipient, E1932 [21OC]

COCHRAN, THAD (a Senator from Mississippi)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S587, S646 [31JA], S855, S856 [1FE], S958, S965, S993 [6FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8438, S8483, S8487 [22JY], S8552 [23JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2173, S2204 [15MR]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2877 [26MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7168, S7190, S7200 [27JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7943, S7983, S8028, S8033 [17JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8842, S8922 [25JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4078 [24AP], S4198 [25AP], S4340, S4343 [29AP]

Taxation: treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (H.R. 3693), S8456 [22JY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S3251 [15AP]

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

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, S1899 [12MR]

———H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR]

———H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY]

———H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8070 [18JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY]

———H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, S9115 [30JY]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S1678 [11MR]

Articles and editorials

Favre Reaches Top—Earning NFL MVP Honors Caps a Long Climb for the Kid From Kiln, Mike Knobler, Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger, S29 [3JA]

Unready for Rogue Threats, by, Washington (DC) Post, S4959 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see S. 2054), S9853 [4SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify exemption for houseparents from minimum wage and overtime requirements (see S. 1554), S737 [1FE]

Favre, Brett: National Football League Most Valuable Player Award recipient (see S. Res. 207), S30 [3JA]

Medicare: reform (see S. 1926), S7302 [28JN]

Schools: flexibility to meet dietary guidelines under the school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 1613), S2101 [14MR]

Taxation: treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (see S. 2135), S11426 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see S. 1541), S492 [26JA]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see S. 1975), S8373 [19JY]

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S1298 [23FE]

BIA: reorganization (see S. 814), S3405 [16AP]

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

Business and industry: hiring of certain individuals whose sole purpose of seeking employment is union organizing and representation (see S. 1925), S7302 [28JN]

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

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

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see S. 673), S1185 [9FE]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 1039), S321 [23JA]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1853, 1890), S6150 [12JN], S6517 [19JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 265), S6408 [18JN]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

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

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

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see S. 1189), S9746 [3SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see S.J. Res. 18), S1526 [5MR]

Employment: permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (see S. 1129), S2431 [20MR]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: technical amendments (see S. 1379), S1185 [9FE]

Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants (see S. 1579), S1345 [27FE]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629), S2422 [20MR]

Foreign trade: imposition of duty on Canadian subsidized lumber (see S. 1392), S559 [30JA]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see S. 1669), S3311 [15AP]

George Washington University: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 41), S3733 [19AP]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see S. 1724), S4979 [13MY]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S313 [23JA]

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

GSA: allow placement of missing children posters in Federal buildings (see S. 1473), S1277 [20FE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 1936), S9074 [29JY]

Health: include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see S. 948), S1368 [27FE]

———liability of nonprofit organizations relative to prosthetic devices (see S. 1885), S7309 [28JN]

Health care facilities: improve health programs and services available to rural populations (see S. 1268), S1605 [6MR]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see S. 1584), S4627 [2MY]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S1180 [9FE]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see S. 581), S1461 [29FE]

Lebanon: restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports (see S. Res. 202), S2659 [21MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see S. 1178), S3229 [29MR]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional shortage areas (see S. 864), S3228 [29MR]

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see S. 1506), S3229 [29MR]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see S. 1714), S5193 [16MY]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 2030), S10201 [10SE]

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

National Baseball Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1278 [20FE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S1388 [28FE]

National Children's Day: designate (see S. Res. 292), S12196 [2OC]

National Commission on Medicare Reform: establish (see S. 1856), S6082 [11JN]

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

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1731), S6104 [11JN]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 295), S11558 [27SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see S. 1635), S2646 [21MR]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

National Tourism Board: establish (see S. 1623), S2431 [20MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1623), S2431 [20MR]

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

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S3018 [27MR]

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

OSHA: reform regulatory process (see S. 1423), S1185 [9FE]

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S5099 [15MY]

Petroleum: regulation of above-ground storage tanks (see S. 1537), S1870 [12MR]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see S. 1505), S1462 [29FE]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 605, 1954), S3228 [29MR], S7887 [16JY]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (see S. 1644), S6150 [12JN]

Smithsonian Institution: authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (see S. 1995), S8989 [26JY]

Social Security: treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (see S. 1832), S8555 [23JY]

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

Taxation: deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see S. 1741), S6243 [13JN]

———exemption for certain common investment funds (see S. 793), S742 [1FE]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans (see S. 1674), S6150 [12JN]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see S. 2047), S11314 [25SE]

———mortgage interest payment deduction for first- or second-time homebuyers (see S. Res. 117), S5382 [20MY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S3229 [29MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 1715), S4316 [29AP]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Somalia (see S. 1967), S10076 [9SE]

———treatment of length of service awards for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see S. 1232), S3316 [15AP]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see S. 1247), S589 [31JA]

Transportation: requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (see S. 1661), S4979 [13MY]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see S. 1519), S321 [23JA]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see S. Res. 233), S11558 [27SE]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 1838), S7906 [16JY]

Cloture motions

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

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4672 [3MY], S4723 [6MY], S4781 [7MY], S4816, S4819 [8MY], S4920 [9MY]

Letters

Market Access Program: Coalition To Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports, S8461 [22JY]

Report on visit to Indonesia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong: by, S12026 [30SE]

Lists

Coalition To Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports, S8462 [22JY]

Motions offered by

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1963 [13MR]

Remarks by, on

Agricultural Research Service: funding, S8447, S8449 [22JY]

———Integrated Farming Systems Program funding, S8455 [22JY]

———yellowstar thistle research funding, S8455 [22JY]

Agriculture: farm program benefit eligibility relative to purchase of crop insurance, S2086 [14MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3003 [27MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S573 [31JA], S674 [1FE], S888 [6FE], S1025, S1038 [7FE]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture, S8592 [24JY]

———national objectives, S172, S173 [22JA]

———reform Market Promotion Program, S1025, S1038 [7FE]

———value-added products innovations, S8592 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8435, S8437, S8438, S8445, S8447, S8449, S8454, S8455, S8456, S8461, S8465 [22JY], S8534, S8535, S8536, S8539, S8540, S8541, S8542, S8543, S8544, S8546, S8547, S8552 [23JY], S8583, S8587, S8589, S8591, S8592, S8602, S8603, S8608, S8612, S8613, S8614, S8615, S8616 [24JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, S9335, S9337 [1AU]

AID: International Fund for Agricultural Development funding, S8842 [25JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1671 [11MR], S1852 [12MR], S1963 [13MR], S2085, S2086 [14MR], S2173 [15MR]

Budget: reconciliation process, S888 [6FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5159 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5020 [14MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), unanimous-consent agreement, S5018 [14MY]

Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), S5207 [16MY]

Clemson University: agricultural research projects funding, S8540 [23JY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (S. Res. 265), S6385 [18JN]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S10575 [16SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency disaster loan program funding, S8547 [23JY]

———Market Access Program funding, S8461 [22JY], S8591 [24JY]

———Northern Plains Policy Research Center funding, S8603 [24JY]

———payment rate for barley, S8535, S8536 [23JY], S8614 [24JY]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, S8445 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense: international military education and training programs funding, S8945 [26JY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S10575 [16SE]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (S. 2054), S9855 [4SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9103 [30JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify exemption for houseparents from minimum wage and overtime requirements (S. 1554), S739 [1FE]

Favre, Brett: National Football League Most Valuable Player Award recipient (S. Res. 207), S28 [3JA], S40 [4JA]

FDA: regulation of prescription drug industry, S8612 [24JY], S9337 [1AU]

———review of generic drug applications, S8546 [23JY]

Floods: disaster assistance to Pacific Northwestern States, S1852 [12MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8842 [25JY], S8945 [26JY]

Foreign policy: report on visit to Indonesia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, S12026 [30SE]

Forest Service: moratorium on bypass flows relative to renewal of State water easements, S8587 [24JY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (S. 1669), S10241 [10SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S41 [4JA]

Hawaii: Center for Applied Aquaculture funding, S9335 [1AU]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9517, S9518 [2AU]

Kennedy, J. Keith: tribute (S. Res. 208), S28 [3JA]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4820 [8MY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S5020 [14MY]

Medicare: reform, S5930 [6JN], S5963 [7JN]

———reform (S. 1926), S7305 [28JN]

Minimum wage: level, S4820 [8MY], S5020 [14MY]

Mississippi: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service funding, S8438 [22JY]

Natchez, MS: authorize construction of intermodal transportation center and park, S2085 [14MR]

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5729 [4JN]

Natural Resource Conservation Service: efforts to protect salmon habitat, S8454 [22JY]

Northern Forest: implement certain management reforms, S8540 [23JY], S8613 [24JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S8426 [22JY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, S4820 [8MY], S5020 [14MY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5018 [14MY], S8490 [22JY]

Rural Telemedicine and Distance Learning Services Grant Program: funding, S8603 [24JY]

Schools: flexibility to meet dietary guidelines under the school lunch and breakfast programs (S. 1613), S2101 [14MR]

Senate: legislative program, S33 [3JA], S355 [25JA], S5018 [14MY], S8490 [22JY], S8582 [23JY]

Taxation: exempt status for State high risk health insurance pools, S9517, S9518 [2AU]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S5729 [4JN]

———removal of injunction of secrecy, S28 [3JA]

TVA: Environmental Research Center funding, S9103 [30JY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4820 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: tribute to newly elected majority leadership, S6114 [12JN]

Tribute, S6115 [12JN], S12371 [3OC]

Reports

Visit by Senator Cochran to Indonesia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, S12027-S12031 [30SE]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3603) (S. Rept. 104-317), S7762 [11JY]

Statements

Medicare Reform: by, S7306 [28JN]

Tributes

Dole, Senator, S5104 [15MY], S6022 [11JN]

Lott, Senator, S6114 [12JN], S12370 [3OC]

COCHRANE, STEWART

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1626 [17SE]

COCONUT GROVE, FL

Histories

Greater Saint Paul African Episcopal Church, Coconut Grove, FL: Esther M. Armbrister, E68 [24JA]

Remarks in House

Greater Saint Paul African Episcopal Church: anniversary, E68 [24JA]

COE, EARNEST F.

Bills and resolutions

Everglades National Park: designate Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center (see H.R. 4241), H11526 [27SE]

COFFEY, ALAN F.

Appointments

Office of Fair Employment Practices review panel, H7120 [9JY]

COHEN, ARIEL

Addresses

Russia and the New Independent States—Promoting U.S. Interests, E228-E231 [28FE]

COHEN, HAROLD

Remarks in House

Distinguished Service Cross: recipient, H4787 [9MY]

COHEN, JORDAN J.

Letters

NASA funding of Russian animal research programs, S9782 [4SE]

COHEN, MAIMON

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S3529 [18AP]

COHEN, PAMELA B.

Letters

Immigration categories for certain persecuted nationals of Vietnam and the former Soviet Republics, S8848 [25JY]

COHEN, RICHARD

Articles and editorials

New Look at Late-Term Abortion, S11137 [24SE], S11337, S11377 [26SE]

Playing It Close to the Vest, S6249 [13JN]

Politics, Prices, S4640 [2MY]

U.S. Policy—Held Hostage in Miami, S1492 [5MR]

COHEN, ROBERTA

Articles and editorials

Journalists Aren't the Only Risky C.I.A. Cover, H5400 [22MY]

COHEN, SELMA J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1363 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9164 [30JY]

COHEN, STEVE

Remarks in House

International Baseball Association: Coach of the Year award recipient, E342 [13MR]

COHEN, SUSAN

Articles and editorials

Time Passes, But the Pain Never Fades, S9551 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9551 [2AU]

COHEN, WILLIAM S. (a Senator from Maine)

Addresses

NATO Inclusion of Central and Eastern European Countries: William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S1395-S1397 [28FE]

U.S. Policy on Europe: Bob Dole, S7111-S7113 [27JN]

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8577 [23JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2055, S2070, S2118, S2123 [14MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8148, S8222, S8296 [18JY], S8344, S8349, S8377, S8378 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5385 [20MY], S5439, S5449, S5451 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6450, S6484, S6486, S6490, S6492, S6535, S6536, S6537, S6539, S6540 [19JN], S6859, S6860, S6893, S6895 [25JN], S6907, S7032, S7042 [26JN], S7144, S7153, S7157, S7195, S7196, S7199 [27JN], S7313, S7319 [28JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9280, S9305 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9709, S9747 [3SE], S9970 [5SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9076 [29JY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S10843 [18SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8745, S8868 [25JY]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), S8923, S8939 [25JY]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), S11848, S12003 [30SE]

———reform dispute resolution processes (S. 1224), S6151, S6161 [12JN]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8148, S8222, S8296 [18JY], S8344, S8349, S8377, S8378 [19JY]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (Senate), S6628 [20JN]

Conferee: H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6294 [14JN]

———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, S7612 [10JY]

———H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, S10647 [17SE]

———S. 1124, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, S92 [5JA]

Articles and editorials

Arms Trade Menaces U.S. Security, Panel Says—Clinton-Appointed Group Urges Restraint in Selling Conventional Weapons to Other Countries, R. Jeffrey Smith, Washington (DC) Post, S7145 [27JN]

Chang Aims To Expand Taiwan's Role on World Stage, Leslie Chang, Wall Street Journal, S11315 [25SE]

Coco the Spaniel Is Sent Plunging Three Stories, Linda Wheeler, Washington (DC) Post, S12337 [3OC]

Why I Am Leaving, S2336 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: prevent economic espionage (see S. 1525), S377 [25JA]

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office Building, Brewer, ME: designate (see S. 2153), S11720 [28SE]

Wilson, Nancy B.: relief (see S. 1586), S1516 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (see S. 2061), S12311 [3OC]

———plant variety protection relative to tubers (see S. 1602), S1682 [11MR]

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S2830 [25MR]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S2431 [20MR]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

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

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see S. 1951), S7816 [12JY]

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see S. 1982), S8553 [23JY]

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

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

Coins: issue one dollar coins bearing the likeness of Margaret Chase Smith (see S. Res. 216), S492 [26JA]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see S. 1969), S8013 [17JY]

Crime: interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (see S. 1729), S7029 [26JN]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see S. 1189), S11557 [27SE]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S2431 [20MR]

Ecology and environment: reauthorize certain educational programs (see S. 1873), S7309 [28JN]

Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants (see S. 1579), S1345 [27FE]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see S. 1669), S5449 [21MY]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (see S. 704), S589 [31JA]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (see S. 1734), S4851 [8MY]

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

Health: obstetrician-gynecologist services relative to Federal health care laws (see S. Res. 85), S1369 [27FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see S. 969), S8555 [23JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S7190 [27JN]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S1180 [9FE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

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

Muskie, Edmund S.: tribute (see S. Res. 234), S3019 [27MR]

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

National Baseball Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1298 [23FE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S3317 [15AP]

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

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

National security: national missile defense system (see S. 1635), S2646 [21MR]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

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

Operation Sail: tribute (see S.J. Res. 64), S11169 [24SE]

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

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

Roads and highways: increase truck weight limit on sections of Maine Turnpike (see S. 1883), S6408 [18JN]

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

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (see S. 1139), S5692 [3JN]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

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

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5627 [23MY], S5741 [4JN]

Factsheets

Titanium Sponge: Dept. of Defense, S7152 [27JN]

Interviews

Deadly Serious—An FBI Perspective on Animal Cruelty: Humane Society of the U.S. with Alan Brantley, FBI, S12337 [3OC]

Letters

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S6156 [12JN]

Foreign aid to Burma: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8752 [25JY]

NSF procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations: by, S9950 [5SE]

Sale of National Defense Stockpile assets to offset foreign military sales research recoupment fees: Don Fuqua, Aerospace Industries Association, S7146 [27JN]

———John B. Goodman, Dept. of Defense, S7145 [27JN]

Tribute to David Packard: John H. Dalton, Sec. of the Navy, S3185 [29MR]

Remarks by, on

Airports: establish user-fee program to cover Customs Service costs, S4174 [25AP]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2055 [14MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4174 [25AP]

Armed Forces: alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE health care program, S6983 [26JN]

Azerbaijan: humanitarian assistance, S8854 [25JY]

Budget: balance, S4104 [25AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9399 [1AU]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5055, S5064, S5065 [15MY]

Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8745, S8752, S8813, S8816 [25JY]

Chang, John H.: selection as Foreign Minister of the Republic of China, S11315 [25SE]

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special): tribute to staff, S12326 [3OC]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): tribute to staff of Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management and the District of Columbia, S12329 [3OC]

Committees of the Senate: appointments (S. Res. 236), S3185 [29MR]

Courts: jurisdiction of Federal district courts and the Court of Federal Claims over Government bid protests, S11848 [30SE]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2578 [21MR]

Crime: animal abuse relative to violent crime, S4630 [2MY]

———prevent economic espionage (S. 1525), S377 [25JA]

———research relative to individual who commit acts of violence against animals, S12336 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: advanced submarine technology funding, S6485 [19JN]

———Arleigh Burke class destroyer program funding and multi-year contract procurement, S6908 [26JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6485, S6490, S6492 [19JN], S6908, S6953, S6954, S6983 [26JN], S7142, S7144, S7152, S7153, S7154, S7157 [27JN], S7236 [28JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, S10036 [9SE]

———cost efficient attack submarine development, S6492 [19JN]

———C-17 Airlifter program (S. 1710), S5065 [15MY]

———funding, S5055, S5064, S5065 [15MY]

———identification of funding sources for certain submarine program contracts, S6490 [19JN]

———production of the Seawolf submarine, S10036 [9SE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, S3136 [28MR]

Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property in Suffolk County, NY (H.R. 1836), S4688, S4690 [3MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9280 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Board of Veterans' Appeals claims processing, S9732 [3SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9732 [3SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, S11221 [25SE]

Europe: U.S. policy, S7110, S7113 [27JN]

Faith In Action (organization): tribute, S1656 [7MR]

Federal employees: reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances, S7236 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8745, S8752, S8808, S8813, S8816 [25JY]

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), S11848 [30SE]

———reform dispute resolution processes (S. 1224), S6155 [12JN]

Hall, Keith R.: nomination to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space, S6608 [20JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S6116 [12JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9510 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3542, S3568, S3569, S3596 [18AP]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), S3118 [28MR]

Information Technology Management Reform Act: amend definition of national security systems, S7157 [27JN]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3542 [18AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 1718), S10640 [17SE]

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia (H.R. 2064), S4685 [3MY]

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office Building, Brewer, ME: designate (S. 2153), S11612 [28SE]

LSC: permit fund recipients to use non-Federal funds in response to public official or legislative hearing information requests, S2055 [14MR]

Medicare: combat waste, fraud and abuse, S3596 [18AP], S6116 [12JN]

———reform, S3568 [18AP], S9510 [2AU]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (S. Res. 243), S4690 [3MY]

National Defense Stockpile: sale of assets to offset foreign military sales research recoupment fees, S7144 [27JN]

———sale of titanium sponge, S7152, S7153 [27JN]

NATO: expansion, S7142-S7144 [27JN]

———inclusion of Central and Eastern European countries, S1395 [28FE]

NIH: information technology contracting, S11560 [27SE]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (H.R. 3235), S8738 [24JY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), S3118 [28MR]

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing reform, S11221 [25SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9399 [1AU]

Radio: tribute to volunteer amateur radio operators, S12331 [3OC]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11478-S11483 [27SE]

———legislative program, S4685, S4690 [3MY]

Social Security: increase earnings limit, S3118 [28MR]

SSI: restriction on benefits to substance abusers, S3118 [28MR]

Trucking industry: applying Federal weight regulations to Maine and New Hampshire, S9280 [31JY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), unanimous-consent agreement, S4690 [3MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S392, S395 [26JA], S2336 [19MR], S5851 [5JN], S10682 [17SE], S11166 [24SE], S11240, S11268 [25SE], S11411 [26SE], S11622, S11708, S11710, S11719 [28SE], S11836, S11860, S11961, S11963, S11966 [30SE], S12048, S12121-S12123 [1OC], S12154, S12191, S12193 [2OC], S12257, S12261, S12276, S12278, S12282, S12302, S12371 [3OC], S12419 [21OC]

Reports

Generation Lost—Alarming News About the Health of IDP Children: Richard Kauzlarich, Ambassador to Azerbaijan, S8855 [25JY]

Research and Development Recoupment Charge: Presidential Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy, S7145 [27JN]

Resumes

Hall, Keith R., S6608 [20JN]

Tributes

Boorda, Jeremy M., S5149 [16MY]

Cory, M. Gayle, S4691 [3MY]

Dole, Senator, S6052 [11JN]

Ehrenfried, David, S11571 [27SE]

Foss, George, S12331 [3OC]

Lott, Senator, S6115 [12JN]

Muskie, Edmund S., S3186 [29MR], S4691 [3MY]

Packard, David, S3185 [29MR]

Watt, Ruth Young, S9980 [5SE]

COINS

Amendments

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), S12317, S12374 [3OC], H12286 [4OC]

Analyses

Reform Commemorative Coin Program, S10359 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see S. 2196), S12303 [3OC]

Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of Puerto Ricans who served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H.R. 3228), H3230 [29MR]

Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see S. 2147), S11540 [27SE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136; H.R. 4148), S11539 [27SE], H11047 [24SE]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see S. 1850; H.R. 3631), S5939 [6JN], H6285 [12JN]

One dollar coin: issue coins bearing the likeness of Margaret Chase Smith (see S. Res. 216), S492 [26JA]

States: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see H.R. 3793), H7474 [11JY]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 1838; H.R. 4203), S5856 [5JN], H11394 [26SE]

Remarks in House

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), H10489-H10493 [17SE], H12286-H12290 [4OC]

Madison, Dolley: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary of death (H.R. 1684), H10481-H10483 [17SE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (H.R. 4148), H11050 [25SE]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (H.R. 3631), E1063 [12JN]

States: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (H.R. 3793), H9981-H9983 [4SE], E1528 [5SE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (H.R. 2026), H10483-H10489 [17SE]

Remarks in Senate

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), S12374-S12376 [3OC]

———mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (S. 953), S1279 [20FE], S1531 [5MR]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (S. 2196), S12310, S12311 [3OC]

Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (S. 2147), S11550 [27SE]

Madison, Dolley: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary of death (H.R. 1684), S12374 [3OC]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (S. 2136), S11540 [27SE]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (S. 1850), S5941 [6JN]

U.S. Mint: reform commemorative coin program, S10358, S10374 [12SE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (H.R. 2026), S12375, S12410 [3OC]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (S. 1838), S5858 [5JN]

Summaries

Commemorative Coin Program Reform, S12374 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 1684, Dolley Madison Commemorative Coin Act, H10481 [17SE]

H.R. 1776, U.S. Commemorative Coin Act, H10489 [17SE], H12286-H12289 [4OC]

H.R. 2026, George Washington Commemorative Coin Act, H10483 [17SE]

H.R. 3793, 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act, H9981 [4SE]

S. 1838, First Flight Commemorative Coin Act, S5858 [5JN]

S. 2196, Thomas Alva Edison Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act, S12310 [3OC]

S. Res. 216, issue one dollar coins bearing the likeness of Margaret Chase Smith, S515 [26JA]

COLBY, WILLIAM

Articles and editorials

Refugees From Laos Mourn a Friend, Colby, E1799 [28SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1799 [28SE]

COLBY, WILLIAM E.

Remarks in House

Maryland: tribute to volunteers, law enforcement, and safety personnel involved in rescue efforts, H4881 [10MY], E743 [9MY]

Tribute, H5034 [14MY], E766 [10MY]

COLE, DAVID A.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S102 [5JA]

COLE, HELEN

Remarks in House

Tribute, H2659 [21MR]

COLE, THOMAS E.

Letters

International Natural Rubber Agreement, S11249 [25SE]

COLEMAN, HOWARD

Remarks in House

Dale City, VA: tribute to Civic Association Award recipient, E147 [5FE]

———tribute to Civic Association Citizen of the Year award recipients, E192 [9FE]

COLEMAN, JOAN

Remarks in House

Toledo, OH: Interracial Religious Coalition Honorees Banquet award recipient, E835 [16MY]

COLEMAN, RED

Remarks in House

Tribute, E898 [24MY]

COLEMAN, RONALD D. (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, H10531 [18SE]

———H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, H10048 [5SE]

Articles and editorials

Republicans Threaten To Impeach Rubin if He Borrows Again To Avoid Default, Steven Pearlstein, Washington (DC) Post, H199 [5JA]

Winning Odyssey Group Gets Star Treatment, Sonny Lopez, El Paso (TX) Herald-Post, E1184 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H5754 [30MY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1252 [23FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6915 [26JN]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11230 [25SE]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H8094 [22JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1716 [5MR]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Corporate Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 3351), H4302 [30AP]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Diseases: research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H5818 [4JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6509 [18JN]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 3704), H10525 [17SE]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 3455), H6691 [20JN]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11528 [27SE]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H914 [25JA]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H2558 [20MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H2665 [21MR]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H1507 [28FE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure benefits for chaplains killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3647), H6413 [13JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10236 [11SE]

———liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H10236 [11SE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H2467 [19MR]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H10040 [4SE]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7658 [16JY]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H8375 [24JY]

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H3731 [23AP]

———eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 3430), H12194 [30SE]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280), H4902 [10MY]

Motions offered by

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, H12109 [28SE]

Remarks by, on

Amtrak: funding, H6971 [26JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, H199, H213, H317 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), H893, H894 [25JA]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H199 [5JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9394 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5257 [16MY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H213 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H199 [5JA]

Buy American Act: compliance, H7085 [27JN]

Coast Guard: funding, H6971 [26JN]

Contracts: require States to conduct cost-benefit analysis for contracting of transportation projects, H7088 [27JN]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H317 [5JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H113 [4JA]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), E1351 [23JY]

Dept. of Transportation: loan guarantees for international railroad projects, H7089, H7090 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6971 [26JN], H7075, H7076, H7079, H7081, H7085, H7088, H7089, H7090, H7092 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, H10563 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H235 [5JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H317 [5JA]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, H1073 [31JA]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H1073 [31JA]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, E170 [5FE]

Education: bilingual education programs funding, H5257 [16MY]

———funding for bilingual and bicultural education programs, E170 [5FE]

El Paso, TX: tribute to winners of Odyssey of the Mind Association competition, E1184 [26JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9758 [1AU]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9758 [1AU]

FAA: funding, H6971 [26JN], H7075, H7076 [27JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H199, H213 [5JA]

Highway Trust Fund: mass transit account expenditures, H7079 [27JN]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10565 [18SE]

House Rules: authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H222 [5JA]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), E434 [22MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), conference report, H11063 [25SE]

Kuwait: default on debts to U.S. companies, E1917 [3OC]

Law enforcement: authorize State and local officers to arrest and detain certain illegal aliens, H2191, H2192 [13MR]

Medicaid: reform, H5257 [16MY]

Medicare: reform, H5257 [16MY]

NASA: funding, H5679 [30MY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: domestic auto content labeling funding, H6971 [26JN]

NTSB: conduct study on mandatory retirement age for pilots, H7092 [27JN]

Public debt: ceiling, E159 [5FE]

San Diego, CA: Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program loan guarantees, H7081 [27JN]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5679 [30MY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2190, H2191, H2192 [13MR]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9882 [2AU]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3516 [17AP]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8772 [30JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6913 [26JN], H8553 [25JY]

Tribute, E1854 [30SE]

Resignations

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H12274 [4OC]

COLEMAN, WILLIAM T., JR.

Articles and editorials

Keep the Avenue Closed, S7055 [26JN]

COLESON, RICHARD E.

Analyses

Constitutionality of Campaign Finance Reform Proposals, S6801 [25JN]

COLEY, GARY F.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11319 [25SE]

COLFAX, WA

Remarks in House

Washington: tribute to efforts by towns affected by bad weather, E387 [20MR]

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING related term(s) Industrial Arbitration; Labor Unions

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: prohibit employment discrimination relative to participation in labor organization activities (see H.R. 3763), H7154 [9JY]

Employment: permit additional remedies in certain unfair labor practice cases (see H.R. 3764), H7154 [9JY]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see S. 1845; H.R. 3580), S5939 [6JN], H5934 [5JN]

NLRB: resolution of unfair labor practice complaints in a timely manner (see H.R. 4247), H11526 [27SE]

Lists

Federal contractors with significant OSHA violations, S10020 [6SE]

Remarks in House

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities, H7516 [12JY], H8463, H8474, H8504, H8505, H8506, H8509 [25JY]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (H.R. 3580), H6432 [18JN], H6516 [19JN], E1010 [6JN]

NLRB: resolution of unfair labor practice complaints in a timely manner (H.R. 4247), E1786 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (S. 781), S10020 [6SE]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities, S6776, S6777, S6782, S6784 [25JN]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (S. 1845), S5940 [6JN]

Texts of

S. 1845, Union Member Protection Act, S5940 [6JN]

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E539 [16AP]

COLLEGE CONSTRUCTION LOAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

Bills and resolutions

Government-sponsored enterprises: promote capacity and accountability (see S. 2095), S11033 [19SE]

Letters

Federal sponsorship of Government-sponsored enterprises: Barbara L. Loomis, Escondido, CA, Public Library, H10800 [24SE]

———Joan K. Kallenberg, California Library of Services Board, H10800 [24SE]

———Kevin Starr, California State Library System, H10800 [24SE]

Remarks in House

Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship (H.R. 1720), H10783-H10802 [24SE], E1769 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Government-sponsored enterprises: promote capacity and accountability (S. 2095), S11036 [19SE]

Privatize, S11930 [30SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1720, cessation of Federal sponsorship for Government-sponsored enterprises, H10783-H10796 [24SE]

COLLEGE GROVE, TN

Remarks in House

College Grove Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E824 [16MY]

COLLEGE OF MICRONESIA

Amendments

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (S. 1804), S5609 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (see S. 1804), S5567 [23MY]

Letters

U.S. territories' and freely associated States' legislation amendments: President Clinton, S5578 [23MY]

———Senator Murkowski, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S5578 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (S. 1804), S5575-S5579 [23MY]

Reports filed

U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States Legislation Amendments: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1804), S10554 [13SE]

Texts of

S. 1804, U.S. territories' and freely associated States' legislation amendments, S5577 [23MY]

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES related term(s) Education; Schools

Addresses

Princeton University Commencement: President Clinton, S5745-S5747 [4JN]

Student Tutoring Programs: Norman Manasa, H10003-H10005 [4SE]

U.S. Military Academy Commencement: William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, E1026 [6JN]

University of South Carolina Commencement: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S5615-S5617 [23MY]

Advertisements

Sports celebrity campaign to prevent domestic and sexual violence, E1836 [30SE]

Announcements

William Jennings Dyess Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund: University of Alabama National Alumni Association, S3010 [27MR]

Appointments

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: members, H7991 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Abroad at Home—Secrecy and Justice, S6511 [19JN]

Armey—Cheaper Fuel Via Education Cuts, H4658 [9MY]

Bad Law on Affirmative Action, S3495 [17AP]

Berte Looks to the Future at BSC, S3011 [27MR]

Biodiverity Is Root of Environmental Growth, E347 [13MR]

Crackdown on Immigrants Is Restricting Scholarships, S5651 [24MY]

Daily Worries Concern Voters Most, Poll Says, S5433 [21MY]

Education Rated No. 1 of All State Issues, S5434 [21MY]

Ending Student Subsidies, E1332 [22JY]

Few Inches From the Yard, E1271 [12JY]

Foreign Treasures, S5650 [24MY]

Grand Vision of the Fulbright Program, S6752 [24JN]

Handcuffs on Learning, S3495 [17AP]

Higher Tuition, More Grade Inflation, S10207 [10SE]

Student Loans—Direct Lending vs. Special Pleas, S348 [24JA]

Twenty Years of Leadership, S3012 [27MR]

$200,000 Repayment Agreement for Estate of McCarthy-Era Victim, S6511 [19JN]

U.S. Budget Cuts Impact Chicago Schools, S3030 [27MR]

University Should Pick Best Loan Program for Its Students, E1676 [24SE]

Unjustified Modesty, E1922 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (see S. 1851), S5980 [7JN]

Alcoholic beverages: provide incentives to develop alcohol abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 3476), H5287 [16MY]

Civil liberties: protect speech and association rights of students (see H.R. 4207), H11394 [26SE]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see S. 2065; H. Res. 470), S10327 [11SE], H7107 [27JN]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see S. 2054; H.R. 3002), S9853 [4SE], H1663 [4MR]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H8094 [22JY]

———provide financial aid grants for certain colleges and technical schools (see H.R. 3919), H8982 [30JY]

———restore equal educational opportunity (see H.R. 4304), H12174 [28SE]

———tuition prepayment plans that guarantee a college education at a fixed price (see H. Res. 506), H9706 [1AU]

Elections: require access to voter registration information for students (see S. 1702), S4190 [25AP]

Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants (see S. 1579), S1345 [27FE]

Foreign trade: duty-free treatment of certain materials used in the University of Arizona's telescope programs (see S. 1846), S5939 [6JN]

George Washington University: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 41; H. Con. Res. 139), S1083 [7FE], H1138 [31JA]

Government-sponsored enterprises: promote capacity and accountability (see S. 2095), S11033 [19SE]

Graduate schools: participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs (see H.R. 3055), H1985 [7MR]

Haskell Indian Nations University: enhance administrative authority of president (see S. 2117; H.R. 4098), S11294 [25SE], H10524 [17SE]

Health: establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (see H.R. 4069), H10385 [12SE]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see S. 1584, 1940), S1455 [29FE], S7670 [10JY]

Medical Education Trust Fund: establish (see S. 1870), S6225 [13JN]

National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (see H.R. 3648), H6413 [13JN]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security relative to certain students (see S. 2044), S9555 [2AU]

Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of higher education (see S. 1912), S7179 [27JN]

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: enhance administrative authority of college president (see S. 2189), S12194 [2OC]

Sports: prohibit agents from influencing college athletes (see H.R. 3328), H4109 [25AP]

Taxation: treatment of higher education expenses (see S. 2035; H.R. 3245, 4323), S9554 [2AU], H3387 [15AP], H12175 [28SE]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

———treatment of tax-exempt bonds for certain institutions of higher education (see S. 1879), S6305 [14JN]

———use of individual retirement accounts for post-secondary education or job retraining expenses (see H.R. 4334), H12193 [30SE]

University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. Res. 244), S3384 [16AP]

University of Nebraska: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 210), S313 [23JA]

———tribute to women's volleyball team (see S. Res. 211), S313 [23JA]

Veterans: allow enrollment at certain branches or extensions of institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 2851), H330 [5JA]

Explanations

Section 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organizations Tax-Exempt Bond Reform Act (S. 1879), S6309 [14JN]

Factsheets

Reasons To Keep Murray State University ROTC, S7008 [26JN]

Letters

Budget reconciliation process effects on student loan programs: Robert H. Atwell, American Council on Education, S293 [23JA]

———Violet Boyer, Committee for Education Funding, S293 [23JA]

Center for Photonics Research funding: John Silber, Boston University, S7943 [17JY]

Closure of certain ROTC units: Kern Alexander, Murray State University, S7008 [26JN]

Effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants: Anthony Verdecchia, National State Auditors Association, S6298 [14JN]

———Valerie Lau, President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency, S6298 [14JN]

Effectiveness of periodic overall audits of entities receiving Federal grants: Anthony Verdecchia, National State Auditors Association, S1366 [27FE]

Federal sponsorship of Government-sponsored enterprises: Barbara L. Loomis, Escondido, CA, Public Library, H10800 [24SE]

———Joan K. Kallenberg, California Library of Services Board, H10800 [24SE]

———Kevin Starr, California State Library System, H10800 [24SE]

Higher education accessibility relative to median family income: Carlotta Joyner, GAO, S11065 [20SE]

Licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion: Edward V. Hannigan, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, S2271 [19MR]

———Jane Burger, Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, S2272 [19MR]

———Kevin J. Murrell, National Federation of Catholic Physicians' Guilds, S2270 [19MR]

———Michael Prysak, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, S2272 [19MR]

———Representatives Delay and Coburn, S2271 [19MR]

National Sportsmanship Day: Florence Griffith Joyner and Tom McMillen, President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, S1528 [5MR], S1634 [7MR]

Opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education: Douglas F. Tuttle, International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, H10120 [10SE]

Relief of Beatrice Braude estate: Christopher N. Sipes, S6511 [19JN]

Sports celebrity campaign to prevent domestic and sexual violence: Representatives Sanders and Morella, E1835 [30SE]

Student debt reductions: Georgia K. Prell, Pennsylvania Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, E1334 [22JY]

Student loan program administrative expenses: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5260 [17MY]

———Senator Simon, S5261 [17MY]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences funding: J.C. Pennington, National Association for Uniformed Services, S7523 [10JY]

———P. John Seward, AMA, S7523 [10JY]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S7523 [10JY]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences termination: Daniel A. Ludwig, American Legion, H5084 [15MY]

———Military Coalition (organization), H5084 [15MY]

University research and education funding: several corporate chief executive officers, E1888 [1OC]

Lists

Committee for Education Funding members, S293 [23JA]

Historically black colleges and universities, H10223 [11SE]

Military academy nominees for the 11th Congressional District of New Jersey, E131 [1FE]

Prominent historically black college and university alumni, H10222 [11SE]

University of North Dakota Flying Team, S5623 [23MY]

Press releases

Licensing and Training of Physicians Relative to Abortion: Christian Medical & Dental Society, S2272 [19MR]

Proposals

Proposed language relative to certain tax-exempt bonds: Senator Moynihan, S7206 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Affirmative action: adimission programs, H2322 [19MR]

Albertus Magnus College: anniversary, E890 [23MY]

Alpha Kappa Alpha (fraternal organization): anniversary, E200 [16FE]

American Association of University Women: anniversary of Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD, chapter, E727 [7MY]

Arizona State University: tribute to football team, H11051 [25SE]

Black College Day: observance, H10216-H10225 [11SE]

Bronx Community College: tribute to Hall of Fame Run, E711 [6MY]

California State University at Hayward: tribute to graduating students of Upward Bound Program, E867 [22MY]

Campus Boulevard Corp.: anniversary, E1733 [27SE]

Carlow College: Student of Spirit award recipients, E1526 [5SE]

———Woman of Spirit award recipients, E1533 [5SE]

Centro de Bachillerato Tecnologico: tribute to graduates, E1128 [20JN]

Cerritos Community College: anniversary, E647 [25AP]

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science: tribute to Jazz at Drew Legacy Music Series and Cultural Marketplace, E1852 [30SE]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, E1423 [1AU]

Claremont McKenna College: anniversary, E1944 [21OC]

Coastline Community College: tribute, E1290 [16JY]

Cobb County, GA: tribute to Mark Twain exhibit at Kennesaw State University, H6976 [27JN]

College and University Personnel Association: anniversary, E539 [16AP]

Craig, David G.: Tennessee Education Association Higher Education Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1465 [2AU]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (H. Res. 470), H10118-H10120 [10SE], E1202 [27JN], E1606 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: Health Profession Scholarship Program minimum active duty requirements, H5082-H5085 [15MY]

———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes, H5716 [30MY], H6887, H6888 [26JN]

———use of Montgomery GI Bill as recruitment tool, H7132 [9JY]

Dept. of Education: computer matching agreement with Social Security Administration relative to Higher Education Act, H2632 [21MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Health Professional Scholarship Program funding, H6806 [25JN]

Diablo Valley College: observance of Law Day, E556 [17AP]

Dollars for Scholars (organization): anniversary, E774 [10MY]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (H.R. 3002), E265 [4MR]

———funding, H999 [31JA], H1259, H1261 [27FE], H1668, H1669 [5MR], H1778, H1779, H1780, H1840, H1870, H1872 [7MR], H2125, H2126, H2127, H2128, H2129, H2195-H2209, H2216 [13MR], H2309, H2313 [14MR], H2325, H2329, H2330 [19MR], H2471, H2472, H2473 [20MR], H2562, H2563, H2579, H2580, H2584, H2585 [21MR], H2669, H2704, H2707, H2712 [22MR], H2876, H2877, H2892 [27MR], H3175, H3176 [29MR], H3701 [23AP], H4427 [6MY], H6293 [13JN], H7218, H7221, H7224, H7225-H7228 [10JY], H7266, H7267, H7268, H7325, H7326 [11JY], H10368 [12SE], H10571 [18SE], H11366-H11369 [26SE], E348 [13MR], E422 [22MR]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (H. Con. Res. 144), H1703-H1714 [5MR]

———national policy to improve system, E1423, E1424 [1AU]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (H.R. 3863), H10120-H10123 [10SE], E1334 [22JY]

———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that prevent access to campus for ROTC or military recruiting, H7335 [11JY], H8336, H8337 [24JY]

———restore equal educational opportunity (H.R. 4304), E1844 [30SE]

———student financial aid programs, H7211, H7222, H7223, H7227 [10JY], H7332, H7333 [11JY], H9988 [4SE]

———student loan programs, H808-H810, H814 [24JA], H873-H875 [25JA], H1402 [28FE], H1723 [6MR], H1798, H1871 [7MR], H2036 [12MR], H2227, H2233, H2234, H2236 [14MR], H2461 [19MR], H3473-H3475 [16AP], H4099 [25AP], H4804 [10MY], H5185, H5186 [16MY], H6260 [12JN], H6632 [20JN], H6977 [27JN], H7528-H7530 [12JY], H7993 [18JY], H8810-H8814 [30JY], H9993-H9996 [4SE], E1676 [24SE], E1692 [25SE]

———tribute to military Academy Review Board, E130 [1FE]

———tuition prepayment plans that guarantee a college education at a fixed price (H. Res. 506), E1443 [1AU]

El Camino Community College: anniversary, E1613 [16SE]

Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants (S. 1579), H6464-H6469 [18JN]

Gibilisco, Barbara: Pennsylvania Association for Adult and Continuing Education Award recipient, E791 [14MY]

Gingrich, Representative: IRS audit of non-profit group sponsorship of two college courses taught in Georgia, H10046, H10047 [5SE]

Goldenberg, Myrna: William H. Meardy Faculty Member Award recipient, E1784 [28SE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship (H.R. 1720), H10783-H10802 [24SE], E1769 [28SE]

Graduate schools: participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs (H.R. 3055), H3670 [23AP], E304, E305 [7MR]

Graves, Earl: renaming Morgan State University School of Business and Management in honor, E183 [6FE]

Haskell Indian Nations University: enhance administrative authority of president (H.R. 4098), E1658 [19SE]

Health: establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (H.R. 4069), E1593 [12SE]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (H.R. 1179), H9972-H9974 [4SE], E1528, E1530 [5SE]

Huntington College: anniversary, E1847 [30SE]

Jackson State University: tribute to golf team, E808 [15MY]

Kansas City, MO: tribute to Francis Child Development Institute, E1777 [28SE]

Katzen, Cyrus: American University President's Award recipient, E898 [24MY]

Kennesaw State College: tribute to Marketing and Professional Sales Dept. students, E844 [20MY]

King's College: anniversary, E964 [30MY]

Lake Superior State University: anniversary, E1438 [1AU]

LeMoyne College: anniversary, E1557 [11SE]

Louisiana State University: tribute to baseball team, H6092 [10JN]

———tribute to women's track team, H6092 [10JN]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (H. Con. Res. 103), H5921-H5923 [5JN], E1028 [6JN]

MacMurray College: anniversary, E1631 [18SE]

Maharishi University of Management: anniversary, E1484 [2AU]

Maritime Administration: funding of maritime academies, H8266, H8280, H8281 [24JY], E1415 [31JY]

Marquette University: dedication of Les Aspin Center for Government, E972 [30MY]

Mississippi State University: tribute to men's basketball team, H2715 [25MR]

Monroe College: tribute, E1889 [1OC]

Montgomery County Community College: tribute, E1864 [30SE]

National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (H.R. 3648), E1079 [13JN]

National Sportsmanship Day: observance, E273 [5MR], E284 [6MR]

National University: anniversary, E7 [3JA]

Northeast Missouri State University: renaming to Truman State University, E1159 [25JN]

Northern Telecom, Inc.: Committee on Economic Development Corporate Citizenship Award recipient, E1162 [25JN]

Ohio Northern University: anniversary, E1357 [24JY]

Owen, Langdon (Don): tribute on naming of water science fellowship program at University of California at Irvine, E1221 [9JY]

Pace University: dedication of Robert H. Boyle Environmental Advocacy Center, E1013 [6JN]

Portland State University: anniversary, E216 [27FE]

Reidy, Michael: Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government Joel Leff Fellowship award recipient, E1215 [8JY]

San Jose State University: tribute to men's basketball team, H2227 [14MR]

Santa Clara University: tribute to men's basketball team, H2227 [14MR]

Science: importance of biodiversity, E347 [13MR]

Shaffer, Carl T.: Pennsylvania State University and Pennsylvania Farmer (publication) Master Farmer of the Year award recipient, E46 [22JA]

Southern Illinois Univesity: tribute to debate team, E691 [1MY]

State University of New York at Stony Brook: tribute to Health Science Center, E1151 [24JN]

Sullivan College: tribute to men's basketball team, H3174 [29MR]

Suomi College: anniversary, E1435 [1AU]

Syracuse University: tribute to men's basketball team, H2875 [27MR]

Taxation: treatment of State tuition programs, H9860 [2AU]

Technology: university research and education funding, E1888 [1OC]

Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi: dedication of Dr. Hector P. Garcia Plaza, E1181 [26JN]

Tufts University: observance of Tuftonia's Week, E537 [16AP], E630 [25AP]

Tuskegee University: anniversary of School of Veterinary Medicine, E340 [13MR]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary, E1292 [16JY]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: terminate, H5082-H5085 [15MY]

University of California at Davis: anniversary of School of Medicine, E979 [4JN]

———funding for integrated pest management research facility, H6245 [12JN]

University of Colorado: tribute to Atomic and Molecular Physics Program, E490 [28MR]

University of Connecticut Daily Campus (publication): anniversary, E722 [7MY]

University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team, E853 [21MY]

University of Maryland: tribute, E1470 [2AU]

———tribute to School of Nursing, E1711 [26SE]

University of Massachusetts: tribute to men's basketball team, H2968 [28MR]

University of Michigan: tribute to men's ice hockey team, E722 [7MY]

University of Nebraska: tribute to football team, E3, E4 [3JA]

University of Oklahoma: air traffic controller training contract, H7072, H7073 [27JN]

Veterans: allow enrollment at certain branches or extensions of institutions of higher learning (H.R. 2851), E33 [5JA]

———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that have not submitted veterans hiring report to Dept. of Labor, H7335 [11JY]

Wake Forest University: tribute to Bowman Gray School of Medicine, E1627 [17SE]

Warren County Community College: tribute, E954 [30MY]

Women: title IX regulations relative to collegiate sports, H6694 [24JN]

Yeager, Jacques S., Jr.: University of California at Riverside Citizens University Committee award recipient, E992 [4JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: U.S. policy, S12425-S12434 [21OC]

Alabama: funding for cancer research programs at colleges and universities, S12443-S12445 [21OC]

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (S. 1851), S5980 [7JN]

Albertson College: tribute to men's basketball team, S1993 [13MR]

Alpha Delta Kappa (fraternal organization): tribute, S12422 [21OC]

Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith: commend efforts for exposing and combating anti-Jewish hate crimes, S2717 [21MR]

Boise State University: live animal research and holding facility funding, S10319 [11SE]

Bozman, MT: College National Finals Rodeo, S6251 [13JN]

Braude, Beatrice: relief of estate, S6509-S6512 [19JN]

California: tribute to the California State University system alumni, S3242 [29MR]

Clemson University: agricultural research projects funding, S8540 [23JY]

College Construction Loan Insurance Association: privatize, S11930 [30SE]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (S. 2065), S10328 [11SE]

Dept. of Defense: Center for Photonics Research funding, S7942 [17JY]

———closure of certain ROTC units, S7007-S7009 [26JN]

———earning of service credits in Simultaneous Membership Program, S7009 [26JN]

———revise eligibility requirements for grants and contracts under the University Research Initiative Support Program, S6502, S6503 [19JN]

———statutory limits on federally funded research and development centers, S11880, S11881 [30SE]

———transfer of defense technology information from institutions of higher learning to private businesses, S7245, S7246 [28JN]

Dollars for Scholars (organization): anniversary, S5002 [14MY]

Education: accessibility to higher education relative to median family income, S11065-S11067 [20SE]

———anniversary of Fulbright Program, S6752 [24JN]

———exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (S. 2054), S9855 [4SE]

———funding, S1539 [6MR], S1671-S1675 [11MR], S1792, S1810-S1817 [12MR], S1913, S1964 [13MR], S2087 [14MR], S3030 [27MR], S3196 [29MR], S4101 [25AP], S5224-S5230 [17MY], S5322-S5324, S5363 [20MY], S5420 [21MY], S5467-S5469 [22MY], S6069, S6070 [11JN], S6122 [12JN], S10776 [18SE], S10939, S10943-S10947, S10980 [19SE]

———funding levels for federally assisted education and training programs, S8672 [24JY]

———national policy to improve system, S10206 [10SE]

———scholar-athlete games funding, S11912 [30SE]

———student financial aid programs, S7814 [12JY]

———student loan programs, S292 [23JA], S348 [24JA], S1852 [12MR], S4171 [25AP], S4403 [30AP], S5259-S5262 [17MY], S5353 [20MY], S10049-S10051 [9SE], S11537 [27SE]

———tuition assistance, student loans, and tax credits for college, S5745, S5751 [4JN]

Elections: require access to voter registration information for students (S. 1702), S4190 [25AP]

Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants (S. 1579), S1362 [27FE], S6294-S6302 [14JN]

Foreign trade: duty-free treatment of certain materials used in the University of Arizona's telescope programs (S. 1846), S5940 [6JN]

Fort Hays State University: tribute to men's basketball team, S3213 [29MR]

Fulbright Scholarships: issue postage stamp in commemoration, S1633 [7MR]

George Washington University: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 41), S1085 [7FE]

Georgetown University: anniversary of National Security Studies Program, S11043 [19SE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: promote capacity and accountability (S. 2095), S11036 [19SE]

Graduate schools: participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs (H.R. 3055), S4092 [24AP]

Haskell Indian Nations University: enhance administrative authority of president (S. 2117), S11294 [25SE]

Health care professionals: licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion, S2063, S2086, S2088 [14MR], S2262-S2266, S2268-S2276, S2280 [19MR]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (S. 1584), S1461 [29FE]

———authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (S. 1940), S7673 [10JY]

Illinois Wesleyan University: tribute to men's basketball team, S2717 [21MR]

Immigration: access to student loan programs relative to certain illegal immigrants, S5650 [24MY]

———collection of information relative to nonimmigrant foreign students, S4015 [24AP]

INS: establish tracking system of foreign students, S3302 [15AP]

———treatment of student visas, S4598, S4607, S4608 [2MY]

International relations: tribute to Japan-America Student Conference, S12040 [30SE]

Iowa: tribute to educational system, S6194 [13JN]

Lake Superior State University: anniversary, S9309 [31JY]

Lewis-Clark State College: tribute to baseball team, S5693 [3JN]

Manchester, NH: conveyance of certain property, S6920, S6921 [26JN]

Medical Education Trust Fund: establish (S. 1870), S6228 [13JN]

Minorities: Court of Appeals decision relative to student body diversity, S3494 [17AP]

Monmouth University: tribute to men's basketball team, S2137 [14MR]

Montgomery College: anniversary, S12043 [30SE]

NASA: Upper Midwest Aeronautics Consortium funding, S9828 [4SE]

National Sportsmanship Day: observance, S1527 [5MR], S1634 [7MR]

North Dakota State University: tribute to Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, S1190 [9FE]

———tribute to women's basketball team, S3383 [16AP]

Northern Telecom, Inc.: Committee on Economic Development Corporate Citizenship Award recipient, S5982 [7JN]

Oakwood College: anniversary, S11955 [30SE]

OMB: require report on tuition costs by any receiving Federal funds, S7946 [17JY]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security relative to certain students (S. 2044), S9605 [2AU]

Plymouth State College: anniversary, S3164 [28MR]

Portland State University: anniversary, S1278 [20FE], S1311 [26FE]

Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of higher education (S. 1912), S7185 [27JN]

Princeton University: tribute to men's basketball team, S2137 [14MR]

Rome, Mallory: James Madison Fellowship recipient, S4809 [7MY]

Rowan College: tribute to men's basketball team, S3741 [19AP]

Sinte Geska University: anniversary, S554 [30JA]

Southern Oxidants Study: funding, S9725 [3SE]

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

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: enhance administrative authority of college president (S. 2189), S12195 [2OC]

Sullivan College: tribute to men's basketball team, S3238 [29MR]

Taxation: treatment of higher education expenses (S. 2035), S9584 [2AU]

———treatment of higher education tuition and student loan interest, S5216-S5219, S5220 [17MY], S5413, S5414 [21MY], S5464 [22MY], S5528 [23MY]

———treatment of State prepaid college tuition programs, S7451 [9JY]

———treatment of tax-exempt bonds for certain institutions of higher education (S. 1879), S6305-S6307 [14JN], S7205 [27JN]

Tufts University: observance of Tuftonia's Week, S3624 [18AP]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: funding, S7522 [10JY]

University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team, S4253 [25AP]

———tribute to men's basketball team (S. Res. 244), S3413 [16AP]

University of Maryland: tribute to School of Nursing, S12439 [21OC]

University of Michigan: tribute to men's ice hockey team, S3320 [15AP], S3802 [22AP]

University of Montana: tribute to football team, S4362 [29AP]

University of Nebraska: tribute to football team (S. Res. 210), S302 [23JA]

———tribute to men's basketball team, S3407 [16AP]

———tribute to women's volleyball team (S. Res. 211), S303 [23JA]

University of New Mexico: collaboration with the GPO to open online site for access to Government documents, S1300 [23FE]

———tribute to men's basketball team, S1852 [12MR]

University of North Dakota: Center for Aerospace Sciences Air Battle Captain Program, S7955 [17JY]

———tribute to Flying Team, S5623 [23MY]

University of Tennessee: tribute to women's basketball team, S3323 [15AP]

University of Utah: tribute to men's and women's ski teams, S4367 [29AP]

University of Wisconsin: tribute to men's soccer team, S71 [4JA]

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: tribute to football team, S71 [4JA]

Upper Iowa University: tribute, S7057 [26JN]

Willamette University: accreditation of the Atkinson Graduate School of Management, S2440 [20MR]

Wilson, Susanne B.: San Jose State University Tower Award recipient, S1077 [7FE]

Reports

Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents—1995: Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, S2717-S2719 [21MR]

New Garment Workers Study Finds Americans Intolerant of Sweatshops in Garment Industry: Marymount University Center for Ethical Concerns, S11035 [19SE]

Reports filed

Improve Effectiveness of Periodic Overall Audits of Entities Receiving Federal Grants: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1579) (S. Rept. 104-266), S4972 [13MY]

Nomination of Lonnie R. Bristow to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Board of Regents: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5939 [6JN]

Nomination of Robert E. Anderson to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Board of Regents: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5939 [6JN]

Nomination of Shirley Ledbetter Jones to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Board of Regents: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5939 [6JN]

Opening of Campus Security Crime Logs at Institutions of Higher Education: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H. Res. 470) (H. Rept. 104-776), H10107 [5SE]

Participation by Historically Black Graduate Professional Schools in Certain Education Grant Programs: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3055) (H. Rept. 104-504), H3170 [28MR]

Permit Financial Institutions Under the Federal Family Education Loan Program To Pay Origination Fees of Borrowers: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3863) (H. Rept. 104-775), H10107 [5SE]

Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings and Sites at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1179) (H. Rept. 104-758), H10039 [4SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Education programs funding level: Los Angeles, CA, Board of Education, E349 [13MR]

Statements

Changing the Education System: Ajah Leas, Eli Stokes, Ktja Page, Ken Bramlett, and B.J. King, E993 [4JN], E1011 [6JN]

Costs of Post-Secondary Education: Bethany Carpenter, E943 [29MY]

Education Reform and Student Empowerment: several Champlain Valley Union, VT, High School students, E990 [4JN]

Maharishi University of Management Highlights and Achievements: Representative Lightfoot, E1484 [2AU]

National Science Scholars Program: George Bush, E1079 [13JN]

Post-High School Job Training and Scholarship Opportunities: Sarah Snider and Stephanie Petrolito, E944 [29MY]

Student Financial Aid Reform: Jennifer Carlson, John Driscoll, Ben Leclair, Jennifer Desjardin, Heather Wiles, E964 [30MY]

Summaries

Effectiveness of Periodic Overall Audits of Entities Receiving Federal Grants (S. 1579), S1366 [27FE]

Medical Education Trust Fund Act (S. 1870), S6233 [13JN]

Single Audit Act Amendments (S. 1579), S6298 [14JN]

Tax Treatment of Higher Education Expenses (S. 2035), S9584 [2AU]

Tables

Breakdown of land grants in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington, S2766 [25MR]

Elementary, secondary, and higher education programs funding, E1424 [1AU]

Fall enrollment in historically black colleges and universities, H10223-H10225 [11SE]

Testimonies

National Policy To Improve Education System: Rob Sewell and Willie Brown, American Student Association of Community Colleges, E1913 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 1179, historically black colleges building preservation and restoration appropriations, H9972 [4SE]

H.R. 1720, cessation of Federal sponsorship for Government-sponsored enterprises, H10783-H10796 [24SE]

H.R. 3055, participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs, H3670 [23AP]

S. 1579, effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants, H6464-H6467 [18JN]

S. 1579, effectiveness of periodic overall audits of entities receiving Federal grants, S1363-S1366 [27FE]

S. 1579, improve effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants, S6294-S6296, S6299-S6302 [14JN]

S. 1702, Student Voter Registration Act, S4191 [25AP]

S. 1870, Medical Education Trust Fund Act, S6229-S6233 [13JN]

S. 1879, Section 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organizations Tax-Exempt Bond Reform Act, S6307-S6309 [14JN]

S. 1940, historically black colleges and universities preservation and restoration appropriations, S7673 [10JY]

S. 2065, Open Campus Police Logs Act, S10328 [11SE]

S. 2117, Haskell Indian Nations University Administrative Systems Act, S11295 [25SE]

S. 2189, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act, S12195 [2OC]

S. Con. Res. 41, George Washington University anniversary, S1085 [7FE]

S. Res. 210, tribute to University of Nebraska football team, S303, S321 [23JA]

S. Res. 211, tribute to University of Nebraska women's volleyball team, S303, S321 [23JA]

S. Res. 244, tribute to University of Kentucky men's basketball team, S3406, S3414 [16AP]

Transcripts

Student Loan Programs: Gil Gross, CBS Radio Network, H7994 [18JY]

COLLETTE, WILLIAM (BUDDY)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1051 [11JN]

COLLIER, MICHAEL AND CONNIE

Remarks in House

Lafayette, CA: Citizen of the Year award recipients, E1821 [30SE]

COLLINGSWOOD, NJ

Remarks in House

South Jersey Radio Association: anniversary, E1159 [25JN]

COLLINGWOOD, JOHN E.

Letters

Return of manuscript of book by former FBI agent Gary W. Aldrich to the White House, H11040 [24SE]

COLLINS, BARBARA-ROSE (a Representative from Michigan)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H10524 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H4800 [9MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3387 [15AP]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H6184 [11JN]

Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H5818 [4JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H7475 [11JY]

———require employers to notify workers of reductions in business operations (see H.R. 3369), H6765 [25JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4646 [8MY]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H6915 [26JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4424 [2MY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10721 [19SE]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

District of Columbia: permit council to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds relative to water and sewer facilities (see H.R. 3663), H6508 [18JN]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H9925 [2AU]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H8248 [23JY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3708), H9925 [2AU]

Executive Office of the President: ensure privacy and security of FBI background reports (see H.R. 3785), H9925 [2AU]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11396 [26SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H7106 [27JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H187 [4JA]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H8598 [26JY]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H4397 [1MY]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H4109 [25AP]

Roads and highways: reuse or disposal of construction and demolition debris (see H.R. 3522), H10721 [19SE]

Robeson, Paul: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 511), H9925 [2AU]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8248 [23JY]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Taxation: increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H6184 [11JN]

———treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H3386 [15AP]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4303 [30AP]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 4204), H11394 [26SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H2950 [27MR]

———research health risks of presence of dioxin in tampons (see H.R. 3796), H8248 [23JY]

Remarks by, on

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (H.J. Res. 195), H11352 [26SE]

Black History Month: observance, E263 [29FE]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6786 [25JN]

Harry Kizirian Post Office Building, Providence, RI: designate (H.R. 1606), H307 [5JA]

Votes: position on missed, H2137 [13MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1714 [5MR], H10600 [18SE]

Special order: granted, H1136 [31JA]

Tribute, H11217, H11219 [25SE]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, H1051 [31JA], H8794 [30JY]

Tributes

Duderstadt, James J., E1095 [17JN]

Mfume, Representative, H1055 [31JA]

COLLINS, CARDISS (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Ecology and environment: allow petition submittal for the prevention of certain waste facilities construction in environmentally disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 2845), H187 [4JA]

Executive Office of the President: ensure privacy and security of FBI background reports (see H.R. 3785), H7473 [11JY]

Roads and highways: reuse or disposal of construction and demolition debris (see H.R. 3522), H5569 [23MY]

Robeson, Paul: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 511), H9925 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H7533 [12JY]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H2124 [12MR]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6285 [12JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (see H.R. 3857), H8029 [18JY]

———require employers to notify workers of reductions in business operations (see H.R. 3369), H6765 [25JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4646 [8MY]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11230 [25SE]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H7533 [12JY]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4902 [10MY]

Courts: authorize additional Federal district judge for eastern district of Wisconsin (see H. Res. 362), H1775 [6MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5647 [29MY]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H6184 [11JN]

Education: eligibility standards for short term educational programs (see H.R. 2914), H2559 [20MR]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 3704), H10525 [17SE]

Federal employees: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (see H.R. 3532), H5935 [5JN]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: authorization of loans and participation requirements relative to community development (see H.R. 3349), H6532 [19JN]

Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H5647 [29MY]

Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H1774 [6MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H5173 [15MY]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (see H.R. 3431), H4800 [9MY]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national clearinghouse to assist in background checks of law enforcement applicants (see H.R. 3263), H4902 [10MY]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6415 [13JN]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6415 [13JN]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 2945), H1775 [6MR]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (see H.R. 2946), H1775 [6MR]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H10721 [19SE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H1508 [28FE]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7533 [12JY]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3658 [22AP]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811), H1226 [1FE]

Postal Service: require photo identification for processing of change-of-address orders (see H.R. 3629), H6691 [20JN]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3834), H7779 [17JY]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4397 [1MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6286 [12JN]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Taxation: increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H6117 [10JN]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H331 [5JA]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244), H6117 [10JN]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 3111), H5052 [14MY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4303 [30AP]

White House Travel Office: abolish (see H.R. 2888), H913 [25JA]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H2950 [27MR]

Documents

Waiver Request Process: Dept. of HHS, H5973-H5975 [6JN]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Bell, Felicia, E1594 [12SE]

Letters

Investigation into the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel: David H. Williams, H1962 [7MR]

———Representative Clinger, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H1962, H1963 [7MR]

———Stephen L. Braga, H1962 [7MR]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H5021 [14MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10629 [19SE]

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (H.R. 3673), H7556 [16JY]

Appropriations: making continuing, H214 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, E672 [1MY]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12106 [28SE]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to summer Olympic games, E1482 [2AU]

Black History Month: observance, H1222 [1FE]

Budget: balance, E744 [9MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H214 [5JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7816, H7985 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9421, H9423 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5212, H5245, H5254 [16MY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H214 [5JA]

Burrell Communications Group (business): anniversary, H6400 [13JN]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute, H6483 [18JN]

Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), H4913 [14MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (H. Con. Res. 154), H5317 [21MY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, E1423 [1AU]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): provide authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel (H. Res. 369), H1961 [7MR]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), veto, H4763 [9MY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6395 [13JN]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4473 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5021 [14MY], H5099 [15MY], E810 [15MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, E1891 [1OC]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), veto, H4160 [30AP]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), E1316 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7097 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8187 [23JY], E1335 [22JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7370 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), E1212 [27JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3845), H8064 [22JY]

———permit council to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds relative to water and sewer facilities (H.R. 3663), E1211 [27JN]

Ecology and environment: allow petition submittal for the prevention of certain waste facilities construction in environmentally disadvantaged communities (H.R. 2845), E13 [4JA]

Education: national policy to improve system, E672 [1MY], E744 [9MY], E1423 [1AU]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8483 [25JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5530 [23MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (H. Res. 488), H8571 [26JY]

———summer youth jobs programs, E672 [1MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), E1485 [2AU]

Enstrom, Jeffrey G.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1427 [1AU]

Executive Office of the President: ensure privacy and security of FBI background reports (H.R. 3785), E1316 [18JY]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4820 [10MY]

FCC: promote diversity in media ownership, management, and programming (H.R. 177), H6400 [13JN]

Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants (S. 1579), H6468 [18JN]

Federal employees: amend civil service laws (H.R. 3841), H11348 [26SE], H11548 [27SE]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, H1060 [31JA]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9854 [2AU]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H214 [5JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9806 [1AU]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H12168 [28SE]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H1060 [31JA]

Housing: allow homeless assistance providers priority in applying for Federal surplus property for the homeless, H4580 [8MY]

———cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4579 [8MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4579, H4580 [8MY], E970 [30MY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), E1447 [1AU]

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (H.R. 3431), E1858 [30SE]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), H6449 [18JN]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), conference report, H12050 [28SE]

LSC: funding, H8187 [23JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7497 [12JY], E1320 [18JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7497 [12JY]

Medicaid: reform, H5254 [16MY]

Medicare: reform, H5254 [16MY]

Minimum wage: level, H5530 [23MY], H9854 [2AU]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1675), E657 [29AP]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, E744 [9MY]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5351 [21MY]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5973 [6JN]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7816, H7985 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9421, H9423 [31JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H12106 [28SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9870 [2AU]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4820 [10MY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1176 [1FE]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H4916 [14MY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), E658 [29AP]

Veterans: strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (H.R. 3586), E1502 [2AU]

Votes: correction, H9772 [1AU]

———position on missed, H1196 [1FE], H1749 [6MR], H4481 [7MY], H7014 [27JN], E1320 [18JY]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, H9870 [2AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2120 [12MR], H2465 [19MR], H2948 [27MR], H3728 [23AP], H8245 [23JY], H10018 [4SE], H10103 [5SE], H10369 [12SE], H10600 [18SE]

Special order: granted, H670 [24JN], H6182 [11JN], H6282 [12JN], H6411 [13JN], H6506 [18JN], H6530 [19JN], H6689 [20JN], H6762 [25JN], H6913 [26JN], H7103 [27JN], H8091 [22JY], H8634 [29JY], H8980 [30JY], H9564 [31JY], H9703 [1AU], H9918 [2AU], H11524 [27SE], H12171 [28SE]

Tribute, H11217, H11219 [25SE], H12169 [28SE], E1857, E1864 [30SE], E1883, E1893, E1894 [1OC]

Tributes

Brown, Ronald H., H3450 [16AP]

Byars, T. Joel, E1264 [11JY]

Gibbons, Representative, H4122 [30AP]

Mfume, Representative, H1054 [31JA]

COLLINS, DENNIS P.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E305 [7MR]

COLLINS, EDWARD AND MARTHA

Remarks in House

IRS: reform, H5822 [5JN]

COLLINS, ELLA LEE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E127 [1FE]

COLLINS, J.C.

Remarks in House

Assembly of God's National Mens' Ministries Christian Hall of Excellence: inductee, E434 [22MR]

COLLINS, JAMES

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1933 [21OC]

COLLINS, JOHN

Articles and editorials

Preserve ``One Nation, Indivisible'', E220 [28FE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E220 [28FE]

COLLINS, MAC (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6766 [25JN], H7091 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8248 [23JY], H8286 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

My Daddy's a Hero, Andrew Tucker, Henry (GA) Herald, E1275 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4503 [7MY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10108 [5SE]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H4646 [8MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5288 [16MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H7260 [10JY]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H3171 [28MR]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Elections: provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H7533 [12JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H9925 [2AU]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H9706 [1AU]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H5052 [14MY]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H3388 [15AP]

———improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (see H.R. 4230), H11525 [27SE]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H7780 [17JY]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H4646 [8MY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H4801 [9MY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H10041 [4SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H5935 [5JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5754 [30MY]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3171 [28MR], H3387 [15AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3171 [28MR], H3387 [15AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4303 [30AP]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6415 [13JN]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3457), H5173 [15MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3507), H5500 [22MY]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H11396 [26SE]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H9566 [31JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6712 [24JN]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580, 3142), H3731 [23AP], H5753 [30MY]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see H.R. 2924), H1223 [1FE]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H973 [30JA]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6513 [19JN], H8099 [23JY], H9837 [2AU]

Petitions and memorials

Georgia: FDA regulatory powers over tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

———sale of Southeastern Power Administration, E313 [7MR]

Support for U.S. troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Georgia House of Representatives, E85 [25JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1777 [7MR]

Remarks by, on

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (H.J. Res. 195), H10435 [17SE]

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2618 [21MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, E85 [25JA]

Budget: balance, H57 [3JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H159 [4JA], H780 [24JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7800 [18JY]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, E91 [25JA]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary of Black Hawk Helicopter Shootdown, E676 [1MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7076, H7091 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H30 [3JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8286, H8288 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7347 [11JY]

FAA: funding, H7076 [27JN]

Federal employees: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration employees, H7347 [11JY]

Federal Prison Industries: contracts relative to Federal market share, H8286, H8288 [24JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2693 [22MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H30 [3JA]

Health: medical savings account programs, E793 [14MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3084 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9806 [1AU]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2618 [21MR]

NTSB: conduct study on mandatory retirement age for pilots, H7091 [27JN]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7800 [18JY]

Roberts, Mary Ann: Georgia Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1026 [6JN]

Taxation: rates, H57 [3JA]

———treatment of medical savings accounts, H3084 [28MR]

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), H4324 [1MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H89 [3JA], H185 [4JA], H6530 [19JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Medical savings accounts: Georgia State Senate, E793 [14MY]

Southeastern Power Administration: Georgia State Senate, E789 [14MY]

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court of Muscogee County, GA, H9928 [4SE]

Tributes

DeRouen, Karl, E1001 [5JN]

McKenna, Patrick, E676 [1MY]

Tucker, Joe, E1275 [12JY]

COLOMBIA, REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

Foreign aid: make conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1560), S915 [6FE]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6285 [12JN]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia: President Clinton, S3952 [23AP], H3700 [23AP]

Remarks in House

Drugs: national control policy, H11232 [26SE]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, E1289 [16JY]

U.S. policy, E1289 [16JY]

Remarks in Senate

Foreign aid: make conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S1449 [29FE]

———make conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. 1560), S916, S917 [6FE]

COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA

Remarks in House

American Legion: tribute to Auxiliary Unit 284, E1032 [7JN]

COLORADO

Amendments

Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage Area: establish (S. 342), S12314, S12353 [3OC]

Articles and editorials

Court's Ruling on Gays Was Strict Reading of Constitution, E927 [24MY]

``Romer'' Court Struck Blow for Individuals Against Government, E1174 [26JN]

Senate Should Restore A-LP, S9092 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions

Collbaran reclamation project: land conveyance (see H.R. 3366), H4302 [30AP]

Greeley, CO: exchange of certain lands with Water Supply and Storage Co. (see S. 1934; H.R. 3541), S7492 [9JY], H5646 [29MY]

Gunnison National Monument: designate Black Canyon as national park, recreation area, and conservation area (see H.R. 3365), H4302 [30AP]

Hinsdale, CO: land exchange (see H.R. 4213), H11395 [26SE]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 3339), H4109 [25AP]

San Isabel National Forest: extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (see H.R. 3969), H9922 [2AU]

Letters

Animas La Plata water storage project: Ben Alexander, S9092 [30JY]

———Gale A. Norton, Colorado Dept. of Law, S9091 [30JY]

———Jim Dyer, S9092 [30JY]

———John E. Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund, S9091 [30JY]

———Lee R. Goddard, Mayor of Durango, CO, S9091 [30JY]

———Thomas C. Turney, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, S8986 [26JY]

———Tom Udall, Attorney General of New Mexico, S8986 [26JY]

Effect of Republican budget proposal on medicaid in Colorado: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, E93 [25JA]

Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act: Gale A. Norton, Colorado Attorney General, S2428 [20MR]

Lists

Colorado Avalanche (hockey team) roster, S7419 [8JY]

Petitions and memorials

Clean up of nuclear weapons facilities, H8318 [24JY]

Domestic livestock grazing fees, S2391 [20MR]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: funding for the clean up of the Rocky Flats, H8317 [24JY]

Arapahoe Library District: anniversary, E897 [24MY], E1770 [28SE]

Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage Area: establish (S. 342), H12294 [4OC]

Colorado Avalanche (hockey team): tribute, H6119 [11JN], E1075 [12JN]

Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers: essay contest, E790 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior: management of multiple use public lands, H1319-H1323 [27FE]

Girl Scouts of America: tribute to Gold Award recipients, E1319 [18JY]

Grand Junction, CO: tribute to Grand Junction High School Knowledge Bowl team, E1010 [6JN]

Gunnison County, CO: conveyance of certain lands (H.R. 2438), H9966 [4SE]

Jackson, Carter and Louise: tribute for donation of land to Colorado Open Lands (organization), E951 [30MY]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness, H12024 [28SE]

———designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 3339), E654 [25AP]

San Isabel National Forest: extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (H.R. 3969), E1466 [2AU]

Supreme Court: decision relative to the granting of protected status to homosexuals, H5302 [21MY], E867 [22MY], E927 [24MY], E1174 [26JN]

Water: formation and funding of Animas La Plata water storage project, H8335, H8343-H8346 [24JY], E1377 [25JY], E1464 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage Area: establish, S3758 [22AP]

———establish (S. 342), S11495 [27SE], S12353 [3OC]

Colorado Avalanche (hockey team): tribute, S6219 [13JN], S7419 [8JY]

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program: funding, S5262, S5263 [17MY]

DEA: Rocky Mountain Division funding, S10185 [10SE]

Gateway Through the Rockies Program: tribute, S9308 [31JY]

Gilpin County, CO: exchange of certain lands (H.R. 2437), S7066 [26JN]

Girl Scouts of America: tribute to Gold Award recipients, S8382 [19JY], S11568 [27SE]

Golden Door Program: tribute, S9308 [31JY]

Miller, Walker D.: nomination to be district judge, S7756 [11JY]

Olympic games: tribute to Colorado participants, S8154 [18JY]

Statehood: anniversary, S9451 [1AU]

Supreme Court: decision on Federal election expenditures, S9471 [2AU]

Water: formation and funding of Animas La Plata water storage project, S8986 [26JY], S9057-S9060 [29JY], S9090-S9094 [30JY], S10622 [17SE]

Reports

Gaming Impacts the Colorado Economy: Colorado Office of State Planning and Budgeting, E1283-E1285 [12JY]

Reports filed

Gunnison County, CO, Land Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2438) (H. Rept. 104-766), H10040 [4SE]

Nomination of Walker D. Miller To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4937 [9MY]

Rocky Mountain National Park Visitor Facility Operation: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 629) (S. Rept. 104-203), S98 [5JA]

Texts of

H.R. 2438, Gunnison County, CO, land conveyance, H9966 [4SE]

S. 342, Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act, S12356-S12359 [3OC], H12294-H12297 [4OC]

Tributes

Brown, Senator, S5758 [4JN], S11268 [25SE], S11420 [26SE], S11619, S11622, S11707 [28SE], S11836, S11947, S11958, S11965 [30SE], S12049, S12053, S12130 [1OC], S12154 [2OC], S12256, S12274, S12276, S12278, S12282 [3OC], S12419 [21OC]

Schroeder, Representative, H5097 [15MY], H12268 [3OC], E1851 [30SE], E1893, E1894 [1OC]

COLORADO AVALANCHE (hockey team)

Lists

Roster, S7419 [8JY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H6119 [11JN], E1075 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6219 [13JN], S7419 [8JY]

COLORADO CONGRESS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS

Remarks in House

Languages: essay contest, E790 [14MY]

COLORADO OPEN LANDS (organization)

Remarks in House

Jackson, Carter and Louise: tribute for donation of land, E951 [30MY]

COLORADO REPUBLICAN FEDERAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE

Remarks in Senate

Supreme Court: decision on Federal election expenditures, S9471 [2AU]

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

Remarks in House

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary, E1292 [16JY]

Ward, Carol: court case relative to IRS, H4657 [9MY]

COLORADO SPRINGS (CO) GAZETTE TELEGRAPH

Articles and editorials

Suspected Illegal Aliens Let Go After INS No-Show, S3426 [17AP]

COLSON, DAVID A.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9421 [1AU]

COLUMBIA, TN

Remarks in House

American Legion: tribute to Post 19, E551 [17AP]

Columbia Good Government Week: observance, E1560 [11SE]

COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM (CBS)

Bills and resolutions

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see S. Res. 290; H. Res. 484), S10426 [12SE], H8029 [18JY]

Lists

Family hour television programming 1954-96, S9466-S9469 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming, S9466 [2AU]

———reservation of time for family-oriented programming (S. Res. 290), S10429 [12SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 290, reservation of time for family-oriented television programming, S10429 [12SE]

Transcripts

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co.'s Disclosure of Information Relative to the Health Effects of Tobacco: ``60 Minutes'' (television program), S1154-S1157 [7FE]

Student Loan Programs, H7994 [18JY]

COLUMBIA GOOD GOVERNMENT WEEK

Remarks in House

Observance, E1560 [11SE]

COLUMBIA (SC) STATE

Articles and editorials

Let's Decide Just Exactly What School Choice Means, S5204 [16MY]

COLUMBIA (space shuttle)

Remarks in Senate

Space policy: microgravity payload research, S9715-S9719 [3SE]

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Letters

Partial-birth abortions: Allan Rosenfield, Columbia University School of Public Health, S11352 [26SE]

COLUMBIA-HCA HEALTHCARE CORP.

Remarks in House

Columbia Good Government Week: observance, E1560 [11SE]

COLUMBUS, IN

Remarks in House

Lincoln Central Neighborhood Family Center: tribute, H10103 [5SE]

Sermons

Independence Day Message: Mark Teike, E1522 [5SE]

COLUMBUS, OH

Remarks in House

Albertus Magnus College: anniversary, E890 [23MY]

J.C. Penney Golden Rule Award: tribute to semifinalists, E1207 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Air Force: transfer of certain land to the airport authority, S7004 [26JN]

COLUMBUS DAY

Remarks in House

Newark, NJ: tribute to Columbus Day Parade, E1937 [21OC]

COLUMBUS HOUSE (organization)

Remarks in House

New Haven, CT: observance of Columbus House Awareness Week, E829 [16MY]

COLUMBUS (OH) DISPATCH

Articles and editorials

Clean Health Bill—Get Rid of Those Two ``Killer'' Amendments, S6651 [21JN]

COMBATTING PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1681), S3487 [17AP]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1681), S3488 [17AP]

Texts of

S. 1681, provisions, S3489 [17AP]

COMBEST, LARRY (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (H.R. 3900), H8583 [26JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5289 [16MY], H5380 [21MY], H5398, H5411, H5415, H5416 [22MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, H10531 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see H.R. 3236), H3386 [15AP]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 3900), H8556 [25JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3259), H3580 [17AP]

———reorganize and reform management of intelligence community (see H.R. 3237), H3386 [15AP]

Trucking industry: limit the applicability of hazardous material transportation registration and fee requirements relative to the transport of crude oil and condensate (see H.R. 3188), H3170 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see H. Con. Res. 181), H5754 [30MY]

———improve operation of certain programs (see H.R. 2854), H330 [5JA]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 3795), H7474 [11JY]

———provide livestock feed assistance for certain producers (see H.R. 3449), H5380 [21MY]

Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate (see H.R. 2700), H331 [5JA]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6915 [26JN]

———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 3665), H6508 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H10174 [10SE]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H6117 [10JN]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H6532 [19JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6691 [20JN]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10601 [18SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H5570 [23MY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H6915 [26JN]

Medicare: hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10602 [18SE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H5174 [15MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4303 [30AP]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H1716 [5MR]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 3690), H10386 [12SE]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7533 [12JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580, 3142), H1986 [7MR], H6415 [13JN]

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 4072), H11230 [25SE]

———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H10040 [4SE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H3731 [23AP]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H11230 [25SE]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Transportation: increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 4288), H12173 [28SE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H9706 [1AU]

Conference reports

Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 3259), H10937-H10951 [24SE]

Letters

CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras: by, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H11058, H11059 [25SE]

———Representative Waters, H11058 [25SE]

———Speaker Gingrich, H11058 [25SE]

Disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II: by, H10819 [24SE]

Use of media correspondents as intelligence agents: John M. Deutch, CIA, H5402 [22MY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: eliminate marketing loan program for cotton producers and require payment of outstanding loans, H1455, H1457 [28FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1455, H1457 [28FE]

Brown, Jack: Permian Basin Petroleum Association Top Hand Award recipient, E1451 [1AU]

Buy American Act: compliance, H5410 [22MY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, H11058, H11060 [25SE]

———National Reconnaissance Office funding, H5427, H5428 [22MY]

Classified information: declassification of national security information, H5399 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (H.R. 3665), H8052, H8053 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense: endurance unmanned aerial vehicle funding, H5398 [22MY]

Environmental Intelligence and Applications Program: funding, H5399 [22MY]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (H.R. 3900), H8582 [26JY]

Intelligence services: authority for CIA to execute multiyear leasing, H5415 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5060 [15MY], H5389, H5391, H5397, H5398, H5402, H5404, H5405, H5410, H5411, H5412, H5413, H5414, H5415, H5416, H5418, H5422, H5427, H5428, H5431 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), conference report, H11056, H11057, H11058, H11060, H11063, H11071 [25SE]

———eliminate double surcharge on CIA relative to retiring employees, H5415 [22MY]

———protection of identities of undercover intelligence officers, H5397 [22MY]

———reorganize and reform management of intelligence community (H.R. 3237), E527 [16AP]

———require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H5414 [22MY]

———restrict information sharing with U.N., H5411, H5412, H5413 [22MY]

———use of media correspondents as intelligence agents, H5402 [22MY]

Midland, TX: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 232, E378 [19MR]

National Foreign Intelligence Program: authority to transfer funds, H5416 [22MY]

Petroleum: floor price, regulatory relief, and tax incentives relative to development of domestic crude oil, H2668 [22MR]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (H.R. 3008), H4150, H4151 [30AP]

Wagner, Cy: Permian Basin Petroleum Association Top Hand Award recipient, E1451 [1AU]

Reports filed

Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3259) (H. Rept. 104-832), H11046 [24SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3665, conduct census of agriculture, H8052 [22JY]

Tributes

Isham, Joanne O'Rourke, E453 [26MR]

Nichols, William J., E479 [28MR]

COMMEMORATIVE COINS see Coins

COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS see Postage and Stamps

COMMENTARY (publication)

Articles and editorials

Welfare Fixers, S4638 [2MY]

COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION TAX ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 743), S1151 [7FE]

Resolutions by organizations

Commercial Revitalization Tax Credit: U.S. Conference of Mayors, S1152 [7FE]

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Amendments

Authorize (S. 2187), S12196 [2OC]

Appointments

Members, H1233 [9FE]

Bills and resolutions

Authorize (see S. 2187), S12194 [2OC]

Courts: subpoena power (see H.R. 3009), H1715 [5MR]

Reauthorize (see S. 1990; H.R. 3874), S8866 [25JY], H8247 [23JY]

Remarks in House

Courts: subpoena power (H.R. 3009), H1687 [5MR]

Remarks in Senate

Authorize (S. 2187), S12153 [2OC], S12373 [3OC]

Reports filed

Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 104-846), H11394 [26SE]

COMMISSION ON PROTECTING AND REDUCING GOVERNMENT SECRECY

Bills and resolutions

Report: authorize printing (see S. Con. Res. 67), S9072 [29JY]

Remarks in House

Report: authorize printing (S. Con. Res. 67), H11357 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Report: authorize printing (S. Con. Res. 67), S10723 [17SE]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 67, printing of report, S9074 [29JY], S10723 [17SE], H11357 [26SE]

COMMISSION ON RETIREMENT INCOME POLICY

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. 1969; H.R. 3077), S8013 [17JY], H2224 [13MR]

Letters

Establish: Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., American Council of Life Insurance, S8027 [17JY]

———Chester J. Salkind, American Society of Pension Actuaries, S8025 [17JY]

———E.L. Cussler, American Association of Engineering Societies, S8027 [17JY]

———Mary Rudie Barneby, National Defined Contribution Council, S8027 [17JY]

———Michael R. Losey, Society for Human Resources Management, S8027 [17JY]

———Thomas R. Berkelman, AT&T, S8027 [17JY]

Remarks in Senate

Establish (S. 1969), S8025-S8027 [17JY]

COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE

Letters

Extradition of war criminals from the former Yugoslavian Republics and Rwanda, E67 [24JA]

Reports

Elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina, E1817 [28SE]

COMMISSION ON SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS TRANSITION ASSISTANCE

Amendments

Establish (S. 1711), S11744, S11774 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. 1711), S4316 [29AP]

Remarks in House

Establish (S. 1711), H12122, H12123 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Establish (S. 1711), S4317 [29AP], S11774-S11794 [28SE], S12004 [30SE]

Reports filed

Establish: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1711) (S. Rept. 104-371), S11168 [24SE]

Summaries

Establish (S. 1711), S11780-S11784 [28SE]

Texts of

S. 1711, establish, S4317 [29AP], S11786-S11794 [28SE], H12123-H12131 [28SE]

COMMISSION ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

Appointments

Members, S9678 [2AU]

Remarks in House

Establish, H2186, H2187 [13MR]

COMMISSION ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN IN THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING WORK FORCES

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see H.R. 3726), H6914 [26JN]

Remarks in House

Establish (H.R. 3726), E1180 [26JN]

COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE FOR AMERICA'S VETERANS

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see H.R. 4060), H10235 [11SE]

COMMISSION TO STUDY THE FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. 2119), S11294 [25SE]

Letters

Establish: several former Council on Economic Advisers chairmen, S11299 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Establish (S. 2119), S11296 [25SE]

Tables

Organizations comprising national statistical infrastructure, S11296 [25SE]

Texts of

S. 2119, establish, S11298 [25SE]

COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATION FUNDING

Letters

Budget reconciliation process effects on student loan programs, S293 [23JA]

Lists

Members, S293 [23JA]

COMMITTEE ON AGING (Senate, Special)

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the Senate: appointments (see S. Res. 236), S3216 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

Committees of the Senate: appointments (S. Res. 236), S3185 [29MR]

Staff: tribute, S12326 [3OC]

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (House)

Amendments

Iosco, MI: release of reversionary interest in certain lands held by the Federal Government (H.R. 2670), H9774 [1AU]

Mark Twain National Forest, MO: boundary adjustment (H.R. 3464), H9775 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions

Funderburk, Representative: election (see H. Res. 509), H9924 [2AU]

Letters

Agricultural Market Transition Act, H1576 [29FE]

Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act, H3165 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Funderburk, Representative: election (H. Res. 509), H9897 [2AU]

Reports filed

Agricultural Market Transition Act (H.R. 2854) (H. Rept. 104-462), H1234 [9FE]

Conduct Census of Agriculture (H.R. 3665) (H. Rept. 104-653), H7105 [27JN]

Definition and Regulation of the Minor Use of Pesticides (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H7473 [11JY]

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Operation Improvements: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2130) (H. Rept. 104-446), H186 [4JA]

Immigration Admission Policies Reform, Treatment of Criminal Aliens, Alien Smuggling, Documentation Requirements, and Border Security (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H2034 [8MR]

Immigration in the National Interest Act (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H2664 [21MR]

J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA (H.R. 3387) (H. Rept. 104-645), H7105 [27JN]

Mark Twain National Forest, MO, Boundary Adjustment (H.R. 3464) (H. Rept. 104-654), H7114 [8JY]

Release of Reversionary Interest in Certain Iosco, MI, Lands Held by the Federal Government (H.R. 2670) (H. Rept. 104-644), H7105 [27JN]

Resignations

McKinney, Representative, H1414 [28FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 509, election of Representative Funderburk to the Committee on Agriculture (House), H9897 [2AU]

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY (Senate)

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the Senate: majority party reassignments (see S. Res. 267), S6612 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: U.S. policy, S12425-S12434 [21OC]

Committees of the Senate: majority party reassignments (S. Res. 267), S6627 [20JN]

Reports filed

Nomination of Ann Jorgenson to the Farm Credit Administration, S12303 [3OC]

Nomination of Brooksley E. Born To Be Chairman of the CFTC, S5492 [22MY]

Nomination of David D. Spears to the CFTC, S5492 [22MY]

Texts of

S. Res. 267, majority party reassignments to Committees of the Senate, S6613, S6628 [20JN]

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (House)

Bills and resolutions

Parker, Representative: election (see H. Res. 382), H2316 [14MR]

Serrano, Representative: election (see H. Res. 383), H2316 [14MR]

Letters

SEC funding for reduction of fees, H2052 [12MR]

Press releases

Livingston to Clinton—Now Is Not the Time to Further Cut Defense: Committee on Appropriations (House), S10730 [18SE]

Remarks in House

House of Representatives: tribute to staff members working on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, E1229 [9JY]

Parker, Representative: election (H. Res. 382), H2305 [14MR]

Permission to file reports, H7111 [8JY]

Serrano, Representative: election (H. Res. 383), H2305 [14MR]

Staff: tribute, H12088, H12089 [28SE]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-613), H6040 [7JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 460) (H. Rept. 104-633), H6764 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 3517) (H. Rept. 104-591), H5569 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 104-617), H6183 [11JN]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3662) (H. Rept. 104-625), H6508 [18JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3756) (H. Rept. 104-660), H7114 [8JY]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3675) (H. Rept. 104-631), H6531 [19JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations (H.R. 3814) (H. Rept. 104-676), H7657 [16JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3755) (H. Rept. 104-659), H7114 [8JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3666) (H. Rept. 104-628), H6508 [18JN]

District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 3845) (H. Rept. 104-689), H8029 [18JY]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 3816) (H. Rept. 104-679), H7657 [16JY]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (H.R. 3540) (H. Rept. 104-600), H5646 [29MY]

Legislative Branch Appropriations (H.R. 3754) (H. Rept. 104-657), H7114 [8JY]

Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1997, H9565 [31JY]

Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1997 (H. Rept. 104-672), H7532 [12JY]

Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1997 (H. Rept. 104-594), H5569 [23MY]

Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1997 (H. Rept. 104-624), H6423 [17JN]

Tables

Revised allocations and aggregates to the concurrent resolution on the budget, H3704 [23AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 382, election of Representative Parker to the Committee on Appropriations (House), H2305 [14MR]

H. Res. 383, election of Representative Serrano to Committee on Appropriations (House), H2305 [14MR]

Tributes

Bevill, Representative, H10337, H10340-H10343 [12SE]

Durbin, Representative, H6166 [11JN]

Montgomery, Representative, H5664 [30MY]

Myers, Representative, H10340-H10342 [12SE]

Vucanovich, Representative, H5658, H5662, H5664, H5665 [30MY]

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (Senate)

Bills and resolutions

Kennedy, J. Keith: tribute (see S. Res. 208), S30 [3JA]

Remarks in Senate

Kennedy, J. Keith: tribute (S. Res. 208), S28 [3JA]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 3603) (S. Rept. 104-317), S7762 [11JY]

Budget Appropriations and Rescissions (S. 1594) (S. Rept. 104-236), S1597 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 3517) (S. Rept. 104-287), S6611 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations (S. 1894) (S. Rept. 104-286), S6611 [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3662) (S. Rept. 104-319), S7886 [16JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3756) (S. Rept. 104-330), S8553 [23JY]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3675) (S. Rept. 104-325), S8373 [19JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations (H.R. 3814) (S. Rept. 104-353), S9742 [3SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3666) (S. Rept. 104-318), S7762 [11JY]

District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 3845) (S. Rept. 104-328), S8553 [23JY]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (S. 1959) (S. Rept. 104-320), S7887 [16JY]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (H.R. 3540) (S. Rept. 104-295), S7178 [27JN]

Legislative Branch Appropriations (H.R. 3754) (H. Rept. 104-323), S8373 [19JY]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1996 (S. Rept. 104-228), S736 [1FE]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1996 (S. Rept. 104-237), S1597 [6MR]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1996 (S. Rept. 104-238), S1682 [11MR], S1854 [12MR]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1996 (S. Rept. 104-243), S2801 [25MR]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1996 (S. Rept. 104-285), S6611 [20JN]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1996 (S. Rept. 104-289), S6849 [25JN]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1996 (S. Rept. 104-316), S7762 [11JY]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1996 (S. Rept. 104-329), S8553 [23JY]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1996 (S. Rept. 104-347), S9428 [1AU]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1996 (S. Rept. 104-370), S10682 [17SE]

Statements

Title I and Title IV Add-Backs to Appropriations Legislation, S1669 [11MR]

Texts of

S. Res. 208, tribute to J. Keith Kennedy, S28, S30 [3JA]

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES (Senate)

Addresses

Committee on Armed Services (Senate) Anniversary: James R. Schlesinger, S12034 [30SE]

Articles and editorials

Tailhook Figure Files Suit Over Navy Promotion, S2641 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the Senate: majority party reassignments (see S. Res. 267), S6612 [20JN]

Documents

Principles of Leadership: Military Leadership Field Manual, S3339 [16AP]

Letters

Removal of Robert E. Stumpf from Navy promotion list: Charles W. Gittins, S3338 [16AP]

Request for Committee on Armed Services (Senate) hearing relative to removal of Robert E. Stumpf from Navy promotion list: Robert E. Stumpf, S2638 [21MR]

———Senator Thurmond, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2638 [21MR]

Richard B. Russell Statue dedication: Senator Nunn, S3208 [29MR]

Lists

Majority staff, S7515 [10JY], S10028 [9SE]

Minority staff, S7515 [10JY], S7965 [17JY], S10028 [9SE]

Nominations, S10684 [17SE]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S12033 [30SE]

Brownlee, Romie L.: appointment as staff director, S1447 [29FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: unveiling of statue of former Senator Russell in Russell Senate Office Building, S3207 [29MR]

Committees of the Senate: majority party reassignments (S. Res. 267), S6627 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations, S2324 [19MR]

Johnson, Jay L.: nomination to be Chief of Naval Operations, S9288 [31JY], S9529, S9530 [2AU]

NATO: expansion, S7128-S7130, S7134-S7141, S7142-S7144, S7146, S7147 [27JN]

Staff: tribute, S12268, S12271 [3OC]

Stumpf, Robert E.: withdrawal of name from Navy promotion list, S1967 [13MR], S2630-S2641 [21MR], S2846 [26MR], S3200 [29MR], S3338-S3340 [16AP]

Reports

Senate Delegation Trip to Middle East: Senators Pell, Robb, and Inhofe, S1659 [7MR]

Reports filed

Air Force Nominations, S491, S492 [26JA], S1345 [27FE], S1854 [12MR], S4617 [2MY], S5004 [14MY], S6224 [13JN], S7179 [27JN], S10683 [17SE], S11168, S11169 [24SE]

Air Forces Nominations, S9294, S9295 [31JY]

Army Nominations, S492 [26JA], S1345 [27FE], S1854 [12MR], S4617 [2MY], S5004 [14MY], S5093 [15MY], S6224 [13JN], S7178, S7179 [27JN], S9294, S9295 [31JY], S10683 [17SE], S11168, S11169 [24SE]

Defend America Act (S. 1635), S5191 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 1745) (S. Rept. 104-267), S4972 [13MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Personnel Strengths (S. 1762), S5191 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction (S. 1764), S5191 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense C-17 Airlifter Program (S. 1710), S4937 [9MY]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Defense Activities (S. 1763), S5191 [16MY]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations (S. 1777), S5267 [17MY]

Intelligence Services Appropriations (S. 1718), S4617 [2MY]

Intelligence Services Appropriations (S. 1718) (S. Rept. 104-277), S5939 [6JN]

Marine Corps Nominations, S1345 [27FE], S4617 [2MY], S5004 [14MY], S6224 [13JN], S7178, S7179 [27JN], S9294, S9295 [31JY], S10683 [17SE], S11169 [24SE]

National Guard Nominations, S10683 [17SE]

Navy Nominations, S491 [26JA], S1345 [27FE], S1854 [12MR], S4617 [2MY], S5004 [14MY], S6224 [13JN], S7178 [27JN], S9294, S9295 [31JY], S10682, S10683 [17SE], S11168, S11169 [24SE]

Nomination of Andrew S. Effron To Be U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Judge, S7762 [11JY]

Nomination of David J. McCloud To Be Lieutenant General in the Air Force, S9967 [5SE]

Nomination of Dennis C. Blair To Be Vice Admiral in the Navy, S9967 [5SE]

Nomination of Franklin D. Kramer To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense, S3018 [27MR]

Nomination of H. Martin Lancaster To Be Assistant Sec. of the Army, S491 [26JA]

Nomination of Harold W. Gehman, Jr., To Be Vice Chief of Naval Operations, S9967 [5SE]

Nomination of John W. Hechinger, Sr., to the National Security Education Board, S6305 [14JN], S6408 [18JN]

Nomination of Joseph J. DiNunno to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, S3018 [27MR]

Nomination of Joseph W. Ralston To Be Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, S491 [26JA]

Nomination of Kenneth H. Bacon To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense, S3018 [27MR]

Nomination of Lonnie R. Bristow to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Board of Regents, S5939 [6JN]

Nomination of Markos K. Marinakis to the Panama Canal Commission Board of Directors, S4617 [2MY]

Nomination of Robert E. Anderson to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Board of Regents, S5939 [6JN]

Nomination of Shirley Ledbetter Jones to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Board of Regents, S5939 [6JN]

Statements

Withdrawal of Robert E. Stumpf From Navy Promotion List, S2632 [21MR]

Testimonies

Dept. of Defense Acquisition of Private-Sector Research From Nontraditional Sources: Paul G. Kaminski, Dept. of Defense, S6495 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense Budget Request Relative to Modernization, S6935-S6937 [26JN]

Texts of

S. Res. 267, majority party reassignments to Committees of the Senate, S6613, S6628 [20JN]

Transcripts

Full Honor Review and Award Ceremony for Senator Nunn, S9289-S9291 [31JY]

Richard B. Russell Statute Dedication Ceremony, S3208-S3212 [29MR]

Tributes

Nunn, Senator, S9289 [31JY]

COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES (House)

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 367), H1507 [28FE]

Jackson, Representative: election (see H. Res. 337), H330 [5JA]

Letters

Comptroller of the Currency regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries, H7689 [17JY]

Remarks in House

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 367), H1415 [28FE]

Jackson, Representative: election (H. Res. 337), H240 [5JA]

Reports filed

Dept. of HUD Deregulation of Public Housing and Rental Assistance Programs (H.R. 2406) (H. Rept. 104-461), H4108 [25AP]

Financial Institutions Regulatory Process and Paperwork Requirements Reform (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 104-103), H6508 [18JN]

Public Housing Deregulation and Rental Assistance Programs (H.R. 2406) (H. Rept. 104-461), H1223 [1FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 337, election of Representative Jackson to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H240 [5JA]

H. Res. 367, minority party appointments to Committees of the House, H1415 [28FE]

COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS (Senate)

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the Senate: majority party reassignments (see S. Res. 267), S6612 [20JN]

Messages

Dept. of HUD Annual Report: President Clinton, S9070 [29JY]

Remarks in House

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H6481 [18JN]

Remarks in Senate

Committees of the Senate: majority party reassignments (S. Res. 267), S6627 [20JN]

Reports filed

Nomination of Alan Greenspan To Be Chairman of the FRS Board of Governor, S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Alice M. Rivlin to the FRS Board of Governors, S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Gaston L. Gianni, Jr., To Be FDIC Inspector General, S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Laurence H. Meyer to the FRS Board of Governors, S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Stuart E. Eizenstat To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade, S3017 [27MR]

Public Utility Holding Company Act (S. 1317) (S. Rept. 104-365), S10075 [9SE]

Securities Investment Promotion Act (S. 1815) (S. Rept. 104-293), S7023 [26JN]

Testimonies

Return of Jewish Financial Assets Seized by Nazi Germany During World War II: Edgar Bronfman, World Jewish Congress, E679 [1MY]

Texts of

S. Res. 267, majority party reassignments to Committees of the Senate, S6613, S6628 [20JN]

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE (House)

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 408), H3657 [22AP]

Excerpts

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R. 956): Report, H3189-H3191 [29MR]

Letters

Gasoline tax, H5339 [21MY]

Indian Health Service program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors, H11417 [27SE]

Indian Health Service programs for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors: Representative Bliley, H9971 [4SE]

Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act, H1965 [7MR]

Remarks in House

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 408), H3656 [22AP]

Medicaid: reform, H6633 [20JN]

Reports filed

Animal Drug Availability Act (H.R. 2508) (H. Rept. 104-822), H11046 [24SE]

Board of Tea Experts Abolishment (H.R. 2969) (H. Rept. 104-467), H2033 [8MR]

Dept. of Commerce Toll-Free Telephone Number for Consumer Assistance (H.R. 447) (H. Rept. 104-753), H9921 [2AU]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Reauthorization (H.R. 3867) (H. Rept. 104-719), H8981 [30JY]

Distribution of EPA Funds to States for Cooperative Agreements Relative to Underground Storage Tanks (H.R. 3391) (H. Rept. 104-822), H11046 [24SE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Program Extension (H.R. 3868) (H. Rept. 104-712), H8597 [26JY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs Extension (H.R. 4083) (H. Rept. 104-814), H10762 [20SE]

Entitle Certain Armored Car Crew Members To Lawfully Carry a Weapon (H.R. 3431) (H. Rept. 104-623), H6423 [17JN]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Illinois: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2630) (H. Rept. 104-508), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Kentucky (H.R. 2501) (H. Rept. 104-507), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Kentucky (H.R. 2869) (H. Rept. 104-512), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in North Carolina (H.R. 2773) (H. Rept. 104-510), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Ohio (H.R. 2816) (H. Rept. 104-511), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Pennsylvania (H.R. 2695) (H. Rept. 104-509), H3170 [28MR]

Food Quality Protection Act (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H8247 [23JY]

Health Studies and Programs Relative to Traumatic Brain Injuries (H.R. 248) (H. Rept. 104-652), H7105 [27JN]

Journeymen Boxer Safety (H.R. 1186) (H. Rept. 104-833), H11046 [24SE]

Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act (H.R. 2036) (H. Rept. 104-454), H973 [30JA]

Medicaid Osteopathic Services (H.R. 1791) (H. Rept. 104-826), H11046 [24SE]

Medicaid Preadmission Screening and Resident Review Requirements for Certain Nursing Facilities (H.R. 3632) (H. Rept. 104-817), H10767 [23SE]

Medicaid Requirements and Qualifications Relative to County Operated Health Insurance Programs (H.R. 3056) (H. Rept. 104-751), H9921 [2AU]

Medicaid Waiver of Enrollment Composition Rule Relative to Certain Health Maintenance Organizations (H.R. 3871) (H. Rept. 104-752), H9921 [2AU]

Medicare Enrollment Applicability Requirement for HMOs Relative to Watts Health Foundation (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 104-844), H11228 [25SE]

Medicare Enrollment Composition Rules for Wellness Plan (H.R. 4012) (H. Rept. 104-845), H11228 [25SE]

Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act (H.R. 2024) (H. Rept. 104-530), H3729 [23AP]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 104-497), H2842 [25MR]

Nursing Homes' Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs (H.R. 3633) (H. Rept. 104-818), H10767 [23SE]

Propane Gas Industry Safety, Training, Research, and Development (H.R. 1514) (H. Rept. 104-655), H7114 [8JY]

Regulation and Management of Financial Markets (H.R. 3005) (H. Rept. 104-622), H6423 [17JN]

SEC Appropriations and Reduction of Fees (H.R. 2972) (H. Rept. 104-479), H2122 [12MR]

Traffic Signal Synchronization Projects Exemption From Certain Clean Air Act Provisions (H.R. 2988) (H. Rept. 104-807), H10601 [18SE]

U.S. National Tourism Organization Act (H.R. 2579) (H. Rept. 104-839), H11228 [25SE]

Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act Appropriations (H.R. 2967) (H. Rept. 104-536), H3819 [24AP]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act Amendments (H.R. 1663) (H. Rept. 104-540), H4108 [25AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 408, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H3656 [22AP]

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION (Senate)

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the Senate: appointments (see S. Res. 236), S3216 [29MR]

Letters

FAA programs reauthorization, S11866 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Committees of the Senate: appointments (S. Res. 236), S3185 [29MR]

Staff: tribute, S695 [1FE]

Reports filed

Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act (S. 1505) (S. Rept. 104-334), S9071 [29JY]

Alpha Tango (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1348), S9071 [29JY]

Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act (S. 1645) (S. Rept. 104-332), S8635 [24JY]

Babs (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1149), S9071 [29JY]

Billy Buck (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1272), S9071 [29JY]

Captain Daryl (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1347), S9071 [29JY]

Carolyn (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1358), S9071 [29JY]

Coast Guard Nominations, S3154 [28MR], S5939 [6JN], S11291 [25SE], S12125 [1OC]

Courier Service (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1826) (S. Rept. 104-306), S7178 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation Driving Regulations Waiver for Agricultural Purposes During Planting and Harvest Seasons (S. 604) (S. Rept. 104-233), S1180 [9FE]

Extreme (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1631), S9072 [29JY]

FAA Management and Financial Operations Reform and Air Transportation System Improvement (S. 1239) (S. Rept. 104-251), S3311 [15AP]

FAA Programs Reauthorization (S. 1994) (S. Rept. 104-333), S9071 [29JY]

Focus (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1362), S9071 [29JY]

FTC Appropriations (S. 1840) (S. Rept. 104-342), S9294 [31JY]

God's Grace II (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1384), S9071 [29JY]

Halcyon (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1825) (S. Rept. 104-305), S7178 [27JN]

Herco Tyme (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1648) (S. Rept. 104-303), S7178 [27JN]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act (S. 1420) (S. Rept. 104-373), S11972 [30SE]

Joan Marie (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1454), S9071 [29JY]

Kalypso (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1588), S9072 [29JY]

Liberty (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1682) (S. Rept. 104-304), S7178 [27JN]

Marsh Grass Too (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1566), S9072 [29JY]

Moonraker (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1545), S9072 [29JY]

Movin On (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1455), S9071 [29JY]

NASA Appropriations (S. 1839) (S. Rept. 104-327), S8468 [22JY]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation Establishment (S. 1311) (S. Rept. 104-340), S9294 [31JY]

Nomination of Barry M. Goldwater, Sr., to the Communications Satellite Corp. Board of Directors, S3154 [28MR]

Nomination of George W. Black, Jr., to the NTSB, S1276 [20FE]

Nomination of James E. Hall To Be NTSB Chairman, S5939 [6JN]

Nomination of James R. Dire to the Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, S5939 [6JN]

Nomination of Jerry M. Melillo To Be Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, S11426 [26SE]

Nomination of John B. McDermott to the Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, S5939 [6JN]

Nomination of Kerri-Ann Jones To Be Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, S11426 [26SE]

Nomination of Peter S. Knight to the Communications Satellite Corp. Board of Directors, S3154 [28MR]

Nomination of Thomas H. Moore to the CPSC, S9294 [31JY]

Nomination of Vincent Wilczynski to the Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, S5939 [6JN]

Nomination of William L. Wilson to the Advisory Board of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp., S3154 [28MR]

NTSB Appropriations (S. 1831) (S. Rept. 104-324), S8373 [19JY]

Old Hat (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1349), S9071 [29JY]

Play Hard (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1456), S9072 [29JY]

Sarah-Christen (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1281), S9071 [29JY]

Shogun (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1457), S9072 [29JY]

Sustainable Fisheries Act (S. 39) (S. Rept. 104-276), S5566 [23MY]

Television Violence Report Card Act (S. 772) (S. Rept. 104-234), S1180 [9FE]

Too Much Fun (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1319), S9071 [29JY]

Top Gun (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1828) (S. Rept. 104-307), S7178 [27JN]

Triad (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1282), S9071 [29JY]

Truck Safety and Congressional Partnership Act (S. 981) (S. Rept. 104-235), S1276 [20FE]

U.S. Tourism Organization Establishment (S. 1735) (S. Rept. 104-341), S9294 [31JY]

Westfjord (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1383), S9071 [29JY]

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES (House)

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 447), H5934 [5JN]

Remarks in House

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 447), H5921 [5JN]

Reports filed

Clarify Exemption of Houseparents From Minimum Wage and Maximum Hour Requirements (H.R. 2531) (H. Rept. 104-592), H5569 [23MY]

Employee Commuting Flexibility Act (H.R. 1227) (H. Rept. 104-585), H5299 [20MY]

Encourage the Donation of Food and Grocery Products to Needy Individuals (H.R. 2428) (H. Rept. 104-661), H7154 [9JY]

English Language Empowerment Act (H.R. 123) (H. Rept. 104-723), H8981 [30JY]

Guidelines for School Lunch and Breakfast Programs (H.R. 2066) (H. Rept. 104-561), H4502 [7MY]

Impact Aid Program Technical Corrections (H.R. 3269) (H. Rept. 104-560), H4502 [7MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization (H.R. 3268) (H. Rept. 104-614), H6117 [10JN]

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees Appointment Process (H.R. 3049) (H. Rept. 104-505), H3170 [28MR]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Appropriations (H.R. 3876) (H. Rept. 104-783), H10385 [12SE]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures (H.R. 995) (H. Rept. 104-498), H2842 [25MR]

Older Americans Act Reauthorization (H.R. 2570) (H. Rept. 104-539), H4108 [25AP]

Opening of Campus Security Crime Logs at Institutions of Higher Education (H. Res. 470) (H. Rept. 104-776), H10107 [5SE]

Participation by Historically Black Graduate Professional Schools in Certain Education Grant Programs (H.R. 3055) (H. Rept. 104-504), H3170 [28MR]

Permit Financial Institutions Under the Federal Family Education Loan Program To Pay Origination Fees of Borrowers (H.R. 3863) (H. Rept. 104-775), H10107 [5SE]

Provide Compensatory Time for All Employees (H.R. 2391) (H. Rept. 104-670), H7473 [11JY]

Resignations

Engel, Representative, H3655 [22AP]

Testimonies

National Policy To Improve Education System: Rob Sewell and Willie Brown, American Student Association of Community Colleges, E1913 [3OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 447, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H5921 [5JN]

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Remarks in House

Northern Telecom, Inc.: Committee on Economic Development Corporate Citizenship Award recipient, E1162 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate

Northern Telecom, Inc.: Committee on Economic Development Corporate Citizenship Award recipient, S5982 [7JN]

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMICS (Joint)

Analyses

ERISA Group Health Plans, H3101-H3105 [28MR]

Appointments

Members, H1982 [7MR]

Reports

Case Against a Higher Minimum Wage, H5475 [22MY]

Raising the Minimum Wage—The Illusion of Compassion, E918 [24MY]

Resignations

Obey, Representative, H1982 [7MR]

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES (Senate)

Letters

Further analysis of bills before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) relative to intergovernmental and private sector mandates: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S2248 [18MR]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act, S7841, S7842 [16JY]

U.S. territories' and freely associated States' legislation amendments, S5578 [23MY]

Lists

Senate bills under the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) jurisdiction: intergovernmental mandates, S2209 [15MR]

———private-sector mandates, S2208 [15MR]

Remarks in Senate

Legislation: status, S9465 [2AU]

Staff: tribute, S11944-S11946 [30SE], S12335 [3OC]

Reports filed

Alaskan Water Fishing Regulation (H.R. 1786), S10554 [13SE]

Aleutian World War II National Historic Areas Act (S. 1809), S10600 [16SE]

Aleutian World War II National Historic Areas Act (S. 1809) (S. Rept. 104-384), S11972 [30SE]

Allow for Prepayment of Federal Repayment Contracts by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (H.R. 1823) (S. Rept. 104-300), S7178 [27JN]

Amend or Repeal Certain Government Statutes Relative to Rulemaking and Advisory Committee Management (S. 1874) (S. Rept. 104-311), S7301 [28JN]

Arkansas and Oklahoma Land Exchange (S. 1025) (S. Rept. 104-268), S4972 [13MY]

Carlsbad Irrigation District Land Conveyance (S. 2015), S10600 [16SE]

Carlsbad Irrigation District Land Conveyance (S. 2015) (S. Rept. 104-388), S11972 [30SE]

Construction of Intermodal Transportation Center and Park in Natchez, MS (S. 902), S10599 [16SE]

Construction of Intermodal Transportation Center and Park in Natchez, MS (S. 902) (S. Rept. 104-377), S11972 [30SE]

Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Programs (H.R. 655), S10554 [13SE]

Dept. of Energy Reports Elimination and Streamlining Act (S. 2033), S10554 [13SE]

Designate Certain Segments of the Lamprey River As Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1174) (S. Rept. 104-309), S7301 [28JN]

Effective Dates for Discontinuance of Veterans Compensation and Pension Benefits (H.R. 109) (S. Rept. 104-389), S11972 [30SE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs' Extension (S. 1888), S6517 [19JN]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act (S. 1014) (S. Rept. 104-260), S4937 [9MY]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in Washington (H.R. 1014) (S. Rept. 104-313), S7301 [28JN]

Fishing Regulations in Certain Alaskan Waters (H.R. 1786) (S. Rept. 104-390), S11972 [30SE]

Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System Act (S. 1467) (S. Rept. 104-242), S2192 [15MR]

Government Payments in Lieu of Taxes for Nontaxable Lands of the Unorganized Boroughs in Alaska (S. 1010), S10554 [13SE]

Government Payments in Lieu of Taxes for Nontaxable Lands of the Unorganized Boroughs in Alaska (S. 1010) (S. Rept. 104-396), S12194 [2OC]

Great Western Scenic Trail (H.R. 531), S10599 [16SE]

Great Western Scenic Trail (H.R. 531) (S. Rept. 104-374), S11972 [30SE]

Helium Privatization Act (H.R. 3008) (S. Rept. 104-302), S7178 [27JN]

Highway Relocation Assistance Relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks (S. 1706), S10600 [16SE]

Highway Relocation Assistance Relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks (S. 1706) (S. Rept. 104-382), S11972 [30SE]

Improve National Park System in Virginia (H.R. 1091), S10599 [16SE]

Improve the Health of Forests on Public Lands (S. 391) (S. Rept. 104-321), S7887 [16JY]

Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act (S. 1649), S10600 [16SE]

Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act (S. 1649) (S. Rept. 104-380), S11972 [30SE]

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park Visitor Center Designation as the Laura C. Hudson Visitor Center (S. 1627) (S. Rept. 104-262), S4937 [9MY]

Kenai Natives Association Correction of Land Entitlement Inequities (S. 1889), S10554 [13SE]

Kenai Natives Association Correction of Land Entitlement Inequities (S. 1889) (S. Rept. 104-397), S12194 [2OC]

Moratorium on Federal Regulations Relative to Right-of-Way Construction on Public Land (S. 1425) (S. Rept. 104-261), S4937 [9MY]

National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act (S. 1699), S10600 [16SE]

National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act (S. 1699) (S. Rept. 104-381), S11972 [30SE]

National Energy Policy Authority Amendments and Extensions (S. 1605) (S. Rept. 104-273), S5093 [15MY]

National Geologic Mapping Act (H.R. 3198) (S. Rept. 104-395), S12125 [1OC]

National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 3198), S10554 [13SE]

National Park Foundation Reform (S. 1703) (S. Rept. 104-299), S7178 [27JN]

National Recreation Lakes Study Act (S. 1844), S10600 [16SE]

National Recreation Lakes Study Act (S. 1844) (S. Rept. 104-385), S11972 [30SE]

New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park (S. 608), S10599 [16SE]

New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park (S. 608) (S. Rept. 104-375), S11972 [30SE]

Nomination of Alvin L. Alm To Be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environmental Management, S1969 [13MR]

Nomination of Charles W. Burton to the Board of Directors of the U.S. Enrichment Corp., S1969 [13MR]

Nomination of Christopher M. Coburn to the Board of Directors of the U.S. Enrichment Corp., S1969 [13MR]

Nomination of Thomas P. Grumbly To Be Under Sec. of Energy, S1969 [13MR]

Nomination of Vicky A. Bailey to the FERC, S6517 [19JN]

Nuclear Waste Disposal (S. 1271) (S. Rept. 104-248), S3216 [29MR]

Presidio Facility Management (H.R. 1296) (S. Rept. 104-202), S98 [5JA]

Promote Research, Identification, Assessment and Exploration of Marine Mineral Resources (S. 1194) (S. Rept. 104-296), S7178 [27JN]

Propane Education and Research Act (S. 1646) (S. Rept. 104-298), S7178 [27JN]

Protection of Wild Horses Within Ozark National Scenic Riverways Boundaries (H.R. 238) (S. Rept. 104-312), S7301 [28JN]

Rocky Mountain National Park Visitor Facility Operation (H.R. 629) (S. Rept. 104-203), S98 [5JA]

Snowbasin Land Exchange Act (S. 1371) (S. Rept. 104-201), S30 [3JA]

Study Champlain Valley and Upper Hudson River Valley Historic Buildings and Sites (S. 1225) (S. Rept. 104-297), S7178 [27JN]

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Act (S. 695), S10599 [16SE]

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Act (S. 695) (S. Rept. 104-376), S11972 [30SE]

Transfer Certain Facilities of the Mindoka Project to the Burley Irrigation District (S. 1921), S10600 [16SE]

Transfer Certain Facilities of the Mindoka Project to the Burley Irrigation District (S. 1921) (S. Rept. 104-386), S11972 [30SE]

Transfer Jurisdiction Over Certain Federal Real Property in the District of Columbia (H.R. 2636), S10599 [16SE]

Transfer Jurisdiction Over Certain Federal Real Property in the District of Columbia (H.R. 2636) (S. Rept. 104-391), S11972 [30SE]

Transfer Title for Bureau of Reclamation Projects in Texas to Local Control (S. 1719) (S. Rept. 104-383), S11972 [30SE]

Transfer Title for Bureau of Reclamation Projects to Local Texas Control (S. 1719), S10554 [13SE]

U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA (S.J. Res. 42) (S. Rept. 104-263), S4937 [9MY]

U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States Legislation Amendments, S10554 [13SE]

Umatilla Basin Project Completion Act (S. 1986), S10600 [16SE]

Umatilla Basin Project Completion Act (S. 1986) (S. Rept. 104-387), S11972 [30SE]

Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (H.R. 2967) (S. Rept. 104-301), S7178 [27JN]

Vancouver National Historic Reserve (S. 1127), S10600 [16SE]

Vancouver National Historic Reserve (S. 1127) (S. Rept. 104-379), S11972 [30SE]

Ward Valley Land Transfer Act (S. 1596) (S. Rept. 104-247), S3154 [28MR]

Water Reuse and Recycling Projects (S. 901) (S. Rept. 104-322), S7887 [16JY]

White House Endowment Fund Grants in Memorial to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Patricia Nixon (S. 951), S10599 [16SE]

White House Endowment Fund Grants in Memorial to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Patricia Nixon (S. 951) (S. Rept. 104-378), S11972 [30SE]

COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS (Senate)

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the Senate: appointments (see S. Res. 236), S3216 [29MR]

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

Letters

Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act, H1966 [7MR]

Remarks in Senate

Committees of the Senate: appointments (S. Res. 236), S3185 [29MR]

Lauver, Jean S.: tribute (S. Res. 232), S2235 [18MR]

Reports filed

Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition (S. 1422) (S. Rept. 104-255), S3731 [19AP]

Army Land Conveyance to Eufaula, OK (S. 1406) (S. Rept. 104-205), S491 [26JA]

Aura (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 653) (S. Rept. 104-207), S491 [26JA]

Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery Conveyance to Alabama (H.R. 2982), S6849 [25JN]

Chrissy (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1017) (S. Rept. 104-222), S491 [26JA]

Coastal Barrier Resources System Technical Corrections (H.R. 2005) (S. Rept. 104-229), S736 [1FE]

Dragonessa (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 869) (S. Rept. 104-217), S491 [26JA]

Ecological and Environmental Educational Programs Reauthorization (S. 1873) (S. Rept. 104-336), S9072 [29JY]

Enchanted Isles (vessel) and Enchanted Seas (vessel) Certificates of Documentation (S. 1047) (S. Rept. 104-226), S491 [26JA]

Evening Star (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 763) (S. Rept. 104-213), S491 [26JA]

Explorer (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1041) (S. Rept. 104-224), S491 [26JA]

Former Army Hovercraft Certificate of Documentation (S. 1046) (S. Rept. 104-225), S491 [26JA]

Improve Prevention of, Response to, and Compensation to Communities Affected by Oil Spills (S. 1730) (S. Rept. 104-292), S7023 [26JN]

Jajo (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 975) (S. Rept. 104-220), S491 [26JA]

James A. Redden Federal Courthouse, Medford, OR (S. 1875), S10837 [18SE]

James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, Miami, FL (H.R. 255), S3154 [28MR]

Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, Fort Smith, AR (H.R. 1804), S3154 [28MR]

Kentucky National Wildlife Refuge Establishment (S. 1611) (S. Rept. 104-257), S4189 [25AP]

Magic Carpet (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1016) (S. Rept. 104-221), S491 [26JA]

Marantha (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 655) (S. Rept. 104-209), S491 [26JA]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR (S. 1636), S6611 [20JN]

Nomination of Edward McGaffigan, Jr., To Be a Member of the NRC, S9428 [1AU]

Nomination of Hubert T. Bell, Jr., To Be Inspector General of the NRC, S5004 [14MY]

Nomination of Nils J. Diaz To Be a Member of the NRC, S9428 [1AU]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Adjustment (H.R. 2679), S6849 [25JN]

Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex Acquisition of Certain Interests in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream (H.R. 1772), S6849 [25JN]

Onrust (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 1040) (S. Rept. 104-223), S491 [26JA]

Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife Refuge Expansion (S. 1871) (S. Rept. 104-291), S6849 [25JN]

Prime Time (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 826) (S. Rept. 104-216), S491 [26JA]

Public Buildings Reform Act (S. 1005) (S. Rept. 104-232), S1180 [9FE]

Quietly (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 656) (S. Rept. 104-210), S491 [26JA]

Resolution (vessel) and Perserverance (vessel) Certificates of Documentation (S. 583) (S. Rept. 104-206), S491 [26JA]

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE (H.R. 3400), S10837 [18SE]

Royal Affaire (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 802) (S. Rept. 104-214), S491 [26JA]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL (S. 1977), S10837 [18SE]

Sammy L. Davis Federal Building, Overland, MO (H.R. 3186), S10837 [18SE]

Sea Mistress (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 911) (S. Rept. 104-219), S491 [26JA]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Acquisition of Lands (H.R. 2909), S8635 [24JY]

Sisu (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 739) (S. Rept. 104-212), S491 [26JA]

Sunrise (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 654) (S. Rept. 104-208), S491 [26JA]

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge Appropriations (H.R. 2660), S6849 [25JN]

Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH (H.R. 869), S3154 [28MR]

Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX (H.R. 2415), S3154 [28MR]

Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act (H.R. 2243) (S. Rept. 104-253), S3384 [16AP]

Twin Drill (vessel) Extension of Deadline for Completion of Conversion (S. 808) (S. Rept. 104-215), S491 [26JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Land Conveyance of Crook County, WY, Lands to Wyoming (S. 1802) (S. Rept. 104-290), S6849 [25JN]

Veach-Baley Federal Complex, Asheville, NC (H.R. 2504), S10837 [18SE]

Vincent E. McKelvey Federal Building, Menlo Park, CA (H.R. 2556), S3154 [28MR]

Water Desalinization Research and Development Act (S. 811) (S. Rept. 104-254), S3626 [18AP]

Water Resources Research Act (H.R. 1743) (S. Rept. 104-252), S3384 [16AP]

William H. Natcher Bridge (H.R. 3572), S10837 [18SE]

William J. Nealon U.S. Courthouse, Scranton, PA (H.R. 3364), S6611 [20JN]

Wolf Gang II (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 889) (S. Rept. 104-218), S491 [26JA]

Yes Dear (vessel) Certificate of Documentation (S. 680) (S. Rept. 104-211), S491 [26JA]

Texts of

S. Res. 232, tribute to Jean S. Lauver, S2235, S2245 [18MR]

COMMITTEE ON ETHICS (Senate, Select)

Bills and resolutions

Members of Congress: minority party appointments (see S. Res. 212), S314 [23JA]

Notices

Financial disclosure reports, S4575 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

Members of Congress: minority party appointments (S. Res. 212), S330 [23JA]

Senate Ethics Manual: publishing, S11494 [27SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 212, minority party appointments, S321, S330 [23JA]

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE (Senate)

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the Senate: majority party reassignments (see S. Res. 267), S6612 [20JN]

Letters

Tax treatment of savings bank life insurance industry: several Senators, S12332 [3OC]

Lists

Committee on Finance (Senate) hearings and meetings, S1644 [7MR]

Remarks in Senate

Committees of the Senate: majority party reassignments (S. Res. 267), S6627 [20JN]

Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, S1644 [7MR]

———Senate hearings, S1645 [7MR]

Financial institutions: tax treatment of savings bank life insurance industry, S12332 [3OC]

Reports filed

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act (H.R. 3286) (S. Rept. 104-279), S6223 [13JN]

Bulgaria Most-Favored-Nation Status (H.R. 2853) (S. Rept. 104-265), S4937 [9MY]

Cambodia Most-Favored-Nation Status (H.R. 1642) (S. Rept. 104-264), S4937 [9MY]

Foreign Trade Legislation Technical Corrections (H.R. 3815), S11291 [25SE]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 3815) (S. Rept. 104-393), S12125 [1OC]

Nomination of James E. Johnson To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury, S1455 [29FE]

Nomination of Marcia E. Miller to the ITC, S6225 [13JN]

Nomination of Raymond W. Kelly To Be Under Sec. of the Treasury for Enforcement, S6225 [13JN]

Nomination of Stuart E. Eizenstat To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade, S1455 [29FE]

Presidential Proclamation Authority Relative to Articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip in Israel (H.R. 3074) (S. Rept. 104-270), S4972 [13MY]

Small Business Job Protection Act and Employee Commuting Flexibility Act (H.R. 3448) (S. Rept. 104-281), S6408 [18JN]

Texts of

S. Res. 267, majority party reassignments to Committees of the Senate, S6613, S6628 [20JN]

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS (Senate)

Remarks in House

Bosnia and Herzegovina: democracy efforts, E1509 [4SE]

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S4189 [25AP]

Senate Delegation Trip to Middle East: Senators Pell, Robb, and Inhofe, S1659 [7MR]

Reports filed

Afghanistan Peace Process (S. Res. 275), S8636 [24JY]

AID Nominations, S3017 [27MR], S11292, S11294 [25SE]

Air Force Nominations, S3018 [27MR]

Army Nominations, S3018 [27MR]

Arrest and Prosecution of Individuals Indicted for War Crimes by International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (S. Res. 270), S8635 [24JY]

Chemical Weapons Convention, S4424 [30AP], S10325 [11SE]

Chornobyl Nuclear Reactor Accident Anniversary (S. Con. Res. 56), S4189 [25AP]

Computer Access to Multilingual Text and Voice Recordings of VOA Transcripts (H.R. 3916), S11291 [25SE]

Defense and Security Assistance and Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries (H.R. 3121), S7023 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture Nominations, S3017, S3018 [27MR]

Dept. of Commerce Nominations, S3018 [27MR], S11292, S11294 [25SE]

Dept. of State Nominations, S3017, S3018 [27MR], S11293, S11294 [25SE]

Foreign Service Nominations, S7025-S7027 [26JN]

Human Rights Violations of Bahais by Iran (S. Con. Res. 42), S3017 [27MR]

Microenterprise Act (H.R. 3846), S11291 [25SE]

Mongolia Elections (S. Res. 276), S8636 [24JY]

Navy Nominations, S3018 [27MR]

Nomination of A. Vernon Weaver To Be U.S. Representative to the European Union, S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Alan R. McKee To Be Ambassador to Swaziland, S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Alfred C. DeCotiis To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N., S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Anne W. Patterson To Be Ambassador to El Salvador, S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Arlene Render To Be Ambassador to Zambia, S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Arma Jane Karaer To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Aubrey Hooks To Be Ambassador to the Congo, S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Avis T. Bohlen To Be Ambassador to Bulgaria, S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Barbara Larkin To Be Assistant Sec. of State, S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of David H. Shinn To Be Ambassador to Ethiopia, S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Dennis C. Jett To Be Ambassador to Peru, S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Dennis K. Hays To Be Ambassador to Suriname, S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Donald J. Planty To Be Ambassador to Guatemala, S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Edward W. Gnehm, Jr., To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N. General Assembly, S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Ernest G. Green to the African Development Foundation Board of Directors, S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Genta Hawkins Holmes To Be Ambassador to Australia, S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Gerald S. McGowan to the OPIC Board of Directors, S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Glen R. Rase To Be Ambassador to Brunei, S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Harold W. Geisel To Be Ambassador to Mauritius and Comoros, S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Harold W. Geisel To Be Ambassador to Seychelles, S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Henry McKoy to the African Development Foundation Board of Directors, S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of James F. Creagan To Be Ambassador to Honduras, S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of John C. Kornblum To Be Assistant Sec. of State, S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of John F. Hicks, Sr., To Be Ambassador to Eritrea, S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of John F. Maisto To Be Ambassador to Venezuela, S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of John S. Wolf To Be U.S. Coordinator for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Karl F. Inderfurth To Be Alternate U.S. Representative to the U.N. General Assembly, S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Lawrence N. Benedict To Be Ambassador to Cape Verde, S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Leslie M. Alexander To Be Ambassador to Ecuador, S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Lino Gutierrez To Be Ambassador to Nicaragua, S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Lottie L. Shackelford to the OPIC Board of Directors, S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Madeleine Korbel Albright To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N. General Assembly, S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Madeleine M. Kunin To Be Ambassador to Switzerland, S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Marisa R. Lino To Be Ambassador to Albania, S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Richard W. Bogosian To Be Special Coordinator for Rwanda and Burundi, S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Robert Krueger To Be Ambassador to Botswana, S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Thomas C. Hubbard To Be Ambassador to Palau, S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Guinea, S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Victor Marrero To Be Alternate U.S. Representative to the U.N. General Assembly, S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Wendy J. Chamberlin To Be Ambassador to Laos, S7025 [26JN]

Peace Corps Anniversary (H.R. Res. 158), S11291 [25SE]

People's Republic of China International Obligation's Relative to Elections in Hong Kong (S. Res. 271), S7023 [26JN]

Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (S. 2130), S11291 [25SE]

Sierra Leone Elections (H. Con. Res. 160), S7023 [26JN]

U.S. Policy Relative to Cambodia (S. Res. 285), S11291 [25SE]

USIA Distribution Within U.S. of Film Entitled ``Fragile Ring of Life'' (H.R. 2070), S7023 [26JN]

USIA Nominations, S3018 [27MR], S11293 [25SE]

Resolution of Ratification

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Albania, S6612 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Belarus, S6611 [20JN], S7209 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Estonia, S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Georgia, S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Jamaica, S6611 [20JN], S7209 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Latvia, S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Mongolia, S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Trinidad and Tobago, S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Ukraine, S6611 [20JN], S7209 [27JN]

Chemical Weapons Convention, S4424 [30AP], S10325-S10327 [11SE]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Belgium, S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Bolivia, S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Hungary, S9158 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Malaysia, S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Philippines, S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Switzerland, S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

International Natural Rubber Agreement, S7027 [26JN], S11248 [25SE]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and Austria, S9158 [30JY], S9661 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and Hungary, S9158 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and Philippines, S9158 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and United Kingdom, S9158 [30JY], S9661 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea, S9158 [30JY], S9661 [2AU]

Protocol Amending Taxation Convention with Indonesia, S11291 [25SE], S11659 [28SE]

Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Agreement, S7027 [26JN], S7210 [27JN]

Taxation Convention With Kazakhstan, S11291 [25SE], S11659 [28SE]

Taxation Convention With the Netherlands, S11291 [25SE], S11659 [28SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Senator Pell, S11248 [25SE]

Resolutions of ratification

START II Treaty, S461-S463 [26JA]

Testimonies

Bosnian Peace Process: Kenneth Lutgen, United Methodist Committee on Relief, E1509 [4SE]

U.S. Policy on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Representative Tony P. Hall, S11192 [24SE]

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT (House)

Bills and resolutions

Klug, Representative: election (see H. Res. 485), H8094 [22JY]

White House Travel Office: provide authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of personnel (see H. Res. 369), H1635 [29FE]

Chronologies

White House and FBI actions and contacts on FBI background files matter, H8521 [25JY]

Letters

Investigation into the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel: David H. Williams, H1962 [7MR]

———Representative Clinger, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H1875, H1962, H1963 [7MR]

———Stephen L. Braga, H1962 [7MR]

Remarks in House

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 414), H3824 [25AP]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H8522-H8525 [25JY]

Klug, Representative: election (H. Res. 485), H8075 [22JY]

Members of Congress: statements made relative to spouses of two female staffers, H4804, H4805 [10MY]

White House Travel Office: provide authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of personnel (H. Res. 369), H1874, H1959-H1964 [7MR]

———release of documents by Executive Office of the President relative to White House Travel Office investigation, H5655 [30MY], H6418 [17JN], H6487 [18JN]

Reports

Previous House Resolutions Granting Special Deposition Authority: Committee on Rules (House), H1875 [7MR]

Reports filed

Applicability of Certain Laws Relative to the Executive Office of the President (H.R. 3452) (H. Rept. 104-820), H11046 [24SE]

Blood Supply Protection From Infectious Diseases (H. Rept. 104-746), H9921 [2AU]

Civil Service Law Amendments (H.R. 3841) (H. Rept. 104-831), H11046 [24SE]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Authority To Obtain Testimony To Investigate the Dismissal of White House Travel Office Personnel: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 369) (H. Rept. 104-472), H1774 [6MR]

Crude Oil Undervaluation—Ineffective Response of the Minerals Management Service (H. Rept. 104-858), H11525 [27SE]

Disclosure of Information on Certain Individuals Relative to Nazi War Crimes During World War II (H.R. 1281) (H. Rept. 104-819), H11046 [24SE]

Effectiveness of Financial Management and Audits of State and Local Governments Receiving Federal Assistance (H.R. 3184) (H. Rept. 104-607), H6005 [6JN]

Federal Financial Management Laws (H. Rept. 104-745), H9921 [2AU]

Federal Government Management—Examining Government Performance as We Near the Next Century (H. Rept. 104-861), H12172 [28SE]

Fraud and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid—Stronger Enforcement and Better Management Could Save Billions (H. Rept. 104-641), H7105 [27JN]

Health Care Anti-Fraud Protections (H. Rept. 104-747), H9921 [2AU]

Immigration Admission Policies Reform, Treatment of Criminal Aliens, Alien Smuggling, Documentation Requirements, and Border Security (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H1984 [7MR]

Investigation Into the White House and Dept. of Justice on Security of FBI Background Investigation Files (H. Rept. 104-862), H12172 [28SE]

Investigation of Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Relative to Branch Davidians (H. Rept. 104-749), H9921 [2AU]

Permit District of Columbia City Council To Authorize the Issuance of Revenue Bonds Relative to Water and Sewer Facilities (H.R. 3663) (H. Rept. 104-635), H6764 [25JN]

Public Access to Information in an Electronic Format (H.R. 3802) (H. Rept. 104-795), H10523 [17SE]

Reform and Oversight, National Drug Policy—Review of the Status of the Drug War (H. Rept. 104-486), H2466 [19MR]

Sampling and Statistical Adjustment in the Decennial Census—Fundemental Flaws (H. Rept. 104-821), H11046 [24SE]

Strengthen Veterans' Preference and Increase Employment Opportunities (H.R. 3586) (H. Rept. 104-675), H7532 [12JY]

Use of Federal Funding by Local Governments and Nonprofit Organizations in Accordance With Approved Local Flexibility Plans (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 104-847), H11394 [26SE]

White House Communications Agency Review (H. Rept. 104-748), H9921 [2AU]

White House Travel Office Firings and Related Matters (H. Rept. 104-849), H11394 [26SE]

White House Travel Office Proceedings Against John M. Quinn, David Watkins, and Matthew Moore (H. Rept. 104-598), H5646 [29MY]

Year 2000 Computer Software Conversion—Summary of Oversight Findings and Recommendations (H. Rept. 104-857), H11525 [27SE]

Resignations

Fox, Representative, H6845 [25JN]

Taylor, Representative Gene, H1414 [28FE]

Rulings of the Chair

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H8523 [25JY]

Statements

White House Acquisition of FBI Background Reports on Former Republican Officials: William H. Kennedy III, H8522 [25JY]

Summaries

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Authority To Obtain Testimony To Investigate the Dismissal of White House Travel Office Personnel (H. Res. 369), H1874 [7MR]

Testimonies

White House Acquisition of FBI Background Reports on Former Republican Officials: William H. Kennedy III, H8522 [25JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 369, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel, H1959 [7MR]

H. Res. 414, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H3824 [25AP]

H. Res. 485, election of Representative Klug to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H8075 [22JY]

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS (Senate)

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the Senate: majority party reassignments (see S. Res. 267), S6612 [20JN]

Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations: authorize production of records relative to a solid waste disposal company's licensing application in New Jersey (see S. Res. 287), S9555 [2AU]

———authorize production of records relative to the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union (see S. Res. 284), S8989 [26JY]

———production of documents relative to INSLAW, Inc. v. U.S. (see S. Res. 222), S737 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

Committees of the Senate: majority party reassignments (S. Res. 267), S6627 [20JN]

Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations: authorize production of records relative to a solid waste disposal company's licensing application in New Jersey (S. Res. 287), S9610, S9670 [2AU]

———authorize production of records relative to the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union (S. Res. 284), S9002, S9003 [26JY]

———production of documents relative to INSLAW, Inc. v. U.S. (S. Res. 222), S866 [1FE]

Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management and the District of Columbia: tribute to staff, S12329 [3OC]

Reports filed

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act (S. 1224) (S. Rept. 104-245), S3017 [27MR]

Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building, Chicago, IL (H.R. 2704), S5566 [23MY]

Convert Certain U.S. Fire Administration Excepted Service Positions to Competitive Service Positions (S. 1488), S6082 [11JN]

Corporate Subsidy Termination Commission (S. 1376) (S. Rept. 104-352), S9742 [3SE]

Edward Madigan Post Office Building, Lincoln, IL (H.R. 1880), S5566 [23MY]

Family Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 1271) (S. Rept. 104-351), S9554 [2AU]

Gambling Impact Study Commission (S. 704), S6611 [20JN]

Holk Post Office Building, Foley, AL (H.R. 2262), S5566 [23MY]

House of Representatives' Official Allowance Relative to Administrative Reforms (H.R. 2739), S6517 [19JN]

Improve Effectiveness of Periodic Overall Audits of Entities Receiving Federal Grants (S. 1579) (S. Rept. 104-266), S4972 [13MY]

Intelligence Services Appropriations (S. 1718) (S. Rept. 104-337), S9072 [29JY]

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, Cookeville, TN (S. 1931), S9158 [30JY]

Local Empowerment and Flexibility Act (S. 88) (S. Rept. 104-331), S8553 [23JY]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission Appropriations (S. 1577) (S. Rept. 104-283), S6517 [19JN]

Nomination of Franklin D. Raines To Be OMB Director, S8866 [25JY]

Nomination of Robert E. Morin To Be Superior Court Judge, S3626 [18AP]

Office of Government Ethics Extension (S. 699) (S. Rept. 104-244), S3017 [27MR]

Prohibit Retroactive Taxation (S. 94) (S. Rept. 104-354), S9742 [3SE]

Repeal Prohibitions on Political Recommendations Relative to Federal Employees (S. 253) (S. Rept. 104-282), S6517 [19JN]

Thrift Savings Investment Funds Act (S. 1080) (S. Rept. 104-274), S5191 [16MY]

Transfer Title of District of Columbia Real Property in Anacostia Park To Facilitate Construction of National Children's Island (H.R. 1508) (S. Rept. 104-294), S7023 [26JN]

Uniform Government Accounting Systems, Standards, and Reporting Systems (S. 1130) (S. Rept. 104-339), S9158 [30JY]

Texts of

S. Res. 222, production of documents by the Committee on Governmental Affairs' (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to INSLAW, Inc. v. U.S., S743, S866 [1FE]

S. Res. 267, majority party reassignments to Committees of the Senate, S6613, S6628 [20JN]

S. Res. 284, production of records by the Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union, S8994, S9003 [26JY]

S. Res. 287, production of records by the Committee on Governmental Affairs' (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to a solid waste disposal company's licensing application in New Jersey, S9610, S9670 [2AU]

COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT (House)

Articles and editorials

General Gingrich Ices the 104th Congress—Speaker Deployed Art of War in His Plan for the House, H12257 [2OC]

Muckraker, H7198 [10JY]

Pre-Election Messages Banned by House, H7199 [10JY]

Letters

Electronic access to work and positions of minority Members of Congress: Carol C. Henderson, American Library Association, H7198 [10JY]

Press releases

Electronic Access to Work and Positions of Minority Members of Congress: Laura Meckler, Office of the Democratic Leader, H7199 [10JY]

———Representative Fazio, H7200 [10JY]

Remarks in House

House of Representatives: electronic access to work and positions of minority Members, H7177-H7179, H7198-H7202, H7204, H7205 [10JY]

Political campaigns: hearings on campaign expenditures of private organizations, H2588, H2589 [21MR]

Reports filed

American Folklife Preservation Act Repeal (H.R. 3491) (H. Rept. 104-710), H8597 [26JY]

Campaign Ethics Reform and Contribution Limits (H.R. 3760) (H. Rept. 104-677), H7657 [16JY]

Committee on International Relations (House) Funding for Investigation of U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417) (H. Rept. 104-559), H4430 [6MY]

Dismissal of Election Contest Against Representative Bass (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 104-853), H11394 [26SE]

Dismissal of Election Contest Against Representative Rose (H. Res. 538) (H. Rept. 104-852), H11394 [26SE]

House of Representatives Official Allowance That Represents Administrative Reforms (H.R. 2739) (H. Rept. 104-482), H2315 [14MR]

COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL CEREMONIES (Joint)

Appointments

Members, H10115 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. Con. Res. 47), S2422 [20MR]

Press releases

Joint Leadership Elects Warner to Inaugural Post, S12291 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Establish (S. Con. Res. 47), H9899 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Establish (S. Con. Res. 47), S2545 [20MR]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 47, establish, S2431, S2546 [20MR], S12291 [3OC], H9899 [2AU]

COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS (Senate)

Bills and resolutions

Courts: production of records relative to the U.S. and William I. Koch v. Koch Industries, Inc. (see S. Res. 302), S11426 [26SE]

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: enhance administrative authority of college president (see S. 2189), S12194 [2OC]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: production of records relative to the U.S. and William I. Koch v. Koch Industries, Inc. (S. Res. 302), S11460 [26SE]

Reports filed

BIA Reorganization Act (S. 814) (S. Rept. 104-227), S491 [26JA]

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act (S. 1264) (S. Rept. 104-362), S10075 [9SE]

Goshute Indian Reservation Lands Within Utah (H.R. 2464) (S. Rept. 104-348), S9428 [1AU]

Improve Delivery of Employment and Nutrition Programs to Native Americans Under the Older Americans Act (S. 1972) (S. Rept. 104-355), S9742 [3SE]

Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Appropriations (S. 1834) (S. Rept. 104-338), S9072 [29JY]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (S. 487) (S. Rept. 104-241), S2192 [15MR]

Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act (S. 1869) (S. Rept. 104-346), S9294 [31JY]

National Museum of the American Indian's Inventory and Repatriation of Certain Native American Artifacts (S. 1970) (S. Rept. 104-350), S9554 [2AU]

Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings Regulations (S. 1962) (S. Rept. 104-335), S9071 [29JY]

Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act (S. 1973) (S. Rept. 104-363), S10075 [9SE]

Repatriation of Certain Native American Remains in Hawaii (S. 1983) (S. Rept. 104-356), S9742 [3SE]

Repeal Certain Indian Trading Laws (S. 199) (S. Rept. 104-349), S9428 [1AU]

Revoke Prairie Island Indian Community Charter of Incorporation (H.R. 3068) (S. Rept. 104-361), S9742 [3SE]

Settlement of Issues and Claims Relative to Trust Lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (S. 1893) (S. Rept. 104-360), S9742 [3SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 302, production of records by the Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) relative to U.S. and William I. Koch v. Koch Industries, Inc., S11435, S11460 [26SE]

COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION (Joint)

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see H.R. 4280), H12173 [28SE]

COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (House, Select)

Letters

CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, H11058 [25SE]

Disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II, H10819 [24SE]

Resignation of Representative Richardson from the Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): Representative Richardson, H11567 [27SE]

Resignations

Coleman, Representative, H12274 [4OC]

COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (Senate, Select)

Appointments

Members, S6628 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions

El Salvador: authorize the production of records relative to the Zona Rosa massacre (see S. Res. 256), S5567 [23MY]

Histories

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence—Twenty Years of Intelligent Oversight, S11323 [25SE]

Letters

Intelligence activities and programs: Senators Specter and Kerrey, S5092 [15MY]

Intelligence services appropriations: Senator Warner, Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S6138 [12JN]

International War Crimes Tribunal prosecution of individuals indicted for crimes committed in the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3890 [23AP]

Remarks in Senate

El Salvador: authorize the production of records relative to the Zona Rosa massacre (S. Res. 256), S5632 [23MY]

Foreign policy: investigation of allegations against Clinton administration relative to Iranian arms shipments to Bosnian Moslems, S3697 [19AP]

Specter, Senator: visit to U.S. Embassy in France, S3500 [17AP]

Reports

Security in Cyperspace, S11757 [28SE]

Senate Delegation Trip to Middle East: Senators Pell, Robb, and Inhofe, S1659 [7MR]

Terrorist Attack on U.S. Peacekeeping Forces in Saudi Arabia, S10374-S10377 [12SE]

Reports filed

Capability of the U.S. To Monitor Compliance With the START II Treaty (S. Rept. 104-246), S3017 [27MR]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 1745) (S. Rept. 104-278), S6082 [11JN]

Intelligence Services Appropriations (S. 1718) (S. Rept. 104-268), S4424 [30AP]

Texts of

S. Res. 256, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) production of records relative to the Zona Rosa massacre in El Salvador, S5603, S5632 [23MY]

COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (House)

Amendments

Iran: funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4550 [8MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4544 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 462), H6765 [25JN]

———minority party appointments (see H. Res. 367, 447), H1507 [28FE], H5934 [5JN]

Iran: funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (see H. Res. 417), H4119 [29AP]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (see H. Res. 416), H4119 [29AP]

Letters

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act, H6474 [18JN]

NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act: Representative Gilman, H8118 [23JY]

Transfer of proceeds from sale of Iraqi oil to U.N. escrow account, E518 [29MR]

Turkish use of U.S.-supplied military equipment against separatist terrorist group relative to civilian casualties, E466 [27MR], E469 [28MR]

U.S. policy on regional stability and defense relative to the Republic of China, H2343 [19MR]

———Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, H2344 [19MR]

Memorandums

Investigation of U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Thomas E. Anfinson, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of Representatives, H4558 [8MY]

Remarks in House

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 462), H6845 [25JN]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 367), H1415 [28FE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 447), H5921 [5JN]

Iran: funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4550-H4559 [8MY], E740 [9MY]

———funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), permission to file report, H4427 [6MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4536-H4550 [8MY], E740 [9MY], E757 [10MY]

Remarks in Senate

Iran: investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), S4695 [3MY], S4884 [9MY]

Reports filed

Committee on International Relations (House) Funding for Investigation of U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Res. 417) (H. Rept. 104-559), H4430 [6MY]

Committee on International Relations (House) Investigation of the U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 416) (H. Rept. 104-551), H4423 [2MY]

Dept. of Defense Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries and Defense and Security Assistance Improvements (H.R. 3121) (H. Rept. 104-519), H3487 [16AP]

Export Assistance Agencies Authority Extension (H.R. 3759) (H. Rept. 104-722), H8981 [30JY]

Microenterprise Act (H.R. 3846) (H. Rept. 104-715), H8635 [29JY]

Sanctions on Foreign Persons Exporting Petroleum Products, Natural Gas, or Related Technology to Iran (H.R. 3107) (H. Rept. 104-523), H3580 [17AP]

Resignations

Engel, Representative, H3655 [22AP]

McNulty, Representative, H901 [25JA]

Statements

Clinton Administration Foreign Policy Record: Representative Hamilton, E1432 [1AU]

Texts of

H. Res. 367, minority party appointments to Committees of the House, H1415 [28FE]

H. Res. 416, Committee on International Relations (House) investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia, H4536 [8MY]

H. Res. 417, Committee on International Relations (House) funding to investigate U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia, H4550 [8MY]

H. Res. 447, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H5921 [5JN]

H. Res. 462, majority party appointments to Committees of the House, H6845 [25JN]

COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES (Senate)

Bills and resolutions

Members of Congress: majority party appointments (see S. Res. 245), S3384 [16AP]

Letters

Federal child care programs consolidation: several Senators, S8519 [23JY]

Remarks in Senate

Members of Congress: majority party appointments (S. Res. 245), S3414 [16AP]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: observance, S3183 [29MR]

Tribute, S12422 [21OC]

Reports

Teamwork for Employees and Management Act (S. 295), S7475 [9JY]

Reports filed

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Appropriations (S. 1578) (S. Rept. 104-275), S5378 [20MY]

Legal Services Reform Act (S. 1221) (S. Rept. 104-392), S11972 [30SE]

Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs (S. 1423) (S. Rept. 104-308), S7301 [28JN]

National Silver Haired Congress (S. Con. Res. 52) (S. Rept. 104-345), S9294 [31JY]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act (S. 969) (S. Rept. 104-326), S8373 [19JY]

NIH Programs' Revision and Extension (S. 1897) (S. Rept. 104-364), S10075 [9SE]

Nomination of Alan G. Lowry to the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation Board of Trustees, S7023 [26JN]

Nomination of Alberta Sebolt George to the National Museum Services Board, S3487 [17AP]

Nomination of Anthony R. Sarmiento to the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board, S11972 [30SE]

Nomination of Arthur L. Blaustein to the National Council on the Humanities, S11972 [30SE]

Nomination of Audrey Tayse Haynes to the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board, S3487 [17AP]

Nomination of Bob H. Suzuki to the National Science Board, S11972 [30SE]

Nomination of C.E. Abramson to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, S3487 [17AP]

Nomination of David A. Ucko to the National Museum Services Board, S3487 [17AP]

Nomination of David Finn to the National Council on the Humanities, S1597 [6MR]

Nomination of Donna Dearman Smith to the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, S1597 [6MR]

Nomination of Donna Holt Cunningham to the Corp. for National and Community Service, S11972 [30SE]

Nomination of Doris B. Holleb to the National Council of the Humanities, S7023 [26JN]

Nomination of Eamon M. Kelly to the National Science Board, S11972 [30SE]

Nomination of Edna Fairbanks Williams to the Board of Directors of the LSC, S1597 [6MR]

Nomination of Elmer B. Staats to the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation, S3487 [17AP]

Nomination of Ernestine P. Watlington to the LSC Board of Directors, S11972 [30SE]

Nomination of John A. Armstrong to the National Science Board, S11972 [30SE]

Nomination of John N. Erlenborn to the Board of Directors of the LSC, S1597 [6MR]

Nomination of Kate Pew Wolters to the National Council on Disability, S1597 [6MR]

Nomination of LaVeeda Morgan Battle to the Board of Directors of the LSC, S1597 [6MR]

Nomination of Levar Burton to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, S7023 [26JN]

Nomination of Luis D. Rovira to the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation, S1597 [6MR]

Nomination of Luis Valdez to the National Council on the Arts, S7023 [26JN]

Nomination of M.R.C. Greenwood to the National Science Board, S11972 [30SE]

Nomination of Marcia Bristo to the National Council on Disability, S1597 [6MR]

Nomination of Marciene S. Mattleman to the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board, S7023 [26JN]

Nomination of Mark E. Emblidge to the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board, S3487 [17AP]

Nomination of Mary Burrus Babson to the Board of Directors of the Corp. for National and Community Service, S1597 [6MR]

Nomination of Mary Dodd Greene to the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board, S3487 [17AP]

Nomination of Mary K. Gaillard to the National Science Board, S11972 [30SE]

Nomination of Norman I. Maldonado to the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation, S1597 [6MR]

Nomination of Pascal D. Forgione, Jr. To Be a Commissioner of Education Statistics, S1597 [6MR]

Nomination of Patricia Wentworth McNeil to be Assistant Sec. of Education for Vocational and Adult Education, S1597 [6MR]

Nomination of Patrick Davidson to the National Council on the Arts, S1597 [6MR]

Nomination of Reginald E. Jones to the EEOC, S7023 [26JN]

Nomination of Reynaldo F. Macias to the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board, S7023 [26JN]

Nomination of Richard A. Tapia to the National Science Board, S11972 [30SE]

Nomination of Robert B. Rogers to the Board of Directors of the Corp. for National and Community Service, S3487 [17AP]

Nomination of Ronnie Fuerstein Heyman to the National Council on the Arts, S3487 [17AP]

Nomination of Speight Jenkins to the National Council on the Arts, S1597 [6MR]

Nomination of Stanley V. Jaskolski to the National Science Board, S11972 [30SE]

Nomination of Terry Evans to the National Council on the Arts, S3487 [17AP]

Nomination of Toni G. Fay to the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board, S3487 [17AP]

Nomination of Vera C. Rubin to the National Science Board, S11972 [30SE]

Nomination of Victor H. Ashe to the Corp. for National and Community Service Board of Directors, S7023 [26JN]

Nomination of Wallace D. McRae to the National Council on the Arts, S1597 [6MR]

Nomination of William P. Foster to the National Council on the Arts, S1597 [6MR]

Older Americans Act Reauthorization (S. 1643) (S. Rept. 104-344), S9294 [31JY]

Organ and Bone Marrow Donation and Transplantation Program (S. 1324) (S. Rept. 104-256), S3792 [22AP]

Public Health Service Nominations, S4516 [1MY], S7023 [26JN], S7178 [27JN]

Regulation of Food, Drugs, Devices, and Biological Products (S. 1477) (S. Rept. 104-284), S6611 [20JN]

Teamwork for Employees and Management Act (S. 295) (S. Rept. 104-259), S4516 [1MY]

Texts of

S. 850, consolidate Federal child care programs, S8520 [23JY]

S. Res. 245, majority party appointments, S3406, S3414 [16AP]

Tributes

Kassebaum, Senator, S868 [1FE]

COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY (House)

Remarks in House

Terrorism: hearing relative to terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces in Saudi Arabia, H10568-H10570 [18SE]

Reports

Khobar Towers Bombing Incident in Saudi Arabia, H10826-H10833 [24SE]

Reports filed

Dept. of Defense Military Activities Appropriations and Personnel Strengths (H.R. 3230) (H. Rept. 104-563), H4502 [7MY]

Intelligence Community Reorganization and Reform (H.R. 3237) (H. Rept. 104-620), H8247 [23JY]

Limit Placement of Armed Forces Under U.N. Operational or Tactical Control (H.R. 3308) (H. Rept. 104-642), H7105 [27JN]

Medicare Reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 3142) (H. Rept. 104-837), H11228 [25SE]

National Missile Defense System (H.R. 3144) (H. Rept. 104-583), H5287 [16MY]

Restore Missing Person Status to Certain Dept. of Defense Civilian and Contract Employees (H.R. 4000) (H. Rept. 104-806), H10523 [17SE]

Shipbuilding Trade Agreement Act (H.R. 2754) (H. Rept. 104-524), H5753 [30MY]

Terrorist Attack on U.S. Peacekeeping Forces in Saudi Arabia (H. Con. Res. 200) (H. Rept. 104-805), H10523 [17SE]

Tribute to Individuals Who Served the U.S. During the Period Known as the Cold War (H. Con. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 104-804), H10523 [17SE]

COMMITTEE ON PRINTING (Joint)

Notices

Congressional Record: interim issue publication, S11211 [25SE], S11335 [26SE], S11469 [27SE], S11611, S11743 [28SE], S11815 [30SE], S12045 [1OC], S12149 [2OC], S12217 [3OC], H11049 [25SE], H11231 [26SE], H11397, H11529 [27SE], H11597, H12023 [28SE], H12177 [30SE], H12195 [1OC], H12253 [2OC], H12265 [3OC], H12273 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Printing: use of acid-free permanent paper, S11326-S11328 [25SE]

COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES (House)

Letters

Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act, H3163 [28MR]

Reintroduction of wolves into Idaho: Alan G. Lance, H1006 [31JA]

———Jerry M. Conley, H1006 [31JA]

———Phil Batt, Governor of Idaho, H1006 [31JA]

Lists

Bills on House calendar under the Committee on Resources (House) jurisdiction: intergovernmental mandates, H1279 [27FE]

———private-sector mandates, H1279 [27FE]

Reports filed

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4301 [30AP]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendments (H.R. 2505) (H. Rept. 104-797), H10523 [17SE]

Alaska Natives Social and Economic Programs Implementation (H.R. 3973) (H. Rept. 104-838), H11228 [25SE]

Apache National Forest Land Conveyance to the Alpine Elementary School District (H.R. 3547) (H. Rept. 104-759), H10039 [4SE]

BLM Appropriations (H.R. 3290) (H. Rept. 104-658), H7114 [8JY]

Cabin Permit Renewals to Heirs in Sequoia National Park Mineral King Addition (H.R. 3534) (H. Rept. 104-866), H12270 [3OC]

California Exchange of Certain Federal Lands (H.R. 3147) (H. Rept. 104-760), H10039 [4SE]

California Land Conveyance to the Del Norte County Unified School District (H.R. 2709) (H. Rept. 104-763), H10039 [4SE]

California Land Conveyance to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (H.R. 2710) (H. Rept. 104-762), H10039 [4SE]

California Public Land Transfer to Certain Indian Tribes (H.R. 3642) (H. Rept. 104-767), H10040 [4SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 104-521), H3487 [16AP]

Conveyance of Certain Lands Under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (H.R. 2560) (H. Rept. 104-643), H7105 [27JN]

Conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lands in Crook County, WY, to Wyoming (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 104-711), H8597 [26JY]

Cooperative Fisheries Management Act (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 104-517), H3386 [15AP]

Crawford National Fish Hatchery Conveyance to Crawford, NE (H.R. 3287) (H. Rept. 104-700), H8374 [24JY]

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act (H.R. 2512) (H. Rept. 104-765), H10040 [4SE]

Dept. of the Interior Conveyance of the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery to Alabama (H.R. 2982) (H. Rept. 104-568), H4646 [8MY]

Designate Certain Segments of the Clarion River, PA, as Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3568) (H. Rept. 104-825), H11046 [24SE]

Designate Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and Rock Springs Run, FL, for Potential Addition to the Wild and Scenic River System (H.R. 3155) (H. Rept. 104-824), H11046 [24SE]

Development of Technology for Recovery of Minerals From the Ocean Seabed (H.R. 3249) (H. Rept. 104-673), H7532 [12JY]

Drought Relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX (H.R. 3910) (H. Rept. 104-770), H10040 [4SE]

Endangered Species Act Reauthorization (H.R. 2275) (H. Rept. 104-778), H10111 [9SE]

Federal Oceanography Coordination Improvement Act (H.R. 3537) (H. Rept. 104-771), H10040 [4SE]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act (H.R. 1975) (H. Rept. 104-667), H7473 [11JY]

Fish and Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition Only by Donation, Exchange, or Owner Consent (H.R. 2909) (H. Rept. 104-579), H5286 [16MY]

Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System Act (S. 1467) (H. Rept. 104-769), H10040 [4SE]

Goshute Indian Reservation Additional Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2464) (H. Rept. 104-562), H4502 [7MY]

Gunnison County, CO, Land Conveyance (H.R. 2438) (H. Rept. 104-766), H10040 [4SE]

Gustavus, AK, Land Exchange (H.R. 2561) (H. Rept. 104-840), H11228 [25SE]

Hells Canyon Wilderness Area Boundary Modification (H.R. 2693) (H. Rept. 104-779), H10111 [9SE]

Highway Relocation Assistance Relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks (H.R. 848) (H. Rept. 104-603), H5817 [4JN]

Housing of Federal Land Management Agency Field Employees (H.R. 2941) (H. Rept. 104-802), H10523 [17SE]

Improve Quality of National Parks and Recreation Areas Visitor Services Relative to Incentive-Based Recreation Fees (H.R. 2107) (H. Rept. 104-757), H10039 [4SE]

Indian Health Service Program for Direct Billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Third Party Payers (H.R. 3378) (H. Rept. 104-742), H9705 [1AU]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation (H.R. 2823) (H. Rept. 104-665), H7259 [10JY]

Irrigation District Boundaries Within the Umatilla Basin, OR (H.R. 2392) (H. Rept. 104-860), H12172 [28SE]

Kenai Natives Association Correction of Land Entitlement Inequities (H.R. 401) (H. Rept. 104-756), H10039 [4SE]

Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest Designation (H.R. 2122) (H. Rept. 104-772), H10040 [4SE]

Manzanar Historic Site Exchange of Public Lands (H.R. 3006) (H. Rept. 104-709), H8597 [26JY]

Marion National Fish Hatchery Conveyance to Alabama (H.R. 3557) (H. Rept. 104-702), H8374 [24JY]

Marshall Islands Rongelop Resettlement Trust Fund Administration (H.R. 1332) (H. Rept. 104-471), H1715 [5MR]

National Forests Timber Substitution for the Cancelled Elkhorn Ridge Timber Sale (H.R. 2711) (H. Rept. 104-761), H10039 [4SE]

National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization (H.R. 3198) (H. Rept. 104-668), H7473 [11JY]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act Reauthorization (H.R. 3487) (H. Rept. 104-717), H8635 [29JY]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Adjustment (H.R. 2679) (H. Rept. 104-527), H3649 [18AP]

Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex Acquisition of Certain Interests in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream (H.R. 1772) (H. Rept. 104-528), H3657 [22AP]

Prairie Island Indian Community Charter of Incorporation Revocation (H.R. 3068) (H. Rept. 104-584), H5299 [20MY]

Prepayment of Federal Repayment Contracts by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (H.R. 1823) (H. Rept. 104-531), H3729 [23AP]

Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings and Sites at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Appropriations (H.R. 1179) (H. Rept. 104-758), H10039 [4SE]

Preserve and Protect Columbia River's Hanford Reach Area (H.R. 2292) (H. Rept. 104-716), H8635 [29JY]

Preserve Federal Sovereignty of Certain Public Lands and Preserve Certain State and Private Property Rights (H.R. 3752) (H. Rept. 104-835), H11046 [24SE]

Provide for a Nonvoting Delegate From the Northern Mariana Islands in the House of Representatives (H.R. 4067) (H. Rept. 104-856), H11525 [27SE]

Public Rangelands Management Act (S. 1459) (H. Rept. 104-674), H7532 [12JY]

Puerto Rico Self-Determination (H.R. 3024) (H. Rept. 104-713), H8597 [26JY]

Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act Amendments (H.R. 3660) (H. Rept. 104-703), H8374 [24JY]

Regulate Fishing in Certain Alaskan Waters (H.R. 1786) (H. Rept. 104-687), H8029 [18JY]

Regulations Relative to Certain Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings (H.R. 3828) (H. Rept. 104-808), H10720 [19SE]

Relief of Persons Who Purchased Clark County, NV, Land Relative to Certain Private Land Surveys (H.R. 2135) (H. Rept. 104-755), H10039 [4SE]

Restitution to Guam for Atrocities Committed During Japanese Occupation in World War II (H.R. 2041) (H. Rept. 104-867), H12304 [21OC]

Settlement of Issues and Claims Relative to Trust Lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 3640) (H. Rept. 104-777), H10107 [5SE]

Ski Area Permit Issuance Regulations and Mineral Leasing Law Suspensions in National Forest Ski Areas (H.R. 1527) (H. Rept. 104-516), H3386 [15AP]

Sly Park Dam and Reservoir Sale by the Dept. of the Interior (H.R. 3903) (H. Rept. 104-768), H10040 [4SE]

Snoqualmie National Forest Boundary Expansion (H.R. 3497) (H. Rept. 104-816), H10767 [23SE]

Snowbasin Ski Area, UT, Land Exchange (H.R. 2824) (H. Rept. 104-493), H2842 [25MR]

Suffolk County, NY, Property Acquisition (H.R. 1836) (H. Rept. 104-529), H3657 [22AP]

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge Appropriations (H.R. 2660) (H. Rept. 104-526), H3648 [18AP]

Transfer Jurisdiction Over Certain Federal Real Property in the District of Columbia (H.R. 2636) (H. Rept. 104-368), H8597 [26JY]

Validate Certain Conveyances Made by Southern Pacific Transportation Co., in Reno, NV, and Tulare, CA (H.R. 1784) (H. Rept. 104-691), H8029 [18JY]

Voting Rights March Route From Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, Designation as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129) (H. Rept. 104-567), H4646 [8MY]

Walhalla National Fish Hatchery Conveyance to South Carolina (H.R. 3546) H. Rept. 104-701), H8374 [24JY]

Water Desalinization Research and Development Act (S. 811) (H. Rept. 104-790), H10429 [16SE]

Wenatchee National Forest Land Exchange With Chelan County, WA (H.R. 2518) (H. Rept. 104-764), H10039 [4SE]

Testimonies

Reintroduction of Wolves Into Idaho: JoAnn Wood, H1005 [31JA]

COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION (Senate)

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the Senate: majority party reassignments (see S. Res. 267), S6612 [20JN]

Letters

Intelligence services appropriations, S6138 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Committees of the Senate: majority party reassignments (S. Res. 267), S6627 [20JN]

Senate Rules: use of the Senate Internet Services, S9069 [29JY], S9116 [30JY]

Testimonies

Campaign Finance Reform: Larry J. Sabato, S6780-S6782 [25JN]

Texts of

S. Res. 267, majority party reassignments to Committees of the Senate, S6613, S6628 [20JN]

COMMITTEE ON RULES (House)

Amendments

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 546), H11642, H12036 [28SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3836 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions

House Rules: authority of the Committee on Rules (House) to report rules or orders waiving the germaneness requirement (see H. Res. 505), H9706 [1AU]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 412), H3819 [24AP]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (see H. Res. 525, 546), H10720 [19SE], H11525 [27SE]

Definitions

Previous question vote—what it means, H5067, H5068 [15MY], H5197 [16MY]

Explanations

House Rules Relative to Legislation Increasing Federal Income Taxes, H3031 [28MR]

Letters

Compliance with House Rules relative to relevancy in debate and germaneness of amendments, H5061 [15MY]

Congressional reform proposals: Representative Solomon, H7166 [10JY]

Lists

Expedited procedure and extra suspension day rules reported by the Committee on Rules (House)—101st-104th Congresses, H10929 [24SE]

Expedited procedure—two-thirds waiver rules-104th Congress, H10929 [24SE]

House resolutions considered under martial-law authority, H1065 [31JA]

Rollcall votes on amendments to H. Res. 366, consideration of H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, E247 [28FE]

Motions

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 546), H11641 [28SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3828 [25AP]

Press releases

House Rules Committee Spearheads Major Reforms in the 104th Congress, H11637 [28SE]

Remarks in House

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 525), H10927-H10937 [24SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 546), H11636-H11644, H12036 [28SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 342), H842-H853 [25JA], H1065 [31JA]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3828-H3838 [25AP]

Votes, correction: Solomon, E247 [28FE]

Reports

Previous House Resolutions Granting Special Deposition Authority, H1875 [7MR]

Reports filed

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Authority To Obtain Testimony To Investigate the Dismissal of White House Travel Office Personnel (H. Res. 369) (H. Rept. 104-472), H1774 [6MR]

Committee on International Relations (House) Investigation of the U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416) (H. Rept. 104-551), H4423 [2MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 178, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 104-615), H6117 [10JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (H. Res. 370) (H. Rept. 104-470), H1715 [5MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 956, Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 104-503), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1296, Presidio Facilities and Parks and Public Lands Management (H.R. 1296) (H. Rept. 104-836), H11228 [25SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1561, Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation (H. Res. 375) (H. Rept. 104-476), H1984 [7MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2202, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (H. Res. 528) (H. Rept. 104-829), H11046 [24SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2546, District of Columbia Appropriations (H. Res. 351) (H. Rept. 104-456), H1137 [31JA]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2854, Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act (H. Res. 393) (H. Rept. 104-502), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3019, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 415) (H. Rept. 104-538), H4108 [25AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 104-735), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 104-738), H9704 [1AU]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Personnel Strengths (H. Res. 498) (H. Rept. 104-732), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3259, Intelligence Services Appropriations (H. Res. 529) (H. Rept. 104-830), H11046 [24SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act (H. Res. 503) (H. Rept. 104-739), H9705 [1AU]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 104-731), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3539, FAA Programs Reauthorization (H. Res. 540) (H. Rept. 104-851), H11394 [26SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 104-730), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 104-803), H10523 [17SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation (H. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 104-720), H8981 [30JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation (H. Res. 495) (H. Rept. 104-729), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 652, Telecommunications Act (H. Res. 353) (H. Rept. 104-459), H1137 [31JA]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 735, Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (H. Res. 405) (H. Rept. 104-522), H3580 [17AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1124, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Personnel Strengths (H. Res. 340) (H. Rept. 104-451), H773 [23JA]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments (H. Res. 507) (H. Rept. 104-743), H9705 [1AU]

Consideration of Congressional Adjournment (H. Res. 465) (H. Rept. 104-640), H6914 [26JN]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 178, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Res. 435) (H. Rept. 104-577), H5173 [15MY]

Consideration of H. Res. 461, U.S. Policy Towards People's Republic of China (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 159, Require a Three-Fifths Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing Revenue (H. Res. 395) (H. Rept. 104-513), H3229 [29MR]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 165, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 386) (H. Rept. 104-489), H2557 [20MR]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 175, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 411) (H. Rept. 104-534), H3730 [23AP]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 182, Most-Favored-Nation Status for People's Republic of China (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]

Consideration of H.R. 123, English Language Empowerment Act (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 104-734), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 125, Repeal Ban on Assault Weapons and Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Devices (H. Res. 388) (H. Rept. 104-490), H2664 [21MR]

Consideration of H.R. 842, Off-Budget Treatment for Certain Transportation Trust Funds (H. Res. 396) (H. Rept. 104-514), H3229 [29MR]

Consideration of H.R. 994, Reform Government Regulations (H. Res. 368) (H. Rept. 104-464), H1635 [29FE]

Consideration of H.R. 1227, Employee Commuting Flexibility Act (H. Res. 440) (H. Rept. 104-590), H5379 [21MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1675, National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 104-533), H3730 [23AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2149, Ocean Shipping Reform Act (H. Res. 419) (H. Rept. 104-544), H4302 [30AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2202, Immigration Admission Policies Reform, Treatment of Criminal Aliens, Alien Smuggling, Documentation Requirements, and Border Security (H. Res. 384) (H. Rept. 104-483), H2315 [14MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2391, Working Families Flexibility Act (H. Res. 488) (H. Rept. 104-704), H8374 [24JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2406, U.S. Housing Act (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 104-564), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2641, U.S. Marshals Service Improvement Act (H. Res. 418) (H. Rept. 104-543), H4302 [30AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2703, Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act (H. Res. 376) (H. Rept. 104-477), H1984 [7MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2703, Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act (H. Res. 380) (H. Rept. 104-480), H2122 [12MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2715, Paperwork Reduction Act Amendments (H. Res. 409) (H. Rept. 104-532), H3730 [23AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2754, Shipbuilding Trade Agreement Act (H. Res. 448) (H. Rept. 104-606), H6005 [6JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2823, International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation (H. Res. 489) (H. Rept. 104-708), H8556 [25JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act (H. Res. 366) (H. Rept. 104-463), H1324 [27FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2924, Payment of Social Security Benefits Relative to the Debt Limit Extension (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 104-460), H1223 [1FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2974, Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act (H. Res. 421) (H. Rept. 104-552), H4423 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3019, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 372) (H. Rept. 104-474), H1774 [6MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3021, Debt Limit Enforcement and Obligated Trust Fund Protection (H. Res. 371) (H. Rept. 104-473), H1774 [6MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3103, National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 104-501), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3120, Witness and Jury Retaliation and Tampering Prevention (H. Res. 422) (H. Rept. 104-553), H4423 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 104-500), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3144, National Missile Defense System (H. Res. 438) (H. Rept. 104-582), H5287 [16MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense Military Activities Appropriations and Personnel Strengths (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 104-570), H4800 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3259, Intelligence Services Appropriations (H. Res. 437) (H. Rept. 104-581), H5287 [16MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 104-566), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3308, Limit Placement of Armed Forces Under U.N. Operational or Tactical Control (H. Res. 517) (H. Rept. 104-774), H10040 [4SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3322, Federal Civilian Science Activities' Appropriations (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 104-565), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3396, Defense of Marriage Act (H. Res. 474) (H. Rept. 104-666), H7259 [10JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3415, Gasoline Tax (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 104-580), H5286 [16MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act (H. Res. 440) (H. Rept. 104-590), H5379 [21MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 104-599), H5646 [29MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3540, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 104-601), H5753 [30MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3562, Approval of Waivers Submitted by Wisconsin To Conduct Wisconsin Works Welfare Reform Project (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 104-604), H5934 [5JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 451) (H. Rept. 104-616), H6117 [10JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H. Res. 453) (H. Rept. 104-619), H6284 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3662, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 104-627), H6508 [18JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 456) (H. Rept. 104-630), H6531 [19JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3719, Small Business Programs Improvements (H. Res. 516) (H. Rept. 104-773), H10040 [4SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 104-686), H7779 [17JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3754, Legislative Branch Appropriations (H. Res. 473) (H. Rept. 104-663), H7154 [9JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3755, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 104-662), H7154 [9JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 475) (H. Rept. 104-671), H7473 [11JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3814, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations (H. Res. 479) (H. Rept. 104-678), H7657 [16JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3816, Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H. Res. 483) (H. Rept. 104-687), H8029 [18JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3820, Campaign Ethics Reform and Contribution Limits (H. Res. 481) (H. Rept. 104-685), H7779 [17JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act (H. Res. 508) (H. Rept. 104-744), H9705 [1AU]

Consideration of H.R. 4134, Access of Illegal Immigrants to Public Education (H. Res. 530) (H. Rept. 104-834), H11046 [24SE]

Consideration of Motion To Dispose of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1643, Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria (H. Res. 334) (H. Rept. 104-447), H186 [4JA]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions (H. Rept. 104-492), H2713 [22MR]

Disposition of Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 104-448), H330 [5JA]

Disposition of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1358, Conveyance of National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in Gloucester, MA, to Massachusetts (H. Res. 338) (H. Rept. 104-449), H330 [5JA]

House Rules Relative to Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions (H. Res. 412) (H. Rept. 104-535), H3819 [24AP]

House Rules Relative to the Speaker's Authority To Declare Recess (H. Res. 330) (H. Rept. 104-445), H90 [3JA]

House Rules Relative to the Speaker's Authority To Declare Recess (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 104-457), H1137 [31JA]

Puerto Rico Self-Determination (H.R. 3024) (H. Rept. 104-713), H10601 [18SE]

Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions and Consideration of Legislation Under Suspension of the House Rules (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 104-809), H10720 [19SE]

Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions and Consideration of Legislation Under Suspension of the House Rules (H. Res. 546) (H. Rept. 104-855), H11525 [27SE]

Rulings of the Chair

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 525), H10932, H10934, H10935 [24SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 546), H11638, H11639, H11640, H11641, H11642 [28SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 342), H849 [25JA]

Tables

Martial Law-104th Congress, H10931 [24SE]

Time spent voting under debate time limitations, H442 [7MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 342, House Rules relative to same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H842 [25JA]

H. Res. 412, House Rules relative to same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H3828 [25AP]

H. Res. 546, same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the House Rules, H11636 [28SE]

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE (House)

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 367), H1507 [28FE]

Letters

Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act, H3164 [28MR]

University research and education funding: several corporate chief executive officers, E1888 [1OC]

Lists

Reports, E1035 [7JN]

Remarks in House

Activities, E1035 [7JN]

Claremont, CA: tribute to Webb School participation in Toshiba Corp./National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, E1102 [18JN]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 367), H1415 [28FE]

Technology: university research and education funding, E1888 [1OC]

Reports filed

Commercial Space Industry Development (H.R. 3936) (H. Rept. 104-801), H10523 [17SE]

Federal Civilian Science Activities Appropriations (H.R. 3322) (H. Rept. 104-550), H4396 [1MY]

Metric System Conversion Requirements (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 104-639), H6914 [26JN]

Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty Implementation (H.R. 3060) (H. Rept. 104-593), H5569 [23MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 367, minority party appointments to Committees of the House, H1415 [28FE]

COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS (House)

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 408, 447, 523), H3657 [22AP], H5934 [5JN], H10524 [17SE]

Remarks in House

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 408), H3656 [22AP]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 447), H5921 [5JN]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 523), H10496 [17SE]

Reports filed

Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction (H.R. 2715) (H. Rept. 104-520), H3487 [16AP]

Small Business Programs Improvements (H.R. 3719) (H. Rept. 104-750), H9921 [2AU]

Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 3158) (H. Rept. 104-850), H11394 [26SE]

Resignations

Fattah, Represenative, H1699 [5MR]

Funderburk, Representative, H10048 [5SE]

Hilliard, Representative, H5921 [5JN]

Thompson, Representative, H3656 [22AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 408, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H3656 [22AP]

H. Res. 447, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H5921 [5JN]

H. Res. 523, minority party appointments to Committees of the House, H10496 [17SE]

COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS (Senate)

Reports filed

Nomination of Ginger Ehn Lew To Be Deputy Administrator of the SBA, S5492 [22MY]

Small Business Investment Company Improvement Act (S. 1784), S6849 [25JN]

Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act (S. 942), S1597 [6MR]

COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT (House)

Appointments

Members, H8149 [23JY]

Articles and editorials

Conservatives Attack Slaughter as She Files Complaint Against McIntosh, E458 [26MR]

Ethics Committee Rebukes Lawmaker, Lets Him Announce It, E445 [25MR]

Gingrich Critic Aided Ethics-Panel Democrat, H4432 [7MY]

Stalling on Ethics, H10180 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions

Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 377), H1986 [7MR]

Gephardt, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (see H. Res. 524, 531), H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE]

Gingrich, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (see H. Res. 468), H7107 [27JN]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (see H. Res. 526, 532), H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE]

House Rules: procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 346), H913 [25JA]

Letters

Ineligibility of Representative McDermott to participate in a proceeding before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): Representative Nancy L. Johnson, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H8149 [23JY]

Political campaign contributions: Representative McDermott, E759 [10MY]

Release of background information relative to former Speaker of the House Jim Wright: David R. Nagle, Jim Moody, and Representative Matsui, H10567 [18SE]

Lists

Democrats asking for the suppression of background information relative to former Speaker of the House Jim Wright, H10568 [18SE]

Motions

Gephardt, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (H. Res. 524), H10642 [19SE]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (H. Res. 531), H10971 [24SE]

Gingrich, Representative: release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 526), H10643 [19SE]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 532), H10972 [24SE]

Proposals

Legislation relative to the investigation of Representative Gephardt by independent counsel concerning certain financial transactions, H11108 [25SE]

Legislation relative to the release of independent counsel report on Representative Gingrich relative to GOPAC, H11139 [25SE]

Remarks in House

Campbell, Representative: ethics guidelines, E731 [8MY]

Expenditures: authorizing (H. Res. 377), H2095 [12MR]

Gephardt, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (H. Res. 524), H10642 [19SE]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (H. Res. 531), H10971 [24SE]

Gingrich, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC, H7653-H7655 [16JY], H11399 [27SE]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 468), H6851, H6852, H6853, H6854 [26JN], H6979, H6980, H7050 [27JN], H7109 [28JN]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10092 [5SE], H10179, H10180, H10181, H10182 [11SE], H10331, H10332, H10333, H10334, H10350, H10351, H10352, H10354 [12SE], H10439, H10440 [17SE], H10529, H10530, H10531, H10567 [18SE], H10604, H10605, H10606, H10607, H10646, H10647 [19SE], H10773, H10774, H10775, H10932-H10936, H10978 [24SE], H11050, H11051, H11052, H11053, H11054, H11139 [25SE], H11233, H11234, H11235, H11286, H11287 [26SE], H11400, H11401 [27SE], H11637-H11642, H12036 [28SE], E1550 [10SE]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 526), H10643 [19SE]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 532), H10931, H10972 [24SE]

House Rules: discussion of matters before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) on the House floor, H10331-H10336, H10350, H10355 [12SE], H10439 [17SE], H10529, H10531 [18SE], H10604, H10605, H10646, H10647 [19SE], H10724 [20SE], H10773, H10774, H10775 [24SE], H11050, H11052, H11053, H11054 [25SE], H11235 [26SE], H11638-H11642 [28SE]

———procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 346), H10348 [12SE], E1660 [19SE], E1691 [25SE]

Members of Congress: conflict of interest concerns relative to Representative McDermott, H4432 [7MY]

Political ethics: impartiality of proceedings, H2704 [22MR], E445 [25MR]

Reform, H7653-H7655 [16JY]

Tribute, H6852 [26JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Gingrich, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 468), H6855 [26JN]

House Rules: discussion of matters before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) on the House floor, H1033, H10331, H10332, H10333, H10334, H10335, H10350 [12SE], H10440 [17SE], H10529, H10531 [18SE], H10604, H10605, H10646, H10647 [19SE], H10773, H10774, H10775 [24SE], H11050, H11052, H11053, H11054 [25SE], H11235 [26SE]

Members of Congress: conflict of interest concerns relative to Representative McDermott, H4433 [7MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 377, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) expenditures, H2095 [12MR]

H. Res. 468, investigation of Representative Gingrich by independent counsel relative to GOPAC, H6799 [25JN], H7050 [27JN], H7109 [28JN]

H. Res. 524, investigation of Representative Gephardt by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions, H10607, H10642 [19SE]

H. Res. 526, release of independent counsel report on Representative Gingrich relative to GOPAC, H10606, H10643 [19SE]

H. Res. 531, investigation of Representative Gephardt by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions, H10775, H10971 [24SE]

H. Res. 532, release of independent counsel report on Representative Gingrich relative to GOPAC, H10723 [20SE], H10972, H10973 [24SE]

COMMITTEE ON TAXATION (Joint)

Analyses

Examples of Limited Tax Benefits Within the Meaning of the Line Item Veto Act, H3011 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions

Taxation: require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see S.J. Res. 57; H. Con. Res. 170), S8989 [26JY], H4423 [2MY]

Letters

Clean-Fuel Vehicle Act, S11717 [28SE]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority tax status, H11455 [27SE]

Tax provisions of the Line Item Veto Act, H3010 [28MR]

Tax treatment of families and children, E1502 [2AU]

Remarks in House

Taxation: require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law, H7190-H7193 [10JY]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (H. Con. Res. 170), E701 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

Taxation: require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (S.J. Res. 57), S8991-S8993 [26JY]

COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (House)

Analyses

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H6248 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 408), H3657 [22AP]

Neumann, Representative: election (see H. Res. 357), H1226 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Budget: status report, H1632 [29FE], H5547 [23MY], H7244 [10JY], H8553 [25JY], H8584 [26JY], H10648 [19SE], H11580 [27SE]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 408), H3656 [22AP]

Neumann, Representative: election (H. Res. 357), H1200 [1FE]

Taxation: require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law, H7190-H7193 [10JY]

Reports

Status of the Budget, H1632-H1634 [29FE], H5547-H5549 [23MY], H7244 [10JY], H8584 [26JY], H10649-H10651 [19SE], H11580-H11583 [27SE]

Reports filed

Off-Budget Treatment for Certain Transportation Trust Funds (H.R. 842) (H. Rept. 104-499), H3229 [29MR]

Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-651), H7105 [27JN]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178) (H. Rept. 104-575), H5051 [14MY]

Resignations

Hoekstra, Representative, H1200 [1FE]

Johnston, Representative, H4367 [1MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 357, election of Representative Neumann to the Committee on the Budget (House), H1200 [1FE]

H. Res. 408, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H3656 [22AP]

COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (Senate)

Analyses

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S6172-S6174 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the Senate: appointments (see S. Res. 236), S3216 [29MR]

———majority party reassignments (see S. Res. 267), S6612 [20JN]

Lists

Majority and administrative staff, S5550 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: status report, S10614 [16SE]

Committees of the Senate: appointments (S. Res. 236), S3185 [29MR]

———majority party reassignments (S. Res. 267), S6627 [20JN]

Reports

Status of the Budget, S10614 [16SE]

Reports filed

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation (S. 1956), S7887 [16JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57) (S. Rept. 104-271), S5004 [14MY]

Tables

Budget scoring of conference report on H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S11218 [25SE]

Budget scoring of conference report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S10784 [18SE]

Budget scoring of conference report on H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, S10622 [17SE]

Budget scoring of H.R. 3654, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S9763 [3SE]

Budget scoring of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9950 [5SE]

Budget scoring of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY]

Budget scoring of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10400 [12SE]

Budget scoring of S. 1959, energy and water development appropriations, S9104 [30JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) chairman's mark budget aggregates, S5173 [16MY]

Congressional Budget Act authority and outlay allocations, S6059 [11JN]

Corrections to defense/nondefense budget outlays for 1997-2002, S6060 [11JN]

Corrections to Social Security budget outlays for 1997-2002, S6059 [11JN]

Spending totals for S. 1894, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S7996 [17JY]

Texts of

S. Res. 267, majority party reassignments to Committees of the Senate, S6613, S6628 [20JN]

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY (House)

Motions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10608 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10608-H10620 [19SE]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 414), H3824 [25AP]

Reports: permission to file, H10427 [16SE]

Reports filed

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act (H.R. 2977) (H. Rept. 104-597), H5646 [29MY]

American Foreign Service Day (S. Res. 217), S4189 [25AP]

Application of Antitrust Laws to Health Care Providers Networks (H.R. 2925) (H. Rept. 104-646), H7105 [27JN]

Bankruptcy Judge Appointments (H.R. 2604) (H. Rept. 104-569), H4800 [9MY]

Carjacking Correction Act (H.R. 3676) (H. Rept. 104-787), H10429 [16SE]

Child Pornography Prevention Act (S. 1237), S9158 [30JY]

Clarify Circumstances in Which Senior Circuit Court Judges May Vote in En Banc Cases (S. 531) (H. Rept. 104-697), H8247 [23JY]

Clarify Federal Jurisdiction Over Offenses Relative to Religious Property Damage (H.R. 3525) (H. Rept. 104-621), H6422 [17JN]

Clarify Rules Governing Court Venues (S. 677) (H. Rept. 104-800), H10523 [17SE]

Clarify Rules Governing Removal of Cases to Federal Court (S. 533) (H. Rept. 104-799), H10523 [17SE]

Codify Certain Transportation Laws (H.R. 2297) (H. Rept. 104-573), H5051 [14MY]

Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 104-846), H11394 [26SE]

Confer Honorary U.S. Citizenship on Mother Teresa (H.J. Res. 191) (H. Rept. 104-796), H10523 [17SE]

Congressional Consent for Mutual Aid Agreement Between the Cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN (H.J. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 104-705), H8374 [24JY]

Congressional Consent to the Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact (H.J. Res. 129) (H. Rept. 104-485), H2320 [18MR]

Control and Prevent Commercial Counterfeiting of Money (H.R. 2511) (H. Rept. 104-556), H4430 [6MY]

Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act (H.R. 2974) (H. Rept. 104-548), H4396 [1MY]

Criminal Penalties Under the Geneva Conventions for Certain War Crimes (H.R. 3680) (H. Rept. 104-698), H8374 [24JY]

Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3396) (H. Rept. 104-664), H7154 [9JY]

Dept. of Justice Compilation and Publishing of Data on Hate Crimes (S. 1624), S4189 [25AP]

Early Release of Prisoners Upon Completion of Drug Treatment Program (H.R. 2650) (H. Rept. 104-602), H5757 [31MY]

Eliminate Bilingual Voting Requirements (H.R. 351) (H. Rept. 104-728), H9565 [31JY]

False Statements Penalty Restoration Act (S. 1734), S8468 [22JY]

Fan Freedom and Community Protection Act (H.R. 2740) (H. Rept. 104-656), H7114 [8JY]

Federal Court Operations and Administration Improvements (H.R. 3968) (H. Rept. 104-798), H10523 [17SE]

Government Accountability Act (H.R. 3166) (H. Rept. 104-680), H7657 [16JY]

Immigration Admission Policies Reform, Treatment of Criminal Aliens, Alien Smuggling, Documentation Requirements, and Border Security (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H1663 [4MR]

Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act (H.R. 2980) (H. Rept. 104-557), H4430 [6MY]

Jennings Randolph Lake Management Between Maryland and West Virginia (H.J. Res. 113) (H. Rept. 104-706), H8374 [24JY]

Lobbying Disclosure Act Technical Corrections (H.R. 3435) (H. Rept. 104-699), H8374 [24JY]

National Film Preservation Board Reauthorization (H.R. 1734) (H. Rept. 104-558), H4430 [6MY]

Office of Government Ethics Authorization Extension (H.R. 3235) (H. Rept. 104-595), H5646 [29MY]

Parole Commission Phaseout Act (S. 1507) (H. Rept. 104-789), H10429 [16SE]

Patent and Trademark Office Conversion to Government Corporation (H.R. 3460) (H. Rept. 104-784), H10385 [12SE]

Protect Proprietary Economic Information (H.R. 3723) (H. Rept. 104-788), H10429 [16SE]

Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribe Land Claims Jurisdiction (H.R. 740) (H. Rept. 104-694), H8094 [22JY]

Reasonable Notice to Businesses of Changes Made to Regulations Imposed by Federal Agencies (H.R. 3307) (H. Rept. 104-859), H12172 [28SE]

Release of Relevant Information on Violent Sex Offenders (H.R. 2137) (H. Rept. 104-555), H4430 [6MY]

Relief of Gail E. Dobert Estate (H.R. 4025) (H. Rept. 104-813), H10762 [20SE]

Relief of Individuals Terminated From White House Travel Office (H.R. 2937) (H. Rept. 104-484), H2320 [18MR]

Relief of John W. Davis (H.R. 1886) (H. Rept. 104-696), H8247 [23JY]

Relief of Lloyd B. Gamble (H.R. 1009) (H. Rept. 104-546), H4396 [1MY]

Relief of Nathan C. Vance (S. 966) (H. Rept. 104-638), H6914 [26JN]

Relief of Nguyen Quy An and Nguyen Ngoc Kim Quy (H.R. 1087) (H. Rept. 104-811), H10762 [20SE]

Relief of Norton R. Girault (H.R. 2001) (H. Rept. 104-637), H6914 [26JN]

Relief of Oscar Salas-Velazquez (H.R. 1031) (H. Rept. 104-810), H10762 [20SE]

Relief of Rocco A. Trecosta (H.R. 2765) (H. Rept. 104-547), H4396 [1MY]

Repeal Indian Trading Laws (H.R. 3215) (H. Rept. 104-681), H7779 [17JY]

Review of Criminal Records of Applicants for Security Officer Employment (H.R. 2092) (H. Rept. 104-827), H11046 [24SE]

Satellite Home Viewer Act Technical Corrections (H.R. 1861) (H. Rept. 104-554), H4430 [6MY]

U.S. Marshals Service Improvement Act (H.R. 2641) (H. Rept. 104-541), H4119 [29AP]

Utility of Motor Vehicle Title Information to Law Enforcement Officers (H.R. 2803) (H. Rept. 104-618), H6284 [12JN]

Witness and Jury Retaliation and Tampering Prevention (H.R. 3120) (H. Rept. 104-549), H4396 [1MY]

Resignations

Serrano, Representative, H2305 [14MR]

Testimonies

Patent and Trademark Office Reform: Raymond Damadian, Fonar Corp., H7142 [9JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 414, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H3824 [25AP]

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY (Senate)

Letters

Executive Office of the President's acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials: Senator Hatch, S6655 [21JN]

U.S. policy on refugee admissions: Senators Simpson and Kennedy, S12292 [3OC]

Memorandums

U.S. Policy on Refugee Admissions: President Clinton, S12292 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Refugees: U.S. policy on admissions, S12292 [3OC]

Senate: activities and accomplishments, S12451-S12455 [21OC]

Reports

Losing Ground Against Drugs—A Report on Increasing Illicit Drug Use and National Drug Policy: Majority Staff, S8835 [25JY], S9018 [29JY]

Reports filed

Activities of the 103d Congress (S. Rept. 104-343), S9294 [31JY]

Allow Probation and Pretrial Services Court Officers To Carry Weapons (S. 1474), S4617 [2MY]

Bankruptcy Treatment of Single Asset Real Estate (S. 1559), S6223 [13JN]

Child Pornography Prevention Act (S. 1237) (S. Rept. 104-358), S9742 [3SE]

Copyright Term Extension Act (S. 483) (S. Rept. 104-315), S7670 [10JY]

Economic Espionage Prevention (S. 1556) (S. Rept. 104-359), S9742 [3SE]

Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 104-272), S5093 [15MY]

Federal Court Operation and Administration Improvement (S. 1887) (S. Rept. 104-366), S10075 [9SE]

Federal Employee Representation Improvement Act (H.R. 782), S1516 [5MR]

Generic Drug Industry Relief (S. 1277) (S. Rept. 104-394), S12125 [1OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy (S. Res. 219), S1516 [5MR]

Hate Crimes Statistics Act (S. 1624) (S. Rept. 104-269), S4972 [13MY]

Immigration Admission Policies Reform (S. 1665) (S. Rept. 104-250), S3311 [15AP]

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664) (S. Rept. 104-249), S3311 [15AP]

Improve Operation and Administration of Federal Courts (S. 1887), S9158 [30JY]

Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act (H.R. 2980), S5566 [23MY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Amendments (S. 1952), S9428 [1AU]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (S. 1952) (S. Rept. 104-369), S10600 [16SE]

National Character Counts Week (S. Res. 226), S6223 [13JN]

National Information Infrastructure Protection Act (S. 982), S9554 [2AU]

National Information Infrastructure Protection Act (Senate) (S. 982) (S. Rept. 104-357), S9742 [3SE]

Nomination of Alan A. Flanigan To Be Deputy Director for Supply Reduction of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, S11033 [19SE]

Nomination of Ann D. Montgomery To Be District Judge, S2101 [14MR]

Nomination of Arthur Gajarsa To Be Circuit Judge, S7179 [27JN]

Nomination of Barry R. McCaffrey To Be Director of National Drug Control Policy, S1455 [29FE]

Nomination of Charles N. Clevert, Jr., To Be District Judge, S4190 [25AP]

Nomination of Colleen Kollar-Kotelly To Be District Judge, S11033 [19SE]

Nomination of Dean D. Pregerson To Be District Judge, S4937 [9MY]

Nomination of Donald W. Molloy To Be District Judge, S4190 [25AP]

Nomination of Edmund A. Sargus, Jr., To Be District Judge, S4937 [9MY]

Nomination of Eric L. Clay To Be Circuit Judge, S4190 [25AP]

Nomination of Frank R. Zapata To Be District Judge, S7179 [27JN]

Nomination of Gary A. Fenner To Be District Judge, S2101 [14MR]

Nomination of Glenn D. Cunningham To Be U.S. Marshal, S4617 [2MY]

Nomination of J. Rene Josey To Be U.S. Attorney, S5566 [23MY]

Nomination of James P. Jones To Be District Judge, S2101 [14MR]

Nomination of Joan B. Gottschall To Be District Judge, S7179 [27JN]

Nomination of John R. Lacey to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, S4617 [2MY]

Nomination of Joseph A. Greenaway To Be District Judge, S2101 [14MR]

Nomination of Lawrence E. Kahn To Be District Judge, S7179 [27JN]

Nomination of Margaret M. Marrow To Be District Judge, S7179 [27JN]

Nomination of Mary Ann Vial Lemmon To Be District Judge, S4937 [9MY]

Nomination of Nanette K. Laughrey To Be District Judge, S4190 [25AP]

Nomination of Nina Gershon To Be District Judge, S4937 [9MY]

Nomination of Robert L. Hinkle To Be District Judge, S7179 [27JN]

Nomination of Susan Oki Mollway To Be District Judge, S4190 [25AP]

Nomination of W. Craig Broadwater To Be District Judge, S4937 [9MY]

Nomination of Walker D. Miller To Be District Judge, S4937 [9MY]

Nomination of William A. Fletcher To Be Circuit Judge, S5443 [21MY]

Omnibus Property Rights Act (S. 605) (S. Rept. 104-239), S1682 [11MR]

Penalties for Escaping From Federal Prison (H.R. 1533), S6223 [13JN]

Prevention of Economic Espionage (S. 1556), S9158 [30JY]

Relief of Benchmark Rail Group, Inc., (Senate) (H.R. 419), S6223 [13JN]

Relief of Nathan V. Vance (S. 966), S4189 [25AP]

Relief of Nguyen Quy An and Nguyen Ngoc Kim Quy (S. 389), S11033 [19SE]

Testimonies

Church Arson Prevention Act: John W. Magaw, BATF, S6524 [19JN]

———Joseph E. Lowery, Black Leadership Forum, Inc., S6524 [19JN]

Defense of Marriage Act, S10112 [10SE]

Domestic Violence Project: Kenneth J. Novak, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Golvsky, and Popeo (law firm), S5556-S5558 [23MY]

White House Acquisition of FBI Background Reports on Former Republican Officials: Craig Livingstone, H8522 [25JY]

COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY (Joint)

Remarks in Senate

Library of Congress: appointment and responsibilities of deputy librarian, S9068, S9069 [29JY]

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE (House)

Bills and resolutions

Baker, Representative Richard H.: election (see H. Res. 467), H6915 [26JN]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 462), H6765 [25JN]

———minority party appointments (see H. Res. 367, 408), H1507 [28FE], H3657 [22AP]

Letters

FAA programs' reauthorization, H10133 [10SE]

Tribute to Dara Gideos: Representative Oberstar, H11333 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Baker, Representative Richard H.: election (H. Res. 467), H6973 [26JN]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 462), H6845 [25JN]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 367), H1415 [28FE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 408), H3656 [22AP]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 414), H3824 [25AP]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, H9864-H9874 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, S9707 [3SE], S9824, S9834 [4SE]

Reports filed

Airline Pilot Hiring and Safety Act (H.R. 3536) (H. Rept. 104-684), H7779 [17JY]

Appalachian Regional Commission Funding and Economic Development Programs (H.R. 2145) (H. Rept. 104-693), H8029 [18JY]

Child Pilot Safety Act (H.R. 3267) (H. Rept. 104-683), H7779 [17JY]

Deepwater Port Act Amendments (H.R. 2940) (H. Rept. 104-692), H8029 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation Regulations Relative to Transportation of Intermodal Containers (H.R. 4040) (H. Rept. 104-794), H10523 [17SE]

Disaster and Emergency Assistance Standards Relative to Snow-Related Events (H.R. 3348) (H. Rept. 104-792), H10523 [17SE]

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC (H.R. 3029) (H. Rept. 104-588), H5379 [21MY]

EPA State Grants To Finance the Construction or Improvement of Water Supply Systems (H.R. 2747) (H. Rept. 104-515), H3229 [29MR]

Establish the FAA as an Independent Agency (H.R. 2276) (H. Rept. 104-475), H1984 [7MR]

Exempt Transportation of Hazardous Substances by Certain Vehicles From Government Regulations (H.R. 3153) (H. Rept. 104-791), H10523 [17SE]

FAA Programs Reauthorization (H.R. 3539) (H. Rept. 104-714), H8597 [26JY]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR (H.R. 3134) (H. Rept. 104-587), H5379 [21MY]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Review Abolishment (H.R. 1036) (H. Rept. 104-596), H5646 [29MY]

NTSB Appropriations (H.R. 3159) (H. Rept. 104-682), H7779 [17JY]

Off-Budget Treatment for Certain Transportation Trust Funds (H.R. 842) (H. Rept. 104-499), H2949 [27MR]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act Amendments (H.R. 2594) (H. Rept. 104-525), H3648 [18AP]

Requirements Relative to Families of Airline Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents (H.R. 3923) (H. Rept. 104-793), H10523 [17SE]

Robert Kurtz Rodibaugh U.S. Courthouse, South Bend, IN (H.R. 3576) (H. Rept. 104-781), H10174 [10SE]

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE (H.R. 3400) (H. Rept. 104-610), H6005 [6JN]

Sammy L. Davis Federal Building, Overland, MO (H.R. 3186) (H. Rept. 104-609), H6005 [6JN]

Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 153) (H. Rept. 104-589), H5379 [21MY]

Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 147) (H. Rept. 104-488), H2557 [20MR]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay (H. Con. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 104-487), H2557 [20MR]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Summer Olympics Torch Relay (H. Con. Res. 172) (H. Rept. 104-608), H6005 [6JN]

W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD (H.R. 3535) (H. Rept. 104-780), H10174 [10SE]

Water Resources Development Act (H.R. 3592) (H. Rept. 104-695), H8094 [22JY]

William H. Natcher Bridge Designation (H.R. 3572) (H. Rept. 104-626), H6508 [18JN]

William J. Nealon U.S. Courthouse, Scranton, PA (H.R. 3364) (H. Rept. 104-611), H6005 [6JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 367, minority party appointments to Committees of the House, H1415 [28FE]

H. Res. 408, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H3656 [22AP]

H. Res. 414, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H3824 [25AP]

H. Res. 462, majority party appointments to Committees of the House, H6845 [25JN]

H. Res. 467, election of Representative Richard H. Baker to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6973 [26JN]

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS (House)

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 523), H10524 [17SE]

Remarks in House

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 523), H10496 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: use of Montgomery GI Bill as recruitment tool, H7132 [9JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 4173), S12133-S12136 [1OC]

Reports filed

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases (H.R. 3376) (H. Rept. 104-574), H5051 [14MY]

Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and Survivors (H.R. 3458) (H. Rept. 104-647), H7105 [27JN]

Priority Health Care to Certain Veterans Exposed to Hazardous or Radioactive Substances (H.R. 3643) (H. Rept. 104-648), H7105 [27JN]

Reform and Improve Veterans Eligibility for Medical Care and Services (H.R. 3118) (H. Rept. 104-690), H8029 [18JY]

Repair and Maintenance of War Memorials by the American Battle Monuments Commission (H.R. 3673) (H. Rept. 104-649), H7105 [27JN]

Veterans Benefits Decision Revisions Based on Clear and Unmistakable Error (H.R. 1483) (H. Rept. 104-571), H4901 [10MY]

Veterans Eligibility for Training and Rehabilitation Assistance and Transfer of Certain Educational Assistance Authority (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 104-650), H7105 [27JN]

Veterans' Programs and Benefits Improvements (H.R. 3373) (H. Rept. 104-572), H4901 [10MY]

Resignations

Waters, Representative, H3824 [25AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 523, minority party appointments to Committees of the House, H10496 [17SE]

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS (Senate)

Remarks in Senate

Persian Gulf Conflict: disclosure of cause of adverse health symptoms exhibited by veterans, S3426 [17AP]

Reports filed

Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act (S. 1711) (S. Rept. 104-371), S11168 [24SE]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act (S. 1791) (S. Rept. 104-367), S10075 [9SE]

Veterans Health Care Management and Contracting Flexibility Act (S. 1359) (S. Rept. 104-372), S11426 [26SE]

Testimonies

Homeless Veterans Assistance: Ronald W. Drach, S7308 [28JN]

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (House)

Bills and resolutions

Hayes, Representative: election (see H. Res. 343, 397), H913 [25JA], H3231 [29MR]

McNulty, Representative: election (see H. Res. 344), H913 [25JA]

Letters

Agricultural Market Transition Act, H1575 [29FE]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, H1737 [6MR]

FAA programs reauthorization, H11456 [27SE]

FAA programs' reauthorization, H10133 [10SE]

Gasoline tax, H5339 [21MY]

Over-the-counter life insurance sales through savings banks, E1838 [30SE]

SEC funding for reduction of fees, H2051 [12MR]

Tax treatment of bad debt reserves of financial institutions which are required to convert to banks: Representative Archer, S11899 [30SE]

Remarks in House

Hayes, Representative: election (H. Res. 343), H901 [25JA]

———election (H. Res. 397), H3206 [29MR]

McNulty, Representative: election (H. Res. 344), H901 [25JA]

Taxation: rates, E323 [12MR]

Reports filed

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4429 [6MY]

Board of Tea Experts Abolishment (H.R. 2969) (H. Rept. 104-467), H1663 [4MR]

Export Controls Authority (H.R. 361) (H. Rept. 104-605), H5934 [5JN]

Foreign Trade Export Controls (H.R. 361) (H. Rept. 104-605), H7105 [27JN]

Foreign Trade Legislation Technical Corrections (H.R. 3815) (H. Rept. 104-718), H8635 [29JY]

Gasoline Tax (H.R. 3415) (H. Rept. 104-576), H5286 [16MY]

Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act (H.R. 3103) (H. Rept. 104-496), H2842 [25MR]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation (H.R. 2823) (H. Rept. 104-665), H8247 [23JY]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act (H.R. 3107) (H. Rept. 104-523), H6422 [17JN]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria (H.R. 2853) (H. Rept. 104-466), H1635 [29FE]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for People's Republic of China (H.J. Res. 182) (H. Rept. 104-634), H6764 [25JN]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Romania (H.R. 3161) (H. Rept. 104-629), H6531 [19JN]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Agreement Relative to Construction and Repair of Certain Self-Propelled Seagoing Vessels (H.R. 2754) (H. Rept. 104-524), H3648 [18AP]

Presidential Proclamation Authority Relative to Foreign Trade Articles of the West Bank or Gaza Strip (H.R. 3074) (H. Rept. 104-495), H2842 [25MR]

Safeguard Taxpayer Rights (H.R. 2337) (H. Rept. 104-506), H3170 [28MR]

Small Business Job Protection Act (H.R. 3448) (H. Rept. 104-586), H5299 [20MY]

Social Security Administration Demonstration Projects Extension (H.R. 4039) (H. Rept. 104-786), H10429 [16SE]

Tax Treatment of Military Income Derived From Services Performed During a Contingency Operation (H.R. 2778) (H. Rept. 104-465), H1635 [29FE]

Tables

Distribution of the current Federal tax burden, H3274 [15AP]

International comparison of central Government taxes as percents of gross domestic product, H3273 [15AP]

Total U.S. Federal revenue as percents of gross domestic product, H3274 [15AP]

Testimonies

Unlimited Savings Allowance Tax Plan: Salvatore V. Barone, Association for Manufacturing Technology, S11635-S11637 [28SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 343, election of Representative Hayes to Committee on Ways and Means (House), H901 [25JA]

H. Res. 344, election of Representative McNulty to Committee on Ways and Means (House), H901 [25JA]

H. Res. 397, election of Representative Hayes to the Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3206 [29MR]

COMMITTEE TO ESCORT IRISH PRIME MINISTER JOHN BRUTON INTO THE HOUSE CHAMBER (House)

Appointments

Members, H10175 [11SE]

COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE WHITEWATER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND RELATED MATTERS (Senate, Special)

Articles and editorials

Docudrama, S1444 [29FE]

Enough of Whitewater, S1561 [6MR]

Extend, But With Limits, S1444 [29FE], S1580, S1585 [6MR]

Extend the Whitewater Inquiry, S1408 [29FE]

Real Whitewater Report, S1445 [29FE]

Replacing Kenneth Starr, S3453 [17AP]

Take D'Amato Off Clinton's Case, S1561 [6MR]

Twenty Months and Counting, S1580, S1585 [6MR]

Whitewater Hearing Needs To Wind Down, S1562 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions

Funding (see S. Res. 227, 246), S1388 [28FE], S3487 [17AP]

Funding (S. Res. 246): amend (see S. Res. 272), S7027 [26JN]

Cloture motions

Funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR], S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3249 [29MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

Letters

Investigation of Whitewater Development Corp. and related matters: Senators Sarbanes and D'Amato, S1586 [6MR]

Motions

Funding (S. Res. 227), S1552 [6MR]

Remarks in House

Funding (S. Res. 227), H1621 [29FE]

Remarks in Senate

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S6543 [19JN]

Funding, S3194 [29MR]

Funding (S. Res. 227), S1343 [27FE], S1407-S1425, S1427-S1446 [29FE], S1552-S1595, S1610 [6MR], S1617-S1623 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1815, S1900 [12MR], S1926-S1933 [13MR], S2033-S2036 [14MR], S2259 [18MR]

Funding (S. Res. 227), unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR]

Funding (S. Res. 246), S3450-S3454 [17AP], S3680 [18AP]

———amend (S. Res. 272), S7065 [26JN]

Reports filed

Final Report (S. Rept. 104-280), S6408 [18JN]

Funding (S. Res. 227), S1597 [6MR]

Progress of the Investigation Into Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (S. Rept. 104-204), S276 [22JA]

Testimonies

Investigation Into the Death of White House Staff Member Vincent W. Foster, Jr.: Philip Heymann, S1582-S1584 [6MR]

Texts of

S. Res. 227, funding, S1393 [28FE]

S. Res. 246, funding, S3450, S3491 [17AP]

S. Res. 272, amend S. Res. 246, funding, S7030, S7065 [26JN]

COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE

Articles and editorials

Ethics Committee Rebukes Lawmaker, Lets Him Announce It, E445 [25MR]

Gingrich Critic Aided Ethics-Panel Democrat, H4432 [7MY]

Muckraker, H7198 [10JY]

Pre-Election Messages Banned by House, H7199 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions

Baker, Representative Richard H.: election to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (see H. Res. 467), H6915 [26JN]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 377), H1986 [7MR]

Funderburk, Representative: election to Committee on Agriculture (House) (see H. Res. 509), H9924 [2AU]

Hayes, Representative: election to the Committee on Ways and Means (House) (see H. Res. 343, 397), H913 [25JA], H3231 [29MR]

House Rules: authority of the Committee on Rules (House) to report rules or orders waiving the germaneness requirement (see H. Res. 505), H9706 [1AU]

———improve committee operations, procedures, and staffing (see H. Res. 480), H7658 [16JY]

———procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 346), H913 [25JA]

———provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H7658 [16JY]

———require witnesses at committee hearings to disclose Federal grants or contracts received during current and previous fiscal years (see H. Res. 486), H8094 [22JY]

———time limits on questioning of witnesses by Members of certain standing and subcommittees (see H. Res. 550), H11527 [27SE]

Jackson, Representative: election to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (see H. Res. 337), H330 [5JA]

Klug, Representative: election to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (see H. Res. 485), H8094 [22JY]

McNulty, Representative: election to the Committee on Ways and Means (House) (see H. Res. 344), H913 [25JA]

Members of Congress: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 462), H6765 [25JN]

———minority party appointments (see H. Res. 367, 408, 414, 447, 523), H1507 [28FE], H3657 [22AP], H4109 [25AP], H5934 [5JN], H10524 [17SE]

Neumann, Representative: election to the Committee on the Budget (House) (see H. Res. 357), H1226 [1FE]

Parker, Representative: election to the Committee on Appropriations (House) (see H. Res. 382), H2316 [14MR]

Serrano, Representative: election to the Committee on Appropriations (House) (see H. Res. 383), H2316 [14MR]

Letters

Electronic access to work and positions of minority Members of Congress: Carol C. Henderson, American Library Association, H7198 [10JY]

Ineligibility of Representative McDermott to participate in a proceeding before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): Representative Nancy L. Johnson, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H8149 [23JY]

Resignation of Representative Richardson from the Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): Representative Richardson, H11567 [27SE]

Lists

Bills on House calendar under the Committee on Resources (House) jurisdiction: intergovernmental mandates, H1279 [27FE]

———private-sector mandates, H1279 [27FE]

Committee on Science (House) reports, E1035 [7JN]

Congressional investigation terminations, S1415 [29FE]

Motions

House of Representatives: permission to meet while the House is in session, H4661 [9MY]

Press releases

Electronic Access to Work and Positions of Minority Members of Congress: Laura Meckler, Office of the Democratic Leader, H7199 [10JY]

———Representative Fazio, H7200 [10JY]

Remarks in House

Baker, Representative Richard H.: election to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 467), H6973 [26JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H5268-H5275 [16MY]

Committee on Appropriations (House): permission to file reports, H7111 [8JY]

———tribute to staff, H12088, H12089 [28SE]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): statements made by Members relative to spouses of two female staffers, H4804, H4805 [10MY]

Committee on Science (House): activities, E1035 [7JN]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 377), H2095 [12MR]

———conflict of interest concerns relative to Representative McDermott, H4432 [7MY]

———impartiality of proceedings, H2704 [22MR], E445 [25MR]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): permission to file reports, H10427 [16SE]

Funderburk, Representative: election to Committee on Agriculture (House) (H. Res. 509), H9897 [2AU]

Hayes, Representative: election to the Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 343), H901 [25JA]

———election to the Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 397), H3206 [29MR]

House of Representatives: electronic access to work and positions of minority Members, H7177-H7179, H7198-H7202, H7204, H7205 [10JY]

———expedite commencement of committee hearings (H. Res. 310), H193 [5JA]

———permission to meet while the House is in session, H1668 [5MR], H2129 [13MR], H2229 [14MR], H2333 [19MR], H2474 [20MR], H2972 [28MR], H3497 [17AP], H4310 [1MY], H4536 [8MY], H4660, H4661 [9MY], H5188 [16MY], H5388 [22MY], H5573 [29MY], H5735 [30MY], H5826 [5JN], H5941 [6JN], H6126 [11JN], H6189 [12JN], H6293 [13JN], H6518 [19JN], H6725 [25JN], H6856 [26JN], H7270 [11JY], H7665 [17JY], H7784 [18JY], H8253 [24JY], H8384 [25JY], H8671 [30JY], H9710 [1AU], H10048 [5SE]

———transfer funds to official allowances to promote use of computers and other electronic technologies, H7197-H7202 [10JY]

———use of committee staffs to investigate President Clinton and labor unions, H4309 [1MY]

House Rules: discussion of matters before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) on the House floor, H10331-H10336, H10350, H10355 [12SE], H10439 [17SE], H10529, H10531 [18SE], H10604, H10605, H10646, H10647 [19SE], H10724 [20SE], H10773, H10774, H10775 [24SE], H11050, H11052, H11053, H11054 [25SE], H11235 [26SE], H11638-H11642 [28SE]

———improve committee operations, procedures, and staffing (H. Res. 480), E1290 [16JY]

———procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 346), H10348 [12SE], E1660 [19SE], E1691 [25SE]

Jackson, Representative: election to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H. Res. 337), H240 [5JA]

Klug, Representative: election to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Res. 485), H8075 [22JY]

McNulty, Representative: election to the Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 344), H901 [25JA]

Members of Congress: majority party appointments (H. Res. 462), H6845 [25JN]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 367), H1415 [28FE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 408), H3656 [22AP]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 414), H3824 [25AP]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 447), H5921 [5JN]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 523), H10496 [17SE]

Neumann, Representative: election to the Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Res. 357), H1200 [1FE]

Parker, Representative: election to the Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Res. 382), H2305 [14MR]

Serrano, Representative: election to the Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Res. 383), H2305 [14MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): conflict of interest concerns relative to Representative McDermott, H4433 [7MY]

House Rules: discussion of matters before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) on the House floor, H1033, H10331, H10332, H10333, H10334, H10335, H10350 [12SE], H10440 [17SE], H10529, H10531 [18SE], H10604, H10605, H10646, H10647 [19SE], H10773, H10774, H10775 [24SE], H11050, H11052, H11053, H11054 [25SE], H11235 [26SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 337, election of Representative Jackson to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H240 [5JA]

H. Res. 343, election of Representative Hayes to Committee on Ways and Means (House), H901 [25JA]

H. Res. 344, election of Representative McNulty to Committee on Ways and Means (House), H901 [25JA]

H. Res. 357, election of Representative Neumann to the Committee on the Budget (House), H1200 [1FE]

H. Res. 367, minority party appointments to Committees of the House, H1415 [28FE]

H. Res. 377, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) expenditures, H2095 [12MR]

H. Res. 382, election of Representative Parker to the Committee on Appropriations (House), H2305 [14MR]

H. Res. 383, election of Representative Serrano to Committee on Appropriations (House), H2305 [14MR]

H. Res. 397, election of Representative Hayes to the Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3206 [29MR]

H. Res. 408, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H3656 [22AP]

H. Res. 414, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H3824 [25AP]

H. Res. 447, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H5921 [5JN]

H. Res. 462, majority party appointments to Committees of the House, H6845 [25JN]

H. Res. 467, election of Representative Richard H. Baker to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6973 [26JN]

H. Res. 485, election of Representative Klug to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H8075 [22JY]

H. Res. 509, election of Representative Funderburk to the Committee on Agriculture (House), H9897 [2AU]

H. Res. 523, minority party appointments to Committees of the House, H10496 [17SE]

COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE

Addresses

Committee on Armed Services (Senate) Anniversary: James R. Schlesinger, S12034 [30SE]

Articles and editorials

Docudrama, S1444 [29FE]

Enough of Whitewater, S1561 [6MR]

Enough Whitewater Hearings, S1928 [13MR]

Extend, But With Limits, S1444 [29FE], S1580, S1585 [6MR]

Real Whitewater Report, S1445 [29FE]

Replacing Kenneth Starr, S3453 [17AP]

Take D'Amato Off Clinton's Case, S1561 [6MR]

Twenty Months and Counting, S1580, S1585 [6MR]

Whitewater Hearing Needs To Wind Down, S1562 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): minority party appointments (see S. Res. 212), S314 [23JA]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to a solid waste disposal company's licensing application in New Jersey (see S. Res. 287), S9555 [2AU]

———production of documents by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to INSLAW, Inc. v. U.S. (see S. Res. 222), S737 [1FE]

Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate): production of records relative to the U.S. and William I. Koch v. Koch Industries, Inc. (see S. Res. 302), S11426 [26SE]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize the production of records relative to the Zona Rosa massacre in El Salvador (see S. Res. 256), S5567 [23MY]

Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate): majority party appointments (see S. Res. 245), S3384 [16AP]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (see S. Res. 227, 246), S1388 [28FE], S3487 [17AP]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (see S. Res. 272), S7027 [26JN]

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

Members of Congress: majority party reassignments (see S. Res. 267), S6612 [20JN]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR], S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3249 [29MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

Histories

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence—Twenty Years of Intelligent Oversight, S11323 [25SE]

Letters

Investigation of Whitewater Development Corp. and related matters: Senators Sarbanes and D'Amato, S1586 [6MR]

Lists

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): majority staff, S7515 [10JY], S10028 [9SE]

———minority staff, S7515 [10JY], S7965 [17JY], S10028 [9SE]

Committee on Finance (Senate) hearings and meetings, S1644 [7MR]

Congressional investigation terminations, S1415 [29FE]

Senate bills under the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) jurisdiction: intergovernmental mandates, S2209 [15MR]

———private-sector mandates, S2208 [15MR]

Motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1552 [6MR]

Remarks in House

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), H1621 [29FE]

Remarks in Senate

Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs: travel and office personnel funding, S2288 [19MR]

Brownlee, Romie L.: appointment as staff director of Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1447 [29FE]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S6543 [19JN]

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special): tribute to staff, S12326 [3OC]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): anniversary, S12033 [30SE]

———tribute to staff, S12268, S12271 [3OC]

Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (Senate): tribute to staff, S695 [1FE]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): status of legislation, S9465 [2AU]

———tribute to staff, S11944-S11946 [30SE], S12335 [3OC]

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): minority party appointments (S. Res. 212), S330 [23JA]

———publishing of Senate Ethics Manual, S11494 [27SE]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to a solid waste disposal company's licensing application in New Jersey (S. Res. 287), S9610, S9670 [2AU]

———production of documents by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to INSLAW, Inc. v. U.S. (S. Res. 222), S866 [1FE]

———tribute to staff of Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management and the District of Columbia, S12329 [3OC]

Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate): production of records relative to the U.S. and William I. Koch v. Koch Industries, Inc. (S. Res. 302), S11460 [26SE]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize the production of records relative to the Zona Rosa massacre in El Salvador (S. Res. 256), S5632 [23MY]

Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate): majority party appointments (S. Res. 245), S3414 [16AP]

———tribute, S12422 [21OC]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): activities and accomplishments, S12451-S12455 [21OC]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding, S3194 [29MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), S1343 [27FE], S1407-S1425, S1427-S1446 [29FE], S1552-S1595, S1610 [6MR], S1617-S1623 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1815, S1900 [12MR], S1926-S1933 [13MR], S2033-S2036 [14MR], S2259 [18MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR]

———funding (S. Res. 246), S3450-S3454 [17AP], S3680 [18AP]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (S. Res. 272), S7065 [26JN]

Dept. of Energy: adherence to bill language and report language recommendations, S8980 [26JY], S9087-S9089 [30JY]

Domestic policy: Senate hearings, S1645 [7MR]

Lauver, Jean S.: tribute (S. Res. 232), S2235 [18MR]

Members of Congress: majority party reassignments (S. Res. 267), S6627 [20JN]

Senate: permission to meet while the House is in session, S1388 [28FE]

———permission to meet while the Senate is in session, S3734 [19AP], S4056 [24AP]

———tribute to staff, S12409 [3OC]

Reports filed

Activities of the 103d Congress: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-343), S9294 [31JY]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) Funding (S. Res. 227), S1597 [6MR]

Final Report: Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 104-280), S6408 [18JN]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1996: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-228), S736 [1FE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-237), S1597 [6MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-238), S1682 [11MR], S1854 [12MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-243), S2801 [25MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-285), S6611 [20JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-289), S6849 [25JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-316), S7762 [11JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-329), S8553 [23JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-347), S9428 [1AU]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-370), S10682 [17SE]

Schedules

Meetings, E50 [22JA], E122 [31JA], E181 [5FE], E189 [7FE], E207 [26FE], E248 [28FE], E268 [4MR], E301 [6MR], E321 [11MR], E350 [13MR], E373 [18MR], E398 [20MR], E446 [25MR], E466 [27MR], E525 [15AP], E563 [17AP], E597 [22AP], E619 [24AP], E659 [29AP], E697 [1MY], E712 [6MY], E736 [8MY], E781 [13MY], E815 [15MY], E847 [20MY], E882 [22MY], E947 [29MY], E977 [3JN], E1004 [5JN], E1045 [10JN], E1077 [12JN], E1098 [17JN], E1113 [19JN], E1155 [24JN], E1169 [26JN], E1219 [8JY], E1237 [10JY], E1312 [17JY], E1343 [22JY], E1369 [24JY], E1396 [29JY], E1421 [31JY], E1513 [4SE], E1544 [9SE], E1588 [11SE], E1614 [16SE], E1646 [18SE], E1670 [23SE], E1696 [25SE]

Testimonies

Investigation Into the Death of White House Staff Member Vincent W. Foster, Jr.: Philip Heymann, S1582-S1584 [6MR]

Texts of

S. Res. 212, minority party appointments to the Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select), S321, S330 [23JA]

S. Res. 222, production of documents by the Committee on Governmental Affairs' (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to INSLAW, Inc. v. U.S., S743, S866 [1FE]

S. Res. 227, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S1393 [28FE]

S. Res. 232, tribute to Jean S. Lauver, S2235, S2245 [18MR]

S. Res. 245, majority party appointments to Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S3406, S3414 [16AP]

S. Res. 246, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S3450, S3491 [17AP]

S. Res. 256, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) production of records relative to the Zona Rosa massacre in El Salvador, S5603, S5632 [23MY]

S. Res. 267, majority party reassignments to Committees of the Senate, S6613, S6628 [20JN]

S. Res. 272, amend S. Res. 246, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S7030, S7065 [26JN]

S. Res. 287, production of records by the Committee on Governmental Affairs' (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to a solid waste disposal company's licensing application in New Jersey, S9610, S9670 [2AU]

S. Res. 302, production of records by the Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) relative to U.S. and William I. Koch v. Koch Industries, Inc., S11435, S11460 [26SE]

COMMODITY CREDIT CORP.

Letters

Agricultural program operation improvement: several agricultural and economic experts, S905 [6FE]

———several Senators, S679 [1FE]

———Steve Appel, Washington State Farm Bureau, S903 [6FE]

Messages

CCC Report: President Clinton, S5491 [22MY], H5431 [22MY]

Press releases

Glickman Improves Repayment Options for Producers for Advance Deficiency Payments, S398 [26JA]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H6212-H6217, H6245 [12JN]

Rural areas: funding for rural housing, economic development, education, and research programs, H1540-H1546 [29FE]

Remarks in Senate

Interest rates: modify, S1015-S1018, S1036 [7FE]

COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Amend (see S. 2077), S10600 [16SE]

Commodities markets: amend rules relative to certain transactions (see H.R. 4276), H12172 [28SE]

Contracts: regulatory requirements relative to the purchase or sale of commodities from markets located abroad (see H.R. 3891), H8374 [24JY]

Letters

Commodity Exchange Act amendments: Senators Lugar and Leahy, S9621 [2AU]

Outlines

Amendments (S. 2077), S10608 [16SE]

Remarks in House

Commodities markets: amend rules relative to certain transactions (H.R. 4276), E1828 [30SE], E1897 [1OC]

Remarks in Senate

Amend, S9620 [2AU]

Amend (S. 2077), S10604-S10608 [16SE]

Statements

Commodity Exchange Act Amendments: Senators Lugar and Leahy, S9620 [2AU]

Summaries

Amendments (S. 2077), S10607 [16SE]

Texts of

S. 2077, amend, S10604-S10606 [16SE]

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Commodity Exchange Act: amend (see S. 2077), S10600 [16SE]

Letters

Commodity Exchange Act amendments: Senators Lugar and Leahy, S9621 [2AU]

Outlines

Commodity Exchange Act amendments (S. 2077), S10608 [16SE]

Remarks in Senate

Commodity Exchange Act: amend, S9620 [2AU]

———amend (S. 2077), S10604-S10608 [16SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S9484 [2AU]

Reports filed

Nomination of Brooksley E. Born To Be Chairman: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5492 [22MY]

Nomination of David D. Spears: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5492 [22MY]

Statements

Commodity Exchange Act Amendments: Senators Lugar and Leahy, S9620 [2AU]

Summaries

Commodity Exchange Act Amendments (S. 2077), S10607 [16SE]

Texts of

S. 2077, Commodity Exchange Act amendments, S10604-S10606 [16SE]

COMMON CARRIERS related term(s) Aviation; Cargo Transportation; Motor Vehicles; Railroads; Transportation

Addresses

Foreign Air Service Agreements: Senator Pressler, S3007-S3009 [27MR]

Articles and editorials

In the Train Wrecks' Aftermath, S1352 [27FE]

Lessons From the Train Disaster, S1352 [27FE]

U.S.-Thai Aviation Deal a Victory for Common Sense, S3009 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions

Aviation: regulation of scheduled passenger air service at reliever airports (see H.R. 3141), H2664 [21MR]

Crime: strengthen penalties and prohibitions against sabotage of rail transportation or other mass transit (see H.R. 2949), H1224 [1FE]

Customs Service: one-time collection of fees on passengers arriving on commercial vessels making a single voyage (see S. 1771), S5267 [17MY]

Dept. of Transportation: solicit proposals from air carriers to provide air service to certain areas (see H.R. 3739), H7106 [27JN]

FAA: essential air service funding (see H.R. 3037), H1775 [6MR]

———regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see S. 1865; H.R. 3626), S6144 [12JN], H6285 [12JN]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H4646 [8MY]

———improve rail transportation safety (see S. 1575; H.R. 3106, 3578), S1345 [27FE], H2320 [18MR], H5934 [5JN]

———reform the Federal Railroad Administration and improve safety laws (see H.R. 3335), H4109 [25AP]

Transportation: prohibit smoking in any federally financed transportation facility (see H.R. 4333), H12193 [30SE]

Case History

Federal Express Corp. Coverage by the Railway Labor Act, S12103 [1OC], S12185 [2OC]

Factsheets

Application of Labor Laws to Federal Express Corp. Relative to Designation as Express Company, S12104 [1OC]

Letters

Air transportation system reform and improvements: Jim Hall, NTSB, S11824 [30SE]

———Mike McNally, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, S11823 [30SE]

Amtrak replacement of historical and traditional names for routes in the Northeast corridor: Senator Murkowski, S544 [30JA]

Application of labor laws to carriers relative to designation as express company: Franklin D. Raines, OMB, S12179 [2OC]

———Joan Claybrook, S12189 [2OC]

———Representative Molinari, S11871 [30SE]

———Representatives Molinari and Shuster, S11872 [30SE], S12175 [2OC]

Messages

Railroad Retirement Board Report: President Clinton, S11537 [27SE], H11469 [27SE]

Opinion

Application of labor laws to Federal Express Corp. relative to designation as express company: Stephen E. Crable, National Mediation Board, S12101 [1OC], S12173-S12175 [2OC], S12222 [3OC]

Press releases

Public Citizen Supports Effort To Block Sweetheart Deal for Federal Express—Commends Senator Kennedy's Principled Stand: Public Citizen (organization), S12190 [2OC]

Proposals

Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act technical corrections to be included in H.R. 2594, railroad unemployment and health benefits reform, E839 [16MY]

Questions and answers

FAA reauthorization and application of labor laws to Federal Express Corp. relative to designation as express company: Senator Daschle, S12100 [1OC]

Remarks in House

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, H11453-H11464 [27SE]

Dept. of Transportation: solicit proposals from air carriers to provide air service to certain areas (H.R. 3739), E1198 [27JN]

FAA: essential air service funding (H.R. 3037), E293 [6MR]

ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), conference report, E839 [16MY]

Japan: bilateral aviation agreement, E1162 [25JN]

Maryland: tribute to victims of commuter train accident, E339 [13MR]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (H.R. 3413), E745 [9MY]

———reform the Federal Railroad Administration and improve safety laws (H.R. 3335), E652 [25AP]

Trucking industry: financial reporting requirements, H7068, H7069 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Amtrak: reauthorizing appropriations, S1290 [23FE]

———replacement of historical and traditional names for routes in the Northeast corridor, S543 [30JA]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, S11821, S11822, S11854-S11857, S11859, S11871, S11872 [30SE], S12096-S12115 [1OC], S12169-S12177, S12178-S12193 [2OC], S12219-S12230, S12233, S12235 [3OC]

Dept. of Labor: Joblinks Employment Transportation Center funding, S11918 [30SE]

FAA: essential air service funding, S10668, S10679 [17SE]

———reform management and financial operations and improve air transportation system, S10746 [18SE], S11822, S11884, S11885 [30SE]

———regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (S. 1865), S6145 [12JN]

France: U.S. air service agreement, S3006-S3009 [27MR]

Germany: bilateral aviation agreement, S5551 [23MY]

Japan: access of U.S. businesses to air service markets, S10679 [17SE]

Railroads: improve rail transportation safety (S. 1575), S1349-S1351 [27FE]

Safety: improve school bus safety, S9476 [2AU]

Ships and vessels: regulation of U.S.-flag vessels relative to domestic commerce, S280 [22JA]

United Kingdom: bilateral aviation agreement, S5089 [15MY], S5442 [21MY]

Reports filed

FAA Management and Financial Operations Reform and Air Transportation System Improvement: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1239) (S. Rept. 104-251), S3311 [15AP]

Statements

Commercial Aircraft Air Filtration Systems: Andrew Parramore, S6145 [12JN]

———Janie Johnson, S6146 [12JN]

———Joe Johnson, S6146 [12JN]

———Patricia Friend, S6145 [12JN]

Regulation of U.S.-Flag Vessels: Stanley H. Barer, S280 [22JA]

Texts of

S. 1575, Rail Safety Act, S1351 [27FE]

COMMON CAUSE (organization)

Letters

Access to administration officials in exchange for campaign contributions, H8505 [25JY]

Campaign Finance Reform Act, H8506 [25JY]

COMMON SENSE LEGAL STANDARDS REFORM ACT

Analyses

Joint and Several Liability For Non-Economic Damages Reform, S2562 [21MR]

Provisions (H.R. 956), S2561 [21MR], H3191 [29MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 956, provisions, H2190 [13MR]

Articles and editorials

Anti-Consumer Act of 1996, S2556 [21MR]

In Defense of Big (Not Bad) Business, S2369 [20MR]

Lawyers May Kill My Daughter, S2376 [20MR]

Stupid Court Tricks, S2571 [21MR]

Suing for Safety, S2571-S2575 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 956): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 394), H2949 [27MR]

Briefings

Provisions: Speaker Gingrich, Richard L. Thornburgh, and Lewis Fuller, E681 [1MY]

Cloture motions

Enact (H.R. 956): conference report, S2211 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2385 [20MR]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 956), H2238-H2247 [14MR]

Descriptions

Provisions (H.R. 956), H3188 [29MR]

Excerpts

Provisions (H.R. 956): Committee on Commerce (House) Report, H3189-H3191 [29MR]

Factsheets

Provisions (H.R. 956), S2562 [21MR]

Letters

Provisions: David Patterson, S2384 [20MR]

———Katherine Prescott, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization), S2371 [20MR]

———President Clinton, S2366 [20MR]

———Representative Pallone, H3203 [29MR]

———Robert K. Jennings, Mattison Technologies Inc., H3200 [29MR]

———Senator Rockefeller, S2562 [21MR]

———several small business organizations, S2563 [21MR]

Lists

Citizen groups opposing product liability reform, S2557 [21MR]

Small business organizations supporting product liability reform, S2563 [21MR]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 956, Provisions: President Clinton, H4425 [6MY]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 956), H1415 [28FE], H1576 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Courts: claims for commercial loss relative to product liability, H3187 [29MR]

———jurisdiction of Federal courts over foreign manufacturers, H1576-H1582 [29FE]

———limitations on punitive damage awards, H3186, H3202 [29MR]

———product liability reform relative to the raw materials used to make certain medical devices, H2228 [14MR], H3199, H3201, H3202 [29MR]

———uniform statute of repose for cases involving durable goods, H3185 [29MR]

Enact (H.R. 956): conference report, H2228 [14MR], H2561, H2562 [21MR], H3184-H3204 [29MR]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 394), H3176-H3183 [29MR]

———motion to instruct conferees, H1576-H1582 [29FE]

———veto, H4426 [6MY], H4756-H4764 [9MY], E778 [10MY], E844 [20MY]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: product liability reform relative to damage recovery in cases involving drunk driving accidents, S2575 [21MR]

Enact (H.R. 956): conference report, S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2300-S2302 [19MR], S2341-S2386 [20MR], S2553-S2591 [21MR], S2835 [25MR]

———conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR]

———veto, S4575 [2MY]

Health: product liability reform relative to medical implant devices, S2375 [20MR]

Lawyers and attorneys: regulations on contingency-fee lawyers relative to product liability cases, S2377 [20MR]

Public utilities: exclusion from product liability reform, S2359-S2363 [20MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 956, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 104-503), H2949 [27MR]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 956) (H. Rept. 104-481), H2315 [14MR]

Statements

Provisions: Senator Kennedy, S2555 [21MR]

Tables

State court cases of strict liability of public utility companies, S2362 [20MR]

Supplier withdrawal of unsafe products, S2354 [20MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 394, consideration of conference report on H.R. 956, provisions, H3176 [29MR]

COMMON SENSE PRODUCT LIABILITY LEGAL REFORM ACT

Analyses

Joint and Several Liability For Non-Economic Damages Reform, S2562 [21MR]

Provisions (H.R. 956), S2561 [21MR], H3191 [29MR]

Articles and editorials

Anti-Consumer Act of 1996, S2556 [21MR]

In Defense of Big (Not Bad) Business, S2369 [20MR]

Lawyers May Kill My Daughter, S2376 [20MR]

Stupid Court Tricks, S2571 [21MR]

Suing for Safety, S2571-S2575 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 956): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 394), H2949 [27MR]

Briefings

Provisions: Speaker Gingrich, Richard L. Thornburgh, and Lewis Fuller, E681 [1MY]

Cloture motions

Enact (H.R. 956): conference report, S2211 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2385 [20MR]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 956), H2238-H2247 [14MR]

Descriptions

Provisions (H.R. 956), H3188 [29MR]

Excerpts

Provisions (H.R. 956): Committee on Commerce (House) Report, H3189-H3191 [29MR]

Factsheets

Provisions (H.R. 956), S2562 [21MR]

Letters

Provisions: David Patterson, S2384 [20MR]

———Katherine Prescott, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization), S2371 [20MR]

———President Clinton, S2366 [20MR]

———Representative Pallone, H3203 [29MR]

———Robert K. Jennings, Mattison Technologies Inc., H3200 [29MR]

———Senator Rockefeller, S2562 [21MR]

———several small business organizations, S2563 [21MR]

———Tara Ransom, E682 [1MY]

Lists

Citizen groups opposing product liability reform, S2557 [21MR]

Small business organizations supporting product liability reform, S2563 [21MR]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 956, Provisions: President Clinton, H4425 [6MY]

Remarks in House

Courts: claims for commercial loss relative to product liability, H3187 [29MR]

———limitations on punitive damage awards, H3186, H3202 [29MR]

———product liability reform relative to the raw materials used to make certain medical devices, H2228 [14MR], H3199, H3201, H3202 [29MR]

———uniform statute of repose for cases involving durable goods, H3185 [29MR]

Enact (H.R. 956): conference report, H2228 [14MR], H2561, H2562 [21MR], H3184-H3204 [29MR]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 394), H3176-H3183 [29MR]

———veto, H4426 [6MY], H4756-H4764 [9MY], E778 [10MY], E844 [20MY]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: product liability reform relative to damage recovery in cases involving drunk driving accidents, S2575 [21MR]

Enact (H.R. 956): conference report, S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2300-S2302 [19MR], S2341-S2386 [20MR], S2553-S2591 [21MR], S2835 [25MR]

———conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR]

———veto, S4575 [2MY]

Health: product liability reform relative to medical implant devices, S2375 [20MR]

Lawyers and attorneys: regulations on contingency-fee lawyers relative to product liability cases, S2377 [20MR]

Public utilities: exclusion from product liability reform, S2359-S2363 [20MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 956, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 104-503), H2949 [27MR]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 956) (H. Rept. 104-481), H2315 [14MR]

Statements

Provisions: Linda Ransom, E682 [1MY]

———Senator Kennedy, S2555 [21MR]

Tables

State court cases of strict liability of public utility companies, S2362 [20MR]

Supplier withdrawal of unsafe products, S2354 [20MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 394, consideration of conference report on H.R. 956, provisions, H3176 [29MR]

COMMONWEAL (publication)

Articles and editorials

More Than a Roof—Promising Moves in Public Housing, S9307 [31JY]

COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES

Addresses

NATO Inclusion of Central and Eastern European Countries: William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S1395-S1397 [28FE]

Articles and editorials

Chernobyl Conference Slated for Columbia and Yale, E491 [29MR]

160 Reportedly Killed in Chechnya Battle, H7512 [12JY]

Report—Russian 'Copters Attack Chechen Town, H7513 [12JY]

Russia Pounds Chechens as Election Truce Unravels, H7515 [12JY]

Russian Copters Attack Chechen Town, H4884 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see S. Con. Res. 56; H. Con. Res. 167), S4063 [24AP], H3820 [24AP]

Letters

Hostilities in breakaway Russian region of Chechnya: Anthony Lake, Executive Office of the President, H7513 [12JY]

———President Clinton, H7512, H7513, H7514 [12JY]

———Representative Wolf, H7511, H7512, H7514, H7515 [12JY]

Hostilities in Russian breakaway region of Chechnya: Representative Wolf, H4883 [10MY]

Removal of Russian troops from Kaliningrad: Anthony Polikaitis, Lithuanian-American Community, Inc., H11252 [26SE]

———Janis Kukainis, American Latvian Association in the U.S., Inc., H11252 [26SE]

———Regina Narusis, Lithuanian-American Community, Inc., H11252 [26SE]

———Uldis K. Sipols, H11252 [26SE]

———Vello Ederma, Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc., H11251 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Arms control: reduction of conventional weapons, E1299 [17JY]

Belarus: anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident, E491 [29MR]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, E1906 [2OC], E1914 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: defense conversion assistance relative to the former Soviet Republics, H5078-H5080 [15MY]

Russia: hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, H4882-H4884 [10MY], H6145 [11JN], H7511 [12JY], E922 [24MY], E1798 [28SE]

———removal of troops from Kaliningrad (H. Con. Res. 51), H11250-H11254 [26SE]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, E635, E649 [25AP]

———anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (H. Con. Res. 167), H5323-H5326 [21MY], E618 [24AP], E652 [25AP], E875 [22MY]

———impact of Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, H10656 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons, S2189 [15MR]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, S11277 [25SE]

NATO: inclusion of Central and Eastern European countries, S1395 [28FE]

Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing, S6482 [19JN]

Russia: hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, S996 [6FE], S8770 [25JY]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, S3687 [18AP], S4115, S4261 [25AP]

———anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (S. Con. Res. 56), S4074 [24AP], S4264, S4265 [25AP]

Reports

Conventional Arms Control: Presidential Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy, E1299 [17JY]

Reports filed

Capability of the U.S. To Monitor Compliance With the START II Treaty: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. Rept. 104-246), S3017 [27MR]

Chornobyl Nuclear Reactor Accident Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 56), S4189 [25AP]

Statements

Removal of Russian Troops From Kaliningrad: Central and East European Coalition, H11252 [26SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 51, removal of Russian troops from Kaliningrad, H11250 [26SE]

H. Con. Res. 167, Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident anniversary, H5323 [21MY]

S. Con. Res. 56, Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident anniversary, S4074 [24AP], S4265 [25AP]

COMMUNICATIONS see Telecommunications

COMMUNICATIONS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Telecommunications: continued operation of certain overlapping stations (see H.R. 3073), H2123 [12MR]

COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT

Remarks in Senate

Funding, S11910 [30SE]

COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CORP.

Reports filed

Nomination of Barry M. Goldwater, Sr., to the Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S3154 [28MR]

Nomination of Peter S. Knight to the Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S3154 [28MR]

COMMUNISM

Addresses

China—Where Do We Go From Here? Senator Feinstein, S3798-S3800 [22AP]

Russia and the New Independent States—Promoting U.S. Interests: Ariel Cohen, Heritage Foundation, E228-E231 [28FE]

Amendments

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

Articles and editorials

As China Threatens Taiwan, It Makes Sure U.S. Listens, S339 [24JA], S367 [25JA], S664 [31JA]

Bad Bill on Cuba, S1492 [5MR], H1727 [6MR]

Beijing Pulls a Fast One, E1360 [24JY]

Canada, Backed by Mexico, Protests to United States on Cuba Sanctions, S3409 [16AP]

Castro's Blunder, E372 [14MR]

China's Four Slaps—and the United States' Craven Response, S3321 [15AP]

Chinese View of China's Strategy, H6998-H7003 [27JN]

Cuba Expropriation Bill Could End Up Costing U.S. Taxpayers Billions, S1493 [5MR]

Cuba Incident—Correct Response, H1729 [6MR]

Cuba Says New U.S. Legislation Has Already Hurt, E371 [14MR]

Cuban Jets vs. Unarmed Cessnas, H1730 [6MR]

Cuba's Brutality, H1729 [6MR]

Great Cuban Embargo Scam—A Little-Known Loophole Will Allow the Richest Exiles To Cash In, H1727 [6MR], E271 [5MR], E309 [7MR]

Hold The Blockade, H1729 [6MR]

How Far To Support Taiwan?, S1990 [13MR]

If China Attacks Taiwan, S907 [6FE]

Indicting China's Terrorism—Bring the Case to the United Nations, S1991 [13MR]

Missteps on Cuba, H1728 [6MR]

Most Favored Nation—or Most Appeased?, H6951-H6954 [26JN]

Nation Has Been Lucky To Avoid Serious Test of U.S. Foreign Policy, H8101 [23JY]

Ottawa Still Loves Tyrant, E371 [14MR]

Peacemakers Are Up Against an Undeterred China, S1376 [27FE]

Read the Riot Act to China, S1887 [12MR]

Reciprocal Obsession of Castro and Washington, S1491 [5MR]

Sellout to China, E385 [20MR]

Surrendering U.S. Policy on Cuba, S1492 [5MR], H1728 [6MR]

Time To Make Plans—and Tracks, H6962 [26JN]

U.S. Policy—Held Hostage in Miami, S1492 [5MR]

Washington Confronts China, S907 [6FE]

Weighing the Response to Cuba's Brutal Attacks, H1730 [6MR]

What We Owe Taiwan, S2624 [21MR]

Why Taiwan Scares China, S2624 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions

Afghanistan: peace process (see S. Res. 275), S7302 [28JN]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see S.J. Res. 56; H.J. Res. 181, 182), S5939 [6JN], H6285 [12JN], H6414 [13JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H6764 [25JN]

———most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 3569), H5817 [4JN]

———proposed missile tests (see S. Con. Res. 43), S1598 [6MR]

———U.S. policy (see H. Res. 461), H6764 [25JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H6764 [25JN]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 370), H1715 [5MR]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: amend relative to the exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 3980), H9922 [2AU]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (see S. Con. Res. 73; H. Con. Res. 228), S11540 [27SE], H11527 [27SE]

Conference reports

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (H.R. 927), H1645-H1662 [4MR]

Essays

Promoting Peace After the Cold War: Leah Bremer, E1407 [30JY]

Letters

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: David W. Wallace, Joint Corporate Committee on Cuban Claims, S1488 [5MR]

———Otto J. Reich, U.S.-Cuba Business Council, S1504 [5MR]

———President Clinton, S1504, S1506 [5MR], H1737 [6MR]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1737 [6MR]

———several business organizations, E1248 [11JY]

Erroneous listing of ICI Export Ltd. as a non-U.S. company having commercial activities with Cuba: William A. Meaux, ICI Americas Inc., S2717 [21MR]

Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China: Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys (musical group), H7034 [27JN]

———Business Coalition for U.S.-China Trade, H7004-H7006 [27JN]

———Elena Bonner, H6702 [24JN]

———former Secs. of the Treasury, E1154 [24JN]

———Martin Lee, H7012 [27JN]

———President Clinton, H7017 [27JN]

———Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, E1154 [24JN]

U.S. policy on regional stability and defense relative to the Republic of China: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, H2344 [19MR]

———Representative Hamilton, Committee on International Relations (House), H2343 [19MR]

Lists

Non-U.S. companies having commercial activities with Cuba, S1489 [5MR]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton, S1515 [5MR], H1643 [4MR]

Papers

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (H.R. 927): Jorge I. Dominguez, E1248 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Bremer, Leah: U.S. Institute of Peace national essay contest winner, E1407 [30JY]

China, People's Republic of: defense spending, H4835 [10MY]

———most-favored-nation status, H2039 [12MR], H4433, H4434, H4435 [7MY], H5305, H5308, H5309 [21MY], H5387 [22MY], H5572 [29MY], H5849, H5850 [5JN], H5937 [6JN], H6094 [10JN], H6425, H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435 [18JN], H6514, H6516 [19JN], H6634 [20JN], H6851 [26JN], H8106 [23JY], E1128 [20JN], E1154 [24JN], E1758 [27SE]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6976, H6977, H6978, H6979, H6985-H7026 [27JN], E1216, E1218 [8JY], E1241 [11JY], E1282 [12JY]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6950-H6963 [26JN]

———populace efforts toward democracy, E1360 [24JY]

———proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, H868 [25JA], H1202 [1FE], H1971 [7MR], H2032 [8MR], E88 [25JA]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7027-H7040 [27JN], E1216 [8JY]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6950-H6963 [26JN]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability, defense, and foreign trade, E385 [20MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), H1971 [7MR], H2324, H2326, H2327, H2342-H2350 [19MR], E334 [13MR], E378 [19MR], E431 [22MR], E453 [26MR]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government, H854 [25JA], H6329 [13JN]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H1280-H1283 [27FE], H1619 [29FE], H7266 [11JY], H7539 [16JY], H7661, H7664 [17JY], E1247 [11JY], E1322 [18JY]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1701 [5MR], H1736-H1749 [6MR], E271 [5MR], E308 [7MR], E371 [14MR]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 370), H1724-H1736 [6MR]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (H. Con. Res. 228), E1788 [28SE]

Italy: elections, H3583 [18AP]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), E1361 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: peace process (S. Res. 275), S11201, S11202 [24SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, S5643 [24MY], S5781-S5784 [5JN], S5910, S5911 [6JN], S7068 [27JN], S10404 [12SE]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), S6947-S6949 [26JN]

———most-favored-nation status (S.J. Res. 56), S5943-S5945 [6JN]

———proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, S338 [24JA], S395 [26JA], S663 [31JA], S907 [6FE], S1634-S1636 [7MR], S1668 [11MR], S1792 [12MR], S2076-S2078, S2080, S2081, S2098 [14MR], S2145 [15MR], S2216 [18MR], S2800 [25MR], S3789 [22AP]

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

———U.S. policy, S1285-S1289 [23FE], S1376 [27FE], S1990, S1991 [13MR]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense, S3108, S3110-S3114, S3139-S3143 [28MR], S3236 [29MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), S2622-S2630 [21MR]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S1453 [29FE], S3408 [16AP], S7882 [16JY]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1479-S1506, S1510, S1511 [5MR]

———U.S. policy, S7882 [16JY]

ICI Americas Inc.: erroneous listing of ICI Export Ltd. as a non-U.S. company having commercial activities with Cuba, S2717 [21MR]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (S. Con. Res. 73), S11559 [27SE]

Reports filed

Afghanistan Peace Process: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 275), S8636 [24JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 370) (H. Rept. 104-470), H1715 [5MR]

Consideration of H. Res. 461, U.S. Policy Towards People's Republic of China: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 182, Most-Favored-Nation Status for People's Republic of China: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 927) (H. Rept. 104-468), H1663 [4MR]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for People's Republic of China: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 182) (H. Rept. 104-634), H6764 [25JN]

Statements

China—Friend or Enemy? Barbara H. Franklin, E1758 [27SE]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Alfredo Duran, Cuban Committee for Democracy, H1731 [6MR]

———Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, Cuban Change (organization), H1731 [6MR]

———European Union, H1730 [6MR]

———Representative Burton, E371 [14MR]

People's Republic of China Proposed Military Action Against Taiwan After First Presidential Election: House Republican Policy Committee, H1204 [1FE]

U.S. Policy on Regional Stability and Defense Relative to the Republic of China: Lien Chan, Prime Minister, Republic of China, S2629 [21MR]

Tables

Cuban economic associations with foreign captial participation, S1505 [5MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 370, consideration of H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, H1724 [6MR]

H. Res. 461, U.S. policy towards People's Republic of China, H7027 [27JN]

H. Res. 463, consideration of H. Res. 461, U.S. policy and most-favored-nation status relative to People's Republic of China, H6950 [26JN]

H.J. Res. 182, most-favored-nation status for People's Republic of China, H6985 [27JN]

S. Con. Res. 43, People's Republic of China proposed missile tests, S1606 [6MR]

S. Con. Res. 73, return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation, S11558 [27SE]

S. Res. 275, Afghanistan peace process, S7310 [28JN], S11201 [24SE]

COMMUNIST PARTY—U.S.

Articles and editorials

Abroad at Home—Secrecy and Justice, S6511 [19JN]

Goodies From the Venona Files, H3644 [18AP]

$200,000 Repayment Agreement for Estate of McCarthy-Era Victim, S6511 [19JN]

Letters

Relief of Beatrice Braude estate: Christopher N. Sipes, S6511 [19JN]

Remarks in Senate

Braude, Beatrice: relief of estate, S6509-S6512 [19JN]

COMMUNITIES see Suburban areas; Urban Areas

COMMUNITY ACTION OF GREATER INDIANAPOLIS, INC.

Statements

Tribute: Nanci Morris, E329 [13MR]

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT related term(s) Suburban areas; Urban Areas

Bills and resolutions

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Highlands, TX: celebration of Highlands Jamboree, E1706 [26SE]

National People's Action: tribute, E354 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate

Charleston County, SC: community development block grants availability, S9876 [5SE]

Dept. of HUD: community development programs funding, S9723 [3SE]

Westerly, RI: observance of Neighbor Day, S398 [26JA]

Resolutions by organizations

Neighbor Day: Westerly, RI, Town Council, S399 [26JA]

COMMUNITY ECONOMICS, INC.

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1442 [1AU]

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AGAINST CRIME ACT

Remarks in House

Authorization: extend, H4684 [9MY]

COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Financial institutions: consideration of a depository institution's record on consumer fees relative to the Community Reinvestment Act (see H.R. 3301), H3730 [23AP]

———require performance data reporting to verify availability of credit on a nondiscriminatory basis (see H.R. 3826), H7658 [16JY]

COMMUNITY SERVICE related term(s) Volunteer Workers

Addresses

America's Challenge—Revitalizing Our National Community: Senator Bradley, S12244-S12246 [3OC]

Congressional Gold Medal of Honor Presentation to Billy and Ruth Graham: Vice President Gore, E715 [7MY]

Hope for America: Billy Graham, H5139-H5141 [15MY], E720 [7MY], E748-E750 [9MY], E784 [14MY]

Now, Let's Talk About the Pastor: Cheryl Story, H6108 [10JN]

Student Tutoring Programs: Norman Manasa, H10003-H10005 [4SE]

Amendments

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), S9532, S9610, S9611 [2AU], H10089 [5SE]

Articles and editorials

AmeriCorps Program Should End, H6865 [26JN]

Arthur George Gaston— His Death Is a Monumental Loss for Birmingham, S394 [26JA]

Befitting Tribute to a Great Man, E1822 [30SE]

Buckaroo Ball Nets $500,000 for Charity, E1297 [17JY], E1359 [24JY]

Called To Serve, S121 [10JA]

Cardinal Virtues, S10507 [12SE]

Clyde M. Dangerfield, S6753 [24JN]

Dangerfield—A Life of Quiet Integrity, S6753 [24JN]

Donald Mintz, S4563 [1MY]

Glow From a Fire, S129 [10JA]

Humble Clovis Defies the Education Visigoths, E47 [22JA]

Lakewood Organization Celebrates 75th Anniversary, E865 [22MY]

Leaving the Gang Behind, E89 [25JA]

Making a Difference—Statistics Indicate Fighting Back Is Winning the War on Drugs in Vallejo, E1704 [26SE]

Marietta's ``Miracle'', E311 [7MR]

Move Onward, Upward, E1138 [20JN]

Newcomers, Natives Both Have the Solutions, E1297 [17JY], E1359 [24JY]

NMMI Broadcasts 20th Year of TV Production, E1740 [27SE]

Project Has Kids Pulling for Other Kids, S6900 [25JN]

Services for Rollie Mullen, E1512 [4SE]

Sister Bonvouloir To Work With Sisters of Mercy, S4314 [29AP]

Sophie Reuther, a Social and Labor Activist, Is Dead at 82, H3435 [16AP]

Spending Time With the Kids—Alex Weddington Shares Time With Children From Masonic Home for Boys and Girls, E210 [27FE]

Tribute to ShoreCheer International on Contributions to the Community, E1755 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to participate in substance abuse information programs as part of their public service obligation (see H.R. 3334), H4109 [25AP]

Community Services Block Grant Act: composition of boards of community action agencies and nonprofit private organizations (see H.R. 4254), H11526 [27SE]

Liuzzo, Viola: tribute (see H. Res. 420), H4397 [1MY]

National Senior Citizen Hall of Fame Commission: establish (see S. 1902), S6849 [25JN]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (see S. 1938), S7670 [10JY]

Public buildings: community use of public facilities that are acquired, constructed, or rehabilitated using community development block grants (see H.R. 3888), H8374 [24JY]

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (see H. Con. Res. 162), H3488 [16AP]

Histories

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—50 Years of Accomplishments: CDC, E1194 [27JN]

Greater Saint Paul African Episcopal Church, Coconut Grove, FL: Esther M. Armbrister, E68 [24JA]

Macedonia Missonary Baptist Church, Miami, FL, E70 [24JA]

Letters

History of Tomahonnock United Methodist Church: Zillah S. Herrington, E139 [1FE]

Tribute to Alvin Brown: Representatives Emerson and de la Garza, E748 [9MY]

Lists

Camden, NJ, Police Award recipients, E858 [22MY]

National People's Action (organization) accomplishments, S3479 [17AP]

Pet-a-Pal volunteers, H6683 [20JN]

Shelby County Youth Shelter staff and board members, H5979 [6JN]

Teens Who Care Program participants, E1489 [2AU]

Wernle Home (orphanage) volunteers, E1277 [12JY]

Proclamations

Tribute to James B. Golden, Jr., S5949 [6JN]

Remarks in House

ALERT (organization): tribute to students relative to humanitarian aid for Oklahoma City, OK, Edward P. Murrah Federal Building bombing victims, E825 [16MY]

———tribute to students relative to humanitarian aid in Mexico, E823 [16MY]

Algood, TN: tribute to Algood Volunteer Fire Dept., E851 [21MY]

All-American Junior Guilders (theater group): tribute, H2703 [22MR]

Allmond, Robert: Police Officer of the Year Honorable Mention award recipient, E246 [28FE]

Allons, TN: tribute to Allons Volunteer Fire Dept., E849 [21MY]

———tribute to Timothy Volunteer Fire Dept., E640 [25AP]

Almaville, TN: tribute to Almaville Volunteer Fire Dept., E851 [21MY]

Alpine, TN: tribute to Alpine Volunteer Fire Dept., E864 [22MY]

America-Israel Friendship League, Inc.: tribute, E1706 [26SE]

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging: anniversary, E1943 [21OC]

American Italian Professional and Business Women's Club: anniversary, E1240 [11JY]

Anderson, Lars: New Mexico AIDS Services (organization) Ron McDaniel Award recipient, E539 [16AP]

Angleton, TX: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E1910 [3OC]

Arlington County, VA: anniversary of Arlington County Civic Federation, E729 [7MY]

Armstrong, James: Torrance, CA, YWCA Man of the Year award recipient, E1664 [19SE]

Arrington, TN: tribute to Arrington Volunteer Fire Dept., E818 [16MY]

Athens, NY: anniversary of William H. Morton Engine Co., E1415 [31JY]

Auburntown, TN: tribute to Auburntown Volunteer Fire Dept., E742 [9MY], E830 [16MY]

Ayers, Georgia: Florida 17th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2663 [21MR]

Bacelis, Victor: American Institute for Public Service Jefferson Public Service Award recipient, E1222 [9JY]

Baker, Jane: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E265 [4MR]

Baltimore County, MD: anniversary of Eastern Baltimore Area Chamber of Commerce, E1816 [28SE]

Baxter, TN: tribute to Baxter Volunteer Fire Dept., E862 [22MY]

Bay City, MI: AFL-CIO Model City in Community Service Award recipients, E1708 [26SE]

Belfast, TN: tribute to Belfast Volunteer Fire Dept., E859 [22MY]

Belleville, NJ: tribute to Concerned Citizens of Belleville (organization), E623 [25AP]

———tribute to UNICO (organization) Young Italian American ACES Club, E364 [14MR]

Berardi, Amato L.: Cavaliere dell'Ordine al merito della Republica Italiana award recipient, E224 [28FE]

Berkeley, CA: anniversary of Bonita House, E1635 [18SE]

Berlin, TN: tribute to Berlin Volunteer Fire Dept., E859 [22MY]

Bessette, Roberta J.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E265 [4MR]

Black Women's Day: observance, E1822 [30SE]

Blackman, TN: tribute to Blackman Volunteer Fire Dept., E642 [25AP]

Bloomfield, PA: Bloomfield Citizens Council Awards recipients, E799 [14MY]

Bojarsky, Donna: Jewish Community Relations Committee Richard S. Volpert Award recipient, E1703 [26SE]

Bolton, Marjorie (Midge): San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E265 [4MR]

Boston, MA: tribute to Urban Pulse Magazine Show, E1936 [21OC]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding, H8208 [23JY]

Brighton, MI: anniversary of Rotary Club, E1033 [7JN]

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to participate in substance abuse information programs as part of their public service obligation (H.R. 3334), E648 [25AP]

Brown, Dale P.: American Jewish Committee Human Relations Award recipient, E662 [30AP]

Brown, Dorian M.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Bryant, Yvonne: Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1541 [9SE]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of 100 Club of Buffalo Inc., and Buffalo Bisons Baseball/Law Enforcement, Fire, and EMS Appreciation Day, E754 [9MY]

Buffalo (NY) Polish American Journal: anniversary, E1892 [1OC]

Bunch, Kelly: LeGrand Smith Scholarship recipient, E787 [14MY]

Burke, Andrew: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E771 [10MY]

Bush, Madgelean: Joint Action in Community Service, Inc., National Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E553 [17AP], E632 [25AP]

Bush, Michael: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E766 [10MY]

Busse, Jeanne O.: March of Dimes Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1545 [10SE]

California: anniversary of Bay Area Urban League, E690 [1MY]

———anniversary of Meeting Each Need With Dignity (organization), E888 [23MY]

———tribute to individuals who have made contributions to the American Heritage Club, E487 [28MR]

Cameron County, PA: tribute to retired senior volunteers, E870 [22MY]

Campus Boulevard Corp.: anniversary, E1733 [27SE]

Canarise, NY: tribute to Canarsie Volunteer Ambulance Corp., E551 [17AP]

Cannon County, TN: tribute to Cannon County Rescue Squad, E1049 [11JN]

Capital Commitment (organization): anniversary, E1111 [18JN]

Carine, Lillian: Italian American Heritage Award recipient, E1724 [26SE]

Carlow College: Student of Spirit award recipients, E1526 [5SE]

Casabona, Angel: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Police of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Castleton, NY: anniversary of Castleton Volunteer Fire Dept., E981 [4JN]

Celina, TN: tribute to Celina Volunteer Fire Dept., E1000 [5JN]

Centers for Disease Control: anniversary, E1191, E1193, E1197, E1198 [27JN]

Central, TN: tribute to Central District Volunteer Fire Dept., E822, E826 [16MY]

Chambers, J. Gene: Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen award recipient, E1938 [21OC]

Chapel Hill, TN: tribute to Chapel Hill Volunteer Fire Dept., E854 [21MY]

Children and youth: tribute to Friends of Karen (organization) for providing financial assistance to families of children with terminal illnesses, E209 [27FE]

Christiana, TN: tribute to Christiana Volunteer Fire Dept., E825 [16MY]

Chron's and Colitis Foundation of America: Women of Distinction award recipients, E385 [20MR]

Cicero, IL: tribute to Take Pride in Cicero Award recipients, E180 [5FE]

Clay County, TN: tribute to Clay County Rescue Squad, E1050 [11JN]

———tribute to Clay County Volunteer Fire Dept., E856 [22MY]

Cleburne, TX: anniversary of Central Church of Christ, E1874 [30SE]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Eliza Bryant Center, E1616 [17SE]

Clifton Heights, PA: anniversary of Clifton Heights Fire Dept., E1823, E1874 [30SE]

Coachella Valley, CA: tribute to Boys and Girls Club, E89 [25JA]

Coccia, Joseph, Jr.: Italian Tribune News Columbus Day Community Service Award recipient, E1932 [21OC]

Coconut Grove, FL: anniversary of the Greater Saint Paul African Episcopal Church, E68 [24JA]

College Grove, TN: tribute to College Grove Volunteer Fire Dept., E824 [16MY]

Collier, Michael and Connie: Lafayette, CA, Citizen of the Year award recipients, E1821 [30SE]

Colonial Heights, VA: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 284, E1032 [7JN]

Colorado: anniversary of Arapahoe Library District, E1770 [28SE]

Columbia, TN: tribute to American Legion Post 19, E551 [17AP]

Columbus, OH: tribute to J.C. Penney Golden Rule Award semifinalists, E1207 [27JN]

Community Economics, Inc.: anniversary, E1442 [1AU]

Contesti, Raymond M.: March of Dimes Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1547 [10SE]

Contra Costa County, CA: anniversary of Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County, Inc., E492 [29MR]

———tribute to Teens Who Care Program, E1489 [2AU]

Cooke, Jaqueline: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Co-Op Month: observance, E1800 [28SE]

Corinth, NY: anniversary of Corinth Grange 823, E1494 [2AU]

———anniversary of Corinth Rescue Squad, E1003 [5JN]

Cornersville, TN: tribute to Cornersville Volunteer Fire Dept., E852 [21MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H6863-H6868, H6885-H6891, H6944, H6945, H6947, H6948 [26JN], H10968 [24SE]

———tribute, E128 [1FE]

Courts: liability relative to business donors of food and grocery products to needy individuals, H10089, H10090 [5SE]

Curley, Charles H.: Marin County, CA, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E130 [1FE]

Dade County, FL: tribute to women's achievements, E450 [26MR]

Dale City, VA: tribute to Civic Association Award recipients, E147 [5FE]

Dallas, TX: observance of Kindness Week, E120 [31JA], E165 [5FE]

Damascus, MD: anniversary of American Legion Post 171, E271 [5MR]

David, Narsai M.: tribute to Anti-Defamation League Restaurant Industry Achievement Award recipient, E1059 [11JN]

Davidson County, TN: tribute to Davidson County Rescue Squad, E1051 [11JN]

Dayton Power and Light Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1499 [2AU]

De La Rosa, Gilbert: tribute to Intercommunity Blind Center Distinguished Leadership Award recipient, E1065 [12JN]

Deale, MD: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad, E1754 [27SE]

Dearborn, MI: anniversary of VFW Post 6896, E929 [24MY]

Deep River, CT: anniversary of Deep River Fire Dept., E1317 [18JY]

Deer Park, TX: tribute to Shell Explorer Post No. 9999, E984 [4JN]

Defeated Creek, TN: tribute to Defeated Creek Volunteer Fire Dept., E819 [16MY]

DeHais, Educardo: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Police of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

DeKalb County, TN: tribute to Eagleville Volunteer Fire Dept., E829 [16MY]

———tribute to Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad, E1065 [12JN]

Delaware: tribute to Delaware Volunteer Firemen's Association, E1631 [18SE]

Denver, CO: tribute to community efforts to accommodate family members of victims of the Oklahoma City bombing during trial, H3653 [19AP]

Dept. of HHS: Community Service Block Grant Program funding, H7228 [10JY]

District of Columbia: tribute to United Family Coalition, E1069 [12JN]

Ditomassi, George: Holyoke, MA, St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee Ambassador of Ireland Award recipient, E365 [14MR]

Dixon Springs, TN: tribute to Riddelton/Dixon Springs Volunteer Fire Dept., E677 [1MY]

Dodson Branch, TN: tribute to Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Dept., E821 [16MY]

Doede, Wayne: New Lenox Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1638 [18SE]

Dry Hollow, TN: tribute to Dry Hollow Volunteer Fire Dept., E793 [14MY]

Dugopolski, Caroline: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E772 [10MY]

Eagleville, TN: tribute to Eagleville Volunteer Fire Dept., E828 [16MY]

East Chicago, IN: tribute to Circles of Serbian Sisters of Northwest Indiana, E1912 [3OC]

East Clay, TN: tribute to East Clay Volunteer Fire Dept., E788 [14MY]

East Orange, NY: tribute to East Orange Welfare Dept., E1191 [27JN]

East Side, TN: tribute to East Side Volunteer Fire Dept., E628 [25AP]

Ebinger, Nicholas: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E770 [10MY]

Ecology and environment: tribute to Hometown Trees Program, H3787 [24AP], E587 [19AP]

Egan, Gioconda: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

El Portal, FL: anniversary of El Portal Women's Club, E1625 [17SE]

Elias Brothers Restaurants (business): March of Dimes Family of the Year award recipient, E1549 [10SE]

Elk County, PA: tribute to senior citizen volunteers, E879 [22MY]

Elmore, OH: observance of BrushPride Day, E769 [10MY]

Elsmere, DE: anniversary of Fire Company, E422 [22MR]

Enfield, CT: anniversary of fire department, E70 [24JA]

Essex County, NJ: tribute to United Way Celebrity Read Program, E1088 [13JN]

Evetts, Holcomb (Hoke): Kings County, CA, Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E1665 [19SE]

Fair Haven, CT: anniversary of Fair Haven Community Health Center, E1660 [19SE]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E198 [13FE]

Fairgrounds, TN: tribute to Fairgrounds Volunteer Fire Dept., E786 [14MY]

Fairview, TN: tribute to Fairview Volunteer Fire Dept., E786, E789 [14MY], E1060 [11JN]

Farmington, TN: tribute to Farmington Volunteer Fire Dept., E754 [9MY]

Federation Life Insurance of America, Inc.: anniversary, E1519 [5SE]

Fernandez, Camilo: Junta Patriotica Cubana Manuel Antonio de Varona Award recipient, E864 [22MY]

Firefighters: tribute, H4134 [30AP]

Five Point, TN: tribute to Five Point Volunteer Fire Dept., E755 [9MY]

Flat Creek, TN: tribute to Flat Creek Volunteer Fire Dept., E788 [14MY]

Flint, MI: tribute to St. Francis Prayer Center, E625 [25AP]

Florida: tribute to Community Service Networks (organization), E1270 [12JY]

———tribute to Hialeah-Miami Lakes Adult Education Center volunteers, E277 [5MR]

Flynns Lick, TN: tribute to Flynns Lick Volunteer Fire Dept., E785 [14MY]

Food & Friends (organization): tribute, E435 [22MR]

Food Source Network: Victory Against Hunger Award recipient, E733 [8MY]

Forks River, TN: tribute to Forks River Volunteer Fire Dept., E787 [14MY]

Forman, Hamilton C.: B'nai B'rith Great American Traditions Award recipient, E10 [3JA]

Fortinsky, Robert A.: Greater Wilkes-Barre Society of Fellows Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E827 [16MY]

Fosterville, TN: tribute to Fosterville Volunteer Fire Dept., E788 [14MY]

Fox, Elizabeth: Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipient, E457 [26MR]

Franklin, TN: tribute to Franklin Volunteer Fire Dept., E787 [14MY]

Freeman, Chris: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Fireman of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Fresno, CA: tribute to Clovis Unified School District, E47 [22JA]

Friebert, Robert and Susan: American Jewish Committee's Human Relations Award recipients, E570 [18AP]

Friedman, Pauline: B'nai B'rith Community Service Award recipient, E251 [29FE]

Frinzi, Dominic: Italian Community Center of Milwaukee Ted Mazza Community Service Award recipient, E634 [25AP]

Frobel, Dianna: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E769 [10MY]

Gadsden, AL: tribute to Job Corps Center, E1597 [12SE]

Gaffin, Barbara: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston Warren B. Kohn Award recipient, E880 [22MY]

Gallatin, TN: tribute to Gallatin Volunteer Fire Dept., E998 [5JN]

Garcia, Francisco J. (Frank): President's Service Award recipient, E643 [25AP]

Gary, Willie: American Jewish Committee Learned Hand Award recipient, E216 [27FE]

Gassaway, TN: tribute to Gassaway Volunteer Fire Dept., E627, E630 [25AP]

Gay and Lesbian Activist Alliance: anniversary, E540 [16AP]

Genesee County, MI: tribute to Hispanic Independence Award recipients, E1571 [11SE]

Geppi, Stephen: Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. Good Citizenship Award recipient, E514 [29MR]

Gibbstown, NJ: tribute to Gibbstown Volunteer Fire Dept., E788 [14MY]

Girl Scouts: tribute to Gold Award recipients, E553 [17AP]

Gladdice, TN: tribute to Gladdice Volunteer Fire Dept., E762 [10MY]

Glencoe, IL: tribute to Am Shalom congregation, E559 [17AP]

Glens Falls, NY: anniversary of Marine Corps League, E1827 [30SE]

———anniversary of Voluntary Action Center, E1802 [28SE]

Gomez, Ute: Zonta Club of Cortland Woman of Achievement award recipient, E514 [29MR]

Granville, TN: tribute to Granville Volunteer Fire Dept., E758, E759 [10MY]

Grimes, John F.: Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E361 [14MR]

Guam: anniversary of Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina, E1216 [8JY]

Guetzkow, David: Wisconsin Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year award recipient, E826 [16MY]

Gunther, Lois and Dick: Jewish Family Service FAMMY Award recipients, E1755 [27SE]

Guzman, Luis: Hispanic Police and Fire Association President of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Habitat for Humanity (organization): tribute, E311 [7MR]

Hahn, Laura: Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipient, E547 [16AP]

Hanover Township, PA: anniversary of VFW Post 5267, E1798 [28SE]

Hardys Chapel, TN: tribute to Hardys Chapel Volunteer Fire Dept., E763 [10MY]

Harrison, Milton L.: Rotary Club of Newark, NJ, Person of the Year award recipient, E877 [22MY]

Haytaian, Garabed (Chuck): Warren County, NJ, chapter of the Arc Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient, E88 [25JA]

Hazelton, PA: anniversary of Kiwanis Club, E1594 [12SE]

Health: tribute to outreach efforts of Bertelsmann Music Group and the National Bone Marrow Donor Program, E64 [23JA], E101 [25JA]

Hendersonville, TN: tribute to Hendersonville Rescue Squad, E1053 [11JN]

———tribute to Hendersonville Volunteer Fire Dept., E751 [9MY]

Hermelin, David: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Fred M. Butzel Award for Distinguished Community Service recipient, E1666 [19SE]

Hernandez, Lorenzo: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Hersperger, Webb S.: Carlisle Exchange Club Citizen of the Year award recipient, E375 [19MR]

Hilb, Rogal, & Hamilton Co.: observance of Hilb, Rogal, & Hamilton Co. Day, E788 [14MY]

Hilham, TN: tribute to Hilham Volunteer Fire Dept., E732 [8MY]

Hofstedt, Sharon B.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Holter, Steven: National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise Achievement Against the Odds Award recipient, E366 [14MR]

Houston, TX: tribute to Fannie Mae Foundation, E741 [9MY]

Huntington, NY: tribute to Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition, E1691 [25SE], E1906 [2OC]

Illinois: tribute to West Suburban Chamber of Commerce honorees, E226 [28FE]

Indiana: tribute to members of Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 170, E687 [1MY]

———tribute to Second Congressional District, E1831 [30SE], E1886 [1OC]

———tribute to Stop the Violence (organization), H2934 [27MR]

Jackson County, TN: tribute to Jackson County Rescue Squad, E1056 [11JN]

Jacobson, Joseph: Harry Van Arsdale, Jr., Memorial Association Humanitarian Award recipient, E990 [4JN]

Janczak, Jerome (Jerry): South Side Business Club Man of the Year award recipient, E1682 [25SE]

Jennings Creek, TN: tribute to Jennings Creek Volunteer Fire Dept., E752 [9MY]

Jersey City, NJ: anniversary of Abercrombie Guild of Christ Hospital (organization), E891 [23MY]

John Heinz Neighborhood Development Program: funding, H6806 [25JN]

Johnstown Association of Life Underwriters: anniversary, E1497 [2AU]

Jones, Clifford: B'nai B'rith Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1541 [9SE]

Kansas City, MO: anniversary of Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry, E1388 [26JY]

———tribute to Francis Child Development Institute, E1777 [28SE]

———tribute to Francis Families Foundation, E1777 [28SE]

Kittrell, TN: tribute to Kittrell Volunteer Fire Dept., E765 [10MY]

Klebanoff, Marian: State of Israel Heritage Award recipient, E798 [14MY]

Klink, Representative: Greek American Monthly (publication) Hermes Award recipient, E311 [7MR]

Klupp, Gerald: Milwaukee, WI, South Side Advancement Association Person of the Year award recipient, E124 [1FE]

Knight, Norma Mathes: Kings Park, NY, Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year recipient, E119 [31JA]

Kral, Vivian L.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

La Grange, IL: anniversary of Kiwanis Club, E1401 [30JY]

———anniversary of Southwest Suburban Center on Aging, E1549 [10SE]

———tribute to Helping Hand Rehabilitation Center, E1427 [1AU]

La Puente, CA: anniversary of La Puente Valley Regional Occupational Program, E993 [4JN]

LaFayette, TN: tribute to LaFayette Volunteer Fire Dept., E760 [10MY]

Lakewood, OH: anniversary of Kiwanis Club, E864 [22MY]

Lancaster, TN: tribute to Lancaster Volunteer Fire Dept., E739, E745 [9MY]

Lascassas, TN: tribute to Lascassas Volunteer Fire Dept., E740 [9MY]

Latin American Community Alliance for Support and Assistance of Northwest Indiana, Inc.: tribute, E1714 [26SE]

Latino Peace Officer's Association: tribute, E1648 [19SE]

Latinos Against AIDS (organization): anniversary, E1523 [5SE]

LaVergne, TN: tribute to LaVergne Rescue Squad, E1057 [11JN]

———tribute to LaVergne Volunteer Fire Dept., E734 [8MY]

Lebanon, TN: tribute to Lebanon Volunteer Fire Dept., E723 [7MY]

Lebenthal, James A.: Jewish National Fund Tree of Life Award recipient, E823 [16MY]

Lemoore, CA: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Dept., E1781 [28SE]

Leuliette, Timothy D.: B'nai B'rith International Great American Traditions Award recipient, E1820 [30SE]

Lewis, Martha: Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1541 [9SE]

Lighthouse Community Services, Inc.: tribute, E932 [29MY]

Lincoln, NE: tribute to Capital Humane Society, E1722 [26SE]

Livingston, TN: tribute to Livingston Volunteer Fire Dept., E722 [7MY]

Logan-Young, Wende: New York 28th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2662 [21MR]

Long Beach, CA: anniversary of Masonic Lodge No. 327, E1167 [25JN]

———tribute to Greater Long Beach National Conference Humanitarian Award recipients, E832 [16MY]

Loren-Maltese, Betty: Grit (publication) True Grit Award recipient, E180 [5FE]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Neighborhood Youth Association, E1717 [26SE]

Los Angeles County, CA: tribute to the Whittier-Rio Hondo AIDS Project, E1406 [30JY]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Ninth and O Baptist Church for relief efforts for the children in Bosnia, E1127 [20JN]

———tribute to VA Hospital Volunteer Program, E549 [16AP]

Lovero, Joan D.: Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1541 [9SE]

Lozano, Ofelia: California 34th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2656 [21MR]

Lucidi, Maria: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Machara, Lori J.: J. Robert Ladd Community Service Award recipient, E73 [24JA]

Macomb County, MI: tribute to citizens and organizations for constructing Macomb Bike\Hike Path, E889 [23MY]

Macon County, TN: tribute to Macon County Rescue Squad, E1049 [11JN]

Maldonado, Carmen: Puerto Rican Society of Elizabeth, Inc., Woman of the Year Award recipient, E643 [25AP]

McKean County, PA: tribute to senior citizen volunteers, E868 [22MY]

McMullan, Christine: Pulaski Association Woman of the Year award recipient, E441 [22MR]

Merrill, Eunice: Alabama 5th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2661 [21MR]

Metropolitan Theaters Corp.: H.E.L.P Group Corporate Philanthropy Award recipient, E986 [4JN]

Miami, FL: anniversary of North Miami Foundation for Senior Citizens' Services, E677 [1MY]

———Macedonia Missonary Baptist Church anniversary, E70 [24JA]

Midland, MI: anniversary of Midland Jaycees, E1701 [26SE]

Midway, TN: tribute to Midway Volunteer Fire Dept., E631 [25AP]

Milhem, Chuck: Boys and Girls Clubs of Bay County, MI, Helping Hand Award recipient, E1553 [10SE]

Miller, Hugh: Juvenile Diabetes Foundation honoree, E329 [13MR]

Millersville, TN: tribute to Millersville Volunteer Fire Dept., E724 [7MY]

Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of Community Brain Storming Conference, E407 [21MR]

———anniversary of Polish National Alliance, E1652 [19SE]

———tribute to National Association of Letter Carriers Pioneer Branch No. 2, E1437 [1AU]

Monroe, TN: tribute to Monroe Volunteer Fire Dept., E741 [9MY]

Montclair, NJ: tribute to United Way's `days of caring', E746 [9MY]

Monterey, TN: tribute to Monterey Volunteer Fire Dept., E743 [9MY]

Montgomery County, MD: anniversary of Interages (resource center), E366 [14MR]

———anniversary of Upper Montgomery County Volunteer Fire Dept., E553 [17AP]

———tribute to Faith in Action project, E216 [27FE]

Montgomery County, PA: tribute to Support Police Immediate Response Intervention Team (organization), E1373 [25JY]

Mooresville, TN: tribute to Mooresville Volunteer Fire Dept., E726 [7MY]

Morganfield, KY: tribute to Job Corps Center, E1634 [18SE]

Morolla, Marcantonio (Tony): International Institute of Flint Golden Door Award recipient, E1643 [18SE]

Mosher, Walt: Olive-View UCLA Medical Foundation Nelle Reagan Award for Distinguished Community Service recipient, E1713 [26SE]

Moss, TN: tribute to Moss Volunteer Fire Dept., E731 [8MY]

Mountain City, TN: tribute to Mountain City Volunteer Fire Dept., E733 [8MY]

Muddy Pond, TN: tribute to Muddy Pond Volunteer Fire Dept., E727 [7MY]

Mulderig, Michael R.: First Ward and South Buffalo Democratic Association Irishman of the Year award recipient, E345 [13MR]

Nameless, TN: tribute to the Nameless Volunteer Fire Dept., E729 [7MY]

National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week: observance, E1722 [26SE]

National Cognitive Recovery Foundation: tribute, E1290 [16JY]

National Fire Protection Association: anniversary, E785 [14MY]

National People's Action: tribute, E354 [14MR]

Neighbor Day: designate, E1775 [28SE]

Nelson, Leo: Elgin Cosmopolitan Club's Annual Distinguished Service Award recipient, E548 [16AP]

New Britain, CT: anniversary of Rotary Club, E562 [17AP]

———tribute to Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, E113 [30JA]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of Tower One/Tower East senior housing facility, E1318 [18JY]

———observance of Columbus House Awareness Week, E829 [16MY]

———tribute to Varick Family Life Center, E582 [19AP]

New Jersey: anniversary of Mini Mundo (publication), E1598 [12SE]

———tribute to Loyal Heart Award recipients, E703 [2MY]

———tribute to Puerto Rican Association for Human Development, E1667 [20SE]

———tribute to ShoreCheer International (organization), E1755 [27SE]

New Middleton, TN: tribute to New Middleton Volunteer Fire Dept., E721 [7MY]

New York: anniversary of Oak Hill-Durham Volunteer Fire Dept., E1175 [26JN]

———tribute to Gateway Day Habilitation Center, E1913 [3OC]

New York, NY: anniversary of Handicapped Adults Association of Co-Op City, E1267 [12JY]

———anniversary of Jewish War Veterans Post 500, E1292 [16JY]

———anniversary of National Council of Negro Women, E1364 [24JY]

———anniversary of New York Eye Surgery Center, E1226 [9JY]

———anniversary of Park Slope Civic Council, E426 [22MR]

———anniversary of Queens Borough Public Library, E717 [7MY]

———anniversary of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, E1235 [10JY]

———dedication of William Sicklick Conference Room in Gouverneur Hospital Nursing Facility Diagnostic and Treatment Center, E1045 [10JN]

———tribute to Gramercy Neighborhood Associates, E1133 [20JN]

Newark, NJ: anniversary of Lions Club, E937 [29MY]

———tribute to New Hope Baptist Church, E1447 [1AU]

Newport News, VA: tribute to Pinedale Manor Boys and Girls Club, E1838 [30SE]

Nicaretta, John: UNICO (organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E274 [5MR]

Nike Inc.: tribute, H4113 [29AP]

Nolensville, TN: tribute to Nolensville Volunteer Fire Dept., E723 [7MY]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), H7441 [11JY], H7477-H7480 [12JY], H10089 [5SE]

North Essex, NJ: tribute to Jewish War Veterans Post 146, E538 [16AP]

North Highlands, CA: tribute to Senior Gleaners, Inc., E824 [16MY]

Northern Telecom, Inc.: Committee on Economic Development Corporate Citizenship Award recipient, E1162 [25JN]

Oakland County, MI: tribute to Newman African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1273 [12JY]

Olavarrieta, Carmen: Volunteer Distinguished Service Award recipient, E718 [7MY]

Older Worker Week: observance, E363 [14MR]

Olive, Bob: Public Television Programmers Association Programmer of the Year award recipient, E1354 [24JY]

Orange and Rockland Utilities Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1406 [30JY]

Ottawa, OH: anniversary of the Kiwanis Club, E1803 [28SE]

Overton County, TN: tribute to Overton County Rescue Squad, E1059 [11JN]

Palumbo, Antonio J.: tribute to LaRoche College Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration recipient, E1053 [11JN]

Paramedics: tribute, H4134 [30AP]

Patchogue, NY: anniversary of Social Security Administration office, E1726 [26SE]

Paulin, Amy: New York 18th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2656 [21MR]

Pea Ridge, TN: tribute to Pea Ridge Volunteer Fire Dept., E678 [1MY]

Pech, Eileen: Morton Township, IL, Women's History Month Committee Woman of the Year award recipient, E986 [4JN]

Petermann, Wayne: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Petrino, Angelo: Belmont Men's Lodge Man of the Year award recipient, E778 [10MY]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of CORA Services, Inc., E1591 [12SE]

———tribute to Boy Scouts' Order of the Arrow Delmont Lodge 43, E676 [1MY]

Philmont, NY: anniversary of Philmont Fire Dept., E1315 [18JY]

Pienkos, Donald E.: tribute to Pulaski Council of Milwaukee Polish Heritage Award recipient, E628 [25AP]

Pittsburgh (PA) Observer: tribute to community service award recipients, E18 [4JA]

Pleasant Shade, TN: tribute to Pleasant Shade Volunteer Fire Dept., E725 [7MY]

Port Washington, NY: tribute to Port Washington Youth Activities (organization) Hall of Fame inductees, E1043 [10JN]

Portland, TN: tribute to Portland Volunteer Fire Dept., E667 [30AP]

Propp, Peggy S.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E267 [4MR]

Public buildings: community use of public facilities acquired, constructed, or rehabilitated using community development block grants (H.R. 3888), E1354 [24JY]

Putnam County, TN: tribute to Putnam County Volunteer Fire Dept., E672 [1MY]

Queens, NY: tribute to Queens Borough Public Library, E1456 [1AU]

Radio Vision (organization): tribute, E605 [23AP]

Red Boiling Springs, TN: tribute to Red Boiling Springs Rescue Squad, E1072 [12JN]

———tribute to Red Boiling Springs Volunteer Fire Dept., E671 [1MY]

Red Hook, NY: anniversary of VFW Post 7765, E896 [24MY]

Rendon, Senorina: California 33rd Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2655 [21MR]

Reston, VA: tribute to Best of Reston Community Service Award recipients, E601 [23AP]

Rhoads, Florence: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E267 [4MR]

Rhode Island: tribute to American Red Cross, E404 [21MR]

Richmond, IN: tribute to Wernle Home for Children, H2670 [22MR]

———tribute to Wernle Home (orphanage), E1277 [12JY]

Rickman, TN: tribute to Rickman Volunteer Fire Dept., E661 [30AP]

Rico Rivera, CA: tribute to Teens Assisting Senior Citizens (organization), E1068 [12JN]

Riddelton, TN: tribute to Riddelton/Dixon Springs Volunteer Fire Dept., E677 [1MY]

Ridgewood, NJ: tribute to the Thomas R. Brome Endowment Fund, E546 [16AP]

Ritz, Esther L.: Jewish Community Centers Association Community Builder's Award recipient, E1245 [11JY]

———Jewish Community Centers Association of Milwaukee County, WI, Community Builders Award recipient, E1500 [2AU]

Robinson, Aliceson: LeGrand Smith Scholarship recipient, E785 [14MY]

Rock City, TN: Rock City/Rome Volunteer Fire Dept., E664 [30AP]

Rockford, IL: tribute to Rockford Rescue Mission, H10513 [17SE]

Rockvale, TN: tribute to Rockvale Volunteer Fire Dept., E673 [1MY]

Rocky Point, NY: anniversary of American Legion Post 1991, E1202 [27JN]

Rolling Meadows, IL: tribute to Rolling Meadows Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E765 [10MY]

Rome, TN: tribute to Rock City/Rome Volunteer Fire Dept., E664 [30AP]

Roswell, NM: anniversary of New Mexico Military Institute Television Productions, E1740 [27SE]

Rupcich, John M.: Oak Creek, WI, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E963 [30MY]

Rutgers University: tribute to police department, E1683 [25SE], E1764 [27SE]

Rutherford, TN: tribute to Rutherford Volunteer Fire Dept., E666 [30AP]

Rutherford County, TN: tribute to Rutherford County Rescue Squad, E1061 [12JN]

Sag Harbor, NY: tribute to Sag Harbor Historical Society, E1527 [5SE]

Saginaw, MI: anniversary of First Ward Community Center and Old Timers Club, E1161 [25JN]

Salem, TN: tribute to Salem Volunteer Fire Dept., E642 [25AP]

San Diego, CA: tribute to Annual Community Mobilization Conference and Training on Gangs, Violence, and Drugs, E531 [16AP]

———tribute to Postal Service employees, E1795 [28SE]

San Diego County, CA: anniversary of Interfaith Shelter Network, E783 [14MY]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Bayview Hunters Point Multipurpose Senior Center, E1298 [17JY]

Sanchez, Luis: Hispanic Police and Fire Association President of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Santa Ana, CA: rededication of the Spurgeon Clock, E767 [10MY]

SCANA Corp.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1335 [22JY], E1406 [30JY]

Schiowitz, Nathan N.: Northwestern Pennsylvania Arthritis Foundation Community Leader of the Year award recipient, E799 [14MY]

Senior citizens: tribute to assistance programs, H7646 [16JY]

Shackle Island, TN: tribute to Shackle Island Rescue Squad, E1063 [12JN]

———tribute to Shackle Island Volunteer Fire Dept., E1063 [12JN]

Shares, Inc.: tribute, H8525 [25JY]

Shelby County, IN: tribute to Shelby County Youth Shelter, H5978 [6JN]

Short Mountain, TN: tribute to Short Mountain Volunteer Fire Dept., E634 [25AP]

Simonson, Mary R.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E267 [4MR]

Sisseton, SD: anniversary of Coteau des Prairies Hospital, E1601 [12SE]

Sister Charlotte: National Service Award recipient, E538 [16AP]

Smithville, TN: tribute to Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad, E1065 [12JN]

Smyrna, TN: tribute to Smyrna Rescue Squad, E1067 [12JN]

———tribute to Smyrna Volunteer Fire Dept., E647 [25AP]

Sobanski, Ted and Marion: Polish Legion of American Veterans Heritage Committee Outstanding Couple of the Year Award recipients, E1648 [19SE]

Sosinski, Kathryn: LeGrand Smith Scholarship recipient, E783 [14MY]

South Allen, TN: tribute to South Allen Volunteer Fire Dept., E644 [25AP]

South Side, TN: tribute to South Side Volunteer Fire Dept., E645 [25AP]

Southeast, TN: tribute to Southeast Volunteer Fire Dept., E675 [1MY]

Springfield, MO: tribute to Good Community Fair, H1622-H1625 [29FE]

Springfield, VA: tribute to Springfield Inter-Service Club Council award recipients, E279 [6MR]

St. Clair County, IL: anniversary of Ladies' Ancient Order of Hibernians (organization), E1812 [28SE]

St. Francis, WI: tribute to Vretenar Construction (business), E1633 [18SE]

St. Louis, MO: tribute to Salvation Army Comprehensive Substance Treatment and Rehabilitation Program and Community in Partnership Family Center, E1121 [20JN]

Stanley, Renee: Jerusalem 3000 Peter Max Award recipient, E952 [30MY]

Stein, Louise and Gerald: Jerusalem 3000 Builders of Israel Award recipients, E1109 [18JN], E1141 [20JN]

Sterling Heights, MI: tribute to retirees of Sterling Heights Fire Fighters Union Local No. 1557, E1558 [11SE]

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (H. Con. Res. 162), E543 [16AP]

Summit, IL: anniversary of Summit Park District, E1595 [12SE]

Sumner, TN: tribute to Sumner Volunteer Fire Dept., E1060 [11JN]

Sumner County, TN: tribute to Sumner County Volunteer Fire Dept., E624 [25AP]

Sunshine Foundation: anniversary, E1025 [6JN]

Sweet, Bob: Bedford, PA, Rotary Club Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1097 [17JN]

Sykes, TN: tribute to Sykes Volunteer Fire Dept., E649 [25AP]

Szczygiel, Chris: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Fireman of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Taylors Crossroads, TN: tribute to Taylors Crossroads Volunteer Fire Dept., E618 [24AP]

Thomas, Nathan: NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award recipient, E1449 [1AU]

Thompson-Wallace, Carolyn B.: Rotary Club of Newark, NJ, Person of the Year award recipient, E877 [22MY]

Trousdale County, TN: tribute to Trousdale County Volunteer Fire Dept., E623 [25AP]

Tucson Association of Child Care: anniversary, E1732 [27SE]

Tufts University: observance of Tuftonia's Week, E537 [16AP], E630 [25AP]

Turlock, CA: anniversary of Assyrian-American Civic Club, E1611 [16SE]

United Jewish Appeal (organization): tribute to Women's Campaign chairwomen, E1588 [11SE]

Utica, MI: anniversary of Lions Club, E1809 [28SE]

Vallejo, CA: tribute to Fighting Back Partnership (organization), E1704 [26SE]

Valley Falls, NY: tribute to Tomahonnock United Methodist Church, E139 [1FE]

Vance, Charles F.: Northern Virginia Community Foundation Founders Award recipient, E1763 [27SE]

Volunteer workers: anniversary of Warren and Forest Counties Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, E1734 [27SE]

———tribute to Airline Ambassador Program, E34 [5JA]

Wading River, NY: anniversary of Little Flower Children's Services (organization), E1442 [1AU]

Walkerville, MI: tribute to Camp Tall Turf, E582 [19AP]

Watertown, MA: anniversary of Knights of Columbus Council 155, E602 [23AP]

Watertown, TN: tribute to Watertown Volunteer Fire Dept., E641 [25AP]

Weddington, Alex: Meridian, MS, Junior Auxiliary Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E210 [27FE]

West Side, TN: tribute to West Side Volunteer Fire Dept., E636 [25AP]

Westchester County, NY: tribute to Bridge Fund (organization), E1867 [30SE]

Western Springs, IL: anniversary of Western Springs Garden Club, E1217 [8JY]

Westmoreland, TN: tribute to Westmoreland Volunteer Fire Dept., E652 [25AP]

Williamson County, TN: tribute to Williamson County Rescue Squad, E1069 [12JN]

———tribute to Williamson County Volunteer Fire Dept., E625 [25AP]

Wilmington, DE: tribute to Beth Shalom congregation on Mitzvah Day, E343 [13MR]

Wilson, TN: tribute to Wilson Volunteer Fire Dept., E654 [25AP]

WNTM-Radio (Mobile, AL): tribute, E1756 [27SE]

Women's History Month: observance, H2654-H2663 [21MR]

Woodbury, TN: tribute to Woodbury Volunteer Fire Dept., E650 [25AP]

Woodhaven, NY: anniversary of Woodhaven Residents' Block Association, E1755 [27SE]

Yeager, Jacques S., Jr.: University of California at Riverside Citizens University Committee award recipient, E992 [4JN]

York, PA: anniversary of Sons of Italy Lodge, E1820 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Alabama: tribute to the Alabama National Senior Service Corps Directors Association, S9291 [31JY]

Alexander, Kendal: Prudential Insurance Co. of America Spirit of Community Award recipient, S4810 [7MY]

American Legion: anniversary of Virginia Girls State Program, S6249 [13JN]

Austin, Steven P.: Congressional Fire Services Institute Service Person of the Year award recipient, S4566 [1MY]

Baldwin, NY: anniversary of Baldwin Fire Dept., S9079 [29JY]

Battle Creek, MI: United Way of Greater Battle Creek anniversary, S9978 [5SE]

Bernardin, Joseph: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, S10507 [12SE]

Bristol, NH: tribute to the Order of DeMolay (organization), S1468 [29FE]

Busse, Jeanne O.: March of Dimes Citizen of the Year award recipient, S10022 [6SE]

Campaign for Our Children, Inc.: effectiveness of program in Milwaukee, WI, S9979 [5SE]

Centers for Disease Control: anniversary, S7327 [28JN]

Charities: tribute to Christmas in April housing program, S525 [26JA]

Concord, NH: tribute to volunteers and participants of the fall Special Olympic Games, S12442 [21OC]

Congressional Fire Services Institute: National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner, S4563 [1MY]

Contesti, Raymond M.: March of Dimes Citizen of the Year award recipient, S10021 [6SE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, S2089-S2092 [14MR], S2188 [15MR], S2290 [19MR], S2441 [20MR], S9834 [4SE]

———tribute to Home Stretch Build Project, S11129 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: encourage exchange of ideas, information, and materials amongst military and civilian child care services, S6917 [26JN]

———establish voluntary food donation programs at military service academies, S6488 [19JN]

Detroit, MI: observance of Metro Detroit Youth Day, S7501 [9JY]

———tribute to Travelers Aid Society, S1372 [27FE]

Elias Brothers Restaurants (business): March of Dimes Family of the Year award recipient, S10021 [6SE]

Faith House (organization): tribute, S664 [31JA]

Faith In Action (organization): tribute, S1656 [7MR]

Farmington, MI: opening of YMCA, S10022 [6SE]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to Chisholm Trail Roundup festival, S5619 [23MY]

Gisbon County, TN: anniversary of Medina Lions Club, S2836 [25MR]

Grazioso, Frank M.: Connecticut Grand Lodge Order Sons of Italy of America Good Citizen of the Year Award recipient, S12020 [30SE]

Green Mountain Power Corp.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S12339 [3OC]

Habitat for Humanity (organization): tribute to Home Stretch Build Project, S11129 [24SE]

Holland, MI: National Civic League All-America City award recipient, S12328 [3OC]

Indianapolis Athletic Club Sports Foundation: tribute, S7324 [28JN]

KBBG-Radio (Waterloo, IA): tribute, S6509 [19JN]

Law enforcement officers: Police Corps program funding, S1852 [12MR]

Logan, Benjamin H., II: Grand Rapids Community College Giant Among Giants Award recipient, S524 [26JA]

Malta, MT: tribute to efforts to rebuild Malta High School after fire, S731 [1FE]

Milford, NH: tribute to Milford Middle School for efforts on behalf of Springfield, MA, Shriners Hospital, S6900 [25JN]

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Golvsky, and Popeo (law firm): tribute to Domestic Violence Project, S5556 [23MY]

Mitchell, Erin: Prudential Insurance Co. of America Spirit of Community Award recipient, S10615 [16SE]

National People's Action (organization): tribute, S3479 [17AP]

National Philanthrophy Day: observance, S9980 [5SE]

National Senior Citizen Hall of Fame Commission: establish (S. 1902), S6850 [25JN]

New Hampshire Alliance for the Mentally Ill: tribute, S12442 [21OC]

New Jersey Firemen's Mutual Benefit Association: tribute, S10079 [9SE]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), S9532, S9533 [2AU]

———encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (S. 1938), S7671 [10JY]

Northern Telecom, Inc.: Committee on Economic Development Corporate Citizenship Award recipient, S5982 [7JN]

Oakwood College: anniversary, S11955 [30SE]

Older Adults Transportation Service, Inc.: anniversary, S10344 [11SE]

Public welfare programs: require certain recipients to participate in community service, S8337, S8364 [19JY], S8495 [23JY]

Radio: tribute to volunteer amateur radio operators, S12331 [3OC]

Schmidt, Jessica: Prudential Insurance Co. of America Spirit of Community Award recipient, S4810 [7MY]

Schofield, Sarah: Prudential Insurance Co. of America Spirit of Community Award recipient, S10615 [16SE]

South Dakota: tribute to Law Enforcement Appreciation Dinner and Charity Fundraiser, S5376 [20MY]

Stearns, Thorton: Winchester Hospital Eugene McCarthy Philanthropist of the Year award recipient, S12439 [21OC]

Tufts University: observance of Tuftonia's Week, S3624 [18AP]

Tyndall, SD: anniversary of Good Samaritan Center, S6407 [18JN]

Washtenaw County, MI: Cope-O'Brien Center anniversary, S9979 [5SE]

Waterbury, Ruth and David: Twin Cities-Upper Midwest Human Rights Campaign honorees, S12039 [30SE]

Wayland, MI: anniversary of VFW Post 7581, S5615 [23MY]

Wayne County, MI: Catholic Social Services anniversary, S9977 [5SE]

Westerly, RI: observance of Neighbor Day, S398 [26JA]

Wilson, Susanne B.: San Jose State University Tower Award recipient, S1077 [7FE]

Wood, Arthur M., Jr.: American Jewish Committee Institute of Human Relations Award recipient, S326 [23JA]

Reports filed

Encourage the Donation of Food and Grocery Products to Needy Individuals: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2428) (H. Rept. 104-661), H7154 [9JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Neighbor Day: Westerly, RI, Town Council, S399 [26JA]

Tribute to Antonio J. Palumbo: LaRoche College Board of Trustees, E1054 [11JN]

Statements

Community Action of Greater Indianapolis, Inc.: Nanci Morris, E329 [13MR]

Healthy People in the Healthy World Through Prevention: David Satcher, E1197 [27JN]

Tribute to Sam Lena: Dan Eckstrom, E1120 [20JN]

Tribute to Thomas (Archie) Stewart: Representative Gilman, E1057 [11JN]

Tables

Food in Need of Distribution (FIND) Program services provided to Riverside County, CA, E89 [25JA]

Testimonies

Domestic Violence Project: Kenneth J. Novak, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Golvsky, and Popeo (law firm), S5556-S5558 [23MY]

Texts of

H.R. 2428, encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals, H7477 [12JY]

COMMUNITY SERVICE NETWORKS (organization)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1270 [12JY]

COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Federal aid programs: composition of boards of community action agencies and nonprofit private organizations (see H.R. 4254), H11526 [27SE]

COMOROS, FEDERAL ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

Reports filed

Nomination of Harold W. Geisel To Be Ambassador to Mauritius and Comoros: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

COMPACT DISCS see Sound Recording and Reproducing

COMPACTS see Interstate Compacts

COMPART, ANDREW

Articles and editorials

Military Won't Pay for You To Move Out of Way—You'll Pick Up Tab for Relocating for Base Housing Renovations, S12037 [30SE]

COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE

Letters

Advanced Light Water Reactor Program, S7896 [16JY], S8982 [26JY]

COMPETITIVENESS POLICY COUNCIL

Lists

Members, S1822 [12MR]

COMPREHENSIVE AIDS RESOURCES EMERGENCY ACT

Conference reports

Reauthorization (S. 641), H4287-H4299 [30AP]

Remarks in House

Centers for Disease Control: guidelines for voluntary HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women, H4358-H4361 [1MY]

Reauthorize (S. 641): conference report, H4163 [30AP], H4355-H4367, H4374 [1MY], E696 [1MY], E719, E725 [7MY]

Remarks in Senate

Reauthorize, S11883 [30SE]

Reauthorize (S. 641): conference report, S4646-S4649 [2MY]

Reports filed

Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (S. 641) (H. Rept. 104-545), H4302 [30AP]

Summaries

Reauthorization (S. 641), S4648 [2MY], H4356-H4358 [1MY]

COMPREHENSIVE ANTITERRORISM ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2703), H2164, H2166, H2176, H2179, H2180, H2181, H2185, H2187, H2188, H2190, H2192 [13MR], H2247, H2250 [14MR]

Articles and editorials

Basic Rights Swept Aside in Rush To Fight Terrorism, E341 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 2703): consideration (see H. Res. 376, 380), H1984 [7MR], H2122 [12MR]

Letters

Habeas corpus reform: Bud Welch, H2248 [14MR]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 2703), H2184 [13MR], H2267 [14MR]

Remarks in House

Capital punishment: include multiple deaths as a factor in determination of sentences, H2188 [13MR]

Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement: establish, H2186, H2187 [13MR]

Courts: application of habeas corpus procedures relative to terrorism cases, H2181-H2184 [13MR]

———broadcast of proceedings on closed circuit television, H2165, H2166 [13MR]

———representation fees relative to criminal cases appealing the death penalty, H2187 [13MR]

Crime: establish criminal penalties relative to financial transactions with terrorists, H2192 [13MR]

Enact (H.R. 1710), H2564 [21MR]

Enact (H.R. 2703), H1667, H1668 [5MR], H2125, H2137-H2193 [13MR], H2226, H2247-H2267, H2304 [14MR], E368 [14MR], E380 [19MR], E425 [22MR], E1906 [2OC]

———consideration (H. Res. 380), H2129-H2137 [13MR]

———unanimous-consent agreement, H2190 [13MR]

FBI: hire additional personnel to investigate domestic and foreign terrorism, and establish a domestic counterterrorism center, H2181 [13MR]

Law enforcement: authorize State and local officers to arrest and detain certain illegal aliens, H2191 [13MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2703), S3151 [28MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2703, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 380) (H. Rept. 104-480), H2122 [12MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 380, consideration of H.R. 2703, provisions, H2129 [13MR]

H.R. 2703, provisions, H2144-H2163 [13MR]

COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT

Amendments

Amend (S. 1285), S2689 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions

Courts: treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see S. 1742; H.R. 3105), S4937 [9MY], H2320 [18MR]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2028), S9554 [2AU]

———eligibility for Federal assistance relative to development of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3746), H7106 [27JN]

———establish loan program for cleanup of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3214), H3230 [29MR]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2919, 3093), H1138 [31JA], H2315 [14MR]

Taxation: extension of Superfund taxes (see S. 2027), S9554 [2AU]

Letters

Dept. of Defense transfer of certain properties prior to hazardous waste cleanup: Frank J. Kelley, S7242 [28JN]

Superfund Program reform: Carol M. Browner, EPA, H6773 [25JN]

———several Representatives, H6772 [25JN]

Treatment of certain parties relative to liability: Fred P. Foster, Warren County, VA, Redevelopment Corp., Inc., E384 [20MR]

Tulalip landfill Superfund project: Elliott P. Laws, EPA, S2439 [20MR]

Outlines

Accelerated Cleanup and Environmental Restoration Act liability counterproposal, S3692-S3694 [18AP]

Remarks in House

Amend (H.R. 2500), H3496 [17AP]

Courts: treatment of certain parties relative to liability (H.R. 3105), E383 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: environmental restoration database center funding, E965 [30MY]

Ecology and environment: national policy to provide clean air and clean water, H2864-H2866 [26MR]

Liability: clarify for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated, H12104 [28SE]

Superfund Program: funding, H6770-H6774, H6777-H6781 [25JN], H6876-H6878 [26JN]

———prohibit use of funds to implement any retroactive liability reimbursement, H6920-H6930, H6940 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Amend (S. 1285), S2627 [21MR], S3691, S3694 [18AP]

Courts: treatment of certain parties relative to liability (S. 1742), S4939 [9MY]

Dept. of Defense: environmental restoration database center funding, S8067 [18JY], S11880 [30SE]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 2028), S9566 [2AU]

EPA: funding, S2232 [18MR], S2277, S2304 [19MR], S2441 [20MR]

Hazardous substances: transfer of certain properties prior to cleanup, S7241-S7243 [28JN]

Liability: clarify for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated, S11896, S11920 [30SE], S12292, S12293 [3OC]

Marysville, WA: Tulalip landfill Superfund project, S2439 [20MR]

Recycling: clarify liability for certain transactions (S. 607), S9640 [2AU]

Superfund Program: funding, S2036, S2088, S2092 [14MR]

———reform, S2144 [15MR]

Taxation: extension of Superfund taxes (S. 2027), S9565 [2AU]

Texts of

H.R. 3105, treatment of certain parties relative to liability, E384 [20MR]

S. 2027, extension of Superfund taxes, S9565 [2AU]

S. 2028, Brownfields and Environmental Cleanup Act, S9567-S9572 [2AU]

COMPREHENSIVE METHAMPHETAMINE CONTROL ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1965), S10708, S10709, S10721, S10722 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1965), S8013 [17JY]

Letters

Provisions: James Tuso, H11121 [25SE]

———Jim Maready, H11121 [25SE]

———Senator Murray, S11854 [30SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3852), H11111-H11122 [25SE]

Enact (S. 1965), H12132 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1965), S8015-S8023 [17JY], S10717-S10723 [17SE], S10738 [18SE], S11853, S11854 [30SE]

———placed on calendar, S9675 [2AU]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 1965), S10738 [18SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3852, provisions, H11111-H11115 [25SE]

S. 1965, provisions, S8017-S8021 [17JY], S10878-S10882 [18SE], H12132-H12136 [28SE]

COMPREHENSIVE TELEHEALTH ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2171), S11973 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2171), S11982 [30SE]

Texts of

S. 2171, provisions, S11984-S11986 [30SE]

COMPREHENSIVE TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 735): consideration of conference report (H. Res. 405), H3604 [18AP]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 735, provisions, S2734 [21MR], H2304 [14MR]

Articles and editorials

Attention All Unabomber Wannabes, S3454 [17AP]

Babyfood Bombs, S3454 [17AP]

Grave Trouble for the Great Writ, S3442 [17AP]

Is It a Zeal To Kill?, S3442 [17AP]

Mr. Clinton's Betrayal, S3442 [17AP]

Stand Up for Liberty, S3443 [17AP]

Terrorism Law Revisited, S4459 [1MY]

Wrong Answer to Terrorism, S3441 [17AP]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (S. 735): conference report, corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 54, 55), S4063 [24AP]

———consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 405), H3580 [17AP]

Conference reports

Provisions (S. 735), H3305-H3338 [15AP]

———correction, S5502 [22MY]

Documents

Federal Law Enforcement Priorities and Structure, H3607 [18AP]

Letters

Habeas corpus procedures: several former U.S. Attorneys General, S3438, S3441 [17AP]

Political asylum reform: Anne Willem Bijleveld, U.N., S3430 [17AP]

———several organizations, S3429 [17AP]

Provisions: Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, S3477 [17AP]

———Victoria Diaz Cummock, Families of Pan Am 103/Lockerbie (organization), S3474 [17AP]

Motions

Enact (S. 735), H2288, H2304 [14MR]

———conference report, S3378 [16AP], S3427, S3432, S3435, S3438, S3447, S3448, S3450, S3454, S3456, S3466, S3468 [17AP]

Remarks in House

Courts: reform habeas corpus procedures, H3602 [18AP], E592 [19AP]

Crime: capital punishment relative to racial discrimination, E592 [19AP]

Enact (S. 735), H2268 [14MR]

———conference report, H3605-H3618, H3624 [18AP], E592 [19AP], E638, E645 [25AP]

———conference report, corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 55), H3744 [24AP], E6801 [1MY]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 405), H3599-H3605 [18AP]

———insert language of H.R. 2703 in lieu, H2288 [14MR]

Telecommunications: authorizing roving or multipoint wiretaps, H3603 [18AP]

Terrorism: waiver of sovereign immunity in cases of state-sponsored terrorism, H3603 [18AP]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: participation in law enforcement activities relative to chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction, S3370-S3375 [16AP]

Courts: reform habeas corpus procedures, S3365-S3369 [16AP], S3438-S3443, S3462, S3465, S3470-S3473, S3475 [17AP]

Crime: mandatory victim restitution, S3460 [17AP]

Enact (S. 735): conference report, S3350-S3381 [16AP], S3427-S3443, S3446-S3450, S3454-S3478, S3495 [17AP], S3681 [18AP], S3700, S3706, S3708 [19AP], S4006 [24AP], S4363-S4365 [29AP]

———conference report, corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 54), S4016 [24AP]

———conference report, corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 55), S4016 [24AP]

———conference report, motion to recommit, S3378 [16AP]

———conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S3466 [17AP]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, S3365-S3367 [16AP], S10361-S10365 [12SE]

Firearms: increase the statute of limitations for certain offenses, S3432-S3435 [17AP]

Immigration: political asylum reform, S3429-S3431, S3458 [17AP]

Law enforcement: study of Federal law enforcement agencies, S3468-S3470 [17AP]

Telecommunications: authorizing emergency wiretaps, S3455-S3457, S3466, S3467 [17AP]

———authorizing roving or multipoint wiretaps, S3435-S3438 [17AP]

Terrorism: treatment of distribution of information relative to the making of explosive materials, S3365-S3367 [16AP], S3448-S3450, S3454 [17AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 735, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 405) (H. Rept. 104-522), H3580 [17AP]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (S. 735) (H. Rept. 104-518), H3386 [15AP]

Statements

Habeas Corpus Procedures: Several Former U.S. Attorneys General, S3441 [17AP]

Political Asylum Reform, S3429 [17AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 405, consideration of conference report on S. 735, provisions, H3599 [18AP]

S. 735, provisions, S2719-S2734 [21MR], H2268-H2288 [14MR]

S. Con. Res. 54, corrections in enrollment to conference report on S. 735, provisions, S4016, S4073 [24AP]

S. Con. Res. 55, corrections in enrollment to conference report on S. 735, provisions, S4017, S4073 [24AP], H3744 [24AP]

COMPREHENSIVE WOMEN'S PENSION PROTECTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2132), S11426 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 2132), E1758 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2132), S11426 [26SE]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 2132), S11431 [26SE]

Texts of

S. 2132, provisions, S11427-S11431 [26SE]

COMPUTERS related term(s) Electronics; Technology; Telecommunications

Addresses

Telecommunications Conference: Decker Anstrom, National Cable Television Association, E800-E802 [14MY]

Amendments

Crime: prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (S. 982), S10865, S10886, S10887, S10888 [18SE]

Announcements

Cable's On-Going Commitment to Education, E1361 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Countdown to a Meltdown, S10872 [18SE]

DMS Spotlight—TROY Systems, Inc., S3148 [28MR]

Even Some New Software Won't Work in 2000, S11313 [25SE]

How Bureaucrats Rewrite Laws, S12334 [3OC], E1909 [3OC]

Internet Cited for Surge in Bomb Reports, S7273 [28JN]

Internet Doesn't Fit Free-Press Concept, S2095 [14MR]

Muckraker, H7198 [10JY]

Porn on the Internet, Here and Abroad, E153 [5FE]

Pre-Election Messages Banned by House, H7199 [10JY]

Some Internet Fare Worse Than Indecent, S2095 [14MR]

Telecom Reform—It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over, S2207 [15MR]

Year 2000 Software Fix Unlikely To Beat Clock, S12132 [1OC]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see S. 1592; H.R. 3057), S1598 [6MR], H1985 [7MR]

California: tribute to NetDay96 (see S. Res. 274), S7179 [27JN]

Children and youth: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H2315 [14MR]

Congress: increase understanding and usage of the Internet (see S. Con. Res. 65; H. Con. Res. 185), S6225 [13JN], H6414 [13JN]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see S. 1800; H.R. 3246), S5567 [23MY], H3387 [15AP]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H6914 [26JN]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H3230 [29MR]

Crime: prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (see H.R. 4095), H10524 [17SE]

Dept. of HHS: improve public access to national practioner databank (see S. 2004), S9295 [31JY]

Education: recognize businesses that participate with schools to enhance the teaching and use of technology (see H.R. 3921), H8982 [30JY]

Elections: provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H6691 [20JN]

———require quarterly FEC candidate reports to be filed electronically and accessible through the Internet (see H.R. 3653), H6413 [13JN]

EPA: improve information collection and dissemination (see S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

FDA: limit advertising of tobacco products over the Internet (see S. 2184), S12125 [1OC]

Foreign trade: prevent intellectual property piracy of databases (see H.R. 3531), H5569 [23MY]

Freedom of Information Act: provide public access to information in an electronic format (see H.R. 3802, 3885), H7532 [12JY], H8374 [24JY]

Freedom of speech: protection on-line and on the Internet (see S. 1567; H.R. 3606), S1180 [9FE], H6117 [10JN]

Government: establish a commission on the problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900 (see S. 2131), S11294 [25SE]

House of Representative: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page (see H. Res. 454), H6285 [12JN]

House Rules: provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H7658 [16JY]

———require Members to establish office policies relative to the use of computer software, programs, and data bases (see H. Res. 533), H11048 [24SE]

Information services: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 4113, 4299, 4326), H10602 [18SE], H12174, H12175 [28SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national clearinghouse to assist in background checks of law enforcement applicants (see H.R. 3263), H3581 [17AP]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: report on hate speech relative to the Internet (see H.R. 3781), H7260 [10JY]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 521), H10386 [12SE]

OMB: establish electronic data reporting standards (see H.R. 3869), H8247 [23JY]

Pornography: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (see H.R. 3606), H6117 [10JN]

Schools: maximize use of available technology (see H.R. 4180), H11229 [25SE]

Small business: delay imposition of penalties for failure to make electronic fund transfer of business taxes (see S. 2109), S11169 [24SE]

Taxation: exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 4251), H11526 [27SE]

———treatment of computer software (see H.R. 4169), H11229 [25SE]

Technology: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 1587, 1726; H.R. 3011), S1516 [5MR], S4618 [2MY], H1715 [5MR]

Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to Native Americans and Alaskan natives (see H. Res. 556), H12263 [2OC]

———protection of consumer privacy relative to new communications technologies (see H.R. 3685), H6690 [20JN]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 353), H1137 [31JA]

USIA: provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (see H.R. 3916), H8982 [30JY]

Conference reports

Telecommunications Act (S. 652), H1078-H1136 [31JA]

Letters

Block access to bomb-making information through Internet services: Marc Jacobson, Prodigy Service Corp., S10712 [17SE]

Computer problem relative to differentiating years 2000 and 1900: Senator Moynihan, S9960 [5SE]

Comstock Clean-up Act: Alexander C. Sanger, Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc., S1600 [6MR]

———Ann G. Daniels, California Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, S1600 [6MR]

———Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority (organization), S1601 [6MR]

———Janet Reno, Attorney General, S1599 [6MR]

———Kate Michelman, National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, S1600 [6MR]

———Kathryn Kolbert, Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, S1600 [6MR]

Electronic access to work and positions of minority Members of Congress: Carol C. Henderson, American Library Association, H7198 [10JY]

Electronic funds transfer for small business payroll taxes: Senator Grassley and Representative Ganske, S9318 [31JY]

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act: Bruce Schneier, S1521 [5MR]

———Matt Blaze, S1521 [5MR]

———Robert W. Holleyman II, Business Software Alliance, S1521 [5MR]

FCC auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum: several Members of Congress, S684 [1FE]

Internet use by children at schools: Charlie Brogan, Nebraska Broadcasters Association, S5509 [23MY]

National Guard use of outside contractors vs. armory personnel for Reserved Component Automation System Program: Ronald C. Lindberg, Rapid Electric Sales and Service Co., H5666 [30MY]

NSF procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations: Paul L. Joffe, Dept. of Commerce, S9832 [4SE]

———Representative Crane, S9951 [5SE]

———Senator Cohen, S9950 [5SE]

———Senator Roth, S9950 [5SE]

Restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer: Jack Quinn, Executive Office of the President, S3147 [28MR]

Transfer of surplus Government computer equipment to schools: John H. Gibbons, Executive Office of the President, S9834 [4SE]

———Senator Leahy, S9833 [4SE]

Lists

Telecommunications bill resolved issues, S688 [1FE]

Press releases

Electronic Access to Work and Positions of Minority Members of Congress: Laura Meckler, Office of the Democratic Leader, H7199 [10JY]

———Representative Fazio, H7200 [10JY]

Remarks in House

Abler, Kimberly: Time Warner National Teacher Award recipient, E971 [30MY]

Abortion: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services, H1148, H1149, H1157 [1FE], H10769 [24SE], E197 [13FE], E294 [6MR]

Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin: tribute for efforts to combat insurance fraud, E1162 [25JN]

Children and youth: provide parental control of child access to online services (H.R. 3089), E358 [14MR]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, E153 [5FE], E484 [28MR]

Congress: increase understanding and usage of the Internet (H. Con. Res. 185), E1087 [13JN]

Copyrights: permit lawful possessors of a copy of a computer program to authorize additional copies under certain circumstances, H5783, H5784 [4JN]

Crime: prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (H.R. 4095), E1621 [17SE]

Dept. of Education: computer matching agreement with Social Security Administration relative to Higher Education Act, H2632 [21MR]

Education: business participation with schools to enhance the teaching and use of technology, H9996, H9997 [4SE]

———national policy to improve system, E1361 [24JY]

———recognize businesses that participate with schools to enhance the teaching and use of technology (H.R. 3921), E1398 [30JY]

Elections: provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (H.R. 3700), H11319-H11321 [26SE]

Foreign trade: prevent intellectual property piracy of databases (H.R. 3531), E890 [23MY]

Freedom of Information Act: provide public access to information in an electronic format (H.R. 3802), H10447-H10452 [17SE], E1281 [12JY]

Government: problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900, H8801 [30JY]

House of Representatives: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page, H7177 [10JY]

———electronic access to work and positions of minority Members, H7177-H7179, H7198-H7202, H7204, H7205 [10JY]

———House Information Resources funding, H7204, H7205 [10JY]

———transfer funds to official allowances to promote use of computers and other electronic technologies, H7197-H7202 [10JY]

Information services: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 4113), E1632 [18SE]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 4299), E1842 [30SE]

IRS: information systems' funding, H7615, H7616, H7618, H7621, H7622, H7632, H7633 [16JY], H7702, H7709, H7710 [17JY]

Law enforcement: monitoring of telecommunication activities, H2168-H2171, H2174 [13MR]

National Guard: use of outside contractors vs. armory personnel for Reserved Component Automation System Program, H5666 [30MY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: grants program funding, H8272-H8275 [24JY]

National Weather Service: funding, H5701-H5704 [30MY], H8262-H8264 [24JY]

NetDay96: tribute (H. Res. 521), E1606 [12SE]

North Carolina Electronics and Information Technologies (organization): tribute, E168 [5FE]

NSF: repeal certain limitations on procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to Dept. of Commerce antidumping determinations, H6905-H6913 [26JN]

Okemos, MI: tribute to St. Martha's Elementary School International School CyberFair, H5744 [30MY]

Schools: cable television industry offer of internet access to schools, H7121 [9JY], E1254 [11JY]

———maximize use of available technology (H.R. 4180), E1700 [26SE]

———use of computers to connect to the Internet, H842 [25JA]

Taxation: treatment of computer software (H.R. 4169), E1710 [26SE]

Technology: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, H7587 [16JY], E1295, E1305 [17JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (H.R. 3011), E276 [5MR]

Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to Native Americans and Alaskan natives (H. Res. 556), E1905 [2OC]

———protection of consumer privacy relative to new communications technologies (H.R. 3685), E1145 [20JN]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1154-H1179 [1FE], H2474 [20MR], H6977 [27JN], E153 [5FE], E184 [6FE], E192 [9FE], E197 [13FE], E204 [23FE], E262 [29FE], E294 [6MR], E800 [14MY]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 353), H1145-H1154 [1FE]

Telephones: dialing parity for intraLATA toll calls, E262 [29FE]

Time: problems differentiating between years 2000 and 1900, H7619 [16JY]

USIA: provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (H.R. 3916), H9953, H9954 [4SE], E1402 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (S. 1592), S1598 [6MR]

Armed Forces: Computer Aided Education and Training Initiative program funding, S7168 [27JN]

California: tribute to NetDay96 (S. Res. 274), S7192 [27JN]

Children and youth: provide parental control of child access to online services, S5509 [23MY]

Computers: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S706, S712, S714, S717 [1FE]

Congress: develop an electronic legislative information and document retrieval system, S9064 [29JY]

———increase understanding and usage of the Internet (S. Con. Res. 65), S6244 [13JN]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (S. 1800), S5572-S5574 [23MY]

Crime: misuse of encryption technologies, S10883, S10884 [18SE]

———prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (S. 982), S10886-S10891 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center funding, S7995, S7996 [17JY]

———computer emergency response team funding, S6908, S6909 [26JN]

———transfer of defense technology information from institutions of higher learning to private businesses, S7245, S7246 [28JN]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Reservoir Management Program funding, S9101 [30JY]

Dept. of HHS: improve public access to national practioner databank (S. 2004), S9296 [31JY]

Dept. of Justice: telecommunications oversight authority, S698, S710 [1FE]

EPA: improve information collection and dissemination (S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

FBI: establish Computer Investigations Threat Assessment Center, S11910 [30SE]

FCC: auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum, S684, S685 [1FE]

———auctioning of certain spectrum frequencies, S7297 [28JN]

———extend authority to use auctions for the allocation of radio spectrum frequencies, S1528 [5MR]

———impact of financial standards on small businesses, S11931 [30SE]

FDA: limit advertising of tobacco products over the Internet (S. 2184), S12126 [1OC]

Freedom of Information Act: provide public access to information in an electronic format (H.R. 3802), S10893, S10894 [18SE]

Freedom of speech: protection on-line and on the Internet, S1646 [7MR], S12042 [30SE]

———protection on-line and on the Internet (H.R. 3606), S6130 [12JN]

———protection on-line and on the Internet (S. 1567), S1180-S1182 [9FE]

Government: establish a commission on the problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900 (S. 2131), S11312 [25SE], S11449 [26SE], S12132 [1OC]

———problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900, S9960 [5SE], S10871 [18SE]

GSA: transfer of surplus Government computer equipment to schools, S9833 [4SE]

———transfer of surplus government computer equipment to schools and education programs, S5230 [17MY]

Information services: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S706, S712, S714, S717 [1FE]

———security of infrastructure, S11758 [28SE]

INSLAW, Inc.: relief (S. 740), S866 [1FE]

IRS: information systems funding, S10166 [10SE]

———tax modernization system funding, S11884 [30SE]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: grant programs funding, S11908 [30SE], S12117 [1OC]

NSF: repeal certain limitations on procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations, S9831 [4SE], S9950, S9951 [5SE]

Pornography: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S694 [1FE], S2095 [14MR], S3146 [28MR]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (H.R. 3606), S6130 [12JN]

Prodigy Service Corp.: block access to bomb-making information through Internet services, S10712 [17SE]

Public welfare programs: use of electronic benefit transfer systems, S8419 [22JY]

Rural Telemedicine and Distance Learning Services Grant Program: funding, S8603 [24JY]

Schools: cable television industry offer of internet access to schools, S7489 [9JY]

———tribute to NetDay East project for wiring public schools for the Internet, S9015 [29JY]

Senate: information available on Internet web site, S9629 [2AU]

Senate Rules: use of the Senate Internet Services, S9069 [29JY], S9116 [30JY]

Sentel Corp.: Small Business Subcontractor of the Year award recipient, S11446 [26SE]

Small business: delay imposition of penalties for failure to make electronic fund transfer of business taxes (S. 2109), S11177 [24SE]

———require electronic funds transfer for payroll tax deposits, S9318 [31JY]

Taxation: treatment of computer software exports relative to the foreign sales corporation tax, S7444 [9JY]

Technology: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, S7507 [10JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 1587), S1516-S1522 [5MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 1726), S4624-S4627 [2MY], S6153 [12JN]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S135 [10JA], S393, S538 [26JA], S684-S721 [1FE], S998 [6FE], S1311 [26FE], S1528 [5MR], S1646 [7MR], S2207 [15MR], S3146 [28MR], S4895 [9MY], S6108 [11JN], S12333 [3OC]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S687, S720 [1FE]

Terrorism: prohibit distribution of information relative to explosive materials, S7271-S7274 [28JN], S10040 [9SE]

———treatment of distribution of information relative to the making of explosive materials, S3365-S3367 [16AP], S3448-S3450, S3454 [17AP]

TROY Systems, Inc.: tribute, S3148 [28MR]

University of New Mexico: collaboration with the GPO to open online site for access to Government documents, S1300 [23FE]

USIA: provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (H.R. 3916), S11774 [28SE]

Reports

Security in Cyperspace: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S11757 [28SE]

Reports filed

Computer Access to Multilingual Text and Voice Recordings of VOA Transcripts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3916), S11291 [25SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 652, Telecommunications Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 353) (H. Rept. 104-459), H1137 [31JA]

National Information Infrastructure Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 982), S9554 [2AU]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 982) (S. Rept. 104-357), S9742 [3SE]

Public Access to Information in an Electronic Format: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3802) (H. Rept. 104-795), H10523 [17SE]

Telecommunications Act: Committee of Conference (S. 652) (H. Rept. 104-458), H1137 [31JA]

———Committee of Conference (S. 652) (S. Rept. 104-230), S736 [1FE]

Year 2000 Computer Software Conversion—Summary of Oversight Findings and Recommendations: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-857), H11525 [27SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Telecommunications Bill, E238 [28FE]

Statements

NSF Procurement of Supercomputing Equipment Relative to Antidumping Determinations: Neal Lane, NSF, S9832 [4SE]

Summaries

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act (S. 1587), S1519 [5MR]

Year 2000 Computer Challenge: Richard M. Nunno, S9960 [5SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 353, consideration of conference report on S. 652, Telecommunications Act, H1145 [1FE]

H.R. 3700, Internet Election Information Act, H11320 [26SE]

H.R. 3802, provide public access to information in an electronic format, H10447-H10449 [17SE]

H.R. 3916, computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts, H9953 [4SE], E1402 [30JY]

S. 982, National Information Infrastructure Protection Act, S10890 [18SE]

S. 1587, Encrypted Communications Privacy Act, S1517-S1519 [5MR]

S. 1592, Comstock Clean-up Act, S1599 [6MR]

S. 1935, Public Trust and Environmental Accountability Act, S7493 [9JY]

S. 2004, improve public access to national practioner databank, S9296-S9299 [31JY]

S. 2109, delay imposition of IRS penalties for failure to make electronic fund transfer of business taxes, S11178 [24SE]

S. 2131, establish a commission on the computer problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900, S11449 [26SE]

S. 2184, Tobacco-Free Children's Internet Act, S12126 [1OC]

S. Con. Res. 65, increase understanding and usage of the Internet by Congress, S6244 [13JN]

S. Res. 274, tribute to NetDay96 in California, S7191 [27JN]

COMSTOCK, ANTHONY

Remarks in House

Birth control: historical impact on censorship of family planning information, H10769 [24SE]

COMSTOCK CLEAN-UP ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1592), S1598 [6MR]

Letters

Provisions: Alexander C. Sanger, Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc., S1600 [6MR]

———Ann G. Daniels, California Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, S1600 [6MR]

———Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority (organization), S1601 [6MR]

———Janet Reno, Attorney General, S1599 [6MR]

———Kate Michelman, National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, S1600 [6MR]

———Kathryn Kolbert, Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, S1600 [6MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1592), S1598 [6MR]

Texts of

S. 1592, provisions, S1599 [6MR]

CONCEALED WEAPONS PROHIBITION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1980), S8468 [22JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1980), S8476 [22JY]

Texts of

S. 1980, provisions, S8476 [22JY]

CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA (organization)

Letters

Response to Representative Gunderson on allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H7522 [12JY]

CONCILIO CUBANO (organization)

Lists

Leaders, H1317 [27FE]

CONCORD, CA

Bills and resolutions

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (see H. Con. Res. 162), H3488 [16AP]

Remarks in House

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (H. Con. Res. 162), E543 [16AP]

CONCORD, NH

Remarks in Senate

Silva, Robert: New Hampshire Outstanding Service Award in Education recipient, S9165 [30JY]

Sports: tribute to volunteers and participants of the fall Special Olympic Games, S12442 [21OC]

CONDIT, GARY A. (a Representative from California)

Addresses

Sikh National Identity and the Struggle for an Independent Khalistan: Gurmit S. Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E966-E968 [30MY]

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6509 [18JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7261 [10JY], H7288 [11JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2612 [21MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, H2305 [14MR]

Articles and editorials

Khalra Case Threatened, World Sikh News (publication), E411 [21MR]

When a 401(k) Is Not OK, Jane B. Quinn, Newsweek (publication), E1345 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Air pollution: regulatory requirements relative to upwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4339), H12270 [3OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 3379), H4396 [1MY]

Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters (see H.R. 4041), H10174 [10SE]

Employment: overtime requirements of certain law enforcement employees working at police training facilities (see H.R. 4172), H11229 [25SE]

Pensions: prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (see H.R. 3688), H6690 [20JN]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

Stanislaus County, CA: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 4088), H10524 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: ensure contract sanctity (see H.R. 2557), H331 [5JA]

Air pollution: reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1582), H11395 [26SE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3731 [23AP]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H2124 [12MR]

Auburn, CA: funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6285 [12JN]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H2223 [13MR]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H4424 [2MY]

———exchange of certain Federal lands (see H.R. 3147), H5754 [30MY]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1716 [5MR]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H1508 [28FE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish (see H.R. 2506), H1138 [31JA]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H2316 [14MR]

Corps of Engineers: construction of flood control project on the Sacramento and American Rivers, CA (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Courts: authorize additional Federal district judge for eastern district of Wisconsin (see H. Res. 362), H1775 [6MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6423 [17JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 174), H6415 [13JN]

Custom Service: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to U.S. emission standards (see H.R. 3961), H12175 [28SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H9566 [31JY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H5647 [29MY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H4397 [1MY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H3171 [28MR]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2275), consideration (see H. Res. 466), H6915 [26JN]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

Executive Office of the President: ensure privacy and security of FBI background reports (see H.R. 3785), H9925 [2AU]

FAA: essential air service funding (see H.R. 3037), H7658 [16JY]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H5052 [14MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4647 [8MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H5380 [21MY]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H5501 [22MY]

Food stamps: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 3697), H6690 [20JN]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4303 [30AP]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H10236 [11SE]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H7474 [11JY]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2316 [14MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H5647 [29MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H7107 [27JN]

Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 4136), H11047 [24SE]

Lotteries: provide information in advertising on odds of winning (see H.R. 3010), H2713 [22MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7107 [27JN]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H7107 [27JN]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10236 [11SE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 3856), H8982 [30JY]

———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (see H.R. 3591), H10525 [17SE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H2467 [19MR]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 2945), H1775 [6MR]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (see H.R. 2946), H1775 [6MR]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H8982 [30JY]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H774 [23JA]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H4109 [25AP]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H5501 [22MY]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

Sequoia National Park: renewal of cabin permits to heirs in Mineral King Addition (see H.R. 2528, 3534), H5501 [22MY], H5570 [23MY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835), H11527 [27SE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H4303 [30AP]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H4119 [29AP]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H1507 [28FE]

States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to national minimum drinking age (see H.R. 3548), H5646 [29MY]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H7155 [9JY]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H1226 [1FE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H5934 [5JN]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H5934 [5JN]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6915 [26JN]

———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 2864), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of certain accounts involved in the acquisition of gold, silver, platinum, or palladium bullion (see H.R. 3047), H9566 [31JY]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8982 [30JY]

Terrorism: prevention of violence by paramilitary organizations (see H.R. 2580), H5647 [29MY]

Transportation: transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 3840), H7779 [17JY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764), H5052 [14MY]

———change the date for the beginning of the Vietnam era for benefit eligibility purposes (see H.R. 1513), H4119 [29AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H4800 [9MY]

Women: prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see H.R. 941), H8982 [30JY]

Press releases

Speakers Expose Indian State Repression, Support Self-Determination for Khalistan: Khalistan Society, E968 [30MY]

Video Documentary Exposes Murder, Torture and Rape of Sikhs by Indian Police: Council of Khalistan, E411 [21MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2613 [21MR]

Budget: require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (H.R. 3379), E703 [2MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5230, H5244 [16MY]

Dept. of HHS: Administration for Children and Families funding, H7289, H7290 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7289, H7290 [11JY]

Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters (H.R. 4041), H11470 [27SE]

EPA: regulation of volatile organic compounds relative to the Clean Air Act, E1804-E1806 [28SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2613 [21MR]

India: civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E411 [21MR], E965 [30MY]

———mass cremation of Sikhs, E1840 [30SE]

———self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (H. Con. Res. 32), E411 [21MR]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (H.R. 1425), E411 [21MR]

Pensions: prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (H.R. 3688), E1345 [23JY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8144 [23JY]

Turlock, CA: anniversary of Assyrian-American Civic Club, E1611 [16SE]

Votes: position on missed, H9896 [2AU]

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), H752 [23JA]

Texts of

H.R. 3688, prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans, E1345 [23JY]

Tributes

Barfuss, Joyce, E840 [16MY]

CONDON, CHARLES M.

Letters

Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act, S2427 [20MR]

CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE WARM SPRINGS RESERVATION OF OREGON

Letters

Emergency salvage timber sale program, S4183 [25AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Emergency salvage timber sale program, S4183 [25AP]

Statements

Emergency Salvage Timber Sale Program, S4183 [25AP]

CONFERENCE OF RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM DIRECTORS, INC.

Letters

Radon levels in drinking water, H6757 [25JN]

CONFERENCE REPORTS

Bills and resolutions

House Rules: imposition of Ramseyer requirement on conference reports (see H. Res. 549), H11527 [27SE]

Texts of

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act (H.R. 2977), H11108-H11111 [25SE]

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 3603), H9368-H9378 [30JY]

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (S. 735), H3305-H3338 [15AP]

———correction, S5502 [22MY]

Coast Guard Appropriations (S. 1004), H11485-H11524 [27SE]

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R 956), H2238-H2247 [14MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization (S. 641), H4287-H4299 [30AP]

Continuing Appropriations (H.R. 3019), H3842-H4043 [25AP], H4187-H4287 [30AP]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (H.R. 927), H1645-H1662 [4MR]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Personnel Strengths (H.R. 3230), H8985-H9368 [30JY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Personnel Strengths (S. 1124), H351-H736 [22JA]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 3517), H8958-H8980 [30JY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 3610), H11644-H12021 [28SE]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3675), H10387-H10426 [16SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3666), H10733-H10757 [20SE]

District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 2546), H1006-H1046 [31JA]

District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 3845), H9670-H9679 [1AU]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 3816), H10237-H10329 [12SE]

FAA Programs Reauthorization (H.R. 3539), H11289-H11318 [26SE]

Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act (H.R. 2854), H2716-H2841 [25MR]

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation (H.R. 1561), H1987-H2032 [8MR]

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (H.R. 3103), H9473-H9564 [31JY]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (H.R. 2202), H10842-H10907 [24SE]

Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 3259), H10937-H10951 [24SE]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 3754), H9450-H9452 [31JY]

Line Item Veto Act (S. 4), H2640-H2652 [21MR]

National Securities Markets Improvement Act (H.R. 3005), H12037-H12047 [28SE]

Presidio Facilities and Parks and Public Lands Management (H.R. 1296), H10982-H11040 [24SE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 3734), H8829-H8958 [30JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments (S. 1316), H9679-H9703 [1AU]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H6007-H6039 [7JN]

Small Business Job Protection Act (H.R. 3448), H9568-H9670 [1AU]

Telecommunications Act (S. 652), H1078-H1136 [31JA]

Water Resources Development Act (S. 640), H11158-H11202 [25SE]

Workforce and Career Development Act (H.R. 1617), H8387-H8458 [25JY]

CONFERENCES

Remarks in House

Hispanic Women's Health Conference: convene, E695 [1MY]

CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE

Reports filed

Nomination of Aubrey Hooks To Be Ambassador to the Congo: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

CONGRESS related term(s) House of Representatives; Legislative Branch of the Government; Members of Congress; Senate

Addresses

Committee on Armed Services (Senate) Anniversary: James R. Schlesinger, S12034 [30SE]

Irish-American Relations: John Bruton, Prime Minister of Ireland, H10177-H10179 [11SE]

National Prayer Breakfast: Representative Geren, E154 [5FE]

———Senator Nunn, E166 [5FE]

———Senator Simpson, E150 [5FE]

Reserve Officers Association of the U.S. 1996 Minuteman of the Year Award: Representative Spence, S1076 [7FE]

Advertisements

Is Davis-Bacon Racist?, H5376 [21MY]

Amendments

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 230), S12313, S12352 [3OC]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2951, S2952, S3026, S3027 [27MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7820, H7903, H7907 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8081, S8088, S8105, S8109, S8114, S8118, S8120, S8121, S8123, S8126, S8131, S8134, S8136, S8138, S8139, S8141, S8145, S8148, S8149, S8150, S8163, S8167, S8222, S8226, S8227, S8294, S8295, S8296 [18JY], S8336, S8338, S8344, S8347, S8349, S8350, S8357, S8358, S8362, S8363, S8364, S8365, S8375, S8377, S8378, S8379 [19JY], S8396, S8402, S8406, S8407, S8409, S8410, S8414, S8416, S8420, S8421, S8423, S8478, S8479, S8480, S8481, S8483 [22JY], S8495 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5178, S5186 [16MY], H5174, H5178, H5182 [15MY], H5196, H5197, H5204, H5218, H5233 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5196 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5049, S5100 [15MY], S5129, S5143, S5151, S5160, S5169, S5194, S5199, S5200, S5201, S5202, S5203 [16MY], S5216, S5219, S5220, S5221, S5224, S5230, S5231, S5232, S5236, S5239, S5241, S5242, S5243, S5248, S5251, S5252, S5256, S5257, S5264, S5270, S5271, S5272, S5273, S5274 [17MY], S5309, S5310, S5312, S5314, S5321, S5322, S5326, S5334, S5335, S5339, S5342, S5352, S5383, S5384, S5385, S5391, S5394, S5395 [20MY], S5399, S5400, S5412, S5424, S5425, S5431, S5439, S5440, S5449, S5450, S5451 [21MY], S5462, S5463, S5465, S5466, S5476, S5477, S5479, S5481, S5482, S5486, S5488, S5500, S5501 [22MY], S5516, S5521, S5533, S5603, S5609, S5610 [23MY]

Constitutional amendments: require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3272 [15AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8379 [24JY], H8492 [25JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8461, H8467 [25JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6613, S6616 [20JN], S6726, S6737, S6738, S6740, S6744, S6748, S6749 [24JN], S6864 [25JN]

Government: establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (S. 1130), S9666 [2AU]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2657), S725, S859 [1FE]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H2665 [21MR], H2870 [26MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2973 [28MR]

———provide for official allowance that represents administrative reforms (H.R. 2739), H9898 [2AU]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 546), H11642, H12036 [28SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3836 [25AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, H7108 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9063, S9064, S9065, S9066, S9067, S9077, S9078 [29JY], H7155 [9JY], H7171, H7184, H7186, H7187, H7188, H7190, H7193, H7196, H7197 [10JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3715, S3716, S3723, S3733, S3734 [19AP], S3797, S3798 [22AP], S3997, S3998, S3999 [23AP]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H2665 [21MR], H2870 [26MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2973 [28MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), S1626, S1655 [7MR]

Analyses

Campaign Ethics Reform and Contribution Limits (H.R. 296), H8482 [25JY]

Examples of Limited Tax Benefits Within the Meaning of the Line Item Veto Act, H3011 [28MR]

Kyl Constitutional Amendment To Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing Revenue: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S5470-S5473 [22MY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178): Committee on the Budget (House), H6248 [12JN]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate), S6172-S6174 [13JN]

Appointments

Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, S10536 [13SE]

Committee on Economics (Joint), H1982 [7MR]

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

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7159, H7160 [10JY]

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Conferees: H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5550 [23MY], H5732 [30MY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY], H8329 [24JY]

———H.R. 3754, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S9118 [30JY], H8794 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Awaiting the Crisis, S12260 [3OC]

Backward Welfare Reform, S9368 [1AU]

Budget Ball Is in Clinton's Court, and Public Knows It's His Play, E27 [5JA]

Campaign Finance Proposal Drawing Opposition From Diverse Group, S4456 [1MY]

Case Against Independent Counsel, S6108 [11JN]

Civic Speech Gets Rationed, S6801 [25JN]

Clinton's Welfare Surrender, S9369 [1AU]

Clinton's Welfare Test, S9369 [1AU]

Congress Misses the ``Magic'' Show, S2295 [19MR]

Congress Shouldn't Get Paid Either, E14 [4JA]

Critics Attack Agent's Book About Inside White House, E1256 [11JY]

Disaster for Taxpayers, Candidates, S6804 [25JN]

Do Military Officers and Politics Mix?, H12256 [2OC]

Experimental Price Index for Elderly Consumers, S5371-S5374 [20MY]

Financing Elections.....As if Democracy Mattered, S6691 [24JN]

Frontline's Exercise in Exaggeration, S6803 [25JN]

``Frontline's'' Exercise in Exaggeration, E221 [28FE]

General Gingrich?, H12256 [2OC]

Get Adopted by Steve Forbes, S6691 [24JN]

Gingrich's Heresy, S6802 [25JN]

GOP Deficit Trap, H3469 [16AP]

Government as Stage Prop, S11, S15 [3JA]

GPO—Networked, Modernized, and Ready for the Future, E1727 [27SE]

He Who Pays the Piper Calls the Tune, S6691 [24JN]

Hitting the Debt Ceiling, S423 [26JA]

Inconvenience Edges Toward Emergency, S16 [3JA]

It's Welfare Reform at California's Expense, S9368 [1AU]

Jobless Aid, Toxic Waste Cleanup Halt, S17 [3JA]

Judges' Group Condemns Line-Item Veto Bill, S2946 [27MR]

Just What Is a Special Interest?, S6804 [25JN]

Line-Item Lunacy, S3150 [28MR], H3009 [28MR]

Line-Item Veto—How It Will Affect Appropriations, Entitlements, and Taxes, H3548 [17AP]

Loosening the Glue of Democracy, S2947, S2990 [27MR]

Madness of Courting Default, S423 [26JA]

Man Who Ruined Politics, S6799 [25JN]

Muckraker, H7198 [10JY]

Muzzling Campaign Speech, S6796 [25JN]

Newt's War Games, H12256 [2OC]

On Balance, Budget Deal Could Offer a $1,000 Bonus, H157 [4JA]

104th Congress Is History, E1924 [4OC]

Our 2 Cents' Worth, E79 [24JA]

Paper Balance, S133 [10JA]

Perspective—Cut To Grow, H5125 [15MY]

Platform Diving, E1530 [5SE]

Possibility of Default Starts To Worry Europe, Especially France, H911 [25JA]

Pre-Election Messages Banned by House, H7199 [10JY]

Preview—Government Shutdown Woes a Taste of Things To Come, E31 [5JA]

Punishing the Poor, S9369 [1AU]

Reagan's Faithful Allies, S6055 [11JN]

Reform's Tired Refrain, S6769 [25JN]

Ripple Effect Could Leave Area Reeling, S16 [3JA]

Ruining Politics—II, S6800 [25JN]

Senate of Millionaires, S6803 [25JN]

Showboating on Tax Day, H3301 [15AP]

Stalling on Ethics, H10180 [11SE]

Time To End the Shutdown, S79 [5JA]

U.S. Natural Resources Liquidation Auction Bid Form, E59 [23JA]

Use of Military Personnel for Partisan Activities in the House of Representatives, H12256 [2OC]

War and Politics, H12268 [3OC]

Welfare Bill Too Harsh, S9369 [1AU]

Welfare Reform in Name Only, S8412 [22JY]

Why I Am Leaving, S2336 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions

Adjournment (see S. Con. Res. 60; H. Con. Res. 133, 141, 157, 192, 203, 230), S5567 [23MY], H337 [9JA], H1225 [1FE], H3231 [29MR], H7107 [27JN], H8598 [26JY], H12175 [28SE]

———consideration (see H. Res. 465), H6914 [26JN]

Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2961; H. Con. Res. 143), H1225, H1226 [1FE]

Appropriations: public disclosure of funding used to conduct field examinations of appropriation estimates (see H.R. 4293), H12173 [28SE]

———waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations legislation (see H.J. Res. 197), H12175 [28SE]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see S. 1713), S4316 [29AP]

Baker, Representative Richard H.: election to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (see H. Res. 467), H6915 [26JN]

Bipartisan Commission on Campaign Practices: establish (see S. 1857), S6082 [11JN]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle, reform oversight process, and establish required adjournment date for Congress (see S. 2049), S9742 [3SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see S. 1956; H.R. 2903, 3734, 3829), S7887 [16JY], H922 [26JA], H7106 [27JN], H7779 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (see H. Res. 482), H7779 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 492, 495), H8981 [30JY], H9565 [31JY]

———reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 3379), H4396 [1MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 66), consideration (see H. Res. 424), H4423 [2MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (see S. Con. Res. 57; H. Con. Res. 174, 178), S5004 [14MY], H4800 [9MY], H5051 [14MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (see H. Res. 435), H5173 [15MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 450), H6117 [10JN]

———use of mediators in discussions between Congress and the President to produce a balanced budget (see H. Con. Res. 137), H1138 [31JA]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

Cagney, James: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3765), H7154 [9JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic (see H. Con. Res. 198), H7474 [11JY]

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

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

———recognize contributions of all American citizens in the National Statuary Hall (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3231 [29MR]

———restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 216), H11048 [24SE]

———use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham (see S. Con. Res. 45), S1855 [12MR]

Casey, Gregory S.: election as Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate (see S. Res. 289), S10018 [6SE]

Children and youth: proclaim as greatest U.S. asset (see H. Res. 434), H5052 [14MY]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy relative to membership in World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4065), H10385 [12SE]

Clinton, President: notification that a quorum has assembled (see H. Res. 325), H90 [3JA]

Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy: authorize printing of report (see S. Con. Res. 67), S9072 [29JY]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. Con. Res. 47), S2422 [20MR]

Committee on Information (Joint): establish (see H.R. 4280), H12173 [28SE]

Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate): majority party appointments (see S. Res. 245), S3384 [16AP]

Computers: increase understanding and usage of the Internet (see S. Con. Res. 65; H. Con. Res. 185), S6225 [13JN], H6414 [13JN]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations applicable to employees of the Senate relative to the Family and Medical Leave Act (see S. Res. 242), S3311 [15AP]

———approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 400), H3387 [15AP]

———approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives and Senate (see S. Con. Res. 51), S3311 [15AP]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 504), H9706 [1AU]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the Senate (see S. Res. 304), S11720 [28SE]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of non-congressional employees (see H. Con. Res. 207), H9705 [1AU]

———provide educational assistance to employing offices of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 401), H3387 [15AP]

Constitution: duties (see H. Res. 431), H4902 [10MY]

Constitutional amendments: require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), consideration (see H. Res. 395), H3229 [29MR]

———require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see S.J. Res. 49; H.J. Res. 169), S1345 [27FE], H3170 [28MR]

Courts: independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment (see S. 1697), S4063 [24AP]

———travel expense reimbursements for appointees of an independent counsel (see S. 1622), S2192 [15MR]

Crime: punish false statements during debate on the floor of either House of Congress (see H.R. 3996), H9923 [2AU]

Daschle, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 318, 322), S12303 [3OC]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see S. 1678), S3384 [16AP]

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

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 1528, 1953; H.R. 2944, 3053, 3274, 3505, 3543, 3588, 3760, 3800, 3820), S377 [25JA], S7887 [16JY], H1224 [1FE], H1985 [7MR], H3649 [18AP], H5500 [22MY], H5646 [29MY], H5934 [5JN], H7154 [9JY], H7532 [12JY], H7657 [16JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2566), consideration (see H. Res. 373), H1775 [6MR]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (see H. Res. 481), H7779 [17JY]

———clarify procedure for determining State population for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 3589), H5934 [5JN]

———comply with campaign spending limits and enhance importance of individual and intradistrict contributions (see H.R. 3912), H8598 [26JY]

———constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 187), H8557 [25JY]

———constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 172), H3649 [18AP]

———establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for Federal office (see H.R. 4327), H12175 [28SE]

———limitations on campaign contributions to qualifying and nonqualifying House of Representatives candidates (see H.R. 3122), H2558 [20MR]

———limitations on certain campaign contributions (see S. 1932), S7414 [8JY]

———provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H6691 [20JN]

———require that odd-numbered year contributions be from individuals only (see H.R. 3397), H4502 [7MY]

———revise rules on independent expenditures (see H.R. 3208), H3230 [29MR]

———set date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (see S. 2158), S11720 [28SE]

———spending limits on Federal campaigns (see H.R. 3658), H6414 [13JN]

Emergency Management Assistance Compact: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 61; H.J. Res. 193), S10837 [18SE], H10524 [17SE]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (see H. Res. 459), H6764 [25JN]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see S. 1905), S6850 [25JN]

Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on foreign representation (see H.R. 3434), H4901 [10MY]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629, 2156; H.R. 3411), S2422 [20MR], S11720 [28SE], H4646 [8MY]

Foreign aid: reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (see S. 1968), S8013 [17JY]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission: extend the service of certain members (see S. 1634), S2646 [21MR]

Fry, Varian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3352), H4302 [30AP]

FTC: impose monetary penalties for use of fraudulent political advertisements (see H.R. 3995), H9923 [2AU]

Gephardt, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (see H. Res. 524, 531), H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE]

Gingrich, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (see H. Res. 468), H7107 [27JN]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (see H. Res. 526, 532), H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE]

Gore, Vice President: tribute (see S. Res. 316), S12303 [3OC]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (see S. 1734), S4851 [8MY]

———constitutional amendment relative to the commencement of the terms of office of the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress (see S.J. Res. 55), S5093 [15MY]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (see H.R. 4061, 4319), H10235 [11SE], H12174 [28SE]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (see S. 1794), S5492 [22MY]

———prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress (see S. 1827), S5763 [4JN]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H.R. 3435), H4901 [10MY]

———require comparable treatment of the President, Vice President, Members of Congress and certain high-level Government employees with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2882), H912 [25JA]

———require comparable treatment of the President, Vice-President, Cabinet members, and Members of Congress with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2855), H330 [5JA]

Government regulations: require congressional approval of certain proposed rules (see H.R. 2990), H1507 [28FE]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S313 [23JA]

House of Representative: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page (see H. Res. 454), H6285 [12JN]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (see H.R. 3136), H2664 [21MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H2949 [27MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 168), H2867 [26MR]

———establish a commission on size of membership and election process (see H.R. 4076), H10386 [12SE]

———establish disclosure requirements relative to franked mail (see H.R. 3772), H7260 [10JY]

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. Res. 327), H90 [3JA]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

———limit election expenditures for candidates (see H.R. 3651), H6413 [13JN]

———official mail allowance (see H.R. 3771), H7259 [10JY]

———official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2841), H90 [3JA]

———prevent mass mailings during an election year (see H.R. 3773), H7260 [10JY]

———printing of House Rules and Manual for 105th Congress (see H. Res. 552), H12175 [28SE]

———prohibit recess or adjournment during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H. Res. 332), H187 [4JA]

———provide for a nonvoting delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3879, 4067), H8247 [23JY], H10385 [12SE]

———reduce number of pieces of mail constituting a mass mailing (see H.R. 3774), H7260 [10JY]

———require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H4423 [2MY]

———set date for convening of any organizational caucus or conference for the 105th Congress (see H. Res. 551), H12175 [28SE]

———transition for new Members (see H.R. 3544), H5646 [29MY]

House Rules: allow consideration of floor amendments supported by 20 percent of both the majority and minority membership (see H. Res. 548), H11527 [27SE]

———authority of the Committee on Rules (House) to report rules or orders waiving the germaneness requirement (see H. Res. 505), H9706 [1AU]

———authority of the Speaker to declare recess (see H. Res. 330, 352), H90 [3JA], H1137 [31JA]

———imposition of Ramseyer requirement on conference reports (see H. Res. 549), H11527 [27SE]

———improve committee operations, procedures, and staffing (see H. Res. 480), H7658 [16JY]

———postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (see H. Res. 358), H1226 [1FE]

———prohibit foreign travel by retiring Members (see H. Res. 361), H1226 [1FE]

———provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H7658 [16JY]

———question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

———question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (see H. Res. 350), H973 [30JA]

———random drug testing of officers and employees (see H. Res. 512), H9925 [2AU]

———reduce number of programs covered by appropriation bills (see H. Res. 514), H9925 [2AU]

———reduce programs covered by each regular appropriation bill (see H. Res. 476), H7474 [11JY]

———reform trust relationships (see H. Res. 477), H7533 [12JY]

———require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H9924 [2AU]

———require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff (see H. Res. 519), H10235 [11SE]

———require Members to establish office policies relative to the use of computer software, programs, and data bases (see H. Res. 533), H11048 [24SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 412), H3819 [24AP]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (see H. Res. 525, 546), H10720 [19SE], H11525 [27SE]

———time limits on questioning of witnesses by Members of certain standing and subcommittees (see H. Res. 550), H11527 [27SE]

Interstate Insurance Receivership Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 189), H10040 [4SE]

Jackson, Representative: election to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (see H. Res. 337), H330 [5JA]

Klug, Representative: election to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (see H. Res. 485), H8094 [22JY]

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

Legislative branch of Government: compensation practices and pay equity (see H. Con. Res. 194), H7107 [27JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see H.R. 3754), H7114 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), consideration (see H. Res. 473), H7154 [9JY]

Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see S. 2147), S11540 [27SE]

Lobbyists: penalty for transmission of fraudulent communications to Congress (see H.R. 3128), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see S. 1617; H.R. 3078), S2101 [14MR], H2224 [13MR]

———reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H.R. 3140), H2664 [21MR]

Lott, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 319, 323), S12303 [3OC]

McNulty, Representative: election to the Committee on Ways and Means (House) (see H. Res. 344), H913 [25JA]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3310, 3447, 4011), H3819 [24AP], H4902 [10MY], H9924 [2AU]

———discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (see S. 1876), S6225 [13JN]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3956), H9921 [2AU]

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

———retirement eligibility (see H.R. 3887), H8374 [24JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without public participation and an express act of Congress (see S. 2092), S11033 [19SE], H10720 [19SE]

———prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Oregon without public participation and an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4294), H12174 [28SE]

———require an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (see H.R. 4147, 4214), H11047 [24SE], H11395 [26SE]

———require compliance with certain environmental acts and an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (see S. 2150), S11540 [27SE]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

Neumann, Representative: election to the Committee on the Budget (House) (see H. Res. 357), H1226 [1FE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see S. 1641; H.R. 3177, 4035), S2802 [25MR], H2950 [27MR], H10107 [5SE]

105th Congress: set date for convening (see S. 2159), S11720 [28SE]

———set date for convening and the date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (see H.J. Res. 198), H12175 [28SE]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see S. 1759; H.R. 3462), S5093 [15MY], H5173 [15MY]

Permanent Performance Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 3982), H9922 [2AU]

Political campaigns: disclosure of identity of persons paying for telephone poll expenses (see H.R. 4183), H11229 [25SE]

———prohibit payment from campaign funds for lobbyist services (see S. 1591), S1598 [6MR]

———require accountability in campaign advertising (see S. 1723), S4618 [2MY]

Political ethics: restore integrity, goodwill, honesty, and trust (see H.R. 3792), H7474 [11JY]

Public debt: ceiling (see S. 1546; H.R. 2862, 2896, 2897, 2920, 3136; H. Res. 360), S555 [30JA], H737 [22JA], H913 [25JA], H1138 [31JA], H1226 [1FE], H2664 [21MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (see H. Res. 356), H1226 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H2949 [27MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 168), H2867 [26MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (see H.R. 3021), H1774 [6MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (see H. Res. 371), H1774 [6MR]

———reduction (see S. Res. 237), S3216 [29MR]

Senate: appointment of a committee to notify the President of adjournment (see S. Res. 315), S12303 [3OC]

———approval of interim regulations adopted by the Congressional Office of Compliance (see S. Res. 209), S276 [22JA]

———authorize acceptance of pro bono legal services by Members who challenge the validity of certain Federal statutes (see S. Res. 321), S12303 [3OC]

———authorizing minority and majority leaders to make appointments during adjournment (see S. Res. 314), S12303 [3OC]

———notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives has assembled (see H. Res. 326), H90 [3JA]

———tribute to African-American Senators (see S. Res. 229), S1455 [29FE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush (see S. Res. 278), S7816 [12JY]

———authorizing representation for Senator Dole in U.S. v. Byron C. Dale (see S. Res. 240), S3216 [29MR]

———authorizing representation for Senator Lott and Bob Dole in James Lockhart v. U.S., et al. (see S. Res. 281), S8157 [18JY]

———authorizing representation for the Senate in Robert E. Barrett v. U.S. Senate (see S. Res. 239), S3216 [29MR]

———authorizing representation for William T. Brack in Carol Ward v. U.S. (see S. Res. 269), S6662 [21JN]

Sisco, Gary L.: election as Sec. of the Senate (see S. Res. 307), S12126 [1OC]

———notify President of election of the Sec. of the Senate (see S. Res. 308), S12126 [1OC]

———notify the House of Representatives of election of the Sec. of the Senate (see S. Res. 309), S12126 [1OC]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2897), H913 [25JA]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

State of the Union Message: joint session (see S. Con. Res. 39), S276 [22JA]

States: congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN (see H.J. Res. 166), H2665 [21MR]

———constitutional amendment to grant power to propose constitutional amendments (see S.J. Res. 58), S9295 [31JY]

Taxation: expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to line-item veto (see S. 1835; H.R. 3566), S5763 [4JN], H5817 [4JN]

Telephones: impose fees for the allocation of toll-free phone numbers (see S. Con. Res. 58; H. Con. Res. 175), S5093 [15MY], H4902 [10MY]

Thurmond, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 317), S12303 [3OC]

Washington, George: reading of Farewell Address at the beginning of each Congress (see H. Con. Res. 222), H11395 [26SE]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see S.J. Res. 62; H.J. Res. 194), S11090 [20SE], H10524 [17SE]

Certificates of appointment

Senate: Sheila Frahm, S6046 [11JN]

Certificates of election

House of Representatives: Earl Blumenauer, H5650 [30MY]

———Elijah E. Cummings, H3822 [25AP]

———Juanita Millender-McDonald, H3394 [16AP]

Senate: Ron Wyden, S878 [6FE]

Chronologies

Information on past debt ceiling crises and changes: GAO, S1627 [7MR]

Cloture motions

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6630 [20JN], S6817 [25JN]

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

Colloquies

Budget reconciliation process: Edmund S. Muskie and Vance Hartke (1975), S5430 [21MY]

Conference reports

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 3754), H9450-H9452 [31JY]

Line Item Veto Act (S. 4), H2640-H2652 [21MR]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 3734), H8829-H8958 [30JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget (1976), S5426, S5438 [21MY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H6007-H6039 [7JN]

Cost Estimates

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S9412 [1AU]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S9413 [1AU]

Definitions

Previous question vote—what it means, H4321 [1MY], H4568 [8MY], H5067, H5068 [15MY], H5197 [16MY]

Descriptions

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, S12346 [3OC]

Government Shutdown Impact, S11 [3JA]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact Amendments Made By Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, H10825 [24SE]

Documents

Budget Treatment of Social Security Trust Funds: U.S. Code, S3308 [15AP], S4051 [24AP]

Eulogies

Emerson, Bill: by Lloyd Smith, H7101 [27JN]

Excerpts

Constitution—U.S.: 14th Amendment relative to the rights of citizenship, congressional apportionment, and loyalty requirements for Members of Congress, H6499 [18JN]

$8.2 Billion Reconciliation Bill Cleared: ``Congressional Quarterly Almanac'' (1980), S5421 [21MY]

Explanations

Congressional Procedures for Expedited Consideration of Line-Item Vetoes, H2982 [28MR]

House Rules Relative to Legislation Increasing Federal Income Taxes, H3031 [28MR]

Histories

20th Amendment to the Constitution Relative to the Presidential Inauguration Date, S5098 [15MY]

Letters

Access to administration officials in exchange for campaign contributions: Ann McBride, Common Cause (organization), H8505 [25JY]

Budget 1996-2002: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5802 [5JN]

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

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, H5224 [16MY]

Budget reconciliation: Donald Boelter, H161 [4JA]

———James Lister, H161 [4JA]

———Margaret Hurt, H161 [4JA]

———Paul Van de Water, CBO, H334 [9JA]

———Rick Schendel, H161 [4JA]

———Senators Exon, Daschle, and Dorgan, S4053 [24AP]

Campaign finance reform: Brian Lopina, Christian Coalition, S6767 [25JN]

———Christian Coalition and National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S6770 [25JN]

———David A. Keene, American Conservative Union, S6768 [25JN]

———David N. O'Steen, Douglas Johnson, and Carol Long, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S6767 [25JN]

———Douglas Johnson and Carol Long, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S6770 [25JN]

———Edward O. Fritts, National Association of Broadcasters, S6805 [25JN]

———Ellen S. Miller, Center for Responsive Politics, S6691 [24JN]

———Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, S6796 [25JN]

———Marvin T. Runyon, Postal Service, S6805 [25JN]

———Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S6768 [25JN]

———President Clinton, S6809 [25JN]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6770 [25JN]

———Richard Barton, Direct Marketing Association, Inc., S6805 [25JN]

———Ronald W. Pearson, Conservative Victory Fund, S6769 [25JN]

———Tanya K. Metaksa, National Rifle Association, S6768, S6769, S6770 [25JN]

———Wanda Franz, David N. O'Steen, and Carol Long, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S6771 [25JN]

Campaign Finance Reform Act: Ann McBride, Common Cause (organization), H8506 [25JY]

———Donald L. Fowler, Democratic National Committee, H8478 [25JY]

———Joan Claybrook, Public Citizen (organization) and Robert Schiff, Congress Watch (organization), H8506 [25JY]

———President Clinton, H8477 [25JY]

Changes to prescription drug policies under certain Federal retiree health benefits programs: several Members of Congress, E812 [15MY]

Child stranded overseas due to Government shutdown, H133 [4JA]

Clinton administration budget proposal effects on Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: June E. O'Neil, CBO, S5114, S5126 [16MY], S6071 [11JN]

Compliance with House Rules relative to relevancy in debate and germaneness of amendments: Representative Solomon, Committee on Rules (House), H5061 [15MY]

Congressional reform proposals: Representative Solomon, H7166 [10JY]

Conservation of natural resources: Tom McIntosh, E59 [23JA]

Constitutionality of campaign finance reform proposals: Cass R. Sunstein, S6713 [24JN]

———Daniel H. Lowenstein, S6712 [24JN]

———Frederick Schauer, S6710-S6712 [24JN]

———Jamin B. Raskin, S6715-S6717 [24JN]

———Marlene Arnold Nicholson, S6713-S6715 [24JN]

Continuation of funding for the SEC during periods of lapsed appropriations: Steven M.H. Wallman, SEC, H340 [22JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: Ronald Reagan, H5377 [21MY]

Democratic Party's national agenda: Representative Gephardt, H7147 [9JY]

Electronic access to work and positions of minority Members of Congress: Carol C. Henderson, American Library Association, H7198 [10JY]

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

———President Clinton, S572 [31JA]

Executive departments management and direction of appropriated funds: Representatives Livingston and Obey, E34 [5JA]

Impact of Federal Government shutdown, S44 [4JA]

———Brian Rothermel, S7 [3JA]

———Cecelia J. Genge, S6 [3JA]

———James Fulton, S39 [4JA]

———Janet Samuelson, Fairfax Opportunities Unlimited (business), S6 [3JA]

———Margaret P. and T.H. Conway, Jr., S39 [4JA]

———Marlene Siemek, S7 [3JA]

———Mike Holy, S8 [3JA]

———Vern and Mary Ann Bettencourt, S6 [3JA]

Ineligibility of Representative McDermott to participate in a proceeding before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): Representative Nancy L. Johnson, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H8149 [23JY]

LIHEAP funding: Northeast Midwest Senate Coalition, S2282 [19MR]

———several Representatives, E104 [25JA]

Line-item veto: Charles A. Bowsher, GAO, S2942 [27MR]

———Gilbert S. Merritt, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S2976 [27MR]

———Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S2947, S2975 [27MR]

———Michael J. Gerhardt, S2948, S2974 [27MR]

Medicare trust fund: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5032 [15MY]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority tax status: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), H11455 [27SE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: Darby Bradley, Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition, S3041 [28MR]

———David A. McDonough, Vermont Current Use Tax Coalition, S3042 [28MR]

———G. Kenneth Perine, National Bank of Middlebury, S3042 [28MR]

———Germain Bourdeau, Bourdeau Bros., Inc., S3041 [28MR]

———Joseph A. Parkinson, Vermont Ski Areas Association, S3041 [28MR]

———Katherine M. Vose, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, S3041 [28MR]

———Ralph Buchanan, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, Inc., S3041 [28MR]

———William A. Gildea, New England Governors' Conference, S3040 [28MR]

Public debt ceiling: Gregory M. Holloway, GAO, S1627 [7MR]

———John D. Hawke, Jr., Dept. of the Treasury, S1625 [7MR]

———Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, S1625 [7MR]

Release of background information relative to former Speaker of the House Jim Wright: David R. Nagle, Jim Moody, and Representative Matsui, H10567 [18SE]

Representative Browder's return of unspent congressional allowance: Al Cors, Jr., National Taxpayers Union, H2033 [8MR]

Resignation of Representative Richardson from the Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): Representative Richardson, H11567 [27SE]

Resignation of Representative Wyden from the House of Representatives: Representative Wyden, H1231 [6FE]

Solicitation of congressional staff participation in a spectrum allocation research discussion: Shugoll Research, Inc., S1341 [27FE]

Tax provisions of the Line Item Veto Act: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), H3010 [28MR]

Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act: Charles M. Condon, South Carolina Attorney General, S2427 [20MR]

———Gale A. Norton, Colorado Attorney General, S2428 [20MR]

———George Allen, Governor of Virginia, S2426 [20MR]

———George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, S2427 [20MR]

———John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S2426 [20MR]

———Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana, S2427 [20MR]

———Margery S. Bronster, Hawaii Attorney General, S2428 [20MR]

———Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, S2425 [20MR]

———Stephen Merrill, Governor of New Hampshire, S2427 [20MR]

———Tommy G. Thompson, Governor of Wisconsin, S2427 [20MR]

Tribute to Carla Anderson: Dale Anderson, E1583 [11SE]

Tribute to Hattie Caraway: President Clinton, S6902 [25JN]

———Representative Lincoln, S6902 [25JN]

Use of braille markers in Capitol Building: Representative Mica, H3561 [17AP]

Use of military personnel for partisan activities in the House of Representatives: Representative Schroeder, H12258, H12259 [2OC]

Lists

Amendments to S. 1956, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8114 [18JY]

Artistic Discovery student art competition participants, E806 [15MY]

Bills enacted into Public Law (104th Cong., 1st sess.), D94 [26FE]

Bills vetoed (104th Cong., 1st sess.), D94 [26FE]

Capitol Pages, S540 [26JA]

Congressional Certificate of Merit award recipients, E1363 [24JY], E1419 [31JY]

Congressional investigation terminations, S1415 [29FE]

Congressional Task Force on Immigration Reform members, H2373 [19MR]

Democrats asking for the suppression of background information relative to former Speaker of the House Jim Wright, H10568 [18SE]

Editorials supporting campaign finance reform, S6708 [24JN]

European Parliamentary Group members, S7636 [10JY]

Expedited procedure and extra suspension day rules reported by the Committee on Rules (House)—101st-104th Congresses, H10929 [24SE]

Expedited procedure—two-thirds waiver rules-104th Congress, H10929 [24SE]

House Page School Spring Semester 1996, H5982 [6JN]

House resolutions considered under martial-law authority, H1065 [31JA]

Indiana Senators—dates of service, S4454 [1MY]

Legislation debated without committee reporting, H5444 [22MY], H5953 [6JN], H6527 [19JN]

Legislative riders on past debt limit extensions, S546 [30JA]

Private property rights congressional vote index: League of Private Property Voters, E1945-E1951 [21OC]

Pro-choice, Catholic Members of Congress, H3648 [18AP]

Republican Contract With America items signed into law, H11400 [27SE]

Republican Contract With America items vetoed by President Clinton, H11401 [27SE]

Senate amendments to S. Con. Res. 57, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002: Democratic amendments, S5176 [16MY]

———Republican amendments, S5176 [16MY]

Senate Pages—Spring Class of 1996, S6279 [14JN]

Senate vote on budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3309 [15AP], S4052 [24AP]

State legislative votes on the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S3042 [28MR]

White House Counsel's Office task list relative to scandals affecting Clinton administration, H10213-H10215 [11SE]

Memorandums

Campaign Finance Reform: Joseph E. Cantor, Congressional Research Service, S6812-S6814 [25JN]

Constitutionality of Campaign Finance Reform Proposals: James Bopp, Jr. and Richard E. Coleson, S6801 [25JN]

———L. Paige Whitaker, Congressional Research Service, S6709 [24JN]

Office of Compliance Authority To Issue Advisory Opinions: Jay R. Shampansky, Congressional Research Service, H3341 [15AP]

Time-Off Plans Under Fair Labor Standards Act: Vince Treacy, Congressional Research Service, H3340 [15AP]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 1997: President Clinton, S915 [6FE], H1230 [6FE]

Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 1997: President Clinton, S2325-S2327 [19MR], H2331-H2333 [19MR]

Plan To Achieve a Balanced Budget No Later Than 2002 as Certified by the CBO: President Clinton, S274 [22JA], H333 [9JA]

Motions

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2949, S2977 [27MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7988 [18JY], H8319 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8108, S8126, S8131, S8141 [18JY], S8330, S8333, S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422, S8423, S8424 [22JY], S8494, S8504 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5725 [30MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5510, S5511, S5512, S5515 [23MY]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H4661 [9MY]

Constitutional amendments: require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3271, H3303 [15AP]

———require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), consideration (H. Res. 395), H3268, H3270 [15AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8514 [25JY]

Gephardt, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (H. Res. 524), H10642 [19SE]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (H. Res. 531), H10971 [24SE]

Gingrich, Representative: release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 526), H10643 [19SE]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 532), H10972 [24SE]

House of Representatives: adjournment, H6855 [26JN], H9386, H9387, H9388 [31JY]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3019, H3026 [28MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 546), H11641 [28SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3828 [25AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9118 [30JY], H7204 [10JY], H8794 [30JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3716 [19AP]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3019, H3026 [28MR]

Senate: recess, S2899 [26MR]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: final regulations relative to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations, S7649-S7667 [10JY], S9835-S9847 [4SE], S10405-S10420 [12SE], H7454-H7472 [11JY], H10019-H10030 [4SE], H10369-H10384 [12SE]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Americans With Disabilities Act, S10984-S11019 [19SE], H10676-H10711 [19SE]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal Service Labor Management Relations, S12062-S12077 [1OC]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations, S5070-S5089 [15MY], S5552-S5556 [23MY], H5153-H5172 [15MY], H5563-H5568 [23MY]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations, extension of period for public comment, S6011 [10JN], H6114 [10JN]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal service labor-management relations, S1547-S1550 [6MR], H1773 [6MR]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Occupational Safety and Health Act, S11019-S11027 [19SE], H10711-H10719 [19SE]

———proposed rulemaking relative to amendments to procedural rules, S7685-S7688 [11JY], S10980-S10984 [19SE], H7450-H7454 [11JY], H10672-H10676 [19SE]

———proposed rulemaking relative to extension of rights and protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act, S190-S274 [22JA]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, S3917-S3924 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act, S3924-S3949 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act, S3896-S3917 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, S3949-S3952 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to the exclusion of the Capitol Police from the rights and protections under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, S3924 [23AP]

Senate campaign committee report filing date, S8465 [22JY]

Senate quarterly campaign reports filing deadline, S3207 [29MR]

Senate Quarterly Mass Mail, S7511 [10JY], S8466 [22JY], S11361 [26SE]

Senate quarterly mass mail reports filing deadline, S3207 [29MR]

Oaths of office

Blumenauer, Earl: House of Representatives, H5650, H5750 [30MY]

Cummings, Elijah E.: House of Representatives, H3822 [25AP], H4394 [1MY]

Frahm, Sheila: Senate, S6046 [11JN]

Greene, Representative: Speaker pro tempore, H7111 [8JY]

Millender-McDonald, Juanita: House of Representatives, H3394 [16AP], H4394 [1MY]

Sisco, Gary L.: Sec. of the Senate, S12046 [1OC]

Walker, Representative: Speaker pro tempore, H12178 [30SE]

Wyden, Ron: Senate, S878 [6FE]

Obituaries

Gustafson, E. Charles, H5977 [6JN]

Outlines

Budget resolution effects on veterans' benefits, H6256 [12JN]

Papers

Chance Meeting: Albert R. Anness, E1018 [6JN]

Recommendations on Immigration Reform: Congressional Task Force on Immigration, H2373 [19MR]

Poems

``Celestial Economics,'' Sid Taylor, E287 [6MR]

Press releases

Condemn Church Burnings and Recent Supreme Court Decision Relative to Congressional District Apportionment: National Rainbow Coalition, H6410 [13JN]

Davis-Bacon Benefits Minority Job Opportunities and Is Supported by All Leading Minority Organizations: National Alliance for Fair Contracting (organization), H5377 [21MY]

Electronic Access to Work and Positions of Minority Members of Congress: Laura Meckler, Office of the Democratic Leader, H7199 [10JY]

———Representative Fazio, H7200 [10JY]

Eliminating Corporate Welfare Would Cut Deficit in Half: Cato Institute, H5126 [15MY]

House Rules Committee Spearheads Major Reforms in the 104th Congress, H11637 [28SE]

Restoring the Public Trust: Representative Gekas, E1829 [30SE]

Use of Military Personnel for Partisan Activities in the House of Representatives: Representative Schroeder, H12259 [2OC]

Proclamations

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago Day, E1455 [1AU]

Proposals

Engrossment of H.R. 2862, public debt ceiling, and H.J. Res. 157, continuing appropriations, H760 [23JA]

Legislation relative to the investigation of Representative Gephardt by independent counsel concerning certain financial transactions, H11108 [25SE]

Legislation relative to the release of independent counsel report on Representative Gingrich relative to GOPAC, H11139 [25SE]

Political campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, E1026 [6JN]

Remarks in House

Adjournment: consideration (H. Res. 465), H7040-H7050 [27JN]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 133), H337 [9JA]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 141), H1216 [1FE]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 157), H3206 [29MR]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 192), H7050 [27JN]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 203), H8573 [26JY], H9387 [31JY]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 230), H12110 [28SE], H12300 [4OC]

Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 60), H5553 [23MY]

AFL-CIO: reference to Members of Congress in advertising, H8078-H8080 [22JY], H9986 [4SE], H10167 [10SE], E1380 [25JY]

Appropriations: automatic continuing resolutions, H7694, H7695 [17JY]

———executive department management and direction of appropriated funds, E33 [5JA]

———line-item veto, H124, H143 [4JA], H1696 [5MR], H2971, H2972, H2975, H2978, H2979, H2980, H2981, H2982, H2983, H2998-H3027 [28MR], H3548 [17AP]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H122, H123, H124, H127 [4JA], H315 [5JA]

———waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations legislation (H.J. Res. 197), H11636 [28SE]

Artistic Discovery student art competition: tribute to participants, E804, E805 [15MY], E881 [22MY], E1245 [11JY]

Baker, Representative Richard H.: election to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 467), H6973 [26JN]

Beilenson, Representative: results of district survey, E58 [23JA]

Blumenauer, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H5651 [30MY]

Browder, Representative: return of unspent congressional allowance, H2032 [8MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H876 [25JA], H2323, H2328, H2329, H2330 [19MR], H2669 [22MR], H3807-H3817 [24AP], H5268-H5275 [16MY], E806 [15MY]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H747 [23JA], H985, H986, H988, H989 [31JA], H1399, H1402 [28FE], H2040 [12MR], H2225 [14MR], H2470, H2471, H2473, H2474 [20MR], H2562, H2563 [21MR], H2670 [22MR], H3807-H3817 [24AP], H4909 [14MY], H5128 [15MY], H5266 [16MY], H5496 [22MY], H6258 [12JN], E830 [16MY]

———deficit, H7763 [17JY]

———discretionary spending levels, H7193-H7196 [10JY], H7360, H7361 [11JY], H7701-H7704 [17JY], H8281-H8283 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H8, H9, H10, H11, H52, H53, H65 [3JA], H121, H122, H123, H124, H125, H126, H127, H129, H132, H133, H134, H137, H140, H141, H142, H144, H151, H152, H155, H156, H165-H172, H178-H184 [4JA], H191, H192, H193-H216, H308, H310, H311, H324 [5JA], H344, H346-H351 [22JA], H739, H740, H741, H743, H744, H747, H749 [23JA], H776, H777, H780, H781, H782 [24JA], H841, H857, H872, H877, H903 [25JA], H950, H953, H956-H959 [30JA], H976, H977, H997-H999, H1077 [31JA], H1759-H1766 [6MR], H1778 [7MR], H2100-H2103 [12MR], H2227, H2229 [14MR], H3652, H3653 [19AP], H3661, H3667 [23AP], E1, E10 [3JA], E155 [5FE], E364 [14MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7646 [16JY], H7663, H7664, H7745-H7762, H7765 [17JY], H7796-H7990, H7992, H7996, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8076, H8089-H8091 [22JY], H8106, H8108, H8109 [23JY], H8319 [24JY], H8382, H8383 [25JY], H8561 [26JY], E1325 [18JY], E1337 [22JY], E1386 [26JY], E1409 [30JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H8670 [30JY], H9380, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9403-H9424 [31JY], H9567, H9708 [1AU], H9838, H9904 [2AU], E1444, E1451, E1453, E1454 [1AU], E1495 [2AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7784 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9388-H9392 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9392-H9403 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8320-H8329 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to recommit, H7988 [18JY]

———reconciliation process, H340, H341 [22JA], H814 [24JA]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (H.R. 3379), E703 [2MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H3704 [23AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 174), H4775, H4788-H4798 [9MY], E777 [10MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5033, H5036-H5039, H5042-H5049 [14MY], H5104-H5133, H5135-H5138, H5146-H5149 [15MY], H5185, H5186, H5187, H5188, H5198-H5260, H5268-H5275 [16MY], H5792-H5805 [4JN], E821, E828, E830, E833 [16MY], E850, E852 [21MY], E860 [22MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6098-H6104 [10JN], H6186, H6188, H6189, H6257-H6268, H6275 [12JN], H6291, H6292, H6293 [13JN], H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435, H6493 [18JN], H6514, H6518 [19JN], E1069 [12JN], E1086 [13JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5189-H5198 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 450), H6247-H6257 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), motion to instruct conferees, H5725-H5732, H5740 [30MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic (H. Con. Res. 198), H7507 [12JY]

———restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda, E775 [10MY]

———restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (H. Con. Res. 216), H11051 [25SE], H11358 [26SE], E1869 [30SE]

———use of braille markers for the visually impaired, H3561 [17AP]

———use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham (S. Con. Res. 45), H2193 [13MR]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H5977, H5979-H5982 [6JN]

Children and youth: funding for assistance programs, E581 [19AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5737-H5740 [30MY], H5755, H5756 [31MY]

———tribute to organizations working to combat childhood hunger, E778 [10MY]

Clinger, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H12196 [1OC]

———tribute to staff, H12196 [1OC]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H96 [4JA], H814 [24JA], H976, H985 [31JA], H1666 [5MR], H1722 [6MR], H3396 [16AP], H4131 [30AP], H4390 [1MY], H4409-H4413 [2MY], H4656 [9MY], H5136-H5138 [15MY], H5186 [16MY], H6290 [13JN], H6628-H6629 [19JN], H7517-H7521 [12JY], H8819-H8822 [30JY], H9465 [31JY], H10357-H10364 [12SE], H10500 [17SE], H10604 [19SE], H11590-H11592 [27SE], E1255 [11JY]

———notification that a quorum has assembled, H757 [23JA]

———notification that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 325), H2 [3JA]

———reinventing Government initiative, H7245 [10JY]

Coleman, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10565 [18SE]

Collins, Representative Cardiss: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H12168 [28SE]

Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy: authorize printing of report (S. Con. Res. 67), H11357 [26SE]

Committee on Appropriations (House): permission to file reports, H7111 [8JY]

———tribute to staff, H12088, H12089 [28SE]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): statements made by Members relative to spouses of two female staffers, H4804, H4805 [10MY]

Committee on House Oversight (House): hearings on political campaign expenditures of private organizations, H2588, H2589 [21MR]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 47), H9899 [2AU]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): reform, H7653-H7655 [16JY]

———tribute, H6852 [26JN]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H1668 [5MR], H2129 [13MR], H2229 [14MR], H2333 [19MR], H2474 [20MR], H2972 [28MR], H3497 [17AP], H4310 [1MY], H4536 [8MY], H4660, H4661 [9MY], H5188 [16MY], H5388 [22MY], H5573 [29MY], H5735 [30MY], H5826 [5JN], H5941 [6JN], H6126 [11JN], H6189 [12JN], H6293 [13JN], H6518 [19JN], H6725 [25JN], H6856 [26JN], H7270 [11JY], H7665 [17JY], H7784 [18JY], H8253 [24JY], H8384 [25JY], H8671 [30JY], H9710 [1AU], H10048 [5SE]

Computers: increase understanding and usage of the Internet (H. Con. Res. 185), E1087 [13JN]

Congress: decorum on the floor, H4373-H4380 [1MY], E710 [6MY]

Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus: tribute, E1926 [4OC]

Congressional Certificate of Merit: award recipients, E1363 [24JY], E1419 [31JY]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 400), H3339-H3341 [15AP]

———approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives and Senate (S. Con. Res. 51), H3343-H3384 [15AP]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 504), H9898 [2AU]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of non-congressional employees (H. Con. Res. 207), H9898, H9899 [2AU]

———provide educational assistance to employing offices of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 401), H3341-H3343 [15AP]

Congressional Senior Citizen Intern Program: tribute, E832 [16MY]

Constitutional amendments: require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3184 [29MR], H3234-H3237, H3239-H3256, H3270-H3304 [15AP], E536, E541, E543, E544 [16AP], E580 [19AP]

———require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), consideration (H. Res. 395), H3256-H3270 [15AP]

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H18 [3JA]

Cooley, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H12259-H12261 [2OC]

Cummings, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H3824 [25AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H748 [23JA], H2125, H2126 [13MR], H3736 [24AP], H4438 [7MY], H4534 [8MY], H4656 [9MY], H6406 [13JN], H6633, H6634 [20JN], H6978 [27JN], H7143-H7149 [9JY], H8100 [23JY], H9709 [1AU], H10431 [17SE], H11366-H11372 [26SE], H12169 [28SE]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish, H5034 [14MY], H5112, H5125 [15MY], H6717 [25JN]

———abolish (H.R. 1756), H869-H873 [25JA]

Dept. of Defense: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration budget proposals, E271 [5MR]

Dept. of Education: abolish, H2128 [13MR], H3210 [29MR], H10336 [12SE]

Drugs: importation of Rohypnol, H8204, H8205 [23JY]

Ecology and environment: funding for environmental protection programs, H2538-H2542 [20MR], H2582, H2583 [21MR], H2890-H2892, H2937-H2941 [27MR], H3439 [16AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, H10574-H10580 [18SE]

Education: funding, H842 [25JA]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, H805 [24JA], H7766-H7776 [17JY], H7783, H7784 [18JY], H8106 [23JY], H8633 [29JY], E221 [28FE], E1026 [6JN]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1100), E1388 [26JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2566), H6480, H6483 [18JN], E837 [16MY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3053), E311 [7MR]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3274), H3737 [24AP]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3505), H7641, H7648 [16JY], H7994 [18JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3760), H7509 [12JY], H7642, H7643, H7647, H7650 [16JY], H7663, H7664, H7763, H7764 [17JY], H7994 [18JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8106 [23JY], H8381, H8382, H8383, H8471-H8516, H8518, H8519, H8538-H8540 [25JY], H8585 [26JY], E1419 [31JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8458-H8470 [25JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), motion to recommit, H8514, H8515 [25JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), H6480, H6483 [18JN]

———constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (H.J. Res. 114), H8519 [25JY]

———provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (H.R. 3700), H11319-H11321 [26SE]

———redistricting of congressional districts which are primarily minority populated, H4405-H4409 [2MY]

———results, H979 [31JA]

———revise rules on independent expenditures (H.R. 3208), H3174 [29MR]

Emergency Management Assistance Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 193), H10819-H10822 [24SE]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6782-H6797 [25JN]

EPA: funding, E540 [16AP]

———reform regulatory process, H2096-H2100 [12MR], H2195 [13MR]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (H.R. 3505), H7994 [18JY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (H.R. 1100), H8560 [26JY]

Federal employees: deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7624-H7629 [16JY]

Federal-State relations: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (H.R. 2270), H4172, H4173 [30AP], H7449 [11JY]

Fields, Representative Cleo: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H12167 [28SE]

Fields, Representative Jack: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H12048 [28SE]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, H1046-H1051 [31JA]

Fry, Varian: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3352), E1317 [18JY]

Gephardt, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (H. Res. 524), H10642 [19SE]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (H. Res. 531), H10971 [24SE]

Gibbons, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H4130 [30AP]

Gingrich, Representative: FEC actions relative to GOPAC and book contract, H1622 [29FE]

———fundraising dinners, H309, H315 [5JA]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC, H7653-H7655 [16JY], H11399 [27SE]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 468), H6851, H6852, H6853, H6854 [26JN], H6979, H6980, H7050 [27JN], H7109 [28JN]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10092 [5SE], H10179, H10180, H10181, H10182 [11SE], H10331, H10332, H10333, H10334, H10350, H10351, H10352, H10354 [12SE], H10439, H10440 [17SE], H10529, H10530, H10531, H10567 [18SE], H10604, H10605, H10606, H10607, H10646, H10647 [19SE], H10773, H10774, H10775, H10932-H10936, H10978 [24SE], H11050, H11051, H11052, H11053, H11054, H11139 [25SE], H11233, H11234, H11235, H11286, H11287 [26SE], H11400, H11401 [27SE], H11637-H11642, H12036 [28SE], E1550 [10SE]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 526), H10643 [19SE]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 532), H10931, H10972 [24SE]

Government: accomplishments of liberals, H12181 [30SE]

———downsizing, H2463, H2464 [19MR]

———eliminate duplication of programs, H1722 [6MR]

———ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown (H.R. 2671), H121 [4JA]

———reform, H7537 [16JY]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, H881 [25JA]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (H.R. 3435), H8613, H8614 [29JY]

———separation of powers between the different branches, H56 [3JA]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H2, H4, H7, H8, H9, H10, H11, H12, H24-H33, H51, H52, H53, H55, H57, H58, H59, H64-H89 [3JA], H93, H94, H95, H96, H97, H121, H122, H123, H125, H126, H127, H130, H131, H133, H134, H135-H154, H158, H165, H172-H178 [4JA], H189, H190, H191, H192, H194-H216, H308, H309 [5JA], H340, H345 [22JA], H748 [23JA], H780, H814 [24JA], H856, H872 [25JA], H2039, H2040 [12MR], H2328 [19MR], H8601 [29JY], H9464 [31JY], H11399 [27SE], E7, E10 [3JA], E16 [4JA], E23, E26 [5JA]

———tribute to private sector during shutdown, H309 [5JA]

Government regulations: effect on citizens, H3723-H3728 [23AP]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (H.R. 2727), H3728 [23AP], E20 [4JA]

GPO: reform, E1231 [9JY], E1287 [16JY], E1727 [27SE]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal, E715, E720, E727 [7MY], E748 [9MY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2657), H757-H760 [23JA], H1200 [1FE], H5139 [15MY], E74 [24JA], E103 [25JA]

Hershey, PA: bipartisan retreat for Members of Congress, H11360, H11361, H11362 [26SE]

Hershey Foods Corp.: Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Corporate Vulture Award recipient, H5035 [14MY]

House of Representatives: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page, H7177 [10JY]

———authority of officials during adjournment, H1201 [1FE], H5545 [23MY]

———bipartisan cooperation, H3555 [17AP]

———decorum on the floor, H7267 [11JY], H9866 [2AU], H11050, H11052 [25SE]

———discourse and voting rules, E1087 [13JN]

———electronic access to work and positions of minority Members, H7177-H7179, H7198-H7202, H7204, H7205 [10JY]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H2987-H3029 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], E483 [28MR], E494 [29MR], E591 [19AP]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2972-H2986 [28MR], H3209 [29MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2857-H2864 [26MR]

———expedite commencement of committee hearings (H. Res. 310), H193 [5JA]

———firing of employees in Clerk's office, H854 [25JA]

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (H. Res. 327), H2 [3JA]

———glass ceiling for women Members of Congress, H6979 [27JN]

———House Information Resources funding, H7204, H7205 [10JY]

———impact of partisanship, H2227 [14MR]

———legislative priorities, H1750 [6MR]

———official travel restrictions to foreign countries, H208, H209 [5JA]

———official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (H.R. 2841), H122 [4JA]

———partisanship, H953 [30JA]

———printing of House Rules and Manual for 105th Congress (H. Res. 552), H12037 [28SE]

———provide for a nonvoting delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 2876), H810, H811 [24JA], E81 [24JA]

———provide for a nonvoting delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 3879), E1346 [23JY]

———provide for official allowance that represents administrative reforms (H.R. 2739), H2350-H2361 [19MR], H9824 [1AU], H9898 [2AU]

———random drug testing of employees, H12179 [30SE]

———recess, H976 [31JA]

———require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (H. Res. 423), E701 [2MY]

———require that mass mailings include notification that they were prepared, published, and mailed at taxpayer expense, H7196, H7197 [10JY]

———set date for convening of any organizational caucus or conference for the 105th Congress (H. Res. 551), H12037 [28SE]

———transfer funds to official allowances to promote use of computers and other electronic technologies, H7197-H7202 [10JY]

———tribute to Office of Fair Employment Practices hearing officers, E1874 [30SE]

———tribute to retiring women Members, H11217, H11219 [25SE]

———tribute to staff members working on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, E1229 [9JY]

———use of committee staffs to investigate President Clinton and labor unions, H4309 [1MY]

———use of military personnel for partisan activities, H12255 [2OC], H12267, H12268 [3OC], H12275, H12299 [4OC]

House Rules: assessment of rule protecting comity, H8589 [26JY]

———authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H53, H58, H59 [3JA], H94, H97 [4JA], H217-H226 [5JA]

———authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 352), H1403 [28FE]

———discussion of matters before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) on the House floor, H10331-H10336, H10350, H10355 [12SE], H10439 [17SE], H10529, H10531 [18SE], H10604, H10605, H10646, H10647 [19SE], H10724 [20SE], H10773, H10774, H10775 [24SE], H11050, H11052, H11053, H11054 [25SE], H11235 [26SE], H11638-H11642 [28SE]

———exercise of privileges by former Members during consideration of legislation in which they have an interest, H9567 [1AU]

———improve committee operations, procedures, and staffing (H. Res. 480), E1290 [16JY]

———open versus restrictive rules, H2132, H2135 [13MR], H2572 [21MR], H2678 [22MR], H3256, H3263 [15AP], H3740 [24AP], H4330 [1MY], H4545 [8MY], H4823, H4828, H4831 [10MY], H5189 [16MY], H5358 [21MY], H5949 [6JN], H6160 [11JN], H6775 [25JN], H7046 [27JN], H7208, H7212 [10JY], H7270 [11JY], H7610 [16JY], H7716 [17JY], H8294 [24JY], H8458 [25JY], H9726 [1AU]

———postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (H. Res. 358), E171 [5FE]

———privilege of the floor during State of the Union address, H767 [23JA]

———question of privilege, H2-H7 [3JA], H801, H802 [24JA], H1179-H1182 [1FE]

———question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (H. Res. 354), H978, H1064 [31JA], H1182-H1185 [1FE]

———question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H930 [30JA], H1057-H1062 [31JA]

———require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff, H10047 [5SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 525), H10927-H10937 [24SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 546), H11636-H11644, H12036 [28SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 342), H842-H853 [25JA], H1065 [31JA]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3828-H3838 [25AP]

Immigration: funding for programs relative to review of worldwide levels, H2518-H2520 [20MR]

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois (H.J. Res. 78), H2068, H2069, H2082 [12MR]

———consent of Congress to amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia (H.R. 2064), H2069, H2070, H2083 [12MR]

Interstate Insurance Receivership Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 189), E1944 [21OC]

Jackson, Representative: election to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H. Res. 337), H240 [5JA]

Jacobs, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10604 [19SE]

Johnston, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H11398 [27SE]

Klug, Representative: election to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Res. 485), H8075 [22JY]

Labor unions: investigation of contributions to Members of Congress, H4806, H4886 [10MY]

———national agenda, H7516 [12JY]

League of Private Property Voters: publishing of private property rights congressional vote index, E1945 [21OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: application of certain laws (H.R. 1), H3481 [16AP]

———application of certain laws (S. 2), H8814, H8815 [30JY]

———compensation practices and pay equity (H. Con. Res. 194), H6977 [27JN], E1205 [27JN]

———making appropriations, H6950 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7171-H7206 [10JY], H8794 [30JY], E1287 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), conference report, H9450 [31JY], H9710-H9715 [1AU], E1478 [2AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), consideration (H. Res. 473), H7165-H7169 [10JY]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal, E1884 [1OC]

———prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (H.R. 3078), E341 [13MR]

Malden Mills (business): Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Golden Eagle Award recipient, H5035 [14MY]

McNulty, Representative: election to the Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 344), H901 [25JA]

Members of Congress: decorum on the floor, H4373-H4380 [1MY], E710 [6MY]

———deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 3310), H4660 [9MY]

———deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4011), H10978 [24SE], H11283-H11289 [26SE], E1487 [2AU], E1771 [28SE], E1829 [30SE]

———discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (S. 1876), H9708 [1AU]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 3956), E1499 [2AU]

———limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (H.R. 1618), H7508 [12JY]

———limit terms, H7508 [12JY]

———reception honoring former Members, H5055-H5060 [15MY]

———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown, E14 [4JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown, H97 [4JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (H.R. 2281), H55 [3JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (H.R. 2658), H50 [3JA], E78 [24JA]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: powers of the Board of Review, H11461, H11464 [27SE]

Mfume, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H1216 [1FE]

———appreciation of opportunity to serve, H1052, H1053, H1054, H1055 [31JA]

Millender-McDonald, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H3395 [16AP]

Montgomery, Representative: appreciation for tributes, E1896 [1OC]

———appreciation of opportunity to serve, E1896 [1OC]

Myers, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10342 [12SE], H12191 [30SE]

National Wildlife Refuge System: eliminate congressional authorization for creation of wildlife refuges, H3762, H3766-H3769 [24AP]

Natural Cotton Colors (business): Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Golden Eagle Award recipient, H9903 [2AU]

Natural resources: conservation, E59 [23JA]

Netanyahu, Benjamin (Prime Minister, Israel): address to Congress, H7246 [10JY]

Neumann, Representative: election to the Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Res. 357), H1200 [1FE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: deny congressional approval relative to effect on milk prices, H1620 [29FE]

———repeal consent of Congress, H3159 [28MR]

104th Congress: comparison with the 103d Congress-H2942, H2936 [27MR]

105th Congress: set date for convening and the date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (H.J. Res. 198), H12110 [28SE]

104th Congress: accomplishments, H132 [4JA], H746 [23JA], H3568-H3576 [17AP], H10227 [11SE], H10757-H10761 [20SE], H11220-H11226 [25SE], H11233, H11234, H11365, H11366, H11379-H11382 [26SE], H11398, H11399, H11401 [27SE], H11599 [28SE], H12298 [4OC], E1924 [4OC]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (H.R. 3462), E811 [15MY]

Pensions: treatment of annuity checks for retired railroad workers relative to Government shutdown, E16 [4JA]

Permanent Performance Review Commission: establish (H.R. 3982), E1493 [2AU]

Public debt: ceiling, H308 [5JA], H341, H343, H344 [22JA], H749 [23JA], H779, H780, H781, H782, H806 [24JA], H839, H840, H841, H853, H854, H855, H856, H861-H867 [25JA], H925, H927, H929, H930, H947-H953 [30JA], H976, H978, H979, H980, H986-H991, H1001, H1002, H1077 [31JA], H1144, H1145, H1206 [1FE], H1256, H1259, H1261 [27FE], H1400, H1402 [28FE], H1620 [29FE], H1756 [6MR], H1780 [7MR], H2845 [26MR], H10330 [12SE], H11583 [27SE], E159, E163 [5FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), consideration (H. Res. 292), H982 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (H. Res. 356), H1179-H1182 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), H978 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), engrossment, H801, H802 [24JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2896), H841 [25JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), H2987-H3029 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], E483 [28MR], E494 [29MR], E591 [19AP]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2972-H2986 [28MR], H3209 [29MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2857-H2864 [26MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), H1787-H1792, H1972 [7MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (H. Res. 371), H1781-H1786 [7MR]

Quillen, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H10530 [18SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H746, H749 [23JA], H781 [24JA], H1261, H1262 [27FE], H1400, H1401, H1402 [28FE], H1620 [29FE], H1665, H1669 [5MR], H1720 [6MR], H1780 [7MR], H2111-H2114 [12MR], H2129 [13MR], H3174 [29MR], H3389, H3398, H3481-H3486 [16AP], H3798-H3804 [24AP], H3825 [25AP], H4131, H4173-H4185 [30AP], H4307, H4387-H4393 [1MY], H4409-H4413 [2MY], H4535 [8MY], H4656, H4657, H4659, H4660 [9MY], H4880, H4894-H4898 [10MY], H4910 [14MY], H5131 [15MY], H5186, H5187, H5188 [16MY], H5491, H5494, H5496, H5498 [22MY], H5572, H5573 [29MY], H5748-H5750 [30MY], H5931 [5JN], H6124 [11JN], H6290, H6293 [13JN], H6491-H6493 [18JN], H7040 [27JN], H7228, H7246 [10JY], H7508 [12JY], H7650-H7653 [16JY], H7776 [17JY], H7784, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8078, H8084 [22JY], H8100, H8110 [23JY], H8547-H8553 [25JY], H8799, H8810-H8814 [30JY], H9458, H9464 [31JY], H9708 [1AU], H9838 [2AU], H9928, H9929, H9987 [4SE], H10099-H10101 [5SE], H10431, H10500 [17SE], H10528 [18SE], H10757-H10761 [20SE], H10933 [24SE], H11053, H11220-H11226 [25SE], H11232, H11365, H11372, H11379-H11382 [26SE], H11398, H11399, H11400, H11401, H11590-H11592 [27SE], H11598, H11599, H12106, H12169 [28SE], E323 [12MR], E1530 [5SE]

———national agenda relative to health care and education, H1722 [6MR]

Roth, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H11573 [27SE], E1653 [19SE]

Scott Paper Co.: management style of chief executive officer Albert J. Dunlap, H999-H1002 [31JA]

SEC: continuation of funding during periods of lapsed appropriations, H340, H344 [22JA]

Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives has assembled (H. Res. 326), H2 [3JA]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H4906 [14MY], H5923, H5924 [5JN], H8087, H8088 [22JY], E1231 [9JY]

Starr, Kenneth W.: appearance of conflicts of interest as independent counsel in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation, H5134 [15MY]

State of the Union Message: joint session (S. Con. Res. 39), H339 [22JA]

States: congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN (H.J. Res. 166), H8618, H8619 [29JY]

Supreme Court: decision relative to the use of race in designating congressional districts, H6406-H6410 [13JN], H6493-H6499 [18JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes, H2858-H2864 [26MR]

Udall, Morris K.: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E1692 [25SE]

United Airlines, Inc.: Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Golden Eagle Award recipient, H5035 [14MY], H9903 [2AU]

Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 129), H2339-H2341 [19MR]

———congressional consent (S.J. Res. 38), H2341 [19MR]

War Powers Act: compliance, H10093-H10097 [5SE], H10347, H10348, H10352, H10353, H10356 [12SE]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (H.J. Res. 194), H10822-H10825 [24SE]

White House Counsel's Office: preparation of task list relative to scandals affecting Clinton administration, H10207-H10215 [11SE], H10358-H10364 [12SE], H11592 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 133), S114 [10JA]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 141), S869 [1FE]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 157), S3202 [29MR]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 192), S7151 [27JN]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 203), S9216 [31JY]

Adjournment (H. Con. Res. 230), S12352, S12410 [3OC]

Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 60), S5519 [23MY]

Appropriations: legislative process, S22 [3JA]

———limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation, S2979 [27MR]

———line-item veto, S3324-S3326 [15AP]

———line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2925, S2927, S2929-S2995 [27MR], S3150 [28MR], S4250 [25AP]

———line-item veto (S. 4), conference report—motion to recommit, S2960-S2966, S2971, S2976-S2978 [27MR]

———line-item veto (S. 4), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S2954, S2962 [27MR]

———waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations legislation (H.J. Res. 197), S11816 [30SE]

Architect of the Capitol: tribute to employees, S1070 [7FE]

Austin, Steven P.: Congressional Fire Services Institute Service Person of the Year award recipient, S4566 [1MY]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (S. 1713), S4321 [29AP]

Bipartisan Commission on Campaign Practices: establish (S. 1857), S6084 [11JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (S.J. Res. 44), S4089 [24AP]

———Senate delegation visit, S6404 [18JN]

Bradley, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S12155 [2OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2795 [25MR], S2844-S2846 [26MR], S3188-S3190 [29MR], S4995-S4997 [14MY]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S886-S888 [6FE], S2795 [25MR], S3172, S3188-S3190 [29MR], S5111-S5129 [16MY], S6008 [10JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced relative to budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3280, S3304-S3309 [15AP]

———deficit, S309 [23JA], S357 [25JA], S1295 [23FE], S1515 [5MR], S1551 [6MR], S2800 [25MR], S3269 [15AP], S4187 [25AP], S4272 [29AP], S4376 [30AP], S5556 [23MY], S6079 [11JN], S6277 [14JN], S7366 [8JY], S7685 [11JY], S8465 [22JY], S8864 [25JY], S9289 [31JY], S9551 [2AU], S10321 [11SE], S10401 [12SE]

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

———establish 2-year cycle, reform oversight process, and establish required adjournment date for Congress (S. 2049), S9742 [3SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S2, S5, S8, S12, S14, S19, S21 [3JA], S59, S60, S62, S72 [4JA], S75, S77, S78 [5JA], S111 [8JA], S116, S123, S124, S125, S126, S127, S131-S135 [10JA], S171, S173, S174, S177, S179-S181 [22JA], S331, S332, S335 [24JA], S389 [25JA], S1643 [7MR], S2177 [15MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), veto, S304 [23JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), S8527-S8532 [23JY], S8668-S8671, S8672 [24JY], S8820, S8929 [25JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9322-S9334, S9337-S9341, S9344-S9347, S9352-S9415 [1AU], S9622 [2AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), insert language of S. 1956 in lieu, S8527 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S7890 [16JY], S8070-S8150 [18JY], S8329-S8369 [19JY], S8395-S8426, S8451-S8454 [22JY], S8493-S8532 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8083, S8113, S8114, S8149 [18JY], S8509 [23JY]

———reconciliation process, S291, S292, S295, S297 [23JA], S368-S370, S374 [25JA], S888 [6FE], S1163 [9FE], S3190 [29MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5550 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S5999 [10JN], S6026, S6058-S6066, S6069-S6072, S6076 [11JN], S6117-S6137, S6164-S6166 [12JN], S6167-S6186, S6191 [13JN], S6260, S6280 [14JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S6057 [11JN], S6164 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), insert language of S. Con. Res. 57 in lieu, S5538 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5019-S5023 [14MY], S5025-S5070 [15MY], S5111-S5140, S5143-S5186 [16MY], S5216-S5265, S5266 [17MY], S5305-S5376, S5394-S5396 [20MY], S5398-S5410, S5412-S5442 [21MY], S5461-S5490 [22MY], S5508, S5509-S5538, S5550 [23MY], S5641 [24MY], S5868 [5JN], S5982 [7JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), unanimous-consent agreement, S5018 [14MY], S5412 [21MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (S. Res. 298), S11162 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (S. Res. 258), S6043 [11JN]

———restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (H. Con. Res. 216), S11573 [27SE], S11633 [28SE]

———tribute to snow removal efforts, S112 [8JA]

———use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham (S. Con. Res. 45), S1900 [12MR]

Capitol Pages: tribute, S540 [26JA], S6279 [14JN]

Casey, Gregory S.: election as Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, S10099, S10100 [10SE]

———election as Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate (S. Res. 289), S10025 [6SE]

Children and youth: impact of legislation on the incidence of hungry and homeless children, S5219 [17MY], S5413 [21MY]

———national objectives priority assignments, S6512 [19JN]

Clinton, President: emergency funding request, S11390 [26SE]

———evaluation of administration, S572 [31JA], S876 [6FE], S2322 [19MR], S2408 [20MR], S3169 [28MR], S3786 [22AP], S3882, S3886 [23AP], S4007 [24AP], S4271 [29AP], S6003, S6006-S6008 [10JN], S6132 [12JN], S6187-S6191 [13JN], S9037 [29JY], S11086 [20SE], S11825-S11828 [30SE]

Cohen, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11478-S11483 [27SE]

Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy: authorize printing of report (S. Con. Res. 67), S10723 [17SE]

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special): tribute to staff, S12326 [3OC]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): anniversary, S12033 [30SE]

———tribute to staff, S12268, S12271 [3OC]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): tribute to staff, S11944-S11946 [30SE]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 47), S2545 [20MR]

Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate): majority party appointments (S. Res. 245), S3414 [16AP]

———tribute, S12422 [21OC]

Committees of the Senate: permission to meet while the Senate is in session, S1388 [28FE], S3734 [19AP], S4056 [24AP]

Computers: increase understanding and usage of the Internet (S. Con. Res. 65), S6244 [13JN]

Congressional employees: provide for the issuance and approval of employment regulations and practices (H. Con. Res. 123), S284 [22JA]

———solicitation of congressional staff participation in a spectrum allocation research discussion, S1341 [27FE]

Congressional Fire Services Institute: National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner, S4563 [1MY]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives and Senate (S. Con. Res. 51), S4515 [1MY]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the Senate (S. Res. 304), S11642 [28SE], S12463 [21OC]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of non-congressional employees (H. Con. Res. 207), S11642 [28SE]

Constitution: proposed amendments, S5752-S5754 [4JN]

Constitutional amendments: require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, S5236-S5239 [17MY], S5470 [22MY]

———require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (S.J. Res. 49), S1366-S1368 [27FE], S3326 [15AP], S4808 [7MY]

Courts: independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment (S. 1697), S4063 [24AP]

———travel expense reimbursements for appointees of an independent counsel (S. 1622), S2197 [15MR]

Daschle, Senator: tribute (S. Res. 318), S12368 [3OC]

———tribute (S. Res. 322), S12369 [3OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7620-S7626 [10JY], S7680, S7683-S7685 [11JY], S9530 [2AU], S10013-S10016 [6SE]

Dept. of Energy: abolish, S2186-S2188 [15MR], S2797-S2799 [25MR]

———abolish (S. 1678), S3404 [16AP]

———adherence to bill language and report language recommendations, S8980 [26JY], S9087-S9089 [30JY]

Dole, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S6043-S6046 [11JN]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S11887 [30SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, S294, S298 [23JA], S1066 [7FE], S3865 [23AP], S4456, S4457 [1MY], S4832 [8MY], S6028 [11JN], S12287 [3OC]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S859 [1FE], S3163 [28MR], S3711-S3713 [19AP], S6630 [20JN], S6680-S6718 [24JN], S6761-S6817 [25JN], S9471 [2AU]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), unanimous-consent agreement, S6672 [21JN], S6903 [25JN]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1528), S382-S386 [25JA]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1953), S7887 [16JY]

———limitations on certain campaign contributions (S. 1932), S7415 [8JY]

———set date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (S. 2158), S11770 [28SE]

———spending limits on Federal campaigns (S. 1389), S859 [1FE]

Emergency Management Assistance Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 193), S12401 [3OC]

———congressional consent (S.J. Res. 61), S10882 [18SE], S10899 [19SE]

EPA: reform regulatory process, S1915-S1926 [13MR]

Exon, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S12269, S12298 [3OC]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (S. 1905), S6851 [25JN]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (S. 1629), S2424 [20MR]

———prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (S. 2156), S11723 [28SE]

Foreign aid: reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (S. 1968), S8024 [17JY]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, S12259-S12260 [3OC]

Frahm, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S7291 [28JN]

———tribute to staff, S12159 [2OC]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission: extend the service of certain members (S. 1634), S5952 [6JN]

GAO: audit of Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, S11224 [25SE]

Germany: exchange program between congressional and Bundestag staff members, S1374 [27FE]

Gore, Vice President: tribute (S. Res. 316), S12368 [3OC]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (S. 1734), S4857-S4859 [8MY]

———constitutional amendment relative to the commencement of the terms of office of the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress (S.J. Res. 55), S5097 [15MY]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems, S10290 [11SE]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (S. 1130), S9445 [1AU], S9666-S9668 [2AU]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties, S7108, S7109 [27JN]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (S. 1794), S5498 [22MY], S5614 [23MY]

———prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress (S. 1827), S5763 [4JN]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S5, S7, S8, S9-S11, S13, S14, S15 [3JA], S35, S37-S44, S47-S55, S60, S61, S62, S63, S64, S67 [4JA], S73, S74, S76, S78, S83 [5JA], S126, S127, S130 [10JA], S358 [25JA], S427, S430, S434, S435, S436, S438 [26JA], S11506-S11508 [27SE], S11835 [30SE]

Government regulation: establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, S2161 [15MR]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2657), S724, S725 [1FE]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 1520), S314 [23JA]

GSA: waive Federal procurement laws relative to repair and improvement of schools in the District of Columbia, S1325 [27FE]

Hatfield, Senator: tribute to staff, S11870 [30SE]

Heflin, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11241-S11245 [25SE], S12372 [3OC]

———tribute to staff, S12370 [3OC]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), S3114-S3125, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3242, S3245 [29MR], S3683 [18AP]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

———provide for official allowance that represents administrative reforms (H.R. 2739), S7339 [28JN]

House Rules: authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), S38 [4JA]

Independent counsel statute: reauthorization, S6107 [11JN]

Indiana: history of representation in the Senate, S4450-S4454 [1MY]

Information services: develop an electronic legislative information and document retrieval system, S9064 [29JY]

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois (H.J. Res. 78), S2210 [15MR]

———consent of Congress to amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia (H.R. 2064), S4685 [3MY]

Johnston, Senator: tribute to staff, S11946 [30SE], S12338 [3OC]

Lauver, Jean S.: tribute (S. Res. 232), S2235 [18MR]

``Legislating the Revolution'': opinion on book by James G. Gimpel, S4060 [24AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S8298, S8299 [18JY], S9061-S9069 [29JY], S9115-S9118 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), conference report, S9763-S9765 [3SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9416 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), unanimous-consent agreement, S8978 [26JY], S9069 [29JY]

Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (S. 2147), S11550 [27SE]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (S. 1617), S2103 [14MR]

———reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules, S3101 [28MR]

———strengthen post-employment restrictions on lobbying by Members and senior staffers, S9067 [29JY], S9764 [3SE]

Lott, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S6116 [12JN]

———tribute (S. Res. 319), S12368 [3OC]

———tribute (S. Res. 323), S12370 [3OC]

Lugar, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S4449 [1MY]

Members of Congress: activities relative to constituents during recess, S1341-S1343 [27FE]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms, S3309 [15AP]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3715-S3725, S3727-S3729 [19AP], S3769-S3786 [22AP], S3805, S3826, S3864-S3879, S3880 [23AP], S4083 [24AP]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), unanimous-consent agreement, S3811 [23AP]

———cost-of-living adjustments, S10159, S10160 [10SE]

———discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (S. 1876), S6237 [13JN]

———importance of speeches delivered outside the Senate, S12244 [3OC]

———mass mailings, S1529 [5MR], S5394 [20MY], S9980 [5SE]

———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown, S65 [4JA]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: powers of the Board of Review, S10678 [17SE], S12235 [3OC]

Michigan: tribute to constituents visiting District of Columbia, S4000 [23AP]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without public participation and an express act of Congress (S. 2092), S11033 [19SE]

———require compliance with certain environmental acts and an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (S. 2150), S11552, S11553 [27SE]

Moreland, Charlotte: Vietnam Veterans of America (organization) Congressional Staffer of the Year award recipient, S7676 [10JY]

Mubarak, Hosni (President, Egypt): visit to the Senate floor, S9265 [31JY]

Murray, Senator: leave of absence to attend Democratic platform meeting, S7750 [11JY]

National agenda, S9050-S9052 [29JY]

National objectives: legislative priorities, S6005 [10JN]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (S. Con. Res. 52), S3491 [17AP], S9452 [1AU], S9670 [2AU]

Netanyahu, Benjamin (Prime Minister, Israel): address to Congress, S7668 [10JY]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: deny congressional approval relative to effect on milk prices, S3040, S3056, S3065, S3072 [28MR]

———repeal consent of Congress (S. 1641), S2797 [25MR]

105th Congress: set date for convening and the date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (H.J. Res. 198), S12093 [1OC]

———set date for convening (S. 2159), S11770 [28SE], S12240 [3OC]

———set dates for leadership elections and organizational meetings for 105th Congress, S12240 [3OC]

104th Congress: accomplishments, S1, S2 [3JA], S355, S357 [25JA], S392 [26JA], S1060-S1062, S1158 [7FE], S1172 [9FE], S9476, S9478 [2AU], S11212, S11213, S11228 [25SE], S12123 [1OC], S12272, S12409 [3OC]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (S. 1759), S5094 [15MY]

Pell, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S12161 [2OC]

———appreciation of opportunity to serve, S12420-S12422 [21OC]

Political campaigns: prohibit payment from campaign funds for lobbyist services (S. 1591), S1598 [6MR]

———require accountability in campaign advertising, S6693, S6694 [24JN], S6792 [25JN]

———require accountability in campaign advertising (S. 1723), S4623 [2MY]

Political parties: legislative priorities, S11082-S11084 [20SE]

Public debt: ceiling, S116 [10JA], S299-S301 [23JA], S332, S335 [24JA], S419-S424 [26JA], S544, S545-S548 [30JA], S1060-S1062 [7FE], S3268, S3324-S3326 [15AP], S3408 [16AP]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), S3114-S3125, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3242, S3245 [29MR], S3683 [18AP]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), S1624-S1630 [7MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), unanimous-consent agreement, S1624 [7MR]

———reduction (S. Res. 237), S3229, S3230 [29MR]

Public welfare programs: require congressional action to revise reform legislation if child poverty rate increases, S8139-S8141 [18JY], S8334 [19JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, S20 [3JA], S295, S297 [23JA], S1616 [7MR], S3418 [17AP], S4271 [29AP], S4995-S4997 [14MY], S6019 [10JN], S6846 [25JN], S7624 [10JY], S10051-S10054 [9SE], S10536, S10537 [13SE], S11108 [20SE], S11212, S11213, S11228 [25SE], S12123 [1OC]

Senate: adjournment, S873 [5FE], S1265 [13FE], S1267 [16FE], S1477 [4MR]

———appointment of a committee to notify the President of adjournment (S. Res. 315), S12367 [3OC]

———approval of interim regulations adopted by the Congressional Office of Compliance (S. Res. 209), S285 [22JA]

———authorize acceptance of pro bono legal services by Members who challenge the validity of certain Federal statutes (S. Res. 321), S12369 [3OC]

———authorizing minority and majority leaders to make appointments during adjournment (S. Res. 314), S12367 [3OC]

———bipartisan legislation, S12266 [3OC]

———decorum on the floor, S11488 [27SE]

———employee cost-of-living adjustments, S9116 [30JY]

———information available on Internet web site, S9629 [2AU]

———legislative priorities, S7745-S7748, S7750, S7751, S7752, S7753, S7757-S7759 [11JY]

———legislative procedures, S4887 [9MY]

———legislative tactics, S7798-S7813 [12JY]

———recess, S357 [25JA]

———speaking privileges, S3446 [17AP]

———tribute to African-American Senators (S. Res. 229), S1471-S1474 [29FE]

———tribute to leadership, S12240 [3OC]

———tribute to newly elected majority leadership, S6114 [12JN]

———tribute to retiring Senators, S12177 [2OC]

———tribute to staff, S12409 [3OC], S12418 [21OC]

———visit by European Parliamentary Group, S7636 [10JY]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush (S. Res. 278), S7835 [12JY]

———authorizing representation for Senator Dole in U.S. v. Byron C. Dale (S. Res. 240), S3247, S3248 [29MR]

———authorizing representation for Senator Lott and Bob Dole in James Lockhart v. U.S., et al. (S. Res. 281), S8303 [18JY]

———authorizing representation for the Senate in Robert E. Barrett v. U.S. Senate (S. Res. 239), S3247 [29MR]

———authorizing representation for William T. Brack in Carol Ward v. U.S. (S. Res. 269), S6672 [21JN]

Senate Rules: separation of tax cuts from offsets within budget reconciliation process, S5415-S5428 [21MY], S5516 [23MY]

———use of the Senate Internet Services, S9069 [29JY], S9116 [30JY]

Simon, Senator: tribute to staff, S12059 [1OC]

Simpson, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11713-S11715 [28SE]

Sisco, Gary L.: election as Sec. of the Senate (S. Res. 307), S12046 [1OC]

———notify President of election of the Sec. of the Senate (S. Res. 308), S12046 [1OC]

———notify the House of Representatives of election of the Sec. of the Senate (S. Res. 309), S12046 [1OC]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S96 [5JA], S185 [22JA], S3424 [17AP], S4012, S4049-S4055 [24AP], S5032 [15MY], S5401 [21MY], S5667-S5670 [3JN], S5792-S5803, S5819, S5826, S5829, S5832 [5JN], S5878-S5882, S5884, S5886, S5896, S5900 [6JN], S5968-S5977 [7JN], S6174 [13JN], S7808, S7809 [12JY]

———trust funds' solvency, S5867 [5JN], S5911-S5915 [6JN]

Spence, Representative: Reserve Officers Association of the U.S. 1996 Minuteman of the Year Award recipient, S1075 [7FE]

State of the Union Message: joint session (S. Con. Res. 39), S172 [22JA]

States: congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN (H.J. Res. 166), S9318 [31JY], S9442 [1AU]

———constitutional amendment to grant power to propose constitutional amendments (S.J. Res. 58), S9304 [31JY]

Supreme Court: decision on Federal election expenditures, S9471 [2AU]

Taxation: expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to line-item veto (S. 1835), S5772 [4JN]

———require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, S1171 [9FE], S3324-S3326 [15AP], S5529 [23MY]

Thurmond, Senator: tribute (S. Res. 317), S12368 [3OC]

U.S. Capitol Police: tribute to officers, S1070 [7FE]

U.S. Capitol telephone operators: tribute, S1070 [7FE]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (H.J. Res. 194), S12401 [3OC]

———congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (S.J. Res. 62), S11094 [20SE]

Reports

Campaign Finance Bills in 104th Congress—Summary and Comparison of Major Provisions: Congressional Research Service, H7994-H7996 [18JY]

New Zealand Economic Reforms: U.S.-New Zealand Council, E1262 [11JY]

Political Spending by Organized Labor—Background and Current Issues: Joseph E. Cantor, Congressional Research Service, S6783 [25JN]

Senate Delegation Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina: Senators Daschle, Hatch and Reid, S6404-S6407 [18JN]

Senate Quarterly Mass Mail, S1529 [5MR], S5394 [20MY], S9980 [5SE]

U.S. Debt Rating Threatened, S546 [30JA]

Reports filed

Activities of the 103d Congress: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-343), S9294 [31JY]

Campaign Ethics Reform and Contribution Limits: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H.R. 3760) (H. Rept. 104-677), H7657 [16JY]

Congressional Consent for Mutual Aid Agreement Between the Cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 104-705), H8374 [24JY]

Congressional Consent to the Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 129) (H. Rept. 104-485), H2320 [18MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 178, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 104-615), H6117 [10JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 104-720), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 495) (H. Rept. 104-729), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of Congressional Adjournment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 465) (H. Rept. 104-640), H6914 [26JN]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 178, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 435) (H. Rept. 104-577), H5173 [15MY]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 159, Require a Three-Fifths Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing Revenue: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 395) (H. Rept. 104-513), H3229 [29MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3021, Debt Limit Enforcement and Obligated Trust Fund Protection: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 371) (H. Rept. 104-473), H1774 [6MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 104-500), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 104-686), H7779 [17JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3754, Legislative Branch Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 473) (H. Rept. 104-663), H7154 [9JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3820, Campaign Ethics Reform and Contribution Limits: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 481) (H. Rept. 104-685), H7779 [17JY]

False Statements Penalty Restoration Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1734), S8468 [22JY]

House of Representatives' Official Allowance Relative to Administrative Reforms: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2739), S6517 [19JN]

House of Representatives Official Allowance That Represents Administrative Reforms: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H.R. 2739) (H. Rept. 104-482), H2315 [14MR]

House Rules Relative to Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 412) (H. Rept. 104-535), H3819 [24AP]

House Rules Relative to the Speaker's Authority To Declare Recess: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 330) (H. Rept. 104-445), H90 [3JA]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 104-457), H1137 [31JA]

Legislative Branch Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3754) (H. Rept. 104-657), H7114 [8JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3754) (S. Rept. 104-323), S8373 [19JY]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3754) (H. Rept. 104-733), H9565 [31JY]

Line Item Veto Act: Committee of Conference (S. 4) (H. Rept. 104-491), H2664 [21MR]

Lobbying Disclosure Act Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3435) (H. Rept. 104-699), H8374 [24JY]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Review Abolishment: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1036) (H. Rept. 104-596), H5646 [29MY]

National Silver Haired Congress: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 52) (S. Rept. 104-345), S9294 [31JY]

Provide for a Nonvoting Delegate From the Northern Mariana Islands in the House of Representatives: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4067) (H. Rept. 104-856), H11525 [27SE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-725), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 1956), S7887 [16JY]

Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-651), H7105 [27JN]

Repeal Prohibitions on Political Recommendations Relative to Federal Employees: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 253) (S. Rept. 104-282), S6517 [19JN]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1996: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-228), S736 [1FE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-237), S1597 [6MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-238), S1682 [11MR], S1854 [12MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-243), S2801 [25MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-285), S6611 [20JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-289), S6849 [25JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-316), S7762 [11JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-329), S8553 [23JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-347), S9428 [1AU]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-370), S10682 [17SE]

Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions and Consideration of Legislation Under Suspension of the House Rules: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 104-809), H10720 [19SE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 546) (H. Rept. 104-855), H11525 [27SE]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee of Conference (H. Con. Res. 178) (H. Rept. 104-612), H6040 [7JN]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 178) (H. Rept. 104-575), H5051 [14MY]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 57) (S. Rept. 104-271), S5004 [14MY]

Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1997: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-594), H5569 [23MY]

Uniform Government Accounting Systems, Standards, and Reporting Systems: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1130) (S. Rept. 104-339), S9158 [30JY]

Year 2000 Computer Software Conversion—Summary of Oversight Findings and Recommendations: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-857), H11525 [27SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: First Session of the 104th Congress, E121 [31JA]

———Improving Public Trust in Government, E234 [28FE]

———Legislative Wrapup—A Case for Bipartisanship, E1559 [11SE]

———Making Congress Work Better, E1492 [2AU]

———Making Government Work for Hoosiers, E1073 [12JN]

———Status of Budget Negotiations, E2 [3JA]

———Tax Cuts for Education, E1234 [10JY]

———Welfare Reform—Necessary and Possible, E1236 [10JY]

Resolutions

Engrossment of H.R. 2862, public debt ceiling, and H.J. Res. 157, continuing appropriations, H801 [24JA]

Resolutions by organizations

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: New England Governors' Conference, S3040 [28MR]

Restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the Capitol Building rotunda: Buffalo Federation of Women's Clubs, E775 [10MY]

Resumes

Congressional Activity: 104th Cong., 1st sess., D93 [26FE]

———104th Cong., 2nd sess., D309 [15AP], D407 [1MY], D707 [8JY]

———104th Cong., 2d sess., D59 [1FE], D141 [5MR], D555 [3JN], D881 [3SE], D1039 [1OC], D1053 [4OC]

———104th Cong., 2nd sess., D865 [1AU]

Rollcalls

Rollcall of former Members of Congress, H5056 [15MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7796 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9395 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8081, S8109 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6189 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5417 [21MY], S5476, S5478 [22MY]

Constitutional amendments: require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3278 [15AP]

Gingrich, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 468), H6855 [26JN]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3020, H3022, H3023 [28MR]

House Rules: discussion of matters before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) on the House floor, H1033, H10331, H10332, H10333, H10334, H10335, H10350 [12SE], H10440 [17SE], H10529, H10531 [18SE], H10604, H10605, H10646, H10647 [19SE], H10773, H10774, H10775 [24SE], H11050, H11052, H11053, H11054 [25SE], H11235 [26SE]

———question of privilege, H802 [24JA]

———question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (H. Res. 354), H1184 [1FE]

———question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H1061 [31JA]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 525), H10932, H10934, H10935 [24SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 546), H11638, H11639, H11640, H11641, H11642 [28SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 342), H849 [25JA]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4011), H11286, H11287 [26SE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (H. Res. 356), H1181 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), engrossment, H802 [24JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3020, H3022, H3023 [28MR]

Statements

Automatic Continuing Appropriations Resolutions: Representative Gekas, H7694 [17JY]

Congressional Review Provisions of Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act: Senators Nickles, Reid, and Stevens, S3683-S3687 [18AP]

Constitutional Infirmities of Pending Political Broadcasting Legislation: P. Cameron DeVore, Gregory J. Kopta, and Robert W. Lofton, S6800 [25JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: Representative Owens, H5377 [21MY]

Influence of Lobbyists: A.J. Ferriter, E941 [29MY]

Line-Item Veto Authority, S2957-S2959 [27MR]

Political Campaign Contributions and Financing: David Smith, E968 [30MY]

Tribute to Senator Hatfield: Senator Byrd, S6218 [13JN]

Summaries

Campaign Finance Reform (H.R. 3505), H7648-H7650 [16JY]

Commemorative Coin Program Reform, S12374 [3OC]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 3754), H9710 [1AU]

Senate Campaign Finance Reform Act (S. 1520), S388 [25JA]

Surveys

Representative Beilenson's district survey results, E59 [23JA]

Tables

Budget plan comparison, S94 [5JA], S134 [10JA]

Budget reconciliation: Democratic plan changes from CBO's December baseline, H334 [9JA]

———Republican movement, S93 [5JA], S135 [10JA]

———savings from policy changes in the Democratic plan based on CBO's December baseline assumptions, H334 [9JA]

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3308 [15AP]

Change in deficit due to Consumer Price Index adjustment, S5369 [20MY]

Cloture motion comparisons between the 103d and 104th Congresses, S7748 [11JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3654, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S9763 [3SE]

Comparison of budget plans: 6-year totals, S6121 [12JN]

———savings in 2002, S6121 [12JN]

Comparison of budget plans—6 year savings, S5368 [20MY]

Distribution of the current Federal tax burden, H3274 [15AP]

Federal budget effects of public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734), S9412 [1AU]

History of bills enacted into Public Law (104th Cong., 1st sess.), D95-D100 [26FE]

International comparison of central Government taxes as percents of gross domestic product, H3273 [15AP]

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7173-H7175 [10JY], H9711-H9714 [1AU]

Martial Law-104th Congress, H10931 [24SE]

Nondefense discretionary spending, S5525 [23MY]

Open versus restrictive rules: 103d-104th Congress, H1403 [28FE], H1782, H1794, H1805 [7MR], H2135 [13MR], H2363 [19MR], H2672 [22MR], H2974 [28MR], H3256 [15AP], H3498 [17AP], H3747, H3755 [24AP], H4321, H4330 [1MY], H4461 [7MY], H4767 [9MY], H4823 [10MY], H5190 [16MY], H5359 [21MY], H5656 [30MY], H5827 [5JN], H5942 [6JN], H6160 [11JN], H6270 [12JN], H6327 [13JN], H6520 [19JN], H6768 [25JN], H7166, H7208 [10JY], H7271 [11JY], H7611 [16JY], H7717 [17JY], H7786 [18JY], H8294 [24JY], H8459 [25JY], H9727 [1AU], H10049, H10075 [5SE]

———104th Congress, H844-H846 [25JA], H1189-H1191 [1FE], H1404, H1410-H1412 [28FE], H1782, H1783-H1785, H1794, H1795, H1803, H1805 [7MR], H2132-H2135 [13MR], H2363 [19MR], H2573-H2575 [21MR], H2672, H2678-H2681 [22MR], H2974, H3041-H3044 [28MR], H3257, H3264-H3266 [15AP], H3498, H3500-H3503 [17AP], H3740-H3744, H3747, H3755 [24AP], H4318, H4321 [1MY], H4461 [7MY], H4545-H4548 [8MY], H4767 [9MY], H4823, H4831-H4835 [10MY], H5190 [16MY], H5359 [21MY], H5441-H5444 [22MY], H5656 [30MY], H5827 [5JN], H5942, H5950-H5953 [6JN], H6160, H6162-H6164 [11JN], H6270 [12JN], H6327, H6331 [13JN], H6520, H6526 [19JN], H6768, H6775-H6777 [25JN], H6959-H6961 [26JN], H7046 [27JN], H7166, H7209, H7212 [10JY], H7611-H7613 [16JY], H7786 [18JY], H8294 [24JY], H8459-H8461, H8467-H8469 [25JY], H9727 [1AU], H10050, H10075 [5SE], H11642, H11644 [28SE], H72711 [11JY]

Provisions in reconciliation bill that violate Budget Act rule on deficit reduction goals, S8423 [22JY]

Revised allocations and aggregates to the concurrent resolution on the budget, H3704 [23AP]

Time spent voting under debate time limitations, H442 [7MY]

Total U.S. Federal revenue as percents of gross domestic product, H3274 [15AP]

Testimonies

Bosnian Peace Process: Kenneth Lutgen, United Methodist Committee on Relief, E1509 [4SE]

Campaign Finance Reform: Joel M. Gora, ACLU, S6805-S6809 [25JN]

———Larry J. Sabato, S6780-S6782 [25JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 133, adjournment, S114 [10JA], H337 [9JA]

H. Con. Res. 141, adjournment, H1196 [1FE]

H. Con. Res. 157, adjournment, S3202 [29MR], H3206 [29MR]

H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5538-S5550 [23MY], H5198-H5204 [16MY]

H. Con. Res. 192, adjournment, S7151 [27JN], H7050 [27JN]

H. Con. Res. 198, use of Capitol Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic, H7507 [12JY]

H. Con. Res. 203, adjournment, S9216 [31JY], H8573 [26JY]

H. Con. Res. 207, Congressional Office of Compliance approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of non-congressional employees, H9899 [2AU]

H. Con. Res. 216, restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the Capitol rotunda, H11359 [26SE]

H. Con. Res. 230, adjournment, S12353 [3OC], H12110 [28SE]

H. Res. 325, notify the President that a quorum of Congress has assembled, H2 [3JA]

H. Res. 326, notify Senate that a quorum of the House of Representatives has assembled, H2 [3JA]

H. Res. 327, fixing the hour of daily meeting for the House of Representatives, H2 [3JA]

H. Res. 330, House Rules relative to the authority of the Speaker to declare recess, H217 [5JA]

H. Res. 337, election of Representative Jackson to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H240 [5JA]

H. Res. 342, House Rules relative to same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H842 [25JA]

H. Res. 344, election of Representative McNulty to Committee on Ways and Means (House), H901 [25JA]

H. Res. 350, question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress, H929 [30JA], H1057 [31JA]

H. Res. 354, question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling, H1064 [31JA], H1182 [1FE]

H. Res. 356, engrossment of H.R. 2409, public debt ceiling, H1179 [1FE]

H. Res. 357, election of Representative Neumann to the Committee on the Budget (House), H1200 [1FE]

H. Res. 371, consideration of H.R. 3021, debt limit enforcement and obligated trust fund protection, H1781 [7MR]

H. Res. 391, consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2972 [28MR]

H. Res. 395, consideration of H.J. Res. 159, constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, H3256 [15AP]

H. Res. 400, Congressional Office of Compliance approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives, H3339 [15AP]

H. Res. 401, Congressional Office of Compliance provision of educational assistance to employing offices of the House of Representatives, H3341 [15AP]

H. Res. 412, House Rules relative to same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H3828 [25AP]

H. Res. 435, consideration of H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, H5189 [16MY]

H. Res. 450, consideration of conference report on H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, H6247 [12JN]

H. Res. 459, tribute to Bill Emerson, H6782 [25JN]

H. Res. 465, consideration of adjournment of Congress, H7040 [27JN]

H. Res. 467, election of Representative Richard H. Baker to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6973 [26JN]

H. Res. 468, investigation of Representative Gingrich by independent counsel relative to GOPAC, H6799 [25JN], H7050 [27JN], H7109 [28JN]

H. Res. 473, consideration of H.R. 3754, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H7165 [10JY]

H. Res. 481, consideration of H.R. 3820, Campaign Finance Reform Act, H8458 [25JY]

H. Res. 482, consideration of H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H7784 [18JY]

H. Res. 485, election of Representative Klug to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H8075 [22JY]

H. Res. 492, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9388 [31JY]

H. Res. 495, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9392 [31JY]

H. Res. 504, Congressional Office of Compliance approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the House of Representatives, H9898 [2AU]

H. Res. 524, investigation of Representative Gephardt by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions, H10607, H10642 [19SE]

H. Res. 526, release of independent counsel report on Representative Gingrich relative to GOPAC, H10606, H10643 [19SE]

H. Res. 531, investigation of Representative Gephardt by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions, H10775, H10971 [24SE]

H. Res. 532, release of independent counsel report on Representative Gingrich relative to GOPAC, H10723 [20SE], H10972, H10973 [24SE]

H. Res. 546, same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the House Rules, H11636 [28SE]

H.J. Res. 78, consent of Congress to additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois, H2068 [12MR]

H.J. Res. 129, congressional consent to the Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact, H2339 [19MR]

H.J. Res. 159, constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, H3272 [15AP]

H.J. Res. 166, congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN, H8618 [29JY]

H.J. Res. 168, waiving enrollment requirements for H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, and H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2857 [26MR]

H.J. Res. 193, congressional consent of Emergency Management Assistance Compact, H10819-H10821 [24SE]

H.J. Res. 194, congressional consent to amendments to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, H10822-H10824 [24SE]

H.J. Res. 197, waive congressional enrollment requirements for certain appropriations legislation, H11636 [28SE]

H.J. Res. 198, set date for convening of 105th Congress and the date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H12110 [28SE]

H.R. 2064, consent of Congress to amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia, H2069 [12MR]

H.R. 2657, award Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham, H757 [23JA], H5139 [15MY]

H.R. 2739, provide for official allowance that represents administrative reforms in the House of Representatives, H2350-H2359 [19MR]

H.R. 3021, debt limit enforcement and obligated trust fund protection, H1787 [7MR]

H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2987-H2998 [28MR]

H.R. 3435, technical corrections to S. 1060, Lobbying Disclosure Act, H8613 [29JY]

H.R. 3700, Internet Election Information Act, H11320 [26SE]

H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8673-S8736 [24JY]

H.R. 3820, Campaign Finance Reform Act, H8485-H8492 [25JY]

H.R. 3879, provide for a nonvoting delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands to the House of Representatives, E1347 [23JY]

H.R. 4011, Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act, H11283 [26SE]

S. 1130, Federal Financial Management Improvement Act, S9666 [2AU]

S. 1528, Senate Campaign Finance Reform Act, S386-S388 [25JA]

S. 1591, prohibit payment from political campaign funds for lobbyist services, S1598 [6MR]

S. 1629, Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act, S2425 [20MR]

S. 1634, extend the service of certain members of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission, S5952 [6JN]

S. 1697, independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment, S4064 [24AP]

S. 1734, False Statements Penalty Restoration Act, S4857 [8MY]

S. 1827, prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress, S5763 [4JN]

S. 1835, expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to line-item veto, S5773 [4JN]

S. 1857, Bipartisan Campaign Practices Commission Act, S6084 [11JN]

S. 1876, discontinue health insurance portability for Members of Congress until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens, S6237 [13JN]

S. 1905, Campaign Finance Reform Commission Act, S6851-S6853 [25JN]

S. 1932, limitations on certain campaign contributions, S7415 [8JY]

S. 2156, Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act, S11724 [28SE]

S. 2158, set date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, S11770 [28SE]

S. 2159, set date for convening of 105th Congress, S11771 [28SE]

S. Con. Res. 39, joint session of Congress for the State of the Union Message, S172, S279 [22JA], H339 [22JA]

S. Con. Res. 45, use of the Capitol rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham, S1870, S1900 [12MR], H2193 [13MR]

S. Con. Res. 47, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S2431, S2546 [20MR], S12291 [3OC]

S. Con. Res. 47, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) establishment, H9899 [2AU]

S. Con. Res. 51, Congressional Office of Compliance approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives and Senate, S4519-S4560 [1MY], H3343-H3384 [15AP]

S. Con. Res. 52, convening of National Silver Haired Congress, S3491 [17AP]

S. Con. Res. 52, National Silver Haired Congress, S9671 [2AU]

S. Con. Res. 58, impose fees for the allocation of toll-free phone numbers, S5099 [15MY]

S. Con. Res. 60, adjournment, S5519, S5601 [23MY], H5553 [23MY]

S. Con. Res. 65, increase understanding and usage of the Internet by Congress, S6244 [13JN]

S. Con. Res. 67, printing of Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy report, S9074 [29JY], S10723 [17SE], H11357 [26SE]

S. Res. 209, Senate approval of Congressional Office of Compliance interim regulations, S279, S285 [22JA]

S. Res. 229, Black History Month observance and tribute to African-American Senators, S1463, S1474 [29FE]

S. Res. 232, tribute to Jean S. Lauver, S2235, S2245 [18MR]

S. Res. 237, public debt reduction, S3229 [29MR]

S. Res. 239, Senate Legal Counsel representation for the Senate in Robert E. Barrett v. U.S. Senate, S3232, S3247 [29MR]

S. Res. 240, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Senator Dole in U.S. v. Byron C. Dale, S3232, S3247 [29MR]

S. Res. 242, approval of Congressional Office of Compliance regulations applicable to employees of the Senate relative to Family and Medical Leave Act, S3959-S3997 [23AP]

S. Res. 245, majority party appointments to Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S3406, S3414 [16AP]

S. Res. 258, designate section of Senate balcony located in Capitol as Robert J. Dole Balcony, S6043, S6105 [11JN]

S. Res. 269, Senate Legal Counsel representation for William T. Brack in Carol Ward v. U.S., S6667, S6672 [21JN]

S. Res. 278, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush, S7825, S7836 [12JY]

S. Res. 281, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Senator Lott and Bob Dole in James Lockhart v. U.S., et al., S8163, S8303 [18JY]

S. Res. 289, election of Gregory S. Casey as Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, S10019, S10025 [6SE]

S. Res. 298, designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room, S11162, S11187 [24SE]

S. Res. 304, approval of Congressional Office of Compliance's final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the Senate, S11642, S11731 [28SE]

S. Res. 307, election of Gary L. Sisco as Sec. of the Senate, S12046, S12129 [1OC]

S. Res. 308, notify the President of election of Gary L. Sisco as Sec. of the Senate, S12046, S12129 [1OC]

S. Res. 309, notify the House of Representatives of election of Gary L. Sisco as Sec. of the Senate, S12046, S12129 [1OC]

S. Res. 314, authorizing minority and majority Senate leaders to make appointments during adjournment, S12312, S12367 [3OC]

S. Res. 315, appointment of a committee to notify the President of adjournment, S12313, S12367 [3OC]

S. Res. 316, tribute to Vice President Gore, S12313, S12368 [3OC]

S. Res. 317, tribute to Senator Thurmond, S12313, S12368 [3OC]

S. Res. 318, tribute to Senator Daschle, S12313, S12368 [3OC]

S. Res. 319, tribute to Senator Lott, S12313, S12368 [3OC]

S. Res. 321, authorize acceptance of pro bono legal services by Senators who challenge the validity of certain Federal statutes, S12313, S12369 [3OC]

S. Res. 322, tribute to Senator Daschle, S12313, S12369 [3OC]

S. Res. 323, tribute to Senator Lott, S12313, S12370 [3OC]

S.J. Res. 21, constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms, S3715 [19AP]

S.J. Res. 38, congressional consent to the Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact, H2341 [19MR]

S.J. Res. 49, constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, S1368 [27FE]

Transcripts

Executive Shutdown Statistics Miss the Mark: CNN broadcast, S76 [5JA]

Tributes

Blumenauer, Representative, H5650, H5651 [30MY]

Browder, Representative, H5097 [15MY]

Cahill, William T., S8383 [19JY]

Caraway, Hattie, S6902 [25JN], S7323 [28JN]

Curtin, Willard, E234 [28FE]

Dole, Bob, E1062 [12JN]

Dole, Senator, S5046, S5048, S5049 [15MY]

Emerson, Bill, H7100 [27JN]

Flake, Representative, E1149 [20JN]

Gibbons, Representative, E800 [14MY]

Green, Representative, H5097 [15MY]

Hatfield, Senator, S6218 [13JN]

Montgomery, Representative, H5094, H5097 [15MY], H5772 [4JN]

Muskie, Edmund S., S3614 [18AP], S3714, S3731 [19AP], S3894, S3895 [23AP], S4691 [3MY]

Nunn, Senator, S3274 [15AP]

Pryor, Senator, S10942, S10943 [19SE]

Quillen, Representative, H5772 [4JN]

Schroeder, Representative, H5097 [15MY]

Wyden, Senator, S879 [6FE]

CONGRESS DAILY (publication)

Articles and editorials

Line-Item Veto—How It Will Affect Appropriations, Entitlements, and Taxes, H3548 [17AP]

CONGRESS WATCH (organization)

Letters

Campaign Finance Reform Act, H8506 [25JY]

CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations applicable to employees of the Senate relative to the Family and Medical Leave Act (see S. Res. 242), S3311 [15AP]

———approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 400), H3387 [15AP]

———approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives and Senate (see S. Con. Res. 51), S3311 [15AP]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 504), H9706 [1AU]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the Senate (see S. Res. 304), S11720 [28SE]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of non-congressional employees (see H. Con. Res. 207), H9705 [1AU]

———provide educational assistance to employing offices of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 401), H3387 [15AP]

Senate: approval of interim regulations adopted by the Congressional Office of Compliance (see S. Res. 209), S276 [22JA]

Memorandums

Office of Compliance Authority To Issue Advisory Opinions: Jay R. Shampansky, Congressional Research Service, H3341 [15AP]

Time-Off Plans Under Fair Labor Standards Act: Vince Treacy, Congressional Research Service, H3340 [15AP]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: final regulations relative to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations, S7649-S7667 [10JY], S9835-S9847 [4SE], S10405-S10420 [12SE], H7454-H7472 [11JY], H10019-H10030 [4SE], H10369-H10384 [12SE]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Americans With Disabilities Act, S10984-S11019 [19SE], H10676-H10711 [19SE]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal Service Labor Management Relations, S12062-S12077 [1OC]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations, S5070-S5089 [15MY], S5552-S5556 [23MY], H5153-H5172 [15MY], H5563-H5568 [23MY]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations, extension of period for public comment, S6011 [10JN], H6114 [10JN]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal service labor-management relations, S1547-S1550 [6MR], H1773 [6MR]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Occupational Safety and Health Act, S11019-S11027 [19SE], H10711-H10719 [19SE]

———proposed rulemaking relative to amendments to procedural rules, S7685-S7688 [11JY], S10980 [19SE], H7450-H7454 [11JY], H10672-H10676 [19SE]

———proposed rulemaking relative to extension of rights and protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act, S190-S274 [22JA]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, S3917-S3924 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act, S3924-S3949 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act, S3896-S3917 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, S3949-S3952 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to the exclusion of the Capitol Police from the rights and protections under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, S3924 [23AP]

Remarks in House

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 400), H3339-H3341 [15AP]

———approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives and Senate (S. Con. Res. 51), H3343-H3384 [15AP]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 504), H9898 [2AU]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of non-congressional employees (H. Con. Res. 207), H9898, H9899 [2AU]

———provide educational assistance to employing offices of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 401), H3341-H3343 [15AP]

Enact (H.R. 1), H3481 [16AP]

Enact (S. 2), H8814, H8815 [30JY]

House of Representatives: tribute to Office of Fair Employment Practices hearing officers, E1874 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives and Senate (S. Con. Res. 51), S4515 [1MY]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the Senate (S. Res. 304), S11642 [28SE], S12463 [21OC]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of non-congressional employees (H. Con. Res. 207), S11642 [28SE]

Senate: approval of interim regulations adopted by the Congressional Office of Compliance (S. Res. 209), S285 [22JA]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 207, Congressional Office of Compliance approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of non-congressional employees, H9899 [2AU]

H. Res. 400, Congressional Office of Compliance approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives, H3339 [15AP]

H. Res. 401, Congressional Office of Compliance provision of educational assistance to employing offices of the House of Representatives, H3341 [15AP]

H. Res. 504, Congressional Office of Compliance approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the House of Representatives, H9898 [2AU]

S. Con. Res. 51, Congressional Office of Compliance approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives and Senate, S4519-S4560 [1MY], H3343-H3384 [15AP]

S. Res. 209, Senate approval of Congressional Office of Compliance interim regulations, S279, S285 [22JA]

S. Res. 242, approval of Congressional Office of Compliance regulations applicable to employees of the Senate relative to Family and Medical Leave Act, S3959-S3997 [23AP]

S. Res. 304, approval of Congressional Office of Compliance's final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the Senate, S11642, S11731 [28SE]

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT

Bills and resolutions

Amend (see H.R. 4142), H11047 [24SE]

Tables

Congressional Budget Act authority and outlay allocations, S6059 [11JN]

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Articles and editorials

Paper Balance, S133 [10JA]

Bills and resolutions

Budget: require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H2223 [13MR]

Taxation: require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see S.J. Res. 57; H. Con. Res. 170), S8989 [26JY], H4423 [2MY]

Cost Estimates

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act (H.R. 3286): Intergovernmental Mandates, S6751 [24JN]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 1745), S6504-S6508 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Collection of Copayments for Provision of Medical Benefits and Insurance Company Reimbursement (S. 991), S105 [5JA]

FAA programs' reauthorization (S. 1994): Intergovernmental Mandates, S10403 [12SE]

Health Insurance Reform Act (S. 1028): Intergovernmental Mandates, S3481 [17AP]

———Private Sector Mandates, S3481-S3484 [17AP]

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664), S3290-S3293 [15AP]

———Intergovernmental Mandates, S3294-S3296 [15AP]

———Private Sector Mandates, S3293 [15AP]

Immigration in the National Interest Act (H.R. 2202): Intergovernmental Mandates, H2318 [18MR]

———Private Sector Mandates, H2319 [18MR]

Improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to communities affected by oil spills (S. 1730), S8299-S8301 [18JY]

Intelligence services appropriations (S. 1718), S6109 [11JN]

National Gambling Impact Study Commision (S. 704): Intergovernmental Mandates, S7974 [17JY]

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734): Intergovernmental Mandates, S9412 [1AU]

———Private Sector Mandates, S9413 [1AU]

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (S. 1956): Intergovernmental Mandates, S7890-S7893 [16JY]

———Private Sector Mandates, S7893 [16JY]

Revise and extend certain NIH programs (S. 1897), S11044-S11046 [19SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act amendments (H.R. 3604): Intergovernmental Mandates, H6743-H6745 [25JN]

———Private Sector Mandates, H6745-H6747 [25JN]

Sustainable Fisheries Act Reauthorization (S. 39), S7646-S7649 [10JY]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, H1278 [27FE]

Water reuse and recycling projects (S. 901): Intergovernmental Mandates, S8924 [25JY]

Letters

American Overseas Interests Act: James L. Blum, CBO, E427 [22MR]

———Representative Hamilton, E427 [22MR]

Budget 1996-2002, S5802 [5JN]

Budget 1997-2002, S5513 [23MY]

Budget deficit, S7880 [16JY]

Budget reconciliation, H334 [9JA]

CBO cost estimates of the Health Insurance Reform Act: James L. Blum, CBO, S3480 [17AP]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S3480 [17AP]

CBO cost estimates of the Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: James L. Blum, CBO, S3290 [15AP]

CBO cost estimates of the Immigration in the National Interest Act: Representative Hyde, H2317 [18MR]

Centers for Disease Control State guidelines relative to voluntary HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women, H4365 [1MY]

Clinton administration budget proposal effects on Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, S5114, S5126 [16MY], S6071 [11JN]

Defend America Act, S5722, S5723 [4JN]

Dos Palos Ag Boosters land conveyance, H11470 [27SE]

Further analysis of bills before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) relative to intergovernmental and private sector mandates, S2248 [18MR]

Gambling Impact Study Commission, S7974 [17JY]

Gasoline tax, H5339 [21MY]

Impact of unfunded Federal mandates relative to consolidation of foreign affairs agencies, H2081 [12MR]

Medicare trust fund, S5032 [15MY]

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds, H3509 [17AP]

Public welfare programs reform, S9406 [1AU]

Public welfare work requirements, H7977 [18JY]

State issuance of driver's licenses and identification documents relative to immigration policy, S3290 [15AP], S4392 [30AP]

Student loan program administrative expenses, S5260 [17MY]

Unfunded Federal mandates, H3025 [28MR]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to American Overseas Interests Act, E760, E777 [10MY]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to Nuclear Waste Policy Act, S4250 [25AP]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act CBO cost estimates: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H1278 [27FE]

Lists

Bills on House calendar under the Committee on Resources (House) jurisdiction: intergovernmental mandates, H1279 [27FE]

———private-sector mandates, H1279 [27FE]

Senate bills under the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) jurisdiction: intergovernmental mandates, S2209 [15MR]

———private-sector mandates, S2208 [15MR]

Memorandums

CBO Budget Estimate for Debt Collection Improvement Act: John Righter, CBO, S1825 [12MR]

Messages

Plan To Achieve a Balanced Budget No Later Than 2002 as Certified by the CBO: President Clinton, S274 [22JA], H333 [9JA]

Remarks in House

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H192 [5JA], H346-H351 [22JA], H747, H749 [23JA]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, E760, E777 [10MY]

Taxation: Government use of tax revenues, H3718-H3723 [23AP]

———rates, H5196, H5197 [16MY]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law, H7190-H7193 [10JY]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (H. Con. Res. 170), E701 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S131-S135 [10JA], S331 [24JA]

Education: funding, S5322-S5324 [20MY], S5420 [21MY]

Health: programs funding, S5322-S5324 [20MY], S5420 [21MY]

Taxation: require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (S.J. Res. 57), S8991-S8993 [26JY]

Reports

Budget Scorekeeping, S322 [23JA], S1370 [27FE], S1886 [12MR], S2838 [25MR], S3320 [15AP], S3688 [18AP], S4632 [2MY], S5777 [4JN], S7419 [8JY], S9080 [29JY], S9858-S9860 [4SE], S11194 [24SE]

Budgetary Implications of H.R. 3144, Defend America Act, S5722 [4JN]

CBO Cost Estimate for S. 1467, Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System Act, S3163 [28MR]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs' Extension (S. 1888), S6625 [20JN]

National Energy Policy Authorities' Amendments and Extensions (S. 1605), S6624 [20JN]

Tables

Budget deficits and surpluses, S5119 [16MY], S5797 [5JN]

Budget plan comparison, S94 [5JA]

Budget reconciliation, S21 [3JA]

CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUSES see Congress

CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES see Congress

CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES see Congress

CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS see Congress

CONGRESSIONAL FIRE SERVICES INSTITUTE

Remarks in Senate

Austin, Steven P.: Congressional Fire Services Institute Service Person of the Year award recipient, S4566 [1MY]

National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner: tribute, S4563 [1MY]

CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER

Remarks in House

Children and youth: tribute to organizations working to combat childhood hunger, E778 [10MY]

CONGRESSIONAL PENSION FORFEITURE ACT

Press releases

Restoring the Public Trust: Representative Gekas, E1829 [30SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4011), H11283-H11289 [26SE], E1771 [28SE], E1829 [30SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Enact (H.R. 4011), H11286, H11287 [26SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4011, provisions, H11283 [26SE]

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

Bills and resolutions

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H4423 [2MY]

Colloquies

Budget reconciliation process: Edmund S. Muskie and Vance Hartke (1975), S5430 [21MY]

Lists

Euclid, OH, founders—corrections to the Congressional Record of August 10, 1959, E1667 [20SE]

Notices

Correction, S5648 [24MY], S9963 [5SE], H335 [9JA], H4187 [30AP], H7109 [28JN], H7531 [12JY], H7655 [16JY], H8010 [18JY]

Interim issue publication, S11211 [25SE], S11335 [26SE], S11469 [27SE], S11611, S11743 [28SE], S11815 [30SE], S12045 [1OC], S12149 [2OC], S12217 [3OC], H11049 [25SE], H11231 [26SE], H11397, H11529 [27SE], H11597, H12023 [28SE], H12177 [30SE], H12195 [1OC], H12253 [2OC], H12265 [3OC], H12273 [4OC]

Remarks in House

Correction, H5685 [30MY]

Extraneous material: permission to insert, H320 [5JA]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (H. Res. 423), E701 [2MY]

Kanjorski, Representative: striking of words from Record, H8522 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Correction, S3200 [29MR], S5501 [22MY]

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

Factsheets

Application of Labor Laws to Federal Express Corp. Relative to Designation as Express Company, S12104 [1OC]

Letters

Environmental tobacco smoke relative to lung cancer, S11638 [28SE]

Prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, S8004 [17JY]

Time-Off Plans Under Fair Labor Standards Act, H3340 [15AP]

Memorandums

Antitrust Implications of Activities of Certain Business Organizations, S11255 [25SE]

Campaign Finance Reform, S6812-S6814 [25JN]

Constitutionality of Campaign Finance Reform Proposals, S6695, S6709 [24JN]

Office of Compliance Authority To Issue Advisory Opinions, H3341 [15AP]

Remarks in Senate

Congress: develop an electronic legislative information and document retrieval system, S9064 [29JY]

Tobacco products: effects of environmental tobacco smoke relative to lung cancer risk, S11638 [28SE]

Reports

Campaign Finance Bills in 104th Congress—Summary and Comparison of Major Provisions, H7994-H7996 [18JY]

Political Spending by Organized Labor—Background and Current Issues, S6783 [25JN]

CONLEY, JERRY M.

Letters

Reintroduction of wolves into Idaho, H1006 [31JA]

CONNECTICUT

Amendments

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), H6129 [11JN]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Defense: treatment of expenses for contractors who relocate due to cessation of military activities at the Stratford Army Engine Plant (see H.R. 4340), H12270 [3OC]

Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (see S. 2041; H.R. 3213), S9555 [2AU], H3230 [29MR]

Letters

Connecticut Coastal National Wildlife Refuge land acquisition: Philip Tabas, Nature Conservancy (organization), S2759 [25MR]

———U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, S2759 [25MR]

Tax treatment of savings bank life insurance industry: several Senators, S12332 [3OC]

Lists

State legislature votes on the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S1009 [7FE]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 2909, Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Eminent Domain Prevention Act: President Clinton, H12267 [3OC]

Remarks in House

African Americans: tribute to African American Day parade, E1520 [5SE]

Alderman, Arnold J.: Boy Scouts of America Good Scout Award recipient, E1625 [17SE]

Enfield, CT: anniversary of fire department, E70 [24JA]

Ethnic groups: tribute to West Indian community, E1395 [29JY]

Fair Haven, CT: anniversary of Fair Haven Community Health Center, E1660 [19SE]

Goodspeed Opera House: tribute, E1227 [9JY]

Hartford, CT: anniversary of Old State House, E710 [6MY]

Ill, Katherine C.: American Rehabilitation Association Milton Cohen Distinguished Career Award recipient, E1699 [26SE]

Latinos Against AIDS (organization): anniversary, E1523 [5SE]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of First Calvary Baptist Church, E1008 [6JN]

———tribute to International Festival of Arts and Ideas, E1173 [26JN]

———tribute to Varick Family Life Center, E582 [19AP]

New London, CT: anniversary, E724 [7MY]

Segaloff, Steven: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1509 [4SE]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), H6127-H6132 [11JN], E1104 [18JN]

———require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), veto, H12267 [3OC]

Voluntown, CT: anniversary, E930 [24MY]

West Haven Black Coalition (organization): anniversary, E223 [28FE]

WICH-Radio (Norwich, CT): anniversary, E1708 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

EPA: Long Island Sound Office funding, S9723 [3SE], S11447 [26SE], S11522 [27SE]

Fairfield County, CT: tribute to Hospice Care, Inc., S4087 [24AP]

Financial institutions: tax treatment of savings bank life insurance industry, S12332 [3OC]

Grazioso, Frank M.: Connecticut Grand Lodge Order Sons of Italy of America Good Citizen of the Year Award recipient, S12020 [30SE]

Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut (organization): anniversary, S9862 [4SE]

Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (S. 2041), S9594 [2AU]

Meriden, CT: anniversary of Rotary Club, S3163 [28MR]

New Haven, CT: tribute to East Shore Regional Adult Day Center, S9858 [4SE]

New London, CT: anniversary, S4563 [1MY]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), S10892 [18SE]

Trumbull, CT: tribute to Trumbull High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4260 [25AP]

Reports filed

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Acquisition of Lands: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2909), S8635 [24JY]

Texts of

H.R. 2909, require acquisition of lands in the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent, H6127 [11JN]

S. 2041, Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection Act, S9594 [2AU]

CONNER, WILLIS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E631 [25AP]

CONNERS, BRAD

Remarks in House

Presidential Scholar: recipient, E1128 [20JN]

CONNIE LEE see College Construction Loan Insurance Association

CONRAD, BARRY L.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3625 [18AP]

CONRAD, KENT (a Senator from North Dakota)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S631, S632 [31JA], S758, S856 [1FE], S965, S966, S992, S995 [6FE], S1040, S1141, S1150 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8616, S8646 [24JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1675, S1779 [11MR], S2332 [19MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8350, S8379 [19JY], S8407, S8479 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5273 [17MY], S5385 [20MY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S7041 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6750 [24JN], S6910, S7033, S7038, S7039 [26JN], S7130, S7159, S7190, S7199 [27JN], S7250, S7255, S7265, S7319, S7321 [28JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10431 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9142, S9145, S9163 [30JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9916, S9932, S9969, S9975 [5SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6749 [24JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3597, S3678 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3281, S3317 [15AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8350, S8379 [19JY], S8407, S8479 [22JY]

Analyses

Livestock Market Revitalization Act (S. 1939), S7673 [10JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, S1899 [12MR]

Articles and editorials

Your Child's Brain, Sharon Begley, Newsweek (publication), S3166-S3168 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see S. 1939), S7670 [10JY]

Canada: prohibit import of grain and grain products (see S. 1653), S3156 [28MR]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see S. 1690), S3792 [22AP]

Medicare: provide reimbursement for telehealth services (see S. 2171), S11973 [30SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: extend farm programs (see S. 1523), S313 [23JA]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1743), S7190 [27JN]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see S. 1949), S7762 [11JY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see S. 773), S4195 [25AP]

BIA: reorganization (see S. 814), S5601 [23MY]

Billings County, ND: consolidation of certain mineral interests located in national grasslands (see S. 2182), S11973 [30SE]

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

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

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

Correctional institutions: exempt inmates from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements in Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 1943), S7762 [11JY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1890), S7029 [26JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: payment rate for barley (see S. 2036), S9554 [2AU]

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

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S4519 [1MY]

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

Families and domestic relations: reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (see S. 1716), S4317 [29AP]

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

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (see S. 704), S6853 [25JN]

George Washington University: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 41), S3406 [16AP]

GSA: allow placement of missing children posters in Federal buildings (see S. 1473), S3633 [18AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S2431 [20MR]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S4940 [9MY]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see S. 2031), S9554 [2AU]

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

National Baseball Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1655 [7MR]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S2198 [15MR]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4072 [24AP]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see S. 1419), S321 [23JA]

Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission: extension (see S. 2066), S10327 [11SE]

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

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see S. 1505), S10329 [11SE]

Rabin, Yitzhak: naming of American Promenade in Israel in commemoration (see S. Con. Res. 46), S1970 [13MR]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see S. 2123), S11435 [26SE]

Rolla, ND: convey the William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant to the Job Development Authority (see S. 1544), S492 [26JA]

Taxation: modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see S. 2047), S9555 [2AU]

———treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (see S. 2135), S11426 [26SE]

Telecommunications: restore broadcast ownership rules relative to the enactment of the Telecommunications Act (see S. 1551), S736 [1FE]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see S. Res. 290), S10426 [12SE]

Transportation: requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (see S. 1661), S5193 [16MY]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see S. 1563), S5692 [3JN]

Water: authorize research and program development of desalinization and reclamation (see S. 811), S4195 [25AP]

Cloture motions

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2898 [26MR], S3101 [28MR]

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

Letters

Budget deficit: James L. Blum, CBO, S7880 [16JY]

Corps of Engineers acquisition of lands for flowage and saturation easements of the Buford Trenton Irrigation District: John H. Zirschky, Corps of Engineers, S11524 [27SE]

———by, S11523 [27SE]

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

Grants to Broadcasting Systems Program eligibility requirements: David J. Brugger, America's Public Television Stations, S8604 [24JY]

Lists

University of North Dakota Flying Team, S5623 [23MY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: commodity payments, S1046 [7FE]

———eliminate declining payment system for certain farm programs, S5670 [3JN]

———extend farm programs (S. 1523), S318 [23JA]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3046 [28MR], S5670 [3JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S681, S727, S728 [1FE], S1041, S1046 [7FE]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (S. 1939), S7671 [10JY]

———require farmers to plant crops to receive Federal subsidies, S1041 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8449 [22JY], S8535, S8538 [23JY], S8602, S8603, S8604, S8614 [24JY], S8927 [25JY]

Alexander, Kendal: Prudential Insurance Co. of America Spirit of Community Award recipient, S4810 [7MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1677 [11MR], S1851 [12MR], S2288, S2289 [19MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4108, S4174 [25AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11917 [30SE]

Beulah, ND: operation of Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant, S524 [26JA]

Billings County, ND: consolidation of certain mineral interests located in national grasslands (S. 2182), S11998 [30SE]

Budget: balance, S4108 [25AP], S4986, S4987 [14MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5669, S5670 [3JN]

———deficit, S6127 [12JN], S7880 [16JY], S9342 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9371 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8103 [18JY], S8350, S8352, S8353, S8354, S8355, S8356, S8357 [19JY], S8408 [22JY], S8497 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S6126, S6127 [12JN], S6170, S6171 [13JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5153, S5154, S5155, S5156 [16MY], S5316, S5360, S5361 [20MY], S5403, S5427, S5428 [21MY]

Bureau of the Census: publication of data relative to poverty, S11401 [26SE]

Canada: prohibit import of grain and grain products (S. 1653), S3159 [28MR]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S11825-S11828 [30SE]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (S. 1690), S3792 [22AP]

Consumer Price Index: calculation, S5360, S5361 [20MY], S5403 [21MY]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, S11523, S11526 [27SE]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2383 [20MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Northern Plains Policy Research Center funding, S8603 [24JY]

———payment rate for barley, S8535 [23JY], S8614 [24JY]

———payment rate for barley (S. 2036), S9586 [2AU]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, S8449 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6911 [26JN], S7160 [27JN], S7250, S7255, S7264, S7265 [28JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, S10044 [9SE]

———B-52 bomber aircraft funding, S7250 [28JN]

———B-52 bomber funding, S2289 [19MR], S7957 [17JY], S10044 [9SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7955, S7957 [17JY]

———research and development funding relative to desalination technologies, S7160 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: Cooperative Research and Development Program funding, S11917 [30SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10184 [10SE], S10264 [11SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9144 [30JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical care programs funding relative to increase in corporate tax rates, S5153, S5154, S5155, S5156 [16MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9919 [5SE]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, S10902 [19SE], S11502 [27SE], S11825-S11828 [30SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S9342 [1AU], S11401 [26SE], S11497, S11498, S11500, S11501, S11502, S11503 [27SE]

Education: Head Start Program funding, S3165 [28MR]

Floods: prevention project at Devils Lake, ND, S1677 [11MR], S1851 [12MR], S2288, S2289 [19MR], S4174 [25AP]

Food stamps: eliminate State block grants, S8350, S8352, S8353, S8354, S8355, S8356, S8357 [19JY], S8497 [23JY]

———work requirements for eligibility, S8408 [22JY]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S6566 [20JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7462 [9JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, S9539 [2AU]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6566 [20JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7633, S7634, S7635 [10JY], S9232, S9233 [31JY]

———susceptibility of nuclear materials to terrorism during transport, S9232, S9233 [31JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9509 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3550, S3590, S3598 [18AP]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients, S10264 [11SE]

———State waiver of residency requirements for foreign medical graduates employed in the U.S., S3598 [18AP]

———waiver of State residency requirements for foreign medical graduates employed in the U.S., S4305 [29AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4305 [29AP]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3550 [18AP]

IRS: field office reorganization plan funding, S10184 [10SE]

Medicare: provide reimbursement for telehealth services (S. 2171), S11982 [30SE]

———reform, S6170 [13JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3871 [23AP]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, S3590 [18AP], S9509 [2AU], S9919 [5SE]

Minimum wage: level, S7462 [9JY], S9539 [2AU]

National security: national missile defense system funding, S7255, S7265 [28JN]

North Dakota: Corps of Engineers acquisition of lands for flowage and saturation easements of the Buford Trenton Irrigation District, S11523, S11526 [27SE]

North Dakota State University: tribute to Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, S1190 [9FE]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates, S11133 [24SE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S4986 [14MY]

———gasoline tax, S4986 [14MY]

Public welfare programs: reform, S6127 [12JN]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9371 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8103 [18JY], S8350, S8352, S8353, S8354, S8355, S8356, S8357 [19JY], S8408 [22JY], S8497 [23JY]

Rolla, ND: convey the William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant to the Job Development Authority (S. 1544), S538 [26JA]

———conveyance of William Langer Jewell Bearing plant, S6911 [26JN]

Rural areas: Grants to Broadcasting Systems Program eligibility requirements, S8603, S8604 [24JY]

Rural Telemedicine and Distance Learning Services Grant Program: funding, S8603 [24JY]

Russia: elections, S7265 [28JN]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, S7170 [27JN]

Schmidt, Jessica: Prudential Insurance Co. of America Spirit of Community Award recipient, S4810 [7MY]

Senate: legislative tactics, S7808, S7809 [12JY]

Senate Rules: separation of tax cuts from offsets within budget reconciliation process, S5427, S5428 [21MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S5669, S5670 [3JN], S7808, S7809 [12JY]

———entitlement programs funding, S4108 [25AP]

———tax rates, S5316 [20MY]

Surface Transportation Board: user fees relative to filing of complaints, S9144 [30JY]

Taxation: modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (S. 2047), S9629 [2AU]

———treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (S. 2135), S12021 [30SE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S701 [1FE]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming, S701 [1FE]

University of North Dakota: Center for Aerospace Sciences Air Battle Captain Program, S7955 [17JY]

———tribute to Flying Team, S5623 [23MY]

Texts of

S. 1653, prohibit import of grain and grain products from Canada, S3160 [28MR]

S. 1939, Livestock Market Revitalization Act, S7672 [10JY]

S. 2171, Comprehensive Telehealth Act, S11984-S11986 [30SE]

Tributes

Bradley, Senator, S11246 [25SE]

Brown, Senator, S11420 [26SE]

Cohen, Senator, S11240 [25SE]

Davies, Ronald, S4444 [30AP]

Exon, Senator, S11418 [26SE]

Hatfield, Senator, S11245 [25SE]

Heflin, Senator, S11419 [26SE]

Johnston, Senator, S11234 [25SE]

Kassebaum, Senator, S11421 [26SE]

Muskie, Edmund S., S3731 [19AP]

Nunn, Senator, S11421 [26SE]

Pell, Senator, S11237 [25SE]

Price, Kevin, S12340 [3OC]

Pryor, Senator, S11420 [26SE]

Simon, Senator, S11235 [25SE]

Simpson, Senator, S11421 [26SE]

CONRAD N. HILTON FOUNDATION

Remarks in Senate

Operation Smile (organization): Conrad N. Hilton Foundation humanitarian award recipient, S6546 [19JN]

CONRADY, KANSAS

Remarks in Senate

Oklahoma: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipient, S4875 [8MY]

CONSENSUS COMMISSION ON EDUCATION REFORM

Remarks in Senate

District of Columbia: funding, S4168 [25AP]

CONSERVATION FUND

Letters

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge land exchange with Calista Corp., S12458 [21OC]

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY

Analyses

National Energy Policy Authorities' Amendments and Extension (S. 1605), S1857, S1860-S1862 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see S. 1678), S3384 [16AP]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see H.R. 4083), H10524 [17SE]

Power resources: amend and extend certain authorities relative to national energy policy (see S. 1605), S1855 [12MR]

Letters

National energy policy authorities: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S1860 [12MR]

Remarks in House

Arizona Public Service Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1500 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: energy efficiency standards relative to home appliances, H6517 [19JN]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 4083), H10909 [24SE]

Housing: low-income weatherization assistance program funding, H6621-H6624 [19JN], H6637, H6649-H6653 [20JN]

Power resources: fossil fuel research and development funding, H6546, H6548, H6550-H6557, H6562-H6566 [19JN]

———national energy policy, E323 [12MR]

Programs: funding, H6587, H6588 [19JN], H6674, H6675 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Arizona Public Service Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S9635 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: abolish, S2186-S2188 [15MR], S2797-S2799 [25MR]

———abolish (S. 1678), S3404 [16AP]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 4083), S12408 [3OC]

Power resources: amend and extend certain authorities relative to national energy policy (S. 1605), S1856 [12MR], S6624 [20JN]

Public buildings: funding for energy efficiency projects at Federal facilities, S11915 [30SE]

Reports

National Energy Policy Authorities' Amendments and Extensions (S. 1605): CBO, S6624 [20JN]

Reports filed

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4083) (H. Rept. 104-814), H10762 [20SE]

National Energy Policy Authority Amendments and Extensions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1605) (S. Rept. 104-273), S5093 [15MY]

Texts of

H.R. 4083, Energy Policy and Conservation Act program extension, H10909 [24SE]

S. 1605, national energy policy authorities' amendments and extension, S1856 [12MR]

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES related term(s) Ecology and Environment; Natural Resources

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8635 [29JY]

Articles and editorials

Defunding Mother Nature, E610 [24AP]

Forest That Stopped Growing—Trail Is Traced to Acid Rain, E688 [1MY]

Politics, Prices, S4640 [2MY]

We Should Renew Our Pledge To Protect Our National Treasures, E1279 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: waive prohibition on the termination of Conservation Reserve Program contracts for certain lands (see S. 1822), S5649 [24MY]

Anadromous Fish Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4139), H11047 [24SE]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (see H.R. 4082), H10524 [17SE]

———promote balance between natural resources, economic development and job retention (see H.R. 4032), H10107 [5SE]

Coeur d'Alene River Basin: restoration and management of the watershed (see S. 1614), S2101 [14MR]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (see H.R. 3563, 3592), H5817 [4JN], H6005 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend contracts under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4336), H12251 [1OC]

Dept. of the Interior: provide loan guarantees for water supply, conservation, quality, and transmission projects (see S. 1564), S1083 [7FE]

Ecology and environment: provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 3619), H6285 [12JN]

Forest Service: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 3417), H4646 [8MY]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

Gunnison National Monument: designate Black Canyon as national park, recreation area, and conservation area (see H.R. 3365), H4302 [30AP]

J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA: designate (see H.R. 3387), H4396 [1MY]

Land use: treatment of Federal and non-Federal reclamation projects (see S. 1565; H.R. 3041), S1083 [7FE], H1985 [7MR]

National grasslands: management policies (see S. 2181), S11973 [30SE]

Public lands: enhance conservation and protection of Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park (see H.R. 3470), H5287 [16MY]

Real estate: tax credit for transfer of certain property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 4201), H11394 [26SE]

San Isabel National Forest, CO: extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (see H.R. 3969), H9922 [2AU]

Taxation: incentives for endangered species conservation (see H.R. 3811), H7533 [12JY]

———treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (see S. 1895), S6612 [20JN]

Walker River Basin: conservation and stabilization of water quantity and quality for fish habitat (see H.R. 3971), H9922 [2AU]

Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation, and enhancement through establishment of a mitigation banking program (see H.R. 3692), H6690 [20JN]

Wilderness areas: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 4144), H11047 [24SE]

Wildlife: enhance wildlife conservation and management and protect fishing, hunting and trapping (see S. 2115), S11169 [24SE]

Cost Estimates

Water reuse and recycling projects (S. 901): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S8924 [25JY]

Letters

Corps of Engineers environmental projects: Larry J. Wilson, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, S3884 [23AP]

Naming of A.P. Lutali as Indigenous Conservationist of the Year: Paul A. Cox, Seacology Foundation, S527 [26JA], E187 [6FE]

Naming of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (Tonga) as Indigenous Conservationist of the Year: Paul A. Cox, Seacology Foundation, S9081 [29JY], H8797 [30JY]

Lists

State listings of endangered species, S4176-S4178 [25AP]

Motions

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8756 [30JY]

Remarks in House

Acid raid: impact on deciduous forests, E688 [1MY]

Agriculture: Conservation Reserve Program extension, H6236 [12JN]

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay: tribute, E595 [22AP], E609 [24AP], E631 [25AP]

Anadromous Fish Conservation Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2160), H3687-H3689, H3699 [23AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 4139), H11529, H11530 [27SE]

California: promote balance between natural resources, economic development and job retention (H.R. 2712), H1693 [5MR]

Chicago, IL: shoreline protection project funding, H8728 [30JY]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3563), E993 [4JN]

———authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8346 [24JY], H8693-H8756, H8809 [30JY], H9873, H9874 [2AU], E1423 [1AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish environmental conservation acreage reserve programs, H1509-H1516 [29FE]

———extend contracts under the Conservation Reserve Program (H.R. 4336), E1896 [1OC]

Earth Day: observance, H3392, H3396 [16AP], H3495, H3561-H3568 [17AP], H3659, H3660, H3661 [23AP], H3787 [24AP], E596 [22AP], E599, E600, E602, E603, E604 [23AP], E610 [24AP], E653 [25AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3392, H3397, H3398, H3399 [16AP], H3495, H3496, H3497 [17AP], H3659, H3660, H3661, H3664, H3666, H3667 [23AP], H3798-H3803 [24AP], H4179, H4180 [30AP]

———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (H.R. 2407), E1707 [26SE]

Florida: beach restoration projects funding, H8732 [30JY], H11325 [26SE], H12027 [28SE]

———restoration of Everglades, H3148, H3158 [28MR]

Houston, TX: funding for improvement of Houston ship channel, H8727, H8728 [30JY]

J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA: designate (H.R. 3387), H4913 [14MY], H9773 [1AU]

King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (Tonga): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, H8797 [30JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: land acquisition funding, H6550-H6557 [19JN]

Lutali, A.P. (Governor of American Samoa): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, E187 [6FE]

Morganza, LA: lock structure project funding, H8729 [30JY]

Natural resources: conservation, E59 [23JA]

Oregon: Lower Amazon Creek restoration and protection project funding, H8732 [30JY]

Public lands: enhance conservation and protection of Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park, E1279 [12JY]

———enhance conservation and protection of Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park (H.R. 3470), E820 [16MY]

———use land and water conservation trust fund, H3664 [23AP]

Real estate: tax credit for transfer of certain property for conservation purposes (H.R. 4201), E1723 [26SE]

Resource Conservation and Development Program: tribute, E1595 [12SE]

San Isabel National Forest, CO: extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (H.R. 3969), E1466 [2AU]

Washington: maintain and improve Columbia River channel, H8729 [30JY]

Wilderness areas: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (H.R. 4144), E1781 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: waive prohibition on the termination of Conservation Reserve Program contracts for certain lands (S. 1822), S5649 [24MY]

Coeur d'Alene River Basin: restoration and management of the watershed (S. 1614), S2101 [14MR]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): tribute to staff, S12335 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior: provide loan guarantees for water supply, conservation, quality, and transmission projects (S. 1564), S1084 [7FE]

Earth Day: observance, S3680 [18AP], S3698 [19AP], S3753-S3766, S3787 [22AP], S3882, S3886, S4000 [23AP], S4007 [24AP]

Ecology and environment: holistic resource management, S3759 [22AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, S3755-S3766, S3787 [22AP], S3882, S3886 [23AP], S4007 [24AP]

———restore environmental programs funding, S5221-S5224, S5231, S5234-S5236 [17MY], S5467 [22MY]

EPA: Sarasota Bay National Estuary Program funding, S9829 [4SE]

Fish and fishing: individual fishing quota programs moratorium, S10814 [18SE], S11930 [30SE]

———protection and conservation of fishing habitats, S10813 [18SE]

Florida: restoration of Everglades, S3240 [29MR], S11522 [27SE]

Forests: identification of high-fire-risk areas, cleanup of accumulated forest fuels, and development of long-term fire prevention plan, S10571 [16SE]

———improve the health of forests on public lands (S. 391), S5520 [23MY], S10571 [16SE]

King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (Tonga): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, S9081 [29JY]

Land use: treatment of Federal and non-Federal reclamation projects (S. 1565), S1084 [7FE]

Lutali, A.P. (Governor of American Samoa): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, S527 [26JA]

Malpai Borderlands Group: tribute to conservation efforts in Arizona and New Mexico, S3764 [22AP]

National grasslands: management policies (S. 2181), S11995 [30SE]

National Park Service: tribute, S10906 [19SE]

Natural Resource Conservation Service: efforts to protect salmon habitat, S8454 [22JY]

Northern Forest: implement certain management reforms, S8539, S8540 [23JY], S8612, S8613 [24JY]

Public lands: open conservation reserve lands to domestic livestock grazing, S4639 [2MY]

Taxation: exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements, S4176 [25AP]

———treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (S. 1895), S6612 [20JN]

Water: reuse and recycling projects (S. 901), S8924 [25JY]

Reports filed

Cooperative Fisheries Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 104-517), H3386 [15AP]

Improve the Health of Forests on Public Lands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 391) (S. Rept. 104-321), S7887 [16JY]

J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3387) (H. Rept. 104-645), H7105 [27JN]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3592) (H. Rept. 104-695), H8094 [22JY]

Water Reuse and Recycling Projects: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 901) (S. Rept. 104-322), S7887 [16JY]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Earth Day 1996—Protecting Our Environment, E683 [1MY]

Statements

Northern Forest Lands Council, S8540 [23JY]

Texts of

H.R. 2160, Cooperative Fisheries Management Act, H3688 [23AP]

H.R. 3387, J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resource Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA, H9774 [1AU]

H.R. 3592, Water Resources Development Act, H8693-H8725 [30JY]

H.R. 4139, Anadromous Fish Conservation Act and Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act reauthorization, H11529 [27SE]

S. 1822, waive prohibition on the termination of Conservation Reserve Program contracts for certain lands, S5649 [24MY]

CONSERVATIVE VICTORY FUND

Letters

Campaign finance reform, S6769 [25JN]

CONSOLIDATED FARM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see S. 1690; H.R. 3236), S3792 [22AP], H3386 [15AP]

Remarks in Senate

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (S. 1690), S3792-S3794 [22AP]

CONSOLIDATED FARM SERVICE AGENCY

Bills and resolutions

Federal aid programs: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see S. 1690; H.R. 3236), S3792 [22AP], H3386 [15AP]

Remarks in Senate

Federal aid programs: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (S. 1690), S3792-S3794 [22AP]

CONSORTIUM (vessel)

Texts of

S. 493, certificate of documentation, S9031 [29JY]

CONSTITUTION WEEK

Remarks in House

Observance, E1641 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9862 [4SE]

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

Amendments

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S6408 [18JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 41) (103d Congress), S6408 [18JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3272 [15AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3715, S3716, S3723, S3733, S3734 [19AP], S3797, S3798 [22AP], S3997, S3998, S3999 [23AP]

Analyses

Kyl Constitutional Amendment To Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing Revenue: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S5470-S5473 [22MY]

Articles and editorials

Ace in the Hole, S5992-S5995 [10JN]

Clinton's Budget Game, S5991 [10JN]

Republican Floor Show Only a Cynic Could Love, H3237 [15AP]

Showboating on Tax Day, H3301 [15AP]

We Will Continue To Stand by Our Flag, S3149 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 54), S4618 [2MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), consideration (see H. Res. 395), H3229 [29MR]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see S.J. Res. 49; H.J. Res. 169), S1345 [27FE], H3170 [28MR]

Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 6 years (see H.J. Res. 160), H1245 [16FE]

———constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 8 years (see H.J. Res. 164), H2466 [19MR]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52, 65; H.J. Res. 173, 174), S3792 [22AP], S11973 [30SE], H3657 [22AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials (see S.J. Res. 47, 48; H.J. Res. 171, 187), S377 [25JA], S492 [26JA], H3231 [29MR], H8557 [25JY]

———constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 172), H3649 [18AP]

Electoral College: abolish (see H.J. Res. 180), H6285 [12JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 177), H4302 [30AP]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 161, 184), H1507 [28FE], H7658 [16JY]

Government: constitutional amendment relative to the commencement of the terms of office of the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress (see S.J. Res. 55), S5093 [15MY]

———limit judicial authority (see H.J. Res. 167), H2665 [21MR]

Prayer: constitutional amendment allowing prayer in public institutions (see H.J. Res. 186), H8248 [23JY]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 180), H6285 [12JN]

States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose constitutional amendments (see S.J. Res. 58), S9295 [31JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

Cloture motions

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

Histories

20th Amendment to the Constitution Relative to the Presidential Inauguration Date, S5098 [15MY]

Letters

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: Bill Graves, Governor of Kansas and Sheila Frahm, Lt. Governor of Kansas, S5934 [6JN]

———David M. Beasley, Governor of South Carolina, S5936 [6JN]

———Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, S5935 [6JN]

———Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, S5885, S5936 [6JN]

———Gary E. Johnson, Governor of New Mexico, S5935 [6JN]

———George Allen, Governor of Virginia, S5936 [6JN]

———George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, S5935 [6JN]

———Jim Edgar, Governor of Illinois, S5934 [6JN]

———Jim Geringer, Governor of Wyoming, S5936 [6JN]

———John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S5935 [6JN]

———M.J. Foster, Jr., Governor of Louisiana, S5935 [6JN]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S5934 [6JN]

———several Republican Members of Congress, S5659 [3JN]

———Stephen Merrill, Governor of New Hampshire, S5935 [6JN]

Motions

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3271, H3303 [15AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), consideration (H. Res. 395), H3268, H3270 [15AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3716 [19AP]

Remarks in House

Abortion: constitutional amendment on freedom of choice, E1397 [30JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H5765 [4JN], H5823 [5JN], H5940 [6JN], E952 [30MY], E994 [4JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3184 [29MR], H3234-H3237, H3239-H3256, H3270-H3304 [15AP], E536, E541, E543, E544 [16AP], E580 [19AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), consideration (H. Res. 395), H3256-H3270 [15AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials (H.J. Res. 171), E498 [29MR]

———constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (H.J. Res. 114), H8519 [25JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, E231 [28FE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. Res. 127), H7250 [10JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes, H2858-H2864 [26MR]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, S4011, S4049-S4055 [24AP], S4669 [3MY], S5635 [24MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5657-S5670 [3JN], S5756 [4JN], S5792-S5851 [5JN], S5873-S5903, S5915, S5921, S5929, S5934 [6JN], S5955-S5977 [7JN], S5990-S5999 [10JN], S6077 [11JN], S6260 [14JN], S6407, S6408 [18JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S5780 [4JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced relative to budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3280, S3304-S3309 [15AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 54), S5900 [6JN]

———judicial review amendments to the constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S6407, S6408 [18JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, S5236-S5239 [17MY], S5470 [22MY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (S.J. Res. 49), S1366-S1368 [27FE], S3326 [15AP], S4808 [7MY]

———require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, S1171 [9FE]

Constitution: proposed amendments, S5752-S5754 [4JN]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 52), S3795-S3797 [22AP]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 65), S11998-S12000 [30SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials (S.J. Res. 47), S382-S386 [25JA]

———constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials (S.J. Res. 48), S513 [26JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, S3149 [28MR]

Government: constitutional amendment relative to the commencement of the terms of office of the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress (S.J. Res. 55), S5097 [15MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms, S3309 [15AP]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3715-S3725, S3727-S3729 [19AP], S3769-S3786 [22AP], S3805, S3826, S3864-S3879, S3880 [23AP], S4083 [24AP]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), unanimous-consent agreement, S3811 [23AP]

States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose constitutional amendments (S.J. Res. 58), S9304 [31JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.J. Res. 159, Require a Three-Fifths Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing Revenue: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 395) (H. Rept. 104-513), H3229 [29MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3278 [15AP]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Senator Dole, E994 [4JN]

———Senator Ford, S6078 [11JN]

———Senator Inhofe, S6079 [11JN]

We Will Continue To Stand by Our Flag: Daniel A. Ludwig, American Legion, E231 [28FE]

Summaries

Constitutional Amendment Relative to Expenditure of Money To Elect Public Officials (S.J. Res. 47), S388 [25JA]

Tables

Distribution of the current Federal tax burden, H3274 [15AP]

International comparison of central Government taxes as percents of gross domestic product, H3273 [15AP]

Total U.S. Federal revenue as percents of gross domestic product, H3274 [15AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 395, consideration of H.J. Res. 159, constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, H3256 [15AP]

H.J. Res. 1, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S5968 [7JN], S6078 [11JN]

H.J. Res. 159, constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, H3272 [15AP]

H.J. Res. 171, constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials, E498 [29MR]

S.J. Res. 21, constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms, S3715 [19AP]

S.J. Res. 38, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget (96th Congress), S5901 [6JN]

S.J. Res. 41, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget (103d Congress), S5968 [7JN], S6077 [11JN]

S.J. Res. 47, constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials, S388 [25JA]

S.J. Res. 49, constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, S1368 [27FE]

S.J. Res. 65, constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S11999 [30SE]

CONSTITUTION—U.S.

Articles and editorials

Court's Ruling on Gays Was Strict Reading of Constitution, E927 [24MY]

Deciding on Life or Death, S4642 [2MY]

Dying in America—Quiet Revolution, S4643 [2MY]

``Romer'' Court Struck Blow for Individuals Against Government, E1174 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions

Congress: constitutional duties (see H. Res. 431), H4902 [10MY]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629, 2156; H.R. 3411), S2422 [20MR], S11720 [28SE], H4646 [8MY]

Freedom of religion: enforce constitutional rights (see H.R. 4129, 4130), H10762 [20SE]

Excerpts

14th Amendment relative to the rights of citizenship, congressional apportionment, and loyalty requirements for Members of Congress, H6499 [18JN]

Letters

Constitutionality of campaign finance reform proposals: Cass R. Sunstein, S6713 [24JN]

———Daniel H. Lowenstein, S6712 [24JN]

———Frederick Schauer, S6710-S6712 [24JN]

———Jamin B. Raskin, S6715-S6717 [24JN]

———Marlene Arnold Nicholson, S6713-S6715 [24JN]

Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act: Charles M. Condon, South Carolina Attorney General, S2427 [20MR]

———Gale A. Norton, Colorado Attorney General, S2428 [20MR]

———George Allen, Governor of Virginia, S2426 [20MR]

———George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, S2427 [20MR]

———John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S2426 [20MR]

———Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana, S2427 [20MR]

———Margery S. Bronster, Hawaii Attorney General, S2428 [20MR]

———Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, S2425 [20MR]

———Stephen Merrill, Governor of New Hampshire, S2427 [20MR]

———Tommy G. Thompson, Governor of Wisconsin, S2427 [20MR]

Lists

We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition: Lincoln High School team roster, S4400 [30AP]

———list of 1996 winners, S4401 [30AP]

Memorandums

Constitutionality of Campaign Finance Reform Proposals: L. Paige Whitaker, Congressional Research Service, S6709 [24JN]

Remarks in House

Camden, DE: tribute to Caesar Rodney High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E849 [21MY]

Charleston, SC: tribute to R.B. Stall High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E869 [22MY]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (H.R. 2270), H4172, H4173 [30AP], H7449 [11JY]

Constitution Week: observance, E1641 [18SE]

Diablo Valley College: observance of Law Day, E556 [17AP]

Dix Hills, NY: tribute to Half Hollow Hills High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1033 [7JN]

Durham, NC: tribute to Jordan High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E868 [22MY]

Government: separation of powers between the different branches, H56 [3JA]

Hillsboro, TN: tribute to Hillsboro High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1122 [20JN]

Indianapolis, IN: tribute to Central High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E541 [16AP]

Lawrence, IN: tribute to Lawrence Central High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E661 [30AP]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Louisville Male High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E941 [29MY]

Michigan: tribute to East Kentwood High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1137 [20JN]

Nevada: tribute to Boulder City High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E971 [30MY]

Nogales, AZ: tribute to Nogales High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E673 [1MY]

Pleasanton, CA: tribute to Amador Valley High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E605 [23AP], E672 [1MY]

Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E585 [19AP]

Supreme Court: decision relative to the granting of protected status to homosexuals, H5302 [21MY], E867 [22MY], E927 [24MY], E1174 [26JN]

West Allis, WI: tribute to Heritage Christian High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E586 [19AP]

Remarks in Senate

Amendments: proposed, S5752-S5754 [4JN]

Anchorage, AK: tribute to West Anchorage High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5867 [5JN]

Constitution Week: tribute, S9862 [4SE]

Correctional institutions: protect constitutional rights of inmates, S12054-S12056 [1OC]

Death and dying: physician-assisted suicide, S4642 [2MY]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (S. 1629), S2424 [20MR]

———prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (S. 2156), S11723 [28SE]

Gorham, NH: tribute to Gorham High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S1301 [23FE]

Hedgesville, WV: tribute to Hedgesville High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S7202 [27JN]

Hutchinson, MN: tribute to Hutchinson High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4562 [1MY]

Lewiston, ME: tribute to St. Dominic Regional High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S7324 [28JN]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Male High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3234 [29MR]

Marrero, LA: tribute to L.W. Higgins High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5777 [4JN]

Park Ridge, IL: tribute to Maine South High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4443 [30AP]

Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4400, S4401 [30AP]

Tahoma, WA: tribute to Tahoma High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4443 [30AP]

Trumbull, CT: tribute to Trumbull High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4260 [25AP]

West Warwick, RI: tribute to West Warwick High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5949 [6JN]

Texts of

S. 1629, Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act, S2425 [20MR]

S. 2156, Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act, S11724 [28SE]

CONSTRUCTED WATER CONVEYANCES REFORM ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2567), H750 [23JA]

Memorandums

Provisions: Catherine Roberts, EPA, H753 [23JA]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2567), H750-H757 [23JA], E104 [25JA]

Texts of

H.R. 2567, provisions, H750 [23JA]

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES

Advertisements

Is Davis-Bacon Racist?, H5376 [21MY]

Why Did the Senate Just Vote 99-0 for Davis-Bacon Reform? Roll Call (publication), H5998 [6JN]

Amendments

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), S11743 [28SE], H8111 [23JY]

Analyses

Davis-Bacon Act, Myth and Reality, H6003 [6JN]

Articles and editorials

Moving to Metric May Harm Construction Contractors, S11705 [28SE]

Regulators—Building a Case for Exemption, S11706 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3404, 3406), H4503 [7MY]

Dept. of Labor: use of inspectors that meet established standards (see H.R. 3216), H3230 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4396 [1MY]

———revise ranking process of applicants and limit awards to States for certain construction grants (see H.R. 3722), H6914 [26JN]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 4233), H11525 [27SE]

Minorities: prohibit discrimination relative to surety bonding requirements (see H.R. 3702), H6711 [24JN]

Roads and highways: reuse or disposal of construction and demolition debris (see H.R. 3522), H5569 [23MY]

Letters

Committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction: James F. Shea, Fairmont Homes, Inc., H4730 [9MY]

———Terry Trexler, Nobility Homes, Inc., H4731 [9MY]

Davis-Bacon Act: Ronald Reagan, H5377 [21MY]

Davis-Bacon Act reform: Ernest R. Menold, H6003 [6JN]

———General Contractors Association of New York, Inc., H6004 [6JN]

Press releases

Davis-Bacon Benefits Minority Job Opportunities and Is Supported by All Leading Minority Organizations: National Alliance for Fair Contracting (organization), H5377 [21MY]

Remarks in House

Banks Contracting Co., Inc.: tribute, E191 [9FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: application relative to construction of Native American housing, H4721, H4722 [9MY]

———reform, H5996-H6004 [6JN]

———repeal, H5371-H5378 [21MY]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H4726-H4731 [9MY]

———establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (H.R. 3406), E729 [7MY]

Dept. of Labor: use of inspectors that meet established standards (H.R. 3216), E514 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5766-H5774 [4JN], E991 [4JN], E1014, E1017 [6JN]

———revise ranking process of applicants and limit awards to States for certain construction grants (H.R. 3722), E1179 [26JN]

Disasters: reduce costs and damage through grants and strategies developed by a government and private-sector partnership, H7267 [11JY]

Federal contracts: promote competition through use of soft metric conversions, H8112-H8116 [23JY]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), H8110-H8116 [23JY], H12032, H12033 [28SE]

———conversion requirements (H.R. 4233), H11599-H11602, H12032 [28SE]

Minorities: prohibit discrimination relative to surety bonding requirements (H.R. 3702), E1151 [24JN]

National Association of Women in Construction: anniversary, E49 [22JA]

National Corrugated Steel Pipe Association: anniversary of patent for corrugated steel pipe, E219 [28FE]

St. Mary's County, MD: groundbreaking for the Lexington Park Corporate Center, E1488 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, S1321, S1323, S1328 [27FE], S5476-S5478 [22MY]

Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (S. 1183), S12006 [30SE]

Dept. of Transportation: bidding process relative to certain construction contracts, S10665, S10666 [17SE]

Japan: access of U.S. business to markets, S9625 [2AU]

Metric system: conversion, S12423 [21OC]

———conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), S11704-S11707 [28SE], S11944 [30SE]

———use in construction, S2418 [20MR]

Taxation: treatment of contributions in aid of construction of a water or wastewater utility, S7447 [9JY], S9538 [2AU]

Reports

Metric in Construction: Construction Metrication Council, S2418 [20MR]

Reports filed

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3376) (H. Rept. 104-574), H5051 [14MY]

Metric System Conversion Requirements: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 104-639), H6914 [26JN]

Statements

Davis-Bacon Act: Representative Owens, H5377 [21MY]

Davis-Bacon Act Reform: Contractors' Coalition for Davis-Bacon, H5999 [6JN]

Texts of

H.R. 2779, Savings in Construction Act, H8111 [23JY], H12032 [28SE]

H.R. 3376, Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility projects' and leases' authorization, H5766-H5768 [4JN]

H.R. 4233, Savings in Construction Act, H11599 [28SE]

CONSTRUCTION METRICATION COUNCIL

Reports

Metric in Construction, S2418 [20MR]

CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Consumer leases: amend provisions (see H.R. 3515), H5501 [22MY]

Remarks in House

Consumer leases: amend provisions (H.R. 3515), E885-E887 [23MY]

CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

Letters

GATT implementation relative to the generic drug industry, S3581 [18AP]

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Remarks in House

Hazardous substances: recommendation to remove miniblinds causing lead dust poisoning from homes, H6830 [25JN]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (H.R. 3173), E540 [16AP]

Remarks in Senate

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S9660 [2AU]

Reports filed

Nomination of Thomas H. Moore: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S9294 [31JY]

CONSUMERS related term(s) Credit; Product Safety

Analyses

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R. 956), S2561 [21MR], H3191 [29MR]

Joint and Several Liability For Non-Economic Damages Reform, S2562 [21MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act, H2190 [13MR]

———H.R. 3005, regulation and management of financial markets, S7216 [27JN]

———H.R. 3005, Securities Investment Promotion Act, H8330 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Anti-Consumer Act of 1996, S2556 [21MR]

Costly Oversight—Fine Print in GATT Law Could Cost Zantac Users Millions, S3582 [18AP]

Endgame of a Congress—Tightening the Screws on Federal Regulators, H11575 [27SE]

Experimental Price Index for Elderly Consumers, S5371-S5374 [20MY]

Fact and Fancy—CPI Biases and the Federal Budget, S5407-S5410 [21MY]

HCFA Officials Warn HMOs To Provide Good Grievance Plans—Rule in Development, E1725 [26SE]

In Defense of Big (Not Bad) Business, S2369 [20MR]

Insecurity Regulation, H6445 [18JN]

Lawyers May Kill My Daughter, S2376 [20MR]

Rising Jet Fuel Tab May Lead to Fare Hikes, S4655 [3MY]

Stupid Court Tricks, S2571 [21MR]

Suing for Safety, S2571-S2575 [21MR]

Vladeck Urges Managed Care Groups To Improve Appeals Process, E1725 [26SE]

Zantac Windfall, S3580 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: repeal restrictions on colored margarine (see H.R. 2860), H330 [5JA]

Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see S. 1524), S346 [24JA]

Chemicals: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (see S. 2179; H.R. 4234), S11973 [30SE], H11525 [27SE]

Child labor: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see S. 2094; H.R. 4125), S11033 [19SE], H10721 [19SE]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see S. 2127; H.R. 4166), S11294 [25SE], H11228 [25SE]

Consumer Credit Protection Act: amend consumer lease provisions (see H.R. 3515), H5501 [22MY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 394), H2949 [27MR]

———reform contingent fee system and provide prompt and fair compensation for personal injury victims (see S. 1861), S6082 [11JN]

Credit cards: require standard annual percentage rate of interest to open certain accounts (see H.R. 4320), H12174 [28SE]

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H2034 [8MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3404, 3406), H4503 [7MY]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 4297), H12174 [28SE]

Financial institutions: consideration of a depository institution's record on consumer fees relative to the Community Reinvestment Act (see H.R. 3301), H3730 [23AP]

———imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see S. 1800; H.R. 3246), S5567 [23MY], H3387 [15AP]

———increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters (see H.R. 4182), H11229 [25SE]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H6914 [26JN]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H3230 [29MR]

Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 4220), H11395 [26SE]

Housing: adjust mortgage loan limits (see H.R. 4063), H10385 [12SE]

Insurance: establish consumer protection standards for the purchase of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3381), H4396 [1MY]

———provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to compensation for economic and non-economic losses (see S. 1860), S6082 [11JN]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (see H.R. 3005), H1715 [5MR]

Labeling: marking requirements for U.S.-made feather and down-filled products (see S. 1747), S4972 [13MY]

———marking requirements for U.S.-made hand tools (see S. 1746), S4972 [13MY]

———require ingredient labeling for malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 3115), H2466 [19MR]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H4396 [1MY]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see S. 2075; H.R. 4047), S10600 [16SE], H10235 [11SE]

Motor vehicles: improve public education on proper use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 4262), H11526 [27SE]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 2030), S9554 [2AU]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S3018 [27MR]

Postal Service: treatment of deceptive or misleading mail (see H.R. 3884), H8374 [24JY]

Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 3790), H7474 [11JY]

———revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3601), H6005 [6JN]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see S. 2103; H.R. 4159), S11090 [20SE], H11048 [24SE]

Social Security: provide enrollment period for medicare and medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 4298), H12174 [28SE]

Tariff: duty exemption for merchandise purchased in a duty-free sales enterprise (see S. 1796), S5566 [23MY]

———skis and snowboards (see H.R. 4212), H11395 [26SE]

Telecommunications: protection of consumer privacy relative to new communications technologies (see H.R. 3685), H6690 [20JN]

Tourist trade: revitalize industry and provide airport security (see H.R. 4312), H12174 [28SE]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H5753 [30MY]

Briefings

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: Speaker Gingrich, Richard L. Thornburgh, and Lewis Fuller, E681 [1MY]

Cloture motions

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

Conference reports

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R 956), H2238-H2247 [14MR]

National Securities Markets Improvement Act (H.R. 3005), H12037-H12047 [28SE]

Descriptions

Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act (H.R. 956), H3188 [29MR]

Excerpts

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R. 956): Committee on Commerce (House) Report, H3189-H3191 [29MR]

Factsheets

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R. 956), S2562 [21MR]

Letters

Committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction: James F. Shea, Fairmont Homes, Inc., H4730 [9MY]

———Terry Trexler, Nobility Homes, Inc., H4731 [9MY]

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: David Patterson, S2384 [20MR]

———Katherine Prescott, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization), S2371 [20MR]

———President Clinton, S2366 [20MR]

———Representative Pallone, H3203 [29MR]

———Robert K. Jennings, Mattison Technologies Inc., H3200 [29MR]

———Senator Rockefeller, S2562 [21MR]

———several small business organizations, S2563 [21MR]

———Tara Ransom, E682 [1MY]

Comptroller of the Currency regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries: Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H7689 [17JY]

Consideration of patient appeals and provision of specialty care by managed care plans: John C. Courtney, Child Neurology, Inc., E1736 [27SE]

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

FDA review of the food additive olestra: Senator Glenn, S71 [4JA]

GATT implementation relative to the generic drug industry: Cathy L. Hurwit, Citizen Action (organization), S3581 [18AP]

———Cynthia Pearson, National Women's Health Network, S3580 [18AP]

———Dixie D. Horning, S3581 [18AP]

———Generic Drug Equity Coalition, S3581 [18AP]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S3580 [18AP]

———Mern Horan, Consumer Federation of America, S3581 [18AP]

———Thair Phillips, Seniors Coalition, S3580 [18AP]

———Theresa Amato, Citizen Advocacy Center, S3581 [18AP]

Lists

Citizen groups opposing product liability reform, S2557 [21MR]

Outdoor related equipment affected by proposed user fee, H10500, H10519 [17SE]

Small business organizations supporting product liability reform, S2563 [21MR]

Memorandums

Big Choices—Budget and Economic Agenda: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S5456 [21MY]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 956, Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: President Clinton, H4425 [6MY]

Motions

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), H1415 [28FE], H1576 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Bankruptcy: reform regulations, E1738 [27SE]

Child labor: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (H.R. 4125), E1658 [19SE]

Comptroller of the Currency: funding for regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries, H7685-H7692 [17JY]

Consumer Credit Protection Act: amend consumer lease provisions (H.R. 3515), E885-E887 [23MY]

Courts: claims for commercial loss relative to product liability, H3187 [29MR]

———jurisdiction of Federal courts over foreign manufacturers, H1576-H1582 [29FE]

———limitations on punitive damage awards, H3186, H3202 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H2228 [14MR], H2561, H2562 [21MR], H3184-H3204 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 394), H3176-H3183 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), motion to instruct conferees, H1576-H1582 [29FE]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), veto, H4426 [6MY], H4756-H4764 [9MY], E778 [10MY], E844 [20MY]

———product liability reform relative to the raw materials used to make certain medical devices, H2228 [14MR], H3199, H3201, H3202 [29MR]

———uniform statute of repose for cases involving durable goods, H3185 [29MR]

Credit unions: tribute, E1705 [26SE]

Crime: consumer fraud (H.R. 1499), H11122, H11129, H11130 [25SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (H.R. 447), H9930-H9932 [4SE]

Dept. of HHS: Office of Consumer Affairs funding, H6881, H6946 [26JN]

———prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (H.R. 3059), E317 [8MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H4726-H4731 [9MY]

———establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (H.R. 3406), E729 [7MY]

Dept. of the Interior: proposed tax on outdoor-related items, H10497, H10499, H10517-H10519 [17SE], H10528 [18SE], H11053 [25SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H2227 [14MR]

———national private savings rate, H1491 [28FE]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (H.R. 4297), E1849 [30SE]

Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters, H12093-H12097, H12103 [28SE]

———increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters (H.R. 4182), E1718 [26SE]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (H.R. 2019), H4115 [29AP]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (H.R. 3468), E825 [16MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 4220), E1725 [26SE], E1736, E1751 [27SE]

Housing: restructure mortgages for FHA-insured down payment procedures, E1720 [26SE]

Insurance: establish consumer protection standards for the purchase of long-term care insurance (H.R. 3381), E683 [1MY]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (H.R. 2400), E1036 [7JN]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), H6436-H6449 [18JN], H8330 [24JY], E1104 [18JN], E1143 [20JN], E1185 [26JN]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), conference report, H12047-H12051 [28SE], E1928 [4OC], E1938 [21OC]

Labeling: marking requirements for U.S.-made hand tools, H11575 [27SE]

———require ingredient labeling for malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits (H.R. 3115), E378 [19MR]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (H.R. 3374), E693 [1MY]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (H.R. 4047), E1583 [11SE]

Motor vehicles: improve public education on proper use of child safety restraint systems (H.R. 4262), E1765 [27SE]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (H.R. 1514), H9933-H9936 [4SE]

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1761 [27SE], E1829 [30SE]

Safe Tables Our Priority (organization): tribute, E178 [5FE]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (H.R. 3173), E540 [16AP]

SEC: study effects of preferencing on exchange markets, E1104 [18JN], E1143 [20JN]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (H.R. 4159), E1674 [24SE]

Tariff: skis and snowboards (H.R. 4212), E1732 [27SE]

Telecommunications: protection of consumer privacy relative to new communications technologies (H.R. 3685), E1145 [20JN]

Telephones: prevent fraud, E897 [24MY]

Tourist trade: revitalize industry and provide airport security (H.R. 4312), E1826 [30SE]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 3556), H5982 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: enforcment of antitrust laws relative to cattle prices, S5641 [24MY]

Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (S. 1524), S346 [24JA]

Chemicals: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (S. 2179), S11992 [30SE]

Child labor: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (S. 2094), S11034 [19SE]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (S. 2127), S11306 [25SE]

Consumer Price Index: calculation, S47, S48 [4JA], S5343-S5352, S5357-S5361, S5369, S5370 [20MY], S5401-S5407, S5437, S5456 [21MY], S5479 [22MY], S5512 [23MY]

Courts: limitations on punitive damage awards, S2577, S2581 [21MR], S11363-S11365 [26SE]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2300-S2302 [19MR], S2341-S2386 [20MR], S2553-S2591 [21MR], S2835 [25MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), veto, S4575 [2MY]

———product liability reform relative to damage recovery in cases involving drunk driving accidents, S2575 [21MR]

———reform contingent fee system and provide prompt and fair compensation for personal injury victims (S. 1861), S6096 [11JN]

———reform protective orders, sealing of case documents, and disclosure of discovery information in civil actions (S. 374), S12386 [3OC]

Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies, S11869 [30SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Pesticide Data Program funding, S11932 [30SE]

FDA: petition for use of olestra as a food additive, S70 [4JA]

Financial institutions: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (S. 1800), S5572-S5574 [23MY]

———licensing requirements for insurance sales, S11868 [30SE]

———regulations relative to review of credit reports, S12349 [3OC]

Food industry: cereal market price collusion, S1905 [13MR]

GATT: implementation relative to generic drug industry, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3215 [29MR], S3574, S3578-S3583 [18AP]

———implementation relative to generic drugs, S2038 [14MR]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, S3120-S3123 [28MR]

Health: ensure consumer choice relative to group health plans, S9920-S9926 [5SE]

———product liability reform relative to medical implant devices, S2375 [20MR]

Insurance: provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to compensation for economic and non-economic losses (S. 1860), S6096 [11JN]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), S7212-S7216 [27JN]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), conference report, S12093-S12095 [1OC], S12340 [3OC]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), insert language of S. 1815 in lieu, S7216 [27JN]

IRS: Telephone Assistance Program funding, S10320 [11SE], S10355 [12SE]

Lawyers and attorneys: regulations on contingency-fee lawyers relative to product liability cases, S2377 [20MR]

Medicare: establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (S. 2075), S10600-S10603 [16SE]

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (S. 2030), S9574 [2AU]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (H.R. 1514), S11666, S11667 [28SE]

———enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (S. 1646), S3004, S3019 [27MR]

Public utilities: exclusion from product liability reform, S2359-S2363 [20MR]

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

Telecommunications: promote competition and deregulation of Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into long distance telephone service, S688 [1FE]

Telephones: prevent fraud, S5612 [23MY]

Reports

Need for Better Product Labeling: Representative George Miller, E1659 [19SE]

New Garment Workers Study Finds Americans Intolerant of Sweatshops in Garment Industry: Marymount University Center for Ethical Concerns, S11035 [19SE]

Reports filed

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 956) (H. Rept. 104-481), H2315 [14MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 956, Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 104-503), H2949 [27MR]

Dept. of Commerce Toll-Free Telephone Number for Consumer Assistance: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 447) (H. Rept. 104-753), H9921 [2AU]

Financial Institutions Regulatory Process and Paperwork Requirements Reform: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 104-103), H6508 [18JN]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 995) (H. Rept. 104-498), H2842 [25MR]

National Securities Markets Improvement Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3005) (H. Rept. 104-864), H12172 [28SE]

Propane Education and Research Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1646) (S. Rept. 104-298), S7178 [27JN]

Propane Gas Industry Safety, Training, Research, and Development: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1514) (H. Rept. 104-655), H7114 [8JY]

Public Utility Holding Company Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1317) (S. Rept. 104-365), S10075 [9SE]

Regulation and Management of Financial Markets: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3005) (H. Rept. 104-622), H6423 [17JN]

Securities Investment Promotion Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1815) (S. Rept. 104-293), S7023 [26JN]

Statements

Choice in Managed Health Care Plans: Paul Houghland, Jr., Opticians Association of America, E1036 [7JN]

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: Linda Ransom, E682 [1MY]

———Senator Kennedy, S2555 [21MR]

Credit Union Tribute: President Clinton, E1705 [26SE]

GATT Implementation Relative to Generic Drug Industry: by, S3134 [28MR]

———Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative, S3215 [29MR]

National Securities Markets Improvement Act: Representative Dingell, E1938 [21OC]

Summaries

Auto Choice Reform Act (S. 1860), S6103 [11JN]

Competition in the Financial Services Sector and Merging of Commercial Bank and Savings Association Charters (H.R. 4182), E1718 [26SE]

Consumer Protections for Supplemental Insurance Plans (H.R. 4047), E1583 [11SE]

Legal Reform and Consumer Compensation Act (S. 1861), S6103 [11JN]

Managed Care Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4220), E1751 [27SE]

Tables

Change in deficit due to Consumer Price Index adjustment, S5369 [20MY]

State court cases of strict liability of public utility companies, S2362 [20MR]

Supplier withdrawal of unsafe products, S2354 [20MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 394, consideration of conference report on H.R. 956, Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act, H3176 [29MR]

H.R. 447, establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise, H9930 [4SE]

H.R. 1499, Telemarketing Fraud Punishment and Prevention Act, H11129 [25SE]

H.R. 1514, Propane Education and Research Act, H9933-H9935 [4SE]

H.R. 3005, regulation and management of financial markets, S7328-S7336 [28JN], H6436-H6443 [18JN]

H.R. 4297, Consumers Electric Power Act, E1849-E1851 [30SE]

S. 1646, Propane Education and Research Act, S3019-S3022 [27MR]

S. 1860, Auto Choice Reform Act, S6097-S6099 [11JN]

S. 1861, Legal Reform and Consumer Compensation Act, S6099-S6103 [11JN]

S. 2030, National Motor Vehicle Safety, Antitheft, Title Reform, and Consumer Protection Act, S9574-S9577 [2AU]

S. 2075, Medigap Portability Act, S10600-S10602 [16SE]

S. 2179, Children's Environmental Protection Act, S11993-S11995 [30SE]

CONSUMERS CHOICE COFFEE, INC.

Remarks in Senate

Patterson, Bob: Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5671 [3JN]

CONSUMERS ELECTRIC POWER ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4297), E1849 [30SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4297, provisions, E1849-E1851 [30SE]

CONTE, SILVIO O. (a former Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), H6129 [11JN]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 2909, Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Eminent Domain Prevention Act: President Clinton, H12267 [3OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), H6127-H6132 [11JN], E1104 [18JN]

———require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), veto, H12267 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), S10892 [18SE]

Reports filed

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Acquisition of Lands: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2909), S8635 [24JY]

Texts of

H.R. 2909, require acquisition of lands in the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent, H6127 [11JN]

CONTEMPORARY BEVERAGES, INC.

Remarks in House

FDA: food safety, E734 [8MY]

CONTESTI, RAYMOND M.

Remarks in House

March of Dimes Citizen of the Year: award recipient, E1547 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

March of Dimes Citizen of the Year: award recipient, S10021 [6SE]

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E865 [22MY]

CONTINENTAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Bills and resolutions

Sioux Falls Skyforce (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 252), S4190 [25AP]

Lists

Sioux Falls Skyforce (basketball team) players, coaches, owners, and staff, S4263 [25AP]

Remarks in House

Sioux Falls Skyforce (basketball team): tribute, E650 [25AP]

Remarks in Senate

Sioux Falls Skyforce (basketball team): tribute (S. Res. 252), S4263 [25AP]

Texts of

S. Res. 252, tribute to Sioux Falls Skyforce (basketball team), S4196, S4264 [25AP]

CONTINENTAL CABLEVISION (business)

Remarks in Senate

Roy, Jay: Educator Award recipient, S4724 [6MY]

CONTINENTAL SHELF see Outer Continental Shelf

CONTINUITY OF CARE WEEK

Remarks in House

Observance, E364 [14MR]

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA

Bills and resolutions

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (see H. Con. Res. 162), H3488 [16AP]

Lists

Teens Who Care Program participants, E1489 [2AU]

Remarks in House

Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County, Inc.: anniversary, E492 [29MR]

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (H. Con. Res. 162), E543 [16AP]

Teens Who Care Program: tribute, E1489 [2AU]

CONTRACEPTIVES

Articles and editorials

AID Learns That Good Deeds Do Not Go Unpunished, S1394 [28FE]

Remarks in Senate

AID: funding for family planning programs, S1394 [28FE]

CONTRACT WITH AMERICA ADVANCEMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3136), H2665 [21MR], H2870 [26MR]

———consideration (H. Res. 391), H2973 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 3136), H2664 [21MR]

Enact (H.R. 3136): consideration (see H. Res. 391), H2949 [27MR]

———waiving enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 168), H2867 [26MR]

Explanations

Congressional Procedures for Expedited Consideration of Line-Item Vetoes, H2982 [28MR]

Letters

Treatment of small business crimes: Arthur Levitt, SEC, H2984 [28MR]

Unfunded Federal mandates: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H3025 [28MR]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 3136), H3019, H3026 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: line-item veto, H2971, H2972, H2975, H2978, H2979, H2980, H2981, H2982, H2983, H2998-H3027 [28MR]

Enact (H.R. 3136), H2987-H3029 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], E483 [28MR], E494 [29MR], E591 [19AP]

———consideration (H. Res. 391), H2972-H2986 [28MR]

———waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2857-H2864 [26MR]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H3021-H3026 [28MR]

Minimum wage: level, H2977, H2979, H2981, H2982, H3019-H3026 [28MR]

Small business: reform regulatory process, H2984, H2998-H3027 [28MR]

Social Security: increase earnings limit, H2975, H2998-H3027 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3136), S3242, S3245 [29MR], S3683 [18AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3136, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 104-500), H2949 [27MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Enact (H.R. 3136), H3020, H3022, H3023 [28MR]

Statements

Congressional Review Provisions of Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act: Senators Nickles, Reid, and Stevens, S3683-S3687 [18AP]

Summaries

Provisions (H.R. 3136): Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Provisions, E571-E579 [19AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 391, consideration of H.R. 3136, provisions, H2972 [28MR]

H.J. Res. 168, waiving enrollment requirements for H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, and H.R. 3136, provisions, H2857 [26MR]

H.R. 3136, provisions, H2987-H2998 [28MR]

CONTRACTORS' COALITION FOR DAVIS-BACON

Statements

Davis-Bacon Act Reform, H5999 [6JN]

CONTRACTS

Advertisements

Is Davis-Bacon Racist?, H5376 [21MY]

Why Did the Senate Just Vote 99-0 for Davis-Bacon Reform? Roll Call (publication), H5998 [6JN]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), S12001, S12003 [30SE]

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), S11848, S12003 [30SE], H12276 [4OC]

———reform dispute resolution processes (S. 1224), S6151, S6161 [12JN]

Public buildings: oversight and reform of purchases and construction and improvement projects (S. 1005), S5203, S5212 [16MY]

Analyses

Davis-Bacon Act, Myth and Reality, H6003 [6JN]

HUBZone Act (S. 1574), S1349 [27FE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6294 [14JN], H10607 [19SE]

Articles and editorials

Admiral Turns Big Guns on Waste at Norfolk, VA, Base, S9852 [4SE]

GPO—Networked, Modernized, and Ready for the Future, E1727 [27SE]

Helium Will Not Fill the Demands of the Future, Physicists Caution, H4143 [30AP]

Loral Chairman To Give $18 Million of Merger Fee to 40 Employees, S6496 [19JN]

McDonnell Chief's Compensation Takes on Superstar Proportions, S6497 [19JN]

U.S. Helium Reserve Finds a Champion, H4143 [30AP]

White House Prepares New Rule on Compensation for Executives, S6501 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: waive prohibition on the termination of Conservation Reserve Program contracts for certain lands (see S. 1822), S5649 [24MY]

Arbitration: allow choice as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 3422), H4800 [9MY]

Bankruptcy: treatment of executory contracts and unexpired leases (see S. 2059), S10075 [9SE]

Business and industry: establish requirements relative to rent-to-own transactions (see H.R. 3003), H1715 [5MR]

———improve job, income, and retirement security for employees (see S. 1722), S4618 [2MY]

———improve job, income and retirement security for employees (see S. 1668), S3311 [15AP]

———minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Buy American Act: compliance relative to use of articles, materials, and supplies abroad (see H.R. 4265), H11526 [27SE]

Commodity Exchange Act: regulatory requirements relative to the purchase or sale of commodities from markets located abroad (see H.R. 3891), H8374 [24JY]

Courts: determination of cases alleging breach of secret Government contracts (see H.R. 4224), H11395 [26SE]

Defense industries: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (see S. 2081; H.R. 3512), S10684 [17SE], H5500 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: payment rate for barley (see S. 2036; H.R. 4002), S9554 [2AU], H9924 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: C-17 Airlifter program (see S. 1710), S4190 [25AP]

———funding reductions (see H.R. 3202), H3229 [29MR]

———procurement of aircraft landing gear manufactured and assembled in the U.S. (see H.R. 3171), H2950 [27MR]

———prohibit additional payments and revise certain reporting requirements for restructuring costs under defense contracts (see H.R. 3608), H6117 [10JN]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 3433), H4901 [10MY]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

———revise reporting requirements of cost restructuring on defense contracts (see H.R. 3444), H4902 [10MY]

———treatment of expenses for contractors who relocate due to cessation of military activities at the Stratford Army Engine Plant (see H.R. 4340), H12270 [3OC]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit certain lawsuits against contractors (see S. 1852), S5980 [7JN]

Employment: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

———provide an exemption of overtime compensation for employees of contractors of the Federal Government (see H.R. 3094), H2315 [14MR]

Federal contracts: require employers to provide health and pension plans (see H.R. 3528), H5569 [23MY]

———require wages paid be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3229, 3463), H3230 [29MR], H5173 [15MY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see S. 1797), S5566 [23MY]

Government: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 3190), H3170 [28MR]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (see H.R. 4194), H11394 [26SE]

———improve debt-collection and credit evaluation practices (see H.R. 3809), H7533 [12JY]

———limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the compensation of any individual (see H.R. 3513), H5501 [22MY]

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

———prohibit bundling of contract requirements in procurement (see H.R. 3934), H9566 [31JY]

———relief for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and employees of Federal contractors for expenses incurred during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2857), H330 [5JA]

———requirements for leasing of space by Federal agencies (see H.R. 2904), H922 [26JA]

———treatment of Federal contracts relative to shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H1231 [6FE]

Health: prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (see H.R. 3222), H3230 [29MR]

———prohibit certain clauses in health plans that indemnify the insurer against liability (see H.R. 3695), H6690 [20JN]

House Rules: require witnesses at committee hearings to disclose Federal grants or contracts received during current and previous fiscal years (see H. Res. 486), H8094 [22JY]

Medicare: contract reform (see H.R. 3132), H2558 [20MR]

Native Americans: repeal Indian trading laws (see H.R. 3215), H3230 [29MR]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (see H.R. 3008), H1715 [5MR]

Small business: provide development assistance to economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 3994), H9923 [2AU]

———provide Federal contract opportunities in economically distressed communities (see S. 1574), S1345 [27FE]

———strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 4313), H12174 [28SE]

Small Business Act: exempt dredging activities from certain requirements (see H.R. 3437), H4901 [10MY]

Tongass National Forest: extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp. (see S. 1877; H.R. 3659), S6225 [13JN], H6414 [13JN]

Conference reports

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act (H.R. 2977), H11108-H11111 [25SE]

Factsheets

Reasonableness Test for Executive Compensation, S6496 [19JN]

Letters

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S6156 [12JN]

———Robert D. Evans, ABA, S6160 [12JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: Ronald Reagan, H5377 [21MY]

Davis-Bacon Act reform: Ernest R. Menold, H6003 [6JN]

———General Contractors Association of New York, Inc., H6004 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense contracts relative to local content requirements: George J. Kourpias, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, S7938 [17JY]

———Michael Sacco, AFL-CIO, S7937 [17JY]

———Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, S7938 [17JY]

———Robert Lapp, Timken Co., S7938 [17JY]

———William H. Bywater, AFL-CIO, S7938 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense contractual actions: L.W. Freeman, Dept. of Defense, H2549 [20MR]

Environmental Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act: John W. Katz, S6241 [13JN], S6266 [14JN]

———Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, S6241 [13JN]

Federal contractors' affirmative action policies: Shirley J. Wilcher, Dept. of Labor, S665 [31JA]

Federal Prison Industries requirements to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts: Steven Kelman, OMB, S12284 [3OC]

Helium Privatization Act: Arthur W. Francis, Arthur W. Francis Consulting, H4146 [30AP]

———David Keating, National Taxpayers Union, H4149 [30AP]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H4150 [30AP]

———several organizations, H4150 [30AP]

———Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H4150 [30AP]

Limit compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts: Eleanor Hill, Dept. of Defense, S6501 [19JN]

National Guard use of outside contractors vs. armory personnel for Reserved Component Automation System Program: Ronald C. Lindberg, Rapid Electric Sales and Service Co., H5666 [30MY]

NSF procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations: Paul L. Joffe, Dept. of Commerce, S9832 [4SE]

———Representative Crane, S9951 [5SE]

———Senator Cohen, S9950 [5SE]

———Senator Roth, S9950 [5SE]

Procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain Federal agencies: John J. Hamre, Dept. of Defense, S10283 [11SE]

Prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions: Danielle Brian, Project on Government Oversight (organization), S8001 [17JY]

———James M. Carroll, AFL-CIO, S8001 [17JY]

———Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S8001 [17JY]

———John R. Luckey, Congressional Research Service, S8004 [17JY]

———Lawrence J. Korb, Brookings Institution, S7999 [17JY]

Restore missing person status to certain Dept. of Defense civilian and contractor employees: Representatives Gilman and Solomon, H11475 [27SE]

Suspend provisions of Davis-Bacon Act relative to Community Development Block Grants authorized for post-bombing rebuilding efforts in Oklahoma City, OK: Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, H5983 [6JN]

———Representative Lucas, H5742 [30MY]

———Ronald J. Norick, Mayor of Oklahoma City, OK, H5983 [6JN]

Taxpayer cost of merger of Martin Marietta Corp. and Lockheed Corp.: Eleanor Hill, Dept. of Defense, S6499, S6500 [19JN]

———Senators Grassley and Boxer, S6499 [19JN]

Timber sale contract with Ketchikan Pulp Corp. relative to Tongass National Forest: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S12364 [3OC]

———Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, S12363 [3OC]

Lists

Federal contractors with significant OSHA violations, S10020 [6SE]

Petitions and memorials

Alaska: extend Tongass National Forest timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp., S6240 [13JN], S6265 [14JN]

Press releases

Davis-Bacon Benefits Minority Job Opportunities and Is Supported by All Leading Minority Organizations: National Alliance for Fair Contracting (organization), H5377 [21MY]

Quotations

Prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions: several organizations, S7282 [28JN]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: contract procurement for regional managed medical care system, H3440-H3445 [16AP]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1539 [29FE], H4695 [9MY], H5409, H5410 [22MY], H5591 [29MY], H7085 [27JN], H7188 [10JY], H7331 [11JY], H8067 [22JY], H8231 [23JY], H8337, H8338 [24JY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H2032 [8MR]

Colleges and universities: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that have not submitted veterans hiring report to Dept. of Labor, H7335 [11JY]

———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that prevent access to campus for ROTC or military recruiting, H7335 [11JY], H8336, H8337 [24JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: application relative to construction of Native American housing, H4721, H4722 [9MY]

———reform, H5996-H6004 [6JN]

———repeal, H5371-H5378 [21MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: payment rate for barley (H.R. 4002), E1482 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: Business Operations Fund levels, H6380 [13JN]

———contracts for military landing gear, H4829 [10MY]

———C-17 Airlifter program, H1808 [7MR]

———procurement, H1261 [27FE]

———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes, H5716 [30MY], H6887, H6888 [26JN]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, H8108 [23JY]

———prohibit use of funds to subsidize mergers or facilitate downsizing of contractors, H6346-H6349 [13JN]

———purchase of domestically-made landing gear, H6379 [13JN]

———reporting of veteran employment by recipients of Federal contracts or grants, H6387 [13JN]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), H9912 [2AU], H10355, H10357 [12SE], H11470-H11476 [27SE]

Employment: provide an exemption of overtime compensation for employees of contractors of the Federal Government (H.R. 3094), E368 [14MR]

Federal aid programs: provide assistance to workers formerly employed in the Federal helium program, H4140 [30AP]

Federal contracts: promote competition through use of soft metric conversions, H8112-H8116 [23JY]

———require wages paid be above local poverty line (H.R. 3229), E499 [29MR]

Federal Prison Industries: contracts relative to Federal market share, H8286-H8288 [24JY]

Foreign policy: limit use of Foreign Military Financing Program funds for foreign-made defense articles or services, H5895, H5896 [5JN], H6142, H6143 [11JN]

Foreign trade: allow U.S companies to bid on construction contracts for the Three Gorges Dam project in the People's Republic of China, E1779 [28SE]

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), H11446-H11452 [27SE], H12276, H12277 [4OC]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (H.R. 28), H8356 [24JY]

———prohibit bundling of contract requirements in procurement (H.R. 3934), E1417 [31JY]

———treatment of Federal contracts relative to shutdowns (H.R. 2963), H1703 [5MR], E196 [13FE]

GPO: reform, E1231 [9JY], E1287 [16JY], E1727 [27SE]

Health: prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (H.R. 3222), E562 [17AP]

Kuwait: awarding of oil gathering contracts to the People's Republic of China, H94 [4JA]

———default on debts to U.S. companies, E1917 [3OC]

National Guard: use of outside contractors vs. armory personnel for Reserved Component Automation System Program, H5666 [30MY]

Native Americans: repeal Indian trading laws (H.R. 3215), H8603, H8604 [29JY], E521 [29MR]

NSF: repeal certain limitations on procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to Dept. of Commerce antidumping determinations, H6905-H6913 [26JN]

Oceans: public disclosure of ocean transportation contracts, H4347-H4353 [1MY]

Oklahoma City, OK: suspend provisions of Davis-Bacon Act relative to Community Development Block Grants authorized for post-bombing rebuilding efforts, H5741-H5743 [30MY], H5983 [6JN]

Procurement: revise and streamline Federal acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H18 [3JA]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (H.R. 3008), H4138-H4151 [30AP]

Spencer, WV: tribute to Kellwood Co. manufacturing plant, H7642 [16JY]

States: require cost-benefit analysis for contracting of transportation projects, H7086-H7089 [27JN]

Taxation: determination of employment status of individuals as employees or independent contractors (H.R. 582), H5260 [16MY]

Tongass National Forest: extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp. (H.R. 3659), E1084 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: waive prohibition on the termination of Conservation Reserve Program contracts for certain lands (S. 1822), S5649 [24MY]

Armed Forces: National Guard and Reserve components funding, S6912, S6913 [26JN]

Army: contract procurement requirements, S7237 [28JN]

———establish subcontracting goals, S7934 [17JY]

Business and industry: improve job, income, and retirement security for employees (S. 1722), S4619-S4622 [2MY]

———improve job, income and retirement security for employees (S. 1668), S3312-S3314 [15AP]

Courts: jurisdiction of Federal district courts and the Court of Federal Claims over Government bid protests, S11848-S11850 [30SE]

———jurisdiction over suits involving foreign crewmembers against foreign ship owners, S3207 [29MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, S1321, S1323, S1328 [27FE], S5476-S5478 [22MY]

Defense industries: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (S. 2081), S10685 [17SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: payment rate for barley, S8534-S8536 [23JY], S8613, S8614 [24JY]

———payment rate for barley (S. 2036), S9585, S9586 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: acquisition of private-sector research from nontraditional sources, S6493-S6495 [19JN]

———Arleigh Burke class destroyer program funding and multi-year contract procurement, S6606 [20JN], S6908 [26JN]

———contracts relative to local content requirements, S7937, S7942 [17JY]

———C-17 Airlifter program (S. 1710), S5064, S5065 [15MY], S5298 [17MY]

———identification of funding sources for certain submarine program contracts, S6490 [19JN]

———limit compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts, S6495-S6501 [19JN]

———procurement, S1381 [28FE]

———procurement of propellant raw materials, S7935 [17JY]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, S7282 [28JN], S7941, S7998-S8005 [17JY], S8065 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit certain lawsuits against contractors (S. 1852), S5980 [7JN]

Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (S. 1183), S12006 [30SE]

Dept. of Transportation: bidding process relative to certain construction contracts, S10665, S10666 [17SE]

Federal contracts: require debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (S. 781), S10020 [6SE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (S. 1797), S5567, S5568 [23MY], S12283 [3OC]

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 2977), insert language of S. 1224 in lieu, S6162 [12JN]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), S11848-S11850 [30SE]

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

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

———provide for workforce scheduling flexibility for employees of certain Federal contractors, S10396, S10397 [12SE]

———reform dispute resolution processes (S. 1224), S6155-S6163 [12JN]

GSA: waive Federal procurement laws relative to repair and improvement of schools in the District of Columbia, S1325 [27FE]

INSLAW, Inc.: relief (S. 740), S866 [1FE]

Labor: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (S. 141), star print, S7339 [28JN]

Native Americans: repeal Indian trading laws (H.R. 3215), S9316 [31JY]

NIH: information technology contracting, S11560 [27SE]

Norfolk Naval Base: improve efficiency of operations, S9851 [4SE]

NSF: repeal certain limitations on procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations, S9831 [4SE], S9950, S9951 [5SE]

Public buildings: oversight and reform of purchases and construction and improvement projects (S. 1005), S5017 [14MY], S5208-S5214 [16MY]

———permit State and local governments to lease or sell Federal-aid facilities without repayment of Federal grants (S. 1063), S6025 [11JN]

Small business: provide Federal contract opportunities in economically distressed communities (S. 1574), S1346 [27FE]

Telecommunications: Post-FTS2000 Program contract solicitation, S10399 [12SE]

Tongass National Forest: extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp., S12363, S12364 [3OC]

———extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp. (S. 1877), S6238 [13JN], S6264-S6267 [14JN]

———extend timber sale contract with the Louisiana-Pacific Co., S9465 [2AU]

Reports

Compensation of Top 5 Executives at Top Defense Contractors: GAO, S6498 [19JN]

Extraordinary Contractual Actions To Facilitate the National Defense: Dept. of Defense, H2550-H2557 [20MR]

Reports filed

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2977) (H. Rept. 104-841), H11228 [25SE]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1224) (S. Rept. 104-245), S3017 [27MR]

Dept. of Defense C-17 Airlifter Program: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1710), S4937 [9MY]

Helium Privatization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3008) (S. Rept. 104-302), S7178 [27JN]

Public Buildings Reform Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1005) (S. Rept. 104-232), S1180 [9FE]

Repeal Indian Trading Laws: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3215) (H. Rept. 104-681), H7779 [17JY]

Restore Missing Person Status to Certain Dept. of Defense Civilian and Contract Employees: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 4000) (H. Rept. 104-806), H10523 [17SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: ABA, S6160 [12JN]

Statements

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Representatives Reed and Gekas, H11450 [27SE]

Davis-Bacon Act: Representative Owens, H5377 [21MY]

Davis-Bacon Act Reform: Contractors' Coalition for Davis-Bacon, H5999 [6JN]

NSF Procurement of Supercomputing Equipment Relative to Antidumping Determinations: Neal Lane, NSF, S9832 [4SE]

Summaries

Foreign Government Local Content Requirements for Defense Contracts, S7942 [17JY]

Tables

Top 10 contractors with at least one-third Dept. of Defense business in 1993, S6498 [19JN]

Top 25 corporations in sales and profits, S6497 [19JN]

Total employees of top 10 defense contractors, S6498 [19JN]

Total sales of top 10 defense contractors, S6498 [19JN]

Testimonies

Dept. of Defense Acquisition of Private-Sector Research From Nontraditional Sources: Paul G. Kaminski, Dept. of Defense, S6495 [19JN]

Texts of

H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6162 [12JN]

H.R. 3008, Helium Privatization Act, H4138 [30AP]

H.R. 3215, repeal Indian trading laws, H8603 [29JY]

H.R. 4000, restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees, H11470 [27SE]

H.R. 4194, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, H11446 [27SE]

S. 1005, Public Buildings Reform Act, S5208-S5210, S5212-S5214 [16MY]

S. 1224, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6155 [12JN]

S. 1574, HUBZone Act, S1347-S1349 [27FE]

S. 1710, C-17 Airlifter program, S5298 [17MY]

S. 1822, waive prohibition on the termination of Conservation Reserve Program contracts for certain lands, S5649 [24MY]

S. 1852, Dept. of Energy Class Action Lawsuit Act, S5981 [7JN]

S. 1877, Environmental Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act, S6239 [13JN]

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IMPORT AND EXPORT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Crime: prohibit use of imported controlled substances to commit a felony (see S. 1919), S7179 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Crime: prohibit use of imported controlled substances to commit a felony (S. 1919), S7088 [27JN]

CONWAY, T.H., JR. AND MARGARET P.

Letters

Impact of Federal Government shutdown, S39 [4JA]

CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments offered by, to

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4482, H4483 [7MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H8983 [30JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5289 [16MY], H5380 [21MY], H5413 [22MY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2250 [14MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H10195 [11SE]

———H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, H10607 [19SE]

———H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

———S. 735, Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act, H2304 [14MR]

———S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, H1618 [29FE]

———S. 1136, Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act, H5781 [4JN]

Articles and editorials

Cables Show U.S. Deception on Haitian Violence, Larry Rohter, New York (NY) Times, E921 [24MY]

Our 2 Cents' Worth, Carol A. Rinzler and Perry Luntz, New York (NY) Times, E79 [24JA]

Tribute to Carol Jenifer, Anita Lienert, Management Review (publication), E297-E299 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: Federal penalties for carjacking (see H.R. 3676), H6531 [19JN]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H4430 [6MY]

Voting: secure rights of former felons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 3028), H1775 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Alcoholic beverages: prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 3644), H6413 [13JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1636 [29FE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H2951 [27MR]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6532 [19JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H5754 [30MY]

———ensure economic equity for women (see H.R. 3857), H11396 [26SE]

———establish a commission to study employment and economic insecurity (see H.R. 3353), H7475 [11JY]

———reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

Children and youth: consolidate and expand Federal child care programs (see H.R. 3860), H10386 [12SE]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4902 [10MY]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H7779 [17JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518), H12175 [28SE]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H10386 [12SE]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H4503 [7MY]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H3650 [18AP]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H3650 [18AP]

———require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H6006 [6JN]

Corp. for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety: abolish (see H.R. 3466), H5173 [15MY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H5569 [23MY]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: funding reductions (see H.R. 3202), H9566 [31JY]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H922 [26JA]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6691 [20JN]

Drugs: therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618), H1241 [13FE]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H9925 [2AU]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1325 [27FE]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H6413 [13JN]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 4341), H12270 [3OC]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H4503 [7MY]

Firearms: Civilian Marksmanship Program funding (see H.R. 3466), H5173 [15MY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H331 [5JA]

Fry, Varian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3352), H7475 [11JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H10236 [11SE]

———requirements relative to managed care plans (see H.R. 3751), H7106 [27JN]

Human rights: eradication of slavery in foreign countries (see H. Res. 49), H2467 [19MR]

———trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H11528 [27SE]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H3488 [16AP]

INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]

Intellectual Property Assembly of the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3808), H7533 [12JY]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491), H8598 [26JY]

Liuzzo, Viola: tribute (see H. Res. 420), H4397 [1MY]

Medicare: waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (see H.R. 4012), H9924 [2AU]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]

Motor vehicles: increase utility of title information to law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2803), H331 [5JA]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3387 [15AP]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811), H1226 [1FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H5173 [15MY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3457), H5173 [15MY]

Public welfare programs: treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4647 [8MY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H10430 [16SE]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H7658 [16JY]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 3805), H7533 [12JY]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3538), H11230 [25SE]

Taxation: treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244), H9925 [2AU]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H11527 [27SE]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Terrorism: develop technologies to combat (see H.R. 3960), H9922 [2AU]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 3409), H4503 [7MY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H11230 [25SE]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4071), H12175 [28SE]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H10040 [4SE]

Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 399), H3231 [29MR]

Descriptions

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R. 956), H3188 [29MR]

Letters

Dept. of Defense seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti: by, E920 [24MY]

———several Members of Congress, E919, E920 [24MY]

Motions offered by

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), H1415 [28FE], H1576 [29FE]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2700 [22MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H10189 [11SE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2267 [14MR]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2906 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10621, H10622 [19SE]

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2623, H2624, H2625, H2626 [21MR]

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to pay fair market value for use of allotted spectrum frequencies, H1167 [1FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5208, H5210, H5217, H5243 [16MY]

Capital punishment: include multiple deaths as a factor in determination of sentences, H2189 [13MR]

Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement: establish, H2186, H2187 [13MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3289, H3294, H3295, H3296 [15AP]

Correctional institutions: early release of prisoners upon completion of drug treatment program (H.R. 2650), H5775 [4JN]

Courts: application of habeas corpus procedures relative to terrorism cases, H2182, H2183 [13MR]

———Federal jurisdiction and sentencing relative to rape and sexual assault, H4477, H4478, H4479, H4480 [7MY]

———jurisdiction of Federal courts over foreign manufacturers, H1576, H1579, H1580, H1581 [29FE]

———medical malpractice liability claim requirements, H3110 [28MR]

———prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), H4495 [7MY]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3187, H3193 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 394), H3182 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), motion to instruct conferees, H1576, H1579, H1580, H1581 [29FE]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), veto, H4757, H4758, H4760, H4763 [9MY]

———reform habeas corpus procedures, H2249 [14MR]

———representation fees relative to criminal cases appealing the death penalty, H2188 [13MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6454, H6459 [18JN], H6981 [27JN]

———definition of environmental crimes of violence, H4483, H4484, H4485 [7MY]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4469, H4470, H4471, H4472, H4473, H4477, H4478, H4479, H4480, H4482, H4483, H4484, H4485, H4490, H4491 [7MY]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (H.R. 2980), H4458, H4459 [7MY]

———penalties relative to crimes involving firearms equipped with laser sighting devices, H2180 [13MR]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), H4452, H4454 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti, E919 [24MY]

Dept. of Labor: increased personnel levels for wage and hour inspection and enforcement relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H10189 [11SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H27 [3JA]

Detroit, MI: contract negotiations relative to newspapers' strike, E1378 [25JY], E1537 [5SE]

District of Columbia: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 153), H50 [3JA]

Employment: nonimmigrant worker regulations relative to protection of U.S. workers, H2638 [21MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9752 [1AU]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, H9884 [2AU]

Firearms: manufacture, importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition, H2263 [14MR]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2686, H2688, H2689, H2691, H2693 [22MR], E415 [22MR]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2674 [22MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), E1103 [18JN]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), H7540, H7541, H7543, H7544 [16JY]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), H11448 [27SE]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H27 [3JA]

Haiti: U.S. policy, E1103 [18JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3110 [28MR]

Health care professionals: extend nonimmigrant nurse program, H2627, H2628 [21MR]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3015 [28MR]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11102, H11107 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2381, H2382 [19MR], H2497, H2500, H2503, H2509, H2510, H2511, H2515 [20MR], H2623, H2624, H2625, H2626, H2627, H2628, H2638 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11067, H11080 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to instruct conferees, H10189 [11SE]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2509, H2510, H2511, H2515 [20MR]

———exclusions relative to membership in terrorist organizations, H2171 [13MR]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2497, H2500, H2503 [20MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5413 [22MY]

———require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H5413 [22MY]

Law enforcement: monitoring of telecommunication activities, H2171 [13MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7447 [11JY], H7490, H7499 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7447 [11JY], H7490, H7499 [12JY]

Medicare: waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (H.R. 4012), E1482 [2AU]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (H.R. 2658), H50 [3JA], E78 [24JA]

Minimum wage: level, H4322 [1MY]

Newspaper Preservation Act: reexamination of provisions, E1039 [10JN]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), H7480 [12JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1154 [1FE], H7714 [17JY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5350 [21MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3015 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 2915), H7539 [16JY]

Small business: improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), H10081 [5SE]

———reform regulatory process, H3015 [28MR]

South Carolina Educational Radio Network: tribute to Piano Jazz radio program, E1873 [30SE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1156, H1161, H1163, H1167, H1171 [1FE]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 353), H1152 [1FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2138, H2141, H2142, H2165, H2171, H2172, H2177, H2180, H2182, H2183, H2184, H2185, H2186, H2187, H2188, H2189 [13MR], H2249, H2257, H2258, H2262, H2263, H2264 [14MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, H3607, H3608, H3613 [18AP]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9890, H9892, H9895 [2AU]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9884 [2AU]

U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), H4324, H4325, H4326 [1MY]

———appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), consideration (H. Res. 418), H4322 [1MY]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: review of sentencing guidelines, H4490, H4491 [7MY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), H2338 [19MR]

World War II: tribute to 761st Black Panther Tank Battalion, E1876 [30SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1136 [31JA]

Statements

Church Arson Prevention Act (H.R. 3525): by, S7908-S7910 [16JY], E1258 [11JY]

Tributes

Alston, Clara, E711 [6MY]

Brown, Ronald H., H3454 [16AP]

Collins, Representative Cardiss, E1894 [1OC]

Dillard, Angela D., E520 [29MR]

Duderstadt, James J., E1095 [17JN]

Emerson, Bill, H7480 [12JY]

Fields, Representative Cleo, H11386 [26SE]

Ford, Representative, H11364 [26SE]

Jenifer, Carol, E297 [6MR]

Mfume, Representative, H1056 [31JA]

Norris, Harold, E11 [3JA]

Schroeder, Representative, E1894 [1OC]

COOGAN, THOMAS J.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S8384 [19JY]

COOK, ALONZO

Remarks in House

Garden Grove, CA: anniversary, E1085 [13JN]

COOK, CHARLES

Remarks in House

Tribute, H1722 [6MR]

COOK, CURTIS R.

Articles and editorials

Partial-Birth Abortion Is Bad Medicine, H10640 [19SE], E1709 [26SE]

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, H10637 [19SE]

COOK, JEFFREY A.

Letters

Nomination of Jeffrey A. Cook to be Navy Rear Admiral, S11531, S11533 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Navy: nomination to be Rear Admiral, S11531-S11533 [27SE]

COOK, JESSE W.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1611 [16SE]

COOKE, D.O.

Letters

Dept. of Defense contractual actions: L.W. Freeman, Dept. of Defense, H2549 [20MR]

COOKE, DAVID O. (DOC)

Articles and editorials

Mayor of the Pentagon, S7512 [10JY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7511, S7512 [10JY]

COOKE, JAQUELINE

Remarks in House

San Mateo County, CA: Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

COOKE CITY, MT

Letters

Moratorium on mining patents claims: David B. Rovig, Montana Mining Association, S7052 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Mining and mineral resources: moratorium on mining patents claims, S7052 [26JN]

COOKEVILLE, TN

Bills and resolutions

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse: designate (see S. 1931; H.R. 4070), S7414 [8JY], H10385 [12SE]

Remarks in House

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse: designate (H.R. 4070), E1597 [12SE]

———designate (S. 1931), H11565 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse: designate (S. 1931), S7414 [8JY], S9675 [2AU]

Reports filed

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, Cookeville, TN: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1931), S9158 [30JY]

Resolutions by organizations

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse: City Council, S7414 [8JY]

Texts of

S. 1931, L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, S7415 [8JY]

S. 1931, L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, Cookeville, TN, S9675 [2AU], H11565 [27SE]

COOLEY, WES (a Representative from Oregon)

Addresses

David J. Wheeler Federal Building, Baker City, OR, Dedication: by, E579 [19AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

BLM: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3290), H3730 [23AP]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Oregon without public participation and an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4294), H12174 [28SE]

Public lands: right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees (see H.R. 3377), H4396 [1MY]

William L. Jess Dam and Intake Structure, Jackson County, OR: designate (see H.R. 3875), H8247 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: maintain foreign market development programs (see H.R. 2950), H1224 [1FE]

———research, promotion, and market development of canola and rapeseed products (see H.R. 2509), H1775 [6MR]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H5380 [21MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H5935 [5JN]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5288 [16MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H737 [22JA]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 8 years (see H.J. Res. 164), H2466 [19MR]

———divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 2935), H2950 [27MR]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 3665), H6508 [18JN]

———provide diagnostic and certification services to reduce diseases associated with salmonid family of fish (see H.R. 2908), H4503 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (see H.R. 3300), H4397 [1MY]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

———parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3324, 3947), H4109 [25AP], H9705 [1AU]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3391), H6006 [6JN]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

———civil remedies for the request or receipt of protected records for nonroutine use (see H.R. 3687), H7260 [10JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4424 [2MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4503 [7MY]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 1708), H4397 [1MY]

Financial institutions: provide State credit union representation on the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1998), H2224 [13MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H5501 [22MY]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 2458, 3107), H2224 [13MR], H4397 [1MY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 121), H1226 [1FE]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H3488 [16AP]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H4110 [25AP]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1325 [27FE]

———regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H4503 [7MY]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H4503 [7MY]

———exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H3650 [18AP]

Idaho: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without public participation and an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4120), H11048 [24SE]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H8095 [22JY]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (see H.R. 3134), H2664 [21MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H4801 [9MY]

Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

Members of Congress: limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H4503 [7MY]

Monuments and memorials: limit authority of the President to designate certain areas as national monuments in California (see H.R. 4242), H11526 [27SE]

———require an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (see H.R. 4147), H11047 [24SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H5174 [15MY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H6415 [13JN]

New Mexico: land conveyance to Carlsbad Irrigation District (see H.R. 3258), H5174 [15MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4647 [8MY]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H5288 [16MY]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H10525 [17SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3038), H6184 [11JN]

Sequoia National Park: renewal of cabin permits to heirs in Mineral King Addition (see H.R. 3534), H5570 [23MY]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H2316 [14MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H3388 [15AP], H10721 [19SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4503 [7MY]

Taxation: deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H2665 [21MR]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9926 [2AU]

———incentives for the conservation of endangered species (see H.R. 2286), H2320 [18MR]

———treatment of transitional payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 3559), H6415 [13JN]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H7473 [11JY]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3506), H5500 [22MY]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4902 [10MY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4902 [10MY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483), H4902 [10MY]

Water: adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees (see H.R. 3326), H5380 [21MY]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Sakraida, Tara, E569 [18AP]

Letters

Right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees: R. Patrick Reiten, Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative, E693 [1MY]

Speaker's Task Force on the Environment: several organizations, E1935 [21OC]

Lists

Private property rights congressional vote index: League of Private Property Voters, E1945-E1951 [21OC]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: Animal Damage Control Program funding, H6194 [12JN]

———immigrant worker program requirements, H2616 [21MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1473 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1473 [28FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6194 [12JN]

BLM: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3290), E605 [23AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3292 [15AP]

Courts: evaluation of President Clinton's judicial appointments, H3668 [23AP]

David J. Wheeler Federal Building, Baker City, OR: designate (H.R. 2061), E579 [19AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H777 [24JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6570 [19JN], H6661, H6673 [20JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6931 [26JN]

Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6570 [19JN]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6661 [20JN]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program, H9908-H9910 [2AU]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H190 [5JA]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H12259-H12261 [2OC]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11101 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2616 [21MR]

Irrigation: establish boundaries for irrigation districts within the Umatilla Basin, OR (H.R. 2392), E1933 [21OC]

League of Private Property Voters: publishing of private property rights congressional vote index, E1945 [21OC]

Local government: payments in lieu of taxes program funding, H6673 [20JN]

Public lands: right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees (H.R. 3377), E692 [1MY]

Public welfare programs: reform, H5574 [29MY]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 3752), H11277 [26SE]

Sierra Club: political activities, E1935 [21OC]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8774 [30JY]

Tributes

Sakraida, Tara, E569 [18AP]

COOPER, BRAD

Articles and editorials

Legal Fees Questioned in Remap Case, H3481 [16AP]

COOPER, CARDELL

Letters

Public welfare programs reform, H8321 [24JY]

COOPER, JANET

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5205 [16MY]

COOPER, MARK D.

Prayers

House of Representatives, H10763 [23SE]

COOPER, MEREDITH

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, H1051 [31JA]

COOPER TOOLS (business)

Remarks in Senate

Cullman, AL: tribute to Cooper Tools (business) and Nicholson File (business) for efforts relative to vocational education, S6108 [11JN]

COOPERATIVE ALLIANCE FOR REFUGE ENHANCEMENT

Letters

National Wildlife Refuge System funding, H6592 [19JN]

COOPERATIVE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2160), H3687-H3689, H3699 [23AP]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 104-517), H3386 [15AP]

Texts of

H.R. 2160, provisions, H3688 [23AP]

COOPERSTOWN, NY

Articles and editorials

Pitcher Speaks, Bunning Expounds on Baseball, and Life, E1519 [5SE]

COORS, BILL

Remarks in Senate

Colorado: tribute to Golden Door Program, S9308 [31JY]

COORS BREWING CO.

Remarks in Senate

Colorado: tribute to Golden Door Program, S9308 [31JY]

COPLEY NEWS SERVICE

Articles and editorials

Longtime Simon Aide Exits to Kudos, S10079 [9SE]

COPYRIGHT CLARIFICATIONS ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1861), H5781-H5784 [4JN]

Texts of

H.R. 1861, provisions, H5781-H5783 [4JN]

COPYRIGHT TERM EXTENSION ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 483) (S. Rept. 104-315), S7670 [10JY]

COPYRIGHTS related term(s) Patents

Analyses

Full Patent Term Preservation Act (S. 1540), S511 [26JA]

Articles and editorials

American Patent System Subject to Foreign Power Grab, H3216 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions

China, People's Republic of: impose sanctions relative to intellectual property rights (see S. Res. 262), S6225 [13JN]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 429), H4800 [9MY]

Flag—U.S.: copyright and impose criminal penalties for desecration (see H.R. 3883), H8247 [23JY]

Foreign trade: prevent intellectual property piracy of databases (see H.R. 3531), H5569 [23MY]

Music: licensing (see S. 1619, 1628), S2192 [15MR], S2422 [20MR]

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see S. 1540), S492 [26JA]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (see S. 1961), S7887 [16JY]

Letters

Music licensing: Donald A. Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S2423 [20MR]

———E. Brandt Gustavson, National Religious Broadcasters (organization), S2423 [20MR]

———Elaine Graham and Katy McGregor, National Restaurant Association, S2424 [20MR]

———John J. Motley III, National Retail Federation, S2424 [20MR]

Patent and Trademark Office reform: Raymond Damadian, Fonar Corp., H7142 [9JY]

Lists

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

Remarks in House

China, People's Republic of: impose sanctions relative to intellectual property rights, H6418 [17JN]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (H.R. 3421), E792 [14MY]

Computers: permit lawful possessors of a copy of a computer program to authorize additional copies under certain circumstances, H5783, H5784 [4JN]

Foreign trade: prevent intellectual property piracy of databases (H.R. 3531), E890 [23MY]

———responses to piracy of intellectual property, H7137-H7143 [9JY]

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (H.R. 359), H3215-H3217 [29MR], H5560-H5563 [23MY], H5639-H5644 [29MY], H5984 [6JN], H6279-H6282 [12JN], H6499-H6506 [18JN], H6703-H6706 [24JN], H7255 [10JY]

———U.S. and Japan agreement, H7255 [10JY]

Remarks in Senate

China, People's Republic of: impose sanctions relative to intellectual property rights (S. Res. 262), S6245 [13JN]

Foreign countries: illegal duplication of copyrighted material, S3238 [29MR]

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

INSLAW, Inc.: relief (S. 740), S866 [1FE]

Literature: limit on certain works used by the blind or disabled, S9066 [29JY], S9764 [3SE]

Music: licensing (S. 1619), S2192-S2194 [15MR]

———licensing (S. 1628), S2423 [20MR]

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (S. 1540), S510 [26JA], S7897 [16JY]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (S. 1961), S7897-S7900 [16JY]

Reports filed

Copyright Term Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 483) (S. Rept. 104-315), S7670 [10JY]

Summaries

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization (S. 1961), S7900 [16JY]

Tables

Diagnostic imaging and therapy systems—trade balance, 1992, H7142 [9JY]

Testimonies

Patent and Trademark Office Reform: Raymond Damadian, Fonar Corp., H7142 [9JY]

Texts of

S. 1540, Full Patent Term Preservation Act, S511 [26JA]

S. 1619, Music Licensing Reform Act, S2194 [15MR]

S. Res. 262, impose sanctions on the People's Republic of China relative to intellectual property rights, S6245 [13JN]

CORA SERVICES, INC.

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1591 [12SE]

CORBIE, LEO

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1399 [30JY]

CORBIN, MARGARET C. (MOLLY)

Articles and editorials

Remembering Margaret Corbin, Daughter of the American Revolution, H1970 [7MR]

Biographies

Personal: ``World Book Encyclopedia'', H1970 [7MR]

Letters

Reburial of Margaret C. Corbin at the West Point Cemetery: Judith A. Sibley, U.S. Military Academy, H1970 [7MR]

Remarks in House

Schroeder, Representative: clarification of statements about women in history, H1970 [7MR]

CORCORAN, ALBERT W.

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, S11387 [26SE]

CORCORAN, EVAN

Eulogies

Corcoran, Thomas F., E141 [1FE]

CORCORAN, THOMAS F.

Eulogies

By Evan Corcoran, E141 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E141 [1FE]

CORDASCO, LOUISE

Remarks in House

Belleville, NJ: tribute to Concerned Citizens of Belleville (organization), E623 [25AP]

CORDERO, RICARDO

Remarks in Senate

Mexico: arrest by authorities relative to charges of corruption in Mexico's counterdrug efforts, S9475, S9476 [2AU]

CORDOVA, AK

Remarks in Senate

Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute: funding, S12463 [21OC]

CORDREY, RICHARD S.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9847 [4SE]

CORINTH, MS

Remarks in Senate

History: establish interpretive center at Civil War Battlefield, S4511 [1MY]

CORINTH, NY

Remarks in House

Corinth Grange 823: anniversary, E1494 [2AU]

Corinth Rescue Squad: anniversary, E1003 [5JN]

CORNELIUS, CATHERINE

Letters

Investigation into the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel: Stephen L. Braga, H1962 [7MR]

CORNELL, MELISSA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E292 [6MR]

CORNERSVILLE, TN

Remarks in House

Cornersville Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E852 [21MY]

CORNETT, CARLA

Remarks in Senate

Kentucky: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S7786 [11JY]

CORNSTOCK, BARBARA

Letters

Investigation into the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel: David H. Williams, H1962 [7MR]

CORPORATE INDEPENDENCE COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see H.R. 3351), H4302 [30AP]

CORPORATE SUBSIDY TERMINATION COMMISSION

Remarks in Senate

Establish (S. 1376), S2716 [21MR]

Reports filed

Establish: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1376) (S. Rept. 104-352), S9742 [3SE]

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Articles and editorials

AmeriCorps Program Should End, H6865 [26JN]

Remarks in House

Foster Grandparents Program: funding, H7324 [11JY]

Funding, H6863-H6868, H6885-H6891, H6944, H6945, H6947, H6948 [26JN], H10968 [24SE]

Hudson County, NJ: tribute to AmeriCorps graduates of Union City Day Care Program, Inc., E1463 [2AU]

Tribute, E128 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

Community service: tribute to Home Stretch Build Project, S11129 [24SE]

Funding, S2089-S2092 [14MR], S2188 [15MR], S2290 [19MR], S2441 [20MR], S9834 [4SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S6027 [11JN], S7910 [16JY]

Reports filed

Nomination of Donna Holt Cunningham: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S11972 [30SE]

Nomination of Mary Burrus Babson to the Board of Directors of the Corp. for National and Community Service: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S1597 [6MR]

Nomination of Robert B. Rogers to the Board of Directors: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S3487 [17AP]

Nomination of Victor H. Ashe to the Board of Directors: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S7023 [26JN]

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE see Corporation for National and Community Service

CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

Bills and resolutions

Public broadcasting: promote financial self-sufficiency (see H.R. 2979), H1507 [28FE]

Messages

Report: President Clinton, S7489 [9JY], H7151 [9JY]

Proposals

Public Broadcasting Financial Resources Enhancement Act, S4927 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Funding, H7331 [11JY]

Public broadcasting: promote financial self-sufficiency (H.R. 2979), E247 [28FE]

Sagner, Alan: nomination to be Chairman of the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, H10605 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Funding, S4926 [9MY]

CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY

Articles and editorials

Incomprehensible, Irresponsible, Baffling Boondoggle for the NRA, S8926 [25JY], S9081 [29JY]

Up in Arms Over Rifle Giveaway—Gun-Control Advocates Call Army Weapons a Subsidy For NRA, S5096 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions

Abolish (see S. 1761; H.R. 3466), S5093 [15MY], H5173 [15MY]

Letters

Use of Camp Grayling, MI, to train paramilitary organizations: E. Gordon Stump, Michigan Dept. of Military Affairs, S7109 [27JN]

———Gary J. McConnell, Michigan Dept. of Military Affairs, S7109 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Abolish, S7093-S7107, S7109, S7110 [27JN], S8926 [25JY], S9081 [29JY]

Abolish (S. 1761), S5095 [15MY]

Texts of

S. 1761, Self Financing Civilian Marksmanship Program Act, S5096 [15MY]

CORPORATIONS related term(s) Business and Industry

Addresses

Corporate Responsibility at Home and Abroad: Megan Barry, E1021 [6JN]

Amendments

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S6898, S6899 [25JN], S7402, S7409, S7417 [8JY], S7466, S7494 [9JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, S8820 [25JY], H8581 [26JY]

Articles and editorials

Clinton Claims on Auto Trade Disputed, S3730 [19AP]

Every Man a Peter Lynch, S2337 [19MR]

Ex-Im Files—How the Taxpayer-Funded Export-Import Bank Helps Ship Jobs Overseas, S10177-S10179 [10SE], S10251-S10254 [11SE]

Loral Chairman To Give $18 Million of Merger Fee to 40 Employees, S6496 [19JN]

McDonnell Chief's Compensation Takes on Superstar Proportions, S6497 [19JN]

More Auto Exports to Japan—Who Gets the Credit?, S3730 [19AP]

Politics Vs. Growth?, E377 [19MR]

Tax Code Gives Companies a Lift, S10180 [10SE]

White House Prepares New Rule on Compensation for Executives, S6501 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: acquisition of domestically-developed technology by U.S. companies (see H. Con. Res. 202), H8557 [25JY]

———discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H3488 [16AP]

———improve job, income, and retirement security for employees (see S. 1722), S4618 [2MY]

———reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Charities: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see H.R. 3272), H3649 [18AP]

———require shareholders views relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 3273), H3649 [18AP]

Corporate Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 3351), H4302 [30AP]

D&S International, Inc.: relief (see H.R. 3502), H5379 [21MY]

EPA: implementation of alternative compliance plans and market-based trading programs relative to controlling pollutants (see S. 2160), S11720 [28SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (see H.R. 3448), H5052 [14MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (see H. Res. 440), H5379 [21MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 503), H9705 [1AU]

Pensions: improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (see S. 1922, 1923), S7302 [28JN]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (see S. 1855; H.R. 2972), S6013 [10JN], H1324 [27FE]

Securities: improve regulation of the purchase and sale of municipal securities (see S. 1549), S736 [1FE]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (see S. 1792; H.R. 3498), S5492 [22MY], H5379 [21MY]

———apply denial of deduction for excessive employee compensation to all employees (see H.R. 4124), H10721 [19SE]

———reduce certain benefits allowable to profitable, large corporations that make workforce reductions (see H.R. 3333), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 4231), H11525 [27SE]

———treatment of certain corporate stock liquidations relative to charitable donations (see S. 2141), S11539 [27SE]

———treatment of corporations (see H.R. 3102), H2316 [14MR]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see S. 2173), S11973 [30SE]

———treatment of tax free corporate liquidations and receipt of debt-financed property in such a liquidation (see H.R. 4243), H11526 [27SE]

Conference reports

Small Business Job Protection Act (H.R. 3448), H9568-H9670 [1AU]

Factsheets

Reasonableness Test for Executive Compensation, S6496 [19JN]

Letters

Limit compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts: Eleanor Hill, Dept. of Defense, S6501 [19JN]

Minimum wage level: Bruce A. Stakeman, Environmental Technologies, Inc., S7439 [9JY]

SEC funding for reduction of fees: Arthur Levitt, SEC, H2051 [12MR]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2051 [12MR]

———Representative Rogers, Committee on Appropriations (House), H2052 [12MR]

Taxpayer cost of merger of Martin Marietta Corp. and Lockheed Corp.: Eleanor Hill, Dept. of Defense, S6499, S6500 [19JN]

———Senators Grassley and Boxer, S6499 [19JN]

Lists

Public Law 480, Title I subsidies for agricultural corporations for fiscal years 1990-95, H1524 [29FE]

Motions

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H8574 [26JY]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: eliminate corporate welfare in Federal programs, H5257 [16MY]

———relocation to foreign countries, H9903 [2AU], H10498 [17SE], E927 [24MY]

———responsibilities during downsizing and layoffs, E1687 [25SE]

Downsizing, H1400 [28FE]

Foreign trade: access of U.S. business to markets, E1923 [4OC]

———media business investments in Asian markets, E1174 [26JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H5304 [21MY], H5445-H5478 [22MY], H7163, H7164, H7165 [10JY], H8574-H8581 [26JY], E876, E880 [22MY], E892 [23MY], E919, E927 [24MY], E936, E944 [29MY], E950 [30MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), append text of H.R. 1227, Employee Commuting Flexibility Act, H5544 [23MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9846-H9862 [2AU], E1503 [2AU], E1536 [5SE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5432-H5445 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 503), H9839-H9846 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H8575-H8581 [26JY]

Hershey Foods Corp.: Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Corporate Vulture Award recipient, H5035 [14MY]

Northern Telecom, Inc.: tribute, E1021 [6JN]

Pensions: improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts, H9845, H9848 [2AU]

———plans, H9457 [31JY]

Puerto Rico: allow for wage-based tax credits, H5304 [21MY], E1688 [25SE], E1707, E1713 [26SE], E1905 [2OC]

———repeal of certain corporate tax credits, H5304 [21MY], H5434, H5438, H5468-H5474, H5477 [22MY], E876 [22MY], E919 [24MY]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (H.R. 2972), H2050-H2053 [12MR]

Subsidies, H1723 [6MR], H1780 [7MR]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (H.R. 3498), E858 [22MY]

———capital gains rates, H127 [4JA], H8109 [23JY], E377 [19MR]

———rates, H169 [4JA]

———treatment of corporations (H.R. 3102), E357 [14MR]

———treatment of tax free corporate liquidations and receipt of debt-financed property in such a liquidation (H.R. 4243), E1808 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: improve job, income, and retirement security for employees (S. 1722), S4619 [2MY]

———relocation to foreign countries, S3257 [15AP]

———relocation to foreign countries to avoid certain income taxes, S9265, S9266 [31JY], S9545 [2AU]

Corporate Subsidy Termination Commission: establish (S. 1376), S2716 [21MR]

Dept. of Defense: limit compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts, S6495-S6501 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical care programs funding relative to increase in corporate tax rates, S5152-S5158 [16MY]

EPA: implementation of alternative compliance plans and market-based trading programs relative to controlling pollutants (S. 2160), S11727-S11729 [28SE]

ERISA: reform, S3519 [18AP]

———treatment of pension assets by insurance companies, S7424, S7433, S7434 [9JY], S9545 [2AU]

Federal aid programs: treatment of Federal subsidies (S. 1376), S2716 [21MR]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S5650 [24MY], S6828 [25JN], S7345-S7358, S7366-S7413 [8JY], S7421-S7469, S7500 [9JY], S7513, S7625, S7630, S7631 [10JY], S7749 [11JY], S7910 [16JY], S8820 [25JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, S9525, S9530, S9535-S9542, S9544-S9548 [2AU], S9857 [4SE], S11446 [26SE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9498 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), unanimous-consent agreement, S5645-S5647 [24MY], S6826 [25JN], S7460, S7466 [9JY]

Japan: access of U.S. business to markets, S3730 [19AP], S4269 [29AP], S9625 [2AU]

MBNA America (corporation): tribute for awards relative to family-friendly practices, S12042 [30SE], S12349 [3OC]

Pensions: improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (S. 1922), S7302-S7304 [28JN]

———improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (S. 1923), S7302-S7304 [28JN]

Puerto Rico: allow for wage-based tax credits, S7446 [9JY], S7910 [16JY], S9536 [2AU], S10343 [11SE], S11446 [26SE], S11489 [27SE]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (S. 1855), S6015-S6017 [10JN]

Securities: improve regulation of the purchase and sale of municipal securities (S. 1549), S737 [1FE]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (S. 1792), S5496 [22MY]

———restructure income tax system, S3271-S3274 [15AP]

———restructure income tax system (S. 722), S11410 [26SE]

———treatment of certain corporate stock liquidations relative to charitable donations (S. 2141), S11546 [27SE], S12008 [30SE]

———treatment of computer software exports relative to the foreign sales corporation tax, S7444 [9JY]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (S. 2173), S11986 [30SE], S12258 [3OC]

———treatment of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S10168-S10182 [10SE], S10246-S10261 [11SE]

Reports

Compensation of Top 5 Executives at Top Defense Contractors: GAO, S6498 [19JN]

State Regulation of Health Plans: Jonathan Ratner, GAO, S3520 [18AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 503) (H. Rept. 104-739), H9705 [1AU]

Consideration of H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 440) (H. Rept. 104-590), H5379 [21MY]

Corporate Subsidy Termination Commission: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1376) (S. Rept. 104-352), S9742 [3SE]

SEC Appropriations and Reduction of Fees: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2972) (H. Rept. 104-479), H2122 [12MR]

Small Business Job Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3448) (H. Rept. 104-737), H9704 [1AU]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3448) (H. Rept. 104-586), H5299 [20MY]

Small Business Job Protection Act and Employee Commuting Flexibility Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3448) (S. Rept. 104-281), S6408 [18JN]

Statements

Myth of Smoot-Hawley: John Heinz, S10173 [10SE]

Studies

Smoot-Hawley, Depression, and World Revolution: Donald W. Bedell, Bedell Associates, S10173-S10176 [10SE]

Tables

Merchandise trade deficit, S10176 [10SE]

Top 10 contractors with at least one-third Dept. of Defense business in 1993, S6498 [19JN]

Top 25 corporations in sales and profits, S6497 [19JN]

Total employees of top 10 defense contractors, S6498 [19JN]

Total sales of top 10 defense contractors, S6498 [19JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 440, consideration of H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, and H.R. 1227, Employee Commuting Flexibility Act, H5432 [22MY]

H. Res. 503, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, H9839 [2AU]

H.R. 2972, SEC funding for reduction of fees, H2050 [12MR]

H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, S7366-S7402 [8JY], H5445-H5467 [22MY]

S. 1549, Municipal Securities Investor Protection Act, S738 [1FE]

S. 1792, allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools, S5497 [22MY]

S. 1855, Securities and Exchange Commission Fee Reduction Act, S6016 [10JN]

S. 2141, tax treatment of certain corporate stock liquidations relative to charitable donations, S11547 [27SE]

S. 2160, Innovative Compliance Act, S11729-S11731 [28SE]

CORPS OF ENGINEERS related term(s) Department of Defense

Amendments

Appropriations: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), S7703, S7722, S7770 [11JY]

Water: authorize conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8635 [29JY]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs reauthorization, H10531 [18SE]

———S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs' reauthorization, S10239 [10SE]

Articles and editorials

Death of a Family Farm, S58 [4JA]

Bills and resolutions

Auburn, CA: funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H5646 [29MY]

Disasters: conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 4211), H11395 [26SE]

Floods: construction of flood control project on the Sacramento and American Rivers, CA (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Hudson River Basin: habitat restoration projects (see H.R. 3471), H5287 [16MY]

Iowa: provide relief for agricultural producers for flooding losses caused by water retention at the Lake Redrock dam (see S. 1803; H.R. 4054), S5567 [23MY], H10235 [11SE]

James River: permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas (see S. 1863; H.R. 3613), S6082 [11JN], H6183 [11JN]

Mariemont, OH: conveyance of a parcel of land under Corps of Engineers' jurisdiction (see S. 1916; H.R. 3072), S7179 [27JN], H2123 [12MR]

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

Public lands: authorize shore protection and beach nourishment projects on publicly owned property (see S. 1811), S5567 [23MY]

Steubenville, OH: conveyance of a parcel of land under Corps of Engineers' jurisdiction (see H.R. 4021), H10040 [4SE]

Washington Aqueduct: authorize capital improvements (see H.R. 2917), H1138 [31JA]

Water: authorize conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (see H.R. 3563, 3592), H5817 [4JN], H6005 [6JN]

Conference reports

Water Resources Development Act (S. 640), H11158-H11202 [25SE]

Letters

Corps of Engineers acquisition of lands for flowage and saturation easements of the Buford Trenton Irrigation District: John H. Zirschky, Corps of Engineers, S11524 [27SE]

———Senator Conrad, S11523 [27SE]

Corps of Engineers environmental projects: Larry J. Wilson, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, S3884 [23AP]

Eliminate dual decisional authority of the EPA and the Corps of Engineers in permitting use of wetlands: Senator Bond, S57 [4JA]

Missouri River management: Edward T. Schaefer, Governor of North Dakota, H8735 [30JY]

———several fish and wildlife organizations, H8734 [30JY]

Wetland regulations: Representative Bereuter, E1260 [11JY]

Wetlands regulation: Carol M. Browner, EPA and Togo G. West, Jr., Sec. of the Army, S2307 [19MR]

———Senator Lugar, S3072 [28MR]

Motions

Water: authorize conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8756 [30JY]

Poems

``Corps of Engineers'', S9441 [1AU]

Proclamations

Tribute to the 168th Engineer Combat Battalion: Angus S. King, Jr, Governor of Maine, S9441 [1AU]

———William F. Weld, Governor of Massachusetts, S9441 [1AU]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), H8735 [30JY]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11322-H11330 [26SE], E1860 [30SE], E1917 [3OC]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), insert H.R. language of 3592 in lieu, H8756 [30JY]

Arkansas: Montgomery Point Lock and Dam funding, H8335 [24JY]

Chicago, IL: shoreline protection project funding, H8728 [30JY]

———tunnel and reservoir project funding, H8352 [24JY]

Coastal zones: regulation of shore protection projects, H8727 [30JY]

———shoreline protection program funding, H8317, H8319 [24JY]

Floods: oversight of local flood control projects, H8355 [24JY]

Florida: beach restoration projects funding, H8732 [30JY], H11325 [26SE], H12027 [28SE]

Frankfort, IL: stormwater retention facility funding, H8727 [30JY]

Great Lakes: environmental dredging, H8730 [30JY]

Harris County, TX: design and construction of flood control projects, H8727, H8728 [30JY]

Houston, TX: funding for improvement of Houston ship channel, H8727, H8728 [30JY]

Hudson River Basin: habitat restoration projects (H.R. 3471), E832 [16MY]

Libertyville, IL: funding for Corps of Engineers project, H8335 [24JY]

Mariemont, OH: conveyance of certain lands, H11327 [26SE]

McFarland (U.S.S.): rehabilitation funding, H8340 [24JY]

Missouri: St. John's-New Madrid project funding, H8337 [24JY]

Missouri River: management, H8314, H8316, H8317, H8351, H8352 [24JY], H8729, H8730, H8731, H8734 [30JY]

Morganza, LA: lock structure project funding, H8729 [30JY]

New Jersey: Green Brook Flood Control project funding, H8318 [24JY]

———Passaic River Flood Tunnel funding, H8728 [30JY], H11327 [26SE]

———Ramapo River flood control project funding, H8355 [24JY]

New York: funding for habitat restoration projects in Hudson River Basin, H8735 [30JY]

North Bonneville, WA: conveyance of certain lands, H11327 [26SE]

———conveyance of land by Corps of Engineers, E1402 [30JY]

Oregon: Lower Amazon Creek restoration and protection project funding, H8732 [30JY]

Tijuana River Basin, CA: study funding, H8370, H8371 [24JY]

Washington: maintain and improve Columbia River channel, H8729 [30JY]

———tribute to efforts by towns affected by bad weather, E387 [20MR]

Washington Aqueduct: authorize capital improvements by the Corps of Engineers (H.R. 2917), E127 [1FE]

Water: authorize conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3563), E993 [4JN]

———authorize conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8346 [24JY], H8693-H8756, H8809 [30JY], H9873, H9874 [2AU], E1423 [1AU]

West Virginia: develop a flood control strategy for the Greenbrier River Basin, E945 [29MY]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), S7703-S7722 [11JY], S9469-S9471 [2AU], S10208, S10239 [10SE]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, S11519-S11527 [27SE]

California: State and Federal share of costs relative to Folsom Dam and Reservoir flood control project, S11526 [27SE]

Chicago, IL: closing of Corps of Engineers North Central Division Office, S7715 [11JY]

Columbia River: deepening of the deep-draft channel, S7718 [11JY]

Dams: creation of national dam safety program, S7715 [11JY]

Fish and fishing: research and development programs for salmon survival, S11524 [27SE]

Floods: prevention project at Devils Lake, ND, S1676-S1678 [11MR], S1851 [12MR], S2288, S2289, S2295 [19MR], S4174 [25AP]

Florida: restoration of Everglades, S11522 [27SE]

Fort Devens, MA: unveiling of 168th Engineer Combat Battalion commemorative monument, S9440 [1AU]

Great Lakes: clean up of contaminated sediments, S7720, S7721 [11JY]

James River: permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas, S7714 [11JY]

———permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas (S. 1863), S6103 [11JN]

Lake Traverse: high water level management plan, S9052 [29JY]

Lower Fox River: clean up of contaminated sediments, S7716, S7717 [11JY]

Mariemont, OH: conveyance of a parcel of land under Corps of Engineers' jurisdiction (S. 1916), S7187 [27JN]

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

Missouri River: management, S9469-S9471 [2AU]

North Dakota: Corps of Engineers acquisition of lands for flowage and saturation easements of the Buford Trenton Irrigation District, S11523, S11526 [27SE]

Oklahoma: release of water from Broken Bow Lake to support Mountain Fork River and trout fishery, S7717 [11JY]

Public lands: authorize shore protection and beach nourishment projects on publicly owned property, S7719 [11JY]

———authorize shore protection and beach nourishment projects on publicly owned property (S. 1811), S5586-S5589 [23MY]

Washington Aqueduct: authorize capital improvements, S9488 [2AU]

———authorize capital improvements by the Corps of Engineers, S7715 [11JY]

Wetlands: eliminate dual decisional authority in permitting use, S56-S58 [4JA]

———regulation, S2307 [19MR], S4420 [30AP]

White River Basin Lakes: flood control and energy production programs, S11525, S11526 [27SE]

Wisconsin: La Farge Dam and Lake project deauthorization, S11526 [27SE]

Reports filed

Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 640) (H. Rept. 104-843), H11228 [25SE]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3592) (H. Rept. 104-695), H8094 [22JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Missouri River management: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, H8735 [30JY]

Summaries

Water Resources Development Act Projects Sponsored by Representative Rahall, H11329 [26SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2917, capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct by the Corps of Engineers, E128 [1FE]

H.R. 3592, Water Resources Development Act, H8693-H8725 [30JY]

S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs reauthorization, H8735-H8756 [30JY]

S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs' reauthorization, S10209-S10239 [10SE]

S. 640, Water Resources Development Act, S7722-S7742 [11JY]

S. 1811, Shore Protection Act, S5587 [23MY]

S. 1863, permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas of James River, S6103 [11JN]

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX

Bills and resolutions

Texas: drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX (see H.R. 3910), H8598 [26JY]

Remarks in House

Texas: drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX (H.R. 3910), H10156, H10157 [10SE]

Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi: dedication of Dr. Hector P. Garcia Plaza, E1181 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Texas: drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX (H.R. 3910), S12403 [3OC]

Reports filed

Drought Relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3910) (H. Rept. 104-770), H10040 [4SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3910, drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX, H10156 [10SE]

CORRADI, FRANK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1940 [21OC]

CORRAL, JOSE C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1274 [12JY]

CORREA, FLOYD R.

Remarks in Senate

SBA: New Mexico Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5869 [5JN]

CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Articles and editorials

Ring Used Religion as Cover To Sneak Drugs Into Lorton, S11493 [27SE]

Rules Inhibit Retraining, S322 [23JA]

Sacred Cows of Arms, Prisons Are Milking the U.S. Budget, S389 [25JA]

Sting of Shame, S1371 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: establish criminal sentence of life without parole and make denials of parole appealable only to the President (see H.R. 4104), H10601 [18SE]

Capital punishment: attendance by families of victims at the execution of the murderers (see H.R. 3220), H3230 [29MR]

Children and youth: treatment of juvenile offenders (see S. 1604), S1855 [12MR]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Courts: withhold Federal collateral remedies in State cases unless inadequate State habeus corpus procedures are shown to exist (see H.R. 2955), H1225 [1FE]

Crime: prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see S. 1854; H.R. 3565, 3698), S6013 [10JN], H5817 [4JN], H6690 [20JN]

———reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 3445), H4902 [10MY]

———restrict income during incarceration for military personnel (see S. 2083), S10684 [17SE]

———treatment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3206), H3230 [29MR]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (see S. 1712, 2082), S4316 [29AP], S10684 [17SE]

Employment: prevent services performed by inmates from being treated as employment (see H.R. 3858), H8029 [18JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: exempt inmates from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see S. 1943), S7762 [11JY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see S. 1797), S5566 [23MY]

Federal prisons: reform (see H.R. 3490, 3655), H5288 [16MY], H6414 [13JN]

Immigration: deportation of criminal aliens (see S. 1680), S3487 [17AP]

Law enforcement: report deaths of persons in custody (see H.R. 3242), H3386 [15AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S3384 [16AP]

Nonprofit organizations: use of Federal prison labor (see H.R. 3776), H7260 [10JY]

Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see S. 1789), S5492 [22MY]

Voting: secure rights of former felons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 3028), H1775 [6MR]

Letters

Federal Prison Industries requirements to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts: Steven Kelman, OMB, S12284 [3OC]

Prison Literacy Program funding: George H. Ryan, S4562 [1MY]

Reform prison litigation procedures: several Senators, S2297 [19MR]

Remarks in House

Abortions: removal of restrictions on funding, H8205-H8207, H8209, H8210 [23JY]

Courts: Federal jurisdiction and sentencing relative to rape and sexual assault, H4476-H4481 [7MY]

———Federal jurisdiction and sentencing relative to sex crimes against children, H4475, H4476, H4481, H4482 [7MY]

———reform of criminal justice system, H1699 [5MR]

———reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment, H3494 [17AP]

———reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment (H.R. 2468), E393 [20MR]

Crime: Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for the cost of incarcerating aliens, H30 [3JA]

———increase penalties relative to crimes using body armor, H4485, H4486 [7MY]

———treatment of Federal prisoners (H.R. 3206), H10101-H10103 [5SE]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements, H2470 [20MR], H5491 [22MY], H5931 [5JN]

Dept. of Justice: Federal Prison System funding, H8193-H8195 [23JY]

Drugs: Federal drug testing initiatives funding, H8171, H8172 [23JY], E1454 [1AU]

Employment: prevent services performed by inmates from being treated as employment (H.R. 3858), E1317 [18JY]

Federal Prison Industries: contracts relative to Federal market share, H8286-H8288 [24JY]

Law enforcement: early release of prisoners upon completion of drug treatment program (H.R. 2650), H5774-H5776 [4JN], E1040 [10JN]

———require reports on deaths of individuals in custody, H8283, H8284 [24JY]

Lorton Correctional Complex: security and closure, H8173, H8174 [23JY]

Nonprofit organizations: use of Federal prison labor (H.R. 3776), E1246 [11JY]

Parole Commission: extend certain oversight authority and reduce size (S. 1507), H10462, H10463 [17SE]

Publications: distribution of sexually explicit material to prisoners, H8261, H8262 [24JY]

Social Security Administration: awarding of disability insurance checks to death row inmate William Bonin, H4805 [10MY]

Speck, Richard: activities while incarcerated, H4908 [14MY]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S389 [25JA]

Children and youth: treatment of juvenile offenders (S. 1604), S1855 [12MR]

Courts: appointment of special masters in prison conditions cases, S12463 [21OC]

———filing of frivolous lawsuits by prisoners, S3703 [19AP]

———judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (S. 400), S3700 [19AP]

———reform prison litigation procedures, S2296, S2297 [19MR]

———reform prison litigation procedures (S. 866), S10576 [16SE]

———require violent felons to serve entire term of sentence, S10536 [13SE]

———sentencing of violent felons relative to parole and good behavior credits, S2179 [15MR]

Crime: alternative methods of punishment versus imprisonment, S1371 [27FE]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (S. 1854), S6013-S6015 [10JN]

———restrict income during incarceration for military personnel (S. 2083), S10687 [17SE]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 1712), S4318-S4321 [29AP]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 2082), S10685 [17SE]

Employment: training for prisoners, S322 [23JA]

Fair Labor Standards Act: exempt inmates from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (S. 1943), S7762-S7764 [11JY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (S. 1797), S5567, S5568 [23MY], S12283 [3OC]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (S. Res. 243), S3406 [16AP], S4690 [3MY]

National Institute of Justice: correctional institution health care study, S11897 [30SE]

Parole Commission: extend certain oversight authority and reduce size (S. 1507), S11123 [20SE]

Prison Literacy Program: funding, S4562 [1MY]

Prisoners: treatment, S5706 [4JN]

Religious Freedom Restoration Act: application to incarcerated individuals, S11492 [27SE]

Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (S. 1789), S5492 [22MY]

States: protect constitutional rights of inmates, S12054-S12056 [1OC]

Texas: crime rate relative to prison construction, S3702 [19AP]

Reports filed

Early Release of Prisoners Upon Completion of Drug Treatment Program: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2650) (H. Rept. 104-602), H5757 [31MY]

Parole Commission Phaseout Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 1507) (H. Rept. 104-789), H10429 [16SE]

Penalties for Escaping From Federal Prison: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1533), S6223 [13JN]

Testimonies

Reform Prison Litigation Procedures: John Schmidt, S2297-S2300 [19MR]

Texts of

H.R. 2650, Mandatory Federal Prison Drug Treatment Act, H5775 [4JN]

S. 1507, Parole Commission Phaseout Act, S11123 [20SE], H10462 [17SE]

S. 1604, Juvenile Jail Improvement Act, S1856 [12MR]

S. 1789, Prevention of Prisoner Double-Dipping Act, S5493 [22MY]

S. 2082, 100 Percent Truth In Sentencing Act, S10686 [17SE]

S. Res. 243, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, S3406 [16AP]

CORS, AL, JR.

Letters

Representative Browder's return of unspent congressional allowance, H2033 [8MR]

CORTER, RUTH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E867 [22MY]

CORTLAND, NY

Remarks in House

Gomez, Ute: Zonta Club of Cortland Woman of Achievement award recipient, E514 [29MR]

CORWIN, BRUCE

Remarks in House

Metropolitan Theaters Corp.: H.E.L.P Group Corporate Philanthropy Award recipient, E986 [4JN]

Tribute, E986 [4JN]

CORWIN, SCOTT

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S12017, S12022 [30SE]

CORY, M. GAYLE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4180 [25AP], S4691 [3MY]

COSHOCTON, OH

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Greg Rice, E1716 [26SE], E1771 [28SE]

COST OF LIVING see Economy; Income

COSTA MESA, CA

Remarks in House

Coastline Community College: tribute, E1290 [16JY]

COSTELLO, COREEN

Statements

Partial-Birth Abortions: Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, S11388 [26SE]

Testimonies

Partial-Birth Abortions, E509-E511 [29MR]

COSTELLO, FRANK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1676 [24SE]

COSTELLO, JERRY F. (a Representative from Illinois)

Articles and editorials

Election-Year Politics on Gas Tax Will End Up Costing Us in the End, by, H5350 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H7108 [27JN]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5647 [29MY]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H1325 [27FE]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H5173 [15MY]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10236 [11SE]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H8598 [26JY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2566), H7154 [9JY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

FAA: reorganize and remove all duties not related to safety (see H.R. 3831), H7779 [17JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H6006 [6JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5935 [5JN]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H914 [25JA]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H7154 [9JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 4296), H12174 [28SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H5570 [23MY]

———funding for the hiring of personnel who perform nonadministrative services (see H.R. 2922), H1663 [4MR]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1252 [23FE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H11230 [25SE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H8635 [29JY]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H5501 [22MY]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7474 [11JY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H3231 [29MR]

Nuclear energy: prohibit use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of the National Ignition Facility or certain inertial confinement fusion projects (see H.R. 3143), H2664 [21MR]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H1325 [27FE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H12175 [28SE]

Railroads: implementation of exemptions to train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings (see H. Con. Res. 201), H8557 [25JY]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3834), H7779 [17JY]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4303 [30AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H9706 [1AU]

Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1636 [29FE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580, 3142), H1325 [27FE], H8375 [24JY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H1241 [13FE]

Taxation: standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H3231 [29MR]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H6532 [19JN]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H1508 [28FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H1636 [29FE]

Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 2192), H3231 [29MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1547 [29FE]

Appropriations: making continuing, H214 [5JA]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E638 [25AP]

Belleville, IL: anniversary of George Khoury Association of Baseball Leagues, Inc., E1613 [16SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H214 [5JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7816 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9417 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5255 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6266 [12JN]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H214 [5JA]

Courts: limitations on punitive damage awards, H3202 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3202 [29MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8188 [23JY]

Education: national policy to improve system, H5255 [16MY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5530 [23MY]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Illinois (H.R. 2630), H3416 [16AP]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2698 [22MR]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9856 [2AU]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H214 [5JA]

Granite City, IL: anniversary, E191 [9FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), E500 [29MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9807 [1AU]

Illinois: anniversary of Polish-American War Veterans (organization), E798 [14MY]

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois (H.J. Res. 78), H2069 [12MR]

LSC: funding, H5255 [16MY], H8188 [23JY]

Milstadt, IL: anniversary of VFW Post 7980, E1260 [11JY]

Minimum wage: level, H5530 [23MY], H9856 [2AU]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5350 [21MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7816 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9417 [31JY]

Southern Illinois Univesity: tribute to debate team, E691 [1MY]

St. Clair County, IL: anniversary of Ladies' Ancient Order of Hibernians (organization), E1812 [28SE]

Steeleville, IL: anniversary of Peace Lutheran Church, E1121 [20JN]

Taxation: treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (H.R. 2778), E304 [7MR]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1176 [1FE]

Transportation: national policy for infrastructure, H5255 [16MY]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3531 [17AP]

Tributes

Emerson, Bill, E1177 [26JN]

Hagnauer, Nelson, E921 [24MY]

Mfume, Representative, E193 [9FE]

COSTERS, MARVIN H.

Remarks in Senate

Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators: appointment, S5014-S5016 [14MY]

COTTON, JOEL

Remarks in House

Tandy Technology Scholar: prize recipient, E790 [14MY]

COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE

Letters

Advanced Light Water Reactor Program, S7896 [16JY], S8981 [26JY]

Allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations, S7133 [27JN]

Helium Privatization Act, H4150 [30AP]

Limit use of Dept. of Defense funds for programs, projects, and activities not included in future-years defense plan, S7952 [17JY]

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds, E583 [19AP]

Revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine, S11071, S11078 [20SE]

COUNCIL OF INFRASTUCTURE FINANCING AUTHORITIES

Letters

Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H6749 [25JN]

COUNCIL OF JEWISH FEDERATIONS

Letters

Immigration categories for certain persecuted nationals of Vietnam and the former Soviet Republics, S8849 [25JY]

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Remarks in Senate

Funding, S9825, S9826 [4SE]

COURIER SERVICE (vessel)

Bills and resolutions

Certificate of documentation (see S. 1826), S5692 [3JN]

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1826) (S. Rept. 104-306), S7178 [27JN]

Texts of

S. 1826, certificate of documentation, S9035 [29JY]

COURNOYER, AMY

Essays

Voice of Democracy, E613 [24AP]

COURT, JAMIE

Letters

Health care reform, E420 [22MR]

COURTELIS, ALEC P.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E8 [3JA], E26 [5JA], E201 [20FE]

COURTNEY, JOHN C.

Letters

Consideration of patient appeals and provision of specialty care by managed care plans, E1736 [27SE]

COURTOVICH, GEORGE F.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5299 [17MY]

COURTS related term(s) Crime; Law Enforcement; Lawyers and Attorneys; Supreme Court

Addresses

Bowie State University Commencement Address: Colin L. Powell, S9311 [31JY]

Days of Remembrance Commemoration: Benjamin Meed, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, E953 [30MY]

———Miles Lerman, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, E957 [30MY]

Prosecuting War Criminals: Richard Goldstone, S12018-S12020 [30SE]

Third Nuremberg Reunion: Senator Dodd, S3411 [16AP]

Tribute to John P. Stevens: John C. Holmes, E1450 [1AU]

Affidavits

Race-based voting districts: Paul L. Hurd, H3480 [16AP]

Amendments

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

Bankruptcy: appointment of judges (H.R. 2604), H6712 [24JN]

Circuit court: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 956), S2438, S2544 [20MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S6937, S7041 [26JN], H6980 [27JN]

———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (S. 1612), S12321, S12390 [3OC]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4430 [6MY], H4475, H4476, H4481, H4482, H4483, H4485, H4487, H4488 [7MY]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (H.R. 2980), S8829, S8922 [25JY]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S8777, S8871 [25JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), S12319, S12376 [3OC]

———protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), S10862, S10864, S10865, S10883, S10884, S10885 [18SE], H12137 [28SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report (H.R. 3814), H7659, H7660 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), S10019, S10026 [6SE], S10563 [13SE], S10843 [18SE], H7780 [17JY], H8030, H8031 [18JY], H8095, H8096, H8097 [22JY], H8169, H8170, H8171, H8176, H8190, H8193, H8196, H8199, H8203, H8204, H8209, H8210, H8226, H8228, H8231, H8232, H8233, H8248, H8249 [23JY], H8254, H8256, H8258, H8261, H8262, H8264, H8266, H8267, H8272, H8275, H8276, H8281, H8283, H8284, H8285, H8286 [24JY]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S10708, S10709, S10721, S10722 [17SE]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (S. 1887), S12320, S12379, S12384 [3OC]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), S8923, S8939 [25JY]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), S11848, S12003 [30SE], H12276 [4OC]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (S. 1130), S9666 [2AU]

———reform dispute resolution processes (S. 1224), S6151, S6161 [12JN]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (S. 1636), S7201, S7216 [27JN]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S9750, S9752 [3SE], H7481, H7498, H7503 [12JY]

Native Americans: regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (S. 1962), S11441, S11455 [26SE]

———settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute (S. 1973), S11442, S11465 [26SE]

Robert Kurtz Rodibaugh U.S. Courthouse, South Bend, IN: designate (H.R. 3576), H11572 [27SE]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (H.R. 3710), H9901 [2AU]

Analyses

Church Arson Prevention Act (S. 1890), S6525 [19JN]

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R. 956), S2561 [21MR], H3191 [29MR]

Economic Espionage Act (H.R. 3723), S12212-S12214 [2OC]

Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act (S. 2096), S11038-S11040 [19SE]

Felony Violations for Evasion of Child Support Obligations (S. 2180), S11995 [30SE]

Joint and Several Liability For Non-Economic Damages Reform, S2562 [21MR]

Juvenile Justice Modernization Act (S. 2062), S10199-S10201 [10SE]

Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act (S. 1973), S8162 [18JY]

Regulations Relative to Certain Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings (S. 1962), S7904 [16JY]

U.S. Immigration Court (H.R. 4258), E1806-E1808 [28SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act, H2190 [13MR]

———H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6294 [14JN], H10607 [19SE]

National Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement, H8234 [23JY]

Articles and editorials

Accusations of Coddling Criminals Aimed at Two Judges in New York, H2310 [14MR]

Adopt a Sense of Outrage, S5714 [4JN]

Anger, Tears Reveal Family's Tragedy, E289 [6MR]

Anti-Consumer Act of 1996, S2556 [21MR]

Attorney's Luck Running Short After ``Baby Richard'' Case, E1531 [5SE]

Bad Law on Affirmative Action, S3495 [17AP]

Burned Church Wins Congressman's Support, H6457 [18JN]

Casey's Adoption Final Today, S2304 [19MR]

Clinton Dodges Suit, Says He's in Military, H5490 [22MY]

Clinton's Latest Disgraceful Dodge, H5560 [23MY]

Congress as a Domestic Relations Court, H10554 [18SE]

Critics Attack Agent's Book About Inside White House, E1256 [11JY]

Custody Saga's Latest Twist—Bid To Aid Morgan Hits Home Rule Snag, E1644 [18SE]

Date Rape Drug Linked to Mysterious Death, H12276 [4OC]

Deciding on Life or Death, S4642 [2MY]

Drug Judge, S539 [26JA], H2310 [14MR]

Ducking on Affirmative Action, S8490 [22JY]

Dying in America—Quiet Revolution, S4643 [2MY]

Ex-Prosecutors Concur on Case Against Starr's Private Work, E742 [9MY]

Good People Go Bad in Iowa, and a Drug Is Being Blamed, S1866 [12MR]

Grave Trouble for the Great Writ, S3442 [17AP]

Handcuffs on Learning, S3495 [17AP]

HCFA Officials Warn HMOs To Provide Good Grievance Plans—Rule in Development, E1725 [26SE]

In Defense of Big (Not Bad) Business, S2369 [20MR]

Indian Adoptions Aren't Blocked by Law, S11458 [26SE]

Is It a Zeal To Kill?, S3442 [17AP]

Judge Baer's Tortured Reasoning, H2310 [14MR]

Judge Couldn't Refuse, E346 [13MR]

Judge Says Budget Impasse Could Shut Nation's Courts, S21 [3JA]

Lawyers May Kill My Daughter, S2376 [20MR]

Legal Fees Questioned in Remap Case, H3481 [16AP]

Life Tenure for a Reason, S3235 [29MR]

Misanthrope's Corner, H7494 [12JY]

Mr. Clinton's Betrayal, S3442 [17AP]

Ms. Maloney and Mr. Waldheim, S9648 [2AU]

Navy Officer, Husband Die After Shootings at Andrews Air Force Base, S6605 [20JN]

No Bridge Too Far, H5559 [23MY]

Nomination of William A. Fletcher To Be Circuit Judge, S12161 [2OC]

Not a Very Good Idea, H7494 [12JY]

One Child at a Time, S1373 [27FE]

One Hundred Years of Courthouse History, S9860 [4SE]

Phelp's Love, Faith Stressed by Speakers, S7882 [16JY]

Pinal Teen Court Subjects Offenders to Jury of Their Casa Grande Peers, E346 [13MR]

Rape Victim Sues BHA—Says Attacker Should Have Been Evicted, H1275 [27FE]

Reinhardt's Lament—Did Federal Jurist's Speech Impugn the Integrity of Other Judges?, H12262 [2OC]

Ring Used Religion as Cover To Sneak Drugs Into Lorton, S11493 [27SE]

Senate Votes To Pay Couple's Legal Bills, S2304 [19MR]

Stand Up for Liberty, S3443 [17AP]

Sting of Shame, S1371 [27FE]

Stupid Court Tricks, S2571 [21MR]

Suing for Safety, S2571-S2575 [21MR]

Suspicious Crime Report, E1674 [24SE]

Swing Low, E1426 [1AU]

Tailhook Figure Files Suit Over Navy Promotion, S2641 [21MR]

Take Children Out of Harm's Way, S5713 [4JN]

Teacher's Final Minutes Taped Secret Recording—She Begs Carjacker for Life, S3199 [29MR]

Times Article Misstated Guidelines on Border Drug Cases, S5948 [6JN]

Tiny Coffins, S5713 [4JN]

Two Words That Kill, S5714 [4JN]

Using Pictures To Prosecute—Police Use Cameras To Battle Abuse, E1399 [30JY]

Vladeck Urges Managed Care Groups To Improve Appeals Process, E1725 [26SE]

Why the ``Least Dangerous'' Branch Is Also the Best, S1780 [11MR]

Wrong Answer to Terrorism, S3441 [17AP]

Bills and resolutions

Abbas, Mohammed: extradition to the U.S. (see S. Res. 253; H. Res. 444), S4425 [30AP], H5647 [29MY]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see S. 2168; H.R. 3187), S11972 [30SE], H3170 [28MR]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

Armed Forces: allow personal injury actions against military health care professionals (see H.R. 4221), H11395 [26SE]

———establish criminal sentence of life without parole and make denials of parole appealable only to the President (see H.R. 4104), H10601 [18SE]

Bankruptcy: treatment of executory contracts and unexpired leases (see S. 2059), S10075 [9SE]

Business and industry: authorize judicial review of agency certifications of the economic impact of regulations on small entities (see H.R. 3048), H1985 [7MR]

———hiring of certain individuals whose sole purpose of seeking employment is union organizing and representation (see S. 1925), S7302 [28JN]

———provide unemployment insurance and leave time to battered women (see H.R. 3837), H7779 [17JY]

Capital punishment: attendance by families of victims at the execution of the murderers (see H.R. 3220), H3230 [29MR]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11046 [24SE]

CERCLA: treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see S. 1742; H.R. 3105), S4937 [9MY], H2320 [18MR]

Children and youth: require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 4055), H10235 [11SE]

Commission on Civil Rights: subpoena power (see H.R. 3009), H1715 [5MR]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): production of documents by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to INSLAW, Inc. v. U.S. (see S. Res. 222), S737 [1FE]

Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate): production of records relative to the U.S. and William I. Koch v. Koch Industries, Inc. (see S. Res. 302), S11426 [26SE]

Constitutional amendments: limit judicial authority (see H.J. Res. 167), H2665 [21MR]

———provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 6 years (see H.J. Res. 160), H1245 [16FE]

———provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 8 years (see H.J. Res. 164), H2466 [19MR]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 3422), H4800 [9MY]

———determination of cases alleging breach of secret Government contracts (see H.R. 4224), H11395 [26SE]

Correctional institutions: reform Federal prisons (see H.R. 3490, 3655), H5288 [16MY], H6414 [13JN]

Crime: assignment of pension benefits of convicted felons toward victim restitution or payment of fines (see S. 1570), S1276 [20FE]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1853, 1866, 1890; H.R. 3525), S6013 [10JN], S6144 [12JN], S6517 [19JN], H5569 [23MY]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52, 65; H.J. Res. 173, 174), S3792 [22AP], S11973 [30SE], H3657 [22AP]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see S. 2125; H.R. 4170), S11294 [25SE], H11229 [25SE]

———development and implementation of national financial crimes strategy (see H.R. 3931), H9566 [31JY]

———efforts to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (see S. 1700), S4063 [24AP]

———establish felony violations for evasion of child support obligations (see S. 2180), S11973 [30SE]

———establish programs to investigate, report, and prevent bias crimes (see H.R. 3825), H7658 [16JY]

———extend certain statutes of limitation (see H.R. 4342), H12270 [3OC]

———Federal penalties for carjacking (see H.R. 3676), H6531 [19JN]

———identify violent and hard-core juvenile offenders and treat them as adults (see H.R. 3494), H5299 [20MY]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (see S. 2006, 2007), S9295 [31JY]

———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (see S. 1612; H.R. 3454), S1969 [13MR], H5052 [14MY]

———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 3085), H2315 [14MR]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see S. 1733; H.R. 2974), S4851 [8MY], H1324 [27FE]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), consideration (see H. Res. 421), H4423 [2MY]

———increase penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances to recovering addicts (see S. 2050), S9742 [3SE]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (see S. 1729), S4804 [7MY]

———mandatory life imprisonment for second conviction of individuals for certain felonies (see H.R. 3223), H3230 [29MR]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see S. 1991), S8866 [25JY]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see S. 1675; H.R. 3456), S3384 [16AP], H5052 [14MY]

———penalties for acts of arson against churches (see S. 1884), S6408 [18JN]

———penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H3170 [28MR]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

———penalties for sex offenses against children (see S. 1985), S8636 [24JY]

———penalties for stalking (see H.R. 2954, 2980), H1225 [1FE], H1507 [28FE]

———penalties relative to criminal attempt (see S. 1946), S7762 [11JY]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see S. 2040; H.R. 3341, 3905), S9554 [2AU], H4109 [25AP], H8557 [25JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

———penalties relative to endangerment of children in hostage situations (see H.R. 4121), H10720 [19SE]

———penalties relative to misuse of information received from National Crime Information Center (see S. 2137), S11539 [27SE]

———prohibit certain false statements, soliciting, or receipt of compensation relative to adoptions (see H.R. 3983), H9922 [2AU]

———prohibit detention of a child relative to evasion of arrest (see S. 2002), S9159 [30JY]

———prohibit use of imported controlled substances to commit a felony (see S. 1919), S7179 [27JN]

———prosecution of military personnel and companions while stationed abroad (see S. 2083), S10684 [17SE]

———prosecution of sexual predators (see S. 1948), S7762 [11JY]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see S. 1854; H.R. 3565, 3698), S6013 [10JN], H5817 [4JN], H6690 [20JN]

———protect proprietary economic information (see H.R. 3723), H6914 [26JN]

———reduce certain funds if eligible States do not enact certain laws (see H.R. 3243), H3386 [15AP]

———reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 3445), H4902 [10MY]

———restrict income during incarceration for military personnel (see S. 2083), S10684 [17SE]

———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm during commission of a crime (see S. 1945; H.R. 4181), S7762 [11JY], H11229 [25SE]

———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm with a laser sighting device during commission of a crime (see H.R. 2991), H1635 [29FE]

———transfer Dept. of Defense funding to community policing programs (see S. 1580), S1455 [29FE]

———treatment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3206), H3230 [29MR]

———treatment of the production, sale, transportation, or possession of fictitious financial instruments (see H.R. 2986), H1507 [28FE]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (see S. 1712, 2082), S4316 [29AP], S10684 [17SE]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit certain lawsuits against contractors (see S. 1852), S5980 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: improve public access to national practioner databank (see S. 2004), S9295 [31JY]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide copies of Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions and protect the right of certain claimant representation (see S. 1751), S4972 [13MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3814), consideration (see H. Res. 479), H7657 [16JY]

———making appropriations (see H.R. 3814), H7657 [16JY]

Diseases: research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H2950 [27MR]

District of Columbia: treatment of pension funds relative to certain public employees (see H.R. 3389), H4423 [2MY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see S. 1607; H.R. 3067), S1855 [12MR], H2123 [12MR]

———increase penalties for offenses involving marijuana (see S. 1790), S5492 [22MY]

———penalties related to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride (see S. 1609), S1855 [12MR]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see S. 1965; H.R. 3852, 3908), S8013 [17JY], H8029 [18JY], H8598 [26JY]

———sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses (see H.R. 3080), H2224 [13MR]

———treatment of sentences relative to powdered cocaine (see H.R. 3154, 3196, 4038), H2713 [22MR], H3170 [28MR], H10111 [9SE]

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3029), H1775 [6MR]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2028), S9554 [2AU]

———increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to environmental crimes (see S. 2096; H.R. 4218), S11033 [19SE], H11395 [26SE]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

ERISA: amend rules governing litigation relative to retiree health benefits (see H.R. 4237), H11525 [27SE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see S. 1760; H.R. 3362, 3453, 3465, 4341), S5093 [15MY], H4302 [30AP], H5052 [14MY], H5173 [15MY], H12270 [3OC]

———payment of settlements to individuals relative to child support and alimony obligations (see H.R. 3895), H8556 [25JY]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see S. 1887; H.R. 3968, 4314), S6517 [19JN], H9922 [2AU], H12174 [28SE]

Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program: coverage of certain judicial officials (see H.R. 3295), H3730 [23AP]

Federal-State relations: clarify rules governing preemption of State and local laws (see S. 1679), S3487 [17AP]

———limit authority of judicial remedies to force State and local governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (see S. 1817; H.R. 3100), S5567 [23MY], H2315 [14MR]

Financial institutions: enhance surveillance pictures for use in criminal prosecutions (see H.R. 3533), H5569 [23MY]

———treatment of certain claims against depository institutions under receivership by Federal banking agencies (see H.R. 3892), H8374 [24JY]

Firearms: apply revenue from firearms sales tax and dealer licensing fees to gunshot victims health care fund (see H.R. 2865), H774 [23JA]

———ban assault weapons, large capacity ammunition feeding devices and provide for mandatory minimum penalties for use during commission of a Federal crime (see H.R. 3382), H4396 [1MY]

———mandatory minimum penalties for use during commission of a Federal crime (see H.R. 3988), H9923 [2AU]

Flag—U.S.: copyright and impose criminal penalties for desecration (see H.R. 3883), H8247 [23JY]

Foreign banks: enhance supervision and limit participation by persons convicted of certain crimes (see S. 2144), S11539 [27SE]

Foreign countries: violations of arbitral obligations under international law (see H.R. 2970), H1251 [23FE]

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

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (see S. 1734; H.R. 3166), S4851 [8MY], H2949 [27MR]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 535), H11229 [25SE]

———assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 3190), H3170 [28MR]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (see H.R. 2977, 4194), H1324 [27FE], H11394 [26SE]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (see H.R. 4061, 4319), H10235 [11SE], H12174 [28SE]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (see S. 1794), S5492 [22MY]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H.R. 3435), H4901 [10MY]

Government regulations: require congressional approval of certain proposed rules (see H.R. 2990), H1507 [28FE]

Habeus corpus: withhold Federal collateral remedies in State cases unless inadequate State procedures are shown to exist (see H.R. 2955), H1225 [1FE]

Health: liability of nonprofit organizations relative to prosthetic devices (see S. 1885), S6517 [19JN]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 4220), H11395 [26SE]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H1224 [1FE]

Human rights: remedies for claims involving human experimentation and constitutional and human rights violations (see H.R. 3946), H9705 [1AU]

Immigration: deportation of criminal aliens (see S. 1680), S3487 [17AP]

Independent counsel: requirements relative to outside employment (see S. 1697), S4063 [24AP]

———travel expense reimbursements for appointees (see S. 1622), S2192 [15MR]

INS: require certain personnel levels in each State (see S. 1691), S3792 [22AP]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see S. 1630; H.R. 3590), S2422 [20MR], H5934 [5JN]

———provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to compensation for economic and non-economic losses (see S. 1860), S6082 [11JN]

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence Against Women: ratification (see H. Con. Res. 182), H6005 [6JN]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 3680), H6532 [19JN]

James A. Redden Federal Courthouse, Medford, OR: designate (see S. 1875), S6225 [13JN]

Judges: provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (see H.R. 3026), H1774 [6MR]

———residency requirement quotas in each Federal judicial circuit Court of Appeals (see H.R. 3045), H1985 [7MR]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (see S. 1952, 2062), S7816 [12JY], S10192 [10SE]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3876), H8247 [23JY]

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, Cookeville, TN: designate (see S. 1931; H.R. 4070), S7414 [8JY], H10385 [12SE]

Law enforcement: authorization process to use clone pagers (see S. 1947), S7762 [11JY]

———prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (see H.R. 3120), H2558 [20MR]

———prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), consideration (see H. Res. 422), H4423 [2MY]

———report deaths of persons in custody (see H.R. 3242), H3386 [15AP]

Lawyers and attorneys: payment of the costs of court-appointed attorneys in certain criminal cases (see H.R. 3027), H1774 [6MR]

———reform contingent fee system and provide prompt and fair compensation for personal injury victims (see S. 1861), S6082 [11JN]

Louisiana: appointment of an additional Federal judge for the middle district of Louisiana (see S. 1569; H.R. 3046), S1276 [20FE], H1985 [7MR]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (see S. 1636; H.R. 3134), S2646 [21MR], H2664 [21MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see S. 1740, 1999; H.R. 3396), S4851 [8MY], S9072 [29JY], H4502 [7MY]

———define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), consideration (see H. Res. 474), H7259 [10JY]

Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see S. 1892; H.R. 3779), S6517 [19JN], H7260 [10JY]

Medicare: liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H6531 [19JN]

Medicare/medicaid: use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (see H.R. 4219), H11395 [26SE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see S. 1688; H.R. 4140), S3731 [19AP], H11047 [24SE]

Native Americans: exempt certain child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 3275), H3649 [18AP]

———exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 3156), H2713 [22MR]

———judgment distribution of funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes (see S. 2162), S11972 [30SE]

———regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (see S. 1962; H.R. 3828), S7887 [16JY], H7658 [16JY]

———settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute (see S. 1973, 2111), S8156 [18JY], S11169 [24SE]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H913 [25JA]

Ninth judicial circuit: divide into two circuits (see H.R. 2935), H1224 [1FE]

NLRB: allow individuals against whom injunctive relief is sought an opportunity to review and respond to legal memoranda and documents (see H.R. 3091), H2315 [14MR]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (see S. 1938), S7670 [10JY]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates (see H. Res. 555), H12194 [30SE]

Product liability: reform (H.R. 956), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 394), H2949 [27MR]

Public housing: Federal commitment to eliminate crime (see H.R. 3150), H2664 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see S. Con. Res. 66; H. Con. Res. 195), S7179 [27JN], H7107 [27JN]

Real property: protect private property from forfeiture or Government seizure (see H.R. 3194), H3170 [28MR]

Robert Kurtz Rodibaugh U.S. Courthouse, South Bend, IN: designate (see H.R. 3576), H5817 [4JN]

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: designate (see H.R. 3400), H4502 [7MY]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see S. 1977; H.R. 3710), S8373 [19JY], H6764 [25JN]

Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (see S. 2140), S11539 [27SE]

Senate: authorize acceptance of pro bono legal services by Members who challenge the validity of certain Federal statutes (see S. Res. 321), S12303 [3OC]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush (see S. Res. 278), S7816 [12JY]

———authorizing representation for Senator Dole in U.S. v. Byron C. Dale (see S. Res. 240), S3216 [29MR]

———authorizing representation for Senator Lott and Bob Dole in James Lockhart v. U.S., et al. (see S. Res. 281), S8157 [18JY]

———authorizing representation for the Senate in Robert E. Barrett v. U.S. Senate (see S. Res. 239), S3216 [29MR]

———authorizing representation for William T. Brack in Carol Ward v. U.S. (see S. Res. 269), S6662 [21JN]

Silvestri, Amy L.: authorize testimony in Margaret C. Carlson v. Mike Eassa (see S. Res. 221), S737 [1FE]

Small business: provide legal redress for unfair trade practices (see H.R. 3967), H9922 [2AU]

Social Security Administration: provide for disclosure of Social Security account numbers relative to judgments, decrees, or court issued orders (see H.R. 3110), H2466 [19MR]

State Justice Institute: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1721), S4618 [2MY]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3786), H7473 [11JY]

———establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 196), H7260 [10JY]

Supreme Court: extend authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police (see S. 2100; H.R. 4164), S11090 [20SE], H11228 [25SE]

Swain County, NC: settlement of claims against the Federal Government (see H.R. 4112), H10602 [18SE]

Taxation: clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts (see S. 1708), S4190 [25AP]

———treatment of legal expenses relative to sexual harassment suits (see H.R. 3530), H5569 [23MY]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3941, 4042), H9705 [1AU], H10174 [10SE]

U.S. Immigration Court: establish (see H.R. 4258), H11526 [27SE]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: require a study of sentencing for drug offenses where domestic violence has occurred (see H.R. 4246), H11526 [27SE]

United Houma Nation: Federal recognition and settlement of land claims (see H.R. 3671), H6508 [18JN]

Utah: establish additional locations for the holding of district court (see S. 1666), S3311 [15AP]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3493, 3506), H5299 [20MY], H5500 [22MY]

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: amend (see H.R. 4322), H12175 [28SE]

Volunteer workers: provide uniform standards for the award of punitive damages for volunteer services (see S. 1618), S2101 [14MR]

W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD: designate (see H.R. 3535), H5570 [23MY]

William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: designate (see S. 2120; H.R. 4119), S11294 [25SE], H10720 [19SE]

William J. Nealon U.S. Courthouse, Scranton, PA: designate (see S. 1754; H.R. 3364), S5004 [14MY], H4302 [30AP]

Witnesses: provide access to legal counsel during grand jury testimony (see H.R. 4193), H11394 [26SE]

Biographies

Effron, Andrew S., S7884 [16JY]

Briefings

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: Speaker Gingrich, Richard L. Thornburgh, and Lewis Fuller, E681 [1MY]

Briefs

President Clinton v. Paula Corbin Jones, S5534-S5538 [23MY]

Case History

Federal Express Corp. Coverage by the Railway Labor Act, S12185 [2OC]

Cloture motions

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

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

Conference reports

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act (H.R. 2977), H11108-H11111 [25SE]

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R 956), H2238-H2247 [14MR]

Court documents

Affidavit relative to civil rights trial of former INS agent Joseph Occhipinti: Manual DeDios, E1734 [27SE]

———William Acosta, E1733 [27SE]

Descriptions

Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act (H.R. 956), H3188 [29MR]

Eulogies

Mankin, Hart T.: by Theodore Mankin, S12033 [30SE]

Excerpts

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R. 956): Committee on Commerce (House) Report, H3189-H3191 [29MR]

Interstate stalking punishment and prevention provisions of Dept. of Defense authorization legislation, S9483 [2AU]

Explanations

Native American Adoption and Child Custody Cases, H4812 [10MY]

Factsheets

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R. 956), S2562 [21MR]

Defense of Marriage Act (S. 1740), S4870, S4871 [8MY]

Status of English as Primary Language of U.S., H9759 [1AU]

Footnotes

BATF accuracy relative to National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: Representative Funderburk, E1462 [2AU]

Letters

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S6156 [12JN]

———Robert D. Evans, ABA, S6160 [12JN]

AIDS epidemic: John R. Gail, Jr., H7051 [27JN]

Antitrust laws and practices: Senator Brown, S11254 [25SE]

Assignment of pension benefits of convicted felons toward victim restitution or payment of fines: David Beatty, National Victim Center, S1277 [20FE]

Child custody case of Ellen Morgan: Paul R. Michel, H858 [25JA]

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: David Patterson, S2384 [20MR]

———Katherine Prescott, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization), S2371 [20MR]

———President Clinton, S2366 [20MR]

———Representative Pallone, H3203 [29MR]

———Robert K. Jennings, Mattison Technologies Inc., H3200 [29MR]

———Senator Rockefeller, S2562 [21MR]

———several small business organizations, S2563 [21MR]

———Tara Ransom, E682 [1MY]

Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act: James Tuso, H11121 [25SE]

———Jim Maready, H11121 [25SE]

———Senator Murray, S11854 [30SE]

Consideration of patient appeals and provision of specialty care by managed care plans: John C. Courtney, Child Neurology, Inc., E1736 [27SE]

Defense of Marriage Act: Herma Hill Kay, S10079 [9SE]

———Laurence H. Tribe and Ralph S. Tyler, Jr., S5931-S5933 [6JN]

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits: Arthur D. Hellman, S2228 [18MR]

———Charles E. Wiggins, S2224 [18MR]

———Hawaii State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———Idaho State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S2223, S2228 [18MR]

Economic Espionage Act: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S12214 [2OC]

Extradition of Mohammed Abbas to the U.S.: Senator D'Amato, S4399 [30AP]

Habeas corpus procedures: several former U.S. Attorneys General, S3438, S3441 [17AP]

Habeas corpus reform: Bud Welch, H2248 [14MR]

Investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S5483 [22MY]

———Paul J. Pfingst, San Diego, CA, District Attorney, S5484 [22MY]

———Senator Dole, S5000 [14MY]

Judicial review of forest management activities: Tom Troxel, Black Hills Forest Resource Association, S3023 [27MR]

Law enforcement officer programs: David B. Mitchell, Dept. of Maryland State Police, H32 [3JA]

Morgan v. Foretich child custody case: David Howman, New Zealand Family Court, E1644 [18SE]

National policy to control crime and reform court procedures: E.G. Berry, E258 [29FE]

Nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators: Teresa Klingensmith, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, S3421 [17AP]

Native American adoption and child custody proceedings: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, H4815 [10MY]

———Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, H4815 [10MY]

———Donna J. Goldsmith, Federal Bar Association, H4816 [10MY]

———Representative Pryce, S7904 [16JY]

———Rick and Kathy Clarke, H4368-H4370 [1MY]

———Robert J. Miller, Governor of Nevada, H4815 [10MY]

———Scott A. Johnson, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, H4370 [1MY]

Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act: David W. Wilcox, Flagstaff, AZ, S11465 [26SE]

———Ferrell Secakuku, Hopi Tribe, S11464 [26SE]

Nomination of William A. Fletcher to be circuit judge: Charlie Wright, S12160 [2OC]

———Daniel J. Meltzer and David L. Shapiro, S12160 [2OC]

———Stephen B. Burbank, S12160 [2OC]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Provide copies of Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions and protect the right of certain claimant representation: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4976-S4978 [13MY]

Reform prison litigation procedures: several Senators, S2297 [19MR]

Regulations relative to certain Native American adoption and child custody proceedings: David Liederman, Child Welfare League of America, Inc., S11457 [26SE]

———Fred Kammer, Catholic Charities USA (organization), S11457 [26SE]

———Samuel C. Totaro, Jr., American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, S11457 [26SE]

———Theodore F. Zuern, Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, S11458 [26SE]

Release of documents relative to investigation of termination of employees of the White House Travel Office: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S10307, S10318 [11SE]

Require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders: Ernie Allen, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, H4453 [7MY]

Restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights: Representatives Clinger and Davis, H10556 [18SE]

Treatment of certain parties relative to CERCLA liability: Fred P. Foster, Warren County, VA, Redevelopment Corp., Inc., E384 [20MR]

Treatment of small business crimes: Arthur Levitt, SEC, H2984 [28MR]

Tribute to Robert E. Coyle: several lawyers, E1324 [18JY]

U.S. policy on illegal immigration: Representative Dreier, H814 [24JA]

Waiver of sovereign immunity in cases of state-sponsored terrorism: Victoria Diaz Cummock, Families of Pan Am 103/Lockerbie (organization), H2132 [13MR]

Lists

Citizen groups opposing product liability reform, S2557 [21MR]

Habeas corpus appeals by Charles Campbell, S3377 [16AP]

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Small business organizations supporting product liability reform, S2563 [21MR]

Women in public service, E442 [22MR]

Memorandums

Antitrust Implications of Activities of Certain Business Organizations: Congressional Research Service, S11255 [25SE]

Government Reimbursement for Private Counsel of Terminated Employees of the White House Travel Office: Faith Burton, Dept. of Justice, S10308 [11SE]

———Jack Quinn, Executive Office of the President, S10352, S10353 [12SE]

Response to Internal White House Travel Office Management Review: David Watkins, Executive Office of the President, S10302-S10305 [11SE]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 956, Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: President Clinton, H4425 [6MY]

Veto of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: President Clinton, S23 [3JA]

Motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H23 [3JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8293 [24JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7497, H7502 [12JY]

Product liability: reform (H.R. 956), H1415 [28FE], H1576 [29FE]

Proposals

Investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers, S5000 [14MY]

Remarks in House

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (H.R. 3187), H5033 [14MY]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

Arkansas: conviction of defendants involved with Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H5572, H5573, H5626-H5628 [29MY], E944 [29MY]

Baer, Harold, Jr.: call for resignation of judge, H2309 [14MR]

Baltimore, MD: relocation of public housing relative to legal action by tenants, H4632, H4633 [8MY]

Bankruptcy: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's operation of watercraft while intoxicated (H.R. 234), H5784-H5786 [4JN]

BATF: accuracy of National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, E1461 [2AU]

Business and industry: jurisdiction of Federal courts over foreign manufacturers, H1576-H1582 [29FE]

———liability relative to business donors of food and grocery products to needy individuals, H10089, H10090 [5SE]

———prevention and punishment of sexual harassment, H4431 [7MY]

———voluntary environmental self-evaluations (H.R. 1047), H7117 [9JY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H8231 [23JY]

Capital punishment: include multiple deaths as a factor in determination of sentences, H2188 [13MR]

———representation fees relative to criminal cases appealing the death penalty, H2187 [13MR]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (H.R. 4133), H11568-H11571 [27SE]

Casa Grande, AZ: tribute to Teen Court program, E346 [13MR]

CERCLA: clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated, H12104 [28SE]

———treatment of certain parties relative to liability (H.R. 3105), E383 [20MR]

Charles County, MD: anniversary of Charles County Courthouse, E1473 [2AU]

Children and youth: Federal jurisdiction and sentencing relative to sex crimes against children, H4475, H4476, H4481, H4482 [7MY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H3792 [24AP], H6111-H6113 [10JN], H6409 [13JN], H7118 [9JY], H7539 [16JY], H10588-H10594 [18SE], E1423, E1426 [1AU], E1791 [28SE]

———affirmative action policies (H.R. 2128), H5282-H5285 [16MY]

Clark, Terry: implementation of capital punishment, H2328 [19MR]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H1722 [6MR]

———evaluation of judicial appointments, H3651, H3652 [19AP], H3656 [22AP], H3667, H3668 [23AP], H3737, H3738 [24AP], H4132 [30AP], H5039-H5041 [14MY], E637 [25AP]

———legal protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, H5388, H5489, H5490 [22MY], H5555-H5558 [23MY]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H2126 [13MR]

Commission on Civil Rights: subpoena power (H.R. 3009), H1687 [5MR]

Congress: final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (H.R. 2727), H3728 [23AP], E20 [4JA]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (H.R. 2270), H4172, H4173 [30AP], H7449 [11JY]

Correctional institutions: extend certain oversight authority and reduce size of the Parole Commission (S. 1507), H10462, H10463 [17SE]

———reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment, H3494 [17AP]

———reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment (H.R. 2468), E393 [20MR]

Court of Veterans Appeals: funding, H6838, H6839 [25JN]

Crime: admissibility of evidence in sexual offense cases, H12104 [28SE], E1903 [2OC]

———capital punishment relative to racial discrimination, E592 [19AP]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage, H7620 [16JY]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6092, H6096, H6111 [10JN], H6125 [11JN], H6278 [12JN], H6291 [13JN], H6429, H6435, H6451-H6462, H6495 [18JN], H6718 [25JN], H6980-H6982 [27JN], H8525 [25JY], E930 [24MY], E1120, E1133, E1142 [20JN], E1258 [11JY]

———consumer fraud (H.R. 1499), H11122, H11129, H11130 [25SE]

———definition of environmental crimes of violence, H4483-H4485 [7MY]

———domestic violence programs funding, H7226 [10JY], H7299, H7330 [11JY], H8159, H8163, H8165 [23JY]

———establish criminal penalties relative to financial transactions with terrorists, H2192 [13MR]

———Federal jurisdiction and sentencing relative to rape and sexual assault, H4476-H4481 [7MY]

———Federal penalties for carjacking (H.R. 3676), H10463-H10465 [17SE]

———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (H.R. 3085), H10101-H10103 [5SE], E365 [14MR], E393 [20MR]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4467-H4493, H4500 [7MY]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), consideration (H. Res. 421), H4460-H4466 [7MY]

———increase penalties relative to crimes using body armor, H4485, H4486 [7MY]

———increase penalties relative to crimes using firearms with laser sighting devices, H4487 [7MY]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (H.R. 2980), H4457-H4460, H4500 [7MY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H1491 [28FE], H3436 [16AP], H3667 [23AP], H4092 [25AP], H5113 [15MY], H6121 [11JN], H7776 [17JY], H10101-H10103 [5SE], H12097 [28SE], E258 [29FE], E392-E394 [20MR], E1674 [24SE]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (H.R. 3456), H11130-H11135 [25SE]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), H11248-H11250 [26SE]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (H.R. 3724), E1182 [26JN]

———penalties relative to crimes involving firearms equipped with laser sighting devices, H2180, H2181 [13MR]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), H11122-H11126 [25SE], H12275, H12276 [4OC], E1757 [27SE]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence, E838 [16MY]

———prison and juvenile detention center development funding, H8167 [23JY]

———protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), H10460-H10462 [17SE], H12137-H12145 [28SE]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), H3702 [23AP], H4451-H4457, H4500 [7MY], E732 [8MY]

———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm with a laser sighting device during commission of a crime (H.R. 2991), H1620 [29FE]

———sentencing of Richard A. Davis in Polly Klaas case, H3584 [18AP]

———treatment of Federal prisoners (H.R. 3206), H10101-H10103 [5SE]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements, H2470 [20MR], H5491 [22MY], H5931 [5JN]

———use of cameras in police cars to document cases of domestic violence, E1399 [30JY]

Criminal justice system: reform, H1699 [5MR]

Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Cuyahoga County Bar Foundation Franklin A. Polk Public Servants Merit Award recipients, E375 [19MR]

Denver, CO: tribute to community efforts to accommodate family members of victims of the Oklahoma City bombing during trial, H3653 [19AP]

Dept. of HHS: Battered Women's Shelter Program funding, H7236 [10JY]

———Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program funding, H7230 [10JY]

Dept. of HUD: consultation with local authorities relative to settlement negotiations in public housing litigation cases, H4710 [9MY]

Dept. of Justice: Federal Prison System funding, H8193-H8195 [23JY]

———Juvenile Justice Prevention Program funding, H8199-H8201 [23JY]

———Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funding, H8167 [23JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations, H1868 [7MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H23-H33 [3JA], H317 [5JA]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3814), consideration (H. Res. 479), H7715-H7720 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8149-H8234 [23JY], H8254-H8293 [24JY], E1335 [22JY], E1386, E1389 [26JY], E1410 [30JY], E1415 [31JY], E1454 [1AU], E1733 [27SE]

Diablo Valley College: observance of Law Day, E556 [17AP]

Disabled: anniversary of Cherry v. Mathews court case relative to discrimination, E1322 [18JY]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (H.R. 1023), E289 [6MR]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (S. 1189), H3437 [16AP], H3656 [22AP]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (H. Con. Res. 156), H2878 [27MR]

District of Columbia: treatment of pension funds relative to certain public employees (H.R. 3389), E705 [2MY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (H.R. 3067), E330 [13MR]

———Federal drug testing initiatives funding, H8171, H8172 [23JY], E1454 [1AU]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (H.R. 3852), H11111-H11122 [25SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), H12132 [28SE]

———sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses (H.R. 3080), E345 [13MR]

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3029), H6047, H6048 [10JN], E294 [6MR]

EEOC: funding, H8284-H8286 [24JY]

Elections: race-based voting districts, H3475-H3481 [16AP]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, H7503 [12JY]

Endangered Species Act: violations, E1679 [25SE]

Explosives: regulation (H.R. 43), H9384 [31JY]

Families and domestic relations: child custody case of Ellen Morgan, H857-H859 [25JA]

———child support enforcement, H4441 [7MY], H4535 [8MY]

———child support enforcement (H.R. 3465), E838 [16MY]

———payment of settlements to individuals relative to child support and alimony obligations (H.R. 3895), E1374 [25JY]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (H.R. 3968), H10454-H10459 [17SE]

———improve operation and administration (S. 1887), H12277 [4OC]

Federal employees: deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7624-H7629 [16JY]

———provide cost-of-living allowances to Vice President, Members of Congress, judges, and certain executive schedule employees, H10113 [10SE]

———sentencing guidelines relative to the murder or attempted murder of employees, H2176, H2177 [13MR]

Federal-State relations: limit authority of judicial remedies to force State and local governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes, H10514 [17SE], E359 [14MR]

Firearms: prohibit possession by convicted felons, H7678, H7679 [17JY]

GAO: study differences in benefits, rights, and privileges available to persons in a marriage and in a domestic partnership, H7504 [12JY]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), H7540-H7545 [16JY]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 535), H11137-H11139 [25SE]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 2977), H5786-H5789 [4JN]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), H11446-H11452 [27SE], H12276, H12277 [4OC]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, H881 [25JA]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (H.R. 3435), H8613, H8614 [29JY]

Government regulations: effect on citizens, H3723-H3728 [23AP]

Habeas corpus: reform procedures, H2142, H2172, H2175 [13MR], H2247 [14MR], H3602, H3624 [18AP], E592 [19AP]

Hamrick, Rodney: overturning of conviction, H3734 [24AP]

Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (H.R. 3468), E825 [16MY]

———medical malpractice liability claim requirements, H3110 [28MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 4220), E1725 [26SE], E1736, E1751 [27SE]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (H.R. 2938), E174 [5FE]

Housing: eligibility of residents for public housing boards relative to prior convictions for certain crimes, H4629 [8MY]

———establish public housing regional appeals boards that include representation by tenants, H4630-H4632 [8MY]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (H.R. 3590), E1013 [6JN]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (H.R. 3680), H8620, H8621 [29JY]

IRS: determination of losses from implementation of legislation requiring burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases, H7678 [17JY]

———policies regarding prosecution of tax crimes, H10046 [5SE]

Judges: clarify circumstances in which senior circuit court judges may vote in en banc cases (S. 531), H8608, H8609 [29JY]

———provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (H.R. 3026), H1752 [6MR]

———residency requirement quotas in each Federal judicial circuit Court of Appeals (H.R. 3045), E306 [7MR]

Jurisdiction: clarify rules governing removal of cases to Federal court (S. 533), H10459 [17SE]

———clarify rules governing venue (S. 677), H10459, H10460 [17SE]

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, Cookeville, TN: designate (H.R. 4070), E1597 [12SE]

———designate (S. 1931), H11565 [27SE]

Las Vegas, NV: construction of new courthouse, H7621, H7622 [16JY]

Law enforcement: exclusionary rule relative to warrantless searches by law enforcement officers, H1145 [1FE]

———prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), H4494-H4500 [7MY], H4788 [9MY]

———prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), consideration (H. Res. 422), H4466, H4467 [7MY]

Lawyers and attorneys: payment of the costs of court-appointed attorneys in certain criminal cases (H.R. 3027), H1752 [6MR]

Lindsey, Bruce R.: designation as unindicted co-conspirator in trial of banking officials relative to Clinton gubernatorial campaign contributions, H6629 [19JN], H6634 [20JN]

LSC: funding, H5255 [16MY], H8108, H8159, H8160, H8162, H8163, H8164, H8165, H8168, H8176-H8189 [23JY], E1380 [25JY]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (S. 1636), H10550-H10552 [18SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H6400 [13JN], H7100 [27JN], H7441-H7449 [11JY], H7480-H7506, H7517-H7521, H7523, H7531 [12JY], H7655, H7656 [16JY], H8010 [18JY], E1147 [20JN], E1279 [12JY], E1299 [17JY], E1320 [18JY], E1346 [23JY]

———define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), consideration (H. Res. 474), H7270-H7280, H7448 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7272-H7279, H7441-H7449 [11JY], H7481-H7506, H7531 [12JY], H7655, H7656 [16JY], H8010 [18JY]

McDade, Representative: acquittal on all charges under indictment, H9732 [1AU]

Medicare/medicaid: use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (H.R. 4219), E1731 [27SE]

Morris, Dick: call for dismissal from position as Presidential adviser relative to role in defense of accused rapist, H5309 [21MY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (H.R. 3901), H8383 [25JY]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (H.R. 4140), E1688 [25SE]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act, H4166 [30AP], H4367 [1MY], H4400 [2MY], H4435 [7MY], H4533 [8MY], H4783, H4784 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4808-H4821 [10MY]

———exempt certain child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (H.R. 3275), H3827 [25AP]

———Indian tribal court system reform, E1704 [26SE]

———jurisdiction over land claims of the Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribes (H.R. 740), H8619 [29JY], E1410 [30JY]

———regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (H.R. 3828), E1289 [16JY]

———settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute (S. 1973), H12165, H12167 [28SE], E1889 [1OC]

New, Michael: court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform designations, H747 [23JA], H1208 [1FE]

———reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (H. Con. Res. 134), H3211-H3215 [29MR]

Ninth judicial circuit: divide into two circuits (H.R. 2935), E166, E171 [5FE]

NLRB: allow individuals against whom injunctive relief is sought an opportunity to review and respond to legal memoranda and documents (H.R. 3091), E362 [14MR]

Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal: anniversary, E953, E957, E962 [30MY]

Occhipinti, Joseph: conviction of former INS agent for civil rights violations, E1733 [27SE]

Pensions: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State and local governments to fulfill the terms of pensions plans (H.R. 1683), E318 [8MR]

Product liability: claims for commercial loss, H3187 [29MR]

———limitations on punitive damage awards, H3186, H3202 [29MR]

———reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H2228 [14MR], H2561, H2562 [21MR], H3184-H3204 [29MR]

———reform (H.R. 956), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 394), H3176-H3183 [29MR]

———reform (H.R. 956), motion to instruct conferees, H1576-H1582 [29FE]

———reform (H.R. 956), veto, H4426 [6MY], H4756-H4764 [9MY], E778 [10MY], E844 [20MY]

———reform relative to the raw materials used to make certain medical devices, H2228 [14MR], H3199, H3201, H3202 [29MR]

———uniform statute of repose for cases involving durable goods, H3185 [29MR]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (H. Con. Res. 195), H7508 [12JY]

Reinhardt, Stephen: evaluation of effects of habeas corpus reform and political pressure on judicial decisions in capital cases, H12261 [2OC]

Robert Kurtz Rodibaugh U.S. Courthouse, South Bend, IN: designate (H.R. 3576), H11336, H11337 [26SE], H11571 [27SE]

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: designate (H.R. 3400), H6050, H6051 [10JN]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (H.R. 3710), H9900, H9901 [2AU]

Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm, E1887 [1OC]

Security: funding, H8171, H8172 [23JY]

Sentencing: penalties for crimes against child or elderly victims (H.R. 1794), H1778 [7MR]

Small business: provide legal redress for unfair trade practices (H.R. 3967), E1465 [2AU]

———reform regulatory process, H2984 [28MR]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (H.R. 3786), E1259 [11JY]

Superior Court of the District of Columbia: restrict authority over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights, H10553-H10557 [18SE], E1644 [18SE]

———restrict authority over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights (H.R. 1855), H857-H859 [25JA]

Supreme Court: extend authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police (H.R. 4164), H11445, H11446 [27SE]

———extend authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police (S. 2100), H11446 [27SE]

———ruling on Government seizure of property, H1669 [5MR]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 4042), H11565-H11567 [27SE]

Telecommunications: authorizing roving or multipoint wiretaps, H3603 [18AP], H9381 [31JY], H9879, H9885, H9892, H9893 [2AU]

Television: broadcast of proceedings on closed circuit television, H2165, H2166 [13MR]

Terrorism: application of habeas corpus procedures relative to terrorism cases, H2181-H2184 [13MR]

———prosecution of individuals assisting terrorist organizations, H2178 [13MR]

———waiver of sovereign immunity in cases of state-sponsored terrorism, H3603 [18AP]

Turkey: compensation for destruction of Kurdish villages, E1676 [24SE]

U.S. Immigration Court: establish (H.R. 4258), E1806 [28SE]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: review of sentencing guidelines, H4488-H4492 [7MY]

W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD: designate (H.R. 3535), H11334-H11336 [26SE]

Ward, Carol: court case relative to IRS, H4657 [9MY]

Westmoreland County, PA: tribute to attorneys performing pro bono work, E480 [28MR]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment, H11587-H11589 [27SE]

William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: designate (H.R. 4119), H11567, H11568 [27SE]

William J. Nealon U.S. Courthouse, Scranton, PA: designate (H.R. 3364), H6049, H6050 [10JN]

Women: tribute to women in public service, E441 [22MR]

Zymurgy, Inc.: court decision relative to tax exempt status, H4132 [30AP]

Remarks in Senate

Abbas, Mohammed: extradition to the U.S. (S. Res. 253), S4399 [30AP]

Administrative Office of the Courts: study of courtroom utilization, S10167 [10SE]

Agriculture: price supports for milk, S5613 [23MY]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (S. 2168), S11981 [30SE]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

Armed Forces: interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking, S6604 [20JN], S6926-S6928 [26JN]

Baer, Harold, Jr.: decision in recent drug case, S539 [26JA]

Broadwater, Craig: nomination to be district judge, S7836, S7837 [12JY]

Budget: judicial review amendments to the constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S6407, S6408 [18JN]

Business and industry: hiring of certain individuals whose sole purpose of seeking employment is union organizing and representation (S. 1925), S7305 [28JN]

———State involvement with voluntary environmental self-auditing practices, S5644 [24MY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (S. 607), S9640 [2AU]

———clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated, S11896, S11920 [30SE], S12292, S12293 [3OC]

———treatment of certain parties relative to liability (S. 1742), S4939 [9MY]

Child Welfare Act: reform foster care programs, S5710-S5714 [4JN]

Circuit court: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 956), S2544, S2545 [20MR]

Civil rights: accomplishments, S12080-S12090 [1OC]

———affirmative action policies, S665 [31JA], S3253-S3255 [15AP], S3340-S3345 [16AP], S8490 [22JY], S9311 [31JY]

Clevert, Charles N., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S8061 [17JY]

Clinton, President: evaluation of judicial appointments, S3699, S3725-S3727 [19AP], S3892 [23AP], S4009-S4011 [24AP], S4270 [29AP], S4650 [2MY], S5903, S5904 [6JN]

———legal protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, S5533-S5538, S5624 [23MY]

Colleges and universities: Court of Appeals decision relative to student body diversity, S3494 [17AP]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): production of documents by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to INSLAW, Inc. v. U.S. (S. Res. 222), S866 [1FE]

Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate): production of records relative to the U.S. and William I. Koch v. Koch Industries, Inc. (S. Res. 302), S11460 [26SE]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): activities and accomplishments, S12451-S12455 [21OC]

Copyrights: limit on certain literary works used by the blind or disabled, S9066 [29JY], S9764 [3SE]

Correctional institutions: appointment of special masters in prison conditions cases, S12463 [21OC]

———extend certain oversight authority and reduce size of the Parole Commission (S. 1507), S11123 [20SE]

———filing of frivolous lawsuits by prisoners, S3703 [19AP]

———judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (S. 400), S3700 [19AP]

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces: extend term of the remaining transitional member, S6924 [26JN]

Courts: jurisdiction of Federal district courts and the Court of Federal Claims over Government bid protests, S11848-S11850 [30SE]

Crime: alternative methods of punishment versus imprisonment, S1371 [27FE]

———assignment of pension benefits of convicted felons toward victim restitution or payment of fines (S. 1570), S1276 [20FE]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S6937-S6945 [26JN], S7202 [27JN], S7418 [8JY], S7908 [16JY]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), unanimous-consent agreement, S6937 [26JN]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1853), S6013 [10JN]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1866), S6146 [12JN]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1890), S6520-S6528 [19JN], S7297 [28JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 52), S3795-S3797 [22AP]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 65), S11998-S12000 [30SE]

———efforts to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (S. 1700), S4065-S4072 [24AP]

———establish felony violations for evasion of child support obligations (S. 2180), S11995 [30SE]

———Federal penalties for carjacking (H.R. 3676), S11027 [19SE]

———Federal penalties for carjacking (H.R. 3676), unanimous-consent agreement, S11027 [19SE]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing, S9154 [30JY]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2006), S9299, S9318 [31JY], S10892 [18SE], S11027 [19SE]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2006), unanimous-consent agreement, S11027 [19SE]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2007), S9318 [31JY], S10892 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2007), unanimous-consent agreement, S11027 [19SE]

———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (S. 1612), S1976 [13MR], S12390 [3OC]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (S. 1733), S4856 [8MY]

———increase penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances to recovering addicts (S. 2050), S9743 [3SE]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (H.R. 2980), S5625, S5627 [23MY], S7750 [11JY], S7803 [12JY], S8829, S8830, S8831 [25JY]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (S. 1729), S4804 [7MY], S9442 [1AU], S9456, S9458-S9460, S9483 [2AU]

———mandatory victim restitution, S3379 [16AP], S3460 [17AP]

———minimum mandatory sentencing relative to pornography, S11625 [28SE]

———misuse of encryption technologies, S10883, S10884 [18SE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S428 [26JA], S4703 [6MY], S5920 [6JN], S6122 [12JN], S7621 [10JY], S7811 [12JY], S9633 [2AU], S10573-S10576, S10578, S10579 [16SE], S12054-S12056 [1OC]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 1991), S8867 [25JY]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S3421-S3424, S3484 [17AP], S8777-S8781 [25JY]

———penalties for sex offenses against children (S. 1985), S8637-S8639 [24JY]

———penalties relative to criminal attempt (S. 1946), S7765 [11JY]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (S. 2040), S9593 [2AU], S12257 [3OC]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), S11703 [28SE], S12376-S12379 [3OC]

———penalties relative to misuse of information received from National Crime Information Center (S. 2137), S11542 [27SE]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence, S5556 [23MY], S6192 [13JN]

———prohibit detention of a child relative to evasion of arrest (S. 2002), S9161 [30JY]

———prohibit use of imported controlled substances to commit a felony (S. 1919), S7088 [27JN]

———prosecution of military personnel and companions while stationed abroad (S. 2083), S10687 [17SE]

———prosecution of sexual predators (S. 1948), S7766 [11JY]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (S. 1854), S6013-S6015 [10JN]

———protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), S10882-S10886 [18SE], S12201-S12216 [2OC]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), S4845, S4876, S4877 [8MY], S4921 [9MY]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), placed on calendar, S4846 [8MY]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), unanimous-consent agreement, S4845 [8MY]

———restrict income during incarceration for military personnel (S. 2083), S10687 [17SE]

———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm during commission of a crime (S. 1945), S7764 [11JY]

———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm within a certain distance of a school, S10384, S10385, S10395 [12SE]

———transfer Dept. of Defense funding to community policing programs (S. 1580), S1455 [29FE]

———transfer of persons found not guilty by reason of insanity from St. Elizabeths Hospital to the custody of the Dept. of Justice, S12295 [3OC]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 1712), S4318-S4321 [29AP]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 2082), S10685 [17SE]

Death and dying: physician-assisted suicide, S4642 [2MY]

Dept. of Energy: liability for contract delays relative to nuclear waste disposal, S9235, S9236 [31JY]

———prohibit certain lawsuits against contractors (S. 1852), S5980 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: improve public access to national practioner databank (S. 2004), S9296 [31JY]

Dept. of Justice: actions of Solicitor General, S3705 [19AP]

———compile and publish data on hate crimes (S. 1624), S2328, S2329 [19MR], S5458 [21MY]

———funding, S430 [26JA]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S12025 [30SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide copies of Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions and protect the right of certain claimant representation (S. 1751), S4976 [13MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), S10025 [6SE]

Domestic policy: civil rights policy reform, S3253-S3255 [15AP]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S12341 [3OC]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (S. 1607), S1864-S1867 [12MR]

———increase penalties for offenses involving marijuana (S. 1790), S5494 [22MY]

———investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers, S4999 [14MY], S5395 [20MY], S5483-S5485 [22MY], S5947 [6JN]

———penalties related to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride (S. 1609), S1868 [12MR]

———penalties relative to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride, S10386-S10388, S10394, S10395 [12SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S8015-S8023 [17JY], S10717-S10723 [17SE], S10738 [18SE], S11853, S11854 [30SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), placed on calendar, S9675 [2AU]

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthourse, Washington, DC: designate (S. 1510), S1078 [7FE]

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3029), S6417 [18JN]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 2028), S9566 [2AU]

———increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to environmental crimes (S. 2096), S11036-S11041 [19SE]

Effron, Andrew S.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces judge, S7883 [16JY]

Erie, PA: Erie Federal Complex construction project funding, S10319 [11SE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement, S8120-S8123 [18JY]

———child support enforcement (S. 1760), S5094 [15MY]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (S. 1887), S6518-S6520 [19JN], S12379-S12390 [3OC]

Federal-State relations: clarify rules governing preemption of State and local laws (S. 1679), S3487 [17AP]

———limit authority of judicial remedies to force State and local governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (S. 1817), S5598, S5599 [23MY]

Firearms: increase the statute of limitations for certain offenses, S3432-S3435 [17AP]

———prohibit possession by certain felons, S12164 [2OC]

———prohibit possession by convicted felons, S10320, S10321 [11SE]

Foreign banks: enhance supervision and limit participation by persons convicted of certain crimes (S. 2144), S11549 [27SE]

Forest management: judicial review of activities (S. 1647), S3022, S3023 [27MR]

Freedom of information: reform protective orders, sealing of case documents, and disclosure of discovery information in civil actions (S. 374), S12386 [3OC]

Gershon, Nina: nomination to be district judge, S9312 [31JY]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), S8938-S8941 [25JY], S11605-S11609 [27SE]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (S. 1734), S4857-S4859 [8MY]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 2977), insert language of S. 1224 in lieu, S6162 [12JN]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), S11848-S11850 [30SE]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems, S10290 [11SE]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (S. 1130), S9445 [1AU], S9666-S9668 [2AU]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties, S7108, S7109 [27JN]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (S. 1794), S5498 [22MY], S5614 [23MY]

———jurisdiction of Federal district courts and the Court of Federal Claims over bid protests, S11848-S11850 [30SE]

———reform dispute resolution processes (S. 1224), S6155-S6163 [12JN]

———tribute to Federal judges, S3235 [29MR]

Greenaway, Joseph A.: nomination to be district judge, S7911 [16JY]

Habeas corpus: reform procedures, S3151 [28MR], S3352, S3355, S3365-S3369, S3375-S3378 [16AP], S3438-S3443, S3446, S3462, S3465, S3470-S3473, S3475 [17AP], S4716 [6MY], S5904 [6JN]

Health: liability for biomaterials, S3606 [18AP]

———liability of nonprofit organizations relative to prosthetic devices (S. 1885), S6517 [19JN]

———product liability reform relative to medical implant devices, S2375 [20MR]

Independent counsel: requirements relative to outside employment (S. 1697), S4063 [24AP]

———travel expense reimbursements for appointees (S. 1622), S2197 [15MR]

INS: require certain personnel levels in each State (S. 1691), S3794 [22AP]

INSLAW, Inc.: relief (S. 740), S866 [1FE]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (S. 1630), S2429 [20MR]

———provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to compensation for economic and non-economic losses (S. 1860), S6096 [11JN]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (H.R. 3680), S9648 [2AU]

James A. Redden Federal Courthouse, Medford, OR: designate (S. 1875), S6236, S6237 [13JN], S11202 [24SE]

Jones, James P.: nomination to be district judge, S8327 [18JY]

Judiciary: reform prison litigation procedures, S2296, S2297 [19MR]

———reform prison litigation procedures (S. 866), S10576 [16SE]

———tribute, S1780 [11MR]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (S. 1952), S11628-S11630 [28SE], S11913 [30SE]

———amend (S. 2062), S10194 [10SE]

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, Cookeville, TN: designate (S. 1931), S7414 [8JY], S9675 [2AU]

LaPlata, MD: anniversary of Charles County Courthouse, S9860-S9862 [4SE]

Law enforcement: authorization process to use clone pagers (S. 1947), S7765 [11JY]

———prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), S5983 [7JN], S5986 [10JN], S11054 [19SE]

Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week: observance, S11200 [24SE]

Lawyers and attorneys: product liability reform relative to damage recovery in cases involving drunk driving accidents, S2575 [21MR]

———reform contingent fee system and provide prompt and fair compensation for personal injury victims (S. 1861), S6096 [11JN]

———regulations on contingency-fee lawyers relative to product liability cases, S2377 [20MR]

Lawyers for Children (organization): tribute, S10023 [6SE]

Libya: indictment of individuals relative to Pan Am flight 103 bombing, S3383 [16AP]

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

LSC: funding, S4167 [25AP]

———payment for attorney's fees and expenses relative to certain actions, S2029 [14MR], S2303 [19MR]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (S. 1636), S7216, S7217 [27JN], S7336 [28JN]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S7914 [16JY], S9926 [5SE], S9995-S9997, S10001 [6SE], S10065-S10068, S10076 [9SE], S10100-S10125, S10129 [10SE], S10552 [13SE], S10579 [16SE], S12015-S12017 [30SE]

———define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), unanimous-consent agreement, S9663 [2AU], S9729 [3SE]

———define and protect institution (S. 1740), S4869 [8MY], S4947 [9MY], S5931 [6JN]

———define and protect institution (S. 1999), S9073 [29JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, S10065-S10068 [9SE], S10100-S10125, S10129 [10SE]

Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA: designate (H.R. 1718), S1077 [7FE]

Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (S. 1892), S6530 [19JN]

Miller, Walker D.: nomination to be district judge, S7756 [11JY]

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Golvsky, and Popeo (law firm): tribute to Domestic Violence Project, S5556 [23MY]

Montgomery, Ann D.: nomination to be district judge, S9316, S9319 [31JY], S9458 [2AU]

Morrow, Margaret: nomination to be district judge, S11697-S11699 [28SE]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (S. 1688), S3731 [19AP]

Native Americans: judgment distribution of funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes (S. 2162), S11973, S11974 [30SE]

———jurisdiction over land claims of the Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribes (H.R. 740), S9863 [4SE]

———regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (S. 1962), S7900-S7905 [16JY], S11455-S11460 [26SE]

———settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute (S. 1973), S8160 [18JY], S11462-S11468 [26SE], S11561 [27SE]

———settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute (S. 2111), S11179 [24SE]

Ninth judicial circuit: divide into two circuits, S2220, S2237-S2243 [18MR]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (S. 1938), S7671 [10JY]

Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal: anniversary, S3411 [16AP]

Peltier, Leonard: initiate review of case, S7170 [27JN]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates, S11133 [24SE]

Pregerson, Dean D.: nomination to be district judge, S8629 [24JY]

Presidential appointments: Federal judges, S1161-S1163 [9FE], S2790-S2792 [25MR], S3177-S3181 [29MR]

———nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S7836 [12JY], S7910 [16JY], S8061 [17JY], S8490 [22JY], S8629 [24JY], S9484 [2AU]

Product liability: limitations on punitive damage awards, S2577, S2581 [21MR], S11363-S11365 [26SE]

———reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2300-S2302 [19MR], S2341-S2386 [20MR], S2553-S2591 [21MR], S2835 [25MR]

———reform (H.R. 956), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR]

———reform (H.R. 956), veto, S4575 [2MY]

Public utilities: exclusion from product liability reform, S2359-S2363 [20MR]

Religious Freedom Restoration Act: application to incarcerated individuals, S11492 [27SE]

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: designate (H.R. 3400), S11202 [24SE]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (H.R. 3710), S11202 [24SE]

Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (S. 2140), S11544-S11546 [27SE]

Senate: authorize acceptance of pro bono legal services by Members who challenge the validity of certain Federal statutes (S. Res. 321), S12369 [3OC]

———confirmation of judicial nominees, S5908-S5910, S5951, S5952 [6JN], S7503-S7505 [9JY], S9418-S9420 [1AU], S9457, S9461 [2AU], S10736, S10740 [18SE], S11121 [20SE], S12159 [2OC], S12289 [3OC]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush (S. Res. 278), S7835 [12JY]

———authorizing representation for Senator Dole in U.S. v. Byron C. Dale (S. Res. 240), S3247, S3248 [29MR]

———authorizing representation for Senator Lott and Bob Dole in James Lockhart v. U.S., et al. (S. Res. 281), S8303 [18JY]

———authorizing representation for the Senate in Robert E. Barrett v. U.S. Senate (S. Res. 239), S3247 [29MR]

———authorizing representation for William T. Brack in Carol Ward v. U.S. (S. Res. 269), S6672 [21JN]

Sentencing: require violent felons to serve entire term of sentence, S10536 [13SE]

Ships and vessels: jurisdiction over suits involving foreign crewmembers against foreign ship owners, S3207 [29MR]

Silvestri, Amy L.: authorize testimony in Margaret C. Carlson v. Mike Eassa (S. Res. 221), S866 [1FE]

Stack, Charles: nomination to be circuit judge, S3766 [22AP]

State Justice Institute: authorizing appropriations (S. 1721), S4618, S4619 [2MY]

States: sentencing of violent felons relative to parole and good behavior credits, S2179 [15MR]

Supreme Court: extend authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police (S. 2100), S11092, S11110 [20SE], S11159 [24SE], S11455 [26SE]

———tribute, S124 [10JA]

Taxation: clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts (S. 1708), S4266 [25AP]

Telecommunications: authorizing emergency wiretaps, S3455-S3457, S3466, S3467 [17AP]

———authorizing roving or multipoint wiretaps, S3435-S3438 [17AP]

Texas: crime rate relative to prison construction, S3702 [19AP]

U.N.: role of International War Crimes Tribunal, S12017 [30SE]

Utah: establish additional locations for the holding of district court (S. 1666), S3311 [15AP]

Veach-Baley Federal Complex, Asheville, NC: designate (H.R. 2504), S11202 [24SE]

Washington: mitigate effects of tribal fishing claims on non-tribal fishermen, S10814 [18SE]

White House Travel Office: refer matter of individuals terminated from employment to Court of Federal Claims, S10291-S10319 [11SE], S10350-S10353 [12SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment, S10291-S10319 [11SE], S10350-S10353 [12SE]

William J. Nealon U.S. Courthouse, Scranton, PA: designate (H.R. 3364), S7216 [27JN]

———designate (S. 1754), S5004 [14MY]

Zapata, Frank R.: nomination to be district judge, S9316 [31JY]

Reports

Grand Jury Investigation of San Diego's San Ysidro School District, H9760-H9762 [1AU]

Silence Equals Defeat, Lambda Report (publication), H7100 [27JN]

Reports filed

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2977) (H. Rept. 104-841), H11228 [25SE]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1224) (S. Rept. 104-245), S3017 [27MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2977) (H. Rept. 104-597), H5646 [29MY]

Allow Probation and Pretrial Services Court Officers To Carry Weapons: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1474), S4617 [2MY]

Bankruptcy Judge Appointments: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2604) (H. Rept. 104-569), H4800 [9MY]

Carjacking Correction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3676) (H. Rept. 104-787), H10429 [16SE]

Clarify Circumstances in Which Senior Circuit Court Judges May Vote in En Banc Cases: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 531) (H. Rept. 104-697), H8247 [23JY]

Clarify Federal Jurisdiction Over Offenses Relative to Religious Property Damage: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3525) (H. Rept. 104-621), H6422 [17JN]

Clarify Rules Governing Court Venues: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 677) (H. Rept. 104-800), H10523 [17SE]

Clarify Rules Governing Removal of Cases to Federal Court: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 533) (H. Rept. 104-799), H10523 [17SE]

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 956) (H. Rept. 104-481), H2315 [14MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 956, Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 104-503), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2974, Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 421) (H. Rept. 104-552), H4423 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3120, Witness and Jury Retaliation and Tampering Prevention: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 422) (H. Rept. 104-553), H4423 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3396, Defense of Marriage Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 474) (H. Rept. 104-666), H7259 [10JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3814, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 479) (H. Rept. 104-678), H7657 [16JY]

Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2974) (H. Rept. 104-548), H4396 [1MY]

Criminal Penalties Under the Geneva Conventions for Certain War Crimes: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3680) (H. Rept. 104-698), H8374 [24JY]

Defense of Marriage Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3396) (H. Rept. 104-664), H7154 [9JY]

Dept. of Justice Compilation and Publishing of Data on Hate Crimes: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624), S4189 [25AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3814) (H. Rept. 104-676), H7657 [16JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3814) (S. Rept. 104-353), S9742 [3SE]

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3029) (H. Rept. 104-588), H5379 [21MY]

False Statements Penalty Restoration Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1734), S8468 [22JY]

Federal Court Operation and Administration Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1887) (S. Rept. 104-366), S10075 [9SE]

Federal Court Operations and Administration Improvements: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3968) (H. Rept. 104-798), H10523 [17SE]

Government Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3166) (H. Rept. 104-680), H7657 [16JY]

Hate Crimes Statistics Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624) (S. Rept. 104-269), S4972 [13MY]

Improve Operation and Administration of Federal Courts: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1887), S9158 [30JY]

Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2980) (H. Rept. 104-557), H4430 [6MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2980), S5566 [23MY]

James A. Redden Federal Courthouse, Medford, OR: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1875), S10837 [18SE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1952) (S. Rept. 104-369), S10600 [16SE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Amendments: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1952), S9428 [1AU]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Appropriations: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3876) (H. Rept. 104-783), H10385 [12SE]

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, Cookeville, TN: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1931), S9158 [30JY]

Legal Services Reform Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1221) (S. Rept. 104-392), S11972 [30SE]

Lobbying Disclosure Act Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3435) (H. Rept. 104-699), H8374 [24JY]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1636), S6611 [20JN]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3134) (H. Rept. 104-587), H5379 [21MY]

Moratorium on Federal Regulations Relative to Right-of-Way Construction on Public Land: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1425) (S. Rept. 104-261), S4937 [9MY]

Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings Regulations: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1962) (S. Rept. 104-335), S9071 [29JY]

Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1973) (S. Rept. 104-363), S10075 [9SE]

Nomination of Andrew S. Effron To Be U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Judge: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S7762 [11JY]

Nomination of Ann D. Montgomery To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2101 [14MR]

Nomination of Arthur Gajarsa To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7179 [27JN]

Nomination of Charles N. Clevert, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4190 [25AP]

Nomination of Colleen Kollar-Kotelly To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11033 [19SE]

Nomination of Dean D. Pregerson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4937 [9MY]

Nomination of Donald W. Molloy To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4190 [25AP]

Nomination of Edmund A. Sargus, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4937 [9MY]

Nomination of Eric L. Clay To Be Circuit Judge, S4190 [25AP]

Nomination of Frank R. Zapata To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7179 [27JN]

Nomination of Gary A. Fenner To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2101 [14MR]

Nomination of J. Rene Josey To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5566 [23MY]

Nomination of James P. Jones To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2101 [14MR]

Nomination of Joan B. Gottschall To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7179 [27JN]

Nomination of Joseph A. Greenaway To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2101 [14MR]

Nomination of Lawrence E. Kahn To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7179 [27JN]

Nomination of Margaret M. Marrow To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7179 [27JN]

Nomination of Mary Ann Vial Lemmon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4937 [9MY]

Nomination of Nanette K. Laughrey To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4190 [25AP]

Nomination of Nina Gershon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4937 [9MY]

Nomination of Robert E. Morin To Be Superior Court Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S3626 [18AP]

Nomination of Robert L. Hinkle To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7179 [27JN]

Nomination of Susan Oki Mollway To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4190 [25AP]

Nomination of W. Craig Broadwater To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4937 [9MY]

Nomination of Walker D. Miller To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4937 [9MY]

Nomination of William A. Fletcher To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5443 [21MY]

Parole Commission Phaseout Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 1507) (H. Rept. 104-789), H10429 [16SE]

Protect Proprietary Economic Information: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3723) (H. Rept. 104-788), H10429 [16SE]

Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribe Land Claims Jurisdiction: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 740) (H. Rept. 104-694), H8094 [22JY]

Regulations Relative to Certain Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3828) (H. Rept. 104-808), H10720 [19SE]

Release of Relevant Information on Violent Sex Offenders: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2137) (H. Rept. 104-555), H4430 [6MY]

Robert Kurtz Rodibaugh U.S. Courthouse, South Bend, IN: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3576) (H. Rept. 104-781), H10174 [10SE]

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3400), S10837 [18SE]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3400) (H. Rept. 104-610), H6005 [6JN]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1977), S10837 [18SE]

Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: Committee on Environment and Public Works (H.R. 869), S3154 [28MR]

Uniform Government Accounting Systems, Standards, and Reporting Systems: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1130) (S. Rept. 104-339), S9158 [30JY]

Veach-Baley Federal Complex, Asheville, NC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2504), S10837 [18SE]

W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3535) (H. Rept. 104-780), H10174 [10SE]

William J. Nealon U.S. Courthouse, Scranton, PA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3364), S6611 [20JN]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3364) (H. Rept. 104-611), H6005 [6JN]

Witness and Jury Retaliation and Tampering Prevention: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3120) (H. Rept. 104-549), H4396 [1MY]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Supreme Court, E1580 [11SE]

Resolution of Ratification

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Belgium: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Bolivia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Hungary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Malaysia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Philippines: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Switzerland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and Austria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9661 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and Hungary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and United Kingdom: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9661 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and the Philippines: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9661 [2AU]

Resolutions by organizations

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: ABA, S6160 [12JN]

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits: Arizona State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———California State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

———Federal Bar Association, S2223 [18MR]

———Montana State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

———Nevada State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse: Cookeville, TN, City Council, S7414 [8JY]

Recognition of Gay Marriages and Rights: Central Conference of American Rabbis, S10078 [9SE]

———Union of American Hebrew Congregations, S10078 [9SE]

Tribute to Edmund A. Sargus, Jr.: Belmont County, OH, E1702 [26SE], E1764 [27SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4482, H4483, H4484 [7MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8266, H8276 [24JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7503 [12JY]

Scripts

Battered Women: Dallas Milholland, Cynthia Ward, Kristin Allen-Zito, and Malissa Kobbevik, S6192 [13JN]

Statements

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Representatives Reed and Gekas, H11450 [27SE]

California Affirmative Action Initiative: David B. Oppenheimer, E1791-E1794 [28SE]

Child Custody Case of Ellen Morgan: Representative Wolf, H859 [25JA]

Church Arson Prevention Act (H.R. 3525): several Members of Congress, S7908-S7910 [16JY], E1258 [11JY]

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: Linda Ransom, E682 [1MY]

———Senator Kennedy, S2555 [21MR]

Habeas Corpus Procedures: Several Former U.S. Attorneys General, S3441 [17AP]

Investigate Prosecution Practices Relative to Drug Smugglers: P. Jeffrey Casey, Dept. of the Treasury, S5484 [22MY]

Morgan v. Foretich Child Custody Case: P.D. Mahony, New Zealand Family Court, E1644 [18SE]

Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings, H4815 [10MY]

———OMB, H4816 [10MY]

———Representatives George Miller and Don Young, H4817 [10MY]

———Representatives George Miller and Richardson, and Delegate Faleomavaega, H4810-H4812 [10MY]

Sentencing Guidelines for Possession of a Firearm Within a Certain Distance of a School: Senator Kohl, S10384 [12SE]

Tribute to Federal Judges: several judges, S3235 [29MR]

Tribute to John H. Pratt: Oliver Gasch, S1068-S1070 [7FE]

Subpoena Notices

Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit for Broward County, FL, H9928 [4SE]

Circuit Court of Cook County, IL, H2049 [12MR]

County Court of El Paso County, CO, H5432 [22MY]

Cuyahoga County, OH, Court of Common Pleas, H343 [22JA], H1230 [6FE]

District Court of the Eighteenth Judicial District for Sedgwick County, KS, H9928 [4SE]

Montgomery County, TN, Circuit Court, H2050 [12MR]

Second Judicial District Court Bernalillo County, NM, H3399 [16AP]

Superior Court of Muscogee County, GA, H9928 [4SE]

Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H5133 [15MY], H6041 [10JN], H9824 [1AU]

U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, H3621 [18AP]

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H3207 [29MR], H3639 [18AP], H10573, H10600 [18SE]

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, H1051 [31JA], H2931 [27MR], H6390 [13JN], H8794 [30JY]

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, H5485 [22MY], H7165, H7243 [10JY]

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, H7120 [9JY]

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, H7165 [10JY], H9928 [4SE]

U.S. Superior Court of California, San Diego County, H5292 [20MY]

Summaries

Auto Choice Reform Act (S. 1860), S6103 [11JN]

Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act (S. 1965), S10738 [18SE]

Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act (H.R. 4137), S12377 [3OC]

Federal Gang Violence Act (S. 1700), S4067 [24AP]

Foreign Bank Enforcement Act (S. 2144), S11550 [27SE]

Managed Care Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4220), E1751 [27SE]

Settlement of Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute (S. 2111), S11184 [24SE]

Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act (S. 1892), S6531 [19JN]

Tables

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3019), H4054-H4062 [25AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8151-H8158 [23JY], H12053-H12062 [28SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary appropriations, H1811-H1819 [7MR]

Disparity in current penalties for marijuana trafficking, S5495 [22MY]

Employees affected by appropriations legislation vetoes, S46 [4JA]

Endangered Species Act court cases, E1679 [25SE]

Prevalence of drug use, S5495 [22MY]

State court cases of strict liability of public utility companies, S2362 [20MR]

Supplier withdrawal of unsafe products, S2354 [20MR]

Trends in high school marijuana use, S5495 [22MY]

Testimonies

Church Arson Prevention Act: Deval Patrick, Dept. of Justice, S6522-S6524 [19JN]

———John W. Magaw, BATF, S6524 [19JN]

———Joseph E. Lowery, Black Leadership Forum, Inc., S6524 [19JN]

Defense of Marriage Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10112 [10SE]

———David Saperstein, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, S10076-S10078 [9SE]

Domestic Violence Project: Kenneth J. Novak, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Golvsky, and Popeo (law firm), S5556-S5558 [23MY]

Reform Prison Litigation Procedures: John Schmidt, S2297-S2300 [19MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 394, consideration of conference report on H.R. 956, Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act, H3176 [29MR]

H. Res. 421, consideration of H.R. 2974, Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act, H4460 [7MY]

H. Res. 422, consideration of H.R. 3120, prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members, H4466 [7MY]

H. Res. 474, consideration of H.R. 3396, Defense of Marriage Act, H7270 [11JY]

H. Res. 535, concur with Senate amendments to H.R. 3166, False Statements Accountability Act, H11137 [25SE]

H.R. 234, Boating and Aviation Operation Safety Act, H5784 [4JN]

H.R. 740, jurisdiction over land claims of the Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribes, H8619 [29JY]

H.R. 869, Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH, S3414 [16AP]

H.R. 1499, Telemarketing Fraud Punishment and Prevention Act, H11129 [25SE]

H.R. 1855, restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights, H10556 [18SE]

H.R. 2137, release of relevant information on violent sex offenders, H4451 [7MY]

H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6162 [12JN], H5786 [4JN]

H.R. 2980, Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act, H4457 [7MY]

H.R. 3029, E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC, H6047 [10JN]

H.R. 3105, treatment of certain parties relative to CERCLA liability, E384 [20MR]

H.R. 3120, prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members, H4499 [7MY]

H.R. 3166, Government Accountability Act, S11605 [27SE], H7540 [16JY]

H.R. 3364, William J. Nealon U.S. Courthouse, Scranton, PA, H6049 [10JN]

H.R. 3396, Defense of Marriage Act, H7481 [12JY]

H.R. 3400, Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE, H6050 [10JN]

H.R. 3435, technical corrections to S. 1060, Lobbying Disclosure Act, H8613 [29JY]

H.R. 3456, Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act, H11130 [25SE]

H.R. 3525, Church Arson Prevention Act, H6451 [18JN], H6980 [27JN]

H.R. 3535, W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD, H11336 [26SE]

H.R. 3576, Robert Kurtz Rodibaugh U.S. Courthouse, South Bend, IN, H11337 [26SE]

H.R. 3676, Carjacking Correction Act, H10463 [17SE]

H.R. 3680, provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes, H8620 [29JY]

H.R. 3710, Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL, H9901 [2AU]

H.R. 3723, Economic Espionage Act, S12201-S12207 [2OC], H10460 [17SE]

H.R. 3852, Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act, H11111-H11115 [25SE]

H.R. 3968, Federal court operation and administration improvements, H10454-H10458 [17SE]

H.R. 4042, Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY, H11567 [27SE]

H.R. 4119, William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA, H11568 [27SE]

H.R. 4133, Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH, H11571 [27SE]

H.R. 4137, Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act, H11122 [25SE], H12275 [4OC]

H.R. 4164, extend authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police, H11445 [27SE]

H.R. 4194, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, H11446 [27SE]

S. 531, clarify circumstances in which senior circuit court judges may vote in en banc cases, H8608 [29JY]

S. 533, clarify rules governing removal of cases to Federal court, H10459 [17SE]

S. 677, clarify rules governing venue, H10459 [17SE]

S. 956, division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S2545 [20MR]

S. 1130, Federal Financial Management Improvement Act, S9666 [2AU]

S. 1224, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6155 [12JN]

S. 1504, Victims Restitution Enforcement Act, S324-S326 [23JA]

S. 1507, Parole Commission Phaseout Act, S11123 [20SE], H10462 [17SE]

S. 1510, E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthourse, Washington, DC, S1078 [7FE]

S. 1580, transfer Dept. of Defense funding to community policing programs, S1456 [29FE]

S. 1607, Methamphetamine Control Act, S1865 [12MR]

S. 1609, penalties related to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride, S1869 [12MR]

S. 1612, increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms, S1977 [13MR], S12390 [3OC]

S. 1624, Dept. of Justice compilation and publication of data on hate crimes, S5459 [21MY]

S. 1630, Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act, S2429 [20MR]

S. 1636, Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR, S7336 [28JN], H10550 [18SE]

S. 1647, judicial review of forest management activities, S3023 [27MR]

S. 1666, additional locations for the holding of district court in Utah, S3312 [15AP]

S. 1675, Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act, S8780 [25JY], H11248-H11250 [26SE]

S. 1679, Preemption Clarification and Information Act, S3488 [17AP]

S. 1697, independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment, S4064 [24AP]

S. 1700, Federal Gang Violence Act, S4066 [24AP]

S. 1721, State Justice Institute appropriations, S4618 [2MY]

S. 1734, False Statements Penalty Restoration Act, S4857 [8MY]

S. 1751, Dept. of Veterans Affairs provide copies of Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions and protect the right of certain claimant representation, S4976 [13MY]

S. 1754, William J. Nealon U.S. Courthouse, Scranton, PA, S5005 [14MY]

S. 1790, Enhanced Marijuana Penalty Act, S5495 [22MY]

S. 1852, Dept. of Energy Class Action Lawsuit Act, S5981 [7JN]

S. 1860, Auto Choice Reform Act, S6097-S6099 [11JN]

S. 1866, Church Arson Prevention Act, S6146 [12JN]

S. 1875, James A. Redden Federal Courthouse, Medford, OR, S6237 [13JN], S11202 [24SE]

S. 1887, Federal Courts Improvement Act, S12386-S12390 [3OC], H12277-H12281 [4OC]

S. 1892, Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act, S6531 [19JN]

S. 1931, L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, Cookeville, TN, S7415 [8JY], S9675 [2AU], H11565 [27SE]

S. 1962, regulations relative to certain Native American adoption and child custody proceedings, S7902-S7904 [16JY], S11458-S11460 [26SE]

S. 1965, Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act, S8017-S8021 [17JY], S10878-S10882 [18SE], H12132-H12136 [28SE]

S. 1973, Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act, S8161 [18JY], S11462, S11466-S11468 [26SE], H12165-H12167 [28SE]

S. 1985, Amber Hagerman Child Protection Act, S8638 [24JY]

S. 1999, Defense of Marriage Act, S9073 [29JY]

S. 2004, improve public access to national practioner databank, S9296-S9299 [31JY]

S. 2006, Carjacking Correction Act, S10892 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]

S. 2007, Carjacking Correction Act, S10893 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]

S. 2028, Brownfields and Environmental Cleanup Act, S9567-S9572 [2AU]

S. 2040, Drug-Induced Rape Prevention Act, S9594 [2AU]

S. 2050, Recovering Addict Protection Act, S9743 [3SE]

S. 2062, Juvenile Justice Modernization Act, S10195-S10199 [10SE]

S. 2082, 100 Percent Truth In Sentencing Act, S10686 [17SE]

S. 2096, Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act, S11037 [19SE]

S. 2100, extend authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police, S11455 [26SE], H11446 [27SE]

S. 2111, settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute, S11180-S11184 [24SE]

S. 2125, Drug Importer Death Penalty Act, S11305 [25SE]

S. 2137, criminal penalties relative to misuse of information received from National Crime Information Center, S11542 [27SE]

S. 2140, Safer Schools Act, S11545 [27SE]

S. 2144, Foreign Bank Enforcement Act, S11550 [27SE]

S. 2162, Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act, S11974 [30SE]

S. Con. Res. 66, public welfare programs reform relative to domestic violence, S7191 [27JN]

S. Res. 221, testimony of Amy L. Silvestri in Margaret C. Carlson v. Mike Eassa, S743, S866 [1FE]

S. Res. 222, production of documents by the Committee on Governmental Affairs' (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to INSLAW, Inc. v. U.S., S743, S866 [1FE]

S. Res. 239, Senate Legal Counsel representation for the Senate in Robert E. Barrett v. U.S. Senate, S3232, S3247 [29MR]

S. Res. 240, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Senator Dole in U.S. v. Byron C. Dale, S3232, S3247 [29MR]

S. Res. 253, extradition of Mohammed Abbas to the U.S., S4400, S4426 [30AP]

S. Res. 269, Senate Legal Counsel representation for William T. Brack in Carol Ward v. U.S., S6667, S6672 [21JN]

S. Res. 278, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush, S7825, S7836 [12JY]

S. Res. 281, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Senator Lott and Bob Dole in James Lockhart v. U.S., et al., S8163, S8303 [18JY]

S. Res. 302, production of records by the Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) relative to U.S. and William I. Koch v. Koch Industries, Inc., S11435, S11460 [26SE]

S. Res. 321, authorize acceptance of pro bono legal services by Senators who challenge the validity of certain Federal statutes, S12313, S12369 [3OC]

S.J. Res. 65, constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S11999 [30SE]

COUSIN, PHILIP R., SR. AND MARGARET J.

Remarks in House

New York, NY: tribute to African Methodist Episcopal Church conference, E783 [14MY]

Tribute, E783 [14MY]

COVERDELL, PAUL (a Senator from Georgia)

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2076, S2127 [14MR]

Bankruptcy: treatment of single asset real estate (S. 1559), S9617, S9665 [2AU]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8336, S8364, S8375 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5252, S5274 [17MY], S5465, S5500 [22MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2876 [26MR]

Crime: penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), S12319, S12376 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (S. 1894), S7946 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10393, S10431, S10478, S10496, S10506 [12SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9899, S9901, S9970 [5SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8633, S8667 [24JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3642 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4058, S4078, S4080 [24AP], S4340 [29AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8336, S8364, S8375 [19JY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S6021 [11JN]

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

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4650 [2MY]

Articles and editorials

Drug Runners Arrested at Border Often Go Free, H.G. Reza, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S4969 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: prohibit use of imported controlled substances to commit a felony (see S. 1919), S7179 [27JN]

Immigration: deportation of criminal aliens (see S. 1680), S3487 [17AP]

Textile industry and fabrics: authorize substitution for drawback purposes of certain fibers and yarns used in carpet and rug manufacturing (see S. 1765), S5191 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see S. 1541), S492 [26JA]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S1977 [13MR]

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

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

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

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

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1853, 1890), S6104 [11JN], S6517 [19JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 265), S6408 [18JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52), S6854 [25JN]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (see S. 1729), S4804 [7MY]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S1368 [27FE]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

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

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S6150 [12JN]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S5773 [4JN]

Executive Office of the President: application of certain laws (see S. 2000), S9159 [30JY]

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see S. 984), S5010 [14MY]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629), S2422 [20MR]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S347 [24JA]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S919 [6FE]

Greene, Howard O., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 293), S10684 [17SE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 1271), S1368 [27FE]

Health: obstetrician-gynecologist services relative to Federal health care laws (see S. Res. 85), S4519 [1MY]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see S. 581), S1461 [29FE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

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

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see S. 1714), S5193 [16MY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S3317 [15AP]

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

National parks and recreation areas: highway relocation assistance relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks (see S. 1706), S4190 [25AP]

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

National Tourism Board: establish (see S. 1623), S4871 [8MY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1623), S4871 [8MY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S3317 [15AP]

Nicodemus National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1521), S2431 [20MR]

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

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (see S. 1816), S5567 [23MY]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see S. Res. 273), S7179 [27JN]

Taxation: change date of deadline for filing of Federal income tax returns (see S. 1667), S4627 [2MY]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see S. 1519), S276 [22JA]

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

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1678 [11MR], S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR]

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

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

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4160 [25AP], S4308 [29AP]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7297 [28JN], S7612 [10JY]

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

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4672 [3MY], S4723 [6MY], S4781 [7MY], S4816 [8MY]

Letters

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: Bill Graves, Governor of Kansas and Sheila Frahm, Lt. Governor of Kansas, S5934 [6JN]

———David M. Beasley, Governor of South Carolina, S5936 [6JN]

———Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, S5935 [6JN]

———Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, S5936 [6JN]

———Gary E. Johnson, Governor of New Mexico, S5935 [6JN]

———George Allen, Governor of Virginia, S5936 [6JN]

———George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, S5935 [6JN]

———Jim Edgar, Governor of Illinois, S5934 [6JN]

———Jim Geringer, Governor of Wyoming, S5936 [6JN]

———John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S5935 [6JN]

———M.J. Foster, Jr., Governor of Louisiana, S5935 [6JN]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S5934 [6JN]

———Stephen Merrill, Governor of New Hampshire, S5935 [6JN]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Otto J. Reich, U.S.-Cuba Business Council, S1504 [5MR]

———President Clinton, S1504 [5MR]

Small business regulatory process: Tom Halicki, National Association of Towns and Townships, S1640 [7MR]

Press releases

Economic Growth: Employment Policy Foundation, S7473 [9JY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11369 [26SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3003 [27MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S1021 [7FE]

———price supports for peanuts, S1021 [7FE], S8588 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8547 [23JY], S8588 [24JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, S4767 [7MY], S6260 [14JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (S. Res. 241), unanimous-consent agreement, S3258 [15AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, S4996 [14MY]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S3172 [29MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5657, S5659, S5661, S5664, S5665 [3JN], S5803, S5805 [5JN], S5934 [6JN], S5958, S5959, S5961, S5962 [7JN]

———deficit, S4996 [14MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5252 [17MY], S5429 [21MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), conference report, S12257 [3OC]

Centerville, GA: address, ZIP Code, and postal facility redesignation, S11200 [24SE]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy, S3123, S3124 [28MR]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S6003, S6008 [10JN]

Congress: legislative priorities, S11082, S11083 [20SE]

Courts: reform prison litigation procedures (S. 866), S10578 [16SE]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S10573, S10575, S10576, S10578, S10579 [16SE]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (S. 2040), S12257 [3OC]

———prohibit use of imported controlled substances to commit a felony (S. 1919), S7088 [27JN]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1480, S1494, S1495, S1504, S1505, S1511 [5MR]

Damn Yankee (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 1924), S9030 [29JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7683-S7685 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, S8547 [23JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), unanimous-consent agreement, S3258 [15AP]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, S3123, S3124 [28MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10395 [12SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9901 [5SE]

Disasters: tribute to victims of ValuJet crash in Florida, S4969 [13MY]

District of Columbia: prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (S. 2073), S10566 [13SE]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, S10058 [9SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S2084 [14MR], S3699, S3707 [19AP], S4278, S4279, S4284, S4286 [29AP], S4969, S4970 [13MY], S6009 [10JN], S9016, S9026, S9028, S9029 [29JY], S9683, S9684, S9685, S9687, S9689, S9690 [3SE], S10573, S10575, S10576, S10578, S10579 [16SE], S11632 [28SE]

Drugs: international narcotics control funding, S8632, S8633 [24JY], S8745, S8819, S8836 [25JY]

———penalties relative to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride, S10395 [12SE]

Earth Day: observance, S3755, S3758, S3760, S3766 [22AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S3755, S3758, S3760, S3766 [22AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S9351 [1AU]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6788 [25JN]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S10004 [6SE]

Executive departments: personnel training sessions off of Federal property, S5252 [17MY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, S7358, S7360, S7361, S7362, S7364, S7365 [8JY]

———drug use by employees, S9028, S9029 [29JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8632, S8633 [24JY], S8745, S8795, S8819, S8836 [25JY]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3553), S10565 [13SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S11507 [27SE]

Hawaii: repatriation of certain Native American remains (S. 1983), S10566 [13SE]

Health: medical savings account programs, S6263 [14JN], S6634, S6635, S6638, S6640, S6642 [21JN], S7805 [12JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S6255, S6260, S6263 [14JN], S6634, S6635, S6638, S6640, S6642 [21JN], S7798, S7805 [12JY]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), S3116 [28MR]

Housing: drug elimination grants for low-income housing projects, S9901 [5SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11503, S11506 [27SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4058, S4059 [24AP]

———deportation relative to criminal offenses, S4058, S4059 [24AP]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, S9682 [3SE]

IRS: reform, S10546, S10547, S10550 [13SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4879, S4880, S4881 [8MY], S4895 [9MY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S7473 [9JY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, S5429 [21MY]

Medicare: reform, S5936 [6JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3720 [19AP]

Minimum wage: level, S4880, S4881 [8MY], S4996 [14MY]

Noriega, Roger: privilege of the floor, S1479 [5MR]

Olympic games: tribute to efforts by volunteers and law enforcement officers following bomb explosion at Atlanta, GA, games, S9016 [29JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S3720 [19AP], S7683 [11JY]

Peace Corps: anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), S11289 [25SE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S4961, S4963, S4964, S4965, S4966, S4968 [13MY]

———gasoline tax, S4653, S4655, S4659, S4661 [3MY], S4705 [6MY], S4878, S4880 [8MY], S4895 [9MY], S4961, S4963, S4964, S4965, S4966, S4968 [13MY], S4996 [14MY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S10566 [13SE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), S3116 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, S2917 [27MR]

Rademaker, Stephen: privilege of the floor, S1479 [5MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, S4996 [14MY]

Senate: legislative program, S3697 [19AP], S4653 [3MY], S4882 [8MY], S5254 [17MY], S6633 [21JN], S7797 [12JY], S10567 [13SE], S11082 [20SE], S11503 [27SE]

———legislative tactics, S7798, S7803 [12JY]

Ships and vessels: certificates of documentation for certain vessels (S. 1933), S9030 [29JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S1640 [7MR], S2166, S2167 [15MR]

Social Security: increase earnings limit, S3116 [28MR]

Taxation: rates, S3258, S3259, S3261, S3262, S3263, S3268 [15AP], S4705, S4706, S4713 [6MY], S4963, S4964 [13MY], S6005, S6006, S6009 [10JN], S6262, S6263 [14JN], S7683-S7685 [11JY], S9351 [1AU], S10005, S10008, S10010 [6SE], S10058, S10060, S10061, S10063 [9SE], S10546, S10547, S10550 [13SE], S11503 [27SE]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S10566 [13SE]

ValuJet Airlines: review of safety practices, S11144 [24SE], S11366 [26SE]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4895 [9MY]

Statements

Criticism of Michael McCurry and White House Drug Policy: William J. Bennett, S9029 [29JY]

Tables

Cuban economic associations with foreign captial participation, S1505 [5MR]

Texts of

S. 1983, repatriation of certain Native American remains in Hawaii, S10566 [13SE]

Tributes

Baldwin, Curtis, S1631 [7MR]

Boorda, Jeremy M., S5186 [16MY]

Dole, Senator, S5109 [15MY], S6009 [10JN], S6061 [11JN]

Marlowe, Robert W., S3327 [15AP]

Muskie, Edmund S., S3714 [19AP]

Nunn, Senator, S12257 [3OC]

Ruppe, Loret Miller, S11289 [25SE]

COVINGTON, GEORGE

Remarks in House

PBS: tribute to ``People in Motion'' television series, E77 [24JA]

Tribute, E77 [24JA]

COWAN, HALEY

Articles and editorials

Winning Odyssey Group Gets Star Treatment, E1184 [26JN]

Remarks in House

El Paso, TX: tribute to winners of Odyssey of the Mind Association competition, E1184 [26JN]

COX, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from California)

Addresses

Russia and the New Independent States—Promoting U.S. Interests: Ariel Cohen, Heritage Foundation, E228-E231 [28FE]

Appointments

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

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7159 [10JY]

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: arrange for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands (see H.R. 2906, 4168), H973 [30JA], H11229 [25SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 3569), H5817 [4JN]

———U.S. policy (see H. Res. 461), H6764 [25JN]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H8598 [26JY]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

IRS: recognize qualified delivery services in addition to the Postal Service for purposes of timely filing of tax documents (see H.R. 3086), H2315 [14MR]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 4233), H11525 [27SE]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (see H.R. 3008), H1715 [5MR]

States: assist Attorney General in deportation of illegal aliens (see H.R. 3062), H2122 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air pollution: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H9706 [1AU]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2224 [13MR]

Appropriations: establish automatic continuing appropriations (see H.R. 4094), H10524 [17SE]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H7107 [27JN]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1507 [28FE]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6414 [13JN]

———oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 3577), H5817 [4JN]

———prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company (see H.R. 3684), H6690 [20JN]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 138), H1138 [31JA]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H10430 [16SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———increase understanding and usage of the Internet (see H. Con. Res. 185), H8248 [23JY]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H2950 [27MR]

Courts: reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1916), H2316 [14MR]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foreign policy: endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (see H. Con. Res. 212), H10430 [16SE]

FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure stable currency (see H.R. 2445), H1226 [1FE]

FTC: prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 1454), H774 [23JA]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Government regulations: term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H7154 [9JY]

Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5380 [21MY]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H10386 [12SE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1636 [29FE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H3488 [16AP]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H5817 [4JN]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 3690), H6690 [20JN]

———privatization (see H.R. 210), H10236 [11SE]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H3230 [29MR]

Russia: requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 519), H1226 [1FE]

Shipping industry: allow transportation of cargo on foreign ships manned by U.S. crews (see H.R. 4006), H10721 [19SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580, 3142), H3171 [28MR]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H5935 [5JN]

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 4072), H12175 [28SE]

———depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1171), H3231 [29MR]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6532 [19JN]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H1138 [31JA]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H. Con. Res. 170), H6532 [19JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 3817), H10174 [10SE]

World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H11396 [26SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4111 [29AP], H5301 [21MY]

Letters

Helium Privatization Act: Arthur W. Francis, Arthur W. Francis Consulting, H4146 [30AP]

———David Keating, National Taxpayers Union, H4149 [30AP]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H4150 [30AP]

———several organizations, H4150 [30AP]

———Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H4150 [30AP]

IRS recognition of qualified delivery services in addition to the Postal Service for purposes of timely filing of tax documents: Arnie Wellman, United Parcel Service, E369 [14MR]

———David Keating, National Taxpayers Union, E369 [14MR]

———Fred R. Goldberg, Jr., E370 [14MR]

Minimum wage level: Joanna B. Menser, H3702 [23AP]

Removal of Russian troops from Kaliningrad: Anthony Polikaitis, Lithuanian-American Community, Inc., H11252 [26SE]

———Janis Kukainis, American Latvian Association in the U.S., Inc., H11252 [26SE]

———Regina Narusis, Lithuanian-American Community, Inc., H11252 [26SE]

———Uldis K. Sipols, H11252 [26SE]

———Vello Ederma, Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc., H11251 [26SE]

Lists

White House Counsel's Office task list relative to scandals affecting Clinton administration, H10213-H10215 [11SE]

Remarks by, on

Bosnia and Herzegovina: importation of Iranian arms, H4044 [25AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H10 [3JA]

Business and industry: arrange for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands (H.R. 4168), H11271 [26SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7008 [27JN]

———proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, H1971 [7MR]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7027, H7028, H7035, H7036 [27JN]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), H1971 [7MR], H2327, H2346 [19MR]

Coastline Community College: tribute, E1290 [16JY]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4539 [8MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11376, H11377 [26SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3241 [15AP]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 394), H3180 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), veto, H4762 [9MY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H7539 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5070 [15MY]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5070 [15MY]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3398 [16AP]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5531 [23MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9750 [1AU]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, H9881 [2AU]

Federal contracts: promote competition through use of soft metric conversions, H8113 [23JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3095 [28MR]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (H.R. 248), E1290 [16JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2396, H2445 [19MR], H2593 [21MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2593 [21MR]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence, H3095 [28MR]

IRS: recognize qualified delivery services in addition to the Postal Service for purposes of timely filing of tax documents (H.R. 3086), E369 [14MR]

———safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), H3408 [16AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7188, H7192 [10JY]

Library of Congress: Books for the Blind Program funding, H7188 [10JY]

Lindsey, Bruce R.: designation as unindicted co-conspirator in trial of banking officials relative to Clinton gubernatorial campaign contributions, H6634 [20JN]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), H8113 [23JY]

———conversion requirements (H.R. 4233), H11601 [28SE]

Miller, Mary J. O'Reilly: Mahtomedi, MN, Teacher of Distinction Award recipient, E1057 [11JN]

Minimum wage: level, H3702 [23AP], H5531 [23MY]

National Cognitive Recovery Foundation: tribute, E1290 [16JY]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8121 [23JY]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (H.R. 3008), H4145, H4147 [30AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, H11376, H11377 [26SE]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (H. Con. Res. 51), H11251 [26SE]

———U.S. policy, E228 [28FE]

Taxation: require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law, H7192 [10JY]

Telecommunications: authorizing roving or multipoint wiretaps, H9879, H9885 [2AU]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2260 [14MR]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9886, H9895, H9896, H9897 [2AU]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9879, H9880, H9881, H9884, H9885 [2AU]

White House Counsel's Office: preparation of task list relative to scandals affecting Clinton administration, H10207, H10208, H10209, H10210, H10211, H10212, H10213, H10215 [11SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1982 [7MR], H3384 [15AP], H3728 [23AP], H11524 [27SE]

Statements

Removal of Russian Troops From Kaliningrad: Central and East European Coalition, H11252 [26SE]

Tributes

Doyle, Charles P., E845 [20MY]

Emerson, Bill, H6725 [25JN]

Farrell, Frank and Floria, E1475 [2AU]

Lee, Mike, E1290 [16JY]

Levinson, Dan, E1290 [16JY]

Quesenberry, William and Mary Belle, E534 [16AP]

COX, EDWIN L.

Appointments

Library of Congress Trust Fund, H12259 [2OC]

COX, PAUL A.

Letters

Naming of A.P. Lutali as Indigenous Conservationist of the Year, S527 [26JA], E187 [6FE]

Naming of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (Tonga) as Indigenous Conservationist of the Year, S9081 [29JY], H8797 [30JY]

COYLE, BRIAN

Remarks in Senate

Waterbury, Ruth and David: Twin Cities-Upper Midwest Human Rights Campaign honorees, S12039 [30SE]

COYLE, ROBERT E.

Letters

Tribute: several lawyers, E1324 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1324 [18JY]

COYNE, WILLIAM J. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Appointments

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, H5732 [30MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (see H.R. 2846), H187 [4JA]

———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see H.R. 2847), H187 [4JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H331 [5JA]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H331 [5JA]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H6509 [18JN]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1252 [23FE]

Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H9706 [1AU]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 66), consideration (see H. Res. 424), H4423 [2MY]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8248 [23JY]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4800 [9MY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 520), H12194 [30SE]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Disasters: assist State and local governments in disaster relief (see H.R. 3032), H1775 [6MR]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 2834), H6184 [11JN]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel actions (see H.R. 2683), H1234 [9FE]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H5380 [21MY]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 2458, 3107), H1636 [29FE], H4397 [1MY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1325 [27FE]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H11396 [26SE]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1227 [1FE]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H8030 [18JY]

———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 1688), H1325 [27FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3425), H4800 [9MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H9566 [31JY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H7533 [12JY]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H5380 [21MY]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H3650 [18AP]

———liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H6531 [19JN]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 559), H5570 [23MY]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H5570 [23MY]

Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 620), H331 [5JA]

———level (see H.R. 619), H331 [5JA]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H1232 [6FE]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H7780 [17JY]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H90 [3JA]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H5501 [22MY]

———prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (see H.R. 3688), H9566 [31JY]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H737 [22JA]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H7533 [12JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Social Security: reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H5647 [29MY]

Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H10040 [4SE]

Taxation: credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 4176), H11229 [25SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H4503 [7MY]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3807), H7533 [12JY]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2879), H912 [25JA]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H12194 [30SE]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2272), H6286 [12JN]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H331 [5JA]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118, 3119), H7475 [11JY], H7658 [16JY]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H5380 [21MY]

World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5570 [23MY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10637 [19SE]

Black History Month: observance, H1504 [28FE]

Bloomfield, PA: Bloomfield Citizens Council Awards recipients, E799 [14MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7815 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5109 [15MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6267 [12JN]

Carlow College: Student of Spirit award recipients, E1526 [5SE]

———Woman of Spirit award recipients, E1533 [5SE]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7038 [27JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3299 [15AP]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6410 [13JN]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1748 [6MR]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, E1302 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), E1257 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), E1017 [6JN]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5542 [23MY]

Greek American Monthly (publication): anniversary, E311 [7MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2547 [20MR]

H. John Heinz III, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, Aspinwall, PA: designate, E1017 [6JN]

Klink, Representative: Greek American Monthly (publication) Hermes Award recipient, E311 [7MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7493 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7493 [12JY]

Minimum wage: level, H5542 [23MY]

Murphy, Carol A.: Carlow College Woman of Spirit award recipient, E791 [14MY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: promotion of bicycle safety and training, E1257 [11JY]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: observance, E1389 [26JY]

Palumbo, Antonio J.: tribute to LaRoche College Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration recipient, E1053 [11JN]

Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary of Children's Hospital poison prevention program, E332 [13MR]

Pittsburgh (PA) Observer: tribute to community service award recipients, E18 [4JA]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7815 [18JY]

Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (H.R. 2846), E13, E16 [4JA]

———earned income tax credit, H7815 [18JY]

World War II: Battle of Crete anniversary, H5145 [15MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Antonio J. Palumbo: LaRoche College Board of Trustees, E1054 [11JN]

Tributes

Calaboyias, Peter, E1479 [2AU]

Clinger, Representative, E1857 [30SE]

Gibbons, Representative, H4122 [30AP]

Jacobs, Representative, E1853 [30SE]

Myers, Representative, E1853 [30SE]

Walker, Representative, E1857 [30SE]

CRABB, JEREMIAH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1837 [30SE]

CRABB, TED

Eulogies

Meissner, Charles, S5560 [23MY]

CRABLE, STEPHEN E.

Opinion

Application of labor laws to Federal Express Corp. relative to designation as express company, S12101 [1OC], S12173-S12175 [2OC], S12222 [3OC]

CRAIG, CODY J.

Remarks in House

Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E695 [1MY]

CRAIG, DAVID G.

Remarks in House

Tennessee Education Association: Higher Education Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1465 [2AU]

CRAIG, LARRY E. (a Senator from Idaho)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S587 [31JA], S830, S852, S853 [1FE], S993 [6FE], S1014, S1055, S1150 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8484, S8486 [22JY], S8580 [23JY], S8645 [24JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2029, S2107 [14MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8120, S8226 [18JY], S8336, S8364, S8365, S8375, S8379 [19JY]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), S7907, S7912 [16JY]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6450, S6535 [19JN], S6582, S6587, S6613, S6614 [20JN], S6750 [24JN], S7255 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7827 [12JY]

———sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), S11441, S11462 [26SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10530, S10531, S10558, S10559 [13SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9710, S9747 [3SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9052, S9056, S9076 [29JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8631, S8667 [24JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3642 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4198 [25AP], S4340, S4341, S4343, S4348 [29AP]

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

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8120, S8226 [18JY], S8336, S8364, S8365, S8375, S8379 [19JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7160 [10JY]

Conferee: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, S1899 [12MR]

Articles and editorials

Congress Can Follow County Lead on Medical Savings Account, Boise (ID) Idaho Statesman, S3535 [18AP]

Hats Off to Mark Hatfield, S8489 [22JY]

Why We Stopped the Gulf War, Newsweek (publication), S10732 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

Banfro, Benjamin M.: relief (see S. 1515), S30 [3JA]

Coeur d'Alene River Basin: restoration and management of the watershed (see S. 1614), S2101 [14MR]

Dept. of the Interior: access to outfitter and guide services on Federal lands (see S. 2194), S12303 [3OC]

———provide loan guarantees for water supply, conservation, quality, and transmission projects (see S. 1564), S1083 [7FE]

———transfer certain facilities to the Burley Irrigation District (see S. 1921), S7179 [27JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 1936), S7492 [9JY]

Immigration: reform the temporary agricultural workers program (see S. 2174), S11973 [30SE]

Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (see S. 1981), S8468 [22JY]

Land use: treatment of Federal and non-Federal reclamation projects (see S. 1565), S1083 [7FE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without public participation and an express act of Congress (see S. 2092), S11033 [19SE]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1731), S4804 [7MY]

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

Tariff: epoxide resins (see S. 1781), S5378 [20MY]

———injection molding machines (see S. 1782), S5379 [20MY]

———semi-manufactured gold (see S. 1783), S5379 [20MY]

Water: adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees (see S. 1709), S4190 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1755), S6104 [11JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (see S. 1541), S492 [26JA]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see S. 1975), S8373 [19JY]

Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor for service during World War II (see S. Con. Res. 59), S5191 [16MY]

———relief (see S. 1770), S5191 [16MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S10690 [17SE]

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

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

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

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

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see S. 673), S1185 [9FE]

China, People's Republic of: proposed missile tests (see S. Con. Res. 43), S2332 [19MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 1726), S12000 [30SE]

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

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 1039), S1297 [23FE]

Courts: eliminate unanimous verdict requirement in Federal courts, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1426), S514 [26JA]

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

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52), S3792 [22AP]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S1368 [27FE]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (see S. 1712), S4316 [29AP]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (see S. 2078), S10600 [16SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exempt certain health care professionals from restrictions on certain outside activities (see S. 1752), S6104 [11JN]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S8555 [23JY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: technical amendments (see S. 1379), S559 [30JA]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify exemption for houseparents from minimum wage and overtime requirements (see S. 1554), S8555 [23JY]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629), S2422 [20MR]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see S. 1669), S6410 [18JN]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (see S. 704), S2244 [18MR]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see S. 1724), S4724 [6MY]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S313 [23JA]

Health: improve and expand clinical research programs (see S. 1534), S4677 [3MY]

———treatment of personal medical records and health care related information (see S. 1360), S1654 [7MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S5193 [16MY]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S1180 [9FE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Medicaid: preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see S. 1901), S9609 [2AU]

Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 1963), S10690 [17SE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 1964), S9968 [5SE]

Monuments and memorials: require compliance with certain environmental acts and an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (see S. 2150), S11540 [27SE]

Music: licensing (see S. 1628), S6104 [11JN]

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

National Baseball Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S2198 [15MR]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S1605 [6MR]

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

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

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

National Speak No Evil Day: designate (see S. Res. 151, 264), S6150 [12JN], S6225 [13JN]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see S. 1900), S9609 [2AU]

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

OSHA: reform regulatory process (see S. 1423), S4871 [8MY]

Patents: limit enforcement relative to medical and surgical procedures (see S. 1334), S559 [30JA]

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S589 [31JA]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see S. 1044), S7190 [27JN]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (see S. 1816), S5567 [23MY]

Rabin, Yitzhak: naming of American Promenade in Israel in commemoration (see S. Con. Res. 46), S1970 [13MR]

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

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1487, 1639), S4195 [25AP], S4807 [7MY]

Taxation: deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see S. 1741), S4937 [9MY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S5500 [22MY]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see S. 1519), S347 [24JA]

Ward Valley, CA: conveyance of land for construction of a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility (see S. 1596), S6150 [12JN]

Cloture motions

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

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2795 [25MR], S2924 [27MR]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR]

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

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

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

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1407 [29FE], S1511 [5MR], S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7743 [11JY], S7848, S7916 [16JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4160 [25AP]

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

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

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4672 [3MY], S4723 [6MY], S4781 [7MY], S4816 [8MY], S4922 [9MY], S4993 [14MY]

Letters

Agricultural program operation improvement: Bill Northey, National Corn Growers Association, S574 [31JA]

———Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S574 [31JA]

———Robert R. Petersen, Coalition for a Competitive Food Agricultural System, S575 [31JA]

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

Gasoline tax: Ron Carey, AFL-CIO, S4965 [13MY]

Medical savings account programs: several Senators, S3534 [18AP]

National Day observance by Republic of China: several Senators, S12012 [30SE]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Alan Caldwell, International Association of Fire Chiefs, S7843 [16JY]

———Senator Murkowski, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S7841, S7842 [16JY]

Price supports for sugar: Eugene Moos, Dept. of Agriculture, S1034 [7FE]

Puerto Rico self-determination: several Representatives, S9557, S9558 [2AU]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau, S4046 [24AP]

———Sharon M. Hughes, National Council of Agricultural Employees, S4046 [24AP]

Remarks by, on

Agricultural Research Service: yellowstar thistle research funding, S8454 [22JY]

Agriculture: extend farm programs (S. 1523), S303 [23JA]

———extend farm programs (S. 1523), unanimous-consent agreement, S305, S307 [23JA]

———immigrant worker program requirements, S8485, S8487 [22JY]

———improve operation of certain programs, S303, S304 [23JA]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3049 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S573, S574, S575, S584, S587 [31JA], S725 [1FE], S877 [6FE], S1012, S1013, S1014, S1026, S1034, S1039 [7FE]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture, S8592 [24JY]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (S. Res. 277), S7494 [9JY]

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

———reform Market Promotion Program, S1026 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8442, S8454, S8485, S8487 [22JY], S8533, S8539 [23JY], S8592 [24JY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2987 [27MR]

———making continuing, S307 [23JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1851, S1852 [12MR], S2015, S2029, S2083 [14MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4167 [25AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11921 [30SE]

Armed Forces: prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (S. 1370), S526 [26JA]

Atlanta, GA: arrest of Taiwanese students for waving flags at Olympic games, S9623 [2AU]

Baker, Vernon J.: Medal of Honor recipient, S5205 [16MY]

Boise State University: live animal research and holding facility funding, S10319 [11SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, S4766 [7MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5662 [3JN], S5830, S5832, S5833, S5834 [5JN], S5886, S5915 [6JN], S5958 [7JN]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, S2083 [14MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S14 [3JA], S75, S78 [5JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), veto, S304 [23JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8104, S8120 [18JY], S8363 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5436 [21MY]

Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8757, S8809 [25JY]

Casey, Gregory S.: election as Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, S10099, S10100 [10SE]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), S7913 [16JY]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts, S2148 [15MR]

———observance of National Day, S12012 [30SE]

Coeur d'Alene River Basin: restoration and management of the watershed (S. 1614), S2101 [14MR]

Colorado: formation and funding of Animas La Plata water storage project, S9094 [30JY]

Corp. for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety: abolish, S7101, S7110 [27JN]

Crime: require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), S4876 [8MY]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 1712), S4320, S4321 [29AP]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1498 [5MR]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, S1372 [27FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: protect water rights of cities and farmers relative to water supply facility applications, S1012 [7FE]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, S8442 [22JY], S8533 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6450, S6453, S6484 [19JN], S6588, S6589, S6591 [20JN], S7101, S7110 [27JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, S10039 [9SE], S10731, S10732 [18SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7758 [11JY], S7929 [17JY]

———plasma quench technology development, S7929 [17JY]

Dept. of Energy: acceptance of high-level nuclear waste relative to public safety, health, and the environment, S9220, S9221 [31JY]

———Idaho National Engineering Laboratory funding, S9100 [30JY]

Dept. of the Interior: access to outfitter and guide services on Federal lands (S. 2194), S12308 [3OC]

———provide loan guarantees for water supply, conservation, quality, and transmission projects (S. 1564), S1084 [7FE]

———transfer certain facilities to the Burley Irrigation District (S. 1921), S7326 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10596 [16SE], S10655 [17SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10319 [11SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9829, S9832 [4SE], S9963, S9964 [5SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S4285 [29AP], S9686 [3SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9094, S9100 [30JY]

EPA: review of ambient air quality standards for particulate matter, S9829 [4SE], S9963, S9964 [5SE]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, S7361 [8JY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement, S8120 [18JY]

Firearms: Civilian Marksmanship Program funding, S7101, S7110 [27JN]

Floods: disaster assistance to Pacific Northwestern States, S1851, S1852 [12MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8757, S8809 [25JY]

Forest Service: administration of log exports, S11921 [30SE]

Forests: identification of high-fire-risk areas, cleanup of accumulated forest fuels, and development of long-term fire prevention plan, S10571 [16SE]

———improve the health of forests on public lands (S. 391), S5520 [23MY], S10571 [16SE]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program, S2015 [14MR]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7457 [9JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, S9547 [2AU]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S76 [5JA]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1271), S4663 [3MY]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7667 [10JY], S7758 [11JY], S7841, S7843, S7846, S7856, S7860 [16JY], S9220, S9221, S9226, S9251, S9252, S9253 [31JY]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), unanimous-consent agreement, S8593 [24JY]

Health: medical savings account programs, S3532, S3534 [18AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3532, S3534 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4043, S4045, S4046 [24AP], S4289, S4302, S4303 [29AP]

———reform the temporary agricultural workers program, S4289, S4302, S4303 [29AP]

———reform the temporary agricultural workers program (S. 2174), S11987 [30SE]

INS: open-field searches relative to probable occurrences of illegal acts, S4043, S4045, S4046 [24AP]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, S10552 [13SE], S10731, S10732 [18SE]

———U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (S. Res. 288), S9938 [5SE]

Japan: negotiate Semiconductor Trade Agreement, S6450, S6453 [19JN]

Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (S. 1981), S8477 [22JY]

Land use: treatment of Federal and non-Federal reclamation projects (S. 1565), S1084 [7FE]

Low Income Housing Preservation and Homeownership Act: funding, S9832 [4SE]

LSC: funding, S4167 [25AP]

———payment for attorney's fees and expenses relative to certain actions, S2029 [14MR]

Lumber industry: impact of subsidized lumber from Canada on market share and employment in the U.S., S570, S571 [31JA]

Medicare: reform, S5914 [6JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3814 [23AP]

Minimum wage: level, S4043, S4045 [24AP], S7457 [9JY]

Mining and mineral resources: moratorium on mining patents claims, S12290 [3OC]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without public participation and an express act of Congress (S. 2092), S11033 [19SE]

———require compliance with certain environmental acts and an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (S. 2150), S11553 [27SE]

NAFTA: dispute settlement system for antidumping and countervailing duties, S12038 [30SE]

National Forest Management Act: anniversary, S11564 [27SE]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1731), S4807 [7MY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, S11105 [20SE]

Northern Forest: implement certain management reforms, S8539 [23JY]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: preemption of inconsistent or duplicative Federal, State, and local environmental laws, S9226 [31JY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S4964, S4965 [13MY]

———gasoline tax, S4876 [8MY], S4964, S4965 [13MY]

Public lands: convey certain reclamation project lands to beneficiaries of the projects and devise a distribution scheme for such revenues (S. 620), S7326 [28JN]

———domestic livestock grazing fees, S10596 [16SE], S10655 [17SE]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2598, S2603, S2604, S2605 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8104, S8120 [18JY], S8363 [19JY]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (S. 2019), S9555, S9559 [2AU]

Senate: legislative priorities, S7758 [11JY]

———legislative program, S330 [23JA], S7758 [11JY], S9209 [31JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S5832 [5JN]

———trust funds' solvency, S5914 [6JN]

Taxation: deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (S. 1741), S4938 [9MY]

———rates, S3260, S3261 [15AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses, S8363 [19JY]

Utah: designate additional lands for Goshute Indian Reservation (H.R. 2464), S11051 [19SE]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act: amend, S6588, S6589, S6591 [20JN], S10039 [9SE]

Water: adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees (S. 1709), S4195 [25AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: International Association of Fire Chiefs, S7843 [16JY]

Summaries

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664): Temporary Agriculutural Workers Program Amendment, S4290 [29AP]

Texts of

S. 1709, adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees, S4195 [25AP]

S. 1981, Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef, S8477 [22JY]

S. 2174, temporary agricultural workers program reform, S11988-S11990 [30SE]

Transcripts

Executive Shutdown Statistics Miss the Mark: CNN broadcast, S76 [5JA]

Tributes

Dole, Senator, S6054, S6110 [11JN]

Simon, Senator, S5915 [6JN]

CRAIN, GERTRUDE R.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S8671 [24JY]

CRAIN, KEITH

Addresses

U.S. Automobile Industry Anniversary, E1431 [1AU]

CRAMER, CYNTHIA S.

Letters

Education programs funding level, S1812 [12MR]

CRAMER, ROBERT E. (BUD), JR. (a Representative from Alabama)

Amendments offered by, to

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H4530 [7MY], H5593 [29MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H1325 [27FE]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H1986 [7MR]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H2122 [12MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H2316 [14MR]

Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H4397 [1MY]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10108 [5SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

———use of mediators in discussions between Congress and the President to produce a balanced budget (see H. Con. Res. 137), H1138 [31JA]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11230 [25SE]

Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see H.R. 938), H1507 [28FE]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H10236 [11SE]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6423 [17JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program (see H.R. 4013), H9924 [2AU]

Disasters: tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York (see H. Con. Res. 204), H8598 [26JY]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H5753 [30MY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (see H.R. 1227), H3387 [15AP]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H5052 [14MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H5380 [21MY]

Federal employees: payment of retirement and separation incentives and reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions (see H.R. 2751), H1663 [4MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H5501 [22MY]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR], H4303 [30AP]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H10108 [5SE]

———regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H3820 [24AP]

House of Representatives: official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2841), H187 [4JA]

———prohibit recess or adjournment during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H. Res. 332), H187 [4JA]

House Rules: postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (see H. Res. 358), H1325 [27FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H6765 [25JN]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H2867 [26MR]

———provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H187 [4JA]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see H.R. 2337), H2950 [27MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1325 [27FE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H3387 [15AP]

Medicare: medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H2467 [19MR]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H7114 [8JY]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H3387 [15AP]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H3387 [15AP]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H187 [4JA]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10040 [4SE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H3388 [15AP]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 499, 2651), H331 [5JA], H1986 [7MR]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5173 [15MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H11048 [24SE]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H8557 [25JY]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H3387 [15AP]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790), H8248 [23JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H6415 [13JN]

———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H1636 [29FE]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H3581 [17AP]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3538), H11527 [27SE]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 3952), H9921 [2AU]

Taxation: clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H2466 [19MR]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H3231 [29MR]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

TVA: prohibit imposition of performance deposits for residential shoreline alterations (see H.R. 3853), H10108 [5SE]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H2950 [27MR]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H11527 [27SE]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H10430 [16SE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1775 [6MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4503 [7MY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1431 [28FE]

———price supports for peanuts, H1431 [28FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7981, H7986 [18JY]

Dept. of Justice: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funding, H8167 [23JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8167, H8214 [23JY]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8214 [23JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8347, H8349 [24JY]

Merrill, Eunice: Alabama 5th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2661 [21MR]

NASA: funding, H5677 [30MY]

National Weather Service: funding, H5703 [30MY]

———streamline the certification process for closing an office, H5580, H5593 [29MY]

NSF: funding, H5596, H5597 [29MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7981, H7986 [18JY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5580, H5593, H5596, H5597 [29MY], H5677, H5693, H5703 [30MY]

Space policy: space station program funding, H5693 [30MY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3530, H3544 [17AP]

TVA: funding, H8347, H8349 [24JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2663 [21MR]

Tributes

Bevill, Representative, H10584 [18SE], H10667 [19SE]

Browder, Representative, H10584 [18SE], H10667 [19SE]

CRANE, EARL R.

Remarks in House

Health care facilities: dedication of the Dr. Earl R. Crane Children's Dental Health Center, E1804 [28SE]

CRANE, MARGARET

Articles and editorials

One Child at a Time, S1373 [27FE]

CRANE, PHILIP M. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, H8581 [26JY]

———H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, H10971 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

All the News That Fits Our Biases, John Leo, U.S. News & World Report (publication), E1007 [6JN]

Bad Solution for the Wrong Problem—How Forcing Up the Minimum Wage Hurts Those Who Need Help Most, Herman Cain, American Enterprise (publication), H9858 [2AU]

Campaign Fund-Raiser Admits Guilt, Jim Haner and Mark Matthews, Baltimore (MD) Sun, E924 [24MY]

Democrat Guilty of Laundering Contributions, Mary Pemberton, Washington (DC) Times, E925 [24MY]

Gold Isn't a Wacko Idea, Detroit (MI) News, E1730 [27SE]

Indian Ex-Premier Quits Congress Party, Washington (DC) Post, E1751 [27SE]

Partial-Birth Abortion Is Bad Medicine, Nancy G. Romer, Pamela E. Smith, Curtis R. Cook, and Joseph L. DeCook, Wall Street Journal, E1709 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2853), H330 [5JA]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 4198), H11394 [26SE]

Foreign trade: provide President with proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip (see H.R. 3074), H2223 [13MR]

———technical corrections in legislation (see H.R. 3815), H7657 [16JY]

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange (H.R. 400), return to Senate (see H. Res. 554), H12193 [30SE]

NAFTA: U.S. participation in Coordinating Secretariat (see H.R. 3075), H2223 [13MR]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 3161), H2866 [26MR]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3786), H7473 [11JY]

Taxation: clarify restrictions on the lobbying and campaign activities of churches (see H.R. 2910), H1137 [31JA]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H1137 [31JA]

———treatment of tips (see H.R. 3667), H6508 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 3926), H9566 [31JY]

———policy regarding military service by homosexuals (see H.R. 3925), H9566 [31JY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H1636 [29FE]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H2124 [12MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H1226 [1FE]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H8375 [24JY]

———prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H10721 [19SE]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H10524 [17SE]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H2224 [13MR]

———express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H1775 [6MR]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10525 [17SE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H8635 [29JY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H9925 [2AU]

Firearms: restore second amendment constitutional rights (see H.R. 2470), H10111 [9SE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 121), H1226 [1FE]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4303 [30AP]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H10602 [18SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

———improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (see H.R. 4230), H11525 [27SE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H5288 [16MY]

Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H6915 [26JN]

Human rights: protect the right to life of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1625), H4503 [7MY]

IRS: recognize qualified delivery services in addition to the Postal Service for purposes of timely filing of tax documents (see H.R. 3086), H2315 [14MR]

Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 2582), H5501 [22MY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5288 [16MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3481), H5287 [16MY]

Mongolia: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 4086), H10524 [17SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H774 [23JA]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H913 [25JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4303 [30AP]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H2123 [12MR]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 3690), H10525 [17SE]

Railroads: implementation of exemptions to train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings (see H. Con. Res. 201), H8557 [25JY]

———improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H5299 [20MY]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3834), H7779 [17JY]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see H.R. 4159), H11230 [25SE]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see H.R. 2924), H1223 [1FE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4503 [7MY]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H1508 [28FE]

———regulations relative to relocation of professional teams, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2740), H6915 [26JN]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H4303 [30AP]

Taxation: application of retail tax relative to certain heavy duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 4090), H11527 [27SE]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3427), H4800 [9MY]

———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 2864), H774 [23JA]

———repeal the withholding of income taxes and require individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis (see H.R. 3343), H4503 [7MY]

———suspension of tax on ozone-depleting chemicals used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 3416), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H5934 [5JN]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H1635 [29FE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5934 [5JN]

Letters

Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China: Business Coalition for U.S.-China Trade, H7004-H7006 [27JN]

NSF procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations: by, S9951 [5SE]

Shipbuilding loan guarantee program: Hugo Paemen, European Union, H6318 [13JN]

———Karsten Klepsvik, Embassy of Norway, H6318 [13JN]

———Kunihiko Saito, Embassy of Japan, H6318 [13JN]

———P.M. Olberg, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, H6318 [13JN]

Vaisakhi Day message relative to the birthday of the Sikh Nation: Gurmit S. Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E612 [24AP]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, E1709 [26SE]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), H10071 [5SE]

———prohibit members from wearing U.N. uniform items, H10071 [5SE]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (S. 1518), return to Senate (H. Res. 387), H2577 [21MR]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2853), H1673, H1674 [5MR]

Cambodia: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1642), H10344, H10345 [12SE]

CF Industries, Inc.: anniversary, E423 [22MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7004, H7015 [27JN]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8733 [30JY]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11327 [26SE]

Customs Service: tribute, E83 [25JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6620 [19JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6912 [26JN]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6794 [25JN]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 4198), E1725 [26SE]

Foreign trade: extension of Generalized System of Preferences Program, H9858 [2AU]

———provide President with proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip (H.R. 3074), H3414 [16AP]

———technical corrections in legislation (H.R. 3815), H8673, H8679 [30JY], H12152, H12164 [28SE]

Gadhia, Lalit H.: handling of political contributions from the Indian Embassy, E923 [24MY]

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange (H.R. 400), return to Senate (H. Res. 554), H12164 [28SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H5477 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9858 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448)s, conference report, H9857 [2AU]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9809 [1AU]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2536 [20MR], H2593 [21MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2593 [21MR]

India: anniversary of Golden Temple Massacre, E955 [30MY]

———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E443 [25MR], E955 [30MY], E1393 [29JY]

———self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (H. Con. Res. 32), E923 [24MY]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (H.R. 1425), E611 [24AP], E923 [24MY]

International Customs Day: observance, E83 [25JA]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9436 [31JY]

Minimum wage: level, H9857 [2AU]

Money: reestablish Gold Standard, E1730 [27SE]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H6620 [19JN]

News media: responsibility to report news objectively, E1007 [6JN]

NSF: repeal certain limitations on procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to Dept. of Commerce antidumping determinations, H6912 [26JN]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6295, H6297, H6298, H6317, H6321, H6322 [13JN]

Puerto Rico: repeal of certain corporate tax credits, H5477 [22MY]

Rao, P.V. Narasimha: indictment relative to fraudulent dealings, E1750 [27SE]

Rolling Meadows, IL: tribute to Rolling Meadows Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E765 [10MY]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), H7589, H7590 [16JY]

Ships and vessels: shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6317, H6321, H6322 [13JN]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (H.R. 3786), E1259 [11JY]

Taxation: clarify restrictions on the lobbying and campaign activities of churches (H.R. 2910), E123 [1FE]

———treatment of small businesses (H.R. 2911), E117 [31JA]

———treatment of tips (H.R. 3667), E1101 [18JN]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2266 [14MR]

Votes: position on missed, E1539 [5SE]

World Trade Organization: ruling on enforcement of GATT relative to environmental laws, E174 [5FE]

Reports

Arrest of Balbir S. Dhillon: Harshinder Singh, Amrik Singh and J.S. Dhillon, Human Rights Wing (organization), E1393 [29JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3815, technical corrections in foreign trade legislation, H8673-H8678 [30JY]

Transcripts

Disappearances in Punjab: Ram Narayan Kumar and Lorenz Skerjanz, E443 [25MR]

Tributes

Gibbons, Representative, H4127 [30AP], H12165 [28SE]

CRANSTON, RI

Lists

Cranston, RI, Western Little League All-Star team, S9963 [5SE]

Remarks in House

Sports: tribute to Cranston Western Little League All-Stars baseball team, E1508 [4SE]

Remarks in Senate

Sports: tribute to Cranston Western Little League All-Stars baseball team, S9962 [5SE]

CRAPO, MICHAEL D. (a Representative from Idaho)

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1951 [7MR]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H7742 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of the Interior: transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka Project to the Burley Irrigation District (see H.R. 4295), H12174 [28SE]

Health: regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H3581 [17AP]

Water: adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees (see H.R. 3326), H4109 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 3795), H7474 [11JY]

Air pollution: exempt agricultural activities from certain permit requirements (see H.R. 1900), H1138 [31JA]

Appropriations: establish automatic continuing appropriations (see H.R. 4094), H10524 [17SE]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H6006 [6JN]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H6509 [18JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish (see H.R. 2506), H1636 [29FE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H2665 [21MR]

Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 2396), H9706 [1AU]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

———sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (see H.R. 4108), H10602 [18SE]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3867), H8635 [29JY]

Drugs: review use of radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 3065), H3387 [15AP]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H6509 [18JN]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3391), H7154 [9JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Financial institutions: provide State credit union representation on the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1998), H6509 [18JN]

Firearms: restore second amendment constitutional rights (see H.R. 2470), H8557 [25JY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Foreign trade: imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber products (see H.R. 2802), H1226 [1FE]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H3388 [15AP]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H11230 [25SE]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H2950 [27MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H11396 [26SE]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H3650 [18AP]

Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft (see H.R. 2568), H774 [23JA]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H774 [23JA]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H4303 [30AP]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without public participation and an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4120), H10720 [19SE]

———require an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (see H.R. 4147), H11047 [24SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H2665 [21MR]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H1508 [28FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H6532 [19JN]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H2123 [12MR]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H2123 [12MR]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H6691 [20JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6117 [10JN]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H6765 [25JN]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4801 [9MY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H4800 [9MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H5753 [30MY]

Taxation: incentives for the conservation of endangered species (see H.R. 2364), H737 [22JA]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H2467 [19MR]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8375 [24JY]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Taylor, Meredith, E624 [25AP]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2615 [21MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1425, H1474 [28FE], H1533, H1542 [29FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1474 [28FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1952, H1954 [7MR]

Budget: establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, H1952, H1954 [7MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: award grants relative to development of progressive food production methods, H1533 [29FE]

Dept. of the Interior: transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka Project to the Burley Irrigation District (H.R. 4295), E1819 [30SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8368 [24JY]

EPA: cluster rule relative to pulp and paper industry, E1570 [11SE]

Health: regulation of pharmacists (H.R. 3260), E558 [17AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2615 [21MR]

Nuclear energy: pyroprocessing and electrometallurgical treatment programs funding, H8368 [24JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9868 [2AU]

Votes: position on missed, E1240 [11JY]

Water: adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees (H.R. 3326), E643 [25AP]

———availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, H9868 [2AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5931 [5JN]

Tributes

Boger, William H., IV, H3206 [29MR]

CRAWFORD, NE

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of the Interior: convey to Crawford, NE, the Crawford National Fish Hatchery (see H.R. 3287), H3730 [23AP]

Remarks in House

Dept. of the Interior: convey to Crawford, NE, the Crawford National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 3287), H8682, H8683 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Interior: convey to Crawford, NE, the Crawford National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 3287), S11054 [19SE]

Reports filed

Crawford National Fish Hatchery Conveyance to Crawford, NE: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3287) (H. Rept. 104-700), H8374 [24JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3287, Crawford National Fish Hatchery conveyance to Crawford, NE, H8682 [30JY]

CRAWFORD, VICTOR

Remarks in House

Tribute, E279 [6MR]

CRAWFORD, VICTOR L.

Articles and editorials

Former Lawmaker, Lobbyist Is Remembered by Friends—Glendening Eulogizes Antismoking Activist, S3239 [29MR]

Victor Crawford, 63—Opposed Smoking, S3239 [29MR]

Victor Crawford, Crusader Against Smoking, Dies at 63—Cancer Victim Once Was Tobacco Lobbyist, S3240 [29MR]

Victor L. Crawford, Maryland, Antismoking Activist, Dies, S3239 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3239 [29MR]

CRAYCROFT, AARON A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E252 [29FE]

CREAGAN, JAMES F.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Ambassador to Honduras: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

CREATIVE REVENUES COMMISSION

Remarks in House

Establish (H.R. 2526), H967-H969 [30JA]

CREDIT related term(s) Consumers

Addresses

Princeton University Commencement: President Clinton, S5745-S5747 [4JN]

Amendments

SBA: enhance safety and soundness of the Small Business Investment Company Program (S. 1784), S8923, S8936 [25JY]

Analyses

Small Business Investment Company Improvement Act (S. 1784), S8935 [25JY]

Appointments

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: members, H7991 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Crackdown on Immigrants Is Restricting Scholarships, S5651 [24MY]

Foreign Treasures, S5650 [24MY]

Student Loans—Direct Lending vs. Special Pleas, S348 [24JA]

University Should Pick Best Loan Program for Its Students, E1676 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see H.R. 2973), H1324 [27FE]

Business and industry: establish requirements relative to rent-to-own transactions (see H.R. 3003), H1715 [5MR]

Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to surety bonding requirements (see H.R. 3702), H6711 [24JN]

Consumer Credit Protection Act: amend consumer lease provisions (see H.R. 3515), H5501 [22MY]

Consumers: require standard annual percentage rate of interest to open certain credit card accounts (see H.R. 4320), H12174 [28SE]

Crime: treatment of the production, sale, transportation, or possession of fictitious financial instruments (see H.R. 2986), H1507 [28FE]

Dept. of HUD: establish performance funds through consolidation of certain housing programs (see H.R. 3740), H7106 [27JN]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 3093), H2315 [14MR]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see S. 2054; H.R. 3002), S9853 [4SE], H1663 [4MR]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H8094 [22JY]

Federal employees: prohibit use of credit cards (see H.R. 2968), H1251 [23FE]

———provide guaranteed loans for furloughed employees from their thrift savings plans during a Government shutdown (see S. 1576), S1345 [27FE]

———provide interest-free loans to furloughed employees (see H.R. 2842), H187 [4JA]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: authorization of loans and participation requirements relative to community development (see H.R. 3349), H4302 [30AP]

———reform and modernize (see H.R. 3167), H2949 [27MR]

Financial institutions: prohibit removal of certain members of the National Credit Union Administration Board and the Board of Directors of the FDIC (see H.R. 3976), H9922 [2AU]

———reduce paperwork and regulatory burdens (see H.R. 4079), H10430 [16SE]

Gambling: prohibit extensions (see H.R. 4337), H12251 [1OC]

Government: improve debt-collection and credit evaluation practices (see H.R. 3809), H7533 [12JY]

Housing: adjust mortgage loan limits (see H.R. 4063), H10385 [12SE]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

San Diego County, CA: provide loan guarantee to Olivenhain Water Storage Project (see H.R. 3851), H8029 [18JY]

SBA: enhance safety and soundness of the Small Business Investment Company Program (see S. 1784), S5379 [20MY]

Taxation: extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see S. 2057), S9967 [5SE]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H5753 [30MY]

Letters

Insurance reserve treatment of financial guaranty insurance: Edward J. Muhl, New York Dept. of Insurance, E1254 [11JY]

Nomination of Ann Jorgenson to the Farm Credit Administration Board: Bill Northey, National Corn Growers Association, S10402 [12SE]

———Douglas P. Lindgren, Iowa Soybean Association, S10402 [12SE]

———Ed Wiederstein, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, S10402 [12SE]

———H. Lynn Horak, S10402 [12SE]

———John Long, American Soybean Association, S10402 [12SE]

———Senator Grassley, S10401 [12SE]

———Terry E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa, S10402 [12SE]

Olivenhain Water Storage Project: Maureen Stapleton, San Diego County, CA, Water Authority, E1326 [18JY]

Student debt reductions: Georgia K. Prell, Pennsylvania Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, E1334 [22JY]

Student loan program administrative expenses: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5260 [17MY]

———Senator Simon, S5261 [17MY]

Tax treatment of bad debt reserves of financial institutions which are required to convert to banks: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), S11899 [30SE]

Messages

CCC Report: President Clinton, S5491 [22MY], H5431 [22MY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2973), E226-E228 [28FE]

Bankruptcy: reform regulations, E1738 [27SE]

Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to surety bonding requirements (H.R. 3702), E1151 [24JN]

Consumer Credit Protection Act: amend consumer lease provisions (H.R. 3515), E885-E887 [23MY]

Dept. of Commerce: issuing of Government credit cards to employees, H1702 [5MR]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (H.R. 3002), E265 [4MR]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (H.R. 3863), H10120-H10123 [10SE], E1334 [22JY]

———student financial aid programs, H7211, H7222, H7223, H7227 [10JY], H7332, H7333 [11JY], H9988 [4SE]

———student loan programs, H808-H810, H814 [24JA], H873-H875 [25JA], H1402 [28FE], H1723 [6MR], H1798, H1871 [7MR], H2036 [12MR], H2227, H2233, H2234, H2236 [14MR], H2461 [19MR], H3473-H3475 [16AP], H4099 [25AP], H4804 [10MY], H5185, H5186 [16MY], H6260 [12JN], H6632 [20JN], H6977 [27JN], H7528-H7530 [12JY], H7993 [18JY], H8810-H8814 [30JY], H9993-H9996 [4SE], E1676 [24SE], E1692 [25SE]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), H33-H48 [3JA]

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.: improve operation (H.R. 2130), H48 [3JA]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (H.R. 3167), E470 [28MR]

FHA: mortgage loan reform, H6780 [25JN], H6934 [26JN]

Financial institutions: reduce paperwork and regulatory burdens, E1904 [2OC]

Gambling: prohibit extensions (H.R. 4337), E1898 [1OC]

Housing: restructure mortgages for FHA-insured down payment procedures, E1720 [26SE]

Israel: loan guarantees, E632 [25AP]

National Credit Management Corp.: collection of money owed to Federal Government, H2471 [20MR]

Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners, H1275, H1276 [27FE]

San Diego County, CA: provide loan guarantee to Olivenhain Water Storage Project (H.R. 3851), E1326 [18JY]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 3556), H5982 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

AID: Microenterprise Program funding, S8860, S8861 [25JY]

Consumers: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies, S11869 [30SE]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (S. 2054), S9855 [4SE]

———student financial aid programs, S7814 [12JY]

———student loan programs, S292 [23JA], S348 [24JA], S1852 [12MR], S4171 [25AP], S4403 [30AP], S5259-S5262 [17MY], S5353 [20MY], S10049-S10051 [9SE], S11537 [27SE]

———tuition assistance, student loans, and tax credits for college, S5745, S5751 [4JN]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), S531, S538 [26JA]

Federal employees: provide guaranteed loans for furloughed employees from their thrift savings plans during a Government shutdown (S. 1576), S1353 [27FE]

Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector (S. 337), S9450 [1AU]

———regulations relative to review of credit reports, S12349 [3OC]

Immigration: access to student loan programs relative to certain illegal immigrants, S5650 [24MY]

Jorgenson, Ann: nomination to the Farm Credit Administration, S11754 [28SE]

———nomination to the Farm Credit Administration Board, S10401 [12SE]

Railroads: infrastructure and safety improvement loan guarantees, S9146, S9147 [30JY]

SBA: enhance safety and soundness of the Small Business Investment Company Participating Securities Program, S7442, S7443 [9JY]

———enhance safety and soundness of the Small Business Investment Company Program (S. 1784), S5379 [20MY], S8931-S8938 [25JY], S11889 [30SE]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: loan guarantee programs, S10913 [19SE]

Taxation: extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (S. 2057), S9967, S9968 [5SE]

———treatment of bad debt reserves of financial institutions which are required to convert to banks (H.R. 2494), S11899 [30SE]

Reports filed

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Operation Improvements: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2130) (H. Rept. 104-446), H186 [4JA]

Financial Institutions Regulatory Process and Paperwork Requirements Reform: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 104-103), H6508 [18JN]

Nomination of Ann Jorgenson to the Farm Credit Administration: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S12303 [3OC]

Permit Financial Institutions Under the Federal Family Education Loan Program To Pay Origination Fees of Borrowers: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3863) (H. Rept. 104-775), H10107 [5SE]

Small Business Investment Company Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 1784), S6849 [25JN]

Texts of

H.R. 2029, Farm Credit System Reform Act, S531-S538 [26JA], H34-H47 [3JA]

S. 1784, Small Business Investment Company Improvement Act, S5380-S5382 [20MY], S8931-S8933, S8936-S8938 [25JY]

Transcripts

Student Loan Programs: Gil Gross, CBS Radio Network, H7994 [18JY]

CREDIT CARDS see Credit

CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Credit unions: tribute, E1705 [26SE]

CREDIT UNIONS see Financial Institutions

CREECH, JOANNA

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S998 [6FE]

CREMADES, DARIO J.

Testimonies

Families of Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents Assistance Requirements, S12169 [2OC]

CREMEANS, FRANK A. (a Representative from Ohio)

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5501 [22MY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10721 [19SE]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H10040 [4SE]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H3650 [18AP]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1363), H2950 [27MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H5173 [15MY]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

———penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement officer (see H.R. 1573), H6423 [17JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for lymphangioleimyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H6764 [25JN]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 3167), H2949 [27MR]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H2224 [13MR]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 127), H2316 [14MR]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H10525 [17SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 2202), H1775 [6MR]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H11527 [27SE]

Medicare: permit geographic reclassification of hospitals relative to payment adjustments (see H.R. 3942), H9705 [1AU]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H1325 [27FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3581 [17AP]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2316 [14MR]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6691 [20JN]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (see H.R. 4073), H10386 [12SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 3275), H4303 [30AP]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H973 [30JA]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

———preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H11048 [24SE]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H5935 [5JN]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H5501 [22MY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H3650 [18AP]

Remarks by, on

Comptroller of the Currency: funding for regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries, H7690 [17JY]

Dayton Power and Light Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1499 [2AU]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7690 [17JY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4567 [8MY]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (H.R. 3008), H4142 [30AP]

CRESSKILL, NJ

Remarks in Senate

Cresskill High School: tribute for HIV/AIDS seminar, S4952 [9MY]

CRESTA, BRIAN M.

Letters

Managed health care requirements, E1031 [7JN]

CRIME related term(s) Terrorism

Addresses

Days of Remembrance Commemoration: Benjamin Meed, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, E953 [30MY]

———Miles Lerman, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, E957 [30MY]

Domestic Policy for Law Enforcement: Eugene T. Rossides, H60-H64 [3JA]

Fighting Terrorism—Challenges for the Peacemakers: Warren M. Christopher, Sec. of State, E895 [24MY]

`Private' Gambling and Public Morality: George Anastaplo, S9449 [1AU]

Prosecuting War Criminals: Richard Goldstone, S12018-S12020 [30SE]

Third Nuremberg Reunion: Senator Dodd, S3411 [16AP]

Advertisements

Sports celebrity campaign to prevent domestic and sexual violence, E1836 [30SE]

Amendments

Computers: prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (S. 982), S10865, S10886, S10887, S10888 [18SE]

Courts: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4430 [6MY], H4475, H4476, H4481, H4482, H4483, H4485, H4487, H4488 [7MY]

———protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), S10862, S10864, S10865, S10883, S10884, S10885 [18SE], H12137 [28SE]

Drugs: penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), S12319, S12376 [3OC]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S10708, S10709, S10721, S10722 [17SE]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse prevention (S. 919), S8297, S8309 [18JY]

Firearms: increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (S. 1612), S12321, S12390 [3OC]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 704), S8058 [17JY]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), S8923, S8939 [25JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2124 [12MR], H2224 [13MR], H2440, H2446, H2447, H2448, H2450, H2451, H2456 [19MR], H2476, H2481, H2484, H2487, H2496, H2507, H2518, H2520, H2522, H2527, H2530 [20MR], H2589, H2603, H2605, H2612, H2627 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2370 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3281, S3301, S3302, S3303, S3317, S3318, S3319 [15AP], S3634 [18AP], S3999 [23AP], S4013, S4014, S4017, S4018, S4019, S4020, S4049, S4056, S4058, S4075, S4076, S4077, S4078, S4079, S4080 [24AP], S4116, S4160, S4180, S4196, S4197, S4198, S4224, S4249 [25AP], S4311, S4313, S4328, S4331, S4334, S4335, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4342, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351 [29AP], S4378, S4384, S4388, S4390, S4391, S4393, S4396, S4398, S4412, S4414, S4415, S4426, S4427, S4428, S4431, S4434, S4435, S4436, S4439, S4440, S4443 [30AP], S4457, S4466, S4468, S4490, S4495, S4498, S4503, S4505, S4513, S4560, S4561 [1MY], S4581, S4585, S4592, S4595, S4628 [2MY]

Religion: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S6937, S7041 [26JN], H6980 [27JN]

Sex offenses: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S8777, S8871 [25JY]

Stalking: interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims (H.R. 2980), S8829, S8922 [25JY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2164, H2166, H2176, H2179, H2180, H2181, H2185, H2187, H2188, H2190, H2192 [13MR], H2247, H2250 [14MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 405), H3604 [18AP]

Analyses

Child Pornography Prevention Act (S. 1237), S11842 [30SE]

Church Arson Prevention Act (S. 1890), S6525 [19JN]

Economic Espionage Act (H.R. 3723), S12212-S12214 [2OC]

Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act (S. 2096), S11038-S11040 [19SE]

Felony Violations for Evasion of Child Support Obligations (S. 2180), S11995 [30SE]

Juvenile Justice Modernization Act (S. 2062), S10199-S10201 [10SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, S4984 [13MY], H10195 [11SE]

———S. 735, Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act, S2734 [21MR], H2304 [14MR]

———S. 1136, Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act, H5781 [4JN]

National Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement, H8234 [23JY]

Articles and editorials

About-Face, S1596 [6MR]

Abroad at Home—Secrecy and Justice, S6511 [19JN]

Accusations of Coddling Criminals Aimed at Two Judges in New York, H2310 [14MR]

Adopt a Sense of Outrage, S5714 [4JN]

Alameda Joins East Bay Cities in Shooting Down Junk Guns, S8302 [18JY]

Alien Smugglers Are Packing Cars for Perilous Trek, E406 [21MR]

Attention All Unabomber Wannabes, S3454 [17AP]

Babyfood Bombs, S3454 [17AP]

Basic Rights Swept Aside in Rush To Fight Terrorism, E341 [13MR]

Bay Area Homicides, S8303 [18JY]

Big Name Indicted, Gaming Task Force Says, H8041 [22JY]

Border Crosser, Told To Pack No Provisions, Dies in Mountains, E406 [21MR]

Border Fugitive Plunges to Death, E406 [21MR]

Border Surprise, S4133 [25AP]

Burned Church Wins Congressman's Support, H6457 [18JN]

Call To Tone Down the Violence, S10208 [10SE]

Campaign Fund-Raiser Admits Guilt, E796 [14MY], E924 [24MY]

Casino Gambling—Bring in the Feds, S1153 [7FE]

Clinton Administration's Continuing Retreat in the War on Drugs, S9021-S9024 [29JY]

Clinton's Cops—A Shell Game?, H8258 [24JY]

Coco the Spaniel Is Sent Plunging Three Stories, S12337 [3OC]

Congress as a Domestic Relations Court, H10554 [18SE]

Cops Cremated 1,000 as Unidentified, E1394 [29JY]

Crackdown on Immigrants Is Restricting Scholarships, S5651 [24MY]

Critics Attack Agent's Book About Inside White House, E1256 [11JY]

Dangerous Immigration Bill, S10902 [19SE], S11519 [27SE]

Date Rape Drug Linked to Mysterious Death, H12276 [4OC]

Deciding on Life or Death, S4642 [2MY]

Defeat for Business Bribery Abroad, S3410 [16AP]

Democrat Guilty of Laundering Contributions, H5549 [23MY], E925 [24MY]

Docudrama, S1444 [29FE]

Dollar for Dollar Crime Prevention Effort Pays, E1244 [11JY]

Drug Fiefdom of Northern Mexico, S4679-S4681 [3MY]

Drug Judge, S539 [26JA], H2310 [14MR]

Drug Runners Arrested at Border Often Go Free, S4969 [13MY]

Dying in America—Quiet Revolution, S4643 [2MY]

End to Corruption, S3409 [16AP]

Enough of Whitewater, S1561 [6MR]

Enough Whitewater Hearings, S1928 [13MR]

Ex-Envoy Denies U.S. Campaign Tie, H5550 [23MY]

Extend, But With Limits, S1444 [29FE], S1580, S1585 [6MR]

Extend the Whitewater Inquiry, S1408 [29FE]

Fall Kills Border Agent in Foot Chase, E405 [21MR]

FBI Says Hamas Raising Funds in United States, S1837 [12MR]

Fighting Torture With Medicine, E1708 [26SE]

Foreign Treasures, S5650 [24MY]

Freeman Depended on Subsidies—Evicted Anti-Tax Ranchers and Partners Got $676,000 in U.S. Aid, H4186 [30AP]

Gambling in the Senate, S5915 [6JN]

Gambling in the Sunlight, S4564 [1MY]

Gambling—A Bad Debt, S5916 [6JN]

General Clinton, Losing the Drug War, S5142 [16MY]

Good People Go Bad in Iowa, and a Drug Is Being Blamed, S1866 [12MR]

GOP—Choosing Sides in Culture War?, E752 [9MY]

Grave Trouble for the Great Writ, S3442 [17AP]

Growth of Economic Espionage, S12210 [2OC]

Had It Not Been for the Village, S10207 [10SE]

Hidden Human Toll of Gambling, S6544 [19JN]

Immigrant Bashing, S11518 [27SE]

Immigrant-Document Counterfeiting Plant Raided; 12 Arrested, E405 [21MR]

Immigrants and Other Ordinary People, S4458 [1MY]

Immigration Politics, S11518 [27SE]

Indian Ex-Premier Quits Congress Party, E1751 [27SE]

Internet Cited for Surge in Bomb Reports, S7273 [28JN]

Internet Doesn't Fit Free-Press Concept, S2095 [14MR]

Is It a Zeal To Kill?, S3442 [17AP]

Judge Baer's Tortured Reasoning, H2310 [14MR]

Judge Couldn't Refuse, E346 [13MR]

Just Say ``Whoa'', S348 [24JA], E180 [5FE]

Kids, Guns, and Death, S12351 [3OC]

Lure of the Steal, S12208-S12210 [2OC]

Man Shot Trying To Thwart Armed Robbery, E1748 [27SE]

Marine Patrol Not Laughing at `Baywatch' Joke, H8261 [24JY]

Mr. Clinton's Betrayal, S3442 [17AP]

Ms. Maloney and Mr. Waldheim, S9648 [2AU]

Navy Officer, Husband Die After Shootings at Andrews Air Force Base, S6605 [20JN]

Neighbors Honor Hero Wounded in Shootout, E952 [30MY]

No Right Way To Do Wrong, S329 [23JA]

Not So Harsh on Refugees, S4460 [1MY]

Ordinary Citizens Combat Racist Graffiti, E1728 [27SE]

Paper Trail Leads to Hamas—Two Organizations Based in Richardson Deny They Promote Agenda of Anti-Israeli Terrorists, E1081-E1083 [13JN]

Pedophilia Chic, H7524-H7528 [12JY]

Pinal Teen Court Subjects Offenders to Jury of Their Casa Grande Peers, E346 [13MR]

Prescription Fraud—Abusing the System, E1566-E1568 [11SE]

Rape Victim Sues BHA—Says Attacker Should Have Been Evicted, H1275 [27FE]

Real Whitewater Report, S1445 [29FE]

Region Takes the Lead To Corral `Junk Guns', S8303 [18JY]

Reinhardt's Lament—Did Federal Jurist's Speech Impugn the Integrity of Other Judges?, H12262 [2OC]

Replacing Kenneth Starr, S3453 [17AP]

Ring Used Religion as Cover To Sneak Drugs Into Lorton, S11493 [27SE]

Rules Inhibit Retraining, S322 [23JA]

She Listened to the Children—And Had Some Doubts, S4981 [13MY]

Slamming the Door, S4460 [1MY]

Some Internet Fare Worse Than Indecent, S2095 [14MR]

Spare Us the Cheap Grace, S281 [22JA], H310 [5JA]

Stand Up for Liberty, S3443 [17AP]

Sting of Shame, S1371 [27FE]

Stop the Immigration Bill, S11518 [27SE]

Suspected Illegal Aliens Let Go After INS No-Show, S3426 [17AP]

Suspicious Crime Report, E1674 [24SE]

Take Children Out of Harm's Way, S5713 [4JN]

Take D'Amato Off Clinton's Case, S1561 [6MR]

Teacher's Final Minutes Taped Secret Recording—She Begs Carjacker for Life, S3199 [29MR]

Terrorism Law Revisited, S4459 [1MY]

They Call This Valor, H4327 [1MY]

31 Immigrants Caught in Stolen Vehicle, E406 [21MR]

Times Article Misstated Guidelines on Border Drug Cases, S5948 [6JN]

Tiny Coffins, S5713 [4JN]

Tracing Explosives Through Taggants Draws Heavy Fire From Gun Lobbies, E1483 [2AU]

Tracing Gunpowder Bombs With GOP Pols, E1483 [2AU]

Twenty Months and Counting, S1580, S1585 [6MR]

$200,000 Repayment Agreement for Estate of McCarthy-Era Victim, S6511 [19JN]

Two Words That Kill, S5714 [4JN]

U.S. Concern on Embassy Political Role, H5550 [23MY]

Using Pictures To Prosecute—Police Use Cameras To Battle Abuse, E1399 [30JY]

Waiting To Exhale, S4681 [3MY], S5141 [16MY]

We Will Continue To Stand by Our Flag, S3149 [28MR]

Whitewater Hearing Needs To Wind Down, S1562 [6MR]

Wrong Answer to Terrorism, S3441 [17AP]

Bills and resolutions

Abbas, Mohammed: extradition to the U.S. (see S. Res. 253; H. Res. 444), S4425 [30AP], H5647 [29MY]

Adoption: prohibit certain false statements, soliciting, or receipt of compensation (see H.R. 3983), H9922 [2AU]

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 4249), H11526 [27SE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see S. 2114; H.R. 3398), S11169 [24SE], H4502 [7MY]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Armed Forces: establish criminal sentence of life without parole and make denials of parole appealable only to the President (see H.R. 4104), H10601 [18SE]

———prosecution of military personnel and companions while stationed abroad (see S. 2083), S10684 [17SE]

———restrict income during incarceration (see S. 2083), S10684 [17SE]

Aviation: require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (see H.R. 3896), H8556 [25JY]

Business and industry: prevent economic espionage (see S. 1525, 1556, 1557), S377 [25JA], S737 [1FE]

———provide unemployment insurance and leave time to battered women (see H.R. 3837), H7779 [17JY]

Capital punishment: attendance by families of victims at the execution of the murderers (see H.R. 3220), H3230 [29MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 147), H1716 [5MR]

Carjacking: Federal penalties (see H.R. 3676), H6531 [19JN]

Children and youth: extend and improve programs for runaway and homeless youth (see H.R. 3806), H7533 [12JY]

———identify violent and hard-core juvenile offenders and treat them as adults (see H.R. 3494), H5299 [20MY]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see S. 1991), S8866 [25JY]

———penalties relative to endangerment in hostage situations (see H.R. 4121), H10720 [19SE]

———prohibit detention relative to evasion of arrest (see S. 2002), S9159 [30JY]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see S. 1854; H.R. 3565, 3698), S6013 [10JN], H5817 [4JN], H6690 [20JN]

———reauthorize funding for runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs (see S. 1582), S1455 [29FE]

———reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 3445), H4902 [10MY]

———require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 4055), H10235 [11SE]

Churches and synagogues: condemn acts of arson and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 263, 265; H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), S6225 [13JN], S6408 [18JN], H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———penalties for acts of arson against churches (see S. 1884), S6408 [18JN]

———prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H7779 [17JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10235 [11SE]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see S. Con. Res. 72; H. Con. Res. 218), S11540 [27SE], H11229 [25SE]

Colleges and universities: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see S. 2065; H. Res. 470), S10327 [11SE], H7107 [27JN]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): provide authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House travel office personnel (see H. Res. 369), H1635 [29FE]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union (see S. Res. 284), S8989 [26JY]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (see S. Res. 227, 246), S1388 [28FE], S3487 [17AP]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (see S. Res. 272), S7027 [26JN]

Computers: prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (see H.R. 4095), H10524 [17SE]

———protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet (see S. 1567; H.R. 3606), S1180 [9FE], H6117 [10JN]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (see H.R. 3606), H6117 [10JN]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see S. 1592; H.R. 3057), S1598 [6MR], H1985 [7MR]

Constitutional amendments: protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52, 65; H.J. Res. 173, 174), S3792 [22AP], S11973 [30SE], H3657 [22AP]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see S. 2094; H.R. 4125), S11033 [19SE], H10721 [19SE]

Correctional institutions: exempt inmates from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements in Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 1943), S7762 [11JY]

———prevent services performed by inmates from being treated as employment (see H.R. 3858), H8029 [18JY]

———reform Federal prisons (see H.R. 3490, 3655), H5288 [16MY], H6414 [13JN]

———treatment of juvenile offenders (see S. 1604), S1855 [12MR]

Courts: assignment of pension benefits of convicted felons toward victim restitution or payment of fines (see S. 1570), S1276 [20FE]

———determination of cases alleging breach of secret Government contracts (see H.R. 4224), H11395 [26SE]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (see S. 2006, 2007), S9295 [31JY]

———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 3085), H2315 [14MR]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see S. 1733; H.R. 2974), S4851 [8MY], H1324 [27FE]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), consideration (see H. Res. 421), H4423 [2MY]

———independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment (see S. 1697), S4063 [24AP]

———mandatory life imprisonment for second conviction of individuals for certain felonies (see H.R. 3223), H3230 [29MR]

———payment of the costs of court-appointed attorneys in certain criminal cases (see H.R. 3027), H1774 [6MR]

———penalties relative to criminal attempt (see S. 1946), S7762 [11JY]

———prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (see H.R. 3120), H2558 [20MR]

———prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), consideration (see H. Res. 422), H4423 [2MY]

———prosecution of sexual predators (see S. 1948), S7762 [11JY]

———protect private property from forfeiture or Government seizure (see H.R. 3194), H3170 [28MR]

———protect proprietary economic information (see H.R. 3723), H6914 [26JN]

———provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (see H.R. 3026), H1774 [6MR]

———provide witnesses with access to legal counsel during grand jury testimony (see H.R. 4193), H11394 [26SE]

———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm during commission of a crime (see S. 1945; H.R. 4181), S7762 [11JY], H11229 [25SE]

———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm with a laser sighting device during commission of a crime (see H.R. 2991), H1635 [29FE]

———travel expense reimbursements for appointees of an independent counsel (see S. 1622), S2192 [15MR]

———treatment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3206), H3230 [29MR]

———treatment of the production, sale, transportation, or possession of fictitious financial instruments (see H.R. 2986), H1507 [28FE]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (see S. 1712, 2082), S4316 [29AP], S10684 [17SE]

Currency: establish interagency task force relative to the holding and counterfeiting of U.S. currency in foreign countries (see H.R. 3007), H1715 [5MR]

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

Dept. of Defense: assist the procurement of law enforcement equipment for counterdrug activities by State and local governments (see H.R. 2931), H1224 [1FE]

———transfer funding to community policing programs (see S. 1580), S1455 [29FE]

Dept. of HUD: occupancy standards relative to purchasers of single family residential properties (see H.R. 4141), H11047 [24SE]

———withhold public housing assistance to State agencies that impede eviction of a tenant (see H.R. 3865), H8094 [22JY]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H9705 [1AU]

Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Administration: establish (see H.R. 3847), H8029 [18JY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see S. 1607; H.R. 3067), S1855 [12MR], H2123 [12MR]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see S. 2125; H.R. 4170), S11294 [25SE], H11229 [25SE]

———increase penalties for offenses involving marijuana (see S. 1790), S5492 [22MY]

———increase penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances to recovering addicts (see S. 2050), S9742 [3SE]

———penalties related to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride (see S. 1609), S1855 [12MR]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see S. 2040; H.R. 3341, 3905), S9554 [2AU], H4109 [25AP], H8557 [25JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see S. 1965; H.R. 3852, 3908), S8013 [17JY], H8029 [18JY], H8598 [26JY]

———prohibit use of imported controlled substances to commit a felony (see S. 1919), S7179 [27JN]

———sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses (see H.R. 3080), H2224 [13MR]

———treatment of sentences relative to powdered cocaine (see H.R. 3154, 3196, 4038), H2713 [22MR], H3170 [28MR], H10111 [9SE]

Dunblane, Scotland: extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren (see S. Res. 231), S2101 [14MR]

Ecology and environment: increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to environmental crimes (see S. 2096; H.R. 4218), S11033 [19SE], H11395 [26SE]

Education: establish Role Models Academy for at-risk youths (see H.R. 4161), H11048 [24SE]

———State funding for drug and violence prevention programs (see H.R. 4016), H9924 [2AU]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education (see H.R. 3833), H7779 [17JY]

Endangered Species Act: prohibit sale of products containing endangered species (see S. 1915), S7179 [27JN]

Executive Office of the President: creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution (see S. Res. 283), S8989 [26JY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 4341), H12270 [3OC]

———establish felony violations for evasion of child support obligations (see S. 2180), S11973 [30SE]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to prevent child abuse (see S. 1996), S8989 [26JY]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 4314), H12174 [28SE]

Federal-State relations: reduce certain funds if eligible States do not enact certain laws (see H.R. 3243), H3386 [15AP]

Financial institutions: development and implementation of national financial crimes strategy (see H.R. 3931), H9566 [31JY]

———enhance surveillance pictures for use in criminal prosecutions (see H.R. 3533), H5569 [23MY]

Firearms: apply revenue from firearms sales tax and dealer licensing fees to gunshot victims health care fund (see H.R. 2865), H774 [23JA]

———ban assault weapons, large capacity ammunition feeding devices and provide for mandatory minimum penalties for use during commission of a Federal crime (see H.R. 3382), H4396 [1MY]

———ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see S. 2163; H.R. 4208), S11972 [30SE], H11394 [26SE]

———encourage States to regulate certain handguns and gather information on guns used in crimes (see H.R. 4044), H10174 [10SE]

———increase age limit for possession of a handgun (see S. 1872), S6225 [13JN]

———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (see S. 1612; H.R. 3454), S1969 [13MR], H5052 [14MY]

———mandatory minimum penalties for use during commission of a Federal crime (see H.R. 3988), H9923 [2AU]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 3488), H5288 [16MY]

———prohibit carrying of handguns with exceptions for certain individuals (see S. 1980), S8468 [22JY]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see S. 1632; H.R. 3455), S2646 [21MR], H5052 [14MY]

———prohibit possession or transfer of armor piercing ammunition (see H.R. 3017), H1716 [5MR]

———prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns (see S. 1640, 1654), S2802 [25MR], S3156 [28MR]

———regulation of handguns in any manner affecting interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 3018), H1716 [5MR]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (see H. Res. 364, 388), H1251 [23FE], H2664 [21MR]

———require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental entity (see H.R. 3016), H1716 [5MR]

———standards for State concealed handgun carrying licenses (see H.R. 3838), H7779 [17JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 177), H4302 [30AP]

———copyright and impose criminal penalties for desecration (see H.R. 3883), H8247 [23JY]

Foreign banks: enhance supervision and limit participation by persons convicted of certain crimes (see S. 2144), S11539 [27SE]

Foreign policy: establish additional narcotics control certification standards and reporting requirements for certain illicit drug producing countries and drug-transit countries (see H.R. 3689), H6690 [20JN]

———impose economic sanctions against countries failing to eliminate corrupt business practices (see S. 2165), S11972 [30SE]

———strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and impose certain sanctions on countries relative to production and trafficking of illegal drugs (see S. 2053), S9853 [4SE]

Foreign trade: imposition of trade sanctions on countries which threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of illicit drugs (see H.R. 3023), H1774 [6MR]

———require cooperation from trade partners in preventing illegal drug traffic (see H.R. 4290), H12173 [28SE]

Foster care: clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child (see S. 1974), S8156 [18JY]

Fraud: prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 2866), H774 [23JA]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see S. 2048), S9555 [2AU]

Gambling: transmission of wagering information (see H.R. 3526), H5569 [23MY]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (see S. 1734; H.R. 3166), S4851 [8MY], H2949 [27MR]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 535), H11229 [25SE]

———establish programs to investigate, report, and prevent bias crimes (see H.R. 3825), H7658 [16JY]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (see S. 1794), S5492 [22MY]

———prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (see S. 1692), S3792 [22AP]

———transfer certain surplus property to State and local governments (see H.R. 3731), H7106 [27JN]

Health: development of pharmaceuticals relative to treatment for illegal drug addiction (see S. 2051), S9742 [3SE]

———improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H3230 [29MR]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H9924 [2AU]

———require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff (see H. Res. 519), H10235 [11SE]

Housing: occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 3390), H4423 [2MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform (see S. 1665), S3311 [15AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see S. 1664), S3311 [15AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (see H. Res. 384), H2315 [14MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 528), H11046 [24SE]

———deportation of criminal aliens (see S. 1680), S3487 [17AP]

———permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (see H.R. 2898), H913 [25JA]

———reimburse States for medical assistance provided to illegal aliens (see S. 1531), S492 [26JA]

INS: require certain personnel levels in each State (see S. 1691), S3792 [22AP]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see S. 1630; H.R. 3590), S2422 [20MR], H5934 [5JN]

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence Against Women: ratification (see H. Con. Res. 182), H6005 [6JN]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491, 494), H8598 [26JY], H8982 [30JY]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes (see S. Res. 270), S6662 [21JN]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 3680), H6532 [19JN]

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (see S. 2003; H.R. 3431), S9159 [30JY], H4800 [9MY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (see S. 1952, 2062), S7816 [12JY], S10192 [10SE]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3876), H8247 [23JY]

Law enforcement: authorization process to use clone pagers (see S. 1947), S7762 [11JY]

———encourage cooperation between law enforcement agencies and private sector security professionals (see H.R. 2996), H1635 [29FE]

———extend certain statutes of limitation (see H.R. 4342), H12270 [3OC]

———report deaths of persons in custody (see H.R. 3242), H3386 [15AP]

Law enforcement officers: compensation of officers in canine units (see H.R. 2966), H1245 [16FE]

———ensure benefits for chaplains killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3647), H6413 [13JN]

———establish a national clearinghouse to assist in background checks of law enforcement applicants (see H.R. 3263), H3581 [17AP]

———establish a national resource center and clearinghouse relative to missing or exploited children (see H.R. 3238), H3386 [15AP]

———establish training programs relative to missing or exploited children (see S. 1652), S3156 [28MR]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 2010), S9428 [1AU]

———funding for the hiring of personnel who perform nonadministrative services (see H.R. 2922), H1138 [31JA]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see S. 2101; H.R. 4111), S11090 [20SE], H10602 [18SE]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1137 [31JA]

———tribute to those killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

Lobbyists: penalty for transmission of fraudulent communications to Congress (see H.R. 3128), H2558 [20MR]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Medicare: allocate savings from waste, fraud and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see S. 1859), S6082 [11JN]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse (see S. 1858), S6082 [11JN]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3310, 3447, 4011), H3819 [24AP], H4902 [10MY], H9924 [2AU]

———punish false statements during debate on the floor of either House of Congress (see H.R. 3996), H9923 [2AU]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1547; H.R. 2945), S555 [30JA], H1224 [1FE]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S.J. Res. 50; S. Res. 218; H.R. 2947; H.J. Res. 162), S555 [30JA], S1516 [5MR], H1224 [1FE], H1716 [5MR]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (see S. 1548; H.R. 2946), S555 [30JA], H1224 [1FE]

Motor vehicles: establish toll-free telephone number for the reporting of stolen and abandoned motor vehicles (see H.R. 4286), H12173 [28SE]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 2030), S9554 [2AU]

———use of bar encoding to facilitate identification and recovery of stolen vehicles (see H.R. 4279), H12173 [28SE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see S. 1688; H.R. 4140), S3731 [19AP], H11047 [24SE]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S3384 [16AP]

National Crime Information Center: penalties relative to misuse of information (see S. 2137), S11539 [27SE]

National Guard: authorize participation in drug interdiction efforts (see H.R. 3524), H5569 [23MY]

National Institute of Justice: designate as focal point for law enforcement technology programs (see H. Con. Res. 227), H11527 [27SE]

National objectives: efforts to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (see S. 1700), S4063 [24AP]

———policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: report on hate speech relative to the Internet (see H.R. 3781), H7260 [10JY]

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

Passports: require that applications for minors have signatures of both parents (see S. 1684), S3626 [18AP]

Pornography: amend laws relative to child pornography (see H.R. 4123, 4331), H10721 [19SE], H12193 [30SE]

Postal Service: reform (see H.R. 3717), H6764 [25JN]

———treatment of deceptive or misleading mail (see H.R. 3884), H8374 [24JY]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see S. Con. Res. 66; H. Con. Res. 195), S7179 [27JN], H7107 [27JN]

Religion: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1853, 1866, 1890; H.R. 3525), S6013 [10JN], S6144 [12JN], S6517 [19JN], H5569 [23MY]

———protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 3571), H5817 [4JN]

Roads and highways: include graffiti removal within meaning of transportation enhancement activity (see H.R. 3848), H8029 [18JY]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see S. Res. 273; H. Con. Res. 200), S7179 [27JN], H8375 [24JY]

Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (see S. 2140), S11539 [27SE]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see S. Con. Res. 69; H. Con. Res. 205), S9555 [2AU], H8982 [30JY]

Sex offenses: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see S. 1675; H.R. 3456), S3384 [16AP], H5052 [14MY]

———penalties for certain offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H3170 [28MR]

———penalties for offenses against children (see S. 1985), S8636 [24JY]

———sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 4097), H10524 [17SE]

Social Security: penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see S. 1789), S5492 [22MY]

Sports: prohibit agents from influencing college athletes (see H.R. 3328), H4109 [25AP]

SSI: restriction on benefits to substance abusers (see S. 1642), S2859 [26MR]

Stalking: interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims (see S. 1729), S4804 [7MY]

———penalties (see H.R. 2954, 2980), H1225 [1FE], H1507 [28FE]

States: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs (see S. 2138), S11539 [27SE]

———establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 196), H7260 [10JY]

———expedite review of criminal records of applicants for private security officer employment (see S. 2084), S10684 [17SE]

———reduce certain assistance relative to continuation of health benefits to public safety officers injured in the line of duty (see S. 1984), S8636 [24JY]

———reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062, 4303), H10385 [12SE], H12174 [28SE]

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (see H. Con. Res. 162), H3488 [16AP]

Taxation: clarify the reasonable cause exception from penalties for failure to file returns or to pay taxes (see H.R. 3137), H2664 [21MR]

———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3584), H5934 [5JN]

Television: establish toll-free number for comments relative to the broadcasting of violent programming (see H.R. 2964), H1234 [9FE]

Terrorism: develop technologies to combat (see H.R. 3960), H9922 [2AU]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 3071, 3409), H2123 [12MR], H4503 [7MY]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), consideration (see H. Res. 376, 380), H1984 [7MR], H2122 [12MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report—corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 54, 55), S4063 [24AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 405), H3580 [17AP]

———U.S. policy (see H.R. 3953), H9921 [2AU]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (see H. Res. 508), H9705 [1AU]

Tourist trade: revitalize industry and provide airport security (see H.R. 4312), H12174 [28SE]

Transportation: strengthen penalties and prohibitions against sabotage of rail transportation or other mass transit (see H.R. 2949), H1224 [1FE]

U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), consideration (see H. Res. 418), H4302 [30AP]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: require a study of sentencing for drug offenses where domestic violence has occurred (see H.R. 4246), H11526 [27SE]

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: amend (see H.R. 4322), H12175 [28SE]

Voting: secure rights of former felons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 3028), H1775 [6MR]

Westchester County, NY: condemn anti-semitic vandalism (see H. Con. Res. 231), H12175 [28SE]

Biographies

Leaders of the Major Mexican Drug Cartels Indicted in the U.S., S8794 [25JY]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR], S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3249 [29MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

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

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4037 [24AP], S4160 [25AP], S4308 [29AP], S4610 [2MY]

Conference reports

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (S. 735), H3305-H3338 [15AP]

———correction, S5502 [22MY]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (H.R. 2202), H10842-H10907 [24SE]

Cost Estimates

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664): CBO, S3290-S3293 [15AP]

———Intergovernmental Mandates, S3294-S3296 [15AP]

———Private Sector Mandates, S3293 [15AP]

Immigration in the National Interest Act (H.R. 2202): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), H2318 [18MR]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H2319 [18MR]

National Gambling Impact Study Commision (S. 704): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S7974 [17JY]

Court documents

Affidavit relative to civil rights trial of former INS agent Joseph Occhipinti: Manual DeDios, E1734 [27SE]

———William Acosta, E1733 [27SE]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia indictments against Dusan Tadic and Goran Borovnica, S118 [10JA]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia indictments against Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, S119-S121 [10JA]

Documents

Federal Law Enforcement Priorities and Structure, H3607 [18AP]

Essays

Family vs. Violence: Shannon Shinke, E1270 [12JY]

Time To Make a Change: David Elliott, E1270 [12JY]

Excerpts

Interstate stalking punishment and prevention provisions of Dept. of Defense authorization legislation, S9483 [2AU]

Executive orders

Prohibit transactions with terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process: President Clinton, S1835 [12MR]

Histories

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (H.R. 2202), S11713 [28SE], S11839 [30SE]

Interviews

Deadly Serious—An FBI Perspective on Animal Cruelty: Humane Society of the U.S. with Alan Brantley, FBI, S12337 [3OC]

Letters

Allow security guards in enrichment plants to carry firearms and execute arrests: Frank Augustus, S9060 [29JY]

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act: Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, S3477 [17AP]

———Victoria Diaz Cummock, Families of Pan Am 103/Lockerbie (organization), S3474 [17AP]

Assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices ban: Gregory C. Caldwell, Downey, CA, Police Dept., H2698 [22MR]

———J.S. Shimizu, Guam Police Dept., H2697 [22MR]

———Wayland Clifton, Jr., Gainesville, FL, Police Dept., H2694 [22MR]

Assignment of pension benefits of convicted felons toward victim restitution or payment of fines: David Beatty, National Victim Center, S1277 [20FE]

Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center terrorist attack: Abraham Foxman, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, E1329 [18JY]

———several Representatives, E1329 [18JY]

CBO cost estimates of the Immigration in the National Interest Act: Representative Hyde, H2317 [18MR]

CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras: John H. Moseman, CIA, H11059 [25SE]

———John M. Deutch, CIA, H11059 [25SE]

———Representative Combest, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H11058 [25SE]

———Representative Millender-McDonald, E1812, E1813 [28SE]

———Representative Waters, H11058 [25SE]

———Representatives Dicks and Combest, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H11059 [25SE]

———Speaker Gingrich, H10728 [20SE], H11058 [25SE]

Community policing programs: Eric W. Miller, Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, H8260 [24JY]

Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act: James Tuso, H11121 [25SE]

———Jim Maready, H11121 [25SE]

———Senator Murray, S11854 [30SE]

Comstock Clean-up Act: Alexander C. Sanger, Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc., S1600 [6MR]

———Ann G. Daniels, California Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, S1600 [6MR]

———Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority (organization), S1601 [6MR]

———Janet Reno, Attorney General, S1599 [6MR]

———Kate Michelman, National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, S1600 [6MR]

———Kathryn Kolbert, Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, S1600 [6MR]

Construction of physical barriers in high illegal alien entry areas: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S4413 [30AP]

———T.J. Bonner, National Border Patrol Council, S4413 [30AP]

Cooperation of foreign countries relative to antiterrorism efforts: Stephen M. Flatow, S8742 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice custody of St. Elizabeth's Hospital patients found not guilty by reason of insanity: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S12296 [3OC]

Disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II: Representative Combest, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H10819 [24SE]

Economic assistance to Mexico relative to drug enforcement efforts: Senator Feinstein, S558 [30JA]

———Senators Feinstein and D'Amato, S557 [30JA]

Economic Espionage Act: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S12214 [2OC]

Extradition of Mohammed Abbas to the U.S.: Senator D'Amato, S4399 [30AP]

Extradition of war criminals from the former Yugoslavian Republics and Rwanda: Senator D'Amato, Representatives Hoyer and Christopher H. Smith, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, E67 [24JA]

Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act: J. Michael Daly, Federal Investigators' Association, S12256 [3OC]

———Victor Oboyski, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S11122 [20SE], S12257 [3OC]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S7975 [17JY]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S7974 [17JY]

Habeas corpus procedures: several former U.S. Attorneys General, S3438, S3441 [17AP]

Habeas corpus reform: Bud Welch, H2248 [14MR]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Larry Naake, National Association of Counties, S11517 [27SE]

———Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11518 [27SE]

———William T. Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, S11517 [27SE]

Immigration categories for certain persecuted nationals of Vietnam and the former Soviet Republics: Jason F. Isaacson, American Jewish Committee, S8848 [25JY]

———John Swenson, U.S. Catholic Conference, S8847 [25JY]

———Mark B. Levin, National Conference on Soviet Jewry, S8849 [25JY]

———Martin A. Wemick, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, S8848 [25JY]

———Maynard Wishner, Council of Jewish Federations, S8849 [25JY]

———Michael N. Newmark, National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, S8848 [25JY]

———Pamela B. Cohen and Micah H. Naftalin, Union of Councils, S8848 [25JY]

Immigration in the National Interest Act: Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, E472 [28MR]

Impact of relaxed travel barriers between the U.S. and Mexico on drug enforcement efforts and highway safety: Senator Feinstein, S557 [30JA]

INS treatment of criminal aliens: Roy W. Wasden, Salt Lake City, UT, Police Dept., H2449 [19MR]

International War Crimes Tribunal prosecution of individuals indicted for crimes committed in the former Yugoslavian Republics: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S3891 [23AP]

———Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S3891 [23AP]

———Louis J. Freeh, FBI, S3892 [23AP]

———President Clinton, S3891 [23AP]

———Senator Specter, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S3890 [23AP]

———William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S3891 [23AP]

Investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S5483 [22MY]

———Paul J. Pfingst, San Diego, CA, District Attorney, S5484 [22MY]

———Senator Dole, S5000 [14MY]

Investigation into the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel: David H. Williams, H1962 [7MR]

———Representative Clinger, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H1875, H1962, H1963 [7MR]

———Stephen L. Braga, H1962 [7MR]

Investigation of Whitewater Development Corp. and related matters: Senators Sarbanes and D'Amato, S1586 [6MR]

Junk Gun Violence Protection Act: Janice L. Rogers, S7786 [11JY]

Law enforcement officer programs: David B. Mitchell, Dept. of Maryland State Police, H32 [3JA]

Medicare waste, fraud, and abuse: Bonnie Burns, Senior Health Insurance Issues (organization), E452 [26MR]

Medicare waste, fraud and abuse: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S9543 [2AU]

National policy to control crime and reform court procedures: E.G. Berry, E258 [29FE]

Nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators: Teresa Klingensmith, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, S3421 [17AP]

Opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education: Douglas F. Tuttle, International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, H10120 [10SE]

Police chaplain death benefits: William R. Wentink, Rockford, IL, Police Dept., E1085 [13JN]

Prevention of counterfeiting of Social Security cards: Shirley S. Chater, Social Security Administration, H2452 [19MR]

Relief of Beatrice Braude estate: Christopher N. Sipes, S6511 [19JN]

Require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders: Ernie Allen, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, H4453 [7MY]

Response to Representative Gunderson on allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events: Beverly LaHaye, Concerned Women for America (organization), H7522 [12JY]

———Paul Weyrich, H7522 [12JY]

———Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), H7522 [12JY]

Restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights: Representatives Clinger and Davis, H10556 [18SE]

Restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer: Jack Quinn, Executive Office of the President, S3147 [28MR]

Sports celebrity campaign to prevent domestic and sexual violence: Representatives Sanders and Morella, E1835 [30SE]

State issuance of driver's licenses and identification documents relative to immigration policy: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S3290 [15AP]

Terrorism prevention measures funding: Lisa Klinghoffer, Ilisa Klinghoffer, and Abraham H. Foxman, S1835 [12MR]

Training programs for law enforcement officers relative to missing or exploited children: Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S3159 [28MR]

Treatment of small business crimes: Arthur Levitt, SEC, H2984 [28MR]

U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats and nuclear weapons proliferation: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6992 [26JN]

———William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S6992 [26JN]

U.S. Marshals' receipt of Service Award for Valor for involvement in Ruby Ridge, ID, incident: Representative McInnis, H4327 [1MY]

Lists

Agricultural organizations supporting the Pombo amendment to the Immigration in the National Interest Act on agricultural immigrant worker program requirements, H2626 [21MR]

Congressional Task Force on Immigration Reform members, H2373 [19MR]

Habeas corpus appeals by Charles Campbell, S3377 [16AP]

Organizations supporting Abraham-Feingold amendment to S. 1664, Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act relative to federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S4476 [1MY]

Supporters of S. 1654, Junk Gun Violence Protection Act, S4631 [2MY]

Terrorists who threaten the Middle East peace process, S1835-S1837 [12MR]

Victims of the Oklahoma City, OK, bombing, S3695 [19AP]

Memorandums

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: Marc Morano, Electronic News Gathering (news service), H7521 [12JY]

Messages

National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, S4315 [29AP], H4112 [29AP]

National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia: President Clinton, S3952 [23AP], H3700 [23AP]

Motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1552 [6MR]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2700 [22MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2636 [21MR], H10189 [11SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11090 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4014, S4055 [24AP], S4154, S4155, S4156, S4160 [25AP], S4493 [1MY]

Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (S. 1136), H5781 [4JN]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2184 [13MR], H2267 [14MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), H2288, H2304 [14MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3378 [16AP], S3427, S3432, S3435, S3438, S3447, S3448, S3450, S3454, S3456, S3466, S3468 [17AP]

Papers

Recommendations on Immigration Reform: Congressional Task Force on Immigration, H2373 [19MR]

Poems

``Remembrance of the Oklahoma Bombing,'' S.L. (Spud) Beckes, S3734 [19AP]

Press releases

Condemn Church Burnings and Recent Supreme Court Decision Relative to Congressional District Apportionment: National Rainbow Coalition, H6410 [13JN]

Drug Use Rises Again in 1995 Among American Teens: University of Michigan, S9020 [29JY]

India Smuggles Banned CFCs to U.S.: Council of Khalistan, E704 [2MY]

Indian Embassy Caught Red-Handed—Fund Raiser Admits Illegally Laundering Political Contributions: Council of Khalistan, H5551 [23MY]

Restoring the Public Trust: Representative Gekas, E1829 [30SE]

Proclamations

Tribute to Save Today for Tomorrow Project: Harris County, TX, Medical Society Alliance, E1815 [28SE]

Proposals

Investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers, S5000 [14MY]

Parents Television Empowerment Act: Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II, E160 [5FE]

Remarks in House

Aliens: Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for the cost of incarcerating criminals, H30 [3JA]

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (H.R. 4249), E1767 [27SE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (H.R. 3398), E1767 [27SE]

———prevent pet theft (H.R. 3393), E1767 [27SE]

Argentina: anniversary of Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center terrorist attack, E1324, E1328 [18JY]

Armey, Representative: remarks on President Clinton's visit to dedication of new church after arson, H6187 [12JN]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in motion pictures, H3795 [24AP]

———characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, H817 [24JA], H1144 [1FE]

Atlanta, GA: arrest of Taiwanese students for waving flags at Olympic games, E1492 [2AU]

Australia: condemn massacre of tourists in Tasmania, E674 [1MY]

Aviation: require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (H.R. 3896), H8524 [25JY], H8562 [26JY]

Baer, Harold, Jr.: call for resignation of judge, H2309 [14MR]

Bankruptcy: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's operation of watercraft while intoxicated (H.R. 234), H5784-H5786 [4JN]

———reform regulations, E1738 [27SE]

Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin: tribute for efforts to combat insurance fraud, E1162 [25JN]

Bush, George W. (Governor of Texas): New York, NY, crime rate, H12298 [4OC]

Business and industry: prohibit payment of back pay to illegal immigrants, H7357-H7359 [11JY]

Capital punishment: include multiple deaths as a factor in determination of sentences, H2188 [13MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 147), H2848 [26MR]

Caring Foundation: tribute to ``We the Living'' stage play, H1688 [5MR]

Carjacking: Federal penalties (H.R. 3676), H10463-H10465 [17SE]

Casa Grande, AZ: tribute to Teen Court program, E346 [13MR]

Child abuse: awareness, H1688 [5MR]

———sexual assault against Houston, TX, girl, H840 [25JA]

Children and youth: DARE Program funding, H2580 [21MR]

———extend and improve programs for runaway and homeless youth (H.R. 3806), E1275 [12JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H6403 [13JN]

———promote youth development and crime prevention programs, E1244 [11JY]

———use of alcoholic beverages, E519 [29MR]

China, People's Republic of: trade restrictions relative to prison, slave, or child labor, H7705-H7708 [17JY]

China, Republic of: drug control efforts, E1242 [11JY]

Churches and synagogues: condemn acts of arson and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, H6098, H6109 [10JN], H6429, H6436, H6493-H6499 [18JN], H6632 [20JN], E951 [30MY], E1080 [13JN], E1146, E1147 [20JN]

———condemn acts of arson and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 183), H6092, H6096 [10JN], H6125 [11JN], H6189 [12JN], H6291 [13JN]

———condemn acts of arson and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6390-H6399, H6406-H6411 [13JN]

———prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (H.R. 3830), H8525 [25JY], H10348 [12SE]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, H10437 [17SE], H10530 [18SE], H10607 [19SE], H10724-H10730 [20SE], H11058 [25SE], H11579 [27SE], E1705 [26SE]

———investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (H. Res. 518), E1812 [28SE]

Clark, Terry: implementation of capital punishment, H2328 [19MR]

Clinton, President: invoking of executive privilege relative to memorandum on drug policy from FBI Director Louis J. Freeh, H10773 [24SE], E1905 [2OC]

———pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation, H11398, H11584 [27SE]

———pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (H. Con. Res. 218), H11052 [25SE], H11390 [26SE], H11574 [27SE]

Colleges and universities: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (H. Res. 470), H10118-H10120 [10SE], E1202 [27JN], E1606 [12SE]

Colombia: national drug control policy, H11232 [26SE]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): provide authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel (H. Res. 369), H1874, H1959-H1964 [7MR]

Committee on National Security (House): hearing relative to terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces in Saudi Arabia, H10568-H10570 [18SE]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), H1621 [29FE]

Community Partnership Against Crime Act: extend authorization, H4684 [9MY]

Computers: prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (H.R. 4095), E1621 [17SE]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services, H1148, H1149, H1157 [1FE], H10769 [24SE]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (H.R. 4125), E1658 [19SE]

Contra Costa County, CA: anniversary of Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County, Inc., E492 [29MR]

Correctional institutions: activities of Richard Speck while incarcerated, H4908 [14MY]

———early release of prisoners upon completion of drug treatment program (H.R. 2650), H5774-H5776 [4JN], E1040 [10JN]

———extend certain oversight authority and reduce size of the Parole Commission (S. 1507), H10462, H10463 [17SE]

———prevent services performed by inmates from being treated as employment (H.R. 3858), E1317 [18JY]

———reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment, H3494 [17AP]

———reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment (H.R. 2468), E393 [20MR]

———require reports on deaths of individuals in custody, H8283, H8284 [24JY]

Courts: admissibility of evidence in sexual offense cases, H12104 [28SE], E1903 [2OC]

———broadcast of proceedings on closed circuit television, H2165, H2166 [13MR]

———capital punishment relative to racial discrimination, E592 [19AP]

———clarify circumstances in which senior circuit court judges may vote in en banc cases (S. 531), H8608, H8609 [29JY]

———definition of environmental crimes of violence, H4483-H4485 [7MY]

———evaluation of President Clinton's judicial appointments, H3651, H3652 [19AP], H3656 [22AP], H3667, H3668 [23AP], H3737, H3738 [24AP], H4132 [30AP], H5039-H5041 [14MY], E637 [25AP]

———Federal jurisdiction and sentencing relative to rape and sexual assault, H4476-H4481 [7MY]

———Federal jurisdiction and sentencing relative to sex crimes against children, H4475, H4476, H4481, H4482 [7MY]

———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (H.R. 3085), H10101-H10103 [5SE], E365 [14MR], E393 [20MR]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4467-H4493, H4500 [7MY]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), consideration (H. Res. 421), H4460-H4466 [7MY]

———increase penalties relative to crimes using body armor, H4485, H4486 [7MY]

———increase penalties relative to crimes using firearms with laser sighting devices, H4487 [7MY]

———payment of the costs of court-appointed attorneys in certain criminal cases (H.R. 3027), H1752 [6MR]

———prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), H4494-H4500 [7MY], H4788 [9MY]

———prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), consideration (H. Res. 422), H4466, H4467 [7MY]

———prosecution of individuals assisting terrorist organizations, H2178 [13MR]

———protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), H10460 [17SE], H12137-H12145 [28SE]

———provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (H.R. 3026), H1752 [6MR]

———reform habeas corpus procedures, H2142, H2172, H2175 [13MR], H2247 [14MR], H3602, H3624 [18AP], E592 [19AP]

———reform of criminal justice system, H1699 [5MR]

———restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights, H10553-H10557 [18SE], E1644 [18SE]

———security funding, H8171, H8172 [23JY]

———sentencing for crimes against child or elderly victims (H.R. 1794), H1778 [7MR]

———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm with a laser sighting device during commission of a crime (H.R. 2991), H1620 [29FE]

———sentencing guidelines relative to the murder or attempted murder of Federal employees, H2176, H2177 [13MR]

———sentencing of Richard A. Davis in Polly Klaas case, H3584 [18AP]

———treatment of Federal prisoners (H.R. 3206), H10101-H10103 [5SE]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements, H2470 [20MR], H5491 [22MY], H5931 [5JN]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), E1120 [20JN]

Cuba: drug trafficking, H8560, H8561 [26JY], E1382 [25JY]

Currency: establish interagency task force relative to the holding and counterfeiting of U.S. currency in foreign countries, H2178 [13MR]

Dade County, FL: tribute to Youth Crime Watch Program, E834 [16MY]

Day of the African Child: observation, E1180 [26JN]

DEA: funding, H8164, H8168, H8190, H8191 [23JY]

Dellea, Eugene A.: dedication of Eugene A. Dellea student dormitories at Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc., E1934 [21OC]

Denver, CO: tribute to community efforts to accommodate family members of victims of the Oklahoma City bombing during trial, H3653 [19AP]

Dept. of HHS: Battered Women's Shelter Program funding, H7236 [10JY]

———prohibit funding to promote legalization of currently listed illegal drugs, H7334 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: Federal Prison System funding, H8193-H8195 [23JY]

———Juvenile Justice Prevention Program funding, H8199-H8201 [23JY]

———missing children programs funding, H8207, H8208 [23JY], E1386 [26JY]

———Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funding, H8167 [23JY]

———research and development of antiterrorism technology funding, H8196-H8198 [23JY]

Dept. of Labor: Employment Standards Administration funding relative to garment industry working conditions, H7234 [10JY], H7369, H7372 [11JY]

———Pension Benefits and Welfare Administration funding relative to genetic nondiscrimination enforcement activities, H7237 [10JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: Border Patrol funding, E1310 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: loan guarantees for international railroad projects, H7089, H7090 [27JN]

Disasters: investigation of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H7997-H8003 [18JY]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

District of Columbia: tribute to United Family Coalition, E1069 [12JN]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of views on certain campaign issues, H7270 [11JY], H8109 [23JY]

———evaluation of voting record on crime, H10531 [18SE]

Dornan, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H5138 [15MY], H7521 [12JY]

Drug abuse: increase in heroin use, H7539 [16JY]

———national drug control policy, H1720, H1722 [6MR], H1778, H1779, H1973-H1976 [7MR], H2308 [14MR], H2879 [27MR], H3397 [16AP], H3626-H3632 [18AP], H4133, H4165 [30AP], H5187, H5188, H5264 [16MY], H5304 [21MY], H5497 [22MY], H5930, H5931 [5JN], H6097, H6106 [10JN], H7069 [27JN], H7121 [9JY], H7163 [10JY], H7268 [11JY], H7764, H7776 [17JY], H8162, H8163, H8164, H8165, H8168 [23JY], H8292 [24JY], H9459-H9461 [31JY], H9707 [1AU], H9928, H9930 [4SE], H10046, H10047 [5SE], H10180, H10200, H10225-H10228 [11SE], H10332, H10349 [12SE], H10432, H10439, H10496, H10516 [17SE], H10530, H10574 [18SE], H10604, H10606, H10651-H10656 [19SE], H10723, H10730-H10733 [20SE], H10979, H10980 [24SE], H11051, H11053 [25SE], H11233, H11361, H11391 [26SE], H12180, H12182 [30SE], E170, E180 [5FE]

Drugs: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention funding, H7369 [11JY]

———control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (H.R. 3067), E330 [13MR]

———Federal drug testing initiatives funding, H8171, H8172 [23JY], E1454 [1AU]

———importation of Rohypnol, H8204, H8205 [23JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), H11122-H11126 [25SE], H12275, H12276 [4OC], E1757 [27SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (H.R. 3852), H11111-H11122 [25SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), H12132 [28SE]

———sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses (H.R. 3080), E345 [13MR]

———therapeutic use of marijuana (H.R. 2618), E542 [16AP]

Drunken driving: reporting of blood alcohol levels exceeding State permissible levels after vehicular accidents (H.R. 1982), E779 [10MY]

Dunblane, Scotland: extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren, H2263 [14MR]

East Orange, NJ: tribute to Postal Service on efforts to eliminate graffiti, E1016 [6JN]

Education: national policy to improve system, H10730-H10733 [20SE], E1643 [18SE]

Executive Office of the President: drug use by employees, H7764 [17JY], H7783 [18JY]

Explosives: regulation (H.R. 43), H9384 [31JY]

———require materials to contain taggants, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9384, H9387 [31JY], H9707, H9708 [1AU], H9839, H9881, H9882, H9884, H9885, H9892, H9893 [2AU], E1482 [2AU]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse prevention (S. 919), H11140-H11153 [25SE], E1738 [27SE]

FBI: hire additional personnel to investigate domestic and foreign terrorism, and establish a domestic counterterrorism center, H2181 [13MR], H9384 [31JY]

———treatment of crime suspects, H10978 [24SE]

———tribute for resolution of the Montana Freemen standoff, H6434 [18JN]

FDA: approval of home drug testing kit for use by parents, H11233 [26SE]

Federal employees: improve safety, E1203 [27JN]

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: anniversary, H59 [3JA]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (H.R. 2634), E1310 [17JY]

———penalties relative to crimes involving firearms equipped with laser sighting devices, H2180, H2181 [13MR]

———prohibit illegal possession or discharge in public housing zones, H4704-H4707, H4709 [9MY]

———prohibit possession by convicted felons, H7678, H7679 [17JY]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, H11233 [26SE]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (H.R. 3455), H8100 [23JY], H10434 [17SE]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2474 [20MR], H2564 [21MR], H2668, H2669, H2670, H2685-H2701, H2702, H2703, H2705, H2709 [22MR], E415 [22MR], E445 [25MR], E456 [26MR], E471, E475 [28MR], E498 [29MR]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2671-H2685 [22MR]

———require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental entity, H2170, H2172-H2174 [13MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, E231 [28FE]

Florida: tribute to Alliance To Outfox Phone Fraud (organization), E869 [22MY]

Foreign policy: terrorist regimes influence on the U.S. political process, H2472 [20MR]

Foreign trade: imposition of trade sanctions on countries which threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of illicit drugs (H.R. 3023), E288, E291 [6MR]

Fraud: consumer protection (H.R. 1499), H11122, H11129, H11130 [25SE]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (H.R. 1281), H10817-H10819 [24SE], E1381 [25JY], E1766 [27SE]

Fuselier, Charles A.: National Sheriff's Association Sheriff of the Year award recipient, E530 [16AP]

Gadhia, Lalit H.: handling of political contributions from the Indian Embassy, H5549 [23MY], E923 [24MY]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish, H309 [5JA]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), H7540-H7545 [16JY]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 535), H11137-H11139 [25SE]

Grigsby, Nancy: Ohio 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, E421 [22MR]

Gunderson, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H4922-H4925 [14MY], H7051-H7066 [27JN]

Hagerman, Amber: kidnapping and murder, H4475 [7MY], E96 [25JA]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid relative to investigation into certain murders, H5878 [5JN]

Hamrick, Rodney: overturning of conviction, H3734 [24AP]

Hawaii Youth Challenge Program: `Do the Write Thing' essay award recipients, E1270 [12JY]

Highlands, TX: tribute to Sheriff's station, E1031 [7JN]

House of Representatives: characterization of former Representative Rostenkowski on House floor, E1771 [28SE]

———random drug testing of employees, H12179 [30SE]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff, H10047 [5SE]

Housing: eligibility of residents for public housing boards relative to prior convictions for certain crimes, H4629 [8MY]

———occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers, H4593, H4628 [8MY]

———occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers (H.R. 3390), E704 [2MY]

———use of trespass laws by public housing authorities, H4617 [8MY]

Houston, TX: tribute to Save Today for Tomorrow Project, E1815 [28SE]

Human rights: treatment and rehabilitation of torture victims, E1708 [26SE]

Hurwitz, Charles: logging practices in the Headwaters Forest relative to savings and loan failure, H6568-H6570, H6572, H6575, H6581 [19JN], E46 [22JA]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H5498 [22MY], H8164 [23JY], H9460, H9461 [31JY], H11578, H11591-H11595 [27SE], H12099, H12104 [28SE], E1916 [3OC]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H1968 [7MR], H2039 [12MR], H2313 [14MR], H2378-H2461, H2464 [19MR], H2472, H2473, H2475-H2538 [20MR], H2589, H2621-H2640 [21MR], H2707 [22MR], H7757 [17JY], H10189 [11SE], E390, E394 [20MR], E404, E413 [21MR], E418, E422, E434, E441 [22MR], E456, E457 [26MR], E472 [28MR], E496, E506 [29MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11064-H11071, H11079-H11091 [25SE], H11579 [27SE], E1839 [30SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2313 [14MR], H2361-H2376 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11071-H11079 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to instruct conferees, H10189-H10195 [11SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to recommit, H2636 [21MR]

———enforcement of employer sanctions relative to employment of illegal aliens, H2449, H2464 [19MR], H11074, H11075, H11081, H11087 [25SE]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2509-H2518 [20MR]

———exclusions relative to membership in terrorist organizations, H2168-H2173 [13MR]

———installation of physical barriers at all areas of high incidence of illegal entry into the U.S., H2450, H2451 [19MR]

———permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (H.R. 2898), E85 [25JA]

———permanently bar entry into the U.S. for anyone who is caught entering the country illegally, H2456-H2460 [19MR], H2537 [20MR]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, H11078, H11084 [25SE], H11542 [27SE]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H803, H813 [24JA], E67 [24JA]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H930 [30JA]

———require public hospitals providing medical assistance to illegal aliens to supply patient-identifying information for reimbursement, H2481-H2484 [20MR]

———status of illegal immigrants applying for permanent resident status, H2603, H2604 [21MR]

———treatment of criminal aliens by State and local law enforcement officials, H2476-H2481 [20MR]

India: civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E1393, E1394 [29JY]

Indiana: tribute to Stop the Violence (organization), H2934 [27MR]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (H.R. 3590), E1013 [6JN]

International law: extradition of war criminals, E67 [24JA]

———provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (H.R. 3680), H8620, H8621 [29JY]

International War Crimes Tribunal: raise limit on noncash support, H5875, H5876 [5JN]

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (H.R. 3431), H7124, H7125 [9JY], E754 [9MY], E1858 [30SE]

Jacob Wetterling Foundation: tribute to lobbying efforts for protection of children, E881 [22MY]

Jordan, MT: Federal law enforcement actions against the Freemen, H4402 [2MY]

———receipt of Federal subsidies by members of the Freemen, E872 [22MY]

Laborers' International Union: contributions to the Democratic Party, H11400 [27SE]

Law enforcement: authorize State and local officers to arrest and detain certain illegal aliens, H2191 [13MR]

———community policing programs, H27, H28, H30-H33 [3JA], H8159, H8160, H8164, H8167, H8168 [23JY], H8258-H8261, H8319 [24JY], E819 [16MY]

———exclusionary rule relative to warrantless searches by law enforcement officers, H1145 [1FE]

———funding, H7616, H7620 [16JY]

———investigation of Federal law enforcement actions at Ruby Ridge, ID, H1751 [6MR]

———monitoring of telecommunication activities, H2168-H2171, H2174 [13MR]

———prison and juvenile detention center development funding, H8167 [23JY]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), H3702 [23AP], H4451-H4457, H4500 [7MY], E732 [8MY]

Law enforcement officers: ensure benefits for chaplains killed in the line of duty (H.R. 3647), E1085 [13JN]

———establish a national clearinghouse to assist in employment background checks (H.R. 3263), E552 [17AP]

———establish a national resource center and clearinghouse relative to missing or exploited children (H.R. 3238), E775 [10MY]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (H.R. 4111), H12170 [28SE]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), H11247 [26SE]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries, H8265-H8266 [24JY], E1410 [30JY]

Marietta, PA: tribute to Armstrong World Industries for efforts relative to aid Oklahoma City, OK, bombing victims, E142 [1FE]

Medicare: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H3108, H3131 [28MR], E452 [26MR]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 3310), H4660 [9MY]

———deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4011), H10978 [24SE], H11283-H11289 [26SE], E1487 [2AU], E1771 [28SE], E1829 [30SE]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (H.R. 2945), H1204 [1FE]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts, H6148-H6150 [11JN]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (H.R. 2947), H1204 [1FE], H1402 [28FE]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (H.R. 2946), H1204 [1FE]

Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (H.R. 2511), H5776-H5781 [4JN]

———control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (S. 1136), H5780 [4JN]

———control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (S. 1136), insert H.R. 2511 language in lieu, H5781 [4JN]

Montgomery County, PA: tribute to Support Police Immediate Response Intervention Team (organization), E1373 [25JY]

Morris, Dick: call for dismissal from position as Presidential adviser relative to role in defense of accused rapist, H5309 [21MY]

Motor vehicles: increase utility of title information to law enforcement officers (H.R. 2803), H6449-H6451 [18JN]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (H.R. 3901), H8383 [25JY]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (H.R. 4140), E1688 [25SE]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, H3702 [23AP], E599 [23AP], E611 [24AP]

National Guard: assist border patrol personnel relative to law enforcement and deportation, H11085 [25SE]

———authorize participation in drug interdiction efforts (H.R. 3524), E928 [24MY], E1474 [2AU]

National Missing Children's Week: observance, H5383 [22MY], E881 [22MY]

National objectives: policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H1491 [28FE], H3436 [16AP], H3667 [23AP], H4092 [25AP], H5113 [15MY], H6121 [11JN], H7776 [17JY], H10101-H10103 [5SE], H12097 [28SE], E258 [29FE], E392-E394 [20MR], E1674 [24SE]

Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal: anniversary, E953, E957, E962 [30MY]

Occhipinti, Joseph: conviction of former INS agent for civil rights violations, E1733 [27SE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, H7713 [17JY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H3585 [18AP], H3651, H3652, H3653 [19AP], E604 [23AP]

———bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H2141 [13MR]

Olympic games: tribute to efforts by volunteers and law enforcement officers following bomb explosion at Atlanta, GA, games, H9383, H9384 [31JY], H9833 [1AU]

OSHA: proposed crime prevention regulations for small businesses open 24 hours a day, H10499 [17SE]

Pennsylvania: anniversary of Domestic Violence Service Center, E1675 [24SE]

Postal Service: reform, H12105 [28SE]

———reform (H.R. 3717), E1159 [25JN]

Public buildings: ban social events allowing public nudity, sexual activity and illegal drug use, E752 [9MY]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (H. Con. Res. 195), H7508 [12JY]

Rao, P.V. Narasimha: indictment relative to fraudulent dealings, E1750 [27SE]

Reinhardt, Stephen: evaluation of effects of habeas corpus reform and political pressure on judicial decisions in capital cases, H12261 [2OC]

Religion: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage, H7620 [16JY]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6092, H6096, H6111 [10JN], H6125 [11JN], H6278 [12JN], H6291 [13JN], H6429, H6435, H6451-H6462, H6495 [18JN], H6718 [25JN], H6980-H6982 [27JN], H8525 [25JY], E930 [24MY], E1120, E1133, E1142 [20JN], E1258 [11JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6491-H6493 [18JN], H11398 [27SE]

San Diego, CA: tribute to Annual Community Mobilization Conference and Training on Gangs, Violence, and Drugs, E531 [16AP]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, H6849, H6850, H6854 [26JN], H6977 [27JN], H10499, H10500 [17SE], E1180 [26JN], E1222 [9JY]

———terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (H. Con. Res. 200), H10825-H10835 [24SE]

———U.S. policy, E1436 [1AU]

Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm, E1887 [1OC]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (H. Con. Res. 205), E1403 [30JY]

Sex offenses: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (H.R. 3456), H11130-H11135 [25SE]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), H11248-H11250 [26SE]

Slovakia: human rights violations, E843 [20MY]

Small business: reform regulatory process, H2984 [28MR]

Social Security: penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (H.R. 3724), E1182 [26JN]

Social Security Administration: awarding of disability insurance checks to death row inmate William Bonin, H4805 [10MY]

———prevent counterfeiting of Social Security cards, H2452-H2456 [19MR]

Stalking: interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims (H.R. 2980), H4457-H4460, H4500 [7MY]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for security officer employment (H.R. 2092), H11135-H11137 [25SE], E1708 [26SE]

———reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (H.R. 4303), E1837 [30SE]

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (H. Con. Res. 162), E543 [16AP]

Supreme Court: ruling on Government seizure of property, H1669 [5MR]

Telecommunications: authorizing roving or multipoint wiretaps, H3603 [18AP], H9381 [31JY], H9879, H9885, H9892, H9893 [2AU]

Telephones: prevent fraud, E897 [24MY]

Television: broadcast of violent programming, H3208 [29MR]

———establish toll-free number for comments relative to the broadcasting of violent programming, E160 [5FE]

Terrorism: establish criminal penalties relative to financial transactions with terrorists, H2192 [13MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 1710), H2564 [21MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H1667, H1668 [5MR], H2125, H2137-H2193 [13MR], H2226, H2247-H2267, H2304 [14MR], E368 [14MR], E380 [19MR], E425 [22MR], E1906 [2OC]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), consideration (H. Res. 380), H2129-H2137 [13MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), unanimous-consent agreement, H2190 [13MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), H2268 [14MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, H3605-H3618, H3624 [18AP], E592 [19AP], E638, E645 [25AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report—corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 55), H3744 [24AP], E6801 [1MY]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 405), H3599-H3605 [18AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), insert language of H.R. 2703 in lieu, H2288 [14MR]

———investigation of parties responsible for the bombing of Pan American Flight 103, H2125 [13MR], H2226 [14MR]

———U.S. policy, H7997-H8003 [18JY], H9381, H9382, H9383, H9384, H9387, H9472 [31JY], H9707, H9708, H9833 [1AU], E895 [24MY], E1418 [31JY]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9838, H9839, H9886-H9897 [2AU], E1482 [2AU], E1519 [5SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9877-H9886 [2AU]

———use of high tech scanning devices to detect concealed explosive devices, H8102 [23JY]

———waiver of sovereign immunity in cases of state-sponsored terrorism, H3603 [18AP]

Tourist trade: revitalize industry and provide airport security (H.R. 4312), E1826 [30SE]

Turkey: condemn attack on Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George, E1903 [2OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), H4323-H4329 [1MY]

———appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), consideration (H. Res. 418), H4311-H4323 [1MY]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: review of sentencing guidelines, H4488-H4492 [7MY]

Urban areas: provide choice in education, promote entrepreneurship, and combat drug abuse, H4908 [14MY]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, H29 [3JA]

Women: domestic violence programs funding, H7226 [10JY], H7299, H7330 [11JY], H8159, H8163, H8165 [23JY]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence, E838 [16MY]

———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (H.R. 941), E70 [24JA]

———use of cameras in police cars to document cases of domestic violence, E1399 [30JY]

Woodhaven, NY: anniversary of Woodhaven Residents' Block Association, E1755 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Abbas, Mohammed: extradition to the U.S. (S. Res. 253), S4399 [30AP]

Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures in cases of rape or incest through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, S10270-S10279 [11SE]

Africa: U.S. policy, S11102 [20SE]

Animals: animal abuse relative to violent crime, S4630 [2MY]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (S. 2114), S11185 [24SE]

———research relative to individual who commit acts of violence against animals, S12336 [3OC]

Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith: commend efforts for exposing and combating anti-Jewish hate crimes, S2717 [21MR]

Armed Forces: interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking, S6604 [20JN], S6926-S6928 [26JN]

———participation in law enforcement activities relative to chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction, S3370-S3375 [16AP]

———prosecution of military personnel and companions while stationed abroad (S. 2083), S10687 [17SE]

———restrict income during incarceration (S. 2083), S10687 [17SE]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, S1379 [28FE]

———characterization of violence in the entertainment industry, S10208 [10SE]

Atlanta, GA: arrest of Taiwanese students for waving flags at Olympic games, S9551, S9623 [2AU]

Aviation: airport security research funding, S9130 [30JY]

———impact of safety regulations on smaller airports, S8370 [19JY]

Baer, Harold, Jr.: decision in recent drug case, S539 [26JA]

Bell Telephone Cos.: entrance into the alarm monitoring services market, S689 [1FE]

Braude, Beatrice: relief of estate, S6509-S6512 [19JN]

Budusky, Robert A.: tribute to murdered Postal Service letter carrier, S864 [1FE]

Business and industry: prevent economic espionage (S. 1525), S377 [25JA]

———prevent economic espionage (S. 1556), S740, S741 [1FE]

———prevent economic espionage (S. 1557), S740, S741 [1FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 147), S3033 [27MR]

Carjacking: Federal penalties (H.R. 3676), S11027 [19SE]

———Federal penalties (H.R. 3676), unanimous-consent agreement, S11027 [19SE]

Children and youth: effects of gun violence, S12351 [3OC]

———funding to assist youth at risk from illegal drug use, crime, and violence, S5231, S5232 [17MY]

———national drug control policy, S1660 [7MR]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 1991), S8867 [25JY]

———prohibit detention relative to evasion of arrest (S. 2002), S9161 [30JY]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (S. 1854), S6013-S6015 [10JN]

———reauthorize funding for runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs (S. 1582), S1456-S1458 [29FE], S1531 [5MR]

Churches and synagogues: condemn acts of arson and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, S6216 [13JN], S6605 [20JN]

———condemn acts of arson and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (S. Res. 263), S6136 [12JN], S6182, S6246-S6248, S6253 [13JN]

———condemn acts of arson and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (S. Res. 265), S6384-S6386 [18JN], S6943 [26JN]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S6003 [10JN]

———evaluation of policies to control crime, S5920 [6JN]

———pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation, S11229 [25SE]

———pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (S. Con. Res. 72), S11558 [27SE]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S6543 [19JN]

Colleges and universities: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (S. 2065), S10328 [11SE]

Colorado: tribute to Gateway Through the Rockies Program, S9308 [31JY]

———tribute to Golden Door Program, S9308 [31JY]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union (S. Res. 284), S9002, S9003 [26JY]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): activities and accomplishments, S12451-S12455 [21OC]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding, S3194 [29MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), S1343 [27FE], S1407-S1425, S1427-S1446 [29FE], S1552-S1595, S1610 [6MR], S1617-S1623 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1815, S1900 [12MR], S1926-S1933 [13MR], S2033-S2036 [14MR], S2259 [18MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR]

———funding (S. Res. 246), S3450-S3454 [17AP], S3680 [18AP]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (S. Res. 272), S7065 [26JN]

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: funding, S11910 [30SE]

Computers: misuse of encryption technologies, S10883, S10884 [18SE]

———prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (S. 982), S10886-S10891 [18SE]

———protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet, S1646 [7MR], S12042 [30SE]

———protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet (H.R. 3606), S6130 [12JN]

———protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet (S. 1567), S1180-S1182 [9FE]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S694 [1FE], S2095 [14MR], S3146 [28MR]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (H.R. 3606), S6130 [12JN]

———security of information infrastructure, S11758 [28SE]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (S. 1592), S1598 [6MR]

Constitutional amendments: protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 52), S3795-S3797 [22AP]

———protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 65), S11998 [30SE]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (S. 2094), S11034 [19SE]

Cordero, Ricardo: arrest by Mexican authorities relative to charges of corruption in Mexico's counterdrug efforts, S9475, S9476 [2AU]

Correctional institutions: appointment of special masters in prison conditions cases, S12463 [21OC]

———employment training for prisoners, S322 [23JA]

———exempt inmates from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements in Fair Labor Standards Act (S. 1943), S7762-S7764 [11JY]

———extend certain oversight authority and reduce size of the Parole Commission (S. 1507), S11123 [20SE]

———protect constitutional rights of inmates, S12054-S12056 [1OC]

———treatment of juvenile offenders (S. 1604), S1855 [12MR]

———treatment of prisoners, S5706 [4JN]

Courts: appointment of Federal judges, S1161-S1163 [9FE], S2790-S2792 [25MR], S3177-S3181 [29MR]

———assignment of pension benefits of convicted felons toward victim restitution or payment of fines (S. 1570), S1276 [20FE]

———evaluation of President Clinton's judicial appointments, S3699, S3725-S3727 [19AP], S3892 [23AP], S4009-S4011 [24AP], S4270 [29AP], S4650 [2MY], S5903, S5904 [6JN]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing, S9154 [30JY]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2006), S9299, S9318 [31JY], S10892 [18SE], S11027 [19SE]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2006), unanimous-consent agreement, S11027 [19SE]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2007), S9318 [31JY], S10892 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2007), unanimous-consent agreement, S11027 [19SE]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (S. 1733), S4856 [8MY]

———independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment (S. 1697), S4063 [24AP]

———judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (S. 400), S3700 [19AP]

———mandatory victim restitution, S3379 [16AP], S3460 [17AP]

———minimum mandatory sentencing relative to pornography, S11625 [28SE]

———penalties relative to criminal attempt (S. 1946), S7765 [11JY]

———prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), S5983 [7JN], S5986 [10JN], S11054 [19SE]

———prosecution of sexual predators (S. 1948), S7766 [11JY]

———protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), S10882-S10886 [18SE], S12201-S12216 [2OC]

———reform habeas corpus procedures, S3151 [28MR], S3352, S3355, S3365-S3369, S3375-S3378 [16AP], S3438-S3443, S3446, S3462, S3465, S3470-S3473, S3475 [17AP], S4716 [6MY], S5904 [6JN]

———require violent felons to serve entire term of sentence, S10536 [13SE]

———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm during commission of a crime (S. 1945), S7764 [11JY]

———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm within a certain distance of a school, S10384, S10385, S10395 [12SE]

———sentencing of violent felons relative to parole and good behavior credits, S2179 [15MR]

———transfer of persons found not guilty by reason of insanity from St. Elizabeths Hospital to the custody of the Dept. of Justice, S12295 [3OC]

———travel expense reimbursements for appointees of an independent counsel (S. 1622), S2197 [15MR]

———tribute to the judiciary, S1780 [11MR]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 1712), S4318-S4321 [29AP]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 2082), S10685 [17SE]

Criminal Alien Tracking Center: funding, S4405 [30AP]

Cuban Adjustment Act: repeal, S4311 [29AP]

Cunningham, Glenn D.: nomination to be U.S. Marshal, S8830 [25JY]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (S. Res. 282), S8643-S8645 [24JY], S9670 [2AU]

DEA: Rocky Mountain Division funding, S10185 [10SE]

Death and dying: physician-assisted suicide, S4642 [2MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7680-S7685 [11JY], S10013-S10016 [6SE]

Dept. of Defense: drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, S7945 [17JY]

———transfer funding to community policing programs (S. 1580), S1455 [29FE]

Dept. of Justice: actions of Solicitor General, S3705 [19AP]

———compile and publish data on hate crimes (S. 1624), S2328, S2329 [19MR], S5458 [21MY]

———funding, S430 [26JA]

———reduce crime control assistance to States relative to health insurance benefits for retired law enforcement officers, S10025 [6SE]

Dept. of State: cooperation of foreign countries relative to antiterrorism efforts, S8742-S8744 [25JY]

Detroit, MI: observance of Metro Detroit Youth Day, S7501 [9JY]

Diseases: possession of dangerous pathogens, S666 [31JA]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S12341 [3OC]

Drug abuse: increased usage of cocaine, S5275 [17MY]

———insurance coverage for treatment and rehabilitation programs, S11365 [26SE]

———national drug control policy, S348 [24JA], S361-S363, S365 [25JA], S1666 [11MR], S2084 [14MR], S2180-S2182 [15MR], S3034-S3036 [27MR], S3241 [29MR], S3699, S3707 [19AP], S4278-S4286 [29AP], S4446 [30AP], S4681 [3MY], S4969, S4970 [13MY], S5140-S5143 [16MY], S5275 [17MY], S5920 [6JN], S6009 [10JN], S6072-S6074 [11JN], S7797 [12JY], S9016-S9030 [29JY], S9683-S9690 [3SE], S10388, S10389, S10399 [12SE], S10573-S10576, S10578, S10579 [16SE], S11632 [28SE], S11878 [30SE], S110555 [19SE]

———treatment and rehabilitation programs, S3034-S3036 [27MR]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (S. 1607), S1864-S1867 [12MR]

———High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, S11927 [30SE]

———increase penalties for offenses involving marijuana (S. 1790), S5494 [22MY]

———increase penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances to recovering addicts (S. 2050), S9743 [3SE]

———investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers, S4999 [14MY], S5395 [20MY], S5483-S5485 [22MY], S5947 [6JN]

———legalization, S327 [23JA]

———penalties related to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride (S. 1609), S1868 [12MR]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (S. 2040), S9593 [2AU], S12257 [3OC]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), S11703 [28SE], S12376-S12379 [3OC]

———penalties relative to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride, S10386-S10388, S10394, S10395 [12SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S8015-S8023 [17JY], S10717-S10723 [17SE], S10738 [18SE], S11853, S11854 [30SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), placed on calendar, S9675 [2AU]

———prohibit use of imported controlled substances to commit a felony (S. 1919), S7088 [27JN]

Dunblane, Scotland: extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren (S. Res. 231), S2030, S2066, S2139 [14MR]

Ecology and environment: increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to environmental crimes (S. 2096), S11036-S11041 [19SE]

Elections: unlawful voting by aliens relative to deportation and exclusion, S4018 [24AP]

Endangered Species Act: prohibit sale of products containing endangered species (S. 1915), S7187 [27JN]

Executive Office of the President: creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution (S. Res. 283), S8993 [26JY]

———drug use by employees, S9027-S9030 [29JY]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, S3365-S3367 [16AP], S10361-S10365, S10366 [12SE]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse prevention (S. 919), S8123, S8303-S8311 [18JY], S11573-S11582 [27SE]

———domestic violence programs funding, S12325 [3OC]

———establish felony violations for evasion of child support obligations (S. 2180), S11995 [30SE]

———parental abuduction of a child to a foreign country, S4288 [29AP]

———tribute to national domestic violence hotline, S2143 [15MR], S2285 [19MR], S2421 [20MR], S2622 [21MR], S2883 [26MR], S3030 [27MR], S3177 [29MR]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to prevent child abuse (S. 1996), S8991 [26JY]

FBI: establish Computer Investigations Threat Assessment Center, S11910 [30SE]

———local community upgrading of criminal justice identification systems, S2286 [19MR]

———tribute for resolution of the Montana Freemen standoff, S6819 [25JN]

———use of wire taps, S1166 [9FE]

Financial institutions: prohibit the production, sale, transportation, or possession of fraudulent financial instruments, S10183 [10SE]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (S. 2163), S11974 [30SE]

———increase age limit for possession of a handgun (S. 1872), S6235 [13JN]

———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (S. 1612), S1976 [13MR], S12390 [3OC]

———increase the statute of limitations for certain offenses, S3432-S3435 [17AP]

———prohibit carrying of handguns with exceptions for certain individuals (S. 1980), S8476 [22JY]

———prohibit possession by certain felons, S12164 [2OC]

———prohibit possession by convicted felons, S10320, S10321 [11SE]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, S8830, S8831 [25JY], S9458-S9460 [2AU], S10377-S10380 [12SE], S11226 [25SE], S11363 [26SE], S11876-S11878 [30SE]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (S. 1632), S2646 [21MR], S3199 [29MR], S9628 [2AU]

———prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of interstate commerce control (S. 890), S10934-S10936 [19SE], S11933 [30SE]

———prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns (S. 1640), S2802 [25MR]

———prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns (S. 1654), S3160 [28MR], S3613 [18AP], S4184 [25AP], S4631 [2MY], S4951 [9MY], S5205 [16MY], S7071 [27JN], S7785 [11JY], S8302 [18JY], S9624 [2AU]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S3701 [19AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, S3149 [28MR]

Food stamps: reduce fraud, S8362 [19JY]

Foreign aid: make conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S1449 [29FE]

Foreign banks: enhance supervision and limit participation by persons convicted of certain crimes (S. 2144), S11549 [27SE]

Foreign policy: impose economic sanctions against countries failing to eliminate corrupt business practices (S. 2165), S11979 [30SE], S12349 [3OC]

———strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and impose certain sanctions on countries relative to production and trafficking of illegal drugs (S. 2053), S9854 [4SE], S9978 [5SE]

Foreign trade: condemn practice of bribery for the awarding of contracts, S3409 [16AP]

Foster, Vincent W., Jr.: investigation of death of White House staff member, S1552-S1556 [6MR]

Foster care: clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child, S8142 [18JY]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (H.R. 1281), S12014 [30SE], S12401 [3OC]

———require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (S. 2048), S9608 [2AU]

Fuselier, Charles: National Sheriffs' Association Ferris E. Lucus Award recipient, S6413 [18JN]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish, S4564 [1MY]

———establish (S. 704), S329 [23JA], S1153 [7FE], S5915, S5916 [6JN], S6195 [13JN], S6544 [19JN], S7749, S7750, S7756 [11JY], S7971-S7982 [17JY], S8298 [18JY], S9449 [1AU], S10749 [18SE]

Gang Resistance Education and Training Program: funding, S10185 [10SE]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), S8938-S8941 [25JY], S11605-S11609 [27SE]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (S. 1734), S4857-S4859 [8MY]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties, S7108, S7109 [27JN]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (S. 1794), S5498 [22MY], S5614 [23MY]

———prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (S. 1692), S3794 [22AP]

Health: development of pharmaceuticals relative to treatment for illegal drug addiction (S. 2051), S9743 [3SE]

Health care professionals: training for the identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (S. 697), S11105 [20SE]

Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse, S363-S365 [25JA]

Himebaugh, Mark: missing child, S5612 [23MY]

Housing: drug elimination grants for low-income housing projects, S9899-S9901 [5SE]

Immigration: access to student loan programs relative to certain illegal immigrants, S5650 [24MY]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, S11624, S11711-S11713 [28SE], S11829, S11838-S11840, S11850, S11863, S11881, S11885-S11887, S11895, S11901-S11904, S11923, S11925 [30SE], S12294, S12295, S12330 [3OC]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), S2251 [18MR], S4993 [14MY], S5650 [24MY], S10572 [16SE], S10650-S10653 [17SE], S10901, S10902 [19SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11132 [24SE], S11450, S11451 [26SE], S11491, S11503-S11508, S11511, S11514-S11519 [27SE], S11696 [28SE], S12297 [3OC]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), insert language of S. 1664 in lieu, S4611 [2MY]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3276-S3310, S3328-S3330 [15AP], S3346-S3349, S3351, S3352, S3365 [16AP], S3424, S3425 [17AP], S3713 [19AP], S4008, S4011, S4012-S4047, S4049-S4059 [24AP], S4116-S4156, S4160 [25AP], S4286-S4314 [29AP], S4376-S4388, S4390-S4418 [30AP], S4455-S4509, S4513 [1MY], S4576-S4587, S4592-S4614 [2MY], S4683 [3MY]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), unanimous-consent agreement, S3350 [16AP], S4487 [1MY], S4590 [2MY]

———bar entry into U.S. for 10 years relative to persons caught entering illegally, S4297 [29AP]

———construction of physical barriers in high illegal entry areas, S4412, S4413 [30AP], S4503 [1MY]

———criminal penalties relative to unlawful voting in Federal, State, or local elections, S4018 [24AP]

———deportation criteria, S4408-S4410, S4416, S4417 [30AP]

———deportation of aliens that use public welfare programs, S4396, S4401 [30AP], S4490, S4494 [1MY]

———deportation of aliens who misrepresent U.S. citizenship, S3303 [15AP]

———deportation relative to criminal offenses, S4058 [24AP], S4598-S4600 [2MY]

———detention and deportation of criminal aliens relative to Witness Protection Program, S12294 [3OC]

———detention and deportation of criminal aliens relative to the Witness Protection Program, S12295 [3OC]

———extend categories for certain persecuted nationals of Vietnam and the former Soviet Republics, S8844-S8849 [25JY], S8943 [26JY]

———permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (H.R. 2898), S1386 [28FE]

———pilot projects to verify eligibility for employment, S6544 [19JN]

———pilot projects to verify eligibility for employment and public assistance benefits, S4577, S4578, S4584, S4597 [2MY]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, S8093, S8094 [18JY]

———reimburse States for medical assistance provided to illegal aliens (S. 1531), S498 [26JA]

———suspension of programs which result in unfunded Federal mandates, S4581-S4583, S4592 [2MY]

———treatment of legal immigrants relative to public welfare programs, S4392 [30AP]

———treatment of sponsor relative to public welfare programs, S4398 [30AP]

———treatment of women relative to legal residency and public welfare programs, S4306 [29AP]

INS: open-field searches relative to probable occurrences of illegal acts, S4020-S4025, S4032-S4047 [24AP]

———placement of agents in States, S4304, S4305 [29AP]

———require certain personnel levels in each State (S. 1691), S3794 [22AP]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (S. 1630), S2429 [20MR]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes, S8799-S8801 [25JY], S9003-S9005 [26JY]

———arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes (S. Res. 270), S6668 [21JN]

———tribute, S117 [10JA]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (H.R. 3680), S9648 [2AU]

International War Crimes Tribunal: prosecution of individuals indicted for crimes committed in the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3888-S3890 [23AP]

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (S. 2003), S9161 [30JY]

Johnson, Roy: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children honoree, S5453 [21MY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (S. 1952), S11628-S11630 [28SE], S11913 [30SE]

———amend (S. 2062), S10194 [10SE]

Law enforcement: authorization process to use clone pagers (S. 1947), S7765 [11JY]

———community policing programs, S1935-S1954 [13MR], S2308 [19MR], S4167 [25AP], S5219 [17MY], S5413, S5428 [21MY], S5465, S5466 [22MY], S5517 [23MY], S11910 [30SE]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), S4845, S4876, S4877 [8MY], S4921 [9MY]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), placed on calendar, S4846 [8MY]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), unanimous-consent agreement, S4845 [8MY]

———study of Federal law enforcement agencies, S3468-S3470 [17AP]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national clearinghouse to assist in employment background checks (S. 484), S12331 [3OC]

———establish training programs relative to missing or exploited children (S. 1652), S3159 [28MR]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (S. 2010), S9432 [1AU]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), S11122 [20SE], S11898 [30SE], S12256 [3OC]

———tribute to those killed in line of duty (S. Res. 251), S4262 [25AP]

Lee, Barbara C.: U.S. Marshals Service Distinguished Service Award recipient, S3163 [28MR]

Libya: indictment of individuals relative to Pan Am flight 103 bombing, S3383 [16AP]

McCaffrey, Barry: nomination to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, S365 [25JA], S539 [26JA]

McCaffrey, Barry R.: confirmation as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, S1595 [6MR], S1660 [7MR]

———nomination to be Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, S1426 [29FE]

Medicare: allocate savings from waste, fraud and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (S. 1859), S6085 [11JN]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S2040-S2044 [14MR]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse, S3593-S3597 [18AP], S6116 [12JN], S9542-S9544 [2AU]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse (S. 1858), S6085 [11JN]

———reform, S5264 [17MY]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S4678 [3MY]

———make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. 1547), S555-S559 [30JA]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S8788-S8795, S8858 [25JY]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. Res. 218), S555-S559 [30JA]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S.J. Res. 50), S1526 [5MR], S1657 [7MR]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (S. 1548), S555-S559 [30JA]

Military installations: increase penalties for certain traffic offenses, S6923, S6924 [26JN]

Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (S. 1136), S6302 [14JN]

Motor vehicles: increase utility of title information to law enforcement officers (H.R. 2803), S6628 [20JN]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (S. 2030), S9574 [2AU]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (S. 1688), S3731 [19AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (S. Res. 243), S3406 [16AP], S4690 [3MY]

National Crime Information Center: penalties relative to misuse of information (S. 2137), S11542 [27SE]

National Institute of Justice: correctional institution health care study, S11897 [30SE]

National objectives: efforts to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (S. 1700), S4065-S4072 [24AP]

———policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S428 [26JA], S4703 [6MY], S5920 [6JN], S6122 [12JN], S7621 [10JY], S7811 [12JY], S9633 [2AU], S10573-S10576, S10578, S10579 [16SE], S12054-S12056 [1OC]

Nuclear energy: allow security guards in enrichment plants to carry firearms and execute arrests, S9060, S9061 [29JY]

Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal: anniversary, S3411 [16AP]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, S2031-S2033, S2040 [14MR]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S3708, S3710, S3717, S3734 [19AP]

———anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (S. Res. 249), S3695-S3697 [19AP]

Olympic games: tribute to efforts by volunteers and law enforcement officers following bomb explosion at Atlanta, GA, games, S9016 [29JY]

Passports: require that applications for minors have signatures of both parents (S. 1684), S3627 [18AP]

Pinto, Shirl: Crime Victim Service Award recipient, S4725 [6MY]

Pornography: amend laws relative to child pornography, S11840-S11842, S11900 [30SE]

———amend laws relative to child pornography (S. 1237), S11285 [25SE], S11700 [28SE]

Public welfare programs: impact of funding levels on domestic violence rates, S5220 [17MY], S5413 [21MY]

———prohibit assistance relative to illegal drug use, S8105-S8109 [18JY], S8366 [19JY], S8498 [23JY]

Punishment: alternative methods of punishment versus imprisonment, S1371 [27FE]

Refugees: exemptions relative to migration and false documentation, S4459-S4468, S4490, S4492 [1MY]

Religion: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S6937-S6945 [26JN], S7202 [27JN], S7418 [8JY], S7908 [16JY]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), unanimous-consent agreement, S6937 [26JN]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1853), S6013 [10JN]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1866), S6146 [12JN]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1890), S6520-S6528 [19JN], S7297 [28JN]

Religious Freedom Restoration Act: application to incarcerated individuals, S11492 [27SE]

Rural Housing Service: reform rural multifamily loan program, S8541, S8542 [23JY]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, S6906, S6907, S7055, S7056, S7057, S7059 [26JN], S7067, S7090, S7169, S7170 [27JN], S7328 [28JN], S7499 [9JY], S7813 [12JY], S10374 [12SE]

———terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (S. Res. 273), S7126-S7128, S7210, S7211 [27JN]

Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (S. 2140), S11544-S11546 [27SE]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (S. Con. Res. 69), S9610 [2AU]

Sex offenses: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S3421-S3424, S3484 [17AP], S8777-S8781 [25JY]

———penalties for offenses against children (S. 1985), S8637-S8639 [24JY]

Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (S. 1789), S5492 [22MY]

Social Security Administration: development of counterfeit-proof Social Security card, S4597 [2MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to substance abusers, S3116-S3119 [28MR]

———restriction on benefits to substance abusers (S. 1642), S2860 [26MR]

Stalking: interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims (H.R. 2980), S5625, S5627 [23MY], S7750 [11JY], S7803 [12JY], S8829, S8830, S8831 [25JY]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims (S. 1729), S4804 [7MY], S9442 [1AU], S9456, S9458-S9460, S9483 [2AU]

States: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs (S. 2138), S11542 [27SE]

———enforcement of statutory rape laws, S8419 [22JY]

———reduce certain assistance relative to continuation of health benefits to public safety officers injured in the line of duty (S. 1984), S8636 [24JY]

Telecommunications: authorizing emergency wiretaps, S3455-S3457, S3466, S3467 [17AP]

———authorizing roving or multipoint wiretaps, S3435-S3438 [17AP]

Telephones: prevent fraud, S5612 [23MY]

Television: broadcast of violent programming, S1631 [7MR]

———establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming, S701 [1FE], S1467 [29FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats, S1834-S1837 [12MR], S6988-S7001 [26JN]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), S3151 [28MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3350-S3381 [16AP], S3427-S3443, S3446-S3450, S3454-S3478, S3495 [17AP], S3681 [18AP], S3700, S3706, S3708 [19AP], S4006 [24AP], S4363-S4365 [29AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report—corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 54), S4016 [24AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report—corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 55), S4016 [24AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report—motion to recommit, S3378 [16AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S3466 [17AP]

———prohibit distribution of information relative to explosive materials, S7271-S7274 [28JN], S10040 [9SE]

———treatment of distribution of information relative to the making of explosive materials, S3365-S3367 [16AP], S3448-S3450, S3454 [17AP]

———U.S. policy, S117 [10JA], S9009, S9037, S9038 [29JY], S9374, S9375 [1AU], S9480-S9482, S9635 [2AU], S10533-S10535 [13SE], S10664, S10667, S10668, S10675 [17SE], S11390 [26SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), S9660 [2AU], S9681 [3SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), unanimous-consent agreement, S9660 [2AU]

———U.S. policy relative to airport and airline safety, S10746 [18SE]

Texas: crime rate relative to prison construction, S3702 [19AP]

U.N.: role of International War Crimes Tribunal, S12017 [30SE]

Westerly, RI: observance of Neighbor Day, S398 [26JA]

Women: prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence, S5556 [23MY], S6192 [13JN]

———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation, S8972-S8974 [26JY]

———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision, S1834 [12MR], S4287 [29AP], S4414, S4415 [30AP], S4490 [1MY]

Reports

Arrest of Balbir S. Dhillon: Harshinder Singh, Amrik Singh and J.S. Dhillon, Human Rights Wing (organization), E1393 [29JY]

Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents—1995: Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, S2717-S2719 [21MR]

Burundi—An Oklahoma City Massacre Every Hour: Robert Krueger, Ambassador to Burundi, S5652 [24MY]

Drug-Related Hospital Emergency Department Episodes: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, S9019 [29JY]

Information Concerning Implementation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: FBI, S1167-S1170 [9FE]

INS—Building a Comprehensive Southwest Border Enforcement Strategy, E390-E392 [20MR]

Khobar Towers Bombing Incident in Saudi Arabia: Committee on National Security (House), H10826-H10833 [24SE]

Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 1994: FBI, H2174 [13MR]

Losing Ground Against Drugs—A Report on Increasing Illicit Drug Use and National Drug Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) Majority Staff, S8835 [25JY], S9018 [29JY]

Need for Better Product Labeling: Representative George Miller, E1659 [19SE]

Previous House Resolutions Granting Special Deposition Authority: Committee on Rules (House), H1875 [7MR]

Security in Cyperspace: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S11757 [28SE]

Setting the Course—A National Drug Strategy: Task Force on National Drug Policy, S9019 [29JY]

Terrorist Attack on U.S. Peacekeeping Forces in Saudi Arabia: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S10374-S10377 [12SE]

Reports filed

Allow Probation and Pretrial Services Court Officers To Carry Weapons: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1474), S4617 [2MY]

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act: Committee of Conference (S. 735) (H. Rept. 104-518), H3386 [15AP]

Arrest and Prosecution of Individuals Indicted for War Crimes by International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 270), S8635 [24JY]

Carjacking Correction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3676) (H. Rept. 104-787), H10429 [16SE]

Child Pornography Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1237), S9158 [30JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1237) (S. Rept. 104-358), S9742 [3SE]

Clarify Circumstances in Which Senior Circuit Court Judges May Vote in En Banc Cases: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 531) (H. Rept. 104-697), H8247 [23JY]

Clarify Federal Jurisdiction Over Offenses Relative to Religious Property Damage: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3525) (H. Rept. 104-621), H6422 [17JN]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Authority To Obtain Testimony To Investigate the Dismissal of White House Travel Office Personnel: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 369) (H. Rept. 104-472), H1774 [6MR]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) Funding (S. Res. 227), S1597 [6MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2202, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 528) (H. Rept. 104-829), H11046 [24SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 735, Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 405) (H. Rept. 104-522), H3580 [17AP]

Consideration of H.R. 125, Repeal Ban on Assault Weapons and Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Devices: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 388) (H. Rept. 104-490), H2664 [21MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2202, Immigration Admission Policies Reform, Treatment of Criminal Aliens, Alien Smuggling, Documentation Requirements, and Border Security: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 384) (H. Rept. 104-483), H2315 [14MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2641, U.S. Marshals Service Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 418) (H. Rept. 104-543), H4302 [30AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2703, Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 376) (H. Rept. 104-477), H1984 [7MR]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 380) (H. Rept. 104-480), H2122 [12MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2974, Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 421) (H. Rept. 104-552), H4423 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3120, Witness and Jury Retaliation and Tampering Prevention: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 422) (H. Rept. 104-553), H4423 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 508) (H. Rept. 104-744), H9705 [1AU]

Control and Prevent Commercial Counterfeiting of Money: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2511) (H. Rept. 104-556), H4430 [6MY]

Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2974) (H. Rept. 104-548), H4396 [1MY]

Criminal Penalties Under the Geneva Conventions for Certain War Crimes: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3680) (H. Rept. 104-698), H8374 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice Compilation and Publishing of Data on Hate Crimes: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624), S4189 [25AP]

Disclosure of Information on Certain Individuals Relative to Nazi War Crimes During World War II: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1281) (H. Rept. 104-819), H11046 [24SE]

Early Release of Prisoners Upon Completion of Drug Treatment Program: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2650) (H. Rept. 104-602), H5757 [31MY]

Economic Espionage Prevention: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1556) (S. Rept. 104-359), S9742 [3SE]

Entitle Certain Armored Car Crew Members To Lawfully Carry a Weapon: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3431) (H. Rept. 104-623), H6423 [17JN]

False Statements Penalty Restoration Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1734), S8468 [22JY]

Final Report: Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 104-280), S6408 [18JN]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 704), S6611 [20JN]

Government Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3166) (H. Rept. 104-680), H7657 [16JY]

Hate Crimes Statistics Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624) (S. Rept. 104-269), S4972 [13MY]

Health Care Anti-Fraud Protections: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-747), H9921 [2AU]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-828), H11046 [24SE]

Immigration Admission Policies Reform: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1665) (S. Rept. 104-250), S3311 [15AP]

Immigration Admission Policies Reform, Treatment of Criminal Aliens, Alien Smuggling, Documentation Requirements, and Border Security: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H2034 [8MR]

———Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H1984 [7MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H1663 [4MR]

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1664) (S. Rept. 104-249), S3311 [15AP]

Immigration in the National Interest Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H2664 [21MR]

Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2980) (H. Rept. 104-557), H4430 [6MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2980), S5566 [23MY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1952) (S. Rept. 104-369), S10600 [16SE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Amendments: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1952), S9428 [1AU]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Appropriations: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3876) (H. Rept. 104-783), H10385 [12SE]

National Information Infrastructure Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 982), S9554 [2AU]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 982) (S. Rept. 104-357), S9742 [3SE]

Opening of Campus Security Crime Logs at Institutions of Higher Education: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H. Res. 470) (H. Rept. 104-776), H10107 [5SE]

Parole Commission Phaseout Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 1507) (H. Rept. 104-789), H10429 [16SE]

Penalties for Escaping From Federal Prison: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1533), S6223 [13JN]

Prevention of Economic Espionage: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1556), S9158 [30JY]

Protect Proprietary Economic Information: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3723) (H. Rept. 104-788), H10429 [16SE]

Reform and Oversight, National Drug Policy—Review of the Status of the Drug War: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-486), H2466 [19MR]

Release of Relevant Information on Violent Sex Offenders: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2137) (H. Rept. 104-555), H4430 [6MY]

Review of Criminal Records of Applicants for Security Officer Employment: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2092) (H. Rept. 104-827), H11046 [24SE]

Terrorist Attack on U.S. Peacekeeping Forces in Saudi Arabia: Committee on National Security (House) (H. Con. Res. 200) (H. Rept. 104-805), H10523 [17SE]

U.S. Marshals Service Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2641) (H. Rept. 104-541), H4119 [29AP]

Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 147) (H. Rept. 104-488), H2557 [20MR]

Utility of Motor Vehicle Title Information to Law Enforcement Officers: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2803) (H. Rept. 104-618), H6284 [12JN]

Witness and Jury Retaliation and Tampering Prevention: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3120) (H. Rept. 104-549), H4396 [1MY]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Television Violence, E124 [1FE]

Resolution of Ratification

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Belgium: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Bolivia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Hungary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Malaysia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Philippines: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Switzerland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and Austria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9661 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and Hungary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and United Kingdom: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9661 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and the Philippines: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9661 [2AU]

Resolutions by organizations

National Police Officer Clearinghouse Legislation: Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police, S12331 [3OC]

Neighbor Day: Westerly, RI, Town Council, S399 [26JA]

Rulings of the Chair

Courts: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4482, H4483, H4484 [7MY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4011), H11286, H11287 [26SE]

Scripts

Battered Women: Dallas Milholland, Cynthia Ward, Kristin Allen-Zito, and Malissa Kobbevik, S6192 [13JN]

Statements

Church Arson Prevention Act (H.R. 3525): several Members of Congress, S7908-S7910 [16JY], E1258 [11JY]

Community Policing Programs: Thomas F. Lewcock, S1942-S1944 [13MR]

Criticism of Michael McCurry and White House Drug Policy: William J. Bennett, S9029 [29JY]

Drug Legalization: Senator Grassley, S327-S329 [23JA]

Gangs and Street Violence: Andrea Jaquith, E987 [4JN]

Gun Control: Kelley Williams, Ryan Driscoll, and Patrick Webster, E945 [29MY]

Habeas Corpus Procedures: Several Former U.S. Attorneys General, S3441 [17AP]

Immigration and Refugees in the U.S.: Harmony Hariman and Tedra Guyette, E984 [4JN]

Investigate Prosecution Practices Relative to Drug Smugglers: P. Jeffrey Casey, Dept. of the Treasury, S5484 [22MY]

Parents Television Empowerment Act: Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II, E160 [5FE]

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: James C. Dobson, Focus on the Family (organization), H7521 [12JY]

———Marc Morano, H5138 [15MY]

Sentencing Guidelines for Possession of a Firearm Within a Certain Distance of a School: Senator Kohl, S10384 [12SE]

We Will Continue To Stand by Our Flag: Daniel A. Ludwig, American Legion, E231 [28FE]

Summaries

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Authority To Obtain Testimony To Investigate the Dismissal of White House Travel Office Personnel (H. Res. 369), H1874 [7MR]

Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act (S. 1965), S10738 [18SE]

Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act (H.R. 4137), S12377 [3OC]

Efforts to Prevent Transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

Federal Gang Violence Act (S. 1700), S4067 [24AP]

Foreign Bank Enforcement Act (S. 2144), S11550 [27SE]

Immigration in the National Interest Act (H.R. 2202): Gallegly Amendment Relative to Public Education of Illegal Aliens, E475 [28MR]

Make Extension of Loan Guarantee Agreement With Mexico Conditional to Drug Enforcement Efforts (H.R. 2945), H1205 [1FE]

Make Foreign Aid to Mexico Conditional to Drug Enforcement Efforts (H.R. 2947), H1204 [1FE]

Mexican Safety Standards and Drug Enforcement Efforts Relative to Trucks Seeking To Cross U.S. Border (H.R. 2946), H1205 [1FE]

National Drug Control Policy Findings, S9018 [29JY]

Third Annual Narcotics Control Conference, E1242 [11JY]

Tables

Disparity in current penalties for marijuana trafficking, S5495 [22MY]

Prevalence of drug use, S5495 [22MY]

Trends in high school marijuana use, S5495 [22MY]

Testimonies

Church Arson Prevention Act: Deval Patrick, Dept. of Justice, S6522-S6524 [19JN]

———John W. Magaw, BATF, S6524 [19JN]

———Joseph E. Lowery, Black Leadership Forum, Inc., S6524 [19JN]

Investigation Into the Death of White House Staff Member Vincent W. Foster, Jr.: Philip Heymann, S1582-S1584 [6MR]

National Drug Control Policy: Edward C. Williams, H10980 [24SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 147, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, H2848 [26MR]

H. Con. Res. 187, condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, H6391 [13JN]

H. Con. Res. 200, terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces in Saudi Arabia, H10825 [24SE]

H. Res. 518 investigate CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, E1813 [28SE]

H. Res. 369, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel, H1959 [7MR]

H. Res. 380, consideration of H.R. 2703, Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act, H2129 [13MR]

H. Res. 384, consideration of H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H2361 [19MR]

H. Res. 388, consideration of H.R. 125, repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, H2671 [22MR]

H. Res. 405, consideration of conference report on S. 735, Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, H3599 [18AP]

H. Res. 418, consideration of H.R. 2641, U.S. Marshals Service Improvement Act, H4311 [1MY]

H. Res. 421, consideration of H.R. 2974, Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act, H4460 [7MY]

H. Res. 422, consideration of H.R. 3120, prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members, H4466 [7MY]

H. Res. 508, consideration of H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act, H9877 [2AU]

H. Res. 528, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2202, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, H11071 [25SE]

H. Res. 535, concur with Senate amendments to H.R. 3166, False Statements Accountability Act, H11137 [25SE]

H.R. 125, repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, H2685 [22MR]

H.R. 234, Boating and Aviation Operation Safety Act, H5784 [4JN]

H.R. 1281, disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II, H10817 [24SE]

H.R. 1499, Telemarketing Fraud Punishment and Prevention Act, H11129 [25SE]

H.R. 1855, restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights, H10556 [18SE]

H.R. 2092, Private Security Officer Quality Assurance Act, H11135 [25SE]

H.R. 2137, release of relevant information on violent sex offenders, H4451 [7MY]

H.R. 2202, Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act, S4730-S4760 [6MY]

H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H2399-H2440 [19MR]

H.R. 2511, Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act, H5776 [4JN]

H.R. 2650, Mandatory Federal Prison Drug Treatment Act, H5775 [4JN]

H.R. 2703, Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act, H2144-H2163 [13MR]

H.R. 2803, Anti-Car Theft Improvements Act, H6450 [18JN]

H.R. 2898, permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators, E85 [25JA]

H.R. 2980, Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act, H4457 [7MY]

H.R. 3120, prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members, H4499 [7MY]

H.R. 3166, Government Accountability Act, S11605 [27SE], H7540 [16JY]

H.R. 3431, Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Improvement Act, H7124 [9JY]

H.R. 3456, Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act, H11130 [25SE]

H.R. 3524, National Guard participation in drug interdiction efforts, E929 [24MY]

H.R. 3525, Church Arson Prevention Act, H6451 [18JN], H6980 [27JN]

H.R. 3676, Carjacking Correction Act, H10463 [17SE]

H.R. 3680, provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes, H8620 [29JY]

H.R. 3723, Economic Espionage Act, S12201-S12207 [2OC], H10460 [17SE]

H.R. 3852, Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act, H11111-H11115 [25SE]

H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act, H9886-H9890 [2AU]

H.R. 4011, Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act, H11283 [26SE]

H.R. 4137, Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act, H11122 [25SE], H12275 [4OC]

H.R. 4303, Equity in Public Education Act, E1837 [30SE]

S. 531, clarify circumstances in which senior circuit court judges may vote in en banc cases, H8608 [29JY]

S. 704, Gambling Impact Study Commission establishment, S7971 [17JY]

S. 735, Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act, S2719-S2734 [21MR], H2268-H2288 [14MR]

S. 919, child abuse prevention, S8303-S8309 [18JY], S8384-S8391 [19JY], S11573-S11581 [27SE], H11140-H11148 [25SE]

S. 982, National Information Infrastructure Protection Act, S10890 [18SE]

S. 1136, Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act, S6302 [14JN], H5780 [4JN]

S. 1504, Victims Restitution Enforcement Act, S324-S326 [23JA]

S. 1507, Parole Commission Phaseout Act, S11123 [20SE], H10462 [17SE]

S. 1580, transfer Dept. of Defense funding to community policing programs, S1456 [29FE]

S. 1582, runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs' funding, S1531 [5MR]

S. 1592, Comstock Clean-up Act, S1599 [6MR]

S. 1604, Juvenile Jail Improvement Act, S1856 [12MR]

S. 1607, Methamphetamine Control Act, S1865 [12MR]

S. 1609, penalties related to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride, S1869 [12MR]

S. 1612, increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms, S1977 [13MR], S12390 [3OC]

S. 1624, Dept. of Justice compilation and publication of data on hate crimes, S5459 [21MY]

S. 1630, Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act, S2429 [20MR]

S. 1632, prohibit possession of firearms for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, S2647 [21MR]

S. 1640, Domestic Saturday Night Special Act, S2803 [25MR]

S. 1642, restriction on SSI benefits to substance abusers, S2860 [26MR]

S. 1652, establish training programs for law enforcement officers relative to missing or exploited children, S3159 [28MR]

S. 1654, Junk Gun Violence Protection Act, S3160 [28MR]

S. 1675, Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act, S8780 [25JY], H11248-H11250 [26SE]

S. 1684, require that passport applications for minors have signatures of both parents, S3628 [18AP]

S. 1697, independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment, S4064 [24AP]

S. 1700, Federal Gang Violence Act, S4066 [24AP]

S. 1734, False Statements Penalty Restoration Act, S4857 [8MY]

S. 1789, Prevention of Prisoner Double-Dipping Act, S5493 [22MY]

S. 1790, Enhanced Marijuana Penalty Act, S5495 [22MY]

S. 1858, Medicare Antifraud Act, S6086-S6096 [11JN]

S. 1859, Medicare Restore Trust Act, S6096 [11JN]

S. 1866, Church Arson Prevention Act, S6146 [12JN]

S. 1872, increase age limit for possession of a handgun, S6235 [13JN]

S. 1965, Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act, S8017-S8021 [17JY], S10878-S10882 [18SE], H12132-H12136 [28SE]

S. 1980, Concealed Weapons Prohibition Act, S8476 [22JY]

S. 1985, Amber Hagerman Child Protection Act, S8638 [24JY]

S. 1996, use of certain crime grant funds to provide parental education to prevent child abuse, S8991 [26JY]

S. 2006, Carjacking Correction Act, S10892 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]

S. 2007, Carjacking Correction Act, S10893 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]

S. 2030, National Motor Vehicle Safety, Antitheft, Title Reform, and Consumer Protection Act, S9574-S9577 [2AU]

S. 2040, Drug-Induced Rape Prevention Act, S9594 [2AU]

S. 2048, War Crimes Disclosure Act, S9608 [2AU]

S. 2050, Recovering Addict Protection Act, S9743 [3SE]

S. 2051, Pharmacotherapy Development Act, S9744-S9746 [3SE]

S. 2062, Juvenile Justice Modernization Act, S10195-S10199 [10SE]

S. 2065, Open Campus Police Logs Act, S10328 [11SE]

S. 2082, 100 Percent Truth In Sentencing Act, S10686 [17SE]

S. 2096, Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act, S11037 [19SE]

S. 2101, Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act, S11122 [20SE], H11248 [26SE]

S. 2125, Drug Importer Death Penalty Act, S11305 [25SE]

S. 2138, clarify standards for State sex offender registration programs, S11543 [27SE]

S. 2140, Safer Schools Act, S11545 [27SE]

S. 2144, Foreign Bank Enforcement Act, S11550 [27SE]

S. 2165, Fair Trade Practices Act, S12349 [3OC]

S. Con. Res. 54, corrections in enrollment to conference report on S. 735, Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, S4016, S4073 [24AP]

S. Con. Res. 55, corrections in enrollment to conference report on S. 735, Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, S4017, S4073 [24AP], H3744 [24AP]

S. Con. Res. 66, public welfare programs reform relative to domestic violence, S7191 [27JN]

S. Con. Res. 69, investigate and prosecute Hans J. Sewering as a Nazi war criminal, S9609 [2AU]

S. Con. Res. 72, pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation by President Clinton, S11558 [27SE]

S. Res. 218, make foreign aid to Mexico conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S561 [30JA]

S. Res. 227, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S1393 [28FE]

S. Res. 231, extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren in Dunblane, Scotland, S2066, S2104, S2140 [14MR]

S. Res. 243, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, S3406 [16AP]

S. Res. 246, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S3450, S3491 [17AP]

S. Res. 249, Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City, OK, bombing anniversary, S3733 [19AP]

S. Res. 251, tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty, S4196, S4262 [25AP]

S. Res. 253, extradition of Mohammed Abbas to the U.S., S4400, S4426 [30AP]

S. Res. 263, condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, S6246 [13JN]

S. Res. 265, condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, S6386, S6411 [18JN]

S. Res. 270, arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, S6667 [21JN]

S. Res. 272, amend S. Res. 246, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S7030, S7065 [26JN]

S. Res. 273, terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces in Saudi Arabia, S7126, S7191, S7211 [27JN]

S. Res. 282, Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence, S8643 [24JY], S9670 [2AU]

S. Res. 283, creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution within the Executive Office of the President, S8993 [26JY]

S. Res. 284, production of records by the Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union, S8994, S9003 [26JY]

S.J. Res. 50, make foreign aid to Mexico conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S1526 [5MR]

S.J. Res. 65, constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S11999 [30SE]

CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AND ELDERLY PERSONS INCREASED PUNISHMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2974), H4475, H4476, H4481, H4482, H4483, H4485, H4487, H4488 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1733), S4851 [8MY]

Enact (H.R. 2974): consideration (see H. Res. 421), H4423 [2MY]

Remarks in House

Courts: Federal jurisdiction and sentencing relative to rape and sexual assault, H4476-H4481 [7MY]

———Federal jurisdiction and sentencing relative to sex crimes against children, H4475, H4476, H4481, H4482 [7MY]

Crime: definition of environmental crimes of violence, H4483-H4485 [7MY]

———increase penalties relative to crimes using body armor, H4485, H4486 [7MY]

———increase penalties relative to crimes using firearms with laser sighting devices, H4487 [7MY]

Enact (H.R. 2974), H4467-H4493, H4500 [7MY]

———consideration (H. Res. 421), H4460-H4466 [7MY]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: review of sentencing guidelines, H4488-H4492 [7MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1733), S4856 [8MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2974, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 421) (H. Rept. 104-552), H4423 [2MY]

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2974) (H. Rept. 104-548), H4396 [1MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Enact (H.R. 2974), H4482, H4484 [7MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 421, consideration of H.R. 2974, provisions, H4460 [7MY]

CRIMINAL ALIEN TRACKING CENTER

Remarks in Senate

Funding, S4405 [30AP]

CRISTIANO, PETER

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S664 [31JA]

CROATIA

Addresses

Tribute to Dept. of Commerce Employees and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Warren M. Christopher, Harold Ickes, and F. Allen Harris, S6154 [12JN]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown: Senator Kennedy, S3252 [15AP]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown, Dept. of Commerce Employees, and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Jean Kennedy Smith, Ambassador to Ireland, S3710 [19AP]

———William J. Dedinger, H3593 [18AP]

Amendments

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4550 [8MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4544 [8MY]

Articles and editorials

After Funeral, a Celebration of a Rich Life—Birthday Party Becomes Tribute to Croatia Victim, S3791 [22AP]

Death of My Friend Is Our Loss, S3791 [22AP]

Key to the Balkans—A Free Press, E1000 [5JN]

Postpone the Bosnian Elections, E1043 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions

Bosnia and Herzegovina: withdrawal of Iranian military (see S. Res. 225), S1083 [7FE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241; H. Res. 403, 404, 406), S3311 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3649 [18AP]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (see H. Res. 417), H4119 [29AP]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (see H. Res. 416), H4119 [29AP]

Dept. of Commerce: relief of survivors of Federal employees killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H.R. 3545), H5646 [29MY]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241; H. Res. 403, 404, 406), S3311 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3649 [18AP]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes (see S. Res. 270), S6662 [21JN]

Jasenovac death camp: condemn relocation of remains of individuals (see H. Con. Res. 171), H4423 [2MY]

———preservation of memorial (see H. Con. Res. 219), H11229 [25SE]

Eulogies

Brown, Ronald H.: By Dave Ross, H3624 [18AP]

Letters

International War Crimes Tribunal prosecution of individuals indicted for crimes committed in the former Yugoslavian Republics: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S3891 [23AP]

———Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S3891 [23AP]

———Louis J. Freeh, FBI, S3892 [23AP]

———President Clinton, S3891 [23AP]

———Senator Specter, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S3890 [23AP]

———William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S3891 [23AP]

U.S. military intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, E1054, E1055 [11JN]

Memorandums

Investigation of U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Thomas E. Anfinson, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of Representatives, H4558 [8MY]

Proclamations

Tribute to Shelly McPeck Kelly, E580 [19AP]

Remarks in House

Anti-Fascist Struggle Commemoration Day: observance, E1204 [27JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: elections, E1042 [10JN]

———tribute to U.S. forces, H1754 [6MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3587-H3599, H3624 [18AP]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4550-H4559 [8MY], E740 [9MY]

———funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), permission to file report, H4427 [6MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4536-H4550 [8MY], E740 [9MY], E757 [10MY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H3437 [16AP], H3576-H3579 [17AP], H3643 [18AP], H6481 [18JN], E532, E533 [16AP], E588 [19AP], E1008 [6JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3587-H3599, H3624 [18AP]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, E888 [23MY]

Gingrich, Representative: allegations relative to the shredding of Dept. of Commerce documents after the plane crash that killed Ronald H. Brown, H5939, H5940 [6JN]

International War Crimes Tribunal: raise limit on noncash support, H5875, H5876 [5JN]

Novalic Foundation of Croatia: tribute, E888 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Bosnia and Herzegovina: economic assistance subject to certain conditions, S1911, S1912 [13MR]

———withdrawal of Iranian military (S. Res. 225), S1085 [7FE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (S. Res. 241), S3251, S3252, S3269, S3274-S3276 [15AP], S3415, S3416 [16AP], S3417 [17AP]

———tribute (S. Res. 241), unanimous-consent agreement, S3258 [15AP]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), S4695 [3MY], S4884 [9MY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, S3625 [18AP], S3697, S3709 [19AP], S3789, S3790 [22AP], S4001 [23AP], S4091 [24AP], S4874 [8MY], S5558-S5562 [23MY], S6154 [12JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), S3251, S3252, S3269, S3274-S3276 [15AP], S3415, S3416 [16AP], S3417 [17AP]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), unanimous-consent agreement, S3258 [15AP]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, S12017 [30SE]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes, S8799-S8801 [25JY], S9003-S9005 [26JY]

———arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes (S. Res. 270), S6668 [21JN]

International War Crimes Tribunal: prosecution of individuals indicted for crimes committed in the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3888-S3890 [23AP]

Yugoslavia: Senate delegation visit to the countries that comprise the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3500 [17AP], S3750-S3752 [22AP], S3888 [23AP]

Reports filed

Arrest and Prosecution of Individuals Indicted for War Crimes by International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 270), S8635 [24JY]

Committee on International Relations (House) Funding for Investigation of U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Res. 417) (H. Rept. 104-559), H4430 [6MY]

Committee on International Relations (House) Investigation of the U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 416) (H. Rept. 104-551), H4423 [2MY]

Statements

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown: Representative Dixon, H3453 [16AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 406, tribute to Ronald H. Brown and Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, H3587 [18AP]

H. Res. 416, Committee on International Relations (House) investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia, H4536 [8MY]

H. Res. 417, Committee on International Relations (House) funding to investigate U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia, H4550 [8MY]

S. Res. 225, withdrawal of Iranian military from Bosnia and Herzegovina, S1085 [7FE]

S. Res. 241, tribute to Ronald H. Brown and Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, S3251, S3317 [15AP], S3417 [17AP]

S. Res. 270, arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, S6667 [21JN]

Tributes

Brown, Ronald H., S3345 [16AP], S3500 [17AP], S3625 [18AP], S3697, S3709 [19AP], S3750, S3789 [22AP], S4634-S4636 [2MY], S4874 [8MY], S12157 [2OC], H3437, H3445-H3456, H3463 [16AP], H3554, H3557, H3576-H3579 [17AP], H3643 [18AP], E552, E556, E559, E563 [17AP], E647 [25AP]

CROATIAN AMERICANS

Remarks in House

Indiana: tribute to members of Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 170, E687 [1MY]

CROATIAN CATHOLIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CANADA

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E685 [1MY]

CRONIN, ROBERT W.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1387 [26JY]

CROOK COUNTY, WY

Amendments

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

Bills and resolutions

Public lands: conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (see S. 1802; H.R. 3579), S5567 [23MY], H5934 [5JN]

Remarks in House

Public lands: conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (H.R. 3579), H9979, H9980 [4SE], E1011 [6JN]

———conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (S. 1802), H11261, H11262 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Public lands: conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (S. 1802), S5575 [23MY], S11203 [24SE]

Reports filed

Conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lands to Wyoming: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 104-711), H8597 [26JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Land Conveyance of Crook County, WY, Lands to Wyoming: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1802) (S. Rept. 104-290), S6849 [25JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3579, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service land conveyance to Wyoming, H9979 [4SE]

S. 1802, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service land conveyance to Crook County, WY, S11203 [24SE], H11261 [26SE]

CROSBY, JOY K.

Remarks in House

Spokane, WA: tribute to Spokane Scholars Foundation award recipients, E625 [25AP]

CROUCH, DAWN

Articles and editorials

Beginning of the End Is Finally Here for Missionary, H3619 [18AP]

Charles Songe Returns Home—Ordeal Ends for Houma Missionary, H3620 [18AP]

CROW CREEK SIOUX TRIBE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2512), H10154-H10156 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2512), S11049, S11050 [19SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1264) (S. Rept. 104-362), S10075 [9SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2512) (H. Rept. 104-765), H10040 [4SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2512, provisions, H10154 [10SE]

CROWELL, CRAVEN

Letters

TVA funding, S10970 [19SE]

CROWN BUTTE MINING CO.

Bills and resolutions

National parks and recreation areas: prevent mining on certain lands (see S. 1737), S4851 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate

National parks and recreation areas: prevent mining on certain lands (S. 1737), S4864 [8MY]

Texts of

S. 1737, Yellowstone Protection Act, S4864 [8MY]

CROWN CENTRAL PETROLEUM CORP.

Letters

Gasoline tax, H5344 [21MY]

CRUDE OIL TRANSPORTATION FAIRNESS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1689), S3731 [19AP]

Letters

Provisions: Denise A. Bode, Independent Petroleum Association of America, S3732 [19AP]

———Rex H. White, Jr., Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association, S3732 [19AP]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1689), S3732 [19AP]

Texts of

S. 1689, provisions, S3732 [19AP]

CRUZ-AVILES, JULITA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E821 [16MY]

CRYE, JOHN M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1030 [7JN]

CRYSER, JULIE R.

Articles and editorials

State's Drinking Water Supply Worsening, S5524 [23MY]

CUBA, REPUBLIC OF

Articles and editorials

Bad Bill on Cuba, S1492 [5MR], H1727 [6MR]

Canada, Backed by Mexico, Protests to United States on Cuba Sanctions, S3409 [16AP]

Castro's Blunder, E372 [14MR]

Cuba Expropriation Bill Could End Up Costing U.S. Taxpayers Billions, S1493 [5MR]

Cuba Incident—Correct Response, H1729 [6MR]

Cuba Says New U.S. Legislation Has Already Hurt, E371 [14MR]

Cuba Slows Changes, Reemphasizes Ideology—Tighter U.S. Embargo Draws Vow From Castro ``To Resist Another 35 Years'', S4310 [29AP]

Cuban Attack Is U.S. Business—Clinton Too Quick To Call in U.N., E275 [5MR]

Cuban Jets vs. Unarmed Cessnas, H1730 [6MR]

Cuba's Brutality, H1729 [6MR]

Great Cuban Embargo Scam—A Little-Known Loophole Will Allow the Richest Exiles To Cash In, H1727 [6MR], E271 [5MR], E309 [7MR]

Hold The Blockade, H1729 [6MR]

Latin American Nations Rebuke U.S. for the Embargo on Cuba, S6546 [19JN]

Missteps on Cuba, H1728 [6MR]

Ottawa Still Loves Tyrant, E371 [14MR]

Our Ban in Havana, H878 [25JA]

Reciprocal Obsession of Castro and Washington, S1491 [5MR]

Surrendering U.S. Policy on Cuba, S1492 [5MR], H1728 [6MR]

Twilight of the Thugs, E254 [29FE]

U.N. Response to Cuba Too Timid, E275 [5MR]

U.S. Policy—Held Hostage in Miami, S1492 [5MR]

Weighing the Response to Cuba's Brutal Attacks, H1730 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: amend relative to the exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 3980), H9922 [2AU]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries that assist Cuba (see H.R. 3974), H9922 [2AU]

Foreign policy: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 370), H1715 [5MR]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Conference reports

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (H.R. 927), H1645-H1662 [4MR]

Letters

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: David W. Wallace, Joint Corporate Committee on Cuban Claims, S1488 [5MR]

———Otto J. Reich, U.S.-Cuba Business Council, S1504 [5MR]

———President Clinton, S1504, S1506 [5MR], H1737 [6MR]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1737 [6MR]

———several business organizations, E1248 [11JY]

Erroneous listing of ICI Export Ltd. as a non-U.S. company having commercial activities with Cuba: William A. Meaux, ICI Americas Inc., S2717 [21MR]

Settlement of outstanding U.S. claims to confiscated property in Cuba: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S12441 [21OC]

Lists

Leaders of Concilio Cubano (organization), H1317 [27FE]

Non-U.S. companies having commercial activities with Cuba, S1489 [5MR]

Memorandums

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets, H2078 [12MR]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton, S1515 [5MR], H1643 [4MR]

Telecommunications Services Relative to Cuba: President Clinton, S11088 [20SE], H10763 [23SE]

Papers

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (H.R. 927): Jorge I. Dominguez, E1248 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Advertising: permit U.S. advertising on television and radio broadcasts to Cuba, E379 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: meetings between U.S. military officers and Cuban military officers, H6978 [27JN]

Dept. of State: transfer Office of Cuba Broadcasting to Florida, H8261 [24JY]

Drugs: trafficking, H8560, H8561 [26JY], E1382 [25JY]

Fernandez, Camilo: Junta Patriotica Cubana Manuel Antonio de Varona Award recipient, E864 [22MY]

Foreign policy: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government, H854 [25JA], H6329 [13JN]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H1280-H1283 [27FE], H1619 [29FE], H7266 [11JY], H7539 [16JY], H7661, H7664 [17JY], E1247 [11JY], E1322 [18JY]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1701 [5MR], H1736-H1749 [6MR], E271 [5MR], E308 [7MR], E371 [14MR]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 370), H1724-H1736 [6MR]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1253, H1254, H1256, H1257, H1258, H1260, H1280-H1290, H1298, H1309, H1315-H1319 [27FE], H1400 [28FE], E240 [28FE], E251, E262 [29FE]

Human rights: violations, H741 [23JA], H976 [31JA]

Moakley, Representative: visit to Cuba, H877 [25JA]

TV Marti: funding, H12033 [28SE]

U.S. policy, E175 [5FE]

Remarks in Senate

Clinton, President: foreign policy achievements, S6658 [21JN]

Cuban Adjustment Act: repeal, S4311 [29AP]

Foreign policy: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S1453 [29FE], S3408 [16AP], S7882 [16JY]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1479-S1506, S1510, S1511 [5MR]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, S1340, S1372 [27FE]

ICI Americas Inc.: erroneous listing of ICI Export Ltd. as a non-U.S. company having commercial activities with Cuba, S2717 [21MR]

U.S. policy, S525 [26JA], S6546 [19JN], S7882 [16JY]

Reports

Settlement of Outstanding U.S. Claims to Confiscated Property in Cuba: Dept. of State, S12441 [21OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 370) (H. Rept. 104-470), H1715 [5MR]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 927) (H. Rept. 104-468), H1663 [4MR]

Statements

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Alfredo Duran, Cuban Committee for Democracy, H1731 [6MR]

———Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, Cuban Change (organization), H1731 [6MR]

———European Union, H1730 [6MR]

———Representative Burton, E371 [14MR]

Cuban Trip: Representative Moakley, H877 [25JA]

Tables

Cuban economic associations with foreign captial participation, S1505 [5MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 370, consideration of H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, H1724 [6MR]

CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT

Remarks in Senate

Immigration: treatment of Cuban parolees, S4309, S4310 [29AP], S4379, S4380, S4384, S4397 [30AP]

Repeal, S4311 [29AP]

CUBAN AMERICANS

Remarks in House

Washington (DC) Post: editorial reference to ``Miami Cubans'', H7266 [11JY]

CUBAN CHANGE (organization)

Statements

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, H1731 [6MR]

CUBAN COMMITTEE FOR DEMOCRACY

Statements

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, H1731 [6MR]

CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY ACT

Articles and editorials

Bad Bill on Cuba, S1492 [5MR], H1727 [6MR]

Cuba Expropriation Bill Could End Up Costing U.S. Taxpayers Billions, S1493 [5MR]

Cuba Incident—Correct Response, H1729 [6MR]

Cuba Says New U.S. Legislation Has Already Hurt, E371 [14MR]

Cuban Jets vs. Unarmed Cessnas, H1730 [6MR]

Cuba's Brutality, H1729 [6MR]

Great Cuban Embargo Scam—A Little-Known Loophole Will Allow the Richest Exiles To Cash In, H1727 [6MR], E271 [5MR], E309 [7MR]

Hold The Blockade, H1729 [6MR]

Missteps on Cuba, H1728 [6MR]

Ottawa Still Loves Tyrant, E371 [14MR]

Reciprocal Obsession of Castro and Washington, S1491 [5MR]

Surrendering U.S. Policy on Cuba, S1492 [5MR], H1728 [6MR]

U.S. Policy—Held Hostage in Miami, S1492 [5MR]

Weighing the Response to Cuba's Brutal Attacks, H1730 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions

Aliens: amend relative to the exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 3980), H9922 [2AU]

Enact (H.R. 927): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 370), H1715 [5MR]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 927), H1645-H1662 [4MR]

Letters

Erroneous listing of ICI Export Ltd. as a non-U.S. company having commercial activities with Cuba: William A. Meaux, ICI Americas Inc., S2717 [21MR]

Provisions: David W. Wallace, Joint Corporate Committee on Cuban Claims, S1488 [5MR]

———Otto J. Reich, U.S.-Cuba Business Council, S1504 [5MR]

———President Clinton, S1504, S1506 [5MR], H1737 [6MR]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1737 [6MR]

———several business organizations, E1248 [11JY]

Settlement of outstanding U.S. claims to confiscated property in Cuba: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S12441 [21OC]

Lists

Non-U.S. companies having commercial activities with Cuba, S1489 [5MR]

Messages

Telecommunications Services Relative to Cuba: President Clinton, S11088 [20SE], H10763 [23SE]

Papers

Provisions (H.R. 927): Jorge I. Dominguez, E1248 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 927), H1280-H1283 [27FE], H1619 [29FE], H7266 [11JY], H7539 [16JY], H7661, H7664 [17JY], E1247 [11JY], E1322 [18JY]

———conference report, H1701 [5MR], H1736-H1749 [6MR], E271 [5MR], E308 [7MR], E371 [14MR]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 370), H1724-H1736 [6MR]

Remarks in Senate

Cuba: U.S. policy, S7882 [16JY]

Enact (H.R. 927), S1453 [29FE], S3408 [16AP], S7882 [16JY]

———conference report, S1479-S1506, S1510, S1511 [5MR]

ICI Americas Inc.: erroneous listing of ICI Export Ltd. as a non-U.S. company having commercial activities with Cuba, S2717 [21MR]

Reports

Settlement of Outstanding U.S. Claims to Confiscated Property in Cuba: Dept. of State, S12441 [21OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 927, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 370) (H. Rept. 104-470), H1715 [5MR]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 927) (H. Rept. 104-468), H1663 [4MR]

Statements

Provisions: Alfredo Duran, Cuban Committee for Democracy, H1731 [6MR]

———Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, Cuban Change (organization), H1731 [6MR]

———European Union, H1730 [6MR]

———Representative Burton, E371 [14MR]

Tables

Cuban economic associations with foreign captial participation, S1505 [5MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 370, consideration of H.R. 927, provisions, H1724 [6MR]

CUBIN, BARBARA (a Representative from Wyoming)

Appointments

Attendee: funeral of Bill Emerson, H6973 [26JN]

Conferee: H.R. 1296, Presidio facilities management, H4756 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crook County, WY: conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (see H.R. 3579), H5934 [5JN]

Devils Tower National Monument: retain name of mountain (see H.R. 4020), H10040 [4SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Armed Forces: prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H5935 [5JN]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H7658 [16JY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H7260 [10JY]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H5647 [29MY]

Crime: penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H8557 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H1507 [28FE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H2951 [27MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4902 [10MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H5380 [21MY]

Firearms: restore second amendment constitutional rights (see H.R. 2470), H10108 [5SE]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H5501 [22MY]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H5052 [14MY]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H4303 [30AP]

Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H4800 [9MY]

Human life: definition from conception (see H.R. 2087), H3231 [29MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5754 [30MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3481), H5287 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6532 [19JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H6915 [26JN]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (see H.R. 3008), H4303 [30AP]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H10525 [17SE]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H11396 [26SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H11230 [25SE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H8248 [23JY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H1226 [1FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1667 [5MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: Animal Damage Control Program funding, H6195 [12JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1424, H1473 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1473 [28FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6195 [12JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H3825 [25AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H158 [4JA]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): statements made by Members relative to spouses of two female staffers, H4804 [10MY]

Courts: evaluation of President Clinton's judicial appointments, H3667 [23AP]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6396 [13JN]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H3667 [23AP]

Crook County, WY: conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (H.R. 3579), H9980 [4SE], E1011 [6JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H6406 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: women's educational equity programs funding, H7320 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7320 [11JY]

Devils Tower National Monument: retain name of mountain (H.R. 4020), E1518 [5SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H1722 [6MR], H1779 [7MR]

Government regulations: reform (H.R. 994), H1668 [5MR]

Grand Teton National Park: domestic livestock grazing, E1843 [30SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H1773 [6MR], H3228 [29MR], H6411 [13JN], H10018 [4SE]

CULLMAN, AL

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: tribute to Cooper Tools (business) and Nicholson File (business) for efforts relative to vocational education, S6108 [11JN]

CULVER, JOHN C. (former Senator from Iowa)

Addresses

Seeds and Science—Henry A. Wallace on Agriculture and Human Progress: by, S9644-S9647 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S9644 [2AU]

CUMBERLAND, RI

Articles and editorials

Mary P. Brennan, Former Director of Airport Marketing, Dies at 62, S341 [24JA]

Mary P. Brennan—Leaders in State, Charity Concerns, S341 [24JA]

Eulogies

Brennan, Mary P.: by J. Joseph Garrahy, S340 [24JA]

CUMING, GLORIA J.

Remarks in Senate

Music and dance: tribute to U.S. tap team for winning the World TapDance Championships, S1608 [6MR]

CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E. (a Representative from Maryland)

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4284), H12173 [28SE]

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H11396 [26SE]

Air pollution: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H8094 [22JY]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H4800 [9MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5647 [29MY]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H10762 [20SE]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H5818 [4JN]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H7658 [16JY]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H6532 [19JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4646 [8MY]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11230 [25SE]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

CERCLA: eligibility for Federal assistance relative to development of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3746), H8095 [22JY]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H6509 [18JN]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H8598 [26JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518), H11048 [24SE]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H10108 [5SE]

Coins: redesign $1 coin to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. (see H.R. 616), H8557 [25JY]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3246), H7533 [12JY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H9926 [2AU]

Disasters: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]

Diseases: pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H8030 [18JY]

Education: national policy to improve system (see H.R. 2834), H7780 [17JY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362), H6006 [6JN]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H11527 [27SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009), H10386 [12SE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5935 [5JN]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H6765 [25JN]

Health: prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797), H5817 [4JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5817 [4JN]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491), H8598 [26JY]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H5818 [4JN]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see H.R. 3779), H7658 [16JY]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H12175 [28SE]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H6532 [19JN]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H6415 [13JN]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 3992), H9923 [2AU]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H10040 [4SE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H10040 [4SE]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H7107 [27JN]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H10107 [5SE]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H7260 [10JY]

Public housing: Federal commitment to eliminate crime (see H.R. 3150), H6915 [26JN]

Railroads: improve rail transportation safety (see H.R. 3578), H5934 [5JN]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8982 [30JY]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580, 3142), H10111 [9SE], H10602 [18SE]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (see H.R. 3498), H7475 [11JY]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H5647 [29MY]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H11527 [27SE]

Veterans: priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2080), H11230 [25SE]

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: amend (see H.R. 4322), H12175 [28SE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5934 [5JN]

Certificates of election

House of Representatives, H3822 [25AP]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H3822 [25AP], H4394 [1MY]

Remarks by, on

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6457 [18JN]

Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding, H7228 [10JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8183 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7228 [10JY]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (H.R. 3852), H11117 [25SE]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H3824 [25AP]

LSC: funding, H8183 [23JY], E1380 [25JY]

Medicaid: reform, H5824 [5JN]

Medicare: reform, H5824 [5JN]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H4915 [14MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H3822 [25AP]

CUMMINS, JANET

Remarks in Senate

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

CUMMOCK, VICTORIA DIAZ

Letters

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, S3474 [17AP]

Waiver of sovereign immunity in cases of state-sponsored terrorism, H2132 [13MR]

Testimonies

Families of Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents Assistance Requirements, S12168 [2OC]

CUNEO, GARRETT F.

Letters

Prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients, S10163 [10SE]

CUNNINGHAM, DONNA HOLT

Reports filed

Nomination to the Corp. for National and Community Service: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S11972 [30SE]

CUNNINGHAM, FLOYD E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E35 [9JA]

CUNNINGHAM, GLENN D.

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Justice: nomination to be U.S. Marshal, S8830 [25JY]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4617 [2MY]

CUNNINGHAM, RANDY ``DUKE'' (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H8598 [26JY], H8983 [30JY], H9755 [1AU]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H10195 [11SE]

———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Dangerous Slant, Sikh Review (publication), E1772 [28SE]

Dunn Elementary Instructor Named San Marcos Teacher of Year, Sandra S. Agustin, San Marcos (CA) Northern County Times, E1089 [13JN]

Unjustified Modesty, North County (CA) Times, E1922 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Education: provide hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid payments relative to Federal acquisition of real property (see H.R. 3269), H3649 [18AP]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 3850, 3898), H8029 [18JY], H8556 [25JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (see H.R. 3268), H3649 [18AP]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3876), H8247 [23JY]

Native Americans: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (see H.R. 3066), H2123 [12MR]

San Diego County, CA: provide loan guarantee to Olivenhain Water Storage Project (see H.R. 3851), H8029 [18JY]

Tariff: golf clubs and golf club components (see H.R. 4240), H11526 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air pollution: regulatory requirements relative to upwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4339), H12270 [3OC]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3650 [18AP]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H7260 [10JY]

———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H1986 [7MR]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H2559 [20MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: authorize judicial review of agency certifications of the economic impact of regulations on small entities (see H.R. 3048), H2950 [27MR]

———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H6532 [19JN]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H2315 [14MR]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1507 [28FE]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation in Tibet (see H. Res. 347), H1986 [7MR]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 138), H1226 [1FE]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H9926 [2AU]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H5646 [29MY]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H2124 [12MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H9925 [2AU]

———prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Courts: reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1916), H7474 [11JY]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H3231 [29MR]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H7155 [9JY]

———penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement officer (see H.R. 1573), H6423 [17JN]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see H.R. 3565), H5817 [4JN]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416), H10386 [12SE]

Custom Service: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to U.S. emission standards (see H.R. 3961), H9922 [2AU]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H5288 [16MY]

Diseases: research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H8248 [23JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462, 3514), H6005 [6JN], H7260 [10JY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H4397 [1MY]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see H.R. 3852), H11230 [25SE]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and local government laws (see H.R. 4031), H11230 [25SE]

———make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see H.R. 1226), H2123 [12MR]

———overtime requirements of certain law enforcement employees working at police training facilities (see H.R. 4172), H11229 [25SE]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H1252 [23FE]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H1986 [7MR]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10525 [17SE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4424 [2MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Federal aid programs: use of funding by local governments and nonprofit organizations in accordance with approved local flexibility plans (see H.R. 2086), H2558 [20MR]

Firearms: mandatory minimum penalties for use during commission of a Federal crime (see H.R. 3988), H9923 [2AU]

Floods: correct flood maps containing certain errors (see H.R. 3340), H5501 [22MY]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

———most-favored-nation status relative to Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria (see H.R. 3890), H8374 [24JY]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Government regulations: term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H7154 [9JY]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2224 [13MR]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H1223 [1FE]

———State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H7260 [10JY]

Immigration: permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (see H.R. 2898), H1775 [6MR]

Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 2582), H9925 [2AU]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H5934 [5JN]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5935 [5JN]

Mauritania: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 550), H1325 [27FE]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H9925 [2AU]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H2123 [12MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3481), H5287 [16MY]

Missouri (U.S.S.): transfer to U.S.S. Missouri Allied Forces Memorial, San Francisco, CA (see H.R. 4066), H10525 [17SE]

Monuments and memorials: limit authority of the President to designate certain areas as national monuments in California (see H.R. 4242), H11526 [27SE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H3387 [15AP]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H3171 [28MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4303 [30AP]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H5053 [14MY]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H4397 [1MY]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 3690), H6690 [20JN]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10041 [4SE]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 3161), H4647 [8MY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

———mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285), H1325 [27FE]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H5818 [4JN]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11396 [26SE]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H4303 [30AP]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H4646 [8MY]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6285 [12JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6532 [19JN]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H. Con. Res. 170), H4423 [2MY]

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 708), H6532 [19JN]

Telephones: impose fees for the allocation of toll-free phone numbers (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5288 [16MY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 3527), H5569 [23MY]

Treaties and agreements: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide and the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2230), H5570 [23MY]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H914 [25JA]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H6509 [18JN]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H3387 [15AP]

Wilderness areas: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 4144), H11047 [24SE]

Letters

Cabotage laws relative to transportation of cargo and passengers: several Representatives, E557 [17AP]

Federal sponsorship of Government-sponsored enterprises: Barbara L. Loomis, Escondido, CA, Public Library, H10800 [24SE]

———Joan K. Kallenberg, California Library of Services Board, H10800 [24SE]

———Kevin Starr, California State Library System, H10800 [24SE]

Impact Aid Program technical corrections: Frank Till, San Diego City Schools, H4448 [7MY]

———John B. Forkenbrock, National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, H4448 [7MY]

———John F. Deegan, National Military Impacted Schools Association, H4448 [7MY]

Olivenhain Water Storage Project: Maureen Stapleton, San Diego County, CA, Water Authority, E1326 [18JY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10629 [19SE]

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (H. Con. Res. 181), H5791 [4JN]

———importation of Mexican avocados, E179 [5FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), E1062, E1065 [12JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 163), H2233 [14MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), H898 [25JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1839 [7MR], H2203, H2206, H2208 [13MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4093 [25AP]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, H796 [24JA]

———encourage allies to pay more non-salaried costs of U.S. troops in Europe, H5024 [14MY]

———increase pay and housing allowance, H796 [24JA]

———limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), H10058, H10069 [5SE]

———prohibit members from wearing U.N. uniform items, H10069 [5SE]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, E830 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H200 [5JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7756 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9419 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5214 [16MY], E830 [16MY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H200 [5JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: development of mitigation plan for Salton Sea, H8340 [24JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of Grounds for Specialty Equipment Market Association events (H. Con. Res. 150), H4444 [7MY]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H5980 [6JN]

Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), H4912 [14MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7020 [27JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6956 [26JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7030 [27JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6956 [26JN]

CIA: National Reconnaissance Office funding, H5429 [22MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3283 [15AP]

Courts: application of habeas corpus procedures relative to terrorism cases, H2183 [13MR]

———Federal jurisdiction and sentencing relative to rape and sexual assault, H4480, H4481 [7MY]

CPSC: recommendation to remove miniblinds causing lead dust poisoning from homes, H6830 [25JN]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4480, H4481 [7MY]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), H4454 [7MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: meat and poultry safety inspections, E1062 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), veto, H18 [3JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4938, H5024 [14MY], H5085 [15MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H796 [24JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), motion to insert language of H.R. 1530 conference report in lieu, H303 [5JA]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration budget proposals, E271 [5MR]

———Health Profession Scholarship Program minimum active duty requirements, H5085 [15MY]

Dept. of Education: making appropriations, H898 [25JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6577, H6589 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7093 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H237 [5JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8281, H8292 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7227 [10JY], H7326 [11JY], E1260 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6830 [25JN], H6949 [26JN]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H8292 [24JY], H10730-H10733 [20SE]

Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2490 [20MR]

———funding, H2203, H2206, H2208 [13MR], H2233 [14MR], H7227 [10JY], H7326 [11JY]

———Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), H4446, H4447 [7MY], H9938, H9939, H9940 [4SE]

———national policy to improve system, H10730-H10733 [20SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8787 [30JY]

Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6577 [19JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8340 [24JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9748, H9755, H9756, H9757, H9763, H9766, H9770 [1AU]

———declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), consideration (H. Res. 499), H9736, H9737 [1AU]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9757, H9763, H9766, H9770 [1AU]

———exemptions from official language requirements for Native Americans, special education programs, and certain foreign phrases, H9755, H9756 [1AU]

ERISA: multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits, H3111 [28MR]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse prevention (S. 919), H11153 [25SE]

Food: meat and poultry inspection programs (H.R. 1423), E178 [5FE]

Gingrich, Representative: release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10936 [24SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H8575 [26JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H200 [5JA]

Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship (H.R. 1720), H10799, H10801 [24SE]

Harris, Pia: San Marcos, CA, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1089 [13JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3111 [28MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 525), H10936 [24SE]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11102 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2386 [19MR], H2479, H2480, H2486, H2490, H2511 [20MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11084 [25SE]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2511 [20MR]

———treatment of criminal aliens by State and local law enforcement officials, H2479, H2480 [20MR]

India: civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E1545 [10SE], E1772 [28SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (H.R. 3268), H6079 [10JN], E567 [18AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5429 [22MY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9435 [31JY]

———implement (H.R. 2823), consideration (H. Res. 489), H9428 [31JY]

Maritime Administration: funding of maritime academies, H8281 [24JY]

Mexico: modification of quarantine on Mexican Hass avocados, E1065 [12JN]

Minimum wage: level, H8575 [26JY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (H.R. 2579), E1765 [27SE]

National University: anniversary, E7 [3JA]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1675), H3760 [24AP]

NIH: funding, E1260 [11JY]

NTSB: conduct study on mandatory retirement age for pilots, H7093 [27JN]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6319 [13JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H6948 [26JN], H9767 [1AU]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees, H796 [24JA]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, H4441 [7MY]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5347 [21MY]

Point of order, H10935 [24SE]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (H.R. 3690), E1142 [20JN]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, H2486 [20MR]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7756 [17JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9419 [31JY]

Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act: amend (H.R. 3660), H9957 [4SE]

Religion: persecution of Christians (H. Res. 515), H10917 [24SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), E1179 [26JN]

Safe Tables Our Priority (organization): tribute, E178 [5FE]

San Diego, CA: tribute to Postal Service employees, E1795 [28SE]

San Diego County, CA: provide loan guarantee to Olivenhain Water Storage Project (H.R. 3851), E1326 [18JY]

San Diego Padres (baseball team): tribute, E1888 [1OC]

Ships and vessels: restrictions relative to transportation of cargo and passengers, E557 [17AP]

———shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6319 [13JN]

Tariff: golf clubs and golf club components (H.R. 4240), E1769 [28SE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2183 [13MR]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9892 [2AU]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund funding, H6589 [19JN]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: terminate, H5085 [15MY]

Wilderness areas: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (H.R. 4144), E1781 [28SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Kennedy, Representative Patrick: references to military service, H9763 [1AU]

Leave of absence: granted, H6411 [13JN]

Summaries

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization (H.R. 3268), E567 [18AP]

Tables

Dept. of Education Impact Aid Program consolidated districts, H4449 [7MY]

Tributes

Boggs, George R., E1922 [4OC]

Thompson, Lawrence (Papa Jack), E58 [23JA]

CURET, LUIS B.

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, H10619 [19SE]

CURL, M. HOLLIS

Articles and editorials

James Bonner—One of Camden's Living Legends, E1737 [27SE]

CURLEY, CHARLES H.

Remarks in House

Marin County, CA: Citizen of the Year award recipient, E130 [1FE]

CURRENCY see Money

CURRIDEN, NANCY

Memorandums

Consolidation of Certain Mineral Interests Located in Billings County, ND, National Grasslands, S11997 [30SE]

CURRIEO, JAMES R.

Letters

Administration of personnel compensation and travel in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H6804 [25JN]

CURTIN, WILLARD (a former Representative from Pennsylvania)

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E234 [28FE]

CURTIS, LYNDA D.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E264 [29FE]

CURWEN, THOMAS

Articles and editorials

Little Piece of Heaven in Lakewood, E1327 [18JY]

CUSHMAN, JOHN H., JR.

Articles and editorials

Worried Republicans Begin Backpedaling on Environmental Issues, S443 [26JA]

CUSSLER, E.L.

Letters

Commission on Retirement Income Policy, S8027 [17JY]

CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AND MARKET ACCESS ACT

Articles and editorials

Sock It to 'Em? Congress Takes Aim at Asia in Textile Bill, S7823 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1951), S7816 [12JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1951), S7818-S7825 [12JY]

Tables

Textile and apparel plant closings and layoffs in North Carolina, S7824 [12JY]

Textile trade with Asia, S7824 [12JY]

Texts of

S. 1951, provisions, S7819-S7822 [12JY]

CUSTOMS SERVICE

Articles and editorials

Sock It to 'Em? Congress Takes Aim at Asia in Textile Bill, S7823 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see S. 1951), S7816 [12JY]

Foreign trade: refund anti-dumping duty deposits relative to certain imported orange juice (see S. 1812; H.R. 3922), S5567 [23MY], H8982 [30JY]

———refund anti-dumping duty deposits relative to certain imported television sets (see S. 1814), S5567 [23MY]

Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (see H.R. 4186), H11229 [25SE]

Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to U.S. emission standards (see H.R. 3961), H9922 [2AU]

Tourist trade: one-time collection of fees on passengers arriving on commercial vessels making a single voyage (see S. 1771), S5267 [17MY]

Letters

Customs Service regulations: Evelyn Suarez, Joint Industry Group (organization), E1418 [31JY]

Remarks in House

China, People's Republic of: trade restrictions relative to prison, slave, or child labor, H7705-H7708 [17JY]

Courts: sentencing guidelines relative to the murder or attempted murder of Federal employees, H2176, H2177 [13MR]

Dept. of Transportation: loan guarantees for international railroad projects, H7089, H7090 [27JN]

Federal employees: provide voluntary separation incentives, H7696 [17JY]

Foreign trade: funding for inspection of goods in foreign countries relative to child labor statutes, H7676, H7677 [17JY]

———technical corrections in legislation (H.R. 3815), E1418 [31JY]

Funding, H7700 [17JY]

Guam: application of Jones Act relative to use of U.S. vessels to ship goods into U.S. ports, H5764 [4JN]

International Customs Day: observance, E83 [25JA]

Miami, FL: Miami Free Zone funding, H12109 [28SE]

Textile industry and fabrics: trade law enforcement, H7622 [16JY]

Tribute, E83 [25JA]

Remarks in Senate

Airports: establish user-fee program to cover Customs Service costs, S4174 [25AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (S. 1951), S7818-S7825 [12JY]

Foreign trade: refund anti-dumping duty deposits relative to certain imported orange juice (S. 1812), S5589 [23MY]

Reports filed

Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2415), S3154 [28MR]

Tables

Textile and apparel plant closings and layoffs in North Carolina, S7824 [12JY]

Textile trade with Asia, S7824 [12JY]

Texts of

H.R. 2415, Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: designate, S3415 [16AP]

S. 1951, Customs Enforcement and Market Access Act, S7819-S7822 [12JY]

CUTLER, SANDY

Letters

Small business regulatory process reform, S9606 [2AU]

CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH

Remarks in House

Cuyahoga County Bar Foundation: tribute to Franklin A. Polk Public Servants Merit Award recipients, E375 [19MR]

Subpoena Notices

Cuyahoga County, OH, Court of Common Pleas, H343 [22JA]

CUYAHOGA COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Cuyahoga County Bar Foundation Franklin A. Polk Public Servants Merit Award recipients, E375 [19MR]

CYPRESS GARDENS (recreation area)

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S525 [26JA]

CYPRUS, REPUBLIC OF

Articles and editorials

Cyprus—The Problem Is Solvable, E1686 [25SE]

Letters

Cyprus demilitarization zone: Andrew J. Jacovides, S10420 [12SE]

Turkish occupation of Cyprus: President Clinton, H8237 [23JY]

Remarks in House

Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (organization): tribute, E433 [22MR]

International relations: dispute resolution (H. Con. Res. 42), H8243 [23JY]

Turkey: implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (H.R. 2223), H8243 [23JY]

———occupation, H2544, H2545 [20MR], H5879, H5883, H5885-H5889 [5JN], H8235-H8245 [23JY], E433 [22MR], E490 [28MR], E1302 [17JY], E1321, E1322 [18JY], E1351 [23JY], E1378 [25JY], E1686 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Demilitarization zone: establish, S10420 [12SE]

Reports

Senate Delegation Trip to Middle East: Senators Pell, Robb, and Inhofe, S1659 [7MR]

Statements

Greece—A Vital Ally in the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean: Representative Hamilton, E1684 [25SE]

CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION

Letters

GATT implementation relative to generic drug industry, S6597 [20JN]

CZARNOTA, STANLEY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1695 [25SE]

CZECH REPUBLIC

Bills and resolutions

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (see S. Con. Res. 73; H. Con. Res. 228), S11540 [27SE], H11527 [27SE]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see S. 1830; H.R. 3564), S5763 [4JN], H5817 [4JN]

Letters

NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act: President Clinton, H8118 [23JY]

———Representative Gilman, Committee on International Relations (House), H8118 [23JY]

Remarks in House

Democracy: efforts, E835 [16MY]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (H. Con. Res. 228), E1788 [28SE]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8116-H8125 [23JY], E991 [4JN], E1357, E1358 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

AID: foreign assistance to Eastern European countries, S8862 [25JY]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (S. Con. Res. 73), S11559 [27SE]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries, S6000-S6003 [10JN]

———membership of Central and East European countries (S. 1830), S5756, S5764-S5768 [4JN], S5785 [5JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3564, NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act, H8116-H8118 [23JY]

S. 1830, NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act, S5765-S5767 [4JN]

S. Con. Res. 73, return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation, S11558 [27SE]

DADE COUNTY, FL

Histories

Macedonia Missonary Baptist Church, Miami, FL, E70 [24JA]

Remarks in House

G.W. Carver Middle School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, E465 [27MR]

Homestead, FL: Homestead Motorsports Complex funding, H12108 [28SE], E1875 [30SE], E1913 [3OC], E1944 [21OC]

Miami, FL: Macedonia Missonary Baptist Church anniversary, E70 [24JA]

Women: tribute to achievements, E450 [26MR]

Youth Crime Watch Program: tribute, E834 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Homestead, FL: Homestead Motorsports Complex funding, S11887 [30SE]

DaHARB, MARIFRANK

Articles and editorials

NMMI Broadcasts 20th Year of TV Production, E1740 [27SE]

DAHLGREN, VA

Remarks in House

Colby, William E.: tribute to volunteers, law enforcement, and safety personnel involved in rescue efforts, H4881 [10MY]

DAHLIN, DONALD C.

Appointments

Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement, S9678 [2AU]

DAKIS, LINDA

Remarks in House

Dade County, FL: tribute to women's achievements, E450 [26MR]

DAKOTAS RESOURCE ADVISORY COUNCIL

Letters

Consolidation of certain mineral interests located in Billings County, ND, national grasslands, S11997 [30SE]

DALE, BYRON C.

Bills and resolutions

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Senator Dole in U.S. v. Byron C. Dale (see S. Res. 240), S3216 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Senator Dole in U.S. v. Byron C. Dale (S. Res. 240), S3247, S3248 [29MR]

Texts of

S. Res. 240, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Senator Dole in U.S. v. Byron C. Dale, S3232, S3247 [29MR]

DALE, WILLIAM

Letters

Release of documents relative to investigation of termination of employees of the White House Travel Office: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S10307, S10318 [11SE]

Memorandums

Government Reimbursement for Private Counsel of Terminated Employees of the White House Travel Office: Faith Burton, Dept. of Justice, S10308 [11SE]

———Jack Quinn, Executive Office of the President, S10352, S10353 [12SE]

Response to Internal White House Travel Office Management Review: David Watkins, Executive Office of the President, S10302-S10305 [11SE]

Remarks in Senate

White House Travel Office: refer matter of individuals terminated from employment to Court of Federal Claims, S10291-S10319 [11SE], S10350-S10353 [12SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment, S10291-S10319 [11SE], S10350-S10353 [12SE]

DALE CITY, VA

Remarks in House

Civic Association: tribute to award recipients, E147 [5FE]

———tribute to Citizen of the Year award recipients, E192 [9FE]

D'ALESANDRO, THOMAS

Remarks in House

Geppi, Stephen: Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. Good Citizenship Award recipient, E514 [29MR]

DALEY, RICHARD M.

Addresses

Citizenship Assistance Council—Naturalization Ceremony, S3802 [22AP]

Letters

Public welfare programs reform, H8321 [24JY]

Proclamations

Citizenship U.S.A. Day, S3802 [22AP]

DALL, RONALD A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1703 [26SE]

DALLAS, TX

Remarks in House

Booker T. Washington High School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, E850 [21MY]

Dallas Cowboys (football team): tribute, E113 [30JA]

Dallas Visual Art Center: award recipients, E1475 [2AU]

First United Methodist Church: anniversary, E485 [28MR]

Kindness Week: observance, E120 [31JA], E165 [5FE]

Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School: tribute for receiving Redbook Distinction award, E851 [21MY]

Renfro, Mel: induction into Pro Football Hall of Fame, E1472 [2AU]

Rodriguez, Mary: Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind's Ronald Pearce Blind Employee of the Year Award recipient, E237 [28FE]

DALLAS COWBOYS (football team)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E113 [30JA]

DALLAS (TX) MORNING NEWS

Articles and editorials

No Cure-All Medical Savings Accounts Present a Flawed Solution, S6271 [14JN]

Paper Trail Leads to Hamas—Two Organizations Based in Richardson Deny They Promote Agenda of Anti-Israeli Terrorists, E1081-E1083 [13JN]

DALLAS (TX) NEWS

Articles and editorials

Federal Reserve—Greenspan Deserves 4 More Years as Chairman, S6556 [20JN]

DALLECK, GERRI

Letters

Health care reform, E420 [22MR]

DALTON, GA

Remarks in House

Postal Service: construction of new facility, H7618 [16JY]

DALTON, R. ALLISON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1163 [25JN]

DALTON, RALPH E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E147 [5FE]

DALY, J. MICHAEL

Letters

Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act, S12256 [3OC]

DALY, T.F. GILROY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S8370 [19JY]

DALZELL, BONNIE

Remarks in House

Montgomery County, PA: tribute to Support Police Immediate Response Intervention Team (organization), E1373 [25JY]

DAMADIAN, RAYMOND

Letters

Patent and Trademark Office reform, H7142 [9JY]

Testimonies

Patent and Trademark Office Reform, H7142 [9JY]

DAMASCUS, MD

Remarks in House

American Legion: anniversary of Post 171, E271 [5MR]

D'AMATO, ALFONSE (a Senator from New York)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S977, S978, S979, S980, S981, S982, S983, S984 [6FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), S12317, S12374 [3OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1945, S1978 [13MR], S2120 [14MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8336, S8364, S8375 [19JY], S8556 [23JY]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7190 [27JN], S7416 [8JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7830 [12JY], S7946, S8028 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property in Suffolk County, NY (H.R. 1836), S4678, S4688 [3MY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10183, S10203 [10SE], S10357, S10476, S10478 [12SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9748 [3SE], S9970 [5SE]

Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), S9618 [2AU]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8631, S8667 [24JY], S8769, S8788, S8870, S8873, S8874, S8918 [25JY], S8993 [26JY]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), S7908, S7917 [16JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3642 [18AP]

Housing: extend certain programs (S. 1494), S347, S350 [24JA]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8336, S8364, S8375 [19JY], S8556 [23JY]

Analyses

Reform Commemorative Coin Program, S10359 [12SE]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7160 [10JY]

Conferee: H.R. 3005, regulation and management of financial markets, S7216 [27JN]

———H.R. 3107, Iran and Libya Sanctions Act, S7917 [16JY]

———S. 1260, Public Housing Reform and Empowerment Act, S9208 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Critic Says Fed Juggled Its Books, USA Today, S6558 [20JN]

Drug Fiefdom of Northern Mexico, Molly Moore and John W. Anderson, Washington (DC) Post, S4679-S4681 [3MY]

Extend the Whitewater Inquiry, New York (NY) Times, S1408 [29FE]

Fed Branch Accused of Juggling Books, Bill McConnell, American Banker (publication), S6558 [20JN]

Fed Looks Into Cash Discrepancies at Branch, New York (NY) Times, S6558 [20JN]

Fed Up, Washington (DC) Post, S6556 [20JN]

Federal Reserve—Greenspan Deserves 4 More Years as Chairman, Dallas (TX) News, S6556 [20JN]

Hezbollah Chief Admits Iran Is Financing Group With BC-Iran-President, Reuters (news service), S1889 [12MR]

Job for the Senate, Washington (DC) Post, S6556 [20JN]

Los Angeles Fed Money Troubles, John R. Wilke, Wall Street Journal, S6558 [20JN]

Renominating Mr. Greenspan, Financial Times (publication), S6555 [20JN]

Take D'Amato Off Clinton's Case, S1561 [6MR]

Unfair War on Alan Greenspan, New York (NY) Times, S6556 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Abbas, Mohammed: extradition to the U.S. (see S. Res. 253), S4425 [30AP]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (see S. Res. 227), S1388 [28FE]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (see S. Res. 272), S7027 [26JN]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see S. 1800), S5567 [23MY]

Courts: prosecution of sexual predators (see S. 1948), S7762 [11JY]

Drugs: classification of certain dietary supplements (see S. 1806), S5567 [23MY]

Foreign banks: enhance supervision and limit participation by persons convicted of certain crimes (see S. 2144), S11539 [27SE]

Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain counties in Ireland (see S. 1976), S8373 [19JY]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (see S. Con. Res. 73), S11540 [27SE]

Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (see S. 2041), S9555 [2AU]

Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1913), S7179 [27JN]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Medicare: extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see S. 2067), S10426 [12SE]

Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S.J. Res. 50), S1516 [5MR]

National Baseball Heritage Day: designate (see S. Res. 224), S915 [6FE]

Taxation: provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (see S. 1573), S1295 [23FE]

Telephones: impose fees for the allocation of toll-free phone numbers (see S. Con. Res. 58), S5093 [15MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: award Ranger Tab to certain veterans (see S. 2192), S12303 [3OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3229 [29MR]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 229), S1455 [29FE]

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

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see S. 1951), S9074 [29JY]

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see S. 1982), S8553 [23JY]

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

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

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 607), S3405 [16AP]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see S.J. Res. 56), S6666 [21JN]

———proposed missile tests (see S. Con. Res. 43), S1870 [12MR]

Colombia: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1560), S915 [6FE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1853, 1890), S6243 [13JN], S6517 [19JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 265), S6408 [18JN]

———efforts to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (see S. 1700), S4063 [24AP]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (see S. 1729), S4804 [7MY]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S1368 [27FE]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Disasters: tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York (see S. Res. 280), S8156 [18JY]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see S. 1965), S8013 [17JY]

Employment: permit use of unemployment benefits to establish new businesses (see S. 2029), S9554 [2AU]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629), S2422 [20MR]

Foreign policy: strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and impose certain sanctions on countries relative to production and trafficking of illegal drugs (see S. 2053), S9853 [4SE]

Foreign trade: duty-free treatment of certain materials used in the Gemini Telescope Project (see S. 1744), S6853 [25JN]

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

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission: extend the service of certain members (see S. 1634), S2646 [21MR]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see S. 2048), S9555 [2AU]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S919 [6FE]

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

———obstetrician-gynecologist services relative to Federal health care laws (see S. Res. 85), S4807 [7MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see S. 969), S3316 [15AP]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S1180 [9FE]

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

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see S. Con. Res. 50), S3157 [28MR]

Law enforcement officers: establish training programs relative to missing or exploited children (see S. 1652), S4327 [29AP]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 2010), S9428 [1AU]

Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 1963), S10609 [16SE]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1547), S555 [30JA]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. Res. 218), S555 [30JA]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (see S. 1548), S555 [30JA]

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

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see S. 2016), S9428 [1AU]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S1527 [5MR]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4072 [24AP]

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

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (see S. 1938), S9305 [31JY]

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

Operation Sail: tribute (see S.J. Res. 64), S11169 [24SE]

Operation Sail (organization): tribute (see S. Res. 286), S9428 [1AU]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see S. 1638), S2646 [21MR]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see S.J. Res. 51), S4072 [24AP]

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing reform (see S. 2042), S9555 [2AU]

Queens County, NY: declare certain areas as nonnavigable waters (see S. 1659), S3216 [29MR]

Rabin, Yitzhak: naming of American Promenade in Israel in commemoration (see S. Con. Res. 46), S1970 [13MR]

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

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see S. 1941), S7670 [10JY]

Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (see S. 2140), S11539 [27SE]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (see S. 1855), S6013 [10JN]

Securities: improve regulation of markets, eliminate excessive fees, and reduce investment costs (see S. 1815), S5567 [23MY]

Senate: tribute to African-American Senators (see S. Res. 229), S1455 [29FE]

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

Taxation: capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives (see S. 1481), S1368 [27FE]

———extend certain tax provisions (see S. 1568), S1180 [9FE]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S1969 [13MR]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S. 1553), S1277 [20FE]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see S. 2086), S10684 [17SE]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see S. 1911), S7906 [16JY]

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

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

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see S. Con. Res. 56), S4195 [25AP]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see S. 1660), S3216 [29MR]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR], S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1344 [27FE], S1406 [29FE]

Documents

Allied Claim Against Swiss for Return of Looted Gold: Dept. of State, S6415 [18JN]

Letters

Assets of European Jews in Swiss banks after World War II: Robert L. Rodgers, S5791 [5JN]

———Samuel J. Roberts, S5791 [5JN]

———Swiss Bank Corp., S5791 [5JN]

Currency reporting practices at Los Angeles, CA, branch of Federal Reserve bank: Senator Dorgan, S6557 [20JN]

———by, S6557 [20JN]

Dept. of Transportation use of erroneous highway apportionment formulas: by, S12115 [1OC]

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

Economic assistance to Mexico relative to drug enforcement efforts: by, S557 [30JA]

Extradition of Mohammed Abbas to the U.S.: by, S4399 [30AP]

Extradition of war criminals from the former Yugoslavian Republics and Rwanda: by, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, E67 [24JA]

Investigation of Whitewater Development Corp. and related matters: by, S1586 [6MR]

Romanian treatment of property rights and the press: Stefan Issarescu and Simone M. Klechner, Ad Hoc Committee for the Organization of Romanian Democracy, Inc., S8392 [19JY]

Sale of cruise missiles to Iran by People's Republic of China: several Senators, S8802 [25JY]

Remarks by, on

Abbas, Mohammed: extradition to the U.S. (S. Res. 253), S4399 [30AP]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8542 [23JY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), S12374, S12376 [3OC]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11896, S11898, S11919, S11920, S11926 [30SE], S12091 [1OC]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S4087 [24AP]

Baldwin, NY: anniversary of Baldwin Fire Dept., S9079 [29JY]

Budget: balance, S18 [3JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9353 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8092, S8093, S8094 [18JY], S8337 [19JY], S8495 [23JY]

Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8795, S8808 [25JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated, S11896, S11920 [30SE]

Coins: reform commemorative coin program, S10358 [12SE]

Colombia: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. 1560), S917 [6FE]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1407, S1408, S1410, S1413, S1416, S1418, S1420, S1429, S1431, S1435, S1436, S1437, S1438, S1439 [29FE], S1589, S1591, S1592, S1593, S1594, S1595 [6MR], S1617 [7MR], S1808 [12MR], S1926 [13MR], S2035 [14MR]

———funding (S. Res. 246), S3451 [17AP]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (S. 1800), S5572 [23MY]

Courts: prosecution of sexual predators (S. 1948), S7766 [11JY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1890), S6528 [19JN]

———efforts to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (S. 1700), S4071 [24AP]

———prohibit the production, sale, transportation, or possession of fraudulent financial instruments, S10183 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: aluminum metal matrix composite development project funding, S7994 [17JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7994 [17JY]

Dept. of Energy: Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program funding, S9101 [30JY]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (S. 1624), S2328 [19MR]

Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property in Suffolk County, NY (H.R. 1836), S4688 [3MY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10183 [10SE], S10358 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, S11044 [19SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: use of disposable, protective coverings for endoscopes during colorectal examinations, S9724 [3SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9719, S9721, S9723, S9724 [3SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S3241 [29MR]

Drugs: classification of certain dietary supplements (S. 1806), S5582 [23MY]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S8022 [17JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, S10622 [17SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1959), S9101 [30JY]

EPA: Long Island Sound Office funding, S9723 [3SE]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: permissibility of direct marketing, S11926 [30SE]

Financial institutions: prohibition on deposit shifting, S12091 [1OC]

Foreign banks: Comptroller of Currency waiver of citizenship requirements for directors of national banks relative to foreign affiliate status, S11919 [30SE]

———enhance supervision and limit participation by persons convicted of certain crimes (S. 2144), S11549 [27SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8790, S8791, S8795, S8808 [25JY]

Foreign policy: strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and impose certain sanctions on countries relative to production and trafficking of illegal drugs (S. 2053), S9978 [5SE]

Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain counties in Ireland (S. 1976), S8374 [19JY]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), S7090 [27JN]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (H.R. 1281), S12014 [30SE]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S6552 [20JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7630, S7631 [10JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (S. Res. 219), S1609 [6MR]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6552, S6555, S6557, S6558 [20JN]

Housing: extend certain programs (S. 1494), S1998 [13MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4492 [1MY]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, S8093, S8094 [18JY]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (S. Con. Res. 73), S11559 [27SE]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), S7212, S7215, S7216 [27JN]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), conference report, S12093 [1OC], S12340 [3OC]

Iran: funding of terrorist groups, S1888 [12MR]

———proliferation of certain missiles, S7204 [27JN]

Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (S. 1616), S8059 [17JY]

Lebanon: human rights violations, S3236 [29MR]

Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (S. 2041), S9594 [2AU]

Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish (S. 1913), S7185 [27JN]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (S. 2136), S11540 [27SE]

Medicare: extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (S. 2067), S10426 [12SE]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S4678 [3MY]

———make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. 1547), S558 [30JA]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S8790, S8791 [25JY]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. Res. 218), S558 [30JA]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S.J. Res. 50), S1526 [5MR], S1657 [7MR]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (S. 1548), S558 [30JA]

Meyer, Lawrence: nomination to the Federal Reserve Board, S1595 [6MR]

National Baseball Heritage Day: designate (S. Res. 224), S920 [6FE]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 497), S1610 [6MR]

Native Americans: funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (H.R. 3219), S12406 [3OC]

New York: West Valley Demonstration Project funding, S10622 [17SE]

New York Botanical Garden: funding, S9721 [3SE]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (S.J. Res. 51), S4091 [24AP]

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing reform (S. 2042), S9604 [2AU]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9353 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8092, S8093, S8094 [18JY], S8337 [19JY], S8495 [23JY]

———require certain recipients to participate in community service, S8337 [19JY], S8495 [23JY]

Puerto Rico: allow for wage-based tax credits, S10343 [11SE]

Queens County, NY: declare certain areas as nonnavigable waters (S. 1659), S3218 [29MR]

Refugees: exemptions relative to migration and false documentation, S4492 [1MY]

Rivlin, Alice M.: nomination to the Federal Reserve Board, S1595 [6MR]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), S8391, S8392 [19JY]

Rural Housing Service: reform rural multifamily loan program, S8542 [23JY]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, S7090 [27JN]

Savings Association Insurance Fund: recapitalization, S11919 [30SE]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (S. 1855), S6017 [10JN]

Securities: improve regulation of markets, eliminate excessive fees, and reduce investment costs (S. 1815), S5595 [23MY]

Senate: legislative program, S1610 [6MR]

Small business: improve certain programs, S11898 [30SE]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (H.R. 394), S859 [1FE]

Switzerland: assets of European Jews in Swiss banks after World War II, S3030 [27MR], S3246 [29MR], S4253 [25AP], S5791 [5JN], S10870 [18SE]

———gold reserves of German-occupied countries in Swiss banks after World War II, S6414, S6416 [18JN]

Taxation: extend certain tax provisions (S. 1568), S1185 [9FE]

———provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (S. 1573), S1297 [23FE]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 2086), S10688 [17SE]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (S. 1911), S7184 [27JN]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (H.R. 2778), S1608, S1609 [6MR]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing for public utility companies, S7630, S7631 [10JY]

Trans World Airlines: tribute to timely transport of bone marrow donor, S102 [5JA]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (S. Con. Res. 56), S4264 [25AP]

Water: endocrine disrupter research funding, S9719 [3SE]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S7630 [10JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Schroeder, Representative: response to Representative Armey's comments relative to Senator D'Amato's mother, H4535 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S12376 [3OC]

Reports

Assets of European Jews in Swiss Banks After World War II, S3031-S3033 [27MR]

———Daniel J. Reagan, S3246 [29MR]

Nazi and Fascist Capital in Latin America, S4253-S4256 [25AP]

Reports filed

Final Report: Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 104-280), S6408 [18JN]

Nomination of Alan Greenspan To Be Chairman of the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Alice M. Rivlin to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Gaston L. Gianni, Jr., To Be FDIC Inspector General: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Laurence H. Meyer to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Stuart E. Eizenstat To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Progress of the Investigation Into Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters: Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 104-204), S276 [22JA]

Public Utility Holding Company Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1317) (S. Rept. 104-365), S10075 [9SE]

Securities Investment Promotion Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1815) (S. Rept. 104-293), S7023 [26JN]

Summaries

Commemorative Coin Program Reform, S12374 [3OC]

Foreign Bank Enforcement Act (S. 2144), S11550 [27SE]

Tables

Assets of European Jews in Swiss banks after World War II, S3031 [27MR]

Testimonies

Lebanese Human Rights Violations: Independent Communications Network, S3236 [29MR]

Texts of

S. 1913, Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site Act, S7186 [27JN]

S. 2041, Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection Act, S9594 [2AU]

S. 2067, community nursing organization demonstration projects extension under medicare, S10427 [12SE]

S. 2136, Jackie Robinson Commemorative Coin Act, S11541 [27SE]

S. 2144, Foreign Bank Enforcement Act, S11550 [27SE]

S.J. Res. 50, make foreign aid to Mexico conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S1526 [5MR]

Tributes

Davidson, Stanley F., S6901 [25JN]

Dole, Senator, S6055 [11JN]

Friedman, Adelaide, S3322 [15AP]

Friedman, Morris S., S3322 [15AP]

Kaseman, Diane, S1531 [5MR]

Nagy, Imre, S6018 [10JN]

Wallin, Theodore O., S2137 [14MR]

D'AMBROSIO, JACK R., JR.

Remarks in House

Bergen County, NJ: Dept. of HUD Sustained Performance Award recipient, E1877 [30SE]

D'AMICO, LUCAS

Statements

Overcrowding, Budget Problems and Education, E979 [4JN]

DAMN YANKEE (vessel)

Bills and resolutions

Certificate of documentation (see S. 1924), S7302 [28JN]

Remarks in Senate

Certificate of documentation (S. 1924), S7304 [28JN], S9030 [29JY]

Texts of

S. 1924, certificate of documentation, S7304 [28JN], S9030 [29JY]

DAMS

Bills and resolutions

Auburn, CA: funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

———prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H1224 [1FE]

Corps of Engineers: construction of flood control project on the Sacramento and American Rivers, CA (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for maintenance of concrete dams and weirs located in the Emigrant Wilderness area (see H.R. 3886), H8374 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: acquire land adjacent to Abiquiu Dam (see S. 2063), S10327 [11SE]

Floods: reduce hazards of dam failures (see H.R. 3602), H6005 [6JN]

New Mexico: redesignate the Jemez Canyon Dam as Tamaya Dam (see H.R. 2989), H1507 [28FE]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 3339), H4109 [25AP]

Sly Park Dam and Reservoir: sale by the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 3903), H8557 [25JY]

States: delegation of dam safety authority to State governments (see H.R. 3641), H6413 [13JN]

Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: designate certain locks and dams (see H.R. 3432), H4800 [9MY]

William L. Jess Dam and Intake Structure, Jackson County, OR: designate (see H.R. 3875), H8247 [23JY]

Remarks in House

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (H.R. 2951), E164 [5FE]

Cataldo, ID: Coeur d'Alene River dike improvement funding, H6883 [26JN]

Corps of Engineers: Montgomery Point Lock and Dam, AR, funding, H8335 [24JY]

Native Americans: establish trust fund for certain tribal infrastructure projects for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (H.R. 2512), H10154-H10156 [10SE]

North Bonneville, WA: conveyance of land by Corps of Engineers, E1402 [30JY]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness, H12024 [28SE]

———designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 3339), E654 [25AP]

Remarks in Senate

Arizona: tribute to Salt River project, S6413 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: acquire land adjacent to Abiquiu Dam (S. 2063), S10327 [11SE]

Native Americans: establish trust fund for certain tribal infrastructure projects for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (H.R. 2512), S11049, S11050 [19SE]

Safety: creation of national dam safety program, S7715 [11JY]

Wisconsin: transfer lands associated with LaFarge Dam and Lake, S7717, S7718 [11JY]

Reports filed

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1264) (S. Rept. 104-362), S10075 [9SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2512) (H. Rept. 104-765), H10040 [4SE]

Sly Park Dam and Reservoir Sale by the Dept. of the Interior: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3903) (H. Rept. 104-768), H10040 [4SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2512, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act, H10154 [10SE]

S. 2063, Dept. of Defense acquisition of land adjacent to Abiquiu Dam, S10327 [11SE]

DANBOM, DAVID AND BARBARA

Remarks in House

Smithsonian Institution: named ``Ocean Heroes'' in conjuction with the Smithsonian Institution's Ocean Planet exhibition, E1934 [21OC]

DANCEY, CHARLES

Articles and editorials

Dirksen Brought Sense of Reality Wherever He Went, S100 [5JA], H155 [4JA]

DANDRIDGE, DOROTHY

Remarks in House

African Americans: tribute to black actresses, E1832 [30SE]

DANGERFIELD, CLYDE M.

Articles and editorials

Clyde M. Dangerfield, S6753 [24JN]

Dangerfield—A Life of Quiet Integrity, S6753 [24JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6752 [24JN]

DANIEL, ESTHER

Remarks in House

American Automobile Association: Lifesaving Medal recipient, E853 [21MY]

DANIELS, ANN G.

Letters

Comstock Clean-up Act, S1600 [6MR]

DANIELS, SID

Articles and editorials

Sun Sets on Homeless Vets Program, S7309 [28JN]

DANNER, DAN

Letters

Chemical Weapons Convention ratification, S10070 [9SE]

DANNER, DONALD A.

Letters

Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act, S1972 [13MR]

Music licensing, S2423 [20MR]

Small business regulatory process, S1637 [7MR], S2151 [15MR]

DANNER, PAT (a Representative from Missouri)

Appointments

Attendee: funeral of Bill Emerson, H6973 [26JN]

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4643 [8MY]

Articles and editorials

Lawmaker Transcended Typical Washington Politics, Ken Newton, St. Joseph (MO) News-Press, E1295 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H7533 [12JY]

Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H4424 [2MY]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H9706 [1AU]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H4110 [25AP]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 520), H10721 [19SE]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H3171 [28MR]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H2316 [14MR]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H5174 [15MY]

Floods: correct flood maps containing certain errors (see H.R. 3340), H5501 [22MY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H5501 [22MY]

Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2671), H187 [4JA]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10721 [19SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H10602 [18SE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H10602 [18SE]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H10602 [18SE]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H7533 [12JY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H6509 [18JN]

Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3820 [24AP]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H90 [3JA]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H4110 [25AP]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6509 [18JN]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7107 [27JN]

Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 3372), H4647 [8MY]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H9706 [1AU]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H7533 [12JY]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3467), H8095 [22JY]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H914 [25JA]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H6509 [18JN]

Women: preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3174), H3650 [18AP]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3176), H3650 [18AP]

Remarks by, on

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (S. 1903), H6798 [25JN]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6783 [25JN]

Liberty (MO) Tribune: tribute, E473 [28MR]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), H7478 [12JY], H10090 [5SE]

Saint David's Day: observance, E257 [29FE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3515 [17AP]

Tributes

Emerson, Bill, H7478 [12JY], E1295 [17JY]

DANVERS, WILLIAM C.

Letters

Testing of nuclear weapons underground under limited conditions, S6587 [20JN], S6971 [26JN]

DANZIGER, SHELDON

Articles and editorials

Wanted—Jobs of Last Resort, S1781 [11MR]

D'ARCY, MEADOW

Articles and editorials

Hitting Children, E1714 [26SE]

DARLING, ADAM

Remarks in House

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H6481 [18JN]

Tribute, H6481 [18JN], E532 [16AP]

DARMAN, CLAIRE

Remarks in Senate

Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation: Sharon H. Kohlenberg Health Care Service Award recipient, S12038 [30SE]

DARMAN, RICHARD

Articles and editorials

If We Were Serious, S10345 [11SE]

DASCHLE, SEBASTIAN AND ELIZABETH

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6508 [19JN]

DASCHLE, THOMAS A. (a Senator from South Dakota)

Addresses

Rising Tide Must Lift More Boats: Senator Kennedy, S1187-S1190 [9FE]

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S756, S757 [1FE], S956, S957, S988, S990, S993 [6FE], S1029, S1040, S1140, S1141 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8487 [22JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1671, S1773 [11MR], S1818, S1875 [12MR], S1935, S1978, S1985 [13MR], S2057, S2119, S2123 [14MR], S2182, S2206 [15MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8088, S8167 [18JY], S8362, S8379 [19JY], S8414, S8479 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5160, S5194, S5202 [16MY], S5221, S5224, S5243, S5271, S5273 [17MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2873, S2895 [26MR]

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

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

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6439, S6535 [19JN], S6750 [24JN], S6856, S6894 [25JN], S7001, S7043, S7048 [26JN], S7255 [28JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10329 [11SE], S10357, S10381, S10431, S10432, S10476, S10496 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9163 [30JY]

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

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10743, S10842 [18SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8849, S8869, S8921 [25JY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7494 [9JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3281, S3317 [15AP]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (S. 2183), S12092, S12129 [1OC]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2659 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8088, S8167 [18JY], S8362, S8379 [19JY], S8414, S8479 [22JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7160 [10JY]

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Articles and editorials

Waste Makes Haste, Washington (DC) Post, S7845 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see S. 1949), S7762 [11JY]

Budget: balance (see S. Con. Res. 38), S98 [5JA]

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): minority party appointments (see S. Res. 212), S314 [23JA]

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

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see S. 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821), S5567 [23MY]

Fall River County, SD: construction of rural water system (see S. 2038), S9554 [2AU]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1698), S4063 [24AP]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (see S. Res. 288), S9967 [5SE]

James River: permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas (see S. 1863), S6082 [11JN]

Lott, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 319), S12303 [3OC]

Muskie, Edmund S.: tribute (see S. Res. 234), S3019 [27MR]

Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission: extension (see S. 2066), S10327 [11SE]

Nunn, Senator: tribute for casting 10,000 votes (see S. Res. 213), S492 [26JA]

Perkins County, SD: construction of rural water system (see S. 2039), S9554 [2AU]

Public debt: ceiling (see S. 1546), S555 [30JA]

Railroad Retirement Board: prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced spouses of workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum payments (see S. 1552), S736 [1FE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Senator Lott and Bob Dole in James Lockhart v. U.S., et al. (see S. Res. 281), S8157 [18JY]

Small business: delay imposition of penalties for failure to make electronic fund transfer of business taxes (see S. 2109), S11169 [24SE]

Taxation: establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of employer securities to employees (see S. 2110), S11169 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: extend farm programs (see S. 1523), S313 [23JA]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1743; S. Con. Res. 63; S. Res. 259), S4972 [13MY], S5866 [5JN], S6144 [12JN]

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3229 [29MR]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S2431 [20MR]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see S. 773), S3316 [15AP]

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

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 229), S1455 [29FE]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 54), S4618 [2MY]

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

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

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to a solid waste disposal company's licensing application in New Jersey (see S. Res. 287), S9555 [2AU]

———authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union (see S. Res. 284), S8989 [26JY]

———production of documents by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to INSLAW, Inc. v. U.S. (see S. Res. 222), S737 [1FE]

Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate): production of records relative to the U.S. and William I. Koch v. Koch Industries, Inc. (see S. Res. 302), S11426 [26SE]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize the production of records relative to the Zona Rosa massacre in El Salvador (see S. Res. 256), S5567 [23MY]

Committees of the Senate: appointments (see S. Res. 236), S3216 [29MR]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see S. 1690), S3792 [22AP]

Courts: cost-of-living adjustments for judicial salaries (see S. 1344), S1084 [7FE]

———independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment (see S. 1697), S4063 [24AP]

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

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 263, 265), S6225 [13JN], S6408 [18JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: payment rate for barley (see S. 2036), S9554 [2AU]

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

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see S. 1189), S9968 [5SE]

Doney, John L.: tribute (see S. Res. 312), S12303 [3OC]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see S. 1965), S8643 [24JY]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission: extend the service of certain members (see S. 1634), S2646 [21MR]

Greene, Howard O., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 293), S10684 [17SE]

Health: include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see S. 948), S5601 [23MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S5601 [23MY]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (see S. Res. 288), S9967 [5SE]

Johnston, Kelly D.: tribute (see S. Res. 310), S12126 [1OC]

Lebanon: restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports (see S. Res. 202), S2659 [21MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 2030), S10329 [11SE]

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

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

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

Native Americans: judgment distribution of funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes (see S. 2162), S11972 [30SE]

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

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

Petroleum: regulation of above-ground storage tanks (see S. 1537), S492 [26JA]

Reagan, Ronald: birthday greetings (see S. Res. 220), S737 [1FE]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see S. Res. 273), S7127, S7179 [27JN]

Senate: tribute to African-American Senators (see S. Res. 229), S1455 [29FE]

Senate Arms Control Observer Group: reauthorizing (see S. Res. 299), S11169 [24SE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush (see S. Res. 278), S7816 [12JY]

———authorizing representation for the Senate in Robert E. Barrett v. U.S. Senate (see S. Res. 239), S3216 [29MR]

———authorizing representation for William T. Brack in Carol Ward v. U.S. (see S. Res. 269), S6662 [21JN]

Silvestri, Amy L.: authorize testimony in Margaret C. Carlson v. Mike Eassa (see S. Res. 221), S737 [1FE]

Sioux Falls Skyforce (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 252), S4190 [25AP]

Taxation: treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see S. 1911), S12000 [30SE]

Telecommunications: restore broadcast ownership rules relative to the enactment of the Telecommunications Act (see S. 1551), S736 [1FE]

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

Transportation: requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (see S. 1661), S3216 [29MR]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see S. 1563), S1684 [11MR]

Women: treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see S. 1756), S5004 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Tribute (see S. Res. 318, 322), S12303 [3OC]

Briefs

President Clinton v. Paula Corbin Jones, S5534-S5538 [23MY]

Cloture motions

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2898 [26MR]

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

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4037 [24AP]

Excerpts

Interstate stalking punishment and prevention provisions of Dept. of Defense authorization legislation, S9483 [2AU]

Letters

Agent Orange Benefits Act: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9302 [31JY]

Agricultural program operation improvement: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S680 [1FE]

Budget reconciliation: by, S4053 [24AP]

Dept. of Transportation use of erroneous highway apportionment formulas: by, S12115 [1OC]

Family farming: Doug Henderson, S6138 [12JN]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, S7845 [16JY]

Lists

Senate Pages—Spring Class of 1996, S6279 [14JN]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton, S23 [3JA]

Veto of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: President Clinton, S23 [3JA]

Veto of H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton, S23 [3JA]

Questions and answers

FAA reauthorization and application of labor laws to Federal Express Corp. relative to designation as express company, S12100 [1OC]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11383 [26SE]

Agriculture: commodity payments, S1043 [7FE]

———farm program benefit eligibility relative to purchase of crop insurance, S2086 [14MR]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), S5870 [5JN]

———Federal farm policies, S6138 [12JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S2926, S2999 [27MR], S3083 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S679, S680, S721, S725, S868 [1FE], S900, S913, S998, S999 [6FE], S1043, S1060 [7FE]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (S. 1949), S7766 [11JY]

———national objectives, S80 [5JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8538 [23JY], S8606 [24JY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), S12376 [3OC]

Appropriations: legislative process, S22 [3JA]

———line-item veto (S. 4), conference report—motion to recommit, S2976 [27MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 170), S3195 [29MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), S412 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1671 [11MR], S1816 [12MR], S2086, S2093 [14MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4160, S4161 [25AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), unanimous-consent agreement, S2094 [14MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11918 [30SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Senate delegation visit, S6404 [18JN]

Bowles, Jeanie: tribute (S. Res. 313), S12367 [3OC]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (S. Res. 241), S3415 [16AP]

Budget: balance (S. Con. Res. 38), unanimous-consent agreement, S88 [5JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5898 [6JN]

———deficit, S4661-S4663 [3MY], S4897, S4901 [9MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S331 [24JA]

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

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9413 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8088 [18JY], S8530 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8113, S8114 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S6183 [13JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5019, S5020 [14MY], S5139, S5175 [16MY], S5417, S5418, S5419 [21MY], S5516, S5534, S5538 [23MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2895 [26MR], S2925 [27MR], S3099, S3100 [28MR]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), S12364, S12366 [3OC]

Capitol Pages: tribute, S6279 [14JN]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, S12233 [3OC]

Casey, Gregory S.: election as Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, S10100 [10SE]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification, S10365 [12SE]

China, People's Republic of: proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, S2098 [14MR]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), S2626 [21MR]

Clinton, President: legal protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, S5534, S5538 [23MY]

———State of the Union Message, S331 [24JA]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), S7756 [11JY]

Commission on Civil Rights: reauthorize (S. 2187), S12373 [3OC]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), S4695 [3MY]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1411, S1413, S1414, S1415, S1416, S1417, S1418 [29FE], S1932 [13MR]

———funding (S. Res. 246), S3450 [17AP]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S2 [3JA], S12409 [3OC]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), S7714 [11JY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2588 [21MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S6944 [26JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (S. Res. 263), S6253 [13JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (S. Res. 265), S6385 [18JN]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (H.R. 2980), S7750 [11JY], S8830 [25JY]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (S. 1729), S9483 [2AU]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), unanimous-consent agreement, S4845 [8MY]

Daschle, Senator: tribute (S. Res. 318), S12368 [3OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7625 [10JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: investigation of cattle processing and packing prices, S6277 [14JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), S3415 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7293 [28JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), unanimous-consent agreement, S6253 [13JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, S9535 [2AU]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7997 [17JY]

Dept. of Labor: Joblinks Employment Transportation Center funding, S11918 [30SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10285, S10286, S10301, S10302, S10313 [11SE], S10354, S10355, S10381 [12SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), unanimous-consent agreement, S10400 [12SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, S9878, S9880, S9881, S9882, S9884, S9933, S9955 [5SE]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (S. 2008), S9300 [31JY]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), S90 [5JA]

———medical care programs funding relative to reduction of welfare benefits, S5175 [16MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9822, S9831 [4SE], S9878, S9880, S9881, S9882, S9884, S9927, S9933, S9954, S9955 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), unanimous-consent agreement, S9417 [1AU]

District of Columbia: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 153), S35 [4JA]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S10720 [17SE]

Earth Day: observance, S3755 [22AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S3755 [22AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1187 [9FE]

Education: funding, S412 [26JA], S1671 [11MR], S1816 [12MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6816 [25JN]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S10135 [10SE]

———provide for retirement savings and security (S. 1818), S5599 [23MY]

———provide for retirement savings and security (S. 1819), S5599 [23MY]

———provide for retirement savings and security (S. 1820), S5599 [23MY]

———provide for retirement savings and security (S. 1821), S5599 [23MY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S12233 [3OC]

Fall River County, SD: construction of rural water system (S. 2038), S9590 [2AU]

Food stamps: reduce fraud, S8362 [19JY]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 704), S7749, S7750, S7756 [11JY]

GAO: reformulated gasoline programs, S8863 [25JY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7355, S7357 [8JY], S7466 [9JY], S7625 [10JY], S7749 [11JY], S8820 [25JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9498 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), unanimous-consent agreement, S5645, S5646, S5647 [24MY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S35 [4JA]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6549 [20JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7845, S7846 [16JY]

Health: ensure insurance equity between Federal and contract employees, S10381, S10382 [12SE]

———medical savings account programs, S3567 [18AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S5905 [6JN], S7749 [11JY], S8820 [25JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), appointment of conferees, S7756 [11JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9514 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3567, S3592 [18AP]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), S3119 [28MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3352 [16AP], S4056 [24AP], S4155 [25AP], S4299, S4300, S4305 [29AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), unanimous-consent agreement, S3350 [16AP]

INS: placement of agents in States, S4305 [29AP]

Interstate Highway System: anniversary, S7054 [26JN]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, S9682 [3SE]

———U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (S. Res. 288), S9935, S9955 [5SE]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), S7749, S7756 [11JY]

Israel: make U.S. assets available to combat terrorism, S2093 [14MR]

James River: permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas, S7714 [11JY]

———permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas (S. 1863), S6103 [11JN]

Labelcrafters (business): tribute, S6219 [13JN]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4817, S4818, S4819, S4820, S4821, S4845, S4846, S4847 [8MY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S4786 [7MY], S5019 [14MY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), unanimous-consent agreement, S5645, S5646, S5647 [24MY]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7297 [28JN]

Lott, Senator: tribute (S. Res. 319), S12368 [3OC]

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

Minimum wage: level, S2895 [26MR], S3099, S3100 [28MR], S4056 [24AP], S4299, S4300 [29AP], S4694 [3MY], S4720, S4721 [6MY], S4784, S4786 [7MY], S4817, S4818, S4819, S4820, S4821, S4846, S4847 [8MY], S4924 [9MY], S5019 [14MY], S5646 [24MY], S7355, S7357 [8JY], S7466 [9JY]

Montgomery, Ann D.: nomination to be district judge, S9316 [31JY]

Murphy, Joseph T.: nomination to be a brigadier general in the National Guard, S5490 [22MY]

Murray, Senator: leave of absence to attend Democratic platform meeting, S7750 [11JY]

Muskie, Edmund S.: tribute (S. Res. 234), S2996 [27MR]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, S5748 [4JN]

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5737 [4JN]

Native Americans: establish trust fund for certain tribal infrastructure projects for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (H.R. 2512), S11050 [19SE]

———tribute to Lakota Fund, S6279 [14JN]

Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission: extension (S. 2066), S10328 [11SE]

Nunn, Senator: tribute for casting 10,000 votes (S. Res. 213), S416, S417 [26JA]

Parliamentary inquiry, S5417, S5418 [21MY]

Perkins County, SD: construction of rural water system (S. 2039), S9590 [2AU]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S4694 [3MY], S4784 [7MY]

———gasoline tax, S4661 [3MY], S4784 [7MY], S4817, S4818, S4819, S4820, S4821, S4846, S4847 [8MY], S4897, S4901, S4924 [9MY], S5019 [14MY]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), unanimous-consent agreement, S5645, S5646, S5647 [24MY]

———regulation of above-ground storage tanks, S9831 [4SE]

Point of order, S5415 [21MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), S3119 [28MR]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, S4694 [3MY]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2613 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (S. 1816), S5642 [24MY]

———reform (H.R. 4), veto, S115 [10JA]

———reform (H.R. 3734), S8530 [23JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9413 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1823), S5642, S5647 [24MY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8088 [18JY], S8530 [23JY]

———reform (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8113, S8114 [18JY]

Railroad Retirement Board: prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced spouses of workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum payments (S. 1552), S738 [1FE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), S9485, S9497 [2AU]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (S. Res. 273), S7210 [27JN]

Savings Association Insurance Fund: recapitalization, S4924 [9MY]

Senate: confirmation of judicial nominees, S5952 [6JN], S7503, S7504 [9JY]

———legislative priorities, S7747, S7748, S7751 [11JY]

———legislative program, S114 [10JA], S485 [26JA], S2926 [27MR], S5654 [24MY], S6827 [25JN], S7294, S7342 [28JN], S7751 [11JY], S8109 [18JY], S9483, S9484, S9659 [2AU], S9682 [3SE], S9821 [4SE], S9878 [5SE], S10509 [12SE]

———tribute to staff, S12409 [3OC], S12418 [21OC]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Senator Lott and Bob Dole in James Lockhart v. U.S., et al. (S. Res. 281), S8303 [18JY]

Senate Rules: separation of tax cuts from offsets within budget reconciliation process, S5415, S5417, S5418, S5419 [21MY], S5516 [23MY]

Small business: delay imposition of penalties for failure to make electronic fund transfer of business taxes (S. 2109), S11177 [24SE]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), S1633 [7MR], S2316 [19MR]

Social Security: increase earnings limit, S3119 [28MR]

South Dakota: tribute to participating teams in the State High School Boys' Basketball Tournament, S2641 [21MR]

Taxation: establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of employer securities to employees (S. 2110), S11178 [24SE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S709 [1FE]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, S1595 [6MR]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), unanimous-consent agreement, S9660 [2AU]

Thurmond, Senator: tribute (S. Res. 317), S12368 [3OC]

Tongass National Forest: extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp., S12364 [3OC]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S5737 [4JN]

Tyndall, SD: anniversary of Good Samaritan Center, S6407 [18JN]

Veterans: research on health effects of individuals exposed to agent orange, S2098 [14MR]

White House Travel Office: refer matter of individuals terminated from employment to Court of Federal Claims, S10313 [11SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment, S10313 [11SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4720, S4721 [6MY], S4787 [7MY], S4817, S4818, S4819, S4820, S4821, S4846, S4847 [8MY], S4897, S4901, S4924 [9MY], S7626, S7628 [10JY], S7749 [11JY]

Women: treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses, S7625 [10JY]

Yankton (SD) Press & Dakotan: anniversary, S7169 [27JN]

Yugoslavia: Senate delegation visit to the countries that comprise the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3750-S3752 [22AP]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S5988 [10JN]

Tribute (S. Res. 318), S12368 [3OC]

Tribute (S. Res. 322), S12369 [3OC]

Reports

Association Between Specific Health Problems and Exposure to Herbicides: National Academy of Sciences, S9303 [31JY]

Senate Delegation Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina: by, S6404-S6407 [18JN]

Veterans and Agent Orange—Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam: National Academy of Sciences, S2099 [14MR]

Statements

Interstate Highway System Anniversary: Vice President Gore, S7054 [26JN]

Summaries

Agent Orange Benefits Act (S. 2008), S9302 [31JY]

Texts of

S. 1552, prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced spouses of railroad workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum payments, S739 [1FE]

S. 1863, permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas of James River, S6103 [11JN]

S. 1949, Cattle Industry Improvement Act, S7766 [11JY]

S. 2008, Agent Orange Benefits Act, S9301 [31JY]

S. 2038, Fall River County, SD, rural water system construction, S9591 [2AU]

S. 2039, Perkins County, SD, rural water system construction, S9592 [2AU]

S. 2066, Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission extension, S10328 [11SE]

S. 2109, delay imposition of IRS penalties for failure to make electronic fund transfer of business taxes, S11178 [24SE]

S. 2110, establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of employer securities to employees, S11178 [24SE]

S. Res. 318, tribute, S12313, S12368 [3OC]

S. Res. 322, tribute, S12313, S12369 [3OC]

Tributes

Boorda, Jeremy M., S5265 [17MY]

Brown, Ronald H., S3750 [22AP]

Brown, Senator, S12053 [1OC]

Cohen, Senator, S11708 [28SE]

Cory, M. Gayle, S4180 [25AP]

Dole, Senator, S5046 [15MY], S6042 [11JN]

Exon, Senator, S11493 [27SE]

Hall, Bill, S4985 [14MY]

Hatfield, Senator, S11708 [28SE]

Heflin, Senator, S11484 [27SE]

Jennings, Peter A., S2417 [20MR]

Kassebaum, Senator, S868 [1FE], S9530 [2AU], S12052 [1OC]

Kennedy, Senator, S9530 [2AU]

Lott, Senator, S6114 [12JN]

Nunn, Senator, S11494 [27SE]

Paulk, Jan, S11158 [24SE]

Pell, Senator, S11260 [25SE]

Riordan, Kelly, S9662 [2AU]

Schoenhard, Leland, S7813 [12JY]

Simon, Senator, S11156, S11163 [24SE]

Simpson, Senator, S12158 [2OC]

Sisco, Gary L., S12048 [1OC]

Smolen, Robert L., S8007 [17JY]

Synar, Mike, S115 [10JA]

Terpstra, Lynn, S485 [26JA]

Wyden, Senator, S879 [6FE]

DASH, LEON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E75 [24JA]

DASH, SAMUEL

Articles and editorials

Ethics Insurance at $3,200 a Week—Whitewater Counsel's Adviser Assumes a Larger Role in Probe, S3835 [23AP]

Say It Again, Sam, S3834 [23AP]

DASHEW, STANLEY A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1553 [10SE]

DASMARINAS, CHRISTIAN A.

Remarks in House

Congress: tribute to participant in the Artistic Discovery student art competition, E881 [22MY]

DATA see Information Services

DATTA-SANDHU, AASH

Remarks in House

Kalamazoo, MI: tribute to Kalamazoo Central High School Mock Trial Team, E1087 [13JN]

DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Remarks in House

American History Month: observance, E186 [6FE]

Constitution Week: observance, E1641 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

Citizenship Day: tribute, S9862 [4SE]

Constitution Week: tribute, S9862 [4SE]

DAUPHINAIS, ALBERT

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11568 [27SE]

DAUSTER, BILL

Articles and editorials

Day the Senate Died—Budget Measure Weakens Minority, S6135 [12JN]

DAVENPORT, ANGIE

Remarks in House

Texas: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipient, E1571 [11SE]

DAVENPORT, KAREN

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S3522 [18AP]

DAVID, NARSAI M.

Remarks in House

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Anti-Defamation League Restaurant Industry Achievement Award recipient, E1059 [11JN]

DAVID, ROBERT

Remarks in House

Sales Success Award: recipient, E936 [29MY]

DAVIDSON, IZEAN

Remarks in House

Tribute, H2659 [21MR]

DAVIDSON, PATRICK

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Council on the Arts: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S1597 [6MR]

DAVIDSON, STANLEY F.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6901 [25JN]

DAVIDSON, WILLIAM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E761 [10MY]

DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN

Remarks in House

Davidson County Rescue Squad: tribute, E1051 [11JN]

DAVIES, RONALD

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4444 [30AP]

DAVIS, ASHLEY J.

Remarks in House

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H3643 [18AP]

DAVIS, CA

Remarks in House

Co-Op Month: observance, E1800 [28SE]

University of California at Davis: anniversary of School of Medicine, E979 [4JN]

DAVIS, D. CHRISTOPHER

Letters

Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act, S1973 [13MR]

DAVIS, EDWARD

Prayers

House of Representatives, H5765 [4JN]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E990 [4JN]

DAVIS, EVELYN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1673 [24SE]

DAVIS, JEROME

Remarks in House

Tribute, E164 [5FE]

DAVIS, JOHN

Bills and resolutions

Estate: relief (see H.R. 3844), H7780 [17JY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S8865 [25JY]

DAVIS, JOHN W.

Reports filed

Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1886) (H. Rept. 104-696), H8247 [23JY]

Texts of

H.R. 1886, relief, H10438 [17SE]

DAVIS, LANNY J.

Articles and editorials

Countdown to a Meltdown, S10872 [18SE]

DAVIS, MAJORIE A.

Remarks in Senate

Broward County, FL: tribute to Dr. Nan S. Hutchison Broward Senior Hall of Fame inductee, S3322 [15AP]

DAVIS, MARILYN (POOT)

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11566 [27SE]

DAVIS, OSSIE

Remarks in House

National Memorial Day Concert: tribute, E1056 [11JN]

DAVIS, PATRICIA E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1698 [26SE]

DAVIS, RICHARD A.

Remarks in House

Crime: sentencing of Richard A. Davis in Polly Klaas case, H3584 [18AP]

DAVIS, SAMMY L.

Bills and resolutions

Sammy L. Davis Federal Building, Overland, MO: designate (see H.R. 3186), H3170 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Sammy L. Davis Federal Building, Overland, MO: designate (H.R. 3186), H6048, H6049 [10JN]

Remarks in Senate

Sammy L. Davis Federal Building, Overland, MO: designate (H.R. 3186), S11202 [24SE]

Reports filed

Sammy L. Davis Federal Building, Overland, MO: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3186), S10837 [18SE]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3186) (H. Rept. 104-609), H6005 [6JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3186, Sammy L. Davis Federal Building, Overland, MO, H6048 [10JN]

DAVIS, THOMAS M., III (a Representative from Virginia)

Addresses

Beyond Authoritarian Legacies—New Political Leadership for Korea: Kim Sang Hyun, E1580-E1582 [11SE]

George Washington's Farewell Address: George Washington, H10485-H10488 [17SE]

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6766 [25JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H7780 [17JY]

District of Columbia: permit council to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds relative to water and sewer facilities (H.R. 3663), H6983 [27JN]

Appointments

George Washington's birthday ceremonies delegation, H1233 [9FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

District of Columbia: make technical corrections to improve operations of local government (see H.R. 3664), H6508 [18JN]

———permit council to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds relative to water and sewer facilities (see H.R. 3663), H6508 [18JN]

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3029), H1775 [6MR]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]

Morella, Representative: election as Speaker pro tempore (see H. Res. 363), H1231 [6FE]

OPM: delay privatization of the Office of Federal Investigation (see H.R. 3189), H3170 [28MR]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 194), H10524 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4503 [7MY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H6286 [12JN]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H2122 [12MR]

Appropriations: establish automatic continuing appropriations (see H.R. 4094), H10524 [17SE]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H2316 [14MR]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H1325 [27FE]

Budget: require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H4902 [10MY]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 153), H2713 [22MR]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H2124 [12MR]

Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H1231 [6FE]

Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H8030 [18JY]

Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of grace periods, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1963), H1179, H1227 [1FE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6415 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program (see H.R. 4013), H9924 [2AU]

District of Columbia: treatment of pension funds relative to certain public employees (see H.R. 3389), H10174 [10SE]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H7474 [11JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Federal employees: amend civil service laws (see H.R. 3841), H9706 [1AU]

———treatment of deferred annuities during time between separation from Government service and when payments commence (see H.R. 2978), H2559 [20MR]

Federal-State relations: improve the effectiveness of financial management and audits of State and local governments receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 3184), H3170 [28MR]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4503 [7MY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H10108 [5SE]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H11527 [27SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1325 [27FE]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H4110 [25AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5288 [16MY]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H2124 [12MR]

———exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H3387 [15AP]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H4647 [8MY]

House Rules: postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (see H. Res. 358), H1226 [1FE]

———require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H9924 [2AU]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H8635 [29JY]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H2867 [26MR]

Iran: economic sanctions (see H.R. 1033), H3387 [15AP]

Japan: treatment of U.S. military and civilian POW's during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 176), H10236 [11SE]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H10236 [11SE]

Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 2582), H10721 [19SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H10386 [12SE]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 1805), H10386 [12SE]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 4136), H11047 [24SE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Medicaid: screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 3630), H6285 [12JN]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H7107 [27JN]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H1325 [27FE]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H1325 [27FE]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H1325 [27FE]

Members of Congress: require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2828), H331 [5JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H331 [5JA]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10602 [18SE]

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H2714 [22MR]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3231 [29MR], H3387 [15AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3231 [29MR], H3387 [15AP]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 608), H9925 [2AU]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H2316 [14MR]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H12194 [30SE]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H7475 [11JY]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5647 [29MY]

Petroleum: regulation of above-ground storage tanks (see H.R. 3283), H3657 [22AP]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H6915 [26JN]

Postal Service: acceptance of change-of-address orders from commercial mail receiving agencies (see H.R. 1464), H90 [3JA]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10041 [4SE]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7533 [12JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Smithsonian Institution: authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (see H.R. 3933), H9566 [31JY]

Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1226 [1FE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (see H.R. 3936), H9705 [1AU]

Sports: convene national summit to promote good citizenship (see H. Con. Res. 199), H10041 [4SE]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3538), H11230 [25SE]

Taxation: extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2272), H1986 [7MR]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776), H1226 [1FE]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Veterans: improve health care programs (see H.R. 3950), H10525 [17SE]

Vietnam: release of Buddhist monks and civilians and Roman Catholic monks and priests (see H. Con. Res. 179), H7115 [8JY]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H7658 [16JY]

White House: use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic (see H. Res. 458), H6691 [20JN]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894, 2937), H913 [25JA], H1224 [1FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1249 [23FE]

Letters

Restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights: by, H10556 [18SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1247 [20FE]

Remarks by, on

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), H12286, H12289 [4OC]

Appropriations: making continuing, H211 [5JA]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H211 [5JA]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H5980 [6JN]

Contracts: require States to conduct cost-benefit analysis for contracting of transportation projects, H7089 [27JN]

Correctional institutions: early release of prisoners upon completion of drug treatment program (H.R. 2650), H5776 [4JN]

———Lorton Correctional Complex security and closure, H8173, H8174, H8175 [23JY]

Courts: child custody case of Ellen Morgan, H857, H858 [25JA]

———restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights (H.R. 1855), H857, H858 [25JA]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6453 [18JN]

Dale City, VA: tribute to Civic Association Award recipients, E147 [5FE]

———tribute to Civic Association Citizen of the Year award recipients, E192 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, E1942 [21OC]

———reform health insurance services for beneficiaries, E1942 [21OC]

Dept. of State: transfer Office of Cuba Broadcasting to Florida, H8261 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H118 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6564 [19JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7621 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7067, H7089 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H232 [5JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8173, H8174, H8175 [23JY], H8261 [24JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, H1070 [31JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3845), H8055 [22JY]

———permit council to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds relative to water and sewer facilities (H.R. 3663), H6982, H6984, H6985 [27JN]

———transportation needs assessment study, H7067 [27JN]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H1070 [31JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), E1382 [25JY]

Fairfax, VA: tribute to W.T. Woodson High School concert band, E812 [15MY]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E198 [13FE]

Falls Church, VA: anniversary of Second Baptist Church, E1901 [2OC]

Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants (S. 1579), H6468 [18JN]

Federal employees: amend civil service laws (H.R. 3841), H11350 [26SE], H11549 [27SE]

———delays in cost of living adjustments, H4401 [2MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H53 [3JA], H97, H135, H136 [4JA], H191, H211 [5JA]

Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship (H.R. 1720), H10800 [24SE]

Herndon, VA: tribute to Herndon Middle School Symphonic Band, E830 [16MY]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3018 [28MR]

House Rules: authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H53 [3JA]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2595 [21MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2595 [21MR]

IRS: information systems' funding, H7621 [16JY]

Katzen, Cyrus: American University President's Award recipient, E898 [24MY]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (H.R. 3631), E1063 [12JN]

Miller, Linda: Organization of American Historians Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau Pre-Collegiate Teaching Award recipient, E220 [28FE]

Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (H.R. 2511), H5780 [4JN]

Morella, Representative: election as Speaker pro tempore (H. Res. 363), H1229 [6FE]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 497), E1384 [25JY]

NIST: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Programs funding, H5720 [30MY]

Organization of Chinese Americans: Honor Immigrant Americans Day award recipients, E717 [7MY]

Power resources: fossil fuel research and development funding, H6564 [19JN]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3018 [28MR]

Reston, VA: tribute to Best of Reston Community Service Award recipients, E601 [23AP]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5720 [30MY]

Smithsonian Institution: authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (S. 1995), H10549 [18SE]

Social Security: increase earnings limit, H3018 [28MR]

Springfield, VA: tribute to Springfield Inter-Service Club Council award recipients, E279 [6MR]

Thailand: anniversary of Treaty of Amity and Commerce, E389 [20MR]

Vance, Charles F.: Northern Virginia Community Foundation Founders Award recipient, E1763 [27SE]

Veterans: strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (H.R. 3586), H8766 [30JY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (H.R. 2026), H10485 [17SE]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (H.J. Res. 194), H10824 [24SE]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), H2336 [19MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H89 [3JA], H911 [25JA], H4421 [2MY]

Tributes

Brown, David V., E1669 [23SE]

Glazer, Melvin J., H11232 [26SE]

Holeman, Benjamin F., E1832 [30SE]

Miller, Ella, E347 [13MR]

Moschella, Emil P., E497 [29MR]

Owings, Carlean, E671 [1MY]

Plum, Kenneth R., E1439 [1AU]

Rodio, Patrick A., E696 [1MY]

Vander Schaaf, Derek J., E203 [23FE]

Williams, Carrington, E1029 [7JN]

DAVIS, TOM

Remarks in House

Tribute, H9384 [31JY]

DAVIS, WOODROW W. (BABE)

Remarks in House

Tribute, H4886 [10MY]

DAVIS, ZACK

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S6982 [26JN]

DAVIS-BACON ACT see Contracts

DAVISON, JOHN

Essays

Truman Fires MacArthur, E415 [22MR]

DAWSON, AMANDA FRAZER

Proclamations

Tribute: Delegate Frazer, E453 [26MR]

DAWSON, HENRY A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E15 [4JA]

DAY CARE see Children and Youth

DAY OF NATIONAL CONCERN ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE AND GUN VIOLENCE

Bills and resolutions

Designate (see S. Res. 282), S8636 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Designate (S. Res. 282), S8643-S8645 [24JY], S9670 [2AU]

Texts of

S. Res. 282, designate, S8643 [24JY], S9670 [2AU]

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME see Time

DAYTON, BOB

Remarks in House

Port Washington, NY: tribute to Port Washington Youth Activities (organization) Hall of Fame inductee, E1043 [10JN]

DAYTON, OH

Remarks in House

Grigsby, Nancy: Ohio 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, E421 [22MR]

DAYTON, WA

Remarks in House

Washington: tribute to efforts by towns affected by bad weather, E387 [20MR]

DAYTON POWER AND LIGHT CO.

Remarks in House

Edison Electric Institute: Common Goals Award recipient, E1499 [2AU]

de CHASTELAIN, JOHN

Remarks in Senate

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, S335 [24JA]

Reports

Northern Ireland Peace Efforts, S336 [24JA]

de la GARZA, E (a Representative from Texas)

Addresses

Hispanic Contributions to America: by, E1927 [4OC]

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1325, H1397 [27FE], H1539 [29FE]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4643 [8MY]

Conferee: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, H2305 [14MR]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H2951 [27MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H1508 [28FE]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H6765 [25JN]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

———penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H4647 [8MY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 3665), H6508 [18JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2950 [27MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H8375 [24JY]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H9925 [2AU]

Emergency Food Assistance Act: purchase of commodities using State funds (see H.R. 3978), H9922 [2AU]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 3900), H8556 [25JY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H8248 [23JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H5173 [15MY]

INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H8248 [23JY]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6005 [6JN]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6005 [6JN]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H8248 [23JY]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H4109 [25AP]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H4303 [30AP]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H8094 [22JY]

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H7533 [12JY]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4647 [8MY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Taxation: exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H9925 [2AU]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3119), H4110 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (see H.R. 4186), H11229 [25SE]

Letters

Tribute to Alvin Brown: by and Representative de la Garza, E748 [9MY]

Poems

``Life,'' Ericka L. Williams, E316 [7MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: eliminate marketing loan program for cotton producers and require payment of outstanding loans, H1459 [28FE]

———immigrant worker program requirements, H2611 [21MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1416, H1422, H1424, H1425, H1428, H1459, H1466, H1475, H1477, H1486 [28FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3156, H3161 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration (H. Res. 366), H1408 [28FE]

———price supports for dairy products, H1486 [28FE]

———price supports for peanuts, H1466 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1475, H1477 [28FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7761 [17JY]

Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters (H.R. 4041), H11470 [27SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H12182 [30SE]

Earth Day: observance, H3787 [24AP]

Ecology and environment: tribute to Hometown Trees Program, H3787 [24AP]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6788 [25JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9742 [1AU]

———declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), consideration (H. Res. 499), H9735 [1AU]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (H.R. 3900), H8582 [26JY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (H.R. 3803), H10467 [17SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2611 [21MR]

Mexico: independence anniversary, H10519-H10521 [17SE]

Oklahoma City, OK: tribute to Dept. of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service employees killed in bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, E583 [19AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H10469 [17SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8141, H8146 [23JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7761 [17JY]

Votes: correction, H5920 [5JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H12183 [30SE], E1854 [30SE], E1927 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S12435 [21OC]

Tributes

Bias, Leonard, H12182 [30SE]

Brown, Ronald H., H3449 [16AP]

Quillen, Representative, H10504 [17SE]

Williams, Ericka L., E316 [7MR]

DE LA ROSA, GILBERT

Remarks in House

Intercommunity Blind Center: tribute to Distinguished Leadership Award recipient, E1065 [12JN]

DEAF see Disabled

DEAL, NATHAN (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7304 [11JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3005, Securities Investment Promotion Act, H8330 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Textile industry and fabrics: authorize substitution for drawback purposes of certain fibers and yarns used in carpet and rug manufacturing (see H.R. 3380), H4396 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4503 [7MY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H5570 [23MY]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H6509 [18JN]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H8248 [23JY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H1636 [29FE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H7260 [10JY]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Crime: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H11396 [26SE]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see H.R. 3456), H5052 [14MY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6509 [18JN]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H5753 [30MY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H5570 [23MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H9925 [2AU]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Food industry: allow food and dietary supplement manufacturers to communicate information on contents of products (see H.R. 1951), H5570 [23MY]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10601 [18SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H5754 [30MY]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H5380 [21MY]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H4423 [2MY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H4801 [9MY]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6005 [6JN]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6005 [6JN]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H1986 [7MR]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H11396 [26SE]

———limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H7154 [9JY]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H10721 [19SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10040 [4SE]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H11230 [25SE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H11230 [25SE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H5501 [22MY]

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H11528 [27SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3507), H5500 [22MY]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H6006 [6JN]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 2024), H1507 [28FE]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H5754 [30MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6117 [10JN]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H3488 [16AP]

States: establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 196), H7780 [17JY]

Taxation: extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9926 [2AU]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H10524 [17SE]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H3387 [15AP]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H1507 [28FE]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3506), H5570 [23MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H5570 [23MY]

Remarks by, on

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), veto, H4760 [9MY]

Crime: require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), H4456 [7MY]

Dalton, GA: construction of new Postal Service facility, H7618 [16JY]

Dept. of Education: Education for the Disadvantaged Program funding, H7304 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7618, H7626 [16JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7304 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6861 [26JN]

Federal employees: deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7626 [16JY]

Gainesville, GA: outpatient veterans clinic funding, H6861 [26JN]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11098 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2390 [19MR], H2487, H2501, H2515 [20MR], H2595 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11077 [25SE]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2515 [20MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2595 [21MR]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2501 [20MR]

National parks and recreation areas: highway relocation assistance relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks (H.R. 848), H6043 [10JN]

Olympic games: tribute to Israeli team members killed in terrorist attack during 1972 Munich summer games, H8541 [25JY]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, H2487 [20MR]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (H.R. 2024), H3676 [23AP]

Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (H.R. 2036), H946 [30JA]

DEALE, MD

Remarks in House

Volunteer Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad: anniversary, E1754 [27SE]

DEAN, WILLIAM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E365 [14MR]

DEAR, R. ERNEST

Remarks in House

Tribute, E955 [30MY]

DEARBORN, MI

Remarks in House

Ford Motor Co.: tribute, E1667 [20SE]

VFW: anniversary of Post 6896, E929 [24MY]

DEARDORFF, MEL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E530 [16AP]

DEATH AND DYING

Amendments

Health: revise and extend organ and bone marrow donation and transplantation program (S. 1324), S10076, S10080, S10084 [9SE]

Appointments

Attendees: funeral of Bill Emerson, H6973 [26JN]

Articles and editorials

Deciding on Life or Death, S4642 [2MY]

Dying in America—Quiet Revolution, S4643 [2MY]

Bills and resolutions

Assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing: prohibit Federal funding (see S. 2108; H.R. 4149), S11169 [24SE], H11047 [24SE]

Capital punishment: attendance by families of victims at the execution of the murderers (see H.R. 3220), H3230 [29MR]

Hawaii: repatriation of certain Native American remains (see S. 1983; H.R. 4084), S8553 [23JY], H10524 [17SE]

Law enforcement: report deaths of persons in custody (see H.R. 3242), H3386 [15AP]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see S. 2101; H.R. 4111), S11090 [20SE], H10602 [18SE]

Medicare/medicaid: prohibit funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 3123), H2558 [20MR]

National Cemetery System: redesignate as National Cemetery Administration (see S. 2012), S9428 [1AU]

Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (see H.R. 4257), H11526 [27SE]

Social Security: treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (see S. 1832), S5763 [4JN]

Letters

Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act: J. Michael Daly, Federal Investigators' Association, S12256 [3OC]

———Victor Oboyski, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S11122 [20SE], S12257 [3OC]

Redesignate National Cemetery System as National Cemetery Administration: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9434 [1AU]

Poems

``Alone and Far Removed,'' Audie L. Murphy, E956 [30MY]

``Freedom Flies in Your Heart Like an Eagle,'' Audie L. Murphy, E956 [30MY]

``JoAnn,'' Josh Soriano, E519 [29MR]

``Memory of Me,'' Leah McCandless, E1030 [7JN]

``Star-Spangled Man,'' Lisa Lee-Morgan, E1323 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: reform military death investigation process, E1796 [28SE]

Assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing: prohibit Federal funding (H.R. 4149), H10974 [24SE]

Correctional institutions: require reports on deaths of individuals in custody, H8283, H8284 [24JY]

Korean War: tribute to those killed in combat, H11595 [27SE]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (H.R. 4111), H12170 [28SE]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), H11247 [26SE]

Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (H.R. 4257), E1795 [28SE]

Safety: dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, E1858 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing: prohibit Federal funding (S. 2108), S11175-S11177 [24SE]

Federal employees: reimbursement of funeral and burial costs relative to employees who die in performance of duty, S10288 [11SE]

Hawaii: repatriation of certain Native American remains (S. 1983), S8555 [23JY], S10566 [13SE]

Health: include organ and tissue donation information with income tax refund payments, S3602, S3611 [18AP], S9518 [2AU]

———revise and extend organ and bone marrow donation and transplantation program (S. 1324), S10080-S10087 [9SE]

———tribute to organ donation program, S2441 [20MR]

Health care professionals: physician-assisted suicide, S4642 [2MY]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), S11122 [20SE], S11898 [30SE], S12256 [3OC]

National Cemetery System: redesignate as National Cemetery Administration (S. 2012), S9433 [1AU]

Social Security: treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (S. 1832), S5769 [4JN], S5946 [6JN]

Reports

Silent Killer, E1858 [30SE]

Reports filed

Effective Dates for Discontinuance of Veterans Compensation and Pension Benefits: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 109) (S. Rept. 104-389), S11972 [30SE]

Organ and Bone Marrow Donation and Transplantation Program: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1324) (S. Rept. 104-256), S3792 [22AP]

Repatriation of Certain Native American Remains in Hawaii: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1983) (S. Rept. 104-356), S9742 [3SE]

Texts of

S. 1324, organ and bone marrow donation and transplantation program revision and extension, S10084-S10087 [9SE]

S. 1983, repatriation of certain Native American remains in Hawaii, S10566 [13SE]

S. 2012, redesignate National Cemetery System as National Cemetery Administration, S9433 [1AU]

S. 2101, Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act, S11122 [20SE], H11248 [26SE]

DEATH PENALTY see Capital Punishment

DeBAKEY, MICHAEL

Remarks in House

Health Care Hall of Fame: inductee, E348 [13MR]

DeBAKEY, MICHAEL E.

Letters

Space station program funding, S9819 [4SE]

DeBEAUSSAERT, ROSALIE M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E57 [23JA]

DEBOER, JOHN D., JR.

Remarks in House

Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1266 [12JY]

DeBOLT, JO

Remarks in House

Carlow College: Woman of Spirit award recipients, E1533 [5SE]

DeCARMINE, AMY

Statements

Summer Youth Employment Program, E982 [4JN]

DECATUR, IL

Remarks in House

Decatur Airport: tribute upon receipt of the Illinois Airport of the Year award, E1473 [2AU]

Eisenhower High School: tribute, E1044 [10JN]

DECKER, JOHN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1443 [1AU]

DeCOOK, JOSEPH L.

Articles and editorials

Partial-Birth Abortion Is Bad Medicine, H10640 [19SE], E1709 [26SE]

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, H10637 [19SE]

DeCOTIIS, ALFRED C.

Remarks in Senate

U.N.: nomination to be a Representative of the U.S., S7225 [28JN]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N.: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

DEDINGER, WILLIAM J.

Addresses

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown, Dept. of Commerce Employees, and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia, H3593 [18AP]

DeDIOS, MANUAL

Court documents

Affidavit relative to civil rights trial of former INS agent Joseph Occhipinti, E1734 [27SE]

DEEGAN, JOHN F.

Letters

Impact Aid Program technical corrections, H4448 [7MY]

DEEGAN, LOWANDA E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E849 [21MY]

DEEP RIVER, CT

Remarks in House

Deep River Fire Dept.: anniversary, E1317 [18JY]

DEEPWATER PORT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Amend (see H.R. 2940), H1224 [1FE]

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

Remarks in House

Amend (H.R. 2940), H10540-H10543 [18SE], E153 [5FE]

Reports filed

Amend: Committee on Transporation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2940) (H. Rept. 104-692), H8029 [18JY]

DEEPWATER PORT MODERNIZATION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2940), H10540-H10543 [18SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2940, provisions, H10540 [18SE]

DEER, ADA E.

Letters

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act, H10147 [10SE]

DEER PARK, TX

Remarks in House

Dow Chemical Co.: Deer Park, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E1791 [28SE]

Shell Explorer Post No. 9999: tribute, E984 [4JN]

Sports: tribute to Deer Park Terrors girls' softball team, E1699 [26SE]

DEETS, HORACE B.

Letters

Social Security earnings limit, S3115 [28MR]

DeFAZIO, PETER A. (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6118 [10JN], H6192 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6286 [12JN], H6380 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6509 [18JN], H6667 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of Defense: funding reductions (see H.R. 3202), H3229 [29MR]

FAA: reorganize and remove all duties not related to safety (see H.R. 3831), H7779 [17JY]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (see H.R. 3134), H2664 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H4800 [9MY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H8248 [23JY]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H5288 [16MY]

———reporting requirements for research facilities conducting experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547), H737 [22JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H4646 [8MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3231 [29MR]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H3820 [24AP]

Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H6691 [20JN]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8557 [25JY]

———discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H12175 [28SE]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4646 [8MY]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H6415 [13JN]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation in Tibet (see H. Res. 347), H1986 [7MR]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6414 [13JN]

———U.S. policy relative to membership in World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4065), H10385 [12SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3731 [23AP]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 520), H11528 [27SE]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H6691 [20JN]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H1325 [27FE]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H1325 [27FE]

Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 561), H8982 [30JY]

Crime: prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H4110 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

Dept. of Energy: suspend reprocessing activities for spent nuclear fuel and radio active target materials (see H. Con. Res. 197), H8030 [18JY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H3231 [29MR]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520, 3708), H6509 [18JN], H9925 [2AU]

FAA: essential air service funding (see H.R. 3037), H7658 [16JY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 1100), H9925 [2AU]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3292), H3730 [23AP]

Foreign policy: sanctions against countries assisting the weapons programs of non-nuclear weapon states (see H. Res. 381), H3171 [28MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 2458, 3107), H2224 [13MR], H4397 [1MY]

———imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber products (see H.R. 2802), H1775 [6MR]

Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H6415 [13JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2316 [14MR]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H1716 [5MR]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3482), H6532 [19JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H2124 [12MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226, 3436), H4503 [7MY], H11048 [24SE]

House of Representative: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page (see H. Res. 454), H6509 [18JN]

House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H2124 [12MR]

Human rights: eradication of slavery in foreign countries (see H. Res. 49), H3388 [15AP]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H2558 [20MR]

Insurance: establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H10602 [18SE]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H4902 [10MY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2823), H3650 [18AP]

International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H6914 [26JN]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H913 [25JA]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H8248 [23JY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3292), H3730 [23AP]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10235 [11SE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H8095 [22JY]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H2467 [19MR]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078), H3650 [18AP]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H6691 [20JN]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4058), H10235 [11SE]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H10174 [10SE]

National Park Foundation: reform (see H.R. 3819), H7657 [16JY]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1986 [7MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1986 [7MR]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H3171 [28MR]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H737 [22JA]

Nuclear energy: prohibit use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of the National Ignition Facility or certain inertial confinement fusion projects (see H.R. 3143), H2664 [21MR]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H6286 [12JN]

Paperwork Reduction Act: use of term ``multiracial or multiethnic'' on classification lists (see H.R. 3920), H10041 [4SE]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates (see H. Res. 555), H12263 [2OC]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H11048 [24SE]

Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 324), H6712 [24JN]

POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H11396 [26SE]

Public lands: right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees (see H.R. 3377), H4396 [1MY]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H10108 [5SE]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H7154 [9JY]

Railroad Retirement Board: prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced spouses of workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum payements (see H.R. 2942), H8030 [18JY]

Railroads: improve rail transportation safety (see H.R. 3578), H5934 [5JN]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H3730 [23AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see H. Con. Res. 200), H9566 [31JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H6765 [25JN]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H4119 [29AP]

Social Security Administration: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (see H.R. 4274), H12172 [28SE]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H7658 [16JY]

Taxation: expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to line-item veto (see H.R. 3566), H6286 [12JN]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H6117 [10JN]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H1716 [5MR]

———treatment of deferred compensation plans of State and local governments (see H.R. 3316), H6286 [12JN]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H9566 [31JY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H4397 [1MY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: Animal Damage Control Program funding, H6192, H6193, H6195, H6196 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6192, H6193, H6195, H6196 [12JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1877 [7MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H308 [5JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5213 [16MY]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, H11457 [27SE]

China, People's Republic of: impose sanctions relative to intellectual property rights, H6418 [17JN]

———most-favored-nation status, H6433 [18JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6997 [27JN]

Colorado: formation and funding of Animas La Plata water storage project, H8344 [24JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3282 [15AP]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8732 [30JY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1748 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration (H. Res. 430), H4827, H4828 [10MY]

———B-2 stealth bomber development, H4827 [10MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6366, H6380, H6383 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), consideration (H. Res. 453), H6330 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6667, H6668 [20JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8344 [24JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), H10139 [10SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, H11457 [27SE]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2700 [22MR]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2683 [22MR]

Forest Service: implementation of regulations banning the export of timber in certain Western States, H6667, H6668 [20JN]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, E138 [1FE], E163 [5FE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H308 [5JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3107 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9793 [1AU]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2635 [21MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5408 [22MY]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (S. 1636), H10551 [18SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7498 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7498 [12JY]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, E1691 [25SE]

National security: national missile defense system, H6380, H6383 [13JN]

Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4339 [1MY]

Oregon: Lower Amazon Creek restoration and protection project funding, H8732 [30JY]

Taxation: treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River (H.R. 3163), H11631, H11632, H11633 [28SE]

———treatment of medical savings accounts, H3107 [28MR]

Terrorism: U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9895 [2AU]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3526 [17AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H329 [5JA], H10600 [18SE]

Tributes

Blumenauer, Representative, H5651 [30MY]

DEFEATED CREEK, TN

Remarks in House

Defeated Creek Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E819 [16MY]

DEFEND AMERICA ACT

Addresses

Defending America Against Weapons of Mass Destruction: Robert G. Bell, S5688 [3JN]

Articles and editorials

Offense Is Best Missile Defense, S5728 [4JN]

Unready for Rogue Threats, S4959 [13MY]

White House Misled Joint Chiefs on ABM Treaty Tales, S5682 [3JN]

Woolsey Disputes Clinton, Missile-Threat Assessment, S5682 [3JN]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1635), S2646 [21MR]

Cloture motions

Enact (S. 1635), S5627 [23MY], S5741 [4JN]

Excerpts

America's Editors Oppose New Star Wars Plans: Senator Exon, S5717 [4JN]

Letters

Provisions: John M. Shalikashvili, Joint Chiefs of Staff, S5630 [23MY], S5732 [4JN]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5722, S5723 [4JN]

Memorandums

Provisions: W.A. Owens, Thomas S. Moorman, Jr., J.W. Prueher, F.D. Hearney, Ronald H. Griffith, Joint Requirements Oversight Council, S5732 [4JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1635), S2651-S2655 [21MR], S2833 [25MR], S4959-S4961 [13MY], S5625-S5632 [23MY], S5672-S5690 [3JN], S5715-S5742, S5748-S5751, S5754-S5756 [4JN], S5971 [7JN]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S5627 [23MY]

Nuclear weapons: strategic defense initiative, S5673-S5679 [3JN]

START II Treaty: ratification, S5673-S5688 [3JN]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S5673-S5688 [3JN]

Reports

Budgetary Implications of H.R. 3144, Defend America Act: CBO, S5722 [4JN]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1635), S5191 [16MY]

Statements

Provisions: OMB, S5732 [4JN]

Summaries

National Missile Defense Options: Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, S5718 [4JN]

Texts of

S. 1635, provisions, S2652 [21MR]

DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION

Addresses

Perspective on Future Base Closings, S7516 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Defense: early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures (see S. 1686; H.R. 3279), S3626 [18AP], H3649 [18AP]

Letters

Fort Leonard Wood, MO, barracks construction funding relative to Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations: Senators Inhofe and Nickles, S6983 [26JN]

Outlines

Recommendations relative to civil service retirement, S10033 [9SE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures, S7519 [10JY]

———early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures (S. 1686), S3630 [18AP]

Fort Leonard Wood, MO: barracks construction funding relative to Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations, S6983, S6984 [26JN]

National Guard: retention of civilian employee positions at certain military training bases, S6915 [26JN]

Recommendations, S7515 [10JY], S10032 [9SE]

Reports

Base Realignment and Closure Commission Privatization—the CSRS Issue, S3631 [18AP]

Texts of

S. 1686, early deferred annuities for certain Dept. of Defense employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures, S3630 [18AP]

DEFENSE ENTERPRISE FUND

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: defense conversion assistance relative to the former Soviet Republics, H5078-H5080 [15MY]

DEFENSE NEWS (publication)

Articles and editorials

CTBT Talks Hinge on China Test Stance, S474 [26JA]

Russia Builds Up Nuclear Arsenal as Prospects for START II Fade, S475 [26JA]

White House Prepares New Rule on Compensation for Executives, S6501 [19JN]

DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Reports filed

Nomination of Joseph J. DiNunno to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3018 [27MR]

DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3396), S9750, S9752 [3SE], H7481, H7498, H7503 [12JY]

Articles and editorials

Misanthrope's Corner, H7494 [12JY]

Not a Very Good Idea, H7494 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1740, 1999; H.R. 3396), S4851 [8MY], S9072 [29JY], H4502 [7MY]

Enact (H.R. 3396): consideration (see H. Res. 474), H7259 [10JY]

Cloture motions

Enact (H.R. 3396), S9926 [5SE]

Factsheets

Provisions (S. 1740), S4870, S4871 [8MY]

Letters

Provisions: Herma Hill Kay, S10079 [9SE]

———Laurence H. Tribe and Ralph S. Tyler, Jr., S5931-S5933 [6JN]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 3396), H7497, H7502 [12JY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3396), H7100 [27JN], H7441-H7449 [11JY], H7480-H7506, H7517-H7521, H7523, H7531 [12JY], H7655, H7656 [16JY], H8010 [18JY], E1147 [20JN], E1279 [12JY], E1299 [17JY], E1320 [18JY], E1346 [23JY]

———consideration (H. Res. 474), H7270-H7280, H7448 [11JY]

Enact (S. 1740), H6400 [13JN]

GAO: study differences in benefits, rights, and privileges available to persons in a marriage and in a domestic partnership, H7504 [12JY]

Marriage: recognition of same-sex marriage, H7272-H7279, H7441-H7449 [11JY], H7481-H7506, H7531 [12JY], H7655, H7656 [16JY], H8010 [18JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3396), S7914 [16JY], S9926 [5SE], S9995-S9997, S10001 [6SE], S10065-S10068, S10076 [9SE], S10100-S10125, S10129 [10SE], S10552 [13SE], S10579 [16SE], S12015-S12017 [30SE]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S9663 [2AU], S9729 [3SE]

Enact (S. 1740), S4869 [8MY], S4947 [9MY], S5931 [6JN]

Enact (S. 1999), S9073 [29JY]

Marriage: recognition of same-sex marriage, S10065-S10068 [9SE], S10100-S10125, S10129 [10SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3396, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 474) (H. Rept. 104-666), H7259 [10JY]

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3396) (H. Rept. 104-664), H7154 [9JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Recognition of Gay Marriages and Rights: Central Conference of American Rabbis, S10078 [9SE]

———Union of American Hebrew Congregations, S10078 [9SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Enact (H.R. 3396), H7503 [12JY]

Testimonies

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10112 [10SE]

———David Saperstein, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, S10076-S10078 [9SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 474, consideration of H.R. 3396, provisions, H7270 [11JY]

H.R. 3396, provisions, H7481 [12JY]

S. 1999, provisions, S9073 [29JY]

DEFICIT see Public Debt

DeFRANCESCO, PAT

Letters

Ramapo High School student trip to Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

DeGENNARO, RALPH

Letters

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, personnel strengths, and military construction, S6960 [26JN]

DEGUC, ELIZABETH

Remarks in House

Oregon: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1155 [24JN]

DeHAIS, EDUCARDO

Remarks in House

Hispanic Police and Fire Association: Police of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

DeKALB COUNTY, TN

Remarks in House

DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E829 [16MY]

Smithville-Dekalb County Rescue Squad: tribute, E1065 [12JN]

DEL MAURO, RONALD J.

Remarks in House

Mental Health Association of Essex County, NJ: award recipient, E586 [19AP]

DEL NORTE COUNTY, CA

Remarks in House

California: conveyance of land to the Del Norte County Unified School District (H.R. 2709), H9967, H9968 [4SE]

Reports filed

California Land Conveyance to the Del Norte County Unified School District: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2709) (H. Rept. 104-763), H10039 [4SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2709, Del Norte County Unified School District land conveyance, H9967 [4SE]

DEL RIO, MAY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1401 [30JY]

DELABANO, BARNEY

Remarks in House

Dallas Visual Art Center: award recipient, E1475 [2AU]

de la GARZA, E (a Representative from Texas)

Articles and editorials

Spare Us the Cheap Grace, Jonathan Kozol, Time (publication), H238, H310 [5JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811), H1226 [1FE]

Remarks by, on

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H238 [5JA]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), H48 [3JA]

Public welfare programs: impact of funding levels on domestic violence rates, H310 [5JA]

DeLAURO, ROSA L. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Amendments offered by, to

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4487 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5013 [14MY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2180 [13MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

It's the Environment, Stupid, Louis DuBose. Texas Observer (publication), E1209 [27JN]

Thanks to House Democrats, Mark Shields, Washington (DC) Post, E1598 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Courts: sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm with a laser sighting device during commission of a crime (see H.R. 2991), H1635 [29FE]

Dept. of Defense: treatment of expenses for contractors who relocate due to cessation of military activities at the Stratford Army Engine Plant (see H.R. 4340), H12270 [3OC]

Diseases: research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H2950 [27MR]

Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 4296), H12174 [28SE]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3162, 3168), H2866 [26MR], H2949 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3731 [23AP]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H6286 [12JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H8982 [30JY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3731 [23AP]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H7108 [27JN]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5817 [4JN]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H6915 [26JN]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3731 [23AP]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H3658 [22AP]

———imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3246), H3731 [23AP]

Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H2316 [14MR]

Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H1775 [6MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H8248 [23JY]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5818 [4JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H1232 [6FE]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H9925 [2AU]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 2834), H6423 [17JN]

———provide financial aid grants for certain colleges and technical schools (see H.R. 3919), H8982 [30JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

———constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 97), H9566 [31JY]

———constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 114), H9566 [31JY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H3231 [29MR]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 1100), H10040 [4SE]

Foreign trade: prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad with child labor (see H.R. 2065), H7533 [12JY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4503 [7MY]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H12271 [3OC]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 3904), H8557 [25JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H3820 [24AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1948), H1234 [9FE]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H8375 [24JY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11230 [25SE]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H4902 [10MY]

Medicare: medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H4110 [25AP]

———reform (see H.R. 3355), H12271 [3OC]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1750), H6532 [19JN]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H10174 [10SE]

Members of Congress: prohibit the soliciting or accepting of campaign contributions within certain areas of the Capitol (see H. Res. 439), H6509 [18JN]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H5052 [14MY]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H6532 [19JN]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H7107 [27JN]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H914 [25JA]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H12271 [3OC]

Public works: national program to create jobs and restore infrastructure (see H.R. 3469), H5287 [16MY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H7260 [10JY]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52), H6005 [6JN]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 3426), H11527 [27SE]

———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H1636 [29FE]

Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H1245 [16FE]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H4303 [30AP]

———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H6509 [18JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H4110 [25AP]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H11395 [26SE]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 3693), H11230 [25SE]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H90 [3JA]

———treatment of higher education tuition and student loan interest (see H.R. 2877), H11527 [27SE]

———treatment of length of service awards for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 1893), H3171 [28MR]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776, 2778), H914 [25JA], H1226 [1FE]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H4119 [29AP]

Ukraine: support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3820 [24AP]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H7260 [10JY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3119), H6509 [18JN]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4303 [30AP]

Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280), H6423 [17JN]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H12194 [30SE]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 4204), H11394 [26SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H2950 [27MR]

———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see H.R. 941), H10040 [4SE]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3510), H7533 [12JY]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H2558 [20MR]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H5013, H5014, H5015, H5016, H5018, H5020 [14MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10622 [19SE]

AFL-CIO: reference to Members of Congress in advertising, H8078 [22JY]

Agriculture: remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6230 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6230 [12JN]

Albertus Magnus College: anniversary, E890 [23MY]

Alderman, Arnold J.: Boy Scouts of America Good Scout Award recipient, E1625 [17SE]

Appropriations: making continuing, H209 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 163), H2229, H2233 [14MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), consideration (H. Res. 386), H2570 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1943 [7MR], H2195, H2197, H2199, H2200, H2201, H2202 [13MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4093 [25AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration (H. Res. 372), H1800 [7MR]

Bankruptcy: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's operation of watercraft while intoxicated (H.R. 234), H5786 [4JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3596 [18AP]

Budget: balance, H743 [23JA], H4804 [10MY]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H2470 [20MR]

———deficit, H6435 [18JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H163 [4JA], H743, H749 [23JA], H950 [30JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7810 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8328 [24JY]

———reconciliation process, H341 [22JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5037, H5038 [14MY], H5129 [15MY], H5241 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6188 [12JN], H6291 [13JN], H6435 [18JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5196 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 450), H6254 [12JN]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H209 [5JA]

Centers for Disease Control: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funding, H7285, H7369 [11JY]

Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), H4911 [14MY]

———prevention of teenage pregnancy, E336 [13MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7003 [27JN]

Clean Air Act: amend (H.R. 3519), E1209 [27JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11368 [26SE]

———adjournment, consideration (H. Res. 465), H7044 [27JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H6867 [26JN]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11328 [26SE]

Courts: sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm with a laser sighting device during commission of a crime (H.R. 2991), H1620 [29FE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6457 [18JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, E1080 [13JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6393 [13JN]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4487 [7MY]

———increase penalties relative to crimes using firearms with laser sighting devices, H4487 [7MY]

———penalties relative to crimes involving firearms equipped with laser sighting devices, H2180, H2181 [13MR]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1741 [6MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H11368 [26SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3596 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5013, H5014, H5015, H5016, H5018, H5020 [14MY]

Dept. of Education: education and job retraining programs funding, H7313 [11JY]

———women's educational equity programs funding, E1283 [12JY]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program funding, H6836 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6601 [19JN], H6640 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7684 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7098 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H29 [3JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8164 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7285, H7313, H7369 [11JY], E1283 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7211 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6836 [25JN], H6867 [26JN], E1641 [18SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10957 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (H. Res. 456), H6780 [25JN]

Diseases: research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (H. Con. Res. 156), H2878 [27MR]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, H10046 [5SE], H10203, H10205, H10206 [11SE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3399 [16AP]

Education: funding, H1668 [5MR], H1779, H1800 [7MR], H2126, H2195, H2197, H2199, H2200, H2201, H2202 [13MR], H2229, H2233 [14MR], H2330 [19MR], H2877 [27MR], H4427 [6MY], H11368 [26SE]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (H. Con. Res. 144), H1704, H1705, H1706, H1707 [5MR]

———student financial aid programs, H7211 [10JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3760), H7664, H7764 [17JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8475, H8518 [25JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8466 [25JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5505, H5506, H5507, H5510 [23MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5439 [22MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8778 [30JY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (H. Res. 488), H8567 [26JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9746 [1AU]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, H9384 [31JY]

Fair Haven, CT: anniversary of Fair Haven Community Health Center, E1660 [19SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7684 [17JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2682 [22MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), H6477 [18JN]

Gingrich, Representative: allegations relative to the shredding of Dept. of Commerce documents after the plane crash that killed Ronald H. Brown, H5940 [6JN]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 468), H6854 [26JN], H6980 [27JN]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10180 [11SE], H10334, H10351, H10352 [12SE], H11053 [25SE], H11639 [28SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H5473 [22MY], H7164 [10JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9852 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5439 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H8576 [26JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H8, H29, H66 [3JA], H163, H172, H174, H176, H177, H178 [4JA], H209 [5JA], H780 [24JA]

Health: medical savings account programs, H6137 [11JN], H6484 [18JN], H6513 [19JN], H7267 [11JY], H7507 [12JY], H7997 [18JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1721 [6MR], H2039 [12MR], H3393 [16AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H2971, H3095 [28MR], H4309 [1MY], H6484 [18JN], H6513 [19JN], H7997 [18JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3032 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9781 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), motion to instruct conferees, H6137 [11JN]

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (H.R. 1797), H2878 [27MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 4296), E1866 [30SE]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3023 [28MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2977 [28MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 525), H10935 [24SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 546), H11639 [28SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3829 [25AP]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4566 [8MY]

———low-income weatherization assistance program funding, H6640 [20JN]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H8164 [23JY]

LSC: funding, H8164 [23JY]

Medicaid: reform, H4804 [10MY], H5037 [14MY], H5654, H5748 [30MY]

———State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1943 [7MR]

Medicare: reform, H4804 [10MY], H4909, H5037, H5038 [14MY], H5129 [15MY], H5241 [16MY], H5654, H5748 [30MY], H5823, H5925 [5JN], H5985, H5986 [6JN], H6254 [12JN], H6633 [20JN], H8078, H8081 [22JY], H8252 [24JY], H8670, H8805, H8806, H8807, H8808, H8809 [30JY], H9988 [4SE], H10203, H10205, H10206 [11SE], H10976 [24SE], H11053 [25SE], E1598 [12SE]

Members of Congress: discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (S. 1876), H9708 [1AU]

———identity of Member making statement about trusting terrorist organization, H2564 [21MR]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, H9781 [1AU], E1641 [18SE]

Minimum wage: level, H2977, H3023 [28MR], H3176 [29MR], H3495 [17AP], H3584, H3632, H3633 [18AP], H3667, H3705, H3706, H3707, H3708, H3709, H3710, H3711 [23AP], H3736 [24AP], H3826, H3829, H4044 [25AP], H4566 [8MY], H5063 [15MY], H5309 [21MY], H5385, H5439 [22MY], H5505, H5506, H5507, H5510 [23MY], H7164 [10JY], H7267 [11JY], H7507 [12JY], H7538 [16JY], H7997 [18JY], H8576 [26JY], H9852 [2AU]

Monk Singers (musical group): anniversary, E1325 [18JY]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (H.R. 3168), H2932 [27MR]

National Park Service: National Recreation and Preservation Program funding, H6601 [19JN]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of Casa Otonal (organization), E1056 [11JN]

———anniversary of First Calvary Baptist Church, E1008 [6JN]

———anniversary of St. Paul Union American Methodist Episcopal Church, E1533 [5SE]

———anniversary of Tower One of the New Haven Jewish Federation Housing Corp., E1491 [2AU]

———anniversary of Tower One/Tower East senior housing facility, E1318 [18JY]

———observance of Columbus House Awareness Week, E829 [16MY]

———tribute to International Festival of Arts and Ideas, E1173 [26JN]

———tribute to Varick Family Life Center, E582 [19AP]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, H8164 [23JY]

Operation Sail: tribute (S.J. Res. 64), H11546 [27SE]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, H4438 [7MY]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5347 [21MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H861, H862, H864, H865, H866, H867 [25JA], H949, H950, H951, H952 [30JA], H978 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3023 [28MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2977 [28MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (H. Res. 371), H1786 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7810 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8328 [24JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1261 [27FE], H1401 [28FE], H1620 [29FE], H4659 [9MY], H4880 [10MY], H5187 [16MY], H5572 [29MY], H6124 [11JN], H8078, H8081 [22JY], H9929, H9987, H9988, H9990, H9991, H9992 [4SE], H11401 [27SE], H11598 [28SE]

Segaloff, Steven: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1509 [4SE]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1192 [1FE]

Superfund Program: funding, H6780 [25JN], H9990 [4SE]

Taxation: rates, H6633 [20JN]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (H.R. 2778), H1672 [5MR]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (H. Con. Res. 149), H2073 [12MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2180, H2181 [13MR]

———U.S. policy, H9384 [31JY]

Ukraine: support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress (H. Con. Res. 120), H9952 [4SE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), consideration (H. Res. 303), H5063 [15MY]

West Haven Black Coalition (organization): anniversary, E223 [28FE]

Women's History Month: observance, H2654 [21MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1634 [29FE], H2314 [14MR], H2663 [21MR], H2948 [27MR], H3648 [18AP], H4900 [10MY], H5285 [16MY], H5931 [5JN], H6282 [12JN], H6506 [18JN], H7530 [12JY], H7778 [17JY], H8027 [18JY], H8596 [26JY], H9918 [2AU], H10018 [4SE], H11044 [24SE], H12171 [28SE]

Tributes

Badolato, Dominic J., E1766 [27SE]

Barbieri, Arthur T., E58 [23JA]

Brown, Carroll, E223 [28FE]

Calabresi, Anna, H2654 [21MR]

Chase, Vincent, E1507 [4SE]

Cronin, Robert W., E1387 [26JY]

Dole, Senator, H6124 [11JN]

Gibbons, Representative, H4128 [30AP]

Harp, Toni, H2654 [21MR]

Healy, William A., E55 [23JA]

Lee, Richard C., E340 [13MR]

Leeney, Robert, E345 [13MR]

Monk, Conley F., Sr., E1325 [18JY]

Phelan, Peter, E1070 [12JN]

Reiber, Barbara, E741 [9MY]

Sweeney, George, E1564 [11SE]

Truman, Harry S, H4534 [8MY]

Wenderoth, Stephanie, E417 [22MR]

Wilson, Fred, Jr., E1268 [12JY]

DELAWARE

Articles and editorials

Clinton Vows Help for Yeltsin Campaign—Arkansas' Interest in Poultry Dispute Discussed at Antiterrorism Summit, S3109 [28MR], E483 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Delaware Volunteer Firemen's Association: tribute, E1631 [18SE]

Elsmere, DE: anniversary of Fire Company, E422 [22MR]

Russia: ban on import of U.S. poultry, E482 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Blatt, Philip M.: National Hemophilia Foundation Delaware Valley Chapter honoree, S4982 [13MY]

Hudson, Darryl: Delaware Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S4084 [24AP]

Rehoboth Beach, DE: anniversary of Beach Patrol, S8671 [24JY], S8988 [26JY]

Russia: ban on import of U.S. poultry, S1374 [27FE], S3144 [28MR], S4003 [24AP]

Wilmington Blue Rocks (baseball team): tribute, S10871 [18SE]

DeLAY, TOM (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7159 [10JY]

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Conferee: H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H10189 [11SE]

———H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, H10048 [5SE]

Articles and editorials

My Irish Hero Is a Jewish Congressman, Sean McManus, Irish Echo (publication), E689 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 4297), H12174 [28SE]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate (see H.R. 2700), H331 [5JA]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 461), H6915 [26JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H7474 [11JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H9705 [1AU]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6691 [20JN]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3760, 3820), H7154 [9JY], H7657 [16JY]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H7108 [27JN]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H1775 [6MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H3388 [15AP]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 180), H5501 [22MY]

House Rules: require witnesses at committee hearings to disclose Federal grants or contracts received during current and previous fiscal years (see H. Res. 486), H8094 [22JY]

Independent counsel: reauthorize (see H.R. 892), H1507 [28FE]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H5934 [5JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Medicare: oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H10108 [5SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4303 [30AP]

Taxation: provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H6184 [11JN]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5647 [29MY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2937), H1224 [1FE]

Letters

Licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion: by, S2271 [19MR]

Remarks by, on

Angleton, TX: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E1910 [3OC]

Appropriations: line-item veto, H3003 [28MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H3825, H4091 [25AP]

Belarus: democracy efforts, E1061 [12JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H207 [5JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7799, H7978 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9412 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5244 [16MY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H207 [5JA]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, H11460 [27SE]

Children and youth: national objectives priority assignments, H5737 [30MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3290 [15AP]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8727 [30JY]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11328 [26SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10431 [17SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6972 [26JN], H7092 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H237 [5JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7241 [10JY], H7356 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6802, H6823 [25JN]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (H.R. 4297), E1849 [30SE]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5517 [23MY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H8523 [25JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), E1628 [17SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, H11460 [27SE]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4817 [10MY]

Gingrich, Representative: FEC actions relative to GOPAC and book contract, H1622 [29FE]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (H. Con. Res. 193), H6975 [27JN], H7129, H7130, H7131 [9JY]

Harris County, TX: design and construction of flood control projects, H8727 [30JY]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (H.R. 3153), H10777 [24SE], E434 [22MR]

Homeless: assistance, H6823 [25JN]

House of Representatives: decorum on the floor, H11050 [25SE]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3003, H3021, H3023 [28MR]

———legislative program, H4367 [1MY], H4836, H4837 [10MY], H6681, H6682 [20JN], H7506, H7507 [12JY], H8581 [26JY]

Houston, TX: funding for improvement of Houston ship channel, H8727 [30JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7486 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7486 [12JY]

Medicare: reform, H5938 [6JN]

Minimum wage: level, H3023 [28MR], H3712, H3713, H3714 [23AP], H5517 [23MY]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act, H4817 [10MY]

NTSB: conduct study on mandatory retirement age for pilots, H7092 [27JN]

Oceans: public disclosure of ocean transportation contracts, H4350, H4351, H4352 [1MY]

———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4350, H4351, H4352 [1MY]

OSHA: enforcement of regulatory requirements relative to workers wearing long pants, H7356 [11JY]

———use of funds to develop or issue any standards on ergonomic protection, H7241 [10JY]

Pasadena, TX: tribute to J. Frank Dobie High School Academic Decathlon Team, E696 [1MY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5343 [21MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3003, H3021, H3023 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7799, H7978 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9412 [31JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3825 [25AP], H6491-H6493 [18JN], H10431 [17SE]

Roads and highways: construction funding (H.R. 3775), E1249 [11JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process, H3003 [28MR]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4817 [10MY]

Votes: position on missed, H5081 [15MY], H5543, H5544 [23MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1136 [31JA]

Special order: granted, H1634 [29FE], H5750 [30MY]

Texts of

H.R. 4297, Consumers Electric Power Act, E1849-E1851 [30SE]

Tributes

Gilman, Representative, E689 [1MY]

Lightfoot, Representative, H11578 [27SE]

DELBRIDGE, THOMAS E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E935 [29MY]

DELGADO, ANTHONY AND ORA LEE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E63 [23JA]

DELGADO, MARGARITA ROHAIDY

Remarks in House

Dade County, FL: tribute to women's achievements, E450 [26MR]

DELL, DIANNA L.

Letters

Space station program funding, S9816 [4SE]

DELLAVENTURA, FRANK

Remarks in House

Providence, RI: Top Cops Award recipient, E1916 [3OC]

DELLEA, EUGENE A.

Remarks in House

Hillcrest Educaitonal Centers, Inc.: dedication of Eugene A. Dellea student dormitories, E1934 [21OC]

DELLINGER, WALTER

Memorandums

U.S. Armed Forces Protection Act, H10061-H10063 [5SE]

DELLUMS, RONALD V. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———S. 1124, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H306 [5JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H11396 [26SE]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H7108 [27JN]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H1507 [28FE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H2558 [20MR]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H2950 [27MR]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H8248 [23JY]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H3820 [24AP]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6532 [19JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H4303 [30AP]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H5052 [14MY]

———establish a commission to study employment and economic insecurity (see H.R. 3353), H7475 [11JY]

———reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

———require employers to notify workers of reductions in business operations (see H.R. 3369), H6765 [25JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4902 [10MY]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

Children and youth: consolidate and expand Federal child care programs (see H.R. 3860), H10386 [12SE]

———deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H6117 [10JN]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation (see H. Res. 347), H3581 [17AP]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 429), H5288 [16MY]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6509 [18JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3731 [23AP]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H7779 [17JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H2315 [14MR]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H10236 [11SE]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H774 [23JA]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H774 [23JA]

———require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H5647 [29MY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H973 [30JA]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (see H.R. 3230), H3386 [15AP]

———prohibit additional payments and revise certain reporting requirements for restructuring costs under defense contracts (see H.R. 3608), H8557 [25JY]

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H3650 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand services at veterans medical centers (see H.R. 3117), H9566 [31JY]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H10236 [11SE]

Diseases: establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 3293), H5288 [16MY]

———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H4647 [8MY]

Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H2316 [14MR]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1325 [27FE]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H10108 [5SE]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H10236 [11SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2566, 3505, 3588), H4646 [8MY], H5500 [22MY], H5934 [5JN]

Electric power: establish a commission to minimize the environmental impacts associated with electric utility restructuring (see H.R. 3172), H5501 [22MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362, 3465), H6765 [25JN], H7475 [11JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 3704), H10525 [17SE]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3292), H3730 [23AP]

Fire prevention: encourage State and local fire safety and prevention education programs (see H.R. 771), H1325 [27FE]

Firearms: standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 3652), H10041 [4SE]

Foreign policy: loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2844), H5753 [30MY]

Foreign trade: impose certain sanctions on countries that use child labor (see H.R. 4037), H10525 [17SE]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H5647 [29MY]

Government: relief for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and employees of Federal contractors for expenses incurred during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2857), H330 [5JA]

Health: ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H1507 [28FE]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H1774 [6MR]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477, 3482), H6286 [12JN], H6532 [19JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (see H.R. 3222), H3230 [29MR]

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797), H7260 [10JY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1716 [5MR]

———provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (see H.R. 4315), H12174 [28SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226, 3436), H7154 [9JY], H11048 [24SE]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1179), H2466 [19MR]

House of Representatives: prohibit recess or adjournment during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H. Res. 332), H187 [4JA]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H3387 [15AP]

Human rights: eradication of slavery in foreign countries (see H. Res. 49), H3650 [18AP]

Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H7106 [27JN]

———waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 3928), H10236 [11SE]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H3488 [16AP]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 4056), H11527 [27SE]

Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 3030), H3231 [29MR]

———provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H1325 [27FE]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H4503 [7MY]

International relations: improve awareness, detection and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H7108 [27JN]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H1226 [1FE]

Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 2582), H11527 [27SE]

Kosovo: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 155), H5570 [23MY]

Labeling: require ingredient labeling for malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 3115), H2466 [19MR]

Liberia: impose sanctions on governments who violate the arms embargo or aid in the civil war, and bring war criminals to justice (see H.R. 4001), H12175 [28SE]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H10108 [5SE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H330 [5JA]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H4902 [10MY]

Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see H.R. 3779), H7260 [10JY]

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3292), H3730 [23AP]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10721 [19SE]

———expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H914 [25JA]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 3337), H6691 [20JN]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H7114 [8JY]

———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (see H.R. 3591), H6765 [25JN]

———reform (see H.R. 3355), H9925 [2AU]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H7474 [11JY]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3231 [29MR]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4058), H12175 [28SE]

Motor vehicles: school bus safety (see H.R. 1884), H1252 [23FE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (see H.R. 3648), H7155 [9JY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H774 [23JA]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

Paperwork Reduction Act: use of term ``multiracial or multiethnic'' on classification lists (see H.R. 3920), H11396 [26SE]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1716 [5MR]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3457), H5173 [15MY]

Political campaigns: free broadcasting time for political advertising (see H.R. 2271), H3650 [18AP]

Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2578), H6006 [6JN]

POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H6532 [19JN]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H6532 [19JN]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H3650 [18AP]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7475 [11JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H3230 [29MR]

Railroads: improve rail transportation safety (see H.R. 3578), H9566 [31JY]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 3571), H6415 [13JN]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4397 [1MY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8095 [22JY]

Sequoia National Forest: preservation of Giant Sequoia ecosystem and increase recreational opportunities (see H.R. 3873), H8247 [23JY]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2951 [27MR]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 205), H8982 [30JY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4430 [6MY]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 573), H1325 [27FE]

———determination of average annual earnings relative to child care or home health care (see H.R. 3357), H5754 [30MY]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835), H8557 [25JY]

———treatment of spousal benefits relative to divorce (see H.R. 3360), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to age (see H.R. 3361), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3359), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to disability (see H.R. 3358), H5754 [30MY]

Social Security Administration: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (see H.R. 4274), H12172 [28SE]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H7154 [9JY]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6915 [26JN]

Taxation: apply denial of deduction for excessive employee compensation to all employees (see H.R. 4124), H10721 [19SE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H3731 [23AP]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H6415 [13JN]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H6117 [10JN]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H8094 [22JY]

———treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H3386 [15AP]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H11527 [27SE]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H6184 [11JN]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 3609; H. Con. Res. 225), H8598 [26JY], H11527 [27SE]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H3231 [29MR]

Veterans: priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2080), H5934 [5JN]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3119), H9566 [31JY]

Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280), H4902 [10MY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H4647 [8MY]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H4397 [1MY]

———research health risks of dioxin in tampons (see H.R. 3796), H7474 [11JY]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H10236 [11SE]

Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 399), H3820 [24AP]

Motions offered by

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5101 [15MY], H7742 [17JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9823 [1AU]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H5019 [14MY]

Africa: U.S. policy on humanitarian and political plight, E1180 [26JN]

Armed Forces: encourage allies to pay more non-salaried costs of U.S. troops in Europe, H5026 [14MY]

———increase pay and housing allowance (S. 1514), H15 [3JA]

———increase pay and housing allowance (S. 1514), unanimous-consent agreement, H23 [3JA]

———limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), H10054, H10055, H10066, H10067, H10070 [5SE]

———limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), consideration (H. Res. 517), H10052 [5SE]

———prohibit members from wearing U.N. uniform items, H10066, H10067, H10070 [5SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3782 [24AP]

Berkeley, CA: anniversary of Bonita House, E1635 [18SE]

Black History Month: observance, H1503 [28FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H156 [4JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5216 [16MY]

California: anniversary of Bay Area Urban League, E690 [1MY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1507), H2946 [27MR]

Community Economics, Inc.: anniversary, E1442 [1AU]

Day of the African Child: observation, E1180 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), veto, H13, H15, H18, H20 [3JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4926, H4936, H4940, H5019, H5026 [14MY], H5070, H5071, H5072, H5074, H5076, H5077, H5079, H5093, H5097, H5100, H5101 [15MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9814, H9820 [1AU]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration (H. Res. 430), H4826, H4827, H4835 [10MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), motion to instruct conferees, H7742, H7743, H7744 [17JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), H240, H241 [5JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H789, H798 [24JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), motion to insert language of H.R. 1530 conference report in lieu, H304, H305 [5JA]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5070, H5071, H5072, H5074, H5076, H5077 [15MY]

———defense conversion assistance relative to the former Soviet Republics, H5079 [15MY]

———Impact Aid Program funding, H5101 [15MY]

———light tactical wheeled vehicles funding, H5093 [15MY]

Earth Day: observance, H3568 [17AP]

Ecology and environment: funding for environmental protection programs, H2541 [20MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, H3568 [17AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H12 [3JA]

Henning, John F.: Alameda County Central Labor Council Unionist of the Year award recipient, E102 [25JA]

Indonesia: human rights violations in East Timor, E1771 [28SE]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H4940 [14MY]

Nuclear weapons: strategic defense initiative, H5101 [15MY]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6298, H6300, H6320 [13JN]

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1761 [27SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H23 [3JA]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to California Pacific Medical Center, E603 [23AP]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (H. Con. Res. 200), H10835 [24SE]

Ships and vessels: shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6298, H6300, H6320 [13JN]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, H13 [3JA], H789 [24JA]

U.N.: anniversary, E1165 [25JN]

Votes: position on missed, E1810 [28SE]

Women's History Month: observance, E338 [13MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA]

Statements

Additional and Dissenting Views on the Defense Authorization Legislation: by, H4927-H4929 [14MY]

Worldwide Continuing Legal Workshop: Joe R. Reeder, E8-E10 [3JA]

Tables

Entry level wages in 1979 and 1991, H2947 [27MR]

Tributes

Abbott, Alfreda H., E1763 [27SE]

Browder, Representative, H5097 [15MY]

Brown, Ronald H., E563 [17AP]

Cheung, Fernando, C.H., E1626 [17SE]

Duckles, Madeline Taylor, E835 [16MY]

Gibbons, Representative, H4124 [30AP]

Green, Representative, H5097 [15MY]

Hall, Stan, E1072 [12JN]

Johnson, Odell, Jr., E125 [1FE]

McCullum, Donald P., E176 [5FE]

Mfume, Representative, E137 [1FE]

Monroe, Paul D., Jr., E1268 [12JY]

Montgomery, Representative, H5097 [15MY]

Moore, William V., E293 [6MR]

Schroeder, Representative, H5097 [15MY]

Sweeney, Wilmont, E1040 [10JN]

Turner, Morrie, E240 [28FE]

DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION

Letters

Medical savings accounts, E797 [14MY]

DELTA FUNDING CORP.

Remarks in House

Miller, Hugh: Juvenile Diabetes Foundation honoree, E329 [13MR]

DELTONA, FL

Remarks in House

IRS: reform, H5384 [22MY]

DeMARS, BRUCE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1637 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11043 [19SE]

DEMING, W. EDWARDS

Bills and resolutions

W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD: designate (see H.R. 3535), H5570 [23MY]

Biographies

Professional, H11335 [26SE]

Remarks in House

W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD: designate (H.R. 3535), H11334-H11336 [26SE]

Reports filed

W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3535) (H. Rept. 104-780), H10174 [10SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3535, W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD, H11336 [26SE]

DEMMONS, ROBERT L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1228 [9JY]

DEMOCRACY

Addresses

China—Where Do We Go From Here? Senator Feinstein, S3798-S3800 [22AP]

Democracy Efforts in Balkan States: John Brademas, National Endowment for Democracy, S6152 [12JN]

Economic, Social, and Political Development in Africa: Boutros Boutros-Ghali, U.N. Secretary General, E1879 [1OC]

Inaugural Address: Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal, S1995-S1997 [13MR]

Inaugural Speech: Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China, S5617 [23MY]

Leadership for the Next Century: Warren M. Christopher, Sec. of State, E51-E53 [23JA]

Political Reform in the Republic of China: Benjamin Lu, E412 [21MR]

Prarie Grass Rising: John McClaughry, E1448 [1AU]

Women—Voice of the Oppressed: Maryam Rajavi, Iranian Resistance (organization), E1339-E1342 [22JY]

Agenda

``Know Your Candidates'' Forum: American Legion Auxiliary Unit 230, S6010 [10JN]

Amendments

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

Foreign policy: strengthen protection of human rights (H.R. 4036), S12324, S12408 [3OC], H12281 [4OC]

Articles and editorials

Armed Troops in Armenia Arrest Dozens of Protesters, S11566 [27SE]

As China Threatens Taiwan, It Makes Sure U.S. Listens, S339 [24JA], S367 [25JA], S664 [31JA]

Aung San Suu Kyi—Striving To Build a Democracy Amid the Harsh Regime of Myanmar, S6250 [13JN]

Bad Bill on Cuba, S1492 [5MR], H1727 [6MR]

Beijing Pulls a Fast One, E1360 [24JY]

Biggest Election, S4793 [7MY]

Bullies of Burma, S8815 [25JY]

Buried Alive—East Timor's Tragic Oppression, E1753 [27SE]

Burma Beyond the Pale, S8757, S8815 [25JY]

Burmese Repression, S8815 [25JY]

Cables Show U.S. Deception on Haitian Violence, E921 [24MY]

Canada, Backed by Mexico, Protests to United States on Cuba Sanctions, S3409 [16AP]

Castro's Blunder, E372 [14MR]

China's Challenge to Washington, S283 [22JA]

China's Four Slaps—and the United States' Craven Response, S3321 [15AP]

Chinese View of China's Strategy, H6998-H7003 [27JN]

Cops Cremated 1,000 as Unidentified, E1394 [29JY]

Cuba Expropriation Bill Could End Up Costing U.S. Taxpayers Billions, S1493 [5MR]

Cuba Incident—Correct Response, H1729 [6MR]

Cuba Says New U.S. Legislation Has Already Hurt, E371 [14MR]

Cuban Jets vs. Unarmed Cessnas, H1730 [6MR]

Cuba's Brutality, H1729 [6MR]

Democracy—A Tale of Two China's, E32 [5JA]

Great Cuban Embargo Scam—A Little-Known Loophole Will Allow the Richest Exiles To Cash In, H1727 [6MR], E271 [5MR], E309 [7MR]

Heath Retiree an Unlikely Founding Father of Japan—Laws Written 49 Years Ago, S186-S188 [22JA]

Hold The Blockade, H1729 [6MR]

How Far To Support Taiwan?, S1990 [13MR]

If China Attacks Taiwan, S907 [6FE]

Importance of Strong United States-India Relations, E757 [10MY]

Indicting China's Terrorism—Bring the Case to the United Nations, S1991 [13MR]

Key to the Balkans—A Free Press, E1000 [5JN]

Kosova's Albanians Look to U.S. for Help—American Office Opened in Serb-Ruled Region, H8632 [29JY]

Missteps on Cuba, H1728 [6MR]

Most Favored Nation—or Most Appeased?, H6951-H6954 [26JN]

New Marshall Plan for the East, S11316 [25SE]

160 Reportedly Killed in Chechnya Battle, H7512 [12JY]

Ottawa Still Loves Tyrant, E371 [14MR]

Peacemakers Are Up Against an Undeterred China, S1376 [27FE]

Read the Riot Act to China, S1887 [12MR]

Reciprocal Obsession of Castro and Washington, S1491 [5MR]

Report—Russian 'Copters Attack Chechen Town, H7513 [12JY]

Russia Pounds Chechens as Election Truce Unravels, H7515 [12JY]

Russian Copters Attack Chechen Town, H4884 [10MY]

Sellout to China, E385 [20MR]

Shuttering up Serbia, E376 [19MR]

Stopping Iranian Terrorism, E1505 [4SE]

Surrendering U.S. Policy on Cuba, S1492 [5MR], H1728 [6MR]

Taiwan's Unheralded Political Evolution, S283 [22JA]

Time To Make Plans—and Tracks, H6962 [26JN]

U.S. Policy—Held Hostage in Miami, S1492 [5MR]

Washington Confronts China, S907 [6FE]

Weighing the Response to Cuba's Brutal Attacks, H1730 [6MR]

Weld's Opportunity, S8814 [25JY]

What We Owe Taiwan, S2624 [21MR]

Why Taiwan Scares China, S2624 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions

Belarus: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 163), H3581 [17AP]

Burma: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 188), H6414 [13JN]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation in Tibet (see H. Res. 347), H913 [25JA]

———international obligation relative to elections in Hong Kong (see S. Res. 271), S7027 [26JN]

———most-favored-nation status (see S.J. Res. 56; H.J. Res. 181, 182), S5939 [6JN], H6285 [12JN], H6414 [13JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H6764 [25JN]

———most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 3569), H5817 [4JN]

———proposed missile tests (see S. Con. Res. 43), S1598 [6MR]

———U.S. policy (see H. Res. 461), H6764 [25JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H6764 [25JN]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 138, 140), H1138 [31JA]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 370), H1715 [5MR]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: amend relative to the exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 3980), H9922 [2AU]

Elections: reform voter registration procedures (see H.R. 4209), H11394 [26SE]

Foreign policy: endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (see H. Con. Res. 212), H10235 [11SE]

———strengthen protection of human rights (see H.R. 4036), H10107 [5SE]

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

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H913 [25JA]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see S. Con. Res. 50), S3157 [28MR]

———human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 155), H2950 [27MR]

Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and independence (see H. Con. Res. 209), H9924 [2AU]

Mongolia: elections (see S. Res. 276), S7414 [8JY]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see S.J. Res. 51; H. Con. Res. 165), S3626 [18AP], H3649 [18AP]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2123 [12MR]

Sierra Leone: elections (see S. Con. Res. 53; H. Con. Res. 160), S3954 [23AP], H3387 [15AP]

USIA: provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (see H.R. 3916), H8982 [30JY]

Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 399), H3231 [29MR]

Conference reports

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (H.R. 927), H1645-H1662 [4MR]

Essays

Mexico at a Critical Juncture: C. Allen Ellis, E750 [9MY]

Promoting Peace After the Cold War: Leah Bremer, E1407 [30JY]

Excerpts

Democracy—An Emerging Asian Value: Senator Pell, S11194 [24SE], S11238-S11240 [25SE], S11422-S11424 [26SE]

Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi: New York (NY) Times, S129 [10JA]

Letters

Civil liberties violations of Sikhs in India, E1470 [2AU]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: David W. Wallace, Joint Corporate Committee on Cuban Claims, S1488 [5MR]

———Otto J. Reich, U.S.-Cuba Business Council, S1504 [5MR]

———President Clinton, S1504, S1506 [5MR], H1737 [6MR]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1737 [6MR]

———several business organizations, E1248 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti: Representative Conyers, E920 [24MY]

———several Members of Congress, E919, E920 [24MY]

Erroneous listing of ICI Export Ltd. as a non-U.S. company having commercial activities with Cuba: William A. Meaux, ICI Americas Inc., S2717 [21MR]

Foreign aid to Burma: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8752, S8755, S8809 [25JY]

———Sein Win, Prime Minister of Burma, S8756, S8796 [25JY]

Hostilities in breakaway Russian region of Chechnya: Anthony Lake, Executive Office of the President, H7513 [12JY]

———President Clinton, H7512, H7513, H7514 [12JY]

———Representative Wolf, H7511, H7512, H7514, H7515 [12JY]

Hostilities in Russian breakaway region of Chechnya: Representative Wolf, H4883 [10MY]

Human rights violations in Bolivia: several organizations, E339 [13MR]

Human rights violations in Kosovo: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, H8631 [29JY]

———several Representatives, H8631 [29JY]

Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China: Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys (musical group), H7034 [27JN]

———Business Coalition for U.S.-China Trade, H7004-H7006 [27JN]

———Elena Bonner, H6702 [24JN]

———former Secs. of the Treasury, E1154 [24JN]

———Martin Lee, H7012 [27JN]

———President Clinton, H7017 [27JN]

———Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, E1154 [24JN]

National Day observance by Republic of China: several Senators, S12012 [30SE]

Removal of Russian troops from Kaliningrad: Anthony Polikaitis, Lithuanian-American Community, Inc., H11252 [26SE]

———Janis Kukainis, American Latvian Association in the U.S., Inc., H11252 [26SE]

———Regina Narusis, Lithuanian-American Community, Inc., H11252 [26SE]

———Uldis K. Sipols, H11252 [26SE]

———Vello Ederma, Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc., H11251 [26SE]

Resignaton of Sergei Kovalev from Yeltsin Administration in Russia: Sergei Kovalev, E112 [30JA], E151 [5FE]

Tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 230 for efforts relative to city council elections in Aurora, SD: Margaret Allstot, S6010 [10JN]

U.S. policy on regional stability and defense relative to the Republic of China: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, H2344 [19MR]

———Representative Hamilton, Committee on International Relations (House), H2343 [19MR]

Lists

Non-U.S. companies having commercial activities with Cuba, S1489 [5MR]

States, cities, and organizations with boycott resolutions against Burma, S8814 [25JY]

Messages

National Endowment for Democracy Report: President Clinton, S1275 [20FE], H1249 [23FE]

Papers

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (H.R. 927): Jorge I. Dominguez, E1248 [11JY]

Press releases

Worse Than a Genocide, Says Indian Supreme Court: Council of Khalistan, E1394 [29JY]

Remarks in House

Albania: elections, H6156 [11JN], E1149 [20JN]

Armenia: independence anniversary, H10772 [24SE]

Bangladesh: elections, E1049 [11JN]

Belarus: democracy efforts, H3217 [29MR], E1061 [12JN]

Bolivia: human rights violations, E338 [13MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: democracy efforts, E1509 [4SE]

———elections, E1042 [10JN], E1816 [28SE]

———human rights violations, E1101 [18JN]

Bremer, Leah: U.S. Institute of Peace national essay contest winner, E1407 [30JY]

China, People's Republic of: contrast with Republic of China, E32 [5JA]

———defense spending, H4835 [10MY]

———human rights violations, H778, H804 [24JA], H6486 [18JN], H6989 [27JN], E1091 [14JN]

———most-favored-nation status, H2039 [12MR], H4433, H4434, H4435 [7MY], H5305, H5308, H5309 [21MY], H5387 [22MY], H5572 [29MY], H5849, H5850 [5JN], H5937 [6JN], H6094 [10JN], H6425, H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435 [18JN], H6514, H6516 [19JN], H6634 [20JN], H6851 [26JN], H8106 [23JY], E1128 [20JN], E1154 [24JN], E1758 [27SE]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6976, H6977, H6978, H6979, H6985-H7026 [27JN], E1216, E1218 [8JY], E1241 [11JY], E1282 [12JY]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6950-H6963 [26JN]

———populace efforts toward democracy, E1360 [24JY]

———proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, H868 [25JA], H1202 [1FE], H1971 [7MR], H2032 [8MR], E88 [25JA]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7027-H7040 [27JN], E1216 [8JY]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6950-H6963 [26JN]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts, E1366 [24JY], E1509 [4SE]

———elections, H2670 [22MR], E378 [19MR], E412 [21MR], E444 [25MR], E464 [27MR], E477 [28MR]

———observance of National Day, E1509 [4SE], E1649, E1664 [19SE], E1683 [25SE], E1703, E1715 [26SE], E1730, E1737, E1741, E1762, E1768 [27SE], E1770, E1784, E1788, E1794, E1809 [28SE], E1833 [30SE], E1904 [2OC], E1911 [3OC]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (H. Con. Res. 154), H5316-H5318 [21MY], E873 [22MY]

———tribute to President Lee Teng-hui on inauguration, E846 [20MY]

———U.N. membership, E1375 [25JY]

———U.S. policy, E968 [30MY]

———U.S. policy on regional stability, defense, and foreign trade, E385 [20MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), H1971 [7MR], H2324, H2326, H2327, H2342-H2350 [19MR], E334 [13MR], E378 [19MR], E431 [22MR], E453 [26MR]

Croatia: observance of Anti-Fascist Struggle Commemoration Day, E1204 [27JN]

Cuba: human rights violations, H741 [23JA], H976 [31JA]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government, H854 [25JA], H6329 [13JN]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H1280-H1283 [27FE], H1619 [29FE], H7266 [11JY], H7539 [16JY], H7661, H7664 [17JY], E1247 [11JY], E1322 [18JY]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1701 [5MR], H1736-H1749 [6MR], E271 [5MR], E308 [7MR], E371 [14MR]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 370), H1724-H1736 [6MR]

Czech Republic: democracy efforts, E835 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti, E919 [24MY]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, E888 [23MY]

Eritrea: independence anniversary, E1163 [25JN]

Ethiopia: human rights violations, H5842 [5JN], H6143 [11JN]

Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (organization): tribute, E433 [22MR]

Foreign policy: endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (H. Con. Res. 212), H10911-H10913 [24SE]

———strengthen protection of human rights (H.R. 4036), H11126-H11129 [25SE], H12281-H12283 [4OC]

Greece: independence anniversary, E278 [5MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2542-H2549 [20MR], E402 [21MR], E422, E424, E433, E434, E440 [22MR], E445 [25MR], E490 [28MR]

Guatemala: elections, E7 [3JA], E15 [4JA]

Haiti: restoration of democratic government, H344 [22JA]

———U.S. policy, E1103 [18JN]

Hoar, Jack: participation in CIVITAS@Bosnia-Herzegovina Education Program, E1713 [26SE]

Honduras: human rights violations, E1151 [24JN]

Hong Kong: democracy efforts, E1338 [22JY]

Hungary: anniversary of revolution, E1943 [21OC]

———democracy efforts, E1469 [2AU]

India: anniversary of Sikh nation, E554 [17AP], E589, E591 [19AP], E1786 [28SE]

———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E1393, E1394 [29JY], E1470 [2AU]

———human rights violations, E141 [1FE]

———independence anniversary, E92, E96 [25JA]

———observance of Republic Day, E99 [25JA]

———self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (H. Con. Res. 32), H5549 [23MY], E402, E411 [21MR], E589, E591 [19AP], E704 [2MY], E923 [24MY], E949 [30MY]

Indonesia: human rights violations in East Timor, E1752 [27SE]

Iran: democracy efforts, E1339 [22JY]

Israel: independence anniversary, E641 [25AP]

Italy: elections, H3583 [18AP]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians, H5877 [5JN], E1171 [26JN]

———human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 155), H8629 [29JY], E1409 [30JY], E1456 [1AU]

LaMott, PA: tribute to Emancipation Proclamation Museum, E1820 [30SE]

Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and independence (H. Con. Res. 209), E1498 [2AU]

Medicare: reform, E1439 [1AU]

Mexico: independence anniversary, H10519-H10521 [17SE]

———political reform, E750 [9MY]

Molli, Mark J.: participation in CIVITAS@Bosnia-Herzegovina Education Program, E1750 [27SE]

Palestine: elections, E67 [24JA]

Pappas, Frederiki: tribute to ``A Celebration of Democracy—Commemorating 175 Years of Greek and American Democratic Tradition'' exhibit, E719 [7MY]

Peru: independence anniversary, E1316 [18JY]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (H. Con. Res. 165), H5321-H5323 [21MY], E704 [2MY], E875 [22MY]

Romania: democracy efforts, E1358 [24JY]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), E1361 [24JY]

Russia: hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, H4882-H4884 [10MY], H6145 [11JN], H7511 [12JY], E922 [24MY], E1798 [28SE]

———removal of troops from Kaliningrad (H. Con. Res. 51), H11250-H11254 [26SE]

———resignaton of Sergei Kovalev from Yeltsin Administration, E112 [30JA], E151 [5FE]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Tibetan Freedom Concert, E1091 [14JN]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (H. Res. 378), E360 [14MR], E376 [19MR]

Sierra Leone: elections (H. Con. Res. 160), H5318-H5321 [21MY], E533 [16AP]

Slovakia: human rights violations, E843 [20MY]

———political reform, E843 [20MY]

Sri Lanka: independence anniversary, E192 [9FE]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, E401, E409 [21MR]

Turkey: convene U.N. Conference on Human Settlements, E985 [4JN]

———political reform, E1549 [10SE]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, E1444 [1AU], E1542 [9SE], E1617 [17SE]

———support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress (H. Con. Res. 120), H9950-H9953 [4SE], E1515, E1531 [5SE], E1542 [9SE]

USIA: provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (H.R. 3916), H9953, H9954 [4SE], E1402 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

Armenia: democracy efforts, S11566 [27SE]

Asia: democracy efforts, S11943 [30SE]

Aung San Suu Kyi: human rights activities, S129 [10JA], S6250 [13JN]

Aurora, SD: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 230 for efforts relative to city council elections, S6010 [10JN]

Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8745-S8758, S8795-S8797, S8808-S8816 [25JY]

———U.S. policy, S12290 [3OC]

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

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations, S283 [22JA], S3802 [22AP]

———international obligation relative to elections in Hong Kong (S. Res. 271), S7339 [28JN]

———most-favored-nation status, S5643 [24MY], S5781-S5784 [5JN], S5910, S5911 [6JN], S7068 [27JN], S10404 [12SE]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), S6947-S6949 [26JN]

———most-favored-nation status (S.J. Res. 56), S5943-S5945 [6JN]

———proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, S338 [24JA], S395 [26JA], S663 [31JA], S907 [6FE], S1634-S1636 [7MR], S1668 [11MR], S1792 [12MR], S2076-S2078, S2080, S2081, S2098 [14MR], S2145 [15MR], S2216 [18MR], S2800 [25MR], S3789 [22AP]

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

———U.S. policy, S1285-S1289 [23FE], S1376 [27FE], S1990, S1991 [13MR]

China, Peoples' Republic of: human rights violations, S4276-S4278 [29AP]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts, S2148 [15MR]

———elections, S2800 [25MR]

———observance of National Day, S11443 [26SE], S12012 [30SE]

———tribute to President Lee Teng-hui on inauguration, S5617 [23MY]

———U.N. membership, S10322 [11SE]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense, S3108, S3110-S3114, S3139-S3143 [28MR], S3236 [29MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), S2622-S2630 [21MR]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S1453 [29FE], S3408 [16AP], S7882 [16JY]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1479-S1506, S1510, S1511 [5MR]

———U.S. policy, S7882 [16JY]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, S12017 [30SE]

———democracy efforts in Balkan States, S6152 [12JN]

———economic assistance, S11316 [25SE]

Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries, S8782, S8783, S8806 [25JY]

Foreign policy: strengthen protection of human rights (H.R. 4036), S12408 [3OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (S. Res. 219), S743 [1FE], S1609 [6MR]

———observance, S2642 [21MR], S2834 [25MR], S2884 [26MR], S3233 [29MR]

Guatemala: political reform, S11069 [20SE]

Guyana: independence anniversary, S6107 [11JN]

Halperin, Morton H.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Democracy and Peacekeeping, S12411 [21OC]

ICI Americas Inc.: erroneous listing of ICI Export Ltd. as a non-U.S. company having commercial activities with Cuba, S2717 [21MR]

India: elections, S4792 [7MY]

Indonesia: human rights violations, S9473 [2AU]

Israel: elections, S6278 [14JN]

Italy: anniversary of status as a democratic nation, S5779 [4JN]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (S. Con. Res. 50), S3161, S3162 [28MR]

Lebanon: human rights violations, S3236 [29MR]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, S2339 [19MR]

Mongolia: elections (S. Res. 276), S7416, S7417 [8JY], S10024 [6SE]

National Endowment for Democracy: tribute, S11317 [25SE]

———tribute to Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China, S3801 [22AP]

Niger: elections, S7814 [12JY]

Nigeria: human rights violations, S5950 [6JN]

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

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (S.J. Res. 51), S3632 [18AP], S4091 [24AP], S4567 [1MY], S4630 [2MY]

Portugal: inauguration of President Jorge Sampaio, S1995 [13MR]

Russia: elections, S4792 [7MY], S5621 [23MY], S7264, S7265 [28JN], S9314 [31JY], S9420 [1AU]

———hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, S996 [6FE], S8770 [25JY]

———human rights violations, S1656 [7MR]

Sierra Leone: elections (H. Con. Res. 160), S7340 [28JN]

———elections (S. Con. Res. 53), S3958 [23AP]

Sri Lanka: independence anniversary, S390 [25JA], S526 [26JA]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, S2419, S2420, S2440 [20MR]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, S9623 [2AU]

———support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress (H. Con. Res. 120), S10892 [18SE]

USIA: provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (H.R. 3916), S11774 [28SE]

Vietnam: democracy efforts, S4376 [30AP]

Reports

Arrest of Balbir S. Dhillon: Harshinder Singh, Amrik Singh and J.S. Dhillon, Human Rights Wing (organization), E1393 [29JY]

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

Elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, E1817 [28SE]

Reports filed

Computer Access to Multilingual Text and Voice Recordings of VOA Transcripts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3916), S11291 [25SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 370) (H. Rept. 104-470), H1715 [5MR]

Consideration of H. Res. 461, U.S. Policy Towards People's Republic of China: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 182, Most-Favored-Nation Status for People's Republic of China: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 927) (H. Rept. 104-468), H1663 [4MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 219), S1516 [5MR]

Mongolia Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 276), S8636 [24JY]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for People's Republic of China: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 182) (H. Rept. 104-634), H6764 [25JN]

People's Republic of China's International Obligation Relative to Elections in Hong Kong: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 271), S7023 [26JN]

Sierra Leone Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 160), S7023 [26JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Granting of Greater International Recognition to the Republic of China: European Union, S10322 [11SE]

Representation of the Republic of China in international organizations: European Union, E1375 [25JY]

Vietnamese Democracy Efforts: International Committee for a Free Vietnam, S4376 [30AP]

Statements

Anti-Fascist Movement in Croatia: Representative Radanovich, E1204 [27JN]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Alfredo Duran, Cuban Committee for Democracy, H1731 [6MR]

———Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, Cuban Change (organization), H1731 [6MR]

———European Union, H1730 [6MR]

———Representative Burton, E371 [14MR]

Nomination of Morton H. Halperin To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Democracy and Peacekeeping: Francis J. McNamara, S12411-S12418 [21OC]

People's Republic of China Proposed Military Action Against Taiwan After First Presidential Election: House Republican Policy Committee, H1204 [1FE]

Removal of Russian Troops From Kaliningrad: Central and East European Coalition, H11252 [26SE]

Sierra Leone Elections: African-American Institute, E533 [16AP]

Tribute to Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China: National Endowment for Democracy, S3801 [22AP]

Tribute to National Endowment for Democracy: Forum for International Policy (organization), S11317 [25SE]

U.S. Policy on Regional Stability and Defense Relative to the Republic of China: Lien Chan, Prime Minister, Republic of China, S2629 [21MR]

Tables

Cuban economic associations with foreign captial participation, S1505 [5MR]

Testimonies

Lebanese Human Rights Violations: Independent Communications Network, S3236 [29MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 51, removal of Russian troops from Kaliningrad, H11250 [26SE]

H. Con. Res. 120, support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress in Ukraine, H9950 [4SE]

H. Con. Res. 154, tribute to Republic of China on the occasion of first Presidential election, H5316 [21MY]

H. Con. Res. 155, human rights violations in Kosovo, H8629 [29JY]

H. Con. Res. 160, Sierra Leone elections, H5318 [21MY]

H. Con. Res. 165, adoption of Polish constitution anniversary, H5321 [21MY]

H. Con. Res. 212, endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by the Republic of China at joining the community of nations, H10911 [24SE]

H. Res. 370, consideration of H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, H1724 [6MR]

H. Res. 378, condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation in Serbia, E360 [14MR]

H. Res. 461, U.S. policy towards People's Republic of China, H7027 [27JN]

H. Res. 463, consideration of H. Res. 461, U.S. policy and most-favored-nation status relative to People's Republic of China, H6950 [26JN]

H.J. Res. 182, most-favored-nation status for People's Republic of China, H6985 [27JN]

H.R. 3916, computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts, H9953 [4SE], E1402 [30JY]

H.R. 4036, Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act, H11126 [25SE]

S. Con. Res. 43, People's Republic of China proposed missile tests, S1606 [6MR]

S. Con. Res. 50, civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, S3161 [28MR]

S. Con. Res. 53, Sierra Leone elections, S3958 [23AP]

S. Res. 219, Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, S743 [1FE], S1609 [6MR]

S. Res. 271, international obligation of the People's Republic of China relative to elections in Hong Kong, S7029 [26JN], S7339 [28JN]

S. Res. 276, elections in Mongolia, S7416 [8JY], S10024 [6SE]

S.J. Res. 51, anniversary of adoption of Polish constitution, S3633 [18AP], S4567 [1MY]

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Letters

Campaign Finance Reform Act, H8478 [25JY]

Statements

Public Welfare Programs, S10868, S10869 [18SE]

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Addresses

Democratic Convention Speech: Senator Rockefeller, S10979 [19SE]

Articles and editorials

Budget Ball Is in Clinton's Court, and Public Knows It's His Play, E27 [5JA]

``Colorful Pisan'' in Courthouse, S5708 [4JN]

Day the Senate Died—Budget Measure Weakens Minority, S6135 [12JN]

Everbody Does It, H5281 [16MY]

Knock at Mail Ballots Is a Knock at Democracy, S2335 [19MR]

Muckraker, H7198 [10JY]

Of ``Sons'' and Their ``Grandsons'', S421 [26JA]

104th Congress Is History, E1924 [4OC]

Pre-Election Messages Banned by House, H7199 [10JY]

President for Our Time, H7523 [12JY]

Split Over Morality, S3498 [17AP]

Thanks to House Democrats, E1598 [12SE]

Trial Attorneys Seek More Hill Clout, H3038 [28MR]

War and Politics, H12268 [3OC]

William M. Schreiber, E93 [25JA]

William M. Schreiber, 52, Was Strategist for Democrats, E92 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): minority party appointments (see S. Res. 212), S314 [23JA]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 367, 408, 414, 447, 523), H1507 [28FE], H3657 [22AP], H4109 [25AP], H5934 [5JN], H10524 [17SE]

House Rules: allow consideration of floor amendments supported by 20 percent of both the majority and minority membership (see H. Res. 548), H11527 [27SE]

Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and require nominees for President and Vice President to participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party conventions (see H.R. 4310), H12174 [28SE]

Letters

Campaign Finance Reform Act: Donald L. Fowler, Democratic National Committee, H8478 [25JY]

Democratic Party's national agenda: Representative Gephardt, H7147 [9JY]

Electronic access to work and positions of minority Members of Congress: Carol C. Henderson, American Library Association, H7198 [10JY]

Lists

Capitol Pages, S540 [26JA]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): minority staff, S7515 [10JY], S7965 [17JY], S10028 [9SE]

Democrats asking for the suppression of background information relative to former Speaker of the House Jim Wright, H10568 [18SE]

Donations by political action committees to congressional races, H8509 [25JY]

Net results of changes made to the Dept. of Defense appropriations legislation to accommodate the minority and White House, H21 [3JA]

Senate amendments to S. Con. Res. 57, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002: Democratic amendments, S5176 [16MY]

Papers

Chance Meeting: Albert R. Anness, E1018 [6JN]

Press releases

Electronic Access to Work and Positions of Minority Members of Congress: Laura Meckler, Office of the Democratic Leader, H7199 [10JY]

———Representative Fazio, H7200 [10JY]

Remarks in House

AFL-CIO: political use of union funds, H2846 [26MR], H2967 [28MR], H10013-H10018 [4SE]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H747 [23JA], H985, H986, H988, H989 [31JA], H1399, H1402 [28FE], H2040 [12MR], H2225 [14MR], H2470, H2471, H2473, H2474 [20MR], H2562, H2563 [21MR], H2670 [22MR], H3807-H3817 [24AP], H4909 [14MY], H5128 [15MY], H5266 [16MY], H5496 [22MY], H6258 [12JN], E830 [16MY]

Children and youth: funding for assistance programs, E581 [19AP]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, H344-H351 [22JA], H749 [23JA], H776, H777, H778, H779, H780, H781, H782, H814 [24JA], H839, H840, H841, H860 [25JA], E91, E100, E102 [25JA]

Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff, H12088 [28SE]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): statements made by Members relative to spouses of two female staffers, H4804, H4805 [10MY]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 367), H1415 [28FE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 408), H3656 [22AP]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 414), H3824 [25AP]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 447), H5921 [5JN]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 523), H10496 [17SE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H10227 [11SE], H10757-H10761 [20SE], H11220-H11226 [25SE], H11233, H11234, H11365, H11366, H11379-H11382 [26SE], H11398, H11399, H11401 [27SE], H11599 [28SE], H12298 [4OC], E1924 [4OC]

———comparison of the 103d and 104th Congresses, H2936-H2942 [27MR]

———election results, H979 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration budget proposals, E271 [5MR]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, H10045, H10046, H10047 [5SE]

Domestic policy: national agenda, H748 [23JA], H2125, H2126 [13MR], H3736 [24AP], H4438 [7MY], H4534 [8MY], H4656 [9MY], H6406 [13JN], H6633, H6634 [20JN], H6978 [27JN], H7143-H7149 [9JY], H8100 [23JY], H9709 [1AU], H10431 [17SE], H11051 [25SE], H11366-H11372 [26SE], H12169 [28SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H10215 [11SE], H10333 [12SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H10606, H10657-H10663 [19SE]

Elections: voter participation, H2209 [13MR]

Fox Broadcasting Co.: provision of free television time to Presidential candidates, H1281 [27FE]

Georgia: racial remarks relative to the State Democratic Party, H1145 [1FE]

House of Representatives: bipartisan cooperation, H3555 [17AP]

———decorum on the floor, H11050, H11052 [25SE]

———electronic access to work and positions of minority Members, H7177-H7179, H7198-H7202, H7204, H7205 [10JY]

———impact of partisanship, H2227 [14MR]

———partisanship, H953 [30JA]

Labor unions: national agenda, H7516 [12JY]

Laborers' International Union: contributions to the Democratic Party, H11400 [27SE]

Medicare: reform, E1598 [12SE]

Minimum wage: level, H4309 [1MY]

Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and require nominees for President and Vice President to participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party conventions (H.R. 4310), E1828 [30SE]

Wyden, Representative: election to the Senate, H979 [31JA]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S886-S888 [6FE], S2795 [25MR], S3172, S3188-S3190 [29MR], S5111-S5129 [16MY], S6008 [10JN]

———deficit, S7878-S7882 [16JY]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, S331, S332, S348 [24JA]

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): minority party appointments (S. Res. 212), S330 [23JA]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S1, S2 [3JA], S355, S357 [25JA], S392 [26JA], S1060-S1062, S1158 [7FE], S1172 [9FE], S9476, S9478 [2AU], S11212, S11213 [25SE], S12123 [1OC], S12272, S12409 [3OC]

———legislative priorities, S11082-S11084 [20SE]

Courts: appointment of Federal judges, S1161-S1163 [9FE], S2790-S2792 [25MR], S3177-S3181 [29MR]

Domestic policy: national agenda, S6643 [21JN], S7620-S7626 [10JY], S7680, S7683-S7685 [11JY], S9530 [2AU], S10013-S10016 [6SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, S10740 [18SE]

Elections: results of mail voting experiment in Oregon, S2335 [19MR]

Murray, Senator: leave of absence to attend Democratic platform meeting, S7750 [11JY]

Political campaigns: emphasis on national objectives during Presidential primaries, S1294 [23FE]

Political parties: partisan views relative to religion, S3498 [17AP]

Public welfare programs: Democratic Party platform, S10868 [18SE]

Senate: bipartisan legislation, S12266 [3OC]

———legislative tactics, S7798-S7813 [12JY]

———tribute to leadership, S12240 [3OC]

Shapiro, Howard: partisan actions of FBI General Counsel relative to the White House, S12293 [3OC]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, S11197 [24SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Economic Outlook, E1562 [11SE]

———President's State of the Union Address, E132 [1FE]

Statements

Public Welfare Programs: Democratic National Committee, S10868, S10869 [18SE]

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: Representative Meehan, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Bingaman, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Harkin, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Kennedy, S11198 [24SE]

———Senator Lautenberg, S11198 [24SE]

Tables

Budget reconciliation: Democratic plan changes from CBO's December baseline, H334 [9JA]

———savings from policy changes in the Democratic plan based on CBO's December baseline assumptions, H334 [9JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 367, minority party appointments to Committees of the House, H1415 [28FE]

H. Res. 408, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H3656 [22AP]

H. Res. 414, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H3824 [25AP]

H. Res. 447, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H5921 [5JN]

H. Res. 523, minority party appointments to Committees of the House, H10496 [17SE]

S. Res. 212, minority party appointments to the Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select), S321, S330 [23JA]

DeMOSS, CHRISTIE

Remarks in Senate

Kentucky: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S6819 [25JN]

DENGER, MARK J.

Remarks in House

U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc.: tribute, E804 [15MY]

DENISON, IA

Remarks in Senate

Iowa: tribute to performing arts, S6508 [19JN]

DENMARK, KINGDOM OF

Documents

Co-Determination by Labor and Management in European Countries, S4900 [9MY]

DENNY, ROBERT E.

Remarks in House

Springfield, VA: tribute to Springfield Inter-Service Club Council award recipients, E279 [6MR]

DENSEN, PAUL

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9448 [1AU]

DENSON, BRYAN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3412 [16AP]

DENT, VIRGINIA

Remarks in House

EPA and Environmental Law Institute National Wetlands Award: recipient, E934 [29MY]

DENTISTS see Health Care Professionals

DENTON, JEREMIAH (a former Senator from Alabama)

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S6609 [20JN]

DENVER, CO

Lists

Colorado Avalanche (hockey team) roster, S7419 [8JY]

Remarks in House

Colorado Avalanche (hockey team): tribute, H6119 [11JN]

Community service: tribute to community efforts to accommodate family members of victims of the Oklahoma City bombing during trial, H3653 [19AP]

Denver International Airport: funding for a sixth runway, H10136, H10137 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

Colorado Avalanche (hockey team): tribute, S6219 [13JN], S7419 [8JY]

Denver International Airport: funding for a sixth runway, S11942, S11943 [30SE]

DENVER (CO) POST

Articles and editorials

Clinton's Partisanship Threatens Lands Bill, S11666 [28SE]

Domenici's Grazing Bill Fosters Better Stewardship, S2392 [20MR]

Politics, Not Science, Delays Yucca Mountain, S4702 [6MY]

Senate Should Restore A-LP, S9092 [30JY]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE related term(s) Agriculture; Forest Service

Addresses

Tribute to Senator Heflin: Representative Stenholm, S12434 [21OC]

Amendments

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), S5866, S5870 [5JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1325, H1397 [27FE], H1447, H1449, H1450, H1455, H1460, H1467, H1479, H1488, H1490, H1508 [28FE], H1516, H1529, H1530, H1533, H1536, H1539 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S587, S596, S626, S627, S631, S632, S633, S637, S638, S642, S644, S645, S646, S662 [31JA], S744, S746, S747, S748, S749, S750, S756, S757, S758, S759, S760, S761, S762, S763, S770, S771, S772, S830, S831, S832, S835, S838, S850, S851, S852, S853, S854, S855, S856, S857, S858, S859 [1FE], S920, S921, S922, S923, S924, S927, S933, S938, S945, S950, S952, S954, S956, S957, S958, S965, S966, S967, S968, S969, S974, S975, S976, S977, S978, S979, S980, S981, S982, S983, S984, S985, S986, S987, S988, S989, S990, S991, S992, S993, S994, S995, S999 [6FE], S1010, S1014, S1015, S1017, S1018, S1024, S1027, S1028, S1029, S1030, S1036, S1040, S1048, S1049, S1053, S1054, S1055, S1086, S1087, S1140, S1141, S1149, S1150 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8438, S8440, S8446, S8448, S8458, S8463, S8464, S8465, S8483, S8484, S8486, S8487, S8488 [22JY], S8540, S8541, S8542, S8543, S8544, S8545, S8546, S8548, S8551, S8552, S8577, S8578, S8579, S8580 [23JY], S8586, S8594, S8611, S8613, S8614, S8615, S8616, S8645, S8646 [24JY], H6118 [10JN], H6176, H6177, H6181, H6184 [11JN], H6192, H6198, H6199, H6201, H6211, H6212 [12JN]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (H.R. 3900), H8583 [26JY]

Federal aid programs: improve operation (S. 1541), S590 [31JA]

Housing: extend certain programs (S. 1494), S347, S350 [24JA], S1900 [12MR]

Mark Twain National Forest, MO: boundary adjustment (H.R. 3464), H9775 [1AU]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (H.R. 2679), S7201, S7211 [27JN], H10440 [17SE]

Analyses

Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act (S. 1494), H1272 [27FE]

Livestock Market Revitalization Act (S. 1939), S7673 [10JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, S1899 [12MR], H2305 [14MR]

———H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY], H8671 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Beetle Activity Spreads—892,831 Acres Infested in One Year, E1356 [24JY]

Big Agribusiness Enjoyed Benefits in Senate Farm Bill, S1898 [12MR]

Big Changes Down on the Farm, S1898 [12MR]

Bill Raises Farm Costs, Officials Say, S1894 [12MR]

Businesses Put Muscle Behind Farm Bill Push, S1899 [12MR]

Drought We Can't Afford, S8585 [24JY]

Economist—Farm Bill Will Drop Crop Prices, S1898 [12MR]

Freedom To Farm—An Excuse To Abandon Agriculture, S1896 [12MR]

Freedom To Farm—Freedom To Plunder Treasury, S1897 [12MR]

Freeman Depended on Subsidies—Evicted Anti-Tax Ranchers and Partners Got $676,000 in U.S. Aid, H4186 [30AP]

Glickman Says New Farm Plan's Costs Are Higher, S1894 [12MR]

House Approves Biggest Change in Farm Policy Since New Deal—Legislation Phases Out Subsidies Over 7 Years, S1898 [12MR]

Hundreds Expected To Protest Farm Bill, S1895 [12MR]

Iowans Wary About Freedom To Farm Bill, S1897 [12MR]

Lugar To Keep Campaigning, Hold Ag Panel Position, S1895 [12MR]

Milk Sours the Farm Bill, S3072 [28MR]

Milking Consumers, S1006 [7FE]

Only People Who Eat Need To Worry About Our Food Policy, S1896 [12MR]

State Ag Leaders Won't Back Plan, S1894 [12MR]

USDA—Dairy, Cereal Prices Expected To Rise, S1894 [12MR]

What's Wrong With the Farm Bill Approved by the Senate?, S1897 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: allow interstate distribution of State-inspected meat (see S. 1862; H.R. 3750), S6082 [11JN], H7106 [27JN]

———conduct census (see H.R. 3665), H6508 [18JN]

———consolidation of Federal laws governing plant pests and noxious weeds (see S. 2128), S11294 [25SE]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1743, 1755; S. Con. Res. 63; S. Res. 259, 260, 261; H.R. 3449; H. Con. Res. 181), S4972 [13MY], S5004 [14MY], S5649 [24MY], S6144 [12JN], H5052 [14MY], H5570 [23MY]

———improve operation of certain programs (see S. 1541; H.R. 2973), S492 [26JA], H1324 [27FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report—technical corrections (see S. Con. Res. 49), S3019 [27MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 393), H2949 [27MR]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see S. 1939; H.R. 3794), S7670 [10JY], S7762 [11JY], H7474 [11JY]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see S. 1975; H.R. 3795), S8373 [19JY], H7474 [11JY]

———maintain foreign market development programs (see H.R. 2950), H1224 [1FE]

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

———packing standards for imported tomatoes (see H.R. 2921), H1138 [31JA]

———plant variety protection relative to tubers (see S. 1602), S1682 [11MR]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see S. 1847), S5939 [6JN]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (see H.R. 3424), H4800 [9MY]

———repeal restrictions on colored margarine (see H.R. 2860), H330 [5JA]

———waive prohibition on the termination of Conservation Reserve Program contracts for certain lands (see S. 1822), S5649 [24MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3603), H6040 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (see H. Res. 451), H6117 [10JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 496), H9565 [31JY]

Alaska: return management of fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations (see S. 2172), S11973 [30SE]

Barley: payment rate (see S. 2036; H.R. 4002), S9554 [2AU], H9924 [2AU]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (see S. 1518; H.R. 2969), S98 [5JA], H1251 [23FE]

———abolish (S. 1518), return to Senate (see H. Res. 387), H2665 [21MR]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (see H.R. 4082), H10524 [17SE]

Colville National Forest: conduct an adaptive forest management research program (see H.R. 3485), H5288 [16MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: regulatory requirements relative to the purchase or sale of commodities from markets located abroad (see H.R. 3891), H8374 [24JY]

Conservation Reserve Program: extend contracts (see H.R. 4336), H12251 [1OC]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see S. 1690; H.R. 3236), S3792 [22AP], H3386 [15AP]

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

Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters (see H.R. 4041), H10174 [10SE]

Emergency Food Assistance Act: purchase of commodities using State funds (see H.R. 3978), H9922 [2AU]

Emigrant Wilderness area: provide for maintenance of concrete dams and weirs (see H.R. 3886), H8374 [24JY]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 3900), H8556 [25JY]

Federal aid programs: elimination of certain Federal programs and subsidies (see H.R. 2934), H1224 [1FE]

Fish and fishing: provide diagnostic and certification services to reduce diseases associated with salmonid family of fish (see H.R. 2908), H1137 [31JA]

Food: consolidate and improve all inspection activities relative to livestock and poultry carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood products (see H.R. 4302), H12174 [28SE]

Forest Service: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 3417), H4646 [8MY]

Information Technology System Control Board: establish (see S. 2164), S11972 [30SE]

Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (see S. 1981), S8468 [22JY]

Mark Twain National Forest, MO: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 3464), H5173 [15MY]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H4109 [25AP]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 4275), H12172 [28SE]

Schools: prohibit purchase of foreign beef for nutrition programs (see S. 1829), S5763 [4JN]

Tennessee: authorize haying and grazing on certain lands (see H.R. 3554), H5753 [30MY]

Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange with Chelan County, WA (see S. 2017; H.R. 3581), S9554 [2AU], H5934 [5JN]

WIC Farmers' Market Program: authority to transfer funds (see S. 2155), S11720 [28SE]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S573 [31JA], S906 [6FE]

Federal aid programs: improve operation (S. 1541), S587 [31JA], S683 [1FE]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 3603), H9368-H9378 [30JY]

Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act (H.R. 2854), H2716-H2841 [25MR]

Cost Estimates

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (S. 1956): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S7890-S7893 [16JY]

Descriptions

Agricultural Market Transition Act (S. 1541), S1013 [7FE]

Letters

Agricultural immigrant worker program requirements: V. Thomas Geary, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, H2616 [21MR]

Agricultural Market Transition Act: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1575 [29FE]

———Representative Roberts, Committee on Agriculture (House), H1576 [29FE]

Agricultural program operation improvement: Bill Northey, National Corn Growers Association, S574 [31JA]

———Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S680 [1FE]

———Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S486 [26JA], S574 [31JA]

———Robert R. Petersen, Coalition for a Competitive Food Agricultural System, S575 [31JA]

———several agricultural and economic experts, S905 [6FE]

———several Senators, S679 [1FE]

———Steve Appel, Washington State Farm Bureau, S903 [6FE]

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S12347 [3OC]

Dairy product price support programs: Representative Livingston, H1482 [28FE]

Dos Palos Ag Boosters land conveyance: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H11470 [27SE]

Family farming: Doug Henderson, S6138 [12JN]

Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H3163 [28MR]

———Representative Roberts, Committee on Agriculture (House), H3165 [28MR]

———Representative Walker, Committee on Science (House), H3164 [28MR]

Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S6268 [14JN]

Forest Service water permits for municipalities: Representative Skaggs, H3167 [28MR]

———Stephen T. Honey, H3167 [28MR]

Grants to Broadcasting Systems Program eligibility requirements: David J. Brugger, America's Public Television Stations, S8604 [24JY]

Judicial review of forest management activities: Tom Troxel, Black Hills Forest Resource Association, S3023 [27MR]

Market Access Program: Coalition To Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports, S8461 [22JY]

New York Botancial Garden funding: Walter H. Lewis, S9721 [3SE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: Arne H. Carlson, Governor of Minnesota, S912 [6FE]

———Darby Bradley, Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition, S3041 [28MR]

———David A. McDonough, Vermont Current Use Tax Coalition, S3042 [28MR]

———G. Kenneth Perine, National Bank of Middlebury, S3042 [28MR]

———Germain Bourdeau, Bourdeau Bros., Inc., S3041 [28MR]

———Joseph A. Parkinson, Vermont Ski Areas Association, S3041 [28MR]

———Katherine M. Vose, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, S3041 [28MR]

———Ralph Buchanan, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, Inc., S3041 [28MR]

———William A. Gildea, New England Governors' Conference, S3040 [28MR]

Oregon Resource Conservation Act, S9657 [2AU]

Price supports for sugar: Eugene Moos, Dept. of Agriculture, S1034 [7FE]

Regulation of loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets: Robert C. Robertson, GAO, S8448 [22JY]

Timber sale contract with Ketchikan Pulp Corp. relative to Tongass National Forest, S12364 [3OC]

Tribute to Alvin Brown: Representatives Emerson and de la Garza, E748 [9MY]

Wetland regulations: Representative Bereuter, E1260 [11JY]

Lists

Committee on Rules (House) rollcall votes on amendments to H. Res. 366, consideration of H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, E247 [28FE]

Groups endorsing the `Freedom to Farm' concept, H3152 [28MR]

State legislative votes on the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S3042 [28MR]

Messages

Revised Deferral of Budgetary Resources: President Clinton, S1515 [5MR], H1687 [5MR]

Motions

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1548-H1572, H1573 [29FE]

Federal aid programs: improve operation (H.R. 2854), H2304 [14MR]

Poems

``Farmers on the Dole,'' Representative Owens, H1627 [29FE]

``Let the People Suffer,'' Representative Owens, H1626 [29FE]

Press releases

Glickman Improves Repayment Options for Producers for Advance Deficiency Payments, S398 [26JA]

NFO Opposes ``Freedom To Farm Act'' as Passed by Senate, S1898 [12MR]

Senate Farm Bill a ``Sell Out'' of Farm Families, Says NFU President, S1897 [12MR]

Programs

Clinton Administration plan for Florida Everglades restoration, H1534 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: Animal Damage Control Program funding, H6192-H6197 [12JN]

———citrus tristeza virus research funding, E1104 [18JN], E1126 [20JN], E1770 [28SE]

———collection and use of quarantine and inspection fees, H1529 [29FE]

———conduct census (H.R. 3665), H8052, H8053 [22JY]

———Conservation Reserve Program extension, H6236 [12JN]

———eliminate declining payment system for certain farm programs, H1451-H1454 [28FE]

———eliminate marketing loan program for cotton producers and require payment of outstanding loans, H1455-H1460 [28FE]

———establishment of loan rate for oilseeds, H1542, H1543 [29FE]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (H. Con. Res. 181), H5791, H5792 [4JN], E1016 [6JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), H6190, H6191 [12JN]

———immigrant worker program requirements, H2610-H2626 [21MR]

———importation of Mexican avocados, H841 [25JA], H976 [31JA], E130 [1FE], E179 [5FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1247 [20FE], H1258 [27FE], H1399, H1401, H1415-H1490 [28FE], H1509-H1576, H1620, H1625-H1627 [29FE], H1688 [5MR], H2304 [14MR], E262 [29FE], E265 [4MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H2469 [20MR], H3150-H3169 [28MR], H5804 [4JN], H6245 [12JN], E559 [17AP], E1848 [30SE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 393), H3147-H3150 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), corrections in engrossment, H1576 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), motion to instruct conferees, H2304 [14MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), motion to recommit, H1572-H1575 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), unanimous-consent agreement, H1490 [28FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2973), E226-E228 [28FE]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (H.R. 3794), E1268 [12JY]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (H.R. 3795), E1265 [12JY]

———Market Access Program funding, H6212-H6217, H6245 [12JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5255 [16MY]

———price supports for dairy products, H1481-H1487 [28FE], H3152 [28MR]

———price supports for peanuts, H1431, H1432, H1460-H1466 [28FE], E262 [29FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1258 [27FE], H1420, H1468-H1479 [28FE], H6168 [11JN]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (H.R. 3424), E753 [9MY], E761 [10MY]

———remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6217-H6236 [12JN]

———research programs funding, H6166, H6167 [11JN]

———use of Market Access Program for export or sale of alcoholic beverages, H6198-H6201 [12JN]

———wheat farmer compensation relative to karnal bunt quarantine, H6211, H6212 [12JN], E1088 [13JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations, H5766 [4JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6164 [11JN], H6191-H6247 [12JN], E1062, E1065, E1075 [12JN], E1086, E1088 [13JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, H9715, H9723, H9724 [1AU]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (H. Res. 451), H6159-H6164-H6182 [11JN]

American Viticulture and Enology Research Network: tribute, E1097 [17JN]

Animals: require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (H.R. 2433), H3168 [28MR]

Appropriations: limitations on information gathered to answer questions for hearings, H6181 [11JN]

Barley: payment rate (H.R. 4002), E1482 [2AU]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (H.R. 2969), H2577 [21MR], H2846 [26MR]

———abolish (S. 1518), return to Senate (H. Res. 387), H2577 [21MR]

Budget: management, H3174 [29MR]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1539 [29FE]

Colville National Forest: conduct an adaptive forest management research program (H.R. 3485), E834 [16MY]

Conservation Reserve Program: extend contracts (H.R. 4336), E1896 [1OC]

Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters (H.R. 4041), H11469, H11470 [27SE]

Ecology and environment: establish environmental conservation acreage reserve programs, H1509-H1516 [29FE]

Environmental Quality Incentives Program: funding, H4306 [1MY]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (H.R. 3900), H8582, H8583 [26JY]

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.: improve operation (H.R. 2130), H48 [3JA]

Florida: acquisition of land in Everglades Agricultural Area, H1533-H1538 [29FE], H1688 [5MR]

Food: award grants relative to development of progressive production methods, H1531-H1533 [29FE]

———consolidate and improve all inspection activities relative to livestock and poultry carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood products (H.R. 4302), E1841 [30SE]

———meat and poultry safety inspections, H3167 [28MR], E1062 [12JN]

Food stamps: program reform, H7747, H7752 [17JY]

———work requirements for eligibility, H7903-H7907 [18JY]

Foreign aid: food assistance programs, H6177-H6179 [11JN]

Foreign trade: prioritize the export enhancement program, H1399 [28FE]

Forest Service: water permits for municipalities, H3166 [28MR]

Funding: future studies and evaluations, H6176, H6177 [11JN]

Geyserville, CA: funding for visitor and small business centers, E1128 [20JN]

Housing: extend certain programs, H6168, H6174 [11JN]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), H1267-H1278, H1290 [27FE], E319 [8MR]

Mark Twain National Forest, MO: boundary adjustment (H.R. 3464), H9775 [1AU]

Mexico: modification of quarantine on Mexican Hass avocados, E1065 [12JN]

NASA: use of remote sensing data to assist in crop forecasting, H3153, H3154 [28MR]

National forests: clarify regulations for ski area permit issuance and the suspension of mineral leasing laws in ski areas (H.R. 1527), H4137, H4138 [30AP]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN], E1091 [14JN]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (H.R. 2679), H3694, H3695 [23AP], H10440-H10442 [17SE]

Oklahoma City, OK: tribute to Dept. of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service employees killed in bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, E583, E589 [19AP]

Political ethics: hiring of political pollster, H4658 [9MY]

Price support programs: peanuts, E1086 [13JN]

———sugar, H6244 [12JN], E1075 [12JN]

———tobacco, E1092 [14JN]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (H.R. 4275), E1862 [30SE]

Rural areas: funding for rural housing, economic development, education, and research programs, H1540-H1546 [29FE]

Taxation: treatment of transitional payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (H.R. 3559), E1902 [2OC]

Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange (H.R. 2518), H9966, H9967 [4SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agricultural Research Service: funding, S8446-S8449 [22JY]

———Integrated Farming Systems Program funding, S8455 [22JY]

———yellowstar thistle research funding, S8454, S8455 [22JY]

Agriculture: commodity payments, S1043-S1048 [7FE]

———Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, S1055 [7FE]

———consolidation of Federal laws governing plant pests and noxious weeds (S. 2128), S11306 [25SE]

———continuation of the Farmer-Owned Reserve Program, S1037 [7FE]

———eliminate declining payment system for certain farm programs, S5670 [3JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S7279 [28JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. 1743), S4972 [13MY], S5789 [5JN], S6267 [14JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. 1755), S5005 [14MY]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), S5780 [4JN], S5830, S5870 [5JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 259), S6163 [12JN], S6267 [14JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 260), S6163, S6164 [12JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 261), S6164 [12JN]

———Federal farm policies, S6138 [12JN]

———immigrant worker program requirements, S8485, S8487 [22JY]

———improve operation of certain programs, S723, S724 [1FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), S1889-S1900 [12MR], S2030 [14MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S2797 [25MR], S2925, S2926, S2996-S3004, S3034 [27MR], S3037-S3091 [28MR], S3240 [29MR], S4420 [30AP], S4668 [3MY], S5670 [3JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report—technical corrections (S. Con. Res. 49), S2995 [27MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), insert S. 1541 language in lieu, S1889 [12MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), modification of appointment of conferees, S2138 [14MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S485, S512, S513 [26JA], S543, S547, S548 [30JA], S569, S573-S580, S584-S588 [31JA]-S684, S685, S686, S721, S725, S726, S861, S868 [1FE], S877, S878, S880-S882, S884, S885, S888, S890, S899-S913, S998, S999 [6FE], S1001-S1060 [7FE], S1187 [9FE], S1300 [23FE], S1884 [12MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), unanimous-consent agreement, S566 [30JA]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (S. 1939), S7671 [10JY]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (S. 1949), S7766-S7769 [11JY]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture, S8592 [24JY]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (S. 1975), S8373 [19JY]

———Market Transition Program funding, S903, S904 [6FE]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (S. Res. 277), S7494 [9JY]

———price supports for dairy products, S3071 [28MR]

———price supports for milk, S5613 [23MY]

———price supports for peanuts, S1019-S1023, S1031, S1037 [7FE]

———price supports for sugar, S1030-S1035, S1039 [7FE]

———promotion program for milk, S1187 [9FE]

———reform eligibility criteria for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, S1027, S1028, S1039 [7FE]

———reform Market Promotion Program, S1024-S1026, S1038 [7FE], S3064, S3084 [28MR]

———require farmers to plant crops to receive Federal subsidies, S1040-S1043, S1052 [7FE]

———tribute to U.S. National Arboretum of the Agricultural Research Service on efforts to produce a disease-resistant elm tree, S5947 [6JN]

———U.S. policy, S12425-S12434 [21OC]

———waive prohibition on the termination of Conservation Reserve Program contracts for certain lands (S. 1822), S5649 [24MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8435, S8454-S8465, S8485, S8487, S8491 [22JY], S8532-S8552 [23JY], S8583-S8600, S8602-S8617 [24JY], S8927 [25JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, S9334-S9337, S9425 [1AU], S9634 [2AU], S11697, S11763 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9275 [31JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), unanimous-consent agreement, S8537 [23JY]

Alaska: return management of fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations (S. 2172), S11986 [30SE], S12059 [1OC]

Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research and Development: funding, S8456 [22JY]

Barley: payment rate, S8534-S8536 [23JY], S8613, S8614 [24JY]

———payment rate (S. 2036), S9585, S9586 [2AU]

Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: funding, S8604 [24JY]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (H.R. 2969), S2838 [25MR]

———abolish (S. 1518), S108 [5JA], S724 [1FE]

Business and industry: allow private sector to develop farm management plans, S1048 [7FE]

———investigation of cattle processing and packing prices, S6277 [14JN]

CCC: modify interest rates on loans, S1015-S1018, S1036 [7FE]

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program: funding, S5262, S5263 [17MY]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (S. 1690), S3792-S3794 [22AP]

Courts: judicial review of forest management activities (S. 1647), S3022, S3023 [27MR]

Dept. of Transportation: payment of certain ocean freight charges for Federal food or export assistance, S11075 [20SE], S11152-S11156 [24SE]

Disasters: emergency loan program funding, S8547 [23JY], S8615 [24JY]

FDA: regulation of prescription drug industry, S8457 [22JY], S8594-S8600, S8609-S8612 [24JY], S9336, S9337 [1AU]

Federal aid programs: improve operation (S. 1541), S672 [1FE]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, S8438-S8446, S8448-S8451 [22JY], S8533, S8547 [23JY]

Federal employees: provide voluntary separation incentives, S8464 [22JY]

Fish and fishing: seafood safety inspections, S2069, S2078 [14MR], S2283 [19MR]

Food: establish an age standard for labeling lamb and mutton, S1055 [7FE]

———safety research funding, S9634 [2AU]

Food industry: labeling of fresh and frozen poultry, S8605 [24JY]

Food stamps: reduce fraud, S8362 [19JY]

———work requirements for eligibility, S8362 [19JY], S8408 [22JY], S8499 [23JY], S9337 [1AU]

Foreign aid: food assistance programs funding, S9425, S9426 [1AU]

Foreign trade: regulation of the importation of avocados, S8604 [24JY]

Forest Service: limit advertising of watershed restoration project contracts in certain communities, S10532 [13SE]

———moratorium on bypass flows relative to renewal of State water easements, S8586, S8587, S8594 [24JY]

Forests: improve the health of forests on public lands (S. 391), S5520 [23MY], S10571 [16SE]

Fund for Rural America: funding, S8605 [24JY]

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, and Food Safety and Inspection Service: funding, S8463 [22JY]

Hawaii: Center for Applied Aquaculture funding, S9335, S9336 [1AU]

Housing: extend certain programs (S. 1494), S350-S353 [24JA], S1900 [12MR], S1997, S1998, S1999 [13MR]

Information Technology System Control Board: establish (S. 2164), S11975-S11977 [30SE]

Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (S. 1981), S8477 [22JY]

Leaseback/Buyback program: transition period for elimination, S8464 [22JY]

Market Access Program: funding, S8458-S8462 [22JY], S8583, S8584, S8591 [24JY]

Mississippi: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service funding, S8438 [22JY]

National Forest Management Act: anniversary, S11564 [27SE]

National forests: paying of rental fees by ski areas for use of national forest lands, S12362 [3OC]

National Marine Fisheries Service: cooperative effort with Mississippi State University relative to catfish farming, S11473 [27SE]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, S5742, S5778 [4JN]

Natural Resource Conservation Service: efforts to protect salmon habitat, S8454 [22JY]

New York Botanical Garden: funding, S9721 [3SE]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (H.R. 2679), S7211, S7212 [27JN]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: deny congressional approval relative to effect on milk prices, S1001-S1010, S1035, S1048 [7FE]

Northern Plains Policy Research Center: funding, S8603 [24JY]

Oregon Public Broadcasting: eligibility for Public Television Demonstration Program grants, S1005 [7FE]

Palier, CA: Horticultural and Water Management Research Laboratory funding, S9336 [1AU]

Pesticide Data Program: funding, S11932 [30SE]

Pesticides: methyl bromide alternatives research funding, S8604 [24JY]

Price support programs: peanuts, S8544, S8545, S8548-S8552 [23JY], S8588-S8591 [24JY]

Rivers: permit private sector construction of flood control projects, S3042 [28MR]

Rolla, MO: convey certain lands (H.R. 701), S7502 [9JY]

Rural areas: Grants to Broadcasting Systems Program eligibility requirements, S8603, S8604 [24JY]

Rural Housing Service: reform rural multifamily loan program, S8541, S8542 [23JY]

Rural Telemedicine and Distance Learning Services Grant Program: funding, S8603 [24JY]

Schools: prohibit purchase of foreign beef for nutrition programs (S. 1829), S5764 [4JN]

Water: protect water rights of cities and farmers relative to water supply facility applications, S1010-S1012 [7FE]

Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange with Chelan County, WA (S. 2017), S9555 [2AU]

———land exchange with Plum Creek Timber Co., S10532 [13SE]

Wetlands: supply incentives to farmers for restoring land to fully functioning wetlands, S1300 [23FE]

WIC: competitive bidding for infant formula, S9336 [1AU]

WIC Farmers' Market Program: authority to transfer funds (S. 2155), S11722, S11723 [28SE]

Reports filed

Agricultural Market Transition Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2854) (H. Rept. 104-462), H1234 [9FE]

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-726), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-613), H6040 [7JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3603) (S. Rept. 104-317), S7762 [11JY]

Board of Tea Experts Abolishment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2969) (H. Rept. 104-467), H2033 [8MR]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2969) (H. Rept. 104-467), H1663 [4MR]

Conduct Census of Agriculture: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3665) (H. Rept. 104-653), H7105 [27JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2854, Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. Rept. 104-502), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 104-730), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 366) (H. Rept. 104-463), H1324 [27FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 451) (H. Rept. 104-616), H6117 [10JN]

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Operation Improvements: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2130) (H. Rept. 104-446), H186 [4JA]

Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2854) (H. Rept. 104-494), H2842 [25MR]

Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025-S7027 [26JN]

Improve the Health of Forests on Public Lands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 391) (S. Rept. 104-321), S7887 [16JY]

Mark Twain National Forest, MO, Boundary Adjustment: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3464) (H. Rept. 104-654), H7114 [8JY]

Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017, S3018 [27MR]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Adjustment: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2679), S6849 [25JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2679) (H. Rept. 104-527), H3649 [18AP]

Ski Area Permit Issuance Regulations and Mineral Leasing Law Suspensions in National Forest Ski Areas: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1527) (H. Rept. 104-516), H3386 [15AP]

Snowbasin Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1371) (S. Rept. 104-201), S30 [3JA]

Wenatchee National Forest Land Exchange With Chelan County, WA: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2518) (H. Rept. 104-764), H10039 [4SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Farm Bill, E569 [18AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: New England Governors' Conference, S3040 [28MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1572 [29FE]

Statements

Market Transition Payment and the Welfare Myth, H3163 [28MR]

Work Requirements for Food Stamp Eligibility: Senator Leahy, S8363 [19JY]

Summaries

Agricultural Market Transition Act (S. 1541), S512 [26JA]

Agricultural Market Transition Act Transitional Payments (H.R. 3559), E1902 [2OC]

Dept. of Agriculture Responsibility and Accountability Act (S. 2164), S11979 [30SE]

Tables

Additional appropriations (H.R. 4278), H12078-H12080 [28SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 3603), S9336 [1AU], H6236-H6243 [12JN], H9716-H9722 [1AU]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 181, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, H5791 [4JN]

H. Res. 387, return S. 1518 to Senate, Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act, H2577 [21MR]

H. Res. 393, consideration of H.R. 2854, Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act, H3147 [28MR]

H. Res. 451, consideration of H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H6159 [11JN]

H.R. 1527, clarify regulations for ski area permit issuance and the suspension of mineral leasing laws in ski areas, H4137 [30AP]

H.R. 2518, Wenatchee National Forest land exchange with Chelan County, WA, H9966 [4SE]

H.R. 2679, North Platte National Wildlife Refuge boundary adjustment, H3694 [23AP]

H.R. 2969, abolish Board of Tea Experts, H2577 [21MR]

H.R. 3464, Mark Twain National Forest, MO, boundary adjustment, H9775 [1AU]

H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8426-S8435 [22JY]

H.R. 3665, conduct census of agriculture, H8052 [22JY]

H.R. 3900, greater planting flexibility for farmers, H8583 [26JY]

H.R. 4041, Dos Palos Ag Boosters land conveyance, H11469 [27SE]

S. 1494, Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act, S351-S353 [24JA], S1900-S1903 [12MR], H1267-H1271 [27FE]

S. 1518, Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act, S724 [1FE]

S. 1541, Agricultural Reform and Improvement Act, S1191-S1262 [9FE]

S. 1647, judicial review of forest management activities, S3023 [27MR]

S. 1822, waive prohibition on the termination of Conservation Reserve Program contracts for certain lands, S5649 [24MY]

S. 1829, prohibit purchase of foreign beef for school nutrition programs, S5764 [4JN]

S. 1939, Livestock Market Revitalization Act, S7672 [10JY]

S. 1949, Cattle Industry Improvement Act, S7766 [11JY]

S. 1981, Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef, S8477 [22JY]

S. 2128, Plant Protection Act, S11307-S11311 [25SE]

S. 2155, Dept. of Agriculture authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program, S11723 [28SE]

S. 2164, Dept. of Agriculture Responsibility and Accountability Act, S11977-S11979 [30SE]

S. 2172, return management of Alaskan fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations, S12059 [1OC]

S. Con. Res. 49, technical corrections to conference report on H.R. 2854, Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act, S2995, S3024 [27MR], H3150 [28MR]

S. Con. Res. 63, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S5650 [24MY], S5870 [5JN], H6191 [12JN]

S. Res. 259, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151, S6163 [12JN]

S. Res. 260, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151, S6163 [12JN]

S. Res. 261, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151, S6164 [12JN]

S. Res. 277, monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets, S7493 [9JY]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2164), S11972 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2164), S11975-S11977 [30SE]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 2164), S11979 [30SE]

Texts of

S. 2164, provisions, S11977-S11979 [30SE]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE related term(s) National Institute of Standards and Technology

Addresses

Tribute to Dept. of Commerce Employees and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Warren M. Christopher, Harold Ickes, and F. Allen Harris, S6154 [12JN]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown: Senator Kennedy, S3252 [15AP]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown, Dept. of Commerce Employees, and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Jean Kennedy Smith, Ambassador to Ireland, S3710 [19AP]

———William J. Dedinger, H3593 [18AP]

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report (H.R. 3814), H7659, H7660 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), S10019, S10026 [6SE], S10563 [13SE], S10843 [18SE], H7780 [17JY], H8030, H8031 [18JY], H8095, H8096, H8097 [22JY], H8169, H8170, H8171, H8176, H8190, H8193, H8196, H8199, H8203, H8204, H8209, H8210, H8226, H8228, H8231, H8232, H8233, H8248, H8249 [23JY], H8254, H8256, H8258, H8261, H8262, H8264, H8266, H8267, H8272, H8275, H8276, H8281, H8283, H8284, H8285, H8286 [24JY]

National Marine Fisheries Service: convey to Massachusetts the laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), H311 [5JA]

———convey to Massachusetts the laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H321 [5JA]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 3560), H9900 [2AU]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H4530, H4531 [7MY], H4648, H4652, H4653, H4654 [8MY], H5585, H5587, H5589, H5591, H5592, H5593, H5595, H5600, H5616, H5647 [29MY], H5674, H5675, H5676, H5685, H5687, H5690, H5695, H5701, H5705, H5709, H5710, H5715, H5717, H5719 [30MY]

Articles and editorials

Audit Cites Travel Costs of Commerce Secretary, H869 [25JA]

Bruton Says Brown Was a Model for All Who Want To Help Others, S3710 [19AP]

Global Economy Hits Home—Local Industry Cashes in on Gains in American Exports, H10166 [10SE]

Here Was a Public Servant, S5561 [23MY]

It's a Small Business World, H10164-H10166 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241; H. Res. 403, 404, 406), S3311 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3649 [18AP]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 1587, 1726; H.R. 3011), S1516 [5MR], S4618 [2MY], H1715 [5MR]

Croatia: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission (see S. Res. 241; H. Res. 403, 404, 406), S3311 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3649 [18AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3814), consideration (see H. Res. 479), H7657 [16JY]

———making appropriations (see H.R. 3814), H7657 [16JY]

Disasters: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]

Federal employees: relief of survivors of employees killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H.R. 3545), H5646 [29MY]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (see H.R. 3759, 4109), H7154 [9JY], H10602 [18SE]

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

National Marine Fisheries Service: convey to Massachusetts the laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 338), H330 [5JA]

Oceans: improve coordination of Federal oceanographic programs (see H.R. 3537), H5646 [29MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H5173 [15MY]

———improve applications, commercial use, and reexamination reform of patents (see S. 1961), S7887 [16JY]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H3387 [15AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see S. 1941; H.R. 3560), S7670 [10JY], H5753 [30MY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (see H.R. 3322), H4109 [25AP]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), consideration (see H. Res. 427), H4502 [7MY]

Technology: competitiveness of the electronic inter-connections industry (see H. Res. 537), H11229 [25SE]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (see S. 1961), S7887 [16JY]

Biographies

Meissner, Charles, S5559 [23MY]

Comparisons

Federal civilian science activities appropriations (H.R. 3322), H5605 [29MY]

Descriptions

Extend Authority for Certain Export Agencies (H.R. 3759), E1224 [9JY]

Documents

United States Patent System and Practices Viewed From Japan—Nobody Is Perfect: Japan Patent Association, H6719 [25JN]

Eulogies

Brown, Ronald H.: By Dave Ross, H3624 [18AP]

Meissner, Charles: by Michael Ely, S5559 [23MY]

———by Michel Camdessus, S5560 [23MY]

———by Stuart E. Eizenstat, S5558 [23MY]

———by Ted Crabb, S5560 [23MY]

Letters

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act: Bruce Schneier, S1521 [5MR]

———Matt Blaze, S1521 [5MR]

———Robert W. Holleyman II, Business Software Alliance, S1521 [5MR]

Federal civilian science activities appropriations: Representative Don Young, H5725 [30MY]

———Representative Shuster, H5724 [30MY]

———Representative Spence, H5724 [30MY]

———Representative Walker, H5724 [30MY]

Japan and U.S. patent agreements: Wataru Asou, Japanese Patent Office and Bruce A. Lehman, Patent and Trademark Office, H6720 [25JN]

NSF procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations: Paul L. Joffe, Dept. of Commerce, S9832 [4SE]

———Representative Crane, S9951 [5SE]

———Senator Cohen, S9950 [5SE]

———Senator Roth, S9950 [5SE]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Patent and Trademark Office reform: Raymond Damadian, Fonar Corp., H7142 [9JY]

Response to Representative Gunderson on allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events: Beverly LaHaye, Concerned Women for America (organization), H7522 [12JY]

———Paul Weyrich, H7522 [12JY]

———Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), H7522 [12JY]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 3322, Federal civilian science activities appropriations, H5725 [30MY]

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Memorandums

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: Marc Morano, Electronic News Gathering (news service), H7521 [12JY]

Messages

NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management Report: President Clinton, S7489 [9JY], H7151 [9JY]

Veto of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: President Clinton, S23 [3JA]

Motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H23 [3JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8293 [24JY]

Proclamations

Tribute to Shelly McPeck Kelly, E580 [19AP]

Remarks in House

Abolish, H5034 [14MY], H5112, H5125 [15MY], H6717 [25JN]

Abolish (H.R. 1756), H869-H873 [25JA]

Agriculture: Bureau of the Census proposed change in definition of ``farm'', H2128 [13MR]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H124, H127 [4JA]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3587-H3599, H3624 [18AP]

Brown, Sec. of Commerce: travel expenditures, H868 [25JA], H1205 [1FE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H5591 [29MY], H8231 [23JY]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, H7587 [16JY], E1295, E1305 [17JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (H.R. 3011), E276 [5MR]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (H.R. 447), H9930-H9932 [4SE]

Croatia: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, H3437 [16AP], H3576-H3579 [17AP], H3643 [18AP], H6481 [18JN], E532, E533 [16AP], E588 [19AP], E1008 [6JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission (H. Res. 406), H3587-H3599, H3624 [18AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations, H1868 [7MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H23-H33 [3JA], H317 [5JA]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3814), consideration (H. Res. 479), H7715-H7720 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8149-H8234 [23JY], H8254-H8293 [24JY], E1335 [22JY], E1386, E1389 [26JY], E1410 [30JY], E1415 [31JY], E1454 [1AU], E1733 [27SE]

Dornan, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H5138 [15MY], H7521 [12JY]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8173, H8211-H8215, H8226-H8228 [23JY]

EPA: Environmental Technology Initiative funding, H5710-H5712 [30MY]

Executive departments: issuing of Government credit cards to employees, H1702 [5MR]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export agencies (H.R. 3759), E1224 [9JY]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 3759), H10157-H10167 [10SE], H10179, H10180, H10181, H10182 [11SE], E1586 [11SE]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 4109), E1639 [18SE]

———U.S. deficit, H10647 [19SE]

Gingrich, Representative: allegations relative to the shredding of Dept. of Commerce documents after the plane crash that killed Ronald H. Brown, H5939, H5940 [6JN]

Gunderson, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H4922-H4925 [14MY], H7051-H7066 [27JN]

Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2160), H3687-H3689, H3699 [23AP]

National Institute of Standards and Technology: Manufacturing Extension Partnership and Advanced Technology Program funding, H29 [3JA]

National Marine Fisheries Service: convey to Massachusetts the laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H311-H322 [5JA]

———Hawaiian Monk Seal and Sea Turtle Programs funding, H8231, H8232 [23JY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: grants program funding, H8272-H8275 [24JY]

National Weather Service: funding, H8262-H8264 [24JY]

———funding to provide weather information to farmers, H5584 [29MY]

———streamline the certification process for closing an office, H5580, H5593-H5595 [29MY], E951 [30MY]

New York, NY: encourage travel and tourism industry, H2710 [22MR]

NIST: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Programs funding, H5717-H5724 [30MY]

———Advanced Technology Program funding, H8159, H8160, H8162, H8164, H8165, H8168, H8170 [23JY]

NOAA: Commissioned Corps tribute, H8165 [23JY]

———establish aquaculture facilities and development programs, H3683 [23AP]

———Fleet Modernization Program funding, H8286 [24JY]

———funding, H8254, H8281 [24JY]

———Marine Sanctuary Program funding, H8167 [23JY]

NSF: repeal certain limitations on procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to Dept. of Commerce antidumping determinations, H6905-H6913 [26JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (H.R. 3460), H5560-H5563 [23MY], H5639-H5644 [29MY], H5926 [5JN], H5984 [6JN], H6186, H6279-H6282 [12JN], H6430, H6499-H6506 [18JN], H6703-H6706 [24JN], H6718 [25JN], H7253-H7257 [10JY], H7510 [12JY], H7536 [16JY]

———reform, H6703-H6706 [24JN]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 3560), H9899, H9900 [2AU]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities, H10135, H10137 [10SE]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5574-H5625 [29MY], H5674-H5725, H5730, H5731 [30MY], E951 [30MY], E1035 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), consideration (H. Res. 427), H4764-H4766 [9MY]

Technology Administration: abolish, H8255, H8256 [24JY]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: funding, H8292 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (S. Res. 241), S3251, S3252, S3269, S3274-S3276 [15AP], S3415, S3416 [16AP], S3417 [17AP]

———tribute (S. Res. 241), unanimous-consent agreement, S3258 [15AP]

Bureau of the Census: publication of data relative to poverty, S11401 [26SE]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, S7507 [10JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 1587), S1516-S1522 [5MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 1726), S4624-S4627 [2MY], S6153 [12JN]

Croatia: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, S3625 [18AP], S3697, S3709 [19AP], S3789, S3790 [22AP], S4001 [23AP], S4091 [24AP], S4874 [8MY], S5558-S5562 [23MY], S6154 [12JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission (S. Res. 241), S3251, S3252, S3269, S3274-S3276 [15AP], S3415, S3416 [16AP], S3417 [17AP]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission (S. Res. 241), unanimous-consent agreement, S3258 [15AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), S10025 [6SE]

Eizenstat, Stuart E.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade, S3248 [29MR]

Eximbank: regulations relative to inter-government fund transfers, S2287 [19MR]

Fish and fishing: create a central lien registry for limited access fishing permits, S10911, S10912 [19SE]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (S. 1918), S7189 [27JN], S7298 [28JN], S10239, S10240 [10SE]

Funding, S430 [26JA]

National Marine Fisheries Service: convey to Massachusetts the laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

———cooperative effort with Mississippi State University relative to catfish farming, S11473 [27SE]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: grant programs funding, S11908 [30SE], S12117 [1OC]

NIST: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, S11924, S11927 [30SE]

NSF: repeal certain limitations on procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations, S9831 [4SE], S9950, S9951 [5SE]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (H.R. 3460), S7900 [16JY]

———improve applications, commercial use, and reexamination reform of patents (S. 1961), S7897-S7900 [16JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3248 [29MR]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (S. 1941), S7674 [10JY]

Technology: research and development programs funding, S11924, S11927-S11929 [30SE]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (S. 1961), S7897-S7900 [16JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3322, Federal Civilian Science Activities' Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 104-565), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3814, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 479) (H. Rept. 104-678), H7657 [16JY]

Cooperative Fisheries Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 104-517), H3386 [15AP]

Dept. of Commerce Toll-Free Telephone Number for Consumer Assistance: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 447) (H. Rept. 104-753), H9921 [2AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3814) (H. Rept. 104-676), H7657 [16JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3814) (S. Rept. 104-353), S9742 [3SE]

Disposition of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1358, Conveyance of National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in Gloucester, MA, to Massachusetts: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 338) (H. Rept. 104-449), H330 [5JA]

Export Assistance Agencies Authority Extension: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3759) (H. Rept. 104-722), H8981 [30JY]

Federal Civilian Science Activities Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3322) (H. Rept. 104-550), H4396 [1MY]

Federal Oceanography Coordination Improvement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3537) (H. Rept. 104-771), H10040 [4SE]

Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025-S7027 [26JN]

Nomination of Stuart E. Eizenstat To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

———Committee on Finance (Senate), S1455 [29FE]

Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3018 [27MR], S11292, S11294 [25SE]

Patent and Trademark Office Conversion to Government Corporation: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3460) (H. Rept. 104-784), H10385 [12SE]

Sampling and Statistical Adjustment in the Decennial Census—Fundemental Flaws: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-821), H11046 [24SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: 2000 Census, E1565 [11SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8266, H8276 [24JY]

Statements

Continuing Appropriations Provisions Relative to the Depts. of Commerce and Justice: Representative Rogers, H921 [26JA]

NSF Procurement of Supercomputing Equipment Relative to Antidumping Determinations: Neal Lane, NSF, S9832 [4SE]

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: James C. Dobson, Focus on the Family (organization), H7521 [12JY]

———Marc Morano, H5138 [15MY]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown: Representative Dixon, H3453 [16AP]

Summaries

Continuing Appropriations (H.R. 2880): Provisions Relative to the Depts. of Commerce and Justice, H921 [26JA]

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act (S. 1587), S1519 [5MR]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization (S. 1961), S7900 [16JY]

Table of Contents

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4278), H12266 [3OC]

Tables

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3019), H4054-H4062 [25AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8151-H8158 [23JY], H12053-H12062 [28SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary appropriations, H1811-H1819 [7MR]

Diagnostic imaging and therapy systems—trade balance, 1992, H7142 [9JY]

Employees affected by appropriations legislation vetoes, S46 [4JA]

Testimonies

Patent and Trademark Office Reform: Raymond Damadian, Fonar Corp., H7142 [9JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 338, disposition of Senate amendment to H.R. 1358, conveyance of National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA to Massachusetts, H311 [5JA]

H. Res. 406, tribute to Ronald H. Brown and Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, H3587 [18AP]

H. Res. 427, consideration of H.R. 3322, Federal civilian science activities' appropriations, H4764 [9MY]

H. Res. 479, consideration of H.R. 3814, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary appropriations, H7715 [17JY]

H.R. 447, establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise, H9930 [4SE]

H.R. 2160, Cooperative Fisheries Management Act, H3688 [23AP]

H.R. 3560, Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY, H9900 [2AU]

H.R. 3759, export assistance agencies' authority extension, H10157 [10SE]

S. 1587, Encrypted Communications Privacy Act, S1517-S1519 [5MR]

S. 1918, substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'', S10240 [10SE]

S. Res. 241, tribute to Ronald H. Brown and Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, S3251, S3317 [15AP], S3417 [17AP]

Tributes

Brown, Ronald H., S3345 [16AP], S3500 [17AP], S3625 [18AP], S3697, S3709 [19AP], S3750, S3789 [22AP], S4634-S4636 [2MY], S4874 [8MY], S12157 [2OC], H3437, H3445-H3456, H3463 [16AP], H3554, H3557, H3576-H3579 [17AP], H3643 [18AP], E552, E556, E559, E563 [17AP], E647 [25AP]

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE related term(s) Corps of Engineers; National Guard; National Security

Addresses

Committee on Armed Services (Senate) Anniversary: James R. Schlesinger, S12034 [30SE]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: John Holum, ACDA, E1915 [3OC]

Defending America Against Weapons of Mass Destruction: Robert G. Bell, S5688 [3JN]

Naming Ceremony for U.S.S. Gary I. Gordon: Carmen Gordon, H7522 [12JY], E1285 [12JY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: Representative Bilirakis, E1627 [17SE]

———Representative Stump, E1634 [18SE]

NATO Inclusion of Central and Eastern European Countries: William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S1395-S1397 [28FE]

Perspective on Future Base Closings: Alan J. Dixon, Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, S7516 [10JY]

Prosecuting War Criminals: Richard Goldstone, S12018-S12020 [30SE]

Strategic Defense Initiative: Ronald Reagan, S3206 [29MR]

Tribute to Jeremy M. Boorda: John H. Dalton, Sec. of the Navy, E876 [22MY]

———John Hagan, E876 [22MY]

Tribute to U.S.S. Greeneville: Senator Frist, S1299 [23FE]

U.S. Military Academy Commencement: William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, E1026 [6JN]

Wentworth Military Academy Commissioning Ceremony: Randolph W. House, E931 [29MY]

Agenda

``Know Your Candidates'' Forum: American Legion Auxiliary Unit 230, S6010 [10JN]

Amendments

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6390, S6393, S6403, S6411, S6412 [18JN], S6425, S6432, S6439, S6447, S6450, S6453, S6457, S6460, S6469, S6479, S6481, S6484, S6485, S6486, S6488, S6489, S6490, S6492, S6493, S6495, S6502, S6503, S6504, S6533, S6534, S6535, S6536, S6537, S6538, S6539, S6540, S6541 [19JN], S6582, S6587, S6603, S6613, S6614, S6615, S6616 [20JN], S6750 [24JN], S6835, S6837, S6838, S6840, S6854, S6855, S6856, S6858, S6859, S6860, S6862, S6863, S6864, S6866, S6867, S6868, S6869, S6870, S6871, S6872, S6874, S6880, S6882, S6883, S6884, S6885, S6886, S6887, S6888, S6889, S6890, S6891, S6892, S6893, S6894, S6895, S6896, S6897, S6898, S6899, S6900 [25JN], S6907, S6908, S6909, S6910, S6912, S6913, S6914, S6915, S6916, S6917, S6918, S6920, S6921, S6923, S6924, S6925, S6928, S6949, S6960, S6961, S7001, S7004, S7005, S7006, S7007, S7009, S7010, S7030, S7031, S7032, S7033, S7034, S7035, S7036, S7037, S7038, S7039, S7040, S7041, S7042, S7043, S7048, S7049, S7050, S7051 [26JN], S7093, S7107, S7113, S7114, S7130, S7144, S7152, S7153, S7156, S7157, S7158, S7159, S7161, S7165, S7166, S7167, S7168, S7169, S7193, S7194, S7195, S7196, S7198, S7199, S7200, S7201 [27JN], S7222, S7226, S7230, S7231, S7233, S7234, S7235, S7237, S7238, S7239, S7240, S7241, S7243, S7246, S7247, S7248, S7250, S7252, S7255, S7258, S7259, S7261, S7265, S7266, S7269, S7270, S7271, S7274, S7276, S7277, S7293, S7310, S7311, S7312, S7313, S7315, S7316, S7317, S7318, S7319, S7320, S7321, S7322 [28JN]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4647 [8MY], H5013, H5022, H5027 [14MY], H5074, H5078, H5081, H5086, H5091, H5092 [15MY]

———authorizing for military construction (S. 1764), S5604 [23MY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), S7051, S7060, S7065 [26JN], H5669 [30MY]

———making (H.R. 3610), H6286, H6287 [12JN], H6337, H6340, H6345, H6346, H6349, H6351, H6361, H6364, H6366, H6370, H6379, H6380, H6384, H6385, H6387 [13JN]

———making (S. 1894), S7689, S7769, S7770, S7782, S7783, S7784 [11JY], S7826, S7827, S7828, S7829, S7830, S7831, S7832, S7833, S7834, S7835 [12JY], S7906, S7907 [16JY], S7929, S7930, S7931, S7932, S7933, S7934, S7935, S7937, S7941, S7942, S7943, S7945, S7946, S7948, S7950, S7951, S7954, S7965, S7968, S7969, S7970, S7983, S7984, S7985, S7987, S7988, S7989, S7992, S7997, S8005, S8028, S8029, S8033, S8056, S8058 [17JY]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), H10065, H10066, H10072 [5SE]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2662 [21MR], S2761, S2803 [25MR], S2867, S2868, S2871, S2872, S2873, S2874, S2875, S2876, S2877, S2878, S2879, S2882, S2884, S2894, S2895, S2898 [26MR], S3025, S3026 [27MR], S4509 [1MY]

Children and youth: transportation of certain children requiring specialized medical services in the U.S. (H.R. 332), H5501 [22MY]

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

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), S11744, S11774 [28SE]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4550 [8MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4544 [8MY]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8635 [29JY]

Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), S9618 [2AU], H9938 [4SE]

Eufaula, OK: convey certain Army land (S. 1406), S5866, S5870 [5JN]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H7122 [9JY]

Forest fires: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), S11441, S11462 [26SE]

Hawaii: transfer jurisdiction of certain territories (S. 1906), S7784 [11JY]

MIA: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), S12001, S12003 [30SE]

Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (S. Con. Res. 14), S9977, S9982 [5SE]

Ships and vessels: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), H7122 [9JY]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), S11732 [28SE], H12111 [28SE]

Analyses

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strenghths, and Military Construction (S. 1673), S3387-S3401 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense Management and Operations Amendments (S. 1672), S3385-S3387 [16AP]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1296, Presidio facilities management, S5298 [17MY], H4756 [9MY]

———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, S7612 [10JY], H7762 [17JY]

———H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8573 [26JY]

———H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8070 [18JY], H8793 [30JY]

———S. 1124, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, S92 [5JA], H306 [5JA]

Articles and editorials

ABM Treaty's Threat, S468 [26JA], H14 [3JA]

Admiral Turns Big Guns on Waste at Norfolk, VA, Base, S9852 [4SE]

Arms Trade Menaces U.S. Security, Panel Says—Clinton-Appointed Group Urges Restraint in Selling Conventional Weapons to Other Countries, S7145 [27JN]

Army Sergeant With HIV Feels Deserted by Policy, S865 [1FE]

As China Threatens Taiwan, It Makes Sure U.S. Listens, H792 [24JA]

Atlantic Commander Criticizes Profusion of Staff Organizations, S6393 [18JN]

Avoiding Military Adventures, S731 [1FE]

Cables Show U.S. Deception on Haitian Violence, E921 [24MY]

Call Me an Isolationist if You Will, But I'm in Great Company, H133 [4JA]

Chirac Ends France's Nuclear Test Program, H962 [30JA]

Chirac Ends Nuclear Tests on Eve of State Visit, H962 [30JA]

Chirac Visit Signals Recognition of U.S. Dominance, H1050 [31JA]

Clinton Seeks $25B More for Military, H15 [3JA]

Clinton's Partisanship Threatens Lands Bill, S11666 [28SE]

Congress Misses the `Magic' Show, E233 [28FE]

Congress Misses the ``Magic'' Show, S2295 [19MR]

Congress Stalls on Nuclear Waste, S4701 [6MY]

CTBT Talks Hinge on China Test Stance, S474 [26JA]

Defenseless Against Missile Terror, S12264 [3OC]

Defraud America Week, S5734 [4JN]

Do Military Officers and Politics Mix?, H12256 [2OC]

Dole's Military Card, E1233 [10JY]

Dugan Widow Remembers Husband, Tells His Story, H6626 [19JN]

Executive Action—Army Reserve Unit Guides Reconstruction of Postwar Bosnia, H6094-H6096 [10JN]

Famed Tuskegee Airman Dies, E588 [19AP]

Few Inches From the Yard, E1271 [12JY]

For Troops, Beat the Cold—Army Taking Extreme Measures, H326 [5JA]

Former Pacific Fleet Commander Dies, S7055 [26JN]

40 Years Later, S6975 [26JN]

France Acknowledges Radioactive Leakage in South Pacific Nuclear Tests, H778 [24JA]

France Ending Nuclear Tests That Caused Broad Protests, H963 [30JA]

Fund Arms Control, E324 [12MR]

Gathering Storm, S9308 [31JY]

General Gingrich?, H12256 [2OC]

General Gingrich Ices the 104th Congress—Speaker Deployed Art of War in His Plan for the House, H12257 [2OC]

Getting Closer to Nuke Waste Solution, S4702 [6MY]

Going to Bosnia a Good Way To See Danger, Grow Old Fast, H325 [5JA]

Hard-Line Russians Tout Nukes To Match West, S475 [26JA]

High-Level Risk—Federal Foot-Dragging Leaves N-Plants No Option but To Store Waste On-Site, S4701 [6MY]

Horror of the Land Mines, H327 [5JA]

Host Nations Must Cover More Costs of U.S. Troops Abroad, S10545 [13SE]

India's Stand Could Stop Test-Ban Treaty, H1050 [31JA]

Iran Triples Gulf Deployed Missiles, E1320 [18JY]

Iraqi Opposition Tells of Talks in Damascus, S6376 [18JN]

Japanese Foreign Minister Delivers Message of Commitment to the United States, S474 [26JA]

Keeping Our Nuclear Guard Up—Congress Should Adequately Fund U.S. Arms Control Agency To Combat Spread of Chemical and Nuclear Weapons to Terrorists, E324 [12MR]

Kentucky's NTC East, S7521 [10JY]

Last Line of Defense, E1562-E1564 [11SE]

Lifting Liberia Out of Chaos, S3736 [19AP]

Loral Chairman To Give $18 Million of Merger Fee to 40 Employees, S6496 [19JN]

Mangum Was Honored With Medals, E1379 [25JY]

Marines Land Generals Despite Some Opposition, S11286 [25SE]

Marines—Myth Versus Reality, S9151-S9154 [30JY]

Mayor of the Pentagon, S7512 [10JY]

McDonnell Chief's Compensation Takes on Superstar Proportions, S6497 [19JN]

Merger Mania, S7999 [17JY], E1307 [17JY]

Mike Boorda, RIP, H5363 [21MY]

Military Won't Pay for You To Move Out of Way—You'll Pick Up Tab for Relocating for Base Housing Renovations, S12037 [30SE]

Mission of a True Patriot, E28 [5JA]

Mobley Mourns His Navy Commander, E308 [7MR]

Navy Officer, Husband Die After Shootings at Andrews Air Force Base, S6605 [20JN]

Navy's Enemies, H5362 [21MY]

Newt's War Games, H12256 [2OC]

NMMI Broadcasts 20th Year of TV Production, E1740 [27SE]

Nuclear Test Ban Talks Enter the Home Stretch, S6974 [26JN]

Nuclear Test Ban Within Reach, S6975 [26JN]

Oath of Uncertainty, E1243 [11JY]

Offense Is Best Missile Defense, S5728 [4JN]

Officer Sorry for Attack on Navy Chief, E1070 [12JN]

Old-Time Pilots Show Top Guns Who's Hot, E1918 [3OC]

One Best Place for Nuclear Waste, S4701 [6MY]

One Weapon We Don't Need, S3420 [17AP]

Paying Rent on Base? Government Report Says All Should Pay, S12036 [30SE]

Pearl Harbor '41, Bosnia '95, E256 [29FE]

Pentagon Report Predicts Bosnia Will Fragment Without Vast Aid, S3499 [17AP]

Pentagon Weighs Ending Opposition to a Ban on Mines, S2215 [18MR]

Planning Future Defense, E1308 [17JY]

Plea for Missile Defense in Korea Fails, H1304 [27FE]

Political Targets Easiest Ones To Spot in Iraq Missile Barrage, E1619 [17SE]

Politics, Not Science, Delays Yucca Mountain, S4702 [6MY]

President Speaks, E100 [25JA]

Put on a Happy Face, Troops in Bosnia Told—Praise Clinton if Press Asks, Guide Says, H1215 [1FE]

Remembering Margaret Corbin, Daughter of the American Revolution, H1970 [7MR]

Report Cites China-Pakistan Missile Links, S6376 [18JN]

Report on Missile Threat to U.S. Too Optimistic, Woolsey Charges, S2191 [15MR]

Russia Balks at Arms Accord—Failure To Implement Clinton-Yeltsin Agreements Frustrates U.S. Officials, S470, S473 [26JA]

Russia Builds Up Nuclear Arsenal as Prospects for START II Fade, S475 [26JA]

Sacred Cows of Arms, Prisons Are Milking the U.S. Budget, S389 [25JA]

Saluting the Real Heroes in the Drive for a VA Hospital, H6862 [26JN]

Senator Praises Pentagon for Reconsidering Landmine Use, S2215 [18MR]

Shut Down the U.S. Arms Bazaar, S11197 [24SE]

Silver Age of State's Defense-Aerospace Economy, E1331 [22JY]

Step Toward a Safer World, S12269 [3OC]

Stretched Too Thin, S7961-S7963 [17JY]

Tailhook Figure Files Suit Over Navy Promotion, S2641 [21MR]

Today in Geneva—Chance for Test Ban May Be Now or Never, S6974 [26JN]

Toward the Test Ban, S6975 [26JN]

Transport Maghakian Served His Country Well as a Marine, E1620 [17SE]

U.S. Asks Too Much of Saudis, Who Sacrifice Peace at Home, E1436 [1AU]

U.S. Informs Bonn of Syrian Toxic-Gas Unit, S6376 [18JN]

U.S. Investigates Ukraine-Libya Alliance, S6376 [18JN]

U.S. Involvement in Bosnia—Iraq Seems To Rely on Afterthoughts, E1618 [17SE]

U.S. Troops Rolling Into Bosnia Under Cover of Apaches, Kiowa Warriors, E152 [5FE]

Unready for Rogue Threats, S4959 [13MY]

Up in Arms Over Rifle Giveaway, S7097 [27JN]

Up in Arms Over Rifle Giveaway—Gun-Control Advocates Call Army Weapons a Subsidy For NRA, S5096 [15MY]

Use of Military Personnel for Partisan Activities in the House of Representatives, H12256 [2OC]

VA Official Warns of Future Iowa Cuts, S9928 [5SE]

War and Politics, H12268 [3OC]

We Should Pay Tribute, E1056 [11JN]

What To Fight for—American Interests and the Use of Force in the Post-Cold War World, E1385 [26JY]

What We Owe Taiwan, S2624 [21MR]

White House Misled Joint Chiefs on ABM Treaty Tales, S5682 [3JN]

White House Prepares New Rule on Compensation for Executives, S6501 [19JN]

Why Taiwan Scares China, S2624 [21MR]

Why We Stopped the Gulf War, S10732 [18SE]

Woolsey Disputes Clinton, Missile-Threat Assessment, S5682 [3JN]

Bills and resolutions

Abiquiu Dam: acquire adjacent land (see S. 2063), S10327 [11SE]

Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2961; H. Con. Res. 143), H1225, H1226 [1FE]

American Samoa: require U.S. nationals accepted in ROTC programs to apply for citizenship (see H.R. 3327), H4109 [25AP]

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see S. 1673, 1745), S3384 [16AP], S4972 [13MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (see S. 1762; H.R. 3230), S5191 [16MY], H3386 [15AP]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration (see H. Res. 430), H4800 [9MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 498), H9565 [31JY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 340), H773 [23JA]

———authorizing for military construction (see S. 1764; H.R. 3231), S5191 [16MY], H3386 [15AP]

———making (see S. 1894; H.R. 3610), S6612 [20JN], H6183 [11JN]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 3517), H5569 [23MY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), consideration (see H. Res. 442), H5646 [29MY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 497), H9565 [31JY]

———making (H.R. 3610), consideration (see H. Res. 453), H6284 [12JN]

———making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

———reduce levels to original budget request (see S. 2080), S10684 [17SE]

Arlington National Cemetery: transfer certain Navy Annex property (see S. 2124), S11294 [25SE]

Armed Forces: allow personal injury actions against military health care professionals (see H.R. 4221), H11395 [26SE]

———discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959, 3926, 4344), H1225 [1FE], H9566 [31JY], H12301 [4OC]

———establish criminal sentence of life without parole and make denials of parole appealable only to the President (see H.R. 4104), H10601 [18SE]

———limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see S. 2106; H.R. 3308), S11169 [24SE], H3819 [24AP]

———limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), consideration (see H. Res. 517), H10040 [4SE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]

———policy regarding military service by homosexuals (see H.R. 3925), H9566 [31JY]

———revise payment of retired pay to former spouses of retired members (see H.R. 3408), H4503 [7MY]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H5569 [23MY]

Army Reserves: designate wearing of army uniforms annually on April 23 (see H. Con. Res. 168), H4302 [30AP]

Auburn, CA: funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Aviation: require cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in non-combat aircraft (see S. 1671), S3311 [15AP]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 196), H11395 [26SE]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

Business and industry: prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 3433), H4901 [10MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (see H.R. 4236), H11525 [27SE]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 536), H11228 [25SE]

Cecil Field Naval Air Station, FL: transfer jurisdiction over certain lands to Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 3882), H8247 [23JY]

Chemical weapons: alternatives to demilitarization of munitions under the baseline incinerator program (see H.R. 3767), H7259 [10JY]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Coast Guard: cost estimate for the engineering, design and retrofitting of the icebreaker Mackinaw (see H.R. 4081), H10523 [17SE]

Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H5646 [29MY]

Commission on Programs and Policies for Combatting the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: establish (see S. 1681), S3487 [17AP]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (see S. 1711), S4316 [29AP]

Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see H.R. 4060), H10235 [11SE]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (see H. Res. 417), H4119 [29AP]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (see H. Res. 416), H4119 [29AP]

Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (see S. 2081; H.R. 3512), S10684 [17SE], H5500 [22MY]

———procurement of aircraft landing gear manufactured and assembled in the U.S. (see H.R. 3171), H2950 [27MR]

———revise reporting requirements of cost restructuring on defense contracts (see H.R. 3444), H4902 [10MY]

Corps of Engineers: authorize shore protection and beach nourishment projects on publicly owned property (see S. 1811), S5567 [23MY]

———authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (see H.R. 3563, 3592), H5817 [4JN], H6005 [6JN]

———conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 4211), H11395 [26SE]

———construction of flood control project on the Sacramento and American Rivers, CA (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Crime: prosecution of military personnel and companions while stationed abroad (see S. 2083), S10684 [17SE]

———restrict income during incarceration for military personnel (see S. 2083), S10684 [17SE]

———transfer Dept. of Defense funding to community policing programs (see S. 1580), S1455 [29FE]

Defense contracts: prohibit additional payments and revise certain reporting requirements for restructuring costs (see H.R. 3608), H6117 [10JN]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1777), S5267 [17MY]

———authorizing appropriations for defense activities (see S. 1763), S5191 [16MY]

———establish a National Test and Demonstration Center of Excellence at the Nevada test site (see H.R. 2899), H913 [25JA]

Dept. of the Navy: enhance and increase knowledge of the oceans (see H.R. 3363), H4302 [30AP]

Education: Impact Aid Program reform (see H.R. 2886), H912 [25JA]

———technical corrections relative to certain assistance authority (see H.R. 4282), H12173 [28SE]

Elections: extend the period for receipt of certain absentee ballots (see H.R. 3058), H2034 [8MR]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H3819 [24AP]

Food: expand authority to donate unusual food (see H.R. 3312), H3819 [24AP]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (see H.R. 3121), H2558 [20MR]

Foreign countries: withdrawal of forces stationed in foreign countries that do not assume costs and application of savings to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 2936), H1224 [1FE]

Foreign trade: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

Forest fires: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (see S. 2078; H.R. 4108), S10600 [16SE], H10602 [18SE]

Forrestal Institute: establish (see H.R. 2993), H1635 [29FE]

Fort Lewis, WA: land exchange with Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Co. (see H.R. 2859), H330 [5JA]

Funding: reduce (see H.R. 3202), H3229 [29MR]

Government regulations: repeal certain limitations on the operation of depots (see H.R. 2852), H330 [5JA]

Hawaii: transfer jurisdiction of certain territories (see S. 1906), S6850 [25JN]

Health: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see S. 1651; H.R. 3368, 3699), S3156 [28MR], H4302 [30AP], H6690 [20JN]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see S. Con. Res. 61; H. Con. Res. 180), S5567 [23MY], H5501 [22MY]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (see H. Res. 350), H973 [30JA]

Hudson River Basin: habitat restoration projects (see H.R. 3471), H5287 [16MY]

Intelligence services: reorganize and reform management of intelligence community (see S. 1593; H.R. 3237), S1598 [6MR], H3386 [15AP]

Iowa: provide relief for agricultural producers for flooding losses caused by water retention at the Lake Redrock dam (see S. 1803; H.R. 4054), S5567 [23MY], H10235 [11SE]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (see S. Res. 288), S9967 [5SE]

Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of Puerto Ricans who served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H.R. 3228), H3230 [29MR]

———tribute to Puerto Ricans who served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H. Con. Res. 159), H3231 [29MR]

Law enforcement: assist the procurement of equipment for counterdrug activities by State and local governments (see H.R. 2931), H1224 [1FE]

Management and operations: amend laws (see S. 1672), S3384 [16AP]

Mariemont, OH: conveyance of a parcel of land under Corps of Engineers' jurisdiction (see S. 1916; H.R. 3072), S7179 [27JN], H2123 [12MR]

Metric system: exempt from requirements relative to nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3164), H2866 [26MR]

MIA: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Missouri (U.S.S.): transfer to U.S.S. Missouri Allied Forces Memorial, San Francisco, CA (see H.R. 4066), H10385 [12SE]

National Cemetery System: redesignate as National Cemetery Administration (see S. 2012), S9428 [1AU]

National security: national missile defense system (see S. 1635; H.R. 3144), S2646 [21MR], H2664 [21MR]

———national missile defense system (H.R. 3144), consideration (see H. Res. 438), H5287 [16MY]

Navy: name the first of the fleet of new attack submarines the South Dakota (see S. Con. Res. 62), S5567 [23MY]

———requirements relative to shipboard solid waste control (see S. 1728), S4676 [3MY]

———transfer of six obsolete tugboats (see S. 1522), S313 [23JA]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H913 [25JA]

Pensions: early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures (see S. 1686; H.R. 3279), S3626 [18AP], H3649 [18AP]

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 534), H11048 [24SE]

Pornography: prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (see H.R. 3300), H3730 [23AP]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see S. Res. 273; H. Con. Res. 200), S7179 [27JN], H8375 [24JY]

Ships and vessels: prohibit use of certain shipping cost differentials relative to Merchant Marine Act (see H.R. 4343), H12270 [3OC]

———transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (see H.R. 3121), H2558 [20MR]

Small business: provide financial and development assistance to businesses of military reservists (see S. 2177), S11973 [30SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1639; H.R. 3142, 3151, 4068), S2646 [21MR], H2664, H2665 [21MR], H10385 [12SE]

———provide enrollment period for medicare and medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 4298), H12174 [28SE]

Steubenville, OH: conveyance of a parcel of land under Corps of Engineers' jurisdiction (see H.R. 4021), H10040 [4SE]

Stratford Army Engine Plant: treatment of expenses for contractors who relocate due to cessation of military activities (see H.R. 4340), H12270 [3OC]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H7154 [9JY]

Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S. 1553; H.R. 2879), S736 [1FE], H912 [25JA]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Somalia (see S. 1967; H.R. 4179), S8013 [17JY], H11229 [25SE]

Technology: competitiveness of the electronic inter-connections industry (see H. Res. 537), H11229 [25SE]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see S. 1562), S915 [6FE]

Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and Japan: implementation (see S. Res. 306), S11973 [30SE]

Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6531 [19JN]

———eliminate double taxation of lump sum separation benefits and compensation for a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3183), H3170 [28MR]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see S. 1563; H.R. 3118, 3119), S1083 [7FE], H2557 [20MR]

———treatment of cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 4007), H9924 [2AU]

Vietnamese Conflict: award Ranger Tab to certain veterans (see S. 2192), S12303 [3OC]

———provide compensation to certain Vietnamese who were employed (see H.R. 3668), H6508 [18JN]

Weapons: C-17 Airlifter program (see S. 1710), S4190 [25AP]

———deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems (see H.R. 3489), H5288 [16MY]

———detection and interception of weapons of mass destruction delivered by unconventional means (see H.R. 3729), H6915 [26JN]

———proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 3730), H7106 [27JN]

World War II: announce results of study into the awarding of medals to African Americans (see S. Res. 230), S1455 [29FE]

Biographies

Boorda, Jeremy M., S5299 [17MY]

Corbin, Margaret C.: ``World Book Encyclopedia'', H1970 [7MR]

Effron, Andrew S., S7884 [16JY]

Minnesota Hmong Vets Who Are Not Citizens, H2394-H2396 [19MR]

Books

``America's Secret Army—The Untold Story of the Counter Intelligence Corps,'' Ian Sayer and Douglas Botting (excerpts), S548-S553 [30JA]

Briefings

Antipersonnel landmines, S6483 [19JN]

Cables

Administration of missile defense program: John M. Shalikashvili, Joint Chiefs of Staff, H1304 [27FE]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6718 [24JN], S6848 [25JN], S6905 [26JN], S7156 [27JN], S7225 [28JN]

———making (S. 1894), S7743 [11JY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2795 [25MR], S2898 [26MR], S2924 [27MR], S3101 [28MR]

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5627 [23MY], S5741 [4JN]

Comparisons

Personal military histories of President Clinton and Sullivan Ballou: Representative Dornan, E169 [5FE]

Conference reports

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Personnel Strengths (H.R. 3230), H8985-H9368 [30JY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Personnel Strengths (S. 1124), H351-H736 [22JA]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 3517), H8958-H8980 [30JY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 3610), H11644-H12021 [28SE]

Presidio Facilities and Parks and Public Lands Management (H.R. 1296), H10982-H11040 [24SE]

Cost Estimates

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 1745): CBO, S6504-S6508 [19JN]

Descriptions

Categories of Defense Infrastructure: GAO, S6388 [18JN]

Documents

Another Clinton Foreign Policy Failure—Crisis in Iraq Worsens, S10731 [18SE]

Principles of Leadership: Military Leadership Field Manual, S3339 [16AP]

Essays

What Everyone Should Know About the Unknown Soldier: Candace Shea, E1239 [11JY]

Eulogies

Boorda, Jeremy M.: by Harold Kramer, E994 [4JN]

Bulkeley. John D.: by Peter W. Bulkeley, H5280 [16MY]

Mankin, Hart T.: by Theodore Mankin, S12033 [30SE]

Excerpts

America's Editors Oppose New Star Wars Plans: Senator Exon, S5717 [4JN]

Factsheets

Impact Aid Funding for Harnett County, NC, Schools Relative to Pope AFB and Fort Bragg, S7984 [17JY]

Reasonableness Test for Executive Compensation, S6496 [19JN]

Reasons To Keep Murray State University ROTC, S7008 [26JN]

Titanium Sponge, S7152 [27JN]

Histories

Air Force 321st Missile Group, E560 [17AP]

Marine Corps General Officer Strength Levels, 1977-95, S8974 [26JY]

Letters

Air National Guard C-130 airlift squadron funding: John R. Groves, Jr., S6489 [19JN]

Allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations: Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S7133 [27JN]

———Tom Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S7133 [27JN]

Antipersonnel landmines: Senator Leahy, S6483 [19JN]

———Senator Thurmond, S6484 [19JN]

———several retired military officers, S3421 [17AP]

Antiterrorism activities funding, S7949 [17JY]

———William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S8006 [17JY]

Army National Guard military construction projects, S6480 [19JN]

Audit of security measures at all military installations overseas: Military Coalition, S7947 [17JY]

Ballistic missile program funding: several Senators, S2190 [15MR]

Camp Guernsey, WY, maintenance shop construction: Edward J. Philbin, National Guard Association of the U.S., S6479 [19JN]

Cash grant to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine under the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, E987 [4JN]

Center for Photonics Research funding: John Silber, Boston University, S7943 [17JY]

Chemical weapons demilitarization: President Clinton, S10034 [9SE]

Closure of certain ROTC units: Kern Alexander, Murray State University, S7008 [26JN]

Compensation to certain Vietnamese who were employed during the Vietnamese Conflict: George J. Tenet, CIA, S6440 [19JN]

———John F. Sommer, Jr., American Legion, S6441 [19JN]

———Paul A. Spera, VFW, S6441 [19JN]

Defend America Act: John M. Shalikashvili, Joint Chiefs of Staff, S5630 [23MY], S5732 [4JN]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5722, S5723 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, personnel strengths, and military construction, S6950 [26JN]

———Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S6960 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strenghths, and military construction, S3387 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths: Representative Solomon, H784 [24JA]

———several Representatives, H783 [24JA]

Dept. of Defense contracts relative to local content requirements: George J. Kourpias, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, S7938 [17JY]

———Michael Sacco, AFL-CIO, S7937 [17JY]

———Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, S7938 [17JY]

———Robert Lapp, Timken Co., S7938 [17JY]

———William H. Bywater, AFL-CIO, S7938 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense contractual actions: L.W. Freeman, Dept. of Defense, H2549 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense inflation estimates: Jill Lancelot, S5068 [15MY]

———Senators Kohl, Bradley, and Grassley, S5068 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense management and operations amendments: Judith A. Miller, Dept. of Defense, S3385 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti: Representative Conyers, E920 [24MY]

———several Members of Congress, E919, E920 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense transfer of certain properties prior to hazardous waste cleanup: Frank J. Kelley, S7242 [28JN]

Discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, H1214 [1FE]

Executive departments management and direction of appropriated funds: Representatives Livingston and Obey, E34 [5JA]

Fort Leonard Wood, MO, barracks construction funding relative to Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations: Senators Inhofe and Nickles, S6983 [26JN]

Fort Lewis, WA, land exchange with Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Co.: Paul W. Johnson, Dept. of the Army, E30 [5JA]

Guam Land Return Act, E1693 [25SE]

Humanitarian assistance for civilian refugees in Lebanon: Jill Buckley, AID, E1096 [17JN]

———several Representatives, E1096 [17JN]

Impact Aid Program technical corrections: Frank Till, San Diego City Schools, H4448 [7MY]

———John B. Forkenbrock, National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, H4448 [7MY]

———John F. Deegan, National Military Impacted Schools Association, H4448 [7MY]

———Representative Mink, H4450 [7MY]

———Representatives Goodling and Mink, H4450 [7MY]

———Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education, H4450 [7MY]

Intelligence activities and programs: Senators Specter and Kerrey, S5092 [15MY]

International War Crimes Tribunal prosecution of individuals indicted for crimes committed in the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3891 [23AP]

Limit compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts, S6501 [19JN]

Limit use of Dept. of Defense funds for programs, projects, and activities not included in future-years defense plan: Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S7952 [17JY]

Marine Corps request for additional generals: Charles C. Krulak, Marine Corps, S9150 [30JY]

———Senator Grassley, S9150 [30JY]

Media reference pamphlet issued to troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Representative Dornan, H1215 [1FE]

Medical and physical soundness of Armed Forces: Michael F. Ouellette, Non-Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A., H1215 [1FE]

Medium Extended Air Defense System: C.C. Krulak and Dennis J. Reimer, Dept. of the Navy, H6386 [13JN]

———Edward G. Anderson III, Dept. of the Army, H6385 [13JN]

———Garey E. Luck, Dept. of Defense, H6386 [13JN]

———George A. Joulwan, Dept. of Defense, H6387 [13JN]

———J.H.B. Peay III, Dept. of Defense, H6387 [13JN]

———Jay M. Garner, Dept. of the Army, H6386 [13JN]

———Malcolm R. O'Neill, Dept. of Defense, H6385 [13JN]

———Ronald H. Griffith, Dept. of the Army, H6386 [13JN]

Military support for civilian sporting events: Robert R. Pounders, Motorcoach Charters and Winning Tours (business), S7162 [27JN]

———Thomas W. Roskelly, S7163 [27JN]

National Guard and Reserve forces readiness requirements: Senators Ford and Bond, S6832 [25JN]

National Guard Special Operation Forces: John R. Groves, Jr., S7933 [17JY]

National Guard use of outside contractors vs. armory personnel for Reserved Component Automation System Program: Ronald C. Lindberg, Rapid Electric Sales and Service Co., H5666 [30MY]

National Imagery and Mapping Agency establishment and collection of foreign intelligence: John M. Deutch, CIA, S7014 [26JN]

National missile defense system funding: Joint Chiefs of Staff, S6422 [19JN]

Nomination of Jeffrey A. Cook to be Navy Rear Admiral: Senator Grassley, S11531, S11533 [27SE]

Olympic games security by Dept. of Defense: Jamie S. Gorelick, Dept. of Justice, S7087 [27JN]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Oregon National Guard's response to flooding emergency: Raymond F. Rees, Oregon National Guard, E283 [6MR]

President Clinton's personal military history: Eugene J. Holmes, H5559 [23MY], H12190 [30SE], E169 [5FE]

———President Clinton, H5559 [23MY], H12185 [30SE], E168 [5FE]

Presidio facilities and parks and public lands management: Franklin D. Raines, OMB, S11261 [25SE], S11475 [27SE]

———Senator Murkowski, S11626, S11661 [28SE]

———Senator Murkowski and Representative Don Young, S11263 [25SE]

Procedures for determining status of certain missing members of the Armed Forces: Daniel A. Ludwig, American Legion, H2079 [12MR]

———Dolores A. Alfond, National Alliance of Families for the Return of America's Missing Servicemen, H2079 [12MR]

———Eugene B. McDaniel, American Defense Institute, H2079 [12MR]

———J. Thomas Burch, Jr., National Vietnam Veterans Coalition, H2079 [12MR]

———Jo Anne Shirley, National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, H2078 [12MR]

———Joyce A. Rommel, Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc., H2079 [12MR]

———Richard F. Shultz, DAV, H2079 [12MR]

Procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain Federal agencies, S10283 [11SE]

Procurement of equipment for National Guard reserve components, S7251 [28JN]

Prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions: Danielle Brian, Project on Government Oversight (organization), S8001 [17JY]

———James M. Carroll, AFL-CIO, S8001 [17JY]

———Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S8001 [17JY]

———John R. Luckey, Congressional Research Service, S8004 [17JY]

———Lawrence J. Korb, Brookings Institution, S7999 [17JY]

Reburial of Margaret C. Corbin at the West Point Cemetery: Judith A. Sibley, U.S. Military Academy, H1970 [7MR]

Redesignate National Cemetery System as National Cemetery Administration: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9434 [1AU]

Removal of Robert E. Stumpf from Navy promotion list: Charles W. Gittins, S3338 [16AP]

Request for Committee on Armed Services (Senate) hearing relative to removal of Robert E. Stumpf from Navy promotion list: Robert E. Stumpf, S2638 [21MR]

———Senator Thurmond, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2638 [21MR]

Restore missing person status to certain Dept. of Defense civilian and contractor employees: Representatives Gilman and Solomon, H11475 [27SE]

Revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine: John P. White, Dept. of Defense, S11155 [24SE]

———John W. Douglass, Dept. of the Navy, S11155 [24SE]

Sale of National Defense Stockpile assets to offset foreign military sales research recoupment fees, S7145 [27JN]

———Don Fuqua, Aerospace Industries Association, S7146 [27JN]

START II Treaty ratification: William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S478 [26JA]

State VA programs funding: John T. Carson, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S9928 [5SE]

———Kristin Waldron, American Legion, S9929 [5SE]

———M. Terry Lipovac, VFW, S9930 [5SE]

———Robert O. Steben, AMVETS, S9930 [5SE]

Taxpayer cost of merger of Martin Marietta Corp. and Lockheed Corp., S6499, S6500 [19JN]

———Senators Grassley and Boxer, S6499 [19JN]

Testing of nuclear weapons underground under limited conditions: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6587 [20JN]

———John D. Holum, ACDA, S6587 [20JN], S6972 [26JN]

———William C. Danvers, NSC, S6587 [20JN], S6971 [26JN]

Trade embargo against Iraq and Serbia: Representative Archer, H5838 [5JN]

———Representative Callahan, H5838 [5JN]

Transfer jurisdiction over certain lands in Kisatchie National Forest to Fort Polk, LA, S7003 [26JN]

Transfer of vessel from Thailand to U.S. Shipbuilding Museum: William M. MacMullen, Jr., U.S. Shipbuilding Museum, S7240 [28JN]

Tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 230 for efforts relative to city council elections in Aurora, SD: Margaret Allstot, S6010 [10JN]

Tribute to Daniel O. Graham: Representative Gingrich, E143 [1FE]

Tribute to David Packard: John H. Dalton, Sec. of the Navy, S3185 [29MR]

U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats and nuclear weapons proliferation: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6992 [26JN]

———William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S6992 [26JN]

U.S. Armed Forces in Haiti: Randy Scheunemann, Charles Flickner, Christopher Walker, Louis H. Dupart, and Roger Noriega, S3742 [19AP]

U.S. Armed Forces in Liberia: Senator Helms, S3893 [23AP]

U.S. military intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, E844 [20MY], E1054, E1055 [11JN]

———President Clinton, H4112 [29AP]

———Representative Skelton, H813 [24JA], H3208 [29MR], H4112 [29AP]

U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions in Iraq: Senator Specter, S10625 [17SE]

U.S. policy on regional stability and defense relative to the Republic of China: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, H2344 [19MR]

———Representative Hamilton, Committee on International Relations (House), H2343 [19MR]

U.S.-French cooperation on nuclear weapons programs: President Clinton, S864 [1FE]

———several Senators, S864 [1FE]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to Nuclear Waste Policy Act: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S4250 [25AP]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences funding: J.C. Pennington, National Association for Uniformed Services, S7523 [10JY]

———P. John Seward, AMA, S7523 [10JY]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S7523 [10JY]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences termination: Daniel A. Ludwig, American Legion, H5084 [15MY]

———Military Coalition (organization), H5084 [15MY]

Use of military personnel for partisan activities in the House of Representatives: Representative Schroeder, H12258, H12259 [2OC]

Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act: Independent Budget (organization), H8771 [30JY]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act amendments: Mary D. Nichols, EPA, S6589 [20JN]

White Sands National Monument and White Sands Missile Range modification of boundaries: Roger G. Kennedy, National Park Service, S7231 [28JN]

Worker protection at Dept. of Energy Miamisburg, OH, facility: Thomas P. Grumbly, Dept. of Energy, S7235 [28JN]

Lists

Air Force crew that transported diplomatic delegation to Haiti, S2208 [15MR]

Air Force Junior ROTC of Burncoat High School, Worcester, MA, good citizens' principles, E107 [26JA]

Army National Guard military construction projects, S6480 [19JN]

Assignments for new Marine Corps generals, S7964 [17JY]

Committee Armed Service (Senate) nominations, S10684 [17SE]

Essential non-defense military construction projects, S6475 [19JN]

Funding above Dept. of Defense request, S6950 [26JN]

General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award recipients, E954 [30MY]

Groups supporting chemical weapons disposal amendment to Dept. of Defense appropriations legislation, S7262 [28JN]

House of Representatives vote on use of force against Iraq (1991), H10362-H10364 [12SE]

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Marine Corps request for additional generals, S7963 [17JY]

MIA cases requiring critical Vietnamese assistance, H2080 [12MR]

MIA cases to be unilaterally resolved by the Vietnamese Government, H2080 [12MR]

Military academy nominees for the 11th Congressional District of New Jersey, E131 [1FE]

Net results of changes made to the Dept. of Defense appropriations legislation to accommodate the minority and White House, H21 [3JA]

Provisions in Presidio conference report which would invoke a Presidential veto, S11626, S11661, S11663-S11665 [28SE]

Titles in H.R. 1296, management of the Presidio, CA, facilities, S2741 [25MR]

Memorandums

Ballistic Missile Threat: Representative Spence, E241-E243 [28FE]

Defend America Act: W.A. Owens, Thomas S. Moorman, Jr., J.W. Prueher, F.D. Hearney, Ronald H. Griffith, Joint Requirements Oversight Council, S5732 [4JN]

F-22 Aircraft Funding: David L. McNicol, Dept. of Defense, S7158 [27JN]

Kinetic Energy Tactical Antisatellite Program Funding: Jay M. Garner, Dept. of the Army, S6457 [19JN]

U.S. Armed Forces Protection Act: Walter Dellinger, Dept. of Justice, H10061-H10063 [5SE]

Messages

Dept. of Defense, Dept. of the Treasury, GSA, and OPM Appropriations: President Clinton, S8466 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense Rescissions: President Clinton, S2100 [14MR], H2220 [13MR]

Issuance of Licenses for the Export of Defense Articles and U.S.-Origin Satellites to the People's Republic of China: President Clinton, S6718 [24JN], H6709 [24JN]

National Achievements in Aeronautics and Space: President Clinton, S7014 [26JN], H6973 [26JN]

National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, S11030 [19SE], H10645 [19SE]

National Security Strategy: President Clinton, S1648 [7MR], H1966 [7MR]

Revised Deferral and Rescission Proposals: President Clinton, S1311 [26FE], H1260 [27FE]

Veto of H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: President Clinton, H12 [3JA]

Motions

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6438 [19JN]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5101 [15MY], H7742, H7744 [17JY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9823 [1AU]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), H302, H306 [5JA]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H8573 [26JY]

———making (H.R. 3610), H8793 [30JY]

———making (H.R. 3610), conference report, H12109 [28SE]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2898 [26MR]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12036 [28SE]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8756 [30JY]

Obituaries

D.O. Graham, 70, Creator of `Star Wars' Defense, E143 [1FE]

Outlines

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations relative to civil service retirement, S10033 [9SE]

Pamphlets

Answer You Can Use—V Corps Media Reference Card—Guidelines for Dealing With Civilian News Media, H1215 [1FE]

Papers

Allied Burden Sharing for Maintenance and Operation of Military Personnel and Installations, S7132 [27JN]

———Mike Walsh, S7133 [27JN]

Disclosure of Information Concerning U.S. Personnel Lost in Vietnam: Melvin E. Richmond, Jr., E899-E918 [24MY]

Humanitarian Demining Technologies Funding, S6926 [26JN]

White Sands National Monument and White Sands Missile Range Modification of Boundaries: Paul W. Johnson, Dept. of the Army, S7232 [28JN]

Petitions and memorials

Support for U.S. troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Georgia House of Representatives, E85, E94 [25JA]

Poems

``Alone and Far Removed,'' Audie L. Murphy, E956 [30MY]

``Corps of Engineers'', S9441 [1AU]

``Freedom Flies in Your Heart Like an Eagle,'' Audie L. Murphy, E956 [30MY]

``Lest We Forget,'' B. Robert Gillis, E1897 [1OC]

``We Remember,'' Curt W. Perdelwitz, E1066 [12JN]

Press releases

Anti-Gunners' Hypocrisy Abounds: National Rifle Association, S7096 [27JN]

Congressman Robert K. Dornan Rebukes Clinton for Veto of Defense Bill, H21 [3JA]

Dornan Provision on HIV/Combat Readiness Passes as Part of Defense Conference Bill: Representative Dornan, H1214 [1FE]

Dornan ``Reluctantly'' Supports New Defense Conference Report, H785 [24JA]

GSA Administrator Stops Sales of Excess Federal Firearms: GSA, S7096 [27JN]

Livingston to Clinton—Now Is Not the Time to Further Cut Defense: Committee on Appropriations (House), S10730 [18SE]

Use of Military Personnel for Partisan Activities in the House of Representatives: Representative Schroeder, H12259 [2OC]

Proclamations

Offutt Appreciation Day: Robert Eccles, Mayor of Ralston, NE, E1273 [12JY]

Tribute to the 168th Engineer Combat Battalion: Angus S. King, Jr, Governor of Maine, S9441 [1AU]

———William F. Weld, Governor of Massachusetts, S9441 [1AU]

Questions and answers

Conversation With the President—The View From the Oval Office: Kenneth T. Walsh and Bruce B. Auster, U.S. News & World Report (publication) (excerpt), S475 [26JA]

Democratic People's Republic of Korea nuclear framework agreement implementation: Senator Levin and several military leaders, S8851 [25JY]

Quotations

Prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions: several organizations, S7282 [28JN]

Remarks in House

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H785, H786 [24JA], H4942, H5013-H5022 [14MY], H9820, H9822 [1AU]

Air Force: C-130 transport aircraft funding, H6349, H6350 [13JN]

———F-22 fighter aircraft funding, H6351 [13JN]

Air Force Sergeants Association: anniversary, E671 [1MY]

American Samoa: require U.S. nationals accepted in ROTC programs to apply for citizenship (H.R. 3327), E648 [25AP]

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4335 [1MY], H4904, H4908, H4909, H4925-H5033 [14MY], H5069-H5103, H5146-H5149 [15MY], H5279 [16MY], H5361 [21MY], H5489 [22MY], H7742-H7744 [17JY], H8822-H8828 [30JY], E804, E806, E807, E808, E810, E813 [15MY], E831 [16MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), appointment of conferees, H7991 [18JY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9465-H9473 [31JY], H9814-H9824 [1AU], E1481 [2AU]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration (H. Res. 430), H4822-H4836 [10MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 498), H9811-H9813 [1AU]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), motion to instruct conferees, H7742-H7744 [17JY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), H240-H307 [5JA]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H339 [22JA], H777, H789-H800, H817 [24JA], H1207, H1213 [1FE], E77, E78, E81 [24JA], E87 [25JA], E112 [30JA]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 340), H782-H789 [24JA]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), motion to insert language of H.R. 1530 conference report in lieu, H302-H306 [5JA]

———authorizing (H.R. 1530), veto, H8, H12-H22 [3JA]

———executive department management and direction of appropriated funds, E33 [5JA]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5659-H5674 [30MY], H8794 [30JY], E965 [30MY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, H9796-H9801, H9834 [1AU]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), consideration (H. Res. 442), H5655-H5659 [30MY]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), motion to instruct conferees, H8573 [26JY]

———making (H.R. 3610), H6333-H6389 [13JN]

———making (H.R. 3610), conference report, H12051-H12110 [28SE], E1884, E1891 [1OC], E1903, E1907 [2OC], E1916 [3OC], E1942 [21OC]

———making (H.R. 3610), consideration (H. Res. 453), H6326-H6333 [13JN]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

———prohibit funding for acquisition programs with no documented military requirements, H6361-H6364 [13JN]

Armed Forces: commissioning of officers relative to reserve officer appointment requirement (H.R. 2016), E807 [15MY]

———contract procurement for regional managed medical care system, H3440-H3445 [16AP]

———discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, H787, H796, H799 [24JA], H1213 [1FE], H2469 [20MR], H3226 [29MR], H3795 [24AP], H4943 [14MY], H5100 [15MY], H5279 [16MY], H8822-H8828 [30JY], E112 [30JA], E233 [28FE], E408 [21MR], E640 [25AP], E813 [15MY]

———encourage allies to pay more non-salaried costs of U.S. troops in Europe, H5023-H5027 [14MY], H5099 [15MY], E831 [16MY]

———estimation of U.S. percentage of total costs for each U.N. operation, H10072, H10073 [5SE]

———funding for equipment for troops overseas, H1670 [5MR]

———increase pay and housing allowance, H786-H788, H792, H793, H796-H798 [24JA]

———increase pay and housing allowance (S. 1514), H15 [3JA]

———increase pay and housing allowance (S. 1514), unanimous-consent agreement, H23 [3JA]

———limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), H10053-H10074, H10093-H10097 [5SE], E1582 [11SE], E1664 [19SE]

———limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), consideration (H. Res. 517), H10048-H10053 [5SE]

———organization and management of reserve components (H.R. 1646), E283 [6MR]

———permit military retirees to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program, H6368-H6370 [13JN]

———policy regarding military service by homosexuals, H8822-H8828 [30JY]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members, H9821, H9834 [1AU]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (S. 256), E294 [6MR]

———prohibit members from wearing U.N. uniform items, H10060, H10066-H10072 [5SE]

———reform military death investigation process, E1796 [28SE]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (H.R. 3521), E898 [24MY]

Arms control: management of nuclear weapons programs, H9817 [1AU]

———reduction of conventional weapons, E1299 [17JY]

Army: anniversary, E1079 [13JN]

———tribute to General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award recipients, E954 [30MY]

Aviation: contracts for military landing gear, H4829 [10MY]

Aviation Cadet Program: anniversary of final graduation, E1587 [11SE]

Ballistic Missile Defense Program: funding, E241 [28FE]

Ballistic missile program: funding, H4825 [10MY], H5492-H5494 [22MY]

Begosh, Martin J.: return of first U.S. serviceman injured in Bosnia, H53 [3JA]

Black Hawk Helicopter Shootdown: anniversary, E676 [1MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: elections, E1042 [10JN]

———tribute to U.S. Armed Forces, E653 [25AP]

———tribute to U.S. forces, H1754 [6MR]

———tribute to U.S. Reserve and National Guard forces, H6094 [10JN]

———U.S. military intervention, H54 [3JA], H325 [5JA], H345 [22JA], H812 [24JA], H1209 [1FE], H1867, H1868, H1869 [7MR], H2307 [14MR], H3207, H3222 [29MR], H4111, H4112 [29AP], H4420 [2MY], H6403 [13JN], H6626, H6627, H6628 [19JN], H7997-H8003 [18JY], H9984 [4SE], H11579 [27SE], H12259 [2OC], E17 [4JA], E30 [5JA], E85 [25JA], E145 [1FE], E256 [29FE], E844 [20MY], E1618 [17SE]

———use of Kiowa Warrior helicopters, E152 [5FE]

B-2 stealth bomber: development, H789, H797 [24JA], H4827 [10MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, E806 [15MY]

———balance, E1233 [10JY]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, E271 [5MR]

Business and industry: allow audits of businesses relative to contracts made directly with foreign governments, H5894, H5895 [5JN]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, H8108 [23JY]

———prohibit use of funds to subsidize mergers or facilitate downsizing of contractors, H6346-H6349 [13JN]

———require study on mergers and acquisition relative to military preparedness, H5095 [15MY]

———transition of communities, industries, and workers affected by reduced defense spending, E1331 [22JY]

Business Operations Fund: levels, H6380 [13JN]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), H4755, H4756 [9MY]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), conference report, E1833 [30SE]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12023-H12032 [28SE], H12181 [30SE], E1901 [2OC]

Cecil Field Naval Air Station, FL: transfer jurisdiction over certain lands to Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 3882), H8107 [23JY]

Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program: funding, H5031 [14MY]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Vietnam Memorial Museum, H3734 [24AP]

China, People's Republic of: impose U.S. sanctions for sale and proliferation of nuclear weapons, H5030 [14MY]

———most-favored-nation status, H8106 [23JY]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), H1971 [7MR], H2324, H2326, H2327, H2342-H2350 [19MR], E334 [13MR], E378 [19MR], E431 [22MR], E453 [26MR]

Clinton, President: evaluation as Commander-in-Chief, H12183-H12191 [30SE]

———personal military history, H814 [24JA], H1209-H1213 [1FE], H3828 [25AP], E168 [5FE]

Coastal zones: regulation of shore protection projects, H8727 [30JY]

Colleges and universities: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that have not submitted veterans hiring report to Dept. of Labor, H7335 [11JY]

———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that prevent access to campus for ROTC or military recruiting, H7335 [11JY], H8336, H8337 [24JY]

———tribute to military Academy Review Board, E130 [1FE]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), H12122, H12123 [28SE]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4550-H4559 [8MY], E740 [9MY]

———funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), permission to file report, H4427 [6MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4536-H4550 [8MY], E740 [9MY], E757 [10MY]

Committee on National Security (House): hearing relative to terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces in Saudi Arabia, H10568-H10570 [18SE]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, E1906 [2OC], E1914 [3OC]

Congress: compliance with War Powers Act, H10093-H10097 [5SE], H10347, H10348, H10352, H10353, H10356 [12SE]

Contracts: purchase of domestically-made landing gear, H6379 [13JN]

Cooperative Threat Reduction Program: funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5069-H5077 [15MY]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3563), E993 [4JN]

———authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8346 [24JY], H8693-H8756, H8809 [30JY], H9873, H9874 [2AU], E1423 [1AU]

———U.S.S. McFarland rehabilitation funding, H8340 [24JY]

Cuba: meetings between U.S. military officers and Cuban military officers, H6978 [27JN]

Cunningham, Representative: references to military service of Representative Patrick Kennedy, H9763 [1AU]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary of Black Hawk Helicopter Shootdown, E676 [1MY]

———purchase of domestically-made landing gear, H6379 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: Impact Aid Program funding, H7322, H7323 [11JY]

———Impact Aid Program technical corrections, H7306 [11JY]

Dept. of Labor: Veterans Employment and Training Service funding, H7235, H7236 [10JY]

Dornan, Representative: efforts to recognize the achievements of military personnel, H5278 [16MY]

———summary of visit to Germany, H139 [4JA]

Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), H4446-H4451 [7MY], H9938-H9940 [4SE], E1520, E1535 [5SE]

———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes, H5716 [30MY], H6887, H6888 [26JN]

———technical corrections relative to certain assistance authority (H.R. 4282), H12131, H12132 [28SE]

———use of Montgomery GI Bill as recruitment tool, H7132 [9JY]

Eicher, William E.: American Defense Preparedness Association William R. Moseley Award recipient, E1546 [10SE]

Elections: extend the period for receipt of certain absentee ballots (H.R. 3058), H4922 [14MY]

Endurance unmanned aerial vehicle: funding, H5397, H5398 [22MY]

Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S.: anniversary, E1887 [1OC]

FAA: Military Airport Program funding, E1871 [30SE]

Fargo, ND: tribute to Air National Guard 119th Fighter Group, E1918 [3OC]

Farmington, MO: anniversary of VFW Post 5896, E1029 [7JN]

Federal employees: greater disclosure of and accountability for Government travel, H6368 [13JN]

———implementation of veterans preference procedures in hiring and promoting, H5030, H5032 [14MY]

Ferroalloy Association: anniversary, E152 [5FE]

Florida: beach restoration projects funding, H8732 [30JY], H11325 [26SE], H12027 [28SE]

Foreign aid: defense conversion assistance relative to the former Soviet Republics, H5078-H5080 [15MY]

———improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H3423-H3434 [16AP], H7122-H7124 [9JY], E430 [22MR]

———limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5878-H5891 [5JN]

Foreign countries: international military education and training funding, H5897-H5899 [5JN]

———withdrawal of forces stationed in foreign countries that do not assume costs and application of savings to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (H.R. 2936), E173 [5FE]

Foreign policy: funding for military interventions, H8077 [22JY]

———limit use of Foreign Military Financing Program funds for foreign-made defense articles or services, H5895, H5896 [5JN], H6142, H6143 [11JN]

———transfer of F-16 aircraft and equipment to Pakistan, H5041 [14MY]

Foreign trade: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (H.R. 3843), H7662 [17JY]

Forest fires: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), H12290 [4OC]

Fort Benning, GA: School of the Americas funding, H5877, H5889 [5JN]

Fort Hancock, NJ: tribute, E1186 [26JN]

Fort Lewis, WA: land exchange with Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Co. (H.R. 2859), E29 [5JA]

Fort Monmouth, NJ: tribute to Army Communications-Electronics Command Logistics and Readiness Center for receiving Quality Improvement Prototype Award, E1034 [7JN]

Fort Sam Houston, TX: tribute to opening of Brooke Army Medical Center, E366 [14MR]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, H749 [23JA], H777, H811 [24JA], H878, H904-H910 [25JA], H917-H920 [26JA], H927, H930, H959-H962 [30JA], H1046-H1051, H1057-H1062 [31JA], E138 [1FE], E163 [5FE]

Frankfort, IL: stormwater retention facility funding, H8727 [30JY]

F-22 fighter aircraft: development, H5032 [14MY]

Funding, H5574 [29MY]

Gary I. Gordon (U.S.S.): naming ceremony, H7517-H7521 [12JY], E1285 [12JY]

Glens Falls, NY: anniversary of Marine Corps League, E1827 [30SE]

Government: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H8822-H8828 [30JY], H12187 [30SE], E661 [30AP]

———disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel lost in Vietnam, E899 [24MY]

Grand Forks, ND: tribute to Air Force 321st Missile Group, E560 [17AP]

Guam: tribute, H9929 [4SE]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H8538 [25JY], H8587 [26JY]

———seizure of paramilitary documents, E919 [24MY]

Hancock County, MS: require Army to submit plan for ammunition plant, H5094 [15MY]

Harris County, TX: design and construction of flood control projects, H8727, H8728 [30JY]

Health Profession Scholarship Program: minimum active duty requirements, H5082-H5085 [15MY]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (H. Con. Res. 180), H11235-H11239 [26SE]

Honduras: human rights violations, E1151 [24JN]

House of Representatives: use of military personnel for partisan activities, H12255 [2OC], H12267, H12268 [3OC], H12275, H12299 [4OC]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H930 [30JA], H1057-H1062 [31JA]

Houston, TX: funding for improvement of Houston ship channel, H8727, H8728 [30JY]

———tribute to North Shore High School Air Force JROTC 945th Cadet Wing, E1044 [10JN]

Hudson River Basin: habitat restoration projects (H.R. 3471), E832 [16MY]

Human rights: violations relative to the Army School of the Americas, E1839 [30SE]

Impact Aid Program: funding, H5101, H5102 [15MY]

India: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, E120 [31JA]

Indonesia: international military education and training assistance funding, H5098 [15MY]

Insurance: allow separating veterans to enroll in Veteran's Group Life Insurance Program or convert to a commercial policy, H5315 [21MY]

———reform health insurance services for beneficiaries, E1942 [21OC]

———revise and extend insurance coverage for members of retired reserve and ready reserve, H5315 [21MY]

Intelligence services: reorganize and reform management of intelligence community (H.R. 3237), E527 [16AP]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, H9929, H9984 [4SE], H10045, H10093-H10097 [5SE], H10350, H10351, H10352, H10353, H10354, H10355, H10364 [12SE], H12170 [28SE], E1618, E1619 [17SE]

———U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (S. Res. 288), H10345-H10346 [12SE]

Israel: collection and release of detailed satellite imagery, E1481 [2AU]

Japan: deployment of U.S. military forces on Okinawa, H3233 [15AP]

Joint Advanced Strike Technology Program: funding, H5094 [15MY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H11387-H11392 [26SE]

———nuclear weapons proliferation, H6628 [19JN]

Korean War: tribute to those killed in combat, H11595 [27SE]

Kuwait: default on debts to U.S. companies, E1917 [3OC]

Long Beach, CA: tribute to Long Beach Naval Shipyard for receiving AEGIS Excellence Award, E646 [25AP]

MANTECH Program: funding, H5092 [15MY]

Mare Island, CA: tribute to Mare Island Naval Shipyard workers, E495 [29MR]

Marine Corps: advanced short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft funding, H4933, H4939 [14MY]

———ammunition list, H3787 [24AP]

Marquette University: dedication of Les Aspin Center for Government, E972 [30MY]

McDonnell Douglas Corp.: procurement, H1261 [27FE]

Medicare: reimbursement to Military Health Services System, H7210 [10JY]

Memorial Day: observance, E923 [24MY]

MIA: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), H9912 [2AU], H10355, H10357 [12SE], H11470-H11476 [27SE]

Military aircraft: safety, H3560, H3561 [17AP]

Monuments and memorials: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts (H.R. 3442), E772 [10MY]

Morganza, LA: lock structure project funding, H8729 [30JY]

Motor vehicles: light tactical wheeled vehicles funding, H5093 [15MY]

Nartia, Peter: Army Pacific Command Soldier of the Year Award recipient, E770 [10MY]

National Foreign Intelligence Program: authority to transfer funds, H5416 [22MY]

National Guard: armories construction projects funding, H5666 [30MY]

———observance of Bosses' Day, E826 [16MY]

———use of outside contractors vs. armory personnel for Reserved Component Automation System Program, H5666 [30MY]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: observance, E1389 [26JY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1627 [17SE], E1633, E1637 [18SE], E1666 [19SE]

National security: national missile defense system, H6380-H6384, H6385-H6387 [13JN]

———national missile defense system (H.R. 3144), E423 [22MR]

———revitalize (H.R. 7), H4940 [14MY]

National Weather Service: standards for Dept. of Defense radar sites used as part of the national weather radar network, H5591 [29MY]

Nautilus Program: funding, H5096 [15MY]

Navy: aircraft self-detection capabilities, H5032 [14MY]

———nuclear attack submarine funding, H6345 [13JN]

———reform, E973 [30MY]

———transfer obsolete vessels to Northeast Wisconsin Railroad Transportation Commission, H4354 [1MY]

New, Michael: court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform designations, H747 [23JA], H1208 [1FE]

———reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (H. Con. Res. 134), H3211-H3215 [29MR]

New Jersey: Passaic River Flood Tunnel funding, H8728 [30JY], H11327 [26SE]

New York: funding for habitat restoration projects in Hudson River Basin, H8735 [30JY]

Northport, NY: tribute to POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony, E1584 [11SE]

Nuclear weapons: strategic defense initiative, H4935 [14MY], H5101, H5102 [15MY]

Offutt AFB, NE: observance of Offutt Appreciation Day, E1272 [12JY]

O'Grady, Scott F.: tribute on receipt of military awards and commendations, E361 [14MR]

Operational Support Airlift Program: funding, H6368 [13JN]

Oregon: Lower Amazon Creek restoration and protection project funding, H8732 [30JY]

Pennsylvania: environmental restoration database center funding, H6342 [13JN], E965 [30MY], E1907 [2OC]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees, H786-H788, H792, H796-H798 [24JA], E78, E81 [24JA]

Picatinny Arsenal (business): Dept. of Defense Installation Excellence Award recipient, E1116 [20JN]

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (H. Res. 534), E1677 [24SE]

Pornography: prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (H.R. 3300), H8822-H8828 [30JY]

Randall Sugart (vessel): naming ceremony, H7517-H7521 [12JY]

Rocky Point, NY: anniversary of American Legion Post 1991, E1202 [27JN]

Roswell, NM: anniversary of New Mexico Military Institute Television Productions, E1740 [27SE]

Russian Reactor Conversion Program: funding, H5093 [15MY]

San Diego, CA: tribute to Fort Guijarros Museum Foundation, E1605 [12SE]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, H6849, H6850, H6854 [26JN], H6977 [27JN], H10499, H10500 [17SE], E1180 [26JN], E1222 [9JY]

———terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (H. Con. Res. 200), H10825-H10835 [24SE]

Selfridge Air National Guard Base, MI: tribute to Air Force Reserve's 927th Air Refueling Wing, E826 [16MY]

Shelby, MS: designate G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery multipurpose heavy tank training facility, H5094 [15MY]

Ships and vessels: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), H3423-H3434 [16AP], H7122-H7124 [9JY], E430 [22MR]

———transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries, H5098 [15MY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 3142), H2844 [26MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 3151), E423 [22MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 580), H2844 [26MR]

Southeast Asia: international military education and training assistance to Cambodia and Thailand, H6146-H6148 [11JN]

Specimen repository: policies and funding, H6379, H6380 [13JN]

St. Mary's County, MD: groundbreaking for the Lexington Park Corporate Center, E1488 [2AU]

Taxation: Government use of tax revenues, H3718-H3723 [23AP]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (H.R. 2879), E83 [25JA]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (H.R. 2778), H1670-H1673, H1697, H1699 [5MR], E304 [7MR]

Texas: tribute to students participating in Operation Valentine for troops stationed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, E428 [22MR]

Travis AFB, CA: construction projects funding, H5665 [30MY], H6862 [26JN]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, H13, H16, H17 [3JA], H787-H793, H797 [24JA], H1631 [29FE]

———withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty (H.R. 2483), E80 [24JA]

U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H133 [4JA], H785, H789 [24JA], H1207 [1FE], H6370 [13JN], E1243 [11JY]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary, E1292 [16JY]

U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard: anniversary, H3715-H3718 [23AP]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: tribute, E804 [15MY]

U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc.: tribute, E804 [15MY]

U.S. Transportation Command: funding, H6341 [13JN]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: terminate, H5082-H5085 [15MY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (H.R. 1136), H6401 [13JN]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7557-H7563 [16JY]

———eliminate double taxation of lump sum separation benefits and compensation for a service-connected disability (H.R. 3183), E486 [28MR]

———funding for health and employment programs, E326 [12MR]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services, H7509 [12JY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8768-H8776 [30JY], H12111-H12121 [28SE], E1429, E1441 [1AU], E1889, E1891 [1OC]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3119), E395 [20MR]

———reporting of veteran employment by recipients of Federal contracts or grants, H6387 [13JN]

Vietnam: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H11387-H11392 [26SE]

V-22 Osprey aircraft: development, H5032 [14MY], H5098 [15MY]

Washington: maintain and improve Columbia River channel, H8729 [30JY]

Weapons: administration of missile defense program, H1299-H1304 [27FE]

———chemical and biological operations, H6380 [13JN]

———commemoration ceremony for F-111 aircraft, H9380 [31JY]

———C-17 Airlifter program, H1808 [7MR]

———detection of smuggling or importation of nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons into the U.S., H5031 [14MY]

———Hellfire II Missile Program funding, H5031 [14MY]

———proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction (H.R. 3730), E1192 [27JN]

———upgrade of systems and equipment, H5030 [14MY]

White House Communications Agency: review of management and operations, H5032 [14MY]

Worcester, MA: observance of Citizenship Month by the Air Force Junior ROTC at Burncoat High School, E107 [26JA]

World War II: tribute to Army Air Corps pilots, H7644 [16JY]

Zuber, Yvonne A.: Coast Guard Enlisted Person of the Year award recipient, E1102 [18JN]

Remarks in Senate

Abiquiu Dam: acquire adjacent land (S. 2063), S10327 [11SE]

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, S6460-S6469 [19JN], S10126 [10SE]

ACDA: anniversary, S11419 [26SE]

Advanced Materials Intelligent Processing Center: funding, S7995 [17JY]

Air Force: submit cost-benefit analysis of consolidating polar orbiting satellite ground stations, S7935 [17JY]

———tribute to crew transporting diplomatic delegation to Haiti, S2208 [15MR]

Air Force Sergeants Association: anniversary, S4569 [1MY]

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: correction of reference in Dept. of Defense appropriations conference report, S12197 [2OC]

Andover, MA: tribute to Raytheon Electronic Systems Division employees, S3240 [29MR]

Antipersonnel weapons: eliminate use, S2213 [18MR]

Appropriations: authorizing, S2324 [19MR]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1673), S3387 [16AP]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6313-S6384, S6386-S6404 [18JN], S6421-S6508 [19JN], S6582-S6584, S6586-S6608 [20JN], S6718 [24JN], S6821-S6826, S6829-S6848 [25JN], S6905-S6937, S6945, S6946-S6968, S6971-S7014 [26JN], S7074-S7080, S7082-S7090-S7110, S7113, S7128-S7169 [27JN], S7221-S7278, S7280-S7287, S7293-S7295, S7299, S7336 [28JN], S7514-S7612 [10JY], S11764 [28SE]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), unanimous-consent agreement, S6253, S6254 [13JN], S6384, S6400 [18JN], S6945, S6946 [26JN], S7080, S7089, S7090, S7093 [27JN], S7420 [8JY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), S7788 [11JY], S8974-S8976 [26JY], S9150-S9154 [30JY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, S9477, S9479, S9533-S9535 [2AU], S10027-S10047 [9SE], S10125-S10129 [10SE], S10730-S10735, S10736-S10738 [18SE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9874, S9875 [5SE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), insert language of S. 1745 in lieu, S7612 [10JY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), S96 [5JA]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, S332 [24JA], S391, S392, S445, S446-S461, S485, S539, S540 [26JA], S865 [1FE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report—indefinitely postponed, S3414 [16AP]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1762), insert language of S. 1745 in lieu, S7612 [10JY]

———authorizing for military construction (S. 1125), indefinitely postponed, S3414 [16AP]

———authorizing for military construction (S. 1764), insert language of S. 1745 in lieu, S7612 [10JY]

———authorizing (H.R. 1530), veto, S3 [3JA]

———limit to amount requested by the President and apply savings to deficit reduction, S6928-S6937, S6945, S6946 [26JN]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), S7059-S7065 [26JN]

———making for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, S9462 [2AU], S9869-S9874 [5SE]

———making (H.R. 3610), S8068-S8070 [18JY], S8381 [19JY]

———making (H.R. 3610), conference report, S11192 [24SE], S11286, S11287 [25SE], S11873, S11879, S11880, S11881, S11908, S11909, S11936 [30SE], S12163, S12197 [2OC]

———making (H.R. 3610), insert language of S. 1894 in lieu, S8068 [18JY]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

———making (S. 1894), S7688-S7691, S7742, S7743, S7744, S7748, S7752, S7757-S7759 [11JY], S7800 [12JY], S7928-S7971, S7983-S8007 [17JY], S8065-S8070, S8152-S8154 [18JY]

———making (S. 1894), unanimous-consent agreement, S7916 [16JY], S7943, S7997 [17JY]

———reduce levels to original budget request (S. 2080), S10684 [17SE]

Arleigh Burke class destroyer program: funding and multi-year contract procurement, S6606 [20JN], S6908 [26JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: assessment of land tranfer, S7005 [26JN]

———transfer certain Navy Annex property (S. 2124), S11305 [25SE]

Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative: extend, S7001 [26JN]

Armed Forces: alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE health care program, S6983 [26JN]

———Computer Aided Education and Training Initiative program funding, S7168 [27JN]

———defense strategy and force structure review, S6822-S6826, S6829-S6835 [25JN], S6984, S6985 [26JN]

———designate the rank of rear admiral for the Chief of Naval Research, S6910 [26JN]

———discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, S455, S456 [26JA], S865 [1FE], S2293, S2294 [19MR], S2417 [20MR]

———force modernization funding relative to infrastructure spending, S6386-S6393, S6397 [18JN]

———increase pay and housing allowance (S. 1514), S39 [4JA]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking, S6604 [20JN], S6926-S6928 [26JN]

———limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (S. 2106), S11173 [24SE]

———manpower drawdown, S12012-S12014 [30SE]

———National Guard and Reserve components funding, S6912, S6913 [26JN]

———participation in law enforcement activities relative to chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction, S3370-S3375 [16AP]

———permit military retirees to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program, S6583, S6584 [20JN]

———prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (S. 1370), S526 [26JA]

———provide preventive health care screenings for colon and prostate cancer to military personnel, S6914 [26JN]

———quality of military housing, S12036 [30SE]

———recall of retired chaplains, health care professionals, and officers assigned to the American Battle Monuments Commission for active duty service, S6909 [26JN]

———repeal permanent end strengths, S6838, S6839 [25JN]

———retirement pay for former spouses relative to civil service, S7009, S7010 [26JN]

———safety of U.S. troops abroad, S9479 [2AU]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons, S2189 [15MR]

Army: anniversary, S6277 [14JN]

———automatic cargo tracking and control system funding, S7932 [17JY]

———contract procurement requirements, S7237 [28JN]

———establish subcontracting goals, S7934 [17JY]

Army Breast Cancer Research Program: funding, S7785 [11JY]

Army Veterinary Corps: anniversary, S6671 [21JN]

Aurora, SD: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 230 for efforts relative to city council elections, S6010 [10JN]

Aviation: repair and maintenance of cargo and personnel parachutes, S7944 [17JY]

———report on assistance provided to an individual or the family of an individual injured or killed while on Government travel, S7934 [17JY]

———require cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in non-combat aircraft (S. 1671), S3315 [15AP]

———retire certain operational support airlift aircraft, S7169 [27JN]

———UH-1N helicopter simulator funding, S7233 [28JN]

Ballistic missile program: funding, S455, S540 [26JA], S586 [31JA], S2189 [15MR], S12263 [3OC]

Barnette, John E.: nomination to be Army Brigadier General, S11049 [19SE]

B-52 bomber: funding, S7957 [17JY], S8066 [18JY], S12163 [2OC]

———funding, S10044 [9SE]

B-52 bomber aircraft: funding, S7250 [28JN]

B-52 bomber: funding, S2289 [19MR]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (S. Res. 255), S5410-S5412 [21MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: economic assistance subject to certain conditions, S1911, S1912 [13MR]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (S.J. Res. 44), S4089 [24AP]

———Senate delegation visit, S6404 [18JN]

———U.S. military intervention, S1175 [9FE], S1933-S1935 [13MR], S3498 [17AP], S4764-S4769 [7MY], S6213 [13JN], S6259, S6260 [14JN], S9625-S9627 [2AU], S12341 [3OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S4995-S4997 [14MY]

———eliminate supermajority requirement for decrease, S5334, S5335, S5340 [20MY], S5510 [23MY]

———include future years defense plans for National Guard and reserve components in President's budget submission, S7950, S7951 [17JY]

———limit use of funds for programs, projects, and activities not included in future-years defense plan, S7952, S7953 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S389 [25JA]

Business and industry: prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, S7282 [28JN], S7998-S8005 [17JY]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (H.R. 3433), S7941 [17JY], S8065 [18JY]

———transfer of defense technology information from institutions of higher learning to private businesses, S7245, S7246 [28JN]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2737-S2790, S2792-S2795 [25MR], S2847-S2849, S2855, S2893-S2899 [26MR], S2907-S2927 [27MR], S3091-S3100 [28MR], S4509-S4513 [1MY], S5275 [17MY], S11260-S11265, S11272-S11274, S11316 [25SE], S11402-S11405 [26SE], S11475-S11477, S11484-S11488, S11528, S11529 [27SE], S11659-S11666, S11702, S11703 [28SE]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), conference report, S11626-S11628, S11709 [28SE], S11824 [30SE], S12091 [1OC], S12216 [2OC], S12257, S12267, S12268 [3OC]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), unanimous-consent agreement, S2849 [26MR], S2917, S3033 [27MR]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), S12058 [1OC], S12150, S12157, S12159 [2OC], S12359-S12367 [3OC], S12464 [21OC]

Camp Guernsey, WY: construction of maintenance shop for military vehicles and weapons, S6479-S6481, S6492 [19JN]

Center for Photonics Research: funding, S7942 [17JY]

CERCLA: transfer of certain properties prior to hazardous waste cleanup, S7241-S7243 [28JN]

Chemical weapons: demilitarization, S10033, S10038 [9SE]

———disposal, S7261-S7264, S7282 [28JN]

Children and youth: encourage exchange of ideas, information, and materials amongst military and civilian child care services, S6917 [26JN]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense, S3108, S3110-S3114, S3139-S3143 [28MR], S3236 [29MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), S2622-S2630 [21MR]

Colleges and universities: require report to OMB on tuition costs by any receiving Federal funds, S7946 [17JY]

———revise eligibility requirements for grants and contracts under the University Research Initiative Support Program, S6502, S6503 [19JN]

Columbus, OH: transfer of certain Air Force land to the airport authority, S7004 [26JN]

Commission on Programs and Policies for Combatting the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: establish (S. 1681), S3488 [17AP]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), S4317 [29AP], S11774-S11794 [28SE], S12004 [30SE]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): anniversary, S12033 [30SE]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), S4695 [3MY], S4884 [9MY]

Community service: establish voluntary food donation programs at military service academies, S6488 [19JN]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, S11277 [25SE]

Computer emergency response team: funding, S6908, S6909 [26JN]

Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center: funding, S7995, S7996 [17JY]

Computers: security of information infrastructure, S11758 [28SE]

Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (S. 2081), S10685 [17SE]

———limit compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts, S6495-S6501 [19JN]

———local content requirements, S7937, S7942 [17JY]

———procurement, S1381 [28FE]

———procurement of propellant raw materials, S7935 [17JY]

Cook, Jeffrey A.: nomination to be Navy Rear Admiral, S11531-S11533 [27SE]

Corps of Engineers: authorize shore protection and beach nourishment projects on publicly owned property, S7719 [11JY]

———authorize shore protection and beach nourishment projects on publicly owned property (S. 1811), S5586-S5589 [23MY]

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces: extend term of the remaining transitional member, S6924 [26JN]

Crime: drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, S7945 [17JY]

———prosecution of military personnel and companions while stationed abroad (S. 2083), S10687 [17SE]

———restrict income during incarceration for military personnel (S. 2083), S10687 [17SE]

———transfer Dept. of Defense funding to community policing programs (S. 1580), S1455 [29FE]

DEA: sale of chemicals used to manufacture controlled substances, S7167 [27JN]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations, S7515 [10JY], S10032 [9SE]

Defense Language Institute: civilian reimbursement for instruction at the Foreign Language Center, S7009 [26JN]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for defense activities (S. 1126), indefinitely postponed, S3414 [16AP]

———authorizing appropriations for defense activities (S. 1763), insert language of S. 1745 in lieu, S7612 [10JY]

———Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Program redesignation as Defense Nuclear Waste Management Program, S6920 [26JN]

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

———Nevada Test Site infrastructure costs for Dept. of Defense activities, S7165, S7166 [27JN]

———nuclear safety management regulations, S7524 [10JY]

———waive limitations on use of foreign technology in environmental cleanup and waste management activities, S7233 [28JN]

———worker protection at Miamisburg, OH, facility, S7235 [28JN]

Dept. of the Army: classification of the Electro Optic Augmentation System, S7158 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 4173), S12133-S12136 [1OC]

Director of Central Intelligence: management of intelligence community, S7010-S7014 [26JN]

Dragon Missile System: funding, S7983 [17JY], S11880 [30SE]

EA-6B reactive jammer program: funding, S10035 [9SE]

Ecology and environment: asbestos and PCB removal funding, S7956 [17JY]

———reform of regulations relative to environmental restoration accounts, S6504 [19JN]

Education: Impact Aid Program reform, S10033 [9SE]

———Impact Aid Program technical corrections, S7257-S7259 [28JN]

———Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), S9663, S9664 [2AU]

Effron, Andrew S.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces judge, S7883 [16JY]

Electronic combat testing master plan: evaluation, S11909 [30SE]

Electronics: seamless high off-chip connectivity research funding, S7240, S7241 [28JN]

Elmendorf AFB, AK: construction of fuel farm, S7237, S7238, S7239 [28JN]

Employment: effects of the National Missile Defense Joint Program Office on private sector employment, S7276 [28JN]

Equipment: requirements relative to procurement, S7085 [27JN]

Eufaula, OK: convey certain Army land (S. 1406), S5870 [5JN]

F/A-18E/F aircraft: development, S7226-S7230, S7246 [28JN], S7989-S7993 [17JY]

Fallon Naval Air Station, NV: construction of jet engine test facility, S6481, S6482 [19JN]

Federal employees: mass transit programs funding, S7994 [17JY]

Financial institutions: application of qualified thrift lender test to institutions that serve military personnel, S7274 [28JN]

Firearms: Civilian Marksmanship Program funding, S7093-S7107, S7109, S7110 [27JN]

Fleshman, William L.: nomination to be Brigadier General in the Air Force, S2139 [14MR]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), S7210 [27JN], S7500 [9JY]

———international military education and training programs funding, S7517-S7519 [10JY], S8945 [26JY]

———transport of humanitarian relief supplies from nonprofit groups, S6609 [20JN]

Foreign countries: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations, S7131-S7134 [27JN], S7223, S7286 [28JN], S10540-S10545 [13SE]

Foreign policy: arms sales, S11197 [24SE]

———transfer of F-16 aircraft and equipment to Pakistan, S432 [26JA]

Foreign trade: export controls, S7166 [27JN]

Forest fires: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), S10608 [16SE], S11462 [26SE], S11570 [27SE]

Foriegn aid: humanitarian assistance funding, S10126 [10SE]

Fort Bliss, TX: renewal of use of McGregor Range, S7954 [17JY]

Fort Campbell, KY: Consolidated Education Center construction funding, S7004, S7005 [26JN]

Fort Devens, MA: unveiling of 168th Engineer Combat Battalion commemorative monument, S9440 [1AU]

Fort Leonard Wood, MO: barracks construction funding relative to Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations, S6983, S6984 [26JN]

Fort Polk, LA: Joint Readiness Training Center environmental activities funding, S7988 [17JY]

———transfer of jurisdiction over certain lands in Kisatchie National Forest, S7001-S7004 [26JN]

Fort Sheridan, IL: conveyance of certain property, S6920 [26JN]

Fort Sill, OK: transfer land to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for use as a national cemetery, S6503 [19JN]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, S572 [31JA], S864 [1FE]

———U.S.-French cooperation on nuclear weapons programs, S864 [1FE]

F-16 Aircraft program, S8005-S8007 [17JY], S8066 [18JY]

F-22 advanced tactical fighter study, S7930 [17JY]

F-22 aircraft: funding, S7158, S7159 [27JN]

Funding, S4359-S4361 [29AP], S5049-S5070 [15MY], S5176 [16MY]

Government: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, S1380 [28FE]

Grand Forks AFB, ND: transfer portable housing units to Native American reservations in North Dakota and South Dakota, S10360 [12SE]

Greeneville (U.S.S.): tribute, S1299 [23FE]

Habiger, Eugene: nomination to be Commander in Chief of the U.S. Strategic Command, S458 [26JA]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, S3742 [19AP]

Hall, Keith R.: nomination to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space, S6608 [20JN]

Halperin, Morton H.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Democracy and Peacekeeping, S12411 [21OC]

Harnett County, NC: Impact Aid funding for schools relative to Pope AFB and Fort Bragg, S7983, S7984 [17JY]

Harrison, MI: tribute to Selfridge Air National Guard and Reserves, S5017 [14MY]

Hawaii: transfer jurisdiction of certain territories (S. 1906), S6853 [25JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1271), S4115 [25AP], S4663 [3MY], S4698-S4703 [6MY], S4837 [8MY], S4887, S4888 [9MY]

Health: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (S. 1651), S3158 [28MR]

———telemedicine research, S7957 [17JY]

Health care professionals: designate position of Chief Nurse in the Army and Air Force, S6425 [19JN]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (S. Con. Res. 61), S5602 [23MY]

Humanitarian demining technologies program: funding, S6925, S6926 [26JN]

Income: establish wage scale for hazardous duty, S10977, S10978 [19SE], S11061-S11064 [20SE]

Information Technology Management Reform Act: amend definition of national security systems, S7157 [27JN]

Infrastructure: costs for maintaining bases, facilities, and activities that house and sustain the Armed Fores, S4178-S4180 [25AP]

Intelligence services: management of civilian intelligence personnel, S7236 [28JN]

———reorganize and reform management of intelligence community (S. 1593), S1601-S1603 [6MR]

Intercooled Recuperated Gas Turbine Engine Program: funding, S7942 [17JY]

Iraq: sale of petroleum relative to U.S. military presence, S5248, S5253 [17MY], S5374 [20MY], S5439 [21MY], S5479 [22MY]

———U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, S9682, S9683 [3SE], S10011 [6SE], S10279 [11SE], S10552 [13SE], S10624 [17SE], S10731, S10732, S10735 [18SE]

———U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (S. Res. 288), S9934-S9938, S9955 [5SE], S10016 [6SE], S10538 [13SE]

Israel: Defense Investigative Service profile labeling Israel as a ``nontraditional adversary'', S5775 [4JN]

Jefferson County, AR: conveyance of land from Pine Bluff Arsenal, S7269, S7270 [28JN]

Johnson, Jay L.: nomination to be Chief of Naval Operations, S9288 [31JY], S9529, S9530 [2AU]

Jordan: U.S. transfer of F-16 aircraft, S1964, S1965 [13MR]

Kinetic Energy Tactical Antisatellite Program: funding, S6454-S6459 [19JN]

Klamath Falls, OR: transfer of Air Force Kingsley Annex housing project, S7282, S7283 [28JN]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, S3121 [28MR]

Lackland AFB, TX: construction of facility for military dependent children with disabilities, S7259-S7261 [28JN]

Liberia: U.S. policy, S3735, S3736 [19AP], S3892 [23AP]

Local government: extend demonstration project for purchase of certain services, S6502 [19JN]

Macedonia: U.S. military intervention, S7336 [28JN]

Management and operations: amend laws (S. 1672), S3384 [16AP]

Manchester, NH: conveyance of certain property, S6920, S6921 [26JN]

Mariemont, OH: conveyance of a parcel of land under Corps of Engineers' jurisdiction (S. 1916), S7187 [27JN]

Marine Corps: purchase of ships to enhance prepositioning ship squadrons, S6493 [19JN]

———request for additional generals, S6986, S6987 [26JN], S7299 [28JN], S7958-S7965, S7985, S7989 [17JY], S8974-S8976 [26JY], S9150-S9154 [30JY], S11286, S11287 [25SE]

Maritime Technology Program: funding, S7932 [17JY]

Medicare: reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S4952 [9MY]

Medium Extended Air Defense System program: funding, S7006, S7007 [26JN]

Meridian, MS: lease of property for construction of Naval Reserve Center, S7943 [17JY]

Mexico: support for counter-drug activities, S7167 [27JN]

Middle East: research and development funding relative to desalination technologies, S7160 [27JN]

Military construction: funding, S6470-S6478 [19JN]

Military installations: audit of security measures at all installations overseas, S7947, S7948 [17JY]

———increase penalties for certain traffic offenses, S6923, S6924 [26JN]

National Cemetery System: redesignate as National Cemetery Administration (S. 2012), S9433 [1AU]

National Defense Stockpile: sale of assets to offset foreign military sales research recoupment fees, S7144-S7146 [27JN]

———sale of titanium sponge, S7152 [27JN]

National Guard: Air National Guard C-130 airlift squadron funding, S6489 [19JN]

———future, S1451 [29FE]

———procurement of equipment for reserve components, S7251, S7252 [28JN]

———retention of civilian employee positions at certain military training bases, S6915 [26JN]

———review of air ambulance companies, S7956 [17JY]

———Special Operation Forces inactivation funding, S7933, S7934 [17JY]

———support, S731 [1FE]

———tribute to Idaho Air National Guard F-4G aircraft, S3689 [18AP]

National Imagery and Mapping Agency: establish, S7010-S7014 [26JN]

National Museum of American History: allocation of space for military history exhibits, S11068 [20SE]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, S11102, S11105 [20SE]

National security: antiterrorism activities funding, S7948, S8005-S8007 [17JY], S8066 [18JY]

———national missile defense system funding, S6379, S6393-S6402 [18JN], S6421-S6424 [19JN], S7255, S7265, S7266, S7282 [28JN], S7924 [17JY]

———national missile defense system (S. 1635), S2651-S2655 [21MR], S2833 [25MR], S4959-S4961 [13MY], S5625-S5632 [23MY], S5672-S5690 [3JN], S5715-S5742, S5748-S5751, S5754-S5756 [4JN], S5971 [7JN]

———national missile defense system (S. 1635), unanimous-consent agreement, S5627 [23MY]

———policy, S2386-S2389 [20MR]

National Security Education Program: amend eligibility requirements, S7946 [17JY]

———improve, S6491 [19JN]

National Test Facility: funding, S2286 [19MR]

Native Americans: agreement with Indian tribes for services under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program, S6502 [19JN]

NATO: expansion, S7128-S7130, S7134-S7141, S7142-S7144, S7146, S7147 [27JN]

NATO Security Investment Program: funding, S6839 [25JN]

Navy: development of pulse doppler upgrade to radar system, S7954 [17JY]

———Federal acquisition standards relative to purchase of T-39N aircraft, S7944 [17JY], S11881 [30SE]

———Lithographic and Alternative Semiconductor Processing Techniques Center funding, S7955, S7956 [17JY]

———name one of the first of fleet of new attack submarines the South Dakota, S7001 [26JN]

———name the first of the fleet of new attack submarines the South Dakota (S. Con. Res. 62), S5602 [23MY]

———oceanographic research survey funding, S7954 [17JY]

———requirements relative to shipboard solid waste control (S. 1728), S4676 [3MY], S7154 [27JN]

New Mexico: modification of boundaries of White Sands National Monument and White Sands Missile Range, S7231 [28JN]

Newport, RI: construction of Undersea Weapons Systems Laboratory at Naval Undersea Warfare Center, S7238, S7239 [28JN]

Norfolk Naval Base: improve efficiency of operations, S9851 [4SE]

Nuclear weapons: allow underground testing under limited conditions, S6403 [18JN], S6424-S6432 [19JN], S6586 [20JN], S6971-S6982 [26JN]

———moratorium on testing, S6482 [19JN]

———nuclear seismic monitoring research programs funding, S6910 [26JN]

———strategic defense initiative, S3205 [29MR], S5673-S5679 [3JN], S5736 [4JN], S5971 [7JN], S6190 [13JN]

Operational Field Assessment Program: funding, S7968, S7969 [17JY]

Optoelectronics Center: funding, S7271 [28JN]

Oregon: participation in cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington, S6919 [26JN]

Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund: funding, S7928 [17JY]

Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (S. Con. Res. 14), S9982 [5SE]

Peace: continued efforts to ensure national security, S366, S367 [25JA]

Pennsylvania: environmental restoration database center funding, S8067 [18JY], S11880 [30SE]

Pensions: early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures, S7519 [10JY]

———early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures (S. 1686), S3630 [18AP]

———Federal civilian and military cost-of-living adjustments, S5314 [20MY]

———increase eligibility age and make cost-of-living adjustments for certain retirement benefits and allow contributions to private pension plans, S5343-S5352 [20MY], S5401 [21MY], S5485 [22MY], S5512 [23MY]

Pentagon: renovation funding, S6837 [25JN], S7931 [17JY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: disclosure of cause of adverse health symptoms exhibited by veterans, S3426 [17AP]

———research and health benefits relative to illnesses of veterans attributed to service during conflict, S6835, S6836 [25JN], S7970 [17JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S529 [26JA], S867 [1FE], S1469 [29FE], S2138 [14MR], S3168 [28MR], S5018 [14MY], S5207 [16MY], S5648 [24MY], S6027 [11JN], S6628 [20JN], S7066 [26JN], S7341 [28JN], S9528 [2AU], S10023 [6SE], S10566 [13SE], S11047 [19SE]

P-3 squadrons: funding, S6606 [20JN]

Reno, NV: construction of ramp addition for C-130 aircraft at Reno International Airport, S6481, S6482 [19JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, S4995-S4997 [14MY]

Research: acquisition of private-sector research from nontraditional sources, S6493-S6495 [19JN]

———aluminum metal matrix composite development project funding, S7994 [17JY]

———Holloman Rocket Sled Test Track Upgrade Program funding, S7269 [28JN]

———plasma quench technology development, S7929 [17JY]

———statutory limits on federally funded research and development centers, S11880, S11881 [30SE]

Rolla, ND: conveyance of William Langer Jewell Bearing plant, S6911 [26JN]

ROTC: closure of certain units, S7007-S7009 [26JN]

Russia: safeguard of nuclear weapons and material from terrorists, S2216 [18MR]

Ryan, Michael: nomination to be Air Force General, S2417 [20MR]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, S6906, S6907, S7055, S7056, S7057, S7059 [26JN], S7067, S7090, S7169, S7170 [27JN], S7328 [28JN], S7499 [9JY], S7813 [12JY], S10374 [12SE]

———terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (S. Res. 273), S7126-S7128, S7210, S7211 [27JN]

Seawolf submarine: production, S6916 [26JN], S10036 [9SE]

Selective Service System: funding, S6918 [26JN]

Sematech program: funding, S2285 [19MR]

Senate: confirmation of military nominations, S6607 [20JN]

———holds against military nominations, S5562 [23MY]

Ships and vessels: advanced submarine technology funding, S6485 [19JN]

———cost efficient attack submarine development, S6492 [19JN]

———identification of funding sources for certain submarine program contracts, S6490 [19JN]

———rates charged by shipping companies to make vessels available during a national emergency, S11069, S11074-S11078 [20SE], S11152-S11157 [24SE]

———require use of U.S.-flag vessels with U.S. crews to deliver military supplies into a combat zone, S11073, S11074, S11079 [20SE], S11156 [24SE]

———transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), S7210 [27JN], S7500 [9JY]

———transfer of vessel from Thailand to U.S. Shipbuilding Museum, S7239 [28JN]

Shondel, William J.: nomination to be Brigadier General in the Air Force, S2139 [14MR]

Simultaneous Membership Program: earning of service credits, S7009 [26JN]

Small business: military traffic management command's personal property reengineering program reform, S6984 [26JN]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S7996 [17JY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (S. 1639), S2657 [21MR]

South Berkshire County, MA: tribute to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27, S1373 [27FE]

South Dakota: tribute to National Guard 57th Transportation Detachment, S9479 [2AU]

Space policy: prohibit collection and release of certain satellite imagery, S6924, S6925 [26JN]

———Scorpius Space Launch Technology Program funding, S6914 [26JN]

Sports: military support for civilian sporting events, S7086-S7088, S7160-S7165 [27JN]

START II Treaty: ratification, S463-S485 [26JA]

Stumpf, Robert: nomination for promotion to rank of captain in U.S. Navy, S1999 [13MR]

Stumpf, Robert E.: withdrawal of name from Navy promotion list, S1967 [13MR], S2630-S2641 [21MR], S2846 [26MR], S3200 [29MR], S3338-S3340 [16AP]

Tackett, Allen E.: nomination to be Army Brigadier General, S11048 [19SE]

Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (S. 1553), S739 [1FE]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (H.R. 2778), S1608, S1609 [6MR]

Technology: airborne mine countermeasure system funding, S7985 [17JY]

———use of synthetic metal conditioner MILITEC-1, S7956 [17JY]

Television: cable television franchise agreements on military bases, S10036 [9SE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats, S6988-S7001 [26JN]

Theater Air Command Control and Simulation Facility: connect with 58th Special Operation Wing, S7234 [28JN]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S3 [3JA], S5673-S5688 [3JN], S5729, S5735-S5741, S5748, S5754-S5756 [4JN], S7283, S7293-S7295 [28JN]

———Antiballistic Missile Treaty (S. 1562), S917-S919 [6FE]

Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and Japan: implementation (S. Res. 306), S12001 [30SE]

Tunisia: eligibility for excess defense equipment, S8759 [25JY]

U.N.: role of International War Crimes Tribunal, S12017 [30SE]

———U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, S666-S668 [31JA]

U.S.-Japan Management Training Program: funding, S7932 [17JY]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: funding, S7522 [10JY]

University of North Dakota: Center for Aerospace Sciences Air Battle Captain Program, S7955 [17JY]

Vance AFB, OK: construction program funding, S6984 [26JN]

Vermont: anniversary of Air National Guard, S9622 [2AU]

Veterans: funding for health programs, S2290, S2292 [19MR]

———funding for State VA programs, S9927 [5SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), S11642-S11658 [28SE], S12012 [30SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (S. 1563), S1083 [7FE], S3494 [17AP]

———research on health effects of individuals exposed to agent orange, S2098 [14MR]

———uniformed services treatment facilities reform, S6487 [19JN], S7524 [10JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation to certain Vietnamese who were employed, S6439-S6443 [19JN], S7969 [17JY]

Walter Reed Army Medical Center, MD: Forest Glen Annex repair plans, S7231 [28JN]

Washington: military reserve construction projects funding, S6923 [26JN]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act: amend, S6588-S6591 [20JN]

Weapons: administration of missile defense programs, S1382-S1385 [28FE]

———air-to-air Starstreak missile evaluation funding, S6482 [19JN]

———Bradley TOW 2 Program funding, S7234 [28JN]

———C-17 Airlifter program, S2071 [14MR], S2284 [19MR]

———C-17 Airlifter program (S. 1710), S5064, S5065 [15MY], S5298 [17MY]

———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, S3420, S3421 [17AP]

———funding for surgical strike vehicles relative to hardened and deeply buried targets, S7270 [28JN]

———moratorium on use of antipersonnel landmines, S8758 [25JY]

Western Kentucky Training Site: military training facility construction funding, S7004, S7005 [26JN], S7521 [10JY]

Wheeling, WV: tribute to 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion of the 3d Army, S10022 [6SE]

White Sands Missile Range, NM: construction of national range control center, S7238, S7239 [28JN]

World War II: announce results of study into the awarding of medals to African Americans (S. Res. 230), S1474 [29FE]

———tribute to African American Medal of Honor recipients, S6508 [19JN], S7277 [28JN]

———tribute to African-American veterans, S1372 [27FE]

Reports

Base Realignment and Closure Commission Privatization—the CSRS Issue, S3631 [18AP]

Budgetary Implications of H.R. 3144, Defend America Act: CBO, S5722 [4JN]

Compensation of Top 5 Executives at Top Defense Contractors: GAO, S6498 [19JN]

Conventional Arms Control: Presidential Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy, E1299 [17JY]

Extraordinary Contractual Actions To Facilitate the National Defense, H2550-H2557 [20MR]

Guam Land Use Plan Update, E1694 [25SE]

Khobar Towers Bombing Incident in Saudi Arabia: Committee on National Security (House), H10826-H10833 [24SE]

Making the Corps Fit To Fight—Unit Cohesion Task Force Interim Report, S7986 [17JY]

Report of Congressional Staff Delegation to Haiti, S3743-S3747 [19AP]

Research and Development Recoupment Charge: Presidential Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy, S7145 [27JN]

Senate Delegation Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina: Senators Daschle, Hatch and Reid, S6404-S6407 [18JN]

Terrorist Attack on U.S. Peacekeeping Forces in Saudi Arabia: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S10374-S10377 [12SE]

Utah Statewide Wilderness Study: Manuel Lujan, Jr., Dept. of the Interior, S2742-S2744 [25MR]

Veterans and Agent Orange—Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam: National Academy of Sciences, S2099 [14MR]

Reports filed

Air Force Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S491, S492 [26JA], S1345 [27FE], S1854 [12MR], S4617 [2MY], S5004 [14MY], S6224 [13JN], S7179 [27JN], S10683 [17SE], S11168, S11169 [24SE]

———Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3018 [27MR]

Air Forces Nominations, S9294, S9295 [31JY]

Army Land Conveyance to Eufaula, OK: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1406) (S. Rept. 104-205), S491 [26JA]

Army Nominations, S9294, S9295 [31JY]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S492 [26JA], S1345 [27FE], S1854 [12MR], S4617 [2MY], S5004 [14MY], S5093 [15MY], S6224 [13JN], S7178, S7179 [27JN], S10683 [17SE], S11168, S11169 [24SE]

———Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3018 [27MR]

Capability of the U.S. To Monitor Compliance With the START II Treaty: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. Rept. 104-246), S3017 [27MR]

Committee on International Relations (House) Funding for Investigation of U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Res. 417) (H. Rept. 104-559), H4430 [6MY]

Committee on International Relations (House) Investigation of the U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 416) (H. Rept. 104-551), H4423 [2MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1296, Presidio Facilities and Parks and Public Lands Management: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 1296) (H. Rept. 104-836), H11228 [25SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 498) (H. Rept. 104-732), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 104-731), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1124, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 340) (H. Rept. 104-451), H773 [23JA]

Consideration of H.R. 3144, National Missile Defense System: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 438) (H. Rept. 104-582), H5287 [16MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense Military Activities Appropriations and Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 430) (H. Rept. 104-570), H4800 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3308, Limit Placement of Armed Forces Under U.N. Operational or Tactical Control: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 517) (H. Rept. 104-774), H10040 [4SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 104-599), H5646 [29MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 453) (H. Rept. 104-619), H6284 [12JN]

Defend America Act: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1635), S5191 [16MY]

Defense and Security Assistance and Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3121), S7023 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 104-863), H12172 [28SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 104-617), H6183 [11JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1894) (S. Rept. 104-286), S6611 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1745) (S. Rept. 104-267), S4972 [13MY]

———Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 1745) (S. Rept. 104-278), S6082 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Personnel Strengths: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3230) (H. Rept. 104-724), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee of Conference (S. 1124) (H. Rept. 104-450), H737 [22JA]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1762), S5191 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1764), S5191 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3517) (H. Rept. 104-721), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3517) (H. Rept. 104-591), H5569 [23MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3517) (S. Rept. 104-287), S6611 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense C-17 Airlifter Program: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1710), S4937 [9MY]

Dept. of Defense Military Activities Appropriations and Personnel Strengths: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3230) (H. Rept. 104-563), H4502 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries and Defense and Security Assistance Improvements: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3121) (H. Rept. 104-519), H3487 [16AP]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1777), S5267 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Defense Activities: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1763), S5191 [16MY]

Impact Aid Program Technical Corrections: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3269) (H. Rept. 104-560), H4502 [7MY]

Intelligence Community Reorganization and Reform: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3237) (H. Rept. 104-620), H8247 [23JY]

Limit Placement of Armed Forces Under U.N. Operational or Tactical Control: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3308) (H. Rept. 104-642), H7105 [27JN]

Marine Corps Nominations, S9294, S9295 [31JY]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1345 [27FE], S4617 [2MY], S5004 [14MY], S6224 [13JN], S7178, S7179 [27JN], S10683 [17SE], S11169 [24SE]

Medicare Reimbursement to Military Health Services System: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3142) (H. Rept. 104-837), H11228 [25SE]

National Guard Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S10683 [17SE]

National Missile Defense System: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3144) (H. Rept. 104-583), H5287 [16MY]

Navy Nominations, S9294, S9295 [31JY]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S491 [26JA], S1345 [27FE], S1854 [12MR], S4617 [2MY], S5004 [14MY], S6224 [13JN], S7178 [27JN], S10682, S10683 [17SE], S11168, S11169 [24SE]

———Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3018 [27MR]

Nomination of Andrew S. Effron To Be U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Judge: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S7762 [11JY]

Nomination of David J. McCloud To Be Lieutenant General in the Air Force: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9967 [5SE]

Nomination of Dennis C. Blair To Be Vice Admiral in the Navy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9967 [5SE]

Nomination of Franklin D. Kramer To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3018 [27MR]

Nomination of H. Martin Lancaster To Be Assistant Sec. of the Army: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S491 [26JA]

Nomination of Harold W. Gehman, Jr., To Be Vice Chief of Naval Operations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9967 [5SE]

Nomination of Joseph W. Ralston To Be Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S491 [26JA]

Nomination of Kenneth H. Bacon To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3018 [27MR]

Nomination of Lonnie R. Bristow to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Board of Regents: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5939 [6JN]

Nomination of Robert E. Anderson to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Board of Regents: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5939 [6JN]

Nomination of Shirley Ledbetter Jones to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Board of Regents: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5939 [6JN]

Nuclear Waste Disposal: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1271) (S. Rept. 104-248), S3216 [29MR]

Presidio Facilities and Parks and Public Lands Management: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1296) (H. Rept. 104-836), H11046 [24SE]

Presidio Facility Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1296) (S. Rept. 104-202), S98 [5JA]

Reform and Improve Veterans Eligibility for Medical Care and Services: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3118) (H. Rept. 104-690), H8029 [18JY]

Restore Missing Person Status to Certain Dept. of Defense Civilian and Contract Employees: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 4000) (H. Rept. 104-806), H10523 [17SE]

Tax Treatment of Military Income Derived From Services Performed During a Contingency Operation: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2778) (H. Rept. 104-465), H1635 [29FE]

Terrorist Attack on U.S. Peacekeeping Forces in Saudi Arabia: Committee on National Security (House) (H. Con. Res. 200) (H. Rept. 104-805), H10523 [17SE]

Tribute to Individuals Who Served the U.S. During the Period Known as the Cold War: Committee on National Security (House) (H. Con. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 104-804), H10523 [17SE]

Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1711) (S. Rept. 104-371), S11168 [24SE]

Veterans Eligibility for Training and Rehabilitation Assistance and Transfer of Certain Educational Assistance Authority: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 104-650), H7105 [27JN]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 640) (H. Rept. 104-843), H11228 [25SE]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3592) (H. Rept. 104-695), H8094 [22JY]

Resolutions of ratification

START II Treaty, S461-S463 [26JA]

Resumes

Hall, Keith R., S6608 [20JN]

Rulings of the Chair

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H1061 [31JA]

Statements

Additional and Dissenting Views on the Defense Authorization Legislation: Representative Dellums, H4927-H4929 [14MY]

Allied Burden Sharing: Senator Kerry, S7286 [28JN]

Clinton Administration Foreign Policy Record: Representative Hamilton, E1432 [1AU]

Defend America Act: OMB, S5732 [4JN]

Nomination of Morton H. Halperin To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Democracy and Peacekeeping: Francis J. McNamara, S12411-S12418 [21OC]

Sexual Orientation and Military Service: Colin L. Powell, S12016 [30SE]

Testing of Nuclear Weapons Underground Under Limited Conditions: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6972 [26JN]

Tribute to David Packard: Melvin Laird, S3193 [29MR]

Tribute to Jeremy M. Boorda: Jim Kincaid, H5362 [21MY]

U.S. Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Senator McCain, S4768 [7MY]

U.S. Policy on Regional Stability and Defense Relative to the Republic of China: Lien Chan, Prime Minister, Republic of China, S2629 [21MR]

Veterans Exposed to Ionizing Radiation: Joseph A. Violante, DAV, S12134-S12136 [1OC]

Way To Go—Packaging Our Century as a Parting Gift to the Next! Barney Oldfield, E1524-E1526 [5SE]

Withdrawal of Robert E. Stumpf From Navy Promotion List: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2632 [21MR]

Worldwide Continuing Legal Workshop: Joe R. Reeder, E8-E10 [3JA]

Summaries

Armed Forces Ammunition Procurement, H6343-H6345 [13JN]

National Missile Defense Options: Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, S5718 [4JN]

Navy Requirements Relative to Shipboard Solid Waste Control (S. 1728), S4676 [3MY]

Presidio Facilities and Parks and Public Lands Management (H.R. 1296), S11264 [25SE]

U.S. Armed Forces Protection Act (H.R. 3308), H10059 [5SE]

Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities Reform, S6487 [19JN]

Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act (S. 1711), S11780-S11784 [28SE]

Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act (H.R. 3118), S11646-S11653 [28SE]

Table of Contents

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4278), H12266 [3OC]

Tables

Additional appropriations (H.R. 4278), H12078-H12080 [28SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) chairman's mark budget aggregates, S5173 [16MY]

Corrections to defense/nondefense budget outlays for 1997-2002, S6060 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5660 [30MY], H9798 [1AU]

Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6334-H6336 [13JN], H12063-H12065, H12090-H12092 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense infrastructure funding, S6388, S6389 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense personnel, S4179 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense personnel levels, S8976 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations request, H1868 [7MR]

Dept. of Education Impact Aid Program consolidated districts, H4449 [7MY]

Force structure, S4179 [25AP]

Funding above Dept. of Defense request, S6950 [26JN]

General and flag officer active duty strength ceilings, S8976 [26JY]

Military construction subcommittee spending totals, S7064 [26JN], S9871 [5SE]

Military end strengths, 1987-96, S8976 [26JY]

Spending totals for S. 1894, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S7996 [17JY]

Top 10 contractors with at least one-third Dept. of Defense business in 1993, S6498 [19JN]

Top 25 corporations in sales and profits, S6497 [19JN]

Total employees of top 10 defense contractors, S6498 [19JN]

Total sales of top 10 defense contractors, S6498 [19JN]

U.S.-flag commercial vessels delivering goods to the Persian Gulf, S11080 [20SE]

Unauthorized projects in military construction conference report, S9872 [5SE]

Testimonies

Dept. of Defense Acquisition of Private-Sector Research From Nontraditional Sources: Paul G. Kaminski, Dept. of Defense, S6495 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense Budget Request Relative to Modernization: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6935-S6937 [26JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 180, tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war, H11236 [26SE]

H. Con. Res. 200, terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces in Saudi Arabia, H10825 [24SE]

H. Res. 340, consideration of conference report on S. 1124, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H782 [24JA]

H. Res. 350, question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress, H929 [30JA], H1057 [31JA]

H. Res. 416, Committee on International Relations (House) investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia, H4536 [8MY]

H. Res. 417, Committee on International Relations (House) funding to investigate U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia, H4550 [8MY]

H. Res. 430, consideration of H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense military activities appropriations and personnel strengths, H4822 [10MY]

H. Res. 442, consideration of H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H5655 [30MY]

H. Res. 453, consideration of H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6326 [13JN]

H. Res. 498, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H9811 [1AU]

H. Res. 517, consideration of H.R. 3308, U.S. Armed Forces Protection Act, H10048 [5SE]

H.R. 1296, management of the Presidio, CA, facilities, S2737-S2739 [25MR]

H.R. 1296, Presidio facilities management, S5276-S5298 [17MY]

H.R. 2778, treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation relative to taxation, H1670 [5MR]

H.R. 3058, extend the period for receipt of certain absentee ballots, H4921 [14MY]

H.R. 3118, Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act, H8768-H8770 [30JY]

H.R. 3121, improve foreign defense and security assistance and transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries, H3423-H3429 [16AP]

H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H4945-H5013 [14MY]

H.R. 3269, Impact Aid Program technical corrections, H4447 [7MY]

H.R. 3308, U.S. Armed Forces Protection Act, H10064 [5SE]

H.R. 3327, require U.S. nationals accepted in ROTC programs to apply for citizenship, E648 [25AP]

H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S7060-S7062 [26JN]

H.R. 3592, Water Resources Development Act, H8693-H8725 [30JY]

H.R. 3674, veterans eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority, H7557-H7559 [16JY]

H.R. 4000, restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees, H11470 [27SE]

H.R. 4236, Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act, H12196-H12250 [1OC]

H.R. 4282, technical corrections relative to certain Dept. of Defense educational assistance authority, H12132 [28SE]

S. 1124, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H241-H302 [5JA]

S. 1406, convey certain Army land in Eufaula, OK, S5870 [5JN]

S. 1562, Strategic Anti-Missile Revitalization and Security Act, S919 [6FE]

S. 1580, transfer Dept. of Defense funding to community policing programs, S1456 [29FE]

S. 1635, Defend America Act, S2652 [21MR]

S. 1639, medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S2658 [21MR]

S. 1681, Combatting Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act, S3489 [17AP]

S. 1686, early deferred annuities for certain Dept. of Defense employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures, S3630 [18AP]

S. 1710, C-17 Airlifter program, S5298 [17MY]

S. 1711, Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance, S4317 [29AP]

S. 1711, Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act, S11786-S11794 [28SE], H12123-H12131 [28SE]

S. 1728, Navy requirements relative to shipboard solid waste control, S4676 [3MY]

S. 1745, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, personnel strengths, and military construction, S6314-S6370 [18JN], S7525-S7612 [10JY]

S. 1811, Shore Protection Act, S5587 [23MY]

S. 2012, redesignate National Cemetery System as National Cemetery Administration, S9433 [1AU]

S. 2063, Dept. of Defense acquisition of land adjacent to Abiquiu Dam, S10327 [11SE]

S. 2078, Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act, H12290 [4OC]

S. 2124, Arlington National Cemetery Enhancement Act, S11305 [25SE]

S. 2177, Military Reservists Small Business Relief Act, S11991 [30SE]

S. Con. Res. 14, negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces in the Panama Canal Zone, S9983 [5SE]

S. Con. Res. 61, tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war, S5601 [23MY]

S. Con. Res. 62, name the first of the fleet of new attack submarines the South Dakota, S5602 [23MY]

S. Res. 230, announce results of study into the awarding of medals to African Americans during World War II, S1463, S1474 [29FE]

S. Res. 255, tribute to Jeremy M. Boorda, S5411, S5449 [21MY]

S. Res. 273, terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces in Saudi Arabia, S7126, S7191, S7211 [27JN]

S. Res. 288, U.S. military response to Iraqi attacks on Kurdish factions, S9956, S9968 [5SE]

S. Res. 306, Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and Japan implementation, S12000 [30SE]

Transcripts

Civilian Marksmanship Program: NBC Nightly News, S7097 [27JN]

Full Honor Review and Award Ceremony for Senator Nunn, S9289-S9291 [31JY]

Tributes

Boorda, Jeremy M., S5148-S5150, S5157, S5158-S5160, S5168, S5186 [16MY], S5265, S5299-S5301 [17MY], H5246, H5263, H5264, H5275-H5278 [16MY], H5292 [20MY], H5361 [21MY], E876 [22MY], E973 [30MY]

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Addresses

Princeton University Commencement: President Clinton, S5745-S5747 [4JN]

Amendments

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), S11744, S11774 [28SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H7108 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7155, H7157, H7158 [9JY], H7234, H7235, H7236, H7237, H7239, H7261, H7263 [10JY], H7280, H7287, H7288, H7290, H7295, H7302, H7304, H7306, H7318, H7321, H7324, H7331, H7332, H7333, H7334, H7335, H7337, H7338, H7339, H7344, H7348, H7349, H7355, H7357, H7359, H7360, H7475 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7211 [10JY]

Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), S9618 [2AU], H9938 [4SE]

Appointments

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: members, H7991 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Daily Worries Concern Voters Most, Poll Says, S5433 [21MY]

Education Rated No. 1 of All State Issues, S5434 [21MY]

Making Up for Lost Time—The Rewards of Reading at Last, S9445-S9447 [1AU]

School Is a Blue Ribbon Winner, E501 [29MR]

U.S. Budget Cuts Impact Chicago Schools, S3030 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (see S. 1711), S4316 [29AP]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see S. 2065; H. Res. 470), S10327 [11SE], H7107 [27JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3755), H7114 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H7154 [9JY]

Education: deny funds to education programs that allow corporal punishment (see H.R. 2918), H1138 [31JA]

———develop elementary and secondary school curriculum standards (see H.R. 3257), H3488 [16AP]

———eligibility standards for short term educational programs (see H.R. 2914), H1138 [31JA]

———establish Role Models Academy for at-risk youths (see H.R. 4161), H11048 [24SE]

———exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see S. 2054; H.R. 3002), S9853 [4SE], H1663 [4MR]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———participation of local agencies in certain programs independent of State involvement (see H.R. 3313), H3819 [24AP]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H8094 [22JY]

———provide interest subsidies for construction and renovation of schools (see H.R. 4309), H12174 [28SE]

———State funding for drug and violence prevention programs (see H.R. 4016), H9924 [2AU]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S1345 [27FE]

National Environmental Science and Policy Academy: feasibility study (see H.R. 4175), H11229 [25SE]

Letters

Extension of certain expiring governmental appropriations: Senator Specter, S1387 [28FE]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service Act: George Bush, H10466 [17SE]

Impact Aid Program technical corrections: Frank Till, San Diego City Schools, H4448 [7MY]

———John B. Forkenbrock, National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, H4448 [7MY]

———John F. Deegan, National Military Impacted Schools Association, H4448 [7MY]

———Representative Mink, H4450 [7MY]

———Representatives Goodling and Mink, H4450 [7MY]

———Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education, H4450 [7MY]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education: Douglas F. Tuttle, International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, H10120 [10SE]

Tribute to Christina Jeffrey, S12007 [30SE]

Lists

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act improvements, S1360 [27FE]

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7361, H7373 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Abolish, H2128 [13MR], H3210 [29MR], H10336 [12SE]

Appropriations: making, H897, H898 [25JA]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

Benicia, CA: Benicia Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E501 [29MR]

Bloomington, MN: Trinity School at River Ridge recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1568 [11SE]

Brooklyn, NY: Berkeley-Carroll School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E251 [29FE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H7331 [11JY]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), H12122, H12123 [28SE]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (H. Res. 470), H10118-H10120 [10SE], E1202 [27JN], E1606 [12SE]

Dade County, FL: G.W. Carver Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E465 [27MR]

Dallas, TX: Booker T. Washington High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E850 [21MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H1870 [7MR], H12099, H12106 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7164, H7215-H7243, H7244 [10JY], H7266, H7267, H7268, H7269, H7280-H7374 [11JY], E1256, E1260 [11JY], E1276, E1279, E1281, E1282, E1283, E1285 [12JY], E1291, E1292 [16JY], E1424 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7206-H7215 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), unanimous-consent agreement, H7327 [11JY]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of views on certain campaign issues, H10336 [12SE]

Eden Prairie, MN: Eden Prairie High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E814 [15MY]

Education: bilingual education program funding, H3438 [16AP]

———deny public education to illegal aliens, H2488-H2496 [20MR], H2638 [21MR]

———funding, H842 [25JA], H999 [31JA], H2194 [13MR], H2230-H2238 [14MR], H7218, H7221, H7224, H7225-H7228 [10JY], H7266, H7267, H7268, H7325, H7326 [11JY], E1279 [12JY]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (H. Con. Res. 144), H1703-H1714 [5MR]

———Head Start Program funding, H7210, H7214 [10JY], H7360 [11JY]

———Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), H4446-H4451 [7MY], H9938-H9940 [4SE], E1520, E1535 [5SE]

———job retraining programs funding, H7306-H7318 [11JY]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (H.R. 3863), H10120-H10123 [10SE], E1334 [22JY]

———provide interest subsidies for construction and renovation of schools (H.R. 4309), E1826 [30SE]

———student financial aid programs, H7211, H7222, H7223, H7227 [10JY], H7332, H7333 [11JY], H9988 [4SE]

Education for the Disadvantaged Program: funding, H7302-H7304 [11JY]

Even Start Program: evaluation, E1256 [11JY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (H.R. 3803), H10465-H10470 [17SE]

Hillsborough, CA: William H. Crocker Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E185 [6FE]

Immigration: English language proficiency requirement, H2522-H2527 [20MR]

Impact Aid Program: funding, H7322, H7323 [11JY]

———technical corrections, H7306 [11JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H7290-H7293 [11JY]

Languages: bilingual education funding, H7321-H7324, H7326, H7370 [11JY], E1276 [12JY]

Manhattan Beach, CA: Mira Costa High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E835 [16MY]

Millbrae, CA: Taylor Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E183 [6FE]

Montclair, NJ: Montclair Kimberley Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1020 [6JN]

Munster, IN: Munster High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E195 [13FE]

———Wilbur Wright Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E195 [13FE]

Rowland Heights, CA: Alvarado Intermediate School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E407 [21MR]

Sacramento, CA: Encina High School recipient of Dept. of Education New American High School award, E1838 [30SE]

———Rio Americano High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E195 [13FE]

San Francisco, CA: Lowell High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E187 [6FE]

Sedalia, MO: Sedalia Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E497 [29MR]

Social Security Administration: computer matching agreement relative to Higher Education Act, H2632 [21MR]

Student loans: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements (H.R. 3002), E265 [4MR]

———programs, H808-H810, H814 [24JA], H873-H875 [25JA], H1402 [28FE], H1723 [6MR], H1798, H1871 [7MR], H2036 [12MR], H2227, H2233, H2234, H2236 [14MR], H2461 [19MR], H3473-H3475 [16AP], H4099 [25AP], H4804 [10MY], H5185, H5186 [16MY], H6260 [12JN], H6632 [20JN], H6977 [27JN], H7528-H7530 [12JY], H7993 [18JY], H8810-H8814 [30JY], H9993-H9996 [4SE], E1676 [24SE], E1692 [25SE]

Torrance, CA: Calle Mayor Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1007 [6JN]

Women's educational equity programs: funding, H7318-H7321 [11JY], E1283 [12JY]

Remarks in Senate

Albuquerque, NM: Taylor Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1464 [29FE]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), S4317 [29AP], S11774-S11794 [28SE], S12004 [30SE]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (S. 2065), S10328 [11SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11911 [30SE], S12118 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2127), S48 [4JA]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (S. 2054), S9855 [4SE]

———funding, S403-S416 [26JA], S3030 [27MR], S5224-S5230 [17MY], S5322-S5324 [20MY], S5420 [21MY], S5467-S5469 [22MY], S6069, S6070 [11JN]

———funding levels for federally assisted education and training programs, S8672 [24JY]

———Impact Aid Program technical corrections, S7257-S7259 [28JN]

———Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), S9663, S9664 [2AU]

———International Education Program funding, S2286 [19MR]

———student financial aid programs, S7814 [12JY]

———tuition assistance, student loans, and tax credits for college, S5745, S5751 [4JN]

Government: extension of certain expiring appropriations, S1387 [28FE]

Huntington, WV: tribute to Meadows Elementary School million pages reading program, S7326 [28JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 1578), S1354-S1357, S1361 [27FE], S3624 [18AP]

Newport News, VA: Magruder Primary School recipient of Dept. of Education Title I Distinguished School award, S4949 [9MY]

Philadelphia, PA: West Philadelphia Catholic High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5983 [7JN]

Seth, WV: Sherman Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S2884 [26MR]

Student loans: programs, S292 [23JA], S348 [24JA], S1852 [12MR], S4171 [25AP], S4403 [30AP], S5259-S5262 [17MY], S5353 [20MY], S10049-S10051 [9SE], S11537 [27SE]

Sunnyside, WA: tribute to Sunnyside School District volunteers, S4001 [23AP]

Texas: recipients of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1465 [29FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3755, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 104-662), H7154 [9JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3755) (H. Rept. 104-659), H7114 [8JY]

Impact Aid Program Technical Corrections: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3269) (H. Rept. 104-560), H4502 [7MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Appropriations: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1578) (S. Rept. 104-275), S5378 [20MY]

Nomination of Patricia Wentworth McNeil to be Assistant Sec. of Education for Vocational and Adult Education: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S1597 [6MR]

Opening of Campus Security Crime Logs at Institutions of Higher Education: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H. Res. 470) (H. Rept. 104-776), H10107 [5SE]

Permit Financial Institutions Under the Federal Family Education Loan Program To Pay Origination Fees of Borrowers: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3863) (H. Rept. 104-775), H10107 [5SE]

Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1711) (S. Rept. 104-371), S11168 [24SE]

Statements

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Representative Porter, H1842 [7MR]

Summaries

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Appropriations (S. 1578), S1357-S1360 [27FE]

Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act (S. 1711), S11780-S11784 [28SE]

Table of Contents

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4278), H12266 [3OC]

Tables

Comparison of several proposed appropriations for certain departments: Senator Specter, S3191 [29MR]

Dept. of Education Impact Aid Program consolidated districts, H4449 [7MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H1824-H1828, H1844-H1865 [7MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7375-H7440 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies contingency funding levels, H1866 [7MR]

Education funding comparison, S408 [26JA]

Elementary, secondary, and higher education programs funding, E1424 [1AU]

Texts of

H. Res. 472, consideration of H.R. 3755, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7206 [10JY]

H.R. 3269, Impact Aid Program technical corrections, H4447 [7MY]

H.R. 3803, George Bush School of Government and Public Service Act, H10465 [17SE]

S. 1711, Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance, S4317 [29AP]

S. 1711, Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act, S11786-S11794 [28SE], H12123-H12131 [28SE]

S. 2065, Open Campus Police Logs Act, S10328 [11SE]

Transcripts

Student Loan Programs: Gil Gross, CBS Radio Network, H7994 [18JY]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6390, S6393, S6403, S6411, S6412 [18JN], S6425, S6432, S6439, S6447, S6450, S6453, S6457, S6460, S6469, S6479, S6481, S6484, S6485, S6486, S6488, S6489, S6490, S6492, S6493, S6495, S6502, S6503, S6504, S6533, S6534, S6535, S6536, S6537, S6538, S6539, S6540, S6541 [19JN], S6582, S6587, S6603, S6613, S6614, S6615, S6616 [20JN], S6750 [24JN], S6835, S6837, S6838, S6840, S6854, S6855, S6856, S6858, S6859, S6860, S6862, S6863, S6864, S6866, S6867, S6868, S6869, S6870, S6871, S6872, S6874, S6880, S6882, S6883, S6884, S6885, S6886, S6887, S6888, S6889, S6890, S6891, S6892, S6893, S6894, S6895, S6896, S6897, S6898, S6899, S6900 [25JN], S6907, S6908, S6909, S6910, S6912, S6913, S6914, S6915, S6916, S6917, S6918, S6920, S6921, S6923, S6924, S6925, S6928, S6949, S6960, S6961, S7001, S7004, S7005, S7006, S7007, S7009, S7010, S7030, S7031, S7032, S7033, S7034, S7035, S7036, S7037, S7038, S7039, S7040, S7041, S7042, S7043, S7048, S7049, S7050, S7051 [26JN], S7093, S7107, S7113, S7114, S7130, S7144, S7152, S7153, S7156, S7157, S7158, S7159, S7161, S7165, S7166, S7167, S7168, S7169, S7193, S7194, S7195, S7196, S7198, S7199, S7200, S7201 [27JN], S7222, S7226, S7230, S7231, S7233, S7234, S7235, S7237, S7238, S7239, S7240, S7241, S7243, S7246, S7247, S7248, S7250, S7252, S7255, S7258, S7259, S7261, S7265, S7266, S7269, S7270, S7271, S7274, S7276, S7277, S7293, S7310, S7311, S7312, S7313, S7315, S7316, S7317, S7318, S7319, S7320, S7321, S7322 [28JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S8029, S8030, S8031, S8032, S8033, S8034, S8037, S8038, S8039, S8040, S8041, S8042, S8043, S8044, S8055, S8056, S8057, S8058 [17JY], S8556, S8566 [23JY], S8646, S8656 [24JY], S8871, S8875, S8895, S8905, S8919, S8920, S8921 [25JY], S9216, S9218, S9222, S9228, S9235, S9237 [31JY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H4530, H4531 [7MY], H4648, H4652, H4653, H4654 [8MY], H5585, H5587, H5589, H5591, H5592, H5593, H5595, H5600, H5616, H5647 [29MY], H5674, H5675, H5676, H5685, H5687, H5690, H5695, H5701, H5705, H5709, H5710, H5715, H5717, H5719 [30MY]

Articles and editorials

Congress Should Switch Off Energy's Nuke-Pork Project, S8984 [26JY]

Congress Stalls on Nuclear Waste, S4701 [6MY]

Dim Future—Time To Stop Federal Subsidies for Nuclear Generators, S8985 [26JY]

End Corporate Welfare for Nuclear Reactors, S8984 [26JY]

Getting Closer to Nuke Waste Solution, S4702 [6MY]

High-Level Risk—Federal Foot-Dragging Leaves N-Plants No Option but To Store Waste On-Site, S4701 [6MY]

Iraqi Opposition Tells of Talks in Damascus, S6376 [18JN]

Needless Subsidy, S8982 [26JY]

Nuclear Nonsense, S8984 [26JY]

Nuclear Subsidy—Corporate Welfare?, S8983 [26JY]

One Best Place for Nuclear Waste, S4701 [6MY]

Politics, Not Science, Delays Yucca Mountain, S4702 [6MY]

Reactor Research Funding Deserves To Be Terminated, S8983 [26JY]

Report Cites China-Pakistan Missile Links, S6376 [18JN]

Spending Priority, S8985 [26JY]

Taste of Corporate Welfare, S8983 [26JY]

U.S. Informs Bonn of Syrian Toxic-Gas Unit, S6376 [18JN]

U.S. Investigates Ukraine-Libya Alliance, S6376 [18JN]

Waste Makes Haste, S7845 [16JY]

Zap It, S8983 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions

Abolish (see S. 1678), S3384 [16AP]

Appropriations: authorizing (see S. 1777), S5267 [17MY]

———authorizing for defense activities (see S. 1763), S5191 [16MY]

Courts: prohibit certain lawsuits against contractors (see S. 1852), S5980 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see S. 1745), S4972 [13MY]

Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program: extension (see H.R. 4013), H9924 [2AU]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see H.R. 4083), H10524 [17SE]

Government regulations: amend or repeal certain statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management (see S. 1874), S6225 [13JN]

———repeal requirements for certain reports (see S. 2033), S9554 [2AU]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 1936), S7492 [9JY]

National Test and Demonstration Center of Excellence: establish at the Nevada test site (see H.R. 2899), H913 [25JA]

Naval Petroleum Reserves and Naval Oil Shale Reserves Corp.: establish (see S. 1530), S492 [26JA]

Nuclear energy: Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding (see S. 1958), S7887 [16JY]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of the National Ignition Facility or certain inertial confinement fusion projects (see H.R. 3143), H2664 [21MR]

Power resources: privatize the Federal Power Marketing Administration and certain TVA facilities (see H.R. 3878), H8247 [23JY]

Radioactive substances: suspend reprocessing activities for spent nuclear fuel and radioactive target materials (see H. Con. Res. 197), H7260 [10JY]

Research: authorize hydrogen development and demonstration programs (see H.R. 4138), H11047 [24SE]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (see H.R. 3322), H4109 [25AP]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), consideration (see H. Res. 427), H4502 [7MY]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6718 [24JN], S6848 [25JN], S6905 [26JN], S7156 [27JN], S7225 [28JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7743 [11JY], S7848, S7916 [16JY]

Comparisons

Federal civilian science activities appropriations (H.R. 3322), H5605 [29MY]

Cost Estimates

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 1745): CBO, S6504-S6508 [19JN]

Documents

Treatment of Dept. of Energy Employees at Nuclear Defense Facilities, E501 [29MR]

Factsheets

Advanced Light Water Reactor Program Investments, S9040 [29JY]

Letters

Advanced Light Water Reactor Program: Bill Magavern, Public Citizen (organization), S7896 [16JY], S8981 [26JY]

———Fred L. Smith, Jr., Competitive Enterprise Institute, S7896 [16JY], S8982 [26JY]

———James J. O'Connor, Advanced Reactor Corp., S9041 [29JY]

———Ray A. Hunter, Dept. of Energy, H8358 [24JY]

———Terry R. Lash, Dept. of Energy, S9055 [29JY]

———Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S7896 [16JY], S8981 [26JY]

Amend or repeal certain Dept. of Energy statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6236 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, personnel strengths, and military construction: John White, Dept. of Defense, S6950 [26JN]

———Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S6960 [26JN]

Dept. of Energy general plant projects spending, S7276 [28JN]

Energy research and development programs funding: several Representatives, E861 [22MY]

Federal civilian science activities appropriations: Representative Don Young, H5725 [30MY]

———Representative Shuster, H5724 [30MY]

———Representative Spence, H5724 [30MY]

———Representative Walker, H5724 [30MY]

National energy policy authorities: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S1860 [12MR]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Alan Caldwell, International Association of Fire Chiefs, S7843 [16JY], S9231 [31JY]

———Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S7863 [16JY]

———Frank Caine, Southern Nevada Building and Construction Trade Council, S9231 [31JY]

———Jim Howard, Northern States Power Co., S7874 [16JY]

———Kris Sanda, Minnesota Dept. of Public Service, S7873 [16JY]

———Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, S7845, S7861 [16JY]

———Senator Murkowski, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S7841, S7842, S7862 [16JY]

Renewable energy programs: Dennis W. Barnes, Southeastern Universities Research Association, Inc., H8366 [24JY]

Research and development programs funding: several Representatives, H5704 [30MY]

Susceptibility of nuclear materials to terrorism during transport: Louis Zeller, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, S9239 [31JY]

U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats and nuclear weapons proliferation: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6992 [26JN]

———William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S6992 [26JN]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to Nuclear Waste Policy Act: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S4250 [25AP]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act amendments: Mary D. Nichols, EPA, S6589 [20JN]

Worker protection at Dept. of Energy Miamisburg, OH, facility, S7235 [28JN]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 3322, Federal civilian science activities appropriations, H5725 [30MY]

Funding above Dept. of Defense request, S6950 [26JN]

Major population centers affected by proposed nuclear transportation routes, S7641 [10JY]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6438 [19JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S9222 [31JY]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: clean up of nuclear weapons facilities, H8318 [24JY]

Nevada Test Site employees and area residents: storage of nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel, S9231 [31JY]

Press releases

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act, S9677 [2AU]

Proposals

Establish FERC as an independent agency, S861 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Balcomb, J. Douglas: Dept. of Energy John Ericcson Award in Renewable Energy recipient, E506 [29MR]

Beulah, ND: operation of Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant, E107 [26JA]

Business and industry: energy efficiency standards relative to home appliances, H6517 [19JN]

———rulemaking, H6602 [19JN]

Buy American Act: compliance, H5591 [29MY]

Central Arizona Project: funding, H8342, H8343 [24JY]

Colorado: funding for the clean up of the Rocky Flats, H8317 [24JY]

Conservation of energy: programs funding, H6587, H6588 [19JN], H6674, H6675 [20JN]

Diseases: Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study funding, H8317 [24JY]

Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program: extension (H.R. 4013), E1468 [2AU]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8302-H8319, H8330-H8372 [24JY], E1382 [25JY]

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program: funding, H5259 [16MY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 4083), H10909 [24SE]

Environmental Management Program: reform, H5093 [15MY]

Environmental restoration and waste management: funding, E1376 [25JY]

EPA: Environmental Technology Initiative funding, H5710-H5712 [30MY]

Federal employees: restructuring of workforce at nuclear defense facilities, E500 [29MR]

Field offices: funding, H8341 [24JY]

Fusion Energy Sciences Program: funding, H8315, H8316 [24JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal, H8313, H8314, H8315 [24JY]

———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1020), E342 [13MR]

Inspector General: funding, H8340, H8341 [24JY]

Laboratories: funding, H8341 [24JY]

Los Angeles, CA: Venice High School winner of Dept. of Energy National Science Bowl competition, E748 [9MY]

Nuclear energy: Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding, H8356-H8362 [24JY], E1387 [26JY]

———pyroprocessing and electrometallurgical treatment programs funding, H8366-H8369 [24JY]

O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: Dept. of Energy environmental management, H2564 [21MR]

———travel expenditures, H134 [4JA], H189, H190, H309 [5JA], H1205 [1FE], H1702 [5MR], H2040 [12MR], H2226 [14MR], H2329 [19MR]

Petroleum: sale of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H4308 [1MY]

Power resources: fossil fuel research and development funding, H6546, H6548, H6550-H6557, H6562-H6566 [19JN]

———Fusion Energy Program funding, H8355, H8356 [24JY]

———photovoltaic energy research funding, H8349-H8351 [24JY]

———solar, wind, and renewable energy programs funding, H5255 [16MY]

Renewable energy programs: funding, H8362-H8366 [24JY], E1377 [25JY]

Research: authorize hydrogen development and demonstration programs (H.R. 4138), H11337-H11340 [26SE], E1680 [25SE]

Research and development programs: funding, H5704 [30MY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities, H10135, H10137 [10SE]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5574-H5625 [29MY], H5674-H5725, H5730, H5731 [30MY], E951 [30MY], E1035 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), consideration (H. Res. 427), H4764-H4766 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate

Abolish, S2186-S2188 [15MR], S2797-S2799 [25MR]

Abolish (S. 1678), S3404 [16AP]

Advanced Computational Technology Initiative: funding, S9100 [30JY]

Advanced Reservoir Management Program: funding, S9101 [30JY]

Appropriations: adherence to bill language and report language recommendations, S8980 [26JY], S9087-S9089 [30JY]

———authorizing for defense activities (S. 1126), indefinitely postponed, S3414 [16AP]

———authorizing for defense activities (S. 1763), insert language of S. 1745 in lieu, S7612 [10JY]

Beulah, ND: operation of Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant, S400, S524 [26JA]

Central Arizona Project: funding, S9044 [29JY]

Cooperative Research and Development Program: funding, S11916, S11917 [30SE]

Courts: prohibit certain lawsuits against contractors (S. 1852), S5980 [7JN]

Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Program: redesignation as Defense Nuclear Waste Management Program, S6920 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6313-S6384, S6386-S6404 [18JN], S6421-S6508 [19JN], S6582-S6584, S6586-S6608 [20JN], S6718 [24JN], S6821-S6826, S6829-S6848 [25JN], S6905-S6937, S6945, S6946, S6968, S6971-S7014 [26JN], S7074-S7080, S7082-S7090-S7110, S7113, S7128-S7169 [27JN], S7221-S7278, S7280-S7287, S7293-S7295, S7299, S7336 [28JN], S7514-S7612 [10JY], S11764 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), unanimous-consent agreement, S6253, S6254 [13JN], S6384, S6400 [18JN], S6945, S6946 [26JN], S7080, S7089, S7090, S7093 [27JN], S7420 [8JY]

———limit appropriations to amount requested by the President and apply savings to deficit reduction, S6928-S6937, S6945, S6946 [26JN]

Ecology and environment: waive limitations on use of foreign technology in environmental cleanup and waste management activities, S7233 [28JN]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 4083), S12408 [3OC]

Environmental Management Program: reform, S6921-S6923 [26JN]

Federal employees: buyout authority, S9100 [30JY]

FERC: establish as an independent agency, S860 [1FE]

Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program: funding, S9101 [30JY]

Fusion Sciences Program: funding, S10623 [17SE]

Government regulations: amend or repeal certain statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management (S. 1874), S6236 [13JN], S11670 [28SE]

———repeal requirements for certain reports (S. 2033), S9580 [2AU]

Hanford Nuclear Reservation: clean up activities, S8987 [26JY]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S9209-S9215, S9243 [31JY]

———implementation of projects at Savannah River facility, S7082-S7084 [27JN], S7281, S7282 [28JN]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 1271), S4115 [25AP], S4663 [3MY], S4698-S4703 [6MY], S4837 [8MY], S4887, S4888 [9MY]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7502 [9JY], S7507, S7631-S7646, S7667 [10JY], S7743, S7744, S7749, S7751, S7752, S7753, S7757-S7759 [11JY], S7839-S7877, S7914-S7918 [16JY], S8007-S8010 [17JY], S9209-S9265 [31JY]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), unanimous-consent agreement, S7844, S7916 [16JY], S8593 [24JY]

———susceptibility of nuclear materials to terrorism during transport, S9229, S9232-S9234, S9239 [31JY]

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory: funding, S9100, S9101 [30JY]

Lincoln County, NV: assistance to Caliente, NV, relative to nuclear waste transport facility, S9228, S9229, S9231 [31JY]

Natural resources: liability for damage at Superfund sites, S10035 [9SE]

———liability for natural resource damages at Superfund sites, S6985 [26JN]

Naval Petroleum Reserves and Naval Oil Shale Reserves Corp.: establish (S. 1530), S496 [26JA]

Nevada Test Site: infrastructure costs for Dept. of Defense activities, S7165, S7166 [27JN]

Nuclear energy: Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding, S8981-S8985 [26JY], S9038-S9042, S9055 [29JY], S9086, S9088, S9089 [30JY]

———Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding (S. 1958), S7896 [16JY]

———safety management regulations, S7524 [10JY]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: compliance with existing environmental laws in developing an integrated management system, S9237-S9241, S9247 [31JY]

———preemption of inconsistent or duplicative Federal, State, and local environmental laws, S9222-S9228, S9247 [31JY]

Nuclear weapons: atomic energy defense activities, S9042 [29JY], S9089 [30JY]

Office of Oil and Gas Technologies: funding, S12296, S12297 [3OC]

Power resources: solar, wind, and renewable energy programs funding, S9100, S9102, S9103 [30JY], S9312 [31JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S867 [1FE], S4646 [2MY], S7066 [26JN]

Public utilities: liability for contract delays relative to nuclear waste disposal, S9235, S9236 [31JY]

Radioactive substances: acceptance of high-level nuclear waste relative to public safety, health, and the environment, S9216-S9222 [31JY]

Renewable energy programs: funding, S9045, S9046 [29JY], S10623 [17SE]

Research: authorize hydrogen development and demonstration programs (H.R. 4138), S11667 [28SE]

———study on permanent authorization for general plant projects, S7274-S7276 [28JN]

Rural areas: biomass rural electricity projects funding, S9043 [29JY], S9099 [30JY]

Russia: safeguard of nuclear weapons and material from terrorists, S2216 [18MR]

Safety: worker protection at Miamisburg, OH, facility, S7235 [28JN]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats, S6988-S7001 [26JN]

Tritium: production, S7155 [27JN]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act: amend, S6588-S6591 [20JN]

Reports filed

Amend or Repeal Certain Government Statutes Relative to Rulemaking and Advisory Committee Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1874) (S. Rept. 104-311), S7301 [28JN]

Appropriations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1777), S5267 [17MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3322, Federal Civilian Science Activities' Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 104-565), H4502 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1745) (S. Rept. 104-267), S4972 [13MY]

———Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 1745) (S. Rept. 104-278), S6082 [11JN]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Defense Activities: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1763), S5191 [16MY]

Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 655), S10554 [13SE]

Dept. of Energy Reports Elimination and Streamlining Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2033), S10554 [13SE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4083) (H. Rept. 104-814), H10762 [20SE]

Federal Civilian Science Activities Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3322) (H. Rept. 104-550), H4396 [1MY]

Nomination of Alvin L. Alm To Be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environmental Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S1969 [13MR]

Nomination of Thomas P. Grumbly To Be Under Sec. of Energy: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S1969 [13MR]

Nuclear Waste Disposal: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1271) (S. Rept. 104-248), S3216 [29MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: International Association of Fire Chiefs, S7843 [16JY]

Statements

Advanced Light Water Reactor Program Myths, S9040 [29JY]

Nuclear Waste Disposal: Senator Johnston (1980), S7643 [10JY]

Summaries

Civilian Science Agencies Funding for Fiscal Year 1997, E860 [22MY]

Tables

Additional appropriations (H.R. 4278), H12078-H12080 [28SE]

Funding above Dept. of Defense request, S6950 [26JN]

State electrical generation by nuclear energy, S7866 [16JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 427, consideration of H.R. 3322, Federal civilian science activities' appropriations, H4764 [9MY]

H.R. 4083, Energy Policy and Conservation Act program extension, H10909 [24SE]

H.R. 4138, Hydrogen Future Act, H11337-H11339 [26SE]

S. 1530, Naval Petroleum Reserves and Naval Oil Shale Reserves Corp. establishment, S496-S498 [26JA]

S. 1745, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, personnel strengths, and military construction, S6314-S6370 [18JN], S7525-S7612 [10JY]

S. 1852, Dept. of Energy Class Action Lawsuit Act, S5981 [7JN]

S. 1874, amend or repeal certain statutes relative to Dept. of Energy rulemaking and advisory committee management, S11670 [28SE]

S. 1935, Nuclear Waste Policy Act, S9254-S9265 [31JY]

S. 2033, Dept. of Energy Reports Elimination and Streamlining Act, S9581 [2AU]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1852), S5980 [7JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1852), S5980 [7JN]

Texts of

S. 1852, provisions, S5981 [7JN]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ORGANIZATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Energy: amend or repeal certain statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management (see S. 1874), S6225 [13JN]

Letters

Amend or repeal certain Dept. of Energy statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6236 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Energy: amend or repeal certain statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management (S. 1874), S6236 [13JN], S11670 [28SE]

Reports filed

Amend or Repeal Certain Government Statutes Relative to Rulemaking and Advisory Committee Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1874) (S. Rept. 104-311), S7301 [28JN]

Texts of

S. 1874, amend or repeal certain statutes relative to Dept. of Energy rulemaking and advisory committee management, S11670 [28SE]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REPORTS ELIMINATION AND STREAMLINING ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2033), S9554 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2033), S9580 [2AU]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2033), S10554 [13SE]

Texts of

S. 2033, provisions, S9581 [2AU]

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES related term(s) Surgeon General

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H7108 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7155, H7157, H7158 [9JY], H7234, H7235, H7236, H7237, H7239, H7261, H7263 [10JY], H7280, H7287, H7288, H7290, H7295, H7302, H7304, H7306, H7318, H7321, H7324, H7331, H7332, H7333, H7334, H7335, H7337, H7338, H7339, H7344, H7348, H7349, H7355, H7357, H7359, H7360, H7475 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7211 [10JY]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), S11041, S11051 [19SE]

NIH: revise and extend certain programs (S. 1897), S11391, S11435 [26SE]

Articles and editorials

Arthur Flemming Dies—Key Adviser to Presidents from FDR to Reagan, H10436 [17SE]

Consensus on Teen Smoking, H916 [26JA]

Extraordinary Hearing Grips Senators, Witnesses, and Observers, S12041 [30SE]

HCFA Officials Warn HMOs To Provide Good Grievance Plans—Rule in Development, E1725 [26SE]

Vladeck Urges Managed Care Groups To Improve Appeals Process, E1725 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions

Alcoholic beverages: require Dept. of HHS reports on alcohol advertising practices (see H.R. 3475), H5287 [16MY]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3755), H7114 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H7154 [9JY]

Diseases: establish a data bank of information on clinical trials and experimental treatments for all serious illnesses (see S. 2024), S9554 [2AU]

Drugs: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H2034 [8MR]

Employment: opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 3791), H7474 [11JY]

Families and domestic relations: reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (see S. 1716), S4317 [29AP]

Federal employees: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (see S. 1987, 2104), S8636 [24JY], S11169 [24SE]

Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H1774 [6MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 4220), H11395 [26SE]

Health care facilities: waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (see H.R. 4244), H11526 [27SE]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (see H.R. 3378), H4396 [1MY]

———extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 544), H11527 [27SE]

National practioner databank: improve public access (see S. 2004), S9295 [31JY]

Native Americans: repeal Indian trading laws (see H.R. 3215), H3230 [29MR]

NIH: establish National Center for Pain Research (see S. 1955), S7887 [16JY]

———revise and extend certain programs (see S. 1897), S6662 [21JN]

Pharmaceuticals: reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research and establish minimum levels of research reinvestment for drug manufacturers (see H.R. 4270), H11527 [27SE]

Public Health Service: making appropriations for commissioned officers retirement and health benefits (see S. 1516), S98 [5JA]

Social Security: application for waiver of certain AFDC and medicaid demonstration projects (see H.R. 3696), H6690 [20JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1639; H.R. 3142, 3151, 4068), S2646 [21MR], H2664, H2665 [21MR], H10385 [12SE]

———medicare reimbursement to Veteran Health Administration (see S. 1786), S5443 [21MY]

Conference reports

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization (S. 641), H4287-H4299 [30AP]

Cost Estimates

Revise and extend certain NIH programs (S. 1897): CBO, S11044-S11046 [19SE]

Documents

Waiver Request Process, H5973-H5975 [6JN]

Letters

Abstinence education and adolescent family life programs reauthorization: Carol J. Vale, S4327 [29AP]

———Colin A. Hanna, S4326 [29AP]

———Danelle Stone and Melissa Mizner, Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, S4326 [29AP]

———Horace W. Strand, S4326 [29AP]

———Jim Beckwith, Mifflin County, PA, S4327 [29AP]

———Joseph A. Ford, Sr., Washington County, PA, S4326 [29AP]

———Senator Specter, S4326 [29AP]

Consideration of patient appeals and provision of specialty care by managed care plans: John C. Courtney, Child Neurology, Inc., E1736 [27SE]

Effects of Government shutdown on Dept. of HHS, S438 [26JA]

Extension of certain expiring governmental appropriations: Senator Specter, S1387 [28FE]

Family planning programs funding: several family planning organizations, H7350 [11JY]

Health care programs abuse, S364 [25JA]

Indian Health Service program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H11417 [27SE]

Indian Health Service programs for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H9971 [4SE]

Medicare waste, fraud and abuse, S9543 [2AU]

NIH funding for nausea, vomiting, nutrition, and pregnancy study: Bernard L. Harlow, Harvard Medical School, H7325 [11JY]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Oregon public welfare demonstration projects: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S2169 [15MR]

Lists

Cosponsors of S. 1716, abstinence education and adolescent family life programs reauthorization, S4327 [29AP]

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Memorandums

Oregon Public Welfare Demonstration Projects, S2169 [15MR]

Messages

Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act Report: President Clinton, H2931 [27MR]

Revised Deferral of Budgetary Resources: President Clinton, S6719 [24JN], H6709 [24JN]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7361, H7373 [11JY]

Petitions and memorials

Georgia: FDA regulatory powers over tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

Remarks in House

Administration for Children and Families: funding, H7289, H7290 [11JY]

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: funding, E836 [16MY]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

Battered Women's Shelter Program: funding, H7236 [10JY]

Black Lung Clinics Program: funding, H7287, H7288, H7370 [11JY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H7331 [11JY]

Centers for Disease Control: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funding, H7280-H7287, H7369 [11JY], E1291 [16JY]

Community Service Block Grant Program: funding, H7228 [10JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4163 [30AP], H4355-H4367, H4374 [1MY], E696 [1MY], E719, E725 [7MY]

Crime: domestic violence programs funding, H7226 [10JY], H7299, H7330 [11JY], H8159, H8163, H8165 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H1870 [7MR], H12099, H12106 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7164, H7215-H7243, H7244 [10JY], H7266, H7267, H7268, H7269, H7280-H7374 [11JY], E1256, E1260 [11JY], E1276, E1279, E1281, E1282, E1283, E1285 [12JY], E1291, E1292 [16JY], E1424 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7206-H7215 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), unanimous-consent agreement, H7327 [11JY]

Diseases: Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study funding, H8317 [24JY]

Drugs: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (H.R. 3059), E317 [8MR]

———prohibit funding to promote legalization of currently listed illegal drugs, H7334 [11JY]

Families and domestic relations: family planning programs funding, H7348-H7355, H7361, H7362 [11JY], E1282 [12JY]

Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (H.R. 3022), E285 [6MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 4220), E1725 [26SE], E1736, E1751 [27SE]

———safety of mother and child during pregnancy and childbirth, H10764 [23SE]

———safety of mother and child relative to delivery, H8794 [30JY]

Health care facilities: waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (H.R. 4244), E1797 [28SE]

Healthy Start Program: funding, H7228, H7230 [10JY]

Immigration: public health assistance to illegal aliens for communicable diseases, H7337, H7338 [11JY]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), H9970, H9971 [4SE], E694 [1MY]

———extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 544), H11416-H11418 [27SE]

Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program: funding, H7230 [10JY]

Medicare: reform (H.R. 2839), E1515 [5SE]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System, H7210 [10JY]

———renal disease management services (H.R. 1068), E723 [7MY]

Native Americans: repeal Indian trading laws (H.R. 3215), H8603, H8604 [29JY], E521 [29MR]

NIH: funding, H7232 [10JY]

———nausea, vomiting, nutrition, and pregnancy study funding, H7324 [11JY]

———require private industry to enter into price agreements relative to the sale of drugs developed in cooperative research programs, H7335-H7337 [11JY]

Office of Consumer Affairs: funding, H6881, H6946 [26JN]

Pharmaceuticals: reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research and establish minimum levels of research reinvestment for drug manufacturers (H.R. 4270), E1788 [28SE]

Rural areas: health care programs funding, H7297 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 3142), H2844 [26MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 3151), E423 [22MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 580), H2844 [26MR]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: funding, H12099 [28SE]

Surgeon General: status of office, H7662 [17JY]

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H915 [26JA], E90, E96, E102 [25JA], E172 [5FE]

Women: prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (H.R. 941), E70 [24JA]

Remarks in Senate

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: funding, S5436 [21MY]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize, S11883 [30SE]

———reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, S4646-S4649 [2MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11911 [30SE], S12118 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2127), S48 [4JA]

Diseases: convene committee for renaming chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, S11918, S11919 [30SE]

———establish a data bank of information on clinical trials and experimental treatments for all serious illnesses (S. 2024), S9563 [2AU]

Families and domestic relations: reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (S. 1716), S4323-S4326 [29AP]

Federal employees: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (S. 2104), S11169 [24SE]

Flowering Tree Alcoholism Treatment Program: funding, S11917, S11918 [30SE]

Government: extension of certain expiring appropriations, S1387 [28FE]

Health: programs funding, S5322-S5324 [20MY], S5420 [21MY]

Health Care Financing Administration: development of health care information management system, S2287 [19MR]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), S11051-S11053 [19SE], S12402 [3OC]

Insurance: require study on evaluation of access and choice of health care providers, S3603 [18AP]

Medicare: reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S4952 [9MY]

National practioner databank: improve public access (S. 2004), S9296 [31JY]

Native Americans: repeal Indian trading laws (H.R. 3215), S9316 [31JY]

NIH: establish National Center for Pain Research (S. 1955), S7888 [16JY]

———establish National Fund for Health Research, S6665 [21JN], S12041 [30SE]

———establish Office for Rare Disease Research, S6665 [21JN]

———revise and extend certain programs (S. 1897), S6664, S6665 [21JN], S11044 [19SE], S11391-S11401 [26SE], S12041 [30SE], S12349 [3OC]

Office of Inspector General: additional funding, S439-S441 [26JA]

Office of Rural Health Policy: telemedicine research funding, S2287 [19MR]

Public Health Service: making appropriations for commissioned officers retirement and health benefits (S. 1516), S98 [5JA]

———nominations, S4516 [1MY]

Public welfare programs: Oregon demonstration projects, S2169-S2171 [15MR]

———require congressional action to revise reform legislation if child poverty rate increases, S8139-S8141 [18JY], S8334 [19JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S7996 [17JY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (S. 1639), S2657 [21MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Veteran Health Administration (S. 1786), S5447 [21MY]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, S356 [25JA]

Women: prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision, S1834 [12MR], S4287 [29AP], S4414, S4415 [30AP], S4490 [1MY]

Reports

Drug-Related Hospital Emergency Department Episodes: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, S9019 [29JY]

Information on Health Issues Involved in Safe Motherhood and Improving Pregnancy Outcomes: Dept. of HHS, H8795 [30JY]

Social Security Administration Union Activity: GAO, S11170-S11173 [24SE]

Reports filed

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (S. 641) (H. Rept. 104-545), H4302 [30AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3755, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 104-662), H7154 [9JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3755) (H. Rept. 104-659), H7114 [8JY]

Fraud and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid—Stronger Enforcement and Better Management Could Save Billions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-641), H7105 [27JN]

Indian Health Service Program for Direct Billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Third Party Payers: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3378) (H. Rept. 104-742), H9705 [1AU]

Medicare Reimbursement to Military Health Services System: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3142) (H. Rept. 104-837), H11228 [25SE]

NIH Programs' Revision and Extension: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1897) (S. Rept. 104-364), S10075 [9SE]

Public Health Service Nominations: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S4516 [1MY], S7023 [26JN], S7178 [27JN]

Repeal Indian Trading Laws: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3215) (H. Rept. 104-681), H7779 [17JY]

Statements

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Representative Porter, H1842 [7MR]

Tribute to Thomas R. Burke: David Durenberger, S8150 [18JY]

———George J. Mitchell, S8150 [18JY]

Summaries

Abstinence Education and Adolescent Family Life Programs Reauthorization (S. 1716), S4326 [29AP]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization (S. 641), S4648 [2MY], H4356-H4358 [1MY]

Managed Care Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4220), E1751 [27SE]

Medicare Medication Evaluation and Dispensing System Relative to On-Line Prescription Information: GAO, E1515 [5SE]

Saturated Fat Intake and the Risk of Severe Hyperemesis Gravidarum: L.B. Signorello, Bernard L. Harlow, S.P. Wang, and M.A. Erick, Harvard School of Public Health, H7325 [11JY]

Table of Contents

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4278), H12266 [3OC]

Tables

Comparison of several proposed appropriations for certain departments: Senator Specter, S3191 [29MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H1824-H1828, H1844-H1865 [7MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7375-H7440 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies contingency funding levels, H1866 [7MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 472, consideration of H.R. 3755, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7206 [10JY]

H. Res. 544, concur with Senate amendments to H.R. 3378, extend Indian Health Service program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors, H11416 [27SE]

H.R. 3215, repeal Indian trading laws, H8603 [29JY]

H.R. 3378, Indian Health Service programs for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors, H9970 [4SE]

H.R. 4244, waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals, E1797 [28SE]

S. 1639, medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S2658 [21MR]

S. 1955, National Center for Pain Research Act, S7889 [16JY]

S. 1987, National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act, S11764-S11770 [28SE]

S. 2004, improve public access to national practioner databank, S9296-S9299 [31JY]

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9707, S9708, S9709, S9710, S9711, S9732, S9746, S9747, S9748, S9755 [3SE], S9795, S9797, S9799, S9820, S9823, S9824, S9825, S9856, S9857 [4SE], S9876, S9877, S9899, S9901, S9915, S9920, S9926, S9927, S9932, S9938, S9939, S9940, S9968, S9969, S9970, S9973, S9975, S9976, S9977 [5SE], H6511 [18JN], H6532, H6533, H6534, H6535 [19JN], H6691, H6692 [20JN], H6712, H6713 [24JN], H6765, H6812, H6814, H6815, H6819, H6826, H6831, H6832, H6838, H6839, H6844 [25JN], H6856, H6857, H6858, H6863, H6868, H6870, H6873, H6875, H6876, H6878, H6881, H6884, H6887, H6888, H6893, H6897, H6900, H6901, H6902, H6905, H6917, H6920, H6928, H6932, H6933, H6934, H6937, H6938, H6940 [26JN]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4504, H4505, H4513, H4514, H4526, H4528, H4529 [7MY], H4581, H4595, H4607, H4611, H4612, H4613, H4617, H4618, H4628, H4629, H4630, H4632, H4647 [8MY], H4662, H4669, H4676, H4678, H4679, H4682, H4683, H4685, H4693, H4694, H4695, H4702, H4704, H4707, H4710, H4712, H4721, H4722, H4724, H4726 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4568 [8MY]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), S347, S350 [24JA], S1900 [12MR]

Public housing: reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), S136, S150, S168 [10JA]

Analyses

Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act (S. 1494), H1272 [27FE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9957 [5SE], H10189 [11SE]

———S. 1260, Public Housing Reform and Empowerment Act, S9208 [30JY]

———S. 1260, U.S. Housing Act, H4753 [9MY]

Articles and editorials

Case Against Independent Counsel, S6108 [11JN]

Dole Calls Public Housing One of `Last Bastions of Socialism', H4186 [30AP]

More Than a Roof—Promising Moves in Public Housing, S9307 [31JY]

Save the Brooke Amendment, H4667, H4735 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3666), H6508 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (see H. Res. 456), H6531 [19JN]

FHA: streamline certain single family housing programs (see H.R. 3742), H7106 [27JN]

Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (see H.R. 3964), H9922 [2AU]

———terminate the property disposition program providing single-family properties for use for the homeless (see H.R. 4085), H10524 [17SE]

Housing: adjust mortgage loan limits (see H.R. 4063), H10385 [12SE]

———authorize certain Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H7106 [27JN]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (see H. Res. 426), H4502 [7MY]

———enforcement of regulatory requirements for single-and multifamily housing (see H.R. 3741), H7106 [27JN]

———establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3404, 3406), H4503 [7MY]

———limit use of federally assisted housing by aliens (see H.R. 2885), H912 [25JA]

———occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 3390), H4423 [2MY]

———occupancy standards relative to purchasers of single family residential properties (see H.R. 4141), H11047 [24SE]

———prevent certain abuses (see H.R. 4235), H11525 [27SE]

———rental assistance payments for certain owners of manufactured homes who rent the lots on which their homes are located (see H.R. 3402), H4502 [7MY]

———revise and extend certain Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H7106 [27JN]

———State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H4396 [1MY]

Public buildings: community use of public facilities that are acquired, constructed, or rehabilitated using community development block grants (see H.R. 3888), H8374 [24JY]

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing reform (see S. 2042), S9555 [2AU]

———notify local government about proposed assisted multifamily housing projects (see H.R. 4064), H10385 [12SE]

Securities: establish performance funds through consolidation of certain housing programs (see H.R. 3740), H7106 [27JN]

States: withhold public housing assistance to agencies that impede eviction of a tenant (see H.R. 3865), H8094 [22JY]

Conference reports

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3666), H10733-H10757 [20SE]

Letters

Committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction: James F. Shea, Fairmont Homes, Inc., H4730 [9MY]

———Terry Trexler, Nobility Homes, Inc., H4731 [9MY]

Low-income housing tax credit: Senators Wellstone, Moseley-Braun, and Baucus, S12287 [3OC]

Suspend provisions of Davis-Bacon Act relative to Community Development Block Grants authorized for post-bombing rebuilding efforts in Oklahoma City, OK: Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, H5983 [6JN]

———Representative Lucas, H5742 [30MY]

———Ronald J. Norick, Mayor of Oklahoma City, OK, H5983 [6JN]

U.S. Housing Act: John Henneberger and Rafael Torres, Low Income Housing Coalition, H4688 [9MY]

———Kevin J. Donnellan, AARP, H4677 [9MY]

———Peter A. Howe, Portland Housing Authority, H4666 [9MY]

———Representative Roukema, H4668 [9MY]

Memorandums

Multifamily Rental Assisted Housing Contracts, S11221 [25SE]

Messages

Dept. of HUD Annual Report: President Clinton, S9070 [29JY], H8633 [29JY]

Veto of H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton, S23 [3JA], S47 [4JA]

Motions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9819 [4SE], H6948 [26JN], H10182 [11SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4705, H4707, H4734, H4753 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Abolish, H4174 [30AP]

Appropriations: status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H123, H124 [4JA]

Baltimore, MD: relocation of public housing relative to legal action by tenants, H4632, H4633 [8MY]

Bergen County, NJ: Dept. of HUD Sustained Performance Award recipient, E1877 [30SE]

Community Development Block Grant Program: Economic Development Initiative grants funding, H6831, H6832 [25JN]

———funding, H6808, H6809, H6814, H6815 [25JN]

Community Development Block Grants: use for housing purposes, H4702-H4704 [9MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations, H892 [25JA], H1873 [7MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6431 [18JN], H6799-H6845, H6847 [25JN], H6852, H6854, H6856-H6913, H6917-H6950 [26JN], H7509 [12JY], H10182 [11SE], E1212 [27JN], E1217 [8JY], E1617 [17SE], E1641 [18SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10835, H10951-H10970 [24SE], E1711, E1720, E1724 [26SE], E1898 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (H. Res. 456), H6767-H6781 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), motion to instruct conferees, H10183-H10189 [11SE]

Economic Development Initiative Program: funding, H10964 [24SE]

Federal aid programs: elderly, disabled, and assisted housing programs funding, H6826-H6830 [25JN], H6852, H6854 [26JN]

FHA: expand homeownership opportunities for first-time home buyers, H6932, H6933 [26JN]

———mortgage insurance premiums, H6844, H6845 [25JN]

Funding, H10966 [24SE]

Homeless: assistance, H6819-H6825 [25JN]

Housing: allow homeless assistance providers priority in applying for Federal surplus property for the homeless, H4580 [8MY]

———authority to define income levels for public housing, H4611, H4612 [8MY]

———cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4577-H4580 [8MY], H4662-H4689-H4704, H4735, H4736 [9MY]

———consultation with local authorities relative to settlement negotiations in public housing litigation cases, H4710 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4102 [25AP], H4569-H4643 [8MY], H4659, H4662-H4755 [9MY], E760, E763, E773 [10MY], E786, E787 [14MY], E970 [30MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4559-H4569 [8MY]

———eligibility of residents for public housing boards relative to prior convictions for certain crimes, H4629 [8MY]

———establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H4726-H4731 [9MY]

———establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (H.R. 3406), E729 [7MY]

———establish public housing advisory boards with membership by tenants, H4629, H4630 [8MY]

———establish public housing regional appeals boards that include representation by tenants, H4630-H4632 [8MY]

———extend certain programs, H6168, H6174 [11JN]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), H1267-H1278, H1290 [27FE], E319 [8MR]

———local housing authorities administration of rental assistance program, H4693, H4694 [9MY]

———low-income housing programs reform, H6843 [25JN]

———occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers, H4593, H4628 [8MY]

———occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers (H.R. 3390), E704 [2MY]

———placement of disabled with seniors in certain housing projects, H1274, H1276 [27FE]

———policy to provide safe and affordable housing, H4595-H4607 [8MY]

———prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families, H1273, H1274, H1275, H1276, H1278 [27FE]

———rental assistance for mobile and manufactured homes, H4696 [9MY]

———require membership by tenants on housing authorities boards, H4612-H4617 [8MY]

———require public housing plans to comply with Federal law, H4617 [8MY]

———restructure mortgages for FHA-insured down payment procedures, E1720 [26SE]

———role of local authorities in decision-making process for determining locations for public housing, H4786 [9MY]

———short-term housing needs of welfare and homeless families in workfare programs, H4694, H4695 [9MY]

———State authority to set rental occupancy standards (H.R. 3385), E688 [1MY]

———use of community development block grant funds for public service programs, H4565 [8MY]

Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program: funding, H10967 [24SE]

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program: funding, H6833-H6838 [25JN], H6946, H6947 [26JN]

Insurance: investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, H6809-H6812 [25JN]

John Heinz Neighborhood Development Program: funding, H6806 [25JN]

Native Americans: housing loan guarantees, H4722, H4723 [9MY]

Oklahoma City, OK: suspend provisions of Davis-Bacon Act relative to Community Development Block Grants authorized for post-bombing rebuilding efforts, H5741-H5743 [30MY], H5983 [6JN]

Public buildings: community use of public facilities acquired, constructed, or rehabilitated using community development block grants (H.R. 3888), E1354 [24JY]

Public housing: reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), H4738 [9MY]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), corrections in engrossment, H4753 [9MY]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), insert language of H.R. 2406 in lieu, H4753 [9MY]

———tenant-based assistance funding relative to replacement of demolished units, H6938-H6940 [26JN]

Real estate: settlement services regulation, H12108 [28SE]

Rental assistance voucher program: funding, H6815-H6819 [25JN], H6945 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Charleston County, SC: community development block grants availability, S9876 [5SE]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Moving to Opportunity Program, S9306 [31JY]

Civil liberties: discourage departmental interference with the exercise of the rights of free speech, free association, and the petition of Government for redress of grievances, S9877, S9878 [5SE]

Community development programs: funding, S9723 [3SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), veto, S44 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9460 [2AU], S9691-S9735 [3SE], S9778 [4SE], S9875-S9934, S9938-S9957, S9963-S9965 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, S11159-S11162 [24SE], S11218-S11225 [25SE], S11415-S11417 [26SE], S11506 [27SE], S11763 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), unanimous-consent agreement, S9416-S9418 [1AU], S9953 [5SE]

Employment: voluntary retirement program funding, S9732 [3SE]

Federal mortgage guarantees: issuance for luxury housing developments, S9939, S9940 [5SE]

FHA: streamline certain single family housing programs, S9708 [3SE]

GAO: audit of Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, S11224 [25SE]

Government regulations: maintenance of public notice and comment rulemaking provisions, S9823 [4SE]

Housing: assistance programs, S9947 [5SE]

———drug elimination grants for low-income housing projects, S9899-S9901 [5SE]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), S350-S353 [24JA], S1900 [12MR], S1997, S1998, S1999 [13MR]

———low-income housing preservation, S9952 [5SE]

———low-income tax credit, S12286 [3OC]

———restructure mortgages for FHA-insured multifamily housing projects, S9726-S9732 [3SE], S9822 [4SE]

Immigration: require proof of citizenship to qualify for housing assistance, S4405 [30AP]

Insurance: investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, S9941-S9943, S9944, S9945, S9946 [5SE], S11222-S11224 [25SE], S12021 [30SE]

Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight: GAO audit, S9825 [4SE]

Public housing: establish income eligibility and additional eligibility guidelines for public housing, S151 [10JA]

———multifamily rental assisted housing reform, S11218-S11222 [25SE]

———multifamily rental assisted housing reform (S. 2042), S9595-S9604 [2AU], S9949 [5SE]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), S136, S151 [10JA], S9165, S9208 [30JY]

———senior citizen assisted housing funding, S11221 [25SE]

Utah Housing Finance Agency: funding, S9876, S9877 [5SE]

Watertown, SD: sewage treatment funding, S2288 [19MR]

Youthbuild Program: funding, S9835 [4SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2406, U.S. Housing Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 104-564), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 456) (H. Rept. 104-630), H6531 [19JN]

Dept. of HUD Deregulation of Public Housing and Rental Assistance Programs: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2406) (H. Rept. 104-461), H4108 [25AP]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3666) (H. Rept. 104-812), H10762 [20SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3666) (H. Rept. 104-628), H6508 [18JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3666) (S. Rept. 104-318), S7762 [11JY]

Public Housing Deregulation and Rental Assistance Programs: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2406) (H. Rept. 104-461), H1223 [1FE]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6843 [25JN], H6878 [26JN]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4709 [9MY]

Summaries

Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act (S. 2042), S9602 [2AU]

U.S. Housing Act (H.R. 2406): Manager's Amendment, H4754 [9MY]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S11218 [25SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9950 [5SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 3019), H4068-H4073 [25AP]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 3666), H12082-H12087 [28SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H1829-H1833 [7MR]

Employees affected by appropriations legislation vetoes, S46 [4JA]

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program formula allocations, H6837 [25JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 426, consideration of H.R. 2406, U.S. Housing Act, H4559 [8MY]

H. Res. 456, consideration of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H6767 [25JN]

H.R. 2406, U.S. Housing Act, H4837-H4880 [10MY]

H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9691-S9703 [3SE]

S. 1260, Public Housing Reform and Empowerment Act, S136-S150, S152-S167 [10JA], S9166-S9208 [30JY], H4738-H4753 [9MY]

S. 1494, Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act, S351-S353 [24JA], S1900-S1903 [12MR], H1267-H1271 [27FE]

S. 2042, Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act, S9595-S9602 [2AU]

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Addresses

Domestic Policy for Law Enforcement: Eugene T. Rossides, H60-H64 [3JA]

University of South Carolina Commencement: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S5615-S5617 [23MY]

Affidavits

Race-based voting districts: Paul L. Hurd, H3480 [16AP]

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report (H.R. 3814), H7659, H7660 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), S10019, S10026 [6SE], S10563 [13SE], S10843 [18SE], H7780 [17JY], H8030, H8031 [18JY], H8095, H8096, H8097 [22JY], H8169, H8170, H8171, H8176, H8190, H8193, H8196, H8199, H8203, H8204, H8209, H8210, H8226, H8228, H8231, H8232, H8233, H8248, H8249 [23JY], H8254, H8256, H8258, H8261, H8262, H8264, H8266, H8267, H8272, H8275, H8276, H8281, H8283, H8284, H8285, H8286 [24JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2124 [12MR], H2224 [13MR], H2440, H2446, H2447, H2448, H2450, H2451, H2456 [19MR], H2476, H2481, H2484, H2487, H2496, H2507, H2518, H2520, H2522, H2527, H2530 [20MR], H2589, H2603, H2605, H2612, H2627 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2370 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3281, S3301, S3302, S3303, S3317, S3318, S3319 [15AP], S3634 [18AP], S3999 [23AP], S4013, S4014, S4017, S4018, S4019, S4020, S4049, S4056, S4058, S4075, S4076, S4077, S4078, S4079, S4080 [24AP], S4116, S4160, S4180, S4196, S4197, S4198, S4224, S4249 [25AP], S4311, S4313, S4328, S4331, S4334, S4335, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4342, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351 [29AP], S4378, S4384, S4388, S4390, S4391, S4393, S4396, S4398, S4412, S4414, S4415, S4426, S4427, S4428, S4431, S4434, S4435, S4436, S4439, S4440, S4443 [30AP], S4457, S4466, S4468, S4490, S4495, S4498, S4503, S4505, S4513, S4560, S4561 [1MY], S4581, S4585, S4592, S4595, S4628 [2MY]

Native Americans: settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute (S. 1973), S11442, S11465 [26SE]

Analyses

Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act (S. 1973), S8162 [18JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, S4984 [13MY], H10195 [11SE]

Articles and editorials

Alien Smugglers Are Packing Cars for Perilous Trek, E406 [21MR]

Border Crosser, Told To Pack No Provisions, Dies in Mountains, E406 [21MR]

Border Fugitive Plunges to Death, E406 [21MR]

Border Surprise, S4133 [25AP]

Clinton's Cops—A Shell Game?, H8258 [24JY]

Dangerous Immigration Bill, S10902 [19SE], S11519 [27SE]

Docudrama, S1444 [29FE]

Enough of Whitewater, S1561 [6MR]

Enough Whitewater Hearings, S1928 [13MR]

Extend, But With Limits, S1444 [29FE], S1580, S1585 [6MR]

Extend the Whitewater Inquiry, S1408 [29FE]

Fall Kills Border Agent in Foot Chase, E405 [21MR]

Immigrant Bashing, S11518 [27SE]

Immigrant-Document Counterfeiting Plant Raided; 12 Arrested, E405 [21MR]

Immigrants and Other Ordinary People, S4458 [1MY]

Immigration Politics, S11518 [27SE]

In Defense of Honest Labor, S82 [5JA]

INS Accused of Tolerating Citizenship Fraud, S10287 [11SE]

INS Successfully Reforms U.S. Asylum System, S1075 [7FE]

INS To Review Overtime Policies After Charges of Abuse, S10288 [11SE]

Legal Fees Questioned in Remap Case, H3481 [16AP]

Marine Patrol Not Laughing at `Baywatch' Joke, H8261 [24JY]

Not So Harsh on Refugees, S4460 [1MY]

Real Whitewater Report, S1445 [29FE]

Replacing Kenneth Starr, S3453 [17AP]

Review & Outlook—Scan the Congress, S2251 [18MR]

Slamming the Door, S4460 [1MY]

Stop the Immigration Bill, S11518 [27SE]

Suspicious Crime Report, E1674 [24SE]

Take D'Amato Off Clinton's Case, S1561 [6MR]

Terrorism Law Revisited, S4459 [1MY]

They Call This Valor, H4327 [1MY]

31 Immigrants Caught in Stolen Vehicle, E406 [21MR]

Times Article Misstated Guidelines on Border Drug Cases, S5948 [6JN]

Tracing Explosives Through Taggants Draws Heavy Fire From Gun Lobbies, E1483 [2AU]

Tracing Gunpowder Bombs With GOP Pols, E1483 [2AU]

Twenty Months and Counting, S1580, S1585 [6MR]

Whitewater Hearing Needs To Wind Down, S1562 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions

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

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (see S. 1606; H.R. 3033, 3051), S1855 [12MR], H1775 [6MR], H1985 [7MR]

Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate): production of records relative to the U.S. and William I. Koch v. Koch Industries, Inc. (see S. Res. 302), S11426 [26SE]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (see S. Res. 227, 246), S1388 [28FE], S3487 [17AP]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (see S. Res. 272), S7027 [26JN]

Crime: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (see S. 2006, 2007), S9295 [31JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3814), consideration (see H. Res. 479), H7657 [16JY]

———making appropriations (see H.R. 3814), H7657 [16JY]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 4314), H12174 [28SE]

Firearms: require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental entity (see H.R. 3016), H1716 [5MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform (see S. 1665), S3311 [15AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see S. 1664), S3311 [15AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (see H. Res. 384), H2315 [14MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 528), H11046 [24SE]

———asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H7106 [27JN]

Independent counsel: reform statute (see H.R. 3239), H3386 [15AP]

INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]

———standards for naturalization (see H.R. 4056, 4143), H10235 [11SE], H11047 [24SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national clearinghouse to assist in background checks of law enforcement applicants (see H.R. 3263), H3581 [17AP]

National Institute of Justice: designate as focal point for law enforcement technology programs (see H. Con. Res. 227), H11527 [27SE]

Native Americans: settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute (see S. 1973, 2111), S8156 [18JY], S11169 [24SE]

Prosecutors: establish ethics standards (see H.R. 3386), H4396 [1MY]

States: assist Attorney General in deportation of illegal aliens (see H.R. 3062), H2122 [12MR]

Terrorism: U.S. policy (see H.R. 3953), H9921 [2AU]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (see H. Res. 508), H9705 [1AU]

U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), consideration (see H. Res. 418), H4302 [30AP]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR], S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3249 [29MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

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

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4037 [24AP], S4160 [25AP], S4308 [29AP], S4610 [2MY]

Conference reports

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (H.R. 2202), H10842-H10907 [24SE]

Cost Estimates

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664): CBO, S3290-S3293 [15AP]

———Intergovernmental Mandates, S3294-S3296 [15AP]

———Private Sector Mandates, S3293 [15AP]

Immigration in the National Interest Act (H.R. 2202): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), H2318 [18MR]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H2319 [18MR]

Footnotes

BATF accuracy relative to National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: Representative Funderburk, E1462 [2AU]

Histories

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (H.R. 2202), S11713 [28SE], S11839 [30SE]

Letters

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6156 [12JN]

Agricultural immigrant worker program requirements: V. Thomas Geary, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, H2616 [21MR]

Antitrust laws and practices: Senator Brown, S11254 [25SE]

Asylum reform: Anne Willem Bijleveld, U.N., S11904-S11906 [30SE]

———Elisa Massimino and Michael Posner, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, S11906 [30SE]

———several law school professors, S11906 [30SE]

———Sigourney Weaver, S11906 [30SE]

CBO cost estimates of the Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: James L. Blum, CBO, S3290 [15AP]

CBO cost estimates of the Immigration in the National Interest Act: Representative Hyde, H2317 [18MR]

Community policing programs: Eric W. Miller, Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, H8260 [24JY]

Construction of physical barriers in high illegal alien entry areas: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S4413 [30AP]

———T.J. Bonner, National Border Patrol Council, S4413 [30AP]

Dept. of Justice custody of St. Elizabeth's Hospital patients found not guilty by reason of insanity: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S12296 [3OC]

Economic Espionage Act: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S12214 [2OC]

Executive departments management and direction of appropriated funds: Representatives Livingston and Obey, E34 [5JA]

Gambling Impact Study Commission, S7975 [17JY]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Larry Naake, National Association of Counties, S11517 [27SE]

———Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11518 [27SE]

———William T. Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, S11517 [27SE]

Immigration in the National Interest Act: Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, E472 [28MR]

INS treatment of criminal aliens: Roy W. Wasden, Salt Lake City, UT, Police Dept., H2449 [19MR]

International War Crimes Tribunal prosecution of individuals indicted for crimes committed in the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3891 [23AP]

Investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S5483 [22MY]

———Paul J. Pfingst, San Diego, CA, District Attorney, S5484 [22MY]

———Senator Dole, S5000 [14MY]

Investigation of Louis Farrakhan's visit to Middle East and Africa: Representative Barr, H1701 [5MR]

Investigation of Whitewater Development Corp. and related matters: Senators Sarbanes and D'Amato, S1586 [6MR]

Law enforcement officer programs: David B. Mitchell, Dept. of Maryland State Police, H32 [3JA]

Native American adoption and child custody proceedings, H4815 [10MY]

Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act: David W. Wilcox, Flagstaff, AZ, S11465 [26SE]

———Ferrell Secakuku, Hopi Tribe, S11464 [26SE]

Olympic games security by Dept. of Defense, S7087 [27JN]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Prevention of counterfeiting of Social Security cards: Shirley S. Chater, Social Security Administration, H2452 [19MR]

Regulation of tobacco industry: Senator Lautenberg, S1158 [7FE]

Release of documents relative to investigation of termination of employees of the White House Travel Office, S10307, S10318 [11SE]

Republic National Bank activities relative to Russian banks, E196 [13FE]

State issuance of driver's licenses and identification documents relative to immigration policy: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S3290 [15AP], S4392 [30AP]

Treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents, S12297, S12298 [3OC]

U.S. Marshals' receipt of Service Award for Valor for involvement in Ruby Ridge, ID, incident: Representative McInnis, H4327 [1MY]

White House acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H8521 [25JY]

Lists

Agricultural organizations supporting the Pombo amendment to the Immigration in the National Interest Act on agricultural immigrant worker program requirements, H2626 [21MR]

Congressional Task Force on Immigration Reform members, H2373 [19MR]

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Organizations supporting Abraham-Feingold amendment to S. 1664, Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act relative to federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S4476 [1MY]

Memorandums

Antitrust Implications of Activities of Certain Business Organizations: Congressional Research Service, S11255 [25SE]

Government Reimbursement for Private Counsel of Terminated Employees of the White House Travel Office, S10308 [11SE]

U.S. Armed Forces Protection Act, H10061-H10063 [5SE]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: President Clinton, S23 [3JA]

Motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1552 [6MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H23 [3JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8293 [24JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2636 [21MR], H10189 [11SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11090 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4014, S4055 [24AP], S4154, S4155, S4156, S4160 [25AP], S4493 [1MY]

Papers

Made in the USA—Immigrants, Patents, and Jobs: Philip Peters, S2252 [18MR]

Recommendations on Immigration Reform: Congressional Task Force on Immigration, H2373 [19MR]

Proposals

Investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers, S5000 [14MY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2610-H2626 [21MR]

Appropriations: executive department management and direction of appropriated funds, E33 [5JA]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H124, H127 [4JA]

BATF: accuracy of National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, E1461 [2AU]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat, H2178 [13MR]

———control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (H.R. 3033), E290, E294 [6MR]

Buy American Act: compliance, H8231 [23JY]

Children and youth: DARE Program funding, H2580 [21MR]

———missing children programs funding, H8207, H8208 [23JY], E1386 [26JY]

———Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funding, H8167 [23JY]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), H1621 [29FE]

Correctional institutions: Lorton Correctional Complex security and closure, H8173, H8174 [23JY]

———reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment, H3494 [17AP]

———reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment (H.R. 2468), E393 [20MR]

———require reports on deaths of individuals in custody, H8283, H8284 [24JY]

Crime: establish a national clearinghouse to assist in law enforcement employment background checks (H.R. 3263), E552 [17AP]

DEA: funding, H8164, H8190, H8191 [23JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations, H1868 [7MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H23-H33 [3JA], H317 [5JA]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3814), consideration (H. Res. 479), H7715-H7720 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8149-H8234 [23JY], H8254-H8293 [24JY], E1335 [22JY], E1386, E1389 [26JY], E1410 [30JY], E1415 [31JY], E1454 [1AU], E1733 [27SE]

Drugs: importation of Rohypnol, H8204, H8205 [23JY]

EEOC: funding, H8193-H8195 [23JY]

Elections: race-based voting districts, H3475-H3481 [16AP]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9384, H9387 [31JY], H9707, H9708 [1AU], H9839, H9881, H9882, H9884, H9885, H9892, H9893 [2AU], E1482 [2AU]

FBI: hire additional personnel to investigate domestic and foreign terrorism, and establish a domestic counterterrorism center, H9384 [31JY]

Federal Prison System: funding, H8193-H8195 [23JY]

Firearms: require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental entity, H2170, H2172-H2174 [13MR]

Health care professionals: extend nonimmigrant nurse program, H2627-H2630 [21MR]

Highlands, TX: tribute to Sheriff's station, E1031 [7JN]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H5498 [22MY], H8164 [23JY], H9460, H9461 [31JY], H11578, H11591-H11595 [27SE], H12099, H12104 [28SE], E1916 [3OC]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H1968 [7MR], H2039 [12MR], H2313 [14MR], H2378-H2461, H2464 [19MR], H2472, H2473, H2475-H2538 [20MR], H2589, H2621-H2640 [21MR], H2707 [22MR], H7757 [17JY], H10189 [11SE], E390, E394 [20MR], E404, E413 [21MR], E418, E422, E434, E441 [22MR], E456, E457 [26MR], E472 [28MR], E496, E506 [29MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11064-H11071, H11079-H11091 [25SE], H11579 [27SE], E1839 [30SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2313 [14MR], H2361-H2376 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11071-H11079 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to instruct conferees, H10189-H10195 [11SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to recommit, H2636 [21MR]

———asylum reform, H11074 [25SE]

———enforcement of employer sanctions relative to employment of illegal aliens, H2449, H2464 [19MR], H11074, H11075, H11081, H11087 [25SE]

———increase border patrol personnel, H11078 [25SE]

———installation of physical barriers at all areas of high incidence of illegal entry into the U.S., H2450, H2451 [19MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2589-H2603 [21MR]

———permanently bar entry into the U.S. for anyone who is caught entering the country illegally, H2456-H2460 [19MR], H2537 [20MR]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H803, H813 [24JA], E67 [24JA]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H930 [30JA]

———status of illegal immigrants applying for permanent resident status, H2603, H2604 [21MR]

———treatment of criminal aliens by State and local law enforcement officials, H2476-H2481 [20MR]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2496-H2505 [20MR]

———standards for naturalization, H10115 [10SE]

———standards for naturalization (H.R. 4056), E1597 [12SE]

———tribute to Citizenship U.S.A. Program, E1306 [17JY]

Juvenile Justice Prevention Program: funding, H8199-H8201 [23JY]

Law enforcement: authorize State and local officers to arrest and detain certain illegal aliens, H2191 [13MR]

———community policing programs, H27, H28, H30-H33 [3JA], H8159, H8160, H8164, H8167, H8168 [23JY], H8258-H8261, H8319 [24JY], E819 [16MY]

Law enforcement officers: reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries, E1410 [30JY]

Miami, FL: Miami Free Zone funding, H12109 [28SE]

National Guard: assist border patrol personnel relative to law enforcement and deportation, H11085 [25SE]

Native Americans: settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute (S. 1973), H12165, H12167 [28SE], E1889 [1OC]

Safety: allow State and local authorities use of Federal lands and police and firefighting training facilities, H6854 [26JN]

Social Security Administration: prevent counterfeiting of Social Security cards, H2452-H2456 [19MR]

Telecommunications Carrier Compliance Fund: restrictions, H8203, H8204 [23JY]

Terrorism: research and development of antiterrorism technology funding, H8196-H8198 [23JY]

———U.S. policy, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9384, H9387, H9472 [31JY], H9707, H9708, H9833 [1AU], E1418 [31JY]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9838, H9839-H9897 [2AU], E1482 [2AU], E1519 [5SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9877-H9886 [2AU]

U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), H4323-H4329 [1MY]

———appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), consideration (H. Res. 418), H4311-H4323 [1MY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: enforcment of antitrust laws relative to cattle prices, S5641 [24MY]

———immigrant worker program requirements, S8485, S8487 [22JY]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (S. Res. 277), S7494 [9JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

Armed Forces: participation in law enforcement activities relative to chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction, S3370-S3375 [16AP]

Bell Telephone Cos.: entrance into the alarm monitoring services market, S689 [1FE]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (S. 1606), S1862-S1864 [12MR]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S6543 [19JN]

Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate): production of records relative to the U.S. and William I. Koch v. Koch Industries, Inc. (S. Res. 302), S11460 [26SE]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding, S3194 [29MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), S1343 [27FE], S1407-S1425, S1427-S1446 [29FE], S1552-S1595, S1610 [6MR], S1617-S1623 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1815, S1900 [12MR], S1926-S1933 [13MR], S2033-S2036 [14MR], S2259 [18MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR]

———funding (S. Res. 246), S3450-S3454 [17AP], S3680 [18AP]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (S. Res. 272), S7065 [26JN]

Courts: transfer of persons found not guilty by reason of insanity from St. Elizabeths Hospital to the custody of the Dept. of Justice, S12295 [3OC]

Crime: compile and publish data on hate crimes (S. 1624), S2328, S2329 [19MR], S5458 [21MY]

———establish a national clearinghouse to assist in law enforcement employment background checks (S. 484), S12331 [3OC]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing, S9154 [30JY]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2006), S9299, S9318 [31JY], S10892 [18SE], S11027 [19SE]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2006), unanimous-consent agreement, S11027 [19SE]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2007), S9318 [31JY], S10892 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2007), unanimous-consent agreement, S11027 [19SE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S4703 [6MY]

Cuban Adjustment Act: repeal, S4311 [29AP]

Cunningham, Glenn D.: nomination to be U.S. Marshal, S8830 [25JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), S10025 [6SE]

Drugs: investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers, S4999 [14MY], S5395 [20MY], S5483-S5485 [22MY], S5947 [6JN]

Elections: unlawful voting by aliens relative to deportation and exclusion, S4018 [24AP]

Eximbank: regulations relative to inter-government fund transfers, S2287 [19MR]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, S10366 [12SE]

Foster, Vincent W., Jr.: investigation of death of White House staff member, S1552-S1556 [6MR]

Funding, S430 [26JA]

Health care facilities: trauma center funding, S12330 [3OC]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, S11624, S11711-S11713 [28SE], S11829, S11838-S11840, S11850, S11863, S11881, S11885-S11887, S11895, S11901-S11904, S11923, S11925 [30SE], S12294, S12295, S12330 [3OC]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), S2251 [18MR], S4993 [14MY], S5650 [24MY], S10572 [16SE], S10650-S10653 [17SE], S10901, S10902 [19SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11132 [24SE], S11450, S11451 [26SE], S11491, S11503-S11508, S11511, S11514-S11519 [27SE], S11696 [28SE], S12297 [3OC]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), insert language of S. 1664 in lieu, S4611 [2MY]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3276-S3310, S3328-S3330 [15AP], S3346-S3349, S3351, S3352, S3365 [16AP], S3424, S3425 [17AP], S3713 [19AP], S4008, S4011, S4012-S4047, S4049-S4059 [24AP], S4116-S4156, S4160 [25AP], S4286-S4314 [29AP], S4376-S4388, S4390-S4418 [30AP], S4455-S4509, S4513 [1MY], S4576-S4587, S4592-S4614 [2MY], S4683 [3MY]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), unanimous-consent agreement, S3350 [16AP], S4487 [1MY], S4590 [2MY]

———asylum reform, S11491 [27SE], S11901-S11904 [30SE]

———bar entry into U.S. for 10 years relative to persons caught entering illegally, S4297 [29AP]

———construction of physical barriers in high illegal entry areas, S4412, S4413 [30AP], S4503 [1MY]

———criminal penalties relative to unlawful voting in Federal, State, or local elections, S4018 [24AP]

———deportation of aliens that use public welfare programs, S4396, S4401 [30AP], S4490, S4494 [1MY]

———detention and deportation of criminal aliens relative to Witness Protection Program, S12294 [3OC]

———detention and deportation of criminal aliens relative to the Witness Protection Program, S12295 [3OC]

———pilot projects to verify eligibility for employment, S6544 [19JN]

———pilot projects to verify eligibility for employment and public assistance benefits, S4577, S4578, S4584, S4597 [2MY]

———suspension of programs which result in unfunded Federal mandates, S4581-S4583, S4592 [2MY]

———treatment of Cuban parolees, S4309, S4310 [29AP], S4379, S4380, S4384, S4397 [30AP]

———treatment of legal immigrants relative to public welfare programs, S4378, S4379, S4392 [30AP], S4583, S4585-S4587, S4594 [2MY]

———treatment of sponsor relative to public welfare programs, S4398 [30AP]

———treatment of women relative to legal residency and public welfare programs, S4306 [29AP]

Independent counsel: reform controls over certain expenses, S12342 [3OC]

INS: establish Office of Enforcement of Employer Sanctions, S4466, S4467, S4491, S4492 [1MY]

———establish tracking system of foreign students, S3302 [15AP]

———open-field searches relative to probable occurrences of illegal acts, S4020-S4025, S4032-S4047 [24AP]

———placement of agents in States, S4304, S4305 [29AP]

INSLAW, Inc.: relief (S. 740), S866 [1FE]

Johnson, Roy: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children honoree, S5453 [21MY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, S1935-S1954 [13MR], S2308 [19MR], S4167 [25AP], S5219 [17MY], S5413, S5428 [21MY], S5465, S5466 [22MY], S5517 [23MY], S11910 [30SE]

Law enforcement officers: Police Corps program funding, S1852 [12MR]

———reduce crime control assistance to States relative to health insurance benefits for retired officers, S10025 [6SE]

Local government: law enforcement block grants, S2087 [14MR]

National Institute of Justice: correctional institution health care study, S11897 [30SE]

Native Americans: settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute (S. 1973), S8160 [18JY], S11462-S11468 [26SE], S11561 [27SE]

———settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute (S. 2111), S11179 [24SE]

Pinto, Shirl: Crime Victim Service Award recipient, S4725 [6MY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5648 [24MY], S6027 [11JN], S8830 [25JY]

Refugees: exemptions relative to migration and false documentation, S4459-S4468, S4490, S4492 [1MY], S4600 [2MY]

Solicitor General: actions, S3705 [19AP]

States: enforcement of statutory rape laws, S8419 [22JY]

———issuing of federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S3296-S3300 [15AP], S4391, S4392, S4406 [30AP], S4455, S4456, S4468-S4489, S4493 [1MY]

Telecommunications: oversight authority, S698, S710 [1FE]

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

Terrorism: U.S. policy, S9009, S9037, S9038 [29JY], S9374, S9375 [1AU], S9480-S9482, S9635 [2AU], S10533-S10535 [13SE], S10664, S10667, S10668, S10675 [17SE], S11390 [26SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), S9660 [2AU], S9681 [3SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), unanimous-consent agreement, S9660 [2AU]

———U.S. policy relative to airport and airline safety, S10746 [18SE]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, S1154 [7FE]

Vermont: Law Enforcement Support Center funding, S11898 [30SE]

Reports

INS—Building a Comprehensive Southwest Border Enforcement Strategy, E390-E392 [20MR]

Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 1994: FBI, H2174 [13MR]

Reports filed

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) Funding (S. Res. 227), S1597 [6MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2202, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 528) (H. Rept. 104-829), H11046 [24SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2202, Immigration Admission Policies Reform, Treatment of Criminal Aliens, Alien Smuggling, Documentation Requirements, and Border Security: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 384) (H. Rept. 104-483), H2315 [14MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2641, U.S. Marshals Service Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 418) (H. Rept. 104-543), H4302 [30AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3814, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 479) (H. Rept. 104-678), H7657 [16JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 508) (H. Rept. 104-744), H9705 [1AU]

Dept. of Justice Compilation and Publishing of Data on Hate Crimes: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624), S4189 [25AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3814) (H. Rept. 104-676), H7657 [16JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3814) (S. Rept. 104-353), S9742 [3SE]

Final Report: Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 104-280), S6408 [18JN]

Hate Crimes Statistics Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624) (S. Rept. 104-269), S4972 [13MY]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-828), H11046 [24SE]

Immigration Admission Policies Reform: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1665) (S. Rept. 104-250), S3311 [15AP]

Immigration Admission Policies Reform, Treatment of Criminal Aliens, Alien Smuggling, Documentation Requirements, and Border Security: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H2034 [8MR]

———Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H1984 [7MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H1663 [4MR]

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1664) (S. Rept. 104-249), S3311 [15AP]

Immigration in the National Interest Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H2664 [21MR]

Investigation Into the White House and Dept. of Justice on Security of FBI Background Investigation Files (H. Rept. 104-862), H12172 [28SE]

Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1973) (S. Rept. 104-363), S10075 [9SE]

Nomination of Barry R. McCaffrey To Be Director of National Drug Control Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1455 [29FE]

U.S. Marshals Service Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2641) (H. Rept. 104-541), H4119 [29AP]

Resolutions by organizations

National Police Officer Clearinghouse Legislation: Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police, S12331 [3OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8266, H8276 [24JY]

Statements

Community Policing Programs: Thomas F. Lewcock, S1942-S1944 [13MR]

Continuing Appropriations Provisions Relative to the Depts. of Commerce and Justice: Representative Rogers, H921 [26JA]

Immigration and Refugees in the U.S.: Harmony Hariman and Tedra Guyette, E984 [4JN]

Investigate Prosecution Practices Relative to Drug Smugglers: P. Jeffrey Casey, Dept. of the Treasury, S5484 [22MY]

Summaries

Continuing Appropriations (H.R. 2880): Provisions Relative to the Depts. of Commerce and Justice, H921 [26JA]

Immigration in the National Interest Act (H.R. 2202): Gallegly Amendment Relative to Public Education of Illegal Aliens, E475 [28MR]

Settlement of Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute (S. 2111), S11184 [24SE]

Table of Contents

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4278), H12266 [3OC]

Tables

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3019), H4054-H4062 [25AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8151-H8158 [23JY], H12053-H12062 [28SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary appropriations, H1811-H1819 [7MR]

Employees affected by appropriations legislation vetoes, S46 [4JA]

Testimonies

Church Arson Prevention Act, S6522-S6524 [19JN]

Investigation Into the Death of White House Staff Member Vincent W. Foster, Jr.: Philip Heymann, S1582-S1584 [6MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 384, consideration of H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H2361 [19MR]

H. Res. 418, consideration of H.R. 2641, U.S. Marshals Service Improvement Act, H4311 [1MY]

H. Res. 508, consideration of H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act, H9877 [2AU]

H. Res. 528, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2202, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, H11071 [25SE]

H.R. 2202, Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act, S4730-S4760 [6MY]

H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H2399-H2440 [19MR]

H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act, H9886-H9890 [2AU]

S. 1606, Biological Agents Enhanced Penalties and Control Act, S1864 [12MR]

S. 1624, compilation and publication of data on hate crimes, S5459 [21MY]

S. 1973, Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act, S8161 [18JY], S11462, S11466-S11468 [26SE], H12165-H12167 [28SE]

S. 2006, Carjacking Correction Act, S10892 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]

S. 2007, Carjacking Correction Act, S10893 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]

S. 2111, settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute, S11180-S11184 [24SE]

S. Res. 227, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S1393 [28FE]

S. Res. 246, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S3450, S3491 [17AP]

S. Res. 272, amend S. Res. 246, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S7030, S7065 [26JN]

S. Res. 277, monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets, S7493 [9JY]

S. Res. 302, production of records by the Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) relative to U.S. and William I. Koch v. Koch Industries, Inc., S11435, S11460 [26SE]

Transcripts

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co.'s Disclosure of Information Relative to the Health Effects of Tobacco: ``60 Minutes'' (television program), S1154-S1157 [7FE]

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR related term(s) Bureau of Labor Statistics; Bureau of Mines; Bureau of Reclamation

Amendments

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), S11744, S11774 [28SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H7108 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7155, H7157, H7158 [9JY], H7234, H7235, H7236, H7237, H7239, H7261, H7263 [10JY], H7280, H7287, H7288, H7290, H7295, H7302, H7304, H7306, H7318, H7321, H7324, H7331, H7332, H7333, H7334, H7335, H7337, H7338, H7339, H7344, H7348, H7349, H7355, H7357, H7359, H7360, H7475 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7211 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

Black Lung Disability Program: making appropriations (see S. 1517), S98 [5JA]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see S. 2127; H.R. 4166), S11294 [25SE], H11228 [25SE]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (see S. 1711), S4316 [29AP]

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

Construction industries: use of inspectors that meet standards established by the Dept. of Labor (see H.R. 3216), H3230 [29MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3755), H7114 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H7154 [9JY]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H3230 [29MR]

———treatment of temporary and part-time workers (see H.R. 3682), H6532 [19JN]

ERISA: issuance of guidelines relative to insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H2466 [19MR]

Immigration: reform the temporary agricultural workers program (see S. 2174), S11973 [30SE]

Technology: competitiveness of the electronic inter-connections industry (see H. Res. 537), H11229 [25SE]

Letters

Extension of certain expiring governmental appropriations: Senator Specter, S1387 [28FE]

Federal contractors' affirmative action policies, S665 [31JA]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Teamwork for Employees and Management Act: Robert B. Reich, Sec. of Labor, S4788 [7MY]

Lists

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7361, H7373 [11JY]

Press releases

Davis-Bacon Benefits Minority Job Opportunities and Is Supported by All Leading Minority Organizations: National Alliance for Fair Contracting (organization), H5377 [21MY]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

Buy American Act: compliance, H7331 [11JY]

Colleges and universities: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that have not submitted veterans hiring report to Dept. of Labor, H7335 [11JY]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), H12122, H12123 [28SE]

Construction industries: use of inspectors that meet standards established by the Dept. of Labor (H.R. 3216), E514 [29MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H1841, H1870 [7MR], H12099, H12106 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7164, H7215-H7243, H7244 [10JY], H7266, H7267, H7268, H7269, H7280-H7374 [11JY], E1256, E1260 [11JY], E1276, E1279, E1281, E1282, E1283, E1285 [12JY], E1291, E1292 [16JY], E1424 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7206-H7215 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), unanimous-consent agreement, H7327 [11JY]

Employment: increased personnel levels for wage and hour inspection and enforcement relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H10189-H10195 [11SE]

———protect employer rights (H.R. 3211), E520 [29MR]

———summer youth jobs progam, H2327 [19MR]

———treatment of temporary and part-time workers (H.R. 3682), E1127 [20JN]

———viability of newly created jobs, H3239 [15AP], H3396 [16AP]

Employment Standards Administration: funding relative to garment industry work conditions, H7234 [10JY], H7369, H7372 [11JY]

ERISA: issuance of guidelines relative to insurance company general accounts (H.R. 3114), E389 [20MR]

Gadsden, AL: tribute to Job Corps Center, E1597 [12SE]

Government: ensure accountability in disbursement of funds, H7368 [11JY]

Government regulations: issuance of guidelines relative to insurance company general accounts, H9850 [2AU]

Job Corps: funding, H7237 [10JY]

Morganfield, KY: tribute to Job Corps Center, E1634 [18SE]

OSHA: anniversary, E690 [1MY]

———enforcement of regulatory requirements relative to workers wearing long pants, H7355, H7356 [11JY]

———funding, E1279 [12JY]

Pension Benefits and Welfare Administration: funding relative to genetic nondiscrimination enforcement activities, H7237 [10JY]

San Francisco, CA: labor violations by Sprint Corp. relative to subsidiary shutdown, E257 [29FE]

Spencer, WV: tribute to Kellwood Co. manufacturing plant, H7642 [16JY]

State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operation Program: funding, H7235, H7236 [10JY]

Veterans Employment and Training Service: funding, H7235, H7236 [10JY]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

Black Lung Disability Program: making appropriations (S. 1517), S98 [5JA]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (S. 2127), S11306 [25SE]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), S4317 [29AP], S11774-S11794 [28SE], S12004 [30SE]

Contracts: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (S. 1183), S12006 [30SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11911 [30SE], S12118 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2127), S48 [4JA]

ERISA: multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits, S3521 [18AP]

Government: extension of certain expiring appropriations, S1387 [28FE]

Immigration: employment programs, S3284-S3290 [15AP]

———investigation of complaints relative to labor certifications, S4394, S4401, S4407, S4415, S4417 [30AP], S4455 [1MY]

———reform the temporary agricultural workers program, S4289, S4302-S4304 [29AP]

———reform the temporary agricultural workers program (S. 2174), S11987 [30SE]

Joblinks Employment Transportation Center: funding, S11918 [30SE]

Postal Service: payment for liabilities incurred by the former Post Office Dept., S10166 [10SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5779 [4JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3755, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 104-662), H7154 [9JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3755) (H. Rept. 104-659), H7114 [8JY]

Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1711) (S. Rept. 104-371), S11168 [24SE]

Statements

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Representative Porter, H1842 [7MR]

Effects of Sudden Plant Closure and the Impact on the Principle of Freedom of Association and the Right of Workers To Organize: Representative Lantos, E257 [29FE]

Summaries

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664): Temporary Agriculutural Workers Program Amendment, S4290 [29AP]

Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act (S. 1711), S11780-S11784 [28SE]

Table of Contents

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4278), H12266 [3OC]

Tables

Comparison of several proposed appropriations for certain departments: Senator Specter, S3191 [29MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H1824-H1828, H1844-H1865 [7MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7375-H7440 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies contingency funding levels, H1866 [7MR]

Motor gasoline retail prices—U.S. city average, S4665 [3MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 472, consideration of H.R. 3755, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7206 [10JY]

S. 1711, Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance, S4317 [29AP]

S. 1711, Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act, S11786-S11794 [28SE], H12123-H12131 [28SE]

S. 2174, temporary agricultural workers program reform, S11988-S11990 [30SE]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE related term(s) Diplomats; Foreign Service

Addresses

Leadership for the Next Century: Warren M. Christopher, Sec. of State, E51-E53 [23JA]

Who Needs Ambassadors? Challenges to American Diplomacy Today: Richard N. Gardner, S4420-S4423 [30AP], E662-E664, E665 [30AP]

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report (H.R. 3814), H7659, H7660 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), S10019, S10026 [6SE], S10563 [13SE], S10843 [18SE], H7780 [17JY], H8030, H8031 [18JY], H8095, H8096, H8097 [22JY], H8169, H8170, H8171, H8176, H8190, H8193, H8196, H8199, H8203, H8204, H8209, H8210, H8226, H8228, H8231, H8232, H8233, H8248, H8249 [23JY], H8254, H8256, H8258, H8261, H8262, H8264, H8266, H8267, H8272, H8275, H8276, H8281, H8283, H8284, H8285, H8286 [24JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8576 [23JY], S8617, S8631, S8633, S8667 [24JY], S8742, S8745, S8758, S8759, S8760, S8765, S8769, S8770, S8771, S8772, S8775, S8776, S8781, S8784, S8788, S8798, S8799, S8801, S8802, S8804, S8805, S8807, S8816, S8817, S8837, S8842, S8843, S8844, S8849, S8868, S8869, S8870, S8871, S8872, S8873, S8874, S8916, S8917, S8918, S8919, S8921, S8922, S8923 [25JY], H5754 [30MY], H5818, H5819, H5820 [4JN], H5846, H5847, H5848, H5859, H5861, H5863, H5875, H5876, H5877, H5878, H5891, H5893, H5894, H5895, H5897, H5898, H5899, H5906, H5935 [5JN], H6006 [6JN], H6142, H6143, H6145, H6148, H6150 [11JN]

Announcements

William Jennings Dyess Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund: University of Alabama National Alumni Association, S3010 [27MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, H1490 [28FE]

———H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8964 [26JY], H8793 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Cables Show U.S. Deception on Haitian Violence, E921 [24MY]

Fund Arms Control, E324 [12MR]

Keeping Our Nuclear Guard Up—Congress Should Adequately Fund U.S. Arms Control Agency To Combat Spread of Chemical and Nuclear Weapons to Terrorists, E324 [12MR]

My Irish Hero Is a Jewish Congressman, E689 [1MY]

Olympic Struggle for Human Rights, E1105 [18JN]

U.S. Foreign Aid Helps Americans at Home, S8743 [25JY]

White House Asks for Probe in Leak of Clinton-Yeltsin Memo, S3109 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S555 [30JA]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

Board of Visa Appeals: establish (see H.R. 2975), H1324 [27FE]

Business and industry: reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3814), consideration (see H. Res. 479), H7657 [16JY]

———making appropriations (see H.R. 3814), H7657 [16JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2863, 3540), H737 [22JA], H5646 [29MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H5753 [30MY]

Foreign policy: U.S. membership in regional South Pacific organizations (see H. Con. Res. 189), H6509 [18JN]

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

Government: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 375), H1984 [7MR]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 215), H10524 [17SE]

Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 1616), S2101 [14MR]

Lebanon: restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports (see H. Res. 390), H2713 [22MR]

Passport Office: making continuing appropriations (see S.J. Res. 46), S66 [4JA]

Passports: require that applications for minors have signatures of both parents (see S. 1684), S3626 [18AP]

Refugees: treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S. (see H. Res. 493), H8982 [30JY]

Conference reports

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation (H.R. 1561), H1987-H2032 [8MR]

Documents

Allied Claim Against Swiss for Return of Looted Gold, S6415 [18JN]

Letters

American Overseas Interests Act: James L. Blum, CBO, E427 [22MR]

———Representative Hamilton, E427 [22MR]

Audit of security measures at all military installations overseas: Military Coalition, S7947 [17JY]

Cash grant to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine under the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program: John White, Dept. of Defense, E987 [4JN]

———Representative Hamilton, E987 [4JN]

Child stranded overseas due to Government shutdown, H133 [4JA]

Dept. of Defense seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti: Representative Conyers, E920 [24MY]

———several Members of Congress, E919, E920 [24MY]

Foreign affairs agencies' consolidation: several organizations, S3138 [28MR]

Foreign aid to Burma, S8752, S8755, S8809 [25JY]

Foreign aid to Ukraine: Askold S. Lozynskyj, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Inc., S9156 [30JY]

———Orest A. Jejna, Ukrainian American Bar Association, S9156 [30JY]

———Yuri Shcherbak, Ambasador of Ukraine, S9156 [30JY]

Hmong refugee camps in Thailand, E212 [27FE]

Human rights situation in East Timor: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8860 [25JY]

Human rights violations in Kosovo, H8631 [29JY]

Humanitarian assistance for civilian refugees in Lebanon: Jill Buckley, AID, E1096 [17JN]

———several Representatives, E1096 [17JN]

Humanitarian assistance to Azerbaijan, S8857 [25JY]

Impact of unfunded Federal mandates relative to consolidation of foreign affairs agencies: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H2081 [12MR]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act, S11701 [28SE]

International family planning programs funding, S2050 [14MR]

International War Crimes Tribunal prosecution of individuals indicted for crimes committed in the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3891 [23AP]

Investigation of Louis Farrakhan's visit to Middle East and Africa: Representative Barr, H1701 [5MR]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Refugee treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S.: John Swenson, Migration and Refugee Services, S8804 [25JY]

———Lionel A. Rosenblatt, Refugees International (organization), S8804 [25JY]

———Robert P. DeVecchi, International Rescue Committee, S8804 [25JY]

Release names of companies providing military items to Iraq, E111 [30JA]

Settlement of outstanding U.S. claims to confiscated property in Cuba, S12441 [21OC]

Transfer of proceeds from sale of Iraqi oil to U.N. escrow account, E518, E519 [29MR]

Turkish use of U.S.-supplied military equipment against separatist terrorist group relative to civilian casualties, E465 [27MR], E469 [28MR]

U.S. military intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina, E844 [20MY], E1054, E1055 [11JN]

U.S. policy on refugee admissions: Senators Simpson and Kennedy, S12292 [3OC]

U.S. policy on regional stability and defense relative to the Republic of China, H2344 [19MR]

Ukraine energy sector reform, E377 [19MR]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to American Overseas Interests Act: June E. O'Neill, CBO, E760, E777 [10MY]

Lists

American Foreign Service persons who have died on duty under heroic or inspirational circumstances, S560 [30JA]

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Memorandums

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

U.S. Policy on Refugee Admissions: President Clinton, S12292 [3OC]

Messages

Convention on International Maritime Organization: President Clinton, S12146 [1OC]

National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, S5189 [16MY], H5261 [16MY]

Protection of Migratory Birds Treaty With Canada: President Clinton, S9661 [2AU]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: President Clinton, S1282 [20FE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Extradition Treaty With Malaysia: President Clinton, S5301 [17MY]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Inter-American Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad: President Clinton, S12044 [30SE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for International Telecommunication Union Convention: President Clinton, S10566 [13SE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Investment Treaty With Uzbekistan: President Clinton, S1470 [29FE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Protocol Amending Taxation Convention With Indonesia: President Clinton, S9862 [4SE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Tax Protocol With the Netherlands: President Clinton, S28 [3JA]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Taxation Agreement With Turkey: President Clinton, S9862 [4SE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Taxation Convention With Austria: President Clinton, S9862 [4SE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Taxation Convention With Luxembourg: President Clinton, S9862 [4SE]

Revised Deferral of Budgetary Resources: President Clinton, S1515 [5MR], H1687 [5MR]

U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa: President Clinton, S9661 [2AU]

Veto of H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act: President Clinton, H3304 [15AP]

Veto of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: President Clinton, S23 [3JA]

Motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H23 [3JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8293 [24JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8806, S8815 [25JY], H8792 [30JY]

Remarks in House

AID: funding, H4156, H4157 [30AP], H5846, H5861-H5866, H5890 [5JN]

———Housing Guarantee Program funding, H5847 [5JN]

———relocation of headquarters to Ronald Reagan Building at the International Trade Center, H5859 [5JN]

Appropriations: impact of funding lapse, H31 [3JA], H133 [4JA], E26 [5JA]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H127 [4JA]

Buy American Act: compliance, H8231 [23JY]

Christopher, Sec. of State: review of foreign policy, E51 [23JA]

Colombia: U.S. policy, E1289 [16JY]

Cuba: TV Marti funding, H12033 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti, E919 [24MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations, H1868 [7MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H23-H33 [3JA], H317 [5JA]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3814), consideration (H. Res. 479), H7715-H7720 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8149-H8234 [23JY], H8254-H8293 [24JY], E1335 [22JY], E1386, E1389 [26JY], E1410 [30JY], E1415 [31JY], E1454 [1AU], E1733 [27SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, H963 [30JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5832-H5921 [5JN], H5954 [6JN], H6142-H6159 [11JN], H8792 [30JY], H9912-H9918 [2AU], E1025, E1027 [6JN], E1029 [7JN], E1043 [10JN], E1052 [11JN], E1072, E1074 [12JN], E1103, E1109, E1111 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (H. Res. 445), H5826-H5832 [5JN]

Foreign policy: U.S. membership in regional South Pacific organizations (H. Con. Res. 189), H11241-H11243 [26SE], E1109 [18JN]

Funding, E662, E665 [30AP]

Government: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, H1987 [8MR], H2084-H2095 [12MR], E336, E345 [13MR], E357, E364 [14MR], E379 [19MR], E426 [22MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 375), H2075-H2082 [12MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), veto, H3305 [15AP], H3666 [23AP], H4135, H4151-H4161 [30AP], E760, E777 [10MY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H133 [4JA]

Hargraves, Peter: Dept. of State Valor Award recipient, E245 [28FE]

Honduras: human rights violations, E1151 [24JN]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 215), E1619 [17SE]

Iraq: resolution of disputes between Kurdish factions to prevent exploitation from external forces, H10091 [5SE]

Office of Cuba Broadcasting: transfer to Florida, H8261 [24JY]

Reilly, Chris: Dept. of State Valor Award recipient, E245 [28FE]

Salmon, Larry: Dept. of State Valor Award recipient, E245 [28FE]

Turkey: human rights violations, E1104 [18JN]

Ukraine: reform of energy sector, E377 [19MR]

Remarks in Senate

AID: deobligation of unexpended funds, S8816, S8817 [25JY]

———foreign assistance to Eastern European countries, S8862 [25JY]

American Foreign Service Day: designate (S. Res. 217), S560 [30JA], S4445 [30AP]

Anchorage, AK: Russian Far East and American-Russian Center funding, S8860 [25JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

Azerbaijan: humanitarian assistance, S8854-S8857 [25JY]

China, Peoples' Republic of: human rights violations, S4276-S4278 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: audit of security measures at all military installations overseas, S7947, S7948 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), S10025 [6SE]

Drugs: international narcotics control funding, S8632, S8633 [24JY], S8745, S8819, S8833-S8836 [25JY]

Eximbank: regulations relative to inter-government fund transfers, S2287 [19MR]

Families and domestic relations: parental abuduction of a child to a foreign country, S4288 [29AP]

Foreign aid: require report on U.N. voting records of foreign countries to include amounts of foreign aid, S8770 [25JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, S425, S433 [26JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8617-S8633 [24JY], S8741-S8777, S8781-S8820, S8833-S8863 [25JY], S8943-S8965, S9003-S9005 [26JY], S9156 [30JY], S9421 [1AU], S12009, S12025 [30SE]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (S. 1918), S7189 [27JN], S7298 [28JN], S10239, S10240 [10SE]

Funding, S430 [26JA], S4420 [30AP], S5047 [15MY]

Germany: U.S.-Germany aviation agreement, S732 [1FE]

Government: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, S3101-S3114, S3123-S3146 [28MR], S3182 [29MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S3033 [27MR]

Indonesia: human rights situation in East Timor, S8859 [25JY]

Insurance: provide assistance to agents of the Diplomatic Security Service who secure liability insurance, S10166 [10SE]

Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program, S4153 [25AP]

———inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (S. 1616), S2102, S2103 [14MR], S8059 [17JY]

Krueger, Robert: nomination to be Ambassador to Botswana, S5652 [24MY]

Passport Office: making continuing appropriations (S.J. Res. 46), S66 [4JA]

Passports: require that applications for minors have signatures of both parents (S. 1684), S3627 [18AP]

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

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5779 [4JN], S7217 [27JN], S9002 [26JY]

Refugees: treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S., S8804, S8805 [25JY]

———U.S. policy on admissions, S12292 [3OC]

Russia: ban on import of U.S. poultry, S3108-S3110 [28MR]

———safeguard of nuclear weapons and material from terrorists, S2216 [18MR]

Specter, Senator: visit to U.S. Embassy in France, S3500 [17AP]

Terrorism: cooperation of foreign countries relative to antiterrorism efforts, S8742-S8744 [25JY]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S28 [3JA], S1282 [20FE], S1469 [29FE], S5301 [17MY], S9661 [2AU], S9862 [4SE], S10566 [13SE], S12044 [30SE]

Tunisia: eligibility for excess defense equipment, S8759 [25JY]

U.S.-German Open Skies Agreement: signing, S1453, S1454 [29FE]

Reports

Burundi—An Oklahoma City Massacre Every Hour: Robert Krueger, Ambassador to Burundi, S5652 [24MY]

Creation of Ambassadorship Position to Vietnam, S9849 [4SE]

Disinvesting in Diplomacy: Pamela Harriman, Ambassador to France, S3500 [17AP]

Generation Lost—Alarming News About the Health of IDP Children: Richard Kauzlarich, Ambassador to Azerbaijan, S8855 [25JY]

Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S4189 [25AP]

Settlement of Outstanding U.S. Claims to Confiscated Property in Cuba, S12441 [21OC]

Reports filed

AID Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292, S11294 [25SE]

American Foreign Service Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 217), S4189 [25AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1561, Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 375) (H. Rept. 104-476), H1984 [7MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3540, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 104-601), H5753 [30MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3814, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 479) (H. Rept. 104-678), H7657 [16JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3814) (H. Rept. 104-676), H7657 [16JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3814) (S. Rept. 104-353), S9742 [3SE]

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1561) (H. Rept. 104-478), H2034 [8MR]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3540) (H. Rept. 104-600), H5646 [29MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3540) (S. Rept. 104-295), S7178 [27JN]

Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025-S7027 [26JN]

Nomination of A. Vernon Weaver To Be U.S. Representative to the European Union: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Alan R. McKee To Be Ambassador to Swaziland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Anne W. Patterson To Be Ambassador to El Salvador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Arlene Render To Be Ambassador to Zambia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Arma Jane Karaer To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Avis T. Bohlen To Be Ambassador to Bulgaria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Barbara Larkin To Be Assistant Sec. of State: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Dennis C. Jett To Be Ambassador to Peru: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Dennis K. Hays To Be Ambassador to Suriname: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Donald J. Planty To Be Ambassador to Guatemala: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Genta Hawkins Holmes To Be Ambassador to Australia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Glen R. Rase To Be Ambassador to Brunei: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Harold W. Geisel To Be Ambassador to Seychelles: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of James F. Creagan To Be Ambassador to Honduras: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of John B. Kornblum To Be Assistant Sec. of State: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of John F. Hicks, Sr., To Be Ambassador to Eritrea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of John F. Maisto To Be Ambassador to Venezuela: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of John S. Wolf To Be U.S. Coordinator for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Leslie M. Alexander To Be Ambassador to Ecuador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Lino Gutierrez To Be Ambassador to Nicaragua: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Madeleine M. Kunin To Be Ambassador to Switzerland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Marisa R. Lino To Be Ambassador to Albania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Richard W. Bogosian To Be Special Coordinator for Rwanda and Burundi: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Thomas C. Hubbard To Be Ambassador to Palau: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Guinea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Wendy J. Chamberlin To Be Ambassador to Laos: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017, S3018 [27MR], S11293, S11294 [25SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8266, H8276 [24JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5859, H5861, H5894, H5895, H5896 [5JN]

Statements

Clinton Administration Foreign Policy Record: Representative Hamilton, E1432 [1AU]

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: OMB, S3143 [28MR]

NATO Expansion, E102 [25JA]

Table of Contents

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4278), H12266 [3OC]

Tables

AID unexpended funds, S8816 [25JY]

American Overseas Interests Act (H.R. 1561), H2085 [12MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3019), H4054-H4062 [25AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8151-H8158 [23JY], H12053-H12062 [28SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary appropriations, H1811-H1819 [7MR]

Employees affected by appropriations legislation vetoes, S46 [4JA]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8863 [25JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5834-H5837 [5JN], H12066-H12069 [28SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 189, U.S. membership in regional South Pacific organizations, H11241 [26SE]

H. Res. 375, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1561, consolidate foreign affairs agencies, H2075 [12MR]

H. Res. 445, consideration of H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H5826 [5JN]

H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8617-S8628 [24JY], S8946-S8964 [26JY]

S. 1616, inclusion of Republic of Korea in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program, S2102 [14MR]

S. 1684, require that passport applications for minors have signatures of both parents, S3628 [18AP]

S. 1918, substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'', S10240 [10SE]

S. Res. 217, American Foreign Service Day, S560 [30JA], S4445 [30AP]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR related term(s) Bureau of Indian Affairs; Bureau of Land Management; Geological Survey

Amendments

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2662 [21MR], S2761, S2803 [25MR], S2867, S2868, S2871, S2872, S2873, S2874, S2875, S2876, S2877, S2878, S2879, S2882, S2884, S2894, S2895, S2898 [26MR], S3025, S3026 [27MR], S4509 [1MY]

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

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10530, S10531, S10532, S10557, S10558, S10559, S10560, S10564 [13SE], S10582, S10584, S10596, S10610, S10614 [16SE], S10691 [17SE], H6509, H6510, H6511 [18JN], H6550, H6557, H6562, H6567, H6587, H6588, H6589, H6591, H6592, H6599, H6602, H6611, H6621, H6625 [19JN], H6637, H6641, H6647, H6649, H6654, H6664, H6667, H6668, H6671, H6674 [20JN]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2253 [18MR], S2400, S2404, S2432, S2437 [20MR], S2621, S2659, S2662 [21MR]

Suffolk County, NY: acquisition of property (H.R. 1836), S4678, S4688 [3MY], H4918 [14MY]

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11188, S11204 [24SE], H11261 [26SE]

Walhalla National Fish Hatchery: convey to South Carolina (H.R. 3546), S11188, S11203 [24SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1296, Presidio facilities management, S5298 [17MY], H4756 [9MY]

Articles and editorials

Bruce Babbitt as Gold Digger, S360 [25JA]

Clinton's Partisanship Threatens Lands Bill, S11666 [28SE]

Domenici's Grazing Bill Fosters Better Stewardship, S2392 [20MR]

Helium Will Not Fill the Demands of the Future, Physicists Caution, H4143 [30AP]

Parks Hit in the Pocketbook, S5523 [23MY]

Parks Offer More Muck, Less Help—Weather, Budgets Hit National Sites, S5523 [23MY]

Politics, Prices, S4640 [2MY]

Senate Should Restore A-LP, S9092 [30JY]

Sensible Forest Plan for Snoqualmie Pass, S7207 [27JN]

U.S. Helium Reserve Finds a Champion, H4143 [30AP]

Woman of the Woods—Mollie Beattie, a Natural as Fish & Wildlife Chief, E1223 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: fair payment for use of Bureau of Reclamation water (see H.R. 3917), H8982 [30JY]

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (see S. 1807), S5567 [23MY]

———conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (see S. 1851), S5980 [7JN]

———conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (see S. 1998), S9072 [29JY]

———return management of fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations (see S. 2172), S11973 [30SE]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: conveyance of certain lands to village corporations within the Cook Inlet Region (see H.R. 3061), H2122 [12MR]

Aleutian World War II National Historic Area: establish (see S. 1809), S5567 [23MY]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see S. 1725; S. 3250), S4618 [2MY], H3488 [16AP]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

Arizona: acquisition by eminent domain of certain State trust lands (see H.R. 3929), H9566 [31JY]

Auburn, CA: funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

BIA: establish pilot project to oversee issuance of bonds to provide funding for construction of schools for Native Americans (see H.R. 4151), H11047 [24SE]

———reorganization (see H.R. 3354), H4302 [30AP]

BLM: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3290), H3730 [23AP]

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

Bureau of Reclamation: settlement with Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District (see S. 2018; H.R. 3777), S9554 [2AU], H7260 [10JY]

Burley Irrigation District: transfer certain facilities (see S. 1921), S7179 [27JN]

———transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka Project (see H.R. 4295), H12174 [28SE]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H2315 [14MR]

———exchange of certain Federal lands (see H.R. 3146, 3147), H2664 [21MR]

———management of the Presidio facilities (see H.R. 4236), H11525 [27SE]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 536), H11228 [25SE]

Calumet Ecological Park: feasibility study (see H.R. 3412), H4646 [8MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: transfer jurisdiction of certain parcels of land to establish a memorial to Japanese-American patriotism during World War II (see S. 1864), S6144 [12JN]

Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (see H.R. 2982), H1507 [28FE]

Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see H.R. 3069), H2123 [12MR]

Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center: convey to Alabama (see S. 2146), S11540 [27SE]

Collbaran reclamation project: land conveyance (see H.R. 3366), H4302 [30AP]

Crawford National Fish Hatchery: convey to Crawford, NE (see H.R. 3287), H3730 [23AP]

Crook County, WY: conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (see S. 1802; H.R. 3579), S5567 [23MY], H5934 [5JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3662), H6508 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), consideration (see H. Res. 455), H6508 [18JN]

Dutch John, UT: dispose of certain Federal properties and assist local government in the interim delivery of basic services (see H.R. 3486), H5288 [16MY]

Essex National Heritage Area Commission: establish (see S. 1785), S5443 [21MY]

Federal employees: improve housing of land management agency field employees (see H.R. 2941), H1224 [1FE]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 4018), H10040 [4SE]

Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe (see H.R. 4199), H11394 [26SE]

———designate the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek and Rock Springs Run for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 3155), H2713 [22MR]

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

Hinsdale, CO: land exchange (see H.R. 4213), H11395 [26SE]

Land use: treatment of Federal and non-Federal reclamation projects (see S. 1565; H.R. 3041), S1083 [7FE], H1985 [7MR]

Marion National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (see S. 2146; H.R. 3557), S11540 [27SE], H5753 [30MY]

Mining and mineral resources: land exchange between Arkansas and Oklahoma (see H.R. 3088), H2315 [14MR]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see S. 1725; H.R. 3250), S4618 [2MY], H3488 [16AP]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1731; H.R. 3198), S4804 [7MY], H3229 [29MR]

National grasslands: management policies (see S. 2181), S11973 [30SE]

National parks and recreation areas: authorize entrance fees to secure bonds for capital improvements (see H.R. 3788), S3954 [23AP], H7473 [11JY]

———prevent mining on certain lands (see S. 1737), S4851 [8MY]

———reimburse States, localities, and individuals who donated funds and services during Government shutdown (see S. 1558), S915 [6FE]

Native Americans: administrative procedures for extension of Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 2997), H1635 [29FE]

———judgment distribution of funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes (see S. 2162), S11972 [30SE]

———repeal Indian trading laws (see H.R. 3215), H3230 [29MR]

New Mexico: land conveyance to Carlsbad Irrigation District (see S. 2015; H.R. 3258), S9428 [1AU], H3580 [17AP]

North Carolina: Federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe (see H.R. 3810), H7533 [12JY]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (see S. 1780), S5378 [20MY]

Oceans: improve coordination of Federal oceanographic programs (see H.R. 3537), H5646 [29MY]

Palmetto Bend Project: transfer (see H.R. 3822), H7658 [16JY]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 70), S9555 [2AU]

Public lands: access to outfitter and guide services on Federal lands (see S. 2194), S12303 [3OC]

———provide that certain tribal lands held in trust be defined as entitlement land (see H.R. 4202), H11394 [26SE]

———recovery and disposal of helium (see H.R. 3008), H1715 [5MR]

———right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees (see H.R. 3377), H4396 [1MY]

Public works: provide loan guarantees for water supply, conservation, quality, and transmission projects (see S. 1564), S1083 [7FE]

Radioactive substances: authority for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 3394), H4502 [7MY]

San Diego County, CA: provide loan guarantee to Olivenhain Water Storage Project (see H.R. 3851), H8029 [18JY]

Sly Park Dam and Reservoir: sale by the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 3903), H8557 [25JY]

Stanislaus County, CA: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 4088), H10524 [17SE]

Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see S. 2032; H.R. 3405), S9554 [2AU], H4503 [7MY]

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: establish (see H.R. 4043), H10174 [10SE]

Texas: transfer title for Bureau of Reclamation projects to local control (see S. 1719), S4517 [1MY]

United Houma Nation: Federal recognition and settlement of land claims (see H.R. 3671), H6508 [18JN]

Utah: designate additional lands for Goshute Indian Reservation (see S. 1766), S5191 [16MY]

Virgin Islands: transfer of management authority of Christiansted National Historic Site (see H.R. 3635), H6413 [13JN]

Walhalla National Fish Hatchery: convey to South Carolina (see H.R. 3546), H5646 [29MY]

Ward Valley, CA: conveyance of land for construction of a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility (see S. 1596), S1649 [7MR]

Wildlife refuges: require the acquisition of lands for fish and wildlife refuges be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (see H.R. 2909), H1137 [31JA]

———require the acquisition of lands for fish and wildlife refuges only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (see S. 1621), S2192 [15MR]

Cloture motions

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2795 [25MR], S2898 [26MR], S2924 [27MR], S3101 [28MR]

Conference reports

Presidio Facilities and Parks and Public Lands Management (H.R. 1296), H10982-H11040 [24SE]

Descriptions

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Conference Agreement, S12365 [3OC]

Letters

Coastal Barrier Resources System map technical corrections, S4689, S4690 [3MY]

Connecticut Coastal National Wildlife Refuge land acquisition: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, S2759 [25MR]

Critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California: Dan Hauser, H6584 [19JN]

———Donnavie Paddock-Bowers, H6584 [19JN]

———Martin Gift, H6583 [19JN]

———Mary and Jack Walsh, H6583 [19JN]

———Representative Riggs, H6584 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations: Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H6591 [19JN]

Designate certain Utah lands as wilderness, S2848 [26MR]

Domestic livestock grazing fees: Russell Shay, Nature Conservancy (organization), S2394 [20MR]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act: Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, S9677 [2AU], H7607 [16JY]

———Sylvia V. Baca, Dept. of the Interior, S9676 [2AU]

Helium Privatization Act: Arthur W. Francis, Arthur W. Francis Consulting, H4146 [30AP]

———David Keating, National Taxpayers Union, H4149 [30AP]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H4150 [30AP]

———several organizations, H4150 [30AP]

———Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H4150 [30AP]

Land Between the Lakes Preserve funding: Austin B. Carroll, Hopkinsville Electric System, S10954 [19SE]

———Tawnya Hunter, S10954 [19SE]

———William H. Kennoy, TVA, S10970 [19SE]

Moratorium on mining patents claims: David B. Rovig, Montana Mining Association, S7052 [26JN]

Mount Graham International Observatory telescope construction project funding: Marvin Mull, Jr., San Carlos Apache Tribe, H6649 [20JN]

———Michael V. Nixon, Cultural & Natural Heritage Project, H6648 [20JN]

National Wildlife Refuge System funding: Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement, H6592 [19JN]

Olivenhain Water Storage Project: Maureen Stapleton, San Diego County, CA, Water Authority, E1326 [18JY]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Omnibus parks and public lands projects, S2744 [25MR]

Presidio facilities and parks and public lands management: Franklin D. Raines, OMB, S11261 [25SE], S11475 [27SE]

———Senator Murkowski, S11626, S11661 [28SE]

———Senator Murkowski and Representative Don Young, S11263 [25SE]

Public Rangelands Management Act: several organizations, S2615 [21MR]

Reintroduction of wolves into Idaho: Alan G. Lance, H1006 [31JA]

———Jerry M. Conley, H1006 [31JA]

———Phil Batt, Governor of Idaho, H1006 [31JA]

Right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees: R. Patrick Reiten, Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative, E693 [1MY]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act, H10147 [10SE]

Ward Valley Land Transfer Act: Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S4419 [30AP], S4894 [9MY]

———William J. Janklow, Governor of South Dakota, S4419 [30AP], S4894 [9MY]

Lists

Groups and resolutions opposing the Mount Graham International Observatory, H6648 [20JN]

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Outdoor related equipment affected by proposed user fee, H10500, H10519 [17SE]

Presidio facilities and parks and public lands management (H.R. 1296), S11476 [27SE]

Provisions in Presidio conference report which would invoke a Presidential veto, S11626, S11661, S11663-S11665 [28SE]

Titles in H.R. 1296, management of the Presidio, CA, facilities, S2741 [25MR]

Messages

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton, S4315 [29AP], H4111 [29AP]

Veto of H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton, S23 [3JA], S46 [4JA]

Motions

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2898 [26MR]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12036 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H98 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6662, H6680 [20JN]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: domestic livestock grazing fees, S2391 [20MR]

Press releases

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act: Dept. of Energy, S9677 [2AU]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Adjustment, S5379 [20MY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: fair payment for use of Bureau of Reclamation water (H.R. 3917), E1404 [30JY]

American Discovery Trail: establish (H.R. 3250), H3587 [18AP]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H127 [4JA]

Arizona: construction of observatory on Mount Graham, H1968 [7MR]

Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior: travel expenditures, H8545-H8547 [25JY]

Beatrice, NE: Homestead National Monument of America funding, H6549 [19JN]

BIA: establish pilot project to oversee issuance of bonds to provide funding for construction of schools for Native Americans (H.R. 4151), E1683 [25SE]

———funding for Santa Clara Day School construction project, H6596 [19JN]

———reorganization (H.R. 3354), E667 [30AP]

———require tax agreements between tribal, State, and local governments prior to any new Federal land transfers into tribal trusts, H6664-H6667 [20JN]

BLM: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3290), E605 [23AP]

Bunn, Representative: views on funding national parks, national forests, and public lands, H9837 [2AU]

Burley Irrigation District: transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka Project (H.R. 4295), E1819 [30SE]

California: designation of critical habitats, H6546 [19JN]

———exchange of certain Federal lands (H.R. 3147), H9969, H9970 [4SE]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), H4755, H4756 [9MY]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), conference report, E1833 [30SE]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12023-H12032 [28SE], H12181 [30SE], E1901 [2OC]

———Natural Communities Conservation Planning Program funding, H6548 [19JN]

Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (H.R. 2982), H4918 [14MY]

Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (H.R. 3069), E323 [12MR]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 2005), H4919 [14MY], E807 [15MY]

Colorado: formation and funding of Animas La Plata water storage project, H8335, H8343-H8346 [24JY], E1377 [25JY], E1464 [2AU]

Conservation of energy: programs funding, H6587, H6588 [19JN], H6674, H6675 [20JN]

Crawford National Fish Hatchery: convey to Crawford, NE (H.R. 3287), H8682, H8683 [30JY]

Crook County, WY: conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (H.R. 3579), H9979, H9980 [4SE], E1011 [6JN]

———conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (S. 1802), H11261, H11262 [26SE]

Dept. of Energy: Central Arizona Project funding, H8342, H8343 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior: management of multiple use public lands, H1319-H1323 [27FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations, H1867, H1873 [7MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H72 [3JA], H98-H120, H121, H125 [4JA], E23, E28, E29 [5JA], E108 [26JA]

———making appropriations, H12107 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6517, H6537-H6625 [19JN], H6635-H6681 [20JN], E1143, E1144 [20JN], E1154 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), consideration (H. Res. 455), H6518-H6528 [19JN]

Ecology and environment: evaluation of protection policies, H1002-H1006 [31JA]

———funding for environmental protection programs, H2538-H2542 [20MR], H2582, H2583 [21MR], H2890-H2892, H2937-H2941 [27MR], H3209 [29MR], H3439 [16AP]

———impact of budget cuts on the enforcement of environmental regulations, H1290-H1294 [27FE]

Elwha River: funding for salmon runs, E1144 [20JN]

Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6517, H6567-H6587 [19JN]

Endangered Species Act: violations, E1679 [25SE]

Federal aid programs: provide assistance to workers formerly employed in the Federal helium program, H4140 [30AP]

Federal employees: improve housing of land management agency field employees (H.R. 2941), H10442-H10447 [17SE], E1664 [19SE]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: technical corrections (H.R. 4018), H9972 [4SE]

Federal-State relations: allow State employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown, H3772, H3773 [24AP]

———allow State employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 2677), consideration (H. Res. 323), H1403 [28FE]

Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe (H.R. 4199), E1750 [27SE]

———designate the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek and Rock Springs Run for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic River System (H.R. 3155), H11214-H11216 [25SE]

Forest Service: below-cost timber sales, H6654 [20JN]

———implementation of regulations banning the export of timber in certain Western States, H6667, H6668 [20JN]

———road construction funding, H6592-H6599, H6602-H6604, H6612-H6620 [19JN]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6545, H6546 [19JN], H6632, H6655-H6663 [20JN], E1154 [24JN]

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: construction project funding, H6589 [19JN]

Grand Teton National Park: domestic livestock grazing, E1843 [30SE]

Gunnison County, CO: conveyance of certain lands (H.R. 2438), H9966 [4SE]

INS: deployment of Border Patrol agents and improvement of physical barriers at the border near San Diego, CA, H6678 [20JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: land acquisition funding, H6550-H6557 [19JN]

Lincoln, NE: National Agroforestry Center funding, H6549 [19JN]

Marion National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (H.R. 3557), H8684, H8685 [30JY]

Mount Graham International Observatory: telescope construction project funding, H6647-H6649 [20JN], H12107 [28SE]

Mount Graham Observatory: regulation, H4100 [25AP]

National Discovery Trails: establish (H.R. 3250), H3587 [18AP]

National forests: tribute to Angeles National Forest Grassy Hollow Visitor Center, E1501 [2AU]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 3198), H8680-H8682 [30JY]

National Park Service: funding, H6592-H6599, H6602-H6604 [19JN], H8796 [30JY]

———National Recreation and Preservation Program funding, H6599-H6602 [19JN]

———reorganization, H4413 [2MY]

———transfer of funds for Everglades restoration land acquisition, H6589-H6591 [19JN], E1143 [20JN]

National parks and recreation areas: authorize entrance fees to secure bonds for capital improvements, H8796 [30JY]

———authorize entrance fees to secure bonds for capital improvements (H.R. 3788), E1280 [12JY]

———funding, H12098 [28SE]

———review management and reform process for consideration of additions to parks (H.R. 260), H6544 [19JN], H8798 [30JY]

Native Americans: establish trust fund for certain tribal infrastructure projects for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (H.R. 2512), H10154-H10156 [10SE]

———repeal Indian trading laws (H.R. 3215), H8603, H8604 [29JY], E521 [29MR]

———self-governance funding for Lummi Nation, H1968 [7MR]

Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest, H12026, H12027, H12028, H12029 [28SE]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), H7597-H7607 [16JY]

Phoenix, AZ: tribute to Bureau of Reclamation and the Salt River Project, E561 [17AP]

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: authorize improvements to a county road and prohibit construction of a scenic shoreline drive, H6674 [20JN]

Public lands: management of multiple use public lands, H1319-H1323 [27FE]

———recovery and disposal of helium (H.R. 3008), H4138-H4151 [30AP]

———right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees (H.R. 3377), E692 [1MY]

Radioactive substances: authority for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste (H.R. 3394), E718 [7MY]

San Diego County, CA: provide loan guarantee to Olivenhain Water Storage Project (H.R. 3851), E1326 [18JY]

Stanislaus County, CA: conveyance of certain lands (H.R. 4088), H11602 [28SE]

Sterling Forest: acquisition, H6566 [19JN]

Suffolk County, NY: acquisition of property (H.R. 1836), H3691-H3693 [23AP], H4918, H4919 [14MY], E807 [15MY]

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: establish, H12030 [28SE]

Taxation: proposed tax on outdoor-related items, H10497, H10499, H10517-H10519 [17SE], H10528 [18SE], H11053 [25SE]

Telecommunications: placement of devices on park, refuge, or forest lands, H6641 [20JN]

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2660), H3693, H3694 [23AP], H11261 [26SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund funding, H6588, H6589 [19JN]

———migratory bird baiting regulations, E866 [22MY]

———National Wildlife Refuge System funding, H6591, H6592, H6594 [19JN]

———partnership with businesses in protecting endangered species, H6547 [19JN]

Utah: designate additional lands for Goshute Indian Reservation (H.R. 2464), H4917 [14MY]

Virginia: improve National Park System, H12031 [28SE]

Walhalla National Fish Hatchery: convey to South Carolina (H.R. 3546), H8683, H8684 [30JY], H11410 [27SE]

West Virginia: modify boundaries of three units of the National Park System (H.R. 640), E1517 [5SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry, S10580-S10582 [16SE]

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S. 1807), S5584 [23MY]

———conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (S. 1851), S5980 [7JN]

———conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (S. 1998), S9072 [29JY]

———return management of fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations (S. 2172), S11986 [30SE], S12059 [1OC]

Aleutian World War II National Historic Area: establish (S. 1809), S5585 [23MY]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

Arizona: construction of Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham, S5619 [23MY]

BIA: funding for roads and sanitation programs for Alaskan native villages, S11914, S11915 [30SE]

———reorganization, S11875 [30SE]

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

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge: funding for relief relative to wildfires, S11915, S11916 [30SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: settlement with Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District (S. 2018), S9555 [2AU]

———water recycling programs, S9101 [30JY]

Burley Irrigation District: transfer certain facilities (S. 1921), S7326 [28JN]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2737-S2790, S2792-S2795 [25MR], S2847-S2849, S2855, S2893-S2899 [26MR], S2907-S2927 [27MR], S3091-S3100 [28MR], S4509-S4513 [1MY], S5275 [17MY], S11260-S11265, S11272-S11274, S11316 [25SE], S11402-S11405 [26SE], S11475-S11477, S11484-S11488, S11528, S11529 [27SE], S11659-S11666, S11702, S11703 [28SE]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), conference report, S11626-S11628, S11709 [28SE], S11824 [30SE], S12091 [1OC], S12216 [2OC], S12257, S12267, S12268 [3OC]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), unanimous-consent agreement, S2849 [26MR], S2917, S3033 [27MR]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), S12058 [1OC], S12150, S12157, S12159 [2OC], S12359-S12367 [3OC], S12464 [21OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: transfer jurisdiction of certain parcels of land to establish a memorial to Japanese-American patriotism during World War II (S. 1864), S6144 [12JN]

Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (H.R. 2982), S11054 [19SE]

Clarion River: designate segment as component of the Wild and Scenic River System (S. 1836), S5773 [4JN]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system, S4689 [3MY]

Colorado: formation and funding of Animas La Plata water storage project, S8986 [26JY], S9057-S9060 [29JY], S9090-S9094 [30JY], S10622 [17SE]

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program: funding, S5262, S5263 [17MY]

Crawford National Fish Hatchery: convey to Crawford, NE (H.R. 3287), S11054 [19SE]

Crook County, WY: conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (S. 1802), S5575 [23MY], S11203 [24SE]

Dept. of Energy: Central Arizona Project funding, S9044 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), S3752 [22AP]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, S38, S44 [4JA], S434, S435 [26JA]

———making appropriations, S11830-S11834 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10526-S10533, S10535, S10551 [13SE], S10580 [16SE], S10650, S10653-S10657, S10691 [17SE], S10953-S10955, S10969-S10971 [19SE], S11068, S11102 [20SE], S11495 [27SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), unanimous-consent agreement, S10539 [13SE]

Essex National Heritage Area Commission: establish (S. 1785), S5444-S5447 [21MY]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: technical corrections (H.R. 4018), S10087, S10088 [9SE]

Florida: designate the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek and Rock Springs Run for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic River System (H.R. 3155), S12408 [3OC]

Forests: identification of high-fire-risk areas, cleanup of accumulated forest fuels, and development of long-term fire prevention plan, S10571 [16SE]

———improve the health of forests on public lands (S. 391), S5520 [23MY], S10571 [16SE]

Geological Survey: performance of research services for non-Federal entities, S11914 [30SE]

Glacier National Park: management, S10532 [13SE]

Grand Forks AFB, ND: transfer portable housing units to Native American reservations in North Dakota and South Dakota, S10360 [12SE]

Grand Teton National Park: domestic livestock grazing (S. 1824), S5692 [3JN], S12036 [30SE]

History: establishment of protected wilderness areas, S2763-S2766 [25MR]

Lame Deer, MT: health care facility funding, S11915 [30SE]

Lamprey River: designate certain segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S12464 [21OC]

———designate certain segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1174), S10971 [19SE], S11703 [28SE], S12363 [3OC]

Land use: treatment of Federal and non-Federal reclamation projects (S. 1565), S1084 [7FE]

Mining and mineral resources: mining law reform, S359 [25JA]

———moratorium on mining patents claims, S7052 [26JN], S12290 [3OC]

Montana: land exchange, S2894 [26MR]

Montezuma Creek, UT: health care facility funding, S11916 [30SE]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, S12117 [1OC]

National Forest Management Act: anniversary, S11564 [27SE]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1731), S4807 [7MY]

National grasslands: management policies (S. 2181), S11995 [30SE]

National Museum of American History: allocation of space for military history exhibits, S11068 [20SE]

National Park Service: funding, S10570 [16SE]

National Park Week: observance, S4257 [25AP]

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

———authorize entrance fees to secure bonds for capital improvements (S. 1695), S3954 [23AP]

———imposition of recreation fees, S11913, S11914 [30SE]

———prevent mining on certain lands (S. 1737), S4864 [8MY]

———reimburse States, localities, and individuals who donated funds and services during Government shutdown (S. 1558), S916 [6FE]

Native Americans: establish trust fund for certain tribal infrastructure projects for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (H.R. 2512), S11049, S11050 [19SE]

———judgment distribution of funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes (S. 2162), S11973, S11974 [30SE]

———repeal Indian trading laws (H.R. 3215), S9316 [31JY]

———self-governance funding for Lummi Nation, S3753 [22AP]

Natural resources: restoration and enhancement of biotic resources on watershed land, S10582, S10583 [16SE]

New Mexico: land conveyance to Carlsbad Irrigation District (S. 2015), S9436 [1AU]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (S. 1780), S5379 [20MY]

Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest, S11709 [28SE], S12361, S12362 [3OC]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), S8369 [19JY], S9675-S9678 [2AU]

———management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 70), S9678 [2AU]

PlumCreek Timber Co.: tribute for Habitat Conservation Plan, S7206 [27JN]

Public lands: access to outfitter and guide services on Federal lands (S. 2194), S12308 [3OC]

———convey certain reclamation project lands to beneficiaries of the projects and devise a distribution scheme for such revenues (S. 620), S7326 [28JN]

———domestic livestock grazing fees, S4636 [2MY], S4694 [3MY], S10585-S10598 [16SE], S10653-S10656 [17SE], S11102 [20SE]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2253 [18MR], S2389-S2408, S2411-S2417 [20MR], S2591-S2622 [21MR], S2832 [25MR]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR], S2403 [20MR]

———open conservation reserve lands to domestic livestock grazing, S4639 [2MY]

———preserve sporting activities on grasslands, S2621 [21MR]

Public works: provide loan guarantees for water supply, conservation, quality, and transmission projects (S. 1564), S1084 [7FE]

Roads and highways: management of Beartooth Highway, S10533 [13SE]

Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (S. 2032), S9577-S9579 [2AU]

Suffolk County, NY: acquisition of property (H.R. 1836), S4688, S4690 [3MY]

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: establish, S4510 [1MY], S12364 [3OC]

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11204 [24SE]

Texas: transfer title for Bureau of Reclamation projects to local control (S. 1719), S4517-S4519 [1MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: construction of retaining wall at Flathead Lake, S10691 [17SE]

Utah: designate additional lands for Goshute Indian Reservation (H.R. 2464), S11050, S11051 [19SE]

———designate additional lands for Goshute Indian Reservation (S. 1766), S5191 [16MY]

Walhalla National Fish Hatchery: convey to South Carolina (H.R. 3546), S11203 [24SE]

Ward Valley, CA: conveyance of land for construction of a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility (S. 1596), S1649 [7MR], S1663-S1665 [11MR], S4418 [30AP], S4698-S4703, S4726 [6MY], S4893 [9MY], S5623 [23MY]

Reports

Utah Statewide Wilderness Study, S2742-S2744 [25MR]

Reports filed

Aleutian World War II National Historic Areas Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1809), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1809) (S. Rept. 104-384), S11972 [30SE]

Arkansas and Oklahoma Land Exchange: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1025) (S. Rept. 104-268), S4972 [13MY]

BIA Reorganization Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 814) (S. Rept. 104-227), S491 [26JA]

BLM Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3290) (H. Rept. 104-658), H7114 [8JY]

California Exchange of Certain Federal Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3147) (H. Rept. 104-760), H10039 [4SE]

Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery Conveyance to Alabama: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2982), S6849 [25JN]

Carlsbad Irrigation District Land Conveyance: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2015), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2015) (S. Rept. 104-388), S11972 [30SE]

Coastal Barrier Resources System Technical Corrections: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2005) (S. Rept. 104-229), S736 [1FE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1296, Presidio Facilities and Parks and Public Lands Management: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 1296) (H. Rept. 104-836), H11228 [25SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3662, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 104-627), H6508 [18JN]

Construction of Intermodal Transportation Center and Park in Natchez, MS: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 902), S10599 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 902) (S. Rept. 104-377), S11972 [30SE]

Convey Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery to Alabama: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2982), H4646 [8MY]

Conveyance of Certain Lands Under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2560) (H. Rept. 104-643), H7105 [27JN]

Conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lands in Crook County, WY, to Wyoming: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3579) (H. Rept. 104-711), H8597 [26JY]

Crawford National Fish Hatchery Conveyance to Crawford, NE: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3287) (H. Rept. 104-700), H8374 [24JY]

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1264) (S. Rept. 104-362), S10075 [9SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2512) (H. Rept. 104-765), H10040 [4SE]

Crude Oil Undervaluation—Ineffective Response of the Minerals Management Service: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-858), H11525 [27SE]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3662) (H. Rept. 104-625), H6508 [18JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3662) (S. Rept. 104-319), S7886 [16JY]

Designate Certain Segments of the Lamprey River As Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1174) (S. Rept. 104-309), S7301 [28JN]

Designate Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and Rock Springs Run, FL, for Potential Addition to the Wild and Scenic River System: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3155) (H. Rept. 104-824), H11046 [24SE]

Federal Oceanography Coordination Improvement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3537) (H. Rept. 104-771), H10040 [4SE]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1014) (S. Rept. 104-260), S4937 [9MY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1975) (H. Rept. 104-667), H7473 [11JY]

Fish and Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition Only by Donation, Exchange, or Owner Consent: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2909) (H. Rept. 104-579), H5286 [16MY]

Goshute Indian Reservation Additional Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2464) (H. Rept. 104-562), H4502 [7MY]

Goshute Indian Reservation Lands Within Utah: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2464) (S. Rept. 104-348), S9428 [1AU]

Great Western Scenic Trail: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 531), S10599 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 531) (S. Rept. 104-374), S11972 [30SE]

Gunnison County, CO, Land Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2438) (H. Rept. 104-766), H10040 [4SE]

Helium Privatization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3008) (S. Rept. 104-302), S7178 [27JN]

Housing of Federal Land Management Agency Field Employees: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2941) (H. Rept. 104-802), H10523 [17SE]

Improve National Park System in Virginia: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1091), S10599 [16SE]

Improve Quality of National Parks and Recreation Areas Visitor Services Relative to Incentive-Based Recreation Fees: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2107) (H. Rept. 104-757), H10039 [4SE]

Improve the Health of Forests on Public Lands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 391) (S. Rept. 104-321), S7887 [16JY]

Marion National Fish Hatchery Conveyance to Alabama: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3557) (H. Rept. 104-702), H8374 [24JY]

Moratorium on Federal Regulations Relative to Right-of-Way Construction on Public Land: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1425) (S. Rept. 104-261), S4937 [9MY]

National Geologic Mapping Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3198) (S. Rept. 104-395), S12125 [1OC]

National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3198) (H. Rept. 104-668), H7473 [11JY]

National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3198), S10554 [13SE]

Presidio Facilities and Parks and Public Lands Management: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1296) (H. Rept. 104-836), H11046 [24SE]

Presidio Facility Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1296) (S. Rept. 104-202), S98 [5JA]

Public Rangelands Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1459) (H. Rept. 104-674), H7532 [12JY]

Repeal Certain Indian Trading Laws: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 199) (S. Rept. 104-349), S9428 [1AU]

Repeal Indian Trading Laws: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3215) (H. Rept. 104-681), H7779 [17JY]

Rocky Mountain National Park Visitor Facility Operation: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 629) (S. Rept. 104-203), S98 [5JA]

Sly Park Dam and Reservoir Sale by the Dept. of the Interior: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3903) (H. Rept. 104-768), H10040 [4SE]

Suffolk County, NY, Property Acquisition: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1836) (H. Rept. 104-529), H3657 [22AP]

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 695), S10599 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 695) (S. Rept. 104-376), S11972 [30SE]

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge Appropriations: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2660), S6849 [25JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2660) (H. Rept. 104-526), H3648 [18AP]

Transfer Certain Facilities of the Mindoka Project to the Burley Irrigation District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1921), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1921) (S. Rept. 104-386), S11972 [30SE]

Transfer Title for Bureau of Reclamation Projects in Texas to Local Control: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1719) (S. Rept. 104-383), S11972 [30SE]

Transfer Title for Bureau of Reclamation Projects to Local Texas Control: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1719), S10554 [13SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Land Conveyance of Crook County, WY, Lands to Wyoming: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1802) (S. Rept. 104-290), S6849 [25JN]

Walhalla National Fish Hatchery Conveyance to South Carolina: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3546) H. Rept. 104-701), H8374 [24JY]

Ward Valley Land Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1596) (S. Rept. 104-247), S3154 [28MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Domestic livestock grazing fees: Club 20 (organization), S2391 [20MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6562, H6568 [19JN], H6649 [20JN]

Statements

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act: OMB, S9677 [2AU]

Mark and Gary Beef Pledge: Senator Grassley, S4636 [2MY]

National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Executive Office of the President, H3758 [24AP]

Summaries

Livestock Industry Reporting and Competitiveness, S10581 [16SE]

Presidio Facilities and Parks and Public Lands Management (H.R. 1296), S11264 [25SE]

Public Rangelands Management Act (S. 1459), S2597 [21MR]

Table of Contents

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4278), H12266 [3OC]

Tables

Cattle producer profitability, S2598 [21MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H1820-H1823 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 1977), H100-H103 [4JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3019), H4064-H4067 [25AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6539-H6542 [19JN], H12070-H12074 [28SE]

Employees affected by appropriations legislation vetoes, S46 [4JA]

Endangered Species Act court cases, E1679 [25SE]

Percentage of New Mexico ranches reliant on Federal grazing lands, S2592 [21MR]

Testimonies

Migratory Bird Baiting Regulations: George Reiger, E866 [22MY]

Reintroduction of Wolves Into Idaho: JoAnn Wood, H1005 [31JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 455, consideration of H.R. 3662, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6518 [19JN]

H.R. 1296, management of the Presidio, CA, facilities, S2737-S2739 [25MR]

H.R. 1296, Presidio facilities management, S5276-S5298 [17MY]

H.R. 1836, Dept. of the Interior acquisition of property in Suffolk County, NY, H3692 [23AP]

H.R. 1975, Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act, H7597-H7602 [16JY]

H.R. 2438, Gunnison County, CO, land conveyance, H9966 [4SE]

H.R. 2464, Utah land designation for Goshute Indian Reservation, H4917 [14MY]

H.R. 2512, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act, H10154 [10SE]

H.R. 2660, Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge appropriations, H3693 [23AP]

H.R. 2941, improve housing of land management agency field employees, H10442-H10445 [17SE]

H.R. 2982, Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery conveyance to Alabama, H4918 [14MY]

H.R. 3008, Helium Privatization Act, H4138 [30AP]

H.R. 3147, Federal land exchange in California, H9969 [4SE]

H.R. 3155, designate the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek and Rock Springs Run for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic River System, H11215 [25SE]

H.R. 3198, reauthorize and amend National Geologic Mapping Act, H8680 [30JY]

H.R. 3215, repeal Indian trading laws, H8603 [29JY]

H.R. 3287, Crawford National Fish Hatchery conveyance to Crawford, NE, H8682 [30JY]

H.R. 3546, convey to South Carolina the Walhalla National Fish Hatchery, H8683 [30JY]

H.R. 3557, Marion National Fish Hatchery conveyance to Alabama, H8684 [30JY]

H.R. 3579, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service land conveyance to Wyoming, H9979 [4SE]

H.R. 3662, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S10512-S10526 [13SE]

H.R. 4018, Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act technical corrections, H9972 [4SE]

H.R. 4088, conveyance of certain Stanislaus County, CA, lands, H11602 [28SE]

H.R. 4236, Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act, H12196-H12250 [1OC]

S. 1459, Public Rangelands Management Act, S2887-S2893 [26MR]

S. 1596, Ward Valley Land Transfer Act, S1650 [7MR]

S. 1737, Yellowstone Protection Act, S4864 [8MY]

S. 1785, Essex National Heritage Area Commission, S5444-S5446 [21MY]

S. 1802, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service land conveyance to Crook County, WY, S11203 [24SE], H11261 [26SE]

S. 1807, Kake Tribal Corporation Land Exchange Act, S5584 [23MY]

S. 1809, Aleutian World War II National Historic Areas Act, S5586 [23MY]

S. 1836, designate segment of Clarion River as component of the Wild and Scenic River System, S5773 [4JN]

S. 2015, land conveyance to Carlsbad Irrigation District, S9437 [1AU]

S. 2032, Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, S9577 [2AU]

S. 2162, Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act, S11974 [30SE]

S. 2172, return management of Alaskan fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations, S12059 [1OC]

S. Con. Res. 70, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 1975, Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act, S9610, S9678 [2AU]

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY related term(s) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Customs Service; Secret Service

Addresses

Domestic Policy for Law Enforcement: Eugene T. Rossides, H60-H64 [3JA]

Amendments

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), S12317, S12374 [3OC], H12286 [4OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10159, S10161, S10165, S10166, S10167, S10168, S10182, S10183, S10184, S10201, S10202, S10203, S10204 [10SE], S10267, S10270, S10280, S10281, S10286, S10288, S10294, S10295, S10312, S10329, S10330, S10332, S10333, S10334, S10335, S10336, S10340, S10341, S10342 [11SE], S10355, S10356, S10357, S10360, S10361, S10373, S10377, S10380, S10381, S10383, S10386, S10388, S10390, S10393, S10396, S10430, S10431, S10432, S10476, S10477, S10478, S10489, S10490, S10491, S10494, S10495, S10496, S10497, S10501, S10502, S10506 [12SE], H7264 [10JY], H7475 [11JY], H7533 [12JY], H7623, H7624, H7629, H7633, H7658 [16JY], H7676, H7677, H7678, H7679, H7684, H7690, H7691, H7692, H7693, H7695, H7696, H7697, H7698, H7700, H7701, H7702, H7705 [17JY]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), S4946 [9MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H2665 [21MR], H2870 [26MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2973 [28MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), S1626, S1655 [7MR]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1195 [1FE]

Analyses

Bonneville Power Administration Debt Refinancing Agreement at Prevailing Interest Rates and Payment of Refinancing Fee to U.S. Treasury, S2183-S2186 [15MR]

Reform Commemorative Coin Program, S10359 [12SE]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 1136, Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act, H5781 [4JN]

Articles and editorials

FBI Says Hamas Raising Funds in United States, S1837 [12MR]

Gold Isn't a Wacko Idea, E1730 [27SE]

Hitting the Debt Ceiling, S423 [26JA]

Madness of Courting Default, S423 [26JA]

Possibility of Default Starts To Worry Europe, Especially France, H911 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see H.R. 3793), H7474 [11JY]

———issue one dollar coins bearing the likeness of Margaret Chase Smith (see S. Res. 216), S492 [26JA]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend (see S. 2077), S10600 [16SE]

Currency: establish interagency task force relative to the holding and counterfeiting of U.S. currency in foreign countries (see H.R. 3007), H1715 [5MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3756), H7114 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), consideration (see H. Res. 475), H7473 [11JY]

Disasters: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see S. 2196), S12303 [3OC]

Firearms: require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental entity (see H.R. 3016), H1716 [5MR]

Government: improve debt-collection and credit evaluation practices (see H.R. 3809), H7533 [12JY]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of Puerto Ricans who served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H.R. 3228), H3230 [29MR]

Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see S. 2147), S11540 [27SE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136; H.R. 4148), S11539 [27SE], H11047 [24SE]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see S. Res. 250; H. Res. 385), S4063 [24AP], H2316 [14MR]

Public debt: ceiling (see S. 1546; H.R. 2862, 2896, 2897, 2920, 3136; H. Res. 360), S555 [30JA], H737 [22JA], H913 [25JA], H1138 [31JA], H1226 [1FE], H2664 [21MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (see H. Res. 356), H1226 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H2949 [27MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 168), H2867 [26MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (see H.R. 3021), H1774 [6MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (see H. Res. 371), H1774 [6MR]

———reduction (see S. Res. 237), S3216 [29MR]

———require recommendations for reducing debt (see S. 1657), S3216 [29MR]

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

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see S. 1555; S. Res. 214; H.R. 2924), S492 [26JA], S737 [1FE], H1223 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (see H. Res. 355), H1223 [1FE]

Taxation: determination of what gas is eligible for nonconventional fuel tax credits (see S. 1772), S5267 [17MY]

Technology: competitiveness of the electronic inter-connections industry (see H. Res. 537), H11229 [25SE]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 1838; H.R. 4203), S5856 [5JN], H11394 [26SE]

Chronologies

Information on past debt ceiling crises and changes: GAO, S1627 [7MR]

Executive orders

Prohibit transactions with terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process: President Clinton, S1835 [12MR]

Footnotes

BATF accuracy relative to National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: Representative Funderburk, E1462 [2AU]

Letters

Commodity Exchange Act amendments: Senators Lugar and Leahy, S9621 [2AU]

Comptroller of the Currency regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries: Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H7689 [17JY]

Customs Service regulations: Evelyn Suarez, Joint Industry Group (organization), E1418 [31JY]

Electronic funds transfer for small business payroll taxes: Senator Grassley and Representative Ganske, S9318 [31JY]

IRS reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations, S7426 [9JY]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Public debt ceiling: Gregory M. Holloway, GAO, S1627 [7MR]

———John D. Hawke, Jr., Dept. of the Treasury, S1625 [7MR]

———Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, S1625 [7MR]

Savings Association Insurance Fund recapitalization: Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, S4922 [9MY]

Terrorism prevention measures funding: Lisa Klinghoffer, Ilisa Klinghoffer, and Abraham H. Foxman, S1835 [12MR]

Lists

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Legislative riders on past debt limit extensions, S546 [30JA]

Republican amendments to H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10284 [11SE]

Terrorists who threaten the Middle East peace process, S1835-S1837 [12MR]

Memorandums

Modify the Minimum Allocation Formula for Federal Aid Highway Program: Linda L. Robertson, Dept. of the Treasury, S9270, S9274 [31JY]

Messages

Dept. of Defense, Dept. of the Treasury, GSA, and OPM Appropriations: President Clinton, S8466 [22JY]

Motions

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10260, S10261 [11SE], H7688, H7713 [17JY]

Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (S. 1136), H5781 [4JN]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3019, H3026 [28MR]

Outlines

Commodity Exchange Act amendments (S. 2077), S10608 [16SE]

Proposals

Engrossment of H.R. 2862, public debt ceiling, and H.J. Res. 157, continuing appropriations, H760 [23JA]

Remarks in House

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), H10489-H10493 [17SE], H12286-H12290 [4OC]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

BATF: accuracy of National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, E1461 [2AU]

Border Patrol: funding, E1310 [17JY]

Budget: deficit, H10181 [11SE]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (H.R. 3793), H9981-H9983 [4SE], E1528 [5SE]

Comptroller of the Currency: funding for regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries, H7685-H7692 [17JY]

Courts: sentencing guidelines relative to the murder or attempted murder of Federal employees, H2176, H2177 [13MR]

Creative Revenues Commission: establish (H.R. 2526), H967-H969 [30JA]

Currency: establish interagency task force relative to the holding and counterfeiting of U.S. currency in foreign countries, H2178 [13MR]

Customs Service: funding, H7700 [17JY]

———funding for inspection of goods in foreign countries relative to child labor statutes, H7676, H7677 [17JY]

———tribute, E83 [25JA]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, E1884 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7615-H7640 [16JY], H7665-H7714 [17JY], E1310 [17JY], E1316 [18JY], E1351 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), consideration (H. Res. 475), H7610-H7614 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), unanimous-consent agreement, H7637 [16JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7679-H7684 [17JY]

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: anniversary, H59 [3JA]

Financial institutions: Comptroller of the Currency actions relative to approval of a national bank location in Oklahoma, H2040 [12MR]

———provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies, H12093-H12097, H12103 [28SE]

Firearms: require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental entity, H2170, H2172-H2174 [13MR]

Government: reduce fee delinquencies and improve debt-collection procedures, H4087 [25AP]

House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Dept. of the Treasury for deficit reduction, H7179, H7188-H7190 [10JY]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (H. Res. 354), H978, H1064 [31JA], H1182-H1185 [1FE]

IRS: determination of losses from implementation of legislation requiring burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases, H7678 [17JY]

———internal audit investigation programs funding, H7692, H7693 [17JY]

———safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), H3399-H3412 [16AP], E587 [19AP]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (H.R. 4148), H11050 [25SE]

Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (H.R. 2511), H5776-H5781 [4JN]

———control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (S. 1136), H5780 [4JN]

———control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (S. 1136), insert H.R. 2511 language in lieu, H5781 [4JN]

———reestablish Gold Standard, E1730 [27SE]

———use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (H. Res. 385), E367 [14MR]

Public debt: ceiling, H308 [5JA], H341, H343, H344 [22JA], H749 [23JA], H779, H780, H781, H782, H806 [24JA], H839, H840, H841, H853, H854, H855, H856, H861-H867 [25JA], H925, H927, H929, H930, H947-H953 [30JA], H976, H978, H979, H980, H986-H991, H1001, H1002, H1077 [31JA], H1144, H1145, H1206 [1FE], H1256, H1259, H1261 [27FE], H1400, H1402 [28FE], H1620 [29FE], H1756 [6MR], H1780 [7MR], H2845 [26MR], H10330 [12SE], H11583 [27SE], E159, E163 [5FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), consideration (H. Res. 292), H982 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (H. Res. 356), H1179-H1182 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), H978 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), engrossment, H801, H802 [24JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2896), H841 [25JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), H2987-H3029 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], E483 [28MR], E494 [29MR], E591 [19AP]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2972-H2986 [28MR], H3209 [29MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2857-H2864 [26MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), H1787-H1792, H1972 [7MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (H. Res. 371), H1781-H1786 [7MR]

Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury: questions relative to alleged misconduct, H308 [5JA], H984 [31JA]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), H1197-H1200 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1185-H1196 [1FE]

Transportation: limitation on interest payments credited to transportation trust funds, H3536 [17AP]

Remarks in Senate

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), S12374-S12376 [3OC]

———mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (S. 953), S1279 [20FE], S1531 [5MR]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to U.S. Treasury, S2182 [15MR]

Coins: reform commemorative coin program, S10358, S10374 [12SE]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend, S9620 [2AU]

———amend (S. 2077), S10604-S10608 [16SE]

Corps of Engineers: authorize capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct, S7715 [11JY]

Dept. of Commerce: create a central lien registry for limited access fishing permits, S10911, S10912 [19SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S11763 [28SE], S11884, S12025 [30SE], S12118 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10139-S10185, S10190 [10SE], S10245, S10280-S10321 [11SE], S10349-S10374, S10377-S10401 [12SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), unanimous-consent agreement, S10400 [12SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (S. 2196), S12310, S12311 [3OC]

Foreign banks: Comptroller of Currency waiver of citizenship requirements for directors of national banks relative to foreign affiliate status, S11919 [30SE]

Health: include organ and tissue donation information with income tax refund payments, S9518 [2AU]

IRS: revenue procedure ruling relative to purchase of tax-exempt municipal bonds by local governments, S12004 [30SE]

———safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), S7420 [8JY], S7749, S7753-S7756, S7759 [11JY], S7927 [17JY]

———safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), unanimous-consent agreement, S4266 [25AP], S4783 [7MY]

Kelly, Raymond W.: nomination to be Under Sec. of the Treasury, S7066 [26JN]

Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (S. 2147), S11550 [27SE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (S. 2136), S11540 [27SE]

Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (S. 1136), S6302 [14JN]

National Commission on Restructuring the IRS: increase membership, S4173 [25AP]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S2138 [14MR], S7066 [26JN]

Public debt: ceiling, S116 [10JA], S299-S301 [23JA], S332, S335 [24JA], S419-S424 [26JA], S544, S545-S548 [30JA], S1060-S1062 [7FE], S3268, S3324-S3326 [15AP], S3408 [16AP]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), S3114-S3125, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3242, S3245 [29MR], S3683 [18AP]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), S1624-S1630 [7MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), unanimous-consent agreement, S1624 [7MR]

———reduction (S. Res. 237), S3229, S3230 [29MR]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program, S9266-S9275, S9281 [31JY], S10779, S10781, S10783, S10785 [18SE]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (S. 2123), S11303-S11305 [25SE], S11560 [27SE]

Small business: require electronic funds transfer for payroll tax deposits, S9318 [31JY]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), S725, S726 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (S. 1555), S725 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (S. 1555), postpone indefinitely, S726 [1FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats, S1834-S1837 [12MR]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (S. 1838), S5858 [5JN]

Reports

U.S. Debt Rating Threatened, S546 [30JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2924, Payment of Social Security Benefits Relative to the Debt Limit Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 104-460), H1223 [1FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3021, Debt Limit Enforcement and Obligated Trust Fund Protection: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 371) (H. Rept. 104-473), H1774 [6MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 104-500), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 475) (H. Rept. 104-671), H7473 [11JY]

Control and Prevent Commercial Counterfeiting of Money: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2511) (H. Rept. 104-556), H4430 [6MY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3756) (H. Rept. 104-660), H7114 [8JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3756) (S. Rept. 104-330), S8553 [23JY]

Nomination of James E. Johnson To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1455 [29FE]

Nomination of Raymond W. Kelly To Be Under Sec. of the Treasury for Enforcement: Committee on Finance (Senate), S6225 [13JN]

Safeguard Taxpayer Rights: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2337) (H. Rept. 104-506), H3170 [28MR]

Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2415), S3154 [28MR]

Resolutions

Engrossment of H.R. 2862, public debt ceiling, and H.J. Res. 157, continuing appropriations, H801 [24JA]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7675, H7679, H7687, H7695, H7698, H7708 [17JY]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (H. Res. 354), H1184 [1FE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (H. Res. 356), H1181 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), engrossment, H802 [24JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3020, H3022, H3023 [28MR]

Statements

Commodity Exchange Act Amendments: Senators Lugar and Leahy, S9620 [2AU]

Congressional Review Provisions of Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act: Senators Nickles, Reid, and Stevens, S3683-S3687 [18AP]

Investigate Prosecution Practices Relative to Drug Smugglers, S5484 [22MY]

Summaries

Commemorative Coin Program Reform, S12374 [3OC]

Commodity Exchange Act Amendments (S. 2077), S10607 [16SE]

Payment of Social Security Benefits Relative to the Debt Limit Extension (H.R. 2924), S726 [1FE]

Reduction of Fee Delinquencies and Improvement of Government Debt-Collection Procedures: Representative Horn, H4087-H4091 [25AP]

Table of Contents

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4278), H12266 [3OC]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10400 [12SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, and general Government appropriations (H.R. 3756), H12075-H12077 [28SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 354, question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling, H1064 [31JA], H1182 [1FE]

H. Res. 355, consideration of H.R. 2924, payment of Social Security benefits relative to the debt limit extension, H1185 [1FE]

H. Res. 356, engrossment of H.R. 2409, public debt ceiling, H1179 [1FE]

H. Res. 371, consideration of H.R. 3021, debt limit enforcement and obligated trust fund protection, H1781 [7MR]

H. Res. 391, consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2972 [28MR]

H. Res. 475, consideration of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H7610 [16JY]

H.J. Res. 168, waiving enrollment requirements for H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, and H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2857 [26MR]

H.R. 1776, U.S. Commemorative Coin Act, H10489 [17SE], H12286-H12289 [4OC]

H.R. 2337, safeguard taxpayer rights, H3399-H3407 [16AP]

H.R. 2415, Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: designate, S3415 [16AP]

H.R. 2511, Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act, H5776 [4JN]

H.R. 2924, payment of Social Security benefits relative to the debt limit extension, S726 [1FE], H1197 [1FE]

H.R. 3021, debt limit enforcement and obligated trust fund protection, H1787 [7MR]

H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2987-H2998 [28MR]

H.R. 3756, Dept. of Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and other independent agencies appropriations, S10139-S10155 [10SE]

H.R. 3793, 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act, H9981 [4SE]

S. 1136, Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act, S6302 [14JN], H5780 [4JN]

S. 1838, First Flight Commemorative Coin Act, S5858 [5JN]

S. 2077, Commodity Exchange Act amendments, S10604-S10606 [16SE]

S. 2123, Highway Funding Fairness Act, S11304 [25SE]

S. 2136, Jackie Robinson Commemorative Coin Act, S11541 [27SE]

S. 2196, Thomas Alva Edison Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act, S12310 [3OC]

S. Res. 214, payment of Social Security benefits relative to the debt limit extension, S514 [26JA]

S. Res. 216, issue one dollar coins bearing the likeness of Margaret Chase Smith, S515 [26JA]

S. Res. 237, public debt reduction, S3229 [29MR]

S. Res. 250, use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired, S4075 [24AP]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION related term(s) Coast Guard; Maritime Administration

Addresses

Coast Guard Tribute: Al J. Bernard, E1721 [26SE]

———Ed Barnett, E1721 [26SE]

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), H1605 [29FE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9129, S9130, S9131, S9132, S9134, S9141, S9142, S9145, S9146, S9147, S9149, S9162, S9163, S9164 [30JY], S9268, S9275, S9276, S9279, S9280, S9305, S9306 [31JY], H6766 [25JN], H7074, H7079, H7085, H7086, H7089, H7091 [27JN]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10672, S10678, S10680, S10691, S10692, S10708 [17SE], S10742, S10743, S10744, S10750, S10753, S10842, S10843 [18SE]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), S10936, S10941 [19SE]

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), S10977, S11041 [19SE], S11072, S11073, S11074, S11095 [20SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, S11054 [19SE], H10951, H10971 [24SE]

———H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY], H10048 [5SE]

———S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, S7703 [11JY], H1618 [29FE]

Articles and editorials

Amtrak Funding, S9135 [30JY]

Coast Guard Backs Away From Faceoff With Fisherman, H7073 [27JN]

Highways and You—The Road to Our Future, E794 [14MY]

Less Funding, More Alternative Financing Predicted, S8371 [19JY]

Local Fishermen Say Coast Guard Pesters Them in Inspections, H7073 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see S. 2139), S11539 [27SE]

Airports: enforce revenue diversion regulations (see S. 1774), S5267 [17MY]

Appalachian Development Highway System: funding (see S. 1881), S6408 [18JN]

Appropriations: authorizing for certain maritime programs (see H.R. 3281), H3657 [22AP]

Ark (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2871), H774 [23JA]

Aviation: enhance air travelers' rights and access to information (see S. 2023), S9554 [2AU]

———enhance security procedures and equipment (see S. 2037), S9554 [2AU]

———prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H3649 [18AP]

———prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6285 [12JN]

———require installation of certain explosive detection and resistant equipment (see H.R. 3909, 4029), H8598 [26JY], H10107 [5SE]

———require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (see H.R. 3896), H8556 [25JY]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

———solicit proposals from air carriers to provide air service to certain areas (see H.R. 3739), H7106 [27JN]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

Barefoot'n (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2907), H973 [30JA]

Beacon (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3914), H8635 [29JY]

Cargo transportation: regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers (see S. 1957; H.R. 4040), S7887 [16JY], H10174 [10SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 229), H12175 [28SE]

———conveyance of Presque Isle Light Station, MI (see H.R. 3344), H4109 [25AP]

———conveyance of St. Helena Island Light Station, MI (see H.R. 3278), H3649 [18AP]

———cost estimate for the engineering, design and retrofitting of the icebreaker Mackinaw (see H.R. 4081), H10523 [17SE]

Courier Service (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1826), S5692 [3JN]

Damn Yankee (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1924), S7302 [28JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3675), H6531 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H6764 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 522), H10523 [17SE]

Extreme (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1631), S2422 [20MR]

FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs (see H.R. 3484), H5287 [16MY]

———authorizing appropriations (see S. 1801), S5567 [23MY]

———compliance with veterans' preference requirements during reductions in force (see H.R. 3593), H6005 [6JN]

———essential air service funding (see H.R. 3037), H1775 [6MR]

———reauthorizing programs (see S. 1994, 2161; H.R. 3539), S8989 [26JY], S11972 [30SE], H5646 [29MY]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 540), H11394 [26SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 74), S12303 [3OC]

———reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders (see S. 2129), S11294 [25SE]

———reorganize and remove all duties not related to safety (see S. 1960; H.R. 3831), S7887 [16JY], H7779 [17JY]

Halcyon (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1825), S5692 [3JN]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see S. 2091; H.R. 4102), S10837 [18SE], H10601 [18SE]

Herco Tyme (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1648), S3156 [28MR]

Hey, Da! (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 4225), H11395 [26SE]

High Hopes II (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3935), H9566 [31JY]

High Hopes (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3935), H9566 [31JY]

Hoptoad (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3388), H4397 [1MY]

Kalypso (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1588), S1516 [5MR]

Karma (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3133), H2558 [20MR]

Liberty (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1682), S3626 [18AP]

Magic Moments (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3082), H2224 [13MR]

Maralinda (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3915), H8982 [30JY]

Marsh Grass Too (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1566), S1083 [7FE]

Medrx III (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 4163), H11048 [24SE]

Moonraker (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1545), S555 [30JA]

Motor vehicles: improve public education on proper use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 4262), H11526 [27SE]

Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 4093, 4287), H10524 [17SE], H12173 [28SE]

Railroads: implementation of exemptions to train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings (see H. Con. Res. 201), H8557 [25JY]

———reform the Federal Railroad Administration and improve safety laws (see H.R. 3335), H4109 [25AP]

Regent Rainbow (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 4078), H10386 [12SE]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

———funding for roads classified as local or rural minor collectors (see H.R. 3165), H2866 [26MR]

———include graffiti removal within meaning of transportation enhancement activity (see H.R. 3848), H8029 [18JY]

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

———participation by certain officials in statewide planning processes (see H.R. 3227), H3230 [29MR]

Sea Sister (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3813), H7533 [12JY]

Ships and vessels: certificate of documentation for certain vessels (see H.R. 3701), H6691 [20JN]

———certificates of documentation for certain vessels (see S. 1933), S7492 [9JY]

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

———eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to national minimum drinking age (see H.R. 3548), H5646 [29MY]

Taxation: aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures (see H.R. 4206), H11394 [26SE]

Top Gun (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1828; H.R. 3370), S5763 [4JN], H4302 [30AP]

Transportation: highway construction funding (see S. 2143), S11539 [27SE]

———increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 4288), H12173 [28SE]

———requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (see S. 1661; H.R. 3356), S3216 [29MR], H4302 [30AP]

———transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see S. 1971; H.R. 3840), S8156 [18JY], H7779 [17JY]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H3170 [28MR]

Two Can (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3040), H1775 [6MR]

Western Atlantic (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3913), H8635 [29JY]

White Wing (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3371), H4302 [30AP]

Cloture motions

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11937, S11940 [30SE], S12228 [3OC]

Commendation

Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center Recipient of FAA Administration En Route Facility of the Year Award: Congress, S6252 [13JN]

Conference reports

Coast Guard Appropriations (S. 1004), H11485-H11524 [27SE]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3675), H10387-H10426 [16SE]

FAA Programs Reauthorization (H.R. 3539), H11289-H11318 [26SE]

Cost Estimates

FAA programs' reauthorization (S. 1994): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S10403 [12SE]

Factsheets

FAA Programs Reauthorization Conference Report (H.R. 3539), S12228 [3OC]

Letters

Air transportation system reform and improvements: Jim Hall, NTSB, S11824 [30SE]

———Mike McNally, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, S11823 [30SE]

Amtrak funding: several Governors, S9137 [30JY]

Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act: Howard Twiggs, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, H10537 [18SE]

Bay Area Rapid Transit rail line extension to San Francisco International Airport, S9286 [31JY]

Dept. of Transportation use of erroneous highway apportionment formulas: several Senators, S12115 [1OC]

FAA programs reauthorization: Federico Pena, Sec. of Transportation, S10674 [17SE]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H11456 [27SE]

———Robert F. Tardio, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, S12056 [1OC]

———Senator Pressler, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S11866 [30SE]

FAA programs' reauthorization: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10133 [10SE]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H10133 [10SE]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority tax status: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), H11455 [27SE]

Mid-America Aviation Resource Consortium funding: Richard M. Sanford, Florida Aviation Management Development Associates, S9284 [31JY]

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds, H3533 [17AP]

Opening of new international air service markets, S5377 [20MY]

Revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste and National Taxpayers Union, S11071 [20SE]

———Federico Pena, Sec. of Transportation, S11155 [24SE]

———George P. Steele, S11079 [20SE]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S11071 [20SE]

———John P. White, Dept. of Defense, S11155 [24SE]

———John W. Douglass, Dept. of the Navy, S11155 [24SE]

———Paul Beckner, Citizens for a Sound Economy (organization), S11071 [20SE]

———Scott P. Hoffman, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S11078 [20SE]

———several Senators, S11078 [20SE]

———Shane Schriefer, Citizens for a Sound Economy (organization), S11079 [20SE]

———Thomas A. Shatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S11078 [20SE]

Rock Hill-York County, SC, airport improvement grant: T.J. Orr, Charlotte/Douglas Internation Airport, S10672 [17SE]

Transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States: Senator Mack, S8371 [19JY]

Lists

Highlights of FAA programs reauthorization conference report (H.R. 3539), S12228 [3OC]

Memorandums

Modify the Minimum Allocation Formula for Federal Aid Highway Program: Linda L. Robertson, Dept. of the Treasury, S9270, S9274 [31JY]

Messages

Dept. of Transportation Annual Report: President Clinton, S377 [25JA], H903 [25JA]

Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Report: President Clinton, S12303 [3OC], H12267 [3OC]

Motions

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9141 [30JY], H10048 [5SE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11937 [30SE]

Proposals

Aviation Security Act (S. 2037), S9590 [2AU]

Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act technical corrections to be included in H.R. 2594, railroad unemployment and health benefits reform, E839 [16MY]

Questions

Dept. of Transportation use of erroneous highway apportionment formulas, S12116 [1OC]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: regulation of hazardous chemicals transportation, H7070 [27JN]

Airports: eligibility for cargo service entitlements under the Airport Improvement Program, H10139 [10SE]

Amtrak: funding, H6971 [26JN], H7097, H7098 [27JN], E1215, E1216 [8JY]

Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (H.R. 3267), H3585 [18AP], H8044, H8045 [22JY]

———require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (H.R. 3896), H8524 [25JY], H8562 [26JY]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (H.R. 3923), H10534-H10540 [18SE]

———solicit proposals from air carriers to provide air service to certain areas (H.R. 3739), E1198 [27JN]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (H.R. 3839), E1305 [17JY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H7085 [27JN]

California: Alameda Corridor transportation project funding, H12105 [28SE], E1666 [19SE]

Cargo transportation: regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers, H11331, H11334 [26SE]

———regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers (H.R. 4040), H10546-H10548 [18SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), H1582 [29FE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), conference report, H11544 [27SE], E1907 [2OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 229), H11603 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), insert language of H.R. 1361 in lieu, H1582 [29FE]

———funding, H6971 [26JN]

———regulations, H7073 [27JN]

———tribute, E1721 [26SE]

———vessel traffic service system funding, H7072 [27JN]

Contracts: require States to conduct cost-benefit analysis for contracting of transportation projects, H7086-H7089 [27JN]

Denver, CO: funding for a sixth runway at Denver International Airport, H10136, H10137 [10SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6964-H6973 [26JN], H7067-H7099 [27JN], E1205 [27JN], E1215, E1216 [8JY], E1229 [9JY], E1257 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, H10557-H10567 [18SE], E1644 [18SE], E1650, E1666 [19SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration (H. Res. 460), H6963, H6964 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 522), H10553-H10557 [18SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), motion to instruct conferees, H10048 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), unanimous-consent agreement, H10336 [12SE]

District of Columbia: transportation needs assessment study, H7067 [27JN]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H7069 [27JN]

FAA: Airport Privatization Pilot Program funding, E1868 [30SE]

———authorize research, engineering, and development programs, H5714 [30MY]

———aviation tax schedule, E454 [26MR]

———enhance safety of air travel, H11464 [27SE]

———essential air service funding (H.R. 3037), E293 [6MR]

———establish as an independent agency (H.R. 2276), H2053-H2068 [12MR], E346 [13MR]

———funding, H6971 [26JN], H7074-H7076 [27JN]

———installation of Doppler weather radar in certain areas, H10136, H10138 [10SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), H10114, H10124-H10140 [10SE], E1587 [11SE], E1628 [17SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, H11455-H11466 [27SE], E1868, E1871 [30SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 540), H11452-H11455 [27SE]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (H.R. 4102), E1713, E1717 [26SE]

Highway Trust Fund: mass transit account expenditures, H7068, H7079 [27JN]

House of Representatives: tribute to staff members working on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, E1229 [9JY]

ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), conference report, E839 [16MY]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize, H10774 [24SE], E1352 [23JY]

Maritime Administration: funding of maritime academies, H8266, H8280, H8281 [24JY], E1415 [31JY]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: powers of the Board of Review, H11461, H11464 [27SE]

Motor vehicles: improve public education on proper use of child safety restraint systems (H.R. 4262), E1765 [27SE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: domestic auto content labeling funding, H6971 [26JN], E1215 [8JY]

Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at certain metropolitan airports (H.R. 4093), E1623 [17SE]

NTSB: conduct study on mandatory retirement age for pilots, H7091-H7093 [27JN]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (H.R. 1126), E435 [22MR], E1869 [30SE]

———natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), H11530-H11540 [27SE], E1869 [30SE], E1905 [2OC], E1921 [4OC]

Railroads: implementation of exemptions to train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings (H. Con. Res. 201), E1371 [25JY]

———loan guarantees for international railroad projects, H7089, H7090 [27JN]

———reform the Federal Railroad Administration and improve safety laws (H.R. 3335), E652 [25AP]

———safety, H7067, H7068 [27JN]

Roads and highways: construction funding (H.R. 3775), E1249 [11JY]

———funding for roads classified as local or rural minor collectors (H.R. 3165), E449 [26MR]

San Diego, CA: Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program loan guarantees, H7079-H7082 [27JN]

Taxation: aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures (H.R. 4206), E1740 [27SE]

Transportation: codify certain laws (H.R. 2297), H8604-H8608 [29JY]

Trucking industry: financial reporting requirements, H7068, H7069 [27JN]

University of Oklahoma: air traffic controller training contract, H7072, H7073 [27JN]

Wildwood, NJ: Coast Guard sale of coastline property, H7070 [27JN]

Yolo County, CA: bus acquisition funding, H6972 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Advanced Technology Transit Bus: funding, S9282, S9283 [31JY]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (S. 2139), S11543 [27SE]

Airports: enforce revenue diversion regulations (S. 1774), S5268 [17MY]

———establish user-fee program to cover Customs Service costs, S4174 [25AP]

Amtrak: funding, S9134-S9141 [30JY], S10780, S10782, S10784, S10786-S10794 [18SE], S11893 [30SE]

———privatization study, S10784 [18SE]

Appalachian Development Highway System: funding (S. 1881), S6409 [18JN]

Aviation: airline ticket tax relative to aviation trust fund, S10668-S10671, S10675 [17SE], S10780 [18SE], S12218 [3OC]

———airport security research funding, S9130 [30JY]

———deregulation of airline industry, S8979 [26JY]

———enhance air travelers' rights and access to information (S. 2023), S9562 [2AU], S10749 [18SE]

———enhance security procedures and equipment, S9960-S9962 [5SE]

———enhance security procedures and equipment (S. 2037), S9586-S9588 [2AU]

———investigation of anticompetitive practices in airline industry, S9132-S9134 [30JY]

———Mid-America Aviation Resource Consortium funding, S9284 [31JY]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents, S12166-S12169 [2OC], S12232 [3OC]

Billings, MT: Shiloh Interchange project funding, S9282 [31JY]

Cargo transportation: regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers (S. 1957), S7893-S7895 [16JY]

Clark County, NV: bus and bus facility funding, S9130, S9131 [30JY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), S3207 [29MR], S7691-S7703, S7756 [11JY], S9640 [2AU], S12463 [21OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), conference report, S11794-S11803 [28SE], S12144 [1OC], S12162 [2OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 229), S11794 [28SE]

———conveyance of Whitefish Point Light Station, MI, S11931, S11932, S11933 [30SE]

———vessel traffic service system funding, S9284 [31JY]

———vessel traffic service systems development funding, S9130 [30JY]

Contracts: bidding process relative to certain construction contracts, S10665, S10666 [17SE]

Damn Yankee (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 1924), S7304 [28JN], S9030 [29JY]

Denver, CO: funding for a sixth runway at Denver International Airport, S11942, S11943 [30SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations, S11893 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9118-S9150 [30JY], S9265-S9288 [31JY], S9448 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, S10777-S10794 [18SE], S11044 [19SE]

Ecology and environment: protect scenic highways from water erosion, S9148 [30JY]

Essential Air Service Program: funding, S5256 [17MY]

Extreme (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 1631), S2430 [20MR]

FAA: Airport Improvement Program funding, S10674, S10679 [17SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1801), S5574 [23MY]

———enhance safety of air travel, S11813 [28SE], S12232, S12233 [3OC]

———essential air service funding, S10668, S10679 [17SE]

———extend airport and airway trust fund excise taxes, S7439, S7441 [9JY]

———financing system, S10667 [17SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), S10759 [18SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11527, S11528, S11529 [27SE], S11697, S11699, S11700, S11715-S11717, S11813 [28SE], S11819-S11824, S11854-S11857, S11859, S11864-S11866, S11871, S11872, S11937-S11943 [30SE], S12056, S12095-S12115 [1OC], S12166-S12177-S12193 [2OC], S12217-S12240 [3OC]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11940 [30SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 74), S12404 [3OC]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), insert language of S. 1994 in lieu, S10756 [18SE]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10403 [12SE], S10662-S10681 [17SE], S10742-S10756, S10777 [18SE], S11259 [25SE], S11828 [30SE]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), unanimous-consent agreement, S10675 [17SE]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 2161), S12044 [30SE]

———reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders, S10745 [18SE]

———reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders (S. 2129), S11311 [25SE]

———reform management and financial operations and improve air transportation system, S10746 [18SE], S11822, S11884, S11885 [30SE]

———reorganize and remove all duties not related to safety (S. 1960), S7897 [16JY]

———retirement age of pilots, S10745 [18SE]

Foreign trade: regulations relative to shipping of edible fats, oils, and greases, S9147 [30JY]

Germany: U.S.-Germany aviation agreement, S732 [1FE]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (S. 2091), S10840 [18SE]

Highway Trust Fund: allocation of funds, S12115-S12117 [1OC]

Interstate Highway System: anniversary, S7054 [26JN]

Kalypso (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 1588), S1522 [5MR]

Los Angeles, CA: diversion of revenues from Los Angeles International Airport, S12232 [3OC]

Maine: conveyance of certain lighthouses, S11801 [28SE]

Marsh Grass Too (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 1566), S1084 [7FE]

Merchant marine industry: payment of certain ocean freight charges for Federal food or export assistance, S11075 [20SE], S11152-S11156 [24SE]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: powers of the Board of Review, S10678 [17SE], S12235 [3OC]

Michigan: transit projects funding, S9132 [30JY], S9282 [31JY]

Nashua, NH: Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center recipient of the FAA En Route Facility of the Year Award, S6252 [13JN]

North Dakota State University: tribute to Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, S1190 [9FE]

Ohio: bus and bus facility funding, S9131 [30JY]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), S5978 [7JN], S10936-S10939, S10940, S10941, S10947-S10950 [19SE], S11412-S11415, S11451 [26SE], S11561 [27SE], S12285 [3OC]

———natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), unanimous-consent agreement, S10931, S10932 [19SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S9660 [2AU]

Railroads: closure of rail-highway crossings, S9141, S9142, S9145 [30JY]

———implementation of exemptions to train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings, S9276-S9278 [31JY]

———infrastructure and safety improvement loan guarantees, S9146, S9147 [30JY]

———train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings, S10747, S10759 [18SE]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program, S9266-S9275, S9281 [31JY], S10779, S10781, S10783, S10785 [18SE]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (S. 2123), S11303-S11305 [25SE], S11560 [27SE]

Rock Hill, SC: airport improvement grant, S10672 [17SE]

Ships and vessels: certificates of documentation for certain vessels (S. 1933), S9030 [29JY]

———revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), S10950-S10953, S10955-S10965, S10969, S10972-S10978 [19SE], S11061-S11064, S11069-S11081 [20SE], S11151, S11158 [24SE]

———revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (S. 1139), S9155 [30JY]

Shooter (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 1298), indefinitely postponed, S4092 [24AP]

States: allocation of funds from the Highway Trust Fund (S. 1843), S5864 [5JN]

Terrorism: U.S. policy relative to airport and airline safety, S10746 [18SE]

Transportation: codify certain laws (H.R. 2297), S11771 [28SE]

———highway construction funding (S. 2143), S11547-S11549 [27SE]

———requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (S. 1661), S3222 [29MR]

———transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (S. 1971), S8370 [19JY]

Trucking industry: applying Federal weight regulations to Maine and New Hampshire, S9280 [31JY]

U.S.-German Open Skies Agreement: signing, S1453, S1454 [29FE]

ValuJet Airlines: review of safety practices, S11144 [24SE], S11366 [26SE]

Reports filed

Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act: Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1505) (S. Rept. 104-334), S9071 [29JY]

Alpha Tango (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1348), S9071 [29JY]

Aura (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 653) (S. Rept. 104-207), S491 [26JA]

Babs (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1149), S9071 [29JY]

Billy Buck (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1272), S9071 [29JY]

Captain Daryl (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1347), S9071 [29JY]

Carolyn (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1358), S9071 [29JY]

Child Pilot Safety Act: Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 3267) (H. Rept. 104-683), H7779 [17JY]

Chrissy (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1017) (S. Rept. 104-222), S491 [26JA]

Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee of Conference (S. 1004) (H. Rept. 104-854), H11525 [27SE]

Coast Guard Nominations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S11291 [25SE], S12125 [1OC]

Codify Certain Transportation Laws: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2297) (H. Rept. 104-573), H5051 [14MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3539, FAA Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 540) (H. Rept. 104-851), H11394 [26SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 104-803), H10523 [17SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 460) (H. Rept. 104-633), H6764 [25JN]

Courier Service (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1826) (S. Rept. 104-306), S7178 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3675) (H. Rept. 104-785), H10429 [16SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3675) (H. Rept. 104-631), H6531 [19JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3675) (S. Rept. 104-325), S8373 [19JY]

Dept. of Transportation Driving Regulations Waiver for Agricultural Purposes During Planting and Harvest Seasons: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 604) (S. Rept. 104-233), S1180 [9FE]

Dept. of Transportation Regulations Relative to Transportation of Intermodal Containers: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4040) (H. Rept. 104-794), H10523 [17SE]

Dragonessa (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 869) (S. Rept. 104-217), S491 [26JA]

Enchanted Isles (vessel) and Enchanted Seas (vessel) Certificates of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1047) (S. Rept. 104-226), S491 [26JA]

Establish the FAA as an Independent Agency: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2276) (H. Rept. 104-475), H1984 [7MR]

Evening Star (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 763) (S. Rept. 104-213), S491 [26JA]

Explorer (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1041) (S. Rept. 104-224), S491 [26JA]

Extreme (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1631), S9072 [29JY]

FAA Management and Financial Operations Reform and Air Transportation System Improvement: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1239) (S. Rept. 104-251), S3311 [15AP]

FAA Programs Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3539) (H. Rept. 104-848), H11394 [26SE]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1994) (S. Rept. 104-333), S9071 [29JY]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3539) (H. Rept. 104-714), H8597 [26JY]

Focus (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1362), S9071 [29JY]

Former Army Hovercraft Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1046) (S. Rept. 104-225), S491 [26JA]

God's Grace II (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1384), S9071 [29JY]

Halcyon (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1825) (S. Rept. 104-305), S7178 [27JN]

Herco Tyme (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1648) (S. Rept. 104-303), S7178 [27JN]

Jajo (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 975) (S. Rept. 104-220), S491 [26JA]

Joan Marie (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1454), S9071 [29JY]

Kalypso (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1588), S9072 [29JY]

Liberty (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1682) (S. Rept. 104-304), S7178 [27JN]

Magic Carpet (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1016) (S. Rept. 104-221), S491 [26JA]

Marantha (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 655) (S. Rept. 104-209), S491 [26JA]

Marsh Grass Too (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1566), S9072 [29JY]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Review Abolishment: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1036) (H. Rept. 104-596), H5646 [29MY]

Moonraker (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1545), S9072 [29JY]

Movin On (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1455), S9071 [29JY]

Old Hat (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1349), S9071 [29JY]

Onrust (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1040) (S. Rept. 104-223), S491 [26JA]

Play Hard (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1456), S9072 [29JY]

Prime Time (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 826) (S. Rept. 104-216), S491 [26JA]

Quietly (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 656) (S. Rept. 104-210), S491 [26JA]

Requirements Relative to Families of Airline Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3923) (H. Rept. 104-793), H10523 [17SE]

Resolution (vessel) and Perserverance (vessel) Certificates of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 583) (S. Rept. 104-206), S491 [26JA]

Royal Affaire (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 802) (S. Rept. 104-214), S491 [26JA]

Sarah-Christen (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1281), S9071 [29JY]

Sea Mistress (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 911) (S. Rept. 104-219), S491 [26JA]

Shogun (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1457), S9072 [29JY]

Sisu (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 739) (S. Rept. 104-212), S491 [26JA]

Sunrise (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 654) (S. Rept. 104-208), S491 [26JA]

Too Much Fun (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1319), S9071 [29JY]

Top Gun (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1828) (S. Rept. 104-307), S7178 [27JN]

Triad (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1282), S9071 [29JY]

Twin Drill (vessel) Extension of Deadline for Completion of Conversion: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 808) (S. Rept. 104-215), S491 [26JA]

Westfjord (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1383), S9071 [29JY]

Wolf Gang II (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 889) (S. Rept. 104-218), S491 [26JA]

Yes Dear (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 680) (S. Rept. 104-211), S491 [26JA]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7072 [27JN]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S12231 [3OC]

Schedules

FAA aviation tax schedule, E454-E456 [26MR]

Statements

Interstate Highway System Anniversary: Vice President Gore, S7054 [26JN], H6974 [26JN]

Summaries

Coast Guard Appropriations Conference Report (S. 1004), E1907 [2OC]

Enforce Revenue Diversion Regulations Within Airports (S. 1774), S5269 [17MY]

Transfer Authority Over Highway Programs and Mass Transit Programs to States (S. 1971), S8372 [19JY]

Tables

Additional appropriations (H.R. 4278), H12078-H12080 [28SE]

Cargo preference program costs, S11080 [20SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S10784 [18SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY]

Comparison of State highway obligation limitations, S10780 [18SE]

Dept. of Transportation allocation of highway trust funds, S12116 [1OC]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6966-H6969 [26JN], H10559-H10562 [18SE]

FAA research, engineering, and development recommended authorization, H5715 [30MY]

Fiscal year 2001 projected sealift assets without maritime reform, S10959 [19SE]

Highway funding lost by State, 1992-96, H3519 [17AP]

Michigan transit projects funding, S9282 [31JY]

Testimonies

Families of Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents Assistance Requirements: Dario J. Cremades, S12169 [2OC]

———Hans Ephraimson, S12169 [2OC]

———Kendra St. Charles, S12168 [2OC]

———Richard P. Kessler, Jr., S12168 [2OC]

———Victoria Diaz Cummock, S12168 [2OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 229, corrections in enrollment of conference report on S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, H11603 [28SE]

H. Res. 260, consideration of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H6963 [26JN]

H. Res. 522, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H10553 [18SE]

H. Res. 540, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, H11452 [27SE]

H.R. 2276, establish FAA as an independent agency, H2053-H2062 [12MR]

H.R. 2297, codify certain transportation laws, H8604-H8608 [29JY]

H.R. 3267, Child Pilot Safety Act, H8044 [22JY]

H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, S10759-S10776 [18SE]

H.R. 3539, FAA programs' reauthorization, H10124-H10132 [10SE]

H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9118-S9126 [30JY]

H.R. 3923, requirements relative to families of airline passengers involved in aircraft accidents, H10534-H10536 [18SE]

H.R. 4040, regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers, H10546 [18SE]

S. 84, certificate of documentation for Bagger (vessel), S9030 [29JY]

S. 172, certificate of documentation for L.R. Beattie (vessel), S9030 [29JY]

S. 212, certificate of documentation for Shamrock V (vessel), S9030 [29JY]

S. 213, certificate of documentation for Endeavour (vessel), S9031 [29JY]

S. 278, certificate of documentation for Serenity (vessel), S9031 [29JY]

S. 279, certificate of documentation for Why Knot (vessel), S9031 [29JY]

S. 475, certificate of documentation for Lady Hawk (vessel), S9031 [29JY]

S. 480, certificate of documentation for Gleam (vessel), S9031 [29JY]

S. 482, certificate of documentation for Emerald Ayes (vessel), S9031 [29JY]

S. 492, certificate of documentation for Intrepid (vessel), S9031 [29JY]

S. 493, certificate of documentation for Consortium (vessel), S9031 [29JY]

S. 527, certificate of documentation for Empress (vessel), S9031 [29JY]

S. 528, certificate of documentation for Idun Viking (vessel), Liv Viking (vessel), and Freja Viking (vessel), S9031 [29JY]

S. 535, certificate of documentation for Gallant Lady (vessel), S9032 [29JY]

S. 561, certificate of documentation for Isabelle (vessel), S9032 [29JY]

S. 583, certificate of documentation for Perserverance (vessel) and Resolution (vessel), S9032 [29JY]

S. 653, certificate of documentation for Aura (vessel), S9032 [29JY]

S. 654, certificate of documentation for Sunrise (vessel), S9032 [29JY]

S. 655, certificate of documentation for Marantha (vessel), S9032 [29JY]

S. 656, certificate of documentation for Quietly (vessel), S9032 [29JY]

S. 680, certificate of documentation for Yes Dear (vessel), S9033 [29JY]

S. 739, certificate of documentation for Sisu (vessel), S9033 [29JY]

S. 763, certificate of documentation for Evening Star (vessel), S9033 [29JY]

S. 802, certificate of documentation for Royal Affaire (vessel), S9033 [29JY]

S. 808, extension of deadline for completion of conversion of Twin Drill (vessel), S9033 [29JY]

S. 826, certificate of documentation for Prime Time (vessel), S9033 [29JY]

S. 869, certificate of documentation for Dragonessa (vessel), S9033 [29JY]

S. 889, certificate of documentation for Wolf Gang II (vessel), S9033 [29JY]

S. 911, certificate of documentation for Sea Mistress (vessel), S9033 [29JY]

S. 975, certificate of documentation for Sea Mistress (vessel), S9034 [29JY]

S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, S7691-S7703 [11JY], H1582-H1605 [29FE]

S. 1016, certificate of documentation for Magic Carpet (vessel), S9034 [29JY]

S. 1017, certificate of documentation for Chrissy (vessel), S9034 [29JY]

S. 1040, certificate of documentation for Onrust (vessel), S9034 [29JY]

S. 1041, certificate of documentation for Explorer (vessel), S9034 [29JY]

S. 1046, certificate of documentation for former Army hovercraft, S9034 [29JY]

S. 1047, certificate of documentation for Enchanted Isles (vessel) and Enchanted Seas (vessel), S9034 [29JY]

S. 1149, certificate of documentation for Babs (vessel), S9035 [29JY]

S. 1272, certificate of documentation for Billy Buck (vessel), S9035 [29JY]

S. 1281, certificate of documentation for Sarah-Christen (vessel), S9035 [29JY]

S. 1282, certificate of documentation for Triad (vessel), S9035 [29JY]

S. 1319, certificate of documentation for Too Much Fun (vessel), S9035 [29JY]

S. 1347, certificate of documentation for Captain Daryl (vessel), S9036 [29JY]

S. 1348, certificate of documentation for Alpha Tango (vessel), S9036 [29JY]

S. 1349, certificate of documentation for Old Hat (vessel), S9036 [29JY]

S. 1358, certificate of documentation for Carolyn (vessel), S9036 [29JY]

S. 1362, certificate of documentation for Focus (vessel), S9036 [29JY]

S. 1383, certificate of documentation for Westfjord (vessel), S9036 [29JY]

S. 1384, certificate of documentation for God's Grace II (vessel), S9036 [29JY]

S. 1454, certificate of documentation for Joan Marie (vessel), S9036 [29JY]

S. 1455, certificate of documentation for Movin On (vessel), S9036 [29JY]

S. 1456, certificate of documentation for Play Hard (vessel), S9037 [29JY]

S. 1457, certificate of documentation for Shogun (vessel), S9037 [29JY]

S. 1505, Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act, S11451-S11454 [26SE], H11530-H11534 [27SE]

S. 1545, certificate of documentation for Moonraker (vessel), S9037 [29JY]

S. 1566, certificate of documentation for Marsh Grass Too (vessel), S9037 [29JY]

S. 1588, certificate of documentation for Kalypso (vessel), S9037 [29JY]

S. 1599, certificate of documentation for Kalypso (vessel), S1522 [5MR]

S. 1631, certificate of documentation for Extreme (vessel), S2430 [20MR], S9037 [29JY]

S. 1648, certificate of documentation for Herco Tyme (vessel), S9034 [29JY]

S. 1682, certificate of documentation for Liberty (vessel), S9035 [29JY]

S. 1825, certificate of documentation for Halcyon (vessel), S9035 [29JY]

S. 1826, certificate of documentation for Courier Service (vessel), S9035 [29JY]

S. 1828, certificate of documentation for Top Gun (vessel), S9035 [29JY]

S. 1924, certificate of documentation for Damn Yankee (vessel), S7304 [28JN], S9030 [29JY]

S. 1933, certificates of documentation for certain vessels, S9030 [29JY]

S. 1957, regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers, S7894 [16JY]

S. 2037, Aviation Security Act, S9588-S9590 [2AU]

S. 2123, Highway Funding Fairness Act, S11304 [25SE]

S. Con. Res. 74, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, S12312 [3OC]

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS related term(s) Veterans

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), H226 [5JA], H335, H336 [9JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H239 [5JA]

Authorities: extend (H.R. 2353), H901, H902 [25JA]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), S11744, S11774 [28SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9707, S9708, S9709, S9710, S9711, S9732, S9746, S9747, S9748, S9755 [3SE], S9795, S9797, S9799, S9820, S9823, S9824, S9825, S9856, S9857 [4SE], S9876, S9877, S9899, S9901, S9915, S9920, S9926, S9927, S9932, S9938, S9939, S9940, S9968, S9969, S9970, S9973, S9975, S9976, S9977 [5SE], H6511 [18JN], H6532, H6533, H6534, H6535 [19JN], H6691, H6692 [20JN], H6712, H6713 [24JN], H6765, H6812, H6814, H6815, H6819, H6826, H6831, H6832, H6838, H6839, H6844 [25JN], H6856, H6857, H6858, H6863, H6868, H6870, H6873, H6875, H6876, H6878, H6881, H6884, H6887, H6888, H6893, H6897, H6900, H6901, H6902, H6905, H6917, H6920, H6928, H6932, H6933, H6934, H6937, H6938, H6940 [26JN]

Health: collection of copayments for provision of medical benefits and insurance company reimbursement (S. 991), S99, S102 [5JA]

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H12121 [28SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), S11732 [28SE], H12111 [28SE]

Analyses

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Suspension of a Special Pay Agreement for Physicians and Dentists Who Enter Residency Training Programs (S. 1753), S4979 [13MY]

Disbursement Agreements Relative to Certain Individuals Serving in Medical Facilities (S. 1750), S4976 [13MY]

Exempt Certain Health Care Professionals in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs From Restrictions on Certain Outside Activities (S. 1752), S4978 [13MY]

Prohibit Dept. of Veterans Affairs Funding for Operation of Golf Courses (S. 2011), S9433 [1AU]

Terminology Relative to Medical Facility Construction (S. 1749), S4975 [13MY]

Use of Voluntary Separation Incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs Offices Reducing Employment Levels (S. 2151), S11554 [27SE]

Veterans Health Administration Reorganization (S. 1748), S4974 [13MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9957 [5SE], H10189 [11SE]

Articles and editorials

Clinton's Budget Game, S6119 [12JN]

New IOM Report Links Agent Orange Exposure to Risk of Birth Defects in Vietnam Vets' Children, S9894 [5SE]

Saluting the Real Heroes in the Drive for a VA Hospital, H6862 [26JN]

VA, NASA Chiefs Contradict Clinton Plans for Cuts, S6118 [12JN]

VA Official Warns of Future Iowa Cuts, S9928 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 336), H330 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (see H. Con. Res. 131), H330 [5JA]

———prohibit funding for operation of golf courses (see S. 2011), S9428 [1AU]

Armed Forces: treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H5569 [23MY]

Benefits: extend to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see S. 2008, 2152; H.R. 3927), S9295 [31JY], S11540 [27SE], H9566 [31JY]

Cecil Field Naval Air Station, FL: transfer jurisdiction over certain lands to Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 3882), H8247 [23JY]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (see S. 1711), S4316 [29AP]

Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see H.R. 4060), H10235 [11SE]

Construction industries: revise ranking process of applicants and limit awards to States for certain construction grants (see H.R. 3722), H6914 [26JN]

Courts: provide copies of Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions and protect the right of certain claimant representation (see S. 1751), S4972 [13MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3666), H6508 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (see H. Res. 456), H6531 [19JN]

Education: require that educational assistance programs offices be located within the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3036), H1775 [6MR]

Federal employees: use of voluntary separation incentives by offices reducing employment levels (see S. 2151), S11540 [27SE]

Health: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 3346), H4109 [25AP]

———develop sharing agreements relative to health care resources (see H.R. 3321, 3561), H4108 [25AP], H5753 [30MY]

———expand services at veterans medical centers (see H.R. 3117), H2557 [20MR]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6413 [13JN]

Health care facilities: amend certain terminology relative to construction (see S. 1749), S4972 [13MY]

———authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4396 [1MY]

Health care professionals: disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities (see S. 1750), S4972 [13MY]

———exempt from restrictions on certain outside activities (see S. 1752), S4972 [13MY]

———suspend a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs (see S. 1753), S4972 [13MY]

Housing: extend enhanced loan asset sale authority (see H.R. 3459), H5173 [15MY]

Medicaid: treatment of certain veterans' benefits received by individuals residing in State veterans homes (see S. 2099), S11090 [20SE]

National Cemetery System: redesignate as National Cemetery Administration (see S. 2012), S9428 [1AU]

POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H2315 [14MR]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Veteran Health Administration (see S. 1786), S5443 [21MY]

Taxation: extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see S. 2057), S9967 [5SE]

VA medical centers: authorize to retain funds collected for health services provision (see H.R. 2913), H1138 [31JA]

Veterans: allow enrollment at certain branches or extensions of institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 2851), H330 [5JA]

———authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3493), H5299 [20MY]

———compliance with veterans' preference requirements (see H.R. 3594), H6005 [6JN]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6531 [19JN]

———eliminate double taxation of lump sum separation benefits and compensation for a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3183), H3170 [28MR]

———extend pay benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during or immediately after World War II (see H.R. 3614), H6183 [11JN]

———improve administration of life insurance programs (see H.R. 2843), H187 [4JA]

———improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 4173), H11229 [25SE]

———improve health care programs (see H.R. 3950), H9921 [2AU]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4396 [1MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see S. 1791; H.R. 3458), S5492 [22MY], H5173 [15MY]

———payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to certain former spouses of veterans dying from service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3542), H5646 [29MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 4103), H10601 [18SE]

———presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities relative to exposure to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 2891), H913 [25JA]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3418), H4646 [8MY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see S. 1563; H.R. 3118, 3119), S1083 [7FE], H2557 [20MR]

———treatment of cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 4007), H9924 [2AU]

Veterans Health Administration: establishment of research corporations at VA medical centers (see H.R. 3285), H3730 [23AP]

———reorganization (see S. 1748), S4972 [13MY]

Women: assessment of research and health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3711), H6764 [25JN]

———improve health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3713, 3972), H6764 [25JN], H9922 [2AU]

———improve research activities relative to women veterans (see H.R. 3712), H6764 [25JN]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2995), H1635 [29FE]

Conference reports

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3666), H10733-H10757 [20SE]

Cost Estimates

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Collection of Copayments for Provision of Medical Benefits and Insurance Company Reimbursement (S. 991): CBO, S105 [5JA]

Letters

Administration of personnel compensation and travel in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Gordon H. Mansfield, Paralyzed Veterans of America, H6804 [25JN]

———James R. Currieo, VFW, H6804 [25JN]

———Kelli W. West, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., H6804 [25JN]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, H6813 [25JN]

———Thomas A. McMasters III, DAV, H6804 [25JN]

Agent Orange Benefits Act: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9302 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs appropriations: Kenneth E. Wolford, American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam (organization), H1796 [7MR]

———Richard Grant, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H1796 [7MR]

———Steve Robertson, American Legion, H1797 [7MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S11556 [27SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities, S4975 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs suspension of a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs, S4979 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs terminology relative to medical facility construction, S4975 [13MY]

Exempt certain health care professionals in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs from restrictions on certain outside activities, S4978 [13MY]

Prohibit Dept. of Veterans Affairs funding for operation of golf courses: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9433 [1AU]

Provide copies of Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions and protect the right of certain claimant representation, S4976-S4978 [13MY]

Redesignate National Cemetery System as National Cemetery Administration: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9434 [1AU]

State VA programs funding: John T. Carson, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S9928 [5SE]

———Kristin Waldron, American Legion, S9929 [5SE]

———M. Terry Lipovac, VFW, S9930 [5SE]

———Robert O. Steben, AMVETS, S9930 [5SE]

Use of voluntary separation incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs offices reducing employment levels: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S11555 [27SE]

VA medical care programs funding: several veterans' organizations, S5145 [16MY]

Veterans Health Administration reorganization, S4974 [13MY]

Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act: Independent Budget (organization), H8771 [30JY]

Veterans' health care facilities funding: Frederico Juarbe, Jr., VFW, S9798 [4SE]

Memorandums

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Appropriations: Thomas A. McMasters, III, DAV, H1796 [7MR]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton, S23 [3JA], S47 [4JA]

Motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), H228 [5JA]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9819 [4SE], H6948 [26JN], H10182 [11SE]

Notices

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), H335 [9JA]

Outlines

Budget resolution effects on veterans' benefits, H6256 [12JN]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: authorizing, H1796, H1797, H1798, H1800 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H189, H226-H240 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), H308 [5JA]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H123, H124 [4JA]

Armed Forces: treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (H.R. 3521), E898 [24MY]

Authorities: extend (H.R. 2353), H901-H903 [25JA]

Benefits: extend to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, H10183, H10185, H10187 [11SE], H10954 [24SE]

———extend to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (H.R. 3927), E1428 [1AU]

Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs: travel and office personnel funding, H1956, H1957 [7MR]

Buffalo, NY: dedication of Helen G. Jacob Women's Wellness Center, E111 [30JA]

Calverton National Cemetery: Robert W. Carey Quality Award recipient, E1688 [25SE]

Cecil Field Naval Air Station, FL: transfer jurisdiction over certain lands to Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 3882), H8107 [23JY]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), H12122, H12123 [28SE]

Construction industries: revise ranking process of applicants and limit awards to States for certain construction grants (H.R. 3722), E1179 [26JN]

Court of Veterans Appeals: funding, H6838, H6839 [25JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations, H892 [25JA], H1873 [7MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6431 [18JN], H6799-H6845, H6847 [25JN], H6852, H6854, H6856-H6913, H6917-H6950 [26JN], H7509 [12JY], H10182 [11SE], E1212 [27JN], E1217 [8JY], E1617 [17SE], E1641 [18SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10835, H10951-H10970 [24SE], E1711, E1720, E1724 [26SE], E1898 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (H. Res. 456), H6767-H6781 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), motion to instruct conferees, H10183-H10189 [11SE]

Dothan, AL: establish ambulatory care access point, H5772 [4JN]

Flag Day: tribute to VA-National Medical Musical Group concert, H6185 [12JN]

Fort Myers, FL: authorizing a lease for expansion of a veterans out-patient clinic, H4048 [25AP]

Funding, H5239, H5240 [16MY], H6125 [11JN]

Gainesville, GA: outpatient veterans clinic funding, H6861 [26JN]

Guilford, OH: establish national cemetery for veterans, H6805 [25JN]

Health: develop plan for allocation of health care resources, H6900, H6901 [26JN]

———expand services at veterans medical centers (H.R. 3117), E403 [21MR]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (H.R. 3643), H7546-H7552 [16JY], E1304 [17JY]

———veterans medical care and Veterans Benefits Administration funding, H6897-H6902 [26JN]

Health care facilities: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5766-H5774 [4JN], E991 [4JN], E1014, E1017 [6JN]

Health care professionals: tribute to those working in veterans' hospitals during Government shutdown, H126 [4JA]

Health care programs: funding, H6847 [25JN]

Health Professional Scholarship Program: funding, H6806 [25JN]

Insurance: allow separating veterans to enroll in Veteran's Group Life Insurance Program or convert to a commercial policy, H5315 [21MY]

———revise and extend insurance coverage for members of retired reserve and ready reserve, H5315 [21MY]

Long Beach, CA: Long Beach VA Medical Center funding, H5771, H5774 [4JN]

Louisville, KY: tribute to VA Hospital Volunteer Program, E549 [16AP]

Lyons, NJ: Lyons VA Medical Center funding, H5772 [4JN]

Maino, Joseph: Vision Impairment Center To Optimize Remaining Sight Olin E. Teague Award recipient, E751 [9MY]

Marquette, MI: funding for repairs to the D.J. Jacobetti home for veterans, H6805 [25JN]

Maryland: Perry Point VA Medical Center funding, H5772 [4JN]

———Perry Point VA Medical Center renovation funding, H6807, H6808 [25JN]

Personnel: administration of personnel compensation and travel, H6803, H6813 [25JN]

Veterans: allow enrollment at certain branches or extensions of institutions of higher learning (H.R. 2851), E33 [5JA]

———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (H.R. 1136), H6401 [13JN]

———benefits funding levels, E7 [3JA]

———compensation for children of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 2401), E666 [30AP]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7557-H7563 [16JY]

———eliminate double taxation of lump sum separation benefits and compensation for a service-connected disability (H.R. 3183), E486 [28MR]

———funding for health and employment programs, E326 [12MR]

———improve administration of life insurance programs (H.R. 2843), E17 [4JA]

———improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 4173), E1711 [26SE]

———improve health care programs (H.R. 3950), H9906, H9910-H9912 [2AU]

———improve programs and benefits, E828 [16MY]

———improve programs and benefits (H.R. 3373), H5251 [16MY], H5313-H5315 [21MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H7545, H7546 [16JY], H12121 [28SE]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (H.R. 3418), E733 [8MY]

———program cuts, H4050 [25AP]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services, H7509 [12JY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8768-H8776 [30JY], H12111-H12121 [28SE], E1429, E1441 [1AU], E1889, E1891 [1OC]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3119), E395 [20MR]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (H.R. 1483), H5311-H5313 [21MY]

Wilkes-Barre, PA: veterans' medical center funding, H6943 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), S89-S96 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

———prohibit funding for operation of golf courses (S. 2011), S9432 [1AU]

Authorities: extend (H.R. 2353), S563-S566 [30JA]

———extend (H.R. 2353), insert S. 991 language in lieu, S108 [5JA]

Benefits: extend to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, S9878-S9897, S9901, S9933, S9955 [5SE], S10019 [6SE]

———extend to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (S. 2008), S9300-S9304 [31JY]

———extend to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (S. 2152), S11556 [27SE]

Board of Veterans' Appeals: claims processing, S9732, S9733 [3SE]

Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs: travel and office personnel funding, S2288 [19MR]

Center for Molecular Medicine and Immunology: funding, S9722 [3SE]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), S4317 [29AP], S11774-S11794 [28SE], S12004 [30SE]

Courts: provide copies of Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions and protect the right of certain claimant representation (S. 1751), S4976 [13MY]

Dept. of Defense: uniformed services treatment facilities reform, S6487 [19JN], S7524 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 4173), S12133-S12136 [1OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), veto, S44 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9460 [2AU], S9691-S9735 [3SE], S9778 [4SE], S9875-S9934, S9938-S9957, S9963-S9965 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, S11159-S11162 [24SE], S11218-S11225 [25SE], S11415-S11417 [26SE], S11506 [27SE], S11763 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), unanimous-consent agreement, S9416-S9418 [1AU], S9953 [5SE]

Federal employees: use of voluntary separation incentives by offices reducing employment levels (S. 2151), S11553 [27SE]

Fort Sill, OK: transfer land to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for use as a national cemetery, S6503 [19JN]

Funding, S4684 [3MY], S4988 [14MY], S6117-S6119, S6120 [12JN]

Health: collection of copayments for provision of medical benefits and insurance company reimbursement (S. 991), S102-S108 [5JA]

———use of disposable, protective coverings for endoscopes during colorectal examinations, S9724 [3SE]

Health care facilities: amend certain terminology relative to construction (S. 1749), S4975 [13MY]

———funding, S9797, S9798, S9820 [4SE]

Health care professionals: disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities (S. 1750), S4975 [13MY]

———exempt from restrictions on certain outside activities (S. 1752), S4978 [13MY]

———suspend a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs (S. 1753), S4978 [13MY]

Immigration: veterans health care eligibility, S4386 [30AP]

James H. Quillen School of Medicine: funding, S9720, S9721 [3SE]

Medicaid: treatment of certain veterans' benefits received by individuals residing in State veterans homes (S. 2099), S11091 [20SE]

Moreland, Charlotte: Vietnam Veterans of America (organization) Congressional Staffer of the Year award recipient, S7676 [10JY]

National cemeteries: protect and preserve land adjacent to the Los Angeles National Cemetery, S9724, S9725 [3SE]

National Cemetery System: redesignate as National Cemetery Administration (S. 2012), S9433 [1AU]

Persian Gulf Conflict: research and health benefits relative to illnesses of veterans attributed to service during conflict, S6835, S6836 [25JN], S7970 [17JY]

Shade, Sharon: VA Licensed Practicing Nurse of the Year award recipient, S9443 [1AU]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Veteran Health Administration (S. 1786), S5447 [21MY]

Taxation: extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (S. 2057), S9967, S9968 [5SE]

Travis AFB, CA: Travis VA Hospital funding, S9945 [5SE]

Tuscaloosa, AL: land conveyance, S9824 [4SE]

VA: medical care programs funding relative to increase in corporate tax rates, S5152-S5158 [16MY]

———medical care programs funding relative to reduction of welfare benefits, S5143-S5151, S5175 [16MY]

VA Voluntary Service: anniversary, S5613 [23MY]

Veterans: funding for health programs, S2290, S2292 [19MR]

———funding for State VA programs, S9927-S9932, S9954 [5SE]

———improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 4173), S12133-S12136 [1OC]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), insert language of S. 1791 in lieu, S11461 [26SE]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (S. 1791), S5495 [22MY], S11460-S11462 [26SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), S11642-S11658 [28SE], S12012 [30SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (S. 1563), S1083 [7FE], S3494 [17AP]

Veterans Health Administration: reorganization (S. 1748), S4974 [13MY]

Reports

Association Between Specific Health Problems and Exposure to Herbicides: National Academy of Sciences, S9303 [31JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 456) (H. Rept. 104-630), H6531 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3376) (H. Rept. 104-574), H5051 [14MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3666) (H. Rept. 104-812), H10762 [20SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3666) (H. Rept. 104-628), H6508 [18JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3666) (S. Rept. 104-318), S7762 [11JY]

Disposition of Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 104-448), H330 [5JA]

Effective Dates for Discontinuance of Veterans Compensation and Pension Benefits: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 109) (S. Rept. 104-389), S11972 [30SE]

Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and Survivors: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3458) (H. Rept. 104-647), H7105 [27JN]

Priority Health Care to Certain Veterans Exposed to Hazardous or Radioactive Substances: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3643) (H. Rept. 104-648), H7105 [27JN]

Reform and Improve Veterans Eligibility for Medical Care and Services: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3118) (H. Rept. 104-690), H8029 [18JY]

Veterans Benefits Decision Revisions Based on Clear and Unmistakable Error: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1483) (H. Rept. 104-571), H4901 [10MY]

Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1711) (S. Rept. 104-371), S11168 [24SE]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1791) (S. Rept. 104-367), S10075 [9SE]

Veterans Eligibility for Training and Rehabilitation Assistance and Transfer of Certain Educational Assistance Authority: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 104-650), H7105 [27JN]

Veterans Health Care Management and Contracting Flexibility Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1359) (S. Rept. 104-372), S11426 [26SE]

Veterans Programs and Benefits Improvements: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3373) (H. Rept. 104-572), H4901 [10MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6843 [25JN], H6878 [26JN]

Statements

Veterans Benefits: Bernard Way, United War Veterans Council of New York County, E7 [3JA]

Veterans Exposed to Ionizing Radiation: Joseph A. Violante, DAV, S12134-S12136 [1OC]

Summaries

Agent Orange Benefits Act (S. 2008), S9302 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Authorities Extension (H.R. 2353), S565 [30JA]

Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities Reform, S6487 [19JN]

Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act (S. 1711), S11780-S11784 [28SE]

Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act (H.R. 3118), S11646-S11653 [28SE]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S11218 [25SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9950 [5SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 3019), H4068-H4073 [25AP]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 3666), H12082-H12087 [28SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H1829-H1833 [7MR]

Employees affected by appropriations legislation vetoes, S46 [4JA]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 131, transmission procedures of H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs continuing appropriations, relative to balanced budget submission, H231 [5JA]

H. Res. 336, disposition of Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs continuing appropriations, H226 [5JA], H335 [9JA]

H. Res. 456, consideration of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H6767 [25JN]

H.R. 1483, veterans benefits decision revisions based on clear and unmistakable error, H5311 [21MY]

H.R. 2353, extend certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs authorities, S108 [5JA], S563 [30JA]

H.R. 3118, Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act, H8768-H8770 [30JY]

H.R. 3373, veterans programs and benefits improvements, H5313 [21MY]

H.R. 3376, Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility projects' and leases' authorization, H5766-H5768 [4JN]

H.R. 3458, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S11461 [26SE], H7545 [16JY]

H.R. 3643, priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances, H7546-H7549 [16JY]

H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9691-S9703 [3SE]

H.R. 3674, veterans eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority, H7557-H7559 [16JY]

S. 991, Dept. of Veterans Affairs collection of copayments for provision of medical benefits and insurance company reimbursement, S107 [5JA]

S. 1711, Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance, S4317 [29AP]

S. 1711, Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act, S11786-S11794 [28SE], H12123-H12131 [28SE]

S. 1748, Veterans Health Administration reorganization, S4974 [13MY]

S. 1749, amend certain terminology relative to medical facility construction, S4975 [13MY]

S. 1750, disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities, S4975 [13MY]

S. 1751, provide copies of Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions and protect the right of certain claimant representation, S4976 [13MY]

S. 1752, exempt certain health care professionals in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs from restrictions on certain outside activities, S4978 [13MY]

S. 1753, Dept. of Veterans Affairs suspension of a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs, S4979 [13MY]

S. 1791, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S5496 [22MY]

S. 2008, Agent Orange Benefits Act, S9301 [31JY]

S. 2011, prohibit Dept. of Veterans Affairs funding for operation of golf courses, S9432 [1AU]

S. 2012, redesignate National Cemetery System as National Cemetery Administration, S9433 [1AU]

S. 2151, use of voluntary separation incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs offices reducing employment levels, S11553 [27SE]

DePASS, DEE

Articles and editorials

It Was a Suprisingly Green Christmas for Rollerblade Employees, S308 [23JA]

It Was a Surprisingly Green Christmas for Rollerblade Employees, S128 [10JA]

DePAUL UNIVERSITY

Letters

Constitutionality of campaign finance reform proposals: Marlene Arnold Nicholson, S6713-S6715 [24JN]

DePORRES, MARTIN

Remarks in House

Toledo, OH: Interracial Religious Coalition Honorees Banquet award recipient, E835 [16MY]

DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION AFFILIATION ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 337), S9450 [1AU]

DeREMER, KATE

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S1031 [7FE]

DeRING, LU A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1106 [18JN]

DeROUEN, KARL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1001 [5JN]

DERRY, NH

Remarks in Senate

Schofield, Sarah: Prudential Insurance Co. of America Spirit of Community Award recipient, S10615 [16SE]

DES MOINES, IA

Articles and editorials

Chrystal Earns High Russian Honor, S9631 [2AU]

Mark of Friendship, S9632 [2AU]

Russia Found a Good Friend in Outspoken Iowan, S9632 [2AU]

Russian Friendship Honor to Chrystal, S9631 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Chrystal, John: Russian Order of Friendship award recipient, S9630 [2AU]

Iowa: tribute to girls' high school basketball tournament, S6670 [21JN]

———tribute to State Fair, S6817 [25JN]

DES MOINES (IA) REGISTER

Articles and editorials

Costly Oversight—Fine Print in GATT Law Could Cost Zantac Users Millions, S3582 [18AP]

Defraud America Week, S5734 [4JN]

Mark of Friendship, S9632 [2AU]

Nuclear Nonsense, S8984 [26JY]

Russian Friendship Honor to Chrystal, S9631 [2AU]

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA

Letters

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands: Gerald F. Pisha, Mayor of Desert Hot Springs, CA, S6532 [19JN]

DESJARDIN, JENNIFER

Statements

Student Financial Aid Reform, E964 [30MY]

DESLOGE, LOUIS F.

Articles and editorials

Great Cuban Embargo Scam—A Little-Known Loophole Will Allow the Richest Exiles To Cash In, H1727 [6MR], E271 [5MR], E309 [7MR]

DETRIOT AREA PRE-COLLEGE ENGINEERING PROGRAM, INC.

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S349 [24JA]

DETROIT, MI

Addresses

U.S. Automobile Industry Anniversary: Dennis Archer, Mayor of Detroit, MI, E1434 [1AU]

———Keith Crain, American Automobile Centennial Commission, E1431 [1AU]

Letters

Licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion: Michael Prysak, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, S2272 [19MR]

Remarks in House

David, Robert: Sales Success Award recipient, E936 [29MY]

Hermelin, David: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Fred M. Butzel Award for Distinguished Community Service recipient, E1666 [19SE]

Motor vehicles: anniversary of U.S. automobile industry, E1431, E1434 [1AU]

Newspaper Preservation Act: reexamination of provisions, E1039 [10JN]

Newspapers: contract negotiations relative to strike, E1378 [25JY], E1537 [5SE]

Pifher, Tim: Safari Club International Special Hunter of the Year award recipient, E1462 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

City Cab Co.: anniversary, S9308 [31JY]

Detriot Area Pre-College Engineering Program, Inc.: anniversary, S349 [24JA]

Detroit Concert Choir: tribute, S9980 [5SE]

Earth Day: observance, S3680 [18AP]

Johnson, Roy: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children honoree, S5453 [21MY]

Medicare: waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan, S12329 [3OC]

Metro Detroit Youth Day: observance, S7501 [9JY]

NAACP: anniversary of Freedom Fund Dinner, S4002 [23AP]

Travelers Aid Society: tribute, S1372 [27FE]

DETROIT (MI) FREE PRESS

Remarks in House

Detroit, MI: contract negotiations relative to newspapers' strike, E1378 [25JY], E1537 [5SE]

Newspaper Preservation Act: reexamination of provisions, E1039 [10JN]

DETROIT (MI) NEWS

Articles and editorials

Cuba Incident—Correct Response, H1729 [6MR]

Gold Isn't a Wacko Idea, E1730 [27SE]

Surging Record of Clinton Tax Load, S7053 [26JN]

Remarks in House

Detroit, MI: contract negotiations relative to newspapers' strike, E1378 [25JY], E1537 [5SE]

Newspaper Preservation Act: reexamination of provisions, E1039 [10JN]

DEUFEL, CHRISTOPHER

Essays

Voice of Democracy, H4401 [2MY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H4400 [2MY]

DEUTCH, JOHN M. (Director, Central Intelligence)

Letters

CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, H11059 [25SE]

National Imagery and Mapping Agency establishment and collection of foreign intelligence, S7014 [26JN]

Use of media correspondents as intelligence agents, H5402 [22MY]

DEUTSCH, PETER (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments offered by, to

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4481 [7MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8095 [22JY], H8249 [23JY], H8264 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Hatred Marks Paper Trail, Jerusalem (Israel) Post, E312 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Everglades National Park: designate Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center (see H.R. 4241), H11526 [27SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national resource center and clearinghouse relative to missing or exploited children (see H.R. 3238), H3386 [15AP]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1137 [31JA]

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: designate (see H.R. 4241), H11526 [27SE]

Ships and vessels: certificate of documentation for certain vessels (see H.R. 3701), H6691 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (see H.R. 2795), H914 [25JA]

———packing standards for imported tomatoes (see H.R. 2921), H1138 [31JA]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2950 [27MR]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5570 [23MY]

Children and youth: consolidate and expand Federal child care programs (see H.R. 3860), H10525 [17SE]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 140), H1138 [31JA]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H7658 [16JY]

Corporate Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 3351), H4302 [30AP]

Crime: penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H3488 [16AP]

Cyprus: implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223), H10762 [20SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish domestic violence community response teams (see H.R. 2665), H3581 [17AP]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H10040 [4SE]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H3731 [23AP]

———review use of radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 3065), H3387 [15AP]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 3704), H10525 [17SE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H7475 [11JY]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 3455), H6691 [20JN]

Florida: designate the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek and Rock Springs Run for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 3155), H5647 [29MY]

Foreign policy: endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (see H. Con. Res. 212), H10525 [17SE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H2558 [20MR]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H6532 [19JN]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477), H8094 [22JY]

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797), H3488 [16AP]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H2950 [27MR]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H3820 [24AP]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H8030 [18JY]

Law enforcement officers: ensure benefits for chaplains killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3647), H8375 [24JY]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H6532 [19JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1636 [29FE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H2315 [14MR]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H3650 [18AP]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10721 [19SE]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H9925 [2AU]

———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H10108 [5SE]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H2950 [27MR]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H10040 [4SE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H1986 [7MR]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H9925 [2AU]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H7780 [17JY]

Native Americans: exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage BR deg.h3156 (see H.R. 3155), H5647 [29MY]

Poland: condemn construction of shopping center within internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp (see H. Res. 398), H3231 [29MR]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H914 [25JA]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H5754 [30MY]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H1774 [6MR]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6117 [10JN]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8095 [22JY]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see H.R. 4159), H11048 [24SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H5174 [15MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H5753 [30MY]

States: allow employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 2677), H187 [4JA]

———establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 196), H7260 [10JY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H2467 [19MR]

———allow installment method of reporting income from the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1076), H5647 [29MY]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H331 [5JA]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4800 [9MY]

Women: treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H9925 [2AU]

Programs

Clinton Administration plan for Florida Everglades restoration, H1534 [29FE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10611 [19SE]

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2614 [21MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1534 [29FE]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (H.R. 2508), H10839 [24SE]

Appropriations: making continuing, H201 [5JA]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Jewish Federation of South Broward, E1612 [16SE]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H201 [5JA]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7011 [27JN]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), H2347 [19MR]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11326 [26SE]

Courts: Federal jurisdiction and sentencing relative to sex crimes against children, H4476, H4481 [7MY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), E1133 [20JN]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4476, H4481 [7MY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H1280, H1281 [27FE]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1741, H1746 [6MR]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1280, H1281 [27FE]

Dept. of Justice: missing children programs funding, H8207 [23JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6555 [19JN], E1143 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8207 [23JY], H8259, H8265, H8279 [24JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2696 [22MR]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2681 [22MR]

Florida: acquisition of land in Everglades Agricultural Area, H1534 [29FE]

Foreign policy: endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (H. Con. Res. 212), H10912 [24SE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), H6476 [18JN], H8127 [23JY]

Forman, Hamilton C.: B'nai B'rith Great American Traditions Award recipient, E10 [3JA]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Jewish Federation of Greater Fort Lauderdale, E1612 [16SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H7, H73, H76, H77, H80, H82, H83, H84, H87, H88 [3JA], H160 [4JA], H192, H201 [5JA]

Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship (H.R. 1720), H10798 [24SE]

Homestead, FL: Homestead Motorsports Complex funding, E1944 [21OC]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2614 [21MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: land acquisition funding, H6555 [19JN]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H8259 [24JY]

Law enforcement officers: reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries, H8265 [24JY]

Middle East Peace Facilitation Act: extend authorities (H.R. 2589), E12 [3JA]

National Park Service: transfer of funds for Everglades restoration land acquisition, E1143 [20JN]

National Weather Service: streamline the certification process for closing an office, H5595 [29MY]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6319 [13JN]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures, H8279 [24JY]

Power resources: fossil fuel research and development funding, H6555 [19JN]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5595 [29MY]

Ships and vessels: shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6319 [13JN]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), H939 [30JA]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1166 [1FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, H3616 [18AP]

Votes: position on missed, H6159 [11JN], H8514 [25JY], H9897 [2AU], E1044 [10JN]

Weston, FL: tribute, E1616 [17SE]

———tribute to First Baptist Church, E555 [17AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H911 [25JA], H1323 [27FE], H1714 [5MR], H10018 [4SE]

Subpoena Notices

Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit for Broward County, FL, H9928 [4SE]

Tributes

Allen, Joe, E1107 [18JN]

Carroll-Abbing, John P., E387 [20MR]

Clark, Stephen P., E1139 [20JN]

Davis, Edward, E990 [4JN]

Greenwald, Isabel, E76 [24JA]

Higgs, Ervin, E548 [16AP]

Klauber, Fran, E1682 [25SE]

Kusnick, Howard, E1682 [25SE]

Morrison, Edith, E1516 [5SE]

DEUTSCHE, PATTY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7366 [8JY]

DeVECCHI, ROBERT P.

Letters

Refugee treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S., S8804 [25JY]

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Articles and editorials

AID Learns That Good Deeds Do Not Go Unpunished, S1394 [28FE]

Knotted Rugs, S4005 [24AP]

Bills and resolutions

Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River basin (see H. Con. Res. 213), H10386 [12SE]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1138 [31JA]

Women in Enterprise Development Program: establish (see H.R. 3827), H7658 [16JY]

Lists

Public Law 480, Title I subsidies for agricultural corporations for fiscal years 1990-95, H1524 [29FE]

Petitions and memorials

Liberian Community Association of Rhode Island, Inc.: Liberian peace process, S3618 [18AP]

Remarks in House

AID: debt restructuring assistance, H5859 [5JN]

———funding, H5846, H5861-H5866, H5890 [5JN]

———Housing Guarantee Program funding, H5847 [5JN]

Arms control: reduction of conventional weapons, E1299 [17JY]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5859-H5861 [5JN]

Foreign aid: reauthorize certain food aid programs that facilitate economic development for developing nations, H1522-H1529 [29FE]

International Day of Cooperatives: observance, E1166 [25JN], E11711 [26JN]

Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program: funding, H6150 [11JN]

Peace Corps: anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), H2849-H2851 [26MR], E464 [27MR]

Remarks in Senate

AID: funding for family planning programs, S1394 [28FE]

———International Fund for Agricultural Development funding, S8842 [25JY]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons, S2189 [15MR]

Financial institutions: Asian Development Bank assistance to developing countries, S12060 [1OC]

Foreign aid: indirect assistance in economy of developing countries relative to Generalized System of Preferences, S9540 [2AU]

International Development Association: funding, S8759 [25JY]

Liberia: status of peace agreement, S12057 [1OC]

Peace Corps: anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), S11289 [25SE]

Quincy, MA: fund raising efforts of Broad Meadows Middle School relative to building of a school in Pakistan, S4005 [24AP]

South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude: labeling of carpets made with child labor, S4005 [24AP]

Reports

Conventional Arms Control: Presidential Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy, E1299 [17JY]

Reports filed

Peace Corps Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.J. Res. 158), S11291 [25SE]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 158, Peace Corps anniversary, H2849 [26MR]

DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR AFRICA

Bills and resolutions

Funding (see H.R. 3638), H6413 [13JN]

Reauthorize (see H.R. 3735), H7106 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Funding, H5859-H5861 [5JN]

Reauthorize (H.R. 3735), H8623, H8624 [29JY]

Remarks in Senate

Funding, S8772, S8858 [25JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3735, reauthorization, H8623 [29JY]

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ASSISTANCE AND BILL OF RIGHTS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Reauthorize (see S. 1757; H.R. 3867), S5004 [14MY], H8247 [23JY]

Remarks in House

Reauthorize (H.R. 3867), H8672, H8673 [30JY]

Reauthorize (S. 1757), H8673 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

Reauthorize (S. 1757), S5010 [14MY], S7836 [12JY]

Reports filed

Reauthorize: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3867) (H. Rept. 104-719), H8981 [30JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3867, reauthorization, H8672 [30JY]

S. 1757, reauthorization, H8673 [30JY]

S. 1757, reauthorize, S7836 [12JY]

DEVER, MARK

Prayers

Senate, S5507 [23MY]

DEVERS, GAIL

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute for participation, H9837 [2AU]

DeVIVO, JAMES

Remarks in House

Tribute, E715 [7MY]

DeVORE, P. CAMERON

Statements

Constitutional Infirmities of Pending Political Broadcasting Legislation, S6800 [25JN]

DEVOS, RICH

Remarks in Senate

National Republican Leadership Award Dinner: honoree, S8383 [19JY]

DEVROY, ANN

Articles and editorials

Clinton Says Record Show ``Remarkable Consistency'', H977 [31JA]

DeWINE, MICHAEL (a Senator from Ohio)

Amendments offered by, to

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8295 [18JY]

Crime: increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (S. 1612), S12321, S12390 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6863 [25JN], S7004, S7049 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10530, S10558 [13SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9141, S9163 [30JY]

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

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3317 [15AP], S4196 [25AP], S4328, S4342, S4345, S4346, S4347 [29AP], S4435 [30AP], S4457, S4468 [1MY], S4592 [2MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), conference report, S9439 [1AU]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8295 [18JY]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4650 [2MY]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate), S6628 [20JN]

Conferee: H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, S10647 [17SE]

Articles and editorials

Adopt a Sense of Outrage, Mary McGrory, Washington (DC) Post, S5714 [4JN]

Take Children Out of Harm's Way, Joan Beck, Tampa (FL) Tribune, S5713 [4JN]

Tiny Coffins, Mona Charen, Baltimore (MD) Sun, S5713 [4JN]

Two Words That Kill, Richard J. Gelles, Weekly Standard (publication), S5714 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Courts: penalties relative to criminal attempt (see S. 1946), S7762 [11JY]

———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm during commission of a crime (see S. 1945), S7762 [11JY]

Crime: prosecution of military personnel and companions while stationed abroad (see S. 2083), S10684 [17SE]

———restrict income during incarceration for military personnel (see S. 2083), S10684 [17SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see S. 1882), S6408 [18JN]

Foster care: clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child (see S. 1974), S8156 [18JY]

Law enforcement: authorization process to use clone pagers (see S. 1947), S7762 [11JY]

Mariemont, OH: conveyance of a parcel of land under Corps of Engineers' jurisdiction (see S. 1916), S7179 [27JN]

Ohio: designate Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort Miamis as national historic sites (see S. 2122), S11294 [25SE]

Orrville, OH: reinstate and extend license for hydroelectric project (see S. 1581), S1455 [29FE]

Railroads: funding for grade crossing closure projects (see S. 1572), S1295 [23FE]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of National Football League teams (see S. 1529), S492 [26JA]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for private security officer employment (see S. 2084), S10684 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S1298 [23FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S1277 [20FE]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see S. 1713), S4316 [29AP]

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

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (see S. 1606), S1855 [12MR]

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

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

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

Correctional institutions: exempt inmates from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements in Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 1943), S7762 [11JY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52), S6854 [25JN]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see S. 1733), S4851 [8MY]

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

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

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

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: outpatient medical services for former POW with disabilities (see S. 615), S5010 [14MY]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S4677 [3MY]

Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see S. 2178), S11973 [30SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see S. 1965), S8013 [17JY]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see S. 2196), S12303 [3OC]

Employment: make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see S. 2026), S9554 [2AU]

———permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (see S. 1129), S10428 [12SE]

Executive Office of the President: application of certain laws (see S. 2000), S9159 [30JY]

Families and domestic relations: reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (see S. 1716), S4317 [29AP]

Great Lakes: extend deadline and clarify contents of health research report (see S. 1601), S1649 [7MR]

Health: include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see S. 948), S1368 [27FE]

———liability of nonprofit organizations relative to prosthetic devices (see S. 1885), S8162 [18JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S1870 [12MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see S. Res. 250), S5601 [23MY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see S. 1506), S7906 [16JY]

National Baseball Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1185 [9FE]

National Baseball Heritage Day: designate (see S. Res. 224), S1526 [5MR]

National Children's Day: designate (see S. Res. 292), S10609 [16SE]

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

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

NIH: establish National Center for Pain Research (see S. 1955), S7887 [16JY]

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

Operation Sail: tribute (see S.J. Res. 64), S11169 [24SE]

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

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S3490 [17AP]

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see S. 1512), S4072 [24AP]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see S. 942), S1654 [7MR]

Taxation: deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see S. 1741), S4937 [9MY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S2245 [18MR]

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

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see S. Res. 290), S10426 [12SE]

Transportation: transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see S. 1971), S8156 [18JY]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see S. 1519), S321 [23JA]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see S. 1660), S3957 [23AP]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1678 [11MR], S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR], S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

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

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

Letters

Partial-birth abortions: Donna Harrison, S11344 [26SE]

Lists

Family hour television programming 1954-96, S9466-S9469 [2AU]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures in cases of rape or incest through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, S10270, S10271, S10273, S10277, S10278 [11SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11146 [24SE], S11344, S11345 [26SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2286 [19MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5882 [6JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9381 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8142 [18JY]

Child Welfare Act: reform foster care programs, S5710, S5712 [4JN]

Clinton, President: evaluation of policies to control crime, S5920 [6JN]

Columbus, OH: transfer of certain Air Force land to the airport authority, S7004 [26JN]

Courts: penalties relative to criminal attempt (S. 1946), S7765 [11JY]

———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm during commission of a crime (S. 1945), S7764 [11JY]

Crime: increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (S. 1612), S12390 [3OC]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S5920 [6JN]

———prosecution of military personnel and companions while stationed abroad (S. 2083), S10687 [17SE]

———restrict income during incarceration for military personnel (S. 2083), S10687 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7004 [26JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10270, S10271, S10273, S10277, S10278 [11SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9131, S9141, S9142 [30JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9907 [5SE]

Dove, Tim: Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Master Teacher award recipient, S5376 [20MY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S5920 [6JN], S9684 [3SE]

FBI: local community upgrading of criminal justice identification systems, S2286 [19MR]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (S. 1882), S6410 [18JN]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S3701 [19AP]

Foster care: clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child, S8142 [18JY]

Health: medical savings account programs, S6638 [21JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S6638 [21JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3531 [18AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, S9907 [5SE]

Immigration: admission of family members of U.S. citizens, S4126, S4140, S4142, S4143, S4150, S4153 [25AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3296, S3297, S3304 [15AP], S4032, S4046 [24AP], S4126, S4140, S4142, S4143, S4150, S4153 [25AP], S4465, S4470, S4481, S4488, S4493 [1MY], S4593, S4594 [2MY]

———political asylum reform, S3296, S3297 [15AP], S4465 [1MY]

———political asylum relative to coercive population control policies, S4593, S4594 [2MY]

INS: open-field searches relative to probable occurrences of illegal acts, S4032, S4046 [24AP]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3531 [18AP]

Law enforcement: authorization process to use clone pagers (S. 1947), S7765 [11JY]

Mariemont, OH: conveyance of a parcel of land under Corps of Engineers' jurisdiction (S. 1916), S7187 [27JN]

Medicaid: reform, S24-S26 [3JA]

National Eye Donor Month: observance, S1317 [27FE]

Ohio: bus and bus facility funding, S9131 [30JY]

———designate Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort Miamis as national historic sites (S. 2122), S11302 [25SE]

Orrville, OH: reinstate and extend license for hydroelectric project (S. 1581), S1456 [29FE]

Postal Service: issuance of organ donation awareness postage stamps, S7501 [9JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9381 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8142 [18JY]

Railroads: closure of rail-highway crossings, S9141, S9142 [30JY]

———funding for grade crossing closure projects (S. 1572), S1296 [23FE]

Refugees: exemptions relative to migration and false documentation, S4465 [1MY]

Safety: improve school bus safety, S9476 [2AU]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of National Football League teams (S. 1529), S493, S494 [26JA]

States: issuing of federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S3296, S3297 [15AP], S4470, S4481, S4488, S4493 [1MY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming, S9466 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Golden Gavel Award: recipient, S4005 [24AP]

Texts of

S. 1572, Railroad Crossing Safety Act, S1296 [23FE]

Tributes

Dole, Senator, S6057 [11JN]

DEYO, BRIAN

Articles and editorials

Working Poor—Minimum-Wage Jobs Give Many Americans Only a Miserable Life, S7437 [9JY]

DHILLON, BALBIR S.

Reports

Arrest of Balbir S. Dhillon: Harshinder Singh, Amrik Singh and J.S. Dhillon, Human Rights Wing (organization), E1393 [29JY]

DHILLON, J.S.

Reports

Arrest of Balbir S. Dhillon, E1393 [29JY]

DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE

Remarks in House

Law Day: observance, E556 [17AP]

DIAMOND, MICHAEL

Remarks in House

San Bernadino County (CA) Sun: Gannett Co., Inc., award recipient, E1347 [23JY], E1404 [30JY]

DIAMOND, SETH J.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9291 [31JY], S9452 [1AU]

DIAZ, JOSE

Remarks in House

Organization of Chinese Americans: Honor Immigrant Americans Day award recipient, E717 [7MY]

DIAZ, JOSE AND FAMILY

Remarks in House

Santa Paula, CA: tribute to Familia Diaz Mexican Restaurant, E453 [26MR]

DIAZ, NELSON A.

Memorandums

Multifamily Rental Assisted Housing Contracts, S11221 [25SE]

DIAZ, NILS J.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be a Member of the NRC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S9428 [1AU]

DIAZ, RUBEN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1811 [28SE]

DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN (a Representative from Florida)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 192), H7107 [27JN]

———adjournment, consideration (see H. Res. 465), H6914 [26JN]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), consideration (see H. Res. 421), H4423 [2MY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 370), H1715 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 340), H773 [23JA]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), consideration (see H. Res. 475), H7473 [11JY]

National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 3144), consideration (see H. Res. 438), H5287 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (see H.R. 2795), H914 [25JA]

———packing standards for imported tomatoes (see H.R. 2921), H1138 [31JA]

———price supports for milk (see H.R. 2597), H1138 [31JA]

Air pollution: reduction in emissions of pollutants contributing to acid deposition in the Adirondacks (see H.R. 2682), H4646 [8MY]

Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 3881), H9925 [2AU]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H4110 [25AP]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4902 [10MY]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6414 [13JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H12301 [4OC]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H3387 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe (see H.R. 4199), H11394 [26SE]

Foreign Agents Registration Act: strengthen (see H.R. 452), H3231 [29MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

House Rules: imposition of Ramseyer requirement on conference reports (see H. Res. 549), H11527 [27SE]

INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]

Law enforcement officers: ensure benefits for chaplains killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3647), H6413 [13JN]

———establish a national resource center and clearinghouse relative to missing or exploited children (see H.R. 3238), H3386 [15AP]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H7780 [17JY]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H12251 [1OC]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H7260 [10JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3581 [17AP]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H4303 [30AP]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H6915 [26JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H3231 [29MR]

POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H5052 [14MY]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H6691 [20JN]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]

Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of expression (see H. Con. Res. 95), H4503 [7MY]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H7107 [27JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H9706 [1AU]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Taxation: treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4503 [7MY]

Memorandums

Investigation of U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Thomas E. Anfinson, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of Representatives, H4558 [8MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H975 [31JA]

Press releases

India Smuggles Banned CFCs to U.S.: Council of Khalistan, E704 [2MY]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12108, H12109 [28SE]

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (S. 1903), H6798 [25JN]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6958 [26JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6958 [26JN]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H7664 [17JY]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4550, H4552, H4553, H4554, H4558 [8MY]

Congress: adjournment, consideration (H. Res. 465), H7040, H7041, H7043, H7044 [27JN]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 192), H7050 [27JN]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), consideration (H. Res. 421), H4460 [7MY]

Cuba: drug trafficking, H8560 [26JY]

———human rights violations, H741 [23JA], H976 [31JA]

———meetings between U.S. military officers and Cuban military officers, H6978 [27JN]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government, H854 [25JA], H6329 [13JN]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H1283 [27FE], H7664 [17JY]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1701 [5MR], H1738 [6MR]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 370), H1724, H1735 [6MR]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1283, H1286, H1287, H1288, H1289 [27FE]

Dade County, FL: tribute to Youth Crime Watch Program, E834 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 340), H782, H789 [24JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), consideration (H. Res. 453), H6329, H6332 [13JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), consideration (H. Res. 475), H7610, H7613, H7614 [16JY]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (H.R. 1856), E1281 [12JY]

Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2493 [20MR]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5438 [22MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9767 [1AU]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9767 [1AU]

Florida: anniversary of TEMAS (publication), E1541 [9SE]

———tribute to Hialeah-Miami Lakes Adult Education Center volunteers, E277 [5MR]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5438 [22MY]

Guatemala: elections, E7 [3JA]

Homestead, FL: Homestead Motorsports Complex funding, H12108 [28SE]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H7610 [16JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2493, H2532 [20MR]

India: self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (H. Con. Res. 32), E704 [2MY]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (H.R. 1425), E704 [2MY]

Miami, FL: Miami Free Zone funding, H12109 [28SE]

———tribute to INS for efficiency in processing citizenship applications, E1126 [20JN]

Minimum wage: level, H5438 [22MY]

Nobel Prize: nomination of Leonel M. Almagro for peace, H5739 [30MY]

Refugees: Targeted Refugee Assistance Program funds distribution, H2532 [20MR]

Sagner, Alan: nomination to be Chairman of the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, H10605 [19SE]

TEMAS (publication): anniversary, E1621 [17SE]

Votes: position on missed, H9796 [1AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H89 [3JA], H773 [23JA], H911 [25JA], H969 [30JA], H1323 [27FE], H3486 [16AP], H5644 [29MY], H6762 [25JN], H6913 [26JN], H8553 [25JY], H11044 [24SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 370) (H. Rept. 104-470), H1715 [5MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1124, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 340) (H. Rept. 104-451), H773 [23JA]

Consideration of Congressional Adjournment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 465) (H. Rept. 104-640), H6914 [26JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2974, Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 421) (H. Rept. 104-552), H4423 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3144, National Missile Defense System: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 438) (H. Rept. 104-582), H5287 [16MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 475) (H. Rept. 104-671), H7473 [11JY]

Tables

Open versus restrictive rules: 103d-104th Congress, H4461 [7MY], H7611 [16JY]

———104th Congress, H4461 [7MY], H7611-H7613 [16JY]

Tributes

Courtelis, Alec P., E26 [5JA]

DICKEY, JAY (a Representative from Arkansas)

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H2654 [21MR]

———H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8671 [30JY]

———H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, H10048 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Honorable David H. Pryor Post Office Building, Camden, AR: designate (see H.R. 3877), H8247 [23JY]

Independent counsel: reform statute (see H.R. 3239), H3386 [15AP]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3310), H3819 [24AP]

Sawyer, Wallace B., Jr.: relief (see H.R. 4024), H10040 [4SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5501 [22MY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H1507 [28FE]

Armed Forces: prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H1226 [1FE]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2467 [19MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H4902 [10MY]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H7780 [17JY]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see H.R. 3236), H4110 [25AP]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H3387 [15AP]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H4424 [2MY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

———deny annuity benefits to Members of Congress and terminate salary of justices or judges convicted of felonies (see H.R. 350), H4800 [9MY]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6006 [6JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H3231 [29MR]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 3433), H10386 [12SE]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 3514), H10386 [12SE]

Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H10236 [11SE]

———disregard additional payments for calculation of overtime compensation (see H.R. 3087), H5380 [21MY]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H5647 [29MY]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H4503 [7MY]

FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel actions (see H.R. 2683), H1234 [9FE]

Financial institutions: capitalize deposit insurance funds and provide regulatory relief for insured depository institutions and holding companies (see H.R. 3567), H6691 [20JN]

Firearms: mandatory minimum penalties for use during commission of a Federal crime (see H.R. 3988), H9923 [2AU]

FRS: use of surplus funds to cover Financing Corp. obligations (see H.R. 3261), H3581 [17AP]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3103), H2665 [21MR]

———regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H7108 [27JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1325 [27FE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5935 [5JN]

Medicare: treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H2316 [14MR]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 2685), H187 [4JA]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3447), H6184 [11JN]

Mining and mineral resources: land exchange between Arkansas and Oklahoma (see H.R. 3088), H2315 [14MR]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H11230 [25SE]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H11230 [25SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

NLRB: allow individuals against whom injunctive relief is sought an opportunity to review and respond to legal memoranda and documents (see H.R. 3091), H2559 [20MR]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H11048 [24SE]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H10386 [12SE]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H7108 [27JN]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H5052 [14MY]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H1252 [23FE]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3786), H11527 [27SE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3427), H6415 [13JN]

———excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H5052 [14MY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H3650 [18AP]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5570 [23MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3389 [16AP]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1945 [7MR]

Centers for Disease Control: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funding, H7281, H7283, H7286 [11JY]

Congress: decorum on the floor, H4376, H4377, H4378, H4379, H4380 [1MY]

Corps of Engineers: Montgomery Point Lock and Dam, AR, funding, H8335 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7225 [10JY], H7281, H7283, H7286, H7339, H7343 [11JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8335 [24JY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H6853 [26JN]

Health: human embryo research funding, H7339, H7343 [11JY]

Honorable David H. Pryor Post Office Building, Camden, AR: designate (H.R. 3877), H10805 [24SE]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H3389 [16AP]

Medicaid: State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1945 [7MR]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 3310), H4660 [9MY]

———deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4011), H11287 [26SE]

Minimum wage: level, H4372, H4382, H4383, H4384, H4385, H4386, H4387 [1MY], H5267 [16MY]

Votes: position on missed, H2238 [14MR], H7170, H7171 [10JY], E794 [14MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4798 [9MY]

Special order: granted, H4394 [1MY], H5285 [16MY], H11524 [27SE]

Reports

Dilation and Extraction for Late Second Trimester Abortion: Martin Haskell, H2913 [27MR]

Tributes

Lincoln, Representative, H11576 [27SE]

Thornton, Representative, H11576 [27SE]

DICKS, NORMAN D. (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6384 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6509 [18JN], H6567 [19JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5299, H5300 [20MY], H5397 [22MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, H10531 [18SE]

———H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8573 [26JY]

———H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H8793 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

EMSL Should Carry Bill Wiley's Name, Pasco (WA) Tri-City Herald, E1882 [1OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: use of certain grant funds to provide parental education (see H.R. 3833), H7779 [17JY]

Emergency Food Assistance Act: purchase of commodities using State funds (see H.R. 3978), H9922 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4284), H12173 [28SE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5647 [29MY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1716 [5MR]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H9925 [2AU]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H11395 [26SE]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089), H3171 [28MR]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H4303 [30AP]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H10174 [10SE]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H6415 [13JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H5380 [21MY]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5174 [15MY]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H5288 [16MY]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H10040 [4SE]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1986 [7MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1986 [7MR]

Pang, Martin: extradition from Brazil to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 132), H914 [25JA]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H1636 [29FE]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H914 [25JA]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H3230 [29MR]

Radioactive substances: provide payments to individuals who were subjects of Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463), H973 [30JA]

Snoqualmie National Forest: expand boundaries (see H.R. 3497), H5379 [21MY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H8982 [30JY]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2699), H3231 [29MR]

Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems (see H.R. 3489), H5288 [16MY]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H2558 [20MR]

Letters

CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras: by, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H11059 [25SE]

———John H. Moseman, CIA, H11059 [25SE]

———John M. Deutch, CIA, H11059 [25SE]

Remarks by, on

BIA: require tax agreements between tribal, State, and local governments prior to any new Federal land transfers into tribal trusts, H6664, H6666 [20JN]

Buy American Act: compliance, H5409 [22MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6978 [27JN]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, H11058, H11059, H11063 [25SE]

———National Reconnaissance Office funding, H5426, H5427, H5428, H5429, H5430 [22MY]

Classified information: declassification of national security information, H5399 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: endurance unmanned aerial vehicle funding, H5397, H5398 [22MY]

———F-22 fighter aircraft funding, H6351, H6352 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6349, H6351, H6352, H6361, H6362, H6363, H6364, H6374, H6381, H6382, H6383, H6384 [13JN]

———prohibit funding for acquisition programs with no documented military requirements, H6361, H6362, H6363, H6364 [13JN]

———prohibit use of funds to subsidize mergers or facilitate downsizing of contractors, H6349 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6517, H6546, H6547, H6567, H6568, H6569, H6571, H6572, H6573, H6574, H6576, H6577, H6578, H6579, H6580, H6581, H6582, H6584, H6585, H6597, H6600, H6614, H6617, H6618, H6619, H6620 [19JN], H6643, H6644, H6655, H6659, H6664, H6666, H6667, H6668, H6669 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), consideration (H. Res. 455), H6522 [19JN]

Diseases: Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study funding, H8317 [24JY]

Education: use of certain grant funds to provide parental education (H.R. 3833), H7663 [17JY]

Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6517, H6567, H6568, H6569, H6571, H6572, H6573, H6574, H6576, H6577, H6578, H6579, H6580, H6581, H6582, H6584, H6585 [19JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8317 [24JY]

Environmental Intelligence and Applications Program: funding, H5399 [22MY]

Forest Service: implementation of regulations banning the export of timber in certain Western States, H6667, H6668 [20JN]

———road construction funding, H6597, H6614, H6617, H6618, H6619, H6620 [19JN]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6655, H6659 [20JN]

Hurwitz, Charles: logging practices in the Headwaters Forest relative to savings and loan failure, H6568, H6569, H6572, H6581 [19JN]

Intelligence services: authority for CIA to execute multiyear leasing, H5415 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5389, H5397, H5398, H5399, H5402, H5405, H5406, H5407, H5409, H5411, H5412, H5414, H5415, H5416, H5418, H5419, H5424, H5426, H5427, H5428, H5429, H5430 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), conference report, H11056, H11057, H11058, H11059, H11063 [25SE]

———eliminate double surcharge on CIA relative to retiring employees, H5415 [22MY]

———protection of identities of undercover intelligence officers, H5397 [22MY]

———require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H5414 [22MY]

———restrict information sharing with U.N., H5411, H5412, H5413 [22MY]

———use of media correspondents as intelligence agents, H5402 [22MY]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H6643, H6644 [20JN]

National Foreign Intelligence Program: authority to transfer funds, H5416 [22MY]

National Park Service: funding, H6597 [19JN]

———National Recreation and Preservation Program funding, H6600 [19JN]

National security: national missile defense system, H6381, H6382, H6383, H6384 [13JN]

Pang, Martin: extradition from Brazil to the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 132), H10910 [24SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5403 [22MY]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), E653 [25AP]

Terrorism: U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9895 [2AU]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9882 [2AU]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: partnership with businesses in protecting endangered species, H6547 [19JN]

Youth Conservation Corps: anniversary, H8519 [25JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H11392 [26SE], H12171 [28SE]

Tributes

Boorda, Jeremy M., H5263 [16MY]

Lein, John N., H12180 [30SE], E1859 [30SE]

Wiley, Bill, E1881 [1OC]

DiFRANCESCO, OLINDO and FILOMENA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1839 [30SE]

DiIULIO, JOHN J., JR.

Articles and editorials

How Bureaucrats Rewrite Laws, S12334 [3OC], E1909 [3OC]

DiJOSEPH, JOHN F.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E10 [3JA]

DILANNI, PASQUALE (PAT)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1824 [30SE]

DILLARD, ANGELA D.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E520 [29MR]

DIMA, NICHOLAS

Statements

NATO Enlargement, and the American-Romanian Position, E1358 [24JY]

DIME-MEENAN, SUSAN

Letters

Space station program funding, S9816 [4SE]

DINGELL, DEBBIE

Addresses

Children Inn's Gala, E1785 [28SE]

DINGELL, JOHN D. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments offered by, to

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H2951 [27MR], H3112 [28MR]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5335 [21MY]

Analyses

Require Health Plans To Provide Coverage for a Minimum Hospital Stay for Mothers and Newborn Infants Following Birth (H.R. 3436), E767 [10MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3005, Securities Investment Promotion Act, H8330 [24JY]

———H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H7742 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3185), H3170 [28MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3436), H4901 [10MY]

Water: extend date for the transfer of certain amounts to be available for drinking water State revolving funds (see H.R. 3902), H8557 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6532 [19JN]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10386 [12SE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Coast Guard: cost estimate for the engineering, design and retrofitting of the icebreaker Mackinaw (see H.R. 4081), H10523 [17SE]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H7658 [16JY]

Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H8030 [18JY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6423 [17JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3867), H8247 [23JY]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H6915 [26JN]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H7533 [12JY]

———constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 114), H8598 [26JY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H7780 [17JY]

FCC: reform (see H.R. 3957), H9921 [2AU]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H7533 [12JY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4503 [7MY]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10721 [19SE]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H2124 [12MR]

———improve and expand programs relative to pregnancy (see H.R. 4217), H11395 [26SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H3820 [24AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 4296), H12174 [28SE]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H3488 [16AP]

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3590), H7658 [16JY]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H5380 [21MY]

Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and independence (see H. Con. Res. 209), H9924 [2AU]

Lobbyists: penalty for transmission of fraudulent communications to Congress (see H.R. 3128), H2558 [20MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H3581 [17AP]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H3581 [17AP]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10235 [11SE]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (see H.R. 4012), H9924 [2AU]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H90 [3JA]

Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1677), H2123 [12MR]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H8557 [25JY]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H8095 [22JY]

Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811), H1226 [1FE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H8248 [23JY]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H1226 [1FE]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H10108 [5SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6117 [10JN]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (see H.R. 2972), H1324 [27FE]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: permit certain persons to continue to use and occupy certain areas (see H.R. 4023), H10040 [4SE]

Taxation: deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H4801 [9MY]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2879), H1716 [5MR]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338), H5288 [16MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: implementation of Great Lakes Fishery Restoration Study Report (see H.R. 4028), H10107 [5SE]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H3230 [29MR]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H2713 [22MR]

Letters

Comptroller of the Currency regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries: Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H7689 [17JY]

Control of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes: D.G. Waddell, Canadian Embassy, E1733 [27SE]

Superfund Program reform: Carol M. Browner, EPA, H6773 [25JN]

———several Representatives, H6772 [25JN]

Treatment of small business crimes: Arthur Levitt, SEC, H2984 [28MR]

Motions offered by

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H6133 [11JN]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing, H121 [4JA], H196 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 415), H4049, H4051 [25AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3787 [24AP]

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to pay fair market value for use of allotted spectrum frequencies, H1167 [1FE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3588 [18AP]

Budget: deficit, H857 [25JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7811 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6264 [12JN]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H5 [3JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H196 [5JA]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7019 [27JN]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), E740 [9MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), E740 [9MY]

Comptroller of the Currency: funding for regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries, H7686, H7689 [17JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H6865, H6868 [26JN]

Courts: jurisdiction of Federal courts over foreign manufacturers, H1577, H1578 [29FE]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3192 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), motion to instruct conferees, H1577, H1578 [29FE]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), veto, H4759 [9MY]

Dearborn, MI: anniversary of VFW Post 6896, E929 [24MY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, E588 [19AP]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3588 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 498), H9813 [1AU]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7686, H7689 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8263, H8268 [24JY], E1733 [27SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6865, H6868, H6922, H6923, H6929, H6930, H6943 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10962 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (H. Res. 456), H6771, H6775 [25JN]

FAA: national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants, H11458, H11459 [27SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, H11458, H11459 [27SE]

Fastener Quality Act: amend, H1267 [27FE]

FCC: funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum, H8268 [24JY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), H11444 [27SE]

Ford Motor Co.: tribute, E1667 [20SE]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3553), H9933 [4SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H196, H309 [5JA]

GPO: reform, E1287 [16JY]

Great Lakes: control of sea lamprey, E1733 [27SE]

Health: medical savings account programs, H6133, H6134 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3091, H3112, H3134 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9789 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3036 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), motion to instruct conferees, H6133, H6134 [11JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 4296), E1860 [30SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, H10962 [24SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (H.R. 3436), E767 [10MY]

House of Representatives: decorum on the floor, H9866 [2AU]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2984 [28MR]

House Rules: authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H222 [5JA]

———question of privilege, H5 [3JA]

Hungary: independence anniversary, E1537 [5SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11064 [25SE]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), H6446 [18JN]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), conference report, H12049 [28SE], E1938 [21OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), E1287 [16JY]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (H.R. 1791), H10908 [24SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), H11635 [28SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), unanimous-consent agreement, H11634, H11635 [28SE]

———reform, H4049, H4051 [25AP]

Medicare: waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (H.R. 4012), E1502 [2AU]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, H10962 [24SE]

Michigan: Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project funding, H6943 [26JN]

National Tourism Board: establish (H.R. 2579), H11258 [26SE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (H.R. 2579), H11258 [26SE]

National Weather Service: funding, H8263 [24JY]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1675), H3761, H3773, H3774 [24AP]

———permit interim use of wildlife refuges during Federal land acquisitions, H3774 [24AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3126 [28MR], H7688 [17JY], H11634 [28SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8143 [23JY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5340 [21MY]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), consideration (H. Res. 436), H5331 [21MY]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), H11537 [27SE]

Public debt: ceiling, H990 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2984 [28MR]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), H11408 [27SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7811 [18JY]

Roads and highways: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (H.R. 2988), H10783 [24SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6751, H6759 [25JN]

———amend (S. 1316), H7741 [17JY]

———amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9864, H9865, H9872 [2AU]

———establish State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund, H7741 [17JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process, H2984 [28MR]

Sports: safety for journeymen boxers (H.R. 4167), H11158 [25SE]

Superfund Program: funding, H6771 [25JN]

———prohibit use of funds to implement any retroactive liability reimbursement, H6922, H6923, H6929, H6930 [26JN]

Technology: cooperative research and development agreements relative to inventions (H.R. 2196), H1267 [27FE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1154, H1156, H1167 [1FE]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 353), H1147 [1FE]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, H9864, H9865, H9872 [2AU]

———extend date for the transfer of certain amounts to be available for drinking water State revolving funds (H.R. 3902), E1371 [25JY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 3217), H10927 [24SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1136 [31JA], H3817 [24AP]

Songs

``Hungarian National Anthem'', E1538 [5SE]

Statements

National Securities Markets Improvement Act: by, E1938 [21OC]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H10600 [18SE]

Summaries

Health Care? You Compare, H3091 [28MR]

Tables

Drinking water State revolving fund capitalization grants lost, H9865 [2AU]

Tributes

Brown, Ronald H., H3447 [16AP]

Collins, Representative Cardiss, E1893 [1OC]

Duderstadt, James J., E1095 [17JN]

Fields, Representative Jack, H6446 [18JN]

Gibbons, Representative, H4124 [30AP]

Schroeder, Representative, E1893 [1OC]

DiNUNNO, JOSEPH J.

Reports filed

Nomination to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3018 [27MR]

DIONNE, E.J., JR.

Articles and editorials

Dying in America—Quiet Revolution, S4643 [2MY]

Split Over Morality, S3498 [17AP]

DIPLOMATS related term(s) Department of State; Embassies

Addresses

Initatives for World Peace: Madeleine Korbel Albright, U.N. Ambassador, E667-E669 [30AP]

Who Needs Ambassadors? Challenges to American Diplomacy Today: Richard N. Gardner, S4420-S4423 [30AP], E662-E664, E665 [30AP]

Amendments

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8576 [23JY], S8617, S8631, S8633, S8667 [24JY], S8742, S8745, S8758, S8759, S8760, S8765, S8769, S8770, S8771, S8772, S8775, S8776, S8781, S8784, S8788, S8798, S8799, S8801, S8802, S8804, S8805, S8807, S8816, S8817, S8837, S8842, S8843, S8844, S8849, S8868, S8869, S8870, S8871, S8872, S8873, S8874, S8916, S8917, S8918, S8919, S8921, S8922, S8923 [25JY], H5754 [30MY], H5818, H5819, H5820 [4JN], H5846, H5847, H5848, H5859, H5861, H5863, H5875, H5876, H5877, H5878, H5891, H5893, H5894, H5895, H5897, H5898, H5899, H5906, H5935 [5JN], H6006 [6JN], H6142, H6143, H6145, H6148, H6150 [11JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8964 [26JY], H8793 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

U.S. Foreign Aid Helps Americans at Home, S8743 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2863, 3540), H737 [22JA], H5646 [29MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H5753 [30MY]

Letters

Trade embargo against Iraq and Serbia: Representative Archer, H5838 [5JN]

———Representative Callahan, H5838 [5JN]

Memorandums

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

Motions

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8806, S8815 [25JY], H8792 [30JY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of State: funding, E662, E665 [30AP]

———impact of funding lapse, H31 [3JA]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, H963 [30JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5832-H5921 [5JN], H5954 [6JN], H6142-H6159 [11JN], H8792 [30JY], H9912-H9918 [2AU], E1025, E1027 [6JN], E1029 [7JN], E1043 [10JN], E1052 [11JN], E1072, E1074 [12JN], E1103, E1109, E1111 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (H. Res. 445), H5826-H5832 [5JN]

Remarks in Senate

DeCotiis, Alfred C.: nomination to be a Representative of the U.S. to the U.N., S7225 [28JN]

Dept. of State: funding, S4420 [30AP], S5047 [15MY]

———provide assistance to agents of the Diplomatic Security Service who secure liability insurance, S10166 [10SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, S425, S433 [26JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8617-S8633 [24JY], S8741-S8777, S8781-S8820, S8833-S8863 [25JY], S8943-S8965, S9003-S9005 [26JY], S9156 [30JY], S9421 [1AU], S12009, S12025 [30SE]

Hill, Christopher R.: nomination to be Ambassador to Macedonia, S7336 [28JN]

Krueger, Robert: nomination to be Ambassador to Botswana, S5652 [24MY]

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

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S7217 [27JN]

Reports

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

Disinvesting in Diplomacy: Pamela Harriman, Ambassador to France, S3500 [17AP]

Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S4189 [25AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3540, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 104-601), H5753 [30MY]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3540) (H. Rept. 104-600), H5646 [29MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3540) (S. Rept. 104-295), S7178 [27JN]

Nomination of A. Vernon Weaver To Be U.S. Representative to the European Union: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Alan R. McKee To Be Ambassador to Swaziland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Arlene Render To Be Ambassador to Zambia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Avis T. Bohlen To Be Ambassador to Bulgaria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Dennis C. Jett To Be Ambassador to Peru: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Donald J. Planty To Be Ambassador to Guatemala: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Glen R. Rase To Be Ambassador to Brunei: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Harold W. Geisel To Be Ambassador to Seychelles: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of James F. Creagan To Be Ambassador to Honduras: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of John F. Hicks, Sr., To Be Ambassador to Eritrea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Leslie M. Alexander To Be Ambassador to Ecuador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Lino Gutierrez To Be Ambassador to Nicaragua: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Madeleine M. Kunin To Be Ambassador to Switzerland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Marisa R. Lino To Be Ambassador to Albania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Thomas C. Hubbard To Be Ambassador to Palau: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Guinea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Wendy J. Chamberlin To Be Ambassador to Laos: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5859, H5861, H5894, H5895, H5896 [5JN]

Tables

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8863 [25JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5834-H5837 [5JN], H12066-H12069 [28SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 445, consideration of H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H5826 [5JN]

H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8617-S8628 [24JY], S8946-S8964 [26JY]

DIRE, JAMES R.

Reports filed

Nomination to the Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5939 [6JN]

DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION, INC.

Letters

Campaign finance reform, S6805 [25JN]

DiRENZO, JOSEPH, JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1823 [30SE]

DIRGINS, RICHARD J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E560 [17AP]

DIRKS, ROBERT M.

Remarks in House

Spokane, WA: tribute to Spokane Scholars Foundation award recipients, E625 [25AP]

DIRKSEN, EVERETT McKINLEY (a former Senator from Illinois)

Articles and editorials

Dirksen Brought Sense of Reality Wherever He Went, S100 [5JA], H155 [4JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H155 [4JA]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S100 [5JA]

DIRSCHI, LAURA

Remarks in House

Chicago, IL: tribute to Our Lady of the Ridge School fifth grade girls' basketball team, E601 [23AP]

DISABLED related term(s) Americans With Disabilities Act; Social Security

Amendments

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H12121 [28SE]

Articles and editorials

Airbrush of Power, S5187 [16MY]

Army Sergeant With HIV Feels Deserted by Policy, S865 [1FE]

Concord Teen's Brain Injury Led Parents To Fight for More Prevention and Research, S11130 [24SE]

Congress Misses the `Magic' Show, E233 [28FE]

Congress Misses the ``Magic'' Show, S2295 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959, 3926, 4344), H1225 [1FE], H9566 [31JY], H12301 [4OC]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H5569 [23MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 146), H1716 [5MR]

Census: collection of information relative to individuals who provide care for family members who are unable to care for themselves (see H.R. 4146), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Dept. of Labor: making appropriations for the Black Lung Disability Program (see S. 1517), S98 [5JA]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see S. 1757; H.R. 3867), S5004 [14MY], H8247 [23JY]

Employment: assist individuals seeking employment relative to disability benefits (see S. 1979), S8468 [22JY]

———safety-sensitive functions relative to individuals that abuse controlled substances (see H.R. 4017), H9924 [2AU]

Health: improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (see H.R. 4230), H11525 [27SE]

———liability of nonprofit organizations relative to prosthetic devices (see S. 1885), S6517 [19JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S1345 [27FE]

———reauthorization (see H.R. 3268), H3649 [18AP]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see S. 2101; H.R. 4111), S11090 [20SE], H10602 [18SE]

Medicaid: preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see S. 1901), S6719 [24JN]

Medicare: assure access to services under the Medicare Health Maintenance Organization Program (see H.R. 3079), H2224 [13MR]

———require hospitals to extend visitor privileges to non-family members (see H.R. 4325), H12175 [28SE]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see S. Res. 250; H. Res. 385), S4063 [24AP], H2316 [14MR]

POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H2315 [14MR]

Senate Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the Senate floor to use supporting services on the floor (see S. Res. 296), S11169 [24SE]

Social Security: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 4089), H10524 [17SE]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see S. 1789), S5492 [22MY]

———reform Federal old age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 3758), H7154 [9JY]

———solvency of old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see S. 2175), S11973 [30SE]

———treatment of spousal benefits relative to divorce (see H.R. 3360), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to age (see H.R. 3361), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3359), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to disability (see H.R. 3358), H4302 [30AP]

———use of current level disability benefits for blind individuals in certain earnings test disability determinations (see H.R. 4091), H10524 [17SE]

———waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 3899, 3932), H8556 [25JY], H9566 [31JY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to substance abusers (see S. 1642), S2859 [26MR]

Tobacco products: consideration of addiction to nicotine as a disability (see H. Con. Res. 223), H11395 [26SE]

Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6531 [19JN]

———eliminate double taxation of lump sum separation benefits and compensation for a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3183), H3170 [28MR]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see S. 1791; H.R. 3458), S5492 [22MY], H5173 [15MY]

———payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to certain former spouses of veterans dying from service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3542), H5646 [29MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 4103), H10601 [18SE]

———presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities relative to exposure to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 2891), H913 [25JA]

Women: funding for research relative to alcohol abuse (see H.R. 3175), H2950 [27MR]

Letters

Dept. of Veterans Affairs appropriations: Kenneth E. Wolford, American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam (organization), H1796 [7MR]

———Richard Grant, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H1796 [7MR]

———Steve Robertson, American Legion, H1797 [7MR]

Discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test: C.E. Mundy, Jr., Dept. of Defense, H1214 [1FE]

———Frank B. Kelso, II, Dept. of Defense, H1214 [1FE]

Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act: J. Michael Daly, Federal Investigators' Association, S12256 [3OC]

———Victor Oboyski, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S11122 [20SE], S12257 [3OC]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: Anne Roosevelt, S5188 [16MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Benjamin Burroughs, E751 [9MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act reauthorization: Sally N. McConnell, National Association of Elementary School Principals, H6076 [10JN]

———Sammy J. Quintana and Thomas A. Shannon, National School Boards Association, H6076 [10JN]

———several organizations, H5811 [4JN]

Medical and physical soundness of Armed Forces: Michael F. Ouellette, Non-Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A., H1215 [1FE]

Use of braille markers in Capitol Building: Representative Mica, H3561 [17AP]

Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act: Fred Grandy, Goodwill Industries International, Inc., S8474 [22JY]

———Michael R. Losey, Society for Human Resource Management, S8474 [22JY]

———Tony Young, Rhoda Schulzinger and Marty Ford, Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities Task Force on Social Security, S8474 [22JY]

Lists

All Island Handicapped Sports, Inc. sled hockey team members, E429 [22MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act improvements, S1360 [27FE]

Memorandums

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Appropriations: Thomas A. McMasters, III, DAV, H1796 [7MR]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to Americans With Disabilities Act, S10984-S11019 [19SE], H10676-H10711 [19SE]

Press releases

Dornan Provision on HIV/Combat Readiness Passes as Part of Defense Conference Bill: Representative Dornan, H1214 [1FE]

Remarks in House

All Island Handicapped Sports, Inc.: tribute to sled hockey team, E429 [22MR]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, H787, H796, H799 [24JA], H1213 [1FE], H2469 [20MR], H3226 [29MR], H3795 [24AP], H4943 [14MY], H5100 [15MY], H5279 [16MY], H8822-H8828 [30JY], E112 [30JA], E233 [28FE], E408 [21MR], E640 [25AP], E813 [15MY]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (H.R. 3521), E898 [24MY]

Baltimore, MD: tribute to Union Memorial Hospital's National Center for Treatment of the Hand and Upper Extremity, E114 [30JA]

Burroughs, Benjamin: Lutheran Brotherhood Speak for Yourself writing contest award recipient, E751 [9MY]

Campbell, Michael: Wichita Industries and Services for the Blind Peter J. Salmon National Blind Employee of the Year award recipient, E1649 [19SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 146), H2847 [26MR]

———use of braille markers for the visually impaired, H3561 [17AP]

Caregiver Monthly (publication): anniversary, E1121 [20JN]

Carrollton, MI: tribute to Carrollton Elementary School, E1470 [2AU]

Cave Spring, GA: anniversary of Georgia School for the Deaf, H5937 [6JN]

Churchill, Sarah: Council for the Better Hearing and Speech Month Child of the Year award recipient, E1378 [25JY]

Civil rights: anniversary of Cherry v. Mathews court case relative to discrimination, E1322 [18JY]

Dept. of Education: Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding, H7290-H7293 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: elderly, disabled, and assisted housing programs funding, H6826-H6830 [25JN], H6852, H6854 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorizing appropriations, H1796, H1797, H1798, H1800 [7MR]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3867), H8672, H8673 [30JY]

———reauthorize (S. 1757), H8673 [30JY]

Education: Federal funding for special educational programs, H3467 [16AP]

EEOC: funding, H8193-H8195 [23JY]

English language: exemptions from official language requirements for Native Americans, special education programs, and certain foreign phrases, H9755, H9756 [1AU]

Haytaian, Garabed (Chuck): Warren County, NJ, chapter of the Arc Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient, E88 [25JA]

Health: improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (H.R. 4230), E1774 [28SE]

Highland Park, IL: anniversary of Opportunity, Inc., E556 [17AP]

Housing: allow ownership of pets by senior citizens and the disabled in public housing, H4618-H4627 [8MY]

———placement of disabled with seniors in certain housing projects, H1274, H1276 [27FE]

Ill, Katherine C.: American Rehabilitation Association Milton Cohen Distinguished Career Award recipient, E1699 [26SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (H.R. 3268), H5809-H5812 [4JN], H6051-H6084 [10JN], E567 [18AP], E1053 [11JN], E1073 [12JN]

Jersey City, NJ: tribute to St. Joseph's School for the Blind, E1788 [28SE]

La Grange, IL: tribute to Helping Hand Rehabilitation Center, E1427 [1AU]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (H.R. 4111), H12170 [28SE]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), H11247 [26SE]

Lewis, Diana: General Council of Industries for the Blind (organization) and National Industries for the Blind (organization) Private Sector Employee of the Year award recipient, E1662 [19SE]

Library of Congress: Books for the Blind Program funding, H7188 [10JY]

Medicaid: preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), H11626, H11635 [28SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), unanimous-consent agreement, H11633-H11635 [28SE]

Medicare: protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 1707), E535 [16AP]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (H. Res. 385), E367 [14MR]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Faith in Action project, E216 [27FE]

National Cognitive Recovery Foundation: tribute, E1290 [16JY]

National Scoliosis Foundation: anniversary, E1349 [23JY]

New Jersey: tribute to Loyal Heart Award recipients, E703 [2MY]

New York, NY: anniversary of Handicapped Adults Association of Co-Op City, E1267 [12JY]

Radio Vision (organization): tribute, E605 [23AP]

Rodriguez, Mary: Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind's Ronald Pearce Blind Employee of the Year Award recipient, E237 [28FE]

Saginaw (MI) News: tribute to article ``Blind Faith'' on seeing eye dog training, E1470 [2AU]

Shares, Inc.: tribute, H8525 [25JY]

Social Security: reform Federal old age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (H.R. 3758), H7643 [16JY], E1373 [25JY]

———waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to individuals with terminal illnesses (H.R. 3899), E1374 [25JY]

Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7557-H7563 [16JY]

———eliminate double taxation of lump sum separation benefits and compensation for a service-connected disability (H.R. 3183), E486 [28MR]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H7545, H7546 [16JY], H12121 [28SE]

Wading River, NY: anniversary of Little Flower Children's Services (organization), E1442 [1AU]

Women: funding for research relative to alcohol abuse (H.R. 3175), E471 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, S455, S456 [26JA], S865 [1FE], S2293, S2294 [19MR], S2417 [20MR]

Army: establish subcontracting goals, S7934 [17JY]

Brain Injury Association: tribute, S11130 [24SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 146), S3033 [27MR]

Children and youth: early identification of hearing impaired infants, S4174 [25AP]

Concord, NH: tribute to volunteers and participants of the fall Special Olympic Games, S12442 [21OC]

Copyrights: limit on certain literary works used by the blind or disabled, S9764 [3SE]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (S. 1624), S2328, S2329 [19MR], S5458 [21MY]

Dept. of Labor: making appropriations for the Black Lung Disability Program (S. 1517), S98 [5JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 4173), S12133-S12136 [1OC]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (S. 1757), S5010 [14MY], S7836 [12JY]

Employment: assist individuals seeking employment relative to disability benefits (S. 1979), S8472-S8474 [22JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary, S11127, S11135 [24SE]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: portrayal in wheelchair, S5187 [16MY]

Health: liability of nonprofit organizations relative to prosthetic devices (S. 1885), S6517 [19JN]

Immigration: deportation of aliens that use public welfare programs, S4396 [30AP], S4490, S4494 [1MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 1578), S1354-S1357, S1361 [27FE], S3624 [18AP]

———reauthorization (H.R. 3268), S6028 [11JN]

Jackson, MI: anniversary of Lions Host Club, S2717 [21MR]

Lackland AFB, TX: construction of facility for military dependent children with disabilities, S7259-S7261 [28JN]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), S11122 [20SE], S11898 [30SE], S12256 [3OC]

Lewis, Diana: General Council of Industries for the Blind and National Industries for the Blind Private Sector Employee of the Year award recipient, S11197 [24SE]

Medicaid: preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), S12402 [3OC]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (S. 1901), S6725 [24JN]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, S349 [24JA]

National Rehabilitation Week: observance, S9632 [2AU]

New Hampshire Alliance for the Mentally Ill: tribute, S12442 [21OC]

New Haven, CT: tribute to East Shore Regional Adult Day Center, S9858 [4SE]

Older Adults Transportation Service, Inc.: anniversary, S10344 [11SE]

Oregon: tribute to Meadowwood Springs Speech and Hearing Camp, S7323 [28JN]

Science: technology advancements relative to assistance, S3741 [19AP]

Social Security: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits, S12424 [21OC]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (S. 1789), S5492 [22MY]

Sports: tribute to participants of the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games, S10206 [10SE]

SSI: prohibit recruitment activities, S8118, S8119 [18JY], S8494 [23JY]

———restriction on benefits to substance abusers, S3116-S3119 [28MR]

———restriction on benefits to substance abusers (S. 1642), S2860 [26MR]

Valley, AL: anniversary of Valley Haven School Hike-Bike-Run, S1885 [12MR]

———anniversary of Valley Haven School Hike/Bike/Run, S2339 [19MR]

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), insert language of S. 1791 in lieu, S11461 [26SE]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (S. 1791), S5495 [22MY], S11460-S11462 [26SE]

Reports filed

Dept. of Justice Compilation and Publishing of Data on Hate Crimes: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624), S4189 [25AP]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3867) (H. Rept. 104-719), H8981 [30JY]

Hate Crimes Statistics Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624) (S. Rept. 104-269), S4972 [13MY]

Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and Survivors: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3458) (H. Rept. 104-647), H7105 [27JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Appropriations: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1578) (S. Rept. 104-275), S5378 [20MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3268) (H. Rept. 104-614), H6117 [10JN]

Medicaid Preadmission Screening and Resident Review Requirements for Certain Nursing Facilities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3632) (H. Rept. 104-817), H10767 [23SE]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 104-487), H2557 [20MR]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1791) (S. Rept. 104-367), S10075 [9SE]

Veterans Eligibility for Training and Rehabilitation Assistance and Transfer of Certain Educational Assistance Authority: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 104-650), H7105 [27JN]

Statements

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: Representative Owens, H5812 [4JN]

Veterans Exposed to Ionizing Radiation: Joseph A. Violante, DAV, S12134-S12136 [1OC]

Summaries

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Appropriations (S. 1578), S1357-S1360 [27FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization (H.R. 3268), E567 [18AP]

Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act (S. 1979), S8474-S8476 [22JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 146, use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay, H2847 [26MR]

H.R. 3268, Individuals With Disabilities Education Act reauthorization, H6051-H6075 [10JN]

H.R. 3458, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S11461 [26SE], H7545 [16JY]

H.R. 3632, medicaid preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities, H11635 [28SE]

H.R. 3674, veterans eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority, H7557-H7559 [16JY]

H.R. 3867, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act reauthorization, H8672 [30JY]

S. 1624, Dept. of Justice compilation and publication of data on hate crimes, S5459 [21MY]

S. 1642, restriction on SSI benefits to substance abusers, S2860 [26MR]

S. 1757, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act reauthorization, S7836 [12JY], H8673 [30JY]

S. 1789, Prevention of Prisoner Double-Dipping Act, S5493 [22MY]

S. 1791, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S5496 [22MY]

S. 2101, Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act, S11122 [20SE], H11248 [26SE]

S. Res. 250, use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired, S4075 [24AP]

S. Res. 296, permit disabled Senate employees with the privilege of the Senate floor to use supporting services on the floor, S11186 [24SE]

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

Letters

Administration of personnel compensation and travel in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H6804 [25JN]

Procedures for determining status of certain missing members of the Armed Forces, H2079 [12MR]

Memorandums

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Appropriations, H1796 [7MR]

Statements

Veterans Exposed to Ionizing Radiation, S12134-S12136 [1OC]

DISASTERS related term(s) Earthquakes; Famines; Floods; Hunger; Hurricanes; Tornadoes

Amendments

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), S5866, S5870 [5JN]

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), S11441, S11462 [26SE]

Articles and editorials

Beetle Activity Spreads—892,831 Acres Infested in One Year, E1356 [24JY]

Despite Criticism, It Appears Deep Tunnels Did Their Job, H8301 [24JY]

Fight To Hold the River Back, H8300 [24JY]

Flood Disasters, H8298 [24JY]

Flood Potential Spreads With Growth, H8298 [24JY]

Florida Homeowners Find Insurance Pricey, if They Find It at All, E1287-E1289 [16JY]

Force of Nature, S862 [1FE]

Recent Floods Put Tunnel in Forefront, H8301 [24JY]

Suburbs Slowly Drying Out—Weary Flood Victims Watch Weather, H8299 [24JY]

Unnatural Conditions Set Stage for Natural Disaster, S5454 [21MY]

Victims Clean Up—Water Recedes, Memories Awash, H8300 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: coverage of native pasture crops for livestock under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program (see H.R. 3575), H5817 [4JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1743, 1755; S. Con. Res. 63; S. Res. 259, 260, 261; H.R. 3449; H. Con. Res. 181), S4972 [13MY], S5004 [14MY], S5649 [24MY], S6144 [12JN], H5052 [14MY], H5570 [23MY]

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

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

———tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York (see S. Res. 280; H. Con. Res. 204), S8156 [18JY], H8598 [26JY]

Coast Guard: extend use of divers for search and rescue efforts (see S. 2087; H.R. 4101), S10684 [17SE], H10524 [17SE]

Corps of Engineers: conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 4211), H11395 [26SE]

———construction of flood control project on the Sacramento and American Rivers, CA (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Dams: reduce hazards of dam failures (see H.R. 3602), H6005 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (see S. 2078; H.R. 4108), S10600 [16SE], H10602 [18SE]

Dunblane, Scotland: extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren (see S. Res. 231), S2101 [14MR]

Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 226), H11527 [27SE]

Emergency Management Assistance Compact: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 61; H.J. Res. 193), S10837 [18SE], H10524 [17SE]

EPA: improve information collection and dissemination (see S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

Federal employees: provide compensation for employees for performance of emergency services during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2848), H187 [4JA]

FEMA: assist State and local governments in disaster relief (see H.R. 3032), H1775 [6MR]

Fish and fishing: authorize certain disaster assistance to commercial fishermen through State and local governments and nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 2956), H1225 [1FE]

Floods: correct flood maps containing certain errors (see H.R. 3340), H4109 [25AP]

———participation of communities in national flood insurance program relative to protection of manufactured homes (see H.R. 3661), H6423 [17JN]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Insurance: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]

Iowa: provide relief for agricultural producers for flooding losses caused by water retention at the Lake Redrock dam (see S. 1803; H.R. 4054), S5567 [23MY], H10235 [11SE]

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

Public lands: provide disaster assistance loans for small businesses operating within a national park or wildlife refuge that were affected during recent Government shutdown (see H.R. 3044), H1985 [7MR]

Taxation: allow casualty loss deduction for disaster losses (see S. 2118), S11294 [25SE]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6117 [10JN]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 3749), H7106 [27JN]

Texas: drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX (see H.R. 3910), H8598 [26JY]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see S. Con. Res. 56; H. Con. Res. 167), S4063 [24AP], H3820 [24AP]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4119 [29AP]

Letters

Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act: Howard Twiggs, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, H10537 [18SE]

Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S6268 [14JN]

Ramapo High School student trip to Belarus: A. Vanitsky, Belarus Society of Friendship and Cultural Affairs with Foreign Countries, E1183 [26JN]

———Aleksander Lukashenko, President of Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

———Don Cairns and Pat DeFrancesco, E1183 [26JN]

Lists

Victims of the Oklahoma City, OK, bombing, S3695 [19AP]

Messages

U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa: President Clinton, S9661 [2AU]

Pamphlets

Hurricane Fran Disaster Assistance in North Carolina: FEMA, S10186-S10189 [10SE]

Poems

``Remembrance of the Oklahoma Bombing,'' S.L. (Spud) Beckes, S3734 [19AP]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Program funding, H1421 [28FE]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (H. Con. Res. 181), H5791, H5792 [4JN], E1016 [6JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), H6190, H6191 [12JN]

ALERT (organization): tribute to students relative to humanitarian aid for Oklahoma City, OK, Edward P. Murrah Federal Building bombing victims, E825 [16MY]

———tribute to students relative to humanitarian aid in Mexico, E823 [16MY]

———tribute to students relative to Oregon flood relief, E820 [16MY]

Aviation: investigation of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H7997-H8003 [18JY]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (H.R. 3923), H10534-H10540 [18SE]

———tribute to crash investigation and recovery operation personnel relative to Trans World Airlines crash in New York, E1800 [28SE]

———tribute to efforts relative to Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H8107 [23JY]

———tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H7784, H7809, H7992, H7993 [18JY], H8033, H8075 [22JY], H8102 [23JY], H8251 [24JY], E1324 [18JY], E1414 [31JY], E1501 [2AU]

———tribute to victims of ValuJet crash in Florida, H4907 [14MY], E950 [30MY]

California: anniversary of reclamation district 108, E452 [26MR]

Cataldo, ID: Coeur d'Alene River dike improvement funding, H6883 [26JN]

Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of crash, E124 [1FE]

Chicago, IL: floods, H8298 [24JY]

Deale, MD: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad, E1754 [27SE]

Denver, CO: tribute to community efforts to accommodate family members of victims of the Oklahoma City bombing during trial, H3653 [19AP]

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), H12290 [4OC]

Dunblane, Scotland: extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren, H2263 [14MR]

Emergency Management Assistance Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 193), H10819-H10822 [24SE]

Federal employees: leave transfer authority for those adversely affected by disasters or emergencies (S. 868), H11205-H11213 [25SE]

FEMA: funding, H4097, H4098 [25AP], H6885-H6887 [26JN], H10960 [24SE]

———tribute, H10354 [12SE], E1211 [27JN]

Floods: disaster assistance for States impacted by rapid snow meltdown, H745 [23JA], H781 [24JA], H1876 [7MR]

———disaster assistance to Pacific Northwestern States, H1875, H1877 [7MR], E283 [6MR]

———disaster assistance to West Virginia, H5303 [21MY]

———flood insurance rates, H6875 [26JN]

Frankfort, IL: stormwater retention facility funding, H8727 [30JY]

Government: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (H.R. 1856), E1281, E1283 [12JY], E1287 [16JY]

Harris County, TX: design and construction of flood control projects, H8727, H8728 [30JY]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, H10180 [11SE], H10353 [12SE], H12099 [28SE]

———disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (H.R. 4046), H10335 [12SE]

Insurance: reduce costs and damage through grants and strategies developed by a government and private-sector partnership, H7267 [11JY]

Law enforcement: tribute to emergency personnel, H8803 [30JY]

Marietta, PA: tribute to Armstrong World Industries for efforts relative to aid Oklahoma City, OK, bombing victims, E142 [1FE]

Maryland: tribute to victims of commuter train accident, E339 [13MR]

National Weather Service: funding to provide weather information to farmers, H5584 [29MY]

New Jersey: Green Brook Flood Control project funding, H8318 [24JY]

———Passaic River Flood Tunnel funding, H8728 [30JY], H11327 [26SE]

New Mexico: effects of fires on tourism, H4804 [10MY]

NOAA: Commissioned Corps tribute, H8165 [23JY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H3585 [18AP], H3651, H3652, H3653 [19AP], E604 [23AP]

———bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H2141 [13MR]

———tribute to Dept. of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service employees killed in bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, E583, E589 [19AP]

Poolville, TX: grass fires, H1282 [27FE]

Rockland County, NY: tribute to Ramapo High School students for charitable efforts in Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

Susquehanna River: flood warning system funding, H8165, H8168 [23JY]

Taxation: exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (H.R. 3605), H6092 [10JN]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (H.R. 3749), E1418 [31JY]

Texas: drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX (H.R. 3910), H10156, H10157 [10SE]

U.S. Fire Academy: officers training program funding, H6882 [26JN]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, E635, E649 [25AP]

———anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (H. Con. Res. 167), H5323-H5326 [21MY], E618 [24AP], E652 [25AP], E875 [22MY]

———impact of Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, H10656 [19SE]

Washington: tribute to efforts by towns affected by bad weather, E387 [20MR]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (H.R. 3348), H10543-H10546 [18SE]

West Virginia: develop a flood control strategy for the Greenbrier River Basin, E945 [29MY]

———tribute to residents relative to actions during flood disaster, E176 [5FE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S7279 [28JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. 1743), S4972 [13MY], S5789 [5JN], S6267 [14JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. 1755), S5005 [14MY]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), S5780 [4JN], S5830, S5870 [5JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 259), S6163 [12JN], S6267 [14JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 260), S6163, S6164 [12JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 261), S6164 [12JN]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (S. Res. 277), S7494 [9JY]

———U.S. policy, S12425-S12434 [21OC]

Assistance, S2242 [18MR]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents, S12166-S12169 [2OC], S12232 [3OC]

———tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, S8076 [18JY], S8926 [25JY]

———tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York (S. Res. 280), S8104 [18JY]

———tribute to victims of ValuJet crash in Florida, S4969 [13MY]

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge: funding for relief relative to wildfires, S11915, S11916 [30SE]

Coast Guard: extend use of divers for search and rescue efforts (S. 2087), S10689 [17SE]

Congress: limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation, S2979 [27MR]

Copyrights: limit on certain literary works used by the blind or disabled, S9066 [29JY]

Dams: creation of national dam safety program, S7715 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency disaster loan program funding, S8615 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), S10608 [16SE], S11462 [26SE], S11570 [27SE]

Dunblane, Scotland: extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren (S. Res. 231), S2030, S2066, S2139 [14MR]

Emergency Management Assistance Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 193), S12401 [3OC]

———congressional consent (S.J. Res. 61), S10882 [18SE], S10899 [19SE]

EPA: improve information collection and dissemination (S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

FEMA: restrict funding for certain activities, S9795-S9797, S9798, S9824 [4SE]

———service to Arizona communities damaged by floods, S9733, S9734 [3SE]

———urban search and resuce team funding, S9719 [3SE]

Firefighters: tribute to Western State crews, S11230 [25SE]

Floods: disaster assistance for States impacted by rapid snow meltdown, S171, S181 [22JA]

———disaster assistance to Pacific Northwestern States, S1851, S1852 [12MR], S2305 [19MR]

———prevention project at Devils Lake, ND, S1676-S1678 [11MR], S1851 [12MR], S2288, S2289, S2295 [19MR], S4174 [25AP]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, S10185-S10190 [10SE], S10405 [12SE], S11879, S11883, S11884 [30SE]

Kauai County, HI: FEMA audit, S9826 [4SE]

Michigan: tribute to Upper Peninsula firefighters, S12037 [30SE]

New York: tribute to clean-up efforts of the Catskills relative to flood damage, S862 [1FE]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S3708, S3710, S3717, S3734 [19AP]

———anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (S. Res. 249), S3695-S3697 [19AP]

———funding for relief of victims of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S9944 [5SE]

Radio: tribute to volunteer amateur radio operators, S12331 [3OC]

Rhode Island: oil spill caused by grounded barge, S182 [22JA], S376 [25JA]

———tribute to Coast Guard rescue of crew on burning tug boat, S182 [22JA]

South Berkshire County, MA: tribute to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27, S1373 [27FE]

Taxation: allow casualty loss deduction for disaster losses (S. 2118), S11296 [25SE]

Terrorism: U.S. policy, S9009 [29JY]

Texas: drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX (H.R. 3910), S12403 [3OC]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S9661 [2AU]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, S3687 [18AP], S4115, S4261 [25AP]

———anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (S. Con. Res. 56), S4074 [24AP], S4264, S4265 [25AP]

Reports filed

Chornobyl Nuclear Reactor Accident Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 56), S4189 [25AP]

Disaster and Emergency Assistance Standards Relative to Snow-Related Events: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3348) (H. Rept. 104-792), H10523 [17SE]

Drought Relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3910) (H. Rept. 104-770), H10040 [4SE]

Requirements Relative to Families of Airline Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3923) (H. Rept. 104-793), H10523 [17SE]

Testimonies

Families of Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents Assistance Requirements: Dario J. Cremades, S12169 [2OC]

———Hans Ephraimson, S12169 [2OC]

———Kendra St. Charles, S12168 [2OC]

———Richard P. Kessler, Jr., S12168 [2OC]

———Victoria Diaz Cummock, S12168 [2OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 167, Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident anniversary, H5323 [21MY]

H. Con. Res. 181, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, H5791 [4JN]

H.J. Res. 193, congressional consent of Emergency Management Assistance Compact, H10819-H10821 [24SE]

H.R. 3348, establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events, H10543 [18SE]

H.R. 3910, drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX, H10156 [10SE]

H.R. 3923, requirements relative to families of airline passengers involved in aircraft accidents, H10534-H10536 [18SE]

S. 868, Federal Employees Emergency Leave Transfer Act, H11205-H11210 [25SE]

S. 1935, Public Trust and Environmental Accountability Act, S7493 [9JY]

S. 2078, Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act, H12290 [4OC]

S. 2087, Rescue Diver Training Act, S10689 [17SE]

S. Con. Res. 56, Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident anniversary, S4074 [24AP], S4265 [25AP]

S. Con. Res. 63, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S5650 [24MY], S5870 [5JN], H6191 [12JN]

S. Res. 231, extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren in Dunblane, Scotland, S2066, S2104, S2140 [14MR]

S. Res. 249, Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City, OK, bombing anniversary, S3733 [19AP]

S. Res. 259, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151, S6163 [12JN]

S. Res. 260, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151, S6163 [12JN]

S. Res. 261, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151, S6164 [12JN]

S. Res. 277, monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets, S7493 [9JY]

S. Res. 280, tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, S8104, S8163 [18JY]

DISEASES related term(s) Centers for Disease Control; Health

Addresses

Children Inn's Gala: Debbie Dingell and Kathy Schwanfelder, E1785 [28SE]

Creation of V Foundation for Cancer Research: James T. Valvano, S2336 [19MR]

Lyme Disease and Children: Evan White, E808 [15MY]

Neurofibromatosis Support Group Luncheon: Gillian Anderson, S5393 [20MY]

Tribute to Sharon H. Kohlenberg: Larry Goldman, S12039 [30SE]

Amendments

Health: revise and extend organ and bone marrow donation and transplantation program (S. 1324), S10076, S10080, S10084 [9SE]

NIH: revise and extend certain programs (S. 1897), S11391, S11435 [26SE]

Articles and editorials

Abortion Forecast Renews Fight for Overseas Family Planning Aid, S2053 [14MR]

African Armies Weakened by AIDS Virus, H5281 [16MY]

Anger, Tears Reveal Family's Tragedy, E289 [6MR]

Army Sergeant With HIV Feels Deserted by Policy, S865 [1FE]

Birds, Bees and Budget Cuts, S2052 [14MR]

Congress Misses the `Magic' Show, E233 [28FE]

Congress Misses the ``Magic'' Show, S2295 [19MR]

Congressional Effort To Curb Global Abortion May Backfire, S1817 [12MR]

Cutting Money, Costing Lives, S2054 [14MR]

Daniel Nixon—He Fights Cancer With Strawberries, S10873 [18SE]

Erma Bombeck and the Ride of Her Life, E926 [24MY]

Extracting Their Pound of Flesh, E275 [5MR]

Extraordinary Hearing Grips Senators, Witnesses, and Observers, S12041 [30SE]

Family Planning Fiasco, S2048 [14MR]

Inflating the Lie Can Be Worth Millions, E773 [10MY]

Love of Numbers Leads to Chromosome 17, E1926 [4OC]

New IOM Report Links Agent Orange Exposure to Risk of Birth Defects in Vietnam Vets' Children, S9894 [5SE]

Research Gamble, E1749 [27SE]

Senate Should Protect Needed International Aid, S2048 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959, 3926, 4344), H1225 [1FE], H9566 [31JY], H12301 [4OC]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (see S. 1606; H.R. 3033, 3051), S1855 [12MR], H1775 [6MR], H1985 [7MR]

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to participate in substance abuse information programs as part of their public service obligation (see H.R. 3334), H4109 [25AP]

Cancer: research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H2950 [27MR]

Children and youth: pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]

Crime: increase penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances to recovering addicts (see S. 2050), S9742 [3SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide diagnostic and certification services to reduce diseases associated with salmonid family of fish (see H.R. 2908), H1137 [31JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see S. 2008, 2152; H.R. 3927), S9295 [31JY], S11540 [27SE], H9566 [31JY]

Drugs: review use of radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 3065), H2123 [12MR]

Families and domestic relations: support of individuals affected by breast cancer (see H. Con. Res. 177), H4902 [10MY]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see S. 1944; H.R. 3600), S7762 [11JY], H6005 [6JN]

Health: administration of drugs and devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3149), H2664 [21MR]

———allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H5500 [22MY]

———establish a comprehensive program relative to alcohol and alcohol abuse (see H.R. 3479), H5287 [16MY]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H1774 [6MR]

———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 3293), H3730 [23AP]

———matching payments to determine cancer incidence among residents of Toms River, NJ (see H.R. 3148), H2664 [21MR]

———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (see S. 1656; H.R. 3582, 3958), S3216 [29MR], H5934 [5JN], H9921 [2AU]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 4296), H12174 [28SE]

Health care facilities: waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (see H.R. 4244), H11526 [27SE]

HIV: efforts to prevent transmission (see H.R. 3937), H9705 [1AU]

Information services: establish a data bank of information on clinical trials and experimental treatments for all serious illnesses (see S. 2024), S9554 [2AU]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 1600, 1694; H.R. 4008), S1649 [7MR], S3954 [23AP], H9924 [2AU]

Lymphangioleimyomatosis disease: research programs (see H.R. 3715), H6764 [25JN]

Medicaid: preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see S. 1901), S6719 [24JN]

———reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see S. 1892; H.R. 3779), S6517 [19JN], H7260 [10JY]

———screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 3630), H6285 [12JN]

Medicare: allow use of parenteral nutrients for renal dialysis treatments (see H.R. 4185), H11229 [25SE]

———coverage of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (see H.R. 4190), H11229 [25SE]

———coverage of outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips for persons with diabetes (see H.R. 4264), H11526 [27SE]

———coverage of vancomycin home parenteral therapy (see H.R. 4189), H11229 [25SE]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 1963; H.R. 3959), S8013 [17JY], H9922 [2AU]

———reduce payment for certain costs of acquiring organs for transplant from organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4022), H10040 [4SE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H1985 [7MR]

National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer research (see S. 1655; H.R. 3583), S3216 [29MR], H5934 [5JN]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases (see S. 1910), S7179 [27JN]

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

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

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H4109 [25AP]

———revise and extend certain programs (see S. 1897), S6662 [21JN]

Parkinson's disease: research programs (see H.R. 3514), H5501 [22MY]

Postage stamps: issue special stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 1937; H.R. 3401), S7670 [10JY], H4502 [7MY]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see S. 2064; H.R. 3443), S10327 [11SE], H4902 [10MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (see H.R. 4257), H11526 [27SE]

San Francisco, CA: recognize the significance of the AIDS Memorial Grove in the Golden Gate Park (see S. 1992; H.R. 3193), S8866 [25JY], H3170 [28MR]

Tariff: HIV protease inhibitor chemicals (see S. 2021; H.R. 3977), S9554 [2AU], H9922 [2AU]

Taxation: provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (see S. 1573), S1295 [23FE]

Veterans: presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities relative to exposure to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 2891), H913 [25JA]

Women: effect of environment on health (see H.R. 3509), H5500 [22MY]

———preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3174), H2950 [27MR]

———promote equity in health care services through expanded research and improved access (see S. 1799), S5566 [23MY]

———research health risks of dioxin in tampons (see H.R. 3796), H7474 [11JY]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3176), H2950 [27MR]

Conference reports

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization (S. 641), H4287-H4299 [30AP]

Cost Estimates

Revise and extend certain NIH programs (S. 1897): CBO, S11044-S11046 [19SE]

Histories

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—50 Years of Accomplishments: CDC, E1194 [27JN]

Letters

Agent Orange Benefits Act: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9302 [31JY]

AIDS epidemic: John R. Gail, Jr., H7051 [27JN]

Centers for Disease Control State guidelines relative to voluntary HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H4365 [1MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S11556 [27SE]

Discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test: C.E. Mundy, Jr., Dept. of Defense, H1214 [1FE]

———Frank B. Kelso, II, Dept. of Defense, H1214 [1FE]

Environmental tobacco smoke relative to lung cancer: Daniel P. Mulhollan, Congressional Research Service, S11638 [28SE]

International family planning programs funding: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, S2050 [14MR]

Medical and physical soundness of Armed Forces: Michael F. Ouellette, Non-Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A., H1215 [1FE]

Response to Representative Gunderson on allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events: Beverly LaHaye, Concerned Women for America (organization), H7522 [12JY]

———Paul Weyrich, H7522 [12JY]

———Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), H7522 [12JY]

Space station program funding: John G. Hodson, Sr., Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, S9816 [4SE]

Veterans' health care: Frederico Juarbe, Jr., VFW, S2291 [19MR]

———GAO, S2291 [19MR]

Lists

Supporters of S. 1963, Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act, S8015 [17JY]

Memorandums

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: Marc Morano, Electronic News Gathering (news service), H7521 [12JY]

Press releases

Dornan Provision on HIV/Combat Readiness Passes as Part of Defense Conference Bill: Representative Dornan, H1214 [1FE]

Proclamations

Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness Day: Senator Santorum, S5014 [14MY]

International Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness Day, E774 [10MY]

Remarks in House

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: funding for health effects study of the cancer cluster in Toms River, NJ, H6873-H6875, H6944 [26JN]

AIDS: epidemic, H5991-H5996 [6JN], H7051-H7066 [27JN]

Anderson, Lars: New Mexico AIDS Services (organization) Ron McDaniel Award recipient, E539 [16AP]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, H787, H796, H799 [24JA], H1213 [1FE], H2469 [20MR], H3226 [29MR], H3795 [24AP], H4943 [14MY], H5100 [15MY], H5279 [16MY], H8822-H8828 [30JY], E112 [30JA], E233 [28FE], E408 [21MR], E640 [25AP], E813 [15MY]

Baltimore, MD: tribute to Union Memorial Hospital's National Center for Treatment of the Hand and Upper Extremity, E114 [30JA]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat, H2178 [13MR]

———control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (H.R. 3033), E290, E294 [6MR]

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to participate in substance abuse information programs as part of their public service obligation (H.R. 3334), E648 [25AP]

Camacho, Andy M.: American Cancer Society Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

Cancer: research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (H. Con. Res. 156), H2878 [27MR]

Centers for Disease Control: anniversary, E1191, E1193, E1197, E1198 [27JN]

———Childhood Immunization Program funding, E1292 [16JY]

———Chronic and Environmental Diseases Program funding, E1292 [16JY]

———guidelines for voluntary HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women, H4358-H4361 [1MY]

Chronic fatigue syndrome: funding for research, H3395 [16AP]

Claims: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (H.R. 1023), E289 [6MR]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (S. 1189), H3437 [16AP], H3656 [22AP]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4163 [30AP], H4355-H4367, H4374 [1MY], E696 [1MY], E719, E725 [7MY]

Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus: tribute, E1926 [4OC]

Dept. of HHS: Black Lung Clinics Program funding, H7287, H7288, H7370 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program funding, H10967 [24SE]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program funding, H6833-H6838 [25JN], H6946, H6947 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, H10183, H10185, H10187 [11SE], H10954 [24SE]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (H.R. 3927), E1428 [1AU]

Dornan, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H5138 [15MY], H7521 [12JY]

Drugs: ADP Program funding for HIV and AIDS patients, H12093 [28SE]

———Center for Substance Abuse Prevention funding, H7369 [11JY]

Dystonia Awareness Week: observance, E1774 [28SE]

Ethnic groups: impact of diabetes on African-American community, E1749 [27SE]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, E275 [5MR], E364 [14MR], E633 [25AP]

Food & Friends (organization): tribute, E435 [22MR]

Gomez, Ute: Zonta Club of Cortland Woman of Achievement award recipient, E514 [29MR]

Gunderson, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H4922-H4925 [14MY], H7051-H7066 [27JN]

Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study: funding, H8317 [24JY]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (H.R. 3600), H10961 [24SE]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (H.R. 2019), H4115 [29AP]

———allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination, H6169 [11JN]

———allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (H.R. 3504), H5386, H5387 [22MY]

———development of strategy relative to infectious diseases, E379 [19MR]

———environmental estrogens relative to breast cancer, H6426 [18JN]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (H.R. 3022), E285 [6MR]

———human embryo research funding, H7339-H7344 [11JY]

———matching payments to determine cancer incidence among residents of Toms River, NJ (H.R. 3148), H2703 [22MR]

———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (H.R. 3958), E1497 [2AU]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 4296), E1796 [28SE], E1860, E1866 [30SE]

———tribute to outreach efforts of Bertelsmann Music Group and the National Bone Marrow Donor Program, E64 [23JA], E101 [25JA]

Health care facilities: waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (H.R. 4244), E1797 [28SE]

HIV: efforts to prevent transmission (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

Housing: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families, H1273, H1274, H1275, H1276, H1278 [27FE]

Huntington, NY: tribute to Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition, E1691 [25SE], E1906 [2OC]

Immigration: admission of HIV-infected individuals, H11082, H11083, H11084 [25SE]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, H11078, H11084 [25SE], H11542 [27SE]

———public health assistance to illegal aliens for communicable diseases, H7337, H7338 [11JY]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (H.R. 2748), H2878 [27MR], H6436 [18JN], E476 [28MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (H.R. 4008), E1468 [2AU]

International Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, E774 [10MY]

Kirschner, Marc: American Society for Cell Biology Public Policy Award recipient, E1926 [4OC]

Latinos Against AIDS (organization): anniversary, E1523 [5SE]

Los Angeles County, CA: tribute to the Whittier-Rio Hondo AIDS Project, E1406 [30JY]

Lymphangioleimyomatosis disease: research programs (H.R. 3715), H6851 [26JN]

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis disease: research programs (H.R. 3715), H7296 [11JY]

Medicaid: preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), H11626, H11635 [28SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), unanimous-consent agreement, H11633-H11635 [28SE]

Medicare: allow use of parenteral nutrients for renal dialysis treatments (H.R. 4185), E1698 [26SE]

———colorectal cancer coverage, H2564 [21MR]

———colorectal screening (H.R. 922), E1787 [28SE]

———colorectal screening (H.R. 1046), E1140 [20JN]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 1074), H8381 [25JY], H8670 [30JY], E451 [26MR]

———coverage of oral prostate cancer drugs, E1081 [13JN]

———coverage of outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips for persons with diabetes (H.R. 4264), E1861 [30SE]

———coverage of vancomycin home parenteral therapy (H.R. 4189), E1702, E1719 [26SE]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (H.R. 3959), E1497 [2AU]

———outpatient self-management training services for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 1073), H8381 [25JY], H8670 [30JY], E451 [26MR]

———reduce payment for certain costs of acquiring organs for transplant from organ procurement organizations (H.R. 4022), E1510 [4SE]

———renal disease management services (H.R. 1068), E723 [7MY]

Miller, Hugh: Juvenile Diabetes Foundation honoree, E329 [13MR]

Morristown, NJ: prostate cancer patient education conference, E1716 [26SE]

Multiple Sclerosis Society: tribute, E1185 [26JN]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E123 [1FE]

National Cancer Institute: funding, H7226 [10JY]

———guidelines for mammography, H1202 [1FE]

National Diabetes Day: observance, E451 [26MR]

National Dystonia Awareness Week: observance, E1706 [26SE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases, H7298, H7299 [11JY]

National Lyme Disease Awareness Month: observance, E808 [15MY]

National Scoliosis Foundation: anniversary, E1349 [23JY]

NIH: funding, H7219, H7232 [10JY], E1260 [11JY]

Ozohan, Mary Louise: American Cancer Society Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

Pelzer, Brad: bone marrow donor drive, H3786 [24AP]

Postage stamps: issue special stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 3401), E753 [9MY]

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1716 [26SE], E1886 [1OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (H.R. 4257), E1795 [28SE]

Sacramento, CA: tribute to Sutter Community Hospital Cancer Center, E1298 [17JY]

Schiowitz, Nathan N.: Northwestern Pennsylvania Arthritis Foundation Community Leader of the Year award recipient, E799 [14MY]

Shrewsbury, MA: tribute to Shrewsbury High School students for drafting AIDS education and prevention resolution, E63 [23JA]

Sunshine Foundation: anniversary, E1025 [6JN]

Welch, Tom: bone marrow transplant, H4370 [1MY]

Women: preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (H.R. 3174), E474 [28MR]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (H.R. 3176), E474 [28MR]

World Ostomy Day: observance, E1787 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: international impact of emerging infectious diseases, S9009 [29JY]

Alabama: funding for cancer research programs at colleges and universities, S12443-S12445 [21OC]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, S455, S456 [26JA], S865 [1FE], S2293, S2294 [19MR], S2417 [20MR]

———provide preventive health care screenings for colon and prostate cancer to military personnel, S6914 [26JN]

Army Veterinary Corps: anniversary, S6671 [21JN]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (S. 1606), S1862-S1864 [12MR]

Blatt, Philip M.: National Hemophilia Foundation Delaware Valley Chapter honoree, S4982 [13MY]

Broward County, FL: dedication of the Cleveland Clinic Shirley L. Miller Pavilion, S12326 [3OC]

Center for Molecular Medicine and Immunology: funding, S9722 [3SE]

Centers for Disease Control: anniversary, S7298, S7327 [28JN], S9627 [2AU]

———funding, S63 [4JA]

———hemochromatosis research and treatment funding, S11912, S11913 [30SE]

Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, S5014 [14MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize, S11883 [30SE]

———reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, S4646-S4649 [2MY]

Cresskill, NJ: tribute to Cresskill High School for HIV/AIDS seminar, S4952 [9MY]

Crime: increase penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances to recovering addicts (S. 2050), S9743 [3SE]

———possession of dangerous pathogens, S666 [31JA]

Darman, Claire: Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation Sharon H. Kohlenberg Health Care Service Award recipient, S12038 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: Army Breast Cancer Research Program funding, S7785 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: convene committee for renaming chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, S11918, S11919 [30SE]

———Flowering Tree Alcoholism Treatment Program funding, S11917, S11918 [30SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, S9878-S9897, S9901, S9933, S9934, S9955 [5SE], S10019 [6SE]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (S. 2008), S9300-S9304 [31JY]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (S. 2152), S11556 [27SE]

———use of disposable, protective coverings for endoscopes during colorectal examinations, S9724 [3SE]

EPA: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry funding, S9721 [3SE]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, S1512 [5MR], S1645 [7MR], S1780 [11MR], S1817, S1818 [12MR], S2044-S2054 [14MR], S12200 [2OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary, S11127, S11135 [24SE]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (S. 1944), S7764 [11JY]

Health: establish a trust fund to reimburse Government health programs for expenses attributable to usage of tobacco products by individuals (S. 597), S1154 [7FE]

———human fetal tissue transplantation research practices, S429, S432, S445 [26JA]

———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (S. 1656), S3216 [29MR]

———programs funding, S5322-S5324 [20MY], S5420 [21MY]

———revise and extend organ and bone marrow donation and transplantation program (S. 1324), S10080-S10087 [9SE]

———tribute to organ donation program, S2441 [20MR]

Immigration: health examinations, S4057 [24AP]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, S8093, S8094 [18JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants relative to public welfare programs, S4378, S4379, S4392 [30AP], S4583, S4585-S4587, S4594 [2MY]

Information services: establish a data bank of information on clinical trials and experimental treatments for all serious illnesses (S. 2024), S9563 [2AU]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums, S3607 [18AP], S9521 [2AU]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 1600), S1652 [7MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 1694), S3954 [23AP]

Literature: tribute to book about Alzheimer's disease, S2322 [19MR]

Medicaid: alcoholism and drug dependency treatment services for pregnant women (S. 171), S5267 [17MY]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), S12402 [3OC]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (S. 1901), S6725 [24JN]

———reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (S. 1892), S6530 [19JN]

Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (S. 1963), S8013 [17JY]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, S1394 [28FE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases (S. 1910), S7180 [27JN]

National Mammography Day: designate (S. Res. 295), S10841 [18SE], S11326 [25SE]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (S. Res. 257), S5788, S5789, S5791 [5JN]

Neurofibromatosis, Inc.: tribute, S5393 [20MY]

NIH: establish National Fund for Health Research, S6665 [21JN], S12041 [30SE]

———establish Office for Rare Disease Research, S6665 [21JN]

———funding, S11895 [30SE]

———revise and extend certain programs (S. 1897), S6664, S6665 [21JN], S11044 [19SE], S11391-S11401 [26SE], S12041 [30SE], S12349 [3OC]

Parkinson's disease: research programs, S12041 [30SE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: disclosure of cause of adverse health symptoms exhibited by veterans, S3426 [17AP]

———research and health benefits relative to illnesses of veterans attributed to service during conflict, S6835, S6836 [25JN], S7970 [17JY]

Postage stamps: issue special stamps to fund breast cancer research (S. 1937), S7670 [10JY]

Postal Service: issuance of organ donation awareness postage stamps, S7501 [9JY]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (S. 2064), S10327 [11SE]

San Francisco, CA: recognize the significance of the AIDS Memorial Grove in the Golden Gate Park (S. 1992), S8868 [25JY]

Spiegel, Katharine: Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation Sharon H. Kohlenberg Health Care Service Award recipient, S12038 [30SE]

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: tribute, S5786, S5787 [5JN]

Tariff: HIV protease inhibitor chemicals (S. 2021), S9560 [2AU], S12005 [30SE]

Taxation: provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (S. 1573), S1297 [23FE]

Tobacco products: effects of environmental tobacco smoke relative to lung cancer risk, S11638 [28SE]

Veterans: research on health effects of individuals exposed to agent orange, S2098 [14MR]

Women: detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer, S5785-S5788, S5791 [5JN]

———promote equity in health care services through expanded research and improved access (S. 1799), S5571, S5572 [23MY]

———support for breast cancer victims, S3234 [29MR]

———tribute to `Race for the Cure' breast cancer research fundraiser, S5785-S5788, S5791 [5JN], S5933 [6JN]

Reports

Association Between Specific Health Problems and Exposure to Herbicides: National Academy of Sciences, S9303 [31JY]

Veterans and Agent Orange—Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam: National Academy of Sciences, S2099 [14MR]

Reports filed

Blood Supply Protection From Infectious Diseases: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-746), H9921 [2AU]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (S. 641) (H. Rept. 104-545), H4302 [30AP]

Medicaid Preadmission Screening and Resident Review Requirements for Certain Nursing Facilities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3632) (H. Rept. 104-817), H10767 [23SE]

NIH Programs' Revision and Extension: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1897) (S. Rept. 104-364), S10075 [9SE]

Organ and Bone Marrow Donation and Transplantation Program: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1324) (S. Rept. 104-256), S3792 [22AP]

Resolutions by organizations

AIDS education and prevention programs: Shrewsbury, MA, High School students, E63 [23JA]

Statements

Healthy People in the Healthy World Through Prevention: David Satcher, E1197 [27JN]

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: James C. Dobson, Focus on the Family (organization), H7521 [12JY]

———Marc Morano, H5138 [15MY]

Studies

Colorectal Cancer Screening: several medical organizations, E1140 [20JN]

Summaries

Agent Orange Benefits Act (S. 2008), S9302 [31JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization (S. 641), S4648 [2MY], H4356-H4358 [1MY]

Efforts to Prevent Transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act (S. 1963), S8015 [17JY]

Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act (S. 1892), S6531 [19JN]

Tables

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program formula allocations, H6837 [25JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3632, medicaid preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities, H11635 [28SE]

H.R. 4244, waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals, E1797 [28SE]

S. 1324, organ and bone marrow donation and transplantation program revision and extension, S10084-S10087 [9SE]

S. 1606, Biological Agents Enhanced Penalties and Control Act, S1864 [12MR]

S. 1771, Medicaid Substance Abuse Treatment Act, S5268 [17MY]

S. 1892, Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act, S6531 [19JN]

S. 1910, Women's Cardiovascular Diseases Research and Prevention Act, S7180 [27JN]

S. 1963, Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act, S8014 [17JY]

S. 1987, National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act, S11764-S11770 [28SE]

S. 1992, AIDS Memorial Grove Act, S8868 [25JY]

S. 2008, Agent Orange Benefits Act, S9301 [31JY]

S. 2021, tariff on HIV protease inhibitor chemicals, S9561 [2AU]

S. 2050, Recovering Addict Protection Act, S9743 [3SE]

S. 2152, extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, S11556 [27SE]

S. Res. 257, National Race for the Cure Day, S5774 [4JN], S5789 [5JN]

S. Res. 295, National Mammography Day, S10841 [18SE], S11326 [25SE]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Addresses

Washington, DC—It's a Make You or a Bring You Down and Break You Town: Jack Valenti, E280 [6MR]

Amendments

Appropriations: making (H.R. 3845), H8061, H8067, H8068 [22JY]

Water: permit council to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds relative to water and sewer facilities (H.R. 3663), H6983 [27JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3845, District of Columbia appropriations, S8829 [25JY], H8573 [26JY]

Articles and editorials

Congress as a Domestic Relations Court, H10554 [18SE]

Custody Saga's Latest Twist—Bid To Aid Morgan Hits Home Rule Snag, E1644 [18SE]

D.C.'s Oldest School Marks 175th Anniversary, S11450 [26SE]

Keep the Avenue Closed, S7055 [26JN]

Surrender to NEA Pressure, E383 [20MR]

Welfare as Usual in D.C.—Bureaucrats Conspired To Block Reforms Here, S10966 [19SE]

Welfare Reform Bypass for D.C., S10968 [19SE]

Will Clinton Undo Welfare Reform?, S10967 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making (see H.R. 3845), H8029 [18JY]

———making continuing (see H.J. Res. 153, 154), H90 [3JA]

———making (H.R. 2546), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 351), H1137 [31JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 153), H2713 [22MR]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Washington for Jesus 1996 prayer rally (see H. Con. Res. 161, 166), H3387 [15AP], H3649 [18AP]

———transfer jurisdiction of certain parcels of land to establish a memorial to Japanese-American patriotism during World War II (see S. 1864), S6144 [12JN]

Corps of Engineers: authorize capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct (see H.R. 2917), H1138 [31JA]

Courts: reduce number of judges on U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (see S. 2058), S10018 [6SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require that educational assistance programs offices be located within the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3036), H1775 [6MR]

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 3029), H1775 [6MR]

Employment: treatment of employees relative to participation in political campaigns (see H.R. 3918), H8982 [30JY]

———waive reduction for early retirement to assist in workforce downsizing efforts (see H.R. 3336), H4109 [25AP]

George Washington University: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 41; H. Con. Res. 139), S1083 [7FE], H1138 [31JA]

Local government: make technical corrections to improve operations (see H.R. 3664), H6508 [18JN]

Medicaid: waiver of enrollment composition rule for the District of Columbia Chartered Health Plan (see H.R. 3264), H3581 [17AP]

Pensions: treatment of funds relative to certain public employees (see H.R. 3389), H4423 [2MY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waiver of time limits (see S. 2060, 2073, 2093), S10075 [9SE], S10554 [13SE], S11033 [19SE]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building: designate (see H.R. 3247), H3387 [15AP]

Smithsonian Institution: authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (see S. 1995; H.R. 3933), S8989 [26JY], H9566 [31JY]

Taxation: treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244, 4155), H3387 [15AP], H11048 [24SE]

———treatment of residents (see S. 1988), S8636 [24JY]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts (see H.R. 3442), H4902 [10MY]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see S.J. Res. 62; H.J. Res. 194), S11090 [20SE], H10524 [17SE]

Water: permit council to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds relative to water and sewer facilities (see H.R. 3663), H6508 [18JN]

White House: use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic (see S. Res. 254; H. Res. 458), S5004 [14MY], H6691 [20JN]

Briefs

District of Columbia welfare reform, S10967 [19SE]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1303 [23FE], S1339, S1344 [27FE], S1406, S1407 [29FE], S1511 [5MR], S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR]

Conference reports

District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 3845), H9670-H9679 [1AU]

Making Appropriations (H.R. 2546), H1006-H1046 [31JA]

Descriptions

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact Amendments Made By Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, H10825 [24SE]

Letters

Child custody case of Ellen Morgan: Paul R. Michel, H858 [25JA]

Construction of National Children's Island: David A. Clarke, S7341 [28JN]

———Marion S. Barry, Jr., Mayor of the District of Columbia, S7340 [28JN]

———Representative Norton, S7340 [28JN]

———Walter E. Washington, S7340 [28JN]

Dept. of Justice custody of St. Elizabeth's Hospital patients found not guilty by reason of insanity: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S12296 [3OC]

District of Columbia appropriations: Marion S. Barry, Jr., S1405 [29FE]

District of Columbia voucher program to provide school choice: J. Brent Walker, Baptist Joint Committee, S1334 [27FE]

———several religious leaders, S1334 [27FE]

Edwards/Ward family reunion: Representative Clayton, E986 [4JN]

FCC relocation: David J. Barram, GSA, E1931 [21OC]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority tax status: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), H11455 [27SE]

Morgan v. Foretich child custody case: David Howman, New Zealand Family Court, E1644 [18SE]

Restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights: Representatives Clinger and Davis, H10556 [18SE]

Use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic in front of the White House: Richard L. Lesher, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6442 [19JN]

Use of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House for vehicular traffic: Joseph T. Boyle and John Milliken, Greater Washington Board of Trade, S5013 [14MY]

———Marion S. Barry, Jr., Mayor of the District of Columbia, S5012 [14MY]

———Nelson F. Migdal, District of Columbia Building Industry Association, S5013 [14MY]

———Senator Grams, S4275 [29AP]

———Thomas W. Wilbur, District of Columbia Building Industry Association, S5013 [14MY]

Lists

Cosponsors of S. Res. 254, use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic in front of the White House, S6434 [19JN]

Supporters of S. Res. 254, use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic in front of the White House, S6434 [19JN]

Supporters of S. Res. 254, use of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House for vehicular traffic, S5012 [14MY]

Motions

Appropriations: making (H.R. 2546), H1075 [31JA]

Remarks in House

Abortion: funding, H8061-H8064 [22JY]

AID: relocation of headquarters to Ronald Reagan Building at the International Trade Center, H5859 [5JN]

Appropriations: discrectionary spending levels, H8068-H8070 [22JY]

———making, H739 [23JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 153), H48-H52 [3JA]

———making (H.R. 2546), conference report, H1066-H1077 [31JA], H1687 [5MR], H1720 [6MR], H2037 [12MR]

———making (H.R. 2546), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 351), H1064-H1066 [31JA]

———making (H.R. 3845), H7907 [18JY], H8054-H8073 [22JY], H8573 [26JY]

———making (H.R. 3845), conference report, H9801-H9804 [1AU]

Buy American Act: compliance, H8067 [22JY]

California: tribute to individuals who have made contributions to the American Heritage Club, E487 [28MR]

Capital Commitment (organization): anniversary, E1111 [18JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 153), H6045-H6047 [10JN]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Washington for Jesus 1996 prayer rally (H. Con. Res. 166), H3696-H3698 [23AP]

Children's Defense Fund (organization): Stand for Children demonstration in Washington, DC, H5755, H5756 [31MY], H5805-H5812 [4JN]

Corps of Engineers: authorize capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct (H.R. 2917), E127 [1FE]

Correctional institutions: Lorton Correctional Complex security and closure, H8173, H8174 [23JY]

Courts: child custody case of Ellen Morgan, H857-H859 [25JA]

———restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights, H10553-H10557 [18SE], E1644 [18SE]

Dept. of Education: Even Start Program evaluation, E1256 [11JY]

District of Columbia: treatment of residents (H.R. 3244), H3239 [15AP]

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse: designate (H.R. 3029), H6047, H6048 [10JN], E294 [6MR]

Education: school system reform, H1074 [31JA]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H1065, H1069-H1076 [31JA], H1687 [5MR], H1720 [6MR], E383 [20MR]

Elections: funding for Presidential primary, H2037 [12MR]

FCC: relocation, E1931 [21OC]

History: anniversary of emancipation of slaves, H3438 [16AP]

Katzen, Cyrus: American University President's Award recipient, E898 [24MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (H.J. Res. 70), H11572 [27SE]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: powers of the Board of Review, H11461, H11464 [27SE]

Monuments and memorials: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts (H.R. 3442), E772 [10MY]

———transfer lands for Japanese American Patriotism Memorial, H9454 [31JY]

Pensions: treatment of funds relative to certain public employees (H.R. 3389), E705 [2MY]

Prince Hall Masonic Lodge: Felix Lodge No. 3 anniversary, E213 [27FE]

Public lands: transfer jurisdiction over certain Federal real property (H.R. 2636), H9454 [31JY]

Sewage disposal: funding for sewage treatment facility, H1073 [31JA]

Smithsonian Institution: authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (H.R. 3933), E1413 [31JY]

———authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (S. 1995), H10548-H10550 [18SE]

St. Peter's Parish: anniversary, E1033 [7JN]

Taxation: treatment of District of Columbia residents (H.R. 3244), H3391 [16AP], H3496 [17AP], H3735 [24AP], H5552 [23MY], H8602 [29JY], E531 [16AP]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (H.R. 4155), E1690 [25SE]

———treatment of residents of the District of Columbia (H.R. 3244), H3239 [15AP]

Transportation: needs assessment study, H7067 [27JN]

United Family Coalition: tribute, E1069 [12JN]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (H.J. Res. 194), H10822-H10825 [24SE]

Water: permit council to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds relative to water and sewer facilities (H.R. 3663), H6982-H6985 [27JN], E1211 [27JN]

White House: use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic (H. Res. 458), E1141 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: funding, S1321 [27FE]

Appropriations: making, S11866 [30SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 153), S35 [4JA]

———making (H.R. 2546), conference report, S722 [1FE], S1321-S1340, S1344 [27FE], S1399, S1403-S1406, S1407 [29FE], S1506-S1512 [5MR]

———making (H.R. 2546), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 351), unanimous-consent agreement, S1380 [28FE]

———making (H.R. 3845), S8821-S8829 [25JY], S9461 [2AU]

———making (H.R. 3845), conference report, S9873 [5SE]

———use of local revenues for abortion services, S2266, S2268-S2270, S2279 [19MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 153), S6672 [21JN]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Washington for Jesus 1996 prayer rally (H. Con. Res. 166), S4262 [25AP]

———transfer jurisdiction of certain parcels of land to establish a memorial to Japanese-American patriotism during World War II (S. 1864), S6144 [12JN]

———tribute to snow removal efforts, S112 [8JA]

Children's Defense Fund (organization): Stand for Children demonstration in Washington, DC, S5948 [6JN], S6512 [19JN]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): tribute to staff of Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management and the District of Columbia, S12329 [3OC]

Consensus Commission on Education Reform: funding, S4168 [25AP]

Corps of Engineers: authorize capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct, S7715 [11JY]

———authorize capital improvements to Washington Aqueduct, S9488 [2AU]

Courts: reduce number of judges on U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (S. 2058), S10018 [6SE]

———transfer of persons found not guilty by reason of insanity from St. Elizabeths Hospital to the custody of the Dept. of Justice, S12295 [3OC]

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthourse: designate (S. 1510), S1078 [7FE]

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse: designate (H.R. 3029), S6417 [18JN]

Education: funding for development of management and data systems, S1336 [27FE]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S1321-S1339 [27FE], S1403-S1406 [29FE], S1506-S1512 [5MR]

George Washington University: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 41), S1085 [7FE]

Georgetown University: anniversary of National Security Studies Program, S11043 [19SE]

Gonzaga College High School: anniversary, S11450 [26SE]

GSA: provide authority to negotiate payment for housing FCC, S10167 [10SE]

———waive Federal procurement laws relative to repair and improvement of schools in the District of Columbia, S1325 [27FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial, S12360 [3OC]

———authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (H.J. Res. 70), S12439 [21OC]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: powers of the Board of Review, S10678 [17SE], S12235 [3OC]

Michigan: tribute to constituents visiting District of Columbia, S4000 [23AP]

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Golvsky, and Popeo (law firm): tribute to Domestic Violence Project, S5556 [23MY]

National Children's Island: transfer title of real property in Anacostia Park to facilitate construction (H.R. 1508), S7340 [28JN]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waiver of time limits (S. 2060), S10075 [9SE], S10965-S10969 [19SE]

———prohibit waiver of time limits (S. 2073), S10566 [13SE], S10965-S10969 [19SE]

———prohibit waiver of time limits (S. 2093), S11033 [19SE]

Smithsonian Institution: authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (S. 1995), S8990 [26JY], S9317 [31JY], S9444 [1AU]

Taxation: treatment of residents (S. 1988), S8641-S8643 [24JY]

Transportation: taxicab reciprocity agreements with Virginia and Maryland, S1332 [27FE], S2303 [19MR]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (H.J. Res. 194), S12401 [3OC]

———congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (S.J. Res. 62), S11094 [20SE]

Water: permit council to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds relative to water and sewer facilities (H.R. 3663), S9208 [30JY]

———water quality and sewer facilities funding, S9461 [2AU]

Weather: impact of snowstorm, S122, S123, S125 [10JA]

White House: use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic, S4274 [29AP], S6433-S6436, S6438, S6441-S6450 [19JN]

———use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic (H. Res. 458), S7054 [26JN]

———use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic (S. Res. 254), S5011 [14MY], S5619 [23MY]

Reports

You Can Only Trade as Far as You Can Travel, H11462 [27SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2546, District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 351) (H. Rept. 104-456), H1137 [31JA]

District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2546) (H. Rept. 104-455), H1137 [31JA]

———Committee of Conference (H.R. 3845) (H. Rept. 104-740), H9705 [1AU]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3845) (H. Rept. 104-689), H8029 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3845) (S. Rept. 104-328), S8553 [23JY]

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3029) (H. Rept. 104-588), H5379 [21MY]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Review Abolishment: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1036) (H. Rept. 104-596), H5646 [29MY]

Nomination of Colleen Kollar-Kotelly To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11033 [19SE]

Nomination of Robert E. Morin To Be Superior Court Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S3626 [18AP]

Permit District of Columbia City Council To Authorize the Issuance of Revenue Bonds Relative to Water and Sewer Facilities: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3663) (H. Rept. 104-635), H6764 [25JN]

Transfer Jurisdiction Over Certain Federal Real Property in the District of Columbia: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2636), S10599 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2636) (S. Rept. 104-391), S11972 [30SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2636) (H. Rept. 104-368), H8597 [26JY]

Transfer Title of District of Columbia Real Property in Anacostia Park To Facilitate Construction of National Children's Island: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1508) (S. Rept. 104-294), S7023 [26JN]

Use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 153) (H. Rept. 104-589), H5379 [21MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Pennsylvania Avenue Reopening Emergency Resolution: District of Columbia City Council, S6434 [19JN]

Statements

Child Custody Case of Ellen Morgan: Representative Wolf, H859 [25JA]

Morgan v. Foretich Child Custody Case: P.D. Mahony, New Zealand Family Court, E1644 [18SE]

Tribute to John H. Pratt: Oliver Gasch, S1068-S1070 [7FE]

Use of Pennsylvania Avenue in Front of the White House for Vehicular Traffic: David A. Clarke and Frank Smith, District of Columbia City Council, S5012 [14MY]

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H6041 [10JN]

Tables

District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 2546), H1068 [31JA]

District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 3019), H4063 [25AP]

District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 3845), H9802 [1AU]

District of Columbia spending totals, S1337 [27FE]

Testimonies

Domestic Violence Project: Kenneth J. Novak, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Golvsky, and Popeo (law firm), S5556-S5558 [23MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 153, use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby, H6045 [10JN]

H. Con. Res. 166, use of Capitol Grounds for Washington for Jesus 1996 prayer rally, H3696 [23AP]

H. Res. 351, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2546, District of Columbia appropriations, H1064 [31JA]

H.J. Res. 70, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization establishment of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., H11572 [27SE]

H.J. Res. 153, District of Columbia continuing appropriations, H51 [3JA]

H.J. Res. 194, congressional consent to amendments to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, H10822-H10824 [24SE]

H.R. 1855, restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights, H10556 [18SE]

H.R. 2636, transfer jurisdiction over certain Federal real property in District of Columbia, H9454 [31JY]

H.R. 2917, capital improvements for the Washington Aqueduct by the Corps of Engineers, E128 [1FE]

H.R. 3029, E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC, H6047 [10JN]

H.R. 3663, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Act, H6982 [27JN]

H.R. 3845, District of Columbia appropriations, S8821-S8828 [25JY]

H.R. 3933, National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center construction, E1413 [31JY]

S. 1510, E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthourse, Washington, DC, S1078 [7FE]

S. 1995, authorize construction of the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center, S9318 [31JY]

S. 1995, National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center construction, H10548 [18SE]

S. 2060, prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs in District of Columbia, S10076 [9SE]

S. Con. Res. 41, George Washington University anniversary, S1085 [7FE]

S. Res. 254, use of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House for vehicular traffic, S5011 [14MY]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3663), H6983 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3663), H6982-H6985 [27JN], E1211 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3663), S9208 [30JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3663, provisions, H6982 [27JN]

DITOMASSI, GEORGE

Remarks in House

Holyoke, MA: St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee Ambassador of Ireland Award recipient, E365 [14MR]

DIVORCE see Families and Domestic Relations

DIX HILLS, NY

Remarks in House

Half Hollow Hills High School: tribute to participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1033 [7JN]

DIXON, ALAN J. (a former Senator from Illinois)

Addresses

Perspective on Future Base Closings, S7516 [10JY]

DIXON, JULIAN C. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H2654 [21MR]

———H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, H10531 [18SE]

———H.R. 3845, District of Columbia appropriations, H8573 [26JY]

Articles and editorials

Encouraging Progress on Deportations, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E25 [5JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H8094 [22JY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1234 [9FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H10040 [4SE]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6285 [12JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4902 [10MY]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H6509 [18JN]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H7779 [17JY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6286 [12JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H4303 [30AP]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H3387 [15AP]

Drugs: therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618), H7107 [27JN]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H914 [25JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H8982 [30JY]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5174 [15MY]

Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H2123 [12MR]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H9925 [2AU]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779), H2123 [12MR]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7474 [11JY]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4303 [30AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H4800 [9MY]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4430 [6MY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H10111 [9SE]

Taxation: exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6532 [19JN]

U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2124 [12MR]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H2665 [21MR]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H1635 [29FE]

Motions offered by

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), H1075 [31JA]

Remarks by, on

Buy American Act: compliance, H8067 [22JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7096, H7097 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8182, H8188 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7372 [11JY]

District of Columbia: funding of abortions, H8062 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, H1069, H1070, H1071, H1072, H1073, H1074 [31JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3845), H8055, H8062, H8067, H8069 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3845), conference report, H9804 [1AU]

———reduction in all dicretionary appropriations, H8069 [22JY]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H1069, H1070, H1071, H1072, H1073, H1074 [31JA]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5517 [23MY]

Foreign trade: media business investments in Asian markets, E1174 [26JN]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2631 [21MR]

———deportation of illegal aliens, E25 [5JA]

Journal: question of approval, H3393 [16AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (H.J. Res. 70), H11572 [27SE]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Neighborhood Youth Association, E1717 [26SE]

———tribute to Dorsey High School football team, E58 [23JA]

LSC: funding, H8182, H8188 [23JY]

Minimum wage: level, H5517 [23MY]

Votes: correction, H5976 [6JN]

Statements

Pitfalls of the Media Business in Asia: Marc B. Nathanson, USIA, E1175 [26JN]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown: by, H3453 [16AP]

Tributes

Brown, Ronald H., H3453 [16AP]

Carter, Bennett L., E1051 [11JN]

Charbonnet, Odette, E1532 [5SE]

Collette, William (Buddy), E1051 [11JN]

Ford, Representative, E1809 [28SE]

Henry, Mary B., E1206 [27JN]

Kronenthal, Syd, E178 [5FE]

McCree, David E., E1686 [25SE]

Mfume, Representative, H1057 [31JA]

Morris, Greg, E1681 [25SE]

Wilson, Gerald, E1051 [11JN]

DIXON SPRINGS, TN

Remarks in House

Riddelton/Dixon Springs Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E677 [1MY]

DOBBS, MICHAEL

Articles and editorials

Kosova's Albanians Look to U.S. for Help—American Office Opened in Serb-Ruled Region, H8632 [29JY]

DOBERT, GAIL

Remarks in House

Tribute, H3390 [16AP]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3790 [22AP]

DOBERT, GAIL E.

Bills and resolutions

Estate: relief (see H.R. 4025), H10040 [4SE]

Remarks in House

Estate: relief (H.R. 4025), H11546 [27SE]

Reports filed

Relief of Estate: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4025) (H. Rept. 104-813), H10762 [20SE]

DOBSON, JAMES C.

Statements

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events, H7521 [12JY]

DOCTORS see Health Care Professionals

DODD, CHRISTOPHER J. (a Senator from Connecticut)

Addresses

Days of Remembrance Commemoration: by, E962 [30MY]

Third Nuremberg Reunion: by, S3411 [16AP]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown, Dept. of Commerce Employees, and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Jean Kennedy Smith, Ambassador to Ireland, S3710 [19AP]

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S403, S516 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1671, S1773 [11MR], S2332 [19MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8109, S8148, S8222, S8296 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5160, S5194, S5202 [16MY], S5219, S5221, S5224, S5270, S5271, S5273 [17MY], S5382 [20MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2873, S2895 [26MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6892 [25JN], S7029 [26JN], S7274, S7322 [28JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military construction (S. 1764), S5604 [23MY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7984, S8058 [17JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9916, S9932, S9969, S9970 [5SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8109, S8148, S8222, S8296 [18JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Conferee: H.R. 3005, regulation and management of financial markets, S7216 [27JN]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY]

Articles and editorials

Bad Bill on Cuba, New York (NY) Times, S1492 [5MR]

Bruton Says Brown Was a Model for All Who Want To Help Others, Mark Brennock, Irish Times (publication), S3710 [19AP]

Cuba Expropriation Bill Could End Up Costing U.S. Taxpayers Billions, Washington (DC) Times, S1493 [5MR]

Recipe for Growth, Felix G. Rohatyn, Wall Street Journal, S4564-S4566 [1MY]

Reciprocal Obsession of Castro and Washington, Gaddis Smith, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S1491 [5MR]

Surrendering U.S. Policy on Cuba, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S1492 [5MR]

U.S. Policy—Held Hostage in Miami, Richard Cohen, Washington (DC) Post, S1492 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see S. 1896), S6662 [21JN]

Operation Sail: tribute (see S.J. Res. 64), S11169 [24SE]

Operation Sail (organization): tribute (see S. Res. 286), S9428 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S919 [6FE]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

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

California: tribute to NetDay96 (see S. Res. 274), S10690 [17SE]

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

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

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

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 265), S6408 [18JN]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (see S. 1183), S3316 [15AP]

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

Drugs: classification of certain dietary supplements (see S. 1806), S5567 [23MY]

———defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see S. 2178), S11973 [30SE]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see S. 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821), S5567 [23MY]

Foreign banks: enhance supervision and limit participation by persons convicted of certain crimes (see S. 2144), S11539 [27SE]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see S. 2048), S9555 [2AU]

George Washington University: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 41), S4072 [24AP]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S514 [26JA]

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

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see S. 1944), S10329 [11SE]

Health: regulations on transplantation of human tissue (see S. 2195), S12303 [3OC]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S4327 [29AP]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S1180 [9FE]

Lebanon: restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports (see S. Res. 202), S5693 [3JN]

Liberia: support peace process (see S. Res. 248), S3958 [23AP]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see S. 2031), S9554 [2AU]

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

NAFTA: effect on Caribbean Basin Initiative (see S. 529), S1297 [23FE]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S1388 [28FE]

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

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

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 300), S11169 [24SE]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

National Tourism Board: establish (see S. 1623), S4979 [13MY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1623), S4979 [13MY]

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

Petroleum: improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to communities affected by oil spills (see S. 1730), S7029 [26JN]

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

Securities: improve regulation of markets, eliminate excessive fees, and reduce investment costs (see S. 1815), S5567 [23MY]

Taxation: restructure income tax system (see S. 722), S4979 [13MY]

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

Cloture motions

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2898 [26MR], S3101 [28MR]

Letters

Clinton administration budget proposal effects on Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: June E. O'Neil, CBO, S5126 [16MY]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: David W. Wallace, Joint Corporate Committee on Cuban Claims, S1488 [5MR]

Erroneous listing of ICI Export Ltd. as a non-U.S. company having commercial activities with Cuba: William A. Meaux, ICI Americas Inc., S2717 [21MR]

Federal child care programs consolidation: by, S8519 [23JY]

GATT implementation relative to generic drug industry: Carole A. Long, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, S6597 [20JN]

———Daniel Perry, Alliance for Aging Research, S6597 [20JN]

———Eugene P. Schonfeld, National Kidney Association, S6598 [20JN]

———Joseph R. Bertino, American Association for Cancer Research, Inc., S6596 [20JN]

———Judith Simpson, United Patients' Association for Pulmonary Hypertension, Inc., S6597 [20JN]

———Nancy Sander, Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc., S6598 [20JN]

———Patti Munter, National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, S6597 [20JN]

———Robert J. Beall, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, S6597 [20JN]

———Sandra H. Kownacki, Autism Society of America, S6598 [20JN]

———several professors of medicine, S6596 [20JN]

Medical savings account programs: Cecil E. Roberts, United Mine Workers of America, S3559 [18AP]

Lists

Congressional investigation terminations, S1415 [29FE]

Non-U.S. companies having commercial activities with Cuba, S1489 [5MR]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11380 [26SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S412 [26JA], S562 [30JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1805 [12MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11927, S11930 [30SE]

Bethel, CT: tribute to Odyssey of the Mind Association competition winners, S11200 [24SE]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S5126, S5128, S5129 [16MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5893 [6JN]

———deficit, S9343 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9376 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8093, S8097, S8098, S8099, S8109, S8111, S8146, S8147, S8148 [18JY], S8332, S8333 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S6178 [13JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5126, S5128, S5129 [16MY], S5375 [20MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S3095 [28MR]

Children and youth: restore health and safety protections relative to child care, S8109, S8111 [18JY]

Children's Defense Fund (organization): Stand for Children demonstration in Washington, DC, S5948 [6JN]

College Construction Loan Insurance Association: privatize, S11930 [30SE]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1414, S1415, S1416, S1417, S1418, S1423, S1424 [29FE], S1573, S1575, S1577, S1578 [6MR], S1810 [12MR]

———funding (S. Res. 246), S3451 [17AP]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2368 [20MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S6941 [26JN]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1485, S1488, S1490 [5MR]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, S3709 [19AP], S4001 [23AP]

Dept. of Defense: airborne mine countermeasure system funding, S7985 [17JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6595, S6596 [20JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, S457 [26JA]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7985 [17JY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, S3135 [28MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9723 [3SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1335 [27FE]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S1335 [27FE]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S12341 [3OC]

Drugs: classification of certain dietary supplements (S. 1806), S5583 [23MY]

———defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (S. 2178), S11992 [30SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S4564 [1MY], S9343 [1AU]

Education: funding, S412 [26JA], S1805 [12MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6786 [25JN]

Enfield, CT: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Department, S327 [23JA]

EPA: Long Island Sound Office funding, S9723 [3SE]

ERISA: treatment of pension assets by insurance companies, S7434 [9JY]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse prevention (S. 919), S11582 [27SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary, S11127 [24SE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (S. 1896), S6662 [21JN]

Financial institutions: licensing requirements for employees selling insurance, S11927 [30SE]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S6565 [20JN]

GATT: implementation relative to generic drug industry, S6595, S6596 [20JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7434, S7435 [9JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, S9540 [2AU]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6565 [20JN]

Haiti: U.S. policy, S4112, S4113 [25AP]

———visit of President Rene Preval, S2397 [20MR]

Hartford, CT: holding of Presidential debate, S12240 [3OC]

Health: medical savings account programs, S3558, S3559 [18AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9508, S9516 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3558, S3559 [18AP]

ICI Americas Inc.: erroneous listing of ICI Export Ltd. as a non-U.S. company having commercial activities with Cuba, S2717 [21MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4397 [30AP], S4605 [2MY]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, S8093 [18JY]

———treatment of Cuban parolees, S4397 [30AP]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), S7213, S7215, S7216 [27JN]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), conference report, S12094 [1OC]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7613 [10JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S10118 [10SE]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, S10118 [10SE]

Medicaid: reform, S6178 [13JN]

Medicare: reform, S5128 [16MY], S6178 [13JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3869 [23AP]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, S9508 [2AU]

Minimum wage: level, S3095 [28MR], S7435 [9JY], S9540 [2AU]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 226), S1392 [28FE]

New London, CT: anniversary, S4563 [1MY]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, S2136 [14MR]

Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal: anniversary, S3411 [16AP]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S3708 [19AP]

Operation Sail (organization): tribute (S. Res. 286), S9439 [1AU]

Point of order, S8332, S8333 [19JY]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, S8099 [18JY]

———allow States to sanction families whose children have not been immunized, S8333 [19JY]

———ensure approval of State waiver requests, S8332 [19JY]

———funding for quality standards relative to child care, S8148 [18JY]

———increase child care credit for lower-income working parents, S8098 [18JY]

———reform, S11867 [30SE]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9376 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8093, S8097, S8098, S8099, S8109, S8111, S8146, S8147, S8148 [18JY], S8332, S8333 [19JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8146, S8147 [18JY]

Rohatyn, Felix: withdrawal as a nominee for Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, S1298 [23FE]

Securities: improve regulation of markets, eliminate excessive fees, and reduce investment costs (S. 1815), S5596 [23MY]

Senate: tribute to leadership, S12240 [3OC]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Senator Lott and Bob Dole in James Lockhart v. U.S., et al. (S. Res. 281), S8303 [18JY]

START II Treaty: ratification, S476 [26JA]

Taxation: rates, S9343 [1AU]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3464 [17AP], S3708 [19AP]

———U.S. policy, S9375 [1AU]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA, S3135 [28MR]

Statements

Minimum Wage Level: by, S7434 [9JY]

Texts of

S. 1896, expand Family and Medical Leave Act coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, S6663 [21JN]

Tributes

Brown, Ronald H., S3709 [19AP]

Brown, Senator, S11958 [30SE]

Cohen, Senator, S395 [26JA]

Daly, T.F. Gilroy, S8370 [19JY]

Donovan, Robert, S4001 [23AP]

Eisenfeld, Matthew, S1781 [11MR]

Elia, Claudio, S4002 [23AP]

Exon, Senator, S11950 [30SE]

Healey, Henry, Jr., S5456 [21MY]

Heflin, Senator, S11957 [30SE]

Hull, T. Clark, S9621 [2AU]

Johnston, Senator, S11957 [30SE]

Muskie, Edmund S., S3150 [28MR]

Peterson, Roger T., S9624 [2AU]

Pryor, Senator, S11956 [30SE]

Ruppe, Loret Miller, S9962 [5SE]

Sheehan, John J. (Jack), S9441 [1AU]

Simon, Senator, S11958 [30SE]

Stefon, Mary M., S863 [1FE]

DODD, THOMAS J. (a former Senator from Connecticut)

Remarks in Senate relative to

Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal: anniversary, S3411 [16AP]

DODSON BRANCH, TN

Remarks in House

Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E821 [16MY]

DOEDE, WAYNE

Remarks in House

New Lenox Chamber of Commerce: Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1638 [18SE]

DOGGETT, LLOYD (a Representative from Texas)

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate (see H.R. 2700), H331 [5JA]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5185 [16MY], H5937 [6JN]

Proposals

Engrossment of H.R. 2862, public debt ceiling, and H.J. Res. 157, continuing appropriations, H760 [23JA]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10613 [19SE]

AFL-CIO: reference to Members of Congress in advertising, H8103 [23JY]

Agriculture: remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6224, H6227 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6224, H6227 [12JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 157), engrossment, H801 [24JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 163), H2234 [14MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), consideration (H. Res. 386), H2569 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H3828 [25AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H950 [30JA], H976 [31JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7792 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5113, H5116 [15MY], H5186 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6186, H6262 [12JN]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4538 [8MY]

Congress: adjournment, consideration (H. Res. 465), H7043, H7045 [27JN]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3194 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 394), H3182 [29MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6393 [13JN]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H5113 [15MY]

Earth Day: observance, H3566, H3567 [17AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3566, H3567 [17AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1778 [7MR]

Education: funding, H2127 [13MR], H2234 [14MR], H2563 [21MR]

———national policy to improve system, H4536 [8MY]

———student loan programs, H5186 [16MY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, H7784 [18JY], H8106 [23JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3760), H7647 [16JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8381, H8510, H8519 [25JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8465 [25JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5513 [23MY]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, H9387 [31JY]

Gingrich, Representative: allegations relative to the shredding of Dept. of Commerce documents after the plane crash that killed Ronald H. Brown, H5940 [6JN]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 468), H6852 [26JN], H6980 [27JN]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H11233 [26SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H96 [4JA], H748 [23JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H2970 [28MR]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2980 [28MR]

———impact of partisanship, H2227 [14MR]

———legislative program, H5733, H5740 [30MY]

House Rules: question of privilege, H801 [24JA]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 342), H851 [25JA]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3831 [25AP]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4568 [8MY]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11099 [25SE]

Medicare: reform, H840 [25JA], H5116 [15MY], H5186 [16MY], H5652, H5740, H5741 [30MY], H5987, H5988, H5989 [6JN], H6126 [11JN], H8083 [22JY], H8103, H8106 [23JY], H8252 [24JY]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2042, H2043, H2044, H2045 [12MR]

Minimum wage: level, H3831, H3839 [25AP], H4312, H4315 [1MY], H4568 [8MY], H5065 [15MY], H5384 [22MY], H5513 [23MY]

National Weather Service: funding, H5703 [30MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H6854, H6855 [26JN]

Point of order, H9389 [31JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H779 [24JA], H861, H863, H864, H865 [25JA], H947, H949, H950, H951, H952 [30JA], H976, H982 [31JA], H1620 [29FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), consideration (H. Res. 292), H982 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), engrossment, H801 [24JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2980 [28MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (H. Res. 371), H1786 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: reform, H5740 [30MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7792 [18JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4657 [9MY], H7784 [18JY], H8083 [22JY], H11400 [27SE]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5610 [29MY], H5703 [30MY]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1193 [1FE]

Taxation: rates, H5652 [30MY]

Terrorism: U.S. policy, H9387 [31JY]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9890 [2AU]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9885 [2AU]

U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), consideration (H. Res. 418), H4312, H4315 [1MY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), consideration (H. Res. 303), H5065 [15MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8596 [26JY]

Special order: granted, H1136 [31JA], H1634 [29FE], H4104 [25AP], H5750 [30MY], H7655 [16JY]

Resolutions

Engrossment of H.R. 2862, public debt ceiling, and H.J. Res. 157, continuing appropriations, H801 [24JA]

Tributes

Yarborough, Ralph W., H928 [30JA]

DOLE, BOB (a former Senator from Kansas)

Addresses

U.S. Economic Growth: by, E1601 [12SE]

U.S. Policy on Europe, S7111-S7113 [27JN]

Articles and editorials

Can Dole Escape Senate Leaders' Poor Presidential Record?, S8301 [18JY]

Charade, E1535 [5SE]

Clinton Won't Let Welfare Change, E1240 [11JY]

Dole's Military Card, E1233 [10JY]

Mr. Dole's Health-Care Task, S6271 [14JN]

Platform Diving, E1530 [5SE]

Senator Dole's Final Business, S6272 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Senator Lott and Bob Dole in James Lockhart v. U.S., et al. (see S. Res. 281), S8157 [18JY]

Letters

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

Lists

Economists supporting Dole plan for economic growth, S11237 [25SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Clinton, President: evaluation of foreign policy, H12298 [4OC]

Ecology and environment: policies relative to business and industry, H6515 [19JN]

Education: national policy to improve system, H8382 [25JY]

———remarks relative to teachers, H10572 [18SE]

Foriegn policy: evaluation of views on Iraq, H10438 [17SE]

NAACP: invitation to address convention, H7118 [9JY], H7163 [10JY]

Political campaigns: evaluation of economic plan, H10045, H10046, H10047 [5SE], H10199, H10200-H10207 [11SE], H10330, H10335, H10336 [12SE], H10433, H10440 [17SE], H10527, H10594-H10600 [18SE], H10977, H10982 [24SE], H11234 [26SE], E1534 [5SE]

———evaluation of views on certain campaign issues, H7270 [11JY], H8109 [23JY], H10336 [12SE]

———evaluation of voting record on crime, H10531 [18SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, E1530 [5SE]

Tribute, H6186 [12JN], H11051 [25SE], E1062 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Education: national policy to improve system, S7982 [17JY]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S8151 [18JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary, S11127 [24SE]

Hartford, CT: holding of Presidential debate, S12240 [3OC]

Health: medical savings account programs, S11231 [25SE]

Medicare: reform, S11231 [25SE]

Political campaigns: evaluation of economic plan, S10058, S10064 [9SE], S10382 [12SE], S10660-S10662 [17SE], S10902-S10905 [19SE], S11231, S11235-S11237 [25SE], S11502, S11508-S11510 [27SE], S11825-S11828, S12024 [30SE]

———evaluation of health care plan, S11215-S11217 [25SE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Senator Lott and Bob Dole in James Lockhart v. U.S., et al. (S. Res. 281), S8303 [18JY]

Tribute, S6113, S6139, S6141 [12JN], S6679 [24JN]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Right Kind of Tax Cuts, E1557 [11SE]

Statements

Auctioning of Direct Broadcast Satellite Spectrum, H8270 [24JY]

Texts of

S. Res. 281, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Senator Lott and Bob Dole in James Lockhart v. U.S., et al., S8163, S8303 [18JY]

DOLE, BOB (a Senator from Kansas)

Addresses

Tribute to Kansas: Richard L. Bond, S3147 [28MR]

Welfare Reform Program: by, E857 [22MY]

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S587, S646 [31JA]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1678, S1779 [11MR], S1912, S1945, S1978 [13MR], S2043, S2073, S2118, S2120, S2123, S2124 [14MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5274 [17MY], S5391, S5394 [20MY], S5462 [22MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2876, S2882, S2898 [26MR]

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

Federal employees: continuance of work during Government shutdown (S. 1508), S31 [3JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3642 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4058, S4080 [24AP], S4160, S4249 [25AP], S4311, S4331 [29AP], S4431 [30AP]

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

Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (H.R. 2036), S1278, S1280 [20FE]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2161, S2202 [15MR]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4670, S4671, S4672, S4677, S4678 [3MY], S4872 [8MY], S4940 [9MY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, S1899 [12MR]

Articles and editorials

Deciding on Life or Death, Charles Krauthammer, Washington (DC) Post, S4642 [2MY]

Dole Calls Public Housing One of `Last Bastions of Socialism', Adam Nagourney, H4186 [30AP]

Dole Campaign Gets Help From Nonprofits He Aided, H5761 [4JN]

Drug Judge, Wall Street Journal, S539 [26JA]

Dying in America—Quiet Revolution, E.J. Dionne, Jr., International Herald-Tribune (publication), S4643 [2MY]

GOP Deficit Trap, H3469 [16AP]

How Not To Fund the U.N., Washington (DC) Times, S278 [22JA]

Just Say ``Whoa,'' Nancy Reagan, Wall Street Journal, S348 [24JA]

News Corp. and MCI Win Satellite Slot Bid of $682 Million To Beam TV to Homes, Edmund L. Andrews, New York (NY) Times, S490 [26JA]

Reagan's Faithful Allies, S6055 [11JN]

Ronald Reagan at 85—A Birthday Tribute, Trude B. Feldman, Wall Street Journal, S894 [6FE]

Silly Season, S5776 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Bipartisan Commission on Campaign Practices: establish (see S. 1857), S6082 [11JN]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 229), S1455 [29FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham (see S. Con. Res. 45), S1855 [12MR]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (see S. 1711), S4316 [29AP]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): production of documents by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to INSLAW, Inc. v. U.S. (see S. Res. 222), S737 [1FE]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize the production of records relative to the Zona Rosa massacre in El Salvador (see S. Res. 256), S5567 [23MY]

Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate): majority party appointments (see S. Res. 245), S3384 [16AP]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (see S. Res. 246), S3487 [17AP]

Committees of the Senate: appointments (see S. Res. 236), S3216 [29MR]

Congress: joint session for the State of the Union Message (see S. Con. Res. 39), S276 [22JA]

Crime: prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see S. 1854), S6013 [10JN]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see S. Con. Res. 61), S5567 [23MY]

Kennedy, J. Keith: tribute (see S. Res. 208), S30 [3JA]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see S. Con. Res. 50), S3157 [28MR]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see S. 1714), S4316 [29AP]

National Commission on Medicare Reform: establish (see S. 1856), S6082 [11JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see S. 1635), S2646 [21MR]

New Bedford National Historic Landmark: establish (see S. 1720), S4517 [1MY]

Nicodemus National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1521, 1720), S313 [23JA], S4517 [1MY]

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

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

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see S.J. Res. 51), S3626 [18AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (see S. 1823), S5649 [24MY]

Reagan, Ronald: birthday greetings (see S. Res. 220), S737 [1FE]

Senate: approval of interim regulations adopted by the Congressional Office of Compliance (see S. Res. 209), S276 [22JA]

———tribute to African-American Senators (see S. Res. 229), S1455 [29FE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for the Senate in Robert E. Barrett v. U.S. Senate (see S. Res. 239), S3216 [29MR]

Silvestri, Amy L.: authorize testimony in Margaret C. Carlson v. Mike Eassa (see S. Res. 221), S737 [1FE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1639), S2646 [21MR]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see S. 1555), S737 [1FE]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see S. 1519), S276 [22JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abbas, Mohammed: extradition to the U.S. (see S. Res. 253), S4425 [30AP]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see S. 1541), S492 [26JA]

Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor for service during World War II (see S. Con. Res. 59), S5191 [16MY]

———relief (see S. 1770), S5191 [16MY]

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

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 1587, 1726), S1516 [5MR], S4618 [2MY]

Courts: clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts relative to taxation (see S. 1708), S4190 [25AP]

———provide uniform standards for the award of punitive damages for volunteer services (see S. 1618), S2101 [14MR]

———reform contingent fee system and provide prompt and fair compensation for personal injury victims (see S. 1861), S6082 [11JN]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52), S5866 [5JN]

———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (see S. 1612), S1969 [13MR]

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

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

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

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see S. 1760), S5093 [15MY]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629), S2422 [20MR]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission: extend the service of certain members (see S. 1634), S2646 [21MR]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S347 [24JA]

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

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

Insurance: provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to compensation for economic and non-economic losses (see S. 1860), S6082 [11JN]

Irrigation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska and Kansas (see S. 1649), S3156 [28MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see S. 1740), S4851 [8MY]

Muskie, Edmund S.: tribute (see S. Res. 234), S3019 [27MR]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S4327 [29AP]

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

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see S. 1830), S5763 [4JN]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S3018 [27MR]

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

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1487), S3161 [28MR]

Taxation: standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S1969 [13MR]

———treatment of hard apple cider (see S. 1146), S279 [22JA]

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

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see S. Con. Res. 56), S4063 [24AP]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation in U.S. v. Byron C. Dale (see S. Res. 240), S3216 [29MR]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S683 [1FE]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2795 [25MR], S2924 [27MR]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1303 [23FE], S1339, S1344 [27FE], S1406 [29FE], S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4160 [25AP], S4308 [29AP], S4610 [2MY]

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

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5627 [23MY], S5741 [4JN]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4672 [3MY], S4723 [6MY], S4781 [7MY], S4816, S4819 [8MY], S4920, S4922 [9MY], S4993 [14MY]

Eulogies

Smith, Donald and Margaret: by, S6075 [11JN]

Explanations

Gasoline Tax (S. 1739), S4869 [8MY]

Letters

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act: Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, S3477 [17AP]

———Victoria Diaz Cummock, Families of Pan Am 103/Lockerbie (organization), S3474 [17AP]

Citizens Against Government Waste fundraising appeal: by, H5762 [4JN]

FCC auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum: FCC, S719 [1FE]

Gasoline tax: Anthony J. Saggese, Jr., Texaco, Inc., S4923 [9MY]

———Carol B. Hallett, Air Transport Association, S4923 [9MY]

———Edwin L. Harper, Association of American Railroads, S4923 [9MY]

———Susan Perry, American Bus Association, S4923 [9MY]

———Thomas J. Donohue, American Trucking Associations, Inc., S4923 [9MY]

Heritage Foundation fundraising appeal: by, H5763 [4JN]

Investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers: by, S5000 [14MY]

Savings Association Insurance Fund recapitalization: President Clinton, S4922 [9MY]

———Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, S4922 [9MY]

Terminology of Armenian genocide: several Senators, S4061 [24AP]

U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens: by, S278 [22JA]

U.S. Armed Forces in Haiti: Randy Scheunemann, Charles Flickner, Christopher Walker, Louis H. Dupart, and Roger Noriega, S3742 [19AP]

Lists

Capitol Pages, S540 [26JA]

Motions offered by

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S424 [26JA]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2898 [26MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4055 [24AP], S4155, S4156, S4160 [25AP]

Senate: recess, S2899 [26MR]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4671 [3MY]

Poems

``Measure of a Man,'' Albert Caswell, S6057 [11JN]

Proposals

Investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers, S5000 [14MY]

Remarks by, on

Abraham, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S4005 [24AP]

Agriculture: extend farm programs (S. 1523), S484 [26JA]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), S5780 [4JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S2925, S2996 [27MR], S3088 [28MR], S4668 [3MY]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report—technical corrections (S. Con. Res. 49), S2995 [27MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S573 [31JA], S682, S683, S686, S721, S725, S726 [1FE], S900, S908, S913, S998, S999 [6FE], S1052, S1060 [7FE]

———national objectives, S79, S80 [5JA]

———price supports for cattle ranchers, S4668 [3MY]

Air Force Sergeants Association: anniversary, S4569 [1MY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2925, S2927, S2988, S2991 [27MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), unanimous-consent agreement, S2621 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 170), S3195 [29MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), S424, S444 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1911 [13MR], S2025 [14MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4058 [24AP], S4156, S4159, S4160, S4175 [25AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S4061 [24AP]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, S1379 [28FE]

Ashcroft, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S4005 [24AP]

Baer, Harold, Jr.: decision in recent drug case, S539 [26JA]

Bipartisan Commission on Campaign Practices: establish (S. 1857), S6084 [11JN]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (S. 1518), S167 [10JA], S724 [1FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: economic assistance subject to certain conditions, S1911 [13MR]

———importation of Iranian arms, S3445 [17AP]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (S. Res. 241), S3417 [17AP]

Budget: balance, S171 [22JA]

———balance (S. Con. Res. 38), unanimous-consent agreement, S88 [5JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S4669 [3MY], S5635 [24MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5901 [6JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S5780 [4JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S2 [3JA], S72 [4JA], S111 [8JA], S171 [22JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S6026 [11JN]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), unanimous-consent agreement, S88 [5JA]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2893, S2897, S2898, S2899 [26MR], S2927 [27MR], S4509, S4510 [1MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (S. Res. 258), S6043 [11JN]

———tribute to snow removal efforts, S112 [8JA]

Capitol Pages: tribute, S540 [26JA]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), S4317 [29AP]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): production of documents by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to INSLAW, Inc. v. U.S. (S. Res. 222), S866 [1FE]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize the production of records relative to the Zona Rosa massacre in El Salvador (S. Res. 256), S5632 [23MY]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 246), S3450 [17AP]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, S4646, S4649 [2MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S1 [3JA], S1158 [7FE]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 133), S114 [10JA]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 141), S869 [1FE]

———joint session for the State of the Union Message (S. Con. Res. 39), S172 [22JA]

———provide for the issuance and approval of employment regulations and practices (H. Con. Res. 123), S284 [22JA]

Courts: evaluation of President Clinton's judicial appointments, S3892 [23AP], S4270 [29AP], S4650 [2MY]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2381 [20MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), veto, S4575 [2MY]

Crime: require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), S4845 [8MY], S4921 [9MY]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), placed on calendar, S4846 [8MY]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), unanimous-consent agreement, S4845 [8MY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1510 [5MR]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, S1340 [27FE]

Death and dying: physician-assisted suicide, S4642 [2MY]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), S3417 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, S445, S459, S539, S540 [26JA]

———ballistic missile program funding, S540 [26JA]

———C-17 Airlifter program (S. 1710), S5298 [17MY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, S3103 [28MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), S89 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

DeWine, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S4005 [24AP]

Disabled: technology advancements relative to assistance, S3741 [19AP]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 351), unanimous-consent agreement, S1380 [28FE]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 153), S35 [4JA]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S348 [24JA]

Drugs: investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers, S4999 [14MY]

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthourse, Washington, DC: designate (S. 1510), S1078 [7FE]

Earth Day: observance, S3766, S3787 [22AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S3766, S3787 [22AP]

Education: treatment of certain State Impact Aid Program payments (S. 1543), S530 [26JA]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, S6028 [11JN]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), S531, S538 [26JA]

FCC: auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum, S685 [1FE]

Federal employees: continuance of work during Government shutdown, S72 [4JA]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), conference report, S712 [1FE]

Floods: disaster assistance for States impacted by rapid snow meltdown, S171 [22JA]

Food stamps: use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements, S1052 [7FE]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program, S2025 [14MR]

Fort Hays State University: tribute to men's basketball team, S3213 [29MR]

Francis J. Hagel Building, Richmond, CA: designate (H.R. 2111), S531 [26JA]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission: extend the service of certain members (S. 1634), S5952 [6JN]

Frist, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S4005 [24AP]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2657), S724, S725 [1FE]

Grams, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S4005 [24AP]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, S3742 [19AP]

Health: medical savings account programs, S3552, S3568 [18AP], S5986 [10JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S5986, S6019 [10JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3518, S3551, S3552, S3568, S3572, S3592, S3604, S3605 [18AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), unanimous-consent agreement, S913 [6FE]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (S. Con. Res. 61), S5602 [23MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3351 [16AP], S4059 [24AP], S4155, S4156, S4160 [25AP], S4379, S4380 [30AP], S4509, S4513 [1MY], S4586, S4587, S4613 [2MY]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), unanimous-consent agreement, S3350 [16AP]

———deportation relative to criminal offenses, S4059 [24AP]

———treatment of Cuban parolees, S4379 [30AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (H.R. 3268), S6028 [11JN]

Inhofe, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S4005 [24AP]

INSLAW, Inc.: relief (S. 740), S866 [1FE]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), unanimous-consent agreement, S4783 [7MY]

Israel: make U.S. assets available to combat terrorism, S1510 [5MR]

Japan: access of U.S. business to markets, S4269 [29AP]

Kansas: anniversary of statehood, S3147 [28MR]

Kennedy, J. Keith: tribute (S. Res. 208), S28 [3JA]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (S. Con. Res. 50), S3161 [28MR]

Kyl, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S4005 [24AP]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4817, S4819, S4820, S4846, S4847 [8MY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S4785, S4786, S4787 [7MY], S5019 [14MY]

Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA: designate (H.R. 1718), S1077 [7FE]

McCaffrey, Barry: nomination to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, S539 [26JA]

Medicaid: eligibility relative to legal immigrants, S4509 [1MY]

Medicare: reform, S3893 [23AP], S5818, S5819 [5JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3866, S3880 [23AP]

Minimum wage: level, S2897 [26MR], S4784, S4787 [7MY], S4816, S4817, S4819, S4820, S4846, S4847 [8MY], S5019 [14MY], S5636, S5637 [24MY]

National Commission on Medicare Reform: establish (S. 1856), S6082 [11JN]

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S2651 [21MR], S5626 [23MY], S5735 [4JN]

———national missile defense system (S. 1635), unanimous-consent agreement, S5627 [23MY]

Native Americans: technical corrections to certain laws (H.R. 2726), S530 [26JA]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (S. 1830), S5756 [4JN]

New Bedford National Historic Landmark: establish (S. 1720), S4513 [1MY]

Nicodemus National Historic Site: establish (S. 1521), S314 [23JA]

———establish (S. 1720), S4513 [1MY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (S. Res. 249), S3695 [19AP]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S4670 [3MY], S4783, S4784, S4785, S4786 [7MY]

———gasoline tax, S4395 [30AP], S4670 [3MY], S4783, S4784, S4785, S4786 [7MY], S4816, S4817, S4819, S4820, S4846, S4847 [8MY], S4922, S4923 [9MY]

———gasoline tax (S. 1739), S4867 [8MY]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (S.J. Res. 51), S3632 [18AP], S4567 [1MY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S529 [26JA], S4646 [2MY], S5648 [24MY], S5779 [4JN], S5952 [6JN], S6027 [11JN]

Public debt: ceiling, S424 [26JA]

Public housing: reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), S151 [10JA]

Public welfare programs: reform, S4568 [1MY]

———reform (H.R. 4), veto, S113 [10JA]

———reform (S. 1823), S5636, S5647 [24MY]

Railroads: proposed merger between the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroad, S3213 [29MR]

Reagan, Ronald: birthday greetings (S. Res. 220), S721 [1FE], S894 [6FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S6019 [10JN]

Rolla, ND: convey the William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant to the Job Development Authority (S. 1544), S538 [26JA]

Santorum, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S4005 [24AP]

Savings Association Insurance Fund: recapitalization, S4922 [9MY]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S6043-S6046 [11JN]

———approval of interim regulations adopted by the Congressional Office of Compliance (S. Res. 209), S285 [22JA]

———confirmation of judicial nominees, S5951, S5952 [6JN]

———legislative program, S35, S71 [4JA], S73 [5JA], S111 [8JA], S113, S168, S169 [10JA], S285 [22JA], S291 [23JA], S444, S485, S538 [26JA], S685 [1FE], S875, S891, S999 [6FE], S1158, S1159 [7FE], S2621 [21MR], S2926 [27MR], S3417 [17AP], S3503 [18AP], S3742, S3747, S3748 [19AP], S3749, S3803 [22AP], S4002 [23AP], S4269 [29AP], S4395 [30AP], S4568 [1MY], S4649, S4650 [2MY], S4672 [3MY], S4697, S4723, S4760 [6MY], S4810, S4811 [7MY], S4813 [8MY], S5018 [14MY], S5111 [16MY], S5654 [24MY], S5780 [4JN], S5952 [6JN], S5955 [7JN], S5985, S6018, S6019 [10JN], S6021, S6026 [11JN]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for the Senate in Robert E. Barrett v. U.S. Senate (S. Res. 239), S3247 [29MR]

Silvestri, Amy L.: authorize testimony in Margaret C. Carlson v. Mike Eassa (S. Res. 221), S866 [1FE]

Small business: impact of Clinton administration policies, S6011 [10JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S5819 [5JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (S. 1639), S2657 [21MR]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), S726 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (S. 1555), S725 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (S. 1555), postpone indefinitely, S726 [1FE]

Stack, Charles: nomination to be circuit judge, S3766 [22AP]

START II Treaty: ratification, S480 [26JA]

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: establish, S4510 [1MY]

Tax Freedom Day: observance, S4783 [7MY]

Taxation: treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (H.R. 2778), S1609 [6MR]

Technology: cooperative research and development agreements relative to inventions (H.R. 2196), S1078 [7FE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S135 [10JA], S538 [26JA], S685, S686, S712, S718 [1FE]

———require television broadcasters to pay fair market value for use of spectrum air waves, S135 [10JA]

———sale of television satellite transmission licenses, S490 [26JA]

Television: regulation of network signals on satellite carriers, S3443 [17AP]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3350 [16AP], S3473, S3474 [17AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report—corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 54), S4016 [24AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report—corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 55), S4016 [24AP]

Thomas, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S4005 [24AP]

Thompson, Senator: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S4005 [24AP]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S5735 [4JN]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (S. 1519), S277 [22JA]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (S. Con. Res. 56), S4264 [25AP]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, S2927 [27MR]

———statehood anniversary, S36 [4JA]

Water: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System (S. 1467), S4810 [7MY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4670 [3MY], S4786 [7MY], S4817, S4819, S4820, S4846, S4847 [8MY], S4921, S4922, S4923 [9MY]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (S. 1561), S914 [6FE], S1077 [7FE]

World Trade Organization: dispute settlement system, S4569 [1MY]

———establish commission to review dispute settlement reports, S6028 [11JN]

World War II: anniversary of D-Day, S6011 [10JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Republican Party: national agenda, H5186, H5187, H5188 [16MY]

Taxation: treatment of certain tax-exempt organizations relative to participation in political campaigns, H5761 [4JN]

Tribute, H134 [4JA], H6121, H6124 [11JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (S. Res. 258), S6043 [11JN]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation in U.S. v. Byron C. Dale (S. Res. 240), S3247, S3248 [29MR]

Tribute, S5 [3JA], S73 [5JA], S112 [8JA], S5046, S5048, S5049, S5103-S5109 [15MY], S5978 [7JN], S6005, S6009 [10JN], S6022, S6024, S6028-S6043, S6047-S6058, S6060, S6061, S6063, S6066, S6074-S6076, S6110 [11JN]

Reports

Report of Congressional Staff Delegation to Haiti, S3743-S3747 [19AP]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: by, E994 [4JN]

Gasoline Tax: ARCO, S4922 [9MY]

———Chevron Corp., S4923 [9MY]

———Exxon Corp., S4922 [9MY]

Summaries

Payment of Social Security Benefits Relative to the Debt Limit Extension (H.R. 2924), S726 [1FE]

Tables

Votes on legislation dealing with taxation, Federal spending, Federal employee reductions, and welfare and medical assistance (1968), S5796 [5JN]

Texts of

S. 1519, Prohibitions on United Nations Taxation Act, S277 [22JA]

S. 1521, Nicodemus National Historic Site establishment, S315 [23JA]

S. 1635, Defend America Act, S2652 [21MR]

S. 1639, medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S2658 [21MR]

S. 1711, Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance, S4317 [29AP]

S. 1739, gasoline tax, S4868 [8MY]

S. 1856, Medicare Restoration Act, S6083 [11JN]

S. 1857, Bipartisan Campaign Practices Commission Act, S6084 [11JN]

S. Res. 240, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Senator Dole in U.S. v. Byron C. Dale, S3232, S3247 [29MR]

S. Res. 258, designate section of Senate balcony located in Capitol as Robert J. Dole Balcony, S6043, S6105 [11JN]

S.J. Res. 51, anniversary of adoption of Polish constitution, S3633 [18AP]

Tributes

Berringer, Brook, S3749 [22AP]

Bradley, Senator, S5951 [6JN]

Brown, Senator, S5758 [4JN]

Bulkeley, John D., S3750 [22AP]

Byrd, Senator, S5987 [10JN]

Cohen, Senator, S5851 [5JN]

Daschle, Senator, S5988 [10JN]

Exon, Senator, S5987 [10JN]

Hatfield, Senator, S5851 [5JN]

Heflin, Senator, S5757 [4JN]

Johnston, Senator, S5951 [6JN]

Kassebaum, Senator, S5987 [10JN]

Lake, Tobey, S3749 [22AP]

Lott, Senator, S540 [26JA]

Lugar, Senator, S4455 [1MY]

Muskie, Edmund S., S2857 [26MR]

Nunn, Senator, S5986 [10JN]

Ogilvie, Lloyd J., S5111 [16MY]

Pell, Senator, S5757 [4JN]

Pryor, Senator, S5951 [6JN]

Reagan, Nancy, S348 [24JA]

Robertson, Jerry, S4270 [29AP]

Simon, Senator, S5851 [5JN]

Simpson, Senator, S5987 [10JN]

Synar, Mike, S113 [10JA]

Thurmond, Senator, S539 [26JA]

Wyden, Senator, S879 [6FE]

DOLE, MATTHEW

Statements

Censorship in the Media, Literature, and the Arts, E938 [29MY]

DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS (organization)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E774 [10MY]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S5002 [14MY]

DOLLEY MADISON COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1684), H10481-H10483 [17SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 1684), S12374 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 1684, provisions, H10481 [17SE]

DOLUISIO, THOMAS

Remarks in House

Tribute, H3242 [15AP]

DOMANTAY, MARGARITO

Bills and resolutions

Relief (see H.R. 3894), H8375 [24JY]

DOMENICI, PETE V. (a Senator from New Mexico)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S747, S762 [1FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8615, S8646 [24JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8375 [19JY], S8414, S8479 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5169, S5202 [16MY], S5439, S5440, S5451 [21MY], S5501 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6587, S6614 [20JN], S6874, S6896 [25JN], S6914, S7007, S7034, S7040, S7041, S7043, S7050 [26JN], S7231, S7233, S7234, S7238, S7269, S7271, S7311, S7315, S7322 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7826, S7828, S7829 [12JY], S7965 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10478 [12SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9710, S9747 [3SE], S9916, S9970, S9975 [5SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9045, S9047, S9052, S9054, S9075, S9076 [29JY], S9088, S9100, S9161, S9162 [30JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10743, S10842 [18SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8788, S8874 [25JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3609, S3670 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4505, S4560 [1MY]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2253 [18MR], S2432 [20MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8375 [19JY], S8414, S8479 [22JY]

U.S. Enrichment Corp.: privatization (S. 755), S516 [26JA]

Analyses

Juvenile Justice Modernization Act (S. 2062), S10199-S10201 [10SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5550 [23MY]

———H.R. 1296, Presidio facilities management, S5298 [17MY]

———H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR]

———H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8070 [18JY]

———H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY]

———H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, S9115 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

All in the Genes—The New Availability of Tests Raises a Host of Ethical Questions, Rick Weiss, Washington (DC) Post, S6722 [24JN]

Genetic Prophecy and Genetic Privacy—Can We Prevent the Dream From Becoming a Nightmare, George J. Annas, S6721 [24JN]

Paper Balance, Washington (DC) Post, S133 [10JA]

This Map Won't Show Us the Way, Jessica Mathews, Washington (DC) Post, S6722 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1755; S. Res. 260), S5004 [14MY], S6144 [12JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see S. 1956), S7887 [16JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (see S. Con. Res. 57), S5004 [14MY]

Dept. of Defense: acquire land adjacent to Abiquiu Dam (see S. 2063), S10327 [11SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 1959), S7887 [16JY]

Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see S. 1898), S6719 [24JN]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (see S. 2062), S10192 [10SE]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see S. 2031), S9554 [2AU]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S1388 [28FE]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S3018 [27MR]

New Mexico: land conveyance to Carlsbad Irrigation District (see S. 2015), S9428 [1AU]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (see S. 2183), S12125 [1OC]

Public welfare programs: reform (see S. 1956), S7887 [16JY]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see S. 2098), S11090 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1743; S. Con. Res. 63; S. Res. 259, 261), S4972 [13MY], S5774 [4JN], S6144 [12JN]

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

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3229 [29MR]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S2431 [20MR]

Bandelier National Monument: modify boundary (see S. 2097), S11090 [20SE]

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

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

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

Crime: interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (see S. 1729), S8478 [22JY]

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

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S8027 [17JY]

Ecology and environment: reauthorize certain educational programs (see S. 1873), S9074 [29JY]

George Washington University: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 41), S3406 [16AP]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S919 [6FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S3633 [18AP]

Indian Environmental General Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1834), S5763 [4JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S3957 [23AP]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S1462 [29FE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see S. 837), S559 [30JA]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Music: licensing (see S. 1628), S11557 [27SE]

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

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4072 [24AP]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1731), S5773 [4JN]

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

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

National security: national missile defense system (see S. 1635), S2646 [21MR]

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

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

Operation Sail: tribute (see S.J. Res. 64), S11169 [24SE]

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

Rabin, Yitzhak: naming of American Promenade in Israel in commemoration (see S. Con. Res. 46), S1970 [13MR]

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

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see S. Res. 273), S7179 [27JN]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see S. 1555), S737 [1FE]

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: enhance administrative authority of college president (see S. 2189), S12194 [2OC]

Taxation: standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S6104 [11JN]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see S. 1150), S3490 [17AP]

Biographies

Leaders of the Major Mexican Drug Cartels Indicted in the U.S., S8794 [25JY]

Cloture motions

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

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1303 [23FE], S1339 [27FE], S1407 [29FE], S1511 [5MR]

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5627 [23MY], S5741 [4JN]

Conference reports

Setting Forth the Federal Budget (1976), S5438 [21MY]

Cost Estimates

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S9412 [1AU]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S9413 [1AU]

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (S. 1956): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S7890-S7893 [16JY]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S7893 [16JY]

Explanations

How American Families Benefit From a Balanced Budget, S94 [5JA]

Factsheets

Advanced Light Water Reactor Program Investments, S9040 [29JY]

Letters

Advanced Light Water Reactor Program: James J. O'Connor, Advanced Reactor Corp., S9041 [29JY]

Agricultural program operation improvement: several agricultural and economic experts, S905 [6FE]

Animas La Plata water storage project: Thomas C. Turney, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, S8986 [26JY]

———Tom Udall, Attorney General of New Mexico, S8986 [26JY]

Budget reconciliation: Senators Exon, Daschle, and Dorgan, S4053 [24AP]

Dept. of Transportation use of erroneous highway apportionment formulas: by, S12115 [1OC]

National Character Counts Week: Janice Argabright, S1391 [28FE]

———Sean Johnson, University of New Mexico, S1391 [28FE]

Public welfare programs reform: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S9406 [1AU]

Student loan program administrative expenses: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5260 [17MY]

U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats and nuclear weapons proliferation: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6992 [26JN]

———William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S6992 [26JN]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act amendments: Mary D. Nichols, EPA, S6589 [20JN]

Lists

Majority and administrative staff: Committee on the Budget (Senate), S5550 [23MY]

Senate amendments to S. Con. Res. 57, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002: Democratic amendments, S5176 [16MY]

———Republican amendments, S5176 [16MY]

Messages

Convention on International Maritime Organization: President Clinton, S12146 [1OC]

Motions offered by

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2977 [27MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8421, S8424 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5510, S5511, S5515 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9089, S9095 [30JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S9222 [31JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8421, S8424 [22JY]

Poems

``Simple Truths,'' Chuck Everett, S5615 [23MY]

Questions

Dept. of Transportation use of erroneous highway apportionment formulas, S12116 [1OC]

Regulations

Requirements for submission of the Federal budget: U.S. Code, S886-S888 [6FE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11379 [26SE]

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: funding, S5436 [21MY]

Agriculture: Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, S1055 [7FE]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S7279 [28JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. 1755), S5005 [14MY]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3066 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S903, S904 [6FE], S1055 [7FE]

———Market Transition Program funding, S903, S904 [6FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8547 [23JY], S8615 [24JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, S9336 [1AU]

Alaska: Indian Energy Resources Program funding, S9101 [30JY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2927, S2929, S2932, S2971 [27MR]

———line-item veto (S. 4), conference report—motion to recommit, S2977 [27MR]

———line-item veto (S. 4), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S2954 [27MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), S422, S434 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1963 [13MR], S2083, S2084 [14MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), unanimous-consent agreement, S2094 [14MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11878, S11915, S11916 [30SE]

Bonneville Power Administration: energy exchange with hydro projects of the Columbia River relative to Federal fish protection measures, S8980 [26JY]

———use of renewable energy resources and promotion of energy conservation, S9102 [30JY]

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge: funding for relief relative to wildfires, S11915, S11916 [30SE]

Budget: balance, S5026 [15MY], S8521 [23JY]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S886-S888 [6FE], S5122, S5123, S5124, S5128, S5129 [16MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S4050, S4053 [24AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5833 [5JN], S5878 [6JN], S5997 [10JN]

———deficit, S7878 [16JY], S9348 [1AU]

———discretionary spending levels, S5478 [22MY]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, S2083 [14MR]

———extend employer education assistance tax credit, S5401 [21MY]

———nondefense discretionary spending cuts in final two years of budget cycle, S5136 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S62 [4JA], S133, S134, S135 [10JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), S8529 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9322, S9337, S9362, S9364, S9386, S9402, S9405 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S7890 [16JY], S8070, S8071, S8078, S8080, S8093, S8094, S8097, S8103, S8118 [18JY], S8329, S8330, S8332, S8335, S8336, S8337 [19JY], S8395, S8401, S8405, S8408, S8410, S8411, S8412, S8413, S8415, S8416, S8419, S8420, S8424 [22JY], S8496, S8500, S8501, S8506, S8509, S8521, S8529 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8083, S8113, S8114 [18JY], S8509 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5550 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S6058, S6060, S6063 [11JN], S6119, S6120, S6133 [12JN], S6169, S6170, S6180, S6183 [13JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), insert language of S. Con. Res. 57 in lieu, S5538 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5025, S5026, S5032, S5052, S5053, S5057, S5060, S5070 [15MY], S5122, S5123, S5124, S5128, S5129, S5136, S5138, S5139, S5145, S5146, S5156, S5158, S5159, S5174, S5176 [16MY], S5232, S5242, S5243, S5252, S5259, S5261, S5262, S5263 [17MY], S5326, S5330, S5332, S5339, S5340, S5341, S5350, S5366, S5367, S5374, S5376, S5395 [20MY], S5401, S5415, S5417, S5418, S5423, S5436, S5438, S5440, S5441, S5442 [21MY], S5463, S5464, S5465, S5466, S5467, S5470, S5473, S5474, S5475, S5476, S5478, S5480, S5483, S5485, S5487, S5488 [22MY], S5508, S5509, S5510, S5511, S5513, S5515, S5516, S5518, S5522, S5550 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), unanimous-consent agreement, S5412 [21MY]

———status report, S321 [23JA], S1370 [27FE], S1886 [12MR], S2837 [25MR], S3320 [15AP], S3688 [18AP], S4632 [2MY], S5777 [4JN], S7418 [8JY], S9080 [29JY], S9858 [4SE], S10614 [16SE], S11194 [24SE]

———treatment of sale of Government assets, S5330, S5332 [20MY], S5487 [22MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: water recycling programs, S9101 [30JY]

Children and youth: abstinence education programs funding, S8509 [23JY]

———funding to assist youth at risk from illegal drug use, crime, and violence, S5232 [17MY]

———impact of legislation on the incidence of hungry and homeless children, S5466 [22MY]

Colorado: formation and funding of Animas La Plata water storage project, S8986 [26JY], S9059, S9060 [29JY], S9094 [30JY]

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program: funding, S5263 [17MY]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union (S. Res. 284), S9003 [26JY]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1431, S1432, S1433, S1434 [29FE]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 157), S3202 [29MR]

Consumer Price Index: calculation, S5350 [20MY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2301 [19MR], S2579 [21MR]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1482 [5MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency disaster loan program funding, S8547 [23JY], S8615 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: acquire land adjacent to Abiquiu Dam (S. 2063), S10327 [11SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6589, S6590 [20JN], S6836 [25JN], S6914, S6964, S6968, S6990, S6992, S6993, S6999 [26JN], S7233, S7234, S7269, S7271, S7281 [28JN]

———connect Theater Air Command Control and Simulation Facility with 58th Special Operation Wing, S7234 [28JN]

———eliminate supermajority requirement for decrease in budget, S5340 [20MY], S5510 [23MY]

———funding, S5052, S5053, S5057, S5060, S5070 [15MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), S7063 [26JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, S9871 [5SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7956, S7970, S7996 [17JY]

———national security policy, S2389 [20MR]

———Optoelectronics Center funding, S7271 [28JN]

———Scorpius Space Launch Technology Program funding, S6914 [26JN]

———UH-1N helicopter simulator funding, S7233 [28JN]

Dept. of Energy: adherence to bill language and report language recommendations, S9087, S9088, S9089 [30JY]

———Advanced Computational Technology Initiative funding, S9100 [30JY]

———Advanced Reservoir Management Program funding, S9101 [30JY]

———atomic energy defense activities funding, S9042 [29JY]

———biomass rural electricity projects funding, S9100 [30JY]

———Central Arizona Project funding, S9044 [29JY]

———employee buyout authority, S9100 [30JY]

———Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program funding, S9102 [30JY]

———funding for interagency board to coordinate renewable energy exports, S10623 [17SE]

———Fusion Energy Sciences Program funding, S10623 [17SE]

———Idaho National Engineering Laboratory funding, S9100, S9101 [30JY]

———implementation of projects at Savannah River facility, S7281 [28JN]

———Office of Oil and Gas Technologies funding, S12296, S12297 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10589 [16SE], S10653 [17SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10155 [10SE], S10400 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9287 [31JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, S10783 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, S6119 [12JN]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), S92, S94, S95, S96 [5JA]

———medical care programs funding relative to increase in corporate tax rates, S5156, S5158 [16MY]

———medical care programs funding relative to reduction of welfare benefits, S5145, S5146 [16MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9907, S9915, S9916, S9920, S9923, S9925, S9926, S9927, S9949 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, S11218 [25SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1337 [27FE]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, S11508-S11510 [27SE]

Domestic policy: education and job retraining programs funding, S6964, S6968 [26JN]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S4283, S4284 [29AP], S11878 [30SE]

Drugs: investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers, S5395 [20MY], S5483 [22MY]

Ecology and environment: restore environmental programs funding, S5467 [22MY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S9348, S9349 [1AU]

Education: funding, S5467 [22MY]

———student loan programs, S5259, S5261, S5262 [17MY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6795 [25JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), S9115 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, S10618, S10619, S10620, S10621, S10623 [17SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1959), S8966, S8967, S8970, S8971, S8972, S8974, S8980, S8985, S8986, S8988 [26JY], S9007, S9011, S9012, S9013, S9040, S9042, S9044, S9047, S9054, S9055, S9056, S9057, S9059, S9060, S9061 [29JY], S9087, S9088, S9089, S9094, S9099, S9100, S9101, S9102, S9104 [30JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10744 [18SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S10913 [19SE]

Folger, Peter: privilege of the floor, S12172 [2OC]

Food stamps: work requirements for eligibility, S8408 [22JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8788, S8790, S8794, S8862 [25JY]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S6552 [20JN]

GAO: funding, S9764 [3SE]

———reform (H.R. 3864), S12402 [3OC]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7444 [9JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S62 [4JA], S434 [26JA], S11508 [27SE]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6552 [20JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S9245 [31JY]

Health: ensure consumer choice relative to group health plans, S9920, S9923, S9925 [5SE]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (S. 1898), S6719-S6721 [24JN], S7500 [9JY]

———medical savings account programs, S6067 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S6067 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9292 [31JY], S9387 [1AU], S9504, S9507, S9508 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9498 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3588, S3591, S3609 [18AP]

Highway Trust Fund: allocation of funds, S12115-S12117 [1OC]

Hyer, Randy: privilege of the floor, S6678 [24JN]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4050, S4053 [24AP], S4387, S4388 [30AP], S4496 [1MY]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, S8093, S8094 [18JY]

———treatment of sponsor relative to public welfare programs, S4387 [30AP], S4496 [1MY]

Income: provide homemakers with retirement opportunities, S5326 [20MY]

Investments: foreign ownership of U.S. Government securities, S7928 [17JY]

Japan: negotiate Semiconductor Trade Agreement, S9054 [29JY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (S. 2062), S10194 [10SE]

Korn, Jessica: privilege of the floor, S12172 [2OC]

Lee, Harriet F. (Bita): tribute to National Cowgirl Hall of Fame inductee, S11067 [20SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9068 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), conference report, S9763, S9764 [3SE]

LIHEAP: funding, S5242 [17MY], S5470 [22MY]

Medicaid: financial protection for families of nursing home residents, S5475 [22MY]

———reform, S5463, S5485 [22MY], S8080 [18JY]

Medicare: additional charges by providers, S5475 [22MY]

———reform, S3202 [29MR], S3609 [18AP], S5122, S5123, S5124, S5174 [16MY], S5480 [22MY], S5911, S5913, S5914 [6JN], S6063 [11JN], S6133 [12JN], S6183 [13JN]

Memorial Day: observance, S5615 [23MY]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, S3588, S3591 [18AP], S9292 [31JY], S9387 [1AU], S9507, S9508 [2AU], S9915, S9916, S9920, S9923, S9925, S9926, S9927 [5SE]

———national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (S. 2031), S9579 [2AU]

Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S8788, S8790, S8794 [25JY]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, S349 [24JA], S1394 [28FE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 226), S1389, S1391 [28FE], S9001 [26JY]

National Guard: review of air ambulance companies, S7956 [17JY]

National Park Service: funding, S5522 [23MY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (H.R. 1514), S11666, S11667 [28SE]

———enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (S. 1646), S3019 [27MR]

New Mexico: land conveyance to Carlsbad Irrigation District (S. 2015), S9436 [1AU]

———request of resident to obtain tickets for Atlanta Olympic games, S1447 [29FE]

Nuclear energy: Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding, S8985 [26JY], S9040, S9042, S9055 [29JY], S9089 [30JY]

———funding for electrometallurgical treatment of spent nuclear fuel at Argonne National Laboratory, S9056 [29JY]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, S6990, S6992, S6993, S6999 [26JN]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, S5475 [22MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S61 [4JA], S5423 [21MY], S5463 [22MY], S8425 [22JY], S8794 [25JY], S9044 [29JY], S9907 [5SE], S12176 [2OC]

Pensions: increase eligibility age and make cost-of-living adjustments for certain retirement benefits and allow contributions to private pension plans, S5350 [20MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: research and health benefits relative to illnesses of veterans attributed to service during conflict, S6836 [25JN]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (S. 2183), S12092 [1OC]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), S9677 [2AU]

Point of order, S2083 [14MR], S5478 [22MY], S8422, S8423 [22JY]

Power resources: solar, wind, and renewable energy programs funding, S9100 [30JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S9002 [26JY]

Public debt: ceiling, S422 [26JA]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, S10589 [16SE], S10653 [17SE]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2253 [18MR], S2390, S2392, S2393, S2398, S2402, S2404 [20MR], S2591, S2592, S2599, S2600, S2605, S2606, S2616, S2617, S2620, S2621, S2622 [21MR]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), unanimous-consent agreement, S2403 [20MR]

———preserve sporting activities on grasslands, S2621 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, S8330 [19JY], S8401 [22JY]

———exempt certain recipients in high unemployment areas from 5-year assistance limitation, S8414 [22JY]

———funding for nutrition programs, S8405 [22JY]

———modify State family assistance grant determination formula to include the number of children in poverty, S8411, S8412, S8413 [22JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), S8529 [23JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9322, S9337, S9362, S9364, S9386, S9402, S9405 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S7890 [16JY], S8070, S8071, S8078, S8080, S8093, S8094, S8097, S8103, S8118 [18JY], S8329, S8330, S8332, S8335, S8336, S8337 [19JY], S8395, S8401, S8405, S8408, S8410, S8411, S8412, S8413, S8415, S8416, S8419, S8420, S8424 [22JY], S8496, S8500, S8501, S8506, S8509, S8521, S8529 [23JY]

———reform (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8083, S8113, S8114 [18JY], S8509 [23JY]

———require certain recipients to participate in community service, S8337 [19JY]

———restore funding for Indian child care programs, S8415 [22JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8335 [19JY], S8496 [23JY]

———withholding of family assistance grants to States for failure to meet work requirements, S8419 [22JY]

Research: Holloman Rocket Sled Test Track Upgrade Program funding, S7269 [28JN]

Richardson, Larry: privilege of the floor, S12115 [1OC]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program, S10783 [18SE]

———State project funding, S5243 [17MY]

Rural areas: water and sewer programs funding, S5522 [23MY]

Senate: legislative program, S1379 [28FE], S5025, S5103 [15MY], S5146, S5147, S5177 [16MY], S5330, S5350, S5376 [20MY], S5404, S5405 [21MY], S5477 [22MY], S9003 [26JY], S9007 [29JY], S12146, S12147 [1OC]

———prohibit sense-of-the-Senate amendments to the budget resolution, S5339, S5341 [20MY], S5511 [23MY]

———tribute to retiring Senators, S12177 [2OC]

Senate Rules: separation of tax cuts from offsets within budget reconciliation process, S5415, S5417, S5418, S5423 [21MY], S5516 [23MY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2314 [19MR]

———tax treatment of pension plans, S7444 [9JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S4050, S4053 [24AP], S5032 [15MY], S5878 [6JN]

———trust funds' solvency, S5911, S5913, S5914 [6JN]

Social Security Administration: review eligibility of SSI beneficiaries, S8501 [23JY]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste, S8970, S8971, S8972, S8974 [26JY]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: loan guarantee programs, S10913 [19SE]

Taxation: disallow deductions for fines and penalties imposed for noncompliance with certain environmental or health protection laws, S5464 [22MY]

———rates, S5252 [17MY], S5515 [23MY], S6169, S6180 [13JN], S9348 [1AU]

———treatment of higher education tuition and student loan interest, S5464 [22MY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S702 [1FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats, S6990, S6992, S6993, S6999 [26JN]

Votes: correction, S5505 [22MY]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act: amend, S6589, S6590 [20JN]

Water: research and development funding relative to desalination technologies, S10621 [17SE]

Weapons: prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and establish readiness programs for public safety personnel, S7970 [17JY]

WIC: competitive bidding for infant formula, S9336 [1AU]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (S. 2098), S11090 [20SE]

Reports

Budget Scorekeeping: CBO, S322 [23JA], S1370 [27FE], S1886 [12MR], S2838 [25MR], S3320 [15AP], S3688 [18AP], S4632 [2MY], S5777 [4JN], S7419 [8JY], S9080 [29JY], S9858-S9860 [4SE], S11194 [24SE]

Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget (Senate), S10614 [16SE]

Reports filed

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1959) (S. Rept. 104-320), S7887 [16JY]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 1956), S7887 [16JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 57) (S. Rept. 104-271), S5004 [14MY]

Statements

Advanced Light Water Reactor Program Myths: Dept. of Energy, S9040 [29JY]

Summaries

Genetics Confidentiality and Nondiscrimination Act (S. 1898), S6723 [24JN]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 3603), S9336 [1AU]

Budget plan comparison, S94 [5JA], S134 [10JA]

Budget reconciliation: Republican movement, S93 [5JA], S135 [10JA]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S11218 [25SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S10784 [18SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, S10622 [17SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3654, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S9763 [3SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9950 [5SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10400 [12SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1959, energy and water development appropriations, S9104 [30JY]

Congressional Budget Act authority and outlay allocations, S6059 [11JN]

Continuing appropriations (H.R. 3019), S1964 [13MR]

Corrections to defense/nondefense budget outlays for 1997-2002, S6060 [11JN]

Corrections to Social Security budget outlays for 1997-2002, S6059 [11JN]

Dept. of Transportation allocation of highway trust funds, S12116 [1OC]

District of Columbia spending totals, S1337 [27FE]

Federal budget effects of public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734), S9412 [1AU]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8863 [25JY]

Military construction subcommittee spending totals, S7064 [26JN], S9871 [5SE]

Percentage of New Mexico ranches reliant on Federal grazing lands, S2592 [21MR]

Spending totals for S. 1894, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S7996 [17JY]

Texts of

S. 1646, Propane Education and Research Act, S3019-S3022 [27MR]

S. 2015, land conveyance to Carlsbad Irrigation District, S9437 [1AU]

S. 2031, Mental Health Parity Act, S9579 [2AU]

S. 2062, Juvenile Justice Modernization Act, S10195-S10199 [10SE]

S. 2063, Dept. of Defense acquisition of land adjacent to Abiquiu Dam, S10327 [11SE]

S. 2098, Women's Business Training Centers Act, S11090 [20SE]

S. Res. 226, National Character Counts Week, S9001 [26JY]

S. Res. 260, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151 [12JN]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, S7268 [28JN]

Dole, Senator, S5049 [15MY], S6036 [11JN]

Muskie, Edmund S., S2929 [27MR]

Shaffer, George, S11046 [19SE]

Vaghi, Peter, S7067 [27JN]

DOMESTIC POLICY related term(s) Economy

Addresses

America's Challenge—Revitalizing Our National Community: Senator Bradley, S12244-S12246 [3OC]

Democratic Convention Speech: Senator Rockefeller, S10979 [19SE]

Harry Truman—Public Power and the New Economy: Senator Bradley, S12249-S12251 [3OC]

National Prayer Breakfast: Senator Nunn, S734-S736 [1FE]

Princeton University Commencement: President Clinton, S5745-S5747 [4JN]

Race Relations in America—Best and Worst of Times: Senator Bradley, S12246-S12249 [3OC]

Ready for the World: Edward W. Brooke, S9641-S9643 [2AU]

Rising Tide Must Lift More Boats: Senator Kennedy, S1187-S1190 [9FE]

State of the Union: President Clinton, S309-S313 [23JA], H768-H772 [23JA]

Subject of Race: Senator Bradley, S12251 [3OC]

Tribute to Senator Heflin: Representative Stenholm, S12434 [21OC]

U.S. Economic Growth: Bob Dole, E1601 [12SE]

Advertisements

It Takes All Kinds: American Jewish Committee, E1500 [2AU]

Amendments

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S4151 [25AP], H2867 [26MR], H2951 [27MR], H3112 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3038 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3492 [17AP], S3558, S3573, S3583, S3592, S3597, S3599, S3600, S3601, S3602, S3603, S3604, S3605, S3609, S3634, S3642, S3661, S3662, S3663, S3670, S3675, S3678, S3679 [18AP]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

Articles and editorials

Another Chance for Health Care Reform, S6272 [14JN]

Budget Scrum, S42 [4JA]

Can Medical Savings Accounts for the Nonelderly Reduce Health Care Costs?, S6637 [21JN]

Charade, E1535 [5SE]

Clean Health Bill—Get Rid of Those Two ``Killer'' Amendments, S6651 [21JN]

Clinton Administration's Continuing Retreat in the War on Drugs, S9021-S9024 [29JY]

Congress Shouldn't Get Paid Either, E14 [4JA]

Crumbs for the Majority, S3408 [16AP]

Daily Worries Concern Voters Most, Poll Says, S5433 [21MY]

Day 19—Federal Siege Takes Public, Private Hostages, S42 [4JA]

Drug Runners Arrested at Border Often Go Free, S4969 [13MY]

Dubious Crusade for Medical Savings Accounts, S6270 [14JN]

Education Rated No. 1 of All State Issues, S5434 [21MY]

Ending Student Subsidies, E1332 [22JY]

Forest That Stopped Growing—Trail Is Traced to Acid Rain, E688 [1MY]

General Clinton, Losing the Drug War, S5142 [16MY]

Golden Rule Has Keen Interest in Insurance Bill, S6754 [24JN]

GOP Deficit Trap, H3469 [16AP]

Government as Stage Prop, S11, S15 [3JA]

Higher Tuition, More Grade Inflation, S10207 [10SE]

Inconvenience Edges Toward Emergency, S16 [3JA]

Jobless Aid, Toxic Waste Cleanup Halt, S17 [3JA]

Just Say ``Whoa'', S348 [24JA], E180 [5FE]

Key Test for Dole, S6650 [21JN]

Local Teacher Says Clinton's Reading Plan Misses the Mark, E1911 [3OC]

Loudon Woman Has Been Practicing Medicine for More Than 54 Years, E139 [1FE]

Magnificent Misfit, E140 [1FE]

Modest or Revolutionary? The Kennedy-Kassebaum Health Legislation May Be Both, S6759 [24JN]

Mr. Dole's Health-Care Task, S6271 [14JN]

No Cure-All Medical Savings Accounts Present a Flawed Solution, S6271 [14JN]

Our 2 Cents' Worth, E79 [24JA]

Platform Diving, E1530 [5SE]

Pointless Stalemate Halts Health Insurance Reform, S6759 [24JN]

Preparing Students for the Coming Century, S4085 [24AP]

Preview—Government Shutdown Woes a Taste of Things To Come, E31 [5JA]

Recipe for Growth, S4564-S4566 [1MY]

Review & Outlook—Scan the Congress, S2251 [18MR]

Revive the Health Insurance Debate, S6759 [24JN]

Ripple Effect Could Leave Area Reeling, S16 [3JA]

Risky Business, S1331 [27FE]

Senator Dole's Final Business, S6272 [14JN]

Sleeping With the Devil—Bill Clinton Will Lose the 1996 Election Unless He Changes His Economic Strategy. Dumping Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Would Be a Good Start, S1065 [7FE]

Stick to Basics in New Health Bill, S6650 [21JN]

Surrender to NEA Pressure, E383 [20MR]

Time To End the Shutdown, S79 [5JA]

Too Much Reform—House Amendments Weigh Down Effort To Make Health Care Insurance Portable, S6651 [21JN]

U.S. Deserves This Health Reform—Congress Should Find a Way To Save Key Legislation, S6271 [14JN]

Waiting To Exhale, S4681 [3MY], S5141 [16MY]

Welfare Magnet, S4134 [25AP]

White House Waffling on Health, S6759 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions

Courts: reform contingent fee system and provide prompt and fair compensation for personal injury victims (see S. 1861), S6082 [11JN]

Crime: assignment of pension benefits of convicted felons toward victim restitution or payment of fines (see S. 1570), S1276 [20FE]

———efforts to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (see S. 1700), S4063 [24AP]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see S. 1991), S8866 [25JY]

———reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 3445), H4902 [10MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (see S. 2155), S11720 [28SE]

Ecology and environment: provide incentives for State and local growth management and land use programs (see S. 2185), S12125 [1OC]

Education: authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (see S. 2134; H.R. 4259), S11426 [26SE], H11526 [27SE]

———restore equal educational opportunity (see H.R. 4304), H12174 [28SE]

———State funding for drug and violence prevention programs (see H.R. 4016), H9924 [2AU]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

———provide income and economic security (see S. 1685), S3626 [18AP]

Foreign aid: reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (see S. 1968), S8013 [17JY]

Foreign policy: establish additional narcotics control certification standards and reporting requirements for certain illicit drug producing countries and drug-transit countries (see H.R. 3689), H6690 [20JN]

———strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and impose certain sanctions on countries relative to production and trafficking of illegal drugs (see S. 2053), S9853 [4SE]

Foreign trade: imposition of trade sanctions on countries which threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of illicit drugs (see H.R. 3023), H1774 [6MR]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Government: require comparable treatment of the President, Vice President, Members of Congress and certain high-level Government employees with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2882), H912 [25JA]

———require comparable treatment of the President, Vice-President, Cabinet members, and Members of Congress with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2855), H330 [5JA]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H10235 [11SE]

———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 4075), H10386 [12SE]

———modify certain programs relative to minority women (see H.R. 3179), H2950 [27MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1698; H.R. 2893, 3013, 3063, 3070, 3103, 3130, 3160, 3185), S4063 [24AP], H913 [25JA], H1715 [5MR], H2122, H2123 [12MR], H2320 [18MR], H2558 [20MR], H2866 [26MR], H3170 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (see H. Res. 392), H2949 [27MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 500, 502), H9565 [31JY], H9704 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 68; H. Con. Res. 208), S9555 [2AU], H9924 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 3787), H7473 [11JY]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 4300), H12174 [28SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage of children (see S. 2167, 2186; H.R. 4110), S11972 [30SE], S12126 [1OC], H10602 [18SE]

Immigration: reform policies (see S. 1535), S492 [26JA]

———waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 3928), H9566 [31JY]

Members of Congress: discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (see S. 1876), S6225 [13JN]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see S. 2031; H.R. 4045, 4058), S9554 [2AU], H10174 [10SE], H10235 [11SE]

National Mental Health Parity Act: implementation (see H.R. 4135), H11047 [24SE]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H3730 [23AP]

Project for American Renewal: implement (see S. 1904; H.R. 3716), S6849 [25JN], H6764 [25JN]

Public housing: Federal commitment to eliminate crime (see H.R. 3150), H2664 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 4275), H12172 [28SE]

Social Security: reform Federal old age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 3758), H7154 [9JY]

States: assist Attorney General in deportation of illegal aliens (see H.R. 3062), H2122 [12MR]

———provide Federal grants for drug testing projects (see H.R. 3778), H7260 [10JY]

Taxation: replace individual and corporate income taxes, Social Security, and medicare taxes with a value-added tax (see H.R. 4050), H10235 [11SE]

———treatment of worker retraining expenditures (see H.R. 2998), H1635 [29FE]

Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 541), H11395 [26SE]

———establish toll-free number for comments relative to the broadcasting of violent programming (see H.R. 2964), H1234 [9FE]

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: amend (see H.R. 4322), H12175 [28SE]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H2950 [27MR]

Conference reports

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (H.R. 3103), H9473-H9564 [31JY]

Cost Estimates

Health Insurance Reform Act (S. 1028): Intergovernmental Mandates, S3481 [17AP]

———Private Sector Mandates, S3481-S3484 [17AP]

Essays

What Inflation? James K. Galbraith, University of Texas Johnson School of Public Affairs, E1338 [22JY]

Explanations

How American Families Benefit From a Balanced Budget, S94 [5JA]

Factsheets

Problems With Medical Savings Accounts: Senator Kennedy, S5925 [6JN]

Letters

Assignment of pension benefits of convicted felons toward victim restitution or payment of fines: David Beatty, National Victim Center, S1277 [20FE]

Budget reconciliation: Donald Boelter, H161 [4JA]

———James Lister, H161 [4JA]

———Margaret Hurt, H161 [4JA]

———Rick Schendel, H161 [4JA]

CBO cost estimates of the Health Insurance Reform Act: James L. Blum, CBO, S3480 [17AP]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S3480 [17AP]

Corps of Engineers environmental projects: Larry J. Wilson, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, S3884 [23AP]

Democratic Party's national agenda: Representative Gephardt, H7147 [9JY]

District of Columbia voucher program to provide school choice: J. Brent Walker, Baptist Joint Committee, S1334 [27FE]

———several religious leaders, S1334 [27FE]

Effects of Government shutdown on Dept. of HHS: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S438 [26JA]

Family farming: Doug Henderson, S6138 [12JN]

Health care reform, E419 [22MR]

———Elaine Z. Graham and Christina M. Howard, National Restaurant Association, S3573 [18AP]

———Jamie Court, Maria Ferrer, Harvey Rosenfeld, Gerri Dalleck, and Terry McBride, E420 [22MR]

———Jerry Jasinowski, National Association of Manufacturers, S3573 [18AP]

———Senator Kennedy, S3531 [18AP]

———Senator Wyden, S3531 [18AP]

Impact of Federal Government shutdown, S44 [4JA]

———Brian Rothermel, S7 [3JA]

———Cecelia J. Genge, S6 [3JA]

———James Fulton, S39 [4JA]

———Janet Samuelson, Fairfax Opportunities Unlimited (business), S6 [3JA]

———Margaret P. and T.H. Conway, Jr., S39 [4JA]

———Marlene Siemek, S7 [3JA]

———Mike Holy, S8 [3JA]

———Vern and Mary Ann Bettencourt, S6 [3JA]

Managed health care system reform: Peter Smith, E255 [29FE]

National policy to control crime and reform court procedures: E.G. Berry, E258 [29FE]

Tribute to Carla Anderson: Dale Anderson, E1583 [11SE]

U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats and nuclear weapons proliferation: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6992 [26JN]

———William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S6992 [26JN]

Lists

Committee on Finance (Senate) hearings and meetings, S1644 [7MR]

Non-defense discretionary spending cuts, S5795 [5JN]

Republican Contract With America items signed into law, H11400 [27SE]

Republican Contract With America items vetoed by President Clinton, H11401 [27SE]

Memorandums

Vermont Health Reform Initiatives: Thomas R. Van Cooper, S6758 [24JN]

Messages

Economic Report: President Clinton, S1310 [26FE], H1243 [16FE]

Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 1997: President Clinton, S2325-S2327 [19MR], H2331-H2333 [19MR]

National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, S4315 [29AP], H4112 [29AP]

Motions

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3138 [28MR], H6133 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9795 [1AU]

Papers

Made in the USA—Immigrants, Patents, and Jobs: Philip Peters, S2252 [18MR]

Press releases

Drug Use Rises Again in 1995 Among American Teens: University of Michigan, S9020 [29JY]

Proposals

Establish FERC as an independent agency: Dept. of Energy, S861 [1FE]

Parents Television Empowerment Act: Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II, E160 [5FE]

Remarks in House

Acid raid: impact on deciduous forests, E688 [1MY]

Agriculture: national objectives priority assignments, H5255 [16MY]

American Jewish Committee: public education campaign, E1500 [2AU]

Beilenson, Representative: results of district survey, E58 [23JA]

Budget: allocation of funds, H876 [25JA], H2323, H2328, H2329, H2330 [19MR], H2669 [22MR], H3807-H3817 [24AP], H5268-H5275 [16MY], E806 [15MY]

———discretionary spending levels, H5725, H5728, H5729, H5740 [30MY], H7193-H7196 [10JY], H7360, H7361 [11JY], H7701-H7704 [17JY], H8281-H8283 [24JY]

Business and industry: relocation to foreign countries, H1777 [7MR], H2212 [13MR]

Children and youth: national objectives priority assignments, H5737-H5740 [30MY], H5755, H5756 [31MY], H5765, H5766, H5805-H5812 [4JN], H6403 [13JN], H6485 [18JN]

Children's Defense Fund (organization): Stand for Children demonstration in Washington, DC, H5755, H5756 [31MY], H5805-H5812 [4JN]

Clinton, President: analysis of books released about campaigns, administration, policies, and personal life, H8589-H8595 [26JY]

———invoking of executive privilege relative to memorandum on drug policy from FBI Director Louis J. Freeh, H10773 [24SE], E1905 [2OC]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H1491 [28FE], H3436 [16AP], H3667 [23AP], H4092 [25AP], H5113 [15MY], H6121 [11JN], H7776 [17JY], H10101-H10103 [5SE], H12097 [28SE], E258 [29FE], E392-E394 [20MR], E1674 [24SE]

———promote youth development and crime prevention programs, E1244 [11JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H748 [23JA], H2125, H2126 [13MR], H3736 [24AP], H4438 [7MY], H4534 [8MY], H4656 [9MY], H6406 [13JN], H6633, H6634 [20JN], H6978 [27JN], H7143-H7149 [9JY], H8100 [23JY], H9709 [1AU], H10431 [17SE], H11051 [25SE], H11366-H11372 [26SE], H12169 [28SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, H6125 [11JN]

District of Columbia: voucher program to provide school choice, H1065, H1069-H1076 [31JA], H1687 [5MR], E383 [20MR]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, H10045, H10046, H10047 [5SE], H10199, H10200-H10207 [11SE], H10330, H10335, H10336 [12SE], H10433, H10440 [17SE], H10527, H10594-H10600 [18SE], H10977, H10982 [24SE], H11234 [26SE], E1534 [5SE]

———evaluation of voting record on crime, H10531 [18SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H1720, H1722 [6MR], H1778, H1779, H1973-H1976 [7MR], H2308 [14MR], H2879 [27MR], H3397 [16AP], H3626-H3632 [18AP], H4133, H4165 [30AP], H5187, H5188, H5264 [16MY], H5304 [21MY], H5497 [22MY], H5930, H5931 [5JN], H6097, H6106 [10JN], H7069 [27JN], H7121 [9JY], H7163 [10JY], H7268 [11JY], H7764, H7776 [17JY], H8162, H8163, H8164, H8165, H8168 [23JY], H8292 [24JY], H9459-H9461 [31JY], H9707 [1AU], H9928, H9930 [4SE], H10046, H10047 [5SE], H10115 [10SE], H10180, H10200, H10225-H10228 [11SE], H10332, H10349 [12SE], H10432, H10439, H10496, H10516 [17SE], H10530, H10574 [18SE], H10604, H10606, H10651-H10656 [19SE], H10723, H10730-H10733 [20SE], H10979, H10980 [24SE], H11051, H11053 [25SE], H11233, H11361, H11391 [26SE], H12180, H12182 [30SE], E170, E180 [5FE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3392, H3397, H3398, H3399 [16AP], H3495, H3496, H3497, H3561-H3568, H3570, H3571 [17AP], H3659, H3660, H3661, H3664, H3666, H3667 [23AP], H3798-H3803 [24AP], H4179, H4180 [30AP], H4660 [9MY], H6706-H6709 [24JN], H9991 [4SE], H10574-H10580 [18SE]

Economy: comparison of Clinton administration policy with previous administrations' policies, H10199 [11SE]

———domestic income levels and standard of living, E388 [20MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, H8 [3JA], H1261 [27FE], H1754 [6MR], H1778, H1779, H1972 [7MR], H2227 [14MR], H2462 [19MR], H3804 [24AP], H4180-H4185 [30AP], H4535 [8MY], H4830 [10MY], H5310 [21MY], H6096 [10JN], H6486 [18JN], H6627 [19JN], H7269 [11JY], H8109 [23JY], H8526 [25JY], H9381, H9456 [31JY], H9929 [4SE], H10168 [10SE], H10182, H10215 [11SE], H10333 [12SE], E295 [6MR], E1338 [22JY], E1357 [24JY], E1477 [2AU], E1601 [12SE]

Education: curriculum standards relative to history, H6493 [18JN]

———Federal funding for special educational programs, H3467 [16AP]

———funding, H842 [25JA], H963 [30JA], H1720, H1721, H1723, H1752 [6MR], H1800, H1840 [7MR], H2040 [12MR], H2194 [13MR], H5808-H5812 [4JN]

———national policy to improve system, H808-H810 [24JA], H1720, H1721 [6MR], H3471-H3475 [16AP], H4177-H4179 [30AP], H4436, H4439, H4440, H4441, H4442 [7MY], H4536 [8MY], H4658 [9MY], H5133 [15MY], H5255 [16MY], H5363-H5370 [21MY], H7164, H7227 [10JY], H7371 [11JY], H7528-H7530 [12JY], H7776 [17JY], H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8382 [25JY], H9990, H9996-H10013 [4SE], H10046 [5SE], H10507-H10513 [17SE], H10528 [18SE], H10606, H10657-H10663 [19SE], H10730-H10733 [20SE], E744 [9MY], E783 [14MY], E1201, E1203 [27JN], E1234 [10JY], E1332, E1336 [22JY], E1353 [24JY], E1423, E1424 [1AU], E1643 [18SE], E1911, E1913 [3OC]

———restore equal educational opportunity (H.R. 4304), E1844 [30SE]

———social and economic impact of illiteracy, E1335 [22JY]

Executive Office of the President: drug use by employees, H7764 [17JY], H7783 [18JY]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (H.R. 3266), H5958 [6JN]

———illegitimacy rates, H7750, H7751, H7758, H7761 [17JY]

FDA: approval of home drug testing kit for use by parents, H11233 [26SE]

Foreign trade: imposition of trade sanctions on countries which threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of illicit drugs (H.R. 3023), E288, E291 [6MR]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: funding, H7217, H7230 [10JY]

Government: accomplishments of liberals, H12181 [30SE]

———ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown (H.R. 2671), H121 [4JA]

———reform, H7537 [16JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H2, H4, H7, H8, H9, H10, H11, H12, H24-H33, H51, H52, H53, H55, H57, H58, H59, H64-H89 [3JA], H93, H94, H95, H96, H97, H121, H122, H123, H125, H126, H127, H130, H131, H133, H134, H135-H154, H158, H165, H172-H178 [4JA], H189, H190, H191, H192, H194-H216, H308, H309 [5JA], H340, H345 [22JA], H748 [23JA], H780, H814 [24JA], H856, H872 [25JA], H2039, H2040 [12MR], H2328 [19MR], H8601 [29JY], H9464 [31JY], H11399 [27SE], E7, E10 [3JA], E16 [4JA], E23, E26 [5JA]

———tribute to private sector during shutdown, H309 [5JA]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (H.R. 4052), H10530 [18SE]

———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (H.R. 4075), E1603-E1605 [12SE]

———managed care system reform, E48 [22JA]

———managed care system reform proposal, H1305-H1308 [27FE], H10433 [17SE], E1545, E1549 [10SE]

———medical savings account programs, H6122, H6133-H6141 [11JN], H6186 [12JN], H6290 [13JN], H6425, H6428, H6431, H6433, H6435, H6436, H6482, H6484, H6488 [18JN], H6513, H6514, H6515, H6516, H6517, H6518 [19JN], H6633, H6683, H6684, H6688 [20JN], H6715-H6717 [25JN], H7133-H7135 [9JY], H7267 [11JY], H7507 [12JY], H7776 [17JY], H7997 [18JY], H9777, H9779, H9784, H9834 [1AU]

———modify certain programs relative to minority women (H.R. 3179), E474 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1721 [6MR], H2039 [12MR], H3393 [16AP], H3495 [17AP], H4164 [30AP], H4419 [2MY], H5495 [22MY], H6633 [20JN], H6716 [25JN], H7776 [17JY], H8526 [25JY], E139 [1FE], E1031 [7JN], E1225 [9JY], E1505 [4SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2893), H1719, H1756-H1759 [6MR], H2038 [12MR], E284 [6MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3070), H2844, H2846 [26MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H2876, H2892-H2894 [27MR], H2968, H2969, H2970, H2971, H2972, H3045-H3147 [28MR], H3173, H3211 [29MR], H3572 [17AP], H4307, H4308, H4309 [1MY], H6122 [11JN], H6186 [12JN], H6289, H6290 [13JN], H6425, H6427, H6428, H6431, H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435, H6436, H6482, H6484, H6488-H6490 [18JN], H6513, H6514, H6515, H6516, H6517, H6518 [19JN], H6683, H6684-H6688 [20JN], H6715 [25JN], H6850 [26JN], H7133-H7135 [9JY], H7266 [11JY], H7510 [12JY], H7997 [18JY], H8100 [23JY], E500, E502, E508 [29MR], E524 [15AP], E1121, E1124 [20JN], E1161 [25JN], E1211 [27JN], E1235 [10JY], E1282 [12JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9567, H9568, H9707, H9708, H9709, H9785-H9796, H9804-H9809, H9832, H9834-H9836 [1AU], H9838, H9839 [2AU], H9992 [4SE], E1485, E1496, E1502 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3029-H3045 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 500), H9775, H9776 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9776-H9785 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 208), H9897, H9898 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), motion to instruct conferees, H6132-H6141 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), H2472 [20MR], H2877 [27MR], H4170-H4172 [30AP], E419 [22MR]

———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (H.R. 3787), E1252 [11JY]

———require health plans to provide coverage to children (H.R. 4110), E1636 [18SE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H1750 [6MR]

Labor unions: national agenda, H7516 [12JY]

Members of Congress: discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (S. 1876), H9708 [1AU]

———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown, E14 [4JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown, H97 [4JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (H.R. 2281), H55 [3JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (H.R. 2658), H50 [3JA], E78 [24JA]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, H9777, H9781, H9783 [1AU], H10183-H10189 [11SE], H10955, H10961-H10970 [24SE], E1551 [10SE], E1617 [17SE], E1641 [18SE], E1691 [25SE]

———national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (H.R. 4045), E1554 [10SE], E1561 [11SE]

National Mental Health Parity Act: implementation (H.R. 4135), H10962 [24SE]

Natural resources: conservation, E59 [23JA]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, H7618, H7623 [16JY], H7713 [17JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: reform, H6703-H6706 [24JN]

Pensions: treatment of annuity checks for retired railroad workers relative to Government shutdown, E16 [4JA]

Power resources: domestic oil and gas production, H1721 [6MR]

Public lands: use land and water conservation trust fund, H3664 [23AP]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2217 [13MR], H5107 [15MY], H6165 [11JN], H8089 [22JY], E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN]

———funding for nutrition programs (H.R. 4275), E1862 [30SE]

———reform, H6485 [18JN]

Republican Party: activities of Presidential candidates, H1622, H1628-H1631 [29FE]

———efforts to attract women voters, H4438 [7MY], H5760 [4JN]

———legislative efforts relative to women, H6720 [25JN], H6853 [26JN]

———national agenda, H746, H749 [23JA], H781 [24JA], H1261, H1262 [27FE], H1400, H1401, H1402 [28FE], H1620 [29FE], H1665, H1669 [5MR], H1720 [6MR], H1780 [7MR], H2111-H2114 [12MR], H2129 [13MR], H3174 [29MR], H3389, H3398, H3481-H3486 [16AP], H3798-H3804 [24AP], H3825 [25AP], H4131, H4173-H4185 [30AP], H4307, H4387-H4393 [1MY], H4409-H4413 [2MY], H4535 [8MY], H4656, H4657, H4659, H4660 [9MY], H4880, H4894-H4898 [10MY], H4910 [14MY], H5131 [15MY], H5186, H5187, H5188 [16MY], H5491, H5494, H5496, H5498 [22MY], H5572, H5573 [29MY], H5748-H5750 [30MY], H5931 [5JN], H6124 [11JN], H6290, H6293 [13JN], H6491-H6493 [18JN], H7040 [27JN], H7228, H7246 [10JY], H7508 [12JY], H7650-H7653 [16JY], H7776 [17JY], H7784, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8078, H8084 [22JY], H8100, H8110 [23JY], H8547-H8553 [25JY], H8799, H8810-H8814 [30JY], H9458, H9464 [31JY], H9708 [1AU], H9838 [2AU], H9928, H9929, H9987 [4SE], H10099-H10101 [5SE], H10431, H10500 [17SE], H10528 [18SE], H10757-H10761 [20SE], H10933 [24SE], H11053, H11220-H11226 [25SE], H11232, H11365, H11372, H11379-H11382 [26SE], H11398, H11399, H11400, H11401, H11590-H11592 [27SE], H11598, H11599, H12106, H12169 [28SE], E323 [12MR], E1530 [5SE]

———national agenda relative to health care and education, H1722 [6MR]

Social Security: reform Federal old age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (H.R. 3758), H7643 [16JY], E1373 [25JY]

Taxation: replace individual and corporate income taxes, Social Security, and medicare taxes with a value-added tax (H.R. 4050), E1572 [11SE]

Television: broadcast of violent programming, H3208 [29MR]

———broadcast of violent programming (H. Res. 541), E1739 [27SE]

———establish toll-free number for comments relative to the broadcasting of violent programming, E160 [5FE]

Urban areas: provide choice in education, promote entrepreneurship, and combat drug abuse, H4908 [14MY]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3178), H2877, H2878, H2879 [27MR], H3573 [17AP], E481 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: Federal farm policies, S6138 [12JN]

———national objectives, S79, S80 [5JA], S172, S173 [22JA]

———U.S. policy, S12425-S12434 [21OC]

Appropriations: education and job retraining programs funding, S6962-S6968 [26JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2795 [25MR], S2844-S2846 [26MR], S3188-S3190 [29MR], S4995-S4997 [14MY]

———discretionary spending levels, S5243-S5248 [17MY], S5478 [22MY]

———nondefense discretionary spending cuts in final two years of budget cycle, S5129-S5138 [16MY], S6168 [13JN]

Children and youth: national drug control policy, S1660 [7MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, S6512 [19JN]

Children's Defense Fund (organization): Stand for Children demonstration in Washington, DC, S5948 [6JN], S6512 [19JN]

Civil rights: policy reform, S3253-S3255 [15AP]

Clinton, President: evaluation of economic plan, S10064 [9SE]

———evaluation of policies to control crime, S5920 [6JN]

Congress: national agenda, S9050-S9052 [29JY]

Courts: minimum mandatory sentencing relative to pornography, S11625 [28SE]

———reform contingent fee system and provide prompt and fair compensation for personal injury victims (S. 1861), S6096 [11JN]

Crime: assignment of pension benefits of convicted felons toward victim restitution or payment of fines (S. 1570), S1276 [20FE]

———efforts to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (S. 1700), S4065-S4072 [24AP]

———mandatory victim restitution, S3379 [16AP], S3460 [17AP]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S428 [26JA], S4703 [6MY], S5920 [6JN], S6122 [12JN], S7621 [10JY], S7811 [12JY], S9633 [2AU], S10573-S10576, S10578, S10579 [16SE], S12054-S12056 [1OC]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 1991), S8867 [25JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S6643 [21JN], S7620-S7626 [10JY], S7680, S7683-S7685 [11JY], S9530 [2AU], S10013-S10016 [6SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (S. 2155), S11722, S11723 [28SE]

Dept. of Justice: actions of Solicitor General, S3705 [19AP]

District of Columbia: voucher program to provide school choice, S1321-S1339 [27FE], S1403-S1406 [29FE], S1506-S1512 [5MR]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, S10058, S10064 [9SE], S10382 [12SE], S10660-S10662 [17SE], S10902-S10905 [19SE], S11231, S11235-S11237 [25SE], S11502, S11508-S11510 [27SE], S11825-S11828, S12024 [30SE]

———evaluation of health care plan, S11215-S11217 [25SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S348 [24JA], S361-S363, S365 [25JA], S1666 [11MR], S2084 [14MR], S2180-S2182 [15MR], S3034-S3036 [27MR], S3241 [29MR], S3699, S3707 [19AP], S4278-S4286 [29AP], S4446 [30AP], S4681 [3MY], S4969, S4970 [13MY], S5140-S5143 [16MY], S5275 [17MY], S5920 [6JN], S6009 [10JN], S6072-S6074 [11JN], S7797 [12JY], S9016-S9030 [29JY], S9683-S9690 [3SE], S10190 [10SE], S10388, S10389, S10399 [12SE], S10573-S10576, S10578, S10579 [16SE], S11632 [28SE], S11878 [30SE], S110555 [19SE]

Drugs: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, S11927 [30SE]

———legalization, S327 [23JA]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S3755-S3766, S3787 [22AP], S3882, S3886 [23AP], S4007 [24AP], S5525, S5532 [23MY], S11887 [30SE]

———provide incentives for State and local growth management and land use programs (S. 2185), S12126-S12128 [1OC]

———restore environmental programs funding, S5221-S5224, S5231, S5234-S5236 [17MY], S5467 [22MY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1187 [9FE], S1385 [28FE], S1402 [29FE], S1537-S1542, S1544-S1546 [6MR], S1615, S1616 [7MR], S3407 [16AP], S4564 [1MY], S4591 [2MY], S4883, S4886 [9MY], S7811-S7813 [12JY], S7882 [16JY], S9341-S9344, S9348-S9352 [1AU], S11401 [26SE], S11497-S11503 [27SE]

Education: authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (S. 2134), S11434 [26SE]

———funding, S403-S416, S427, S428 [26JA], S1274 [20FE], S5224-S5230, S5249 [17MY], S5467-S5469 [22MY], S10776 [18SE], S10939, S10943-S10947, S10980 [19SE]

———national policy to improve system, S3497 [17AP], S4085 [24AP], S5259 [17MY], S5433-S5435 [21MY], S5532 [23MY], S6818, S6819 [25JN], S7924-S7927, S7982, S7987 [17JY], S10051-S10053 [9SE], S10206 [10SE], S10740 [18SE], S11862, S11929 [30SE]

———social and economic impact of illiteracy, S7203 [27JN], S8925 [25JY], S9445 [1AU]

———tuition assistance, student loans, and tax credits for college, S5745, S5751 [4JN]

Executive Office of the President: drug use by employees, S9027-S9030 [29JY]

Families and domestic relations: illegitimacy rates, S5424 [21MY], S5516 [23MY], S8512, S8513 [23JY]

———provide income and economic security (S. 1685), S3628-S3630 [18AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary, S11127, S11135 [24SE]

Federal Health Care Reinsurance Corp.: establish, S5257 [17MY]

FERC: establish as an independent agency, S860 [1FE]

Foreign aid: reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (S. 1968), S8024 [17JY]

Foreign policy: strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and impose certain sanctions on countries relative to production and trafficking of illegal drugs (S. 2053), S9854 [4SE], S9978 [5SE]

Government: role of Federal Government, S3171, S3174-S3177 [29MR]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S5, S7, S8, S9-S11, S13, S14, S15 [3JA], S35, S37-S44, S47-S55, S60, S61, S62, S63, S64, S67 [4JA], S73, S74, S76, S78, S83 [5JA], S126, S127, S130 [10JA], S358 [25JA], S427, S430, S434, S435, S436, S438 [26JA], S11506-S11508 [27SE], S11835 [30SE]

Greenspan, Alan: performance as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, S1063-S1066 [7FE]

Health: ensure adequate health care coverage for all children and pregnant women, S3601, S3602 [18AP]

———medical savings account programs, S5707 [4JN], S5923-S5925 [6JN], S5977 [7JN], S5986, S5988-S5990 [10JN], S6024, S6066-S6069 [11JN], S6256, S6259, S6263, S6268-S6272 [14JN], S6634-S6654 [21JN], S6754-S6760 [24JN], S7072 [27JN], S7278, S7290, S7292 [28JN], S7800-S7807 [12JY], S9531 [2AU], S11231 [25SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S908 [6FE], S4949 [9MY], S5563 [23MY], S11215-S11217 [25SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S3340 [16AP], S3817-S3833 [23AP], S4150 [25AP], S5707 [4JN], S5904-S5907, S5922-S5926 [6JN], S5977, S5983 [7JN], S5986, S5988-S5990, S6019 [10JN], S6024, S6066-S6069 [11JN], S6115, S6116 [12JN], S6255-S6257, S6260, S6263, S6268-S6272 [14JN], S6634-S6654 [21JN], S6678, S6754-S6760 [24JN], S7071-S7074 [27JN], S7278, S7292, S7336 [28JN], S7682, S7749 [11JY], S7798-S7807 [12JY], S8820 [25JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), appointment of conferees, S7756 [11JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9292 [31JY], S9386, S9387 [1AU], S9457, S9458, S9463-S9466, S9469, S9477, S9499, S9527, S9530-S9532, S9542, S9636-S9638 [2AU], S10564 [13SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9498 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 68), S9500 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), insert language of S. 1028 in lieu, S3613 [18AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S371-S374 [25JA], S3480 [17AP], S3510-S3575, S3578-S3613 [18AP], S3736, S3738 [19AP], S4004 [24AP], S4114 [25AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), unanimous-consent agreement, S868 [1FE], S913, S914 [6FE], S3583, S3588 [18AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1698), S4092 [24AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage of children (S. 2167), S12350 [3OC], S12467 [21OC]

———require health plans to provide coverage of children (S. 2186), S12128 [1OC]

———tribute to efforts of Members and staff on health care reform legislation, S9527 [2AU]

Health care professionals: receiving of bonuses relative to withholding of treatment from patients, S3600, S3606 [18AP]

Healthy Start Program: funding, S3593, S3604 [18AP]

Immigration: reform policies (S. 1394), S2251 [18MR]

———reform policies (S. 1535), S505 [26JA]

Insurance: estabilsh minimum amount that may be applied as lifetime limit relative to coverage under group health coverage, S3584-S3587 [18AP]

McCaffrey, Barry: nomination to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, S365 [25JA], S539 [26JA]

Medicaid: eligibility standards and State flexibility, S8344-S8350 [19JY], S8496, S8497 [23JY]

Members of Congress: discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (S. 1876), S6237 [13JN]

———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown, S65 [4JA]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, S3588-S3592 [18AP], S6115 [12JN], S9292 [31JY], S9386, S9387 [1AU], S9507-S9510, S9512 [2AU], S9915-S9927, S9953 [5SE]

———national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (H.R. 4045), S11568, S11569 [27SE]

———national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (S. 2031), S9579 [2AU], S9919 [5SE]

Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation: service of trustees after expiration of term, S10360 [12SE]

National Conference of Catholic Bishops: statement on immigration reform, S7884 [16JY]

National Institute on Drug Abuse: funding, S5398, S5399 [21MY]

National objectives: legislative priorities, S6005 [10JN]

———priority assignments, S1644 [7MR], S12152 [2OC]

National Park Service: funding, S5234-S5236 [17MY], S5521, S5522 [23MY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S5564 [23MY]

Project for American Renewal: implement (S. 1904), S6850 [25JN]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, S2916, S2917 [27MR], S4506 [1MY], S8136-S8138 [18JY], S8404, S8405 [22JY], S8494, S8514, S8524 [23JY], S9333 [1AU]

———shifting of block grants to States, S8513, S8517 [23JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, S20 [3JA], S295, S297 [23JA], S1616 [7MR], S3418 [17AP], S4271 [29AP], S4995-S4997 [14MY], S6019 [10JN], S6846 [25JN], S7624 [10JY], S10051-S10054 [9SE], S10536, S10537 [13SE], S11108 [20SE], S11212, S11213, S11228 [25SE], S12123 [1OC]

Rural areas: extend Federal liability coverage to medical volunteers working in underserved areas, S3599, S3600 [18AP]

———managed health care services, S861 [1FE]

Schools: condition of buildings, environment, and equipment, S6818, S6819 [25JN]

Senate: hearings, S1645 [7MR]

———legislative priorities, S7745-S7748, S7750, S7751, S7752, S7753, S7757-S7759 [11JY]

Television: broadcast of violent programming, S1631 [7MR]

Reports

Drug-Related Hospital Emergency Department Episodes: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, S9019 [29JY]

Losing Ground Against Drugs—A Report on Increasing Illicit Drug Use and National Drug Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) Majority Staff, S8835 [25JY], S9018 [29JY]

Setting the Course—A National Drug Strategy: Task Force on National Drug Policy, S9019 [29JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 104-735), H9565 [31JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 104-738), H9704 [1AU]

Consideration of H.R. 3103, National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 104-501), H2949 [27MR]

Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3103) (H. Rept. 104-496), H2842 [25MR]

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3103) (H. Rept. 104-736), H9565 [31JY]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 104-497), H2842 [25MR]

———Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 995) (H. Rept. 104-498), H2842 [25MR]

Television Violence Report Card Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 772) (S. Rept. 104-234), S1180 [9FE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Tax Cuts for Education, E1234 [10JY]

———Welfare Reform—Necessary and Possible, E1236 [10JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9499 [2AU]

Statements

Criticism of Michael McCurry and White House Drug Policy: William J. Bennett, S9029 [29JY]

Drug Legalization: Senator Grassley, S327-S329 [23JA]

Immigration Reform: Anthony M. Pilla, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, S7884 [16JY]

Parents Television Empowerment Act: Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II, E160 [5FE]

Summaries

Federal Gang Violence Act (S. 1700), S4067 [24AP]

Health Care? You Compare, H3091 [28MR]

Legal Reform and Consumer Compensation Act (S. 1861), S6103 [11JN]

National Drug Control Policy Findings, S9018 [29JY]

Revenue Restructuring Act (H.R. 4050), E1573 [11SE]

Surveys

Representative Beilenson's district survey results, E59 [23JA]

Tables

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs funding, H317 [5JA]

Education funding comparison, S408 [26JA]

Senator Hollings on truth in budgeting, S5795 [5JN]

Share of population covered by public health insurance programs relative to private health insurance programs: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, E1505 [4SE]

Testimonies

National Drug Control Policy: Edward C. Williams, H10980 [24SE]

National Policy To Improve Education System: Angelica Santacruz, National HeadStart Association, H5369 [21MY]

———Joel Packer, National Education Association, H5368 [21MY]

———Rob Sewell and Willie Brown, American Student Association of Community Colleges, E1913 [3OC]

———Starla Jewell-Kelly, National Community Education Association, H5368 [21MY]

National Policy To Improve Public Education: Jonathan Kozol, S3497 [17AP]

U.S. Economic Growth: Alan Greenspan, FRS, E1602 [12SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 208, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, H9898 [2AU]

H. Res. 392, consideration of H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H3029 [28MR]

H. Res. 500, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, H9775 [1AU]

H. Res. 502, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, H9776 [1AU]

H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H3045-H3083 [28MR]

H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Reform Act, S3836-S3864 [23AP]

H.R. 3787, policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women, E1252 [11JY]

H.R. 4045, National Mental Health Parity Act, E1554 [10SE]

H.R. 4050, Revenue Restructuring Act, E1574-E1580 [11SE]

H.R. 4135, New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act and National Mental Health Parity Act implementation, H10963 [24SE]

S. 1028, Health Insurance Reform Act, S3503-S3510 [18AP]

S. 1504, Victims Restitution Enforcement Act, S324-S326 [23JA]

S. 1700, Federal Gang Violence Act, S4066 [24AP]

S. 1861, Legal Reform and Consumer Compensation Act, S6099-S6103 [11JN]

S. 1876, discontinue health insurance portability for Members of Congress until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens, S6237 [13JN]

S. 2031, Mental Health Parity Act, S9579 [2AU]

S. 2155, Dept. of Agriculture authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program, S11723 [28SE]

S. 2167, Children's Health Insurance for Long-Term Development Act, S12467 [21OC]

S. Con. Res. 68, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, S9501, S9609 [2AU]

Transcripts

Student Loan Programs: Gil Gross, CBS Radio Network, H7994 [18JY]

DOMESTIC SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1640), S2802 [25MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1640), S2802 [25MR]

Texts of

S. 1640, provisions, S2803 [25MR]

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE see Families and Domestic Relations

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

Remarks in Senate

Observance, S12341 [3OC]

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IDENTIFICATION AND REFERRAL ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 697), S11105 [20SE]

DOMINGUEZ, DAVID

Articles and editorials

Winning Odyssey Group Gets Star Treatment, E1184 [26JN]

Remarks in House

El Paso, TX: tribute to winners of Odyssey of the Mind Association competition, E1184 [26JN]

DOMINGUEZ, JORGE I.

Papers

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (H.R. 927), E1248 [11JY]

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Remarks in House

New York, NY: tribute to Great Dominican Parade and Carnival, E1318 [18JY]

DONEY, JOHN L.

Bills and resolutions

Tribute (see S. Res. 312), S12303 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute (S. Res. 312), S12367 [3OC]

Texts of

S. Res. 312, tribute, S12312, S12367 [3OC]

DONNA REED FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Remarks in Senate

Iowa: tribute to performing arts, S6508 [19JN]

DONNELLAN, KEVIN J.

Letters

U.S. Housing Act, H4677 [9MY]

DONNELLY, MARTIN

Remarks in House

Toledo, OH: Interracial Religious Coalition Honorees Banquet award recipient, E835 [16MY]

DONOGHUE, MIKE

Articles and editorials

Baseball, Downtown Leader Dies, S122 [10JA]

Sister Bonvouloir To Work With Sisters of Mercy, S4314 [29AP]

DONOHUE, PATRICIA C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1487 [2AU]

DONOHUE, THOMAS J.

Letters

Gasoline tax, S4923 [9MY]

DONOHUE, WILLIAM A.

Letters

Tribute to Christina Jeffrey, S12007 [30SE]

DONOVAN, ROBERT

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, S4001 [23AP]

Tribute, S4001 [23AP]

DOOLEY, CALVIN M. (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1530 [29FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4284), H12173 [28SE]

Air pollution: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H8982 [30JY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1248 [20FE]

Auburn, CA: funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H5173 [15MY]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H3650 [18AP]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H5380 [21MY]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H1636 [29FE]

Corps of Engineers: construction of flood control project on the Sacramento and American Rivers, CA (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6006 [6JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3406), H4503 [7MY]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H5753 [30MY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H2467 [19MR]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H6413 [13JN]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H6117 [10JN]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Floods: correct flood maps containing certain errors (see H.R. 3340), H8375 [24JY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5935 [5JN]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Health: ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H1507 [28FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H6184 [11JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5817 [4JN]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H6691 [20JN]

House Rules: postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (see H. Res. 358), H2124 [12MR]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H5380 [21MY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Medicare: hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10721 [19SE]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 3992), H9923 [2AU]

Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see H.R. 2342), H4646 [8MY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

———reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H3650 [18AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3038), H5647 [29MY]

Sequoia National Park: renewal of cabin permits to heirs in Mineral King Addition (see H.R. 2528, 3534), H5501 [22MY], H5570 [23MY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H8982 [30JY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H6184 [11JN]

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 4072), H12263 [2OC]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6532 [19JN]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H4800 [9MY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H6286 [12JN]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5570 [23MY]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H8095 [22JY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: eliminate marketing loan program for cotton producers and require payment of outstanding loans, H1458 [28FE]

———immigrant worker program requirements, H2617 [21MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1419, H1458, H1482 [28FE], H1531 [29FE]

———Market Access Program funding, H6215 [12JN]

———price supports for dairy products, H1482 [28FE]

———use of Market Access Program for export or sale of alcoholic beverages, H6200 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6200, H6215 [12JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3780 [24AP]

California: Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program funding, E1710 [26SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7008 [27JN]

Coalinga, CA: anniversary, E514 [29MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: award grants relative to development of progressive food production methods, H1531 [29FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6640 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8278 [24JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, E1710 [26SE]

Evetts, Holcomb (Hoke): Kings County, CA, Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E1665 [19SE]

Gruhn, Albin: Central Labor Council Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1764 [27SE]

Housing: low-income weatherization assistance program funding, H6640 [20JN]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2592, H2617 [21MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2592 [21MR]

Kern County, CA: tribute to Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, E1768 [27SE]

Lemoore, CA: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Dept., E1781 [28SE]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures, H8278 [24JY]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), H7605 [16JY]

Tributes

Mayer, Arthur, E1033 [7JN]

DOOLITTLE, JOHN T. (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2190 [13MR]

Articles and editorials

Reinhardt's Lament—Did Federal Jurist's Speech Impugn the Integrity of Other Judges?, Michael Rushford, San Francisco (CA) Daily Journal, H12262 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Auburn, CA: funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Corps of Engineers: construction of flood control project on the Sacramento and American Rivers, CA (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for maintenance of concrete dams and weirs located in the Emigrant Wilderness area (see H.R. 3886), H8374 [24JY]

House Rules: require witnesses at committee hearings to disclose Federal grants or contracts received during current and previous fiscal years (see H. Res. 486), H8094 [22JY]

Monuments and memorials: limit authority of the President to designate certain areas as national monuments in California (see H.R. 4242), H11526 [27SE]

Sly Park Dam and Reservoir: sale by the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 3903), H8557 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air pollution: regulatory requirements relative to upwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4339), H12270 [3OC]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4503 [7MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H5818 [4JN]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H5173 [15MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———constitutional duties (see H. Res. 431), H4902 [10MY]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H4647 [8MY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H10174 [10SE]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H3231 [29MR]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H5380 [21MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H5380 [21MY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H5501 [22MY]

Idaho: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without public participation and an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4120), H11048 [24SE]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H1226 [1FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3481), H5287 [16MY]

Monuments and memorials: require an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (see H.R. 4147), H11047 [24SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6509 [18JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H2714 [22MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H6117 [10JN]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3601), H8248 [23JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H10111 [9SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

States: reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062), H10385 [12SE]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6285 [12JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3427), H8598 [26JY]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6532 [19JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H2124 [12MR]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———reform and rename the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3441), H4901 [10MY]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 3527), H5569 [23MY]

Treaties and agreements: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide and the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2230), H5570 [23MY]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H3387 [15AP]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5753 [30MY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H1226 [1FE]

Letters

Indian Health Service programs for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H9971 [4SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H10437 [17SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2616 [21MR]

Apache National Forest: conveyance of land to the Alpine Elementary School District 7 (H.R. 3547), H9971 [4SE]

California: conveyance of land to the Del Norte County Unified School District (H.R. 2709), H9967, H9968 [4SE]

———exchange of certain Federal lands (H.R. 3147), H9969, H9970 [4SE]

Clark County, NV: relief of persons who purchased land relative to certain private land surveys (H.R. 2135), H9961, H9962 [4SE]

Columbia River: preserve and protect Hanford Reach area (H.R. 2292), H9962, H9964, H9966 [4SE]

Dept. of the Interior: proposed tax on outdoor-related items, H10528 [18SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6572, H6583 [19JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8181 [23JY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H1720 [6MR], H10439 [17SE], H10604 [19SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8464 [25JY]

Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6572, H6583 [19JN]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2275), H2889 [27MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9765 [1AU]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9765 [1AU]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: technical corrections (H.R. 4018), H9972 [4SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5916 [5JN]

Gunnison County, CO: conveyance of certain lands (H.R. 2438), H9966 [4SE]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (H.R. 1179), H9972, H9973 [4SE]

Hurwitz, Charles: logging practices in the Headwaters Forest relative to savings and loan failure, H6572 [19JN]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2477 [20MR], H2616 [21MR]

———treatment of criminal aliens by State and local law enforcement officials, H2477 [20MR]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5916 [5JN]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), H9970, H9971 [4SE]

Kenai Natives Association: correction of land entitlement inequities (H.R. 401), H9958, H9960 [4SE]

Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (H.R. 2122), H9961 [4SE]

Law enforcement: authorize State and local officers to arrest and detain certain illegal aliens, H2191 [13MR]

LSC: funding, H8181 [23JY]

Medicare: reform, H5938 [6JN]

National forests: provide for the substitution of timber for the cancelled Elkhorn Ridge timber sale (H.R. 2711), H9968, H9969 [4SE]

Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act: amend (H.R. 3660), H9954, H9956 [4SE]

Reinhardt, Stephen: evaluation of effects of habeas corpus reform and political pressure on judicial decisions in capital cases, H12261 [2OC]

Sacramento, CA: reopening of Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, E1939 [21OC]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2190, H2191 [13MR]

USIA: provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (H.R. 3916), H9953 [4SE]

Water: authorize research and program development of desalinization and reclamation (S. 811), H10802, H10803 [24SE]

———authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System (S. 1467), H9957, H9958 [4SE]

Water Resources Research Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1743), H4919 [14MY]

Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange with Chelan County, WA (H.R. 2518), H9966, H9967 [4SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2948 [27MR]

DOPP, JOEL A.

Bills and resolutions

Relief (see H.R. 2901), H913 [25JA]

DOPPKE, JAMES A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E144 [1FE]

DORF, ROBERT C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1093 [14JN]

DORGAN, BYRON L. (a Senator from North Dakota)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S590 [31JA], S749, S750 [1FE], S1040, S1141 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8616, S8646 [24JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S403, S516 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1675, S1779 [11MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8410, S8414, S8479 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5178 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5100 [15MY], S5160, S5202 [16MY], S5224, S5243, S5271, S5273 [17MY], S5321, S5384 [20MY], S5601 [23MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6393, S6412 [18JN], S6450, S6535 [19JN], S6750 [24JN], S6858, S6859 [25JN], S6910, S6949, S7029, S7033, S7042 [26JN], S7113, S7130, S7190, S7194 [27JN], S7255, S7319 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7826 [12JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10168, S10202 [10SE], S10329 [11SE], S10360, S10381, S10431, S10477 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9132, S9142, S9145, S9163 [30JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9916, S9932, S9969, S9970 [5SE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10743, S10842 [18SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8781, S8874 [25JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3602, S3679 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3281, S3317 [15AP]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S7470, S7484, S7498 [9JY]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2621, S2659 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8410, S8414, S8479 [22JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

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

Articles and editorials

Awaiting the Crisis, Lester Thurow, S12260 [3OC]

Glow From a Fire, Steve Wulf, Time (publication), S129 [10JA], S309 [23JA]

It Was a Surprisingly Green Christmas for Rollerblade Employees, Dee DePass, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S128 [10JA], S308 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: extend farm programs (see S. 1523), S313 [23JA]

Billings County, ND: consolidation of certain mineral interests located in national grasslands (see S. 2182), S11973 [30SE]

Crime: truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (see S. 1712, 2082), S4316 [29AP], S10684 [17SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: payment rate for barley (see S. 2036), S9554 [2AU]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see S. 1978), S8468 [22JY]

FRS: reform (see S. 1993), S8989 [26JY]

Medicaid: preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see S. 1901), S6719 [24JN]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see S. 2016), S9428 [1AU]

National grasslands: management policies (see S. 2181), S11973 [30SE]

Native Americans: judgment distribution of funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes (see S. 2162), S11972 [30SE]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see S. 1900), S6719 [24JN]

Rolla, ND: convey the William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant to the Job Development Authority (see S. 1544), S492 [26JA]

Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (see S. 2140), S11539 [27SE]

SSI: restriction on benefits to substance abusers (see S. 1642), S2859 [26MR]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to create new jobs and to prevent jobs from moving overseas (see S. 1597), S1649 [7MR]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see S. 2173), S11973 [30SE]

Telecommunications: restore broadcast ownership rules relative to the enactment of the Telecommunications Act (see S. 1551), S736 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. Con. Res. 63), S5866 [5JN]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see S. 1939, 1949), S7670 [10JY], S7762 [11JY]

———provide livestock feed assistance for certain producers (see S. 1743), S5270 [17MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S6150 [12JN]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see S. 773), S9746 [3SE]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see S. 1713), S4316 [29AP]

BIA: reorganization (see S. 814), S5500 [22MY]

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

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 54), S4618 [2MY]

California: tribute to NetDay96 (see S. Res. 274), S10690 [17SE]

Canada: prohibit import of grain and grain products (see S. 1653), S3406 [16AP]

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

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

China, People's Republic of: proposed missile tests (see S. Con. Res. 43), S2332 [19MR]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see S. 1690), S3792 [22AP]

Correctional institutions: exempt inmates from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements in Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 1943), S7762 [11JY]

Courts: independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment (see S. 1697), S4063 [24AP]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1890), S6613 [20JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 263), S6613 [20JN]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see S. 1675), S3490 [17AP]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S3406 [16AP]

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

ERISA: extend continuation of coverage of certain retiree health benefits (see S. 1107), S5692 [3JN]

Foreign trade: prohibit imports produced by child labor (see S. 706), S9855 [4SE]

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

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 1233), S12000 [30SE]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S4677 [3MY]

Medicare: hospice care reform (see S. 2034), S10690 [17SE]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see S. 2031), S9968 [5SE]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S1388 [28FE]

National Children's Day: designate (see S. Res. 292), S11041 [19SE]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4519 [1MY]

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

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

Native Americans: regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (see S. 1962), S8028 [17JY]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see S. 1419), S321 [23JA]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see S. 1641), S3490 [17AP]

Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission: extension (see S. 2066), S10327 [11SE]

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

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S2867 [26MR]

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

States: reduce certain assistance relative to continuation of health benefits to public safety officers injured in the line of duty (see S. 1984), S9855 [4SE]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see S. Res. 290), S10426 [12SE]

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

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): minority party appointments (see S. Res. 212), S314 [23JA]

Cloture motions

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2898 [26MR], S3101 [28MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4037 [24AP]

Letters

Budget reconciliation: by, S4053 [24AP]

Consolidation of certain mineral interests located in Billings County, ND, national grasslands: Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, S11996 [30SE]

———Marc Trimmer, Dakotas Resource Advisory Council, S11997 [30SE]

———Wayde Schafer, Dacotah Chapter of the Sierra Club, S11998 [30SE]

Currency reporting practices at Los Angeles, CA, branch of Federal Reserve bank: by, S6557 [20JN]

Lists

Conservation organizations in support of the consolidation of certain mineral interests located in Billings County, ND, national grasslands, S11998 [30SE]

Memorandums

Consolidation of Certain Mineral Interests Located in Billings County, ND, National Grasslands: Steven L. Reinert, Meridian Oil, Inc., and Nancy Curriden, Forest Service, S11997 [30SE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S12090 [1OC]

Agriculture: commodity payments, S1044 [7FE]

———extend farm programs (S. 1523), S315, S317 [23JA], S334 [24JA], S484, S485 [26JA]

———extend farm programs (S. 1523), unanimous-consent agreement, S304, S305, S306, S307 [23JA]

———improve operation of certain programs, S334 [24JA]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), S2030 [14MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3047, S3090 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S547, S548 [30JA], S576 [31JA], S681, S683, S729 [1FE], S878, S881, S909 [6FE], S1034, S1040, S1042, S1043, S1044, S1052 [7FE]

———national objectives, S173 [22JA]

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

———require farmers to plant crops to receive Federal subsidies, S1040, S1042, S1043, S1052 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8441, S8442 [22JY], S8534, S8535, S8536, S8537, S8538 [23JY], S8602, S8603, S8614 [24JY]

Amtrak: funding, S9137, S9139 [30JY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S4250 [25AP]

———making continuing, S306 [23JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1672, S1676, S1677 [11MR], S1851 [12MR], S1948, S1950 [13MR], S2030 [14MR], S2177 [15MR], S2288, S2289 [19MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4174 [25AP], S4358 [29AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11660 [28SE], S11916, S11917 [30SE], S12163 [2OC]

Aviation: airline ticket tax relative to aviation trust fund, S10668, S10671 [17SE]

———deregulation of airline industry, S8979 [26JY]

———investigation of anticompetitive practices in airline industry, S9132, S9134 [30JY]

Beulah, ND: operation of Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant, S400 [26JA]

Billings County, ND: consolidation of certain mineral interests located in national grasslands (S. 2182), S11996 [30SE]

Budget: balance, S173 [22JA], S3578 [18AP], S4987 [14MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S4011, S4049, S4053 [24AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5667, S5670 [3JN], S5820, S5822 [5JN], S5884 [6JN], S5964, S5968, S5969, S5970, S5975, S5976, S5977 [7JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced relative to budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3280 [15AP]

———deficit, S4666 [3MY], S4899 [9MY], S9344 [1AU]

———nondefense discretionary spending cuts in final two years of budget cycle, S5134, S5135, S5137 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S19 [3JA], S127 [10JA], S173 [22JA], S335 [24JA], S2177 [15MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9391 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8094 [18JY], S8410, S8414, S8415 [22JY], S8524 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S6125 [12JN], S6170, S6171 [13JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5134, S5135, S5137, S5157 [16MY], S5255, S5256 [17MY], S5420 [21MY]

Business and industry: relocation to foreign countries, S3257 [15AP]

———relocation to foreign countries to avoid certain income taxes, S9265 [31JY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S11660 [28SE]

Clinton, President: legal protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, S5624 [23MY]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1928 [13MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S11228 [25SE]

———national agenda, S9050-S9052 [29JY]

Corps of Engineers: high water level management plan for Lake Traverse, S9052 [29JY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2359, S2360, S2361, S2362, S2363 [20MR], S2584 [21MR]

———require violent felons to serve entire term of sentence, S10536 [13SE]

———sentencing of violent felons relative to parole and good behavior credits, S2179 [15MR]

Crime: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S3424 [17AP]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 1712), S4318, S4321 [29AP]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 2082), S10685 [17SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (S. 2108), S11175 [24SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7620 [10JY], S7680 [11JY], S10013-S10016 [6SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Northern Plains Policy Research Center funding, S8603 [24JY]

———payment rate for barley, S8534, S8535, S8536 [23JY], S8614 [24JY]

———payment rate for barley (S. 2036), S9585 [2AU]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, S8441, S8442 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense: administration of missile defense program, S1383, S1384, S1385 [28FE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6379, S6393, S6394, S6396, S6397, S6398 [18JN], S6421, S6423 [19JN], S6844 [25JN], S6911, S6929, S6980 [26JN], S7254 [28JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, S10736 [18SE]

———B-52 bomber funding, S12163 [2OC]

———B-52 bomber funding, S2289 [19MR]

———limit appropriations to amount requested by the President and apply savings to deficit reduction, S6929 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), S8068 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, S12163 [2OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7955 [17JY], S8068 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: Cooperative Research and Development Program funding, S11916, S11917 [30SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10535 [13SE], S10592 [16SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10168 [10SE], S10246, S10247, S10259 [11SE], S10360 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9132, S9134, S9137, S9139, S9143, S9144, S9145 [30JY], S9265 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical care programs funding relative to increase in corporate tax rates, S5157 [16MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9461 [2AU], S9727, S9729, S9730, S9731, S9732 [3SE], S9828 [4SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1385 [28FE], S1537 [6MR], S7811, S7812, S7813 [12JY], S9344 [1AU], S11498, S11499, S11500, S11501, S11503 [27SE]

Education: funding, S1672 [11MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6773 [25JN]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (S. 1978), S8468 [22JY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S10712 [17SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S8986 [26JY], S9050, S9052 [29JY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, S6844 [25JN]

FAA: essential air service funding, S10668 [17SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11820, S11821 [30SE]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10668, S10671 [17SE], S11828 [30SE]

FCC: extend authority to use auctions for the allocation of radio spectrum frequencies, S1528 [5MR]

Firearms: prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of interstate commerce control (S. 890), S10934, S10935 [19SE]

Floods: prevention project at Devils Lake, ND, S1676, S1677 [11MR], S1851 [12MR], S2288, S2289 [19MR], S4174 [25AP]

Food stamps: eliminate State block grants, S8415 [22JY]

Foreign aid: establish international standards relative to transfer of conventional arms, S8788 [25JY]

———prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries, S8782, S8783 [25JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8772, S8776, S8782, S8783, S8788, S8808 [25JY]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, S577 [31JA], S1400-S1402 [29FE], S5638-S5641 [24MY], S12259 [3OC]

FRS: GAO evaluation, S2841, S2844 [26MR]

———impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S6557, S6558, S6581 [20JN], S11136 [24SE]

———make proceedings public, S10735 [18SE]

———reform (S. 1993), S8989 [26JY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7406 [8JY]

———role of Federal Government, S3174-S3177 [29MR]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S127 [10JA]

Grand Forks AFB, ND: transfer portable housing units to Native American reservations in North Dakota and South Dakota, S10360 [12SE]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6207 [13JN], S6557, S6558, S6560, S6581 [20JN]

Health: include organ and tissue donation information with income tax refund payments, S3611 [18AP], S9518 [2AU]

———medical savings account programs, S6651 [21JN], S7806 [12JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S6651 [21JN], S7806 [12JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9518, S9519 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3532, S3611 [18AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, S10021 [6SE]

Housing: restructure mortgages for FHA-insured multifamily housing projects, S9727, S9729, S9730, S9731, S9732 [3SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3280 [15AP], S3424 [17AP], S4011, S4049, S4053, S4055 [24AP]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3532 [18AP]

IRS: field office reorganization plan funding, S12163 [2OC]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4818, S4820 [8MY], S4887, S4911 [9MY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S7471 [9JY], S7618 [10JY]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7613 [10JY]

Lacevic, Delila: privilege of the floor, S6393 [18JN]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, S1948, S1950 [13MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S10552 [13SE]

Medicaid: preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (S. 1901), S6725 [24JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3810, S3811 [23AP]

Minimum wage: level-S3257 [15AP], S3575, S3576 [18AP], S4769 [7MY], S4818, S4820 [8MY], S4887, S4911 [9MY], S4987 [14MY], S6844 [25JN], S7406 [8JY], S7679 [11JY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (S. 2016), S9437 [1AU]

———impact on employment and the economy, S20 [3JA], S577 [31JA]

NASA: Upper Midwest Aeronautics Consortium funding, S9828 [4SE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 226), S1392 [28FE]

National grasslands: management policies (S. 2181), S11995 [30SE]

National security: national missile defense system funding, S6379, S6393, S6394, S6396, S6397, S6398 [18JN], S6421, S6423 [19JN]

———national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5625 [23MY], S5723 [4JN]

Native Americans: judgment distribution of funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes (S. 2162), S11973 [30SE]

———Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation school construction funding, S10535 [13SE]

NIH: revise and extend certain programs (S. 1897), S11398 [26SE]

North Dakota: Garrison Diversion Project funding, S8986 [26JY], S11142-S11144 [24SE]

North Dakota State University: tribute to women's basketball team, S3383 [16AP]

Nuclear weapons: allow underground testing under limited conditions, S6980 [26JN]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (S. 1900), S6725 [24JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, S3348, S3349 [16AP]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S4987 [14MY]

———gasoline tax, S4573, S4574 [2MY], S4666 [3MY], S4769 [7MY], S4817, S4818, S4820 [8MY], S4887, S4899, S4911 [9MY], S4987 [14MY]

Political campaigns: emphasis on national objectives during Presidential primaries, S1537-S1539 [6MR]

Political parties: U.S. populist tradition, S1291-S1294 [23FE]

Potosky, Roxanne: privilege of the floor, S8786 [25JY]

Public debt: ceiling, S335 [24JA], S545, S546, S547 [30JA]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, S10592 [16SE]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2397, S2398 [20MR], S2602 [21MR]

Public utilities: exclusion from product liability reform, S2359, S2360, S2361, S2362, S2363 [20MR]

Public welfare programs: exempt certain recipients in high unemployment areas from 5-year assistance limitation, S8414 [22JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9391 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8094 [18JY], S8410, S8414, S8415 [22JY], S8524 [23JY]

———restore funding for Indian child care programs, S8414 [22JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, S11108 [20SE], S11228 [25SE]

Rolla, ND: convey the William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant to the Job Development Authority (S. 1544), S588 [31JA]

———conveyance of William Langer Jewell Bearing plant, S6911 [26JN]

Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (S. 2140), S11544 [27SE]

Senate: confirmation of judicial nominees, S9461 [2AU], S10736, S10740 [18SE], S11121 [20SE]

———decorum on the floor, S11488 [27SE]

———legislative procedures, S4887 [9MY]

———legislative program, S2081 [14MR], S3424 [17AP], S4987 [14MY], S5508 [23MY], S9279 [31JY], S11108, S11109 [20SE]

———legislative tactics, S7806, S7809, S7810, S7811, S7812, S7813 [12JY]

———tribute to retiring Senators, S12257 [3OC]

Senate Rules: separation of tax cuts from offsets within budget reconciliation process, S5420 [21MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S3424 [17AP], S4049, S4053 [24AP], S5667, S5670 [3JN], S5884 [6JN], S5968, S5969, S5970, S5975, S5976, S5977 [7JN], S7809 [12JY]

———reform, S3575, S3576, S3578 [18AP]

SSI: restriction on benefits to substance abusers (S. 1642), S2860 [26MR]

START II Treaty: ratification, S471 [26JA]

Surface Transportation Board: user fees relative to filing of complaints, S9143, S9144 [30JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to create new jobs and to prevent jobs from moving overseas (S. 1597), S1650-S1652 [7MR], S2178 [15MR]

———rates, S174 [22JA], S3257 [15AP], S4053 [24AP], S4573 [2MY], S6125 [12JN], S6171 [13JN], S9344 [1AU]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 1355), S9313 [31JY]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (S. 2173), S11986 [30SE], S12258 [3OC]

———treatment of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S10168 [10SE], S10246, S10247, S10259 [11SE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S690 [1FE], S1528 [5MR]

University of North Dakota: Center for Aerospace Sciences Air Battle Captain Program, S7955 [17JY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4817, S4818, S4820 [8MY], S4899, S4911 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): minority party appointments (S. Res. 212), S330 [23JA]

Reports

U.S. Debt Rating Threatened, S546 [30JA]

Statements

Tax Treatment of Businesses Operating Abroad: Robert S. McIntyre, Citizens for Tax Justice (organization), S9314 [31JY]

Summaries

Consolidation of Certain Mineral Interests Located in Billings County, ND, National Grasslands, S11996 [30SE]

Texts of

S. 1642, restriction on SSI benefits to substance abusers, S2860 [26MR]

S. 2082, 100 Percent Truth In Sentencing Act, S10686 [17SE]

S. 2140, Safer Schools Act, S11545 [27SE]

S. 2162, Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act, S11974 [30SE]

S. Res. 212, minority party appointments to the Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select), S321, S330 [23JA]

Tributes

Dole, Senator, S6041 [11JN]

Evans, George W., Jr., S11211 [25SE]

Feuerstein, Aaron, S127 [10JA], S308 [23JA]

Johnston, Senator, S9052 [29JY]

Kassebaum, Senator, S10013 [6SE]

Muskie, Edmund S., S2857 [26MR]

Naegele, Robert, S308 [23JA]

Naegele, Robert and Ellis, S127 [10JA]

Synar, Mike, S130 [10JA]

DORNAN, DONALD

Remarks in House

Tribute, H4886-H4891 [10MY]

DORNAN, ROBERT K. (a Representative from California)

Addresses

Hope for America: Billy Graham, H5139-H5141 [15MY], E748-E750 [9MY], E784 [14MY]

Naming Ceremony for U.S.S. Gary I. Gordon: Carmen Gordon, H7522 [12JY]

Analyses

Partial Birth Abortions—A Closer Look: Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., E1743-E1748 [27SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, H10531 [18SE]

Articles and editorials

Actions To Market Abortion Pill Are Denounced, L'Osservatore Romano (publication), H9458 [31JY]

African Armies Weakened by AIDS Virus, Stars and Stripes (publication), H5281 [16MY]

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Victory in the Pacific, Matthew B. Fitzgerald, Flight Jacket (publication), E54 [23JA]

Clinton's Latest Disgraceful Dodge, H5560 [23MY]

Dr. James Dobson Denounces Senate Failure To Override Clinton Veto of Partial Birth Abortion Ban, H12190 [30SE]

Dugan Widow Remembers Husband, Tells His Story, Army Times (publication), H6626 [19JN]

Everybody Does It, Michael Kinsley, Time (publication), H5281 [16MY]

Farewell Salute to a Hero for All, Oliver L. North, Washington (DC) Times, E1553 [10SE]

For Troops, Beat the Cold—Army Taking Extreme Measures, Jack Kelley, USA Today, H326 [5JA]

Four More Years? Here Are 40 Reasons To Say No, Jeff Jacoby, Boston (MA) Globe, E1821 [30SE]

From Watergate to Whitewater to Filegate, There May Not Be a Santa Claus, but There's Definitely a Law of Karma! POLI News, H10361 [12SE]

Going to Bosnia a Good Way To See Danger, Grow Old Fast, David H. Hackworth, Army Times (publication), H325 [5JA]

Goodies From the Venona Files—Hiss's Guilt, Eric Breindel, New York (NY) Post, H3644 [18AP]

GOP—Choosing Sides in Culture War? Marc Morano, E752 [9MY]

Horror of the Land Mines, Tom Evans, Washington (DC) Times, H327 [5JA]

Horror of the Landmines, Tom Evans, Washington (DC) Times, E56 [23JA]

Inflating the Lie Can Be Worth Millions, Wesley Pruden, E773 [10MY]

No Bridge Too Far, Maureen Dowd, New York (NY) Times, H5559 [23MY]

Pedophilia Chic, Mary Eberstadt, Weekly Standard (publication), H7524-H7528 [12JY]

Porn on the Internet, Here and Abroad, Patrick A. Trueman, E153 [5FE]

President for Our Time, Charles Krauthammer, Washington (DC) Post, H7523 [12JY]

Printing All the News That Fits an Agenda, Wesley Pruden, Washington (DC) Times, E1067 [12JN]

Put on a Happy Face, Troops in Bosnia Told—Praise Clinton if Press Asks, Guide Says, Washington (DC) Times, H1215 [1FE]

Silence Equals Defeat, Lambda Report (publication), H7100 [27JN]

Somewhere There's a Hero From Kansas, Wesley Pruden, Washington (DC) Times, E769 [10MY]

Vatican Calls Clinton Abortion Veto ``Brutal Act of Aggression,'' Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, H5281 [16MY]

Wanderer Interviews Dr. Jeffrey Satinover, Paul Likoudis, Wanderer (publication), E746 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 3926, 4344), H9566 [31JY], H12301 [4OC]

———policy regarding military service by homosexuals (see H.R. 3925), H9566 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: provide compensation to certain Vietnamese who were employed during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 3668), H6508 [18JN]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Japan: treatment of U.S. military and civilian POW's during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 176), H4902 [10MY]

Refugees: treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S. (see H. Res. 493), H8982 [30JY]

Taxation: clarify restrictions on lobbying expenditures of tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 3240), H3386 [15AP]

———require income tax instructions provide explanation of laws relative to a balanced budget (see H.R. 2884), H912 [25JA]

Washington, George: reading of Farewell Address at the beginning of each Congress (see H. Con. Res. 222), H11395 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air pollution: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H10525 [17SE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2224 [13MR]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H4502 [7MY]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3730 [23AP]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H2559 [20MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H7107 [27JN]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H11396 [26SE]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H5647 [29MY]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6414 [13JN]

———most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 3569), H5817 [4JN]

———oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 3577), H6117 [10JN]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H8598 [26JY]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H737 [22JA]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———constitutional duties (see H. Res. 431), H4902 [10MY]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H9925 [2AU]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Courts: appointment of bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 2604), H1252 [23FE]

———determination of cases alleging breach of secret Government contracts (see H.R. 4224), H11395 [26SE]

Crime: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H11396 [26SE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (see H.R. 3300), H3730 [23AP]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H9705 [1AU]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H9566 [31JY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H3231 [29MR]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

———parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3947), H9705 [1AU]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H6915 [26JN]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (see H.R. 3286), H4424 [2MY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H10524 [17SE]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H6532 [19JN]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H9925 [2AU]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H5174 [15MY]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H10108 [5SE]

———exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

House Rules: require witnesses at committee hearings to disclose Federal grants or contracts received during current and previous fiscal years (see H. Res. 486), H10236 [11SE]

India: civil liberties violations in Kashmir (see H. Res. 123), H3171 [28MR]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587, 3680), H5380 [21MY], H6691 [20JN]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: infiltration of military personnel into Republic of Korea (see H. Con. Res. 224), H11527 [27SE]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H1226 [1FE]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H6509 [18JN]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H6532 [19JN]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H4801 [9MY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

Mining and mineral resources: provide tax credit for the production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see H.R. 987), H5753 [30MY]

Missouri (U.S.S.): transfer to U.S.S. Missouri Allied Forces Memorial, San Francisco, CA (see H.R. 4066), H10525 [17SE]

Monuments and memorials: limit authority of the President to designate certain areas as national monuments in California (see H.R. 4242), H11526 [27SE]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10430 [16SE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H1507 [28FE]

———establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6915 [26JN]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H9925 [2AU]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H90 [3JA]

Native Americans: exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 3156), H2713 [22MR]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H1241 [13FE]

POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H3488 [16AP]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10602 [18SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see H. Con. Res. 200), H9566 [31JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3171 [28MR]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4801 [9MY]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3538), H11230 [25SE]

Taxation: child tax credits and deductions for taxpayers with whom a parent or grandparent resides (see H.R. 3984), H10525 [17SE]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3427), H7780 [17JY]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 2985), H1507 [28FE]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6915 [26JN]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

———impose flat tax on earned income and business taxable income (see H.R. 1780), H914 [25JA]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 3286), H4424 [2MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 3817), H10174 [10SE]

———treatment of businesses with employees working in their home or in telecommuting centers (see H.R. 1316), H7154 [9JY]

———treatment of research credits (see H.R. 2984), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H2123 [12MR]

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 3677), H6531 [19JN]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H774 [23JA]

U.S. Navy Blue Angels: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary (see H.R. 1828), H1636 [29FE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764), H2713 [22MR]

———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H5380 [21MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H1716 [5MR]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3119), H3388 [15AP]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H11230 [25SE]

Vietnam: release of Buddhist monks and civilians and Roman Catholic monks and priests (see H. Con. Res. 179), H7108 [27JN]

Virgin Islands: temporary absence of executive officials and priority payment of certain bonds and other obligations (see H.R. 3634), H6413 [13JN]

———transfer of management authority of Christiansted National Historic Site (see H.R. 3635), H6413 [13JN]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H774 [23JA]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4503 [7MY]

Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation, and enhancement through establishment of a mitigation banking program (see H.R. 3692), H11396 [26SE]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H913 [25JA]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H6691 [20JN]

———tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5570 [23MY]

Citations

Medal of Honor for David McCampbell, H7645 [16JY]

Comparisons

Personal military histories of President Clinton and Sullivan Ballou: by, E169 [5FE]

Essays

Partial Birth Veto—Hearts Waxed Cold: Dawn M. Thomas, E1296 [17JY]

Eulogies

Bulkeley. John D.: by Peter W. Bulkeley, H5280 [16MY]

McCampbell, David: by H.C. Barnum, H7645 [16JY]

Histories

Air Force 321st Missile Group, E560 [17AP]

Letters

AIDS epidemic: John R. Gail, Jr., H7051 [27JN]

Discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test: C.E. Mundy, Jr., Dept. of Defense, H1214 [1FE]

———Frank B. Kelso, II, Dept. of Defense, H1214 [1FE]

Media reference pamphlet issued to troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina: by, H1215 [1FE]

Medical and physical soundness of Armed Forces: Michael F. Ouellette, Non-Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A., H1215 [1FE]

Military service of Sullivan Ballou in U.S. Civil War: Sullivan Ballou, E170 [5FE]

Partial-birth abortions: National Conference of Catholic Bishops, H3560 [17AP], H3647 [18AP]

President Clinton's personal military history: Eugene J. Holmes, H5559 [23MY], H12190 [30SE], E169 [5FE]

———President Clinton, H5559 [23MY], H12185 [30SE], E168 [5FE]

Procedures for determining status of certain missing members of the Armed Forces: Daniel A. Ludwig, American Legion, H2079 [12MR]

———Dolores A. Alfond, National Alliance of Families for the Return of America's Missing Servicemen, H2079 [12MR]

———Eugene B. McDaniel, American Defense Institute, H2079 [12MR]

———J. Thomas Burch, Jr., National Vietnam Veterans Coalition, H2079 [12MR]

———Jo Anne Shirley, National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, H2078 [12MR]

———Joyce A. Rommel, Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc., H2079 [12MR]

———Richard F. Shultz, DAV, H2079 [12MR]

Response to Representative Gunderson on allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events: Beverly LaHaye, Concerned Women for America (organization), H7522 [12JY]

———Paul Weyrich, H7522 [12JY]

———Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), H7522 [12JY]

Restore missing person status to certain Dept. of Defense civilian and contractor employees: Representatives Gilman and Solomon, H11475 [27SE]

Lists

House of Representatives vote on use of force against Iraq (1991), H10362-H10364 [12SE]

MIA cases requiring critical Vietnamese assistance, H2080 [12MR]

MIA cases to be unilaterally resolved by the Vietnamese Government, H2080 [12MR]

Pro-choice, Catholic Members of Congress, H3648 [18AP]

Memorandums

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets, H2078 [12MR]

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: Marc Morano, Electronic News Gathering (news service), H7521 [12JY]

Pamphlets

Answer You Can Use—V Corps Media Reference Card—Guidelines for Dealing With Civilian News Media, H1215 [1FE]

Poems

``Auspicious Dissension,'' Dawn M. Thomas, E1296 [17JY]

Prayers

Problems With America: Joe Wright, E1185 [26JN]

Press releases

Congressman Robert K. Dornan Rebukes Clinton for Veto of Defense Bill, H21 [3JA]

Dornan Provision on HIV/Combat Readiness Passes as Part of Defense Conference Bill: by, H1214 [1FE]

Dornan ``Reluctantly'' Supports New Defense Conference Report, H785 [24JA]

Quotations

Partial-birth abortions, H11596 [27SE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H786 [24JA], H5013, H5014, H5015, H5018, H5019, H5020 [14MY]

———pro choice versus right to life, H341 [22JA], H9457 [31JY], H10364, H10365 [12SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions, H3645 [18AP], H5279 [16MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10614 [19SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H3559 [17AP], H8595 [26JY], H8818, H8819, H8820, H8821 [30JY], H11596 [27SE], H12190 [30SE], E1743 [27SE]

Antipersonnel landmines: eliminate use, E56 [23JA]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H3828 [25AP], E661 [30AP]

Arkansas: conviction of defendants involved with Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H5627, H5628 [29MY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, H1213 [1FE], H3226 [29MR], H3795 [24AP], H5279 [16MY], H8822-H8828 [30JY]

———efforts to recognize the achievements of military personnel, H5278 [16MY]

———limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), H10056, H10059, H10069, H10093-H10097 [5SE]

———limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), consideration (H. Res. 517), H10051 [5SE]

———policy regarding military service by homosexuals, H8822-H8828 [30JY]

———prohibit members from wearing U.N. uniform items, H10069 [5SE]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in motion pictures, H3795 [24AP]

———characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, H817 [24JA]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, H325 [5JA], H1209 [1FE], H3222 [29MR], H6626, H6627, H6628 [19JN], H7997-H8003 [18JY]

Budget: deficit, H325 [5JA]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H5981 [6JN]

Climate: global warming, H3224 [29MR]

Clinton, President: analysis of books released about campaigns, administration, policies, and personal life, H8589-H8595 [26JY]

———Catholic election strategy, H3643, H3645 [18AP]

———controversy surrounding administration and personal life, H816 [24JA]

———evaluation as Commander-in-Chief, H12183, H12187, H12188 [30SE]

———evaluation of administration, H814 [24JA], H6629 [19JN], H7517-H7521 [12JY], H8819, H8820, H8821 [30JY], H10357 [12SE], H11590, H11591, H11592 [27SE]

———legal protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, H5555, H5556 [23MY]

———pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (H. Con. Res. 218), H11390 [26SE]

———personal military history, H814 [24JA], H1209-H1213 [1FE], H3828 [25AP], E168 [5FE]

———State of the Union Message, H779, H814 [24JA]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H5627, H5628 [29MY], H10357 [12SE], H11587, H11589 [27SE]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4542 [8MY]

Computers: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, E153 [5FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11379 [26SE]

———compliance with War Powers Act, H10093-H10097 [5SE], H10348, H10356 [12SE]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1739 [6MR]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H3643 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary of final graduation of Aviation Cadet Program, E1587 [11SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), veto, H21 [3JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4936, H5013, H5014, H5015, H5018, H5019, H5020 [14MY], H5072 [15MY], H5279 [16MY], H8822-H8828 [30JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H795, H817 [24JA], H1207, H1213 [1FE]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 340), H785, H786 [24JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), motion to insert language of H.R. 1530 conference report in lieu, H305 [5JA]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5072 [15MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6383 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), consideration (H. Res. 453), H6330 [13JN]

———military aircraft safety, H3561 [17AP]

———prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (H.R. 3300), H8822-H8828 [30JY]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), H9912 [2AU], H10355, H10357 [12SE], H11472, H11474, H11475 [27SE]

Dept. of HHS: family planning programs funding, H7349 [11JY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 375), H2078 [12MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7684 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8184, H8185 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7349 [11JY]

Disasters: investigation of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H7997-H8003 [18JY]

———tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H8075 [22JY]

Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H5991-H5996 [6JN], H7051-H7066 [27JN]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H11391 [26SE]

FDA: approval of RU-486, H9457 [31JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7684 [17JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H9912-H9918 [2AU]

Garcia, Francisco J. (Frank): President's Service Award recipient, E643 [25AP]

Garden Grove, CA: anniversary, E1085 [13JN]

Gary I. Gordon (U.S.S.): naming ceremony, H7517-H7521 [12JY]

Germany: summary of visit, H139 [4JA]

Government: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H8822-H8828 [30JY], H12187, H12188 [30SE], E661 [30AP]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal, E748 [9MY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2657), H5139 [15MY]

Grand Forks, ND: tribute to Air Force 321st Missile Group, E560 [17AP]

Gunderson, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H5138 [15MY], H7051-H7066 [27JN], H7521 [12JY]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (H. Con. Res. 180), H11236, H11238 [26SE]

House Rules: assessment of rule protecting comity, H8589 [26JY]

———authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H223 [5JA]

Hubble, John G.: tribute for ``POW—Definitive History of the American Prisoner of War Experience in Vietnam—1964 to 1973'' (book), H9912 [2AU]

Immigration: admission of HIV-infected individuals, H11083 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H11593, H11594, H11595 [27SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2392, H2393 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11083 [25SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5394 [22MY]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, H10093-H10097 [5SE], H10364 [12SE]

Israel: independence anniversary, E641 [25AP]

Johnson, Reprensetative Sam: support for Vietnamese Conflict MIA/POWs and families, H9912 [2AU]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H11387-H11392 [26SE]

Korean War: tribute to those killed in combat, H11595 [27SE]

Lindsey, Bruce R.: designation as unindicted co-conspirator in trial of banking officials relative to Clinton gubernatorial campaign contributions, H6629 [19JN]

LSC: funding, H8184, H8185 [23JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7100 [27JN], H7488, H7517-H7521, H7523 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7488 [12JY]

Morris, Dick: resignation from Clinton reelection campaign relative to allegations of sexual misconduct, H10097-H10099 [5SE]

National security: national missile defense system, H6383 [13JN]

New, Michael: court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform designations, H1208 [1FE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H11235 [26SE]

Political campaigns: Presidential candidacy, H1207 [1FE]

Public buildings: ban social events allowing public nudity, sexual activity and illegal drug use, E752 [9MY]

Randall Sugart (vessel): naming ceremony, H7517-H7521 [12JY]

Religion: importance of prayer, H9457 [31JY]

———treatment of Christians, H7997-H8003 [18JY]

Republican Party: activities of Presidential candidates, H1622 [29FE]

———national agenda, H11379 [26SE], H11590, H11591, H11592 [27SE]

Santa Ana, CA: rededication of the Spurgeon Clock, E767 [10MY]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (H. Con. Res. 200), H10834 [24SE]

Scalia, Antonin: address at Mississippi College School of Law on the treatment of Christians in the U.S., H7997-H8003 [18JY]

Taxation: rates, H6629 [19JN]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, E153 [5FE]

Terrorism: U.S. policy, H7997-H8003 [18JY]

Tracy, Tom: American Ireland Fund Distinguished Leadership Award recipient, E836 [16MY]

Truman, Harry S: remarks relative to adultery, H10573 [18SE]

U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H1207 [1FE]

Vietnam: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H11387-H11392 [26SE]

———funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA, H2078 [12MR]

———rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, H9912 [2AU]

Vietnam conflict: treatment of POW, H9912-H9918 [2AU]

Votes: position on missed, H2654 [21MR]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, H327 [5JA]

White House: dismissal of travel office personnel, H860 [25JA]

White House Counsel's Office: preparation of task list relative to scandals affecting Clinton administration, H10358 [12SE]

World War II: Battle of Crete anniversary, H5144 [15MY]

———tribute to Army Air Corps pilots, H7644 [16JY]

———tribute to merchant marines, E1626 [17SE]

———tribute to organizers of Victory in the Pacific ceremony, E54 [23JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Gunderson, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H4922-H4925 [14MY]

Special order: granted, H1634 [29FE], H3486 [16AP], H3580 [17AP], H3817 [24AP], H5644 [29MY], H6182 [11JN], H6282 [12JN], H6420 [17JN], H7655 [16JY], H7778 [17JY], H10600 [18SE]

Tribute, H818 [24JA], H2948 [27MR], H8595 [26JY]

Statements

Merchant Marine Role During World War II: Sollie Hakam, E1626 [17SE]

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: James C. Dobson, Focus on the Family (organization), H7521 [12JY]

———Marc Morano, H5138 [15MY]

Texts of

H.R. 2657, award Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham, H5139 [15MY]

Tributes

Boorda, Jeremy M., H5275-H5278 [16MY]

Bronars, Edward J., E1553 [10SE]

Brown, Ronald H., H3643 [18AP]

Bulkeley, John D., H3643 [18AP], H4837, H4886-H4891 [10MY], H5275-H5278 [16MY]

Dornan, Donald, H4886-H4891 [10MY]

Dornan, Sally H., H3440 [16AP]

Dugan, Donald H., H6626, H6627, H6628 [19JN]

Eads, Timur J., E259 [29FE]

Fields, Representative Cleo, H11387 [26SE]

Gordon, Gary I., H7517-H7521 [12JY]

Graham, Daniel O., H818 [24JA]

Johnson, Representative Sam, H12183 [30SE]

Kevorkian, Ralph, H8075 [22JY]

Maher, Daniel J., H2226 [14MR]

McCampbell, David, H7997-H8003 [18JY]

McGivern, Richard M. (Slug), E1726 [26SE]

Mfume, Representative, H1212 [1FE]

Myers, Representative, H12191 [30SE]

Peck, Gregory, H3795 [24AP]

Reagan, Ronald, H4886-H4891 [10MY]

Sugart, Randall, H7517-H7521 [12JY]

Tracy, Thomas, H5990 [6JN]

Walker, Representative, H12178 [30SE]

Warren, Rita, H9457 [31JY]

DORNAN, SALLY H.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H3440 [16AP]

DORSEY, RAY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E459 [27MR]

DOS PALOS, CA

Bills and resolutions

Dos Palos Ag Boosters: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 4041), H10174 [10SE]

Letters

Dos Palos Ag Boosters land conveyance: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H11470 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Dos Palos Ag Boosters: conveyance of certain lands (H.R. 4041), H11469, H11470 [27SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4041, Dos Palos Ag Boosters land conveyance, H11469 [27SE]

DOSS, DON

Remarks in House

Tulsa, OK: tribute to Metal Dynamics Corp., E1633 [18SE]

DOTHAN, AL

Remarks in House

Health care facilities: establish ambulatory care access point, H5772 [4JN]

DOUGHNER, ELIZABETH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E163 [5FE]

DOUGLAS, MARJORY STONEMAN

Bills and resolutions

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: designate (see H.R. 4241), H11526 [27SE]

DOUGLAS COUNTY, WA

Remarks in House

Bonneville Power Administration: energy exchange with hydro projects of the Columbia River relative to Federal fish protection measures, H8338 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Bonneville Power Administration: energy exchange with hydro projects of the Columbia River relative to Federal fish protection measures, S8977, S8978, S8980 [26JY]

DOUGLASS, FREDERICK

Remarks in Senate

Highland Beach, MD: preservation of Frederick Douglass house as a museum, S1300 [23FE]

DOUGLASS, JOHN W.

Letters

Revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine, S11155 [24SE]

DOUPHNER, ELIZABETH

Remarks in House

Tribute, E232 [28FE]

DOVE, TIM

Remarks in Senate

Martha Holden Jennings Foundation: Master Teacher award recipient, S5376 [20MY]

DOVER, DE

Remarks in Senate

Holy Cross Elementary School: tribute, S4630 [2MY]

DOW CHEMICAL CO.

Remarks in House

Deer Park, TX: Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award recipient, E1791 [28SE]

DOWD, DONALD

Remarks in Senate

Friends of the Kennedy Library: Irishman of the Year Award recipient, S1547 [6MR]

DOWD, MAUREEN

Articles and editorials

Clinton's Latest Disgraceful Dodge, H5560 [23MY]

No Bridge Too Far, H5559 [23MY]

DOWD, MICHAEL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E640 [25AP]

DOWHOWER, KAY S.

Letters

Employment Nondiscrimination Act, S9997 [6SE]

DOWNEN, JAY T.

Letters

Removal of limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers, S4322 [29AP]

DOWNEY, CA

Letters

Assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices ban: Gregory C. Caldwell, Downey, CA, Police Dept., H2698 [22MR]

DOWNEY, MORTON, JR.

Testimonies

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children, S11562 [27SE]

DOYLE, CHARLES P.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E845 [20MY]

DOYLE, MIKE (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2961; H. Con. Res. 143), H1225, H1226 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H6415 [13JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5647 [29MY]

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H3581 [17AP]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H1508 [28FE]

Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H10041 [4SE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6915 [26JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4646 [8MY]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

Clarion River: designate certain segments as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3568), H7108 [27JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of HUD: notify local government about proposed assisted multifamily housing projects (see H.R. 4064), H10385 [12SE]

Disasters: assist State and local governments in disaster relief (see H.R. 3032), H1775 [6MR]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2919), H2867 [26MR]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1325 [27FE]

———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 2834), H6184 [11JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5647 [29MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5647 [29MY]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H4503 [7MY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3387 [15AP]

Foreign policy: negotiations between Greece and Macedonia (see H. Con. Res. 31), H1636 [29FE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H3488 [16AP]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H11230 [25SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

House of Representatives: transition for new Members (see H.R. 3544), H5646 [29MY]

House Rules: postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (see H. Res. 358), H1325 [27FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H10040 [4SE]

———provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H1325 [27FE]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 3621), H7475 [11JY]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H5380 [21MY]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7108 [27JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H187 [4JA]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H1636 [29FE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H6415 [13JN]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H1139 [31JA]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H9925 [2AU]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 3992), H9923 [2AU]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

NATO: ensure European cost-sharing for U.S. participation in the NATO Implementation Force (see H.R. 2874), H1508 [28FE]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H1508 [28FE]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security Act relative to certain students (see H.R. 3450), H6532 [19JN]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H2224 [13MR]

Power resources: privatize the Federal Power Marketing Administration and certain TVA facilities (see H.R. 3878), H10430 [16SE]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10762 [20SE]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4303 [30AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H1508 [28FE]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11396 [26SE]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H4503 [7MY], H10721 [19SE]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2699), H3231 [29MR]

Taxation: application of denial of deduction for excessive employee compensation to all employees (see H.R. 4124), H12194 [30SE]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H187 [4JA]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776), H1226 [1FE]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1235 [9FE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764), H2713 [22MR]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3418), H4646 [8MY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4303 [30AP]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483), H4800 [9MY]

World War II: massacre of Greek civilians in Kalavryta, Greece (see H. Con. Res. 8), H1986 [7MR]

———tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5570 [23MY]

Letters

Advanced Light Water Reactor Program: Ray A. Hunter, Dept. of Energy, H8358 [24JY]

Dept. of Energy research and development programs funding: several Representatives, H5704 [30MY]

Remarks by, on

American History Month: observance, E186 [6FE]

Angle, Kurt: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1569 [11SE]

Courts: prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), H4499 [7MY]

Dept. of Energy: research and development programs funding, H5704 [30MY]

Dept. of HUD: role of local authorities in decision-making process for determining locations for public housing, H4786 [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6546, H6553, H6563 [19JN], H6672 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5773 [4JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8358 [24JY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 2276), E346 [13MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), E1027 [6JN]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate, H5773 [4JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2547 [20MR]

H. John Heinz III, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, Aspinwall, PA: designate, H5773 [4JN]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (H.R. 1425), E1027 [6JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: land acquisition funding, H6553 [19JN]

Local government: payments in lieu of taxes program funding, H6672 [20JN]

NIST: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Programs funding, H5720, H5721 [30MY]

NSF: funding, H5588, H5598 [29MY]

Nuclear energy: Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding, H8358 [24JY]

Power resources: fossil fuel research and development funding, H6546, H6553, H6563 [19JN]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5588, H5598, H5605 [29MY], H5704, H5720, H5721 [30MY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3530 [17AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4798 [9MY]

Tributes

McDonough, Leo R., E1405 [30JY]

DOYLE, ROBERT E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E246 [28FE]

DOYLE, THOMAS J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1123 [20JN]

DRACH, RONALD W.

Testimonies

Homeless Veterans Assistance, S7308 [28JN]

DRAGONESSA (vessel)

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 869) (S. Rept. 104-217), S491 [26JA]

Texts of

S. 869, certificate of documentation, S9033 [29JY]

DREIER, DAVID (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration (H. Res. 372), H1806 [7MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2448 [19MR], H2530 [20MR]

Analyses

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178): Committee on the Budget (House), H6248 [12JN]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4643 [8MY]

Conferee: H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, H10951 [24SE]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4305 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 175), consideration (see H. Res. 411), H3730 [23AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration (see H. Res. 372), H1774 [6MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 450), H6117 [10JN]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (see H. Res. 334), H186 [4JA]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 338), H330 [5JA]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (see H. Res. 426), H4502 [7MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (see H. Res. 384), H2315 [14MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 528), H11046 [24SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), consideration (see H. Res. 473), H7154 [9JY]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), consideration (see H. Res. 448), H6005 [6JN]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), consideration (see H. Res. 436), H5286 [16MY]

Taxation: exclude long-term capital gains from gross income (see H.R. 2861), H330 [5JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H4647 [8MY]

———enhance water quality and supply (see H.R. 4048), H10235 [11SE]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Congress: final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H5935 [5JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

———sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (see H.R. 4108), H12271 [3OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: management of cash positions whenever the Government is unable to borrow funds to meet its needs (see H.R. 2098), H973 [30JA]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H10174 [10SE]

Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and local government laws (see H.R. 4031), H11230 [25SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 739), H6915 [26JN]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10525 [17SE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters (see H.R. 4182), H11229 [25SE]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status for certain nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 2926), H1223 [1FE]

House Rules: imposition of Ramseyer requirement on conference reports (see H. Res. 549), H11527 [27SE]

———improve committee operations, procedures, and staffing (see H. Res. 480), H7658 [16JY]

———provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H7658 [16JY]

Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H6915 [26JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H774 [23JA]

Missouri (U.S.S.): transfer to U.S.S. Missouri Allied Forces Memorial, San Francisco, CA (see H.R. 4066), H11230 [25SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9926 [2AU]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H6509 [18JN]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

States: reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062), H10385 [12SE]

Tariff: temporary suspension of antidumping and countervailing duties under limited market conditions (see H.R. 2822), H1986 [7MR]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6532 [19JN]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 3527), H5569 [23MY]

———transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 3840), H7779 [17JY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H1226 [1FE]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H2713 [22MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2314 [14MR]

Letters

Congressional reform proposals: Representative Solomon, H7166 [10JY]

Critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California: Dan Hauser, H6584 [19JN]

———Donnavie Paddock-Bowers, H6584 [19JN]

———Martin Gift, H6583 [19JN]

———Mary and Jack Walsh, H6583 [19JN]

———Representative Riggs, H6584 [19JN]

Shipbuilding loan guarantee program: Charlene Barshefsky, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, H6269 [12JN]

———Hugo Paemen, European Union, H6269 [12JN]

———Karsten Klepsvik, Embassy of Norway, H6269 [12JN]

———Masaji Takahashi, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, H6269 [12JN]

Targeted Refugee Assistance Program funds distribution: Alice Tetelman, H2531 [20MR]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, H2531 [20MR]

U.S. policy on illegal immigration: by, H814 [24JA]

Lists

Congressional Task Force on Immigration Reform members, H2373 [19MR]

Papers

Recommendations on Immigration Reform: Congressional Task Force on Immigration, H2373 [19MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: wheat farmer compensation relative to karnal bunt quarantine, H6211 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6211 [12JN]

Appropriations: line-item veto, H3006 [28MR]

———making continuing, H192, H202, H313, H315, H319, H320, H321 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 175), consideration (H. Res. 411), H3738, H3744 [24AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration (H. Res. 372), H1793, H1795, H1797, H1798, H1805 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 415), H4047 [25AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3783 [24AP]

Budget: balance, H184 [4JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H179 [4JA], H193 [5JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7789, H7793 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9397 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 450), H6247, H6249, H6253, H6255, H6256 [12JN]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H193, H202 [5JA]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7013 [27JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6957, H6961 [26JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7034 [27JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6957, H6961 [26JN]

Claremont McKenna College: anniversary, E1944 [21OC]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, H782 [24JA]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4539 [8MY]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H3497 [17AP]

Congressional Record: permission to insert extraneous material, H320 [5JA]

Courts: jurisdiction of Federal courts over foreign manufacturers, H1579 [29FE]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), motion to instruct conferees, H1579 [29FE]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H311, H313, H315, H319, H320, H321 [5JA]

Dept. of the Interior: proposed tax on outdoor-related items, H10497 [17SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6580, H6583, H6588 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorizing appropriations, H1797, H1798 [7MR]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3496 [17AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H9456 [31JY]

Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2491 [20MR]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5520 [23MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5439 [22MY]

Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6580, H6583 [19JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5439 [22MY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H202 [5JA]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3006 [28MR]

———expedite commencement of committee hearings (H. Res. 310), H193 [5JA]

House Rules: authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H220 [5JA]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4560, H4562, H4563, H4564, H4566, H4568 [8MY]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), H1273 [27FE]

———prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families, H1273 [27FE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2313 [14MR], H2491, H2503, H2515, H2531, H2532, H2533 [20MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2313 [14MR], H2361, H2372, H2373 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11071, H11072, H11079 [25SE]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2515 [20MR]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H813 [24JA]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2503 [20MR]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), consideration (H. Res. 489), H9426 [31JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), consideration (H. Res. 473), H7165, H7166, H7168, H7169 [10JY]

Minimum wage: level, H3711, H3712 [23AP], H5065 [15MY], H5439 [22MY], H5520 [23MY]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), consideration (H. Res. 448), H6268, H6270, H6272, H6273, H6274 [12JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4562, H4566 [8MY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), consideration (H. Res. 436), H5326, H5328, H5329, H5330, H5332, H5334, H5336 [21MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3006 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7789, H7793 [18JY]

Refugees: Targeted Refugee Assistance Program funds distribution, H2531, H2532, H2533 [20MR]

Roads and highways: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (H.R. 2988), H10782 [24SE]

Savings Association Insurance Fund: recapitalization, H3738 [24AP]

Ships and vessels: shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6268, H6272, H6273, H6274 [12JN]

Taxation: exclude long-term capital gains from gross income (H.R. 2861), E31 [5JA]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 353), H1147 [1FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund funding, H6588 [19JN]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), consideration (H. Res. 303), H5065 [15MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H2314 [14MR], H9564 [31JY], H10521 [17SE], H11044 [24SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 178, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 104-615), H6117 [10JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2202, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 528) (H. Rept. 104-829), H11046 [24SE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 175, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 411) (H. Rept. 104-534), H3730 [23AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2202, Immigration Admission Policies Reform, Treatment of Criminal Aliens, Alien Smuggling, Documentation Requirements, and Border Security: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 384) (H. Rept. 104-483), H2315 [14MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2406, U.S. Housing Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 104-564), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2754, Shipbuilding Trade Agreement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 448) (H. Rept. 104-606), H6005 [6JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3019, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 372) (H. Rept. 104-474), H1774 [6MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3415, Gasoline Tax: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 104-580), H5286 [16MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3754, Legislative Branch Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 473) (H. Rept. 104-663), H7154 [9JY]

Consideration of Motion To Dispose of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1643, Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 334) (H. Rept. 104-447), H186 [4JA]

Disposition of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1358, Conveyance of National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in Gloucester, MA, to Massachusetts: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 338) (H. Rept. 104-449), H330 [5JA]

Statements

Gasoline Tax: ARCO, H5327 [21MY]

———Chevron Corp., H5327 [21MY]

———Texaco Inc., H5327 [21MY]

Tables

Open versus restrictive rules: 103d-104th Congress, H1794, H1805 [7MR], H2363 [19MR], H3498 [17AP], H6270 [12JN], H7166 [10JY]

———104th Congress, H1794, H1805 [7MR], H2363 [19MR], H3498 [17AP], H6270 [12JN], H7166 [10JY]

Tributes

Beilenson, Representative, H10974 [24SE]

Bono, Representative, H5310 [21MY]

Duricka, John A., H10774 [24SE]

Emerson, Bill, H6724 [25JN]

Moorhead, Representative, H10974 [24SE]

DREYER, JUNE TEUFEL

Articles and editorials

Chinese View of China's Strategy, H6998-H7003 [27JN]

DRI/McGRAW-HILL (business)

Studies

Brewing Industry Taxation, H9826-H9831 [1AU]

DRINAN, ROBERT F. (a former Representative from Massachusetts)

Articles and editorials

Posturing on Abortion, E1034 [7JN]

Prayers

Holocaust Commemoration, E1003 [5JN]

DRINKARD, JIM

Articles and editorials

Endgame of a Congress—Tightening the Screws on Federal Regulators, H11575 [27SE]

DRISCOLL, JOHN

Statements

Student Financial Aid Reform, E964 [30MY]

DRISCOLL, RYAN

Statements

Gun Control, E945 [29MY]

DRONENBERG, ERNEST

Appointments

National Commission on Restructuring the IRS, H5485 [22MY]

DROSKIE, WALTER

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11234 [25SE]

DROSKOSKI, STANLEY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1289 [16JY], E1651 [19SE]

DROZDIAK, WILLIAM

Articles and editorials

Chirac Ends France's Nuclear Test Program, H962 [30JA]

France Acknowledges Radioactive Leakage in South Pacific Nuclear Tests, H778, H812 [24JA]

DRUG ABUSE see Drugs

DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ADMINISTRATION

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see H.R. 3847), H8029 [18JY]

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION related term(s) Department of Justice

Amendments

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S10708, S10709, S10721, S10722 [17SE]

Articles and editorials

Good People Go Bad in Iowa, and a Drug Is Being Blamed, S1866 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see S. 1607; H.R. 3067), S1855 [12MR], H2123 [12MR]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see S. 1965; H.R. 3852, 3908), S8013 [17JY], H8029 [18JY], H8598 [26JY]

Letters

Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act: James Tuso, H11121 [25SE]

———Jim Maready, H11121 [25SE]

———Senator Murray, S11854 [30SE]

Remarks in House

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H11053 [25SE]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (H.R. 3067), E330 [13MR]

———importation of Rohypnol, H8204, H8205 [23JY]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (H.R. 3852), H11111-H11122 [25SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), H12132 [28SE]

Funding, H8164, H8168, H8190, H8191 [23JY]

Health: possession of health insurance relative to mortality rate, E1801 [28SE]

National Foreign Intelligence Program: authority to transfer funds, H5416 [22MY]

Remarks in Senate

Drug abuse: international narcotics control funding, S11287-S11289 [25SE]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (S. 1607), S1864-S1867 [12MR]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S8015-S8023 [17JY], S10717-S10723 [17SE], S10738 [18SE], S11853, S11854 [30SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), placed on calendar, S9675 [2AU]

———sale of chemicals used to manufacture controlled substances, S7167 [27JN]

Rocky Mountain Division: funding, S10185 [10SE]

Summaries

Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act (S. 1965), S10738 [18SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3852, Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act, H11111-H11115 [25SE]

S. 1607, Methamphetamine Control Act, S1865 [12MR]

S. 1965, Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act, S8017-S8021 [17JY], S10878-S10882 [18SE], H12132-H12136 [28SE]

DRUG IMPORTER DEATH PENALTY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2125), S11294 [25SE]

Texts of

S. 2125, provisions, S11305 [25SE]

DRUG-INDUCED RAPE PREVENTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2040), S9554 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2040), S9593 [2AU], S12257 [3OC]

Texts of

S. 2040, provisions, S9594 [2AU]

DRUG-INDUCED RAPE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 4137), S12319, S12376 [3OC]

Articles and editorials

Date Rape Drug Linked to Mysterious Death, H12276 [4OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4137), H11122-H11126 [25SE], H12275, H12276 [4OC], E1757 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4137), S11703 [28SE], S12376-S12379 [3OC]

Summaries

Provisions (H.R. 4137), S12377 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4137, provisions, H11122 [25SE], H12275 [4OC]

DRUGS related term(s) Crime; Pharmaceuticals

Addresses

Domestic Policy for Law Enforcement: Eugene T. Rossides, H60-H64 [3JA]

Now, Let's Talk About the Pastor: Cheryl Story, H6108 [10JN]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8438, S8440, S8446, S8448, S8458, S8463, S8464, S8465, S8483, S8484, S8486, S8487, S8488 [22JY], S8540, S8541, S8542, S8543, S8544, S8545, S8546, S8548, S8551, S8552, S8577, S8578, S8579, S8580 [23JY], S8586, S8594, S8611, S8613, S8614, S8615, S8616, S8645, S8646 [24JY], H6118 [10JN], H6176, H6177, H6181, H6184 [11JN], H6192, H6198, H6199, H6201, H6211, H6212 [12JN]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (S. 773), S11189 [24SE]

Cambodia: U.S. policy (S. Res. 285), S11638 [28SE]

Crime: penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), S12319, S12376 [3OC]

Methamphetamine: prevent manufacturing and use (S. 1965), S10708, S10709, S10721, S10722 [17SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY], H8671 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

About-Face, S1596 [6MR]

Accusations of Coddling Criminals Aimed at Two Judges in New York, H2310 [14MR]

Actions To Market Abortion Pill Are Denounced, H9458 [31JY]

Bullies of Burma, S8815 [25JY]

Burma Beyond the Pale, S8757, S8815 [25JY]

Burmese Repression, S8815 [25JY]

Clinton Administration's Continuing Retreat in the War on Drugs, S9021-S9024 [29JY]

Consensus on Teen Smoking, H916 [26JA]

Costly Oversight—Fine Print in GATT Law Could Cost Zantac Users Millions, S3582 [18AP]

Date Rape Drug Linked to Mysterious Death, H12276 [4OC]

Drug Fiefdom of Northern Mexico, S4679-S4681 [3MY]

Drug Judge, S539 [26JA], H2310 [14MR]

Drug Runners Arrested at Border Often Go Free, S4969 [13MY]

FDA Can Work Better, S9550 [2AU]

General Clinton, Losing the Drug War, S5142 [16MY]

Good People Go Bad in Iowa, and a Drug Is Being Blamed, S1866 [12MR]

GOP—Choosing Sides in Culture War?, E752 [9MY]

Judge Baer's Tortured Reasoning, H2310 [14MR]

Just Say ``Whoa'', S348 [24JA], E180 [5FE]

Making a Difference—Statistics Indicate Fighting Back Is Winning the War on Drugs in Vallejo, E1704 [26SE]

Prescription Fraud—Abusing the System, E1566-E1568 [11SE]

Times Article Misstated Guidelines on Border Drug Cases, S5948 [6JN]

Waiting To Exhale, S4681 [3MY], S5141 [16MY]

Weld's Opportunity, S8814 [25JY]

Zantac Windfall, S3580 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3603), H6040 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (see H. Res. 451), H6117 [10JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 496), H9565 [31JY]

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to participate in substance abuse information programs as part of their public service obligation (see H.R. 3334), H4109 [25AP]

Cambodia: U.S. policy (see S. Res. 285), S9072 [29JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10235 [11SE]

Colombia: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1560), S915 [6FE]

Courts: payment of the costs of court-appointed attorneys in certain criminal cases (see H.R. 3027), H1774 [6MR]

———sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses (see H.R. 3080), H2224 [13MR]

———treatment of sentences relative to powdered cocaine (see H.R. 3154, 3196, 4038), H2713 [22MR], H3170 [28MR], H10111 [9SE]

Crime: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see S. 1607; H.R. 3067), S1855 [12MR], H2123 [12MR]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see S. 2125; H.R. 4170), S11294 [25SE], H11229 [25SE]

———efforts to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (see S. 1700), S4063 [24AP]

———increase penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances to recovering addicts (see S. 2050), S9742 [3SE]

———mandatory life imprisonment for second conviction of individuals for certain felonies (see H.R. 3223), H3230 [29MR]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

———penalties related to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride (see S. 1609), S1855 [12MR]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see S. 2040; H.R. 3341, 3905), S9554 [2AU], H4109 [25AP], H8557 [25JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

———prohibit use of imported controlled substances to commit a felony (see S. 1919), S7179 [27JN]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see S. 1854; H.R. 3565, 3698), S6013 [10JN], H5817 [4JN], H6690 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: assist the procurement of law enforcement equipment for counterdrug activities by State and local governments (see H.R. 2931), H1224 [1FE]

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H2034 [8MR]

Dept. of HUD: withhold public housing assistance to State agencies that impede eviction of a tenant (see H.R. 3865), H8094 [22JY]

Dietary supplements: classification (see S. 1806), S5567 [23MY]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H9705 [1AU]

———establish a data bank of information on clinical trials and experimental treatments for all serious illnesses (see S. 2024), S9554 [2AU]

Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Administration: establish (see H.R. 3847), H8029 [18JY]

Employment: safety-sensitive functions relative to individuals that abuse controlled substances (see H.R. 4017), H9924 [2AU]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see S. 2178; H.R. 4277), S11973 [30SE], H12172 [28SE]

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: certification of drugs containing insulin and antibiotics (see H.R. 3672), H6509 [18JN]

Firearms: mandatory minimum penalties for use during commission of a Federal crime (see H.R. 3988), H9923 [2AU]

Foreign policy: establish additional narcotics control certification standards and reporting requirements for certain illicit drug producing countries and drug-transit countries (see H.R. 3689), H6690 [20JN]

———strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and impose certain sanctions on countries relative to production and trafficking of illegal drugs (see S. 2053), S9853 [4SE]

Foreign trade: imposition of trade sanctions on countries which threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of illicit drugs (see H.R. 3023), H1774 [6MR]

———require cooperation from trade partners in preventing illegal drug traffic (see H.R. 4290), H12173 [28SE]

Foster care: clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child (see S. 1974), S8156 [18JY]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see S. 1944; H.R. 3600), S7762 [11JY], H6005 [6JN]

Health: administration of drugs and devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3149), H2664 [21MR]

———development of pharmaceuticals relative to treatment for illegal drug addiction (see S. 2051), S9742 [3SE]

———regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H3581 [17AP]

Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see H.R. 2932), H1224 [1FE]

House Rules: random drug testing of officers and employees (see H. Res. 512), H9925 [2AU]

———require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H9924 [2AU]

———require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff (see H. Res. 519), H10235 [11SE]

Housing: occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 3390), H4423 [2MY]

Insurance: treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3991), H9923 [2AU]

Marijuana: increase penalties for offenses (see S. 1790), S5492 [22MY]

Medicare: allow use of parenteral nutrients for renal dialysis treatments (see H.R. 4185), H11229 [25SE]

———coverage of certain antibiotics parenterally administered at home (see H.R. 3262, 4248), H3581 [17AP], H11526 [27SE]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunity suppressing drugs (see H.R. 3138), H2664 [21MR]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H7114 [8JY]

Medicare/medicaid: provide orientation and medical profiles for enrollees and require health plans to assure child immunizations (see H.R. 4160), H11048 [24SE]

Methamphetamine: prevent manufacturing and use (see S. 1965; H.R. 3852, 3908), S8013 [17JY], H8029 [18JY], H8598 [26JY]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1547; H.R. 2945), S555 [30JA], H1224 [1FE]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S.J. Res. 50; S. Res. 218; H.R. 2947; H.J. Res. 162), S555 [30JA], S1516 [5MR], H1224 [1FE], H1716 [5MR]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (see S. 1548; H.R. 2946), S555 [30JA], H1224 [1FE]

National Guard: authorize participation in drug interdiction efforts (see H.R. 3524), H5569 [23MY]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see S. 1759; H.R. 3462), S5093 [15MY], H5173 [15MY]

Patents: extend protection for certain pipeline drugs (see S. 2154), S11720 [28SE]

Pharmaceuticals: reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research and establish minimum levels of research reinvestment for drug manufacturers (see H.R. 4270), H11527 [27SE]

Prescription Drug Price Review Board: establish (see H.R. 3691), H6690 [20JN]

Public housing: Federal commitment to eliminate crime (see H.R. 3150), H2664 [21MR]

Radioactive substances: review use of radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 3065), H2123 [12MR]

San Francisco, CA: recognize the significance of the AIDS Memorial Grove in the Golden Gate Park (see S. 1992; H.R. 3193), S8866 [25JY], H3170 [28MR]

SSI: restriction on benefits to substance abusers (see S. 1642), S2859 [26MR]

States: provide Federal grants for drug testing projects (see H.R. 3778), H7260 [10JY]

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (see H. Con. Res. 162), H3488 [16AP]

Tariff: HIV protease inhibitor chemicals (see S. 2021; H.R. 3977), S9554 [2AU], H9922 [2AU]

———pharmaceutical-grade phospholipids (see H.R. 4273), H11527 [27SE]

Tobacco products: consideration of addiction to nicotine as a disability (see H. Con. Res. 223), H11395 [26SE]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H3170 [28MR]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: require a study of sentencing for drug offenses where domestic violence has occurred (see H.R. 4246), H11526 [27SE]

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: amend (see H.R. 4322), H12175 [28SE]

Biographies

Leaders of the Major Mexican Drug Cartels Indicted in the U.S., S8794 [25JY]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 3603), H9368-H9378 [30JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization (S. 641), H4287-H4299 [30AP]

Court documents

Affidavit relative to civil rights trial of former INS agent Joseph Occhipinti: Manual DeDios, E1734 [27SE]

———William Acosta, E1733 [27SE]

Documents

Sales of Tobacco Products to Children: Smoke-Free Class of 2000 (organization), H6235 [12JN]

Letters

Changes to prescription drug policies under certain Federal retiree health benefits programs: several Members of Congress, E812 [15MY]

CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras: John H. Moseman, CIA, H11059 [25SE]

———John M. Deutch, CIA, H11059 [25SE]

———Representative Combest, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H11058 [25SE]

———Representative Millender-McDonald, E1812, E1813 [28SE]

———Representative Waters, H11058 [25SE]

———Representatives Dicks and Combest, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H11059 [25SE]

———Speaker Gingrich, H10728 [20SE], H11058 [25SE]

Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act: James Tuso, H11121 [25SE]

———Jim Maready, H11121 [25SE]

———Senator Murray, S11854 [30SE]

Economic assistance to Mexico relative to drug enforcement efforts: Senator Feinstein, S558 [30JA]

———Senators Feinstein and D'Amato, S557 [30JA]

FDA approval process of new medical devices and new drugs: Jeffrey N. South, H2307 [14MR]

Foreign aid to Burma: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8752, S8755, S8809 [25JY]

———Sein Win, Prime Minister of Burma, S8756, S8796 [25JY]

GATT implementation relative to generic drug industry: C. Everett Koop, S7120 [27JN]

———Carole A. Long, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, S6597 [20JN]

———Daniel Perry, Alliance for Aging Research, S6597 [20JN]

———Eugene P. Schonfeld, National Kidney Association, S6598 [20JN]

———Joseph R. Bertino, American Association for Cancer Research, Inc., S6596 [20JN]

———Judith Simpson, United Patients' Association for Pulmonary Hypertension, Inc., S6597 [20JN]

———Nancy Sander, Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc., S6598 [20JN]

———Patti Munter, National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, S6597 [20JN]

———Robert J. Beall, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, S6597 [20JN]

———Sandra H. Kownacki, Autism Society of America, S6598 [20JN]

———several professors of medicine, S6596 [20JN]

———William E. Brock III, Brock Group, Ltd., S7120 [27JN]

GATT implementation relative to the generic drug industry: Cathy L. Hurwit, Citizen Action (organization), S3581 [18AP]

———Cynthia Pearson, National Women's Health Network, S3580 [18AP]

———Dixie D. Horning, S3581 [18AP]

———Generic Drug Equity Coalition, S3581 [18AP]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S3580 [18AP]

———Mern Horan, Consumer Federation of America, S3581 [18AP]

———Thair Phillips, Seniors Coalition, S3580 [18AP]

———Theresa Amato, Citizen Advocacy Center, S3581 [18AP]

Impact of relaxed travel barriers between the U.S. and Mexico on drug enforcement efforts and highway safety: Senator Feinstein, S557 [30JA]

Investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S5483 [22MY]

———Paul J. Pfingst, San Diego, CA, District Attorney, S5484 [22MY]

———Senator Dole, S5000 [14MY]

National policy to control crime and reform court procedures: E.G. Berry, E258 [29FE]

Regulation of tobacco industry: Senator Lautenberg, S1158 [7FE]

Regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children: Lawton C. Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11564 [27SE]

Response to Representative Gunderson on allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events: Beverly LaHaye, Concerned Women for America (organization), H7522 [12JY]

———Paul Weyrich, H7522 [12JY]

———Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), H7522 [12JY]

Sales of tobacco products to children: Sarah Weller, H6235 [12JN]

Schools, drugs, and attention deficit disorder: David Wagemann, E1230 [9JY]

Substance abuse treatment centers: John Schwarzlose, Jerry Spicer, and Dennis Gilhousen, H10968 [24SE]

Lists

Examples of Arkansas patents granted extensions under GATT, S7119 [27JN]

States, cities, and organizations with boycott resolutions against Burma, S8814 [25JY]

Memorandums

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: Marc Morano, Electronic News Gathering (news service), H7521 [12JY]

Messages

National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, S4315 [29AP], H4112 [29AP]

National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia: President Clinton, S3952 [23AP], H3700 [23AP]

Petitions and memorials

Georgia: FDA regulatory powers over tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

Press releases

Drug Use Rises Again in 1995 Among American Teens: University of Michigan, S9020 [29JY]

Proposals

Investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers, S5000 [14MY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: research programs funding, H6166, H6167 [11JN]

———use of Market Access Program for export or sale of alcoholic beverages, H6198-H6201 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations, H5766 [4JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6164 [11JN], H6191-H6247 [12JN], E1062, E1065, E1075 [12JN], E1086, E1088 [13JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, H9715, H9723, H9724 [1AU]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (H. Res. 451), H6159-H6164-H6182 [11JN]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (H.R. 2508), H10835-H10841 [24SE]

Association of Food and Drug Officials: anniversary, E333 [13MR]

Baer, Harold, Jr.: call for resignation of judge, H2309 [14MR]

Berkeley, CA: anniversary of Bonita House, E1635 [18SE]

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to participate in substance abuse information programs as part of their public service obligation (H.R. 3334), E648 [25AP]

Caring Foundation: tribute to ``We the Living'' stage play, H1688 [5MR]

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention: funding, H7369 [11JY]

Children and youth: DARE Program funding, H2580 [21MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, H6403 [13JN]

China, Republic of: drug control efforts, E1242 [11JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, H10437 [17SE], H10530 [18SE], H10607 [19SE], H10724-H10730 [20SE], H11058 [25SE], H11579 [27SE], E1705 [26SE]

———investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (H. Res. 518), E1812 [28SE]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H1722 [6MR]

———invoking of executive privilege relative to memorandum on drug policy from FBI Director Louis J. Freeh, H10773 [24SE], E1905 [2OC]

Colombia: national drug control policy, H11232 [26SE]

———U.S. policy, E1289 [16JY]

Community Partnership Against Crime Act: extend authorization, H4684 [9MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4163 [30AP], H4355-H4367, H4374 [1MY], E696 [1MY], E719, E725 [7MY]

Correctional institutions: early release of prisoners upon completion of drug treatment program (H.R. 2650), H5774-H5776 [4JN], E1040 [10JN]

Courts: payment of the costs of court-appointed attorneys in certain criminal cases (H.R. 3027), H1752 [6MR]

———sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses (H.R. 3080), E345 [13MR]

Crime: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (H.R. 3067), E330 [13MR]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H1491 [28FE], H3436 [16AP], H3667 [23AP], H4092 [25AP], H5113 [15MY], H6121 [11JN], H7776 [17JY], H10101-H10103 [5SE], H12097 [28SE], E258 [29FE], E392-E394 [20MR]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), H11122-H11126 [25SE], H12275, H12276 [4OC], E1757 [27SE]

Cuba: drug trafficking, H8560, H8561 [26JY], E1382 [25JY]

DEA: funding, H8164, H8168, H8190, H8191 [23JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: future studies and evaluations funding, H6176, H6177 [11JN]

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (H.R. 3059), E317 [8MR]

———prohibit funding to promote legalization of currently listed illegal drugs, H7334 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: Border Patrol funding, E1310 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), E1310 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: loan guarantees for international railroad projects, H7089, H7090 [27JN]

Diseases: ADP Program funding for HIV and AIDS patients, H12093 [28SE]

———AIDS epidemic, H5991-H5996 [6JN], H7051-H7066 [27JN]

———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

District of Columbia: tribute to United Family Coalition, E1069 [12JN]

Dornan, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H5138 [15MY], H7521 [12JY]

Drug abuse: employee testing, H10653 [19SE]

———increase in heroin use, H7539 [16JY]

———national drug control policy, H1720, H1722 [6MR], H1778, H1779, H1973-H1976 [7MR], H2308 [14MR], H2879 [27MR], H3397 [16AP], H3626-H3632 [18AP], H4133, H4165 [30AP], H5187, H5188, H5264 [16MY], H5304 [21MY], H5497 [22MY], H5930, H5931 [5JN], H6097, H6106 [10JN], H7069 [27JN], H7121 [9JY], H7163 [10JY], H7268 [11JY], H7764, H7776 [17JY], H8162, H8163, H8164, H8165, H8168 [23JY], H8292 [24JY], H9459-H9461 [31JY], H9707 [1AU], H9928, H9930 [4SE], H10046, H10047 [5SE], H10115 [10SE], H10180, H10200, H10225-H10228 [11SE], H10332, H10349 [12SE], H10432, H10439, H10496, H10516 [17SE], H10530, H10574 [18SE], H10604, H10606, H10651-H10656 [19SE], H10723, H10730-H10733 [20SE], H10979, H10980 [24SE], H11051, H11053 [25SE], H11233, H11361, H11391 [26SE], H12180, H12182 [30SE], E170, E180 [5FE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H10730-H10733 [20SE], E672 [1MY], E1643 [18SE]

———restrictions on the use of certain funds to local entities, H2586 [21MR]

Executive Office of the President: allegations made in book by former FBI agent Gary W. Aldrich, H11040-H11044 [24SE]

———drug use by employees, H7764 [17JY], H7783 [18JY]

FDA: approval of home drug testing kit for use by parents, H11233 [26SE]

———approval of RU-486, H9457 [31JY]

———approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 3199), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

———approval process and regulations relative to new medical devices and new drugs, H2306 [14MR]

———funding, E1190 [27JN]

———reform, H2931 [27MR], H2968 [28MR], H3571, H3572 [17AP]

Foreign trade: imposition of trade sanctions on countries which threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of illicit drugs (H.R. 3023), E288, E291 [6MR]

Government: Federal drug testing initiatives funding, H8171, H8172 [23JY], E1454 [1AU]

Gunderson, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H4922-H4925 [14MY], H7051-H7066 [27JN]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (H.R. 3600), H10961 [24SE]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (H.R. 2019), H4115 [29AP]

———regulation of pharmacists (H.R. 3260), E558 [17AP]

———therapeutic use of marijuana (H.R. 2618), E542 [16AP]

Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (H.R. 2932), E173 [5FE]

House of Representatives: random drug testing of employees, H12179 [30SE]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff, H10047 [5SE]

Housing: occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers, H4593, H4628 [8MY]

———occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers (H.R. 3390), E704 [2MY]

———prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families, H1273, H1274, H1275, H1276, H1278 [27FE]

Law enforcement: exclusionary rule relative to warrantless searches by law enforcement officers, H1145 [1FE]

———funding, H7616, H7620 [16JY]

Medicare: allow use of parenteral nutrients for renal dialysis treatments (H.R. 4185), E1698 [26SE]

———coverage of oral prostate cancer drugs, E1081 [13JN]

———pharmaceutical care services (H.R. 3757), E1228 [9JY]

Medicare/medicaid: provide orientation and medical profiles for enrollees and require health plans to assure child immunizations (H.R. 4160), E1695 [25SE]

Methamphetamine: prevent manufacturing and use (H.R. 3852), H11111-H11122 [25SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use (S. 1965), H12132 [28SE]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (H.R. 2945), H1204 [1FE]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts, H6148-H6150 [11JN]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (H.R. 2947), H1204 [1FE], H1402 [28FE]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (H.R. 2946), H1204 [1FE]

National Guard: assist border patrol personnel relative to law enforcement and deportation, H11085 [25SE]

———authorize participation in drug interdiction efforts (H.R. 3524), E928 [24MY], E1474 [2AU]

NIH: require private industry to enter into price agreements relative to the sale of drugs developed in cooperative research programs, H7335-H7337 [11JY]

Occhipinti, Joseph: conviction of former INS agent for civil rights violations, E1733 [27SE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, H7618, H7623 [16JY], H7713 [17JY]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (H.R. 3462), E811 [15MY]

Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (H.R. 1995), H2464 [19MR]

———reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research and establish minimum levels of research reinvestment for drug manufacturers (H.R. 4270), E1788 [28SE]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of CORA Services, Inc., E1591 [12SE]

Public buildings: ban social events allowing public nudity, sexual activity and illegal drug use, E752 [9MY]

Rohypnol: importation, H8204, H8205 [23JY]

San Diego, CA: tribute to Annual Community Mobilization Conference and Training on Gangs, Violence, and Drugs, E531 [16AP]

Space policy: protein crystallography research, H4440 [7MY]

St. Louis, MO: tribute to Salvation Army Comprehensive Substance Treatment and Rehabilitation Program and Community in Partnership Family Center, E1121 [20JN]

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (H. Con. Res. 162), E543 [16AP]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: funding, H12099 [28SE]

Tariff: pharmaceutical-grade phospholipids (H.R. 4273), E1775 [28SE]

Tobacco products: Federal regulations, H5571 [29MY]

———prohibit regulation of tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H915 [26JA], H9929 [4SE], H10180 [11SE], E90, E96, E102 [25JA], E148, E172 [5FE], E989 [4JN], E1863 [30SE]

Urban areas: provide choice in education, promote entrepreneurship, and combat drug abuse, H4908 [14MY]

Vallejo, CA: tribute to Fighting Back Partnership (organization), E1704 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: U.S. policy, S11102 [20SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8435, S8454-S8465, S8485, S8487, S8491 [22JY], S8532-S8552 [23JY], S8583-S8600, S8602-S8617 [24JY], S8927 [25JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, S9334-S9337, S9425 [1AU], S9634 [2AU], S11697, S11763 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9275 [31JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), unanimous-consent agreement, S8537 [23JY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (H.R. 2508), S11326 [25SE]

———improve animal drug approval process (S. 773), S11204-S11209 [24SE]

Baer, Harold, Jr.: decision in recent drug case, S539 [26JA]

Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8745-S8758, S8795-S8797, S8808-S8816 [25JY]

Cambodia: U.S. policy (S. Res. 285), S9074 [29JY], S11638 [28SE]

Children and youth: funding to assist youth at risk from illegal drug use, crime, and violence, S5231, S5232 [17MY]

———national drug control policy, S1660 [7MR]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S6003 [10JN], S9037 [29JY]

———evaluation of policies to control crime, S5920 [6JN]

Colombia: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. 1560), S916, S917 [6FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize, S11883 [30SE]

———reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, S4646-S4649 [2MY]

Cordero, Ricardo: arrest by Mexican authorities relative to charges of corruption in Mexico's counterdrug efforts, S9475, S9476 [2AU]

Crime: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (S. 1607), S1864-S1867 [12MR]

———efforts to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (S. 1700), S4065-S4072 [24AP]

———increase penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances to recovering addicts (S. 2050), S9743 [3SE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S428 [26JA], S4703 [6MY], S5920 [6JN], S6122 [12JN], S7621 [10JY], S7811 [12JY], S9633 [2AU], S10573-S10576, S10578, S10579 [16SE], S12054-S12056 [1OC]

———penalties related to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride (S. 1609), S1868 [12MR]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (S. 2040), S9593 [2AU], S12257 [3OC]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), S11703 [28SE], S12376-S12379 [3OC]

———penalties relative to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride, S10386-S10388, S10394, S10395 [12SE]

———prohibit use of imported controlled substances to commit a felony (S. 1919), S7088 [27JN]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (S. 1854), S6013-S6015 [10JN]

DEA: Rocky Mountain Division funding, S10185 [10SE]

———sale of chemicals used to manufacture controlled substances, S7167 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, S7945 [17JY]

———support for Mexican counter-drug activities, S7167 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: actions of Solicitor General, S3705 [19AP]

Dietary supplements: classification (S. 1806), S5582-S5584 [23MY]

Diseases: establish a data bank of information on clinical trials and experimental treatments for all serious illnesses (S. 2024), S9563 [2AU]

Drug abuse: increased usage of cocaine, S5275 [17MY]

———insurance coverage for treatment and rehabilitation programs, S11365 [26SE]

———international narcotics control funding, S11287-S11289 [25SE]

———national drug control policy, S348 [24JA], S361-S363, S365 [25JA], S1666 [11MR], S2084 [14MR], S2180-S2182 [15MR], S3034-S3036 [27MR], S3241 [29MR], S3699, S3707 [19AP], S4278-S4286 [29AP], S4446 [30AP], S4681 [3MY], S4969, S4970 [13MY], S5140-S5143 [16MY], S5275 [17MY], S5920 [6JN], S6009 [10JN], S6072-S6074 [11JN], S7797 [12JY], S9016-S9030 [29JY], S9683-S9690 [3SE], S10190 [10SE], S10388, S10389, S10399 [12SE], S10573-S10576, S10578, S10579 [16SE], S11632 [28SE], S11878 [30SE], S110555 [19SE]

———treatment and rehabilitation programs, S3034-S3036 [27MR]

Executive Office of the President: drug use by employees, S9027-S9030 [29JY]

Faith House (organization): tribute, S664 [31JA]

FDA: defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (S. 2178), S11992 [30SE]

———reform, S8605, S8607 [24JY], S12020 [30SE]

———regulation of prescription drug industry, S8457 [22JY], S8594-S8600, S8609-S8612 [24JY], S9336, S9337 [1AU]

———review of generic drug applications, S8546 [23JY]

Foreign aid: make conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S1449 [29FE]

Foreign policy: international narcotics control funding, S8632, S8633 [24JY], S8745, S8819, S8833-S8836 [25JY]

———strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and impose certain sanctions on countries relative to production and trafficking of illegal drugs (S. 2053), S9854 [4SE], S9978 [5SE]

Foster care: clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child, S8142 [18JY]

GATT: implementation relative to generic drug industry, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3215 [29MR], S3574, S3578-S3583 [18AP], S6460 [19JN], S6591-S6603 [20JN], S6827 [25JN], S7115-S7125 [27JN]

Government: improve regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products (S. 1477), S3203 [29MR], S9550, S9552 [2AU], S11961 [30SE], S12053 [1OC], S12150-S12152 [2OC]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (S. 1944), S7764 [11JY]

Health: attention deficit disorder research funding, S11881 [30SE]

———development of pharmaceuticals relative to treatment for illegal drug addiction (S. 2051), S9743 [3SE]

High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas: funding, S11927 [30SE]

Housing: drug elimination grants for low-income housing projects, S9899-S9901 [5SE]

Law enforcement: investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers, S4999 [14MY], S5395 [20MY], S5483-S5485 [22MY], S5947 [6JN]

Legalization, S327 [23JA]

Marijuana: increase penalties for offenses (S. 1790), S5494 [22MY]

McCaffrey, Barry: nomination to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, S365 [25JA], S539 [26JA]

McCaffrey, Barry R.: confirmation as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, S1595 [6MR], S1660 [7MR]

———nomination to be Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, S1426 [29FE]

Methamphetamine: prevent manufacturing and use (S. 1965), S8015-S8023 [17JY], S10717-S10723 [17SE], S10738 [18SE], S11853, S11854 [30SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use (S. 1965), placed on calendar, S9675 [2AU]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S4678 [3MY]

———make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. 1547), S555-S559 [30JA]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S8788-S8795, S8858 [25JY]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. Res. 218), S555-S559 [30JA]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S.J. Res. 50), S1526 [5MR], S1657 [7MR]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (S. 1548), S555-S559 [30JA]

National Institute on Drug Abuse: funding, S5398, S5399 [21MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, S2031-S2033, S2040 [14MR]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (S. 1759), S5094 [15MY]

Patents: extend protection for certain pipeline drugs (S. 2154), S11720-S11722 [28SE]

———protection for arthritis medication Lodine, S9457, S9458, S9463-S9466, S9469, S9499-S9501 [2AU]

Pharmaceuticals: patent litigation relative to ranitidine, S2085 [14MR]

Public welfare programs: prohibit assistance relative to illegal drug use, S8105-S8109 [18JY], S8366 [19JY], S8498 [23JY]

San Francisco, CA: recognize the significance of the AIDS Memorial Grove in the Golden Gate Park (S. 1992), S8868 [25JY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to substance abusers, S3116-S3119 [28MR]

———restriction on benefits to substance abusers (S. 1642), S2860 [26MR]

Tariff: HIV protease inhibitor chemicals (S. 2021), S9560 [2AU], S12005 [30SE]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, S356 [25JA], S1154 [7FE], S11128, S11197 [24SE], S11318 [25SE], S11443 [26SE], S11562 [27SE]

Reports

Drug-Related Hospital Emergency Department Episodes: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, S9019 [29JY]

Losing Ground Against Drugs—A Report on Increasing Illicit Drug Use and National Drug Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) Majority Staff, S8835 [25JY], S9018 [29JY]

Setting the Course—A National Drug Strategy: Task Force on National Drug Policy, S9019 [29JY]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-726), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-613), H6040 [7JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3603) (S. Rept. 104-317), S7762 [11JY]

Animal Drug Availability Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2508) (H. Rept. 104-822), H11046 [24SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (S. 641) (H. Rept. 104-545), H4302 [30AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 104-730), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 451) (H. Rept. 104-616), H6117 [10JN]

Generic Drug Industry Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1277) (S. Rept. 104-394), S12125 [1OC]

Reform and Oversight, National Drug Policy—Review of the Status of the Drug War: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-486), H2466 [19MR]

Regulation of Food, Drugs, Devices, and Biological Products: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1477) (S. Rept. 104-284), S6611 [20JN]

U.S. Policy Relative to Cambodia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 285), S11291 [25SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Protecting Our Children From Drugs, E809 [15MY]

Statements

Criticism of Michael McCurry and White House Drug Policy: William J. Bennett, S9029 [29JY]

Drug Education: Danielle Susharm, Heather Skidmore, Jessica Williams, and Ethan Thibault, E963 [30MY]

Drug Legalization: Senator Grassley, S327-S329 [23JA]

GATT Implementation Relative to Generic Drug Industry: by, S3134 [28MR]

———Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative, S3215 [29MR]

Investigate Prosecution Practices Relative to Drug Smugglers: P. Jeffrey Casey, Dept. of the Treasury, S5484 [22MY]

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: Representative Meehan, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Bingaman, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Harkin, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Kennedy, S11198 [24SE]

———Senator Lautenberg, S11198 [24SE]

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: James C. Dobson, Focus on the Family (organization), H7521 [12JY]

———Marc Morano, H5138 [15MY]

Summaries

Animal Drug Availability Act (S. 773), S11205 [24SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization (S. 641), S4648 [2MY], H4356-H4358 [1MY]

Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act (S. 1965), S10738 [18SE]

Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act (H.R. 4137), S12377 [3OC]

Efforts to Prevent Transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

Federal Gang Violence Act (S. 1700), S4067 [24AP]

Make Extension of Loan Guarantee Agreement With Mexico Conditional to Drug Enforcement Efforts (H.R. 2945), H1205 [1FE]

Make Foreign Aid to Mexico Conditional to Drug Enforcement Efforts (H.R. 2947), H1204 [1FE]

Mexican Safety Standards and Drug Enforcement Efforts Relative to Trucks Seeking To Cross U.S. Border (H.R. 2946), H1205 [1FE]

National Drug Control Policy Findings, S9018 [29JY]

Third Annual Narcotics Control Conference, E1242 [11JY]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 3603), S9336 [1AU], H6236-H6243 [12JN], H9716-H9722 [1AU]

Disparity in current penalties for marijuana trafficking, S5495 [22MY]

Prevalence of drug use, S5495 [22MY]

Trends in high school marijuana use, S5495 [22MY]

Testimonies

National Drug Control Policy: Edward C. Williams, H10980 [24SE]

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: Alan Landers, S11563 [27SE]

———Hubert H. Humphrey III, Attorney General of Minnesota, S11444 [26SE]

———Ian L. Uydess, S11444-S11446 [26SE]

———Janet Sackman, S11564 [27SE]

———Jody Hayes, S11318 [25SE]

———Justin Hoover, S11318 [25SE]

———Martin N. Gordon, S11563 [27SE]

———Morton Downey, Jr., S11562 [27SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 518 investigate CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, E1813 [28SE]

H. Res. 451, consideration of H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H6159 [11JN]

H.R. 2508, Animal Drug Availability Act, H10835-H10838 [24SE]

H.R. 2650, Mandatory Federal Prison Drug Treatment Act, H5775 [4JN]

H.R. 3524, National Guard participation in drug interdiction efforts, E929 [24MY]

H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8426-S8435 [22JY]

H.R. 3852, Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act, H11111-H11115 [25SE]

H.R. 4137, Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act, H11122 [25SE], H12275 [4OC]

S. 773, Animal Drug Availability Act, S11207-S11209 [24SE]

S. 1607, Methamphetamine Control Act, S1865 [12MR]

S. 1609, penalties related to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride, S1869 [12MR]

S. 1642, restriction on SSI benefits to substance abusers, S2860 [26MR]

S. 1700, Federal Gang Violence Act, S4066 [24AP]

S. 1790, Enhanced Marijuana Penalty Act, S5495 [22MY]

S. 1965, Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act, S8017-S8021 [17JY], S10878-S10882 [18SE], H12132-H12136 [28SE]

S. 1992, AIDS Memorial Grove Act, S8868 [25JY]

S. 2021, tariff on HIV protease inhibitor chemicals, S9561 [2AU]

S. 2040, Drug-Induced Rape Prevention Act, S9594 [2AU]

S. 2050, Recovering Addict Protection Act, S9743 [3SE]

S. 2051, Pharmacotherapy Development Act, S9744-S9746 [3SE]

S. 2125, Drug Importer Death Penalty Act, S11305 [25SE]

S. 2154, Pharmaceutical Equity Act, S11722 [28SE]

S. Res. 218, make foreign aid to Mexico conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S561 [30JA]

S. Res. 285, U.S. policy towards Cambodia, S9074 [29JY]

S.J. Res. 50, make foreign aid to Mexico conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S1526 [5MR]

Transcripts

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co.'s Disclosure of Information Relative to the Health Effects of Tobacco: ``60 Minutes'' (television program), S1154-S1157 [7FE]

DRUNKEN DRIVING

Bills and resolutions

Federal-State relations: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 4128), H10762 [20SE]

Essays

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Essay Contest: Angela Wieczorek, E997 [5JN]

———Caitlin McCuistion, E997 [5JN]

———Christopher Jackson, E997 [5JN]

Poems

``JoAnn,'' Josh Soriano, E519 [29MR]

Remarks in House

Bankruptcy: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's operation of watercraft while intoxicated (H.R. 234), H5784-H5786 [4JN]

Federal-State relations: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (H.R. 4128), E1667 [20SE]

Jackson, Christopher: Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Essay Contest award recipient, E997 [5JN]

McCuistion, Caitlin: Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Essay Contest award recipient, E997 [5JN]

States: reporting of blood alcohol levels exceeding permissible levels after vehicular accidents (H.R. 1982), E779 [10MY]

Tucson Electric Power Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1405 [30JY]

Wieczorek, Angela: Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Essay Contest award recipient, E997 [5JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tucson Electric Power Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S9635 [2AU]

Texts of

H.R. 234, Boating and Aviation Operation Safety Act, H5784 [4JN]

DRURY COLLEGE

Remarks in House

Springfield, MO: tribute to Good Community Fair, H1622-H1625 [29FE]

DRY HOLLOW, TN

Remarks in House

Dry Hollow Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E793 [14MY]

D&S INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Bills and resolutions

Relief (see H.R. 3502), H5379 [21MY]

DU, KIM

Essays

What It Means to Me To Live in America, E353 [14MR]

du PONT, PETE

Letters

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds, H3510 [17AP]

du PONT, PIERRE S., IV (a former Senator from Delaware)

Articles and editorials

Rules Inhibit Retraining, S322 [23JA]

DUARTE, JUAN P.

Remarks in House

New York, NY: tribute to Great Dominican Parade and Carnival, E1318 [18JY]

DuBOSE, LOUIS

Articles and editorials

It's the Environment, Stupid, E1209 [27JN]

DUBROFF, JESSICA

Articles and editorials

Common Sense, R.I.P., S5654 [24MY]

Remarks in House

Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (H.R. 3267), H8044, H8045 [22JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3267, Child Pilot Safety Act, H8044 [22JY]

DUBUQUE, IA

Remarks in Senate

National Civic League: All-American City award finalist, S7058 [26JN]

Tables

Metropolitan area exports—an export performance report on over 250 U.S. cities, S7058 [26JN]

DUBUQUE (IA) TELEGRAPH HERALD

Articles and editorials

Mary Jane Haase, E1628 [17SE]

DUCEY, MAXINE FLECKNER

Letters

National Film Preservation Board reauthorization, S11773 [28SE]

DUCKLES, MADELINE TAYLOR

Remarks in House

Tribute, E835 [16MY]

DUCKMAN, LAUREN

Remarks in House

Courts: evaluation of President Clinton's judicial appointments, H5039-H5041 [14MY]

DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC.

Letters

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge land exchange with Calista Corp., S12457 [21OC]

DUDERSTADT, JAMES J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1095 [17JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7204 [27JN]

DUE, TANANARIVE

Remarks in House

Dade County, FL: tribute to women's achievements, E450 [26MR]

DUGAN, DONALD A.

Remarks in House

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, H3222 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1532 [5MR]

DUGAN, DONALD H.

Articles and editorials

Dugan Widow Remembers Husband, Tells His Story, H6626 [19JN]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H6626, H6627, H6628 [19JN]

DUGAN, MIRIAM

Articles and editorials

Dugan Widow Remembers Husband, Tells His Story, H6626 [19JN]

DUGOPOLSKI, CAROLINE

Remarks in House

LeGrand Smith Scholarship: award recipient, E772 [10MY]

DUKAKIS, MICHAEL

Articles and editorials

Fair Flat Tax To Rally Behind, S4083 [24AP]

DULUTH (MN) NEWS TRIBUNE

Articles and editorials

BWCAW Bills Deserve To Die, S12348 [3OC]

DUMAS, ERNEST

Articles and editorials

Politics of Whitewater, S9082 [29JY]

DUMAS, JIM

Articles and editorials

America at War, E71 [24JA]

DUNAIEF, LEAH S.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E482 [28MR]

DUNBAR, SHARON

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S7954 [17JY]

DUNBLANE, SCOTLAND

Bills and resolutions

Disasters: extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren (see S. Res. 231), S2101 [14MR]

Remarks in House

Disasters: extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren, H2263 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate

Disasters: extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren (S. Res. 231), S2030, S2066, S2139 [14MR]

Texts of

S. Res. 231, extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren in Dunblane, Scotland, S2066, S2104, S2140 [14MR]

DUNCAN, JOHN J., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, H10951 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

Call Me an Isolationist if You Will, But I'm in Great Company, Charley Reese, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, H133 [4JA]

Cora Sweatt Named Tennessee Mother of the Year, Anissa Hicks, Athens (TN) Post-Athenian, E626 [25AP]

Critical Care—Case Study, Joshua Macht, Inc. Technology (publication), E1416 [31JY]

Ending Student Subsidies, Ross I. Booner and Kevin W. Jones, Chronicle of Higher Education (publication), E1332 [22JY]

Infamous Artists, Joe Stuteville, American Legion Magazine, E1234 [10JY]

Loudon Woman Has Been Practicing Medicine for More Than 54 Years, Don Williams, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E139 [1FE]

Magnificent Misfit, W.E. Gutman, Wall Street Journal, E140 [1FE]

Mass Eviction Unique to Smokies, Clarke Morrison, Asheville (TN) Citizen Times, E1136 [20JN]

Media Silent on Right's Rights, Richard Benedetto, USA Today, H6096 [10JN]

Merger Mania, Lawrence J. Korb, Brookings Review (publication), E1307 [17JY]

Move Onward, Upward, Bill Maples, Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel, E1138 [20JN]

Oath of Uncertainty, Cliff Kincaid, American Legion Magazine, E1243 [11JY]

Pitching Socialism, Raymond J. Keating, National Review (publication), E1565 [11SE]

Planning Future Defense, Thomas L. McNaugher, Brookings Review (publication), E1308 [17JY]

Professor Nash Dies at 108, Athens (TN) Post-Athenian, E1134 [20JN]

Tennessee's Pat Summitt Credits Family for Her Zeal for Hard Work, Amy McRary, Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel, E1390-E1392 [26JY]

Tribute to James H. Quillen, U.S. Congressman, Steven Blackwell, E1620 [17SE]

What I Learned About How We Pick a President, Lamar Alexander, Weekly Standard (publication), E792 [14MY]

Why the Catholic School Model Is Taboo, Sol Stern, Wall Street Journal, E1336 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Aviation: preemployment review of prospective pilot records (see H.R. 3536), H5646 [29MY]

———prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H3649 [18AP]

Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish (see H.R. 3597), H6005 [6JN]

Metric system: modification of highway signs (see H.R. 3617), H6285 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Animals: require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H6509 [18JN]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

Bankruptcy: define single asset real estate (see H.R. 2815), H2316 [14MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H12175 [28SE]

———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———restore integrity, goodwill, honesty, and trust (see H.R. 3792), H7474 [11JY]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H4800 [9MY]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H3387 [15AP]

Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 8 years (see H.J. Res. 164), H2466 [19MR]

———payment of the costs of court-appointed attorneys in certain criminal cases (see H.R. 3027), H1774 [6MR]

———provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (see H.R. 3026), H1774 [6MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H. Res. 470), H8248 [23JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 3433), H6286 [12JN]

———prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (see H.R. 3300), H4303 [30AP]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Justice: establish ethics standards for prosecutors (see H.R. 3386), H5570 [23MY]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H8030 [18JY]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 3539), H5646 [29MY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H3387 [15AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H7475 [11JY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H7533 [12JY]

Financial institutions: capitalize deposit insurance funds and provide regulatory relief for insured depository institutions and holding companies (see H.R. 3567), H6915 [26JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H9925 [2AU]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H3388 [15AP]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H1138 [31JA]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H2950 [27MR]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H1636 [29FE]

House Rules: prohibit foreign travel by retiring Members (see H. Res. 361), H1325 [27FE]

Insurance: establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H2867 [26MR]

IRS: recognize qualified delivery services in addition to the Postal Service for purposes of timely filing of tax documents (see H.R. 3086), H2665 [21MR]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, Cookeville, TN: designate (see H.R. 4070), H10385 [12SE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1325 [27FE]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3310), H4801 [9MY]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2462), H6415 [13JN]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6765 [25JN]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H3171 [28MR]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H913 [25JA]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3159), H2866 [26MR]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 1325), H5052 [14MY]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H10108 [5SE]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H8982 [30JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6532 [19JN]

———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H6532 [19JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580, 3142), H5501 [22MY], H6532 [19JN]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H5935 [5JN]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2740), H5570 [23MY]

States: assist Attorney General in deportation of illegal aliens (see H.R. 3062), H2122 [12MR]

Taxation: treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H90 [3JA]

———treatment of educational grants by private foundations (see H.R. 3737), H12175 [28SE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H7533 [12JY]

Tennessee: authorize haying and grazing on certain lands (see H.R. 3554), H5753 [30MY]

Terrorism: U.S. policy (see H.R. 3953), H9921 [2AU]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H8982 [30JY]

Essays

Father's Letter to Santa: David Chartrand, E137 [1FE]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Pickering, Aaron, E940 [29MY]

Eulogies

Webster, George D.: by David L. Hale, Sr., E1309 [17JY]

Letters

Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act: Howard Twiggs, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, H10537 [18SE]

FDA approval process of new medical devices and new drugs: Jeffrey N. South, H2307 [14MR]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: line-item veto, H2981 [28MR]

Aviation: preemployment review of prospective pilot records (H.R. 3536), H8046, H8047, H8049 [22JY]

———prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (H.R. 3267), H3585 [18AP], H8044, H8045 [22JY]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (H.R. 3923), H10536 [18SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, H11579 [27SE]

Budget: balance, H95 [4JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H133 [4JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9381 [31JY]

Contracts: require States to conduct cost-benefit analysis for contracting of transportation projects, H7088 [27JN]

Craig, David G.: Tennessee Education Association Higher Education Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1465 [2AU]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (H. Res. 470), H10120 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6348 [13JN]

———prohibit use of funds to subsidize mergers or facilitate downsizing of contractors, H6348 [13JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7088, H7092 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5771 [4JN]

Disasters: tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H7993 [18JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H2462 [19MR], H6096 [10JN]

Education: national policy to improve system, E1332, E1336 [22JY]

———student loan programs, H7993 [18JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8356 [24JY]

Etowah, TN: Woods Memorial Hospital receipt of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations Quality Commitment Award, E1415 [31JY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 2276), H2064, H2067 [12MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), H10134 [10SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, H11456 [27SE]

FDA: approval process and regulations relative to new medical devices and new drugs, H2306 [14MR]

———food safety, E734 [8MY]

Foreign policy: funding for military interventions, H8077 [22JY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate, H5771 [4JN]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (H.R. 28), H8356 [24JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E139 [1FE]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (H.R. 1179), H9974 [4SE]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2981 [28MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2391 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11065 [25SE], H11579 [27SE]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate, H5771 [4JN]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H2096 [12MR]

News media: responsibility to report news objectively, H6096 [10JN]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), H8049, H8050, H8051 [22JY], H11332 [26SE]

———conduct study on mandatory retirement age for pilots, H7092 [27JN]

Prayer: voluntary school prayer, H5766 [4JN]

Prevette, Johnathan: suspension from first grade for alleged sexual harassment, H11579 [27SE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2981 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9381 [31JY]

Sweatt, Cora B.: Tennessee Mothers Association of American Mothers, Inc., Mother of the Year award recipient, E626 [25AP]

Taxation: rates, H1722 [6MR], H7784 [18JY], H8077 [22JY]

Terrorism: U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9891 [2AU]

Thomas, Clarence: invitation to attend awards ceremony in Prince Georges County, MD, H5766 [4JN], H6096 [10JN]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3524, H3525, H3544 [17AP]

TVA: tribute to employees, E1840 [30SE]

U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H133 [4JA], E1243 [11JY]

Unemployment: level, H5386 [22MY]

University of Tennessee: tribute to women's basketball team, E1390 [26JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H1773 [6MR], H2121 [12MR], H2465 [19MR], H6114 [10JN], H8027 [18JY], H8091 [22JY], H11524 [27SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Galen Johnson, Jr.: Tennessee House of Representatives, E1132 [20JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3159, NTSB appropriations, H8049 [22JY]

H.R. 3536, Airline Pilot Hiring and Safety Act, H8046 [22JY]

Transcripts

Student Loan Programs: Gil Gross, CBS Radio Network, H7994 [18JY]

Tributes

Ford, Representative, E1864 [30SE]

Graham, Billy, H5766 [4JN]

Johnson, Galen, Jr., E1132 [20JN]

Leibowitz, Lawrence P., E512 [29MR]

Maples, Lyle and Mary, E1319 [18JY]

Mashburn, Mayo, E1463 [2AU]

McCluskey, James G., E1138 [20JN]

Nash, W.E., E1134 [20JN]

Pickering, Aaron, E940 [29MY]

Quillen, Representative, H10501, H10502, H10503, H10504, H10505, H10506 [17SE], E1620 [17SE]

Summitt, Pat H., E1390 [26JY]

Webster, George D., E1309 [17JY]

DUNCAN, JUDY

Remarks in House

Reston, VA: tribute to Best of Reston Community Service Award recipients, E601 [23AP]

DUNCAN, RACHEL N.

Remarks in Senate

Kentucky: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S7786 [11JY]

DUNCAN, ROBERT C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1221 [9JY]

DUNKLE, JEFFREY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5502 [22MY]

DUNLAP, ALBERT J.

Remarks in House

House of Representatives: remarks by Albert J. Dunlap to Republican freshman caucus, H979 [31JA]

Scott Paper Co.: management style of chief executive officer Albert J. Dunlap, H999-H1002 [31JA]

DUNLAP, JON

Memorandums

Unfunded Federal Mandates Relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act, S4030 [24AP]

DUNN, JAMES A.

Letters

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds, H3510 [17AP]

DUNN, JENNIFER (a Representative from Washington)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3543), H5646 [29MY]

National parks and recreation areas: require the President to submit an appropriation request to provide priority funding (see H.R. 3291), H3730 [23AP]

Pang, Martin: extradition from Brazil to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 132), H330 [5JA]

Snoqualmie National Forest: expand boundaries (see H.R. 3497), H5379 [21MY]

Taxation: treatment of tax free corporate liquidations and receipt of debt-financed property in such a liquidation (see H.R. 4243), H11526 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5052 [14MY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H4397 [1MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 216), H11048 [24SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 2935), H1224 [1FE]

Crime: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see H.R. 3456), H5052 [14MY]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H8557 [25JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide diagnostic and certification services to reduce diseases associated with salmonid family of fish (see H.R. 2908), H1636 [29FE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H10174 [10SE]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H3387 [15AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6509 [18JN]

Elections: provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H6691 [20JN]

Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and local government laws (see H.R. 4031), H11230 [25SE]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H6691 [20JN]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: employer requirements (see H.R. 3296), H3730 [23AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H9925 [2AU]

Federal employees: appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3205), H3230 [29MR]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3204), H3230 [29MR]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3203), H3229 [29MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]

———improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (see H.R. 4230), H11525 [27SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5052 [14MY]

House Rules: improve committee operations, procedures, and staffing (see H. Res. 480), H8248 [23JY]

———provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H8248 [23JY]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H8030 [18JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H8030 [18JY]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H9925 [2AU]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H10041 [4SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H1226 [1FE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5754 [30MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3820 [24AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3507), H5500 [22MY]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H8248 [23JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H10524 [17SE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see H.R. 2924), H1223 [1FE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H1241 [13FE]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H1716 [5MR]

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 4072), H11230 [25SE]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3427), H4800 [9MY]

———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H1986 [7MR]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H1716 [5MR]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H10721 [19SE]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H4424 [2MY]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244), H8598 [26JY]

———treatment of transitional payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 3559), H10721 [19SE]

———treatment of transitional payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3559), H11230 [25SE]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H1635 [29FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H10603 [19SE]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1875 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H3826 [25AP]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3596 [18AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7800, H7802, H7805, H7981 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9405 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8323 [24JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5107 [15MY], H5230 [16MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6987 [27JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3302 [15AP]

Crime: penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), H11126 [25SE]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), H4456 [7MY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3596 [18AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8484 [25JY]

———provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (H.R. 3700), H11321 [26SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8781 [30JY]

Families and domestic relations: child care, H5653 [30MY]

Federal employees: appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3205), E732 [8MY]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3204), E732 [8MY]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3203), E732 [8MY]

Floods: disaster assistance to Pacific Northwestern States, H1875 [7MR]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 2715), H3752 [24AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), E502 [29MR]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), E494 [29MR]

IRS: reform, H10527 [18SE], H10603 [19SE]

———safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), H3411 [16AP]

Medicare: reform, H3666 [23AP], H3733 [24AP]

Morris, Dick: call for dismissal from position as Presidential adviser relative to role in defense of accused rapist, H5309 [21MY]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6319 [13JN]

Pang, Martin: extradition from Brazil to the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 132), H10910 [24SE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), E494 [29MR]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H5107 [15MY]

———reform, H5653 [30MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7800, H7802, H7805, H7981 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9405 [31JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8323 [24JY]

Republican Party: legislative efforts relative to women, H6853 [26JN]

Ships and vessels: shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6319 [13JN]

Snoqualmie National Forest: expand boundaries (H.R. 3497), E860 [22MY], E1750 [27SE]

Taxation: treatment of tax free corporate liquidations and receipt of debt-financed property in such a liquidation (H.R. 4243), E1808 [28SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7257 [10JY], H7449 [11JY]

Special order: granted, H6282 [12JN], H11392 [26SE]

DUNN, JIM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1464 [2AU]

DUNN & BRADSTREET CORP.

Reports

U.S. Debt Rating Threatened, S546 [30JA]

DUNNE, WILLIAM C.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E642 [25AP]

DUNSFORD, DAVID J.

Articles and editorials

U.S. Asks Too Much of Saudis, Who Sacrifice Peace at Home, E1436 [1AU]

DUPART, LOUIS H.

Letters

U.S. Armed Forces in Haiti, S3742 [19AP]

duPONT, EVELYN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E111 [30JA]

DURAN, ALFREDO

Statements

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, H1731 [6MR]

DURANGO, CO

Letters

Animas La Plata water storage project, S9091 [30JY]

DURBIN, EULA S.

Articles and editorials

Mrs. Durbin's Risks Are Remembered, S3621 [18AP]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3621 [18AP]

DURBIN, MARSHALL B., SR.

Remarks in Senate

Alabama Business Hall of Fame: inductee, S12455 [21OC]

DURBIN, RICHARD J. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6184 [11JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7658 [16JY], H7678 [17JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6533 [19JN], H6868 [26JN]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4647 [8MY], H4704, H4707 [9MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8671 [30JY]

———H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, H10048 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H2034 [8MR]

Health care facilities: waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (see H.R. 4244), H11526 [27SE]

House Rules: postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (see H. Res. 358), H1226 [1FE]

Insurance: establish consumer protection standards for the purchase of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3381), H4396 [1MY]

Taxation: treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 3381), H4396 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H1325 [27FE]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H6005 [6JN]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1234 [9FE]

Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H5053 [14MY]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H10108 [5SE]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H7658 [16JY]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

Citizenship: demonstration projects to celebrate process of becoming and being U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1980), H5501 [22MY]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H8248 [23JY]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3246), H5818 [4JN]

———labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H8030 [18JY]

Courts: sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm with a laser sighting device during commission of a crime (see H.R. 2991), H5288 [16MY]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (see H.R. 3454), H5380 [21MY]

———reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 3445), H5288 [16MY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H10525 [17SE]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H3820 [24AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H1507 [28FE]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2566, 3505), H3387 [15AP], H5500 [22MY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5647 [29MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal employees: granting of competitive status relative to transfers or reassignments (see H.R. 294), H2224 [13MR]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 3455), H6765 [25JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

Hazardous substances: regulation of not-for-hire transportation of agriculture production materials (see H.R. 3799), H10108 [5SE]

Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H2558 [20MR]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 3904), H8557 [25JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H6691 [20JN]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H3171 [28MR]

House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H2124 [12MR]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H5817 [4JN]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H2559 [20MR]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H1226 [1FE]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see H.R. 3779), H7260 [10JY]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H6765 [25JN]

———bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H9925 [2AU]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6691 [20JN]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10235 [11SE]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10721 [19SE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7533 [12JY]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078), H7780 [17JY]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H6691 [20JN]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H3820 [24AP]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H1226 [1FE]

Music: licensing, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 789), H3489 [16AP]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H6415 [13JN]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 3992), H9923 [2AU]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H8095 [22JY]

NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H1325 [27FE]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5380 [21MY]

Pensions: prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (see H.R. 3688), H9566 [31JY]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H4503 [7MY]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H914 [25JA]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H4303 [30AP]

———extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H4902 [10MY]

Railroads: implementation of exemptions to train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings (see H. Con. Res. 201), H8557 [25JY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10602 [18SE]

Roads and highways: reuse or disposal of construction and demolition debris (see H.R. 3522), H6006 [6JN]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3834), H7779 [17JY]

Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H6691 [20JN]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H5288 [16MY]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 3426), H6184 [11JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H4303 [30AP]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H187 [4JA]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H1231 [6FE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 541), H11395 [26SE]

———reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Tobacco products: restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 3821), H8598 [26JY]

Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H6509 [18JN]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H1508 [28FE]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see H. Con. Res. 167), H3820 [24AP]

Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 2192), H914 [25JA]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H8982 [30JY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10612 [19SE]

Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H6217 [12JN]

———remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6217, H6218, H6221, H6222, H6225, H6229, H6233 [12JN]

———wheat farmer compensation relative to karnal bunt quarantine, H6212 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6165, H6175, H6178, H6179, H6181 [11JN], H6212, H6217, H6218, H6221, H6222, H6225, H6229, H6233 [12JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, H9723 [1AU]

Appropriations: making continuing, H211 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1945 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration (H. Res. 372), H1802 [7MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3781 [24AP]

———blockade by Turkey, H5881 [5JN]

Black History Month: observance, H1504 [28FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7816 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9422 [31JY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H211 [5JA]

Business and industry: relocation to foreign countries, E927 [24MY]

Centers for Disease Control: anniversary, E1197 [27JN]

Centralia, IL: tribute to Centralia High School boys' basketball team, E1363 [24JY]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute, H6433 [18JN]

Collins, J.C.: Assembly of God's National Mens' Ministries Christian Hall of Excellence inductee, E434 [22MR]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H6815 [25JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H6866 [26JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H8100 [23JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: limitations on information gathered to answer questions for appropriations hearings, H6181 [11JN]

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (H.R. 3059), E317 [8MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7678, H7679, H7683 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7341 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6815 [25JN], H6866, H6868, H6869 [26JN]

District of Columbia: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 153), H49, H50, H51 [3JA]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3398 [16AP]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6795 [25JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9766 [1AU]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9766 [1AU]

EPA: Toxic Release Inventory Program funding, H6868, H6869 [26JN]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, H9382 [31JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7683 [17JY]

Firearms: prohibit illegal possession or discharge in public housing zones, H4704, H4705, H4706, H4707, H4710 [9MY]

———prohibit possession by convicted felons, H7678, H7679 [17JY]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2694 [22MR]

Foreign aid: food assistance programs, H6178, H6179 [11JN]

———limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5881 [5JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5881 [5JN], H6157 [11JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), E927 [24MY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H55 [3JA], H211 [5JA]

Health: human embryo research funding, H7341 [11JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3132 [28MR], H8100 [23JY]

Health care facilities: waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (H.R. 4244), E1797 [28SE]

House Rules: postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (H. Res. 358), E171 [5FE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4704, H4705, H4706, H4707, H4709, H4710 [9MY]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), H1273, H1274 [27FE]

———homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program, H1273, H1274 [27FE], H6175 [11JN]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11065 [25SE]

Insurance: establish consumer protection standards for the purchase of long-term care insurance (H.R. 3381), E683 [1MY]

Israel: allocation of foreign aid, H6157 [11JN]

Medicaid: State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1945 [7MR]

Medicare: reform, H8081 [22JY]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (H.R. 2281), H55 [3JA]

Minimum wage: level, H4534 [8MY], H9709 [1AU]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8125 [23JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7679 [17JY]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H6165 [11JN]

———reform, H9709 [1AU]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7816 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9422 [31JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1261 [27FE], H8081 [22JY]

Taxation: treatment of long-term health care insurance (H.R. 3381), E683 [1MY]

Terrorism: U.S. policy, H9382 [31JY]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, E649 [25AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3817 [24AP]

Tribute, H6166 [11JN]

Texts of

H.R. 4244, waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals, E1797 [28SE]

Tributes

Dole, Senator, H6121 [11JN]

Norwood, William R., H1504 [28FE]

Pree, Edward, E1365 [24JY]

DURENBERGER, DAVID (a former Senator from Minnesota)

Statements

Tribute to Thomas R. Burke, S8150 [18JY]

DURHAM, NC

Remarks in House

Jordan High School: tribute to participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E868 [22MY]

Northern Telecom (business): Corporate Citizenship Award recipient, E843 [20MY]

DURHAM, NY

Remarks in House

New York: anniversary of Oak Hill-Durham Volunteer Fire Dept., E1175 [26JN]

DURICKA, JOHN A.

Articles and editorials

AP Photographer Praised, S11838 [30SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H10774 [24SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11126 [24SE], S11837 [30SE]

DURO, HENRY

Letters

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act, H10151 [10SE]

D'URSO, CHARLES

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1008 [6JN]

DUTCH JOHN, UT

Bills and resolutions

Local government: dispose of certain Federal properties and assist in the interim delivery of basic services (see H.R. 3486), H5288 [16MY]

DUVAL, FRED

Remarks in House

Tribute, E367 [14MR]

DWYER, JIM

Articles and editorials

Tracing Gunpowder Bombs With GOP Pols, E1483 [2AU]

DWYER, JUDY

Remarks in House

Montgomery County, PA: tribute to Support Police Immediate Response Intervention Team (organization), E1373 [25JY]

DYER, JIM

Letters

Animas La Plata water storage project, S9092 [30JY]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, H7243 [10JY]

DYESS, WILLIAM J.

Announcements

William Jennings Dyess Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund: University of Alabama National Alumni Association, S3010 [27MR]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3010 [27MR]

DYKSTRA, GEORGE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E86 [25JA]

EADS, TIMUR J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E259 [29FE]

EAGER, AZ

Bills and resolutions

Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see H.R. 3069), H2123 [12MR]

Remarks in House

Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (H.R. 3069), E323 [12MR]

EAGLE FORUM (organization)

Letters

Response to Representative Gunderson on allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H7522 [12JY]

EAGLEVILLE, TN

Remarks in House

Eagleville Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E828 [16MY]

EAKIN, MICHAEL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E233 [28FE]

EARTH DAY

Remarks in House

Observance, H3392, H3396 [16AP], H3495, H3561-H3568 [17AP], H3656 [22AP], H3659, H3660, H3661 [23AP], H3787 [24AP], E596 [22AP], E599, E600, E602, E603, E604 [23AP], E610 [24AP], E653 [25AP]

Tongass National Forest: changes in land management planning process, H3625 [18AP]

Remarks in Senate

Ecology and environment: holistic resource management, S3759 [22AP]

Observance, S3680 [18AP], S3698 [19AP], S3753-S3766, S3787 [22AP], S3882, S3886, S4000 [23AP], S4007 [24AP]

EARTHQUAKES related term(s) Disasters

Bills and resolutions

Disasters: assist State and local governments in disaster relief (see H.R. 3032), H1775 [6MR]

Taxation: exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6117 [10JN]

Remarks in House

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (H.R. 1856), E1281, E1283 [12JY], E1287 [16JY]

FEMA: funding, H10960 [24SE]

Taxation: exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (H.R. 3605), H6092 [10JN]

EARTHSTEWARDS NETWORK (organization)

Remarks in Senate

PeaceTrees Program: tribute, S9630 [2AU]

EASAW, AUDREY L.

Addresses

Business Partnerships With Schools, H10003 [4SE]

EASSA, MIKE

Bills and resolutions

Silvestri, Amy L.: authorize testimony in Margaret C. Carlson v. Mike Eassa (see S. Res. 221), S737 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

Silvestri, Amy L.: authorize testimony in Margaret C. Carlson v. Mike Eassa (S. Res. 221), S866 [1FE]

Texts of

S. Res. 221, testimony of Amy L. Silvestri in Margaret C. Carlson v. Mike Eassa, S743, S866 [1FE]

EAST CHICAGO, IN

Remarks in House

Circles of Serbian Sisters of Northwest Indiana: tribute, E1912 [3OC]

EAST CLAY, TN

Remarks in House

East Clay Volnteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E788 [14MY]

EAST GIRARDEAU, IL

Bills and resolutions

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

Remarks in House

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (S. 1903), H6797-H6799 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (S. 1903), S6820 [25JN]

Texts of

S. 1903, Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge, S6820 [25JN], H6799 [25JN]

EAST HADDAM, CT

Remarks in House

Goodspeed Opera House: tribute, E1227 [9JY]

EAST HAMPTON, NY

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property in Suffolk County, NY (H.R. 1836), S4678, S4688 [3MY], H4918 [14MY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property in Suffolk County, NY (H.R. 1836), H3691-H3693 [23AP], H4918 [14MY], E807 [15MY]

Montauk Rugby Club: tribute, E762 [10MY]

Remarks in Senate

Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition, S4689 [3MY]

Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property in Suffolk County, NY (H.R. 1836), S4688, S4690 [3MY]

Reports filed

Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1422) (S. Rept. 104-255), S3731 [19AP]

Suffolk County, NY, Property Acquisition: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1836) (H. Rept. 104-529), H3657 [22AP]

Texts of

H.R. 1836, Dept. of the Interior acquisition of property in Suffolk County, NY, H3692 [23AP]

EAST MEADOW, NY

Remarks in House

Congress: tribute to participants in the Artistic Discovery student art competition, E804 [15MY]

EAST ORANGE, NJ

Remarks in House

Mother's Day: observance, E748 [9MY]

Postal Service: tribute on efforts to eliminate graffiti, E1016 [6JN]

EAST ORANGE, NY

Remarks in House

East Orange Welfare Dept.: tribute, E1191 [27JN]

EAST PATCHOGUE, NY

Remarks in House

VFW: tribute to Post 8300, E1572 [11SE]

EAST SIDE, TN

Remarks in House

East Side Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E628 [25AP]

EAST TIMOR see Indonesia; Indonesia, Republic of

EASTER SEAL SOCIETY

Remarks in House

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Faith in Action project, E216 [27FE]

EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Addresses

Democracy Efforts in Balkan States: John Brademas, National Endowment for Democracy, S6152 [12JN]

NATO Inclusion of Central and Eastern European Countries: William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S1395-S1397 [28FE]

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Commemoration: Avroham Burg, Jewish Agency for Israel, S4258 [25AP]

———Benjamin Meed, Warsaw Ghetto Resistance Organization, S4258, S4259 [25AP], E523 [15AP]

Articles and editorials

Chernobyl Conference Slated for Columbia and Yale, E491 [29MR]

Looking Beyond Bosnia, S11955 [30SE]

New Marshall Plan for the East, S11316 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions

General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation (see H. Res. 542), H11395 [26SE]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (see S. Con. Res. 73; H. Con. Res. 228), S11540 [27SE], H11527 [27SE]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see S. 1830; H.R. 3564, 4096), S5763 [4JN], H5817 [4JN], H10524 [17SE]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see S.J. Res. 51; H. Con. Res. 165), S3626 [18AP], H3649 [18AP]

Yugoslavia: human and political rights of the Bosnian people of the Sanjak region in Serbia and Montenegro (see H. Con. Res. 217), H11048 [24SE]

Letters

NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act: President Clinton, H8118 [23JY]

———Representative Gilman, Committee on International Relations (House), H8118 [23JY]

Messages

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria Relative to Compliance With International Emigration Policies: President Clinton, S554 [30JA], S8011 [17JY], H931 [30JA], H7720 [17JY]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Romania Relative to Compliance With International Emigration Policies: President Clinton, S29 [3JA], H22 [3JA]

Remarks in House

Albania: elections, H6156 [11JN], E1149 [20JN]

Belarus: anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident, E491 [29MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: elections, E1816 [28SE]

Hungary: anniversary of revolution, E1943 [21OC]

———independence anniversary, E1537 [5SE], E1778 [28SE]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (H. Con. Res. 228), E1788 [28SE]

International relations: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, E888 [23MY]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8116-H8125 [23JY], E991 [4JN], E1357, E1358 [24JY]

———membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 4096), E1663 [19SE]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (H. Con. Res. 165), H5321-H5323 [21MY], E704 [2MY], E875 [22MY]

Romania: democracy efforts, E1358 [24JY]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, E1444 [1AU], E1542 [9SE]

Yugoslavia: human and political rights of the Bosnian people of the Sanjak region in Serbia and Montenegro (H. Con. Res. 217), E1689 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

AID: foreign assistance to Eastern European countries, S8862 [25JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: assault on Haris Silajdzic, S6424 [19JN]

Democracy: efforts in Balkan States, S6152 [12JN]

Foreign aid: economic assistance, S11316 [25SE]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (S. Con. Res. 73), S11559 [27SE]

International relations: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, S12017 [30SE]

NATO: expansion, S7128-S7130, S7134-S7141, S7142-S7144, S7146, S7147 [27JN]

———inclusion of Central and Eastern European countries, S1395 [28FE], S4959-S4961 [13MY]

———membership of Central and East European countries, S6000-S6003 [10JN], S8797, S8806, S8807, S8838-S8842 [25JY]

———membership of Central and East European countries (S. 1830), S5756, S5764-S5768 [4JN], S5785 [5JN]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (S.J. Res. 51), S3632 [18AP], S4091 [24AP], S4567 [1MY], S4630 [2MY]

Russia: elections, S7264, S7265 [28JN]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, S9623 [2AU]

Yugoslavia: Senate delegation visit to the countries that comprise the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3500 [17AP], S3750-S3752 [22AP], S3888 [23AP]

Reports

Elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, E1817 [28SE]

Songs

``Hungarian National Anthem'', E1538 [5SE]

Statements

NATO Security in Eastern Europe: Lech Walesa, E1062 [12JN], E1080 [13JN]

U.S. Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Senator McCain, S4768 [7MY]

Testimonies

Bosnian Peace Process: Kenneth Lutgen, United Methodist Committee on Relief, E1509 [4SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 165, adoption of Polish constitution anniversary, H5321 [21MY]

H.R. 3564, NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act, H8116-H8118 [23JY]

S. 1830, NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act, S5765-S5767 [4JN]

S. Con. Res. 73, return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation, S11558 [27SE]

S.J. Res. 51, anniversary of adoption of Polish constitution, S3633 [18AP], S4567 [1MY]

EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

Remarks in House

Sports: tribute to football team, E675 [1MY]

EASTICK, JAY

Articles and editorials

Rush H. Limbaugh Dies at Age of 104, H3551 [17AP]

EASTMAN, DEAN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7323 [28JN]

EASTMAN, STACY

Remarks in Senate

Music and dance: tribute to U.S. tap team for winning the World TapDance Championships, S1608 [6MR]

EASTON, PA

Remarks in House

Churchill, Sarah: Council for the Better Hearing and Speech Month Child of the Year award recipient, E1378 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Two Rivers Landing Visitor Center: opening, S7789 [11JY]

EASTPOINTE, MI

Remarks in House

Halfway Schoolhouse: designated historical site, E1753 [27SE]

EATON, ERNEST AND MARGIE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1551 [6MR]

EATON, PAUL F., SR.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6077 [11JN]

EATON, ROBERT J.

Addresses

Institutional Investors, E436 [22MR]

EATONTOWN, NJ

Remarks in House

Education: tribute to National Coalition of Title I Chapter 1 Parents-Region II, E783 [14MY]

EAU CLAIRE, WI

Remarks in House

Fox, Elizabeth: Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipient, E457 [26MR]

Hahn, Laura: Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipient, E547 [16AP]

EBERSTADT, MARY

Articles and editorials

Pedophilia Chic, H7524-H7528 [12JY]

EBERSTADT, NICHOLAS

Articles and editorials

Birds, Bees and Budget Cuts, S2052 [14MR]

EBERTS, LINNAEA

Remarks in House

Kalamazoo, MI: tribute to Kalamazoo Central High School Mock Trial Team, E1087 [13JN]

EBINGER, NICHOLAS

Remarks in House

LeGrand Smith Scholarship: award recipient, E770 [10MY]

ECCLES, ROBERT

Proclamations

Offutt Appreciation Day: Mayor of Ralston, NE, E1273 [12JY]

ECHOHAWK, JOHN E.

Letters

Animas La Plata water storage project, S9091 [30JY]

ECKHARDT, SONJA

Remarks in House

Oregon: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1155 [24JN]

ECKSTROM, DAN

Statements

Tribute to Sam Lena, E1120 [20JN]

ECLAVEA, ANTONIO B.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1624 [17SE]

ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT related term(s) Clean Air Act; Hazardous Substances; Recycled materials; Recycling; Water

Addresses

Beyond Authoritarian Legacies—New Political Leadership for Korea: Kim Sang Hyun, E1580-E1582 [11SE]

Seeds and Science—Henry A. Wallace on Agriculture and Human Progress: John C. Culver, S9644-S9647 [2AU]

Amendments

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: implementation (S. 1920), S10614 [16SE]

Antarctic regions: regulation of scientific and tourist activities and conservation of natural resources (S. 1645), S9857, S9863 [4SE]

Cambodia: U.S. policy (S. Res. 285), S11638 [28SE]

CERCLA: amend (S. 1285), S2689 [21MR]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8635 [29JY]

Education: reauthorize certain programs (S. 1873), S9668 [2AU]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 3868), S11669, S11732 [28SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S10794, S10823, S10826, S10843, S10844, S10862 [18SE], S10909 [19SE]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (H.R. 3153), H10776 [24SE]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S8029, S8030, S8031, S8032, S8033, S8034, S8037, S8038, S8039, S8040, S8041, S8042, S8043, S8044, S8055, S8056, S8057, S8058 [17JY], S8556, S8566 [23JY], S8646, S8656 [24JY], S8871, S8875, S8895, S8905, S8919, S8920, S8921 [25JY], S9216, S9218, S9222, S9228, S9235, S9237 [31JY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H8375 [24JY], H9442 [31JY]

Roads and highways: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (H.R. 2988), H10779 [24SE]

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), H750 [23JA]

Analyses

Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act (S. 2096), S11038-S11040 [19SE]

National Energy Policy Authorities' Amendments and Extension (S. 1605), S1857, S1860-S1862 [12MR]

Tax Treatment of Environmental Remediation Costs in Empowerment and Enterprise Zones (S. 1911), S7184 [27JN]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H7742 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Alaska—A Place That Works, E1321 [18JY]

Appreciation—John Kabler, E1875 [30SE]

Assault on Our Forests Must Be Stopped, S2027 [14MR]

Bad Weather? Just Wait, E46 [22JA]

Baucus Backs a Good Logging Compromise, S2026 [14MR]

Bill Clinton Should Wait For Utah's Input, S10828 [18SE]

Biological Invasions—Congress Takes a Second Look, S3220 [29MR]

Canyons of the Escalante, S10828 [18SE]

Death of a Family Farm, S58 [4JA]

Defunding Mother Nature, E610 [24AP]

EMSL Should Carry Bill Wiley's Name, E1882 [1OC]

Everyday Heroes of Deer Island, S3269 [15AP]

Findings Cloud Pollution Theories—Midwest Smog May Not Drift to the Northeast, E1607 [12SE]

Fix the Timber Rider—Senator Murray's Proposal Could Force Needed Compromise on Old-Growth Sale Provision, S2026 [14MR]

Forest That Stopped Growing—Trail Is Traced to Acid Rain, E688 [1MY]

It's a Fact—Rural America Still Exists, S5523 [23MY]

It's the Environment, Stupid, E1209 [27JN]

Jobless Aid, Toxic Waste Cleanup Halt, S17 [3JA]

Limit Salvage To Dead Timber—Environment Must Rule the Harvest Decision, S2027 [14MR]

Montana Mining Town Fights Gold-Rush Plan, S370 [25JA]

Monument to Rashness, S10828 [18SE]

'95 the Hottest Year on Record as the Global Trend Keeps Up, H112 [4JA]

Off the Couch—Takeetna Locals Complete Grand Circumnavigation, S5206 [16MY]

Our View—OK Murray's Compromise Timber Plan, S2027 [14MR]

Politics, Prices, S4640 [2MY]

Rural Water Needs To Be Addressed, S5525 [23MY]

Scientist Hailed for Saving Dolphins, H9438 [31JY]

Senator Murray's Good ``Timber Rider'' Plan, S2026 [14MR]

Sensible Forest Plan for Snoqualmie Pass, S7207 [27JN]

State's Drinking Water Supply Worsening, S5524 [23MY]

Timber Rider ``Mistake'', S2026 [14MR]

Timber Salvage Bill Was Clear-Cut Bait 'n Switch, S2026 [14MR]

Waste Makes Haste, S7845 [16JY]

Water Supply Unsafe for Many West Virginians, S5525 [23MY]

Where Pheasants Swarm as Thick as Locusts, S1319 [27FE]

Where the Commonplace Is Prized—Quarter of West Virginians Lack Access to Municipal Water, S5524 [23MY]

Willy Not Free, But Mending, S9422 [1AU]

Worried Republicans Begin Backpedaling on Environmental Issues, S443 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: consolidation of Federal laws governing plant pests and noxious weeds (see S. 2128), S11294 [25SE]

Air pollution: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H5569 [23MY]

———regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 3818), H7657 [16JY]

———regulatory requirements relative to upwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4339), H12270 [3OC]

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: implementation (see S. 1920), S7179 [27JN]

Antarctic regions: regulation of scientific and tourist activities and conservation of natural resources (see S. 1645), S2860 [26MR]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H2122 [12MR]

———implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (H.R. 3060), technical corrections (see H. Con. Res. 211), H10174 [10SE]

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

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see S. 1950; H.R. 3789), S7816 [12JY], H7474 [11JY]

Bergen County, NJ: recovery of costs associated with the cleanup of the Stepan Property Superfund Site (see H.R. 3319), H3819 [24AP]

Big Cypress National Preserve: operation of certain tour businesses in newly acquired areas (see H.R. 3620), H6285 [12JN]

Billings County, ND: consolidation of certain mineral interests located in national grasslands (see S. 2182), S11973 [30SE]

Budget: provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 3619), H6285 [12JN]

Business and industry: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2028), S9554 [2AU]

California: enhance water quality and supply (see H.R. 4048), H10235 [11SE]

———promote balance between natural resources, economic development and job retention (see H.R. 4032), H10107 [5SE]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Calumet Ecological Park: feasibility study (see H.R. 3412), H4646 [8MY]

Cambodia: U.S. policy (see S. Res. 285), S9072 [29JY]

CERCLA: eligibility for Federal assistance relative to development of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3746), H7106 [27JN]

———establish loan program for cleanup of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3214), H3230 [29MR]

———treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see S. 1742; H.R. 3105), S4937 [9MY], H2320 [18MR]

Chemicals: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (see S. 2179), S11973 [30SE]

Chesapeake Bay: establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests (see H.R. 3309), H3819 [24AP]

Clean Air Act: amend (see H.R. 3519), H5569 [23MY]

———provide regulatory relief and preserve jobs (see H.R. 3446), H4902 [10MY]

Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H5646 [29MY]

Coeur d'Alene River Basin: restoration and management of the watershed (see S. 1614), S2101 [14MR]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (see H.R. 3563, 3592), H5817 [4JN], H6005 [6JN]

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

Crime: increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to environmental crimes (see S. 2096; H.R. 4218), S11033 [19SE], H11395 [26SE]

Custom Service: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to U.S. emission standards (see H.R. 3961), H9922 [2AU]

Deepwater Port Act: amend (see H.R. 2940), H1224 [1FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend contracts under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4336), H12251 [1OC]

Dept. of Energy: repeal requirements for certain reports (see S. 2033), S9554 [2AU]

Dept. of the Interior: access to outfitter and guide services on Federal lands (see S. 2194), S12303 [3OC]

Dept. of the Navy: enhance and increase knowledge of the oceans (see H.R. 3363), H4302 [30AP]

Diseases: establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 3293), H3730 [23AP]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2919, 3093), H1138 [31JA], H2315 [14MR]

Education: reauthorize certain programs (see S. 1873), S6225 [13JN]

Electric power: establish a commission to minimize the environmental impacts associated with electric utility restructuring (see H.R. 3172), H2950 [27MR]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2275), consideration (see H. Res. 466), H6915 [26JN]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see S. 1888; H.R. 3670, 3868), S6517 [19JN], H6508 [18JN], H8247 [23JY]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3391), H4423 [2MY]

———implementation of alternative compliance plans and market-based trading programs relative to controlling pollutants (see S. 2160), S11720 [28SE]

———improve information collection and dissemination (see S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 4308), H12174 [28SE]

———revise water quality criteria for ammonia (see H.R. 4107), H10602 [18SE]

FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see S. 1865; H.R. 3626), S6144 [12JN], H6285 [12JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 3639), H6413 [13JN]

FERC: disapproving of rules concerning open access transmission services of public utilities (see H.J. Res. 178), H4397 [1MY]

Foreign policy: U.S. membership in regional South Pacific organizations (see H. Con. Res. 189), H6509 [18JN]

Foreign trade: require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (see H.R. 4014), H9924 [2AU]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see S. 1590, 1595), S1516 [5MR], S1598 [6MR]

Great Lakes: extend deadline and clarify contents of health research report (see S. 1601), S1649 [7MR]

Greeley, CO: exchange of certain lands with Water Supply and Storage Co. (see S. 1934; H.R. 3541), S7492 [9JY], H5646 [29MY]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]

———exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

———improve accountability and safety of hazardous waste facilities (see H.R. 4009, 4272), H9924 [2AU], H11527 [27SE]

———nuclear waste disposal (see S. 1936), S7492 [9JY]

———protect residents and localities from irresponsibly sited waste facilities (see H.R. 3780), H7260 [10JY]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

Hudson River Basin: habitat restoration projects (see H.R. 3471), H5287 [16MY]

Indian Environmental General Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1834), S5763 [4JN]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), consideration (see H. Res. 489), H8556 [25JY]

J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA: designate (see H.R. 3387), H4396 [1MY]

Land use: provide incentives for State and local growth management and land use programs (see S. 2185), S12125 [1OC]

Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (see S. 2041; H.R. 3213), S9555 [2AU], H3230 [29MR]

Maine: refund individual expenses relative to certain EPA automobile inspection and maintenance requirements (see H.R. 3824), H7658 [16JY]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H330 [5JA]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H2315 [14MR]

Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Agreement: conduct pilot test (see H.R. 2939), H1224 [1FE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without public participation and an express act of Congress (see S. 2092), S11033 [19SE], H10720 [19SE]

———prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Oregon without public participation and an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4294), H12174 [28SE]

———require compliance with certain environmental acts and an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (see S. 2150), S11540 [27SE]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see S. 2016), S9428 [1AU]

———assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 3314), H3819 [24AP]

———extension of Presidential fast-track negotiating authority relative to creation of a Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Area (see H. Res. 547), H11527 [27SE]

———U.S. participation in Coordinating Secretariat (see H.R. 3075), H2223 [13MR]

National Cave and Karst Research Institute: establish (see S. 1699), S4063 [24AP]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H6413 [13JN]

National Environmental Science and Policy Academy: feasibility study (see H.R. 4175), H11229 [25SE]

National grasslands: management policies (see S. 2181), S11973 [30SE]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H5288 [16MY]

National Park Foundation: reform (see S. 1703; H.R. 3819), S4190 [25AP], H7657 [16JY]

National parks and recreation areas: prevent mining on certain lands (see S. 1737), S4851 [8MY]

———require study of recreation opportunities at Federal lakes and reservoirs (see S. 1844), S5856 [5JN]

Navy: requirements relative to shipboard solid waste control (see S. 1728), S4676 [3MY]

Nevada: disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see S. 1626; H.R. 3127), S2327 [19MR], H2558 [20MR]

New Jersey: terminate ocean dumping at certain sites (see H.R. 4030, 4034), H10107 [5SE]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H3730 [23AP]

———improve coordination of Federal oceanographic programs (see H.R. 3537), H5646 [29MY]

Petroleum: improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to communities affected by oil spills (see S. 1730; H.R. 3573), S4804 [7MY], H5817 [4JN]

———regulation of above-ground storage tanks (see S. 1537; H.R. 3283), S492 [26JA], H3657 [22AP]

Power resources: amend and extend certain authorities relative to national energy policy (see S. 1605), S1855 [12MR]

Public lands: enhance conservation and protection of Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park (see H.R. 3470), H5287 [16MY]

Radioactive substances: authority for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 3394), H4502 [7MY]

Refuse disposal: collection and recycling of spent lead-acid batteries (see S. 2157), S11720 [28SE]

———funding for construction, operation, and maintenance of dredged material disposal facilities (see S. 1620; H.R. 3113), S2192 [15MR], H2466 [19MR]

———funding for dredged material disposal relative to wetlands (see H.R. 3152), H2713 [22MR]

Roads and highways: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (see H.R. 2988), H1507 [28FE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3038, 3604), H1775 [6MR], H6117 [10JN]

———amend (S. 1316), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 507), H9705 [1AU]

San Isabel National Forest, CO: extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (see H.R. 3969), H9922 [2AU]

Small Business Act: exempt dredging activities from certain requirements (see H.R. 3437), H4901 [10MY]

Solid waste: allow petition submittal for the prevention of certain waste facilities construction in environmentally disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 2845), H187 [4JA]

———State control over disposal of solid waste imported from other nations (see H.R. 4049), H10235 [11SE]

———State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (see H. Res. 349), H973 [30JA]

South Pacific region: prohibit the storage of nuclear waste on any Pacific territories or U.S. islands (see S. 1878; H.R. 3686), S6225 [13JN], H6690 [20JN]

Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (see H.R. 2846, 4200), H187 [4JA], H11394 [26SE]

———extension of Superfund taxes (see S. 2027), S9554 [2AU]

———refundable income credit to businesses which recycle office wastes (see H.R. 3955), H9921 [2AU]

———suspension of tax on ozone-depleting chemicals used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 3416), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of clean-fuel vehicles (see S. 1848), S5939 [6JN]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see S. 1542, 1911; H.R. 3747), S492 [26JA], S7179 [27JN], H7106 [27JN]

———treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (see S. 1895), S6612 [20JN]

Technology: development and use of new environmental monitoring technology (see H.R. 3906), H8557 [25JY]

Tongass National Forest: extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp. (see S. 1877; H.R. 3659), S6225 [13JN], H6414 [13JN]

Transportation: increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 4288), H12173 [28SE]

Treaties and agreements: negotiation of environmental, labor and agricultural standards relative to trade agreements in Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 4291), H12173 [28SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: implement plan for responding to red tide events involving Florida Manatees (see H.R. 4261), H11526 [27SE]

———implementation of Great Lakes Fishery Restoration Study Report (see H.R. 4028), H10107 [5SE]

Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2967), H1251 [23FE]

Walker River Basin: conservation and stabilization of water quantity and quality for fish habitat (see H.R. 3971), H9922 [2AU]

Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity tests in connection with publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 3948), H9705 [1AU]

———extend date for the transfer of certain amounts to be available for drinking water State revolving funds (see H.R. 3902), H8557 [25JY]

———public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280, 3429), H3649 [18AP], H4800 [9MY]

———require persons contributing to drinking water contamination to reimburse public water systems for the costs of decontamination (see H.R. 3656), H6414 [13JN]

———sediments decontamination technology (see H.R. 3112), H2466 [19MR]

Water pollution: disposal of contaminated dredged materials in Port of New York-New Jersey (see H.R. 4317), H12174 [28SE]

———State waivers from secondary treatment requirements for certain ocean discharges (see H.R. 3299), H3730 [23AP]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see S. 1660; H.R. 3217, 4283), S3216 [29MR], H3230 [29MR], H12173 [28SE]

———disposal of contaminated sediments (see H.R. 3170), H2950 [27MR]

Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation, and enhancement through establishment of a mitigation banking program (see H.R. 3692), H6690 [20JN]

Women: effect of environment on health (see H.R. 3509), H5500 [22MY]

Cloture motions

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7743 [11JY], S7848, S7916 [16JY]

Conference reports

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments (S. 1316), H9679-H9703 [1AU]

Cost Estimates

Improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to communities affected by oil spills (S. 1730): CBO, S8299-S8301 [18JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act amendments (H.R. 3604): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), H6743-H6745 [25JN]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H6745-H6747 [25JN]

Sustainable Fisheries Act Reauthorization (S. 39): CBO, S7646-S7649 [10JY]

Water reuse and recycling projects (S. 901): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S8924 [25JY]

Documents

Funding Tax Restoration of the Everglades—Guiding Principals: Executive Office of the President, S903 [6FE]

Factsheets

Gridcore Specification Sheet, H10365 [12SE]

Letters

Aboveground Storage Tank Consolidation and Regulatory Improvement Act: Katherine K. Hanley, S509 [26JA]

Animas La Plata water storage project: Ben Alexander, S9092 [30JY]

———Gale A. Norton, Colorado Dept. of Law, S9091 [30JY]

———Jim Dyer, S9092 [30JY]

———John E. Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund, S9091 [30JY]

———Lee R. Goddard, Mayor of Durango, CO, S9091 [30JY]

———Thomas C. Turney, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, S8986 [26JY]

———Tom Udall, Attorney General of New Mexico, S8986 [26JY]

Clean-Fuel Vehicle Act: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S11717 [28SE]

Consolidation of certain mineral interests located in Billings County, ND, national grasslands: Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, S11996 [30SE]

———Marc Trimmer, Dakotas Resource Advisory Council, S11997 [30SE]

———Wayde Schafer, Dacotah Chapter of the Sierra Club, S11998 [30SE]

Control of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes: D.G. Waddell, Canadian Embassy, E1733 [27SE]

Corps of Engineers environmental projects: Larry J. Wilson, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, S3884 [23AP]

Critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California: Dan Hauser, H6584 [19JN]

———Donnavie Paddock-Bowers, H6584 [19JN]

———Martin Gift, H6583 [19JN]

———Mary and Jack Walsh, H6583 [19JN]

———Representative Riggs, H6584 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense transfer of certain properties prior to hazardous waste cleanup: Frank J. Kelley, S7242 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations: Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H6591 [19JN]

Eliminate dual decisional authority of the EPA and the Corps of Engineers in permitting use of wetlands: Senator Bond, S57 [4JA]

Emergency salvage timber sale program: Charles R. Calica, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, S4183 [25AP]

———Douglas J. McCarron, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, S2021 [14MR]

———Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana, S2015 [14MR]

———President Clinton, S2019 [14MR]

———Wayne Glenn, United Paperworkers International Union, S2021 [14MR]

———Wilson Hubbell, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, S2021 [14MR]

Endangered species protection programs funding: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S1848 [12MR]

Environmental Dredge Disposal Act: several organizations, S2196 [15MR]

Environmental Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act: John W. Katz, S6241 [13JN], S6266 [14JN]

———Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, S6241 [13JN]

Environmental tobacco smoke relative to lung cancer: Daniel P. Mulhollan, Congressional Research Service, S11638 [28SE]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: several Utah elected officials, S10829 [18SE]

———Utah Public Education Coalition, S10830 [18SE]

Impact of Government regulations on Unocal fertilizer plant in Kennewick, WA: Mark R. Powell, Unocal Corp., S2855 [26MR]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act, H9429 [31JY]

———AFL-CIO, H9430 [31JY]

———Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S11701 [28SE]

———Representatives Farr and Pallone, H9446 [31JY]

———Senators Boxer and Biden, S11701 [28SE]

———several scientists, H9430 [31JY]

———Vice President Gore, S11969 [30SE], H9430 [31JY]

Interstate Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste Act: several Governors, H939 [30JA]

Judicial review of forest management activities: Tom Troxel, Black Hills Forest Resource Association, S3023 [27MR]

Missouri River management: Edward T. Schaefer, Governor of North Dakota, H8735 [30JY]

———several fish and wildlife organizations, H8734 [30JY]

Naming of A.P. Lutali as Indigenous Conservationist of the Year: Paul A. Cox, Seacology Foundation, S527 [26JA], E187 [6FE]

Naming of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (Tonga) as Indigenous Conservationist of the Year: Paul A. Cox, Seacology Foundation, S9081 [29JY], H8797 [30JY]

National energy policy authorities: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S1860 [12MR]

National Wildlife Refuge System funding: Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement, H6592 [19JN]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Alan Caldwell, International Association of Fire Chiefs, S7843 [16JY], S9231 [31JY]

———Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S7863 [16JY]

———Frank Caine, Southern Nevada Building and Construction Trade Council, S9231 [31JY]

———Jim Howard, Northern States Power Co., S7874 [16JY]

———Kris Sanda, Minnesota Dept. of Public Service, S7873 [16JY]

———Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, S7845, S7861 [16JY]

———Senator Murkowski, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S7841, S7842, S7862 [16JY]

Radon levels in drinking water: Daniel J. Avera, San Diego, CA, County, Dept. of Environmental Health, H6756 [25JN]

———David Reynolds, Alliance for Radon Reduction, H6756 [25JN]

———Diane E. Tefft, Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., H6757 [25JN]

———Ruth E. McBurney, Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., H6757 [25JN]

Reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations: Charlene Barshefsky, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and Carol M. Browner, EPA, S9710, S9722 [3SE]

———several environmental organizations, S9710 [3SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act amendments: Campaign for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water (organization), H6748 [25JN]

———Carol M. Browner, EPA, H6747 [25JN]

———Clean Water Council, H6748 [25JN]

———Paul Marchetti, Council of Infrastucture Financing Authorities, H6749 [25JN]

———several representatives of governmental and water related associations, H6748 [25JN]

Speaker's Task Force on the Environment: several organizations, E1935 [21OC]

Superfund Program reform: Carol M. Browner, EPA, H6773 [25JN]

———several Representatives, H6772 [25JN]

Susceptibility of nuclear materials to terrorism during transport: Louis Zeller, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, S9239 [31JY]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: Rod Moore, West Coast Seafood Processors Association, E1834, E1871 [30SE]

———W.F. (Zeke) Grader, Jr., Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman's Associations, Inc., E1833, E1871 [30SE]

Timber sale contract with Ketchikan Pulp Corp. relative to Tongass National Forest: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S12364 [3OC]

———Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, S12363 [3OC]

Treatment of certain parties relative to CERCLA liability: Fred P. Foster, Warren County, VA, Redevelopment Corp., Inc., E384 [20MR]

Tulalip landfill Superfund project: Elliott P. Laws, EPA, S2439 [20MR]

Wetland regulations: Representative Bereuter, E1260 [11JY]

Wetlands regulation: Carol M. Browner, EPA and Togo G. West, Jr., Sec. of the Army, S2307 [19MR]

———Senator Lugar, S3072 [28MR]

Lists

Conservation organizations in support of the consolidation of certain mineral interests located in Billings County, ND, national grasslands, S11998 [30SE]

Groups supporting Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H6753 [25JN]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act supportive organizations, S11700 [28SE]

Legislative authorities involving BLM, S2744-S2746 [25MR]

Major population centers affected by proposed nuclear transportation routes, S7641 [10JY]

Marine Fish Conservation Network, S10932 [19SE]

Memorandums

Consolidation of Certain Mineral Interests Located in Billings County, ND, National Grasslands: Steven L. Reinert, Meridian Oil, Inc., and Nancy Curriden, Forest Service, S11997 [30SE]

Constructed Water Conveyances Reform Act: Catherine Roberts, EPA, H753 [23JA]

Everglades and South Florida Ecosystem Restoration: Vice President Gore, S902 [6FE]

Messages

NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management Report: President Clinton, S7489 [9JY], H7151 [9JY]

Motions

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8756 [30JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S9222 [31JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), H7740 [17JY], H8010 [18JY]

Outlines

Accelerated Cleanup and Environmental Restoration Act liability counterproposal, S3692-S3694 [18AP]

Petitions and memorials

Alaska: extend Tongass National Forest timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp., S6240 [13JN], S6265 [14JN]

Colorado: clean up of nuclear weapons facilities, H8318 [24JY]

Nevada Test Site employees and area residents: storage of nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel, S9231 [31JY]

Press releases

India Smuggles Banned CFCs to U.S.: Council of Khalistan, E704 [2MY]

Proposals

Palmyra Atoll operation of nuclear waste storage facility, H6276-H6278 [12JN]

Remarks in House

Accokeek, MD: recipient of Renew America's National Environmental Award, E234 [28FE]

Acid raid: impact on deciduous forests, E688 [1MY]

Agriculture: reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program, H2304 [14MR]

———reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program and Wetlands Reserve Program, H1546 [29FE]

———use of pesticides relative to agricultural output and land use, E1494 [2AU]

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (H.R. 3818), E1290 [16JY]

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay: tribute, E595 [22AP], E609 [24AP], E631 [25AP]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (H.R. 1202), H3838 [25AP]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (H.R. 3060), H6084-H6089 [10JN], H10140-H10144 [10SE]

———implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (H.R. 3060), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 211), H10144 [10SE]

Bad Axe, MI: water system improvement funding, H9872 [2AU]

Bonneville Power Administration: energy exchange with hydro projects of the Columbia River relative to Federal fish protection measures, H8338 [24JY]

Bristol, TN: tribute to Tree City USA Board, E1643 [18SE]

Bronx, NY: air quality evaluation of Hunts Point, H6860 [26JN]

Budget: discretionary spending levels, H5725, H5728, H5729, H5740 [30MY]

———funding for environmental protection programs, H2538-H2542 [20MR], H2582, H2583 [21MR], H2890-H2892, H2937-H2941 [27MR], H3209 [29MR], H3439 [16AP]

———funding of certain environment and education programs, H3840 [25AP]

———impact of cuts on the enforcement of environmental regulations, H1290-H1294 [27FE]

Bureau of Reclamation: development of mitigation plan for Salton Sea, H8339, H8340 [24JY]

Business and industry: voluntary environmental self-evaluations (H.R. 1047), H7117 [9JY]

California: Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program funding, E1710 [26SE]

———promote balance between natural resources, economic development and job retention (H.R. 2712), H1693 [5MR]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed, H12030 [28SE]

Centers for Disease Control: Chronic and Environmental Diseases Program funding, E1292 [16JY]

CERCLA: amend (H.R. 2500), H3496 [17AP]

———clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated, H12104 [28SE]

———treatment of certain parties relative to liability (H.R. 3105), E383 [20MR]

CH2M HILL (business): tribute to environmental efforts relative to the summer Olympic games, E776 [10MY]

Chicago, IL: shoreline protection project funding, H8728 [30JY]

Clean Air Act: amend (H.R. 3519), E1209 [27JN]

Climate: global warming, H3224 [29MR], E46 [22JA]

———long-term climate and global change research funding, H5705-H5709 [30MY]

Coal: funding for clean coal research, E29 [5JA]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1965), H3679-H3687 [23AP]

Coastal zones: regulation of shore protection projects, H8727 [30JY]

———shoreline protection program funding, H8317, H8319 [24JY]

Colorado: funding for the clean up of the Rocky Flats, H8317 [24JY]

Congress: comparison of the 103d and 104th Congresses, H2936-H2942 [27MR]

Conservation of natural resources: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (H.R. 2407), E1707 [26SE]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3563), E993 [4JN]

———authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8346 [24JY], H8693-H8756, H8809 [30JY], H9873, H9874 [2AU], E1423 [1AU]

———management of Missouri River, H8314, H8316, H8317, H8351, H8352 [24JY], H8729, H8730, H8731, H8734 [30JY]

Crime: definition of environmental crimes of violence, H4483-H4485 [7MY]

Danbom, David and Barbara: named ``Ocean Heroes'' in conjuction with the Smithsonian Institution's Ocean Planet exhibition, E1934 [21OC]

Deepwater Port Act: amend (H.R. 2940), H10540-H10543 [18SE], E153 [5FE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H11366 [26SE]

Dent, Virginia: EPA and Environmental Law Institute National Wetlands Award recipient, E934 [29MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: award grants relative to development of progressive food production methods, H1531-H1533 [29FE]

———establish environmental conservation acreage reserve programs, H1509-H1516 [29FE]

———extend contracts under the Conservation Reserve Program (H.R. 4336), E1896 [1OC]

Dept. of Defense: environmental restoration database center funding, H6342 [13JN], E965 [30MY], E1907 [2OC]

Dept. of Energy: Environmental Management Program reform, H5093 [15MY]

———environmental restoration and waste management funding, E1376 [25JY]

Dole, Bob: policies on the environment relative to business and industry, H6515 [19JN]

Earth Day: observance, H3392, H3396 [16AP], H3495, H3561-H3568 [17AP], H3656 [22AP], H3659, H3660, H3661 [23AP], H3787 [24AP], E596 [22AP], E599, E600, E602, E603, E604 [23AP], E610 [24AP], E653 [25AP]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (H.R. 2919), H978 [31JA]

Edmund S. Muskie Foundation: establish, H12282 [4OC]

Elwha River: funding for salmon runs, E1144 [20JN]

Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6517, H6567-H6587 [19JN]

———protection of gnat catcher birds, H4440 [7MY]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize, E108 [26JA]

———reauthorize (H.R. 2275), H2881-H2890 [27MR], H6852 [26JN], H7662 [17JY], E1148 [20JN], E1403 [30JY]

———violations, E1679 [25SE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 3868), H8671 [30JY]

Environmental Intelligence and Applications Program: funding, H5391, H5398, H5399 [22MY]

Environmental protection: Government regulations, H779 [24JA]

EPA: ban importation of PCB waste for incineration in the U.S., H6902-H6904 [26JN]

———cluster rule relative to pulp and paper industry, E1471 [2AU], E1564, E1570, E1584 [11SE], E1605 [12SE], E1771 [28SE], E1830 [30SE]

———conduct research to assess the risk of endocrine disruptors to human health and the environment, H5592, H5593 [29MY]

———develop plan for drinking water research, H9874 [2AU]

———distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (H.R. 3391), H11202-H11205 [25SE]

———funding, H1798 [7MR], H2036, H2103 [12MR], H3786 [24AP], H4438 [7MY], E540 [16AP]

———funding for Research Triangle Park building, H1870 [7MR]

———importation of PCB's for incineration, H10957 [24SE]

———indoor air pollution programs funding, H6875, H6876 [26JN]

———indoor air pollution research funding, H5709, H5710 [30MY]

———leaking underground storage tank program funding, H6839-H6841 [25JN]

———reform regulatory process, H2096-H2100 [12MR], H2195 [13MR]

———regulation of volatile organic compounds relative to the Clean Air Act, E1804-E1806 [28SE]

———require testing of chemicals and pesticides that mimic human hormones, H10953, H10954, H10960 [24SE]

———State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems, H6760 [25JN]

———wastewater operator training grants, H6861, H6862 [26JN]

FAA: national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants, H11458, H11459, H11464 [27SE]

FERC: disapproving of rules concerning open access transmission services of public utilities (H.J. Res. 178), E696 [1MY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), H11418-H11445 [27SE], E1773 [28SE], E1833, E1871 [30SE]

Flint, MI: tribute to St. Francis Prayer Center, E625 [25AP]

Florida: acquisition of land in Everglades Agricultural Area, H1533-H1538 [29FE], H1688 [5MR]

———beach restoration projects funding, H8732 [30JY], H11325 [26SE], H12027 [28SE]

———restoration of Everglades, H2671 [22MR], H3148, H3158 [28MR]

Foreign policy: U.S. membership in regional South Pacific organizations (H. Con. Res. 189), H11241-H11243 [26SE], E1109 [18JN]

Foreign trade: require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (H.R. 4014), E1500 [2AU]

Forest Service: below-cost timber sales, H6654 [20JN]

———implementation of regulations banning the export of timber in certain Western States, H6667, H6668 [20JN]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6545, H6546 [19JN], H6632, H6655-H6663 [20JN], E1154 [24JN]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program, H1801, H1876 [7MR], H9908-H9910 [2AU]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (H.R. 2745), H3798-H3803 [24AP], H3840 [25AP]

Frankfort, IL: stormwater retention facility funding, H8727 [30JY]

Galveston Bay Foundation: tribute, E982 [4JN]

Gareiss, Aurora: EPA and Environmental Law Institute National Wetlands Award recipient, E934 [29MY]

Government: evaluation of protection policies, H1002-H1006 [31JA]

Government regulations: effects on business and industry, H6429 [18JN], H6851 [26JN]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: designate certain lands, H10498 [17SE], H10648 [19SE], H12170 [28SE]

Great Lakes: control of sea lamprey, E1733 [27SE]

———environmental dredging, H8730 [30JY]

Guam: protection of native birds from nonindigenous predators, E1801 [28SE]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (H.R. 3849), H8372 [24JY]

———exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (H.R. 3153), H10775-H10779 [24SE], E434 [22MR], E1713 [26SE]

———improve accountability and safety of hazardous waste facilities (H.R. 4009), E1480 [2AU]

———improve accountability and safety of hazardous waste facilities (H.R. 4272), E1763 [27SE], E1811 [28SE]

———nuclear waste disposal, H8313, H8314, H8315 [24JY]

Hometown Trees Program: tribute, H3787 [24AP], E587 [19AP]

Houston, TX: funding for improvement of Houston ship channel, H8727, H8728 [30JY]

Hudson River Basin: habitat restoration projects (H.R. 3471), E832 [16MY]

Hurwitz, Charles: logging practices in the Headwaters Forest relative to savings and loan failure, H6568-H6570, H6572, H6575, H6581 [19JN], E46 [22JA]

Indian Environmental General Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (S. 1834), H11217 [25SE]

Institute of Environmental and Industrial Sciences: funding, H10955 [24SE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9431-H9450 [31JY], E1447, E1452 [1AU]

———implement (H.R. 2823), consideration (H. Res. 489), H9424-H9431 [31JY]

J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA: designate (H.R. 3387), H4913 [14MY], H9773 [1AU]

Jackson, Carter and Louise: tribute for donation of land to Colorado Open Lands (organization), E951 [30MY]

King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (Tonga): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, H8797 [30JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: land acquisition funding, H6550-H6557 [19JN]

Louisiana: regulation of wetlands, H3735 [24AP]

Lutali, A.P. (Governor of American Samoa): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, E187 [6FE]

Marcellus, NY: tribute to Marcellus High School for winning the EPA Operation Green Eyes competition, E471 [28MR]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (H.R. 3090), E355 [14MR]

Miami, FL: observance of Clean City Week, E443 [25MR]

Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Agreement: conduct pilot test (H.R. 2939), E185 [6FE]

Monsanto Co.: National Watershed Award recipient, E1771 [28SE]

Morganza, LA: lock structure project funding, H8729 [30JY]

NAFTA: implementation, H9709 [1AU]

Nashua, NH: asbestos cleanup of Johns Manville site, H6861 [26JN]

National Marine Fisheries Service: Hawaiian Monk Seal and Sea Turtle Programs funding, H8231, H8232 [23JY]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (H.R. 543), H11626-H11628 [28SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3487), H9974-H9979 [4SE], E1511 [4SE]

National objectives: policy to provide clean air and clean water, H2864-H2866 [26MR]

———priority assignments, H3392, H3397, H3398, H3399 [16AP], H3495, H3496, H3497, H3561-H3568, H3570, H3571 [17AP], H3659, H3660, H3661, H3664, H3666, H3667 [23AP], H3798-H3803 [24AP], H4179, H4180 [30AP], H4660 [9MY], H6706-H6709 [24JN], H9991 [4SE], H10574-H10580 [18SE], E1208 [27JN]

National Park Foundation: reform (H.R. 3819), E1298 [17JY]

National Pollution Prevention Week: observance, H10773 [24SE], E1663 [19SE]

National Propane Safety Week: observance, E733 [8MY]

National Weather Service: funding, H8262-H8264 [24JY]

Native Americans: Makah Tribe whaling rights, H7102 [27JN]

New Jersey: flood control and waste removal project funding, E1376 [25JY]

———Passaic River Flood Tunnel funding, H8728 [30JY], H11327 [26SE]

———terminate ocean dumping at certain sites (H.R. 4034), E1528 [5SE]

New York: funding for habitat restoration projects in Hudson River Basin, H8735 [30JY]

New York, NY: improve watershed management practices, H8346 [24JY]

———improve watershed quality and management practices, H6882, H6883 [26JN]

NOAA: funding, H8254, H8281 [24JY]

O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: Dept. of Energy environmental management, H2564 [21MR]

Orange and Rockland Utilities Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1406 [30JY]

Oregon: Lower Amazon Creek restoration and protection project funding, H8732 [30JY]

Pace University: dedication of Robert H. Boyle Environmental Advocacy Center, E1013 [6JN]

Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest, H12026, H12027, H12028, H12029 [28SE]

Palmyra Atoll: operation of nuclear waste storage facility, H6276 [12JN]

Petroleum: improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to communities affected by oil spills (H.R. 3573), E989 [4JN]

———regulation of above-ground storage tanks (H.R. 3283), E596 [22AP]

Pifher, Tim: Safari Club International Special Hunter of the Year award recipient, E1462 [2AU]

Power resources: fossil fuel research and development funding, H6546, H6548, H6550-H6557, H6562-H6566 [19JN]

———national energy policy, E323 [12MR]

———research and development funding, H8310, H8311, H8312 [24JY]

Public lands: enhance conservation and protection of Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park, E1279 [12JY]

———enhance conservation and protection of Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park (H.R. 3470), E820 [16MY]

———use land and water conservation trust fund, H3664 [23AP]

Puerto Rico: licensing and regulation of naturopathy, E430 [22MR]

Radioactive substances: authority for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste (H.R. 3394), E718 [7MY]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (H.R. 2024), H3671-H3679 [23AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3389 [16AP], H10099-H10101 [5SE], H10528 [18SE]

Resource Conservation and Development Program: tribute, E1595 [12SE]

Roads and highways: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (H.R. 2988), H10779-H10783 [24SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3038), E288 [6MR]

———amend (H.R. 3604), H6725-H6762 [25JN], H6882 [26JN], H7269 [11JY], E1179 [26JN], E1193, E1198, E1212 [27JN], E1241 [11JY]

———amend (S. 1316), H7720-H7742 [17JY], E1587 [11SE]

———amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9863-H9877 [2AU]

———amend (S. 1316), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 507), H9862, H9863 [2AU]

———amend (S. 1316), insert language of H.R. 3604 in lieu, H7740 [17JY], H8010 [18JY]

———establish State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund, H7740-H7742 [17JY]

San Isabel National Forest, CO: extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (H.R. 3969), E1466 [2AU]

Save the Dunes Council: anniversary, E1938 [21OC]

Seattle, WA: use of alternative treatments for filtration of public water supply, H9875 [2AU]

Sierra Club: political activities, E1935 [21OC]

Solid waste: allow petition submittal for the prevention of certain waste facilities construction in environmentally disadvantaged communities (H.R. 2845), E13 [4JA]

———State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), E119 [31JA], E136 [1FE], E204 [23FE]

———State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), H931-H943 [30JA], E115 [31JA], E138 [1FE]

South Pacific region: prohibit the storage of nuclear waste on any Pacific territories or U.S. islands (H.R. 3686), E1135 [20JN]

Superfund Program: funding, H749 [23JA], H6770-H6774, H6777-H6781 [25JN], H6876-H6878 [26JN], H9989, H9990 [4SE]

———prohibit use of funds to implement any retroactive liability reimbursement, H6920-H6930, H6940 [26JN]

Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (H.R. 2846), E13, E16 [4JA]

———allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (H.R. 4200), E1723 [26SE]

———rates relative to environmental pollution, E46 [22JA]

Technology: advances relative to environmental protection, H10365-H10368 [12SE]

———development and use of new environmental monitoring technology (H.R. 3906), E1381, E1382 [25JY]

Tongass National Forest: changes in land management planning process, H3625 [18AP]

———changes in land management planning process relative to protection of timber jobs, H2582, H2583 [21MR]

———extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp. (H.R. 3659), E1084 [13JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: migratory bird baiting regulations, E866 [22MY]

———National Wildlife Refuge System funding, H6591, H6592, H6594 [19JN]

University of California at Davis: funding for integrated pest management research facility, H6245 [12JN]

Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), H4920, H4921 [14MY]

Volunteer workers: tribute to Airline Ambassador Program, E34 [5JA]

Washington: maintain and improve Columbia River channel, H8729 [30JY]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, H9864-H9874 [2AU]

———extend date for the transfer of certain amounts to be available for drinking water State revolving funds (H.R. 3902), E1371 [25JY]

———public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (H.R. 3280), H3704, H3723 [23AP], E585 [19AP]

———radon levels in drinking water, H6755 [25JN]

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), H750-H757 [23JA], E104 [25JA]

———State waivers from secondary treatment requirements for certain ocean discharges (H.R. 3299), E612 [24AP]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 3217), H10918-H10927 [24SE], E495 [29MR], E1801 [28SE]

———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), H12146 [28SE], E1923 [4OC]

———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), technical corrections, H12152 [28SE]

———disposal of contaminated sediments, H9873 [2AU]

———disposal of contaminated sediments (H.R. 3170), E478 [28MR]

West Virginia: support of health, safety, and environmental protections, E33 [5JA]

Western Springs, IL: anniversary of Western Springs Garden Club, E1217 [8JY]

Wildwood, NJ: Coast Guard sale of coastline property, H7070 [27JN]

World Trade Organization: ruling on enforcement of GATT relative to environmental laws, H876, H877 [25JA], E174 [5FE]

———ruling on U.S. Clean Air Act relative to violation of international trade laws, H4133 [30AP], H4904 [14MY]

Yolo County, CA: bus acquisition funding, H6972 [26JN]

Youth Conservation Corps: anniversary, H8519 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: U.S. policy, S10012 [6SE]

Agriculture: consolidation of Federal laws governing plant pests and noxious weeds (S. 2128), S11306 [25SE]

———reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program, S3061 [28MR]

———reform eligibility criteria for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, S1027, S1028, S1039 [7FE]

Alaska: exemption from Clean Air Act oxygenated fuel requirements, S9826, S9827 [4SE]

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: implementation (S. 1920), S7189 [27JN]

Antarctic regions: regulation of scientific and tourist activities and conservation of natural resources (S. 1645), S2863 [26MR], S9643 [2AU], S9863-S9867 [4SE]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (H.R. 3060), S9643 [2AU]

———implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (H.R. 3060), insert text of S. 1645 in lieu, S9864 [4SE]

———implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (H.R. 3060), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 211), S10728 [17SE]

Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge: acquire certain lands (S. 2014), S9436 [1AU]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (S. 1950), S7816 [12JY]

Billings County, ND: consolidation of certain mineral interests located in national grasslands (S. 2182), S11996-S11998 [30SE]

Boise State University: live animal research and holding facility funding, S10319 [11SE]

Bonneville Power Administration: energy exchange with hydro projects of the Columbia River relative to Federal fish protection measures, S8977, S8978, S8980 [26JY], S10623 [17SE]

———use of renewable energy resources and promotion of energy conservation, S9102 [30JY]

Boston, MA: Massachusetts Water Resources Authority retraining of workers for the Deer Island sewage treatment plant, S3269 [15AP]

Bristol, TN: tribute to Tree City USA Board, S9634 [2AU]

Budget: discretionary spending levels, S5243-S5248 [17MY], S5478 [22MY]

———restore environmental programs funding, S5221-S5224, S5231, S5234-S5236 [17MY], S5467 [22MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: water recycling programs, S9101 [30JY]

Business and industry: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 2028), S9566 [2AU]

———State involvement with voluntary environmental self-auditing practices, S5644 [24MY]

Cambodia: U.S. policy (S. Res. 285), S9074 [29JY], S11638 [28SE]

CERCLA: amend (S. 1285), S2627 [21MR], S3691, S3694 [18AP]

———clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (S. 607), S9640 [2AU]

———clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated, S11896, S11920 [30SE], S12292, S12293 [3OC]

———transfer of certain properties prior to hazardous waste cleanup, S7241-S7243 [28JN]

———treatment of certain parties relative to liability (S. 1742), S4939 [9MY]

Chemicals: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (S. 2179), S11992 [30SE]

Climate: global warming, S11490 [27SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1965), S5459 [21MY]

Coeur d'Alene River Basin: restoration and management of the watershed (S. 1614), S2101 [14MR]

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program: funding, S5262, S5263 [17MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S12123 [1OC]

Conservation of natural resources: holistic resource management, S3759 [22AP]

Cordova, AK: Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute funding, S12463 [21OC]

Corps of Engineers: high water level management plan for Lake Traverse, S9052 [29JY]

———management of Missouri River, S9469-S9471 [2AU]

Council on Environmental Quality: funding, S9825, S9826 [4SE]

Courts: judicial review of forest management activities (S. 1647), S3022, S3023 [27MR]

Crime: increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to environmental crimes (S. 2096), S11036-S11041 [19SE]

Cypress Gardens (recreation area): anniversary, S525 [26JA]

Dept. of Commerce: create a central lien registry for limited access fishing permits, S10911, S10912 [19SE]

Dept. of Defense: agreement with Indian tribes for services under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program, S6502 [19JN]

———asbestos and PCB removal funding, S7956 [17JY]

———environmental restoration database center funding, S8067 [18JY], S11880 [30SE]

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

———reform of regulations relative to environmental restoration accounts, S6504 [19JN]

Dept. of Energy: acceptance of high-level nuclear waste relative to public safety, health, and the environment, S9216-S9222 [31JY]

———Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Program redesignation as Defense Nuclear Waste Management Program, S6920 [26JN]

———Environmental Management Program reform, S6921-S6923 [26JN]

———Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program funding, S9101 [30JY]

———implementation of projects at Savannah River facility, S7082-S7084 [27JN], S7281, S7282 [28JN]

———liability for natural resource damages at Superfund sites, S6985 [26JN]

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

———repeal requirements for certain reports (S. 2033), S9580 [2AU]

———waive limitations on use of foreign technology in environmental cleanup and waste management activities, S7233 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: access to outfitter and guide services on Federal lands (S. 2194), S12308 [3OC]

———restoration and enhancement of biotic resources on watershed land, S10582, S10583 [16SE]

Dept. of Transportation: Advanced Technology Transit Bus funding, S9282, S9283 [31JY]

District of Columbia: water quality and sewer facilities funding, S9461 [2AU]

Earth Day: observance, S3680 [18AP], S3698 [19AP], S3753-S3766, S3787 [22AP], S3882, S3886, S4000 [23AP], S4007 [24AP]

Earthstewards Network (organization): tribute to PeaceTrees Program, S9630 [2AU]

Education: reauthorize certain programs (S. 1873), S6235 [13JN], S6258 [14JN], S9668-S9670 [2AU]

Elwha River: restoration of ecosystems and fisheries in Washington, S11892, S11913 [30SE]

Endangered species: protection programs funding, S1838-S1851 [12MR], S1907-S1913 [13MR]

Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization, S4162, S4166, S4176, S4178 [25AP]

———reform, S1611-S1613 [7MR]

———reform and reauthorize, S4981 [13MY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 3868), S11669, S11670 [28SE]

———extend certain programs (S. 1888), S6625 [20JN], S7141 [27JN]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (H.R. 3391), S11754 [28SE]

———funding, S426, S442 [26JA], S2087 [14MR], S2232 [18MR], S2277, S2304 [19MR], S2441 [20MR], S4166 [25AP], S9951 [5SE]

———implementation of alternative compliance plans and market-based trading programs relative to controlling pollutants (S. 2160), S11727-S11729 [28SE]

———improve information collection and dissemination (S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

———Long Island Sound Office funding, S9723 [3SE], S11447 [26SE], S11522 [27SE]

———Montreal Protocol Facilitation Fund funding, S9947, S9948 [5SE]

———Onondaga Lake management conference funding, S9829 [4SE]

———permit application for PCB waste disposal, S9725, S9726 [3SE]

———reform regulatory process, S1915-S1926 [13MR]

———reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations, S9709, S9721, S9722 [3SE]

———require reporting by businesses relative to use of chemicals in manufacturing process, S10832 [18SE]

———review of ambient air quality standards for particulate matter, S9829 [4SE], S9963-S9965 [5SE]

———Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory funding, S9827 [4SE]

———Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project funding, S9835 [4SE]

———West Central Florida Alternative Water Source Project funding, S9828 [4SE]

Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal, S4641 [2MY]

FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (S. 1865), S6145 [12JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), S6025 [11JN]

Fish and fishing: Canadian shipment of herring, S10911 [19SE]

———community development quota program for Native Alaskans, S10815, S10824 [18SE]

———equitable treatment of fishing communities relative to economic losses, S10814 [18SE]

———individual fishing quota programs moratorium, S10814 [18SE], S11930 [30SE]

———protection and conservation of fishing habitats, S10813 [18SE]

———regulatory requirements relative to use of nets during lobster harvesting, S10823, S10824 [18SE]

———restoration of the salmon population in the Columbia and Snake Rivers, S3187 [29MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S7646 [10JY], S10794-S10827 [18SE], S10900, S10906-S10934 [19SE]

———reauthorizing (S. 39), unanimous-consent agreement, S9663 [2AU]

Florida: restoration of Everglades, S3240 [29MR], S11522 [27SE]

Forests: identification of high-fire-risk areas, cleanup of accumulated forest fuels, and development of long-term fire prevention plan, S10571 [16SE]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program, S1613, S1614 [7MR], S2006-S2028, S2085 [14MR], S3753 [22AP], S4180 [25AP]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (S. 1590), S1524-S1526 [5MR]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (S. 1595), S1603-S1605 [6MR]

GAO: reformulated gasoline programs, S8863 [25JY]

Government regulations: impact on Unocal fertilizer plant in Kennewick, WA, S2854 [26MR]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, S3120-S3123 [28MR]

———reform, S3184, S3185 [29MR], S5971 [7JN]

———State jurisdiction over fisheries, S10911 [19SE]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: designate certain lands, S10756-S10759, S10827 [18SE], S11084-S11087 [20SE]

Grand Teton National Park: preservation of adjacent land, S12022 [30SE]

Great Lakes: clean up of contaminated sediments, S7720, S7721 [11JY]

———extend deadline and clarify contents of health research report (S. 1601), S1653, S1654 [7MR]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S9209-S9215, S9243 [31JY]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7502 [9JY], S7507, S7631-S7646, S7667 [10JY], S7743, S7744, S7749, S7751, S7752, S7753, S7757-S7759 [11JY], S7839-S7877, S7914-S7918 [16JY], S8007-S8010 [17JY], S9209-S9265 [31JY]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), unanimous-consent agreement, S7844, S7916 [16JY], S8593 [24JY]

———susceptibility of nuclear materials to terrorism during transport, S9229, S9232-S9234, S9239 [31JY]

Indian Environmental General Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (S. 1834), S5771 [4JN], S9666 [2AU]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), S11618, S11700-S11702 [28SE], S11969, S11970 [30SE]

———implement (S. 1420), S11969, S11970 [30SE]

International relations: environmental impact studies relative to activities that may impact other nations, S8843 [25JY]

Ithaca, NY: closing of acid rain research facility, S2927 [27MR]

King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (Tonga): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, S9081 [29JY]

Klamath Falls, OR: transfer of Air Force Kingsley Annex housing project, S7282 [28JN]

Land use: provide incentives for State and local growth management and land use programs (S. 2185), S12126-S12128 [1OC]

Lincoln County, NV: assistance to Caliente, NV, relative to nuclear waste transport facility, S9228, S9229, S9231 [31JY]

Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (S. 2041), S9594 [2AU]

Lower Fox River: clean up of contaminated sediments, S7716, S7717 [11JY]

Lutali, A.P. (Governor of American Samoa): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, S527 [26JA]

Malpai Borderlands Group: tribute to conservation efforts in Arizona and New Mexico, S3764 [22AP]

Maryland: funding for control of acidic drainage from abandoned mines, S10598 [16SE]

Marysville, WA: Tulalip landfill Superfund project, S2439 [20MR]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without public participation and an express act of Congress (S. 2092), S11033 [19SE]

———require compliance with certain environmental acts and an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (S. 2150), S11552, S11553 [27SE]

Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation: service of trustees after expiration of term, S10360 [12SE]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (S. 2016), S9437 [1AU]

NASA: Mission to Planet Earth Program funding, S9943 [5SE]

National Cave and Karst Research Institute: establish (S. 1699), S4064, S4086 [24AP]

National Environmental Education and Training Foundation: activities, S6252 [13JN]

National grasslands: management policies (S. 2181), S11995 [30SE]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (H.R. 543), S11803, S11804 [28SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3487), S12026 [30SE]

National objectives: priority assignments, S3755-S3766, S3787 [22AP], S3882, S3886 [23AP], S4007 [24AP], S5525, S5532 [23MY], S11887 [30SE]

National Park Foundation: reform (S. 1703), S4191-S4194 [25AP]

National Park Service: funding, S5234-S5236 [17MY], S5521, S5522 [23MY]

National parks and recreation areas: prevent mining on certain lands (S. 1737), S4864 [8MY]

———require study of recreation opportunities at Federal lakes and reservoirs (S. 1844), S5864 [5JN]

Natural Resource Conservation Service: efforts to protect salmon habitat, S8454 [22JY]

Nature Conservancy (organization): National Program Progress Award recipient, S12442 [21OC]

Navy: requirements relative to shipboard solid waste control (S. 1728), S4676 [3MY], S7154 [27JN]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: compliance with existing environmental laws in developing an integrated management system, S9237-S9241, S9247 [31JY]

———preemption of inconsistent or duplicative Federal, State, and local environmental laws, S9222-S9228, S9247 [31JY]

Oklahoma: release of water from Broken Bow Lake to support Mountain Fork River and trout fishery, S7717 [11JY]

Oregon: participation in cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington, S6919 [26JN]

Oregon Coast Aquarium: tribute, S9422 [1AU]

Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest, S11709 [28SE], S12361, S12362 [3OC]

Petroleum: improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to communities affected by oil spills, S11794-S11797, S11800 [28SE]

———improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to communities affected by oil spills (S. 1730), S4805-S4807 [7MY], S8299 [18JY]

———regulation of above-ground storage tanks, S9830, S9831 [4SE]

———regulation of aboveground storage tanks (S. 1537), S506 [26JA]

PlumCreek Timber Co.: tribute for Habitat Conservation Plan, S7206 [27JN]

Power resources: amend and extend certain authorities relative to national energy policy (S. 1605), S1856 [12MR], S6624 [20JN]

Preservation and cleanup programs, S2441 [20MR]

Public lands: open conservation reserve lands to domestic livestock grazing, S4639 [2MY]

———provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on Federal lands, S370 [25JA]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (H.R. 2024), S4265, S4266 [25AP]

Refuse disposal: collection and recycling of spent lead-acid batteries (S. 2157), S11725 [28SE]

———funding for construction, operation, and maintenance of dredged material disposal facilities (S. 1620), S2195-S2197 [15MR]

Rhode Island: oil spill caused by grounded barge, S182 [22JA], S376 [25JA]

Roads and highways: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (H.R. 2988), S11583 [27SE]

———protect scenic highways from water erosion, S9148 [30JY]

Rural areas: water and sewer programs funding, S5521, S5522 [23MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), S8311, S8327 [18JY], S9485-S9498 [2AU]

Schools: condition of buildings, environment, and equipment, S6818, S6819 [25JN]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste, S8970-S8972, S8974 [26JY], S10619, S10649, S10650 [17SE], S12327 [3OC]

South Dakota: increase in hunting-related tourism, S1319 [27FE]

South Pacific region: prohibit the storage of nuclear waste on any Pacific territories or U.S. islands (S. 1878), S6241-S6243 [13JN]

Southern Oxidants Study: funding, S9725 [3SE]

Steele, Richard: Washington Environmental Council Environmental Hero Award recipient, S523 [26JA]

Superfund Program: funding, S2036, S2088, S2092 [14MR]

———reform, S2144 [15MR]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: loan guarantee programs, S10913 [19SE]

Taxation: disallow deductions for fines and penalties imposed for noncompliance with certain environmental or health protection laws, S5186 [16MY], S5463, S5464 [22MY]

———extension of Superfund taxes (S. 2027), S9565 [2AU]

———treatment of cane sugar produced in the Everglades Agricultural Area, S901 [6FE]

———treatment of clean-fuel vehicles (S. 1848), S5941 [6JN], S11717 [28SE]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (S. 1911), S7180-S7185 [27JN]

———treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (S. 1895), S6612 [20JN]

Tobacco products: effects of environmental tobacco smoke relative to lung cancer risk, S11638 [28SE]

Tongass National Forest: extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp., S12363, S12364 [3OC]

———extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp. (S. 1877), S6238 [13JN], S6264-S6267 [14JN]

———extend timber sale contract with the Louisiana-Pacific Co., S9465 [2AU]

Treaties and agreements: regulation of scientific and tourist activities and conservation of natural resources (S. 1645)-S2867 [26MR]

TVA: Environmental Research Center funding, S9103 [30JY]

U.N.: Environment Program funding, S11276 [25SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: construction of retaining wall at Flathead Lake, S10691 [17SE]

Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), S11667 [28SE]

Washington: mitigate effects of tribal fishing claims on non-tribal fishermen, S10814 [18SE]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, S9707 [3SE], S9824, S9834 [4SE]

———restore funding for water infrastructure grants, S2088-S2093 [14MR]

———reuse and recycling projects (S. 901), S8924 [25JY]

———safety of drinking water, S7877 [16JY]

———utilization of alternative filtration systems, S9494 [2AU]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), S12398-S12401 [3OC], S12466 [21OC]

———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (S. 1660), S3219-S3222 [29MR], S4266 [25AP]

Wetlands: eliminate dual decisional authority in permitting use, S56-S58 [4JA]

———regulation, S2307 [19MR], S4420 [30AP]

Reports

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs' Extension (S. 1888): CBO, S6625 [20JN]

Environmental Science & Engineering, Inc. Regenesis Project Results, H10367 [12SE]

Getting Rich—The Environmental Movement's Income, Salary, Contributor, and Investment Patterns, With an Analysis of Land Trust Transfers of Private Land to Government Ownership: Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, S2751-S2759 [25MR]

National Energy Policy Authorities' Amendments and Extensions (S. 1605): CBO, S6624 [20JN]

National Park Foundation Financial Report: National Park Foundation, S4192 [25AP]

Reports filed

Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1645) (S. Rept. 104-332), S8635 [24JY]

Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 104-521), H3487 [16AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 507) (H. Rept. 104-743), H9705 [1AU]

Consideration of H.R. 2823, International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 489) (H. Rept. 104-708), H8556 [25JY]

Deepwater Port Act Amendments: Committee on Transporation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2940) (H. Rept. 104-692), H8029 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy Reports Elimination and Streamlining Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2033), S10554 [13SE]

Distribution of EPA Funds to States for Cooperative Agreements Relative to Underground Storage Tanks: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3391) (H. Rept. 104-822), H11046 [24SE]

Ecological and Environmental Educational Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1873) (S. Rept. 104-336), S9072 [29JY]

Endangered Species Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2275) (H. Rept. 104-778), H10111 [9SE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Program Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3868) (H. Rept. 104-712), H8597 [26JY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs' Extension: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1888), S6517 [19JN]

EPA State Grants To Finance the Construction or Improvement of Water Supply Systems: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2747) (H. Rept. 104-515), H3229 [29MR]

Exempt Transportation of Hazardous Substances by Certain Vehicles From Government Regulations: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3153) (H. Rept. 104-791), H10523 [17SE]

Federal Oceanography Coordination Improvement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3537) (H. Rept. 104-771), H10040 [4SE]

Improve Prevention of, Response to, and Compensation to Communities Affected by Oil Spills: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1730) (S. Rept. 104-292), S7023 [26JN]

Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Appropriations: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1834) (S. Rept. 104-338), S9072 [29JY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1420) (S. Rept. 104-373), S11972 [30SE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2823) (H. Rept. 104-665), H7259 [10JY]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2823) (H. Rept. 104-665), H8247 [23JY]

J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3387) (H. Rept. 104-645), H7105 [27JN]

Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2024) (H. Rept. 104-530), H3729 [23AP]

National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1699), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1699) (S. Rept. 104-381), S11972 [30SE]

National Energy Policy Authority Amendments and Extensions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1605) (S. Rept. 104-273), S5093 [15MY]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3487) (H. Rept. 104-717), H8635 [29JY]

National Park Foundation Reform: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1703) (S. Rept. 104-299), S7178 [27JN]

National Recreation Lakes Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1844), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1844) (S. Rept. 104-385), S11972 [30SE]

Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty Implementation: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3060) (H. Rept. 104-593), H5569 [23MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: Committee of Conference (S. 1316) (H. Rept. 104-741), H9705 [1AU]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 39) (S. Rept. 104-276), S5566 [23MY]

Traffic Signal Synchronization Projects Exemption From Certain Clean Air Act Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2988) (H. Rept. 104-807), H10601 [18SE]

U.S. Policy Relative to Cambodia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 285), S11291 [25SE]

Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2967) (S. Rept. 104-301), S7178 [27JN]

Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act Appropriations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2967) (H. Rept. 104-536), H3819 [24AP]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3592) (H. Rept. 104-695), H8094 [22JY]

Water Reuse and Recycling Projects: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 901) (S. Rept. 104-322), S7887 [16JY]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Earth Day 1996—Protecting Our Environment, E683 [1MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Emergency salvage timber sale program: Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, S4183 [25AP]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Utah Public Education Coalition, S10830 [18SE]

Missouri River management: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, H8735 [30JY]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: International Association of Fire Chiefs, S7843 [16JY]

Statements

Commercial Aircraft Air Filtration Systems: Andrew Parramore, S6145 [12JN]

———Janie Johnson, S6146 [12JN]

———Joe Johnson, S6146 [12JN]

———Patricia Friend, S6145 [12JN]

Emergency Salvage Timber Sale Program: Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, S4183 [25AP]

Environmental Education: Kara von Behren, Sara Reeve, Anna Laszewski, and Alison Gingras, E940 [29MY], E973 [30MY]

Global Environmental Issues: Warren Christopher, Sec. of State, E1209 [27JN]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Utah Public Education Coalition, S10830 [18SE]

Nuclear Waste Disposal: Senator Johnston (1980), S7643 [10JY]

Recycled Housing: Kevin Gannon, E856 [22MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: Executive Office of the President, H6754 [25JN]

Simple Green—The Key to Environmental Technology, H10366 [12SE]

Three Gorges Project in the People's Republic of China: Martin A. Kamarck, Eximbank, H5854 [5JN]

Tribute to Richard Steele: Senator Murray, S523 [26JA]

Summaries

Consolidation of Certain Mineral Interests Located in Billings County, ND, National Grasslands, S11996 [30SE]

Emergency Salvage Timber Sale Program, S4182 [25AP]

National Invasive Species Act (H.R. 3217), H10923 [24SE]

Navy Requirements Relative to Shipboard Solid Waste Control (S. 1728), S4676 [3MY]

Sustainable Fisheries Act (S. 39): Manager's Amendment, S10907-S10909 [19SE]

West Virginia Voters' Attitudes Toward Environmental Protection and Regulatory Reform: Mellman Group, Inc., E33 [5JA]

Tables

Drinking water State revolving fund capitalization grants lost, H9865 [2AU]

Endangered Species Act court cases, E1679 [25SE]

Scientific utility of naval environmental data, H5394 [22MY]

Testimonies

Migratory Bird Baiting Regulations: George Reiger, E866 [22MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 189, U.S. membership in regional South Pacific organizations, H11241 [26SE]

H. Con. Res. 211, technical corrections to H.R. 3060, Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act, H10144 [10SE]

H. Res. 349, consideration of S. 534, Interstate Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste Act, H931-H933 [30JA]

H. Res. 489, consideration of H.R. 2823, International Dolphin Conservation Program Act, H9424 [31JY]

H. Res. 507, consideration of conference report on S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H9863 [2AU]

H.R. 543, National Marine Sanctuaries Preservation Act, H11626 [28SE]

H.R. 1965, Coastal Zone Protection Act, H3679 [23AP]

H.R. 2024, Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act, H3672-H3674 [23AP]

H.R. 2567, Constructed Water Conveyances Reform Act, H750 [23JA]

H.R. 2823, International Dolphin Conservation Program Act, H9438-H9442 [31JY]

H.R. 2940, Deepwater Port Modernization Act, H10540 [18SE]

H.R. 2967, Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act appropriations, H4920 [14MY]

H.R. 2988, exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions, H10779 [24SE]

H.R. 3060, Antarctic Environmental Protection Act, H6084-H6087 [10JN]

H.R. 3060, Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act, H10140-H10142 [10SE]

H.R. 3105, treatment of certain parties relative to CERCLA liability, E384 [20MR]

H.R. 3153, exempt transportation of hazardous substances by certain vehicles from Government regulations, H10775 [24SE]

H.R. 3217, National Invasive Species Act, H10918-H10923 [24SE]

H.R. 3387, J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resource Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA, H9774 [1AU]

H.R. 3391, distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks, H11202 [25SE]

H.R. 3487, National Marine Sanctuaries Preservation Act, H9974-H9976 [4SE]

H.R. 3592, Water Resources Development Act, H8693-H8725 [30JY]

H.R. 3604, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H6725-H6742 [25JN]

H.R. 3868, Energy Policy and Conservation Act program extension, H8671 [30JY]

H.R. 4283, National Invasive Species Act, H12147-H12152 [28SE]

S. 39, Sustainable Fisheries Act, S10913-S10931 [19SE], H11418-H11436 [27SE]

S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, S8311-S8327 [18JY], H7720-H7740 [17JY], H8010-H8027 [18JY]

S. 1537, Aboveground Storage Tank Consolidation and Regulatory Improvement Act, S507-S509 [26JA]

S. 1595, Restoration of Natural Resources Laws on the Public Lands Act, S1604 [6MR]

S. 1605, national energy policy authorities' amendments and extension, S1856 [12MR]

S. 1620, Environmental Dredge Disposal Act, S2196 [15MR]

S. 1645, Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act, S2864-S2867 [26MR], S9864-S9867 [4SE]

S. 1647, judicial review of forest management activities, S3023 [27MR]

S. 1699, National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act, S4065 [24AP]

S. 1728, Navy requirements relative to shipboard solid waste control, S4676 [3MY]

S. 1737, Yellowstone Protection Act, S4864 [8MY]

S. 1834, Indian Environmental General Assistance Program appropriations, S9666 [2AU], H11217 [25SE]

S. 1844, National Recreation Lakes Study Act, S5865 [5JN]

S. 1848, Clean-Fuel Vehicle Act, S5941 [6JN]

S. 1873, environmental educational programs reauthorization, S9668 [2AU]

S. 1877, Environmental Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act, S6239 [13JN]

S. 1911, tax treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones, S7182-S7184 [27JN]

S. 1935, Nuclear Waste Policy Act, S9254-S9265 [31JY]

S. 1935, Public Trust and Environmental Accountability Act, S7493 [9JY]

S. 1950, Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act, S7817 [12JY]

S. 2014, acquire certain lands for Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge, S9436 [1AU]

S. 2027, extension of Superfund taxes, S9565 [2AU]

S. 2028, Brownfields and Environmental Cleanup Act, S9567-S9572 [2AU]

S. 2033, Dept. of Energy Reports Elimination and Streamlining Act, S9581 [2AU]

S. 2041, Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection Act, S9594 [2AU]

S. 2096, Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act, S11037 [19SE]

S. 2128, Plant Protection Act, S11307-S11311 [25SE]

S. 2157, Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Act, S11726 [28SE]

S. 2160, Innovative Compliance Act, S11729-S11731 [28SE]

S. 2179, Children's Environmental Protection Act, S11993-S11995 [30SE]

S. Res. 285, U.S. policy towards Cambodia, S9074 [29JY]

ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE see Foreign Aid

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

Remarks in House

Funding, H8173, H8211-H8215, H8226-H8228 [23JY]

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Remarks in Senate

Funding, S5489 [22MY]

ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3723), S10862, S10864, S10865, S10883, S10884, S10885 [18SE], H12137 [28SE]

Analyses

Provisions (H.R. 3723), S12212-S12214 [2OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3723), H10460 [17SE], H12137-H12145 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Crime: misuse of encryption technologies, S10883, S10884 [18SE]

Enact (H.R. 3723), S10882-S10886 [18SE], S12201-S12216 [2OC]

Texts of

H.R. 3723, provisions, S12201-S12207 [2OC], H10460 [17SE]

ECONOMIST (publication)

Articles and editorials

Loret Ruppe, E1555 [10SE]

ECONOMY related term(s) Credit; Domestic policy; Homeless; Income; Poverty

Addresses

American Workers in the 21st Century: Markley Roberts, AFL-CIO, S891-S894 [6FE]

Economic, Social, and Political Development in Africa: Boutros Boutros-Ghali, U.N. Secretary General, E1879 [1OC]

Harry Truman—Public Power and the New Economy: Senator Bradley, S12249-S12251 [3OC]

Institutional Investors: Robert J. Eaton, Chrysler Corp., E436 [22MR]

`Private' Gambling and Public Morality: George Anastaplo, S9449 [1AU]

Rising Tide Must Lift More Boats: Senator Kennedy, S1187-S1190 [9FE]

Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act: William B. Gould IV, NLRB, E617 [24AP]

U.S. Economic Growth: Bob Dole, E1601 [12SE]

Advertisements

Is Davis-Bacon Racist?, H5376 [21MY]

Amendments

Crime: protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), S10862, S10864, S10865, S10883, S10884, S10885 [18SE], H12137 [28SE]

Foreign trade: technical corrections in legislation (H.R. 3815), S11753, S11812 [28SE]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 704), S8058 [17JY]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H2665 [21MR], H2870 [26MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2973 [28MR]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H7990 [18JY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S7470, S7482, S7484, S7498, S7499 [9JY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5334, H5335 [21MY]

Analyses

Economic Espionage Act (H.R. 3723), S12212-S12214 [2OC]

HUBZone Act (S. 1574), S1349 [27FE]

National Energy Policy Authorities' Amendments and Extension (S. 1605), S1857, S1860-S1862 [12MR]

Articles and editorials

America Is Not Overspending; North America—The Big Engine That Couldn't, S5799 [5JN], S5996 [10JN]

And in the Long Run We Should Win, S6251 [13JN]

Armey—Cheaper Fuel Via Education Cuts, H4658 [9MY]

At Rural Day-Care Center, New Wage Floor Could Be Mixed Blessing, H9861 [2AU]

Awaiting the Crisis, S12260 [3OC]

Bad Solution for the Wrong Problem—How Forcing Up the Minimum Wage Hurts Those Who Need Help Most, H9858 [2AU]

Big Steelmakers Shape Up—U.S. Mills Win Back Business at Home and Abroad, S4256 [25AP]

Biggest Spender of Them All—Reagan's Bankrupt Budget, S420 [26JA]

Boost the Minimum Wage, S4916 [9MY]

Casino Gambling—Bring in the Feds, S1153 [7FE]

Charade, E1535 [5SE]

Crumbs for the Majority, S3408 [16AP]

Cut and Be Prosperous, S6202 [13JN]

Cutting the Gas Tax and Reinventing Government, H5333 [21MY]

Democracy—A Tale of Two China's, E32 [5JA]

Drug Fiefdom of Northern Mexico, S4679-S4681 [3MY]

Economists Say Gasoline Tax Is Too Low—GOP's Proposed Rollback Is Seen Aggravating Deficit, S4794 [7MY]

Election-Year Politics on Gas Tax Will End Up Costing Us in the End, H5350 [21MY]

Experimental Price Index for Elderly Consumers, S5371-S5374 [20MY]

Fact and Fancy—CPI Biases and the Federal Budget, S5407-S5410 [21MY]

Fear of Inflation Is Stifling the Nation—An Outdated Obsession Is Depriving Us of Greater Wealth, S6202 [13JN]

Fed Up, S6556 [20JN]

Federal Reserve—Greenspan Deserves 4 More Years as Chairman, S6556 [20JN]

Gambling in the Senate, S5915 [6JN]

Gambling in the Sunlight, S4564 [1MY]

Gambling—A Bad Debt, S5916 [6JN]

Gold Isn't a Wacko Idea, E1730 [27SE]

GOP Deficit Trap, H3469 [16AP]

Greenspan's Good Economy, S6575 [20JN]

Greenspan's Rotten Record, S6198 [13JN]

Growth of Economic Espionage, S12210 [2OC]

Help the Working Poor, Raise Minimum Wages, S4915 [9MY]

Hidden Human Toll of Gambling, S6544 [19JN]

How Forcing Up the Minimum Wage Hurts Those Who Need Help Most, H7119 [9JY]

Inflation-Wary Fed Costs Jobs, Critics Say, S6206 [13JN]

Jamaican's Case for Trade Parity With NAFTA, E505 [29MR]

Job for the Senate, S6556 [20JN]

Labor Shortages May Be Slowing Economy, S6562, S6576 [20JN]

Let's Vote on Minimum Wage, S4916 [9MY]

Lure of the Steal, S12208-S12210 [2OC]

Maximum Politics, S7455 [9JY]

Minimal Impact From Minimum Wage, S4044 [24AP]

Minimum Wage, S4915 [9MY]

Minimum Wage Argument You Haven't Heard Before, S7351 [8JY]

Minimum Wage Trap, H5483 [22MY]

Of ``Sons'' and Their ``Grandsons'', S421 [26JA]

104th Congress Is History, E1924 [4OC]

Partners In Commerce, S1790 [12MR]

Platform Diving, E1530 [5SE]

Politics of 90 Cents an Hour, S4916 [9MY]

Possibility of Default Starts To Worry Europe, Especially France, H879 [25JA]

Preparing Students for the Coming Century, S4085 [24AP]

Preserving America's Middle Class, E72 [24JA]

Real 1980's, S3682 [18AP]

Recipe for Growth, S4564-S4566 [1MY]

Renominating Mr. Greenspan, S6555 [20JN]

Repeal the Minimum Wage, S4302 [29AP]

Rewarding the Work Ethic, S4916 [9MY]

Right Stuff, E1256 [11JY]

Ripple Effect Could Leave Area Reeling, S16 [3JA]

Rising Jet Fuel Tab May Lead to Fare Hikes, S4655 [3MY]

Shrinking Middle Class, H7146 [9JY]

Silly Season, S5776 [4JN]

Silver Age of State's Defense-Aerospace Economy, E1331 [22JY]

Textile Magnate Critiques Recent Trade Deals, S1514 [5MR]

Unfair War on Alan Greenspan, S6556 [20JN]

Wage Woes Beneath the Rosy Numbers, E1357 [24JY]

Who Really Drove Up Price of Gas?, H5348 [21MY]

Workers Due for a Raise, S4916 [9MY]

Working Poor—Minimum-Wage Jobs Give Many Americans Only a Miserable Life, S7437 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: authorize judicial review of agency certifications of the economic impact of regulations on small entities (see H.R. 3048), H1985 [7MR]

———discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H3488 [16AP]

———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

———establish a commission to study employment and economic insecurity (see H.R. 3353), H4302 [30AP]

———require employers to notify workers of reductions in business operations (see H.R. 3369), H4302 [30AP]

California: promote balance between natural resources, economic development and job retention (see H.R. 4032), H10107 [5SE]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend (see S. 2077), S10600 [16SE]

Contracts: provide Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities (see S. 1574), S1345 [27FE]

———require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3229, 3463), H3230 [29MR], H5173 [15MY]

Crime: prevent economic espionage (see S. 1525, 1556, 1557), S377 [25JA], S737 [1FE]

———protect proprietary economic information (see H.R. 3723), H6914 [26JN]

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H2034 [8MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: require recommendations for reducing public debt (see S. 1657), S3216 [29MR]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2028), S9554 [2AU]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see S. 1978; H.R. 3987), S8468 [22JY], H9923 [2AU]

Employment: ensure economic self-sufficiency for participants in adult training programs (see H.R. 3616), H6183 [11JN]

———extend time period for filing of trade adjustment assistance petitions (see H.R. 3271), H3649 [18AP]

———permit use of unemployment benefits to establish new businesses (see S. 2029), S9554 [2AU]

Families and domestic relations: provide income and economic security (see S. 1685), S3626 [18AP]

Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs (see S. 1533), S492 [26JA]

———promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2919, 3093), H1138 [31JA], H2315 [14MR]

Fish and fishing: improve employment and training assistance for fishermen classified as dislocated workers (see S. 2001), S9159 [30JY]

Foreign policy: impose economic sanctions against countries failing to eliminate corrupt business practices (see S. 2165), S11972 [30SE]

Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status for certain nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 2926), H1223 [1FE]

———require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (see H.R. 4014), H9924 [2AU]

———technical corrections in legislation (see S. 1849; H.R. 3815), S5939 [6JN], H7657 [16JY]

FRS: reform (see S. 1993), S8989 [26JY]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (see H.R. 3136), H2664 [21MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H2949 [27MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 168), H2867 [26MR]

Immigration: establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 3962), H9922 [2AU]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1547; H.R. 2945), S555 [30JA], H1224 [1FE]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. Res. 218; H.R. 2947), S555 [30JA], H1224 [1FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265, 3383, 3481), H3581 [17AP], H4396 [1MY], H5287 [16MY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see S. 2016), S9428 [1AU]

———assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 3314), H3819 [24AP]

———extension of Presidential fast-track negotiating authority relative to creation of a Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Area (see H. Res. 547), H11527 [27SE]

———U.S. participation in Coordinating Secretariat (see H.R. 3075), H2223 [13MR]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H3730 [23AP]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see S. 1727, 1739; H.R. 3375, 3395, 3415, 3420, 3457), S4618 [2MY], S4851 [8MY], H4396 [1MY], H4502 [7MY], H4646 [8MY], H5173 [15MY]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), consideration (see H. Res. 436), H5286 [16MY]

———transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 3372, 3384), H4396 [1MY]

Power resources: amend and extend certain authorities relative to national energy policy (see S. 1605), S1855 [12MR]

Public works: national program to create jobs and restore infrastructure (see H.R. 3469), H5287 [16MY]

Taxation: credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see H.R. 2847), H187 [4JA]

———provide incentives for businesses to create new jobs and to prevent jobs from moving overseas (see S. 1597), S1649 [7MR]

———replace individual and corporate income taxes, Social Security, and medicare taxes with a value-added tax (see H.R. 4050), H10235 [11SE]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see S.J. Res. 57; H. Con. Res. 170), S8989 [26JY], H4423 [2MY]

———treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H3386 [15AP]

———treatment of worker retraining expenditures (see H.R. 2998), H1635 [29FE]

Tourist trade: revitalize industry and provide airport security (see H.R. 4312), H12174 [28SE]

Treaties and agreements: negotiation of environmental, labor and agricultural standards relative to trade agreements in Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 4291), H12173 [28SE]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (see H.R. 4263), H11526 [27SE]

Biographies

Leaders of the Major Mexican Drug Cartels Indicted in the U.S., S8794 [25JY]

Book reviews

``Competitive Advantage of Nations,'' Lien Chan, E1890 [1OC]

Cost Estimates

National Gambling Impact Study Commision (S. 704): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S7974 [17JY]

Documents

Co-Determination by Labor and Management in European Countries, S4900 [9MY]

Essays

Mexico at a Critical Juncture: C. Allen Ellis, E750 [9MY]

Money, Systems, and Your Health: Sid Taylor, E1347 [23JY]

What Inflation? James K. Galbraith, University of Texas Johnson School of Public Affairs, E1338 [22JY]

Excerpts

``Future of Capitalism,'' Lester C. Thurow, S6570-S6572 [20JN]

Explanations

Gasoline Tax (S. 1739), S4869 [8MY]

Factsheets

Minimum Wage Level, H7119 [9JY]

Letters

Budget deficit: James L. Blum, CBO, S7880 [16JY]

Commodity Exchange Act amendments: Senators Lugar and Leahy, S9621 [2AU]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: Ronald Reagan, H5377 [21MY]

Democratic Party's national agenda: Representative Gephardt, H7147 [9JY]

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

Economic assistance to Mexico relative to drug enforcement efforts: Senator Feinstein, S558 [30JA]

———Senators Feinstein and D'Amato, S557 [30JA]

Economic Espionage Act: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S12214 [2OC]

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

———President Clinton, S572 [31JA]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S7975 [17JY]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S7974 [17JY]

Gasoline price levels: Senator Wellstone, S4579 [2MY]

Gasoline tax: Anthony J. Saggese, Jr., Texaco, Inc., S4923 [9MY]

———Carol B. Hallett, Air Transport Association, S4923 [9MY]

———Edwin L. Harper, Association of American Railroads, S4923 [9MY]

———Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr., Crown Central Petroleum Corp., H5344 [21MY]

———Jack Kinstlinger, H5344 [21MY]

———James L. Blum, CBO, H5339 [21MY]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5339 [21MY]

———Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H5339 [21MY]

———Ron Carey, AFL-CIO, S4965 [13MY]

———Susan Perry, American Bus Association, S4923 [9MY]

———Thomas J. Donohue, American Trucking Associations, Inc., S4923 [9MY]

Minimum wage level: Antonia Hernandez, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, S7349 [8JY]

———Bruce A. Stakeman, Environmental Technologies, Inc., S7439 [9JY]

———Hugh B. Price, National Urban League, Inc., S7349 [8JY]

———Jane Motz, American Friends Service Committee, S4301 [29AP]

———Joanna B. Menser, H3702 [23AP]

———Michael Newmark, National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, S4301 [29AP]

———Nancy Leon, National Hispana Leadership Institute, S7349 [8JY]

———Richard Womack and Dorothy I. Height, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S7349 [8JY]

———Roger C. Rosenthal, Migrant Legal Action Program, Inc., S7349 [8JY]

———Timothy A. McElwee, Church of the Brethren, S4301 [29AP]

———Wade Henderson, NAACP, S7349 [8JY]

National energy policy authorities: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S1860 [12MR]

Rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment in Vietnam: John F. Sommer, Jr., American Legion, S8763 [25JY]

Teamwork for Employees and Management Act: Fred Feinstein, NLRB, S7485 [9JY]

———Robert B. Reich, Sec. of Labor, S4788 [7MY]

Lists

Committee on Finance (Senate) hearings and meetings, S1644 [7MR]

Economists supporting Dole plan for economic growth, S11237 [25SE]

Economists supporting minimum wage increase, S7354 [8JY]

Republican Contract With America items signed into law, H11400 [27SE]

Republican Contract With America items vetoed by President Clinton, H11401 [27SE]

Memorandums

Big Choices—Budget and Economic Agenda: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S5456 [21MY]

Minimum Wage Level: John J. Motley III, National Retail Federation, S7346 [8JY]

Messages

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: President Clinton, S12124 [1OC], H12254 [2OC]

Economic Report: President Clinton, S1310 [26FE], H1243 [16FE]

National Emergency Relative to Lapse of Export Administration Act: President Clinton, S5758-S5760 [4JN], H5792 [4JN]

Retirement Savings and Security Act: President Clinton, S5564 [23MY]

Small Business and Competition: President Clinton, S5853 [5JN], H5824-H5826 [5JN]

Veto of H.R. 743, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act: President Clinton, H8816 [30JY]

Motions

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3019, H3026 [28MR]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5352 [21MY]

Outlines

Commodity Exchange Act amendments (S. 2077), S10608 [16SE]

Poems

``Celestial Economics,'' Sid Taylor, E287 [6MR]

Press releases

Davis-Bacon Benefits Minority Job Opportunities and Is Supported by All Leading Minority Organizations: National Alliance for Fair Contracting (organization), H5377 [21MY]

Economic Growth: Employment Policy Foundation, S7473 [9JY]

Leading Economists Call for Higher Minimum Wage: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S7350 [8JY]

Programs

Nine steps for fiscal responsibilty, H2322 [19MR]

Quotations

FRS policies (excerpts), S6573 [20JN]

Remarks in House

African Americans: economic development issues, E1883 [1OC]

Armenia: blockade by Turkey, H5485 [22MY], H5878-H5891 [5JN], E878 [22MY]

Beilenson, Representative: results of district survey, E58 [23JA]

Bryan, TX: tribute to Bryan High School for winning Federal Reserve Board Fed Challenge, E720 [7MY]

Budget: balance, H184 [4JA]

———deficit, H125, H126 [4JA], H190, H325 [5JA], H779 [24JA], H857 [25JA], H956-H959 [30JA], H1977-H1981 [7MR], H2126, H2207, H2220 [13MR], H2321 [19MR], H2582 [21MR], H3210 [29MR], H3436, H3469 [16AP], H3584 [18AP], H5115 [15MY], H5246, H5252, H5257 [16MY], H5766 [4JN], H6105 [10JN], H6292 [13JN], H6427, H6432, H6435 [18JN], H6516 [19JN], H7220 [10JY], H7763 [17JY], H8253 [24JY], H8383 [25JY], H9462 [31JY], H10181 [11SE], H10528 [18SE], E306 [7MR], E647 [25AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H782 [24JA]

Business and industry: relocation to foreign countries, H1777 [7MR], H2212 [13MR], H9903 [2AU], H10181 [11SE], H10498 [17SE], E927 [24MY]

———transition of communities, industries, and workers affected by reduced defense spending, E1331 [22JY]

California: promote balance between natural resources, economic development and job retention (H.R. 2712), H1693 [5MR]

China, People's Republic of: contrast with Republic of China, E32 [5JA]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, E1423, E1426 [1AU]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H96 [4JA], H814 [24JA], H976, H985 [31JA], H1666 [5MR], H1722 [6MR], H3396 [16AP], H4131 [30AP], H4390 [1MY], H4409-H4413 [2MY], H4656 [9MY], H5136-H5138 [15MY], H5186 [16MY], H6628-H6629 [19JN], H7517-H7521 [12JY], H9465 [31JY], H10357-H10364 [12SE], H10500 [17SE], H10604 [19SE], H11590-H11592 [27SE], E1255 [11JY]

———State of the Union Message, H860 [25JA]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H10227 [11SE], E1924 [4OC]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (H.R. 447), H9930-H9932 [4SE]

Contracts: require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (H.R. 3229), E499 [29MR]

Crime: protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), H10460-H10462 [17SE], H12137-H12145 [28SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H748 [23JA], H2125, H2126 [13MR], H3736 [24AP], H4438 [7MY], H4534 [8MY], H4656 [9MY], H6633, H6634 [20JN], H6978 [27JN], H7143-H7149 [9JY], H8100 [23JY], H9709 [1AU], H10431 [17SE], H11366-H11372 [26SE], H12169 [28SE]

Dept. of Commerce: Trade Adjustment Assistance Program funding, H8292 [24JY]

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (H.R. 3059), E317 [8MR]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, H10045, H10046, H10047 [5SE], H10199, H10200-H10207 [11SE], H10330, H10335, H10336 [12SE], H10433, H10440 [17SE], H10527, H10594-H10600 [18SE], H10977, H10982 [24SE], H11234 [26SE], E1534 [5SE]

———evaluation of foreign policy views on Iraq, H10438 [17SE]

Domestic policy: domestic income levels and standard of living, E388 [20MR]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8173, H8211-H8215, H8226-H8228 [23JY]

Employment: job creation programs, H1629 [29FE]

———role of employers, E436 [22MR]

Federal aid programs: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (H.R. 2919), H978 [31JA]

Federal employees: delays in cost of living adjustments, H4401 [2MY]

FHA: expand homeownership opportunities for first-time home buyers, H6932, H6933 [26JN]

Foreign trade: allow U.S companies to bid on construction contracts for the Three Gorges Dam project in the People's Republic of China, E1779 [28SE]

———impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile industry, H3494 [17AP]

———require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (H.R. 4014), E1500 [2AU]

———technical corrections in legislation (H.R. 3815), H8673, H8679 [30JY], H12152, H12164 [28SE], E1418 [31JY]

———U.S. deficit, H1279 [27FE], H1755 [6MR], H3174 [29MR], H3557 [17AP], H3825 [25AP], H5186 [16MY], H9842 [2AU], H10498 [17SE], H10528 [18SE], H10647 [19SE], H11599 [28SE], E1779 [28SE]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H7269 [11JY], H11053 [25SE]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish, H309 [5JA]

GATT: impact on agricultural trade, H1448 [28FE]

———impact on employment and the economy, H1720 [6MR], H2470 [20MR]

———implementation, H7255 [10JY]

Government regulations: U.S. Chamber of Commerce study relative to the effects on small business, H7117 [9JY]

Hazelton, PA: anniversary of Community Area New Development Corp., E1052 [11JN]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H2987-H3029 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], E483 [28MR], E494 [29MR], E591 [19AP]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2972-H2986 [28MR], H3209 [29MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2857-H2864 [26MR]

Immigration: establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (H.R. 3962), E1473, E1498 [2AU]

Indiana Regional Minority Supplier Development Council: tribute, E487 [28MR]

International Day of Cooperatives: observance, E1166 [25JN], E11711 [26JN]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, H5371-H5378 [21MY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H4393 [1MY], H7990 [18JY], E616 [24AP]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), veto, H8816 [30JY], H9450 [31JY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), H5998 [6JN]

Labor unions: national agenda, H7516 [12JY]

Lumber industry: impact of subsidized lumber from Canada on market share and employment in the U.S., H1145 [1FE]

Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency, H11232 [26SE]

———make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (H.R. 2945), H1204 [1FE]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (H.R. 2947), H1204 [1FE], H1402 [28FE]

———political reform, E750 [9MY]

Minimum wage: level, H1630 [29FE], H2209-H2212 [13MR], H2977, H2979, H2981, H2982, H3019-H3026 [28MR], H3176 [29MR], H3396, H3398 [16AP], H3494, H3495 [17AP], H3584, H3585, H3586, H3624, H3632-H3639 [18AP], H3663, H3664, H3666, H3667, H3668, H3702, H3703, H3705-H3715 [23AP], H3733, H3734, H3735, H3736, H3737, H3738, H3790, H3794, H3796, H3798-H3803 [24AP], H3825, H3826, H3827, H3829-H3837, H3839, H4043-H4046, H4102 [25AP], H4131, H4132, H4134, H4135, H4169 [30AP], H4305, H4306, H4307, H4308, H4309, H4310, H4312-H4323, H4371, H4372, H4380-H4387, H4389, H4390 [1MY], H4402-H4404, H4416-H4418, H4420 [2MY], H4427 [6MY], H4534, H4561-H4568 [8MY], H4659, H4660 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4837, H4884, H4894-H4898 [10MY], H4909 [14MY], H5061-H5068, H5135, H5146-H5149 [15MY], H5267 [16MY], H5309, H5310, H5373 [21MY], H5383, H5384, H5385, H5386, H5387, H5388, H5433-H5445, H5475, H5476, H5480-H5488 [22MY], H5503-H5543, H5546, H5551 [23MY], H5997 [6JN], H7118, H7119, H7121, H7122 [9JY], H7163, H7164, H7165 [10JY], H7266, H7267, H7269 [11JY], H7507, H7510, H7511 [12JY], H7538 [16JY], H7997, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8575-H8581 [26JY], H9708, H9709 [1AU], H9838-H9862 [2AU], H10113 [10SE], E477, E487 [28MR], E512 [29MR], E584, E587 [19AP], E602 [23AP], E795 [14MY], E875 [22MY], E918, E927 [24MY], E938, E946 [29MY], E955, E974 [30MY], E1086 [13JN], E1496 [2AU]

Money: reestablish Gold Standard, E1730 [27SE]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H745 [23JA], H1720 [6MR], H2096 [12MR], H2470 [20MR], H2562 [21MR], H3804 [24AP], H10013 [4SE]

———implementation, H9709 [1AU]

National objectives: comparison of Clinton administration policy with previous administrations' policies, H10199 [11SE]

———priority assignments, H8 [3JA], H1261 [27FE], H1754 [6MR], H1778, H1779, H1972 [7MR], H2227 [14MR], H2462 [19MR], H3804 [24AP], H4180-H4185 [30AP], H4535 [8MY], H4830 [10MY], H5310 [21MY], H6096 [10JN], H6486 [18JN], H6627 [19JN], H7269 [11JY], H8109 [23JY], H8526 [25JY], H9381, H9456 [31JY], H9929 [4SE], H10168 [10SE], H10182, H10215 [11SE], H10333 [12SE], E295 [6MR], E1338 [22JY], E1357 [24JY], E1477 [2AU], E1601 [12SE]

New Bedford, MA: closing of J.C. Rhodes Co. manufacturing plant, H3701 [23AP]

New Zealand: economic reforms, E1262 [11JY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H4115 [29AP], H4306, H4307, H4308, H4309 [1MY], H4415, H4416 [2MY], H4427 [6MY], H4434 [7MY], H4536 [8MY], H4656, H4657, H4659 [9MY], H4881 [10MY], H4909 [14MY], H5296 [20MY], H5307, H5309, H5311 [21MY]

———gasoline tax, H4132, H4133, H4135 [30AP], H4306, H4307, H4308, H4309 [1MY], H4415, H4416 [2MY], H4427 [6MY], H4434, H4438, H4439, H4440, H4441, H4442 [7MY], H4536, H4567 [8MY], H4656, H4657, H4658, H4659, H4795, H4796 [9MY], H4804, H4805 [10MY], H4909, H5045 [14MY], H5141-H5143 [15MY], H5187 [16MY], H5296 [20MY], H5307, H5309, H5311 [21MY], E723 [7MY], E744, E753 [9MY], E878 [22MY]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3395), H4436 [7MY]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H4909 [14MY], H5337-H5356 [21MY], E871 [22MY], E894 [23MY]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), consideration (H. Res. 436), H5326-H5337 [21MY]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), motion to recommit, H5354 [21MY]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3420), H4644 [8MY]

———transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (H.R. 3372), E681 [1MY]

Power resources: national energy policy, E323 [12MR]

Puerto Rico: allow for wage-based tax credits, E1688 [25SE], E1905 [2OC]

———classification as enterprise zone, H9859 [2AU]

———economic stability, E1713 [26SE]

———repeal of certain corporate tax credits, H5304 [21MY], H5434, H5438, H5468-H5474, H5477 [22MY], E876 [22MY], E919 [24MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H746, H749 [23JA], H781 [24JA], H1261, H1262 [27FE], H1400, H1401, H1402 [28FE], H1620 [29FE], H1665, H1669 [5MR], H1720 [6MR], H1780 [7MR], H2111-H2114 [12MR], H2129 [13MR], H3174 [29MR], H3389, H3398, H3481-H3486 [16AP], H3798-H3804 [24AP], H3825 [25AP], H4131, H4173-H4185 [30AP], H4307, H4387-H4393 [1MY], H4409-H4413 [2MY], H4535 [8MY], H4656, H4657, H4659, H4660 [9MY], H4880, H4894-H4898 [10MY], H4910 [14MY], H5131 [15MY], H5186, H5187, H5188 [16MY], H5491, H5494, H5496, H5498 [22MY], H5572, H5573 [29MY], H5748-H5750 [30MY], H5931 [5JN], H6124 [11JN], H6290, H6293 [13JN], H6491-H6493 [18JN], H7040 [27JN], H7228, H7246 [10JY], H7508 [12JY], H7650-H7653 [16JY], H7776 [17JY], H7784, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8078, H8084 [22JY], H8100, H8110 [23JY], H8547-H8553 [25JY], H8799, H8810-H8814 [30JY], H9458, H9464 [31JY], H9708 [1AU], H9838 [2AU], H9928, H9929, H9987 [4SE], H10099-H10101 [5SE], H10431, H10500 [17SE], H10528 [18SE], H10757-H10761 [20SE], H10933 [24SE], H11053, H11220-H11226 [25SE], H11232, H11365, H11372, H11379-H11382 [26SE], H11398, H11399, H11400, H11401, H11590-H11592 [27SE], H11598, H11599, H12106, H12169 [28SE], E323 [12MR], E1530 [5SE]

Resource Conservation and Development Program: tribute, E1595 [12SE]

Saving: national private savings rate, H1491 [28FE]

SBA: independent study relative to risks and losses of loan programs, H10079, H10088 [5SE]

Tax Freedom Day: observance, E723 [7MY]

Taxation: rates, E733 [8MY]

———replace individual and corporate income taxes, Social Security, and medicare taxes with a value-added tax (H.R. 4050), E1572 [11SE]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law, H7190-H7193 [10JY]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (H. Con. Res. 170), E701 [2MY]

Tourist trade: revitalize industry and provide airport security (H.R. 4312), E1826 [30SE]

Unemployment: level, H5386 [22MY]

Urban areas: community development, H3734 [24AP]

Vietnam: rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, H9912 [2AU]

Waterbury, CT: groundbreaking ceremony of Brass Mill Center Mall, H6977 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators: appointments, S5014-S5016 [14MY]

Africa: U.S. policy, S12056 [1OC]

Agriculture: value-added products innovations, S8592 [24JY]

Budget: deficit, S22 [3JA], S58 [4JA], S81 [5JA], S188 [22JA], S309 [23JA], S340 [24JA], S357 [25JA], S395 [26JA], S553 [30JA], S588 [31JA], S732 [1FE], S895 [6FE], S1076 [7FE], S1166 [9FE], S1295 [23FE], S1320 [27FE], S1448, S1466 [29FE], S1515 [5MR], S1551 [6MR], S1634, S1643 [7MR], S1668 [11MR], S1852 [12MR], S1967 [13MR], S2097 [14MR], S2191 [15MR], S2219, S2233-S2235, S2242 [18MR], S2324 [19MR], S2421 [20MR], S2642 [21MR], S2800 [25MR], S2887 [26MR], S3004 [27MR], S3149 [28MR], S3182, S3215 [29MR], S3269 [15AP], S3383 [16AP], S3427 [17AP], S3623 [18AP], S3729 [19AP], S3788 [22AP], S3895 [23AP], S4061 [24AP], S4187 [25AP], S4272 [29AP], S4376 [30AP], S4514 [1MY], S4616 [2MY], S4661, S4663-S4666, S4672 [3MY], S4723 [6MY], S4801 [7MY], S4849, S4877 [8MY], S4889, S4891-S4893, S4897, S4899-S4901 [9MY], S4958 [13MY], S4995-S4997, S5000 [14MY], S5090 [15MY], S5188 [16MY], S5266 [17MY], S5376 [20MY], S5425, S5443 [21MY], S5491 [22MY], S5526, S5556 [23MY], S5645 [24MY], S5671 [3JN], S5744 [4JN], S5792, S5852 [5JN], S5875 [6JN], S5972, S5979 [7JN], S6010 [10JN], S6079 [11JN], S6127, S6132, S6138 [12JN], S6219 [13JN], S6277 [14JN], S6407 [18JN], S6512 [19JN], S6609 [20JN], S6659 [21JN], S6718 [24JN], S6819 [25JN], S7170 [27JN], S7297 [28JN], S7366 [8JY], S7489 [9JY], S7646 [10JY], S7685 [11JY], S7815 [12JY], S7878-S7882, S7884 [16JY], S8011 [17JY], S8152 [18JY], S8370 [19JY], S8465 [22JY], S8552 [23JY], S8633 [24JY], S8864 [25JY], S8988 [26JY], S9030 [29JY], S9157 [30JY], S9289 [31JY], S9341-S9344, S9348, S9350, S9358, S9421 [1AU], S9551 [2AU], S9691 [3SE], S9852 [4SE], S9960 [5SE], S10017 [6SE], S10047 [9SE], S10155 [10SE], S10321 [11SE], S10401 [12SE], S10551 [13SE], S10580 [16SE], S10681 [17SE], S10831 [18SE], S10980 [19SE], S11087 [20SE], S11130 [24SE], S11238 [25SE], S11424 [26SE], S11536 [27SE], S11950 [30SE], S12077 [1OC], S12163 [2OC], S12286 [3OC]

———use most accurate measures of inflation available, S5251, S5254 [17MY]

Business and industry: relocation to foreign countries, S3257 [15AP]

———relocation to foreign countries to avoid certain income taxes, S9265, S9266 [31JY], S9545 [2AU]

———resurgence of steel industry, S4256 [25AP]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S572 [31JA], S876 [6FE], S2322 [19MR], S2408 [20MR], S3169 [28MR], S3786 [22AP], S3882, S3886 [23AP], S4007 [24AP], S4271 [29AP], S6003, S6006-S6008 [10JN], S6132 [12JN], S6187-S6191 [13JN], S9037 [29JY], S11086 [20SE], S11825-S11828 [30SE]

———evaluation of economic plan, S10064 [9SE]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend, S9620 [2AU]

———amend (S. 2077), S10604-S10608 [16SE]

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund: appropriations, S1790 [12MR]

Congress: national agenda, S9050-S9052 [29JY]

Consumer Price Index: calculation, S5343-S5352, S5357-S5361, S5369, S5370 [20MY], S5401-S5407, S5437, S5456 [21MY], S5479 [22MY], S5512 [23MY]

Contracts: provide Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities (S. 1574), S1346 [27FE]

Crime: prevent economic espionage (S. 1525), S377 [25JA]

———prevent economic espionage (S. 1556), S740, S741 [1FE]

———prevent economic espionage (S. 1557), S740, S741 [1FE]

———protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), S10882-S10886 [18SE], S12201-S12216 [2OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7620-S7626 [10JY], S7680, S7683-S7685 [11JY], S9530 [2AU], S10013-S10016 [6SE]

Dept. of Defense: effects of the National Missile Defense Joint Program Office on private sector employment, S7276 [28JN]

Dept. of HUD: community development programs funding, S9723 [3SE]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, S10058, S10064 [9SE], S10382 [12SE], S10660-S10662 [17SE], S10902-S10905 [19SE], S11231, S11235-S11237 [25SE], S11502, S11508-S11510 [27SE], S11825-S11828, S12024 [30SE]

Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, S1644 [7MR]

———Senate hearings, S1645 [7MR]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 2028), S9566 [2AU]

Economic Development Agency: funding, S5489 [22MY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S3407 [16AP]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (S. 1978), S8468-S8472 [22JY]

Employment: permit use of unemployment benefits to establish new businesses (S. 2029), S9572 [2AU]

Families and domestic relations: provide income and economic security (S. 1685), S3628-S3630 [18AP]

Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs (S. 1533), S499-S501 [26JA]

Fish and fishing: equitable treatment of fishing communities relative to economic losses, S10814 [18SE]

———improve employment and training assistance for fishermen classified as dislocated workers (S. 2001), S9160 [30JY]

Food industry: cereal market price collusion, S1905 [13MR]

Foreign aid: make conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S1449 [29FE]

Foreign policy: impose economic sanctions against countries failing to eliminate corrupt business practices (S. 2165), S11979 [30SE], S12349 [3OC]

Foreign trade: technical corrections in legislation (H.R. 3815), S11446 [26SE], S11805-S11813 [28SE]

———U.S. deficit, S577 [31JA], S1400-S1402 [29FE], S1514 [5MR], S3151 [28MR], S5638-S5641 [24MY], S11489 [27SE], S12259-S12260 [3OC]

FRS: GAO evaluation, S2841-S2844 [26MR]

———impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S6552-S6582 [20JN], S11136 [24SE]

———make proceedings public, S10735 [18SE]

———operations and procedures, S6281-S6294 [14JN]

———reform (S. 1993), S8989, S8990 [26JY]

———regulatory reform, S11913 [30SE]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish, S4564 [1MY]

———establish (S. 704), S329 [23JA], S1153 [7FE], S5915, S5916 [6JN], S6195 [13JN], S6544 [19JN], S7749, S7750, S7756 [11JY], S7971-S7982 [17JY], S8298 [18JY], S9449 [1AU], S10749 [18SE]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6197-S6216 [13JN], S6258, S6281-S6294 [14JN], S6549-S6582, S6586 [20JN], S6751 [24JN]

———nomination to be FRS Chairman, unanimous-consent agreement, S6186 [13JN]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), S3114-S3125, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3242, S3245 [29MR], S3683 [18AP]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4814-S4832, S4833-S4836, S4838-S4845, S4846-S4848, S4878-S4882 [8MY], S4887, S4890, S4893, S4895-S4921 [9MY], S4991, S4992, S5002 [14MY], S12422 [21OC]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), insert language of S. 295 in lieu, S7619 [10JY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S3624 [18AP], S4785-S4792, S4794-S4801 [7MY], S5019-S5023 [14MY], S6437 [19JN], S7444, S7469-S7489 [9JY], S7508, S7509, S7614-S7619 [10JY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), unanimous-consent agreement, S5645-S5647 [24MY], S6826 [25JN]

Lumber industry: impact of subsidized lumber from Canada on market share and employment in the U.S., S570, S571 [31JA]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S4678 [3MY]

———make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. 1547), S555-S559 [30JA]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S8788-S8795, S8858 [25JY]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. Res. 218), S555-S559 [30JA]

Meyer, Laurence: nomination to the FRS, S6258 [14JN]

———nomination to the FRS, unanimous-consent agreement, S6187 [13JN]

———nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S6568 [20JN]

Minimum wage: impact of increase on nursing home industry, S7449, S7450 [9JY]

———level, S1570 [6MR], S2849-S2854, S2884, S2895, S2896-S2898 [26MR], S3005 [27MR], S3091 [28MR], S3233 [29MR]-S3257 [15AP], S3575-S3577 [18AP], S3766-S3769 [22AP], S4008, S4025-S4028, S4039-S4045, S4056 [24AP], S4155 [25AP], S4291, S4297-S4302 [29AP], S4395 [30AP], S4569 [1MY], S4575, S4576, S4614 [2MY], S4694 [3MY], S4720-S4723 [6MY], S4769, S4784-S4792 [7MY], S4816-S4832, S4833-S4836, S4846-S4848, S4878-S4882 [8MY], S4887, S4897, S4898, S4901, S4905, S4911-S4917, S4924, S4953 [9MY], S4987, S4992, S4995-S4997, S5019-S5023 [14MY], S5033 [15MY], S5520 [23MY], S5636, S5637, S5646 [24MY], S6436-S6438 [19JN], S6678, S6754 [24JN], S6828, S6844 [25JN], S7287-S7291 [28JN], S7345-S7358, S7403-S7413 [8JY], S7425, S7426, S7428-S7469, S7500 [9JY], S7513, S7624 [10JY], S7679, S7682 [11JY], S8820 [25JY], S9525, S9530, S9535-S9542 [2AU]

———tribute to efforts of Senate staff, Dept. of Labor staff, and outside organizations on minimum wage legislation, S9527 [2AU]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (S. 2016), S9437 [1AU]

———dispute settlement system for antidumping and countervailing duties, S12038 [30SE]

———impact on employment and the economy, S20 [3JA], S577 [31JA]

National objectives: priority assignments, S1187 [9FE], S1385 [28FE], S1402 [29FE], S1537-S1542, S1544-S1546 [6MR], S1615, S1616 [7MR], S4564 [1MY], S4591 [2MY], S4883, S4886 [9MY], S7811-S7813 [12JY], S7882 [16JY], S9341-S9344, S9348-S9352 [1AU], S11401 [26SE], S11497-S11503 [27SE]

Native Americans: tribute to Lakota Fund, S6279 [14JN]

Pensions: increase eligibility age and make cost-of-living adjustments for certain retirement benefits and allow contributions to private pension plans, S5343-S5352 [20MY], S5401 [21MY], S5485 [22MY], S5512 [23MY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S4576, S4579, S4641 [2MY], S4663-S4668, S4670, S4694 [3MY], S4782-S4792 [7MY], S4883 [9MY], S4961-S4969 [13MY], S4986, S4987, S4990 [14MY]

———gasoline tax, S4395, S4396 [30AP], S4571, S4573-S4575, S4576, S4641 [2MY], S4653, S4663-S4668, S4670, S4692-S4694 [3MY], S4704, S4705, S4709 [6MY], S4769, S4782-S4794, S4811 [7MY], S4816-S4832, S4833, S4836, S4846, S4849, S4876-S4882 [8MY], S4883, S4887, S4891-S4893, S4895-S4926 [9MY], S4961-S4969 [13MY], S4986, S4987, S4990-S4997, S5002, S5019-S5023 [14MY], S5312 [20MY], S5651 [24MY], S5776 [4JN]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), unanimous-consent agreement, S5645-S5647 [24MY], S6826 [25JN]

———gasoline tax (S. 1739), S4867 [8MY]

Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer: tribute to series of articles on U.S. trade deficit, S11489 [27SE]

Power resources: amend and extend certain authorities relative to national energy policy (S. 1605), S1856 [12MR], S6624 [20JN]

Public welfare programs: Federal role during poor economic periods, S9354 [1AU]

Puerto Rico: allow for wage-based tax credits, S11489 [27SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S20 [3JA], S295, S297 [23JA], S1616 [7MR], S3418 [17AP], S4271 [29AP], S4995-S4997 [14MY], S6019 [10JN], S6846 [25JN], S7624 [10JY], S10051-S10054 [9SE], S10536, S10537 [13SE], S11108 [20SE], S11212, S11213, S11228 [25SE], S12123 [1OC]

Rivlin, Alice M.: nomination to the FRS, S6258 [14JN]

———nomination to the FRS, unanimous-consent agreement, S6187 [13JN]

———nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S6568, S6576, S6582, S6586, S6609 [20JN]

Rohatyn, Felix: withdrawal as a nominee for Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, S1298 [23FE]

Saudi Arabia: continuance of economic and security partnership, S1790 [12MR]

Tax Freedom Day: observance, S4763, S4783, S4801, S4808 [7MY], S4883 [9MY]

Taxation: credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (S. 743), S1151 [7FE]

———impact of tax cuts on middle-class families, S3681 [18AP]

———provide incentives for businesses to create new jobs and to prevent jobs from moving overseas (S. 1597), S1650-S1652 [7MR], S2178 [15MR]

———rates, S6022-S6024 [11JN]

———reform tax laws to stimulate the economy, S1540 [6MR]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (S.J. Res. 57), S8991-S8993 [26JY]

Vietnam: rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, S8760, S8765, S8773, S8774 [25JY]

Reports

Case Against a Higher Minimum Wage: Committee on Economics (Joint), H5475 [22MY]

Gaming Impacts the Colorado Economy: Colorado Office of State Planning and Budgeting, E1283-E1285 [12JY]

National Energy Policy Authorities' Amendments and Extensions (S. 1605): CBO, S6624 [20JN]

New Zealand Economic Reforms: U.S.-New Zealand Council, E1262 [11JY]

Raising the Minimum Wage—The Illusion of Compassion: Committee on Economics (Joint), E918 [24MY]

Teamwork for Employees and Management Act (S. 295): Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S7475 [9JY]

Unleasing America's Potential: National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform, E37-E46 [22JA]

Reports filed

Appalachian Regional Commission Funding and Economic Development Programs: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2145) (H. Rept. 104-693), H8029 [18JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 104-500), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3415, Gasoline Tax: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 104-580), H5286 [16MY]

Dept. of Commerce Toll-Free Telephone Number for Consumer Assistance: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 447) (H. Rept. 104-753), H9921 [2AU]

Economic Espionage Prevention: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1556) (S. Rept. 104-359), S9742 [3SE]

Foreign Trade Legislation Technical Corrections: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3815), S11291 [25SE]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3815) (H. Rept. 104-718), H8635 [29JY]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 704), S6611 [20JN]

Gasoline Tax: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3415) (H. Rept. 104-576), H5286 [16MY]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3815) (S. Rept. 104-393), S12125 [1OC]

National Energy Policy Authority Amendments and Extensions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1605) (S. Rept. 104-273), S5093 [15MY]

Prevention of Economic Espionage: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1556), S9158 [30JY]

Protect Proprietary Economic Information: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3723) (H. Rept. 104-788), H10429 [16SE]

Teamwork for Employees and Management Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 295) (S. Rept. 104-259), S4516 [1MY]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Creating Job Opportunities in Indiana, E1364 [24JY]

———Cutting Spending, E1123 [20JN]

———Economic Agenda, E744 [9MY]

———Economic Outlook, E1562 [11SE]

———Education and Training in Southern Indiana, E1002 [5JN]

———Fighting Crime, E1634 [18SE]

———Hoosier Business Growth, E686 [1MY]

———Infrastructure and Economic Development, E999 [5JN]

———Raising the Minimum Wage, E579 [19AP]

———Right Kind of Tax Cuts, E1557 [11SE]

———Welfare Reform Bill, E1570 [11SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Commercial Revitalization Tax Credit: U.S. Conference of Mayors, S1152 [7FE]

Rulings of the Chair

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3020, H3022, H3023 [28MR]

Minimum wage: level, H7267 [11JY]

Statements

Commodity Exchange Act Amendments: Senators Lugar and Leahy, S9620 [2AU]

Congressional Review Provisions of Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act: Senators Nickles, Reid, and Stevens, S3683-S3687 [18AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: Representative Owens, H5377 [21MY]

Economic Development Issues for African Americans: David R. Jones, E1883 [1OC]

Gasoline Tax: ARCO, S4922 [9MY], H5327, H5345 [21MY]

———Chevron Corp., S4923 [9MY], H5327, H5345 [21MY]

———Exxon Corp., S4922 [9MY]

———Texaco Inc., H5327, H5345 [21MY]

Minimum Wage Level: Senator Dodd, S7434 [9JY]

Welfare Dependency Act: Senator Moynihan, S5015 [14MY]

Summaries

Commodity Exchange Act Amendments (S. 2077), S10607 [16SE]

Empowerment and Enterprise Zone Programs Improvement and Expansion (S. 1533), S501 [26JA]

Make Extension of Loan Guarantee Agreement With Mexico Conditional to Drug Enforcement Efforts (H.R. 2945), H1205 [1FE]

Make Foreign Aid to Mexico Conditional to Drug Enforcement Efforts (H.R. 2947), H1204 [1FE]

Revenue Restructuring Act (H.R. 4050), E1573 [11SE]

Surveys

Representative Beilenson's district survey results, E59 [23JA]

Tables

April 1996 payroll for Burger King restaurant franchises in Eureka and McKinleyville, CA, H5483 [22MY]

Budget deficits, S6186 [13JN]

Budget deficits and surpluses, S4051 [24AP]

Change in deficit due to Consumer Price Index adjustment, S5369 [20MY]

Distribution of the current Federal tax burden, H3274 [15AP]

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

International comparison of central Government taxes as percents of gross domestic product, H3273 [15AP]

Jobs lost relative to minimum wage raise, H5499 [22MY]

Motor gasoline retail prices—U.S. city average, S4665 [3MY]

Retail motor gasoline and on-highway diesel fuel prices, S4665 [3MY]

Total U.S. Federal revenue as percents of gross domestic product, H3274 [15AP]

Testimonies

Minimum Wage: Don Baisch, H5483 [22MY]

———Melody Rane, H5482 [22MY]

Minimum Wage Level: Representative Gephardt, H3634 [18AP]

U.S. Economic Growth: Alan Greenspan, FRS, E1602 [12SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 391, consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2972 [28MR]

H. Res. 436, consideration of H.R. 3415, gasoline tax, H5326 [21MY]

H.J. Res. 168, waiving enrollment requirements for H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, and H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2857 [26MR]

H.R. 447, establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise, H9930 [4SE]

H.R. 743, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act, S7619 [10JY]

H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2987-H2998 [28MR]

H.R. 3415, gasoline tax, H5337 [21MY]

H.R. 3723, Economic Espionage Act, S12201-S12207 [2OC], H10460 [17SE]

H.R. 3815, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act, S11805-S11812 [28SE], H12152-H12164 [28SE]

H.R. 3815, technical corrections in foreign trade legislation, H8673-H8678 [30JY]

H.R. 4050, Revenue Restructuring Act, E1574-E1580 [11SE]

S. 704, Gambling Impact Study Commission establishment, S7971 [17JY]

S. 1574, HUBZone Act, S1347-S1349 [27FE]

S. 1605, national energy policy authorities' amendments and extension, S1856 [12MR]

S. 1739, gasoline tax, S4868 [8MY]

S. 2001, employment and training assistance for fishermen classified as dislocated workers, S9160 [30JY]

S. 2028, Brownfields and Environmental Cleanup Act, S9567-S9572 [2AU]

S. 2029, use of unemployment benefits to establish new businesses, S9573 [2AU]

S. 2077, Commodity Exchange Act amendments, S10604-S10606 [16SE]

S. 2165, Fair Trade Practices Act, S12349 [3OC]

S. Res. 218, make foreign aid to Mexico conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S561 [30JA]

ECUADOR, REPUBLIC OF

Reports filed

Nomination of Leslie M. Alexander To Be Ambassador to Ecuador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

EDELMAN, MARIAN WRIGHT

Remarks in House

Children's Defense Fund (organization): Stand for Children demonstration in Washington, DC, H5755, H5756 [31MY], H5805-H5812 [4JN]

Remarks in Senate

Children's Defense Fund (organization): Stand for Children demonstration in Washington, DC, S5948 [6JN]

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN

Remarks in House

Eden Prairie High School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, E814 [15MY]

EDERMA, VELLO

Letters

Removal of Russian troops from Kaliningrad, H11251 [26SE]

EDGAR, JIM (Governor of Illinois)

Letters

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S5934 [6JN]

EDGERTON, OH

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E888 [23MY]

EDIBLE OIL REGULATORY REFORM ACT

Remarks in Senate

Foreign trade: regulations relative to shipping of edible fats, oils, and greases, S9147 [30JY]

EDISON, THOMAS A.

Bills and resolutions

Coins: mint in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see S. 2196), S12303 [3OC]

Essays

Quest for Light: Steven Reddington, E479 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Reddington, Steven: Fifth Congressional District essay contest award recipient, E479 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Coins: mint in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (S. 2196), S12310, S12311 [3OC]

Texts of

S. 2196, Thomas Alva Edison Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act, S12310 [3OC]

EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE

Remarks in House

Arizona Public Service Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1500 [2AU]

Atlantic Electric (business): Edison Electric Institute Special Distinction Award recipient, E1316 [18JY]

Dayton Power and Light Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1499 [2AU]

Orange and Rockland Utilities Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1406 [30JY]

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1440 [1AU], E1761 [27SE], E1829 [30SE]

SCANA Corp.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1335 [22JY], E1406 [30JY]

Tucson Electric Power Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1405 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

Arizona Public Service Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S9635 [2AU]

Green Mountain Power Corp.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S12339 [3OC]

Tucson Electric Power Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S9635 [2AU]

EDUCATION related term(s) Colleges and Universities; Schools

Addresses

Business Partnerships With Schools: Audrey L. Easaw, H10003 [4SE]

Princeton University Commencement: President Clinton, S5745-S5747 [4JN]

Student Tutoring Programs: Norman Manasa, H10003-H10005 [4SE]

U.S. Military Academy Commencement: William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, E1026 [6JN]

University of South Carolina Commencement: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S5615-S5617 [23MY]

Wentworth Military Academy Commissioning Ceremony: Randolph W. House, E931 [29MY]

Advertisements

It Takes All Kinds: American Jewish Committee, E1500 [2AU]

Amendments

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), S11744, S11774 [28SE]

Ecology and environment: reauthorize certain educational programs (S. 1873), S9668 [2AU]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H8598 [26JY], H8983, H8984 [30JY], H9753, H9755, H9756 [1AU]

Impact Aid Program: technical corrections (H.R. 3269), S9618 [2AU], H9938 [4SE]

Analyses

Workforce Development Act (H.R. 1617): Capitol Hill Eagle Alert (publication), S7091 [27JN]

———Executive Office of the President, S7091 [27JN]

Announcements

Cable's On-Going Commitment to Education, E1361 [24JY]

William Jennings Dyess Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund: University of Alabama National Alumni Association, S3010 [27MR]

Appointments

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: members, H7991 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Adult Education for Family Literacy, S2338 [19MR]

AmeriCorps Program Should End, H6865 [26JN]

Bad Law on Affirmative Action, S3495 [17AP]

Clinton Administration's Continuing Retreat in the War on Drugs, S9021-S9024 [29JY]

Consider Fifty Years of Frog History in Minnesota, E817 [16MY]

Crackdown on Immigrants Is Restricting Scholarships, S5651 [24MY]

Crumbs for the Majority, S3408 [16AP]

D.C.'s Oldest School Marks 175th Anniversary, S11450 [26SE]

Daily Worries Concern Voters Most, Poll Says, S5433 [21MY]

Dollar for Dollar Crime Prevention Effort Pays, E1244 [11JY]

Drug Runners Arrested at Border Often Go Free, S4969 [13MY]

Dunn Elementary Instructor Named San Marcos Teacher of Year, E1089 [13JN]

Education Rated No. 1 of All State Issues, S5434 [21MY]

Educators or Lobbyists?, H10017 [4SE]

Ending Student Subsidies, E1332 [22JY]

Ernest L. Boyer, S326 [23JA]

Foreign Treasures, S5650 [24MY]

General Clinton, Losing the Drug War, S5142 [16MY]

GOP Restores $2.3 Billion It Cut in Education Funds—Republicans Want To Avoid Preelection Gridlock, H10663 [19SE]

Grand Vision of the Fulbright Program, S6752 [24JN]

Handcuffs on Learning, S3495 [17AP]

Hayden Planetarium, E1217 [8JY]

Higher Tuition, More Grade Inflation, S10207 [10SE]

How Soon the English First Crowd Forgets, E1722 [26SE]

Humble Clovis Defies the Education Visigoths, E47 [22JA]

Immigration Bill in U.S. Interest—Encouraging Signs From Capitol, H11106 [25SE]

It Takes a Village To Destroy a Child, S1886 [12MR]

Just Say ``Whoa'', S348 [24JA], E180 [5FE]

King Calls for Student Involvement, E1068 [12JN]

Knotted Rugs, S4005 [24AP]

Lennox Schools Say Goodbye to Superintendent, E1433 [1AU]

Let's Decide Just Exactly What School Choice Means, S5204 [16MY]

Local Teacher Says Clinton's Reading Plan Misses the Mark, E1911 [3OC]

Making a Difference—Statistics Indicate Fighting Back Is Winning the War on Drugs in Vallejo, E1704 [26SE]

Making Up for Lost Time—The Rewards of Reading at Last, S9445-S9447 [1AU]

Montpelier Boy Realizes Miss Holbrook Was Right, S9008 [29JY]

NMMI Broadcasts 20th Year of TV Production, E1740 [27SE]

Official Language of Missouri, E62 [23JA]

Out of Spotlight—Reputation Restored, S12008 [30SE]

Platform Diving, E1530 [5SE]

Preparing Students for the Coming Century, S3315 [15AP], S4085 [24AP]

Preserving America's Middle Class, E72 [24JA]

Private Program for Troubled Students Echoes Catholic School Plan, S10711 [17SE]

Professor Nash Dies at 108, E1134 [20JN]

Project Has Kids Pulling for Other Kids, S6900 [25JN]

Risky Business, S1331 [27FE]

Saying Pledge of Allegiance Is an Important Sign of Respect, E1717 [26SE]

School Is a Blue Ribbon Winner, E501 [29MR]

Shrinking Middle Class, H7146 [9JY]

Silly Season, S5776 [4JN]

Student Loans—Direct Lending vs. Special Pleas, S348 [24JA]

Students Find Legislator Seat No Easy Chair, E534 [16AP]

Surrender to NEA Pressure, E383 [20MR]

Take Another Look at Year-Round School, S9316 [31JY]

U.S. Budget Cuts Impact Chicago Schools, S3030 [27MR]

University Should Pick Best Loan Program for Its Students, E1676 [24SE]

Unjustified Modesty, E1922 [4OC]

Veteran Instructor Shares Her Experiences in the Classroom, E1741 [27SE]

Waiting To Exhale, S4681 [3MY], S5141 [16MY]

Weekend Without War Over the Abortion Issue, S5775 [4JN]

Why the Catholic School Model Is Taboo, S7926 [17JY], E1336 [22JY], E1353 [24JY]

Your Child's Brain, S3166-S3168 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (see S. 1851), S5980 [7JN]

Apache National Forest: conveyance of land to the Alpine Elementary School District 7 (see H.R. 3547), H5646 [29MY]

Appropriations: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to participate in substance abuse information programs as part of their public service obligation (see H.R. 3334), H4109 [25AP]

Business and industry: recognize businesses that participate with schools to enhance the teaching and use of technology (see H.R. 3921), H8982 [30JY]

California: tribute to NetDay96 (see S. Res. 274), S7179 [27JN]

Children and youth: develop elementary and secondary school curriculum standards (see H.R. 3257), H3488 [16AP]

———establish Role Models Academy for at-risk youths (see H.R. 4161), H11048 [24SE]

Colleges and universities: participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs (see H.R. 3055), H1985 [7MR]

———protect speech and association rights of students (see H.R. 4207), H11394 [26SE]

———provide incentives to develop alcohol abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 3476), H5287 [16MY]

———require access to voter registration information for students (see S. 1702), S4190 [25AP]

Collegs and universities: tuition prepayment plans that guarantee a college education at a fixed price (see H. Res. 506), H9706 [1AU]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (see S. 1711), S4316 [29AP]

Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces: establish (see H.R. 3726), H6914 [26JN]

Congressional Office of Compliance: provide educational assistance to employing offices of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 401), H3387 [15AP]

Crime: reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 3445), H4902 [10MY]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see S. 2065; H. Res. 470), S10327 [11SE], H7107 [27JN]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education (see H.R. 3833), H7779 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: technical corrections relative to certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 4282), H12173 [28SE]

Dept. of Education: eligibility standards for short term educational programs (see H.R. 2914), H1138 [31JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require that educational assistance programs offices be located within the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3036), H1775 [6MR]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see S. 1757; H.R. 3867), S5004 [14MY], H8247 [23JY]

District of Columbia: treatment of pension funds relative to certain public employees (see H.R. 3389), H4423 [2MY]

Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters (see H.R. 4041), H10174 [10SE]

Ecology and environment: reauthorize certain educational programs (see S. 1873), S6225 [13JN]

Education programs: deny funds to programs that allow corporal punishment (see H.R. 2918), H1138 [31JA]

Employment: ensure economic self-sufficiency for participants in adult training programs (see H.R. 3616), H6183 [11JN]

———provide training assistance to individuals employed in an economically depressed industry and area (see H.R. 3403), H4503 [7MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 3850, 3898), H8029 [18JY], H8556 [25JY]

———declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), consideration (see H. Res. 499), H9565 [31JY]

Families and domestic relations: provide income and economic security (see S. 1685), S3626 [18AP]

———reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (see S. 1716), S4317 [29AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (see S. 2145), S11539 [27SE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see S. 1896; H.R. 3704), S6662 [21JN], H6711 [24JN]

Federal aid programs: participation of local agencies in certain programs independent of State involvement (see H.R. 3313), H3819 [24AP]

———provide interest subsidies for construction and renovation of schools (see H.R. 4309), H12174 [28SE]

Federal Family Education Loan Program: permit financial institutions to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H8094 [22JY]

Financial aid grants: provide for certain colleges and technical schools (see H.R. 3919), H8982 [30JY]

Fish and fishing: improve employment and training assistance for fishermen classified as dislocated workers (see S. 2001), S9159 [30JY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 184), H7658 [16JY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

George Washington University: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 41; H. Con. Res. 139), S1083 [7FE], H1138 [31JA]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: promote capacity and accountability (see S. 2095), S11033 [19SE]

Haskell Indian Nations University: enhance administrative authority of president (see S. 2117; H.R. 4098), S11294 [25SE], H10524 [17SE]

Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H1774 [6MR]

———establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (see H.R. 4069), H10385 [12SE]

———improve and expand programs relative to pregnancy (see H.R. 4217), H11395 [26SE]

History: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 226), H11527 [27SE]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (see H.R. 4134), H11047 [24SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (see H. Res. 530), H11046 [24SE]

Impact Aid Program: reform (see H.R. 2886), H912 [25JA]

———treatment of certain State payments (see S. 1543), S492 [26JA]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: technical corrections (see S. 1869), S6225 [13JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S1345 [27FE]

———reauthorization (see H.R. 3268), H3649 [18AP]

Institute of American Indian Arts: reform board appointment process (see H.R. 3049), H1985 [7MR]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see S. 2101; H.R. 4111), S11090 [20SE], H10602 [18SE]

Local government: allow jurisdictions flexibility in use of certain funds (see H.R. 3135), H2664 [21MR]

Medical Education Trust Fund: establish (see S. 1870), S6225 [13JN]

Medicare: reimbursement of education costs for residents enrolled in certain primary care training programs (see H.R. 4271), H11527 [27SE]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see S. 1850; H.R. 3631), S5939 [6JN], H6285 [12JN]

National Center for History in the Schools: express disapproval of standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H6413 [13JN]

National Environmental Science and Policy Academy: feasibility study (see H.R. 4175), H11229 [25SE]

National objectives: promote science and technology (see H.R. 3709), H6764 [25JN]

———restore equal educational opportunity (see H.R. 4304), H12174 [28SE]

National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (see H.R. 3648), H6413 [13JN]

Native Americans: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (see H.R. 3066), H2123 [12MR]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S3018 [27MR]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 521), H10386 [12SE]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H3730 [23AP]

———improve coordination of Federal oceanographic programs (see H.R. 3537), H5646 [29MY]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security Act relative to certain students (see H.R. 3450), H5052 [14MY]

———modification of State agreement under Social Security relative to certain students (see S. 2044), S9555 [2AU]

Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of higher education (see S. 1912), S7179 [27JN]

Prayer: constitutional amendment allowing prayer in public institutions (see H.J. Res. 186), H8248 [23JY]

Presidential Honors Scholarships: authorize awarding to certain graduating secondary school students (see S. 2134; H.R. 4259), S11426 [26SE], H11526 [27SE]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 4275), H12172 [28SE]

Real estate: provide hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid payments relative to Federal acquisition of real property (see H.R. 3269), H3649 [18AP]

Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (see S. 2140), S11539 [27SE]

———maximize use of available technology (see H.R. 4180), H11229 [25SE]

———parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3324, 3947), H4109 [25AP], H9705 [1AU]

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: enhance administrative authority of college president (see S. 2189), S12194 [2OC]

States: drug and violence prevention programs funding (see H.R. 4016), H9924 [2AU]

———reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062, 4303), H10385 [12SE], H12174 [28SE]

Student loans: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements (see S. 2054; H.R. 3002), S9853 [4SE], H1663 [4MR]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (see S. 1792; H.R. 3498), S5492 [22MY], H5379 [21MY]

———extend certain tax provisions (see S. 1568), S1180 [9FE]

———refundable credit for the contribution of books to libraries (see H.R. 3979), H9922 [2AU]

———treatment of and limitations on loans made from qualified employer plans (see H.R. 4004), H9924 [2AU]

———treatment of educational grants by private foundations (see S. 1886; H.R. 3737), S6517 [19JN], H7106 [27JN]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see S. 2035; H.R. 3245, 4323), S9554 [2AU], H3387 [15AP], H12175 [28SE]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 3157), H2713 [22MR]

———treatment of postsecondary and employer-provided education expenses (see S. 1670), S3311 [15AP]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

———treatment of tax-exempt bonds for certain institutions of higher education (see S. 1879), S6305 [14JN]

———treatment of tuition and related expenses relative to nonpublic elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 4222), H11395 [26SE]

———use of individual retirement accounts for post-secondary education or job retraining expenses (see H.R. 4334), H12193 [30SE]

Technology: improve quality of technical education in manufacturing and vocational technologies (see H.R. 3191), H3170 [28MR]

Veterans: allow enrollment at certain branches or extensions of institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 2851), H330 [5JA]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6531 [19JN]

———make permanent alternative teacher certification programs (see H.R. 2868), H774 [23JA]

Conference reports

Workforce and Career Development Act (H.R. 1617), H8387-H8458 [25JY]

Essays

Family vs. Violence: Shannon Shinke, E1270 [12JY]

Farming for the Future: Brent M. Frey, S4980 [13MY]

———Kimberly Bogue, S4980 [13MY]

How Job Corps Changed My Life: Manoj (Manny) Illickal, E549 [16AP]

Impoverished Metropolises: John Hart, E980 [4JN]

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Essay Contest: Angela Wieczorek, E997 [5JN]

———Caitlin McCuistion, E997 [5JN]

———Christopher Jackson, E997 [5JN]

Quest for Light: Steven Reddington, E479 [28MR]

Time To Make a Change: David Elliott, E1270 [12JY]

What Everyone Should Know About the Unknown Soldier: Candace Shea, E1239 [11JY]

Why Voting Is Important to Our Union Family: Amy Aspinwall, E1901 [2OC]

———Joni Konishi, E1906 [2OC]

———Rachel Enomoto, E1904 [2OC]

Eulogies

Boyer, Ernest L.: by Alicia Thomas, S898 [6FE]

———by Ernest L. Boyer, Jr., S896 [6FE]

———by Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education, S896 [6FE]

———by Senator Kennedy, S895 [6FE]

———by Senator Simon, S897 [6FE]

Explanations

Section 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organizations Tax-Exempt Bond Reform Act (S. 1879), S6309 [14JN]

Factsheets

Impact Aid Funding for Harnett County, NC, Schools Relative to Pope AFB and Fort Bragg, S7984 [17JY]

Reasons To Keep Murray State University ROTC, S7008 [26JN]

Status of English as Primary Language of U.S., H9759 [1AU]

Letters

Abstinence education and adolescent family life programs reauthorization: Carol J. Vale, S4327 [29AP]

———Colin A. Hanna, S4326 [29AP]

———Danelle Stone and Melissa Mizner, Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, S4326 [29AP]

———Horace W. Strand, S4326 [29AP]

———Jim Beckwith, Mifflin County, PA, S4327 [29AP]

———Joseph A. Ford, Sr., Washington County, PA, S4326 [29AP]

———Senator Specter, S4326 [29AP]

Adult literacy program funding: Elaine W. Randall, S2334 [19MR]

Budget reconciliation process effects on student loan programs: Robert H. Atwell, American Council on Education, S293 [23JA]

———Violet Boyer, Committee for Education Funding, S293 [23JA]

Closure of certain ROTC units: Kern Alexander, Murray State University, S7008 [26JN]

Construction of National Children's Island: David A. Clarke, S7341 [28JN]

———Marion S. Barry, Jr., Mayor of the District of Columbia, S7340 [28JN]

———Representative Norton, S7340 [28JN]

———Walter E. Washington, S7340 [28JN]

Democratic Party's national agenda: Representative Gephardt, H7147 [9JY]

Designate certain Utah lands as wilderness: Janet Cannon, Utah State Office of Education, S2780 [25MR]

———Linda Parkinson and Paula M. Plant, S2780 [25MR]

District of Columbia voucher program to provide school choice: J. Brent Walker, Baptist Joint Committee, S1334 [27FE]

———several religious leaders, S1334 [27FE]

Dos Palos Ag Boosters land conveyance: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H11470 [27SE]

Education programs funding level, S1813 [12MR]

———Catalina B. Montes, S1804 [12MR]

———Cynthia S. Cramer, S1812 [12MR]

———John E. and Lois M. Behrens, S1813 [12MR]

———Kathy Behrens, S1812 [12MR]

———Linda Wetter, S1812 [12MR]

———Mary Ann Brincks, S1812 [12MR]

———Renee Genter, S1813 [12MR]

———Thomas M. Menino, S1805 [12MR]

———Tom Farner, S1812 [12MR]

English Language Empowerment Act: Representative Sawyer, H9738 [1AU]

Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act: J. Michael Daly, Federal Investigators' Association, S12256 [3OC]

———Victor Oboyski, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S11122 [20SE], S12257 [3OC]

Federal sponsorship of Government-sponsored enterprises: Barbara L. Loomis, Escondido, CA, Public Library, H10800 [24SE]

———Joan K. Kallenberg, California Library of Services Board, H10800 [24SE]

———Kevin Starr, California State Library System, H10800 [24SE]

Fulbright Education Program: Michael Zantovsky, Ambassador of the Czech Republic, E1247 [11JY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service Act: George Bush, H10466 [17SE]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Utah Public Education Coalition, S10830 [18SE]

Higher education accessibility relative to median family income: Carlotta Joyner, GAO, S11065 [20SE]

Impact Aid Program technical corrections: Frank Till, San Diego City Schools, H4448 [7MY]

———John B. Forkenbrock, National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, H4448 [7MY]

———John F. Deegan, National Military Impacted Schools Association, H4448 [7MY]

———Representative Mink, H4450 [7MY]

———Representatives Goodling and Mink, H4450 [7MY]

———Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education, H4450 [7MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Benjamin Burroughs, E751 [9MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act reauthorization: Sally N. McConnell, National Association of Elementary School Principals, H6076 [10JN]

———Sammy J. Quintana and Thomas A. Shannon, National School Boards Association, H6076 [10JN]

———several organizations, H5811 [4JN]

Internet use by children at schools: Charlie Brogan, Nebraska Broadcasters Association, S5509 [23MY]

Mid-America Aviation Resource Consortium funding: Richard M. Sanford, Florida Aviation Management Development Associates, S9284 [31JY]

National Security Education Program: Walter F. Mondale, Ambassador to Japan, S6491 [19JN]

Opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education: Douglas F. Tuttle, International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, H10120 [10SE]

Prayer in public schools: Abigail Hamilton, E1119 [20JN]

Prison Literacy Program funding: George H. Ryan, S4562 [1MY]

Ramapo High School student trip to Belarus: A. Vanitsky, Belarus Society of Friendship and Cultural Affairs with Foreign Countries, E1183 [26JN]

———Aleksander Lukashenko, President of Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

———Don Cairns and Pat DeFrancesco, E1183 [26JN]

Schools, drugs, and attention deficit disorder: David Wagemann, E1230 [9JY]

Student debt reductions: Georgia K. Prell, Pennsylvania Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, E1334 [22JY]

Student loan program administrative expenses: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5260 [17MY]

———Senator Simon, S5261 [17MY]

Targeted Refugee Assistance Program funds distribution: Alice Tetelman, H2531 [20MR]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, H2531 [20MR]

Tax treatment of certain education savings accounts: Sally A. Gilliland, S7461 [9JY]

Transfer of surplus Government computer equipment to schools: John H. Gibbons, Executive Office of the President, S9834 [4SE]

———Senator Leahy, S9833 [4SE]

Tribute to Christina Jeffrey: Abraham H. Foxman, Anti-Defamation League, S12007 [30SE]

———Don Wagner, American Association of University Professors, S12007 [30SE]

———National Association of Scholars, S12007 [30SE]

———Patricia Hines, Dept. of Education, S12007 [30SE]

———William A. Donohue, Catholic League, S12007 [30SE]

Lists

Artistic Discovery art competition participants, E728 [7MY]

Cleveland Heights, OH, General Education Degree Program graduates, E1463 [2AU]

Committee for Education Funding members, S293 [23JA]

Congressional Certificate of Merit award recipients, E1363 [24JY], E1419 [31JY]

Cosponsors of S. 1716, abstinence education and adolescent family life programs reauthorization, S4327 [29AP]

Education Caucus, H5368 [21MY]

Fremont High School students, E814 [15MY]

Historically black colleges and universities, H10223 [11SE]

Indiana Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest: county winners, S4981 [13MY]

———district winners, S4980 [13MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act improvements, S1360 [27FE]

Military academy nominees for the 11th Congressional District of New Jersey, E131 [1FE]

Prominent historically black college and university alumni, H10222 [11SE]

Senate Pages—Spring Class of 1996, S6279 [14JN]

We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition: Lincoln High School team roster, S4400 [30AP]

———list of 1996 winners, S4401 [30AP]

Memorandums

Office of Compliance Authority To Issue Advisory Opinions: Jay R. Shampansky, Congressional Research Service, H3341 [15AP]

Messages

Corp. for Public Broadcasting Report: President Clinton, S7489 [9JY], H7151 [9JY]

Economic Report: President Clinton, S1310 [26FE], H1243 [16FE]

Motions

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9769 [1AU]

Poems

``Message From the Newborn to the Fetus'', E581 [19AP]

Press releases

Drug Use Rises Again in 1995 Among American Teens: University of Michigan, S9020 [29JY]

Proclamations

Tennessee Home Education Week: Don Sundquist, Governor of Tennessee, E317 [8MR]

Proposals

Proposed language relative to certain tax-exempt bonds: Senator Moynihan, S7206 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Abler, Kimberly: Time Warner National Teacher Award recipient, E971 [30MY]

Advanced Training Institute of America: tribute to students, E818 [16MY]

Albertus Magnus College: anniversary, E890 [23MY]

Alegria, Ricardo: recipient of Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Bicentennial Medal, E530 [16AP]

American Association of University Women: anniversary of Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD, chapter, E727 [7MY]

American Jewish Committee: public education campaign, E1500 [2AU]

Apache National Forest: conveyance of land to the Alpine Elementary School District 7 (H.R. 3547), H9971 [4SE], E942 [29MY]

Appropriations: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (H. Con. Res. 144), H1703-H1714 [5MR]

———restrictions on the use of certain funds to local entities, H2586 [21MR]

Arizona Public Service Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1500 [2AU]

Aspinwall, Amy: Hawaii Carpenters Union ``Vote `96—Works for Us'' essay contest winner, E1901 [2OC]

Association for Women in Science: anniversary, E1110 [18JN]

Association of Women in Science: tribute, E970 [30MY]

Atlantic Electric (business): Edison Electric Institute Special Distinction Award recipient, E1316 [18JY]

Austria: refusal to participate in the March of the Living holocaust education program, E489 [28MR]

Beck, Jenna: National History Day Junior Historical Research Papers essay award recipient, E1003 [5JN]

Bedford, NH: tribute to Bedford Public Library, E1518 [5SE]

Beilenson, Representative: results of district survey, E58 [23JA]

Bellport, NY: tribute to South County Library, E1471 [2AU]

Belmar, NJ: Neptune High School Naval Junior ROTC military ball and awards ceremony, E837 [16MY]

Benicia, CA: Benicia Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E501 [29MR]

Benton, IL: dedication of the Gene R. Alexander Learning Resource Center at Benton Elementary School, E548 [16AP]

Bethesda, MD: anniversary of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, E1795 [28SE]

BIA: funding for Santa Clara Day School construction project, H6596 [19JN]

Black College Day: observance, H10216-H10225 [11SE]

Blegen, Mary Beth: National Teacher of the Year recipient, H3705 [23AP]

Bloomington, MN: Trinity School at River Ridge recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1568 [11SE]

Boyd, Bob: Lyons Township, IL, High School Most Inspirational Teacher Award recipient, E181 [5FE]

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to participate in substance abuse information programs as part of their public service obligation (H.R. 3334), E648 [25AP]

Bronx Community College: tribute to Hall of Fame Run, E711 [6MY]

Brooklyn, NY: Berkeley-Carroll School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E251 [29FE]

Bryan, TX: tribute to Bryan High School for winning Federal Reserve Board Fed Challenge, E720 [7MY]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H2470 [20MR], H2562 [21MR]

———discretionary spending levels, H5725, H5728, H5729, H5740 [30MY]

———funding of certain environment and education programs, H3840 [25AP]

Bunch, Kelly: LeGrand Smith Scholarship recipient, E787 [14MY]

Burke, Andrew: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E771 [10MY]

Bush, Michael: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E766 [10MY]

Business and industry: participation with schools to enhance the teaching and use of technology, H9996, H9997 [4SE]

———recognize businesses that participate with schools to enhance the teaching and use of technology (H.R. 3921), E1398 [30JY]

California: anniversary of Meeting Each Need With Dignity (organization), E888 [23MY]

———conveyance of land to the Del Norte County Unified School District (H.R. 2709), H9967, H9968 [4SE]

———tribute to individuals who have made contributions to the American Heritage Club, E487 [28MR]

California State University at Hayward: tribute to graduating students of Upward Bound Program, E867 [22MY]

Camden, DE: tribute to Caesar Rodney High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E849 [21MY]

Capital Commitment (organization): anniversary, E1111 [18JN]

Carlow College: Student of Spirit award recipients, E1526 [5SE]

Carrollton, MI: tribute to Carrollton Elementary School, E1470 [2AU]

Casey, IL: tribute to Casey-Westfield High School girls' softball team, E1040 [10JN]

Catholic Schools Week: observance, E55 [23JA], E179 [5FE]

Cave Spring, GA: anniversary of Georgia School for the Deaf, H5937 [6JN]

Center for Contemporary Arts: tribute to Teen Arts Project of New Mexico, E855 [22MY]

Center for Jewish History: tribute, E676 [1MY]

Cerritos Community College: anniversary, E647 [25AP]

Charleston, SC: tribute to R.B. Stall High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E869 [22MY]

Children and youth: funding for assistance programs, E581 [19AP]

———guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), H4910-H4913 [14MY], E840 [16MY]

———music education, E630 [25AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5805-H5812 [4JN]

———support of alternative schools, E1201 [27JN]

Churchill, Sarah: Council for the Better Hearing and Speech Month Child of the Year award recipient, E1378 [25JY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, E1423 [1AU]

Claremont, CA: tribute to Webb School participation in Toshiba Corp./National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, E1102 [18JN]

Claremont McKenna College: anniversary, E1944 [21OC]

Cleveland Heights, OH: tribute to General Education Degree Program graduates, E1462 [2AU]

Close Up Foundation: anniversary, E1071 [12JN]

College and University Personnel Association: anniversary, E539 [16AP]

Colleges and universities: affirmative action admission programs, H2322 [19MR]

———participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs (H.R. 3055), H3670 [23AP], E304, E305 [7MR]

———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that have not submitted veterans hiring report to Dept. of Labor, H7335 [11JY]

———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that prevent access to campus for ROTC or military recruiting, H7335 [11JY], H8336, H8337 [24JY]

———student financial aid programs, H7211, H7222, H7223, H7227 [10JY], H7332, H7333 [11JY], H9988 [4SE]

———tribute to military Academy Review Board, E130 [1FE]

Collegs and universities: tuition prepayment plans that guarantee a college education at a fixed price (H. Res. 506), E1443 [1AU]

Colombia: national drug control policy, H11232 [26SE]

Colorado: anniversary of Arapahoe Library District, E897 [24MY], E1770 [28SE]

Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers: essay contest, E790 [14MY]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), H12122, H12123 [28SE]

Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces: establish (H.R. 3726), E1180 [26JN]

Computers: cable television industry offer of internet access to schools, H7121 [9JY], E1254 [11JY]

Congress: comparison of the 103d and 104th Congresses, H2936-H2942 [27MR]

Congressional Certificate of Merit: award recipients, E1363 [24JY], E1419 [31JY]

Congressional Office of Compliance: provide educational assistance to employing offices of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 401), H3341-H3343 [15AP]

Conners, Brad: Presidential Scholar recipient, E1128 [20JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H6863-H6868, H6885-H6891, H6944, H6945, H6947, H6948 [26JN], H10968 [24SE]

———tribute, E128 [1FE]

Cotton, Joel: Tandy Technology Scholar prize recipient, E790 [14MY]

Craig, David G.: Tennessee Education Association Higher Education Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1465 [2AU]

Crime: promote youth development and crime prevention programs, E1244 [11JY]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (H. Res. 470), H10118-H10120 [10SE], E1202 [27JN], E1606 [12SE]

Dade County, FL: G.W. Carver Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E465 [27MR]

Dallas, TX: Booker T. Washington High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E850 [21MY]

———tribute to Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School for receiving Redbook Distinction award, E851 [21MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H748 [23JA], H2125, H2126 [13MR], H3736 [24AP], H4438 [7MY], H4534 [8MY], H4656 [9MY], H6633, H6634 [20JN], H6978 [27JN], H7143-H7149 [9JY], H8100 [23JY], H9709 [1AU], H10431 [17SE], H11366-H11372 [26SE], H12169 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: Health Profession Scholarship Program minimum active duty requirements, H5082-H5085 [15MY]

———Impact Aid Program funding, H5101, H5102 [15MY]

———international military education and training funding, H5897-H5899 [5JN]

———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes, H5716 [30MY], H6887, H6888 [26JN]

———technical corrections relative to certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 4282), H12131, H12132 [28SE]

———use of Montgomery GI Bill as recruitment tool, H7132 [9JY]

Dept. of Education: abolish, H2128 [13MR], H3210 [29MR], H10336 [12SE]

———bilingual education funding, H7321-H7324, H7326, H7370 [11JY], E1276 [12JY]

———computer matching agreement with Social Security Administration relative to Higher Education Act, H2632 [21MR]

———education and job retraining programs funding, H7306-H7318 [11JY]

———Education for the Disadvantaged Program funding, H7302-H7304 [11JY]

———Even Start Program evaluation, E1256 [11JY]

———Impact Aid Program funding, H7322, H7323 [11JY]

———Impact Aid Program technical corrections, H7306 [11JY]

———Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding, H7290-H7293 [11JY]

———women's educational equity programs funding, H7318-H7321 [11JY], E1283 [12JY]

Dept. of Justice: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funding, H8167 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), E1291 [16JY]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3867), H8672, H8673 [30JY]

———reauthorize (S. 1757), H8673 [30JY]

District of Columbia: school system reform, H1074 [31JA]

———treatment of pension funds relative to certain public employees (H.R. 3389), E705 [2MY]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H1065, H1069-H1076 [31JA], H1687 [5MR], E383 [20MR]

Dix Hills, NY: tribute to Half Hollow Hills High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1033 [7JN]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of views on certain campaign issues, H10336 [12SE]

———remarks relative to teachers, H10572 [18SE]

Dollars for Scholars (organization): anniversary, E774 [10MY]

Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters (H.R. 4041), H11469, H11470 [27SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H1720, H1722 [6MR], H1778, H1779, H1973-H1976 [7MR], H2308 [14MR], H2879 [27MR], H3397 [16AP], H3626-H3632 [18AP], H4133, H4165 [30AP], H5187, H5188, H5264 [16MY], H5304 [21MY], H5497 [22MY], H5930, H5931 [5JN], H6097, H6106 [10JN], H7069 [27JN], H7121 [9JY], H7163 [10JY], H7268 [11JY], H7764, H7776 [17JY], H8162, H8163, H8164, H8165, H8168 [23JY], H8292 [24JY], H9459-H9461 [31JY], H9707 [1AU], H9928, H9930 [4SE], H10046, H10047 [5SE], H10180, H10200, H10225-H10228 [11SE], H10332, H10349 [12SE], H10432, H10439, H10496, H10516 [17SE], H10530, H10574 [18SE], H10604, H10606, H10651-H10656 [19SE], H10723, H10730-H10733 [20SE], H10979, H10980 [24SE], H11051, H11053 [25SE], H11233, H11361, H11391 [26SE], H12180, H12182 [30SE], E170, E180 [5FE]

Dugopolski, Caroline: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E772 [10MY]

Durham, NC: tribute to Jordan High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E868 [22MY]

Eastern Illinois University: tribute to football team, E675 [1MY]

Eatontown, NJ: tribute to National Coalition of Title I Chapter 1 Parents-Region II, E783 [14MY]

Ebinger, Nicholas: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E770 [10MY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1972 [7MR]

Eden Prairie, MN: Eden Prairie High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E814 [15MY]

Education: national policy to improve system, E672 [1MY], E1643 [18SE]

———restrictions on the use of certain funds to local entities, H2586 [21MR]

Einbond, Aaron M.: Westinghouse Science Award recipient, E494 [29MR]

El Camino Community College: anniversary, E1613 [16SE]

El Paso, TX: tribute to winners of Odyssey of the Mind Association competition, E1184 [26JN]

Employment: Federal jobs programs, H5133 [15MY]

———job training programs funding, H3472 [16AP]

Engel, Kurt: Lyons Township, IL, High School Most Inspirational Teacher Award recipient, E181 [5FE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S., H926 [30JA], H4163 [30AP], H9460 [31JY], E1829 [30SE]

———declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H8516 [25JY], H9707, H9738-H9772 [1AU], H9929, H9986 [4SE], H10607 [19SE], H10765 [23SE], E62 [23JA], E1404 [30JY], E1476, E1482, E1485 [2AU], E1598 [12SE], E1722 [26SE]

———declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), consideration (H. Res. 499), H9725-H9738 [1AU]

———declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 739), H2127 [13MR], H3585 [18AP]

———declare as official language of U.S. (S. 356), E823 [16MY]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9757, H9771 [1AU], E1476 [2AU]

———exemptions from official language requirements for Native Americans, special education programs, and certain foreign phrases, H9755, H9756 [1AU]

Enomoto, Rachel: Hawaii Carpenters Union ``Vote `96—Works for Us'' essay contest winner, E1904 [2OC]

Essex County, NJ: tribute to United Way Celebrity Read Program, E1088 [13JN]

Executive Office of the President: drug use by employees, H7764 [17JY], H7783 [18JY]

Fairfax, VA: tribute to W.T. Woodson High School concert band, E812 [15MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (H.R. 3704), H6694-H6699 [24JN], E1152 [24JN]

Fayanju, Seyi: National Geography Bee champion, E1018 [6JN]

FDA: approval of home drug testing kit for use by parents, H11233 [26SE]

Federal aid programs: implement program to empower low-income communities, H1297 [27FE]

———provide interest subsidies for construction and renovation of schools (H.R. 4309), E1826 [30SE]

Federal Family Education Loan Program: permit financial institutions to pay origination fees of borrowers (H.R. 3863), H10120-H10123 [10SE], E1334 [22JY]

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: anniversary, H59 [3JA]

Florida: tribute to Hialeah-Miami Lakes Adult Education Center volunteers, E277 [5MR]

Fort Benning, GA: School of the Americas funding, H5877, H5889 [5JN]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. Res. 127), H7250 [10JY]

Fremont, MI: tribute to Fremont High School students, E814 [15MY]

Fresno, CA: tribute to Clovis Unified School District, E47 [22JA]

Frobel, Dianna: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E769 [10MY]

Funding, H842 [25JA], H963 [30JA], H999 [31JA], H1259, H1261 [27FE], H1668, H1669 [5MR], H1720, H1721, H1723, H1752 [6MR], H1778, H1779, H1780, H1800, H1840, H1870, H1872 [7MR], H2040 [12MR], H2125, H2126, H2127, H2128, H2129, H2194, H2195-H2209, H2216 [13MR], H2226, H2227, H2228, H2229, H2230-H2238, H2309, H2313 [14MR], H2325, H2329, H2330 [19MR], H2471, H2472, H2473 [20MR], H2562, H2563, H2579, H2580, H2584, H2585 [21MR], H2669, H2671, H2704, H2707, H2712 [22MR], H2876, H2877, H2892 [27MR], H3175, H3176 [29MR], H3666, H3701 [23AP], H4048, H4098 [25AP], H4427 [6MY], H5808-H5812 [4JN], H6293 [13JN], H7218, H7221, H7224, H7225-H7228 [10JY], H7266, H7267, H7268, H7325, H7326 [11JY], H10368 [12SE], H10571 [18SE], H11366-H11369 [26SE], E348 [13MR], E422 [22MR], E1279 [12JY]

———special educational programs, H3467 [16AP]

Gadsden, AL: tribute to Job Corps Center, E1597 [12SE]

Geff, IL: tribute to Geff Community Consolidated School District, E1819 [30SE]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (H.R. 3803), H10465-H10470 [17SE]

Germantown, MD: tribute to Christa McAuliffe Elementary School activities in remembrance of Challenger (space shuttle) destruction, H980 [31JA]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: funding, H7217, H7230 [10JY]

Goldenberg, Myrna: William H. Meardy Faculty Member Award recipient, E1784 [28SE]

Government: downsizing, H1310 [27FE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), E892 [23MY]

Government regulations: effect on citizens, H3723-H3728 [23AP]

Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship (H.R. 1720), H10783-H10802 [24SE], E1769 [28SE]

Grand Junction, CO: tribute to Grand Junction High School Knowledge Bowl team, E1010 [6JN]

Grants: provide parental education (H.R. 3833), H7663 [17JY]

Graves, Earl: renaming Morgan State University School of Business and Management in honor, E183 [6FE]

Guam: anniversary of Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina, E1216 [8JY]

———tribute to Catholic schools, E167 [5FE]

———tribute to Citibank teacher of the year competition, E135 [1FE]

Guey, Wendy: National Spelling Bee champion, E1024 [6JN]

———tribute to Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee winner, E1125 [20JN]

Hamilton, Abigail: Lutheran Brotherhood (organization) RespecTeen Speak for Yourself Award recipient, E1119 [20JN]

Hammond, IN: tribute to School City of Hammond, E521 [29MR]

Hamstra, Penny: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E774 [10MY]

Harris, Pia: San Marcos, CA, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1089 [13JN]

Hart, John: National High School Contest on the U.N. essay award recipient, E980 [4JN]

Haskell Indian Nations University: enhance administrative authority of president (H.R. 4098), E1658 [19SE]

Hawaii Youth Challenge Program: `Do the Write Thing' essay award recipients, E1270 [12JY]

Head Start Program: funding, H1801 [7MR], H4132, H4133, H4134 [30AP], H7210, H7214 [10JY], H7360 [11JY], E671 [1MY]

———organization, H3471 [16AP]

Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (H.R. 3022), E285 [6MR]

———establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (H.R. 4069), E1593 [12SE]

———tribute to American Academy of Pain Management, E937 [29MY]

Hillsboro, TN: tribute to Hillsboro High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1122 [20JN]

Hillsborough, CA: William H. Crocker Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E185 [6FE]

History: curriculum standards, H6493 [18JN]

Hoar, Jack: participation in CIVITAS@Bosnia-Herzegovina Education Program, E1713 [26SE]

Houston, TX: tribute to North Shore High School Air Force JROTC 945th Cadet Wing, E1044 [10JN]

Hudson County, NJ: tribute to AmeriCorps graduates of Union City Day Care Program, Inc., E1463 [2AU]

Huntington College: anniversary, E1847 [30SE]

Illickal, Manoj (Manny): Joint Action in Community Service, Inc., National Essay Contest award recipient, E549 [16AP]

Illinois: tribute to Niantic-Harristown Scholastic Bowl team for winning State championship, E746 [9MY]

Illiteracy: social and economic impact, E1335 [22JY]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrant children to education, H10191-H10195 [11SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11070, H11077, H11096-H11108 [25SE], E1810 [28SE], E1860, E1867 [30SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (H. Res. 530), H11091-H11096 [25SE]

———deny public education to illegal aliens, H2488-H2496 [20MR], H2638 [21MR]

Impact Aid Program: funding, H2039 [12MR]

———technical corrections (H.R. 3269), H4446-H4451 [7MY], H9938-H9940 [4SE], E1520, E1535 [5SE]

Indianapolis, IN: tribute to Central High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E541 [16AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (H.R. 3268), H5809-H5812 [4JN], H6051-H6084 [10JN], E567 [18AP], E1053 [11JN], E1073 [12JN]

Indonesia: international military education and training assistance funding, H5098 [15MY]

Institute for Technology Assessment: tribute, E983 [4JN]

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development: reform board appointment process (H.R. 3049), H3668-H3670 [23AP]

Institute of American Indian Arts: reform board appointment process (H.R. 3049), E303 [7MR]

Jackson, Christopher: Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Essay Contest award recipient, E997 [5JN]

Jacobson, Joseph: Harry Van Arsdale, Jr., Memorial Association Humanitarian Award recipient, E990 [4JN]

Jacqua, Jack: National Education Association Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Award recipient, E1324 [18JY]

Jersey City, NJ: tribute to St. Joseph's School for the Blind, E1788 [28SE]

Kaffer, Roger: Joliet, IL, UNICO Citizen of the Year award recipient, E734 [8MY]

Kalamazoo, MI: tribute to Kalamazoo Central High School Mock Trial Team, E1087 [13JN]

Kansas City, MO: tribute to Francis Child Development Institute, E1777 [28SE]

Kennesaw State College: tribute to Marketing and Professional Sales Dept. students, E844 [20MY]

King's College: anniversary, E964 [30MY]

Kingsley, PA: tribute to Mountain View Elementary School, E838 [16MY]

Knox-Benton, Shirley: Reader's Digest American Hero in Education award recipient, E488 [28MR]

Knudson, Scott: Guam Geography Bee competition winner, E789 [14MY]

Konishi, Joni: Hawaii Carpenters Union ``Vote `96—Works for Us'' essay contest winner, E1906 [2OC]

La Grange, IL: tribute to Helping Hand Rehabilitation Center, E1427 [1AU]

La Puente, CA: anniversary of La Puente Valley Regional Occupational Program, E993 [4JN]

Lake Superior State University: anniversary, E1438 [1AU]

Langseth, Sallie: tribute for induction into National Teachers Hall of Fame, E1115 [20JN]

Languages: bilingual education program funding, H3438 [16AP]

———bilingual education programs funding, H5257 [16MY]

Larson, Megan: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E779 [10MY]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (H.R. 4111), H12170 [28SE]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), H11247 [26SE]

Lawrence, IN: tribute to Lawrence Central High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E661 [30AP]

Ledford, NC: tribute to Ledford High School girls' softball team, E1239 [11JY]

LeMoyne College: anniversary, E1557 [11SE]

Library of Congress: Books for the Blind Program funding, H7188 [10JY]

Livermore, CA: tribute to public schools, E123 [1FE]

Local government: local curriculum and agenda, H2217 [13MR]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Neighborhood Youth Association, E1717 [26SE]

———tribute to Bilingual Foundation of the Arts, E819 [16MY]

———tribute to Education Foundation of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, E1506 [4SE]

———Venice High School winner of Dept. of Energy National Science Bowl competition, E748 [9MY]

Louisiana: tribute to Taylor Audubon Students and Scholars Program, E949 [30MY]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Louisville Male High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E941 [29MY]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (H. Con. Res. 103), H5921-H5923 [5JN], E1028 [6JN]

MacMurray College: anniversary, E1631 [18SE]

Maharishi University of Management: anniversary, E1484 [2AU]

Manhattan Beach, CA: Mira Costa High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E835 [16MY]

Marcellus, NY: tribute to Marcellus High School for winning the EPA Operation Green Eyes competition, E471 [28MR]

Marquette University: dedication of Les Aspin Center for Government, E972 [30MY]

Marshall, Joe: National Education Association Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Award recipient, E1324 [18JY]

Matsutaro, Ebil: Guam Scripps-Howard Spelling Bee competition winner, E792 [14MY]

McCuistion, Caitlin: Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Essay Contest award recipient, E997 [5JN]

Medicare: reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (H.R. 3591), E1012 [6JN]

Messerman, Gale and Gerald: American Organization for Rehabilitation Through Training Jurisprudence Award recipients, E845 [20MY]

Michigan: tribute to Chaldean Federation of America Commencement and Scholarship Program graduates, E1053 [11JN]

———tribute to East Kentwood High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1137 [20JN]

Millbrae, CA: Taylor Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E183 [6FE]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (H.R. 3631), E1063 [12JN]

Miller, Linda: Organization of American Historians Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau Pre-Collegiate Teaching Award recipient, E220 [28FE]

Miller, Mary J. O'Reilly: Mahtomedi, MN, Teacher of Distinction Award recipient, E1057 [11JN]

Minimum wage: level, H3735 [24AP]

Minnema, Mike: tribute to North Community High School Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching recipient, E1058 [11JN]

Mobile, AL: anniversary of McGill-Toolen High School, E758 [10MY]

Molli, Mark J.: participation in CIVITAS@Bosnia-Herzegovina Education Program, E1750 [27SE]

Monroe College: tribute, E1889 [1OC]

Montclair, NJ: Montclair Kimberley Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1020 [6JN]

Morganfield, KY: tribute to Job Corps Center, E1634 [18SE]

Morton, IL: tribute to Morton High School girls' basketball team, E613 [24AP]

Muncie, IN: tribute to Motivate Our Minds program, H3639 [18AP]

Munster, IN: Munster High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E195 [13FE]

———Wilbur Wright Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E195 [13FE]

NASA: American Museum of Natural History's National Center for Science Literacy, Education and Technology funding, E1217 [8JY]

———funding for American Museum of Natural History's National Center for Science Literacy, Education and Technology, H6879-H6882 [26JN]

National Engineers Week: observance, E203 [23FE]

National Fire Protection Association: anniversary, E785 [14MY]

National Head Start Day: observance, E695 [1MY]

National objectives: improvement of system, H808-H810 [24JA], H1720, H1721 [6MR], H3471-H3475 [16AP], H4177-H4179 [30AP], H4436, H4439, H4440, H4441, H4442 [7MY], H4536 [8MY], H4658 [9MY], H5133 [15MY], H5255 [16MY], H5363-H5370 [21MY], H7164, H7227 [10JY], H7371 [11JY], H7528-H7530 [12JY], H7776 [17JY], H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8382 [25JY], H9990, H9996-H10013 [4SE], H10046 [5SE], H10507-H10513 [17SE], H10528 [18SE], H10606, H10657-H10663 [19SE], H10730-H10733 [20SE], E672 [1MY], E744 [9MY], E783 [14MY], E1201, E1203 [27JN], E1234 [10JY], E1332, E1336 [22JY], E1353, E1361 [24JY], E1423, E1424 [1AU], E1643 [18SE], E1911, E1913 [3OC]

———restore equal educational opportunity (H.R. 4304), E1844 [30SE]

National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (H.R. 3648), E1079 [13JN]

National University: anniversary, E7 [3JA]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (H.R. 1514), H9933-H9936 [4SE]

NetDay96: tribute (H. Res. 521), E1606 [12SE]

Nevada: tribute to Boulder City High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E971 [30MY]

New Jersey: tribute to Academic High School, E1122 [20JN]

New Lenox, IL: tribute to Lincoln-Way High School for recognition by Redbook (publication) and Money (publication) America's Best Schools Project competition, E508 [29MR]

New York, NY: anniversary of National Council of Negro Women, E1364 [24JY]

———anniversary of Queens Borough Public Library, E717 [7MY]

———anniversary of School for Strings, E1016 [6JN]

———anniversary of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, E1235 [10JY]

———funding of American Museum of Natural History, E1204 [27JN]

———tax payments compared to Federal aid, H2706 [22MR]

———tribute to P.S. 230 for receiving Title 1 Distinguished School Award, E849 [21MY]

Nicholasville, KY: tribute to East Jessamine Middle School, E741 [9MY]

Nogales, AZ: tribute to Nogales High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E673 [1MY]

North Carolina: tribute to Shakespeare Festival, E1735 [27SE]

Northeast Missouri State University: renaming to Truman State University, E1159 [25JN]

Northern Telecom, Inc.: Committee on Economic Development Corporate Citizenship Award recipient, E1162 [25JN]

Norwalk, CA: tribute to Lakeland Elementary School recipient of California Council for the Social Studies Program of Excellence Award, E226 [28FE]

NSF: tribute to recipients of Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching, E551 [17AP]

O'Fallon, MO: tribute to Fort Zumwalt North Middle School seventh and eighth grade concert choirs, E1098 [17JN]

Ohio: tribute to Charles A. Krout Elementary School, E896 [24MY]

Ohio Northern University: anniversary, E1357 [24JY]

O'Keefe, Elizabeth S.: National Science Teachers Association Toyota Tapestry Program award recipient, E1203 [27JN]

Okemos, MI: tribute to St. Martha's Elementary School International School CyberFair, H5744 [30MY]

Olavarrieta, Carmen: Volunteer Distinguished Service Award recipient, E718 [7MY]

Owen, Langdon (Don): tribute on naming of water science fellowship program at University of California at Irvine, E1221 [9JY]

Pace University: dedication of Robert H. Boyle Environmental Advocacy Center, E1013 [6JN]

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1440 [1AU]

Palumbo, Antonio J.: tribute to LaRoche College Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration recipient, E1053 [11JN]

Pasadena, TX: tribute to J. Frank Dobie High School Academic Decathlon Team, E696 [1MY]

Pennsylvania: tribute to Upper Dublin High School, E1380 [25JY]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of CORA Services, Inc., E1591 [12SE]

Pleasanton, CA: tribute to Amador Valley High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E605 [23AP], E672 [1MY]

Pontiac, MI: tribute to Pontiac Central High School U.S. First Team, E936 [29MY]

Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E585 [19AP]

Portland State University: anniversary, E216 [27FE]

Prasad, Archna and Vandna: tribute for participation in the International Science and Engineering Fair, E1134 [20JN]

Prayer: voluntary school prayer, H5766 [4JN], H8382 [25JY], E287 [6MR]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (H.R. 4275), E1862 [30SE]

Queens, NY: tribute to Queens Borough Public Library, E1456 [1AU]

Reddington, Steven: Fifth Congressional District essay contest award recipient, E479 [28MR]

Refugees: Targeted Refugee Assistance Program funds distribution, H2531-H2533 [20MR]

Reidy, Michael: Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government Joel Leff Fellowship award recipient, E1215 [8JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H749 [23JA], H781 [24JA], H1261, H1262 [27FE], H1400, H1401, H1402 [28FE], H1620 [29FE], H1665, H1669 [5MR], H1720 [6MR], H1780 [7MR], H2111-H2114 [12MR], H2129 [13MR], H3174 [29MR], H3389, H3398, H3481-H3486 [16AP], H3798-H3804 [24AP], H3825 [25AP], H4131, H4173-H4185 [30AP], H4307, H4387-H4393 [1MY], H4409-H4413 [2MY], H4535 [8MY], H4656, H4657, H4659, H4660 [9MY], H4880, H4894-H4898 [10MY], H4910 [14MY], H5131 [15MY], H5186, H5187, H5188 [16MY], H5491, H5494, H5496, H5498 [22MY], H5572, H5573 [29MY], H5748-H5750 [30MY], H5931 [5JN], H6124 [11JN], H6290, H6293 [13JN], H7040 [27JN], H7228, H7246 [10JY], H7508 [12JY], H7650-H7653 [16JY], H7776 [17JY], H7784, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8078, H8084 [22JY], H8100, H8110 [23JY], H8547-H8553 [25JY], H8799, H8810-H8814 [30JY], H9458, H9464 [31JY], H9708 [1AU], H9838 [2AU], H9928, H9929, H9987 [4SE], H10099-H10101 [5SE], H10431, H10500 [17SE], H10757-H10761 [20SE], H10933 [24SE], H11053, H11220-H11226 [25SE], H11232, H11372, H11379-H11382 [26SE], H11398, H11399, H11400, H11401, H11590-H11592 [27SE], H11598, H11599, H12106, H12169 [28SE], E323 [12MR], E1530 [5SE]

———national agenda relative to health care and education, H1722 [6MR]

Rhode Island: tribute to Ponaganset High School Wind Ensemble, E1529 [5SE]

Ridgewood, NJ: tribute to the Thomas R. Brome Endowment Fund, E546 [16AP]

River Ridge, FL: tribute to River Ridge High School's mock State legislative session, E534 [16AP]

Robinson, Aliceson: LeGrand Smith Scholarship recipient, E785 [14MY]

Rockland County, NY: tribute to Ramapo High School students for charitable efforts in Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

Rockville, MD: anniversary of the Lucy Barnsley School, E640 [25AP]

Roswell, NM: anniversary of New Mexico Military Institute Television Productions, E1740 [27SE]

Rowland Heights, CA: Alvarado Intermediate School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E407 [21MR]

Rural areas: funding for rural housing, economic development, education, and research programs, H1540-H1546 [29FE]

Sacramento, CA: Encina High School recipient of Dept. of Education New American High School award, E1838 [30SE]

———Rio Americano High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E195 [13FE]

Saginaw (MI) News: tribute to article ``Blind Faith'' on seeing eye dog training, E1470 [2AU]

San Antonio, TX: recognition of East Central High School in Redbook (publication) America's Best Schools Project competition, E368 [14MR]

San Bernardino County, CA: San Bernardino Employment and Training Agency tribute to Job Training Partnership Act Program alumni, E1841 [30SE]

San Francisco, CA: Lowell High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E187 [6FE]

Santa Fe Springs, CA: tribute to Santa Fe High School, E823 [16MY]

SCANA Corp.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1335 [22JY], E1406 [30JY]

Schools: funding for bilingual and bicultural education programs, E170 [5FE]

———infrastructure improvement programs, H9997-H10013 [4SE]

———limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm, E1887 [1OC]

———low-income school choice demonstration program, H1297 [27FE]

———maximize use of available technology (H.R. 4180), E1700 [26SE]

———parental access to children's curriculum and records (H.R. 3324), H3735 [24AP]

———use of computers to connect to the Internet, H842 [25JA]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H1720 [6MR]

Science: tribute to participants in the Toshiba Corp./National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, H6515 [19JN]

Sedalia, MO: Sedalia Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E497 [29MR]

Seiderman, Ethel: Marin County, CA, Educator of the Year award recipient, E962 [30MY]

Semmer, Martha: recipient of national award for building community interest in foreign language education, E949 [30MY]

Shaub, Sarah: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E775 [10MY]

Shrewsbury, MA: tribute to Shrewsbury High School students for drafting AIDS education and prevention resolution, E63 [23JA]

Sieple, John: Lyons Township, IL, High School Most Inspirational Teacher Award recipient, E181 [5FE]

Sister Charlotte: National Service Award recipient, E538 [16AP]

Skokie, IL: tribute to Highland Elementary School for receiving fourth place in the ``Set a Good Example'' competition, E975 [31MY]

Smith, Neil: Congress of Ten Outstanding Young Americans Award recipient, E357 [14MR]

Sorensen, Irene: California Constitutional Rights Foundation Teacher of Merit award recipient, E1003 [5JN]

Sosinski, Kathryn: LeGrand Smith Scholarship recipient, E783 [14MY]

Southeast Asia: international military education and training assistance to Cambodia and Thailand, H6146-H6148 [11JN]

Southern Illinois Univesity: tribute to debate team, E691 [1MY]

Southfield, MI: Southfield Christian School anniversary, E337 [13MR]

Spokane, WA: tribute to Spokane Scholars Foundation award recipients, E625 [25AP]

Spring, TX: tribute to Spring Senior High School concert band, E702 [2MY]

State University of New York at Stony Brook: tribute to Health Science Center, E1151 [24JN]

States: reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (H.R. 4303), E1837 [30SE]

Stickney, IL: tribute to American Legion Oratorical Contest award recipients, E608 [24AP]

Student loans: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements (H.R. 3002), E265 [4MR]

———programs, H808-H810, H814 [24JA], H873-H875 [25JA], H1402 [28FE], H1723 [6MR], H1798, H1871 [7MR], H2036 [12MR], H2227, H2233, H2234, H2236 [14MR], H2461 [19MR], H3473-H3475 [16AP], H4099 [25AP], H4804 [10MY], H5185, H5186 [16MY], H6260 [12JN], H6632 [20JN], H6977 [27JN], H7528-H7530 [12JY], H7993 [18JY], H8810-H8814 [30JY], H9993-H9996 [4SE], E1676 [24SE], E1692 [25SE]

Sturbridge, MA: anniversary of Old Sturbridge Village, E1201 [27JN]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (H.R. 3498), E858 [22MY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (H.R. 127), E539 [16AP], E919 [24MY]

———treatment of educational grants by private foundations (H.R. 3737), E1189 [27JN]

———treatment of State tuition programs, H9860 [2AU]

Tennessee Home Education Week: observance, E317 [8MR]

Teutopolis, IL: tribute to Teutopolis Community School District, E1820 [30SE]

Texas: tribute to students participating in Operation Valentine for troops stationed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, E428 [22MR]

Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi: dedication of Dr. Hector P. Garcia Plaza, E1181 [26JN]

Thomas, Clarence: invitation to attend awards ceremony in Prince George's County, MD, H5766 [4JN], H6096 [10JN], H6493 [18JN], H7144 [9JY]

Ting Lou: Westinghouse Science Award recipient, E664 [30AP]

Toledo, OH: anniversary of St. Vincent School of Nursing, E1059 [11JN]

Torrance, CA: Calle Mayor Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1007 [6JN]

Tucson Electric Power Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1405 [30JY]

Tufts University: observance of Tuftonia's Week, E537 [16AP], E630 [25AP]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary, E1292 [16JY]

U.S. Fire Academy: officers training program funding, H6882 [26JN]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: tribute, E804 [15MY]

University of California at Davis: anniversary of School of Medicine, E979 [4JN]

University of Colorado: tribute to Atomic and Molecular Physics Program, E490 [28MR]

University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team, E853 [21MY]

University of Maryland: tribute, E1470 [2AU]

———tribute to School of Nursing, E1711 [26SE]

Urban areas: provide choice in education, promote entrepreneurship, and combat drug abuse, H4908 [14MY]

USIA: funding, H8163 [23JY]

———tribute to educational and cultural exchange programs, E1247 [11JY]

Vallejo, CA: tribute to Fighting Back Partnership (organization), E1704 [26SE]

Veterans: allow enrollment at certain branches or extensions of institutions of higher learning (H.R. 2851), E33 [5JA]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7557-H7563 [16JY]

Wake Forest University: tribute to Bowman Gray School of Medicine, E1627 [17SE]

Warren County Community College: tribute, E954 [30MY]

Wayne Valley, NJ: tribute to Wayne Valley High School District, E809 [15MY]

West Allis, WI: tribute to Heritage Christian High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E586 [19AP]

Wieczorek, Angela: Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Essay Contest award recipient, E997 [5JN]

Williams, Damon: LeGrand Smith Scholarship award recipient, E778 [10MY]

Wood, Kim: National Achievement Scholarship for Black Americans recipient, E488 [28MR]

Yeager, Jacques S., Jr.: University of California at Riverside Citizens University Committee award recipient, E992 [4JN]

Zeigler, IL: tribute to Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District, E1822 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (S. 1851), S5980 [7JN]

Albert, Barry: New Hampshire Middle School Principal of the Year award recipient, S9444 [1AU]

Albuquerque, NM: Taylor Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1464 [29FE]

———tribute to Dolores Gonzales Elementary School Read-Write-Now program, S12339 [3OC]

Alexander, Kendal: Prudential Insurance Co. of America Spirit of Community Award recipient, S4810 [7MY]

Alpha Delta Kappa (fraternal organization): tribute, S12422 [21OC]

American Legion: anniversary of Virginia Girls State Program, S6249 [13JN]

American Schools and Hospitals Abroad Program: funding, S12009 [30SE]

Anchorage, AK: tribute to West Anchorage High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5867 [5JN]

Appropriations: funding for adult literacy programs, S2286, S2334, S2338 [19MR]

———funding levels for federally assisted education and training programs, S8672 [24JY]

Arizona Public Service Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S9635 [2AU]

Armed Forces: Computer Aided Education and Training Initiative program funding, S7168 [27JN]

Aviation: Mid-America Aviation Resource Consortium funding, S9284 [31JY]

Bellingham, WA: tribute to Bellingham High School participants in National History Day Finals, S6192 [13JN]

Benton, IL: dedication of the Gene R. Alexander Learning Resource Center at Benton Elementary School, S3496 [17AP]

Bethel, CT: tribute to Odyssey of the Mind Association competition winners, S11200 [24SE]

Black History Month: observance, S732 [1FE]

Blegen, Mary Beth: Minnesota Education Association's Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S1608 [6MR]

———National Teacher of the Year recipient, S3714 [19AP]

Boston, MA: anniversary of English High School, S3494 [17AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, S4995-S4997 [14MY]

———discretionary spending levels, S5243-S5248 [17MY], S5478 [22MY]

———effects of reconciliation process on school districts' budget planning, S292 [23JA]

———extend employer education assistance tax credit, S5401 [21MY]

California: tribute to NetDay96 (S. Res. 274), S7192 [27JN]

———tribute to the California State University system alumni, S3242 [29MR]

Catholic Schools Week: observance, S731 [1FE]

Child Care Providers Week: observance, S3215 [29MR]

Children and youth: abstinence education programs funding, S8508, S8509 [23JY], S9366 [1AU]

———guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), S5207, S5208 [16MY]

———increase length of school year, S9315 [31JY]

———national drug control policy, S1660 [7MR]

———policies relative to education and care, S1542 [6MR]

———problems relative to urban areas, S1886 [12MR]

———teen pregnancy relative to welfare reform, S5101 [15MY]

Cincinnati, OH: anniversary of Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, S9690 [3SE]

Civil rights: accomplishments, S12080-S12090 [1OC]

Close Up Foundation: anniversary, S6218 [13JN]

College Construction Loan Insurance Association: privatize, S11930 [30SE]

Colleges and universities: accessibility to higher education relative to median family income, S11065-S11067 [20SE]

———collection of information relative to nonimmigrant foreign students, S4015 [24AP]

———Court of Appeals decision relative to student body diversity, S3494 [17AP]

———participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs (H.R. 3055), S4092 [24AP]

———require access to voter registration information for students (S. 1702), S4190 [25AP]

———require report to OMB on tuition costs by any receiving Federal funds, S7946 [17JY]

———student financial aid programs, S7814 [12JY]

———tuition assistance, student loans, and tax credits for college, S5745, S5751 [4JN]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), S4317 [29AP], S11774-S11794 [28SE], S12004 [30SE]

Computers: cable television industry offer of internet access to schools, S7489 [9JY]

———provide parental control of child access to online services, S5509 [23MY]

———tribute to NetDay East project for wiring public schools for the Internet, S9015 [29JY]

Congress: national agenda, S9050-S9052 [29JY]

Consensus Commission on Education Reform: funding, S4168 [25AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, S2089-S2092 [14MR], S2188 [15MR], S2290 [19MR], S2441 [20MR], S9834 [4SE]

Correctional institutions: Prison Literacy Program funding, S4562 [1MY]

Courts: sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm within a certain distance of a school, S10384, S10385, S10395 [12SE]

Cresskill, NJ: tribute to Cresskill High School for HIV/AIDS seminar, S4952 [9MY]

Crime: Gang Resistance Education and Training Program funding, S10185 [10SE]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (S. 2065), S10328 [11SE]

Cullman, AL: tribute to Cooper Tools (business) and Nicholson File (business) for efforts relative to vocational education, S6108 [11JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7620-S7626 [10JY], S7680, S7683-S7685 [11JY], S9530 [2AU], S10013-S10016 [6SE]

Dept. of Defense: civilian reimbursement for instruction at the Foreign Language Center of the Defense Language Institute, S7009 [26JN]

———closure of certain ROTC units, S7007-S7009 [26JN]

———earning of service credits in Simultaneous Membership Program, S7009 [26JN]

———international military education and training programs funding, S7517-S7519 [10JY], S8945 [26JY]

Dept. of State: funding, S430 [26JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: James H. Quillen School of Medicine funding, S9720, S9721 [3SE]

Detriot Area Pre-College Engineering Program, Inc.: anniversary, S349 [24JA]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (S. 1757), S5010 [14MY], S7836 [12JY]

District of Columbia: anniversary of Gonzaga College High School, S11450 [26SE]

———funding for development of educational management and data systems, S1336 [27FE]

———making appropriations, S11866 [30SE]

———transfer title of real property in Anacostia Park to facilitate construction of the National Children's Island (H.R. 1508), S7340 [28JN]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S1321-S1339 [27FE], S1403-S1406 [29FE], S1506-S1512 [5MR]

Dollars for Scholars (organization): anniversary, S5002 [14MY]

Domestic policy: education and job retraining programs funding, S6962-S6968 [26JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, S12152 [2OC]

Dove, Tim: Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Master Teacher award recipient, S5376 [20MY]

Dover, DE: tribute to Holy Cross Elementary School, S4630 [2MY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S348 [24JA], S361-S363, S365 [25JA], S1666 [11MR], S2084 [14MR], S2180-S2182 [15MR], S3034-S3036 [27MR], S3241 [29MR], S3699, S3707 [19AP], S4278-S4286 [29AP], S4446 [30AP], S4681 [3MY], S4969, S4970 [13MY], S5140-S5143 [16MY], S5275 [17MY], S5920 [6JN], S6009 [10JN], S6072-S6074 [11JN], S7797 [12JY], S9016-S9030 [29JY], S9683-S9690 [3SE], S10388, S10389, S10399 [12SE], S10573-S10576, S10578, S10579 [16SE], S11632 [28SE], S11878 [30SE], S110555 [19SE]

Ecology and environment: reauthorize certain educational programs (S. 1873), S6235 [13JN], S6258 [14JN], S9668-S9670 [2AU]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S3407 [16AP]

Elections: tribute to the National Student/Parent Mock Elections, S12288, S12289 [3OC]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), S6657 [21JN], S7090-S7093 [27JN], S11700 [28SE]

———consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 143), S11477 [27SE]

Executive Office of the President: drug use by employees, S9027-S9030 [29JY]

Families and domestic relations: provide income and economic security (S. 1685), S3628-S3630 [18AP]

———reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (S. 1716), S4323-S4326 [29AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (S. 2145), S11225 [25SE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (S. 1896), S6662 [21JN]

Firearms: student pledge against gun violence, S7070, S7071 [27JN]

Fish and fishing: improve employment and training assistance for fishermen classified as dislocated workers (S. 2001), S9160 [30JY]

Fisher-Raining Bird, Danetta F.: Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship recipient, S4875 [8MY]

Fort Campbell, KY: Consolidated Education Center construction funding, S7004, S7005 [26JN]

Fulbright Program: anniversary, S6752 [24JN]

Fulbright Scholarships: issue postage stamp in commemoration, S1633 [7MR]

Funding, S403-S416, S426, S427, S428, S445 [26JA], S1274 [20FE], S1539 [6MR], S1671-S1675 [11MR], S1792, S1810-S1817 [12MR], S1913, S1964 [13MR], S2087 [14MR], S3030 [27MR], S3196 [29MR], S4101 [25AP], S5224-S5230, S5249 [17MY], S5322-S5324, S5363 [20MY], S5420 [21MY], S5467-S5469 [22MY], S6069, S6070 [11JN], S6122 [12JN], S6175 [13JN], S10776 [18SE], S10939, S10943-S10947, S10980 [19SE]

George Washington University: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 41), S1085 [7FE]

Georgetown University: anniversary of National Security Studies Program, S11043 [19SE]

Gloddy, Andrea: Japan-United States Senate Scholarship recipient, S6626 [20JN]

Gorham, NH: tribute to Gorham High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S1301 [23FE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: promote capacity and accountability (S. 2095), S11036 [19SE]

GSA: transfer of surplus Government computer equipment to schools, S9833 [4SE]

———transfer of surplus government computer equipment to schools and education programs, S5230 [17MY]

Harnett County, NC: Impact Aid funding for schools relative to Pope AFB and Fort Bragg, S7983, S7984 [17JY]

Haskell Indian Nations University: enhance administrative authority of president (S. 2117), S11294 [25SE]

Haynes, Audrey Tayse: nomination to the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board, S6027 [11JN]

Head Start Program: funding, S3165 [28MR]

Health care professionals: training for the identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (S. 697), S11105 [20SE]

Hedgesville, WV: tribute to Hedgesville High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S7202 [27JN]

Hudson, Darryl: Delaware Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S4084 [24AP]

Huntington, WV: tribute to Meadows Elementary School million pages reading program, S7326 [28JN]

Hutchinson, MN: tribute to Hutchinson High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4562 [1MY]

Illiteracy: social and economic impact, S7203 [27JN], S8925 [25JY], S9445 [1AU]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrant children to education, S9482 [2AU]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education, S10572 [16SE], S11132 [24SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), S11321 [25SE], S11336 [26SE], S11703 [28SE]

———access to student loan programs relative to certain illegal immigrants, S5650 [24MY]

———require foreign students with certain visas to reimburse costs associated with elementary or secondary education, S3301 [15AP]

———status of public education benefits relative to States, S3282 [15AP]

Impact Aid Program: reform, S10033 [9SE]

———technical corrections, S7257-S7259 [28JN]

———technical corrections (H.R. 3269), S9663, S9664 [2AU]

———treatment of certain State payments (S. 1543), S530 [26JA], S3494 [17AP]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: technical corrections (S. 1869), S6226 [13JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 1578), S1354-S1357, S1361 [27FE], S3624 [18AP]

———reauthorization (H.R. 3268), S6028 [11JN]

INS: establish tracking system of foreign students, S3302 [15AP]

———treatment of student visas, S4598, S4607, S4608 [2MY]

International Education Program: funding, S2286 [19MR]

International relations: tribute to Japan-America Student Conference, S12040 [30SE]

Iowa: tribute to educational system, S6194 [13JN]

Japan: education of U.S. citizens in Japanese language, culture, and society, S3151 [28MR]

Lake Superior State University: anniversary, S9309 [31JY]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), S11122 [20SE], S11898 [30SE], S12256 [3OC]

Lewiston, ME: tribute to St. Dominic Regional High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S7324 [28JN]

Literacy: use of phonics, S3204 [29MR]

Londonderry, NH: tribute to Londonderry High School marching band and colorguard, S2884 [26MR]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Male High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3234 [29MR]

Maher, Ryan: participation in National History Day competition, S8382 [19JY]

Marrero, LA: tribute to L.W. Higgins High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5777 [4JN]

McCalla, Kelly: South Carolina Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S1792 [12MR]

Medical Education Trust Fund: establish (S. 1870), S6228 [13JN]

Members of Congress: activities relative to constituents during recess, S1341-S1343 [27FE]

Milford, NH: tribute to Milford Middle School for efforts on behalf of Springfield, MA, Shriners Hospital, S6900 [25JN]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (S. 1850), S5941 [6JN]

Mississippi: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service funding, S8438 [22JY]

Montgomery, AL: tribute to Montgomery Academy Forensics Team, S5017 [14MY]

Montpelier, VT: anniversary of Kellogg-Hubbard Library, S9008 [29JY]

NASA: academic programs funding, S9724 [3SE]

———Upper Midwest Aeronautics Consortium funding, S9828 [4SE]

National Environmental Education and Training Foundation: activities, S6252 [13JN]

National objectives: improvement of system, S3497 [17AP], S4085 [24AP], S5259 [17MY], S5433-S5435 [21MY], S5532 [23MY], S6818, S6819 [25JN], S7924-S7927, S7982, S7987 [17JY], S10051-S10053 [9SE], S10206 [10SE], S10740 [18SE], S11862, S11929 [30SE]

National Security Education Program: amend eligibility requirements, S7946 [17JY]

———improve, S6491 [19JN]

Native Americans: Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation school construction funding, S10535 [13SE]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (H.R. 1514), S11666, S11667 [28SE]

———enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (S. 1646), S3004, S3019 [27MR]

New Hampshire: tribute to National Teacher Training Institute for Math, Science, and Technology, S1990 [13MR]

———tribute to Presidential Scholar Award recipients, S5503 [22MY], S8301 [18JY]

———tribute to recipients of NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching, S4358 [29AP]

New Mexico: tribute to Highland High School academic decathlon team, S3737 [19AP]

Newport News, VA: Magruder Primary School recipient of Dept. of Education Title I Distinguished School award, S4949 [9MY]

Norfolk, VA: tribute to the Norfolk Education and Employment Training Center, S8515 [23JY]

North, Stephen: New Hampshire Secondary School Principal of the Year award recipient, S9443 [1AU]

North Charlestown, NH: renovation of Farwell School, S11319 [25SE]

Northern Telecom, Inc.: Committee on Economic Development Corporate Citizenship Award recipient, S5982 [7JN]

Oakwood College: anniversary, S11955 [30SE]

Oklahoma City, OK: establish Reading Foundation, S3204 [29MR]

Oregon: tribute to Meadowwood Springs Speech and Hearing Camp, S7323 [28JN]

Parents as Teachers Program: funding, S11912 [30SE]

Park Ridge, IL: tribute to Maine South High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4443 [30AP]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security relative to certain students (S. 2044), S9605 [2AU]

Philadelphia, PA: West Philadelphia Catholic High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5983 [7JN]

Plymouth State College: anniversary, S3164 [28MR]

Porterville, CA: anniversary of Porterville High School, S5869 [5JN]

Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4400, S4401 [30AP]

Portland State University: anniversary, S1278 [20FE], S1311 [26FE]

Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of higher education (S. 1912), S7185 [27JN]

Presidential Honors Scholarships: authorize awarding to certain graduating secondary school students (S. 2134), S11434 [26SE]

Quincy, MA: fund raising efforts of Broad Meadows Middle School relative to building of a school in Pakistan, S4005 [24AP]

Reese, Denice: National Association of School Nurses National School Nurse of the Year award recipient, S9444 [1AU]

Republican Party: national agenda, S20 [3JA], S295, S297 [23JA], S1616 [7MR], S3418 [17AP], S4271 [29AP], S4995-S4997 [14MY], S6019 [10JN], S6846 [25JN], S7624 [10JY], S10051-S10054 [9SE], S11108 [20SE], S11212, S11213, S11228 [25SE], S12123 [1OC]

Research: regional educational laboratories funding, S2286 [19MR]

Rome, Mallory: James Madison Fellowship recipient, S4809 [7MY]

Roy, Jay: Continental Cablevision Educator Award recipient, S4724 [6MY]

Rural Telemedicine and Distance Learning Services Grant Program: funding, S8603 [24JY]

Sandia National Laboratories: tribute to HMTech Program, S2137 [14MR]

Saturday Academy of Oregon: Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring recipient, S12424 [21OC]

Schmidt, Jessica: Prudential Insurance Co. of America Spirit of Community Award recipient, S4810 [7MY]

Scholar-athlete games: funding, S11912 [30SE]

Schools: condition of buildings, environment, and equipment, S6818, S6819 [25JN]

———limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (S. 2140), S11544-S11546 [27SE]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S8151 [18JY]

Seth, WV: Sherman Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S2884 [26MR]

Silva, Robert: New Hampshire Outstanding Service Award in Education recipient, S9165 [30JY]

Sinte Geska University: anniversary, S554 [30JA]

South Carolina State University: anniversary, S1791 [12MR]

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: enhance administrative authority of college president (S. 2189), S12195 [2OC]

States: tribute to Teacher of the Year award recipients, S4084 [24AP]

Student loans: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements (S. 2054), S9855 [4SE]

———programs, S292 [23JA], S348 [24JA], S1852 [12MR], S4171 [25AP], S4403 [30AP], S5259-S5262 [17MY], S5353 [20MY], S10049-S10051 [9SE], S11537 [27SE]

Sturbridge, MA: anniversary of Old Sturbridge Village, S5790 [5JN]

Sunnyside, WA: tribute to Sunnyside School District volunteers, S4001 [23AP]

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: tribute, S5786, S5787 [5JN]

Tahoma, WA: tribute to Tahoma High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4443 [30AP]

Take Our Daughters to Work Day: observance, S4259 [25AP]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (S. 1792), S5496 [22MY]

———extend certain tax provisions (S. 1568), S1182-S1185 [9FE]

———funding of private and religious schools, S5204 [16MY]

———treatment of certain education savings accounts, S7458, S7461, S7462 [9JY]

———treatment of educational grants by private foundations (S. 1886), S6518 [19JN]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance, S7408 [8JY], S7423, S7439, S7460 [9JY]

———treatment of higher education expenses (S. 2035), S9584 [2AU]

———treatment of higher education tuition and student loan interest, S5216-S5219, S5220 [17MY], S5413, S5414 [21MY], S5464 [22MY], S5528 [23MY]

———treatment of postsecondary and employer-provided education expenses (S. 1670), S3314 [15AP]

———treatment of State prepaid college tuition programs, S7451 [9JY]

———treatment of tax-exempt bonds for certain institutions of higher education (S. 1879), S6305-S6307 [14JN], S7205 [27JN]

Texas: recipients of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1465 [29FE]

Tocci, Michael: New Hampshire Elementary School Principal of the Year award recipient, S9443 [1AU]

Trumbull, CT: tribute to Trumbull High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4260 [25AP]

Tucson Electric Power Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S9635 [2AU]

Tufts University: observance of Tuftonia's Week, S3624 [18AP]

Tyler, Harriet: Alabama Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S6107 [11JN]

University of Maryland: tribute to School of Nursing, S12439 [21OC]

University of New Mexico: collaboration with the GPO to open online site for access to Government documents, S1300 [23FE]

University of North Dakota: Center for Aerospace Sciences Air Battle Captain Program, S7955 [17JY]

University of Rhode Island: tribute to debate team, S4875 [8MY]

Upper Iowa University: tribute, S7057 [26JN]

Valley, AL: anniversary of Valley Haven School Hike-Bike-Run, S1885 [12MR]

Vermont: tribute to Council on the Humanities Teen Parent Literacy Project, S5453 [21MY]

West Warwick, RI: tribute to West Warwick High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5949 [6JN]

Western Kentucky Training Site: military training facility construction funding, S7004, S7005 [26JN], S7521 [10JY]

Wheeler, William: New Hampshire Superintendent of the Year Award recipient, S9164 [30JY]

Willamette University: accreditation of the Atkinson Graduate School of Management, S2440 [20MR]

Wisconsin: meeting between pro-life and pro-choice supporters relative to creation of a common agenda, S5774 [4JN]

Woelflein, Deborah K.: New Hampshire Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1300 [23FE]

Reports

Grand Jury Investigation of San Diego's San Ysidro School District, H9760-H9762 [1AU]

Losing Ground Against Drugs—A Report on Increasing Illicit Drug Use and National Drug Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) Majority Staff, S8835 [25JY], S9018 [29JY]

Observations on Bosnia: Pat Feichter, E1775 [28SE]

Setting the Course—A National Drug Strategy: Task Force on National Drug Policy, S9019 [29JY]

Reports filed

Apache National Forest Land Conveyance to the Alpine Elementary School District: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3547) (H. Rept. 104-759), H10039 [4SE]

California Land Conveyance to the Del Norte County Unified School District: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2709) (H. Rept. 104-763), H10039 [4SE]

Consideration of H.R. 123, English Language Empowerment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 104-734), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4134, Access of Illegal Immigrants to Public Education: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 530) (H. Rept. 104-834), H11046 [24SE]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3867) (H. Rept. 104-719), H8981 [30JY]

Ecological and Environmental Educational Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1873) (S. Rept. 104-336), S9072 [29JY]

English Language Empowerment Act: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 123) (H. Rept. 104-723), H8981 [30JY]

Federal Oceanography Coordination Improvement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3537) (H. Rept. 104-771), H10040 [4SE]

Guidelines for School Lunch and Breakfast Programs: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2066) (H. Rept. 104-561), H4502 [7MY]

Impact Aid Program Technical Corrections: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3269) (H. Rept. 104-560), H4502 [7MY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1869) (S. Rept. 104-346), S9294 [31JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Appropriations: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1578) (S. Rept. 104-275), S5378 [20MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3268) (H. Rept. 104-614), H6117 [10JN]

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees Appointment Process: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3049) (H. Rept. 104-505), H3170 [28MR]

Opening of Campus Security Crime Logs at Institutions of Higher Education: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H. Res. 470) (H. Rept. 104-776), H10107 [5SE]

Participation by Historically Black Graduate Professional Schools in Certain Education Grant Programs: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3055) (H. Rept. 104-504), H3170 [28MR]

Permit Financial Institutions Under the Federal Family Education Loan Program To Pay Origination Fees of Borrowers: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3863) (H. Rept. 104-775), H10107 [5SE]

Propane Education and Research Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1646) (S. Rept. 104-298), S7178 [27JN]

Propane Gas Industry Safety, Training, Research, and Development: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1514) (H. Rept. 104-655), H7114 [8JY]

Transfer Title of District of Columbia Real Property in Anacostia Park To Facilitate Construction of National Children's Island: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1508) (S. Rept. 104-294), S7023 [26JN]

Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1711) (S. Rept. 104-371), S11168 [24SE]

Veterans Eligibility for Training and Rehabilitation Assistance and Transfer of Certain Educational Assistance Authority: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 104-650), H7105 [27JN]

Workforce and Career Development Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1617) (H. Rept. 104-707), H8556 [25JY]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Education and Training in Southern Indiana, E1002 [5JN]

———Tax Cuts for Education, E1234 [10JY]

———Technology for Education and Training, E286 [6MR]

Resolutions by organizations

AIDS education and prevention programs: Shrewsbury, MA, High School students, E63 [23JA]

Education programs funding level: Los Angeles, CA, Board of Education, E349 [13MR]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Utah Public Education Coalition, S10830 [18SE]

Tribute to Antonio J. Palumbo: LaRoche College Board of Trustees, E1054 [11JN]

Tribute to Galen Johnson, Jr.: Tennessee House of Representatives, E1132 [20JN]

Rulings of the Chair

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9763 [1AU]

Scripts

Battered Women: Dallas Milholland, Cynthia Ward, Kristin Allen-Zito, and Malissa Kobbevik, S6192 [13JN]

Statements

Business Partnerships With Schools: William A. Oliver, H10012 [4SE]

Cable in the Classroom: Decker Anstrom, National Cable Television Association, H10006 [4SE]

CCA Teen Project Honored at the White House: Representative Richardson, E855 [22MY]

Changing the Education System: Ajah Leas, Eli Stokes, Ktja Page, Ken Bramlett, and B.J. King, E993 [4JN], E1011 [6JN]

———Teresa Snow and Tyler Ryan, E971 [30MY]

Child Abuse: Alison Carpenter, E972 [30MY]

Costs of Post-Secondary Education: Bethany Carpenter, E943 [29MY]

Criticism of Michael McCurry and White House Drug Policy: William J. Bennett, S9029 [29JY]

Drug Education: Danielle Susharm, Heather Skidmore, Jessica Williams, and Ethan Thibault, E963 [30MY]

Economic Development Issues for African Americans: David R. Jones, E1883 [1OC]

Education Programs Funding Level: Susie Kay, S1797 [12MR]

Education Reform and Student Empowerment: several Champlain Valley Union, VT, High School students, E990 [4JN]

Environmental Education: Kara von Behren, Sara Reeve, Anna Laszewski, and Alison Gingras, E940 [29MY], E973 [30MY]

Financing of Public School Education: Acacia Fanto, E939 [29MY]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Utah Public Education Coalition, S10830 [18SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: Representative Owens, H5812 [4JN]

Influence of Lobbyists: A.J. Ferriter, E941 [29MY]

Jewish Response to the Religious Right: Israel Zoberman, E335 [13MR]

Maharishi University of Management Highlights and Achievements: Representative Lightfoot, E1484 [2AU]

National Science Scholars Program: George Bush, E1079 [13JN]

Overcrowding, Budget Problems and Education: Jackie Frazier, Kate Greanon, Kay Gerson, Drew McNaughton, Kate McQuillen, Jennifer Arner, Lucas D'Amico, and Charley Hart, E979 [4JN]

Post-High School Job Training and Scholarship Opportunities: Sarah Snider and Stephanie Petrolito, E944 [29MY]

Sentencing Guidelines for Possession of a Firearm Within a Certain Distance of a School: Senator Kohl, S10384 [12SE]

Student Financial Aid Reform: Jennifer Carlson, John Driscoll, Ben Leclair, Jennifer Desjardin, Heather Wiles, E964 [30MY]

Summer Youth Employment Program: Amy DeCarmine, Amber Johnson, Beth Carmine, and Nathina Roy, E982 [4JN]

Summaries

Abstinence Education and Adolescent Family Life Programs Reauthorization (S. 1716), S4326 [29AP]

Cable Television's Contributions to America's Children and Families: National Cable Televison Association, H10006 [4SE]

Cable TV Nework Programming: National Cable Televison Association, H10006-H10012 [4SE]

Executive Action on Welfare Reform Relative to Teen Pregnancy, S5101 [15MY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act (S. 1869), S6227 [13JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Appropriations (S. 1578), S1357-S1360 [27FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization (H.R. 3268), E567 [18AP]

Medical Education Trust Fund Act (S. 1870), S6233 [13JN]

National Drug Control Policy Findings, S9018 [29JY]

Tax Provision Extension (S. 1568), S1184 [9FE]

Tax Treatment of Higher Education Expenses (S. 2035), S9584 [2AU]

Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act (S. 1711), S11780-S11784 [28SE]

Workforce Development Act (H.R. 1617), S7092 [27JN]

Surveys

Representative Beilenson's district survey results, E59 [23JA]

Tables

Dept. of Education Impact Aid Program consolidated districts, H4449 [7MY]

Education funding comparison, S408 [26JA]

Elementary, secondary, and higher education programs funding, E1424 [1AU]

Testimonies

National Drug Control Policy: Edward C. Williams, H10980 [24SE]

National Policy To Improve Education System: Angelica Santacruz, National HeadStart Association, H5369 [21MY]

———Joel Packer, National Education Association, H5368 [21MY]

———Rob Sewell and Willie Brown, American Student Association of Community Colleges, E1913 [3OC]

———Starla Jewell-Kelly, National Community Education Association, H5368 [21MY]

National Policy To Improve Public Education: Jonathan Kozol, S3497 [17AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 401, Congressional Office of Compliance provision of educational assistance to employing offices of the House of Representatives, H3341 [15AP]

H. Res. 499, consideration of H.R. 123, English Language Empowerment Act, H9726 [1AU]

H. Res. 530, consideration of H.R. 4134, illegal immigrants' access to public education, H11091 [25SE]

H.R. 1514, Propane Education and Research Act, H9933-H9935 [4SE]

H.R. 1720, cessation of Federal sponsorship for Government-sponsored enterprises, H10783-H10796 [24SE]

H.R. 2066, Healthy Meals for Children Act, H4910 [14MY]

H.R. 2709, Del Norte County Unified School District land conveyance, H9967 [4SE]

H.R. 3049, Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development board appointment process reform, H3668 [23AP]

H.R. 3055, participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs, H3670 [23AP]

H.R. 3268, Individuals With Disabilities Education Act reauthorization, H6051-H6075 [10JN]

H.R. 3269, Impact Aid Program technical corrections, H4447 [7MY]

H.R. 3547, Apache National Forest land conveyance to the Alpine Elementary School District 7, H9971 [4SE]

H.R. 3674, veterans eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority, H7557-H7559 [16JY]

H.R. 3803, George Bush School of Government and Public Service Act, H10465 [17SE]

H.R. 3863, Student Debt Reduction Act, H10120 [10SE]

H.R. 3867, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act reauthorization, H8672 [30JY]

H.R. 4041, Dos Palos Ag Boosters land conveyance, H11469 [27SE]

H.R. 4134, illegal immigrants' access to public education, H11096 [25SE]

H.R. 4282, technical corrections relative to certain Dept. of Defense educational assistance authority, H12132 [28SE]

H.R. 4303, Equity in Public Education Act, E1837 [30SE]

S. 1543, treatment of certain State educational Impact Aid Program payments, S530 [26JA]

S. 1568, tax provision extension, S1182-S1184 [9FE]

S. 1646, Propane Education and Research Act, S3019-S3022 [27MR]

S. 1702, Student Voter Registration Act, S4191 [25AP]

S. 1711, Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance, S4317 [29AP]

S. 1711, Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act, S11786-S11794 [28SE], H12123-H12131 [28SE]

S. 1757, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act reauthorization, S7836 [12JY], H8673 [30JY]

S. 1792, allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools, S5497 [22MY]

S. 1869, Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act, S6226 [13JN]

S. 1870, Medical Education Trust Fund Act, S6229-S6233 [13JN]

S. 1873, environmental educational programs reauthorization, S9668 [2AU]

S. 1879, Section 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organizations Tax-Exempt Bond Reform Act, S6307-S6309 [14JN]

S. 1896, expand Family and Medical Leave Act coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, S6663 [21JN]

S. 2001, employment and training assistance for fishermen classified as dislocated workers, S9160 [30JY]

S. 2065, Open Campus Police Logs Act, S10328 [11SE]

S. 2101, Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act, S11122 [20SE], H11248 [26SE]

S. 2117, Haskell Indian Nations University Administrative Systems Act, S11295 [25SE]

S. 2140, Safer Schools Act, S11545 [27SE]

S. 2189, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act, S12195 [2OC]

S. Con. Res. 41, George Washington University anniversary, S1085 [7FE]

S. Res. 274, tribute to NetDay96 in California, S7191 [27JN]

Transcripts

Student Loan Programs: Gil Gross, CBS Radio Network, H7994 [18JY]

EDWARDS, CHET (a Representative from Texas)

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4284), H12173 [28SE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5501 [22MY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H8248 [23JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H5174 [15MY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4396 [1MY]

———expand services at veterans medical centers (see H.R. 3117), H2557 [20MR]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6413 [13JN]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 3900), H8556 [25JY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H3488 [16AP]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H914 [25JA]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H5052 [14MY]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H6286 [12JN]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H1507 [28FE]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H4800 [9MY]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H10525 [17SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H4800 [9MY], H10385 [12SE]

Taxation: deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H5754 [30MY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H4503 [7MY]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H10108 [5SE]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H8598 [26JY]

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H6765 [25JN]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118, 3119), H2557 [20MR], H3231 [29MR]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H9705 [1AU]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5380 [21MY]

Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems (see H.R. 3489), H5288 [16MY]

Letters

Administration of personnel compensation and travel in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Gordon H. Mansfield, Paralyzed Veterans of America, H6804 [25JN]

———James R. Currieo, VFW, H6804 [25JN]

———Kelli W. West, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., H6804 [25JN]

———Thomas A. McMasters III, DAV, H6804 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs appropriations: Kenneth E. Wolford, American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam (organization), H1796 [7MR]

———Richard Grant, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H1796 [7MR]

———Steve Robertson, American Legion, H1797 [7MR]

Memorandums

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Appropriations: Thomas A. McMasters, III, DAV, H1796 [7MR]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10613, H10614 [19SE]

Appropriations: making continuing, H134 [4JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 157), engrossment, H802 [24JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration (H. Res. 372), H1796 [7MR]

Army: anniversary, E1079 [13JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H53 [3JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6264 [12JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3292 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5101 [15MY]

———Impact Aid Program funding, H5101 [15MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6383 [13JN]

———technical corrections relative to certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 4282), H12132 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, E108 [26JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: administration of personnel compensation and travel, H6803 [25JN]

———authorizing appropriations, H1796 [7MR]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (H.R. 3643), H7552 [16JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8183 [23JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6803 [25JN]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize, E108 [26JA]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), consideration (H. Res. 499), H9730 [1AU]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H53, H64 [3JA], H123, H134 [4JA]

House of Representatives: recess, H976 [31JA]

House Rules: question of privilege, H802 [24JA]

LSC: funding, H8183 [23JY]

Members of Congress: identity of Member making statement about trusting terrorist organization, H2563 [21MR]

Midway, TX: tribute to All-Stars boys' baseball team, E1582 [11SE]

National security: national missile defense system, H6383 [13JN]

Public debt: ceiling, H981, H982 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), consideration (H. Res. 292), H982 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), engrossment, H802 [24JA]

Thorndale, TX: tribute to Thorndale High School football team, E15 [4JA]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8772 [30JY], H12120 [28SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA]

Tributes

Boenig, Tobin R., E1084 [13JN]

Meyer, John C., Jr., E1033 [7JN]

Stubblefield, Robert L. (Stubby), E1733 [27SE]

Synar, Mike, H776 [24JA]

Walker, Dollie Wood, E1008 [6JN]

EDWARDS, DARYL

Remarks in House

Disasters: tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, E1414 [31JY]

EDWARDS, DON (a former Representative from California)

Articles and editorials

Basic Rights Swept Aside in Rush To Fight Terrorism, E341 [13MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E341 [13MR]

EDWARDS, IAN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E890 [23MY]

EDWARDS, LUCIUS W.

Articles and editorials

Lucius Wade Edwards, S3346 [16AP]

Essays

Fancy Clothes and Overalls, S3345 [16AP]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3345 [16AP]

EDWARDS, TRENT

Remarks in House

Carnegie Hero Fund Commission: Medal for Extraordinary Heroism recipient, E770 [10MY]

EFFECTIVE DEATH PENALTY AND PUBLIC SAFETY ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2703), H2164, H2176, H2179, H2180, H2181, H2185, H2187, H2188, H2190, H2192 [13MR], H2247, H2250 [14MR]

Articles and editorials

Basic Rights Swept Aside in Rush To Fight Terrorism, E341 [13MR]

Letters

Habeas corpus reform: Bud Welch, H2248 [14MR]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 2703), H2184 [13MR], H2267 [14MR]

Remarks in House

Capital punishment: include multiple deaths as a factor in determination of sentences, H2188 [13MR]

Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement: establish, H2186, H2187 [13MR]

Courts: application of habeas corpus procedures relative to terrorism cases, H2181-H2184 [13MR]

———broadcast of proceedings on closed circuit television, H2165, H2166 [13MR]

———representation fees relative to criminal cases appealing the death penalty, H2187 [13MR]

Crime: establish criminal penalties relative to financial transactions with terrorists, H2192 [13MR]

Enact (H.R. 2703), H2137-H2193 [13MR], H2226, H2247-H2267, H2304 [14MR], E368 [14MR], E380 [19MR], E425 [22MR], E1906 [2OC]

———consideration (H. Res. 380), H2129-H2137 [13MR]

———unanimous-consent agreement, H2190 [13MR]

FBI: hire additional personnel to investigate domestic and foreign terrorism, and establish a domestic counterterrorism center, H2181 [13MR]

Law enforcement: authorize State and local officers to arrest and detain certain illegal aliens, H2191 [13MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2703), S3151 [28MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 380, consideration of H.R. 2703, provisions, H2129 [13MR]

H.R. 2703, provisions, H2144-H2163 [13MR]

EFFRON, ANDREW S.

Biographies

Personal, S7884 [16JY]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: nomination to be U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces judge, S7883 [16JY]

Reports filed

Nomination of Andrew S. Effron To Be U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Judge: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S7762 [11JY]

EGAN, GIOCONDA

Remarks in House

San Mateo County, CA: Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

EGGERT, MELVIN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E224 [28FE]

EGYPT, ARAB REPUBLIC OF

Articles and editorials

Arabs and Mr. Netanyahu, S6666 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions

Israel: peace initiatives relative to Arab summit (see S. Res. 268), S6662 [21JN]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries, H5098 [15MY]

Foreign policy: limit use of Foreign Military Financing Program funds for foreign-made defense articles or services, H5895, H5896 [5JN], H6142, H6143 [11JN]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H1750 [6MR]

Remarks in Senate

Israel: peace initiatives relative to Arab summit (S. Res. 268), S6658, S6666, S6667 [21JN]

Mubarak, Hosni (President, Egypt): visit to the Senate floor, S9265 [31JY]

U.S. policy, S12017 [30SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 268, Israeli peace initiatives relative to Arab summit, S6666 [21JN]

EHLERS, VERNON J. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments offered by, to

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5616 [29MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see H.R. 2854), H1226 [1FE]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2123 [12MR]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H2122 [12MR]

Appropriations: establish automatic continuing appropriations (see H.R. 4094), H10524 [17SE]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H2316 [14MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4303 [30AP]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H2467 [19MR]

Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H5501 [22MY]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H4397 [1MY]

Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127), H1241 [13FE]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H10108 [5SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 1416), H1716 [5MR]

Dams: reduce hazards of dam failures (see H.R. 3602), H6005 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program (see H.R. 4013), H9924 [2AU]

Development Fund for Africa: reauthorize (see H.R. 3735), H8375 [24JY]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462, 3514), H1232 [6FE], H6915 [26JN]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2919), H1775 [6MR]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H9925 [2AU]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H2950 [27MR]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H9925 [2AU]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3760, 3820), H7154 [9JY], H7657 [16JY]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H7474 [11JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

FDA: facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H6532 [19JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H9925 [2AU]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6285 [12JN]

Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H7658 [16JY]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H11396 [26SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1325 [27FE]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H6117 [10JN]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H10174 [10SE]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H3171 [28MR]

Law enforcement officers: compensation of officers in canine units (see H.R. 2966), H1716 [5MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H7658 [16JY]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H11048 [24SE]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H11048 [24SE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H6531 [19JN]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMOs (see H.R. 2350), H774 [23JA]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H774 [23JA]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H2950 [27MR]

Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Agreement: conduct pilot test (see H.R. 2939), H3820 [24AP]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H6691 [20JN]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H7108 [27JN]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 3275), H4503 [7MY]

OMB: establish electronic data reporting standards (see H.R. 3869), H8247 [23JY]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5647 [29MY]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H8248 [23JY]

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: authorize improvements to a county road and prohibit construction of a scenic shoreline drive (see H.R. 2958), H4110 [25AP]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H6532 [19JN]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2896), H973 [30JA]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (see H.R. 3732), H7533 [12JY]

———reform unemployment benefit system (see H.R. 3738), H8375 [24JY]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H3230 [29MR]

Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H1775 [6MR]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: permit certain persons to continue to use and occupy certain areas (see H.R. 1666, 4023), H4800 [9MY], H10040 [4SE]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 3426), H11527 [27SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H5380 [21MY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H4800 [9MY]

———State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2323), H1636 [29FE]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H2224 [13MR]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 3952), H9921 [2AU]

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 4072), H11230 [25SE]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H2950 [27MR]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H4110 [25AP]

———treatment of health insurance relative to health status of individual (see H.R. 3043), H4110 [25AP]

———treatment of transitional payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 3559), H10721 [19SE]

———treatment of transitional payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3559), H11230 [25SE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8375 [24JY]

Tobacco products: restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 3821), H8598 [26JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: implementation of Great Lakes Fishery Restoration Study Report (see H.R. 4028), H10386 [12SE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6415 [13JN]

Water: adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees (see H.R. 3326), H5380 [21MY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H3230 [29MR]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H1507 [28FE]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12099 [28SE]

Bankruptcy: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's operation of watercraft while intoxicated (H.R. 234), H5785 [4JN]

Business and industry: arrange for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands (H.R. 4168), H11272 [26SE]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4557 [8MY]

Congress: comparison of the 103d and 104th Congresses, H2937, H2938, H2940, H2941 [27MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H111 [4JA]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6895 [26JN]

Ecology and environment: funding for environmental protection programs, H2937, H2938, H2940, H2941 [27MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8478 [25JY]

———extend the period for receipt of certain absentee ballots (H.R. 3058), H4922 [14MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8368 [24JY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H6980 [27JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H153 [4JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H8526 [25JY]

House of Representatives: provide for official allowance that represents administrative reforms (H.R. 2739), H2350, H2359, H2360, H2361 [19MR]

Housing: allow ownership of pets by senior citizens and the disabled in public housing, H4626 [8MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4626 [8MY]

Michigan: tribute to East Kentwood High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1137 [20JN]

NSF: change name to National Science and Engineering Foundation, H5616 [29MY]

———research funding, H6895 [26JN]

Nuclear energy: pyroprocessing and electrometallurgical treatment programs funding, H8368 [24JY]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (H.R. 3008), H4144 [30AP]

Public welfare programs: reform, H5573 [29MY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5616 [29MY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3520 [17AP]

Votes: position on missed, H8560 [26JY]

Walkerville, MI: tribute to Camp Tall Turf, E582 [19AP]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 3217), H10926 [24SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2314 [14MR], H2465 [19MR], H7151 [9JY], H8245 [23JY]

Tributes

Duderstadt, James J., E1095 [17JN]

Hanonu, Tina, E1386 [26JY]

Nash, Authur R., Jr., E222 [28FE]

EHRENFRIED, DAVID

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11571 [27SE]

EHRLICH, MICHAEL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1639 [18SE]

EHRLICH, ROBERT L., JR. (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments offered by, to

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4504 [7MY], H4632 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Health: denial of nurse aide training programs relative to quality or operation (see H.R. 3233), H3386 [15AP]

———nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see H.R. 3633), H6285 [12JN]

Medicaid: repeal preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 3232, 3632), H3386 [15AP], H6285 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3731 [23AP]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H3650 [18AP]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10236 [11SE]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H8375 [24JY]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2316 [14MR]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H4110 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H10174 [10SE]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H2665 [21MR]

Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and local government laws (see H.R. 4031), H11230 [25SE]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H4647 [8MY]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H1986 [7MR]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H2951 [27MR]

FDA: facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H8248 [23JY]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2713 [22MR]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H3387 [15AP]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H11230 [25SE]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H6509 [18JN]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2466 [19MR]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2316 [14MR]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10430 [16SE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H1507 [28FE]

———establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H7107 [27JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3581 [17AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3581 [17AP]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H1226 [1FE]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5173 [15MY]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]

Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 3384), H6532 [19JN]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4303 [30AP]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3388 [15AP]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4801 [9MY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H4800 [9MY]

Taxation: exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H4503 [7MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H1325 [27FE]

———treatment of length of service awards for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 1893), H3171 [28MR]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776), H1226 [1FE]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2937), H1224 [1FE]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1949 [7MR]

Baltimore, MD: relocation of public housing relative to legal action by tenants, H4632, H4633 [8MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 174), H4794, H4795, H4796, H4797, H4798 [9MY]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H4390 [1MY], H9465 [31JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11222, H11224, H11225, H11226 [25SE]

Dept. of HUD: consultation with local authorities relative to settlement negotiations in public housing litigation cases, H4711 [9MY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H9461 [31JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S., H9460 [31JY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4574, H4632, H4633 [8MY], H4711 [9MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H9460, H9461 [31JY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H4393 [1MY]

Lobbyists: disclosure of lobbying activities by Federal grantees, H1949 [7MR]

Medicaid: county-operated health insurance programs qualifications and requirements (H.R. 3056), H10115, H10117 [10SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), H11635 [28SE]

Medicare: reform, H4391 [1MY], H4794, H4795 [9MY]

Minimum wage: level, H4389 [1MY]

National Credit Management Corp.: collection of money owed to Federal Government, H2471 [20MR]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, H4796 [9MY]

Public welfare programs: reform, H9463 [31JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4389, H4390, H4391, H4392, H4393 [1MY], H9464 [31JY], H11222, H11224, H11225, H11226 [25SE]

Rudez, Richard: American Society for Public Administration Clifford R. Gross Award recipient, E1001 [5JN]

Taxation: rates, H4797 [9MY], H9461, H9462 [31JY]

Tributes

DiRenzo, Joseph, Jr., E1823 [30SE]

EICHER, WILLIAM E.

Remarks in House

American Defense Preparedness Association: William R. Moseley Award recipient, E1546 [10SE]

EICHHORN, ROGER

Remarks in House

Tribute, E761 [10MY]

EICKHOFF, GERALD E.

Articles and editorials

What About Social Security?, S184 [22JA]

EIFLER, CARL F.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1201 [27JN]

EILPERIN, JULIET

Articles and editorials

Pre-Election Messages Banned by House, H7199 [10JY]

EINBOND, AARON M.

Remarks in House

Westinghouse Electric Corp.: Westinghouse Science Award recipient, E494 [29MR]

EISENBERG-KEEFER, JOYCE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1317 [18JY]

EISENFELD, MATTHEW

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1781 [11MR]

EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D. (34th President of the United States)

Addresses

U.S. Military Academy Commencement: William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, E1026 [6JN]

Articles and editorials

They Also Served Who Bark and Sniff, S5490 [22MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S5490 [22MY]

EIZENSTAT, STUART E.

Eulogies

Meissner, Charles, S5558 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Commerce: nomination to be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade, S3248 [29MR]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

———Committee on Finance (Senate), S1455 [29FE]

EKEN, TRUMAN AND DOROTHY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10681 [17SE]

EL DORADO COUNTY, CA

Bills and resolutions

Sly Park Dam and Reservoir: sale by the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 3903), H8557 [25JY]

Reports filed

Sly Park Dam and Reservoir Sale by the Dept. of the Interior: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3903) (H. Rept. 104-768), H10040 [4SE]

EL MUNDO HISPANOAMERICANO (publication)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E7 [3JA]

EL PASO, TX

Remarks in House

Odyssey of the Mind Association: tribute to competition winners, E1184 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Coronado High School: tribute to band, S2421 [20MR]

Reports filed

Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2415), S3154 [28MR]

Texts of

H.R. 2415, Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: designate, S3415 [16AP]

EL PASO (TX) HERALD-POST

Articles and editorials

Winning Odyssey Group Gets Star Treatment, E1184 [26JN]

EL PORTAL, FL

Remarks in House

El Portal Women's Club: anniversary, E1625 [17SE]

EL SALVADOR, REPUBLIC OF

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize the production of records relative to the Zona Rosa massacre in El Salvador (see S. Res. 256), S5567 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize the production of records relative to the Zona Rosa massacre in El Salvador (S. Res. 256), S5632 [23MY]

Reports filed

Nomination of Anne W. Patterson To Be Ambassador to El Salvador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 256, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) production of records relative to the Zona Rosa massacre in El Salvador, S5603, S5632 [23MY]

ELAGAMY, TAREK

Bills and resolutions

Relief (see S. 1599), S1649 [7MR]

ELBERT COUNTY, GA

Remarks in House

Elbert County High School: tribute to football team, E142 [1FE]

ELBERTON, WA

Remarks in House

Washington: tribute to efforts by towns affected by bad weather, E387 [20MR]

ELDERHOSTEL (organization)

Bills and resolutions

Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of higher education (see S. 1912), S7179 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of higher education (S. 1912), S7185 [27JN]

ELDERLY see Senior Citizens

ELECTIONS related term(s) Fundraising; Political Campaigns; Voting

Addresses

America's Challenge—Revitalizing Our National Community: Senator Bradley, S12244-S12246 [3OC]

Beyond Authoritarian Legacies—New Political Leadership for Korea: Kim Sang Hyun, E1580-E1582 [11SE]

Inaugural Speech: Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China, S5617 [23MY]

Political Reform in the Republic of China: Benjamin Lu, E412 [21MR]

President Clinton's Reaction to Political Rhetoric as Candidate and Incumbent: Senator McCain, S4185-S4187 [25AP]

Affidavits

Race-based voting districts: Paul L. Hurd, H3480 [16AP]

Agenda

``Know Your Candidates'' Forum: American Legion Auxiliary Unit 230, S6010 [10JN]

Amendments

Cambodia: U.S. policy (S. Res. 285), S11638 [28SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8379 [24JY], H8492 [25JY]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8461, H8467 [25JY]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6613, S6616 [20JN], S6726, S6737, S6738, S6740, S6744, S6748, S6749 [24JN], S6864 [25JN]

Analyses

Campaign Ethics Reform and Contribution Limits (H.R. 296), H8482 [25JY]

Articles and editorials

Armed Troops in Armenia Arrest Dozens of Protesters, S11566 [27SE]

Biggest Election, S4793 [7MY]

Campaign Finance Proposal Drawing Opposition From Diverse Group, S4456 [1MY]

Can Dole Escape Senate Leaders' Poor Presidential Record?, S8301 [18JY]

Charade, E1535 [5SE]

Civic Speech Gets Rationed, S6801 [25JN]

Disaster for Taxpayers, Candidates, S6804 [25JN]

Dole's Military Card, E1233 [10JY]

Everbody Does It, H5281 [16MY]

Financing Elections.....As if Democracy Mattered, S6691 [24JN]

Four More Years? Here Are 40 Reasons To Say No, E1821 [30SE]

Frontline's Exercise in Exaggeration, S6803 [25JN]

``Frontline's'' Exercise in Exaggeration, E221 [28FE]

Get Adopted by Steve Forbes, S6691 [24JN]

Gingrich's Heresy, S6802 [25JN]

GOP Restores $2.3 Billion It Cut in Education Funds—Republicans Want To Avoid Preelection Gridlock, H10663 [19SE]

He Who Pays the Piper Calls the Tune, S6691 [24JN]

If Money Talks, What Does It Say of Forbes?, S1067 [7FE]

Just What Is a Special Interest?, S6804 [25JN]

Legal Fees Questioned in Remap Case, H3481 [16AP]

Less Is More, S1068 [7FE]

Man Who Ruined Politics, S6799 [25JN]

Muzzling Campaign Speech, S6796 [25JN]

President for Our Time, H7523 [12JY]

Reform's Tired Refrain, S6769 [25JN]

Ruining Politics—II, S6800 [25JN]

Senate of Millionaires, S6803 [25JN]

She's in a League of Her Own, S6217 [13JN]

Sleeping With the Devil—Bill Clinton Will Lose the 1996 Election Unless He Changes His Economic Strategy. Dumping Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Would Be a Good Start, S1065 [7FE]

Somewhere There's a Hero From Kansas, E769 [10MY]

Term Limits Can't Go on '96 Ballot, S1896 [12MR]

What I Learned About How We Pick a President, E792 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions

Absentee ballots: extend the period for receipt (see H.R. 3058), H2034 [8MR]

Bass, Representative: dismissal of election contest (see H. Res. 539), H11395 [26SE]

Bipartisan Commission on Campaign Practices: establish (see S. 1857), S6082 [11JN]

Cambodia: U.S. policy (see S. Res. 285), S9072 [29JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (see S. Con. Res. 48), S2422 [20MR]

China, People's Republic of: international obligation relative to elections in Hong Kong (see S. Res. 271), S7027 [26JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

Colleges and universities: require access to voter registration information for students (see S. 1702), S4190 [25AP]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. Con. Res. 47), S2422 [20MR]

Computers: provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H6691 [20JN]

Congress: limitations on certain campaign contributions (see S. 1932), S7414 [8JY]

———set date for convening of 105th Congress and the date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (see H.J. Res. 198), H12175 [28SE]

———set date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (see S. 2158), S11720 [28SE]

Constitutional amendments: expenditure of money to elect public officials (see S.J. Res. 47, 48; H.J. Res. 171, 187), S377 [25JA], S492 [26JA], H3231 [29MR], H8557 [25JY]

———regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 172), H3649 [18AP]

District of Columbia: treatment of employees relative to participation in political campaigns (see H.R. 3918), H8982 [30JY]

Electoral College: constitutional amendment to abolish (see H.J. Res. 180), H6285 [12JN]

FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3461), H5173 [15MY]

———require quarterly candidate reports to be filed electronically and accessible through the Internet (see H.R. 3653), H6413 [13JN]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see S. 1905), S6850 [25JN]

FTC: impose monetary penalties for use of fraudulent political advertisements (see H.R. 3995), H9923 [2AU]

House of Representatives: establish a commission on size of membership and election process (see H.R. 4076), H10386 [12SE]

———limit election expenditures for candidates (see H.R. 3651), H6413 [13JN]

———limitations on campaign contributions to qualifying and nonqualifying candidates (see H.R. 3122), H2558 [20MR]

———prevent mass mailings during an election year (see H.R. 3773), H7260 [10JY]

House Rules: require Members to establish office policies relative to the use of computer software, programs, and data bases (see H. Res. 533), H11048 [24SE]

Mongolia: elections (see S. Res. 276), S7414 [8JY]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates (see H. Res. 555), H12194 [30SE]

Political campaigns: comply with campaign spending limits and enhance importance of individual and intradistrict contributions (see H.R. 3912), H8598 [26JY]

———disclosure of identity of persons paying for telephone poll expenses (see H.R. 4183), H11229 [25SE]

———establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for Federal office (see H.R. 4327), H12175 [28SE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 1528, 1953; H.R. 2944, 3053, 3274, 3505, 3543, 3588, 3760, 3800, 3820), S377 [25JA], S7887 [16JY], H1224 [1FE], H1985 [7MR], H3649 [18AP], H5500 [22MY], H5646 [29MY], H5934 [5JN], H7154 [9JY], H7532 [12JY], H7657 [16JY]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2566), consideration (see H. Res. 373), H1775 [6MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (see H. Res. 481), H7779 [17JY]

———prohibit payment from campaign funds for lobbyist services (see S. 1591), S1598 [6MR]

———prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 3683), H6532 [19JN]

———require accountability in campaign advertising (see S. 1723), S4618 [2MY]

———require that odd-numbered year contributions be from individuals only (see H.R. 3397), H4502 [7MY]

———revise rules on independent expenditures (see H.R. 3208), H3230 [29MR]

———spending limits on Federal campaigns (see H.R. 3658), H6414 [13JN]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 180), H6285 [12JN]

Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and require nominees for President and Vice President to participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party conventions (see H.R. 4310), H12174 [28SE]

Presidents: clarify rules of succession in the event of the death of the President-elect or a major party candidate (see S. 1997), S8989 [26JY]

Primaries: provide for a rotating schedule of regional primaries for Presidential elections (see S. 1589), S1516 [5MR]

Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 4267), H11526 [27SE]

Rose, Representative: dismissal of election contest (see H. Res. 538), H11395 [26SE]

Sierra Leone: elections (see S. Con. Res. 53; H. Con. Res. 160), S3954 [23AP], H3387 [15AP]

States: clarify procedure for determining population for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 3589), H5934 [5JN]

Taxation: eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see S. 2072; H.R. 3430), S10554 [13SE], H4800 [9MY]

———treatment of income of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 3306, 3451), H3819 [24AP], H5052 [14MY]

Voting: reform voter registration procedures (see H.R. 4209), H11394 [26SE]

———secure rights of former felons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 3028), H1775 [6MR]

Cloture motions

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6630 [20JN], S6817 [25JN]

Essays

Fancy Clothes and Overalls: Lucius W. Edwards, S3345 [16AP]

Why Voting Is Important to Our Union Family: Amy Aspinwall, E1901 [2OC]

———Joni Konishi, E1906 [2OC]

———Rachel Enomoto, E1904 [2OC]

Factsheets

Status of English as Primary Language of U.S., H9759 [1AU]

Letters

Access to administration officials in exchange for campaign contributions: Ann McBride, Common Cause (organization), H8505 [25JY]

Campaign finance reform: Brian Lopina, Christian Coalition, S6767 [25JN]

———Christian Coalition and National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S6770 [25JN]

———David A. Keene, American Conservative Union, S6768 [25JN]

———David N. O'Steen, Douglas Johnson, and Carol Long, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S6767 [25JN]

———Douglas Johnson and Carol Long, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S6770 [25JN]

———Edward O. Fritts, National Association of Broadcasters, S6805 [25JN]

———Ellen S. Miller, Center for Responsive Politics, S6691 [24JN]

———Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, S6796 [25JN]

———Marvin T. Runyon, Postal Service, S6805 [25JN]

———Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S6768 [25JN]

———President Clinton, S6809 [25JN]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6770 [25JN]

———Richard Barton, Direct Marketing Association, Inc., S6805 [25JN]

———Ronald W. Pearson, Conservative Victory Fund, S6769 [25JN]

———Tanya K. Metaksa, National Rifle Association, S6768, S6769, S6770 [25JN]

———Wanda Franz, David N. O'Steen, and Carol Long, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S6771 [25JN]

Campaign Finance Reform Act: Ann McBride, Common Cause (organization), H8506 [25JY]

———Donald L. Fowler, Democratic National Committee, H8478 [25JY]

———Joan Claybrook, Public Citizen (organization) and Robert Schiff, Congress Watch (organization), H8506 [25JY]

———President Clinton, H8477 [25JY]

Constitutionality of campaign finance reform proposals: Cass R. Sunstein, S6713 [24JN]

———Daniel H. Lowenstein, S6712 [24JN]

———Frederick Schauer, S6710-S6712 [24JN]

———Jamin B. Raskin, S6715-S6717 [24JN]

———Marlene Arnold Nicholson, S6713-S6715 [24JN]

Democratic Party's national agenda: Representative Gephardt, H7147 [9JY]

Political campaign contributions: Representative McDermott, E759 [10MY]

Speaker's Task Force on the Environment: several organizations, E1935 [21OC]

Tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 230 for efforts relative to city council elections in Aurora, SD: Margaret Allstot, S6010 [10JN]

Lists

Editorials supporting campaign finance reform, S6708 [24JN]

Memorandums

Campaign Finance Reform: Joseph E. Cantor, Congressional Research Service, S6812-S6814 [25JN]

Constitutionality of Campaign Finance Reform Proposals: James Bopp, Jr. and Richard E. Coleson, S6801 [25JN]

———L. Paige Whitaker, Congressional Research Service, S6695, S6709 [24JN]

Motions

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8514 [25JY]

Notices

Senate campaign committee report filing date, S8465 [22JY]

Senate quarterly campaign reports filing deadline, S3207 [29MR]

Remarks in House

Absentee ballots: extend the period for receipt (H.R. 3058), H4922 [14MY]

Albania: elections, H6156 [11JN], E1149 [20JN]

Aspinwall, Amy: Hawaii Carpenters Union ``Vote `96—Works for Us'' essay contest winner, E1901 [2OC]

Bangladesh: elections, E1049 [11JN]

Bass, Representative: dismissal of election contest (H. Res. 539), H11322, H11356 [26SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: elections, E1042 [10JN], E1816 [28SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. Con. Res. 48), H9899 [2AU]

China, People's Republic of: proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, H868 [25JA], H1202 [1FE], H1971 [7MR], H2032 [8MR], E88 [25JA]

China, Republic of: elections, H2670 [22MR], E378 [19MR], E412 [21MR], E444 [25MR], E464 [27MR], E477 [28MR]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (H. Con. Res. 154), H5316-H5318 [21MY], E873 [22MY]

———tribute to President Lee Teng-hui on inauguration, E846 [20MY]

Clinton, President: Catholic election strategy, H3643-H3648 [18AP]

———fundraising dinner in Hollywood, CA, H10528 [18SE]

Committee on House Oversight (House): hearings on political campaign expenditures of private organizations, H2588, H2589 [21MR]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 47), H9899 [2AU]

Computers: provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (H.R. 3700), H11319-H11321 [26SE]

Congress: set date for convening of 105th Congress and the date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (H.J. Res. 198), H12110 [28SE]

Congressional districts: redistricting of areas which are primarily minority populated, H4405-H4409 [2MY]

Constitutional amendments: expenditure of money to elect public officials (H.J. Res. 171), E498 [29MR]

———regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (H.J. Res. 114), H8519 [25JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H748 [23JA], H2125, H2126 [13MR], H3736 [24AP], H4438 [7MY], H4534 [8MY], H4656 [9MY], H6633, H6634 [20JN], H7143-H7149 [9JY], H8100 [23JY], H9709 [1AU], H10431 [17SE], H11051 [25SE], H11366-H11372 [26SE], H12169 [28SE]

District of Columbia: funding for Presidential primary, H2037 [12MR]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, H10045, H10046, H10047 [5SE], H10199, H10200-H10207 [11SE], H10330, H10335, H10336 [12SE], H10433, H10440 [17SE], H10527, H10594-H10600 [18SE], H10977, H10982 [24SE], H11234 [26SE], E1534 [5SE]

———evaluation of foreign policy views on Iraq, H10438 [17SE]

———evaluation of voting record on crime, H10531 [18SE]

———invitation to address NAACP convention, H7118 [9JY], H7163 [10JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H9381 [31JY]

Elections: printing of ballots in foreign languages, H867 [25JA], H7539 [16JY]

Enomoto, Rachel: Hawaii Carpenters Union ``Vote `96—Works for Us'' essay contest winner, E1904 [2OC]

EPA: investigation into possible political activities, H1753 [6MR]

Executive Office of the President: reelection campaign efforts by White House staff, H4806 [10MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (H.R. 3505), H7994 [18JY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (H.R. 1100), H8560 [26JY]

Fox Broadcasting Co.: provision of free television time to Presidential candidates, H1281 [27FE]

Fraternal Order of Police: endorsement of President Clinton, H10439 [17SE]

Guam: anniversary of elective governorship, E1217 [8JY]

Guatemala: elections, E7 [3JA], E15 [4JA]

INS: standards for naturalization, H10115 [10SE]

Italy: elections, H3583 [18AP]

Keyes, Alan: exclusion from participation in Presidential debate, H1969 [7MR]

Konishi, Joni: Hawaii Carpenters Union ``Vote `96—Works for Us'' essay contest winner, E1906 [2OC]

Morris, Dick: resignation from Clinton reelection campaign relative to allegations of sexual misconduct, H10097-H10099 [5SE]

National Women's Political Caucus: anniversary, E1546 [10SE]

Palestine: elections, E67 [24JA]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H805 [24JA], H7766-H7776 [17JY], H7783, H7784 [18JY], H8106 [23JY], H8633 [29JY], E221 [28FE], E1026 [6JN]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1100), E1388 [26JY]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2566), H6480, H6483 [18JN], E837 [16MY]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3053), E311 [7MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3274), H3737 [24AP]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3505), H7641, H7648 [16JY], H7994 [18JY]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3760), H7509 [12JY], H7642, H7643, H7647, H7650 [16JY], H7663, H7664, H7763, H7764 [17JY], H7994 [18JY]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8106 [23JY], H8381, H8382, H8383, H8471-H8516, H8518, H8519, H8538-H8540 [25JY], H8585 [26JY], E1419 [31JY]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8458-H8470 [25JY]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), motion to recommit, H8514, H8515 [25JY]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), H6480, H6483 [18JN]

———revise rules on independent expenditures (H.R. 3208), H3174 [29MR]

Polls: voter participation, H2209 [13MR]

Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and require nominees for President and Vice President to participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party conventions (H.R. 4310), E1828 [30SE]

Republican Party: activities of Presidential candidates, H1622, H1628-H1631 [29FE]

———efforts to attract women voters, H4438 [7MY], H5760 [4JN]

———legislative efforts relative to women, H6720 [25JN], H6853 [26JN]

———national agenda, H8547-H8553 [25JY]

Rose, Representative: dismissal of election contest (H. Res. 538), H11322, H11356 [26SE]

Sierra Club: political activities, E1935 [21OC]

Sierra Leone: elections (H. Con. Res. 160), H5318-H5321 [21MY], E533 [16AP]

Tax-exempt organizations: use of Federal funds by tax-exempt organization for partisan activities relative to term limits education, H2306 [14MR]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements, H6123 [11JN]

———printing of ballots in foreign languages, H867 [25JA], H7539 [16JY], E1348 [23JY]

———race-based voting districts, H3475-H3481 [16AP]

Wyden, Representative: election to the Senate, H979 [31JA]

Remarks in Senate

Aurora, SD: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 230 for efforts relative to city council elections, S6010 [10JN]

Bipartisan Commission on Campaign Practices: establish (S. 1857), S6084 [11JN]

Cambodia: U.S. policy (S. Res. 285), S9074 [29JY], S11638 [28SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. Con. Res. 48), S2545 [20MR]

China, People's Republic of: international obligation relative to elections in Hong Kong (S. Res. 271), S7339 [28JN]

———proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, S338 [24JA], S395 [26JA], S663 [31JA], S907 [6FE], S1634-S1636 [7MR], S1668 [11MR], S1792 [12MR], S2076-S2078, S2080, S2081, S2098 [14MR], S2145 [15MR], S2216 [18MR], S2800 [25MR], S3789 [22AP]

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

———tribute to President Lee Teng-hui on inauguration, S5617 [23MY]

Clinton, President: evaluation of economic plan, S10064 [9SE]

———political rhetoric as Presidential candidate versus reaction to rhetoric as incumbent, S4185 [25AP]

Colleges and universities: require access to voter registration information for students (S. 1702), S4190 [25AP]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 47), S2545 [20MR]

Congress: limitations on certain campaign contributions (S. 1932), S7415 [8JY]

———set date for convening of 105th Congress and the date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (H.J. Res. 198), S12093 [1OC]

———set date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (S. 2158), S11770 [28SE]

Constitutional amendments: expenditure of money to elect public officials (S.J. Res. 47), S382-S386 [25JA]

———expenditure of money to elect public officials (S.J. Res. 48), S513 [26JA]

Crime: unlawful voting by aliens relative to deportation and exclusion, S4018 [24AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7620-S7626 [10JY], S7680, S7683-S7685 [11JY], S9530 [2AU], S10013-S10016 [6SE]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, S10058, S10064 [9SE], S10382 [12SE], S10660-S10662 [17SE], S10902-S10905 [19SE], S11231, S11235-S11237 [25SE], S11502, S11508-S11510 [27SE], S11825-S11828, S12024 [30SE]

———evaluation of health care plan, S11215-S11217 [25SE]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (S. 1905), S6851 [25JN]

Government: election of public officials, S11851 [30SE]

Hartford, CT: holding of Presidential debate, S12240 [3OC]

Immigration: criminal penalties relative to unlawful voting in Federal, State, or local elections, S4018 [24AP]

India: elections, S4792 [7MY]

Israel: elections, S6278 [14JN]

Merchant marine industry: ensure that subsidies are not used for lobbying or public education, S11072, S11074 [20SE], S11157 [24SE]

Mongolia: elections (S. Res. 276), S7416, S7417 [8JY], S10024 [6SE]

Murray, Senator: leave of absence to attend Democratic platform meeting, S7750 [11JY]

National Student/Parent Mock Elections: tribute, S12288, S12289 [3OC]

Niger: elections, S7814 [12JY]

Oregon: results of mail voting experiment, S2335 [19MR]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates, S11133 [24SE]

Political campaigns: emphasis on national objectives during Presidential primaries, S1294 [23FE], S1537-S1539 [6MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits, S294, S298 [23JA], S1066 [7FE], S3865 [23AP], S4456, S4457 [1MY], S4832 [8MY], S6028 [11JN], S12287 [3OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S859 [1FE], S3163 [28MR], S3711-S3713 [19AP], S6630 [20JN], S6680-S6718 [24JN], S6761-S6817 [25JN], S9471 [2AU]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), unanimous-consent agreement, S6672 [21JN], S6903 [25JN]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1528), S382-S386 [25JA]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1953), S7887 [16JY]

———language use among Presidential candidates, S58 [4JA]

———prohibit payment from campaign funds for lobbyist services (S. 1591), S1598 [6MR]

———repeal current system of financing Presidential Election Campaign Fund, S5335-S5338 [20MY], S5510 [23MY]

———require accountability in campaign advertising, S6693, S6694 [24JN], S6792 [25JN]

———require accountability in campaign advertising (S. 1723), S4623 [2MY]

———spending limits on Federal campaigns (S. 1389), S859 [1FE]

Presidents: clarify rules of succession in the event of the death of the President-elect or a major party candidate (S. 1997), S8991 [26JY]

Primaries: provide for a rotating schedule of regional primaries for Presidential elections (S. 1589), S1522 [5MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, S10536, S10537 [13SE]

Russia: elections, S4792 [7MY], S5621 [23MY], S7264, S7265 [28JN], S9314 [31JY], S9420 [1AU]

Sierra Leone: elections (H. Con. Res. 160), S7340 [28JN]

———elections (S. Con. Res. 53), S3958 [23AP]

Taxation: eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (S. 2072), S10554 [13SE]

Reports

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

Campaign Finance Bills in 104th Congress—Summary and Comparison of Major Provisions: Congressional Research Service, H7994-H7996 [18JY]

Elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, E1817 [28SE]

Political Spending by Organized Labor—Background and Current Issues: Joseph E. Cantor, Congressional Research Service, S6783 [25JN]

Reports filed

Campaign Ethics Reform and Contribution Limits: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H.R. 3760) (H. Rept. 104-677), H7657 [16JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3820, Campaign Ethics Reform and Contribution Limits: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 481) (H. Rept. 104-685), H7779 [17JY]

Dismissal of Election Contest Against Representative Bass: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 104-853), H11394 [26SE]

Dismissal of Election Contest Against Representative Rose: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Res. 538) (H. Rept. 104-852), H11394 [26SE]

Eliminate Bilingual Voting Requirements: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 351) (H. Rept. 104-728), H9565 [31JY]

Mongolia Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 276), S8636 [24JY]

People's Republic of China's International Obligation Relative to Elections in Hong Kong: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 271), S7023 [26JN]

Sierra Leone Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 160), S7023 [26JN]

U.S. Policy Relative to Cambodia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 285), S11291 [25SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Common-Sense Campaign Reforms, E118 [31JA]

———Improving Public Trust in Government, E234 [28FE]

———Reforming the Primary Process, E343 [13MR]

Sermons

Choosing Good Government: M. Craig Barnes, S11852 [30SE]

Statements

Constitutional Infirmities of Pending Political Broadcasting Legislation: P. Cameron DeVore, Gregory J. Kopta, and Robert W. Lofton, S6800 [25JN]

People's Republic of China Proposed Military Action Against Taiwan After First Presidential Election: House Republican Policy Committee, H1204 [1FE]

Sierra Leone Elections: African-American Institute, E533 [16AP]

Summaries

Campaign Finance Reform (H.R. 3505), H7648-H7650 [16JY]

Constitutional Amendment Relative to Expenditure of Money To Elect Public Officials (S.J. Res. 47), S388 [25JA]

Senate Campaign Finance Reform Act (S. 1520), S388 [25JA]

Testimonies

Campaign Finance Reform: Al Bramstedt, NBC, S6703 [24JN]

———Joel M. Gora, ACLU, S6805-S6809 [25JN]

———Larry J. Sabato, S6780-S6782 [25JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 154, tribute to Republic of China on the occasion of first Presidential election, H5316 [21MY]

H. Con. Res. 160, Sierra Leone elections, H5318 [21MY]

H. Res. 481, consideration of H.R. 3820, Campaign Finance Reform Act, H8458 [25JY]

H. Res. 538, dismissal of election contest against Representative Rose, H11356 [26SE]

H. Res. 539, dismissal of election contest against Representative Bass, H11357 [26SE]

H.J. Res. 171, constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials, E498 [29MR]

H.J. Res. 198, set date for convening of 105th Congress and the date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H12110 [28SE]

H.R. 3058, extend the period for receipt of certain absentee ballots, H4921 [14MY]

H.R. 3700, Internet Election Information Act, H11320 [26SE]

H.R. 3820, Campaign Finance Reform Act, H8485-H8492 [25JY]

S. 1528, Senate Campaign Finance Reform Act, S386-S388 [25JA]

S. 1589, Presidential Primary Act, S1523 [5MR]

S. 1591, prohibit payment from political campaign funds for lobbyist services, S1598 [6MR]

S. 1702, Student Voter Registration Act, S4191 [25AP]

S. 1857, Bipartisan Campaign Practices Commission Act, S6084 [11JN]

S. 1905, Campaign Finance Reform Commission Act, S6851-S6853 [25JN]

S. 1932, limitations on certain campaign contributions, S7415 [8JY]

S. 2158, set date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, S11770 [28SE]

S. Con. Res. 47, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S2431, S2546 [20MR], S12291 [3OC]

S. Con. Res. 47, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) establishment, H9899 [2AU]

S. Con. Res. 48, use of Capitol rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies, S2431, S2546 [20MR], S12292 [3OC], H9899 [2AU]

S. Con. Res. 53, Sierra Leone elections, S3958 [23AP]

S. Res. 271, international obligation of the People's Republic of China relative to elections in Hong Kong, S7029 [26JN], S7339 [28JN]

S. Res. 276, elections in Mongolia, S7416 [8JY], S10024 [6SE]

S. Res. 285, U.S. policy towards Cambodia, S9074 [29JY]

S.J. Res. 47, constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials, S388 [25JA]

Tributes

Dole, Bob, H11051 [25SE]

Dole, Senator, S6066 [11JN], H6121 [11JN]

Kemp, Jack, H11051 [25SE]

ELECTRIC POWER related term(s) Power Resources

Amendments

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska (S. 737), S11559, S11572 [27SE]

Articles and editorials

Findings Cloud Pollution Theories—Midwest Smog May Not Drift to the Northeast, E1607 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Energy: extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program (see H.R. 4013), H9924 [2AU]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (see H.R. 2869), H774 [23JA]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in New York (see H.R. 4177), H11229 [25SE]

Free enterprise: provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 4297), H12174 [28SE]

Orrville, OH: reinstate and extend license for hydroelectric project (see S. 1581), S1455 [29FE]

Power resources: privatize the Federal Power Marketing Administration and certain TVA facilities (see H.R. 3878), H8247 [23JY]

———provide moratorium on retail wheeling of electric energy relative to transboundary pollution (see H.R. 4316), H12174 [28SE]

Public lands: right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees (see H.R. 3377), H4396 [1MY]

Public utilities: deregulation of the electric power industry (see H.R. 2929), H1223 [1FE]

———establish a commission to minimize the environmental impacts associated with electric utility restructuring (see H.R. 3172), H2950 [27MR]

———provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 3782, 3790), H7473, H7474 [11JY]

———revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3601), H6005 [6JN]

Taxation: treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River (see H.R. 3163), H2866 [26MR]

Letters

Right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees: R. Patrick Reiten, Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative, E693 [1MY]

Ukraine energy sector reform: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E377 [19MR]

Petitions and memorials

Georgia: sale of Southeastern Power Administration, E313 [7MR]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, H5259 [16MY]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Illinois (H.R. 2630), H3416 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (H.R. 2501), H3415, H3416 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (H.R. 2869), H3418 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in North Carolina (H.R. 2773), H3417 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio (H.R. 2816), H3417, H3418 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania (H.R. 2695), H3416, H3417 [16AP]

Free enterprise: provide for retail competition among suppliers (H.R. 4297), E1849 [30SE]

Power resources: solar, wind, and renewable energy programs funding, H5255 [16MY]

Public lands: right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees (H.R. 3377), E692 [1MY]

Public utilities: deregulation of the electric power industry (H.R. 2929), E162 [5FE]

———provide for competition in electric power industry (H.R. 3782), E1255 [11JY]

Taxation: treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River (H.R. 3163), H11630-H11633 [28SE]

TVA: funding, H8347-H8349 [24JY]

———tribute to employees, E1840 [30SE]

Ukraine: reform of energy sector, E377 [19MR]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: Indian Energy Resources Program funding, S9101 [30JY]

Corps of Engineers: White River Basin Lakes flood control and energy production programs, S11525, S11526 [27SE]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska (S. 737), S11572 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Arkansas (H.R. 657), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Illinois (H.R. 2630), S11572 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (H.R. 2501), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (H.R. 2869), S11572 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in New Jersey (H.R. 1366), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in North Carolina (H.R. 2773), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio (H.R. 1011), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio (H.R. 2816), S11572 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Oregon (H.R. 1290), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania (H.R. 2695), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Washington (H.R. 1014), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in West Virginia (H.R. 1051), S8830 [25JY]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in West Virginia (H.R. 1335), S11571 [27SE]

———fees and licenses for Flint Creek hydroelectric project in Montana, S2288 [19MR]

Orrville, OH: reinstate and extend license for hydroelectric project (S. 1581), S1456 [29FE]

Power resources: solar, wind, and renewable energy programs funding, S9100, S9102, S9103 [30JY], S9312 [31JY]

Public utilities: exclusion from product liability reform, S2359-S2363 [20MR]

Taxation: treatment of tax-exempt bond financing for public utility companies, S7630, S7631 [10JY]

Reports filed

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Illinois: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2630) (H. Rept. 104-508), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Kentucky: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2501) (H. Rept. 104-507), H3170 [28MR]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2869) (H. Rept. 104-512), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in North Carolina: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2773) (H. Rept. 104-510), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Ohio: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2816) (H. Rept. 104-511), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Pennsylvania: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2695) (H. Rept. 104-509), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in Washington: Committee on Energy and Nautral Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1014) (S. Rept. 104-313), S7301 [28JN]

Public Utility Holding Company Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1317) (S. Rept. 104-365), S10075 [9SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Southeastern Power Administration: Georgia State Senate, E789 [14MY]

Tables

State court cases of strict liability of public utility companies, S2362 [20MR]

Texts of

H.R. 2501, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky, H3415 [16AP]

H.R. 2630, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Illinois, H3416 [16AP]

H.R. 2695, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania, H3416 [16AP]

H.R. 2773, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in North Carolina, H3417 [16AP]

H.R. 2816, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio, H3417 [16AP]

H.R. 2869, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky, H3418 [16AP]

H.R. 3163, tax treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River, H11630 [28SE]

H.R. 4297, Consumers Electric Power Act, E1849-E1851 [30SE]

S. 737, extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska, S11572 [27SE]

ELECTRICITY COMPETITION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1526), S377 [25JA]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1526), S378-S380 [25JA]

Texts of

S. 1526, provisions, S380-S382 [25JA]

ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT POLICY REFORM AND PRIVATIZATION ACT

Proposals

Provisions, S4932-S4936 [9MY]

Summaries

Provisions, S4931 [9MY]

ELECTRONIC FREEDOM OF INFORMATION IMPROVEMENT ACT

Analyses

Provisions (S. 1090), S10716 [17SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3802), S10893, S10894 [18SE]

Enact (S. 1090), S10713-S10717 [17SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 104-272), S5093 [15MY]

Texts of

S. 1090, provisions, S10714 [17SE]

ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER ACT

Bills and resolutions

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see S. 1800; H.R. 3246), S5567 [23MY], H3387 [15AP]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H3230 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (S. 1800), S5572-S5574 [23MY]

ELECTRONIC NEWS GATHERING (news service)

Memorandums

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events, H7521 [12JY]

ELECTRONICS

Amendments

Crime: prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (S. 982), S10865, S10886, S10887, S10888 [18SE]

Articles and editorials

Muckraker, H7198 [10JY]

Pre-Election Messages Banned by House, H7199 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 1587, 1726; H.R. 3011), S1516 [5MR], S4618 [2MY], H1715 [5MR]

Crime: prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (see H.R. 4095), H10524 [17SE]

Customs Service: refund anti-dumping duty deposits relative to certain imported television sets (see S. 1814), S5567 [23MY]

Food stamps: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 3697), H6690 [20JN]

OMB: establish electronic data reporting standards (see H.R. 3869), H8247 [23JY]

Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 4267), H11526 [27SE]

Schools: maximize use of available technology (see H.R. 4180), H11229 [25SE]

Small business: delay imposition of penalties for failure to make electronic fund transfer of business taxes (see S. 2109), S11169 [24SE]

Social Security: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 4089), H10524 [17SE]

Taxation: treatment of computer software (see H.R. 4169), H11229 [25SE]

Technology: competitiveness of the electronic inter-connections industry (see H. Res. 537), H11229 [25SE]

Telecommunications: State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment (see S. 2025), S9554 [2AU]

Letters

Electronic access to work and positions of minority Members of Congress: Carol C. Henderson, American Library Association, H7198 [10JY]

Electronic funds transfer for small business payroll taxes: Senator Grassley and Representative Ganske, S9318 [31JY]

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act: Bruce Schneier, S1521 [5MR]

———Matt Blaze, S1521 [5MR]

———Robert W. Holleyman II, Business Software Alliance, S1521 [5MR]

Press releases

Electronic Access to Work and Positions of Minority Members of Congress: Laura Meckler, Office of the Democratic Leader, H7199 [10JY]

———Representative Fazio, H7200 [10JY]

Remarks in House

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, H7587 [16JY], E1295, E1305 [17JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (H.R. 3011), E276 [5MR]

Crime: prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (H.R. 4095), E1621 [17SE]

Food stamps: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (H.R. 3697), E1148 [20JN]

Fort Monmouth, NJ: tribute to Army Communications-Electronics Command Logistics and Readiness Center for receiving Quality Improvement Prototype Award, E1034 [7JN]

House of Representatives: electronic access to work and positions of minority Members, H7177-H7179, H7198-H7202, H7204, H7205 [10JY]

———House Information Resources funding, H7204, H7205 [10JY]

———transfer funds to official allowances to promote use of computers and other electronic technologies, H7197-H7202 [10JY]

Schools: maximize use of available technology (H.R. 4180), E1700 [26SE]

Taxation: treatment of computer software (H.R. 4169), E1710 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Andover, MA: tribute to Raytheon Electronic Systems Division employees, S3240 [29MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, S7507 [10JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 1587), S1516-S1522 [5MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 1726), S4624-S4627 [2MY], S6153 [12JN]

Conservation of energy: funding for energy efficiency projects at Federal facilities, S11915 [30SE]

Crime: prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (S. 982), S10886-S10891 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: evaluation of electronic combat testing master plan, S11909 [30SE]

———seamless high off-chip connectivity research funding, S7240, S7241 [28JN]

———statutory limits on federally funded research and development centers, S11880, S11881 [30SE]

Small business: delay imposition of penalties for failure to make electronic fund transfer of business taxes (S. 2109), S11177 [24SE]

———require electronic funds transfer for payroll tax deposits, S9318 [31JY]

Social Security: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits, S12424 [21OC]

Telecommunications: State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment (S. 2025), S9564 [2AU]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming, S701 [1FE], S1467 [29FE]

Reports filed

National Information Infrastructure Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 982), S9554 [2AU]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 982) (S. Rept. 104-357), S9742 [3SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Television Violence, E124 [1FE]

Summaries

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act (S. 1587), S1519 [5MR]

Texts of

H.R. 3697, Encouragement of Electronic Benefit Transfer Systems Act, E1148 [20JN]

S. 982, National Information Infrastructure Protection Act, S10890 [18SE]

S. 1587, Encrypted Communications Privacy Act, S1517-S1519 [5MR]

S. 2025, State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment, S9565 [2AU]

S. 2109, delay imposition of IRS penalties for failure to make electronic fund transfer of business taxes, S11178 [24SE]

ELECTROPAC (business)

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S10713 [17SE]

ELIA, CLAUDIO

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, S4001 [23AP]

Tribute, S4002 [23AP]

ELIACH, DAVID AND YAFFA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E323 [12MR]

ELIAS, LOUIS

Remarks in House

Elias Brothers Restaurants (business): March of Dimes Family of the Year award recipient, E1549 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

Elias Brothers Restaurants (business): March of Dimes Family of the Year award recipient, S10021 [6SE]

ELIAS BROTHERS RESTAURANTS (business)

Remarks in House

March of Dimes Family of the Year: award recipient, E1549 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

March of Dimes Family of the Year: award recipient, S10021 [6SE]

ELIZABETH, NJ

Remarks in House

Hispanic Americans: tribute to waterfront festival, E877 [22MY]

Magill Property Management (business): tribute, E771 [10MY]

Maldonado, Carmen: Puerto Rican Society of Elizabeth, Inc., Woman of the Year Award recipient, E643 [25AP]

Wakefern Food Corp.: anniversary, E813 [15MY]

ELIZABETHTON, TN

Remarks in Senate

Economic Development Commission: tribute, S5620 [23MY]

WBEJ-Radio (Elizabethton, TN): anniversary, S11043 [19SE]

ELIZABETHTON (TN) STAR

Articles and editorials

After 50 Years, Freedom Still Special for Ex-POW, E517 [29MR]

ELK COUNTY, PA

Remarks in House

Senior citizens: tribute to volunteers, E879 [22MY]

ELKIS, NANCY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S12469 [21OC]

ELKOURI, JOE M.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11560 [27SE]

ELLEMAN, DAVID R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E152 [5FE]

ELLIOT, JAMES

Remarks in Senate

Health care professionals: tribute to physicians willing to accept medicaid patients, S4000 [23AP]

ELLIOTT, DAVID

Essays

Time To Make a Change, E1270 [12JY]

Remarks in House

Hawaii Youth Challenge Program: `Do the Write Thing' essay award recipient, E1270 [12JY]

ELLIOTT, JIM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E284 [6MR]

ELLIOTT, OSBORN

Eulogies

Clurman, Richard M., S5455 [21MY]

ELLIS, C. ALLEN

Essays

Mexico at a Critical Juncture, E750 [9MY]

ELLIS, DeLACEY

Remarks in House

Carlow College: Student of Spirit award recipients, E1526 [5SE]

ELLIS, DONALD H.

Remarks in House

Bristol, TN: tribute to Tree City USA Board, E1643 [18SE]

ELLIS, JACK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E611 [24AP]

ELLIS, JENNIFER

Remarks in House

Texas: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipient, E1571 [11SE]

ELLISON, NORIG

Factsheets

Partial-Birth Abortions, H2919, H2927 [27MR]

Statements

Anesthesia's Effect on a Fetus, H10631 [19SE]

ELLWOOD, DAVID T.

Articles and editorials

Welfare Reform in Name Only, S8412 [22JY]

ELMENDORF, TX

Amendments

Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 2700), S11612, S11732 [28SE], H12145 [28SE]

Remarks in House

Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 2700), H8761 [30JY], H12145, H12146 [28SE]

St. Anthony's Church: anniversary, E1318 [18JY]

Remarks in Senate

Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building: designate (H.R. 2700), S11612 [28SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2700, Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX, H8761 [30JY]

ELMENDORF AFB, AK

Remarks in Senate

Petroleum: construction of fuel farm, S7237, S7238, S7239 [28JN]

ELMORE, OH

Remarks in House

BrushPride Day: observance, E769 [10MY]

ELSMERE, DE

Remarks in House

Fire Company: anniversary, E422 [22MR]

ELY, MICHAEL

Eulogies

Meissner, Charles, S5559 [23MY]

ELYRIA, OH

Remarks in House

Elyria United Methodist Church: anniversary, E1794 [28SE]

EMBASSIES

Remarks in House

Dept. of State: impact of funding lapse, H31 [3JA]

EMBLIDGE, MARY E.

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S3487 [17AP]

EMERALD AYES (vessel)

Texts of

S. 482, certificate of documentation, S9031 [29JY]

EMERGENCY COMMISSION TO END THE TRADE DEFICIT

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. 1978; H.R. 3987), S8468 [22JY], H9923 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Establish (S. 1978), S8468-S8472 [22JY]

EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Commodities: purchase of commodities using State funds (see H.R. 3978), H9922 [2AU]

EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL see Health Care Professionals

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK

Remarks in House

Observance, E840 [16MY]

EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

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

EMERSON, BILL (a former Representative from Missouri)

Appointments

Attendees: funeral of Bill Emerson, H6973 [26JN]

Articles and editorials

Eight-Term Rep. Bill Emerson of Missouri Dies, H6699 [24JN]

Lawmaker Transcended Typical Washington Politics, E1295 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

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

Tribute (see H. Res. 459), H6764 [25JN]

Eulogies

By Lloyd Smith, H7101 [27JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (S. 1903), H6797-H6799 [25JN]

Tribute, H6693, H6694, H6699 [24JN], H6715, H6722, H6723, H6724, H6725, H6799, H6800, H6846 [25JN], H6976, H7100 [27JN], H7477-H7480 [12JY], E1176, E1177 [26JN], E1239 [11JY], E1295 [17JY]

Tribute (H. Res. 459), H6782-H6797 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (S. 1903), S6820 [25JN]

Tribute, S6820 [25JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 459, tribute, H6782 [25JN]

S. 1903, Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge, S6820 [25JN], H6799 [25JN]

EMERSON, BILL (a Representative from Missouri)

Appointments

British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3211 [29MR]

Conferee: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, H2305 [14MR]

Articles and editorials

Colleagues Call Limbaugh a Lawyer's Lawyer, Chuck Miller, Cape Girardeau (MO) Southeast Missourian, H3552 [17AP]

400 Attend Limbaugh Funeral, Chuck Miller, Cape Girardeau (MO) Southeast Missourian, H3551 [17AP]

Official Language of Missouri, Cape Girardeau (MO) Southeast Missourian, E62 [23JA]

Rush H. Limbaugh Dies at Age of 104, Jay Eastick, Cape Girardeau (MO) Southeast Missourian, H3551 [17AP]

Rush Limbaugh—A Life of Service to City, Country, Cape Girardeau (MO) Southeast Missourian, H3552 [17AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see H. Con. Res. 181), H5570 [23MY]

———improve operation of certain programs (see H.R. 2854, 2973), H330 [5JA], H1324 [27FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H1325 [27FE]

Business and industry: authorize judicial review of agency certifications of the economic impact of regulations on small entities (see H.R. 3048), H2559 [20MR]

———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H5288 [16MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Civil liberties: placement of religious symbols in public places (see H.R. 2669), H4902 [10MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H2713 [22MR]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H3387 [15AP]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H3387 [15AP]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

Dams: reduce hazards of dam failures (see H.R. 3602), H6005 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (see H.R. 3300), H4397 [1MY]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

———parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3324), H4109 [25AP]

Employment: clarify workplace requirements for hearing-aid compatible telephones (see H.R. 1892), H4902 [10MY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4424 [2MY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H3488 [16AP]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see H.R. 3600), H6005 [6JN]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Human rights: protect the right to life of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1625), H1716 [5MR]

Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749), H5288 [16MY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H4502 [7MY]

Medicare/medicaid: prohibit funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 3123), H4503 [7MY]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H1716 [5MR]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H5052 [14MY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see H. Res. 413), H3820 [24AP]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H2714 [22MR]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H1241 [13FE]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (see H.R. 2428), H2558 [20MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H5380 [21MY]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H4109 [25AP]

Public lands: collection of fossils (see H.R. 2943), H3488 [16AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3507), H5500 [22MY]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H5380 [21MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3038), H5173 [15MY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3388 [15AP]

———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H3387 [15AP]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H3387 [15AP]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H914 [25JA]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H2467 [19MR]

———allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 1575), H1636 [29FE]

———excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H5052 [14MY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H5934 [5JN]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H3170 [28MR]

Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H3731 [23AP]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H1226 [1FE]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H2316 [14MR]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4503 [7MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H322 [5JA], H3207 [29MR]

Letters

Tribute to Alvin Brown: by and Representative de la Garza, E748 [9MY]

Obituaries

Limbaugh, Rush H., Sr.: Cape Girardeau (MO) Southeast Missourian, H3553 [17AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H333 [9JA]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H5021 [14MY]

Agriculture: eliminate marketing loan program for cotton producers and require payment of outstanding loans, H1457 [28FE]

———Food for Peace Program funding, H5250 [16MY]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1424, H1457, H1464, H1472 [28FE], H1525 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3162 [28MR]

———price supports for peanuts, H1464 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1472 [28FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6245 [12JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5250 [16MY]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H5982 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5021 [14MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), E62 [23JA]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), H33, H47 [3JA]

Farmington, MO: anniversary of VFW Post 5896, E1029 [7JN]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2678 [22MR]

Foreign aid: reauthorize certain food aid programs that facilitate economic development for developing nations, H1525 [29FE]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H901 [25JA]

Newspapers: editing of submitted editorials, H327 [5JA]

Springfield, MO: tribute to Good Community Fair, H1624, H1625 [29FE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3531 [17AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6282 [12JN]

Special order: granted, H3580 [17AP]

Tributes

Brown, Alvin, E747 [9MY]

Conner, Willis, E631 [25AP]

Limbaugh, Rush H., Sr., H3550 [17AP]

EMERSON, BILL (a Representative from Missouri)

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 3665), H6508 [18JN]

Food stamps: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 3697), H6690 [20JN]

Medicare: liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H6531 [19JN]

EMIGRATION

Articles and editorials

Review & Outlook—Scan the Congress, S2251 [18MR]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign policy: provide remedy for inadequate trade benefits to the U.S. and restrictions on free emigration from other countries (see H.R. 4289), H12173 [28SE]

Immigration: reform policies (see S. 1535), S492 [26JA]

Messages

Mongolian Emigration Laws and Policies: President Clinton, S9965 [5SE], H10091 [5SE]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria Relative to Compliance With International Emigration Policies: President Clinton, S554 [30JA], S8011 [17JY], H931 [30JA], H7720 [17JY]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Romania Relative to Compliance With International Emigration Policies: President Clinton, S29 [3JA], H22 [3JA]

Papers

Made in the USA—Immigrants, Patents, and Jobs: Philip Peters, S2252 [18MR]

Remarks in Senate

Immigration: reform policies (S. 1394), S2251 [18MR]

———reform policies (S. 1535), S505 [26JA]

EMMANUEL, PATRICK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1273 [12JY]

EMMITTSBURG, MD

Bills and resolutions

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S11426 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 301), S11435 [26SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 301, National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day, S11435 [26SE]

EMPLOYEE COMMUTING FLEXIBILITY ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 1227), H5511, H5533 [23MY]

Enact (H.R. 3448), S6898, S6899 [25JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7409, S7417 [8JY], S7466, S7494 [9JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, S8820 [25JY], H8581 [26JY]

Articles and editorials

Minimum Wage Trap, H5483 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 1227): consideration (see H. Res. 440), H5379 [21MY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 503), H9705 [1AU]

Conference reports

Small Business Job Protection Act (H.R. 3448), H9568-H9670 [1AU]

Motions

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H8574 [26JY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1227), H5478-H5485 [22MY], H5503-H5544 [23MY], E946 [29MY]

———consideration (H. Res. 440), H5432-H5445 [22MY]

Enact (H.R. 3448), E938 [29MY], E950 [30MY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H7163, H7164, H7165 [10JY], H8574-H8581 [26JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), append text of H.R. 1227, Employee Commuting Flexibility Act, H5544 [23MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9846-H9862 [2AU], E1536 [5SE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 503), H9839-H9846 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H8575-H8581 [26JY]

Minimum wage: level, H5480-H5485 [22MY], H5503-H5543 [23MY]

Public welfare programs: reform, H5508 [23MY]

Taxation: earned income tax credit, H5504-H5509, H5531 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3448), S6828 [25JN]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S6826 [25JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7345-S7358, S7366-S7413 [8JY], S7421-S7469, S7500 [9JY], S7513, S7625, S7630, S7631 [10JY], S7749 [11JY], S7910 [16JY], S8820 [25JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, S9525, S9530, S9535-S9542, S9544-S9548 [2AU], S9857 [4SE], S11446 [26SE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9498 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), unanimous-consent agreement, S7460, S7466 [9JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 503) (H. Rept. 104-739), H9705 [1AU]

Consideration of H.R. 1227, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 440) (H. Rept. 104-590), H5379 [21MY]

Provisions: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1227) (H. Rept. 104-585), H5299 [20MY]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3448) (S. Rept. 104-281), S6408 [18JN]

Small Business Job Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3448) (H. Rept. 104-737), H9704 [1AU]

Rulings of the Chair

Enact (H.R. 1227), H5511 [23MY]

Testimonies

Minimum Wage: Don Baisch, H5483 [22MY]

———Melody Rane, H5482 [22MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 440, consideration of H.R. 3448, provisions, and H.R. 1227, provisions, H5432 [22MY]

H. Res. 503, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, H9839 [2AU]

H.R. 1227, provisions, H5478 [22MY]

H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, S7366-S7402 [8JY]

EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION ACT

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, S3917-S3924 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to the exclusion of the Capitol Police from the rights and protections under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, S3924 [23AP]

EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT

Analyses

ERISA Group Health Plans: Committee on Economics (Joint), H3101-H3105 [28MR]

Improve Protections for Workers in Multiple Employer Pension Plans (S. 1842), S5863 [5JN]

Articles and editorials

National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans Summary, E237 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions

Crime: assignment of pension benefits of convicted felons toward victim restitution or payment of fines (see S. 1570), S1276 [20FE]

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H2466 [19MR]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see S. 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821; H.R. 3520, 3708), S5567 [23MY], H5569 [23MY], H6764 [25JN]

Pensions: amend rules governing litigation relative to retiree health benefits (see H.R. 4237), H11525 [27SE]

———improve protections for workers in multiple employer plans (see S. 1842), S5856 [5JN]

———limits on investments of 401(k) plans by employers (see S. 1837), S5856 [5JN]

———promote availability of private pensions (see H.R. 4005), H9924 [2AU]

Retiree benefits: extend continuation of coverage of certain health benefits (see H.R. 4162), H11048 [24SE]

Taxation: modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see S. 2047; H.R. 4099), S9555 [2AU], H10524 [17SE]

Letters

Assignment of pension benefits of convicted felons toward victim restitution or payment of fines: David Beatty, National Victim Center, S1277 [20FE]

Multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits: Brian K. Atchinson, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, H3099 [28MR]

———William Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, H3099 [28MR]

Memorandums

Repeal of Pension Limited Scope Audit Relative to ERISA, S10752 [18SE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts, H9850 [2AU]

———issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (H.R. 3114), E389 [20MR]

———Pension Benefits and Welfare Administration funding relative to genetic nondiscrimination enforcement activities, H7237 [10JY]

Health: impact of self-insured employer plans, E237 [28FE]

Insurance: multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits, H3098-H3106, H3111 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: treatment of pension assets by insurance companies, S7424, S7433, S7434 [9JY], S9545 [2AU]

Crime: assignment of pension benefits of convicted felons toward victim restitution or payment of fines (S. 1570), S1276 [20FE]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security, S8600 [24JY]

———provide for retirement savings and security (S. 1818), S5599, S5600 [23MY]

———provide for retirement savings and security (S. 1819), S5599, S5600 [23MY]

———provide for retirement savings and security (S. 1820), S5599, S5600 [23MY]

———provide for retirement savings and security (S. 1821), S5599, S5600 [23MY]

Government regulations: audit requirements, S10680 [17SE], S10752 [18SE]

Insurance: impact of State regulations on the cost of health insurance, S11106 [20SE]

———multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits, S3521 [18AP]

Pensions: improve protections for workers in multiple employer plans (S. 1842), S5863 [5JN]

———limits on investments of 401(k) plans by employers (S. 1837), S5857 [5JN]

Reform, S3519 [18AP]

Taxation: modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (S. 2047), S9607, S9629 [2AU]

Reports filed

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 995) (H. Rept. 104-498), H2842 [25MR]

Summaries

Health Insurance Regulation—Varying State Requirements Affect Cost of Insurance: GAO, S11106 [20SE]

Texts of

S. 2047, modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans, S9608 [2AU]

EMPLOYMENT related term(s) Unemployment

Addresses

American Workers in the 21st Century: Markley Roberts, AFL-CIO, S891-S894 [6FE]

Bowie State University Commencement Address: Colin L. Powell, S9311 [31JY]

Harry Truman—Public Power and the New Economy: Senator Bradley, S12249-S12251 [3OC]

`Private' Gambling and Public Morality: George Anastaplo, S9449 [1AU]

Rising Tide Must Lift More Boats: Senator Kennedy, S1187-S1190 [9FE]

Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act: William B. Gould IV, NLRB, E617 [24AP]

Welfare Reform Program: Senator Dole, E857 [22MY]

Advertisements

Is Davis-Bacon Racist?, H5376 [21MY]

Why Did the Senate Just Vote 99-0 for Davis-Bacon Reform? Roll Call (publication), H5998 [6JN]

Amendments

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), S7907, S7912 [16JY]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), S11744, S11774 [28SE]

Federal employees: amend civil service laws (H.R. 3841), H11559 [27SE]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 704), S8058 [17JY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S6898, S6899 [25JN], S7402, S7409, S7417 [8JY], S7466, S7494 [9JY]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H2665 [21MR], H2870 [26MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2973 [28MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2124 [12MR], H2224 [13MR], H2440, H2446, H2447, H2448, H2450, H2451, H2456 [19MR], H2476, H2481, H2484, H2487, H2496, H2507, H2518, H2520, H2522, H2527, H2530 [20MR], H2589, H2603, H2605, H2612, H2627 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2370 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3281, S3301, S3302, S3303, S3317, S3318, S3319 [15AP], S3634 [18AP], S3999 [23AP], S4013, S4014, S4017, S4018, S4019, S4020, S4049, S4056, S4058, S4075, S4076, S4077, S4078, S4079, S4080 [24AP], S4116, S4160, S4180, S4196, S4197, S4198, S4224, S4249 [25AP], S4311, S4313, S4328, S4331, S4334, S4335, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4342, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351 [29AP], S4378, S4384, S4388, S4390, S4391, S4393, S4396, S4398, S4412, S4414, S4415, S4426, S4427, S4428, S4431, S4434, S4435, S4436, S4439, S4440, S4443 [30AP], S4457, S4466, S4468, S4490, S4495, S4498, S4503, S4505, S4513, S4560, S4561 [1MY], S4581, S4585, S4592, S4595, S4628 [2MY]

Income: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5511, H5533 [23MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 3448), S6898, S6899 [25JN]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8248 [23JY], H8599 [26JY], H8787, H8788, H8790 [30JY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H7990 [18JY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S7470, S7482, S7484, S7498, S7499 [9JY]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (S. 1972), S10019, S10024 [6SE]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (S. 2183), S12092, S12129 [1OC]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5965 [6JN]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7820, H7903, H7907 [18JY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8081, S8088, S8105, S8109, S8114, S8118, S8120, S8121, S8123, S8126, S8131, S8134, S8136, S8138, S8139, S8141, S8145, S8148, S8149, S8150, S8163, S8167, S8222, S8226, S8227, S8294, S8295, S8296 [18JY], S8336, S8338, S8344, S8347, S8349, S8350, S8357, S8358, S8362, S8363, S8364, S8365, S8375, S8377, S8378, S8379 [19JY], S8396, S8402, S8406, S8407, S8409, S8410, S8414, S8416, S8420, S8421, S8423, S8478, S8479, S8480, S8481, S8483 [22JY], S8495 [23JY]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for benefits (H.R. 2594), H5289 [16MY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4670, S4671, S4672, S4677, S4678 [3MY], S4724 [6MY], S4872 [8MY], S4940 [9MY]

Analyses

Approval of Waivers Submitted by Michigan To Conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' Welfare Reform Project (S. 1917), S7188 [27JN]

Davis-Bacon Act, Myth and Reality, H6003 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Disbursement Agreements Relative to Certain Individuals Serving in Medical Facilities (S. 1750), S4976 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Suspension of a Special Pay Agreement for Physicians and Dentists Who Enter Residency Training Programs (S. 1753), S4979 [13MY]

ERISA Group Health Plans: Committee on Economics (Joint), H3101-H3105 [28MR]

Exempt Certain Health Care Professionals in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs From Restrictions on Certain Outside Activities (S. 1752), S4978 [13MY]

Federal Employment Reduction Assistance Act (S. 1833), S5770 [4JN]

Improve Delivery of Employment and Nutrition Programs to Older Native Americans (S. 1972), S8160 [18JY]

Improve Protections for Workers in Multiple Employer Pension Plans (S. 1842), S5863 [5JN]

Require Health Plans To Provide Coverage for a Minimum Hospital Stay for Mothers and Newborn Infants Following Birth (H.R. 3436), E767 [10MY]

Use of Voluntary Separation Incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs Offices Reducing Employment Levels (S. 2151), S11554 [27SE]

Workforce Development Act (H.R. 1617): Capitol Hill Eagle Alert (publication), S7091 [27JN]

———Executive Office of the President, S7091 [27JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, S4984 [13MY], H10195 [11SE]

———H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, S8820 [25JY], H8581 [26JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY], H8329 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Alien Smugglers Are Packing Cars for Perilous Trek, E406 [21MR]

America Needs To Revitalize Work Philosophy, S1885 [12MR]

Another Travel Office Travesty, S5457 [21MY]

At Rural Day-Care Center, New Wage Floor Could Be Mixed Blessing, H9861 [2AU]

Backward Welfare Reform, S9368 [1AU]

Bad Solution for the Wrong Problem—How Forcing Up the Minimum Wage Hurts Those Who Need Help Most, H9858 [2AU]

Big Steelmakers Shape Up—U.S. Mills Win Back Business at Home and Abroad, S4256 [25AP]

Boost the Minimum Wage, S4916 [9MY]

Border Crosser, Told To Pack No Provisions, Dies in Mountains, E406 [21MR]

Border Fugitive Plunges to Death, E406 [21MR]

Casino Gambling—Bring in the Feds, S1153 [7FE]

Children Are the Ones Who Pay, E1409 [30JY]

Children's Veto, S9332 [1AU]

Clinton Isn't Doing California's Poor Any Favors, E337 [13MR]

Clinton Loses Composure on Travel Office, H9908 [2AU]

Clinton's Welfare Surrender, S9369 [1AU]

Clinton's Welfare Test, S9369 [1AU]

Crumbs for the Majority, S3408 [16AP]

Dangerous Immigration Bill, S10902 [19SE], S11519 [27SE]

Don't Let Rush to Welfare `Reform' Leave Some of Needy Without Help, S9332 [1AU]

Ducking on Affirmative Action, S8490 [22JY]

End of Welfare as We Know It?, H9389 [31JY]

Era of Job Insecurity, S10184 [10SE]

Everyday Heroes of Deer Island, S3269 [15AP]

Ex-Im Files—How the Taxpayer-Funded Export-Import Bank Helps Ship Jobs Overseas, S10177-S10179 [10SE], S10251-S10254 [11SE]

Experimental Price Index for Elderly Consumers, S5371-S5374 [20MY]

Fair Flat Tax To Rally Behind, S4083 [24AP]

Fall Kills Border Agent in Foot Chase, E405 [21MR]

Filegate Was Bad Enough. Now This?, S7787 [11JY]

For Better or Worse?, S9327 [1AU]

From Workhouse to Workfare, S9328 [1AU]

Gambling in the Senate, S5915 [6JN]

Gambling in the Sunlight, S4564 [1MY]

Gambling—A Bad Debt, S5916 [6JN]

Help the Working Poor, Raise Minimum Wages, S4915 [9MY]

Hidden Human Toll of Gambling, S6544 [19JN]

Honor Thy Neighbor, E763 [10MY]

How Forcing Up the Minimum Wage Hurts Those Who Need Help Most, H7119 [9JY]

If We Were Serious, S10345 [11SE]

Immigrant Bashing, S11518 [27SE]

Immigrant-Document Counterfeiting Plant Raided; 12 Arrested, E405 [21MR]

Immigrants and Other Ordinary People, S4458 [1MY]

Immigration Politics, S11518 [27SE]

In Defense of Honest Labor, S82 [5JA]

Indonesian Asset Is Also a Liability, H2935 [27MR]

It's Welfare Reform at California's Expense, S9368 [1AU]

Japan Inc. Revisited, E331 [13MR]

Labor Independence, S7510 [10JY]

Labor Shortages May Be Slowing Economy, S6562, S6576 [20JN]

Let's Vote on Minimum Wage, S4916 [9MY]

Maximum Politics, S7455 [9JY]

Minimal Impact From Minimum Wage, S4044 [24AP]

Minimum Wage, S4915 [9MY]

Minimum Wage Argument You Haven't Heard Before, S7351 [8JY]

Minimum Wage Trap, H5483 [22MY]

National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans Summary, E237 [28FE]

No Right Way To Do Wrong, S329 [23JA]

Not So Harsh on Refugees, S4460 [1MY]

Passing the Buck on Welfare, S8079 [18JY]

Passing the Buck on Welfare Reform, S9370 [1AU]

Playing `Gotcha' on Welfare Reform, S9333 [1AU]

Politics of 90 Cents an Hour, S4916 [9MY]

Preparing Students for the Coming Century, S3315 [15AP]

Preserving America's Middle Class, E72 [24JA]

Punishing the Poor, S9369 [1AU]

Quality of Mercy—Many New Jerseyans Believe That Welfare Is a Waste. One Man—Now a Successful Executive—Who's Lived on It Disagrees, S9639 [2AU]

Recipe for Growth, S4564-S4566 [1MY]

Reform on the Cheap, S9331 [1AU]

Reforming Welfare and Partisan Politics Should Be Separate, S6671 [21JN]

Repeal the Minimum Wage, S4302 [29AP]

Review & Outlook—Scan the Congress, S2251 [18MR]

Rewarding the Work Ethic, S4916 [9MY]

Rules Inhibit Retraining, S322 [23JA]

Should We Trot Out the New Deal Again?, S10343 [11SE]

Silver Age of State's Defense-Aerospace Economy, E1331 [22JY]

Sioux Falls May Represent the Future of Motherhood, E1129 [20JN]

Slamming the Door, S4460 [1MY]

Sophie Reuther, a Social and Labor Activist, Is Dead at 82, H3435 [16AP]

Stop the Immigration Bill, S11518 [27SE]

Sun Sets on Homeless Vets Program, S7309 [28JN]

Swing Low, E1426 [1AU]

Tax Code Gives Companies a Lift, S10180 [10SE]

Terrorism Law Revisited, S4459 [1MY]

31 Immigrants Caught in Stolen Vehicle, E406 [21MR]

Too Many Engineers, Too Few Jobs, S4134 [25AP]

Wanted—Jobs of Last Resort, S1781 [11MR]

Welfare as Usual in D.C.—Bureaucrats Conspired To Block Reforms Here, S10966 [19SE]

Welfare Bill Signals Revolution, E1640 [18SE]

Welfare Bill Too Harsh, S9369 [1AU]

Welfare Bill—It Deserves a Forthright Veto, S9331 [1AU]

Welfare Bills Suffer From Politics, S9332 [1AU]

Welfare Fixers, S4638 [2MY]

Welfare Magnet, S4134 [25AP]

Welfare Reform Bypass for D.C., S10968 [19SE]

Welfare Reform in Name Only, S8412 [22JY]

What Can Government Do?, H7347 [11JY]

When a 401(k) Is Not OK, E1345 [23JY]

Will Clinton Undo Welfare Reform?, S10967 [19SE]

Workers Due for a Raise, S4916 [9MY]

Workers Who Sign Away a Day in Court, E1486 [2AU]

Working Poor—Minimum-Wage Jobs Give Many Americans Only a Miserable Life, S7437 [9JY]

Zacky Farms Expansion Expected To Add 200 Jobs, E1115 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions

AID: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (see H.R. 3870), H8247 [23JY]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see S. 2168; H.R. 3187), S11972 [30SE], H3170 [28MR]

Airport security personnel: standards (see H.R. 4205), H11394 [26SE]

Aviation: enhance security procedures and equipment (see S. 2037), S9554 [2AU]

———preemployment review of prospective pilot records (see H.R. 3536), H5646 [29MY]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H3488 [16AP]

———ensure economic equity for women (see H.R. 3857), H8029 [18JY]

———establish a commission to study employment and economic insecurity (see H.R. 3353), H4302 [30AP]

———hiring of certain individuals whose sole purpose of seeking employment is union organizing and representation (see S. 1925), S7302 [28JN]

———improve job, income, and retirement security for employees (see S. 1722), S4618 [2MY]

———improve job, income and retirement security for employees (see S. 1668), S3311 [15AP]

———pay equity and labor protection for contingent workers (see H.R. 3657), H6414 [13JN]

———prohibit employment discrimination relative to participation in labor organization activities (see H.R. 3763), H7154 [9JY]

———provide leave for employees relative to adopted or foster children (see H.R. 3681), H6532 [19JN]

———provide unemployment insurance and leave time to battered women (see H.R. 3837), H7779 [17JY]

———require employers to notify workers of reductions in business operations (see H.R. 3369), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of temporary and part-time workers (see H.R. 3682), H6532 [19JN]

California: promote balance between natural resources, economic development and job retention (see H.R. 4032), H10107 [5SE]

Children and youth: consolidate and expand Federal child care programs (see H.R. 3860), H8029 [18JY]

———deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H3730 [23AP]

———establish child retirement accounts (see H.R. 4253), H11526 [27SE]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see S. 2071; H.R. 4117), S10426 [12SE], H10720 [19SE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 1650; H.R. 3784), S3156 [28MR], H7473 [11JY]

———use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (see H.R. 3748), H7106 [27JN]

Clean Air Act: provide regulatory relief and preserve jobs (see H.R. 3446), H4902 [10MY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see S. 2127; H.R. 4166), S11294 [25SE], H11228 [25SE]

Collective bargaining: permit additional remedies in certain unfair labor practice cases (see H.R. 3764), H7154 [9JY]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (see S. 1711), S4316 [29AP]

Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces: establish (see H.R. 3726), H6914 [26JN]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): provide authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House travel office personnel (see H. Res. 369), H1635 [29FE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations applicable to employees of the Senate relative to the Family and Medical Leave Act (see S. Res. 242), S3311 [15AP]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 504), H9706 [1AU]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the Senate (see S. Res. 304), S11720 [28SE]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of non-congressional employees (see H. Con. Res. 207), H9705 [1AU]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see S. 2094; H.R. 4125), S11033 [19SE], H10721 [19SE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

———require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3229, 3463), H3230 [29MR], H5173 [15MY]

Correctional institutions: exempt inmates from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements in Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 1943), S7762 [11JY]

———prevent services performed by inmates from being treated as employment (see H.R. 3858), H8029 [18JY]

———use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3776), H7260 [10JY]

Courts: independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment (see S. 1697), S4063 [24AP]

Crime: penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

———provide compensation to certain Vietnamese who were employed during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 3668), H6508 [18JN]

———technical corrections relative to certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 4282), H12173 [28SE]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit certain lawsuits against contractors (see S. 1852), S5980 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 3791), H7474 [11JY]

Dept. of Labor: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H3230 [29MR]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: compliance with veterans' preference requirements (see H.R. 3594), H6005 [6JN]

———disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities (see S. 1750), S4972 [13MY]

———exempt certain health care professionals from restrictions on certain outside activities (see S. 1752), S4972 [13MY]

———suspend a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs (see S. 1753), S4972 [13MY]

———use of voluntary separation incentives by offices reducing employment levels (see S. 2151), S11540 [27SE]

Disabled: assist individuals seeking employment relative to disability benefits (see S. 1979), S8468 [22JY]

———safety-sensitive functions relative to individuals that abuse controlled substances (see H.R. 4017), H9924 [2AU]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 2056), S9967 [5SE]

District of Columbia: prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (see S. 2060, 2073, 2093), S10075 [9SE], S10554 [13SE], S11033 [19SE]

———treatment of employees relative to participation in political campaigns (see H.R. 3918), H8982 [30JY]

———treatment of pension funds relative to certain public employees (see H.R. 3389), H4423 [2MY]

———waive reduction for early retirement to assist in workforce downsizing efforts (see H.R. 3336), H4109 [25AP]

Education: improve quality of technical education in manufacturing and vocational technologies (see H.R. 3191), H3170 [28MR]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H6413 [13JN]

ERISA: amend rules governing litigation relative to retiree health benefits (see H.R. 4237), H11525 [27SE]

———extend continuation of coverage of certain retiree health benefits (see H.R. 4162), H11048 [24SE]

———improve protections for workers in multiple employer pension plans (see S. 1842), S5856 [5JN]

———limits on investments of 401(k) pension plans by employers (see S. 1837), S5856 [5JN]

Executive Office of the President: application of certain laws (see S. 2000), S9159 [30JY]

FAA: compliance with veterans' preference requirements during reductions in force (see H.R. 3593), H6005 [6JN]

———reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders (see S. 2129), S11294 [25SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify exemption for houseparents from minimum wage and overtime requirements (see S. 1554), S737 [1FE]

———disregard additional payments for calculation of overtime compensation (see H.R. 3087), H2315 [14MR]

———make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see S. 2026), S9554 [2AU]

———provide an exemption of overtime compensation for employees of contractors of the Federal Government (see H.R. 3094), H2315 [14MR]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

———provide income and economic security (see S. 1685), S3626 [18AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (see S. 2145), S11539 [27SE]

———employer requirements (see H.R. 3296), H3730 [23AP]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see S. 1896; H.R. 3704), S6662 [21JN], H6711 [24JN]

Federal aid programs: ensure economic self-sufficiency for participants in adult training programs (see H.R. 3616), H6183 [11JN]

———improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs (see S. 1533), S492 [26JA]

———permit use of unemployment benefits to establish new businesses (see S. 2029), S9554 [2AU]

———provide adjustment assistance to workers displaced because of any Federal program, project, or activity (see H.R. 4292), H12173 [28SE]

———provide training assistance to individuals employed in an economically depressed industry and area (see H.R. 3403), H4503 [7MY]

Federal contracts: require employers to provide health and pension plans (see H.R. 3528), H5569 [23MY]

Federal employees: amend civil service laws (see H.R. 3841), H7780 [17JY]

———appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3205), H3230 [29MR]

———establish demonstration project to assess feasibility of temporary placement of displaced workers in other Federal or private employment (see H.R. 3649), H6413 [13JN]

———pension eligibility of former spouses who remarry (see H.R. 3574), H5817 [4JN]

———provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (see S. 1833; H.R. 3532), S5763 [4JN], H5569 [23MY]

———reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances (see H.R. 3637), H6413 [13JN]

———relief of certain former spouses (see H.R. 3428), H4800 [9MY]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3204), H3230 [29MR]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3203), H3229 [29MR]

———treatment of survivor annuities for children relative to marriage (see H.R. 2858), H330 [5JA]

———use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (see S. 1987, 2104), S8636 [24JY], S11169 [24SE]

Fish and fishing: authorize certain disaster assistance to commercial fishermen through State and local governments and nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 2956), H1225 [1FE]

———improve employment and training assistance for fishermen classified as dislocated workers (see S. 2001), S9159 [30JY]

Foreign trade: impose certain sanctions on countries that use child labor (see H.R. 3812, 4037), H7533 [12JY], H10107 [5SE]

———require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (see H.R. 4014), H9924 [2AU]

Government: prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (see S. 1692), S3792 [22AP]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (see H.R. 3448), H5052 [14MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (see H. Res. 440), H5379 [21MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 503), H9705 [1AU]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H10235 [11SE]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477, 3482), H5287 [16MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3185), H3170 [28MR]

———prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (see H.R. 3222), H3230 [29MR]

———prohibit certain clauses in health plans that indemnify the insurer against liability (see H.R. 3695), H6690 [20JN]

———provide insurance for temporarily unemployed individuals (see S. 2149), S11540 [27SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3101, 3226, 3425, 3436), H2315 [14MR], H3230 [29MR], H4800 [9MY], H4901 [10MY]

Health care professionals: provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (see H.R. 3212), H3230 [29MR]

Homeless: assistance for veterans (see S. 1929), S7302 [28JN]

———reintegration assistance for veterans (see H.R. 3611), H6183 [11JN]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (see H.R. 3136), H2664 [21MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H2949 [27MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 168), H2867 [26MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform (see S. 1665), S3311 [15AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see S. 1664), S3311 [15AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (see H. Res. 384), H2315 [14MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 528), H11046 [24SE]

———reform the temporary agricultural workers program (see S. 2174), S11973 [30SE]

Income: determination of tip credits relative to State and local government laws (see H.R. 4031), H10107 [5SE]

———enhance and protect retirement savings (see H.R. 4321), H12175 [28SE]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (see H. Res. 440), H5379 [21MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (see H. Res. 488), H8374 [24JY]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see S. 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821; H.R. 3520, 3708), S5567 [23MY], H5569 [23MY], H6764 [25JN]

———use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage requirements (see H.R. 4266), H11526 [27SE]

INS: require certain personnel levels in each State (see S. 1691), S3792 [22AP]

Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 3030), H1775 [6MR]

Job Corps: ensure a drug-free, safe, and cost effective program (see H.R. 3169), H2949 [27MR]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see S. 1845; H.R. 3580), S5939 [6JN], H5934 [5JN]

———repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see S. 1788), S5443 [21MY]

Law enforcement: overtime requirements of certain employees working at police training facilities (see H.R. 4172), H11229 [25SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national clearinghouse to assist in background checks of law enforcement applicants (see H.R. 3263), H3581 [17AP]

———funding for the hiring of personnel who perform nonadministrative services (see H.R. 2922), H1138 [31JA]

Legislative branch of Government: compensation practices and pay equity (see H. Con. Res. 194), H7107 [27JN]

Medicare/medicaid: use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (see H.R. 4219), H11395 [26SE]

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

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265, 3383, 3481), H3581 [17AP], H4396 [1MY], H5287 [16MY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see S. 2016), S9428 [1AU]

———assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 3314), H3819 [24AP]

———extension of Presidential fast-track negotiating authority relative to creation of a Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Area (see H. Res. 547), H11527 [27SE]

———U.S. participation in Coordinating Secretariat (see H.R. 3075), H2223 [13MR]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3162, 3168), H2866 [26MR], H2949 [27MR]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act: implementation (see H.R. 4135), H11047 [24SE]

NLRB: allow individuals against whom injunctive relief is sought an opportunity to review and respond to legal memoranda and documents (see H.R. 3091), H2315 [14MR]

———resolution of unfair labor practice complaints in a timely manner (see H.R. 4247), H11526 [27SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3386 [15AP]

———establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 4178), H11229 [25SE]

Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices: funding to carry out certain transition responsibilities (see S. Res. 324), S12303 [3OC]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (see S. 1972), S8156 [18JY]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see S. 1759; H.R. 3462), S5093 [15MY], H5173 [15MY]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security relative to certain students (see S. 2044), S9555 [2AU]

Pensions: improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (see S. 1922, 1923), S7302 [28JN]

———prohibit 401(k) pension plans from investing in collectibles and require annual report of investments to participants (see S. 1927), S7302 [28JN]

———prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (see H.R. 3688), H6690 [20JN]

———promote availability of private pensions (see H.R. 4005), H9924 [2AU]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (see S. 2183), S12125 [1OC]

Political campaigns: prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 3683), H6532 [19JN]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (see S. 1917; H.R. 3732), S7179 [27JN], H7106 [27JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (see S. 1816; H.R. 3562), S5567 [23MY], H5817 [4JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), consideration (see H. Res. 446), H5934 [5JN]

———ensure States have sufficient funds to assure effectiveness of work requirements of certain programs (see H.R. 3999), H9923 [2AU]

———reform (see S. 1795, 1823, 1841, 1867, 1956; H.R. 2915, 3507, 3612, 3829, 3832), S5492 [22MY], S5649 [24MY], S5856 [5JN], S6144 [12JN], S7887 [16JY], H1138 [31JA], H5500 [22MY], H6183 [11JN], H7779 [17JY]

———reform (H.R. 2915), consideration (see H. Res. 425), H4430 [6MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (see H. Res. 482), H7779 [17JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 492, 495), H8981 [30JY], H9565 [31JY]

———reform relative to domestic violence (see S. Con. Res. 66; H. Con. Res. 195), S7179 [27JN], H7107 [27JN]

———reform unemployment benefit system (see H.R. 3738), H7106 [27JN]

Public works: national program to create jobs and restore infrastructure (see H.R. 3469), H5287 [16MY]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H4646 [8MY]

Retraining: extend time period for filing of trade adjustment assistance petitions (see H.R. 3271), H3649 [18AP]

SBA: reauthorize women's business training program (see H.R. 3990), H9923 [2AU]

Small business: establish labor and tax provisions (see H.R. 4252), H11526 [27SE]

———provide development assistance to economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 3994), H9923 [2AU]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans (see S. 2176; H.R. 2953), S11973 [30SE], H1225 [1FE]

———solvency of old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see S. 2175), S11973 [30SE]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3359), H4302 [30AP]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3538), H5646 [29MY]

Taxation: allow small businesses credit for family and medical leave and for wages of employees who work at home to reduce child care needs (see H.R. 3836), H7779 [17JY]

———apply denial of deduction for excessive employee compensation to all employees (see H.R. 4124), H10721 [19SE]

———contribution limits for certain pension plans (see H.R. 3209), H3230 [29MR]

———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3584), H5934 [5JN]

———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 4176), H11229 [25SE]

———dependent care tax credit (see S. 2148; H.R. 4154), S11540 [27SE], H11048 [24SE]

———eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see S. 2072; H.R. 3430), S10554 [13SE], H4800 [9MY]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see S. 2088; H.R. 2985), S10837 [18SE], H1507 [28FE]

———establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of employer securities to employees (see S. 2110), S11169 [24SE]

———increase contributions for defined pension plans (see H.R. 3965), H9922 [2AU]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see S. 2047; H.R. 4099), S9555 [2AU], H10524 [17SE]

———provide incentives for businesses to create new jobs and to prevent jobs from moving overseas (see S. 1597), S1649 [7MR]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———reduce certain benefits allowable to profitable, large corporations that make workforce reductions (see H.R. 3333), H4109 [25AP]

———reduce Social Security taxation rates and corresponding old-age insurance benefits, and provide for individual Social Security retirement accounts (see H.R. 2952), H1224 [1FE]

———repeal the withholding of income taxes and require individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis (see H.R. 3343), H4109 [25AP]

———require income tax instructions provide explanation of laws relative to a balanced budget (see H.R. 2884), H912 [25JA]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S1969 [13MR]

———State establishment of health insurance systems for temporarily unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3092), H2315 [14MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 1715), S4316 [29AP]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see S. 1928, 2086), S7302 [28JN], S10684 [17SE]

———treatment of certain capital gains deposited in individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 3550), H5646 [29MY]

———treatment of elected tax collectors (see H.R. 4301), H12174 [28SE]

———treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H3386 [15AP]

———treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (see S. 1538), S492 [26JA]

———treatment of health coverage for certain workers who leave employment (see H.R. 3342), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of income of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 3306, 3451), H3819 [24AP], H5052 [14MY]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 3157), H2713 [22MR]

———treatment of legal expenses relative to sexual harassment suits (see H.R. 3530), H5569 [23MY]

———treatment of postsecondary and employer-provided education expenses (see S. 1670), S3311 [15AP]

———treatment of severance payments (see H.R. 2999), H1635 [29FE]

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 3677), H6531 [19JN]

———treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (see S. 2135), S11426 [26SE]

———treatment of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3104), H2320 [18MR]

———treatment of worker retraining expenditures (see H.R. 2998), H1635 [29FE]

———use of individual retirement accounts for post-secondary education or job retraining expenses (see H.R. 4334), H12193 [30SE]

Treaties and agreements: negotiation of environmental, labor and agricultural standards relative to trade agreements in Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 4291), H12173 [28SE]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H3170 [28MR]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (see H.R. 4263), H11526 [27SE]

Veterans: allow enrollment at certain branches or extensions of institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 2851), H330 [5JA]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6531 [19JN]

———make permanent alternative teacher certification programs (see H.R. 2868), H774 [23JA]

———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (see H.R. 3586), H5934 [5JN]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H9705 [1AU]

Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer without requiring overtime pay (see H.R. 3054), H1985 [7MR]

Water: adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees (see S. 1709; H.R. 3326), S4190 [25AP], H4109 [25AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see S. 1561; H.R. 2894, 2937), S915 [6FE], H913 [25JA], H1224 [1FE]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see S. 2132; H.R. 4204), S11426 [26SE], H11394 [26SE]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see S. 1756; H.R. 3510, 3511), S5004 [14MY], H5500 [22MY]

Briefs

District of Columbia welfare reform, S10967 [19SE]

Case History

Federal Express Corp. Coverage by the Railway Labor Act, S12103 [1OC], S12185 [2OC]

Cloture motions

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

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4037 [24AP], S4160 [25AP], S4308 [29AP], S4610 [2MY]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7297 [28JN], S7612 [10JY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4672 [3MY], S4723 [6MY], S4781 [7MY], S4816, S4819 [8MY], S4920, S4922 [9MY], S4993 [14MY]

Conference reports

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (H.R. 2202), H10842-H10907 [24SE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 3734), H8829-H8958 [30JY]

Small Business Job Protection Act (H.R. 3448), H9568-H9670 [1AU]

Workforce and Career Development Act (H.R. 1617), H8387-H8458 [25JY]

Cost Estimates

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664): CBO, S3290-S3293 [15AP]

———Intergovernmental Mandates, S3294-S3296 [15AP]

———Private Sector Mandates, S3293 [15AP]

Immigration in the National Interest Act (H.R. 2202): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), H2318 [18MR]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H2319 [18MR]

National Gambling Impact Study Commision (S. 704): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S7974 [17JY]

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S9412 [1AU]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S9413 [1AU]

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (S. 1956): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S7890-S7893 [16JY]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S7893 [16JY]

Documents

Co-Determination by Labor and Management in European Countries, S4900 [9MY]

Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Under the Employment Nondiscrimination Act: EEOC, S10057 [9SE]

Treatment of Dept. of Energy Employees at Nuclear Defense Facilities, E501 [29MR]

Waiver Request Process: Dept. of HHS, H5973-H5975 [6JN]

Welfare Indicators Act, S5015 [14MY]

Essays

How Job Corps Changed My Life: Manoj (Manny) Illickal, E549 [16AP]

Impoverished Metropolises: John Hart, E980 [4JN]

None of My Business: Paul Harvey, E1687 [25SE]

What Inflation? James K. Galbraith, University of Texas Johnson School of Public Affairs, E1338 [22JY]

Excerpts

Community service requirements of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, S8364 [19JY]

Factsheets

Application of Labor Laws to Federal Express Corp. Relative to Designation as Express Company, S12104 [1OC]

Minimum Wage Level, H7119 [9JY]

Histories

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (H.R. 2202), S11713 [28SE], S11839 [30SE]

Letters

Agricultural immigrant worker program requirements: V. Thomas Geary, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, H2616 [21MR]

Application of labor laws to carriers relative to designation as express company: Franklin D. Raines, OMB, S12179 [2OC]

———Joan Claybrook, S12189 [2OC]

———Representative Molinari, S11871 [30SE]

———Representatives Molinari and Shuster, S11872 [30SE], S12175 [2OC]

CBO cost estimates of the Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: James L. Blum, CBO, S3290 [15AP]

CBO cost estimates of the Immigration in the National Interest Act: Representative Hyde, H2317 [18MR]

Changes to prescription drug policies under certain Federal retiree health benefits programs: several Members of Congress, E812 [15MY]

Davis-Bacon Act: Ronald Reagan, H5377 [21MY]

Davis-Bacon Act reform: Ernest R. Menold, H6003 [6JN]

———General Contractors Association of New York, Inc., H6004 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4975 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs suspension of a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4979 [13MY]

Employment Nondiscrimination Act: Albert M. Pennybacker, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., S9996 [6SE]

———Coretta Scott King, King Center, S10138 [10SE]

———David L. Thompson, Business Leadership Council, S10138 [10SE]

———Karen Kerrigan, Small Business Survival Committee, S10138 [10SE]

———Kay S. Dowhower, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, S9997 [6SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S10137 [10SE]

———Richard T. Foltin, American Jewish Committee, S9996 [6SE]

———Sharon F. Canner, National Association of Manufacturers, S10137 [10SE]

———Thomas W. Fassett, General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church, S9996 [6SE]

Exempt certain health care professionals in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs from restrictions on certain outside activities: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4978 [13MY]

Federal child care programs consolidation: several Senators, S8519 [23JY]

Federal contractors' affirmative action policies: Shirley J. Wilcher, Dept. of Labor, S665 [31JA]

Federal employees' personal information safeguard: Regina F. McCormick, S10184 [10SE]

Federal Employment Reduction Assistance Act: James B. King, OPM, S5770 [4JN]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S7975 [17JY]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S7974 [17JY]

Health care reform, E639 [25AP]

Health plan coverage of minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants: Sarah F. Jaggar, GAO, S9909 [5SE]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Larry Naake, National Association of Counties, S11517 [27SE]

———Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11518 [27SE]

———William T. Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, S11517 [27SE]

Immigration in the National Interest Act: Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, E472 [28MR]

Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act: D. Christopher Davis, World Floor Covering Association, S1973 [13MR]

———Donald A. Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S1972 [13MR]

———G. Stephen Slagle, Promotional Products Association International, S1973 [13MR]

———Gary F. Petty, Small Business Legislative Council, S1973 [13MR]

———Nelson Litterst and John Satagaj, Independent Contractor Coalition, S1972 [13MR]

———Patricia Bowling, National Home Furnishings Association, S1973 [13MR]

INS treatment of criminal aliens: Roy W. Wasden, Salt Lake City, UT, Police Dept., H2449 [19MR]

Investigation into the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel: David H. Williams, H1962 [7MR]

———Representative Clinger, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H1875, H1962, H1963 [7MR]

———Stephen L. Braga, H1962 [7MR]

Medicaid and welfare reforms in short-term debt limit legislation: Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, H1786 [7MR]

Minimum wage level: Antonia Hernandez, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, S7349 [8JY]

———Bruce A. Stakeman, Environmental Technologies, Inc., S7439 [9JY]

———Hugh B. Price, National Urban League, Inc., S7349 [8JY]

———Jane Motz, American Friends Service Committee, S4301 [29AP]

———Joanna B. Menser, H3702 [23AP]

———Michael Newmark, National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, S4301 [29AP]

———Nancy Leon, National Hispana Leadership Institute, S7349 [8JY]

———Representative McKinney, H4102 [25AP]

———Richard Womack and Dorothy I. Height, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S7349 [8JY]

———Roger C. Rosenthal, Migrant Legal Action Program, Inc., S7349 [8JY]

———Timothy A. McElwee, Church of the Brethren, S4301 [29AP]

———Wade Henderson, NAACP, S7349 [8JY]

Multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits: Brian K. Atchinson, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, H3099 [28MR]

———William Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, H3099 [28MR]

Prevention of counterfeiting of Social Security cards: Shirley S. Chater, Social Security Administration, H2452 [19MR]

Public welfare programs reform: A. Sidney Johnson III, American Public Welfare Association, S8398 [22JY]

———Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S5862 [5JN]

———Cardell Cooper and Richard M. Daley, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H8321 [24JY]

———Carl Tubbesing, National Conference of State Legislatures, S8417 [22JY]

———Douglas R. Bovin, National Association of Counties, S8418 [22JY], H8321 [24JY]

———Gary Weeks, Oregon Dept. of Human Resources, S9401 [1AU]

———Gregory S. Lashutka, National League of Cities, H8321 [24JY]

———Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S8397, S8424 [22JY]

———Jane J. Chiles, Catholic Conference of Kentucky, S8400 [22JY]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S9406 [1AU]

———Michael E. Box and James J. Lack, National Conference of State Legislatures, E1495 [2AU]

———Michael Hightower, National Association of Counties, S9365 [1AU]

———Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky, S8399 [22JY]

———Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors' Association, S8396, S8417 [22JY]

———several health and hospital organizations, S8080 [18JY]

———William S. Skylstad, U.S. Catholic Conference, S8400 [22JY]

Public welfare work requirements: James L. Blum, CBO, H7977 [18JY]

Release of documents relative to investigation of termination of employees of the White House Travel Office: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S10307, S10318 [11SE]

Social Security earnings limit: Horace B. Deets, American Association of Retired Persons, S3115 [28MR]

———Stephen C. Goss, Social Security Administration, S3115 [28MR]

State issuance of driver's licenses and identification documents relative to immigration policy: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S3290 [15AP], S4392 [30AP]

Targeted Refugee Assistance Program funds distribution: Alice Tetelman, H2531 [20MR]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, H2531 [20MR]

Tax treatment of adoption expenses: Carol J. Vale, S4327 [29AP]

———Danelle Stone and Melissa Mizner, Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, S4326 [29AP]

———David A. Keene, American Conservative Union, S4326 [29AP]

———Horace W. Strand, S4326 [29AP]

———Jim Beckwith, Mifflin County, PA, S4327 [29AP]

———Joseph A. Ford, Sr., Washington County, PA, S4326 [29AP]

———Senator Specter, S4326 [29AP]

Teamwork for Employees and Management Act: Fred Feinstein, NLRB, S7485 [9JY]

———Robert B. Reich, Sec. of Labor, S4788 [7MY]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau, S4046 [24AP]

———Sharon M. Hughes, National Council of Agricultural Employees, S4046 [24AP]

Use of voluntary separation incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs offices reducing employment levels: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S11555 [27SE]

Work eligibility for prospective employees relative to immigration reform: Richard Womack and Dorothy I. Height, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S4411 [30AP]

Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act: Fred Grandy, Goodwill Industries International, Inc., S8474 [22JY]

———Michael R. Losey, Society for Human Resource Management, S8474 [22JY]

———Tony Young, Rhoda Schulzinger and Marty Ford, Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities Task Force on Social Security, S8474 [22JY]

Worker protection at Dept. of Energy Miamisburg, OH, facility: Thomas P. Grumbly, Dept. of Energy, S7235 [28JN]

Lists

Agricultural organizations supporting the Pombo amendment to the Immigration in the National Interest Act on agricultural immigrant worker program requirements, H2626 [21MR]

Amendments to S. 1956, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8114 [18JY]

Committee on Finance (Senate) hearings and meetings, S1644 [7MR]

Congressional Task Force on Immigration Reform members, H2373 [19MR]

Cosponsors of S. 1715, tax treatment of adoption expenses, S4327 [29AP]

Donations by political action committees to congressional races, H8509 [25JY]

Economists supporting minimum wage increase, S7354 [8JY]

Employers with nondiscrimination policies that include sexual orientation, S9990 [6SE]

Federal contractors with significant OSHA violations, S10020 [6SE]

Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act supporters, S1972 [13MR]

Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act Senate cosponsors, S9903 [5SE]

Organizations supporting Abraham-Feingold amendment to S. 1664, Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act relative to federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S4476 [1MY]

Small Business Legislative Council, S1973 [13MR], S2152 [15MR]

Supporters of legislation prohibiting discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin, S3158 [28MR]

Women in public service, E442 [22MR]

Memorandums

Government Reimbursement for Private Counsel of Terminated Employees of the White House Travel Office: Faith Burton, Dept. of Justice, S10308 [11SE]

———Jack Quinn, Executive Office of the President, S10352, S10353 [12SE]

Minimum Wage Level: John J. Motley III, National Retail Federation, S7346 [8JY]

Response to Internal White House Travel Office Management Review: David Watkins, Executive Office of the President, S10302-S10305 [11SE]

Messages

Family Friendly Workplace Act: President Clinton, S11537 [27SE], H11469 [27SE]

Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton, S11537 [27SE], H11469 [27SE]

Retirement Savings and Security Act: President Clinton, S5564 [23MY], H5552 [23MY]

Veto of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: President Clinton, H342 [22JA]

Veto of H.R. 743, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act: President Clinton, H8816 [30JY]

Motions

Government: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government (H.R. 782), H9772 [1AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H8574 [26JY]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3019, H3026 [28MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2636 [21MR], H10189 [11SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11090 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4014, S4055 [24AP], S4154, S4155, S4156, S4160 [25AP], S4493 [1MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7988 [18JY], H8319 [24JY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8108, S8126, S8131, S8141 [18JY], S8330, S8333, S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422, S8423, S8424 [22JY], S8494, S8504 [23JY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4671 [3MY]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: final regulations relative to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations, S7649-S7667 [10JY], S9835-S9847 [4SE], S10405-S10420 [12SE], H7454-H7472 [11JY], H10019-H10030 [4SE], H10369-H10384 [12SE]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations, S5070-S5089 [15MY], S5552-S5556 [23MY], H5153-H5172 [15MY], H5563-H5568 [23MY]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations, extension of period for public comment, S6011 [10JN], H6114 [10JN]

———proposed rulemaking relative to extension of rights and protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act, S190-S274 [22JA]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, S3917-S3924 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act, S3924-S3949 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act, S3896-S3917 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, S3949-S3952 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to the exclusion of the Capitol Police from the rights and protections under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, S3924 [23AP]

Obituaries

Max Wright Had Worked With AFL-CIO, E407 [21MR]

Opinion

Application of labor laws to Federal Express Corp. relative to designation as express company: Stephen E. Crable, National Mediation Board, S12101 [1OC], S12173-S12175 [2OC], S12222 [3OC]

Papers

Made in the USA—Immigrants, Patents, and Jobs: Philip Peters, S2252 [18MR]

Recommendations on Immigration Reform: Congressional Task Force on Immigration, H2373 [19MR]

Poems

``Message From the Newborn to the Fetus'', E581 [19AP]

Press releases

Davis-Bacon Benefits Minority Job Opportunities and Is Supported by All Leading Minority Organizations: National Alliance for Fair Contracting (organization), H5377 [21MY]

Economic Growth: Employment Policy Foundation, S7473 [9JY]

Leading Economists Call for Higher Minimum Wage: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S7350 [8JY]

Public Citizen Supports Effort To Block Sweetheart Deal for Federal Express—Commends Senator Kennedy's Principled Stand: Public Citizen (organization), S12190 [2OC]

Proclamations

Offutt Appreciation Day: Robert Eccles, Mayor of Ralston, NE, E1273 [12JY]

Proposals

Aviation Security Act (S. 2037), S9590 [2AU]

Tax treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms, E1846 [30SE]

Questions and answers

FAA reauthorization and application of labor laws to Federal Express Corp. relative to designation as express company: Senator Daschle, S12100 [1OC]

Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 2391), H8567-H8569 [26JY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2610-H2626 [21MR]

AID: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (H.R. 3870), H8626, H8627 [29JY], E1351 [23JY]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (H.R. 3187), H5033 [14MY]

Arizona Public Service Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1500 [2AU]

Aviation: preemployment review of prospective pilot records (H.R. 3536), H8046-H8049 [22JY], E960 [30MY]

Beulah, ND: operation of Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant, E107 [26JA]

Budget: viability of newly created jobs, H3239 [15AP], H3396 [16AP]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women, H9856 [2AU]

———ensure economic equity for women (H.R. 3857), E1319, E1325 [18JY]

———observance of national holidays, H10438 [17SE]

———prevention and punishment of sexual harassment, H4431 [7MY]

———prohibit payment of back pay to illegal immigrants, H7357-H7359 [11JY]

———provide leave for employees relative to adopted or foster children (H.R. 3681), E1123 [20JN]

———relocation to foreign countries, H1777 [7MR], H2212 [13MR]

———role of employers in corporate environment and policy changes, E436 [22MR]

———transition of communities, industries, and workers affected by reduced defense spending, E1331 [22JY]

———treatment of temporary and part-time workers (H.R. 3682), E1127 [20JN]

California: anniversary of Meeting Each Need With Dignity (organization), E888 [23MY]

———promote balance between natural resources, economic development and job retention (H.R. 2712), H1693 [5MR]

Capital Commitment (organization): anniversary, E1111 [18JN]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, H11453-H11464 [27SE]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), H8517, H8518 [25JY]

———consolidate and expand Federal child care programs (H.R. 3860), E1315 [18JY]

———deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws, H3494 [17AP]

———establish child retirement accounts (H.R. 4253), E1811 [28SE]

———funding for assistance programs, E581 [19AP]

———summer youth jobs progam, H2114-H2120 [12MR], H2228, H2308 [14MR], H2327 [19MR]

———summer youth jobs programs, H3396 [16AP], E672 [1MY]

China, People's Republic of: transfer of high technology jobs from the U.S., H6516 [19JN]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace, E763 [10MY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H2032 [8MR], H3792 [24AP], H6111-H6113 [10JN], H6409 [13JN], H7118 [9JY], H7539 [16JY], H10588-H10594 [18SE], E1423, E1426 [1AU], E1791 [28SE]

———affirmative action policies (H.R. 2128), H5282-H5285 [16MY]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1507), H2942-H2948 [27MR], E484 [28MR]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 3784), E1269, E1271 [12JY]

———use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (H.R. 3748), E1205 [27JN], E1486 [2AU]

College and University Personnel Association: anniversary, E539 [16AP]

Colleges and universities: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that have not submitted veterans hiring report to Dept. of Labor, H7335 [11JY]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), H12122, H12123 [28SE]

Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces: establish (H.R. 3726), E1180 [26JN]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): provide authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel (H. Res. 369), H1874, H1959-H1964 [7MR]

———release of documents by Executive Office of the President relative to White House Travel Office investigation, H5655 [30MY], H6418 [17JN], H6487 [18JN]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 504), H9898 [2AU]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of non-congressional employees (H. Con. Res. 207), H9898, H9899 [2AU]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (H.R. 4125), E1658 [19SE]

Contracts: require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (H.R. 3229), E499 [29MR]

Corporations: downsizing, H1400 [28FE]

———pension plans, H9457 [31JY]

———responsibilities during downsizing and layoffs, E1687 [25SE]

Correctional institutions: prevent services performed by inmates from being treated as employment (H.R. 3858), E1317 [18JY]

———use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (H.R. 3776), E1246 [11JY]

Crime: establish a national clearinghouse to assist in law enforcement employment background checks (H.R. 3263), E552 [17AP]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (H.R. 3724), E1182 [26JN]

Customs Service: funding for inspection of goods in foreign countries relative to child labor statutes, H7676, H7677 [17JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: application relative to construction of Native American housing, H4721, H4722 [9MY]

———reform, H5996-H6004 [6JN]

———repeal, H5371-H5378 [21MY]

Deer Park, TX: tribute to Shell Explorer Post No. 9999, E984 [4JN]

Dept. of Commerce: Trade Adjustment Assistance Program funding, H8292 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (H.R. 3843), H7662 [17JY]

———reporting of veteran employment by recipients of Federal contracts or grants, H6387 [13JN]

———technical corrections relative to certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 4282), H12131, H12132 [28SE]

Dept. of Education: education and job retraining programs funding, H7306-H7318 [11JY]

Dept. of Energy: restructuring of workforce at nuclear defense facilities, E500 [29MR]

Dept. of Labor: Employment Standards Administration funding relative to garment industry working conditions, H7234 [10JY], H7369, H7372 [11JY]

———increased personnel levels for wage and hour inspection and enforcement relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H10189-H10195 [11SE]

———Job Corps funding, H7237 [10JY]

———protect employer rights (H.R. 3211), E520 [29MR]

———State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operation Program funding, H7235, H7236 [10JY]

———Veterans Employment and Training Service funding, H7235, H7236 [10JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), E1424 [1AU]

Detroit, MI: contract negotiations relative to newspapers' strike, E1378 [25JY], E1537 [5SE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, H7503 [12JY]

District of Columbia: treatment of pension funds relative to certain public employees (H.R. 3389), E705 [2MY]

Drug abuse: employee testing, H10653 [19SE]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8173, H8211-H8215, H8226-H8228 [23JY]

Economy: comparison of Clinton administration policy with previous administrations' policies, H10199 [11SE]

———domestic income levels and standard of living, E388 [20MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, H8 [3JA], H1261 [27FE], H1754 [6MR], H1778, H1779, H1972 [7MR], H2227 [14MR], H2462 [19MR], H3804 [24AP], H4180-H4185 [30AP], H4535 [8MY], H4830 [10MY], H5310 [21MY], H6096 [10JN], H6486 [18JN], H6627 [19JN], H7269 [11JY], H8109 [23JY], H8526 [25JY], H9381, H9456 [31JY], H9929 [4SE], H10168 [10SE], H10182, H10215 [11SE], H10333 [12SE], E295 [6MR], E1338 [22JY], E1357 [24JY], E1477 [2AU], E1601 [12SE]

Education: job training progams funding, H3472 [16AP]

———national policy to improve system, E1201 [27JN], E1234 [10JY], E1423 [1AU]

EEOC: allegations of sexual harassment at Mitsubishi Motors plant in Normal, IL, H4400, H4404 [2MY], H6694 [24JN], E609 [24AP]

———funding, H8284-H8286 [24JY]

Employment: summer youth jobs progam, H2327 [19MR]

EPA: cluster rule relative to pulp and paper industry, E1471 [2AU], E1564, E1570, E1584 [11SE], E1605 [12SE], E1771 [28SE], E1830 [30SE]

———funding of employee activities not directly related to governmental functions, H6937 [26JN]

ERISA: multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits, H3098-H3106, H3111 [28MR]

FAA: mandatory retirement age for airplane pilots, E773 [10MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: disregard additional payments for calculation of overtime compensation (H.R. 3087), E358 [14MR]

———provide an exemption of overtime compensation for employees of contractors of the Federal Government (H.R. 3094), E368 [14MR]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (H.R. 3266), H5958 [6JN]

———entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances, H10109 [9SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: employer requirements (H.R. 3296), E609 [24AP]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (H.R. 3704), H6694-H6699 [24JN], E1152 [24JN]

———implementation, H4399 [2MY]

Federal aid programs: implement program to empower low-income communities, H1297 [27FE]

———provide assistance to workers formerly employed in the Federal helium program, H4140 [30AP]

Federal employees: amend civil service laws (H.R. 3841), H11340-H11352 [26SE], H11547-H11565 [27SE]

———appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3205), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

———establish demonstration project to assess feasibility of temporary placement of displaced workers in other Federal or private employment (H.R. 3649), H6404 [13JN]

———implementation of veterans preference procedures in hiring and promoting, H5030, H5032 [14MY]

———improve safety, E1203 [27JN]

———payment of retirement and separation incentives and reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions (H.R. 2751), H7696 [17JY]

———pension eligibility of former spouses who remarry (H.R. 3574), E979 [4JN]

———provide voluntary separation incentives, H7695, H7696 [17JY]

———reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances (H.R. 3637), H6405 [13JN]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3204), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3203), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

———use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration employees, H7344-H7348 [11JY]

Food stamps: work requirements for eligibility, H7903-H7907 [18JY]

Foreign trade: extension of Generalized System of Preferences Program, H9858 [2AU]

———require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (H.R. 4014), E1500 [2AU]

———U.S. deficit, H1279 [27FE], H10647 [19SE]

Francis, Joseph S.: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Leadership Award recipient, E637 [25AP]

Gadsden, AL: tribute to Job Corps Center, E1597 [12SE]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish, H309 [5JA]

GATT: impact on employment and the economy, H1720 [6MR], H2470 [20MR]

———implementation, H7255 [10JY]

Government: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government (H.R. 782), H9772 [1AU]

———Federal jobs progams, H4176, H4177 [30AP]

———Federal jobs programs, H5133 [15MY]

———job creation programs, H1629 [29FE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H5304 [21MY], H5445-H5478 [22MY], H7163, H7164, H7165 [10JY], H8574-H8581 [26JY], E876, E880 [22MY], E892 [23MY], E919, E927 [24MY], E936, E944 [29MY], E950 [30MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), append text of H.R. 1227, Employee Commuting Flexibility Act, H5544 [23MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9846-H9862 [2AU], E1503 [2AU], E1536 [5SE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5432-H5445 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 503), H9839-H9846 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H8575-H8581 [26JY]

Government regulations: U.S. Chamber of Commerce study relative to the effects on small business, H7117 [9JY]

Hart, John: National High School Contest on the U.N. essay award recipient, E980 [4JN]

Hazelton, PA: anniversary of Community Area New Development Corp., E1052 [11JN]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (H.R. 4052), H10530 [18SE]

———impact of self-insured employer plans, E237 [28FE]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information, H9839 [2AU]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (H.R. 3482), E829 [16MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H2876 [27MR]

———prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (H.R. 3222), E562 [17AP]

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (H.R. 1797), H2878 [27MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, H10183-H10189 [11SE], H10957, H10961-H10970 [24SE], E1711 [26SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (H.R. 3101), E359 [14MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (H.R. 3425), H4658 [9MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (H.R. 3436), E767 [10MY]

Health care professionals: extend nonimmigrant nurse program, H2627-H2630 [21MR]

———provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (H.R. 3212), E509 [29MR]

Henning, John F.: Alameda County Central Labor Council Unionist of the Year award recipient, E102 [25JA]

Hershey Foods Corp.: Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Corporate Vulture Award recipient, H5035 [14MY]

Highland Park, IL: anniversary of Opportunity, Inc., E556 [17AP]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H2987-H3029 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], E483 [28MR], E494 [29MR], E591 [19AP]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2972-H2986 [28MR], H3209 [29MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2857-H2864 [26MR]

———remarks by Albert J. Dunlap to Republican freshman caucus, H979 [31JA]

———tribute to Office of Fair Employment Practices hearing officers, E1874 [30SE]

House Rules: exercise of privileges by former Members during consideration of legislation in which they have an interest, H9567 [1AU]

Illickal, Manoj (Manny): Joint Action in Community Service, Inc., National Essay Contest award recipient, E549 [16AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H5498 [22MY], H8164 [23JY], H9460, H9461 [31JY], H11578, H11591-H11595 [27SE], H12099, H12104 [28SE], E1916 [3OC]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H1968 [7MR], H2039 [12MR], H2313 [14MR], H2378-H2461, H2464 [19MR], H2472, H2473, H2475-H2538 [20MR], H2589, H2621-H2640 [21MR], H2707 [22MR], H7757 [17JY], H10189 [11SE], E390, E394 [20MR], E404, E413 [21MR], E418, E422, E434, E441 [22MR], E456, E457 [26MR], E472 [28MR], E496, E506 [29MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11064-H11071, H11079-H11091 [25SE], H11579 [27SE], E1839 [30SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2313 [14MR], H2361-H2376 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11071-H11079 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to instruct conferees, H10189-H10195 [11SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to recommit, H2636 [21MR]

———enforcement of employer sanctions relative to employment of illegal aliens, H2449, H2464 [19MR], H11074, H11075, H11081, H11087 [25SE]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2509-H2518 [20MR]

———installation of physical barriers at all areas of high incidence of illegal entry into the U.S., H2450, H2451 [19MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2589-H2603 [21MR]

———nonimmigrant worker regulations relative to protection of U.S. workers, H2638 [21MR]

———permanently bar entry into the U.S. for anyone who is caught entering the country illegally, H2456-H2460 [19MR], H2537 [20MR]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H803, H813 [24JA], E67 [24JA]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H930 [30JA]

———residency status of certain Polish and Hungarian aliens, H2537 [20MR], E404, E413 [21MR]

———status of illegal immigrants applying for permanent resident status, H2603, H2604 [21MR]

Income: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5478-H5485 [22MY], H5503-H5544 [23MY], E875 [22MY], E946 [29MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5432-H5445 [22MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 3448), E938 [29MY], E950 [30MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H6850 [26JN], H6976 [27JN], H8075 [22JY], H8382 [25JY], H8561, H8562 [26JY], H8670, H8776-H8791, H8814, H8815 [30JY], H9567 [1AU]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (H. Res. 488), H8562-H8573 [26JY]

———standard of living fluctuation, H2209-H2212, H2215 [13MR]

———use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage requirements (H.R. 4266), E1789 [28SE]

Indiana Regional Minority Supplier Development Council: tribute, E487 [28MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (H.R. 3268), E1053 [11JN]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2496-H2505 [20MR]

Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (H.R. 3030), H1972 [7MR]

Intelligence services: eliminate double surcharge on CIA relative to retiring employees, H5415 [22MY]

Japan: employment practices, E331 [13MR]

Job Corps: ensure a drug-free, safe, and cost effective program (H.R. 3169), E463 [27MR]

Kelly Services, Inc.: anniversary, E1622 [17SE]

La Grange, IL: tribute to Helping Hand Rehabilitation Center, E1427 [1AU]

La Puente, CA: anniversary of La Puente Valley Regional Occupational Program, E993 [4JN]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, H5371-H5378 [21MY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H4393 [1MY], H7990 [18JY], E616 [24AP]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), veto, H8816 [30JY], H9450 [31JY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), H5998 [6JN]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities, H7516 [12JY], H8463, H8474, H8504, H8505, H8506, H8509 [25JY]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (H.R. 3580), H6432 [18JN], H6516 [19JN], E1010 [6JN]

———repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (H.R. 1279), E556 [17AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: compensation practices and pay equity (H. Con. Res. 194), H6977 [27JN], E1205 [27JN]

Lumber industry: impact of subsidized lumber from Canada on market share and employment in the U.S., H1145 [1FE]

Malden Mills (business): Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Golden Eagle Award recipient, H5035 [14MY]

Mare Island, CA: tribute to Mare Island Naval Shipyard workers, E495 [29MR]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2041-H2048 [12MR]

Medicare/medicaid: use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (H.R. 4219), E1731 [27SE]

Medina, Eliseo V.: recipient of San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Leadership Award, E623 [25AP]

Members of Congress: limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (H.R. 1618), H7508 [12JY]

Messerman, Gale and Gerald: American Organization for Rehabilitation Through Training Jurisprudence Award recipients, E845 [20MY]

Midas International Corp.: tribute to employees, E1547 [10SE]

Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (H.R. 620), E478 [28MR]

———level, H1630 [29FE], H2209-H2212 [13MR], H2977, H2979, H2981, H2982, H3019-H3026 [28MR], H3176 [29MR], H3396, H3398 [16AP], H3494, H3495 [17AP], H3584, H3585, H3586, H3624, H3632-H3639 [18AP], H3663, H3664, H3666, H3667, H3668, H3702, H3703, H3705-H3715 [23AP], H3733, H3734, H3735, H3736, H3737, H3738, H3790, H3794, H3796, H3798-H3803 [24AP], H3825, H3826, H3827, H3829-H3837, H3839, H4043-H4046, H4102 [25AP], H4131, H4132, H4134, H4135, H4169 [30AP], H4305, H4306, H4307, H4308, H4309, H4310, H4312-H4323, H4371, H4372, H4380-H4387, H4389, H4390 [1MY], H4402-H4404, H4416-H4418, H4420 [2MY], H4427 [6MY], H4534, H4561-H4568 [8MY], H4659, H4660 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4837, H4884, H4894-H4898 [10MY], H4909 [14MY], H5061-H5068, H5135, H5146-H5149 [15MY], H5267 [16MY], H5309, H5310, H5373 [21MY], H5383, H5384, H5385, H5386, H5387, H5388, H5433-H5445, H5475, H5476, H5480-H5488 [22MY], H5503-H5543, H5546, H5551 [23MY], H5997 [6JN], H7118, H7119, H7121, H7122 [9JY], H7163, H7164, H7165 [10JY], H7266, H7267, H7269 [11JY], H7507, H7510, H7511 [12JY], H7538 [16JY], H7997, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8575-H8581 [26JY], H9708, H9709 [1AU], H9838-H9862 [2AU], H10113 [10SE], E477, E487 [28MR], E512 [29MR], E584, E587 [19AP], E602 [23AP], E795 [14MY], E875 [22MY], E918, E927 [24MY], E938, E946 [29MY], E955, E974 [30MY], E1086 [13JN], E1496 [2AU]

Morganfield, KY: tribute to Job Corps Center, E1634 [18SE]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H745 [23JA], H1720 [6MR], H2096 [12MR], H2470 [20MR], H2562 [21MR], H3804 [24AP], H10013 [4SE]

———implementation, H9709 [1AU]

National Guard: observance of Bosses' Day, E826 [16MY]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (H.R. 3168), H2932-H2934 [27MR]

Natural Cotton Colors (business): Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Golden Eagle Award recipient, H9903 [2AU]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act: implementation (H.R. 4135), H10962 [24SE]

New Jersey: economic impact of women in the business industry, E499 [29MR]

Nike, Inc.: labor situation of employees, H9838 [2AU]

———labor situation of Indonesian workers, H2934 [27MR], H3215 [29MR]

NLRB: allow individuals against whom injunctive relief is sought an opportunity to review and respond to legal memoranda and documents (H.R. 3091), E362 [14MR]

———resolution of unfair labor practice complaints in a timely manner (H.R. 4247), E1786 [28SE]

Northern Telecom (business): Corporate Citizenship Award recipient, E843 [20MY]

NTSB: conduct study on mandatory retirement age for pilots, H7091-H7093 [27JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (H.R. 707), H7117 [9JY]

———amend (H.R. 3234), H4132 [30AP], H5308 [21MY], H5383 [22MY], E528 [16AP]

Offutt AFB, NE: observance of Offutt Appreciation Day, E1272 [12JY]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (S. 1972), H11476-H11485 [27SE]

OPM: release of Federal employees' home addresses to labor organizations, H7708, H7709 [17JY]

———require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (H.R. 3462), E811 [15MY]

OSHA: anniversary, E690 [1MY]

———funding, E1279 [12JY]

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1440 [1AU]

Pennsylvania: tribute to Upper Dublin High School, E1380 [25JY]

Pensions: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State and local governments to fulfill the terms of pensions plans (H.R. 1683), E318 [8MR]

———improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts, H9845, H9848 [2AU]

———prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (H.R. 3688), E1345 [23JY]

———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees, H786-H788, H792, H796-H798 [24JA], E78, E81 [24JA]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (S. 2183), H12292 [4OC]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, H7988 [18JY], E1409 [30JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project, H7163, H7164, H7243, H7244 [10JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5927, H5928 [5JN], H5940, H5954-H5976 [6JN], H6251 [12JN], H7265, H7266, H7267, H7268, H7269, H7270 [11JY], E991 [4JN], E1041 [10JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), consideration (H. Res. 446), H5941-H5954 [6JN]

———reform, H152 [4JA], H345 [22JA], H744 [23JA], H1256 [27FE], H1400 [28FE], H1691, H1692 [5MR], H1976 [7MR], H2669 [22MR], H3798-H3803 [24AP], H3826 [25AP], H4306, H4308 [1MY], H4402 [2MY], H4535 [8MY], H5119, H5120 [15MY], H5308, H5309, H5310, H5311 [21MY], H5385, H5386, H5387, H5488, H5489 [22MY], H5508 [23MY], H5572, H5573, H5574 [29MY], H5651, H5652, H5653, H5654, H5733, H5735, H5736, H5737, H5740 [30MY], H5804 [4JN], H5928 [5JN], H5940 [6JN], H6105 [10JN], H6293, H6403 [13JN], H6485 [18JN], H7243, H7244, H7245, H7248, H7250, H7251 [10JY], H7647 [16JY], H7663, H7688, H7689 [17JY], H8104 [23JY], H8253 [24JY]-H8589 [26JY], H8602 [29JY], H8810-H8814 [30JY], H9462-H9465 [31JY], H9709 [1AU], E337 [13MR], E393 [20MR], E852 [21MY], E857 [22MY], E1137 [20JN], E1236 [10JY], E1240 [11JY], E1296 [17JY], E1335 [22JY]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, E20 [4JA]

———reform (H.R. 4), veto, H748 [23JA], H776, H777, H803 [24JA], H1144 [1FE], H5956, H5958, H5959 [6JN]

———reform (H.R. 2915), H7537, H7538, H7539 [16JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7646 [16JY], H7663, H7664, H7745-H7762, H7765 [17JY], H7796-H7990, H7992, H7996, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8076, H8089-H8091 [22JY], H8106, H8108, H8109 [23JY], H8319 [24JY], H8382, H8383 [25JY], H8561 [26JY], E1325 [18JY], E1337 [22JY], E1386 [26JY], E1409 [30JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H8670 [30JY], H9380, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9403-H9424 [31JY], H9567, H9708 [1AU], H9838, H9904 [2AU], E1444, E1451, E1453, E1454 [1AU], E1495 [2AU], E1539 [5SE], E1570 [11SE], E1640 [18SE]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7784 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9388-H9392 [31JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9392-H9403 [31JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8320-H8329 [24JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to recommit, H7988 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3832), H7664 [17JY]

———reform relative to domestic violence (H. Con. Res. 195), H7508 [12JY]

Puerto Rico: allow for wage-based tax credits, H5304 [21MY], E1688 [25SE], E1707, E1713 [26SE], E1905 [2OC]

———classification as enterprise zone, H9859 [2AU]

———repeal of certain corporate tax credits, H5304 [21MY], H5434, H5438, H5468-H5474, H5477 [22MY], E876 [22MY], E919 [24MY]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for benefits (H.R. 2594), H10532, H10534 [18SE], E839 [16MY]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (H.R. 3413), E745 [9MY]

———negotiations between labor unions and management, H8726 [30JY], E1311 [17JY], E1407 [30JY]

Refugees: Targeted Refugee Assistance Program funds distribution, H2531-H2533 [20MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1261 [27FE], H1401 [28FE], H8547 [25JY], H10099-H10101 [5SE]

———national agenda relative to labor unions, H7371 [11JY]

Rodriguez, Mary: Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind's Ronald Pearce Blind Employee of the Year Award recipient, E237 [28FE]

Saginaw, MI: tribute to Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc., E687, E689 [1MY]

San Bernardino County, CA: San Bernardino Employment and Training Agency tribute to Job Training Partnership Act Program alumni, E1841 [30SE]

San Diego, CA: tribute to Postal Service employees, E1795 [28SE]

San Francisco, CA: labor violations by Sprint Corp. relative to subsidiary shutdown, E257 [29FE]

San Mateo County, CA: tribute to California Working Group, E664 [30AP]

SBA: reauthorize women's business training program (H.R. 3990), E1495 [2AU], E1593 [12SE]

Scott Paper Co.: management style of chief executive officer Albert J. Dunlap, H999-H1002 [31JA]

Shares, Inc.: tribute, H8525 [25JY]

Sioux Falls, SD: support community and employer encouragement of family values, E1129 [20JN]

Small business: provide relief from certain OSHA regulations, H5938 [6JN]

———tribute to individuals whose businesses are run out of their home, E1803 [28SE]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals, H2218 [13MR], H3573 [17AP]

———increase earnings limit, H2975, H2998-H3027 [28MR]

———payroll taxes, H8088 [22JY]

Social Security Administration: prevent counterfeiting of Social Security cards, H2452-H2456 [19MR]

Southwestern Pennsylvania Manufacturers Week: observance, E1800 [28SE]

Spencer, WV: tribute to Kellwood Co. manufacturing plant, H7642 [16JY]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (H.R. 3538), E1781 [28SE]

Tarrytown, NY: General Motors plant closing, H6976 [27JN]

Taxation: contribution limits for certain pension plans (H.R. 3209), H3210 [29MR]

———determination of employment status of individuals as employees or independent contractors (H.R. 582), H5260 [16MY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (H.R. 127), E539 [16AP], E919 [24MY]

———repeal the withholding of income taxes and require individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis (H.R. 3343), H3827 [25AP]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (H.R. 1972), H2577 [21MR]

———treatment of certain contributions relative to veterans' reemployment, H9860 [2AU]

———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms, E1845 [30SE]

———treatment of health coverage for certain workers who leave employment (H.R. 3342), E638 [25AP], E1517 [5SE]

———treatment of veterans' reemployment rights (H.R. 3104), E378 [19MR]

Tongass National Forest: changes in land management planning process, H3625 [18AP]

———changes in land management planning process relative to protection of timber jobs, H2582, H2583 [21MR]

Tucson Electric Power Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1405 [30JY]

U.S. Fire Administration: convert certain excepted service positions to competitive service positions, H11210 [25SE]

Unemployment: level, H5386 [22MY]

United Airlines, Inc.: Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Golden Eagle Award recipient, H5035 [14MY], H9903 [2AU]

Veterans: allow enrollment at certain branches or extensions of institutions of higher learning (H.R. 2851), E33 [5JA]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7557-H7563 [16JY]

———funding for health and employment programs, E326 [12MR]

———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities, H11210, H11211, H11213 [25SE]

———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (H.R. 3586), H8762-H8768 [30JY], E1441 [1AU], E1502 [2AU]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (H.R. 3938), E1781 [28SE]

Water: adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees (H.R. 3326), E643 [25AP]

Waterbury, CT: groundbreaking ceremony of Brass Mill Center Mall, H6977 [27JN]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment, H11587-H11589 [27SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), H2334-H2339 [19MR], H4885 [10MY], H9832 [1AU], H9907 [2AU], E140 [1FE]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (S. 2132), E1758 [27SE]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (H.R. 3510), E877 [22MY]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (H.R. 3511), H5764 [4JN]

———tribute to women in public service, E441 [22MR]

Remarks in Senate

Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators: appointments, S5014-S5016 [14MY]

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, S8485, S8487 [22JY]

AID: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (H.R. 3870), S9671 [2AU]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (S. 2168), S11981 [30SE]

Alabama: funding for space exploration programs relative to State economy, S12445-S12451 [21OC]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, S9048 [29JY], S9094-S9099 [30JY]

Arizona Public Service Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S9635 [2AU]

Aviation: enhance security procedures and equipment, S9960-S9962 [5SE]

———enhance security procedures and equipment (S. 2037), S9586-S9588 [2AU]

Beulah, ND: operation of Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant, S400, S524 [26JA]

Boston, MA: Massachusetts Water Resources Authority retraining of workers for the Deer Island sewage treatment plant, S3269 [15AP]

Business and industry: hiring of certain individuals whose sole purpose of seeking employment is union organizing and representation (S. 1925), S7305 [28JN]

———improve job, income, and retirement security for employees (S. 1722), S4619-S4622 [2MY]

———improve job, income and retirement security for employees (S. 1668), S3312-S3314 [15AP]

———relocation to foreign countries to avoid certain income taxes, S9265, S9266 [31JY], S9545 [2AU]

———resurgence of steel industry, S4256 [25AP]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, S11821, S11822, S11854-S11857, S11859, S11871, S11872 [30SE], S12096-S12115 [1OC], S12169-S12177, S12178-S12193 [2OC], S12219-S12230, S12233, S12235 [3OC]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), S7912-S7914 [16JY]

———consolidate Federal child care programs (S. 850), S8519 [23JY], S9338 [1AU]

———restore health and safety protections relative to child care, S8109-S8113 [18JY]

———summer youth jobs progam, S2087 [14MR]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (S. 2071), S10428 [12SE]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, S665 [31JA], S3253-S3255 [15AP], S3340-S3345 [16AP], S8490 [22JY], S9311 [31JY]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 1650), S3157, S3158 [28MR]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (S. 2127), S11306 [25SE]

Colorado: tribute to Gateway Through the Rockies Program, S9308 [31JY]

———tribute to Golden Door Program, S9308 [31JY]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), S4317 [29AP], S11774-S11794 [28SE], S12004 [30SE]

Congress: national agenda, S9050-S9052 [29JY]

———provide for the issuance and approval of employment regulations and practices (H. Con. Res. 123), S284 [22JA]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the Senate (S. Res. 304), S11642 [28SE], S12463 [21OC]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of non-congressional employees (H. Con. Res. 207), S11642 [28SE]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (S. 2094), S11034 [19SE]

Contracts: provide for workforce scheduling flexibility for employees of certain Federal contractors, S10396, S10397 [12SE]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (S. 781), S10020 [6SE]

Correctional institutions: employment training for prisoners, S322 [23JA]

———exempt inmates from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements in Fair Labor Standards Act (S. 1943), S7762-S7764 [11JY]

Courts: independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment (S. 1697), S4063 [24AP]

———jurisdiction over suits involving foreign crewmembers against foreign ship owners, S3207 [29MR]

Crime: establish a national clearinghouse to assist in law enforcement employment background checks (S. 484), S12331 [3OC]

Cuban Adjustment Act: repeal, S4311 [29AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, S1321, S1323, S1328 [27FE], S5476-S5478 [22MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S6643 [21JN], S10013-S10016 [6SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide voluntary separation incentives to employees, S8464 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense: effects of the National Missile Defense Joint Program Office on private sector employment, S7276 [28JN]

———management of civilian intelligence personnel, S7236 [28JN]

———provide compensation to certain Vietnamese who were employed during the Vietnamese Conflict, S6439-S6443 [19JN], S7969 [17JY]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit certain lawsuits against contractors (S. 1852), S5980 [7JN]

———worker protection at Miamisburg, OH, facility, S7235 [28JN]

Dept. of HUD: voluntary retirement program funding, S9732 [3SE]

———Youthbuild Program funding, S9835 [4SE]

Dept. of Labor: Joblinks Employment Transportation Center funding, S11918 [30SE]

———revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (S. 1183), S12006 [30SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities (S. 1750), S4975 [13MY]

———exempt certain health care professionals from restrictions on certain outside activities (S. 1752), S4978 [13MY]

———suspend a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs (S. 1753), S4978 [13MY]

———use of voluntary separation incentives by offices reducing employment levels (S. 2151), S11553 [27SE]

Disabled: assist individuals seeking employment relative to disability benefits (S. 1979), S8472-S8474 [22JY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S9986-S10005 [6SE], S10054-S10058, S10064-S10069, S10088 [9SE], S10102, S10114, S10120, S10129-S10139 [10SE], S10712 [17SE], S12015-S12017 [30SE]

District of Columbia: prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (S. 2060), S10075 [9SE], S10965-S10969 [19SE]

———prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (S. 2073), S10566 [13SE], S10965-S10969 [19SE]

———prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (S. 2093), S11033 [19SE]

Domestic policy: civil rights policy reform, S3253-S3255 [15AP]

———education and job retraining programs funding, S6962-S6968 [26JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, S1644 [7MR]

———Senate hearings, S1645 [7MR]

Economic Development Agency: funding, S5489 [22MY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1187 [9FE], S1385 [28FE], S1402 [29FE], S1537-S1542, S1544-S1546 [6MR], S1615, S1616 [7MR], S3407 [16AP], S4564 [1MY], S4591 [2MY], S4883, S4886 [9MY], S7811-S7813 [12JY], S7882 [16JY], S9341-S9344, S9348-S9352 [1AU], S11401 [26SE], S11497-S11503 [27SE]

ERISA: improve protections for workers in multiple employer pension plans (S. 1842), S5863 [5JN]

———limits on investments of 401(k) pension plans by employers (S. 1837), S5857 [5JN]

———multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits, S3521 [18AP]

———reform, S3519 [18AP]

———treatment of pension assets by insurance companies, S7424, S7433, S7434 [9JY], S9545 [2AU]

Executive Office of the President: application of certain laws (S. 2000), S9159 [30JY]

FAA: reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders, S10745 [18SE]

———reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders (S. 2129), S11311 [25SE]

———retirement age of pilots, S10745 [18SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify exemption for houseparents from minimum wage and overtime requirements (S. 1554), S739 [1FE]

———make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (S. 2026), S9565 [2AU]

Families and domestic relations: provide income and economic security (S. 1685), S3628-S3630 [18AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (S. 2145), S11225 [25SE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (S. 1896), S6662 [21JN]

Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs (S. 1533), S499-S501 [26JA]

———permit use of unemployment benefits to establish new businesses (S. 2029), S9572 [2AU]

Federal employees: privatization of background checks, S7787 [11JY]

———prohibit distribution of personal information without consent of the individual, S10183 [10SE]

———provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (S. 1833), S5769 [4JN]

———reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances, S7236, S7237 [28JN]

———use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (S. 2104), S11169 [24SE]

Financial institutions: licensing requirements for employees selling insurance, S11927 [30SE]

———tribute to First Tennessee Bank, S11569 [27SE]

Firefighters: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring plans, S11860, S11922 [30SE]

Fish and fishing: improve employment and training assistance for fishermen classified as dislocated workers (S. 2001), S9160 [30JY]

Food stamps: work requirements for eligibility, S8362 [19JY], S8408 [22JY], S8499 [23JY], S9337 [1AU]

Foreign banks: Comptroller of Currency waiver of citizenship requirements for directors of national banks relative to foreign affiliate status, S11919 [30SE]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish, S4564 [1MY]

———establish (S. 704), S329 [23JA], S1153 [7FE], S5915, S5916 [6JN], S6195 [13JN], S6544 [19JN], S7749, S7750, S7756 [11JY], S7971-S7982 [17JY], S8298 [18JY], S9449 [1AU], S10749 [18SE]

Government: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government, S10165 [10SE]

———allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government (H.R. 782), S8941 [25JY]

———consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), S6657 [21JN], S7090-S7093 [27JN], S11700 [28SE]

———consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 143), S11477 [27SE]

———prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (S. 1692), S3794 [22AP]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S5650 [24MY], S6828 [25JN], S7345-S7358, S7366-S7413 [8JY], S7421-S7469, S7500 [9JY], S7513, S7625, S7630, S7631 [10JY], S7749 [11JY], S7910 [16JY], S8820 [25JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, S9525, S9530, S9535-S9542, S9544-S9548 [2AU], S9857 [4SE], S11446 [26SE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9498 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), unanimous-consent agreement, S5645-S5647 [24MY], S6826 [25JN], S7460, S7466 [9JY]

Government regulations: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (H.R. 849), unanimous-consent agreement, S1262 [9FE]

Health: ensure insurance equity between Federal and contract employees, S10381, S10382 [12SE]

———provide insurance for temporarily unemployed individuals (S. 2149), S11551 [27SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, S9278, S9279 [31JY], S9903-S9915 [5SE], S10021, S10022 [6SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (S. 969), S3248 [29MR], S4636, S4640 [2MY]

Homeless: assistance for veterans (S. 1929), S7307 [28JN]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), S3114-S3125, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3242, S3245 [29MR], S3683 [18AP]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, S11624, S11711-S11713 [28SE], S11829, S11838-S11840, S11850, S11863, S11881, S11885-S11887, S11895, S11901-S11904, S11923, S11925 [30SE], S12294, S12295, S12330 [3OC]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), S2251 [18MR], S4993 [14MY], S5650 [24MY], S10572 [16SE], S10650-S10653 [17SE], S10901, S10902 [19SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11132 [24SE], S11450, S11451 [26SE], S11491, S11503-S11508, S11511, S11514-S11519 [27SE], S11696 [28SE], S12297 [3OC]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), insert language of S. 1664 in lieu, S4611 [2MY]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3276-S3310, S3328-S3330 [15AP], S3346-S3349, S3351, S3352, S3365 [16AP], S3424, S3425 [17AP], S3713 [19AP], S4008, S4011, S4012-S4047, S4049-S4059 [24AP], S4116-S4156, S4160 [25AP], S4286-S4314 [29AP], S4376-S4388, S4390-S4418 [30AP], S4455-S4509, S4513 [1MY], S4576-S4587, S4592-S4614 [2MY], S4683 [3MY]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), unanimous-consent agreement, S3350 [16AP], S4487 [1MY], S4590 [2MY]

———certification requirements of foreign health care workers, S11886 [30SE]

———deportation of aliens who misrepresent U.S. citizenship, S3303 [15AP]

———determination of work eligibility for prospective employees, S4410-S4412 [30AP], S4455, S4456 [1MY]

———employment programs, S3284-S3290 [15AP]

———investigation of complaints relative to labor certifications, S4394, S4401, S4407, S4415, S4417 [30AP], S4455 [1MY]

———pilot projects to verify eligibility for employment, S6544 [19JN]

———pilot projects to verify eligibility for employment and public assistance benefits, S4577, S4578, S4584, S4597 [2MY]

———reform the temporary agricultural workers program, S4289, S4302-S4304 [29AP]

———reform the temporary agricultural workers program (S. 2174), S11987 [30SE]

———suspension of programs which result in unfunded Federal mandates, S4581-S4583, S4592 [2MY]

———treatment of sponsor relative to public welfare programs, S4312, S4314 [29AP], S4378, S4381-S4387, S4398, S4401-S4404 [30AP], S4495-S4498, S4508 [1MY]

———treatment of women relative to legal residency and public welfare programs, S4306 [29AP]

Income: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 3448), S6828 [25JN]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 3448), unanimous-consent agreement, S6826 [25JN]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), S9317 [31JY]

———provide for retirement savings and security, S8600 [24JY]

———provide for retirement savings and security (S. 1818), S5599, S5600 [23MY]

———provide for retirement savings and security (S. 1819), S5599, S5600 [23MY]

———provide for retirement savings and security (S. 1820), S5599, S5600 [23MY]

———provide for retirement savings and security (S. 1821), S5599, S5600 [23MY]

INS: establish Office of Enforcement of Employer Sanctions, S4466, S4467, S4491, S4492 [1MY]

———open-field searches relative to probable occurrences of illegal acts, S4020-S4025, S4032-S4047 [24AP]

———placement of agents in States, S4304, S4305 [29AP]

———require certain personnel levels in each State (S. 1691), S3794 [22AP]

Insurance: estabilsh minimum amount that may be applied as lifetime limit relative to coverage under group health coverage, S3584-S3587 [18AP]

———lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans, S3521 [18AP]

Kelly Services, Inc.: anniversary, S10711 [17SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4814-S4832, S4833-S4836, S4838-S4845, S4846-S4848, S4878-S4882 [8MY], S4887, S4890, S4893, S4895-S4921 [9MY], S4991, S4992, S5002 [14MY], S12422 [21OC]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), insert language of S. 295 in lieu, S7619 [10JY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S3624 [18AP], S4785-S4792, S4794-S4801 [7MY], S5019-S5023 [14MY], S6437 [19JN], S7444, S7469-S7489 [9JY], S7508, S7509, S7614-S7619 [10JY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), unanimous-consent agreement, S5645-S5647 [24MY], S6826 [25JN]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities, S6776, S6777, S6782, S6784 [25JN]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (S. 1845), S5940 [6JN]

———repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S5460 [21MY], S7297 [28JN], S7510, S7514, S7612-S7614 [10JY]

Law enforcement officers: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring plans, S11860, S11922 [30SE]

Lumber industry: impact of subsidized lumber from Canada on market share and employment in the U.S., S570, S571 [31JA]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: implementation, S2287 [19MR]

———repeal (H.R. 2685), S11329 [25SE]

Members of Congress: activities relative to constituents during recess, S1341-S1343 [27FE]

Minimum wage: impact of increase on nursing home industry, S7449, S7450 [9JY]

———level, S1570 [6MR], S2849-S2854, S2884, S2895, S2896-S2898 [26MR], S3005 [27MR], S3091 [28MR], S3233 [29MR]-S3257 [15AP], S3575-S3577 [18AP], S3766-S3769 [22AP], S4008, S4025-S4028, S4039-S4045, S4056 [24AP], S4155 [25AP], S4291, S4297-S4302 [29AP], S4395 [30AP], S4569 [1MY], S4575, S4576, S4614 [2MY], S4694 [3MY], S4720-S4723 [6MY], S4769, S4784-S4792 [7MY], S4816-S4832, S4833-S4836, S4846-S4848, S4878-S4882 [8MY], S4887, S4897, S4898, S4901, S4905, S4911-S4917, S4924, S4953 [9MY], S4987, S4992, S4995-S4997, S5019-S5023 [14MY], S5033 [15MY], S5520 [23MY], S5636, S5637, S5646 [24MY], S6436-S6438 [19JN], S6678, S6754 [24JN], S6828, S6844 [25JN], S7287-S7291 [28JN], S7345-S7358, S7403-S7413 [8JY], S7425, S7426, S7428-S7469, S7500 [9JY], S7513, S7624 [10JY], S7679, S7682 [11JY], S8820 [25JY], S9525, S9530, S9535-S9542 [2AU]

———tribute to efforts of Senate staff, Dept. of Labor staff, and outside organizations on minimum wage legislation, S9527 [2AU]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (S. 2016), S9437 [1AU]

———impact on employment and the economy, S20 [3JA], S577 [31JA]

NASA: voluntary retirement program funding, S9707 [3SE]

National Association of Retired Federal Employees: anniversary, S1190 [9FE]

National Payroll Week: observance, S10873 [18SE]

Norfolk, VA: tribute to the Norfolk Education and Employment Training Center, S8515 [23JY]

Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices: funding to carry out certain transition responsibilities (S. Res. 324), S12409 [3OC]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (S. 1972), S8159 [18JY], S9982 [5SE], S10024 [6SE], S12391 [3OC]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (S. 1759), S5094 [15MY]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security relative to certain students (S. 2044), S9605 [2AU]

Pensions: improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (S. 1922), S7302-S7304 [28JN]

———improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (S. 1923), S7302-S7304 [28JN]

———increase eligibility age and make cost-of-living adjustments for certain retirement benefits and allow contributions to private pension plans, S5343-S5352 [20MY], S5401 [21MY], S5485 [22MY], S5512 [23MY]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (S. 2183), S12092 [1OC]

Political campaigns: emphasis on national objectives during Presidential primaries, S1537-S1539 [6MR]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, S8096, S8097, S8099, S8100, S8124-S8126 [18JY], S8330 [19JY], S8396-S8401 [22JY], S8502, S8522, S8524 [23JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (S. 1917), S7187 [27JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (S. 1816), S5598 [23MY], S5642, S5648 [24MY]

———Democratic Party platform, S10868 [18SE]

———ensure approval of State waiver requests, S8131-S8134 [18JY], S8332, S8366 [19JY]

———establish State regulations relative to domestic violence, S8141, S8142 [18JY]

———exempt certain recipients in high unemployment areas from 5-year assistance limitation, S8414 [22JY]

———Federal role during poor economic periods, S9354 [1AU]

———funding for quality standards relative to child care, S8148 [18JY]

———increase child care credit for lower-income working parents, S8098 [18JY]

———individual development savings accounts, S8368 [19JY]

———multigenerational welfare dependency, S8126 [18JY], S8331 [19JY]

———reform, S671 [1FE], S875 [6FE], S1062 [7FE], S1781 [11MR], S1885 [12MR], S2145 [15MR], S4568 [1MY], S4780 [7MY], S4848 [8MY], S5101 [15MY], S5321, S5322 [20MY], S5424 [21MY], S5516 [23MY], S6127 [12JN], S6188-S6191 [13JN], S6671 [21JN], S6678 [24JN], S7681 [11JY], S10343, S10345 [11SE], S11867 [30SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), S10712 [17SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), veto, S113, S115, S132 [10JA], S669 [31JA], S3187 [29MR], S4637 [2MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), S8527-S8532 [23JY], S8668-S8671, S8672 [24JY], S8820, S8929 [25JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9322-S9334, S9337-S9341, S9344-S9347, S9352-S9415 [1AU], S9622 [2AU]

———reform (H.R. 3734), insert language of S. 1956 in lieu, S8527 [23JY]

———reform (S. 1795), S5498 [22MY], S7171, S7208 [27JN]

———reform (S. 1823), S5636, S5637, S5642, S5647 [24MY]

———reform (S. 1841), S5861 [5JN]

———reform (S. 1867), S6147-S6150 [12JN]

———reform (S. 1956), S7890 [16JY], S8070-S8150 [18JY], S8329-S8369 [19JY], S8395-S8426, S8451-S8454 [22JY], S8493-S8532 [23JY]

———reform (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8083, S8113, S8114, S8149 [18JY], S8509 [23JY]

———require certain recipients to participate in community service, S8337, S8364 [19JY], S8495 [23JY]

———require families receiving State assistance to enter into a personal responsibility agreement, S8136, S8138 [18JY]

———temporary assistance limits and school attendance requirements, S8402-S8404, S8405-S8407 [22JY], S8503 [23JY]

———withholding of family assistance grants to States for failure to meet work requirements, S8416-S8419 [22JY], S8504 [23JY]

———work requirements for eligibility, S8503 [23JY]

Puerto Rico: allow for wage-based tax credits, S7446 [9JY], S7910 [16JY], S9536 [2AU], S10343 [11SE], S11446 [26SE], S11489 [27SE]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for benefits (H.R. 2594), S11329 [25SE]

Refugees: exemptions relative to migration and false documentation, S4459-S4468, S4490, S4492 [1MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, S10537 [13SE]

Senate: employee cost-of-living adjustments, S9116 [30JY]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans (S. 2176), S11990 [30SE]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals, S3237 [29MR], S3268 [15AP]

———increase earnings limit, S3114-S3120 [28MR]

———payroll taxes, S4082 [24AP]

———trust funds' solvency, S5867 [5JN], S5911-S5915 [6JN]

South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude: labeling of carpets made with child labor, S4005 [24AP]

States: issuing of federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S3296-S3300 [15AP], S4391, S4392, S4406 [30AP], S4455, S4456, S4468-S4489, S4493 [1MY]

Take Our Daughters to Work Day: observance, S4259 [25AP]

Taxation: eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (S. 2072), S10554 [13SE]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (S. 2088), S10838 [18SE]

———establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of employer securities to employees (S. 2110), S11178 [24SE]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (S. 2047), S9607, S9629 [2AU]

———provide incentives for businesses to create new jobs and to prevent jobs from moving overseas (S. 1597), S1650-S1652 [7MR], S2178 [15MR]

———reform tax laws to stimulate the economy, S1540 [6MR]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (S. 1610), S1970-S1974 [13MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (S. 1715), S4323-S4326 [29AP]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 1928), S7307 [28JN]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 2086), S10687-S10689 [17SE]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance, S7408 [8JY], S7423, S7439, S7460 [9JY]

———treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (S. 1538), S509 [26JA]

———treatment of income for crew members of small fishing vessels, S7459 [9JY]

———treatment of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S10168-S10182 [10SE], S10246-S10261 [11SE]

———treatment of postsecondary and employer-provided education expenses (S. 1670), S3314 [15AP]

———treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (S. 2135), S12021 [30SE]

———waiver of penalty excise taxes relative to liquidity of small business pension plans, S7459 [9JY]

Tucson Electric Power Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S9635 [2AU]

U.S. Fire Administration: convert certain excepted service positions to competitive service positions (S. 1488), S6253 [13JN]

Veterans: funding for health programs, S2290, S2292 [19MR]

Washtenaw County, MI: Cope-O'Brien Center anniversary, S9979 [5SE]

Water: adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees (S. 1709), S4195 [25AP]

West Virginia: flexiplace work telecommuting center funding, S10360 [12SE]

White House Travel Office: refer matter of individuals terminated from employment to Court of Federal Claims, S10291-S10319 [11SE], S10350-S10353 [12SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment, S10291-S10319 [11SE], S10350-S10353 [12SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4092 [24AP], S4643-S4646 [2MY], S4670 [3MY], S4717 [6MY], S4773-S4782, S4786, S4787 [7MY], S4813-S4832, S4833-S4837, S4846-S4848, S4880 [8MY], S4890-S4893, S4895-S4926 [9MY], S4970 [13MY], S4989-S4993, S5002 [14MY], S5456 [21MY], S7626-S7630 [10JY], S7749 [11JY]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), unanimous-consent agreement, S4690 [3MY], S4901 [9MY]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (S. 1561), S914 [6FE], S1077 [7FE], S9548 [2AU]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (S. 2132), S11426 [26SE]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses, S7439 [9JY], S7625 [10JY]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (S. 1756), S5005-S5010 [14MY], S9533 [2AU]

Reports

Case Against a Higher Minimum Wage: Committee on Economics (Joint), H5475 [22MY]

INS—Building a Comprehensive Southwest Border Enforcement Strategy, E390-E392 [20MR]

Need for Better Product Labeling: Representative George Miller, E1659 [19SE]

New Garment Workers Study Finds Americans Intolerant of Sweatshops in Garment Industry: Marymount University Center for Ethical Concerns, S11035 [19SE]

Previous House Resolutions Granting Special Deposition Authority: Committee on Rules (House), H1875 [7MR]

Raising the Minimum Wage—The Illusion of Compassion: Committee on Economics (Joint), E918 [24MY]

Social Security Administration Union Activity: GAO, S11170-S11173 [24SE]

State Regulation of Health Plans: Jonathan Ratner, GAO, S3520 [18AP]

Teamwork for Employees and Management Act (S. 295): Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S7475 [9JY]

Reports filed

Airline Pilot Hiring and Safety Act: Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 3536) (H. Rept. 104-684), H7779 [17JY]

Civil Service Law Amendments: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3841) (H. Rept. 104-831), H11046 [24SE]

Clarify Exemption of Houseparents From Minimum Wage and Maximum Hour Requirements: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2531) (H. Rept. 104-592), H5569 [23MY]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Authority To Obtain Testimony To Investigate the Dismissal of White House Travel Office Personnel: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 369) (H. Rept. 104-472), H1774 [6MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2202, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 528) (H. Rept. 104-829), H11046 [24SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 503) (H. Rept. 104-739), H9705 [1AU]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 104-720), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 495) (H. Rept. 104-729), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 1227, Employee Commuting Flexibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 440) (H. Rept. 104-590), H5379 [21MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2202, Immigration Admission Policies Reform, Treatment of Criminal Aliens, Alien Smuggling, Documentation Requirements, and Border Security: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 384) (H. Rept. 104-483), H2315 [14MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2391, Working Families Flexibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 488) (H. Rept. 104-704), H8374 [24JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 104-500), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 440) (H. Rept. 104-590), H5379 [21MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3562, Approval of Waivers Submitted by Wisconsin To Conduct Wisconsin Works Welfare Reform Project: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 104-604), H5934 [5JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 104-686), H7779 [17JY]

Convert Certain U.S. Fire Administration Excepted Service Positions to Competitive Service Positions: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1488), S6082 [11JN]

Dept. of Transportation Driving Regulations Waiver for Agricultural Purposes During Planting and Harvest Seasons: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 604) (S. Rept. 104-233), S1180 [9FE]

Employee Commuting Flexibility Act: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1227) (H. Rept. 104-585), H5299 [20MY]

Federal Employee Representation Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 782), S1516 [5MR]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 704), S6611 [20JN]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-828), H11046 [24SE]

Immigration Admission Policies Reform: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1665) (S. Rept. 104-250), S3311 [15AP]

Immigration Admission Policies Reform, Treatment of Criminal Aliens, Alien Smuggling, Documentation Requirements, and Border Security: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H2034 [8MR]

———Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H1984 [7MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H1663 [4MR]

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1664) (S. Rept. 104-249), S3311 [15AP]

Immigration in the National Interest Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H2664 [21MR]

Improve Delivery of Employment and Nutrition Programs to Native Americans Under the Older Americans Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1972) (S. Rept. 104-355), S9742 [3SE]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 995) (H. Rept. 104-498), H2842 [25MR]

Provide Compensatory Time for All Employees: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2391) (H. Rept. 104-670), H7473 [11JY]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-725), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 1956), S7887 [16JY]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act Amendments: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2594) (H. Rept. 104-525), H3648 [18AP]

Relief of Individuals Terminated From White House Travel Office: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2937) (H. Rept. 104-484), H2320 [18MR]

Repeal Prohibitions on Political Recommendations Relative to Federal Employees: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 253) (S. Rept. 104-282), S6517 [19JN]

Small Business Job Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3448) (H. Rept. 104-737), H9704 [1AU]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3448) (H. Rept. 104-586), H5299 [20MY]

Small Business Job Protection Act and Employee Commuting Flexibility Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3448) (S. Rept. 104-281), S6408 [18JN]

Strengthen Veterans' Preference and Increase Employment Opportunities: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3586) (H. Rept. 104-675), H7532 [12JY]

Teamwork for Employees and Management Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 295) (S. Rept. 104-259), S4516 [1MY]

Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1711) (S. Rept. 104-371), S11168 [24SE]

Veterans Eligibility for Training and Rehabilitation Assistance and Transfer of Certain Educational Assistance Authority: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 104-650), H7105 [27JN]

White House Travel Office Proceedings Against John M. Quinn, David Watkins, and Matthew Moore: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-598), H5646 [29MY]

Workforce and Career Development Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1617) (H. Rept. 104-707), H8556 [25JY]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Creating Job Opportunities in Indiana, E1364 [24JY]

———Economic Outlook, E1562 [11SE]

———Pension Plans—Saving for a Secure Retirement, E463 [27MR]

———Raising the Minimum Wage, E579 [19AP]

———Wages, E409 [21MR]

———Welfare Reform Bill, E1570 [11SE]

Resolutions by organizations

National Police Officer Clearinghouse Legislation: Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police, S12331 [3OC]

Rulings of the Chair

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3020, H3022, H3023 [28MR]

Income: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5511 [23MY]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2042, H2043, H2044, H2045, H2046 [12MR]

Minimum wage: level, H7267 [11JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7796 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9395 [31JY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8081, S8109 [18JY]

Statements

Appalachian Regional Commission Does Not Duplicate Other Federal Programs, S9096 [30JY]

California Affirmative Action Initiative: David B. Oppenheimer, E1791-E1794 [28SE]

Congressional Review Provisions of Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act: Senators Nickles, Reid, and Stevens, S3683-S3687 [18AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: Representative Owens, H5377 [21MY]

Davis-Bacon Act Reform: Contractors' Coalition for Davis-Bacon, H5999 [6JN]

Economic Development Issues for African Americans: David R. Jones, E1883 [1OC]

Effects of Sudden Plant Closure and the Impact on the Principle of Freedom of Association and the Right of Workers To Organize: Representative Lantos, E257 [29FE]

Gangs and Street Violence: Andrea Jaquith, E987 [4JN]

Immigration and Refugees in the U.S.: Harmony Hariman and Tedra Guyette, E984 [4JN]

Minimum Wage Level: Senator Dodd, S7434 [9JY]

Myth of Smoot-Hawley: John Heinz, S10173 [10SE]

Post-High School Job Training and Scholarship Opportunities: Sarah Snider and Stephanie Petrolito, E944 [29MY]

Public Welfare Programs: Democratic National Committee, S10868, S10869 [18SE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform: President Clinton, S9359-S9362 [1AU]

———Representative Poshard, H9421 [31JY]

Summer Youth Employment Program: Amy DeCarmine, Amber Johnson, Beth Carmine, and Nathina Roy, E982 [4JN]

Tax Treatment of Businesses Operating Abroad: Robert S. McIntyre, Citizens for Tax Justice (organization), S9314 [31JY]

Welfare Dependency Act: Senator Moynihan, S5015 [14MY]

Work Requirements for Food Stamp Eligibility: Senator Leahy, S8363 [19JY]

Studies

Smoot-Hawley, Depression, and World Revolution: Donald W. Bedell, Bedell Associates, S10173-S10176 [10SE]

Summaries

Child Care Infrastructure Act (S. 2088), S10839 [18SE]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Authority To Obtain Testimony To Investigate the Dismissal of White House Travel Office Personnel (H. Res. 369), H1874 [7MR]

Comprehensive Women's Pension Protection Act (S. 2132), S11431 [26SE]

Empowerment and Enterprise Zone Programs Improvement and Expansion (S. 1533), S501 [26JA]

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664): Temporary Agriculutural Workers Program Amendment, S4290 [29AP]

Immigration in the National Interest Act (H.R. 2202): Gallegly Amendment Relative to Public Education of Illegal Aliens, E475 [28MR]

Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act (S. 1610), S1971 [13MR]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act (S. 969): Clarifications and Technical Corrections, S3249 [29MR]

Public Welfare Programs Reform (S. 1841), S5862 [5JN]

Public Welfare Programs Reform (S. 1867), S6147-S6149 [12JN]

Tax Treatment of Adoption Expenses (S. 1715), S4326 [29AP]

Tax Treatment of Employee Benefits for Staffing Firms, E1845 [30SE]

Travel Reform and Savings Act (H.R. 3637), H6405 [13JN]

Use of Rewards and Penalties for the Welfare Work Requirements, S8362 [19JY]

Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act (S. 1711), S11780-S11784 [28SE]

Women's Pension Equity Act (S. 1756), S5009 [14MY]

Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act (S. 1979), S8474-S8476 [22JY]

Workforce Development Act (H.R. 1617), S7092 [27JN]

Tables

April 1996 payroll for Burger King restaurant franchises in Eureka and McKinleyville, CA, H5483 [22MY]

Comparison of welfare reform proposals, S8127-S8129 [18JY]

Entry level wages in 1979 and 1991, H2947 [27MR]

Federal budget effects of public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734), S9412 [1AU]

Federal spending on major welfare programs, S9357 [1AU]

Jobs lost relative to minimum wage raise, H5499 [22MY]

Major differences in welfare proposals, S8129 [18JY]

Merchandise trade deficit, S10176 [10SE]

Overview of current law and welfare reform immigrant restrictions: National Immigration Law Center, H9410 [31JY]

Payroll tax data for employees and employers, S4709 [6MY]

Provisions in reconciliation bill that violate Budget Act rule on deficit reduction goals, S8423 [22JY]

Testimonies

Homeless Veterans Assistance: Ronald W. Drach, S7308 [28JN]

Minimum Wage: Don Baisch, H5483 [22MY]

———Melody Rane, H5482 [22MY]

Minimum Wage Level: Representative Gephardt, H3634 [18AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 207, Congressional Office of Compliance approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of non-congressional employees, H9899 [2AU]

H. Res. 369, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel, H1959 [7MR]

H. Res. 384, consideration of H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H2361 [19MR]

H. Res. 391, consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2972 [28MR]

H. Res. 440, consideration of H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, and H.R. 1227, Employee Commuting Flexibility Act, H5432 [22MY]

H. Res. 446, consideration of H.R. 3562, approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works welfare reform project, H5941 [6JN]

H. Res. 482, consideration of H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H7784 [18JY]

H. Res. 488, consideration of H.R. 2391, Working Families Flexibility Act, H8562 [26JY]

H. Res. 492, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9388 [31JY]

H. Res. 495, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9392 [31JY]

H. Res. 503, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, H9839 [2AU]

H. Res. 504, Congressional Office of Compliance approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the House of Representatives, H9898 [2AU]

H. Res. 528, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2202, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, H11071 [25SE]

H.J. Res. 168, waiving enrollment requirements for H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, and H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2857 [26MR]

H.R. 743, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act, S7619 [10JY]

H.R. 782, Federal Employee Representation Improvement Act, S8941 [25JY], H9772 [1AU]

H.R. 1114, child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters, H8517 [25JY]

H.R. 1227, Employee Commuting Flexibility Act, H5478 [22MY]

H.R. 2202, Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act, S4730-S4760 [6MY]

H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H2399-H2440 [19MR]

H.R. 2397, relief of individuals terminated from employment at the White House Travel Office, H2334 [19MR]

H.R. 2594, reduce waiting period for benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, H10532 [18SE]

H.R. 2685, repeal Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank, H2041 [12MR]

H.R. 2937, relief of individuals terminated from employment at the White House Travel Office, E141 [1FE]

H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2987-H2998 [28MR]

H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, S7366-S7402 [8JY], H5445-H5467 [22MY]

H.R. 3536, Airline Pilot Hiring and Safety Act, H8046 [22JY]

H.R. 3562, approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works welfare reform project, H5954 [6JN], E992 [4JN]

H.R. 3586, Veterans' Employment Opportunities Act, H8762-H8764 [30JY]

H.R. 3674, veterans eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority, H7557-H7559 [16JY]

H.R. 3688, prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans, E1345 [23JY]

H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8673-S8736 [24JY]

H.R. 3841, Omnibus Civil Service Reform Act, H11340-H11346 [26SE], H11549-H11559 [27SE]

H.R. 3870, voluntary separation incentives to AID employees to reduce employment levels, H8626 [29JY]

H.R. 4135, New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act and National Mental Health Parity Act implementation, H10963 [24SE]

H.R. 4266, White Collar Reform Act, E1790 [28SE]

H.R. 4282, technical corrections relative to certain Dept. of Defense educational assistance authority, H12132 [28SE]

S. 704, Gambling Impact Study Commission establishment, S7971 [17JY]

S. 850, consolidate Federal child care programs, S8520 [23JY]

S. 1488, convert certain excepted service positions to competitive service positions in the U.S. Fire Administration, S6253 [13JN]

S. 1610, Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act, S1971 [13MR]

S. 1697, independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment, S4064 [24AP]

S. 1709, adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees, S4195 [25AP]

S. 1711, Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance, S4317 [29AP]

S. 1711, Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act, S11786-S11794 [28SE], H12123-H12131 [28SE]

S. 1750, Dept. of Veterans Affairs disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities, S4975 [13MY]

S. 1752, exempt certain health care professionals in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs from restrictions on certain outside activities, S4978 [13MY]

S. 1753, Dept. of Veterans Affairs suspension of a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs, S4979 [13MY]

S. 1756, Women's Pension Equity Act, S5007 [14MY]

S. 1845, Union Member Protection Act, S5940 [6JN]

S. 1852, Dept. of Energy Class Action Lawsuit Act, S5981 [7JN]

S. 1896, expand Family and Medical Leave Act coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, S6663 [21JN]

S. 1929, homeless veterans assistance, S7308 [28JN]

S. 1972, improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans under the Older Americans Act, S10024 [6SE]

S. 1972, improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to older Native Americans, S8159 [18JY]

S. 1972, improve delivery of Older Americans Act employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans, S12391-S12398 [3OC], H11476-H11483 [27SE]

S. 2001, employment and training assistance for fishermen classified as dislocated workers, S9160 [30JY]

S. 2029, use of unemployment benefits to establish new businesses, S9573 [2AU]

S. 2037, Aviation Security Act, S9588-S9590 [2AU]

S. 2047, modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans, S9608 [2AU]

S. 2060, prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs in District of Columbia, S10076 [9SE]

S. 2088, Child Care Infrastructure Act, S10838 [18SE]

S. 2110, establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of employer securities to employees, S11178 [24SE]

S. 2132, Comprehensive Women's Pension Protection Act, S11427-S11431 [26SE]

S. 2151, use of voluntary separation incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs offices reducing employment levels, S11553 [27SE]

S. 2174, temporary agricultural workers program reform, S11988-S11990 [30SE]

S. 2183, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act technical corrections, S12092 [1OC], H12292 [4OC]

S. Con. Res. 66, public welfare programs reform relative to domestic violence, S7191 [27JN]

S. Res. 242, approval of Congressional Office of Compliance regulations applicable to employees of the Senate relative to Family and Medical Leave Act, S3959-S3997 [23AP]

S. Res. 304, approval of Congressional Office of Compliance's final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the Senate, S11642, S11731 [28SE]

S. Res. 324, Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices funding to carry out certain transition responsibilities, S12313, S12409 [3OC]

EMPLOYMENT NONDISCRIMINATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2056), S9967 [5SE]

Documents

Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Under the Employment Nondiscrimination Act: EEOC, S10057 [9SE]

Letters

Provisions: Albert M. Pennybacker, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., S9996 [6SE]

———Coretta Scott King, King Center, S10138 [10SE]

———David L. Thompson, Business Leadership Council, S10138 [10SE]

———Karen Kerrigan, Small Business Survival Committee, S10138 [10SE]

———Kay S. Dowhower, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, S9997 [6SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S10137 [10SE]

———Richard T. Foltin, American Jewish Committee, S9996 [6SE]

———Sharon F. Canner, National Association of Manufacturers, S10137 [10SE]

———Thomas W. Fassett, General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church, S9996 [6SE]

Lists

Employers with nondiscrimination policies that include sexual orientation, S9990 [6SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2056), S9986 [6SE], S10054-S10058, S10064-S10069, S10088 [9SE], S10102, S10114, S10120, S10129-S10139 [10SE], S10712 [17SE], S12015-S12017 [30SE]

EMPLOYMENT POLICY FOUNDATION

Press releases

Economic Growth, S7473 [9JY]

EMPRESS (vessel)

Texts of

S. 527, certificate of documentation, S9031 [29JY]

ENCHANTED ISLES (vessel)

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1047) (S. Rept. 104-226), S491 [26JA]

Texts of

S. 1047, certificate of documentation, S9034 [29JY]

ENCHANTED SEAS (vessel)

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1047) (S. Rept. 104-226), S491 [26JA]

Texts of

S. 1047, certificate of documentation, S9034 [29JY]

ENCOURAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEMS ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3697), E1148 [20JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3697, provisions, E1148 [20JN]

ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATIONS PRIVACY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1587), S1516 [5MR]

Letters

Provisions: Bruce Schneier, S1521 [5MR]

———Matt Blaze, S1521 [5MR]

———Robert W. Holleyman II, Business Software Alliance, S1521 [5MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1587), S1516-S1522 [5MR]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 1587), S1519 [5MR]

Texts of

S. 1587, provisions, S1517-S1519 [5MR]

ENDANGERED SPECIES

Analyses

Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act (S. 2096), S11038-S11040 [19SE]

Articles and editorials

Sensible Forest Plan for Snoqualmie Pass, S7207 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4139), H11047 [24SE]

Conservation of natural resources: enhance wildlife conservation and management and protect fishing, hunting and trapping (see S. 2115), S11169 [24SE]

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

Ecology and environment: increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to environmental crimes (see S. 2096; H.R. 4218), S11033 [19SE], H11395 [26SE]

Endangered Species Act: prohibit sale of products containing endangered species (see S. 1915), S7179 [27JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 2275), consideration (see H. Res. 466), H6915 [26JN]

Private property: protect rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Taxation: incentives for endangered species conservation (see H.R. 3811), H7533 [12JY]

Letters

Critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California: Dan Hauser, H6584 [19JN]

———Donnavie Paddock-Bowers, H6584 [19JN]

———Martin Gift, H6583 [19JN]

———Mary and Jack Walsh, H6583 [19JN]

———Representative Riggs, H6584 [19JN]

Endangered species protection programs funding: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S1848 [12MR]

Judicial review of forest management activities: Tom Troxel, Black Hills Forest Resource Association, S3023 [27MR]

Naming of A.P. Lutali as Indigenous Conservationist of the Year: Paul A. Cox, Seacology Foundation, S527 [26JA], E187 [6FE]

Lists

State listings of endangered species, S4176-S4178 [25AP]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: Animal Damage Control Program funding, H6192-H6197 [12JN]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4139), H11529, H11530 [27SE]

Birds: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6517, H6567-H6587 [19JN]

———protection of gnat catcher birds, H4440 [7MY]

California: designation of critical habitats, H6546 [19JN]

Ecology and environment: impact of budget cuts on the enforcement of environmental regulations, H1290-H1294 [27FE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H3659, H3660, H3661, H3664, H3666, H3667 [23AP], H4660 [9MY], H6706-H6709 [24JN], H9991 [4SE], E1208 [27JN]

———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (H.R. 2407), E1707 [26SE]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize, E108 [26JA]

———reauthorize (H.R. 2275), H2881-H2890 [27MR], H6852 [26JN], H7662 [17JY], E1148 [20JN], E1403 [30JY]

———violations, E1679 [25SE]

Hunting and trapping: efforts to prevent poaching of elephants and rhinoceros, E235 [28FE]

Hurwitz, Charles: logging practices in the Headwaters Forest relative to savings and loan failure, H6568-H6570, H6572, H6575, H6581 [19JN], E46 [22JA]

Lutali, A.P. (Governor of American Samoa): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, E187 [6FE]

Marine mammals: whaling by Native Americans, H6853 [26JN]

National Marine Fisheries Service: Hawaiian Monk Seal and Sea Turtle Programs funding, H8231, H8232 [23JY]

Native Americans: Makah Tribe whaling rights, H7102 [27JN]

NOAA: funding, H8254, H8281 [24JY]

———Marine Sanctuary Program funding, H8167 [23JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund funding, H6588, H6589 [19JN]

———partnership with businesses in protecting endangered species, H6547 [19JN]

Remarks in Senate

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S12123 [1OC]

Courts: judicial review of forest management activities (S. 1647), S3022, S3023 [27MR]

Ecology and environment: increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to environmental crimes (S. 2096), S11036-S11041 [19SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S3755-S3766 [22AP], S5525, S5532 [23MY]

———reform of regulations, S3184, S3185 [29MR]

Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization, S4162, S4166, S4176, S4178 [25AP]

———prohibit sale of products containing endangered species (S. 1915), S7187 [27JN]

———reform, S1611-S1613 [7MR]

———reform and reauthorize, S4981 [13MY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program, S1613, S1614 [7MR]

Lutali, A.P. (Governor of American Samoa): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, S527 [26JA]

PlumCreek Timber Co.: tribute for Habitat Conservation Plan, S7206 [27JN]

Taxation: exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements, S4176 [25AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: funding for Endangered Species Act listings, S2293 [19MR]

Wildlife: protection programs funding, S1838-S1851 [12MR], S1907-S1913 [13MR]

Reports filed

Endangered Species Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2275) (H. Rept. 104-778), H10111 [9SE]

Tables

Endangered Species Act court cases, E1679 [25SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4139, Anadromous Fish Conservation Act and Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act reauthorization, H11529 [27SE]

S. 1647, judicial review of forest management activities, S3023 [27MR]

S. 2096, Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act, S11037 [19SE]

ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

Bills and resolutions

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Labeling: prohibit sale of products containing endangered species (see S. 1915), S7179 [27JN]

Monuments and memorials: require compliance with certain environmental acts and an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (see S. 2150), S11540 [27SE]

Reauthorize (H.R. 2275): consideration (see H. Res. 466), H6915 [26JN]

Letters

Endangered species protection programs funding: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S1848 [12MR]

Remarks in House

Reauthorization (H.R. 2275), H2881-H2890 [27MR]

Reauthorize, E108 [26JA]

Reauthorize (H.R. 2275), H6852 [26JN], H7662 [17JY], E1148 [20JN], E1403 [30JY]

Violations, E1679 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: reform and reauthorize, S4981 [13MY]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S11887 [30SE]

Endangered species: protection programs funding, S1838-S1851 [12MR], S1907-S1913 [13MR]

Labeling: prohibit sale of products containing endangered species (S. 1915), S7187 [27JN]

Monuments and memorials: require compliance with certain environmental acts and an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (S. 2150), S11552, S11553 [27SE]

Reauthorization: determination of threatened species, S4162, S4166, S4176, S4178 [25AP]

Reform, S1611-S1613 [7MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: funding for Endangered Species Act listings, S2293 [19MR]

Reports filed

Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2275) (H. Rept. 104-778), H10111 [9SE]

ENDEAVOUR (vessel)

Texts of

S. 213, certificate of documentation, S9031 [29JY]

ENERGY see Power Resources

ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT

Amendments

Conservation of energy: extend certain programs (H.R. 3868), S11669, S11732 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions

Conservation of energy: extend certain programs (see S. 1888; H.R. 3670, 3868), S6517 [19JN], H6508 [18JN], H8247 [23JY]

Programs: extend (see H.R. 4083), H10524 [17SE]

Remarks in House

Conservation of energy: extend certain programs (H.R. 3868), H8671 [30JY]

Programs: extend (H.R. 4083), H10909 [24SE]

Remarks in Senate

Conservation of energy: extend certain programs (H.R. 3868), S11669, S11670 [28SE]

———extend certain programs (S. 1888), S6625 [20JN], S7141 [27JN]

Programs: extend (H.R. 4083), S12408 [3OC]

Reports

Programs' Extension (S. 1888): CBO, S6625 [20JN]

Reports filed

Program Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3868) (H. Rept. 104-712), H8597 [26JY]

Programs Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4083) (H. Rept. 104-814), H10762 [20SE]

Programs' Extension: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1888), S6517 [19JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3868, program extension, H8671 [30JY]

H.R. 4083, extend programs, H10909 [24SE]

ENFIELD, CT

Remarks in House

Fire department: anniversary, E70 [24JA]

Remarks in Senate

Volunteer Fire Department: anniversary, S327 [23JA], S666 [31JA]

ENGBRETSON, KEVIN

Remarks in House

Boy Scouts: National Certificate of Merit recipient, E1066 [12JN]

ENGEL, ELIOT L. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8232 [23JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5818 [4JN]

Articles and editorials

Congressional Jewish Summer Reading List, Neal Sher, E1600 [12SE]

Gladiator Retires After Half-Century of Service, E72 [24JA]

Interview With President William J. Clinton, George A. Nader, Middle East Insight (publication), E133 [1FE]

Kosova's Albanians Look to U.S. for Help—American Office Opened in Serb-Ruled Region, Michael Dobbs, Washington (DC) Post, H8632 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Education: allow local jurisdictions flexibility in use of certain funds (see H.R. 3135), H2664 [21MR]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 3621), H6285 [12JN]

Kosovo: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 155), H2950 [27MR]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H6532 [19JN]

Poland: condemn construction of shopping center within internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp (see H. Res. 398), H3231 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H331 [5JA]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H9925 [2AU]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H11395 [26SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H10524 [17SE]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation in Tibet (see H. Res. 347), H913 [25JA]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6509 [18JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4424 [2MY]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4117), H12175 [28SE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507), H3387 [15AP]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H12194 [30SE]

———require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H1636 [29FE]

Contracts: require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H7780 [17JY]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 2259), H1232 [6FE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6423 [17JN]

———development and implementation of national financial crimes strategy (see H.R. 3931), H9566 [31JY]

———distribute to community-based organizations information on the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 2818), H4110 [25AP]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H3731 [23AP]

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H3488 [16AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: revise ranking process of applicants and limit awards to States for certain construction grants (see H.R. 3722), H9925 [2AU]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H4647 [8MY]

———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H7108 [27JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1050), H9925 [2AU]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Firearms: standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 3652), H6413 [13JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H9925 [2AU]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H1774 [6MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H10040 [4SE]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H6914 [26JN]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H913 [25JA]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (see H. Con. Res. 103), H3488 [16AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H3650 [18AP]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H7114 [8JY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H774 [23JA]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H7475 [11JY]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H7107 [27JN]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H5380 [21MY]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H4119 [29AP]

Political campaigns: free broadcasting time for political advertising (see H.R. 2271), H3650 [18AP]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H914 [25JA]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H4902 [10MY]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H9925 [2AU]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 3571), H6117 [10JN]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4397 [1MY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3139), H3658 [22AP]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H9925 [2AU]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3387 [15AP]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H5174 [15MY]

———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H1636 [29FE]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H10721 [19SE]

Taxation: designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246), H6184 [11JN]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338), H6006 [6JN]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H9926 [2AU]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H. Con. Res. 225), H11527 [27SE]

U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H6184 [11JN]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H4119 [29AP]

Westchester County, NY: condemn anti-semitic vandalism (see H. Con. Res. 231), H12175 [28SE]

World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5570 [23MY]

Yugoslavia: human and political rights of the Bosnian people of the Sanjak region in Serbia and Montenegro (see H. Con. Res. 217), H11048 [24SE]

Letters

Human rights violations in Kosovo: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, H8631 [29JY]

———several Representatives, H8631 [29JY]

Remarks by, on

AID: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (H.R. 3870), H8627 [29JY]

Argentina: anniversary of Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center terrorist attack, E1324 [18JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H161 [4JA]

Bush, George W. (Governor of Texas): New York, NY, crime rate, H12298 [4OC]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (H.R. 3846), H8625, H8626 [29JY]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4558 [8MY]

Congress: compliance with War Powers Act, H10347 [12SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3283 [15AP]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, H2092 [12MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), veto, H4159 [30AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H238 [5JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8232 [23JY]

Development Fund for Africa: reauthorize (H.R. 3735), H8623 [29JY]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of President Clinton's foreign policy, H12298 [4OC]

Education: funding, H2876 [27MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8475 [25JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5484 [22MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (H. Res. 488), H8570 [26JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2695 [22MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5877, H5917 [5JN], H6144 [11JN]

Foreign trade: provide President with proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip (H.R. 3074), H3413 [16AP]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H8579 [26JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H11 [3JA], H161 [4JA], H190 [5JA]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (H.R. 2925), E1800 [28SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3106 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3033 [28MR]

Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (H. Res. 316), H3421 [16AP]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3020, H3021 [28MR]

———legislative program, H4837 [10MY]

House Rules: authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H223 [5JA]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3836 [25AP]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5917 [5JN]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), E1143 [20JN]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (S. Res. 288), H10346 [12SE]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians, H5877 [5JN]

———human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 155), H8630 [29JY]

Middle East: hostilities between Israel, Lebanon, and Syria, H3841 [25AP]

———Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, E133 [1FE]

Minimum wage: level, H3020, H3021 [28MR], H3836 [25AP], H4307 [1MY], H5484 [22MY], H8579 [26JY]

Monroe College: tribute, E1889 [1OC]

New York: tribute to Gateway Day Habilitation Center, E1913 [3OC]

New York, NY: anniversary of Handicapped Adults Association of Co-Op City, E1267 [12JY]

———anniversary of Jewish War Veterans Post 500, E1292 [16JY]

———anniversary of National Council of Negro Women, E1364 [24JY]

———anniversary of New York Eye Surgery Center, E1226 [9JY]

———tribute to Eastchester Park Nursing Home, E1462 [2AU]

———tribute to Split Rock Nursing Home, E1462 [2AU]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3024 [28MR]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5347 [21MY]

Point of order, H3020 [28MR]

Poland: condemn construction of shopping center within internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp, H6144 [11JN]

Public broadcasting: Public Telecommunications Facilities Program funding, H8232 [23JY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3020, H3021 [28MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3398 [16AP]

San Fili Fraternity Club of Westchester, Inc.: anniversary, E1592 [12SE]

SEC: study effects of preferencing on exchange markets, E1143 [20JN]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 4042), H11567 [27SE]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (H. Con. Res. 149), H2074 [12MR]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9884 [2AU]

Votes: position on missed, H4807 [10MY], E889, E892 [23MY], E1205 [27JN]

Westchester County, NY: tribute to Bridge Fund (organization), E1867 [30SE]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (H. Con. Res. 191), H8628 [29JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H3817 [24AP]

Resignations

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunity (House), H3655 [22AP]

Committee on International Relations (House), H3655 [22AP]

Tributes

Berenstein, Isador, E1222 [9JY]

Berlofsky, Jerome and Miriam, E1471 [2AU]

Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8535 [25JY]

Grabowsky, Abraham, E1266 [12JY]

Graham, William, E1269 [12JY]

Imundi, Romolo J., E72 [24JA]

Jerome, Stephen J., E1889 [1OC]

Kearns, Anne E., E1296 [17JY]

Masi, Mary, E1299 [17JY]

McFadden, James J., E1311 [17JY]

Murphy, Thomas J., E1308 [17JY]

Safran, Murray and Beatrice, E1362 [24JY]

Thornton, Nellie A., E1464 [2AU]

Torres, Raymond, E1406 [30JY]

Vlahopoulos, Louis, E1406 [30JY]

Warshavsky, Herbert, E1468 [2AU]

ENGEL, KURT

Remarks in House

Lyons Township, IL, High School: Most Inspirational Teacher Award recipient, E181 [5FE]

ENGINEERING related term(s) Mathematics

Articles and editorials

Too Many Engineers, Too Few Jobs, S4134 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions

Coast Guard: cost estimate for the engineering, design and retrofitting of the icebreaker Mackinaw (see H.R. 4081), H10523 [17SE]

Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces: establish (see H.R. 3726), H6914 [26JN]

Messages

NSF Report: President Clinton, S5491 [22MY], H5431 [22MY]

Science and Engineering Indicators—1996: President Clinton, S5091 [15MY], H5103 [15MY]

Remarks in House

Association for Women in Science: anniversary, E1110 [18JN]

Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces: establish (H.R. 3726), E1180 [26JN]

Juan C. Tenorio Associates, Inc.; anniversary, E1146 [20JN]

National Engineers Week: observance, H1401 [28FE], E203 [23FE], E215 [27FE]

NSF: change name to National Science and Engineering Foundation, H5616-H5619 [29MY]

Pontiac, MI: tribute to Pontiac Central High School U.S. First Team, E936 [29MY]

Prasad, Archna and Vandna: tribute for participation in the International Science and Engineering Fair, E1134 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Energy: Idaho National Engineering Laboratory funding, S9100, S9101 [30JY]

Detriot Area Pre-College Engineering Program, Inc.: anniversary, S349 [24JA]

National Engineers Week: observance, S1371 [27FE]

Saturday Academy of Oregon: Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring recipient, S12424 [21OC]

ENGLAND see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

ENGLEHARDT, ED

Remarks in House

Tribute, E172 [5FE]

ENGLEHART, RICHARD T.

Articles and editorials

Tribute to George H. Searight, E65 [23JA]

ENGLER, JOHN (Governor of Michigan)

Letters

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S5935 [6JN]

Interstate Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste Act, H939 [30JA]

Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act, S2426 [20MR]

ENGLISH, ANTHONY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1681 [25SE]

ENGLISH, PHIL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize VA medical centers to retain funds collected for health services provision (see H.R. 2913), H1138 [31JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 172), H3649 [18AP]

Employment: extend time period for filing of trade adjustment assistance petitions (see H.R. 3271), H3649 [18AP]

Public welfare programs: reform unemployment benefit system (see H.R. 3738), H7106 [27JN]

Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H9922 [2AU]

Senior citizens: improvements relative to financial security (see H.R. 3125), H2558 [20MR]

Social Security: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 4089), H10524 [17SE]

———use of current level disability benefits for blind individuals in certain earnings test disability determinations (see H.R. 4091), H10524 [17SE]

Taxation: application of retail tax relative to certain heavy duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 4090), H10524 [17SE]

———suspension of tax on ozone-depleting chemicals used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 3416), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 3817), H7657 [16JY]

———treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 3124), H2558 [20MR]

———treatment of income relative to cash method of accounting (see H.R. 3126), H2558 [20MR]

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 3677), H6531 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (see H.R. 2795), H3731 [23AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2123 [12MR]

Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H4902 [10MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Clarion River: designate certain segments as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3568), H7108 [27JN]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see H.R. 3793), H8030 [18JY]

Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H10386 [12SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H7260 [10JY]

———restore integrity, goodwill, honesty, and trust (see H.R. 3792), H7474 [11JY]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H4800 [9MY]

Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 2396), H5501 [22MY]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H3731 [23AP]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3776), H7260 [10JY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H11396 [26SE]

———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 3085), H2315 [14MR]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see H.R. 3565), H10386 [12SE]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H. Res. 470), H8248 [23JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: legislative treatment of myelogram-related arachnoiditis (see H.R. 448), H3730 [23AP]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H4110 [25AP]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H3388 [15AP]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H8598 [26JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3543, 3760), H5646 [29MY], H7533 [12JY]

———establish advisory commission to recommend reforms in congressional election laws (see H.R. 2635), H1636 [29FE]

———provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H6915 [26JN]

———revise rules on independent expenditures (see H.R. 3208), H5501 [22MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 739), H4646 [8MY]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

———establish Office of the Inspector General (see H.R. 3872), H9706 [1AU]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 1100), H9925 [2AU]

Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on foreign representation (see H.R. 3434), H4901 [10MY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3387 [15AP]

Food: meat and poultry inspection programs (see H.R. 1423), H1716 [5MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

———require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (see H.R. 4014), H9924 [2AU]

———substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6415 [13JN]

FTC: impose monetary penalties for use of fraudulent political advertisements (see H.R. 3995), H9923 [2AU]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4902 [10MY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H9925 [2AU]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H5647 [29MY]

———term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H7154 [9JY]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H3820 [24AP]

———improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H4110 [25AP]

———improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (see H.R. 4230), H11525 [27SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3103), H2867 [26MR]

Health care professionals: increase practitioners in the field of primary health care (see H.R. 449), H3730 [23AP]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 180), H7533 [12JY]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H8598 [26JY]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H10236 [11SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H1325 [27FE]

IRS: recognize qualified delivery services in addition to the Postal Service for purposes of timely filing of tax documents (see H.R. 3086), H2665 [21MR]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H5380 [21MY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H2665 [21MR]

———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H1226 [1FE]

Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 286), H6532 [19JN]

———prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H3650 [18AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H3231 [29MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5288 [16MY]

Medicare: hospice care reform (see H.R. 3714), H6764 [25JN]

———liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H6531 [19JN]

Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 162), H1986 [7MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3581 [17AP]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2714 [22MR]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H1636 [29FE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H7108 [27JN]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H5753 [30MY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H187 [4JA]

Native Americans: exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 3156), H2713 [22MR]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H1232 [6FE]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3596), H6005 [6JN]

OPM: delay privatization of the Office of Federal Investigation (see H.R. 3189), H3170 [28MR]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security Act relative to certain students (see H.R. 3450), H5052 [14MY]

Postal Service: require photo identification for processing of change-of-address orders (see H.R. 3629), H6691 [20JN]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 1325), H4119 [29AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3507), H5500 [22MY]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H5173 [15MY]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see H. Con. Res. 200), H9706 [1AU]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2951 [27MR]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H2316 [14MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2714 [22MR]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see H.R. 2924), H1223 [1FE]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H3387 [15AP]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H3171 [28MR]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H4303 [30AP]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H2224 [13MR]

———domestic investment tax credit (see H.R. 392), H2713 [22MR]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 2985), H7107 [27JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H2713 [22MR]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 2864), H774 [23JA]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H2713 [22MR]

———treatment of cane sugar produced in Everglades Agricultural Area (see H.R. 2646), H1325 [27FE]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of length of service awards for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 1893), H3731 [23AP]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H4424 [2MY]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H2713 [22MR]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8982 [30JY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Veterans: minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H5934 [5JN]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118, 3119), H5754 [30MY], H6286 [12JN]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H3230 [29MR]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4503 [7MY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2937), H1508 [28FE]

World Trade Organization: establish commission to review dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 1434), H2316 [14MR]

Remarks by, on

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7801 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9396 [31JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6996 [27JN]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (H. Res. 470), H10119 [10SE]

Education: permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (H.R. 3863), H10122 [10SE]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5514, H5518 [23MY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H5469 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9849 [2AU]

Meadville, PA: anniversary of Senior Classic Golf Tournament, E1350 [23JY]

Minimum wage: level, H5518 [23MY], H9849 [2AU]

National Weather Service: funding, H5704 [30MY]

Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), H1788 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7801 [18JY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5704 [30MY]

Taxation: application of retail tax relative to certain heavy duty trucks and trailers (H.R. 4090), E1615 [17SE]

———treatment of beer (H.R. 3817), H9825 [1AU]

Votes: position on missed, E650 [25AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3580 [17AP], H4299 [30AP], H8245 [23JY], H9703 [1AU]

Studies

Brewing Industry Taxation: DRI/McGraw-Hill (business), H9826-H9831 [1AU]

Tributes

Lenz, Edward, E1759 [27SE]

Ogden, Allen C. (Pete), E1274 [12JY]

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EMPOWERMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 123), H8598 [26JY], H8983, H8984 [30JY], H9753, H9755, H9756 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 123): consideration (see H. Res. 499), H9565 [31JY]

Factsheets

Status of English as Primary Language of U.S., H9759 [1AU]

Letters

Provisions: Representative Sawyer, H9738 [1AU]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 123), H9769 [1AU]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 123), H8516 [25JY], H9707, H9738-H9772 [1AU], H9929, H9986 [4SE], H10607 [19SE], H10765 [23SE], E1404 [30JY], E1476, E1482, E1485 [2AU], E1598 [12SE], E1722 [26SE]

———consideration (H. Res. 499), H9725-H9738 [1AU]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9757, H9771 [1AU]

———exemptions from official language requirements for Native Americans, special education programs, and certain foreign phrases, H9755, H9756 [1AU]

Reports

Grand Jury Investigation of San Diego's San Ysidro School District, H9760-H9762 [1AU]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 123, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 104-734), H9565 [31JY]

Provisions: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 123) (H. Rept. 104-723), H8981 [30JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 499, consideration of H.R. 123, provisions, H9726 [1AU]

ENGRAM, SARA

Articles and editorials

AID Learns That Good Deeds Do Not Go Unpunished, S1394 [28FE]

ENHANCED MARIJUANA PENALTY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1790), S5492 [22MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1790), S5494 [22MY]

Texts of

S. 1790, provisions, S5495 [22MY]

ENKOJI, M.S.

Remarks in House

San Bernadino County (CA) Sun: Gannett Co., Inc., award recipient, E1347 [23JY], E1404 [30JY]

ENLISTED ASSOCIATION OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF THE U.S.

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1887 [1OC]

ENOMOTO, RACHEL

Essays

Why Voting Is Important to Our Union Family, E1904 [2OC]

Remarks in House

Hawaii Carpenters Union: ``Vote `96—Works for Us'' essay contest winner, E1904 [2OC]

ENSIGN, JOHN (a Representative from Nevada)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report (H.R. 3814), H7659 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8261 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3776), H7260 [10JY]

Nevada: disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see H.R. 3127), H2558 [20MR]

Social Security: provide enrollment period for medicare and medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 4298), H12174 [28SE]

Taxation: treatment of certain accounts involved in the acquisition of gold, silver, platinum, or palladium bullion (see H.R. 3047), H1985 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5380 [21MY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H2665 [21MR]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H6509 [18JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4110 [25AP]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H11527 [27SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H2665 [21MR]

Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 2396), H12175 [28SE]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 3085), H2315 [14MR]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: establish a National Test and Demonstration Center of Excellence at the Nevada test site (see H.R. 2899), H913 [25JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 3346), H6915 [26JN]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H7154 [9JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H10174 [10SE]

Education: parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3324, 3947), H4801 [9MY], H9705 [1AU]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

FDA: require full documentation of breast implant information (see H. Res. 449), H10108 [5SE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

———substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6415 [13JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1325 [27FE]

Health care facilities: waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (see H.R. 4244), H11526 [27SE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H5288 [16MY]

House of Representatives: terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House (see H.R. 2536), H5052 [14MY]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H11396 [26SE]

Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (see H.R. 2122), H6006 [6JN]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1226 [1FE]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2867 [26MR]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H2867 [26MR]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10721 [19SE]

———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H10108 [5SE]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

Michael O'Callaghan Military Hospital, Las Vegas, NV: designate (see H.R. 2477), H774 [23JA]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H3731 [23AP]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H8095 [22JY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H5174 [15MY]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H10721 [19SE]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H12271 [3OC]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3507), H5500 [22MY]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H11048 [24SE]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2310), H90 [3JA]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H8248 [23JY]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2950 [27MR]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see H.R. 2924), H1223 [1FE]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H2224 [13MR]

Tariff: certain silver and gold bars (see H.R. 3615), H6183 [11JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H12251 [1OC]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 4099), H10524 [17SE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 3817), H7657 [16JY]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 3677), H7260 [10JY]

———treatment of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3104), H3231 [29MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764), H5052 [14MY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H7260 [10JY]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4071), H11230 [25SE]

Remarks by, on

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7751 [17JY], H7802 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9382, H9406 [31JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11223 [25SE]

Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (H.R. 3776), E1246 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), H11475 [27SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7621 [16JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources, H6901 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8261 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6901, H6935 [26JN]

Families and domestic relations: illegitimacy rates, H7751 [17JY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H148 [4JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H2970, H3088 [28MR]

Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (H. Res. 316), H3419, H3422 [16AP]

Las Vegas, NV: construction of new courthouse, H7621 [16JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7448 [11JY], H7493 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7448 [11JY], H7493 [12JY]

NASA: Russian animal research programs funding, H6935 [26JN]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 497), H1685 [5MR], H8044 [22JY]

Native Americans: extend tribal authority to manage certain Federal programs that directly benefit Native Americans (H.R. 3034), H3423 [16AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7751 [17JY], H7802 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9382, H9406 [31JY]

Publications: distribution of sexually explicit material to prisoners, H8261 [24JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H11223 [25SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6762 [25JN]

Votes: position on missed, H11541 [27SE], E1087 [13JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7530 [12JY]

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA]

Tributes

Vucanovich, Representative, H11234 [26SE]

ENSTROM, JEFFREY G.

Remarks in House

Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1427 [1AU]

ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS NETWORK (ESPN)

Addresses

Creation of V Foundation for Cancer Research: James T. Valvano, S2336 [19MR]

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION

Letters

American Land Sovereignty Protection Act, H11275 [26SE]

ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

Analyses

Provisions (S. 2096), S11038-S11040 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2096), S11033 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2096), S11036-S11041 [19SE]

Texts of

S. 2096, provisions, S11037 [19SE]

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND

Letters

Reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations, S9710 [3SE]

ENVIRONMENTAL DREDGE DISPOSAL ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1620), S2192 [15MR]

Letters

Provisions: several organizations, S2196 [15MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1620), S2195-S2197 [15MR]

Texts of

S. 1620, provisions, S2196 [15MR]

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT TIMBER CONTRACT EXTENSION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1877; H.R. 3659), S6225 [13JN], H6414 [13JN]

Letters

Provisions: John W. Katz, S6241 [13JN], S6266 [14JN]

———Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, S6241 [13JN]

Petitions and memorials

Alaska: extend Tongass National Forest timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp., S6240 [13JN], S6265 [14JN]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3659), E1084 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1877), S6238 [13JN], S6264-S6267 [14JN]

Texts of

S. 1877, provisions, S6239 [13JN]

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW INSTITUTE

Remarks in House

Dent, Virginia: EPA and Environmental Law Institute National Wetlands Award recipient, E934 [29MY]

Gareiss, Aurora: EPA and Environmental Law Institute National Wetlands Award recipient, E934 [29MY]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Amendments

CERCLA: amend (S. 1285), S2689 [21MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9707, S9708, S9709, S9710, S9711, S9732, S9746, S9747, S9748, S9755 [3SE], S9795, S9797, S9799, S9820, S9823, S9824, S9825, S9856, S9857 [4SE], S9876, S9877, S9899, S9901, S9915, S9920, S9926, S9927, S9932, S9938, S9939, S9940, S9968, S9969, S9970, S9973, S9975, S9976, S9977 [5SE], H6511 [18JN], H6532, H6533, H6534, H6535 [19JN], H6691, H6692 [20JN], H6712, H6713 [24JN], H6765, H6812, H6814, H6815, H6819, H6826, H6831, H6832, H6838, H6839, H6844 [25JN], H6856, H6857, H6858, H6863, H6868, H6870, H6873, H6875, H6876, H6878, H6881, H6884, H6887, H6888, H6893, H6897, H6900, H6901, H6902, H6905, H6917, H6920, H6928, H6932, H6933, H6934, H6937, H6938, H6940 [26JN]

Ecology and environment: reauthorize certain educational programs (S. 1873), S9668 [2AU]

Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (H.R. 2036), S1278, S1280 [20FE], H1965 [7MR]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H4530, H4531 [7MY], H4648, H4652, H4653, H4654 [8MY], H5585, H5587, H5589, H5591, H5592, H5593, H5595, H5600, H5616, H5647 [29MY], H5674, H5675, H5676, H5685, H5687, H5690, H5695, H5701, H5705, H5709, H5710, H5715, H5717, H5719 [30MY]

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), H750 [23JA]

Analyses

Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act (S. 2096), S11038-S11040 [19SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9957 [5SE], H10189 [11SE]

———S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H7742 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Death of a Family Farm, S58 [4JA]

Worried Republicans Begin Backpedaling on Environmental Issues, S443 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: regulatory requirements relative to upwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4339), H12270 [3OC]

Ammonia: revise water quality criteria (see H.R. 4107), H10602 [18SE]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see S. 1950), S7816 [12JY]

Business and industry: implementation of alternative compliance plans and market-based trading programs relative to controlling pollutants (see S. 2160), S11720 [28SE]

CERCLA: eligibility for Federal assistance relative to development of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3746), H7106 [27JN]

———establish loan program for cleanup of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3214), H3230 [29MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3666), H6508 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (see H. Res. 456), H6531 [19JN]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2028), S9554 [2AU]

———increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to environmental crimes (see S. 2096; H.R. 4218), S11033 [19SE], H11395 [26SE]

———provide incentives for State and local growth management and land use programs (see S. 2185), S12125 [1OC]

———reauthorize certain educational programs (see S. 1873), S6225 [13JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 3639), H6413 [13JN]

Indian Environmental General Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1834), S5763 [4JN]

Information services: improve information collection and dissemination (see S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (see S. 2041; H.R. 3213), S9555 [2AU], H3230 [29MR]

Maine: refund individual expenses relative to certain EPA automobile inspection and maintenance requirements (see H.R. 3824), H7658 [16JY]

Office of Noise Abatement and Control: reestablish (see H.R. 4308), H12174 [28SE]

Petroleum: regulation of above-ground storage tanks (see S. 1537; H.R. 3283), S492 [26JA], H3657 [22AP]

Refuse disposal: funding for construction, operation, and maintenance of dredged material disposal facilities (see S. 1620; H.R. 3113), S2192 [15MR], H2466 [19MR]

———funding for dredged material disposal relative to wetlands (see H.R. 3152), H2713 [22MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3038, 3604), H1775 [6MR], H6117 [10JN]

———amend (S. 1316), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 507), H9705 [1AU]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (see H.R. 3322), H4109 [25AP]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), consideration (see H. Res. 427), H4502 [7MY]

States: distribution of funds for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3391), H4423 [2MY]

Water: sediments decontamination technology (see H.R. 3112), H2466 [19MR]

Water pollution: disposal of contaminated dredged materials in Port of New York-New Jersey (see H.R. 4317), H12174 [28SE]

Waterways: disposal of contaminated sediments (see H.R. 3170), H2950 [27MR]

Comparisons

Federal civilian science activities appropriations (H.R. 3322), H5605 [29MY]

Conference reports

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3666), H10733-H10757 [20SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments (S. 1316), H9679-H9703 [1AU]

Cost Estimates

Safe Drinking Water Act amendments (H.R. 3604): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), H6743-H6745 [25JN]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H6745-H6747 [25JN]

Letters

Aboveground Storage Tank Consolidation and Regulatory Improvement Act: Katherine K. Hanley, S509 [26JA]

Bottled drinking water standards: Sylvia E. Swanson, International Bottled Water Association, H9869, H9876 [2AU]

Eliminate dual decisional authority of the EPA and the Corps of Engineers in permitting use of wetlands: Senator Bond, S57 [4JA]

Environmental Dredge Disposal Act: several organizations, S2196 [15MR]

Environmental tobacco smoke relative to lung cancer: Daniel P. Mulhollan, Congressional Research Service, S11638 [28SE]

Federal civilian science activities appropriations: Representative Don Young, H5725 [30MY]

———Representative Shuster, H5724 [30MY]

———Representative Spence, H5724 [30MY]

———Representative Walker, H5724 [30MY]

Food Quality Protection Act, S8737 [24JY], H8145 [23JY]

Impact of Government regulations on Unocal fertilizer plant in Kennewick, WA: Mark R. Powell, Unocal Corp., S2855 [26MR]

Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H1965 [7MR]

———Senator Chafee, Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), H1966 [7MR]

Radon levels in drinking water: Daniel J. Avera, San Diego, CA, County, Dept. of Environmental Health, H6756 [25JN]

———David Reynolds, Alliance for Radon Reduction, H6756 [25JN]

———Diane E. Tefft, Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., H6757 [25JN]

———Ruth E. McBurney, Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., H6757 [25JN]

Reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations: Charlene Barshefsky, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and Carol M. Browner, EPA, S9710, S9722 [3SE]

———several environmental organizations, S9710 [3SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H6747 [25JN]

———Campaign for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water (organization), H6748 [25JN]

———Clean Water Council, H6748 [25JN]

———Paul Marchetti, Council of Infrastucture Financing Authorities, H6749 [25JN]

———several representatives of governmental and water related associations, H6748 [25JN]

Superfund Program reform: Carol M. Browner, EPA, H6773 [25JN]

———several Representatives, H6772 [25JN]

Tulalip landfill Superfund project, S2439 [20MR]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act amendments, H9812 [1AU]

———Mary D. Nichols, EPA, S6589 [20JN]

Wetland regulations: Representative Bereuter, E1260 [11JY]

Wetlands regulation: Carol M. Browner, EPA and Togo G. West, Jr., Sec. of the Army, S2307 [19MR]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 3322, Federal civilian science activities appropriations, H5725 [30MY]

Groups supporting Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H6753 [25JN]

Memorandums

Constructed Water Conveyances Reform Act: Catherine Roberts, EPA, H753 [23JA]

Motions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9819 [4SE], H6948 [26JN], H10182 [11SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), H7740 [17JY], H8010 [18JY]

Outlines

Accelerated Cleanup and Environmental Restoration Act liability counterproposal, S3692-S3694 [18AP]

Remarks in House

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: funding for health effects study of the cancer cluster in Toms River, NJ, H6873-H6875, H6944 [26JN]

Agriculture: require testing of chemicals and pesticides that mimic human hormones, H10953, H10954, H10960 [24SE]

Air pollution: indoor air pollution programs funding, H6875, H6876 [26JN]

Appropriations: status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H123, H124 [4JA]

Bad Axe, MI: water system improvement funding, H9872 [2AU]

Bronx, NY: air quality evaluation of Hunts Point, H6860 [26JN]

Budget: discretionary spending levels, H5725, H5728, H5729, H5740 [30MY]

Business and industry: cluster rule relative to pulp and paper industry, E1471 [2AU], E1564, E1570, E1584 [11SE], E1605 [12SE], E1771 [28SE], E1830 [30SE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H5591 [29MY]

CERCLA: amend (H.R. 2500), H3496 [17AP]

Chemicals: ban importation of PCB waste for incineration in the U.S., H6902-H6904 [26JN]

———importation of PCB's for incineration, H10957 [24SE]

Clean Air Act: regulation of volatile organic compounds, E1804-E1806 [28SE]

Clean Lakes Program: funding, H6860 [26JN]

Clean Water Act: wastewater operator training grants, H6861, H6862 [26JN]

Climate: long-term climate and global change research funding, H5705-H5709 [30MY]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, H860 [25JA]

Dent, Virginia: EPA and Environmental Law Institute National Wetlands Award recipient, E934 [29MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations, H1873 [7MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6431 [18JN], H6799-H6845, H6847 [25JN], H6852, H6854, H6856-H6913, H6917-H6950 [26JN], H7509 [12JY], H10182 [11SE], E1212 [27JN], E1217 [8JY], E1617 [17SE], E1641 [18SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10835, H10951-H10970 [24SE], E1711, E1720, E1724 [26SE], E1898 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (H. Res. 456), H6767-H6781 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), motion to instruct conferees, H10183-H10189 [11SE]

District of Columbia: funding for sewage treatment facility, H1073 [31JA]

Ecology and environment: development and use of new environmental monitoring technology (H.R. 3906), E1381, E1382 [25JY]

———funding for environmental protection programs, H2538-H2542 [20MR], H2582, H2583 [21MR], H2890-H2892, H2937-H2941 [27MR], H3209 [29MR], H3439 [16AP]

———Government regulations to protect the environment, H779 [24JA]

———impact of budget cuts on the enforcement of environmental regulations, H1290-H1294 [27FE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H3561-H3568, H3570, H3571 [17AP], H6706-H6709 [24JN], H9991 [4SE], H10574-H10580 [18SE], E1208 [27JN]

———national policy to provide clean air and clean water, H2864-H2866 [26MR]

Elections: investigation into possible political activities, H1753 [6MR]

Environmental Technology Initiative: funding, H5710-H5712 [30MY]

Federal employees: funding of activities not directly related to governmental functions, H6937 [26JN]

Funding, H1798 [7MR], H2036, H2103 [12MR], H3786 [24AP], H4438 [7MY], E540 [16AP]

Galveston Bay Foundation: tribute, E982 [4JN]

Gareiss, Aurora: EPA and Environmental Law Institute National Wetlands Award recipient, E934 [29MY]

Health: conduct research to assess the risk of endocrine disruptors to human health and the environment, H5592, H5593 [29MY]

Indian Environmental General Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (S. 1834), H11217 [25SE]

Institute of Environmental and Industrial Sciences: funding, H10955 [24SE]

Leaking underground storage tank program: funding, H6839-H6841 [25JN]

Marcellus, NY: tribute to Marcellus High School for winning the EPA Operation Green Eyes competition, E471 [28MR]

Michigan: Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project funding, H6943 [26JN]

Nashua, NH: asbestos cleanup of Johns Manville site, H6861 [26JN]

New York, NY: improve watershed management practices, H8346 [24JY]

———improve watershed quality and management practices, H6882, H6883 [26JN]

North Carolina: Research Triangle Park building appropriations, H1870 [7MR]

Petroleum: regulation of above-ground storage tanks (H.R. 3283), E596 [22AP]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (H.R. 2024), H3671-H3679 [23AP]

Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (H.R. 2036), H943-H947 [30JA], H1965, H1966 [7MR], E136 [1FE], E163 [5FE]

Regulatory process: reform, H2096-H2100 [12MR], H2195 [13MR]

Research: indoor air pollution research funding, H5709, H5710 [30MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3038), E288 [6MR]

———amend (H.R. 3604), H6725-H6762 [25JN], H6882 [26JN], H7269 [11JY], E1179 [26JN], E1193, E1198, E1212 [27JN], E1241 [11JY]

———amend (S. 1316), H7720-H7742 [17JY], E1587 [11SE]

———amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9863-H9877 [2AU]

———amend (S. 1316), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 507), H9862, H9863 [2AU]

———amend (S. 1316), insert language of H.R. 3604 in lieu, H7740 [17JY], H8010 [18JY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities, H10135, H10137 [10SE]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5574-H5625 [29MY], H5674-H5725, H5730, H5731 [30MY], E951 [30MY], E1035 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), consideration (H. Res. 427), H4764-H4766 [9MY]

Seattle, WA: use of alternative treatments for filtration of public water supply, H9875 [2AU]

States: distribution of funds for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (H.R. 3391), H11202-H11205 [25SE]

Superfund Program: funding, H6770-H6774, H6777-H6781 [25JN], H6876-H6878 [26JN]

———prohibit use of funds to implement any retroactive liability reimbursement, H6920-H6930, H6940 [26JN]

Toxic Release Inventory Program: funding, H6868-H6870 [26JN]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act: amend, H9811, H9812 [1AU]

Water: develop plan for drinking water research, H9874 [2AU]

———modify bottled drinking water standards, H6755 [25JN], H9868, H9875 [2AU]

———radon levels in drinking water, H6755 [25JN]

———State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems, H6760 [25JN]

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), H750-H757 [23JA], E104 [25JA]

Watershed Protection Program: funding, H6942 [26JN]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 3217), E488 [28MR]

———disposal of contaminated sediments, H9873 [2AU]

———disposal of contaminated sediments (H.R. 3170), E478 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: funding, S9721 [3SE]

Air pollution: review of ambient air quality standards for particulate matter, S9829 [4SE], S9963-S9965 [5SE]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (S. 1950), S7816 [12JY]

Budget: discretionary spending levels, S5243-S5248 [17MY], S5478 [22MY]

Business and industry: implementation of alternative compliance plans and market-based trading programs relative to controlling pollutants (S. 2160), S11727-S11729 [28SE]

———require reporting relative to use of chemicals in manufacturing process, S10832 [18SE]

———State involvement with voluntary environmental self-auditing practices, S5644 [24MY]

CERCLA: amend (S. 1285), S2627 [21MR], S3691, S3694 [18AP]

Clean Lakes Program: funding, S9827 [4SE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S12123 [1OC]

Council on Environmental Quality: funding, S9825, S9826 [4SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Pesticide Data Program funding, S11932 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: environmental restoration database center funding, S8067 [18JY]

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

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9460 [2AU], S9691-S9735 [3SE], S9778 [4SE], S9875-S9934, S9938-S9957, S9963-S9965 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, S11159-S11162 [24SE], S11218-S11225 [25SE], S11415-S11417 [26SE], S11506 [27SE], S11763 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), unanimous-consent agreement, S9416-S9418 [1AU], S9953 [5SE]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 2028), S9566 [2AU]

———increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to environmental crimes (S. 2096), S11036-S11041 [19SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S3755-S3766 [22AP], S5525, S5532 [23MY], S11887 [30SE]

———provide incentives for State and local growth management and land use programs (S. 2185), S12126-S12128 [1OC]

———reauthorize certain educational programs (S. 1873), S6235 [13JN], S6258 [14JN], S9668-S9670 [2AU]

———restore environmental programs funding, S5221-S5224, S5231, S5234-S5236 [17MY], S5467 [22MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), S6025 [11JN]

Funding, S426, S442 [26JA], S2087 [14MR], S2232 [18MR], S2277, S2304 [19MR], S2441 [20MR], S4166 [25AP], S9951 [5SE]

Gainsville, FL: Sweetwater Basin Project funding, S9949 [5SE]

Government regulations: impact on Unocal fertilizer plant in Kennewick, WA, S2854 [26MR]

———reform, S5971 [7JN]

Hazardous substances: permit application for PCB waste disposal, S9725, S9726 [3SE]

Indian Environmental General Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (S. 1834), S5771 [4JN], S9666 [2AU]

Information services: improve information collection and dissemination (S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

Ithaca, NY: closing of acid rain research facility, S2927 [27MR]

Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (S. 2041), S9594 [2AU]

Long Island Sound Office: funding, S9723 [3SE], S11447 [26SE], S11522 [27SE]

Marysville, WA: Tulalip landfill Superfund project, S2439 [20MR]

Montreal Protocol Facilitation Fund: funding, S9947, S9948 [5SE]

Onondaga Lake: management conference funding, S9829 [4SE]

Petroleum: reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations, S9709, S9721, S9722 [3SE]

———regulation of above-ground storage tanks, S9830, S9831 [4SE]

———regulation of aboveground storage tanks (S. 1537), S506 [26JA]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (H.R. 2024), S4265, S4266 [25AP]

Refuse disposal: funding for construction, operation, and maintenance of dredged material disposal facilities (S. 1620), S2195-S2197 [15MR]

———land disposal program regulations (H.R. 2036), S1280-S1282 [20FE]

Regulatory process: reform, S1915-S1926 [13MR]

Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory: funding, S9827 [4SE]

Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project: funding, S9835 [4SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), S8311, S8327 [18JY], S9485-S9498 [2AU]

Sarasota Bay National Estuary Program: funding, S9829 [4SE]

Sokaogon Chippewa Community: funding, S9828 [4SE]

States: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (H.R. 3391), S11754 [28SE]

Superfund Program: funding, S2036, S2088, S2092 [14MR]

———reform, S2144 [15MR]

Tobacco products: effects of environmental tobacco smoke relative to lung cancer risk, S11638 [28SE]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act: amend, S6588-S6591 [20JN]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, S9707 [3SE], S9824, S9834 [4SE]

———Coordinated Tribal Water Quality Program funding, S11225 [25SE]

———drinking water health effects research funding, S11224 [25SE]

———endocrine disrupter research funding, S9719, S9720 [3SE]

———modify bottled drinking water standards, S9489 [2AU]

———restore funding for water infrastructure grants, S2088-S2093 [14MR]

———safety of drinking water, S7877 [16JY]

Water pollution: research funding, S9948 [5SE]

West Central Florida Alternative Water Source Project: funding, S9828 [4SE]

Wetlands: eliminate dual decisional authority in permitting use, S56-S58 [4JA]

———regulation, S2307 [19MR], S4420 [30AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 507) (H. Rept. 104-743), H9705 [1AU]

Consideration of H.R. 3322, Federal Civilian Science Activities' Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 104-565), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 456) (H. Rept. 104-630), H6531 [19JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3666) (H. Rept. 104-812), H10762 [20SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3666) (H. Rept. 104-628), H6508 [18JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3666) (S. Rept. 104-318), S7762 [11JY]

Distribution of EPA Funds to States for Cooperative Agreements Relative to Underground Storage Tanks: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3391) (H. Rept. 104-822), H11046 [24SE]

Ecological and Environmental Educational Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1873) (S. Rept. 104-336), S9072 [29JY]

EPA State Grants To Finance the Construction or Improvement of Water Supply Systems: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2747) (H. Rept. 104-515), H3229 [29MR]

Federal Civilian Science Activities Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3322) (H. Rept. 104-550), H4396 [1MY]

Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Appropriations: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1834) (S. Rept. 104-338), S9072 [29JY]

Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2036) (H. Rept. 104-454), H973 [30JA]

Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2024) (H. Rept. 104-530), H3729 [23AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: Committee of Conference (S. 1316) (H. Rept. 104-741), H9705 [1AU]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6843 [25JN], H6878 [26JN]

Statements

Environmental Education: Kara von Behren, Sara Reeve, Anna Laszewski, and Alison Gingras, E940 [29MY], E973 [30MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: Executive Office of the President, H6754 [25JN]

Summaries

Civilian Science Agencies Funding for Fiscal Year 1997, E860 [22MY]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S11218 [25SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9950 [5SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 3666), H12082-H12087 [28SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H1829-H1833 [7MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 427, consideration of H.R. 3322, Federal civilian science activities' appropriations, H4764 [9MY]

H. Res. 456, consideration of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H6767 [25JN]

H. Res. 507, consideration of conference report on S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H9863 [2AU]

H.R. 2024, Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act, H3672-H3674 [23AP]

H.R. 2036, Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act, H943 [30JA]

H.R. 2567, Constructed Water Conveyances Reform Act, H750 [23JA]

H.R. 3391, distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks, H11202 [25SE]

H.R. 3604, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H6725-H6742 [25JN]

H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9691-S9703 [3SE]

S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, S8311-S8327 [18JY], H7720-H7740 [17JY], H8010-H8027 [18JY]

S. 1537, Aboveground Storage Tank Consolidation and Regulatory Improvement Act, S507-S509 [26JA]

S. 1620, Environmental Dredge Disposal Act, S2196 [15MR]

S. 1834, Indian Environmental General Assistance Program appropriations, S9666 [2AU], H11217 [25SE]

S. 1873, environmental educational programs reauthorization, S9668 [2AU]

S. 1935, Public Trust and Environmental Accountability Act, S7493 [9JY]

S. 1950, Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act, S7817 [12JY]

S. 2028, Brownfields and Environmental Cleanup Act, S9567-S9572 [2AU]

S. 2041, Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection Act, S9594 [2AU]

S. 2096, Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act, S11037 [19SE]

S. 2160, Innovative Compliance Act, S11729-S11731 [28SE]

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, INC.

Reports

Environmental Science & Engineering, Inc. Regenesis Project Results, H10367 [12SE]

ENZI, NADRA

Articles and editorials

African-American Voters Must Have a Big Tent, E1728 [27SE]

African-Americans Should Shed Group-Think, E1728 [27SE]

Ordinary Citizens Combat Racist Graffiti, E1728 [27SE]

EPHRAIMSON, HANS

Testimonies

Families of Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents Assistance Requirements, S12169 [2OC]

EPSTEIN, GADY A.

Articles and editorials

Marine Patrol Not Laughing at `Baywatch' Joke, H8261 [24JY]

EPSTEIN, STUART A.

Remarks in House

Broward County, FL: tribute to Jewish Federation of South Broward, E1612 [16SE]

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Employment: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H6413 [13JN]

Documents

Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Under the Employment Nondiscrimination Act, S10057 [9SE]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: prevention and punishment of sexual harassment, H4431 [7MY]

Funding, H8193-H8195 [23JY], H8284-H8286 [24JY]

Normal, IL: allegations of sexual harassment at Mitsubishi Motors plant, H6694 [24JN], E609 [24AP]

Remarks in Senate

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S7910 [16JY]

Reports filed

Nomination of Reginald E. Jones: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S7023 [26JN]

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2128), H5282-H5285 [16MY]

EQUITY IN PUBLIC EDUCATION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4303), E1837 [30SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4303, provisions, E1837 [30SE]

ERAZO, JESUS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E84 [25JA]

ERDMANN, AUGUST G.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E969 [30MY]

ERICK, M.A.

Summaries

Saturated Fat Intake and the Risk of Severe Hyperemesis Gravidarum, H7325 [11JY]

ERICKSON, ROGER

Articles and editorials

No More School Closings for Erickson as He Leaves Cohost Role at WCCO, E78 [24JA]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E78 [24JA]

ERIE, PA

Letters

Abstinence education and adolescent family life programs reauthorization: Danelle Stone and Melissa Mizner, Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, S4326 [29AP]

Tax treatment of adoption expenses: Danelle Stone and Melissa Mizner, Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, S4326 [29AP]

Remarks in Senate

Erie Federal Complex: construction project funding, S10319 [11SE]

ERITREA

Remarks in House

Independence: anniversary, E1163 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea, S4982 [13MY]

Reports filed

Nomination of John F. Hicks, Sr., To Be Ambassador to Eritrea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

ERLENBORN, JOHN N.

Reports filed

Nomination to the Board of Directors of the LSC: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S1597 [6MR]

ERLICH, JEFF

Articles and editorials

White House Prepares New Rule on Compensation for Executives, S6501 [19JN]

ESCANABA, MI

Remarks in House

Escanaba High School: anniversary of football team, E1794 [28SE]

ESHOO, ANNA G. (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H2315 [14MR]

Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 3030), H1775 [6MR]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (see H.R. 3498), H5379 [21MY]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H3170 [28MR]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H. Con. Res. 225), H11527 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H3231 [29MR]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4303 [30AP]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1325 [27FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H10040 [4SE]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H3820 [24AP]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6285 [12JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4902 [10MY]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H4303 [30AP]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 429), H4902 [10MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10721 [19SE], H12175 [28SE]

Citizenship: demonstration projects to celebrate process of becoming and being U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1980), H5501 [22MY]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3867), H8247 [23JY]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H4647 [8MY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H3387 [15AP]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

———constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 114), H9926 [2AU]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 1100), H9925 [2AU]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 3455), H11527 [27SE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H9925 [2AU]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 4296), H12174 [28SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H4303 [30AP]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 248), H3387 [15AP]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H4503 [7MY]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5053 [14MY]

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence Against Women: ratification (see H. Con. Res. 182), H6005 [6JN]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2665 [21MR]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7780 [17JY]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H330 [5JA]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H2315 [14MR]

Medicare: medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H10236 [11SE]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H187 [4JA]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H7260 [10JY]

———school bus safety (see H.R. 1884), H1663 [4MR]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H914 [25JA]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 521), H11048 [24SE]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H5052 [14MY]

NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H7658 [16JY]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H3230 [29MR]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4303 [30AP]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8982 [30JY]

Sequoia National Forest: preservation of Giant Sequoia ecosystem and increase recreational opportunities (see H.R. 3873), H8247 [23JY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4503 [7MY]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6285 [12JN]

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H2665 [21MR]

Technology: competitiveness of the electronic inter-connections industry (see H. Res. 537), H11229 [25SE]

Veterans: extend pay benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during or immediately after World War II (see H.R. 3614), H6183 [11JN]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6532 [19JN]

Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280), H4902 [10MY]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H187 [4JA]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H2950 [27MR]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H1986 [7MR]

Remarks by, on

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3793 [24AP]

———blockade by Turkey, H5890 [5JN], E878 [22MY]

Asian Pacific-American Heritage Month: observance, E878 [22MY]

Baker, Jane: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E265 [4MR]

Bessette, Roberta J.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E265 [4MR]

Bolton, Marjorie (Midge): San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E265 [4MR]

Brown, Dorian M.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3596 [18AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7818 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, E1444 [1AU]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5231 [16MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7024 [27JN]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (H.R. 3089), E358 [14MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, E1295, E1305 [17JY]

Cooke, Jaqueline: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

David, Narsai M.: tribute to Anti-Defamation League Restaurant Industry Achievement Award recipient, E1059 [11JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3596 [18AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6571 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, E1650 [19SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8186 [23JY], H8279 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7371 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10969 [24SE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H4660 [9MY], E1208 [27JN]

Education: funding, H6293 [13JN]

———national policy to improve system, H7371 [11JY]

Egan, Gioconda: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8477 [25JY]

Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6571 [19JN]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2677 [22MR]

Foreign aid: limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5890 [5JN]

———prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, E878 [22MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5890 [5JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H136 [4JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2893), H1756, H1758 [6MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3032 [28MR]

Henning, John F.: San Mateo County, CA, AFL-CIO Central Labor Council honoree, E667 [30AP]

Hofstedt, Sharon B.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (H.R. 3030), H1972 [7MR]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9448 [31JY]

Kral, Vivian L.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

LSC: funding, H8186 [23JY]

Lucidi, Maria: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7497 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7497 [12JY]

Medicaid: reform, H6633 [20JN]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1675), H3763 [24AP]

Olympic games: tribute to California participants, E1501 [2AU]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures, H8279 [24JY]

Propp, Peggy S.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E267 [4MR]

Public debt: ceiling, E163 [5FE]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), H1792 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7818 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, E1444 [1AU]

Rhoads, Florence: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E267 [4MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9870 [2AU]

San Mateo County, CA: tribute to California Working Group, E664 [30AP]

Schultz, Marcy V.: San Mateo County, CA, AFL-CIO Central Labor Council Unity Award recipient, E666 [30AP]

Simonson, Mary R.: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E267 [4MR]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (H.R. 3498), E858 [22MY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1160 [1FE]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (H.R. 3181), E480 [28MR]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (H. Con. Res. 149), H2073 [12MR]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (H. Con. Res. 225), E1789 [28SE]

Votes: correction, H5695 [30MY]

———position on missed, H2376 [19MR], E1832 [30SE]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, H9870 [2AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3169 [28MR]

Special order: granted, H1982 [7MR], H3817 [24AP]

Statements

Global Environmental Issues: Warren Christopher, Sec. of State, E1209 [27JN]

Tributes

Faro, Arthur J., E1814 [28SE]

Fazio, Anne N., H138 [4JA]

Meier, Allen C., E743 [9MY]

Packard, David, E831 [16MY]

Sher, Byron, E212 [27FE]

Speier, Jacqueline, E214 [27FE]

White, Sara J., E803 [15MY]

ESKIMOS see Native Americans

ESPERANCE, NY

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E874 [22MY]

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ

Remarks in House

Del Mauro, Ronald J.: Mental Health Association of Essex County, NJ, award recipient, E586 [19AP]

United Way Celebrity Read Program: tribute, E1088 [13JN]

ESSEX JUNCTION, VT

Remarks in Senate

Navy: Lithographic and Alternative Semiconductor Processing Techniques Center funding, S7955, S7956 [17JY]

ESSEX NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. 1785), S5443 [21MY]

Remarks in Senate

Establish (S. 1785), S5444-S5447 [21MY]

Texts of

S. 1785, establish, S5444-S5446 [21MY]

ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES REPEAL ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2074), S10554 [13SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2074), S10555 [13SE]

Texts of

S. 2074, provisions, S10555 [13SE]

ESTES PARK, CO

Remarks in House

Long's Peak Scottish Highland Festival: anniversary, E1245 [11JY]

ESTILL, BOB

Articles and editorials

Longtime Simon Aide Exits to Kudos, S10079 [9SE]

ESTONIA, REPUBLIC OF

Remarks in Senate

Foreign trade: memorandum of understanding with NRG Energy, Inc., S2837 [25MR]

Treaties and agreements: ratification, S7209 [27JN]

Resolution of Ratification

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Estonia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

ETHICS see Morality and Ethics; Political Ethics

ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT

Notices

Financial disclosure reports, S4575 [2MY]

ETHIOPIA, PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF

Addresses

100th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Adwa: Negasso Gidada, President of Ethiopia, S4982 [13MY]

Remarks in House

Human rights: violations, H5842 [5JN], H6143 [11JN]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea, S4982 [13MY]

Reports filed

Nomination of David H. Shinn To Be Ambassador to Ethiopia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

ETHNIC GROUPS related term(s) Minorities

Addresses

American Workers in the 21st Century: Markley Roberts, AFL-CIO, S891-S894 [6FE]

Asian Pacific-American Heritage Month: Representative Abercrombie, H5302 [21MY]

State of Race Relations: Jim H. Paige III, S521-S523 [26JA]

Amendments

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4529, H4530 [7MY], H4807 [10MY]

Articles and editorials

Befitting Tribute to a Great Man, E1822 [30SE]

Buckaroo Ball Nets $500,000 for Charity, E1297 [17JY], E1359 [24JY]

How Soon the English First Crowd Forgets, E1722 [26SE]

Looking Beyond Bosnia, S11955 [30SE]

Minority Media Outlets Strive To Tell Their Side of the Story, E277 [5MR]

Newcomers, Natives Both Have the Solutions, E1297 [17JY], E1359 [24JY]

Research Gamble, E1749 [27SE]

Swing Low, E1426 [1AU]

Workers Who Sign Away a Day in Court, E1486 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 1650; H.R. 3784), S3156 [28MR], H7473 [11JY]

———use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (see H.R. 3748), H7106 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (see H. Res. 428), H4502 [7MY]

Government: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 3190), H3170 [28MR]

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

Health: modify certain programs relative to minority women (see H.R. 3179), H2950 [27MR]

History: recognition of the heritage of certain areas of the U.S. (see H.R. 3305), H3819 [24AP]

National Speak No Evil Day: designate (see S. Res. 264), S6225 [13JN]

Paperwork Reduction Act: use of term ``multiracial or multiethnic'' on classification lists (see H.R. 3920), H8982 [30JY]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the Center for American Cultural Heritage within the National Museum of American History (see S. 2133), S11426 [26SE]

Cost Estimates

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act (H.R. 3286): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S6751 [24JN]

Documents

Arkansas State Code for Consideration of Child's Minority Race or Ethnic Heritage-Religious Preference, H4782 [9MY]

Factsheets

Status of English as Primary Language of U.S., H9759 [1AU]

Letters

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: President Clinton, H4785 [9MY]

Fulbright Education Program: Michael Zantovsky, Ambassador of the Czech Republic, E1247 [11JY]

Obtaining Social Security numbers for adoptive children for dependency tax exemption: John M. Staples, IRS, H4784 [9MY]

Lists

Asian Pacific Members of Congress, H5302 [21MY]

Congressional Asian Pacific Caucus, H5302 [21MY]

Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E1207 [27JN]

Notable Asian Pacific Americans, H5302 [21MY]

Supporters of legislation prohibiting discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin, S3158 [28MR]

Proclamations

Commending the Brooklyn Irish American Parade Committee, E330 [13MR]

Remarks in House

African Americans: tribute to black actresses, E1832 [30SE]

American Italian Professional and Business Women's Club: anniversary, E1240 [11JY]

Asian Pacific-American Heritage Month: observance, H5301, H5306 [21MY], E878, E879 [22MY], E936, E939 [29MY]

Asian-American Federation of California: tribute to Asian-American Festival, E722 [7MY]

Belleville, NJ: tribute to UNICO (organization) Young Italian American ACES Club, E364 [14MR]

Belmar, NJ: tribute to St. Patrick's Day Parade, E243 [28FE]

Berardi, Amato L.: Cavaliere dell'Ordine al merito della Republica Italiana award recipient, E224 [28FE]

Bronx, NY: tribute to Puerto Rican Day Parade, E1496 [2AU]

Brooklyn, NY: tribute to Irish Parade Committee, E330 [13MR]

Brooklyn Chinese-American Association: anniversary, E170 [5FE]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Jewish Federation of South Broward, E1612 [16SE]

Buffalo (NY) Polish American Journal: anniversary, E1892 [1OC]

Camacho, Andy M.: American Cancer Society Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, E1426 [1AU]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1507), H2942-H2948 [27MR], E484 [28MR]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 3784), E1269, E1271 [12JY]

———use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (H.R. 3748), E1205 [27JN], E1486 [2AU]

Connecticut: tribute to West Indian community, E1395 [29JY]

Croatian Catholic Union of the United States of America and Canada: anniversary, E685 [1MY]

Cuban Americans: Washington (DC) Post editorial reference to ``Miami Cubans'', H7266 [11JY]

Day of Portugal: observance, E1042, E1045 [10JN]

Diseases: impact of diabetes on African-American community, E1749 [27SE]

Ditomassi, George: Holyoke, MA, St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee Ambassador of Ireland Award recipient, E365 [14MR]

East Chicago, IN: tribute to Circles of Serbian Sisters of Northwest Indiana, E1912 [3OC]

Education: funding for bilingual and bicultural education programs, E170 [5FE]

El Mundo Hispanoamericano (publication): anniversary, E7 [3JA]

Elizabeth, NJ: tribute to waterfront festival, E877 [22MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S., H4163 [30AP]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9757, H9771 [1AU], E1476 [2AU]

Estes Park, CO: anniversary of Long's Peak Scottish Highland Festival, E1245 [11JY]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4433, H4440 [7MY], H4775-H4785 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4807-H4822 [10MY], E787 [14MY]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4756, H4766-H4775 [9MY]

Federation Life Insurance of America, Inc.: anniversary, E1519 [5SE]

Fernandez, Camilo: Junta Patriotica Cubana Manuel Antonio de Varona Award recipient, E864 [22MY]

Florida: anniversary of TEMAS (publication), E1541 [9SE]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Jewish Federation of Greater Fort Lauderdale, E1612 [16SE]

Frinzi, Dominic: Italian Community Center of Milwaukee Ted Mazza Community Service Award recipient, E634 [25AP]

Galveston, TX: tribute to Juneteenth Celebration, H6518, H6626 [19JN]

Geppi, Stephen: Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. Good Citizenship Award recipient, E514 [29MR]

German-American Day: observance, E1681 [25SE], E1854 [30SE]

Greek American Monthly (publication): anniversary, E311 [7MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2542-H2549 [20MR], E402 [21MR], E422, E424, E433, E434, E440 [22MR], E445 [25MR]

Grimes, John F.: Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E361 [14MR]

Hammond, IN: tribute to School City of Hammond, E521 [29MR]

Hartford, CT: tribute to Juneteenth Celebration, E1089 [13JN]

Health: modify certain programs relative to minority women (H.R. 3179), E474 [28MR]

Hispanic Americans: tribute to veterans, E1428 [1AU]

Hispanic Coordinating Council: tribute to award recipients, E539 [16AP]

Hispanic Women's Health Conference: convene, E695 [1MY]

Immigration: residency status of certain Polish and Hungarian aliens, H2537 [20MR], E404, E413 [21MR]

Janczak, Jerome (Jerry): South Side Business Club Man of the Year award recipient, E1682 [25SE]

Kern County, CA: tribute to Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, E1768 [27SE]

Klink, Representative: Greek American Monthly (publication) Hermes Award recipient, E311 [7MR]

Latino Peace Officer's Association: tribute, E1648 [19SE]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Bilingual Foundation of the Arts, E819 [16MY]

Marquette, MI: tribute to FinnFest USA festival, E1448 [1AU]

Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of Polish National Alliance, E1652 [19SE]

Minorities: role of news media in the community, E277 [5MR]

Monuments and memorials: transfer lands for Japanese American Patriotism Memorial, H9454 [31JY]

Morolla, Marcantonio (Tony): International Institute of Flint Golden Door Award recipient, E1643 [18SE]

National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations: tribute to Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E1207 [27JN]

National Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1602 [12SE]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of Casa Otonal (organization), E1056 [11JN]

New Jersey: anniversary of Mini Mundo (publication), E1598 [12SE]

New York, NY: anniversary of Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Queens, E740 [9MY]

———tribute to Great Dominican Parade and Carnival, E1318 [18JY]

———tribute to National Puerto Rican Parade, E1107 [18JN]

Newark, NJ: tribute to Portugal Day festival, E1032 [7JN]

Ozohan, Mary Louise: American Cancer Society Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

Pantoja, Antonia: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E1541 [9SE]

Passaic, NJ: anniversary of Central of Polish Organizations, E1677 [24SE]

Petrino, Angelo: Belmont Men's Lodge Man of the Year award recipient, E778 [10MY]

Saint David's Day: observance, E257 [29FE]

Saint Patrick's Day: observance, E252 [29FE]

San Fili Fraternity Club of Westchester, Inc.: anniversary, E1592 [12SE]

Sobanski, Ted and Marion: Polish Legion of American Veterans Heritage Committee Outstanding Couple of the Year Award recipients, E1648 [19SE]

St. Clair County, IL: anniversary of Ladies' Ancient Order of Hibernians (organization), E1812 [28SE]

St. Patrick's Day: observance, E361 [14MR], E429 [22MR]

TEMAS (publication): anniversary, E1621 [17SE], E1819 [30SE]

Toledo, OH: Interracial Religious Coalition Honorees Banquet award recipients, E835 [16MY]

Turlock, CA: anniversary of Assyrian-American Civic Club, E1611 [16SE]

USIA: tribute to educational and cultural exchange programs, E1247 [11JY]

Virginia: tribute to Honor Immigrant Americans Day Award recipients from the Eighth Congressional District, E942 [29MY]

York, PA: anniversary of Sons of Italy Lodge, E1820 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Barre, VT: anniversary of the Mutuo Club, S9442 [1AU]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 1650), S3157, S3158 [28MR]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (S. 1624), S2328, S2329 [19MR], S5458 [21MY]

Domestic policy: civil rights policy reform, S3253-S3255 [15AP]

Dowd, Donald: Friends of the Kennedy Library's Irishman of the Year Award recipient, S1547 [6MR]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), S5632 [23MY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (S. Res. 219), S743 [1FE], S1609 [6MR]

———observance, S2642 [21MR], S2834 [25MR], S2884 [26MR], S3233 [29MR]

Houston, TX: tribute to Arab-American Cultural Center, S3320 [15AP]

Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of Juneteenth Day, S6413 [18JN]

Racial relations: state of race relations, S521 [26JA]

Saline, MI: tribute to Saline Celtic Festival, S6547 [19JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the Center for American Cultural Heritage within the National Museum of American History (S. 2133), S11431-S11433 [26SE]

St. Patrick's Day: observance, S2097 [14MR]

Wood, Arthur M., Jr.: American Jewish Committee Institute of Human Relations Award recipient, S326 [23JA]

Reports filed

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3286) (S. Rept. 104-279), S6223 [13JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4301 [30AP]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4429 [6MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 104-566), H4502 [7MY]

Dept. of Justice Compilation and Publishing of Data on Hate Crimes: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624), S4189 [25AP]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 219), S1516 [5MR]

Hate Crimes Statistics Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624) (S. Rept. 104-269), S4972 [13MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 428, consideration of H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act, H4766 [9MY]

H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act, H4775-H4780 [9MY]

S. 1624, Dept. of Justice compilation and publication of data on hate crimes, S5459 [21MY]

S. 2133, Center for American Cultural Heritage Act, S11433 [26SE]

S. Res. 219, Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, S743 [1FE], S1609 [6MR]

S. Res. 264, National Speak No Evil Day, S6248 [13JN]

ETHNIKI ORGANOSIS KYPRION AGONISTON (organization)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E433 [22MR]

ETOWAH, TN

Remarks in House

Woods Memorial Hospital: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations Quality Commitment Award recipient, E1415 [31JY]

EUCLID, OH

Explanations

Circle of Elderly Care (senior citizen program), E30 [5JA]

Lists

Euclid, OH, founders—corrections to the Congressional Record of August 10, 1959, E1667 [20SE]

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1667 [20SE]

EUFAULA, OK

Amendments

Public lands: convey certain Army land (S. 1406), S5866, S5870 [5JN]

Remarks in Senate

Public lands: convey certain Army land (S. 1406), S5870 [5JN]

Reports filed

Army Land Conveyance to Eufaula, OK: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1406) (S. Rept. 104-205), S491 [26JA]

Texts of

S. 1406, convey certain Army land in Eufaula, OK, S5870 [5JN]

EUREKA (CA) TIMES STANDARD

Articles and editorials

Coast Guard Backs Away From Faceoff With Fisherman, H7073 [27JN]

Local Fishermen Say Coast Guard Pesters Them in Inspections, H7073 [27JN]

EUROPE

Addresses

Democracy Efforts in Balkan States: John Brademas, National Endowment for Democracy, S6152 [12JN]

Joint Meeting of Congress: Jacques Chirac, President of France, H1144 [1FE]

NATO Inclusion of Central and Eastern European Countries: William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S1395-S1397 [28FE]

U.S. Policy on Europe: Bob Dole, S7111-S7113 [27JN]

Appointments

North Atlantic Assembly, S5044 [15MY]

Articles and editorials

Conscription Not Working—All-Volunteer Too Expensive, S1446 [29FE]

Looking Beyond Bosnia, S11955 [30SE], E1653 [19SE]

New Carrier Alliances Fuel Hopes for U.S.-U.K., Europe Open Skies, S5551 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign policy: endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (see H. Con. Res. 212), H10235 [11SE]

Foreign trade: prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H1985 [7MR]

NAFTA: extension of Presidential fast-track negotiating authority relative to creation of a Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Area (see H. Res. 547), H11527 [27SE]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see S. 1830; H.R. 3564, 4096), S5763 [4JN], H5817 [4JN], H10524 [17SE]

Treaties and agreements: commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness (see S. Res. 303; H. Con. Res. 220), S11720 [28SE], H11229 [25SE]

Documents

Allied Claim Against Swiss for Return of Looted Gold: Dept. of State, S6415 [18JN]

Co-Determination by Labor and Management in European Countries, S4900 [9MY]

Letters

Allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations: Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S7133 [27JN]

———Tom Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S7133 [27JN]

European military reductions: Senator Warner, S1446 [29FE]

NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act: President Clinton, H8118 [23JY]

———Representative Gilman, Committee on International Relations (House), H8118 [23JY]

Lists

European Parliamentary Group members, S7636 [10JY]

Groups and resolutions opposing the Mount Graham International Observatory, H6648 [20JN]

Messages

Agreement With Poland Relative to Fisheries: President Clinton, S1178 [9FE], H1237 [13FE]

Papers

Allied Burden Sharing for Maintenance and Operation of Military Personnel and Installations, S7132 [27JN]

———Mike Walsh, S7133 [27JN]

Remarks in House

American-Ukrainian Advisory Committee: recommendations on economic reform, business investment, and security policy in Ukraine, E424 [22MR]

Armed Forces: encourage allies to pay more non-salaried costs of U.S. troops in Europe, H5023-H5027 [14MY], H5099 [15MY], E831 [16MY]

Austria: refusal to participate in the March of the Living holocaust education program, E489 [28MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: democracy efforts, E1509 [4SE]

Foreign policy: endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (H. Con. Res. 212), H10911-H10913 [24SE]

Foreign trade: prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (H.R. 3050), E310 [7MR]

NATO: expansion, E102 [25JA]

———membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8116-H8125 [23JY], E991 [4JN], E1357, E1358 [24JY]

———membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 4096), E1663 [19SE]

Treaties and agreements: commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness, E1612 [16SE], E1653 [19SE], E1855 [30SE]

———commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness (H. Con. Res. 220), E1762 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: military reductions, S1446 [29FE]

Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, S7131-S7134 [27JN], S7223, S7286 [28JN], S10540-S10545 [13SE]

Eastern European countries: democracy efforts in Balkan States, S6152 [12JN]

NATO: expansion, S7128-S7130, S7134-S7141, S7142-S7144, S7146, S7147 [27JN]

———inclusion of Central and Eastern European countries, S1395 [28FE], S4959-S4961 [13MY]

———membership of Central and East European countries, S6000-S6003 [10JN], S8797, S8806, S8807, S8838-S8842 [25JY]

———membership of Central and East European countries (S. 1830), S5756, S5764-S5768 [4JN], S5785 [5JN]

Senate: visit by European Parliamentary Group, S7636 [10JY]

Specter, Senator: visit to U.S. Embassy in France, S3500 [17AP]

Switzerland: gold reserves of German-occupied countries in Swiss banks after World War II, S6414, S6416 [18JN]

Treaties and agreements: commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness (S. Res. 303), S11774 [28SE], S11955, S12035 [30SE]

U.S. policy, S7110-S7113 [27JN]

U.S.-German Open Skies Agreement: signing, S1453, S1454 [29FE]

Reports

You Can Only Trade as Far as You Can Travel, H11462 [27SE]

Statements

Allied Burden Sharing: Senator Kerry, S7286 [28JN]

NATO Enlargement, and the American-Romanian Position: Peter Lucaci and Nicholas Dima, Union and League of Romanian Societies of America, E1358 [24JY]

NATO Expansion: Dept. of State, E102 [25JA]

———Michael Portillo, E102 [25JA]

———Vaclav Havel, President of Czech Republic, E102 [25JA]

Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation, and Good Neighborliness Between Romania and Hungary: Representative Lantos, E1612 [16SE]

Varian Fry—A Righteous American, E381 [19MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 212, endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by the Republic of China at joining the community of nations, H10911 [24SE]

H. Con. Res. 220, commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness, E1762 [27SE]

H.R. 3564, NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act, H8116-H8118 [23JY]

S. 1830, NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act, S5765-S5767 [4JN]

S. Res. 303, commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness, S11731, S11774 [28SE]

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY see European Union

EUROPEAN UNION

Bills and resolutions

Foreign policy: endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (see H. Con. Res. 212), H10235 [11SE]

Foreign trade: prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H1985 [7MR]

NAFTA: extension of Presidential fast-track negotiating authority relative to creation of a Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Area (see H. Res. 547), H11527 [27SE]

Letters

Shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6269 [12JN], H6318 [13JN]

Trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain counties in Ireland: John Hume, European Parliament, E1490 [2AU]

———John J. McCartin, European Parliament, E1491 [2AU]

Remarks in House

Foreign policy: endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (H. Con. Res. 212), H10911-H10913 [24SE]

Foreign trade: prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (H.R. 3050), E310 [7MR]

Reports filed

Nomination of A. Vernon Weaver To Be U.S. Representative to the European Union: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Granting of Greater International Recognition to the Republic of China, S10322 [11SE]

Representation of the Republic of China in international organizations, E1375 [25JY]

Statements

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, H1730 [6MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 212, endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by the Republic of China at joining the community of nations, H10911 [24SE]

EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA

Letters

Employment Nondiscrimination Act, S9997 [6SE]

EVANS, DAVID

Articles and editorials

Marines—Myth Versus Reality, S9151-S9154 [30JY]

EVANS, GEORGE W., JR.

Prayers

Senate, S11211 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11211 [25SE]

EVANS, LANE (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H9566 [31JY]

———improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 4173), H11229 [25SE]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H3819 [24AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see H.R. 3449), H6117 [10JN]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see H.R. 3794), H8557 [25JY]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (see H.R. 3424), H6006 [6JN]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H5754 [30MY]

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3248, 3673), H3488 [16AP], H6531 [19JN]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H11048 [24SE]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H5288 [16MY]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3581 [17AP]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H5052 [14MY]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6532 [19JN]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10525 [17SE]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H11048 [24SE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H8030 [18JY]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H5052 [14MY]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6915 [26JN]

———establish a commission to study employment and economic insecurity (see H.R. 3353), H7475 [11JY]

———establish requirements relative to rent-to-own transactions (see H.R. 3003), H4110 [25AP]

———reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

California: tribute to language diversity efforts by Monterey Peninsula community leaders (see H. Res. 266), H9706 [1AU]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5817 [4JN]

———eligibility for Federal assistance relative to development of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3746), H7658 [16JY]

Children and youth: consolidate and expand Federal child care programs (see H.R. 3860), H10525 [17SE]

———deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H5501 [22MY]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H5935 [5JN]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation in Tibet (see H. Res. 347), H1986 [7MR]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6414 [13JN]

———U.S. policy relative to membership in World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4065), H12175 [28SE]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H9926 [2AU]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 520), H10721 [19SE]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

———use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (see H.R. 3748), H8375 [24JY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Consumer Credit Protection Act: amend consumer lease provisions (see H.R. 3515), H8598 [26JY]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Corporate Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 3351), H4302 [30AP]

Courts: sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm with a laser sighting device during commission of a crime (see H.R. 2991), H4110 [25AP]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6423 [17JN]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H4110 [25AP]

Cyprus: implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223), H10762 [20SE]

Dams: reduce hazards of dam failures (see H.R. 3602), H6532 [19JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

Dept. of Energy: suspend reprocessing activities for spent nuclear fuel and radio active target materials (see H. Con. Res. 197), H8030 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H5501 [22MY]

Diseases: pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H7108 [27JN]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H4110 [25AP]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H4110 [25AP]

Education: authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (see H.R. 4259), H11526 [27SE]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H9925 [2AU]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

FAA: essential air service funding (see H.R. 3037), H6532 [19JN]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362), H8030 [18JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 3704), H10525 [17SE]

Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H1716 [5MR]

———granting of competitive status relative to transfers or reassignments (see H.R. 294), H2123 [12MR]

———payment of retirement and separation incentives and reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions (see H.R. 2751), H774 [23JA]

———treatment of life insurance options for disabled retirees (see H.R. 2688), H3820 [24AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009), H10386 [12SE]

Floods: correct flood maps containing certain errors (see H.R. 3340), H8375 [24JY]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

———prevent use of child labor for soccer ball manufacturing (see H.R. 4307), H12174 [28SE]

———prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H3387 [15AP]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

FRS: use of surplus funds to cover Financing Corp. obligations (see H.R. 3261), H4503 [7MY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H3488 [16AP]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10721 [19SE]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H11396 [26SE]

———authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H2558 [20MR]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H1774 [6MR]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 3587), H6691 [20JN]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477, 3482), H6532 [19JN], H8094 [22JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR], H3231 [29MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H3820 [24AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5570 [23MY]

———requirements relative to managed care plans (see H.R. 3751), H7106 [27JN]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

Human rights: remedies for claims involving human experimentation and constitutional and human rights violations (see H.R. 3946), H9705 [1AU]

Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H7106 [27JN]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H5501 [22MY]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3590), H8030 [18JY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H5817 [4JN]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491, 494), H8598 [26JY], H8982 [30JY]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 215), H11230 [25SE]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H1986 [7MR]

Law enforcement officers: ensure benefits for chaplains killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3647), H6413 [13JN]

———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H6415 [13JN]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H12175 [28SE]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1252 [23FE]

Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 3213), H7260 [10JY]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H330 [5JA]

Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see H.R. 3779), H7658 [16JY]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H6765 [25JN]

———expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H1226 [1FE]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10721 [19SE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H6184 [11JN]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H9706 [1AU]

———reform (see H.R. 3355), H10721 [19SE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3231 [29MR]

Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Agreement: conduct pilot test (see H.R. 2939), H3820 [24AP]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H6184 [11JN]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H4801 [9MY]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H7260 [10JY]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (see H.R. 4073), H10386 [12SE]

National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (see H.R. 3648), H6532 [19JN]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H774 [23JA]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H3820 [24AP]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H5380 [21MY]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H4109 [25AP]

Nuclear energy: prohibit use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of the National Ignition Facility or certain inertial confinement fusion projects (see H.R. 3143), H2664 [21MR]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5647 [29MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H11396 [26SE]

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H11528 [27SE]

Postal Service: require photo identification for processing of change-of-address orders (see H.R. 3629), H7260 [10JY]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 1325), H5052 [14MY]

———make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H6915 [26JN]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H8094 [22JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]

———improve rail transportation safety (see H.R. 3106), H5052 [14MY]

———improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H7533 [12JY]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10602 [18SE]

Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H11048 [24SE]

Roads and highways: reuse or disposal of construction and demolition debris (see H.R. 3522), H7533 [12JY]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3834), H7779 [17JY]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H5174 [15MY]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H3650 [18AP]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8095 [22JY]

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (see H.R. 2933), H1636 [29FE]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11396 [26SE]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 3426), H6184 [11JN]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 573), H10040 [4SE]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835), H8557 [25JY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H3388 [15AP], H10385 [12SE]

———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H5052 [14MY]

Social Security Administration: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (see H.R. 4274), H12172 [28SE]

Southeastern Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (see H.R. 2640), H914 [25JA]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H6691 [20JN]

Taxation: allow installment method of reporting income from the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1076), H5647 [29MY]

———apply denial of deduction for excessive employee compensation to all employees (see H.R. 4124), H10721 [19SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H3387 [15AP]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H6117 [10JN]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans (see H.R. 3251), H5501 [22MY]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3807), H8375 [24JY]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H6765 [25JN]

———treatment of deferred compensation plans of State and local governments (see H.R. 3316), H5174 [15MY]

———treatment of length of service awards for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 1893), H3171 [28MR]

———treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into an individual retirement account (see H.R. 844), H7474 [11JY]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H9925 [2AU]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H5647 [29MY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H6006 [6JN]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H8094 [22JY]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 3609), H10386 [12SE]

U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H6184 [11JN]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H1508 [28FE]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1235 [9FE]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3493, 3506), H5380 [21MY], H5500 [22MY]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6531 [19JN]

———improve administration of life insurance programs (see H.R. 2843), H187 [4JA]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4396 [1MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H5173 [15MY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4902 [10MY]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H9705 [1AU]

Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission: extend time for submission of final report (see H.R. 3495), H5379 [21MY]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H6509 [18JN]

Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280), H5818 [4JN]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H6415 [13JN]

Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 2192), H914 [25JA]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4071), H11230 [25SE]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H8248 [23JY]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H6691 [20JN]

Remarks by, on

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (H.R. 3673), H7555 [16JY]

Antipersonnel landmines: eliminate use, E421 [22MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5098 [15MY]

———V-22 Osprey aircraft development, H5098 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, H10954 [24SE]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (H.R. 3927), E1428 [1AU]

———improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 4173), E1711 [26SE]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (H.R. 3643), H7551 [16JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10954 [24SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3531 [17AP]

Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7561 [16JY]

———improve programs and benefits (H.R. 3373), H5315 [21MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H7545 [16JY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (H.R. 1483), H5312 [21MY]

EVANS, MARI

Poems

``I Am a Black Woman'', H1495 [28FE]

EVANS, MELVIN H.

Remarks in House

Virgin Islands: tribute to legislature for 25th anniversary of designation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, E94 [25JA]

EVANS, ROBERT D.

Letters

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6160 [12JN]

EVANS, TERRY

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Council on the Arts: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S3487 [17AP]

EVANS, TOM

Articles and editorials

Horror of the Land Mines, H327 [5JA]

Horror of the Landmines, E56 [23JA]

EVANSVILLE (IN) COURIER

Articles and editorials

Take Another Look at Year-Round School, S9316 [31JY]

EVENING STAR (vessel)

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 763) (S. Rept. 104-213), S491 [26JA]

Texts of

S. 763, certificate of documentation, S9033 [29JY]

EVERETT, CHUCK

Poems

``Simple Truths'', S5615 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Memorial Day: observance, S5615 [23MY]

EVERETT, TERRY (a Representative from Alabama)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3248), H3488 [16AP]

Veterans: improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4396 [1MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H5173 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see H.R. 2854), H914 [25JA]

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3673), H6531 [19JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5817 [4JN]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H7108 [27JN]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1716 [5MR]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see H. Con. Res. 218), H11396 [26SE]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4902 [10MY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H3488 [16AP]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587, 3680), H5380 [21MY], H6532 [19JN]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H5052 [14MY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H1507 [28FE]

———establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H3231 [29MR]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H5935 [5JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9926 [2AU]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3581 [17AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3581 [17AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H5380 [21MY]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see H. Con. Res. 200), H9566 [31JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H3731 [23AP], H10385 [12SE]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H1507 [28FE]

Taxation: extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9926 [2AU]

———incentives for the conservation of endangered species (see H.R. 2286), H5052 [14MY]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H7473 [11JY]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3493, 3506), H5299 [20MY], H5500 [22MY]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6531 [19JN]

———improve administration of life insurance programs (see H.R. 2843), H187 [4JA]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4902 [10MY]

Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission: extend time for submission of final report (see H.R. 3495), H5379 [21MY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5753 [30MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H339 [22JA], H2125 [13MR], H8251 [24JY]

Eulogies

Weil, Adolph, Jr.: David A. Baylinson, E259 [29FE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1462 [28FE]

———price supports for peanuts, H1462 [28FE], H6208 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6208 [12JN]

Alabama Press Association: anniversary, E161, E179 [5FE]

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (H.R. 3673), H7554 [16JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5251 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4944, H5031, H5032 [14MY]

———Hellfire II Missile Program funding, H5031, H5032 [14MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6363 [13JN]

———prohibit funding for acquisition programs with no documented military requirements, H6363 [13JN]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), H11476 [27SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5772 [4JN]

———veterans medical care and Veterans Benefits Administration funding, H6900 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6900 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, E1898 [1OC]

Dothan, AL: establish ambulatory care access point, H5772 [4JN]

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia (H.R. 2064), H2070 [12MR]

Ozark (AL) Southern Star: tribute, E1863, E1876 [30SE]

Veterans: improve programs and benefits (H.R. 3373), H5251 [16MY], H5314 [21MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H7545 [16JY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8776 [30JY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (H.R. 1483), H5312 [21MY]

Votes: position on missed, H7170, H7171 [10JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8091 [22JY]

Tributes

Adams, Joe, E1876 [30SE]

Bevill, Representative, H10583 [18SE], H10666 [19SE]

Browder, Representative, H10583 [18SE], H10666 [19SE]

Martin, Alberta, E1625 [17SE]

Snell, Linwood H., Jr., E1537 [5SE]

Weil, Adolph, Jr., E259 [29FE]

EVETTS, HOLCOMB (HOKE)

Remarks in House

Kings County, CA: Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E1665 [19SE]

EWING, THOMAS W. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, H2305 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Business and industry: authorize judicial review of agency certifications of the economic impact of regulations on small entities (see H.R. 3048), H1985 [7MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (see H.R. 4276), H12172 [28SE]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H1663 [4MR]

Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status for certain nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 2926), H1223 [1FE]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10601 [18SE]

Taxation: application of low-income housing credit on housing units assigned to certain single parents (see H.R. 3503), H5500 [22MY]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H3170 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see H.R. 2854, 2973), H330 [5JA], H1324 [27FE]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 3795), H7474 [11JY]

Armed Forces: organization and management of reserve components (see H.R. 1646), H1775 [6MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2853), H1508 [28FE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Education: permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H9566 [31JY]

Executive Office of the President: civil remedies for the request or receipt of protected records for nonroutine use (see H.R. 3687), H7260 [10JY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H1636 [29FE]

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H2224 [13MR]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6415 [13JN]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

———regulation of not-for-hire transportation of agriculture production materials (see H.R. 3799), H10108 [5SE]

Health: regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H5380 [21MY]

Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 2582), H4800 [9MY]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1636 [29FE]

Medicare: extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 3337), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H2316 [14MR]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H5935 [5JN]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3820 [24AP]

Railroads: implementation of exemptions to train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings (see H. Con. Res. 201), H8557 [25JY]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3834), H7779 [17JY]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 3161), H5935 [5JN]

Shipping industry: allow transportation of cargo on foreign ships manned by U.S. crews (see H.R. 4006), H11230 [25SE]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H1716 [5MR]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3786), H11527 [27SE]

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 4072), H12175 [28SE]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 2985), H7107 [27JN]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H. Con. Res. 170), H4423 [2MY]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H7473 [11JY]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H774 [23JA]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H3581 [17AP]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6532 [19JN]

Letters

Small business regulatory reform: Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, H3017 [28MR]

———Philip Lader, SBA, H3017 [28MR]

———President Clinton, H3017 [28MR]

———Vice President Gore, H3017 [28MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs, H743 [23JA]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1421, H1461, H1466, H1468, H1478 [28FE], H1543 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3159 [28MR]

———price supports for peanuts, H1461, H1466 [28FE], H6207 [12JN]

———price supports for sugar, H1468, H1478 [28FE]

———remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6221, H6226 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6207, H6221, H6226 [12JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H8 [3JA], H132 [4JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7663 [17JY]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), H8518 [25JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7006 [27JN]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation, H11398 [27SE]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (H.R. 4276), E1828 [30SE], E1897 [1OC]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), E544 [16AP]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8733 [30JY]

Dept. of HUD: investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, H6809 [25JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6809 [25JN]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (H.R. 3002), E265 [4MR]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6789 [25JN]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H6632 [20JN], H6717 [25JN]

Eximbank: funding, H5852, H5853 [5JN]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 2276), H2068 [12MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5852, H5853 [5JN]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (H.R. 3153), H10778 [24SE], E1713 [26SE]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (H.R. 4102), E1713 [26SE]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3016 [28MR]

Illinois: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1591 [12SE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3016 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7663 [17JY]

Rural areas: funding for rural housing, economic development, education, and research programs, H1543 [29FE]

Small business: reform regulatory process, H3016 [28MR]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3530 [17AP]

Votes: position on missed, H1947 [7MR], H4101 [25AP], H4737 [9MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4104 [25AP]

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H5750 [30MY], H7449 [11JY]

Tributes

Jenison, Edward H., E1263 [11JY]

Stricker, Steve, E1007 [6JN]

EWUSI-MENSAH, EWURAMA

Remarks in House

Claremont, CA: tribute to Webb School participation in Toshiba Corp./National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, E1102 [18JN]

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

Transmittals

ACDA: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2071) [13MR], H1223 (EC2010) [1FE]

———revitalization report, H912 (EC1972) [25JA]

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: applications for court orders to permit interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, H4301 (EC2676) [30AP]

———wiretaps report, S4617 (EC2406) [2MY]

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: report, S1969 (EC2119) [13MR], H1223 (EC2006) [1FE]

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H3729 (EC2446) [23AP]

———National Historic Preservation Act amendment, S1681 (EC1958) [11MR]

African Development Foundation: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H1247 (EC2065) [20FE]

———Inspector General report, S1969 (EC2094) [13MR], H2223 (EC2241) [13MR]

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank: farm credit retirement plan report, S4063 (EC2308) [24AP]

———retirement plan report, S9736 (EC3631) [3SE], S9740 (EC3760) [3SE]

AgriBank Farm Credit Bank: retirement plan report, H10035 (EC4686) [4SE]

AID: audit management report, S7885 (EC3356) [16JY], H7113 (EC3951) [8JY]

———Denton Program activities report, H10174 (EC5062) [10SE]

———Development Assistance Program allocation report, S4316 (EC2356) [29AP]

———development assistance program allocations report, H3818 (EC2480) [24AP]

———economic situation in Egypt, H3818 (EC2479) [24AP]

———economic support fund program allocations report, S6012 (EC2956) [10JN], H5753 (EC3292) [30MY]

———Egypt economic conditions report, S4723 (EC2408) [6MY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H1324 (EC2124) [27FE]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S4617 (EC2401) [2MY], H4301 (EC2670) [30AP]

———Inspector General report, S7885 (EC3356) [16JY], H7113 (EC3951) [8JY]

———report, S10426 (EC4061) [12SE]

American Academy of Actuaries: Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds reports, S7174 (EC3180) [27JN]

American Battle Monuments Commission: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2088) [13MR], H329 (EC1921) [5JA]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1682 (EC1999) [11MR], H1247 (EC2066) [20FE]

American Chemical Society: report, H773 (EC1957) [23JA], H5051 (EC3007) [14MY]

American Legion: internal controls and financial management systems report, S5566 (EC2725) [23MY], H5568 (EC3168) [23MY]

———report, H1231 (EC2023) [6FE]

Amtrak: Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1972) [11MR], H2033 (EC2218) [8MR]

———Inspector General report, H7113 (EC3954) [8JY]

———legislative report and Federal grant request, H1324 (EC2129) [27FE]

———report, S1597 (EC1920) [6MR]

Appalachian Regional Commission: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2083) [13MR], H1231 (EC2018) [6FE]

———Inspector General report, S6220 (EC3039) [13JN], H6115 (EC3474) [10JN]

Architect of the Capitol: appropriations expenditures, S7669 (EC3273) [10JY], H186 (EC1907) [4JA], H7112 (EC3927) [8JY]

———expenditures, S276 (EC1811) [22JA]

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board: Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines final rule, S10324 (EC4018) [11SE]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H2664 (EC2279) [21MR]

Armed Forces Retirement Home Board: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S5762 (EC2830) [4JN], H4645 (EC2885) [8MY]

Assassination Records Review Board: Freedom of Information Act report, S10426 (EC4069) [12SE], H10173 (EC5037) [10SE]

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: Inspector General report, S97 (EC1772) [5JA]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S97 (EC1771) [5JA]

———report, S1344 (EC1894) [27FE]

BATF: ammunition feeding devices final rule, S9428 (EC3615) [1AU], H9921 (EC4522) [2AU]

———basic permit requirements under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act—nonindustrial use of spirits and wine, bulk sales, and bottling of distilled spirits final rule, H5752 (EC3282) [30MY]

———distilled spirits used in manufacturing final rule, S7174 (EC3192) [27JN], H7105 (EC3911) [27JN]

———explosives commerce final rule, S9427 (EC3612) [1AU], H8635 (EC4425) [29JY]

———firearms and ammunition manufacturers excise taxes final rule, S9071 (EC3557) [29JY], H8374 (EC4312) [24JY]

———liquor final rule, S7174 (EC3188) [27JN], H6690 (EC3759) [20JN]

———materials and process relative to the production of wine and the treatment of juice, wine, and distilling material final rule, H5298 (EC3094) [20MY]

———materials and processes authorized for the production of wine and for the treatment of juice, wine, and distilling material final rule, S5691 (EC2741) [3JN]

———nonindustrial use of spirits and wine, bulk sales and bottling of distilled spirits final rule, S7174 (EC3198) [27JN]

———procedural rules statement, S7174 (EC3191) [27JN], H7104 (EC3910) [27JN]

———removal of restrictions on importation of defense articles and services from Russia final rule, S4803 (EC2434) [7MY], H4429 (EC2825) [6MY]

———technical amendments final rule, H4901 (EC2954) [10MY]

———technical amendments report, S5855 (EC2831) [5JN]

———viticultural area final rule, H6764 (EC3843) [25JN], H7105 (EC3912) [27JN]

Bonneville Power Administration: Chief Financial Officers Act report, H1774 (EC2194) [6MR]

Boy Scouts: report, H2122 (EC2238) [12MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: Colorado River Basin Project financial statements report, S6012 (EC2964, EC2965) [10JN], H5933 (EC3401, EC3402) [5JN]

Bureau of the Census: customs entry records final rule, H8597 (EC4412) [26JY]

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group: conference report, H12301 (EC5465) [4OC]

CBO: sequestration preview report, H2557 (EC2275) [20MR]

———sequestration report, S1179 (EC1872) [9FE], S10324 (EC4004) [11SE], H773 (EC1942) [23JA], H10031 (EC4555) [4SE]

———technical assumptions to be used in preparing national defense function outlay estimates, H6420 (EC3614) [17JN]

———unauthorized appropriations and expiring authorizations report, S555 (EC1837) [30JA]

CCC: Dairy Indemnity Payment Program final rule, S5691 (EC2756) [3JN]

———food assistance programs report, S4188 (EC2325) [25AP]

———monetization programs report, H4107 (EC2520) [25AP]

———Supplier Credit Guarantee Program final rule, S7174 (EC3206) [27JN], H7103 (EC3867) [27JN]

CFTC: electronic media use by commodity pool operators and trading advisors final rule, H10031 (EC4548) [4SE]

———ethics training for registrants final rule, H4394 (EC2692) [1MY]

———final rule, S4803 (EC2450, EC2451) [7MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S3012 (EC2196) [27MR], H2466 (EC2263) [19MR]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S98 (EC1784) [5JA]

———publicizing broker association memberships final rule, S9740 (EC3770) [3SE], H10031 (EC4549) [4SE]

———regulation of foreign brokers final rule, H4394 (EC2691) [1MY]

Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: report, H1662 (EC2149) [4MR]

CIA: appropriations legislation, S5190 (EC2651) [16MY], H4901 (EC2960) [10MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S10426 (EC4068) [12SE], H10171 (EC4960) [10SE]

Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2081) [13MR]

———Inspector General report, S1968 (EC2092) [13MR]

Commission on Civil Rights: Freedom of Information Act report, S2100 (EC2147) [14MR], H2122 (EC2236) [12MR]

———Funding Federal Civil Rights Enforcement report, H1241 (EC2056) [13FE]

———legislation, S5855 (EC2832) [5JN], H5298 (EC3092) [20MY]

———statement condemning acts of arson against churches, S6610 (EC3092) [20JN]

Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled: internal controls and financial systems report, S98 (EC1798) [5JA]

———procurement list additions final rule, S4516 (EC2384) [1MY], S5762 (EC2825) [4JN], S6220 (EC3043) [13JN], S6610 (EC3095) [20JN], S7016 (EC3160) [26JN], S7174 (EC3207) [27JN], H4301 (EC2671) [30AP], H5645 (EC3194) [29MY], H5751 (EC3242) [30MY], H6507 (EC3697) [18JN], H6763 (EC3822) [25JN]

———procurement list final rule, S5566 (EC2709, EC2722) [23MY], H5050 (EC2999) [14MY]

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled: Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1975) [11MR], H1715 (EC2180) [5MR]

———procurement list additions final rule, S7885 (EC3361) [16JY], S8467 (EC3509) [22JY], S9071 (EC3565) [29JY], S9736 (EC3632) [3SE], S9740 (EC3761) [3SE], S10192 (EC3996, EC3997, EC3998) [10SE], H7259 (EC4058) [10JY], H8028 (EC4914) [18JY], H8597 (EC4407) [26JY], H9920 (EC4518) [2AU], H10035 (EC4687, EC4688) [4SE], H10171 (EC4961, EC4962, EC4963) [10SE], H12263 (EC5413) [2OC]

Comptroller of the Currency: Community Development Corp. project and other public welfare investments, S11032 (EC4131) [19SE], H10428 (EC5119) [16SE]

———interagency guidelines establishing standards for safety and soundness final rule, S9739 (EC3750) [3SE], H10032 (EC4578) [4SE]

———loans in special flood hazard areas final rule, S10073 (EC3940) [9SE], H10169 (EC4912) [10SE]

———market risk based capital standards final rule, S10073 (EC3941) [9SE], H10169 (EC4911) [10SE]

———sales of credit life insurance final rule, H12172 (EC5368) [28SE]

———streamlining regulatory requirements report, S11539 (EC4196) [27SE], H11227 (EC5299) [25SE]

Congressional Medal of Honor Society: financial report, H7657 (EC4157) [16JY]

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking, H1774 (EC2201) [6MR]

———proposed rulemaking notice, H5173 (EC3035) [15MY], H5569 (EC3177) [23MY], H6117 (EC3512) [10JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: financial statements audit report, S2100 (EC2148) [14MR]

———Inspector General report, S5938 (EC2921) [6JN], H6005 (EC3438) [6JN]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: A Community of Common Interests—Public Broadcasting and the Needs of Minority and Diverse Audiences and Public Broadcasting's Service to Minorities and Other Groups report, S1344 (EC1880) [27FE]

———Inspector General report, S6012 (EC2953) [10JN], H6283 (EC3540) [12JN]

———services to minorities and other groups report, S7761 (EC3300) [11JY]

Court of Federal Claims: report, H330 (EC1929) [5JA]

———termination for convenience of cable television on military bases advisory opinion, S9427 (EC3582) [1AU]

Court of Veterans Appeals: actuarial report, S11032 (EC4139) [19SE], H10766 (EC5247) [23SE]

CPSC: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2070) [13MR], H1223 (EC2008) [1FE]

———final rule, S4937 (EC2561) [9MY]

———flamibility of children's sleepwear final rule, S10425 (EC4053) [12SE]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S2100 (EC2146) [14MR], H2223 (EC2242) [13MR]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S98 (EC1785) [5JA]

———Inspector General report, S5938 (EC2909) [6JN], H5932 (EC3394) [5JN]

———requirements for labeling of retail containers of charcoal final rule, H4301 (EC2665) [30AP]

———standard for flammability of children's sleepware final rule, H11045 (EC5283) [24SE]

Customs Service: centralized examination stations final rule, S9736 (EC3647) [3SE]

———determination of country of origin of goods for NAFTA purposes final rule, S6142 (EC3012) [12JN], H5933 (EC3424) [5JN]

———emissions standards for imported nonroad engines final rule, S9739 (EC3732) [3SE], H10039 (EC4799) [4SE]

———enforcement of foreign assets control regulations final rule, H5286 (EC3069) [16MY]

———enforcement of foreign assets control regulations relative to prohibited/restricted merchandise final rule, S5691 (EC2744) [3JN]

———final rule, S4804 (EC2468) [7MY]

———removal of customs regulations relative to Steel Voluntary Restraint Arrangement Program final rule, H5051 (EC3026) [14MY]

———removal of customs regulations relative to the Steel Voluntary Restraint Arrangement Program final rule, S5691 (EC2743) [3JN]

———removal of Toshiba sanction regulations final rule, S5939 (EC2943) [6JN], H5816 (EC3361) [4JN]

———suspension of station operators relative to felony indictments final rule, H9921 (EC4526) [2AU]

———textile and apparel products origin final rule, S8373 (EC3478) [19JY], S8635 (EC3527) [24JY], H8094 (EC4277) [22JY]

DAR: audit report, H8028 (EC4203) [18JY]

DAV: national convention report, H186 (EC1916) [4JA]

DEA: Domestic Chemical Diversion Control Act report, H3654 (EC2431) [19AP]

———exemption removal for certain products marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act final rule, S10426 (EC4065) [12SE], H10170 (EC4921) [10SE]

———manufacturer reporting, S4423 (EC2372) [30AP]

Defense Environmental Response Task Force: report, H1663 (EC2173) [4MR]

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: internal controls and financial systems report, S276 (EC1819) [22JA]

Delaware River Basin Commission: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H89 (EC1894) [3JA]

———Inspector General report, S4063 (EC2303) [24AP], H3487 (EC2396) [16AP]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S276 (EC1834) [22JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: accounting requirements for telecommunications borrowers final rule, S9737 (EC3677) [3SE], H10031 (EC4551) [4SE]

———acquisition regulations final rule, H12301 (EC5470) [4OC]

———aerial service wires specification final rule, H5285 (EC3036) [16MY]

———agreements for development of foreign markets for agricultural commodities final rule, H4798 (EC2897) [9MY]

———agricultural commodities final rule, S5856 (EC2877) [5JN]

———almonds final rule, S11539 (EC4189) [27SE], H7103 (EC3860) [27JN], H9564 (EC3358) [31JY], H10031 (EC4542) [4SE], H11045 (EC5274) [24SE]

———amendment of general regulations for marketing orders final rule, H4645 (EC2865) [8MY]

———animal health protection legislation, H5753 (EC3294) [30MY]

———animal welfare enforcement report, S9426 (EC3577) [1AU], H8980 (EC4429) [30JY]

———animals and embryos from scrapie countries final rule, S4723 (EC2412) [6MY]

———Applegate Lake, OR, Corps of Engineers project, S6080 (EC2982) [11JN], H5933 (EC3425) [5JN]

———apples and pears final rule, S11539 (EC4183) [27SE], H11393 (EC5332) [26SE]

———approved plants and standards for dairy products final rule, H3817 (EC2465) [24AP]

———apricots, cherries, and prunes final rule, S9737 (EC3674) [3SE], H10030 (EC4532) [4SE], H11227 (EC5297) [25SE]

———apricots and cherries final rule, S11539 (EC4186) [27SE]

———apricots final rule, S6513 (EC3052, EC3054) [19JN], H6411 (EC3575) [13JN], H6530 (EC3713) [19JN], H10031 (EC4545) [4SE]

———avacados final rule, H9920 (EC4510) [2AU]

———availability of agricultural commodities and quantities report, S1344 (EC1876) [27FE]

———avocados final rule, S9736 (EC3619) [3SE]

———barley standards interim rule, S4803 (EC2426) [7MY]

———bird quarantine facilities screening final rule, S7015 (EC3137) [26JN], H6763 (EC3805) [25JN]

———Black Hills termination order final rule, S10325 (EC4033) [11SE]

———Business and Industrial Loan Program audit requirements final rule, H5378 (EC3098) [21MY]

———Business and Industry Loan Program final rule, S5691 (EC2757) [3JN]

———California grown and imported olives final rule, S4802 (EC2421) [7MY], H3817 (EC2466) [24AP]

———California nectarines and peaches quality requirements final rule, H4421 (EC2743) [2MY]

———catastrophic risk protection endorsement final rule, S10554 (EC4078) [13SE]

———cauliflower final rule, S9740 (EC3774) [3SE], H10169 (EC3892) [10SE]

———central Arizona marketing area milk final rule, S4802 (EC2417) [7MY]

———change in disease status of Italy and the Czech Republic relative to rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease, H12300 (EC5451) [4OC]

———cherries final rule, S11539 (EC4184) [27SE], H11227 (EC5295) [25SE]

———corn final rule, S10425 (EC4048) [12SE], H10384 (EC5087) [12SE]

———correction docket final rule, S7670 (EC3283) [10JY]

———Cotton Board final rule, S7015 (EC3139) [26JN], H6710 (EC3762) [24JN]

———cranberries final rule, S6514 (EC3057) [19JN], S9740 (EC3778) [3SE], H6530 (EC3714) [19JN], H10030 (EC4537) [4SE], H12300 (EC5446) [4OC]

———dairy products final rule, S7670 (EC3286) [10JY], H7152 (EC3984) [9JY]

———dates final rule, S11539 (EC4187) [27SE], H11045 (EC5273) [24SE]

———determination relative to use of other than competitive procedures for National Forest System watershed restoration, H4901 (EC2947) [10MY]

———Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program final rule, S7015 (EC3144) [26JN], H6763 (EC3809) [25JN]

———eligibility for free and reduced price meals by food program institutions final rule, H10169 (EC4897) [10SE]

———elimination of obsolete regulations final rule, H12300 (EC5448) [4OC]

———End-Use Certificate Program final rule, S7015 (EC3140) [26JN], H6764 (EC3844) [25JN]

———export certificates final rule, S4723 (EC2410) [6MY], H4300 (EC2650) [30AP]

———farm legislation relative to the authorization of retail firms and wholesale food concerns final rule, H12300 (EC5453) [4OC]

———Farm Program implementation final rule, S7886 (EC3398) [16JY], H7472 (EC4071) [11JY]

———Federal crop insurance regulations final rule, H10428 (EC5114, EC5115, EC5116, EC5117) [16SE]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2058) [13MR]

———fees for official inspection and official weighing services final rule, S9740 (EC3769) [3SE], H10031 (EC4550) [4SE]

———final rule, S4803 (EC2427, EC2448, EC2449) [7MY], S5003 (EC2594) [14MY], S10554 (EC4078) [13SE]

———final rules, S7015 (EC3140) [26JN]

———Florida grapefruit, oranges, tangelos, and tangerines final rule, S5003 (EC2588) [14MY], H4645 (EC2866) [8MY]

———Florida limes and avacados final rule, S4802 (EC2419) [7MY]

———Florida limes and avocados final rule, H3817 (EC2469) [24AP]

———fluid milk final rule, S5856 (EC2879) [5JN], H5751 (EC3224) [30MY]

———Food Stamp Program final rule, S7015 (EC3143) [26JN], H7103 (EC3862) [27JN]

———food stamp program's failure to comply with Federal, State, or local welfare assistance program requirements final rule, H4300 (EC2651) [30AP]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S2327 (EC2164) [19MR], H2466 (EC2260) [19MR]

———fresh cut flowers and fresh cut greens promotion and information order—suspension of late payment charges final rule, S4802 (EC2425) [7MY], H4300 (EC2646) [30AP]

———fresh cut flowers and greens final rule, S6514 (EC3056) [19JN], H6530 (EC3716) [19JN]

———fruit fly final rule, S6513 (EC3047) [19JN], S8989 (EC3537) [26JY], H6420 (EC3612) [17JN], H8554 (EC4317) [25JY]

———fruit trees importation final rule, H12263 (EC5410) [2OC]

———fruits and vegetables importation final rule, S10425 (EC4047) [12SE], H10384 (EC5088) [12SE]

———goats and horses final rule, S8155 (EC3428) [18JY], H7656 (EC4139) [16JY]

———grapes final rule, S6719 (EC3112) [24JN], H6530 (EC3718) [19JN]

———green and wax beans final rule, S8553 (EC3514) [23JY], H8092 (EC4218) [22JY]

———hazelnuts final rule, S6513 (EC3050) [19JN], S9740 (EC3775) [3SE], H6411 (EC3573) [13JN], H10031 (EC4543) [4SE]

———honey final rule, S6513 (EC3046) [19JN], H6283 (EC3518) [12JN]

———horses final rule, S9427 (EC3594) [1AU], S9740 (EC3773) [3SE], H9564 (EC4459) [31JY], H10169 (EC4896) [10SE]

———horses from Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands quarantine requirements final rule, S4723 (EC2413) [6MY], H4300 (EC2650) [30AP]

———import quotas and fees final rule, S5856 (EC2876) [5JN], H5644 (EC3183) [29MY]

———importation of additional species of embryos final rule, S4723 (EC2411) [6MY]

———importation of embryos from ruminants and swine final rule, H5172 (EC3027) [15MY]

———imported fire ants final rule, S4723 (EC2414) [6MY], H4300 (EC2650) [30AP]

———import/export user fees final rule, H5172 (EC3028) [15MY]

———Inspector General report, S5938 (EC2916) [6JN]

———Japanese beetles final rule, S6719 (EC3114) [24JN], H6689 (EC3743) [20JN]

———karnal bunt final rule, S7670 (EC3281) [10JY], S8155 (EC3427) [18JY], H7152 (EC3989, EC3990) [9JY], H7656 (EC4140) [16JY], H12300 (EC5452) [4OC]

———karnal bunt quarantined areas interim rule, S4723 (EC2416) [6MY], H4300 (EC2649) [30AP]

———kiwifruit final rule, S9737 (EC3673) [3SE], S11539 (EC4192) [27SE], H10030 (EC4534) [4SE], H10765 (EC5232) [23SE]

———limes and avocados final rule, S6719 (EC3111) [24JN], S10018 (EC3916) [6SE], S11031 (EC4112) [19SE], H6530 (EC3717) [19JN], H10171 (EC4977) [10SE], H10600 (EC5185) [18SE]

———limes final rule, H10031 (EC4539) [4SE]

———livestock assistance regulations final rule, H6763 (EC3808) [25JN]

———management report, H5932 (EC3388) [5JN]

———marketing orders final rule, S5003 (EC2589) [14MY]

———meat and poultry final rule, S7670 (EC3282) [10JY], H7472 (EC3072) [11JY]

———meat imports final rule, S7886 (EC3399) [16JY], H7472 (EC4073) [11JY]

———milk final rule, S9737 (EC3672) [3SE], H7152 (EC3987) [9JY], H10030 (EC4536) [4SE], H10173 (EC5023) [10SE]

———milk in central Arizona marketing area final rule, H3817 (EC2468) [24AP]

———monterey jack cheese grading and inspection standards final rule, H4300 (EC2648) [30AP]

———National Forest System watershed restoration contracts, S5093 (EC2624) [15MY]

———national poultry improvement plan and auxiliary provisions final rule, H4300 (EC2650) [30AP]

———National School Lunch Program cheese alternate products final rule, S8155 (EC3426) [18JY], H7656 (EC4145) [16JY]

———nectarines and peaches final rule, S6719 (EC3109) [24JN], S8553 (EC3516) [23JY], H6689 (EC3741) [20JN], H8092 (EC4217) [22JY], H10765 (EC5231) [23SE]

———Netherlands disease status final rule, S9737 (EC3671) [3SE], H10031 (EC4546) [4SE]

———new vaccine for brucellosis final rule, S4723 (EC2415) [6MY], H4300 (EC2650) [30AP]

———New York, New Jersey, and Middle Atlantic marketing area milk final rule, S5003 (EC2590) [14MY]

———New York-New Jersey and Middle Atlantic marketing area milk final rule, H4645 (EC2864) [8MY]

———nonfat dry milk grading and inspection final rule, S4802 (EC2420) [7MY]

———Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact implementation authorization, H10169 (EC4899) [10SE]

———notice to interchange jurisdiction relative to civil works and national forest lands, S589 (EC1845) [31JA], H1137 (EC1996) [31JA]

———okra final rule, S10554 (EC4081) [13SE], H10428 (EC5113) [16SE]

———olives final rule, H10030 (EC4535) [4SE]

———onions final rule, S5690 (EC2728) [3JN], S5691 (EC2733) [3JN], S7670 (EC3287) [10JY], S9426 (EC3575) [1AU], S9740 (EC3777) [3SE], S10017 (EC3871) [6SE], S11539 (EC4188) [27SE], H5644 (EC3179) [29MY], H5814 (EC3295) [4JN], H7152 (EC3983) [9JY], H8596 (EC4383) [26JY], H9564 (EC4457) [31JY], H10169 (EC3894, EC3895) [10SE], H11045 (EC5375) [24SE]

———oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and tangelos final rule, S8989 (EC3538) [26JY], S12125 (EC4203) [1OC], H9920 (EC4511) [2AU], H12171 (EC5354) [28SE]

———oranges, grapefruit and tangerines final rule, S9735 (EC3618) [3SE]

———oranges and grapefruit final rule, S8553 (EC3515) [23JY], S9740 (EC3776) [3SE], S11539 (EC4191) [27SE], H8092 (EC4219) [22JY], H8554 (EC4316) [25JY], H10030 (EC4538) [4SE], H10766 (EC5233) [23SE]

———Oregon, Washington, and California winter pears final rule, S4802 (EC2418) [7MY], H3817 (EC2470) [24AP]

———Oregon and Washington hazelnuts marketing final rule, S4802 (EC2422) [7MY], H3817 (EC2467) [24AP]

———Oregon and Washington sweet onions final rule, S5003 (EC2593) [14MY]

———Oregon-California potatoes final rule, S5856 (EC2880) [5JN]

———packers and stockyards regulations and policy statements final rule, H7258 (EC4034, EC4035) [10JY]

———papayas final rule, S6080 (EC2984) [11JN], S9736 (EC3620) [3SE], H5932 (EC3370) [5JN], H9920 (EC4512) [2AU]

———pathogen reduction final rule, S7670 (EC3280) [10JY], H7152 (EC3992) [9JY]

———payment of indemnity for tuberculosis in cattle, bison, and cervids final rule, S5690 (EC2729) [3JN], H5298 (EC3072) [20MY]

———peaches and nectarines final rule, S11539 (EC4190) [27SE]

———peanuts final rule, S6513 (EC3051) [19JN], S7670 (EC3284) [10JY], H6411 (EC3574) [13JN], H6689 (EC3742) [20JN], H7152 (EC3985) [9JY], H10031 (EC4544) [4SE]

———peas final rule, S10554 (EC4082) [13SE], H10428 (EC5112) [16SE]

———plant protection legislation, H5753 (EC3293) [30MY]

———pork final rule, S6080 (EC2983) [11JN], S7015 (EC3136) [26JN], H6004 (EC3431) [6JN], H6763 (EC3807) [25JN], H7152 (EC3986) [9JY]

———potatoes final rule, S6513 (EC3055) [19JN], S6719 (EC3110) [24JN], S7670 (EC3288) [10JY], S9426 (EC3574) [1AU], S9740 (EC3779) [3SE], S11539 (EC4185) [27SE], H5814 (EC3296, EC3297) [4JN], H6530 (EC3715, EC3719) [19JN], H7152 (EC3988) [9JY], H7656 (EC4138) [16JY], H8980 (EC4430) [30JY], H10031 (EC4540, EC4541) [4SE], H10169 (EC4892) [10SE], H11227 (EC5296) [25SE], H12300 (EC5447) [4OC]

———poultry final rule, S9426 (EC3576) [1AU], H8596 (EC4384) [26JY]

———processed fruits and vegetables, processed products, and processed food products regulations final rule, S5691 (EC2732) [3JN], H5499 (EC3127) [22MY]

———program performance report, S6513 (EC3053) [19JN]

———prunes final rule, S9427 (EC3595) [1AU], S9737 (EC3676) [3SE], H9564 (EC4456) [31JY], H10030 (EC4531) [4SE], H12300 (EC5449) [4OC]

———raisins final rule, S8156 (EC3429) [18JY], H7656 (EC4137) [16JY]

———Rangeland Research Grants Program final rule, S5856 (EC2878) [5JN], H5644 (EC3180) [29MY]

———regulations governing the commercial sale of agricultural commodities final rule, H5644 (EC3182) [29MY]

———rice final rule, S7669 (EC3271) [10JY], H7152 (EC3991) [9JY]

———sale of excess Federal aircraft relative to suppression of wildfire legislation, S11290 (EC4163) [25SE], H11228 (EC5331) [25SE], H12301 (EC5490) [4OC]

———scrapie indemnification program final rule, S10325 (EC4035) [11SE], H10173 (EC5025) [10SE]

———sheep and wool promotion, research, education, and information final rule, H4421 (EC2741) [2MY], H4798 (EC2895, EC2896) [9MY]

———sheep final rule, S7490 (EC3255) [9JY], H7112 (EC3925) [8JY]

———Sheep Promotion, Research, and Information Program final rules, S5003 (EC2592) [14MY]

———slaughter cattle and carcass beef standards for grade final rule, H4421 (EC2742) [2MY]

———Small Business Innovation Research Grants Program final rule, S5691 (EC2734) [3JN], H5049 (EC2961) [14MY]

———sodium citrate with citric acid in processed meat and poultry final rule, H3817 (EC2471) [24AP]

———South Florida avacados assessment rate final rule, H4421 (EC2744) [2MY]

———South Texas cantaloupe container change final rule, H4645 (EC2867) [8MY]

———South Texas melons final rule, S5003 (EC2591) [14MY]

———South Texas onions final rule, H5298 (EC3071) [20MY]

———Southeast Alaska Public Lands Information Center report, S2327 (EC2161) [19MR], H2466 (EC2265) [19MR]

———Southeast marketing area milk final rule, H4501 (EC2842) [7MY]

———Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon Walla Walla Valley sweet onions assessment rate final rule, H4501 (EC2839) [7MY]

———soybeans final rule, S12125 (EC4204) [1OC], H12171 (EC5355) [28SE]

———Spain disease status final rule, S9740 (EC3772) [3SE], H10031 (EC4547) [4SE]

———spearmint oil final rule, S6513 (EC3045) [19JN], S7490 (EC3254) [9JY], S9737 (EC3675) [3SE], H6283 (EC3517) [12JN], H7103 (EC3861) [27JN], H10030 (EC4533) [4SE]

———spearmint oil produced in the Far West—salable quantities and allotment percentages final rule, S4802 (EC2424) [7MY], H4300 (EC2647) [30AP], H4501 (EC2841) [7MY]

———specialty crops final rule, S6719 (EC3113) [24JN]

———specified market order assessment rates final rule, S10325 (EC4034) [11SE], H10173 (EC5024) [10SE]

———standards for barley final rule, H3818 (EC2472) [24AP]

———subsistence payment for employees performing certain duties legislation, S5938 (EC2930) [6JN], H5815 (EC3323) [4JN]

———Sugar Price-Support Program final rule, S5691 (EC2737) [3JN]

———Summer Food Service Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program applications final rule, S5690 (EC2730) [3JN]

———telecommunications standards and specifications for materials, equipment and construction final rule, S5691 (EC2735) [3JN]

———tobacco final rule, S6080 (EC2985) [11JN], S6513 (EC3048, EC3049) [19JN], S7490 (EC3253) [9JY], S8553 (EC3517) [23JY], H5932 (EC3369) [5JN], H6411 (EC3571, EC3572) [13JN], H7103 (EC3866) [27JN], H8373 (EC4293) [24JY], H12269 (EC5415) [3OC]

———use of consultants funded by borrowers final rule, S11031 (EC4113) [19SE], H10600 (EC5186) [18SE]

———user fees for certain services of live animals, birds, animal products, organisms, germ plasma, and veterinary diagnostic services final rule, S5691 (EC2736) [3JN]

———user fees for crop cotton classification services to growers final rule, H4421 (EC2745) [2MY]

———viruses, serums, and toxins and analogous products final rule, S6514 (EC3058) [19JN], S7015 (EC3138) [26JN], S7669 (EC3270) [10JY], H6507 (EC3686) [18JN], H6763 (EC3806) [25JN], H7112 (EC3926) [8JY], H12300 (EC5450) [4OC]

———Washington Irish potatoes assessment rate final rule, H4501 (EC2840) [7MY]

———Wetlands Reserve Program final rule, S5691 (EC2731) [3JN], S9740 (EC3771) [3SE], H5644 (EC3181) [29MY], H10169 (EC4898) [10SE]

———Youth Conservation Corps Program report, H5298 (EC3074) [20MY]

———Youth Conservation Corps report, S5855 (EC2844) [5JN]

Dept. of Commerce: acquisition and protection of foreign rights in inventions final rule, S9737 (EC3667) [3SE]

———Alaskan north slope crude oil exports final rule, S5938 (EC2894) [6JN]

———Antarctic Living Marine Resources Convention Act program development plan, S7885 (EC3371) [16JY], H7472 (EC4095) [11JY]

———Biological Warfare Experts Group meeting final rule, S9427 (EC3598) [1AU], H9704 (EC4497) [1AU]

———Bureau of Export Administration report, S2327 (EC2156) [19MR], H2557 (EC2274) [20MR]

———CFR chapter final rule, S7761 (EC3320) [11JY], H7472 (EC4088) [11JY]

———coastal zone management fund for NOAA report, H6422 (EC3663) [17JN]

———export controls report, S6012 (EC2958) [10JN]

———Federal agency guidance for acquistion of modular metric construction products final rule, S5377 (EC2662) [20MY], H5286 (EC3067) [16MY]

———Federal agency use of technology transfer authorities, H1324 (EC2131) [27FE]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2059) [13MR]

———Federal technology partnerships report, S1597 (EC1915) [6MR]

———financial overview report, S7301 (EC3229) [28JN]

———fisheries and oceans report, S1597 (EC1926) [6MR]

———fisheries and oceans reports, H1506 (EC2141) [28FE]

———foreign policy export controls report, S589 (EC1847) [31JA]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S9737 (EC3668) [3SE], H9920 (EC4519) [2AU]

———grant and cooperative agreement cost principles report, S5761 (EC2782) [4JN], S6012 (EC2782) [10JN]

———improving export mechanisms and military assistance report, H6422 (EC3685) [17JN]

———Inspector General report, S6220 (EC3030) [13JN]

———International Buyer Program relative to domestic trade shows final rule, S7301 (EC3236) [28JN], H6507 (EC3696) [18JN]

———inventions and patents final rule, H9565 (EC4478) [31JY]

———licensing of commercial communications satellites final rule, H11393 (EC5338) [26SE]

———Market Development Cooperator Program final rule, S7301 (EC3237) [28JN], H6507 (EC3695) [18JN]

———Minority Business Development Center operations revision final rule, S5761 (EC2781) [4JN]

———miscellaneous changes in patent practice final rule, S9739 (EC3720) [3SE], H10037 (EC4740) [4SE]

———National Technical Information Service report, H3386 (EC2377) [15AP], H6690 (EC3761) [20JN]

———NIST visiting committee on advanced technology report, S1681 (EC1955) [11MR], H1663 (EC2171) [4MR]

———notice of opposition final rule, S7762 (EC3327) [11JY], H7153 (EC4008) [9JY]

———Ombudsman activities with the new independent States report, S5761 (EC2768) [4JN]

———patent and trademark fees revision final rule, S9737 (EC3670) [3SE], H10037 (EC4739) [4SE]

———Pribilof Environmental Restoration Program financial assistance final rule, S5761 (EC2784) [4JN]

———service of process final rule, S9737 (EC3669) [3SE], H10172 (EC4994) [10SE]

———Sustainable Fisheries Act report, S7301 (EC3228) [28JN]

———uniform administrative requirements for grants and cooperative agreements to State and local governments final rule, H5815 (EC3319) [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: Abrams Upgrade Program report, S7669 (EC3274) [10JY]

———acquisition regulations final rule, S7670 (EC3289) [10JY], H7472 (EC4077) [11JY]

———agreements and transactions report, S1597 (EC1917) [6MR]

———American Red Cross audit, H1250 (EC2080) [23FE]

———amphibious transport dock ship report, S6719 (EC3124) [24JN], H6689 (EC3746) [20JN]

———Anti-Deficiency Act violation, S276 (EC1812) [22JA], S1455 (EC1902) [29FE], S1597 (EC1915) [6MR], S1969 (EC2126) [13MR], S4316 (EC2350) [29AP], S5003 (EC2595) [14MY], S6719 (EC3115, EC3116) [24JN], S9426 (EC3578) [1AU], S9739 (EC3736, EC3737, EC3738, EC3739) [3SE], S10017 (EC3873) [6SE], S10325 (EC4036) [11SE], H186 (EC1908) [4JA], H1234 (EC2026) [9FE], H1662 (EC2147) [4MR], H1984 (EC2202) [7MR], H4107 (EC2521) [25AP], H4421 (EC2746) [2MY], H5499 (EC3128) [22MY], H6689 (EC3744, EC3745) [20JN], H10031 (EC4556) [4SE], H10169 (EC4901, EC4902, EC4903, EC4904, EC4905) [10SE]

———Antideficiency Act violation, S5937 (EC2886) [6JN]

———automated information systems report, H3486 (EC2378) [16AP]

———award of minority contracts progress report, S9737 (EC3681) [3SE], H10031 (EC4562) [4SE]

———certification for retirement in grade of certain officers, S1681 (EC1953) [11MR], H2033 (EC2215) [8MR]

———civilian intelligence personnel reform legislation, S5092 (EC2621) [15MY], H4901 (EC2959) [10MY]

———Civilian Separation Pay Program report, S7886 (EC3401) [16JY], H7532 (EC4134) [12JY]

———commercial activities performance report, S1455 (EC1903) [29FE]

———confirmation of Barry R. McCaffrey to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, S1680 (EC1952) [11MR]

———consolidated financial statements of the audit of the American Red Cross report, S1681 (EC1967) [11MR]

———construction at military installations legislation, S4188 (EC2330) [25AP]

———cooperative threat reduction funding report, S2858 (EC2184) [26MR], S5692 (EC2760) [3JN]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds report, H1137 (EC1993) [31JA]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program plan report, S10325 (EC4023) [11SE]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program report, S1179 (EC1857) [9FE]

———cost comparison of Pentagon cleaning services, S4188 (EC2328) [25AP], H3818 (EC2474) [24AP]

———Counterdrug Detail Program report, S6142 (EC2991) [12JN], H6283 (EC3519) [12JN]

———cross-servicing and acquisition actions undertaken with non-NATO countries, H1774 (EC2198) [6MR]

———Defense Enterprise Fund cooperative threat reduction funding notification, H10172 (EC5018) [10SE]

———Defense Environmental Quality Program report, S5856 (EC2884) [5JN]

———Defense Environmental Response Task Force report, S30 (EC1751) [3JA]

———Defense Environmental Restoration Program report, S2858 (EC2181) [26MR], S5762 (EC2797) [4JN], S6719 (EC3123) [24JN]

———Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement final rule, S8467 (EC3511) [22JY], S9071 (EC3564) [29JY], S11089 (EC4152) [20SE], H8092 (EC4221) [22JY], H8634 (EC4414) [29JY], H10766 (EC5234) [23SE], H12193 (EC5385) [30SE]

———Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement report, S4188 (EC2338) [25AP], H3654 (EC2421) [19AP]

———Defense Nuclear Agency Longterm Radiation Tolerant Microelectronics Program report, S6142 (EC2992) [12JN], H6283 (EC3520) [12JN]

———Defense Production Act fund activities report, H1137 (EC1988) [31JA]

———early intervention and special education to dependents in overseas schools final rule, S10325 (EC4025) [11SE], H10384 (EC5092) [12SE]

———environmental laws amendment legislation, S4316 (EC2352) [29AP]

———Environmental Scholarships Program and Fellowships Program summary report, H4429 (EC2837) [6MY]

———Executive Skills Training Program report, S10017 (EC3880) [6SE]

———extraordinary contractual actions to facilitate the national defense report, S2422 (EC2169) [20MR], H2557 (EC2268) [20MR]

———Federal acquisition regulation supplement case final rule, S5692 (EC2762) [3JN]

———Federal acquisition regulation supplement case interim rule, S4803 (EC2430, EC2431) [7MY], S5092 (EC2619) [15MY], S5692 (EC2761) [3JN]

———Federal acquisition regulation supplement for small disadvantaged business concerns final rule, H4394 (EC2693) [1MY]

———Federal acquisition regulation supplement on direct submission of vouchers to disbursing office final rule, H5378 (EC3102) [21MY]

———Federal acquisition regulation supplement on institutions of higher education final rule, H5378 (EC3103) [21MY]

———Federal acquisition regulation supplement pricing for sales of defense articles final rule, H4301 (EC2668) [30AP]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2060) [13MR], H1231 (EC2019) [6FE]

———Federally Funded Research and Development Center report, S4316 (EC2351) [29AP]

———Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center closure relative to health care provision for active duty and retired military personnel report, H7103 (EC3871) [27JN]

———force readiness assessment report, S2327 (EC2152) [19MR]

———Foreign Comparative Testing Program report, S2858 (EC2179) [26MR], H3228 (EC2316) [29MR]

———foreign entities and secondary Arab boycott of Israel, S276 (EC1810) [22JA], H773 (EC1958) [23JA]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1970) [11MR], H1324 (EC2125) [27FE]

———future years defense program relative to the M1A2 multiyear program certification, H7472 (EC4076) [11JY]

———Health Resources Sharing and Emergency Operations Act report, H1251 (EC2105) [23FE]

———implementation of health resources sharing report, S1681 (EC1961) [11MR]

———Inspector General report, S276 (EC1817) [22JA], S7885 (EC3354) [16JY], S8013 (EC3425) [17JY], H90 (EC1901) [3JA], H7113 (EC3956) [8JY]

———International Cooperative Research and Development Program report, H5378 (EC3101) [21MY]

———Joint Military Assessment report, S2858 (EC2183) [26MR]

———Laboratory Revitalization Demonstration Program report, S2858 (EC2180) [26MR], H2949 (EC2301) [27MR]

———Longbow Apache Program costs relative to the future years defense program report, H4798 (EC2903) [9MY]

———Longbow Apache program costs relative to the Future Years Defense Program report, S5092 (EC2603) [15MY]

———major and non-major acquisition programs assessment report, S7015 (EC3145) [26JN]

———management authorities legislation, S4803 (EC2432) [7MY]

———management of Federal employees legislation, S4316 (EC2357) [29AP]

———manpower requirements report, S1455 (EC1905) [29FE], S9737 (EC3680) [3SE], H1323 (EC2112) [27FE], H10031 (EC4560) [4SE]

———military exchanges, commissary stores, and other morale, welfare, and recreation activities operating efficiency report, H11227 (EC5298) [25SE]

———military health care for beneficiaries entitled to medicare report, S10017 (EC3881) [6SE], H10173 (EC5022) [10SE]

———military personnel report, S11031 (EC4111) [19SE]

———multi-function cost comparison studies report, S9737 (EC3678) [3SE]

———multiyear contract for the C-17 program report, S5856 (EC2883) [5JN], H5932 (EC3372) [5JN]

———national defense appropriations legislation, S3486 (EC2231) [17AP], S4188 (EC2329) [25AP], H3385 (EC2342) [15AP], H3486 (EC2379) [16AP]

———national defense authorization report, S2858 (EC2182) [26MR]

———national defense stockpile disposal legislation, S4188 (EC2337) [25AP]

———National Guard courts-martial legislation, S1455 (EC1906) [29FE]

———National Imagery and Mapping Agency legislation, S5092 (EC2620) [15MY]

———1995 annual report, S3486 (EC2230) [17AP]

———nonlethal weapons report, S3486 (EC2236) [17AP], H3486 (EC2380) [16AP]

———notice of intention to obligate funds for Foreign Comparative Testing Program, H10384 (EC5089) [12SE]

———notice of intention to obligate funds in excess of available appropriations, S9736 (EC3652) [3SE], H10169 (EC4906) [10SE]

———notification relative to report transmission, H5568 (EC3144) [23MY]

———Office of Technology Transition report, S1344 (EC1878) [27FE], H1234 (EC2028) [9FE]

———off-the-shelf systems report, S6142 (EC2993) [12JN], H5814 (EC3298) [4JN]

———operations and management legislation, H3654 (EC2433) [19AP]

———outsourcing report, S3486 (EC2229) [17AP]

———Pentagon renovation and equipment installation cost certification, H1324 (EC2133) [27FE]

———Pentagon report, S1853 (EC2014) [12MR]

———Performance of Dept. of Defense Commercial Activities report, H1250 (EC2074) [23FE]

———Presidential and congressional report, H3169 (EC2311) [28MR]

———Presidential determination, S6514 (EC3072) [19JN]

———Presidential determination relative to POW/MIA drawdown for Vietnam report, S10426 (EC4060) [12SE], S11032 (EC4138) [19SE], H10601 (EC5207) [18SE]

———Privacy Program final rule, H12172 (EC5377) [28SE], H12269 (EC5416, EC5417) [3OC]

———private-sector sources for air transportation of military personnel and cargo report, S5856 (EC2985) [5JN]

———proposed obligations for facilitating weapons destruction and nonproliferation in the former Soviet Union, S4803 (EC2428) [7MY]

———purchases from foreign entities, S10325 (EC4024) [11SE], H10174 (EC5061) [10SE]

———Red Cross emergency communication services for the Armed Forces report, H4798 (EC2899) [9MY]

———Red Cross emergency communications services for the military and their families assistance report, S5092 (EC2602) [15MY]

———reimbursement rules for indirect costs under defense Federal acquisition regulation supplement final rule, H4798 (EC2901) [9MY]

———Reserve Forces Policy Board report, S4188 (EC2327) [25AP], H4107 (EC2523) [25AP]

———restructuring costs under defense contracts report, S7015 (EC3146) [26JN], H7103 (EC3869) [27JN]

———retirement notice, S7670 (EC3275) [10JY], S9739 (EC3740) [3SE], S10017 (EC3874, EC3875, EC3876, EC3877, EC3878) [6SE], S10554 (EC4077) [13SE], S11089 (EC4151) [20SE]

———retirement of Arthur C. Blades from Marine Corps, S6719 (EC3122) [24JN]

———retirement of Arthur E. Williams in the grade of lieutant general, H5814 (EC3299) [4JN]

———retirement of George R. Christmas from Marine Corps, S6719 (EC3120) [24JN]

———retirement of Harold W. Blot from Marine Corps, S6719 (EC3119) [24JN]

———retirement of James A. Brabham, Jr., from Marine Corps, S6719 (EC3121) [24JN]

———retirement report, S4803 (EC2429) [7MY]

———retirements notice, S5856 (EC2882) [5JN], S8467 (EC3479) [22JY]

———selected acquisition report, H7103 (EC3868) [27JN]

———selected acquisition reports, S3384 (EC2206) [16AP], S5691 (EC2759) [3JN], S9739 (EC3717) [3SE], H5285 (EC3038) [16MY]

———Small Business Innovation Research Program quality report, S6142 (EC3016) [12JN], H6117 (EC3510) [10JN]

———staff-years of effort estimates report, H4421 (EC2749) [2MY]

———standard missile 2 block IV major defense acquistion program report, S5092 (EC2618) [15MY]

———standard missile block IV major defense acquistion program report, H4798 (EC2900) [9MY]

———strategic and critical materials report, S589 (EC1842) [31JA], H773 (EC1947) [23JA]

———Superfund financial transactions report, H12193 (EC5387) [30SE]

———survivability and lethality testing of the UH-1N variant of the Marine Corps H-1 upgrade program certification, S11031 (EC4110) [19SE], H10600 (EC5188) [18SE]

———transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries, S1179 (EC1859) [9FE], H1635 (EC2143) [29FE]

———travel management reform legislation, S5938 (EC2929) [6JN], H5817 (EC3368) [4JN]

———U.S.-China Joint Defense Conversion Commission report, S9739 (EC3718) [3SE]

———U.S.-Israel Arrow Deployability Program report, H6284 (EC3570) [12JN]

———U.S.-People's Republic of China Joint Defense Conversion Commission report, S8989 (EC3535) [26JY], H8246 (EC4281) [23JY]

———weapons destruction and nonproliferation in the former Soviet Union program activities report, S9853 (EC3837) [4SE], H10039 (EC4807) [4SE]

Dept. of Education: audit follow-up report, S1969 (EC2108) [13MR], S6220 (EC3026) [13JN], H912 (EC1977) [25JA], H6412 (EC3592) [13JN]

———Bilingual Education Graduate Fellowship Program final rule, S6610 (EC3082) [20JN], H6507 (EC3690) [18JN], H6530 (EC3720) [19JN]

———Challenge Grants for Technology in Education report, S4424 (EC2377) [30AP], H4300 (EC2659) [30AP]

———Chapter 2 reports, S10426 (EC4075) [12SE]

———chapter 2 reports, H10766 (EC5238) [23SE]

———civil rights report, S3487 (EC2253) [17AP]

———Communities Federal Activities Grant Program report, S7762 (EC3338) [11JY]

———condition of education report, S5938 (EC2901) [6JN]

———Consortium Incentive Grants report, S4424 (EC2379) [30AP], H4300 (EC2658) [30AP]

———drug and violence prevention programs final rule, H7112 (EC3928, EC3929) [8JY]

———Education of Individuals With Disabilities Program and Children and Youth With Serious Emotional Disturbance Program training priorities, H4501 (EC2844) [7MY], H4645 (EC2874) [8MY]

———education of minority children final rule, H3729 (EC2440) [23AP]

———elementary school mathematics and science equipment funds final rule, S6610 (EC3083) [20JN], H6530 (EC3721) [19JN], H7103 (EC3873) [27JN]

———Federal activities relative to Rehabilitation Act report, S4616 (EC2395) [2MY]

———final priorities for several programs, H1234 (EC2029) [9FE]

———Foreign Language Assistance Grants application notice, H5751 (EC3226, EC3228) [30MY]

———Foreign Language Assistance Grants final rule, S5856 (EC2859, EC2860) [5JN], H5644 (EC3187, EC3188) [29MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, H12172 (EC5378) [28SE]

———Fund for the Improvement of Education Program funding priorities, H3729 (EC2443) [23AP]

———Fund for the Improvement of Education Program report, S4424 (EC2378) [30AP], H4300 (EC2661) [30AP]

———general administrative final regulations, H1662 (EC2152) [4MR]

———hate crimes prevention programs final rule, H7112 (EC3930) [8JY], H7152 (EC3993) [9JY]

———Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults report, S1681 (EC1962) [11MR]

———higher education programs in modern foreign language training and area studies final rule, H10766 (EC5236, EC5237) [23SE], H11393 (EC5335) [26SE]

———Indian Fellowship and Professional Development Programs final rule, S9853 (EC3840) [4SE], H10104 (EC4816) [5SE], H10170 (EC4918) [10SE]

———Inspector General report, S6220 (EC3027) [13JN], H5932 (EC3389, EC3390) [5JN]

———Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program funding priorities, H3729 (EC2442) [23AP]

———Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program priorities report, S4424 (EC2376) [30AP], H4300 (EC2660) [30AP]

———national assessment of educational progress report, S9853 (EC3839) [4SE], H10032 (EC4586) [4SE]

———Office of Vocational and Adult Education School-to-Work Opportunities report, S7762 (EC3337) [11JY]

———post-secondary education for individuals with disabilities final rule, S7175 (EC3222) [27JN], H7103 (EC3874, EC3875) [27JN]

———Presidential honors scholarship legislation, H12172 (EC5370) [28SE]

———Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center Demonstration Project final rule, S5856 (EC2861) [5JN], H5751 (EC3227, EC3229) [30MY]

———rehabilitation research and training center final rule, S7762 (EC3334) [11JY], H7258 (EC4038, EC4039) [10JY]

———Research in Education of Individuals With Disabilities Program final regulations, H1714 (EC2176) [5MR]

———Safe and Drug-Free Schools Grant Program report, S7762 (EC3338) [11JY]

———school-to-work urban/rural opportunities grants final rule, H7472 (EC4083) [11JY], H7531 (EC4119) [12JY]

———Special Studies Program priorities report, S4616 (EC2394) [2MY], H4394 (EC2696) [1MY], H4645 (EC2875) [8MY]

———State grants program for technology related assistance for individuals with disabilities final regulations, H1662 (EC2151) [4MR]

———State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program final rule, S4971 (EC2581) [13MY], H5050 (EC2972) [14MY]

———State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program order of selection regulations final rule, H4645 (EC2876) [8MY]

———student assistance final rule, S10599 (EC4100) [16SE], H10428 (EC5122, EC5123) [16SE]

———surplus Federal real property report, S1969 (EC2109) [13MR]

———Technology in Education Challenge Grants selection criteria, H3729 (EC2441) [23AP]

———training personnel for Education of Individuals With Disabilities Program and Program for Children and Youth With Serious Emotional Disturbances report, S4971 (EC2580) [13MY]

———training personnel for the education of individuals with disabilities final rule, S5855 (EC2858) [5JN], H5644 (EC3186, EC3189) [29MY]

———Vending Facility Program for the Blind on Federal and Other Property arbitrated fees and expenses schedule report, H3729 (EC2439) [23AP]

———Vending Facility Program for the Blind on Federal and Other Property notice report, S4424 (EC2380) [30AP], H4301 (EC2662) [30AP]

———vocational education data report, S9853 (EC3838) [4SE], H10032 (EC4587) [4SE]

———William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program final rule, S6142 (EC3018) [12JN], S6610 (EC3081) [20JN], H6283 (EC3522, EC3523) [12JN], H6507 (EC3691, EC3692) [18JN]

Dept. of Energy: acquisition regulation final rule, S5855 (EC2851) [5JN], H5645 (EC3190) [29MY]

———acquisition regulations final rule, S9741 (EC3816) [3SE], H6763 (EC3823) [25JN], H10032 (EC4593, EC4594) [4SE]

———administrative procedures and sanctions final rule, S8372 (EC3465) [19JY]

———Annual Energy Outlook 1996, S1179 (EC1862) [9FE]

———assets legislation, S9427 (EC3592) [1AU]

———automotive technology development program report, S589 (EC1853) [31JA]

———building energy efficiency standards activities report, S9741 (EC3814) [3SE], H10039 (EC4802) [4SE]

———Clean Coal Technology Demonstration Program report, S6611 (EC3107) [20JN]

———Clean Power From Integrated Coal/Ore Reduction Demonstration Project report, S9741 (EC3811) [3SE], H10039 (EC4806) [4SE]

———Coal Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Programs report, S589 (EC1851) [31JA], H1137 (EC1992) [31JA]

———Coke Oven Emission Control Program report, S589 (EC1854) [31JA]

———conservation program for consumer products final rule, S8372 (EC3463) [19JY], H7778 (EC4170) [17JY]

———contractor litigation cost policies, terms of law firm engagement, and allowability of costs final rule, H5298 (EC3076) [20MY]

———contractor litigation cost policies final rule, S5855 (EC2852) [5JN]

———debarment and suspension in procurement and nonprocurement activities final rule, S10325 (EC4032) [11SE]

———Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board activities report, S3486 (EC2228) [17AP], H4108 (EC2543) [25AP], H10172 (EC5017) [10SE]

———defense waste management and environmental restoration research and technology development activities report, H4421 (EC2747) [2MY]

———demonstration and commercial application of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technologies Program report, H8028 (EC4213) [18JY]

———determination relative to use of other than competitive procedures to contract sale of naval petroleum reserve, H1714 (EC2175) [5MR]

———Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development and Demonstration Act report, H11393 (EC5348) [26SE]

———Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program legislation, S9070 (EC3549) [29JY], H8635 (EC4427) [29JY]

———Elk Hills Reserve report, S1597 (EC1916) [6MR]

———energy management and conservation programs report, S589 (EC1852) [31JA], H1137 (EC1990) [31JA]

———Energy Policy Act report, S2858 (EC2187) [26MR]

———energy review report, S9741 (EC3817) [3SE]

———excess Federal power policy final rule, H12301 (EC5473) [4OC]

———Exxon and stripper well oil overcharge funds status report, S1597 (EC1930) [6MR], S6012 (EC2960) [10JN], S10018 (EC3902) [6SE], H1324 (EC2118) [27FE], H5751 (EC3237) [30MY], H10234 (EC4939) [11SE]

———Federal Energy Management and Planning Programs final rule, S7174 (EC3208) [27JN], H7104 (EC3877) [27JN]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2061) [13MR], H737 (EC1938) [22JA]

———Freedom of Information Act report, H2122 (EC2230) [12MR]

———greenhouse gases report, S9070 (EC3550) [29JY], H8373 (EC4296) [24JY]

———Inspector General report, S6220 (EC3031) [13JN]

———internal controls and financial management systems report, S1681 (EC1957) [11MR]

———large science projects report, H4423 (EC2798) [2MY]

———low-level radioactive waste management progress report, S1597 (EC1929) [6MR], H1247 (EC2063) [20FE], H11227 (EC5311) [25SE]

———low-level radioactive waste management report, S9741 (EC3812) [3SE]

———management and operating contracts acquisition regulations final rule, S7016 (EC3177) [26JN]

———metal casting competitiveness research report, S2422 (EC2172) [20MR], H2664 (EC2282) [21MR]

———metals initiative report, H12172 (EC5383) [28SE]

———mixed waste streams activities report, S7175 (EC3213) [27JN], H6763 (EC3812) [25JN]

———National Environmental Policy Act final rule, S8156 (EC3453) [18JY], H8028 (EC4198) [18JY]

———Office of Alcohol Fuels report, S5762 (EC2795) [4JN], H5815 (EC3309) [4JN]

———Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management report, S7490 (EC3256) [9JY]

———patent waiver regulation final rule, S10426 (EC4073) [12SE], H10170 (EC4920) [10SE]

———Performance Profiles of Major Energy Producers 1994, S1597 (EC1928) [6MR], H1250 (EC2078) [23FE]

———Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program power allocations procedures final rule, H10766 (EC5250) [23SE]

———Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act repeal legislation, H12193 (EC5391) [30SE]

———Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Repeal Act legislation, S7761 (EC3291) [11JY]

———ratemaking and regulatory standards for nonregulated utilities final rule, H8028 (EC4190) [18JY]

———rebate expenditures from low-level radioactive waste surcharge escrow account, S9427 (EC3593) [1AU], H8596 (EC4390) [26JY]

———reduction of environmental hazards technologies program report, S4803 (EC2433) [7MY]

———renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies programs report, S8467 (EC3487) [22JY]

———renewable energy programs funding, S11032 (EC4133) [19SE]

———report, S9741 (EC3815) [3SE]

———review, H10600 (EC5192) [18SE]

———San Sevaine Creek Water Project report, S6012 (EC2962, EC2963) [10JN]

———State Energy Conservation Program report, S30 (EC1755) [3JA], H186 (EC1910) [4JA]

———State Energy Program final rule, S7886 (EC3407) [16JY], H7258 (EC4042) [10JY]

———Strategic Petroleum Reserve report, S1179 (EC1861) [9FE], H1231 (EC2014) [6FE], H2949 (EC2303) [27MR]

———strategic petroleum reserve report, S3486 (EC2219) [17AP]

———Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund triennial report, S9070 (EC3551) [29JY], H8634 (EC4415) [29JY]

———uranium purchases report, S7490 (EC3268) [9JY], H7532 (EC4120) [12JY]

———Western Area Power Administration final rule, S11032 (EC4134) [19SE], H10720 (EC5222) [19SE]

———Western Environmental Technology Office privatization report, S9741 (EC3813) [3SE], H10036 (EC4706) [4SE]

Dept. of HHS: advance payments to suppliers furnishing items or services under medicare part B final rule, H12193 (EC5396) [30SE]

———advance planning document reporting requirements final rule, S10324 (EC4017) [11SE]

———changes in physician participation, assignment, and extra billing in medicare report, S5939 (EC2940) [6JN]

———changes in physician participation, assignment, and extra billing in the Medicare Program report, H5569 (EC3178) [23MY]

———chlorofluorocarbon propellants in self-pressurized containers final rule, H4394 (EC2697) [1MY]

———cigarettes and smokeless tobacco distribution final rule, S10018 (EC3909) [6SE], H10105 (EC4834) [5SE]

———criteria for a rural hospital to be designated as an essential access community hospital final rule, S5691 (EC2739) [3JN]

———criteria for hospital designation as essential access relative to medicare and medicaid final rule, H5298 (EC3096) [20MY]

———Development Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act implementation final rule, H12193 (EC5388) [30SE]

———Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act report, S4424 (EC2375) [30AP], H4115 (EC2525) [29AP]

———developmental disabilities assistance legislation, S6142 (EC3017) [12JN], H6411 (EC3580) [13JN]

———drug abuse and drug abuse research report, S10018 (EC3908) [6SE], H10032 (EC4592) [4SE]

———drug utilization review demonstration projects report, S1649 (EC1942) [7MR]

———employer contributions to HMOs final rule, H6412 (EC3591) [13JN]

———estimate of applicable percentage increase in inpatient hospital payment rates report, H5379 (EC3124) [21MY]

———Federal agency drug-free workplace plans report, S4516 (EC2388) [1MY], H3819 (EC2519) [24AP]

———final rule, S4804 (EC2467) [7MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S4617 (EC2402) [2MY], H4395 (EC2726) [1MY]

———Health Care Financing Administration staff summary report, S5939 (EC2941) [6JN]

———HMOs final rule, S7174 (EC3184) [27JN]

———home energy assistance emergency funding, S4424 (EC2374) [30AP], H3487 (EC2406) [16AP]

———hospital inpatient prospective payment systems final rule, H10107 (EC4890) [5SE]

———Information, Counseling and Assistance Grants Program report, S1649 (EC1941) [7MR], H1251 (EC2108) [23FE]

———Inspector General report, S6220 (EC3033) [13JN], S9736 (EC3628) [3SE], H6115 (EC3472) [10JN]

———LIHEAP report, S2422 (EC2177) [20MR], H2557 (EC2277) [20MR]

———medicaid drug rebate program report, S1681 (EC1954) [11MR], H1984 (EC2212) [7MR]

———Medicaid Drug Use Review Demonstration Projects report, H1984 (EC2203) [7MR]

———medicaid program final rule, S9427 (EC3610) [1AU], H9704 (EC4494) [1AU]

———medical devices final rule, S7762 (EC3336) [11JY]

———medical devices report, S4971 (EC2582) [13MY]

———medical devices—temporary suspension of approval of a premarket application final rule, H4428 (EC2805) [6MY]

———Medicare Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Evaluation report, S1344 (EC1892) [27FE]

———medicare ambulatory surgical center payment rates final rule, H12270 (EC5444) [3OC]

———medicare and medicaid conditions of coverage for organ procurement organization final rule, S5691 (EC2740) [3JN]

———medicare and medicaid coverage conditions for organ procurement organizations final rule, H4800 (EC2937) [9MY]

———medicare and medicaid physician incentive plans final rule, H10173 (EC5021) [10SE]

———medicare and medicaid programs final rule, S7761 (EC3311) [11JY], S10017 (EC3897) [6SE], H7473 (EC4112) [11JY]

———medicare and medicaid programs hospital standards for potentially infectious blood and blood products final rule, S10425 (EC4059) [12SE], S10426 (EC4074) [12SE], H10429 (EC5151) [16SE]

———medicare enrollment and waiting periods final rule, S9736 (EC3649) [3SE], H10173 (EC5020) [10SE]

———medicare payment for federally qualified health center services final rule, H4645 (EC2893) [8MY]

———medicare program final rule, S10017 (EC3898) [6SE]

———medicare prospective payment system final rule, S5691 (EC2738) [3JN]

———medicare supplemental insurance evaluation, H5569 (EC3176) [23MY]

———military beneficiaries medicare reimbursement legislation, S11032 (EC4137) [19SE], H10720 (EC5230) [19SE]

———Model Comprehensive Program for the Treatment of Substance Abuse and Metropolitan Area Treatment Enhancement System report, H5298 (EC3075) [20MY]

———model comprehensive program for the treatment of substance abuse metropolitan area treatment enhancement system report, S5938 (EC2902) [6JN]

———National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, S11032 (EC4149) [19SE], S11089 (EC4149) [20SE], H11227 (EC5301) [25SE]

———Native Americans appeals administration final rule, S10017 (EC3891) [6SE], H10173 (EC5026) [10SE]

———NIH reauthorization proposals report, S5443 (EC2696) [21MY], H6283 (EC3535) [12JN]

———Office of Minority Health report, S30 (EC1763) [3JA]

———pediatric physicians services value units final rule, S7174 (EC3183) [27JN], H7105 (EC3923) [27JN]

———physician fee schedule update and medicare performance standard recommendations report, S9736 (EC3648) [3SE], H10039 (EC4805) [4SE]

———Prescription Drug User Fee Act report, S1681 (EC1965) [11MR], H1323 (EC2116) [27FE]

———protection of human subjects relative to informed consent final rule, H12263 (EC5412) [2OC]

———Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Retirement System report, S66 (EC1765) [4JA]

———Public Housing Primary Care Program report, S3487 (EC2254) [17AP], H3487 (EC2389) [16AP]

———reporting interest from zero coupon bonds final rule, S8635 (EC3522) [24JY], H8374 (EC4315) [24JY]

———runaway and homeless youth legislation, S5937 (EC2890) [6JN], H5751 (EC3231) [30MY]

———Runaway and Homeless Youth Program report, H912 (EC1970) [25JA]

———runaway and homeless youth report, S1344 (EC1893) [27FE]

———rural health care transition grant program evaluation report, S7761 (EC3312) [11JY], H7104 (EC2886) [27JN]

———Social HMO demonstrations report, S7174 (EC3185) [27JN], H6422 (EC3684) [17JN]

———Social Security acquisition regulation final rule, H11227 (EC5315) [25SE]

———State medicaid programs relative to ambulatory surgery, preadmission testing, and same-day surgery, S1681 (EC1956) [11MR], H1715 (EC2177) [5MR]

———Superfund financial transactions report, S1179 (EC1865) [9FE], H1324 (EC2217) [27FE]

———toxic substance health programs and prevention programs consolidation legislation, S5190 (EC2646) [16MY]

———tribal child care and development block grant programs report, H1137 (EC1994) [31JA]

———Tribal Program Service and Expenditures for the Child Care and Development Block Grant report, S1345 (EC1897) [27FE]

———validity and use of evidence concerning battering and its effects in criminal trials report, H5379 (EC3122) [21MY]

———waiver of recovery of medicare overpayments final rule, H12193 (EC5395) [30SE]

———warning statements for products containing or manufactured with chlorofluorocarbons and other ozone-depleting substances final rule, S5190 (EC2647) [16MY]

Dept. of HUD: acquisition regulations, field reorganization, streamlining, and simplification final rule, H5050 (EC2968) [14MY]

———base closure community redevelopment and homeless assistance final rule, H12171 (EC5357) [28SE]

———Community Development Block Grant Performance Fund and HOME Fund Performance Fund legislation, H6412 (EC3609) [13JN]

———Community Development Block Grant Performance Fund and HOME Performance Fund Act legislation, S6514 (EC3068) [19JN]

———Community Development Block Grant Performance Program final rule, H8092 (EC4223) [22JY], H10104 (EC4810) [5SE]

———Community Development Work Study Program final rule, H8092 (EC4229) [22JY]

———Comprehensive Grant Program assessment report, S6514 (EC3071) [19JN]

———comprehensive grant program assessment report, H6283 (EC3521) [12JN]

———Congregate Housing Services Program streamlining final rule, H10104 (EC4811) [5SE]

———conversion from coinsurance to full insurance final rule, H12171 (EC5365) [28SE]

———environmental review procedures final rule, H5049 (EC2967) [14MY]

———equal employment opportunity policies and procedures final rule, S4803 (EC2445) [7MY], H4395 (EC2722) [1MY]

———fair housing complaint processing final rule, H10105 (EC4847) [5SE]

———fair housing enforcement agencies final rule, H10105 (EC4846) [5SE]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H6914 (EC3858) [26JN]

———FHA multifamily housing reform legislation, S6514 (EC3066) [19JN], H6412 (EC3611) [13JN]

———FHA single family housing reform legislation, S6514 (EC3067) [19JN], H6411 (EC3577) [13JN]

———final rule, S10073 (EC3935) [9SE], S11539 (EC4193) [27SE]

———final rules, S6514 (EC3064) [19JN]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1344 (EC1889) [27FE]

———Government National Mortgage Association management report, S7885 (EC3362) [16JY], S7886 (EC3402) [16JY], H7259 (EC4061) [10JY], H7472 (EC4078) [11JY]

———home equity conversion mortgage insurance demonstration final rule, H12171 (EC5366) [28SE]

———HOME Investment Partnerships Program final rule, S11539 (EC4193) [27SE], H12171 (EC5364) [28SE]

———homeless assistance legislation, S6514 (EC3069) [19JN]

———Homeownership of Single Family Homes Program final rule, H12171 (EC5363) [28SE]

———housing choices for families report, S6514 (EC3070) [19JN], H6710 (EC3763) [24JN]

———Indian HOME Program final rule, H8092 (EC4225) [22JY]

———loan guarantee recovery fund final rule, H12171 (EC5359) [28SE]

———Low-Income Public Housing Performance Funding System final rule, S5855 (EC2839) [5JN], H5049 (EC2966) [14MY]

———mortgage foreclosures alternatives report, S7670 (EC3278) [10JY]

———mortgage insurance on condominium units in non-FHA approved projects final rule, H6183 (EC3515) [11JN]

———multifamily and single family nonjudicial foreclosure procedures final rule, H12171 (EC5362) [28SE]

———Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Grants Program streamlining final rule, H10104 (EC4812) [5SE]

———Older Americans Home Security Act report, S8467 (EC3480) [22JY], H8092 (EC4232) [22JY]

———optional earned income exclusion final rule, H12171 (EC5358) [28SE]

———prohibition of advance disclosure of funding—accountability in the provision of assistance final rule, S4803 (EC2443) [7MY], H4300 (EC2655) [30AP]

———public housing development regulation streamlining final rule, H10104 (EC4809) [5SE]

———Public Housing Management Assessment Program final rule, S8553 (EC3518) [23JY], H8092 (EC4224) [22JY]

———public/private partnerships for mixed-finance development of public housing units final rule, H5050 (EC2970) [14MY]

———Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act final rule, H6420 (EC3615) [17JN]

———regulatory reinvention—streamlining regulations implementing the Fair Housing Act final rule, S4803 (EC2441) [7MY]

———regulatory reinvention—tax exemption of obligations of public housing agencies and related amendments final rule, S4803 (EC2440) [7MY]

———Rental Housing Assistance Act report, S2327 (EC2157) [19MR]

———report, S1516 (EC1909) [5MR]

———revision of FHA multifamily processing fees final rule, S4803 (EC2442) [7MY], H4300 (EC2657) [30AP]

———sale of multifamily mortgages final rule, H8092 (EC4222) [22JY]

———sale of single family mortgages final rule, H12171 (EC5356) [28SE]

———Section 8 certificate and voucher conforming final rule, S10073 (EC3935) [9SE], H10104 (EC4813) [5SE]

———section 8 moderate rehabilitation single room occupancy program for homeless individuals final rule, H12171 (EC5361) [28SE]

———single family amendments, clarifications, and corrections final rule, H8092 (EC4226) [22JY]

———single family mortgage insurance final rule, S9737 (EC3685, EC3686) [3SE], H8596 (EC4387) [26JY], H10031 (EC4563) [4SE]

———standards of ethical conduct for department employees, H8092 (EC4227) [22JY]

———streamlining FHA single and multifamily housing and health care facility mortgage insurance program regulations final rule, S4803 (EC2446) [7MY], H4300 (EC2656) [30AP]

———streamlining mortgagee requirements final rule, H8092 (EC4228) [22JY]

———streamlining regulations governing the protection of human subjects final rule, H8092 (EC4230) [22JY]

———supplemental standards of ethical conduct for employees final rule, S4803 (EC2444) [7MY], H4300 (EC2653) [30AP]

———tax exemption of obligations of public housing agencies regulatory reinvention final rule, H4300 (EC2654) [30AP]

———techincal amendments to section 8 tenant-based programs final rule, H6183 (EC3516) [11JN]

———termination of tenancy for criminal activity final rule, H12171 (EC5360) [28SE]

———Title I Property Improvement and Manufactured Home Loan Insurance Program final rule, H5050 (EC2969) [14MY]

———title insurance practices in Florida final rule, H12171 (EC5367) [28SE]

———withdrawal of employer-employee and computer loan origination systems exemptions final rule, S6514 (EC3063) [19JN]

———Youthbuild Program final rule, H6183 (EC3514) [11JN]

Dept. of Justice: Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines final rule, S11032 (EC4150) [19SE], S11089 (EC4150) [20SE]

———antigang and youth violence control legislation, S5937 (EC2889) [6JN], H5934 (EC3429) [5JN]

———Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board final rule, H11228 (EC5325) [25SE]

———Asset Forfeiture Program report, S7762 (EC3340) [11JY], H7532 (EC4133) [12JY]

———attacking financial institutions fraud report, H4423 (EC2797) [2MY]

———Bureau of Justice assistance report, H330 (EC1928) [5JA]

———Bureau of Prisons drug abuse treatment programs early release consideration final rule, S5566 (EC2707) [23MY], H5298 (EC3091) [20MY]

———Bureau of Prisons operation of Confinement Center Program final rule, S5566 (EC2727) [23MY], H5051 (EC3009) [14MY]

———Bureau of Prisons prevention of acts of violence and terrorism final rule, S5565 (EC2706) [23MY], H5298 (EC3090) [20MY]

———Bureau of Prisons special foods or meals final rule, H5051 (EC3008) [14MY]

———CAB recommendations final rule, S10554 (EC4089) [13SE], H10385 (EC5104) [12SE]

———capital offenses and class A felonies involving murder legislation, S11032 (EC4145, EC4146) [19SE]

———child support recovery legislation, H12301 (EC5480) [4OC]

———Child Victimizers—Violent Offenders and Their Victims, S2100 (EC2139) [14MR], H2866 (EC2300) [26MR]

———criminal history records exchange for noncriminal justice purposes legislation, S11539 (EC4182) [27SE], H12301 (EC5478) [4OC]

———criminal offender anti-drug legislation, H11228 (EC5321) [25SE], H12301 (EC5479) [4OC]

———distribution of prescription drug products that contain List I chemicals final rule, S7761 (EC3324) [11JY]

———domestic violence report, H5286 (EC3051, EC3052) [16MY]

———draft of proposed legislation relative to Enhanced Prosecution of Dangerous Juvenile Offenders Act, H737 (EC1941) [22JA]

———economic espionage legislation, S10599 (EC4098) [16SE], H10522 (EC5168) [17SE]

———editorial amendments for classification and program review final rule, S11032 (EC4144) [19SE]

———effect of parole of Cuban and Haitian nationals on resettlement assistance eligibility final rule, S7762 (EC3331) [11JY]

———electronic surveillance order applications report, H4423 (EC2799) [2MY]

———enforcement policy relating to health care and antitrust statement, H10173 (EC5043) [10SE]

———enhanced prosecution and punishment of armed dangerous felons legislation, S6610 (EC3091) [20JN], H6284 (EC3548) [12JN]

———Enhanced Prosecution of Dangerous Juvenile Offenders Act, S1344 (EC1885) [27FE]

———environmental crimes and enforcement legislation, S11290 (EC34169) [25SE], H11394 (EC5253) [26SE]

———FBI, DEA, INS, and Marshals Service damage settlements report, H6690 (EC3756) [20JN]

———Federal child protection laws legislation, S5855 (EC2834) [5JN], S5937 (EC2888) [6JN], H5815 (EC3332) [4JN]

———Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act amendments, S1344 (EC1884) [27FE]

———Federal Debt Collection Procedures Improvements Act, H1223 (EC2011) [1FE]

———Federal electronic surveillance laws use report, S9737 (EC3664) [3SE], H10172 (EC4996) [10SE]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2084) [13MR], H1774 (EC2196) [6MR]

———Federal Prison Industries, Inc., report, S4316 (EC2358) [29AP], H4421 (EC2757) [2MY]

———Federal Prison Industries report, S3486 (EC2243) [17AP], H3385 (EC2366) [15AP]

———Federal rules of evidence clarification legislation, H12172 (EC5379) [28SE], H12301 (EC5481) [4OC]

———financial institution fraud report, S7490 (EC3258) [9JY], H7154 (EC4033) [9JY]

———Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act report, S4617 (EC2404) [2MY]

———forfeiture legislation, S8467 (EC3497) [22JY], H8094 (EC4280) [22JY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S7016 (EC3174) [26JN], H6531 (EC3738) [19JN]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S1854 (EC2051) [12MR]

———grants to encourage arrest policies final rule, S10017 (EC3886) [6SE], H10172 (EC4997) [10SE]

———guidelines for crimes against children and sexually violent offenders registration final rule, H4901 (EC2929) [10MY]

———immigration motions and appeals final rule, S7016 (EC3175) [26JN], H6763 (EC3831) [25JN], H8246 (EC4287) [23JY]

———Inspector General report, S6220 (EC3032) [13JN], H5932 (EC3393) [5JN]

———methamphetamine control legislation, S4617 (EC2400) [2MY], H4396 (EC2740) [1MY]

———money laundering, organized crime, drug trafficking, terrorism, and other forms of international crime legislation, H12193 (EC5397) [30SE]

———motor vehicle theft prevention final rule, S10017 (EC3887) [6SE], H10172 (EC4995) [10SE]

———National Strategy to Coordinate Gang Investigations report, S1344 (EC1886) [27FE]

———persons found not guilty by reason of insanity in the District of Columbia treatment and security legislation, H1251 (EC2107) [23FE]

———prison central inmate monitoring system final rule, H9704 (EC4498) [1AU]

———prison education tests final rule, S10426 (EC4064) [12SE], H10173 (EC5042) [10SE]

———prison hostage situation management final rule, S9071 (EC3570) [29JY], H8374 (EC4311) [24JY]

———prison inmate discipline, education, training, leisure time program standards and release gratuities final rule, H10235 (EC5082) [11SE]

———prison inmate monitoring system, S9737 (EC3666) [3SE]

———Prison Release Preparation Program final rule, S9071 (EC3571) [29JY], H8374 (EC4310) [24JY]

———prison special food or meals final rule, S5855 (EC2838) [5JN]

———prison use of force and restraints final rule, S9737 (EC3665) [3SE], H8981 (EC4442) [30JY]

———private counsel debt collection project report, S7885 (EC3351) [16JY], H7113 (EC3961) [8JY]

———Public Integrity Section activities and operations report, S2422 (EC2175) [20MR], H2466 (EC2266) [19MR]

———report, S5855 (EC2836) [5JN]

———Report on State Domestic and Sexual Violence Data Collection, H2033 (EC2221) [8MR]

———Restoration of False Statement Penalties Act, S98 (EC1800) [5JA]

———settlements report, S6610 (EC3090) [20JN]

———statutes of limitation extension legislation, H10601 (EC5205) [18SE]

———Telecommunications Act report, S1682 (EC2003) [11MR]

———treatment and security for certain persons found not guilty by reason of insanity in the District of Columbia, S1682 (EC2002) [11MR]

———Violence Against Women Act report, H5286 (EC3053) [16MY]

———violent crime control and law enforcement legislation, S11539 (EC4181) [27SE]

Dept. of Labor: affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors final rule, S9853 (EC3846) [4SE], H10234 (EC4964) [11SE]

———affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors for individuals with disabilities final rule, S5190 (EC2649) [16MY], H5286 (EC3047) [16MY]

———affirmative action obligations of contractors and subcontractors for disabled veterans and Vietnam veterans final rule, S5190 (EC2650) [16MY], H5286 (EC3046) [16MY]

———class exemption to permit certain authorized transactions between plans and parties in interest final rule, S9853 (EC3842) [4SE]

———class exemption to permit restoration of delinquent participant contributions final rule, S9853 (EC3845) [4SE], H10039 (EC4804) [4SE]

———consolidation of repetitive provisions by OSHA final rule, S7175 (EC3225) [27JN], H6689 (EC3747) [20JN]

———construction industry scaffolds final rule, S9853 (EC3841) [4SE], H10104 (EC4817) [5SE]

———Core Data Elements and Common Definitions for Employment and Training Programs report, S3153 (EC2199) [28MR], H2949 (EC2302) [27MR]

———ERISA regulations and interpretive bulletins final rule, H7258 (EC4040) [10JY]

———examination of working places final rule, S10324 (EC4016) [11SE], H10170 (EC4919) [10SE]

———Federal contract labor law amendments implementation regulations final rule, S9853 (EC3843) [4SE]

———Federal contract labor laws amendments final rule, H9920 (EC4515) [2AU]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2063) [13MR], H1506 (EC2139) [28FE]

———final rule, S4972 (EC2585) [13MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S10017 (EC3888) [6SE], H10171 (EC4969) [10SE]

———Immigration Reform and Control Act report, S5937 (EC2887) [6JN], H5751 (EC3254) [30MY]

———Inspector General report, S6220 (EC3029) [13JN], H5751 (EC3240) [30MY]

———Job Training Partnership Act intertitle transfer of funds final rule, S9853 (EC3847) [4SE]

———longshore work in U.S. ports by alien crewmembers final rule, S8012 (EC3414) [17JY], H7472 (EC4085) [11JY]

———Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act final rule, S5443 (EC2697) [21MY], H5285 (EC3040) [16MY]

———mine safety standards final rule, S7762 (EC3333) [11JY], H7472 (EC4084) [11JY]

———mines safety standards final rule, H12263 (EC5411) [2OC]

———mining laws use and occupancy final rule, H7472 (EC4097) [11JY]

———occupational exposure to asbestos final rule, S11032 (EC4148) [19SE], S11089 (EC4148) [20SE], H10600 (EC5191) [18SE]

———participant investment education and welfare benefits final rule, H6411 (EC3578) [13JN]

———participant investment education final rule, S6610 (EC3087) [20JN]

———Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration final rule, S7762 (EC3332) [11JY]

———permanent replacement of lawfully striking employees by Federal contractors final rule, H12300 (EC5456) [4OC]

———personal protective equipment in shipyards final rule, S5855 (EC2856) [5JN], S6610 (EC3086) [20JN], H6420 (EC3617, EC3618) [17JN]

———plan assets definition final rule, S9853 (EC3844) [4SE], H10032 (EC4589) [4SE]

———regular trade adjustment assistance report, S7174 (EC3178) [27JN]

———removal of duplicative regulations final rule, H12172 (EC5369) [28SE]

———revocation of obsolete regulations relative to work incentive programs for AFDC recipients final rule, H7105 (EC3914) [27JN]

———School-to-Work Opportunities Act report, H10719 (EC5210) [19SE]

———training and employment guidance final rule, H10032 (EC4588) [4SE]

———training waivers report, H3729 (EC2460) [23AP]

———transactions between plans and parties in interest applications final rule, H9704 (EC4492) [1AU]

———Unemployment Insurance Program final rule, S9071 (EC3566) [29JY], H6508 (EC3710) [18JN], H8094 (EC4276) [22JY]

———Unemployment Insurance Program letter final rule, S5856 (EC2862) [5JN], S6143 (EC3019) [12JN], H5752 (EC3283) [30MY]

———work incentive programs for AFDC recipient final rule, S7761 (EC3310) [11JY]

Dept. of State: American Institute in Taiwan agreement report, H7104 (EC3898) [27JN]

———Bosnia and Herzegovinia military training and equipping report, H4799 (EC2911) [9MY]

———certification and justification report, S5856 (EC2881) [5JN]

———certification relative to the incidental capture of sea turtles, S9739 (EC3716) [3SE], H10173 (EC5019) [10SE]

———Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act report, S3384 (EC2207) [16AP], H3385 (EC2350) [15AP]

———conditions in Hong Kong of interest to the U.S., H3648 (EC2419) [18AP]

———contributions by the U.S. to international organizations, S3486 (EC2241) [17AP], H912 (EC1971) [25JA], H3385 (EC2349) [15AP]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Act report, H2557 (EC2276) [20MR]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program plan certification, H1506 (EC2137) [28FE]

———countries with U.S. economic or trade relationship report, S2100 (EC2135) [14MR], H1774 (EC2200) [6MR]

———Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, H2033 (EC2216) [8MR]

———Dept. of Commerce Trade and Investment Programs report, S6514 (EC3060) [19JN]

———description of property to be transferred to Panama relative to the Panama Canal Treaty, S5092 (EC2604) [15MY]

———determination relative to assistance to support Pakistan's contribution to Haiti military, S9737 (EC3659) [3SE], H10033 (EC4631) [4SE]

———determination relative to Israel, S3012 (EC2190) [27MR]

———determination relative to justification for authorizing assistance to Haiti, H1248 (EC2072) [20FE]

———determination relative to justification for authorizing funds for the peacekeeping mission in Liberia, S7886 (EC3410) [16JY], H7778 (EC4176) [17JY]

———East European Democracy Act Program report, H2557 (EC2272) [20MR]

———elimination and reinvention of Office of Protocol regulations relative to foreign official status final rule, H6115 (EC3471) [10JN]

———employment of U.S. citizens by certain international organizations report, H5751 (EC3239) [30MY]

———exports of Alaskan North slope crude oil—establishment of license exception final rule, H5932 (EC3386) [5JN]

———Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program accomplishments report, H4423 (EC2795) [2MY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H186 (EC1914) [4JA]

———financing the exports of goods or services to the People's Republic of China report, S5938 (EC2892) [6JN]

———fishermen's protective guaranty fund procedures final rule, S10018 (EC3911) [6SE], H10171 (EC4984) [10SE]

———foreign aid program changes, H3580 (EC2416, EC2417) [17AP]

———foreign government personnel notification final rule, S6611 (EC3100) [20JN]

———foreign operations, export financing, and related programs allocation of funding report, H5569 (EC3175) [23MY]

———foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations report, H12301 (EC5488) [4OC]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1980) [11MR], H1635 (EC2144) [29FE]

———Freedom Support Act report, H7258 (EC4049) [10JY]

———incidental capture of sea turtles in commercial shrimping operations report, S4937 (EC2557) [9MY], H4423 (EC2796) [2MY]

———international agreements other than treaties, S30 (EC1760) [3JA], S1344 (EC1883) [27FE], S1649 (EC1950, EC1951) [7MR], S2100 (EC2136) [14MR], S3012 (EC2189) [27MR], S3486 (EC2242) [17AP], S4316 (EC2355) [29AP], S5190 (EC2636) [16MY], S5691 (EC2755) [3JN], S6611 (EC3103) [20JN], S7175 (EC3211) [27JN], S7761 (EC3315) [11JY], S8467 (EC3493) [22JY], S9735 (EC3616) [3SE], S9737 (EC3660) [3SE], S9739 (EC3722) [3SE], S10426 (EC4062) [12SE], S11539 (EC4201) [27SE], H973 (EC1986) [30JA], H1241 (EC2053) [13FE], H1324 (EC2119) [27FE], H2122 (EC2228) [12MR], H2949 (EC2304) [27MR], H3385 (EC2351) [15AP], H3729 (EC2444) [23AP], H4645 (EC2884) [8MY], H5298 (EC3082) [20MY], H5751 (EC3238) [30MY], H5815 (EC3310) [4JN], H6531 (EC3737) [19JN], H7113 (EC3949) [8JY], H7778 (EC4177) [17JY], H9565 (EC4475) [31JY], H10034 (EC4636, EC4637) [4SE], H10235 (EC5078) [11SE]

———International Customs Observer Mission in Bosnia funding, S6012 (EC2959) [10JN], H5817 (EC3367) [4JN]

———International Labor Organization report, S6012 (EC2954) [10JN]

———International Narcotics Control Program budget allocation, H3580 (EC2414) [17AP]

———International Narcotics Control Program budget summary report, S4423 (EC2364) [30AP]

———international narcotics control strategy report, S1682 (EC2008) [11MR], H1774 (EC2192) [6MR]

———international terrorism report, H3487 (EC2391) [16AP]

———international traffic in arms regulations final rule, S7761 (EC3317) [11JY], S9736 (EC3627) [3SE], S11539 (EC4200) [27SE], H7259 (EC4050) [10JY], H10766 (EC5245) [23SE]

———International Traffic in Arms Regulations report, S5190 (EC2638) [16MY]

———justification for Foreign Assistance Act drawdown, H10720 (EC5218, EC5219) [19SE], H11393 (EC5337) [26SE], H12172 (EC5372, EC5373, EC5374) [28SE]

———justification for Foreign Assistance Act drawdown to support antiterrorism assistance to Israel, H2033 (EC2217) [8MR]

———license for export of defense articles to Algeria, H10522 (EC5163) [17SE]

———license for export of defense articles to Australia, H6763 (EC3818) [25JN]

———license for export of defense articles to Belgium, H7104 (EC3897) [27JN]

———license for export of defense articles to Botswana, H4117 (EC2602) [29AP]

———license for export of defense articles to Brunei, H4395 (EC2712) [1MY]

———license for export of defense articles to Canada, H4117 (EC2601) [29AP]

———license for export of defense articles to Egypt, H7113 (EC3947) [8JY]

———license for export of defense articles to France, H10522 (EC5164) [17SE]

———license for export of defense articles to Germany, H10766 (EC5244) [23SE]

———license for export of defense articles to Israel, H10766 (EC5240) [23SE]

———license for export of defense articles to Italy, H4395 (EC2711) [1MY]

———license for export of defense articles to Kazakhstan, H10234 (EC5074) [11SE]

———license for export of defense articles to Malaysia, H10234 (EC5076) [11SE]

———license for export of defense articles to Norway, H10234 (EC5075) [11SE]

———license for export of defense articles to Republic of China, H6763 (EC3817) [25JN], H10522 (EC5162) [17SE]

———license for export of defense articles to Russia and Kazakhstan, H7258 (EC4048) [10JY]

———license for export of defense articles to Singapore, H6763 (EC3819) [25JN]

———license for export of defense articles to Spain, H7472 (EC4089) [11JY]

———license for export of defense articles to Thailand, H4117 (EC2600) [29AP]

———license for export of defense articles to the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, H4901 (EC2942) [10MY]

———license for export of defense articles to the Republic of Korea, H3580 (EC2411) [17AP]

———license for export of defense articles to the United Kingdom, H4108 (EC2540) [25AP], H10234 (EC5071, EC5072, EC5073) [11SE], H10235 (EC5077) [11SE], H10766 (EC5243) [23SE]

———license for export of defense articles to Turkey, H10170 (EC4943) [10SE]

———list of potential sales and licensed commercial exports of major weapons or weapons-related defense equipment, H1715 (EC2178) [5MR]

———listing of gifts by the U.S. Government to foreign individuals, H973 (EC1985) [30JA]

———longshore activities by alien crewmembers final rule, S5938 (EC2891) [6JN]

———manufacturing license agreement with Australia, H10766 (EC5241) [23SE]

———manufacturing license agreement with Israel, H9704 (EC4495) [1AU]

———manufacturing license agreement with Italy, H11045 (EC5287) [24SE]

———manufacturing license agreement with Japan, H4395 (EC2713) [1MY], H5568 (EC3150) [23MY], H10170 (EC4944, EC4945) [10SE], H10766 (EC5242) [23SE]

———manufacturing license agreement with Sweden, H10234 (EC5069, EC5070) [11SE]

———manufacturing license agreement with the Republic of Korea, H4429 (EC2824) [6MY], H5172 (EC3031) [15MY]

———military expenditures for countries receiving U.S. assistance, S4936 (EC2548) [9MY]

———military expenditures for countries receiving U.S. assistance report, H5932 (EC3371) [5JN]

———Multinational Force and Observers report, H4117 (EC2603) [29AP]

———nationality procedures final rule, S5856 (EC2875) [5JN], H5645 (EC3197) [29MY]

———Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina notice, H1324 (EC2134) [27FE]

———Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund report, H5815 (EC3311) [4JN], H5934 (EC3427) [5JN]

———notice of intention to obligate funds, S9736 (EC3653, EC3654, EC3655, EC3656) [3SE]

———notice of training under Antiterrorism Assistance Program relative to Bosnia and Herzegovina, H4108 (EC2541) [25AP]

———notice relative to transfer of defense articles and services to Bosnia and Herzegovina, H5379 (EC3126) [21MY]

———notification of intent to obligate funds for law enforcement support activities in the Balkans, S4188 (EC2326) [25AP]

———notification of intent to obligate funds for the Commission on Real Property Claims of Displaced Persons and Refugees in Bosnia and Herzegovina, H10720 (EC6227) [19SE]

———notification of intent to obligate funds to facilitate absentee voting by Bosnians in the U.S., S8156 (EC3431) [18JY], H8028 (EC4215) [18JY]

———notification relative to reprogramming prior deobligated economic support funds, H4645 (EC2894) [8MY]

———nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons proliferation control report, S9736 (EC3639) [3SE], H10107 (EC4891) [5SE]

———Olympic nonimmigrant visa application procedures final rule, H12193 (EC5393) [30SE]

———opening of U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem progress report, H1715 (EC2179) [5MR]

———Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe report, S6012 (EC2957) [10JN], H5753 (EC3291) [30MY]

———Panama Canal treaties report, H4501 (EC2843) [7MY]

———Panama Canal Treaty report, S5092 (EC2605) [15MY]

———passports and visas for certain nonimmigrants final rule, S9071 (EC3568) [29JY], H8554 (EC4322) [25JY]

———passports final rule, S6142 (EC3014) [12JN], H5932 (EC3387) [5JN]

———patterns of global terrorism report, H4421 (EC2756) [2MY]

———peacekeeping operations intention notice, S5691 (EC2754) [3JN]

———PLO Commitments Compliance Act report, H5285 (EC3044) [16MY]

———PLO compliance, H1774 (EC2193) [6MR]

———PLO compliance report, H7657 (EC4151) [16JY]

———political contributions report, H4799 (EC2910) [9MY]

———Presidential determination relative to Assistance Program for Russia, S6611 (EC3102) [20JN]

———Presidential determination relative to assistance for Nigeria and other countries involved in Liberia peacekeeping mission, S30 (EC1759) [3JA]

———Presidential determination relative to assistance program for Russia, H6117 (EC3511) [10JN]

———Presidential determination relative to assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina, S7761 (EC3316) [11JY], S8156 (EC3430) [18JY], S8467 (EC3494) [22JY], H7657 (EC4164, EC4165) [16JY]

———Presidential determination relative to certification of the major illicit narcotics producing and transit countries, H1774 (EC2191) [6MR]

———Presidential determination relative to drawdown of defense articles and services to Vietnam, H10174 (EC5063) [10SE]

———Presidential determination relative to Eximbank and People's Republic of China, H7103 (EC3872) [27JN]

———Presidential determination relative to Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, H3487 (EC2407) [16AP]

———Presidential determination relative to international financial institutions, S3486 (EC2239) [17AP]

———Presidential determination relative to Loan Guarantees for Israel Program, H12300 (EC5464) [4OC]

———Presidential determination relative to military drawdown for Jordan, H1774 (EC2199) [6MR]

———Presidential determination relative to Mongolia, S11291 (EC4177) [25SE], H12270 (EC5443) [3OC]

———Presidential determination relative to People's Republic of China, S7490 (EC3257) [9JY], S7761 (EC3290) [11JY], H7778 (EC4166) [17JY]

———Presidential determination relative to sanctions imposed on Serbia and Montenegro, H330 (EC1930) [5JA]

———Presidential determination relative to Serbia-Montenegro, S1649 (EC1948) [7MR]

———Presidential determination relative to suspending restrictions on U.S. relations with the PLO, H773 (EC1950) [23JA], H3487 (EC2390) [16AP], H6507 (EC3694) [18JN]

———Presidential determination relative to the former Yugoslavia, S5190 (EC2637) [16MY]

———Presidential determination relative to the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, H4901 (EC2943) [10MY]

———Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act report, S1969 (EC2106) [13MR]

———program proposals for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund activities, H10601 (EC5208) [18SE]

———property transfer report, S10017 (EC3879) [6SE]

———proposed lease of defense articles to Japan, H5645 (EC3192) [29MY]

———proscribed destinations final rule, H4395 (EC2715) [1MY]

———proscribed destinations list final rule, S6848 (EC3134) [25JN], S8467 (EC3492) [22JY], H7778 (EC4178) [17JY], H9920 (EC4517) [2AU]

———removal of items from U.S. munitions list, H11045 (EC5286) [24SE], H12300 (EC5463) [4OC]

———report, H5751 (EC3225, EC3252) [30MY]

———reprogramming of foreign aid funds, H3580 (EC2415) [17AP]

———Riyadh Accountability Review Board recommendations report, S9294 (EC3573) [31JY], H8246 (EC4283) [23JY]

———shipping and seamen final rule, S6611 (EC3101) [20JN], H6283 (EC3538) [12JN]

———South Asia nuclear nonproliferation activities report, H5568 (EC3151) [23MY]

———suspend restrictions on U.S. relations with the PLO, H10033 (EC4632) [4SE]

———transfer of property to Panama, S6719 (EC3118) [24JN], H3385 (EC2340) [15AP], H4645 (EC2868) [8MY], H10169 (EC4907) [10SE]

———U.N. and specialized agencies report, S6012 (EC2955) [10JN]

———U.N. civilian police operation in Eastern Slavonia, S3486 (EC2240) [17AP]

———U.N. General Assembly and Security Council voting practices assessment report, H6764 (EC3847) [25JN]

———U.S. assistance and related programs for the former Soviet Union, S5190 (EC2639) [16MY]

———U.S. assistance and related programs for the independent States of the former Soviet Union, H4117 (EC2604) [29AP]

———upgrade of existing non-government television stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, S6719 (EC3117) [24JN], H6764 (EC3846) [25JN]

———visas final rule, S7762 (EC3325) [11JY]

———voluntary contributions by the U.S. to international organizations, S1179 (EC1868) [9FE]

Dept. of the Air Force: Andersen AFB, GU, military family housing maintenance cost comparison study report, S5003 (EC2596) [14MY]

———Andersen AFB, GU, refuse collection cost comparison study report, S5003 (EC2597) [14MY]

———cost comparison of operating support activities, S9735 (EC3617) [3SE]

———cost comparison of services and personnel activities, S9427 (EC3579, EC3580, EC3581) [1AU], S10599 (EC4093) [16SE], H9564 (EC4460, EC4461, EC4462) [31JY], H9920 (EC4513) [2AU], H11045 (EC5276) [24SE]

———cost comparison study relative to base operating support, S6514 (EC3075) [19JN]

———cost comparison study relative to training equipment maintenance and precision measurement laboratory at Kessler AFB, MS, S6514 (EC3076) [19JN]

———Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, cost comparison study, S2327 (EC2153) [19MR]

———depot maintenance activities report, S3486 (EC2222) [17AP]

———Edwards AFB, CA, supply cost comparison study report, S5003 (EC2600) [14MY]

———Kirtland AFB, NM, supply cost comparison study report, S5003 (EC2601) [14MY]

———Kirtland AFB, NM, transportation cost comparison study report, S5003 (EC2598) [14MY]

———Lackland AFB, TX, cost comparison study, S2327 (EC2154) [19MR]

———Little Rock AFB, AR, cost comparison study, S2327 (EC2155) [19MR]

———Newark AFB, OH, contract work, S30 (EC1752) [3JA]

———nonappropriated fund retirement plan report, H10384 (EC5097) [12SE]

———program acquisition unit cost report, S10325 (EC4022) [11SE], H10384 (EC5090) [12SE]

———range mobile target support function report, S3486 (EC2221) [17AP]

———Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, logistics cost comparison study report, S5003 (EC2599) [14MY]

Dept. of the Army: Applegate Lake, OR, Corps of Engineers project, S6080 (EC2982) [11JN], H5933 (EC3425) [5JN]

———average unit procurement cost report, S3486 (EC2226) [17AP]

———Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO, flood damage reduction legislation, S10425 (EC4056) [12SE], H10235 (EC5083) [11SE]

———Chicago River, IL, flood damage reduction legislation, S7015 (EC3149) [26JN], H6690 (EC3758) [20JN]

———competition for contracts, H1234 (EC2027) [9FE]

———Corps of Engineers division restructuring plan, H6117 (EC3513) [10JN]

———Corps of Engineers report, H10039 (EC4788) [4SE]

———danger zone restricted areas final rule, S9966 (EC3856) [5SE], H10105 (EC4848) [5SE]

———deep-draft navigation project legislation, S7761 (EC3298) [11JY]

———defense acquisition programs that have breached unit cost, H2033 (EC2214) [8MR]

———environmental restoration project report, S10836 (EC4107) [18SE]

———flood control project legislation, S9741 (EC3819) [3SE], H10037 (EC4744) [4SE]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S1854 (EC2048) [12MR]

———Humboldt Harbor, CA, Corps of Engineers report, H6117 (EC3506) [10JN]

———inland navigation project legislation, S9741 (EC3818) [3SE], H10037 (EC4743) [4SE]

———Molly Ann's Brook, NJ, flood damage reduction legislation, S7015 (EC3150) [26JN]

———National Study of Water Management During Drought report, S1648 (EC1934) [7MR], H1984 (EC2208) [7MR]

———notice of intent to award George C. Marshall Awards Seminar contract, S9737 (EC3679) [3SE], H10031 (EC4561) [4SE]

———notice relative to Fort Polk, LA, S3486 (EC2227) [17AP]

———notice relative to use of other than competitive procedures for awarding a proposed contract, S1455 (EC1904) [29FE]

———notice to interchange jurisdiction relative to civil works and national forest lands, S589 (EC1845) [31JA], H1137 (EC1996) [31JA]

———Poplar Island, MD, use of dredged material project notification, H10720 (EC5223) [19SE]

———Port Fourchon, LA, deep-draft navigation legislation, S10425 (EC4057) [12SE], H10385 (EC5103) [12SE]

———San Juan Harbor, PR, deep-draft navigation legislation, S10425 (EC4058) [12SE], H10235 (EC5084) [11SE]

———water resources development legislation, S5093 (EC2628) [15MY], S6142 (EC3009) [12JN], H3729 (EC2464) [23AP], H7113 (EC3966) [8JY]

———Wilmington, NC, deep-draft navigation legislation, S10836 (EC4108) [18SE], H10429 (EC5142) [16SE]

Dept. of the Interior: acquisition regulations final rule, S6611 (EC3105) [20JN], S7885 (EC3350) [16JY], H7472 (EC4098) [11JY]

———administrative and audit requirements and cost principles for assistance programs final rule, H8374 (EC4306) [24JY]

———Alaska occupancy, use and homestead settlement final rule, S10425 (EC4044) [12SE], H10171 (EC4983) [10SE]

———Alaska peninsula public use regulations final rule, S6611 (EC3106) [20JN]

———Alaska Peninsula/Becharof National Wildlife Refuge Complex public use regulations final rule, S6142 (EC2995) [12JN], H6005 (EC3439) [6JN]

———American Discovery Trail report, S8372 (EC3464) [19JY], H8093 (EC4264) [22JY]

———American Indian Trust Fund Management Act final rule, H5500 (EC3137) [22MY]

———American Trust Fund management reform final rule, S5855 (EC2843) [5JN]

———audit followup report, S6719 (EC3125) [24JN]

———Australian saltwater crocodile final rule, S7175 (EC3215) [27JN], H6422 (EC3662) [17JN]

———Belle Fourche Irrigation District, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, SD, contract amendment, H1251 (EC2099) [23FE]

———bid acceptance final rule, S7490 (EC3259) [9JY], H7113 (EC3957) [8JY]

———Bradbury Dam, CA, modifications construction report, S8467 (EC3488) [22JY], H8374 (EC4305) [24JY]

———California Indian land transfer legislation, S4316 (EC2347) [29AP]

———Cape Lookout National Seashore airstrip closure final rule, H6412 (EC3594) [13JN]

———Colorado regulatory program final rule, H5568 (EC3265) [23MY]

———Colorado River reservoirs operation report, S6012 (EC2961) [10JN], H5815 (EC3326) [4JN]

———conveyance of freehold and leasehold interest final rule, H6283 (EC3545) [12JN]

———decision document report, S10018 (EC3904) [6SE]

———designation of critical habitat for the marbled murrelet final rule, H5286 (EC3050) [16MY]

———determination relative to use of other than competitive procedures for awarding a particular program, H4429 (EC2828) [6MY]

———effective dates of permit decisions final rule, S6719 (EC3126) [24JN]

———endangered and threatened wildlife and plants final rule, H6412 (EC3596) [13JN]

———endangered and threatened wildlife plants final rule, S7015 (EC3151) [26JN]

———endangered status for Hawaiian plants final rule, H9921 (EC4520) [2AU]

———endangered status for Southern Maritime Chaparral Plant Taxa final rule, H12270 (EC5427) [3OC]

———enviroman and human figure and design symbol final rule, S9967 (EC3869) [5SE]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2057) [13MR], H1251 (EC2096) [23FE]

———final rule, S4803 (EC2454) [7MY]

———final rules, S6611 (EC3106) [20JN]

———flaring or venting gas and burning liquid hydrocarbons final rule, S5855 (EC2841) [5JN], H5286 (EC3048) [16MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S3487 (EC2251) [17AP]

———Glacier Bay National Park, AL, vessel management plan regulations final rule, S5855 (EC2850) [5JN], H5815 (EC3327) [4JN]

———Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge hunting final rule, S7175 (EC3217) [27JN], H6508 (EC3700) [18JN]

———Helium Program statistical and financial report, H10766 (EC5249) [23SE]

———High Plain States Groundwater Demonstration Program report, S1179 (EC1856) [9FE]

———Hopi Tribe abandoned mine land reclamation plan final rule, H5379 (EC3121) [21MY], H5568 (EC3159) [23MY]

———Illinois regulatory program final rule, H5568 (EC3167) [23MY]

———impact of Compact of Free Association on U.S. territories, commonwealths, and Hawaii report, H12193 (EC5394) [30SE]

———importation, exportation, and transportation of wildlife final rule, H6412 (EC3595) [13JN]

———Indian country detention facilities and programs final rule, S7016 (EC3169) [26JN], H6690 (EC3753) [20JN]

———Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act amendment, S1681 (EC1959) [11MR]

———Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act final rule, H6763 (EC3825) [25JN]

———Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act implementation report, H4117 (EC2606) [29AP]

———Indiana Regulatory Program final rule, S5855 (EC2853, EC2854) [5JN]

———Indiana regulatory program final rule, H5379 (EC3121) [21MY], H5568 (EC3156, EC3163) [23MY]

———Inspector General report, S5938 (EC2917) [6JN], H5815 (EC3312) [4JN]

———leases, permits, and easements final rule, H6690 (EC3754) [20JN]

———leasing systems report, S2858 (EC2188) [26MR], S9741 (EC3808, EC3809) [3SE], H2866 (EC2297) [26MR], H10036 (EC4710, EC4711) [4SE]

———management plan, environmental impact statement and record of decision for City of Rocks National Reserve, H3818 (EC2486) [24AP]

———management plan and environmental impact statement and record decision for the City of Rocks National Reserve, S4316 (EC2349) [29AP]

———Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp contest final rule, S5762 (EC2796) [4JN]

———migratory bird hunting and conservation stamp contest final rule, H5286 (EC3049) [16MY]

———Missouri Regulatory Program final rule, S8467 (EC3490) [22JY]

———Missouri regulatory program final rule, H5568 (EC3160, EC3161) [23MY]

———National Historic Landmarks damage report, S4316 (EC2348) [29AP], H4421 (EC2760) [2MY]

———National Park Service and National Park System regulations final rule, H8028 (EC4197) [18JY]

———natural gas and oil leases report, S2100 (EC2130) [14MR], H2223 (EC2247) [13MR]

———natural resources damage assessment final rule, H4421 (EC2754) [2MY]

———New Mexico regulatory program final rule, H5568 (EC3164) [23MY]

———Ochoco Dam, Crooked River Project, OR, projected cost overrun, S3384 (EC2216) [16AP]

———Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge fishing final rule, S7175 (EC3216) [27JN], H6508 (EC3701) [18JN]

———Oklahoma abandoned mine land reclamation plan final rule, H5568 (EC3162) [23MY]

———Oregon Caves National Monument final rule, S5855 (EC2849) [5JN]

———Outer Continental Shelf lease sales report, S11290 (EC4165) [25SE], H11393 (EC5339) [26SE]

———Outer Continental Shelf Natural Gas and Oil Leasing and Production Program report, S1179 (EC1860) [9FE], H1234 (EC2039) [9FE]

———parks for tomorrow plan report, S4803 (EC2453) [7MY]

———powerless flight final rule, H6283 (EC3544) [12JN]

———Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program report, S1597 (EC1932) [6MR], H10172 (EC4985) [10SE]

———proposed contract amendment report, S1853 (EC2013) [12MR]

———public land subsistence management regulations final rule, S10425 (EC4045) [12SE], H10173 (EC5038) [10SE]

———refund of excess royalty payments, S11032 (EC4132) [19SE], H773 (EC1956) [23JA], H1231 (EC2021, EC2022) [6FE], H1248 (EC2071) [20FE], H1251 (EC2098) [23FE], H2223 (EC2246) [13MR], H3385 (EC2364, EC2365) [15AP], H3654 (EC2428) [19AP], H4422 (EC2761) [2MY], H4645 (EC2888) [8MY], H7259 (EC4063) [10JY], H7472 (EC4096) [11JY], H10036 (EC4708, EC4709) [4SE], H10171 (EC4976) [10SE], H10429 (EC5140) [16SE], H12250 (EC5402) [1OC]

———refund of offshore lease revenues, S30 (EC1756, EC1757) [3JA], S1179 (EC1863) [9FE], S1344 (EC1881) [27FE], S1597 (EC1931, EC1933) [6MR], S2100 (EC2131) [14MR], S3384 (EC2215) [16AP], S3486 (EC2220) [17AP], S4316 (EC2346) [29AP], S5093 (EC2623) [15MY], S5855 (EC2847, EC2848) [5JN], S7490 (EC3269) [9JY], S7886 (EC3405, EC3406) [16JY], S9741 (EC3804, EC3805) [3SE], S10425 (EC4043) [12SE]

———refunds of offshore lease revenues, S589 (EC1855) [31JA]

———report, H6283 (EC3539) [12JN]

———royalty management and delinquent account collection activities report, S10018 (EC3903) [6SE], H10171 (EC4975) [10SE]

———royalty relief for producing leases and certain existing leases in deep water final rule, H5751 (EC3249) [30MY]

———San Sevaine Creek, CA, Water Project, H5815 (EC3330, EC3331) [4JN]

———scope and applicability of regulations final rule, S8156 (EC3446) [18JY]

———Smith River National Recreation Area final rule, H4429 (EC2829) [6MY]

———solicitation provisions and contract clauses final rule, S6611 (EC3104) [20JN]

———subsistence management regulations for public lands final rule, S8156 (EC3448) [18JY], H7532 (EC4132) [12JY]

———Superconducting Super Collider Program report, S4803 (EC2452) [7MY]

———surface mining reclamation and enforcement final rule, S8156 (EC3447) [18JY], S9427 (EC3606) [1AU], S9741 (EC3806, EC3807) [3SE], S10017 (EC3899, EC3900) [6SE], S10425 (EC4046) [12SE], H7657 (EC4154, EC4155) [16JY], H8028 (EC4199, EC4200, EC4201, EC4202) [18JY], H9565 (EC4477) [31JY], H10037 (EC4737, EC4738) [4SE], H10172 (EC4991, EC4992, EC4993) [10SE], H10385 (EC5102) [12SE], H12301 (EC5477) [4OC]

———Texas regulatory program final rule, H5379 (EC3121) [21MY], H5568 (EC3157) [23MY]

———Texas Regulatory Program mining and reclamation final rule, S6142 (EC2994) [12JN], H6115 (EC3475) [10JN]

———tribal lands leasing for mineral development final rule, S7016 (EC3170) [26JN], H6531 (EC3740) [19JN]

———Virginia regulatory program final rule, H5568 (EC3166) [23MY]

———watershed restoration contract notification, S4723 (EC2407) [6MY]

———West Virginia Regulatory Program final rule, S8467 (EC3489) [22JY]

———wildlife importation, exportation, and transportation final rule, S7015 (EC3152) [26JN]

———Youth Conservation Corps Program report, H5050 (EC2974) [14MY]

———Youth Conservation Corps report, S5761 (EC2794) [4JN]

Dept. of the Navy: defense acquisition program report, S3486 (EC2223) [17AP], H3580 (EC2410) [17AP]

———determination relative to use of other than competitive procedures to award contract, S6514 (EC3061, EC3062) [19JN], H6507 (EC3688, EC3689) [18JN]

———donation of aircraft to the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, H1231 (EC2012) [6FE]

———joint tactical unmanned aerial vehicle-hunter and standard missile unit cost threshold report, H3580 (EC2409) [17AP]

———naturalization through active duty and completion of applications in the Philippines legislation, S8012 (EC3413) [17JY], H7473 (EC4103) [11JY]

———notice of intent to donate aircraft to the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, S1179 (EC1858) [9FE]

———notice of intent to offer grant transfer, S4188 (EC2339, EC2340) [25AP], H3729 (EC2435, EC2436) [23AP]

———outsourcing report, S3486 (EC2225) [17AP], H4107 (EC2522) [25AP]

———proposed renewal of lease of vessels to the Republic of China, S2422 (EC2170) [20MR], H2319 (EC2254) [18MR]

———sale of the U.S.S. Affray, U.S.S. Fortify, and U.S.S. Exultant to the Republic of China, S589 (EC1841) [31JA], H773 (EC1944) [23JA]

———sale of the U.S.S. Beaufort and the U.S.S. Brunswick to the Republic of Korea, S589 (EC1840) [31JA], H773 (EC1946) [23JA]

———sale of the U.S.S. Edenton to Spain, S589 (EC1838) [31JA], H773 (EC1943) [23JA]

———sale of the U.S.S. James M. Gillis to Mexico, S589 (EC1839) [31JA], H773 (EC1945) [23JA]

———transfer of vessels by sale, S3486 (EC2224) [17AP], H3385 (EC2339) [15AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: Bank Secrecy Act recordkeeping regulations relative to funds transfers and transmittals final rule, S5761 (EC2766) [4JN]

———blocked persons and vessels final rule, S10017 (EC3884) [6SE], H10034 (EC4638) [4SE]

———book-entry Treasury bills, notes, and bonds final rule, S10017 (EC3893) [6SE], H10172 (EC5007) [10SE]

———bulletin, H1506 (EC2142) [28FE], H7105 (EC3924) [27JN]

———cash management bill auction, H1251 (EC2104) [23FE]

———Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, S66 (EC1769) [4JA]

———civil service retirement and disability fund and FERS operations and status report, H7472 (EC4091) [11JY]

———Community Reinvestment Act regulations final rule, S4803 (EC2439) [7MY], H4428 (EC2801) [6MY]

———Comptroller of the Currency enforcement actions report, H4300 (EC2652) [30AP]

———consumer complaints report, S1597 (EC1921) [6MR]

———country of origin marking of certain imported articles and containers of a NAFTA country legislation, H7105 (EC3913) [27JN]

———delivery of checks and warrants to addresses outside the U.S. final rule, S9736 (EC3645) [3SE], H10170 (EC4916) [10SE]

———depositaries for Federal taxes final rule, S10325 (EC4027) [11SE]

———enforcement actions report, S5092 (EC2611) [15MY]

———Exchange Stabilization Fund report, H12193 (EC5386) [30SE]

———extensions of time to make elections temporary regulations, S7174 (EC3193) [27JN]

———Federal agency disbursements management final rule, S9736 (EC3630) [3SE]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S5762 (EC2829) [4JN], H5568 (EC3155) [23MY]

———Federal process agents of surety companies final rule, S5939 (EC2944) [6JN], H5933 (EC3414) [5JN]

———financial market risk reduction report, S4188 (EC2333) [25AP], H4108 (EC2544) [25AP]

———foreign assets control final rule, S8156 (EC3436, EC3437) [18JY], H7104 (EC3899) [27JN], H8028 (EC4192, EC4193) [18JY]

———foreign assets control regulations final rule, S10073 (EC3932) [9SE], H10034 (EC4639) [4SE]

———forfeiture fund report, S5939 (EC2945) [6JN], H5932 (EC3392) [5JN]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S2327 (EC2167) [19MR], H2466 (EC2259) [19MR]

———Government Securities Act regulations large position final rule, S11032 (EC4130) [19SE], H10720 (EC5224) [19SE]

———Government securities broker report, S11089 (EC4153) [20SE], H11227 (EC5302) [25SE]

———IMF Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility legislation, S5190 (EC2641) [16MY]

———information reporting and backup withholding final rule, H4901 (EC2955) [10MY]

———Inspector General report, S1969 (EC2096) [13MR], S2422 (EC2174) [20MR], S7016 (EC3159) [26JN], H1984 (EC2206) [7MR], H6531 (EC3739) [19JN]

———interest rate risk final rule, S7015 (EC3148) [26JN], H6763 (EC3811) [25JN]

———international banking activities final rule, H3818 (EC2475) [24AP]

———international banking activities regulation report, S4803 (EC2437) [7MY]

———IRS legislation, S7174 (EC3186) [27JN], H6412 (EC3608) [13JN]

———IRS temporary regulations, S7174 (EC3194, EC3196) [27JN]

———location of tobacco product vending machines, S2858 (EC2178) [26MR], H2713 (EC2289) [22MR]

———losses and deductions use limitations temporary regulations, S7174 (EC3195) [27JN]

———management of Federal agencies disbursements final rule, H9921 (EC4523) [2AU]

———management official interlocks final rule, S8989 (EC3540) [26JY], S9427 (EC3584) [1AU], H8596 (EC4386) [26JY]

———marketable Treasury bills, notes, and bonds final rule, S8372 (EC3456) [19JY], H7473 (EC4111) [11JY]

———material violations or suspected material violations of regulations report, H11227 (EC5303) [25SE]

———Mexican Debt Disclosure Act report, H5814 (EC3300) [4JN]

———Mexican economic situation report, H186 (EC1909) [4JA], H1231 (EC2013) [6FE], H1662 (EC2148) [4MR], H3228 (EC2317) [29MR], H4394 (EC2694) [1MY], H7472 (EC4079) [11JY], H9920 (EC4514) [2AU], H10169 (EC4908) [10SE], H12300 (EC5454) [4OC]

———Mint's numismatice public enterprise fund report, H8980 (EC4431) [30JY]

———national banks consumer complaints report, H1324 (EC2135) [27FE]

———outstanding debt notice, S8467 (EC3504) [22JY]

———report, S98 (EC1801) [5JA], S11089 (EC4157) [20SE]

———revenue procedure final rule, H3729 (EC2459) [23AP]

———revenue procedure report, S7174 (EC3197) [27JN], S8372 (EC3469) [19JY]

———revenue ruling final rule, S7761 (EC3306, EC3307) [11JY]

———savings bonds and notes collection procedures update final rule, S8372 (EC3457) [19JY], H8028 (EC4204) [18JY]

———Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina sanctions regulations final rule, S5691 (EC2753) [3JN]

———suspension of sanctions against the Bosnian Serbs final rule, H5285 (EC3045) [16MY]

———suspension of U.S.-Canada free-trade agreements implementing regulations final rule, H4301 (EC2690) [30AP]

———tariff legislation, S7174 (EC3187) [27JN]

———terrorists final rule, S7761 (EC3319) [11JY]

———Treasury Bulletin report, S1649 (EC1943) [7MR], S4316 (EC2354) [29AP], S9428 (EC3614) [1AU], H9921 (EC4530) [2AU]

———U.S. contribution to the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility of the IMF legislation, H4798 (EC2905) [9MY]

———U.S. contribution to the replenishment of the African Development Bank legislation, S5190 (EC2642) [16MY], H4798 (EC2904) [9MY]

———U.S. contribution to the replenishment of the Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in the Middle East and North Africa legislation, S5190 (EC2640) [16MY]

———U.S. contribution to the replenishment of the International Development Association legislation, S5190 (EC2643) [16MY], H4799 (EC2906) [9MY]

———U.S. Mint financial statements, S9736 (EC3629) [3SE]

———U.S. participation in the Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in the Middle East and North Africa legislation, H4901 (EC2958) [10MY]

———Uniform Rules of Practice and Procedure report, H3729 (EC2438) [23AP]

———uniform rules of practice and procedure regulation report, S4803 (EC2438) [7MY]

———viticultural area final rule, S7174 (EC3189, EC3190) [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation: Ability of Crewmembers To Take Emergency Actions, S98 (EC1794) [5JA]

———adoption of industry standards final rule, S5377 (EC2668) [20MY], H5286 (EC3066) [16MY]

———advanced notice of arrivals, departures, and certain dangerous cargoes final rule, H10767 (EC5271) [23SE]

———advanced simulation plan revisions final rule, H6422 (EC3678) [17JN]

———Aerospatiale airworthiness directives final rule, H4422 (EC2791) [2MY]

———Airbus airworthiness directives final rule, H3818 (EC2504) [24AP], H4301 (EC2681) [30AP], H4395 (EC2732) [1MY], H5286 (EC3057) [16MY], H8981 (EC4445, EC4448) [30JY]

———Airbus Industries airworthiness directives final rule, H5645 (EC3216) [29MY], H5646 (EC3221) [29MY], H6117 (EC3505) [10JN], H6284 (EC3557) [12JN], H7154 (EC4029) [9JY], H10038 (EC4770) [4SE], H10105 (EC4850) [5SE], H10106 (EC4877) [5SE], H10107 (EC4884, EC4885) [5SE], H10429 (EC5143) [16SE], H12270 (EC5438) [3OC]

———aircraft engines new one-engine-inoperative ratings, definitions, and type certification standards final rule, H6422 (EC3676) [17JN]

———Airport Improvement Program financing report, H2949 (EC2307) [27MR]

———Airport Improvement Program report, S3626 (EC2274) [18AP]

———airport rates and charges final rule, H6711 (EC3797) [24JN]

———airspace final rule, S5378 (EC2691) [20MY], S5565 (EC2704, EC2705) [23MY], S6142 (EC3000) [12JN], S6719 (EC3132) [24JN], S7761 (EC3314) [11JY], S9736 (EC3622) [3SE], S9738 (EC3713) [3SE], S9741 (EC3800, EC3801) [3SE], S10325 (EC4041) [11SE], S10554 (EC4085) [13SE], H5051 (EC3017, EC3018, EC3019) [14MY], H5751 (EC3255) [30MY], H5752 (EC3256) [30MY], H6412 (EC3600) [13JN], H6422 (EC3675) [17JN], H6710 (EC3780, EC3781, EC3782, EC3783, EC3784, EC3785) [24JN], H6711 (EC3786, EC3787, EC3788, EC3789) [24JN], H6763 (EC3835) [25JN], H6764 (EC3837) [25JN], H7114 (EC3974, EC3975, EC3976) [8JY], H7153 (EC4009, EC4013, EC4014) [9JY], H7473 (EC4106, EC4107, EC4108) [11JY], H8981 (EC4449) [30JY], H9565 (EC4481, EC4482, EC4483, EC4484) [31JY], H9704 (EC4499, EC4500) [1AU], H10037 (EC4746, EC4749, EC4750, EC4751, EC4752, EC4753, EC4754, EC4755) [4SE], H10038 (EC4764, EC4765, EC4766, EC4774, EC4777, EC4778, EC4779, EC4783, EC4784) [4SE], H10106 (EC4869, EC4870, EC4871) [5SE], H10174 (EC5052) [10SE], H10429 (EC5146, EC5147, EC5148) [16SE], H10522 (EC5171, EC5173) [17SE], H10766 (EC5256, EC5257, EC5258, EC5259, EC5260, EC5261) [23SE]

———airworthiness directives final rule, S5761 (EC2773, EC2778, EC2779) [4JN], S6142 (EC2998) [12JN], S7886 (EC3387, EC3395) [16JY], S8467 (EC3486) [22JY], S8635 (EC3520) [24JY], S9070 (EC3544) [29JY], S9427 (EC3586) [1AU], S10072 (EC3919, EC3922) [9SE], H6764 (EC3836, EC3838) [25JN], H9704 (EC4501) [1AU]

———Albany, NY, Empire State Regatta safety zone regulations final rule, H5752 (EC3273) [30MY]

———Alliance, Salem, and Youngstown, OH, airspace final rule, H4422 (EC2767) [2MY]

———AlliedSignal, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, H6412 (EC3604) [13JN], H6711 (EC3800) [24JN], H10038 (EC4773) [4SE], H10429 (EC5144) [16SE]

———AlliedSignal, Inc. airworthiness directives final rule, H4799 (EC2926) [9MY]

———Allison airworthiness directives final rule, H10429 (EC5145) [16SE]

———alteration of Jet Route J-66 final rules, S7761 (EC3295) [11JY]

———alteration of V-268 final rule, H6711 (EC3793) [24JN]

———alteration of VOR Federal Airways final rule, S9741 (EC3802) [3SE]

———alternative fuel vehicles manufacturing incentives final rule, H4115 (EC2546) [29AP]

———American Champion Aircraft Corp. airworthiness directives final rule, S11031 (EC4116) [19SE], H10106 (EC4873) [5SE], H10522 (EC5176) [17SE]

———Anchorage, AK, airspace final rule, H4301 (EC2680) [30AP]

———Anoka, MN, airspace final rule, H6284 (EC3549) [12JN]

———Anti-Deficiency Act violation, S9739 (EC3734) [3SE], H8373 (EC4294) [24JY], H10169 (EC4900) [10SE]

———appropriate crew size study report, S4937 (EC2559) [9MY]

———appropriations legislation, S4188 (EC2343) [25AP], H3729 (EC2437) [23AP]

———approval, exemption, registration, and reporting procedures final rule, H11393 (EC5344) [26SE]

———Artesia, NM, airspace final rule, H6116 (EC3480) [10JN]

———Ashley River, Charleston, SC, anchorage areas final rule, S9738 (EC3711) [3SE], H10037 (EC4759) [4SE]

———Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, FL, drawbridge operation regulations final rule, H6284 (EC3556) [12JN]

———Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, NC, drawbridge operation regulations final rule, H6508 (EC3706) [18JN]

———Auburn, CA, airspace final rule, H4118 (EC2612) [29AP]

———audits of State and local governments final rule, H4799 (EC2917) [9MY]

———Augusta, GA, Southern national drag boat races special local regulations final rule, H5933 (EC3418) [5JN]

———Augusta, GA, special local regulations final rule, H3818 (EC2496) [24AP]

———Automotive Fuel Economy Program report, S3626 (EC2273) [18AP], H3385 (EC2347) [15AP]

———available U.S. flag commercial vessels cargo preference final rule, S5267 (EC2661) [17MY]

———Aviat Aircraft, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, H4422 (EC2769) [2MY], H5286 (EC3061) [16MY], H6116 (EC3499) [10JN]

———Aviat Aircraft, Inc. airworthiness directives final rule, H7153 (EC4027) [9JY]

———aviation economic regulations updates and corrections final rule, H6422 (EC3669) [17JN]

———aviation economic rules final rule, H3729 (EC2458) [23AP]

———Baker, MT, airspace final rule, H6412 (EC3598) [13JN]

———Beaufort, SC, water festival special local regulations final rule, H5933 (EC3419) [5JN]

———Beech Aircraft Corp., airworthiness directives final rule, H4422 (EC2787) [2MY]

———Beech Aircraft Corp. airworthiness directives final rule, H5752 (EC3264) [30MY], H5816 (EC3355) [4JN], H6284 (EC3558, EC3559) [12JN], H10038 (EC4767, EC4768) [4SE], H10105 (EC4851) [5SE], H10107 (EC4883) [5SE]

———Belen, NM, airspace final rule, H5816 (EC3344) [4JN]

———Bell Helicopter airworthiness directives final rule, H3818 (EC2507) [24AP]

———Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, H5051 (EC3012) [14MY]

———Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. airworthiness directives final rule, H10106 (EC4865, EC4866, EC4867, EC4874) [5SE]

———Bellanca, Inc. airworthiness directives final rule, H10106 (EC4882) [5SE]

———Bigfork, MN, airspace final rule, H4502 (EC2855) [7MY]

———Boeing airplanes airworthiness directives final rule, H4799 (EC2927) [9MY], H5051 (EC3011) [14MY]

———Boeing airplanes powered by General Electric or Pratt & Whitney engines final rule, H4118 (EC2628) [29AP]

———Boeing airworthiness directives final rule, S9738 (EC3715) [3SE], S11089 (EC4155) [20SE], H3819 (EC2508, EC2515) [24AP], H5645 (EC3217) [29MY], H7153 (EC4019, EC4025) [9JY], H7154 (EC4030, EC4031) [9JY], H8981 (EC4447) [30JY], H9565 (EC4479) [31JY], H10038 (EC4780, EC4781, EC4782) [4SE], H10105 (EC4855) [5SE], H10106 (EC4875) [5SE], H10522 (EC5174) [17SE], H10766 (EC5254) [23SE], H12270 (EC5436) [3OC]

———Bombardier airworthiness directives final rule, H10767 (EC5269) [23SE]

———Boone, IA, airspace final rule, H6284 (EC3550) [12JN]

———Boston, MA, harbor regulated navigation area final rule, H5645 (EC3207) [29MY]

———Brackedtt Aircraft Company air filter gaskets airworthiness directives final rule, H4301 (EC2683) [30AP]

———British Aerospace airworthiness directives final rule, H4422 (EC2790) [2MY], H9565 (EC4480) [31JY]

———Brownfield, TX, airspace final rule, H5816 (EC3340) [4JN]

———bulk cargo vessels operating-differential subsidy final rule, S7886 (EC3388) [16JY], H7103 (EC3870) [27JN]

———Burkhart Grob Luft-und Raumfahrt airworthiness directives final rule, H10767 (EC5264) [23SE]

———Camp Guernsey, WY, airspace final rule, H4799 (EC2931) [9MY]

———Camp Lejune, NC, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway safety zone final rule, H4118 (EC2624) [29AP]

———Canadair airworthiness directives final rule, H6116 (EC3500) [10JN]

———capital leases final rule, S5377 (EC2665) [20MY], H5286 (EC3063) [16MY]

———cargo preference—available U.S.-flag commercial vessels final rule, H5285 (EC3039) [16MY]

———Carlsbad, NM, airspace final rule, H5816 (EC3343) [4JN]

———Cessna Aircraft Co. airworthiness directives final rule, H3818 (EC2502) [24AP], H4422 (EC2762) [2MY], H6284 (EC3565) [12JN], H6422 (EC3677) [17JN]

———change in using agency of restricted areas final rule, H6711 (EC3795) [24JN]

———Charleston, SC, boating safety parade special local regulation final rule, S5378 (EC2677) [20MY], H4799 (EC2919) [9MY]

———Chesapeake Bay, Hampton Roads, Elizabeth River, Norfolk, VA, safety zone final rule, H6284 (EC3555) [12JN]

———child restraint systems final rule, S6013 (EC2977) [10JN], H5816 (EC3335) [4JN], H6507 (EC3693) [18JN]

———civil penalties for FAA security violations enforcement procedures final rule, H10106 (EC4862) [5SE]

———Civil Tiltroter Development Advisory Committee report, H10174 (EC5064) [10SE]

———Civil Tiltrotor Development Advisory Committee report, S30 (EC1754) [3JA]

———Clerksville, VA, airspace final rule, H4118 (EC2630) [29AP]

———Coast Guard Base, Miami, FL, security zone regulations final rule, H6116 (EC3487) [10JN]

———Coast Guard Board for Correction of Military Records procedural regulation final rule, S5761 (EC2775) [4JN], H5049 (EC2965) [14MY]

———Coast Guard enforced penalty provisions appendix removal final rule, H4118 (EC2620) [29AP]

———Coast Guard Military Retirement System report, S66 (EC1768) [4JA]

———commercial driver's license program and controlled substances and alcohol use and testing final rule, H4118 (EC2642) [29AP]

———commercial feasibility of high-speed ground transportation report, S9741 (EC3796) [3SE], H10172 (EC5002) [10SE]

———compressed natural gas fuel integrity final rule, S10325 (EC4042) [11SE]

———Constructiones Aeronautics airworthiness directives final rule, H3818 (EC2499) [24AP], H4422 (EC2780) [2MY]

———COTP Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA, final rule, H4422 (EC2778) [2MY]

———de Havilland airworthiness directives final rule, H4422 (EC2768, EC2783, EC2784) [2MY], H5645 (EC3220) [29MY], H7114 (EC3977) [8JY], H10174 (EC5053) [10SE], H10523 (EC5179) [17SE], H12270 (EC5437) [3OC]

———Delaware Bay, Delaware River, and Salem River, NJ, safety zone regulations final rule, H5752 (EC3271) [30MY]

———Deming, NM, airspace final rule, H5816 (EC3342) [4JN]

———demonstration project report, S1649 (EC1938) [7MR]

———Diamond Aircraft Industries airplanes airworthiness directives final rule, H4301 (EC2682) [30AP]

———docket revised filing procedures final rule, H6422 (EC3666) [17JN]

———domestic, flag, supplemental, commuter, and on-demand operating requirements final rule, S7886 (EC3394) [16JY]

———domestic, flag, supplemental, commuter, and on-demand operations operating requirements final rule, H6412 (EC3597) [13JN]

———Dornier airworthiness directives final rule, H3819 (EC2510) [24AP], H4422 (EC2788) [2MY], H4423 (EC2793) [2MY], H6284 (EC3560, EC3564) [12JN], H7104 (EC3907) [27JN]

———Dumas, TX, airspace final rule, H5816 (EC3339) [4JN]

———Ebey Slough, WA, drawbridge operation regulations final rule, H9704 (EC4505) [1AU]

———Effectiveness of Occupant Protection Systems and Their Use report, S1597 (EC1924) [6MR], H1241 (EC2054) [13FE]

———elderly and persons with disabilities final rule, H4422 (EC2774) [2MY]

———electric engineering requirements for Coast Guard merchant vessels final rule, H5752 (EC3277) [30MY]

———Electronic Filing of International Air Passenger Service Rules final rule, H3729 (EC2452) [23AP]

———Elizabeth and York Rivers, VA, safety zone final rule, H4118 (EC2625) [29AP]

———Elizabeth and York rivers safety zones final rule, H3818 (EC2491) [24AP]

———Elkins, WV, airspace final rule, H4118 (EC2614) [29AP]

———Ellicott Bay, WA, National Maritime Week Tugboat Races final rule, H4118 (EC2626) [29AP]

———emergency notice of enforcement policy final rule, H5752 (EC3257) [30MY]

———Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica airworthiness directives final rule, H4422 (EC2781, EC2782) [2MY]

———environmental compliance and restoration report, S10018 (EC3917) [6SE], S10325 (EC4040) [11SE]

———Equal Access to Justice Act implementation relative to payment of attorney's fees final rule, S7886 (EC3393) [16JY]

———equal employment opportunity on Federal and Federal-aid construction contracts final rule, H3819 (EC2512) [24AP]

———establishment of Federal colored airway final rule, H6412 (EC3599) [13JN]

———Eurocopter Deutschland airworthiness directives final rule, H3819 (EC2511) [24AP]

———evaluation of oil tanker routing report, S3626 (EC2277) [18AP]

———excess flow valve customer final rule, S8635 (EC3519) [24JY]

———exemption, approval, registration, and reporting procedures final rule, S5761 (EC2774) [4JN], H4799 (EC2933) [9MY]

———exemptions from Federal motor carrier safety regulations final rule, H4119 (EC2644) [29AP]

———export vessels report, S3626 (EC2270) [18AP]

———FAA appropriations legislation, H4901 (EC2957) [10MY]

———FAA continued rotation and rotor locking tests and vibration final rule, H5815 (EC3334) [4JN]

———FAA legislation, S2327 (EC2160) [19MR], H2557 (EC2278) [20MR]

———FAA report, S1597 (EC1922) [6MR]

———FAA restricted area designation final rule, H7153 (EC4018) [9JY]

———Fairchild Aircraft airworthiness directives final rule, H4422 (EC2786) [2MY]

———Fairchild airworthiness directives final rule, H8597 (EC4410) [26JY], H10429 (EC5149) [16SE], H12270 (EC5441) [3OC]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H90 (EC1902) [3JA]

———Federal motor carrier safety regulations final rule, S9741 (EC3799) [3SE]

———Federal motor vehicle safety standards air brake systems final rule, H5752 (EC3276) [30MY]

———Federal motor vehicle safety standards child restraint systems final rule, H5932 (EC3379) [5JN]

———Federal motor vehicle safety standards head restraints final rule, H5751 (EC3232) [30MY]

———Federal Railroad Administration hours of service final rule, H6116 (EC3486) [10JN]

———Federal-Aid Highway Program legislation, S5762 (EC2799) [4JN]

———Federal-aid project authorization final rule, H7153 (EC4024) [9JY], H7778 (EC4169) [17JY]

———final rule, S4804 (EC2465) [7MY], S4849 (EC2484, EC2485, EC2486) [8MY], S4850 (EC2487, EC2488, EC2489, EC2519, EC2520, EC2521, EC2522) [8MY], S4851 (EC2523, EC2524, EC2525, EC2526, EC2527, EC2528, EC2529, EC2530, EC2531, EC2532, EC2533, EC2534, EC2535, EC2536, EC2537, EC2538, EC2539, EC2540, EC2541, EC2542) [8MY], S4936 (EC2545, EC2547) [9MY], S4937 (EC2552, EC2553, EC2554, EC2555) [9MY], S5378 (EC2692) [20MY], S9736 (EC3623) [3SE], S9738 (EC3711, EC3712, EC3713, EC3714, EC3715) [3SE], S9741 (EC3797, EC3798, EC3800, EC3801, EC3802) [3SE], S9966 (EC3862, EC3867) [5SE], S9967 (EC3870) [5SE], S10017 (EC3870) [6SE], S10072 (EC3919, EC3920, EC3921, EC3922) [9SE], S10554 (EC4085) [13SE]

———final rules, S6142 (EC2998, EC3000) [12JN], H5645 (EC3204) [29MY]

———financial obligations relative to construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning of eligible export vessels report, H3487 (EC2403) [16AP]

———Fire Island, NY, lighthouse fireworks display safety zone final rule, S5378 (EC2679) [20MY], H4799 (EC2918) [9MY]

———first and fifth district boundaries, marine inspections, and port zone boundaries final rule, H4118 (EC2619) [29AP]

———flight instructor and airmen training and qualification requirements final rule, S7886 (EC3397) [16JY]

———flight simulator use final rule, H7153 (EC4026) [9JY]

———Flight Trails Helicopters, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, H3818 (EC2506) [24AP]

———Flugtechnik airworthiness directives final rule, H6711 (EC3803) [24JN]

———Flugtechnik Sailplanes airworthiness directives final rule, H4422 (EC2770) [2MY]

———Fokker Airplanes airworthiness directives, H10037 (EC4757) [4SE]

———Fokker Airplanes airworthiness directives final rule, H3818 (EC2497, EC2498) [24AP], H4422 (EC2785) [2MY], H5816 (EC3354) [4JN], H6284 (EC3561, EC3566) [12JN]

———Fokker airworthiness directives final rule, H6711 (EC3798, EC3799) [24JN], H7104 (EC3908) [27JN], H7153 (EC4023, EC4028) [9JY], H8981 (EC4446) [30JY], H10767 (EC5265, EC5266, EC5267) [23SE], H12270 (EC5439) [3OC]

———Fort Devens, MA, change in using agency for certain restricted areas final rule, H4502 (EC2856) [7MY]

———Fort Myers Beach, FL, special local regulations final rule, H5933 (EC3417) [5JN]

———Fort Rucker, AL, restricted area subdivision final rule, H6422 (EC3674) [17JN]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S2100 (EC2143) [14MR], H2122 (EC2233) [12MR]

———Gainesville, TX, airspace final rule, H5816 (EC3351) [4JN]

———Galliano, LA, airspace final rule, H5816 (EC3346) [4JN]

———gas pipeline safety standards final rule, S7886 (EC3396) [16JY], H6508 (EC3707) [18JN]

———Gates Learjet airworthiness directives final rule, H10522 (EC5175) [17SE]

———General Electric, Co. airworthiness directives final rule, H10038 (EC4776) [4SE]

———general material requirements warranty clauses final rule, H3819 (EC2516) [24AP]

———general rulemaking procedures miscellaneous amendments final rule, H4118 (EC2641) [29AP]

———Georgetown, SC, Sampit River harborwalk boat race special local regulations final rule, H6116 (EC3490) [10JN]

———Georgia special anchorage areas final rule, H4118 (EC2621) [29AP]

———grade crossing signal system final rule, H6711 (EC3796) [24JN]

———Great Lakes load line certificate extension final rule, H7779 (EC4184) [17JY]

———Great Lakes pilotage methodology final rule, H4799 (EC2916) [9MY]

———Great Lakes pilotage rate methodology final rule, S5378 (EC2683) [20MY]

———Greenwood Lake, NJ, powerboat race safety zone final rule, S5761 [4JN], H5051 (EC3024) [14MY]

———Guthrie, TX, airspace final rule, H6116 (EC3482) [10JN]

———Guymon, OK, airspace final rule, H6116 (EC3479) [10JN]

———Hamilton propellers standard models final rule, H4118 (EC2639) [29AP]

———Hamilton Standard airworthiness directives, H10037 (EC4758) [4SE]

———Hamilton Standard airworthiness directives final rule, H3818 (EC2500) [24AP]

———Hartzell Propeller, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, H10766 (EC5255) [23SE]

———Hartzell Propeller Inc. airworthiness directives final rule, H10038 (EC4786) [4SE]

———hazardous material elimination regulations final rule, H4396 (EC2733) [1MY]

———hazardous materials transportation regulations final rule, S5761 (EC2772) [4JN], S11539 (EC4199) [27SE], H10038 (EC4760) [4SE], H11393 (EC5343, EC5347) [26SE]

———Hellenikon International Airport, Athens, Greece report, S3153 (EC2200) [28MR], H2949 (EC2310) [27MR]

———Hellenikon International Airport security measures report, S6013 (EC2970) [10JN]

———Hettinger, ND, airspace final rule, H4118 (EC2635) [29AP]

———high altitude operation of subsonic transport airplanes final rule, H6116 (EC3495) [10JN]

———high-theft vehicle lines final rule, H4116 (EC2547) [29AP]

———highway design standards final rule, H3819 (EC2517) [24AP]

———highway discretionary funds regulations final rule, H10107 (EC4886) [5SE]

———highway safety pilot program final rule, H10173 (EC5032) [10SE]

———Highway Safety Program standards final rule, H6284 (EC3552) [12JN]

———highway traffic and construction noise abatement final rule, S10324 (EC4021) [11SE], H10173 (EC5031) [10SE]

———Hobbs, NM, airspace final rule, H5816 (EC3341) [4JN]

———Hollister, CA, air space final rule, H4901 (EC2950) [10MY]

———Hondo, TX, airspace final rule, H5816 (EC3352) [4JN]

———I.A.M. Rinaldo Piaggio, Inc., emergency exit door airworthiness directives final rule, H4422 (EC2772) [2MY]

———ICC report, S5378 (EC2674) [20MY], H4799 (EC2915) [9MY]

———IFR altitudes final rule, S9738 (EC3712) [3SE], H5816 (EC3336) [4JN], H9565 (EC4485) [31JY], H10037 (EC4745) [4SE], H10766 (EC5262) [23SE]

———IFR altitudes miscellaneous amendments final rule, H4118 (EC2616, EC2631) [29AP]

———implementation plan final rule, S9966 (EC3863, EC3867) [5SE], S9967 (EC3870) [5SE], S10017 (EC3870) [6SE], H11227 (EC5304) [25SE]

———incentive grant criteria for alcohol traffic safety programs final rule, H4301 (EC2684) [30AP]

———Industrie Aeronautiche airworthiness directives final rule, H10523 (EC5178) [17SE]

———Inspector General report, S1969 (EC2093, EC2095) [13MR], S8635 (EC3533) [24JY], S10192 (EC4001) [10SE], H1324 (EC2120) [27FE], H8246 (EC4284) [23JY]

———Inspector General's management decisions and actions report, H1506 (EC2140) [28FE]

———Intelligent Transportation Systems Program report, S2100 (EC2134) [14MR], H1984 (EC2209) [7MR]

———interlocking relationships between an air carrier and a person controlling another air carrier final rule, H6422 (EC3667) [17JN]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S276 (EC1818) [22JA]

———International Atomic Energy Agency hazardous materials transportation regulations final rule, H4799 (EC2923) [9MY]

———Israel Aircraft Industries airworthiness directives final rule, H5752 (EC3263) [30MY]

———Jackson, CA, airspace final rule, H4422 (EC2766) [2MY]

———jet route final rule, S7885 (EC3366) [16JY], H7153 (EC4011, EC4020) [9JY], H7473 (EC4105) [11JY]

———Jetstream Aircraft airworthiness directives final rule, H5645 (EC3213, EC3214) [29MY], H6117 (EC3504) [10JN], H10038 (EC4775) [4SE], H10105 (EC4853) [5SE]

———Jetstream airworthiness directives final rule, H3818 (EC2503) [24AP], H4422 (EC2764, EC2789, EC2792) [2MY], H5051 (EC3013) [14MY], H6711 (EC3802) [24JN], H7104 (EC3905, EC3906) [27JN], H10523 (EC5181) [17SE], H12270 (EC5435, EC5440) [3OC]

———John Day, OR, airspace final rule, H4799 (EC2930) [9MY]

———John F. Kennedy (vessel) Fleet Week safety zone final rule, S5761 [4JN], H5051 (EC3022) [14MY]

———Jonesport, ME, world's fastest lobster boat race special local regulation final rule, S5378 (EC2681) [20MY], H4799 (EC2921) [9MY]

———K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI, removal of class D airspace final rule, H5752 (EC3259) [30MY]

———Kennewick, WA, Columbia Unlimited Hydroplane Races local regulations final rule, H4422 (EC2777) [2MY]

———Key West, FL, super boat race special local regulation final rule, S5378 (EC2680) [20MY], H4799 (EC2922) [9MY]

———laboratory certification requirements final rule, H9565 (EC4487) [31JY]

———Lake Erie safety zone final rule, H6116 (EC3488) [10JN]

———Lake Winnebago, MO, airspace final rule, H4118 (EC2610) [29AP]

———Lake Worth, FL, special local regulations final rule, H3818 (EC2495) [24AP]

———Las Vegas, NM, airspace final rule, H5816 (EC3338) [4JN]

———Las Vegas, NV, airspace final rule, H6412 (EC3601) [13JN]

———Learjet Aircraft airworthiness directives final rule, H5645 (EC3219) [29MY], H10106 (EC4872) [5SE]

———legislation, S8372 (EC3468) [19JY]

———lifesaving equipment final rule, S5378 (EC2689) [20MY], H4799 (EC2934) [9MY]

———light truck average fuel economy standard final rule, H4116 (EC2548) [29AP]

———Little Potato Slough drawbridge operation final rule, H3818 (EC2492) [24AP]

———Livingston, TX, airspace final rule, H5816 (EC3348) [4JN]

———load line certificate final rule, H7153 (EC4021) [9JY]

———Lockheed airworthiness directives final rule, H3819 (EC2514) [24AP]

———Lockheed Corp. airworthiness directives final rule, H6284 (EC3562) [12JN], H6412 (EC3602) [13JN], H10105 (EC4852) [5SE]

———Long Beach Harbor, CA, safety zone final rule, S5377 (EC2666) [20MY], H5286 (EC3065) [16MY]

———Louisiana special anchorage areas final rule, H4118 (EC2622) [29AP]

———Lower Grand River, LA, drawbridge operation final rule, H10522 (EC5169) [17SE]

———maintenance and preventive maintenance revisions final rule, H4422 (EC2765) [2MY]

———management report, H10171 (EC4970) [10SE]

———Manchester Harbor, MA, drawbridge operation regulations final rule, H4395 (EC2727) [1MY]

———manned free balloon burner testing airworthiness standards final rule, H4118 (EC2636) [29AP]

———Maritime Administration report, S4937 (EC2558) [9MY], H4421 (EC2748) [2MY]

———maritime terrorism report, S6848 (EC3133) [25JN], H6422 (EC3683) [17JN]

———Marshall, TX, airspace final rule, H5816 (EC3347) [4JN]

———Maule Aerospace Technologies, Inc. models airworthiness directives final rule, H4502 (EC2859) [7MY]

———McDonnell Douglas airplanes airworthiness directives final rule, H4799 (EC2932) [9MY], H5051 (EC3014) [14MY], H5286 (EC3058, EC3059, EC3060) [16MY]

———McDonnell Douglas airworthiness directives final rule, H3818 (EC2501, EC2505) [24AP], H5645 (EC3218) [29MY], H5752 (EC3265, EC3266) [30MY], H5816 (EC3356) [4JN], H6116 (EC3496, EC3498, EC3501) [10JN], H6711 (EC3801) [24JN], H7153 (EC4015, EC4017) [9JY], H8981 (EC4443, EC4444) [30JY], H10038 (EC4771, EC4772) [4SE], H10106 (EC4878) [5SE], H10523 (EC5182) [17SE]

———McDonnell Douglas helicopters airworthiness directives final rule, H5051 (EC3015) [14MY]

———Medals of Honor final rule, H3729 (EC2453) [23AP]

———Mena, AR, airspace final rule, H5816 (EC3345) [4JN]

———metric conversion of national standards for traffic control devices final rule, H6116 (EC3492) [10JN]

———Miami Beach, FL, Super Boat Race special local regulations final rule, H5752 (EC3272) [30MY]

———Midlothian-Waxahaclie, TX, airspace final rule, H5816 (EC3349) [4JN]

———Missouri airspace final rules, H6116 (EC3494) [10JN]

———modernization of examination methods final rule, H10173 (EC5030) [10SE]

———Mooney Aircraft Corp. airworthiness directives final rule, H4118 (EC2638) [29AP]

———motor carrier safety regulations final rule, H10172 (EC5003) [10SE]

———motor vehicle air brake systems final rule, H9565 (EC4489) [31JY]

———motor vehicle brake hoses final rule, H10032 (EC4596) [4SE]

———motor vehicle compressed natural gas fuel containers final rule, H4395 (EC2728) [1MY]

———motor vehicle content labeling final rule, S9966 (EC3862) [5SE], H10107 (EC4887) [5SE]

———motor vehicle door locks and retention components final rule, H8981 (EC4451) [30JY]

———motor vehicle fuel system integrity final rule, H4395 (EC2730) [1MY]

———motor vehicle glazing materials final rule, H10032 (EC4595) [4SE]

———motor vehicle hydraulic brake systems final rule, H4395 (EC2731) [1MY]

———motor vehicle lamps and reflective devices final rule, H10032 (EC4597) [4SE], H10106 (EC4861) [5SE], H10522 (EC5156) [17SE]

———motor vehicle replacement light safety standards final rule, H4395 (EC2699) [1MY]

———motor vehicle safety standards final rule, H10173 (EC5049) [10SE]

———motor vehicle seatbelt assemblies and child restraint systems safety standards final rule, H4395 (EC2698) [1MY], H4501 (EC2845) [7MY]

———motor vehicle wheel nuts, wheel discs, and hub caps final rule, H4421 (EC2755) [2MY]

———Nacote Creek, NJ, drawbridge operation regulations final rule, H6422 (EC3671) [17JN]

———Narragansett, RI, Swim the Bay special local regulation final rule, H5645 (EC3209) [29MY]

———National Capital Airports final rule, H4422 (EC2776) [2MY]

———National Highway Traffic Safety Administration legislation, S9427 (EC3587) [1AU], H9921 (EC4521) [2AU]

———national security information final rule, H3729 (EC2454) [23AP]

———navigation safety equipment for towing vessels final rule, S7761 (EC3322) [11JY]

———New England region airspace final rule, H5645 (EC3205) [29MY]

———New London, CT, Harvard-Yale regatta special local regulations final rule, H4799 (EC2924) [9MY]

———New Piper Aircraft, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, S5267 (EC2660) [17MY], H5286 (EC3055, EC3056, EC3062) [16MY], H5645 (EC3215) [29MY]

———New Piper Aircraft, Inc., flap lever assemblies airworthiness directives final rule, H4422 (EC2773) [2MY]

———New York Area vessel traffic service final rule, S9741 (EC3798) [3SE]

———Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila, Philippines, report, S2100 (EC2129) [14MR]

———noncomplying motor vehicles improvement report, S8156 (EC3439) [18JY], H8028 (EC4214) [18JY]

———North Kingston, RI, Quonset open house special local regulation final rule, H5645 (EC3210) [29MY]

———North Kingston, RI, quonset open house special local regulation final rule, S5377 (EC2667) [20MY], H5286 (EC3064) [16MY]

———NTSB recommendations report, S5761 (EC2785) [4JN], H5286 (EC3054) [16MY]

———obligation guarantees—program administration final rule, H4645 (EC2869) [8MY]

———Offutt AFB, NE, airspace final rule, H5752 (EC3260) [30MY]

———Ohio River safety zone final rule, H6116 (EC3489) [10JN]

———oil spill prevention and response plans final rule, H6508 (EC3708) [18JN], H8554 (EC4324) [25JY]

———oil tanker routing evaluation, H2866 (EC2298) [26MR]

———oil tanker routing evaluation report, S10018 (EC3918) [6SE]

———OMB audits of State and local governments final rule, S5378 (EC2684) [20MY]

———passenger vessels and terminals security final rule, H7657 (EC4160) [16JY]

———payment of attorneys fees final rule, H6422 (EC3665) [17JN]

———performance-oriented packaging standards final rule, H11393 (EC5342) [26SE]

———periodic inspection and testing of cylinders final rule, S5761 (EC2780) [4JN], H5752 (EC3274) [30MY], H11393 (EC5345) [26SE]

———petitions for rulemaking final rule, H6422 (EC3672) [17JN]

———petroleum and special programs administration final rule, H5645 (EC3211) [29MY]

———Piaggio airworthiness directives final rule, H10174 (EC5054) [10SE]

———Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd. airworthiness directives final rule, H10106 (EC4868) [5SE]

———Pilot State Highway Program final rule, S10072 (EC3921) [9SE]

———pipeline safety program procedures final rule, H4395 (EC2729) [1MY]

———pipeline safety regulations and special programs administration final rule, H5752 (EC3268) [30MY]

———pipeline safety regulatory reinvention initiative final rule, H6116 (EC3491) [10JN]

———pipeline safety rulemaking procedures final rule, H12250 (EC5405) [1OC]

———Piper Aircraft, Inc., airworthiness directives, H10037 (EC4756) [4SE]

———Piper Aircraft, Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, H6116 (EC3503) [10JN]

———policies relative to accounts and reports final rule, H6422 (EC3668) [17JN]

———policies relative to rulemaking proceedings final rule, S6142 (EC2999) [12JN], H6116 (EC3493) [10JN]

———Port of Miami high-level bridge demonstration project report, H1251 (EC2102) [23FE]

———Port of New York and New Jersey Fleet Week Parade of Ships safety zone final rule, S5761 (EC2770) [4JN], H5051 (EC3023) [14MY]

———Pratt & Whitney airworthiness directives final rule, H7473 (EC4109) [11JY], H8093 (EC4266) [22JY], H8597 (EC4408) [26JY], H10106 (EC4863) [5SE], H10522 (EC5177) [17SE], H12270 (EC5442) [3OC]

———procedures for changes in helicoper type design to attach or remove external equipment final rule, H4502 (EC2858) [7MY]

———products used for airport pavement maintenance and rehabilitation report, S6013 (EC2971) [10JN], H5568 (EC3170) [23MY]

———prohibition against certain flights within the territory and airspace of Afghanistan final rule, S5443 (EC2703) [21MY], H5051 (EC3016) [14MY]

———protective breathing equipment final rule, S9741 (EC3797) [3SE], H10105 (EC4849) [5SE]

———Public Transit Program operating assistance grants and capital adjustments legislation, S9427 (EC3583) [1AU], H9921 (EC4529) [2AU]

———qualification of drivers relative to vision and diabetes final rule, H4118 (EC2643) [29AP]

———rail general exemption authority relative to ferrous recyclables report, S10554 (EC4084) [13SE]

———railroad accident reporting final rule, H6422 (EC3673) [17JN]

———Raytheon Aircraft Corp. airworthiness directives final rule, H10038 (EC4769) [4SE]

———rebuilt vessel determinations final rule, H3818 (EC2494) [24AP]

———Red River, LA, drawbridge operation regulations final rule, H9704 (EC4507) [1AU]

———Redwood National Park bypass demonstration project report, S7015 (EC3153) [26JN], H6763 (EC3833) [25JN]

———regatta final rule, S5378 (EC2678) [20MY]

———regattas and marine parades final rule, S7886 (EC3392) [16JY]

———regattas and marine parades interim rule, H6763 (EC3834) [25JN]

———regulated navigation area final rule, S9070 (EC3545) [29JY], H8554 (EC4326, EC4327) [25JY], H9704 (EC4504) [1AU]

———regulation of fees for services preformed in connection with licensing and related services final rule, S9741 (EC3803) [3SE]

———regulatory actions relative affecting tourist railroads, S6719 (EC3130) [24JN]

———regulatory reform legislation, S3626 (EC2271) [18AP], H3386 (EC2376) [15AP]

———release of internal CAB staff meeting memorandums final rule, H3729 (EC2457) [23AP]

———Remote Alcohol Testing Program for Pilots report, H3385 (EC2368) [15AP]

———reorganization of Coast Guard areas and districts, and marine inspection and captain of the port zones final rule, H6422 (EC3670) [17JN]

———Research and Special Programs Administration final rule, H8093 (EC4271, EC4272, EC4273, EC4274) [22JY]

———Reserve, LA, airspace final rule, H5816 (EC3350) [4JN]

———restructuring of cylinder specifications requirements final rule, H5645 (EC3212) [29MY]

———revision of miscellaneous hazardous materials regulations final rule, H5752 (EC3275) [30MY]

———revision of State Participation Program final rule, H5752 (EC3270) [30MY]

———revision to special local regulation final rule, H5645 (EC3208) [29MY]

———Rice Lake, WI, airspace final rule, H4118 (EC2613) [29AP]

———Richlands, VA, airspace final rule, H4502 (EC2857) [7MY]

———Right-of-Way Program administration removal of obsolete and redundant regulations final rule, H4117 (EC2609) [29AP]

———Robinson Helicopter Co., airworthiness directives final rule, H4422 (EC2771) [2MY]

———Robinson Helicopter Company airworthiness directives final rule, H5752 (EC3261, EC3262) [30MY]

———Rolls-Royce airworthiness directives final rule, H8093 (EC4265) [22JY]

———Rolls-Royce engines airworthiness directives final rule, H6412 (EC3605) [13JN]

———Rotocraft regulatory changes based on European joint aviation requirements final rule, S5378 (EC2690) [20MY]

———rotorcraft regulatory changes based on European joint aviation requirements final report, H4799 (EC2929) [9MY]

———rules of procedure for invoking sanctions under the Highway Safety Act final rule, H6284 (EC3553) [12JN]

———Saab Airplanes airworthiness directives final rule, H10105 (EC4854) [5SE], H10106 (EC4876) [5SE]

———Saab airplanes airworthiness directives final rule, H4118 (EC2629, EC2634) [29AP], H4422 (EC2779) [2MY], H5752 (EC3267) [30MY]

———Saab airworthiness directives final rule, H10523 (EC5180) [17SE]

———safety belts and motorcycle helmets benefits report, S1597 (EC1923) [6MR], H1324 (EC2136) [27FE]

———safety equipment for towing vessels final rule, H7113 (EC3967) [8JY]

———safety zone final rule, S10072 (EC3920) [9SE], H8554 (EC4328) [25JY], H8555 (EC4343, EC4344, EC4345, EC4346, EC4347, EC4348, EC4349, EC4350, EC4351, EC4352, EC4353, EC4354, EC4360, EC4361, EC4362, EC4363) [25JY], H8556 (EC4365, EC4367, EC4368, EC4369, EC4370, EC4371, EC4372, EC4373, EC4374, EC4375, EC4376, EC4377, EC4378, EC4379, EC4380, EC4381, EC4382) [25JY], H9565 (EC4488) [31JY], H9704 (EC4508) [1AU], H10173 (EC5051) [10SE], H12250 (EC5404) [1OC]

———Saginaw, MI, drawbrigde operation regulations final rule, S5378 (EC2682) [20MY]

———Saginaw River, MI, drawbridge operation regulations final rule, S9736 (EC3623) [3SE], H4799 (EC2920) [9MY], H9704 (EC4502) [1AU]

———San Francisco Bay, CA, safety zone final rule, H6284 (EC3554) [12JN]

———San Leondro Bay drawbridge operation final rule, H3818 (EC2493) [24AP]

———Santa Fe, NM, airspace final rule, H5816 (EC3353) [4JN]

———Savannah, GA, safety/security zone regulations final rule, H4117 (EC2608) [29AP]

———seaway regulations and rules amendments final rule, H4422 (EC2775) [2MY]

———security zone final rule, H7657 (EC4159) [16JY], H8555 (EC4355, EC4356, EC4357, EC4358, EC4359, EC4364) [25JY], H8556 (EC4366) [25JY]

———Sensenich Propeller Manufacturing Co. airworthiness directives final rule, H4799 (EC2925) [9MY]

———Seymour, TX, airspace final rule, H6116 (EC3478) [10JN]

———Short Brothers airworthiness directives final rule, H4422 (EC2763) [2MY]

———signal and train control final rule, S7885 (EC3365) [16JY], H7473 (EC4110) [11JY]

———Sikorsky Aircraft airworthiness directives final rule, H8093 (EC4267) [22JY]

———Snohomish River, WA, drawbridge operation regulations final rule, H9704 (EC4506) [1AU]

———SOCATA Groupe AERO-SPATIALE TBM airworthiness directives final rule, H10766 (EC5263) [23SE]

———Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale and Eurocopter France helicopters airworthiness directives, H4118 (EC2633) [29AP]

———Soncra, TX, airspace final rule, H6116 (EC3483) [10JN]

———South Carolina special anchorage areas final rule, H4118 (EC2621) [29AP]

———special local regulations final rule, S6719 (EC3131) [24JN], S9738 (EC3714) [3SE], H6710 (EC3777, EC3778, EC3779) [24JN], H7114 (EC3969, EC3970, EC3971, EC3972, EC3973) [8JY], H7657 (EC4158) [16JY], H8554 (EC4329, EC4330, EC4331, EC4332, EC4333) [25JY], H8555 (EC4334, EC4335, EC4336, EC4337, EC4338, EC4339, EC4340, EC4341, EC4342) [25JY], H9704 (EC4503) [1AU], H10032 (EC4598, EC4599) [4SE], H10105 (EC4856) [5SE], H10106 (EC4857, EC4858, EC4859) [5SE], H10173 (EC5029, EC5050) [10SE]

———special use airspace technical amendment final rule, H5752 (EC3258) [30MY]

———St. Lawrence Seaway legislation, H8094 (EC4279) [22JY]

———stability and control of vehicles final rule, S11031 (EC4115) [19SE], S11089 (EC4156) [20SE], H10522 (EC5170) [17SE], H10767 (EC5270) [23SE]

———staff assignments and review of actions final rule, H3729 (EC2456) [23AP]

———standard instrument approach procedures final rule, S5761 (EC2776) [4JN], S11539 (EC4198) [27SE], H3819 (EC2509, EC2513, EC2518) [24AP], H5645 (EC3198, EC3199, EC3200, EC3201, EC3202, EC3203) [29MY], H6116 (EC3484, EC3485) [10JN], H6711 (EC3790, EC3791, EC3792) [24JN], H7153 (EC4010, EC4012, EC4016) [9JY], H10037 (EC4747, EC4748) [4SE], H10038 (EC4761, EC4762, EC4763) [4SE], H10106 (EC4879, EC4880, EC4881) [5SE], H10522 (EC5172) [17SE], H11393 (EC5346) [26SE]

———standard instrument approach procedures miscellaneous amendments final rule, H4118 (EC2617, EC2637, EC2640) [29AP], H4301 (EC2678, EC2679) [30AP]

———State infrastructure bank improvement legislation, S5762 (EC2798) [4JN], H5298 (EC3093) [20MY]

———statistics report, H12301 (EC5484) [4OC]

———Stevensville, MD, airspace final rule, H4118 (EC2611) [29AP]

———subdivision of restricted areas final rule, H6711 (EC3794) [24JN]

———substance abuse professional definition final rule, S8467 (EC3485) [22JY], H9565 (EC4486) [31JY]

———Tallulah, LA, airspace final rule, H5816 (EC3337) [4JN]

———tanker inspection standards report, S5377 (EC2663) [20MY], H5051 (EC3010) [14MY]

———tanker navigation equipment, systems, and procedures report, S3626 (EC2276) [18AP], S4188 (EC2342) [25AP], H3385 (EC2369) [15AP]

———tanker navigation safety standards, crew qualifications and training report, H2664 (EC2280) [21MR]

———tanker navigation safety standards and size/capacity trend analysis reports, H1324 (EC2130) [27FE]

———tanker navigation safety standards report, H10172 (EC5001) [10SE], H10173 (EC5048) [10SE]

———tanker navigation safety standards study, H4645 (EC2890) [8MY]

———tanker simulator training report, S3626 (EC2275) [18AP], H2664 (EC2281) [21MR]

———tanker size/capacity trend analysis study report, S1649 (EC1940) [7MR]

———technical amendment to transportation of hazardous materials regulations final rule, H4502 (EC2854) [7MY]

———technical and conforming amendments, and organizational and editorial changes final rule, H7114 (EC3968) [8JY]

———technical and conforming amendments and organizational and editorial changes final rule, H12251 (EC5406) [1OC]

———Teledyne Continental Motors airworthiness directives final rule, H6412 (EC3603, EC3605) [13JN], H10038 (EC4785) [4SE]

———temporary prohibition of oxygen generators as cargo in passenger aircraft final rule, S5761 (EC2777) [4JN], H5645 (EC3206) [29MY]

———Textron Lycoming airthworthiness directives final rule, H6116 (EC3497) [10JN], H6284 (EC3563) [12JN]

———Textron Lycoming airworthiness directives final rule, H10106 (EC4864) [5SE]

———tire standards final rule, H10173 (EC5028) [10SE]

———tourist railroads regulatory actions report, S9738 (EC3710) [3SE], S11032 (EC4119) [19SE], H10037 (EC4742) [4SE]

———training and qualification requirements check for airmen and flight instructors final rule, H6422 (EC3679) [17JN]

———transition to quieter airplanes progress report, H12172 (EC5380) [28SE]

———transport category rotorcraft perfomance airworthiness directives final rule, H4799 (EC2928) [9MY]

———transportation for individuals with disabilities correction to final rule, H5752 (EC3269) [30MY]

———transportation for individuals with disabilities final rule, H5051 (EC3020) [14MY]

———transportation of hazardous materials by rail final rule, H5933 (EC3416) [5JN]

———Twin Commander Aircraft Corp. airworthiness directives final rule, H6116 (EC3502) [10JN]

———U.S. public ports status report, H12263 (EC5409) [2OC], H12270 (EC5434) [3OC]

———Upper New York Bay National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations fireworks final rule, H5051 (EC3021) [14MY]

———use of official seal final rule, H3729 (EC2455) [23AP]

———use of safety belts and motorcycle helmets final rule, H6284 (EC3551) [12JN]

———Vancouver, WA, airspace final rule, H4118 (EC2632) [29AP]

———Vancouver, WA, Fourth of July fireworks display safety zone regulations final rule, H4118 (EC2618) [29AP]

———vehicle identification number requirements final rule, S6013 (EC2976) [10JN], H5932 (EC3380) [5JN]

———vehicle safety standards final rule, S8156 (EC3442) [18JY], H7153 (EC4022) [9JY], H7656 (EC4146) [16JY], H7779 (EC4183) [17JY]

———vessel traffic service area final rule, H10106 (EC4860) [5SE]

———Victoria, TX, airspace final rule, H6116 (EC3481) [10JN]

———waste disposal sites report, S3626 (EC2272) [18AP]

———Weatherly Aviation Co., Inc., airworthiness directives final rule, H10767 (EC5268) [23SE]

———West Point, VA, Pamunkey River drawbridge operations final rule, H4118 (EC2627) [29AP]

———Wilmington, NC, Smith Creek safety zone final rule, H4118 (EC2623) [29AP]

———workplace drug and alcohol testing final rule, H8554 (EC4325) [25JY]

———Yakima Firing Center, WV, reconfiguration of restricted area final rule, H4118 (EC2615) [29AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: acquisition regulations final rule, H12301 (EC5486) [4OC]

———acquisition regulations miscellaneous amendments final rule, H4502 (EC2863) [7MY]

———active duty educational assistance program report, H3654 (EC2432) [19AP]

———appeals regulations, rules of practice final rule, S9739 (EC3721) [3SE], H10039 (EC4789) [4SE]

———autopsies final rule, S6143 (EC3025) [12JN], H6117 (EC3508) [10JN]

———benefits for children of Vietnam veterans with spina bifida legislation, S9736 (EC3650) [3SE], H8635 (EC4426) [29JY]

———compensation for disability resulting from hospitalization, treatment, examination, or vocational rehabilitation final rule, S5856 (EC2864) [5JN], H5500 (EC3141) [22MY]

———delegation of authority to order advertising for use in recruitment final rule, H4429 (EC2834) [6MY]

———delegations of authority report, S5938 (EC2903) [6JN]

———delegations of authority—tort claims and debt collection final rule, H5752 (EC3280) [30MY]

———education assistance technical amendments final rule, H4798 (EC2902) [9MY]

———educational assistance for members of the selected reserve final rule, S6610 (EC3077) [20JN], H6004 (EC3432, EC3433) [6JN]

———educational assistance programs and Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Program final rule, H6412 (EC3607) [13JN]

———educational assistance regulations amendments final rule, S5443 (EC2693) [21MY]

———elimination of unnecessary provisions relating to representation, witnesses, and access to records final rule, H5933 (EC3420) [5JN]

———employment reduction assistance legislation, H11228 (EC5330) [25SE]

———equitable relief report, S3487 (EC2261) [17AP], H3386 (EC2372) [15AP]

———exemption of medical personnel from restrictions on remunerated outside professional activities legislation, H1324 (EC2132) [27FE]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S4063 (EC2314) [24AP], H3648 (EC2420) [18AP]

———fibromyalgia in schedule for rating disabilities final rule, H4502 (EC2860) [7MY]

———final rule, S4971 (EC2569, EC2570, EC2571, EC2572, EC2573, EC2574, EC2575, EC2576, EC2577, EC2578, EC2579) [13MY], S5190 (EC2644, EC2645) [16MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S3486 (EC2245) [17AP]

———gender policy for publications and other communications final rule, S5856 (EC2866) [5JN], H5752 (EC3281) [30MY]

———Government life insurance final rule, S6143 (EC3024) [12JN], H6040 (EC3446) [7JN]

———Health Professional Scholarship Program service obligation compliance final rule, S5443 (EC2694) [21MY]

———Health Resources Sharing and Emergency Operations Act report, H1251 (EC2105) [23FE]

———health status of spouses and children of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans report, S3487 (EC2260) [17AP], H3487 (EC2404) [16AP]

———implementation of health resources sharing report, S1681 (EC1961) [11MR]

———information law final rule, S6143 (EC3020) [12JN], H6284 (EC3568) [12JN]

———Inspector General report, S66 (EC1770) [4JA], S6220 (EC3034) [13JN], H5933 (EC3400) [5JN]

———inventions by employees final rule, S6610 (EC3078) [20JN], H6422 (EC3681) [17JN]

———investigation regulations final rule, S6143 (EC3021) [12JN], H6284 (EC3567) [12JN]

———life insurance final rule, H6764 (EC3841) [25JN]

———loan guaranty final rule, S5938 (EC2905) [6JN], H5816 (EC3358) [4JN]

———Loan Guaranty Program and Vocational Rehabilitation and Counseling Program acquisition regulations final rule, H4429 (EC2833) [6MY]

———medical nonsubstantive miscellaneous changes final report, H4799 (EC2936) [9MY]

———medicare reimbursement for health-care services legislation, S10017 (EC3894) [6SE], H10039 (EC4808) [4SE]

———miscellaneous adjudication regulations final rule, H4645 (EC2891) [8MY]

———Montgomery GI Bill report, S4423 (EC2371) [30AP]

———mortgage life insurance final rule, H5933 (EC3421) [5JN]

———national cemeteries final rule, S5856 (EC2865) [5JN], H5752 (EC3279) [30MY]

———national cemetery system legislation, S7815 (EC3347) [12JY], H7104 (EC3909) [27JN]

———national service life insurance final rule, S6143 (EC3023) [12JN]

———operation of golf courses on real property legislation, S7815 (EC3348) [12JY], H6764 (EC3842) [25JN]

———Part-Time Career Employment Program final rule, S9071 (EC3572) [29JY], H8597 (EC4411) [26JY]

———post-Vietnam era veterans educational assistance final rule, S5938 (EC2906) [6JN], H6117 (EC3507) [10JN]

———reestablishng rulemaking procedures final rule, S7815 (EC3349) [12JY], H7114 (EC3979) [8JY]

———removal of references to ``vicious habits'' final rule, H4502 (EC2862) [7MY]

———report, S4616 (EC2392) [2MY], H4423 (EC2794) [2MY]

———schedule for rating disabilities, infectious diseases, immune disorders, and nutritional deficiencies final rule, S9736 (EC3651) [3SE]

———schedule for rating disabilities final rule, S10017 (EC3889) [6SE], H8981 (EC4452) [30JY], H10172 (EC5006) [10SE], H12301 (EC5485) [4OC]

———schedule for rating disabilities of the endocrine system final rule, H5500 (EC3142) [22MY]

———servicemen's and veterans' group life insurance final rule, H4429 (EC2835) [6MY]

———single member and panel decisions appeals regulations rules of practice final rule, H4502 (EC2861) [7MY]

———soldiers' and sailors' civil relief final rule, H6040 (EC3445) [7JN]

———VA Health Professional Scholarship Program final rule, H4901 (EC2953) [10MY]

———veterans and dependents education final rule, H5568 (EC3171) [23MY]

———veterans benefits legislation, S1681 (EC1960) [11MR]

———veterans education final rule, S5938 (EC2904) [6JN], S6143 (EC3022) [12JN], S6610 (EC3079) [20JN], H6040 (EC3442) [7JN], H6508 (EC3709) [18JN]

———veterans education—increase in rates payable under the Montgomery GI Bill for active duty final rule, H5286 (EC3070) [16MY]

———veterans employment reduction assistance legislation, S10554 (EC4092) [13SE]

Dept. Veterans Affairs: Freedom of Information Act report, H3229 (EC2331) [29MR]

District of Columbia: acts, S275 (EC1802) [22JA], S276 (EC1803, EC1804, EC1805, EC1806, EC1807, EC1808, EC1809) [22JA], S1853 (EC2015, EC2016, EC2017, EC2018, EC2019, EC2020, EC2021, EC2022, EC2023, EC2024, EC2025, EC2026, EC2027, EC2028, EC2029, EC2030, EC2031, EC2032, EC2033, EC2034, EC2040) [12MR], S2100 (EC2138) [14MR], S2327 (EC2163) [19MR], S3792 (EC2278, EC2279, EC2280, EC2281, EC2282, EC2283, EC2284, EC2285, EC2286, EC2287, EC2288, EC2289, EC2290, EC2291, EC2292, EC2293) [22AP], S4188 (EC2318, EC2319, EC2320, EC2321, EC2322) [25AP], S5762 (EC2817, EC2818, EC2819, EC2820) [4JN], S5938 (EC2923, EC2924, EC2925, EC2926, EC2927, EC2828) [6JN], S6220 (EC3035) [13JN], S6610 (EC3094) [20JN], S8012 (EC3415, EC3416, EC3417, EC3418, EC3419, EC3420, EC3421) [17JY], S8635 (EC3529, EC3531) [24JY], S10191 (EC3942, EC3943, EC3944, EC3945, EC3946, EC3947, EC3948, EC3949, EC3950, EC3951, EC3952, EC3953, EC3954, EC3955, EC3956, EC3957, EC3958, EC3959, EC3960, EC3961, EC3962, EC3963, EC3964, EC3965, EC3966, EC3967, EC3968) [10SE], S10192 (EC3969, EC3970, EC3971, EC3972, EC3973, EC3974, EC3975, EC3976, EC3977, EC3978, EC3979, EC3980, EC3981, EC3982, EC3983, EC3984, EC3985, EC3986, EC3987, EC3988, EC3989, EC3990, EC3991, EC3992, EC3993, EC3994, EC3995) [10SE], H89 (EC1888, EC1889, EC1890, EC1891, EC1892, EC1893) [3JA], H186 (EC1912, EC1913) [4JA], H773 (EC1951, EC1952) [23JA], H1231 (EC2015) [6FE], H1241 (EC2041, EC2042, EC2043, EC2044, EC0245, EC2046, EC2047, EC2048, EC2049, EC2050, EC2051) [13FE], H1247 (EC2061) [20FE], H1250 (EC2081, EC2082, EC2083) [23FE], H1251 (EC2084) [23FE], H1324 (EC2121) [27FE], H1774 (EC2195) [6MR], H2122 (EC2222, EC2223) [12MR], H2223 (EC2240) [13MR], H2319 (EC2256) [18MR], H3169 (EC2313) [28MR], H3228 (EC2319) [29MR], H3229 (EC2320, EC2321, EC2322, EC2323, EC2324, EC2325, EC2326, EC2327, EC2328, EC2329, EC2330) [29MR], H3487 (EC2392, EC2393, EC2394, EC2395) [16AP], H3818 (EC2481, EC2482, EC2483, EC2484, EC2485) [24AP], H4395 (EC2716, EC2717, EC2718, EC2719) [1MY], H5815 (EC3313, EC3314, EC3315, EC3316, EC3317, EC3318) [4JN], H6115 (EC3473) [10JN], H6412 (EC3593) [13JN], H7259 (EC4051, EC4052, EC4053, EC4054, EC4055, EC4056, EC4057) [10JY], H8092 (EC4244, EC4245) [22JY], H10034 (EC4640, EC4641, EC4642, EC4643, EC4644, EC4645, EC4646, EC4647, EC4648, EC4649, EC4650, EC4651, EC4652, EC4653, EC4654, EC4655, EC4656, EC4657, EC4658, EC4659, EC4660, EC4661, EC4662, EC4663, EC4664, EC4665) [4SE], H10035 (EC4666, EC4667, EC4668, EC4669, EC4670, EC4671, EC4672, EC4673, EC4674, EC4675, EC4676, EC4677, EC4678, EC4679, EC4690) [4SE], H10170 (EC4947) [10SE], H10171 (EC4948, EC4949, EC4950, EC4951, EC4952, EC4953, EC4954, EC4955, EC4956, EC4957, EC4958, EC4959) [10SE], H10766 (EC5248) [23SE]

———Advisory Neighborhood Commissions report, S5566 (EC2713) [23MY], H5298 (EC3083) [20MY]

———Analysis of the Revised General Fund Revenue Estimates in Support of the Mayor's Budget, S1853 (EC2039) [12MR]

———Anti-Deficiency Act violation, H5378 (EC3100) [21MY]

———Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals performance review report, H5500 (EC3134) [22MY]

———Boxing and Wrestling Commission audit, S1853 (EC2035, EC2041) [12MR], S4062 (EC2295) [24AP]

———Boxing and Wrestling Commission audit report, H1324 (EC2122) [27FE]

———Boxing and Wrestling Commission event report, H1324 (EC2123) [27FE]

———budget allocation report, S3792 (EC2294) [22AP], S4062 (EC2296) [24AP]

———check generation and vendor file procedures review report, S9736 (EC3638) [3SE], H10035 (EC4684) [4SE]

———comparative cost analysis report, S4188 (EC2323) [25AP], H4108 (EC2542) [25AP]

———contract appeals process performance report, S8467 (EC3506) [22JY], H7472 (EC4092) [11JY]

———depository implementation review report, S9736 (EC3637) [3SE], H10035 (EC4682) [4SE]

———evaluation of management and financial systems for Federal grants report, S9739 (EC3756) [3SE], H10035 (EC4681) [4SE]

———Evaluation of the D.C. Lottery Board's Wagering Cancellation Methodology, S1853 (EC2036) [12MR]

———Evaluation of the D.C. Lottery Board's Wagering Cancellation Methodology report, H973 (EC1987) [30JA]

———financial and administrative audit of the LaShawn Limited and General Receiverships report, S9739 (EC3757) [3SE], H10035 (EC4680) [4SE]

———financial report, H1248 (EC2073) [20FE]

———Insurance Administration compliance review, H5050 (EC2998) [14MY]

———Insurance Administration compliance review report, S5762 (EC2821) [4JN]

———performance review of board of real property assessments and appeals report, S5939 (EC2934) [6JN]

———police officers and firefighters retirement program review, H12301 (EC5467, EC5468) [4OC]

———Program Review of the Economic Development Finance Corp., S1968 (EC2054) [13MR], H2122 (EC2229) [12MR]

———public schools membership count procedures report, S9736 (EC3636) [3SE], H10035 (EC4683) [4SE]

———Retirement Board member financial disclosure statement, H6763 (EC3821) [25JN], H7113 (EC3950) [8JY]

———Review and Analysis of the District's Accounts Receivable, S1853 (EC2038) [12MR]

———Review and Analysis of the District's Accounts Receivable report, H1223 (EC2005) [1FE]

———Review of the Comprehensive Annual Report, S1853 (EC2037) [12MR]

———revised budget request report, S9071 (EC3561) [29JY]

———teachers retirement program review, H12301 (EC5466, EC5469) [4OC]

———waive congressional review of tax lien assignment and sale legislation, H8634 (EC4422) [29JY]

District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority: allocations of the District of Columbia budget, H3385 (EC2355) [15AP]

———budget and multiyear plan report, H5051 (EC3000) [14MY]

———budget proposal, H4421 (EC2758) [2MY]

———budget proposals, S5762 (EC2815, EC2816) [4JN], S7016 (EC3168) [26JN], H6420 (EC3627) [17JN]

———experts and consultants hiring procedures report, H3385 (EC2354) [15AP]

———financial responsibility report, H8092 (EC4246) [22JY], H9704 (EC4496) [1AU]

———procurement procedures report, S4316 (EC2360) [29AP]

District of Columbia Retirement Board: financial disclosure statements of members, H4395 (EC2720) [1MY], H4429 (EC2826) [6MY]

———report, H4301 (EC2669) [30AP]

DSAA: advanced concept technology demonstration area cooperative activity with United Kingdom, H6283 (EC3536) [12JN]

———analysis and description of services performed by full-time Federal employees under the Arms Export Control Act, S1179 (EC1870) [9FE]

———analysis of services performed by Federal employees who are performing reimbursable services provided under the Arms Export Control Act, H1223 (EC2003) [1FE]

———Arms Export Control Act report, H2466 (EC2258) [19MR], H10170 (EC4941) [10SE]

———Arms Export Control Act reports, H5932 (EC3385) [5JN]

———cooperation with France, Germany, and Italy in the development of a mobile surface-to-air missile system, H329 (EC1918) [5JA]

———cooperative project to conduct a feasibility study to investigate and define a standard submarine rescue system, H1223 (EC2000) [1FE]

———cooperative project with Australia to develop common set of Electronic Countermeasures simulations, H10033 (EC4628) [4SE]

———cooperative project with Canada to modernize existing joint surveillance system, H10033 (EC4627) [4SE]

———cooperative project with Israel on the Arrow Deployability Program, H773 (EC1949) [23JA]

———cooperative project with Israel report, H7532 (EC4129) [12JY]

———cooperative project with Norway relative to development of a composite hull structural monitoring system, H2122 (EC2227) [12MR]

———cooperative project with Sweden on certain developments leading to technologically superior conventional weapons systems, H10033 (EC4630) [4SE]

———cooperative project with the United Kingdom, H10105 (EC4836) [5SE]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Australia, H10033 (EC4626) [4SE]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Egypt, H4117 (EC2588) [29AP], H10429 (EC5138) [16SE], H10600 (EC5194) [18SE]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Greece, H5050 (EC2989) [14MY], H7532 (EC4130) [12JY]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Jordan, H7104 (EC3888, EC3890, EC3891) [27JN]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Korea, H10105 (EC4837) [5SE], H10384 (EC5096) [12SE]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Oman, H7104 (EC3892) [27JN], H10720 (EC5216, EC5217) [19SE]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Portugal, H11227 (EC5313) [25SE]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Republic of Korea, H2713 (EC2286) [22MR]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Saudi Arabia, H4117 (EC2594) [29AP], H10105 (EC4838) [5SE], H12172 (EC5371) [28SE]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Singapore, H4117 (EC2591) [29AP], H10105 (EC4840) [5SE]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to Turkey, H5298 (EC3079) [20MY], H5500 (EC3133) [22MY], H10234 (EC5068) [11SE]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to the Republic of China, H5050 (EC2990) [14MY]

———Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to the Republic of Korea, H4117 (EC2593) [29AP]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to Colombia, H10384 (EC5095) [12SE]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to Denmark, H5050 (EC2994) [14MY]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to Egypt, H4117 (EC2598) [29AP], H5050 (EC2996) [14MY], H10105 (EC4843) [5SE]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to Greece, H5050 (EC2995) [14MY], H5500 (EC3132) [22MY], H5568 (EC3152) [23MY], H7258 (EC4047) [10JY], H7532 (EC4128) [12JY]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to Israel, H4117 (EC2592) [29AP]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to Japan, H8246 (EC4282) [23JY]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to Morocco, H5050 (EC2991, EC2993) [14MY], H7258 (EC4046) [10JY]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to Republic of China, H10033 (EC4629) [4SE]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to Saudi Arabia, H4117 (EC2597) [29AP]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to the Republic of China, H5050 (EC2992) [14MY], H5568 (EC3149) [23MY]

———Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to the U.N. for use in Rwanda, H7104 (EC3895) [27JN]

———Dept. of the Army proposed of lease of defense articles to Oman, H922 (EC1983) [26JA]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles and services to the United Kingdom, H1223 (EC2002) [1FE]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Brunei, H6283 (EC3537) [12JN], H10170 (EC4942) [10SE], H10234 (EC5067) [11SE]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Egypt, H4117 (EC2589, EC2596) [29AP], H8634 (EC4419) [29JY], H10105 (EC4842) [5SE], H10601 (EC5195) [18SE]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Germany, H7258 (EC4045) [10JY]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Israel, H7104 (EC3893, EC3894) [27JN]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Japan, H7532 (EC4126) [12JY]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Norway, H2713 (EC2287) [22MR], H2842 (EC2290) [25MR]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Republic of China, H10105 (EC4839) [5SE]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Saudi Arabia, H10105 (EC4841) [5SE]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Singapore, H5050 (EC2997) [14MY]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Spain, H7532 (EC4127) [12JY]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Thailand, H8634 (EC4420) [29JY]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the Netherlands, H5568 (EC3148) [23MY]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the Republic of China, H5298 (EC3080) [20MY]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the Republic of Korea, H4117 (EC2590, EC2599) [29AP]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Turkey, H3228 (EC2318) [29MR]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to Venezuela, H4117 (EC2595) [29AP]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed of lease of defense articles and services to Thailand, H922 (EC1981) [26JA]

———Dept. of the Navy proposed of lease of defense articles to Canada, H922 (EC1982) [26JA]

———extended air defense cooperative program, H3818 (EC2478) [24AP]

———foreign military sales customers, S1179 (EC1871) [9FE]

———foreign military sales customers report, H1223 (EC2001) [1FE]

———notification of cooperative project relative to enhancing air and ground electronic warfare detection capabilities, H6115 (EC3470) [10JN]

———notification of cooperative project with Canada for research, exploratory, and advanced development of conventional weapons systems, H6115 (EC3469) [10JN]

———notification of cooperative project with NATO for airborne early warning and control systems modernization, H6115 (EC3468) [10JN]

———notification relative to a cooperative project with the United Kingdom concerning conventional air-to-ground missiles, H5298 (EC3081) [20MY]

———notification relative to cooperative production and support of an expendable offboard active electronic decoy for antiship missile defense, H2315 (EC2250) [14MR]

———notification relative to the design and development subphase of the NATO Improved Link Eleven project, H2122 (EC2226) [12MR]

———Presidential determination relative to defense articles, services, and training to the Dominican Republic, S7174 (EC3210) [27JN], H7104 (EC3896) [27JN]

———Presidential determination relative to defense articles, services, military education, and training to Laos, S2327 (EC2162) [19MR], H2319 (EC2257) [18MR]

———price and availability report, H922 (EC1984) [26JA]

———status of loans and guarantees issued under the Arms Export Control Act, S1179 (EC1869) [9FE]

———status of loans and guarantees issued under the Arms Export Control Act report, H1223 (EC2004) [1FE]

———technology base research and development project with the Netherlands, H1223 (EC1999) [1FE]

———technology or capability enhancements or upgrades for Japan report, H7104 (EC3889) [27JN]

———technology or capability enhancements or upgrades for Saudi Arabia, H3657 (EC2434) [22AP]

EEOC: complaints and appeals report, S1681 (EC1968) [11MR]

———elementary and secondary education staff information report, S8467 (EC3500) [22JY]

———elementary-secondary staff information final rule, H7778 (EC4168) [17JY]

———employment of minorities, women, and people with disabilities in the Government report, S1681 (EC1969) [11MR]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2069) [13MR], H1231 (EC2020) [6FE]

———final rule, S4972 (EC2586) [13MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1986) [11MR], H1715 (EC2181) [5MR]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S1854 (EC2052) [12MR], H1234 (EC2033) [9FE]

———indicators of equal employment opportunity—status and trends report, S8467 (EC3498) [22JY]

———Inspector General report, S5938 (EC2915) [6JN], H5751 (EC3230, EC3243) [30MY]

———report, S4424 (EC2373) [30AP], H4301 (EC2663) [30AP]

Energy Information Administration: energy outlook report, H1244 (EC2058) [16FE]

———report, H10032 (EC4591) [4SE]

EPA: accidental release prevention requirements final rule, S6142 (EC3008) [12JN]

———acid rain program emission monitoring final rule, H5172 (EC3030) [15MY]

———Acid Rain Program final rule, S6012 (EC2946) [10JN], H5815 (EC3306) [4JN]

———air pollution control final rule, S10324 (EC4019) [11SE]

———air pollution from new motor vehicles final rule, S9966 (EC3865) [5SE], H10105 (EC4831) [5SE]

———air quality definition revision relative to volatile organic compounds final rule, H12300 (EC5461) [4OC]

———Alabama Hazardous Waste Management Program revision final rule, H4108 (EC2531) [25AP]

———Alaska implementation plan final rule, H5050 (EC2981) [14MY]

———Alaska petition for exemption from diesel fuel sulfur requirement final rule, S9741 (EC3823) [3SE], H10032 (EC4603) [4SE]

———Amnicola Dump Superfund site final rule, H4108 (EC2526) [25AP]

———Anti-Deficiency Act violation, S9739 (EC3735) [3SE], H10031 (EC4557) [4SE]

———approval of State programs and delegation of Federal authorities final rule, S7490 (EC3266) [9JY], H7113 (EC3935) [8JY]

———area designation for air quality planning purposes final rule, H9564 (EC4469, EC4470) [31JY]

———Arizona implementation plan final rule, H4116 (EC2551) [29AP]

———Arizona surface water quality standards final rule, H4396 (EC2734) [1MY]

———Arizona visibility Federal implementation plan corrective revision final rule, H4116 (EC2563) [29AP]

———Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX, air quality planning areas designation final rule, S4850 (EC2498) [8MY]

———Bernalillo County, NM, supplemental air quality implementation plan final rule, H4645 (EC2877) [8MY]

———Bethlehem Steel Corp. hazardous waste management system exclusion final rule, H4117 (EC2587) [29AP]

———California hazardous air pollutants emission standards for dry cleaning facilities final rule, H5172 (EC3030) [15MY]

———California implementation plan final rule, H4116 (EC2550, EC2573, EC2576) [29AP], H4117 (EC2577) [29AP]

———California implementation plans final rule, H6115 (EC3456) [10JN]

———CERCLA report, H1244 (EC2059) [16FE]

———chemical release reporting final rule, H8596 (EC4392) [26JY], H8634 (EC4417) [29JY]

———Clean Air Act operating permits final rule, S9071 (EC3553) [29JY], H8373 (EC4299) [24JY]

———Clean Air Act operating permits program final rule, S11290 (EC4170) [25SE], H10104 (EC4824) [5SE], H10719 (EC5213) [19SE], H12269 (EC5422, EC5424) [3OC]

———Clean Air Act reclassification final rule, H8597 (EC4399) [26JY]

———clean air attainment extension final rule, H6710 (EC3770) [24JN]

———Clean Water Act amendment to requirements for authorized State permit programs final rule, H4429 (EC2830) [6MY]

———conditional registration of pesticides report, H2557 (EC2267) [20MR]

———consent agreements final rule, S7761 (EC3296) [11JY]

———containment of leakage or leak detection at onshore facilities used for bulk storage of oil near navigable waters, H4799 (EC2914) [9MY]

———control of air pollution final rule and removal and modification of obsolete, superfluous, or burdensome rules, H4116 (EC2555) [29AP]

———deficiency correction final rule, H9564 (EC4468) [31JY], H10428 (EC5127) [16SE]

———Delaware implementation plan final rule, H4645 (EC2881) [8MY]

———description of areas for air quality planning purposes final rule, S6142 (EC3007) [12JN]

———designation of Texas areas for air quality planning purposes final rule, H4116 (EC2566) [29AP]

———Effects of Great Lakes Contaminants on Human Health report, S1179 (EC1866) [9FE], H5299 (EC3097) [20MY]

———ethers testing consent order final rule, H6411 (EC3581) [13JN]

———extension of due date and time-limited tolerances final rule, H4429 (EC2813) [6MY]

———extension of time-limited tolerances final rule, H4429 (EC2812) [6MY]

———extremely hazardous substances final rule, H4429 (EC2817) [6MY]

———Federal emission standards test procedures revisions final rule, S9966 (EC3864) [5SE], H10104 (EC3819) [5SE]

———Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act rule, S2244 (EC2150) [18MR], H2033 (EC2213) [8MR]

———final rule, S4803 (EC2455, EC2456, EC2457, EC2458, EC2459, EC2460, EC2461, EC2462) [7MY], S4804 (EC2463, EC2464) [7MY], S4850 (EC2490, EC2501, EC2502, EC2503, EC2504, EC2505, EC2506, EC2507, EC2508, EC2510, EC2511, EC2512, EC2513, EC2514, EC2515, EC2516, EC2517, EC2518) [8MY], S4936 (EC2546, EC2549, EC2550) [9MY], S4937 (EC2551) [9MY], S9427 (EC3608, EC3609) [1AU], S9741 (EC3820, EC3821, EC3822, EC3823, EC3824) [3SE], S9742 (EC3826) [3SE], S10324 (EC4020) [11SE], S10554 (EC4080) [13SE], H10032 (EC4602) [4SE]

———final rules, S6142 (EC3005, EC3006, EC3007, EC3008) [12JN]

———Florida dry cleaning facilities final rule, H4108 (EC2529) [25AP]

———food grade oil of mustard tolerance requirement exemption final rule, S5762 (EC2806) [4JN], H5050 (EC2980) [14MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S5855 (EC2833) [5JN], H4395 (EC2723) [1MY]

———fuel and fuel additives final rule, S7490 (EC3261) [9JY], H7113 (EC3938) [8JY]

———fuels and fuel additives final rule, S7175 (EC3221) [27JN], H6710 (EC3764) [24JN], H7104 (EC3878) [27JN]

———hazardous air pollutant list modification final rule, H6412 (EC3582) [13JN]

———hazardous air pollutants final rules, S5093 (EC2630) [15MY]

———Hazardous Waste Management Program final rule, S7175 (EC3220) [27JN], S9427 (EC3607) [1AU], H6710 (EC3769) [24JN], H6914 (EC3852, EC3854) [26JN], H8092 (EC4236) [22JY], H8373 (EC4297) [24JY], H9565 (EC4471) [31JY], H10428 (EC5125) [16SE], H12300 (EC5459) [4OC]

———hazardous waste management system final rule, S9741 (EC3820, EC3822) [3SE], H10032 (EC4600) [4SE], H10033 (EC4608) [4SE]

———hazardous waste sites priorities list final rule, S7016 (EC3156) [26JN], S7490 (EC3260) [9JY]

———hazardous waste treatment, storage, disposal facilities, and hazardous waste generators final rule, S6012 (EC2947) [10JN], H5815 (EC3307) [4JN], H6412 (EC3583) [13JN]

———Idaho description of areas for air quality planning final rule, H6283 (EC3531) [12JN]

———Idaho extensions for nonattainment areas final rule, H4429 (EC2810) [6MY]

———Idaho implementation plan final rule, H5378 (EC3111) [21MY]

———Illinois air quality implementation plans final rule, H4108 (EC2538) [25AP]

———Illinois implementation plan final rule, S4850 (EC2493) [8MY], H4429 (EC2815, EC2816) [6MY]

———implementation plan final rule, S7015 (EC3154) [26JN], S7175 (EC3219) [27JN], S8156 (EC3451, EC3452) [18JY], S8467 (EC3491) [22JY], S8635 (EC3534) [24JY], S9741 (EC3821, EC3824, EC3825) [3SE], S9966 (EC3866) [5SE], S10324 (EC4020) [11SE], S10425 (EC4055) [12SE], S10554 (EC4080) [13SE], S10836 (EC4105) [18SE], S11290 (EC4171) [25SE], H6530 (EC3722, EC3723) [19JN], H6531 (EC3733) [19JN], H6710 (EC3765, EC3766, EC3767) [24JN], H6914 (EC3853) [26JN], H7113 (EC3937, EC3939) [8JY], H7532 (EC4121, EC4122, EC4123, EC4124, EC4125) [12JY], H7656 (EC4147) [16JY], H8092 (EC4233, EC4234, EC4235, EC4237, EC4238, EC4239, EC4240, EC4241, EC4243) [22JY], H8373 (EC4298) [24JY], H8597 (EC4398, EC4400, EC4401) [26JY], H8634 (EC4416) [29JY], H9564 (EC4466, EC4467) [31JY], H10032 (EC4601, EC4604) [4SE], H10033 (EC4605, EC4606, EC4607) [4SE], H10104 (EC4818, EC4820, EC4821, EC4822, EC4823, EC4827) [5SE], H10105 (EC4828, EC4829, EC4832) [5SE], H10170 (EC4923, EC4924, EC4925) [10SE], H10384 (EC5093) [12SE], H10428 (EC5124, EC5126, EC5128) [16SE], H10522 (EC5157) [17SE], H10719 (EC5211, EC5212, EC5214) [19SE], H12172 (EC5382) [28SE], H12269 (EC5419, EC5420, EC5421, EC5423) [3OC], H12300 (EC5457) [4OC]

———implementation plan preparation, adoption, and submittal final rule, S7490 (EC3262) [9JY], H7112 (EC3934) [8JY]

———imports and exports of hazardous waste final rule, H4108 (EC2536) [25AP]

———Indiana implementation plan final rule, S4850 (EC2494) [8MY], H4116 (EC2549, EC2559) [29AP]

———Indiana implementation plans final rule, H6115 (EC3454) [10JN]

———Inspector General report, S6220 (EC3038) [13JN], H5932 (EC3395) [5JN]

———international air pollution prevention and control technology report, S9967 (EC3868) [5SE], H10170 (EC4922) [10SE]

———in-use motor vehicles air pollution control final rule, H12269 (EC5418) [3OC]

———Iowa implementation plan final rule, H4116 (EC2573) [29AP]

———Kansas motor vehicle emissions budget to fulfill requirements final rule, H4117 (EC2583) [29AP]

———Kentucky Hazardous Waste Management Program revision final rule, H4108 (EC2533) [25AP]

———Kentucky implementation plan final rule, S4850 (EC2495) [8MY], H4116 (EC2569) [29AP], H5378 (EC3107) [21MY]

———Knox County, TN, operating permits program final rule, H4117 (EC2582) [29AP]

———Kummer Sanitary Landfill Superfund site final rule, H4107 (EC2525) [25AP]

———land disposal restrictions final rule, S7490 (EC3265) [9JY], H4116 (EC2562) [29AP], H7113 (EC3936) [8JY]

———lead-based paint final rule, H10105 (EC4830) [5SE]

———leather tanning and finishing final rule, H7114 (EC3978) [8JY]

———Lee's Lane Superfund site deletion final rule, H4107 (EC2524) [25AP]

———liner study report, S5093 (EC2627) [15MY]

———maintenance plan final rule, H12300 (EC5458) [4OC]

———marine vehicle pollution control final rule, H10234 (EC575) [11SE]

———Massachusetts Clean Air Act operating permits program final rule, H4645 (EC2881) [8MY]

———Missouri Clean Air Act operating permits program and delegation of authority final rule, H4116 (EC2557) [29AP]

———Missouri motor vehicle emissions budget to fulfill requirements final rule, H4117 (EC2583) [29AP]

———modification of treatment requirements for discharge into marine waters final rule, H10104 (EC4825) [5SE]

———monitoring requirements for national drinking water regulations final rule, H4428 (EC2806) [6MY]

———municipal solid waste landfill permit program final rule, H12300 (EC5460) [4OC]

———municipal solid waste permit program adequacy determination final rule, H10384 (EC5094) [12SE]

———Nashville/Davidson County, TN, implementation plan revision final rule, S4850 (EC2496) [8MY]

———national ambient air quality standards for sulfur oxides final rule, H5378 (EC3104) [21MY]

———national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants, H8373 (EC4300) [24JY]

———national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants final rule, S5762 (EC2810, EC2812) [4JN], S7015 (EC3155) [26JN], H4117 (EC2581) [29AP], H5932 (EC3381) [5JN], H6531 (EC3732, EC3736) [19JN], H6914 (EC3855) [26JN], H10522 (EC5158) [17SE]

———national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from printing and publishing industry final rule, H5499 (EC3129) [22MY]

———national oil and hazardous substances pollution contingency plan final rule, H4116 (EC2570, EC2575) [29AP], H4117 (EC2580) [29AP], H4395 (EC2708) [1MY], H4645 (EC2880) [8MY], H5172 (EC3030) [15MY], H9920 (EC4516) [2AU]

———national water quality inventory report, S3486 (EC2232) [17AP], H2866 (EC2299) [26MR]

———Nevada hazardous waste management programs final rule, H5815 (EC3305) [4JN]

———New Jersey Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program final rule, H5050 (EC2978) [14MY]

———New Mexico implementation plans final rule, H6115 (EC3455) [10JN]

———North Carolina Hazardous Waste Management Program revision final rule, H4108 (EC2532) [25AP]

———North Carolina implementation plan final rule, H5378 (EC3106) [21MY]

———notice of intent to amend national priorities list rules, S1179 (EC1867) [9FE]

———Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization report, S3486 (EC2233) [17AP]

———Ohio implementation plan final rule, H4395 (EC2707) [1MY], H4429 (EC2819) [6MY], H5050 (EC2977) [14MY], H5172 (EC3029) [15MY]

———Ohio implementation plans final rule, S5762 (EC2805) [4JN], H6115 (EC3452) [10JN]

———Ohio revision for ozone final rule, H4108 (EC2528) [25AP]

———Oil Discharge Program rules revision final rule, S4850 (EC2491) [8MY], H4116 (EC2560) [29AP]

———Oklahoma volatile organic compound regulations approval final rule, H4108 (EC2535) [25AP]

———on-board diagnostic checks final rule, H8597 (EC4397) [26JY]

———Operating Permits Program final rule, S7175 (EC3218) [27JN], H6531 (EC3734) [19JN], H6710 (EC3768) [24JN], H6763 (EC3813) [25JN], H7112 (EC3932) [8JY]

———Oregon implementation plan final rule, H5050 (EC2979) [14MY]

———Outer Continental Shelf air regulations consistency update for California final rule, H6283 (EC3527) [12JN]

———Outer Continental Shelf air regulations offset remand final rule, H5298 (EC3077) [20MY]

———ozone control strategy final rule, H7112 (EC3933) [8JY]

———ozone nonattainment areas final rule, S7761 (EC3297) [11JY]

———ozone transport region inspection/maintenance flexibility final rule, H8092 (EC4242) [22JY]

———parts acquisition final rule, H6115 (EC3450) [10JN], H6283 (EC3528) [12JN]

———Pennsylvania air quality implementation plan final rule, S4850 (EC2497) [8MY], H4116 (EC2568) [29AP]

———Pennsylvania air quality implementation plans final rule, H4108 (EC2537) [25AP]

———Pennsylvania implementation plan final rule, H5050 (EC2976) [14MY]

———Pennsylvania implementation plans final rule, H6283 (EC3524, EC3530) [12JN]

———pesticide food additive regulations final rule, H8596 (EC4393) [26JY]

———pesticide formulating, packaging, and repackaging final rule, H12300 (EC5462) [4OC]

———pesticide registration modifications final rule, S7015 (EC3142) [26JN], H6914 (EC3848) [26JN], H7103 (EC3863) [27JN]

———pesticide tolerance final rule, S4850 (EC2499) [8MY], S5762 (EC2807, EC2809, EC2811) [4JN], S7175 (EC3227) [27JN], S9427 (EC3608, EC3609) [1AU], S10836 (EC4106) [18SE], H4116 (EC2252, EC2558, EC2565, EC2571, EC2572) [29AP], H4395 (EC2700, EC2701, EC2702, EC2709, EC2710) [1MY], H4429 (EC2811, EC2814) [6MY], H5172 (EC3030) [15MY], H5378 (EC3108, EC3109, EC3110) [21MY], H5751 (EC3233, EC3234) [30MY], H6283 (EC3526, EC3532) [12JN], H6531 (EC3724, EC3725, EC3726, EC3727, EC3728, EC3729, EC3730, EC3731, EC3735) [19JN], H7104 (EC3881, EC3882, EC3883, EC3884) [27JN], H7113 (EC3940) [8JY], H7778 (EC4171) [17JY], H8596 (EC4391) [26JY], H8597 (EC4394, EC4395, EC4396) [26JY], H8634 (EC4418) [29JY], H10522 (EC5159) [17SE], H12193 (EC5389) [30SE]

———pesticide worker protection standard final rule, S7015 (EC3135, EC3141) [26JN], H6914 (EC3849, EC3850) [26JN], H7103 (EC3864, EC3865) [27JN]

———Phoenix, AZ, Clean Air Act reclassification final rule, H4645 (EC2881) [8MY]

———Pittsburgh, PA, disapproval of ozone redesignation request and maintenance plan final rule, H4117 (EC2586) [29AP]

———Placer County, CA, air pollution control district implementation plan final rule, H4429 (EC2818) [6MY]

———potential health and environmental effects from the use of magnetic levitation for railroad transportation report, S6012 (EC2948) [10JN], H5379 (EC3125) [21MY]

———prohibition on gasoline containing lead or lead additives final rule, H6283 (EC3529) [12JN]

———reduced certification reporting requirements for new nonroad engines final rule, H4645 (EC2878) [8MY]

———reduced certification reporting requirements for new nonroad engines final rules, S5093 (EC2629) [15MY]

———Reformulated Gasoline Program opt out procedures final rule, H7104 (EC3879) [27JN]

———Reformulated Gasoline Program opt out proceedures final rule, S7490 (EC3263) [9JY]

———regulated substances and thresholds for accidental release prevention final rule, S6142 (EC3005) [12JN], H6115 (EC3449) [10JN]

———regulations governing hazardous air pollutants equivalent emission limitations by permit amendment final rule, H4645 (EC2881) [8MY]

———reid vapor pressure standard final rule, S9742 (EC3826) [3SE], H10104 (EC4826) [5SE]

———relax Federal gasoline reid vapor pressure volatility standard final rule, H4116 (EC2556) [29AP], H4428 (EC2808) [6MY]

———renewal of time-limited tolerances for tefluthrin final rule, H4395 (EC2704) [1MY]

———Rhode Island air quality implementation plans final rule, H4116 (EC2554) [29AP]

———Rhode Island Clean Air Act operating permits program final rule, H4395 (EC2706) [1MY]

———risk management program regulations for chemical accident release prevention final rule, H6115 (EC3451) [10JN], H9564 (EC4465) [31JY]

———rules reports, S4189 (EC2345) [25AP]

———San Joaquin Valley, CA, air pollution control district implementation plan final rule, H4116 (EC2574) [29AP], H4117 (EC2585) [29AP], H4429 (EC2822) [6MY]

———San Joaquin Valley, CA, unified air pollution control district implementation plan final rule, H4108 (EC2530) [25AP]

———Santa Barbara County, CA, air pollution control district implementation plan final rule, H4429 (EC2821, EC2822) [6MY]

———solid waste disposal facility criteria final rule, S11425 (EC4179) [26SE], H11227 (EC5305) [25SE], H11394 (EC5351) [26SE]

———solid waste programs removal of legally obsolete guidelines final rule, H4117 (EC2579) [29AP]

———South Carolina Hazardous Waste Management Program revision final rule, H4108 (EC2534) [25AP]

———standards of performance for new stationary sources—small industrial-commercial-institutional steam generating units final rule, H4428 (EC2807) [6MY]

———stratospheric ozone protection final rule, S5762 (EC2808) [4JN], S6142 (EC3006) [12JN], H6115 (EC3453) [10JN]

———substitutes for ozone-depleting substances final rule, H5298 (EC3077) [20MY]

———Superfund report, S10836 (EC4104) [18SE], H10720 (EC5215) [19SE]

———suspension, debarment, and ineligibility for contracts, assistance, loans, and benefits final rule, H5933 (EC3426) [5JN]

———Tennessee implementation plan final rule, H4116 (EC2553, EC2567) [29AP]

———Tennessee implementation plans final rule, H6283 (EC3525) [12JN]

———Tennessee request for approval final rule, H4108 (EC2527) [25AP]

———Tennessee revisions to hazardous waste management programs final rule, H5378 (EC3112) [21MY], H5379 (EC3113) [21MY]

———test rules and enforceable testing consent agreements final rule, H7258 (EC4043) [10JY]

———testing requirements for ocean dumping final rule, H12172 (EC5381) [28SE]

———Texas implementation plan final rule, H4428 (EC2809) [6MY]

———tolerance processing fees final rule, H4395 (EC2703) [1MY]

———tolerance revision final rule, S8372 (EC3466) [19JY], H7112 (EC3931) [8JY]

———Utah emission regulations and ozone nonattainment area designation and definition final rule, H4429 (EC2820) [6MY]

———Utah implementation plan final rule, H4429 (EC2820) [6MY]

———Ventura County, CA, air pollution control district implementation plan final rule, H4429 (EC2818) [6MY]

———Virginia implementation plans final rule, H6115 (EC3457) [10JN]

———Washington implementation plan final rule, H5378 (EC3105) [21MY]

———Washington landfill superfund site removal from national priorities list, H5050 (EC2975) [14MY]

———Wisconsin implementation plan final rule, H4116 (EC2561, EC2564, EC2573) [29AP], H4117 (EC2578) [29AP]

———Wisconsin industrial adhesives revision final rule, H4117 (EC2584) [29AP]

———Wisconsin lithographic printing implementation plan revision final rule, S4850 (EC2492) [8MY]

———Wisconsin wood furniture coating implementation plan revision final rule, S4850 (EC2500) [8MY]

———withdrawal of direct final rule for approval of South Dakota redesignation request, H4645 (EC2879) [8MY]

———withdrawal of final test rule final rule, H7104 (EC3880) [27JN]

———women and minority business enterprises report, S3486 (EC2233) [17AP]

———wood furniture manufacturing operations control techniques guidelines final rule, H5298 (EC3077) [20MY]

———xanthan gum-modified tolerance exemption final rule, H4395 (EC2705) [1MY]

Executive Office of the President: anti-terrorism, counter-terrorism, and security efforts appropriations, H10522 (EC5153) [17SE]

———budget requests for various agencies relative to assisting victims of Hurricanes Fran and Hortense, H11393 (EC5333) [26SE]

———Commonwealth of Independent States continuation of waiver relative to Trade Act, H5816 (EC3360) [4JN]

———continued deployment of combat-equipped Armed Forces to Haiti as part of the multinational force report, H2842 (EC2291) [25MR]

———continued deployment of U.S. forces including response to isolated attacks on American Embassy complex report, H5379 (EC3116) [21MY]

———Dept. of Agriculture appropriations legislation, S7669 (EC3272) [10JY]

———Dept. of Defense funding for the NATO-led Bosnia Peace Implementation Force, S1454 (EC1898) [29FE], H1323 (EC2111) [27FE]

———Dept. of Defense operations associated with the NATO-led Bosnia Peace Implementation Force report, H6763 (EC3820) [25JN]

———Dept. of Defense purchases, purchase commitments, and cost sharing arrangements notification, H8094 (EC4278) [22JY]

———Dept. of HHS appropriations report, H3385 (EC2336) [15AP]

———Dept. of the Interior appropriations, H10031 (EC4553) [4SE]

———Dept. of Transportation appropriations, S11031 (EC4109) [19SE]

———Depts. of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior emergency appropriations, H5285 (EC3037) [16MY], H5378 (EC3099) [21MY]

———Depts. of Agriculture, the Interior, and HUD appropriations, H10522 (EC5152) [17SE]

———Depts. of HUD, Justice, and Veterans Affairs, and National Bankruptcy Review Commission appropriations legislation, H7472 (EC4074) [11JY]

———drug law enforcement, treatment, and prevention activities appropriations, H3384 (EC2335) [15AP]

———efforts to obtain Iraq's compliance with U.N. Security Council resolution, S9739 (EC3752) [3SE], H10034 (EC4634) [4SE], H10105 (EC4844) [5SE]

———emergency appropriations request for expenses related to natural disasters, H1714 (EC2174) [5MR]

———emergency appropriations request for the Forest Service, H1234 (EC2025) [9FE]

———evacuation of U.S. citizens by military personnel from the Central African Republic, H5568 (EC3153) [23MY]

———Everglades and south Florida ecosystem restoration legislation, H6412 (EC3610) [13JN]

———exemption of Groom Lake, NV, Air Force facility from hazardous or solid waste laws that would require disclosure of classified information, S1179 (EC1864) [9FE], H1137 (EC1989) [31JA]

———exercise of certain powers relative to disruption of the Middle East peace process, S9737 (EC3682) [3SE], H10034 (EC4633) [4SE]

———export control regulations, S9739 (EC3753) [3SE], H10034 (EC4635) [4SE]

———extension of waiver authority report, S7174 (EC3179) [27JN]

———Federal Government departments and agencies activities report, H7113 (EC3948) [8JY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2055) [13MR]

———FEMA budget request, H6040 (EC3441) [7JN]

———foreign economic collection and industrial espionage report, S6514 (EC3059) [19JN]

———Forest Service emergency appropriations request, H5049 (EC2964) [14MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1973, EC1976) [11MR], H1324 (EC2126) [27FE]

———funding for support of the Middle East peace process, H1323 (EC2110) [27FE]

———international agreements transmitted to Congress after submission deadline, H1984 (EC2205) [7MR]

———Iraq's compliance with U.N. Security Council resolutions report, H4501 (EC2850) [7MY]

———Israel counterterrorism assistance, H5298 (EC3073) [20MY]

———ITC nominations, H10039 (EC4790) [4SE]

———ITC notice, S9736 (EC3646) [3SE]

———job creation and employment opportunities report, S4616 (EC2393) [2MY]

———NAFTA implementation determination report, S10017 (EC3892) [6SE]

———negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question, H4395 (EC2714) [1MY]

———notification of continuation of national emergency relative to Middle East peace process, S589 (EC1846) [31JA], H737 (EC1933) [22JA]

———nuclear proliferation prevention report, S7761 (EC3318) [11JY]

———pay raise for U.S. military personnel, H89 (EC1884) [3JA]

———People's Republic of China continuation of waiver relative to Trade Act, H5816 (EC3359) [4JN]

———People's Republic of China extension of waiver authority report, S6012 (EC2951) [10JN]

———personnel report, S66 (EC1764) [4JA], H186 (EC1911) [4JA]

———presence of personnel from former Soviet Union at Juragua nuclear facility, Cienfuegos, Cuba, S6719 (EC3108) [24JN]

———private U.S. citizens and third-country nationals taking refuge in the U.S. Embassy compound in Liberia, H3385 (EC2352) [15AP]

———progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus problem, H1984 (EC2204) [7MR], H8373 (EC4303) [24JY], H12172 (EC5375) [28SE]

———proposed budget rescissions, H1323 (EC2109) [27FE]

———proposed rescissions of budgetary resources report, S3626 (EC2263) [18AP]

———proposed rescissions of Dept. of Defense budgetary resources, H3385 (EC2337) [15AP]

———request relative to supplemental appropriations for expenses related to counter-terrorism assistance to Israel, H2314 (EC2248) [14MR]

———request relative to supplemental appropriations for the BATF to investigate and solve acts of arson against African-American churches, H6507 (EC3687) [18JN]

———Romanian emigration laws and policies report, S7761 (EC3309) [11JY], H7259 (EC4069) [10JY]

———Russian Federation emigration laws and policies report, S7761 (EC3308) [11JY], H7259 (EC4068) [10JY]

———science, technology, and diplomacy report, H2557 (EC2273) [20MR]

———Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnian Serbs emergency report, S5938 (EC2893) [6JN], S6012 (EC2952) [10JN], H5645 (EC3193) [29MY]

———spent nuclear fuel activities in the Democratic Republic of Korea, H5049 (EC2963) [14MY]

———state of emergency proclamation, S7670 (EC3279) [10JY]

Eximbank: Chief Financial Officers Act report, S1854 (EC2043) [12MR]

———management report, H1251 (EC2086) [23FE]

———report, S1344 (EC1879) [27FE], H1244 (EC2057) [16FE]

———tied aid credits report, S589 (EC1850) [31JA], S10554 (EC4083) [13SE], H1223 (EC1998) [1FE], H10384 (EC5091) [12SE]

———U.S. exports to Argentina, S9739 (EC3741) [3SE], H10031 (EC4569) [4SE]

———U.S. exports to Australia, S11032 (EC4128) [19SE], H10522 (EC5155) [17SE]

———U.S. exports to Ghana, S1516 (EC1910) [5MR], H1250 (EC2075) [23FE]

———U.S. exports to India, S10599 (EC4095) [16SE], H10428 (EC5120) [16SE]

———U.S. exports to Indonesia, S1516 (EC1911) [5MR], S4188 (EC2334) [25AP], H1250 (EC2076) [23FE], H3487 (EC2381) [16AP]

———U.S. exports to Kazakhstan, S9737 (EC3684) [3SE], H10031 (EC4564) [4SE]

———U.S. exports to Pakistan, S9739 (EC3742) [3SE], H10031 (EC4571) [4SE]

———U.S. exports to People's Republic of China, S9739 (EC3743, EC3744, EC3745, EC3746) [3SE], H10031 (EC4565, EC4566, EC4567, EC4568) [4SE]

———U.S. exports to Russia, S7174 (EC3209) [27JN], S9739 (EC3747) [3SE], H6914 (EC3851) [26JN], H10032 (EC4573) [4SE]

———U.S. exports to Thailand, S9739 (EC3748) [3SE], H10031 (EC4572) [4SE]

———U.S. exports to the People's Republic of China, S4188 (EC2335) [25AP], S5092 (EC2606) [15MY], H3654 (EC2422) [19AP], H4421 (EC2750) [2MY]

———U.S. exports to the Republic of Korea, S2327 (EC2158) [19MR], H2319 (EC2255) [18MR]

———U.S. exports to Trinidad and Tobago, S9739 (EC3749) [3SE], H10031 (EC4570) [4SE]

———U.S. exports to Ukraine, S1597 (EC1918) [6MR], H1662 (EC2150) [4MR]

FAA: Aviation System Capital Investment Plan report, S3626 (EC2268) [18AP]

———aviation system capital investment plan report, H3229 (EC2333) [29MR]

———CFR chapter name change final rule, H8597 (EC4409) [26JY]

———Civil Aviation Security Program effectiveness report, S7301 (EC3238) [28JN], H7104 (EC3904) [27JN]

———Dept. of Defense military base closures and realignments report, S9739 (EC3719) [3SE], H10172 (EC5004) [10SE]

———foreign aviation authorities report, S3626 (EC2266) [18AP]

———quiet aircraft technology for propeller-driven airplanes and rotorcraft report, S7886 (EC3389) [16JY], H7532 (EC4135) [12JY]

———services provided to foreign aviation authorities report, H3487 (EC2402) [16AP]

———standard instrument approach procedures final rule, H8093 (EC4268, EC4269, EC4270) [22JY], H8981 (EC4450) [30JY]

———Subsonic Noise Reduction Technology Program report, S7886 (EC3390) [16JY], H7114 (EC3982) [8JY]

———Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System development and certification report, S3626 (EC2267) [18AP], H3386 (EC2375) [15AP]

Farm Credit Administration: book-entry procedures for Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. securities final rule, S8989 (EC3536) [26JY], H8092 (EC4220) [22JY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2082) [13MR]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S5566 (EC2726) [23MY], H3487 (EC2398) [16AP]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S5762 (EC2822) [4JN], H3487 (EC2397) [16AP]

———Inspector General report, S97 (EC1773) [5JA], S7016 (EC3162) [26JN]

———loans in special flood hazard areas final rule, H10169 (EC4913) [10SE]

———national flood insurance reform requirements final rule, S10073 (EC3936) [9SE]

———report, S4723 (EC2409) [6MY]

Farm Credit Bank of Texas: pension plan report, S9740 (EC3758) [3SE], H10035 (EC4691) [4SE]

———Thrift Plus Plan report, S9740 (EC3759) [3SE], H10035 (EC4692) [4SE]

Farm Credit District Trust Committee: report, S1969 (EC2118) [13MR]

Farm Credit Financial Partners: First Farm Credit District retirement plan report, S10325 (EC4028) [11SE]

Farm Credit System Insurance Corp.: report, S5939 (EC2933) [6JN]

Farm Service Agency: Dairy Indemnity Payment Program final rule, H5049 (EC2962) [14MY]

———sugarcane and sugarbeets price support loan rates final rule, H5049 (EC2962) [14MY]

FCC: access tariff filings final rule, S7761 (EC3299) [11JY], H7113 (EC3945) [8JY]

———amateur service vanity call sign system amendment final rule, S5267 (EC2659) [17MY], H5285 (EC3042) [16MY]

———assessment and collection of regulatory fees final rule, S7885 (EC3367) [16JY], H7258 (EC4044) [10JY]

———automatic stays of certain allotment orders final rule, S9741 (EC3795) [3SE], H10033 (EC4614) [4SE]

———Bell Operating Co. out-of-region interstate, interexchange services final rule, H7152 (EC3994) [9JY]

———Blossom, TX, DeQueen, AR, and Colgate, OK, table allotments for FM broadcast stations final rule, H6115 (EC3460) [10JN]

———broadband PCS competitive bidding and commercial mobile radio service spectrum cap and cellular PCS cross-ownership final rule, S7815 (EC3345) [12JY]

———Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competion Act rate regulation final rule, H6283 (EC3534) [12JN]

———Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act implementation final rule, S9740 (EC3784) [3SE], H10170 (EC4931) [10SE]

———Campton and Frenchburg, KY, table allotments for FM broadcast stations final rule, H6005 (EC3436) [6JN]

———Cassville and Kimberly City, MO, table allotments for FM broadcast stations final rule, H6005 (EC3434) [6JN]

———Chester, Shasta, Lake City, Alturas, McCloud, and Weaverville, CA, table allotments for FM broadcast stations final rule, H6115 (EC3463) [10JN]

———children's television programming final rule, S9741 (EC3792) [3SE], H10033 (EC4616) [4SE]

———citizens utilities company permanent cost allocation manual for the separation of regulated and nonregulated costs final rule, S5443 (EC2700) [21MY]

———Clovis, and Madera, CA, table allotments for FM broadcast stations final rule, H6115 (EC3461) [10JN]

———Coast Guard vessel traffic services systems final rule, S6012 (EC2968) [10JN]

———Coolidge and Gilbert, AZ, table of allotments for FM broadcast stations, S5443 (EC2702) [21MY], H5050 (EC2983) [14MY]

———Cornell, WI, table of allotments for FM broadcast stations, S5443 (EC2699) [21MY], H5050 (EC2982) [14MY]

———definition of markets for purposes of cable television broadcast signal carriage rules final rule, H6283 (EC3533) [12JN]

———deregulation of equipment authorization requirements for digital devices final rule, S6012 (EC2969) [10JN], H5751 (EC3235) [30MY]

———domestic, interstate, and interexchange telephone services final rule, S9427 (EC3604) [1AU], H8980 (EC4432) [30JY]

———enhanced 911 emergency calling systems final rule, S9736 (EC3621) [3SE]

———Federal contracts report, S1969 (EC2122) [13MR]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2073) [13MR]

———Federal Mangers' Financial Integrity Act report, H912 (EC1974) [25JA]

———Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service final rule, H7113 (EC3943) [8JY]

———final rule, S4937 (EC2562, EC2563) [9MY], S11031 (EC4114) [19SE]

———flexible service offerings in commercial mobile radio services final rule, S9741 (EC3793) [3SE], H10033 (EC4613) [4SE]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S6610 (EC3093) [20JN], H6763 (EC3824) [25JN]

———freeze on paging applications interim rule, S4936 (EC2543) [9MY]

———future development of paging systems final rule, H4301 (EC2666) [30AP]

———GHz frequency band final rule, S10073 (EC3928) [9SE], H10170 (EC4935) [10SE]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S5762 (EC2824) [4JN], H5500 (EC3135) [22MY]

———hearing aid compatibility report, S8156 (EC3445) [18JY]

———implementation of Communication Act broadcast license renewal procedures final rule, H4429 (EC2823) [6MY]

———implementation of Communication Act competitive bidding final rule, H4301 (EC2666) [30AP]

———implementation of Telecommunications Act relative to cable reform provisions final rule, S5443 (EC2698) [21MY], H5050 (EC2985) [14MY]

———implementation of Telecommunications Act relative to dispute resolution regarding equipment standards final rule, S5443 (EC2701) [21MY], H5285 (EC3041) [16MY]

———inspection of ships relative to Great Lakes Agreement final rule, S5377 (EC2664) [20MY], H5051 (EC3025) [14MY]

———interactive video and data service licensees to provide subscribers mobile service final rule, S7885 (EC3364) [16JY], H7113 (EC3944) [8JY]

———interstate, interexchange marketplace implementation final rule, H10170 (EC4927) [10SE]

———interstate average schedule formulas modifications final rule, S7815 (EC3343) [12JY], H7113 (EC3942) [8JY]

———interstate pay-per-call and other information services final rule, H8597 (EC4402) [26JY], H9704 (EC4493) [1AU]

———microwave relocation cost sharing final rule, H4645 (EC2882) [8MY]

———mobile radio service and cellular cross-ownership final rule, H7113 (EC3941) [8JY]

———New Port Richey, Naples Park, Sarasota, and Sebring, FL, table allotments for FM broadcast stations final rule, H6005 (EC3435) [6JN]

———noise figure performance measurements final rule, S7301 (EC3248) [28JN]

———number portability by local exchange carriers final rule, H7778 (EC4173) [17JY]

———open video systems final rule, S7301 (EC3249) [28JN], H6412 (EC3585) [13JN]

———operator service access and pay telephone compensation final rule, S7886 (EC3381) [16JY], H6763 (EC3815) [25JN]

———pay telephone reclassification and compensation final rule, H11393 (EC5336) [26SE]

———radiofrequency radiation environmental effects evaluation final rule, S9737 (EC3689) [3SE]

———regulation of international accounting rates final rule, S7885 (EC3375) [16JY], H6420 (EC3620) [17JN]

———Regulatory Flexibility Act final rule, S9740 (EC3789, EC3790) [3SE]

———regulatory flexibility analysis report, S8156 (EC3444) [18JY]

———release of 888 toll free numbers corresponding to 800 toll free numbers final rule, S8156 (EC3440) [18JY], H7778 (EC4172) [17JY]

———report, H10170 (EC4936) [10SE]

———resale obligations pertaining to commercial mobile radio services final rule, S9070 (EC3546) [29JY], S9740 (EC3785) [3SE], H8373 (EC4301) [24JY], H10170 (EC4920) [10SE]

———Sault Ste. Marie, MI, San Francisco, CA, and Morgan City, LA, Coast Guard vessel traffic services systems final rule, H6005 (EC3437) [6JN]

———Shelton, WA, table allotments for FM broadcast stations final rule, H6115 (EC3458, EC3465) [10JN]

———signal boosters final rule, S7301 (EC3232) [28JN], H6689 (EC3748) [20JN]

———silent station authorization final rule, H6763 (EC3814) [25JN]

———subsidiary accounting requirements concerning video dialtone costs and revenues final rule, S7885 (EC3374) [16JY], H6420 (EC3621) [17JN]

———table allotments for FM broadcast stations final rule, S6080 (EC2990) [11JN], S6142 (EC2996, EC2997) [12JN], S7301 (EC3250) [28JN], S7885 (EC3372, EC3373, EC3376, EC3377, EC3378, EC3379) [16JY], S9070 (EC3547) [29JY], S9740 (EC3783, EC3786, EC3787) [3SE], S9741 (EC3791, EC3794) [3SE], S10072 (EC3923, EC3924, EC3925, EC3926) [9SE], S10425 (EC4054) [12SE], S10599 (EC4097) [16SE], H6420 (EC3622, EC3623, EC3624) [17JN], H6710 (EC3771, EC3772, EC3773, EC3774) [24JN], H7152 (EC3996, EC3997, EC3998, EC3999, EC4000) [9JY], H7153 (EC4001) [9JY], H8373 (EC4302) [24JY], H8597 (EC4403) [26JY], H10033 (EC4610, EC4615, EC4617) [4SE], H10105 (EC4833) [5SE], H10170 (EC4926, EC4928, EC4929, EC4932, EC4933, EC4934) [10SE], H10234 (EC5066) [11SE], H10428 (EC5129) [16SE], H10429 (EC5130, EC5131, EC5132, EC5133, EC5134, EC5135, EC5136) [16SE], H11227 (EC5306, EC5307, EC5308, EC5309, EC5310) [25SE]

———Telecommunications Act implementation final rule, S9740 (EC3788) [3SE], H10033 (EC4611, EC4612) [4SE]

———Telecommunications Act maritime service final rule, S5761 (EC2783) [4JN], H5815 (EC3308) [4JN]

———Telecommunications Act report, S7886 (EC3380, EC3384) [16JY], S9427 (EC3591) [1AU], S10072 (EC3927) [9SE]

———Telecommunications Act telephone services final rule, H10522 (EC5160) [17SE]

———telecommunications equipment and services for people with disabilities final rule, H8028 (EC4191) [18JY]

———telephone service final rule, H10033 (EC4609) [4SE]

———Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act report, S7886 (EC3383) [16JY]

———television station digital transmission final rule, S7761 (EC3294) [11JY], H7152 (EC3995) [9JY]

———UHF noise figure performance measurements filing final rule, H6412 (EC3584) [13JN]

———Universal Service Fund report, S7815 (EC3346) [12JY]

———utility company permanent cost allocation manual for the separation of regulated and nonregulated costs final rule, H5050 (EC2984) [14MY]

———Virginia Beach, VA, table allotments for FM broadcast stations final rule, H6115 (EC3464) [10JN]

———Woodville and Liberty, MS, and Clayton and Jena, LA, table allotments for FM broadcast stations final rule, H6115 (EC3459, EC3462) [10JN]

FDA: antibiotic drugs final rule, S8467 (EC3499) [22JY], H7778 (EC4174) [17JY]

———chlorofluorocarbon propellants in self-pressurized containers final rule, S5856 (EC2863) [5JN], H5645 (EC3191) [29MY]

———cold, cough, allergy, bronchodilator, and antiasthmatic drug products for over-the-counter human use final rule, S4971 (EC2584) [13MY], H5499 (EC3130) [22MY]

———device regulations revocation final rule, S9071 (EC3567) [29JY], H8597 (EC4404) [26JY]

———drug manufacturing, processing, packing, or holding final rule, H8597 (EC4405) [26JY]

———drug products final rule, S5855 (EC2857) [5JN]

———drugs containing diphenhydramine citrate or diphenydramine hydrochloride for over-the-counter human use final rule, H4501 (EC2846) [7MY]

———elimination of establishment license application for biotechnology and specified synthetic biological products final rule, S5443 (EC2695) [21MY], H5298 (EC3078) [20MY]

———exclusion of propylene glycol in cat food final rule, H4645 (EC2883) [8MY]

———food and drugs final rule, S5938 (EC2900) [6JN]

———food labeling final rule, S9853 (EC3848, EC3849, EC3854, EC3855) [4SE], H10033 (EC4619, EC4620, EC4624, EC4625) [4SE], H10170 (EC4938) [10SE], H12193 (EC5390) [30SE]

———food standards final rule, S9853 (EC3851) [4SE]

———foods and drugs technical amendments final rule, H6412 (EC3586, EC3589) [13JN]

———manufacturing practices final rule, S9853 (EC3852) [4SE]

———manufacturing practices for blood and blood components final rule, S10554 (EC4091) [13SE], H10429 (EC5137) [16SE], H11045 (EC5284) [24SE]

———medical devices final rule, S9853 (EC3850, EC3853) [4SE], H7113 (EC3946) [8JY], H9565 (EC4474) [31JY], H10033 (EC4618) [4SE], H12270 (EC5425) [3OC]

———medical devices report, S4971 (EC2583) [13MY]

———name and address changes technical amendments final rule, H6412 (EC3587, EC3588) [13JN]

———propylene glycol final rule, S5855 (EC2855) [5JN]

———revocation of certain regulations affecting food final rule, S6610 (EC3085) [20JN], H6115 (EC3466) [10JN]

———revocation of obsolete regulations final rule, S6610 (EC3084) [20JN], H6420 (EC3626) [17JN]

———warning statements for food products containing or manufactured with chlorofluorocarbons and other ozone-depleting substances final rule, H5050 (EC2986) [14MY]

———wine bottle capsules final rule, S7175 (EC3224) [27JN], H6690 (EC3749) [20JN]

FDIC: activities and efforts relative to private sector utilization report, H5932 (EC3373) [5JN]

———Affordable Housing Disposition Program activities report, H5932 (EC3374) [5JN]

———agricultural loan loss amortization final rule, H7258 (EC4036) [10JY]

———Chief Financial Officers Act report, H8554 (EC4318) [25JY]

———Coastal Barrier Improvement Act report, H3580 (EC2418) [17AP]

———Community Reinvestment Act regulations final rule, H4645 (EC2870) [8MY]

———Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act report, H3487 (EC2382, EC2383) [16AP]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1682 (EC1995) [11MR], H1715 (EC2182) [5MR]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, H3654 (EC2425) [19AP]

———Inspector General report, S1969 (EC2120) [13MR]

———interagency guidelines establishing standards for safety and soundness final rule, H12250 (EC5399) [1OC]

———interest rate risk final rule, H10032 (EC4574) [4SE]

———loans in special flood hazard areas final rule, H10766 (EC5235) [23SE]

———lobbying report, S1969 (EC2121) [13MR]

———management official interlocks final rule, H12250 (EC5398) [1OC]

———report, H10600 (EC5189) [18SE], H12250 (EC5400) [1OC]

———streamlining regulatory requirements report, S11539 (EC4196) [27SE]

FEC: budget and supplemental appropriations request report, H3229 (EC2334) [29MR]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S7016 (EC3171) [26JN], H6690 (EC3751) [20JN]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S9740 (EC3763) [3SE], H10035 (EC4693) [4SE]

———independent campaign expenditures report, H3229 (EC2332) [29MR]

———legislative recommendations report, S3487 (EC2259) [17AP], H3385 (EC2362) [15AP]

———proposed regulations, S3487 (EC2258) [17AP], S4063 (EC2315) [24AP]

———proposed regulations relative to electronic filing of political committee reports, S9737 (EC3658) [3SE], H10036 (EC4707) [4SE], H10171 (EC4973) [10SE]

———regulations governing news stories and candidate debates staged by cable television organizations, H3654 (EC2427) [19AP]

Federal Bar Association Foundation: audit report, S4423 (EC2370) [30AP]

Federal Claims Court: cable television on military bases advisory opinion, H8981 (EC4454) [30JY]

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council: consistent terminology report, S8156 (EC3434) [18JY], H7656 (EC4141) [16JY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2087) [13MR], H1247 (EC2067) [20FE]

———Inspector General report, S1969 (EC2113) [13MR], H1251 (EC2085) [23FE]

———interagency data bank feasibility report, H7656 (EC4142) [16JY]

———report, S3384 (EC2210) [16AP], S5938 (EC2899) [6JN], H3385 (EC2343) [15AP], H6040 (EC3443) [7JN]

Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: report, S6142 (EC3010) [12JN], H5933 (EC3422) [5JN], H6004 (EC3430) [6JN]

Federal Housing Finance Board: employee salary rates report, S1516 (EC1913) [5MR]

———employee salary rates reports, H1323 (EC2113) [27FE]

———Federal Home Loan Bank directors compensation and expenses final rule, S9737 (EC3687) [3SE], H10032 (EC4576) [4SE]

———Federal home loan banks and Financing Corp. reports, S7885 (EC3360) [16JY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, H1234 (EC2034) [9FE]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S1854 (EC2046) [12MR]

———Inspector General report, S5566 (EC2718) [23MY], H5051 (EC3001) [14MY]

———internal controls and financial management systems report, S5566 (EC2717) [23MY]

———low-income housing and community development activities report, S10073 (EC3938) [9SE], H10169 (EC4914) [10SE]

———management approvement final rule, S9737 (EC3688) [3SE]

———management report, S9071 (EC3562) [29JY], H7113 (EC3952) [8JY]

———membership approval final rule, H10032 (EC4575) [4SE]

———modification of definition of deposits in banks or trust companies final rule, S9427 (EC3596) [1AU], H9564 (EC4464) [31JY]

———report, S10073 (EC3939) [9SE], H10170 (EC4915) [10SE]

———terms and conditions for advances final rule, S11539 (EC4194) [27SE]

Federal Judicial Center: report, S3486 (EC2244) [17AP], H3385 (EC2367) [15AP]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2074) [13MR], H1234 (EC2035) [9FE]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1988) [11MR], H1663 (EC2154) [4MR]

Federal Maritime Administration: Inspector General report, S5762 (EC2827) [4JN]

Federal Maritime Commission: administrative offset final rule, H12301 (EC5482) [4OC]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2075) [13MR], H1234 (EC2036) [9FE]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1682 (EC1994) [11MR], H1715 (EC2183) [5MR]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S2100 (EC2137) [14MR], H2223 (EC2243) [13MR]

———inflation adjustment of civil monetary penalties final rule, H12301 (EC5471) [4OC]

———Inspector General report, H4901 (EC2944) [10MY]

———report, S3626 (EC2264) [18AP], H3385 (EC2370) [15AP]

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2066) [13MR], H1248 (EC2069) [20FE]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, H10235 (EC5079) [11SE]

———Grants Program Review and Advisory Committee report, S1681 (EC1963) [11MR]

———Inspector General report, S97 (EC1774) [5JA], H89 (EC1895) [3JA]

Federal Mine Health and Safety Review Commission: Government in the Sunshine Act report, S9740 (EC3764) [3SE]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: Freedom of Information Act report, S1344 (EC1887) [27FE]

———Inspector General report, S98 (EC1799) [5JA]

———internal controls and financial management systems report, S5566 (EC2714) [23MY]

Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Fund: report, H5933 (EC3423) [5JN]

Federal Reserve Employee Benefits System: thrift plan for employees of the Federal Reserve System report, S5566 (EC2720) [23MY]

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board: allocation of earnings final rule, S9740 (EC3765) [3SE], H10035 (EC3695) [4SE]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1974) [11MR], H1663 (EC2155) [4MR]

———nonappropriated fund employees final rule, S9740 (EC3766) [3SE], H10035 (EC4694) [4SE]

Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund: report, S6142 (EC3011) [12JN], H5934 (EC3428) [5JN]

FEMA: cost estimate for response to emergency fire hazard in Texas, H5568 (EC3169) [23MY]

———disaster recovery assistance files routine use amendment notification, S11032 (EC4142) [19SE], H10720 (EC5220) [19SE]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2056) [13MR], H1251 (EC2087, EC2088) [23FE]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1977) [11MR], H1774 (EC2197) [6MR]

———Inspector General report, S1969 (EC2098) [13MR], S6610 (EC3098) [20JN]

———National Flood Insurance Act legislation, S7886 (EC3404) [16JY], H7472 (EC4080) [11JY]

———National Flood Insurance Program final rule, S9427 (EC3597) [1AU], H9564 (EC4463) [31JY]

———Texas extreme fire hazard report, S6012 (EC2949) [10JN]

FERC: final rule, S4516 (EC2381) [1MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1682 (EC2000) [11MR], H1251 (EC2089) [23FE]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S8467 (EC3508) [22JY]

———oil pipelines cost-of-service filing requirements final rule, S9427 (EC3605) [1AU], H9565 (EC4473) [31JY]

———public utilities final rule, H4108 (EC2539) [25AP]

———report, S5855 (EC2842) [5JN], H5568 (EC3146) [23MY]

———standards for business practices of interstate natural gas pipelines final rule, H9565 (EC4472) [31JY]

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network: transactions in currency interim rule, S4188 (EC2332) [25AP], H3654 (EC2423) [19AP]

First South Production Credit Association: pension plan report, S8012 (EC3423) [17JY], H8028 (EC4195) [18JY]

Foreign Agricultural Service: minimum quantity of agricultural commodities report, H1231 (EC2024) [6FE]

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: Government in the Sunshine Act report, S4063 (EC2307) [24AP], H3385 (EC2353) [15AP]

Forest Service: disposal of national forest system timber and modification of timber sale contracts final rule, H4428 (EC2800) [6MY]

———Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act report, H7779 (EC4187) [17JY]

———National Forest System timber disposal final rule, S5093 (EC2625) [15MY]

FRS: administrative responsibilities implementation report, S3012 (EC2193) [27MR]

———Bank Secrecy Act recordkeeping regulations relative to funds transfers and transmittals final rule, S5760 (EC2764) [4JN], H5644 (EC3184) [29MY], H5815 (EC3302) [4JN]

———certain activities of subsidiaries of bank holding companies engaged in underwriting, and dealing in, securities final rule, H10522 (EC5154) [17SE]

———Community Reinvestment Act regulations final rule, H4645 (EC2871) [8MY]

———credit availability for small business and small farms report, S589 (EC1848) [31JA], H773 (EC1948) [23JA]

———definition of capital stock and surplus under the Federal Reserve Act final rule, H4799 (EC2908) [9MY]

———depository institutions credit card operations profitability report, S9737 (EC3683) [3SE], H10032 (EC4577) [4SE]

———depository institutions retail fees and services report, S6080 (EC2986) [11JN]

———final rule, S5092 (EC2612, EC2613, EC2614, EC2615, EC2616, EC2617) [15MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S4423 (EC2363) [30AP], H1715 (EC2184) [5MR], H4117 (EC2605) [29AP]

———Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act report, S8467 (EC3481) [22JY]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, H2713 (EC2288) [22MR]

———Inspector General report, S5938 (EC2910) [6JN], H5815 (EC3320) [4JN]

———interest rate risk final rule, S7761 (EC3292) [11JY], H7258 (EC4037) [10JY]

———international banking operations final rule, S8989 (EC3539) [26JY], H8596 (EC4385) [26JY]

———international banking operations regulation K final rule, H4645 (EC2873) [8MY]

———loans in special flood hazard areas final rule, S10073 (EC3929) [9SE], H10169 (EC4909) [10SE]

———management official interlocks final rule, S7886 (EC3403) [16JY], H7531 (EC4118) [12JY]

———market risk based capital standards final rule, S10073 (EC3930) [9SE], H10169 (EC4910) [10SE]

———markets for small businesses report, S11539 (EC4195) [27SE]

———monetary policy report, S1516 (EC1912) [5MR], H1251 (EC2106) [23FE], H8092 (EC4231) [22JY]

———report, S5938 (EC2897) [6JN], H4799 (EC2907) [9MY], H5932 (EC3375, EC3376) [5JN]

———rights, liabilities, and responsibilities of participants in electronic fund transfer systems final rule, S5760 (EC2765) [4JN], H5814 (EC3301) [4JN]

———security credit transactions regulations final rule, H4799 (EC2909) [9MY]

———Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act report, S11032 (EC4129) [19SE]

———streamlining regulatory requirements report, S11539 (EC4196) [27SE]

———Truth in Lending Act report, S3384 (EC2208) [16AP], H3487 (EC2384) [16AP]

———truth in lending final rule, S10599 (EC4096) [16SE], H10428 (EC5118) [16SE]

———uniform rules and procedures final rule, H4645 (EC2872) [8MY]

FTC: energy and water consumption final rule, S6719 (EC3128) [24JN], S7885 (EC3370) [16JY], H6420 (EC3625) [17JN], H7104 (EC3885) [27JN]

———Fair Debt Collection Practices Act report, S2858 (EC2185) [26MR], H2713 (EC2284) [22MR]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H89 (EC1896) [3JA]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1682 (EC2001) [11MR], H1324 (EC2127) [27FE]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S4516 (EC2387) [1MY], H4395 (EC2724) [1MY]

———health antitrust enforcement policy report, S10017 (EC3885) [6SE], H10173 (EC5043) [10SE]

———high-tech, global marketplace competition policy report, S7886 (EC3391) [16JY]

———incandescent lamp final rule, S7301 (EC3233) [28JN]

———Inspector General report, S5938 (EC2918) [6JN], H5932 (EC3396) [5JN]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S276 (EC1820) [22JA]

———labeling and advertising of home insulation final rule, H4301 (EC2667) [30AP]

———light bulb final rule, H6763 (EC3816) [25JN]

———metalic watch band industry and jewelry industry guides final rule, S5761 (EC2786) [4JN], H5568 (EC3147) [23MY]

———misbranding and deception of leather content of waist belts trade regulation final rule, S5378 (EC2670) [20MY], H5285 (EC3043) [16MY]

———premerger notification and trade regulations final rule, S4936 (EC2544) [9MY], H4301 (EC2677) [30AP]

———report, S3626 (EC2269) [18AP], H3385 (EC2348) [15AP]

———smokeless tobacco final rule, S10018 (EC3910) [6SE], H10170 (EC4937) [10SE]

———Textile Fiber Products Identification Act rules and regulations final rule, S5377 (EC2669) [20MY], H5379 (EC3114) [21MY]

GAO: Capitol Preservation Fund audit report, H9921 (EC4528) [2AU]

———Capitol Preservation Fund report, S7815 (EC3341) [12JY]

———Cash Management Improvement Act implementation report, H912 (EC1973) [25JA]

———Chief Financial Officers Act report, S8012 (EC3424) [17JY]

———compliance report, S1455 (EC1900) [29FE]

———Congressional Award Foundation financial statements, H11394 (EC5252) [26SE]

———deficit report, S7885 (EC3357) [16JY]

———employees detailed to congressional committees report, S1455 (EC1901) [29FE], S9737 (EC3657) [3SE], H1248 (EC2068) [20FE], H10039 (EC4801) [4SE]

———FDIC audit report, S9070 (EC3541) [29JY], H9565 (EC4490) [31JY]

———Federal agency implementation of recommendations relative to protest bids report, H1231 (EC2017) [6FE]

———Federal Family Education Loan Program financial audit, S1681 (EC1964) [11MR], H2122 (EC2239) [12MR]

———Federal information resources management report, H10171 (EC4967) [10SE]

———financial statements report, S3486 (EC2235) [17AP]

———GPO financial audit report, S4063 (EC2316) [24AP], H3654 (EC2424) [19AP]

———Independent Counsel financial audit, H3654 (EC2430) [19AP]

———independent counsels audit report, H1137 (EC1995) [31JA]

———investigations, audits and evaluations, H10035 (EC4689) [4SE]

———IRS financial statements report, H7532 (EC4131) [12JY]

———major weapons systems report, S7670 (EC3276) [10JY]

———Office of Independent Counsel 6-month expenditure audit, H12270 (EC5445) [3OC]

———Panama Canal Commission financial audit, H3385 (EC2341) [15AP]

———President Clinton's special impoundment message review, S4616 (EC2391) [2MY], H4798 (EC2898) [9MY]

———President's special impoundment message review, S6514 (EC3073) [19JN], S7016 (EC3158) [26JN], S9853 (EC3836) [4SE], H3818 (EC2473) [24AP], H6420 (EC3613) [17JN], H6763 (EC3810) [25JN], H10031 (EC4554) [4SE]

———proposed rescissions of budget authority, S4971 (EC2568) [13MY]

———report, S1969 (EC2099, EC2100, EC2101, EC2102, EC2103) [13MR], H1223 (EC2007) [1FE], H1231 (EC2016) [6FE]

———reports, S5939 (EC2932) [6JN], S7016 (EC3161) [26JN], S10192 (EC4000) [10SE], S11168 (EC4159) [24SE], H1247 (EC2064) [20FE], H5751 (EC3241) [30MY], H6690 (EC3750) [20JN], H10035 (EC4685) [4SE], H10173 (EC6036) [10SE], H10766 (EC5246) [23SE]

———reports and testimony, S98 (EC1796) [5JA], S4063 (EC2313) [24AP], S4188 (EC2324) [25AP], S9736 (EC3633) [3SE], H3729 (EC2445) [23AP]

———reports list, H3169 (EC2312) [28MR]

———retirement system report, H1251 (EC2090) [23FE]

———RTC audit report, H8635 (EC4428) [29JY], H9921 (EC4527) [2AU]

———RTC financial statements report, S8372 (EC3458) [19JY]

———Trans-Alaska Pipeline Liability Fund report, S30 (EC1758) [3JA], H90 (EC1906) [3JA]

———Travis VA Hospital construction project report, S10017 (EC3872) [6SE]

———updating the budgetary implications of selected GAO work report, H7154 (EC4032) [9JY]

Girl Scouts: activities report, S1682 (EC2005) [11MR]

———report, H1251 (EC2101) [23FE]

GPO: Inspector General report, S98 (EC1787) [5JA], S7016 (EC3164) [26JN], H6690 (EC3752) [20JN]

———national policy on permanent papers establishment report, S98 (EC1795) [5JA]

GSA: acquisition regulations final rule, S5566 (EC2708) [23MY], S8468 (EC3513) [22JY], S8635 (EC3532) [24JY], S9740 (EC3762) [3SE], S10192 (EC4002) [10SE], H5051 (EC3002) [14MY], H8093 (EC4247, EC4248, EC4249, EC4250, EC4251, EC4252, EC4253, EC4254, EC4255, EC4256, EC4257, EC4258, EC4259, EC4260, EC4261, EC4262, EC4263) [22JY], H8246 (EC4285) [23JY], H10035 (EC3696, EC4697, EC4698, EC4699) [4SE], H10036 (EC4700, EC4701, EC4702) [4SE], H10171 (EC4965) [10SE], H12172 (EC5376) [28SE]

———agency supplements final rule, H6421 (EC3645) [17JN]

———alternate dispute resolution and Federal Courts Administration Act final rule, H6421 (EC3650) [17JN]

———application of cost accounting standards for board regulations to educational institutions final rule, H4301 (EC2672) [30AP]

———Architectural Barriers Act report, S1648 (EC1935) [7MR], H1984 (EC2211) [7MR]

———Armed Forces pricing manual final rule, H6421 (EC3633) [17JN]

———audit report, H7113 (EC3953) [8JY]

———Blue Pages Project report, S9742 (EC3827) [3SE]

———building project survey, S3153 (EC2201) [28MR]

———Capital Investment and Leasing Program report, S4516 (EC2389) [1MY], H3385 (EC2371) [15AP]

———Caribbean Basin countries final rule, H6421 (EC3642) [17JN]

———child care services final rule, H6421 (EC3652) [17JN]

———construction final rule, H6421 (EC3657) [17JN]

———Contract Appeals Board rules of procedure final rule, H12193 (EC5392) [30SE]

———contract clauses final rule, H6421 (EC3656) [17JN]

———Defense Production Act amendments final rule, H6421 (EC3651) [17JN]

———double-sided copying final rule, H6420 (EC3628) [17JN]

———electronic screening final rule, H6421 (EC3654) [17JN]

———FBI lease prospectus report, S7490 (EC3264) [9JY]

———Federal Acquisition Circular report, S4516 (EC2383) [1MY]

———Federal acquisition regulations revisions report, S6610 (EC3097) [20JN]

———Federal contractor-issued travel charge card clarification legislation, H1251 (EC2091) [23FE]

———Federal information processing equipment final rule, S8635 (EC3530) [24JY], H8246 (EC4286) [23JY]

———Federal information resources management regulation final rule, H8373 (EC4304) [24JY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H89 (EC1897) [3JA]

———Federal travel regulations final rule, S5762 (EC2823) [4JN], S9736 (EC3634) [3SE], H8634 (EC4421) [29JY]

———Federal travel regulations—privately owned vehicle mileage reimbursement final rule, H5051 (EC3003) [14MY]

———fixed pricing final rule, H6422 (EC3659) [17JN]

———fluctuating exchange rates final rule, H6421 (EC3643) [17JN]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S3487 (EC2252) [17AP], H3487 (EC2399) [16AP]

———Government employee relocation and travel costs legislation, S5566 (EC2716) [23MY]

———Inspector General report, S5938 (EC2922) [6JN], S7016 (EC3163) [26JN], H89 (EC1898) [3JA], H5933 (EC3397) [5JN]

———interest clause revisions final rule, H4301 (EC2672) [30AP]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S98 (EC1786, EC1797) [5JA]

———investigation report relative to operating privately owned vehicles, S3012 (EC2192) [27MR], H2866 (EC2294) [26MR]

———irrevocable letters of credit and alternatives to Miller Act bonds final rule, H6421 (EC3644) [17JN]

———justification and approval thresholds final rule, H6421 (EC3630) [17JN]

———lease prospectuses, S6012 (EC2950) [10JN], S7175 (EC3212) [27JN], S7490 (EC3267) [9JY], S7886 (EC3409) [16JY], S9071 (EC3554, EC3555) [29JY], H5752 (EC3278) [30MY]

———legislative lobbying costs final rule, H6421 (EC3647) [17JN]

———master subcontracting plans final rule, H6421 (EC3636) [17JN]

———memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and European Community final rule, H6421 (EC3631) [17JN]

———modifications of existing contracts final rule, H4301 (EC2672) [30AP]

———NAFTA implementation final rule, H6421 (EC3641) [17JN]

———National Industrial Security Program operating manual final rule, H6420 (EC3629) [17JN]

———ozone executive order final rule, H6421 (EC3639) [17JN]

———Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corp. dissolution legislation, H12301 (EC5489) [4OC]

———personal property furnished to non-Federal recipients report, S1969 (EC2105) [13MR], H1663 (EC2156) [4MR]

———postponement of bid openings or closing dates final rule, H6421 (EC3632) [17JN]

———predetermined indirect cost rates final rule, H6421 (EC3634) [17JN]

———Presidential delegation assignment of claims final rule, H4301 (EC2672) [30AP]

———prompt payment overseas final rule, H6421 (EC3649) [17JN]

———public contracts and property management final rule, S9071 (EC3559) [29JY]

———quality assurance nonconformances final rule, H6421 (EC3655) [17JN]

———quick-closeout procedures final rule, H6421 (EC3653) [17JN]

———records retention final rule, H6421 (EC3646) [17JN]

———relocation benefits legislation, H4901 (EC2945) [10MY]

———Research Triangle Park, NC, building project survey report, H2949 (EC2308) [27MR]

———Right to Financial Privacy Act amendments, S1969 (EC2104) [13MR]

———Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program final rule, H6421 (EC3637) [17JN]

———small business innovation research rights in data final rule, H6421 (EC3658) [17JN]

———small business size standards final rule, H6421 (EC3635) [17JN]

———termination for convenience final rule, H6422 (EC3660) [17JN]

———travel costs final rule, H6421 (EC3648) [17JN]

———Uruguay Round final rule, H6421 (EC3640) [17JN]

———use of convict labor final rule, H6421 (EC3638) [17JN]

Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2089) [13MR]

———report, H1250 (EC2077) [23FE]

House of Representatives: Members' personal financial disclosure statements, H7779 (EC4186) [17JY]

———receipts and expenditures report, H3385 (EC2363) [15AP], H6710 (EC3775) [24JN], H11228 (EC5317) [25SE]

———rules reports, H3729 (EC2451) [23AP]

ICC: Inspector General report, S98 (EC1788) [5JA]

INS: acquisition of citizenship final rule, S7762 (EC3329) [11JY], H7113 (EC3963) [8JY]

———blank employment eligibility verification forms final rule, H12301 (EC5483) [4OC]

———certificate of citizenship for children born outside the U.S. final rule, S10426 (EC4072) [12SE], H10173 (EC5046) [10SE]

———certification of designated fingerprinting services final rule, S5855 (EC2837) [5JN], H5815 (EC3333) [4JN]

———defaulted payments fees final rule, S7762 (EC3330) [11JY], H7113 (EC3962) [8JY]

———employment authorization document introduction final rule, S10426 (EC4067) [12SE], H10172 (EC4998) [10SE]

———employment-based petitions final rule, S7016 (EC3176) [26JN], H6710 (EC3776) [24JN]

———evidence of registration of permanent resident aliens final rule, H7657 (EC4156) [16JY]

———immigration and nationality forms final rule, S10426 (EC4070) [12SE], H10173 (EC5044) [10SE]

———immigration final rule, S10599 (EC4099) [16SE], H11228 (EC5326) [25SE]

———removal of form I-151 final rule, S8467 (EC3496) [22JY]

———resettlement assistance eligibility for Cuban and Haitian national parolees, H7473 (EC4104) [11JY]

———Salvadorans temporary protected status final rule, S10426 (EC4071) [12SE], H10173 (EC5045) [10SE]

———visa waiver pilot program final rule, S9071 (EC3569) [29JY], H7153 (EC4007) [9JY], H8554 (EC4323) [25JY]

———visa waiver pilot program report, S7174 (EC3205) [27JN], H6914 (EC3859) [26JN]

Inspector General: lobbying activities, S1969 (EC2115) [13MR]

Institute of Museum Services: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S4063 (EC2311) [24AP]

Institute of Peace: audit report, S3487 (EC2256) [17AP], H3487 (EC2408) [16AP]

Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research: report, H11393 (EC5349) [26SE]

Inter-American Foundation: internal controls and financial systems report, S97 (EC1775) [5JA]

International Boundary and Water Commission: Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1993) [11MR], H1663 (EC2157) [4MR]

Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S4063 (EC2312) [24AP], H3385 (EC2356) [15AP]

IRS: administrative, procedural, and miscellaneous closing agreements final rule, H8246 (EC4290) [23JY], H10039 (EC4794) [4SE]

———administrative, procedural, and miscellaneous final rule, H7105 (EC3918) [27JN]

———administrative, procedural, and miscellaneous revenue procedures final rule, S5691 (EC2750) [3JN], S5939 (EC2936) [6JN], H5817 (EC3366) [4JN], H6284 (EC3569) [12JN]

———administrative and audit requirements and cost principles for assistance programs final rule, S8635 (EC3521) [24JY]

———announcement report, S9736 (EC3643, EC3644) [3SE]

———announcement summary report, S4804 (EC2479) [7MY]

———bad debts and dealer assignments of national principal contracts final rule, H10172 (EC5009) [10SE]

———changes in accounting periods and in methods of accounting final rule, H4301 (EC2685) [30AP]

———closing agreements final rule, S5856 (EC2872) [5JN], H5753 (EC3289) [30MY]

———combined taxable income under the profit split method final rule, S5093 (EC2632) [15MY]

———comments on procedures relative to voluntary and involuntary changes in method of accounting final rule, H9921 (EC4525) [2AU]

———common trust fund diversification final rule, H4396 (EC2738) [1MY]

———cost sharing regulations revision final rule, H6508 (EC3711) [18JN]

———debt instruments issue price final rule, S7174 (EC3200) [27JN], H6690 (EC3760) [20JN], H11046 (EC5293) [24SE]

———debt instruments with original issue discount final rule, S7174 (EC3204) [27JN], H6422 (EC3682) [17JN]

———decision action final rule, S8372 (EC3470, EC3471) [19JY], S8373 (EC3472, EC3473, EC3474, EC3475, EC3476) [19JY], H8028 (EC4205, EC4206, EC4207, EC4209, EC4210, EC4211, EC4212) [18JY]

———deductions in mutal life insurance companies final rule, H10174 (EC5059) [10SE]

———definition of pooled income fund final rule, H9921 (EC4524) [2AU]

———definitions relating to corporate reorganization final rule, H5568 (EC3173) [23MY]

———definitions relative to corporate reorganizations final rule, S5691 (EC2748) [3JN]

———depositories for Federal taxes final rule, H10039 (EC4791) [4SE]

———determination of interest rate final rule, S5691 (EC2747) [3JN], H5500 (EC3143) [22MY], H5568 (EC3172) [23MY]

———determination of issue price in the case of certain debt instruments issued for property final rule, H4301 (EC2689) [30AP], H8246 (EC4289) [23JY]

———determination of issue price relative to certain debt instruments issued for property final rule, S5691 (EC2746) [3JN], H10039 (EC4797) [4SE]

———distribution of stock and securities of a controlled corporation final rule, S5691 (EC2749) [3JN]

———distributions by U.S. corporations, S10017 (EC3895) [6SE], H10174 (EC5057) [10SE]

———effective date extension for certain payors revising W-9 substitute forms, H10039 (EC4792) [4SE]

———employee plans and exempt organizations final rule, H10172 (EC5010) [10SE]

———enterprise zone facility bonds final rule, S5856 (EC2874) [5JN], H5816 (EC3362) [4JN]

———environmental settlement funds classification final rule, H4396 (EC2736) [1MY]

———examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or abatement final rule, S5856 (EC2867) [5JN], H5752 (EC3285) [30MY]

———extension of time to make elections final rule, H7105 (EC3920) [27JN]

———final rule, S4804 (EC2470, EC2471, EC2472, EC2473, EC2474, EC2476, EC2480, EC2481, EC2482, EC2483) [7MY], H5286 (EC3068) [16MY], H5568 (EC3174) [23MY]

———foreign corporation income final rule, H7657 (EC4161) [16JY]

———gaming industry tip reporting agreement, H12251 (EC5407) [1OC]

———hairstyling industry tip reporting agreement, H12251 (EC5408) [1OC]

———income exclusions in Supplemental Security Income Program final rule, H11046 (EC5294) [24SE]

———inflation adjustment final rule, H10172 (EC5011) [10SE]

———inflation-indexed debt instruments final rule, H11228 (EC5327) [25SE]

———insurance premium excise tax refund claim filing final rule, H7657 (EC4162) [16JY]

———interest netting study final rule, H10174 (EC5055) [10SE]

———interest rate determination final rule, H10172 (EC5013) [10SE]

———investment company transfers final rule, H4396 (EC2737) [1MY]

———involuntary conversions final rule, S5939 (EC2938) [6JN], H5816 (EC3363) [4JN]

———last-in, first-out inventories final rule, S5939 (EC2937) [6JN], H5817 (EC3365) [4JN], H10174 (EC5056, EC5058) [10SE], H10385 (EC5105) [12SE], H11228 (EC5329) [25SE]

———last-in first-out inventories final rule, H7259 (EC4070) [10JY]

———loss payment patterns and discount factors final rule, H10039 (EC4796) [4SE]

———losses and deductions use limitations final rule, H7105 (EC3916) [27JN]

———low income housing credit final rule, H8246 (EC4288) [23JY]

———low-income housing credit final rule, H7114 (EC3981) [8JY], H11228 (EC5328) [25SE]

———marginal production rates final rule, H10172 (EC5012) [10SE]

———minimum vesting standards final rule, H10523 (EC5184) [17SE]

———modification of bad debts final rule, S7174 (EC3202) [27JN]

———modification of debt instruments final rule, S7174 (EC3203) [27JN], H7105 (EC3917) [27JN]

———net operating loss regulations final rule, H7105 (EC3915) [27JN]

———nonpayroll withheld income taxes final rule, S5856 (EC2869) [5JN], H5752 (EC3287) [30MY]

———notice final rule, S9427 (EC3611, EC3613) [1AU], S11291 (EC4178) [25SE]

———notice report, S9739 (EC3725, EC3726) [3SE], S10554 (EC4086, EC4087, EC4088) [13SE]

———payment by employer of expenses for meals, entertainment, club dues, and spousal travel final rule, S5856 (EC2873) [5JN], H5753 (EC3288) [30MY]

———private inurement expressly prohibited for organizations final rule, H10385 (EC5108) [12SE]

———processing of returns filed by exempt organizations by Ogden Service Center final rule, S7761 (EC3305) [11JY], H7105 (EC3921) [27JN]

———protocol amending the convention with respect to taxes on income and capital final rule, S5691 (EC2745) [3JN]

———qualified cost sharing arrangements final rule, S5093 (EC2633) [15MY]

———qualified pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans final rule, H10523 (EC5183) [17SE]

———refund requests final rule, S5856 (EC2870) [5JN], H5753 (EC3290) [30MY]

———regulatory reinvention initiative notice, S7174 (EC3199) [27JN]

———regulatory reinvention initiative request for comments final rule, H10720 (EC5226) [19SE]

———relief from filing form 3115 for a change in methods of accounting required by statement of financial accounting standards final rule, H4301 (EC2688) [30AP]

———revenue procedure final rule, S8635 (EC3523, EC3524, EC3525, EC3526) [24JY], S9071 (EC3556) [29JY]

———revenue procedure report, S7174 (EC3201) [27JN]

———revenue ruling final rule, S4316 (EC2353) [29AP], S4804 (EC2475, EC2477, EC2478) [7MY], S8372 (EC3454, EC3455) [19JY], S8373 (EC3477) [19JY], S9736 (EC3625, EC3626, EC3640, EC3641, EC3642) [3SE], S9739 (EC3727, EC3728, EC3729) [3SE], S10324 (EC4005, EC4006, EC4007, EC4008, EC4009, EC4010, EC4011) [11SE], S11032 (EC4135, EC4136) [19SE], S11290 (EC4172, EC4173, EC4174) [25SE], H4429 (EC2836) [6MY], H4645 (EC2892) [8MY], H10107 (EC4888) [5SE], H12301 (EC5487) [4OC]

———revenue ruling report, S5093 (EC2631) [15MY]

———rulings and determination letters final rule, H8028 (EC4208) [18JY], H8597 (EC4413) [26JY], H10174 (EC5060) [10SE]

———safe harbor for organizations that provide charitable low-income housing final rule, H4301 (EC2687) [30AP]

———salvage discount factors for each property and casualty line of business final rule, H10039 (EC4795) [4SE]

———Schedule Q final rule, S5939 (EC2935) [6JN], H5816 (EC3364) [4JN]

———short taxable years relative to controlled groups final rule, H7105 (EC3919) [27JN]

———State Systems Advance Planning Docment Process final rule, H10039 (EC4798) [4SE]

———substitute information returns preparation final rule, H9704 (EC4509) [1AU]

———tax forms and instructions final rule, H11394 (EC5350) [26SE]

———tax relief for those affected by Operation Joint Endeavor final rule, H5646 (EC3222) [29MY]

———tax year 1996 information returns for submission final rule, H8246 (EC4291) [23JY]

———taxable income under the profit-split method relative to possession credits final rule, H10385 (EC5106) [12SE]

———tax-exempt bond arbitrage requirements compliance final rule, H10720 (EC5225) [19SE]

———tax-exempt organizations excise taxes final rule, H10385 (EC5107) [12SE]

———tax-exempt organizations information returns final rule, H10385 (EC5109) [12SE]

———taxpayer identifying numbers final rule, S5691 (EC2751) [3JN], H5646 (EC3223) [29MY]

———time for performance of acts when last day for performance is Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday report, S9739 (EC3730) [3SE], H10039 (EC4793) [4SE]

———treatment of debt instruments final rule, H4396 (EC2739) [1MY]

———underwriters final rule, H4396 (EC2735) [1MY]

———weighted average interest rate update final rule, S5856 (EC2868, EC2871) [5JN], H5752 (EC3284, EC3286) [30MY], H7114 (EC3980) [8JY], H8981 (EC4453) [30JY], H10172 (EC5008) [10SE], H10767 (EC5272) [23SE]

———withholding and reporting of certain income paid to foreign persons final rule, H4301 (EC2686) [30AP]

———work opportunity tax credit final rule, H12172 (EC5384) [28SE]

ITC: Andean Trade Preference Act impact report, H12263 (EC5414) [2OC]

———appropriations legislation, S3384 (EC2217) [16AP], S5093 (EC2634) [15MY], H3386 (EC2373) [15AP], H4901 (EC2956) [10MY]

———broom corn brooms investigation report, H10107 (EC4889) [5SE]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2065) [13MR], H1244 (EC2060) [16FE]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1978) [11MR], H1663 (EC2169) [4MR]

———Inspector General report, S5938 (EC2913) [6JN], H5815 (EC3325) [4JN]

———trade between the U.S. and China, former Soviet Republics, and other title IV countries, S1649 (EC1946) [7MR], S10017 (EC3896) [6SE], H1663 (EC2172) [4MR], H10172 (EC5015) [10SE]

———trade between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China, former Soviet Republics, and other title IV countries report, S6142 (EC3013) [12JN], H6117 (EC3509) [10JN]

———U.S. trade agreements program operation report, S9739 (EC3733) [3SE], H10039 (EC4800) [4SE]

James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation: report, S1681 (EC1966) [11MR]

Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission: Inspector General report, S97 (EC1777) [5JA], S4063 (EC2305) [24AP], H3487 (EC2400) [16AP]

———report, S30 (EC1761) [3JA], S97 (EC1776) [5JA], H329 (EC1919) [5JA]

Judicial Conference of the U.S.: conversion of temporary judgeships to permanent status, S3486 (EC2247) [17AP]

———judiciary funding, S30 (EC1750) [3JA]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: report, S6610 (EC3080) [20JN], H6420 (EC3619) [17JN]

Legion of Valor of the U.S. of America, Inc.: audit, H11228 (EC5322) [25SE]

Library of Congress: Capitol preservation fund activities report, H10234 (EC4974) [11SE]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1682 (EC1996) [11MR]

———national policy on permanent papers establishment report, S98 (EC1795) [5JA]

———national policy on public papers, H186 (EC1917) [4JA]

———report, H5379 (EC3117) [21MY]

———Waiver of Moral Rights in Visual Artworks report, H1984 (EC2207) [7MR]

Little League Baseball, Inc.: report, H912 (EC1980) [25JA]

LSC: Freedom of Information Act report, S1682 (EC1998) [11MR]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S1854 (EC2045) [12MR], H1241 (EC2052) [13FE], H1324 (EC2128) [27FE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: report, S11032 (EC4147) [19SE], S11089 (EC4147) [20SE]

Merit Systems Protection Board: appeals report, S1969 (EC2114) [13MR]

———appropriations legislation, H5172 (EC3032) [15MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1990) [11MR], H1715 (EC2187) [5MR]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S1854 (EC2053) [12MR], H737 (EC1939) [22JA]

———Inspector General report, S1968 (EC2090) [13MR], H1137 (EC1991) [31JA]

———minority employment in the Federal Government report, S9740 (EC3768) [3SE], H10036 (EC4703) [4SE]

———reauthorization legislation, S5762 (EC2826) [4JN]

———report, S4063 (EC2301) [24AP], H3580 (EC2412) [17AP]

———statistical report, S9071 (EC3563) [29JY], H8554 (EC4319) [25JY]

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission: report, S1649 (EC1939) [7MR], H1251 (EC2100) [23FE]

Minority Business Development Agency: cost-sharing requirements relative to operation of Minority Business Development Centers final rule, H5932 (EC3382) [5JN]

Mississippi River Commission: Government in the Sunshine Act report, H1223 (EC2009) [1FE]

Mississippi River Corridor Study Commission: report, S6012 (EC2966) [10JN], H5751 (EC3251) [30MY]

Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environment Policy Foundation: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2086) [13MR]

NASA: correcting identified material weaknesses report, H912 (EC1975) [25JA]

———Downey, CA, industrial plant report, S10554 (EC4076) [13SE]

———extraordinary contractual relief report, S3626 (EC2265) [18AP]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S3012 (EC2194) [27MR], H2842 (EC2292) [25MR]

———industrial plant report, H11046 (EC5292) [24SE]

———Inspector General report, S98 (EC1789) [5JA], S6610 (EC3099) [20JN], H6422 (EC3661) [17JN]

———Integrated Financial Managment System report, S4937 (EC2556) [9MY], H4799 (EC2935) [9MY]

———material weaknesses report, S1969 (EC2107) [13MR]

———quiet aircraft technology for propeller-driven airplanes and rotorcraft report, S7886 (EC3389) [16JY]

———Subsonic Noise Reduction Technology Program report, S7886 (EC3390) [16JY], H7114 (EC3982) [8JY]

———Superfund report, S2100 (EC2133) [14MR], H2122 (EC2225) [12MR]

National Archives: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H329 (EC1922) [5JA]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S276 (EC1821) [22JA]

———national policy on permanent papers establishment report, S98 (EC1795) [5JA]

National Archives and Records Administration: audiovisual records management final rule, S7016 (EC3165) [26JN], H7104 (EC3900) [27JN]

———disposition of Federal records final rule, H4429 (EC2827) [6MY]

———final and interim final rule report, S4516 (EC2385) [1MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S2327 (EC2168) [19MR], H2466 (EC2261) [19MR]

———preservation of and access to historical materials of the Nixon administration public regulations final rule, H4301 (EC2673) [30AP]

———reimbursement for storage of certain Federal agency records final rule, S5566 (EC2721) [23MY]

National Bank for Cooperatives Retirement Plan: report, S4516 (EC2386) [1MY], H4395 (EC2721) [1MY]

National Bankruptcy Review Commission: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H737 (EC1935) [22JA]

National Capital Planning Commission: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H3729 (EC2447) [23AP]

———Inspector General report, S4423 (EC2361) [30AP], H3729 (EC2448) [23AP]

———internal controls and audited financial systems report, S4423 (EC2362) [30AP]

National Center for Education Statistics: condition of education report, H5815 (EC3304) [4JN]

National Commission on Libraries and Information Science: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2080) [13MR]

———report, H4900 (EC2938) [10MY]

National Council on Disability: achieving independence progress report, H8981 (EC4455) [30JY]

———report, H2866 (EC2293) [26MR]

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements: audit report, S7762 (EC3326) [11JY], H7113 (EC3964) [8JY]

National Credit Union Administration: Community Development Revolving Loan Program final rule, H11045 (EC5277) [24SE]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1982) [11MR]

———Inspector General report, S5938 (EC2911) [6JN], H5751 (EC3244) [30MY]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S276 (EC1822) [22JA]

———loans in areas having special flood hazards final rule, H11045 (EC5281) [24SE]

———management official interlocks final rule, H11045 (EC5279) [24SE]

———organization and operations of Federal credit unions final rule, H11045 (EC5278) [24SE]

———report, S3384 (EC2209) [16AP], H3385 (EC2344) [15AP]

———schedules of compensation report, S2327 (EC2159) [19MR], H2557 (EC2269) [20MR]

———supervisory committee audits and verifications final rule, H11045 (EC5280) [24SE]

National Education Goals Panel: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1969 (EC2112) [13MR], H1251 (EC2092) [23FE]

———report, H12250 (EC5401) [1OC]

National Endowment for Democracy: Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1983) [11MR], H1715 (EC2185) [5MR]

———Inspector General report, S97 (EC1778) [5JA], H90 (EC1899) [3JA]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S276 (EC1832) [22JA]

National Endowment for the Arts: Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program report, S3487 (EC2255) [17AP]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2085) [13MR]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S8467 (EC3495) [22JY], H3385 (EC2357) [15AP]

———Inspector General report, S5762 (EC2828) [4JN]

———report, H5500 (EC3136) [22MY]

National Endowment for the Humanities: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S3153 (EC2202) [28MR], H2866 (EC2295) [26MR]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S2100 (EC2140) [14MR], H2315 (EC2251) [14MR]

National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities: Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program report, H3385 (EC2346) [15AP]

National Fund for Medical Education: audited financial statement report, S4617 (EC2405) [2MY]

National Gallery of Art: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2062) [13MR], H1234 (EC2037) [9FE]

National Mediation Board: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S5566 (EC2712) [23MY], H5568 (EC3154) [23MY]

National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: report, H5751 (EC3253) [30MY]

National Park Foundation: report, H2466 (EC2264) [19MR]

National Safety Council: internal controls and financial management systems report, S30 (EC1762) [3JA]

National Science Board: Government in the Sunshine Act report, S1854 (EC2044) [12MR]

———Inspector General report, S97 (EC1779) [5JA], S5938 (EC2919) [6JN], H5933 (EC3398) [5JN]

National Skills Standards Board: report, S1344 (EC1895) [27FE]

National Tropical Botanical Garden: audit report, H7113 (EC3965) [8JY]

National Weather Service: modernization legislation, S4937 (EC2560) [9MY], H4901 (EC2951) [10MY]

Naval Sea Cadet Corps: audit report, H2949 (EC2306) [27MR]

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.: Government in the Sunshine Act report, S4063 (EC2306) [24AP], H3729 (EC2449) [23AP]

———report, S4803 (EC2447) [7MY], H4421 (EC2751) [2MY]

Ninth Farm Credit District: report, H773 (EC1953) [23JA]

NIST: final rule, S4937 (EC2567) [9MY]

———Fire Research Grants Program continuation final rule, H4429 (EC2832) [6MY]

———grants, materials, science, and engineering laboratory funds availability final rule, H4429 (EC2831) [6MY]

NLRB: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2064) [13MR], H1635 (EC2145) [29FE]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S4423 (EC2369) [30AP], H4301 (EC2674) [30AP]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S1854 (EC2050) [12MR], H1251 (EC2093) [23FE]

———Inspector General report, S7016 (EC3166) [26JN]

NOAA: Alaska exclusive economic zone final rule, H6508 (EC3704) [18JN]

———Alaska exclusive economic zone fisheries final rule, S7761 (EC3302, EC3303, EC3313) [11JY], S9427 (EC3602) [1AU], S9738 (EC3704, EC3705) [3SE], S10325 (EC4039) [11SE], S10425 (EC4049, EC4051) [12SE], S11032 (EC4121, EC4122, EC4127) [19SE], H7153 (EC4003, EC4004) [9JY], H7259 (EC4064) [10JY], H8981 (EC4436, EC4440, EC4441) [30JY], H10036 (EC4722, EC4724, EC4727, EC4728, EC4729) [4SE], H10037 (EC4731, EC4732, EC4733) [4SE], H10173 (EC5041) [10SE], H10385 (EC5100, EC5101) [12SE], H10601 (EC5202, EC5203, EC5204) [18SE], H10766 (EC5252) [23SE], H11228 (EC5320) [25SE], H11393 (EC5340) [26SE], H12301 (EC5476) [4OC]

———Alaska scallop fisheries final rule, S9427 (EC3603) [1AU], H8981 (EC4435) [30JY]

———Aleutian and Alaskan groundfish final rule, H4645 (EC2889) [8MY], H4799 (EC2912) [9MY], H5298 (EC3086) [20MY]

———anchovy fisheries final rule, S11032 (EC4124) [19SE], H10601 (EC5198) [18SE]

———Arctic water marine mammals caught in small takes incidental to specified activities interim rule, H4501 (EC2852) [7MY]

———Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish fisheries final rule, S5378 (EC2676) [20MY], H5051 (EC3004) [14MY]

———Atlantic striped bass fishery final rule, S6080 (EC2989) [11JN], H6284 (EC3547) [12JN]

———Atlantic swordfish fisheries final rule, S8156 (EC3443) [18JY], S9070 (EC3543) [29JY], H7472 (EC4099) [11JY], H8374 (EC4307, EC4308) [24JY]

———Atlantic swordfish fishery final rule, S6142 (EC3001) [12JN], H6284 (EC3456) [12JN]

———Atlantic tuna fisheries final rule, S7886 (EC3382) [16JY], S9427 (EC3589, EC3590) [1AU], S9738 (EC3698) [3SE], S9740 (EC3781) [3SE], S10018 (EC3915) [6SE], H7104 (EC3901) [27JN], H8635 (EC4423, EC4424) [29JY], H10036 (EC4716) [4SE], H10037 (EC4736) [4SE], H10172 (EC4989) [10SE], H12250 (EC5403) [1OC]

———Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands area codfish final rule, S9737 (EC3690) [3SE]

———Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands area groundfish final rule, S6013 (EC2973, EC2974) [10JN], S6080 (EC2988) [11JN], S7301 (EC3241, EC3242, EC3245) [28JN], S7815 (EC3344) [12JY], S9427 (EC3601) [1AU], S9738 (EC3702) [3SE], H6508 (EC3702, EC3703) [18JN], H6763 (EC3826, EC3829) [25JN], H7113 (EC3960) [8JY], H8980 (EC4434) [30JY], H10036 (EC4717, EC4720, EC4726) [4SE]

———Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands area mackerel final rule, S9738 (EC3696, EC3703) [3SE]

———Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands area pollock final rule, S9738 (EC3691) [3SE]

———Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands area rockfish final rule, S9738 (EC3695) [3SE]

———Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands bycatch rate standards final rule, S5761 (EC2789) [4JN]

———Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands flathead fish final rule, S9738 (EC3699) [3SE]

———Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish and Aleutian Western District Pacific perch final rule, H5500 (EC3138) [22MY]

———Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish in nontrawal fishery management area final rule, S5761 (EC2791) [4JN]

———Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands inseason closures final rule, S5378 (EC2675) [20MY]

———Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area apportionment of reserve of certain target species final rule, S5267 (EC2655) [17MY]

———Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area prohibition relative to retention of Pacific Ocean perch final rule, S5761 (EC2792) [4JN]

———Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Pacific cod fishing by vessels final rule, S5267 (EC2656) [17MY], S5761 (EC2790) [4JN], H5298 (EC3087, EC3088, EC3089) [20MY]

———Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Pacific perch in the Eastern Aleutian District final rule, H5933 (EC3410) [5JN]

———Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands vessels using trawl gear final rule, S9738 (EC3701) [3SE], H5933 (EC3404) [5JN], H10036 (EC4725) [4SE]

———Block Island Sound fishing closure final rule, H5815 (EC3328) [4JN]

———Block Island Sound lobster closure final rule, H5815 (EC3329) [4JN]

———Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic fisheries final rule, S7301 (EC3240) [28JN], S11032 (EC4123) [19SE], H7104 (EC3903) [27JN], H10172 (EC4986, EC4988) [10SE], H10173 (EC5040) [10SE], H10522 (EC5167) [17SE], H10601 (EC5201) [18SE], H10766 (EC5253) [23SE]

———Caribbean fisheries final rule, S10018 (EC3913, EC3914) [6SE], S10325 (EC4037) [11SE], S11032 (EC4120) [19SE]

———Climate and Global Change Program final rule, H6412 (EC3606) [13JN]

———Climate and Global Change Program report, S7301 (EC3230) [28JN]

———Coastal Zone Management Program regulations final rule, S7886 (EC3385) [16JY], H7104 (EC3902) [27JN]

———dolphin safe tuna labeling existing regulations final rule, S5761 (EC2788) [4JN]

———domestic fisheries final rule, S6013 (EC2980) [10JN]

———final rule, S4937 (EC2564, EC2565, EC2566) [9MY], S7885 (EC3369) [16JY]

———fisheries of the exclusive economic zone off Alaska final rule, S6142 (EC3004) [12JN]

———fishery management plan development final rule, S9740 (EC3780) [3SE]

———fishing capacity reduction initiative final rule, S9740 (EC3782) [3SE], H10172 (EC4990) [10SE]

———fishing trip definition final rule, S5761 (EC2793) [4JN]

———foreign and domestic fishing, scientific research, and exempted fishing final rule, H5645 (EC3195) [29MY]

———foreign and domestic fishing final rule, S6013 (EC2979) [10JN]

———general provisions for domestic fisheries extension of emergency fishing closure in Black Island Sound final rule, H5933 (EC3412) [5JN]

———Gulf of Alaska and Pacific Ocean perch final rule, S9738 (EC3694) [3SE]

———Gulf of Alaska groundfish and Pacific cod in the central regulatory area final rule, S5378 (EC2671, EC2685) [20MY], H5051 (EC3005) [14MY], H5173 (EC3033) [15MY]

———Gulf of Alaska groundfish final rule, S6013 (EC2972, EC2978) [10JN], S7761 (EC3304) [11JY], S8372 (EC3459, EC3460, EC3461, EC3462) [19JY], S9070 (EC3542, EC3548) [29JY], H5933 (EC3403, EC3405, EC3406, EC3407, EC3408, EC3409) [5JN], H7153 (EC4005) [9JY], H8374 (EC4309) [24JY], H10036 (EC4719) [4SE]

———Gulf of Alaska groundfish recordkeeping and requirements final rule, H5500 (EC3139) [22MY]

———Gulf of Alaska inseason closures final rule, S5378 (EC2675) [20MY]

———Gulf of Alaska perch final rule, H8981 (EC4437) [30JY]

———Gulf of Alaska pollock final rule, H11045 (EC5289, EC5290) [24SE]

———Gulf of Alaska rockfish final rule, S9738 (EC3697, EC3700) [3SE], H7778 (EC4179) [17JY], H8981 (EC4438) [30JY], H11393 (EC5340, EC5341) [26SE]

———Gulf of Alaska shallow-water species fishing by vessels using trawl gear final rule, S5267 (EC2658) [17MY], H5379 (EC3120) [21MY]

———Gulf of Alaska vessels using trawl gear final rule, S9738 (EC3706) [3SE]

———Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Disaster Program final rule, S6142 (EC3002) [12JN], H6116 (EC3477) [10JN]

———Gulf of Mexico reef fish fisheries final rule, S7301 (EC3244) [28JN], S11032 (EC4117) [19SE], H6763 (EC3830) [25JN], H10601 (EC5197) [18SE]

———Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishery final rule, H5379 (EC3119) [21MY]

———international fisheries regulations final rule, H8981 (EC4439) [30JY]

———international regulations relative to halibut fisheries final rule, S9738 (EC3709) [3SE], H10037 (EC4735) [4SE]

———longline pot gear final rule, H11393 (EC5341) [26SE]

———Magnuson Act final rule, S6719 (EC3129) [24JN], H6690 (EC3755) [20JN]

———Magnuson Act provisions relative to foreign fishing regulations final rule, H12301 (EC5475) [4OC]

———marine mammals and dolphin safe tuna labeling regulation consolidation final rule, H5751 (EC3236) [30MY]

———Northeast multispecies fishery final rule, S6013 (EC2981) [10JN], H5933 (EC3413) [5JN]

———Northeastern U.S. fisheries final rule, S7815 (EC3342) [12JY], S9427 (EC3588) [1AU], S9738 (EC3692) [3SE], S10018 (EC3912) [6SE], S10425 (EC4050) [12SE], H7113 (EC3958) [8JY], H7473 (EC4101) [11JY], H9565 (EC4476) [31JY], H10036 (EC4723) [4SE], H10172 (EC4987) [10SE], H10384 (EC5086) [12SE], H10766 (EC5251) [23SE]

———Northwest Hawaiian Islands fishery closure final rule, S9738 (EC3693) [3SE]

———ocean salmon fisheries final rule, S7761 (EC3301) [11JY], H6763 (EC3827) [25JN]

———Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation Licensing Program final rule, H4901 (EC2952) [10MY]

———Ocean Thermal Energy Licensing Program final rule, S5378 (EC2686) [20MY]

———Pacific Coast groundfish fishery, H4799 (EC2913) [9MY]

———Pacific Coast whiting at-sea processing final rule, H6116 (EC3476) [10JN]

———Pacific flounder fisheries final rule, S7301 (EC3239) [28JN], H6763 (EC3828) [25JN]

———Pacific groundfish fisheries final rule, S7301 (EC3246) [28JN], S7885 (EC3368) [16JY], H7472 (EC4100) [11JY]

———Pacific halibut fisheries final rule, S6013 (EC2975) [10JN], S7301 (EC3243) [28JN], S8156 (EC3441) [18JY], H5933 (EC3411) [5JN], H6422 (EC3664) [17JN], H7657 (EC4153) [16JY]

———Pacific Ocean perch final rule, H7778 (EC4180, EC4181, EC4182) [17JY], H10036 (EC4718) [4SE]

———Pacific Ocean perch in the Western Aleutian District final rule, H4645 (EC2889) [8MY]

———Pacific salmon fisheries final rule, S7301 (EC3247) [28JN], S9427 (EC3585) [1AU], S9738 (EC3707, EC3708) [3SE], H7153 (EC4002) [9JY], H8980 (EC4433) [30JY], H10037 (EC4730, EC4734) [4SE]

———Pacific Whiting regular season final rule, S11032 (EC4118) [19SE]

———Pribilof Environmental Restoration Program financial assistance final rule, H5500 (EC3140) [22MY]

———seabed mining report, S2858 (EC2186) [26MR], H2664 (EC2283) [21MR]

———special exception permits to take, import, and export marine mammals final rule, S5378 (EC2688) [20MY], H4901 (EC2948) [10MY]

———State quota adjustments for summer flounder fishing final rule, S5378 (EC2687) [20MY]

———State quota adjustments to summer flounder fishery final rule, H4501 (EC2853) [7MY]

———Texas shrimp fishing annual closure date final rule, S5267 (EC2657) [17MY]

———trip limit reductions final rule, S10325 (EC4038) [11SE]

———U.S. lobster fishery final rule, S5378 (EC2672) [20MY], H5173 (EC3034) [15MY]

———Washington, Oregon, and California ocean salmon fisheries final rule, S5761 (EC2787) [4JN], H5645 (EC3196) [29MY]

———Washington, Oregon, and California ocean salmon fisheries management measures final rule, S5378 (EC2673) [20MY], H5051 (EC3006) [14MY]

———Western Pacific and west coast fisheries final rule, S7886 (EC3386) [16JY], S10425 (EC4052) [12SE], S11032 (EC4125, EC4126) [19SE], H7113 (EC3959) [8JY], H10036 (EC4721) [4SE], H10235 (EC5081) [11SE], H10384 (EC5099) [12SE], H10601 (EC5196, EC5199, EC5200) [18SE]

———whaling regulations final rule, S6142 (EC3003) [12JN], H6040 (EC3444) [7JN]

Non-Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A.: audit report, S3486 (EC2249) [17AP]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S1344 (EC1890) [27FE]

Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission: report, S2100 (EC2132) [14MR]

NRC: abnormal occurrences at licensed nuclear facilities, S1648 (EC1936) [7MR], H1250 (EC2079) [23FE]

———advanced control room designs and human interfaces final rule, S10554 (EC4079) [13SE]

———appropriations legislation, H7105 (EC3922) [27JN]

———codes and standard for nuclear power plants final rule, S9742 (EC3831) [3SE], H10033 (EC4621) [4SE]

———decommissioning of nuclear power reactors final rule, S9071 (EC3552) [29JY], H8597 (EC4406) [26JY]

———deletion of outdated references and minor change final rule, S9966 (EC3857) [5SE], H10033 (EC4622) [4SE]

———employees ability to raise safety concerns without fear of retaliation final rule, S5762 (EC2800) [4JN]

———enforcement manual change notice final rule, S8372 (EC3467) [19JY], H7778 (EC4175) [17JY]

———environmental review for renewal of nuclear powerplant operating licenses final rule, H6115 (EC3467) [10JN]

———export of nuclear equipment and materials final rule, S7885 (EC3359) [16JY], H7472 (EC4090) [11JY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H186 (EC1915) [4JA]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S2100 (EC2144) [14MR], H2122 (EC2237) [12MR]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S3153 (EC2204) [28MR], H3170 (EC2314) [28MR]

———human-system interface design review guideline final rule, H10522 (EC5161) [17SE]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S276 (EC1823) [22JA]

———licensing support system topical guidelines final rule, S10836 (EC4102) [18SE], H10600 (EC5193) [18SE]

———maintenance rule and steam generator inspections guidelines final rule, H12270 (EC5426) [3OC]

———metric system conversion final rule, H6764 (EC3840) [25JN]

———nondisclosure of safeguards information, S1344 (EC1882) [27FE], S5093 (EC2626) [15MY], H1234 (EC2031) [9FE]

———nondisclosure of safeguards information report, S9742 (EC3832) [3SE], H4501 (EC2847) [7MY], H10033 (EC4623) [4SE]

———nuclear power plant operating licenses renewal review final rule, S7016 (EC3157) [26JN]

———Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act policy report, S7301 (EC3231) [28JN]

———production and utilization facilities emergency planning and preparedness final rule, H6412 (EC3590) [13JN]

———production and utilization facilities final rule, S7175 (EC3214) [27JN]

———protect identities of confidential sources final rule, S5762 (EC2802) [4JN], H5050 (EC2987) [14MY], H5499 (EC3131) [22MY]

———recordkeeping requirements relative to termination or transfer of license, S5762 (EC2801) [4JN], H5050 (EC2988) [14MY]

———rule to establish license and annual fees, S3486 (EC2234) [17AP], H3487 (EC2388) [16AP]

———Safety Research Program report, S1649 (EC1937) [7MR], H1663 (EC2153) [4MR]

———safety system regulatory guide revision final rule, S8156 (EC3450) [18JY], H7656 (EC4148) [16JY]

———spent nuclear fuel storage capacity determining criteria and procedures final rule, S8156 (EC3449) [18JY], H7657 (EC4149) [16JY]

NSC: Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1989) [11MR], H1635 (EC2146) [29FE]

NSF: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H1663 (EC2159) [4MR]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1991) [11MR], H1663 (EC2158) [4MR]

———Inspector General report, H6914 (EC3856) [26JN]

———proposed authorizing legislation, S4616 (EC2396) [2MY]

NTSB: budget appeal, H1251 (EC2103) [23FE]

———budget estimate, request, or information report, S1597 (EC1927) [6MR]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2078) [13MR]

———Freedom of Information Act Report, H1663 (EC2160) [4MR]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S1854 (EC2049) [12MR], H1251 (EC2094) [23FE]

———Inspector General report, S1968 (EC2091) [13MR]

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H737 (EC1934) [22JA]

———health and safety activities report, H3729 (EC2461) [23AP]

Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board: disposal and storage of spent nuclear fuel report, H11045 (EC5285) [24SE]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H330 (EC1924) [5JA]

———findings and recommendations report, H5379 (EC3115) [21MY]

———Inspector General report, H329 (EC1923) [5JA]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S276 (EC1824) [22JA]

Occupation Safety and Health Review Commission: Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1992) [11MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: internal controls and financial systems report, S276 (EC1825) [22JA]

Office of Administration: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H2315 (EC2252) [14MR]

Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management: activities and expenditures report, H7258 (EC4041) [10JY]

Office of Compliance: adopted regulations publication notice, H7473 (EC4115) [11JY], H10039 (EC4803) [4SE]

———Americans With Disabilities Act compliance inspections report, H7473 (EC4117) [11JY]

———OSHA compliance inspections report, H7473 (EC4116) [11JY]

———proposed rulemaking notice, H7473 (EC4114) [11JY], H10385 (EC5111) [12SE], H10720 (EC5228, EC5229) [19SE]

Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H90 (EC1900) [3JA]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1981) [11MR], H1663 (EC2161) [4MR]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S276 (EC1830) [22JA]

———minimum capital final rule, S7670 (EC3277) [10JY]

Office of Government Ethics: executive branch officials disclosure final rule, S6610 (EC3096) [20JN], H6764 (EC3845) [25JN]

———extension and revocation of post-employment waiver final rule, S5939 (EC2931) [6JN], H5933 (EC3415) [5JN]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S3486 (EC2248) [17AP], H3385 (EC2358) [15AP]

———report, S4062 (EC2298) [24AP], H3386 (EC2374) [15AP]

———standards of ethical conduct for executive branch employees final rule, S11168 (EC4160) [24SE], H11228 (EC5323) [25SE]

Office of Independent Counsel: Inspector General report, H5751 (EC3245) [30MY]

———Ronald H. Brown report, H7473 (EC4102) [11JY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: Freedom of Information Act report, S2327 (EC2166) [19MR], H2223 (EC2244) [13MR]

Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation: Inspector General report, S97 (EC1780) [5JA]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S97 (EC1781) [5JA]

Office of Register of Copyrights: Waiver of Moral Rights in Visual Artworks report, S1682 (EC2007) [11MR]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: Freedom of Information Act report, H1663 (EC2163, EC2164) [4MR]

Office of Special Counsel: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2067) [13MR], H737 (EC1940) [22JA]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1987) [11MR], H2033 (EC2219) [8MR]

———report, S4063 (EC2310) [24AP], H3385 (EC2359) [15AP]

Office of the Independent Counsel: report, S8467 (EC3507) [22JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Freedom of Information Act report, S1682 (EC2004) [11MR], H1715 (EC2190) [5MR]

Office of Thrift Supervision: Community Reinvestment Act regulations final rule, S4803 (EC2435) [7MY], H4428 (EC2802) [6MY]

———Community Reinvestment Act report, S5760 (EC2763) [4JN], H5644 (EC3185) [29MY]

———compensation plan, S4188 (EC2331) [25AP], H3818 (EC2477) [24AP]

———consumer report, S4189 (EC2344) [25AP], H3729 (EC2462) [23AP]

———decisions review, S8156 (EC3433) [18JY], H7656 (EC4143) [16JY]

———enforcement actions and initiatives, S8156 (EC3438) [18JY], H7656 (EC4144) [16JY]

———interagency guidelines establishing standards for safety and soundness final rule, S9739 (EC3751) [3SE], H10032 (EC4579) [4SE]

———lending and investment final rule, S10599 (EC4094) [16SE], H10428 (EC5121) [16SE]

———loans in special flood hazard areas final rule, S10073 (EC3931) [9SE], H10104 (EC4814) [5SE]

———management official interlocks final rule, H8373 (EC4295) [24JY]

———preservation of minority savings institutions report, H5050 (EC2971) [14MY]

———regulatory resources operations changes and progress report, S8156 (EC3432) [18JY], H8028 (EC4189) [18JY]

———streamlining regulatory requirements report, S11539 (EC4196) [27SE]

———Uniform Rules of Practice and Procedure report, H3818 (EC2476) [24AP]

———uniform rules of practice and procedure final rule, S4803 (EC2436) [7MY]

OMB: accounting standard for Federal property, plant, and equipment, H1251 (EC2095) [23FE]

———agency compliance relative to unfunded mandates reform, S3012 (EC2191) [27MR], H2866 (EC2296) [26MR]

———appropriations legislation, S30 (EC1753) [3JA], S98 (EC1793) [5JA], S276 (EC1813, EC1814) [22JA], S589 (EC1843, EC1844) [31JA], S1344 (EC1877) [27FE], S1455 (EC1907, EC1908) [29FE]

———appropriations legislation report, S1853 (EC2012) [12MR], S2422 (EC2171) [20MR], S3384 (EC2211, EC2212, EC2213, EC2214) [16AP], S9739 (EC3724) [3SE], S10017 (EC3882, EC3883) [6SE]

———budget authority and outlays, H10600 (EC5190) [18SE], H11045 (EC5282) [24SE], H11227 (EC5300) [25SE], H12300 (EC5455) [4OC]

———budget mid-session review report, S8467 (EC3502, EC3505) [22JY]

———budget recessions and deferrals, S8467 (EC3501) [22JY]

———budget rescissions and deferrals, S1179 (EC1873, EC1874) [9FE], S1454 (EC1899) [29FE], S2100 (EC2127) [14MR], S3625 (EC2262) [18AP], S5691 (EC2758) [3JN], S9853 (EC3834) [4SE], H737 (EC1931) [22JA], H1247 (EC2062) [20FE], H3385 (EC2338) [15AP], H6115 (EC3448) [10JN], H6411 (EC3576) [13JN], H7472 (EC4075) [11JY], H10031 (EC4559) [4SE], H10600 (EC5187) [18SE]

———changes in outlays or receipts, S6514 (EC3074) [19JN], H329 (EC1920) [5JA], H1323 (EC2114, EC2115) [27FE], H2315 (EC2249) [14MR], H3487 (EC2385, EC2386, EC2387) [16AP], H4394 (EC2695) [1MY], H5568 (EC3145) [23MY], H5815 (EC3303) [4JN], H5932 (EC3378) [5JN], H6420 (EC3616) [17JN], H7472 (EC4082) [11JY], H7778 (EC4167) [17JY], H8028 (EC4188) [18JY], H8596 (EC4388, EC4389) [26JY], H9704 (EC4491) [1AU], H10032 (EC4580, EC4581, EC4582, EC4583, EC4584, EC4585) [4SE], H10170 (EC4917) [10SE]

———changes in outlays or receipts relative to Doug Barnard, Jr., commemorative coins minting, H89 (EC1886) [3JA]

———changes in outlays or receipts relative to Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, H89 (EC1885) [3JA]

———Chief Financial Officers Act report, S1854 (EC2042) [12MR]

———Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act report, S4062 (EC2300) [24AP]

———Cost Accounting Standards Board report, S5566 (EC2711) [23MY], H5298 (EC3084) [20MY]

———direct spending or receipts legislation, S4063 (EC2317) [24AP], S5092 (EC2622) [15MY], S5938 (EC2907) [6JN], S6080 (EC2987) [11JN], S8467 (EC3482, EC3483, EC3484) [22JY], S9427 (EC3599, EC3600) [1AU], S9737 (EC3661, EC3662, EC3663) [3SE], S9739 (EC3723) [3SE], S10324 (EC4013) [11SE], S11290 (EC4161, EC4162) [25SE], H2557 (EC2271) [20MR]

———electronic depository library legislation, S3487 (EC2257) [17AP]

———executive, management, and supervisory development final rule, H10171 (EC4966) [10SE]

———Federal financial management status and Government-wide 5-year financial management plan report, H912 (EC1976) [25JA]

———Federal financial management status report and Government-wide financial management plan, S8012 (EC3422) [17JY], H7657 (EC4152) [16JY]

———Federal stewardship properties, investments, and responsibilities report, H7259 (EC4059) [10JY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S2327 (EC2165) [19MR], H1663 (EC2162) [4MR]

———information resources management plan report, S10325 (EC4031) [11SE]

———military personnel accounts sequester exemption, S9853 (EC3833) [4SE], H10031 (EC4552) [4SE]

———new budget authority and outlays, H2122 (EC2224) [12MR], H3385 (EC2345) [15AP]

———sequestration preview report, S2327 (EC2151) [19MR]

———Sequestration Update Report, S1344 (EC1875) [27FE]

———sequestration update report, S9853 (EC3835) [4SE], H10031 (EC4558) [4SE]

———Single Audit Act report, S1969 (EC2110) [13MR]

———statistical confidentiality legislation, S4062 (EC2299) [24AP], H4429 (EC2837) [6MY]

———Statistical Programs of the U.S. Government, S1969 (EC2111) [13MR]

———statistical programs report, H1506 (EC2138) [28FE]

———technical assumptions to be used in preparing national defense function outlay estimates, H6420 (EC3614) [17JN]

———work first and personal responsibility legislation, S4804 (EC2466) [7MY], H4119 (EC2645) [29AP]

OPIC: Chief Financial Officers Act report, S4063 (EC2309) [24AP], H3385 (EC2360) [15AP]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S3012 (EC2195) [27MR], H2122 (EC2232) [12MR]

———legislation, S3486 (EC2238) [17AP]

———report, S1649 (EC1949) [7MR]

OPM: abolishment of Merced, CA, nonappropriated fund wage area final rule, H5751 (EC3247) [30MY]

———abolishment of nonappropriated fund wage area final rule, H10171 (EC4968) [10SE], H10429 (EC5139) [16SE]

———Administrative Law Judge Examination funding final rule, S9736 (EC3635) [3SE], H8554 (EC4321) [25JY]

———agency relationships with organizations representing Federal employees and other organizations final rule, S7016 (EC3167) [26JN], H6914 (EC3857) [26JN]

———allowances and differentials final rule, S5762 (EC2814) [4JN]

———alternative forms of retirement annunity final rule, H4645 (EC2887) [8MY]

———Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund report, S5762 (EC2813) [4JN]

———Civil Service retirement and disability fund report, H4421 (EC2759) [2MY]

———Dept. of the Air Force personnel demonstration project notice, S6220 (EC3036) [13JN], H6283 (EC3541) [12JN]

———determination relative to use of other than competitive procedures for awarding a proposed contract, H2122 (EC2231) [12MR]

———elections of retirement coverage final rule, S9739 (EC3755) [3SE], H10036 (EC4704) [4SE]

———Federal employee reduction assistance legislation, H4901 (EC2946) [10MY]

———Federal employee training interim rule, S5566 (EC2724) [23MY]

———Federal Employees Health Benefits Program claims final rule, H4395 (EC2725) [1MY]

———Federal Employees Health Benefits Program final rule, H8028 (EC4196) [18JY]

———Federal employees health benefits program final rule, H11227 (EC5314) [25SE]

———Federal Employees Health Benefits Program report, S8467 (EC3512) [22JY]

———Federal Employment Reduction Assistance Act report, S5566 (EC2715) [23MY]

———Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program report, S9071 (EC3560) [29JY], H8554 (EC4320) [25JY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H330 (EC1925) [5JA]

———Federal Wage System wage areas final rule, S5566 (EC2723) [23MY]

———Federal Wage System Wage Areas prevailing rate systems final rule, H4501 (EC2851) [7MY]

———final rule, S4516 (EC2382, EC2390) [1MY], H4645 (EC2886) [8MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1682 (EC2009) [11MR], H2223 (EC2245) [13MR]

———general schedule pay final rule, S7885 (EC3352) [16JY]

———Inspector General report, S6220 (EC3037) [13JN], H5815 (EC3321) [4JN]

———interim geographic pay adjustments termination final rule, H7113 (EC3955) [8JY]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S276 (EC1826) [22JA]

———issuing final regulations on alternative forms of annuity final rule, S5566 (EC2719) [23MY]

———locality-based comparability payments, H89 (EC1887) [3JA]

———locality-based comparability payments for General Schedule employees report, S276 (EC1831) [22JA]

———pay under general schedule final rule, S9739 (EC3754) [3SE], H10036 (EC4705) [4SE]

———physicians' comparability allowance report, S9740 (EC3767) [3SE], H10170 (EC4946) [10SE]

———political activities of Federal employees final rule, S7885 (EC3353) [16JY], H7472 (EC4094) [11JY]

———prevailing rate system redefinition final rule, S8467 (EC3510) [22JY], H7472 (EC4093) [11JY]

———prevailing rate systems final rule, S10325 (EC4029) [11SE], S11032 (EC4141) [19SE], S11168 (EC4158) [24SE], H10522 (EC5165) [17SE]

———privatization of investigations service through employee stock ownership plan report, S1969 (EC2117) [13MR]

———Senior Executive Service final rule, S10192 (EC3999) [10SE]

———separate maintenance allowance for duty at Johnston Island final rule, H5751 (EC3246) [30MY]

———use of private sector temporaries final rule, H4301 (EC2675) [30AP]

OSHA: personal protective equipment for general industry final rule, H4421 (EC2753) [2MY]

Panama Canal Commission: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2077) [13MR], H773 (EC1954) [23JA]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S2100 (EC2145) [14MR], H2033 (EC2220) [8MR]

———Inspector General report, S6220 (EC3041) [13JN], H5815 (EC3322) [4JN]

———legislation, S7886 (EC3400) [16JY], H7657 (EC4163) [16JY]

———operation and maintenance expenditures legislation, S4188 (EC2341) [25AP]

———report, S589 (EC1849) [31JA], H1223 (EC1997) [1FE]

Peace Corps: Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1979) [11MR]

Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corp.: authorities correction legislation, S12125 (EC4202) [1OC]

———Chief Financial Officers Act report, S4063 (EC2302) [24AP], H3580 (EC2413) [17AP]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1971) [11MR], H1663 (EC2165) [4MR]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: allocation of assets in single-employer plans final rule, S8012 (EC3411) [17JY], S10018 (EC3905) [6SE], S10324 (EC4012) [11SE], H7472 (EC4087) [11JY], H10032 (EC4590) [4SE], H10173 (EC5027) [10SE]

———final rule, S4616 (EC2397) [2MY]

———financial report, H2949 (EC2309) [27MR]

———financial statements report, S2100 (EC2149) [14MR]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S2422 (EC2176) [20MR], H2466 (EC2262) [19MR]

———Inspector General report, S5938 (EC2920) [6JN], H5932 (EC3391) [5JN]

———late premium payments, employer liability underpayments and overpayments, and interest rates for determining variable rate premium final rule, H4301 (EC2664) [30AP]

———notice and collection of withdrawal liability and adoption of new interest rates final rule, H4301 (EC2664) [30AP]

———reorganization, renumbering, and reinvention of regulations final rule, S7175 (EC3226) [27JN], S8012 (EC3412) [17JY], H7103 (EC3876) [27JN], H7472 (EC4086) [11JY]

———valuation of plan benefits final rule, S6610 (EC3089) [20JN]

———valuation of plan benefits final rules, H6411 (EC3579) [13JN]

———valuation of plan benefits in single-employer pension plans and following mass withdrawals final rule, S5190 (EC2648) [16MY], H5050 (EC2973) [14MY]

———valuation of plan benefits in single-employer plans and following mass withdrawal final rule, H4301 (EC2664) [30AP], H4900 (EC2939) [10MY]

Physician Payment Review Commission: medicare beneficiaries access and financial liability report, S7174 (EC3181) [27JN]

———medicare volume performance standards and fee update recommendations, H5298 (EC3095) [20MY]

———report, S3384 (EC2218) [16AP], H3729 (EC2463) [23AP]

———volume performance standards report, S5691 (EC2742) [3JN]

Postal Rate Commission: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2076) [13MR]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1344 (EC1888) [27FE], H737 (EC1936) [22JA]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S1969 (EC2124) [13MR], H737 (EC1937) [22JA]

———procedural schedule report, S1969 (EC2123) [13MR]

Postal Service: Freedom of Information Act report, S3486 (EC2246) [17AP], H3654 (EC2426) [19AP]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S1854 (EC2047) [12MR], H1248 (EC2070) [20FE]

Potomac Electric Power Co.: balance sheet, H1234 (EC2032) [9FE]

———balance sheet report, S1969 (EC2116) [13MR]

Prospective Payment Assessment Commission: health care spending report, S1649 (EC1945) [7MR], H1984 (EC2210) [7MR]

Railroad Retirement Board: budget estimates justification report, S1969 (EC2125) [13MR], H2315 (EC2253) [14MR]

———budget legislation, S10324 (EC4015) [11SE], S10599 (EC4101) [16SE], S11425 (EC4180) [26SE], H10601 (EC5209) [18SE]

———canceling of annuities to divorced spouses whose widows elect to receive lump sum payments, H8028 (EC4216) [18JY]

———compensation creditability relative to the statute of limitations, S3012 (EC2197) [27MR]

———compensation creditability statute of limitations legislation, H10385 (EC5110) [12SE]

———determination relative to ability to pay benefits, H10235 (EC5085) [11SE]

———divorced spouses annuities final rule, S6610 (EC3088) [20JN]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H330 (EC1926) [5JA]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1984) [11MR], H1663 (EC2166) [4MR]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S4062 (EC2297) [24AP], H3385 (EC2361) [15AP]

———Inspector General budget request, H10384 (EC5098) [12SE]

———Inspector General report, S7885 (EC3355) [16JY], S10192 (EC4003) [10SE], H7259 (EC4060) [10JY]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S276 (EC1827) [22JA]

———labor member letter relative to statute of limitations application to compensation creditability, H8247 (EC4292) [23JY]

———report, S98 (EC1792) [5JA], S1344 (EC1896) [27FE], H1241 (EC2055) [13FE]

———report on Railroad Retirement Act relative to changes in limitations that apply to creditability of compensation, S4972 (EC2587) [13MY]

———retirement system actuarial status report, S7762 (EC3335) [11JY], H7532 (EC4136) [12JY]

———special management improvement plan report, S10018 (EC3906) [6SE]

———unemployment insurance debt collection improvement legislation, S10018 (EC3907) [6SE], H10039 (EC4787) [4SE]

———unemployment insurance system status report, S7175 (EC3223) [27JN]

Rehabilitation Services Administration: Rehabilitation Act administration report, H4421 (EC2752) [2MY]

Reserve Officers Association: financial audit, H10172 (EC4999) [10SE]

Resolution Funding Corp.: financial statements and reports, S6220 (EC3044) [13JN]

———Inspector General report, H5933 (EC3399) [5JN]

Retired Enlisted Association: internal controls and financial systems report, S1344 (EC1891) [27FE]

RTC: Inspector General report, S98 (EC1790) [5JA]

SBA: budget implementation legislation, H7779 (EC4185) [17JY]

———budget legislation, S8467 (EC3503) [22JY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S3153 (EC2203) [28MR], H2949 (EC2305) [27MR]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S2100 (EC2141) [14MR], H2122 (EC2235) [12MR]

———Inspector General report, S1969 (EC2097) [13MR], S7885 (EC3363) [16JY], H773 (EC1955) [23JA], H7259 (EC4062) [10JY]

———minority small business and capital ownership development report, S8635 (EC3528) [24JY], H8094 (EC4275) [22JY]

SEC: disclosure of information final rule, S5938 (EC2896) [6JN]

———eliminating fees final rule, S11089 (EC4154) [20SE], H10766 (EC5239) [23SE]

———exemption for certain California limited issues final rule, H4501 (EC2849) [7MY]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H330 (EC1927) [5JA]

———final rule, S5092 (EC2607, EC2608, EC2609, EC2610) [15MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1682 (EC2010) [11MR], H1715 (EC2186) [5MR]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S6220 (EC3028) [13JN], S10325 (EC4030) [11SE], S11032 (EC4140) [19SE], H6283 (EC3542) [12JN], H10522 (EC5166) [17SE]

———Inspector General report, S5938 (EC2912) [6JN], H5751 (EC3248) [30MY]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S276 (EC1828) [22JA]

———markets for small businesses report, S11539 (EC4195) [27SE], H11393 (EC5334) [26SE]

———obligations of officers, directors, and principal security holders final rule, S5938 (EC2895) [6JN], H5932 (EC3383) [5JN]

———open-end management investment company distribution of shares final rule, S10554 (EC4090) [13SE], H10173 (EC5033) [10SE]

———open-end management investment company imposition of deferred sales loans final rule, S10325 (EC4026) [11SE], H10173 (EC5034) [10SE]

———order execution obligations final rule, S10073 (EC3933, EC3937) [9SE], H10105 (EC4835) [5SE], H10173 (EC5035) [10SE]

———recommendations of task force on disclosure simplification final rule, H5932 (EC3384) [5JN]

———relief from reporting by small issuers final rule, H4501 (EC2848) [7MY]

———report correction, H10235 (EC5080) [11SE]

———securities fraud, abuse, and litigation protection report, H7473 (EC4113) [11JY]

———Securities Investor Protection Corp. report, S6514 (EC3065) [19JN], S7015 (EC3147) [26JN], H7104 (EC3887) [27JN]

———senior citizen investors final report, S7761 (EC3293) [11JY]

———uniform broker-dealer registration form final rule, S8156 (EC3435) [18JY], H7657 (EC4150) [16JY]

———use of electronic media for delivery purposes final rule, H4900 (EC2940) [10MY], H4901 (EC2941) [10MY]

Secret Service: color illustrations of U.S. currency final rule, S5761 (EC2767) [4JN], H10037 (EC4741) [4SE]

Selective Service System: Freedom of Information Act report, S2100 (EC2142) [14MR], H2122 (EC2234) [12MR]

Senate: adoption of regulations and submission for approval and issuance of interim regulations, S555 (EC1835, EC1836) [30JA]

———receipts and expenditures report, S5093 (EC2635) [15MY]

Smithsonian Institution: DAR Annual Proceedings of the One Hundred Fourth Continental Congress, S276 (EC1816) [22JA]

———Inspector General report, S97 (EC1782) [5JA], S6220 (EC3042) [13JN], H6507 (EC3698) [18JN]

Social Security Administration: accountability report, S66 (EC1766) [4JA]

———Federal old-age survivors and disability insurance, determining disability and blindness, and extension of expiration date for musculoskeletal systems listings final rule, S5939 (EC2942) [6JN], H6005 (EC3440) [6JN]

———final rule, S4804 (EC2469) [7MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S3486 (EC2250) [17AP], H3170 (EC2315) [28MR]

———full-time elementary or secondary school student final rule, H8374 (EC4314) [24JY]

———income exclusions final rule, S11290 (EC4175, EC4176) [25SE]

———Inspector General report, S66 (EC1767) [4JA], S5938 (EC2908) [6JN], H6507 (EC3699) [18JN]

———living in the same household and the lump-sum death payment final rule, S9739 (EC3731) [3SE]

———lump-sum death payment final rule, H10172 (EC5014) [10SE]

———Social Security Act legislation, S5939 (EC2939) [6JN], H6040 (EC3447) [7JN]

———Social Security Domestic Employment Reform Act final rule, S9071 (EC4313) [29JY], H8374 (EC4313) [24JY]

———Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act final rule, S9071 (EC3558) [29JY], H8374 (EC4313) [24JY]

———statements on earnings and benefits final rule, H3487 (EC2405) [16AP]

———vocational rehabilitation services payment final rule, S7174 (EC3182) [27JN], H6508 (EC3712) [18JN]

State Justice Institute: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2079) [13MR], H912 (EC1978) [25JA]

———Inspector General report, S97 (EC1783) [5JA], H90 (EC1903) [3JA]

Supreme Court: administrative costs of protecting Supreme Court officials, H1663 (EC2170) [4MR]

———adopted amendments to the Federal rules of appellate procedure, S4423 (EC2365) [30AP]

———adopted amendments to the Federal rules of civil procedure, S4423 (EC2366) [30AP]

———adopted amendments to the Federal rules of criminal procedure, S4423 (EC2367) [30AP]

———Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure amendments, H3818 (EC2489) [24AP]

———Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure amendments, H3818 (EC2490) [24AP]

———Federal Rules of Civil Procedure amendments, H3818 (EC2487) [24AP]

———Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure amendments, H3818 (EC2488) [24AP]

———Judicial Conference of the U.S. report, S7762 (EC3328) [11JY], H7259 (EC4065) [10JY]

———Judicial Conference proceedings report, S1682 (EC2006) [11MR]

———report, S1682 (EC2011) [11MR]

———term opening, H10601 (EC5206) [18SE]

Surface Transportation Board: acquisition or operation of rail lines final rule, S7301 (EC3235) [28JN], H6764 (EC3839) [25JN]

———boxcar traffic filing final rule, S6012 (EC2967) [10JN], H5816 (EC3357) [4JN]

———connecting railroad track final rule, S6719 (EC3127) [24JN], H6422 (EC3680) [17JN]

———ferrous recyclables exemption, H10429 (EC5150) [16SE]

———intermodal traffic final rule, S7301 (EC3234) [28JN], H6711 (EC3804) [24JN]

———licensing and related services service fees final rule, H10172 (EC5005) [10SE]

———rate changes for pipeline common carriage final rule, S7761 (EC3321) [11JY], H7259 (EC4067) [10JY]

———rate changes for rail common carriage final rule, S7761 (EC3323) [11JY], H7259 (EC4066) [10JY]

Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H90 (EC1904) [3JA]

———Inspector General report, S4063 (EC2304) [24AP], H3487 (EC2401) [16AP]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S276 (EC1833) [22JA]

Texas, Republic of: Diplomatic Notice of Perfection of International Relations Between the U.S. and the Republic of Texas, H4117 (EC2607) [29AP]

Thrift Depositor Oversight Protection Board: Inspector General report, H1251 (EC2097) [23FE]

Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board: coordinated pursuit of claims final report, H4428 (EC2803) [6MY]

———FDIC activities and efforts report, H4428 (EC2804) [6MY]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1597 (EC1919) [6MR], H1663 (EC2167) [4MR]

———Inspector General report, S98 (EC1790) [5JA], S1516 (EC1914) [5MR], H90 (EC1905) [3JA]

———internal controls and financial systems report, S98 (EC1791) [5JA]

———inventory of real property assets under RTC report, H2557 (EC2270) [20MR], H2713 (EC2285) [22MR]

———real estate asset inventory report, S2100 (EC2128) [14MR]

———report, S10073 (EC3934) [9SE], H10104 (EC4815) [5SE]

———Resolution Funding Corp. report, S5938 (EC2898) [6JN], H5932 (EC3377) [5JN]

———RTC activities and efforts report, S4616 (EC2398) [2MY], H4428 (EC2804) [6MY]

———RTC professional liability litigation report, S4617 (EC2399) [2MY], H4428 (EC2803) [6MY]

———RTC report, S7885 (EC3358) [16JY], H7472 (EC4081) [11JY], H10104 (EC4815) [5SE]

Trade and Development Agency: appropriations legislation, S5691 (EC2752) [3JN]

———report, S1649 (EC1944) [7MR]

TVA: Freedom of Information Act report, S10426 (EC4066) [12SE], H10171 (EC4971) [10SE]

———Government in the Sunshine Act report, S6220 (EC3040) [13JN], H6283 (EC3543) [12JN]

U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board: internal controls and financial systems report, S2422 (EC2173) [20MR]

U.S. Copyright Office: Freedom of Information Act report, H1715 (EC2188) [5MR]

U.S. Court of Appeals: District of Columbia circuit opinion, H7153 (EC4006) [9JY], H10234 (EC4940, EC4972, EC5000) [11SE], H11227 (EC5312) [25SE], H11228 (EC5316, EC5324) [25SE]

U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit: opinion, H1234 (EC2030, EC2038, EC2040) [9FE], H3654 (EC2429) [19AP]

U.S. Court of Federal Claims: report, S276 (EC1815) [22JA]

U.S. Enrichment Corp.: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, H3729 (EC2450) [23AP]

———management controls and overall internal control framework report, S5566 (EC2710) [23MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: admission to Oregon Caves National Monument final rule, H5751 (EC3250) [30MY]

———bismuth-tin shot final rule, S9742 (EC3829) [3SE], H10036 (EC4712) [4SE]

———California red-legged frog threatened status final rule, S5762 (EC2803) [4JN], H5379 (EC3118) [21MY]

———endangered and threatened plants final rule, S9742 (EC3828) [3SE], S10324 (EC4014) [11SE], H10036 (EC4715) [4SE]

———endangered and threatened wildlife and plants final rule, S5762 (EC2804) [4JN]

———environman and human figure and design symbol use final rule, H10036 (EC4714) [4SE]

———hunting and sport fishing in national wildlife refuges final rule, S9742 (EC3830) [3SE], S9966 (EC3861) [5SE], H10171 (EC4978, EC4981) [10SE]

———Lassen Volcanic National Park final rule, S10017 (EC3901) [6SE], H10171 (EC4979) [10SE]

———migratory birds final rule, S9966 (EC3858, EC3859, EC3860) [5SE], S10017 (EC3890) [6SE], S10836 (EC4103) [18SE], S11290 (EC4164, EC4166, EC4167, EC4168) [25SE], H10105 (EC4845) [5SE], H10171 (EC4980, EC4982) [10SE], H10172 (EC5016) [10SE], H10429 (EC5141) [16SE], H10720 (EC5221) [19SE], H11045 (EC5288) [24SE], H11228 (EC5318, EC5319) [25SE]

———subsistence management regulations for Alaska public lands final rule, S5855 (EC2845) [5JN]

———subsistence management regulations for public lands in Alaska final rule, H5298 (EC3085) [20MY]

———wildlife and plants final rule, S9736 (EC3624) [3SE], H10173 (EC6039) [10SE], H12270 (EC5428, EC5429, EC5430, EC5431, EC5432, EC5433) [3OC], H12301 (EC5472, EC5474) [4OC]

———zoning standards final rule, H10036 (EC4713) [4SE]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: activities report, H5379 (EC3123) [21MY]

———amendments to sentencing guidelines report, S4617 (EC2403) [2MY]

———report, S5855 (EC2835) [5JN]

———sentencing guidelines for computer fraud and vandalism offenses report, S7016 (EC3173) [26JN], H6763 (EC3832) [25JN]

———sex offenses against children report, S7016 (EC3172) [26JN], H6690 (EC3757) [20JN]

U.S. Trade and Development Agency: audit report, S4316 (EC2359) [29AP]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1968 (EC2068) [13MR]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1681 (EC1985) [11MR], H1663 (EC2168) [4MR]

USIA: Exchange Visitor Program final rule, S6142 (EC3015) [12JN], S10426 (EC4063) [12SE], H6508 (EC3705) [18JN], H10173 (EC5047) [10SE]

———Exchange Visitor's Program report, S3486 (EC2237) [17AP]

———Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report, S1649 (EC1947) [7MR], S1968 (EC2072) [13MR], H912 (EC1979) [25JA]

———Freedom of Information Act report, S1682 (EC1997) [11MR], H1715 (EC2189) [5MR]

———Inspector General report, S5938 (EC2914) [6JN], H5815 (EC3324) [4JN]

VFW: proceedings of 96th National Convention of the VFW, H737 (EC1932) [22JA]

Virginia: I-66 HOV-2 demonstration project report, S3012 (EC2198) [27MR]

Women's Army Corps Veterans Association: report, S11032 (EC4143) [19SE], H11046 (EC5291) [24SE]

Woodrow Wilson Center: internal controls and financial systems report, S276 (EC1829) [22JA]

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS related term(s) Federal Employees

Addresses

Who Needs Ambassadors? Challenges to American Diplomacy Today: Richard N. Gardner, S4420-S4423 [30AP], E662-E664, E665 [30AP]

Advertisements

Why Did the Senate Just Vote 99-0 for Davis-Bacon Reform? Roll Call (publication), H5998 [6JN]

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7820, H7903, H7907 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8081, S8088, S8105, S8109, S8114, S8118, S8120, S8121, S8123, S8126, S8131, S8134, S8136, S8138, S8139, S8141, S8145, S8148, S8149, S8150, S8163, S8167, S8222, S8226, S8227, S8294, S8295, S8296 [18JY], S8336, S8338, S8344, S8347, S8349, S8350, S8357, S8358, S8362, S8363, S8364, S8365, S8375, S8377, S8378, S8379 [19JY], S8396, S8402, S8406, S8407, S8409, S8410, S8414, S8416, S8420, S8421, S8423, S8478, S8479, S8480, S8481, S8483 [22JY], S8495 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5178, S5186 [16MY], H5174, H5178, H5182 [15MY], H5196, H5197, H5204, H5218, H5233 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5196 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5049, S5100 [15MY], S5129, S5143, S5151, S5160, S5169, S5194, S5199, S5200, S5201, S5202, S5203 [16MY], S5216, S5219, S5220, S5221, S5224, S5230, S5231, S5232, S5236, S5239, S5241, S5242, S5243, S5248, S5251, S5252, S5256, S5257, S5264, S5270, S5271, S5272, S5273, S5274 [17MY], S5309, S5310, S5312, S5314, S5321, S5322, S5326, S5334, S5335, S5339, S5342, S5352, S5383, S5384, S5385, S5391, S5394, S5395 [20MY], S5399, S5400, S5412, S5424, S5425, S5431, S5439, S5440, S5449, S5450, S5451 [21MY], S5462, S5463, S5465, S5466, S5476, S5477, S5479, S5481, S5482, S5486, S5488, S5500, S5501 [22MY], S5516, S5521, S5533, S5603, S5609, S5610 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6286, H6287 [12JN], H6337, H6340, H6345, H6346, H6349, H6351, H6361, H6364, H6366, H6370, H6379, H6380, H6384, H6385, H6387 [13JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7689, S7769, S7770, S7782, S7783, S7784 [11JY], S7826, S7827, S7828, S7829, S7830, S7831, S7832, S7833, S7834, S7835 [12JY], S7906, S7907 [16JY], S7929, S7930, S7931, S7932, S7933, S7934, S7935, S7937, S7941, S7942, S7943, S7945, S7946, S7948, S7950, S7951, S7954, S7965, S7968, S7969, S7970, S7983, S7984, S7985, S7987, S7988, S7989, S7992, S7997, S8005, S8028, S8029, S8033, S8056, S8058 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9129, S9130, S9131, S9132, S9134, S9141, S9142, S9145, S9146, S9147, S9149, S9162, S9163, S9164 [30JY], S9268, S9275, S9276, S9279, S9280, S9305, S9306 [31JY], H6766 [25JN], H7074, H7079, H7085, H7086, H7089, H7091 [27JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H7108 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7155, H7157, H7158 [9JY], H7234, H7235, H7236, H7237, H7239, H7261, H7263 [10JY], H7280, H7287, H7288, H7290, H7295, H7302, H7304, H7306, H7318, H7321, H7324, H7331, H7332, H7333, H7334, H7335, H7337, H7338, H7339, H7344, H7348, H7349, H7355, H7357, H7359, H7360, H7475 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7211 [10JY]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), S8923, S8939 [25JY]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), S11848, S12003 [30SE], H12276 [4OC]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (S. 1130), S9666 [2AU]

———reform dispute resolution processes (S. 1224), S6151, S6161 [12JN]

Government regulations: reform (H.R. 994), H1636 [29FE], H1716, H1717, H1718 [5MR]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2160, S2161, S2199, S2202 [15MR]

Analyses

Davis-Bacon Act, Myth and Reality, H6003 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense Management and Operations Amendments (S. 1672), S3385-S3387 [16AP]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178): Committee on the Budget (House), H6248 [12JN]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate), S6172-S6174 [13JN]

Use of Voluntary Separation Incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs Offices Reducing Employment Levels (S. 2151), S11554 [27SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5550 [23MY], H5732 [30MY]

———H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, H1490 [28FE]

———H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6294 [14JN], H10607 [19SE]

———H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8070 [18JY], H8793 [30JY]

———H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY], H10048 [5SE]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY], H8329 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Audit Cites Travel Costs of Commerce Secretary, H869 [25JA]

Case Against Independent Counsel, S6108 [11JN]

Clinton Says Record Show ``Remarkable Consistency'', H977 [31JA]

Countdown to a Meltdown, S10872 [18SE]

Experimental Price Index for Elderly Consumers, S5371-S5374 [20MY]

GOP Deficit Trap, H3469 [16AP]

INS Accused of Tolerating Citizenship Fraud, S10287 [11SE]

INS To Review Overtime Policies After Charges of Abuse, S10288 [11SE]

Marines Land Generals Despite Some Opposition, S11286 [25SE]

My Irish Hero Is a Jewish Congressman, E689 [1MY]

On Balance, Budget Deal Could Offer a $1,000 Bonus, H157 [4JA]

Paper Balance, S133 [10JA]

Perspective—Cut To Grow, H5125 [15MY]

Sleeping With the Devil—Bill Clinton Will Lose the 1996 Election Unless He Changes His Economic Strategy. Dumping Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Would Be a Good Start, S1065 [7FE]

Welfare Reform in Name Only, S8412 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see S. 1956; H.R. 2903, 3734, 3829), S7887 [16JY], H922 [26JA], H7106 [27JN], H7779 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (see H. Res. 482), H7779 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 492, 495), H8981 [30JY], H9565 [31JY]

———require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H2223 [13MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 66), consideration (see H. Res. 424), H4423 [2MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (see S. Con. Res. 57; H. Con. Res. 174, 178), S5004 [14MY], H4800 [9MY], H5051 [14MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (see H. Res. 435), H5173 [15MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 450), H6117 [10JN]

Contracts: limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the compensation of any individual (see H.R. 3513), H5501 [22MY]

———minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: amend laws affecting management and operations (see S. 1672), S3384 [16AP]

———expand authority to donate unusable food (see H.R. 3312), H3819 [24AP]

———making appropriations (see S. 1894; H.R. 3610), S6612 [20JN], H6183 [11JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), consideration (see H. Res. 453), H6284 [12JN]

———prohibit additional payments and revise certain reporting requirements for restructuring costs under defense contracts (see H.R. 3608), H6117 [10JN]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 3433), H4901 [10MY]

———prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (see H.R. 3300), H3730 [23AP]

———reduce appropriation levels to original budget request (see S. 2080), S10684 [17SE]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see S. 1678), S3384 [16AP]

———amend or repeal certain statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management (see S. 1874), S6225 [13JN]

———authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (see H.R. 4138), H11047 [24SE]

———authorizing appropriations (see S. 1777), S5267 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 3791), H7474 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: occupancy standards relative to purchasers of single family residential properties (see H.R. 4141), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish ethics standards for prosecutors (see H.R. 3386), H4396 [1MY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 375), H1984 [7MR]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3675), H6531 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H6764 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 522), H10523 [17SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: compliance with veterans' preference requirements (see H.R. 3594), H6005 [6JN]

———use of voluntary separation incentives by offices reducing employment levels (see S. 2151), S11540 [27SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3755), H7114 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H7154 [9JY]

Federal employees: ban acceptance of gifts (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

———enable agencies to design personnel systems relative to their mission (see H.R. 3483), H5287 [16MY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see S. 1797), S5566 [23MY]

Forest Service: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 3417), H4646 [8MY]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (see S. 1734; H.R. 3166), S4851 [8MY], H2949 [27MR]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 535), H11229 [25SE]

———assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 3190), H3170 [28MR]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (see H.R. 4194), H11394 [26SE]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (see H.R. 4061, 4319), H10235 [11SE], H12174 [28SE]

———improve debt-collection and credit evaluation practices (see H.R. 3809), H7533 [12JY]

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

———prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress (see S. 1827), S5763 [4JN]

———prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (see S. 1692), S3792 [22AP]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H.R. 3435), H4901 [10MY]

———require comparable treatment of the President, Vice President, Members of Congress and certain high-level Government employees with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2882), H912 [25JA]

———require comparable treatment of the President, Vice-President, Cabinet members, and Members of Congress with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2855), H330 [5JA]

———requirements for leasing of space by Federal agencies (see H.R. 2904), H922 [26JA]

Government regulations: reform (H.R. 994), consideration (see H. Res. 368), H1635 [29FE]

———require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H3819 [24AP]

———term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H4800 [9MY]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see S. 1617; H.R. 3078), S2101 [14MR], H2224 [13MR]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (see H.R. 3235), H3386 [15AP]

Permanent Performance Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 3982), H9922 [2AU]

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

Small business: reform regulatory process (see S. 2045; H.R. 3798), S9555 [2AU], H7474 [11JY]

———strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 4313), H12174 [28SE]

States: repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (see S. 2079), S10600 [16SE]

U.S. Trade Administration: establish (see H.R. 4328), H12175 [28SE]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (S. 1894), S7743 [11JY]

Conference reports

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act (H.R. 2977), H11108-H11111 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 3610), H11644-H12021 [28SE]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3675), H10387-H10426 [16SE]

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation (H.R. 1561), H1987-H2032 [8MR]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 3734), H8829-H8958 [30JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget (1976), S5426, S5438 [21MY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H6007-H6039 [7JN]

Cost Estimates

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S9412 [1AU]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S9413 [1AU]

Documents

Treatment of Dept. of Energy Employees at Nuclear Defense Facilities, E501 [29MR]

Excerpts

$8.2 Billion Reconciliation Bill Cleared: ``Congressional Quarterly Almanac'' (1980), S5421 [21MY]

Letters

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S6156 [12JN]

———Robert D. Evans, ABA, S6160 [12JN]

Amend or repeal certain Dept. of Energy statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6236 [13JN]

American Overseas Interests Act: James L. Blum, CBO, E427 [22MR]

———Representative Hamilton, E427 [22MR]

Budget 1996-2002: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5802 [5JN]

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

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, H5224 [16MY]

Budget reconciliation: Paul Van de Water, CBO, H334 [9JA]

Computer problem relative to differentiating years 2000 and 1900: Senator Moynihan, S9960 [5SE]

Davis-Bacon Act reform: Ernest R. Menold, H6003 [6JN]

———General Contractors Association of New York, Inc., H6004 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense contractual actions: L.W. Freeman, Dept. of Defense, H2549 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense management and operations amendments: Judith A. Miller, Dept. of Defense, S3385 [16AP]

Dept. of Energy general plant projects spending: Donald W. Pearman, Jr., Dept. of Energy, S7276 [28JN]

Executive departments management and direction of appropriated funds: Representatives Livingston and Obey, E34 [5JA]

Federal Prison Industries requirements to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts: Steven Kelman, OMB, S12284 [3OC]

Foreign affairs agencies' consolidation: several organizations, S3138 [28MR]

Impact of unfunded Federal mandates relative to consolidation of foreign affairs agencies: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H2081 [12MR]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain Federal agencies: John J. Hamre, Dept. of Defense, S10283 [11SE]

Small business regulatory process: Charlotte W. Herbert, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., S2153 [15MR]

———Donald A. Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S1637 [7MR], S2151 [15MR]

———Gary F. Petty, Small Business Legislative Council, S2152 [15MR]

———Jerry J. Jasinowski, National Association of Manufacturers, S2153 [15MR]

———John J. Motley III, National Retail Federation, S2152 [15MR]

———Randall L. Smith, National Association of Home Builders, S2153 [15MR]

———Tom Halicki, National Association of Towns and Townships, S1640 [7MR], S2153 [15MR]

Small business regulatory process reform: Sandy Cutler, Oregon Small Business Development Center Network, S9606 [2AU]

Small business regulatory reform: Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, H3017 [28MR]

———Philip Lader, SBA, H3017 [28MR]

———President Clinton, H3017 [28MR]

———Vice President Gore, H3017 [28MR]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to American Overseas Interests Act: June E. O'Neill, CBO, E760, E777 [10MY]

Use of voluntary separation incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs offices reducing employment levels: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S11555 [27SE]

Lists

Amendments to S. 1956, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8114 [18JY]

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Private property rights congressional vote index: League of Private Property Voters, E1945-E1951 [21OC]

Senate amendments to S. Con. Res. 57, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002: Democratic amendments, S5176 [16MY]

———Republican amendments, S5176 [16MY]

Small Business Legislative Council, S2152 [15MR]

Women in public service, E442 [22MR]

Messages

Dept. of HUD Annual Report: President Clinton, H8633 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton, S4315 [29AP], H4111 [29AP]

Dept. of Transportation Annual Report: President Clinton, S377 [25JA], H903 [25JA]

Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 1997: President Clinton, S2325-S2327 [19MR], H2331-H2333 [19MR]

Plan To Achieve a Balanced Budget No Later Than 2002 as Certified by the CBO: President Clinton, S274 [22JA], H333 [9JA]

Veto of H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act: President Clinton, H3304 [15AP]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7988 [18JY], H8319 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8108, S8126, S8131, S8141 [18JY], S8330, S8333, S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422, S8423, S8424 [22JY], S8494, S8504 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5725 [30MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5510, S5511, S5512, S5515 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H8793 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, H12109 [28SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9141 [30JY], H10048 [5SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7361, H7373 [11JY]

Outlines

Budget resolution effects on veterans' benefits, H6256 [12JN]

Poems

``Celestial Economics,'' Sid Taylor, E287 [6MR]

Quotations

Prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions: several organizations, S7282 [28JN]

Remarks in House

Amtrak: funding, H6971 [26JN]

Appropriations: executive department management and direction of appropriated funds, E33 [5JA]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H122, H123, H124, H127 [4JA], H315 [5JA]

Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior: travel expenditures, H8545-H8547 [25JY]

Brown, Sec. of Commerce: travel expenditures, H868 [25JA], H1205 [1FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H876 [25JA], H2323, H2328, H2329, H2330 [19MR], H2669 [22MR], H3807-H3817 [24AP], H5268-H5275 [16MY], E806 [15MY]

———discretionary spending levels, H5725, H5728, H5729, H5740 [30MY], H7193-H7196 [10JY], H7360, H7361 [11JY], H7701-H7704 [17JY], H8281-H8283 [24JY]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, H1695 [5MR], H1952-H1956 [7MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H8, H9, H10, H11, H52, H53, H65 [3JA], H121, H122, H123, H124, H125, H126, H127, H129, H132, H133, H134, H137, H140, H141, H142, H144, H151, H152, H155, H156, H165-H172, H178-H184 [4JA], H191, H192, H193-H216, H308, H310, H311, H324 [5JA], H344, H346-H351 [22JA], H739, H740, H741, H743, H744, H747, H749 [23JA], H776, H777, H780, H781, H782 [24JA], H841, H857, H872, H877, H903 [25JA], H950, H953, H956-H959 [30JA], H976, H977, H997-H999, H1077 [31JA], H1759-H1766 [6MR], H1778 [7MR], H2100-H2103 [12MR], H2227, H2229 [14MR], H3652, H3653 [19AP], H3661, H3667 [23AP], E1, E10 [3JA], E155 [5FE], E364 [14MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7646 [16JY], H7663, H7664, H7745-H7762, H7765 [17JY], H7796-H7990, H7992, H7996, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8076, H8089-H8091 [22JY], H8106, H8108, H8109 [23JY], H8319 [24JY], H8382, H8383 [25JY], H8561 [26JY], E1325 [18JY], E1337 [22JY], E1386 [26JY], E1409 [30JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H8670 [30JY], H9380, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9403-H9424 [31JY], H9567, H9708 [1AU], H9838, H9904 [2AU], E1444, E1451, E1453, E1454 [1AU], E1495 [2AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7784 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9388-H9392 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9392-H9403 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8320-H8329 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to recommit, H7988 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H3704 [23AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 174), H4775, H4788-H4798 [9MY], E777 [10MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5033, H5036-H5039, H5042-H5049 [14MY], H5104-H5133, H5135-H5138, H5146-H5149 [15MY], H5185, H5186, H5187, H5188, H5198-H5260, H5268-H5275 [16MY], H5792-H5805 [4JN], E821, E828, E830, E833 [16MY], E850, E852 [21MY], E860 [22MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6098-H6104 [10JN], H6186, H6188, H6189, H6257-H6268, H6275 [12JN], H6291, H6292, H6293 [13JN], H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435, H6493 [18JN], H6514, H6518 [19JN], E1069 [12JN], E1086 [13JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5189-H5198 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 450), H6247-H6257 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), motion to instruct conferees, H5725-H5732, H5740 [30MY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H7085 [27JN], H7331 [11JY]

Clinton, President: reinventing Government initiative, H7245 [10JY]

Coast Guard: funding, H6971 [26JN]

Computers: problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900, H8801 [30JY]

Congress: final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (H.R. 2727), H3728 [23AP], E20 [4JA]

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H18 [3JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: application relative to construction of Native American housing, H4721, H4722 [9MY]

———reform, H5996-H6004 [6JN]

———repeal, H5371-H5378 [21MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: budget management, H3174 [29MR]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish, H5034 [14MY], H5112, H5125 [15MY], H6717 [25JN]

———abolish (H.R. 1756), H869-H873 [25JA]

———issuing of Government credit cards to employees, H1702 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6333-H6389 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, H12051-H12110 [28SE], E1884, E1891 [1OC], E1903, E1907 [2OC], E1916 [3OC], E1942 [21OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), consideration (H. Res. 453), H6326-H6333 [13JN]

———Operational Support Airlift Program funding, H6368 [13JN]

———prohibit funding for acquisition programs with no documented military requirements, H6361-H6364 [13JN]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, H8108 [23JY]

———prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (H.R. 3300), H8822-H8828 [30JY]

Dept. of Education: abolish, H2128 [13MR], H3210 [29MR], H10336 [12SE]

———making appropriations, H897, H898 [25JA]

Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (H.R. 4138), H11337-H11340 [26SE], E1680 [25SE]

———restructuring of workforce at nuclear defense facilities, E500 [29MR]

Dept. of HUD: abolish, H4174 [30AP]

———funding, H10966 [24SE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, H1987 [8MR], H2084-H2095 [12MR], E336, E345 [13MR], E357, E364 [14MR], E379 [19MR], E426 [22MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 375), H2075-H2082 [12MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), veto, H3305 [15AP], H3666 [23AP], H4135, H4151-H4161 [30AP], E760, E777 [10MY]

———funding, E662, E665 [30AP]

Dept. of the Interior: allow State employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown, H3772, H3773 [24AP]

———allow State employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 2677), consideration (H. Res. 323), H1403 [28FE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6964-H6973 [26JN], H7067-H7099 [27JN], E1205 [27JN], E1215, E1216 [8JY], E1229 [9JY], E1257 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, H10557-H10567 [18SE], E1644 [18SE], E1650, E1666 [19SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration (H. Res. 460), H6963, H6964 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 522), H10553-H10557 [18SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), motion to instruct conferees, H10048 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), unanimous-consent agreement, H10336 [12SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H1870 [7MR], H12099, H12106 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7164, H7215-H7243, H7244 [10JY], H7266, H7267, H7268, H7269, H7280-H7374 [11JY], E1256, E1260 [11JY], E1276, E1279, E1281, E1282, E1283, E1285 [12JY], E1291, E1292 [16JY], E1424 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7206-H7215 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), unanimous-consent agreement, H7327 [11JY]

District of Columbia: transportation needs assessment study, H7067 [27JN]

Ecology and environment: impact of budget cuts on the enforcement of environmental regulations, H1290-H1294 [27FE]

EPA: investigation into possible political activities, H1753 [6MR]

———reform regulatory process, H2096-H2100 [12MR], H2195 [13MR]

FAA: funding, H6971 [26JN], H7074-H7076 [27JN]

Federal employees: deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7624-H7629 [16JY]

———greater disclosure of and accountability for Government travel, H6368 [13JN]

———implementation of veterans preference procedures in hiring and promoting, H5030, H5032 [14MY]

———improve safety, E1203 [27JN]

———leave transfer authority for those adversely affected by disasters or emergencies (S. 868), H11205-H11213 [25SE]

———provide cost-of-living allowances to Vice President, Members of Congress, judges, and certain executive schedule employees, H10113 [10SE]

———reduce number of political appointees, H7629-H7632 [16JY]

———use of credit card accounts, H1255 [27FE]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), H7540-H7545 [16JY]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 535), H11137-H11139 [25SE]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), H11446-H11452 [27SE], H12276, H12277 [4OC]

———downsizing, H2463, H2464 [19MR]

———eliminate duplication of programs, H1722 [6MR]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (H.R. 28), H8356 [24JY]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, H881 [25JA]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (H.R. 3435), H8613, H8614 [29JY]

———separation of powers between the different branches, H56 [3JA]

Government regulations: effect on citizens, H3723-H3728 [23AP]

———reform, H1669 [5MR]

———reform (H.R. 994), H1490 [28FE], H1644 [4MR], H1665, H1668 [5MR]

———reform (H.R. 994), consideration (H. Res. 368), H3497 [17AP]

———require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (H.R. 3307), H3737 [24AP], E635 [25AP]

———term limits on regulatory agency members (H.R. 3423), E735 [8MY]

League of Private Property Voters: publishing of private property rights congressional vote index, E1945 [21OC]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal, E1884 [1OC]

———prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (H.R. 3078), E341 [13MR]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: domestic auto content labeling funding, H6971 [26JN], E1215 [8JY]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (H.R. 3235), H5789, H5790 [4JN]

O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: Dept. of Energy environmental management, H2564 [21MR]

———travel expenditures, H134 [4JA], H189, H190, H309 [5JA], H1205 [1FE], H1702 [5MR], H2040 [12MR], H2226 [14MR], H2329 [19MR]

Permanent Performance Review Commission: establish (H.R. 3982), E1493 [2AU]

Railroads: safety, H7067, H7068 [27JN]

Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury: questions relative to alleged misconduct, H308 [5JA], H984 [31JA]

Small business: reform regulatory process, H2984, H2998-H3027 [28MR]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 994), E450 [26MR]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 3798), E1364 [24JY]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), E591 [19AP]

Starr, Kenneth W.: appearance of conflicts of interest as independent counsel in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation, H5134 [15MY]

Women: tribute to women in public service, E441 [22MR]

Yolo County, CA: bus acquisition funding, H6972 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2795 [25MR], S2844-S2846 [26MR], S3188-S3190 [29MR], S4995-S4997 [14MY]

———discretionary spending levels, S5243-S5248 [17MY], S5478 [22MY]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, S1961 [13MR], S2081 [14MR]

———nondefense discretionary spending cuts in final two years of budget cycle, S5129-S5138 [16MY], S6168 [13JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S2, S5, S8, S12, S14, S19, S21 [3JA], S59, S60, S62, S72 [4JA], S75, S77, S78 [5JA], S111 [8JA], S116, S123, S124, S125, S126, S127, S131-S135 [10JA], S171, S173, S174, S177, S179-S181 [22JA], S331, S332, S335 [24JA], S389 [25JA], S1643 [7MR], S2177 [15MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), veto, S304 [23JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), S8527-S8532 [23JY], S8668-S8671, S8672 [24JY], S8820, S8929 [25JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9322-S9334, S9337-S9341, S9344-S9347, S9352-S9415 [1AU], S9622 [2AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), insert language of S. 1956 in lieu, S8527 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S7890 [16JY], S8070-S8150 [18JY], S8329-S8369 [19JY], S8395-S8426, S8451-S8454 [22JY], S8493-S8532 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8083, S8113, S8114, S8149 [18JY], S8509 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5550 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S5999 [10JN], S6026, S6058-S6066, S6069-S6072, S6076 [11JN], S6117-S6137, S6164-S6166 [12JN], S6167-S6186, S6191 [13JN], S6260, S6280 [14JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S6057 [11JN], S6164 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), insert language of S. Con. Res. 57 in lieu, S5538 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5019-S5023 [14MY], S5025-S5070 [15MY], S5111-S5140, S5143-S5186 [16MY], S5216-S5265, S5266 [17MY], S5305-S5376, S5394-S5396 [20MY], S5398-S5410, S5412-S5442 [21MY], S5461-S5490 [22MY], S5508, S5509-S5538, S5550 [23MY], S5641 [24MY], S5868 [5JN], S5982 [7JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), unanimous-consent agreement, S5018 [14MY], S5412 [21MY]

———status report, S321 [23JA], S1370 [27FE], S1886 [12MR], S2837 [25MR], S3320 [15AP], S3688 [18AP], S4632 [2MY], S5777 [4JN], S7418 [8JY], S9080 [29JY], S9858 [4SE], S11194 [24SE]

Computers: problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900, S9960 [5SE], S10871 [18SE]

Congress: reauthorization of independent counsel statute, S6107 [11JN]

Courts: jurisdiction of Federal district courts and the Court of Federal Claims over Government bid protests, S11848-S11850 [30SE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, S1321, S1323, S1328 [27FE], S5476-S5478 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: amend laws affecting management and operations (S. 1672), S3384 [16AP]

———Intercooled Recuperated Gas Turbine Engine Program funding, S7942 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), S8068-S8070 [18JY], S8381 [19JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, S11192 [24SE], S11286, S11287 [25SE], S11873, S11879, S11880, S11881, S11908, S11909, S11936 [30SE], S12163, S12197 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), insert language of S. 1894 in lieu, S8068 [18JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7688-S7691, S7742, S7743, S7744, S7748, S7752, S7757-S7759 [11JY], S7800 [12JY], S7928-S7971, S7983-S8007 [17JY], S8065-S8070, S8152-S8154 [18JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), unanimous-consent agreement, S7916 [16JY], S7943, S7997 [17JY]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, S7282 [28JN], S7941, S7998-S8005 [17JY], S8065 [18JY]

———reduce appropriation levels to original budget request (S. 2080), S10684 [17SE]

Dept. of Energy: abolish, S2186-S2188 [15MR], S2797-S2799 [25MR]

———abolish (S. 1678), S3404 [16AP]

———adherence to bill language and report language recommendations, S8980 [26JY], S9087-S9089 [30JY]

———amend or repeal certain statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management (S. 1874), S6236 [13JN], S11670 [28SE]

———authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (H.R. 4138), S11667 [28SE]

———employee buyout authority, S9100 [30JY]

———study on permanent authorization for general plant projects, S7274-S7276 [28JN]

Dept. of HHS: additional funding to Office of Inspector General, S439-S441 [26JA]

Dept. of HUD: discourage interference with the exercise of the rights of free speech, free association, and the petition of Government for redress of grievances, S9877, S9878 [5SE]

———voluntary retirement program funding, S9732 [3SE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, S3101-S3114, S3123-S3146 [28MR], S3182 [29MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S3033 [27MR]

———funding, S4420 [30AP]

———provide assistance to agents of the Diplomatic Security Service who secure liability insurance, S10166 [10SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations, S11893 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9118-S9150 [30JY], S9265-S9288 [31JY], S9448 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, S10777-S10794 [18SE], S11044 [19SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: anniversary of VA Voluntary Service, S5613 [23MY]

———use of voluntary separation incentives by offices reducing employment levels (S. 2151), S11553 [27SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11911 [30SE], S12118 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2127), S48 [4JA]

Eizenstat, Stuart E.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade, S3248 [29MR]

EPA: reform regulatory process, S1915-S1926 [13MR]

Federal employees: personnel training sessions off of Federal property, S5252, S5254 [17MY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (S. 1797), S5567, S5568 [23MY], S12283 [3OC]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), S8938-S8941 [25JY], S11605-S11609 [27SE]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (S. 1734), S4857-S4859 [8MY]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 2977), insert language of S. 1224 in lieu, S6162 [12JN]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), S11848-S11850 [30SE]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems, S10290 [11SE]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (S. 1130), S9445 [1AU], S9666-S9668 [2AU]

———Inspector General audits of employee overtime practices, S10287 [11SE]

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

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

———prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress (S. 1827), S5763 [4JN]

———prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (S. 1692), S3794 [22AP]

———reform dispute resolution processes (S. 1224), S6155-S6163 [12JN]

Government regulation: establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, S2161 [15MR]

Greenspan, Alan: performance as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, S1063-S1066 [7FE]

GSA: grant flexibility relative to telecommuting centers, S10280, S10321 [11SE]

———waive Federal procurement laws relative to repair and improvement of schools in the District of Columbia, S1325 [27FE]

Independent agencies: allow agencies to contribute funding to newly created Federal executive boards, S10166 [10SE]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (S. 1617), S2103 [14MR]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (H.R. 3235), S8738-S8740 [24JY]

Pensions: Federal civilian and military cost-of-living adjustments, S5314 [20MY]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (S. 1954), S7888, S7914 [16JY]

Small business: impact of Clinton administration policies, S6011 [10JN]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), S1632, S1633, S1636-S1642, S1647 [7MR], S2148-S2168 [15MR], S2309-S2322 [19MR], S2831 [25MR], S3242, S3245 [29MR]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), unanimous-consent agreement, S1889 [12MR], S2095 [14MR]

———reform regulatory process (S. 2045), S9605 [2AU]

States: repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (S. 2079), S10609 [16SE], S10712 [17SE], S11044 [19SE]

Telecommunications: Post-FTS2000 Program contract solicitation, S10399 [12SE]

West Virginia: flexiplace work telecommuting center funding, S10360 [12SE]

Reports

Extraordinary Contractual Actions To Facilitate the National Defense: Dept. of Defense, H2550-H2557 [20MR]

Reports filed

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2977) (H. Rept. 104-841), H11228 [25SE]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1224) (S. Rept. 104-245), S3017 [27MR]

Amend or Repeal Certain Government Statutes Relative to Rulemaking and Advisory Committee Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1874) (S. Rept. 104-311), S7301 [28JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 178, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 104-615), H6117 [10JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1561, Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 375) (H. Rept. 104-476), H1984 [7MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 104-803), H10523 [17SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 104-720), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 495) (H. Rept. 104-729), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 178, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 435) (H. Rept. 104-577), H5173 [15MY]

Consideration of H.R. 994, Reform Government Regulations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 368) (H. Rept. 104-464), H1635 [29FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 453) (H. Rept. 104-619), H6284 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 460) (H. Rept. 104-633), H6764 [25JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 104-686), H7779 [17JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3755, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 104-662), H7154 [9JY]

Dept. of Commerce Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292, S11294 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 104-863), H12172 [28SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 104-617), H6183 [11JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1894) (S. Rept. 104-286), S6611 [20JN]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1777), S5267 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 655), S10554 [13SE]

Dept. of State Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11293, S11294 [25SE]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3675) (H. Rept. 104-785), H10429 [16SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3675) (H. Rept. 104-631), H6531 [19JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3675) (S. Rept. 104-325), S8373 [19JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3755) (H. Rept. 104-659), H7114 [8JY]

False Statements Penalty Restoration Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1734), S8468 [22JY]

Federal Government Management—Examining Government Performance as We Near the Next Century (H. Rept. 104-861), H12172 [28SE]

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1561) (H. Rept. 104-478), H2034 [8MR]

Government Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3166) (H. Rept. 104-680), H7657 [16JY]

Lobbying Disclosure Act Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3435) (H. Rept. 104-699), H8374 [24JY]

Office of Government Ethics Authorization Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3235) (H. Rept. 104-595), H5646 [29MY]

Office of Government Ethics Extension: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 699) (S. Rept. 104-244), S3017 [27MR]

Omnibus Property Rights Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 605) (S. Rept. 104-239), S1682 [11MR]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-725), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 1956), S7887 [16JY]

Reasonable Notice to Businesses of Changes Made to Regulations Imposed by Federal Agencies: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3307) (H. Rept. 104-859), H12172 [28SE]

Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-651), H7105 [27JN]

Repeal Prohibitions on Political Recommendations Relative to Federal Employees: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 253) (S. Rept. 104-282), S6517 [19JN]

Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1997: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-727), H9565 [31JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee of Conference (H. Con. Res. 178) (H. Rept. 104-612), H6040 [7JN]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 178) (H. Rept. 104-575), H5051 [14MY]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 57) (S. Rept. 104-271), S5004 [14MY]

Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 942), S1597 [6MR]

Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1997: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-594), H5569 [23MY]

Uniform Government Accounting Systems, Standards, and Reporting Systems: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1130) (S. Rept. 104-339), S9158 [30JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: ABA, S6160 [12JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7796 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9395 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8081, S8109 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6189 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5417 [21MY], S5476, S5478 [22MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7072 [27JN]

Statements

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Representatives Reed and Gekas, H11450 [27SE]

Davis-Bacon Act Reform: Contractors' Coalition for Davis-Bacon, H5999 [6JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Representative Porter, H1842 [7MR]

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: OMB, S3143 [28MR]

Title I and Title IV Add-Backs to Appropriations Legislation: Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S1669 [11MR]

Summaries

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (S. 942), S3242-S3245 [29MR]

Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act (S. 942), S2157-S2159 [15MR]

Year 2000 Computer Challenge: Richard M. Nunno, S9960 [5SE]

Table of Contents

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4278), H12266 [3OC]

Tables

American Overseas Interests Act (H.R. 1561), H2085 [12MR]

Budget plan comparison, S94 [5JA], S134 [10JA]

Budget reconciliation: Democratic plan changes from CBO's December baseline, H334 [9JA]

———Republican movement, S93 [5JA], S135 [10JA]

———savings from policy changes in the Democratic plan based on CBO's December baseline assumptions, H334 [9JA]

Change in deficit due to Consumer Price Index adjustment, S5369 [20MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) chairman's mark budget aggregates, S5173 [16MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S10784 [18SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY]

Comparison of budget plans—6 year savings, S5368 [20MY]

Congressional Budget Act authority and outlay allocations, S6059 [11JN]

Corrections to defense/nondefense budget outlays for 1997-2002, S6060 [11JN]

Corrections to Social Security budget outlays for 1997-2002, S6059 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6334-H6336 [13JN], H12063-H12065, H12090-H12092 [28SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6966-H6969 [26JN], H10559-H10562 [18SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H1824-H1828, H1844-H1865 [7MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7375-H7440 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies contingency funding levels, H1866 [7MR]

Executive departments and agencies preparedness relative to computer problem differentiating years 2000 and 1900, H8802 [30JY]

Federal budget effects of public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734), S9412 [1AU]

Nondefense discretionary spending, S5525 [23MY]

Provisions in reconciliation bill that violate Budget Act rule on deficit reduction goals, S8423 [22JY]

Revised allocations and aggregates to the concurrent resolution on the budget, H3704 [23AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5538-S5550 [23MY], H5198-H5204 [16MY]

H. Res. 260, consideration of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H6963 [26JN]

H. Res. 375, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1561, consolidate foreign affairs agencies, H2075 [12MR]

H. Res. 435, consideration of H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, H5189 [16MY]

H. Res. 450, consideration of conference report on H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, H6247 [12JN]

H. Res. 453, consideration of H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6326 [13JN]

H. Res. 472, consideration of H.R. 3755, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7206 [10JY]

H. Res. 482, consideration of H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H7784 [18JY]

H. Res. 492, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9388 [31JY]

H. Res. 495, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9392 [31JY]

H. Res. 522, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H10553 [18SE]

H. Res. 535, concur with Senate amendments to H.R. 3166, False Statements Accountability Act, H11137 [25SE]

H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6162 [12JN]

H.R. 3166, Government Accountability Act, S11605 [27SE], H7540 [16JY]

H.R. 3235, Office of Government Ethics authorization extension, H5789 [4JN]

H.R. 3435, technical corrections to S. 1060, Lobbying Disclosure Act, H8613 [29JY]

H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9118-S9126 [30JY]

H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8673-S8736 [24JY]

H.R. 4138, Hydrogen Future Act, H11337-H11339 [26SE]

H.R. 4194, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, H11446 [27SE]

S. 868, Federal Employees Emergency Leave Transfer Act, H11205-H11210 [25SE]

S. 942, Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act, S2316-S2321 [19MR]

S. 942, Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act, S2148-S2151 [15MR]

S. 1130, Federal Financial Management Improvement Act, S9666 [2AU]

S. 1224, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6155 [12JN]

S. 1734, False Statements Penalty Restoration Act, S4857 [8MY]

S. 1827, prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress, S5763 [4JN]

S. 1874, amend or repeal certain statutes relative to Dept. of Energy rulemaking and advisory committee management, S11670 [28SE]

S. 2079, repeal State restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS, S10609 [16SE]

S. 2151, use of voluntary separation incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs offices reducing employment levels, S11553 [27SE]

Transcripts

Executive Shutdown Statistics Miss the Mark: CNN broadcast, S76 [5JA]

Tributes

Burr, Aaron, E432 [22MR]

EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS AND CONFIRMATIONS see Presidential Appointments

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT related term(s) White House

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10159, S10161, S10165, S10166, S10167, S10168, S10182, S10183, S10184, S10201, S10202, S10203, S10204 [10SE], S10267, S10270, S10280, S10281, S10286, S10288, S10294, S10295, S10312, S10329, S10330, S10332, S10333, S10334, S10335, S10336, S10340, S10341, S10342 [11SE], S10355, S10356, S10357, S10360, S10361, S10373, S10377, S10380, S10381, S10383, S10386, S10388, S10390, S10393, S10396, S10430, S10431, S10432, S10476, S10477, S10478, S10489, S10490, S10491, S10494, S10495, S10496, S10497, S10501, S10502, S10506 [12SE], H7264 [10JY], H7475 [11JY], H7533 [12JY], H7623, H7624, H7629, H7633, H7658 [16JY], H7676, H7677, H7678, H7679, H7684, H7690, H7691, H7692, H7693, H7695, H7696, H7697, H7698, H7700, H7701, H7702, H7705 [17JY]

Government: applicability of certain laws (H.R. 3452), S12321 [3OC], H12283 [4OC]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4670, S4671, S4672, S4677, S4678 [3MY], S4724 [6MY], S4872 [8MY], S4940 [9MY]

Analyses

Workforce Development Act (H.R. 1617): Executive Office of the President, S7091 [27JN]

Articles and editorials

Another Travel Office Travesty, S5457 [21MY]

Case Against Independent Counsel, S6108 [11JN]

Clinton Loses Composure on Travel Office, H9908 [2AU]

Democrats Stymie Effort To Pay ``Travelgate'' Legal Fees, S4644 [2MY]

Docudrama, S1444 [29FE]

Drug Judge, S539 [26JA]

Enough of Whitewater, S1561 [6MR]

Enough Whitewater Hearings, S1928 [13MR]

Extend, But With Limits, S1444 [29FE], S1580, S1585 [6MR]

Extend the Whitewater Inquiry, S1408 [29FE]

Filegate Investigation, H6682 [20JN]

Four More Years? Here Are 40 Reasons To Say No, E1821 [30SE]

Inside the White House File Scandal, H6399 [13JN]

Keep the Avenue Closed, S7055 [26JN]

Many Notified After FBI `Heads-Up', H9907 [2AU]

Permanent Non-Government, S10371 [12SE]

Real Whitewater Report, S1445 [29FE]

Replacing Kenneth Starr, S3453 [17AP]

Take D'Amato Off Clinton's Case, S1561 [6MR]

Twenty Months and Counting, S1580, S1585 [6MR]

Whitewater Hearing Needs To Wind Down, S1562 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions

Budget: require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H2223 [13MR]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): provide authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House travel office personnel (see H. Res. 369), H1635 [29FE]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (see S. Res. 227, 246), S1388 [28FE], S3487 [17AP]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (see S. Res. 272), S7027 [26JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3756), H7114 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), consideration (see H. Res. 475), H7473 [11JY]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

FBI: ensure privacy and security of background reports (see H.R. 3785), H7473 [11JY]

Government: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

———application of certain laws (see S. 2000), S9159 [30JY]

———civil remedies for the request or receipt of protected records for nonroutine use (see H.R. 3687), H6690 [20JN]

Independent counsel: reform statute (see H.R. 3239), H3386 [15AP]

Monuments and memorials: limit authority of the President to designate certain areas as national monuments (see H.R. 4118), H10720 [19SE]

———limit authority of the President to designate certain areas as national monuments in California (see H.R. 4242), H11526 [27SE]

Office of the Inspector General: establish (see H.R. 3872), H8247 [23JY]

Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution: creation of position (see S. Res. 283), S8989 [26JY]

White House: use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic (see S. Res. 254; H. Res. 458), S5004 [14MY], H6691 [20JN]

White House Travel Office: abolish (see H.R. 2888), H913 [25JA]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (see S. 1561; H.R. 2894, 2937), S915 [6FE], H913 [25JA], H1224 [1FE]

Chronologies

White House and FBI actions and contacts on FBI background files matter: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H8521 [25JY]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR], S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3249 [29MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4672 [3MY], S4723 [6MY], S4781 [7MY], S4816, S4819 [8MY], S4920, S4922 [9MY], S4993 [14MY]

Documents

Funding Tax Restoration of the Everglades—Guiding Principals, S903 [6FE]

Letters

Applicability of certain laws relative to the Executive Office of the President: Ann M. Harkins, Dept. of Justice, H10814 [24SE]

Application of labor laws to carriers relative to designation as express company: Franklin D. Raines, OMB, S12179 [2OC]

———Joan Claybrook, S12189 [2OC]

Chemical Weapons Convention ratification, S9958 [5SE]

Executive Office of the President's acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials: Jack Quinn, Executive Office of the President, S6655 [21JN]

———Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judicary (Senate), S6655 [21JN]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act, H7607 [16JY]

———Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, S9677 [2AU]

Hostilities in breakaway Russian region of Chechnya, H7513 [12JY]

Investigation into the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel: David H. Williams, H1962 [7MR]

———Representative Clinger, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H1875, H1962, H1963 [7MR]

———Stephen L. Braga, H1962 [7MR]

Investigation of Whitewater Development Corp. and related matters: Senators Sarbanes and D'Amato, S1586 [6MR]

NASA funding of Russian animal research programs, S9781, S9792 [4SE]

NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act, H8118 [23JY]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act, S7845, S7861 [16JY]

Partial-birth abortions, S11282 [25SE]

Release of documents relative to investigation of termination of employees of the White House Travel Office: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S10307, S10318 [11SE]

Restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S3147 [28MR]

Return of manuscript of book by former FBI agent Gary W. Aldrich to the White House: John E. Collingwood, FBI, H11040 [24SE]

Small business regulatory reform, H3017 [28MR]

Timber sale contract with Ketchikan Pulp Corp. relative to Tongass National Forest, S12363 [3OC]

Transfer of surplus Government computer equipment to schools, S9834 [4SE]

Use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic in front of the White House: Richard L. Lesher, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6442 [19JN]

Use of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House for vehicular traffic: Joseph T. Boyle and John Milliken, Greater Washington Board of Trade, S5013 [14MY]

———Marion S. Barry, Jr., Mayor of the District of Columbia, S5012 [14MY]

———Nelson F. Migdal, District of Columbia Building Industry Association, S5013 [14MY]

———Senator Grams, S4275 [29AP]

———Thomas W. Wilbur, District of Columbia Building Industry Association, S5013 [14MY]

White House acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials: Howard M. Shapiro, Dept. of Justice, H8521 [25JY]

Lists

Cosponsors of S. Res. 254, use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic in front of the White House, S6434 [19JN]

Net results of changes made to the Dept. of Defense appropriations legislation to accommodate the minority and White House, H21 [3JA]

Republican amendments to H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10284 [11SE]

Supporters of S. Res. 254, use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic in front of the White House, S6434 [19JN]

Supporters of S. Res. 254, use of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House for vehicular traffic, S5012 [14MY]

White House Counsel's Office task list relative to scandals affecting Clinton administration, H10213-H10215 [11SE]

Memorandums

Government Reimbursement for Private Counsel of Terminated Employees of the White House Travel Office: Faith Burton, Dept. of Justice, S10308 [11SE]

———Jack Quinn, Executive Office of the President, S10352, S10353 [12SE]

Response to Internal White House Travel Office Management Review: David Watkins, Executive Office of the President, S10302-S10305 [11SE]

Motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1552 [6MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10260, S10261 [11SE], H7688, H7713 [17JY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4671 [3MY]

Questions and answers

White House acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials: Hillary Rodham Clinton and ABC, H8522 [25JY]

———Hillary Rodham Clinton and Associated Press (news service), H8522 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Clinton, President: analysis of books released about campaigns, administration, policies, and personal life, H8589-H8595 [26JY]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): provide authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel (H. Res. 369), H1874, H1959-H1964 [7MR]

———release of documents by Executive Office of the President relative to White House Travel Office investigation, H5655 [30MY], H6418 [17JN], H6487 [18JN]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), H1621 [29FE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, E1884 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7615-H7640 [16JY], H7665-H7714 [17JY], E1310 [17JY], E1316 [18JY], E1351 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), consideration (H. Res. 475), H7610-H7614 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), unanimous-consent agreement, H7637 [16JY]

Drugs: use by employees, H7764 [17JY], H7783 [18JY]

FBI: ensure privacy and security of background reports (H.R. 3785), E1316 [18JY]

Government: applicability of certain laws (H.R. 3452), H10806-H10817 [24SE], H12283-H12286 [4OC], E1931 [21OC]

———separation of powers between the different branches, H56 [3JA]

Lindsey, Bruce R.: designation as unindicted co-conspirator in trial of banking officials relative to Clinton gubernatorial campaign contributions, H6629 [19JN], H6634 [20JN]

Monuments and memorials: limit authority of the President to designate certain areas as national monuments (H.R. 4118), H10648 [19SE]

Morris, Dick: call for dismissal from position as Presidential adviser relative to role in defense of accused rapist, H5309 [21MY]

Office of the Inspector General: establish (H.R. 3872), H8103 [23JY]

Political campaigns: reelection campaign efforts by White House staff, H4806 [10MY]

Political ethics: allegations made in book by former FBI agent Gary W. Aldrich, H11040-H11044 [24SE]

Republican Party: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H6042 [10JN], H6119, H6124, H6125, H6126 [11JN], H6185, H6186, H6187 [12JN], H6290, H6291, H6292, H6293, H6400 [13JN], H6418 [17JN], H6429, H6432 [18JN], H6515, H6517 [19JN], H6631, H6632, H6633, H6634, H6682 [20JN], H6717, H6725, H6846 [25JN], H6850, H6853 [26JN], H6980 [27JN], H7163, H7251-H7253 [10JY], H7266 [11JY], H7537 [16JY], H8520, H8521, H8522, H8525 [25JY], H8561 [26JY], H9907, H9908 [2AU], E1050 [11JN]

———investigation of acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H11592 [27SE]

Starr, Kenneth W.: appearance of conflicts of interest as independent counsel in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation, H5134 [15MY]

White House: dismissal of travel office personnel, H94 [4JA], H323 [5JA], H860 [25JA], H917 [26JA]

———use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic (H. Res. 458), E1141 [20JN]

White House Communications Agency: review of management and operations, H5032 [14MY]

White House Counsel's Office: preparation of task list relative to scandals affecting Clinton administration, H10207-H10215 [11SE], H10358-H10364 [12SE], H11592 [27SE]

White House Office of Administration: funding, H7697, H7698 [17JY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment, H11587-H11589 [27SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), H2334-H2339 [19MR], H4885 [10MY], H9832 [1AU], H9907 [2AU], E140 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

Baer, Harold, Jr.: decision in recent drug case, S539 [26JA]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S6543 [19JN]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding, S3194 [29MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), S1343 [27FE], S1407-S1425, S1427-S1446 [29FE], S1552-S1595, S1610 [6MR], S1617-S1623 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1815, S1900 [12MR], S1926-S1933 [13MR], S2033-S2036 [14MR], S2259 [18MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR]

———funding (S. Res. 246), S3450-S3454 [17AP], S3680 [18AP]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (S. Res. 272), S7065 [26JN]

Congress: reauthorization of independent counsel statute, S6107 [11JN]

Correctional institutions: protect constitutional rights of inmates, S12054-S12056 [1OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S11763 [28SE], S11884, S12025 [30SE], S12118 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10139-S10185, S10190 [10SE], S10245, S10280-S10321 [11SE], S10349-S10374, S10377-S10401 [12SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), unanimous-consent agreement, S10400 [12SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S4446 [30AP]

Drugs: use by employees, S9027-S9030 [29JY]

Foster, Vincent W., Jr.: investigation of death of White House staff member, S1552-S1556 [6MR]

Government: applicability of certain laws (H.R. 3452), S11604 [27SE], S11612 [28SE], S11858 [30SE], S12404, S12405 [3OC]

———application of certain laws (S. 2000), S9159 [30JY]

Independent counsel: reform controls over certain expenses, S12342 [3OC]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, S2031-S2033, S2040 [14MR]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S529 [26JA], S10023 [6SE]

Raines, Franklin D.: nomination to be OMB Director, S10023 [6SE]

Republican Party: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, S6196 [13JN], S6654-S6657 [21JN], S6840 [25JN], S7358-S7366 [8JY], S7627 [10JY]

Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution: creation of position (S. Res. 283), S8993 [26JY]

White House: limit number of political appointees, S10366, S10373 [12SE]

———use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic, S4274 [29AP], S6433-S6436, S6438, S6441-S6450 [19JN]

———use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic (H. Res. 458), S7054 [26JN]

———use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic (S. Res. 254), S5011 [14MY], S5619 [23MY]

White House Communications Agency: Secret Service assistance, S7957 [17JY]

White House Travel Office: refer matter of individuals terminated from employment to Court of Federal Claims, S10291-S10319 [11SE], S10350-S10353 [12SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment, S10291-S10319 [11SE], S10350-S10353 [12SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4092 [24AP], S4643-S4646 [2MY], S4670 [3MY], S4717 [6MY], S4773-S4782, S4786, S4787 [7MY], S4813-S4832, S4833-S4837, S4846-S4848, S4880 [8MY], S4890-S4893, S4895-S4926 [9MY], S4970 [13MY], S4989-S4993, S5002 [14MY], S5456 [21MY], S7626-S7630 [10JY], S7749 [11JY]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), unanimous-consent agreement, S4690 [3MY], S4901 [9MY]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (S. 1561), S914 [6FE], S1077 [7FE], S9548 [2AU]

Reports

Conventional Arms Control: Presidential Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy, E1299 [17JY]

Previous House Resolutions Granting Special Deposition Authority: Committee on Rules (House), H1875 [7MR]

Reports filed

Applicability of Certain Laws Relative to the Executive Office of the President: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3452) (H. Rept. 104-820), H11046 [24SE]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Authority To Obtain Testimony To Investigate the Dismissal of White House Travel Office Personnel: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 369) (H. Rept. 104-472), H1774 [6MR]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) Funding (S. Res. 227), S1597 [6MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 475) (H. Rept. 104-671), H7473 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3756) (H. Rept. 104-660), H7114 [8JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3756) (S. Rept. 104-330), S8553 [23JY]

Federal Government Management—Examining Government Performance as We Near the Next Century (H. Rept. 104-861), H12172 [28SE]

Final Report: Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 104-280), S6408 [18JN]

Investigation Into the White House and Dept. of Justice on Security of FBI Background Investigation Files (H. Rept. 104-862), H12172 [28SE]

Nomination of Franklin D. Raines To Be OMB Director: Committee on Government Affairs (Senate), S8866 [25JY]

Relief of Individuals Terminated From White House Travel Office: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2937) (H. Rept. 104-484), H2320 [18MR]

White House Communications Agency Review: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-748), H9921 [2AU]

White House Travel Office Firings and Related Matters: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-849), H11394 [26SE]

White House Travel Office Proceedings Against John M. Quinn, David Watkins, and Matthew Moore: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-598), H5646 [29MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Pennsylvania Avenue Reopening Emergency Resolution: District of Columbia City Council, S6434 [19JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7675, H7679, H7687, H7695, H7698, H7708 [17JY]

Republican Party: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H8523 [25JY]

Statements

Amtrak Reform and Appropriations Policy, S5433 [21MY]

Criticism of Michael McCurry and White House Drug Policy: William J. Bennett, S9029 [29JY]

National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement, H3758 [24AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments, H6754 [25JN]

Use of Pennsylvania Avenue in Front of the White House for Vehicular Traffic: David A. Clarke and Frank Smith, District of Columbia City Council, S5012 [14MY]

White House Acquisition of FBI Background Reports on Former Republican Officials: Bernard Nussbaum, H8523 [25JY]

———Gloria Livingstone, H8524 [25JY]

———William H. Kennedy III, H8522 [25JY]

Summaries

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Authority To Obtain Testimony To Investigate the Dismissal of White House Travel Office Personnel (H. Res. 369), H1874 [7MR]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10400 [12SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, and general Government appropriations (H.R. 3756), H12075-H12077 [28SE]

Testimonies

Investigation Into the Death of White House Staff Member Vincent W. Foster, Jr.: Philip Heymann, S1582-S1584 [6MR]

White House Acquisition of FBI Background Reports on Former Republican Officials: Craig Livingstone, H8522 [25JY]

———William H. Kennedy III, H8522 [25JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 369, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel, H1959 [7MR]

H. Res. 475, consideration of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H7610 [16JY]

H.R. 2397, relief of individuals terminated from employment at the White House Travel Office, H2334 [19MR]

H.R. 2937, relief of individuals terminated from employment at the White House Travel Office, E141 [1FE]

H.R. 3452, applicability of certain laws relative to the Executive Office of the President, H10806-H10812 [24SE]

H.R. 3756, Dept. of Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and other independent agencies appropriations, S10139-S10155 [10SE]

S. Res. 227, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S1393 [28FE]

S. Res. 246, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S3450, S3491 [17AP]

S. Res. 254, use of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House for vehicular traffic, S5011 [14MY]

S. Res. 272, amend S. Res. 246, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S7030, S7065 [26JN]

S. Res. 283, creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution within the Executive Office of the President, S8993 [26JY]

EXECUTIVE PROTECTIVE SERVICE see Secret Service

EXON, J. JAMES (a Senator from Nebraska)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S749, S855 [1FE], S923 [6FE], S1040, S1141 [7FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2070, S2123 [14MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8222 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5100 [15MY], S5151, S5160, S5194, S5200, S5202 [16MY], S5221, S5224, S5256, S5271 [17MY], S5382 [20MY], S5431, S5451 [21MY], S5481, S5501 [22MY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S7041 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6750 [24JN], S6858 [25JN], S6949, S7042 [26JN], S7230, S7235, S7255, S7310, S7311 [28JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9132, S9142, S9145, S9146, S9149, S9163, S9164 [30JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10743, S10842 [18SE]

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

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8222 [18JY]

Analyses

Kyl Constitutional Amendment To Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing Revenue: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S5470-S5473 [22MY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178): Committee on the Budget (Senate), S6172-S6174 [13JN]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5550 [23MY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY]

———S. 1124, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, S92 [5JA]

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, S1678 [11MR]

Articles and editorials

Big Agribusiness Enjoyed Benefits in Senate Farm Bill, Lincoln (NE) Journal Star, S1898 [12MR]

Big Changes Down on the Farm, New York (NY) Times, S1898 [12MR]

Bill Raises Farm Costs, Officials Say, Robert Greene, Lincoln (NE) Journal Star, S1894 [12MR]

Businesses Put Muscle Behind Farm Bill Push, David C. Beeder, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, S1899 [12MR]

Economist—Farm Bill Will Drop Crop Prices, S1898 [12MR]

Experimental Price Index for Elderly Consumers, Nathan Amble and Ken Stewart, Monthly Labor Review (publication), S5371-S5374 [20MY]

Fact and Fancy—CPI Biases and the Federal Budget, Jim Klumpner, S5407-S5410 [21MY]

Farm Bureau Tries To Free Mired Farm Bill, David C. Beeder, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, S487 [26JA]

Freedom To Farm—An Excuse To Abandon Agriculture, Lincoln (NE) Journal Star, S1896 [12MR]

Freedom To Farm—Freedom To Plunder Treasury, S1897 [12MR]

Glickman Says New Farm Plan's Costs Are Higher, David C. Beeder, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, S1894 [12MR]

House Approves Biggest Change in Farm Policy Since New Deal—Legislation Phases Out Subsidies Over 7 Years, Eric Schmitt, New York (NY) Times, S1898 [12MR]

Hundreds Expected To Protest Farm Bill, Ann Toner, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, S1895 [12MR]

Internet Doesn't Fit Free-Press Concept, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, S2095 [14MR]

Iowans Wary About Freedom To Farm Bill, George Anthan, Sioux Falls (SD) Argus Leader, S1897 [12MR]

Lugar To Keep Campaigning, Hold Ag Panel Position, S1895 [12MR]

Only People Who Eat Need To Worry About Our Food Policy, Sally Herrin, Lincoln (NE) Journal Star, S1896 [12MR]

Some Internet Fare Worse Than Indecent, Arianna Huffington, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, S2095 [14MR]

State Ag Leaders Won't Back Plan, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, S1894 [12MR]

Step Toward a Safer World, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, S12269 [3OC]

Tailhook Figure Files Suit Over Navy Promotion, Washington (DC) Post, S2641 [21MR]

Term Limits Can't Go on '96 Ballot, S1896 [12MR]

USDA—Dairy, Cereal Prices Expected To Rise, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, S1894 [12MR]

What's Wrong With the Farm Bill Approved by the Senate?, S1897 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (see S. 2003), S9159 [30JY]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (see S. 1780), S5378 [20MY]

University of Nebraska: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 210), S313 [23JA]

———tribute to women's volleyball team (see S. Res. 211), S313 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: extend farm programs (see S. 1523), S313 [23JA]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see S. 1949), S7762 [11JY]

———provide livestock feed assistance for certain producers (see S. 1743), S5270 [17MY]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see S. 1725), S4618 [2MY]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

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

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

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

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52, 65), S7190 [27JN], S11973 [30SE]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S1977 [13MR]

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

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

Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (see S. 1183), S2331 [19MR]

ERISA: treatment of pension assets by insurance companies (see S. 1400), S4979 [13MY]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1840), S5945 [6JN]

Irrigation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska and Kansas (see S. 1649), S3156 [28MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 1963), S10690 [17SE]

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 2030), S9554 [2AU]

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

National Baseball Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1278 [20FE]

National Baseball Heritage Day: designate (see S. Res. 224), S2245 [18MR]

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

National Discovery Trails: establish (see S. 1725), S4618 [2MY]

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

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 300), S11169 [24SE]

Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission: extension (see S. 2066), S10327 [11SE]

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

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

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see S. 1505), S1084 [7FE]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see S. 2123), S11731 [28SE]

Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (see S. 2140), S11539 [27SE]

Taxation: issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans (see S. 1674), S6410 [18JN]

———provide incentives for businesses to create new jobs and to prevent jobs from moving overseas (see S. 1597), S2659 [21MR]

U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1735), S5866 [5JN]

Cloture motions

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2898 [26MR], S3101 [28MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4037 [24AP]

Excerpts

America's Editors Oppose New Star Wars Plans: by, S5717 [4JN]

Farm legislation's impact on farm income and Federal aid payments, S321 [23JA]

Letters

Agricultural program operation improvement: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S486 [26JA]

Budget reconciliation: by, S4053 [24AP]

Clinton administration budget proposal effects on Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: June E. O'Neil, CBO, S5114 [16MY], S6071 [11JN]

Clinton administration view on the Federal budget for 1997-2002: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S6124 [12JN]

Defend America Act: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5722, S5723 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, personnel strengths, and military construction: John White, Dept. of Defense, S6950 [26JN]

———Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S6960 [26JN]

Internet use by children at schools: Charlie Brogan, Nebraska Broadcasters Association, S5509 [23MY]

Medicare reform: Harlan M. Heald, Nebraska Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, S5171 [16MY]

———several health care associations, S5171 [16MY]

Medicare trust fund: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5032 [15MY]

Public welfare programs reform: Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S8424 [22JY]

Restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer: Jack Quinn, Executive Office of the President, S3147 [28MR]

Testing of nuclear weapons underground under limited conditions: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6587 [20JN]

———John D. Holum, ACDA, S6587 [20JN], S6972 [26JN]

———William C. Danvers, NSC, S6587 [20JN], S6971 [26JN]

Lists

Funding above Dept. of Defense request, S6950 [26JN]

Motions offered by

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8422, S8423 [22JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8422, S8423 [22JY]

Press releases

NFO Opposes ``Freedom To Farm Act'' as Passed by Senate, S1898 [12MR]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Adjustment, S5379 [20MY]

Senate Farm Bill a ``Sell Out'' of Farm Families, Says NFU President, S1897 [12MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: commodity payments, S1047 [7FE]

———extend farm programs (S. 1523), S320, S321 [23JA]

———improve operation of certain programs, S335 [24JA], S485, S487 [26JA], S724 [1FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), S1890, S1899 [12MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3001, S3004 [27MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S1047, S1054 [7FE]

———provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity, S1054 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8602 [24JY]

Amtrak: reforming statutes and authorizing appropriations, S5433 [21MY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2991 [27MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1843, S1844, S1845 [12MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas leasing, S5528 [23MY]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (S. Res. 255), S5411 [21MY]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S5111, S5114 [16MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5806, S5830 [5JN]

———deficit, S9358 [1AU]

———nondefense discretionary spending cuts in final two years of budget cycle, S5136, S5137 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), S8528 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9344, S9358, S9359, S9363, S9400 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8070, S8071, S8094, S8103 [18JY], S8330, S8336 [19JY], S8420, S8424 [22JY], S8494, S8497, S8498, S8503, S8504, S8506, S8508, S8528 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8113 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5174 [16MY], S5550 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S6059, S6060, S6061, S6070, S6071 [11JN], S6124, S6137 [12JN], S6172, S6174, S6182, S6185 [13JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5026, S5028, S5033, S5042, S5049, S5051, S5052, S5053, S5060, S5066 [15MY], S5111, S5114, S5136, S5137, S5138, S5139, S5151, S5152, S5153, S5154, S5155, S5157, S5160, S5168, S5170, S5172, S5174, S5177 [16MY], S5222, S5227, S5232, S5253, S5254 [17MY], S5311, S5312, S5314, S5316, S5320, S5322, S5326, S5330, S5341, S5342, S5352, S5368, S5369, S5370 [20MY], S5398, S5399, S5407, S5412, S5414, S5419, S5420, S5422, S5423, S5425, S5427, S5428, S5433 [21MY], S5462, S5470, S5474, S5479, S5480, S5481, S5482 [22MY], S5508, S5511, S5513, S5528, S5529 [23MY]

———treatment of sale of Government assets, S5330 [20MY]

———use most accurate measures of inflation available, S5254 [17MY]

Children and youth: funding to assist youth at risk from illegal drug use, crime, and violence, S5232 [17MY]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1440 [29FE]

Computers: protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet, S1646 [7MR]

———provide parental control of child access to online services, S5509 [23MY]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S714, S717 [1FE], S2095 [14MR], S3146 [28MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, S5470 [22MY]

Consumer Price Index: calculation, S5352, S5369, S5370 [20MY], S5407 [21MY], S5479 [22MY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2585 [21MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6399 [18JN], S6429, S6432 [19JN], S6586 [20JN], S6949, S6951, S6952, S6957, S6959, S6960, S6967, S6971, S6976, S6980, S6982 [26JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, S457, S458, S485 [26JA]

———funding, S5051, S5052, S5053, S5060, S5066 [15MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9142, S9143, S9149 [30JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical care programs funding relative to increase in corporate tax rates, S5152, S5153, S5154, S5155, S5157 [16MY]

———medical care programs funding relative to reduction of welfare benefits, S5151 [16MY]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, S10382 [12SE], S10660 [17SE]

Ecology and environment: restore environmental programs funding, S5222 [17MY]

Education: funding, S5227 [17MY]

Endangered species: protection programs funding, S1843, S1844, S1845 [12MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9014 [29JY]

Executive departments: personnel training sessions off of Federal property, S5254 [17MY]

Firearms: prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of interstate commerce control (S. 890), S10935 [19SE]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6586 [20JN]

Habiger, Eugene: nomination to be Commander in Chief of the U.S. Strategic Command, S458 [26JA]

Income: provide homemakers with retirement opportunities, S5326 [20MY]

Institute of Railroad Safety: funding, S9149 [30JY]

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (S. 2003), S9161 [30JY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4821 [8MY]

Medicaid: eligibility standards and State flexibility, S8497 [23JY]

———reform, S5322 [20MY], S6070 [11JN]

Medicare: reform, S5042 [15MY], S5168, S5170 [16MY], S5481 [22MY], S6070 [11JN], S6182 [13JN]

Minimum wage: level, S4821 [8MY]

National Institute on Drug Abuse: funding, S5399 [21MY]

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5715, S5716, S5722 [4JN]

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (S. 1780), S5379 [20MY]

Nuclear weapons: allow underground testing under limited conditions, S6429, S6432 [19JN], S6586 [20JN], S6971, S6976, S6980, S6982 [26JN]

Nunn, Senator: tribute for casting 10,000 votes (S. Res. 213), S418 [26JA]

Pensions: increase eligibility age and make cost-of-living adjustments for certain retirement benefits and allow contributions to private pension plans, S5352 [20MY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, S4821 [8MY]

Point of order, S5476, S5478 [22MY], S8420, S8421, S8423 [22JY]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), S10939, S10941, S10949 [19SE]

Public welfare programs: delivery of social service through religious charities, S8508 [23JY]

———prohibit assistance relative to illegal drug use, S8498 [23JY]

———reform, S5322 [20MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), S8528 [23JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9344, S9358, S9359, S9363, S9400 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8070, S8071, S8094, S8103 [18JY], S8330, S8336 [19JY], S8420, S8424 [22JY], S8494, S8497, S8498, S8503, S8504, S8506, S8508, S8528 [23JY]

———reform (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8113 [18JY]

———temporary assistance limits and school attendance requirements, S8503 [23JY]

Railroads: closure of rail-highway crossings, S9142 [30JY]

Rivlin, Alice M.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S6586 [20JN]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S12269, S12298 [3OC]

———legislative program, S335 [24JA], S5103 [15MY], S5115, S5146, S5147 [16MY], S5254, S5255 [17MY], S5330 [20MY], S5405 [21MY], S5507, S5508 [23MY], S5712 [4JN], S6074 [11JN], S6934 [26JN]

———prohibit sense-of-the-Senate amendments to the budget resolution, S5341, S5342 [20MY], S5511 [23MY]

Senate Rules: separation of tax cuts from offsets within budget reconciliation process, S5419, S5420, S5422, S5423, S5425, S5427, S5428 [21MY]

Social Security: tax rates, S5314, S5316, S5320 [20MY], S5481, S5482 [22MY]

SSI: prohibit recruitment activities, S8494 [23JY]

START II Treaty: ratification, S485 [26JA]

Stumpf, Robert E.: withdrawal of name from Navy promotion list, S2639 [21MR]

Surface Transportation Board: user fees relative to filing of complaints, S9143 [30JY]

Taxation: deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals, S5311 [20MY], S5481 [22MY]

———rates, S5253 [17MY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S714, S717 [1FE], S1646 [7MR], S3146 [28MR]

U.N.: passage of Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, S10279 [11SE]

University of Nebraska: tribute to football team (S. Res. 210), S302 [23JA]

———tribute to women's volleyball team (S. Res. 211), S303 [23JA]

White House: use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic (H. Res. 458), S7054 [26JN]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4821 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S5987 [10JN], S11131, S11134 [24SE], S11418 [26SE], S11493 [27SE], S11619, S11622, S11718 [28SE], S11836, S11860, S11949, S11950, S11963, S11965 [30SE], S12121-S12123 [1OC], S12177, S12191 [2OC], S12243, S12253, S12257, S12260, S12271, S12276, S12280, S12281, S12298 [3OC], S12419 [21OC]

Reports

Budgetary Implications of H.R. 3144, Defend America Act: CBO, S5722 [4JN]

Statements

Call for Immediate Action on Seven-Year Farm Bill: American Farm Bureau Federation, S486 [26JA]

Public Welfare Programs Reform: President Clinton, S9359-S9362 [1AU]

Testing of Nuclear Weapons Underground Under Limited Conditions: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6972 [26JN]

Tables

Change in deficit due to Consumer Price Index adjustment, S5369 [20MY]

Comparison of budget plans—6 year savings, S5368 [20MY]

Funding above Dept. of Defense request, S6950 [26JN]

Provisions in reconciliation bill that violate Budget Act rule on deficit reduction goals, S8423 [22JY]

Republican budget deficits with and without the tax cut, S6182 [13JN]

Tributes

Boorda, Jeremy M., S5148, S5149 [16MY]

Bradley, Senator, S11267 [25SE]

Brown, Senator, S11268 [25SE]

Byrd, Senator, S11265 [25SE]

Cohen, Senator, S11268 [25SE]

Dole, Senator, S6047 [11JN]

Hatfield, Senator, S11267 [25SE]

Heflin, Senator, S11266 [25SE]

Johnston, Senator, S11267 [25SE]

Kassebaum, Senator, S11268 [25SE]

Nunn, Senator, S11265 [25SE]

Pell, Senator, S11266 [25SE]

Pryor, Senator, S11265 [25SE]

Simon, Senator, S11266 [25SE]

Simpson, Senator, S11267 [25SE]

EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9313 [31JY]

EXPLORER (vessel)

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1041) (S. Rept. 104-224), S491 [26JA]

Texts of

S. 1041, certificate of documentation, S9034 [29JY]

EXPLOSIVES related term(s) Firearms

Affidavits

Explosion at GOEX Manufacturing Co.: James P. Palmquist, S10363 [12SE]

Articles and editorials

Attention All Unabomber Wannabes, S3454 [17AP]

Babyfood Bombs, S3454 [17AP]

Internet Cited for Surge in Bomb Reports, S7273 [28JN]

Tracing Explosives Through Taggants Draws Heavy Fire From Gun Lobbies, E1483 [2AU]

Tracing Gunpowder Bombs With GOP Pols, E1483 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions

Aviation: enhance security procedures and equipment (see S. 2037), S9554 [2AU]

———require installation of certain explosive detection and resistant equipment (see H.R. 3909, 4029), H8598 [26JY], H10107 [5SE]

———require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (see H.R. 3896), H8556 [25JY]

International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H6914 [26JN]

Terrorism: U.S. policy (see H.R. 3953), H9921 [2AU]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (see H. Res. 508), H9705 [1AU]

Proposals

Aviation Security Act (S. 2037), S9590 [2AU]

Remarks in House

Aviation: require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (H.R. 3896), H8524 [25JY], H8562 [26JY]

Dept. of Justice: research and development of antiterrorism technology funding, H8196-H8198 [23JY]

FBI: hire additional personnel to investigate domestic and foreign terrorism, and establish a domestic counterterrorism center, H9384 [31JY]

Government regulations: require materials to contain taggants, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9384, H9387 [31JY], H9707, H9708 [1AU], H9839, H9881, H9882, H9884, H9885, H9892, H9893 [2AU], E1482 [2AU]

International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (H.R. 3725), E1178 [26JN]

Olympic games: tribute to efforts by volunteers and law enforcement officers following bomb explosion at Atlanta, GA, games, H9383, H9384 [31JY], H9833 [1AU]

Regulation (H.R. 43), H9384 [31JY]

Terrorism: U.S. policy, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9384, H9387, H9472 [31JY], H9707, H9708, H9833 [1AU], E1418 [31JY]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9838, H9839-H9897 [2AU], E1482 [2AU], E1519 [5SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9877-H9886 [2AU]

———use of high tech scanning devices to detect concealed explosive devices, H8102 [23JY]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: enhance security procedures and equipment, S9960-S9962 [5SE]

———enhance security procedures and equipment (S. 2037), S9586-S9588 [2AU]

Firearms: increase the statute of limitations for certain offenses, S3432-S3435 [17AP]

Government regulations: require materials to contain taggants, S3365-S3367 [16AP], S10361-S10365, S10366 [12SE]

Olympic games: tribute to efforts by volunteers and law enforcement officers following bomb explosion at Atlanta, GA, games, S9016 [29JY]

Terrorism: prohibit distribution of information relative to explosive materials, S7271-S7274 [28JN], S10040 [9SE]

———treatment of distribution of information relative to the making of explosive materials, S3365-S3367 [16AP], S3448-S3450, S3454 [17AP]

———U.S. policy, S9009, S9037, S9038 [29JY], S9374, S9375 [1AU], S9480-S9482, S9635 [2AU], S10533-S10535 [13SE], S10664, S10667, S10668, S10675 [17SE], S11390 [26SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), S9660 [2AU], S9681 [3SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), unanimous-consent agreement, S9660 [2AU]

———U.S. policy relative to airport and airline safety, S10746 [18SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 508) (H. Rept. 104-744), H9705 [1AU]

Texts of

H. Res. 508, consideration of H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act, H9877 [2AU]

H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act, H9886-H9890 [2AU]

S. 2037, Aviation Security Act, S9588-S9590 [2AU]

EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Foreign trade: treatment of exports to countries identified as state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 3109), H2466 [19MR]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Lapse of Export Administration Act: President Clinton, S5758-S5760 [4JN], H5792 [4JN]

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK

Bills and resolutions

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (see S. 1603), S1682 [11MR]

Letters

Ukraine energy sector reform: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E377 [19MR]

Remarks in House

Foreign trade: allow U.S companies to bid on construction contracts for the Three Gorges Dam project in the People's Republic of China, E1779 [28SE]

Funding, H5841, H5846-H5856 [5JN]

Ukraine: reform of energy sector, E377 [19MR]

Remarks in Senate

Executive departments: regulations relative to inter-government fund transfers, S2287 [19MR]

Funding, S8861 [25JY]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen certain sanctions against proliferation activities, S7244, S7245 [28JN], S7523 [10JY]

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (S. 1603), S1682 [11MR]

Statements

Three Gorges Project in the People's Republic of China, H5854 [5JN]

Texts of

S. 1603, Small Business Export Enhancement Act, S1683 [11MR]

EXPORTS see Foreign Trade

EXTREME (vessel)

Bills and resolutions

Certificate of documentation (see S. 1631), S2422 [20MR]

Remarks in Senate

Certificate of documentation (S. 1631), S2430 [20MR]

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1631), S9072 [29JY]

Texts of

S. 1631, certificate of documentation, S2430 [20MR], S9037 [29JY]

EXXON CORP.

Statements

Gasoline Tax, S4922 [9MY]

FADULE, JAMES J., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E540 [16AP]

FAHMY, MAHMOUD H.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E634 [25AP]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4084 [24AP]

FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: permissibility of direct marketing, S11926 [30SE]

FAIR HAVEN, CT

Remarks in House

Fair Haven Community Health Center: anniversary, E1660 [19SE]

FAIR HOUSING ACT

Bills and resolutions

Amend (see H.R. 4019), H10040 [4SE]

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT

Amendments

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), S7907, S7912 [16JY]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8248 [23JY], H8599 [26JY], H8787, H8788, H8790 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Workers Who Sign Away a Day in Court, E1486 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 1650; H.R. 3784), S3156 [28MR], H7473 [11JY]

———use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (see H.R. 3748), H7106 [27JN]

Correctional institutions: exempt inmates from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements in Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 1943), S7762 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

Employment: disregard additional payments for calculation of overtime compensation (see H.R. 3087), H2315 [14MR]

———make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see S. 2026), S9554 [2AU]

———overtime requirements of certain law enforcement employees working at police training facilities (see H.R. 4172), H11229 [25SE]

———provide an exemption of overtime compensation for employees of contractors of the Federal Government (see H.R. 3094), H2315 [14MR]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (see H. Res. 488), H8374 [24JY]

———provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (see H.R. 3212), H3230 [29MR]

———use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage requirements (see H.R. 4266), H11526 [27SE]

Federal contracts: require employers to provide health and pension plans (see H.R. 3528), H5569 [23MY]

Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477, 3482), H5287 [16MY]

Houseparents: clarify exemption from minimum wage and overtime requirements (see S. 1554), S737 [1FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3481), H5287 [16MY]

Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer without requiring overtime pay (see H.R. 3054), H1985 [7MR]

Lists

Supporters of legislation prohibiting discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin, S3158 [28MR]

Memorandums

Time-Off Plans Under Fair Labor Standards Act: Vince Treacy, Congressional Research Service, H3340 [15AP]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to extension of rights and protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act, S190-S274 [22JA]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act, S3924-S3949 [23AP]

Questions and answers

Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 2391), H8567-H8569 [26JY]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), H8517, H8518 [25JY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1507), H2942-H2948 [27MR], E484 [28MR]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 3784), E1269, E1271 [12JY]

———use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (H.R. 3748), E1205 [27JN], E1486 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (H.R. 3843), H7662 [17JY]

Employment: disregard additional payments for calculation of overtime compensation (H.R. 3087), E358 [14MR]

———provide an exemption of overtime compensation for employees of contractors of the Federal Government (H.R. 3094), E368 [14MR]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8075 [22JY], H8561, H8562 [26JY], H8670, H8776-H8791 [30JY], H9567 [1AU]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (H. Res. 488), H8562-H8573 [26JY]

———provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (H.R. 3212), E509 [29MR]

———use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage requirements (H.R. 4266), E1789 [28SE]

Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information, H9839 [2AU]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (H.R. 3482), E829 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), S7912-S7914 [16JY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 1650), S3157, S3158 [28MR]

Correctional institutions: exempt inmates from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements in Fair Labor Standards Act (S. 1943), S7762-S7764 [11JY]

Employment: make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (S. 2026), S9565 [2AU]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), S9317 [31JY]

Houseparents: clarify exemption from minimum wage and overtime requirements (S. 1554), S739 [1FE]

Reports filed

Clarify Exemption of Houseparents From Minimum Wage and Maximum Hour Requirements: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2531) (H. Rept. 104-592), H5569 [23MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2391, Working Families Flexibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 488) (H. Rept. 104-704), H8374 [24JY]

Provide Compensatory Time for All Employees: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2391) (H. Rept. 104-670), H7473 [11JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 488, consideration of H.R. 2391, Working Families Flexibility Act, H8562 [26JY]

H.R. 1114, child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters, H8517 [25JY]

H.R. 2391, Working Families Flexibility Act, H8787 [30JY]

H.R. 4266, White Collar Reform Act, E1790 [28SE]

FAIR PAY ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1507), H2942-H2948 [27MR], E484 [28MR]

FAIR TRADE LAWS see Foreign Trade

FAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2165), S12349 [3OC]

Texts of

S. 2165, provisions, S12349 [3OC]

FAIRBANKS, AK

Remarks in Senate

Fairbanks Winter Carnival: tribute, S1887 [12MR]

FAIRCLOTH, LAUCH (a Senator from North Carolina)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S855 [1FE], S993 [6FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8615, S8646 [24JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1945, S1978, S1988 [13MR], S2056, S2118 [14MR]

———making continuing (S.J. Res. 63), S11314 [25SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8118, S8126, S8167, S8226, S8227, S8296 [18JY], S8336, S8362, S8364, S8375, S8377 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5200, S5201 [16MY], S5424, S5425, S5450 [21MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2876 [26MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S6937, S7041 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6616 [20JN], S7032 [26JN], S7196 [27JN], S7274, S7322 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10530, S10558 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10333 [11SE], S10355, S10431 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9280, S9306 [31JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), S10563 [13SE], S10843 [18SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9877, S9899, S9901, S9969, S9970 [5SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8631, S8667 [24JY], S8770, S8771, S8788, S8870, S8874 [25JY]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2657), S725, S859 [1FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3642 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3634 [18AP], S4078, S4079 [24AP], S4340 [29AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8118, S8126, S8167, S8226, S8227, S8296 [18JY], S8336, S8362, S8364, S8375, S8377 [19JY]

Appointments

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

———S. 1260, Public Housing Reform and Empowerment Act, S9208 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Labor Independence, Wall Street Journal, S7510 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1853, 1890), S6013 [10JN], S6517 [19JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: require recommendations for reducing public debt (see S. 1657), S3216 [29MR]

District of Columbia: prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (see S. 2093), S11033 [19SE]

Employment: make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see S. 2026), S9554 [2AU]

Federal employees: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (see S. 1987), S8636 [24JY]

Foreign aid: reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (see S. 1968), S8013 [17JY]

Health care professionals: extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (see S. 2197), S12303 [3OC]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see S. 1788), S5443 [21MY]

Native Americans: refinancing of certain tax-exempt bonds (see S. 1676), S3384 [16AP]

North Carolina: include certain counties in certain metropolitan statistical areas (see S. 2142), S11539 [27SE]

Public debt: reduction (see S. Res. 237), S3216 [29MR]

Taxation: allow casualty loss deduction for disaster losses (see S. 2118), S11294 [25SE]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 1838), S5856 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S1277 [20FE]

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

Budget: ensure funds cut from appropriations bills be used for deficit reduction (see S. 1452), S1605 [6MR]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see S. 1951), S10329 [11SE]

———hiring of certain individuals whose sole purpose of seeking employment is union organizing and representation (see S. 1925), S7302 [28JN]

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see S. 1982), S8553 [23JY]

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

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

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see S. Con. Res. 72), S11540 [27SE]

Colombia: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1560), S1654 [7MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 1726), S4618 [2MY]

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

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 1039), S589 [31JA]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 265), S6408 [18JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52), S6854 [25JN]

———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (see S. 1612), S1969 [13MR]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see S. 1733), S4851 [8MY]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (see S. 1729), S4804 [7MY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 3), S2830 [25MR]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see S. 1675), S3384 [16AP]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S1368 [27FE]

———reform juvenile justice system (see S. 1245), S1298 [23FE]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

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

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

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

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see S. 1678), S3384 [16AP]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S11434 [26SE]

Ecology and environment: reauthorize certain educational programs (see S. 1873), S6225 [13JN]

Executive Office of the President: application of certain laws (see S. 2000), S9159 [30JY]

———creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution (see S. Res. 283), S8989 [26JY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: technical amendments (see S. 1379), S10609 [16SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify exemption for houseparents from minimum wage and overtime requirements (see S. 1554), S1605 [6MR]

Federal employees: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (see S. 2104), S11169 [24SE]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629), S2422 [20MR]

Foreign banks: enhance supervision and limit participation by persons convicted of certain crimes (see S. 2144), S11539 [27SE]

Government: forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (see S. 1794), S6104 [11JN]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S313 [23JA]

Health: liability of nonprofit organizations relative to prosthetic devices (see S. 1885), S6517 [19JN]

Health care facilities: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see S. 877), S10690 [17SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S1084 [7FE]

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

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 2010), S9428 [1AU]

Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (see S. 2041), S9555 [2AU]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see S. 837), S1084 [7FE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see S. 1740, 1999), S4940 [9MY], S9072 [29JY]

Members of Congress: eliminate certain congressional perks (see S. 1405), S1277 [20FE]

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

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see S. Res. 250), S4063 [24AP]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see S. 1714), S6310 [14JN]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 2030), S11314 [25SE]

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

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

National Baseball Heritage Day: designate (see S. Res. 224), S1526 [5MR]

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

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1731), S5601 [23MY]

National security: national missile defense system (see S. 1635), S3229 [29MR]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S3018 [27MR]

NIH: establish National Center for Pain Research (see S. 1955), S7887 [16JY]

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

OSHA: reform regulatory process (see S. 1423), S1368 [27FE]

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S5099 [15MY]

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

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (see S. 1816), S5567 [23MY]

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

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see S. 2022), S9554 [2AU]

Senate Rules: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. Res. 152), S589 [31JA]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see S. 2103), S11090 [20SE]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see S. 942), S1654 [7MR]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1487), S1869 [12MR]

———tax treatment of benefits (see S. 50), S1368 [27FE]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax liability to reduce the national debt (see S. 1108), S1297 [23FE]

———church pension benefit plans (see S. 881), S1297 [23FE]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see S. 2057), S11314 [25SE]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S4724 [6MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 520), S1388 [28FE]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 1095), S10609 [16SE]

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

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see S. 1247, 1249), S1462 [29FE], S1683 [11MR]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see S. Res. 290), S10426 [12SE]

Transportation: highway construction funding (see S. 2143), S11539 [27SE]

———transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see S. 1971), S8156 [18JY]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see S. 1519), S347 [24JA]

Ward Valley, CA: conveyance of land for construction of a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility (see S. 1596), S4871 [8MY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see S. 1660), S7190 [27JN]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S3415 [16AP]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7297 [28JN], S7612 [10JY]

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

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

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5627 [23MY], S5741 [4JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11376 [26SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3073 [28MR]

Alaska: exemption from Clean Air Act oxygenated fuel requirements, S9827 [4SE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (S. 953), S1279 [20FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1910 [13MR], S2056, S2085 [14MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S12121 [1OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5885 [6JN]

———deficit, S5425 [21MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9366 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8118, S8119, S8126 [18JY], S8331 [19JY], S8494, S8508 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5424, S5425 [21MY], S5516 [23MY]

Children and youth: abstinence education programs funding, S8508 [23JY], S9366 [1AU]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation, S11229 [25SE]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1418, S1419 [29FE], S1562-S1565 [6MR], S1931 [13MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S355 [25JA]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (S.J. Res. 49), S3326 [15AP]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2300 [19MR]

———reform habeas corpus procedures, S3369 [16AP]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S6938 [26JN], S7908 [16JY]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1853), S6013 [10JN]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1890), S6520, S6526 [19JN]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (S. 1729), S9442 [1AU]

Dept. of HUD: discourage interference with the exercise of the rights of free speech, free association, and the petition of Government for redress of grievances, S9877 [5SE]

———investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, S11222 [25SE]

Dept. of State: require report on U.N. voting records of foreign countries to include amounts of foreign aid, S8770 [25JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9725 [3SE], S9827, S9829, S9830 [4SE], S9877, S9913, S9948, S9964 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, S11222 [25SE]

District of Columbia: prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (S. 2093), S11033 [19SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6797 [25JN]

Employment: make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (S. 2026), S9565 [2AU]

Endangered species: protection programs funding, S1910 [13MR]

EPA: review of ambient air quality standards for particulate matter, S9829, S9830 [4SE], S9964 [5SE]

Families and domestic relations: illegitimacy rates, S5424 [21MY], S5516 [23MY]

Foreign aid: reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (S. 1968), S8024 [17JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8770, S8771 [25JY]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S6567 [20JN]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 704), S8298 [18JY]

GAO: require report on grants provided to foreign governments, foreign entities and international organizations, S8771 [25JY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, S9857 [4SE]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 1520), S314 [23JA]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6567 [20JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S9224 [31JY]

Health: medical savings account programs, S3565 [18AP], S9515 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9515 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3565 [18AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), unanimous-consent agreement, S914 [6FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, S9913 [5SE]

Health care professionals: extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (S. 2197), S12403 [3OC]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, S10405 [12SE]

Immigration: admission of family members of U.S. citizens, S4145 [25AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4145 [25AP]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4833 [8MY]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7510 [10JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S10117 [10SE]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, S10117 [10SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3816 [23AP]

Minimum wage: level, S4833 [8MY]

National Hunting and Fishing Day: observance, S11319 [25SE]

Native Americans: refinancing of certain tax-exempt bonds (S. 1676), S3402 [16AP]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (S. 1646), S3004 [27MR]

NIH: revise and extend certain programs (S. 1897), S11400 [26SE]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, S4833 [8MY]

Pharmaceuticals: patent litigation relative to ranitidine, S2085 [14MR]

Public debt: reduction (S. Res. 237), S3229 [29MR]

Public housing: establish income eligibility and additional eligibility guidelines for public housing, S151 [10JA]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), S151 [10JA]

Public welfare programs: multigenerational welfare dependency, S8126 [18JY], S8331 [19JY]

———reform, S5424 [21MY], S5516 [23MY]

———reform (H.R. 4), veto, S669 [31JA]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9366 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8118, S8119, S8126 [18JY], S8331 [19JY], S8494, S8508 [23JY]

Senate: legislative program, S669 [31JA]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2165 [15MR]

Southern Oxidants Study: funding, S9725 [3SE]

SSI: prohibit recruitment activities, S8118, S8119 [18JY], S8494 [23JY]

Taxation: allow casualty loss deduction for disaster losses (S. 2118), S11296 [25SE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S700 [1FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3369 [16AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4833 [8MY]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (S. 1838), S5858 [5JN]

Statements

Church Arson Prevention Act (H.R. 3525): by, S7908-S7910 [16JY], E1258 [11JY]

Tables

State laws governing unfair discrimination in insurance, S11223 [25SE]

Texts of

S. 1838, First Flight Commemorative Coin Act, S5858 [5JN]

S. 2027, extension of Superfund taxes, S9565 [2AU]

S. Res. 237, public debt reduction, S3229 [29MR]

Tributes

Coley, Gary F., S11319 [25SE]

Dole, Senator, S6038 [11JN]

FAIRFAX, VA

Remarks in House

Miller, Linda: Organization of American Historians Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau Pre-Collegiate Teaching Award recipient, E220 [28FE]

W.T. Woodson High School: tribute to concert band, E812 [15MY]

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA

Remarks in House

Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients: tribute, E198 [13FE]

FAIRFAX OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED (business)

Letters

Impact of Federal Government shutdown, S6 [3JA]

FAIRFIELD, CA

Articles and editorials

Saluting the Real Heroes in the Drive for a VA Hospital, H6862 [26JN]

Remarks in House

Travis AFB, CA: construction projects funding, H6862 [26JN]

FAIRFIELD, IA

Remarks in House

Maharishi University of Management: anniversary, E1484 [2AU]

Statements

Maharishi University of Management Highlights and Achievements: Representative Lightfoot, E1484 [2AU]

FAIRFIELD, PA

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1652 [19SE]

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CT

Remarks in Senate

Hospice Care, Inc: tribute, S4087 [24AP]

FAIRGROUNDS, TN

Remarks in House

Fairgrounds Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E786 [14MY]

FAIRMONT HOMES, INC.

Letters

Committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H4730 [9MY]

FAIRVIEW, TN

Remarks in House

Fairview Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E786, E789 [14MY], E1060 [11JN]

FAITH HOUSE (organization)

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S664 [31JA]

FAITH IN ACTION (organization)

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1656 [7MR]

FAJARDO, ROLANDO

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1093 [14JN]

FALCE, LEONARD

Remarks in House

Tribute, E260 [29FE]

FALEOMAVAEGA, ENI F.H. (a Delegate from American Samoa)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6509 [18JN], H6647 [20JN]

Articles and editorials

As Nuclear Tests End, Pacific Outposts Fear Losing Aid From Paris, Thomas Kamm, Wall Street Journal, H910 [25JA]

Chirac Ends France's Nuclear Test Program, William Drozdiak, Washington (DC) Post, H962 [30JA]

Chirac Ends Nuclear Tests on Eve of State Visit, Washington (DC) Times, H962 [30JA]

Chirac Visit Signals Recognition of U.S. Dominance, Andrew Borowiec, Washington (DC) Times, H1050 [31JA]

Clinton Urges Action on Nuclear Treaty, Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters (news service), H812 [24JA]

Ensuring Stability in the Pacific, by, Christian Science Monitor, H3222 [29MR]

France Acknowledges Radioactive Leakage in South Pacific Nuclear Tests, William Drozdiak, Washington (DC) Post, H778, H812 [24JA]

France Ending Nuclear Tests That Caused Broad Protests, Craig R. Whitney, New York (NY) Times, H963 [30JA]

India's Stand Could Stop Test-Ban Treaty, Brahma Chellaney, Washington (DC) Times, H1050 [31JA]

Nuclear Test Warning, Honolulu (HI) Star Bulletin, H911 [25JA]

Possibility of Default Starts To Worry Europe, Especially France, Craig R. Whitney, New York (NY) Times, H879, H911 [25JA]

Radioactive Leak Found at France's Mururoa, Reuters (news service), H811 [24JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

American Samoa: clarify rules of origin for textile and apparel products BR deg.h3761, H7154 [9JY]

———require U.S. nationals accepted in ROTC programs to apply for citizenship (see H.R. 3327), H4109 [25AP]

Dept. of Transportation: solicit proposals from air carriers to provide air service to certain areas (see H.R. 3739), H7106 [27JN]

Omnibus Territories Act: enact (see H.R. 3721), H6914 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Alcoholic beverages: eliminate Federal subsidies for advertising abroad (see H.R. 3472), H5287 [16MY]

———establish advertising requirements (see H.R. 3473), H5287 [16MY]

———prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 3644), H6413 [13JN]

———require Dept. of HHS reports on alcohol advertising practices (see H.R. 3475), H5287 [16MY]

———require health warnings on advertisements (see H.R. 3474), H5287 [16MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4110 [25AP]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H187 [4JA]

Auburn, CA: funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 3270), H5053 [14MY]

BIA: establish pilot project to oversee issuance of bonds to provide funding for construction of schools for Native Americans (see H.R. 4151), H11047 [24SE]

California: transfer of public lands to certain Indian tribes (see H.R. 3642), H6712 [24JN]

Cambodia: human rights situation (see H. Res. 345), H2665 [21MR]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H4902 [10MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

Colleges and universities: provide incentives to develop alcohol abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 3476), H5287 [16MY]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H5174 [15MY]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H2467 [19MR]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H2467 [19MR]

Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 1416), H10108 [5SE]

Corps of Engineers: construction of flood control project on the Sacramento and American Rivers, CA (see H.R. 3270), H5053 [14MY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H10386 [12SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H9566 [31JY]

———improve health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3713), H8982 [30JY]

Disasters: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H6915 [26JN]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2665 [21MR]

———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H7108 [27JN]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3488 [16AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H2950 [27MR]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

FAA: essential air service funding (see H.R. 3037), H7658 [16JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 3704), H10525 [17SE]

Federal employees: granting of competitive status relative to transfers or reassignments (see H.R. 294), H2224 [13MR]

———military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H4503 [7MY]

———review of employment discriminations claims (see H.R. 2133), H914 [25JA]

Foreign policy: establish additional narcotics control certification standards and reporting requirements for certain illicit drug producing countries and drug-transit countries (see H.R. 3689), H6690 [20JN]

———U.S. membership in regional South Pacific organizations (see H. Con. Res. 189), H6509 [18JN]

Foreign trade: impose certain sanctions on countries that use child labor (see H.R. 4037), H10107 [5SE]

Hawaii: repatriation of certain Native American remains (see H.R. 4084), H10524 [17SE]

Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H2558 [20MR]

———establish a comprehensive program relative to alcohol and alcohol abuse (see H.R. 3479), H5287 [16MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H4647 [8MY]

House of Representatives: provide for a nonvoting delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3879, 4067), H8247 [23JY], H10385 [12SE]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (see H. Res. 350), H973 [30JA]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 4056), H11527 [27SE]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7155 [9JY]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H330 [5JA]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H2315 [14MR]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H3387 [15AP]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H7107 [27JN]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 3052), H3231 [29MR], H3387 [15AP]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4058), H12175 [28SE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H1636 [29FE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H7780 [17JY]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3231 [29MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3231 [29MR]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H7780 [17JY]

Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2578), H4646 [8MY]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H914 [25JA]

Public housing: Federal commitment to eliminate crime (see H.R. 3150), H5174 [15MY]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7475 [11JY]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4303 [30AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H10108 [5SE]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H7658 [16JY]

Sequoia National Forest: preservation of Giant Sequoia ecosystem and increase recreational opportunities (see H.R. 3873), H8247 [23JY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4430 [6MY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H4503 [7MY]

South Pacific region: prohibit the storage of nuclear waste on any Pacific territories or U.S. islands (see H.R. 3686), H6690 [20JN]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2699), H3231 [29MR]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H1226 [1FE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H3231 [29MR]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H12175 [28SE]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H3387 [15AP]

———treatment of advertising expenses for alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3478), H5287 [16MY]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H4647 [8MY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764), H1986 [7MR]

———priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2080), H1507 [28FE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118, 3119), H3581 [17AP], H3650 [18AP]

Vietnam: release of Buddhist monks and civilians and Roman Catholic monks and priests (see H. Con. Res. 179), H7108 [27JN]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H3231 [29MR]

Explanations

Native American Adoption and Child Custody Cases, H4812 [10MY]

Letters

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act, H9429 [31JY]

Mount Graham International Observatory telescope construction project funding: Marvin Mull, Jr., San Carlos Apache Tribe, H6649 [20JN]

———Michael V. Nixon, Cultural & Natural Heritage Project, H6648 [20JN]

Naming of A.P. Lutali as Indigenous Conservationist of the Year: Paul A. Cox, Seacology Foundation, E187 [6FE]

Naming of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (Tonga) as Indigenous Conservationist of the Year: Paul A. Cox, Seacology Foundation, H8797 [30JY]

Omnibus Insular Areas Act: by, and Representatives Don Young and Gallegly, H11626 [28SE]

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty: by, H3220 [29MR]

———John D. Holum, H3221 [29MR]

———President Clinton, H3221 [29MR]

———Representative Hamilton, H3221 [29MR]

———several Representatives, H3220 [29MR]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: Carl Lopez, Soboba Band of Mission Indians, H10151 [10SE]

———Clifford M. LaChappa, Barona Band of Mission Indians, H10150 [10SE]

———Dean Mike, Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians, H10151 [10SE]

———Dorothy M. Tavui, San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, H10151 [10SE]

———Frances Shaw, Manzanita Band of Mission Indians, H10151 [10SE]

———Frank Taylor, Los Coyotes Band of Mission Indians, H10151 [10SE]

———Henry Duro, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, H10151 [10SE]

———John A. James, Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, H10148, H10149, H10150 [10SE]

———Mark A. Macarro, Pechanga Band of Mission Indians, H10151 [10SE]

———Mark Nichols, Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, H10149 [10SE]

———Mary Ann Andreas, Morongo Band of Mission Indians, H10151 [10SE]

———Mary E. Belardo, Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, H10148, H10150 [10SE]

———Maryann Martin, Augustine Band of Mission Indians, H10150 [10SE]

———Michelle Salgado, Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians, H10150 [10SE]

———Ralph Goff, Campo Band of Mission Indians, H10150 [10SE]

———Raymond Hunter, Jamul Band of Mission Indians, H10150 [10SE]

———Representative Bono, H10149 [10SE]

———Richard M. Milanovich, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, H10150 [10SE]

———Robert H. Smith, Pala Band of Mission Indians, H10151 [10SE]

———Viola A. Peck, La Jolla Band of Mission Indians, H10150 [10SE]

Lists

Groups and resolutions opposing the Mount Graham International Observatory, H6648 [20JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6041 [10JN]

Poems

``Annihilation,'' by, H918 [26JA]

``Tureia Atoll,'' by, H917 [26JA]

Proposals

Palmyra Atoll operation of nuclear waste storage facility, H6276-H6278 [12JN]

Remarks by, on

Alaska: implement social and economic programs of Alaska Natives (H.R. 3973), H11268 [26SE]

American Samoa: clarify rules of origin for textile and apparel products (H.R. 3761), E1226 [9JY]

———require U.S. nationals accepted in ROTC programs to apply for citizenship (H.R. 3327), E648 [25AP]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1968 [7MR]

Arizona: construction of observatory on Mount Graham, H1968 [7MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H954, H955 [30JA]

California: conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (H.R. 2710), H10154 [10SE]

———distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 3804), H11264, H11267 [26SE]

———settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 3640), H10148 [10SE]

———transfer of public lands to certain Indian tribes (H.R. 3642), H10145 [10SE]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7039 [27JN]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1683 [25SE]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), H2349 [19MR]

Clarion River: designate certain segments as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3568), H11213, H11214 [25SE]

Crook County, WY: conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (S. 1802), H11262 [26SE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, E1916 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6647 [20JN]

Dept. of Transportation: solicit proposals from air carriers to provide air service to certain areas (H.R. 3739), E1198 [27JN]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6791 [25JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9749 [1AU]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4806, H4810 [10MY]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4772 [9MY]

Federal employees: leave transfer authority for those adversely affected by disasters or emergencies (S. 868), H11210, H11211 [25SE]

Florida: designate the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek and Rock Springs Run for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic River System (H.R. 3155), H11215, H11216 [25SE]

Foreign policy: U.S. membership in regional South Pacific organizations (H. Con. Res. 189), H11242, H11243 [26SE]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, H749 [23JA], H777, H811 [24JA], H878, H904, H906, H907, H908, H909, H910 [25JA], H917-H920 [26JA], H959-H962 [30JA], H1046-H1049, H1059 [31JA]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2657), H759 [23JA]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (H. Con. Res. 180), H11238 [26SE]

House of Representatives: provide for a nonvoting delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 2876), H811 [24JA]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H1059 [31JA]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, E1916 [3OC]

Indian Environmental General Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (S. 1834), H11217 [25SE]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), H9970 [4SE]

———extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 544), H11417, H11418 [27SE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9433 [31JY]

———implement (H.R. 2823), consideration (H. Res. 489), H9428, H9430 [31JY]

King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (Tonga): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, H8797 [30JY]

Lutali, A.P. (Governor of American Samoa): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, E187 [6FE]

Marshall Islands: administration of the Rongelop resettlement trust fund (H.R. 1332), H11624 [28SE]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 145), H11239, H11241 [26SE]

Mount Graham International Observatory: telescope construction project funding, H6647 [20JN]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 497), H1680 [5MR]

National parks and recreation areas: highway relocation assistance relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks (H.R. 848), H6043, H6044 [10JN]

Native Americans: establish trust fund for certain tribal infrastructure projects for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (H.R. 2512), H10155, H10156 [10SE]

———exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act, H4806, H4810 [10MY]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (H.R. 3219), H11616 [28SE]

———revoke the Prairie Island Indian Community charter of incorporation (H.R. 3068), H11263 [26SE]

———self-governance funding for Lummi Nation, H1968 [7MR]

———technical corrections to certain laws (H.R. 2726), H764, H765 [23JA]

Palmyra Atoll: operation of nuclear waste storage facility, H6276 [12JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H6649 [20JN]

RTC: transfer certain lands to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Scottsdale, AZ (S. 1341), H762 [23JA]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (H. Con. Res. 51), H11251, H11253 [26SE]

Snoqualmie National Forest: expand boundaries (H.R. 3497), H11216 [25SE]

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty: ratification, H3219 [29MR]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4806, H4810 [10MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4772 [9MY]

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2660), H11261 [26SE]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H4915 [14MY]

Utah: designate additional lands for Goshute Indian Reservation (H.R. 2464), H4917 [14MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5297 [20MY]

Special order: granted, H1982 [7MR], H3228 [29MR], H6182 [11JN], H6282 [12JN], H6913 [26JN], H7103 [27JN], H8980 [30JY]

Statements

Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings: by and Representatives George Miller and Richardson, H4810-H4812 [10MY]

Texts of

H.R. 3327, require U.S. nationals accepted in ROTC programs to apply for citizenship, E648 [25AP]

Tributes

King Kamehameha, H6041 [10JN]

FALK, MARTHA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1602 [12SE]

FALL RIVER COUNTY, SD

Bills and resolutions

Water: construction of rural water system (see S. 2038; H.R. 3985), S9554 [2AU], H9922 [2AU]

Remarks in House

Water: construction of rural water system (H.R. 3985), E1493 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Water: construction of rural water system (S. 2038), S9590 [2AU]

Texts of

S. 2038, rural water system construction, S9591 [2AU]

FALLS CHURCH, VA

Remarks in House

Second Baptist Church: anniversary, E1901 [2OC]

FALLS CHURCH (VA) NEWS-PRESS

Articles and editorials

Falls Church Pillar, Frank Acosta Dies, E425 [22MR]

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E402 [21MR]

FALSE STATEMENTS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 3166): concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 535), H11229 [25SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3166): concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 535), H11137-H11139 [25SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 535, concur with Senate amendments to H.R. 3166, provisions, H11137 [25SE]

FALSE STATEMENTS PENALTY RESTORATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3166), S8939 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1734), S4851 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3166), S8938-S8941 [25JY]

Enact (S. 1734), S4857-S4859 [8MY]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1734), S8468 [22JY]

Texts of

S. 1734, provisions, S4857 [8MY]

FAMILIES AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS related term(s) Children and Youth

Addresses

America's Challenge—Revitalizing Our National Community: Senator Bradley, S12244-S12246 [3OC]

Welfare Reform Program: Senator Dole, E857 [22MY]

Advertisements

Sports celebrity campaign to prevent domestic and sexual violence, E1836 [30SE]

Amendments

Child abuse: prevention (S. 919), S8297, S8309 [18JY]

Children and youth: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4529, H4530 [7MY], H4807 [10MY]

Crime: interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (H.R. 2980), S8829, S8922 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), S7051, S7060, S7065 [26JN], H5669 [30MY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S9750, S9752 [3SE], H7481, H7498, H7503 [12JY]

Native Americans: regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (S. 1962), S11441, S11455 [26SE]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5965 [6JN]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7820, H7903, H7907 [18JY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8081, S8088, S8105, S8109, S8114, S8118, S8120, S8121, S8123, S8126, S8131, S8134, S8136, S8138, S8139, S8141, S8145, S8148, S8149, S8150, S8163, S8167, S8222, S8226, S8227, S8294, S8295, S8296 [18JY], S8336, S8338, S8344, S8347, S8349, S8350, S8357, S8358, S8362, S8363, S8364, S8365, S8375, S8377, S8378, S8379 [19JY], S8396, S8402, S8406, S8407, S8409, S8410, S8414, S8416, S8420, S8421, S8423, S8478, S8479, S8480, S8481, S8483 [22JY], S8495 [23JY]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4529, H4530 [7MY], H4807 [10MY]

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H12121 [28SE]

Analyses

Approval of Waivers Submitted by Michigan To Conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' Welfare Reform Project (S. 1917), S7188 [27JN]

Felony Violations for Evasion of Child Support Obligations (S. 2180), S11995 [30SE]

Regulations Relative to Certain Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings (S. 1962), S7904 [16JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8573 [26JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY], H8329 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Abortion Forecast Renews Fight for Overseas Family Planning Aid, S2053 [14MR]

Access to Health Care, E1636 [18SE]

Adopt a Sense of Outrage, S5714 [4JN]

Adult Education for Family Literacy, S2338 [19MR]

AID Learns That Good Deeds Do Not Go Unpunished, S1394 [28FE]

America Needs To Revitalize Work Philosophy, S1885 [12MR]

Backward Welfare Reform, S9368 [1AU]

Birds, Bees and Budget Cuts, S2052 [14MR]

Casey's Adoption Final Today, S2304 [19MR]

Children Are the Ones Who Pay, E1409 [30JY]

Children's Veto, S9332 [1AU]

Clinton Isn't Doing California's Poor Any Favors, E337 [13MR]

Clinton's Welfare Surrender, S9369 [1AU]

Clinton's Welfare Test, S9369 [1AU]

Common Sense, R.I.P., S5654 [24MY]

Congress as a Domestic Relations Court, H10554 [18SE]

Cora Sweatt Named Tennessee Mother of the Year, E626 [25AP]

Crumbs for the Majority, S3408 [16AP]

Custody Saga's Latest Twist—Bid To Aid Morgan Hits Home Rule Snag, E1644 [18SE]

Cutting Money, Costing Lives, S2054 [14MR]

Decades of Dedication—The Early Years, S5743 [4JN]

Dollar for Dollar Crime Prevention Effort Pays, E1244 [11JY]

Don't Let Rush to Welfare `Reform' Leave Some of Needy Without Help, S9332 [1AU]

End of Welfare as We Know It?, H9389 [31JY]

Extracting Their Pound of Flesh, E275 [5MR]

Family Planning Fiasco, S2048 [14MR]

For Better or Worse?, S9327 [1AU]

From Workhouse to Workfare, S9328 [1AU]

Had It Not Been for the Village, S10207 [10SE]

Hitting Children, E1714 [26SE]

If We Were Serious, S10345 [11SE]

Indian Adoptions Aren't Blocked by Law, S11458 [26SE]

India's Burning Brides, E27 [5JA]

It Takes a Village To Destroy a Child, S1886 [12MR]

It's Welfare Reform at California's Expense, S9368 [1AU]

Misanthrope's Corner, H7494 [12JY]

More Than a Roof—Promising Moves in Public Housing, S9307 [31JY]

Navy Officer, Husband Die After Shootings at Andrews Air Force Base, S6605 [20JN]

New IOM Report Links Agent Orange Exposure to Risk of Birth Defects in Vietnam Vets' Children, S9894 [5SE]

Not a Very Good Idea, H7494 [12JY]

One Child at a Time, S1373 [27FE]

Passing the Buck on Welfare, S8079 [18JY]

Passing the Buck on Welfare Reform, S9370 [1AU]

Playing `Gotcha' on Welfare Reform, S9333 [1AU]

Privacy Issue Raised in Direct-Mail Case, S7028 [26JN]

Punishing the Poor, S9369 [1AU]

Quality of Mercy—Many New Jerseyans Believe That Welfare Is a Waste. One Man—Now a Successful Executive—Who's Lived on It Disagrees, S9639 [2AU]

Real 1980's, S3682 [18AP]

Reform on the Cheap, S9331 [1AU]

Reforming Welfare and Partisan Politics Should Be Separate, S6671 [21JN]

Risky Business, S1331 [27FE]

Same-Sex Marriages Deserve Recognition—Partners Need the Chance to Live in Peace, E1147 [20JN]

Senate Should Protect Needed International Aid, S2048 [14MR]

Senate Votes To Pay Couple's Legal Bills, S2304 [19MR]

Services for Rollie Mullen, E1512 [4SE]

Should We Trot Out the New Deal Again?, S10343 [11SE]

Shrinking Middle Class, H7146 [9JY]

Sioux Falls May Represent the Future of Motherhood, E1129 [20JN]

Spare Us the Cheap Grace, S281 [22JA], H310 [5JA]

Surrender to NEA Pressure, E383 [20MR]

Take Children Out of Harm's Way, S5713 [4JN]

Tiny Coffins, S5713 [4JN]

Two Words That Kill, S5714 [4JN]

Using Pictures To Prosecute—Police Use Cameras To Battle Abuse, E1399 [30JY]

Wanted—Jobs of Last Resort, S1781 [11MR]

Welfare Bill Signals Revolution, E1640 [18SE]

Welfare Bill Too Harsh, S9369 [1AU]

Welfare Bill—It Deserves a Forthright Veto, S9331 [1AU]

Welfare Bills Suffer From Politics, S9332 [1AU]

Welfare Fixers, S4638 [2MY]

Welfare Magnet, S4134 [25AP]

Welfare Reform in Name Only, S8412 [22JY]

Wisconsin Works—Breaking a Covenant, S8452 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: revise payment of retired pay to former spouses of retired members (see H.R. 3408), H4503 [7MY]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (see H.R. 3857), H8029 [18JY]

———provide leave for employees relative to adopted or foster children (see H.R. 3681), H6532 [19JN]

———provide unemployment insurance and leave time to battered women (see H.R. 3837), H7779 [17JY]

Capital punishment: attendance by families of victims at the execution of the murderers (see H.R. 3220), H3230 [29MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic (see H. Con. Res. 198), H7474 [11JY]

Census: collection of information relative to individuals who provide care for family members who are unable to care for themselves (see H.R. 4146), H11047 [24SE]

Child Nutrition Act: Nutrition, Education, and Training Program funding (see S. 2199), S12303 [3OC]

Children and youth: child care funding under the temporary assistance for needy families program (see S. 2113), S11169 [24SE]

———child support enforcement (see S. 1760; H.R. 3362, 3453, 3465, 3529, 4341), S5093 [15MY], H4302 [30AP], H5052 [14MY], H5173 [15MY], H5569 [23MY], H12270 [3OC]

———consolidate and expand Federal child care programs (see H.R. 3860), H8029 [18JY]

———extend and improve programs for runaway and homeless youth (see H.R. 3806), H7533 [12JY]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see S. 1908; H.R. 3508), S7027 [26JN], H5500 [22MY]

———promote adoption of minority children (see H.R. 3286), H3730 [23AP]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (see H. Res. 428), H4502 [7MY]

———reauthorize funding for runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs (see S. 1582), S1455 [29FE]

Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.J. Res. 190), H10107 [5SE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations applicable to employees of the Senate relative to the Family and Medical Leave Act (see S. Res. 242), S3311 [15AP]

Courts: payment of settlements to individuals relative to child support and alimony obligations (see H.R. 3895), H8556 [25JY]

Crime: establish felony violations for evasion of child support obligations (see S. 2180), S11973 [30SE]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (see S. 2006, 2007), S9295 [31JY]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (see S. 1729), S4804 [7MY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see S. 1991), S8866 [25JY]

———prohibit certain false statements, soliciting, or receipt of compensation relative to adoptions (see H.R. 3983), H9922 [2AU]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education (see H.R. 3833), H7779 [17JY]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to prevent child abuse (see S. 1996), S8989 [26JY]

Dept. of Commerce: relief of survivors of Federal employees killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H.R. 3545), H5646 [29MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 3517), H5569 [23MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), consideration (see H. Res. 442), H5646 [29MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 497), H9565 [31JY]

Dept. of HUD: notify local government about proposed assisted multifamily housing projects (see H.R. 4064), H10385 [12SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see S. 2008, 2152; H.R. 3927), S9295 [31JY], S11540 [27SE], H9566 [31JY]

Diseases: support of individuals affected by breast cancer (see H. Con. Res. 177), H4902 [10MY]

Economy: provide income and economic security (see S. 1685), S3626 [18AP]

Education: parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3324, 3947), H4109 [25AP], H9705 [1AU]

———reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (see S. 1716), S4317 [29AP]

———tuition prepayment plans that guarantee a college education at a fixed price (see H. Res. 506), H9706 [1AU]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify exemption for houseparents from minimum wage and overtime requirements (see S. 1554), S737 [1FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (see S. 2145), S11539 [27SE]

———employer requirements (see H.R. 3296), H3730 [23AP]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see S. 1896; H.R. 3704), S6662 [21JN], H6711 [24JN]

Federal aid programs: improve program of block grants to States for temporary assistance to needy families (see H.R. 4324), H12175 [28SE]

Federal employees: pension eligibility of former spouses who remarry (see H.R. 3574), H5817 [4JN]

———relief of certain former spouses (see H.R. 3428), H4800 [9MY]

———treatment of survivor annuities for children relative to marriage (see H.R. 2858), H330 [5JA]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see S. 1632; H.R. 3455), S2646 [21MR], H5052 [14MY]

Food stamps: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 3697), H6690 [20JN]

Foster care: clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child (see S. 1974), S8156 [18JY]

Housing: enforcement of regulatory requirements for single-and multifamily housing (see H.R. 3741), H7106 [27JN]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see S. 1630; H.R. 3590), S2422 [20MR], H5934 [5JN]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 3145), H2664 [21MR]

IRS: collection of child support through payroll withholdings if State collection rates do not improve (see S. 2190), S12303 [3OC]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national resource center and clearinghouse relative to missing or exploited children (see H.R. 3238), H3386 [15AP]

———establish training programs relative to missing or exploited children (see S. 1652), S3156 [28MR]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see S. 2101; H.R. 4111), S11090 [20SE], H10602 [18SE]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see S. 1740, 1999; H.R. 3396), S4851 [8MY], S9072 [29JY], H4502 [7MY]

———define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), consideration (see H. Res. 474), H7259 [10JY]

Medicaid: waive temporarily the enrollment composition rule for Managed Health Services of Wisconsin (see H.R. 4051), H10235 [11SE]

Medicare: require hospitals to extend visitor privileges to non-family members (see H.R. 4325), H12175 [28SE]

National Children's Day: designate (see S. Res. 292), S10554 [13SE]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 300), S11169 [24SE]

Native Americans: exempt certain child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 3275), H3649 [18AP]

———exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 3156), H2713 [22MR]

———regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (see S. 1962; H.R. 3828), S7887 [16JY], H7658 [16JY]

Passports: require that applications for minors have signatures of both parents (see S. 1684), S3626 [18AP]

Pensions: require the offer in certain benefit plans and require comparative disclosure of benefit options to both spouses (see S. 1909), S7027 [26JN]

Project for American Renewal: implement (see S. 1904; H.R. 3716), S6849 [25JN], H6764 [25JN]

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing reform (see S. 2042), S9555 [2AU]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (see S. 1917; H.R. 3732), S7179 [27JN], H7106 [27JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (see S. 1816; H.R. 3562), S5567 [23MY], H5817 [4JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), consideration (see H. Res. 446), H5934 [5JN]

———enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

———ensure States have sufficient funds to assure effectiveness of work requirements of certain programs (see H.R. 3999), H9923 [2AU]

———funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 4275), H12172 [28SE]

———implementation of corrective action plan in States where child poverty has increased (see S. 2043), S9555 [2AU]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (see H.R. 3940), H9705 [1AU]

———reform (see S. 1795, 1823, 1841, 1867, 1956; H.R. 2915, 3507, 3612, 3829, 3832), S5492 [22MY], S5649 [24MY], S5856 [5JN], S6144 [12JN], S7887 [16JY], H1138 [31JA], H5500 [22MY], H6183 [11JN], H7779 [17JY]

———reform (H.R. 2915), consideration (see H. Res. 425), H4430 [6MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (see H. Res. 482), H7779 [17JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 492, 495), H8981 [30JY], H9565 [31JY]

———reform relative to domestic violence (see S. Con. Res. 66; H. Con. Res. 195), S7179 [27JN], H7107 [27JN]

Railroad Retirement Board: prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced spouses of workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum payements (see H.R. 2942), H1224 [1FE]

———prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced spouses of workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum payments (see S. 1552), S736 [1FE]

Sequoia National Forest: preservation of Giant Sequoia ecosystem and increase recreational opportunities (see H.R. 3873), H8247 [23JY]

Sequoia National Park: renewal of cabin permits to heirs in Mineral King Addition (see H.R. 3534), H5570 [23MY]

Social Security: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 4089), H10524 [17SE]

———placement of children with adult relatives who meet State child protection standards (see S. 1683; H.R. 3650), S3626 [18AP], H6413 [13JN]

———treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (see S. 1832), S5763 [4JN]

———treatment of spousal benefits relative to divorce (see H.R. 3360), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to age (see H.R. 3361), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3359), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to disability (see H.R. 3358), H4302 [30AP]

States: improve adoption process (see H.R. 4255), H11526 [27SE]

Taxation: allow small businesses credit for family and medical leave and for wages of employees who work at home to reduce child care needs (see H.R. 3836), H7779 [17JY]

———child tax credits and deductions for taxpayers with whom a parent or grandparent resides (see H.R. 3984), H9922 [2AU]

———dependent care tax credit (see S. 2148; H.R. 4154), S11540 [27SE], H11048 [24SE]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see S. 2088; H.R. 2985), S10837 [18SE], H1507 [28FE]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of certain income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H4109 [25AP]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 2074), S10554 [13SE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 1715), S4316 [29AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), consideration (see H. Res. 428), H4502 [7MY]

———treatment of families and children (see H.R. 3943), H9705 [1AU]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see S. 2173), S11973 [30SE]

———treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (see S. 1895), S6612 [20JN]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see S. Res. 290; H. Res. 484), S10426 [12SE], H8029 [18JY]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: require a study of sentencing for drug offenses where domestic violence has occurred (see H.R. 4246), H11526 [27SE]

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see S. 1791; H.R. 3458), S5492 [22MY], H5173 [15MY]

———payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to certain former spouses of veterans dying from service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3542), H5646 [29MY]

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: amend (see H.R. 4322), H12175 [28SE]

Women: treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3510, 3511), H5500 [22MY]

Cloture motions

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

Conference reports

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 3517), H8958-H8980 [30JY]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 3734), H8829-H8958 [30JY]

Cost Estimates

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act (H.R. 3286): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S6751 [24JN]

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S9412 [1AU]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S9413 [1AU]

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (S. 1956): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S7890-S7893 [16JY]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S7893 [16JY]

Documents

Arkansas State Code for Consideration of Child's Minority Race or Ethnic Heritage-Religious Preference, H4782 [9MY]

Waiver Request Process: Dept. of HHS, H5973-H5975 [6JN]

Essays

Family vs. Violence: Shannon Shinke, E1270 [12JY]

Father's Letter to Santa: David Chartrand, E137 [1FE]

I Am Me: Arlene Helderman, E1937 [21OC]

Thoughts on Motherhood: Terry G. Peckham, E1189 [27JN]

Time To Make a Change: David Elliott, E1270 [12JY]

Why Voting Is Important to Our Union Family: Amy Aspinwall, E1901 [2OC]

———Joni Konishi, E1906 [2OC]

———Rachel Enomoto, E1904 [2OC]

Excerpts

Community service requirements of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, S8364 [19JY]

Interstate stalking punishment and prevention provisions of Dept. of Defense authorization legislation, S9483 [2AU]

Explanations

How American Families Benefit From a Balanced Budget, S94 [5JA]

Native American Adoption and Child Custody Cases, H4812 [10MY]

Factsheets

Defense of Marriage Act (S. 1740), S4870, S4871 [8MY]

Letters

Abstinence education and adolescent family life programs reauthorization: Carol J. Vale, S4327 [29AP]

———Colin A. Hanna, S4326 [29AP]

———Danelle Stone and Melissa Mizner, Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, S4326 [29AP]

———Horace W. Strand, S4326 [29AP]

———Jim Beckwith, Mifflin County, PA, S4327 [29AP]

———Joseph A. Ford, Sr., Washington County, PA, S4326 [29AP]

———Senator Specter, S4326 [29AP]

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: President Clinton, H4785 [9MY]

Adult literacy program funding: Elaine W. Randall, S2334 [19MR]

Agent Orange Benefits Act: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9302 [31JY]

Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act: Howard Twiggs, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, H10537 [18SE]

Child custody case of Ellen Morgan: Paul R. Michel, H858 [25JA]

Child support agreements between States and tribal organizations: Leslie L. Frye, National Council of State Child Support Enforcement Administrators, S8123 [18JY]

Construction of National Children's Island: David A. Clarke, S7341 [28JN]

———Marion S. Barry, Jr., Mayor of the District of Columbia, S7340 [28JN]

———Representative Norton, S7340 [28JN]

———Walter E. Washington, S7340 [28JN]

Defense of Marriage Act: Herma Hill Kay, S10079 [9SE]

———Laurence H. Tribe and Ralph S. Tyler, Jr., S5931-S5933 [6JN]

Democratic Party's national agenda: Representative Gephardt, H7147 [9JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S11556 [27SE]

District of Columbia voucher program to provide school choice: J. Brent Walker, Baptist Joint Committee, S1334 [27FE]

———several religious leaders, S1334 [27FE]

Edwards/Ward family reunion: Representative Clayton, E986 [4JN]

Family planning programs funding: several family planning organizations, H7350 [11JY]

Federal child care programs consolidation: several Senators, S8519 [23JY]

Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act: J. Michael Daly, Federal Investigators' Association, S12256 [3OC]

———Victor Oboyski, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S11122 [20SE], S12257 [3OC]

Higher education accessibility relative to median family income: Carlotta Joyner, GAO, S11065 [20SE]

International family planning programs funding: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, S2050 [14MR]

Low-income housing tax credit: Senators Wellstone, Moseley-Braun, and Baucus, S12287 [3OC]

Medicaid and welfare reforms in short-term debt limit legislation: Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, H1786 [7MR]

Morgan v. Foretich child custody case: David Howman, New Zealand Family Court, E1644 [18SE]

National Guard use of outside contractors vs. armory personnel for Reserved Component Automation System Program: Ronald C. Lindberg, Rapid Electric Sales and Service Co., H5666 [30MY]

National policy to control crime and reform court procedures: E.G. Berry, E258 [29FE]

Native American adoption and child custody proceedings: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, H4815 [10MY]

———Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, H4815 [10MY]

———Donna J. Goldsmith, Federal Bar Association, H4816 [10MY]

———Representative Pryce, S7904 [16JY]

———Rick and Kathy Clarke, H4368-H4370 [1MY]

———Robert J. Miller, Governor of Nevada, H4815 [10MY]

———Scott A. Johnson, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, H4370 [1MY]

Obtaining Social Security numbers for adoptive children for dependency tax exemption: John M. Staples, IRS, H4784 [9MY]

Public welfare programs reform: A. Sidney Johnson III, American Public Welfare Association, S8398 [22JY]

———Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S5862 [5JN]

———Cardell Cooper and Richard M. Daley, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H8321 [24JY]

———Carl Tubbesing, National Conference of State Legislatures, S8417 [22JY]

———Douglas R. Bovin, National Association of Counties, S8418 [22JY], H8321 [24JY]

———Gary Weeks, Oregon Dept. of Human Resources, S9401 [1AU]

———Gregory S. Lashutka, National League of Cities, H8321 [24JY]

———Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S8397, S8424 [22JY]

———Jane J. Chiles, Catholic Conference of Kentucky, S8400 [22JY]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S9406 [1AU]

———Michael E. Box and James J. Lack, National Conference of State Legislatures, E1495 [2AU]

———Michael Hightower, National Association of Counties, S9365 [1AU]

———Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky, S8399 [22JY]

———Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors' Association, S8396, S8417 [22JY]

———several health and hospital organizations, S8080 [18JY]

———William S. Skylstad, U.S. Catholic Conference, S8400 [22JY]

Public welfare work requirements: James L. Blum, CBO, H7977 [18JY]

Regulations relative to certain Native American adoption and child custody proceedings: David Liederman, Child Welfare League of America, Inc., S11457 [26SE]

———Fred Kammer, Catholic Charities USA (organization), S11457 [26SE]

———Samuel C. Totaro, Jr., American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, S11457 [26SE]

———Theodore F. Zuern, Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, S11458 [26SE]

Restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights: Representatives Clinger and Davis, H10556 [18SE]

Sports celebrity campaign to prevent domestic and sexual violence: Representatives Sanders and Morella, E1835 [30SE]

Tax treatment of adoption expenses: Carol J. Vale, S4327 [29AP]

———Danelle Stone and Melissa Mizner, Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, S4326 [29AP]

———David A. Keene, American Conservative Union, S4326 [29AP]

———Horace W. Strand, S4326 [29AP]

———Jim Beckwith, Mifflin County, PA, S4327 [29AP]

———Joseph A. Ford, Sr., Washington County, PA, S4326 [29AP]

———Senator Specter, S4326 [29AP]

Tax treatment of families and children: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), E1502 [2AU]

Teenage pregnancy prevention and adoption assistance: Senator Specter, S3104 [28MR]

Training programs for law enforcement officers relative to missing or exploited children: Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S3159 [28MR]

Lists

Amendments to S. 1956, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8114 [18JY]

Committee on Finance (Senate) hearings and meetings, S1644 [7MR]

Cosponsors of S. 1715, tax treatment of adoption expenses, S4327 [29AP]

Cosponsors of S. 1716, abstinence education and adolescent family life programs reauthorization, S4327 [29AP]

Family hour television programming 1954-96, S9466-S9469 [2AU]

Organizations supporting S. Res. 300, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S11188 [24SE]

Philadelphia Family Policy Council Teen Pregnancy Prevention Week press conference speakers, S3104 [28MR]

Selected programs for which families on welfare would continue to be eligible for after five years, S8531 [23JY]

Wernle Home (orphanage) volunteers, E1277 [12JY]

Memorandums

Multifamily Rental Assisted Housing Contracts: Nelson A. Diaz, Dept. of HUD, S11221 [25SE]

Messages

Family Friendly Workplace Act: President Clinton, S11537 [27SE], H11469 [27SE]

Veto of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: President Clinton, H342 [22JA]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H8573 [26JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7497, H7502 [12JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7988 [18JY], H8319 [24JY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8108, S8126, S8131, S8141 [18JY], S8330, S8333, S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422, S8423, S8424 [22JY], S8494, S8504 [23JY]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act, S3896-S3917 [23AP]

Poems

``Message From the Newborn to the Fetus'', E581 [19AP]

``New Born Child,'' Senator Byrd, S10011 [6SE]

Proclamations

Descendants' Day: Charles A. Howell, Trust for the Future (organization), E1558 [11SE]

Teenage Pregnancy Prevention, S3104 [28MR]

Tennessee Home Education Week: Don Sundquist, Governor of Tennessee, E317 [8MR]

Tribute to Save Today for Tomorrow Project: Harris County, TX, Medical Society Alliance, E1815 [28SE]

Remarks in House

AFDC: funding, H7747, H7748, H7751, H7758, H7761 [17JY]

Appropriations: funding for international family planning programs, E275 [5MR], E364 [14MR], E633 [25AP]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (H.R. 3923), H10534-H10540 [18SE]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women, H9856 [2AU]

———ensure economic equity for women (H.R. 3857), E1319, E1325 [18JY]

———provide leave for employees relative to adopted or foster children (H.R. 3681), E1123 [20JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic (H. Con. Res. 198), H7507 [12JY]

Child abuse: awareness, H1688 [5MR]

———prevention (S. 919), H11140-H11153 [25SE], E1738 [27SE]

———sexual assault against Houston, TX, girl, H840 [25JA]

Children and youth: child care, H5653 [30MY]

———child support enforcement, H4441 [7MY], H4535 [8MY]

———child support enforcement (H.R. 3465), E838 [16MY]

———consolidate and expand Federal child care programs (H.R. 3860), E1315 [18JY]

———discipline methods, E1714 [26SE]

———extend and improve programs for runaway and homeless youth (H.R. 3806), E1275 [12JY]

———funding for assistance programs, E581 [19AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5737-H5740 [30MY], H5755, H5756 [31MY], H5765, H5766, H5805-H5812 [4JN], H6403 [13JN], H6485 [18JN]

———prevention of teenage pregnancy, H2104-H2110 [12MR], H7227 [10JY], H8076 [22JY], E336, E340 [13MR], E1485 [2AU]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (H.R. 3508), E880 [22MY]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4433, H4440 [7MY], H4775-H4785 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4807-H4822 [10MY], E787 [14MY]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4756, H4766-H4775 [9MY]

———protect parental rights (H.R. 1946), H5653 [30MY]

———tribute to Friends of Karen (organization) for providing financial assistance to families of children with terminal illnesses, E209 [27FE]

Children's Defense Fund (organization): Stand for Children demonstration in Washington, DC, H5755, H5756 [31MY], H5805-H5812 [4JN]

Contra Costa County, CA: anniversary of Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County, Inc., E492 [29MR]

Courts: child custody case of Ellen Morgan, H857-H859 [25JA]

———Federal jurisdiction and sentencing relative to sex crimes against children, H4475, H4476, H4481, H4482 [7MY]

———payment of settlements to individuals relative to child support and alimony obligations (H.R. 3895), E1374 [25JY]

———restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights, H10553-H10557 [18SE], E1644 [18SE]

———restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights (H.R. 1855), H857-H859 [25JA]

Crime: domestic violence programs funding, H7226 [10JY], H7299, H7330 [11JY], H8159, H8163, H8165 [23JY]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (H.R. 2980), H4457-H4460, H4500 [7MY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H1491 [28FE], H3436 [16AP], H3667 [23AP], H4092 [25AP], H5113 [15MY], H6121 [11JN], H7776 [17JY], H10101-H10103 [5SE], H12097 [28SE], E258 [29FE], E392-E394 [20MR], E1674 [24SE]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence, E838 [16MY]

———promote youth development and crime prevention programs, E1244 [11JY]

———use of cameras in police cars to document cases of domestic violence, E1399 [30JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H6633, H6634 [20JN], H7143-H7149 [9JY], H8100 [23JY], H9709 [1AU], H10431 [17SE], H11366-H11372 [26SE], H12169 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: Impact Aid Program funding, H5101, H5102 [15MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5659-H5674 [30MY], H8794 [30JY], E965 [30MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, H9796-H9801, H9834 [1AU]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), consideration (H. Res. 442), H5655-H5659 [30MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), motion to instruct conferees, H8573 [26JY]

Dept. of HHS: Administration for Children and Families funding, H7289, H7290 [11JY]

———Battered Women's Shelter Program funding, H7236 [10JY]

———family planning programs funding, H7348-H7355, H7361, H7362 [11JY], E1282 [12JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, H10183, H10185, H10187 [11SE], H10954 [24SE]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (H.R. 3927), E1428 [1AU]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), E1424 [1AU]

Descendants' Day: observance, E1558 [11SE]

District of Columbia: funding of abortions, H8061-H8064 [22JY]

———tribute to United Family Coalition, E1069 [12JN]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H1065, H1069-H1076 [31JA], H1687 [5MR], E383 [20MR]

Education: parental access to children's curriculum and records (H.R. 3324), H3735 [24AP]

———support of alternative schools, E1201 [27JN]

———Tennessee Home Education Week observance, E317 [8MR]

———tuition prepayment plans that guarantee a college education at a fixed price (H. Res. 506), E1443 [1AU]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education (H.R. 3833), H7663 [17JY]

Employment: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances, H10109 [9SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: employer requirements (H.R. 3296), E609 [24AP]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (H.R. 3704), H6694-H6699 [24JN], E1152 [24JN]

———implementation, H4399 [2MY]

Family Quality of Life Advisory Committee: assessment of efforts to make the House of Representatives family friendly, H10770 [24SE]

Father's Day: observance, E1081 [13JN]

FDA: approval of home drug testing kit for use by parents, H11233 [26SE]

Federal employees: pension eligibility of former spouses who remarry (H.R. 3574), E979 [4JN]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, H11233 [26SE]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (H.R. 3455), H8100 [23JY], H10434 [17SE]

Food stamps: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (H.R. 3697), E1148 [20JN]

GAO: study differences in benefits, rights, and privileges available to persons in a marriage and in a domestic partnership, H7504 [12JY]

Gillmor, Representative: congratulations on birth of twins, H6529 [19JN]

Green County, NC: tribute to Division of Adolescent Health Services, H3548 [17AP]

Grigsby, Nancy: Ohio 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, E421 [22MR]

Gunther, Lois and Dick: Jewish Family Service FAMMY Award recipients, E1755 [27SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E733 [8MY]

Helderman, Arlene: Koochiching County, MN, Right-to-Life Committee and Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life essay award recipient, E1937 [21OC]

Homosexuality: recognition of same-sex marriages, E1147 [20JN]

Housing: placement of disabled with seniors in certain housing projects, H1274, H1276 [27FE]

———prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families, H1273, H1274, H1275, H1276, H1278 [27FE]

———short-term housing needs of welfare and homeless families in workfare programs, H4694, H4695 [9MY]

Houston, TX: tribute to Save Today for Tomorrow Project, E1815 [28SE]

Illegitimacy: rates, H7750, H7751, H7758, H7761 [17JY]

Immigration: distribute surplus visas to children and siblings of certain U.S. citizens, H2520-H2522 [20MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2589-H2603 [21MR]

Income: standard of living fluctuation, H2209-H2212, H2215 [13MR]

India: civil liberties violations of women, E26 [5JA]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (H.R. 3590), E1013 [6JN]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence, H3095 [28MR]

Johnson, Reprensetative Sam: support for Vietnamese Conflict MIA/POWs and families, H9912 [2AU]

Kansas City, MO: tribute to Francis Child Development Institute, E1777 [28SE]

———tribute to Francis Families Foundation, E1777 [28SE]

KHI Services, Inc.: anniversary, E1769 [28SE]

La Grange, IL: tribute to Helping Hand Rehabilitation Center, E1427 [1AU]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national resource center and clearinghouse relative to missing or exploited children (H.R. 3238), E775 [10MY]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (H.R. 4111), H12170 [28SE]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), H11247 [26SE]

LIHEAP: funding, H891 [25JA], H7217 [10JY]

Lincoln, Representative: congratulations on birth of twins, H6529 [19JN]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Neighborhood Youth Association, E1717 [26SE]

LSC: funding, H8159, H8160, H8162, H8163, H8164, H8165, H8168, H8176-H8189 [23JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H6400 [13JN], H7100 [27JN], H7441-H7449 [11JY], H7480-H7506, H7517-H7521, H7523, H7531 [12JY], H7655, H7656 [16JY], H8010 [18JY], E1147 [20JN], E1279 [12JY], E1299 [17JY], E1320 [18JY], E1346 [23JY]

———define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), consideration (H. Res. 474), H7270-H7280, H7448 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7272-H7279, H7441-H7449 [11JY], H7481-H7506, H7531 [12JY], H7655, H7656 [16JY], H8010 [18JY]

Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc.: anniversary, E1814 [28SE]

Medicaid: financial protection for families of nursing home residents, H5725, H5727, H5728, H5740 [30MY]

Monk Singers (musical group): anniversary, E1325 [18JY]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Best Friends Program, H3550 [17AP]

Montgomery County, PA: tribute to participants of the Walk for Quality Child Care, E1375 [25JY]

———tribute to Support Police Immediate Response Intervention Team (organization), E1373 [25JY]

Mother's Day: observance, H4806, H4884, H4894-H4898 [10MY], E748 [9MY]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to Food Drive Day, E755 [9MY]

National Guard: armories construction projects funding, H5666 [30MY]

———use of outside contractors vs. armory personnel for Reserved Component Automation System Program, H5666 [30MY]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN], E1091 [14JN]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act, H4166 [30AP], H4367 [1MY], H4400 [2MY], H4435 [7MY], H4533 [8MY], H4783, H4784 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4808-H4821 [10MY]

———exempt certain child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (H.R. 3275), H3827 [25AP]

———regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (H.R. 3828), E1289 [16JY]

New Haven, CT: tribute to Varick Family Life Center, E582 [19AP]

New Jersey: tribute to Puerto Rican Association for Human Development, E1667 [20SE]

Pennsylvania: anniversary of Domestic Violence Service Center, E1675 [24SE]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of CORA Services, Inc., E1591 [12SE]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, H7988 [18JY], E1409 [30JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project, H7163, H7164, H7243, H7244 [10JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5927, H5928 [5JN], H5940, H5954-H5976 [6JN], H6251 [12JN], H7265, H7266, H7267, H7268, H7269, H7270 [11JY], E991 [4JN], E1041 [10JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), consideration (H. Res. 446), H5941-H5954 [6JN]

———eligibility of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, H2484-H2487 [20MR]

———enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (H.R. 3266), H5958 [6JN]

———funding for nutrition programs, H2217 [13MR], H5107 [15MY], H6165 [11JN], H8089 [22JY], E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN]

———funding for nutrition programs (H.R. 4275), E1862 [30SE]

———impact of funding levels on domestic violence rates, H310 [5JA]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates, H3548-H3550, H3554 [17AP]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates and encouragement of parental responsibility, H928 [30JA], H1295, H1296, H1297 [27FE]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (H.R. 3940), E1446, E1455 [1AU]

———reform, H152 [4JA], H345 [22JA], H744 [23JA], H1256 [27FE], H1400 [28FE], H1691, H1692 [5MR], H1976 [7MR], H2669 [22MR], H3798-H3803 [24AP], H3826 [25AP], H4306, H4308 [1MY], H4402 [2MY], H4535 [8MY], H5119, H5120 [15MY], H5308, H5309, H5310, H5311 [21MY], H5385, H5386, H5387, H5488, H5489 [22MY], H5508 [23MY], H5572, H5573, H5574 [29MY], H5651, H5652, H5653, H5654, H5733, H5735, H5736, H5737, H5740 [30MY], H5804 [4JN], H5928 [5JN], H5940 [6JN], H6105 [10JN], H6293, H6403 [13JN], H6485 [18JN], H7243, H7244, H7245, H7248, H7250, H7251 [10JY], H7647 [16JY], H7663, H7688, H7689 [17JY], H8104 [23JY], H8253 [24JY], H8587-H8589 [26JY], H8602 [29JY], H8810-H8814 [30JY], H9462-H9465 [31JY], H9709 [1AU], E337 [13MR], E393 [20MR], E852 [21MY], E857 [22MY], E1137 [20JN], E1236 [10JY], E1240 [11JY], E1296 [17JY], E1335 [22JY]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, E20 [4JA]

———reform (H.R. 4), veto, H748 [23JA], H776, H777, H803 [24JA], H1144 [1FE], H5956, H5958, H5959 [6JN]

———reform (H.R. 2915), H7537, H7538, H7539 [16JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7646 [16JY], H7663, H7664, H7745-H7762, H7765 [17JY], H7796-H7990, H7992, H7996, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8076, H8089-H8091 [22JY], H8106, H8108, H8109 [23JY], H8319 [24JY], H8382, H8383 [25JY], H8561 [26JY], E1325 [18JY], E1337 [22JY], E1386 [26JY], E1409 [30JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H8670 [30JY], H9380, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9403-H9424 [31JY], H9567, H9708 [1AU], H9838, H9904 [2AU], E1444, E1451, E1453, E1454 [1AU], E1495 [2AU], E1539 [5SE], E1570 [11SE], E1640 [18SE]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7784 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9388-H9392 [31JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9392-H9403 [31JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8320-H8329 [24JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to recommit, H7988 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3832), H7664 [17JY]

———reform relative to domestic violence (H. Con. Res. 195), H7508 [12JY]

Republican Party: efforts to attract women voters, H5760 [4JN]

———legislative efforts relative to women, H6720 [25JN], H6853 [26JN]

Rhode Island: tribute to Latino Peer Council, H3549 [17AP]

Richmond, IN: tribute to Wernle Home for Children, H2670 [22MR]

———tribute to Wernle Home (orphanage), E1277 [12JY]

School Lunch Program: reform, H873-H875 [25JA]

Sioux Falls, SD: support community and employer encouragement of family values, E1129 [20JN]

St. Louis, MO: tribute to Salvation Army Comprehensive Substance Treatment and Rehabilitation Program and Community in Partnership Family Center, E1121 [20JN]

Sweatt, Cora B.: Tennessee Mothers Association of American Mothers, Inc., Mother of the Year award recipient, E626 [25AP]

Taxation: child tax credit, H7247 [10JY]

———earned income tax credit, H1754 [6MR], H5118-H5122 [15MY], H5504-H5509, H5525, H5531 [23MY], H7804, H7805, H7807, H7808, H7815 [18JY], E833 [16MY]

———rates, H169 [4JA], H5629-H5631 [29MY], E733 [8MY]

———rates for married couples, H1492 [28FE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4433, H4440 [7MY], H4775-H4785 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4807-H4822 [10MY], E787 [14MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4756, H4766-H4775 [9MY]

———treatment of families and children (H.R. 3943), E1502 [2AU]

Travis AFB, CA: construction projects funding, H5665 [30MY], H6862 [26JN]

Truman, Harry S: remarks relative to adultery, H10573 [18SE]

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H7545, H7546 [16JY], H12121 [28SE]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, H29 [3JA]

Wading River, NY: anniversary of Little Flower Children's Services (organization), E1442 [1AU]

Westchester County, NY: tribute to Bridge Fund (organization), E1867 [30SE]

Women: treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (H.R. 3510), E877 [22MY]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (H.R. 3511), H5764 [4JN]

Remarks in Senate

AFDC: funding, S8451-S8454 [22JY], S9325 [1AU]

AID: funding for family planning programs, S1394 [28FE]

Appropriations: funding for international family planning programs, S1512 [5MR], S1645 [7MR], S1780 [11MR], S1817, S1818 [12MR], S2044-S2054 [14MR], S12200 [2OC]

Armed Forces: interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking, S6604 [20JN], S6926-S6928 [26JN]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents, S12166-S12169 [2OC], S12232 [3OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2844-S2846 [26MR]

California: economic effects of public welfare programs reform, S8527 [23JY]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Moving to Opportunity Program, S9306 [31JY]

Child abuse: prevention (S. 919), S8123, S8303-S8311 [18JY], S11573-S11582 [27SE]

Child Welfare Act: reform foster care programs, S5710-S5714 [4JN]

Children and youth: child care funding under the temporary assistance for needy families program (S. 2113), S11185 [24SE]

———child support enforcement, S8120-S8123 [18JY]

———child support enforcement (S. 1760), S5094 [15MY]

———consolidate Federal child care programs (S. 850), S8519 [23JY], S9338 [1AU]

———funding to assist youth at risk from illegal drug use, crime, and violence, S5231, S5232 [17MY]

———national objectives priority assignments, S6512 [19JN]

———policies relative to education and care, S1542 [6MR]

———prevention of teenage pregnancy, S8419 [22JY]

———problems relative to urban areas, S1886 [12MR]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (S. 1908), S7027 [26JN]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), S5632 [23MY]

———reauthorize funding for runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs (S. 1582), S1456-S1458 [29FE], S1531 [5MR]

———religious upbringing, S7921-S7924 [17JY]

———restore health and safety protections relative to child care, S8109-S8113 [18JY]

———teen pregnancy relative to welfare reform, S5101 [15MY]

Children's Defense Fund (organization): Stand for Children demonstration in Washington, DC, S5948 [6JN], S6512 [19JN]

Clinton, President: evaluation of policies to control crime, S5920 [6JN]

Crime: animal abuse relative to violent crime, S4630 [2MY]

———domestic violence programs funding, S12325 [3OC]

———establish felony violations for evasion of child support obligations (S. 2180), S11995 [30SE]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing, S9154 [30JY]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2006), S9299, S9318 [31JY], S10892 [18SE], S11027 [19SE]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2006), unanimous-consent agreement, S11027 [19SE]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2007), S9318 [31JY], S10892 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2007), unanimous-consent agreement, S11027 [19SE]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (H.R. 2980), S5625, S5627 [23MY], S7750 [11JY], S7803 [12JY], S8829, S8830, S8831 [25JY]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (S. 1729), S4804 [7MY], S9442 [1AU], S9456, S9458-S9460, S9483 [2AU]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S428 [26JA], S4703 [6MY], S5920 [6JN], S6122 [12JN], S7621 [10JY], S7811 [12JY], S9633 [2AU], S10573-S10576, S10578, S10579 [16SE], S12054-S12056 [1OC]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 1991), S8867 [25JY]

———parental abuduction of a child to a foreign country, S4288 [29AP]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence, S5556 [23MY], S6192 [13JN]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to prevent child abuse (S. 1996), S8991 [26JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7620-S7626 [10JY], S7680, S7683-S7685 [11JY], S9530 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: encourage exchange of ideas, information, and materials amongst military and civilian child care services, S6917 [26JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), S7059-S7065 [26JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, S9462 [2AU], S9869-S9874 [5SE]

Dept. of HHS: Flowering Tree Alcoholism Treatment Program funding, S11917, S11918 [30SE]

Dept. of Justice: actions of Solicitor General, S3705 [19AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, S9878-S9897, S9901, S9933, S9934, S9955 [5SE], S10019 [6SE]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (S. 2008), S9300-S9304 [31JY]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (S. 2152), S11556 [27SE]

Diseases: support for breast cancer victims, S3234 [29MR]

District of Columbia: funding of abortions, S1321 [27FE]

———transfer title of real property in Anacostia Park to facilitate construction of the National Children's Island (H.R. 1508), S7340 [28JN]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S1321-S1339 [27FE], S1403-S1406 [29FE], S1506-S1512 [5MR]

Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, S1644 [7MR]

———Senate hearings, S1645 [7MR]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S12341 [3OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S3407 [16AP]

———provide income and economic security (S. 1685), S3628-S3630 [18AP]

Education: accessibility to higher education relative to median family income, S11065-S11067 [20SE]

———funding for adult literacy programs, S2286, S2334, S2338 [19MR]

———Parents as Teachers Program funding, S11912 [30SE]

———reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (S. 1716), S4323-S4326 [29AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify exemption for houseparents from minimum wage and overtime requirements (S. 1554), S739 [1FE]

Faith House (organization): tribute, S664 [31JA]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (S. 2145), S11225 [25SE]

———anniversary, S11127, S11135 [24SE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (S. 1896), S6662 [21JN]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, S8830, S8831 [25JY], S9458-S9460 [2AU], S10377-S10380 [12SE], S11226 [25SE], S11363 [26SE], S11876-S11878 [30SE]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (S. 1632), S2646 [21MR], S3199 [29MR], S9628 [2AU]

Foster care: clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child, S8142 [18JY]

Health: ensure adequate health care coverage for all children and pregnant women, S3601, S3602 [18AP]

Health care professionals: training for the identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (S. 697), S11105 [20SE]

Himebaugh, Mark: missing child, S5612 [23MY]

Housing: low-income tax credit, S12286 [3OC]

Illegitimacy: rates, S5424 [21MY], S5516 [23MY], S8512, S8513 [23JY]

Immigration: admission of family members of U.S. citizens, S3283 [15AP], S4117-S4153 [25AP]

———payment of single fee by petitioners filing concurrently for immigration classification on the basis of immediate relative status, S4289 [29AP]

Income: provide homemakers with retirement opportunities, S5325, S5326 [20MY], S9533 [2AU]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (S. 1630), S2429 [20MR]

International Women's Day: observance, S1780 [11MR]

IRS: collection of child support through payroll withholdings if State collection rates do not improve (S. 2190), S12304 [3OC]

Law enforcement officers: establish training programs relative to missing or exploited children (S. 1652), S3159 [28MR]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), S11122 [20SE], S11898 [30SE], S12256 [3OC]

LIHEAP: funding, S4170 [25AP], S5219, S5239, S5242 [17MY], S5469, S5470, S5474 [22MY]

LSC: payment for attorney's fees and expenses relative to certain actions, S2029 [14MR], S2303 [19MR]

Marion County, OR: tribute to Buddy Bears for Abused Children Program, S7789 [11JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S7914 [16JY], S9926 [5SE], S9995-S9997, S10001 [6SE], S10065-S10068, S10076 [9SE], S10100-S10125, S10129 [10SE], S10552 [13SE], S10579 [16SE], S12015-S12017 [30SE]

———define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), unanimous-consent agreement, S9663 [2AU], S9729 [3SE]

———define and protect institution (S. 1740), S4869 [8MY], S4947 [9MY], S5931 [6JN]

———define and protect institution (S. 1999), S9073 [29JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, S10065-S10068 [9SE], S10100-S10125, S10129 [10SE]

MBNA America (corporation): tribute for awards relative to family-friendly practices, S12042 [30SE], S12349 [3OC]

Medicaid: alcoholism and drug dependency treatment services for pregnant women (S. 171), S5267 [17MY]

———financial protection for families of nursing home residents, S5242 [17MY], S5475, S5476 [22MY]

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Golvsky, and Popeo (law firm): tribute to Domestic Violence Project, S5556 [23MY]

Morality and ethics: role of trust in society, S7507 [10JY]

Nashua, NH: tribute to Marguerite's Place for disadvantaged women and children, S9636 [2AU]

National Children's Day: designate (S. Res. 292), S10556, S10564 [13SE]

National domestic violence hotline: tribute, S2143 [15MR], S2285 [19MR], S2421 [20MR], S2622 [21MR], S2883 [26MR], S3030 [27MR], S3177 [29MR]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, S5742, S5748, S5778 [4JN]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 300), S11187 [24SE], S11641 [28SE]

Native Americans: enforcement of child support agreements between States and tribal organizations, S8121 [18JY]

———regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (S. 1962), S7900-S7905 [16JY], S11455-S11460 [26SE]

Passports: require that applications for minors have signatures of both parents (S. 1684), S3627 [18AP]

Pennsylvania: Teen Pregnancy Prevention Week observance, S3104 [28MR]

Pinto, Shirl: Crime Victim Service Award recipient, S4725 [6MY]

Project for American Renewal: implement (S. 1904), S6850 [25JN], S8123 [18JY]

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing reform, S11218-S11222 [25SE]

———multifamily rental assisted housing reform (S. 2042), S9595-S9604 [2AU], S9949 [5SE]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, S8096, S8097, S8099, S8100, S8124-S8126 [18JY], S8330 [19JY], S8396-S8401 [22JY], S8502, S8522, S8524 [23JY]

———allow States to sanction families whose children have not been immunized, S8138 [18JY], S8333, S8366 [19JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (S. 1917), S7187 [27JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (S. 1816), S5598 [23MY], S5642, S5648 [24MY]

———Democratic Party platform, S10868 [18SE]

———ensure approval of State waiver requests, S8131-S8134 [18JY], S8332, S8366 [19JY]

———establish State regulations relative to domestic violence, S8141, S8142 [18JY]

———exempt certain recipients in high unemployment areas from 5-year assistance limitation, S8414 [22JY]

———Federal role during poor economic periods, S9354 [1AU]

———funding for nutrition programs, S2916, S2917 [27MR], S4506 [1MY], S8136-S8138 [18JY], S8404, S8405 [22JY], S8494, S8514, S8524 [23JY], S9333 [1AU]

———funding for quality standards relative to child care, S8148 [18JY]

———impact of funding levels on domestic violence rates, S5220 [17MY], S5413 [21MY]

———implementation of corrective action plan in States where child poverty has increased, S8135 [18JY]

———implementation of corrective action plan in States where child poverty has increased (S. 2043), S9604 [2AU]

———increase child care credit for lower-income working parents, S8098 [18JY]

———individual development savings accounts, S8368 [19JY]

———modify State family assistance grant determination formula to include the number of children in poverty, S8358-S8362 [19JY], S8410-S8414 [22JY], S8501 [23JY]

———multigenerational welfare dependency, S8126 [18JY], S8331 [19JY]

———prohibit additional cash assistance for children born to families presently receiving assistance, S8506, S8507 [23JY]

———prohibit assistance relative to illegal drug use, S8105-S8109 [18JY], S8366 [19JY], S8498 [23JY]

———reform, S671 [1FE], S875 [6FE], S1062 [7FE], S1781 [11MR], S1885 [12MR], S2145 [15MR], S4568 [1MY], S4780 [7MY], S4848 [8MY], S5101 [15MY], S5321, S5322 [20MY], S5424 [21MY], S5516 [23MY], S6127 [12JN], S6188-S6191 [13JN], S6671 [21JN], S6678 [24JN], S7681 [11JY], S10343, S10345 [11SE], S11867 [30SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), S10712 [17SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), veto, S113, S115, S132 [10JA], S669 [31JA], S3187 [29MR], S4637 [2MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), S8527-S8532 [23JY], S8668-S8671, S8672 [24JY], S8820, S8929 [25JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9322-S9334, S9337-S9341, S9344-S9347, S9352-S9415 [1AU], S9622 [2AU]

———reform (H.R. 3734), insert language of S. 1956 in lieu, S8527 [23JY]

———reform (S. 1795), S5498 [22MY], S7171, S7208 [27JN]

———reform (S. 1823), S5636, S5637, S5642, S5647 [24MY]

———reform (S. 1841), S5861 [5JN]

———reform (S. 1867), S6147-S6150 [12JN]

———reform (S. 1956), S7890 [16JY], S8070-S8150 [18JY], S8329-S8369 [19JY], S8395-S8426, S8451-S8454 [22JY], S8493-S8532 [23JY]

———reform (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8083, S8113, S8114, S8149 [18JY], S8509 [23JY]

———require certain recipients to participate in community service, S8337, S8364 [19JY], S8495 [23JY]

———require congressional action to revise reform legislation if child poverty rate increases, S8139-S8141 [18JY], S8334 [19JY]

———require families receiving State assistance to enter into a personal responsibility agreement, S8136, S8138 [18JY]

———restore funding for Indian child care programs, S8414, S8415 [22JY]

———shifting of block grants to States, S8513, S8517 [23JY]

———Summer Food Program funding, S8114-S8117 [18JY], S8330 [19JY], S8416 [22JY], S8504 [23JY]

———temporary assistance limits and school attendance requirements, S8402-S8404, S8405-S8407 [22JY], S8503 [23JY]

———use of electronic benefit transfer systems, S8419 [22JY]

———withholding of family assistance grants to States for failure to meet work requirements, S8416-S8419 [22JY], S8504 [23JY]

Railroad Retirement Board: prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced spouses of workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum payments (S. 1552), S738 [1FE]

Rural Housing Service: reform rural multifamily loan program, S8541, S8542 [23JY]

Social Security: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits, S12424 [21OC]

———placement of children with adult relatives who meet State child protection standards (S. 1683), S3626 [18AP]

———treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (S. 1832), S5769 [4JN], S5946 [6JN]

States: encourage foster care placement of children with adult relatives, S8123 [18JY], S8369 [19JY]

Taxation: child tax credit, S6065 [11JN]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (S. 2088), S10838 [18SE]

———estate tax treatment of family-owned business interests (S. 161), S2148 [15MR]

———impact of tax cuts on middle-class families, S3681 [18AP]

———provide tax credits for families and encourage savings and investment (S. 568), S3496 [17AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 2074), S10555 [13SE]

———treatment of adoption expenses, S8363, S8365, S8366 [19JY], S8500 [23JY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), S5632 [23MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (S. 1715), S4323-S4326 [29AP]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (S. 2173), S11986 [30SE], S12258 [3OC]

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts, S7426, S7460, S7463 [9JY]

———treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (S. 1895), S6612 [20JN]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming, S701 [1FE], S1467 [29FE]

———implementation of ratings system for programming, S1467 [29FE], S1631 [7MR], S3238 [29MR]

———reservation of time for family-oriented programming, S9466 [2AU]

———reservation of time for family-oriented programming (S. Res. 290), S10429 [12SE]

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), insert language of S. 1791 in lieu, S11461 [26SE]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (S. 1791), S5495 [22MY], S11460-S11462 [26SE]

WIC: competitive bidding for infant formula, S8455 [22JY], S9336 [1AU]

Reports

Association Between Specific Health Problems and Exposure to Herbicides: National Academy of Sciences, S9303 [31JY]

Effects of Cuts in the International Voluntary Family Planning Programs Funding: Alan Guttmacher Institute, S1512-S1514 [5MR]

Health Insurance for Children: GAO, E1636 [18SE]

Silence Equals Defeat, Lambda Report (publication), H7100 [27JN]

Reports filed

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3286) (S. Rept. 104-279), S6223 [13JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4301 [30AP]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4429 [6MY]

Cabin Permit Renewals to Heirs in Sequoia National Park Mineral King Addition: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3534) (H. Rept. 104-866), H12270 [3OC]

Clarify Exemption of Houseparents From Minimum Wage and Maximum Hour Requirements: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2531) (H. Rept. 104-592), H5569 [23MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 104-731), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 104-720), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 495) (H. Rept. 104-729), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 104-566), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3396, Defense of Marriage Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 474) (H. Rept. 104-666), H7259 [10JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 104-599), H5646 [29MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3562, Approval of Waivers Submitted by Wisconsin To Conduct Wisconsin Works Welfare Reform Project: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 104-604), H5934 [5JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 104-686), H7779 [17JY]

Defense of Marriage Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3396) (H. Rept. 104-664), H7154 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3517) (H. Rept. 104-721), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3517) (H. Rept. 104-591), H5569 [23MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3517) (S. Rept. 104-287), S6611 [20JN]

Family Privacy Protection Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1271) (S. Rept. 104-351), S9554 [2AU]

Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and Survivors: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3458) (H. Rept. 104-647), H7105 [27JN]

Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2980) (H. Rept. 104-557), H4430 [6MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2980), S5566 [23MY]

Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings Regulations: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1962) (S. Rept. 104-335), S9071 [29JY]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-725), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 1956), S7887 [16JY]

Regulations Relative to Certain Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3828) (H. Rept. 104-808), H10720 [19SE]

Requirements Relative to Families of Airline Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3923) (H. Rept. 104-793), H10523 [17SE]

Transfer Title of District of Columbia Real Property in Anacostia Park To Facilitate Construction of National Children's Island: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1508) (S. Rept. 104-294), S7023 [26JN]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1791) (S. Rept. 104-367), S10075 [9SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Bringing Up Baby—Problem of Teen Pregnancy, E873 [22MY]

———Television Violence, E124 [1FE]

———Values, E4 [3JA]

———Welfare Reform Bill, E1570 [11SE]

———Welfare Reform—Necessary and Possible, E1236 [10JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Recognition of Gay Marriages and Rights: Central Conference of American Rabbis, S10078 [9SE]

———Union of American Hebrew Congregations, S10078 [9SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7503 [12JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7796 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9395 [31JY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8081, S8109 [18JY]

Scripts

Battered Women: Dallas Milholland, Cynthia Ward, Kristin Allen-Zito, and Malissa Kobbevik, S6192 [13JN]

Statements

Child Custody Case of Ellen Morgan: Representative Wolf, H859 [25JA]

Morgan v. Foretich Child Custody Case: P.D. Mahony, New Zealand Family Court, E1644 [18SE]

Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings, H4815 [10MY]

———OMB, H4816 [10MY]

———Representatives George Miller and Don Young, H4817 [10MY]

———Representatives George Miller and Richardson, and Delegate Faleomavaega, H4810-H4812 [10MY]

Public Welfare Programs: Democratic National Committee, S10868, S10869 [18SE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform: President Clinton, S9359-S9362 [1AU]

———Representative Poshard, H9421 [31JY]

Summaries

Abstinence Education and Adolescent Family Life Programs Reauthorization (S. 1716), S4326 [29AP]

Agent Orange Benefits Act (S. 2008), S9302 [31JY]

Cable TV Nework Programming: National Cable Televison Association, H10006-H10012 [4SE]

Child Care Infrastructure Act (S. 2088), S10839 [18SE]

Executive Action on Welfare Reform Relative to Teen Pregnancy, S5101 [15MY]

Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act (S. 2042), S9602 [2AU]

Public Welfare Programs Reform, H8321 [24JY]

Public Welfare Programs Reform (S. 1841), S5862 [5JN]

Public Welfare Programs Reform (S. 1867), S6147-S6149 [12JN]

Tax Treatment of Adoption Expenses (S. 1715), S4326 [29AP]

Tax Treatment of Families and Children (H.R. 3943), E1503 [2AU]

Use of Rewards and Penalties for the Welfare Work Requirements, S8362 [19JY]

Tables

Comparison of welfare reform proposals, S8127-S8129 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5660 [30MY], H9798 [1AU]

Federal budget effects of public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734), S9412 [1AU]

Federal spending on major welfare programs, S9357 [1AU]

Immigration waiting list in the family-sponsored preferences as of February 1996, S4138 [25AP]

Major differences in welfare proposals, S8129 [18JY]

Military construction subcommittee spending totals, S7064 [26JN], S9871 [5SE]

Overview of current law and welfare reform immigrant restrictions: National Immigration Law Center, H9410 [31JY]

Provisions in reconciliation bill that violate Budget Act rule on deficit reduction goals, S8423 [22JY]

Unauthorized projects in military construction conference report, S9872 [5SE]

Testimonies

Defense of Marriage Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10112 [10SE]

———David Saperstein, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, S10076-S10078 [9SE]

Families of Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents Assistance Requirements: Dario J. Cremades, S12169 [2OC]

———Hans Ephraimson, S12169 [2OC]

———Kendra St. Charles, S12168 [2OC]

———Richard P. Kessler, Jr., S12168 [2OC]

———Victoria Diaz Cummock, S12168 [2OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 198, use of Capitol Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic, H7507 [12JY]

H. Res. 428, consideration of H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act, H4766 [9MY]

H. Res. 442, consideration of H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H5655 [30MY]

H. Res. 446, consideration of H.R. 3562, approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works welfare reform project, H5941 [6JN]

H. Res. 474, consideration of H.R. 3396, Defense of Marriage Act, H7270 [11JY]

H. Res. 482, consideration of H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H7784 [18JY]

H. Res. 492, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9388 [31JY]

H. Res. 495, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9392 [31JY]

H.R. 1855, restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights, H10556 [18SE]

H.R. 2980, Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act, H4457 [7MY]

H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act, H4775-H4780 [9MY]

H.R. 3396, Defense of Marriage Act, H7481 [12JY]

H.R. 3458, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S11461 [26SE], H7545 [16JY]

H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S7060-S7062 [26JN]

H.R. 3562, approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works welfare reform project, H5954 [6JN], E992 [4JN]

H.R. 3697, Encouragement of Electronic Benefit Transfer Systems Act, E1148 [20JN]

H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8673-S8736 [24JY]

H.R. 3923, requirements relative to families of airline passengers involved in aircraft accidents, H10534-H10536 [18SE]

S. 850, consolidate Federal child care programs, S8520 [23JY]

S. 919, child abuse prevention, S8303-S8309 [18JY], S8384-S8391 [19JY], S11573-S11581 [27SE], H11140-H11148 [25SE]

S. 1552, prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced spouses of railroad workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum payments, S739 [1FE]

S. 1582, runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs' funding, S1531 [5MR]

S. 1630, Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act, S2429 [20MR]

S. 1632, prohibit possession of firearms for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, S2647 [21MR]

S. 1652, establish training programs for law enforcement officers relative to missing or exploited children, S3159 [28MR]

S. 1684, require that passport applications for minors have signatures of both parents, S3628 [18AP]

S. 1771, Medicaid Substance Abuse Treatment Act, S5268 [17MY]

S. 1791, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S5496 [22MY]

S. 1896, expand Family and Medical Leave Act coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, S6663 [21JN]

S. 1908, Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Empowerment Act, S7028 [26JN]

S. 1962, regulations relative to certain Native American adoption and child custody proceedings, S7902-S7904 [16JY], S11458-S11460 [26SE]

S. 1996, use of certain crime grant funds to provide parental education to prevent child abuse, S8991 [26JY]

S. 1999, Defense of Marriage Act, S9073 [29JY]

S. 2006, Carjacking Correction Act, S10892 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]

S. 2007, Carjacking Correction Act, S10893 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]

S. 2008, Agent Orange Benefits Act, S9301 [31JY]

S. 2042, Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act, S9595-S9602 [2AU]

S. 2074, Estate and Gift Taxes Repeal Act, S10555 [13SE]

S. 2088, Child Care Infrastructure Act, S10838 [18SE]

S. 2101, Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act, S11122 [20SE], H11248 [26SE]

S. 2152, extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, S11556 [27SE]

S. 2190, Uniform Child Support Enforcement Act, S12304-S12306 [3OC]

S. Con. Res. 66, public welfare programs reform relative to domestic violence, S7191 [27JN]

S. Res. 242, approval of Congressional Office of Compliance regulations applicable to employees of the Senate relative to Family and Medical Leave Act, S3959-S3997 [23AP]

S. Res. 290, reservation of time for family-oriented television programming, S10429 [12SE]

S. Res. 292, National Children's Day, S10556 [13SE]

S. Res. 300, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S11187 [24SE], S11641 [28SE]

FAMILIES OF PAN AM 103/LOCKERBIE (organization)

Letters

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, S3474 [17AP]

Waiver of sovereign immunity in cases of state-sponsored terrorism, H2132 [13MR]

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Business and Industry: employer requirements (see H.R. 3296), H3730 [23AP]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations applicable to employees of the Senate relative to the Family and Medical Leave Act (see S. Res. 242), S3311 [15AP]

Employment: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (see S. 2145), S11539 [27SE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see S. 1896; H.R. 3704), S6662 [21JN], H6711 [24JN]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act, S3896-S3917 [23AP]

Remarks in House

Business and Industry: employer requirements (H.R. 3296), E609 [24AP]

Employment: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (H.R. 3704), H6694-H6699 [24JN], E1152 [24JN]

Implementation, H4399 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S11127, S11135 [24SE]

Employment: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (S. 2145), S11225 [25SE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (S. 1896), S6662 [21JN]

Texts of

S. 1896, expand Family and Medical Leave Act coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, S6663 [21JN]

S. Res. 242, approval of Congressional Office of Compliance regulations applicable to employees of the Senate relative to Family and Medical Leave Act, S3959-S3997 [23AP]

FAMILY FRIENDLY WORKPLACE ACT

Messages

Provisions: President Clinton, S11537 [27SE], H11469 [27SE]

FAMILY PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1271) (S. Rept. 104-351), S9554 [2AU]

FAMILY QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Remarks in House

Members of Congress: assessment of efforts to make the House of Representatives family friendly, H10770 [24SE]

FAMINES

Articles and editorials

Famine Aid to North Korea, S5502 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions

Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 226), H11527 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Ireland: impact of potato famine on U.S. history, E1685 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: allocation of foreign aid for famine relief, S5502 [22MY]

FAN FREEDOM AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2740), H981 [31JA]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2740) (H. Rept. 104-656), H7114 [8JY]

FANTO, ACACIA

Statements

Financing of Public School Education, E939 [29MY]

FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW (publication)

Articles and editorials

Chinese View of China's Strategy, H6998-H7003 [27JN]

FARAH, DOUGLAS

Articles and editorials

Cuba Slows Changes, Reemphasizes Ideology—Tighter U.S. Embargo Draws Vow From Castro ``To Resist Another 35 Years'', S4310 [29AP]

FARGO, ND

Articles and editorials

Old-Time Pilots Show Top Guns Who's Hot, E1918 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Air National Guard: tribute to 119th Fighter Group, E1918 [3OC]

FARM CREDIT ACT

Remarks in House

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.: improve operation (H.R. 2130), H48 [3JA]

Reports filed

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Operation Improvements: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2130) (H. Rept. 104-446), H186 [4JA]

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

Letters

Nomination of Ann Jorgenson to the Farm Credit Administration Board: Bill Northey, National Corn Growers Association, S10402 [12SE]

———Douglas P. Lindgren, Iowa Soybean Association, S10402 [12SE]

———Ed Wiederstein, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, S10402 [12SE]

———H. Lynn Horak, S10402 [12SE]

———John Long, American Soybean Association, S10402 [12SE]

———Senator Grassley, S10401 [12SE]

———Terry E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa, S10402 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Jorgenson, Ann: nomination to the Farm Credit Administration, S11754 [28SE]

———nomination to the Farm Credit Administration Board, S10401 [12SE]

Reports filed

Nomination of Ann Jorgenson to the Farm Credit Administration: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S12303 [3OC]

FARM CREDIT BANKS

Bills and resolutions

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see S. 1690; H.R. 3236), S3792 [22AP], H3386 [15AP]

Remarks in House

Credit: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), H33-H48 [3JA]

Remarks in Senate

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (S. 1690), S3792-S3794 [22AP]

Credit: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), S531, S538 [26JA]

Texts of

H.R. 2029, Farm Credit System Reform Act, S531-S538 [26JA], H34-H47 [3JA]

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM REFORM ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2029), H33-H48 [3JA]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2029), S531, S538 [26JA]

Texts of

H.R. 2029, provisions, S531-S538 [26JA], H34-H47 [3JA]

FARMER, ANN

Remarks in House

Dayton Power and Light Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1499 [2AU]

FARMERS see Agriculture

FARMINGTON, MI

Remarks in Senate

YMCA: opening, S10022 [6SE]

FARMINGTON, MO

Remarks in House

VFW: anniversary of Post 5896, E1029 [7JN]

FARMINGTON, TN

Remarks in House

Farmington Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E754 [9MY]

FARNER, TOM

Letters

Education programs funding level, S1812 [12MR]

FARO, ARTHUR J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1814 [28SE]

FARR, SAM (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6509 [18JN], H6550 [19JN]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2447 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

FCC: revise television station ownership rules relative to local marketing agreements (see H.R. 3623), H6285 [12JN]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H2315 [14MR]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1138 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H4110 [25AP]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H4110 [25AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5380 [21MY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H1507 [28FE]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 206), H3730 [23AP]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H6509 [18JN]

Business and industry: require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4902 [10MY]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (see H.R. 4082), H11396 [26SE]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518), H12175 [28SE]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H2315 [14MR]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Courts: authorize additional Federal district judge for eastern district of Wisconsin (see H. Res. 362), H1775 [6MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H973 [30JA]

Dams: delegation of dam safety authority to State governments (see H.R. 3641), H6413 [13JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 3665), H7108 [27JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish domestic violence community response teams (see H.R. 2665), H3581 [17AP]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H6286 [12JN]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H8030 [18JY]

———therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618), H10111 [9SE]

Ecology and environment: provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 3619), H7780 [17JY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see H.R. 3626), H6285 [12JN]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H6006 [6JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H331 [5JA]

Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H5647 [29MY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H6184 [11JN]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H4646 [8MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H4647 [8MY]

House of Representative: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page (see H. Res. 454), H6285 [12JN]

House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H2124 [12MR]

Immigration: waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 3928), H10041 [4SE]

INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H8635 [29JY]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5380 [21MY]

International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H6914 [26JN]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H1139 [31JA]

Medicare: require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H6415 [13JN]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3231 [29MR]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 2945), H1775 [6MR]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (see H.R. 2946), H1775 [6MR]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H1226 [1FE]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H5288 [16MY]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H1245 [16FE]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

———funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H5380 [21MY]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H3820 [24AP]

———improve coordination of Federal oceanographic programs (see H.R. 3537), H7780 [17JY]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H1226 [1FE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H11048 [24SE]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 1325), H5052 [14MY]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H3231 [29MR]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H3230 [29MR]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4303 [30AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6712 [24JN]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Sequoia National Park: renewal of cabin permits to heirs in Mineral King Addition (see H.R. 2528, 3534), H5501 [22MY], H5570 [23MY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3171 [28MR]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H9566 [31JY]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6285 [12JN]

Taxation: business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see H.R. 974), H5753 [30MY]

———eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 3430), H4800 [9MY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H5288 [16MY]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H1716 [5MR]

Tax-exempt organizations: authorize receipt of Federal loans, grants, or contracts to organizations engaging in lobbying activities (see H.R. 2785), H331 [5JA]

Technology: competitiveness of the electronic inter-connections industry (see H. Res. 537), H11528 [27SE]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 3609), H6117 [10JN]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H2665 [21MR]

———minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H2665 [21MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H1716 [5MR]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H8030 [18JY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4503 [7MY]

Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280), H4902 [10MY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H3488 [16AP]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H1507 [28FE]

Letters

Campaign Finance Reform Act: President Clinton, H8477 [25JY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act: by, H9446 [31JY]

Public welfare programs reform relative to legal immigrants: Bill Lockyer and Richard Katz, H9409 [31JY]

———Charles Moody and Will Lightbourne, Health Service Agency, Santa Cruz County, CA, H9409 [31JY]

Puerto Rico self-determination: by, S9558 [2AU]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H5017 [14MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 389), H2897 [27MR]

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2614 [21MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1421, H1475 [28FE], H1513, H1545 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3160 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration (H. Res. 366), H1412 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1475 [28FE]

———use of Market Access Program for export or sale of alcoholic beverages, H6199 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6199 [12JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, H123 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, H799 [24JA], E813 [15MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3780 [24AP]

Black History Month: observance, H1503 [28FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9409 [31JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, E1705 [26SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1965), H3687 [23AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H6890, H6891 [26JN]

Crook County, WY: conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (H.R. 3579), H9980 [4SE]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1746 [6MR]

———U.S. policy, E175 [5FE]

Danbom, David and Barbara: named ``Ocean Heroes'' in conjuction with the Smithsonian Institution's Ocean Planet exhibition, E1934 [21OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish environmental conservation acreage reserve programs, H1513 [29FE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H6481 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5017 [14MY], E813 [15MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H799 [24JA], E78 [24JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), motion to insert language of H.R. 1530 conference report in lieu, H304 [5JA]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, E364 [14MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H111 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6550, H6551, H6553, H6555, H6556 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), consideration (H. Res. 455), H6525 [19JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6890, H6891 [26JN]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3664 [23AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, H7766, H7767, H7768, H7769, H7770, H7771, H7772, H7773, H7774, H7775, H7776 [17JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3505), H7641 [16JY], H7994 [18JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3760), H7994 [18JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8383, H8477, H8503, H8538-H8540 [25JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8464 [25JY]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, E364 [14MR]

FCC: revise television station ownership rules relative to local marketing agreements (H.R. 3623), E1066 [12JN]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (H.R. 3505), H7994 [18JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2695 [22MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), H11443 [27SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H123 [4JA]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2614 [21MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5414 [22MY]

———require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H5414 [22MY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9444 [31JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: land acquisition funding, H6550, H6551, H6553, H6555, H6556 [19JN]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (H.R. 3090), E355 [14MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7446 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7446 [11JY]

Minimum wage: level, H4134 [30AP]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3487), H9977, H9979 [4SE]

National Tourism Board: establish (H.R. 2579), H11259, H11260 [26SE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (H.R. 2579), H11259, H11260 [26SE]

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1829 [30SE]

Peace Corps: anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), H2849, H2850 [26MR]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees, E78 [24JA]

Power resources: fossil fuel research and development funding, H6550, H6551, H6553, H6555, H6556 [19JN]

Public lands: use land and water conservation trust fund, H3664 [23AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9409 [31JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, H9409 [31JY]

Rural areas: funding for rural housing, economic development, education, and research programs, H1545 [29FE]

Salinas, CA: tribute to National Steinbeck Center, E1498 [2AU]

Schools: use of computers to connect to the Internet, H842 [25JA]

Taxation: treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (H.R. 2778), H1673 [5MR]

Votes: position on missed, H1546 [29FE], H2376 [19MR], H6931 [26JN]

Water: authorize research and program development of desalinization and reclamation (S. 811), H10803 [24SE]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (H. Con. Res. 191), E1409 [30JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H2948 [27MR], H6506 [18JN], H7655 [16JY], H8027 [18JY]

Reports

Campaign Finance Bills in 104th Congress—Summary and Comparison of Major Provisions: Congressional Research Service, H7994-H7996 [18JY]

Tables

Overview of current law and welfare reform immigrant restrictions: National Immigration Law Center, H9410 [31JY]

Tributes

Arriola, Gustavo M., E1133 [20JN]

Brown, Ronald H., E559 [17AP]

Collins, James, E1933 [21OC]

Darling, Adam, H6481 [18JN], E532 [16AP]

Eifler, Carl F., E1201 [27JN]

Fazio, Anne N., H137 [4JA]

Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8537 [25JY]

Karas, Sam, E1922 [4OC]

Ketcham, Henry (Hank), E803 [15MY]

Lleras, Carlos, E1274 [12JY]

Lusk, Herbert H., Sr., H1503 [28FE]

Mello, Henry J., E223 [28FE]

Mineta, Helen, E535 [16AP]

Nicolls, Charles, E657 [29AP]

Packard, David, H2932 [27MR]

Patterson, Fay, E76 [24JA]

Pister, Karl, E1135 [20JN]

Plante, Robert J., E1039 [10JN]

FARRAKHAN, LOUIS

Articles and editorials

Twilight of the Thugs, E254 [29FE]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign policy: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 365), H1324 [27FE]

Foreign relations: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

Letters

Investigation of Louis Farrakhan's visit to Middle East and Africa: Representative Barr, H1701 [5MR]

Remarks in House

Foreign policy: terrorist regimes influence on the U.S. political process, H2472 [20MR]

Foreign relations: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa, H1700 [5MR]

———condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (H. Res. 365), H1399 [28FE], E254 [29FE]

FARRELL, FRANK AND FLORIA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1475 [2AU]

FARRINGTON, ROBERT

Remarks in House

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H3643 [18AP]

FASH, JANET

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1760 [27SE]

FASIG, NANCY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E335 [13MR]

FASSETT, THOMAS W.

Letters

Employment Nondiscrimination Act, S9996 [6SE]

FAST FORWARD TO END HUNGER (organization)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1052 [11JN]

FASTENER QUALITY ACT

Remarks in House

Amend, H1267 [27FE]

FATHER'S DAY

Remarks in House

Observance, E1081 [13JN]

FATTAH, CHAKA (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Federal Home Loan Bank System: authorization of loans and participation requirements relative to community development (see H.R. 3349), H4302 [30AP]

House of Representatives: transition for new Members (see H.R. 3544), H5646 [29MY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H7533 [12JY]

Alcoholic beverages: eliminate Federal subsidies for advertising abroad (see H.R. 3472), H5287 [16MY]

———establish advertising requirements (see H.R. 3473), H5287 [16MY]

———prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 3644), H6413 [13JN]

———require Dept. of HHS reports on alcohol advertising practices (see H.R. 3475), H5287 [16MY]

———require health warnings on advertisements (see H.R. 3474), H5287 [16MY]

Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 143), H1225 [1FE]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1252 [23FE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3388 [15AP]

Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H6117 [10JN]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H10236 [11SE]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

Children and youth: consolidate and expand Federal child care programs (see H.R. 3860), H11230 [25SE]

———establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H5173 [15MY]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H11048 [24SE]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10721 [19SE], H12175 [28SE]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

———use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (see H.R. 3748), H10041 [4SE]

Clarion River: designate certain segments as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3568), H7115 [8JY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Colleges and universities: provide incentives to develop alcohol abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 3476), H5287 [16MY]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H7533 [12JY]

Computers: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 4113), H11396 [26SE]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3246), H4110 [25AP]

———labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H1325 [27FE]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H1325 [27FE]

———treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H2316 [14MR]

Corporate and Farm Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 2755), H1241 [13FE]

Corporate Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 3351), H6184 [11JN]

Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H3387 [15AP]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6117 [10JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416), H10386 [12SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: assist the procurement of law enforcement equipment for counterdrug activities by State and local governments (see H.R. 2931), H1775 [6MR]

———prohibit additional payments and revise certain reporting requirements for restructuring costs under defense contracts (see H.R. 3608), H8557 [25JY]

———prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

Development Fund for Africa: reauthorize (see H.R. 3735), H8635 [29JY]

Disasters: assist State and local governments in disaster relief (see H.R. 3032), H2842 [25MR]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1050), H6691 [20JN]

Education: eligibility standards for short term educational programs (see H.R. 2914), H1234 [9FE]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H8094 [22JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

———require employers to notify workers before health care or retirement benefits are terminated (see H.R. 1305), H331 [5JA]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal employees: granting of competitive status relative to transfers or reassignments (see H.R. 294), H3231 [29MR]

———military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H9925 [2AU]

Financial institutions: require fee disclosures by operators of electronic fund transfers (see H.R. 1246), H4503 [7MY]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11528 [27SE]

Health: establish a comprehensive program relative to alcohol and alcohol abuse (see H.R. 3479), H5287 [16MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H11527 [27SE]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1179), H2466 [19MR]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H11048 [24SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H5380 [21MY]

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3590), H7475 [11JY]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491, 494), H8598 [26JY], H8982 [30JY]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 3621), H8375 [24JY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H331 [5JA]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 3992), H9923 [2AU]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 4196), H12194 [30SE]

National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (see H.R. 3648), H6765 [25JN]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H914 [25JA]

Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811), H2665 [21MR]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security Act relative to certain students (see H.R. 3450), H7658 [16JY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3457), H5173 [15MY]

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H8030 [18JY]

Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2578), H6006 [6JN]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H914 [25JA]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H3650 [18AP]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H8094 [22JY]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4647 [8MY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H7260 [10JY]

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (see H.R. 2933), H2316 [14MR]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H7154 [9JY]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (see H.R. 3498), H10525 [17SE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H10524 [17SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H1716 [5MR]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H5380 [21MY]

———permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (see H.R. 1402), H1138 [31JA]

———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 2864), H1775 [6MR]

———treatment of advertising expenses for alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3478), H5287 [16MY]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244), H6532 [19JN]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H7155 [9JY]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H4119 [29AP]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5570 [23MY]

Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 399), H3820 [24AP]

Letters

Proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads: by, E1172 [26JN]

Poems

``And the Dove of Peace Wept, Too,'' Marilyn Krantz, E151 [5FE]

Remarks by, on

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9398 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5215 [16MY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5536 [23MY]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4814 [10MY]

Jones, Ozro T., Jr.: Poor Richard Club Gold Medal award recipient, E759 [10MY]

Minimum wage: level, H5066 [15MY], H5536 [23MY]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act, H4814 [10MY]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4814 [10MY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), consideration (H. Res. 303), H5066 [15MY]

Votes: position on missed, E1483 [2AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2220 [13MR]

Resignations

Committee on Small Business (House), H1699 [5MR]

FAUCETTE, MYRTLE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1193 [27JN]

FAUCI, MICHAEL B.

Remarks in House

Michael Braccio Fauci Foundation: establish, E1669 [23SE]

FAULDS, HELEN M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1102 [18JN]

FAULKNER, SCOT M.

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, H6390 [13JN]

FAVRE, BRETT

Articles and editorials

Favre on Honor—It's Salute to Team, E25 [5JA]

Favre Reaches Top—Earning NFL MVP Honors Caps a Long Climb for the Kid From Kiln, S29 [3JA]

Bills and resolutions

National Football League: Most Valuable Player Award recipient (see S. Res. 207; H. Res. 335, 339), S30 [3JA], H330 [5JA]

Remarks in House

National Football League: Most Valuable Player Award recipient (H. Res. 335), E24 [5JA]

———Most Valuable Player Award recipient (H. Res. 339), H324 [5JA]

Remarks in Senate

National Football League: Most Valuable Player Award recipient (S. Res. 207), S28 [3JA], S40 [4JA]

Texts of

S. Res. 207, National Football League Most Valuable Player Award recipient, S28, S30 [3JA]

FAWELL, HARRIS W. (a Representative from Illinois)

Analyses

ERISA Group Health Plans: Committee on Economics (Joint), H3101-H3105 [28MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

———H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, H8581 [26JY]

Articles and editorials

National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans Summary, Self-Insurer (publication), E237 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H3230 [29MR]

———provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (see H.R. 3212), H3230 [29MR]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H5934 [5JN]

NLRB: allow individuals against whom injunctive relief is sought an opportunity to review and respond to legal memoranda and documents (see H.R. 3091), H2315 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4503 [7MY]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H5173 [15MY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H3387 [15AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 216), H11396 [26SE]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089), H6532 [19JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H2316 [14MR]

Corp. for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety: abolish (see H.R. 3466), H7658 [16JY]

Cyprus: implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223), H187 [4JA]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Education: permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H8094 [22JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3820), H7657 [16JY]

Employment: disregard additional payments for calculation of overtime compensation (see H.R. 3087), H2315 [14MR]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H1986 [7MR]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

———promote adoption of minority children (see H.R. 3286), H4397 [1MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H5501 [22MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H6006 [6JN]

Firearms: Civilian Marksmanship Program funding (see H.R. 3466), H7658 [16JY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H9925 [2AU]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1636 [29FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3160), H2866 [26MR]

House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H7780 [17JY]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H1226 [1FE]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H11048 [24SE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H11048 [24SE]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 3275), H4303 [30AP]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H7780 [17JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4303 [30AP]

Railroads: implementation of exemptions to train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings (see H. Con. Res. 201), H8557 [25JY]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3834), H7779 [17JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H1325 [27FE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6712 [24JN]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H7108 [27JN]

Social Security: submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4503 [7MY]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 3286), H4397 [1MY]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H5934 [5JN]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H7533 [12JY]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H4119 [29AP]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H3730 [23AP]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1432 [28FE]

———price supports for peanuts, H1432 [28FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5252 [16MY]

Dept. of Education: bilingual education funding, H7323 [11JY]

———Impact Aid Program funding, H7323 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7323 [11JY]

Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), H9940 [4SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8504 [25JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8463 [25JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5479, H5484 [22MY], H5511, H5538 [23MY]

———protect employer rights (H.R. 3211), E520 [29MR]

———provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (H.R. 3212), E509 [29MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8367 [24JY]

ERISA: multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits, H3100 [28MR]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse prevention (S. 919), H11152 [25SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 503), H9842 [2AU]

Health: impact of self-insured employer plans, E237 [28FE]

———medical savings account programs, H9779 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3100, H3107 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3033 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9779 [1AU]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (H.R. 3268), H6083 [10JN]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities, H8463, H8504 [25JY]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (H.R. 3580), E1010 [6JN]

Minimum wage: level, H5484 [22MY], H5511, H5538 [23MY]

NLRB: allow individuals against whom injunctive relief is sought an opportunity to review and respond to legal memoranda and documents (H.R. 3091), E362 [14MR]

Nuclear energy: pyroprocessing and electrometallurgical treatment programs funding, H8367 [24JY]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), E1104 [18JN]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for security officer employment (H.R. 2092), H11137 [25SE]

Votes: position on missed, H2378 [19MR]

Tributes

Schriesheim, Alan, E1176 [26JN]

FAY, TONI G.

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S3487 [17AP]

FAYANJU, SEYI

Remarks in House

National Geography Bee: champion, E1018 [6JN]

FAYETTEVILLE, AR

Remarks in Senate

Johnson, William B.: Arkansas Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5693 [3JN]

FAZIO, ANNE N.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H7 [3JA], H137, H138 [4JA]

FAZIO, VIC (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8492 [25JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7197 [10JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Conferee: H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8671 [30JY]

———H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H10048 [5SE]

———H.R. 3754, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H8794 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Muckraker, Brock M. Marks, H7198 [10JY]

Pre-Election Messages Banned by House, Juliet Eilperin and John E. Morrin, Roll Call (publication), H7199 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 367, 408, 414, 447), H1507 [28FE], H3657 [22AP], H4109 [25AP], H5934 [5JN]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H4502 [7MY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H2123 [12MR]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see H.R. 3908), H8598 [26JY]

McNulty, Representative: election to the Committee on Ways and Means (House) (see H. Res. 344), H913 [25JA]

Serrano, Representative: election to the Committee on Appropriations (House) (see H. Res. 383), H2316 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air pollution: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H9706 [1AU]

Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H4902 [10MY]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H5754 [30MY]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5052 [14MY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H5052 [14MY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1234 [9FE]

———organization and management of reserve components (see H.R. 1646), H1775 [6MR]

Auburn, CA: funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6532 [19JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (see H.R. 3857), H8248 [23JY]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4902 [10MY]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (see H.R. 4082), H11396 [26SE]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H5500 [22MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6414 [13JN]

———most-favored-nation status, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.J. Res. 182), H6509 [18JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4424 [2MY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 520), H10721 [19SE]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H5174 [15MY]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Corps of Engineers: construction of flood control project on the Sacramento and American Rivers, CA (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of grace periods (see H.R. 1963), H1507 [28FE]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

———penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H4110 [25AP]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H5817 [4JN]

Dams: delegation of dam safety authority to State governments (see H.R. 3641), H6413 [13JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H1226 [1FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide diagnostic and certification services to reduce diseases associated with salmonid family of fish (see H.R. 2908), H4503 [7MY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures (see H.R. 3279), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H10236 [11SE]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2466 [19MR]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see H.R. 3852), H10041 [4SE]

Education: authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (see H.R. 4259), H11526 [27SE]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

———extend the period for receipt of certain absentee ballots (see H.R. 3058), H2034 [8MR]

Employment: overtime requirements of certain law enforcement employees working at police training facilities (see H.R. 4172), H11229 [25SE]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801, 3465), H5647 [29MY], H7474 [11JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H5380 [21MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H1245 [16FE]

———treatment of deferred annuities during time between separation from Government service and when payments commence (see H.R. 2978), H3731 [23AP]

———treatment of life insurance options for disabled retirees (see H.R. 2688), H3820 [24AP]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

Government: transfer certain surplus property to State and local governments (see H.R. 3731), H7106 [27JN]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H7107 [27JN]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 3587), H6184 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5380 [21MY]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3590), H8248 [23JY]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5380 [21MY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2316 [14MR]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H2316 [14MR]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10041 [4SE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (see H.R. 3591), H10040 [4SE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 958, 3052), H3231 [29MR], H3387 [15AP]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 3992), H9923 [2AU]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3168), H2949 [27MR]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H922 [26JA]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H187 [4JA]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H7107 [27JN]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

Pensions: prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (see H.R. 3688), H10041 [4SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H914 [25JA]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H4902 [10MY]

Refuse disposal: funding for dredged material disposal relative to wetlands (see H.R. 3152), H3231 [29MR]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4303 [30AP]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8095 [22JY]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52), H2466 [19MR]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3650 [18AP]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H1241 [13FE]

States: establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 196), H7260 [10JY]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6532 [19JN]

Taxation: exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6532 [19JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H3387 [15AP]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H5053 [14MY]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244), H4801 [9MY]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H4119 [29AP]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H2665 [21MR]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118, 3119), H5501 [22MY], H5570 [23MY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H7475 [11JY]

Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems (see H.R. 3489), H5288 [16MY]

Women: treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H8248 [23JY]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H2316 [14MR]

Letters

Campaign Finance Reform Act: Ann McBride, Common Cause (organization), H8506 [25JY]

———Donald L. Fowler, Democratic National Committee, H8478 [25JY]

———Joan Claybrook, Public Citizen (organization) and Robert Schiff, Congress Watch (organization), H8506 [25JY]

Electronic access to work and positions of minority Members of Congress: Carol C. Henderson, American Library Association, H7198 [10JY]

Motions offered by

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8514 [25JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7204 [10JY]

Press releases

Electronic Access to Work and Positions of Minority Members of Congress: Laura Meckler, Office of the Democratic Leader, H7199 [10JY]

———by, H7200 [10JY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, E509 [29MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10629 [19SE]

Agriculture: Animal Damage Control Program funding, H6197 [12JN]

———improve operation of certain programs, H894 [25JA]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1515, H1532 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 393), H3149 [28MR]

———Market Access Program funding, H6216, H6245 [12JN]

———use of Market Access Program for export or sale of alcoholic beverages, H6198, H6200 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6197, H6198, H6200, H6216, H6245 [12JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, H9723 [1AU]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), H894 [25JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1946 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4096 [25AP]

Bass, Representative: dismissal of election contest (H. Res. 539), H11322, H11356 [26SE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3595 [18AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7804, H7983 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9422 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5229 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6261 [12JN]

California: anniversary of reclamation district 108, E452 [26MR]

Capitol Guide Service: acceptance of voluntary services (S. 2085), H11357 [26SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7025 [27JN]

Colorado: formation and funding of Animas La Plata water storage project, H8345 [24JY]

Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy: authorize printing of report (S. Con. Res. 67), H11357 [26SE]

Committee on House Oversight (House): hearings on political campaign expenditures of private organizations, H2588 [21MR]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4551, H4558 [8MY]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 377), H2095 [12MR]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 367), H1415 [28FE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 408), H3656 [22AP]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 414), H3824 [25AP]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 447), H5921 [5JN]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 400), H3341 [15AP]

———approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives and Senate (S. Con. Res. 51), H3384 [15AP]

———provide educational assistance to employing offices of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 401), H3343 [15AP]

Co-Op Month: observance, E1800 [28SE]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11328 [26SE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6460 [18JN]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H8244 [23JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: award grants relative to development of progressive food production methods, H1532 [29FE]

———establish environmental conservation acreage reserve programs, H1515 [29FE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3595 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9821 [1AU]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, E77 [24JA]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5665 [30MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, H9800 [1AU]

Dept. of Energy: photovoltaic energy research funding, H8350, H8351 [24JY]

———renewable energy programs funding, H8362 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6545 [19JN], E1154 [24JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6972 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, E1650 [19SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8168 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7341 [11JY], E1279 [12JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6945 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10959, H10965 [24SE]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 3401), E753 [9MY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (H.R. 3067), E330 [13MR]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (H.R. 3852), H11118 [25SE]

Education: funding, E422 [22MR], E1279 [12JY]

———national policy to improve system, H4441 [7MY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8472, H8477, H8479, H8503, H8506, H8511 [25JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8462 [25JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), motion to recommit, H8514 [25JY]

———extend the period for receipt of certain absentee ballots (H.R. 3058), H4922 [14MY]

———provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (H.R. 3700), H11320 [26SE]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5532 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8345, H8350, H8351, H8356, H8362 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, H10342 [12SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9764 [1AU]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9764 [1AU]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), E445 [25MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H6158 [11JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), H6477 [18JN]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6545 [19JN], E1154 [24JN]

Gingrich, Representative: release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10604 [19SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), E936 [29MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9856, H9860 [2AU]

Health: human embryo research funding, H7341 [11JY]

———medical savings account programs, H6139 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3096 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9804 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), motion to instruct conferees, H6139 [11JN]

House of Representatives: electronic access to work and positions of minority Members, H7179, H7198, H7200, H7202, H7204 [10JY]

———House Information Resources funding, H7204 [10JY]

———legislative program, H1619 [29FE], H5260, H5261 [16MY], H5977 [6JN], H6681, H6682 [20JN], H10345, H10346 [12SE]

———provide for official allowance that represents administrative reforms (H.R. 2739), H2360 [19MR], H9898 [2AU]

———transfer funds to official allowances to promote use of computers and other electronic technologies, H7197, H7200, H7202 [10JY]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3833 [25AP]

Institute for Technology Assessment: tribute, E983 [4JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5415 [22MY]

———require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H5415 [22MY]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (S. Res. 288), H10345, H10346 [12SE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H8168 [23JY], E819 [16MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7179, H7197, H7200, H7202, H7204 [10JY]

LSC: funding, H8168 [23JY]

McNulty, Representative: election to the Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 344), H901 [25JA]

Medicaid: State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1946 [7MR]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4011), H11284, H11285, H11287 [26SE]

Minimum wage: level, H3738 [24AP], H3833 [25AP], H5532 [23MY], H9856, H9860 [2AU]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (H.R. 3168), H2934 [27MR]

National Museum of the American Indian: inventory and repatriation of certain Native American artifacts (S. 1970), H11319 [26SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E819 [16MY]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, E1041 [10JN]

Native Americans: anniversary of Nome Cult ``Trail of Tears'', E1798 [28SE]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, H8168 [23JY]

North Highlands, CA: tribute to Senior Gleaners, Inc., E824 [16MY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, E604 [23AP]

OSHA: funding, E1279 [12JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3147 [28MR], H10347 [12SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), E1367 [24JY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H4659 [9MY]

———gasoline tax, H4441 [7MY], H4659 [9MY]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5349 [21MY]

Power resources: Fusion Energy Program funding, H8356 [24JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H861, H866 [25JA]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, E1041 [10JN]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7804, H7983 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9422 [31JY]

Red Bluff, CA: tribute to Sisters of Mercy at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, E1790 [28SE]

Rose, Representative: dismissal of election contest (H. Res. 538), H11322, H11356 [26SE]

Sacramento, CA: reopening of Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, E1939 [21OC]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5606, H5607, H5612 [29MY]

Serrano, Representative: election to the Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Res. 383), H2305 [14MR]

START II Treaty: ratification, E77 [24JA]

Taxation: earned income tax credit, H7804 [18JY]

———research and development tax credit, H9856 [2AU]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1172 [1FE]

Travis AFB, CA: construction projects funding, H5665 [30MY]

University of California at Davis: anniversary of School of Medicine, E979 [4JN]

———funding for integrated pest management research facility, H6245 [12JN]

``Vice Presidents of the United States, 1789-1993'': authorizing printing (S. Con. Res. 34), H11358 [26SE]

Votes: position on missed, E1364 [24JY], E1650, E1662 [19SE]

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), H752 [23JA]

Yolo County, CA: bus acquisition funding, H6972 [26JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H89 [3JA]

Testimonies

Partial-Birth Abortions: Coreen Costello, E509-E511 [29MR]

———Mary-Dorothy Line, E511 [29MR]

Tributes

Bevill, Representative, H8386 [25JY], H10342 [12SE]

Flournoy, Bill, E1925 [4OC]

Hale, Evan, E851 [21MY]

Ham, Frederick D., E1555 [10SE]

Hannigan, Thomas M., E1923 [4OC]

Hill, Clair A., E199 [16FE]

Isenberg, Phillip, E1921 [4OC]

Merelman, Jack, E850 [21MY]

Myers, Representative, H8386 [25JY], H10342 [12SE]

Torgerson, Darrell, E1122 [20JN]

White, Ed, H749 [23JA]

Williams, Arthur E., E1029 [7JN]

FEBLES, FELIPE

Remarks in House

New York, NY: tribute to Great Dominican Parade and Carnival, E1318 [18JY]

FEDERAL, FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT

Bills and resolutions

Drugs: review use of radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 3065), H2123 [12MR]

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REFORM ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1670), H18 [3JA]

FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT

Bills and resolutions

OMB: establish electronic data reporting standards (see H.R. 3869), H8247 [23JY]

FEDERAL AGENCIES see Executive Departments

FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP.

Remarks in House

Operation: improve (H.R. 2130), H48 [3JA]

Reports filed

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Operation Improvements: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2130) (H. Rept. 104-446), H186 [4JA]

FEDERAL AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENT AND REFORM ACT

Articles and editorials

Milk Sours the Farm Bill, S3072 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 2854): conference report—technical corrections (see S. Con. Res. 49), S3019 [27MR]

———consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 393), H2949 [27MR]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 2854), H2716-H2841 [25MR]

Letters

Forest Service water permits for municipalities: Representative Skaggs, H3167 [28MR]

———Stephen T. Honey, H3167 [28MR]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: Darby Bradley, Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition, S3041 [28MR]

———David A. McDonough, Vermont Current Use Tax Coalition, S3042 [28MR]

———G. Kenneth Perine, National Bank of Middlebury, S3042 [28MR]

———Germain Bourdeau, Bourdeau Bros., Inc., S3041 [28MR]

———Joseph A. Parkinson, Vermont Ski Areas Association, S3041 [28MR]

———Katherine M. Vose, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, S3041 [28MR]

———Ralph Buchanan, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, Inc., S3041 [28MR]

———William A. Gildea, New England Governors' Conference, S3040 [28MR]

Provisions: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H3163 [28MR]

———Representative Roberts, Committee on Agriculture (House), H3165 [28MR]

———Representative Walker, Committee on Science (House), H3164 [28MR]

Wetlands regulation: Senator Lugar, S3072 [28MR]

Lists

Groups endorsing the `Freedom to Farm' concept, H3152 [28MR]

State legislative votes on the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S3042 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: price supports for dairy products, H3152 [28MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: meat and poultry safety inspections, H3167 [28MR]

Enact (H.R. 2854): conference report, H2469 [20MR], H3150-H3169 [28MR], H5804 [4JN], H6245 [12JN], E559 [17AP], E1848 [30SE]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 393), H3147-H3150 [28MR]

Florida: restoration of Everglades, H3148, H3158 [28MR]

Forest Service: water permits for municipalities, H3166 [28MR]

NASA: use of remote sensing data to assist in crop forecasting, H3153, H3154 [28MR]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress, H3159 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: price supports for dairy products, S3071 [28MR]

———reform Market Promotion Program, S3064, S3084 [28MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: transition period for elimination of the Leaseback/Buyback program, S8464 [22JY]

Enact (H.R. 2854): conference report, S2797 [25MR], S2925, S2926, S2996-S3004, S3034 [27MR], S3037-S3091 [28MR], S3240 [29MR], S4420 [30AP], S4668 [3MY], S5670 [3JN]

———conference report, technical corrections (S. Con. Res. 49), S2995 [27MR]

Florida: restoration of Everglades, S3240 [29MR]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: deny congressional approval relative to effect on milk prices, S3040, S3056, S3065, S3072 [28MR]

Rivers: permit private sector construction of flood control projects, S3042 [28MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2854, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. Rept. 104-502), H2949 [27MR]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2854) (H. Rept. 104-494), H2842 [25MR]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Farm Bill, E569 [18AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: New England Governors' Conference, S3040 [28MR]

Statements

Market Transition Payment and the Welfare Myth, H3163 [28MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 393, consideration of H.R. 2854, provisions, H3147 [28MR]

S. Con. Res. 49, technical corrections to conference report on H.R. 2854, provisions, S2995, S3024 [27MR], H3150 [28MR]

FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS related term(s) Public Welfare Programs

Addresses

Princeton University Commencement: President Clinton, S5745-S5747 [4JN]

Welfare Reform Program: Senator Dole, E857 [22MY]

Amendments

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), S5866, S5870 [5JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1139 [31JA], H1325, H1397 [27FE], H1447, H1449, H1450, H1455, H1460, H1467, H1479, H1488, H1490, H1508 [28FE], H1516, H1529, H1530, H1533, H1536, H1539 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S587, S590, S596, S626, S627, S631, S632, S633, S637, S638, S642, S644, S645, S646, S662 [31JA], S744, S746, S747, S748, S749, S750, S756, S757, S758, S759, S760, S761, S762, S763, S770, S771, S772, S830, S831, S832, S835, S838, S850, S851, S852, S853, S854, S855, S856, S857, S858, S859 [1FE], S920, S921, S922, S923, S924, S927, S933, S938, S945, S950, S952, S954, S956, S957, S958, S965, S966, S967, S968, S969, S974, S975, S976, S977, S978, S979, S980, S981, S982, S983, S984, S985, S986, S987, S988, S989, S990, S991, S992, S993, S994, S995, S999 [6FE], S1010, S1014, S1015, S1017, S1018, S1024, S1027, S1028, S1029, S1030, S1036, S1040, S1048, S1049, S1053, S1054, S1055, S1086, S1087, S1140, S1141, S1149, S1150 [7FE]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), S11744, S11774 [28SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H226 [5JA], H335, H336 [9JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H239 [5JA]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4529, H4530 [7MY], H4807 [10MY]

Health: revise and extend organ and bone marrow donation and transplantation program (S. 1324), S10076, S10080, S10084 [9SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4504, H4505, H4513, H4514, H4526, H4528, H4529 [7MY], H4581, H4595, H4607, H4611, H4612, H4613, H4617, H4618, H4628, H4629, H4630, H4632, H4647 [8MY], H4662, H4669, H4676, H4678, H4679, H4682, H4683, H4685, H4693, H4694, H4695, H4702, H4704, H4707, H4710, H4712, H4721, H4722, H4724, H4726 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4568 [8MY]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), S347, S350 [24JA], S1900 [12MR]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), S11041, S11051 [19SE]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (S. 1972), S10019, S10024 [6SE]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (S. 2183), S12092, S12129 [1OC]

Public housing: reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), S136, S150, S168 [10JA]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5965 [6JN]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7820, H7903, H7907 [18JY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8081, S8088, S8105, S8109, S8114, S8118, S8120, S8121, S8123, S8126, S8131, S8134, S8136, S8138, S8139, S8141, S8145, S8148, S8149, S8150, S8163, S8167, S8222, S8226, S8227, S8294, S8295, S8296 [18JY], S8336, S8338, S8344, S8347, S8349, S8350, S8357, S8358, S8362, S8363, S8364, S8365, S8375, S8377, S8378, S8379 [19JY], S8396, S8402, S8406, S8407, S8409, S8410, S8414, S8416, S8420, S8421, S8423, S8478, S8479, S8480, S8481, S8483 [22JY], S8495 [23JY]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for benefits (H.R. 2594), H5289 [16MY]

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (S. 1804), S5609 [23MY]

Analyses

Approval of Waivers Submitted by Michigan To Conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' Welfare Reform Project (S. 1917), S7188 [27JN]

Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act (S. 1494), H1272 [27FE]

Improve Delivery of Employment and Nutrition Programs to Older Native Americans (S. 1972), S8160 [18JY]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (H.R. 3219), H11617-H11621 [28SE]

Workforce Development Act (H.R. 1617): Capitol Hill Eagle Alert (publication), S7091 [27JN]

———Executive Office of the President, S7091 [27JN]

Appointments

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: members, H7991 [18JY]

Conferees: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, S1899 [12MR], H2305 [14MR]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY], H8329 [24JY]

———S. 1260, Public Housing Reform and Empowerment Act, S9208 [30JY]

———S. 1260, U.S. Housing Act, H4753 [9MY]

Articles and editorials

America Needs To Revitalize Work Philosophy, S1885 [12MR]

Backward Welfare Reform, S9368 [1AU]

Big Agribusiness Enjoyed Benefits in Senate Farm Bill, S1898 [12MR]

Big Changes Down on the Farm, S1898 [12MR]

Bill Raises Farm Costs, Officials Say, S1894 [12MR]

Businesses Put Muscle Behind Farm Bill Push, S1899 [12MR]

Children Are the Ones Who Pay, E1409 [30JY]

Children's Veto, S9332 [1AU]

Clinton Isn't Doing California's Poor Any Favors, E337 [13MR]

Clinton's Welfare Surrender, S9369 [1AU]

Clinton's Welfare Test, S9369 [1AU]

Crackdown on Immigrants Is Restricting Scholarships, S5651 [24MY]

Crumbs for the Majority, S3408 [16AP]

Decades of Dedication—The Early Years, S5743 [4JN]

Don't Let Rush to Welfare `Reform' Leave Some of Needy Without Help, S9332 [1AU]

Economist—Farm Bill Will Drop Crop Prices, S1898 [12MR]

End of Welfare as We Know It?, H9389 [31JY]

Farm Bureau Tries To Free Mired Farm Bill, S487 [26JA]

For Better or Worse?, S9327 [1AU]

Foreign Treasures, S5650 [24MY]

Freedom To Farm—An Excuse To Abandon Agriculture, S1896 [12MR]

Freedom To Farm—Freedom To Plunder Treasury, S1897 [12MR]

From Workhouse to Workfare, S9328 [1AU]

Glickman Says New Farm Plan's Costs Are Higher, S1894 [12MR]

House Approves Biggest Change in Farm Policy Since New Deal—Legislation Phases Out Subsidies Over 7 Years, S1898 [12MR]

Hundreds Expected To Protest Farm Bill, S1895 [12MR]

If We Were Serious, S10345 [11SE]

Iowans Wary About Freedom To Farm Bill, S1897 [12MR]

It's Welfare Reform at California's Expense, S9368 [1AU]

Lugar To Keep Campaigning, Hold Ag Panel Position, S1895 [12MR]

Milking Consumers, S1006 [7FE]

More Than a Roof—Promising Moves in Public Housing, S9307 [31JY]

Only People Who Eat Need To Worry About Our Food Policy, S1896 [12MR]

Passing the Buck on Welfare, S8079 [18JY]

Passing the Buck on Welfare Reform, S9370 [1AU]

Playing `Gotcha' on Welfare Reform, S9333 [1AU]

Public Housing That Succeeds, E725 [7MY]

Punishing the Poor, S9369 [1AU]

Quality of Mercy—Many New Jerseyans Believe That Welfare Is a Waste. One Man—Now a Successful Executive—Who's Lived on It Disagrees, S9639 [2AU]

Reform on the Cheap, S9331 [1AU]

Reforming Welfare and Partisan Politics Should Be Separate, S6671 [21JN]

Risky Business, S1331 [27FE]

Save the Brooke Amendment, H4667, H4735 [9MY]

Should We Trot Out the New Deal Again?, S10343 [11SE]

Spare Us the Cheap Grace, S281 [22JA], H238 [5JA]

State Ag Leaders Won't Back Plan, S1894 [12MR]

Student Loans—Direct Lending vs. Special Pleas, S348 [24JA]

Term Limits Can't Go on '96 Ballot, S1896 [12MR]

U.S. Budget Cuts Impact Chicago Schools, S3030 [27MR]

USDA—Dairy, Cereal Prices Expected To Rise, S1894 [12MR]

Wanted—Jobs of Last Resort, S1781 [11MR]

Welfare as Usual in D.C.—Bureaucrats Conspired To Block Reforms Here, S10966 [19SE]

Welfare Bill Signals Revolution, E1640 [18SE]

Welfare Bill Too Harsh, S9369 [1AU]

Welfare Bill—It Deserves a Forthright Veto, S9331 [1AU]

Welfare Bills Suffer From Politics, S9332 [1AU]

Welfare Fixers, S4638 [2MY]

Welfare Magnet, S4134 [25AP]

Welfare Reform Bypass for D.C., S10968 [19SE]

Welfare Reform in Name Only, S8412 [22JY]

What Can Government Do?, H7347 [11JY]

What's Wrong With the Farm Bill Approved by the Senate?, S1897 [12MR]

Will Clinton Undo Welfare Reform?, S10967 [19SE]

Wisconsin Works—Breaking a Covenant, S8452 [22JY]

Your Child's Brain, S3166-S3168 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: establish trust for sellers of livestock (see S. 1707), S4190 [25AP]

———extend farm programs (see S. 1523), S313 [23JA]

———fair payment for use of Bureau of Reclamation water (see H.R. 3917), H8982 [30JY]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1743, 1755; S. Con. Res. 63; S. Res. 259, 260, 261; H.R. 3449; H. Con. Res. 181), S4972 [13MY], S5004 [14MY], S5649 [24MY], S6144 [12JN], H5052 [14MY], H5570 [23MY]

———improve operation of certain programs (see S. 1541; H.R. 2854, 2973), S492 [26JA], H330 [5JA], H1324 [27FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report—technical corrections (see S. Con. Res. 49), S3019 [27MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration (see H. Res. 366), H1324 [27FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 393), H2949 [27MR]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see S. 1975; H.R. 3795), S8373 [19JY], H7474 [11JY]

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

———relief relative to ranchers (see S. 1758), S5093 [15MY]

Alaska: implement social and economic programs of Alaska Natives (see H.R. 3973), H9922 [2AU]

———study to implement social and economic programs of Alaska Natives (see S. 2068), S10426 [12SE]

Alcoholic beverages: eliminate Federal subsidies for advertising abroad (see H.R. 3472), H5287 [16MY]

Audits: improve effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants (see S. 1579), S1345 [27FE]

BIA: reorganization (see H.R. 3354), H4302 [30AP]

Business and industry: reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

CERCLA: eligibility for Federal assistance relative to development of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3746), H7106 [27JN]

Child Nutrition Act: Nutrition, Education, and Training Program funding (see S. 2199), S12303 [3OC]

Children and youth: child care funding under the temporary assistance for needy families program (see S. 2113), S11169 [24SE]

———consolidate and expand Federal child care programs (see H.R. 3860), H8029 [18JY]

———extend and improve programs for runaway and homeless youth (see H.R. 3806), H7533 [12JY]

Colleges and universities: participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs (see H.R. 3055), H1985 [7MR]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (see S. 1711), S4316 [29AP]

Community Services Block Grant Act: composition of boards of community action agencies and nonprofit private organizations (see H.R. 4254), H11526 [27SE]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see S. 1690; H.R. 3236), S3792 [22AP], H3386 [15AP]

Correctional institutions: prevent services performed by inmates from being treated as employment (see H.R. 3858), H8029 [18JY]

Crime: reduce certain funds if eligible States do not enact certain laws (see H.R. 3243), H3386 [15AP]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education (see H.R. 3833), H7779 [17JY]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to prevent child abuse (see S. 1996), S8989 [26JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see S. 2108; H.R. 4149), S11169 [24SE], H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (see S. 2155), S11720 [28SE]

———payment rate for barley (see S. 2036; H.R. 4002), S9554 [2AU], H9924 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: technical corrections relative to certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 4282), H12173 [28SE]

Dept. of HUD: notify local government about proposed assisted multifamily housing projects (see H.R. 4064), H10385 [12SE]

———occupancy standards relative to purchasers of single family residential properties (see H.R. 4141), H11047 [24SE]

———withhold public housing assistance to State agencies that impede eviction of a tenant (see H.R. 3865), H8094 [22JY]

Dept. of Labor: making appropriations for the Black Lung Disability Program (see S. 1517), S98 [5JA]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 336), H330 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (see H. Con. Res. 131), H330 [5JA]

———require that educational assistance programs offices be located within the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3036), H1775 [6MR]

———revise ranking process of applicants and limit awards to States for certain construction grants (see H.R. 3722), H6914 [26JN]

Disabled: assist individuals seeking employment relative to disability benefits (see S. 1979), S8468 [22JY]

District of Columbia: prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (see S. 2060, 2073, 2093), S10075 [9SE], S10554 [13SE], S11033 [19SE]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2028), S9554 [2AU]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2919, 3093), H1138 [31JA], H2315 [14MR]

Education: deny funds to education programs that allow corporal punishment (see H.R. 2918), H1138 [31JA]

———eligibility standards for short term educational programs (see H.R. 2914), H1138 [31JA]

———exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see S. 2054; H.R. 3002), S9853 [4SE], H1663 [4MR]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———Impact Aid Program reform (see H.R. 2886), H912 [25JA]

———participation of local agencies in certain programs independent of State involvement (see H.R. 3313), H3819 [24AP]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H8094 [22JY]

———provide interest subsidies for construction and renovation of schools (see H.R. 4309), H12174 [28SE]

———treatment of certain State Impact Aid Program payments (see S. 1543), S492 [26JA]

Employment: ensure economic self-sufficiency for participants in adult training programs (see H.R. 3616), H6183 [11JN]

———extend time period for filing of trade adjustment assistance petitions (see H.R. 3271), H3649 [18AP]

———permit use of unemployment benefits to establish new businesses (see S. 2029), S9554 [2AU]

———provide adjustment assistance to workers displaced because of any Federal program, project, or activity (see H.R. 4292), H12173 [28SE]

———provide training assistance to individuals employed in an economically depressed industry and area (see H.R. 3403), H4503 [7MY]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

———promote adoption of minority children (see H.R. 3286), H3730 [23AP]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (see H. Res. 428), H4502 [7MY]

———reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (see S. 1716), S4317 [29AP]

Federal-State relations: improve the effectiveness of financial management and audits of State and local governments receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 3184), H3170 [28MR]

FHA: streamline certain single family housing programs (see H.R. 3742), H7106 [27JN]

Fish and fishing: authorize certain disaster assistance to commercial fishermen through State and local governments and nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 2956), H1225 [1FE]

———improve employment and training assistance for fishermen classified as dislocated workers (see S. 2001), S9159 [30JY]

Floods: participation of communities in national flood insurance program relative to protection of manufactured homes (see H.R. 3661), H6423 [17JN]

Food stamps: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 3697), H6690 [20JN]

———forbid recipients to resell or barter with acquired food (see H.R. 4027), H10107 [5SE]

Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to streamline Government operations (see H.R. 3064), H2123 [12MR]

———elimination of certain Federal programs and subsidies (see H.R. 2934), H1224 [1FE]

———improve debt-collection and credit evaluation practices (see H.R. 3809), H7533 [12JY]

Health: establish a comprehensive program relative to alcohol and alcohol abuse (see H.R. 3479), H5287 [16MY]

———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 4075), H10386 [12SE]

———establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (see H.R. 4069), H10385 [12SE]

———improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H3230 [29MR]

———provide insurance for temporarily unemployed individuals (see S. 2149), S11540 [27SE]

Health Care Financing Administration: disapprove rule relative to hospital reimbursement (see S.J. Res. 60), S10684 [17SE]

Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 3347), H4109 [25AP]

———consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (see H.R. 3964), H9922 [2AU]

Housing: authorize certain Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H7106 [27JN]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (see H. Res. 426), H4502 [7MY]

———enforcement of regulatory requirements for single-and multifamily housing (see H.R. 3741), H7106 [27JN]

———limit use of federally assisted housing by aliens (see H.R. 2885), H912 [25JA]

———occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 3390), H4423 [2MY]

———prohibit increase of security deposit in units receiving Federal rental housing assistance (see H.R. 3679), H6531 [19JN]

———rental assistance payments for certain owners of manufactured homes who rent the lots on which their homes are located (see H.R. 3402), H4502 [7MY]

———revise and extend certain Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H7106 [27JN]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: technical corrections (see S. 1869), S6225 [13JN]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (see H.R. 3378), H4396 [1MY]

———extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 544), H11527 [27SE]

Iowa: provide relief for agricultural producers for flooding losses caused by water retention at the Lake Redrock dam (see S. 1803; H.R. 4054), S5567 [23MY], H10235 [11SE]

Irrigation: clarify farm acreage and income limitations for eligibility for subsidized irrigation water (see S. 1798), S5566 [23MY]

James River: permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas (see S. 1863; H.R. 3613), S6082 [11JN], H6183 [11JN]

Job Corps: ensure a drug-free, safe, and cost effective program (see H.R. 3169), H2949 [27MR]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see S. 2101; H.R. 4111), S11090 [20SE], H10602 [18SE]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1137 [31JA]

Local government: flexibility in administration of Federal programs (see S. 2166), S11972 [30SE]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Medicaid: State recovery of expenses from medical assistance programs (see H.R. 2883), H912 [25JA]

———treatment of certain veterans' benefits received by individuals residing in State veterans homes (see S. 2099), S11090 [20SE]

———waive temporarily the enrollment composition rule for Managed Health Services of Wisconsin (see H.R. 4051), H10235 [11SE]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (see S. 2126; H.R. 3866, 3871, 4227), S11294 [25SE], H8094 [22JY], H8247 [23JY], H11395 [26SE]

Medicare: coverage for home health services (see H.R. 4229), H11525 [27SE]

———expand coverage of part B to provide for respite care services (see H.R. 3585), H5934 [5JN]

———hospice care reform (see S. 2034; H.R. 3714), S9554 [2AU], H6764 [25JN]

Native Americans: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (see H.R. 3066), H2123 [12MR]

———extend tribal authority to manage certain Federal programs that directly benefit Native Americans (see H.R. 3034), H1775 [6MR]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (see H.R. 3219), H3230 [29MR]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (see S. 1972), S8156 [18JY]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (see S. 2183), S12125 [1OC]

Project for American Renewal: implement (see S. 1904; H.R. 3716), S6849 [25JN], H6764 [25JN]

Public buildings: community use of public facilities that are acquired, constructed, or rehabilitated using community development block grants (see H.R. 3888), H8374 [24JY]

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing reform (see S. 2042), S9555 [2AU]

Public lands: provide disaster assistance loans for small businesses operating within a national park or wildlife refuge that were affected during recent Government shutdown (see H.R. 3044), H1985 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (see S. 1917; H.R. 3732), S7179 [27JN], H7106 [27JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (see S. 1816; H.R. 3562), S5567 [23MY], H5817 [4JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), consideration (see H. Res. 446), H5934 [5JN]

———ensure States have sufficient funds to assure effectiveness of work requirements of certain programs (see H.R. 3999), H9923 [2AU]

———funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 4275), H12172 [28SE]

———implementation of corrective action plan in States where child poverty has increased (see S. 2043), S9555 [2AU]

———modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for aliens (see S. 2191; H.R. 4335), S12303 [3OC], H12193 [30SE]

———reform (see S. 1795, 1823, 1841, 1867, 1956; H.R. 2915, 3507, 3612, 3829, 3832), S5492 [22MY], S5649 [24MY], S5856 [5JN], S6144 [12JN], S7887 [16JY], H1138 [31JA], H5500 [22MY], H6183 [11JN], H7779 [17JY]

———reform (H.R. 2915), consideration (see H. Res. 425), H4430 [6MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (see H. Res. 482), H7779 [17JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 492, 495), H8981 [30JY], H9565 [31JY]

———reform relative to domestic violence (see S. Con. Res. 66; H. Con. Res. 195), S7179 [27JN], H7107 [27JN]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H9922 [2AU]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see S. 2022, 2123; H.R. 3195), S9554 [2AU], S11294 [25SE], H3170 [28MR]

SBA: increase fees for participants in certain financial assistance programs (see H.R. 3989), H9923 [2AU]

———participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (see S. 1603; H.R. 2933), S1682 [11MR], H1224 [1FE]

Schools: prohibit purchase of foreign beef for nutrition programs (see S. 1829), S5763 [4JN]

Small business: extend the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 3158), H2842 [25MR]

———provide development assistance to economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 3994), H9923 [2AU]

Social Security: establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see H.R. 4215), H11395 [26SE]

———exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 4089), H10524 [17SE]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see S. 1789), S5492 [22MY]

———use of current level disability benefits for blind individuals in certain earnings test disability determinations (see H.R. 4091), H10524 [17SE]

SSI: restriction on benefits to substance abusers (see S. 1642), S2859 [26MR]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3786), H7473 [11JY]

———congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN (see H.J. Res. 166), H2665 [21MR]

———deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

———improve program of block grants for temporary assistance to needy families (see H.R. 4324), H12175 [28SE]

———reduce certain assistance relative to continuation of health benefits to public safety officers injured in the line of duty (see S. 1984), S8636 [24JY]

Taxation: reduce Social Security taxation rates and corresponding old-age insurance benefits, and provide for individual Social Security retirement accounts (see H.R. 2952), H1224 [1FE]

———treatment of certain Federal grants established in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 2960), H1225 [1FE]

———treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H3386 [15AP]

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (see S. 1804), S5567 [23MY]

Texas: drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX (see H.R. 3910), H8598 [26JY]

Urban areas: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs (see S. 1533), S492 [26JA]

Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6531 [19JN]

———improve health care programs (see H.R. 3950), H9921 [2AU]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4396 [1MY]

———make permanent alternative teacher certification programs (see H.R. 2868), H774 [23JA]

———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (see H.R. 3586), H5934 [5JN]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H9705 [1AU]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4119 [29AP]

Briefs

District of Columbia welfare reform, S10967 [19SE]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S573, S587 [31JA], S683 [1FE], S906 [6FE]

Conference reports

Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act (H.R. 2854), H2716-H2841 [25MR]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 3734), H8829-H8958 [30JY]

Workforce and Career Development Act (H.R. 1617), H8387-H8458 [25JY]

Cost Estimates

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act (H.R. 3286): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S6751 [24JN]

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S9412 [1AU]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S9413 [1AU]

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (S. 1956): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S7890-S7893 [16JY]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S7893 [16JY]

Descriptions

Agricultural Market Transition Act (S. 1541), S1013 [7FE]

Documents

Arkansas State Code for Consideration of Child's Minority Race or Ethnic Heritage-Religious Preference, H4782 [9MY]

Waiver Request Process: Dept. of HHS, H5973-H5975 [6JN]

Welfare Indicators Act, S5015 [14MY]

Essays

How Job Corps Changed My Life: Manoj (Manny) Illickal, E549 [16AP]

Excerpts

Community service requirements of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, S8364 [19JY]

Farm legislation's impact on farm income and Federal aid payments, S321 [23JA]

Letters

Abstinence education and adolescent family life programs reauthorization: Carol J. Vale, S4327 [29AP]

———Colin A. Hanna, S4326 [29AP]

———Danelle Stone and Melissa Mizner, Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, S4326 [29AP]

———Horace W. Strand, S4326 [29AP]

———Jim Beckwith, Mifflin County, PA, S4327 [29AP]

———Joseph A. Ford, Sr., Washington County, PA, S4326 [29AP]

———Senator Specter, S4326 [29AP]

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: President Clinton, H4785 [9MY]

Agricultural Market Transition Act: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1575 [29FE]

———Representative Roberts, Committee on Agriculture (House), H1576 [29FE]

———Rob J. Robertson, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, H1429 [28FE]

Agricultural program operation improvement: Bill Northey, National Corn Growers Association, S574 [31JA]

———Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S680 [1FE]

———Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S486 [26JA], S574 [31JA]

———Robert R. Petersen, Coalition for a Competitive Food Agricultural System, S575 [31JA]

———several agricultural and economic experts, S905 [6FE]

———several Senators, S679 [1FE]

———Steve Appel, Washington State Farm Bureau, S903 [6FE]

Effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants: Anthony Verdecchia, National State Auditors Association, S6298 [14JN]

———Valerie Lau, President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency, S6298 [14JN]

Effectiveness of periodic overall audits of entities receiving Federal grants: Anthony Verdecchia, National State Auditors Association, S1366 [27FE]

Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H3163 [28MR]

———Representative Roberts, Committee on Agriculture (House), H3165 [28MR]

———Representative Walker, Committee on Science (House), H3164 [28MR]

Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S6268 [14JN]

Federal child care programs consolidation: several Senators, S8519 [23JY]

Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act: J. Michael Daly, Federal Investigators' Association, S12256 [3OC]

———Victor Oboyski, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S11122 [20SE], S12257 [3OC]

Forest Service water permits for municipalities: Representative Skaggs, H3167 [28MR]

———Stephen T. Honey, H3167 [28MR]

Housing program funding relative to tribal self-governance: Jacqueline L. Johnson, National American Indian Housing Council, S12406 [3OC]

———W. Ron Allen, National Congress of American Indians, S12406 [3OC]

Indian Health Service program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H11417 [27SE]

Indian Health Service programs for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H9971 [4SE]

LIHEAP funding: Northeast Midwest Senate Coalition, S2282 [19MR]

———several Representatives, E104 [25JA]

Low-income housing tax credit: Senators Wellstone, Moseley-Braun, and Baucus, S12287 [3OC]

Medicaid and welfare reforms in short-term debt limit legislation: Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, H1786 [7MR]

National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding: several Senators, S11276 [25SE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: Darby Bradley, Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition, S3041 [28MR]

———David A. McDonough, Vermont Current Use Tax Coalition, S3042 [28MR]

———G. Kenneth Perine, National Bank of Middlebury, S3042 [28MR]

———Germain Bourdeau, Bourdeau Bros., Inc., S3041 [28MR]

———Joseph A. Parkinson, Vermont Ski Areas Association, S3041 [28MR]

———Katherine M. Vose, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, S3041 [28MR]

———Ralph Buchanan, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, Inc., S3041 [28MR]

———William A. Gildea, New England Governors' Conference, S3040 [28MR]

Obtaining Social Security numbers for adoptive children for dependency tax exemption: John M. Staples, IRS, H4784 [9MY]

Price supports for sugar: Eugene Moos, Dept. of Agriculture, S1034 [7FE]

Public welfare programs reform: A. Sidney Johnson III, American Public Welfare Association, S8398 [22JY]

———Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S5862 [5JN]

———Cardell Cooper and Richard M. Daley, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H8321 [24JY]

———Carl Tubbesing, National Conference of State Legislatures, S8417 [22JY]

———Douglas R. Bovin, National Association of Counties, S8418 [22JY], H8321 [24JY]

———Gary Weeks, Oregon Dept. of Human Resources, S9401 [1AU]

———Gregory S. Lashutka, National League of Cities, H8321 [24JY]

———Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S8397, S8424 [22JY]

———Jane J. Chiles, Catholic Conference of Kentucky, S8400 [22JY]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S9406 [1AU]

———Michael E. Box and James J. Lack, National Conference of State Legislatures, E1495 [2AU]

———Michael Hightower, National Association of Counties, S9365 [1AU]

———Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky, S8399 [22JY]

———Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors' Association, S8396, S8417 [22JY]

———several health and hospital organizations, S8080 [18JY]

———William S. Skylstad, U.S. Catholic Conference, S8400 [22JY]

Public welfare programs reform relative to legal immigrants: Bill Lockyer and Richard Katz, H9409 [31JY]

———Charles Moody and Will Lightbourne, Health Service Agency, Santa Cruz County, CA, H9409 [31JY]

Public welfare work requirements: James L. Blum, CBO, H7977 [18JY]

Regulation of loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets: Robert C. Robertson, GAO, S8448 [22JY]

Social Security earnings limit: Horace B. Deets, American Association of Retired Persons, S3115 [28MR]

———Stephen C. Goss, Social Security Administration, S3115 [28MR]

Student loan program administrative expenses: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5260 [17MY]

———Senator Simon, S5261 [17MY]

Treatment of legal immigrants in welfare reform legislation: Bill Lockyer and Richard Katz, California State Legislature, S8340 [19JY]

U.S. Housing Act: John Henneberger and Rafael Torres, Low Income Housing Coalition, H4688 [9MY]

———Kevin J. Donnellan, AARP, H4677 [9MY]

———Peter A. Howe, Portland Housing Authority, H4666 [9MY]

———Representative Roukema, H4668 [9MY]

U.S. territories' and freely associated States' legislation amendments: President Clinton, S5578 [23MY]

———Senator Murkowski, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S5578 [23MY]

Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act: Fred Grandy, Goodwill Industries International, Inc., S8474 [22JY]

———Michael R. Losey, Society for Human Resource Management, S8474 [22JY]

———Tony Young, Rhoda Schulzinger and Marty Ford, Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities Task Force on Social Security, S8474 [22JY]

Lists

Amendments to S. 1956, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8114 [18JY]

Committee on Finance (Senate) hearings and meetings, S1644 [7MR]

Committee on Rules (House) rollcall votes on amendments to H. Res. 366, consideration of H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, E247 [28FE]

Cosponsors of S. 1716, abstinence education and adolescent family life programs reauthorization, S4327 [29AP]

Groups endorsing the `Freedom to Farm' concept, H3152 [28MR]

Selected programs for which families on welfare would continue to be eligible for after five years, S8531 [23JY]

State legislative votes on the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S3042 [28MR]

Memorandums

Modify the Minimum Allocation Formula for Federal Aid Highway Program: Linda L. Robertson, Dept. of the Treasury, S9270, S9274 [31JY]

Multifamily Rental Assisted Housing Contracts: Nelson A. Diaz, Dept. of HUD, S11221 [25SE]

Treatment of Legal Immigrants in Welfare Reform Legislation: Mike Nevins, California State Association of Counties, S8340 [19JY]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: President Clinton, H342 [22JA]

Motions

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1548-H1572, H1573 [29FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H228 [5JA]

Federal aid programs: improve operation (H.R. 2854), H2304 [14MR]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4705, H4707, H4734, H4753 [9MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7988 [18JY], H8319 [24JY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8108, S8126, S8131, S8141 [18JY], S8330, S8333, S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422, S8423, S8424 [22JY], S8494, S8504 [23JY]

Notices

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), H335 [9JA]

Poems

``Farmers on the Dole,'' Representative Owens, H1627 [29FE]

``Let the People Suffer,'' Representative Owens, H1626 [29FE]

``Message From the Newborn to the Fetus'', E581 [19AP]

Press releases

Glickman Improves Repayment Options for Producers for Advance Deficiency Payments, S398 [26JA]

NFO Opposes ``Freedom To Farm Act'' as Passed by Senate, S1898 [12MR]

Senate Farm Bill a ``Sell Out'' of Farm Families, Says NFU President, S1897 [12MR]

Programs

Clinton Administration plan for Florida Everglades restoration, H1534 [29FE]

Remarks in House

AFDC: funding, H7747, H7748, H7751, H7758, H7761 [17JY]

Agriculture: Animal Damage Control Program funding, H6192-H6197 [12JN]

———Bureau of the Census proposed change in definition of ``farm'', H2128 [13MR]

———collection and use of quarantine and inspection fees, H1529 [29FE]

———eliminate declining payment system for certain farm programs, H1451-H1454 [28FE]

———eliminate marketing loan program for cotton producers and require payment of outstanding loans, H1455-H1460 [28FE]

———Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Program funding, H1421 [28FE]

———establishment of loan rate for oilseeds, H1542, H1543 [29FE]

———fair payment for use of Bureau of Reclamation water (H.R. 3917), E1404 [30JY]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (H. Con. Res. 181), H5791, H5792 [4JN], E1016 [6JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), H6190, H6191 [12JN]

———improve operation of certain programs, H743 [23JA], H894 [25JA]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H925, H927 [30JA], H1196, H1201, H1206 [1FE], H1247 [20FE], H1254, H1258 [27FE], H1399, H1401, H1415-H1490 [28FE], H1509-H1576, H1620, H1625-H1627 [29FE], H1688 [5MR], H2304 [14MR], E262 [29FE], E265 [4MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H2469 [20MR], H3150-H3169 [28MR], H5804 [4JN], H6245 [12JN], E559 [17AP], E1848 [30SE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration (H. Res. 366), H1403-H1414 [28FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 393), H3147-H3150 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), corrections in engrossment, H1576 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), motion to instruct conferees, H2304 [14MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), motion to recommit, H1572-H1575 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), unanimous-consent agreement, H1490 [28FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2973), E226-E228 [28FE]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (H.R. 3795), E1265 [12JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5255 [16MY]

———price supports for dairy products, H3152 [28MR]

———reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program, H2304 [14MR]

———reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program and Wetlands Reserve Program, H1546 [29FE]

———regulation of the leasing of farmland, H1449 [28FE]

———remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6217-H6236 [12JN]

———wheat farmer compensation relative to karnal bunt quarantine, H6211, H6212 [12JN], E1088 [13JN]

Alaska: implement social and economic programs of Alaska Natives (H.R. 3973), H11267, H11268 [26SE], E1474 [2AU]

Audits: improve effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants (S. 1579), H6464-H6469 [18JN]

Baltimore, MD: relocation of public housing relative to legal action by tenants, H4632, H4633 [8MY]

BIA: reorganization (H.R. 3354), E667 [30AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H2100-H2103 [12MR]

Business and industry: eliminate corporate welfare in Federal programs, H5257 [16MY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1539 [29FE]

Children and youth: consolidate and expand Federal child care programs (H.R. 3860), E1315 [18JY]

———extend and improve programs for runaway and homeless youth (H.R. 3806), E1275 [12JY]

———funding for assistance programs, E581 [19AP]

———guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), H4910-H4913 [14MY], E840 [16MY]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H4131 [30AP]

Colleges and universities: participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs (H.R. 3055), H3670 [23AP], E304, E305 [7MR]

———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that have not submitted veterans hiring report to Dept. of Labor, H7335 [11JY]

———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that prevent access to campus for ROTC or military recruiting, H7335 [11JY], H8336, H8337 [24JY]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), H12122, H12123 [28SE]

Correctional institutions: prevent services performed by inmates from being treated as employment (H.R. 3858), E1317 [18JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 4149), H10974 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: award grants relative to development of progressive food production methods, H1531-H1533 [29FE]

———payment rate for barley (H.R. 4002), E1482 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes, H5716 [30MY], H6887, H6888 [26JN]

———technical corrections relative to certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 4282), H12131, H12132 [28SE]

———use of Montgomery GI Bill as recruitment tool, H7132 [9JY]

Dept. of Education: education and job retraining programs funding, H7306-H7318 [11JY]

———Even Start Program evaluation, E1256 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: Community Service Block Grant Program funding, H7228 [10JY]

———family planning programs funding, H7348-H7355, H7361, H7362 [11JY], E1282 [12JY]

———Healthy Start Program funding, H7228, H7230 [10JY]

———Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program funding, H7230 [10JY]

Dept. of HUD: elderly, disabled, and assisted housing programs funding, H6826-H6830 [25JN], H6852, H6854 [26JN]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program funding, H6833-H6838 [25JN], H6946, H6947 [26JN]

———low-income housing programs reform, H6843 [25JN]

———rental assistance voucher program funding, H6815-H6819 [25JN], H6945 [26JN]

———require public housing plans to comply with Federal law, H4617 [8MY]

———role of local authorities in decision-making process for determining locations for public housing, H4786 [9MY]

———use of Community Development Block Grants for housing purposes, H4702 [9MY]

Dept. of Labor: Job Corps funding, H7237 [10JY]

———State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operation Program funding, H7235, H7236 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H189, H226-H240 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), H308 [5JA]

———revise ranking process of applicants and limit awards to States for certain construction grants (H.R. 3722), E1179 [26JN]

District of Columbia: funding of abortions, H8061-H8064 [22JY]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (H.R. 2919), H978 [31JA]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (H.R. 3002), E265 [4MR]

———funding, H7218, H7221, H7224, H7225-H7228 [10JY], H7266, H7267, H7268, H7325, H7326 [11JY]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (H. Con. Res. 144), H1703-H1714 [5MR]

———Head Start Program funding, H4132, H4133, H4134 [30AP], H7210, H7214 [10JY], H7360 [11JY], E671 [1MY]

———low-income school choice demonstration program, H1297 [27FE]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (H.R. 3863), H10120-H10123 [10SE], E1334 [22JY]

———provide interest subsidies for construction and renovation of schools (H.R. 4309), E1826 [30SE]

———student financial aid programs, H7211, H7222, H7223, H7227 [10JY], H7332, H7333 [11JY], H9988 [4SE]

———student loan programs, H808-H810, H814 [24JA], H873-H875 [25JA], H1402 [28FE], H1723 [6MR], H1798, H1871 [7MR], H2036 [12MR], H2227, H2233, H2234, H2236 [14MR], H2461 [19MR], H3473-H3475 [16AP], H4099 [25AP], H4804 [10MY], H5185, H5186 [16MY], H6260 [12JN], H6632 [20JN], H6977 [27JN], H7528-H7530 [12JY], H7993 [18JY], H8810-H8814 [30JY], H9993-H9996 [4SE], E1676 [24SE], E1692 [25SE]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education (H.R. 3833), H7663 [17JY]

Employment: Federal jobs progams, H4176, H4177 [30AP]

———Federal jobs programs, H5133 [15MY]

———job creation programs, H1629 [29FE]

———provide assistance to workers formerly employed in the Federal helium program, H4140 [30AP]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (H.R. 3266), H5958 [6JN]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4433, H4440 [7MY], H4775-H4785 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4807-H4822 [10MY], E787 [14MY]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4756, H4766-H4775 [9MY]

Floods: flood insurance rates, H6875 [26JN]

Florida: acquisition of land in Everglades Agricultural Area, H1533-H1538 [29FE], H1688 [5MR]

Food stamps: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (H.R. 3697), E1148 [20JN]

———forbid recipients to resell or barter with acquired food (H.R. 4027), E1538 [5SE]

———program reform, H7747, H7752 [17JY]

———work requirements for eligibility, H7903-H7907 [18JY]

Foreign trade: prioritize the export enhancement program, H1399 [28FE]

Forest Service: water permits for municipalities, H3166 [28MR]

Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to streamline Government operations (H.R. 3064), E334 [13MR]

Health: establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (H.R. 4075), E1603-E1605 [12SE]

———establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (H.R. 4069), E1593 [12SE]

Homeless: assistance, H6819-H6825 [25JN]

Housing: allow homeless assistance providers priority in applying for Federal surplus property for the homeless, H4580 [8MY]

———allow ownership of pets by senior citizens and the disabled in public housing, H4618-H4627 [8MY]

———cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4577-H4580 [8MY], H4662-H4689-H4704, H4735, H4736 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4102 [25AP], H4569-H4643 [8MY], H4659, H4662-H4755 [9MY], E760, E763, E773 [10MY], E786, E787 [14MY], E970 [30MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4559-H4569 [8MY]

———eligibility of residents for public housing boards relative to prior convictions for certain crimes, H4629 [8MY]

———establish public housing advisory boards with membership by tenants, H4629, H4630 [8MY]

———establish public housing regional appeals boards that include representation by tenants, H4630-H4632 [8MY]

———extend certain programs, H6168, H6174 [11JN]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), H1267-H1278, H1290 [27FE], E319 [8MR]

———local housing authorities administration of rental assistance program, H4693, H4694 [9MY]

———occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers, H4593, H4628 [8MY]

———occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers (H.R. 3390), E704 [2MY]

———policy to provide safe and affordable housing, H4595-H4607 [8MY]

———rental assistance for mobile and manufactured homes, H4696 [9MY]

———require membership by tenants on housing authorities boards, H4612-H4617 [8MY]

———restructure mortgages for FHA-insured down payment procedures, E1720 [26SE]

———short-term housing needs of welfare and homeless families in workfare programs, H4694, H4695 [9MY]

———use of community development block grant funds for public service programs, H4565 [8MY]

———use of trespass laws by public housing authorities, H4617 [8MY]

Illickal, Manoj (Manny): Joint Action in Community Service, Inc., National Essay Contest award recipient, E549 [16AP]

Immigration: prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, H11078, H11084 [25SE], H11542 [27SE]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), H9970, H9971 [4SE], E694 [1MY]

———extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 544), H11416-H11418 [27SE]

Job Corps: ensure a drug-free, safe, and cost effective program (H.R. 3169), E463 [27MR]

Jordan, MT: receipt of Federal subsidies by members of the Freemen, E872 [22MY]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (H.R. 4111), H12170 [28SE]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), H11247 [26SE]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries, H8265-H8266 [24JY], E1410 [30JY]

LIHEAP: funding, H891 [25JA], H7217 [10JY], E104 [25JA]

Lobbyists: disclosure of lobbying activities by Federal grantees, H1947-H1951 [7MR]

LSC: funding, H5255 [16MY]

Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions, H320, H321 [5JA]

———State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1942-H1947 [7MR], E336 [13MR]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (H.R. 3871), H9936-H9938 [4SE], E1594 [12SE]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 1074), H8381 [25JY], H8670 [30JY], E451 [26MR]

———outpatient self-management training services for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 1073), H8381 [25JY], H8670 [30JY], E451 [26MR]

———renal disease management services (H.R. 1068), E723 [7MY]

National Head Start Day: observance, E695 [1MY]

National objectives: implement program to empower low-income communities, H1297 [27FE]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN], E1091 [14JN]

Native Americans: extend tribal authority to manage certain Federal programs that directly benefit Native Americans (H.R. 3034), H3423 [16AP], E288 [6MR]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance, H4566 [8MY], H4721-H4724 [9MY], E760 [10MY]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (H.R. 3219), H11603-H11622 [28SE], E503, E507 [29MR]

———housing loan guarantees, H4722, H4723 [9MY]

New York, NY: tax payments compared to Federal aid, H2706 [22MR]

NIH: restrictions relative to awarding of grants under Small Business Innovation Research Program, H7295, H7296, H7368 [11JY]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, H5740 [30MY]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (S. 1972), H11476-H11485 [27SE]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (S. 2183), H12292 [4OC]

Public buildings: community use of public facilities acquired, constructed, or rehabilitated using community development block grants (H.R. 3888), E1354 [24JY]

Public housing: reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), H4738 [9MY]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), corrections in engrossment, H4753 [9MY]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), insert language of H.R. 2406 in lieu, H4753 [9MY]

———tenant-based assistance funding relative to replacement of demolished units, H6938-H6940 [26JN]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, H7988 [18JY], E1409 [30JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project, H7163, H7164, H7243, H7244 [10JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5927, H5928 [5JN], H5940, H5954-H5976 [6JN], H6251 [12JN], H7265, H7266, H7267, H7268, H7269, H7270 [11JY], E991 [4JN], E1041 [10JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), consideration (H. Res. 446), H5941-H5954 [6JN]

———funding for nutrition programs, H2217 [13MR], H5107 [15MY], H6165 [11JN], H8089 [22JY], E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN], E1091 [14JN]

———funding for nutrition programs (H.R. 4275), E1862 [30SE]

———reform, H152 [4JA], H345 [22JA], H744 [23JA], H1256 [27FE], H1400 [28FE], H1691, H1692 [5MR], H1976 [7MR], H2669 [22MR], H3798-H3803 [24AP], H3826 [25AP], H4306, H4308 [1MY], H4402 [2MY], H4535 [8MY], H5119, H5120 [15MY], H5308, H5309, H5310, H5311 [21MY], H5385, H5386, H5387, H5488, H5489 [22MY], H5508 [23MY], H5572, H5573, H5574 [29MY], H5651, H5652, H5653, H5654, H5733, H5735, H5736, H5737, H5740 [30MY], H5804 [4JN], H5928 [5JN], H5940 [6JN], H6105 [10JN], H6293, H6403 [13JN], H6485 [18JN], H7243, H7244, H7245, H7248, H7250, H7251 [10JY], H7647 [16JY], H7663, H7688, H7689 [17JY], H8104 [23JY], H8253 [24JY], H8587-H8589 [26JY], H8602 [29JY], H8810-H8814 [30JY], H9462-H9465 [31JY], H9709 [1AU], E337 [13MR], E393 [20MR], E852 [21MY], E857 [22MY], E1137 [20JN], E1236 [10JY], E1240 [11JY], E1296 [17JY], E1335 [22JY]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, E20 [4JA]

———reform (H.R. 4), veto, H748 [23JA], H776, H777, H803 [24JA], H1144 [1FE], H5956, H5958, H5959 [6JN]

———reform (H.R. 2915), H7537, H7538, H7539 [16JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7646 [16JY], H7663, H7664, H7745-H7762, H7765 [17JY], H7796-H7990, H7992, H7996, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8076, H8089-H8091 [22JY], H8106, H8108, H8109 [23JY], H8319 [24JY], H8382, H8383 [25JY], H8561 [26JY], E1325 [18JY], E1337 [22JY], E1386 [26JY], E1409 [30JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H8670 [30JY], H9380, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9403-H9424 [31JY], H9567, H9708 [1AU], H9838, H9904 [2AU], E1444, E1451, E1453, E1454 [1AU], E1495 [2AU], E1539 [5SE], E1570 [11SE], E1640 [18SE]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7784 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9388-H9392 [31JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9392-H9403 [31JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8320-H8329 [24JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to recommit, H7988 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3832), H7664 [17JY]

———reform relative to domestic violence (H. Con. Res. 195), H7508 [12JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, H7750 [17JY], H7801, H7802, H7803, H7808 [18JY], H9409 [31JY], H11578 [27SE]

Puerto Rico: classification as enterprise zone, H9859 [2AU]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for benefits (H.R. 2594), H10532, H10534 [18SE], E839 [16MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4131 [30AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act: establish State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund, H7740-H7742 [17JY]

SBA: increase fees for participants in certain financial assistance programs (H.R. 3989), H9902 [2AU]

———participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (H.R. 2933), E142 [1FE]

School Lunch Program: reform, H873-H875 [25JA]

Schools: infrastructure improvement programs, H9997-H10013 [4SE]

Senior citizens: tribute to assistance programs, H7646 [16JY]

Social Security: establish and maintain individual investment accounts (H.R. 4215), E1799 [28SE]

———increase earnings limit, H2975, H2998-H3027 [28MR]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (H.R. 3786), E1259 [11JY]

———congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN (H.J. Res. 166), H8618, H8619 [29JY]

Taxation: research and development tax credit, H9856 [2AU]

Texas: drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX (H.R. 3910), H10156, H10157 [10SE]

Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7557-H7563 [16JY]

———improve health care programs (H.R. 3950), H9906, H9910-H9912 [2AU]

———improve programs and benefits, E828 [16MY]

———improve programs and benefits (H.R. 3373), H5251 [16MY], H5313-H5315 [21MY]

———program cuts, H4050 [25AP]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (H.R. 1483), H5311-H5313 [21MY]

———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities, H11210, H11211, H11213 [25SE]

———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (H.R. 3586), H8762-H8768 [30JY], E1441 [1AU], E1502 [2AU]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (H.R. 3938), E1781 [28SE]

Washington: tribute to efforts by towns affected by bad weather, E387 [20MR]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (H.R. 3348), H10543-H10546 [18SE]

West Virginia: develop a flood control strategy for the Greenbrier River Basin, E945 [29MY]

Remarks in Senate

Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators: appointments, S5014-S5016 [14MY]

AFDC: funding, S8451-S8454 [22JY], S9325 [1AU]

Agriculture: commodity payments, S1043-S1048 [7FE]

———continuation of the Farmer-Owned Reserve Program, S1037 [7FE]

———eliminate declining payment system for certain farm programs, S5670 [3JN]

———extend farm programs (S. 1523), S302, S303, S315-S321 [23JA], S332, S334 [24JA], S484, S485 [26JA]

———extend farm programs (S. 1523), unanimous-consent agreement, S304-S308 [23JA]

———farm program benefit eligibility relative to purchase of crop insurance, S2086 [14MR]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S7279 [28JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. 1743), S4972 [13MY], S5789 [5JN], S6267 [14JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. 1755), S5005 [14MY]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), S5780 [4JN], S5830, S5870 [5JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 259), S6163 [12JN], S6267 [14JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 260), S6163, S6164 [12JN]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 261), S6164 [12JN]

———Federal farm policies, S6138 [12JN]

———improve operation of certain programs, S301, S302, S303, S304 [23JA], S332, S333, S334, S335 [24JA], S365 [25JA], S396-S398, S400, S485, S487 [26JA], S723, S724 [1FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), S1889-S1900 [12MR], S2030 [14MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S2797 [25MR], S2925, S2926, S2996-S3004, S3034 [27MR], S3037-S3091 [28MR], S3240 [29MR], S4420 [30AP], S4668 [3MY], S5670 [3JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report—technical corrections (S. Con. Res. 49), S2995 [27MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), insert S. 1541 language in lieu, S1889 [12MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), modification of appointment of conferees, S2138 [14MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S485, S512, S513 [26JA], S543, S547, S548 [30JA], S569, S573-S580, S584-S588 [31JA], S672-S684, S685, S686, S721, S725, S726-S731, S861, S868 [1FE], S877, S878, S880-S882, S884, S885, S888, S890, S899-S913, S998, S999 [6FE], S1001-S1060 [7FE], S1187 [9FE], S1300 [23FE], S1884 [12MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), unanimous-consent agreement, S566 [30JA]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture, S8592 [24JY]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (S. 1975), S8373 [19JY]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (S. Res. 277), S7494 [9JY]

———price supports for dairy products, S3071 [28MR]

———price supports for sugar, S1030-S1035, S1039 [7FE]

———provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity, S1053, S1054 [7FE]

———reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program, S3061 [28MR]

———reform eligibility criteria for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, S1027, S1028, S1039 [7FE]

———reform Market Promotion Program, S3064, S3084 [28MR]

———relief relative to ranchers (S. 1758), S5093 [15MY]

———require farmers to plant crops to receive Federal subsidies, S1040-S1043, S1052 [7FE]

Alaska: implement social and economic programs of Alaska Natives (H.R. 3973), S11640, S11641 [28SE]

———study to implement social and economic programs of Alaska Natives (S. 2068), S10427 [12SE]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, S9048 [29JY], S9094-S9099 [30JY]

Audits: improve effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants (S. 1579), S1362 [27FE], S6294-S6302 [14JN]

BIA: reorganization, S11875 [30SE]

Budget: use of budgetary savings in the mandatory spending area, S5233 [17MY]

Bureau of the Census: publication of data relative to poverty, S11401 [26SE]

California: economic effects of public welfare programs reform, S8527 [23JY]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Moving to Opportunity Program, S9306 [31JY]

Children and youth: child care funding under the temporary assistance for needy families program (S. 2113), S11185 [24SE]

———consolidate Federal child care programs (S. 850), S8519 [23JY], S9338 [1AU]

———guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), S5207, S5208 [16MY]

———restore health and safety protections relative to child care, S8109-S8113 [18JY]

———teen pregnancy relative to welfare reform, S5101 [15MY]

Colleges and universities: participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs (H.R. 3055), S4092 [24AP]

———require report to OMB on tuition costs by any receiving Federal funds, S7946 [17JY]

Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance: establish (S. 1711), S4317 [29AP], S11774-S11794 [28SE], S12004 [30SE]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (S. 1690), S3792-S3794 [22AP]

Corporate Subsidy Termination Commission: establish (S. 1376), S2716 [21MR]

Corporations: treatment of Federal subsidies (S. 1376), S2716 [21MR]

Crime: use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to prevent child abuse (S. 1996), S8991 [26JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (S. 2108), S11175-S11177 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (S. 2155), S11722, S11723 [28SE]

———payment rate for barley, S8534-S8536 [23JY], S8613, S8614 [24JY]

———payment rate for barley (S. 2036), S9585, S9586 [2AU]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, S8438-S8446, S8448-S8451 [22JY], S8533, S8547 [23JY]

Dept. of HUD: housing assistance programs, S9947 [5SE]

———low-income housing preservation, S9952 [5SE]

Dept. of Justice: reduce crime control assistance to States relative to health insurance benefits for retired law enforcement officers, S10025 [6SE]

Dept. of Labor: making appropriations for the Black Lung Disability Program (S. 1517), S98 [5JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), S89-S96 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

———medical care programs funding relative to increase in corporate tax rates, S5152-S5158 [16MY]

———medical care programs funding relative to reduction of welfare benefits, S5143-S5151, S5175 [16MY]

Disabled: assist individuals seeking employment relative to disability benefits (S. 1979), S8472-S8474 [22JY]

———technology advancements relative to assistance, S3741 [19AP]

District of Columbia: funding of abortions, S1321 [27FE]

———prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (S. 2060), S10075 [9SE], S10965-S10969 [19SE]

———prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (S. 2073), S10566 [13SE], S10965-S10969 [19SE]

———prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (S. 2093), S11033 [19SE]

Domestic policy: education and job retraining programs funding, S6962-S6968 [26JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, S1644 [7MR]

———Senate hearings, S1645 [7MR]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 2028), S9566 [2AU]

Economy: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund appropriations, S1790 [12MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, S3407 [16AP]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (S. 2054), S9855 [4SE]

———funding, S3030 [27MR], S5322-S5324 [20MY], S5420 [21MY]

———funding levels for federally assisted education and training programs, S8672 [24JY]

———Head Start Program funding, S3165 [28MR]

———Impact Aid Program reform, S10033 [9SE]

———student financial aid programs, S7814 [12JY]

———student loan programs, S292 [23JA], S348 [24JA], S1852 [12MR], S4171 [25AP], S4403 [30AP], S5259-S5262 [17MY], S5353 [20MY], S10049-S10051 [9SE], S11537 [27SE]

———treatment of certain State Impact Aid Program payments (S. 1543), S530 [26JA], S3494 [17AP]

———tuition assistance, student loans, and tax credits for college, S5745, S5751 [4JN]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S8151 [18JY]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), S6657 [21JN], S7090-S7093 [27JN], S11700 [28SE]

———consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 143), S11477 [27SE]

———permit use of unemployment benefits to establish new businesses (S. 2029), S9572 [2AU]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), S5632 [23MY]

———reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (S. 1716), S4323-S4326 [29AP]

FHA: streamline certain single family housing programs, S9708 [3SE]

Fish and fishing: improve employment and training assistance for fishermen classified as dislocated workers (S. 2001), S9160 [30JY]

Food stamps: eliminate State block grants, S8350-S8357 [19JY], S8415 [22JY], S8497, S8498 [23JY]

———reduce fraud, S8362 [19JY]

———work requirements for eligibility, S8362 [19JY], S8408 [22JY], S8499 [23JY], S9337 [1AU]

Health: provide insurance for temporarily unemployed individuals (S. 2149), S11551 [27SE]

———revise and extend organ and bone marrow donation and transplantation program (S. 1324), S10080-S10087 [9SE]

———tribute to organ donation program, S2441 [20MR]

Health care facilities: trauma center funding, S12330 [3OC]

Health Care Financing Administration: disapprove rule relative to hospital reimbursement (S.J. Res. 60), S10723 [17SE]

Healthy Start Program: funding, S3593, S3604 [18AP]

Housing: drug elimination grants for low-income housing projects, S9899-S9901 [5SE]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), S350-S353 [24JA], S1900 [12MR], S1997, S1998, S1999 [13MR]

———low-income tax credit, S12286 [3OC]

———restructure mortgages for FHA-insured multifamily housing projects, S9726-S9732 [3SE], S9822 [4SE]

Immigration: access to student loan programs relative to certain illegal immigrants, S5650 [24MY]

———pilot projects to verify eligibility for employment and public assistance benefits, S4577, S4584 [2MY]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, S8093, S8094 [18JY]

———require proof of citizenship to qualify for housing assistance, S4405 [30AP]

———treatment of sponsor relative to public welfare programs, S4312, S4314 [29AP], S4378, S4381-S4387, S4401-S4404 [30AP], S4495-S4498, S4508 [1MY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: technical corrections (S. 1869), S6226 [13JN]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), S11051-S11053 [19SE], S12402 [3OC]

Irrigation: clarify farm acreage and income limitations for eligibility for subsidized irrigation water (S. 1798), S5568-S5570 [23MY]

James River: permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas, S7714 [11JY]

———permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas (S. 1863), S6103 [11JN]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), S11122 [20SE], S11898 [30SE], S12256 [3OC]

LIHEAP: funding, S2066, S2068 [14MR], S2281-S2283 [19MR], S4170 [25AP], S5219, S5239, S5242 [17MY], S5469, S5470, S5474 [22MY]

Local government: flexibility in administration of Federal programs (S. 2166), S11980 [30SE]

LSC: permit fund recipients to use non-Federal funds in response to public official or legislative hearing information requests, S2055, S2056, S2060, S2061, S2062, S2067 [14MR]

Medicaid: alcoholism and drug dependency treatment services for pregnant women (S. 171), S5267 [17MY]

———eligibility relative to legal immigrants, S4297 [29AP], S4383, S4402, S4404 [30AP], S4499-S4504, S4508, S4509 [1MY]

———eligibility standards and State flexibility, S8344-S8350 [19JY], S8496, S8497 [23JY]

———treatment of certain veterans' benefits received by individuals residing in State veterans homes (S. 2099), S11091 [20SE]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8505, S8506 [23JY]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (H.R. 3871), S11640 [28SE]

Medicare: hospice care reform (S. 2034), S9582-S9584 [2AU]

Merchant marine industry: ensure that subsidies are not used for lobbying or public education, S11072, S11074 [20SE], S11157 [24SE]

National objectives: legislative priorities, S6005 [10JN]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, S5742, S5748, S5778 [4JN]

Native Americans: extend tribal authority to manage certain Federal programs that directly benefit Native Americans (H.R. 3034), S3407 [16AP], S3691 [18AP], S3792 [22AP]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (H.R. 3219), S12405-S12407 [3OC]

———tribute to Lakota Fund, S6279 [14JN]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: deny congressional approval relative to effect on milk prices, S1001-S1010, S1035, S1048 [7FE]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, S5241 [17MY], S5475 [22MY]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (S. 1972), S8159 [18JY], S9982 [5SE], S10024 [6SE], S12391 [3OC]

Oregon Public Broadcasting: eligibility for Public Television Demonstration Program grants, S1005 [7FE]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (S. 2183), S12092 [1OC]

Project for American Renewal: implement (S. 1904), S6850 [25JN], S8123 [18JY]

Public buildings: permit State and local governments to lease or sell Federal-aid facilities without repayment of Federal grants (S. 1063), S6025 [11JN]

Public housing: establish income eligibility and additional eligibility guidelines for public housing, S151 [10JA]

———multifamily rental assisted housing reform, S11218-S11222 [25SE]

———multifamily rental assisted housing reform (S. 2042), S9595-S9604 [2AU], S9949 [5SE]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), S136, S151 [10JA], S9165, S9208 [30JY]

———senior citizen assisted housing funding, S11221 [25SE]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, S8096, S8097, S8099, S8100, S8124-S8126 [18JY], S8330 [19JY], S8396-S8401 [22JY], S8502, S8522, S8524 [23JY]

———allow States to sanction families whose children have not been immunized, S8138 [18JY], S8333, S8366 [19JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (S. 1917), S7187 [27JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (S. 1816), S5598 [23MY], S5642, S5648 [24MY]

———delivery of social service through religious charities, S8507, S8508 [23JY]

———Democratic Party platform, S10868 [18SE]

———ensure approval of State waiver requests, S8131-S8134 [18JY], S8332, S8366 [19JY]

———establish State regulations relative to domestic violence, S8141, S8142 [18JY]

———exempt certain recipients in high unemployment areas from 5-year assistance limitation, S8414 [22JY]

———Federal role during poor economic periods, S9354 [1AU]

———funding for nutrition programs, S2916, S2917 [27MR], S4506 [1MY], S8136-S8138 [18JY], S8404, S8405 [22JY], S8494, S8514, S8524 [23JY], S9333 [1AU]

———funding for quality standards relative to child care, S8148 [18JY]

———implementation of corrective action plan in States where child poverty has increased, S8135 [18JY]

———implementation of corrective action plan in States where child poverty has increased (S. 2043), S9604 [2AU]

———individual development savings accounts, S8368 [19JY]

———modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for aliens (S. 2191), S12306 [3OC]

———modify State family assistance grant determination formula to include the number of children in poverty, S8358-S8362 [19JY], S8410-S8414 [22JY], S8501 [23JY]

———multigenerational welfare dependency, S8126 [18JY], S8331 [19JY]

———prohibit additional cash assistance for children born to families presently receiving assistance, S8506, S8507 [23JY]

———protect recipients of food stamps and LIHEAP benefits, S8120 [18JY]

———reform, S671 [1FE], S875 [6FE], S1062 [7FE], S1781 [11MR], S1885 [12MR], S2145 [15MR], S4568 [1MY], S4780 [7MY], S4848 [8MY], S5101 [15MY], S5321, S5322 [20MY], S5424 [21MY], S5516 [23MY], S6127 [12JN], S6188-S6191 [13JN], S6671 [21JN], S6678 [24JN], S7681 [11JY], S10343, S10345 [11SE], S11867 [30SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), S10712 [17SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), veto, S113, S115, S132 [10JA], S669 [31JA], S3187 [29MR], S4637 [2MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), S8527-S8532 [23JY], S8668-S8671, S8672 [24JY], S8820, S8929 [25JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9322-S9334, S9337-S9341, S9344-S9347, S9352-S9415 [1AU], S9622 [2AU]

———reform (H.R. 3734), insert language of S. 1956 in lieu, S8527 [23JY]

———reform (S. 1795), S5498 [22MY], S7171, S7208 [27JN]

———reform (S. 1823), S5636, S5637, S5642, S5647 [24MY]

———reform (S. 1841), S5861 [5JN]

———reform (S. 1867), S6147-S6150 [12JN]

———reform (S. 1956), S7890 [16JY], S8070-S8150 [18JY], S8329-S8369 [19JY], S8395-S8426, S8451-S8454 [22JY], S8493-S8532 [23JY]

———reform (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8083, S8113, S8114, S8149 [18JY], S8509 [23JY]

———require certain recipients to participate in community service, S8337, S8364 [19JY], S8495 [23JY]

———require congressional action to revise reform legislation if child poverty rate increases, S8139-S8141 [18JY], S8334 [19JY]

———require families receiving State assistance to enter into a personal responsibility agreement, S8136, S8138 [18JY]

———restore funding for Indian child care programs, S8414, S8415 [22JY]

———Summer Food Program funding, S8114-S8117 [18JY], S8330 [19JY], S8416 [22JY], S8504 [23JY]

———temporary assistance limits and school attendance requirements, S8402-S8404, S8405-S8407 [22JY], S8503 [23JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8144-S8148 [18JY], S8335, S8338-S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422 [22JY], S8496, S8505, S8524 [23JY], S9345 [1AU]

———use of electronic benefit transfer systems, S8419 [22JY]

———withholding of family assistance grants to States for failure to meet work requirements, S8416-S8419 [22JY], S8504 [23JY]

———work requirements for eligibility, S8503 [23JY]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for benefits (H.R. 2594), S11329 [25SE]

Rivers: permit private sector construction of flood control projects, S3042 [28MR]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program, S9266-S9275, S9281 [31JY], S10779, S10781, S10783, S10785 [18SE]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (S. 2022), S9561, S9562 [2AU]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (S. 2123), S11303-S11305 [25SE], S11560 [27SE]

Rural Housing Service: reform rural multifamily loan program, S8541, S8542 [23JY]

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (S. 1603), S1682 [11MR]

Schools: prohibit purchase of foreign beef for nutrition programs (S. 1829), S5764 [4JN]

Social Security: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits, S12424 [21OC]

———increase earnings limit, S3114-S3120 [28MR]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (S. 1789), S5492 [22MY]

———tax rates, S5312-S5321, S5324 [20MY], S5481, S5482 [22MY]

Social Security Administration: review eligibility of SSI beneficiaries, S8501 [23JY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to substance abusers, S3116-S3119 [28MR]

———restriction on benefits to substance abusers (S. 1642), S2860 [26MR]

States: congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN (H.J. Res. 166), S9318 [31JY], S9442 [1AU]

———reduce certain assistance relative to continuation of health benefits to public safety officers injured in the line of duty (S. 1984), S8636 [24JY]

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (S. 1804), S5575-S5579 [23MY]

Texas: drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX (H.R. 3910), S12403 [3OC]

Urban areas: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs (S. 1533), S499-S501 [26JA]

Vermont: Law Enforcement Support Center funding, S11898 [30SE]

Veterans: funding for State VA programs, S9954 [5SE]

VISTA: funding, S4174 [25AP]

Wetlands: supply incentives to farmers for restoring land to fully functioning wetlands, S1300 [23FE]

WIC: competitive bidding for infant formula, S8455 [22JY], S9336 [1AU]

Reports filed

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3286) (S. Rept. 104-279), S6223 [13JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4301 [30AP]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4429 [6MY]

Agricultural Market Transition Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2854) (H. Rept. 104-462), H1234 [9FE]

Alaska Natives Social and Economic Programs Implementation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3973) (H. Rept. 104-838), H11228 [25SE]

Appalachian Regional Commission Funding and Economic Development Programs: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2145) (H. Rept. 104-693), H8029 [18JY]

BIA Reorganization Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 814) (S. Rept. 104-227), S491 [26JA]

Congressional Consent for Mutual Aid Agreement Between the Cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 104-705), H8374 [24JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2854, Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. Rept. 104-502), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 104-720), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 495) (H. Rept. 104-729), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2406, U.S. Housing Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 104-564), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 366) (H. Rept. 104-463), H1324 [27FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 104-566), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3562, Approval of Waivers Submitted by Wisconsin To Conduct Wisconsin Works Welfare Reform Project: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 104-604), H5934 [5JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 104-686), H7779 [17JY]

Corporate Subsidy Termination Commission: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1376) (S. Rept. 104-352), S9742 [3SE]

Dept. of HUD Deregulation of Public Housing and Rental Assistance Programs: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2406) (H. Rept. 104-461), H4108 [25AP]

Disaster and Emergency Assistance Standards Relative to Snow-Related Events: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3348) (H. Rept. 104-792), H10523 [17SE]

Disposition of Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 104-448), H330 [5JA]

Drought Relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3910) (H. Rept. 104-770), H10040 [4SE]

Effectiveness of Financial Management and Audits of State and Local Governments Receiving Federal Assistance: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3184) (H. Rept. 104-607), H6005 [6JN]

Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2854) (H. Rept. 104-494), H2842 [25MR]

Fraud and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid—Stronger Enforcement and Better Management Could Save Billions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-641), H7105 [27JN]

Guidelines for School Lunch and Breakfast Programs: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2066) (H. Rept. 104-561), H4502 [7MY]

Improve Delivery of Employment and Nutrition Programs to Native Americans Under the Older Americans Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1972) (S. Rept. 104-355), S9742 [3SE]

Improve Effectiveness of Periodic Overall Audits of Entities Receiving Federal Grants: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1579) (S. Rept. 104-266), S4972 [13MY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1869) (S. Rept. 104-346), S9294 [31JY]

Indian Health Service Program for Direct Billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Third Party Payers: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3378) (H. Rept. 104-742), H9705 [1AU]

Local Empowerment and Flexibility Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 88) (S. Rept. 104-331), S8553 [23JY]

Medicaid Waiver of Enrollment Composition Rule Relative to Certain Health Maintenance Organizations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3871) (H. Rept. 104-752), H9921 [2AU]

Organ and Bone Marrow Donation and Transplantation Program: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1324) (S. Rept. 104-256), S3792 [22AP]

Participation by Historically Black Graduate Professional Schools in Certain Education Grant Programs: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3055) (H. Rept. 104-504), H3170 [28MR]

Permit Financial Institutions Under the Federal Family Education Loan Program To Pay Origination Fees of Borrowers: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3863) (H. Rept. 104-775), H10107 [5SE]

Public Housing Deregulation and Rental Assistance Programs: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2406) (H. Rept. 104-461), H1223 [1FE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-725), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 1956), S7887 [16JY]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act Amendments: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2594) (H. Rept. 104-525), H3648 [18AP]

Small Business Technology Transfer Program: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3158) (H. Rept. 104-850), H11394 [26SE]

Strengthen Veterans' Preference and Increase Employment Opportunities: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3586) (H. Rept. 104-675), H7532 [12JY]

U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States Legislation Amendments: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1804), S10554 [13SE]

Use of Federal Funding by Local Governments and Nonprofit Organizations in Accordance With Approved Local Flexibility Plans: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 104-847), H11394 [26SE]

Veterans Benefits Decision Revisions Based on Clear and Unmistakable Error: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1483) (H. Rept. 104-571), H4901 [10MY]

Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1711) (S. Rept. 104-371), S11168 [24SE]

Veterans Eligibility for Training and Rehabilitation Assistance and Transfer of Certain Educational Assistance Authority: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 104-650), H7105 [27JN]

Veterans Programs and Benefits Improvements: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3373) (H. Rept. 104-572), H4901 [10MY]

Workforce and Career Development Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1617) (H. Rept. 104-707), H8556 [25JY]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Welfare Reform Bill, E1570 [11SE]

———Welfare Reform—Necessary and Possible, E1236 [10JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: New England Governors' Conference, S3040 [28MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1572 [29FE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4709 [9MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7796 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9395 [31JY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8081, S8109 [18JY]

Statements

Appalachian Regional Commission Does Not Duplicate Other Federal Programs, S9096 [30JY]

Call for Immediate Action on Seven-Year Farm Bill: American Farm Bureau Federation, S486 [26JA]

Changing the Education System: Ajah Leas, Eli Stokes, Ktja Page, Ken Bramlett, and B.J. King, E993 [4JN], E1011 [6JN]

Costs of Post-Secondary Education: Bethany Carpenter, E943 [29MY]

Education Reform and Student Empowerment: several Champlain Valley Union, VT, High School students, E990 [4JN]

Market Transition Payment and the Welfare Myth, H3163 [28MR]

Post-High School Job Training and Scholarship Opportunities: Sarah Snider and Stephanie Petrolito, E944 [29MY]

Public Welfare Benefits for Legal Immigrants: National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S8144 [18JY]

Public Welfare Programs: Democratic National Committee, S10868, S10869 [18SE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform: President Clinton, S9359-S9362 [1AU]

———Representative Poshard, H9421 [31JY]

Student Financial Aid Reform: Jennifer Carlson, John Driscoll, Ben Leclair, Jennifer Desjardin, Heather Wiles, E964 [30MY]

Welfare Dependency Act: Senator Moynihan, S5015 [14MY]

Work Requirements for Food Stamp Eligibility: Senator Leahy, S8363 [19JY]

Summaries

Abstinence Education and Adolescent Family Life Programs Reauthorization (S. 1716), S4326 [29AP]

Agricultural Market Transition Act (S. 1541), S512 [26JA]

Amendment Process for the 1990 Farm Bill (H.R. 3950), H1409 [28FE]

Effectiveness of Periodic Overall Audits of Entities Receiving Federal Grants (S. 1579), S1366 [27FE]

Empowerment and Enterprise Zone Programs Improvement and Expansion (S. 1533), S501 [26JA]

Executive Action on Welfare Reform Relative to Teen Pregnancy, S5101 [15MY]

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

Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act (S. 1869), S6227 [13JN]

Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act (S. 2042), S9602 [2AU]

Public Welfare Programs Reform, H8321 [24JY]

Public Welfare Programs Reform (S. 1841), S5862 [5JN]

Public Welfare Programs Reform (S. 1867), S6147-S6149 [12JN]

Single Audit Act Amendments (S. 1579), S6298 [14JN]

U.S. Housing Act (H.R. 2406): Manager's Amendment, H4754 [9MY]

Use of Rewards and Penalties for the Welfare Work Requirements, S8362 [19JY]

Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act (S. 1711), S11780-S11784 [28SE]

Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act (S. 1979), S8474-S8476 [22JY]

Workforce Development Act (H.R. 1617), S7092 [27JN]

Tables

Comparison of proposed obligation based on estimated appropriations for Federal aid highway programs, S9267 [31JY]

Comparison of welfare reform proposals, S8127-S8129 [18JY]

Federal budget effects of public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734), S9412 [1AU]

Federal spending on major welfare programs, S9357 [1AU]

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program formula allocations, H6837 [25JN]

Major differences in welfare proposals, S8129 [18JY]

Overview of current law and welfare reform immigrant restrictions: National Immigration Law Center, H9410 [31JY]

Provisions in reconciliation bill that violate Budget Act rule on deficit reduction goals, S8423 [22JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 131, transmission procedures of H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs continuing appropriations, relative to balanced budget submission, H231 [5JA]

H. Con. Res. 181, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, H5791 [4JN]

H. Res. 336, disposition of Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs continuing appropriations, H226 [5JA], H335 [9JA]

H. Res. 366, consideration of H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, H1403 [28FE]

H. Res. 393, consideration of H.R. 2854, Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act, H3147 [28MR]

H. Res. 426, consideration of H.R. 2406, U.S. Housing Act, H4559 [8MY]

H. Res. 428, consideration of H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act, H4766 [9MY]

H. Res. 446, consideration of H.R. 3562, approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works welfare reform project, H5941 [6JN]

H. Res. 482, consideration of H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H7784 [18JY]

H. Res. 492, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9388 [31JY]

H. Res. 495, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9392 [31JY]

H. Res. 544, concur with Senate amendments to H.R. 3378, extend Indian Health Service program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors, H11416 [27SE]

H.J. Res. 166, congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN, H8618 [29JY]

H.R. 1483, veterans benefits decision revisions based on clear and unmistakable error, H5311 [21MY]

H.R. 2066, Healthy Meals for Children Act, H4910 [14MY]

H.R. 2406, U.S. Housing Act, H4837-H4880 [10MY]

H.R. 2594, reduce waiting period for benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, H10532 [18SE]

H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, H1432-H1447 [28FE]

H.R. 3034, tribal authority to manage certain Federal programs that directly benefit Native Americans, H3423 [16AP]

H.R. 3055, participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs, H3670 [23AP]

H.R. 3219, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act, H11603-H11613 [28SE]

H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act, H4775-H4780 [9MY]

H.R. 3348, establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events, H10543 [18SE]

H.R. 3373, veterans programs and benefits improvements, H5313 [21MY]

H.R. 3378, Indian Health Service programs for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors, H9970 [4SE]

H.R. 3562, approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works welfare reform project, H5954 [6JN], E992 [4JN]

H.R. 3586, Veterans' Employment Opportunities Act, H8762-H8764 [30JY]

H.R. 3674, veterans eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority, H7557-H7559 [16JY]

H.R. 3697, Encouragement of Electronic Benefit Transfer Systems Act, E1148 [20JN]

H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8673-S8736 [24JY]

H.R. 3871, medicaid waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations, H9936 [4SE]

H.R. 3910, drought relief for Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, TX, H10156 [10SE]

H.R. 3973, Alaska Natives social and economic programs implementation, H11267 [26SE]

H.R. 4282, technical corrections relative to certain Dept. of Defense educational assistance authority, H12132 [28SE]

S. 850, consolidate Federal child care programs, S8520 [23JY]

S. 1260, Public Housing Reform and Empowerment Act, S136-S150, S152-S167 [10JA], S9166-S9208 [30JY], H4738-H4753 [9MY]

S. 1324, organ and bone marrow donation and transplantation program revision and extension, S10084-S10087 [9SE]

S. 1494, Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act, S351-S353 [24JA], S1900-S1903 [12MR], H1267-H1271 [27FE]

S. 1541, Agricultural Reform and Improvement Act, S1191-S1262 [9FE]

S. 1543, treatment of certain State educational Impact Aid Program payments, S530 [26JA]

S. 1579, effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants, H6464-H6467 [18JN]

S. 1579, effectiveness of periodic overall audits of entities receiving Federal grants, S1363-S1366 [27FE]

S. 1579, improve effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants, S6294-S6296, S6299-S6302 [14JN]

S. 1603, Small Business Export Enhancement Act, S1683 [11MR]

S. 1642, restriction on SSI benefits to substance abusers, S2860 [26MR]

S. 1711, Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance, S4317 [29AP]

S. 1711, Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act, S11786-S11794 [28SE], H12123-H12131 [28SE]

S. 1771, Medicaid Substance Abuse Treatment Act, S5268 [17MY]

S. 1789, Prevention of Prisoner Double-Dipping Act, S5493 [22MY]

S. 1798, Irrigation Subsidy Reduction Act, S5570 [23MY]

S. 1804, U.S. territories' and freely associated States' legislation amendments, S5577 [23MY]

S. 1829, prohibit purchase of foreign beef for school nutrition programs, S5764 [4JN]

S. 1863, permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas of James River, S6103 [11JN]

S. 1869, Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act, S6226 [13JN]

S. 1972, improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans under the Older Americans Act, S10024 [6SE]

S. 1972, improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to older Native Americans, S8159 [18JY]

S. 1972, improve delivery of Older Americans Act employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans, S12391-S12398 [3OC], H11476-H11483 [27SE]

S. 1996, use of certain crime grant funds to provide parental education to prevent child abuse, S8991 [26JY]

S. 2001, employment and training assistance for fishermen classified as dislocated workers, S9160 [30JY]

S. 2022, Surface Transportation Equity Act, S9561 [2AU]

S. 2028, Brownfields and Environmental Cleanup Act, S9567-S9572 [2AU]

S. 2029, use of unemployment benefits to establish new businesses, S9573 [2AU]

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

S. 2042, Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act, S9595-S9602 [2AU]

S. 2060, prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs in District of Columbia, S10076 [9SE]

S. 2101, Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act, S11122 [20SE], H11248 [26SE]

S. 2123, Highway Funding Fairness Act, S11304 [25SE]

S. 2155, Dept. of Agriculture authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program, S11723 [28SE]

S. 2183, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act technical corrections, S12092 [1OC], H12292 [4OC]

S. Con. Res. 49, technical corrections to conference report on H.R. 2854, Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act, S2995, S3024 [27MR], H3150 [28MR]

S. Con. Res. 63, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S5650 [24MY], S5870 [5JN], H6191 [12JN]

S. Con. Res. 66, public welfare programs reform relative to domestic violence, S7191 [27JN]

S. Res. 259, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151, S6163 [12JN]

S. Res. 260, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151, S6163 [12JN]

S. Res. 261, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151, S6164 [12JN]

S. Res. 277, monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets, S7493 [9JY]

Transcripts

Student Loan Programs: Gil Gross, CBS Radio Network, H7994 [18JY]

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION related term(s) Department of Transportation

Amendments

Appropriations: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10672, S10678, S10680, S10691, S10692, S10708 [17SE], S10742, S10743, S10744, S10750, S10753, S10842, S10843 [18SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, S11054 [19SE], H10951, H10971 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

Common Sense, R.I.P., S5654 [24MY]

It's Official—It Was a Tornado, H5686 [30MY]

Bills and resolutions

Airports: enforce revenue diversion regulations (see S. 1774), S5267 [17MY]

Appropriations: authorizing (see S. 1801), S5567 [23MY]

———reauthorizing programs (see S. 1994, 2161; H.R. 3539), S8989 [26JY], S11972 [30SE], H5646 [29MY]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 540), H11394 [26SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 74), S12303 [3OC]

Aviation: authorize research, engineering, and development programs (see H.R. 3484), H5287 [16MY]

———enhance air travelers' rights and access to information (see S. 2023), S9554 [2AU]

———enhance security procedures and equipment (see S. 2037), S9554 [2AU]

———preemployment review of prospective pilot records (see H.R. 3536), H5646 [29MY]

———prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6285 [12JN]

———require installation of certain explosive detection and resistant equipment (see H.R. 3909, 4029), H8598 [26JY], H10107 [5SE]

———require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (see H.R. 3896), H8556 [25JY]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

Essential air service: funding (see H.R. 3037), H1775 [6MR]

Health: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see S. 1865; H.R. 3626), S6144 [12JN], H6285 [12JN]

Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 4093, 4287), H10524 [17SE], H12173 [28SE]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3159), H2866 [26MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 221), H11395 [26SE]

Safety: reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders (see S. 2129), S11294 [25SE]

———reorganize and remove all duties not related to safety (see S. 1960; H.R. 3831), S7887 [16JY], H7779 [17JY]

Taxation: aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures (see H.R. 4206), H11394 [26SE]

Veterans: compliance with veterans' preference requirements during reductions in force (see H.R. 3593), H6005 [6JN]

Bulletins

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: National Weather Service, Harrisburg, PA, H5686 [30MY]

Chronologies

Severe weather response in Harrisburg, PA, H5686 [30MY]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11937, S11940 [30SE], S12228 [3OC]

Commendation

Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center Recipient of FAA Administration En Route Facility of the Year Award: Congress, S6252 [13JN]

Conference reports

FAA Programs Reauthorization (H.R. 3539), H11289-H11318 [26SE]

Cost Estimates

FAA programs' reauthorization (S. 1994): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S10403 [12SE]

Factsheets

FAA Programs Reauthorization Conference Report (H.R. 3539), S12228 [3OC]

Letters

Air transportation system reform and improvements: Jim Hall, NTSB, S11824 [30SE]

———Mike McNally, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, S11823 [30SE]

FAA programs reauthorization: Federico Pena, Sec. of Transportation, S10674 [17SE]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H11456 [27SE]

———Robert F. Tardio, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, S12056 [1OC]

———Senator Pressler, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S11866 [30SE]

FAA programs' reauthorization: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10133 [10SE]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H10133 [10SE]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority tax status: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), H11455 [27SE]

Mid-America Aviation Resource Consortium funding: Richard M. Sanford, Florida Aviation Management Development Associates, S9284 [31JY]

National Weather Service NEXRAD Network radar use in local weather forecasting: Jay Purdy, H5687 [30MY]

———Representative Gekas, H5686 [30MY]

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds: James H. Washington, Dept. of Transportation, H3533 [17AP]

Rock Hill-York County, SC, airport improvement grant: T.J. Orr, Charlotte/Douglas Internation Airport, S10672 [17SE]

Lists

Highlights of FAA programs reauthorization conference report (H.R. 3539), S12228 [3OC]

Motions

Appropriations: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11937 [30SE]

Proposals

Aviation Security Act (S. 2037), S9590 [2AU]

Questions and answers

FAA reauthorization and application of labor laws to Federal Express Corp. relative to designation as express company: Senator Daschle, S12100 [1OC]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants, H11458, H11459, H11464 [27SE]

Airport Privatization Pilot Program: funding, E1868 [30SE]

Airports: eligibility for cargo service entitlements under the Airport Improvement Program, H10139 [10SE]

Appropriations: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), H10114, H10124-H10140 [10SE], E1587 [11SE], E1628 [17SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, H11455-H11466 [27SE], E1868, E1871 [30SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 540), H11452-H11455 [27SE]

Aviation: authorize research, engineering, and development programs, H5714 [30MY]

———preemployment review of prospective pilot records (H.R. 3536), H8046-H8049 [22JY], E960 [30MY]

———require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (H.R. 3896), H8524 [25JY], H8562 [26JY]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (H.R. 3839), E1305 [17JY]

Denver, CO: funding for a sixth runway at Denver International Airport, H10136, H10137 [10SE]

Essential air service: funding (H.R. 3037), E293 [6MR]

Funding, H6971 [26JN], H7074-H7076 [27JN]

Independent agency: establish (H.R. 2276), H2053-H2068 [12MR], E346 [13MR]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: powers of the Board of Review, H11461, H11464 [27SE]

Military Airport Program: funding, E1871 [30SE]

National Weather Service: review NEXRAD Network radar coverage and use FAA Terminal Doppler Weather Radars in local weather forecasting, H5589, H5590 [29MY], H5686 [30MY]

Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at certain metropolitan airports (H.R. 4093), E1623 [17SE]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), H8049-H8052 [22JY], H11330-H11334 [26SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 221), H11334 [26SE]

Pilots: mandatory retirement age, E773 [10MY]

Rural areas: essential air service, H11462 [27SE]

Safety: enhance safety of air travel, H11464 [27SE]

Taxation: aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures (H.R. 4206), E1740 [27SE]

———aviation tax schedule, E454 [26MR]

Tourist trade: levying of a departure tax on international travel tickets, H6419 [17JN]

University of Oklahoma: air traffic controller training contract, H7072, H7073 [27JN]

ValuJet Airlines: review of safety practices, H6514 [19JN]

Weather: installation of Doppler weather radar in certain areas, H10136, H10138 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

Airport and Airway Trust Fund: funding, S10744, S10745 [18SE]

Airport Improvement Program: funding, S10674, S10679 [17SE]

Airports: enforce revenue diversion regulations (S. 1774), S5268 [17MY]

———projects funding, S11822 [30SE]

Allegheny County, PA: airport privatization, S10665 [17SE]

Appropriations: authorizing (S. 1801), S5574 [23MY]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), S10759 [18SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11527, S11528, S11529 [27SE], S11697, S11699, S11700, S11715-S11717, S11813 [28SE], S11819-S11824, S11854-S11857, S11859, S11864-S11866, S11871, S11872, S11937-S11943 [30SE], S12056, S12095-S12115 [1OC], S12166-S12177-S12193 [2OC], S12217-S12240 [3OC]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11940 [30SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 74), S12404 [3OC]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), insert language of S. 1994 in lieu, S10756 [18SE]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10403 [12SE], S10662-S10681 [17SE], S10742-S10756, S10777 [18SE], S11259 [25SE], S11828 [30SE]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), unanimous-consent agreement, S10675 [17SE]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 2161), S12044 [30SE]

Aviation: airline ticket tax relative to aviation trust fund, S10668-S10671, S10675 [17SE], S10780 [18SE], S12218 [3OC]

———airport security research funding, S9130 [30JY]

———enhance air travelers' rights and access to information (S. 2023), S9562 [2AU], S10749 [18SE]

———enhance security procedures and equipment, S9960-S9962 [5SE]

———enhance security procedures and equipment (S. 2037), S9586-S9588 [2AU]

———investigation of anticompetitive practices in airline industry, S9132-S9134 [30JY]

———Mid-America Aviation Resource Consortium funding, S9284 [31JY]

———noise mitigation programs, S10747 [18SE]

———passenger facility charge relative to debt financing of terminal development projects, S10678 [17SE]

———reform management and financial operations and improve air transportation system, S10746 [18SE], S11822, S11884, S11885 [30SE]

Budget: financing system, S10667 [17SE]

Clinton, President: emergency funding request, S11390 [26SE]

Denver, CO: funding for a sixth runway at Denver International Airport, S11942, S11943 [30SE]

Employees: union representation in labor negotiations, S2064 [14MR]

Employment: retirement age of pilots, S10745 [18SE]

Essential air service: funding, S10668, S10679 [17SE]

FAA: Airport Improvement Program funding, S10679 [17SE]

Florida: Gainesville-Alachua Regional Airport radar upgrade, S9283, S9284 [31JY]

Government regulations: aircraft engine standards, S10673 [17SE], S10742 [18SE]

Health: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (S. 1865), S6145 [12JN]

Los Angeles, CA: diversion of revenues from Los Angeles International Airport, S12232 [3OC]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: powers of the Board of Review, S10678 [17SE], S12235 [3OC]

Nashua, NH: Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center recipient of the FAA En Route Facility of the Year Award, S6252 [13JN]

———Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center recipient of the National En Route Facility of the Year Award, S9640 [2AU]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 221), S11771 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), insert language of S. 1831 in lieu, S10898 [18SE]

Rock Hill, SC: airport improvement grant, S10672 [17SE]

Rural areas: deregulation of airlines relative to small airports, S10749 [18SE]

Safety: enhance safety of air travel, S11813 [28SE], S12232, S12233 [3OC]

———reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders, S10745 [18SE]

———reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders (S. 2129), S11311 [25SE]

———reorganize and remove all duties not related to safety (S. 1960), S7897 [16JY]

Taxation: extend airport and airway trust fund excise taxes, S7439, S7441 [9JY]

Terrorism: U.S. policy relative to airport and airline safety, S10746 [18SE]

Tourist trade: levying of a departure tax on international travel tickets, S6257 [14JN]

ValuJet Airlines: review of safety practices, S11144 [24SE], S11366 [26SE]

Reports filed

Airline Pilot Hiring and Safety Act: Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 3536) (H. Rept. 104-684), H7779 [17JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3539, FAA Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 540) (H. Rept. 104-851), H11394 [26SE]

Establish the FAA as an Independent Agency: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2276) (H. Rept. 104-475), H1984 [7MR]

FAA Management and Financial Operations Reform and Air Transportation System Improvement: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1239) (S. Rept. 104-251), S3311 [15AP]

FAA Programs Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3539) (H. Rept. 104-848), H11394 [26SE]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1994) (S. Rept. 104-333), S9071 [29JY]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3539) (H. Rept. 104-714), H8597 [26JY]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Review Abolishment: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1036) (H. Rept. 104-596), H5646 [29MY]

NTSB Appropriations: Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 3159) (H. Rept. 104-682), H7779 [17JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S12231 [3OC]

Schedules

FAA aviation tax schedule, E454-E456 [26MR]

Summaries

Cases of National Weather Service NEXRAD Network Radar Coverage Deficiencies, H5686 [30MY]

Enforce Revenue Diversion Regulations Within Airports (S. 1774), S5269 [17MY]

Tables

Airport projects funding, S11822 [30SE]

FAA research, engineering, and development recommended authorization, H5715 [30MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 221, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 3159, NTSB appropriations, H11334 [26SE]

H. Res. 540, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, H11452 [27SE]

H.R. 2276, establish FAA as an independent agency, H2053-H2062 [12MR]

H.R. 3159, NTSB appropriations, S11029 [19SE], H8049 [22JY], H11330 [26SE]

H.R. 3536, Airline Pilot Hiring and Safety Act, H8046 [22JY]

H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, S10759-S10776 [18SE]

H.R. 3539, FAA programs' reauthorization, H10124-H10132 [10SE]

S. 2037, Aviation Security Act, S9588-S9590 [2AU]

S. Con. Res. 74, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, S12312 [3OC]

FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION

Letters

Native American adoption and child custody proceedings, H4816 [10MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S2223 [18MR]

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Addresses

Domestic Policy for Law Enforcement: Eugene T. Rossides, H60-H64 [3JA]

Amendments

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2164, H2166, H2176, H2179, H2180, H2181, H2185, H2187, H2188, H2190, H2192 [13MR], H2247, H2250 [14MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 405), H3604 [18AP]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 735, Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act, S2734 [21MR], H2304 [14MR]

Articles and editorials

Abroad at Home—Secrecy and Justice, S6511 [19JN]

Attention All Unabomber Wannabes, S3454 [17AP]

Babyfood Bombs, S3454 [17AP]

Basic Rights Swept Aside in Rush To Fight Terrorism, E341 [13MR]

Coco the Spaniel Is Sent Plunging Three Stories, S12337 [3OC]

Docudrama, S1444 [29FE]

Enough of Whitewater, S1561 [6MR]

Enough Whitewater Hearings, S1928 [13MR]

Extend, But With Limits, S1444 [29FE], S1580, S1585 [6MR]

Extend the Whitewater Inquiry, S1408 [29FE]

FBI Says Hamas Raising Funds in United States, S1837 [12MR]

Filegate Investigation, H6682 [20JN]

Filegate Was Bad Enough. Now This?, S7787 [11JY]

Inside the White House File Scandal, H6399 [13JN]

Internet Cited for Surge in Bomb Reports, S7273 [28JN]

Many Notified After FBI `Heads-Up', H9907 [2AU]

Printing All the News That Fits an Agenda, E1067 [12JN]

Real Whitewater Report, S1445 [29FE]

Replacing Kenneth Starr, S3453 [17AP]

Take D'Amato Off Clinton's Case, S1561 [6MR]

Tracing Explosives Through Taggants Draws Heavy Fire From Gun Lobbies, E1483 [2AU]

Tracing Gunpowder Bombs With GOP Pols, E1483 [2AU]

Twenty Months and Counting, S1580, S1585 [6MR]

$200,000 Repayment Agreement for Estate of McCarthy-Era Victim, S6511 [19JN]

White House Asks for Probe in Leak of Clinton-Yeltsin Memo, S3109 [28MR]

Whitewater Hearing Needs To Wind Down, S1562 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): provide authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House travel office personnel (see H. Res. 369), H1635 [29FE]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (see S. Res. 227, 246), S1388 [28FE], S3487 [17AP]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (see S. Res. 272), S7027 [26JN]

Crime: treatment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3206), H3230 [29MR]

Executive Office of the President: ensure privacy and security of FBI background reports (see H.R. 3785), H7473 [11JY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 3409), H4503 [7MY]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), consideration (see H. Res. 376, 380), H1984 [7MR], H2122 [12MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report—corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 54, 55), S4063 [24AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 405), H3580 [17AP]

———U.S. policy (see H.R. 3953), H9921 [2AU]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (see H. Res. 508), H9705 [1AU]

Chronologies

White House and FBI actions and contacts on FBI background files matter: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H8521 [25JY]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR], S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3249 [29MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

Conference reports

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (S. 735), H3305-H3338 [15AP]

———correction, S5502 [22MY]

Documents

Federal Law Enforcement Priorities and Structure, H3607 [18AP]

Executive orders

Prohibit transactions with terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process: President Clinton, S1835 [12MR]

Footnotes

BATF accuracy relative to National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: Representative Funderburk, E1462 [2AU]

Interviews

Deadly Serious—An FBI Perspective on Animal Cruelty: Humane Society of the U.S. with Alan Brantley, FBI, S12337 [3OC]

Letters

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act: Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, S3477 [17AP]

———Victoria Diaz Cummock, Families of Pan Am 103/Lockerbie (organization), S3474 [17AP]

Executive Office of the President's acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials: Jack Quinn, Executive Office of the President, S6655 [21JN]

———Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judicary (Senate), S6655 [21JN]

Investigation into the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel: David H. Williams, H1962 [7MR]

———Representative Clinger, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H1875, H1962, H1963 [7MR]

———Stephen L. Braga, H1962 [7MR]

Investigation of Whitewater Development Corp. and related matters: Senators Sarbanes and D'Amato, S1586 [6MR]

Relief of Beatrice Braude estate: Christopher N. Sipes, S6511 [19JN]

Return of manuscript of book by former FBI agent Gary W. Aldrich to the White House, H11040 [24SE]

Terrorism prevention measures funding: Lisa Klinghoffer, Ilisa Klinghoffer, and Abraham H. Foxman, S1835 [12MR]

White House acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials: Howard M. Shapiro, Dept. of Justice, H8521 [25JY]

Lists

Terrorists who threaten the Middle East peace process, S1835-S1837 [12MR]

Memorandums

Government Reimbursement for Private Counsel of Terminated Employees of the White House Travel Office: Faith Burton, Dept. of Justice, S10308 [11SE]

Response to Internal White House Travel Office Management Review: David Watkins, Executive Office of the President, S10302-S10305 [11SE]

Motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1552 [6MR]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2184 [13MR], H2267 [14MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), H2288, H2304 [14MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3378 [16AP], S3427, S3432, S3435, S3438, S3447, S3448, S3450, S3454, S3456, S3466, S3468 [17AP]

Questions and answers

White House acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials: Hillary Rodham Clinton and ABC, H8522 [25JY]

———Hillary Rodham Clinton and Associated Press (news service), H8522 [25JY]

Remarks in House

BATF: accuracy of National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, E1461 [2AU]

Clinton, President: invoking of executive privilege relative to memorandum on drug policy from FBI Director Louis J. Freeh, H10773 [24SE], E1905 [2OC]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): provide authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel (H. Res. 369), H1874, H1959-H1964 [7MR]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), H1621 [29FE]

Crime: treatment of Federal prisoners (H.R. 3206), H10101-H10103 [5SE]

———treatment of suspects, H10978 [24SE]

Dept. of Justice: research and development of antiterrorism technology funding, H8196-H8198 [23JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), E1316 [18JY]

Disasters: tribute to efforts relative to Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H8107 [23JY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H6042 [10JN], H6119, H6124, H6125, H6126 [11JN], H6185, H6186, H6187 [12JN], H6290, H6291, H6292, H6293, H6400 [13JN], H6418 [17JN], H6429, H6432 [18JN], H6515, H6517 [19JN], H6631, H6632, H6633, H6634, H6682 [20JN], H6717, H6725, H6846 [25JN], H6850, H6853 [26JN], H6980 [27JN], H7163, H7251-H7253 [10JY], H7266 [11JY], H7537 [16JY], H8520, H8521, H8522, H8525 [25JY], H8561 [26JY], H9907, H9908 [2AU], E1050 [11JN]

———allegations made in book by former FBI agent Gary W. Aldrich, H11040-H11044 [24SE]

———ensure privacy and security of FBI background reports (H.R. 3785), E1316 [18JY]

———investigation of acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H11592 [27SE]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9384, H9387 [31JY], H9707, H9708 [1AU], H9839, H9881, H9882, H9884, H9885, H9892, H9893 [2AU], E1482 [2AU]

Intelligence services: effectiveness, H7662 [17JY]

Jordan, MT: Federal law enforcement actions against the Freemen, H4402 [2MY]

Law enforcement: investigation of Federal law enforcement actions at Ruby Ridge, ID, H1751 [6MR]

———monitoring of telecommunication activities, H2168-H2171, H2174 [13MR]

———tribute for resolution of the Montana Freemen standoff, H6434 [18JN]

Telecommunications: authorizing roving or multipoint wiretaps, H9381 [31JY], H9879, H9885, H9892, H9893 [2AU]

Terrorism: hire additional personnel to investigate domestic and foreign terrorism, and establish a domestic counterterrorism center, H2181 [13MR], H9384 [31JY]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 1710), H2564 [21MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H1667, H1668 [5MR], H2125, H2137-H2193 [13MR], H2226, H2247-H2267, H2304 [14MR], E368 [14MR], E380 [19MR], E425 [22MR], E1906 [2OC]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), consideration (H. Res. 380), H2129-H2137 [13MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), unanimous-consent agreement, H2190 [13MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), H2268 [14MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, H3605-H3618, H3624 [18AP], E592 [19AP], E638, E645 [25AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report—corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 55), H3744 [24AP], E6801 [1MY]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 405), H3599-H3605 [18AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), insert language of H.R. 2703 in lieu, H2288 [14MR]

———U.S. policy, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9384, H9387, H9472 [31JY], H9707, H9708, H9833 [1AU], E1418 [31JY]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9838, H9839-H9897 [2AU], E1482 [2AU], E1519 [5SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9877-H9886 [2AU]

———use of high tech scanning devices to detect concealed explosive devices, H8102 [23JY]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: participation in law enforcement activities relative to chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction, S3370-S3375 [16AP]

Braude, Beatrice: relief of estate, S6509-S6512 [19JN]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S6543 [19JN]

Colleges and universities: collection of information relative to nonimmigrant foreign students, S4015 [24AP]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding, S3194 [29MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), S1343 [27FE], S1407-S1425, S1427-S1446 [29FE], S1552-S1595, S1610 [6MR], S1617-S1623 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1815, S1900 [12MR], S1926-S1933 [13MR], S2033-S2036 [14MR], S2259 [18MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR]

———funding (S. Res. 246), S3450-S3454 [17AP], S3680 [18AP]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (S. Res. 272), S7065 [26JN]

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: funding, S11910 [30SE]

Computer Investigations Threat Assessment Center: establish, S11910 [30SE]

Crime: research relative to individual who commit acts of violence against animals, S12336 [3OC]

Criminal justice identification systems: local community upgrading, S2286 [19MR]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, S6196 [13JN], S6654-S6657 [21JN], S6840 [25JN], S7358-S7366 [8JY], S7627 [10JY]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, S10366 [12SE]

Federal employees: privatization of background checks, S7787 [11JY]

Firearms: increase the statute of limitations for certain offenses, S3432-S3435 [17AP]

Foster, Vincent W., Jr.: investigation of death of White House staff member, S1552-S1556 [6MR]

Information services: improve public access to records, S11909 [30SE]

Johnson, Roy: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children honoree, S5453 [21MY]

Law enforcement: study of Federal law enforcement agencies, S3468-S3470 [17AP]

———tribute for resolution of the Montana Freemen standoff, S6819 [25JN]

———use of wire taps, S1166 [9FE]

Shapiro, Howard: partisan actions of FBI General Counsel relative to the White House, S12293 [3OC]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats, S1834-S1837 [12MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), S3151 [28MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3350-S3381 [16AP], S3427-S3443, S3446-S3450, S3454-S3478, S3495 [17AP], S3681 [18AP], S3700, S3706, S3708 [19AP], S4006 [24AP], S4363-S4365 [29AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report—corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 54), S4016 [24AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report—corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 55), S4016 [24AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report—motion to recommit, S3378 [16AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S3466 [17AP]

———prohibit distribution of information relative to explosive materials, S7271-S7274 [28JN], S10040 [9SE]

———treatment of distribution of information relative to the making of explosive materials, S3365-S3367 [16AP], S3448-S3450, S3454 [17AP]

———U.S. policy, S9009, S9037, S9038 [29JY], S9374, S9375 [1AU], S9480-S9482, S9635 [2AU], S10533-S10535 [13SE], S10664, S10667, S10668, S10675 [17SE], S11390 [26SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), S9660 [2AU], S9681 [3SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), unanimous-consent agreement, S9660 [2AU]

———U.S. policy relative to airport and airline safety, S10746 [18SE]

Reports

Information Concerning Implementation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, S1167-S1170 [9FE]

Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 1994, H2174 [13MR]

Previous House Resolutions Granting Special Deposition Authority: Committee on Rules (House), H1875 [7MR]

Reports filed

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act: Committee of Conference (S. 735) (H. Rept. 104-518), H3386 [15AP]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Authority To Obtain Testimony To Investigate the Dismissal of White House Travel Office Personnel: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 369) (H. Rept. 104-472), H1774 [6MR]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) Funding (S. Res. 227), S1597 [6MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 735, Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 405) (H. Rept. 104-522), H3580 [17AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2703, Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 376) (H. Rept. 104-477), H1984 [7MR]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 380) (H. Rept. 104-480), H2122 [12MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 508) (H. Rept. 104-744), H9705 [1AU]

Final Report: Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 104-280), S6408 [18JN]

Investigation Into the White House and Dept. of Justice on Security of FBI Background Investigation Files (H. Rept. 104-862), H12172 [28SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H8523 [25JY]

Statements

White House Acquisition of FBI Background Reports on Former Republican Officials: Bernard Nussbaum, H8523 [25JY]

———Gloria Livingstone, H8524 [25JY]

———William H. Kennedy III, H8522 [25JY]

Summaries

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Authority To Obtain Testimony To Investigate the Dismissal of White House Travel Office Personnel (H. Res. 369), H1874 [7MR]

Testimonies

Investigation Into the Death of White House Staff Member Vincent W. Foster, Jr.: Philip Heymann, S1582-S1584 [6MR]

White House Acquisition of FBI Background Reports on Former Republican Officials: Craig Livingstone, H8522 [25JY]

———William H. Kennedy III, H8522 [25JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 369, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel, H1959 [7MR]

H. Res. 380, consideration of H.R. 2703, Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act, H2129 [13MR]

H. Res. 405, consideration of conference report on S. 735, Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, H3599 [18AP]

H. Res. 508, consideration of H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act, H9877 [2AU]

H.R. 2703, Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act, H2144-H2163 [13MR]

H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act, H9886-H9890 [2AU]

S. 735, Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act, S2719-S2734 [21MR], H2268-H2288 [14MR]

S. Con. Res. 54, corrections in enrollment to conference report on S. 735, Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, S4016, S4073 [24AP]

S. Con. Res. 55, corrections in enrollment to conference report on S. 735, Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, S4017, S4073 [24AP], H3744 [24AP]

S. Res. 227, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S1393 [28FE]

S. Res. 246, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S3450, S3491 [17AP]

S. Res. 272, amend S. Res. 246, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S7030, S7065 [26JN]

FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS

Remarks in House

Correctional institutions: Lorton Correctional Complex security and closure, H8173, H8174 [23JY]

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Addresses

Washington, DC—It's a Make You or a Bring You Down and Break You Town: Jack Valenti, E280 [6MR]

Articles and editorials

FCC's Regulatory Overkill, E1372 [25JY]

How Bureaucrats Rewrite Laws, S12334 [3OC], E1909 [3OC]

Rush To Gulp U.S. Radio Stations, S6108 [11JN]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: require promotion of sharing of broadcasting tower facilities (see H.R. 3945), H9705 [1AU]

Reform (see H.R. 3957), H9921 [2AU]

Safety: establish rules preventing broadcasts that create hazards for motorists (see H.R. 3419), H4646 [8MY]

Telecommunications: protection of consumer privacy relative to new communications technologies (see H.R. 3685), H6690 [20JN]

———State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment (see S. 2025), S9554 [2AU]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H3170 [28MR]

Television: establish toll-free number for comments relative to the broadcasting of violent programming (see H.R. 2964), H1234 [9FE]

———revise station ownership rules relative to local marketing agreements (see H.R. 3623), H6285 [12JN]

Letters

FCC auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum: FCC, S684, S719 [1FE]

———several Members of Congress, S684 [1FE]

FCC funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum: several Republican Members of Congress, H8271 [24JY]

———several organizations, H8270 [24JY]

FCC relocation: David J. Barram, GSA, E1931 [21OC]

Proposals

Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Policy Reform and Privatization Act, S4932-S4936 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Keyes, Alan: exclusion from participation in Presidential debate, H1969 [7MR]

Media: promote diversity in media ownership, management, and programming (H.R. 177), H6400 [13JN]

Reform (H.R. 3957), E1463 [2AU]

Relocation, E1859 [30SE], E1931 [21OC]

Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical corrections (H.R. 1861), H5781-H5784 [4JN]

Telecommunications: funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum, H8266-H8272 [24JY]

———protection of consumer privacy relative to new communications technologies (H.R. 3685), E1145 [20JN]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (H.R. 3181), E480 [28MR]

Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television, E931 [29MY]

———revise station ownership rules relative to local marketing agreements (H.R. 3623), E1066 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Bermuda: treatment of Bill and Allan MacDonald relative to cable television company, S9959 [5SE]

Dept. of Justice: telecommunications oversight authority, S698, S710 [1FE]

GSA: provide authority to negotiate payment for housing FCC, S10167 [10SE]

Radio: extend authority to use auctions for the allocation of radio spectrum frequencies, S1528 [5MR]

———FCC rules on radio station ownership, S6108 [11JN], S6633 [21JN]

Reform, S11907 [30SE]

Relocation, S11884 [30SE]

Small business: impact of FCC financial standards, S11931 [30SE]

Telecommunications: auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum, S5424 [21MY], S5533 [23MY]

———licensing of paging systems, S4514 [1MY]

———national spectrum policy reform, S2000-S2003 [13MR], S4928-S4931 [9MY]

———Post-FTS2000 Program contract solicitation, S10399 [12SE]

———promote competition and deregulation of Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into long distance telephone service, S688 [1FE]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S12333 [3OC]

———sale of television satellite transmission licenses, S490 [26JA]

———State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment (S. 2025), S9564 [2AU]

Television: auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum, S684, S685 [1FE]

———auctioning of certain spectrum frequencies, S7297 [28JN]

———cable rate reform, S688, S692 [1FE]

———review of ownership operation restrictions, S705 [1FE]

Reports filed

Satellite Home Viewer Act Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1861) (H. Rept. 104-554), H4430 [6MY]

Statements

Auctioning of Direct Broadcast Satellite Spectrum: Bob Dole, H8270 [24JY]

Summaries

Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Policy Reform and Privatization Act, S4931 [9MY]

Texts of

H.R. 1861, Copyright Clarifications Act, H5781-H5783 [4JN]

S. 2025, State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment, S9565 [2AU]

FEDERAL CONTRACTOR SAFETY AND HEALTH ENFORCEMENT ACT

Lists

Federal contractors with significant OSHA violations, S10020 [6SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 781), S10020 [6SE]

FEDERAL COURTS IMPROVEMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1887), S12320, S12379, S12384 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1887), H12277 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1887), S12379-S12390 [3OC]

Texts of

S. 1887, provisions, S12386-S12390 [3OC], H12277-H12281 [4OC]

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP. related term(s) Financial Institutions

Analyses

Thrift Charter Merger Commission (H.R. 3407), E1250 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions

Financial institutions: capitalize deposit insurance funds and provide regulatory relief for insured depository institutions and holding companies (see H.R. 3567), H5817 [4JN]

———guarantee deposits and certain liabilities and protect against deposit insurance losses (see H.R. 4318), H12174 [28SE]

———prohibit removal of certain members of the National Credit Union Administration Board and the Board of Directors of the FDIC (see H.R. 3976), H9922 [2AU]

———provide additional deposit insurance coverage for accounts which reduce net fee income (see H.R. 3302), H3730 [23AP]

———treatment of certain claims against depository institutions under receivership by Federal banking agencies (see H.R. 3892), H8374 [24JY]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H1223 [1FE]

Thrift Charter Merger Commission: establish (see H.R. 3407), H4503 [7MY]

Remarks in House

Financial institutions: capitalize deposit insurance funds and provide regulatory relief for insured depository institutions and holding companies (H.R. 3567), H5766 [4JN]

———provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies, H12093-H12097, H12103 [28SE]

Hurwitz, Charles: logging practices in the Headwaters Forest relative to savings and loan failure, H6568-H6570, H6572, H6575, H6581 [19JN], E46 [22JA]

Thrift Charter Merger Commission: establish (H.R. 3407), E1249 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

Financial institutions: prohibition on deposit shifting, S12091 [1OC]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3248 [29MR]

Reports filed

Nomination of Gaston L. Gianni, Jr., To Be FDIC Inspector General: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Texts of

H.R. 3407, Thrift Charter Merger Commission, E1250-E1252 [11JY]

FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT

Bills and resolutions

Amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Elections: limitations on certain campaign contributions (see S. 1932), S7414 [8JY]

———revise rules on independent expenditures (see H.R. 3208), H3230 [29MR]

Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and require nominees for President and Vice President to participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party conventions (see H.R. 4310), H12174 [28SE]

Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 4267), H11526 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Amend (H.R. 3505), H7994 [18JY]

Elections: revise rules on independent expenditures (H.R. 3208), H3174 [29MR]

Presidential Debate Commission: establish on an ongoing basis and require nominees for President and Vice President to participate in debates to receive Federal funding for party conventions (H.R. 4310), E1828 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Elections: limitations on certain campaign contributions (S. 1932), S7415 [8JY]

Texts of

S. 1932, limitations on certain campaign contributions, S7415 [8JY]

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Articles and editorials

Campaign Fund-Raiser Admits Guilt, E796 [14MY], E924 [24MY]

Democrat Guilty of Laundering Contributions, H5549 [23MY], E925 [24MY]

Dole Campaign Gets Help From Nonprofits He Aided, H5761 [4JN]

Ex-Envoy Denies U.S. Campaign Tie, H5550 [23MY]

U.S. Concern on Embassy Political Role, H5550 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 3461), H5173 [15MY]

Political campaigns: disclosure of identity of persons paying for telephone poll expenses (see H.R. 4183), H11229 [25SE]

Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 4267), H11526 [27SE]

Letters

Citizens Against Government Waste fundraising appeal: Senator Dole, H5762 [4JN]

Heritage Foundation fundraising appeal: Senator Dole, H5763 [4JN]

Notices

Senate campaign committee report filing date, S8465 [22JY]

Press releases

Indian Embassy Caught Red-Handed—Fund Raiser Admits Illegally Laundering Political Contributions: Council of Khalistan, H5551 [23MY]

Remarks in House

Gadhia, Lalit H.: handling of political contributions from the Indian Embassy, H5549 [23MY], E923 [24MY]

Gingrich, Representative: FEC actions relative to GOPAC and book contract, H1622 [29FE]

India: self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (H. Con. Res. 32), E923 [24MY]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (H.R. 1425), E923 [24MY]

Keyes, Alan: exclusion from participation in Presidential debate, H1969 [7MR]

Taxation: treatment of certain tax-exempt organizations relative to participation in political campaigns, H5761 [4JN]

Remarks in Senate

Supreme Court: decision on Federal election expenditures, S9471 [2AU]

FEDERAL ELECTION LAW REFORM COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. 1905), S6850 [25JN]

Remarks in House

Establish (H.R. 1100), H8560 [26JY]

Remarks in Senate

Establish (S. 1905), S6851 [25JN]

Texts of

S. 1905, Campaign Finance Reform Commission Act, S6851-S6853 [25JN]

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Articles and editorials

Despite Criticism, It Appears Deep Tunnels Did Their Job, H8301 [24JY]

Fight To Hold the River Back, H8300 [24JY]

Flood Disasters, H8298 [24JY]

Flood Potential Spreads With Growth, H8298 [24JY]

Recent Floods Put Tunnel in Forefront, H8301 [24JY]

Suburbs Slowly Drying Out—Weary Flood Victims Watch Weather, H8299 [24JY]

Victims Clean Up—Water Recedes, Memories Awash, H8300 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. Con. Res. 63; H. Con. Res. 181), S5649 [24MY], H5570 [23MY]

Corps of Engineers: conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 4211), H11395 [26SE]

Disasters: assist State and local governments in disaster relief (see H.R. 3032), H1775 [6MR]

———provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4119 [29AP]

Pamphlets

Hurricane Fran Disaster Assistance in North Carolina, S10186-S10189 [10SE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (H. Con. Res. 181), H5791, H5792 [4JN], E1016 [6JN]

Cataldo, ID: Coeur d'Alene River dike improvement funding, H6883 [26JN]

Chicago, IL: floods, H8298 [24JY]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (H.R. 1856), E1281, E1283 [12JY], E1287 [16JY]

Floods: disaster assistance for States impacted by rapid snow meltdown, H745 [23JA], H781 [24JA], H1876 [7MR]

———disaster assistance to Pacific Northwestern States, H1875, H1877 [7MR], E283 [6MR]

———disaster assistance to West Virginia, H5303 [21MY]

———flood insurance rates, H6875 [26JN]

Funding, H4097, H4098 [25AP], H6885-H6887 [26JN], H10960 [24SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, H10180 [11SE], H10353 [12SE], H12099 [28SE]

———disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (H.R. 4046), H10335 [12SE]

Tribute, H10354 [12SE], E1211 [27JN]

U.S. Fire Academy: officers training program funding, H6882 [26JN]

U.S. Fire Administration: convert certain excepted service positions to competitive service positions, H11210 [25SE]

Washington: tribute to efforts by towns affected by bad weather, E387 [20MR]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (H.R. 3348), H10543-H10546 [18SE]

West Virginia: tribute to residents relative to actions during flood disaster, E176 [5FE]

Remarks in Senate

Arizona: service to communities damaged by floods, S9733, S9734 [3SE]

Disasters: assistance, S2242 [18MR]

———restrict funding for certain activities, S9795-S9797, S9798, S9824 [4SE]

———urban search and resuce team funding, S9719 [3SE]

Floods: disaster assistance for States impacted by rapid snow meltdown, S171, S181 [22JA]

———disaster assistance to Pacific Northwestern States, S1851, S1852 [12MR], S2305 [19MR]

———prevention project at Devils Lake, ND, S1676-S1678 [11MR], S1851 [12MR], S2288, S2289, S2295 [19MR], S4174 [25AP]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, S10185-S10190 [10SE], S10405 [12SE], S11879, S11883, S11884 [30SE]

Kauai County, HI: FEMA audit, S9826 [4SE]

U.S. Fire Administration: convert certain excepted service positions to competitive service positions (S. 1488), S6253 [13JN]

Reports filed

Convert Certain U.S. Fire Administration Excepted Service Positions to Competitive Service Positions: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1488), S6082 [11JN]

Disaster and Emergency Assistance Standards Relative to Snow-Related Events: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3348) (H. Rept. 104-792), H10523 [17SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 181, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, H5791 [4JN]

H.R. 3348, establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events, H10543 [18SE]

S. 1488, convert certain excepted service positions to competitive service positions in the U.S. Fire Administration, S6253 [13JN]

S. Con. Res. 63, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S5650 [24MY]

FEDERAL EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT

Motions

Enact (H.R. 782), H9772 [1AU]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 782), H9772 [1AU]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 782), S8941 [25JY]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 782), S1516 [5MR]

Texts of

H.R. 782, provisions, S8941 [25JY], H9772 [1AU]

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES related term(s) Executive Departments

Addresses

Tribute to Dept. of Commerce Employees and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Warren M. Christopher, Harold Ickes, and F. Allen Harris, S6154 [12JN]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown, Dept. of Commerce Employees, and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Jean Kennedy Smith, Ambassador to Ireland, S3710 [19AP]

———William J. Dedinger, H3593 [18AP]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), S12001, S12003 [30SE]

Employment: amend civil service laws (H.R. 3841), H11559 [27SE]

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), S11848, S12003 [30SE], H12276 [4OC]

———reform dispute resolution processes (S. 1224), S6151, S6161 [12JN]

Income: continuance of work during Government shutdown (S. 1508), S31 [3JA]

Thrift Savings Plan: establish additional investment funds (S. 1080), S10710, S10726 [17SE]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4670, S4671, S4672, S4677, S4678 [3MY], S4724 [6MY], S4872 [8MY], S4940 [9MY]

Analyses

Federal Employment Reduction Assistance Act (S. 1833), S5770 [4JN]

Use of Voluntary Separation Incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs Offices Reducing Employment Levels (S. 2151), S11554 [27SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6294 [14JN], H10607 [19SE]

Articles and editorials

Abroad at Home—Secrecy and Justice, S6511 [19JN]

After Funeral, a Celebration of a Rich Life—Birthday Party Becomes Tribute to Croatia Victim, S3791 [22AP]

Another Travel Office Travesty, S5457 [21MY]

Arthur Flemming Dies—Key Adviser to Presidents from FDR to Reagan, H10436 [17SE]

Audit Cites Travel Costs of Commerce Secretary, H869 [25JA]

Budget Scrum, S42 [4JA]

Clinton Loses Composure on Travel Office, H9908 [2AU]

Congress Shouldn't Get Paid Either, E14 [4JA]

Day 19—Federal Siege Takes Public, Private Hostages, S42 [4JA]

Death of My Friend Is Our Loss, S3791 [22AP]

Era of Job Insecurity, S10184 [10SE]

Filegate Was Bad Enough. Now This?, S7787 [11JY]

Government as Stage Prop, S11, S15 [3JA]

Here Was a Public Servant, S5561 [23MY]

Inconvenience Edges Toward Emergency, S16 [3JA]

Jobless Aid, Toxic Waste Cleanup Halt, S17 [3JA]

Permanent Non-Government, S10371 [12SE]

Preview—Government Shutdown Woes a Taste of Things To Come, E31 [5JA]

Ripple Effect Could Leave Area Reeling, S16 [3JA]

Time To End the Shutdown, S79 [5JA]

$200,000 Repayment Agreement for Estate of McCarthy-Era Victim, S6511 [19JN]

Washington Bids Farewell to Jamele, S9008 [29JY]

What Can Government Do?, H7347 [11JY]

Woman of the Woods—Mollie Beattie, a Natural as Fish & Wildlife Chief, E1223 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions

AID: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (see H.R. 3870), H8247 [23JY]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 328), H90 [3JA]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): provide authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House travel office personnel (see H. Res. 369), H1635 [29FE]

Credit: provide interest-free loans to furloughed employees (see H.R. 2842), H187 [4JA]

Credit cards: prohibit use (see H.R. 2968), H1251 [23FE]

Dept. of Commerce: relief of survivors of Federal employees killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H.R. 3545), H5646 [29MY]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241; H. Res. 403, 404, 406), S3311 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see S. 1651; H.R. 3368, 3699), S3156 [28MR], H4302 [30AP], H6690 [20JN]

———early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures (see S. 1686; H.R. 3279), S3626 [18AP], H3649 [18AP]

———prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (see H.R. 3300), H3730 [23AP]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Justice: establish ethics standards for prosecutors (see H.R. 3386), H4396 [1MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: compliance with veterans' preference requirements (see H.R. 3594), H6005 [6JN]

———use of voluntary separation incentives by offices reducing employment levels (see S. 2151), S11540 [27SE]

Education: Impact Aid Program reform (see H.R. 2886), H912 [25JA]

———treatment of certain State Impact Aid Program payments (see S. 1543), S492 [26JA]

Employment: amend civil service laws (see H.R. 3841), H7780 [17JY]

———establish demonstration project to assess feasibility of temporary placement of displaced workers in other Federal or private employment (see H.R. 3649), H6413 [13JN]

———provide adjustment assistance to workers displaced because of any Federal program, project, or activity (see H.R. 4292), H12173 [28SE]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

———enable agencies to design personnel systems relative to their mission (see H.R. 3483), H5287 [16MY]

FAA: compliance with veterans' preference requirements during reductions in force (see H.R. 3593), H6005 [6JN]

Families and domestic relations: relief of certain former spouses (see H.R. 3428), H4800 [9MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (see S. 2145), S11539 [27SE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see S. 1896; H.R. 3704), S6662 [21JN], H6711 [24JN]

Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program: coverage of certain judicial officials (see H.R. 3295), H3730 [23AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3292), H3730 [23AP]

———coverage of medical foods (see S. 1882), S6408 [18JN]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see S. 2048), S9555 [2AU]

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (see H.R. 4194), H11394 [26SE]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (see S. 1794), S5492 [22MY]

———prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress (see S. 1827), S5763 [4JN]

———reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances (see H.R. 3637), H6413 [13JN]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H.R. 3435), H4901 [10MY]

———relief for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and employees of Federal contractors for expenses incurred during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2857), H330 [5JA]

———require comparable treatment of the President, Vice President, Members of Congress and certain high-level Government employees with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2882), H912 [25JA]

———require comparable treatment of the President, Vice-President, Cabinet members, and Members of Congress with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2855), H330 [5JA]

Government regulations: term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H4800 [9MY]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see S. Con. Res. 61; H. Con. Res. 180), S5567 [23MY], H5501 [22MY]

House Rules: improve committee operations, procedures, and staffing (see H. Res. 480), H7658 [16JY]

———random drug testing of officers and employees (see H. Res. 512), H9925 [2AU]

Housing: improve for land management agency field employees (see H.R. 2941), H1224 [1FE]

Income: continuance of work during Government shutdown (S. 1508), return to Senate (see H. Res. 331), H187 [4JA]

———extend health insurance and survivor annuity benefits to certain former spouses (see H.R. 4153), H11047 [24SE]

———provide compensation for employees for performance of emergency services during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2848), H187 [4JA]

———provide guaranteed loans for furloughed employees from their thrift savings plans during a Government shutdown (see S. 1576), S1345 [27FE]

———provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (see S. 1833; H.R. 3532), S5763 [4JN], H5569 [23MY]

INS: require certain personnel levels in each State (see S. 1691), S3792 [22AP]

Labor unions: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (see S. 1987, 2104), S8636 [24JY], S11169 [24SE]

Legislative branch of Government: compensation practices and pay equity (see H. Con. Res. 194), H7107 [27JN]

Lobbyists: strengthen post-employment restrictions on foreign representation (see H.R. 3434), H4901 [10MY]

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

———retirement eligibility (see H.R. 3887), H8374 [24JY]

National Guard: military uniform requirements for civilian employees (see H.R. 3311), H3819 [24AP]

Native Americans: repeal Indian trading laws (see H.R. 3215), H3230 [29MR]

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

OPM: funding for the Office of Federal Investigations (see S. 1532), S492 [26JA]

———require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see S. 1759; H.R. 3462), S5093 [15MY], H5173 [15MY]

Pensions: eligibility of former spouses who remarry (see H.R. 3574), H5817 [4JN]

———treatment of deferred annuities during time between separation from Government service and when payments commence (see H.R. 2978), H1324 [27FE]

———treatment of survivor annuities for children relative to marriage (see H.R. 2858), H330 [5JA]

Permanent Performance Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 3982), H9922 [2AU]

Senate: approval of interim regulations adopted by the Congressional Office of Compliance (see S. Res. 209), S276 [22JA]

Senate Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the Senate floor to use supporting services on the floor (see S. Res. 296), S11169 [24SE]

Silvestri, Amy L.: authorize testimony in Margaret C. Carlson v. Mike Eassa (see S. Res. 221), S737 [1FE]

States: repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (see S. 2079), S10600 [16SE]

Taxation: treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River (see H.R. 3163), H2866 [26MR]

Thrift Savings Plan: allow loans for child adoption expenses (see H.R. 3129), H2558 [20MR]

White House Travel Office: abolish (see H.R. 2888), H913 [25JA]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (see S. 1561; H.R. 2894, 2937), S915 [6FE], H913 [25JA], H1224 [1FE]

Workers' compensation claims: appeals process (see H.R. 3205), H3230 [29MR]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions (see H.R. 3204), H3230 [29MR]

———treatment of medical opinions (see H.R. 3203), H3229 [29MR]

Biographies

Meissner, Charles, S5559 [23MY]

Cloture motions

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4672 [3MY], S4723 [6MY], S4781 [7MY], S4816, S4819 [8MY], S4920, S4922 [9MY], S4993 [14MY]

Conference reports

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act (H.R. 2977), H11108-H11111 [25SE]

Descriptions

Government Shutdown Impact, S11 [3JA]

Documents

Treatment of Dept. of Energy Employees at Nuclear Defense Facilities, E501 [29MR]

Eulogies

Meissner, Charles: by Michael Ely, S5559 [23MY]

———by Michel Camdessus, S5560 [23MY]

———by Stuart E. Eizenstat, S5558 [23MY]

———by Ted Crabb, S5560 [23MY]

Letters

Administration of personnel compensation and travel in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Gordon H. Mansfield, Paralyzed Veterans of America, H6804 [25JN]

———James R. Currieo, VFW, H6804 [25JN]

———Kelli W. West, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., H6804 [25JN]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, H6813 [25JN]

———Thomas A. McMasters III, DAV, H6804 [25JN]

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S6156 [12JN]

———Robert D. Evans, ABA, S6160 [12JN]

Changes to prescription drug policies under certain Federal retiree health benefits programs: several Members of Congress, E812 [15MY]

Disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II: Representative Combest, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H10819 [24SE]

Effects of Government shutdown on Dept. of HHS: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S438 [26JA]

Federal employees' personal information safeguard: Regina F. McCormick, S10184 [10SE]

Federal Employment Reduction Assistance Act: James B. King, OPM, S5770 [4JN]

Impact of Federal Government shutdown, S44 [4JA]

———Brian Rothermel, S7 [3JA]

———Cecelia J. Genge, S6 [3JA]

———James Fulton, S39 [4JA]

———Janet Samuelson, Fairfax Opportunities Unlimited (business), S6 [3JA]

———Margaret P. and T.H. Conway, Jr., S39 [4JA]

———Marlene Siemek, S7 [3JA]

———Mike Holy, S8 [3JA]

———Vern and Mary Ann Bettencourt, S6 [3JA]

Investigation into the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel: David H. Williams, H1962 [7MR]

———Representative Clinger, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H1875, H1962, H1963 [7MR]

———Stephen L. Braga, H1962 [7MR]

Release of documents relative to investigation of termination of employees of the White House Travel Office: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S10307, S10318 [11SE]

Relief of Beatrice Braude estate: Christopher N. Sipes, S6511 [19JN]

Restore missing person status to certain Dept. of Defense civilian and contractor employees: Representatives Gilman and Solomon, H11475 [27SE]

Solicitation of congressional staff participation in a spectrum allocation research discussion: Shugoll Research, Inc., S1341 [27FE]

Use of voluntary separation incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs offices reducing employment levels: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S11555 [27SE]

Lists

Senator Heflin's staff, S12370 [3OC]

Senator Simpson's staff, S11714 [28SE]

Victims of the Oklahoma City, OK, bombing, S3695 [19AP]

Memorandums

Government Reimbursement for Private Counsel of Terminated Employees of the White House Travel Office: Faith Burton, Dept. of Justice, S10308 [11SE]

———Jack Quinn, Executive Office of the President, S10352, S10353 [12SE]

Response to Internal White House Travel Office Management Review: David Watkins, Executive Office of the President, S10302-S10305 [11SE]

Messages

Retirement Savings and Security Act: President Clinton, H5552 [23MY]

Motions

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H6 [3JA]

Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government (H.R. 782), H9772 [1AU]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4671 [3MY]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: final regulations relative to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations, S9835-S9847 [4SE], S10405-S10420 [12SE], H10019-H10030 [4SE], H10369-H10384 [12SE]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal Service Labor Management Relations, S12062-S12077 [1OC]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations, S5070-S5089 [15MY], S5552-S5556 [23MY], H5153-H5172 [15MY], H5563-H5568 [23MY]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations, extension of period for public comment, S6011 [10JN], H6114 [10JN]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal service labor-management relations, S1547-S1550 [6MR], H1773 [6MR]

———proposed rulemaking relative to extension of rights and protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act, S190-S274 [22JA]

Obituaries

Gustafson, E. Charles, H5977 [6JN]

Poems

``Remembrance of the Oklahoma Bombing,'' S.L. (Spud) Beckes, S3734 [19AP]

Proclamations

National Association of Retired Federal Employees Week: Don Sundquist, Governor of Tennessee, S4251 [25AP], S4444 [30AP]

Tribute to Shelly McPeck Kelly, E580 [19AP]

Proposals

Engrossment of H.R. 2862, public debt ceiling, and H.J. Res. 157, continuing appropriations, H760 [23JA]

Remarks in House

AID: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (H.R. 3870), H8626, H8627 [29JY], E1351 [23JY]

Appropriations: status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H122, H123, H124, H127 [4JA], H315 [5JA]

Armed Forces: permit military retirees to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program, H6368-H6370 [13JN]

Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior: travel expenditures, H8545-H8547 [25JY]

BATF: accuracy of National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, E1461 [2AU]

Brown, Sec. of Commerce: travel expenditures, H868 [25JA], H1205 [1FE]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H2-H7 [3JA]

Clinger, Representative: tribute to staff, H12196 [1OC]

Clinton, President: reinventing Government initiative, H7245 [10JY]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): provide authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel (H. Res. 369), H1874, H1959-H1964 [7MR]

———release of documents by Executive Office of the President relative to White House Travel Office investigation, H5655 [30MY], H6418 [17JN], H6487 [18JN]

Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (H.R. 2963), H1703 [5MR], E196 [13FE]

Courts: sentencing guidelines relative to the murder or attempted murder of Federal employees, H2176, H2177 [13MR]

Denver, CO: tribute to community efforts to accommodate family members of victims of the Oklahoma City bombing during trial, H3653 [19AP]

Dept. of Commerce: issuing of Government credit cards to employees, H1702 [5MR]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H3437 [16AP], H3576-H3579 [17AP], H3643 [18AP], H6481 [18JN], E532, E533 [16AP], E588 [19AP], E1008 [6JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3587-H3599, H3624 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: Operational Support Airlift Program funding, H6368 [13JN]

———prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (H.R. 3300), H8822-H8828 [30JY]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), H9912 [2AU], H10355, H10357 [12SE], H11470-H11476 [27SE]

Dept. of Energy: field offices funding, H8341 [24JY]

———restructuring of workforce at nuclear defense facilities, E500 [29MR]

Dept. of the Interior: allow State employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown, H3772, H3773 [24AP]

———allow State employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 2677), consideration (H. Res. 323), H1403 [28FE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), E1351 [23JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: administration of personnel compensation and travel, H6803, H6813 [25JN]

Disasters: leave transfer authority for those adversely affected by emergencies (S. 868), H11205-H11213 [25SE]

Drug abuse: employee testing, H10653 [19SE]

Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government (H.R. 782), H9772 [1AU]

Employment: amend civil service laws (H.R. 3841), H11340-H11352 [26SE], H11547-H11565 [27SE]

———establish demonstration project to assess feasibility of temporary placement of displaced workers in other Federal or private employment (H.R. 3649), H6404 [13JN]

EPA: funding of employee activities not directly related to governmental functions, H6937 [26JN]

———investigation into possible political activities, H1753 [6MR]

Executive Office of the President: drug use by employees, H7764 [17JY], H7783 [18JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (H.R. 3704), H6694-H6699 [24JN], E1152 [24JN]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7679-H7684 [17JY]

———limit funding to certain plans that restrict medical care, H7698-H7700 [17JY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (H.R. 858), H4133 [30AP]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (H.R. 1281), H10817-H10819 [24SE], E1381 [25JY], E1766 [27SE]

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), H11446-H11452 [27SE], H12276, H12277 [4OC]

———downsizing, H2463, H2464 [19MR]

———eliminate duplication of programs, H1722 [6MR]

———implementation of veterans preference procedures in hiring and promoting, H5030, H5032 [14MY]

———reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances (H.R. 3637), H6405 [13JN]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, H881 [25JA]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (H.R. 3435), H8613, H8614 [29JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H2, H4, H7, H8, H9, H10, H11, H12, H24-H33, H51, H52, H53, H55, H57, H58, H59, H64-H89 [3JA], H93, H94, H95, H96, H97, H121, H122, H123, H125, H126, H127, H130, H131, H133, H134, H165, H172-H178 [4JA], H189, H190, H191, H192, H194-H216, H308, H309 [5JA], H340, H345 [22JA], H748 [23JA], H780, H814 [24JA], H856, H872 [25JA], H2039, H2040 [12MR], H2328 [19MR], H8601 [29JY], H9464 [31JY], H11399 [27SE], E7, E10 [3JA], E16 [4JA], E23, E26 [5JA]

———tribute to private sector during shutdown, H309 [5JA]

Government regulations: term limits on regulatory agency members (H.R. 3423), E735 [8MY]

GPO: reduce employees, H7184-H7186 [10JY]

Health care professionals: tribute to those working in veterans' hospitals during Government shutdown, H126 [4JA]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (H. Con. Res. 180), H11235-H11239 [26SE]

House of Representatives: firing of employees in Clerk's office, H854 [25JA]

———random drug testing of employees, H12179 [30SE]

———tribute to Office of Fair Employment Practices hearing officers, E1874 [30SE]

———tribute to staff members working on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, E1229 [9JY]

House Rules: improve committee operations, procedures, and staffing (H. Res. 480), E1290 [16JY]

Housing: improve for land management agency field employees (H.R. 2941), H10442-H10447 [17SE], E1664 [19SE]

Income: delays in cost of living adjustments, H4401 [2MY]

———deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7624-H7629 [16JY]

———payment of retirement and separation incentives and reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions (H.R. 2751), H7696 [17JY]

———provide cost-of-living allowances to Vice President, Members of Congress, judges, and certain executive schedule employees, H10113 [10SE]

———provide voluntary separation incentives, H7695, H7696 [17JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: compensation practices and pay equity (H. Con. Res. 194), H6977 [27JN], E1205 [27JN]

Marietta, PA: tribute to Armstrong World Industries for efforts relative to aid Oklahoma City, OK, bombing victims, E142 [1FE]

Members of Congress: limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (H.R. 1618), H7508 [12JY]

———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown, E14 [4JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (H.R. 2281), H55 [3JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (H.R. 2658), H50 [3JA]

National Association of Retired Federal Employees: anniversary, E443 [25MR]

Native Americans: repeal Indian trading laws (H.R. 3215), H8603, H8604 [29JY], E521 [29MR]

New Mexico: tribute to firefighters, H5265 [16MY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H3585 [18AP], H3651, H3652, H3653 [19AP], E604 [23AP]

———bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H2141 [13MR]

———tribute to Dept. of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service employees killed in bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, E583, E589 [19AP]

O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: travel expenditures, H134 [4JA], H189, H190, H309 [5JA], H1205 [1FE], H1702 [5MR], H2040 [12MR], H2226 [14MR], H2329 [19MR]

OPM: release of Federal employees' home addresses to labor organizations, H7708, H7709 [17JY]

———require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (H.R. 3462), E811 [15MY]

OSHA: reform, H3493 [17AP]

Pensions: eligibility of former spouses who remarry (H.R. 3574), E979 [4JN]

———treatment of deferred annuities during time between separation from Government service and when payments commence (H.R. 2978), E214 [27FE]

Permanent Performance Review Commission: establish (H.R. 3982), E1493 [2AU]

Political appointees: reduce number, H7629-H7632 [16JY]

Political ethics: use of credit card accounts, H1255 [27FE]

Rudez, Richard: American Society for Public Administration Clifford R. Gross Award recipient, E1001 [5JN]

Safety: improve, E1203 [27JN]

Social Security Administration: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of employees, H7344-H7348 [11JY]

Taxation: treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River (H.R. 3163), H11630-H11633 [28SE]

Thrift Savings Plan: establish additional investment funds, H11211 [25SE]

Travel: greater disclosure of and accountability for Government travel, H6368 [13JN]

TVA: tribute to employees, E1840 [30SE]

U.S. Fire Administration: convert certain excepted service positions to competitive service positions, H11210 [25SE]

White House: dismissal of travel office personnel, H94 [4JA], H323 [5JA], H860 [25JA], H917 [26JA]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment, H11587-H11589 [27SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), H2334-H2339 [19MR], H4885 [10MY], H9832 [1AU], H9907 [2AU], E140 [1FE]

Workers' compensation claims: appeals process (H.R. 3205), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions (H.R. 3204), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

———treatment of medical opinions (H.R. 3203), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures in cases of rape or incest through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, S10270-S10279 [11SE]

AID: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (H.R. 3870), S9671 [2AU]

Architect of the Capitol: tribute to employees, S1070 [7FE]

Armed Forces: permit military retirees to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program, S6583, S6584 [20JN]

———retirement pay for former spouses relative to civil service, S7009, S7010 [26JN]

Aviation: report on assistance provided to an individual or the family of an individual injured or killed while on Government travel, S7934 [17JY]

Background checks: privatization, S7787 [11JY]

Braude, Beatrice: relief of estate, S6509-S6512 [19JN]

Budusky, Robert A.: tribute to murdered Postal Service letter carrier, S864 [1FE]

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special): tribute to staff, S12326 [3OC]

Congress: exchange program between congressional and German Bundestag staff members, S1374 [27FE]

———provide for the issuance and approval of employment regulations and practices (H. Con. Res. 123), S284 [22JA]

Congressional employees: solicitation of congressional staff participation in a spectrum allocation research discussion, S1341 [27FE]

Courts: jurisdiction of Federal district courts and the Court of Federal Claims over Government bid protests, S11848-S11850 [30SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide voluntary separation incentives to employees, S8464 [22JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, S3625 [18AP], S3697, S3709 [19AP], S3789, S3790 [22AP], S4001 [23AP], S4091 [24AP], S4874 [8MY], S5558-S5562 [23MY], S6154 [12JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), S3251, S3252, S3269, S3274-S3276 [15AP], S3415, S3416 [16AP], S3417 [17AP]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), unanimous-consent agreement, S3258 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (S. 1651), S3158 [28MR]

———early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures, S7519 [10JY]

———early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures (S. 1686), S3630 [18AP]

———employee mass transit programs funding, S7994 [17JY]

Dept. of Energy: employee buyout authority, S9100 [30JY]

Dept. of HUD: discourage interference with the exercise of the rights of free speech, free association, and the petition of Government for redress of grievances, S9877, S9878 [5SE]

———voluntary retirement program funding, S9732 [3SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: use of voluntary separation incentives by offices reducing employment levels (S. 2151), S11553 [27SE]

District of Columbia: impact of snowstorm, S122, S123 [10JA]

Economic Development Agency: funding, S5489 [22MY]

Education: Impact Aid Program reform, S10033 [9SE]

———treatment of certain State Impact Aid Program payments (S. 1543), S530 [26JA], S3494 [17AP]

Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government, S10165 [10SE]

———allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government (H.R. 782), S8941 [25JY]

Executive departments: personnel training sessions off of Federal property, S5252, S5254 [17MY]

Executive Office of the President: drug use by employees, S9027-S9030 [29JY]

———limit number of White House political appointees, S10366-S10373 [12SE]

FAA: employee union representation in labor negotiations, S2064 [14MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (S. 2145), S11225 [25SE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (S. 1896), S6662 [21JN]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (S. 1882), S6410 [18JN]

Financial institutions: application of qualified thrift lender test to institutions that serve military personnel, S7274 [28JN]

Fink, Thomas A.: nomination to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, S1900 [12MR]

Frahm, Senator: tribute to staff, S12159 [2OC]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (H.R. 1281), S12014 [30SE], S12401 [3OC]

———require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (S. 2048), S9608 [2AU]

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 2977), insert language of S. 1224 in lieu, S6162 [12JN]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), S11848-S11850 [30SE]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties, S7108, S7109 [27JN]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (S. 1794), S5498 [22MY], S5614 [23MY]

———Inspector General audits of employee overtime practices, S10287 [11SE]

———prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress (S. 1827), S5763 [4JN]

———reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances, S7236, S7237 [28JN]

———reform dispute resolution processes (S. 1224), S6155-S6163 [12JN]

———reimbursement of funeral and burial costs relative to employees who die in performance of duty, S10288 [11SE]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S5, S7, S8, S9-S11, S13, S14, S15 [3JA], S35, S37-S44, S47-S55, S60, S61, S62, S63, S64 [4JA], S73, S74, S76, S78, S83 [5JA], S126, S127, S130 [10JA], S358 [25JA], S427, S430, S434, S435, S436, S438 [26JA], S11506-S11508 [27SE], S11835 [30SE]

GSA: grant flexibility relative to telecommuting centers, S10280, S10321 [11SE]

———maintain Federal Protection Officer quotas relative to safety in public buildings, S10159 [10SE]

Hatfield, Senator: tribute to staff, S11870 [30SE]

Health: ensure insurance equity between Federal and contract employees, S10381, S10382 [12SE]

Heflin, Senator: tribute to staff, S12370 [3OC]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (S. Con. Res. 61), S5602 [23MY]

Income: continuance of work during Government shutdown, S72 [4JA]

———provide guaranteed loans for furloughed employees from their thrift savings plans during a Government shutdown (S. 1576), S1353 [27FE]

———provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (S. 1833), S5769 [4JN]

Information services: prohibit distribution of personal information without consent of the individual, S10183 [10SE]

INS: require certain personnel levels in each State (S. 1691), S3794 [22AP]

Insurance: allow agencies to advance Federal Employee Health Benefit premiums for employees on leave without pay, S10168 [10SE]

Johnston, Senator: tribute to staff, S11946 [30SE], S12338 [3OC]

Klamath Falls, OR: transfer of Air Force Kingsley Annex housing project, S7282, S7283 [28JN]

Labor unions: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (S. 2104), S11169 [24SE]

Library of Congress: appointment and responsibilities of deputy librarian, S9068, S9069 [29JY]

Members of Congress: require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown, S65 [4JA]

NASA: require work force restructuring report, S9830 [4SE]

———voluntary retirement program funding, S9707 [3SE]

National Association of Retired Federal Employees: anniversary, S1190 [9FE]

National Guard: retention of civilian employee positions at certain military training bases, S6915 [26JN]

Native Americans: repeal Indian trading laws (H.R. 3215), S9316 [31JY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S3708, S3710, S3717, S3734 [19AP]

———anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (S. Res. 249), S3695-S3697 [19AP]

———funding for relief of victims of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S9944 [5SE]

OPM: expand flexibility in providing services to CSRS and FERS annuitants, S10167 [10SE]

———funding for the Office of Federal Investigations (S. 1532), S498 [26JA]

———require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (S. 1759), S5094 [15MY]

OSHA: reform regulatory process (S. 1423), S2418 [20MR]

Pensions: Federal civilian and military cost-of-living adjustments, S5314 [20MY]

———increase eligibility age and make cost-of-living adjustments for certain retirement benefits and allow contributions to private pension plans, S5343-S5352 [20MY], S5401 [21MY], S5485 [22MY], S5512 [23MY]

Postal Service: payment for liabilities incurred by the former Post Office Dept., S10166 [10SE]

Senate: approval of interim regulations adopted by the Congressional Office of Compliance (S. Res. 209), S285 [22JA]

———employee cost-of-living adjustments, S9116 [30JY]

———tribute to staff, S12418 [21OC]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush (S. Res. 278), S7835 [12JY]

Silvestri, Amy L.: authorize testimony in Margaret C. Carlson v. Mike Eassa (S. Res. 221), S866 [1FE]

Simon, Senator: tribute to staff, S12059 [1OC]

States: repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (S. 2079), S10609 [16SE], S10712 [17SE], S11044 [19SE]

Tampa, FL: Social Security Administration Teleservice Center recipient of Vice President Gore's Hammer Award, S6252 [13JN]

Tennessee: observance of National Association of Retired Federal Employees Week, S4251 [25AP], S4444 [30AP]

Thrift Savings Plan: establish additional investment funds (S. 1080), S10724-S10727 [17SE]

U.S. Capitol Police: tribute to officers, S1070 [7FE]

U.S. Capitol telephone operators: tribute, S1070 [7FE]

U.S. Fire Administration: convert certain excepted service positions to competitive service positions (S. 1488), S6253 [13JN]

West Virginia: flexiplace work telecommuting center funding, S10360 [12SE]

White House Travel Office: refer matter of individuals terminated from employment to Court of Federal Claims, S10291-S10319 [11SE], S10350-S10353 [12SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment, S10291-S10319 [11SE], S10350-S10353 [12SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4092 [24AP], S4643-S4646 [2MY], S4670 [3MY], S4717 [6MY], S4773-S4782, S4786, S4787 [7MY], S4813-S4832, S4833-S4837, S4846-S4848, S4880 [8MY], S4890-S4893, S4895-S4926 [9MY], S4970 [13MY], S4989-S4993, S5002 [14MY], S5456 [21MY], S7626-S7630 [10JY], S7749 [11JY]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), unanimous-consent agreement, S4690 [3MY], S4901 [9MY]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (S. 1561), S914 [6FE], S1077 [7FE], S9548 [2AU]

Reports

Base Realignment and Closure Commission Privatization—the CSRS Issue, S3631 [18AP]

Disinvesting in Diplomacy: Pamela Harriman, Ambassador to France, S3500 [17AP]

Hondo Wildfire and Our Appreciation to Those Who Fought the Blaze: Representative Richardson, H5266 [16MY]

Previous House Resolutions Granting Special Deposition Authority: Committee on Rules (House), H1875 [7MR]

Social Security Administration Union Activity: GAO, S11170-S11173 [24SE]

Reports filed

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2977) (H. Rept. 104-841), H11228 [25SE]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1224) (S. Rept. 104-245), S3017 [27MR]

Civil Service Law Amendments: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3841) (H. Rept. 104-831), H11046 [24SE]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Authority To Obtain Testimony To Investigate the Dismissal of White House Travel Office Personnel: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 369) (H. Rept. 104-472), H1774 [6MR]

Convert Certain U.S. Fire Administration Excepted Service Positions to Competitive Service Positions: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1488), S6082 [11JN]

Disclosure of Information on Certain Individuals Relative to Nazi War Crimes During World War II: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1281) (H. Rept. 104-819), H11046 [24SE]

Federal Employee Representation Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 782), S1516 [5MR]

Federal Government Management—Examining Government Performance as We Near the Next Century (H. Rept. 104-861), H12172 [28SE]

Housing of Federal Land Management Agency Field Employees: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2941) (H. Rept. 104-802), H10523 [17SE]

Lobbying Disclosure Act Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3435) (H. Rept. 104-699), H8374 [24JY]

Relief of Individuals Terminated From White House Travel Office: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2937) (H. Rept. 104-484), H2320 [18MR]

Repeal Indian Trading Laws: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3215) (H. Rept. 104-681), H7779 [17JY]

Repeal Prohibitions on Political Recommendations Relative to Federal Employees: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 253) (S. Rept. 104-282), S6517 [19JN]

Restore Missing Person Status to Certain Dept. of Defense Civilian and Contract Employees: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 4000) (H. Rept. 104-806), H10523 [17SE]

Thrift Savings Investment Funds Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1080) (S. Rept. 104-274), S5191 [16MY]

Tribute to Individuals Who Served the U.S. During the Period Known as the Cold War: Committee on National Security (House) (H. Con. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 104-804), H10523 [17SE]

White House Travel Office Proceedings Against John M. Quinn, David Watkins, and Matthew Moore: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-598), H5646 [29MY]

Resolutions

Engrossment of H.R. 2862, public debt ceiling, and H.J. Res. 157, continuing appropriations, H801 [24JA]

Resolutions by organizations

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: ABA, S6160 [12JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H6 [3JA]

Statements

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Representatives Reed and Gekas, H11450 [27SE]

Criticism of Michael McCurry and White House Drug Policy: William J. Bennett, S9029 [29JY]

Summaries

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Authority To Obtain Testimony To Investigate the Dismissal of White House Travel Office Personnel (H. Res. 369), H1874 [7MR]

Travel Reform and Savings Act (H.R. 3637), H6405 [13JN]

Tables

Dept. of Defense personnel, S4179 [25AP]

Votes on legislation dealing with taxation, Federal spending, Federal employee reductions, and welfare and medical assistance (1968), S5796 [5JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 180, tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war, H11236 [26SE]

H. Res. 328, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1643, most-favored-nation status for Bulgaria, H2 [3JA]

H. Res. 369, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel, H1959 [7MR]

H.R. 782, Federal Employee Representation Improvement Act, S8941 [25JY], H9772 [1AU]

H.R. 1281, disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II, H10817 [24SE]

H.R. 2397, relief of individuals terminated from employment at the White House Travel Office, H2334 [19MR]

H.R. 2937, relief of individuals terminated from employment at the White House Travel Office, E141 [1FE]

H.R. 2941, improve housing of land management agency field employees, H10442-H10445 [17SE]

H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6162 [12JN]

H.R. 3163, tax treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River, H11630 [28SE]

H.R. 3215, repeal Indian trading laws, H8603 [29JY]

H.R. 3435, technical corrections to S. 1060, Lobbying Disclosure Act, H8613 [29JY]

H.R. 3841, Omnibus Civil Service Reform Act, H11340-H11346 [26SE], H11549-H11559 [27SE]

H.R. 3870, voluntary separation incentives to AID employees to reduce employment levels, H8626 [29JY]

H.R. 4000, restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees, H11470 [27SE]

H.R. 4194, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, H11446 [27SE]

S. 868, Federal Employees Emergency Leave Transfer Act, H11205-H11210 [25SE]

S. 1080, Thrift Savings Investment Funds Act, S10724-S10727 [17SE]

S. 1224, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6155 [12JN]

S. 1488, convert certain excepted service positions to competitive service positions in the U.S. Fire Administration, S6253 [13JN]

S. 1543, treatment of certain State educational Impact Aid Program payments, S530 [26JA]

S. 1686, early deferred annuities for certain Dept. of Defense employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures, S3630 [18AP]

S. 1827, prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress, S5763 [4JN]

S. 1896, expand Family and Medical Leave Act coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, S6663 [21JN]

S. 2048, War Crimes Disclosure Act, S9608 [2AU]

S. 2079, repeal State restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS, S10609 [16SE]

S. 2151, use of voluntary separation incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs offices reducing employment levels, S11553 [27SE]

S. Con. Res. 61, tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war, S5601 [23MY]

S. Res. 209, Senate approval of Congressional Office of Compliance interim regulations, S279, S285 [22JA]

S. Res. 221, testimony of Amy L. Silvestri in Margaret C. Carlson v. Mike Eassa, S743, S866 [1FE]

S. Res. 249, Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City, OK, bombing anniversary, S3733 [19AP]

S. Res. 296, permit disabled Senate employees with the privilege of the Senate floor to use supporting services on the floor, S11186 [24SE]

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES EMERGENCY LEAVE TRANSFER ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 868), H11205-H11213 [25SE]

Texts of

S. 868, provisions, H11205-H11210 [25SE]

FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT REDUCTION ASSISTANCE ACT

Analyses

Provisions (S. 1833), S5770 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1833), S5763 [4JN]

Letters

Provisions: James B. King, OPM, S5770 [4JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1833), S5769 [4JN]

FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Energy: amend or repeal certain statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management (see S. 1874), S6225 [13JN]

Letters

Amend or repeal certain Dept. of Energy statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6236 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Energy: amend or repeal certain statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management (S. 1874), S6236 [13JN], S11670 [28SE]

Reports filed

Amend or Repeal Certain Government Statutes Relative to Rulemaking and Advisory Committee Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1874) (S. Rept. 104-311), S7301 [28JN]

Texts of

S. 1874, amend or repeal certain statutes relative to Dept. of Energy rulemaking and advisory committee management, S11670 [28SE]

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

Amendments

Hydroelectric power: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska (S. 737), S11559, S11572 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 4297), H12174 [28SE]

Hydroelectric power: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (see H.R. 2869), H774 [23JA]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in New York (see H.R. 4177), H11229 [25SE]

Orrville, OH: reinstate and extend license for hydroelectric project (see S. 1581), S1455 [29FE]

Power resources: provide for retail competition among electric power suppliers (see S. 1526), S377 [25JA]

Public utilities: disapproving of rules concerning open access transmission services (see H.J. Res. 178), H4397 [1MY]

———provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 3782, 3790), H7473, H7474 [11JY]

———revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3601), H6005 [6JN]

Proposals

Establish FERC as an independent agency: Dept. of Energy, S861 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Beulah, ND: operation of Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant, E107 [26JA]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (H.R. 4297), E1849 [30SE]

Hydroelectric power: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Illinois (H.R. 2630), H3416 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (H.R. 2501), H3415, H3416 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (H.R. 2869), H3418 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in North Carolina (H.R. 2773), H3417 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio (H.R. 2816), H3417, H3418 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania (H.R. 2695), H3416, H3417 [16AP]

Public utilities: disapproving of rules concerning open access transmission services (H.J. Res. 178), E696 [1MY]

———provide for competition in electric power industry (H.R. 3782), E1255 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

Beulah, ND: operation of Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant, S400, S524 [26JA]

Hydroelectric power: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska (S. 737), S11572 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Arkansas (H.R. 657), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Illinois (H.R. 2630), S11572 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (H.R. 2501), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (H.R. 2869), S11572 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in New Jersey (H.R. 1366), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in North Carolina (H.R. 2773), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio (H.R. 1011), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio (H.R. 2816), S11572 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Oregon (H.R. 1290), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania (H.R. 2695), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Washington (H.R. 1014), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in West Virginia (H.R. 1051), S8830 [25JY]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in West Virginia (H.R. 1335), S11571 [27SE]

———fees and licenses for Flint Creek hydroelectric project in Montana, S2288 [19MR]

Independent agencies: establish, S860 [1FE]

Orrville, OH: reinstate and extend license for hydroelectric project (S. 1581), S1456 [29FE]

Power resources: provide for retail competition among electric power suppliers (S. 1526), S378-S380 [25JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: construction of retaining wall at Flathead Lake, S10691 [17SE]

Reports filed

Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Illinois: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2630) (H. Rept. 104-508), H3170 [28MR]

Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Kentucky: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2501) (H. Rept. 104-507), H3170 [28MR]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2869) (H. Rept. 104-512), H3170 [28MR]

Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in North Carolina: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2773) (H. Rept. 104-510), H3170 [28MR]

Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Ohio: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2816) (H. Rept. 104-511), H3170 [28MR]

Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Pennsylvania: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2695) (H. Rept. 104-509), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in Washington: Committee on Energy and Nautral Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1014) (S. Rept. 104-313), S7301 [28JN]

Nomination of Vicky A. Bailey: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S6517 [19JN]

Public Utility Holding Company Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1317) (S. Rept. 104-365), S10075 [9SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2501, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky, H3415 [16AP]

H.R. 2630, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Illinois, H3416 [16AP]

H.R. 2695, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania, H3416 [16AP]

H.R. 2773, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in North Carolina, H3417 [16AP]

H.R. 2816, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio, H3417 [16AP]

H.R. 2869, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky, H3418 [16AP]

H.R. 4297, Consumers Electric Power Act, E1849-E1851 [30SE]

S. 737, extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska, S11572 [27SE]

S. 1526, Electricity Competition Act, S380-S382 [25JA]

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP.

Case History

Federal Express Corp. Coverage by the Railway Labor Act, S12103 [1OC], S12185 [2OC]

Factsheets

Application of Labor Laws to Federal Express Corp. Relative to Designation as Express Company, S12104 [1OC]

Letters

Application of labor laws to carriers relative to designation as express company: Franklin D. Raines, OMB, S12179 [2OC]

———Joan Claybrook, S12189 [2OC]

———Representative Molinari, S11871 [30SE]

———Representatives Molinari and Shuster, S11872 [30SE], S12175 [2OC]

Opinion

Application of labor laws to Federal Express Corp. relative to designation as express company: Stephen E. Crable, National Mediation Board, S12101 [1OC], S12173-S12175 [2OC], S12222 [3OC]

Press releases

Public Citizen Supports Effort To Block Sweetheart Deal for Federal Express—Commends Senator Kennedy's Principled Stand: Public Citizen (organization), S12190 [2OC]

Questions and answers

FAA reauthorization and application of labor laws to Federal Express Corp. relative to designation as express company: Senator Daschle, S12100 [1OC]

Remarks in House

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, H11453-H11464 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, S11821, S11822, S11854-S11857, S11859, S11871, S11872 [30SE], S12096-S12115 [1OC], S12169-S12177, S12178-S12193 [2OC], S12219-S12230, S12233, S12235 [3OC]

FEDERAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1130), S9666 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1130), S9666-S9668 [2AU]

Texts of

S. 1130, provisions, S9666 [2AU]

FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT

Bills and resolutions

Drugs: classification of certain dietary supplements (see S. 1806), S5567 [23MY]

———defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see S. 2178; H.R. 4277), S11973 [30SE], H12172 [28SE]

Health: development of pharmaceuticals relative to treatment for illegal drug addiction (see S. 2051), S9742 [3SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

Pharmaceuticals: certification of drugs containing insulin and antibiotics (see H.R. 3672), H6509 [18JN]

Letters

Food Quality Protection Act: Food Chain Coalition, S8928 [25JY], H8145 [23JY]

———Lynn R. Goldman, EPA, H8145 [23JY]

———Richard W. Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, S8929 [25JY]

———several organizations, S8928, S8929 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: use of pesticides relative to agricultural output and land use, E1494 [2AU]

Amend: medical device provisions (H.R. 2290), H2464 [19MR]

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (H.R. 1300), H4094 [25AP]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8127-H8147 [23JY], E1367 [24JY], E1383 [25JY], E1389 [26JY]

Remarks in Senate

Drugs: classification of certain dietary supplements (S. 1806), S5582-S5584 [23MY]

———defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (S. 2178), S11992 [30SE]

FDA: review of generic drug applications, S8546 [23JY]

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices, S2173-S2177 [15MR]

Health: development of pharmaceuticals relative to treatment for illegal drug addiction (S. 2051), S9743 [3SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), S8736-S8738 [24JY], S8928 [25JY]

Reports

Food Quality Protection Act (H.R. 1627), H8145 [23JY]

Reports filed

Definition and Regulation of the Minor Use of Pesticides: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H7473 [11JY]

Statements

Food Quality Protection Act: American Crop Protection Association, S8929 [25JY]

Texts of

H.R. 1627, Food Quality Protection Act, H8127-H8141 [23JY]

S. 2051, Pharmacotherapy Development Act, S9744-S9746 [3SE]

FEDERAL GANG VIOLENCE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1700), S4063 [24AP]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1700), S4065-S4072 [24AP]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 1700), S4067 [24AP]

Texts of

S. 1700, provisions, S4066 [24AP]

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT see Government—U.S.

FEDERAL HEALTH CARE REINSURANCE CORP.

Remarks in Senate

Establish, S5257 [17MY]

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP.

Bills and resolutions

Housing: adjust mortgage loan limits (see H.R. 4063), H10385 [12SE]

Remarks in House

Housing: restructure mortgages for FHA-insured down payment procedures, E1720 [26SE]

FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

Letters

Food Quality Protection Act: Food Chain Coalition, S8928 [25JY], H8145 [23JY]

———Lynn R. Goldman, EPA, S8737 [24JY], H8145 [23JY]

———Richard W. Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, S8929 [25JY]

———several organizations, S8928, S8929 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8127-H8147 [23JY], E1367 [24JY], E1383 [25JY], E1389 [26JY]

Remarks in Senate

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), S8736-S8738 [24JY], S8928 [25JY]

———distribution of information relative to risk and benefits to consumers by retail grocers, S8738 [24JY]

Reports

Food Quality Protection Act (H.R. 1627), H8145 [23JY]

Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children: National Academy of Sciences, S8738 [24JY]

Reports filed

Definition and Regulation of the Minor Use of Pesticides: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H7473 [11JY]

Food Quality Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H8247 [23JY]

Statements

Food Quality Protection Act: American Crop Protection Association, S8929 [25JY]

Texts of

H.R. 1627, Food Quality Protection Act, H8127-H8141 [23JY]

FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS' ASSOCIATION

Letters

Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act, S12256 [3OC]

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

Messages

Report: President Clinton, S11537 [27SE], H11469 [27SE]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to Federal service labor-management relations, S1547-S1550 [6MR]

Remarks in Senate

FAA: employee union representation in labor negotiations, S2064 [14MR]

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPENDENTS ASSISTANCE ACT

Letters

Provisions: J. Michael Daly, Federal Investigators' Association, S12256 [3OC]

———Victor Oboyski, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S11122 [20SE], S12257 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 2101), H11247 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2101), S11122 [20SE], S11898 [30SE], S12256 [3OC]

Texts of

S. 2101, provisions, S11122 [20SE], H11248 [26SE]

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

Letters

Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act, S11122 [20SE], S12257 [3OC]

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Amendments

Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4304 [30AP], H4343, H4346, H4354 [1MY]

———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), consideration (H. Res. 419), H4330 [1MY]

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

Bills and resolutions

Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), consideration (see H. Res. 419), H4302 [30AP]

Remarks in House

Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4335-H4355 [1MY]

———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), consideration (H. Res. 419), H4329-H4335 [1MY]

Remarks in Senate

Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (S. 1356), S8225 [18JY], S11951 [30SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2149, Ocean Shipping Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 419) (H. Rept. 104-544), H4302 [30AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 419, consideration of H.R. 2149, Ocean Shipping Reform Act, H4329 [1MY]

FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE

Articles and editorials

BWCAW Bills Deserve To Die, S12348 [3OC]

Mediation on the Mark, S12348 [3OC]

Mediation Welcome in BWCAW Dispute, S12348 [3OC]

Time To Give Mediation It's Due, S12348 [3OC]

Descriptions

Agency Mission, S12346 [3OC]

Letters

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park: Senator Wellstone, S12346 [3OC]

Press releases

Details of Federal Mediation Process To Help Resolve Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park Disputes: Senator Wellstone, S12345 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park: mediation process relative to access and use, S12344 [3OC]

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

Bills and resolutions

Housing: adjust mortgage loan limits (see H.R. 4063), H10385 [12SE]

Remarks in House

Housing: restructure mortgages for FHA-insured down payment procedures, E1720 [26SE]

Houston, TX: tribute to Fannie Mae Foundation, E741 [9MY]

Working Woman (publication): tribute to Marriott Corp. and Fannie Mae for designation as healthy companies for women, E1382 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of HUD: GAO audit of Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, S9825 [4SE]

FEDERAL OCEANOGRAPHY COORDINATION IMPROVEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 3537), H5646 [29MY]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3537) (H. Rept. 104-771), H10040 [4SE]

FEDERAL OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Technical corrections (see H.R. 4018), H10040 [4SE]

Remarks in House

Technical corrections (H.R. 4018), H9972 [4SE]

Remarks in Senate

Technical corrections (H.R. 4018), S10087, S10088 [9SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4018, technical corrections, H9972 [4SE]

FEDERAL OIL AND GAS ROYALTY SIMPLIFICATION AND FAIRNESS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 1975): corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 70), S9555 [2AU]

Letters

Provisions: Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, S9677 [2AU], H7607 [16JY]

———Sylvia V. Baca, Dept. of the Interior, S9676 [2AU]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1975), H7597-H7607 [16JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 1975), S8369 [19JY], S9675-S9678 [2AU]

———corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 70), S9678 [2AU]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1014) (S. Rept. 104-260), S4937 [9MY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1975) (H. Rept. 104-667), H7473 [11JY]

Statements

Provisions: OMB, S9677 [2AU]

Texts of

H.R. 1975, provisions, H7597-H7602 [16JY]

S. Con. Res. 70, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 1975, provisions, S9610, S9678 [2AU]

FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE see Federal Reserve System

FEDERAL POWER ACT

Bills and resolutions

Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 3782), H7473 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry (H.R. 3782), E1255 [11JY]

FEDERAL POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATION

Bills and resolutions

Power resources: privatize the Federal Power Marketing Administration and certain TVA facilities (see H.R. 3878), H8247 [23JY]

FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES

Bills and resolutions

Contracts: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see S. 1797), S5566 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Contracts: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (S. 1797), S5567, S5568 [23MY], S12283 [3OC]

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

Bills and resolutions

Railroads: reform the Federal Railroad Administration and improve safety laws (see H.R. 3335), H4109 [25AP]

Remarks in House

Railroads: reform the Federal Railroad Administration and improve safety laws (H.R. 3335), E652 [25AP]

———safety, H7067, H7068 [27JN]

FEDERAL REGULATIONS see Government regulations

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD see Federal Reserve System

FEDERAL RESERVE SURPLUS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1687), S3626 [18AP]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1687), S3632 [18AP]

Texts of

S. 1687, provisions, S3632 [18AP]

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Articles and editorials

Chairman Greenspan, Retired, S1271 [20FE]

Critic Says Fed Juggled Its Books, S6558 [20JN]

Cut and Be Prosperous, S6202 [13JN]

Economy—Even the Fed's Greenspan Is Fallible When Trying To Predict a Recession, S1272 [20FE]

Fear of Inflation Is Stifling the Nation—An Outdated Obsession Is Depriving Us of Greater Wealth, S6202 [13JN]

Fed Branch Accused of Juggling Books, S6558 [20JN]

Fed Looks Into Cash Discrepancies at Branch, S6558 [20JN]

Fed Up, S6556 [20JN]

Federal Reserve—Greenspan Deserves 4 More Years as Chairman, S6556 [20JN]

Greenspan's Good Economy, S6575 [20JN]

Greenspan's Rotten Record, S6198 [13JN]

Inflation-Wary Fed Costs Jobs, Critics Say, S6206 [13JN]

Job for the Senate, S6556 [20JN]

Labor Shortages May Be Slowing Economy, S6562, S6576 [20JN]

Los Angeles Fed Money Troubles, S6558 [20JN]

Renominating Mr. Greenspan, S6555 [20JN]

Sleeping With the Devil—Bill Clinton Will Lose the 1996 Election Unless He Changes His Economic Strategy. Dumping Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Would Be a Good Start, S1065 [7FE]

Unfair War on Alan Greenspan, S6556 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions

Federal Home Loan Bank System: authorization of loans and participation requirements relative to community development (see H.R. 3349), H4302 [30AP]

———reform and modernize (see H.R. 3167), H2949 [27MR]

Financial institutions: clarify authority of Board of Governors relative to bank holding company applications (see H.R. 3210), H3230 [29MR]

Financing Corp.: use of surplus funds to cover obligations (see S. 1687; H.R. 3261), S3626 [18AP], H3581 [17AP]

Management: reform (see S. 1993), S8989 [26JY]

Essays

What Inflation? James K. Galbraith, University of Texas Johnson School of Public Affairs, E1338 [22JY]

Excerpts

``Future of Capitalism,'' Lester C. Thurow, S6570-S6572 [20JN]

Letters

Currency reporting practices at Los Angeles, CA, branch of Federal Reserve bank: Senator D'Amato, S6557 [20JN]

———Senator Dorgan, S6557 [20JN]

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds, H3511 [17AP]

Quotations

FRS policies (excerpts), S6573 [20JN]

Remarks in House

Bryan, TX: tribute to Bryan High School for winning Federal Reserve Board Fed Challenge, E720 [7MY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, E1338 [22JY]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (H.R. 3167), E470 [28MR]

Financial institutions: underwriting of debt and equity securities, E1441 [1AU]

Interest rates: impact on economic conditions, H7269 [11JY], H11053 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Consumer Price Index: calculation, S47, S48 [4JA]

Financing Corp.: use of surplus funds to cover obligations (S. 1687), S3632 [18AP]

GAO: audit of FRS, S6551 [20JN]

———evaluation, S2841-S2844 [26MR]

Government regulations: reform, S11913 [30SE]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6197-S6216 [13JN], S6258, S6281-S6294 [14JN], S6549-S6582, S6586 [20JN], S6751 [24JN]

———nomination to be FRS Chairman, unanimous-consent agreement, S6186 [13JN]

———performance as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, S1063-S1066 [7FE]

———renomination as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, S1269-S1274 [20FE]

Interest rates: impact on economic conditions, S6552-S6582 [20JN], S11136 [24SE]

Management: reform (S. 1993), S8989, S8990 [26JY]

Meyer, Laurence: nomination to the FRS, S6258 [14JN]

———nomination to the FRS, unanimous-consent agreement, S6187 [13JN]

———nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S6568 [20JN]

Meyer, Lawrence: nomination to the Federal Reserve Board, S1595 [6MR]

Operations and procedures, S6281-S6294 [14JN]

Proceedings: make public, S10735 [18SE]

Rivlin, Alice M.: nomination to the Federal Reserve Board, S1595 [6MR]

———nomination to the FRS, S6258 [14JN]

———nomination to the FRS, unanimous-consent agreement, S6187 [13JN]

———nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S6568, S6576, S6582, S6586, S6609 [20JN]

Rohatyn, Felix: withdrawal as a nominee for Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, S1298 [23FE]

Reports filed

Nomination of Alan Greenspan To Be Chairman of the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Alice M. Rivlin to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Laurence H. Meyer to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Testimonies

U.S. Economic Growth, E1602 [12SE]

Texts of

S. 1687, Federal Reserve Surplus Act, S3632 [18AP]

FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD

Remarks in Senate

Fink, Thomas A.: nomination to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, S1900 [12MR]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S1900 [12MR]

FEDERAL TEA TASTERS REPEAL ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (S. 1518): return to Senate (see H. Res. 387), H2665 [21MR]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1518): return to Senate (H. Res. 387), H2577 [21MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1518), S724 [1FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 387, return to Senate S. 1518, provisions, H2577 [21MR]

S. 1518, provisions, S724 [1FE]

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: authorizing (see S. 1840; H.R. 3553), S5856 [5JN], H5753 [30MY]

Political campaigns: impose monetary penalties for use of fraudulent political advertisements (see H.R. 3995), H9923 [2AU]

Telecommunications: protection of consumer privacy relative to new communications technologies (see H.R. 3685), H6690 [20JN]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 3553), H9932, H9933 [4SE], E951 [30MY], E1521 [5SE]

Funding, H5250 [16MY]

Telecommunications: protection of consumer privacy relative to new communications technologies (H.R. 3685), E1145 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 3553), S10565 [13SE]

———authorizing (S. 1840), S5861 [5JN]

Food industry: cereal market price collusion, S1905 [13MR]

Reports filed

FTC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1840) (S. Rept. 104-342), S9294 [31JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3553, FTC appropriations, H9932 [4SE]

S. 1840, appropriations, S5861 [5JN]

FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT

Amendments

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), H750 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions

Amend (see H.R. 3639), H6413 [13JN]

Taxation: treatment of certain Federal grants established in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 2960), H1225 [1FE]

Memorandums

Constructed Water Conveyances Reform Act: Catherine Roberts, EPA, H753 [23JA]

Remarks in House

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), H750-H757 [23JA], E104 [25JA]

Remarks in Senate

Amend (H.R. 961), S6025 [11JN]

Texts of

H.R. 2567, Constructed Water Conveyances Reform Act, H750 [23JA]

FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS

Amendments

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: implementation (S. 1920), S10614 [16SE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S6937, S7041 [26JN], H6980 [27JN]

Public housing: reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), S136, S150, S168 [10JA]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5965 [6JN]

Analyses

Approval of Waivers Submitted by Michigan To Conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' Welfare Reform Project (S. 1917), S7188 [27JN]

Church Arson Prevention Act (S. 1890), S6525 [19JN]

Juvenile Justice Modernization Act (S. 2062), S10199-S10201 [10SE]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 1260, Public Housing Reform and Empowerment Act, S9208 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Avoiding Military Adventures, S731 [1FE]

Bill Clinton Should Wait For Utah's Input, S10828 [18SE]

Burned Church Wins Congressman's Support, H6457 [18JN]

Canyons of the Escalante, S10828 [18SE]

Children Are the Ones Who Pay, E1409 [30JY]

Less Funding, More Alternative Financing Predicted, S8371 [19JY]

Monument to Rashness, S10828 [18SE]

Preserve ``One Nation, Indivisible'', E220 [28FE]

State Ag Leaders Won't Back Plan, S1894 [12MR]

Welfare Reform in Name Only, S8412 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions

Airports: enforce revenue diversion regulations (see S. 1774), S5267 [17MY]

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: implementation (see S. 1920), S7179 [27JN]

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

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Children and youth: require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 4055), H10235 [11SE]

Courts: clarify rules governing preemption of State and local laws (see S. 1679), S3487 [17AP]

———limit authority of judicial remedies to force State and local governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (see S. 1817; H.R. 3100), S5567 [23MY], H2315 [14MR]

———withhold Federal collateral remedies in State cases unless inadequate State habeus corpus procedures are shown to exist (see H.R. 2955), H1225 [1FE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1853, 1866, 1890; H.R. 3525), S6013 [10JN], S6144 [12JN], S6517 [19JN], H5569 [23MY]

———penalties for acts of arson against churches (see S. 1884), S6408 [18JN]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see S. 1854; H.R. 3565, 3698), S6013 [10JN], H5817 [4JN], H6690 [20JN]

———reduce certain funds if eligible States do not enact certain laws (see H.R. 3243), H3386 [15AP]

Dams: delegation of dam safety authority to State governments (see H.R. 3641), H6413 [13JN]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 4128), H10762 [20SE]

Ecology and environment: provide incentives for State and local growth management and land use programs (see S. 2185), S12125 [1OC]

Education: participation of local agencies in certain programs independent of State involvement (see H.R. 3313), H3819 [24AP]

Emergency Food Assistance Act: purchase of commodities using State funds (see H.R. 3978), H9922 [2AU]

Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and local government laws (see H.R. 4031), H10107 [5SE]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3391), H4423 [2MY]

Federal aid programs: improve the effectiveness of financial management and audits of State and local governments receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 3184), H3170 [28MR]

Firearms: standards for State concealed handgun carrying licenses (see H.R. 3838), H7779 [17JY]

Floods: participation of communities in national flood insurance program relative to protection of manufactured homes (see H.R. 3661), H6423 [17JN]

Gambling: grant jurisdiction to the States over activities conducted on Native American lands (see H.R. 3289), H3730 [23AP]

Government: transfer certain surplus property to State and local governments (see H.R. 3731), H7106 [27JN]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see S. 2091; H.R. 4102), S10837 [18SE], H10601 [18SE]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (see H.R. 4134), H11047 [24SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (see H. Res. 530), H11046 [24SE]

INS: require certain personnel levels in each State (see S. 1691), S3792 [22AP]

IRS: collection of child support through payroll withholdings if State collection rates do not improve (see S. 2190), S12303 [3OC]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (see S. 2062), S10192 [10SE]

Local government: flexibility in administration of Federal programs (see S. 2166), S11972 [30SE]

Medicaid: treatment of certain veterans' benefits received by individuals residing in State veterans homes (see S. 2099), S11090 [20SE]

———waive temporarily the enrollment composition rule for Managed Health Services of Wisconsin (see H.R. 4051), H10235 [11SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H913 [25JA]

National Guard: authorize participation in drug interdiction efforts (see H.R. 3524), H5569 [23MY]

National Institute of Justice: designate as focal point for law enforcement technology programs (see H. Con. Res. 227), H11527 [27SE]

National parks and recreation areas: reimburse States, localities, and individuals who donated funds and services during Government shutdown (see S. 1558), S915 [6FE]

Oregon: transfer of Oregon and California Railroad Grant Lands, Coos Bay Military Wagon Road Grant Lands, and public domain lands (see H.R. 3769), H7259 [10JY]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3601), H6005 [6JN]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (see S. 1917; H.R. 3732), S7179 [27JN], H7106 [27JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (see S. 1816; H.R. 3562), S5567 [23MY], H5817 [4JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), consideration (see H. Res. 446), H5934 [5JN]

Redwood National Park: increase management efficiency through cooperative agreements with California (see H.R. 3500), H5379 [21MY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see S. 2022), S9554 [2AU]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of solid waste imported from other nations (see H.R. 4049), H10235 [11SE]

———State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (see H. Res. 349), H973 [30JA]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3786), H7473 [11JY]

———clarify standards for sex offender registration programs (see S. 2138), S11539 [27SE]

———constitutional amendment to grant power to propose constitutional amendments (see S.J. Res. 58), S9295 [31JY]

———enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3538), H5646 [29MY]

———prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629, 2156; H.R. 3411), S2422 [20MR], S11720 [28SE], H4646 [8MY]

———reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062, 4303), H10385 [12SE], H12174 [28SE]

Telecommunications: State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment (see S. 2025), S9554 [2AU]

Texas: transfer title for Bureau of Reclamation projects to local control (see S. 1719), S4517 [1MY]

Transportation: transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see S. 1971; H.R. 3840), S8156 [18JY], H7779 [17JY]

Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council: establish (see S. 1805; H.R. 3298, 3880), S5567 [23MY], H3730 [23AP], H8247 [23JY]

Water: extend date for the transfer of certain amounts to be available for drinking water State revolving funds (see H.R. 3902), H8557 [25JY]

Cost Estimates

Immigration in the National Interest Act (H.R. 2202): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), H2318 [18MR]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H2319 [18MR]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: CBO, H1278 [27FE]

Documents

Waiver Request Process: Dept. of HHS, H5973-H5975 [6JN]

Letters

American Overseas Interests Act: James L. Blum, CBO, E427 [22MR]

———Representative Hamilton, E427 [22MR]

CBO cost estimates of the Immigration in the National Interest Act: Representative Hyde, H2317 [18MR]

Further analysis of bills before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) relative to intergovernmental and private sector mandates: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S2248 [18MR]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: several Utah elected officials, S10829 [18SE]

———Utah Public Education Coalition, S10830 [18SE]

Interstate Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste Act: several Governors, H939 [30JA]

Oregon public welfare demonstration projects: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S2169 [15MR]

Public welfare programs reform: A. Sidney Johnson III, American Public Welfare Association, S8398 [22JY]

———Cardell Cooper and Richard M. Daley, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H8321 [24JY]

———Carl Tubbesing, National Conference of State Legislatures, S8417 [22JY]

———Douglas R. Bovin, National Association of Counties, S8418 [22JY], H8321 [24JY]

———Gary Weeks, Oregon Dept. of Human Resources, S9401 [1AU]

———Gregory S. Lashutka, National League of Cities, H8321 [24JY]

———Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S8397, S8424 [22JY]

———Jane J. Chiles, Catholic Conference of Kentucky, S8400 [22JY]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S9406 [1AU]

———Michael E. Box and James J. Lack, National Conference of State Legislatures, E1495 [2AU]

———Michael Hightower, National Association of Counties, S9365 [1AU]

———Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky, S8399 [22JY]

———Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors' Association, S8396, S8417 [22JY]

———William S. Skylstad, U.S. Catholic Conference, S8400 [22JY]

Public welfare work requirements: James L. Blum, CBO, H7977 [18JY]

State issuance of driver's licenses and identification documents relative to immigration policy: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S3290 [15AP], S4392 [30AP]

Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act: Charles M. Condon, South Carolina Attorney General, S2427 [20MR]

———Gale A. Norton, Colorado Attorney General, S2428 [20MR]

———George Allen, Governor of Virginia, S2426 [20MR]

———George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, S2427 [20MR]

———John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S2426 [20MR]

———Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana, S2427 [20MR]

———Margery S. Bronster, Hawaii Attorney General, S2428 [20MR]

———Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, S2425 [20MR]

———Stephen Merrill, Governor of New Hampshire, S2427 [20MR]

———Tommy G. Thompson, Governor of Wisconsin, S2427 [20MR]

Transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States: Senator Mack, S8371 [19JY]

Unfunded Federal mandates: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H3025 [28MR]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau, S4046 [24AP]

———James J. Lack, Douglas R. Bovin, and Gregory S. Lashutka, S4030 [24AP]

———Sharon M. Hughes, National Council of Agricultural Employees, S4046 [24AP]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act CBO cost estimates: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H1278 [27FE]

Lists

Bills on House calendar under the Committee on Resources (House) jurisdiction: intergovernmental mandates, H1279 [27FE]

———private-sector mandates, H1279 [27FE]

Senate bills under the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) jurisdiction: intergovernmental mandates, S2209 [15MR]

———private-sector mandates, S2208 [15MR]

Memorandums

Oregon Public Welfare Demonstration Projects, S2169 [15MR]

Unfunded Federal Mandates Relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Sheri Steisel, Jon Dunlap, and Marilina Sanz, S4030 [24AP]

Proposals

State control over transportation of municipal solid waste, E108-E110 [26JA]

Remarks in House

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed, H12030 [28SE]

Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement: establish, H2186, H2187 [13MR]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (H.R. 2270), H4172, H4173 [30AP], H7449 [11JY]

Contracts: require States to conduct cost-benefit analysis for contracting of transportation projects, H7086-H7089 [27JN]

Courts: limit authority of judicial remedies to force State and local governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (H.R. 3100), H10514 [17SE], E359 [14MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage, H7620 [16JY]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6092, H6096, H6111 [10JN], H6125 [11JN], H6278 [12JN], H6291 [13JN], H6429, H6435, H6451-H6462, H6495 [18JN], H6718 [25JN], H6980-H6982 [27JN], H8525 [25JY], E930 [24MY], E1120, E1133, E1142 [20JN], E1258 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: consultation with local authorities relative to settlement negotiations in public housing litigation cases, H4710 [9MY]

———investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, H6809-H6812 [25JN]

Disasters: reduce costs and damage through grants and strategies developed by a government and private-sector partnership, H7267 [11JY]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (H.R. 4128), E1667 [20SE]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (H.R. 3391), H11202-H11205 [25SE]

———reform regulatory process, H2096-H2100 [12MR], H2195 [13MR]

———State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems, H6760 [25JN]

FBI: hire additional personnel to investigate domestic and foreign terrorism, and establish a domestic counterterrorism center, H2181 [13MR]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (H.R. 2634), E1310 [17JY]

Floods: flood insurance rates, H6875 [26JN]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: designate certain lands, H10498 [17SE], H10648 [19SE], H12170 [28SE]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (H.R. 4102), E1713, E1717 [26SE]

Housing: local housing authorities administration of rental assistance program, H4693, H4694 [9MY]

———low-income weatherization assistance program funding, H6621-H6624 [19JN], H6637, H6649-H6653 [20JN]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11070, H11077, H11096-H11108 [25SE], E1810 [28SE], E1860, E1867 [30SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (H. Res. 530), H11091-H11096 [25SE]

Local government: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H3021-H3026 [28MR], H7796 [18JY], E426 [22MR], E760, E777 [10MY]

Marriage: recognition of same-sex marriage, H7272-H7279, H7441-H7449 [11JY], H7481-H7506, H7531 [12JY], H7655, H7656 [16JY], H8010 [18JY]

National Guard: authorize participation in drug interdiction efforts (H.R. 3524), E928 [24MY], E1474 [2AU]

Native Americans: jurisdiction of State law over gaming rights of Narragansett Tribe in Rhode Island, H12098 [28SE]

Public housing: reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), H4738 [9MY]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), corrections in engrossment, H4753 [9MY]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), insert language of H.R. 2406 in lieu, H4753 [9MY]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, H7988 [18JY], E1409 [30JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project, H7163, H7164, H7243, H7244 [10JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5927, H5928 [5JN], H5940, H5954-H5976 [6JN], H6251 [12JN], H7265, H7266, H7267, H7268, H7269, H7270 [11JY], E991 [4JN], E1041 [10JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), consideration (H. Res. 446), H5941-H5954 [6JN]

Safety: allow State and local authorities use of Federal lands and police and firefighting training facilities, H6854 [26JN]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste, E108 [26JA]

———State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), E119 [31JA], E136 [1FE], E204 [23FE]

———State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), H931-H943 [30JA], E115 [31JA], E138 [1FE]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (H.R. 3786), E1259 [11JY]

———enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (H.R. 3538), E1781 [28SE]

———reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (H.R. 4303), E1837 [30SE]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, H9864-H9874 [2AU]

———extend date for the transfer of certain amounts to be available for drinking water State revolving funds (H.R. 3902), E1371 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Airports: enforce revenue diversion regulations (S. 1774), S5268 [17MY]

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: implementation (S. 1920), S7189 [27JN]

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

Business and industry: State involvement with voluntary environmental self-auditing practices, S5644 [24MY]

Courts: clarify rules governing preemption of State and local laws (S. 1679), S3487 [17AP]

———limit authority of judicial remedies to force State and local governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (S. 1817), S5598, S5599 [23MY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S6937-S6945 [26JN], S7202 [27JN], S7418 [8JY], S7908 [16JY]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), unanimous-consent agreement, S6937 [26JN]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1853), S6013 [10JN]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1866), S6146 [12JN]

———clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1890), S6520-S6528 [19JN], S7297 [28JN]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (S. 1854), S6013-S6015 [10JN]

Dams: creation of national dam safety program, S7715 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, S9941-S9943, S9944, S9945, S9946 [5SE], S11222-S11224 [25SE], S12021 [30SE]

Easton, PA: Two Rivers Landing Visitor Center opening, S7789 [11JY]

Ecology and environment: provide incentives for State and local growth management and land use programs (S. 2185), S12126-S12128 [1OC]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (H.R. 3391), S11754 [28SE]

———reform regulatory process, S1915-S1926 [13MR]

ERISA: reform, S3519 [18AP]

Fish and fishing: regulatory requirements relative to use of nets during lobster harvesting, S10823, S10824 [18SE]

Food stamps: eliminate State block grants, S8350-S8357 [19JY], S8415 [22JY], S8497, S8498 [23JY]

Government: role of Federal Government, S3171, S3174-S3177 [29MR]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: designate certain lands, S10756-S10759, S10827 [18SE], S11084-S11087 [20SE]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (S. 2091), S10840 [18SE]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education, S10572 [16SE], S11132 [24SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), S11321 [25SE], S11336 [26SE], S11703 [28SE]

———suspension of programs which result in unfunded Federal mandates, S4581-S4583, S4592 [2MY]

INS: require certain personnel levels in each State (S. 1691), S3794 [22AP]

Insurance: impact of State regulations on the cost of health insurance, S11106 [20SE]

IRS: collection of child support through payroll withholdings if State collection rates do not improve (S. 2190), S12304 [3OC]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (S. 2062), S10194 [10SE]

Local government: encourage public/private partnerships for wastewater treatment facilities, S6025 [11JN]

———flexibility in administration of Federal programs (S. 2166), S11980 [30SE]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S4028-S4032 [24AP]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), conference report, S701, S712 [1FE]

Marriage: recognition of same-sex marriage, S10065-S10068 [9SE], S10100-S10125, S10129 [10SE]

Medicaid: eligibility standards and State flexibility, S8344-S8350 [19JY], S8496, S8497 [23JY]

———treatment of certain veterans' benefits received by individuals residing in State veterans homes (S. 2099), S11091 [20SE]

Mining and mineral resources: mining law reform, S359 [25JA]

National Guard: support, S731 [1FE]

National parks and recreation areas: reimburse States, localities, and individuals who donated funds and services during Government shutdown (S. 1558), S916 [6FE]

Native Americans: jurisdiction of State law over gaming rights of Narragansett Tribe in Rhode Island, S11874, S11894 [30SE]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: preemption of inconsistent or duplicative Federal, State, and local environmental laws, S9222-S9228 [31JY]

Public housing: establish income eligibility and additional eligibility guidelines for public housing, S151 [10JA]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), S136, S151 [10JA], S9165, S9208 [30JY]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, S8096, S8097, S8099, S8100, S8124-S8126 [18JY], S8330 [19JY], S8396-S8401 [22JY], S8502, S8522, S8524 [23JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (S. 1917), S7187 [27JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (S. 1816), S5598 [23MY], S5642, S5648 [24MY]

———modify State family assistance grant determination formula to include the number of children in poverty, S8358-S8362 [19JY], S8410-S8414 [22JY], S8501 [23JY]

———Oregon demonstration projects, S2169-S2171 [15MR]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (S. 2022), S9561, S9562 [2AU]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste, S8970-S8972, S8974 [26JY], S10619, S10649, S10650 [17SE], S12327 [3OC]

States: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs (S. 2138), S11542 [27SE]

———constitutional amendment to grant power to propose constitutional amendments (S.J. Res. 58), S9304 [31JY]

———enforcement of statutory rape laws, S8419 [22JY]

———issuing of federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S3296-S3300 [15AP], S4391, S4392, S4406 [30AP], S4455, S4456, S4468-S4489, S4493 [1MY]

———prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (S. 1629), S2424 [20MR]

———prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (S. 2156), S11723 [28SE]

Telecommunications: State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment (S. 2025), S9564 [2AU]

Texas: transfer title for Bureau of Reclamation projects to local control (S. 1719), S4517-S4519 [1MY]

Transportation: transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (S. 1971), S8370 [19JY]

Voyageurs National Park: visitor-use and facilities study funding, S10551 [13SE]

Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council: establish (S. 1805), S5579 [23MY]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, S9707 [3SE], S9824, S9834 [4SE]

Wisconsin: transfer lands associated with LaFarge Dam and Lake, S7717, S7718 [11JY]

Reports

State Regulation of Health Plans: Jonathan Ratner, GAO, S3520 [18AP]

Unfunded Federal Mandates Relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: National Conference of State Legislatures, S4031 [24AP]

Reports filed

Clarify Federal Jurisdiction Over Offenses Relative to Religious Property Damage: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3525) (H. Rept. 104-621), H6422 [17JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3562, Approval of Waivers Submitted by Wisconsin To Conduct Wisconsin Works Welfare Reform Project: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 104-604), H5934 [5JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4134, Access of Illegal Immigrants to Public Education: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 530) (H. Rept. 104-834), H11046 [24SE]

Distribution of EPA Funds to States for Cooperative Agreements Relative to Underground Storage Tanks: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3391) (H. Rept. 104-822), H11046 [24SE]

Effectiveness of Financial Management and Audits of State and Local Governments Receiving Federal Assistance: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3184) (H. Rept. 104-607), H6005 [6JN]

EPA State Grants To Finance the Construction or Improvement of Water Supply Systems: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2747) (H. Rept. 104-515), H3229 [29MR]

Local Empowerment and Flexibility Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 88) (S. Rept. 104-331), S8553 [23JY]

Moratorium on Federal Regulations Relative to Right-of-Way Construction on Public Land: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1425) (S. Rept. 104-261), S4937 [9MY]

Public Utility Holding Company Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1317) (S. Rept. 104-365), S10075 [9SE]

Transfer Title for Bureau of Reclamation Projects in Texas to Local Control: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1719) (S. Rept. 104-383), S11972 [30SE]

Transfer Title for Bureau of Reclamation Projects to Local Texas Control: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1719), S10554 [13SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Fighting Crime, E1634 [18SE]

———Infrastructure and Economic Development, E999 [5JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Utah Public Education Coalition, S10830 [18SE]

Statements

Church Arson Prevention Act (H.R. 3525): several Members of Congress, S7908-S7910 [16JY], E1258 [11JY]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Utah Public Education Coalition, S10830 [18SE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform: President Clinton, S9359-S9362 [1AU]

———Representative Poshard, H9421 [31JY]

Summaries

Enforce Revenue Diversion Regulations Within Airports (S. 1774), S5269 [17MY]

Health Insurance Regulation—Varying State Requirements Affect Cost of Insurance: GAO, S11106 [20SE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform, H8321 [24JY]

Transfer Authority Over Highway Programs and Mass Transit Programs to States (S. 1971), S8372 [19JY]

Use of Rewards and Penalties for the Welfare Work Requirements, S8362 [19JY]

Tables

Drinking water State revolving fund capitalization grants lost, H9865 [2AU]

State laws governing unfair discrimination in insurance, S11223 [25SE]

Testimonies

Church Arson Prevention Act: Deval Patrick, Dept. of Justice, S6522-S6524 [19JN]

———John W. Magaw, BATF, S6524 [19JN]

———Joseph E. Lowery, Black Leadership Forum, Inc., S6524 [19JN]

Defense of Marriage Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10112 [10SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 349, consideration of S. 534, Interstate Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste Act, H931-H933 [30JA]

H. Res. 446, consideration of H.R. 3562, approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works welfare reform project, H5941 [6JN]

H.R. 3391, distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks, H11202 [25SE]

H.R. 3524, National Guard participation in drug interdiction efforts, E929 [24MY]

H.R. 3525, Church Arson Prevention Act, H6451 [18JN], H6980 [27JN]

H.R. 3562, approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works welfare reform project, H5954 [6JN], E992 [4JN]

H.R. 4303, Equity in Public Education Act, E1837 [30SE]

S. 1260, Public Housing Reform and Empowerment Act, S136-S150, S152-S167 [10JA], S9166-S9208 [30JY], H4738-H4753 [9MY]

S. 1629, Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act, S2425 [20MR]

S. 1679, Preemption Clarification and Information Act, S3488 [17AP]

S. 1805, Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council, S5580-S5582 [23MY]

S. 1866, Church Arson Prevention Act, S6146 [12JN]

S. 2022, Surface Transportation Equity Act, S9561 [2AU]

S. 2025, State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment, S9565 [2AU]

S. 2062, Juvenile Justice Modernization Act, S10195-S10199 [10SE]

S. 2138, clarify standards for State sex offender registration programs, S11543 [27SE]

S. 2156, Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act, S11724 [28SE]

S. 2190, Uniform Child Support Enforcement Act, S12304-S12306 [3OC]

FEDERATION LIFE INSURANCE OF AMERICA, INC.

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1519 [5SE]

FEDETZ, NICHOLAS A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1820 [30SE]

FEEDING HILLS, MA

Remarks in House

Sacred Heart Church: anniversary, E812 [15MY]

FEELEY, MIKE

Articles and editorials

It's Official—It Was a Tornado, H5686 [30MY]

FEGAN, JIM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1810 [28SE]

FEICHTER, PAT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1775 [28SE]

Reports

Observations on Bosnia, E1775 [28SE]

FEIN, RASHI

Articles and editorials

Why Do We Call Taxes a Burden?, S5620 [23MY]

FEINGOLD, RUSSELL D. (a Senator from Wisconsin)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S627, S638, S642, S644, S645 [31JA], S744, S746, S747, S758 [1FE], S922, S923, S974, S995, S999 [6FE], S1040, S1141 [7FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5100 [15MY], S5200, S5202 [16MY], S5335, S5391, S5395 [20MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2876 [26MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6837, S6889, S6900 [25JN], S6961, S7029, S7042, S7043 [26JN], S7226, S7310 [28JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military construction (S. 1764), S5604 [23MY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7830, S7831 [12JY], S7989, S7992, S8058 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10168, S10202 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9799, S9856 [4SE], S9932, S9969 [5SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6616 [20JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9000 [26JY], S9056, S9077 [29JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8781, S8871, S8874 [25JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3281, S3317 [15AP], S4328, S4346, S4347 [29AP], S4468 [1MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9067, S9078 [29JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2161, S2199 [15MR]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7160 [10JY]

Articles and editorials

Campaign Finance Proposal Drawing Opposition From Diverse Group, Ruth Marcus, Washington (DC) Post, S4456 [1MY]

Defeat for Business Bribery Abroad, New York (NY) Times, S3410 [16AP]

End to Corruption, Robert S. Leiken, Washington (DC) Post, S3409 [16AP]

Indonesian Says Slow Approach Avoids a Trap, Keith B. Richburg, Washington (DC) Post, S11233 [25SE]

Lifting Liberia Out of Chaos, Jeffery Goldburg, New York (NY) Times, S3736 [19AP]

Milk Sours the Farm Bill, New York (NY) Times, S3072 [28MR]

Milking Consumers, New York (NY) Times, S1006 [7FE]

Trading on Bribes, Washington (DC) Post, S1992 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Irrigation: clarify farm acreage and income limitations for eligibility for subsidized irrigation water (see S. 1798), S5566 [23MY]

Liberia: support peace process (see S. Res. 248), S3626 [18AP]

Taxation: expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to line-item veto (see S. 1835), S5763 [4JN]

Telecommunications: State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment (see S. 2025), S9554 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: allow interstate distribution of State-inspected meat (see S. 1862), S12000 [30SE]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see S. 1949), S7762 [11JY]

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S2830 [25MR]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 1493), S3957 [23AP]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see S.J. Res. 56), S5939 [6JN]

Computers: protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet (see S. 1567), S1180 [9FE]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see S. 1592), S1598 [6MR]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see S. 1690), S4072 [24AP]

Crime: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (see S. 1183), S3023 [27MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see S. 2008), S9295 [31JY]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see S. 1965), S8375 [19JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S1368 [27FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S5193 [16MY]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (see S. Con. Res. 73), S12129 [1OC]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see S. Con. Res. 50), S3157 [28MR]

Lebanon: restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports (see S. Res. 202), S2659 [21MR]

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 311), S12303 [3OC]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4627 [2MY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 295), S10837 [18SE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see S. 1641), S2867 [26MR]

Nuclear energy: Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding (see S. 1958), S7887 [16JY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S7028 [26JN]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see S. Con. Res. 66), S7179 [27JN]

Sierra Leone: elections (see S. Con. Res. 53), S3954 [23AP]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see S. Res. 228), S1455 [29FE]

U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1735), S6018 [10JN]

Cloture motions

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2898 [26MR], S3101 [28MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6630 [20JN], S6817 [25JN]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4037 [24AP]

Letters

Campaign finance reform: President Clinton, S6809 [25JN]

Human rights situation in East Timor: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8860 [25JY]

U.S.-French cooperation on nuclear weapons programs: President Clinton, S864 [1FE]

———several Senators, S864 [1FE]

Lists

Organizations supporting Abraham-Feingold amendment to S. 1664, Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act relative to federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S4476 [1MY]

Memorandums

Campaign Finance Reform: Joseph E. Cantor, Congressional Research Service, S6812-S6814 [25JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11368, S11369 [26SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3069, S3071, S3072, S3073 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S1006, S1057 [7FE]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (S. 1949), S7767 [11JY]

———price supports for dairy products, S3071 [28MR]

———price supports for milk, S5613 [23MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8602 [24JY]

AID: funding for family planning programs, S4389 [30AP]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2979, S2984 [27MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), S425 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2046 [14MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report corrections (S.J. Res. 53), S4389 [30AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11925 [30SE], S12090 [1OC]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S4084 [24AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, S9625-S9627 [2AU], S12341 [3OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, S4054 [24AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5842 [5JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9392 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8515 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S6177 [13JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5068 [15MY], S5395 [20MY], S5515, S5529 [23MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2913 [27MR]

Campaign for Our Children, Inc.: effectiveness of program in Milwaukee, WI, S9979 [5SE]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, S12169, S12170, S12171 [2OC], S12221, S12230 [3OC]

Children and youth: national drug control policy, S1660 [7MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (S.J. Res. 56), S5944 [6JN]

Clevert, Charles N., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S8061 [17JY]

Colorado: formation and funding of Animas La Plata water storage project, S9057 [29JY], S9093 [30JY]

Computers: protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet, S12042 [30SE]

———protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet (H.R. 3606), S6130 [12JN]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S712 [1FE]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (H.R. 3606), S6130 [12JN]

Congress: limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation, S2979 [27MR]

———strengthen post-employment restrictions on lobbying by Members and senior staffers, S9067 [29JY]

Constitution: proposed amendments, S5752-S5754 [4JN]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), S7716, S7717, S7718 [11JY]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, S11526 [27SE]

———Wisconsin La Farge Dam and Lake project deauthorization, S11526 [27SE]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2366 [20MR]

———reform habeas corpus procedures, S3462 [17AP]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1500 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7078 [27JN], S7226, S7228, S7229 [28JN]

———F/A-18E/F aircraft development, S7226, S7228, S7229 [28JN], S7990, S7993 [17JY]

———funding, S5068 [15MY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7990, S7993 [17JY]

Dept. of HUD: investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, S9941 [5SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10366, S10367, S10368, S10370, S10372 [12SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, S9896 [5SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9784, S9832 [4SE], S9896, S9941 [5SE]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, S8858 [25JY]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S10720 [17SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, S294 [23JA], S4456, S4457 [1MY], S4832 [8MY], S12287 [3OC]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S3711 [19AP], S6683, S6688, S6693, S6694, S6696, S6704 [24JN], S6763, S6765, S6777, S6785, S6797, S6809 [25JN], S9471 [2AU]

———limitations on media coverage and political advertising, S6694 [24JN]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S10120 [10SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9057 [29JY], S9093 [30JY]

Executive Office of the President: limit number of White House political appointees, S10367, S10368, S10370, S10372 [12SE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11528 [27SE], S12169, S12170, S12171 [2OC], S12221, S12230 [3OC]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, S2046 [14MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, S425 [26JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8858, S8859 [25JY]

Foreign trade: condemn practice of bribery for the awarding of contracts, S1992 [13MR], S3409 [16AP]

———condemn practice of bribery in the awarding of contracts, S4833 [8MY]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, S864 [1FE]

———U.S.-French cooperation on nuclear weapons programs, S864 [1FE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7453 [9JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3528 [18AP]

Immigration: admission of family members of U.S. citizens, S4125, S4139, S4153 [25AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, S11925 [30SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4034, S4054 [24AP], S4125, S4139, S4153 [25AP], S4474, S4486, S4492 [1MY], S4598, S4606 [2MY]

Indonesia: human rights situation in East Timor, S8859 [25JY]

———human rights violations in East Timor, S11232-S11234 [25SE]

———U.S. policy, S11232-S11234 [25SE]

INS: establish Office of Enforcement of Employer Sanctions, S4492 [1MY]

———open-field searches relative to probable occurrences of illegal acts, S4034 [24AP]

———treatment of student visas, S4598 [2MY]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3528 [18AP]

Irrigation: clarify farm acreage and income limitations for eligibility for subsidized irrigation water (S. 1798), S5568-S5570 [23MY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S7616 [10JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9067, S9068 [29JY]

Liberia: support peace process (S. Res. 248), S3634 [18AP]

———U.S. policy, S3735, S3736 [19AP]

Lower Fox River: clean up of contaminated sediments, S7716, S7717 [11JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S10120 [10SE]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, S10120 [10SE]

McCaffrey, Barry R.: confirmation as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, S1660 [7MR]

Medicare: reform, S6177 [13JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3873 [23AP]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, S1534 [5MR]

Milwaukee, WI: anniversary, S862 [1FE]

Minimum wage: level, S7453 [9JY]

NASA: Russian animal research programs funding, S9784 [4SE]

Nigeria: human rights violations, S5950 [6JN]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: deny congressional approval relative to effect on milk prices, S1006 [7FE], S3072 [28MR]

NSF: repeal certain limitations on procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations, S9832 [4SE]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S3710 [19AP]

Oshkosh, WI: tribute to Experimental Aircraft Association, S9313 [31JY]

Political campaigns: require accountability in campaign advertising, S6693 [24JN]

Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive choice, S425 [26JA]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9392 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8515 [23JY]

Russia: human rights violations, S1656 [7MR]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, S7059 [26JN]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2164 [15MR]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S4054 [24AP]

START II Treaty: ratification, S471 [26JA]

States: issuing of federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S4474, S4486 [1MY]

Supreme Court: decision on Federal election expenditures, S9471 [2AU]

Taxation: expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to line-item veto (S. 1835), S5772 [4JN]

———rates, S5395 [20MY], S5515, S5529 [23MY], S11472 [27SE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S712 [1FE]

———State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment (S. 2025), S9564 [2AU]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, S1534 [5MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3462 [17AP]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, S2420 [20MR]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, S2913 [27MR]

Weapons: prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and establish readiness programs for public safety personnel, S7078 [27JN]

Wisconsin: transfer lands associated with LaFarge Dam and Lake, S7718 [11JY]

Texts of

S. 1798, Irrigation Subsidy Reduction Act, S5570 [23MY]

S. 1835, expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to line-item veto, S5773 [4JN]

S. 2025, State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment, S9565 [2AU]

Tributes

Bradley, Senator, S11948 [30SE]

Brown, Ronald H., S3382 [16AP]

Brown, Senator, S11947 [30SE]

Cohen, Senator, S11961 [30SE]

Dole, Senator, S6051 [11JN]

Exon, Senator, S11949 [30SE]

Hamilton, Harry, S1373 [27FE]

Hatfield, Senator, S11950 [30SE]

Heflin, Senator, S11950 [30SE]

Johnston, Senator, S11950 [30SE]

Kassebaum, Senator, S11949 [30SE]

Nunn, Senator, S11949 [30SE]

Pell, Senator, S11949 [30SE]

Pryor, Senator, S11948 [30SE]

Rabin, Yitzhak, S1534 [5MR]

Simon, Senator, S11948 [30SE]

Simpson, Senator, S11948 [30SE]

FEINSTEIN, DIANNE (a Senator from California)

Addresses

China—Where Do We Go From Here? by, S3798-S3800 [22AP]

Affidavits

Explosion at GOEX Manufacturing Co.: James P. Palmquist, S10363 [12SE]

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S749, S852 [1FE], S1030, S1141 [7FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1985 [13MR], S2105 [14MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8145, S8296 [18JY], S8338, S8375 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5274 [17MY], S5385 [20MY]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), S2688 [21MR]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 956), S2438, S2544 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6450, S6489, S6535, S6539 [19JN], S6882, S6885, S6886, S6891, S6897 [25JN], S6909, S6913, S7033, S7034 [26JN], S7093, S7167, S7200 [27JN], S7271, S7322 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7826 [12JY], S7932, S7954, S8058 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10202 [10SE], S10361, S10478 [12SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9857 [4SE], S9932, S9939, S9969, S9970, S9976 [5SE]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S10708, S10721 [17SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6740, S6744 [24JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8631, S8667 [24JY], S8745, S8781, S8788, S8849, S8868, S8874, S8918, S8921 [25JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S4151 [25AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4197, S4198 [25AP], S4334, S4343, S4344 [29AP], S4412, S4414, S4426, S4427 [30AP], S4495, S4503 [1MY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S9752 [3SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8145, S8296 [18JY], S8338, S8375 [19JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7160 [10JY]

Conferee: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, S4984 [13MY]

Articles and editorials

Internet Cited for Surge in Bomb Reports, Eric Lichtblau and Jim Newton, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S7273 [28JN]

Nomination of William A. Fletcher To Be Circuit Judge, New Republic (publication), S12161 [2OC]

Privacy Issue Raised in Direct-Mail Case, James P. Miller, Wall Street Journal, S7028 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

California: settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see S. 1893), S6517 [19JN]

———tribute to NetDay96 (see S. Res. 274), S7179 [27JN]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see S. 1908), S7027 [26JN]

Crime: penalties for sex offenses against children (see S. 1985), S8636 [24JY]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see S. 2065), S10327 [11SE]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 1937), S7670 [10JY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see S. 1607), S1855 [12MR]

FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see S. 1865), S6144 [12JN]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 1600), S1649 [7MR]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1547), S555 [30JA]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. Res. 218), S555 [30JA]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (see S. 1548), S555 [30JA]

San Francisco, CA: recognize the significance of the AIDS Memorial Grove in the Golden Gate Park (see S. 1992), S8866 [25JY]

Tariff: HIV protease inhibitor chemicals (see S. 2021), S9554 [2AU]

Taxation: treatment of certain corporate stock liquidations relative to charitable donations (see S. 2141), S11539 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1743), S6150 [12JN]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see S. 1725), S4618 [2MY]

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S919 [6FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S742 [1FE]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 1493), S7416 [8JY]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (see S. 1606), S1855 [12MR]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 229), S1455 [29FE]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Cambodia: U.S. policy (see S. Res. 285), S9072 [29JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 607), S7769 [11JY]

Colombia: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1560), S915 [6FE]

Commission on Programs and Policies for Combatting the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: establish (see S. 1681), S3487 [17AP]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1890), S6517 [19JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 263, 265), S6225 [13JN], S6408 [18JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52, 65), S3792 [22AP], S11973 [30SE]

———efforts to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (see S. 1700), S4063 [24AP]

———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (see S. 1612), S1969 [13MR]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (see S. 1729), S6410 [18JN]

———prevent economic espionage (see S. 1556), S10076 [9SE]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 282), S8636 [24JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see S. 2008), S9295 [31JY]

Diseases: establish a data bank of information on clinical trials and experimental treatments for all serious illnesses (see S. 2024), S9554 [2AU]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see S. 1965), S8013 [17JY]

Ecology and environment: reauthorize certain educational programs (see S. 1873), S7309 [28JN]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see S. 1760), S5093 [15MY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see S. 47), S2331 [19MR]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see S. 1632), S6410 [18JN]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see S. 1590), S1516 [5MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S737 [1FE]

Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see S. 1416), S1654 [7MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S1368 [27FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see S. 969), S3023 [27MR]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see S. 1701), S7769 [11JY]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes (see S. Res. 270), S6662 [21JN]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S1180 [9FE]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see S. 2101), S11090 [20SE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Manzanar Historic Site: exchange of public lands (see S. 2052), S10076 [9SE]

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 311), S12303 [3OC]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S1870 [12MR]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4519 [1MY]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see S. 1725), S4618 [2MY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 295), S10837 [18SE]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S5763 [4JN]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

National Tourism Board: establish (see S. 1623), S3317 [15AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1623), S3317 [15AP]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

Operation Sail: tribute (see S.J. Res. 64), S11169 [24SE]

Operation Sail (organization): tribute (see S. Res. 286), S10201 [10SE]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see S. 1638), S2646 [21MR]

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S2867 [26MR]

Pornography: amend laws relative to child pornography (see S. 1237), S5865 [5JN]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see S. Res. 273), S7127, S7179 [27JN]

Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (see S. 2140), S11539 [27SE]

Senate: tribute to African-American Senators (see S. Res. 229), S1455 [29FE]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see S. Con. Res. 69), S9555 [2AU]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see S. 1439), S321 [23JA]

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see S. 912), S10841 [18SE]

———treatment of clean-fuel vehicles (see S. 1848), S5939 [6JN]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see S. Res. 228), S1455 [29FE]

U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1735), S5945 [6JN]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see S. 55), S10841 [18SE]

Women: promote equity in health care services through expanded research and improved access (see S. 1799), S5566 [23MY]

Cloture motions

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2898 [26MR], S3101 [28MR]

Letters

Construction of physical barriers in high illegal alien entry areas: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S4413 [30AP]

———T.J. Bonner, National Border Patrol Council, S4413 [30AP]

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits: California State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

———Charles E. Wiggins, S2224 [18MR]

———Hawaii State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———Idaho State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S2223 [18MR]

Economic assistance to Mexico relative to drug enforcement efforts: by, S557, S558 [30JA]

Impact of relaxed travel barriers between the U.S. and Mexico on drug enforcement efforts and highway safety: by, S557 [30JA]

Nomination of William A. Fletcher to be circuit judge: Charlie Wright, S12160 [2OC]

———Daniel J. Meltzer and David L. Shapiro, S12160 [2OC]

———Stephen B. Burbank, S12160 [2OC]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands: Eric E. Yoder, Imperial Irrigation District, S6532 [19JN]

———Gerald F. Pisha, Mayor of Desert Hot Springs, CA, S6532 [19JN]

———Joseph Findaro, S6532 [19JN]

———Mary E. Belardo, Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, S6532 [19JN]

———Richard L. Young, S6532 [19JN]

———Tom Levy, Coachella Valley Water District, S6532 [19JN]

Treatment of legal immigrants in welfare reform legislation: Bill Lockyer and Richard Katz, California State Legislature, S8340 [19JY]

Memorandums

Treatment of Legal Immigrants in Welfare Reform Legislation: Mike Nevins, California State Association of Counties, S8340 [19JY]

Motions offered by

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8344 [19JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8344 [19JY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, S6463 [19JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11374 [26SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S1032 [7FE]

———price supports for sugar, S1032 [7FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S428 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2221, S2224, S2239, S2243 [18MR], S2273 [19MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4108 [25AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11829 [30SE], S12091 [1OC]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S4089 [24AP]

Budget: balance, S4108 [25AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5824 [5JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), S8528 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9378 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8338, S8340, S8342, S8343, S8344 [19JY], S8496, S8527, S8528 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5069 [15MY], S5358, S5374 [20MY], S5483 [22MY]

Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8753, S8809, S8816 [25JY]

California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness, S3753 [22AP]

———economic effects of public welfare programs reform, S8527 [23JY]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument, S3753 [22AP]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2926, S2927 [27MR]

———management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), S12159 [2OC]

———settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (S. 1893), S6531, S6532 [19JN]

———tribute to NetDay96 (S. Res. 274), S7192 [27JN]

Cambodia: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1642), S11639 [28SE]

———U.S. policy (S. Res. 285), S11639 [28SE]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (S. 1908), S7027 [26JN]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy, S3798 [22AP]

China, Peoples' Republic of: human rights violations, S4276-S4278 [29AP]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense, S3236 [29MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), S2628, S2629 [21MR]

Chino, CA: tribute to Telamon Electronics (business), S12009 [30SE]

Corp. for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety: abolish, S7100 [27JN]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S2221, S2224, S2239, S2243 [18MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2372 [20MR]

———reform habeas corpus procedures, S3365 [16AP]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 65), S11999 [30SE]

———efforts to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (S. 1700), S4068 [24AP]

———penalties for sex offenses against children (S. 1985), S8637, S8639 [24JY]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (S. 2065), S10328 [11SE]

DEA: sale of chemicals used to manufacture controlled substances, S7167 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: Army automatic cargo tracking and control system funding, S7932 [17JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6453, S6463 [19JN], S6910 [26JN], S7100, S7167 [27JN], S7271, S7272, S7285 [28JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, S10040 [9SE], S10738 [18SE]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, S459 [26JA]

———funding, S5069 [15MY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7932, S7954 [17JY]

———nuclear seismic monitoring research programs funding, S6910 [26JN]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, S3125 [28MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10362, S10363, S10364, S10379 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9283 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9724 [3SE], S9914, S9943, S9945 [5SE]

Diseases: establish a data bank of information on clinical trials and experimental treatments for all serious illnesses (S. 2024), S9563 [2AU]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (S. 1937), S7670 [10JY]

Drug abuse: increased usage of cocaine, S5275 [17MY]

———national drug control policy, S5275 [17MY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (S. 1607), S1864 [12MR]

———investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers, S5483 [22MY]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S10738 [18SE]

Earth Day: observance, S3753 [22AP]

Education: funding, S428 [26JA]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6765 [25JN]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S9999 [6SE]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, S3365 [16AP], S10362, S10363 [12SE]

FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (S. 1865), S6145 [12JN]

Financial institutions: prohibition on deposit shifting, S12091 [1OC]

Firearms: Civilian Marksmanship Program funding, S7100 [27JN]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, S10379 [12SE]

Foreign aid: establish international standards relative to transfer of conventional arms, S8784, S8785 [25JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8753, S8784, S8785, S8793, S8809, S8816 [25JY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7441 [9JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9521 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3548 [18AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, S9914 [5SE]

Health care professionals: licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion, S2273 [19MR]

Immigration: admission of family members of U.S. citizens, S4122, S4151, S4152 [25AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, S11829 [30SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3365 [16AP], S3713 [19AP], S4036, S4037 [24AP], S4122, S4151, S4152 [25AP], S4412, S4413, S4414, S4415, S4416, S4417 [30AP], S4472, S4503 [1MY]

———construction of physical barriers in high illegal entry areas, S4412, S4413 [30AP], S4503 [1MY]

———include Spanish and English on deportation notices, S4414, S4415, S4416, S4417 [30AP]

INS: open-field searches relative to probable occurrences of illegal acts, S4036, S4037 [24AP]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3548 [18AP]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums, S9521 [2AU]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 1600), S1652 [7MR]

Iraq: anniversary of gas bomb attack against Kurds, S2096 [14MR]

———sale of petroleum relative to U.S. military presence, S5374 [20MY]

Japan: negotiate Semiconductor Trade Agreement, S6453 [19JN]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S10117 [10SE]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, S10117 [10SE]

Medicaid: county-operated health insurance programs qualifications and requirements (H.R. 3056), S11449 [26SE]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. 1547), S555 [30JA]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S8793 [25JY]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. Res. 218), S555 [30JA]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (S. 1548), S555 [30JA]

Minimum wage: level, S7441 [9JY]

NASA: transfer of certain functions from Ames Research Center to the Japanese space agency relative to international space station program, S9943 [5SE]

National cemeteries: protect and preserve land adjacent to the Los Angeles National Cemetery, S9724 [3SE]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (S. Res. 257), S5789 [5JN]

Navy: development of pulse doppler upgrade to radar system, S7954 [17JY]

Point of order, S2224 [18MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), S8528 [23JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9378 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8338, S8340, S8342, S8343, S8344 [19JY], S8496, S8527, S8528 [23JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8338, S8340, S8342, S8343, S8344 [19JY], S8496 [23JY]

San Francisco, CA: extension of Bay Area Rapid Transit rail lines to San Francisco International Airport, S9283 [31JY]

———recognize the significance of the AIDS Memorial Grove in the Golden Gate Park (S. 1992), S8868 [25JY]

Schiffer, Michael: privilege of the floor, S4276 [29AP]

Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (S. 2140), S11545 [27SE]

Senate: confirmation of judicial nominees, S12159 [2OC]

———tribute to retiring Senators, S12159 [2OC]

Sri Lanka: independence anniversary, S390 [25JA]

States: issuing of federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S4472 [1MY]

Tariff: HIV protease inhibitor chemicals (S. 2021), S9560 [2AU], S12005 [30SE]

Taxation: treatment of certain corporate stock liquidations relative to charitable donations (S. 2141), S11546 [27SE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S715 [1FE]

Television: anniversary of Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, S11474 [27SE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3365 [16AP], S3467 [17AP]

———prohibit distribution of information relative to explosive materials, S7271, S7272 [28JN], S10040 [9SE]

———treatment of distribution of information relative to the making of explosive materials, S3365 [16AP]

Travis AFB, CA: Travis VA Hospital funding, S9945 [5SE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, S2926, S2927 [27MR]

Wilson, Susanne B.: San Jose State University Tower Award recipient, S1077 [7FE]

Resolutions by organizations

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits: Arizona State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———Federal Bar Association, S2223 [18MR]

———Montana State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

———Nevada State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands: Riverside County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S6532 [19JN]

Statements

Commercial Aircraft Air Filtration Systems: Andrew Parramore, S6145 [12JN]

———Janie Johnson, S6146 [12JN]

———Joe Johnson, S6146 [12JN]

———Patricia Friend, S6145 [12JN]

U.S. Policy on Regional Stability and Defense Relative to the Republic of China: Lien Chan, Prime Minister, Republic of China, S2629 [21MR]

Summaries

Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act (S. 1965), S10738 [18SE]

Texts of

S. 1607, Methamphetamine Control Act, S1865 [12MR]

S. 1908, Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Empowerment Act, S7028 [26JN]

S. 1985, Amber Hagerman Child Protection Act, S8638 [24JY]

S. 1992, AIDS Memorial Grove Act, S8868 [25JY]

S. 2021, tariff on HIV protease inhibitor chemicals, S9561 [2AU]

S. 2065, Open Campus Police Logs Act, S10328 [11SE]

S. 2141, tax treatment of certain corporate stock liquidations relative to charitable donations, S11547 [27SE]

Tributes

Brown, Ronald H., S3345 [16AP]

Dole, Senator, S6039 [11JN]

Freeman, Jim, S11443 [26SE]

Kassebaum, Senator, S12159 [2OC]

Lott, Senator, S6116 [12JN]

Packard, David, S3193 [29MR]

FEINSTEIN, FRED

Letters

Teamwork for Employees and Management Act, S7485 [9JY]

FELBER, MATT

Subpoena Notices

Cuyahoga County, OH, Court of Common Pleas, H1230 [6FE]

FELDMAN, TRUDE B.

Articles and editorials

President at 50, S12031-S12033 [30SE]

Ronald Reagan at 85—A Birthday Tribute, S894 [6FE], S4725 [6MY]

Remarks in Senate

News media: tribute for article about President Clinton, S12031 [30SE]

FELDSTEIN, MILTON

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S168 [10JA]

FELKER, ELLIS

Remarks in Senate

Courts: reform habeas corpus procedures, S4716 [6MY]

FEMIA, VINCENT J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1873 [30SE]

FEMINIST MAJORITY (organization)

Letters

Comstock Clean-up Act, S1601 [6MR]

FENNER, GARY A.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2101 [14MR]

FENTON, MS

Bills and resolutions

Favre, Brett: National Football League Most Valuable Player Award recipient (see H. Res. 339), H330 [5JA]

Remarks in House

Favre, Brett: National Football League Most Valuable Player Award recipient (H. Res. 339), H324 [5JA]

FERGUSON, BOB

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1518 [5SE]

FERGUSON, DON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1876 [30SE]

FERGUSON-BREY, PAMELA

Documents

U.N. World Conference on Women in the People's Republic of China, E336 [13MR]

FERLAND, MEIKA

Essays

Voice of Democracy, E1405 [30JY]

FERNANDEZ, CAMILO

Remarks in House

Junta Patriotica Cubana: Manuel Antonio de Varona Award recipient, E864 [22MY]

FERRAIR, CAROLYN J.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5205 [16MY]

FERRARO, GERALDINE A. (a former Representative from New York)

Addresses

International Women's Day, E326 [12MR]

FERRE MALAUSSENA, FRANCISCO AND FAMILY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E213 [27FE]

FERRER, L. GEORGE

Eulogies

By Jeff Brewer, E1261 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1261 [11JY]

FERRER, MARIA

Letters

Health care reform, E420 [22MR]

FERRERIA, JOSE da SILVA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E220 [28FE]

FERRITER, A.J.

Statements

Influence of Lobbyists, E941 [29MY]

FERROALLOY ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E152 [5FE]

FEUERSTEIN, AARON

Articles and editorials

Glow From a Fire, S129 [10JA], S309 [23JA]

Mensch Who Saved Christmas, S323 [23JA]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S127 [10JA], S308, S323 [23JA]

FEUILLE, JEAN HUBERT

Remarks in House

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid relative to investigation into certain murders, H5878 [5JN]

FIALKA, JOHN J.

Articles and editorials

Admiral Turns Big Guns on Waste at Norfolk, VA, Base, S9852 [4SE]

Tracing Explosives Through Taggants Draws Heavy Fire From Gun Lobbies, E1483 [2AU]

FIEGE, BEVERLY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1068 [12JN]

FIELDS, CLEO (a Representative from Louisiana)

Addresses

Business Partnerships With Schools: Audrey L. Easaw, H10003 [4SE]

Student Tutoring Programs: Norman Manasa, H10003-H10005 [4SE]

Affidavits

Race-based voting districts: Paul L. Hurd, H3480 [16AP]

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6712 [24JN], H6884 [26JN]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4504 [7MY], H4612, H4613, H4629, H4647 [8MY]

Articles and editorials

Cleo Fields, Democrat of Baton Rouge—Elected 1992, 2nd Term, H11385 [26SE]

Congressman Cleo Fields, Fourth District, Louisiana, H11384 [26SE]

Honorable Cleo Fields, H11385 [26SE]

Legal Fees Questioned in Remap Case, Brad Cooper, H3481 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Taxation: treatment of unearned income (see H.R. 3042), H1985 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5647 [29MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H7779 [17JY]

Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H7108 [27JN]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H10236 [11SE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5647 [29MY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1241 [13FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H4424 [2MY]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H5052 [14MY]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H4119 [29AP]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H4119 [29AP]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 3052), H3820 [24AP], H5052 [14MY]

Motor vehicles: school bus safety (see H.R. 1884), H4119 [29AP]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H4397 [1MY]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4397 [1MY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Social Security: reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H11527 [27SE]

U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), H5288 [16MY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

Lists

Education Caucus, H5368 [21MY]

Historically black colleges and universities, H10223 [11SE]

Prominent historically black college and university alumni, H10222 [11SE]

Remarks by, on

Black College Day: observance, H10216, H10217, H10218, H10219, H10220, H10221, H10222 [11SE]

Black History Month: observance, H1499 [28FE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3595 [18AP]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H6111, H6112 [10JN], H6409 [13JN], H10588, H10589, H10590, H10591 [18SE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H6885, H6886 [26JN]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6111 [10JN], H6458 [18JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, H6109, H6111, H6112, H6113 [10JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6406, H6409, H6410 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3595 [18AP]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6885, H6886 [26JN]

Education: business participation with schools to enhance the teaching and use of technology, H9996, H9997 [4SE]

———national policy to improve system, H5363, H5366, H5367 [21MY], H9996, H9997, H9998, H9999, H10001, H10002 [4SE]

Elections: race-based voting districts, H3475, H3477, H3478, H3479 [16AP]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5527 [23MY]

FEMA: funding, H6885, H6886 [26JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H176 [4JA]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H12167 [28SE]

Housing: allow ownership of pets by senior citizens and the disabled in public housing, H4625, H4626 [8MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4612, H4613, H4617, H4625, H4626, H4629, H4630 [8MY]

———eligibility of residents for public housing boards relative to prior convictions for certain crimes, H4629 [8MY]

———establish public housing advisory boards with membership by tenants, H4629, H4630 [8MY]

———require membership by tenants on housing authorities boards, H4612, H4613, H4617 [8MY]

Minimum wage: level, H4380, H4381, H4382, H4383, H4384, H4386, H4387 [1MY], H5527 [23MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1064 [31JA]

Schools: infrastructure improvement programs, H9997, H9998, H9999, H10001, H10002 [4SE]

Supreme Court: decision relative to the use of race in designating congressional districts, H6406, H6408, H6409 [13JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5750 [30MY], H7530 [12JY], H8245 [23JY], H10671 [19SE]

Special order: granted, H89 [3JA], H185 [4JA], H329 [5JA], H1136 [31JA], H2549 [20MR], H4501 [7MY], H4644 [8MY], H5499 [22MY], H10369 [12SE], H12171 [28SE]

Tribute, H11382-H11387 [26SE], H12169 [28SE], E1804 [28SE], E1852 [30SE]

Statements

Business Partnerships With Schools: William A. Oliver, H10012 [4SE]

Cable in the Classroom: Decker Anstrom, National Cable Television Association, H10006 [4SE]

Summaries

Cable Television's Contributions to America's Children and Families: National Cable Televison Association, H10006 [4SE]

Cable TV Nework Programming: National Cable Televison Association, H10006-H10012 [4SE]

Tables

Fall enrollment in historically black colleges and universities, H10223-H10225 [11SE]

Testimonies

National Policy To Improve Education System: Angelica Santacruz, National HeadStart Association, H5369 [21MY]

———Joel Packer, National Education Association, H5368 [21MY]

———Starla Jewell-Kelly, National Community Education Association, H5368 [21MY]

FIELDS, EMILY A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E64 [23JA]

FIELDS, JACK (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3005, Securities Investment Promotion Act, H8330 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

FCC's Regulatory Overkill, James H. Quello, Wall Street Journal, E1372 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

FCC: reform (see H.R. 3957), H9921 [2AU]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (see H.R. 3005), H1715 [5MR]

Public broadcasting: promote financial self-sufficiency (see H.R. 2979), H1507 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see H.R. 3449), H5935 [5JN]

Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate (see H.R. 2700), H331 [5JA]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H5288 [16MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H2316 [14MR]

Corporations: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see H.R. 3272), H3649 [18AP]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H4800 [9MY]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Elections: provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H8248 [23JY]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H4646 [8MY]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H7474 [11JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

House Rules: require witnesses at committee hearings to disclose Federal grants or contracts received during current and previous fiscal years (see H. Res. 486), H10236 [11SE]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H2950 [27MR]

———State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H5647 [29MY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H6509 [18JN]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H3231 [29MR]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5754 [30MY]

Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see H.R. 2342), H5501 [22MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H5380 [21MY]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H11396 [26SE]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H4800 [9MY]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (see H.R. 2972), H1324 [27FE]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H6184 [11JN]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H1508 [28FE]

Tariff: temporary suspension of antidumping and countervailing duties under limited market conditions (see H.R. 2822), H1986 [7MR]

Taxation: child tax credits and deductions for taxpayers with whom a parent or grandparent resides (see H.R. 3984), H10525 [17SE]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 3693), H9706 [1AU]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Telephones: impose fees for the allocation of toll-free phone numbers (see H. Con. Res. 175), H4902 [10MY]

Remarks by, on

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to pay fair market value for use of allotted spectrum frequencies, H1167 [1FE]

Bryan, TX: tribute to Bryan High School for winning Federal Reserve Board Fed Challenge, E720 [7MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7010 [27JN], E1282 [12JY]

Computers: cable television industry offer of internet access to schools, E1254 [11JY]

Continental Airlines, Inc.: tribute, E865 [22MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8270 [24JY], E1415 [31JY]

Disasters: tribute to victims of ValuJet crash in Florida, E950 [30MY]

Father's Day: observance, E1081 [13JN]

FCC: funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum, H8270 [24JY]

———reform (H.R. 3957), E1463 [2AU]

Fields, Pearl R.: Arthritis Foundation-Louisiana Humanitarian Award recipient, E147 [5FE]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H12048 [28SE]

Humble, TX: tribute to Humble High School football team, E142 [1FE]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), H6445, H6448 [18JN]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), conference report, H12048, H12049, H12050 [28SE]

Maritime Administration: funding of maritime academies, E1415 [31JY]

Medicare: coverage of oral prostate cancer drugs, E1081 [13JN]

———reform, E1081 [13JN]

Public broadcasting: promote financial self-sufficiency (H.R. 2979), E247 [28FE]

———tribute, E504 [29MR]

Sealy, TX: tribute to Sealy High School football team, E144 [1FE]

Spring, TX: tribute to Spring Senior High School concert band, E702 [2MY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1155, H1163, H1167 [1FE]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 353), H1149 [1FE]

Television: local station ownership and cable must-carry regulations, H1163 [1FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3728 [23AP]

Special order: granted, H6506 [18JN], H10018 [4SE]

Tribute, H6446 [18JN], H12048, H12049 [28SE]

Tributes

Bergson, Paul, E1374 [25JY]

Bowes, Barbara, E1615 [17SE]

Bowes, William P., Sr., E1844 [30SE]

Bridges, Robin, E1377 [25JY]

Burroughs, Harry F., III, E1596 [12SE]

Ferguson, Bob, E1518 [5SE]

Finley, Jim, E1532 [5SE]

Gauvain, Stephen, H6480 [18JN]

Kenyon, June, E1656 [19SE]

Machemahl, Megan, E1413 [31JY]

Masucci, Jim, E1306 [17JY]

McKay, Haden E., Jr., E157 [5FE]

Moulder, Marlene, E1546 [10SE]

O'Brien, Kathy, E1561 [11SE]

Quello, James H., E1372 [25JY]

Simpson, Nancy, E1466 [2AU]

Smith, Paul (Jay), E950 [30MY]

Strawman, Christy, E1439 [1AU]

Wall, Risden, E1363 [24JY]

Wilkinson, Cyndy, E1400 [30JY]

Wirwicz, Bryan, E1632 [18SE]

FIELDS, PEARL

Remarks in House

Arthritis Foundation: Louisiana Humanitarian Award recipient, E147 [5FE]

FIFIELD, DICK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E236 [28FE]

FIFIELD, RICHARD G.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1072 [7FE]

50 STATES COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROGRAM ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3793), H9981-H9983 [4SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3793, provisions, H9981 [4SE]

FIGUEROA, ARELIS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E307 [7MR]

FIGURES, MICHAEL A.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10832 [18SE]

FIJI, REPUBLIC OF

Articles and editorials

Ensuring Stability in the Pacific, H3222 [29MR]

Letters

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty: John D. Holum, H3221 [29MR]

———President Clinton, H3221 [29MR]

———Representative Faleomavaega, H3220 [29MR]

———Representative Hamilton, H3221 [29MR]

———several Representatives, H3220 [29MR]

Remarks in House

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty: ratification, H3219 [29MR]

FILIPINO VETERANS EQUITY ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1136), H6401 [13JN]

FILMS see Motion Pictures

FILNER, BOB (a Representative from California)

Addresses

Memorial Day: Robert Sniffen, E893 [23MY]

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7079 [27JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8370 [24JY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4504 [7MY], H4695 [9MY]

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4305 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H7779 [17JY]

Housing: rental assistance payments for certain owners of manufactured homes who rent the lots on which their homes are located (see H.R. 3402), H4502 [7MY]

Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 4080), H10523 [17SE]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3538), H5646 [29MY]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 3669), H6508 [18JN]

Veterans: strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H9705 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H10524 [17SE]

Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H2316 [14MR]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H4800 [9MY]

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3673), H6531 [19JN]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4303 [30AP]

Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H11527 [27SE]

———reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4902 [10MY]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11396 [26SE]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H11396 [26SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1507 [28FE]

Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H10386 [12SE]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H5174 [15MY]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Contracts: require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H5288 [16MY]

Corporate Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 3351), H4302 [30AP]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 2259), H1232 [6FE]

Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of grace periods, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1963), H1716 [5MR]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H4303 [30AP]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H3650 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4902 [10MY]

———compliance with veterans' preference requirements (see H.R. 3594), H6005 [6JN]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H9566 [31JY]

———extend enhanced loan asset sale authority (see H.R. 3459), H5173 [15MY]

———improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 4173), H11229 [25SE]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5053 [14MY]

———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3488 [16AP]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H4397 [1MY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1716 [5MR]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H9925 [2AU]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

FAA: compliance with veterans' preference requirements during reductions in force (see H.R. 3593), H6005 [6JN]

———establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H1986 [7MR]

Federal employees: appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3205), H5754 [30MY]

———military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H4503 [7MY]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3204), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3203), H5754 [30MY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3292), H3730 [23AP]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: authorization of loans and participation requirements relative to community development (see H.R. 3349), H4302 [30AP]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H91 [3JA]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 1281), H7260 [10JY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H3488 [16AP]

Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H5647 [29MY]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H7474 [11JY]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H1635 [29FE]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 3587), H6691 [20JN]

———modify certain programs relative to minority women (see H.R. 3179), H6184 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR], H2714 [22MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H10174 [10SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1950), H3581 [17AP]

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 2796), H2467 [19MR]

Homeless: reintegration assistance for veterans (see H.R. 3611), H6183 [11JN]

Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H1223 [1FE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10721 [19SE]

INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]

Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 3030), H5173 [15MY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H7533 [12JY]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5288 [16MY]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 215), H11230 [25SE]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7155 [9JY]

Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 286), H1636 [29FE]

———prohibit misrepresentation of groups or individual names in connection with lobbying (see H.R. 2694), H2123 [12MR]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H5501 [22MY]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3292), H3730 [23AP]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10041 [4SE]

———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (see H.R. 3591), H10040 [4SE]

———reform (see H.R. 2839), H331 [5JA]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 958), H3387 [15AP]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4058), H12175 [28SE]

Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1677), H7474 [11JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H1636 [29FE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H4110 [25AP]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2559 [20MR]

National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (see H.R. 3648), H7155 [9JY]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H7780 [17JY]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H11230 [25SE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H11396 [26SE]

Public debt: ceiling (see H. Res. 360), H1325 [27FE]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H4303 [30AP]

———extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H4902 [10MY]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

———support community food security projects relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003), H2950 [27MR]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H4503 [7MY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8248 [23JY]

Sequoia National Forest: preservation of Giant Sequoia ecosystem and increase recreational opportunities (see H.R. 3873), H8247 [23JY]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11396 [26SE]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 240, 573), H1325 [27FE], H1507 [28FE]

———determination of average annual earnings relative to child care or home health care (see H.R. 3357), H5754 [30MY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H4303 [30AP], H10721 [19SE]

———treatment of spousal benefits relative to divorce (see H.R. 3360), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to age (see H.R. 3361), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3359), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to disability (see H.R. 3358), H5754 [30MY]

Sports: convene national summit to promote good citizenship (see H. Con. Res. 199), H10041 [4SE]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H7780 [17JY]

Taxation: exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6915 [26JN]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H5053 [14MY]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3807), H8375 [24JY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1972), H1716 [5MR]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H774 [23JA]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2272), H1986 [7MR]

———treatment of length of service awards for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 1893), H3387 [15AP]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H5647 [29MY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3506), H5500 [22MY]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4902 [10MY]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3418), H4646 [8MY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4902 [10MY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5380 [21MY]

Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280), H4902 [10MY]

Women: preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3174), H3650 [18AP]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3176), H3650 [18AP]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H9925 [2AU]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H9925 [2AU]

———tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H6691 [20JN]

———tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H6765 [25JN]

Remarks by, on

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (H.R. 3673), H7555 [16JY]

Black History Month: observance, H1221 [1FE]

Children and youth: national objectives priority assignments, H5738 [30MY]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (H.R. 3830), H8525 [25JY], H10348 [12SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3287 [15AP]

Contracts: require States to conduct cost-benefit analysis for contracting of transportation projects, H7087 [27JN]

Corps of Engineers: Tijuana River Basin, CA, study funding, H8370, H8371 [24JY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H8525 [25JY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, E1351 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: use of Montgomery GI Bill as recruitment tool, H7132 [9JY]

Dept. of Labor: State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operation Program funding, H7236 [10JY]

———Veterans Employment and Training Service funding, H7236 [10JY]

Dept. of Transportation: loan guarantees for international railroad projects, H7090 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7079, H7080, H7081, H7087, H7090 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, H10564 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, H6125 [11JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7236 [10JY], H7325 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6431 [18JN]

Devers, Gail: tribute for participation in Olympic games, H9837 [2AU]

Education: funding, H7325 [11JY]

———Head Start Program funding, H4134 [30AP]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5509 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8370, H8371 [24JY]

Francis, Joseph S.: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Leadership Award recipient, E637 [25AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H150 [4JA]

Health: tribute to American Academy of Pain Management, E937 [29MY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4696 [9MY]

———rental assistance for mobile and manufactured homes, H4696 [9MY]

Medina, Eliseo V.: recipient of San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Leadership Award, E623 [25AP]

Memorial Day: observance, E870 [22MY], E893 [23MY]

Minimum wage: level, H5509 [23MY]

Moore, Dave: San Diego County Building & Construction Trades Council Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1597 [12SE]

Oceans: public disclosure of ocean transportation contracts, H4351 [1MY]

———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4351 [1MY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H4115 [29AP], H4909 [14MY]

———gasoline tax, H4909 [14MY], H5309 [21MY]

San Diego, CA: Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program loan guarantees, H7079, H7080, H7081 [27JN]

———tribute to Annual Community Mobilization Conference and Training on Gangs, Violence, and Drugs, E531 [16AP]

———tribute to San Diego Symphony Orchestra, E431 [22MR]

San Diego County, CA: anniversary of Interfaith Shelter Network, E783 [14MY]

Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (H.R. 4080), E1781 [28SE]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (H.R. 3538), E1781 [28SE]

Taxation: treatment of mutual life insurance company policyholder dividends and small life insurance company acquisition expenses (H.R. 1497), H4909 [14MY]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H4915 [14MY]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (H.R. 2743), H6418 [17JN]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3518 [17AP]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (H.R. 1136), H6401 [13JN]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7561 [16JY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8773 [30JY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (H.R. 1483), H5312 [21MY]

———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (H.R. 3586), H8766 [30JY]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (H.R. 3938), E1781 [28SE]

Votes: position on missed, H50 [3JA], H801 [24JA], H1699 [5MR]

Williams, Gordon: San Diego County Building & Construction Trades Council Retired Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1639 [18SE]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans, H6401 [13JN]

———tribute to Filipino veterans (H. Con. Res. 191), H8628 [29JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H4501 [7MY], H5285 [16MY], H5750 [30MY], H5757 [31MY], H6282 [12JN], H6411 [13JN], H6420 [17JN], H7151 [9JY], H8553 [25JY], H10761 [20SE], H11226 [25SE]

Tributes

Arrington, John N., E1018 [6JN]

Ballard, Harold, J., E691 [1MY]

Brigham, Froebel A., E1020 [6JN]

Calvert, Darlene C., E1127 [20JN]

Faucette, Myrtle, E1193 [27JN]

Heyer, Roberta Calvert, E349 [13MR]

Lockhart, John, E1694 [25SE]

Mfume, Representative, H1221 [1FE]

Nappi, Patrick, E1095 [17JN]

Sniffen, Robert, E893 [23MY]

Stultz, Dick, E1195 [27JN]

Taylor, Charles L., E1383 [25JY]

Winters, Timothy, E810 [15MY]

FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK

Letters

Republic National Bank activities relative to Russian banks, E197 [13FE]

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Addresses

Institutional Investors: Robert J. Eaton, Chrysler Corp., E436 [22MR]

Princeton University Commencement: President Clinton, S5745-S5747 [4JN]

Amendments

Bankruptcy: treatment of single asset real estate (S. 1559), S9617, S9664, S9665 [2AU]

Courts: appointment of bankruptcy judges (H.R. 2604), H6712 [24JN]

Housing: extend certain programs (S. 1494), S347, S350 [24JA], S1900 [12MR]

SBA: enhance safety and soundness of the Small Business Investment Company Program (S. 1784), S8923, S8936 [25JY]

Analyses

Felony Violations for Evasion of Child Support Obligations (S. 2180), S11995 [30SE]

Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act (S. 1494), H1272 [27FE]

Small Business Investment Company Improvement Act (S. 1784), S8935 [25JY]

Thrift Charter Merger Commission (H.R. 3407), E1250 [11JY]

Appointments

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: members, H7991 [18JY]

Conferees: H.R. 3005, regulation and management of financial markets, S7216 [27JN]

———H.R. 3005, Securities Investment Promotion Act, H8330 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Crackdown on Immigrants Is Restricting Scholarships, S5651 [24MY]

Docudrama, S1444 [29FE]

Drug Fiefdom of Northern Mexico, S4679-S4681 [3MY]

Enough of Whitewater, S1561 [6MR]

Enough Whitewater Hearings, S1928 [13MR]

Ethics Insurance at $3,200 a Week—Whitewater Counsel's Adviser Assumes a Larger Role in Probe, S3835 [23AP]

Extend, But With Limits, S1444 [29FE], S1580, S1585 [6MR]

Extend the Whitewater Inquiry, S1408 [29FE]

First Lady's Prints on Document, Magazine Says, H4167 [30AP]

Foreign Treasures, S5650 [24MY]

From Watergate to Whitewater to Filegate, There May Not Be a Santa Claus, but There's Definitely a Law of Karma!, H10361 [12SE]

Greenspan's Good Economy, S6575 [20JN]

Insecurity Regulation, H6445 [18JN]

Labor Shortages May Be Slowing Economy, S6576 [20JN]

Politics of Whitewater, S9082 [29JY]

Possibility of Default Starts To Worry Europe, Especially France, H911 [25JA]

Real Whitewater Report, S1445 [29FE]

Replacing Kenneth Starr, S3453 [17AP]

Say It Again, Sam, S3834 [23AP]

Student Loans—Direct Lending vs. Special Pleas, S348 [24JA]

Take D'Amato Off Clinton's Case, S1561 [6MR]

Telltale Fingerprints?, H4167 [30AP]

Twenty Months and Counting, S1580, S1585 [6MR]

Whitewater Hearing Needs To Wind Down, S1562 [6MR]

Whitewater Investigation Was a Costly Political Exercise, S8927 [25JY], S9080 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions

Bankruptcy: treatment of executory contracts and unexpired leases (see S. 2059), S10075 [9SE]

———treatment of single asset real estate (see S. 1559), S915 [6FE]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8029 [18JY]

———establish requirements relative to rent-to-own transactions (see H.R. 3003), H1715 [5MR]

———offer negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to businesses and allow interest payments on demand deposits (see H.R. 3993), H9923 [2AU]

China, People's Republic of: oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 3577), H5817 [4JN]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see S. Con. Res. 72; H. Con. Res. 218), S11540 [27SE], H11229 [25SE]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (see S. Res. 227, 246), S1388 [28FE], S3487 [17AP]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (see S. Res. 272), S7027 [26JN]

Community Reinvestment Act: consideration of a depository institution's record on consumer fees (see H.R. 3301), H3730 [23AP]

———require performance data reporting to verify availability of credit on a nondiscriminatory basis (see H.R. 3826), H7658 [16JY]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see S. 1800; H.R. 3246), S5567 [23MY], H3387 [15AP]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H6914 [26JN]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H3230 [29MR]

———require standard annual percentage rate of interest to open certain credit card accounts (see H.R. 4320), H12174 [28SE]

Courts: protect private property from forfeiture or Government seizure (see H.R. 3194), H3170 [28MR]

———treatment of certain claims against depository institutions under receivership by Federal banking agencies (see H.R. 3892), H8374 [24JY]

Credit: prohibit extensions relative to gambling (see H.R. 4337), H12251 [1OC]

Crime: development and implementation of national financial crimes strategy (see H.R. 3931), H9566 [31JY]

———enhance surveillance pictures for use in criminal prosecutions (see H.R. 3533), H5569 [23MY]

———establish felony violations for evasion of child support obligations (see S. 2180), S11973 [30SE]

———treatment of the production, sale, transportation, or possession of fictitious financial instruments (see H.R. 2986), H1507 [28FE]

Deposit insurance: provide additional coverage for accounts which reduce net fee income (see H.R. 3302), H3730 [23AP]

Dept. of HUD: establish performance funds through consolidation of certain housing programs (see H.R. 3740), H7106 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend enhanced loan asset sale authority (see H.R. 3459), H5173 [15MY]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see S. 2054; H.R. 3002), S9853 [4SE], H1663 [4MR]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H8094 [22JY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see S. 1760; H.R. 3362, 3465), S5093 [15MY], H4302 [30AP], H5173 [15MY]

Federal employees: provide guaranteed loans for furloughed employees from their thrift savings plans during a Government shutdown (see S. 1576), S1345 [27FE]

———provide interest-free loans to furloughed employees (see H.R. 2842), H187 [4JA]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: authorization of loans and participation requirements relative to community development (see H.R. 3349), H4302 [30AP]

———reform and modernize (see H.R. 3167), H2949 [27MR]

Financial services: increase competition and merge commercial bank and savings association charters (see H.R. 4182), H11229 [25SE]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for U.S. contributions to international funds and development banks (see H.R. 3399), H4502 [7MY]

Foreign banks: enhance supervision and limit participation by persons convicted of certain crimes (see S. 2144), S11539 [27SE]

FRS: clarify authority of Board of Governors relative to bank holding company applications (see H.R. 3210), H3230 [29MR]

———reform (see S. 1993), S8989 [26JY]

———use of surplus funds to cover Financing Corp. obligations (see S. 1687; H.R. 3261), S3626 [18AP], H3581 [17AP]

Government: prohibit removal of certain members of the National Credit Union Administration Board and the Board of Directors of the FDIC (see H.R. 3976), H9922 [2AU]

Government regulations: reduce paperwork and regulatory burdens (see H.R. 4079), H10430 [16SE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: promote capacity and accountability (see S. 2095), S11033 [19SE]

Housing: adjust mortgage loan limits (see H.R. 4063), H10385 [12SE]

Insurance: capitalize deposit insurance funds and provide regulatory relief for insured depository institutions and holding companies (see H.R. 3567), H5817 [4JN]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (see S. Con. Res. 73; H. Con. Res. 228), S11540 [27SE], H11527 [27SE]

Investments: guarantee deposits and certain liabilities and protect against deposit insurance losses (see H.R. 4318), H12174 [28SE]

———provide investment opportunities for small bank holding companies (see H.R. 2981), H1507 [28FE]

———regulation and management of financial markets (see H.R. 3005), H1715 [5MR]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1547; H.R. 2945), S555 [30JA], H1224 [1FE]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. Res. 218; H.R. 2947), S555 [30JA], H1224 [1FE]

Puerto Rico: relief for certain loans (see H.R. 4269), H11526 [27SE]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

SBA: enhance safety and soundness of the Small Business Investment Company Program (see S. 1784), S5379 [20MY]

———participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (see S. 1603; H.R. 2933), S1682 [11MR], H1224 [1FE]

Social Security: investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H1223 [1FE]

Taxation: exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 4251), H11526 [27SE]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans (see S. 1674; H.R. 3251), S3384 [16AP], H3488 [16AP]

———treatment of and limitations on loans made from qualified employer plans (see H.R. 4004), H9924 [2AU]

———treatment of common trust fund transfers relative to mutual fund investments (see S. 1942), S7670 [10JY]

———treatment of transitional payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 3559), H5753 [30MY]

Thrift Charter Merger Commission: establish (see H.R. 3407), H4503 [7MY]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H5753 [30MY]

U.N.: promote international security by redirecting military spending to human development (see H.R. 4306), H12174 [28SE]

Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation, and enhancement through establishment of a mitigation banking program (see H.R. 3692), H6690 [20JN]

Biographies

Leaders of the Major Mexican Drug Cartels Indicted in the U.S., S8794 [25JY]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR], S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3249 [29MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

Conference reports

National Securities Markets Improvement Act (H.R. 3005), H12037-H12047 [28SE]

Documents

Allied Claim Against Swiss for Return of Looted Gold: Dept. of State, S6415 [18JN]

Essays

What Inflation? James K. Galbraith, University of Texas Johnson School of Public Affairs, E1338 [22JY]

Excerpts

``Future of Capitalism,'' Lester C. Thurow, S6570-S6572 [20JN]

Explanations

How American Families Benefit From a Balanced Budget, S94 [5JA]

Letters

Assets of European Jews in Swiss banks after World War II: Robert L. Rodgers, S5791 [5JN]

———Samuel J. Roberts, S5791 [5JN]

———Swiss Bank Corp., S5791 [5JN]

Comptroller of the Currency regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries: Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H7689 [17JY]

Economic assistance to Mexico relative to drug enforcement efforts: Senator Feinstein, S558 [30JA]

———Senators Feinstein and D'Amato, S557 [30JA]

Electronic funds transfer for small business payroll taxes: Senator Grassley and Representative Ganske, S9318 [31JY]

Federal sponsorship of Government-sponsored enterprises: Barbara L. Loomis, Escondido, CA, Public Library, H10800 [24SE]

———Joan K. Kallenberg, California Library of Services Board, H10800 [24SE]

———Kevin Starr, California State Library System, H10800 [24SE]

Individual retirement account reform: Charles R. Schwab, S130 [10JA]

Insurance reserve treatment of financial guaranty insurance: Edward J. Muhl, New York Dept. of Insurance, E1254 [11JY]

Investigation of Whitewater Development Corp. and related matters: Senators Sarbanes and D'Amato, S1586 [6MR]

Issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans: Leslie S. Miller, Iowa State Savings Bank, S7447 [9JY]

Nomination of Ann Jorgenson to the Farm Credit Administration Board: Bill Northey, National Corn Growers Association, S10402 [12SE]

———Douglas P. Lindgren, Iowa Soybean Association, S10402 [12SE]

———Ed Wiederstein, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, S10402 [12SE]

———H. Lynn Horak, S10402 [12SE]

———John Long, American Soybean Association, S10402 [12SE]

———Senator Grassley, S10401 [12SE]

———Terry E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa, S10402 [12SE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: G. Kenneth Perine, National Bank of Middlebury, S3042 [28MR]

Over-the-counter life insurance sales through savings banks: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1838 [30SE]

———Representative Neal, E1838 [30SE]

Republic National Bank activities relative to Russian banks: Eugene A. Ludwig, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, E196 [13FE]

———Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., Dept. of Justice, E196 [13FE]

———New York Banking Dept., E196 [13FE]

———Robert M. Morgenthau, E196 [13FE]

———Robert S. Strauss, E197 [13FE]

———Stanley E. Morris, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, E197 [13FE]

Savings Association Insurance Fund recapitalization: President Clinton, S4922 [9MY]

———Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, S4922 [9MY]

Shipbuilding loan guarantee program: Charlene Barshefsky, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, H6269 [12JN]

———Hugo Paemen, European Union, H6269 [12JN], H6318 [13JN]

———Karsten Klepsvik, Embassy of Norway, H6269 [12JN], H6318 [13JN]

———Kunihiko Saito, Embassy of Japan, H6318 [13JN]

———Masaji Takahashi, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, H6269 [12JN]

———P.M. Olberg, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, H6318 [13JN]

Student debt reductions: Georgia K. Prell, Pennsylvania Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, E1334 [22JY]

Student loan program administrative expenses: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5260 [17MY]

———Senator Simon, S5261 [17MY]

Tax treatment of savings bank life insurance industry: several Senators, S12332 [3OC]

Memorandums

Repeal of Pension Limited Scope Audit Relative to ERISA, S10752 [18SE]

Messages

Retirement Savings and Security Act: President Clinton, H5552 [23MY]

Small Business and Competition: President Clinton, S5853 [5JN], H5824-H5826 [5JN]

Motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1552 [6MR]

Quotations

FRS policies (excerpts), S6573 [20JN]

Remarks in House

African Development Bank: funding, H5894 [5JN]

Arkansas: conviction of defendants involved with Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H5572, H5573, H5626-H5628 [29MY], E944 [29MY]

Bankruptcy: reform regulations, E1738 [27SE]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (H.R. 3846), H8624-H8626 [29JY], E1328 [18JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated, H12104 [28SE]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation, H11398, H11584 [27SE]

———pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (H. Con. Res. 218), H11052 [25SE], H11390 [26SE], H11574 [27SE]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H1260, H1311 [27FE], H2126 [13MR], H4167 [30AP], H4441 [7MY], H4880 [10MY], H5134 [15MY], H5626-H5628 [29MY], H6428, H6481 [18JN], H10357-H10364 [12SE], H11584-H11590 [27SE], E742 [9MY], E944 [29MY]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), H1621 [29FE]

Comptroller of the Currency: funding for regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries, H7685-H7692 [17JY]

Co-Op Month: observance, E1800 [28SE]

Credit: prohibit extensions relative to gambling (H.R. 4337), E1898 [1OC]

Credit unions: tribute, E1705 [26SE]

Dept. of HUD: real estate settlement services regulation, H12108 [28SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, E1338 [22JY]

———national private savings rate, H1491 [28FE]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (H.R. 3002), E265 [4MR]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (H.R. 3863), H10120-H10123 [10SE], E1334 [22JY]

———student financial aid programs, H7211, H7222, H7223, H7227 [10JY], H7332, H7333 [11JY], H9988 [4SE]

———student loan programs, H808-H810, H814 [24JA], H873-H875 [25JA], H1402 [28FE], H1723 [6MR], H1798, H1871 [7MR], H2036 [12MR], H2227, H2233, H2234, H2236 [14MR], H2461 [19MR], H3473-H3475 [16AP], H4099 [25AP], H4804 [10MY], H5185, H5186 [16MY], H6260 [12JN], H6632 [20JN], H6977 [27JN], H7528-H7530 [12JY], H7993 [18JY], H8810-H8814 [30JY], H9993-H9996 [4SE], E1676 [24SE], E1692 [25SE]

Eximbank: funding, H5841, H5846-H5856 [5JN]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (H.R. 3465), E838 [16MY]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), H33-H48 [3JA]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (H.R. 3167), E470 [28MR]

FHA: expand homeownership opportunities for first-time home buyers, H6932, H6933 [26JN]

———mortgage insurance premiums, H6844, H6845 [25JN]

———mortgage loan reform, H6780 [25JN], H6934 [26JN]

Financial services: increase competition and merge commercial bank and savings association charters, H12093-H12097, H12103 [28SE]

———increase competition and merge commercial bank and savings association charters (H.R. 4182), E1718 [26SE]

Financial Women International (organization): tribute, E1658 [19SE]

Foreign aid: authorizing U.S. contributions to international funds and development banks, H5842, H5843 [5JN]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H7269 [11JY], H11053 [25SE]

———underwriting of debt and equity securities, E1441 [1AU]

Georgia: partnership between Polish National Association of Cooperative Savings and Credit Unions and Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, E843 [20MY]

Government: tribute to private sector during shutdown, H309 [5JA]

Government regulations: provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies, H12093-H12097, H12103 [28SE]

———reduce paperwork and regulatory burdens, E1904 [2OC]

Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship (H.R. 1720), H10783-H10802 [24SE], E1769 [28SE]

Housing: extend certain programs, H6168, H6174 [11JN]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), H1267-H1278, H1290 [27FE], E319 [8MR]

———homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program, H1272, H1273, H1274, H1276, H1277 [27FE], H6174, H6175 [11JN]

———restructure mortgages for FHA-insured down payment procedures, E1720 [26SE]

Houston, TX: tribute to Fannie Mae Foundation, E741 [9MY]

Hurwitz, Charles: logging practices in the Headwaters Forest relative to savings and loan failure, H6568-H6570, H6572, H6575, H6581 [19JN], E46 [22JA]

Insurance: capitalize deposit insurance funds and provide regulatory relief for insured depository institutions and holding companies (H.R. 3567), H5766 [4JN]

———over-the-counter life insurance sales through savings banks, E1838 [30SE]

International Day of Cooperatives: observance, E1166 [25JN]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (H. Con. Res. 228), E1788 [28SE]

Investments: provide investment opportunities for small bank holding companies (H.R. 2981), E235 [28FE]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), H6436-H6449 [18JN], H8330 [24JY], E1104 [18JN], E1143 [20JN], E1185 [26JN]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), conference report, H12047-H12051 [28SE], E1928 [4OC], E1938 [21OC]

Lindsey, Bruce R.: designation as unindicted co-conspirator in trial of banking officials relative to Clinton gubernatorial campaign contributions, H6629 [19JN], H6634 [20JN]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (H.R. 2945), H1204 [1FE]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (H.R. 2947), H1204 [1FE], H1402 [28FE]

National Credit Management Corp.: collection of money owed to Federal Government, H2471 [20MR]

Native Americans: housing loan guarantees, H4722, H4723 [9MY]

New Bedford, MA: closing of J.C. Rhodes Co. manufacturing plant, H3701 [23AP]

Oklahoma: Comptroller of the Currency actions relative to approval of a national bank location, H2040 [12MR]

Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners, H1275, H1276 [27FE]

Republic National Bank: activities relative to Russian banks, E196 [13FE]

Savings and loan associations: bailout, H1311 [27FE]

Savings Association Insurance Fund: recapitalization, H3738 [24AP]

SBA: financial institutions requirements and fees for certain small business loans, H10087, H10088 [5SE]

———independent study relative to risks and losses of loan programs, H10079, H10088 [5SE]

———participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (H.R. 2933), E142 [1FE]

Ships and vessels: shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6268-H6275 [12JN], H6295, H6297-H6302, H6316-H6325 [13JN]

Starr, Kenneth W.: appearance of conflicts of interest as independent counsel in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation, H5134 [15MY]

Taxation: deduction for loans to employee stock ownership plans, H5437 [22MY]

———treatment of transitional payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (H.R. 3559), E1902 [2OC]

Thrift Charter Merger Commission: establish (H.R. 3407), E1249 [11JY]

Transportation: limitation on interest payments credited to transportation trust funds, H3536 [17AP]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 3556), H5982 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

Abingdon, VA: tribute to Highlands Union Bank, S4630 [2MY]

AID: Microenterprise Program funding, S8860, S8861 [25JY]

Asian Development Bank: assistance to developing countries, S12060 [1OC]

Bankruptcy: treatment of single asset real estate (S. 1559), S916 [6FE], S9664-S9666 [2AU]

CCC: modify interest rates on loans, S1015-S1018, S1036 [7FE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated, S11896, S11920 [30SE], S12292, S12293 [3OC]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation, S11229 [25SE]

———pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (S. Con. Res. 72), S11558 [27SE]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S2322 [19MR], S2408 [20MR], S3169 [28MR], S3833, S3836 [23AP], S6543 [19JN], S8926 [25JY], S9080, S9082 [29JY]

College Construction Loan Insurance Association: privatize, S11930 [30SE]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding, S3194 [29MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), S1343 [27FE], S1407-S1425, S1427-S1446 [29FE], S1552-S1595, S1610 [6MR], S1617-S1623 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1815, S1900 [12MR], S1926-S1933 [13MR], S2033-S2036 [14MR], S2259 [18MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR]

———funding (S. Res. 246), S3450-S3454 [17AP], S3680 [18AP]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (S. Res. 272), S7065 [26JN]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (S. 1800), S5572-S5574 [23MY]

Credit: review of credit reports, S12349 [3OC]

Crime: establish felony violations for evasion of child support obligations (S. 2180), S11995 [30SE]

———prohibit the production, sale, transportation, or possession of fraudulent financial instruments, S10183 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: application of qualified thrift lender test to financial institutions that serve military personnel, S7274 [28JN]

Dept. of HUD: GAO audit of Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, S9825 [4SE]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (S. 2054), S9855 [4SE]

———student financial aid programs, S7814 [12JY]

———student loan programs, S292 [23JA], S348 [24JA], S1852 [12MR], S4171 [25AP], S4403 [30AP], S5259-S5262 [17MY], S5353 [20MY], S10049-S10051 [9SE], S11537 [27SE]

———tuition assistance, student loans, and tax credits for college, S5745, S5751 [4JN]

ERISA: audit requirements, S10680 [17SE], S10752 [18SE]

Eximbank: funding, S8861 [25JY]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: permissibility of direct marketing, S11926 [30SE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (S. 1760), S5094 [15MY]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), S531, S538 [26JA]

Federal employees: provide guaranteed loans for furloughed employees from their thrift savings plans during a Government shutdown (S. 1576), S1353 [27FE]

Financial services: increase competition (S. 337), S9450 [1AU]

Fink, Thomas A.: nomination to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, S1900 [12MR]

First Tennessee Bank: tribute, S11569 [27SE]

Foreign aid: make conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S1449 [29FE]

Foreign banks: Comptroller of Currency waiver of citizenship requirements for directors of national banks relative to foreign affiliate status, S11919 [30SE]

———enhance supervision and limit participation by persons convicted of certain crimes (S. 2144), S11549 [27SE]

FRS: GAO evaluation, S2841-S2844 [26MR]

———impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S6552-S6582 [20JN], S11136 [24SE]

———make proceedings public, S10735 [18SE]

———reform (S. 1993), S8989, S8990 [26JY]

———regulatory reform, S11913 [30SE]

———use of surplus funds to cover Financing Corp. obligations (S. 1687), S3632 [18AP]

Georgia: partnership between Polish National Association of Cooperative Savings and Credit Unions and Georgia Credit Union Affilites, S4615 [2MY]

Government regulations: prohibition on deposit shifting, S12091 [1OC]

Government-sponsored enterprises: promote capacity and accountability (S. 2095), S11036 [19SE]

Housing: extend certain programs (S. 1494), S350-S353 [24JA], S1900 [12MR], S1997, S1998, S1999 [13MR]

Immigration: access to student loan programs relative to certain illegal immigrants, S5650 [24MY]

Insurance: define fixed and variable rate interest relative to deduction on pre-existing life insurance contracts, S9521 [2AU]

———licensing requirements for employees selling insurance, S11927 [30SE]

———licensing requirements for insurance sales, S11868 [30SE]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (S. Con. Res. 73), S11559 [27SE]

Investments: foreign ownership of U.S. Government securities, S7928 [17JY]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), S7212-S7216 [27JN]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), conference report, S12093-S12095 [1OC], S12340 [3OC]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), insert language of S. 1815 in lieu, S7216 [27JN]

Jorgenson, Ann: nomination to the Farm Credit Administration Board, S10401 [12SE]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S4678 [3MY]

———make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. 1547), S555-S559 [30JA]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S8788-S8795, S8858 [25JY]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. Res. 218), S555-S559 [30JA]

Public Health Service: publication of loan guarantee program guidelines, S11115, S11116 [20SE]

Rohatyn, Felix: withdrawal as a nominee for Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, S1298 [23FE]

Savings Association Insurance Fund: recapitalization, S4922, S4924, S4925 [9MY], S11919 [30SE]

SBA: enhance safety and soundness of the Small Business Investment Company Participating Securities Program, S7442, S7443 [9JY]

———enhance safety and soundness of the Small Business Investment Company Program (S. 1784), S5379 [20MY], S8931-S8938 [25JY], S11889 [30SE]

———participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (S. 1603), S1682 [11MR]

Small business: require electronic funds transfer for payroll tax deposits, S9318 [31JY]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: loan guarantee programs, S10913 [19SE]

Switzerland: assets of European Jews in Swiss banks after World War II, S3030 [27MR], S3246 [29MR], S4253 [25AP], S5791 [5JN], S10870 [18SE]

———gold reserves of German-occupied countries in Swiss banks after World War II, S6414, S6416 [18JN]

Taxation: issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans, S7446 [9JY], S9538 [2AU]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans (S. 1674), S3401 [16AP]

———treatment of common trust fund transfers relative to mutual fund investments (S. 1942), S7674, S7675 [10JY]

———treatment of savings bank life insurance industry, S12332 [3OC]

Reports

Assets of European Jews in Swiss Banks After World War II, S3031-S3033 [27MR]

———Daniel J. Reagan, S3246 [29MR]

Nazi and Fascist Capital in Latin America, S4253-S4256 [25AP]

Reports filed

Bankruptcy Judge Appointments: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2604) (H. Rept. 104-569), H4800 [9MY]

Bankruptcy Treatment of Single Asset Real Estate: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1559), S6223 [13JN]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) Funding (S. Res. 227), S1597 [6MR]

Final Report: Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 104-280), S6408 [18JN]

Financial Institutions Regulatory Process and Paperwork Requirements Reform: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 104-103), H6508 [18JN]

Microenterprise Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3846), S11291 [25SE]

———Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3846) (H. Rept. 104-715), H8635 [29JY]

National Securities Markets Improvement Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3005) (H. Rept. 104-864), H12172 [28SE]

Permit Financial Institutions Under the Federal Family Education Loan Program To Pay Origination Fees of Borrowers: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3863) (H. Rept. 104-775), H10107 [5SE]

Progress of the Investigation Into Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters: Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 104-204), S276 [22JA]

Regulation and Management of Financial Markets: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3005) (H. Rept. 104-622), H6423 [17JN]

Securities Investment Promotion Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1815) (S. Rept. 104-293), S7023 [26JN]

Small Business Investment Company Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 1784), S6849 [25JN]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Economic Outlook, E1562 [11SE]

Statements

Credit Union Tribute: President Clinton, E1705 [26SE]

National Securities Markets Improvement Act: Representative Dingell, E1938 [21OC]

Summaries

Agricultural Market Transition Act Transitional Payments (H.R. 3559), E1902 [2OC]

Competition in the Financial Services Sector and Merging of Commercial Bank and Savings Association Charters (H.R. 4182), E1718 [26SE]

Foreign Bank Enforcement Act (S. 2144), S11550 [27SE]

Make Extension of Loan Guarantee Agreement With Mexico Conditional to Drug Enforcement Efforts (H.R. 2945), H1205 [1FE]

Make Foreign Aid to Mexico Conditional to Drug Enforcement Efforts (H.R. 2947), H1204 [1FE]

Tables

Assets of European Jews in Swiss banks after World War II, S3031 [27MR]

Testimonies

Investigation Into the Death of White House Staff Member Vincent W. Foster, Jr.: Philip Heymann, S1582-S1584 [6MR]

Texts of

H.R. 1720, cessation of Federal sponsorship for Government-sponsored enterprises, H10783-H10796 [24SE]

H.R. 2029, Farm Credit System Reform Act, S531-S538 [26JA], H34-H47 [3JA]

H.R. 3005, regulation and management of financial markets, S7328-S7336 [28JN], H6436-H6443 [18JN]

H.R. 3407, Thrift Charter Merger Commission, E1250-E1252 [11JY]

H.R. 3846, Microenterprise Act, H8624 [29JY], E1328 [18JY]

S. 1494, Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act, S351-S353 [24JA], S1900-S1903 [12MR], H1267-H1271 [27FE]

S. 1559, treatment of single asset real estate in bankruptcy cases, S9755 [3SE]

S. 1603, Small Business Export Enhancement Act, S1683 [11MR]

S. 1674, issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans, S3402 [16AP]

S. 1687, Federal Reserve Surplus Act, S3632 [18AP]

S. 1784, Small Business Investment Company Improvement Act, S5380-S5382 [20MY], S8931-S8933, S8936-S8938 [25JY]

S. 2144, Foreign Bank Enforcement Act, S11550 [27SE]

S. Con. Res. 72, pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation by President Clinton, S11558 [27SE]

S. Con. Res. 73, return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation, S11558 [27SE]

S. Res. 218, make foreign aid to Mexico conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S561 [30JA]

S. Res. 227, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S1393 [28FE]

S. Res. 246, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S3450, S3491 [17AP]

S. Res. 272, amend S. Res. 246, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S7030, S7065 [26JN]

Transcripts

Interview With James B. Stewart Relative to Book on Whitewater Investigation: ``Nightline'' (television program), S2409-S2411 [20MR]

Student Loan Programs: Gil Gross, CBS Radio Network, H7994 [18JY]

FINANCIAL TIMES (publication)

Articles and editorials

Renominating Mr. Greenspan, S6555 [20JN]

FINANCIAL WOMEN INTERNATIONAL (organization)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1658 [19SE]

FINDARO, JOSEPH

Letters

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands, S6532 [19JN]

FINK, ANDREW

Remarks in House

Kalamazoo, MI: tribute to Kalamazoo Central High School Mock Trial Team, E1087 [13JN]

FINK, THOMAS A.

Remarks in Senate

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board: nomination, S1900 [12MR]

FINKELSTEIN, PAUL

Remarks in House

Brooklyn Hospital Center: Walter E. Reed Medal recipient, E1036 [7JN]

FINLEY, JIM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1532 [5SE]

FINLEY, JULIE

Appointments

Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, S5044 [15MY]

FINN, DAVID

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Council on the Humanities: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S1597 [6MR]

FINNEY, WILLIAM

Eulogies

Jones, Timothy J., S528 [26JA]

Ryan, Ronald M., Jr., S527 [26JA]

FINNISH AMERICANS

Remarks in House

Marquette, MI: tribute to FinnFest USA festival, E1448 [1AU]

FINZ, STACY

Articles and editorials

Border Fugitive Plunges to Death, E406 [21MR]

FIRE PREVENTION

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), S11441, S11462 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H7779 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (see S. 2078; H.R. 4108), S10600 [16SE], H10602 [18SE]

Forest Service: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 3417), H4646 [8MY]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4800 [9MY]

Press releases

Condemn Church Burnings and Recent Supreme Court Decision Relative to Congressional District Apportionment: National Rainbow Coalition, H6410 [13JN]

Remarks in House

Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers: efforts to reduce household fires, E1827, E1877 [30SE]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (H.R. 3830), H8525 [25JY], H10348 [12SE]

Deale, MD: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad, E1754 [27SE]

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), H12290 [4OC]

Elsmere, DE: anniversary of Fire Company, E422 [22MR]

Fire Prevention Week: observance, E1912 [3OC]

New Mexico: effects of fires on tourism, H4804 [10MY]

Piekarski, Michael: Lions Club World Service Day honoree, E789 [14MY]

U.S. Fire Academy: officers training program funding, H6882 [26JN]

U.S. Fire Administration: convert certain excepted service positions to competitive service positions, H11210 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Austin, Steven P.: Congressional Fire Services Institute Service Person of the Year award recipient, S4566 [1MY]

Congressional Fire Services Institute: National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner, S4563 [1MY]

Dept. of Defense: extend demonstration project for purchase of certain services from local governments, S6502 [19JN]

———sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), S10608 [16SE], S11462 [26SE], S11570 [27SE]

Firefighters: tribute to Western State crews, S11230 [25SE]

Forests: identification of high-fire-risk areas, cleanup of accumulated forest fuels, and development of long-term fire prevention plan, S10571 [16SE]

U.S. Fire Administration: convert certain excepted service positions to competitive service positions (S. 1488), S6253 [13JN]

Reports filed

Convert Certain U.S. Fire Administration Excepted Service Positions to Competitive Service Positions: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1488), S6082 [11JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 187, condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, H6391 [13JN]

S. 1488, convert certain excepted service positions to competitive service positions in the U.S. Fire Administration, S6253 [13JN]

S. 2078, Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act, H12290 [4OC]

FIREARMS related term(s) Weapons

Amendments

Crime: increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (S. 1612), S12321, S12390 [3OC]

Articles and editorials

Alameda Joins East Bay Cities in Shooting Down Junk Guns, S8302 [18JY]

Bay Area Homicides, S8303 [18JY]

Incomprehensible, Irresponsible, Baffling Boondoggle for the NRA, S8926 [25JY], S9081 [29JY]

Kids, Guns, and Death, S12351 [3OC]

Region Takes the Lead To Corral `Junk Guns', S8303 [18JY]

Up in Arms Over Rifle Giveaway, S7097 [27JN]

Up in Arms Over Rifle Giveaway—Gun-Control Advocates Call Army Weapons a Subsidy For NRA, S5096 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions

Ammunition: ban on large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 3382), H4396 [1MY]

———repeal ban on large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (see H. Res. 364, 388), H1251 [23FE], H2664 [21MR]

Assault weapons: ban (see H.R. 3382), H4396 [1MY]

———repeal ban (H.R. 125), consideration (see H. Res. 364, 388), H1251 [23FE], H2664 [21MR]

Children and youth: increase age limit for possession of a handgun (see S. 1872), S6225 [13JN]

Civilian Marksmanship Program: funding (see S. 1761; H.R. 3466), S5093 [15MY], H5173 [15MY]

Corp. for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety: abolish (see S. 1761; H.R. 3466), S5093 [15MY], H5173 [15MY]

Courts: mandatory minimum penalties for use during commission of a Federal crime (see H.R. 3988), H9923 [2AU]

———provide for mandatory minimum penalties for use during commission of a Federal crime (see H.R. 3382), H4396 [1MY]

———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm during commission of a crime (see S. 1945; H.R. 4181), S7762 [11JY], H11229 [25SE]

———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm with a laser sighting device during commission of a crime (see H.R. 2991), H1635 [29FE]

Crime: efforts to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (see S. 1700), S4063 [24AP]

———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (see S. 1612; H.R. 3454), S1969 [13MR], H5052 [14MY]

———increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 3085), H2315 [14MR]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see S. 1991), S8866 [25JY]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 282), S8636 [24JY]

Government regulations: permit Federal licensees to conduct business at out-of-State gun shows (see S. 1536), S492 [26JA]

Handguns: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 3488), H5288 [16MY]

———prohibit carrying of handguns with exceptions for certain individuals (see S. 1980), S8468 [22JY]

———standards for State concealed handgun carrying licenses (see H.R. 3838), H7779 [17JY]

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (see S. 2003; H.R. 3431), S9159 [30JY], H4800 [9MY]

Law enforcement officers: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see S. 2163; H.R. 4208), S11972 [30SE], H11394 [26SE]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 2010), S9428 [1AU]

National Rifle Association: condemn holding of annual convention on anniversary of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing (see H. Res. 407), H3650 [18AP]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (see S. 2140), S11539 [27SE]

States: encourage regulation of certain handguns and gather information on guns used in crimes (see H.R. 4044), H10174 [10SE]

Taxation: apply revenue from firearms sales tax and dealer licensing fees to gunshot victims health care fund (see H.R. 2865), H774 [23JA]

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: amend (see H.R. 4322), H12175 [28SE]

Weapons: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see S. 1632; H.R. 3455), S2646 [21MR], H5052 [14MY]

———prohibit possession or transfer of armor piercing ammunition (see H.R. 3017), H1716 [5MR]

———prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns (see S. 1640, 1654), S2802 [25MR], S3156 [28MR]

———regulation of handguns in any manner affecting interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 3018), H1716 [5MR]

———require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental entity (see H.R. 3016), H1716 [5MR]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 3652), H6413 [13JN]

Footnotes

BATF accuracy relative to National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: Representative Funderburk, E1462 [2AU]

Letters

Allow security guards in enrichment plants to carry firearms and execute arrests: Frank Augustus, S9060 [29JY]

Assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices ban: Gregory C. Caldwell, Downey, CA, Police Dept., H2698 [22MR]

———J.S. Shimizu, Guam Police Dept., H2697 [22MR]

———Wayland Clifton, Jr., Gainesville, FL, Police Dept., H2694 [22MR]

Junk Gun Violence Protection Act: Janice L. Rogers, S7786 [11JY]

National policy to control crime and reform court procedures: E.G. Berry, E258 [29FE]

Use of Camp Grayling, MI, to train paramilitary organizations: E. Gordon Stump, Michigan Dept. of Military Affairs, S7109 [27JN]

———Gary J. McConnell, Michigan Dept. of Military Affairs, S7109 [27JN]

Lists

Supporters of S. 1654, Junk Gun Violence Protection Act, S4631 [2MY]

Motions

Ammunition: repeal ban on large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2700 [22MR]

Assault weapons: repeal ban (H.R. 125), H2700 [22MR]

Press releases

Anti-Gunners' Hypocrisy Abounds: National Rifle Association, S7096 [27JN]

GSA Administrator Stops Sales of Excess Federal Firearms: GSA, S7096 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Ammunition: repeal ban on large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2474 [20MR], H2564 [21MR], H2668, H2669, H2670, H2685-H2701, H2702, H2703, H2705, H2709 [22MR], E415 [22MR], E445 [25MR], E456 [26MR], E471, E475 [28MR], E498 [29MR]

———repeal ban on large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2671-H2685 [22MR]

Assault weapons: repeal ban (H.R. 125), H2474 [20MR], H2564 [21MR], H2668, H2669, H2670, H2685-H2701, H2702, H2703, H2705, H2709 [22MR], E415 [22MR], E445 [25MR], E456 [26MR], E471, E475 [28MR], E498 [29MR]

———repeal ban (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2671-H2685 [22MR]

BATF: accuracy of National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, E1461 [2AU]

Bush, George W. (Governor of Texas): New York, NY, crime rate, H12298 [4OC]

Centers for Disease Control: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funding, H7280-H7287, H7369 [11JY], E1291 [16JY]

Courts: sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm with a laser sighting device during commission of a crime (H.R. 2991), H1620 [29FE]

Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (H.R. 3085), H10101-H10103 [5SE], E365 [14MR], E393 [20MR]

———increase penalties relative to crimes using firearms with laser sighting devices, H4487 [7MY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H1491 [28FE], H3436 [16AP], H3667 [23AP], H4092 [25AP], H5113 [15MY], H6121 [11JN], H7776 [17JY], H10101-H10103 [5SE], H12097 [28SE], E258 [29FE], E392-E394 [20MR]

———penalties relative to crimes involving firearms equipped with laser sighting devices, H2180, H2181 [13MR]

———prohibit possession by convicted felons, H7678, H7679 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), E1291 [16JY]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of views on certain campaign issues, H7270 [11JY], H8109 [23JY]

Drugs: sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses (H.R. 3080), E345 [13MR]

Handguns: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (H.R. 2634), E1310 [17JY]

Housing: prohibit illegal possession or discharge in public housing zones, H4704-H4707, H4709 [9MY]

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (H.R. 3431), H7124, H7125 [9JY], E754 [9MY], E1858 [30SE]

Law enforcement: investigation of Federal law enforcement actions at Ruby Ridge, ID, H1751 [6MR]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (H. Con. Res. 206), H9901 [2AU]

Safety: prevention of accidents through use of new technology, H10570 [18SE]

Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm, E1887 [1OC]

Weapons: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, H11233 [26SE]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (H.R. 3455), H8100 [23JY], H10434 [17SE]

———require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental entity, H2170, H2172-H2174 [13MR]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically produced handguns (H.R. 3652), E1093 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate

Ammunition: repeal ban on large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S3701 [19AP]

Assault weapons: repeal ban, S3701 [19AP]

Children and youth: effects of gun violence, S12351 [3OC]

———increase age limit for possession of a handgun (S. 1872), S6235 [13JN]

———student pledge against gun violence, S7070, S7071 [27JN]

Civilian Marksmanship Program: funding, S7093-S7107, S7109, S7110 [27JN], S8926 [25JY]

———funding (S. 1761), S5095 [15MY]

Clinton, President: evaluation of policies to control crime, S5920 [6JN]

Corp. for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety: abolish, S7093-S7107, S7109, S7110 [27JN], S8926 [25JY], S9081 [29JY]

———abolish (S. 1761), S5095 [15MY]

Courts: minimum mandatory sentencing relative to pornography, S11625 [28SE]

———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm during commission of a crime (S. 1945), S7764 [11JY]

———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm within a certain distance of a school, S10384, S10385, S10395 [12SE]

Crime: efforts to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (S. 1700), S4065-S4072 [24AP]

———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (S. 1612), S1976 [13MR], S12390 [3OC]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S428 [26JA], S4703 [6MY], S5920 [6JN], S6122 [12JN], S7621 [10JY], S7811 [12JY], S10573-S10576, S10578, S10579 [16SE], S12054-S12056 [1OC]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 1991), S8867 [25JY]

———prohibit possession by certain felons, S12164 [2OC]

———prohibit possession by convicted felons, S10320, S10321 [11SE]

———prohibit possession of firearms near school zones on the basis of interstate commerce control (S. 890), S10934-S10936 [19SE], S11933 [30SE]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (S. Res. 282), S8643-S8645 [24JY], S9670 [2AU]

Dept. of Justice: actions of Solicitor General, S3705 [19AP]

Government regulations: permit Federal licensees to conduct business at out-of-State gun shows (S. 1536), S505 [26JA]

Handguns: prohibit carrying of handguns with exceptions for certain individuals (S. 1980), S8476 [22JY]

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (S. 2003), S9161 [30JY]

Law enforcement: increase the statute of limitations for certain offenses, S3432-S3435 [17AP]

Law enforcement officers: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (S. 2163), S11974 [30SE]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (S. 2010), S9432 [1AU]

Nuclear energy: allow security guards in enrichment plants to carry firearms and execute arrests, S9060, S9061 [29JY]

Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (S. 2140), S11544-S11546 [27SE]

Weapons: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, S8830, S8831 [25JY], S9458-S9460 [2AU], S10377-S10380 [12SE], S11226 [25SE], S11363 [26SE], S11876-S11878 [30SE]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (S. 1632), S2646 [21MR], S3199 [29MR], S9628 [2AU]

———prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns (S. 1640), S2802 [25MR]

———prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns (S. 1654), S3160 [28MR], S3613 [18AP], S4184 [25AP], S4631 [2MY], S4951 [9MY], S5205 [16MY], S7071 [27JN], S7785 [11JY], S8302 [18JY], S9624 [2AU]

Reports

Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 1994: FBI, H2174 [13MR]

Reports filed

Allow Probation and Pretrial Services Court Officers To Carry Weapons: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1474), S4617 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 125, Repeal Ban on Assault Weapons and Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Devices: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 388) (H. Rept. 104-490), H2664 [21MR]

Entitle Certain Armored Car Crew Members To Lawfully Carry a Weapon: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3431) (H. Rept. 104-623), H6423 [17JN]

Statements

Gun Control: Kelley Williams, Ryan Driscoll, and Patrick Webster, E945 [29MY]

Sentencing Guidelines for Possession of a Firearm Within a Certain Distance of a School: Senator Kohl, S10384 [12SE]

Summaries

Federal Gang Violence Act (S. 1700), S4067 [24AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 388, consideration of H.R. 125, repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, H2671 [22MR]

H.R. 125, repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, H2685 [22MR]

H.R. 3431, Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Improvement Act, H7124 [9JY]

S. 1612, increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms, S1977 [13MR], S12390 [3OC]

S. 1632, prohibit possession of firearms for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, S2647 [21MR]

S. 1654, Junk Gun Violence Protection Act, S3160 [28MR]

S. 1700, Federal Gang Violence Act, S4066 [24AP]

S. 1761, Self Financing Civilian Marksmanship Program Act, S5096 [15MY]

S. 1872, increase age limit for possession of a handgun, S6235 [13JN]

S. 1980, Concealed Weapons Prohibition Act, S8476 [22JY]

S. 2140, Safer Schools Act, S11545 [27SE]

S. Res. 282, Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence, S8643 [24JY], S9670 [2AU]

Transcripts

Civilian Marksmanship Program: NBC Nightly News, S7097 [27JN]

FIREFIGHTERS

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), S11441, S11462 [26SE]

Articles and editorials

Climbing the Fire Department's Ladder, E283 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (see S. 2078; H.R. 4108), S10600 [16SE], H10602 [18SE]

District of Columbia: treatment of pension funds relative to certain public employees (see H.R. 3389), H4423 [2MY]

Forest Service: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 3417), H4646 [8MY]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S11426 [26SE]

States: reduce certain assistance relative to continuation of health benefits to public safety officers injured in the line of duty (see S. 1984), S8636 [24JY]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4800 [9MY]

Histories

History and Functioning of the Hyannis Fire District: Edward F. Maher, S3739 [19AP]

Remarks in House

Algood, TN: tribute to Algood Volunteer Fire Dept., E851 [21MY]

Allons, TN: tribute to Allons Volunteer Fire Dept., E849 [21MY]

———tribute to Timothy Volunteer Fire Dept., E640 [25AP]

Almaville, TN: tribute to Almaville Volunteer Fire Dept., E851 [21MY]

Alpine, TN: tribute to Alpine Volunteer Fire Dept., E864 [22MY]

Ardsley, NY: anniversary of Ardsley Fire Dept., E1455 [1AU]

Arrington, TN: tribute to Arrington Volunteer Fire Dept., E818 [16MY]

Athens, NY: anniversary of William H. Morton Engine Co., E1415 [31JY]

Auburntown, TN: tribute to Auburntown Volunteer Fire Dept., E742 [9MY], E830 [16MY]

Baxter, TN: tribute to Baxter Volunteer Fire Dept., E862 [22MY]

Belfast, TN: tribute to Belfast Volunteer Fire Dept., E859 [22MY]

Berlin, TN: tribute to Berlin Volunteer Fire Dept., E859 [22MY]

Blackman, TN: tribute to Blackman Volunteer Fire Dept., E642 [25AP]

Brookhaven, NY: tribute to Volunteer Firefighters Museum, E1034 [7JN]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of 100 Club of Buffalo Inc., and Buffalo Bisons Baseball/Law Enforcement, Fire, and EMS Appreciation Day, E754 [9MY]

Castleton, NY: anniversary of Castleton Volunteer Fire Dept., E981 [4JN]

Celina, TN: tribute to Celina Volunteer Fire Dept., E1000 [5JN]

Central, TN: tribute to Central District Volunteer Fire Dept., E822, E826 [16MY]

Chapel Hill, TN: tribute to Chapel Hill Volunteer Fire Dept., E854 [21MY]

Christiana, TN: tribute to Christiana Volunteer Fire Dept., E825 [16MY]

Clay County, TN: tribute to Clay County Volunteer Fire Dept., E856 [22MY]

Clifton Heights, PA: anniversary of Clifton Heights Fire Dept., E1823, E1874 [30SE]

Colby, William E.: tribute to volunteers, law enforcement, and safety personnel involved in rescue efforts, H4881 [10MY], E743 [9MY]

College Grove, TN: tribute to College Grove Volunteer Fire Dept., E824 [16MY]

Cornersville, TN: tribute to Cornersville Volunteer Fire Dept., E852 [21MY]

Deale, MD: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad, E1754 [27SE]

Deep River, CT: anniversary of Deep River Fire Dept., E1317 [18JY]

Defeated Creek, TN: tribute to Defeated Creek Volunteer Fire Dept., E819 [16MY]

DeKalb County, TN: tribute to Eagleville Volunteer Fire Dept., E829 [16MY]

Delaware: tribute to Delaware Volunteer Firemen's Association, E1631 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), H12290 [4OC]

Disasters: tribute to efforts relative to Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H8107 [23JY]

———tribute to emergency personnel, H8803 [30JY]

District of Columbia: treatment of pension funds relative to certain public employees (H.R. 3389), E705 [2MY]

Dixon Springs, TN: tribute to Riddelton/Dixon Springs Volunteer Fire Dept., E677 [1MY]

Dodson Branch, TN: tribute to Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Dept., E821 [16MY]

Dry Hollow, TN: tribute to Dry Hollow Volunteer Fire Dept., E793 [14MY]

Eagleville, TN: tribute to Eagleville Volunteer Fire Dept., E828 [16MY]

East Clay, TN: tribute to East Clay Volunteer Fire Dept., E788 [14MY]

East Side, TN: tribute to East Side Volunteer Fire Dept., E628 [25AP]

Elsmere, DE: anniversary of Fire Company, E422 [22MR]

Enfield, CT: anniversary of fire department, E70 [24JA]

Fairgrounds, TN: tribute to Fairgrounds Volunteer Fire Dept., E786 [14MY]

Fairview, TN: tribute to Fairview Volunteer Fire Dept., E786, E789 [14MY], E1060 [11JN]

Farmington, TN: tribute to Farmington Volunteer Fire Dept., E754 [9MY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (H.R. 858), H4133 [30AP]

Five Point, TN: tribute to Five Point Volunteer Fire Dept., E755 [9MY]

Flat Creek, TN: tribute to Flat Creek Volunteer Fire Dept., E788 [14MY]

Flynns Lick, TN: tribute to Flynns Lick Volunteer Fire Dept., E785 [14MY]

Forks River, TN: tribute to Forks River Volunteer Fire Dept., E787 [14MY]

Fosterville, TN: tribute to Fosterville Volunteer Fire Dept., E788 [14MY]

Franklin, TN: tribute to Franklin Volunteer Fire Dept., E787 [14MY]

Freeman, Chris: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Fireman of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Gallatin, TN: tribute to Gallatin Volunteer Fire Dept., E998 [5JN]

Gassaway, TN: tribute to Gassaway Volunteer Fire Dept., E627, E630 [25AP]

Gibbstown, NJ: tribute to Gibbstown Volunteer Fire Dept., E788 [14MY]

Gladdice, TN: tribute to Gladdice Volunteer Fire Dept., E762 [10MY]

Granville, TN: tribute to Granville Volunteer Fire Dept., E758, E759 [10MY]

Hardys Chapel, TN: tribute to Hardys Chapel Volunteer Fire Dept., E763 [10MY]

Hendersonville, TN: tribute to Hendersonville Volunteer Fire Dept., E751 [9MY]

Hilham, TN: tribute to Hilham Volunteer Fire Dept., E732 [8MY]

Houston, TX: tribute to firefighters, E1933 [21OC]

Jennings Creek, TN: tribute to Jennings Creek Volunteer Fire Dept., E752 [9MY]

Kittrell, TN: tribute to Kittrell Volunteer Fire Dept., E765 [10MY]

LaFayette, TN: tribute to LaFayette Volunteer Fire Dept., E760 [10MY]

Lancaster, TN: tribute to Lancaster Volunteer Fire Dept., E739, E745 [9MY]

Lascassas, TN: tribute to Lascassas Volunteer Fire Dept., E740 [9MY]

LaVergne, TN: tribute to LaVergne Volunteer Fire Dept., E734 [8MY]

Lebanon, TN: tribute to Lebanon Volunteer Fire Dept., E723 [7MY]

Lemoore, CA: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Dept., E1781 [28SE]

Lincoln, NE: provision of firefighting and rescue assistance by Air National Guard at Lincoln Municipal Airport, H6384, H6385 [13JN]

Livingston, TN: tribute to Livingston Volunteer Fire Dept., E722 [7MY]

Lyons, IL: anniversary of fire department, E210 [27FE]

Middletown, NY: anniversary of Middletown Fire Police, E1266 [12JY]

Midway, TN: tribute to Midway Volunteer Fire Dept., E631 [25AP]

Millersville, TN: tribute to Millersville Volunteer Fire Dept., E724 [7MY]

Monroe, TN: tribute to Monroe Volunteer Fire Dept., E741 [9MY]

Monterey, TN: tribute to Monterey Volunteer Fire Dept., E743 [9MY]

Montgomery County, MD: anniversary of Upper Montgomery County Volunteer Fire Dept., E553 [17AP]

Mooresville, TN: tribute to Mooresville Volunteer Fire Dept., E726 [7MY]

Moss, TN: tribute to Moss Volunteer Fire Dept., E731 [8MY]

Mountain City, TN: tribute to Mountain City Volunteer Fire Dept., E733 [8MY]

Muddy Pond, TN: tribute to Muddy Pond Volunteer Fire Dept., E727 [7MY]

Nameless, TN: tribute to the Nameless Volunteer Fire Dept., E729 [7MY]

National Fire Protection Association: anniversary, E785 [14MY]

New Mexico: tribute to firefighters, H5265 [16MY]

New Middleton, TN: tribute to New Middleton Volunteer Fire Dept., E721 [7MY]

New York: anniversary of Oak Hill-Durham Volunteer Fire Dept., E1175 [26JN]

Nolensville, TN: tribute to Nolensville Volunteer Fire Dept., E723 [7MY]

Northvale, NJ: anniversary of Northvale Fire Association, E1735 [27SE]

Pea Ridge, TN: tribute to Pea Ridge Volunteer Fire Dept., E678 [1MY]

Philmont, NY: anniversary of Philmont Fire Dept., E1315 [18JY]

Piekarski, Michael: Lions Club World Service Day honoree, E789 [14MY]

Pleasant Shade, TN: tribute to Pleasant Shade Volunteer Fire Dept., E725 [7MY]

Poolville, TX: grass fires, H1282 [27FE]

Portland, TN: tribute to Portland Volunteer Fire Dept., E667 [30AP]

Putnam County, TN: tribute to Putnam County Volunteer Fire Dept., E672 [1MY]

Red Boiling Springs, TN: tribute to Red Boiling Springs Volunteer Fire Dept., E671 [1MY]

Rickman, TN: tribute to Rickman Volunteer Fire Dept., E661 [30AP]

Riddelton, TN: tribute to Riddelton/Dixon Springs Volunteer Fire Dept., E677 [1MY]

Rock City, TN: Rock City/Rome Volunteer Fire Dept., E664 [30AP]

Rockvale, TN: tribute to Rockvale Volunteer Fire Dept., E673 [1MY]

Rome, TN: tribute to Rock City/Rome Volunteer Fire Dept., E664 [30AP]

Rutherford, TN: tribute to Rutherford Volunteer Fire Dept., E666 [30AP]

Safety: allow State and local authorities use of Federal lands and police and firefighting training facilities, H6854 [26JN]

Salem, TN: tribute to Salem Volunteer Fire Dept., E642 [25AP]

Shackle Island, TN: tribute to Shackle Island Volunteer Fire Dept., E1063 [12JN]

Short Mountain, TN: tribute to Short Mountain Volunteer Fire Dept., E634 [25AP]

Smyrna, TN: tribute to Smyrna Volunteer Fire Dept., E647 [25AP]

South Allen, TN: tribute to South Allen Volunteer Fire Dept., E644 [25AP]

South Side, TN: tribute to South Side Volunteer Fire Dept., E645 [25AP]

Southeast, TN: tribute to Southeast Volunteer Fire Dept., E675 [1MY]

St. Louis, MO: promotion of women within St. Louis Fire Dept., E283 [6MR]

Sterling Heights, MI: tribute to retirees of Sterling Heights Fire Fighters Union Local No. 1557, E1558 [11SE]

Sumner, TN: tribute to Sumner Volunteer Fire Dept., E1060 [11JN]

Sumner County, TN: tribute to Sumner County Volunteer Fire Dept., E624 [25AP]

Sykes, TN: tribute to Sykes Volunteer Fire Dept., E649 [25AP]

Szczygiel, Chris: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Fireman of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Taylors Crossroads, TN: tribute to Taylors Crossroads Volunteer Fire Dept., E618 [24AP]

Tribute, H4134 [30AP]

Trousdale County, TN: tribute to Trousdale County Volunteer Fire Dept., E623 [25AP]

U.S. Fire Academy: officers training program funding, H6882 [26JN]

U.S. Fire Administration: convert certain excepted service positions to competitive service positions, H11210 [25SE]

Volunteer firefighters: tribute, E485 [28MR]

Watertown, TN: tribute to Watertown Volunteer Fire Dept., E641 [25AP]

Weapons: prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and establish readiness programs for public safety personnel, H8171, H8172 [23JY]

West Side, TN: tribute to West Side Volunteer Fire Dept., E636 [25AP]

West Virginia: tribute to residents relative to actions during flood disaster, E176 [5FE]

Westmoreland, TN: tribute to Westmoreland Volunteer Fire Dept., E652 [25AP]

Williamson County, TN: tribute to Williamson County Volunteer Fire Dept., E625 [25AP]

Wilson, TN: tribute to Wilson Volunteer Fire Dept., E654 [25AP]

Woodbury, TN: tribute to Woodbury Volunteer Fire Dept., E650 [25AP]

Remarks in Senate

Austin, Steven P.: Congressional Fire Services Institute Service Person of the Year award recipient, S4566 [1MY]

Baldwin, NY: anniversary of Baldwin Fire Dept., S9079 [29JY]

Congressional Fire Services Institute: National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner, S4563 [1MY]

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), S10608 [16SE], S11462 [26SE], S11570 [27SE]

Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (H.R. 849), unanimous-consent agreement, S1262 [9FE]

———age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers, S11860, S11922 [30SE]

Enfield, CT: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Department, S327 [23JA], S666 [31JA]

Hyannis, MA: anniversary of Hyannis Fire Dept., S3739 [19AP]

Lincoln, NE: provision of firefighting and rescue assistance by Air National Guard at Lincoln Municipal Airport, S7230 [28JN]

Michigan: tribute to Upper Peninsula firefighters, S12037 [30SE]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 301), S11435 [26SE]

New Jersey Firemen's Mutual Benefit Association: tribute, S10079 [9SE]

States: reduce certain assistance relative to continuation of health benefits to public safety officers injured in the line of duty (S. 1984), S8636 [24JY]

U.S. Fire Administration: convert certain excepted service positions to competitive service positions (S. 1488), S6253 [13JN]

Western States: tribute to crews, S11230 [25SE]

Reports

Hondo Wildfire and Our Appreciation to Those Who Fought the Blaze: Representative Richardson, H5266 [16MY]

Reports filed

Convert Certain U.S. Fire Administration Excepted Service Positions to Competitive Service Positions: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1488), S6082 [11JN]

Texts of

S. 1488, convert certain excepted service positions to competitive service positions in the U.S. Fire Administration, S6253 [13JN]

S. 2078, Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act, H12290 [4OC]

S. Res. 301, National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day, S11435 [26SE]

FIRST FLIGHT COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1838), S5856 [5JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1838), S5858 [5JN]

Texts of

S. 1838, provisions, S5858 [5JN]

FISCHER, GENE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S891 [6FE]

FISH, HAMILTON, JR. (a former Representative from New York)

Eulogies

By Ralph G. Neas, E1430 [1AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H8106, H8109 [23JY], H8528-H8538 [25JY], H9810, H9833 [1AU], E1423, E1430 [1AU], E1494 [2AU]

FISH, LARRY

Articles and editorials

F. Becton, Navy Hero in World War II, E165 [5FE]

FISH AND FISHING related term(s) Marine Mammals; National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife

Amendments

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), H311 [5JA]

———convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H321 [5JA]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S10794, S10823, S10826, S10843, S10844, S10862 [18SE], S10909 [19SE]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1675), H3581 [17AP], H3731 [23AP], H3766, H3767, H3770, H3772 [24AP]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), H6129 [11JN]

Walhalla National Fish Hatchery: convey to South Carolina (H.R. 3546), S11188, S11203 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

Coast Guard Backs Away From Faceoff With Fisherman, H7073 [27JN]

Local Fishermen Say Coast Guard Pesters Them in Inspections, H7073 [27JN]

Multi-Year Study Concludes Alaska's Forest Practices Act Protects Fish, Stream Habitat, E866 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: return management of fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations (see S. 2172), S11973 [30SE]

Anadromous Fish Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4139), H11047 [24SE]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4139), H11047 [24SE]

Conservation of natural resources: enhance wildlife conservation and management and protect fishing, hunting and trapping (see S. 2115), S11169 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and improve all inspection activities relative to livestock and poultry carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood products (see H.R. 4302), H12174 [28SE]

———provide diagnostic and certification services to reduce diseases associated with salmonid family of fish (see H.R. 2908), H1137 [31JA]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 338), H330 [5JA]

Dept. of the Interior: convey to Alabama the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery (see H.R. 2982), H1507 [28FE]

———convey to Crawford, NE, the Crawford National Fish Hatchery (see H.R. 3287), H3730 [23AP]

Disasters: authorize certain assistance to commercial fishermen through State and local governments and nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 2956), H1225 [1FE]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2275), consideration (see H. Res. 466), H6915 [26JN]

Federal aid programs: improve employment and training assistance for fishermen classified as dislocated workers (see S. 2001), S9159 [30JY]

Great Lakes: extend deadline and clarify contents of health research report (see S. 1601), S1649 [7MR]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H330 [5JA]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H2315 [14MR]

Marion National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (see S. 2146; H.R. 3557), S11540 [27SE], H5753 [30MY]

Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Agreement: conduct pilot test (see H.R. 2939), H1224 [1FE]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1675), consideration (see H. Res. 410), H3730 [23AP]

Native Americans: nullify the supplemental treaty between the U.S. and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon (see S. 2102), S11090 [20SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: implementation of Great Lakes Fishery Restoration Study Report (see H.R. 4028), H10107 [5SE]

Walhalla National Fish Hatchery: convey to South Carolina (see H.R. 3546), H5646 [29MY]

Walker River Basin: conservation and stabilization of water quantity and quality for fish habitat (see H.R. 3971), H9922 [2AU]

Wildlife refuges: require the acquisition of lands for fish and wildlife refuges be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (see H.R. 2909), H1137 [31JA]

———require the acquisition of lands for fish and wildlife refuges only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (see S. 1621), S2192 [15MR]

Cost Estimates

Sustainable Fisheries Act Reauthorization (S. 39): CBO, S7646-S7649 [10JY]

Letters

Control of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes: D.G. Waddell, Canadian Embassy, E1733 [27SE]

Endangered species protection programs funding: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S1848 [12MR]

National Wildlife Refuge System funding: Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement, H6592 [19JN]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: Rod Moore, West Coast Seafood Processors Association, E1834, E1871 [30SE]

———W.F. (Zeke) Grader, Jr., Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman's Associations, Inc., E1833, E1871 [30SE]

Lists

Marine Fish Conservation Network, S10932 [19SE]

Messages

Agreement With Poland Relative to Fisheries: President Clinton, S1178 [9FE], H1237 [13FE]

Veto of H.R. 2909, Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Eminent Domain Prevention Act: President Clinton, H12267 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Alaska: regulate fishing in certain waters (H.R. 1786), H8679, H8680 [30JY]

Anadromous Fish Conservation Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2160), H3687-H3689, H3699 [23AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 4139), H11529, H11530 [27SE]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4139), H11529, H11530 [27SE]

Bonneville Power Administration: energy exchange with hydro projects of the Columbia River relative to Federal fish protection measures, H8338 [24JY]

Coast Guard: regulations, H7073 [27JN]

Danbom, David and Barbara: named ``Ocean Heroes'' in conjuction with the Smithsonian Institution's Ocean Planet exhibition, E1934 [21OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and improve all inspection activities relative to livestock and poultry carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood products (H.R. 4302), E1841 [30SE]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H311-H322 [5JA]

Dept. of the Interior: convey to Alabama the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 2982), H4918 [14MY]

———convey to Crawford, NE, the Crawford National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 3287), H8682, H8683 [30JY]

Elwha River: funding for salmon runs, E1144 [20JN]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize, E108 [26JA]

———reauthorize (H.R. 2275), H2881-H2890 [27MR], H6852 [26JN], H7662 [17JY], E1148 [20JN], E1403 [30JY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), H11418-H11445 [27SE], E1773 [28SE], E1833, E1871 [30SE]

Galveston Bay Foundation: tribute, E982 [4JN]

Great Lakes: control of sea lamprey, E1733 [27SE]

Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2160), H3687-H3689, H3699 [23AP]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (H.R. 3090), E355 [14MR]

Marion National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (H.R. 3557), H8684, H8685 [30JY]

Michigan: tribute to recreational fishing, E1326 [18JY]

Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Agreement: conduct pilot test (H.R. 2939), E185 [6FE]

National Weather Service: funding, H8262-H8264 [24JY]

National Wildlife Refuge System: eliminate congressional authorization for creation of wildlife refuges, H3762, H3766-H3769 [24AP]

———improve management (H.R. 1675), H3493 [17AP], H3757-H3776 [24AP], E657 [29AP]

———improve management (H.R. 1675), consideration (H. Res. 410), H3754-H3757 [24AP]

———improve management (H.R. 1675), corrections in engrossment, H3776 [24AP]

———permit interim use of wildlife refuges during Federal land acquisitions, H3774 [24AP]

———permit recreational activities on State-managed coordination areas where such activities are deemed harmless, H3770, H3771 [24AP]

Native Americans: Makah Tribe whaling rights, H7102 [27JN]

NOAA: funding, H8254, H8281 [24JY]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), H6127-H6132 [11JN], E1104 [18JN]

———require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), veto, H12267 [3OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: National Wildlife Refuge System funding, H6591, H6592, H6594 [19JN]

Walhalla National Fish Hatchery: convey to South Carolina (H.R. 3546), H8683, H8684 [30JY], H11410 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: community development quota program for Native Alaskans, S10815, S10824 [18SE]

———return management of fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations (S. 2172), S11986 [30SE], S12059 [1OC]

Bonneville Power Administration: energy exchange with hydro projects of the Columbia River relative to Federal fish protection measures, S8977, S8978, S8980 [26JY], S10623 [17SE]

Canada: shipment of herring, S10911 [19SE]

Corps of Engineers: research and development programs for salmon survival, S11524 [27SE]

———White River Basin Lakes flood control and energy production programs, S11525, S11526 [27SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: seafood safety inspections, S2069, S2078 [14MR], S2283 [19MR]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

———create a central lien registry for limited access fishing permits, S10911, S10912 [19SE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey to Alabama the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 2982), S11054 [19SE]

———convey to Crawford, NE, the Crawford National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 3287), S11054 [19SE]

———restoration and enhancement of biotic resources on watershed land, S10582, S10583 [16SE]

Elwha River: restoration of ecosystems and fisheries in Washington, S11892, S11913 [30SE]

Endangered species: protection programs funding, S1838-S1851 [12MR], S1907-S1913 [13MR]

Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization, S4162, S4166, S4176, S4178 [25AP]

———reform, S1611-S1613 [7MR]

Federal aid programs: improve employment and training assistance for fishermen classified as dislocated workers (S. 2001), S9160 [30JY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S7646 [10JY], S10794-S10827 [18SE], S10900, S10906-S10934 [19SE]

———reauthorizing (S. 39), unanimous-consent agreement, S9663 [2AU]

Fishing communities: equitable treatment relative to economic losses, S10814 [18SE]

Government regulations: regulatory requirements relative to use of nets during lobster harvesting, S10823, S10824 [18SE]

———State jurisdiction over fisheries, S10911 [19SE]

Great Lakes: extend deadline and clarify contents of health research report (S. 1601), S1653, S1654 [7MR]

Habitats: protection and conservation, S10813 [18SE]

Individual fishing quota programs: moratorium, S10814 [18SE], S11930 [30SE]

National Hunting and Fishing Day: observance, S11319 [25SE]

National Marine Fisheries Service: cooperative effort with Mississippi State University relative to catfish farming, S11473 [27SE]

Native Americans: nullify the supplemental treaty between the U.S. and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon (S. 2102), S11092, S11124 [20SE]

Natural Resource Conservation Service: efforts to protect salmon habitat, S8454 [22JY]

Oklahoma: release of water from Broken Bow Lake to support Mountain Fork River and trout fishery, S7717 [11JY]

Portland, OR: tribute to Metro Washington Park Zoo, S4367 [29AP]

Public lands: preserve sporting activities on grasslands, S2621 [21MR]

Rivers: restoration of the salmon population in the Columbia and Snake Rivers, S3187 [29MR]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), S10892 [18SE]

Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Agreement: ratification, S7209 [27JN]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: loan guarantee programs, S10913 [19SE]

Taxation: treatment of income for crew members of small fishing vessels, S7459 [9JY]

Trinity River: restoration of fish and wildlife (H.R. 2243), S4686 [3MY]

U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, S9473-S9475 [2AU]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: funding for Endangered Species Act listings, S2293 [19MR]

Walhalla National Fish Hatchery: convey to South Carolina (H.R. 3546), S11203 [24SE]

Washington: mitigate effects of tribal fishing claims on non-tribal fishermen, S10814 [18SE]

Reports filed

Alaskan Water Fishing Regulation: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1786), S10554 [13SE]

Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery Conveyance to Alabama: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2982), S6849 [25JN]

Consideration of H.R. 1675, National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 104-533), H3730 [23AP]

Cooperative Fisheries Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 104-517), H3386 [15AP]

Crawford National Fish Hatchery Conveyance to Crawford, NE: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3287) (H. Rept. 104-700), H8374 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior Conveyance of the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery to Alabama: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2982) (H. Rept. 104-568), H4646 [8MY]

Disposition of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1358, Conveyance of National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in Gloucester, MA, to Massachusetts: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 338) (H. Rept. 104-449), H330 [5JA]

Endangered Species Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2275) (H. Rept. 104-778), H10111 [9SE]

Fish and Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition Only by Donation, Exchange, or Owner Consent: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2909) (H. Rept. 104-579), H5286 [16MY]

Fishing Regulations in Certain Alaskan Waters: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1786) (S. Rept. 104-390), S11972 [30SE]

Marion National Fish Hatchery Conveyance to Alabama: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3557) (H. Rept. 104-702), H8374 [24JY]

Regulate Fishing in Certain Alaskan Waters: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1786) (H. Rept. 104-687), H8029 [18JY]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Acquisition of Lands: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2909), S8635 [24JY]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 39) (S. Rept. 104-276), S5566 [23MY]

Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (H.R. 2243) (S. Rept. 104-253), S3384 [16AP]

Walhalla National Fish Hatchery Conveyance to South Carolina: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3546) H. Rept. 104-701), H8374 [24JY]

Resolution of Ratification

Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Agreement: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7027 [26JN], S7210 [27JN]

Statements

National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Executive Office of the President, H3758 [24AP]

Summaries

Sustainable Fisheries Act (S. 39): Manager's Amendment, S10907-S10909 [19SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 338, disposition of Senate amendment to H.R. 1358, conveyance of National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA to Massachusetts, H311 [5JA]

H. Res. 410, consideration of H.R. 1675, improve management of National Wildlife Refuge System, H3754 [24AP]

H.R. 1786, regulate fishing in certain Alaskan waters, H8679 [30JY]

H.R. 2160, Cooperative Fisheries Management Act, H3688 [23AP]

H.R. 2909, require acquisition of lands in the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent, H6127 [11JN]

H.R. 2982, Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery conveyance to Alabama, H4918 [14MY]

H.R. 3546, convey to South Carolina the Walhalla National Fish Hatchery, H8683 [30JY]

H.R. 3557, Marion National Fish Hatchery conveyance to Alabama, H8684 [30JY]

H.R. 4139, Anadromous Fish Conservation Act and Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act reauthorization, H11529 [27SE]

S. 39, Sustainable Fisheries Act, S10913-S10931 [19SE], H11418-H11436 [27SE]

S. 2001, employment and training assistance for fishermen classified as dislocated workers, S9160 [30JY]

S. 2172, return management of Alaskan fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations, S12059 [1OC]

FISHER, ADA L.S.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H2659 [21MR]

FISHER, JUANITA E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1093 [14JN]

FISHER, MAX M.

Remarks in Senate

National Republican Leadership Award Dinner: honoree, S8381 [19JY]

FISHER, TUSHIA N.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E247 [28FE], E253 [29FE]

FISHER-RAINING BIRD, DANETTA F.

Remarks in Senate

Education: Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship recipient, S4875 [8MY]

FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT

Amendments

Reauthorizing (S. 39), S10794, S10823, S10826, S10843, S10844, S10862 [18SE], S10909 [19SE]

Lists

Marine Fish Conservation Network, S10932 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Reauthorizing (S. 39), H11418-H11445 [27SE], E1773 [28SE], E1833, E1871 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Commerce: create a central lien registry for limited access fishing permits, S10911, S10912 [19SE]

Fish and fishing: Canadian shipment of herring, S10911 [19SE]

———individual fishing quota programs moratorium, S10814 [18SE], S11930 [30SE]

Government regulations: State jurisdiction over fisheries, S10911 [19SE]

Reauthorizing (S. 39), S7646 [10JY], S10794-S10827 [18SE], S10900, S10906-S10934 [19SE]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S9663 [2AU]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: loan guarantee programs, S10913 [19SE]

Reports filed

Sustainable Fisheries Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 39) (S. Rept. 104-276), S5566 [23MY]

Summaries

Sustainable Fisheries Act (S. 39): Manager's Amendment, S10907-S10909 [19SE]

Texts of

S. 39, Sustainable Fisheries Act, S10913-S10931 [19SE], H11418-H11436 [27SE]

FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT

Remarks in House

Rockville, MD: centennial observance of birth, E1487 [2AU]

———centennial observance of the birth of F. Scott Fitzgerald, E1487 [2AU]

Tribute, E1537 [5SE]

FITZGERALD, GAYLE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4773 [7MY]

FITZGERALD, JANET A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1203 [27JN]

FITZGERALD, MATTHEW B.

Articles and editorials

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Victory in the Pacific, E54 [23JA]

FITZGERALD, PATRICIA L.

Articles and editorials

Decades of Dedication—The Early Years, S5743 [4JN]

FITZMAURICE, MICHAEL J.

Articles and editorials

Hartford Man To Be Honored for Heroism, S1991 [13MR]

Medal of Honor Hero, S1991 [13MR]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1991 [13MR]

FIVE POINT, TN

Remarks in House

Five Point Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E755 [9MY]

FLAG DAY

Poems

``America For Me,'' Henry Van Dyke, S6284 [14JN]

Remarks in House

Observance, E998, E1001 [5JN], E1019 [6JN], E1091 [14JN], E1096 [17JN]

———tribute to VA-National Medical Musical Group concert, H6185 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Observance, S6284 [14JN]

FLAGS

Remarks in House

Puerto Rico: anniversary of flag, E1277 [12JY]

Remarks in Senate

Vermont: tribute to flag, S123 [10JA]

FLAGSTAFF, AZ

Letters

Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act, S11465 [26SE]

FLAGSTAFF (AZ) TRIBUNE

Articles and editorials

Unnatural Conditions Set Stage for Natural Disaster, S5454 [21MY]

FLAG—U.S.

Articles and editorials

Infamous Artists, E1234 [10JY]

Saying Pledge of Allegiance Is an Important Sign of Respect, E1717 [26SE]

We Will Continue To Stand by Our Flag, S3149 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions

Constitutional amendments: prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 177), H4302 [30AP]

Courts: copyright and impose criminal penalties for desecration (see H.R. 3883), H8247 [23JY]

Sunbury, OH: designate as Flagville, U.S.A. (see H.J. Res. 185), H8029 [18JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1 [3JA], H93 [4JA], H189 [5JA], H333 [9JA], H339 [22JA], H747 [23JA], H775 [24JA], H839 [25JA], H915 [26JA], H929 [30JA], H975 [31JA], H1141 [1FE], H1233 [9FE], H1237 [13FE], H1243 [16FE], H1247 [20FE], H1249 [23FE], H1260 [27FE], H1399 [28FE], H1509 [29FE], H1643 [4MR], H1667 [5MR], H1719 [6MR], H1777 [7MR], H1987 [8MR], H2039 [12MR], H2125 [13MR], H2225 [14MR], H2317 [18MR], H2328 [19MR], H2469 [20MR], H2561 [21MR], H2667 [22MR], H2715 [25MR], H2846 [26MR], H2875 [27MR], H2967 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], H3239 [15AP], H3394 [16AP], H3493 [17AP], H3583 [18AP], H3651 [19AP], H3655 [22AP], H3665 [23AP], H3733 [24AP], H3822 [25AP], H4111 [29AP], H4131 [30AP], H4305 [1MY], H4399 [2MY], H4425 [6MY], H4438 [7MY], H4533 [8MY], H4655 [9MY], H4803 [10MY], H4908 [14MY], H5055 [15MY], H5185 [16MY], H5291 [20MY], H5308 [21MY], H5383 [22MY], H5503 [23MY], H5571 [29MY], H5650 [30MY], H5755 [31MY], H5765 [4JN], H5821 [5JN], H5937 [6JN], H6007 [7JN], H6041 [10JN], H6185 [12JN], H6289 [13JN], H6417 [17JN], H6431 [18JN], H6513 [19JN], H6631 [20JN], H6693 [24JN], H6722 [25JN], H6849 [26JN], H6975 [27JN], H7111 [8JY], H7120 [9JY], H7159 [10JY], H7265 [11JY], H7477 [12JY], H7536 [16JY], H7661 [17JY], H7783 [18JY], H8034 [22JY], H8105 [23JY], H8251 [24JY], H8381 [25JY], H8560 [26JY], H8603 [29JY], H8669 [30JY], H9380 [31JY], H9567 [1AU], H9837 [2AU], H9927 [4SE], H10045 [5SE], H10109 [9SE], H10114 [10SE], H10175 [11SE], H10237 [12SE], H10387 [16SE], H10437 [17SE], H10527 [18SE], H10603 [19SE], H10723 [20SE], H10763 [23SE], H10773 [24SE], H11049 [25SE], H11231 [26SE], H11397 [27SE], H11598 [28SE], H12177 [30SE], H12195 [1OC], H12253 [2OC], H12265 [3OC], H12274 [4OC]

Poems

``America For Me,'' Henry Van Dyke, S6284 [14JN]

Remarks in House

Constitutional amendments: prohibit desecration, E231 [28FE]

Flag Day: observance, E998, E1001 [5JN], E1019 [6JN], E1091 [14JN], E1096 [17JN]

———tribute to VA-National Medical Musical Group concert, H6185 [12JN]

National Flag Week: observance, E1091 [14JN]

Oak Lawn, IL: tribute to Oak Lawn Elks Lodge No. 2254, E1096 [17JN]

World War II: anniversary of the capture of Iwo Jima, E244 [28FE]

Remarks in Senate

Constitutional amendments: prohibit desecration, S3149 [28MR]

Flag Day: observance, S6284 [14JN]

Statements

We Will Continue To Stand by Our Flag: Daniel A. Ludwig, American Legion, E231 [28FE]

FLAKE, FLOYD H. (a Representative from New York)

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H11048 [24SE]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H5754 [30MY]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1325 [27FE]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1325 [27FE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4902 [10MY]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H5754 [30MY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: provide unemployment insurance and leave time to battered women (see H.R. 3837), H10108 [5SE]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4902 [10MY]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H2950 [27MR]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H8030 [18JY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4801 [9MY]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H7779 [17JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518), H12175 [28SE]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see H.R. 3793), H7474 [11JY]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H5174 [15MY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———development and implementation of national financial crimes strategy (see H.R. 3931), H9566 [31JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5818 [4JN]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4902 [10MY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6691 [20JN]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H4647 [8MY]

Education: allow local jurisdictions flexibility in use of certain funds (see H.R. 3135), H2664 [21MR]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 2834), H5817 [4JN]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H9566 [31JY]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H9925 [2AU]

Families and domestic relations: provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237), H5288 [16MY]

Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters (see H.R. 4182), H11229 [25SE]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 3455), H10430 [16SE]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H91 [3JA]

Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H6415 [13JN]

Health: improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 3587), H6691 [20JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H5647 [29MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5288 [16MY]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax deductible donations (see H.R. 797), H7260 [10JY]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1179), H1986 [7MR]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H7533 [12JY]

International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H6914 [26JN]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

Liberia: impose sanctions on governments who violate the arms embargo or aid in the civil war, and bring war criminals to justice (see H.R. 4001), H9923 [2AU]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11047 [24SE]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 1046), H5817 [4JN]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2316 [14MR]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 4196), H11394 [26SE]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H5754 [30MY]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 2421), H3231 [29MR]

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 359), H6005 [6JN]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H7154 [9JY]

Public debt: ceiling (see H. Res. 360), H1226 [1FE]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H5754 [30MY]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7475 [11JY]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 3571), H6765 [25JN]

Roads and highways: increase number of State participants in the infrastructure bank pilot program (see H.R. 3367), H5288 [16MY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3139), H3388 [15AP]

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (see H.R. 2933), H1224 [1FE]

———reauthorize women's business training program (see H.R. 3990), H9923 [2AU]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4647 [8MY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7533 [12JY]

Taxation: designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246), H4303 [30AP]

———treatment of educational grants by private foundations (see H.R. 3737), H12175 [28SE]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H9706 [1AU]

———treatment of length of service awards for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 1893), H4503 [7MY]

———treatment of undergraduate and post-secondary vocational education tuition and fees (see H.R. 2543), H90 [3JA]

———use of individual retirement accounts for post-secondary education or job retraining expenses (see H.R. 4334), H12193 [30SE]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118, 3119), H4303 [30AP]

Virgin Islands: temporary absence of executive officials and priority payment of certain bonds and other obligations (see H.R. 3634), H6413 [13JN]

———transfer of management authority of Christiansted National Historic Site (see H.R. 3635), H6413 [13JN]

Waterways: disposal of contaminated sediments (see H.R. 3170), H4397 [1MY]

Women: treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H9925 [2AU]

Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H2123 [12MR]

Remarks by, on

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), H10490, H10492 [17SE]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (H.R. 3793), H9982 [4SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8182 [23JY]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2657), H758, H759, H760 [23JA], H1200 [1FE]

Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4682 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4572, H4603 [8MY], H4682 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4564 [8MY]

———policy to provide safe and affordable housing, H4603 [8MY]

LSC: funding, H8182 [23JY]

Madison, Dolley: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary of death (H.R. 1684), H10482 [17SE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (H.R. 4148), H11050 [25SE]

Minimum wage: level, H3586 [18AP], H3735 [24AP], H4564 [8MY]

Queens, NY: anniversary of Queens Borough Public Library, E1076 [12JN]

Votes: position on missed, H203 [5JA], H3438 [16AP], H8386 [25JY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (H.R. 2026), H10484 [17SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6913 [26JN]

Special order: granted, H1136 [31JA]

Tribute, E1149 [20JN]

FLANAGAN, MICHAEL PATRICK (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]

Conferee: H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, H10607 [19SE]

Articles and editorials

Sense of Loss, Steve Neal, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, H8760 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Lobbyists: penalty for transmission of fraudulent communications to Congress (see H.R. 3128), H2558 [20MR]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10174 [10SE]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3834), H7779 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3387 [15AP]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H4801 [9MY]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4647 [8MY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H2467 [19MR]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H7155 [9JY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127), H973 [30JA]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H6915 [26JN]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 3422), H4800 [9MY]

———minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4902 [10MY]

———improve health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3713), H8982 [30JY]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6509 [18JN]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 3514), H5501 [22MY]

District of Columbia: permit council to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds relative to water and sewer facilities (see H.R. 3663), H6508 [18JN]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H3388 [15AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4503 [7MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4503 [7MY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H5501 [22MY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H6765 [25JN]

GAO: reform (see H.R. 3864), H8094 [22JY]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H5647 [29MY]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H10108 [5SE]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H6509 [18JN]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and independence (see H. Con. Res. 209), H11396 [26SE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1636 [29FE]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H2123 [12MR]

Medicare: require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H10174 [10SE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H2123 [12MR]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H9925 [2AU]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7474 [11JY]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H6765 [25JN]

OMB: establish electronic data reporting standards (see H.R. 3869), H8247 [23JY]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates (see H. Res. 555), H12251 [1OC]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H3649 [18AP]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H8094 [22JY]

Railroads: implementation of exemptions to train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings (see H. Con. Res. 201), H8557 [25JY]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H4800 [9MY]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 2930), H6006 [6JN]

———investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H7260 [10JY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H4303 [30AP], H10721 [19SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Taxation: exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H5934 [5JN]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H2665 [21MR]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4902 [10MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H6765 [25JN]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4902 [10MY]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H6712 [24JN]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H6006 [6JN]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H6691 [20JN]

Conference reports

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act (H.R. 2977), H11108-H11111 [25SE]

Essays

Quest for Light: Steven Reddington, E479 [28MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3733 [24AP]

Remarks by, on

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Vietnam Memorial Museum, H3734 [24AP]

———shoreline protection project funding, H8728 [30JY]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8728 [30JY]

Correctional institutions: early release of prisoners upon completion of drug treatment program (H.R. 2650), E1040 [10JN]

Courts: improve operation and administration of Federal courts (H.R. 3968), H10454, H10458, H10459 [17SE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6455 [18JN]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program funding, H6836 [25JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6836 [25JN]

German-American Day: observance, E1681 [25SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4564 [8MY]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), E319 [8MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2499, H2537 [20MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11070 [25SE]

———residency status of certain Polish and Hungarian aliens, H2537 [20MR]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2499 [20MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7448 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7448 [11JY]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (H.J. Res. 191), H10452, H10453, H10454 [17SE]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (H. Con. Res. 165), H5322 [21MY]

Reddington, Steven: Fifth Congressional District essay contest award recipient, E479 [28MR]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 3834), H8760 [30JY], E1312 [17JY]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8774 [30JY]

Votes: position on missed, H1808 [7MR], E1537 [5SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7530 [12JY]

Tables

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program formula allocations, H6837 [25JN]

Tributes

McAuliffe, Roger P., E1262 [11JY]

Westerman, Lawrence, H6517 [19JN]

FLANIGAN, ALAN A.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Deputy Director for Supply Reduction of the Office of National Drug Control Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11033 [19SE]

FLANIGAN, PETER

Articles and editorials

Private Program for Troubled Students Echoes Catholic School Plan, S10711 [17SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10711 [17SE]

FLAT CREEK, TN

Remarks in House

Flat Creek Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E788 [14MY]

FLATOW, STEPHEN M.

Letters

Cooperation of foreign countries relative to antiterrorism efforts, S8742 [25JY]

FLATWO, STEPHEN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E599 [23AP]

FLEMINGTON, NJ

Remarks in House

Israel Independence Day: observance, E599 [23AP]

FLEMMING, ARTHUR S.

Articles and editorials

Arthur Flemming Dies—Key Adviser to Presidents from FDR to Reagan, H10436 [17SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H10436 [17SE]

FLESHMAN, WILLIAM L.

Remarks in Senate

Air Force: nomination to be Brigadier General, S2139 [14MR]

FLETCHER, MATT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1886 [1OC]

FLETCHER, MICHAEL A.

Articles and editorials

Fighter in the Public Arena—In Mfume, NAACP Hires a Director It Hopes Can Push It To Reclaim Its Historic Leadership, S68 [4JA]

FLETCHER, WILLIAM A.

Articles and editorials

Nomination of William A. Fletcher To Be Circuit Judge, S12161 [2OC]

Letters

Nomination of William A. Fletcher to be circuit judge: Charlie Wright, S12160 [2OC]

———Daniel J. Meltzer and David L. Shapiro, S12160 [2OC]

———Stephen B. Burbank, S12160 [2OC]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5443 [21MY]

FLICKNER, CHARLES

Letters

U.S. Armed Forces in Haiti, S3742 [19AP]

FLIGHT JACKET (publication)

Articles and editorials

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Victory in the Pacific, E54 [23JA]

FLINT, MI

Remarks in House

Genesee County, MI: tribute to Hispanic Independence Award recipients, E1571 [11SE]

Morolla, Marcantonio (Tony): International Institute of Flint Golden Door Award recipient, E1643 [18SE]

St. Francis Prayer Center: tribute, E625 [25AP]

Remarks in Senate

Forum (publication): tribute to African American Pioneer Award recipients, S521 [26JA]

FLOER, JAMIE

Articles and editorials

Local Teacher Says Clinton's Reading Plan Misses the Mark, E1911 [3OC]

FLOOD CONTROL see Floods

FLOODS related term(s) Disasters

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), S7703, S7722, S7770 [11JY]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs reauthorization, H10531 [18SE]

———S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs' reauthorization, S10239 [10SE]

Articles and editorials

Despite Criticism, It Appears Deep Tunnels Did Their Job, H8301 [24JY]

Fight To Hold the River Back, H8300 [24JY]

Flood Disasters, H8298 [24JY]

Flood Potential Spreads With Growth, H8298 [24JY]

Force of Nature, S862 [1FE]

1993 Floods—From Levee District to Wildlife Refuge, S3044 [28MR]

Recent Floods Put Tunnel in Forefront, H8301 [24JY]

Suburbs Slowly Drying Out—Weary Flood Victims Watch Weather, H8299 [24JY]

Victims Clean Up—Water Recedes, Memories Awash, H8300 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions

Corps of Engineers: conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 4211), H11395 [26SE]

———construction of flood control project on the Sacramento and American Rivers, CA (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Dams: reduce hazards of dam failures (see H.R. 3602), H6005 [6JN]

Disasters: assist State and local governments in disaster relief (see H.R. 3032), H1775 [6MR]

Federal aid programs: participation of communities in national flood insurance program relative to protection of manufactured homes (see H.R. 3661), H6423 [17JN]

Housing: ensure adequate notification and compensation for homeowners adversely affected by activities precipitated from Federal regulations (see S. 2070), S10426 [12SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Iowa: provide relief for agricultural producers for flooding losses caused by water retention at the Lake Redrock dam (see S. 1803; H.R. 4054), S5567 [23MY], H10235 [11SE]

James River: permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas (see S. 1863; H.R. 3613), S6082 [11JN], H6183 [11JN]

Publications: correct flood maps containing certain errors (see H.R. 3340), H4109 [25AP]

Rivers: permit construction of flood control projects by private sector (see H.R. 3108), H2466 [19MR]

Conference reports

Water Resources Development Act (S. 640), H11158-H11202 [25SE]

Letters

Corps of Engineers acquisition of lands for flowage and saturation easements of the Buford Trenton Irrigation District: John H. Zirschky, Corps of Engineers, S11524 [27SE]

———Senator Conrad, S11523 [27SE]

Missouri River management: Edward T. Schaefer, Governor of North Dakota, H8735 [30JY]

———several fish and wildlife organizations, H8734 [30JY]

Pamphlets

Hurricane Fran Disaster Assistance in North Carolina: FEMA, S10186-S10189 [10SE]

Remarks in House

ALERT (organization): tribute to students relative to Oregon flood relief, E820 [16MY]

California: anniversary of reclamation district 108, E452 [26MR]

Cataldo, ID: Coeur d'Alene River dike improvement funding, H6883 [26JN]

Chicago, IL: floods, H8298 [24JY]

———tunnel and reservoir project funding, H8352 [24JY]

Coastal zones: shoreline protection program funding, H8317, H8319 [24JY]

Corps of Engineers: management of Missouri River, H8314, H8316, H8317, H8351, H8352 [24JY], H8729, H8730, H8731, H8734 [30JY]

———oversight of local flood control projects, H8355 [24JY]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), H8735 [30JY]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11322-H11330 [26SE], E1860 [30SE], E1917 [3OC]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), insert language of H.R. 3592 in lieu, H8756 [30JY]

Disasters: assistance for States impacted by rapid snow meltdown, H745 [23JA], H781 [24JA]

———disaster assistance for States impacted by rapid snow meltdown, H1876 [7MR]

———provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (H.R. 1856), E1281, E1283 [12JY], E1287 [16JY]

———reduce costs and damage through grants and strategies developed by a government and private-sector partnership, H7267 [11JY]

FEMA: funding, H6885-H6887 [26JN], H10960 [24SE]

———tribute, H10354 [12SE], E1211 [27JN]

Frankfort, IL: stormwater retention facility funding, H8727 [30JY]

Harris County, TX: design and construction of flood control projects, H8727, H8728 [30JY]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, H10180 [11SE], H10353 [12SE], H12099 [28SE]

———disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (H.R. 4046), H10335 [12SE]

Insurance: flood insurance rates, H6875 [26JN]

New Jersey: flood control and waste removal project funding, E1376 [25JY]

———Green Brook Flood Control project funding, H8318 [24JY]

———Passaic River Flood Tunnel funding, H8728 [30JY], H11327 [26SE]

———Ramapo River flood control project funding, H8355 [24JY]

Pacific Northwestern States: disaster assistance, H1875, H1877 [7MR], E283 [6MR]

Washington: tribute to efforts by towns affected by bad weather, E387 [20MR]

West Virginia: develop a flood control strategy for the Greenbrier River Basin, E945 [29MY]

———disaster assistance, H5303 [21MY]

———tribute to residents relative to actions during flood disaster, E176 [5FE]

Remarks in Senate

Corps of Engineers: high water level management plan for Lake Traverse, S9052 [29JY]

———management of Missouri River, S9469-S9471 [2AU]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), S7703-S7722 [11JY], S9469-S9471 [2AU], S10208, S10239 [10SE]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, S11519-S11527 [27SE]

———State and Federal share of costs relative to California Folsom Dam and Reservoir flood control project, S11526 [27SE]

———Wisconsin La Farge Dam and Lake project deauthorization, S11526 [27SE]

Dams: creation of national dam safety program, S7715 [11JY]

Disasters: assistance for States impacted by rapid snow meltdown, S171, S181 [22JA]

FEMA: service to Arizona communities damaged by floods, S9733, S9734 [3SE]

Housing: ensure adequate notification and compensation for homeowners adversely affected by activities precipitated from Federal regulations (S. 2070), S10427 [12SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, S10185-S10190 [10SE], S10405 [12SE], S11879, S11883, S11884 [30SE]

James River: permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas, S7714 [11JY]

———permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas (S. 1863), S6103 [11JN]

New York: tribute to clean-up efforts of the Catskills relative to flood damage, S862 [1FE]

North Dakota: Corps of Engineers acquisition of lands for flowage and saturation easements of the Buford Trenton Irrigation District, S11523, S11526 [27SE]

———Garrison Diversion Project funding, S8986 [26JY], S11142-S11144 [24SE]

———prevention project at Devils Lake, S1676-S1678 [11MR], S1851 [12MR], S2288, S2289, S2295 [19MR], S4174 [25AP]

Pacific Northwestern States: disaster assistance, S1851, S1852 [12MR], S2305 [19MR]

Rivers: permit private sector construction of flood control projects, S3042 [28MR]

Reports filed

Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 640) (H. Rept. 104-843), H11228 [25SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Missouri River management: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, H8735 [30JY]

Summaries

Water Resources Development Act Projects Sponsored by Representative Rahall, H11329 [26SE]

Texts of

S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs reauthorization, H8735-H8756 [30JY]

S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs' reauthorization, S10209-S10239 [10SE]

S. 640, Water Resources Development Act, S7722-S7742 [11JY]

S. 1863, permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas of James River, S6103 [11JN]

FLORIDA

Articles and editorials

Florida Homeowners Find Insurance Pricey, if They Find It at All, E1287-E1289 [16JY]

Heroes in the Moment, S2831 [25MR]

Marine Patrol Not Laughing at `Baywatch' Joke, H8261 [24JY]

Stop the Immigration Bill, S11518 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions

Big Cypress National Preserve: operation of certain tour businesses in newly acquired areas (see H.R. 3620), H6285 [12JN]

Cecil Field Naval Air Station, FL: transfer jurisdiction over certain lands to Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 3882), H8247 [23JY]

Customs Service: refund anti-dumping duty deposits relative to certain imported orange juice (see S. 1812; H.R. 3922), S5567 [23MY], H8982 [30JY]

Everglades National Park: designate Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center (see H.R. 4241), H11526 [27SE]

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: designate (see H.R. 4241), H11526 [27SE]

Native Americans: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe (see H.R. 4199), H11394 [26SE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush (see S. Res. 278), S7816 [12JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: implement plan for responding to red tide events involving Florida Manatees (see H.R. 4261), H11526 [27SE]

Wild and Scenic River System: designate the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek and Rock Springs Run for potential addition (see H.R. 3155), H2713 [22MR]

Documents

Funding Tax Restoration of the Everglades—Guiding Principals: Executive Office of the President, S903 [6FE]

Histories

Greater Saint Paul African Episcopal Church, Coconut Grove, FL: Esther M. Armbrister, E68 [24JA]

Letters

Big Pine Key, FL, land acquisition: Camilla M. Herlevich, Nature Conservancy (organization), S2759 [25MR]

Community policing programs: Eric W. Miller, Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, H8260 [24JY]

Health care reform, E419 [22MR]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11518 [27SE]

Regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children: Lawton C. Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11564 [27SE]

Memorandums

Everglades and South Florida Ecosystem Restoration: Vice President Gore, S902 [6FE]

Programs

Clinton Administration plan for Florida Everglades restoration, H1534 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: citrus tristeza virus research funding, E1104 [18JN], E1126 [20JN], E1770 [28SE]

———effect of NAFTA on winter fruit and vegetable farmers, H10975, H10976 [24SE]

Alliance To Outfox Phone Fraud (organization): tribute, E869 [22MY]

Ayers, Georgia: Florida 17th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2663 [21MR]

Bennett, Brooke: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1387 [26JY]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Jewish Federation of South Broward, E1612 [16SE]

Coastal zone: beach restoration projects funding, H8732 [30JY], H11325 [26SE], H12027 [28SE]

Coconut Grove, FL: anniversary of the Greater Saint Paul African Episcopal Church, E68 [24JA]

Community Service Networks (organization): tribute, E1270 [12JY]

Dade County, FL: tribute to women's achievements, E450 [26MR]

Dept. of State: transfer Office of Cuba Broadcasting to Florida, H8261 [24JY]

Disasters: tribute to victims of ValuJet crash in Florida, H4907 [14MY], E950 [30MY]

Drug abuse: employee testing, H10653 [19SE]

El Portal, FL: anniversary of El Portal Women's Club, E1625 [17SE]

Everglades: restoration, H2671 [22MR], H3148, H3158 [28MR]

Everglades Agricultural Area: acquisition of land, H1533-H1538 [29FE], H1688 [5MR]

Florida Crushed Stone (business): Sentinels of Safety Award recipient, E1207 [27JN]

Florida Panthers (hockey team): tribute, E1103 [18JN]

Foreign trade: duty rate adjustment of tomatoes from Mexico relative to import surges (H.R. 2902), H916 [26JA]

———investigation of ITC and Lee Frankel relative to Mexican and Florida tomato growers, H10330 [12SE]

———price of Mexican tomatoes, H8670 [30JY]

Forman, Hamilton C.: B'nai B'rith Great American Traditions Award recipient, E10 [3JA]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Jewish Federation of Greater Fort Lauderdale, E1612 [16SE]

Fort Meyers Beach, FL: incorporation, H904 [25JA]

Gary, Willie: American Jewish Committee Learned Hand Award recipient, E216 [27FE]

Girl Scouts of America: tribute to Gold Award recipients, E799 [14MY]

Hialeah-Miami Lakes Adult Education Center: tribute to volunteers, E277 [5MR]

Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H803 [24JA]

Miami, FL: anniversary of Gesu Catholic Church, E1042 [10JN]

———tribute to Commission on Status of Women Unsung Heroines award recipients, E325 [12MR]

———tribute to Northwestern High School football team, E23 [5JA]

National Marine Fisheries Service: Hawaiian Monk Seal and Sea Turtle Programs funding, H8231, H8232 [23JY]

National Park Service: transfer of funds for Everglades restoration land acquisition, H6589-H6591 [19JN], E1143 [20JN]

Native Americans: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe (H.R. 4199), E1750 [27SE]

St. Augustine, FL: anniversary of Trinity Episcopal Church, E1687 [25SE]

TEMAS (publication): anniversary, E1541 [9SE], E1621 [17SE], E1819 [30SE]

Weston, FL: tribute to First Baptist Church, E555 [17AP]

Wild and Scenic River System: designate the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek and Rock Springs Run for potential addition (H.R. 3155), H11214-H11216 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: Gainesville-Alachua Regional Airport radar upgrade, S9283, S9284 [31JY]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Dr. Nan S. Hutchison Broward Senior Hall of Fame inductees, S3322 [15AP]

CF Industries, Inc.: anniversary, S2716 [21MR]

Customs Service: refund anti-dumping duty deposits relative to certain imported orange juice (S. 1812), S5589 [23MY]

Cypress Gardens (recreation area): anniversary, S525 [26JA]

Disasters: tribute to victims of ValuJet crash in Florida, S4969 [13MY]

EPA: West Central Florida Alternative Water Source Project funding, S9828 [4SE]

Everglades: restoration, S3240 [29MR], S11522 [27SE]

Key West, FL: tribute to plane crash victims and rescue workers, S2831 [25MR]

Miami, FL: anniversary, S9001 [26JY]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush (S. Res. 278), S7835 [12JY]

Taxation: treatment of cane sugar produced in the Everglades Agricultural Area, S901 [6FE]

Wild and Scenic River System: designate the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek and Rock Springs Run for potential addition (H.R. 3155), S12408 [3OC]

Reports filed

Designate Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and Rock Springs Run, FL, for Potential Addition to the Wild and Scenic River System: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3155) (H. Rept. 104-824), H11046 [24SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3155, designate the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek and Rock Springs Run for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic River System, H11215 [25SE]

S. Res. 278, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush, S7825, S7836 [12JY]

Tributes

Gibbons, Representative, H4121-H4130 [30AP], E413 [21MR], E686, E695 [1MY]

FLORIDA, NY

Remarks in House

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church: anniversary, E1258 [11JY]

FLORIDA AVIATION MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES

Letters

Mid-America Aviation Resource Consortium funding, S9284 [31JY]

FLORIDA CRUSHED STONE (business)

Remarks in House

Sentinels of Safety Award: recipient, E1207 [27JN]

FLORIDA PANTHERS (hockey team)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1103 [18JN]

FLOURNOY, BILL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1925 [4OC]

FLOWERS

Bills and resolutions

Labeling: require labeling of country of origin of imported fresh cut flowers (see S. 1793), S5492 [22MY]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6285 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Labeling: require labeling of country of origin of imported fresh cut flowers (S. 1793), S5497 [22MY]

Texts of

S. 1793, require labeling of country of origin of imported fresh cut flowers, S5498 [22MY]

FLYNN, WILLIAM J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E348 [13MR]

FLYNNS LICK, TN

Remarks in House

Flynns Lick Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E785 [14MY]

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY (organization)

Statements

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events, H7521 [12JY]

FOCUS (vessel)

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1362), S9071 [29JY]

Texts of

S. 1362, certificate of documentation, S9036 [29JY]

FOERSTER, ROBERT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1484 [2AU]

FOGLEMAN, C. FRANK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E949 [30MY]

FOGLESONG, MELANIE

Remarks in Senate

Oklahoma: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipient, S4875 [8MY]

FOGLIETTA, THOMAS M. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8031 [18JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8573 [26JY]

———H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, H10048 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

Corporate Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 3351), H4302 [30AP]

Taxation: treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H3386 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H11396 [26SE]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H1248 [20FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3731 [23AP]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H7107 [27JN]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H7155 [9JY]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H9706 [1AU]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4902 [10MY]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H8094 [22JY]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 520), H12271 [3OC]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H1138 [31JA]

———labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H774 [23JA]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H774 [23JA]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 2259), H1232 [6FE]

———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm with a laser sighting device during commission of a crime (see H.R. 2991), H2316 [14MR]

Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 561), H5379 [21MY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H3488 [16AP]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H1234 [9FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H1507 [28FE]

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H2950 [27MR]

Diseases: establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 3293), H4503 [7MY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5288 [16MY]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3488 [16AP]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H3387 [15AP]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1775 [6MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2566, 3505), H5380 [21MY], H5500 [22MY]

Families and domestic relations: provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237), H5288 [16MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 3704), H10525 [17SE]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 3455), H5052 [14MY]

Foreign trade: prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H2559 [20MR]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H2950 [27MR]

Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3482), H11527 [27SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797), H3488 [16AP]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H11230 [25SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 4296), H12174 [28SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H4503 [7MY]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H3820 [24AP]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7780 [17JY]

Liberia: impose sanctions on governments who violate the arms embargo or aid in the civil war, and bring war criminals to justice (see H.R. 4001), H9923 [2AU]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (see H. Con. Res. 103), H1636 [29FE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H5501 [22MY]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H11527 [27SE]

———expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H1325 [27FE]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H11048 [24SE]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H187 [4JA]

Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 620), H1138 [31JA]

———level (see H.R. 619), H1138 [31JA]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H6915 [26JN]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H774 [23JA]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H7475 [11JY]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11527 [27SE]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4647 [8MY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Taxation: increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H12175 [28SE]

———increase excise taxes on smokeless tobacco products and establish a trust fund to reduce use (see H.R. 2585), H1325 [27FE]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H774 [23JA]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244), H9925 [2AU]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H11527 [27SE]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), H5288 [16MY]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3119), H6712 [24JN]

Women: research health risks of dioxin in tampons (see H.R. 3796), H7474 [11JY]

Citations

Awarding of Congressional Medal of Honor to James W. (Bill) Reese, E1642 [18SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6221 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6221 [12JN]

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging: anniversary, E1943 [21OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5213 [16MY]

Bunning, Representative: tribute on election to Baseball Hall of Fame, H1698 [5MR]

Campus Boulevard Corp.: anniversary, E1733 [27SE]

Chester, PA: rededication of James W. Reese Army Reserve Center, E1642 [18SE]

Corps of Engineers: U.S.S. McFarland rehabilitation funding, H8340 [24JY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6456 [18JN]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program funding, H6946 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H116 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6601 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6971 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8184 [23JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6937, H6946 [26JN]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, H10335 [12SE]

———evaluation of views on certain campaign issues, H7270 [11JY]

———invitation to address NAACP convention, H7163 [10JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2566), E837 [16MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8340 [24JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9758 [1AU]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9758 [1AU]

EPA: funding of employee activities not directly related to governmental functions, H6937 [26JN]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2697 [22MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11070 [25SE]

LSC: funding, H8184 [23JY]

National Park Service: National Recreation and Preservation Program funding, H6601 [19JN]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), consideration (H. Res. 436), H5332 [21MY]

Philadelphia (PA) Gay News: anniversary, E225 [28FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H11398 [27SE]

Votes: position on missed, H121 [4JA]

Tributes

Alexander, Elizabeth Spaulding, E871 [22MY]

Brakeen, Samuel A., E57 [23JA]

Oakley, Doretta E., E1293 [16JY]

Patterson, Joseph D., E55 [23JA]

Rishel, Joseph J., E1881 [1OC]

Warren, Repsie M., E889 [23MY]

FOIL, MARTIN B.

Articles and editorials

Concord Teen's Brain Injury Led Parents To Fight for More Prevention and Research, S11130 [24SE]

Remarks in Senate

Brain Injury Association: tribute, S11130 [24SE]

FOIS, ANDREW

Letters

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6156 [12JN]

Applicability of certain laws relative to the Executive Office of the President, H10814 [24SE]

Construction of physical barriers in high illegal alien entry areas, S4413 [30AP]

Dept. of Justice custody of St. Elizabeth's Hospital patients found not guilty by reason of insanity, S12296 [3OC]

Gambling Impact Study Commission, S7975 [17JY]

International War Crimes Tribunal prosecution of individuals indicted for crimes committed in the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3891 [23AP]

Native American adoption and child custody proceedings, H4815 [10MY]

Release of documents relative to investigation of termination of employees of the White House Travel Office, S10307, S10318 [11SE]

FOLEY, AL

Reports filed

Holk Post Office Building, Foley, AL: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2262), S5566 [23MY]

FOLEY, MARK (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1533 [29FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Commission on Civil Rights: subpoena power (see H.R. 3009), H1715 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: labeling of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 2602), H1636 [29FE]

———packing standards for imported tomatoes (see H.R. 2921), H1138 [31JA]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H4502 [7MY]

———improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10108 [5SE]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H2316 [14MR]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1636 [29FE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H5288 [16MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H4800 [9MY]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H7475 [11JY]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H5754 [30MY]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H5053 [14MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H5646 [29MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———restore integrity, goodwill, honesty, and trust (see H.R. 3792), H7474 [11JY]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H1234 [9FE]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 174), H6415 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 3346), H4109 [25AP]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H1139 [31JA]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Foreign policy: loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2844), H5753 [30MY]

———require U.S. opposition to any proposal to create financing mechanisms designed to prevent or resolve the insolvency of sovereign nations (see H.R. 2731), H973 [30JA]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 2458, 3107), H1636 [29FE], H4397 [1MY]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2559 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H4647 [8MY]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H3650 [18AP]

House of Representatives: terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House (see H.R. 2536), H7154 [9JY]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H9924 [2AU]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H5380 [21MY]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H1226 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national clearinghouse to assist in background checks of law enforcement applicants (see H.R. 3263), H7108 [27JN]

———establish a national resource center and clearinghouse relative to missing or exploited children (see H.R. 3238), H3386 [15AP]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H8557 [25JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H8557 [25JY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

———limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H5052 [14MY]

———prohibit the soliciting or accepting of campaign contributions within certain areas of the Capitol (see H. Res. 439), H5754 [30MY]

———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2828), H2123 [12MR]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H1716 [5MR]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6509 [18JN]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H5935 [5JN]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H1508 [28FE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H2714 [22MR]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H973 [30JA]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H6286 [12JN]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

Power resources: privatize the Federal Power Marketing Administration and certain TVA facilities (see H.R. 3878), H8247 [23JY]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2896), H973 [30JA]

Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 2119), H90 [3JA]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H6691 [20JN]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 2024), H1507 [28FE]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H973 [30JA]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4801 [9MY]

Taxation: treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H5934 [5JN]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H7533 [12JY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts (see H.R. 3442), H6006 [6JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2225 [14MR], H4903 [14MY]

Letters

Budget reconciliation: Donald Boelter, H161 [4JA]

———James Lister, H161 [4JA]

———Margaret Hurt, H161 [4JA]

———Rick Schendel, H161 [4JA]

Lists

Famous Polish Americans, E1777 [28SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5383 [22MY]

Poems

``Ten Cannots,'' William Boetcker, H161 [4JA]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1427, H1477 [28FE], H1533 [29FE], H1688 [5MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3158 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration (H. Res. 366), H1412 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1477 [28FE]

Appropriations: line-item veto, H1696 [5MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1953 [7MR]

Budget: balance, H1689, H1690 [5MR], H4660 [9MY]

———deficit, H3436 [16AP]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, H1695 [5MR], H1953 [7MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H121, H161 [4JA]

Caring Foundation: tribute to ``We the Living'' stage play, H1688 [5MR]

Child abuse: awareness, H1688 [5MR]

Children and youth: research programs for sudden infant death syndrome disease, H6721 [25JN]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1965), H3686 [23AP]

Commission on Civil Rights: subpoena power (H.R. 3009), H1687 [5MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4363 [1MY]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H3436 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5082 [15MY]

———Health Profession Scholarship Program minimum active duty requirements, H5082 [15MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6590 [19JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8347, H8357, H8361 [24JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2683 [22MR]

Florida: acquisition of land in Everglades Agricultural Area, H1533 [29FE], H1688 [5MR]

———restoration of Everglades, H2671 [22MR], H3158 [28MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H121, H161 [4JA]

Government regulations: duplication of State regulations, H1694 [5MR]

Guey, Wendy: tribute to Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee winner, E1125 [20JN]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11103 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2517, H2519 [20MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11089 [25SE]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2517 [20MR]

———funding for programs relative to review of worldwide levels, H2519 [20MR]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H803 [24JA]

Medicare: reform, H1695 [5MR], H4660 [9MY]

National Missing Children's Week: observance, H5383 [22MY]

National Park Service: transfer of funds for Everglades restoration land acquisition, H6590 [19JN]

Nuclear energy: Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding, H8357, H8361 [24JY]

Oceans: public disclosure of ocean transportation contracts, H4352 [1MY]

———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4352 [1MY]

Public welfare programs: reform, H1691, H1692 [5MR]

Pulaski Day: observance, E1777 [28SE]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1194 [1FE]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, H1688 [5MR]

TVA: funding, H8347 [24JY]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: terminate, H5082 [15MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H773 [23JA], H1714 [5MR], H2314 [14MR], H3486 [16AP], H5149 [15MY], H9564 [31JY]

Tributes

Fogleman, C. Frank, E949 [30MY]

Rhodes, Ron, E1010 [6JN], E1109 [18JN]

Shaw, Chuck, E1010 [6JN], E1109 [18JN]

Spooner, F.E. (Buz), E1010 [6JN], E1109 [18JN]

FOLGER, PETER

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S12172 [2OC]

FOLTIN, RICHARD T.

Letters

Employment Nondiscrimination Act, S9996 [6SE]

FONAR CORP.

Letters

Patent and Trademark Office reform, H7142 [9JY]

Testimonies

Patent and Trademark Office Reform, H7142 [9JY]

FOOD related term(s) Agriculture

Addresses

Seeds and Science—Henry A. Wallace on Agriculture and Human Progress: John C. Culver, S9644-S9647 [2AU]

Tribute to Senator Heflin: Representative Stenholm, S12434 [21OC]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8438, S8440, S8446, S8448, S8458, S8463, S8464, S8465, S8483, S8484, S8486, S8487, S8488 [22JY], S8540, S8541, S8542, S8543, S8544, S8545, S8546, S8548, S8551, S8552, S8577, S8578, S8579, S8580 [23JY], S8586, S8594, S8611, S8613, S8614, S8615, S8616, S8645, S8646 [24JY], H6118 [10JN], H6176, H6177, H6181, H6184 [11JN], H6192, H6198, H6199, H6201, H6211, H6212 [12JN]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), S9532, S9610, S9611 [2AU], H10089 [5SE]

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (S. 1804), S5609 [23MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY], H8671 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Agricultural Links Past and Future, H2538 [20MR]

Chrystal Earns High Russian Honor, S9631 [2AU]

Clinton Vows Help for Yeltsin Campaign—Arkansas' Interest in Poultry Dispute Discussed at Antiterrorism Summit, S3109 [28MR], E483 [28MR]

Daniel Nixon—He Fights Cancer With Strawberries, S10873 [18SE]

Decades of Dedication—The Early Years, S5743 [4JN]

Dietary Calcium and Low Blood Pressure—We Can All Benefit, S4365 [29AP]

Famine Aid to North Korea, S5502 [22MY]

FDA Can Work Better, S9550 [2AU]

Mark of Friendship, S9632 [2AU]

Milk Sours the Farm Bill, S3072 [28MR]

Milking Consumers, S1006 [7FE]

Only People Who Eat Need To Worry About Our Food Policy, S1896 [12MR]

Russia Found a Good Friend in Outspoken Iowan, S9632 [2AU]

Russian Friendship Honor to Chrystal, S9631 [2AU]

USDA—Dairy, Cereal Prices Expected To Rise, S1894 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: assure payment for milk and livestock delivered to milk processors, livestock dealers, or market agencies (see H.R. 3762), H7154 [9JY]

———define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (see S. 2061), S10192 [10SE]

———define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 1463), return to Senate (see H. Res. 402), H3488 [16AP]

———establish trust for sellers of livestock (see S. 1707), S4190 [25AP]

———extend farm programs (see S. 1523), S313 [23JA]

———maintain foreign market development programs (see H.R. 2950), H1224 [1FE]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (see S. Res. 277), S7492 [9JY]

———packing standards for imported tomatoes (see H.R. 2921), H1138 [31JA]

———plant variety protection relative to tubers (see S. 1602), S1682 [11MR]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (see H.R. 3424), H4800 [9MY]

———relief relative to ranchers (see S. 1758), S5093 [15MY]

———repeal restrictions on colored margarine (see H.R. 2860), H330 [5JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3603), H6040 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (see H. Res. 451), H6117 [10JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 496), H9565 [31JY]

Alaska: return management of fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations (see S. 2172), S11973 [30SE]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (see S. 1518; H.R. 2969), S98 [5JA], H1251 [23FE]

———abolish (S. 1518), return to Senate (see H. Res. 387), H2665 [21MR]

Child Nutrition Act: Nutrition, Education, and Training Program funding (see S. 2199), S12303 [3OC]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (see H.R. 4276), H12172 [28SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (see S. 2155), S11720 [28SE]

———consolidate and improve all inspection activities relative to livestock and poultry carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood products (see H.R. 4302), H12174 [28SE]

———payment rate for barley (see S. 2036; H.R. 4002), S9554 [2AU], H9924 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: expand authority to donate unusable food (see H.R. 3312), H3819 [24AP]

Emergency Food Assistance Act: purchase of commodities using State funds (see H.R. 3978), H9922 [2AU]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see S. 1882), S6408 [18JN]

Food stamps: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 3697), H6690 [20JN]

———forbid recipients to resell or barter with acquired food (see H.R. 4027), H10107 [5SE]

Foreign trade: prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H1985 [7MR]

Health: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (see S. 1981), S8468 [22JY]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (see S. 1938), S7670 [10JY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 4275), H12172 [28SE]

Schools: flexibility to meet dietary guidelines under the school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 1613), S2101 [14MR]

———prohibit purchase of foreign beef for nutrition programs (see S. 1829), S5763 [4JN]

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (see S. 1804), S5567 [23MY]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 3603), H9368-H9378 [30JY]

Excerpts

Farm legislation's impact on farm income and Federal aid payments, S321 [23JA]

Letters

Family farming: Doug Henderson, S6138 [12JN]

FDA review of the food additive olestra: Senator Glenn, S71 [4JA]

Food Quality Protection Act: Food Chain Coalition, S8928 [25JY], H8145 [23JY]

———Lynn R. Goldman, EPA, H8145 [23JY]

———Richard W. Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, S8929 [25JY]

———several organizations, S8928, S8929 [25JY]

Regulation of loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets: Robert C. Robertson, GAO, S8448 [22JY]

Russian ban on import of U.S. poultry: Senator Roth, S2147 [15MR]

U.S. territories' and freely associated States' legislation amendments: President Clinton, S5578 [23MY]

———Senator Murkowski, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S5578 [23MY]

Lists

Public Law 480, Title I subsidies for agricultural corporations for fiscal years 1990-95, H1524 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: citrus tristeza virus research funding, E1104 [18JN], E1126 [20JN], E1770 [28SE]

———define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 1463), return to Senate (H. Res. 402), H3414, H3415 [16AP]

———Food for Peace Program funding, H5250 [16MY]

———importation of Mexican avocados, H841 [25JA], H976 [31JA], E130 [1FE], E179 [5FE]

———Market Access Program funding, H6212-H6217, H6245 [12JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5255 [16MY]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (H.R. 3424), E753 [9MY], E761 [10MY]

———research programs funding, H6166, H6167 [11JN]

———use of Market Access Program for export or sale of alcoholic beverages, H6198-H6201 [12JN]

———use of pesticides relative to agricultural output and land use, E1494 [2AU]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations, H5766 [4JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6164 [11JN], H6191-H6247 [12JN], E1062, E1065, E1075 [12JN], E1086, E1088 [13JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, H9715, H9723, H9724 [1AU]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (H. Res. 451), H6159-H6164-H6182 [11JN]

Association of Food and Drug Officials: anniversary, E333 [13MR]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (H.R. 2969), H2577 [21MR], H2846 [26MR]

———abolish (S. 1518), return to Senate (H. Res. 387), H2577 [21MR]

Children and youth: tribute to organizations working to combat childhood hunger, E778 [10MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (H.R. 4276), E1828 [30SE], E1897 [1OC]

Courts: liability relative to business donors of food and grocery products to needy individuals, H10089, H10090 [5SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and improve all inspection activities relative to livestock and poultry carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood products (H.R. 4302), E1841 [30SE]

———future studies and evaluations funding, H6176, H6177 [11JN]

———meat and poultry safety inspections, H3167 [28MR], E1062 [12JN]

———payment rate for barley (H.R. 4002), E1482 [2AU]

Fast Forward To End Hunger (organization): tribute, E1052 [11JN]

FDA: food safety, E734 [8MY]

———funding, E1190 [27JN]

———reform, H2931 [27MR], H2968 [28MR], H3571, H3572 [17AP]

Florida: effect of NAFTA on winter fruit and vegetable farmers, H10975, H10976 [24SE]

Food & Friends (organization): tribute, E435 [22MR]

Food for Peace Program: funding, H6161 [11JN]

Food stamps: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (H.R. 3697), E1148 [20JN]

———forbid recipients to resell or barter with acquired food (H.R. 4027), E1538 [5SE]

———program reform, H7747, H7752 [17JY]

———work requirements for eligibility, H7903-H7907 [18JY]

Foreign aid: food assistance programs, H6177-H6179 [11JN]

———reauthorize certain food aid programs that facilitate economic development for developing nations, H1522-H1529 [29FE]

Foreign trade: price of Mexican tomatoes, H8670 [30JY]

———prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (H.R. 3050), E310 [7MR]

Health: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (H.R. 3200), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

Hershey Foods Corp.: Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus Corporate Vulture Award recipient, H5035 [14MY]

Inspection: meat and poultry inspection programs (H.R. 1423), E178 [5FE]

Long Island, NY: Help Other People Eat Day observance, E199 [16FE]

Meals on Wheels (organization): delivery of food relative to Government shutdown, H122 [4JA]

Mexico: modification of quarantine on Mexican Hass avocados, E1065 [12JN]

Milwaukee, WI: tribute to National Association of Letter Carriers Pioneer Branch No. 2, E1437 [1AU]

National Agriculture Week: observance, H2470, H2538 [20MR]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to Food Drive Day, E755 [9MY]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN], E1091 [14JN]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), H7441 [11JY], H7477-H7480 [12JY], H10089 [5SE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: deny congressional approval relative to effect on milk prices, H1620 [29FE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8127-H8147 [23JY], E1367 [24JY], E1383 [25JY], E1389 [26JY]

Price support programs: sugar, H6244 [12JN]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2217 [13MR], H5107 [15MY], H6165 [11JN], H8089 [22JY], E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN], E1091 [14JN]

———funding for nutrition programs (H.R. 4275), E1862 [30SE]

Ruiz Food Products, Inc.: National Association of Private Industry Councils Workforce Partnership Award recipient, E272 [5MR]

Russia: ban on import of U.S. poultry, E482 [28MR]

Safe Tables Our Priority (organization): tribute, E178 [5FE]

School Lunch Program: reform, H873-H875 [25JA]

U.N.: tribute to World Food Program, E1501 [2AU]

University of California at Davis: funding for integrated pest management research facility, H6245 [12JN]

Westchester County, NY: tribute to Bridge Fund (organization), E1867 [30SE]

———tribute to People Allied to Combat Hunger (organization), E211 [27FE]

Remarks in Senate

Agricultural Research Service: funding, S8446-S8449 [22JY]

Agriculture: Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, S1055 [7FE]

———continuation of the Farmer-Owned Reserve Program, S1037 [7FE]

———define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 1463), S441 [26JA]

———define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 2061), S10192 [10SE]

———extend farm programs (S. 1523), S302, S303, S315-S321 [23JA], S332, S334 [24JA], S484, S485 [26JA]

———extend farm programs (S. 1523), unanimous-consent agreement, S304-S308 [23JA]

———Federal farm policies, S6138 [12JN]

———immigrant worker program requirements, S8485, S8487 [22JY]

———Market Transition Program funding, S903, S904 [6FE]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (S. Res. 277), S7494 [9JY]

———national objectives, S79, S80 [5JA], S172, S173 [22JA]

———relief relative to ranchers (S. 1758), S5093 [15MY]

———tribute to dairy industry, S123 [10JA]

———U.S. policy, S12425-S12434 [21OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8435, S8454-S8465, S8485, S8487, S8491 [22JY], S8532-S8552 [23JY], S8583-S8600, S8602-S8617 [24JY], S8927 [25JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, S9334-S9337, S9425 [1AU], S9634 [2AU], S11697, S11763 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9275 [31JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), unanimous-consent agreement, S8537 [23JY]

AID: International Fund for Agricultural Development funding, S8842 [25JY]

Alaska: return management of fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations (S. 2172), S11986 [30SE], S12059 [1OC]

Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: funding, S8604 [24JY]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (H.R. 2969), S2838 [25MR]

———abolish (S. 1518), S108 [5JA], S724 [1FE]

Childhood Hunger Day: observance, S12352 [3OC]

Chrystal, John: Russian Order of Friendship award recipient, S9630 [2AU]

Clemson University: agricultural research projects funding, S8540 [23JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (S. 2155), S11722, S11723 [28SE]

———food safety research funding, S9634 [2AU]

———Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, and Food Safety and Inspection Service funding, S8463 [22JY]

———labeling of fresh and frozen poultry, S8605 [24JY]

———payment rate for barley, S8534-S8536 [23JY], S8613, S8614 [24JY]

———payment rate for barley (S. 2036), S9585, S9586 [2AU]

———Pesticide Data Program funding, S11932 [30SE]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, S8438-S8446, S8448-S8451 [22JY], S8533, S8547 [23JY]

———regulation of the importation of avocados, S8604 [24JY]

———seafood safety inspections, S2069, S2078 [14MR], S2283 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish voluntary food donation programs at military service academies, S6488 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation: payment of certain ocean freight charges for Federal food or export assistance, S11075 [20SE], S11152-S11156 [24SE]

Faith In Action (organization): tribute, S1656 [7MR]

FDA: petition for use of olestra as a food additive, S70 [4JA]

———reform, S8605, S8607 [24JY], S12020 [30SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (S. 1882), S6410 [18JN]

Food industry: inspection and safety standards, S1374 [27FE]

Food stamps: eliminate State block grants, S8350-S8357 [19JY], S8415 [22JY], S8497, S8498 [23JY]

———reduce fraud, S8362 [19JY]

———use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements, S1049-S1052 [7FE]

———work requirements for eligibility, S8362 [19JY], S8408 [22JY], S8499 [23JY], S9337 [1AU]

Foreign aid: food assistance programs funding, S9425, S9426 [1AU]

Government: improve regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products (S. 1477), S3203 [29MR], S9550, S9552 [2AU], S11961 [30SE], S12053 [1OC], S12150-S12152 [2OC]

Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (S. 1981), S8477 [22JY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: allocation of foreign aid for famine relief, S5502 [22MY]

Labeling: establish an age standard for labeling lamb and mutton, S1055 [7FE]

———repeal requirement for saccharin notice (H.R. 1787), S2267 [19MR]

Milk: promotion program, S1187 [9FE]

Mississippi: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service funding, S8438 [22JY]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, S5742, S5748, S5778 [4JN]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), S9532, S9533 [2AU]

———encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (S. 1938), S7671 [10JY]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: deny congressional approval relative to effect on milk prices, S1001-S1010, S1035, S1048 [7FE], S3040, S3056, S3065, S3072 [28MR]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), S8736-S8738 [24JY], S8928 [25JY]

———distribution of information relative to risk and benefits to consumers by retail grocers, S8738 [24JY]

Price support programs: peanuts, S8544, S8545, S8548-S8552 [23JY], S8588-S8591 [24JY]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, S2916, S2917 [27MR], S4506 [1MY], S8136-S8138 [18JY], S8404, S8405 [22JY], S8494, S8514, S8524 [23JY], S9333 [1AU]

———protect recipients of food stamps and LIHEAP benefits, S8120 [18JY]

———Summer Food Program funding, S8114-S8117 [18JY], S8330 [19JY], S8416 [22JY], S8504 [23JY]

Russia: ban on import of U.S. poultry, S1374 [27FE], S2147 [15MR], S3108-S3110, S3131, S3144 [28MR], S4003 [24AP]

Schools: flexibility to meet dietary guidelines under the school lunch and breakfast programs (S. 1613), S2101 [14MR]

———prohibit purchase of foreign beef for nutrition programs (S. 1829), S5764 [4JN]

Taxation: treatment of cane sugar produced in the Everglades Agricultural Area, S901 [6FE]

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (S. 1804), S5575-S5579 [23MY]

WIC: competitive bidding for infant formula, S8455 [22JY], S9336 [1AU]

Reports

Food Assistance to Developing Countries: Paul Armstrong, AID, H6244 [12JN]

Food Quality Protection Act (H.R. 1627), H8145 [23JY]

Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children: National Academy of Sciences, S8738 [24JY]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-726), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-613), H6040 [7JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3603) (S. Rept. 104-317), S7762 [11JY]

Board of Tea Experts Abolishment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2969) (H. Rept. 104-467), H2033 [8MR]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2969) (H. Rept. 104-467), H1663 [4MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 104-730), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 451) (H. Rept. 104-616), H6117 [10JN]

Definition and Regulation of the Minor Use of Pesticides: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H7473 [11JY]

Encourage the Donation of Food and Grocery Products to Needy Individuals: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2428) (H. Rept. 104-661), H7154 [9JY]

Food Quality Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H8247 [23JY]

Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1423) (S. Rept. 104-308), S7301 [28JN]

Regulation of Food, Drugs, Devices, and Biological Products: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1477) (S. Rept. 104-284), S6611 [20JN]

U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States Legislation Amendments: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1804), S10554 [13SE]

Statements

Food Quality Protection Act: American Crop Protection Association, S8929 [25JY]

Work Requirements for Food Stamp Eligibility: Senator Leahy, S8363 [19JY]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 3603), S9336 [1AU], H6236-H6243 [12JN], H9716-H9722 [1AU]

Food in Need of Distribution (FIND) Program services provided to Riverside County, CA, E89 [25JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 387, return S. 1518 to Senate, Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act, H2577 [21MR]

H. Res. 402, return S. 1463 to Senate, define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products, H3414 [16AP]

H. Res. 451, consideration of H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H6159 [11JN]

H.R. 1627, Food Quality Protection Act, H8127-H8141 [23JY]

H.R. 2428, encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals, H7477 [12JY]

H.R. 2969, abolish Board of Tea Experts, H2577 [21MR]

H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8426-S8435 [22JY]

H.R. 3697, Encouragement of Electronic Benefit Transfer Systems Act, E1148 [20JN]

S. 1463, define perishable agricultural products relative to domestic industry, S442 [26JA]

S. 1518, Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act, S724 [1FE]

S. 1829, prohibit purchase of foreign beef for school nutrition programs, S5764 [4JN]

S. 1981, Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef, S8477 [22JY]

S. 2061, Agricultural Trade Reform Act, S10193 [10SE]

S. 2155, Dept. of Agriculture authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program, S11723 [28SE]

S. 2172, return management of Alaskan fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations, S12059 [1OC]

S. Res. 277, monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets, S7493 [9JY]

FOOD & FRIENDS (organization)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E435 [22MR]

FOOD ADDITIVES related term(s) Vitamins

Letters

FDA review of the food additive olestra: Senator Glenn, S71 [4JA]

Remarks in Senate

FDA: petition for use of olestra as a food additive, S70 [4JA]

Food stamps: use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements, S1049-S1052 [7FE]

Pesticides: distribution of information relative to risk and benefits to consumers by retail grocers, S8738 [24JY]

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8438, S8440, S8446, S8448, S8458, S8463, S8464, S8465, S8483, S8484, S8486, S8487, S8488 [22JY], S8540, S8541, S8542, S8543, S8544, S8545, S8546, S8548, S8551, S8552, S8577, S8578, S8579, S8580 [23JY], S8586, S8594, S8611, S8613, S8614, S8615, S8616, S8645, S8646 [24JY], H6118 [10JN], H6176, H6177, H6181, H6184 [11JN], H6192, H6198, H6199, H6201, H6211, H6212 [12JN]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (S. 773), S11189 [24SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY], H8671 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Consensus on Teen Smoking, H916 [26JA]

Costly Oversight—Fine Print in GATT Law Could Cost Zantac Users Millions, S3582 [18AP]

FDA Can Work Better, S9550 [2AU]

Zantac Windfall, S3580 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3603), H6040 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (see H. Res. 451), H6117 [10JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 496), H9565 [31JY]

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 4249), H11526 [27SE]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (see S. 1518; H.R. 2969), S98 [5JA], H1251 [23FE]

———abolish (S. 1518), return to Senate (see H. Res. 387), H2665 [21MR]

Breast implants: require full documentation of information (see H. Res. 449, 527), H6005 [6JN], H10721 [19SE]

Drugs: classification of certain dietary supplements (see S. 1806), S5567 [23MY]

———defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see S. 2178; H.R. 4277), S11973 [30SE], H12172 [28SE]

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: certification of drugs containing insulin and antibiotics (see H.R. 3672), H6509 [18JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Government regulations: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H5500 [22MY]

Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see H.R. 2932), H1224 [1FE]

Medical devices: facilitate the development and approval process (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Patents: extend protection for certain pipeline drugs (see S. 2154), S11720 [28SE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: review procedures for funding of certain medical research relative to illnesses suffered by veterans (see H.R. 3288), H3730 [23AP]

Pharmaceuticals: reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research and establish minimum levels of research reinvestment for drug manufacturers (see H.R. 4270), H11527 [27SE]

Tobacco products: limit advertising over the Internet (see S. 2184), S12125 [1OC]

Water: labeling requirements for bottled drinking water (see H.R. 3944), H9705 [1AU]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 3603), H9368-H9378 [30JY]

Documents

Sales of Tobacco Products to Children: Smoke-Free Class of 2000 (organization), H6235 [12JN]

Letters

Bottled drinking water standards: Sylvia E. Swanson, International Bottled Water Association, H9869, H9876 [2AU]

Environmental tobacco smoke relative to lung cancer: Daniel P. Mulhollan, Congressional Research Service, S11638 [28SE]

FDA approval process of new medical devices and new drugs: Jeffrey N. South, H2307 [14MR]

GATT implementation relative to generic drug industry: C. Everett Koop, S7120 [27JN]

———William E. Brock III, Brock Group, Ltd., S7120 [27JN]

GATT implementation relative to the generic drug industry: Cathy L. Hurwit, Citizen Action (organization), S3581 [18AP]

———Cynthia Pearson, National Women's Health Network, S3580 [18AP]

———Dixie D. Horning, S3581 [18AP]

———Generic Drug Equity Coalition, S3581 [18AP]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S3580 [18AP]

———Mern Horan, Consumer Federation of America, S3581 [18AP]

———Thair Phillips, Seniors Coalition, S3580 [18AP]

———Theresa Amato, Citizen Advocacy Center, S3581 [18AP]

Regulation of tobacco industry: Senator Lautenberg, S1158 [7FE]

Regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children: Lawton C. Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11564 [27SE]

Sales of tobacco products to children: Sarah Weller, H6235 [12JN]

Lists

Examples of Arkansas patents granted extensions under GATT, S7119 [27JN]

Petitions and memorials

Georgia: FDA regulatory powers over tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: research programs funding, H6166, H6167 [11JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations, H5766 [4JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6164 [11JN], H6191-H6247 [12JN], E1062, E1065, E1075 [12JN], E1086, E1088 [13JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, H9715, H9723, H9724 [1AU]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (H. Res. 451), H6159-H6164-H6182 [11JN]

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (H.R. 4249), E1767 [27SE]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (H.R. 2508), H10835-H10841 [24SE]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (H.R. 2969), H2577 [21MR], H2846 [26MR]

———abolish (S. 1518), return to Senate (H. Res. 387), H2577 [21MR]

Breast implants: require full documentation of information (H. Res. 449), E1032 [7JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: future studies and evaluations funding, H6176, H6177 [11JN]

Drugs: approval of home drug testing kit for use by parents, H11233 [26SE]

———approval of RU-486, H9457 [31JY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (H.R. 3200), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

———safety, E734 [8MY]

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (H.R. 1300), H4094 [25AP]

Funding, E1190 [27JN]

Government regulations: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 3199), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

———approval process and regulations relative to new medical devices and new drugs, H2306 [14MR]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (H.R. 2019), H4115 [29AP]

———allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination, H6169 [11JN]

———allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (H.R. 3504), H5386, H5387 [22MY]

Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (H.R. 2932), E173 [5FE]

Hispanic Women's Health Conference: convene, E695 [1MY]

Medical devices: facilitate the development and approval process (H.R. 3201), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

Mexico: modification of quarantine on Mexican Hass avocados, E1065 [12JN]

Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (H.R. 1995), H2464 [19MR]

———reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research and establish minimum levels of research reinvestment for drug manufacturers (H.R. 4270), E1788 [28SE]

Reform, H2931 [27MR], H2968 [28MR], H3571, H3572 [17AP]

Tobacco products: Federal regulations, H5571 [29MY]

———prohibit regulation of tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H915 [26JA], H9929 [4SE], H10180 [11SE], E90, E96, E102 [25JA], E148, E172 [5FE], E989 [4JN], E1863 [30SE]

Water: modify bottled drinking water standards, H6755 [25JN], H9868, H9875 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8435, S8454-S8465, S8485, S8487, S8491 [22JY], S8532-S8552 [23JY], S8583-S8600, S8602-S8617 [24JY], S8927 [25JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, S9334-S9337, S9425 [1AU], S9634 [2AU], S11697, S11763 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9275 [31JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), unanimous-consent agreement, S8537 [23JY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (H.R. 2508), S11326 [25SE]

———improve animal drug approval process (S. 773), S11204-S11209 [24SE]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (H.R. 2969), S2838 [25MR]

———abolish (S. 1518), S108 [5JA], S724 [1FE]

Drugs: classification of certain dietary supplements (S. 1806), S5582-S5584 [23MY]

———defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (S. 2178), S11992 [30SE]

———patent protection for arthritis medication Lodine, S9457, S9458, S9463-S9466, S9469, S9499-S9501 [2AU]

———review of generic drug applications, S8546 [23JY]

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices, S2173-S2177 [15MR]

GATT: implementation relative to generic drug industry, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3215 [29MR], S3574, S3578-S3583 [18AP], S6460 [19JN], S6591-S6603 [20JN], S6827 [25JN], S7115-S7125 [27JN]

———implementation relative to generic drugs, S2038 [14MR]

Government regulations: improve regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products (S. 1477), S9552 [2AU]

Patents: extend protection for certain pipeline drugs (S. 2154), S11720-S11722 [28SE]

Pharmaceuticals: patent litigation relative to ranitidine, S2085 [14MR]

———regulation of prescription drug industry, S8457 [22JY], S8594-S8600, S8609-S8612 [24JY], S9336, S9337 [1AU]

Proctor & Gamble Co.: petition for use of olestra as a food additive, S70 [4JA]

Reform, S8605, S8607 [24JY], S12020 [30SE]

Tobacco products: effects of environmental tobacco smoke relative to lung cancer risk, S11638 [28SE]

———limit advertising over the Internet (S. 2184), S12126 [1OC]

———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, S356 [25JA], S1154 [7FE], S11128, S11197 [24SE], S11318 [25SE], S11443 [26SE], S11562 [27SE]

Water: modify bottled drinking water standards, S9489 [2AU]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-726), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-613), H6040 [7JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3603) (S. Rept. 104-317), S7762 [11JY]

Animal Drug Availability Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2508) (H. Rept. 104-822), H11046 [24SE]

Board of Tea Experts Abolishment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2969) (H. Rept. 104-467), H2033 [8MR]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2969) (H. Rept. 104-467), H1663 [4MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 104-730), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 451) (H. Rept. 104-616), H6117 [10JN]

Food Quality Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H8247 [23JY]

Generic Drug Industry Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1277) (S. Rept. 104-394), S12125 [1OC]

Statements

GATT Implementation Relative to Generic Drug Industry: by, S3134 [28MR]

———Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative, S3215 [29MR]

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: Representative Meehan, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Bingaman, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Harkin, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Kennedy, S11198 [24SE]

———Senator Lautenberg, S11198 [24SE]

Summaries

Animal Drug Availability Act (S. 773), S11205 [24SE]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 3603), S9336 [1AU], H6236-H6243 [12JN], H9716-H9722 [1AU]

Testimonies

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: Alan Landers, S11563 [27SE]

———Hubert H. Humphrey III, Attorney General of Minnesota, S11444 [26SE]

———Ian L. Uydess, S11444-S11446 [26SE]

———Janet Sackman, S11564 [27SE]

———Jody Hayes, S11318 [25SE]

———Justin Hoover, S11318 [25SE]

———Martin N. Gordon, S11563 [27SE]

———Morton Downey, Jr., S11562 [27SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 387, return S. 1518 to Senate, Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act, H2577 [21MR]

H. Res. 451, consideration of H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H6159 [11JN]

H.R. 2508, Animal Drug Availability Act, H10835-H10838 [24SE]

H.R. 2969, abolish Board of Tea Experts, H2577 [21MR]

H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8426-S8435 [22JY]

S. 773, Animal Drug Availability Act, S11207-S11209 [24SE]

S. 1518, Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act, S724 [1FE]

S. 2154, Pharmaceutical Equity Act, S11722 [28SE]

S. 2184, Tobacco-Free Children's Internet Act, S12126 [1OC]

Transcripts

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co.'s Disclosure of Information Relative to the Health Effects of Tobacco: ``60 Minutes'' (television program), S1154-S1157 [7FE]

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

Articles and editorials

FDA Can Work Better, S9550 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1477), S9550, S9552 [2AU], S11961 [30SE], S12053 [1OC], S12150-S12152 [2OC]

FOOD CHAIN COALTION

Letters

Food Quality Protection Act, H8145 [23JY]

FOOD INDUSTRY

Amendments

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S10794, S10823, S10826, S10843, S10844, S10862 [18SE], S10909 [19SE]

Articles and editorials

Clinton Vows Help for Yeltsin Campaign—Arkansas' Interest in Poultry Dispute Discussed at Antiterrorism Summit, S3109 [28MR], E483 [28MR]

Milk Sours the Farm Bill, S3072 [28MR]

Mrs. Durbin's Risks Are Remembered, S3621 [18AP]

Zacky Farms Expansion Expected To Add 200 Jobs, E1115 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: allow interstate distribution of State-inspected meat (see S. 1862; H.R. 3750), S6082 [11JN], H7106 [27JN]

———assure payment for milk and livestock delivered to milk processors, livestock dealers, or market agencies (see H.R. 3762), H7154 [9JY]

———define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (see S. 2061), S10192 [10SE]

———define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 1463), return to Senate (see H. Res. 402), H3488 [16AP]

———packing standards for imported tomatoes (see H.R. 2921), H1138 [31JA]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (see H.R. 3424), H4800 [9MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (see H.R. 4276), H12172 [28SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and improve all inspection activities relative to livestock and poultry carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood products (see H.R. 4302), H12174 [28SE]

———provide diagnostic and certification services to reduce diseases associated with salmonid family of fish (see H.R. 2908), H1137 [31JA]

Drugs: classification of certain dietary supplements (see S. 1806), S5567 [23MY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foreign trade: duty rate adjustment of tomatoes from Mexico relative to import surges (see H.R. 2902), H922 [26JA]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

Cost Estimates

Sustainable Fisheries Act Reauthorization (S. 39): CBO, S7646-S7649 [10JY]

Letters

FDA review of the food additive olestra: Senator Glenn, S71 [4JA]

Food Quality Protection Act: Food Chain Coalition, S8928 [25JY], H8145 [23JY]

———Lynn R. Goldman, EPA, H8145 [23JY]

———Richard W. Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, S8929 [25JY]

———several organizations, S8928, S8929 [25JY]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: Arne H. Carlson, Governor of Minnesota, S912 [6FE]

Price supports for sugar: Eugene Moos, Dept. of Agriculture, S1034 [7FE]

Russian ban on import of U.S. poultry: Senator Roth, S2147 [15MR]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: Rod Moore, West Coast Seafood Processors Association, E1834, E1871 [30SE]

———W.F. (Zeke) Grader, Jr., Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman's Associations, Inc., E1833, E1871 [30SE]

Lists

Marine Fish Conservation Network, S10932 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: citrus tristeza virus research funding, E1104 [18JN], E1126 [20JN], E1770 [28SE]

———define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 1463), return to Senate (H. Res. 402), H3414, H3415 [16AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5255 [16MY]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (H.R. 3424), E753 [9MY], E761 [10MY]

———use of pesticides relative to agricultural output and land use, E1494 [2AU]

Association of Food and Drug Officials: anniversary, E333 [13MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (H.R. 4276), E1828 [30SE], E1897 [1OC]

David, Narsai M.: tribute to Anti-Defamation League Restaurant Industry Achievement Award recipient, E1059 [11JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and improve all inspection activities relative to livestock and poultry carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood products (H.R. 4302), E1841 [30SE]

———meat and poultry safety inspections, E1062 [12JN]

Elias Brothers Restaurants (business): March of Dimes Family of the Year award recipient, E1549 [10SE]

FDA: food safety, E734 [8MY]

———funding, E1190 [27JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), H11418-H11445 [27SE], E1773 [28SE], E1833, E1871 [30SE]

Florida: effect of NAFTA on winter fruit and vegetable farmers, H10975, H10976 [24SE]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (H.R. 3200), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

———meat and poultry inspection programs (H.R. 1423), E178 [5FE]

Foreign trade: duty rate adjustment of tomatoes from Mexico relative to import surges (H.R. 2902), H745 [23JA], H916 [26JA]

———price of Mexican tomatoes, H8670 [30JY]

Fresno, CA: tribute to Zacky Farms, E1115 [20JN]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8127-H8147 [23JY], E1367 [24JY], E1383 [25JY], E1389 [26JY]

Russia: ban on import of U.S. poultry, E482 [28MR]

Safe Tables Our Priority (organization): tribute, E178 [5FE]

Santa Paula, CA: tribute to Familia Diaz Mexican Restaurant, E453 [26MR]

Wakefern Food Corp.: anniversary, E813 [15MY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: continuation of the Farmer-Owned Reserve Program, S1037 [7FE]

———define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 1463), S441 [26JA]

———define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 2061), S10192 [10SE]

———Market Transition Program funding, S903, S904 [6FE]

———national objectives, S79, S80 [5JA], S172, S173 [22JA]

AID: International Fund for Agricultural Development funding, S8842 [25JY]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (S. 1518), S167 [10JA]

Consumers: cereal market price collusion, S1905 [13MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, and Food Safety and Inspection Service funding, S8463 [22JY]

———labeling of fresh and frozen poultry, S8605 [24JY]

———regulation of the importation of avocados, S8604 [24JY]

Dept. of Commerce: create a central lien registry for limited access fishing permits, S10911, S10912 [19SE]

Drugs: classification of certain dietary supplements (S. 1806), S5582-S5584 [23MY]

Elias Brothers Restaurants (business): March of Dimes Family of the Year award recipient, S10021 [6SE]

FDA: petition for use of olestra as a food additive, S70 [4JA]

Fish and fishing: Canadian shipment of herring, S10911 [19SE]

———community development quota program for Native Alaskans, S10815, S10824 [18SE]

———equitable treatment of fishing communities relative to economic losses, S10814 [18SE]

———individual fishing quota programs moratorium, S10814 [18SE], S11930 [30SE]

———protection and conservation of fishing habitats, S10813 [18SE]

———regulatory requirements relative to use of nets during lobster harvesting, S10823, S10824 [18SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S7646 [10JY], S10794-S10827 [18SE], S10900, S10906-S10934 [19SE]

———reauthorizing (S. 39), unanimous-consent agreement, S9663 [2AU]

Foreign trade: differential export tax scheme relative to soybean farmers, S9539 [2AU], S12280 [3OC]

Government: improve regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products (S. 1477), S3203 [29MR], S9550, S9552 [2AU], S11961 [30SE], S12053 [1OC], S12150-S12152 [2OC]

Government regulations: State jurisdiction over fisheries, S10911 [19SE]

Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (H.R. 1787), S2267 [19MR]

Novak, David: Multi-Unit Food Service Operators (organization) Golden Chain Award recipient, S10508 [12SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), S8736-S8738 [24JY], S8928 [25JY]

———distribution of information relative to risk and benefits to consumers by retail grocers, S8738 [24JY]

Russia: ban on import of U.S. poultry, S1374 [27FE], S2147 [15MR], S3108-S3110, S3131, S3144 [28MR], S4003 [24AP]

Safety: inspection and safety standards, S1374 [27FE]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: loan guarantee programs, S10913 [19SE]

Washington: mitigate effects of tribal fishing claims on non-tribal fishermen, S10814 [18SE]

WIC: competitive bidding for infant formula, S8455 [22JY], S9336 [1AU]

Reports

Food Quality Protection Act (H.R. 1627), H8145 [23JY]

Reports filed

Definition and Regulation of the Minor Use of Pesticides: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H7473 [11JY]

Food Quality Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H8247 [23JY]

Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1423) (S. Rept. 104-308), S7301 [28JN]

Regulation of Food, Drugs, Devices, and Biological Products: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1477) (S. Rept. 104-284), S6611 [20JN]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 39) (S. Rept. 104-276), S5566 [23MY]

Statements

Food Quality Protection Act: American Crop Protection Association, S8929 [25JY]

Summaries

Sustainable Fisheries Act (S. 39): Manager's Amendment, S10907-S10909 [19SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 402, return S. 1463 to Senate, define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products, H3414 [16AP]

H.R. 1627, Food Quality Protection Act, H8127-H8141 [23JY]

S. 39, Sustainable Fisheries Act, S10913-S10931 [19SE], H11418-H11436 [27SE]

S. 1463, define perishable agricultural products relative to domestic industry, S442 [26JA]

S. 2061, Agricultural Trade Reform Act, S10193 [10SE]

FOOD MARKETING POLICY INSTITUTE

Remarks in Senate

Food industry: cereal market price collusion, S1905 [13MR]

FOOD QUALITY PROTECTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 1627): consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

Letters

Provisions: Food Chain Coalition, S8928 [25JY], H8145 [23JY]

———Lynn R. Goldman, EPA, H8145 [23JY]

———Richard W. Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, S8929 [25JY]

———several organizations, S8928, S8929 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1627), H8127-H8147 [23JY], E1367 [24JY], E1383 [25JY], E1389 [26JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 1627), S8736-S8738 [24JY], S8928 [25JY]

Reports

Provisions (H.R. 1627), H8145 [23JY]

Reports filed

Definition and Regulation of the Minor Use of Pesticides: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H7473 [11JY]

Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H8247 [23JY]

Statements

Provisions: American Crop Protection Association, S8929 [25JY]

Texts of

H.R. 1627, provisions, H8127-H8141 [23JY]

FOOD STAMPS

Articles and editorials

Children Are the Ones Who Pay, E1409 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (see S. 2155), S11720 [28SE]

Government regulations: forbid recipients to resell or barter with acquired food (see H.R. 4027), H10107 [5SE]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 4275), H12172 [28SE]

States: exempt from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 3697), H6690 [20JN]

Cost Estimates

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (S. 1956): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S7890-S7893 [16JY]

Letters

Public welfare programs reform: A. Sidney Johnson III, American Public Welfare Association, S8398 [22JY]

———Cardell Cooper and Richard M. Daley, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H8321 [24JY]

———Carl Tubbesing, National Conference of State Legislatures, S8417 [22JY]

———Douglas R. Bovin, National Association of Counties, S8418 [22JY], H8321 [24JY]

———Gary Weeks, Oregon Dept. of Human Resources, S9401 [1AU]

———Gregory S. Lashutka, National League of Cities, H8321 [24JY]

———Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S8397, S8424 [22JY]

———Jane J. Chiles, Catholic Conference of Kentucky, S8400 [22JY]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S9406 [1AU]

———Michael E. Box and James J. Lack, National Conference of State Legislatures, E1495 [2AU]

———Michael Hightower, National Association of Counties, S9365 [1AU]

———Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky, S8399 [22JY]

———Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors' Association, S8396, S8417 [22JY]

———William S. Skylstad, U.S. Catholic Conference, S8400 [22JY]

Remarks in House

Employment: work requirements for eligibility, H7903-H7907 [18JY]

Government regulations: forbid recipients to resell or barter with acquired food (H.R. 4027), E1538 [5SE]

Program: reform, H7747, H7752 [17JY]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, H7988 [18JY], E1409 [30JY]

———funding for nutrition programs, H2217 [13MR], H5107 [15MY], H6165 [11JN], H8089 [22JY], E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN], E1091 [14JN]

———funding for nutrition programs (H.R. 4275), E1862 [30SE]

States: exempt from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (H.R. 3697), E1148 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Benefits: purchase of nutritional supplements, S1049-S1052 [7FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (S. 2155), S11722, S11723 [28SE]

Employment: work requirements for eligibility, S8362 [19JY], S8408 [22JY], S8499 [23JY], S9337 [1AU]

Fraud: reduce, S8362 [19JY]

Immigration: deportation of aliens that use public welfare programs, S4396, S4401 [30AP]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, S8096, S8097, S8099, S8100, S8124 [18JY], S8330 [19JY], S8396-S8401 [22JY], S8502, S8522, S8524 [23JY]

———funding for nutrition programs, S2916, S2917 [27MR], S4506 [1MY], S8136-S8138 [18JY], S8404, S8405 [22JY], S8494, S8514, S8524 [23JY], S9333 [1AU]

———protect recipients of food stamps and LIHEAP benefits, S8120 [18JY]

———use of electronic benefit transfer systems, S8419 [22JY]

States: eliminate block grants, S8350-S8357 [19JY], S8415 [22JY], S8497, S8498 [23JY]

Statements

Public Welfare Programs Reform: President Clinton, S9359-S9362 [1AU]

———Representative Poshard, H9421 [31JY]

Work Requirements for Food Stamp Eligibility: Senator Leahy, S8363 [19JY]

Summaries

Public Welfare Programs Reform, H8321 [24JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3697, Encouragement of Electronic Benefit Transfer Systems Act, E1148 [20JN]

S. 2155, Dept. of Agriculture authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program, S11723 [28SE]

FOOTWEAR see Shoe Industry

FORBES, MALCOLM S., JR. (STEVE)

Articles and editorials

If Money Talks, What Does It Say of Forbes?, S1067 [7FE]

Less Is More, S1068 [7FE]

FORBES, MICHAEL P. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H8793 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Hail, Bees! Samson Mulugeta and Jordan Rau, Melville (NY) Newsday, H2462 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Abbas, Mohammed: extradition to the U.S. (see H. Res. 444), H5647 [29MY]

Dept. of Commerce: relief of survivors of Federal employees killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H.R. 3545), H5646 [29MY]

Disasters: tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York (see H. Con. Res. 204), H8598 [26JY]

Dobert, Gail E.: relief of estate (see H.R. 4025), H10040 [4SE]

Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 3213), H3230 [29MR]

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3139), H2664 [21MR]

Taxation: treatment of biomedical research funds (see H.R. 3624), H6285 [12JN]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4800 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5288 [16MY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H1138 [31JA]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see H. Con. Res. 218), H11396 [26SE]

Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H7475 [11JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

———civil remedies for the request or receipt of protected records for nonroutine use (see H.R. 3687), H6915 [26JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H2466 [19MR]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H3488 [16AP]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3103), H2867 [26MR]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H774 [23JA]

Human rights: protect the right to life of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1625), H1138 [31JA]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H6532 [19JN]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Medicaid: screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 3630), H6285 [12JN]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H10040 [4SE]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H10040 [4SE]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H3387 [15AP]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3581 [17AP]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 2421), H1775 [6MR]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 885), H3387 [15AP]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2896), H973 [30JA]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 3571), H6415 [13JN]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 3161), H5935 [5JN]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2950 [27MR]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Taxation: extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

Telephones: impose fees for the allocation of toll-free phone numbers (see H. Con. Res. 175), H6286 [12JN]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H4119 [29AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H1226 [1FE]

Biographies

Caracappa, Rose Y., H8759 [30JY]

Eulogies

Ferrer, L. George: by Jeff Brewer, E1261 [11JY]

Letters

Patent and Trademark Office reform: Raymond Damadian, Fonar Corp., H7142 [9JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2328 [19MR], H7159 [10JY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H3557 [17AP]

Aquebogue, NY: anniversary of Palmer Vineyards, E1227 [9JY]

Bellport, NY: tribute to South County Library, E1471 [2AU]

Bridgehampton, NY: tribute to Bridgehampton High School boys' basketball team, H2461 [19MR]

Brookhaven, NY: tribute to Volunteer Firefighters Museum, E1034 [7JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3589 [18AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2330 [19MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H52 [3JA], H213 [5JA]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H213 [5JA]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 2005), E807 [15MY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1965), H3686 [23AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3289 [15AP]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3589 [18AP]

Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property in Suffolk County, NY (H.R. 1836), H3692 [23AP], E807 [15MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8165 [23JY]

East Hampton, NY: tribute to Montauk Rugby Club, E762 [10MY]

East Patchogue, NY: tribute to VFW Post 8300, E1572 [11SE]

Foreign trade: responses to piracy of intellectual property, H7137-H7143 [9JY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H52 [3JA]

Greenport, NY: anniversary of Congregation Tifereth Israel, E1510 [4SE]

Journal: question of approval, H7159 [10JY]

Korean War Veterans Association: tribute to Long Island, NY, chapter, E1521 [5SE]

Long Island, NY: Help Other People Eat Day observance, E199 [16FE]

———tribute to Jewish War Veterans Three Village Post, E1731 [27SE]

Northport, NY: tribute to POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony, E1584 [11SE]

Patchogue, NY: anniversary of Social Security Administration office, E1726 [26SE]

Patchogue (NY) Long Island Advance: anniversary, E235 [28FE]

Rocky Point, NY: anniversary of American Legion Post 1991, E1202 [27JN]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), H7595 [16JY]

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY: designate (H.R. 3139), H8758, H8759 [30JY]

Sag Harbor, NY: anniversary, E1647 [19SE]

———tribute to Sag Harbor Historical Society, E1527 [5SE]

———tribute to Temple Adas Israel, E1467 [2AU]

Shelter Island, NY: anniversary of Shelter Island Post Office, E1508 [4SE]

Slater, Phyllis H.: election as president of National Association of Women Business Owners, E1155 [24JN]

State University of New York at Stony Brook: tribute to Health Science Center, E1151 [24JN]

Suffolk County, NY: anniversary of Remsenburg Community Church, E1568 [11SE]

Suffolk County (NY) Village Times: tribute, E482 [28MR]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, E204 [23FE]

Terrorism: U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9894 [2AU]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9886 [2AU]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: tribute, E804 [15MY]

Utah: land acquisition in Sterling Forest Reserve relative to winter Olympic games (H.R. 3907), H8691 [30JY]

Votes: position on missed, E1337 [22JY], E1389 [26JY], E1398 [30JY]

Wading River, NY: anniversary of Little Flower Children's Services (organization), E1442 [1AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8027 [18JY]

Special order: granted, H2465 [19MR], H3580 [17AP], H10018 [4SE]

Tables

Diagnostic imaging and therapy systems—trade balance, 1992, H7142 [9JY]

Testimonies

Patent and Trademark Office Reform: Raymond Damadian, Fonar Corp., H7142 [9JY]

Tributes

Beattie, Mollie, E1332 [22JY]

Bishop, Marjorie C., E1437 [1AU]

Dobert, Gail, H3390 [16AP]

Droskoski, Stanley, E1289 [16JY], E1651 [19SE]

Dunaief, Leah S., E482 [28MR]

Ferrer, L. George, E1261 [11JY]

Hills, Wallace W., E1401 [30JY]

Matteson, Thomas, E804 [15MY]

Ost, Warren W., E1872 [30SE]

Pike, Doris, H4045 [25AP]

Stevens, Robert H., Sr., E1312 [17JY]

Wigington, Lynette, E1291 [16JY]

Yocum, James H., E804 [15MY]

FORD, DAVID L.

Remarks in House

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, E588 [19AP]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4091 [24AP]

FORD, FRANK

Remarks in Senate

Broward County, FL: tribute to Dr. Nan S. Hutchison Broward Senior Hall of Fame inductee, S3322 [15AP]

FORD, GERALD R. (38th President of the United States)

Essays

Gerald R. Ford: Jenni Kirkhoff, E415 [22MR]

FORD, HAROLD E. (a Representative from Tennessee)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H1325 [27FE]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H3387 [15AP]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

———require employers to notify workers of reductions in business operations (see H.R. 3369), H6765 [25JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4902 [10MY]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H7779 [17JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10721 [19SE], H12175 [28SE]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

Courts: sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm with a laser sighting device during commission of a crime (see H.R. 2991), H1775 [6MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H7260 [10JY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H7260 [10JY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H914 [25JA]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H6117 [10JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3425), H4800 [9MY]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1179), H1986 [7MR]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H2320 [18MR]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, Cookeville, TN: designate (see H.R. 4070), H10385 [12SE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H8248 [23JY]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H90 [3JA]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H7260 [10JY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H4303 [30AP]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7107 [27JN]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H737 [22JA]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4647 [8MY]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H7260 [10JY]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Taxation: permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3807), H8248 [23JY]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2879), H912 [25JA]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5570 [23MY]

Remarks by, on

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3594 [18AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7798 [18JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3594 [18AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7798 [18JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H11363, H11364 [26SE], E1809 [28SE], E1864, E1867, E1875 [30SE], E1889 [1OC]

FORD, HENRY

Addresses

U.S. Automobile Industry Anniversary: Dennis Archer, Mayor of Detroit, MI, E1434 [1AU]

———Keith Crain, American Automobile Centennial Commission, E1431 [1AU]

Remarks in House

Detroit, MI: anniversary of U.S. automobile industry, E1431, E1434 [1AU]

FORD, JAMES DAVID (Chaplain of the House of Representatives)

Prayers

House of Representatives, H1 [3JA], H93 [4JA], H189 [5JA], H333 [9JA], H339 [22JA], H839 [25JA], H915 [26JA], H929 [30JA], H1141 [1FE], H1229 [6FE], H1233 [9FE], H1237 [13FE], H1243 [16FE], H1247 [20FE], H1249 [23FE], H1260 [27FE], H1399 [28FE], H1509 [29FE], H1643 [4MR], H1667 [5MR], H1719 [6MR], H1987 [8MR], H2038 [12MR], H2125 [13MR], H2317 [18MR], H2328 [19MR], H2469 [20MR], H2561 [21MR], H2667 [22MR], H2715 [25MR], H2846 [26MR], H2875 [27MR], H2967 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], H3239 [15AP], H3393 [16AP], H3583 [18AP], H3651 [19AP], H3655 [22AP], H3665 [23AP], H3733 [24AP], H3821 [25AP], H4111 [29AP], H4305 [1MY], H4425 [6MY], H4437 [7MY], H4533 [8MY], H4803 [10MY], H4908 [14MY], H5185 [16MY], H5291 [20MY], H5307 [21MY], H5383 [22MY], H5503 [23MY], H5571 [29MY], H5755 [31MY], H5821 [5JN], H6007 [7JN], H6041 [10JN], H6185 [12JN], H6417 [17JN], H6431 [18JN], H6513 [19JN], H6631 [20JN], H6693 [24JN], H6721 [25JN], H6849 [26JN], H7111 [8JY], H7120 [9JY], H7159 [10JY], H7477 [12JY], H7536 [16JY], H7661 [17JY], H7783 [18JY], H8034 [22JY], H8251 [24JY], H8381 [25JY], H8559 [26JY], H8603 [29JY], H9379 [31JY], H9567 [1AU], H9927 [4SE], H10045 [5SE], H10109 [9SE], H10114 [10SE], H10175 [11SE], H10387 [16SE], H10527 [18SE], H10603 [19SE], H11049 [25SE], H11397 [27SE], H11597 [28SE], H12177 [30SE], H12195 [1OC], H12253 [2OC], H12265 [3OC], H12273 [4OC]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H8384 [25JY]

FORD, JOSEPH A., SR.

Letters

Abstinence education and adolescent family life programs reauthorization, S4326 [29AP]

Tax treatment of adoption expenses, S4326 [29AP]

FORD, MARTY

Letters

Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act, S8474 [22JY]

FORD, WENDELL H. (a Senator from Kentucky)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S855 [1FE], S1029, S1140 [7FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2120 [14MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8088, S8167 [18JY], S8396, S8478 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5160, S5202 [16MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2876 [26MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Summer Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 172), S6105, S6110 [11JN]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), S2622, S2688 [21MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6489, S6534, S6539 [19JN], S6750 [24JN], S6856, S6864 [25JN], S7007, S7042, S7049, S7050 [26JN], S7255, S7261, S7320 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7783, S7784 [11JY], S7933 [17JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9932, S9969, S9970 [5SE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10743 [18SE]

Foreign policy: strengthen protection of human rights (H.R. 4036), S12324, S12408 [3OC]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3281, S3317 [15AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9161 [30JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8088, S8167 [18JY], S8396, S8478 [22JY]

U.S. Enrichment Corp.: privatization (S. 755), S516 [26JA]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7160 [10JY]

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Conferee: S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, S7703 [11JY]

Articles and editorials

Kentucky's NTC East, David Altom, Soldiers (publication), S7521 [10JY]

National Refuge at Odds With LBL Dilemma, Murray (KY) Ledger & Times, S10953 [19SE]

Nationally Known Broadcast Executive Rose From Kentucky Teen Disc Jockey, Jennifer Hewlett, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, S10834 [18SE]

Ralph Gabbard Shaped and Expanded TV's Influence, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, S10835 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site: revise boundary (see S. 2112), S11169 [24SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see S. 1951), S7816 [12JY]

Dept. of Defense: early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures (see S. 1686), S3626 [18AP]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S5763 [4JN]

Senate Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the Senate floor to use supporting services on the floor (see S. Res. 296), S11169 [24SE]

University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. Res. 244), S3384 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S1462 [29FE]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 54), S4618 [2MY]

California: tribute to NetDay96 (see S. Res. 274), S10690 [17SE]

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see S. 1982), S8553 [23JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

———use of rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (see S. Con. Res. 48), S2422 [20MR]

Capitol Guide Service: acceptance of voluntary services (see S. 2085), S10684 [17SE]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see S. 1908), S9439 [1AU]

China, People's Republic of: proposed missile tests (see S. Con. Res. 43), S1870 [12MR]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. Con. Res. 47), S2422 [20MR]

Courts: independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment (see S. 1697), S4724 [6MY]

Crime: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 282), S8636 [24JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see S. 2108), S11169 [24SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see S. 1189), S4327 [29AP]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see S. 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821), S5650 [24MY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see S. 1669), S5011 [14MY]

Greene, Howard O., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 293), S10684 [17SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S4327 [29AP]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see S. 1506), S1462 [29FE]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 2030), S10329 [11SE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S3958 [23AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4627 [2MY]

National Duck Calling Day: designate (see S. Res. 305), S11720 [28SE]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1731), S9074 [29JY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 295), S10837 [18SE]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S3018 [27MR]

Nicodemus National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1521), S2659 [21MR]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1831), S5763 [4JN]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

Operation Sail: tribute (see S.J. Res. 64), S11169 [24SE]

Operation Sail (organization): tribute (see S. Res. 286), S10201 [10SE]

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S5269 [17MY]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see S. 1505), S1368 [27FE]

Rabin, Yitzhak: naming of American Promenade in Israel in commemoration (see S. Con. Res. 46), S1970 [13MR]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Senator Dole in U.S. v. Byron C. Dale (see S. Res. 240), S3216 [29MR]

Smithsonian Institution: authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (see S. 1995), S8989 [26JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1487, 1639), S8478 [22JY]

States: reduce certain assistance relative to continuation of health benefits to public safety officers injured in the line of duty (see S. 1984), S9439 [1AU]

Transportation: highway construction funding (see S. 2143), S11539 [27SE]

U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1735), S4851 [8MY]

Cloture motions

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11937, S11940 [30SE], S12228 [3OC]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4037 [24AP]

Factsheets

Reasons To Keep Murray State University ROTC, S7008 [26JN]

Letters

Air National Guard C-130 airlift squadron funding: John R. Groves, Jr., S6489 [19JN]

Chemical weapons demilitarization: President Clinton, S10034 [9SE]

Closure of certain ROTC units: Kern Alexander, Murray State University, S7008 [26JN]

Environmental tobacco smoke relative to lung cancer: Daniel P. Mulhollan, Congressional Research Service, S11638 [28SE]

Foreign aid to Burma: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8809 [25JY]

Impact of Federal Government shutdown, S44 [4JA]

Land Between the Lakes Preserve funding: Austin B. Carroll, Hopkinsville Electric System, S10954 [19SE]

———Tawnya Hunter, S10954 [19SE]

National Guard and Reserve forces readiness requirements: by and Senator Bond, S6832 [25JN]

National Guard Special Operation Forces: John R. Groves, Jr., S7933 [17JY]

Public welfare programs reform: A. Sidney Johnson III, American Public Welfare Association, S8398 [22JY]

———Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S8397 [22JY]

———Jane J. Chiles, Catholic Conference of Kentucky, S8400 [22JY]

———Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky, S8399 [22JY]

———Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors' Association, S8396 [22JY]

———William S. Skylstad, U.S. Catholic Conference, S8400 [22JY]

Lists

Groups supporting chemical weapons disposal amendment to Dept. of Defense appropriations legislation, S7262 [28JN]

Outlines

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations relative to civil service retirement, S10033 [9SE]

Remarks by, on

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site: revise boundary (S. 2112), S11185 [24SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S579 [31JA], S727 [1FE], S1029 [7FE]

Airport and Airway Trust Fund: funding, S10744 [18SE]

Allegheny County, PA: airport privatization, S10665 [17SE]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, S9095, S9097 [30JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1955 [13MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11660 [28SE], S11868, S11884, S11885, S11938 [30SE]

Armed Forces: defense strategy and force structure review, S6832 [25JN], S6985 [26JN]

Aviation: airline ticket tax relative to aviation trust fund, S10670 [17SE]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (S. 1518), S109 [5JA]

Budget: balance (S. Con. Res. 38), unanimous-consent agreement, S88 [5JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S4052 [24AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5921 [6JN], S5968, S5969, S5974, S5975 [7JN], S6077, S6078 [11JN], S6407, S6408 [18JN]

———judicial review amendments to the constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S6407, S6408 [18JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S77, S78 [5JA], S132 [10JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9404 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8118, S8119, S8125, S8126, S8132, S8133, S8138, S8140 [18JY], S8396, S8397, S8398, S8399, S8400, S8401, S8416 [22JY], S8502 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5177 [16MY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), unanimous-consent agreement, S88 [5JA]

Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8809, S8816 [25JY]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (S. 1951), S7818 [12JY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S11529 [27SE], S11660, S11703 [28SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Summer Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 172), S6110 [11JN]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, S11822 [30SE]

Chemical weapons: demilitarization, S10033 [9SE]

———disposal, S7261, S7263, S7264 [28JN]

China, People's Republic of: proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, S1668 [11MR]

Cincinnati, OH: anniversary of Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, S9690 [3SE]

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): minority party appointments (S. Res. 212), S330 [23JA]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1423, S1424 [29FE], S1588 [6MR]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 192), S7151 [27JN]

Crime: inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2007), S9318 [31JY]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (S. 1729), S9457 [2AU]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), S11703 [28SE]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), S4877 [8MY]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), unanimous-consent agreement, S4845 [8MY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations, S10032 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: Air National Guard C-130 airlift squadron funding, S6489 [19JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6445, S6446, S6474, S6489 [19JN], S6832, S6840 [25JN], S6985, S7008 [26JN], S7257, S7258, S7259, S7261, S7263, S7264 [28JN], S7521 [10JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, S10032, S10033 [9SE]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9875 [5SE]

———closure of certain ROTC units, S7008 [26JN]

———early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures (S. 1686), S3630 [18AP]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7933 [17JY]

———military construction funding, S6474 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10953, S10954 [19SE]

Dept. of Transportation: bidding process relative to certain construction contracts, S10666 [17SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, S9934 [5SE]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), S95, S96 [5JA]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9461 [2AU], S9934, S9953 [5SE]

Drugs: patent protection for arthritis medication Lodine, S9457, S9458 [2AU]

Dunblane, Scotland: extend condolences to families of murdered schoolchildren (S. Res. 231), S2139 [14MR]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1539 [6MR]

Education: funding, S1539 [6MR]

———Impact Aid Program reform, S10033 [9SE]

———Impact Aid Program technical corrections, S7257, S7258, S7259 [28JN]

———national policy to improve system, S10740 [18SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9095, S9097 [30JY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, S6840 [25JN]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11527, S11529 [27SE], S11699, S11700 [28SE], S11822 [30SE], S12232, S12235 [3OC]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10663, S10665, S10666, S10667, S10670, S10675, S10681, S10692 [17SE], S10742, S10743, S10744, S10745, S10750, S10752, S10753, S10754 [18SE]

———reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders, S10745 [18SE]

———reform management and financial operations and improve air transportation system, S11884, S11885 [30SE]

———regulation of aircraft engine standards, S10742 [18SE]

Financial institutions: licensing requirements for insurance sales, S11868 [30SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8809, S8816 [25JY]

Fort Campbell, KY: Consolidated Education Center construction funding, S7004 [26JN]

Frankfort, KY: anniversary of Liberty Hall, S9962 [5SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S43, S44 [4JA]

Greene, Howard O., Jr.: tribute (S. Res. 293), S10658 [17SE]

Harlan County, KY: tribute young men's choir visit to Washington, DC, S4636 [2MY]

Haynes, Audrey Tayse: nomination to the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board, S6027 [11JN]

Health: medical savings account programs, S7804 [12JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S7804 [12JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9457, S9458 [2AU]

Health care facilities: improve health programs and services available to rural populations (H.R. 2175), S11703 [28SE]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), S11703 [28SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4025, S4026, S4052 [24AP]

Kentucky: Land Between the Lakes Preserve funding, S10953, S10954 [19SE], S11938 [30SE]

———tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S6819 [25JN]

Kentucky National Wildlife Refuge: establish, S10953, S10954 [19SE], S11938 [30SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4879, S4880 [8MY], S4906 [9MY]

Lamprey River: designate certain segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1174), S11703 [28SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9069 [29JY]

Los Angeles, CA: diversion of revenues from Los Angeles International Airport, S12232 [3OC]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, S9953 [5SE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), S11707 [28SE]

Minimum wage: level, S4025, S4026 [24AP], S4880 [8MY], S4905 [9MY], S5636, S5637 [24MY]

National Guard: future, S1451 [29FE]

———Special Operation Forces inactivation funding, S7933 [17JY]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (S. Res. 257), S5788 [5JN]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (S. 1831), S10895 [18SE]

Patterson, Bob: Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S5671 [3JN]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, S4877, S4880 [8MY], S4903, S4904, S4905, S4906, S4907 [9MY]

Pryor, Senator: explanation of absence, S9527 [2AU]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, S8125, S8126 [18JY], S8396, S8397, S8398, S8399, S8400, S8401 [22JY], S8502 [23JY]

———ensure approval of State waiver requests, S8132, S8133 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 4), veto, S132 [10JA]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9404 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8118, S8119, S8125, S8126, S8132, S8133, S8138, S8140 [18JY], S8396, S8397, S8398, S8399, S8400, S8401, S8416 [22JY], S8502 [23JY]

———require congressional action to revise reform legislation if child poverty rate increases, S8140 [18JY]

———require families receiving State assistance to enter into a personal responsibility agreement, S8138 [18JY]

———Summer Food Program funding, S8416 [22JY]

Senate: confirmation of judicial nominees, S9457, S9461 [2AU]

———legislative program, S5505 [22MY], S6988 [26JN], S9321 [1AU], S9463 [2AU]

———speaking privileges, S3446 [17AP]

———tribute to retiring Senators, S11536 [27SE]

Senate Rules: use of the Senate Internet Services, S9069 [29JY]

Small business: improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), S11703 [28SE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S96 [5JA], S4052 [24AP], S5968, S5969, S5974, S5975 [7JN]

SSI: prohibit recruitment activities, S8119 [18JY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S703 [1FE]

Tobacco products: effects of environmental tobacco smoke relative to lung cancer risk, S11638 [28SE]

———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, S11128 [24SE]

U.S.-German Open Skies Agreement: signing, S1454 [29FE]

University of Kentucky: tribute to men's basketball team (S. Res. 244), S3413 [16AP]

Western Kentucky Training Site: military training facility construction funding, S7004 [26JN], S7521 [10JY]

White House: use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic, S6445, S6446 [19JN]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4903, S4904, S4905, S4906, S4907 [9MY]

Women: detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer, S5788 [5JN]

———tribute to `Race for the Cure' breast cancer research fundraiser, S5788 [5JN]

Reports

Base Realignment and Closure Commission Privatization—the CSRS Issue, S3631 [18AP]

Statements

Appalachian Regional Commission Does Not Duplicate Other Federal Programs, S9096 [30JY]

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: by, S6078 [11JN]

———Senator Inhofe, S6079 [11JN]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 1, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S6078 [11JN]

S. 1686, early deferred annuities for certain Dept. of Defense employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures, S3630 [18AP]

S. 1951, Customs Enforcement and Market Access Act, S7819-S7822 [12JY]

S. 2112, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site boundary revision, S11185 [24SE]

S. Res. 257, National Race for the Cure Day, S5789 [5JN]

S.J. Res. 41, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget (103d Congress), S6077 [11JN]

Tributes

Gabbard, Ralph, S10833 [18SE]

Haynes, Audrey Tayse, S6027 [11JN]

Maloney, Martha, S5788 [5JN]

Saltsman, Red and Katherine, S9424 [1AU]

FORD MOTOR CO.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1667 [20SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11319 [25SE]

FORE, JAMES

Remarks in Senate

Books: tribute to ``Tragedy and Triumph—Pilot's Life Through War and Peace'' by James Fore and Larry Jacks, S11947 [30SE]

FOREIGN AFFAIRS (publication)

Articles and editorials

Growth of Economic Espionage, S12210 [2OC]

FOREIGN AID related term(s) Foreign Policy

Addresses

Russia and the New Independent States—Promoting U.S. Interests: Ariel Cohen, Heritage Foundation, E228-E231 [28FE]

Amendments

National security: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H7122 [9JY]

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (S. 1804), S5609 [23MY]

Articles and editorials

Abortion Forecast Renews Fight for Overseas Family Planning Aid, S2053 [14MR]

AID Learns That Good Deeds Do Not Go Unpunished, S1394 [28FE]

Avoiding Anarchy in Burundi, S1993 [13MR]

Birds, Bees and Budget Cuts, S2052 [14MR]

Bullies of Burma, S8815 [25JY]

Burma Beyond the Pale, S8757, S8815 [25JY]

Burmese Repression, S8815 [25JY]

Causes for Hope—Saving Burundi, S1994 [13MR]

Congressional Effort To Curb Global Abortion May Backfire, S1817 [12MR]

Cutting Money, Costing Lives, S2054 [14MR]

Family Planning Fiasco, S2048 [14MR]

Famine Aid to North Korea, S5502 [22MY]

Indian Premier Shrugs Off Scandal, E461 [27MR]

International Welshers, E1700 [26SE]

Loan Guarantees an Israeli Success Story, E633 [25AP]

Misstep by the United States, S8928 [25JY], S9079 [29JY]

My Irish Hero Is a Jewish Congressman, E689 [1MY]

NBA Star Pay Shoots Past U.S. Development Aid to Africa, S9082 [29JY]

New Marshall Plan for the East, S11316 [25SE]

Nuclear Test Warning, H911 [25JA]

Senate Should Protect Needed International Aid, S2048 [14MR]

U.S. Loses Rank in Global Giving, S6626 [20JN]

Weld's Opportunity, S8814 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: authorizing for U.S. contributions to international funds and development banks (see H.R. 3399), H4502 [7MY]

———reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (see S. 1968), S8013 [17JY]

Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River basin (see H. Con. Res. 213), H10386 [12SE]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H3730 [23AP]

China, People's Republic of: oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 3577), H5817 [4JN]

Colombia: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1560), S915 [6FE]

Development Fund for Africa: funding (see H.R. 3638), H6413 [13JN]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 3735), H7106 [27JN]

Foreign countries: promote protection of culturally significant sites (see S. 2169), S11973 [30SE]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 4198), H11394 [26SE]

———prohibit assistance to countries that assist Cuba (see H.R. 3974), H9922 [2AU]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 3621), H6285 [12JN]

International Red Cross: recognition of non-Christian symbols (see H. Res. 464), H6765 [25JN]

Libya: prohibit U.S. assistance to countries providing landing rights to Libyan aircraft (see H.R. 4332), H12193 [30SE]

Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S.J. Res. 50; S. Res. 218; H.R. 2947; H.J. Res. 162), S555 [30JA], S1516 [5MR], H1224 [1FE], H1716 [5MR]

National security: improve defense and security assistance (see H.R. 3121), H2558 [20MR]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see S. 1638), S2646 [21MR]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1138 [31JA]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H7154 [9JY]

Surplus Government property: disposition of certain nonlethal property to certain foreign countries (see S. 2193), S12303 [3OC]

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (see S. 1804), S5567 [23MY]

Biographies

Leaders of the Major Mexican Drug Cartels Indicted in the U.S., S8794 [25JY]

Court documents

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia indictments against Dusan Tadic and Goran Borovnica, S118 [10JA]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia indictments against Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, S119-S121 [10JA]

Letters

Economic assistance to Mexico relative to drug enforcement efforts: Senator Feinstein, S558 [30JA]

———Senators Feinstein and D'Amato, S557 [30JA]

Foreign aid to Burma: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8752, S8755, S8809 [25JY]

———Sein Win, Prime Minister of Burma, S8756, S8796 [25JY]

Foreign aid to Ukraine: Askold S. Lozynskyj, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Inc., S9156 [30JY]

———Orest A. Jejna, Ukrainian American Bar Association, S9156 [30JY]

———Yuri Shcherbak, Ambasador of Ukraine, S9156 [30JY]

Human rights situation in East Timor: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8860 [25JY]

Humanitarian assistance for civilian refugees in Lebanon: Jill Buckley, AID, E1096 [17JN]

———several Representatives, E1096 [17JN]

Humanitarian assistance to Azerbaijan: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8857 [25JY]

International family planning programs funding: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, S2050 [14MR]

Procedures for determining status of certain missing members of the Armed Forces: Daniel A. Ludwig, American Legion, H2079 [12MR]

———Dolores A. Alfond, National Alliance of Families for the Return of America's Missing Servicemen, H2079 [12MR]

———Eugene B. McDaniel, American Defense Institute, H2079 [12MR]

———J. Thomas Burch, Jr., National Vietnam Veterans Coalition, H2079 [12MR]

———Jo Anne Shirley, National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, H2078 [12MR]

———Joyce A. Rommel, Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc., H2079 [12MR]

———Richard F. Shultz, DAV, H2079 [12MR]

Ramapo High School student trip to Belarus: A. Vanitsky, Belarus Society of Friendship and Cultural Affairs with Foreign Countries, E1183 [26JN]

———Aleksander Lukashenko, President of Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

———Don Cairns and Pat DeFrancesco, E1183 [26JN]

Rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment in Vietnam: John F. Sommer, Jr., American Legion, S8763 [25JY]

U.S. territories' and freely associated States' legislation amendments: President Clinton, S5578 [23MY]

———Senator Murkowski, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S5578 [23MY]

U.S.-Turkey relations: Ambassador of Turkey, H6142 [11JN]

Ukraine energy sector reform: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E377 [19MR]

Lists

MIA cases requiring critical Vietnamese assistance, H2080 [12MR]

MIA cases to be unilaterally resolved by the Vietnamese Government, H2080 [12MR]

Public Law 480, Title I subsidies for agricultural corporations for fiscal years 1990-95, H1524 [29FE]

States, cities, and organizations with boycott resolutions against Burma, S8814 [25JY]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, S2800 [25MR], H2715 [25MR]

National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia: President Clinton, S3952 [23AP], H3700 [23AP]

Remarks in House

Africa: U.S. policy on humanitarian and political plight, E1180 [26JN]

African Development Bank: funding, H5894 [5JN]

Agriculture: Food for Peace Program funding, H5250 [16MY]

AID: debt restructuring assistance, H5859 [5JN]

———funding, H5846, H5861-H5866, H5890 [5JN]

———Housing Guarantee Program funding, H5847 [5JN]

———relocation of headquarters to Ronald Reagan Building at the International Trade Center, H5859 [5JN]

American-Ukrainian Advisory Committee: recommendations on economic reform, business investment, and security policy in Ukraine, E424 [22MR]

Armenia: blockade by Turkey, H5485 [22MY], H5878-H5891 [5JN], E878 [22MY]

Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid, H5877 [5JN]

Burma: army attacks against the Karenni people, E412 [21MR]

Business and industry: limit funds for purchase of products that are not made in the U.S. or in the beneficiary country, H5876 [5JN]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws, H3494 [17AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: food assistance programs, H6177-H6179 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5069-H5077 [15MY]

———defense conversion assistance relative to the former Soviet Republics, H5078-H5080 [15MY]

———international military education and training funding, H5897-H5899 [5JN]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5859-H5861 [5JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3735), H8623, H8624 [29JY]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, E275 [5MR], E364 [14MR], E633 [25AP]

Financial institutions: authorizing U.S. contributions to international funds and development banks, H5842, H5843 [5JN]

Food: reauthorize certain food aid programs that facilitate economic development for developing nations, H1522-H1529 [29FE]

Food for Peace Program: funding, H6161 [11JN]

Foreign countries: limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5878-H5891 [5JN]

———prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, E878 [22MY]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, E633 [25AP], E1289 [16JY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 4198), E1725 [26SE]

———funding for military interventions, H8077 [22JY]

———limit use of Foreign Military Financing Program funds for foreign-made defense articles or services, H5895, H5896 [5JN], H6142, H6143 [11JN]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid relative to investigation into certain murders, H5878 [5JN]

———U.S. policy, E1103 [18JN]

India: allocation of foreign aid, E460 [27MR]

———self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (H. Con. Res. 32), H5549 [23MY]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5906-H5918 [5JN]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (H.R. 1425), H5549 [23MY], E386 [20MR], E402, E411 [21MR], E589, E591 [19AP], E611 [24AP], E704 [2MY], E923 [24MY], E949 [30MY], E1025, E1027 [6JN], E1029 [7JN], E1042 [10JN]

Indonesia: international military and educational assistance relative to human rights violations in East Timor, H3429-H3434 [16AP]

———international military education and training assistance, H5843 [5JN], H6151-H6156 [11JN], E1072, E1074 [12JN]

———international military education and training assistance funding, H5098 [15MY]

International relations: withhold assistance to countries blocking U.S. humanitarian aid to other countries, E336 [13MR]

International War Crimes Tribunal: raise limit on noncash support, H5875, H5876 [5JN]

Israel: allocation of foreign aid, H6157 [11JN], E1044 [10JN]

———loan guarantees, E632 [25AP]

———make U.S. assets available to combat terrorism, H1643, H1644 [4MR]

Lebanon: allocation of foreign aid, E1095 [17JN]

Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency, H11232 [26SE]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts, H6148-H6150 [11JN]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (H.R. 2947), H1204 [1FE], H1402 [28FE]

Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program: funding, H6150 [11JN]

National security: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H3423-H3434 [16AP], H7122-H7124 [9JY], E430 [22MR]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation, H2660 [21MR], E395 [20MR]

Palau: U.S. policy, E1917 [3OC]

Peace Corps: anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), H2849-H2851 [26MR], E464 [27MR]

Population: planning activities funding, H5891-H5893 [5JN]

Rockland County, NY: tribute to Ramapo High School students for charitable efforts in Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

Russia: allocation of foreign aid, H976 [31JA], H7537 [16JY]

———requirements relative to economic assistance (H.R. 519), E80 [24JA]

Southeast Asia: international military education and training assistance to Cambodia and Thailand, H6146-H6148 [11JN]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, E1052 [11JN]

———restrict U.S. assistance relative to acknowledgement of Armenian genocide and honoring of victims, H5900-H5906, H5920 [5JN], E1052 [11JN]

———U.S. policy, H6143 [11JN]

U.N.: management and budget reform, H11232 [26SE], E1647 [19SE], E1700 [26SE]

———tribute to World Food Program, E1501 [2AU]

Ukraine: reform of energy sector, E377 [19MR]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA, H2078 [12MR]

———rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, H9912 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: allocation of foreign aid, S9082 [29JY]

———U.S. policy, S12056 [1OC]

AID: foreign assistance to Eastern European countries, S8862 [25JY]

———funding for family planning programs, S884 [6FE], S1394 [28FE]

———International Fund for Agricultural Development funding, S8842 [25JY]

Appropriations: reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (S. 1968), S8024 [17JY]

Azerbaijan: humanitarian assistance, S8854-S8857 [25JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: assistance relative to withdrawal of foreign troops, S1933-S1935 [13MR]

———economic assistance subject to certain conditions, S1911, S1912 [13MR]

Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8745-S8758, S8795-S8797, S8808-S8816 [25JY]

Burundi: U.S. policy on humanitarian and political plight, S1993 [13MR], S8818 [25JY]

Colombia: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. 1560), S916, S917 [6FE]

Dept. of Defense: humanitarian assistance funding, S10126 [10SE]

———international military education and training programs funding, S7517-S7519 [10JY], S8945 [26JY]

———transport of humanitarian relief supplies from nonprofit groups, S6609 [20JN]

Dept. of State: require report on U.N. voting records of foreign countries to include amounts of foreign aid, S8770 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation: payment of certain ocean freight charges for Federal food or export assistance, S11075 [20SE], S11152-S11156 [24SE]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, S8772, S8858 [25JY]

Drugs: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S1449 [29FE]

Eastern European countries: economic assistance, S11316 [25SE]

Economic assistance: allocation of resources, S6626, S6627 [20JN]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, S1512 [5MR], S1645 [7MR], S1780 [11MR], S1817, S1818 [12MR], S2044-S2054 [14MR], S12200 [2OC]

Food: assistance programs funding, S9425, S9426 [1AU]

Foreign aid: make conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S1449 [29FE]

Foreign countries: establish international standards relative to transfer of conventional arms, S8784-S8788 [25JY]

———prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries, S8782, S8783, S8806 [25JY]

———promote protection of culturally significant sites (S. 2169), S11982 [30SE]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, S8743 [25JY]

GAO: require report on grants provided to foreign governments, foreign entities and international organizations, S8771 [25JY]

Generalized System of Preferences: indirect assistance in economy of developing countries, S9540 [2AU]

Indonesia: human rights situation in East Timor, S8859 [25JY]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: tribute, S117 [10JA]

Israel: make U.S. assets available to combat terrorism, S1510 [5MR], S1608 [6MR], S2093 [14MR]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: allocation of foreign aid for famine relief, S5502 [22MY]

Lebanon: allocation of foreign aid, S4260 [25AP]

Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S8788-S8795, S8858 [25JY]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. Res. 218), S555-S559 [30JA]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S.J. Res. 50), S1526 [5MR], S1657 [7MR]

National security: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), S7210 [27JN], S7500 [9JY]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation, S6139 [12JN]

———U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (S. 1638), S2656, S2657 [21MR]

Peace Corps: anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), S11289 [25SE]

Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive choice, S425, S428, S445 [26JA]

Russia: allocation of foreign aid, S9420 [1AU]

———safeguard of nuclear weapons and material from terrorists, S2216 [18MR]

Surplus Government property: disposition of certain nonlethal property to certain foreign countries (S. 2193), S12307 [3OC]

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (S. 1804), S5575-S5579 [23MY]

Tunisia: eligibility for excess defense equipment, S8759 [25JY]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, S8856, S8858 [25JY]

Ukraine: allocation of foreign aid, S9156 [30JY]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA, S2186 [15MR], S3134, S3135 [28MR]

———rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, S8760, S8765, S8773, S8774 [25JY]

Zimbabwe: allocation of foreign aid, S8861 [25JY]

Reports

Effects of Cuts in the International Voluntary Family Planning Programs Funding: Alan Guttmacher Institute, S1512-S1514 [5MR]

Food Assistance to Developing Countries: Paul Armstrong, AID, H6244 [12JN]

Generation Lost—Alarming News About the Health of IDP Children: Richard Kauzlarich, Ambassador to Azerbaijan, S8855 [25JY]

Reports filed

AID Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292, S11294 [25SE]

Defense and Security Assistance and Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3121), S7023 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries and Defense and Security Assistance Improvements: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3121) (H. Rept. 104-519), H3487 [16AP]

Peace Corps Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.J. Res. 158), S11291 [25SE]

U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States Legislation Amendments: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1804), S10554 [13SE]

Statements

U.S. Aid for Afghanistan: Don Ritter, E1912 [3OC]

Summaries

Contract With America Advancement Act (H.R. 3136): Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Provisions, E571-E579 [19AP]

Make Foreign Aid to Mexico Conditional to Drug Enforcement Efforts (H.R. 2947), H1204 [1FE]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 158, Peace Corps anniversary, H2849 [26MR]

H.R. 3121, improve foreign defense and security assistance and transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries, H3423-H3429 [16AP]

H.R. 3735, Development Fund for Africa reauthorization, H8623 [29JY]

S. 1638, U.S. policy towards Pakistan relative to nuclear nonproliferation, S2657 [21MR]

S. 1804, U.S. territories' and freely associated States' legislation amendments, S5577 [23MY]

S. Res. 218, make foreign aid to Mexico conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S561 [30JA]

S.J. Res. 50, make foreign aid to Mexico conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S1526 [5MR]

Transcripts

Allocation of Economic Assistance News Conference, S6627 [20JN]

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT

Amendments

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H7122 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (see H.R. 3121), H2558 [20MR]

Women in Enterprise Development Program: establish (see H.R. 3827), H7658 [16JY]

Remarks in House

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H3423-H3434 [16AP], H7122-H7124 [9JY], E430 [22MR]

Remarks in Senate

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), S7210 [27JN], S7500 [9JY]

Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive choice, S425, S428, S445 [26JA]

Reports filed

Defense and Security Assistance and Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3121), S7023 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries and Defense and Security Assistance Improvements: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3121) (H. Rept. 104-519), H3487 [16AP]

Texts of

H.R. 3121, improve foreign defense and security assistance and transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries, H3423-H3429 [16AP]

FOREIGN BANK ENFORCEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2144), S11539 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2144), S11549 [27SE]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 2144), S11550 [27SE]

Texts of

S. 2144, provisions, S11550 [27SE]

FOREIGN BANKS

Articles and editorials

Drug Fiefdom of Northern Mexico, S4679-S4681 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions

China, People's Republic of: oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 3577), H5817 [4JN]

Financial institutions: enhance supervision and limit participation by persons convicted of certain crimes (see S. 2144), S11539 [27SE]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (see S. Con. Res. 73; H. Con. Res. 228), S11540 [27SE], H11527 [27SE]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1547; H.R. 2945), S555 [30JA], H1224 [1FE]

U.N.: promote international security by redirecting military spending to human development (see H.R. 4306), H12174 [28SE]

Documents

Allied Claim Against Swiss for Return of Looted Gold: Dept. of State, S6415 [18JN]

Letters

Assets of European Jews in Swiss banks after World War II: Robert L. Rodgers, S5791 [5JN]

———Samuel J. Roberts, S5791 [5JN]

———Swiss Bank Corp., S5791 [5JN]

Economic assistance to Mexico relative to drug enforcement efforts: Senator Feinstein, S558 [30JA]

———Senators Feinstein and D'Amato, S557 [30JA]

Remarks in House

Financial institutions: partnership between Polish National Association of Cooperative Savings and Credit Unions and Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, E843 [20MY]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (H. Con. Res. 228), E1788 [28SE]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (H.R. 2945), H1204 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

Comptroller of Currency: waiver of citizenship requirements for directors of national banks relative to foreign affiliate status, S11919 [30SE]

Financial institutions: enhance supervision and limit participation by persons convicted of certain crimes (S. 2144), S11549 [27SE]

———partnership between Polish National Association of Cooperative Savings and Credit Unions and Georgia Credit Union Affilites, S4615 [2MY]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (S. Con. Res. 73), S11559 [27SE]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S4678 [3MY]

———make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. 1547), S555-S559 [30JA]

Switzerland: assets of European Jews in Swiss banks after World War II, S3030 [27MR], S3246 [29MR], S4253 [25AP], S5791 [5JN], S10870 [18SE]

———gold reserves of German-occupied countries in Swiss banks after World War II, S6414, S6416 [18JN]

Reports

Assets of European Jews in Swiss Banks After World War II, S3031-S3033 [27MR]

———Daniel J. Reagan, S3246 [29MR]

Nazi and Fascist Capital in Latin America, S4253-S4256 [25AP]

Summaries

Foreign Bank Enforcement Act (S. 2144), S11550 [27SE]

Make Extension of Loan Guarantee Agreement With Mexico Conditional to Drug Enforcement Efforts (H.R. 2945), H1205 [1FE]

Tables

Assets of European Jews in Swiss banks after World War II, S3031 [27MR]

Texts of

S. 2144, Foreign Bank Enforcement Act, S11550 [27SE]

S. Con. Res. 73, return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation, S11558 [27SE]

FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

Reports filed

Nomination of John R. Lacey: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4617 [2MY]

FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT

Articles and editorials

Defeat for Business Bribery Abroad, S3410 [16AP]

End to Corruption, S3409 [16AP]

FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Addresses

Beyond Authoritarian Legacies—New Political Leadership for Korea: Kim Sang Hyun, E1580-E1582 [11SE]

China—Where Do We Go From Here? Senator Feinstein, S3798-S3800 [22AP]

Democracy Efforts in Balkan States: John Brademas, National Endowment for Democracy, S6152 [12JN]

Franklin Roosevelt and World Order—The World We Sought and the World We Have: Richard N. Gardner, S12459-S12463 [21OC]

Inaugural Speech: Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China, S5617 [23MY]

International Women's Day: Geraldine A. Ferraro, E326 [12MR]

Jerusalem 3000 Celebration: George Pataki, Governor of New York, S4983 [13MY]

Joint Meeting of Congress: Jacques Chirac, President of France, H1144 [1FE]

Prosecuting War Criminals: Richard Goldstone, S12018-S12020 [30SE]

Russia and the New Independent States—Promoting U.S. Interests: Ariel Cohen, Heritage Foundation, E228-E231 [28FE]

Sikh National Identity and the Struggle for an Independent Khalistan: Gurmit S. Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E966-E968 [30MY]

U.S. Policy on Europe: Bob Dole, S7111-S7113 [27JN]

Amendments

Cambodia: U.S. policy (S. Res. 285), S11638 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), H7122 [9JY]

———transportation of certain children requiring specialized medical services in the U.S. (H.R. 332), H5501 [22MY]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S10708, S10709, S10721, S10722 [17SE]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H7122 [9JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8576 [23JY], S8617, S8631, S8633, S8667 [24JY], S8742, S8745, S8758, S8759, S8760, S8765, S8769, S8770, S8771, S8772, S8775, S8776, S8781, S8784, S8788, S8798, S8799, S8801, S8802, S8804, S8805, S8807, S8816, S8817, S8837, S8842, S8843, S8844, S8849, S8868, S8869, S8870, S8871, S8872, S8873, S8874, S8916, S8917, S8918, S8919, S8921, S8922, S8923 [25JY], H5754 [30MY], H5818, H5819, H5820 [4JN], H5846, H5847, H5848, H5859, H5861, H5863, H5875, H5876, H5877, H5878, H5891, H5893, H5894, H5895, H5897, H5898, H5899, H5906, H5935 [5JN], H6006 [6JN], H6142, H6143, H6145, H6148, H6150 [11JN]

Foreign policy: strengthen protection of human rights (H.R. 4036), S12324, S12408 [3OC], H12281 [4OC]

Foreign trade: provide President with proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip (H.R. 3074), S11583 [27SE]

———technical corrections in legislation (H.R. 3815), S11753, S11812 [28SE]

Health care professionals: extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (S. 2197), S12320, S12403 [3OC]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6315 [13JN]

Analyses

U.S. Immigration Court (H.R. 4258), E1806-E1808 [28SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8964 [26JY], H8793 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Achieving Stability Macedonia's Way, E1782 [28SE]

African Armies Weakened by AIDS Virus, H5281 [16MY]

AID Learns That Good Deeds Do Not Go Unpunished, S1394 [28FE]

Arabs and Mr. Netanyahu, S6666 [21JN]

Armed Troops in Armenia Arrest Dozens of Protesters, S11566 [27SE]

Awaiting the Crisis, S12260 [3OC]

Bosnia, a Defining Moment, E17 [4JA]

Bullies of Burma, S8815 [25JY]

Burma Beyond the Pale, S8757, S8815 [25JY]

Burmese Repression, S8815 [25JY]

Cables Show U.S. Deception on Haitian Violence, E921 [24MY]

Chang Aims To Expand Taiwan's Role on World Stage, S11315 [25SE]

China Aids Pakistan Nuclear Program, S1072 [7FE]

China's Four Slaps—and the United States' Craven Response, E482 [28MR]

Conscription Not Working—All-Volunteer Too Expensive, S1446 [29FE]

Copies of Kashmir Times Seized, E871 [22MY]

Curious Case of White House Versus the U.N., S10205 [10SE]

Defeat for Business Bribery Abroad, S3410 [16AP]

Drug Runners Arrested at Border Often Go Free, S4969 [13MY]

End to Corruption, S3409 [16AP]

Famine Aid to North Korea, S5502 [22MY]

Global Economy Hits Home—Local Industry Cashes in on Gains in American Exports, H10166 [10SE]

Good People Go Bad in Iowa, and a Drug Is Being Blamed, S1866 [12MR]

Grand Vision of the Fulbright Program, S6752 [24JN]

Heath Retiree an Unlikely Founding Father of Japan—Laws Written 49 Years Ago, S186-S188 [22JA]

Hill Expected To Urge Sanctions, S1071 [7FE]

Holocaust—The China Parallel, E87 [25JA]

Horror of the Land Mines, H327 [5JA]

Host Nations Must Cover More Costs of U.S. Troops Abroad, S10545 [13SE]

How Far To Support Taiwan?, S1990 [13MR]

If China Attacks Taiwan, S907 [6FE]

Importance of Strong United States-India Relations, E757 [10MY]

In Gaza, Civilians Flee in Terror, as Helicopters Attack From Night Sky, S11630 [28SE]

Indian Premier Shrugs Off Scandal, E461 [27MR]

Indicting China's Terrorism—Bring the Case to the United Nations, S1991 [13MR]

Indonesian Asset Is Also a Liability, H2935 [27MR]

Indonesian Says Slow Approach Avoids a Trap, S11233 [25SE]

Is West Slighting Africa's Hot Spots Like Liberia?, S1888 [12MR]

It's a Small Business World, H10164-H10166 [10SE]

Japan Inc. Revisited, E331 [13MR]

Lifting Liberia Out of Chaos, S3736 [19AP]

Loan Guarantees an Israeli Success Story, E633 [25AP]

Looking Beyond Bosnia, E1653 [19SE]

Marvin Brown Awarded Austrian Commendation, E1723 [26SE]

Ms. Maloney and Mr. Waldheim, S9648 [2AU]

Nation Has Been Lucky To Avoid Serious Test of U.S. Foreign Policy, H8101 [23JY]

NBA Star Pay Shoots Past U.S. Development Aid to Africa, S9082 [29JY]

New Marshall Plan for the East, S11316 [25SE]

Oath of Uncertainty, E1243 [11JY]

Pakistan Deploys Chinese Missiles, S6140 [12JN]

Palestinians, Israeli Police Battle on Sacred Ground—Clashes Cool Elsewhere as Guns Meet Stones in Jerusalem, S11631 [28SE]

Pentagon Weighs Ending Opposition to a Ban on Mines, S2215 [18MR]

Read the Riot Act to China, S1887 [12MR]

Rush To Gulp U.S. Radio Stations, S6108 [11JN]

Senator Praises Pentagon for Reconsidering Landmine Use, S2215 [18MR]

Shut Down the U.S. Arms Bazaar, S11197 [24SE]

Smile When You Compare Our Countries, S997 [6FE]

Textile Magnate Critiques Recent Trade Deals, S1514 [5MR]

Trading on Bribes, S1992 [13MR]

Twilight of the Thugs, E254 [29FE]

U.S. Asks Too Much of Saudis, Who Sacrifice Peace at Home, E1436 [1AU]

U.S. Foreign Aid Helps Americans at Home, S8743 [25JY]

U.S. Loses Rank in Global Giving, S6626 [20JN]

U.S.-Thai Aviation Deal a Victory for Common Sense, S3009 [27MR]

Washington Confronts China, S907 [6FE]

Weld's Opportunity, S8814 [25JY]

What To Fight for—American Interests and the Use of Force in the Post-Cold War World, E1385 [26JY]

Why Do We Keep Stiffing the U.N.?, S10344 [11SE]

Why No Help to Liberia?, S4682 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions

Abbas, Mohammed: extradition to the U.S. (see S. Res. 253; H. Res. 444), S4425 [30AP], H5647 [29MY]

Afghanistan: peace process (see S. Res. 275), S7302 [28JN]

Agriculture: maintain foreign market development programs (see H.R. 2950), H1224 [1FE]

———plant variety protection relative to tubers (see S. 1602), S1682 [11MR]

Alcoholic beverages: eliminate Federal subsidies for advertising abroad (see H.R. 3472), H5287 [16MY]

Arts and humanities: promote protection of culturally significant sites (see S. 2169), S11973 [30SE]

Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River basin (see H. Con. Res. 213), H10386 [12SE]

Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

Borders: border-crossing fees for vehicles or pedestrians entering the U.S. from Canada or Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 152), H2316 [14MR]

Burma: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 188), H6414 [13JN]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8029 [18JY]

———discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H3488 [16AP]

Buy American Act: compliance relative to use of articles, materials, and supplies abroad (see H.R. 4265), H11526 [27SE]

Cambodia: U.S. policy (see S. Res. 285), S9072 [29JY]

Canada: prohibit import of grain and grain products (see S. 1653), S3156 [28MR]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H3730 [23AP]

China, People's Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 429), H4800 [9MY]

———prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company (see H.R. 3684), H6690 [20JN]

———U.S. policy relative to membership in World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4065), H10385 [12SE]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 138, 140), H1138 [31JA]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H8598 [26JY]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10235 [11SE]

Commission on Programs and Policies for Combatting the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: establish (see S. 1681), S3487 [17AP]

Commodity Exchange Act: regulatory requirements relative to the purchase or sale of commodities from markets located abroad (see H.R. 3891), H8374 [24JY]

Crime: prohibit use of imported controlled substances to commit a felony (see S. 1919), S7179 [27JN]

———prosecution of military personnel and companions while stationed abroad (see S. 2083), S10684 [17SE]

Croatia: condemn relocation of remains of individuals to the Jasenovac death camp (see H. Con. Res. 171), H4423 [2MY]

———preservation of memorial located at the Jasenovac death camp (see H. Con. Res. 219), H11229 [25SE]

Currency: establish interagency task force relative to the holding and counterfeiting of U.S. currency in foreign countries (see H.R. 3007), H1715 [5MR]

Custom Service: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to U.S. emission standards (see H.R. 3961), H9922 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

———transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (see H.R. 3121), H2558 [20MR]

———withdrawal of forces stationed in foreign countries that do not assume costs and application of savings to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 2936), H1224 [1FE]

Dept. of State: establish a Board of Visa Appeals (see H.R. 2975), H1324 [27FE]

———making continuing appropriations for the Passport Office (see S.J. Res. 46), S66 [4JA]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see S. 1607; H.R. 3067), S1855 [12MR], H2123 [12MR]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see S. 1965; H.R. 3852, 3908), S8013 [17JY], H8029 [18JY], H8598 [26JY]

Elections: extend the period for receipt of certain absentee ballots (see H.R. 3058), H2034 [8MR]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see S. 1978; H.R. 3987), S8468 [22JY], H9923 [2AU]

Executive Office of the President: creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution (see S. Res. 283), S8989 [26JY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 365, 374), H1324 [27FE], H1986 [7MR]

Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on foreign representation (see H.R. 3434), H4901 [10MY]

Financial institutions: treatment of common trust fund transfers relative to mutual fund investments (see S. 1942), S7670 [10JY]

Firearms: standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 3652), H6413 [13JN]

Flowers: require labeling of country of origin of imported fresh cut flowers (see S. 1793), S5492 [22MY]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (see H.R. 3121), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to countries providing landing rights to Libyan aircraft (see H.R. 4332), H12193 [30SE]

———reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (see S. 1968), S8013 [17JY]

Foreign banks: enhance supervision and limit participation by persons convicted of certain crimes (see S. 2144), S11539 [27SE]

Foreign investments: private sector development enterprise funds (see H.R. 3116), H2466 [19MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2863, 3540), H737 [22JA], H5646 [29MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H5753 [30MY]

Foreign policy: endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (see H. Con. Res. 212), H10235 [11SE]

———establish additional narcotics control certification standards and reporting requirements for certain illicit drug producing countries and drug-transit countries (see H.R. 3689), H6690 [20JN]

———impose economic sanctions against countries failing to eliminate corrupt business practices (see S. 2165), S11972 [30SE]

———loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2844), H187 [4JA]

———provide remedy for inadequate trade benefits to the U.S. and restrictions on free emigration from other countries (see H.R. 4289), H12173 [28SE]

———sanctions against countries assisting the weapons programs of non-nuclear weapon states (see H. Res. 381), H2224 [13MR]

———strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and impose certain sanctions on countries relative to production and trafficking of illegal drugs (see S. 2053), S9853 [4SE]

———strengthen protection of human rights (see H.R. 4036), H10107 [5SE]

———U.S. membership in regional South Pacific organizations (see H. Con. Res. 189), H6509 [18JN]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (see H.R. 3759, 4109), H7154 [9JY], H10602 [18SE]

———impose certain sanctions on countries that use child labor (see H.R. 3812, 4037), H7533 [12JY], H10107 [5SE]

———imposition of trade sanctions on countries which threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of illicit drugs (see H.R. 3023), H1774 [6MR]

———most-favored-nation status for certain nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 2926), H1223 [1FE]

———most-favored-nation status relative to Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria (see H.R. 3890), H8374 [24JY]

———prevent intellectual property piracy of databases (see H.R. 3531), H5569 [23MY]

———prevent use of child labor for soccer ball manufacturing (see H.R. 4307), H12174 [28SE]

———prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H1985 [7MR]

———provide for the liquidation of certain frozen concentrated orange juice entries (see H.R. 3705), H6712 [24JN]

———provide President with proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip (see H.R. 3074), H2223 [13MR]

———require cooperation from trade partners in preventing illegal drug traffic (see H.R. 4290), H12173 [28SE]

———require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (see H.R. 4014), H9924 [2AU]

———require that imported jewelry be indelibly marked with the country of origin (see H.R. 4074), H10386 [12SE]

———require that imported jewelry boxes be indelibly marked with the country of origin (see H.R. 4216), H11395 [26SE]

———substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see S. 1918), S7179 [27JN]

———substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6285 [12JN]

———technical corrections in legislation (see S. 1849; H.R. 3815), S5939 [6JN], H7657 [16JY]

———treatment of exports to countries identified as state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 3109), H2466 [19MR]

Government: prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress (see S. 1827), S5763 [4JN]

Health care professionals: extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (see S. 2197), S12303 [3OC]

House of Representatives: official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2841), H90 [3JA]

House Rules: prohibit foreign travel by retiring Members (see H. Res. 361), H1226 [1FE]

Immigration: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's visas (see H.R. 4210), H11395 [26SE]

———provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 4156), H11048 [24SE]

———waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 3928), H9566 [31JY]

INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]

———standards for naturalization (see H.R. 4056, 4143), H10235 [11SE], H11047 [24SE]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 3621), H6285 [12JN]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 3680), H6532 [19JN]

———return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (see S. Con. Res. 73; H. Con. Res. 228), S11540 [27SE], H11527 [27SE]

———violations of arbitral obligations (see H.R. 2970), H1251 [23FE]

International Red Cross: recognition of non-Christian symbols (see H. Res. 464), H6765 [25JN]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 215), H10524 [17SE]

———improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H6914 [26JN]

Israel: peace initiatives relative to Arab summit (see S. Res. 268), S6662 [21JN]

Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 1616), S2101 [14MR]

Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and independence (see H. Con. Res. 209), H9924 [2AU]

Liberia: impose sanctions on governments who violate the arms embargo or aid in the civil war, and bring war criminals to justice (see H.R. 4001), H9923 [2AU]

Mongolia: elections (see S. Res. 276), S7414 [8JY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see S. 2016), S9428 [1AU]

———assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 3314), H3819 [24AP]

———extension of Presidential fast-track negotiating authority relative to creation of a Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Area (see H. Res. 547), H11527 [27SE]

———U.S. participation in Coordinating Secretariat (see H.R. 3075), H2223 [13MR]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), consideration (see H. Res. 448), H6005 [6JN]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see S. 1638), S2646 [21MR]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1138 [31JA]

Refuse disposal: prohibit international export and import of certain solid waste (see H.R. 3893), H8374 [24JY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see S. Con. Res. 71; H. Res. 515), S10684 [17SE], H9925 [2AU]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Res. 469), H7107 [27JN]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see S. Con. Res. 69; H. Con. Res. 205), S9555 [2AU], H8982 [30JY]

Ships and vessels: extend tariff exemption for certain unliquidated vessel repair entries (see S. 1775), S5267 [17MY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see S. Con. Res. 53; H. Con. Res. 160), S3954 [23AP], H3387 [15AP]

Small business: provide legal redress for unfair trade practices (see H.R. 3967), H9922 [2AU]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of solid waste imported from other nations (see H.R. 4049), H10235 [11SE]

States: assist Attorney General in deportation of illegal aliens (see H.R. 3062), H2122 [12MR]

Surplus Government property: disposition of certain nonlethal property to certain foreign countries (see S. 2193), S12303 [3OC]

Tariff: liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries (see H.R. 3823), H7658 [16JY]

———skis and snowboards (see H.R. 4212), H11395 [26SE]

———treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6285 [12JN]

Taxation: treatment of businesses operating abroad (see S. 1928, 2086), S7302 [28JN], S10684 [17SE]

Terrorism: U.S. policy (see H.R. 3953), H9921 [2AU]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (see H. Res. 508), H9705 [1AU]

Treaties and agreements: commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness (see S. Res. 303; H. Con. Res. 220), S11720 [28SE], H11229 [25SE]

———negotiation of environmental, labor and agricultural standards relative to trade agreements in Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 4291), H12173 [28SE]

Turkey: territorial dispute with Greece (see S. Res. 247), S3487 [17AP]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 3609; H. Con. Res. 225), H6117 [10JN], H11527 [27SE]

———promote international security by redirecting military spending to human development (see H.R. 4306), H12174 [28SE]

U.S. Immigration Court: establish (see H.R. 4258), H11526 [27SE]

U.S. Trade Administration: establish (see H.R. 4328), H12175 [28SE]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts (see H.R. 3442), H4902 [10MY]

Weapons: detection and interception of weapons of mass destruction delivered by unconventional means (see H.R. 3729), H6915 [26JN]

———proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 3730), H7106 [27JN]

Women in Enterprise Development Program: establish (see H.R. 3827), H7658 [16JY]

Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 399), H3231 [29MR]

Briefings

Antipersonnel landmines: Dept. of Defense, S6483 [19JN]

Court documents

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia indictments against Dusan Tadic and Goran Borovnica, S118 [10JA]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia indictments against Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, S119-S121 [10JA]

Definitions

``Supersede'', S3132 [28MR]

Descriptions

Extend Authority for Certain Export Agencies (H.R. 3759), E1224 [9JY]

Documents

Allied Claim Against Swiss for Return of Looted Gold: Dept. of State, S6415 [18JN]

Essays

Impoverished Metropolises: John Hart, E980 [4JN]

Promoting Peace After the Cold War: Leah Bremer, E1407 [30JY]

Excerpts

Democracy—An Emerging Asian Value: Senator Pell, S11194 [24SE], S11238-S11240 [25SE], S11422-S11424 [26SE]

Letters

Antipersonnel landmines: Senator Leahy, S6483 [19JN]

———Senator Thurmond, S6484 [19JN]

Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center terrorist attack: Abraham Foxman, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, E1329 [18JY]

———several Representatives, E1329 [18JY]

Cabotage laws relative to transportation of cargo and passengers: several Representatives, E557 [17AP]

Cash grant to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine under the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program: John White, Dept. of Defense, E987 [4JN]

———Representative Hamilton, E987 [4JN]

Chemical Weapons Convention ratification: Anthony Lake, Executive Office of the President, S9958 [5SE]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S10070 [9SE]

———Frederick L. Weber, Chemical Manufacturers Association, S10423 [12SE]

———James A. Williams, S10070 [9SE]

———Michael Kantor, Sec. of Commerce and Philip Lader, SBA, S10422 [12SE]

———Senator Lott, S10072 [9SE]

———several chemical industry executives, S9959 [5SE], S10423 [12SE]

———several organizations, S10424 [12SE]

———William P. Clark, Richard B. Cheney, Casper Weinberger, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick and Edwin Meese, III, S10071 [9SE]

CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras: John H. Moseman, CIA, H11059 [25SE]

———John M. Deutch, CIA, H11059 [25SE]

———Representative Combest, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H11058 [25SE]

———Representative Millender-McDonald, E1812, E1813 [28SE]

———Representative Waters, H11058 [25SE]

———Representatives Dicks and Combest, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H11059 [25SE]

———Speaker Gingrich, H10728 [20SE], H11058 [25SE]

Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act: James Tuso, H11121 [25SE]

———Jim Maready, H11121 [25SE]

———Senator Murray, S11854 [30SE]

Cooperation of foreign countries relative to antiterrorism efforts: Stephen M. Flatow, S8742 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense contracts relative to local content requirements: George J. Kourpias, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, S7938 [17JY]

———Michael Sacco, AFL-CIO, S7937 [17JY]

———Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, S7938 [17JY]

———Robert Lapp, Timken Co., S7938 [17JY]

———William H. Bywater, AFL-CIO, S7938 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti: Representative Conyers, E920 [24MY]

———several Members of Congress, E919, E920 [24MY]

Dispute settlement system for antidumping and countervailing duties under NAFTA: several Senators, S12038 [30SE]

European military reductions: Senator Warner, S1446 [29FE]

Extradition of Mohammed Abbas to the U.S.: Senator D'Amato, S4399 [30AP]

Foreign aid to Burma: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8752, S8755, S8809 [25JY]

———Sein Win, Prime Minister of Burma, S8756, S8796 [25JY]

Foreign aid to Ukraine: Askold S. Lozynskyj, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Inc., S9156 [30JY]

———Orest A. Jejna, Ukrainian American Bar Association, S9156 [30JY]

———Yuri Shcherbak, Ambasador of Ukraine, S9156 [30JY]

Fulbright Education Program: Michael Zantovsky, Ambassador of the Czech Republic, E1247 [11JY]

GATT implementation relative to generic drug industry: C. Everett Koop, S7120 [27JN]

———Carole A. Long, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, S6597 [20JN]

———Daniel Perry, Alliance for Aging Research, S6597 [20JN]

———Eugene P. Schonfeld, National Kidney Association, S6598 [20JN]

———Joseph R. Bertino, American Association for Cancer Research, Inc., S6596 [20JN]

———Judith Simpson, United Patients' Association for Pulmonary Hypertension, Inc., S6597 [20JN]

———Nancy Sander, Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc., S6598 [20JN]

———Patti Munter, National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, S6597 [20JN]

———Robert J. Beall, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, S6597 [20JN]

———Sandra H. Kownacki, Autism Society of America, S6598 [20JN]

———several professors of medicine, S6596 [20JN]

———William E. Brock III, Brock Group, Ltd., S7120 [27JN]

Hmong refugee camps in Thailand: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E212 [27FE]

Humanitarian assistance for civilian refugees in Lebanon: Jill Buckley, AID, E1096 [17JN]

———several Representatives, E1096 [17JN]

Humanitarian assistance to Azerbaijan: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8857 [25JY]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: Anthony Lake, NSC, S11253 [25SE]

———J.R. Konneker, Kelly Springfield Tire Co., S11250 [25SE]

———Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S11249 [25SE]

———John McQuade, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., S11250 [25SE]

———John Sellers, United Steelworkers of America, S11250 [25SE]

———Senator Robb, S11252 [25SE]

———Thomas E. Cole, Rubber Manufacturers Association, S11249 [25SE]

Investigation of Louis Farrakhan's visit to Middle East and Africa: Representative Barr, H1701 [5MR]

National Imagery and Mapping Agency establishment and collection of foreign intelligence: John M. Deutch, CIA, S7014 [26JN]

Opening of new international air service markets: Federico Pena, Sec. of Transportation, S5377 [20MY]

———Matthias Wissman, S5377 [20MY]

Ramapo High School student trip to Belarus: A. Vanitsky, Belarus Society of Friendship and Cultural Affairs with Foreign Countries, E1183 [26JN]

———Aleksander Lukashenko, President of Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

———Don Cairns and Pat DeFrancesco, E1183 [26JN]

Report on visit to Indonesia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong: Senator Cochran, S12026 [30SE]

Rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment in Vietnam: John F. Sommer, Jr., American Legion, S8763 [25JY]

Settlement of outstanding U.S. claims to confiscated property in Cuba: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S12441 [21OC]

Shipbuilding loan guarantee program: Charlene Barshefsky, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, H6269 [12JN]

———Hugo Paemen, European Union, H6269 [12JN], H6318 [13JN]

———Karsten Klepsvik, Embassy of Norway, H6269 [12JN], H6318 [13JN]

———Kunihiko Saito, Embassy of Japan, H6318 [13JN]

———Masaji Takahashi, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, H6269 [12JN]

———P.M. Olberg, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, H6318 [13JN]

Shipment of Russian missile components to Iraq: Representative Curt Weldon, H1304 [27FE]

Transfer of proceeds from sale of Iraqi oil to U.N. escrow account: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, E519 [29MR]

———Representative Hamilton, Committee on International Relations (House), E518 [29MR]

———Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E518 [29MR]

U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats and nuclear weapons proliferation: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6992 [26JN]

———William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S6992 [26JN]

U.S. Armed Forces in Liberia: Senator Helms, S3893 [23AP]

U.S. military intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, E844 [20MY], E1054, E1055 [11JN]

U.S. policy on refugee admissions: Senators Simpson and Kennedy, S12292 [3OC]

U.S.-French cooperation on nuclear weapons programs: President Clinton, S864 [1FE]

———several Senators, S864 [1FE]

U.S.-Turkey relations: Ambassador of Turkey, H6142 [11JN]

Ukraine energy sector reform: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E377 [19MR]

Use of the McBride Principles in formation of foreign policy: Anthony Lake, H4154 [30AP]

Vaisakhi Day message relative to the birthday of the Sikh Nation: Gurmit S. Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E612 [24AP]

Waiver of sovereign immunity in cases of state-sponsored terrorism: Victoria Diaz Cummock, Families of Pan Am 103/Lockerbie (organization), H2132 [13MR]

World Trade Organization review of dispute settlement reports: L. Ralph Mecham, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, S7149 [27JN]

Lists

Examples of Arkansas patents granted extensions under GATT, S7119 [27JN]

Signatories of letter to Senator Lott regarding the Chemical Weapons Convention, S10071 [9SE]

States, cities, and organizations with boycott resolutions against Burma, S8814 [25JY]

Memorandums

Nomination of Representative Douglas Peterson To Be Ambassador to Vietnam: Dept. of State, S9850 [4SE]

U.S. Policy on Refugee Admissions: President Clinton, S12292 [3OC]

Messages

Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy Report: President Clinton, S8011 [17JY], H7720 [17JY]

Agreement With Japan Relative to Whaling: President Clinton, S1178 [9FE], H1238 [13FE]

Agreement With Poland Relative to Fisheries: President Clinton, S1178 [9FE], H1237 [13FE]

Convention on International Maritime Organization: President Clinton, S12146 [1OC]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria Relative to Compliance With International Emigration Policies: President Clinton, S554 [30JA], S8011 [17JY], H931 [30JA], H7720 [17JY]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Romania Relative to Compliance With International Emigration Policies: President Clinton, S29 [3JA], H22 [3JA]

National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, S10599 [16SE], S11030 [19SE], H10427 [16SE]

National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, S5189 [16MY], H5261 [16MY], H10426 [16SE]

National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, S1176 [9FE], H1239 [13FE], H8234 [23JY]

National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton, S29 [3JA], S275 [22JA], H23 [3JA]

Protection of Migratory Birds Treaty With Canada: President Clinton, S9661 [2AU]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: President Clinton, S1282 [20FE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Extradition Treaty With Malaysia: President Clinton, S5301 [17MY]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Inter-American Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad: President Clinton, S12044 [30SE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for International Telecommunication Union Convention: President Clinton, S10566 [13SE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Investment Treaty With Uzbekistan: President Clinton, S1470 [29FE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Protocol Amending Taxation Convention With Indonesia: President Clinton, S9862 [4SE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Tax Protocol With the Netherlands: President Clinton, S28 [3JA]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Taxation Agreement With Turkey: President Clinton, S9862 [4SE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Taxation Convention With Austria: President Clinton, S9862 [4SE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Taxation Convention With Luxembourg: President Clinton, S9862 [4SE]

Solidarity With Israel Relative to Hostilities With Terrorist Groups: American Jewish Committee, S4081 [24AP]

U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa: President Clinton, S9661 [2AU]

U.S. Participation in the U.N.: President Clinton, S8635 [24JY]

Motions

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8806, S8815 [25JY], H8792 [30JY]

Papers

Humanitarian Demining Technologies Funding: Dept. of Defense, S6926 [26JN]

Petitions and memorials

Liberian Community Association of Rhode Island, Inc.: Liberian peace process, S3618 [18AP]

Press releases

Speakers Expose Indian State Repression, Support Self-Determination for Khalistan: Khalistan Society, E968 [30MY]

Questions and answers

Democratic People's Republic of Korea nuclear framework agreement implementation: Senator Levin and William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S8852 [25JY]

———Senator Levin and several military leaders, S8851 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Afghanistan: U.S. policy, E1914 [3OC]

Agriculture: Food for Peace Program funding, H5250 [16MY]

AID: funding, H5846, H5861-H5866, H5890 [5JN]

———Housing Guarantee Program funding, H5847 [5JN]

American-Ukrainian Advisory Committee: recommendations on economic reform, business investment, and security policy in Ukraine, E424 [22MR]

Argentina: anniversary of Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center terrorist attack, E1324, E1328 [18JY]

———compliance with international trade laws relative to footwear and textile industries, E1912 [3OC]

Armed Forces: state of overall defense preparedness, H4168, H4169 [30AP]

Arms sales: U.S. foreign military sales during fiscal year 1995, E115 [31JA]

Australia: condemn massacre of tourists in Tasmania, E674 [1MY]

———study to determine the dangers of crocodiles, H8251 [24JY]

Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (H.R. 3839), E1305 [17JY]

Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid, H5877 [5JN]

Bangladesh: elections, E1049 [11JN]

Beck, Jenna: National History Day Junior Historical Research Papers essay award recipient, E1003 [5JN]

Belarus: democracy efforts, H3217 [29MR], E1061 [12JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: democracy efforts, E1509 [4SE]

———elections, E1816 [28SE]

Bremer, Leah: U.S. Institute of Peace national essay contest winner, E1407 [30JY]

Brown, Marvin: Grand Decoration of Honour of the State of Salzburg award recipient, E1723 [26SE]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (H.R. 3846), H8624-H8626 [29JY], E1328 [18JY]

———relocation to foreign countries, H1777 [7MR], H2212 [13MR], H9903 [2AU], H10181 [11SE], H10498 [17SE], E927 [24MY]

Caribbean nations: provide equal access to U.S. trade markets under NAFTA, E505 [29MR]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws, H3494 [17AP]

China, People's Republic of: export of nuclear materials to Pakistan, H5041 [14MY]

———human rights violations, E1091 [14JN]

———prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company (H.R. 3684), E1131 [20JN]

———proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, H868 [25JA], H1202 [1FE], H1971 [7MR], H2032 [8MR], E88 [25JA]

———religious persecution, H5293 [20MY]

———trade restrictions relative to prison, slave, or child labor, H7705-H7708 [17JY]

———U.S. policy, H5041 [14MY], E482 [28MR], E770 [10MY], E968 [30MY]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts, E1366 [24JY], E1509 [4SE]

———observance of National Day, E1509 [4SE], E1794 [28SE]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (H. Con. Res. 154), H5316-H5318 [21MY], E873 [22MY]

———tribute to President Lee Teng-hui on inauguration, E846 [20MY]

———U.S. policy, E968 [30MY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, H10437 [17SE], H10530 [18SE], H10607 [19SE], H10724-H10730 [20SE], H11058 [25SE], H11579 [27SE], E1705 [26SE]

———investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (H. Res. 518), E1812 [28SE]

Colombia: national drug control policy, H11232 [26SE]

———U.S. policy, E1289 [16JY]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, E1295 [17JY]

Courts: prosecution of individuals assisting terrorist organizations, H2178 [13MR]

Croatia: tribute to Novalic Foundation of Croatia, E888 [23MY]

Cuba: permit U.S. advertising on television and radio broadcasts to Cuba, E379 [19MR]

Currency: establish interagency task force relative to the holding and counterfeiting of U.S. currency in foreign countries, H2178 [13MR]

Customs Service: funding for inspection of goods in foreign countries relative to child labor statutes, H7676, H7677 [17JY]

Czech Republic: democracy efforts, E835 [16MY]

Day of Portugal: observance, E1042, E1045 [10JN]

Day of the African Child: observation, E1180 [26JN]

DEA: funding, H8164, H8168 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: administration of missile defense program, H1299-H1304 [27FE]

———allow audits of businesses relative to contracts made directly with foreign governments, H5894, H5895 [5JN]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5069-H5077 [15MY]

———international military education and training funding, H5897-H5899 [5JN]

———prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (H.R. 3843), H7662 [17JY]

———Russian Reactor Conversion Program funding, H5093 [15MY]

———seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti, E919 [24MY]

———transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), H3423-H3434 [16AP], H7122-H7124 [9JY], E430 [22MR]

———transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries, H5098 [15MY]

———withdrawal of forces stationed in foreign countries that do not assume costs and application of savings to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (H.R. 2936), E173 [5FE]

Dept. of Labor: Employment Standards Administration funding relative to garment industry working conditions, H7234 [10JY], H7369, H7372 [11JY]

Dept. of State: impact of funding lapse, H31 [3JA], H133 [4JA], E26 [5JA]

———transfer Office of Cuba Broadcasting to Florida, H8261 [24JY]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of President Clinton's foreign policy, H12298 [4OC]

Dornan, Representative: summary of visit to Germany, H139 [4JA]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H11361 [26SE]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (H.R. 3067), E330 [13MR]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (H.R. 3852), H11111-H11122 [25SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), H12132 [28SE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, E1208 [27JN]

Elections: extend the period for receipt of certain absentee ballots (H.R. 3058), H4922 [14MY]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, E633 [25AP]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa, H1700 [5MR]

———condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (H. Res. 365), H1399 [28FE], E254 [29FE]

FBI: hire additional personnel to investigate domestic and foreign terrorism, and establish a domestic counterterrorism center, H9384 [31JY]

Fernandez, Camilo: Junta Patriotica Cubana Manuel Antonio de Varona Award recipient, E864 [22MY]

Firearms: standards for certain foreign and domestically produced handguns (H.R. 3652), E1093 [14JN]

Food for Peace Program: funding, H6161 [11JN]

Foreign aid: food assistance programs, H6177-H6179 [11JN]

———improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H3423-H3434 [16AP], H7122-H7124 [9JY], E430 [22MR]

———limit funds for purchase of products that are not made in the U.S. or in the beneficiary country, H5876 [5JN]

———limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5878-H5891 [5JN]

———population planning activities funding, H5891-H5893 [5JN]

———prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, E878 [22MY]

———withhold assistance to countries blocking U.S. humanitarian aid to other countries, E336 [13MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, H963 [30JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5832-H5921 [5JN], H5954 [6JN], H6142-H6159 [11JN], H8792 [30JY], H9912-H9918 [2AU], E1025, E1027 [6JN], E1029 [7JN], E1043 [10JN], E1052 [11JN], E1072, E1074 [12JN], E1103, E1109, E1111 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (H. Res. 445), H5826-H5832 [5JN]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, E633 [25AP], E1289 [16JY]

———endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (H. Con. Res. 212), H10911-H10913 [24SE]

———funding for military interventions, H8077 [22JY]

———limit use of Foreign Military Financing Program funds for foreign-made defense articles or services, H5895, H5896 [5JN], H6142, H6143 [11JN]

———loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland (H.R. 2844), E363 [14MR], E429 [22MR]

———President Clinton's visit to Russia and meeting with President Boris Yeltsin, H3587 [18AP]

———security interests, E1385 [26JY]

———strengthen protection of human rights (H.R. 4036), H11126-H11129 [25SE], H12281-H12283 [4OC]

———terrorist regimes influence on the U.S. political process, H2472 [20MR]

———transfer of F-16 aircraft and equipment to Pakistan, H5041 [14MY]

———U.S. membership in regional South Pacific organizations (H. Con. Res. 189), H11241-H11243 [26SE], E1109 [18JN]

Foreign trade: access of U.S. business to markets, E1923 [4OC]

———expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (H.R. 1300), H4094 [25AP]

———export controls (H.R. 361), H7563-H7589 [16JY]

———extend authority for certain export agencies (H.R. 3759), E1224 [9JY]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 3759), H10157-H10167 [10SE], H10179, H10180, H10181, H10182 [11SE], E1586 [11SE]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 4109), E1639 [18SE]

———extension of Generalized System of Preferences Program, H9858 [2AU]

———imposition of trade sanctions on countries which threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of illicit drugs (H.R. 3023), E288, E291 [6MR]

———media business investments in Asian markets, E1174 [26JN]

———prevent intellectual property piracy of databases (H.R. 3531), E890 [23MY]

———prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (H.R. 3050), E310 [7MR]

———provide President with proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip (H.R. 3074), H3412-H3414 [16AP]

———require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (H.R. 4014), E1500 [2AU]

———technical corrections in legislation (H.R. 3815), H8673, H8679 [30JY], H12152, H12164 [28SE], E1418 [31JY]

———treatment of ceramic tile industry, E1479 [2AU]

———U.S. deficit, H1279 [27FE], H1755 [6MR], H3174 [29MR], H3557 [17AP], H3825 [25AP], H5186 [16MY], H9842 [2AU], H10498 [17SE], H10528 [18SE], H10647 [19SE], H11599 [28SE], E1779 [28SE]

Fort Benning, GA: School of the Americas funding, H5877, H5889 [5JN]

GATT: impact on employment and the economy, H1720 [6MR]

———implementation, H7255 [10JY]

Greece: tribute to Dodecanese Islands, E287 [6MR]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid relative to investigation into certain murders, H5878 [5JN]

———U.S. policy, H3660 [23AP], H8099 [23JY], H9985 [4SE], H11234 [26SE], E1103 [18JN]

Hart, John: National High School Contest on the U.N. essay award recipient, E980 [4JN]

Hashimoto, Ryutaro: election of new Japanese prime minister, H190 [5JA]

Health care professionals: extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (S. 2197), H12281, H12293 [4OC]

Hong Kong: democracy efforts, E1338 [22JY]

House of Representatives: official travel restrictions to foreign countries, H208, H209 [5JA]

———official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (H.R. 2841), H122 [4JA]

Hungary: democracy efforts, E1469 [2AU]

———independence anniversary, E1537 [5SE], E1778 [28SE]

Immigration: exclusions relative to membership in terrorist organizations, H2168-H2173 [13MR]

———funding for programs relative to review of worldwide levels, H2518-H2520 [20MR]

India: allocation of foreign aid, E460 [27MR]

———anniversary of Sikh nation, E554 [17AP], E589, E591 [19AP], E1786 [28SE]

———seizure of copies of Kashmir (India) Times, E871 [22MY]

———self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (H. Con. Res. 32), H5549 [23MY], E402, E411 [21MR], E589, E591 [19AP], E704 [2MY], E923 [24MY], E949 [30MY]

———U.S. policy, E141 [1FE], E757 [10MY], E1088 [13JN]

Indonesia: international military education and training assistance, H5843 [5JN], H6151-H6156 [11JN], E1072, E1074 [12JN]

INS: standards for naturalization, H10115 [10SE]

———standards for naturalization (H.R. 4056), E1597 [12SE]

International Day of Cooperatives: observance, E1166 [25JN], E11711 [26JN]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (H.R. 3680), H8620, H8621 [29JY]

———return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (H. Con. Res. 228), E1788 [28SE]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 215), E1619 [17SE]

———improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (H.R. 3725), E1178 [26JN]

International War Crimes Tribunal: raise limit on noncash support, H5875, H5876 [5JN]

International Women's Day: observance, E326 [12MR]

Iran: democracy efforts, E1339 [22JY]

———proliferation of weapons, H2876 [27MR]

———U.S. policy, E1505 [4SE]

Israel: allocation of foreign aid, H6157 [11JN], E1044 [10JN]

Japan: deployment of U.S. military forces on Okinawa, H3233 [15AP]

———employment practices, E331 [13MR]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H11387-H11392 [26SE]

Kuwait: religious freedom, E1450 [1AU]

Lebanon: allocation of foreign aid, E1095 [17JN]

———recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and independence (H. Con. Res. 209), E1498 [2AU]

Lithuania: U.S. policy, E791 [14MY]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (H. Con. Res. 103), H5921-H5923 [5JN], E1028 [6JN]

———U.S. policy, E1782 [28SE]

Middle East: hostilities between Israel, Lebanon, and Syria, H3841 [25AP], E1167 [25JN]

———hostilities between Israel and terrorist groups, H3623 [18AP]

Monuments and memorials: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts (H.R. 3442), E772 [10MY]

NAFTA: implementation, H9709 [1AU]

National Foreign Intelligence Program: authority to transfer funds, H5416 [22MY]

New Zealand: economic reforms, E1262 [11JY]

Newark, NJ: tribute to Portugal Day festival, E1032 [7JN]

Nike, Inc.: labor situation of Indonesian workers, H2934 [27MR], H3215 [29MR]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, H6632 [20JN], H6989 [27JN], E120 [31JA], E755 [9MY], E1241 [11JY]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6293-H6325 [13JN]

———congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), consideration (H. Res. 448), H6268-H6275 [12JN]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation, H2660 [21MR], E395 [20MR]

Palau: U.S. policy, E1917 [3OC]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E542 [16AP]

———anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), H2849-H2851 [26MR], E464 [27MR]

Peru: independence anniversary, E1316 [18JY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (H. Res. 515), H10913-H10918 [24SE], E1478 [2AU]

Rockland County, NY: tribute to Ramapo High School students for charitable efforts in Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

Romania: democracy efforts, E1358 [24JY]

———tribute to peacekeeping operations in Angola, E100 [25JA]

Russia: allocation of foreign aid, H976 [31JA], H7537 [16JY]

———U.S. policy, E228 [28FE], E674 [1MY], E1798 [28SE]

Saint David's Day: observance, E257 [29FE]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Tibetan Freedom Concert, E1091 [14JN]

Saudi Arabia: U.S. policy, E1436 [1AU]

Semmer, Martha: recipient of national award for building community interest in foreign language education, E949 [30MY]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (H. Con. Res. 205), E1403 [30JY]

Ships and vessels: restrictions relative to transportation of cargo and passengers, E557 [17AP]

———shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6268-H6275 [12JN], H6295, H6297-H6302, H6316-H6325 [13JN]

Sierra Leone: elections (H. Con. Res. 160), H5318-H5321 [21MY], E533 [16AP]

Small business: provide legal redress for unfair trade practices (H.R. 3967), E1465 [2AU]

Southeast Asia: international military education and training assistance to Cambodia and Thailand, H6146-H6148 [11JN]

Tariff: skis and snowboards (H.R. 4212), E1732 [27SE]

Terrorism: U.S. policy, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9384, H9387, H9472 [31JY], H9707, H9708, H9833 [1AU], E1418 [31JY]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9838, H9839-H9897 [2AU], E1482 [2AU], E1519 [5SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9877-H9886 [2AU]

———waiver of sovereign immunity in cases of state-sponsored terrorism, H3603 [18AP]

Thailand: anniversary of Treaty of Amity and Commerce, E389 [20MR], E451 [26MR]

———Hmong refugee camps, E212 [27FE]

Tobacco products: WHO study relative to U.S. exports, E1278 [12JY]

Treaties and agreements: commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness, E1612 [16SE], E1653 [19SE], E1855 [30SE]

———commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness (H. Con. Res. 220), E1762 [27SE]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, E1052 [11JN]

———compensation for destruction of Kurdish villages, E1676 [24SE]

———political reform, E1549 [10SE]

———restrict U.S. assistance relative to acknowledgement of Armenian genocide and honoring of victims, H5900-H5906, H5920 [5JN], E1052 [11JN]

———territorial dispute with Greece, H1967 [7MR], E459 [27MR]

———U.S. policy, H6143 [11JN]

U.N.: anniversary, E1165 [25JN]

———authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (H. Con. Res. 225), E1789 [28SE]

———transfer of proceeds from sale of Iraqi oil to escrow account, E518 [29MR]

———tribute to World Food Program, E1501 [2AU]

———U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H133 [4JA], H785, H789 [24JA], H1207 [1FE], H6370 [13JN], E1243 [11JY]

U.S. Immigration Court: establish (H.R. 4258), E1806 [28SE]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, E1617 [17SE]

———reform of energy sector, E377 [19MR]

USIA: funding, H8163 [23JY]

———tribute to educational and cultural exchange programs, E1247 [11JY]

Vietnam: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H11387-H11392 [26SE]

———rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, H9912 [2AU]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, H327 [5JA]

———prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and establish readiness programs for public safety personnel, H8171, H8172 [23JY]

———proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction (H.R. 3730), E1192 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Abbas, Mohammed: extradition to the U.S. (S. Res. 253), S4399 [30AP]

ACDA: anniversary, S11419 [26SE]

Afghanistan: peace process (S. Res. 275), S11201, S11202 [24SE]

Africa: allocation of foreign aid, S9082 [29JY]

———relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea, S4982 [13MY]

———U.S. policy, S9009 [29JY], S10012 [6SE], S11102 [20SE], S12056 [1OC]

AID: foreign assistance to Eastern European countries, S8862 [25JY]

———funding for family planning programs, S884 [6FE], S1394 [28FE], S4388-S4389 [30AP]

———Microenterprise Program funding, S8860, S8861 [25JY]

Antipersonnel weapons: eliminate use, S2213 [18MR]

Armed Forces: safety of U.S. troops abroad, S9479 [2AU]

Armenia: democracy efforts, S11566 [27SE]

Arts and humanities: promote protection of culturally significant sites (S. 2169), S11982 [30SE]

Asia: democracy efforts, S11943 [30SE]

Azerbaijan: humanitarian assistance, S8854-S8857 [25JY]

Bermuda: treatment of Bill and Allan MacDonald relative to cable television company, S9959 [5SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: assault on Haris Silajdzic, S6424 [19JN]

Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8745-S8758, S8795-S8797, S8808-S8816 [25JY]

Burundi: murder of Red Cross relief workers, S5852 [5JN]

Business and industry: relocation to foreign countries, S3257 [15AP]

———relocation to foreign countries to avoid certain income taxes, S9265, S9266 [31JY], S9545 [2AU]

Cambodia: democracy efforts, S6272-S6275 [14JN]

———U.S. policy (S. Res. 285), S9074 [29JY], S11638 [28SE]

Canada: prohibit import of grain and grain products (S. 1653), S3159 [28MR]

———U.S. policy, S997 [6FE]

Chang, John H.: selection as Foreign Minister of the Republic of China, S11315 [25SE]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification, S9898, S9958 [5SE], S10047, S10069 [9SE], S10365, S10420 [12SE]

China, People's Republic of: export of nuclear materials to Pakistan, S1070 [7FE], S1171 [9FE], S6139 [12JN]

———proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, S338 [24JA], S395 [26JA], S663 [31JA], S907 [6FE], S1634-S1636 [7MR], S1668 [11MR], S1792 [12MR], S2076-S2078, S2080, S2081, S2098 [14MR], S2145 [15MR], S2216 [18MR], S2800 [25MR], S3789 [22AP]

———U.S. policy, S1285-S1289 [23FE], S1376 [27FE], S1634-S1636 [7MR], S1887 [12MR], S1990, S1991 [13MR], S3321 [15AP], S3798 [22AP]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts, S2148 [15MR]

———tribute to President Lee Teng-hui on inauguration, S5617 [23MY]

———U.S. policy, S3123-S3125, S3132 [28MR], S3182 [29MR]

Clinton, President: foreign policy achievements, S6658 [21JN]

———require report on NATO expansion, S7253, S7254 [28JN]

Cochran, Senator: report on visit to Indonesia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, S12026 [30SE]

Commission on Programs and Policies for Combatting the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: establish (S. 1681), S3488 [17AP]

Copyrights: illegal foreign duplication of copyrighted material, S3238 [29MR]

Cordero, Ricardo: arrest by Mexican authorities relative to charges of corruption in Mexico's counterdrug efforts, S9475, S9476 [2AU]

Courts: jurisdiction over suits involving foreign crewmembers against foreign ship owners, S3207 [29MR]

Crime: prohibit use of imported controlled substances to commit a felony (S. 1919), S7088 [27JN]

———prosecution of military personnel and companions while stationed abroad (S. 2083), S10687 [17SE]

Cuba: U.S. policy, S7882 [16JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, S8458-S8462 [22JY], S8583, S8584, S8591 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: administration of missile defense program, S1382-S1385 [28FE]

———allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, S7131-S7134 [27JN], S7223, S7286 [28JN], S10540-S10545 [13SE]

———contracts relative to local content requirements, S7937, S7942 [17JY]

———humanitarian assistance funding, S10126 [10SE]

———humanitarian demining technologies program funding, S6925, S6926 [26JN]

———international military education and training programs funding, S7517-S7519 [10JY], S8945 [26JY]

———national security policy, S2386-S2389 [20MR]

———nuclear seismic monitoring research programs funding, S6910 [26JN]

———transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), S7210 [27JN], S7500 [9JY]

Dept. of State: cooperation of foreign countries relative to antiterrorism efforts, S8742-S8744 [25JY]

———making continuing appropriations for the Passport Office (S.J. Res. 46), S66 [4JA]

———require report on U.N. voting records of foreign countries to include amounts of foreign aid, S8770 [25JY]

Drug abuse: international narcotics control funding, S11287-S11289 [25SE]

———national drug control policy, S4969, S4970 [13MY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (S. 1607), S1864-S1867 [12MR]

———international narcotics control funding, S8632, S8633 [24JY], S8745, S8819, S8833-S8836 [25JY]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S8015-S8023 [17JY], S10717-S10723 [17SE], S10738 [18SE], S11853, S11854 [30SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), placed on calendar, S9675 [2AU]

Eastern European countries: democracy efforts in Balkan States, S6152 [12JN]

———economic assistance, S11316 [25SE]

Education: anniversary of Fulbright Program, S6752 [24JN]

Egypt: U.S. policy, S12017 [30SE]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (S. 1978), S8468-S8472 [22JY]

Europe: military reductions, S1446 [29FE]

———U.S. policy, S7110-S7113 [27JN]

Executive Office of the President: creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution (S. Res. 283), S8993 [26JY]

Eximbank: funding, S8861 [25JY]

Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal, S4641 [2MY]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, S12200 [2OC]

———parental abuduction of a child to a foreign country, S4288 [29AP]

Financial institutions: Asian Development Bank assistance to developing countries, S12060 [1OC]

———treatment of common trust fund transfers relative to mutual fund investments (S. 1942), S7674, S7675 [10JY]

Fish and fishing: Canadian shipment of herring, S10911 [19SE]

Flowers: require labeling of country of origin of imported fresh cut flowers (S. 1793), S5497 [22MY]

Foreign aid: allocation of economic assistance, S6626, S6627 [20JN]

———establish international standards relative to transfer of conventional arms, S8784-S8788 [25JY]

———food assistance programs funding, S9425, S9426 [1AU]

———improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), S7210 [27JN], S7500 [9JY]

———indirect assistance in economy of developing countries relative to Generalized System of Preferences, S9540 [2AU]

———prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries, S8782, S8783, S8806 [25JY]

———reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (S. 1968), S8024 [17JY]

Foreign banks: enhance supervision and limit participation by persons convicted of certain crimes (S. 2144), S11549 [27SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, S425, S433 [26JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8617-S8633 [24JY], S8741-S8777, S8781-S8820, S8833-S8863 [25JY], S8943-S8965, S9003-S9005 [26JY], S9156 [30JY], S9421 [1AU], S12009, S12025 [30SE]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, S8743 [25JY]

———arms sales, S11197 [24SE]

———impose economic sanctions against countries failing to eliminate corrupt business practices (S. 2165), S11979 [30SE], S12349 [3OC]

———national objectives priority assignments, S11754-S11757 [28SE], S12077-S12080 [1OC], S12152 [2OC], S12342-S12344 [3OC], S12458 [21OC]

———strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and impose certain sanctions on countries relative to production and trafficking of illegal drugs (S. 2053), S9854 [4SE], S9978 [5SE]

———strengthen protection of human rights (H.R. 4036), S12408 [3OC]

———transfer of F-16 aircraft and equipment to Pakistan, S432 [26JA]

Foreign trade: condemn practice of bribery for the awarding of contracts, S1992 [13MR], S3409 [16AP]

———condemn practice of bribery in the awarding of contracts, S4833 [8MY]

———definition of most-favored-nation status, S5949 [6JN]

———expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices, S2173-S2177 [15MR]

———provide President with proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip (H.R. 3074), S11583 [27SE]

———review of differential export taxes, S12025 [30SE]

———substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (S. 1918), S7189 [27JN], S7298 [28JN], S10239, S10240 [10SE]

———technical corrections in legislation (H.R. 3815), S11446 [26SE], S11805-S11813 [28SE]

———U.S. deficit, S577 [31JA], S1400-S1402 [29FE], S1514 [5MR], S3151 [28MR], S5638-S5641 [24MY], S11489 [27SE], S12259-S12260 [3OC]

France: U.S.-French cooperation on nuclear weapons programs, S864 [1FE]

GAO: require report on grants provided to foreign governments, foreign entities and international organizations, S8771 [25JY]

GATT: implementation relative to generic drug industry, S6460 [19JN], S6591-S6603 [20JN], S6827 [25JN], S7115-S7125 [27JN]

Germany: U.S.-Germany aviation agreement, S732 [1FE]

Gloddy, Andrea: Japan-United States Senate Scholarship recipient, S6626 [20JN]

Government: prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress (S. 1827), S5763 [4JN]

Guatemala: political reform, S11069 [20SE]

Haiti: U.S. policy, S2240 [18MR], S3880-S3882 [23AP], S4112, S4113 [25AP]

Health: State waiver of residency requirements for foreign medical graduates employed in the U.S., S3598 [18AP]

———waiver of State residency requirements for foreign medical graduates employed in the U.S., S4305 [29AP]

Health care professionals: extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (S. 2197), S12403 [3OC]

Hill, Christopher R.: nomination to be Ambassador to Macedonia, S7336 [28JN]

Hong Kong: U.S. policy, S12334 [3OC]

Immigration: Law Enforcement Support Center funding, S11910 [30SE]

Indonesia: U.S. policy, S11193 [24SE], S11232-S11234 [25SE]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: tribute, S117 [10JA]

International Development Association: funding, S8759 [25JY]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (H.R. 3680), S9648 [2AU]

———return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (S. Con. Res. 73), S11559 [27SE]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: ratification, S11124 [20SE], S11248-S11257 [25SE]

International relations: environmental impact studies relative to activities that may impact other nations, S8843 [25JY]

———tribute to Japan-America Student Conference, S12040 [30SE]

Investments: foreign ownership of U.S. Government securities, S7928 [17JY]

Israel: anniversary of Jerusalem, S4983 [13MY]

———peace initiatives relative to Arab summit (S. Res. 268), S6658, S6666, S6667 [21JN]

———U.S. policy, S9421 [1AU]

Italy: anniversary of status as a democratic nation, S5779 [4JN]

Jordan: U.S. transfer of F-16 aircraft, S1964, S1965 [13MR]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: allocation of foreign aid for famine relief, S5502 [22MY]

———disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, S3121 [28MR]

———implementation of nuclear framework agreement, S8850-S8853 [25JY], S8944 [26JY]

———U.S. policy, S11192, S11195 [24SE]

Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program, S4153 [25AP]

———inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (S. 1616), S2102, S2103 [14MR], S8059 [17JY]

Krueger, Robert: nomination to be Ambassador to Botswana, S5652 [24MY]

Lebanon: allocation of foreign aid, S4260 [25AP]

———U.S. policy, S3740 [19AP]

Liberia: status of peace agreement, S12057 [1OC]

———U.S. policy, S1888 [12MR], S3735, S3736 [19AP], S3892 [23AP]

Libya: indictment of individuals relative to Pan Am flight 103 bombing, S3383 [16AP]

Metric system: conversion, S12423 [21OC]

Middle East: cease-fire between Israel and terrorist groups, S4362 [29AP]

———hostilities between Israel and terrorist groups, S3569, S3570 [18AP], S3731 [19AP], S4000 [23AP], S4090 [24AP]

———peace initiatives between Israel, Palestinians, and Syria, S1658 [7MR]

Mongolia: elections (S. Res. 276), S7416, S7417 [8JY], S10024 [6SE]

Mubarak, Hosni (President, Egypt): visit to the Senate floor, S9265 [31JY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (S. 2016), S9437 [1AU]

———dispute settlement system for antidumping and countervailing duties, S12038 [30SE]

National Security Education Program: amend eligibility requirements, S7946 [17JY]

NATO: reform, S6000-S6003 [10JN]

NATO Security Investment Program: funding, S6839 [25JN]

Niger: elections, S7814 [12JY]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, S582, S583, S584 [31JA], S3618-S3620 [18AP], S6988-S7001 [26JN], S11759-S11762 [28SE], S12284 [3OC]

———strengthen certain sanctions against proliferation activities, S7244, S7245 [28JN], S7523 [10JY]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation, S6139 [12JN]

———U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (S. 1638), S2656, S2657 [21MR]

Peace Corps: anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), S11289 [25SE]

Pell, Senator: nomination to be a Representative of the U.S. to the U.N., S9002 [26JY]

———report on visit to Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Republic of China, S11238 [25SE], S11422 [26SE]

Peterson, Representative Douglas: nomination to be Ambassador to Vietnam, S9848-S9851 [4SE]

Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer: tribute to series of articles on U.S. trade deficit, S11489 [27SE]

Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive choice, S425, S428, S445 [26JA]

Pressler, Senator: efforts to open new international air service markets, S5376 [20MY]

Refugees: U.S. policy on admissions, S12292 [3OC]

Religion: persecution of Christians (S. Con. Res. 71), S10723 [17SE], S11901 [30SE]

Russia: allocation of foreign aid, S9420 [1AU]

Saline, MI: anniversary of sister city status with Brecon, Wales, S6107 [11JN]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (S. Con. Res. 69), S9610 [2AU]

Sierra Leone: elections (H. Con. Res. 160), S7340 [28JN]

———elections (S. Con. Res. 53), S3958 [23AP]

Space policy: prohibit collection and release of certain satellite imagery, S6924, S6925 [26JN]

Specter, Senator: report on visit to Asia, the Middle East, and France, S10540-S10545 [13SE]

Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Agreement: ratification, S7209 [27JN]

Surplus Government property: disposition of certain nonlethal property to certain foreign countries (S. 2193), S12307 [3OC]

Switzerland: gold reserves of German-occupied countries in Swiss banks after World War II, S6414, S6416 [18JN]

Taxation: treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 1355), S9313 [31JY]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 1928), S7307 [28JN]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 2086), S10687-S10689 [17SE]

———use of foreign trusts, S3740 [19AP]

Terrorism: U.S. policy, S9009, S9037, S9038 [29JY], S9374, S9375 [1AU], S9480-S9482, S9635 [2AU], S10533-S10535 [13SE], S10664, S10667, S10668, S10675 [17SE], S11390 [26SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), S9660 [2AU], S9681 [3SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), unanimous-consent agreement, S9660 [2AU]

Thomas, Senator: clarification of statement relative to situation between Republic of China and People's Republic of China, S3789 [22AP]

Treaties and agreements: commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness (S. Res. 303), S11774 [28SE], S11955, S12035 [30SE]

———removal of injunction of secrecy, S28 [3JA], S1282 [20FE], S1469 [29FE], S5301 [17MY], S9661 [2AU], S9862 [4SE], S10566 [13SE], S12044 [30SE]

Tunisia: eligibility for excess defense equipment, S8759 [25JY]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, S8856, S8858 [25JY]

———territorial dispute with Greece (S. Res. 247), S3492 [17AP]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities, S11897 [30SE]

———election of Secretary General, S6275 [14JN]

———Environment Program funding, S11276 [25SE]

———payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities, S10344 [11SE]

———role of International War Crimes Tribunal, S12017 [30SE]

———U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, S666-S668 [31JA]

U.S.-German Open Skies Agreement: signing, S1453, S1454 [29FE]

Ukraine: allocation of foreign aid, S9156 [30JY]

Vietnam: democracy efforts, S4376 [30AP]

———rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, S8760, S8765, S8773, S8774 [25JY]

Water: research and development funding relative to desalination technologies, S10620, S10621 [17SE]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, S101 [5JA], S6483 [19JN]

———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (S. 940), S6311 [14JN]

———prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and establish readiness programs for public safety personnel, S7074-S7080 [27JN], S7515 [10JY], S7966-S7968, S7970 [17JY], S10036-S10038 [9SE]

Women: prohibit practice of female genital mutilation, S8972-S8974 [26JY]

World Trade Organization: dispute settlement system, S4569 [1MY]

———establish commission to review dispute settlement reports, S6028 [11JN], S7147-S7151 [27JN]

Zimbabwe: allocation of foreign aid, S8861 [25JY]

Reports

Burundi—An Oklahoma City Massacre Every Hour: Robert Krueger, Ambassador to Burundi, S5652 [24MY]

Cambodian Elections: GAO, S6273, S6274 [14JN]

Creation of Ambassadorship Position to Vietnam: Dept. of State, S9849 [4SE]

Elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, E1817 [28SE]

Food Assistance to Developing Countries: Paul Armstrong, AID, H6244 [12JN]

Generation Lost—Alarming News About the Health of IDP Children: Richard Kauzlarich, Ambassador to Azerbaijan, S8855 [25JY]

New Garment Workers Study Finds Americans Intolerant of Sweatshops in Garment Industry: Marymount University Center for Ethical Concerns, S11035 [19SE]

New Zealand Economic Reforms: U.S.-New Zealand Council, E1262 [11JY]

Nuclear Proliferation Threat Reduction: Aspen Strategy Group (organization), S12284 [3OC]

Settlement of Outstanding U.S. Claims to Confiscated Property in Cuba: Dept. of State, S12441 [21OC]

Visit by Senator Cochran to Indonesia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, S12027-S12031 [30SE]

Reports filed

Afghanistan Peace Process: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 275), S8636 [24JY]

Chemical Weapons Convention: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S10325 [11SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2754, Shipbuilding Trade Agreement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 448) (H. Rept. 104-606), H6005 [6JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3540, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 104-601), H5753 [30MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 508) (H. Rept. 104-744), H9705 [1AU]

Criminal Penalties Under the Geneva Conventions for Certain War Crimes: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3680) (H. Rept. 104-698), H8374 [24JY]

Defense and Security Assistance and Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3121), S7023 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries and Defense and Security Assistance Improvements: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3121) (H. Rept. 104-519), H3487 [16AP]

Export Assistance Agencies Authority Extension: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3759) (H. Rept. 104-722), H8981 [30JY]

Export Controls Authority: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 361) (H. Rept. 104-605), H5934 [5JN]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3540) (H. Rept. 104-600), H5646 [29MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3540) (S. Rept. 104-295), S7178 [27JN]

Foreign Trade Export Controls: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 361) (H. Rept. 104-605), H7105 [27JN]

Foreign Trade Legislation Technical Corrections: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3815), S11291 [25SE]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3815) (H. Rept. 104-718), H8635 [29JY]

Microenterprise Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3846), S11291 [25SE]

———Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3846) (H. Rept. 104-715), H8635 [29JY]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3815) (S. Rept. 104-393), S12125 [1OC]

Mongolia Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 276), S8636 [24JY]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Agreement Relative to Construction and Repair of Certain Self-Propelled Seagoing Vessels: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2754) (H. Rept. 104-524), H3648 [18AP]

Peace Corps Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.J. Res. 158), S11291 [25SE]

Presidential Proclamation Authority Relative to Articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip in Israel: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3074) (S. Rept. 104-270), S4972 [13MY]

Presidential Proclamation Authority Relative to Foreign Trade Articles of the West Bank or Gaza Strip: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3074) (H. Rept. 104-495), H2842 [25MR]

Shipbuilding Trade Agreement Act: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 2754) (H. Rept. 104-524), H5753 [30MY]

Sierra Leone Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 160), S7023 [26JN]

U.S. Policy Relative to Cambodia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 285), S11291 [25SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Protecting Our Children From Drugs, E809 [15MY]

Resolution of Ratification

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Albania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6612 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Belarus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7209 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Estonia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Georgia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Jamaica: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7209 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Latvia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Mongolia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Trinidad and Tobago: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Ukraine: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7209 [27JN]

Chemical Weapons Convention: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S10325-S10327 [11SE]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Belgium: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Bolivia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Hungary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Malaysia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Philippines: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Switzerland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11248 [25SE]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and Austria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9661 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and Hungary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and United Kingdom: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9661 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and the Philippines: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9661 [2AU]

Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Agreement: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7027 [26JN], S7210 [27JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Vietnamese Democracy Efforts: International Committee for a Free Vietnam, S4376 [30AP]

Rulings of the Chair

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5859, H5861, H5894, H5895, H5896 [5JN]

Songs

``Hungarian National Anthem'', E1538 [5SE]

Statements

Allied Burden Sharing: Senator Kerry, S7286 [28JN]

Clinton Administration Foreign Policy Record: Representative Hamilton, E1432 [1AU]

Global Environmental Issues: Warren Christopher, Sec. of State, E1209 [27JN]

Greece—A Vital Ally in the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean: Representative Hamilton, E1684 [25SE]

Korean Human Rights Situation: Kim Sang-Chul, E1457-E1459 [1AU]

NATO Expansion: Dept. of State, E102 [25JA]

———Vaclav Havel, President of Czech Republic, E102 [25JA]

NATO Security in Eastern Europe: Lech Walesa, E1062 [12JN], E1080 [13JN]

People's Republic of China Proposed Military Action Against Taiwan After First Presidential Election: House Republican Policy Committee, H1204 [1FE]

Pitfalls of the Media Business in Asia: Marc B. Nathanson, USIA, E1175 [26JN]

Romanian Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status: Adrian Nastase, E1058 [11JN]

Sierra Leone Elections: African-American Institute, E533 [16AP]

Tax Treatment of Businesses Operating Abroad: Robert S. McIntyre, Citizens for Tax Justice (organization), S9314 [31JY]

Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation, and Good Neighborliness Between Romania and Hungary: Representative Lantos, E1612 [16SE]

Turkey Proposes Comprehensive Peace in the Aegean: Mesut Yilmaz (Prime Minister, Turkey), E459 [27MR]

U.S. Aid for Afghanistan: Don Ritter, E1912 [3OC]

Summaries

Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act (S. 1965), S10738 [18SE]

Contract With America Advancement Act (H.R. 3136): Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Provisions, E571-E579 [19AP]

Foreign Bank Enforcement Act (S. 2144), S11550 [27SE]

Foreign Government Local Content Requirements for Defense Contracts, S7942 [17JY]

Tables

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8863 [25JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5834-H5837 [5JN], H12066-H12069 [28SE]

International comparison of central Government taxes as percents of gross domestic product, H3273 [15AP]

People's Republic of China average tariff rates, H7705 [17JY]

People's Republic of China imports and exports, H7706 [17JY]

People's Republic of China tariff levels, H7705 [17JY]

People's Republic of China trends in exchange rates, H7706 [17JY]

U.S. foreign military sales during fiscal year 1995, E115 [31JA]

Testimonies

Bosnian Peace Process: Kenneth Lutgen, United Methodist Committee on Relief, E1509 [4SE]

U.S. Policy on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Representative Tony P. Hall, S11192 [24SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 154, tribute to Republic of China on the occasion of first Presidential election, H5316 [21MY]

H. Con. Res. 160, Sierra Leone elections, H5318 [21MY]

H. Con. Res. 189, U.S. membership in regional South Pacific organizations, H11241 [26SE]

H. Con. Res. 212, endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by the Republic of China at joining the community of nations, H10911 [24SE]

H. Con. Res. 220, commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness, E1762 [27SE]

H. Res. 518 investigate CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, E1813 [28SE]

H. Res. 445, consideration of H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H5826 [5JN]

H. Res. 448, consideration of H.R. 2754, Shipbuilding Trade Agreement Act, H6268 [12JN]

H. Res. 508, consideration of H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act, H9877 [2AU]

H. Res. 515, persecution of Christians, E1478 [2AU]

H. Res. 515, religious persecution of Christians, H10913 [24SE]

H.J. Res. 158, Peace Corps anniversary, H2849 [26MR]

H.R. 361, foreign trade export controls, H7563-H7584 [16JY]

H.R. 2754, Shipbuilding Trade Agreement Act, H6302-H6315 [13JN]

H.R. 3058, extend the period for receipt of certain absentee ballots, H4921 [14MY]

H.R. 3074, Presidential proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip in Israel, H3412 [16AP]

H.R. 3074, provide President with proclamation authority relative to trade articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip, S11583-S11604 [27SE]

H.R. 3121, improve foreign defense and security assistance and transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries, H3423-H3429 [16AP]

H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8617-S8628 [24JY], S8946-S8964 [26JY]

H.R. 3680, provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes, H8620 [29JY]

H.R. 3684, prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company of the People's Republic of China, E1131 [20JN]

H.R. 3759, export assistance agencies' authority extension, H10157 [10SE]

H.R. 3815, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act, S11805-S11812 [28SE], H12152-H12164 [28SE]

H.R. 3815, technical corrections in foreign trade legislation, H8673-H8678 [30JY]

H.R. 3846, Microenterprise Act, H8624 [29JY], E1328 [18JY]

H.R. 3852, Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act, H11111-H11115 [25SE]

H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act, H9886-H9890 [2AU]

H.R. 4036, Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act, H11126 [25SE]

S. 1607, Methamphetamine Control Act, S1865 [12MR]

S. 1616, inclusion of Republic of Korea in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program, S2102 [14MR]

S. 1638, U.S. policy towards Pakistan relative to nuclear nonproliferation, S2657 [21MR]

S. 1653, prohibit import of grain and grain products from Canada, S3160 [28MR]

S. 1681, Combatting Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act, S3489 [17AP]

S. 1793, require labeling of country of origin of imported fresh cut flowers, S5498 [22MY]

S. 1827, prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress, S5763 [4JN]

S. 1918, substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'', S10240 [10SE]

S. 1965, Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act, S8017-S8021 [17JY], S10878-S10882 [18SE], H12132-H12136 [28SE]

S. 2144, Foreign Bank Enforcement Act, S11550 [27SE]

S. 2165, Fair Trade Practices Act, S12349 [3OC]

S. 2197, extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses, S12403 [3OC], H12293 [4OC]

S. Con. Res. 53, Sierra Leone elections, S3958 [23AP]

S. Con. Res. 69, investigate and prosecute Hans J. Sewering as a Nazi war criminal, S9609 [2AU]

S. Con. Res. 71, religious persecution of Christians, S10690, S10724 [17SE]

S. Con. Res. 73, return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation, S11558 [27SE]

S. Res. 247, territorial dispute between Turkey and Greece, S3491 [17AP]

S. Res. 253, extradition of Mohammed Abbas to the U.S., S4400, S4426 [30AP]

S. Res. 268, Israeli peace initiatives relative to Arab summit, S6666 [21JN]

S. Res. 275, Afghanistan peace process, S7310 [28JN], S11201 [24SE]

S. Res. 276, elections in Mongolia, S7416 [8JY], S10024 [6SE]

S. Res. 283, creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution within the Executive Office of the President, S8993 [26JY]

S. Res. 285, U.S. policy towards Cambodia, S9074 [29JY]

S. Res. 303, commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness, S11731, S11774 [28SE]

Transcripts

Allocation of Economic Assistance News Conference, S6627 [20JN]

FOREIGN CURRENCIES

Articles and editorials

Drug Fiefdom of Northern Mexico, S4679-S4681 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions

Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (see H.R. 4276), H12172 [28SE]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1547; H.R. 2945), S555 [30JA], H1224 [1FE]

Letters

Economic assistance to Mexico relative to drug enforcement efforts: Senator Feinstein, S558 [30JA]

———Senators Feinstein and D'Amato, S557 [30JA]

Remarks in House

Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (H.R. 4276), E1828 [30SE], E1897 [1OC]

Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency, H11232 [26SE]

———make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (H.R. 2945), H1204 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S4678 [3MY]

———make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. 1547), S555-S559 [30JA]

Summaries

Make Extension of Loan Guarantee Agreement With Mexico Conditional to Drug Enforcement Efforts (H.R. 2945), H1205 [1FE]

FOREIGN INVESTMENTS

Articles and editorials

Defeat for Business Bribery Abroad, S3410 [16AP]

End to Corruption, S3409 [16AP]

Ex-Im Files—How the Taxpayer-Funded Export-Import Bank Helps Ship Jobs Overseas, S10177-S10179 [10SE], S10251-S10254 [11SE]

Tax Code Gives Companies a Lift, S10180 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions

China, People's Republic of: oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 3577), H5817 [4JN]

Foreign countries: private sector development enterprise funds (see H.R. 3116), H2466 [19MR]

Taxation: increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of certain income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see S. 1928, 2086), S7302 [28JN], S10684 [17SE]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship (see S. 1637), S2646 [21MR]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (see S. 1961), S7887 [16JY]

Letters

Rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment in Vietnam: John F. Sommer, Jr., American Legion, S8763 [25JY]

Treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents: Jamie S. Gorelick, Dept. of Justice, S12297, S12298 [3OC]

Remarks in House

African Development Bank: funding, H5894 [5JN]

American-Ukrainian Advisory Committee: recommendations on economic reform, business investment, and security policy in Ukraine, E424 [22MR]

Foreign aid: authorizing U.S. contributions to international funds and development banks, H5842, H5843 [5JN]

Foreign trade: responses to piracy of intellectual property, H7137-H7143 [9JY]

Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency, H11232 [26SE]

Vietnam: rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, H9912 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Taxation: treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 1355), S9313 [31JY]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 1928), S7307 [28JN]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 2086), S10687-S10689 [17SE]

———treatment of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S10168-S10182 [10SE], S10246-S10261 [11SE]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship, S7408 [8JY], S7423 [9JY]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship (S. 1637), S2655 [21MR]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents, S9505-S9507 [2AU], S12297 [3OC]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (S. 700), S3689-S3691 [18AP]

———use of foreign trusts, S3740 [19AP]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (S. 1961), S7897-S7900 [16JY]

Vietnam: rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, S8760, S8765, S8773, S8774 [25JY]

Statements

Myth of Smoot-Hawley: John Heinz, S10173 [10SE]

Tax Treatment of Businesses Operating Abroad: Robert S. McIntyre, Citizens for Tax Justice (organization), S9314 [31JY]

Studies

Smoot-Hawley, Depression, and World Revolution: Donald W. Bedell, Bedell Associates, S10173-S10176 [10SE]

Summaries

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization (S. 1961), S7900 [16JY]

Tables

Merchandise trade deficit, S10176 [10SE]

FOREIGN POLICY

Addresses

American-Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference: President Clinton, E708 [6MY]

China—Where Do We Go From Here? Senator Feinstein, S3798-S3800 [22AP]

Democracy Efforts in Balkan States: John Brademas, National Endowment for Democracy, S6152 [12JN]

Fighting Terrorism—Challenges for the Peacemakers: Warren M. Christopher, Sec. of State, E895 [24MY]

Ignoring the Lessons of History in the Balkans: Bujar Bukoshi, E824 [16MY]

Inaugural Speech: Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China, S5617 [23MY]

Initatives for World Peace: Madeleine Korbel Albright, U.N. Ambassador, E667-E669 [30AP]

Irish-American Relations: John Bruton, Prime Minister of Ireland, H10177-H10179 [11SE]

Leadership for the Next Century: Warren M. Christopher, Sec. of State, E51-E53 [23JA]

Northern Ireland Peace Efforts: Dick Spring, S1529-S1531 [5MR]

President Clinton's Reaction to Political Rhetoric as Candidate and Incumbent: Senator McCain, S4185-S4187 [25AP]

Prosecuting War Criminals: Richard Goldstone, S12018-S12020 [30SE]

Russia and the New Independent States—Promoting U.S. Interests: Ariel Cohen, Heritage Foundation, E228-E231 [28FE]

Sikh National Identity and the Struggle for an Independent Khalistan: Gurmit S. Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E966-E968 [30MY]

State of the Union: President Clinton, S309-S313 [23JA], H768-H772 [23JA]

Terrorist Attacks Relative to Middle East Peace Agreements: Chaim Herzog, S2249 [18MR]

Tribute to Dept. of Commerce Employees and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Warren M. Christopher, Harold Ickes, and F. Allen Harris, S6154 [12JN]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown, Dept. of Commerce Employees, and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Jean Kennedy Smith, Ambassador to Ireland, S3710 [19AP]

———William J. Dedinger, H3593 [18AP]

U.S. Policy on Europe: Bob Dole, S7111-S7113 [27JN]

Who Needs Ambassadors? Challenges to American Diplomacy Today: Richard N. Gardner, S4420-S4423 [30AP], E662-E664, E665 [30AP]

Women—Voice of the Oppressed: Maryam Rajavi, Iranian Resistance (organization), E1339-E1342 [22JY]

Amendments

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), S84, S86 [5JA], H203 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H201 [5JA]

Cambodia: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1642), H10344 [12SE]

———U.S. policy (S. Res. 285), S11638 [28SE]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), S2622, S2688 [21MR]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4550 [8MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4544 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), H7122 [9JY]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H7122 [9JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8576 [23JY], S8617, S8631, S8633, S8667 [24JY], S8742, S8745, S8758, S8759, S8760, S8765, S8769, S8770, S8771, S8772, S8775, S8776, S8781, S8784, S8788, S8798, S8799, S8801, S8802, S8804, S8805, S8807, S8816, S8817, S8837, S8842, S8843, S8844, S8849, S8868, S8869, S8870, S8871, S8872, S8873, S8874, S8916, S8917, S8918, S8919, S8921, S8922, S8923 [25JY], H5754 [30MY], H5818, H5819, H5820 [4JN], H5846, H5847, H5848, H5859, H5861, H5863, H5875, H5876, H5877, H5878, H5891, H5893, H5894, H5895, H5897, H5898, H5899, H5906, H5935 [5JN], H6006 [6JN], H6142, H6143, H6145, H6148, H6150 [11JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), S7908, S7917 [16JY], H8125 [23JY]

———provide President with proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip (H.R. 3074), S11583 [27SE]

———technical corrections in legislation (H.R. 3815), S11753, S11812 [28SE]

Human rights: strengthen protection (H.R. 4036), S12324, S12408 [3OC], H12281 [4OC]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H8375 [24JY], H9442 [31JY]

Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (S. Con. Res. 14), S9977, S9982 [5SE]

Analyses

National Energy Policy Authorities' Amendments and Extension (S. 1605), S1857, S1860-S1862 [12MR]

U.S. Immigration Court (H.R. 4258), E1806-E1808 [28SE]

Appointments

British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3211 [29MR], H4438 [7MY]

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4650 [2MY], H2875 [27MR], H4643 [8MY]

Conferee: H.R. 3107, Iran and Libya Sanctions Act, S7917 [16JY]

Conferees: H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, H1490 [28FE]

———H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8964 [26JY], H8793 [30JY]

Mexioc-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4650 [2MY]

North Atlantic Assembly, S5044 [15MY]

Articles and editorials

Achieving Stability Macedonia's Way, E1782 [28SE]

After Funeral, a Celebration of a Rich Life—Birthday Party Becomes Tribute to Croatia Victim, S3791 [22AP]

AID Learns That Good Deeds Do Not Go Unpunished, S1394 [28FE]

Arabs and Mr. Netanyahu, S6666 [21JN]

Arafat Must Stifle Extremists, S2339 [19MR]

As China Threatens Taiwan, It Makes Sure U.S. Listens, S339 [24JA], S367 [25JA], S664 [31JA], H792 [24JA]

Aung San Suu Kyi—Striving To Build a Democracy Amid the Harsh Regime of Myanmar, S6250 [13JN]

Avoiding Anarchy in Burundi, S1993 [13MR]

Bad Bill on Cuba, S1492 [5MR], H1727 [6MR]

Beijing Pulls a Fast One, E1360 [24JY]

Biggest Election, S4793 [7MY]

Bosnia, a Defining Moment, E17 [4JA]

Bullies of Burma, S8815 [25JY]

Buried Alive—East Timor's Tragic Oppression, E1753 [27SE]

Burma Beyond the Pale, S8757, S8815 [25JY]

Burmese Repression, S8815 [25JY]

Cables Show U.S. Deception on Haitian Violence, E921 [24MY]

Call Me an Isolationist if You Will, But I'm in Great Company, H133 [4JA]

Campaign Fund-Raiser Admits Guilt, E796 [14MY], E924 [24MY]

Canada, Backed by Mexico, Protests to United States on Cuba Sanctions, S3409 [16AP]

Castro's Blunder, E372 [14MR]

Causes for Hope—Saving Burundi, S1994 [13MR]

CBI To Probe Cremation of 1,000 Bodies in Punjab, E1536 [5SE]

Chemical Weapons Fraud, S12145 [1OC]

Chernobyl Conference Slated for Columbia and Yale, E491 [29MR]

China's Challenge to Washington, S283 [22JA]

China's Four Slaps—and the United States' Craven Response, S3321 [15AP], E482 [28MR]

Chinese View of China's Strategy, H6998-H7003 [27JN]

CIA Suspects Chinese Firm of Syria Missile Aid, S8803 [25JY], H8229 [23JY]

Clinton Claims on Auto Trade Disputed, S3730 [19AP]

Clinton Urges Action on Nuclear Treaty, H812 [24JA]

Cops Cremated 1,000 as Unidentified, E1394 [29JY]

CTBT Talks Hinge on China Test Stance, S474 [26JA]

Cuba Expropriation Bill Could End Up Costing U.S. Taxpayers Billions, S1493 [5MR]

Cuba Incident—Correct Response, H1729 [6MR]

Cuba Says New U.S. Legislation Has Already Hurt, E371 [14MR]

Cuba Slows Changes, Reemphasizes Ideology—Tighter U.S. Embargo Draws Vow From Castro ``To Resist Another 35 Years'', S4310 [29AP]

Cuban Attack Is U.S. Business—Clinton Too Quick To Call in U.N., E275 [5MR]

Cuban Jets vs. Unarmed Cessnas, H1730 [6MR]

Cuba's Brutality, H1729 [6MR]

Curious Case of White House Versus the U.N., S10205 [10SE]

Cyprus—The Problem Is Solvable, E1686 [25SE]

Dangerous Slant, E1772 [28SE]

Death of My Friend Is Our Loss, S3791 [22AP]

Decade After Massacre—Some Sikhs Find Justice, E1779 [28SE]

Democracy Reaffirmed in Israel, E3 [3JA]

Democracy—A Tale of Two China's, E32 [5JA]

Democrat Guilty of Laundering Contributions, H5549 [23MY], E925 [24MY]

Dole's Military Card, E1233 [10JY]

Dole's Re-Entry Into Senate Affairs, S12200 [2OC]

Drug Fiefdom of Northern Mexico, S4679-S4681 [3MY]

Dugan Widow Remembers Husband, Tells His Story, H6626 [19JN]

Encouraging Progress on Deportations, E25 [5JA]

Executive Action—Army Reserve Unit Guides Reconstruction of Postwar Bosnia, H6094-H6096 [10JN]

Ex-Envoy Denies U.S. Campaign Tie, H5550 [23MY]

Famine Aid to North Korea, S5502 [22MY]

For Israel in Lebanon—A Unilateral Withdrawl, E1167 [25JN]

For Troops, Beat the Cold—Army Taking Extreme Measures, H326 [5JA]

Fund Arms Control, E324 [12MR]

Global Economy Hits Home—Local Industry Cashes in on Gains in American Exports, H10166 [10SE]

Going to Bosnia a Good Way To See Danger, Grow Old Fast, H325 [5JA]

Grand Vision of the Fulbright Program, S6752 [24JN]

Great Cuban Embargo Scam—A Little-Known Loophole Will Allow the Richest Exiles To Cash In, H1727 [6MR], E271 [5MR], E309 [7MR]

Hard-Line Russians Tout Nukes To Match West, S475 [26JA]

Heath Retiree an Unlikely Founding Father of Japan—Laws Written 49 Years Ago, S186-S188 [22JA]

Hold The Blockade, H1729 [6MR]

Holocaust—The China Parallel, E87 [25JA]

Horror of the Land Mines, H327 [5JA]

Host Nations Must Cover More Costs of U.S. Troops Abroad, S10545 [13SE]

How Far To Support Taiwan?, S1990 [13MR]

If China Attacks Taiwan, S907 [6FE]

Importance of Strong United States-India Relations, E757 [10MY]

Inconvenience Edges Toward Emergency, S16 [3JA]

India Denies Atom-Test Plan but Then Turns Ambiguous, S488 [26JA]

Indian Premier Shrugs Off Scandal, E461 [27MR]

India's Burning Brides, E27 [5JA]

Indicting China's Terrorism—Bring the Case to the United Nations, S1991 [13MR]

Indonesian Says Slow Approach Avoids a Trap, S11233 [25SE]

International Welshers, E1700 [26SE]

Interview With President William J. Clinton, E133 [1FE]

Iran Triples Gulf Deployed Missiles, E1320 [18JY]

Is West Slighting Africa's Hot Spots Like Liberia?, S1888 [12MR]

It's a Small Business World, H10164-H10166 [10SE]

Jamaican's Case for Trade Parity With NAFTA, E505 [29MR]

Japanese Foreign Minister Delivers Message of Commitment to the United States, S474 [26JA]

Keeping Our Nuclear Guard Up—Congress Should Adequately Fund U.S. Arms Control Agency To Combat Spread of Chemical and Nuclear Weapons to Terrorists, E324 [12MR]

Khalra Case Threatened, E411 [21MR]

Kosova's Albanians Look to U.S. for Help—American Office Opened in Serb-Ruled Region, H8632 [29JY]

Latin American Nations Rebuke U.S. for the Embargo on Cuba, S6546 [19JN]

Lifting Liberia Out of Chaos, S3736 [19AP]

Loan Guarantees an Israeli Success Story, E633 [25AP]

Misstep by the United States, S8928 [25JY], S9079 [29JY]

Missteps on Cuba, H1728 [6MR]

More Auto Exports to Japan—Who Gets the Credit?, S3730 [19AP]

Most Favored Nation—or Most Appeased?, H6951-H6954 [26JN]

Mr. Dole Bumps a Good Treaty, S12200 [2OC]

Ms. Maloney and Mr. Waldheim, S9648 [2AU]

My Irish Hero Is a Jewish Congressman, E689 [1MY]

Nation Has Been Lucky To Avoid Serious Test of U.S. Foreign Policy, H8101 [23JY]

NBA Star Pay Shoots Past U.S. Development Aid to Africa, S9082 [29JY]

New Carrier Alliances Fuel Hopes for U.S.-U.K., Europe Open Skies, S5551 [23MY]

No Help Set for N. Korea, S5054 [15MY]

Nuclear Danger in South Asia, S489 [26JA]

Nuclear Test Warning, H911 [25JA]

Oath of Uncertainty, E1243 [11JY]

Olympic Struggle for Human Rights, E1105 [18JN]

160 Reportedly Killed in Chechnya Battle, H7512 [12JY]

Ottawa Still Loves Tyrant, E371 [14MR]

Our Ban in Havana, H878 [25JA]

Pakistan Accuses the U.S. of Meddling Over Killings, S489 [26JA]

Pakistan Deploys Chinese Missiles, S6140 [12JN]

Partners In Commerce, S1790 [12MR]

Peace Through Paper, S12146 [1OC]

Peacemakers Are Up Against an Undeterred China, S1376 [27FE]

Pearl Harbor '41, Bosnia '95, E256 [29FE]

Pentagon Report Predicts Bosnia Will Fragment Without Vast Aid, S3499 [17AP]

Pentagon Weighs Ending Opposition to a Ban on Mines, S2215 [18MR]

Political Targets Easiest Ones To Spot in Iraq Missile Barrage, E1619 [17SE]

Postpone the Bosnian Elections, E1043 [10JN]

President Speaks, E100 [25JA]

Read the Riot Act to China, S1887 [12MR]

Reciprocal Obsession of Castro and Washington, S1491 [5MR]

Reject the Chemical Weapons Convention, S12145 [1OC]

Report—Russian 'Copters Attack Chechen Town, H7513 [12JY]

Russia Balks at Arms Accord—Failure To Implement Clinton-Yeltsin Agreements Frustrates U.S. Officials, S470, S473 [26JA]

Russia Builds Up Nuclear Arsenal as Prospects for START II Fade, S475 [26JA]

Russia Pounds Chechens as Election Truce Unravels, H7515 [12JY]

Russian Copters Attack Chechen Town, H4884 [10MY]

Scientist Hailed for Saving Dolphins, H9438 [31JY]

Sellout to China, E385 [20MR]

Senator Praises Pentagon for Reconsidering Landmine Use, S2215 [18MR]

Shut Down the U.S. Arms Bazaar, S11197 [24SE]

Shuttering up Serbia, E376 [19MR]

Smile When You Compare Our Countries, S997 [6FE]

Stopping Iranian Terrorism, E1505 [4SE]

Surrendering U.S. Policy on Cuba, S1492 [5MR], H1728 [6MR]

Taiwan's Unheralded Political Evolution, S283 [22JA]

Time To Make Plans—and Tracks, H6962 [26JN]

Tracing Explosives Through Taggants Draws Heavy Fire From Gun Lobbies, E1483 [2AU]

Tracing Gunpowder Bombs With GOP Pols, E1483 [2AU]

Treaty That Deserved To Die, S12144 [1OC]

Treaty Turnabout, S12199 [2OC]

Troubling Syrian Troop Movements, S12263 [3OC]

Twilight of the Thugs, E254 [29FE]

U.N. Response to Cuba Too Timid, E275 [5MR]

U.N. Says North Korea Will Face Famine as Early as This Summer, S5054 [15MY]

U.S. Asks Too Much of Saudis, Who Sacrifice Peace at Home, E1436 [1AU]

U.S. Concern on Embassy Political Role, H5550 [23MY]

U.S. Foreign Aid Helps Americans at Home, S8743 [25JY]

U.S. Involvement in Bosnia—Iraq Seems To Rely on Afterthoughts, E1618 [17SE]

U.S. Loses Rank in Global Giving, S6626 [20JN]

U.S. Policy—Held Hostage in Miami, S1492 [5MR]

U.S. Suspects India Prepares To Conduct Nuclear Test, S488 [26JA]

Washington Confronts China, S907 [6FE]

Weighing the Response to Cuba's Brutal Attacks, H1730 [6MR]

Weld's Opportunity, S8814 [25JY]

We're Right To Be Wary, E674 [1MY]

What To Fight for—American Interests and the Use of Force in the Post-Cold War World, E1385 [26JY]

What We Owe Taiwan, S2624 [21MR]

Why Do We Keep Stiffing the U.N.?, S10344 [11SE]

Why No Help to Liberia?, S4682 [3MY]

Why Taiwan Scares China, S2624 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions

Abbas, Mohammed: extradition to the U.S. (see S. Res. 253; H. Res. 444), S4425 [30AP], H5647 [29MY]

Afghanistan: peace process (see S. Res. 275), S7302 [28JN]

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S555 [30JA]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

Arms sales: sanctions against countries assisting the weapons programs of non-nuclear weapon states (see H. Res. 381), H2224 [13MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: withdrawal of Iranian military (see S. Res. 225), S1083 [7FE]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2853), H330 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 328), H90 [3JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (see H. Res. 334), H186 [4JA]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H913 [25JA]

———U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 188), H6414 [13JN]

Business and industry: impose economic sanctions against countries failing to eliminate corrupt business practices (see S. 2165), S11972 [30SE]

Cambodia: human rights situation (see H. Res. 345), H913 [25JA]

———U.S. policy (see S. Res. 285), S9072 [29JY]

Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation (see S. 1732), S4851 [8MY]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H3730 [23AP]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation in Tibet (see H. Res. 347), H913 [25JA]

———impose sanctions relative to intellectual property rights (see S. Res. 262), S6225 [13JN]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———international obligation relative to elections in Hong Kong (see S. Res. 271), S7027 [26JN]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 429), H4800 [9MY]

———most-favored-nation status (see S.J. Res. 56; H.J. Res. 181, 182), S5939 [6JN], H6285 [12JN], H6414 [13JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H6764 [25JN]

———most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 3569), H5817 [4JN]

———oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 3577), H5817 [4JN]

———prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company (see H.R. 3684), H6690 [20JN]

———proposed missile tests (see S. Con. Res. 43), S1598 [6MR]

———U.S. policy (see H. Res. 461), H6764 [25JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H6764 [25JN]

———U.S. policy relative to membership in World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4065), H10385 [12SE]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 138, 140), H1138 [31JA]

———endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts at joining the community of nations (see H. Con. Res. 212), H10235 [11SE]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H8598 [26JY]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10235 [11SE]

Colombia: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1560), S915 [6FE]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (see H. Res. 417), H4119 [29AP]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (see H. Res. 416), H4119 [29AP]

Croatia: condemn relocation of remains of individuals to the Jasenovac death camp (see H. Con. Res. 171), H4423 [2MY]

———preservation of memorial located at the Jasenovac death camp (see H. Con. Res. 219), H11229 [25SE]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 370), H1715 [5MR]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: amend relative to the exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 3980), H9922 [2AU]

Currency: establish interagency task force relative to the holding and counterfeiting of U.S. currency in foreign countries (see H.R. 3007), H1715 [5MR]

Dept. of Commerce: relief of survivors of Federal employees killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H.R. 3545), H5646 [29MY]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241; H. Res. 403, 404, 406), S3311 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (see H.R. 3121), H2558 [20MR]

———withdrawal of forces stationed in foreign countries that do not assume costs and application of savings to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 2936), H1224 [1FE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 375), H1984 [7MR]

———making continuing appropriations for the Passport Office (see S.J. Res. 46), S66 [4JA]

Development Fund for Africa: funding (see H.R. 3638), H6413 [13JN]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 3735), H7106 [27JN]

Drugs: establish additional narcotics control certification standards and reporting requirements for certain illicit drug producing countries and drug-transit countries (see H.R. 3689), H6690 [20JN]

———strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and impose certain sanctions on countries relative to production and trafficking of illegal drugs (see S. 2053), S9853 [4SE]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 365, 374), H1324 [27FE], H1986 [7MR]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for U.S. contributions to international funds and development banks (see H.R. 3399), H4502 [7MY]

———improve defense and security assistance (see H.R. 3121), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit assistance to countries that assist Cuba (see H.R. 3974), H9922 [2AU]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to countries providing landing rights to Libyan aircraft (see H.R. 4332), H12193 [30SE]

———reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (see S. 1968), S8013 [17JY]

Foreign banks: enhance supervision and limit participation by persons convicted of certain crimes (see S. 2144), S11539 [27SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2863, 3540), H737 [22JA], H5646 [29MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H5753 [30MY]

Foreign trade: duty rate adjustment of tomatoes from Mexico relative to import surges (see H.R. 2902), H922 [26JA]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (see H.R. 3759, 4109), H7154 [9JY], H10602 [18SE]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H2466 [19MR]

———imposition of trade sanctions on countries which threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of illicit drugs (see H.R. 3023), H1774 [6MR]

———most-favored-nation status for certain nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 2926), H1223 [1FE]

———most-favored-nation status relative to Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria (see H.R. 3890), H8374 [24JY]

———prevent intellectual property piracy of databases (see H.R. 3531), H5569 [23MY]

———prevent use of child labor for soccer ball manufacturing (see H.R. 4307), H12174 [28SE]

———prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H1985 [7MR]

———provide President with proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip (see H.R. 3074), H2223 [13MR]

———require cooperation from trade partners in preventing illegal drug traffic (see H.R. 4290), H12173 [28SE]

———substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see S. 1918), S7179 [27JN]

———substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6285 [12JN]

———technical corrections in legislation (see S. 1849; H.R. 3815), S5939 [6JN], H7657 [16JY]

———treatment of exports to countries identified as state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 3109), H2466 [19MR]

Forrestal Institute: establish (see H.R. 2993), H1635 [29FE]

General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation (see H. Res. 542), H11395 [26SE]

Germany: expand criteria by which Holocaust survivors may qualify for compensation (see H. Res. 501), H9566 [31JY]

Government: provide remedy for inadequate trade benefits to the U.S. and restrictions on free emigration from other countries (see H.R. 4289), H12173 [28SE]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see S. Con. Res. 61; H. Con. Res. 180), S5567 [23MY], H5501 [22MY]

Hong Kong: extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to economic and trade offices (see S. 2130), S11294 [25SE]

House of Representatives: official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2841), H90 [3JA]

Human rights: strengthen protection (see H.R. 4036), H10107 [5SE]

Immigration: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's visas (see H.R. 4210), H11395 [26SE]

———asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H7106 [27JN]

———waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 3928), H9566 [31JY]

Intelligence services: reorganize and reform management of intelligence community (see S. 1593; H.R. 3237), S1598 [6MR], H3386 [15AP]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491, 494), H8598 [26JY], H8982 [30JY]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes (see S. Res. 270), S6662 [21JN]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), consideration (see H. Res. 489), H8556 [25JY]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 3621), H6285 [12JN]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 3680), H6532 [19JN]

———return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (see S. Con. Res. 73; H. Con. Res. 228), S11540 [27SE], H11527 [27SE]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 215), H10524 [17SE]

———improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H6914 [26JN]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (see S. Res. 288), S9967 [5SE]

Ireland: loan guarantees (see H.R. 2844), H187 [4JA]

Israel: peace initiatives relative to Arab summit (see S. Res. 268), S6662 [21JN]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H913 [25JA]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: infiltration of military personnel into Republic of Korea (see H. Con. Res. 224), H11527 [27SE]

Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 1616), S2101 [14MR]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see S. Con. Res. 50), S3157 [28MR]

———human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 155), H2950 [27MR]

Lebanon: restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports (see H. Res. 390), H2713 [22MR]

———withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H6532 [19JN]

Liberia: impose sanctions on governments who violate the arms embargo or aid in the civil war, and bring war criminals to justice (see H.R. 4001), H9923 [2AU]

———support peace process (see S. Res. 248), S3626 [18AP]

Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 142), H1225 [1FE]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1547; H.R. 2945), S555 [30JA], H1224 [1FE]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S.J. Res. 50; S. Res. 218; H.R. 2947; H.J. Res. 162), S555 [30JA], S1516 [5MR], H1224 [1FE], H1716 [5MR]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (see S. 1548; H.R. 2946), S555 [30JA], H1224 [1FE]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H1226 [1FE]

Mongolia: most-favored-nation status (see S. 2107; H.R. 4086), S11169 [24SE], H10524 [17SE]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see S. 1830; H.R. 3564, 4096), S5763 [4JN], H5817 [4JN], H10524 [17SE]

Northern Ireland: loan guarantees (see H.R. 2844), H187 [4JA]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see S. 1638), S2646 [21MR]

Pang, Martin: extradition from Brazil to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 132), H330 [5JA]

Power resources: amend and extend certain authorities relative to national energy policy (see S. 1605), S1855 [12MR]

Refugees: treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S. (see H. Res. 493), H8982 [30JY]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (see S. 1644; H.R. 3161), S2860 [26MR], H2866 [26MR]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2123 [12MR]

Small business: provide legal redress for unfair trade practices (see H.R. 3967), H9922 [2AU]

South Pacific region: U.S. membership in regional organizations (see H. Con. Res. 189), H6509 [18JN]

Sub-Saharan Africa: authorize trade and investment policy (see H.R. 4198), H11394 [26SE]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H7154 [9JY]

Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S. 1553; H.R. 2879), S736 [1FE], H912 [25JA]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Somalia (see S. 1967; H.R. 4179), S8013 [17JY], H11229 [25SE]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see S. Res. 228; H. Con. Res. 149), S1455 [29FE], H1985 [7MR]

———develop technologies to combat (see H.R. 3960), H9922 [2AU]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 3071), H2123 [12MR]

———U.S. policy (see H.R. 3953), H9921 [2AU]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (see H. Res. 508), H9705 [1AU]

Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and Japan: implementation (see S. Res. 306), S11973 [30SE]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H913 [25JA]

———territorial dispute with Greece (see S. Res. 247), S3487 [17AP]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 3609; H. Con. Res. 225), H6117 [10JN], H11527 [27SE]

U.S. Immigration Court: establish (see H.R. 4258), H11526 [27SE]

Vietnam: release of Buddhist monks and civilians and Roman Catholic monks and priests (see H. Con. Res. 179), H5288 [16MY]

Yugoslavia: human and political rights of the Bosnian people of the Sanjak region in Serbia and Montenegro (see H. Con. Res. 217), H11048 [24SE]

Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 399), H3231 [29MR]

Biographies

Leaders of the Major Mexican Drug Cartels Indicted in the U.S., S8794 [25JY]

Briefings

Antipersonnel landmines: Dept. of Defense, S6483 [19JN]

Conference reports

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (H.R. 927), H1645-H1662 [4MR]

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation (H.R. 1561), H1987-H2032 [8MR]

Court documents

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia indictments against Dusan Tadic and Goran Borovnica, S118 [10JA]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia indictments against Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, S119-S121 [10JA]

Definitions

``Supersede'', S3132 [28MR]

Documents

Allied Claim Against Swiss for Return of Looted Gold: Dept. of State, S6415 [18JN]

Another Clinton Foreign Policy Failure—Crisis in Iraq Worsens, S10731 [18SE]

Essays

Impoverished Metropolises: John Hart, E980 [4JN]

Mexico at a Critical Juncture: C. Allen Ellis, E750 [9MY]

Promoting Peace After the Cold War: Leah Bremer, E1407 [30JY]

Excerpts

Democracy—An Emerging Asian Value: Senator Pell, S11194 [24SE], S11238-S11240 [25SE], S11422-S11424 [26SE]

Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi: New York (NY) Times, S129 [10JA]

Factsheets

Child Health in U.S. Ranks Lower Than Many Nations, E1253 [11JY]

Letters

Allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations: Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S7133 [27JN]

———Tom Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S7133 [27JN]

American Overseas Interests Act: James L. Blum, CBO, E427 [22MR]

———Representative Hamilton, E427 [22MR]

Antipersonnel landmines: Senator Leahy, S6483 [19JN]

———Senator Thurmond, S6484 [19JN]

Assets of European Jews in Swiss banks after World War II: Robert L. Rodgers, S5791 [5JN]

———Samuel J. Roberts, S5791 [5JN]

———Swiss Bank Corp., S5791 [5JN]

Asylum reform: Anne Willem Bijleveld, U.N., S11904-S11906 [30SE]

———Elisa Massimino and Michael Posner, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, S11906 [30SE]

———several law school professors, S11906 [30SE]

———Sigourney Weaver, S11906 [30SE]

Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act: John D. Holum, ACDA, S4856 [8MY]

Chemical Weapons Convention ratification: Anthony Lake, Executive Office of the President, S9958 [5SE]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S10070 [9SE]

———Frederick L. Weber, Chemical Manufacturers Association, S10423 [12SE]

———James A. Williams, S10070 [9SE]

———Michael Kantor, Sec. of Commerce and Philip Lader, SBA, S10422 [12SE]

———Senator Lott, S10072 [9SE]

———several chemical industry executives, S9959 [5SE], S10423 [12SE]

———several organizations, S10424 [12SE]

———William P. Clark, Richard B. Cheney, Casper Weinberger, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick and Edwin Meese, III, S10071 [9SE]

CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras: John H. Moseman, CIA, H11059 [25SE]

———John M. Deutch, CIA, H11059 [25SE]

———Representative Combest, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H11058 [25SE]

———Representative Millender-McDonald, E1812, E1813 [28SE]

———Representative Waters, H11058 [25SE]

———Representatives Dicks and Combest, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H11059 [25SE]

———Speaker Gingrich, H10728 [20SE], H11058 [25SE]

Civil liberties violations of Sikhs in India, E1470 [2AU]

Cooperation of foreign countries relative to antiterrorism efforts: Stephen M. Flatow, S8742 [25JY]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: David W. Wallace, Joint Corporate Committee on Cuban Claims, S1488 [5MR]

———Otto J. Reich, U.S.-Cuba Business Council, S1504 [5MR]

———President Clinton, S1504, S1506 [5MR], H1737 [6MR]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1737 [6MR]

———several business organizations, E1248 [11JY]

Customs Service regulations: Evelyn Suarez, Joint Industry Group (organization), E1418 [31JY]

Cyprus demilitarization zone: Andrew J. Jacovides, S10420 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti: Representative Conyers, E920 [24MY]

———several Members of Congress, E919, E920 [24MY]

Economic assistance to Mexico relative to drug enforcement efforts: Senator Feinstein, S558 [30JA]

———Senators Feinstein and D'Amato, S557 [30JA]

Erroneous listing of ICI Export Ltd. as a non-U.S. company having commercial activities with Cuba: William A. Meaux, ICI Americas Inc., S2717 [21MR]

Extradition of Mohammed Abbas to the U.S.: Senator D'Amato, S4399 [30AP]

Foreign affairs agencies' consolidation: several organizations, S3138 [28MR]

Foreign aid to Burma: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8752, S8755, S8809 [25JY]

———Sein Win, Prime Minister of Burma, S8756, S8796 [25JY]

Foreign aid to Ukraine: Askold S. Lozynskyj, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Inc., S9156 [30JY]

———Orest A. Jejna, Ukrainian American Bar Association, S9156 [30JY]

———Yuri Shcherbak, Ambasador of Ukraine, S9156 [30JY]

Hmong refugee camps in Thailand: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E212 [27FE]

Hostilities in breakaway Russian region of Chechnya: Anthony Lake, Executive Office of the President, H7513 [12JY]

———President Clinton, H7512, H7513, H7514 [12JY]

———Representative Wolf, H7511, H7512, H7514, H7515 [12JY]

Hostilities in Russian breakaway region of Chechnya: Representative Wolf, H4883 [10MY]

Human rights situation in East Timor: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8860 [25JY]

Human rights violations in Bolivia: several organizations, E339 [13MR]

Human rights violations in Kosovo: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, H8631 [29JY]

———several Representatives, H8631 [29JY]

Humanitarian assistance to Azerbaijan: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8857 [25JY]

Impact of relaxed travel barriers between the U.S. and Mexico on drug enforcement efforts and highway safety: Senator Feinstein, S557 [30JA]

Impact of unfunded Federal mandates relative to consolidation of foreign affairs agencies: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H2081 [12MR]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act, H9429 [31JY]

———AFL-CIO, H9430 [31JY]

———Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S11701 [28SE]

———Representatives Farr and Pallone, H9446 [31JY]

———Senators Boxer and Biden, S11701 [28SE]

———several scientists, H9430 [31JY]

———Vice President Gore, S11969 [30SE], H9430 [31JY]

Investigation of Louis Farrakhan's visit to Middle East and Africa: Representative Barr, H1701 [5MR]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: Representative Gejdenson, Committee on International Relations (House), H6474 [18JN]

Most-favored-nation status for Romania: Alan Green, Jr., H7594 [16JY]

———Representatives Richardson and Bereuter, H7594 [16JY]

Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China: Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys (musical group), H7034 [27JN]

———Business Coalition for U.S.-China Trade, H7004-H7006 [27JN]

———Elena Bonner, H6702 [24JN]

———former Secs. of the Treasury, E1154 [24JN]

———Martin Lee, H7012 [27JN]

———President Clinton, H7017 [27JN]

———Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, E1154 [24JN]

National Day observance by Republic of China: several Senators, S12012 [30SE]

National energy policy authorities: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S1860 [12MR]

National Security Education Program: Walter F. Mondale, Ambassador to Japan, S6491 [19JN]

NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act: President Clinton, H8118 [23JY]

———Representative Gilman, Committee on International Relations (House), H8118 [23JY]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Omnibus Insular Areas Act: Representatives Don Young, Gallegly, and Faleomavaega, H11626 [28SE]

Political asylum reform: Anne Willem Bijleveld, U.N., S3430 [17AP]

———several organizations, S3429 [17AP]

Procedures for determining status of certain missing members of the Armed Forces: Daniel A. Ludwig, American Legion, H2079 [12MR]

———Dolores A. Alfond, National Alliance of Families for the Return of America's Missing Servicemen, H2079 [12MR]

———Eugene B. McDaniel, American Defense Institute, H2079 [12MR]

———J. Thomas Burch, Jr., National Vietnam Veterans Coalition, H2079 [12MR]

———Jo Anne Shirley, National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, H2078 [12MR]

———Joyce A. Rommel, Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc., H2079 [12MR]

———Richard F. Shultz, DAV, H2079 [12MR]

Reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations: Charlene Barshefsky, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and Carol M. Browner, EPA, S9710, S9722 [3SE]

———several environmental organizations, S9710 [3SE]

Refugee treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S.: John Swenson, Migration and Refugee Services, S8804 [25JY]

———Lionel A. Rosenblatt, Refugees International (organization), S8804 [25JY]

———Robert P. DeVecchi, International Rescue Committee, S8804 [25JY]

Release names of companies providing military items to Iraq: Representative Hamilton, E111 [30JA]

———Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E111 [30JA]

Removal of Russian troops from Kaliningrad: Anthony Polikaitis, Lithuanian-American Community, Inc., H11252 [26SE]

———Janis Kukainis, American Latvian Association in the U.S., Inc., H11252 [26SE]

———Regina Narusis, Lithuanian-American Community, Inc., H11252 [26SE]

———Uldis K. Sipols, H11252 [26SE]

———Vello Ederma, Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc., H11251 [26SE]

Report on visit to Indonesia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong: Senator Cochran, S12026 [30SE]

Republic National Bank activities relative to Russian banks: Eugene A. Ludwig, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, E196 [13FE]

———Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., Dept. of Justice, E196 [13FE]

———New York Banking Dept., E196 [13FE]

———Robert M. Morgenthau, E196 [13FE]

———Robert S. Strauss, E197 [13FE]

———Stanley E. Morris, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, E197 [13FE]

Rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment in Vietnam: John F. Sommer, Jr., American Legion, S8763 [25JY]

Resignaton of Sergei Kovalev from Yeltsin Administration in Russia: Sergei Kovalev, E112 [30JA], E151 [5FE]

Sale of cruise missiles to Iran by People's Republic of China: several Senators, S8802 [25JY]

Settlement of outstanding U.S. claims to confiscated property in Cuba: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S12441 [21OC]

Shipment of Russian missile components to Iraq: Representative Curt Weldon, H1304 [27FE]

START II Treaty ratification: William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S478 [26JA]

Trade embargo against Iraq and Serbia: Representative Archer, H5838 [5JN]

———Representative Callahan, H5838 [5JN]

Transfer of proceeds from sale of Iraqi oil to U.N. escrow account: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, E519 [29MR]

———Representative Hamilton, Committee on International Relations (House), E518 [29MR]

———Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E518 [29MR]

Turkish occupation of Cyprus: President Clinton, H8237 [23JY]

Turkish use of U.S.-supplied military equipment against separatist terrorist group relative to civilian casualties: Representative Hamilton, Committee on International Relations (House), E466 [27MR], E469 [28MR]

———Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E465 [27MR], E469 [28MR]

U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats and nuclear weapons proliferation: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6992 [26JN]

———William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S6992 [26JN]

U.S. Armed Forces in Haiti: Randy Scheunemann, Charles Flickner, Christopher Walker, Louis H. Dupart, and Roger Noriega, S3742 [19AP]

U.S. Armed Forces in Liberia: Senator Helms, S3893 [23AP]

U.S. military intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, E844 [20MY], E1054, E1055 [11JN]

———President Clinton, H4112 [29AP]

———Representative Skelton, H813 [24JA], H3208 [29MR], H4112 [29AP]

U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions in Iraq: Senator Specter, S10625 [17SE]

U.S. policy on regional stability and defense relative to the Republic of China: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, H2344 [19MR]

———Representative Hamilton, Committee on International Relations (House), H2343 [19MR]

U.S. policy towards the People's Republic of China: Representative Solomon, H8229 [23JY]

U.S.-French cooperation on nuclear weapons programs: President Clinton, S864 [1FE]

———several Senators, S864 [1FE]

U.S.-Turkey relations: Ambassador of Turkey, H6142 [11JN]

Ukraine energy sector reform: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E377 [19MR]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to American Overseas Interests Act: June E. O'Neill, CBO, E760, E777 [10MY]

Use of the McBride Principles in formation of foreign policy: Anthony Lake, H4154 [30AP]

Lists

Air Force crew that transported diplomatic delegation to Haiti, S2208 [15MR]

American Foreign Service persons who have died on duty under heroic or inspirational circumstances, S560 [30JA]

Chinese companies involved in producing products in violation of intellectual property rights, S4675 [3MY]

House of Representatives vote on use of force against Iraq (1991), H10362-H10364 [12SE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act supportive organizations, S11700 [28SE]

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Leaders of Concilio Cubano (organization), H1317 [27FE]

MIA cases requiring critical Vietnamese assistance, H2080 [12MR]

MIA cases to be unilaterally resolved by the Vietnamese Government, H2080 [12MR]

Non-U.S. companies having commercial activities with Cuba, S1489 [5MR]

Public Law 480, Title I subsidies for agricultural corporations for fiscal years 1990-95, H1524 [29FE]

Signatories of letter to Senator Lott regarding the Chemical Weapons Convention, S10071 [9SE]

States, cities, and organizations with boycott resolutions against Burma, S8814 [25JY]

Memorandums

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets, H2078 [12MR]

Investigation of U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Thomas E. Anfinson, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of Representatives, H4558 [8MY]

Nomination of Representative Douglas Peterson To Be Ambassador to Vietnam: Dept. of State, S9850 [4SE]

Messages

Agreement With Poland Relative to Fisheries: President Clinton, S1178 [9FE], H1237 [13FE]

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: President Clinton, S12124 [1OC], H12254 [2OC]

CHINASAT Project Restrictions Waiver on Export of U.S.-Origin Satellites to the People's Republic of China: President Clinton, S914 [6FE], H1230 [6FE]

Convention on International Maritime Organization: President Clinton, S12146 [1OC]

COSAT Project Restrictions Waiver on Export of U.S.-Origin Satellites to the People's Republic of China: President Clinton, S915 [6FE], H1230 [6FE]

Foreign Trade Policy and Agreements: President Clinton, H2931 [27MR]

Globalstar Satellite Project Restrictions Waiver on Export of U.S.-Origin Satellites to the People's Republic of China: President Clinton, S7669 [10JY], H7243 [10JY]

Israel Loan Guarantees: President Clinton, H2 [3JA]

Issuance of Licenses for the Export of Defense Articles and U.S.-Origin Satellites to the People's Republic of China: President Clinton, S6718 [24JN], H6709 [24JN]

MABUHAY Project Restrictions Waiver on Export of U.S.-Origin Satellites to the People's Republic of China: President Clinton, S915 [6FE], H1230 [6FE]

Mongolian Emigration Laws and Policies: President Clinton, S9965 [5SE], H10091 [5SE]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria Relative to Compliance With International Emigration Policies: President Clinton, S554 [30JA], S8011 [17JY], H931 [30JA], H7720 [17JY]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Romania Relative to Compliance With International Emigration Policies: President Clinton, S29 [3JA], H22 [3JA]

National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, S2800 [25MR], S10599 [16SE], S11030 [19SE], H2715 [25MR], H10427 [16SE], H10645 [19SE]

National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton, S1515 [5MR], H1643 [4MR]

National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, S1679 [11MR], H2048 [12MR], H10426 [16SE]

National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, S1176 [9FE], H1239 [13FE]

National Emergency Relative to Lapse of Export Administration Act: President Clinton, S5758-S5760 [4JN], H5792 [4JN]

National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton, S29 [3JA], S275 [22JA], S8466 [22JY], H23 [3JA], H342 [22JA], H8034 [22JY]

National Emergency Relative to Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton, S1178 [9FE], H1237 [13FE]

National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia: President Clinton, S3952 [23AP], H3700 [23AP]

National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons: President Clinton, S5003 [14MY], H4925 [14MY]

National Endowment for Democracy Report: President Clinton, S1275 [20FE]

Protection of Migratory Birds Treaty With Canada: President Clinton, S9661 [2AU]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: President Clinton, S1282 [20FE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Extradition Treaty With Malaysia: President Clinton, S5301 [17MY]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Inter-American Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad: President Clinton, S12044 [30SE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for International Telecommunication Union Convention: President Clinton, S10566 [13SE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Investment Treaty With Uzbekistan: President Clinton, S1470 [29FE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Protocol Amending Taxation Convention With Indonesia: President Clinton, S9862 [4SE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Tax Protocol With the Netherlands: President Clinton, S28 [3JA]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Taxation Agreement With Turkey: President Clinton, S9862 [4SE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Taxation Convention With Austria: President Clinton, S9862 [4SE]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Taxation Convention With Luxembourg: President Clinton, S9862 [4SE]

Revised Deferral and Rescission Proposals: President Clinton, S1311 [26FE], H1260 [27FE]

Revised Deferral of Budgetary Resources: President Clinton, S5003 [14MY], H4925 [14MY]

Supplementary Social Security Agreement Between the U.S. and Austria: President Clinton, S5266 [17MY], H5291 [20MY]

U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa: President Clinton, S9661 [2AU]

U.S. Participation in the U.N.: President Clinton, S8635 [24JY], H8372 [24JY]

U.S.-Argentine Proposed Agreement of Cooperation Relative to Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, S2243 [18MR], H2330 [19MR]

Veto of H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act: President Clinton, H3304 [15AP]

Motions

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H203, H206 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H6 [3JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H203 [5JA]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8806, S8815 [25JY], H8792 [30JY]

Papers

Allied Burden Sharing for Maintenance and Operation of Military Personnel and Installations, S7132 [27JN]

———Mike Walsh, S7133 [27JN]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (H.R. 927): Jorge I. Dominguez, E1248 [11JY]

Humanitarian Demining Technologies Funding: Dept. of Defense, S6926 [26JN]

Petitions and memorials

Liberian Community Association of Rhode Island, Inc.: Liberian peace process, S3618 [18AP]

Support for U.S. troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Georgia House of Representatives, E85, E94 [25JA]

Press releases

Anniversary of Kidnapping of Jaswant Singh Khalra: Council of Khalistan, E1533 [5SE]

India Smuggles Banned CFCs to U.S.: Council of Khalistan, E704 [2MY]

Indian Embassy Caught Red-Handed—Fund Raiser Admits Illegally Laundering Political Contributions: Council of Khalistan, H5551 [23MY]

Speakers Expose Indian State Repression, Support Self-Determination for Khalistan: Khalistan Society, E968 [30MY]

Video Documentary Exposes Murder, Torture and Rape of Sikhs by Indian Police: Council of Khalistan, E411 [21MR]

Worse Than a Genocide, Says Indian Supreme Court: Council of Khalistan, E1394 [29JY]

Proclamations

Tribute to Shelly McPeck Kelly, E580 [19AP]

Questions and answers

Conversation With the President—The View From the Oval Office: Kenneth T. Walsh and Bruce B. Auster, U.S. News & World Report (publication) (excerpt), S475 [26JA]

Democratic People's Republic of Korea nuclear framework agreement implementation: Senator Levin and William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S8852 [25JY]

———Senator Levin and several military leaders, S8851 [25JY]

Governor Clinton on McBride Principle, H4154 [30AP]

President Clinton on McBride Principle, H4154 [30AP]

Remarks in House

ACDA: anniversary, E1877 [30SE]

———funding, H2090 [12MR], E324 [12MR]

Afghanistan: U.S. policy, E1914 [3OC]

Africa: U.S. policy, H2089 [12MR]

———U.S. policy on humanitarian and political plight, E1180 [26JN]

African Development Bank: funding, H5894 [5JN]

Agriculture: Food for Peace Program funding, H5250 [16MY]

AID: funding, H4156, H4157 [30AP], H5846, H5861-H5866, H5890 [5JN]

———Housing Guarantee Program funding, H5847 [5JN]

———relocation of headquarters to Ronald Reagan Building at the International Trade Center, H5859 [5JN]

Albania: elections, H6156 [11JN]

American-Ukrainian Advisory Committee: recommendations on economic reform, business investment, and security policy in Ukraine, E424 [22MR]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

Armed Forces: encourage allies to pay more non-salaried costs of U.S. troops in Europe, H5023-H5027 [14MY], H5099 [15MY], E831 [16MY]

Armenia: blockade by Turkey, H5485 [22MY], H5878-H5891 [5JN]

Arms control: reduction of conventional weapons, E1299 [17JY]

Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid, H5877 [5JN]

Bangladesh: elections, E1049 [11JN]

Beck, Jenna: National History Day Junior Historical Research Papers essay award recipient, E1003 [5JN]

Belarus: anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident, E491 [29MR]

———democracy efforts, H3217 [29MR], E1061 [12JN]

Bolivia: human rights violations, E338 [13MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: democracy efforts, E1509 [4SE]

———elections, E1042 [10JN]

———human rights violations, E1101 [18JN]

———importation of Iranian arms, H4044 [25AP], H11360 [26SE]

———lift U.S. arms embargo, E1054 [11JN]

———tribute to U.S. forces, H1754 [6MR]

———tribute to U.S. Reserve and National Guard forces, H6094 [10JN]

———U.S. military intervention, H54 [3JA], H325 [5JA], H345 [22JA], H812 [24JA], H1209 [1FE], H1867, H1868, H1869 [7MR], H2307 [14MR], H3207, H3222 [29MR], H4111, H4112 [29AP], H4420 [2MY], H6403 [13JN], H6626, H6627, H6628 [19JN], H7997-H8003 [18JY], H9984 [4SE], H11579 [27SE], H12259 [2OC], E17 [4JA], E30 [5JA], E85 [25JA], E145 [1FE], E256 [29FE], E844 [20MY], E1618 [17SE]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H50 [3JA], H111, H120 [4JA], H206-H216 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H2-H7 [3JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H193-H203 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2853), H1673-H1675, H1697 [5MR]

Burma: army attacks against the Karenni people, E412 [21MR]

———impose sanctions (H.R. 2892), H5560 [23MY], E1913 [3OC]

Cambodia: human rights situation (H. Res. 345), H2851-H2853 [26MR], E461 [27MR]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1642), H10344, H10345 [12SE]

Caribbean nations: provide equal access to U.S. trade markets under NAFTA, E505 [29MR]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws, H3494 [17AP]

China, People's Republic of: conditions at state-run orphanages, E87 [25JA]

———contrast with Republic of China, E32 [5JA]

———defense spending, H4835 [10MY]

———human rights violations, H778, H804 [24JA], H6486 [18JN], H6989 [27JN], E1091 [14JN]

———impose sanctions relative to intellectual property rights, H6418 [17JN]

———impose U.S. sanctions for sale and proliferation of nuclear weapons, H5030 [14MY]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (H.R. 3421), E792 [14MY]

———most-favored-nation status, H2039 [12MR], H4433, H4434, H4435 [7MY], H5292-H5296 [20MY], H5305, H5308, H5309 [21MY], H5387 [22MY], H5572 [29MY], H5849, H5850 [5JN], H5937 [6JN], H6094 [10JN], H6425, H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435, H6486 [18JN], H6514, H6516 [19JN], H6634 [20JN], H6693, H6699-H6703 [24JN], H6851 [26JN], H8106 [23JY], E1128 [20JN], E1154 [24JN], E1758 [27SE]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6976, H6977, H6978, H6979, H6985-H7026 [27JN], E1216, E1218 [8JY], E1241 [11JY], E1282 [12JY]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6950-H6963 [26JN]

———populace efforts toward democracy, E1360 [24JY]

———prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company (H.R. 3684), E1131 [20JN]

———proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, H868 [25JA], H1202 [1FE], H1971 [7MR], H2032 [8MR], E88 [25JA]

———transfer of high technology jobs from the U.S., H6516 [19JN]

———U.S. policy, H5041 [14MY], E482 [28MR], E770 [10MY], E968 [30MY]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7027-H7040 [27JN], E1216 [8JY]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6950-H6963 [26JN]

———U.S. wine industry delegation trip, E1776 [28SE]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts, E1366 [24JY], E1509 [4SE]

———drug control efforts, E1242 [11JY]

———elections, H2670 [22MR], E378 [19MR], E412 [21MR], E444 [25MR], E464 [27MR], E477 [28MR]

———endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts at joining the community of nations (H. Con. Res. 212), H10911-H10913 [24SE]

———observance of National Day, E1649, E1664 [19SE], E1683 [25SE], E1703, E1715 [26SE], E1730, E1737, E1741, E1762, E1768 [27SE], E1770, E1784, E1788, E1794, E1809 [28SE], E1833 [30SE], E1904 [2OC], E1911 [3OC]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (H. Con. Res. 154), H5316-H5318 [21MY], E873 [22MY]

———tribute to President Lee Teng-hui on inauguration, E846 [20MY]

———U.S. policy, E968 [30MY]

———U.S. policy on regional stability, defense, and foreign trade, E385 [20MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), H1971 [7MR], H2324, H2326, H2327, H2342-H2350 [19MR], E334 [13MR], E378 [19MR], E431 [22MR], E453 [26MR]

Christopher, Sec. of State: review of foreign policy, E51 [23JA]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, H10437 [17SE], H10530 [18SE], H10607 [19SE], H10724-H10730 [20SE], H11058 [25SE], H11579 [27SE], E1705 [26SE]

———investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (H. Res. 518), E1812 [28SE]

Clinton, President: analysis of books released about campaigns, administration, policies, and personal life, H8589-H8595 [26JY]

———evaluation of administration, H7664 [17JY]

Colombia: U.S. policy, E1289 [16JY]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4550-H4559 [8MY], E740 [9MY]

———funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), permission to file report, H4427 [6MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4536-H4550 [8MY], E740 [9MY], E757 [10MY]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, E1295 [17JY]

Congress: compliance with War Powers Act, H10093-H10097 [5SE], H10347, H10348, H10352, H10353, H10356 [12SE]

Cuba: drug trafficking, H8560, H8561 [26JY], E1382 [25JY]

———human rights violations, H741 [23JA], H976 [31JA]

———meetings between U.S. military officers and Cuban military officers, H6978 [27JN]

———permit U.S. advertising on television and radio broadcasts to Cuba, E379 [19MR]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government, H854 [25JA], H6329 [13JN]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H1280-H1283 [27FE], H1619 [29FE], H7266 [11JY], H7539 [16JY], H7661, H7664 [17JY], E1247 [11JY], E1322 [18JY]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1701 [5MR], H1736-H1749 [6MR], E271 [5MR], E308 [7MR], E371 [14MR]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 370), H1724-H1736 [6MR]

———TV Marti funding, H12033 [28SE]

———U.S. policy, E175 [5FE]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1253, H1254, H1256, H1257, H1258, H1260, H1280-H1290, H1298, H1309, H1315-H1319 [27FE], H1400 [28FE], E240 [28FE], E251, E262 [29FE]

Currency: establish interagency task force relative to the holding and counterfeiting of U.S. currency in foreign countries, H2178 [13MR]

Customs Service: textile and apparel trade law enforcement, H7622 [16JY]

Cyprus: dispute resolution (H. Con. Res. 42), H8243 [23JY]

———implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (H.R. 2223), H8243 [23JY]

———Turkish occupation, H2544, H2545 [20MR], H5879, H5883, H5885-H5889 [5JN], H8235-H8245 [23JY], E433 [22MR], E490 [28MR], E1302 [17JY], E1321, E1322 [18JY], E1351 [23JY], E1378 [25JY], E1686 [25SE]

Czech Republic: democracy efforts, E835 [16MY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H3437 [16AP], H3576-H3579 [17AP], H3643 [18AP], H6481 [18JN], E532, E533 [16AP], E588 [19AP], E1008 [6JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3587-H3599, H3624 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow audits of businesses relative to contracts made directly with foreign governments, H5894, H5895 [5JN]

———collection and release of detailed satellite imagery to Israel, E1481 [2AU]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5069-H5077 [15MY]

———defense conversion assistance relative to the former Soviet Republics, H5078-H5080 [15MY]

———international military education and training funding, H5897-H5899 [5JN]

———Russian Reactor Conversion Program funding, H5093 [15MY]

———seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti, E919 [24MY]

———transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), H3423-H3434 [16AP], H7122-H7124 [9JY], E430 [22MR]

———transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries, H5098 [15MY]

———withdrawal of forces stationed in foreign countries that do not assume costs and application of savings to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (H.R. 2936), E173 [5FE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, H1987 [8MR], H2084-H2095 [12MR], E336, E345 [13MR], E357, E364 [14MR], E379 [19MR], E426 [22MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 375), H2075-H2082 [12MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), veto, H3305 [15AP], H3666 [23AP], H4135, H4151-H4161 [30AP], E760, E777 [10MY]

———funding, E662, E665 [30AP]

———impact of funding lapse, H31 [3JA], H133 [4JA], E26 [5JA]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5859-H5861 [5JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3735), H8623, H8624 [29JY]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of foreign policy views on Iraq, H10438 [17SE]

———evaluation of President Clinton's foreign policy, H12298 [4OC]

Dornan, Representative: summary of visit to Germany, H139 [4JA]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, E888 [23MY]

Economic assistance: allocation of resources, E633 [25AP], E1289 [16JY]

Ethiopia: human rights violations, H5842 [5JN], H6143 [11JN]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9384, H9387 [31JY], H9707, H9708 [1AU], H9839, H9881, H9882, H9884, H9885, H9892, H9893 [2AU], E1482 [2AU]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa, H1700 [5MR]

———condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (H. Res. 365), H1399 [28FE], E254 [29FE]

Financial institutions: Republic National Bank activities relative to Russian banks, E196 [13FE]

Food for Peace Program: funding, H6161 [11JN]

Foreign aid: authorizing U.S. contributions to international funds and development banks, H5842, H5843 [5JN]

———improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H3423-H3434 [16AP], H7122-H7124 [9JY], E430 [22MR]

———limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5878-H5891 [5JN]

———population planning activities funding, H5891-H5893 [5JN]

———prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, E878 [22MY]

———reauthorize certain food aid programs that facilitate economic development for developing nations, H1522-H1529 [29FE]

———withhold assistance to countries blocking U.S. humanitarian aid to other countries, E336 [13MR]

Foreign countries: funding for military interventions, H8077 [22JY]

Foreign Military Financing Program: limit use of funds for foreign-made defense articles or services, H5895, H5896 [5JN], H6142, H6143 [11JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, H963 [30JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5832-H5921 [5JN], H5954 [6JN], H6142-H6159 [11JN], H8792 [30JY], H9912-H9918 [2AU], E1025, E1027 [6JN], E1029 [7JN], E1043 [10JN], E1052 [11JN], E1072, E1074 [12JN], E1103, E1109, E1111 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (H. Res. 445), H5826-H5832 [5JN]

Foreign trade: allow U.S companies to bid on construction contracts for the Three Gorges Dam project in the People's Republic of China, E1779 [28SE]

———duty rate adjustment of tomatoes from Mexico relative to import surges (H.R. 2902), H745 [23JA], H916 [26JA]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 3759), H10157-H10167 [10SE], H10179, H10180, H10181, H10182 [11SE], E1586 [11SE]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 4109), E1639 [18SE]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (H.R. 2458), E203 [23FE]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (H.R. 3107), E387 [20MR]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), H6469-H6478 [18JN], H8125-H8127 [23JY], E1110 [18JN], E1125 [20JN]

———imposition of trade sanctions on countries which threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of illicit drugs (H.R. 3023), E288, E291 [6MR]

———prevent intellectual property piracy of databases (H.R. 3531), E890 [23MY]

———prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (H.R. 3050), E310 [7MR]

———provide President with proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip (H.R. 3074), H3412-H3414 [16AP]

———technical corrections in legislation (H.R. 3815), H8673, H8679 [30JY], H12152, H12164 [28SE], E1418 [31JY]

Gadhia, Lalit H.: handling of political contributions from the Indian Embassy, H5549 [23MY], E923 [24MY]

Government: terrorist regimes influence on the U.S. political process, H2472 [20MR]

Guam: tribute, H9929 [4SE]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid relative to investigation into certain murders, H5878 [5JN]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H8538 [25JY], H8587 [26JY]

———restoration of democratic government, H344 [22JA]

———U.S. policy, H3660 [23AP], H8099 [23JY], H9985 [4SE], H11234 [26SE], E1103 [18JN]

Hart, John: National High School Contest on the U.N. essay award recipient, E980 [4JN]

Hashimoto, Ryutaro: election of new Japanese prime minister, H190 [5JA]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (H. Con. Res. 180), H11235-H11239 [26SE]

Honduras: human rights violations, E1151 [24JN]

Hong Kong: democracy efforts, E1338 [22JY]

House of Representatives: official travel restrictions to foreign countries, H208, H209 [5JA]

———official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (H.R. 2841), H122 [4JA]

Human rights: strengthen protection (H.R. 4036), H11126-H11129 [25SE], H12281-H12283 [4OC]

Hungary: anniversary of revolution, E1943 [21OC]

———democracy efforts, E1469 [2AU]

Immigration: admission of HIV-infected individuals, H11082, H11083, H11084 [25SE]

———asylum reform, H11074 [25SE]

———deportation of illegal aliens, E25 [5JA]

———political asylum relative to coercive population control policies, H4154 [30AP]

India: allocation of foreign aid, E460 [27MR]

———anniversary of Sikh nation, E554 [17AP], E589, E591 [19AP], E1786 [28SE]

———civil liberties violations in Kashmir, H4906 [14MY], E129 [1FE], E587 [19AP], E796 [14MY]

———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E129 [1FE], E388 [20MR], E410, E411 [21MR], E443 [25MR], E554 [17AP], E955, E965 [30MY], E1300 [17JY], E1393, E1394 [29JY], E1470 [2AU], E1533, E1536 [5SE], E1542 [9SE], E1545, E1552 [10SE], E1772, E1778, E1803 [28SE], E1879 [1OC]

———civil liberties violations of women, E26 [5JA]

———human rights violations, E141 [1FE]

———mass cremation of Sikhs, E1840 [30SE]

———observance of Republic Day, E99 [25JA]

———self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (H. Con. Res. 32), H5549 [23MY], E402, E411 [21MR], E589, E591 [19AP], E704 [2MY], E923 [24MY], E949 [30MY]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5906-H5918 [5JN]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (H.R. 1425), H5549 [23MY], E386 [20MR], E402, E411 [21MR], E589, E591 [19AP], E611 [24AP], E704 [2MY], E923 [24MY], E949 [30MY], E1025, E1027 [6JN], E1029 [7JN], E1042 [10JN]

———U.S. policy, E141 [1FE], E757 [10MY], E1088 [13JN]

Indonesia: human rights violations in East Timor, H5843 [5JN], E219 [28FE], E1444 [1AU], E1752, E1757, E1760, E1762, E1766 [27SE], E1771 [28SE]

———international military and educational assistance relative to human rights violations in East Timor, H3429-H3434 [16AP]

———international military education and training assistance, H5843 [5JN], H6151-H6156 [11JN], E1072, E1074 [12JN]

———international military education and training assistance funding, H5098 [15MY]

Intelligence services: reorganize and reform management of intelligence community (H.R. 3237), E527 [16AP]

———restrict information sharing with U.N., H5410-H5413 [22MY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9431-H9450 [31JY], E1447, E1452 [1AU]

———implement (H.R. 2823), consideration (H. Res. 489), H9424-H9431 [31JY]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (H.R. 3680), H8620, H8621 [29JY]

———return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (H. Con. Res. 228), E1788 [28SE]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 215), E1619 [17SE]

———improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (H.R. 3725), E1178 [26JN]

———security interests, E1385 [26JY]

Iran: democracy efforts, E1339 [22JY]

———nuclear weapons proliferation, E623 [25AP], E1319 [18JY]

———proliferation of weapons, H2876 [27MR]

———U.S. policy, E1505 [4SE]

Iraq: release names of companies providing military items, E111 [30JA]

———resolution of disputes between Kurdish factions to prevent exploitation from external forces, H10091 [5SE]

———U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, H9929, H9984 [4SE], H10045, H10093-H10097 [5SE], H10350, H10351, H10352, H10353, H10354, H10355, H10364 [12SE], H12170 [28SE], E1618, E1619 [17SE]

———U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (S. Res. 288), H10345-H10346 [12SE]

Ireland: loan guarantees (H.R. 2844), E363 [14MR], E429 [22MR]

Israel: allocation of foreign aid, H6157 [11JN], E1044 [10JN]

———loan guarantees, E632 [25AP]

———make U.S. assets available to combat terrorism, H1643, H1644 [4MR]

Japan: bilateral aviation agreement, E1162 [25JN]

———deployment of U.S. military forces on Okinawa, H3233 [15AP]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: infiltration of military personnel into Republic of Korea (H. Con. Res. 224), H11399 [27SE]

———nuclear weapons proliferation, H6628 [19JN]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians, H5877 [5JN], E824 [16MY], E1171 [26JN]

———human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 155), H8629 [29JY], E1409 [30JY], E1456 [1AU]

Kuwait: awarding of oil gathering contracts to the People's Republic of China, H94 [4JA]

———default on debts to U.S. companies, E1917 [3OC]

Lebanon: allocation of foreign aid, E1095 [17JN]

Lithuania: U.S. policy, E791 [14MY]

Macedonia: U.S. policy, E1782 [28SE]

Marshall Islands: administration of the Rongelop resettlement trust fund (H.R. 1332), H11622-H11626, H12170 [28SE]

Mauritania: human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 142), H8621, H8622 [29JY]

Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency, H11232 [26SE]

———make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (H.R. 2945), H1204 [1FE]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts, H6148-H6150 [11JN]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (H.R. 2947), H1204 [1FE], H1402 [28FE]

———political reform, E750 [9MY]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (H.R. 2946), H1204 [1FE]

Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program: funding, H6150 [11JN]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H1750 [6MR], H12254 [2OC], E133 [1FE], E1182 [26JN]

Middle East Insight (publication): anniversary, E532 [16AP]

Middle East Peace Facilitation Act: extend authorities (H.R. 2589), E12 [3JA]

Moakley, Representative: visit to Cuba, H877 [25JA]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 145), H11239-H11241 [26SE], E175 [5FE]

Monmouth County, NJ: Ocean Township Hadassah tribute to Yitzhak Rabin, E134 [1FE]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: observance, E1389 [26JY]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H4940 [14MY]

NATO: expansion, E102 [25JA]

———membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8116-H8125 [23JY], E991 [4JN], E1357, E1358 [24JY]

———membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 4096), E1663 [19SE]

Netanyahu, Benjamin (Prime Minister, Israel): address to Congress, H7246 [10JY]

Northern Ireland: loan guarantees (H.R. 2844), E363 [14MR], E429 [22MR]

———peace efforts, H1666 [5MR], H2228 [14MR], E252 [29FE], E361 [14MR], E1430, E1438 [1AU]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, H6632 [20JN], H6989 [27JN], E120 [31JA], E755 [9MY], E1241 [11JY]

Pakistan: transfer of F-16 aircraft and equipment, H5041 [14MY]

———U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation, H2660 [21MR], E395 [20MR]

Palau: U.S. policy, E1917 [3OC]

Pang, Martin: extradition from Brazil to the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 132), H10909-H10911 [24SE]

Patent and Trademark Office: reform, H6703-H6706 [24JN]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E542 [16AP]

President Clinton: visit to Russia and meeting with President Boris Yeltsin, H3587 [18AP]

Radio Free Asia: funding, H8228-H8231 [23JY]

Romania: democracy efforts, E1358 [24JY]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), H7537, H7589-H7597 [16JY], E636, E653 [25AP], E1058 [11JN], E1361 [24JY]

———tribute to peacekeeping operations in Angola, E100 [25JA]

Russia: allocation of foreign aid, H976 [31JA], H7537 [16JY]

———hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, H4882-H4884 [10MY], H6145 [11JN], H7511 [12JY], E922 [24MY], E1798 [28SE]

———removal of troops from Kaliningrad (H. Con. Res. 51), H11250-H11254 [26SE]

———requirements relative to economic assistance (H.R. 519), E80 [24JA]

———resignaton of Sergei Kovalev from Yeltsin Administration, E112 [30JA], E151 [5FE]

———U.S. policy, E228 [28FE], E674 [1MY], E1798 [28SE]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Tibetan Freedom Concert, E1091 [14JN]

Saudi Arabia: U.S. policy, E1436 [1AU]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (H. Res. 378), E360 [14MR], E376 [19MR]

———shutdown of television station and Soros Foundation by the Government, H1399 [28FE]

Slovakia: human rights violations, E843 [20MY]

———political reform, E843 [20MY]

Small business: provide legal redress for unfair trade practices (H.R. 3967), E1465 [2AU]

South Pacific region: U.S. membership in regional organizations (H. Con. Res. 189), H11241-H11243 [26SE], E1109 [18JN]

Southeast Asia: international military education and training assistance to Cambodia and Thailand, H6146-H6148 [11JN]

Sri Lanka: anniversary of independence, E233 [28FE]

START II Treaty: ratification, E77 [24JA]

Sub-Saharan Africa: authorize trade and investment policy (H.R. 4198), E1725 [26SE]

Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (H.R. 2879), E83 [25JA]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, H1667, H1688, H1689, H1701, H1702, H1703 [5MR], H1719, H1721 [6MR], H1967 [7MR], E285 [6MR], E306, E315 [7MR], E1167 [25JN]

———condemn terrorist activities in Israel, E384 [20MR]

———condemn terrorist activities in Israel (H. Con. Res. 149), H2070-H2075 [12MR], E335 [13MR]

———U.S. policy, H7997-H8003 [18JY], H9381, H9382, H9383, H9384, H9387, H9472 [31JY], H9707, H9708, H9833 [1AU], E895 [24MY], E1418 [31JY]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9838, H9839, H9886-H9897 [2AU], E1482 [2AU], E1519 [5SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9877-H9886 [2AU]

Texas: tribute to students participating in Operation Valentine for troops stationed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, E428 [22MR]

Thailand: anniversary of Treaty of Amity and Commerce, E389 [20MR], E451 [26MR]

———Hmong refugee camps, E212 [27FE]

Treaties and agreements: withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty (H.R. 2483), E80 [24JA]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, E1052 [11JN]

———conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (H. Con. Res. 136), E95 [25JA], E132 [1FE]

———human rights violations, E1104 [18JN]

———territorial dispute with Greece, H1967 [7MR], E459 [27MR]

———U.S. policy, H6143 [11JN]

———use of U.S.-supplied military equipment against separatist terrorist group relative to civilian casualties, E465 [27MR], E469 [28MR]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (H. Con. Res. 225), E1789 [28SE]

———management and budget reform, H11232 [26SE], E1647 [19SE], E1700 [26SE]

———transfer of proceeds from sale of Iraqi oil to escrow account, E518 [29MR]

———U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H133 [4JA], H785, H789 [24JA], H1207 [1FE], H6370 [13JN], E1243 [11JY]

———U.S. withdrawal (H.R. 2535), H3838 [25AP]

U.S. Immigration Court: establish (H.R. 4258), E1806 [28SE]

Ukraine: reform of energy sector, E377 [19MR]

———support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress (H. Con. Res. 120), H9950-H9953 [4SE], E1515, E1531 [5SE], E1542 [9SE]

USIA: tribute to educational and cultural exchange programs, E1247 [11JY]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA, H2078 [12MR]

———rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, H9912 [2AU]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, H327 [5JA]

———prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and establish readiness programs for public safety personnel, H8171, H8172 [23JY]

World Trade Organization: ruling on enforcement of GATT relative to environmental laws, H876, H877 [25JA], E174 [5FE]

Yugoslavia: human and political rights of the Bosnian people of the Sanjak region in Serbia and Montenegro (H. Con. Res. 217), E1689 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Abbas, Mohammed: extradition to the U.S. (S. Res. 253), S4399 [30AP]

ACDA: anniversary, S11419, S11448 [26SE]

———funding, S2182 [15MR]

Afghanistan: peace process (S. Res. 275), S11201, S11202 [24SE]

Africa: allocation of foreign aid, S9082 [29JY]

———international impact of emerging infectious diseases, S9009 [29JY]

———U.S. policy, S9009 [29JY], S10012 [6SE], S11102 [20SE], S12056 [1OC]

AID: deobligation of unexpended funds, S8816, S8817 [25JY]

———foreign assistance to Eastern European countries, S8862 [25JY]

———funding for family planning programs, S884 [6FE], S1394 [28FE]

———Microenterprise Program funding, S8860, S8861 [25JY]

Air Force: tribute to crew transporting diplomatic delegation to Haiti, S2208 [15MR]

American Foreign Service Day: designate (S. Res. 217), S560 [30JA], S4445 [30AP]

Antipersonnel weapons: eliminate use, S2213 [18MR]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

Armenia: democracy efforts, S11566 [27SE]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons, S2189 [15MR]

Arms sales, S11197 [24SE]

Asia: democracy efforts, S11943 [30SE]

Aung San Suu Kyi: human rights activities, S129 [10JA], S6250 [13JN]

Azerbaijan: humanitarian assistance, S8854-S8857 [25JY]

Bermuda: treatment of Bill and Allan MacDonald relative to cable television company, S9959 [5SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: assault on Haris Silajdzic, S6424 [19JN]

———assistance relative to withdrawal of foreign troops, S1933-S1935 [13MR]

———economic assistance subject to certain conditions, S1911, S1912 [13MR]

———importation of Iranian arms, S3445 [17AP]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (S.J. Res. 44), S4089 [24AP]

———Senate delegation visit, S6404 [18JN]

———U.S. military intervention, S1175 [9FE], S1933-S1935 [13MR], S3498 [17AP], S4764-S4769 [7MY], S6213 [13JN], S6259, S6260 [14JN], S9625-S9627 [2AU], S12341 [3OC]

———withdrawal of Iranian military (S. Res. 225), S1085 [7FE]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), S78 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), unanimous-consent agreement, S84-S89 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2853), S7341 [28JN]

Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8745-S8758, S8795-S8797, S8808-S8816 [25JY]

———U.S. policy, S12290 [3OC]

Burundi: civil insurgency, S2799 [25MR]

———U.S. policy on humanitarian and political plight, S1993 [13MR], S8818 [25JY]

Business and industry: impose economic sanctions against countries failing to eliminate corrupt business practices (S. 2165), S11979 [30SE], S12349 [3OC]

Cambodia: democracy efforts, S6272-S6275 [14JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1642), S8930, S8931 [25JY], S9074 [29JY], S11639, S11640 [28SE]

———U.S. policy (S. Res. 285), S9074 [29JY], S11638 [28SE]

Canada: U.S. policy, S997 [6FE]

Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation (S. 1732), S4684 [3MY], S4851 [8MY]

———ratification, S9898, S9958 [5SE], S10047, S10069 [9SE], S10365, S10420 [12SE], S11408-S11410 [26SE], S12144 [1OC], S12198 [2OC]

China, People's Republic of: conditions at state-run orphanages, S341 [24JA]

———human rights violations, S283 [22JA], S3802 [22AP]

———impose sanctions relative to intellectual property rights (S. Res. 262), S6245 [13JN]

———international obligation relative to elections in Hong Kong (S. Res. 271), S7339 [28JN]

———most-favored-nation status, S5643 [24MY], S5781-S5784 [5JN], S5910, S5911 [6JN], S7068 [27JN], S10404 [12SE]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), S6947-S6949 [26JN]

———most-favored-nation status (S.J. Res. 56), S5943-S5945 [6JN]

———proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, S338 [24JA], S395 [26JA], S663 [31JA], S907 [6FE], S1634-S1636 [7MR], S1668 [11MR], S1792 [12MR], S2076-S2078, S2080, S2081, S2098 [14MR], S2145 [15MR], S2216 [18MR], S2800 [25MR], S3789 [22AP]

———proposed missile tests (S. Con. Res. 43), S1606 [6MR]

———sale of ballistic missile technology to Syria, S8803 [25JY]

———sale of cruise missiles to Iran, S8802 [25JY]

———U.S. policy, S1285-S1289 [23FE], S1376 [27FE], S1634-S1636 [7MR], S1887 [12MR], S1990, S1991 [13MR], S3321 [15AP], S3798 [22AP]

China, Peoples' Republic of: human rights violations, S4276-S4278 [29AP]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts, S2148 [15MR]

———elections, S2800 [25MR]

———observance of National Day, S11443 [26SE], S12012 [30SE]

———tribute to President Lee Teng-hui on inauguration, S5617 [23MY]

———U.S. policy, S3123-S3125, S3132 [28MR], S3182 [29MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense, S3108, S3110-S3114, S3139-S3143 [28MR], S3236 [29MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), S2622-S2630 [21MR]

Clinton, President: foreign policy achievements, S6658 [21JN]

———political rhetoric as Presidential candidate versus reaction to rhetoric as incumbent, S4185 [25AP]

———require report on NATO expansion, S7253, S7254 [28JN]

Cochran, Senator: report on visit to Indonesia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, S12026 [30SE]

Colombia: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. 1560), S916, S917 [6FE]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate): investigation of allegations against Clinton administration relative to Iranian arms shipments to Bosnian Moslems, S3697 [19AP]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), S4695 [3MY], S4884 [9MY]

Congress: exchange program between congressional and German Bundestag staff members, S1374 [27FE]

Cordero, Ricardo: arrest by Mexican authorities relative to charges of corruption in Mexico's counterdrug efforts, S9475, S9476 [2AU]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S1453 [29FE], S3408 [16AP], S7882 [16JY]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1479-S1506, S1510, S1511 [5MR]

———U.S. policy, S525 [26JA], S6546 [19JN], S7882 [16JY]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, S1340, S1372 [27FE]

Cyprus: establish demilitarization zone, S10420 [12SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, S3625 [18AP], S3697, S3709 [19AP], S3789, S3790 [22AP], S4001 [23AP], S4091 [24AP], S4874 [8MY], S5558-S5562 [23MY], S6154 [12JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), S3251, S3252, S3269, S3274-S3276 [15AP], S3415, S3416 [16AP], S3417 [17AP]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), unanimous-consent agreement, S3258 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, S7131-S7134 [27JN], S7223, S7286 [28JN], S10540-S10545 [13SE]

———continued efforts to ensure national security, S366, S367 [25JA]

———Defense Investigative Service profile labeling Israel as a ``nontraditional adversary'', S5775 [4JN]

———funding, S4359-S4361 [29AP]

———humanitarian assistance funding, S10126 [10SE]

———humanitarian demining technologies program funding, S6925, S6926 [26JN]

———international military education and training programs funding, S7517-S7519 [10JY], S8945 [26JY]

———support for Mexican counter-drug activities, S7167 [27JN]

———transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), S7210 [27JN], S7500 [9JY]

———U.S.-Japan Management Training Program funding, S7932 [17JY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, S3101-S3114, S3123-S3146 [28MR], S3182 [29MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S3033 [27MR]

———cooperation of foreign countries relative to antiterrorism efforts, S8742-S8744 [25JY]

———funding, S430 [26JA], S4420 [30AP], S5047 [15MY]

———making continuing appropriations for the Passport Office (S.J. Res. 46), S66 [4JA]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, S8772, S8858 [25JY]

Drug abuse: international narcotics control funding, S11287-S11289 [25SE]

Drugs: international narcotics control funding, S8632, S8633 [24JY], S8745, S8819, S8833-S8836 [25JY]

———strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and impose certain sanctions on countries relative to production and trafficking of illegal drugs (S. 2053), S9854 [4SE], S9978 [5SE]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, S12017 [30SE]

———democracy efforts in Balkan States, S6152 [12JN]

Economic assistance: allocation of resources, S8743 [25JY]

Education: anniversary of Fulbright Program, S6752 [24JN]

———International Education Program funding, S2286 [19MR]

Egypt: U.S. policy, S12017 [30SE]

EPA: reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations, S9709, S9721, S9722 [3SE]

Europe: U.S. policy, S7110-S7113 [27JN]

Eximbank: funding, S8861 [25JY]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, S10366 [12SE]

Foreign aid: allocation of economic assistance, S6626, S6627 [20JN]

———improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), S7210 [27JN], S7500 [9JY]

———make conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S1449 [29FE]

———reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (S. 1968), S8024 [17JY]

Foreign banks: enhance supervision and limit participation by persons convicted of certain crimes (S. 2144), S11549 [27SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, S425, S433 [26JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8617-S8633 [24JY], S8741-S8777, S8781-S8820, S8833-S8863 [25JY], S8943-S8965, S9003-S9005 [26JY], S9156 [30JY], S9421 [1AU], S12009, S12025 [30SE]

Foreign trade: definition of most-favored-nation status, S5949 [6JN]

———differential export tax scheme relative to soybean farmers, S9539 [2AU], S12280 [3OC]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), S7090 [27JN], S7917 [16JY], S9551 [2AU]

———provide President with proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip (H.R. 3074), S11583 [27SE]

———responses to piracy of intellectual property, S4672-S4676 [3MY], S5001 [14MY]

———review of differential export taxes, S12025 [30SE]

———substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (S. 1918), S7189 [27JN], S7298 [28JN], S10239, S10240 [10SE]

———technical corrections in legislation (H.R. 3815), S11446 [26SE], S11805-S11813 [28SE]

France: U.S.-French cooperation on nuclear weapons programs, S864 [1FE]

Germany: expand criteria by which Holocaust survivors may qualify for compensation, S8854 [25JY]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, S3742 [19AP]

———U.S. policy, S2240 [18MR], S3880-S3882 [23AP], S4112, S4113 [25AP]

———visit of President Rene Preval, S2397 [20MR]

Health: State waiver of residency requirements for foreign medical graduates employed in the U.S., S3598 [18AP]

———waiver of State residency requirements for foreign medical graduates employed in the U.S., S4305 [29AP]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (S. Con. Res. 61), S5602 [23MY]

Hong Kong: extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to economic and trade offices (S. 2130), S11658 [28SE]

———U.S. policy, S12334 [3OC]

House of Representatives: creation of subcommittee to investigate President Clinton's administration relative to policy on Iran weapons trade with Bosnia, S5016 [14MY]

Human rights: strengthen protection (H.R. 4036), S12408 [3OC]

ICI Americas Inc.: erroneous listing of ICI Export Ltd. as a non-U.S. company having commercial activities with Cuba, S2717 [21MR]

Immigration: asylum reform, S11491 [27SE], S11901-S11904 [30SE]

———deportation of aliens who misrepresent U.S. citizenship, S3303 [15AP]

———political asylum reform, S3296-S3300 [15AP], S3429-S3431, S3458 [17AP], S4459-S4468 [1MY], S4600 [2MY]

———political asylum relative to coercive population control policies, S4593, S4594 [2MY]

India: elections, S4792 [7MY]

———nuclear weapons proliferation, S487-S490 [26JA]

Indonesia: human rights situation in East Timor, S8859 [25JY]

———human rights violations, S9473 [2AU]

———human rights violations in East Timor, S11193 [24SE], S11232-S11234 [25SE]

———U.S. policy, S11193 [24SE], S11232-S11234 [25SE]

INS: establish tracking system of foreign students, S3302 [15AP]

Intelligence services: reform, S5611 [23MY]

———reorganize and reform management of intelligence community (S. 1593), S1601-S1603 [6MR]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes, S8799-S8801 [25JY], S9003-S9005 [26JY]

———arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes (S. Res. 270), S6668 [21JN]

———tribute, S117 [10JA]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), S11618, S11700-S11702 [28SE], S11969, S11970 [30SE]

———implement (S. 1420), S11969, S11970 [30SE]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (H.R. 3680), S9648 [2AU]

———return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (S. Con. Res. 73), S11559 [27SE]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: ratification, S8335 [19JY]

Iran: proliferation of certain missiles, S7204 [27JN]

Iraq: sale of petroleum relative to U.S. military presence, S5248, S5253 [17MY], S5374 [20MY], S5439 [21MY], S5479 [22MY]

———U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, S9682, S9683 [3SE], S10011 [6SE], S10279 [11SE], S10552 [13SE], S10624 [17SE], S10731, S10732, S10735 [18SE]

———U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (S. Res. 288), S9934-S9938, S9955 [5SE], S10016 [6SE], S10538 [13SE]

Ireland: visit of Prime Minister John Bruton, S2036 [14MR]

Israel: make U.S. assets available to combat terrorism, S1510 [5MR], S1608 [6MR], S2093 [14MR]

———peace initiatives relative to Arab summit (S. Res. 268), S6658, S6666, S6667 [21JN]

———U.S. policy, S9421 [1AU]

———unrest in West Bank and Gaza, S11622, S11630 [28SE]

Japan: access of U.S. business to markets, S3730 [19AP], S4269 [29AP], S9625 [2AU]

———access of U.S. businesses to air service markets, S10679 [17SE]

———bilateral aviation agreement, S7172 [27JN]

———compliance with U.S.-Japanese bilateral aviation agreement, S4314 [29AP]

———education of U.S. citizens in Japanese language, culture, and society, S3151 [28MR]

———negotiate Semiconductor Trade Agreement, S6450-S6453 [19JN], S9052-S9054 [29JY]

Jordan: U.S. transfer of F-16 aircraft, S1964, S1965 [13MR]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: allocation of foreign aid for famine relief, S5502 [22MY]

———implementation of nuclear framework agreement, S8850-S8853 [25JY], S8944 [26JY]

———U.S. policy, S11192, S11195 [24SE]

Korea, Democratic Republic of: implementation of agreed framework relative to resolution of nuclear issues (S. 1293), S1380 [28FE]

Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program, S4153 [25AP]

———inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (S. 1616), S2102, S2103 [14MR], S8059 [17JY]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (S. Con. Res. 50), S3161, S3162 [28MR]

Kuwait: U.S. visit of Jabir Al-Ahmad Al-Jabir Al-Sabah, Amir of Kuwait, S1429 [29FE]

Lebanon: allocation of foreign aid, S4260 [25AP]

———human rights violations, S3236 [29MR]

———U.S. policy, S3740 [19AP]

Liberia: support peace process, S4513 [1MY], S4682 [3MY]

———support peace process (S. Res. 248), S3617, S3618, S3634 [18AP]

———U.S. policy, S1888 [12MR], S3735, S3736 [19AP], S3892 [23AP]

Macedonia: U.S. military intervention, S7336 [28JN]

Mexico: insurgency, S8864 [25JY]

———make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S4678 [3MY]

———make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. 1547), S555-S559 [30JA]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S8788-S8795, S8858 [25JY]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. Res. 218), S555-S559 [30JA]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S.J. Res. 50), S1526 [5MR], S1657 [7MR]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (S. 1548), S555-S559 [30JA]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, S117 [10JA], S1534 [5MR], S4187 [25AP], S11834 [30SE]

———Israeli/Syrian peace initiatives, S80 [5JA]

Mongolia: most-favored-nation status (S. 2107), S11174 [24SE], S11320 [25SE]

National Endowment for Democracy: tribute, S11317 [25SE]

———tribute to Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China, S3801 [22AP]

National objectives: priority assignments, S11754-S11757 [28SE], S12077-S12080 [1OC], S12152 [2OC], S12342-S12344 [3OC], S12458 [21OC]

NATO: expansion, S7128-S7130, S7134-S7141, S7142-S7144, S7146, S7147 [27JN]

———inclusion of Central and Eastern European countries, S4959-S4961 [13MY]

———membership of Central and East European countries, S6000-S6003 [10JN], S8797, S8806, S8807, S8838-S8842 [25JY]

———membership of Central and East European countries (S. 1830), S5756, S5764-S5768 [4JN], S5785 [5JN]

———reform, S6000-S6003 [10JN]

NATO Security Investment Program: funding, S6839 [25JN]

Netanyahu, Benjamin (Prime Minister, Israel): address to Congress, S7668 [10JY]

Niger: elections, S7814 [12JY]

Nigeria: human rights violations, S5950 [6JN]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, S335 [24JA], S399 [26JA], S1529 [5MR], S2097, S2136 [14MR], S6137 [12JN]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, S582, S583, S584 [31JA], S3618-S3620 [18AP], S6988-S7001 [26JN], S11759-S11762 [28SE], S12284 [3OC]

———strengthen certain sanctions against proliferation activities, S7244, S7245 [28JN], S7523 [10JY]

Pakistan: transfer of F-16 aircraft and equipment, S432 [26JA]

———U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation, S6139 [12JN]

———U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (S. 1638), S2656, S2657 [21MR]

Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (S. Con. Res. 14), S9982 [5SE]

Pang, Martin: extradition from Brazil to the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 132), S11328 [25SE]

Pell, Senator: report on visit to Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Republic of China, S11238 [25SE], S11422 [26SE]

Peterson, Representative Douglas: nomination to be Ambassador to Vietnam, S9848-S9851 [4SE]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S5564 [23MY]

Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive choice, S425, S428, S445 [26JA]

Power resources: amend and extend certain authorities relative to national energy policy (S. 1605), S1856 [12MR], S6624 [20JN]

Refugees: treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S., S8804, S8805 [25JY]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), S8391, S8392 [19JY]

———most-favored-nation status (S. 1644), S2863 [26MR]

Russia: allocation of foreign aid, S9420 [1AU]

———elections, S4792 [7MY], S5621 [23MY]

———hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, S996 [6FE], S8770 [25JY]

———human rights violations, S1656 [7MR]

Saudi Arabia: continuance of economic and security partnership, S1790 [12MR]

Specter, Senator: report on visit to Asia, the Middle East, and France, S10540-S10545 [13SE]

———visit to U.S. Embassy in France, S3500 [17AP]

START II Treaty: ratification, S3 [3JA], S463-S485 [26JA], S5673-S5688 [3JN], S5721, S5729, S5739-S5741, S5748 [4JN]

Switzerland: assets of European Jews in Swiss banks after World War II, S3030 [27MR], S3246 [29MR], S4253 [25AP], S5791 [5JN], S10870 [18SE]

———gold reserves of German-occupied countries in Swiss banks after World War II, S6414, S6416 [18JN]

Syria: troop movements toward Golan Heights in Israel, S12262 [3OC]

Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (S. 1553), S739 [1FE]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, S1533, S1534 [5MR], S1567, S1595 [6MR], S1658 [7MR], S2249 [18MR], S2339 [19MR]

———condemn terrorist activities in Israel, S3495 [17AP]

———condemn terrorist activities in Israel (S. Res. 228), S1470, S1471 [29FE]

———U.S. policy, S117 [10JA], S9009, S9037, S9038 [29JY], S9374, S9375 [1AU], S9480-S9482, S9635 [2AU], S10533-S10535 [13SE], S10664, S10667, S10668, S10675 [17SE], S11390 [26SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), S9660 [2AU], S9681 [3SE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), unanimous-consent agreement, S9660 [2AU]

Thomas, Senator: clarification of statement relative to situation between Republic of China and People's Republic of China, S3789 [22AP]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S28 [3JA], S1282 [20FE], S1469 [29FE], S5301 [17MY], S9661 [2AU], S9862 [4SE], S10566 [13SE], S12044 [30SE]

———U.S.-Japan insurance agreement, S8769, S8770 [25JY]

Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and Japan: implementation (S. Res. 306), S12001 [30SE]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, S8856, S8858 [25JY]

———territorial dispute with Greece (S. Res. 247), S3492 [17AP]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities, S11897 [30SE]

———election of Secretary General, S6275 [14JN]

———Environment Program funding, S11276 [25SE]

———payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities, S10344 [11SE]

———reelection of Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General, S9079 [29JY], S10205 [10SE]

———role of International War Crimes Tribunal, S12017 [30SE]

———U.S. participation, S10648 [17SE]

———U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, S666-S668 [31JA]

U.S.-Japanese Insurance Agreement: violation, S11448 [26SE], S12025 [30SE]

Ukraine: allocation of foreign aid, S9156 [30JY]

———support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress (H. Con. Res. 120), S10892 [18SE]

USIA: distribution within U.S. of film entitled ``Fragile Ring of Life'' (H.R. 2070), S7340 [28JN]

Vietnam: democracy efforts, S4376 [30AP]

———funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA, S2186 [15MR], S3134, S3135 [28MR]

———rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, S8760, S8765, S8773, S8774 [25JY]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, S101 [5JA], S6483 [19JN]

———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (S. 940), S6311 [14JN]

———prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and establish readiness programs for public safety personnel, S7074-S7080 [27JN], S7515 [10JY], S7966-S7968, S7970 [17JY], S10036-S10038 [9SE]

Yugoslavia: Senate delegation visit to the countries that comprise the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3500 [17AP], S3750-S3752 [22AP], S3888 [23AP]

Zimbabwe: allocation of foreign aid, S8861 [25JY]

Reports

Arrest of Balbir S. Dhillon: Harshinder Singh, Amrik Singh and J.S. Dhillon, Human Rights Wing (organization), E1393 [29JY]

Assets of European Jews in Swiss Banks After World War II, S3031-S3033 [27MR]

———Daniel J. Reagan, S3246 [29MR]

Cambodian Elections: GAO, S6273, S6274 [14JN]

Conventional Arms Control: Presidential Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy, E1299 [17JY]

Creation of Ambassadorship Position to Vietnam: Dept. of State, S9849 [4SE]

Disinvesting in Diplomacy: Pamela Harriman, Ambassador to France, S3500 [17AP]

Generation Lost—Alarming News About the Health of IDP Children: Richard Kauzlarich, Ambassador to Azerbaijan, S8855 [25JY]

Human Rights Violations in East Timor: Amnesty International, E1760 [27SE]

Human Rights Violations in India: Amnesty International, E403 [21MR]

Medical Report on Dr. Jagjit Singh Chohan: D.M. Forrest, Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, E1300 [17JY]

National Energy Policy Authorities' Amendments and Extensions (S. 1605): CBO, S6624 [20JN]

Nazi and Fascist Capital in Latin America, S4253-S4256 [25AP]

Northern Ireland Peace Efforts: George J. Mitchell, John de Chastelain, and Harri Holkeri, S336 [24JA]

Nuclear Proliferation Threat Reduction: Aspen Strategy Group (organization), S12284 [3OC]

Report of Congressional Staff Delegation to Haiti, S3743-S3747 [19AP]

Senate Delegation Trip to Middle East: Senators Pell, Robb, and Inhofe, S1659 [7MR]

Senate Delegation Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina: Senators Daschle, Hatch and Reid, S6404-S6407 [18JN]

Settlement of Outstanding U.S. Claims to Confiscated Property in Cuba: Dept. of State, S12441 [21OC]

Visit by Senator Cochran to Indonesia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, S12027-S12031 [30SE]

Wine Business and Diplomacy, E1776 [28SE]

Reports filed

Afghanistan Peace Process: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 275), S8636 [24JY]

American Foreign Service Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 217), S4189 [25AP]

Arrest and Prosecution of Individuals Indicted for War Crimes by International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 270), S8635 [24JY]

Bulgaria Most-Favored-Nation Status: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 2853) (S. Rept. 104-265), S4937 [9MY]

Cambodia Most-Favored-Nation Status: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 1642) (S. Rept. 104-264), S4937 [9MY]

Chemical Weapons Convention: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4424 [30AP]

Committee on International Relations (House) Funding for Investigation of U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Res. 417) (H. Rept. 104-559), H4430 [6MY]

Committee on International Relations (House) Investigation of the U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 416) (H. Rept. 104-551), H4423 [2MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 370) (H. Rept. 104-470), H1715 [5MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1561, Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 375) (H. Rept. 104-476), H1984 [7MR]

Consideration of H. Res. 461, U.S. Policy Towards People's Republic of China: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 182, Most-Favored-Nation Status for People's Republic of China: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3540, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 104-601), H5753 [30MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 508) (H. Rept. 104-744), H9705 [1AU]

Consideration of Motion To Dispose of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1643, Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 334) (H. Rept. 104-447), H186 [4JA]

Criminal Penalties Under the Geneva Conventions for Certain War Crimes: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3680) (H. Rept. 104-698), H8374 [24JY]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 927) (H. Rept. 104-468), H1663 [4MR]

Defense and Security Assistance and Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3121), S7023 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries and Defense and Security Assistance Improvements: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3121) (H. Rept. 104-519), H3487 [16AP]

Dept. of State Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11293, S11294 [25SE]

Export Assistance Agencies Authority Extension: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3759) (H. Rept. 104-722), H8981 [30JY]

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1561) (H. Rept. 104-478), H2034 [8MR]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3540) (H. Rept. 104-600), H5646 [29MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3540) (S. Rept. 104-295), S7178 [27JN]

Foreign Trade Legislation Technical Corrections: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3815), S11291 [25SE]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3815) (H. Rept. 104-718), H8635 [29JY]

Intelligence Community Reorganization and Reform: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3237) (H. Rept. 104-620), H8247 [23JY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1420) (S. Rept. 104-373), S11972 [30SE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2823) (H. Rept. 104-665), H7259 [10JY]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3107) (H. Rept. 104-523), H6422 [17JN]

Marshall Islands Rongelop Resettlement Trust Fund Administration: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1332) (H. Rept. 104-471), H1715 [5MR]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3815) (S. Rept. 104-393), S12125 [1OC]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2853) (H. Rept. 104-466), H1635 [29FE]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for People's Republic of China: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 182) (H. Rept. 104-634), H6764 [25JN]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Romania: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3161) (H. Rept. 104-629), H6531 [19JN]

National Energy Policy Authority Amendments and Extensions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1605) (S. Rept. 104-273), S5093 [15MY]

People's Republic of China's International Obligation Relative to Elections in Hong Kong: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 271), S7023 [26JN]

Presidential Proclamation Authority Relative to Articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip in Israel: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3074) (S. Rept. 104-270), S4972 [13MY]

Presidential Proclamation Authority Relative to Foreign Trade Articles of the West Bank or Gaza Strip: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3074) (H. Rept. 104-495), H2842 [25MR]

Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2130), S11291 [25SE]

Sanctions on Foreign Persons Exporting Petroleum Products, Natural Gas, or Related Technology to Iran: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3107) (H. Rept. 104-523), H3580 [17AP]

Tribute to Individuals Who Served the U.S. During the Period Known as the Cold War: Committee on National Security (House) (H. Con. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 104-804), H10523 [17SE]

U.S. Policy Relative to Cambodia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 285), S11291 [25SE]

USIA Distribution Within U.S. of Film Entitled ``Fragile Ring of Life'': Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 2070), S7023 [26JN]

USIA Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11293 [25SE]

Resignations

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2875 [27MR]

Resolution of Ratification

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Albania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6612 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Belarus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7209 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Estonia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Georgia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Jamaica: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7209 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Latvia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Mongolia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Trinidad and Tobago: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Ukraine: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7209 [27JN]

Chemical Weapons Convention: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4424 [30AP]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Belgium: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Bolivia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Hungary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Malaysia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Philippines: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Switzerland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7027 [26JN]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and Austria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9661 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and Hungary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and United Kingdom: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9661 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and the Philippines: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9661 [2AU]

Protocol Amending Taxation Convention with Indonesia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11291 [25SE], S11659 [28SE]

Taxation Convention With Kazakhstan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11291 [25SE], S11659 [28SE]

Taxation Convention With the Netherlands: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11291 [25SE], S11659 [28SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Vietnamese Democracy Efforts: International Committee for a Free Vietnam, S4376 [30AP]

Resolutions of ratification

START II Treaty, S461-S463 [26JA]

Rulings of the Chair

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H6 [3JA]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5859, H5861, H5894, H5895, H5896 [5JN]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), H7590 [16JY]

Statements

Allied Burden Sharing: Senator Kerry, S7286 [28JN]

Clinton Administration Foreign Policy Record: Representative Hamilton, E1432 [1AU]

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and Banja Luka—Ethnic Cleansing Paradigm, or Counterpoint to a Radical Future: Franjo Komarica, E1101 [18JN]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Alfredo Duran, Cuban Committee for Democracy, H1731 [6MR]

———Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, Cuban Change (organization), H1731 [6MR]

———European Union, H1730 [6MR]

———Representative Burton, E371 [14MR]

Cuban Trip: Representative Moakley, H877 [25JA]

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: OMB, S3143 [28MR]

Global Environmental Issues: Warren Christopher, Sec. of State, E1209 [27JN]

Greece—A Vital Ally in the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean: Representative Hamilton, E1684 [25SE]

Human Rights Violations in East Timor: Daniel P. Reilly, U.S. Catholic Conference, E1766 [27SE]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Romania: Representative Richardson, H7594 [16JY]

———Roger Kirk, Ambassador to Romania, H7594 [16JY]

NATO Enlargement, and the American-Romanian Position: Peter Lucaci and Nicholas Dima, Union and League of Romanian Societies of America, E1358 [24JY]

NATO Expansion: Dept. of State, E102 [25JA]

———Michael Portillo, E102 [25JA]

———Vaclav Havel, President of Czech Republic, E102 [25JA]

NATO Security in Eastern Europe: Lech Walesa, E1062 [12JN], E1080 [13JN]

Northern Ireland Peace Efforts: Ad Hoc Committee on Irish Affairs, H2228 [14MR]

———Friends of Ireland in the U.S. Senate (organization), S2097 [14MR]

People's Republic of China Proposed Military Action Against Taiwan After First Presidential Election: House Republican Policy Committee, H1204 [1FE]

Political Asylum Reform, S3429 [17AP]

Removal of Russian Troops From Kaliningrad: Central and East European Coalition, H11252 [26SE]

Romanian Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status: Adrian Nastase, E1058 [11JN]

Timber Trade Between Cambodia and Thailand: Senator Thomas, S6274 [14JN]

Tribute to Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China: National Endowment for Democracy, S3801 [22AP]

Tribute to National Endowment for Democracy: Forum for International Policy (organization), S11317 [25SE]

Turkey Proposes Comprehensive Peace in the Aegean: Mesut Yilmaz (Prime Minister, Turkey), E459 [27MR]

U.S. Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Senator McCain, S4768 [7MY]

U.S. Policy on Regional Stability and Defense Relative to the Republic of China: Lien Chan, Prime Minister, Republic of China, S2629 [21MR]

Summaries

Contract With America Advancement Act (H.R. 3136): Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Provisions, E571-E579 [19AP]

Death by Default—A Policy of Fatal Neglect in China's State Orphanages: Human Rights Watch/Asia (organization), S342-S345 [24JA]

Foreign Bank Enforcement Act (S. 2144), S11550 [27SE]

Make Extension of Loan Guarantee Agreement With Mexico Conditional to Drug Enforcement Efforts (H.R. 2945), H1205 [1FE]

Make Foreign Aid to Mexico Conditional to Drug Enforcement Efforts (H.R. 2947), H1204 [1FE]

Mexican Safety Standards and Drug Enforcement Efforts Relative to Trucks Seeking To Cross U.S. Border (H.R. 2946), H1205 [1FE]

Third Annual Narcotics Control Conference, E1242 [11JY]

Tables

AID unexpended funds, S8816 [25JY]

American Overseas Interests Act (H.R. 1561), H2085 [12MR]

Assets of European Jews in Swiss banks after World War II, S3031 [27MR]

Cuban economic associations with foreign captial participation, S1505 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations request, H1868 [7MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8863 [25JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5834-H5837 [5JN], H12066-H12069 [28SE]

Testimonies

Lebanese Human Rights Violations: Independent Communications Network, S3236 [29MR]

Sanjak Region of Serbia and Montenegro: Bajram Omeragic, E1689 [25SE]

U.S. Policy on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Representative Tony P. Hall, S11192 [24SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 51, removal of Russian troops from Kaliningrad, H11250 [26SE]

H. Con. Res. 120, support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress in Ukraine, H9950 [4SE]

H. Con. Res. 132, extradition of Martin Pang from Brazil to the U.S., H10909 [24SE]

H. Con. Res. 136, conflict resolution between Turkish Government and Kurdish militants, E95 [25JA]

H. Con. Res. 142, human rights violations in Mauritania, H8621 [29JY]

H. Con. Res. 145, removal of Russian Armed Forces from Moldova, H11239 [26SE]

H. Con. Res. 149, condemn terrorist activities in Israel, H2070 [12MR]

H. Con. Res. 154, tribute to Republic of China on the occasion of first Presidential election, H5316 [21MY]

H. Con. Res. 155, human rights violations in Kosovo, H8629 [29JY]

H. Con. Res. 180, tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war, H11236 [26SE]

H. Con. Res. 189, U.S. membership in regional South Pacific organizations, H11241 [26SE]

H. Con. Res. 212, endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by the Republic of China at joining the community of nations, H10911 [24SE]

H. Res. 518 investigate CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, E1813 [28SE]

H. Res. 328, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1643, most-favored-nation status for Bulgaria, H2 [3JA]

H. Res. 334, consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1643, most-favored-nation status for Bulgaria, H193 [5JA]

H. Res. 345, human rights situation in Cambodia, H2851 [26MR]

H. Res. 370, consideration of H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, H1724 [6MR]

H. Res. 375, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1561, consolidate foreign affairs agencies, H2075 [12MR]

H. Res. 378, condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation in Serbia, E360 [14MR]

H. Res. 406, tribute to Ronald H. Brown and Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, H3587 [18AP]

H. Res. 416, Committee on International Relations (House) investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia, H4536 [8MY]

H. Res. 417, Committee on International Relations (House) funding to investigate U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia, H4550 [8MY]

H. Res. 445, consideration of H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H5826 [5JN]

H. Res. 461, U.S. policy towards People's Republic of China, H7027 [27JN]

H. Res. 463, consideration of H. Res. 461, U.S. policy and most-favored-nation status relative to People's Republic of China, H6950 [26JN]

H. Res. 489, consideration of H.R. 2823, International Dolphin Conservation Program Act, H9424 [31JY]

H. Res. 508, consideration of H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act, H9877 [2AU]

H.J. Res. 182, most-favored-nation status for People's Republic of China, H6985 [27JN]

H.R. 1332, Omnibus Insular Areas Act, H11622 [28SE]

H.R. 1642, Cambodia most-favored-nation status, H10344 [12SE]

H.R. 1642, most-favored-nation status for Cambodia, S8930 [25JY]

H.R. 2823, International Dolphin Conservation Program Act, H9438-H9442 [31JY]

H.R. 2853, most-favored-nation status for Bulgaria, H1673 [5MR]

H.R. 3074, Presidential proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip in Israel, H3412 [16AP]

H.R. 3074, provide President with proclamation authority relative to trade articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip, S11583-S11604 [27SE]

H.R. 3107, Iran and Libya Sanctions Act, H6469-H6472 [18JN]

H.R. 3121, improve foreign defense and security assistance and transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries, H3423-H3429 [16AP]

H.R. 3161, most-favored-nation status for Romania, H7589 [16JY]

H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8617-S8628 [24JY], S8946-S8964 [26JY]

H.R. 3564, NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act, H8116-H8118 [23JY]

H.R. 3680, provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes, H8620 [29JY]

H.R. 3684, prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company of the People's Republic of China, E1131 [20JN]

H.R. 3735, Development Fund for Africa reauthorization, H8623 [29JY]

H.R. 3759, export assistance agencies' authority extension, H10157 [10SE]

H.R. 3815, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act, S11805-S11812 [28SE], H12152-H12164 [28SE]

H.R. 3815, technical corrections in foreign trade legislation, H8673-H8678 [30JY]

H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act, H9886-H9890 [2AU]

H.R. 4036, Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act, H11126 [25SE]

S. 1605, national energy policy authorities' amendments and extension, S1856 [12MR]

S. 1616, inclusion of Republic of Korea in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program, S2102 [14MR]

S. 1638, U.S. policy towards Pakistan relative to nuclear nonproliferation, S2657 [21MR]

S. 1732, Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act, S4852-S4856 [8MY]

S. 1830, NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act, S5765-S5767 [4JN]

S. 1918, substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'', S10240 [10SE]

S. 2107, most-favored-nation status for Mongolia, S11174 [24SE]

S. 2130, extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to Hong Kong economic and trade offices, S11659 [28SE]

S. 2144, Foreign Bank Enforcement Act, S11550 [27SE]

S. 2165, Fair Trade Practices Act, S12349 [3OC]

S. Con. Res. 14, negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces in the Panama Canal Zone, S9983 [5SE]

S. Con. Res. 43, People's Republic of China proposed missile tests, S1606 [6MR]

S. Con. Res. 50, civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, S3161 [28MR]

S. Con. Res. 61, tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war, S5601 [23MY]

S. Con. Res. 73, return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation, S11558 [27SE]

S. Res. 217, American Foreign Service Day, S560 [30JA], S4445 [30AP]

S. Res. 218, make foreign aid to Mexico conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S561 [30JA]

S. Res. 225, withdrawal of Iranian military from Bosnia and Herzegovina, S1085 [7FE]

S. Res. 228, condemn terrorist activities in Israel, S1462, S1471 [29FE]

S. Res. 241, tribute to Ronald H. Brown and Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, S3251, S3317 [15AP], S3417 [17AP]

S. Res. 247, territorial dispute between Turkey and Greece, S3491 [17AP]

S. Res. 248, Liberian peace process, S3634 [18AP]

S. Res. 253, extradition of Mohammed Abbas to the U.S., S4400, S4426 [30AP]

S. Res. 262, impose sanctions on the People's Republic of China relative to intellectual property rights, S6245 [13JN]

S. Res. 268, Israeli peace initiatives relative to Arab summit, S6666 [21JN]

S. Res. 270, arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, S6667 [21JN]

S. Res. 271, international obligation of the People's Republic of China relative to elections in Hong Kong, S7029 [26JN], S7339 [28JN]

S. Res. 275, Afghanistan peace process, S7310 [28JN], S11201 [24SE]

S. Res. 285, U.S. policy towards Cambodia, S9074 [29JY]

S. Res. 288, U.S. military response to Iraqi attacks on Kurdish factions, S9956, S9968 [5SE]

S. Res. 306, Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and Japan implementation, S12000 [30SE]

S.J. Res. 50, make foreign aid to Mexico conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S1526 [5MR]

Transcripts

Allocation of Economic Assistance News Conference, S6627 [20JN]

Disappearances in Punjab: Ram Narayan Kumar and Lorenz Skerjanz, E410 [21MR], E443 [25MR]

Tributes

Brown, Ronald H., S3625 [18AP], E552 [17AP]

FOREIGN RELATIONS REVITALIZATION ACT

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, H1490 [28FE]

Articles and editorials

My Irish Hero Is a Jewish Congressman, E689 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 1561): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 375), H1984 [7MR]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 1561), H1987-H2032 [8MR]

Letters

Foreign affairs agencies' consolidation: several organizations, S3138 [28MR]

Procedures for determining status of certain missing members of the Armed Forces: Daniel A. Ludwig, American Legion, H2079 [12MR]

———Dolores A. Alfond, National Alliance of Families for the Return of America's Missing Servicemen, H2079 [12MR]

———Eugene B. McDaniel, American Defense Institute, H2079 [12MR]

———J. Thomas Burch, Jr., National Vietnam Veterans Coalition, H2079 [12MR]

———Jo Anne Shirley, National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, H2078 [12MR]

———Joyce A. Rommel, Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc., H2079 [12MR]

———Richard F. Shultz, DAV, H2079 [12MR]

Provisions: James L. Blum, CBO, E427 [22MR]

———Representative Hamilton, E427 [22MR]

Unfunded Federal mandates: June E. O'Neill, CBO, E760, E777 [10MY]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 1561, Provisions: President Clinton, H3304 [15AP]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1561): conference report, H1987 [8MR], H2084 [12MR], E336, E345 [13MR], E357, E364 [14MR], E379 [19MR], E426 [22MR]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 375), H2075-H2082 [12MR]

———veto, H3305 [15AP], H3666 [23AP], H4135, H4151-H4161 [30AP], E760, E777 [10MY]

Foreign aid: withhold assistance to countries blocking U.S. humanitarian aid to other countries, E336 [13MR]

Remarks in Senate

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense, S3139-S3143 [28MR]

Enact (H.R. 1561): conference report, S3101-S3114, S3123-S3146 [28MR], S3182 [29MR]

———conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S3033 [27MR]

U.N.: U.S. participation, S10648 [17SE]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA, S3134, S3135 [28MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1561, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 375) (H. Rept. 104-476), H1984 [7MR]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1561) (H. Rept. 104-478), H2034 [8MR]

Statements

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: OMB, S3143 [28MR]

Tables

American Overseas Interests Act (H.R. 1561), H2085 [12MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 375, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1561, consolidate foreign affairs agencies, H2075 [12MR]

FOREIGN SERVICE related term(s) Diplomats

Addresses

Who Needs Ambassadors? Challenges to American Diplomacy Today: Richard N. Gardner, S4420-S4423 [30AP], E662-E664, E665 [30AP]

Announcements

William Jennings Dyess Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund: University of Alabama National Alumni Association, S3010 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S555 [30JA]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see S. Con. Res. 61; H. Con. Res. 180), S5567 [23MY], H5501 [22MY]

Lists

American Foreign Service persons who have died on duty under heroic or inspirational circumstances, S560 [30JA]

Remarks in House

Dept. of State: funding, E662, E665 [30AP]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (H. Con. Res. 180), H11235-H11239 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

American Foreign Service Day: designate (S. Res. 217), S560 [30JA], S4445 [30AP]

Dept. of State: funding, S4420 [30AP]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (S. Con. Res. 61), S5602 [23MY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5952 [6JN], S7217 [27JN]

Reports filed

American Foreign Service Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 217), S4189 [25AP]

Nomination of Anne W. Patterson To Be Ambassador to El Salvador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Arma Jane Karaer To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Dennis K. Hays To Be Ambassador to Suriname: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Edward W. Gnehm, Jr., To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N. General Assembly: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Genta Hawkins Holmes To Be Ambassador to Australia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of John F. Maisto To Be Ambassador to Venezuela: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of John S. Wolf To Be U.S. Coordinator for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Karl F. Inderfurth To Be Alternate U.S. Representative to the U.N. General Assembly: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Madeleine Korbel Albright To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N. General Assembly: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Richard W. Bogosian To Be Special Coordinator for Rwanda and Burundi: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Victor Marrero To Be Alternate U.S. Representative to the U.N. General Assembly: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025-S7027 [26JN]

Tribute to Individuals Who Served the U.S. During the Period Known as the Cold War: Committee on National Security (House) (H. Con. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 104-804), H10523 [17SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 180, tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war, H11236 [26SE]

S. Con. Res. 61, tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war, S5601 [23MY]

S. Res. 217, American Foreign Service Day, S560 [30JA], S4445 [30AP]

FOREIGN TRADE related term(s) International Trade; Tariff

Addresses

China—Where Do We Go From Here? Senator Feinstein, S3798-S3800 [22AP]

Foreign Air Service Agreements: Senator Pressler, S3007-S3009 [27MR]

Leadership for the Next Century: Warren M. Christopher, Sec. of State, E51-E53 [23JA]

Rising Tide Must Lift More Boats: Senator Kennedy, S1187-S1190 [9FE]

Tribute to Dept. of Commerce Employees and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Warren M. Christopher, Harold Ickes, and F. Allen Harris, S6154 [12JN]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown: Senator Kennedy, S3252 [15AP]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown, Dept. of Commerce Employees, and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: Jean Kennedy Smith, Ambassador to Ireland, S3710 [19AP]

———William J. Dedinger, H3593 [18AP]

Amendments

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), S84, S86 [5JA], H203 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H201 [5JA]

Cambodia: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1642), H10344 [12SE]

———U.S. policy (S. Res. 285), S11638 [28SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8576 [23JY], S8617, S8631, S8633, S8667 [24JY], S8742, S8745, S8758, S8759, S8760, S8765, S8769, S8770, S8771, S8772, S8775, S8776, S8781, S8784, S8788, S8798, S8799, S8801, S8802, S8804, S8805, S8807, S8816, S8817, S8837, S8842, S8843, S8844, S8849, S8868, S8869, S8870, S8871, S8872, S8873, S8874, S8916, S8917, S8918, S8919, S8921, S8922, S8923 [25JY], H5754 [30MY], H5818, H5819, H5820 [4JN], H5846, H5847, H5848, H5859, H5861, H5863, H5875, H5876, H5877, H5878, H5891, H5893, H5894, H5895, H5897, H5898, H5899, H5906, H5935 [5JN], H6006 [6JN], H6142, H6143, H6145, H6148, H6150 [11JN]

Israel: provide President with proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip (H.R. 3074), S11583 [27SE]

Legislation: technical corrections (H.R. 3815), S11753, S11812 [28SE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), S11743 [28SE], H8111 [23JY]

Middle East: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), S7908, S7917 [16JY], H8125 [23JY]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6315 [13JN]

Analyses

Full Patent Term Preservation Act (S. 1540), S511 [26JA]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3107, Iran and Libya Sanctions Act, S7917 [16JY]

Conferees: H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8964 [26JY], H8793 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

After Funeral, a Celebration of a Rich Life—Birthday Party Becomes Tribute to Croatia Victim, S3791 [22AP]

Alameda Joins East Bay Cities in Shooting Down Junk Guns, S8302 [18JY]

American Patent System Subject to Foreign Power Grab, H3216 [29MR]

Arms Trade Menaces U.S. Security, Panel Says—Clinton-Appointed Group Urges Restraint in Selling Conventional Weapons to Other Countries, S7145 [27JN]

Awaiting the Crisis, S12260 [3OC]

Bad Bill on Cuba, S1492 [5MR], H1727 [6MR]

Bay Area Homicides, S8303 [18JY]

Big Steelmakers Shape Up—U.S. Mills Win Back Business at Home and Abroad, S4256 [25AP]

Bullies of Burma, S8815 [25JY]

Burma Beyond the Pale, S8757, S8815 [25JY]

Burmese Repression, S8815 [25JY]

Canada, Backed by Mexico, Protests to United States on Cuba Sanctions, S3409 [16AP]

Castro's Blunder, E372 [14MR]

China's Four Slaps—and the United States' Craven Response, S3321 [15AP], E482 [28MR]

Chinese View of China's Strategy, H6998-H7003 [27JN]

Clinton Claims on Auto Trade Disputed, S3730 [19AP]

Clinton Vows Help for Yeltsin Campaign—Arkansas' Interest in Poultry Dispute Discussed at Antiterrorism Summit, S3109 [28MR], E483 [28MR]

Costly Oversight—Fine Print in GATT Law Could Cost Zantac Users Millions, S3582 [18AP]

Cuba Expropriation Bill Could End Up Costing U.S. Taxpayers Billions, S1493 [5MR]

Cuba Incident—Correct Response, H1729 [6MR]

Cuba Says New U.S. Legislation Has Already Hurt, E371 [14MR]

Cuban Jets vs. Unarmed Cessnas, H1730 [6MR]

Cuba's Brutality, H1729 [6MR]

Death of My Friend Is Our Loss, S3791 [22AP]

Defeat for Business Bribery Abroad, S3410 [16AP]

End to Corruption, S3409 [16AP]

Endgame of a Congress—Tightening the Screws on Federal Regulators, H11575 [27SE]

Ex-Im Files—How the Taxpayer-Funded Export-Import Bank Helps Ship Jobs Overseas, S10177-S10179 [10SE], S10251-S10254 [11SE]

Global Economy Hits Home—Local Industry Cashes in on Gains in American Exports, H10166 [10SE]

Great Cuban Embargo Scam—A Little-Known Loophole Will Allow the Richest Exiles To Cash In, H1727 [6MR], E271 [5MR], E309 [7MR]

Growth of Economic Espionage, S12210 [2OC]

Hold The Blockade, H1729 [6MR]

Indonesian Asset Is Also a Liability, H2935 [27MR]

It's a Small Business World, H10164-H10166 [10SE]

Jamaican's Case for Trade Parity With NAFTA, E505 [29MR]

Latin American Nations Rebuke U.S. for the Embargo on Cuba, S6546 [19JN]

Lure of the Steal, S12208-S12210 [2OC]

Mideast Oil Forever?—The Coming Oil Crisis, S3623 [18AP]

Missteps on Cuba, H1728 [6MR]

More Auto Exports to Japan—Who Gets the Credit?, S3730 [19AP]

Most Favored Nation—or Most Appeased?, H6951-H6954 [26JN]

Moving to Metric May Harm Construction Contractors, S11705 [28SE]

Odds of Another Oil Crisis—Saudi Stability Plays a Large Role, S1448 [29FE]

Ottawa Still Loves Tyrant, E371 [14MR]

Partners In Commerce, S1790 [12MR]

Pentagon Weighs Ending Opposition to a Ban on Mines, S2215 [18MR]

Possibility of Default Starts To Worry Europe, Especially France, H879 [25JA]

Preparing Students for the Coming Century, S4085 [24AP]

Recipe for Growth, S4564-S4566 [1MY]

Reciprocal Obsession of Castro and Washington, S1491 [5MR]

Region Takes the Lead To Corral `Junk Guns', S8303 [18JY]

Regulators—Building a Case for Exemption, S11706 [28SE]

Sellout to China, E385 [20MR]

Senator Praises Pentagon for Reconsidering Landmine Use, S2215 [18MR]

Sock It to 'Em? Congress Takes Aim at Asia in Textile Bill, S7823 [12JY]

Surrendering U.S. Policy on Cuba, S1492 [5MR], H1728 [6MR]

Tax Code Gives Companies a Lift, S10180 [10SE]

Textile Magnate Critiques Recent Trade Deals, S1514 [5MR]

Time To Make Plans—and Tracks, H6962 [26JN]

Trading on Bribes, S1992 [13MR]

U.S. Foreign Aid Helps Americans at Home, S8743 [25JY]

U.S. Policy—Held Hostage in Miami, S1492 [5MR]

Weighing the Response to Cuba's Brutal Attacks, H1730 [6MR]

Weld's Opportunity, S8814 [25JY]

Zantac Windfall, S3580 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (see S. 2061), S10192 [10SE]

———define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 1463), return to Senate (see H. Res. 402), H3488 [16AP]

———improve operation of certain programs (see H.R. 2973), H1324 [27FE]

———maintain foreign market development programs (see H.R. 2950), H1224 [1FE]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (see S. Res. 277), S7492 [9JY]

———packing standards for imported tomatoes (see H.R. 2921), H1138 [31JA]

———plant variety protection relative to tubers (see S. 1602), S1682 [11MR]

Alaska: operation of foreign cruise ships (see S. 2076), S10600 [16SE]

Alcoholic beverages: eliminate Federal subsidies for advertising abroad (see H.R. 3472), H5287 [16MY]

American Samoa: clarify rules of origin for textile and apparel products (see H.R. 3761), H7154 [9JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see S. 1524), S346 [24JA]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (see S. 1518; H.R. 2969), S98 [5JA], H1251 [23FE]

———abolish (S. 1518), return to Senate (see H. Res. 387), H2665 [21MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241; H. Res. 403, 404, 406), S3311 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3649 [18AP]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2853), H330 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 328), H90 [3JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (see H. Res. 334), H186 [4JA]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H913 [25JA]

Business and industry: acquisition of domestically-developed technology by U.S. companies (see H. Con. Res. 202), H8557 [25JY]

———discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H3488 [16AP]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see S. 1951; H.R. 3654), S7816 [12JY], H6414 [13JN]

Cambodia: U.S. policy (see S. Res. 285), S9072 [29JY]

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see S. 1982; H.R. 4338), S8553 [23JY], H12251 [1OC]

———prohibit import of grain and grain products (see S. 1653), S3156 [28MR]

Child labor: impose certain sanctions on countries that use child labor (see H.R. 3812, 4037), H7533 [12JY], H10107 [5SE]

———prevent use for soccer ball manufacturing (see H.R. 4307), H12174 [28SE]

China, People's Republic of: impose sanctions relative to intellectual property rights (see S. Res. 262), S6225 [13JN]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 429), H4800 [9MY]

———most-favored-nation status (see S.J. Res. 56; H.J. Res. 181, 182), S5939 [6JN], H6285 [12JN], H6414 [13JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H6764 [25JN]

———most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 3569), H5817 [4JN]

———prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company (see H.R. 3684), H6690 [20JN]

———U.S. policy (see H. Res. 461), H6764 [25JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H6764 [25JN]

———U.S. policy relative to membership in World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4065), H10385 [12SE]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H8598 [26JY]

Colombia: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1560), S915 [6FE]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (see H.R. 4276), H12172 [28SE]

———regulatory requirements relative to the purchase or sale of commodities from markets located abroad (see H.R. 3891), H8374 [24JY]

Computers: prevent intellectual property piracy of databases (see H.R. 3531), H5569 [23MY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 1587, 1726; H.R. 3011), S1516 [5MR], S4618 [2MY], H1715 [5MR]

Crime: prevent economic espionage (see S. 1525, 1556, 1557), S377 [25JA], S737 [1FE]

———prohibit use of imported controlled substances to commit a felony (see S. 1919), S7179 [27JN]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 370), H1715 [5MR]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: amend relative to the exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 3980), H9922 [2AU]

Customs Service: refund anti-dumping duty deposits relative to certain imported orange juice (see S. 1812; H.R. 3922), S5567 [23MY], H8982 [30JY]

———refund anti-dumping duty deposits relative to certain imported television sets (see S. 1814), S5567 [23MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide diagnostic and certification services to reduce diseases associated with salmonid family of fish (see H.R. 2908), H1137 [31JA]

Dept. of Commerce: relief of survivors of Federal employees killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H.R. 3545), H5646 [29MY]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241; H. Res. 403, 404, 406), S3311 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

Drugs: imposition of trade sanctions on countries which threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of illicit drugs (see H.R. 3023), H1774 [6MR]

———require cooperation from trade partners in preventing illegal drug traffic (see H.R. 4290), H12173 [28SE]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see S. 1978; H.R. 3987), S8468 [22JY], H9923 [2AU]

Employment: extend time period for filing of trade adjustment assistance petitions (see H.R. 3271), H3649 [18AP]

Exports: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (see H.R. 3759, 4109), H7154 [9JY], H10602 [18SE]

Firearms: ban assault weapons, large capacity ammunition feeding devices and provide for mandatory minimum penalties for use during commission of a Federal crime (see H.R. 3382), H4396 [1MY]

———ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see S. 2163; H.R. 4208), S11972 [30SE], H11394 [26SE]

———prohibit possession or transfer of armor piercing ammunition (see H.R. 3017), H1716 [5MR]

———prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns (see S. 1654), S3156 [28MR]

———regulation of handguns in any manner affecting interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 3018), H1716 [5MR]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (see H. Res. 364, 388), H1251 [23FE], H2664 [21MR]

———require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental entity (see H.R. 3016), H1716 [5MR]

Flowers: require labeling of country of origin of imported fresh cut flowers (see S. 1793), S5492 [22MY]

Food industry: prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H1985 [7MR]

Foreign countries: border-crossing fees for vehicles or pedestrians entering the U.S. from Canada or Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 152), H2316 [14MR]

———most-favored-nation status for certain nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 2926), H1223 [1FE]

———private sector development enterprise funds (see H.R. 3116), H2466 [19MR]

———substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see S. 1918), S7179 [27JN]

———substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6285 [12JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2863, 3540), H737 [22JA], H5646 [29MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H5753 [30MY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 4198), H11394 [26SE]

———impose economic sanctions against countries failing to eliminate corrupt business practices (see S. 2165), S11972 [30SE]

———most-favored-nation status relative to Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria (see H.R. 3890), H8374 [24JY]

———provide remedy for inadequate trade benefits to the U.S. and restrictions on free emigration from other countries (see H.R. 4289), H12173 [28SE]

———sanctions against countries assisting the weapons programs of non-nuclear weapon states (see H. Res. 381), H2224 [13MR]

———strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and impose certain sanctions on countries relative to production and trafficking of illegal drugs (see S. 2053), S9853 [4SE]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1840; H.R. 3553), S5856 [5JN], H5753 [30MY]

Gemini Telescope Project: duty-free treatment of certain materials (see S. 1744; H.R. 3516, 3951), S4972 [13MY], H5501 [22MY], H9921 [2AU]

Hong Kong: extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to economic and trade offices (see S. 2130), S11294 [25SE]

Imports: provide for the liquidation of certain frozen concentrated orange juice entries (see H.R. 3705), H6712 [24JN]

Intellectual Property Assembly of the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3808), H7533 [12JY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology (see H.R. 3107), H2466 [19MR]

Israel: provide President with proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip (see H.R. 3074), H2223 [13MR]

Jewelry: require that imported jewelry be indelibly marked with the country of origin (see H.R. 4074), H10386 [12SE]

Jewelry boxes: require that imported jewelry be indelibly marked with the country of origin (see H.R. 4216), H11395 [26SE]

Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (see S. 1981), S8468 [22JY]

Labeling: marking requirements for U.S.-made feather and down-filled products (see S. 1747), S4972 [13MY]

———marking requirements for U.S.-made hand tools (see S. 1746), S4972 [13MY]

Legislation: technical corrections (see S. 1849; H.R. 3815), S5939 [6JN], H7657 [16JY]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H330 [5JA]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 4233), H11525 [27SE]

Mexico: duty rate adjustment of tomatoes relative to import surges (see H.R. 2902), H922 [26JA]

Mongolia: most-favored-nation status (see S. 2107; H.R. 4086), S11169 [24SE], H10524 [17SE]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see S. 2016), S9428 [1AU]

———assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 3314), H3819 [24AP]

———extension of Presidential fast-track negotiating authority relative to creation of a Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Area (see H. Res. 547), H11527 [27SE]

———U.S. participation in Coordinating Secretariat (see H.R. 3075), H2223 [13MR]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), consideration (see H. Res. 448), H6005 [6JN]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see S. 1638), S2646 [21MR]

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see S. 1540), S492 [26JA]

Puerto Rico: application of coastwise trade laws relative to travel to or from Puerto Rico (see H.R. 3020), H1774 [6MR]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (see S. 1644; H.R. 3161), S2860 [26MR], H2866 [26MR]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H3387 [15AP]

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (see S. 1603), S1682 [11MR]

Schools: prohibit purchase of foreign beef for nutrition programs (see S. 1829), S5763 [4JN]

Shipping industry: allow transportation of cargo on foreign ships manned by U.S. crews (see H.R. 4006), H9924 [2AU]

Ships and vessels: extend tariff exemption for certain unliquidated vessel repair entries (see S. 1775), S5267 [17MY]

Small business: provide legal redress for unfair trade practices (see H.R. 3967), H9922 [2AU]

Tariff: bis (4-amino-3-methylcyclohexyl)-methane (see S. 1779), S5378 [20MY]

———certain industrial nylon fabrics (see S. 1930; H.R. 4150), S7414 [8JY], H11047 [24SE]

———certain iron and steel pipe and tube products (see H.R. 3255), H3488 [16AP]

———certain silver and gold bars (see H.R. 3615), H6183 [11JN]

———certain water resistant wool trousers (see H.R. 3718), H6764 [25JN]

———chemicals (see H.R. 4184), H11229 [25SE]

———DEMT (see H.R. 4057), H10235 [11SE]

———desmedipham (see H.R. 3438), H4901 [10MY]

———duty exemption for merchandise purchased in a duty-free sales enterprise (see S. 1796), S5566 [23MY]

———epoxide resins (see S. 1781), S5378 [20MY]

———ethofumesate (see H.R. 3440), H4901 [10MY]

———fireworks (see S. 1787; H.R. 2895), S5443 [21MY], H913 [25JA]

———footwear (see H.R. 2890), H913 [25JA]

———Fybrel [SWP] (see H.R. 3254), H3488 [16AP]

———glass for use in ceramic-glass stovetops (see S. 2069), S10426 [12SE]

———golf clubs and golf club components (see H.R. 4240), H11526 [27SE]

———HIV protease inhibitor chemicals (see S. 2021; H.R. 3977), S9554 [2AU], H9922 [2AU]

———indolenine (see S. 1778), S5378 [20MY]

———injection molding machines (see S. 1782), S5379 [20MY]

———inorganic products used as luminophores (see S. 1769), S5191 [16MY]

———lead fuel test assemblies (see H.R. 3499), H5379 [21MY]

———liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries (see H.R. 3823), H7658 [16JY]

———methyl esters (see S. 1768), S5191 [16MY]

———para ethyl phenol (see H.R. 3728), H6915 [26JN]

———pharmaceutical-grade phospholipids (see H.R. 4273), H11527 [27SE]

———phenmedipham (see H.R. 3439), H4901 [10MY]

———plastic web sheeting (see H.R. 4003), H9924 [2AU]

———scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 3952), H9921 [2AU]

———semi-manufactured gold (see S. 1783), S5379 [20MY]

———skis and snowboards (see H.R. 4212), H11395 [26SE]

———tetraamino biphenyl (see S. 1705; H.R. 2870), S4190 [25AP], H774 [23JA]

———treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6285 [12JN]

———2,2-dichlorophenylacetic acid ethyl ester (DCPAE) (see H.R. 3025), H1774 [6MR]

———2-amino-3-chlorobenzoic acid, methyl ester (see S. 1550; H.R. 2889), S736 [1FE], H913 [25JA]

———wheat gluten (see H.R. 4053), H10235 [11SE]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to create new jobs and to prevent jobs from moving overseas (see S. 1597), S1649 [7MR]

Technology: competitiveness of the electronic inter-connections industry (see H. Res. 537), H11229 [25SE]

Terrorism: treatment of exports to countries identified as state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 3109), H2466 [19MR]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see S. 1891; H.R. 3527, 3669), S6517 [19JN], H5569 [23MY], H6508 [18JN]

Treaties and agreements: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain counties in Ireland (see S. 1976; H.R. 3599), S8373 [19JY], H6005 [6JN]

———negotiation of environmental, labor and agricultural standards relative to trade agreements in Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 4291), H12173 [28SE]

———require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (see H.R. 4014), H9924 [2AU]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (see S. 1961), S7887 [16JY]

U.S. Trade Administration: establish (see H.R. 4328), H12175 [28SE]

University of Arizona: duty-free treatment of certain materials used in the telescope programs (see S. 1846), S5939 [6JN]

Women in Enterprise Development Program: establish (see H.R. 3827), H7658 [16JY]

Book reviews

``Competitive Advantage of Nations,'' Lien Chan, E1890 [1OC]

Conference reports

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (H.R. 927), H1645-H1662 [4MR]

Descriptions

Extend Authority for Certain Export Agencies (H.R. 3759), E1224 [9JY]

Eulogies

Brown, Ronald H.: By Dave Ross, H3624 [18AP]

Excerpts

Democracy—An Emerging Asian Value: Senator Pell, S11194 [24SE], S11238-S11240 [25SE], S11422-S11424 [26SE]

Letters

Agricultural program operation improvement: several agricultural and economic experts, S905 [6FE]

———several Senators, S679 [1FE]

———Steve Appel, Washington State Farm Bureau, S903 [6FE]

Assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices ban: Gregory C. Caldwell, Downey, CA, Police Dept., H2698 [22MR]

Cabotage laws relative to transportation of cargo and passengers: several Representatives, E557 [17AP]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: David W. Wallace, Joint Corporate Committee on Cuban Claims, S1488 [5MR]

———Otto J. Reich, U.S.-Cuba Business Council, S1504 [5MR]

———President Clinton, S1504, S1506 [5MR], H1737 [6MR]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1737 [6MR]

———several business organizations, E1248 [11JY]

Customs Service regulations: Evelyn Suarez, Joint Industry Group (organization), E1418 [31JY]

Dispute settlement system for antidumping and countervailing duties under NAFTA: several Senators, S12038 [30SE]

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act: Bruce Schneier, S1521 [5MR]

———Matt Blaze, S1521 [5MR]

———Robert W. Holleyman II, Business Software Alliance, S1521 [5MR]

Erroneous listing of ICI Export Ltd. as a non-U.S. company having commercial activities with Cuba: William A. Meaux, ICI Americas Inc., S2717 [21MR]

Foreign aid to Burma: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8752, S8755, S8809 [25JY]

———Sein Win, Prime Minister of Burma, S8756, S8796 [25JY]

Foreign aid to Ukraine: Askold S. Lozynskyj, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Inc., S9156 [30JY]

———Orest A. Jejna, Ukrainian American Bar Association, S9156 [30JY]

———Yuri Shcherbak, Ambasador of Ukraine, S9156 [30JY]

GATT implementation relative to generic drug industry: C. Everett Koop, S7120 [27JN]

———Carole A. Long, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, S6597 [20JN]

———Daniel Perry, Alliance for Aging Research, S6597 [20JN]

———Eugene P. Schonfeld, National Kidney Association, S6598 [20JN]

———Joseph R. Bertino, American Association for Cancer Research, Inc., S6596 [20JN]

———Judith Simpson, United Patients' Association for Pulmonary Hypertension, Inc., S6597 [20JN]

———Nancy Sander, Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc., S6598 [20JN]

———Patti Munter, National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, S6597 [20JN]

———Robert J. Beall, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, S6597 [20JN]

———Sandra H. Kownacki, Autism Society of America, S6598 [20JN]

———several professors of medicine, S6596 [20JN]

———William E. Brock III, Brock Group, Ltd., S7120 [27JN]

GATT implementation relative to the generic drug industry: Cathy L. Hurwit, Citizen Action (organization), S3581 [18AP]

———Cynthia Pearson, National Women's Health Network, S3580 [18AP]

———Dixie D. Horning, S3581 [18AP]

———Generic Drug Equity Coalition, S3581 [18AP]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S3580 [18AP]

———Mern Horan, Consumer Federation of America, S3581 [18AP]

———Thair Phillips, Seniors Coalition, S3580 [18AP]

———Theresa Amato, Citizen Advocacy Center, S3581 [18AP]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: Representative Gejdenson, Committee on International Relations (House), H6474 [18JN]

Junk Gun Violence Protection Act: Janice L. Rogers, S7786 [11JY]

Market Access Program: Coalition To Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports, S8461 [22JY]

Most-favored-nation status for Romania: Alan Green, Jr., H7594 [16JY]

———Representatives Richardson and Bereuter, H7594 [16JY]

Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China: Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys (musical group), H7034 [27JN]

———Business Coalition for U.S.-China Trade, H7004-H7006 [27JN]

———Elena Bonner, H6702 [24JN]

———former Secs. of the Treasury, E1154 [24JN]

———Martin Lee, H7012 [27JN]

———President Clinton, H7017 [27JN]

———Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, E1154 [24JN]

NSF procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations: Paul L. Joffe, Dept. of Commerce, S9832 [4SE]

———Representative Crane, S9951 [5SE]

———Senator Cohen, S9950 [5SE]

———Senator Roth, S9950 [5SE]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Opening of new international air service markets: Federico Pena, Sec. of Transportation, S5377 [20MY]

———Matthias Wissman, S5377 [20MY]

Patent and Trademark Office reform: Raymond Damadian, Fonar Corp., H7142 [9JY]

Procedures for determining status of certain missing members of the Armed Forces: Daniel A. Ludwig, American Legion, H2079 [12MR]

———Dolores A. Alfond, National Alliance of Families for the Return of America's Missing Servicemen, H2079 [12MR]

———Eugene B. McDaniel, American Defense Institute, H2079 [12MR]

———J. Thomas Burch, Jr., National Vietnam Veterans Coalition, H2079 [12MR]

———Jo Anne Shirley, National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, H2078 [12MR]

———Joyce A. Rommel, Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc., H2079 [12MR]

———Richard F. Shultz, DAV, H2079 [12MR]

Reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations: Charlene Barshefsky, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and Carol M. Browner, EPA, S9710, S9722 [3SE]

———several environmental organizations, S9710 [3SE]

Release names of companies providing military items to Iraq: Representative Hamilton, E111 [30JA]

———Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E111 [30JA]

Rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment in Vietnam: John F. Sommer, Jr., American Legion, S8763 [25JY]

Russian ban on import of U.S. poultry: Senator Roth, S2147 [15MR]

Sale of National Defense Stockpile assets to offset foreign military sales research recoupment fees: Don Fuqua, Aerospace Industries Association, S7146 [27JN]

———John B. Goodman, Dept. of Defense, S7145 [27JN]

Shipbuilding loan guarantee program: Charlene Barshefsky, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, H6269 [12JN]

———Hugo Paemen, European Union, H6269 [12JN], H6318 [13JN]

———Karsten Klepsvik, Embassy of Norway, H6269 [12JN], H6318 [13JN]

———Kunihiko Saito, Embassy of Japan, H6318 [13JN]

———Masaji Takahashi, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, H6269 [12JN]

———P.M. Olberg, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, H6318 [13JN]

Trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain counties in Ireland: Irish American Unity Conference (organization), E1490 [2AU]

———Joe Hendron, British House of Commons, E1491 [2AU]

———John Hume, European Parliament, E1490 [2AU]

———John J. McCartin, European Parliament, E1491 [2AU]

———Sean McManus, Irish National Caucus, Inc., E1490 [2AU]

Trade embargo against Iraq and Serbia: Representative Archer, H5838 [5JN]

———Representative Callahan, H5838 [5JN]

Transfer of proceeds from sale of Iraqi oil to U.N. escrow account: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, E519 [29MR]

———Representative Hamilton, Committee on International Relations (House), E518 [29MR]

———Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E518 [29MR]

University research and education funding: several corporate chief executive officers, E1888 [1OC]

Use of the McBride Principles in formation of foreign policy: Anthony Lake, H4154 [30AP]

World Trade Organization review of dispute settlement reports: L. Ralph Mecham, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, S7149 [27JN]

Lists

Chinese companies involved in producing products in violation of intellectual property rights, S4675 [3MY]

Coalition To Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports, S8462 [22JY]

Examples of Arkansas patents granted extensions under GATT, S7119 [27JN]

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

MIA cases requiring critical Vietnamese assistance, H2080 [12MR]

MIA cases to be unilaterally resolved by the Vietnamese Government, H2080 [12MR]

Non-U.S. companies having commercial activities with Cuba, S1489 [5MR]

States, cities, and organizations with boycott resolutions against Burma, S8814 [25JY]

Supporters of S. 1654, Junk Gun Violence Protection Act, S4631 [2MY]

Messages

CHINASAT Project Restrictions Waiver on Export of U.S.-Origin Satellites to the People's Republic of China: President Clinton, S914 [6FE], H1230 [6FE]

COSAT Project Restrictions Waiver on Export of U.S.-Origin Satellites to the People's Republic of China: President Clinton, S915 [6FE], H1230 [6FE]

Economic Report: President Clinton, S1310 [26FE], H1243 [16FE]

Foreign Trade Policy and Agreements: President Clinton, H2931 [27MR]

Globalstar Satellite Project Restrictions Waiver on Export of U.S.-Origin Satellites to the People's Republic of China: President Clinton, S7669 [10JY], H7243 [10JY]

Issuance of Licenses for the Export of Defense Articles and U.S.-Origin Satellites to the People's Republic of China: President Clinton, S6718 [24JN], H6709 [24JN]

MABUHAY Project Restrictions Waiver on Export of U.S.-Origin Satellites to the People's Republic of China: President Clinton, S915 [6FE], H1230 [6FE]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria Relative to Compliance With International Emigration Policies: President Clinton, S554 [30JA], S8011 [17JY], H931 [30JA], H7720 [17JY]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Romania Relative to Compliance With International Emigration Policies: President Clinton, S29 [3JA], H22 [3JA]

National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton, S11030 [19SE]

National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton, S10552 [13SE]

National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton, S1176 [9FE], H1239 [13FE]

National Emergency Relative to Lapse of Export Administration Act: President Clinton, S5758-S5760 [4JN], H5792 [4JN]

National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton, H342 [22JA]

Small Business and Competition: President Clinton, S5853 [5JN], H5824-H5826 [5JN]

Motions

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H203, H206 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H6 [3JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H203 [5JA]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2700 [22MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8806, S8815 [25JY], H8792 [30JY]

Papers

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (H.R. 927): Jorge I. Dominguez, E1248 [11JY]

Press releases

India Smuggles Banned CFCs to U.S.: Council of Khalistan, E704 [2MY]

Proclamations

Tribute to Shelly McPeck Kelly, E580 [19AP]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 1463), return to Senate (H. Res. 402), H3414, H3415 [16AP]

———Food for Peace Program funding, H5250 [16MY]

———importation of Mexican avocados, H841 [25JA], H976 [31JA], E130 [1FE], E179 [5FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2973), E226-E228 [28FE]

———Market Access Program funding, H6212-H6217, H6245 [12JN]

———prioritize the export enhancement program, H1399 [28FE]

———use of Market Access Program for export or sale of alcoholic beverages, H6198-H6201 [12JN]

American Samoa: clarify rules of origin for textile and apparel products (H.R. 3761), E1226 [9JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

Argentina: compliance with international trade laws relative to footwear and textile industries, E1912 [3OC]

Arms sales: U.S. foreign military sales during fiscal year 1995, E115 [31JA]

Asia: media business investments in markets, E1174 [26JN]

Babcock and Wilcox Co.: Ohio's Exporter of the Year Award recipient, E1260 [11JY]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (H.R. 2969), H2577 [21MR], H2846 [26MR]

———abolish (S. 1518), return to Senate (H. Res. 387), H2577 [21MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3587-H3599, H3624 [18AP]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H50 [3JA], H111, H120 [4JA], H206-H216 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H2-H7 [3JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H193-H203 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2853), H1673-H1675, H1697 [5MR]

Burma: impose sanctions (H.R. 2892), H5560 [23MY], E1913 [3OC]

Business and industry: allow U.S companies to bid on construction contracts for the Three Gorges Dam project in the People's Republic of China, E1779 [28SE]

———relocation to foreign countries, H1777 [7MR], H2212 [13MR], H9903 [2AU], H10181 [11SE], H10498 [17SE], E927 [24MY]

Cambodia: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1642), H10344, H10345 [12SE]

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (H.R. 4338), E1895 [1OC]

Caribbean nations: provide equal access to U.S. trade markets under NAFTA, E505 [29MR]

China, People's Republic of: defense spending, H4835 [10MY]

———impose sanctions relative to intellectual property rights, H6418 [17JN]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (H.R. 3421), E792 [14MY]

———most-favored-nation status, H2039 [12MR], H4433, H4434, H4435 [7MY], H5292-H5296 [20MY], H5305, H5308, H5309 [21MY], H5387 [22MY], H5572 [29MY], H5849, H5850 [5JN], H5937 [6JN], H6094 [10JN], H6425, H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435, H6486 [18JN], H6514, H6516 [19JN], H6634 [20JN], H6693, H6699-H6703 [24JN], H6851 [26JN], H8106 [23JY], E1128 [20JN], E1154 [24JN], E1758 [27SE]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6976, H6977, H6978, H6979, H6985-H7026 [27JN], E1216, E1218 [8JY], E1241 [11JY], E1282 [12JY]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6950-H6963 [26JN]

———prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company (H.R. 3684), E1131 [20JN]

———trade restrictions relative to prison, slave, or child labor, H7705-H7708 [17JY]

———transfer of high technology jobs from the U.S., H6516 [19JN]

———U.S. policy, E482 [28MR], E770 [10MY]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7027-H7040 [27JN], E1216 [8JY]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6950-H6963 [26JN]

———U.S. wine industry delegation trip, E1776 [28SE]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability, defense, and foreign trade, E385 [20MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (H.R. 4276), E1828 [30SE], E1897 [1OC]

Computers: prevent intellectual property piracy of databases (H.R. 3531), E890 [23MY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, H7587 [16JY], E1295, E1305 [17JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (H.R. 3011), E276 [5MR]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (H.R. 447), H9930-H9932 [4SE]

Courts: jurisdiction of Federal courts over foreign manufacturers, H1576-H1582 [29FE]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government, H854 [25JA], H6329 [13JN]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H1280-H1283 [27FE], H1619 [29FE], H7266 [11JY], H7539 [16JY], H7661, H7664 [17JY], E1247 [11JY], E1322 [18JY]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1701 [5MR], H1736-H1749 [6MR], E271 [5MR], E308 [7MR], E371 [14MR]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 370), H1724-H1736 [6MR]

Customs Service: funding, H7700 [17JY]

———funding for inspection of goods in foreign countries relative to child labor statutes, H7676, H7677 [17JY]

———textile and apparel trade law enforcement, H7622 [16JY]

———tribute, E83 [25JA]

Deficit: U.S. policy, H1279 [27FE], H1755 [6MR], H3174 [29MR], H3557 [17AP], H3825 [25AP], H5186 [16MY], H9842 [2AU], H10498 [17SE], H10528 [18SE], H10647 [19SE], H11599 [28SE], E1779 [28SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: award grants relative to development of progressive food production methods, H1531-H1533 [29FE]

Dept. of Commerce: Trade Adjustment Assistance Program funding, H8292 [24JY]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H3437 [16AP], H3576-H3579 [17AP], H3643 [18AP], H6481 [18JN], E532, E533 [16AP], E588 [19AP], E1008 [6JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3587-H3599, H3624 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow audits of businesses relative to contracts made directly with foreign governments, H5894, H5895 [5JN]

———contracts for military landing gear, H4829 [10MY]

———prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (H.R. 3843), H7662 [17JY]

Dept. of Labor: Employment Standards Administration funding relative to garment industry working conditions, H7234 [10JY], H7369, H7372 [11JY]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of foreign policy views on Iraq, H10438 [17SE]

Drugs: importation of Rohypnol, H8204, H8205 [23JY]

———imposition of trade sanctions on countries which threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of illicit drugs (H.R. 3023), E288, E291 [6MR]

Economy: comparison of Clinton administration policy with previous administrations' policies, H10199 [11SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H8 [3JA], H1754 [6MR], H1778, H1779 [7MR], H2227 [14MR], H2462 [19MR], H3804 [24AP], H4180-H4185 [30AP], H4535 [8MY], H4830 [10MY], H5310 [21MY], H6096 [10JN], H6486 [18JN], H6627 [19JN], H7269 [11JY], H8109 [23JY], H8526 [25JY], H9456 [31JY], H9929 [4SE], H10168 [10SE], H10215 [11SE], H10333 [12SE], E295 [6MR], E1338 [22JY], E1357 [24JY], E1601 [12SE]

Eximbank: funding, H5841, H5846-H5856 [5JN]

Exports: controls (H.R. 361), H7563-H7589 [16JY]

———expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (H.R. 1300), H4094 [25AP]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 3759), H10179, H10180, H10181 [11SE]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 3759) (H.R. 3759), H10157-H10167 [10SE], H10181, H10182 [11SE], E1586 [11SE]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 4109), E1639 [18SE]

Federal contracts: promote competition through use of soft metric conversions, H8112-H8116 [23JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2474 [20MR], H2564 [21MR], H2668, H2669, H2670, H2685-H2701, H2702, H2703, H2705, H2709 [22MR], E415 [22MR], E445 [25MR], E456 [26MR], E471, E475 [28MR], E498 [29MR]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2671-H2685 [22MR]

———require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental entity, H2170, H2172-H2174 [13MR]

Florida: effect of NAFTA on winter fruit and vegetable farmers, H10975, H10976 [24SE]

Food industry: prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (H.R. 3050), E310 [7MR]

Foreign aid: limit funds for purchase of products that are not made in the U.S. or in the beneficiary country, H5876 [5JN]

———population planning activities funding, H5891-H5893 [5JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, H963 [30JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5832-H5921 [5JN], H5954 [6JN], H6142-H6159 [11JN], H8792 [30JY], H9912-H9918 [2AU], E1025, E1027 [6JN], E1029 [7JN], E1043 [10JN], E1052 [11JN], E1072, E1074 [12JN], E1103, E1109, E1111 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (H. Res. 445), H5826-H5832 [5JN]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 4198), E1725 [26SE]

———limit use of Foreign Military Financing Program funds for foreign-made defense articles or services, H5895, H5896 [5JN], H6142, H6143 [11JN]

———responses to piracy of intellectual property, H7137-H7143 [9JY]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3553), H9932, H9933 [4SE], E951 [30MY], E1521 [5SE]

———funding, H5250 [16MY]

GATT: impact on agricultural trade, H1448 [28FE]

———impact on employment and the economy, H1720 [6MR], H2470 [20MR]

———implementation, H7255 [10JY]

Gemini Telescope Project: duty-free treatment of certain materials (H.R. 3951), E1465 [2AU]

Generalized System of Preferences Program: extension, H9858 [2AU]

Gingrich, Representative: allegations relative to the shredding of Dept. of Commerce documents after the plane crash that killed Ronald H. Brown, H5939, H5940 [6JN]

International Customs Day: observance, E83 [25JA]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology (H.R. 2458), E203 [23FE]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology (H.R. 3107), E387 [20MR]

Iraq: release names of companies providing military items, E111 [30JA]

Israel: provide President with proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip (H.R. 3074), H3412-H3414 [16AP]

Japan: bilateral aviation agreement, E1162 [25JN]

Kenrich Petrochemical, Inc.: trade and patent dispute with Japan, E307 [7MR]

Labeling: marking requirements for U.S.-made hand tools, H11575 [27SE]

Legislation: technical corrections (H.R. 3815), H8673, H8679 [30JY], H12152, H12164 [28SE], E1418 [31JY]

Lumber industry: impact of subsidized lumber from Canada on market share and employment in the U.S., H1145 [1FE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), H8110-H8116 [23JY], H12032, H12033 [28SE]

———conversion requirements (H.R. 4233), H11599-H11602, H12032 [28SE]

Mexico: duty rate adjustment of tomatoes relative to import surges (H.R. 2902), H745 [23JA], H916 [26JA]

———investigation of ITC and Lee Frankel relative to Mexican and Florida tomato growers, H10330 [12SE]

———modification of quarantine on Mexican Hass avocados, E1065 [12JN]

———price of tomatoes, H8670 [30JY]

Middle East: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), H6469-H6478 [18JN], H8125-H8127 [23JY], E1110 [18JN], E1125 [20JN]

Motor vehicles: impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile industry, H3494 [17AP]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H745 [23JA], H1720 [6MR], H2096 [12MR], H2470 [20MR], H2562 [21MR], H3804 [24AP], H10013 [4SE]

———implementation, H9709 [1AU]

National objectives: access of U.S. business to markets, E1923 [4OC]

———extend authority for certain export agencies (H.R. 3759), E1224 [9JY]

Navy: transfer obsolete vessels to Northeast Wisconsin Railroad Transportation Commission, H4354 [1MY]

Nike, Inc.: labor situation of employees, H9838 [2AU]

———labor situation of Indonesian workers, H2934 [27MR], H3215 [29MR]

Nike Inc.: tribute, H4113 [29AP]

Northern Ireland: business practices of U.S. companies, H2091 [12MR]

NSF: repeal certain limitations on procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to Dept. of Commerce antidumping determinations, H6905-H6913 [26JN]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6293-H6325 [13JN]

———congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), consideration (H. Res. 448), H6268-H6275 [12JN]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation, H2660 [21MR], E395 [20MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: reform, H6703-H6706 [24JN]

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (H.R. 359), H3215-H3217 [29MR], H5560-H5563 [23MY], H5639-H5644 [29MY], H5984 [6JN], H6279-H6282 [12JN], H6499-H6506 [18JN], H6703-H6706 [24JN], H7255 [10JY]

———U.S. and Japan agreement, H7255 [10JY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1401 [28FE], H1721 [6MR], H1779 [7MR], H2226 [14MR], H2473, H2474 [20MR], H2562, H2563 [21MR], H2876, H2877 [27MR], H2971 [28MR], E1860 [30SE]

———sale of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H4308 [1MY]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), H7537, H7589-H7597 [16JY], E636, E653 [25AP], E1058 [11JN], E1361 [24JY]

Russia: ban on import of U.S. poultry, E482 [28MR]

Shipping industry: allow transportation of cargo on foreign ships manned by U.S. crews (H.R. 4006), E1494 [2AU]

Ships and vessels: restrictions relative to transportation of cargo and passengers, E557 [17AP]

———shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6268-H6275 [12JN], H6295, H6297-H6302, H6316-H6325 [13JN]

Small business: provide legal redress for unfair trade practices (H.R. 3967), E1465 [2AU]

Tariff: certain silver and gold bars (H.R. 3615), E1049 [11JN]

———chemicals (H.R. 4184), E1703 [26SE]

———golf clubs and golf club components (H.R. 4240), E1769 [28SE]

———para ethyl phenol (H.R. 3728), E1173 [26JN]

———pharmaceutical-grade phospholipids (H.R. 4273), E1775 [28SE]

———scientific instruments and apparatus (H.R. 3952), E1463 [2AU]

———skis and snowboards (H.R. 4212), E1732 [27SE]

———treatment of ceramic tile industry, E1479 [2AU]

Thailand: anniversary of Treaty of Amity and Commerce, E389 [20MR], E451 [26MR]

Tobacco products: WHO study relative to U.S. exports, E1278 [12JY]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (H.R. 2743), H6418 [17JN]

Treaties and agreements: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain counties in Ireland (H.R. 3599), E1435 [1AU], E1489 [2AU]

———require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (H.R. 4014), E1500 [2AU]

U.N.: transfer of proceeds from sale of Iraqi oil to escrow account, E518 [29MR]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (H.R. 2533), H3215-H3217 [29MR]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA, H2078 [12MR]

———rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, H9912 [2AU]

World Trade Organization: ruling on enforcement of GATT relative to environmental laws, H876, H877 [25JA], E174 [5FE]

———ruling on U.S. Clean Air Act relative to violation of international trade laws, H4133 [30AP], H4904 [14MY]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: U.S. policy, S12056 [1OC]

Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 1463), S441 [26JA]

———define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 2061), S10192 [10SE]

———differential export tax scheme relative to soybean farmers, S9539 [2AU], S12280 [3OC]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (S. Res. 277), S7494 [9JY]

———U.S. policy, S12425-S12434 [21OC]

Alaska: operation of foreign cruise ships (S. 2076), S10603 [16SE]

Anchorage, AK: Russian Far East and American-Russian Center funding, S8860 [25JY]

Antipersonnel weapons: eliminate use, S2213 [18MR]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (S. 1524), S346 [24JA]

Bermuda: treatment of Bill and Allan MacDonald relative to cable television company, S9959 [5SE]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (H.R. 2969), S2838 [25MR]

———abolish (S. 1518), S108 [5JA], S167 [10JA], S724 [1FE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (S. Res. 241), S3251, S3252, S3269, S3274-S3276 [15AP], S3415, S3416 [16AP], S3417 [17AP]

———tribute (S. Res. 241), unanimous-consent agreement, S3258 [15AP]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), S78 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), unanimous-consent agreement, S84-S89 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2853), S7341 [28JN]

Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8745-S8758, S8795-S8797, S8808-S8816 [25JY]

———U.S. policy, S12290 [3OC]

Business and industry: condemn practice of bribery for the awarding of contracts, S1992 [13MR]

———condemn practice of bribery in the awarding of contracts, S4833 [8MY]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (S. 1951), S7818-S7825 [12JY]

———relocation to foreign countries, S3257 [15AP]

———relocation to foreign countries to avoid certain income taxes, S9265, S9266 [31JY], S9545 [2AU]

———resurgence of steel industry, S4256 [25AP]

Cambodia: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1642), S8930, S8931 [25JY], S9074 [29JY], S11639, S11640 [28SE]

———U.S. policy (S. Res. 285), S9074 [29JY], S11638 [28SE]

Canada: application of Provincial sales tax levied by New Brunswick relative to free trade, S4595, S4607 [2MY]

———conduct study of allegations of harassment by Canadian customs agents, S4595, S4607 [2MY]

———limit imports of wool apparel (S. 1982), S8553-S8555 [23JY]

———prohibit import of grain and grain products (S. 1653), S3159 [28MR]

Charleston, SC: tribute to Sea-Land Services, S4084 [24AP]

China, People's Republic of: impose sanctions relative to intellectual property rights (S. Res. 262), S6245 [13JN]

———most-favored-nation status, S5643 [24MY], S5781-S5784 [5JN], S5910, S5911 [6JN], S7068 [27JN], S10404 [12SE]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), S6947-S6949 [26JN]

———most-favored-nation status (S.J. Res. 56), S5943-S5945 [6JN]

———U.S. policy, S3798 [22AP]

Coast Guard: regulations relative to shipping of edible fats, oils, and greases, S9147 [30JY]

Colombia: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. 1560), S916, S917 [6FE]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, S7507 [10JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 1587), S1516-S1522 [5MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 1726), S4624-S4627 [2MY], S6153 [12JN]

Copyrights: illegal foreign duplication of copyrighted material, S3238 [29MR]

Crime: prevent economic espionage (S. 1525), S377 [25JA]

———prevent economic espionage (S. 1556), S740, S741 [1FE]

———prevent economic espionage (S. 1557), S740, S741 [1FE]

———prohibit use of imported controlled substances to commit a felony (S. 1919), S7088 [27JN]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S1453 [29FE], S3408 [16AP], S7882 [16JY]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1479-S1506, S1510, S1511 [5MR]

———U.S. policy, S7882 [16JY]

Customs Service: refund anti-dumping duty deposits relative to certain imported orange juice (S. 1812), S5589 [23MY]

Deficit: U.S. policy, S577 [31JA], S1400-S1402 [29FE], S1514 [5MR], S3151 [28MR], S5638-S5641 [24MY], S11489 [27SE], S12259-S12260 [3OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, S8458-S8462 [22JY], S8583, S8584, S8591 [24JY]

———regulation of the importation of avocados, S8604 [24JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, S3625 [18AP], S3697, S3709 [19AP], S3789, S3790 [22AP], S4001 [23AP], S4091 [24AP], S4874 [8MY], S5558-S5562 [23MY], S6154 [12JN]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), S3251, S3252, S3269, S3274-S3276 [15AP], S3415, S3416 [16AP], S3417 [17AP]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), unanimous-consent agreement, S3258 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: export controls, S7166 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: Office of Oil and Gas Technologies funding, S12296, S12297 [3OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1187 [9FE], S1385 [28FE], S1402 [29FE], S1537-S1542, S1544-S1546 [6MR], S1615, S1616 [7MR], S4564 [1MY], S4591 [2MY], S4883, S4886 [9MY], S7811-S7813 [12JY], S7882 [16JY], S9341-S9344, S9348-S9352 [1AU], S11401 [26SE], S11497-S11503 [27SE]

Eizenstat, Stuart E.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade, S3248 [29MR]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (S. 1978), S8468-S8472 [22JY]

EPA: reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations, S9709, S9721, S9722 [3SE]

Estonia: memorandum of understanding with NRG Energy, Inc., S2837 [25MR]

Exports: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices, S2173-S2177 [15MR]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (S. 2163), S11974 [30SE]

———prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns (S. 1654), S3160 [28MR], S3613 [18AP], S4184 [25AP], S4631 [2MY], S4951 [9MY], S5205 [16MY], S7071 [27JN], S7785 [11JY], S8302 [18JY], S9624 [2AU]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S3701 [19AP]

Fish and fishing: Canadian shipment of herring, S10911 [19SE]

Flowers: require labeling of country of origin of imported fresh cut flowers (S. 1793), S5497 [22MY]

Foreign aid: indirect assistance in economy of developing countries relative to Generalized System of Preferences, S9540 [2AU]

Foreign countries: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (S. 1918), S7189 [27JN], S7298 [28JN], S10239, S10240 [10SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, S425, S433 [26JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8617-S8633 [24JY], S8741-S8777, S8781-S8820, S8833-S8863 [25JY], S8943-S8965, S9003-S9005 [26JY], S9156 [30JY], S9421 [1AU], S12009, S12025 [30SE]

Foreign policy: definition of most-favored-nation status, S5949 [6JN]

———impose economic sanctions against countries failing to eliminate corrupt business practices (S. 2165), S11979 [30SE], S12349 [3OC]

———responses to piracy of intellectual property, S4672-S4676 [3MY], S5001 [14MY]

———strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and impose certain sanctions on countries relative to production and trafficking of illegal drugs (S. 2053), S9854 [4SE], S9978 [5SE]

Foreign trade: condemn practice of bribery for the awarding of contracts, S3409 [16AP]

France: U.S. air service agreement, S3006-S3009 [27MR]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3553), S10565 [13SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1840), S5861 [5JN]

GATT: implementation relative to generic drug industry, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3215 [29MR], S3574, S3578-S3583 [18AP], S6460 [19JN], S6591-S6603 [20JN], S6827 [25JN], S7115-S7125 [27JN]

———implementation relative to generic drugs, S2038 [14MR]

Gemini Telescope Project: duty-free treatment of certain materials (S. 1744), S4973 [13MY]

Germany: bilateral aviation agreement, S5551 [23MY]

Hong Kong: extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to economic and trade offices (S. 2130), S11658 [28SE]

ICI Americas Inc.: erroneous listing of ICI Export Ltd. as a non-U.S. company having commercial activities with Cuba, S2717 [21MR]

International Development Association: funding, S8759 [25JY]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: ratification, S8335 [19JY]

Iraq: U.N. sanctions relative to nuclear weapons proliferation, S1452 [29FE]

Israel: provide President with proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip (H.R. 3074), S11583 [27SE]

Japan: access of U.S. business to markets, S3730 [19AP], S4269 [29AP], S9625 [2AU]

———access of U.S. businesses to air service markets, S10679 [17SE]

———bilateral aviation agreement, S7172 [27JN]

———compliance with U.S.-Japanese bilateral aviation agreement, S4314 [29AP]

———negotiate Semiconductor Trade Agreement, S6450-S6453 [19JN], S9052-S9054 [29JY]

Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (S. 1981), S8477 [22JY]

Legislation: technical corrections (H.R. 3815), S11446 [26SE], S11805-S11813 [28SE]

Lumber industry: impact of subsidized lumber from Canada on market share and employment in the U.S., S570, S571 [31JA]

Metric system: conversion, S12423 [21OC]

———conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), S11704-S11707 [28SE], S11944 [30SE]

Middle East: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), S7090 [27JN], S7917 [16JY], S9551 [2AU]

Mongolia: most-favored-nation status (S. 2107), S11174 [24SE], S11320 [25SE]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (S. 2016), S9437 [1AU]

———dispute settlement system for antidumping and countervailing duties, S12038 [30SE]

———impact on employment and the economy, S20 [3JA], S577 [31JA]

National Defense Stockpile: sale of assets to offset foreign military sales research recoupment fees, S7144-S7146 [27JN]

NSF: repeal certain limitations on procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to antidumping determinations, S9831 [4SE], S9950, S9951 [5SE]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Agreement: ratification, S11496 [27SE]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation, S6139 [12JN]

———U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (S. 1638), S2656, S2657 [21MR]

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (S. 1540), S510 [26JA], S7897 [16JY]

Pell, Senator: report on visit to Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Republic of China, S11238 [25SE], S11422 [26SE]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S1448 [29FE], S1551 [6MR], S2098 [14MR], S2642 [21MR], S3004 [27MR], S3622 [18AP], S4004 [24AP], S4615 [2MY], S4849 [8MY], S5090 [15MY], S5564 [23MY], S5852 [5JN], S6218 [13JN], S6608 [20JN], S7057 [26JN], S7646 [10JY], S8011 [17JY], S8633 [24JY], S9291 [31JY], S9957 [5SE], S10011 [6SE], S10321 [11SE], S10583 [16SE], S10980 [19SE], S11417 [26SE], S12286 [3OC]

———dependence on imported oil, S395 [26JA], S732 [1FE]

Pharmaceuticals: patent litigation relative to ranitidine, S2085 [14MR]

Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer: tribute to series of articles on U.S. trade deficit, S11489 [27SE]

Political campaigns: emphasis on national objectives during Presidential primaries, S1537-S1539 [6MR]

Pressler, Senator: efforts to open new international air service markets, S5376 [20MY]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), S8391, S8392 [19JY]

———most-favored-nation status (S. 1644), S2863 [26MR]

Russia: ban on import of U.S. poultry, S1374 [27FE], S2147 [15MR], S3108-S3110, S3131, S3144 [28MR], S4003 [24AP]

Saudi Arabia: continuance of economic and security partnership, S1790 [12MR]

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (S. 1603), S1682 [11MR]

Schools: prohibit purchase of foreign beef for nutrition programs (S. 1829), S5764 [4JN]

South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude: labeling of carpets made with child labor, S4005 [24AP]

Tariff: fireworks (S. 1787), S5448 [21MY]

———glass for use in ceramic-glass stovetops (S. 2069), S10427 [12SE]

———HIV protease inhibitor chemicals (S. 2021), S9560 [2AU], S12005 [30SE]

———methyl esters (S. 1768), S5192 [16MY]

———tetraamino biphenyl (S. 1705), S4194 [25AP]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to create new jobs and to prevent jobs from moving overseas (S. 1597), S1650-S1652 [7MR], S2178 [15MR]

———review of differential export taxes, S12025 [30SE]

———treatment of computer software exports relative to the foreign sales corporation tax, S7444 [9JY]

———treatment of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S10168-S10182 [10SE], S10246-S10261 [11SE]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (S. 1891), S6528 [19JN]

Treaties and agreements: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain counties in Ireland (S. 1976), S8374 [19JY]

———U.S.-Japan insurance agreement, S8769, S8770 [25JY]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (S. 1961), S7897-S7900 [16JY]

U.S.-Japan Framework Agreement on Autos and Auto Parts: support, S10356 [12SE]

United Kingdom: bilateral aviation agreement, S5089 [15MY], S5442 [21MY]

University of Arizona: duty-free treatment of certain materials used in the telescope programs (S. 1846), S5940 [6JN]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA, S2186 [15MR], S3134, S3135 [28MR]

———rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, S8760, S8765, S8773, S8774 [25JY]

World Trade Organization: dispute settlement system, S4569 [1MY]

———establish commission to review dispute settlement reports, S6028 [11JN], S7147-S7151 [27JN]

Yugoslavia: Senate delegation visit to the countries that comprise the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3500 [17AP], S3750-S3752 [22AP], S3888 [23AP]

Reports

New Garment Workers Study Finds Americans Intolerant of Sweatshops in Garment Industry: Marymount University Center for Ethical Concerns, S11035 [19SE]

Research and Development Recoupment Charge: Presidential Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy, S7145 [27JN]

Wine Business and Diplomacy, E1776 [28SE]

Reports filed

Board of Tea Experts Abolishment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2969) (H. Rept. 104-467), H2033 [8MR]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2969) (H. Rept. 104-467), H1663 [4MR]

Bulgaria Most-Favored-Nation Status: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 2853) (S. Rept. 104-265), S4937 [9MY]

Cambodia Most-Favored-Nation Status: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 1642) (S. Rept. 104-264), S4937 [9MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 370) (H. Rept. 104-470), H1715 [5MR]

Consideration of H. Res. 461, U.S. Policy Towards People's Republic of China: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 182, Most-Favored-Nation Status for People's Republic of China: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]

Consideration of H.R. 125, Repeal Ban on Assault Weapons and Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Devices: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 388) (H. Rept. 104-490), H2664 [21MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2754, Shipbuilding Trade Agreement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 448) (H. Rept. 104-606), H6005 [6JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3540, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 104-601), H5753 [30MY]

Consideration of Motion To Dispose of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1643, Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 334) (H. Rept. 104-447), H186 [4JA]

Copyright Term Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 483) (S. Rept. 104-315), S7670 [10JY]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 927) (H. Rept. 104-468), H1663 [4MR]

Dept. of Commerce Toll-Free Telephone Number for Consumer Assistance: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 447) (H. Rept. 104-753), H9921 [2AU]

Economic Espionage Prevention: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1556) (S. Rept. 104-359), S9742 [3SE]

Export Assistance Agencies Authority Extension: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3759) (H. Rept. 104-722), H8981 [30JY]

Export Controls Authority: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 361) (H. Rept. 104-605), H5934 [5JN]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3540) (H. Rept. 104-600), H5646 [29MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3540) (S. Rept. 104-295), S7178 [27JN]

Foreign Trade Export Controls: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 361) (H. Rept. 104-605), H7105 [27JN]

Foreign Trade Legislation Technical Corrections: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3815), S11291 [25SE]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3815) (H. Rept. 104-718), H8635 [29JY]

FTC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1840) (S. Rept. 104-342), S9294 [31JY]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3107) (H. Rept. 104-523), H6422 [17JN]

Metric System Conversion Requirements: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 104-639), H6914 [26JN]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3815) (S. Rept. 104-393), S12125 [1OC]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2853) (H. Rept. 104-466), H1635 [29FE]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for People's Republic of China: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 182) (H. Rept. 104-634), H6764 [25JN]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Romania: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3161) (H. Rept. 104-629), H6531 [19JN]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Agreement Relative to Construction and Repair of Certain Self-Propelled Seagoing Vessels: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2754) (H. Rept. 104-524), H3648 [18AP]

Presidential Proclamation Authority Relative to Articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip in Israel: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3074) (S. Rept. 104-270), S4972 [13MY]

Presidential Proclamation Authority Relative to Foreign Trade Articles of the West Bank or Gaza Strip: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3074) (H. Rept. 104-495), H2842 [25MR]

Prevention of Economic Espionage: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1556), S9158 [30JY]

Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2130), S11291 [25SE]

Sanctions on Foreign Persons Exporting Petroleum Products, Natural Gas, or Related Technology to Iran: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3107) (H. Rept. 104-523), H3580 [17AP]

Shipbuilding Trade Agreement Act: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 2754) (H. Rept. 104-524), H5753 [30MY]

U.S. Policy Relative to Cambodia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 285), S11291 [25SE]

Resolution of Ratification

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Albania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6612 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Belarus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7209 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Estonia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Georgia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Jamaica: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7209 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Latvia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Mongolia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Trinidad and Tobago: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Ukraine: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7209 [27JN]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7027 [26JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H6 [3JA]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5859, H5861, H5894, H5895, H5896 [5JN]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), H7590 [16JY]

Statements

China—Friend or Enemy? Barbara H. Franklin, E1758 [27SE]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Alfredo Duran, Cuban Committee for Democracy, H1731 [6MR]

———Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, Cuban Change (organization), H1731 [6MR]

———European Union, H1730 [6MR]

———Representative Burton, E371 [14MR]

GATT Implementation Relative to Generic Drug Industry: by, S3134 [28MR]

———Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative, S3215 [29MR]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for Romania: Representative Richardson, H7594 [16JY]

———Roger Kirk, Ambassador to Romania, H7594 [16JY]

Myth of Smoot-Hawley: John Heinz, S10173 [10SE]

NSF Procurement of Supercomputing Equipment Relative to Antidumping Determinations: Neal Lane, NSF, S9832 [4SE]

Pitfalls of the Media Business in Asia: Marc B. Nathanson, USIA, E1175 [26JN]

Romanian Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status: Adrian Nastase, E1058 [11JN]

Tax Treatment of Businesses Operating Abroad: Robert S. McIntyre, Citizens for Tax Justice (organization), S9314 [31JY]

Three Gorges Project in the People's Republic of China: Martin A. Kamarck, Eximbank, H5854 [5JN]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown: Representative Dixon, H3453 [16AP]

Studies

Smoot-Hawley, Depression, and World Revolution: Donald W. Bedell, Bedell Associates, S10173-S10176 [10SE]

Summaries

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act (S. 1587), S1519 [5MR]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization (S. 1961), S7900 [16JY]

Tables

Cuban economic associations with foreign captial participation, S1505 [5MR]

Diagnostic imaging and therapy systems—trade balance, 1992, H7142 [9JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8863 [25JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5834-H5837 [5JN], H12066-H12069 [28SE]

Merchandise trade deficit, S10176 [10SE]

Metropolitan area exports—an export performance report on over 250 U.S. cities, S7058 [26JN]

People's Republic of China average tariff rates, H7705 [17JY]

People's Republic of China imports and exports, H7706 [17JY]

People's Republic of China tariff levels, H7705 [17JY]

People's Republic of China trends in exchange rates, H7706 [17JY]

Textile and apparel plant closings and layoffs in North Carolina, S7824 [12JY]

Textile trade with Asia, S7824 [12JY]

U.S. foreign military sales during fiscal year 1995, E115 [31JA]

Testimonies

Patent and Trademark Office Reform: Raymond Damadian, Fonar Corp., H7142 [9JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 328, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1643, most-favored-nation status for Bulgaria, H2 [3JA]

H. Res. 334, consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1643, most-favored-nation status for Bulgaria, H193 [5JA]

H. Res. 370, consideration of H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, H1724 [6MR]

H. Res. 387, return S. 1518 to Senate, Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act, H2577 [21MR]

H. Res. 388, consideration of H.R. 125, repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, H2671 [22MR]

H. Res. 402, return S. 1463 to Senate, define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products, H3414 [16AP]

H. Res. 406, tribute to Ronald H. Brown and Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, H3587 [18AP]

H. Res. 445, consideration of H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H5826 [5JN]

H. Res. 448, consideration of H.R. 2754, Shipbuilding Trade Agreement Act, H6268 [12JN]

H. Res. 461, U.S. policy towards People's Republic of China, H7027 [27JN]

H. Res. 463, consideration of H. Res. 461, U.S. policy and most-favored-nation status relative to People's Republic of China, H6950 [26JN]

H.J. Res. 182, most-favored-nation status for People's Republic of China, H6985 [27JN]

H.R. 125, repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, H2685 [22MR]

H.R. 361, foreign trade export controls, H7563-H7584 [16JY]

H.R. 447, establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise, H9930 [4SE]

H.R. 1642, Cambodia most-favored-nation status, H10344 [12SE]

H.R. 1642, most-favored-nation status for Cambodia, S8930 [25JY]

H.R. 2754, Shipbuilding Trade Agreement Act, H6302-H6315 [13JN]

H.R. 2779, Savings in Construction Act, H8111 [23JY], H12032 [28SE]

H.R. 2853, most-favored-nation status for Bulgaria, H1673 [5MR]

H.R. 2969, abolish Board of Tea Experts, H2577 [21MR]

H.R. 3074, Presidential proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip in Israel, H3412 [16AP]

H.R. 3074, provide President with proclamation authority relative to trade articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip, S11583-S11604 [27SE]

H.R. 3107, Iran and Libya Sanctions Act, H6469-H6472 [18JN]

H.R. 3161, most-favored-nation status for Romania, H7589 [16JY]

H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8617-S8628 [24JY], S8946-S8964 [26JY]

H.R. 3553, FTC appropriations, H9932 [4SE]

H.R. 3684, prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company of the People's Republic of China, E1131 [20JN]

H.R. 3759, export assistance agencies' authority extension, H10157 [10SE]

H.R. 3815, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act, S11805-S11812 [28SE], H12152-H12164 [28SE]

H.R. 3815, technical corrections in foreign trade legislation, H8673-H8678 [30JY]

H.R. 4233, Savings in Construction Act, H11599 [28SE]

S. 1463, define perishable agricultural products relative to domestic industry, S442 [26JA]

S. 1518, Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act, S724 [1FE]

S. 1540, Full Patent Term Preservation Act, S511 [26JA]

S. 1587, Encrypted Communications Privacy Act, S1517-S1519 [5MR]

S. 1603, Small Business Export Enhancement Act, S1683 [11MR]

S. 1638, U.S. policy towards Pakistan relative to nuclear nonproliferation, S2657 [21MR]

S. 1653, prohibit import of grain and grain products from Canada, S3160 [28MR]

S. 1654, Junk Gun Violence Protection Act, S3160 [28MR]

S. 1705, tariff on tetraamino biphenyl, S4195 [25AP]

S. 1744, duty-free treatment of certain materials used in the Gemini Telescope Project, S4974 [13MY]

S. 1787, tariff on fireworks, S5448 [21MY]

S. 1793, require labeling of country of origin of imported fresh cut flowers, S5498 [22MY]

S. 1829, prohibit purchase of foreign beef for school nutrition programs, S5764 [4JN]

S. 1840, FTC appropriations, S5861 [5JN]

S. 1891, Border Infrastructure Safety and Congestion Relief Act, S6529 [19JN]

S. 1918, substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'', S10240 [10SE]

S. 1951, Customs Enforcement and Market Access Act, S7819-S7822 [12JY]

S. 1981, Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef, S8477 [22JY]

S. 2021, tariff on HIV protease inhibitor chemicals, S9561 [2AU]

S. 2061, Agricultural Trade Reform Act, S10193 [10SE]

S. 2107, most-favored-nation status for Mongolia, S11174 [24SE]

S. 2130, extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to Hong Kong economic and trade offices, S11659 [28SE]

S. 2165, Fair Trade Practices Act, S12349 [3OC]

S. Res. 241, tribute to Ronald H. Brown and Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission, S3251, S3317 [15AP], S3417 [17AP]

S. Res. 262, impose sanctions on the People's Republic of China relative to intellectual property rights, S6245 [13JN]

S. Res. 277, monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets, S7493 [9JY]

S. Res. 285, U.S. policy towards Cambodia, S9074 [29JY]

Tributes

Brown, Ronald H., S3345 [16AP], S3500 [17AP], S3625 [18AP], S3697, S3709 [19AP], S3750, S3789 [22AP], S4634-S4636 [2MY], S4874 [8MY], S12157 [2OC], H3437, H3445-H3456, H3463 [16AP], H3554, H3557, H3576-H3579 [17AP], H3643 [18AP], E552, E556, E559, E563 [17AP], E647 [25AP]

FOREIGN TRAVEL EXPENDITURES

Bills and resolutions

Government: prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress (see S. 1827), S5763 [4JN]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H4423 [2MY]

Remarks in House

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (H. Res. 423), E701 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

Government: prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress (S. 1827), S5763 [4JN]

Reports

Committees, Members of Congress, and Delegations, S1782-S1784 [11MR], S4726-S4730 [6MY], S10875-S10878 [18SE], S11320 [25SE], H970-H973 [30JA], H2221-H2223 [13MR], H4104-H4107 [25AP], H5150-H5153 [15MY], H5813, H5814 [4JN], H8245 [23JY], H9918, H9920 [2AU], H10228-H10234 [11SE]

Texts of

S. 1827, prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress, S5763 [4JN]

FOREST COUNTY, PA

Remarks in House

Volunteer workers: anniversary of Warren and Forest Counties Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, E1734 [27SE]

FOREST SERVICE

Amendments

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), consideration (H. Res. 303), H5067 [15MY]

Articles and editorials

Beetle Activity Spreads—892,831 Acres Infested in One Year, E1356 [24JY]

Lets Get Off Dead Center on Utah Wilderness Debate, S2778 [25MR]

Multi-Year Study Concludes Alaska's Forest Practices Act Protects Fish, Stream Habitat, E866 [22MY]

Promises, Promises—Utah Land Grab Would Hurt Sterling Forest, S2912 [27MR]

Sensible Forest Plan for Snoqualmie Pass, S7207 [27JN]

Unnatural Conditions Set Stage for Natural Disaster, S5454 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions

Courts: judicial review of forest management activities (see S. 1647), S3019 [27MR]

Firefighting: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 3417), H4646 [8MY]

Mining and mineral resources: land exchange between Arkansas and Oklahoma (see H.R. 3088), H2315 [14MR]

National forests: authorize and extend certain activities of the National Forest Foundation (see H.R. 4171), H11229 [25SE]

Tongass National Forest: extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp. (see S. 1877; H.R. 3659), S6225 [13JN], H6414 [13JN]

Letters

Big Pine Key, FL, land acquisition: Camilla M. Herlevich, Nature Conservancy (organization), S2759 [25MR]

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park: John C. Wells, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, S12346 [3OC]

———Senator Wellstone, S12346 [3OC]

Connecticut Coastal National Wildlife Refuge land acquisition: Philip Tabas, Nature Conservancy (organization), S2759 [25MR]

———U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, S2759 [25MR]

Designate certain Utah lands as wilderness: Bob Armstrong, Dept. of the Interior, S2848 [26MR]

———C. Booth Wallentine, Utah Farm Bureau Federation, S2780 [25MR]

———Janet Cannon, Utah State Office of Education, S2780 [25MR]

———Linda Parkinson and Paula M. Plant, S2780 [25MR]

———Melvin R. Brown and R. Lane Beattie, S2747, S2779 [25MR]

———Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, S2778 [25MR]

———several elected Utah officials, S2747-S2749, S2776 [25MR]

———Wilma E. Frey, Highlands Coalition, S2912 [27MR]

Environmental Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act: John W. Katz, S6241 [13JN], S6266 [14JN]

———Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, S6241 [13JN]

Forest Service water permits for municipalities: Representative Skaggs, H3167 [28MR]

———Stephen T. Honey, H3167 [28MR]

James River, VA, Eagle project land acquisition: Philip Tabas, S2759 [25MR]

Judicial review of forest management activities: Tom Troxel, Black Hills Forest Resource Association, S3023 [27MR]

Omnibus parks and public lands projects, Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, S2744 [25MR]

Timber sale contract with Ketchikan Pulp Corp. relative to Tongass National Forest: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S12364 [3OC]

———Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, S12363 [3OC]

Transfer jurisdiction over certain lands in Kisatchie National Forest to Fort Polk, LA: Paul W. Johnson, Dept. of Defense, S7003 [26JN]

Lists

Legislative authorities involving BLM, S2744-S2746 [25MR]

State government-non-profit land trusts, S2759 [25MR]

Memorandums

Consolidation of Certain Mineral Interests Located in Billings County, ND, National Grasslands, S11997 [30SE]

Petitions and memorials

Alaska: extend Tongass National Forest timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp., S6240 [13JN], S6265 [14JN]

Utah: designation of certain lands as wilderness, S2749, S2779 [25MR]

Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration: designation of certain lands as wilderness, S2780 [25MR]

Press releases

Designate Certain Utah Lands as Wilderness: Senator Bradley, S2773 [25MR]

Details of Federal Mediation Process To Help Resolve Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park Disputes: Senator Wellstone, S12345 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Alaska: insect infestation of forest lands, E1356 [24JY]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6545, H6546 [19JN], H6632, H6655-H6663 [20JN], E1154 [24JN]

Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (H.R. 2122), H9961 [4SE]

Montana: public lands exchange, H12025 [28SE]

National forests: authorize and extend certain activities of the National Forest Foundation (H.R. 4171), E1705 [26SE]

———clarify regulations for ski area permit issuance and the suspension of mineral leasing laws in ski areas (H.R. 1527), H4137, H4138 [30AP]

———tribute to Angeles National Forest Grassy Hollow Visitor Center, E1501 [2AU]

National Park Service: funding, H6592-H6599, H6602-H6604 [19JN], H8796 [30JY]

———transfer of funds for Everglades restoration land acquisition, H6589-H6591 [19JN], E1143 [20JN]

New Mexico: tribute to firefighters, H5265 [16MY]

Roads and highways: construction funding, H6592-H6599, H6602-H6604, H6612-H6620 [19JN]

Timber: below-cost sales, H6654 [20JN]

———implementation of regulations banning the export of timber in certain Western States, H6667, H6668 [20JN]

Tongass National Forest: changes in land management planning process, H3625 [18AP]

———changes in land management planning process relative to protection of timber jobs, H2582, H2583 [21MR]

———extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp. (H.R. 3659), E1084 [13JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund funding, H6588, H6589 [19JN]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), consideration (H. Res. 303), H5033 [14MY], H5060-H5069 [15MY]

Water: permits for municipalities, H3166 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Advertising: limit for watershed restoration project contracts in certain communities, S10532 [13SE]

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park: mediation process relative to access and use, S12344 [3OC]

Courts: judicial review of forest management activities (S. 1647), S3022, S3023 [27MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: protect water rights of cities and farmers relative to water supply facility applications, S1010-S1012 [7FE]

Forests: identification of high-fire-risk areas, cleanup of accumulated forest fuels, and development of long-term fire prevention plan, S10571 [16SE]

Fort Polk, LA: transfer of jurisdiction over certain lands in Kisatchie National Forest, S7001-S7004 [26JN]

Malpai Borderlands Group: tribute to conservation efforts in Arizona and New Mexico, S3764 [22AP]

Montana: land exchange, S2894 [26MR]

National Forest Management Act: anniversary, S11564 [27SE]

National forests: paying of rental fees by ski areas for use of national forest lands, S12362 [3OC]

PlumCreek Timber Co.: tribute for Habitat Conservation Plan, S7206 [27JN]

States: moratorium on bypass flows relative to renewal of State water easements, S8586, S8587, S8594 [24JY]

Tongass National Forest: extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp., S12363, S12364 [3OC]

———extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp. (S. 1877), S6238 [13JN], S6264-S6267 [14JN]

———extend timber sale contract with the Louisiana-Pacific Co., S9465 [2AU]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, S2739-S2790 [25MR], S2847-S2849, S2855 [26MR], S2907-S2927 [27MR], S4512 [1MY]

Wood: administration of log exports, S11921 [30SE]

Reports

Hondo Wildfire and Our Appreciation to Those Who Fought the Blaze: Representative Richardson, H5266 [16MY]

Reports filed

Arkansas and Oklahoma Land Exchange: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1025) (S. Rept. 104-268), S4972 [13MY]

Hells Canyon Wilderness Area Boundary Modification: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2693) (H. Rept. 104-779), H10111 [9SE]

Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest Designation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2122) (H. Rept. 104-772), H10040 [4SE]

Ski Area Permit Issuance Regulations and Mineral Leasing Law Suspensions in National Forest Ski Areas: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1527) (H. Rept. 104-516), H3386 [15AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 303, consideration of H.R. 1745, Utah wilderness land designation, H5060 [15MY]

H.R. 1527, clarify regulations for ski area permit issuance and the suspension of mineral leasing laws in ski areas, H4137 [30AP]

H.R. 2122, Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest, H9961 [4SE]

S. 1647, judicial review of forest management activities, S3023 [27MR]

S. 1877, Environmental Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act, S6239 [13JN]

FORESTS related term(s) Lumber Industry; Wood

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), S11441, S11462 [26SE]

Articles and editorials

Alaska—A Place That Works, E1321 [18JY]

Assault on Our Forests Must Be Stopped, S2027 [14MR]

Baucus Backs a Good Logging Compromise, S2026 [14MR]

Beetle Activity Spreads—892,831 Acres Infested in One Year, E1356 [24JY]

Fix the Timber Rider—Senator Murray's Proposal Could Force Needed Compromise on Old-Growth Sale Provision, S2026 [14MR]

Forest That Stopped Growing—Trail Is Traced to Acid Rain, E688 [1MY]

Limit Salvage To Dead Timber—Environment Must Rule the Harvest Decision, S2027 [14MR]

Multi-Year Study Concludes Alaska's Forest Practices Act Protects Fish, Stream Habitat, E866 [22MY]

Our View—OK Murray's Compromise Timber Plan, S2027 [14MR]

Senator Murray's Good ``Timber Rider'' Plan, S2026 [14MR]

Sensible Forest Plan for Snoqualmie Pass, S7207 [27JN]

Timber Rider ``Mistake'', S2026 [14MR]

Timber Salvage Bill Was Clear-Cut Bait 'n Switch, S2026 [14MR]

U.S. Natural Resources Liquidation Auction Bid Form, E59 [23JA]

Unnatural Conditions Set Stage for Natural Disaster, S5454 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions

Colville National Forest: conduct an adaptive forest management research program (see H.R. 3485), H5288 [16MY]

Courts: judicial review of forest management activities (see S. 1647), S3019 [27MR]

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (see S. 2078; H.R. 4108), S10600 [16SE], H10602 [18SE]

Forest Service: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 3417), H4646 [8MY]

Lincoln National Historic Trail: designate as a component of the National Trails System (see H.R. 4187), H11229 [25SE]

National forests: authorize and extend certain activities of the National Forest Foundation (see H.R. 4171), H11229 [25SE]

Public lands: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

San Isabel National Forest, CO: extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (see H.R. 3969), H9922 [2AU]

Snoqualmie National Forest: expand boundaries (see S. 1810; H.R. 3497), S5567 [23MY], H5379 [21MY]

Timber: repeal emergency salvage sale program (see S. 1590, 1595), S1516 [5MR], S1598 [6MR]

Tongass National Forest: extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp. (see S. 1877; H.R. 3659), S6225 [13JN], H6414 [13JN]

Utah: land acquisition in Sterling Forest Reserve relative to winter Olympic games (see H.R. 3907), H8598 [26JY]

Wilderness areas: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 4144), H11047 [24SE]

Letters

Conservation of natural resources: Tom McIntosh, E59 [23JA]

Emergency salvage timber sale program: Charles R. Calica, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, S4183 [25AP]

———Douglas J. McCarron, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, S2021 [14MR]

———Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana, S2015 [14MR]

———President Clinton, S2019 [14MR]

———Wayne Glenn, United Paperworkers International Union, S2021 [14MR]

———Wilson Hubbell, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, S2021 [14MR]

Environmental Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act: John W. Katz, S6241 [13JN], S6266 [14JN]

———Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, S6241 [13JN]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: Anthony Lake, NSC, S11253 [25SE]

———J.R. Konneker, Kelly Springfield Tire Co., S11250 [25SE]

———Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S11249 [25SE]

———John McQuade, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., S11250 [25SE]

———John Sellers, United Steelworkers of America, S11250 [25SE]

———Senator Robb, S11252 [25SE]

———Thomas E. Cole, Rubber Manufacturers Association, S11249 [25SE]

Judicial review of forest management activities: Tom Troxel, Black Hills Forest Resource Association, S3023 [27MR]

Timber sale contract with Ketchikan Pulp Corp. relative to Tongass National Forest: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S12364 [3OC]

———Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, S12363 [3OC]

Petitions and memorials

Alaska: extend Tongass National Forest timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp., S6240 [13JN], S6265 [14JN]

Remarks in House

Acid raid: impact on deciduous forests, E688 [1MY]

Alaska: insect infestation of forest lands, E1356 [24JY]

California: Natural Communities Conservation Planning Program funding, H6548 [19JN]

Colville National Forest: conduct an adaptive forest management research program (H.R. 3485), E834 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), H12290 [4OC]

Dole, Bob: policies on the environment relative to business and industry, H6515 [19JN]

Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (H.R. 2407), E1707 [26SE]

Forest Service: below-cost timber sales, H6654 [20JN]

———implementation of regulations banning the export of timber in certain Western States, H6667, H6668 [20JN]

———road construction funding, H6592-H6599, H6602-H6604, H6612-H6620 [19JN]

Hurwitz, Charles: logging practices in the Headwaters Forest relative to savings and loan failure, H6568-H6570, H6572, H6575, H6581 [19JN], E46 [22JA]

Jackson, Carter and Louise: tribute for donation of land to Colorado Open Lands (organization), E951 [30MY]

Klamath, CA: anniversary of ``trees of mystery'', E1199 [27JN]

Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (H.R. 2122), H9961 [4SE]

Lincoln, NE: National Agroforestry Center funding, H6549 [19JN]

Lumber industry: impact of subsidized lumber from Canada on market share and employment in the U.S., H1145 [1FE]

National forests: authorize and extend certain activities of the National Forest Foundation (H.R. 4171), E1705 [26SE]

———provide for the substitution of timber for the cancelled Elkhorn Ridge timber sale (H.R. 2711), H9968, H9969 [4SE]

———tribute to Angeles National Forest Grassy Hollow Visitor Center, E1501 [2AU]

Natural resources: conservation, E59 [23JA]

Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest, H12026, H12027, H12028, H12029 [28SE]

San Isabel National Forest, CO: extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (H.R. 3969), E1466 [2AU]

Snoqualmie National Forest: expand boundaries (H.R. 3497), H11216 [25SE], E860 [22MY], E1750 [27SE]

Sterling Forest: acquisition, H6566 [19JN]

Timber: emergency salvage sale program, H6545, H6546 [19JN], H6632, H6655-H6663 [20JN], E1154 [24JN]

———repeal emergency salvage sale program, H1801, H1876 [7MR], H9908-H9910 [2AU]

———repeal emergency salvage sale program (H.R. 2745), H3798-H3803 [24AP], H3840 [25AP]

Tongass National Forest: changes in land management planning process, H3625 [18AP]

———changes in land management planning process relative to protection of timber jobs, H2582, H2583 [21MR]

———extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp. (H.R. 3659), E1084 [13JN]

———transfer to Alaska (H.R. 2413), E866 [22MY], E1321 [18JY], E1440 [1AU]

Utah: land acquisition in Sterling Forest Reserve relative to winter Olympic games (H.R. 3907), H8685-H8692 [30JY], E1387 [26JY], E1414 [31JY]

Wilderness areas: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (H.R. 4144), E1781 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: tribute to U.S. National Arboretum of the Agricultural Research Service on efforts to produce a disease-resistant elm tree, S5947 [6JN]

Bristol, TN: tribute to Tree City USA Board, S9634 [2AU]

Courts: judicial review of forest management activities (S. 1647), S3022, S3023 [27MR]

Dept. of Defense: sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (S. 2078), S10608 [16SE], S11462 [26SE], S11570 [27SE]

Endangered Species Act: reform and reauthorize, S4981 [13MY]

EPA: funding, S4166 [25AP]

Forest Service: administration of log exports, S11921 [30SE]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: ratification, S11124 [20SE], S11248-S11257 [25SE]

Lumber industry: impact of subsidized lumber from Canada on market share and employment in the U.S., S570, S571 [31JA]

National Forest Management Act: anniversary, S11564 [27SE]

Nature Conservancy (organization): National Program Progress Award recipient, S12442 [21OC]

Northern Forest: implement certain management reforms, S8539, S8540 [23JY], S8612, S8613 [24JY]

Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest, S11709 [28SE], S12361, S12362 [3OC]

PlumCreek Timber Co.: tribute for Habitat Conservation Plan, S7206 [27JN]

Public lands: improve the health of forests (S. 391), S5520 [23MY], S10571 [16SE]

Snoqualmie National Forest: expand boundaries (S. 1810), S5586 [23MY]

Timber: repeal emergency salvage sale program, S1613, S1614 [7MR], S2006-S2028, S2085 [14MR], S3753 [22AP], S4180 [25AP]

———repeal emergency salvage sale program (S. 1590), S1524-S1526 [5MR]

———repeal emergency salvage sale program (S. 1595), S1603-S1605 [6MR]

Tongass National Forest: extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp., S12363, S12364 [3OC]

———extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp. (S. 1877), S6238 [13JN], S6264-S6267 [14JN]

———extend timber sale contract with the Louisiana-Pacific Co., S9465 [2AU]

Wildfires: identification of high-fire-risk areas, cleanup of accumulated forest fuels, and development of long-term fire prevention plan, S10571 [16SE]

Reports filed

Improve the Health of Forests on Public Lands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 391) (S. Rept. 104-321), S7887 [16JY]

Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest Designation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2122) (H. Rept. 104-772), H10040 [4SE]

National Forests Timber Substitution for the Cancelled Elkhorn Ridge Timber Sale: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2711) (H. Rept. 104-761), H10039 [4SE]

Snoqualmie National Forest Boundary Expansion: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3497) (H. Rept. 104-816), H10767 [23SE]

Resolution of Ratification

International Natural Rubber Agreement: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11248 [25SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Emergency salvage timber sale program: Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, S4183 [25AP]

Statements

Emergency Salvage Timber Sale Program: Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, S4183 [25AP]

Northern Forest Lands Council, S8540 [23JY]

Timber Trade Between Cambodia and Thailand: Senator Thomas, S6274 [14JN]

Summaries

Emergency Salvage Timber Sale Program, S4182 [25AP]

Land Acquisition in Sterling Forest Reserve, UT, Relative to 2002 Winter Olympic Games (H.R. 3907), E1414 [31JY]

Texts of

H.R. 2122, Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest, H9961 [4SE]

H.R. 2711, substitution of timber for the cancelled Elkhorn Ridge timber sale, H9968 [4SE]

H.R. 3497, Snoqualmie National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act, H11216 [25SE]

H.R. 3907, land acquisition in Sterling Forest Reserve relative to winter Olympic games, H8685-H8688 [30JY]

S. 1595, Restoration of Natural Resources Laws on the Public Lands Act, S1604 [6MR]

S. 1647, judicial review of forest management activities, S3023 [27MR]

S. 1877, Environmental Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act, S6239 [13JN]

S. 2078, Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act, H12290 [4OC]

FORETICH, ERIC

Articles and editorials

Congress as a Domestic Relations Court, H10554 [18SE]

Custody Saga's Latest Twist—Bid To Aid Morgan Hits Home Rule Snag, E1644 [18SE]

Letters

Morgan v. Foretich child custody case: David Howman, New Zealand Family Court, E1644 [18SE]

Restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights: Representatives Clinger and Davis, H10556 [18SE]

Remarks in House

Courts: restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights, H10553-H10557 [18SE], E1644 [18SE]

Statements

Morgan v. Foretich Child Custody Case: P.D. Mahony, New Zealand Family Court, E1644 [18SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1855, restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and visitation rights, H10556 [18SE]

FORGIONE, PASCAL D., JR.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be a Commissioner of Education Statistics: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S1597 [6MR]

FORKENBROCK, DAVID J.

Letters

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds, H3510 [17AP]

FORKENBROCK, JOHN B.

Letters

Impact Aid Program technical corrections, H4448 [7MY]

FORKS RIVER, TN

Remarks in House

Forks River Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E787 [14MY]

FORMAN, HAMILTON C.

Remarks in House

B'nai B'rith: Great American Traditions Award recipient, E10 [3JA]

FORREST, D.M.

Reports

Medical Report on Dr. Jagjit Singh Chohan, E1300 [17JY]

FORREST, JAMES E.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S12324 [3OC]

FORRESTAL, JAMES

Addresses

Shall We Wait and See? Daniel M. Tellep, E355-E357 [14MR]

Remarks in House

Tellep, Daniel M.: National Security Industrial Association James Forrestal Memorial Award recipient, E355 [14MR]

FORRESTAL INSTITUTE

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see H.R. 2993), H1635 [29FE]

FORT BENNING, GA

Remarks in House

School of the Americas: funding, H5877, H5889 [5JN]

FORT BLISS, TX

Remarks in Senate

McGregor Range: renewal of use, S7954 [17JY]

FORT BRAGG, NC

Factsheets

Impact Aid Funding for Harnett County, NC, Schools Relative to Pope AFB and Fort Bragg, S7984 [17JY]

Remarks in Senate

Harnett County, NC: Impact Aid funding for schools relative to Pope AFB and Fort Bragg, S7983, S7984 [17JY]

FORT CAMPBELL, KY

Remarks in Senate

Consolidated Education Center: construction funding, S7004, S7005 [26JN]

FORT DEVENS, MA

Proclamations

Tribute to the 168th Engineer Combat Battalion: Angus S. King, Jr, Governor of Maine, S9441 [1AU]

———William F. Weld, Governor of Massachusetts, S9441 [1AU]

Remarks in Senate

Monuments and memorials: unveiling of 168th Engineer Combat Battalion commemorative monument, S9440 [1AU]

FORT HANCOCK, NJ

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1186 [26JN]

FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY

Remarks in Senate

Sports: tribute to men's basketball team, S3213 [29MR]

FORT HOOD, TX

Remarks in House

World War II: tribute to 761st Black Panther Tank Battalion, E1876 [30SE]

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

Remarks in House

Jewish Federation of Greater Fort Lauderdale, E1612 [16SE]

St. Anthony's Catholic Church: anniversary, E1454 [1AU]

FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO

Letters

Fort Leonard Wood, MO, barracks construction funding relative to Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations: Senators Inhofe and Nickles, S6983 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: barracks construction funding relative to recomendations, S6983, S6984 [26JN]

FORT LEWIS, WA

Bills and resolutions

Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Co.: land exchange (see H.R. 2859), H330 [5JA]

Letters

Fort Lewis, WA, land exchange with Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Co.: Paul W. Johnson, Dept. of the Army, E30 [5JA]

Remarks in House

Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Co.: land exchange (H.R. 2859), E29 [5JA]

FORT MEYERS BEACH, FL

Remarks in House

Incorporation, H904 [25JA]

FORT MONMOUTH, NJ

Remarks in House

Army Communications-Electronics Command: tribute to Logistics and Readiness Center for receiving Quality Improvement Prototype Award, E1034 [7JN]

Fort Monmouth, NJ: tribute to Army Communications-Electronics Command Logistics and Readiness Center for receiving Quality Improvement Prototype Award, E1034 [7JN]

Jewish War Veterans: anniversary, E610 [24AP]

FORT MYERS, FL

Remarks in House

Veterans: authorizing a lease for expansion of a veterans out-patient clinic, H4048 [25AP]

FORT PECK, MT

Bills and resolutions

Water: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System (see S. 1989; H.R. 4188), S8866 [25JY], H11229 [25SE]

Remarks in House

Water: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System (H.R. 4188), E1700 [26SE]

———authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System (S. 1467), H9957, H9958 [4SE], E1539 [5SE]

Remarks in Senate

Water: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System (S. 1467), S3163 [28MR], S4810 [7MY], S11804 [28SE]

———authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System (S. 1989), S8866 [25JY]

Reports

CBO Cost Estimate for S. 1467, Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System Act, S3163 [28MR]

Reports filed

Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1467) (S. Rept. 104-242), S2192 [15MR]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1467) (H. Rept. 104-769), H10040 [4SE]

Texts of

S. 1467, Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System Act, S4810 [7MY], S11804 [28SE], H9957 [4SE]

FORT PECK RURAL COUNTY WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1467), H9957, H9958 [4SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1467), S3163 [28MR], S4810 [7MY], S11804 [28SE]

Reports

CBO Cost Estimate for S. 1467, Provisions, S3163 [28MR]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1467) (S. Rept. 104-242), S2192 [15MR]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1467) (H. Rept. 104-769), H10040 [4SE]

Texts of

S. 1467, provisions, S4810 [7MY], S11804 [28SE], H9957 [4SE]

FORT POLK, LA

Letters

Transfer jurisdiction over certain lands in Kisatchie National Forest to Fort Polk, LA: Paul W. Johnson, Dept. of Defense, S7003 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: Joint Readiness Training Center environmental activities funding, S7988 [17JY]

Kisatchie National Forest: transfer of jurisdiction over certain lands, S7001-S7004 [26JN]

FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX

Remarks in House

Brooke Army Medical Center: tribute to opening, E366 [14MR]

FORT SHERIDAN, IL

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: conveyance of certain property, S6920 [26JN]

FORT SILL, OK

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: transfer land to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for use as a national cemetery, S6503 [19JN]

FORT SMITH, AR

Reports filed

Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, Fort Smith, AR: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1804), S3154 [28MR]

Texts of

H.R. 1804, Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, Fort Smith, AR, S3414 [16AP]

FORT WAYNE, IN

Addresses

Now, Let's Talk About the Pastor: Cheryl Story, H6108 [10JN]

Remarks in House

Education: Head Start Program funding, H1801 [7MR]

FORT WORTH, TX

Bills and resolutions

Jim Wright Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 4232), H11525 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Chisholm Trail Round-Up: tribute, H6974 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Chisholm Trail Roundup: tribute to festival, S5619 [23MY]

FORTINSKY, ROBERT A.

Remarks in House

Greater Wilkes-Barre Society of Fellows Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith: Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E827 [16MY]

FORUM FOR INTERNATIONAL POLICY (organization)

Statements

Tribute to National Endowment for Democracy, S11317 [25SE]

FORUM (publication)

Remarks in Senate

African American Pioneer Award: tribute to recipients, S521 [26JA]

FOSS, GEORGE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S12331 [3OC]

FOSSAN, STEPHANIE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9447 [1AU]

FOSSTON, MN

Remarks in House

National Civic League: All-American City award recipient, E1177 [26JN]

FOSTER, FRED P.

Letters

Treatment of certain parties relative to CERCLA liability, E384 [20MR]

FOSTER, HARRY A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E651 [25AP]

FOSTER, MIKE (Governor of Louisiana)

Letters

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S5935 [6JN]

FOSTER, VINCENT W., JR.

Articles and editorials

Docudrama, S1444 [29FE]

Enough of Whitewater, S1561 [6MR]

Enough Whitewater Hearings, S1928 [13MR]

Extend, But With Limits, S1444 [29FE], S1580, S1585 [6MR]

Extend the Whitewater Inquiry, S1408 [29FE]

First Lady's Prints on Document, Magazine Says, H4167 [30AP]

Real Whitewater Report, S1445 [29FE]

Replacing Kenneth Starr, S3453 [17AP]

Take D'Amato Off Clinton's Case, S1561 [6MR]

Telltale Fingerprints?, H4167 [30AP]

Twenty Months and Counting, S1580, S1585 [6MR]

Whitewater Hearing Needs To Wind Down, S1562 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (see S. Res. 227, 246), S1388 [28FE], S3487 [17AP]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (see S. Res. 272), S7027 [26JN]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR], S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3249 [29MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

Letters

Investigation of Whitewater Development Corp. and related matters: Senators Sarbanes and D'Amato, S1586 [6MR]

Motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1552 [6MR]

Remarks in House

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), H1621 [29FE]

Remarks in Senate

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S6543 [19JN]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding, S3194 [29MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), S1343 [27FE], S1407-S1425, S1427-S1446 [29FE], S1552-S1595, S1610 [6MR], S1617-S1623 [7MR], S1678 [11MR], S1808, S1815, S1900 [12MR], S1926-S1933 [13MR], S2033-S2036 [14MR], S2259 [18MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR]

———funding (S. Res. 246), S3450-S3454 [17AP], S3680 [18AP]

———funding (S. Res. 246), amend (S. Res. 272), S7065 [26JN]

Executive Office of the President: investigation of death of White House staff member, S1552-S1556 [6MR]

Reports filed

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) Funding (S. Res. 227), S1597 [6MR]

Final Report: Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 104-280), S6408 [18JN]

Testimonies

Investigation Into the Death of White House Staff Member Vincent W. Foster, Jr.: Philip Heymann, S1582-S1584 [6MR]

Texts of

S. Res. 227, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S1393 [28FE]

S. Res. 246, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S3450, S3491 [17AP]

S. Res. 272, amend S. Res. 246, Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special) funding, S7030, S7065 [26JN]

FOSTER, VIRGINIA N.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4272 [29AP]

FOSTER, WILLIAM P.

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Council on the Arts: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S1597 [6MR]

FOSTER CITY, CA

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E643 [25AP]

FOSTERVILLE, TN

Remarks in House

Fosterville Volnteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E788 [14MY]

FOTH, RICHARD B.

Prayers

Senate, S4957 [13MY]

FOURCROY, JEAN L.

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, S11351 [26SE]

FOUREZ, FRANK, JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1039 [10JN]

FOWLER, DONALD L.

Letters

Campaign Finance Reform Act, H8478 [25JY]

FOWLER, TILLIE K. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8258 [24JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, H1618 [29FE]

House of Representatives Page Board, H9824 [1AU]

Articles and editorials

Clinton's Cops—A Shell Game? Adrienne Fox, Investor's Business Daily (publication), H8258 [24JY]

Sellout to China, Michael Ledeen, Wall Street Journal, E385 [20MR]

What To Fight for—American Interests and the Use of Force in the Post-Cold War World, Representative Spence, Brown Journal of World Affairs, E1385 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (see H.R. 2795), H914 [25JA]

———packing standards for imported tomatoes (see H.R. 2921), H1138 [31JA]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H1775 [6MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 216), H11048 [24SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3731 [23AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H4503 [7MY]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H3731 [23AP]

Crime: penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H8557 [25JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H9705 [1AU]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H6691 [20JN]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H3488 [16AP]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5570 [23MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel actions (see H.R. 2683), H3387 [15AP]

Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental Shelf (see H.R. 72), H10236 [11SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2316 [14MR]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H11528 [27SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3103), H2867 [26MR]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H3650 [18AP]

———exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H3387 [15AP]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H9924 [2AU]

Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 2202), H187 [4JA]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587, 3680), H6509 [18JN], H6532 [19JN]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H1226 [1FE]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for political, legislative, social, or charitable purposes (see H.R. 3580), H6006 [6JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H9925 [2AU]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H9925 [2AU]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H6184 [11JN]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2828), H187 [4JA]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6532 [19JN]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H331 [5JA]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H7107 [27JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4647 [8MY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H2665 [21MR]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3601), H7533 [12JY]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8598 [26JY]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see H.R. 4159), H11396 [26SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3388 [15AP]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4503 [7MY]

Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H4646 [8MY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H1226 [1FE]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

U.S. Navy Blue Angels: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary (see H.R. 1828), H1636 [29FE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4800 [9MY]

Remarks by, on

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), H10063 [5SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7754 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9416 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9395 [31JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7011 [27JN]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability, defense, and foreign trade, E385 [20MR]

Crime: penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), H11126 [25SE]

Cuba: U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, E262 [29FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), veto, H18 [3JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4935 [14MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9817 [1AU]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H796 [24JA]

———Business Operations Fund levels, H6380 [13JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5665 [30MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6380 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H116 [4JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H30 [3JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8258, H8260 [24JY]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8782 [30JY]

Foreign policy: security interests, E1385 [26JY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H30 [3JA]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2368 [19MR]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H8258, H8260 [24JY]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2047 [12MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7754 [17JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9416 [31JY]

Republican Party: position of women in party, H4803 [10MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6761 [25JN]

St. Augustine, FL: anniversary of Trinity Episcopal Church, E1687 [25SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3522 [17AP]

Votes: position on missed, H322 [5JA], E1886 [1OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2948 [27MR], H4798 [9MY], H5149 [15MY], H10018 [4SE], H11524 [27SE], H12171 [28SE]

Tributes

Boorda, Jeremy M., E860 [22MY]

Dole, Bob, E1062 [12JN]

Pollard, Timothy J., E1785 [28SE]

FOX, ADRIENNE

Articles and editorials

Clinton's Cops—A Shell Game?, H8258 [24JY]

FOX, ELIZABETH

Remarks in House

Girl Scouts of America: Gold Award recipient, E457 [26MR]

FOX, JAMES M.

Letters

Coverage and treatment of emergency services under health insurance plans, S10391 [12SE]

FOX, JOHN R.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5491 [22MY]

FOX, JON D. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6510 [18JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7155 [9JY], H7261 [10JY], H7324, H7475 [11JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7159 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 462), H6765 [25JN]

Congress: reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H.R. 3140), H2664 [21MR]

Courts: prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (see H.R. 3120), H2558 [20MR]

House Rules: authority of the Committee on Rules (House) to report rules or orders waiving the germaneness requirement (see H. Res. 505), H9706 [1AU]

Housing: prevent certain abuses (see H.R. 4235), H11525 [27SE]

Medicaid: screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 3630), H6285 [12JN]

Postal Service: treatment of deceptive or misleading mail (see H.R. 3884), H8374 [24JY]

Taxation: employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 2985), H1507 [28FE]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

———refundable credit for the contribution of books to libraries (see H.R. 3979), H9922 [2AU]

———refundable income credit to businesses which recycle office wastes (see H.R. 3955), H9921 [2AU]

———treatment of investment tax credits (see H.R. 2983), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of research credits (see H.R. 2984), H1507 [28FE]

Tobacco products: limit access to minors (see H.R. 3954, 4245), H9921 [2AU], H11526 [27SE]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: require a study of sentencing for drug offenses where domestic violence has occurred (see H.R. 4246), H11526 [27SE]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3493, 3506), H5299 [20MY], H5500 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: use of humane methods in the slaughter of poultry (see H.R. 264), H914 [25JA]

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3673), H6765 [25JN]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H2316 [14MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (see H.R. 3857), H8248 [23JY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Clarion River: designate certain segments as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3568), H7115 [8JY]

Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces: establish (see H.R. 3726), H8030 [18JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Courts: equalize remedies available to victims of intentional employment discrimination (see H.R. 96), H8248 [23JY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H11396 [26SE]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see H.R. 2974), H2950 [27MR]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see H.R. 3565), H6765 [25JN]

———treatment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3206), H3230 [29MR]

Croatia: preservation of memorial located at the Jasenovac death camp (see H. Con. Res. 219), H11229 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6765 [25JN]

Disasters: assist State and local governments in disaster relief (see H.R. 3032), H2124 [12MR]

Diseases: research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3488 [16AP]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see H.R. 3852), H11230 [25SE]

Education: permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H8598 [26JY]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H8248 [23JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1692, 3760, 3820), H3731 [23AP], H7533 [12JY], H7657 [16JY]

———prohibit congressional leadership committees (see H.R. 1693), H3731 [23AP]

———voluntary limitation on contributions from entities other than individual district residents in House of Representative elections (see H.R. 1694), H3731 [23AP]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

———civil remedies for the request or receipt of protected records for nonroutine use (see H.R. 3687), H6915 [26JN]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362), H8030 [18JY]

———enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

———interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95), H8248 [23JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Federal employees: reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances (see H.R. 3637), H6413 [13JN]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 3167), H2949 [27MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1775 [6MR]

Government regulations: term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H4902 [10MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H3388 [15AP]

———improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H3650 [18AP]

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797), H3488 [16AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5501 [22MY]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 180), H10236 [11SE]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H10602 [18SE]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H11396 [26SE]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 3145), H8030 [18JY]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 2582), H9566 [31JY]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H5379 [21MY]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 4111), H10602 [18SE]

Legislative branch of Government: compensation practices and pay equity (see H. Con. Res. 194), H8030 [18JY]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H8248 [23JY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H10721 [19SE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H2467 [19MR]

———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H3231 [29MR]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H7114 [8JY]

———reform (see H.R. 2839), H331 [5JA]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3231 [29MR]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H187 [4JA]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H10108 [5SE]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10386 [12SE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H5380 [21MY]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3596), H6509 [18JN]

OMB: establish electronic data reporting standards (see H.R. 3869), H8247 [23JY]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security Act relative to certain students (see H.R. 3450), H5052 [14MY]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H9922 [2AU]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H3820 [24AP]

Senior citizens: improvements relative to financial security (see H.R. 3125), H2558 [20MR]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H1775 [6MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 4068), H10721 [19SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H1508 [28FE]

———allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 1575), H914 [25JA]

———allow small businesses credit for family and medical leave and for wages of employees who work at home to reduce child care needs (see H.R. 3836), H10108 [5SE]

———credit for in-State contributions to congressional candidates (see H.R. 1695), H3731 [23AP]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H3231 [29MR]

———suspension of tax on ozone-depleting chemicals used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 3416), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 3124), H2558 [20MR]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244), H8598 [26JY]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H9925 [2AU]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8598 [26JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), H5288 [16MY]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

USIA: provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (see H.R. 3916), H8982 [30JY]

Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6765 [25JN]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H6765 [25JN]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4902 [10MY]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4801 [9MY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2937), H1224 [1FE]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H4397 [1MY]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H8248 [23JY]

Poems

``Lest We Forget,'' B. Robert Gillis, E1897 [1OC]

Remarks by, on

Abington, PA: tribute, E1371 [25JY]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1464 [28FE]

———price supports for peanuts, H1464 [28FE]

Allmond, Robert: Police Officer of the Year Honorable Mention award recipient, E246 [28FE]

Appropriations: making continuing, H210 [5JA]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H122 [4JA]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3796 [24AP]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3590 [18AP]

Budget: balance, H1689, H1690 [5MR]

———deficit, H2220 [13MR]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, H1695 [5MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H122, H162, H166, H167, H169 [4JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9392 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 174), H4795, H4796, H4797 [9MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5121 [15MY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H210 [5JA]

Bunning, Representative: tribute on election to Baseball Hall of Fame, H1698 [5MR]

California: promote balance between natural resources, economic development and job retention (H.R. 2712), H1693 [5MR]

Churchill, Sarah: Council for the Better Hearing and Speech Month Child of the Year award recipient, E1378 [25JY]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 462), H6845 [25JN]

Congress: accomplishments of 104th Congress, H3568, H3570, H3571, H3572, H3573, H3574, H3575, H3576 [17AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3279 [15AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: Foster Grandparents Program funding, H7324 [11JY]

Courts: prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), H4496, H4498 [7MY], H4788 [9MY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6278 [12JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6396 [13JN]

———domestic violence programs funding, H7330 [11JY]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4500 [7MY]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (H.R. 2980), H4500 [7MY]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), H4500 [7MY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3590 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5032 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6621 [19JN], H6650 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8173, H8178, H8179, H8186 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7324, H7330 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6845 [25JN]

Disasters: tribute to emergency personnel, H8803 [30JY]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3570, H3571 [17AP]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8173 [23JY]

Education: local curriculum and agenda, H2217 [13MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 3199), H5637 [29MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (H.R. 3201), H5637 [29MY]

———reform, H2931 [27MR], H3572 [17AP]

Federal employees: implementation of veterans preference procedures in hiring and promoting, H5032 [14MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend medical device provisions (H.R. 2290), H2464 [19MR]

FHA: mortgage insurance premiums, H6845 [25JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (H.R. 3200), H5637 [29MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H210 [5JA]

Government regulations: duplication of State regulations, H1694 [5MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3094 [28MR], H3211 [29MR], H3572 [17AP]

Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (H. Res. 316), H3420 [16AP]

Housing: low-income weatherization assistance program funding, H6621 [19JN], H6650 [20JN]

Korean War: posthumous awarding of medals to RB-29 crew members of the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, E1089 [13JN]

LaMott, PA: tribute to Camp William Penn Interpretive Center, E1820 [30SE]

———tribute to Emancipation Proclamation Museum, E1820 [30SE]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (H.R. 4111), H12170 [28SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: application of certain laws (H.R. 1), H3481 [16AP]

Lower Merion, PA: tribute to Lower Merion High School boys' basketball team, E493 [29MR]

LSC: funding, H8178, H8179, H8186 [23JY]

Medicare: reform, H1695, H1696 [5MR], H2217, H2218, H2219 [13MR], H3573 [17AP], H4795 [9MY], H9985 [4SE], H10981 [24SE]

Montgomery County, PA: tribute to participants of the Walk for Quality Child Care, E1375 [25JY]

———tribute to Pennfield Middle School music educators and students, E1377 [25JY]

———tribute to Support Police Immediate Response Intervention Team (organization), E1373 [25JY]

Montgomery County Community College: tribute, E1864 [30SE]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8123 [23JY]

Netanyahu, Benjamin (Prime Minister, Israel): address to Congress, H7246 [10JY]

Olympic games: tribute to Israeli team members killed in terrorist attack during 1972 Munich summer games, H8541, H8542 [25JY]

Pennsylvania: tribute to Upper Dublin High School, E1380 [25JY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, H4796 [9MY]

Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (H.R. 1995), H2464 [19MR]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Boy Scouts' Order of the Arrow Delmont Lodge 43, E676 [1MY]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2217 [13MR]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9392 [31JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3481 [16AP], H5748-H5750 [30MY], H8110 [23JY]

Senior citizens: tribute to assistance programs, H7646 [16JY]

Taxation: rates, H1493, H1494 [28FE], H4796 [9MY], H5631 [29MY]

———treatment of research credits (H.R. 2984), H1689 [5MR]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, H1689 [5MR]

———condemn terrorist activities in Israel (H. Con. Res. 149), H2074, H2074 [12MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2141 [13MR]

Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7561 [16JY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8775 [30JY]

Votes: correction, E1267 [12JY]

———position on missed, H1546 [29FE], H9388 [31JY], H11541 [27SE]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H3573 [17AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1506 [28FE]

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H1773 [6MR], H2948 [27MR], H3228 [29MR], H3486 [16AP], H3817 [24AP], H4394 [1MY], H4798 [9MY], H5644 [29MY], H6282 [12JN], H6762 [25JN], H7655 [16JY], H8980 [30JY], H11044 [24SE], H11392 [26SE], H12171 [28SE]

Resignations

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H6845 [25JN]

Tributes

Balshi, Thomas J., E1262 [11JY], E1365 [24JY]

Charlestein, Morton, E477 [28MR]

Clinger, Representative, H12171 [28SE]

Emerson, Bill, H6846 [25JN]

Krol, John Cardinal, E281-E283 [6MR]

Matz, Michael, H10981 [24SE]

Newman, Sandra S., E255 [29FE]

Reed, Charles L., E507 [29MR]

Sudler, Alonzo, Jr., H7246 [10JY]

Walker, Representative, H12170 [28SE]

Wofford, Clare Lindgren, H162 [4JA]

FOX, MICHAEL

Essays

Voice of Democracy, E1445 [1AU]

FOX, WALTER

Remarks in House

Tribute, H2472 [20MR]

FOX BROADCASTING CO.

Remarks in House

Political campaigns: provision of free television time to Presidential candidates, H1281 [27FE]

FOXMAN, ABRAHAM

Letters

Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center terrorist attack, E1329 [18JY]

FOXMAN, ABRAHAM H.

Letters

Terrorism prevention measures funding, S1835 [12MR]

Tribute to Christina Jeffrey, S12007 [30SE]

FOY, ANNE MARIE

Essays

Voice of Democracy, E554 [17AP]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E554 [17AP]

FRAHLMAN, MIKE

Remarks in House

Decatur, IL: tribute to Eisenhower High School, E1044 [10JN]

FRAHM, SHEILA

Letters

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S5934 [6JN]

FRAHM, SHEILA (a Senator from Kansas)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8541, S8578 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (S. 1894), S7830 [12JY], S7943 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10329 [11SE]

Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), S9618 [2AU]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9066, S9078 [29JY]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S9985 [6SE]

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, S7612 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (see S. Res. 277), S9609 [2AU]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see S. Con. Res. 72), S11540 [27SE]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52), S7906 [16JY]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S7906 [16JY]

———prohibit the production or sale of fraudulent or counterfeit financial instruments (see S. 1009), S8162 [18JY]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 282), S8636 [24JY]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see S. 1178, 1385), S12129 [1OC]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 300), S11169 [24SE]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S8868 [25JY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see S. 794), S7905 [16JY]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see S. 2064), S11041 [19SE]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 1954), S9439 [1AU]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see S. 2123), S11294 [25SE]

Taxation: treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see S. 287), S7769 [11JY]

Certificates of appointment

Senate, S6046 [11JN]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6718 [24JN], S6848 [25JN], S6905 [26JN], S7225 [28JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6630 [20JN], S6817 [25JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7916 [16JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11451 [26SE]

Oaths of office

Senate, S6046 [11JN]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8541 [23JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S12118 [1OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7522 [10JY]

———Federal acquisition standards relative to purchase of T-39N aircraft, S7944 [17JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7944 [17JY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7445 [9JY]

Minimum wage: level, S7445 [9JY]

Nicodemus National Historic Site: establish, S12464 [21OC]

Rural Housing Service: reform rural multifamily loan program, S8541 [23JY]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S7291 [28JN]

Small business: tax treatment of pension plans, S7445 [9JY]

Staff: tribute, S12159 [2OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S7292 [28JN], S11619, S11622 [28SE], S11968 [30SE], S12121-S12123 [1OC], S12155 [2OC], S12256, S12275 [3OC]

Tributes

Wood, Merle E., S7785 [11JY]

FRANCE, REPUBLIC OF

Addresses

Foreign Air Service Agreements: Senator Pressler, S3007-S3009 [27MR]

Joint Meeting of Congress: Jacques Chirac, President of France, H1144 [1FE]

Appointments

Committee To Escort French President Jacques Chirac Into the House Chamber, H1144 [1FE]

Articles and editorials

As Nuclear Tests End, Pacific Outposts Fear Losing Aid From Paris, H910 [25JA]

Chirac Ends France's Nuclear Test Program, H962 [30JA]

Chirac Ends Nuclear Tests on Eve of State Visit, H962 [30JA]

Chirac Visit Signals Recognition of U.S. Dominance, H1050 [31JA]

Clinton Urges Action on Nuclear Treaty, H812 [24JA]

Conscription Not Working—All-Volunteer Too Expensive, S1446 [29FE]

France Acknowledges Radioactive Leakage in South Pacific Nuclear Tests, H778, H812 [24JA]

France Ending Nuclear Tests That Caused Broad Protests, H963 [30JA]

India's Stand Could Stop Test-Ban Treaty, H1050 [31JA]

Possibility of Default Starts To Worry Europe, Especially France, H879, H911 [25JA]

Radioactive Leak Found at France's Mururoa, H811 [24JA]

Bills and resolutions

Disasters: tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York (see S. Res. 280; H. Con. Res. 204), S8156 [18JY], H8598 [26JY]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (see H. Res. 350), H973 [30JA]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Res. 469), H7107 [27JN]

Documents

Co-Determination by Labor and Management in European Countries, S4900 [9MY]

Letters

European military reductions: Senator Warner, S1446 [29FE]

U.S.-French cooperation on nuclear weapons programs: President Clinton, S864 [1FE]

———several Senators, S864 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Disasters: investigation of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H7997-H8003 [18JY]

———tribute to efforts relative to Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H8107 [23JY]

———tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H7784, H7809, H7992, H7993 [18JY], H8033, H8075 [22JY], H8102 [23JY], H8251 [24JY], E1324 [18JY]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H930 [30JA], H1057-H1062 [31JA]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H1750 [6MR]

Nuclear weapons: actions relative to moratorium on testing, H749 [23JA], H777, H811 [24JA], H878, H904-H910 [25JA], H917-H920 [26JA], H927, H930, H959-H962 [30JA], H1046-H1051, H1057-H1062 [31JA], E138 [1FE], E163 [5FE]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: U.S. air service agreement, S3006-S3009 [27MR]

Dept. of Energy: waive limitations on use of foreign technology in environmental cleanup and waste management activities, S7233 [28JN]

Disasters: tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, S8076 [18JY], S8926 [25JY]

———tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York (S. Res. 280), S8104 [18JY]

Europe: military reductions, S1446 [29FE]

Nuclear weapons: actions relative to moratorium on testing, S572 [31JA], S864 [1FE]

———U.S.-French cooperation on nuclear weapons programs, S864 [1FE]

Specter, Senator: report on visit to Asia, the Middle East, and France, S10540-S10545 [13SE]

———visit to U.S. Embassy in France, S3500 [17AP]

Reports

Disinvesting in Diplomacy: Pamela Harriman, Ambassador to France, S3500 [17AP]

Rulings of the Chair

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H1061 [31JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 350, question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress, H929 [30JA], H1057 [31JA]

S. Res. 280, tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, S8104, S8163 [18JY]

FRANCIS, ARTHUR W.

Letters

Helium Privatization Act, H4146 [30AP]

FRANCIS, CORINNE

Remarks in House

Carlow College: Student of Spirit award recipients, E1526 [5SE]

FRANCIS, JOSEPH S.

Remarks in House

San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Leadership Award: recipient, E637 [25AP]

FRANCIS CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1777 [28SE]

FRANCIS FAMILIES FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1777 [28SE]

FRANCO, ARIANE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1633 [18SE]

FRANK, BARNEY (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1449, H1450 [28FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6286 [12JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report (H.R. 3814), H7659 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8266, H8267 [24JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5818 [4JN], H6150 [11JN]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4504 [7MY], H4662 [9MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5289 [16MY], H5380 [21MY], H5421 [22MY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7481, H7498 [12JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H10195 [11SE]

Articles and editorials

Community Hero Chosen To Carry Olympic Torch, Elizabeth Lawton, New Bedford (MA) Standard Times, E292 [6MR]

Congress Misses the `Magic' Show, Senator Boxer, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E233 [28FE]

Court's Ruling on Gays Was Strict Reading of Constitution, New Bedford (MA) Standard Times, E927 [24MY]

Dangers of Newtspeak, David Grann, Hill (publication), E333 [13MR]

Democracy Reaffirmed in Israel, E3 [3JA]

Dole's Military Card, Doug Bandow, New York (NY) Times, E1233 [10JY]

Ex-Prosecutors Concur on Case Against Starr's Private Work, R.H. Melton, Washington (DC) Post, E742 [9MY]

``Frontline's'' Exercise in Exaggeration, David S. Broder, Washington (DC) Post, E221 [28FE]

Public Housing That Succeeds, Nicholas Lemann, E725 [7MY]

``Romer'' Court Struck a Blow for Individuals Against Government, Clint Bolick, Los Angeles (CA) Daily Journal, E1174 [26JN]

Same-Sex Marriages Deserve Recognition—Partners Need the Chance to Live in Peace, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E1147 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: penalties relative to endangerment of children in hostage situations (see H.R. 4121), H10720 [19SE]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: amend relative to the exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 3980), H9922 [2AU]

Dept. of State: establish a Board of Visa Appeals (see H.R. 2975), H1324 [27FE]

Education: eligibility standards for short term educational programs (see H.R. 2914), H1138 [31JA]

Employment: provide training assistance to individuals employed in an economically depressed industry and area (see H.R. 3403), H4503 [7MY]

FRS: use of surplus funds to cover Financing Corp. obligations (see H.R. 3261), H3581 [17AP]

Immigration: waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 3928), H9566 [31JY]

International Red Cross: recognition of non-Christian symbols (see H. Res. 464), H6765 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H7115 [8JY]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H10386 [12SE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3650 [18AP]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H2950 [27MR]

Augusta `Gusty' Hornblower U.S. Post Office, Groton, MA: designate (see H.R. 3768), H8030 [18JY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H6509 [18JN]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

———reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11230 [25SE]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H11396 [26SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H7107 [27JN]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 429), H5754 [30MY]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6414 [13JN]

———U.S. policy relative to membership in World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4065), H12175 [28SE]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 140), H2124 [12MR]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Contracts: require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H5647 [29MY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

———treatment of the production, sale, transportation, or possession of fictitious financial instruments (see H.R. 2986), H5570 [23MY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit additional payments and revise certain reporting requirements for restructuring costs under defense contracts (see H.R. 3608), H6117 [10JN]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H9925 [2AU]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H5570 [23MY]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

———constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 114), H1508 [28FE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H7108 [27JN]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H7533 [12JY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal employees: granting of competitive status relative to transfers or reassignments (see H.R. 294), H2224 [13MR]

———strengthen post-employment restrictions on foreign representation (see H.R. 3434), H4901 [10MY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009), H774 [23JA]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 3639), H6413 [13JN]

Foreign policy: sanctions against countries assisting the weapons programs of non-nuclear weapon states (see H. Res. 381), H2224 [13MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

———prevent use of child labor for soccer ball manufacturing (see H.R. 4307), H12174 [28SE]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4303 [30AP]

Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H.R. 3435), H4901 [10MY]

Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3482), H6532 [19JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H2316 [14MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1950, 3226), H1226 [1FE], H10040 [4SE]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 248), H6184 [11JN]

House of Representative: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page (see H. Res. 454), H6509 [18JN]

House of Representatives: establish disclosure requirements relative to franked mail (see H.R. 3772), H7260 [10JY]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

———official mail allowance (see H.R. 3771), H7259 [10JY]

———official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2841), H187 [4JA]

———prevent mass mailings during an election year (see H.R. 3773), H7260 [10JY]

———reduce number of pieces of mail constituting a mass mailing (see H.R. 3774), H7260 [10JY]

———terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House (see H.R. 2536), H5052 [14MY]

House Rules: postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (see H. Res. 358), H2124 [12MR]

Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H7106 [27JN]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H3488 [16AP]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3590), H8248 [23JY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H10524 [17SE]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5053 [14MY]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H913 [25JA]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 4111), H10602 [18SE]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H6532 [19JN]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2224 [13MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H3650 [18AP]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H9566 [31JY]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H3231 [29MR]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H3387 [15AP]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4058), H12175 [28SE]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2316 [14MR]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H2123 [12MR]

National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (see H.R. 3648), H7155 [9JY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H774 [23JA]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H737 [22JA]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see H.R. 3177), H3231 [29MR]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H5501 [22MY]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1716 [5MR]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H4397 [1MY]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862; H. Res. 360), H914 [25JA], H1226 [1FE]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10602 [18SE]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H5754 [30MY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8095 [22JY]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 205), H8982 [30JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 573), H2950 [27MR]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H1636 [29FE]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for security officer employment (see H.R. 2092), H7260 [10JY]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H7154 [9JY]

Taxation: application of denial of deduction for excessive employee compensation to all employees (see H.R. 4124), H11528 [27SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H3387 [15AP]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3807), H8375 [24JY]

———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 2864), H1775 [6MR]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 3609), H9706 [1AU]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

Ukraine: support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress (see H. Con. Res. 120), H1636 [29FE]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11395 [26SE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5173 [15MY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2937), H1224 [1FE]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H1636 [29FE]

Essays

What Inflation? James K. Galbraith, University of Texas Johnson School of Public Affairs, E1338 [22JY]

Letters

FCC funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum: several Republican Members of Congress, H8271 [24JY]

———several organizations, H8270 [24JY]

National policy to control crime and reform court procedures: E.G. Berry, E258 [29FE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 389), H2899 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10610 [19SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2909 [27MR]

Agriculture: eliminate declining payment system for certain farm programs, H1451, H1452, H1453, H1454 [28FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1451, H1452, H1453, H1454 [28FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3156 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration (H. Res. 366), H1407, H1413 [28FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 393), H3150 [28MR]

Appropriations: making continuing, H198 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), consideration (H. Res. 386), H2571 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1948 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2861, H2862, H2863, H2864 [26MR]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, H796 [24JA], E233 [28FE]

———encourage allies to pay more non-salaried costs of U.S. troops in Europe, H5025 [14MY]

———estimation of U.S. percentage of total costs for each U.N. operation, H10073 [5SE]

———limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), H10073 [5SE]

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to pay fair market value for use of allotted spectrum frequencies, H1162, H1167 [1FE]

Budget: balance, E1233 [10JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6263 [12JN]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H198 [5JA]

Business and industry: acquisition of small companies by businesses with the intention of closing them, H4903 [14MY]

———prohibit payment of back pay to illegal immigrants, H7358, H7359 [11JY]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7035 [27JN]

CIA: National Reconnaissance Office funding, H5426 [22MY]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, E742 [9MY]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H4661 [9MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3284, H3285 [15AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), consideration (H. Res. 395), H3259, H3261, H3263 [15AP]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3197 [29MR]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, E258 [29FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5025 [14MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9819 [1AU]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H796 [24JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6367, H6370, H6371, H6372, H6373, H6374, H6375 [13JN]

———transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), H3429 [16AP]

Dept. of HUD: rental assistance voucher program funding, H6817 [25JN]

Dept. of Labor: increased personnel levels for wage and hour inspection and enforcement relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H10191 [11SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H118 [4JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8266, H8267, H8268, H8270 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7358, H7359 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6817, H6821, H6822, H6823, H6824 [25JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, E1338 [22JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, E221 [28FE]

Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government (H.R. 782), H9773 [1AU]

FCC: funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum, H8266, H8267, H8268, H8270 [24JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H3024 [28MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), H11443 [27SE]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H3429 [16AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5899, H5900 [5JN], H6151 [11JN]

Gaffin, Barbara: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston Warren B. Kohn Award recipient, E880 [22MY]

Gingrich, Representative: allegations relative to the shredding of Dept. of Commerce documents after the plane crash that killed Ronald H. Brown, H5939 [6JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 503), H9844 [2AU]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H198 [5JA]

Habitat for Humanity (organization): funding for housing projects, H1274 [27FE]

Homeless: assistance, H6821, H6822, H6823, H6824 [25JN]

Homosexuality: recognition of same-sex marriages, E1147 [20JN]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3024 [28MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2861, H2862, H2863, H2864 [26MR]

———legislative program, H11542 [27SE]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 342), H846, H849 [25JA]

Housing: allow ownership of pets by senior citizens and the disabled in public housing, H4619, H4620, H4621, H4623 [8MY]

———cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4578 [8MY], H4664, H4665, H4668, H4669, H4670, H4671, H4672, H4674, H4735 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4578, H4593, H4600, H4619, H4620, H4621, H4623 [8MY], H4664, H4665, H4668, H4669, H4670, H4671, H4672, H4674, H4735 [9MY]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), H1274 [27FE]

———placement of disabled with seniors in certain housing projects, H1274 [27FE]

———policy to provide safe and affordable housing, H4600 [8MY]

Immigration: admission of HIV-infected individuals, H11082, H11083 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2498, H2500, H2510, H2514, H2516 [20MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11082, H11083, H11087 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to instruct conferees, H10191, H10194 [11SE]

———enforcement of employer sanctions relative to employment of illegal aliens, H11087 [25SE]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2510, H2514, H2516 [20MR]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, H11542 [27SE]

Indonesia: international military and educational assistance relative to human rights violations in East Timor, H3429 [16AP]

———international military education and training assistance, H6151 [11JN]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2498, H2500 [20MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5403, H5404, H5405, H5406, H5407, H5419, H5421, H5424, H5426 [22MY]

Lobbyists: disclosure of lobbying activities by Federal grantees, H1948 [7MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7441, H7443, H7447 [11JY], H7481, H7482, H7484, H7485, H7487, H7489, H7499, H7501 [12JY], H7656 [16JY], H8010 [18JY], E1147 [20JN]

———define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), consideration (H. Res. 474), H7278 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7278, H7441, H7443, H7447 [11JY], H7481, H7482, H7484, H7485, H7487, H7489, H7499, H7501 [12JY], H7656 [16JY], H8010 [18JY]

Minimum wage: level, H3024 [28MR]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 497), H1686 [5MR], H8038, H8043 [22JY]

New Bedford, MA: closing of J.C. Rhodes Co. manufacturing plant, H3701 [23AP]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (H.R. 3235), H5790 [4JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3024 [28MR], H6377 [13JN], H7359 [11JY]

Point of order, H6262 [12JN], H8266 [24JY]

Political parties: use of political rhetoric, E333 [13MR]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3024 [28MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2861, H2862, H2863, H2864 [26MR]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (H.R. 3008), H4141 [30AP]

Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury: questions relative to alleged misconduct, H308 [5JA]

Supreme Court: decision relative to the granting of protected status to homosexuals, E927 [24MY], E1174 [26JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes, H2861, H2862, H2863, H2864 [26MR]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1162, H1167, H1168 [1FE], H6977 [27JN]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 353), H1150 [1FE]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, H1702 [5MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2139 [13MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, H3609 [18AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), H2334, H2337 [19MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1714 [5MR], H3728 [23AP]

Tribute, E3 [3JA]

Statements

Auctioning of Direct Broadcast Satellite Spectrum: Bob Dole, H8270 [24JY]

Partial-Birth Abortions: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H2900 [27MR]

Tributes

Cornell, Melissa, E292 [6MR]

Dash, Leon, E75 [24JA]

Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8533 [25JY]

FRANK, JOSEPH J.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10713 [17SE]

FRANK, NAOMI

Remarks in House

Tribute, E401 [21MR]

FRANKEL, LEE

Remarks in House

Foreign trade: investigation of ITC and Lee Frankel relative to Mexican and Florida tomato growers, H10330 [12SE]

FRANKFORT, IL

Remarks in House

Floods: stormwater retention facility funding, H8727 [30JY]

FRANKFORT, KY

Remarks in Senate

Liberty Hall: anniversary, S12026 [30SE]

FRANKLIN, BARBARA H.

Statements

China—Friend or Enemy?, E1758 [27SE]

FRANKLIN, TN

Remarks in House

Franklin Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E787 [14MY]

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT HISTORY MONTH

Remarks in Senate

Observance, S12197 [2OC]

FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Congress: extend the service of certain members (see S. 1634), S2646 [21MR]

Remarks in Senate

Congress: extend the service of certain members (S. 1634), S5952 [6JN]

FRANKLIN (U.S.S.)

Bills and resolutions

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 534), H11048 [24SE]

Remarks in House

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (H. Res. 534), E1677 [24SE]

FRANKS, BOB (a Representative from New Jersey)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H5500 [22MY]

Computers: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 4299), H12174 [28SE]

FERC: disapproving of rules concerning open access transmission services of public utilities (see H.J. Res. 178), H4397 [1MY]

Food stamps: forbid recipients to resell or barter with acquired food (see H.R. 4027), H10107 [5SE]

Government: require comparable treatment of the President, Vice-President, Cabinet members, and Members of Congress with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2855), H330 [5JA]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 215), H10524 [17SE]

Job Corps: ensure a drug-free, safe, and cost effective program (see H.R. 3169), H2949 [27MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11047 [24SE]

Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 4093), H10524 [17SE]

Permanent Performance Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 3982), H9922 [2AU]

Postal Service: prohibit penalization for use of private express services for certain letters and packets (see H.R. 3981), H9922 [2AU]

Power resources: privatize the Federal Power Marketing Administration and certain TVA facilities (see H.R. 3878), H8247 [23JY]

Waterways: disposal of contaminated sediments (see H.R. 3170), H2950 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air pollution: reduction in emissions of pollutants contributing to acid deposition in the Adirondacks (see H.R. 2682), H7780 [17JY]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1775 [6MR]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2224 [13MR]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3731 [23AP]

Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H6915 [26JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H8557 [25JY]

———restore integrity, goodwill, honesty, and trust (see H.R. 3792), H7474 [11JY]

Construction industries: use of inspectors that meet standards established by the Dept. of Labor (see H.R. 3216), H3230 [29MR]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3246), H3658 [22AP]

Cyprus: implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223), H187 [4JA]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 3433), H10525 [17SE]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5647 [29MY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6691 [20JN]

Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see H.R. 4277), H12172 [28SE]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2919), H1138 [31JA]

Education: develop elementary and secondary school curriculum standards (see H.R. 3257), H3820 [24AP]

———development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 226), H11527 [27SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2566), H1716 [5MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H331 [5JA]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H4504 [7MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H6691 [20JN]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H7533 [12JY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H5379 [21MY]

Fish and fishing: coordinate conservation efforts of Atlantic striped bass (see H.R. 2655), H774 [23JA]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

———require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (see H.R. 4014), H11396 [26SE]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H914 [25JA]

Health: improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H5501 [22MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

House Rules: require witnesses at committee hearings to disclose Federal grants or contracts received during current and previous fiscal years (see H. Res. 486), H12194 [30SE]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1920), H8598 [26JY]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H2559 [20MR]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H8982 [30JY]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H1508 [28FE]

Medicare: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H2950 [27MR]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H7474 [11JY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3581 [17AP]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 2421), H8982 [30JY]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates (see H. Res. 555), H12194 [30SE]

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3649 [18AP]

Power resources: privatize certain Federal power generation and transmission assets (see H.R. 1801), H1325 [27FE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852), H774 [23JA]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H4646 [8MY]

Refuse disposal: funding for construction, operation, and maintenance of dredged material disposal facilities (see H.R. 3113), H2466 [19MR]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10041 [4SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see H.R. 4159), H11048 [24SE]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H8248 [23JY]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4801 [9MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H6184 [11JN]

Taxation: treatment of corporations (see H.R. 3102), H7154 [9JY]

———treatment of ethanol production by cooperatives (see H.R. 2647), H90 [3JA]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H6691 [20JN]

Technology: competitiveness of the electronic inter-connections industry (see H. Res. 537), H11229 [25SE]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Utah: land acquisition in Sterling Forest Reserve relative to winter Olympic games (see H.R. 3907), H8982 [30JY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H1775 [6MR]

Water: sediments decontamination technology (see H.R. 3112), H2466 [19MR]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H3230 [29MR]

Remarks by, on

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), H12289 [4OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5104 [15MY], H5228 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6257, H6258, H6263 [12JN]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (H.R. 3508), E880 [22MY]

Computers: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 4299), E1842 [30SE]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H9873 [2AU]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7098 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), E991 [4JN]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (H.R. 2919), H978 [31JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8318, H8348 [24JY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 2276), H2066 [12MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), E1587 [11SE]

FERC: disapproving of rules concerning open access transmission services of public utilities (H.J. Res. 178), E696 [1MY]

Food stamps: forbid recipients to resell or barter with acquired food (H.R. 4027), E1538 [5SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9855 [2AU]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4579 [8MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4567 [8MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2635 [21MR]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 215), E1619 [17SE]

Job Corps: ensure a drug-free, safe, and cost effective program (H.R. 3169), E463 [27MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (H.R. 4148), H11050 [25SE]

Minimum wage: level, H9855 [2AU]

New Jersey: Green Brook Flood Control project funding, H8318 [24JY]

Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at certain metropolitan airports (H.R. 4093), E1623 [17SE]

Permanent Performance Review Commission: establish (H.R. 3982), E1493 [2AU]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (H.R. 1126), E435 [22MR], E1869 [30SE]

———natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), H11539 [27SE], E1869 [30SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9874 [2AU]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), E136 [1FE]

———State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), H939 [30JA]

TVA: funding, H8348 [24JY]

Waterways: disposal of contaminated sediments, H9873 [2AU]

———disposal of contaminated sediments (H.R. 3170), E478 [28MR]

FRANKS, GARY A. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Business and industry: acquisition of domestically-developed technology by U.S. companies (see H. Con. Res. 202), H8557 [25JY]

CERCLA: establish loan program for cleanup of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3214), H3230 [29MR]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 3093), H2315 [14MR]

Government: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 3190), H3170 [28MR]

Taxation: State establishment of health insurance systems for temporarily unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3092), H2315 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H1775 [6MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H1507 [28FE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6006 [6JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H8557 [25JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H. Res. 470), H9566 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 1708), H4397 [1MY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1636 [29FE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H10236 [11SE]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H5380 [21MY]

Medicaid: waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 3866, 3871), H8094 [22JY], H8247 [23JY]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H4110 [25AP]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H9925 [2AU]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H8557 [25JY]

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9926 [2AU]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H914 [25JA]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H973 [30JA]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6117 [10JN]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Taxation: treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H1775 [6MR]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Veterans: revise certain authorities on the management and contracting of provision of health care services (see H.R. 2798), H2713 [22MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4800 [9MY]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: line-item veto, H3016 [28MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E724 [7MY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3592 [18AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7982 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9421 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5259 [16MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7021 [27JN]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H2032 [8MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3297 [15AP]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11327 [26SE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6460 [18JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6398 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3592 [18AP]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6942 [26JN]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6796 [25JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3109 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, E1502 [2AU]

Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (H. Res. 316), E591 [19AP]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3016 [28MR]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3016 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: reform, H3826 [25AP], H4306 [1MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7982 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9421 [31JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), E1193 [27JN]

Urban areas: community development, H3734 [24AP]

Votes: position on missed, H6684 [20JN]

Waterbury, CT: groundbreaking ceremony of Brass Mill Center Mall, H6977 [27JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2033 [8MR], H3486 [16AP], H3817 [24AP], H6689 [20JN]

Tributes

Petteway, Thomas J., H3437 [16AP]

Tinney, Howard, H6684 [20JN]

FRANZ, WANDA

Letters

Campaign finance reform, S6771 [25JN]

FRASER, MI

Remarks in House

Zion-Grace United Church of Christ: anniversary, E1705 [26SE]

FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE

Letters

Training programs for law enforcement officers relative to missing or exploited children, S3159 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Clinton, President: endorsement, H10439 [17SE]

FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS

Addresses

International Brotherhood of Teamsters Convention: Senator Specter, S7849 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3649 [18AP]

Remarks in House

Alpha Kappa Alpha (fraternal organization): anniversary, E200 [16FE]

AuGres, MI: anniversary of VFW Post 8275, E1596 [12SE]

Brighton, MI: anniversary of Rotary Club, E1033 [7JN]

Clifton, NJ: tribute to VFW Post 7165, E1674 [24SE]

Clifton Park, NY: anniversary of Elks Lodge 2466, E1350 [23JY]

Corinth, NY: anniversary of Corinth Grange 823, E1494 [2AU]

Croatian Catholic Union of the United States of America and Canada: anniversary, E685 [1MY]

District of Columbia: Prince Hall Masonic Lodge's Felix Lodge No. 3 anniversary, E213 [27FE]

East Patchogue, NY: tribute to VFW Post 8300, E1572 [11SE]

Federation Life Insurance of America, Inc.: anniversary, E1519 [5SE]

Illinois: anniversary of Cicero-Berwyn Elks Lodge 1510, E1398 [30JY]

Indiana: tribute to members of Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 170, E687 [1MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (H.J. Res. 70), H11572 [27SE]

Long Beach, CA: anniversary of Masonic Lodge No. 327, E1167 [25JN]

Mechanicville, NY: anniversary of VFW Post 6328, E1601 [12SE]

Nassau, NY: anniversary of VFW Post 8162, E1419 [31JY]

Newark, NJ: anniversary of Lions Club, E937 [29MY]

Oak Lawn, IL: tribute to Oak Lawn Elks Lodge No. 2254, E1096 [17JN]

Ottawa, OH: anniversary of the Kiwanis Club, E1803 [28SE]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Boy Scouts' Order of the Arrow Delmont Lodge 43, E676 [1MY]

Rockland County, NY: tribute Rockland County Shields (fraternal organization), E1842 [30SE]

San Fili Fraternity Club of Westchester, Inc.: anniversary, E1592 [12SE]

Sobanski, Ted and Marion: Polish Legion of American Veterans Heritage Committee Outstanding Couple of the Year Award recipients, E1648 [19SE]

Utica, MI: anniversary of Lions Club, E1809 [28SE]

Watertown, MA: anniversary of Knights of Columbus Council 155, E602 [23AP]

Remarks in Senate

Alpha Delta Kappa (fraternal organization): tribute, S12422 [21OC]

Bristol, NH: tribute to the Order of DeMolay (organization), S1468 [29FE]

Gisbon County, TN: anniversary of Medina Lions Club, S2836 [25MR]

International Brotherhood of Teamsters: convention in Philadelphia, PA, S7849 [16JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial, S12360 [3OC]

———authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (H.J. Res. 70), S12439 [21OC]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 70, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization establishment of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., H11572 [27SE]

FRAZEE, ELIZABETH

Remarks in House

Tribute, H5780 [4JN]

FRAZER, VICTOR O. (a Delegate from the Virgin Islands)

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4643 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Disasters: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]

Virgin Islands: temporary absence of executive officials and priority payment of certain bonds and other obligations (see H.R. 3634), H6413 [13JN]

———transfer of management authority of Christiansted National Historic Site (see H.R. 3635), H6413 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H10524 [17SE]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H9566 [31JY]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H5570 [23MY]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1252 [23FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H2950 [27MR]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H5818 [4JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8248 [23JY]

———discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H6532 [19JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H6532 [19JN]

California: tribute to language diversity efforts by Monterey Peninsula community leaders (see H. Res. 266), H5501 [22MY]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11396 [26SE]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

Children and youth: consolidate and expand Federal child care programs (see H.R. 3860), H10386 [12SE]

———deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H3730 [23AP]

———establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H3731 [23AP]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4424 [2MY]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2467 [19MR]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H9566 [31JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10721 [19SE], H11528 [27SE]

Citizenship: demonstration projects to celebrate process of becoming and being U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1980), H5501 [22MY]

Computers: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 4113), H11396 [26SE]

Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 2396), H5501 [22MY]

Consumer Credit Protection Act: amend consumer lease provisions (see H.R. 3515), H5501 [22MY]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H1138 [31JA]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H1325 [27FE]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H1325 [27FE]

———treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H2316 [14MR]

Courts: sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm with a laser sighting device during commission of a crime (see H.R. 2991), H1775 [6MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H973 [30JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H331 [5JA]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: assist the procurement of law enforcement equipment for counterdrug activities by State and local governments (see H.R. 2931), H1775 [6MR]

———prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

———require consent for the collection and use of genetic information for remains identification (see H.R. 2873), H1508 [28FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish domestic violence community response teams (see H.R. 2665), H3581 [17AP]

———prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H2950 [27MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H10108 [5SE]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5053 [14MY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1248 [20FE]

———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6691 [20JN]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3488 [16AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H2950 [27MR]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2919), H1508 [28FE]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H9925 [2AU]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Electric power: establish a commission to minimize the environmental impacts associated with electric utility restructuring (see H.R. 3172), H4503 [7MY]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H1325 [27FE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362), H7475 [11JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H1245 [16FE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009), H8248 [23JY]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: authorization of loans and participation requirements relative to community development (see H.R. 3349), H6532 [19JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foreign policy: establish additional narcotics control certification standards and reporting requirements for certain illicit drug producing countries and drug-transit countries (see H.R. 3689), H6690 [20JN]

———loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2844), H2123 [12MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

Fry, Varian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3352), H7475 [11JY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4303 [30AP]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H10111 [9SE]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H3231 [29MR]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2690, 3477), H914 [25JA], H8094 [22JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2071, 2893, 3130), H2123 [12MR], H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (see H.R. 3222), H3230 [29MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H5380 [21MY]

———provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (see H.R. 4315), H12174 [28SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5288 [16MY]

Health care professionals: increase practitioners in the field of primary health care (see H.R. 449), H1325 [27FE]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax deductible donations (see H.R. 797), H6509 [18JN]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1179), H1986 [7MR]

House of Representatives: provide for a nonvoting delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3879, 4067), H8598 [26JY], H11048 [24SE]

Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 2202), H331 [5JA]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H5501 [22MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H1325 [27FE]

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3590), H8598 [26JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H3231 [29MR]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national clearinghouse to assist in background checks of law enforcement applicants (see H.R. 3263), H3581 [17AP]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H774 [23JA]

———funding for the hiring of personnel who perform nonadministrative services (see H.R. 2922), H1252 [23FE]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H8094 [22JY]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (see H. Con. Res. 103), H6532 [19JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2224 [13MR]

Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6915 [26JN]

Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see H.R. 3779), H7260 [10JY]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H5501 [22MY]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H11396 [26SE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H3231 [29MR]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H7114 [8JY]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3231 [29MR]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H187 [4JA]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H8982 [30JY]

Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 620), H2224 [13MR]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H1663 [4MR]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H914 [25JA]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H1508 [28FE]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3387 [15AP]

National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (see H.R. 3648), H6532 [19JN]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H1507 [28FE]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H4109 [25AP]

———funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H5380 [21MY]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5647 [29MY]

Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811), H1226 [1FE]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1716 [5MR]

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3649 [18AP]

Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 324), H2320 [18MR]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 1325), H4397 [1MY]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H3650 [18AP]

Public housing: Federal commitment to eliminate crime (see H.R. 3150), H4110 [25AP]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Radioactive substances: provide payments to individuals who were subjects of Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463), H1226 [1FE]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4303 [30AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H7260 [10JY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3387 [15AP]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2714 [22MR]

South Pacific region: prohibit the storage of nuclear waste on any Pacific territories or U.S. islands (see H.R. 3686), H6690 [20JN]

States: provide Federal grants for drug testing projects (see H.R. 3778), H7260 [10JY]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H7154 [9JY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H2467 [19MR]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H1226 [1FE]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H5288 [16MY]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H6117 [10JN]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244), H6117 [10JN]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H10041 [4SE]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338), H4397 [1MY]

———treatment of length of service awards for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 1893), H2316 [14MR]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776), H1226 [1FE]

Tax-exempt organizations: authorize receipt of Federal loans, grants, or contracts to organizations engaging in lobbying activities (see H.R. 2785), H331 [5JA]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H4647 [8MY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 3409), H5380 [21MY]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H2224 [13MR]

U.S. Navy Blue Angels: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary (see H.R. 1828), H1636 [29FE]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H3171 [28MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4800 [9MY]

Water pollution: State waivers from secondary treatment requirements for certain ocean discharges (see H.R. 3299), H4503 [7MY]

Women: preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3174), H3650 [18AP]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3176), H3650 [18AP]

Proclamations

Tribute to Amanda Frazer Dawson: by, E453 [26MR]

Remarks by, on

Education: funding, H2129 [13MR]

Minimum wage: level, H3712 [23AP]

National Tourism Board: establish (H.R. 2579), E1001 [5JN]

National Tourism Organization: establish (H.R. 2579), E1001 [5JN]

Terrorism: U.S. policy, E1418 [31JY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3521 [17AP]

Virgin Islands: tribute to legislature for 25th anniversary of designation of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, E94 [25JA]

———tribute to St. Croix Central High School Jazz and Concert Bands, E932 [29MY]

———tribute to St. Croix Central High School Mixed Chorus, Jazz Choir, and Visuals Ensemble, E933 [29MY]

Women's History Month: observance, H2658 [21MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1136 [31JA]

Tributes

Boxman, Bradd H., E998 [5JN]

Brown, Ronald H., H3451 [16AP]

Gibbons, Representative, H4129 [30AP]

Hodge-Smith, Thyra A., E1103 [18JN]

Lockhart-Elskoe, Dorothy (Dotsy), E1429 [1AU]

Mfume, Representative, H1053 [31JA]

Rivera, Eulalie, R., H2658 [21MR]

Watson, Leona B., E1424 [1AU]

FRAZIER, JACKIE

Statements

Overcrowding, Budget Problems and Education, E979 [4JN]

FREDERICK, EDWIN J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1475 [2AU]

FREE, JAMES S.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3621 [18AP]

FREE ENTERPRISE

Addresses

Telecommunications Conference: Decker Anstrom, National Cable Television Association, E800-E802 [14MY]

Articles and editorials

If China Attacks Taiwan, S907 [6FE]

Telecom Reform—It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over, S2207 [15MR]

Washington Confronts China, S907 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions

American Free Enterprise Day: designate (see S. Res. 291), S10554 [13SE]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 4297), H12174 [28SE]

Foreign countries: private sector development enterprise funds (see H.R. 3116), H2466 [19MR]

Rivers: permit construction of flood control projects by private sector (see H.R. 3108), H2466 [19MR]

Telecommunications: continued operation of certain overlapping stations (see H.R. 3073), H2123 [12MR]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 353), H1137 [31JA]

———restore broadcast ownership rules relative to the enactment of the Telecommunications Act (see S. 1551), S736 [1FE]

Conference reports

Telecommunications Act (S. 652), H1078-H1136 [31JA]

Letters

FCC auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum: FCC, S684, S719 [1FE]

———several Members of Congress, S684 [1FE]

FCC funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum: several Republican Members of Congress, H8271 [24JY]

———several organizations, H8270 [24JY]

Lists

Telecommunications bill resolved issues, S688 [1FE]

Proposals

Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Policy Reform and Privatization Act, S4932-S4936 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to pay fair market value for use of allotted spectrum frequencies, H1162, H1167 [1FE]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (H.R. 4297), E1849 [30SE]

FCC: funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum, H8266-H8272 [24JY]

North Carolina Electronics and Information Technologies (organization): tribute, E168 [5FE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1154-H1179 [1FE], H2474 [20MR], H6977 [27JN], E153 [5FE], E184 [6FE], E192 [9FE], E197 [13FE], E204 [23FE], E262 [29FE], E294 [6MR], E800 [14MY]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 353), H1145-H1154 [1FE]

Telephones: dialing parity for intraLATA toll calls, E262 [29FE]

———sale of subscriber list information to independent publishers, E184 [6FE]

Television: local station ownership and cable must-carry regulations, H1163-H1165 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

American Free Enterprise Day: designate (S. Res. 291), S11641 [28SE]

Bell Telephone Cos.: entrance into the alarm monitoring services market, S689 [1FE]

Computers: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S706, S712, S714, S717 [1FE]

FCC: auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum, S684, S685 [1FE], S5424 [21MY], S5533 [23MY]

———auctioning of certain spectrum frequencies, S7297 [28JN]

———extend authority to use auctions for the allocation of radio spectrum frequencies, S1528 [5MR]

———impact of financial standards on small businesses, S11931 [30SE]

———review of television broadcast ownership operation restrictions, S705 [1FE]

Rural areas: managed health care services, S861 [1FE]

Telecommunications: national spectrum policy reform, S2000-S2003 [13MR], S4928-S4931 [9MY]

———permit Bell Telephone Cos. to provide interLATA commercial mobile services, S1311 [26FE]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S135 [10JA], S393, S538 [26JA], S684-S721 [1FE], S998 [6FE], S1311 [26FE], S1528 [5MR], S1646 [7MR], S2207 [15MR], S3146 [28MR], S4895 [9MY], S6108 [11JN], S12333 [3OC]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S687, S720 [1FE]

Telephones: availability of universal service, S688, S696 [1FE]

Television: cable rate reform, S688, S692 [1FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 652, Telecommunications Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 353) (H. Rept. 104-459), H1137 [31JA]

Telecommunications Act: Committee of Conference (S. 652) (H. Rept. 104-458), H1137 [31JA]

———Committee of Conference (S. 652) (S. Rept. 104-230), S736 [1FE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Telecommunications Bill, E238 [28FE]

Summaries

Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Policy Reform and Privatization Act, S4931 [9MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 353, consideration of conference report on S. 652, Telecommunications Act, H1145 [1FE]

H.R. 4297, Consumers Electric Power Act, E1849-E1851 [30SE]

S. Res. 291, American Free Enterprise Day, S10556 [13SE], S11641 [28SE]

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

Analyses

Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act (S. 1090), S10716 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions

Freedom of Information Act: provide public access to information in an electronic format (see H.R. 3802, 3885), H7532 [12JY], H8374 [24JY]

World War II: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes (see S. 2048), S9555 [2AU]

Letters

Disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II: Representative Combest, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H10819 [24SE]

Require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders: Ernie Allen, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, H4453 [7MY]

Remarks in House

Crime: require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), H3702 [23AP], H4451-H4457, H4500 [7MY], E732 [8MY]

Freedom of Information Act: provide public access to information in an electronic format (H.R. 3802), H10447-H10452 [17SE], E1281 [12JY]

World War II: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes (H.R. 1281), H10817-H10819 [24SE], E1381 [25JY], E1766 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: reform protective orders, sealing of case documents, and disclosure of discovery information in civil actions (S. 374), S12386 [3OC]

Crime: require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), S4845, S4876, S4877 [8MY], S4921 [9MY]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), placed on calendar, S4846 [8MY]

———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), unanimous-consent agreement, S4845 [8MY]

FBI: improve public access to records, S11909 [30SE]

Freedom of Information Act: provide public access to information in an electronic format (H.R. 3802), S10893, S10894 [18SE]

———provide public access to information in an electronic format (S. 1090), S10713-S10717 [17SE]

World War II: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes (H.R. 1281), S12014 [30SE], S12401 [3OC]

———require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes (S. 2048), S9608 [2AU]

Reports filed

Disclosure of Information on Certain Individuals Relative to Nazi War Crimes During World War II: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1281) (H. Rept. 104-819), H11046 [24SE]

Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 104-272), S5093 [15MY]

Public Access to Information in an Electronic Format: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3802) (H. Rept. 104-795), H10523 [17SE]

Release of Relevant Information on Violent Sex Offenders: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2137) (H. Rept. 104-555), H4430 [6MY]

Texts of

H.R. 1281, disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II, H10817 [24SE]

H.R. 2137, release of relevant information on violent sex offenders, H4451 [7MY]

H.R. 3802, provide public access to information in an electronic format, H10447-H10449 [17SE]

S. 1090, Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act, S10714 [17SE]

S. 2048, War Crimes Disclosure Act, S9608 [2AU]

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

Analyses

Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act (S. 1090), S10716 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions

Information services: provide public access to information in an electronic format (see H.R. 3802, 3885), H7532 [12JY], H8374 [24JY]

Footnotes

BATF accuracy relative to National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: Representative Funderburk, E1462 [2AU]

Remarks in House

BATF: accuracy of National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, E1461 [2AU]

House of Representatives: use of military personnel for partisan activities, H12275, H12299 [4OC]

Information services: provide public access to information in an electronic format (H.R. 3802), H10447-H10452 [17SE], E1281 [12JY]

Remarks in Senate

FBI: improve public access to records, S11909 [30SE]

Information services: provide public access to information in an electronic format (H.R. 3802), S10893, S10894 [18SE]

———provide public access to information in an electronic format (S. 1090), S10713-S10717 [17SE]

Reports filed

Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 104-272), S5093 [15MY]

Public Access to Information in an Electronic Format: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3802) (H. Rept. 104-795), H10523 [17SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3802, provide public access to information in an electronic format, H10447-H10449 [17SE]

S. 1090, Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act, S10714 [17SE]

FREEDOM OF RELIGION

Addresses

Religious Tolerance and Freedom: James R. Stark, S10048 [9SE]

Articles and editorials

Ring Used Religion as Cover To Sneak Drugs Into Lorton, S11493 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions

Civil liberties: enforce constitutional rights (see H.R. 4129, 4130), H10762 [20SE]

Constitutional amendments: protection (see H.J. Res. 161, 184), H1507 [28FE], H7658 [16JY]

Letters

Safety of Robert Hussein in Kuwait relative to religious conversion: Mohammed S. Al-Sabah, Ambassador of Kuwait, E1451 [1AU]

———Representative Hamilton, E1450 [1AU]

Remarks in House

Abdul-Rauf, Mahmoud: controversy over National Basketball Association rules relative to standing during national anthem, H2329 [19MR]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations, H804 [24JA]

Constitutional amendments: protection (H.J. Res. 127), H7250 [10JY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, H6098, H6109-H6114 [10JN]

Kuwait: religious freedom, E1450 [1AU]

Remarks in Senate

Religious Freedom Restoration Act: application to incarcerated individuals, S11492 [27SE]

Reports

China Steps Up Religious Repression: Human Rights Watch/Asia (organization), H805 [24JA]

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Bills and resolutions

Colleges and universities: protect speech and association rights of students (see H.R. 4207), H11394 [26SE]

Computers: protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet (see S. 1567; H.R. 3606), S1180 [9FE], H6117 [10JN]

———provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H2315 [14MR]

National Speak No Evil Day: designate (see S. Res. 264), S6225 [13JN]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: report on hate speech relative to the Internet (see H.R. 3781), H7260 [10JY]

Letters

Internet use by children at schools: Charlie Brogan, Nebraska Broadcasters Association, S5509 [23MY]

Remarks in House

Abdul-Rauf, Mahmoud: controversy over National Basketball Association rules relative to standing during national anthem, H2329 [19MR]

Atlanta, GA: arrest of Taiwanese students for waving flags at Olympic games, E1492 [2AU]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (H.R. 3089), E358 [14MR]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H6977 [27JN]

Zymurgy, Inc.: court decision relative to tax exempt status, H4132 [30AP]

Remarks in Senate

Atlanta, GA: arrest of Taiwanese students for waving flags at Olympic games, S9551, S9623 [2AU]

Computers: protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet, S1646 [7MR], S12042 [30SE]

———protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet (H.R. 3606), S6130 [12JN]

———protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet (S. 1567), S1180-S1182 [9FE]

———provide parental control of child access to online services, S5509 [23MY]

Dept. of HUD: discourage interference with the exercise of the rights of free speech, free association, and the petition of Government for redress of grievances, S9877, S9878 [5SE]

Reports filed

Repeal Prohibitions on Political Recommendations Relative to Federal Employees: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 253) (S. Rept. 104-282), S6517 [19JN]

Texts of

S. Res. 264, National Speak No Evil Day, S6248 [13JN]

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

Articles and editorials

Shuttering up Serbia, E376 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2123 [12MR]

Remarks in House

India: seizure of copies of Kashmir (India) Times, E871 [22MY]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (H. Res. 378), E360 [14MR], E376 [19MR]

———shutdown of television station and Soros Foundation by the Government, H1399 [28FE]

Remarks in Senate

Hong Kong: press freedoms, S1074 [7FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 378, condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation in Serbia, E360 [14MR]

FREEH, LOUIS J. (FBI Director)

Letters

International War Crimes Tribunal prosecution of individuals indicted for crimes committed in the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3892 [23AP]

Remarks in House

Clinton, President: invoking of executive privilege relative to memorandum on drug policy from FBI Director Louis J. Freeh, H10773 [24SE], E1905 [2OC]

FREEMAN, CHRIS

Remarks in House

Hispanic Police and Fire Association: Fireman of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

FREEMAN, CLAIRE E.

Remarks in House

Black Professional Association: Black Professional of the Year award recipient, E60 [23JA]

FREEMAN, JIM

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11443 [26SE]

FREEMAN, L.W.

Letters

Dept. of Defense contractual actions: L.W. Freeman, Dept. of Defense, H2549 [20MR]

FREIHA, SAID

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S12025 [30SE]

FREJA VIKING (vessel)

Texts of

S. 528, certificate of documentation, S9031 [29JY]

FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY P. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H10189 [11SE]

———H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H10048 [5SE]

———H.R. 3845, District of Columbia appropriations, H8573 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2123 [12MR]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H5647 [29MY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1775 [6MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H187 [4JA]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H6286 [12JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H10721 [19SE]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H8248 [23JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H3231 [29MR]

Cyprus: implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223), H11527 [27SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H10721 [19SE]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H5753 [30MY]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2919), H2224 [13MR]

Education: develop elementary and secondary school curriculum standards (see H.R. 3257), H3488 [16AP]

———development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 226), H11527 [27SE]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3391), H6915 [26JN]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

———enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H2951 [27MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H11048 [24SE]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H11527 [27SE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H3658 [22AP]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2316 [14MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H4396 [1MY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 2823), H91 [3JA]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 3621), H8982 [30JY]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H1325 [27FE]

Mauritania: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 550), H6509 [18JN]

Medicare: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H1663 [4MR]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H8030 [18JY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H1636 [29FE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10236 [11SE]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H5817 [4JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H5174 [15MY]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H7107 [27JN]

Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 4093), H10524 [17SE]

Power resources: privatize the Federal Power Marketing Administration and certain TVA facilities (see H.R. 3878), H8247 [23JY]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H6691 [20JN]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4303 [30AP]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H7533 [12JY]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4503 [7MY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H3731 [23AP]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H1508 [28FE]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Utah: land acquisition in Sterling Forest Reserve relative to winter Olympic games (see H.R. 3907), H8982 [30JY]

Waterways: disposal of contaminated sediments (see H.R. 3170), H2950 [27MR]

Women: prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see H.R. 941), H6415 [13JN]

Lists

Artistic Discovery art competition participants, E728 [7MY]

Military academy nominees for the 11th Congressional District of New Jersey, E131 [1FE]

Remarks by, on

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: funding for health effects study of the cancer cluster in Toms River, NJ, H6874 [26JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5259 [16MY]

Colleges and universities: tribute to military Academy Review Board, E130 [1FE]

Contracts: require States to conduct cost-benefit analysis for contracting of transportation projects, H7087 [27JN]

Crime: require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), H4455 [7MY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, E1321 [18JY]

Del Mauro, Ronald J.: Mental Health Association of Essex County, NJ, award recipient, E586 [19AP]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7087 [27JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6803 [25JN], H6874 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10954 [24SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3845), H8064 [22JY]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6796 [25JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8310 [24JY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 2276), H2068 [12MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2548 [20MR]

Health care professionals: extend nonimmigrant nurse program, H2628 [21MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2628 [21MR]

Ireland: impact of potato famine on U.S. history, E1685 [25SE]

Morristown, NJ: prostate cancer patient education conference, E1716 [26SE]

New Jersey: economic impact of women in the business industry, E499 [29MR]

———tribute to participants of the Artistic Discovery art competition, E728 [7MY]

Picatinny Arsenal (business): Dept. of Defense Installation Excellence Award recipient, E1116 [20JN]

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1716 [26SE], E1886 [1OC]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), H941 [30JA]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3527 [17AP]

Utah: land acquisition in Sterling Forest Reserve relative to winter Olympic games (H.R. 3907), H8691 [30JY]

Women: tribute to women in health care, E368 [14MR]

Women's History Month: observance, E499 [29MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6182 [11JN]

Tributes

Anderson, Dale, E424 [22MR]

Bergen, Stanley S., Jr., E1905 [2OC]

Boggs, Elizabeth, E389 [20MR]

Dykstra, George, E86 [25JA]

FREMONT, CA

Remarks in House

Fukaya, Japan: tribute to sister city, E719 [7MY]

FREMONT, MI

Lists

Fremont High School students, E814 [15MY]

Remarks in House

Fremont High School: tribute to students, E814 [15MY]

FRENCH, HOWARD W.

Articles and editorials

Is West Slighting Africa's Hot Spots Like Liberia?, S1888 [12MR]

FRENCH, JEANNIE W.

Statements

Partial-Birth Abortions, S11388 [26SE]

FRENCH POLYNESIA see France

FRERICHS, JONATHAN

Articles and editorials

Causes for Hope—Saving Burundi, S1994 [13MR]

FRESNO, CA

Articles and editorials

Humble Clovis Defies the Education Visigoths, E47 [22JA]

Zacky Farms Expansion Expected To Add 200 Jobs, E1115 [20JN]

Remarks in House

Clovis Unified School District: tribute, E47 [22JA]

First Armenian Presbyterian Church: anniversary, E1302 [17JY]

Zacky Farms: tribute, E1115 [20JN]

FRESNO (CA) BEE

Articles and editorials

Backward Welfare Reform, S9368 [1AU]

Clinton's Welfare Surrender, S9369 [1AU]

Minority Media Outlets Strive To Tell Their Side of the Story, E277 [5MR]

Transport Maghakian Served His Country Well as a Marine, E1620 [17SE]

Zacky Farms Expansion Expected To Add 200 Jobs, E1115 [20JN]

FREY, BRENT M.

Essays

Farming for the Future, S4980 [13MY]

Remarks in Senate

Indiana: Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winner, S4980 [13MY]

FREY, LOUIS, JR. (a former Representative from Florida)

Remarks by, on

Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H5056, H5059 [15MY]

Rollcalls

Rollcall of former Members of Congress, H5056 [15MY]

FREY, WILMA E.

Letters

Designate certain Utah lands as wilderness, S2912 [27MR]

FRIBOURG, EUGENIE

Remarks in House

Brooklyn Hospital Center: Walter E. Reed Medal recipient, E1036 [7JN]

FRIEBERT, ROBERT AND SUSAN

Remarks in House

American Jewish Committee: Human Relations Award recipients, E570 [18AP]

FRIEBERT, SUSAN AND ROBERT H.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E862 [22MY]

FRIEDMAN, ADELAIDE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3322 [15AP]

FRIEDMAN, ALAN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E707 [6MY]

FRIEDMAN, JANICE

Remarks in House

Carlow College: Woman of Spirit award recipients, E1533 [5SE]

FRIEDMAN, LOUIS

Letters

Space station program funding, S9815 [4SE]

FRIEDMAN, MILTON

Articles and editorials

Way Out of Soviet-Style Health Care, S3540, S3555 [18AP]

FRIEDMAN, MORRIS S.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3322 [15AP]

FRIEDMAN, PAULINE

Remarks in House

B'nai B'rith: Community Service Award recipient, E251 [29FE]

FRIEDMAN, THOMAS L.

Articles and editorials

Japan Inc. Revisited, E331 [13MR]

Silly Season, S5776 [4JN]

FRIEND, PATRICIA

Statements

Commercial Aircraft Air Filtration Systems, S6145 [12JN]

FRIENDLY SONS OF ST. PATRICK

Remarks in House

Grimes, John F.: Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E361 [14MR]

FRIENDS OF IRELAND (organization)

Remarks in House

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, E361 [14MR]

Statements

Northern Ireland Peace Efforts, S2097 [14MR]

FRIENDS OF KAREN (organization)

Remarks in House

Children and youth: tribute for providing financial assistance to families of children with terminal illnesses, E209 [27FE]

FRIENDS OF RAOUL WALLENBERG FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1764 [27SE]

FRIENDS OF THE KENNEDY LIBRARY (organization)

Remarks in Senate

Dowd, Donald: Friends of the Kennedy Library's Irishman of the Year Award recipient, S1547 [6MR]

FRINZI, DOMINIC

Remarks in House

Italian Community Center of Milwaukee: Ted Mazza Community Service Award recipient, E634 [25AP]

FRISA, DANIEL (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3005, Securities Investment Promotion Act, H8330 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3867), H8247 [23JY]

Firearms: ban assault weapons, large capacity ammunition feeding devices and provide for mandatory minimum penalties for use during commission of a Federal crime (see H.R. 3382), H4396 [1MY]

Telephones: impose fees for the allocation of toll-free phone numbers (see H. Con. Res. 175), H4902 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5288 [16MY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H1138 [31JA]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10108 [5SE]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of HHS: application for waiver of certain AFDC and medicaid demonstration projects (see H.R. 3696), H6690 [20JN]

Disasters: tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York (see H. Con. Res. 204), H8598 [26JY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H6691 [20JN]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1252 [23FE]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1636 [29FE]

House Rules: provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H7658 [16JY]

Iran: economic sanctions (see H.R. 1541), H4397 [1MY]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H5052 [14MY]

Medicare: screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H5052 [14MY]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2467 [19MR]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H5174 [15MY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1138 [31JA]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H7107 [27JN]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 2421), H6509 [18JN]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 885), H3650 [18AP]

Public broadcasting: promote financial self-sufficiency (see H.R. 2979), H1507 [28FE]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 3571), H6117 [10JN]

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3139), H4110 [25AP]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (see H.R. 2972), H1636 [29FE]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 240), H1507 [28FE]

———investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H5501 [22MY]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H1986 [7MR]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H1226 [1FE]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Remarks by, on

Budget: balance, H98 [4JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H191 [5JA]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, H779 [24JA]

Congress: tribute to participants in the Artistic Discovery student art competition, E804 [15MY]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3867), H8672, H8673 [30JY]

———reauthorize (S. 1757), H8673 [30JY]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), H6449 [18JN]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), conference report, H12049 [28SE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1166 [1FE]

Votes: position on missed, E869 [22MY]

FRISCH, JOHN

Remarks in House

Sterling Heights, MI: tribute to retirees of Sterling Heights Fire Fighters Union Local No. 1557, E1558 [11SE]

FRIST, BILL (a Senator from Tennessee)

Addresses

Dedication of the Pence Reception Center and Gift Shop, Kingsport, TN: by, S6670 [21JN]

Tribute to U.S.S. Greeneville: by, S1299 [23FE]

Amendments offered by, to

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8131, S8134, S8294 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5199 [16MY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10556 [13SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9970, S9973 [5SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8631, S8667 [24JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3602, S3679 [18AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9161 [30JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S9752 [3SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8134, S8294 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Can Medical Savings Accounts for the Nonelderly Reduce Health Care Costs? Journal of the American Medical Association, S6637 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see S. 1713), S4316 [29AP]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see S. 1757), S5004 [14MY]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see S. 1940), S7670 [10JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S1345 [27FE]

Patents: limitation on infringements relative to medical practitioner's performance of a medical activity (see S. 2105), S11169 [24SE]

Taxation: treatment of educational grants by private foundations (see S. 1886), S6517 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3229 [29MR]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S1526 [5MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Business and industry: hiring of certain individuals whose sole purpose of seeking employment is union organizing and representation (see S. 1925), S7302 [28JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 1039), S3229 [29MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1853, 1890), S6150 [12JN], S6517 [19JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52), S6854 [25JN]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 282), S8636 [24JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Drugs: classification of certain dietary supplements (see S. 1806), S5567 [23MY]

Employment: make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see S. 2026), S9554 [2AU]

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see S. 984), S1869 [12MR]

Government: improve regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products (see S. 1477), S6410 [18JN]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S313 [23JA]

Greene, Howard O., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 293), S10684 [17SE]

Health: extend Federal liability coverage to medical volunteers relative to medically underserved communities (see S. 1217), S1605 [6MR]

———liability of nonprofit organizations relative to prosthetic devices (see S. 1885), S9304 [31JY]

———obstetrician-gynecologist services relative to Federal health care laws (see S. Res. 85), S6613 [20JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see S. 969), S3229 [29MR]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see S. 1584), S1455 [29FE]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see S. 258), S3405 [16AP]

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, Cookeville, TN: designate (see S. 1931), S7414 [8JY]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see S. 1740, 1999), S6410 [18JN], S9072 [29JY]

Medicare: establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see S. 2075), S11094 [20SE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see S. 1506), S1870 [12MR]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S1388 [28FE]

National Children's Day: designate (see S. Res. 292), S10609 [16SE]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4627 [2MY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 295), S10837 [18SE]

National parks: regulation of airspace and commercial air tours (see S. 905), S10428 [12SE]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S5763 [4JN]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see S. 1641), S6533 [19JN]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see S. 794), S4723 [6MY]

———reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S6533 [19JN]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see S. 1505), S3316 [15AP]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (see S. 1917), S7493 [9JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (see S. 1816), S6410 [18JN]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 1954), S8868 [25JY]

Senate Rules: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. Res. 152), S3317 [15AP]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see S. 1418), S346 [24JA]

Taxation: standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S1969 [13MR]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S. 1553), S1277 [20FE]

———treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (see S. 878), S5692 [3JN]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6718 [24JN], S6905 [26JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1344 [27FE], S1406 [29FE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11937 [30SE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7743 [11JY], S7848 [16JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4308 [29AP], S4610 [2MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3729 [19AP], S3878 [23AP]

Lists

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act improvements, S1360 [27FE]

Physicians in the Senate, S3728 [19AP]

Motions offered by

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8333 [19JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8333 [19JY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11165 [24SE], S11384 [26SE]

Afghanistan: peace process (S. Res. 275), S11201, S11202 [24SE]

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: funding, S5436 [21MY]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S1187 [9FE]

———promotion program for milk, S1187 [9FE]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (S. 773), S11204, S11207 [24SE]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2979 [27MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2263 [19MR]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (S. 1713), S4321 [29AP]

Azzi, Jennifer: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S11107 [20SE]

Bristol, TN: tribute to Tree City USA Board, S9634 [2AU]

Budget: nondefense discretionary spending cuts in final two years of budget cycle, S5129, S5134, S5135 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9392 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8078, S8131, S8132 [18JY], S8332 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5039, S5042 [15MY], S5129, S5134, S5135, S5172, S5182, S5185 [16MY], S5436 [21MY]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, S12193 [2OC]

Carter County, TN: tribute to Economic Development Commission, S5620 [23MY]

Centers for Disease Control: anniversary, S7298 [28JN]

Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), S5207, S5208 [16MY]

Clayton, GA: opening of Camp Ramah Darom, S5503 [22MY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2372 [20MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S7418 [8JY]

Crook County, WY: conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (S. 1802), S11203 [24SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9279 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: James H. Quillen School of Medicine funding, S9720 [3SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9720 [3SE], S9790 [4SE], S9903, S9905, S9911, S9915 [5SE]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (S. 1757), S5010 [14MY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S4284 [29AP]

Drugs: classification of certain dietary supplements (S. 1806), S5583 [23MY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6793 [25JN]

Elizabethton, TN: tribute to Economic Development Commission, S5620 [23MY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S12193 [2OC]

Financial institutions: tribute to First Tennessee Bank, S11569 [27SE]

Gisbon County, TN: anniversary of Medina Lions Club, S2836 [25MR]

Greeneville (U.S.S.): tribute, S1299 [23FE]

Health: include organ and tissue donation information with income tax refund payments, S9518 [2AU]

———medical savings account programs, S6636, S6637 [21JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S6636, S6637 [21JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9518 [2AU], S10564 [13SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3513 [18AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, S9279 [31JY], S9903, S9905, S9911, S9915 [5SE]

Health care professionals: licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion, S2263 [19MR]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (S. 1940), S7673 [10JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 1578), S1354-S1357 [27FE]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3513 [18AP]

James A. Redden Federal Courthouse, Medford, OR: designate (S. 1875), S11202 [24SE]

Kingsport, TN: dedication of Pence Reception Center and Gift Shop, S6670 [21JN]

Medicaid: reform, S5182, S5185 [16MY]

Medicare: reform, S895 [6FE], S5039, S5042 [15MY], S5172 [16MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3727 [19AP], S3785 [22AP]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (H.R. 4045), S11568 [27SE]

NASA: Russian animal research programs funding, S9790 [4SE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 226), S1393 [28FE]

National Museum of the American Indian: inventory and repatriation of certain Native American artifacts (S. 1970), S9981 [5SE]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: observance, S3183 [29MR]

National Records and Information Management Day: observance, S3680 [18AP]

National Rehabilitation Week: observance, S9632 [2AU]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (S. 1972), S9982 [5SE]

Operation Sail: tribute (S.J. Res. 64), S11201 [24SE]

Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (S. Con. Res. 14), S9982 [5SE]

Patents: limitation on infringements relative to medical practitioner's performance of a medical activity (S. 2105), S11173 [24SE], S12023 [30SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5207 [16MY]

Public buildings: oversight and reform of purchases and construction and improvement projects (S. 1005), S5208, S5212 [16MY]

Public welfare programs: ensure approval of State waiver requests, S8131, S8132 [18JY], S8332 [19JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9392 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8078, S8131, S8132 [18JY], S8332 [19JY]

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: designate (H.R. 3400), S11202 [24SE]

Rowe, Jonelle: privilege of the floor, S6636 [21JN]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (H.R. 3710), S11202 [24SE]

Sammy L. Davis Federal Building, Overland, MO: designate (H.R. 3186), S11202 [24SE]

Senate: legislative program, S5214 [16MY], S9983 [5SE], S11209 [24SE]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2167 [15MR]

Taxation: rates, S3259 [15AP], S6263 [14JN], S10009 [6SE]

———treatment of educational grants by private foundations (S. 1886), S6518 [19JN]

Tennessee: bicentennial anniversary, S5776 [4JN]

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11204 [24SE]

University of Tennessee: tribute to women's basketball team, S3323 [15AP]

Veach-Baley Federal Complex, Asheville, NC: designate (H.R. 2504), S11202 [24SE]

Votes: correction, S1057 [7FE]

Walhalla National Fish Hatchery: convey to South Carolina (H.R. 3546), S11203 [24SE]

Water: endocrine disrupter research funding, S9720 [3SE]

WBEJ-Radio (Elizabethton, TN): anniversary, S11043 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Golden Gavel Award: recipient, S4005 [24AP]

Summaries

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Appropriations (S. 1578), S1357-S1360 [27FE]

Texts of

S. 1940, historically black colleges and universities preservation and restoration appropriations, S7673 [10JY]

S. 2105, limitation on patent infringements relative to medical practitioner's performance of a medical activity, S11173 [24SE]

Tributes

Caldwell, Mary M. Ryan, S9639 [2AU]

Cannon, Sarah O. (Minnie Pearl), S1546 [6MR]

Dole, Senator, S6053 [11JN]

Grimes, Ann Hardin, S9639 [2AU]

Monroe, Bill, S11567 [27SE]

Moore, Merrill, S11316 [25SE]

Sundquist, Don, S2209 [15MR]

Tigrett, Isaac, S8582 [23JY]

Tipps, J. Mark, S12332 [3OC]

FRITTS, EDWARD O.

Letters

Campaign finance reform, S6805 [25JN]

FRITZ, SARA

Articles and editorials

Audit Cites Travel Costs of Commerce Secretary, H869 [25JA]

FROBEL, DIANNA

Remarks in House

LeGrand Smith Scholarship: award recipient, E769 [10MY]

FROMWILLER, WILLIAM D.

Remarks in House

Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Cuyahoga County Bar Foundation Franklin A. Polk Public Servants Merit Award recipients, E375 [19MR]

FRONT, ALAN

Letters

Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex acquisition of certain interests in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream, H3691 [23AP]

FRONT ROYAL, VA

Letters

Treatment of certain parties relative to CERCLA liability: Fred P. Foster, Warren County, VA, Redevelopment Corp., Inc., E384 [20MR]

Remarks in House

CERCLA: treatment of certain parties relative to liability (H.R. 3105), E383 [20MR]

Texts of

H.R. 3105, treatment of certain parties relative to CERCLA liability, E384 [20MR]

FROST, MARTIN (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5196 [16MY]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4544 [8MY]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4475 [7MY]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H321 [5JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7211 [10JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8467 [25JY]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1195 [1FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 405), H3604 [18AP]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7159 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H3170 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4284), H12173 [28SE]

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H11396 [26SE]

Agriculture: improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see H.R. 3794), H7474 [11JY]

———provide livestock feed assistance for certain producers (see H.R. 3449), H5501 [22MY]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (see H.R. 3424), H6006 [6JN]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H5570 [23MY]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H3387 [15AP]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H5818 [4JN]

Auburn, CA: funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 3270), H5053 [14MY]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H7155 [9JY]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10236 [11SE]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (see H.R. 3033), H1775 [6MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6915 [26JN]

———establish a commission to study employment and economic insecurity (see H.R. 3353), H7475 [11JY]

———provide unemployment insurance and leave time to battered women (see H.R. 3837), H10108 [5SE]

California: tribute to language diversity efforts by Monterey Peninsula community leaders (see H. Res. 266), H5501 [22MY]

Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127), H973 [30JA]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H8094 [22JY]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H4110 [25AP]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H5500 [22MY]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H9925 [2AU]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518), H12175 [28SE]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4117), H12175 [28SE]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see H.R. 3793), H8030 [18JY]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H4397 [1MY]

Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H10386 [12SE]

Computers: protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet (see H.R. 3606), H8248 [23JY]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (see H.R. 3606), H8248 [23JY]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3246), H3650 [18AP]

———labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H8030 [18JY]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H1325 [27FE]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H1325 [27FE]

———treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H2316 [14MR]

Corps of Engineers: construction of flood control project on the Sacramento and American Rivers, CA (see H.R. 3270), H5053 [14MY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———mandatory life imprisonment for second conviction of individuals for certain felonies (see H.R. 3223), H3230 [29MR]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see H.R. 3456), H8635 [29JY]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H1234 [9FE]

———reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 3445), H5288 [16MY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: assist the procurement of law enforcement equipment for counterdrug activities by State and local governments (see H.R. 2931), H1775 [6MR]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H10236 [11SE]

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H2950 [27MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H9566 [31JY]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H10721 [19SE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H4647 [8MY]

———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3488 [16AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H2950 [27MR]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 2834), H5753 [30MY]

———provide financial aid grants for certain colleges and technical schools (see H.R. 3919), H8982 [30JY]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H6413 [13JN]

Elections: provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H7475 [11JY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520, 3708), H5569 [23MY], H7780 [17JY]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 4308), H12174 [28SE]

FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see H.R. 3626), H6285 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362, 3465), H5174 [15MY], H5647 [29MY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H5501 [22MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H6006 [6JN]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H10525 [17SE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3387 [15AP]

Financial institutions: enhance surveillance pictures for use in criminal prosecutions (see H.R. 3533), H6532 [19JN]

Foreign trade: prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H2124 [12MR]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1325 [27FE]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4303 [30AP]

Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H5647 [29MY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H6184 [11JN]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H5052 [14MY]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H1774 [6MR]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 3587), H6184 [11JN]

———improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H3581 [17AP]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3482), H10721 [19SE]

———modify certain programs relative to minority women (see H.R. 3179), H6184 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797), H3488 [16AP]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H2124 [12MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226, 3436), H5570 [23MY], H11048 [24SE]

Health care professionals: increase practitioners in the field of primary health care (see H.R. 449), H1325 [27FE]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

———official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2841), H774 [23JA]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H10767 [23SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10721 [19SE]

Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H7106 [27JN]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H8030 [18JY]

———treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3991), H11230 [25SE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure benefits for chaplains killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3647), H6413 [13JN]

———establish a national clearinghouse to assist in background checks of law enforcement applicants (see H.R. 3263), H3581 [17AP]

———establish a national resource center and clearinghouse relative to missing or exploited children (see H.R. 3238), H3581 [17AP]

———funding for the hiring of personnel who perform nonadministrative services (see H.R. 2922), H1636 [29FE]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1137 [31JA]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7108 [27JN]

Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 286), H6286 [12JN]

———prohibit misrepresentation of groups or individual names in connection with lobbying (see H.R. 2694), H2123 [12MR]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H1716 [5MR]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H5501 [22MY]

———expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H1226 [1FE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7658 [16JY]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H2713 [22MR]

———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H10108 [5SE]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H7114 [8JY]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779), H1716 [5MR]

———reform (see H.R. 2839), H774 [23JA]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3231 [29MR]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H4504 [7MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H1636 [29FE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H7533 [12JY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H9925 [2AU]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 3992), H9923 [2AU]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7474 [11JY]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H2316 [14MR]

National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (see H.R. 3648), H6532 [19JN]

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9926 [2AU]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4646 [8MY]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H9925 [2AU]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 521), H10721 [19SE]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H4109 [25AP]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see H.R. 3633), H6765 [25JN]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5647 [29MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H6509 [18JN]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1716 [5MR]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H11396 [26SE]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1975), H7658 [16JY]

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3649 [18AP]

POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H3488 [16AP]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862; H. Res. 360), H914 [25JA], H1325 [27FE]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H3231 [29MR]

Public housing: Federal commitment to eliminate crime (see H.R. 3150), H4110 [25AP]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7475 [11JY]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H914 [25JA]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1591), H2224 [13MR]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]

———improve rail transportation safety (see H.R. 3106), H2867 [26MR]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10041 [4SE]

Rivers: permit construction of flood control projects by private sector (see H.R. 3108), H3488 [16AP]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H3388 [15AP]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4303 [30AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H7260 [10JY]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11528 [27SE]

Social Security: determination of average annual earnings relative to child care or home health care (see H.R. 3357), H5754 [30MY]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835), H8557 [25JY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2950 [27MR]

———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H1636 [29FE]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H4119 [29AP]

———treatment of spousal benefits relative to divorce (see H.R. 3360), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to age (see H.R. 3361), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3359), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to disability (see H.R. 3358), H5754 [30MY]

States: establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 196), H7260 [10JY]

———provide Federal grants for drug testing projects (see H.R. 3778), H7260 [10JY]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (see H.R. 3498), H5647 [29MY]

———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3584), H9925 [2AU]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H4397 [1MY]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H4110 [25AP]

———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see H.R. 3410), H6765 [25JN]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H5053 [14MY]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3807), H8248 [23JY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1972), H4902 [10MY]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H774 [23JA]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 3693), H9925 [2AU]

———treatment of educational grants by private foundations (see H.R. 3737), H12175 [28SE]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H9706 [1AU]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 3111), H5052 [14MY]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H1226 [1FE]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: implementation of Great Lakes Fishery Restoration Study Report (see H.R. 4028), H11048 [24SE]

U.S. Navy Blue Angels: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary (see H.R. 1828), H1636 [29FE]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

Veterans: priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2080), H1507 [28FE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H3388 [15AP]

Weapons: detection and interception of weapons of mass destruction delivered by unconventional means (see H.R. 3729), H7780 [17JY]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4071), H11230 [25SE]

———preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3174), H3650 [18AP]

———research health risks of dioxin in tampons (see H.R. 3796), H7474 [11JY]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3176), H3650 [18AP]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H9925 [2AU]

Definitions

Previous question vote—what it means, H5197 [16MY]

Documents

House Rules Proposal Regarding Martial Law Provisions, H2572 [21MR]

Letters

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths: several Representatives, H783 [24JA]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing, H196, H314, H315, H320, H321 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), consideration (H. Res. 386), H2565, H2566, H2567, H2570, H2572, H2575, H2576 [21MR]

Black History Month: observance, E225 [28FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7787 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5196 [16MY]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (H.R. 3421), E792 [14MY]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4538, H4544 [8MY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 394), H3177, H3182 [29MR]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4475 [7MY]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), consideration (H. Res. 421), H4462 [7MY]

———kidnapping and murder of Amber Hagerman, H4475 [7MY]

Dallas, TX: observance of Kindness Week, E120 [31JA]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H314, H315, H320, H321 [5JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration (H. Res. 430), H4825, H4829, H4831 [10MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 498), H9812 [1AU]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 340), H783, H784 [24JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), consideration (H. Res. 453), H6328, H6331, H6332 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H233 [5JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7207, H7211 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (H. Res. 456), H6769, H6775 [25JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 351), H1065 [31JA]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H1065 [31JA]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8461, H8467 [25JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2673, H2675, H2678, H2681, H2683, H2684 [22MR]

Gingrich, Representative: fundraising dinners, H315 [5JA]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H174 [4JA], H196 [5JA]

GPO: reform, E1231 [9JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2546 [20MR]

Hagerman, Amber: kidnapping and murder, E96 [25JA]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H2132 [13MR], H2572 [21MR], H2678 [22MR], H4545 [8MY], H4831 [10MY], H6775 [25JN], H7212 [10JY]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (H. Res. 530), H11092 [25SE]

Knox-Benton, Shirley: Reader's Digest American Hero in Education award recipient, E488 [28MR]

Medicare: reimbursement to Military Health Services System, H7211 [10JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1188 [1FE]

Patents: fairness in compensating owners (H.R. 632), E1925 [4OC]

Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (H. Res. 371), H1783, H1786 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7787 [18JY]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1186, H1195 [1FE]

Taxation: rates, H5196 [16MY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), consideration (H. Res. 380), H2131 [13MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 405), H3600, H3604 [18AP]

Texas Rangers (baseball team): tribute, H12030 [28SE]

Women's History Month: observance, H2659 [21MR]

Wood, Kim: National Achievement Scholarship for Black Americans recipient, E488 [28MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4299 [30AP]

Tables

Open versus restrictive rules: 104th Congress, H1189-H1191 [1FE], H1783-H1785 [7MR], H2132-H2135 [13MR], H2573-H2575 [21MR], H2678-H2681 [22MR], H4545-H4548 [8MY], H4831-H4835 [10MY], H6331 [13JN], H6775-H6777 [25JN], H7212 [10JY], H8467-H8469 [25JY]

Time spent voting under debate time limitations, H442 [7MY]

Tributes

Brachman, Sarah, E1304 [17JY]

Davidson, Izean, H2659 [21MR]

Gibbons, Representative, H4124 [30AP]

Jordan, Barbara, E117 [31JA], E225 [28FE]

Mfume, Representative, H1057 [31JA]

Mintz, Donald, H4165 [30AP]

FROST, VIRGIL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E474 [28MR]

FRY, VARIAN

Bills and resolutions

Congressional Gold Medal: award (see H.R. 3352), H4302 [30AP]

Remarks in House

Congressional Gold Medal: award (H.R. 3352), E1317 [18JY]

Tribute, E380 [19MR]

FRYE, LESLIE L.

Letters

Child support agreements between States and tribal organizations, S8123 [18JY]

FUELS see Coal; Electric Power; Natural Gas; Nuclear Energy; Petroleum; Power Resources

FUGAZY, WILLIAM D.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4059 [24AP]

FUKAYA, JAPAN

Remarks in House

Fremont, CA: tribute to sister city, E719 [7MY]

FULBRIGHT, J. WILLIAM (a former Senator from Arkansas)

Articles and editorials

Grand Vision of the Fulbright Program, S6752 [24JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Education: anniversary of Fulbright Program, S6752 [24JN]

Fulbright Scholarships: issue postage stamp in commemoration, S1633 [7MR]

FULE, PETER

Articles and editorials

Unnatural Conditions Set Stage for Natural Disaster, S5454 [21MY]

FULL PATENT TERM PRESERVATION ACT

Analyses

Provisions (S. 1540), S511 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1540), S492 [26JA]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1540), S510 [26JA], S7897 [16JY]

Texts of

S. 1540, provisions, S511 [26JA]

FULLER, LEWIS

Briefings

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act, E681 [1MY]

FULTON, JAMES

Letters

Impact of Federal Government shutdown, S39 [4JA]

FULTON COUNTY, OH

Remarks in House

St. James Lutheran Church: anniversary, E1257 [11JY]

FUNDERBURK, DAVID (a Representative from North Carolina)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H5935 [5JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H1986 [7MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4902 [10MY]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6414 [13JN]

———most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 3569), H5817 [4JN]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 138, 140), H1636 [29FE]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H8598 [26JY]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H2124 [12MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H2123 [12MR]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Crime: treatment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3206), H9706 [1AU]

Cyprus: implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223), H10762 [20SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H2950 [27MR]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Employment: disregard additional payments for calculation of overtime compensation (see H.R. 3087), H6915 [26JN]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H5647 [29MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H6117 [10JN]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H3387 [15AP]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Financial institutions: provide State credit union representation on the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1998), H4110 [25AP]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H4646 [8MY]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (see H. Con. Res. 228), H11527 [27SE]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H5934 [5JN]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H2123 [12MR]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 1805), H2123 [12MR]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7475 [11JY]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H5817 [4JN]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H4801 [9MY]

Medicare: require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H1325 [27FE]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3447, 4011), H5570 [23MY], H9924 [2AU]

———limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H4110 [25AP]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H4110 [25AP]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H12263 [2OC]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H6415 [13JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9926 [2AU]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H4303 [30AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H4303 [30AP]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H913 [25JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4647 [8MY]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H8094 [22JY]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H3230 [29MR]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790), H4646 [8MY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10762 [20SE]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7533 [12JY]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H6712 [24JN]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285), H4303 [30AP]

Shipping industry: allow transportation of cargo on foreign ships manned by U.S. crews (see H.R. 4006), H11230 [25SE]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4303 [30AP]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H3488 [16AP]

———investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H9566 [31JY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H4503 [7MY]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4801 [9MY]

Taxation: clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H4110 [25AP]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H4303 [30AP]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9926 [2AU]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H1325 [27FE]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H2123 [12MR]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

Treaties and agreements: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide and the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2230), H1986 [7MR]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H3581 [17AP]

———protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H4303 [30AP]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H973 [30JA]

Ukraine: support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress (see H. Con. Res. 120), H1636 [29FE]

Veterans: Government employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 2510), H5288 [16MY]

Vietnam: release of Buddhist monks and civilians and Roman Catholic monks and priests (see H. Con. Res. 179), H7108 [27JN]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H5379 [21MY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H1226 [1FE]

World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5570 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committee on Agriculture (House): election (see H. Res. 509), H9924 [2AU]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3655 [22AP], H3659 [23AP], H6693 [24JN]

Footnotes

BATF accuracy relative to National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: by, E1462 [2AU]

Remarks by, on

Abdul-Rauf, Mahmoud: controversy over National Basketball Association rules relative to standing during national anthem, H2329 [19MR]

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H3555 [17AP]

AFL-CIO: reference to Members of Congress in advertising, H7268 [11JY]

Agriculture: Bureau of the Census proposed change in definition of ``farm'', H2128 [13MR]

———immigrant worker program requirements, H2612 [21MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), E262 [29FE]

———price supports for peanuts, H6208 [12JN], E262 [29FE]

———remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6225 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6208, H6225 [12JN]

Armenia: blockade by Turkey, H5885 [5JN]

BATF: accuracy of National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, E1461 [2AU]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H4909 [14MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, H6432 [18JN], H6851 [26JN]

———proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, H2032 [8MR]

China, Republic of: elections, H2670 [22MR]

———observance of National Day, E1730 [27SE]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (H. Con. Res. 154), H5316 [21MY]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H96 [4JA], H4131 [30AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3240 [15AP]

Courts: evaluation of President Clinton's judicial appointments, H3737 [24AP]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H1619 [29FE]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1748 [6MR]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1260 [27FE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5885 [5JN], E1378 [25JY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H7121 [9JY]

Durham, NC: tribute to Jordan High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E868 [22MY]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3666 [23AP]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H6042 [10JN], H6125 [11JN], H7537 [16JY]

———drug use by employees, H7783 [18JY]

Foreign aid: limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5885 [5JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5885 [5JN]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H3659 [23AP]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, H10180 [11SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2472 [20MR], H2612 [21MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7487 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7487 [12JY]

Medicare: reform, H3826 [25AP], H5823 [5JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H6514 [19JN]

Northern Telecom (business): Corporate Citizenship Award recipient, E843 [20MY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, H4657 [9MY]

Point of order, H7590 [16JY]

Prayer: voluntary school prayer, E287 [6MR]

Public welfare programs: reform, H5311 [21MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4131 [30AP]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), H7590, H7592, H7594, H7595, H7597 [16JY]

Southern Pines, NC: tribute to U.S. Women's Open Championship golf tournament, H6418 [17JN]

Tobacco products: Federal regulations, H5571 [29MY]

———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H9929 [4SE], H10180 [11SE]

Votes: position on missed, E946 [29MY], E1725 [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Agriculture (House): election (H. Res. 509), H9897 [2AU]

Special order: granted, H89 [3JA], H185 [4JA], H1773 [6MR], H3580 [17AP]

Resignations

Committee on Small Business (House), H10048 [5SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 509, election to the Committee on Agriculture (House), H9897 [2AU]

Tributes

Hu, Jason, E1730 [27SE]

Lee, Sammy Y., E1783 [28SE]

Lee Teng-hui, E1899 [1OC]

Little, George W., E24 [5JA]

McLeod, J. Michael, E254 [29FE]

Robinson, Benjamin D., Jr., E29 [5JA]

FUNDRAISING

Remarks in House

Collier, Michael and Connie: Lafayette, CA, Citizen of the Year award recipients, E1821 [30SE]

Health: tribute to outreach efforts of Bertelsmann Music Group and the National Bone Marrow Donor Program, E64 [23JA], E101 [25JA]

FUNERALS see Cemeteries and Funerals

FUNK, MICHELLE

Essays

Freedom, E379 [19MR]

Remarks in House

Richmond, IN: Sertoma Club essay contest winner, E379 [19MR]

FUQUA, DON

Letters

Sale of National Defense Stockpile assets to offset foreign military sales research recoupment fees, S7146 [27JN]

FURCHGOTT, ROY

Articles and editorials

Workers Who Sign Away a Day in Court, E1486 [2AU]

FURSE, ELIZABETH (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5669 [30MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6340 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6510 [18JN], H6654 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8095 [22JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3005, Securities Investment Promotion Act, H8330 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Fund Arms Control, Christian Science Monitor, E324 [12MR]

Keeping Our Nuclear Guard Up—Congress Should Adequately Fund U.S. Arms Control Agency To Combat Spread of Chemical and Nuclear Weapons to Terrorists, Portland (OR) Oregonian, E324 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Health: require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 4300), H12174 [28SE]

Women: effect of environment on health (see H.R. 3509), H5500 [22MY]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3510), H5500 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H7260 [10JY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H6184 [11JN]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6285 [12JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H337 [9JA]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 3379), H5754 [30MY]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H8598 [26JY]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (see H.R. 3857), H8029 [18JY]

California: tribute to language diversity efforts by Monterey Peninsula community leaders (see H. Res. 266), H5501 [22MY]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089), H11527 [27SE]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H7658 [16JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H12175 [28SE], H12194 [30SE]

Citizenship: demonstration projects to celebrate process of becoming and being U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1980), H5501 [22MY]

Civil rights: use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (see H.R. 3748), H10041 [4SE]

Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H11528 [27SE]

Computers: protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet (see H.R. 3606), H6765 [25JN]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (see H.R. 3606), H6765 [25JN]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H8030 [18JY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 174), H10525 [17SE]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6006 [6JN]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H. Res. 470), H9566 [31JY]

Cyprus: implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223), H11527 [27SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: funding reductions (see H.R. 3202), H9925 [2AU]

———sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (see H.R. 4108), H10602 [18SE]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3867), H8375 [24JY]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5647 [29MY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H10174 [10SE]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H9925 [2AU]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83), H7533 [12JY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362), H6415 [13JN]

———provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237), H9925 [2AU]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 3167), H4110 [25AP]

Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters (see H.R. 4182), H11229 [25SE]

———provide State credit union representation on the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1998), H7658 [16JY]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 3455), H11396 [26SE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H3658 [22AP]

———imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber products (see H.R. 2802), H1775 [6MR]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 1281), H9925 [2AU]

FRS: use of surplus funds to cover Financing Corp. obligations (see H.R. 3261), H3731 [23AP]

Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477), H10108 [5SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H6415 [13JN]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H5380 [21MY]

House Rules: provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H11528 [27SE]

Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H7106 [27JN]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H3488 [16AP]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3590), H10236 [11SE]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491), H11528 [27SE]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H3581 [17AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H4110 [25AP]

Law enforcement officers: reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H3387 [15AP]

Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and independence (see H. Con. Res. 209), H11528 [27SE]

———withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H12175 [28SE]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (see H. Con. Res. 103), H1636 [29FE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H330 [5JA]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (see H.R. 3134), H2664 [21MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips for persons with diabetes (see H.R. 4264), H12175 [28SE]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10236 [11SE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H4110 [25AP]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H9706 [1AU]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3447), H9706 [1AU]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H4504 [7MY]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H6532 [19JN]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H3488 [16AP]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H8598 [26JY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H11527 [27SE]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H9566 [31JY]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H6712 [24JN]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H10040 [4SE]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H7658 [16JY]

Paperwork Reduction Act: use of term ``multiracial or multiethnic'' on classification lists (see H.R. 3920), H10041 [4SE]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1716 [5MR]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H12175 [28SE]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H6184 [11JN]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H7108 [27JN]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H10108 [5SE]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 2024), H1507 [28FE]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H5754 [30MY]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H2467 [19MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6117 [10JN]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8982 [30JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H10524 [17SE]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H7155 [9JY]

Taxation: designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246), H8094 [22JY]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H5053 [14MY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1972), H2665 [21MR]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H6765 [25JN]

———treatment of deferred compensation plans of State and local governments (see H.R. 3316), H6286 [12JN]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 3111), H8248 [23JY]

———treatment of tax free corporate liquidations and receipt of debt-financed property in such a liquidation (see H.R. 4243), H11526 [27SE]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H9706 [1AU]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

Tobacco products: restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 3821), H9925 [2AU]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H8598 [26JY]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H331 [5JA]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H8248 [23JY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

———minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H9925 [2AU]

———priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2080), H5934 [5JN]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H3731 [23AP]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 4204), H11394 [26SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H2950 [27MR]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H5500 [22MY]

Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 399), H7533 [12JY]

Documents

Sales of Tobacco Products to Children: Smoke-Free Class of 2000 (organization), H6235 [12JN]

Letters

Sales of tobacco products to children: Sarah Weller, H6235 [12JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H11231 [26SE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H5018 [14MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10635 [19SE]

ACDA: funding, E324 [12MR]

Agriculture: Animal Damage Control Program funding, H6193 [12JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), E265 [4MR]

———remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6235 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6193, H6235 [12JN]

American Viticulture and Enology Research Network: tribute, E1097 [17JN]

Anadromous Fish Conservation Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2160), H3689 [23AP]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), consideration (H. Res. 386), H2571 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1876 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4097 [25AP]

Armed Forces: encourage allies to pay more non-salaried costs of U.S. troops in Europe, H5025 [14MY]

Armenia: blockade by Turkey, H5879 [5JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, E806 [15MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5231 [16MY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, H11060 [25SE]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (H. Res. 470), H10119 [10SE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H8244 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4908, H5018, H5025 [14MY], E806 [15MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5669, H5670 [30MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6341 [13JN]

———transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), H3432 [16AP]

———U.S. Transportation Command funding, H6341 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6572, H6573 [19JN], H6655, H6657, H6659, H6661 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7631 [16JY], H7683 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), E1205 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, H10566 [18SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8254 [24JY]

Drunken driving: reporting of blood alcohol levels exceeding State permissible levels after vehicular accidents (H.R. 1982), E779 [10MY]

Earth Day: observance, H3563 [17AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3563 [17AP]

Education: national policy to improve system, E1201 [27JN]

———support of alternative schools, E1201 [27JN]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5531 [23MY]

Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6572, H6573 [19JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9756 [1AU]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4805, H4812 [10MY]

Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees, H7631 [16JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7683 [17JY]

FEMA: funding, H4097 [25AP]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, H11233 [26SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), H11443 [27SE]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H3432 [16AP]

———limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5879 [5JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5879 [5JN]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6632, H6655, H6657, H6659, H6661 [20JN]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program, H1876 [7MR]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (H.R. 2745), H3840 [25AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H71 [3JA], H146 [4JA]

Honduras: human rights violations, E1151 [24JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5424 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), conference report, H11060 [25SE]

Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2160), H3689 [23AP]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9444 [31JY]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (S. 1636), H10551 [18SE]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 1074), H8670 [30JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (H.R. 1073), H8670 [30JY]

———reform, H5823 [5JN]

Minimum wage: level, H4316 [1MY], H5531 [23MY]

National Nurses Week: observance, E779 [10MY]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act, H4805, H4812 [10MY]

Nike Inc.: tribute, H4113 [29AP]

NOAA: funding, H8254 [24JY]

Oregon: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1155 [24JN]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6318 [13JN]

Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E585 [19AP]

Portland State University: anniversary, E216 [27FE]

Public welfare programs: reform, E1335 [22JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9868 [2AU]

Ships and vessels: shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6318 [13JN]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1186 [1FE]

Taxation: earned income tax credit, H5531 [23MY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (H.R. 1972), H2577 [21MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4805, H4812 [10MY]

U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), consideration (H. Res. 418), H4316 [1MY]

Votes: position on missed, H5337 [21MY], H6091 [10JN], E265 [4MR]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, H9868 [2AU]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3178), E481 [28MR]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (H.R. 3510), E877 [22MY]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (H.R. 3511), H5764 [4JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1323 [27FE]

Special order: granted, H3817 [24AP], H4115 [29AP], H4299 [30AP]

Tributes

Blumenauer, Representative, H5651 [30MY]

Bonnono, Carol, E779 [10MY]

Burdick, Linda, E779 [10MY]

Raymond, Richy, E739 [9MY]

Wyden, Representative, H1186 [1FE]

FUSELIER, CHARLES

Remarks in Senate

National Sheriffs' Association: Ferris E. Lucus Award recipient, S6413 [18JN]

FUSELIER, CHARLES A.

Remarks in House

National Sheriff's Association: Sheriff of the Year award recipient, E530 [16AP]

FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA

Bills and resolutions

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3649 [18AP]

FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

Remarks in House

Keystone, OH: tribute to student participants in National Future Farmers of America Convention contests, E919 [24MY]

GABBARD, RALPH

Articles and editorials

Nationally Known Broadcast Executive Rose From Kentucky Teen Disc Jockey, S10834 [18SE]

Ralph Gabbard Shaped and Expanded TV's Influence, S10835 [18SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H10331 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10833 [18SE]

GADHIA, LALIT H.

Articles and editorials

Campaign Fund-Raiser Admits Guilt, E796 [14MY], E924 [24MY]

Democrat Guilty of Laundering Contributions, H5549 [23MY], E925 [24MY]

Ex-Envoy Denies U.S. Campaign Tie, H5550 [23MY]

U.S. Concern on Embassy Political Role, H5550 [23MY]

Press releases

Indian Embassy Caught Red-Handed—Fund Raiser Admits Illegally Laundering Political Contributions: Council of Khalistan, H5551 [23MY]

Remarks in House

India: handling of political contributions from the Indian Embassy, H5549 [23MY], E923 [24MY]

GADSDEN, AL

Remarks in House

Job Corps Center: tribute, E1597 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S11417 [26SE]

GAFFIN, BARBARA

Remarks in House

Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston: Warren B. Kohn Award recipient, E880 [22MY]

GAFFNEY, LOTI FALK

Remarks in House

Carlow College: Woman of Spirit award recipients, E1533 [5SE]

GAGLIARDI, PETE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1701 [26SE]

GAGNON, BOB

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11568 [27SE]

GAIL, JOHN R., JR.

Letters

AIDS epidemic, H7051 [27JN]

GAILLARD, MARY K.

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Science Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S11972 [30SE]

GAINES, CHRYSTE

Remarks in House

Olympic games: tribute for participation, E1801 [28SE]

GAINES, PAUL AND GLADYS

Remarks in Senate

Family: tribute, S5091 [15MY]

GAINESVILLE, FL

Letters

Assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices ban: Wayland Clifton, Jr., Gainesville, FL, Police Dept., H2694 [22MR]

Remarks in Senate

Florida: Gainesville-Alachua Regional Airport radar upgrade, S9283, S9284 [31JY]

GAINESVILLE, GA

Remarks in House

Veterans: outpatient veterans clinic funding, H6861 [26JN]

GAINESVILLE, TX

Remarks in House

First Baptist Church: anniversary, E758 [10MY]

GAINSVILLE, FL

Remarks in Senate

Sweetwater Basin Project: funding, S9949 [5SE]

GAJARSA, ARTHUR

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7179 [27JN]

GALBRAITH, JAMES K.

Essays

What Inflation?, E1338 [22JY]

GALBRAITH, PETER

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10616 [16SE]

GALINDO, RUDY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E75 [24JA]

GALLAGHER, EDWARD J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E92 [25JA]

GALLANT LADY (vessel)

Texts of

S. 535, certificate of documentation, S9032 [29JY]

GALLATIN, TN

Remarks in House

Gallatin Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E998 [5JN]

GALLEGLY, ELTON (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2487, H2507 [20MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H10195 [11SE]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4305 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

California: transfer of public lands to certain Indian tribes (see H.R. 3642), H6413 [13JN]

Dams: delegation of dam safety authority to State governments (see H.R. 3641), H6413 [13JN]

Forest Service: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 3417), H4646 [8MY]

House of Representatives: provide for a nonvoting delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3879, 4067), H8247 [23JY], H10385 [12SE]

Housing: limit use of federally assisted housing by aliens (see H.R. 2885), H912 [25JA]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (see H.R. 4134), H11047 [24SE]

National Weather Service: relocation of radar tower near Ojai, CA (see H.R. 3523), H5569 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H5288 [16MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H6117 [10JN]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4902 [10MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H774 [23JA]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H2123 [12MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H8598 [26JY]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3341, 3905), H6509 [18JN], H8557 [25JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6005 [6JN]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H5379 [21MY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (see H.R. 3759), H7154 [9JY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 121), H4424 [2MY]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H7108 [27JN]

Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H6006 [6JN]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7780 [17JY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H2315 [14MR]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H5754 [30MY]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H1139 [31JA]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3198), H5380 [21MY]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H7780 [17JY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9926 [2AU]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H5817 [4JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H5173 [15MY]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024, 4281), H1774 [6MR], H12173 [28SE]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H3650 [18AP]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for security officer employment (see H.R. 2092), H3820 [24AP]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6285 [12JN]

Taxation: exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6915 [26JN]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H1226 [1FE]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H914 [25JA]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5173 [15MY]

Letters

Omnibus Insular Areas Act: by, and Representatives Faleomavaega and Don Young, H11626 [28SE]

Puerto Rico self-determination: by, S9557 [2AU], E299 [6MR]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: Ada E. Deer, Dept. of the Interior, H10147 [10SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2614 [21MR]

California: conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (H.R. 2710), H10153 [10SE]

———settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 3640), H10145, H10147 [10SE]

———transfer of public lands to certain Indian tribes (H.R. 3642), H10144, H10145 [10SE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11374, H11375, H11377 [26SE]

Dept. of Education: computer matching agreement with Social Security Administration relative to Higher Education Act, H2632 [21MR]

Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2488, H2490, H2493 [20MR]

House of Representatives: provide for a nonvoting delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 3879), E1346 [23JY]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrant children to educational opportunities, H10191, H10193 [11SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11096, H11097, H11098, H11100, H11101, H11102, H11107 [25SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (H. Res. 530), H11094, H11095, H11096 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2380, H2446 [19MR], H2485, H2486, H2487, H2488, H2490, H2493, H2501, H2509, H2510, H2511, H2513, H2517 [20MR], H2597, H2614, H2632 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11084 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11078 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to instruct conferees, H10191, H10192, H10193 [11SE]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2509, H2510, H2511, H2513, H2517 [20MR]

———increase border patrol personnel, H11078 [25SE]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2597 [21MR]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2501 [20MR]

Marshall Islands: administration of the Rongelop resettlement trust fund (H.R. 1332), H11622, H11623 [28SE]

Native Americans: establish trust fund for certain tribal infrastructure projects for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (H.R. 2512), H10154, H10155, H10156 [10SE]

———technical corrections to certain laws (H.R. 2726), H763, H764, H765 [23JA]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, H2485, H2486, H2487 [20MR]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (H.R. 3024), E988 [4JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H11374, H11375, H11377 [26SE]

RTC: transfer certain lands to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Scottsdale, AZ (S. 1341), H761, H762, H763 [23JA]

Santa Paula, CA: tribute to Familia Diaz Mexican Restaurant, E453 [26MR]

Votes: position on missed, E879 [22MY], E1137 [20JN]

Revisions

Puerto Rico self-determination (H.R. 3024), E988 [4JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3879, provide for a nonvoting delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands to the House of Representatives, E1347 [23JY]

Tributes

Pruner, Don and Jackie, E1739 [27SE]

GALLEGOS, GILBERT G.

Letters

Training programs for law enforcement officers relative to missing or exploited children, S3159 [28MR]

GALLOS, JOHN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S12328 [3OC]

GALLOWAY, RONALD F.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E126 [1FE]

GALVESTON, TX

Remarks in House

Juneteenth Celebration: tribute, H6518, H6626 [19JN]

GALVESTON BAY FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Tribute, E982 [4JN]

GALVESTON (TX) DAILY NEWS

Articles and editorials

Burned Church Wins Congressman's Support, H6457 [18JN]

GAMBLE, LLOYD B.

Reports filed

Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1009) (H. Rept. 104-546), H4396 [1MY]

Texts of

H.R. 1009, relief, H5308 [21MY]

GAMBLING related term(s) Lotteries

Addresses

`Private' Gambling and Public Morality: George Anastaplo, S9449 [1AU]

Amendments

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 704), S8058 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Big Name Indicted, Gaming Task Force Says, H8041 [22JY]

Casino Gambling—Bring in the Feds, S1153 [7FE]

Gambling and Young People, H8041 [22JY]

Gambling in the Senate, S5915 [6JN]

Gambling in the Sunlight, S4564 [1MY]

Gambling Lobby V. Frank Wolf, S2335 [19MR]

Gambling—A Bad Debt, S5916 [6JN]

Gambling's Toll in Minnesota, S3323 [15AP]

Hidden Human Toll of Gambling, S6544 [19JN]

No Right Way To Do Wrong, S329 [23JA]

Playing It Close to the Vest, S6249 [13JN]

Worldwide Gambling Boom Is Cause for Concern, S5778 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions

Credit: prohibit extensions relative to gambling (see H.R. 4337), H12251 [1OC]

Crime: transmission of wagering information (see H.R. 3526), H5569 [23MY]

States: grant jurisdiction over activities conducted on Native American lands (see H.R. 3289), H3730 [23AP]

Taxation: treatment of organizations that conduct certain games of chance (see H.R. 4157), H11048 [24SE]

Cost Estimates

National Gambling Impact Study Commision (S. 704): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S7974 [17JY]

Documents

Treatment of Gaming on Native American Reservations, E1152-E1154 [24JN]

Letters

Gambling Impact Study Commission: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S7975 [17JY]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S7974 [17JY]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: Charles H. Morin, H8042 [22JY]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission establishment: Representative Thomas, H1685 [5MR]

Remarks in House

BIA: require tax agreements between tribal, State, and local governments prior to any new Federal land transfers into tribal trusts, H6664-H6667 [20JN]

Credit: prohibit extensions relative to gambling (H.R. 4337), E1898 [1OC]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish, H309 [5JA]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 497), H1675-H1687 [5MR], H3622 [18AP], H8034, H8035-H8044 [22JY], E1349 [23JY], E1384 [25JY]

Native Americans: jurisdiction of State law over gaming rights of Narragansett Tribe in Rhode Island, H12098 [28SE]

———treatment of gaming on reservations, E1152 [24JN]

Remarks in Senate

BIA: reorganization, S11875 [30SE]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish, S4564 [1MY]

———establish (S. 704), S329 [23JA], S1153 [7FE], S5915, S5916 [6JN], S6195 [13JN], S6544 [19JN], S7749, S7750, S7756 [11JY], S7971-S7982 [17JY], S8298 [18JY], S9449 [1AU], S10749 [18SE]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish, S3323 [15AP]

———establish (H.R. 497), S1610 [6MR], S2335 [19MR]

Native Americans: jurisdiction of State law over gaming rights of Narragansett Tribe in Rhode Island, S11874, S11894 [30SE]

Ships and vessels: repeal U.S.-flag cruise ships gambling restrictions and limit State authority to regulate gambling on interstate vessels, S11802 [28SE]

———repeal U.S.-flag cruise ships gambling restrictions and limit State authority to regulate gambling on interstate vessels (S. 138), S9640 [2AU]

Taxation: treatment of certain gambling winnings, S7451 [9JY]

Reports

Gaming Impacts the Colorado Economy: Colorado Office of State Planning and Budgeting, E1283-E1285 [12JY]

Reports filed

Gambling Impact Study Commission: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 704), S6611 [20JN]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 487) (S. Rept. 104-241), S2192 [15MR]

Texts of

H.R. 497, establish the National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission, H1675 [5MR]

H.R. 497, National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission, H8035-H8037 [22JY]

S. 704, Gambling Impact Study Commission establishment, S7971 [17JY]

GAMBLING IMPACT STUDY COMMISSION

Amendments

Establish (S. 704), S8058 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Gambling in the Senate, S5915 [6JN]

Gambling in the Sunlight, S4564 [1MY]

Gambling—A Bad Debt, S5916 [6JN]

Letters

Establish: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S7975 [17JY]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S7974 [17JY]

Remarks in House

Establish, H309 [5JA]

Remarks in Senate

Establish, S4564 [1MY]

Establish (S. 704), S329 [23JA], S1153 [7FE], S5915, S5916 [6JN], S6195 [13JN], S6544 [19JN], S7749, S7750, S7756 [11JY], S7971-S7982 [17JY], S8298 [18JY], S9449 [1AU], S10749 [18SE]

Reports filed

Establish: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 704), S6611 [20JN]

Texts of

S. 704, establish, S7971 [17JY]

GAMM, ESTHER

Remarks in House

Skokie, IL: tribute to Highland Elementary School for receiving fourth place in the ``Set a Good Example'' competition, E975 [31MY]

GANDY, GWYN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E89 [25JA]

GANNETT CO., INC.

Remarks in House

San Bernadino County (CA) Sun: award recipient, E1347 [23JY], E1404 [30JY]

GANNON, KEVIN

Statements

Recycled Housing, E856 [22MY]

GANSKE, GREG (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report (H.R. 3814), H7659 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8030 [18JY], H8276 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Families and domestic relations: payment of settlements to individuals relative to child support and alimony obligations (see H.R. 3895), H8556 [25JY]

Health: prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H4423 [2MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5501 [22MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4303 [30AP]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H2467 [19MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H3820 [24AP]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H6712 [24JN]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H6509 [18JN]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10601 [18SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

———regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H4503 [7MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5817 [4JN]

Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see H.R. 2932), H2224 [13MR]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H5173 [15MY]

Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H7107 [27JN]

Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H8095 [22JY]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779), H7107 [27JN]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H10041 [4SE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H2123 [12MR]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H5934 [5JN]

———establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H3488 [16AP]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H1325 [27FE]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H6006 [6JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6117 [10JN]

Social Security: submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Taxation: issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans (see H.R. 3251), H3488 [16AP]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Johnson, Colette, E486 [28MR]

Letters

Electronic funds transfer for small business payroll taxes: by, S9318 [31JY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1547 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3159 [28MR]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (H.R. 2508), H10840 [24SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H179, H180, H181, H182, H183, H184 [4JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7750 [17JY], H8089, H8090, H8091 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5216 [16MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3278 [15AP]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3197, H3197 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), veto, H4762 [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H118 [4JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8276, H8278, H8279 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6935 [26JN]

Families and domestic relations: illegitimacy rates, H7750 [17JY]

———payment of settlements to individuals relative to child support and alimony obligations (H.R. 3895), E1374 [25JY]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4772 [9MY]

Health: medical savings account programs, H6688 [20JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3092 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9568, H9791, H9792 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9782 [1AU]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (H.R. 2976), E224 [28FE]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (H. Res. 423), E701 [2MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2479 [20MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2369 [19MR]

———treatment of criminal aliens by State and local law enforcement officials, H2479 [20MR]

Medicare: reform, H180, H181, H182 [4JA], H8086, H8087, H8088 [22JY], H9782 [1AU]

Minimum wage: level, H5384 [22MY]

NASA: Russian animal research programs funding, H6935 [26JN]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures, H8276, H8278, H8279 [24JY]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5971 [6JN]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7750 [17JY], H8089, H8090, H8091 [22JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6753 [25JN]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5691 [30MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H8087, H8088 [22JY]

———payroll taxes, H8088 [22JY]

Space policy: space station program funding, H5691 [30MY]

Taxation: rates, H124 [4JA]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4772 [9MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10018 [4SE], H10228 [11SE], H10521 [17SE]

Special order: granted, H6689 [20JN]

Tributes

Edwards, Ian, E890 [23MY]

GARBAGE see Refuse Disposal

GARCIA, CHRISTOPHER

Articles and editorials

Humble Clovis Defies the Education Visigoths, E47 [22JA]

GARCIA, FRANCISCO J. (FRANK)

Remarks in House

President's Service Award: recipient, E643 [25AP]

GARCIA, HECTOR

Remarks in House

Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi: dedication of Dr. Hector P. Garcia Plaza, E1181 [26JN]

GARCIA, HECTOR P.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H8799 [30JY], E1392 [26JY], E1472, E1475 [2AU]

GARCIA, NETTIE B.

Remarks in House

Virginia: tribute to Honor Immigrant Americans Day Award recipients from the Eighth Congressional District, E942 [29MY]

GARDEN GROVE, CA

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1085 [13JN]

GARDERE, JEFFREY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1491 [2AU]

GARDNER, JOSEPH E.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5612 [23MY]

GARDNER, RICHARD N.

Addresses

Franklin Roosevelt and World Order—The World We Sought and the World We Have, S12459-S12463 [21OC]

Who Needs Ambassadors? Challenges to American Diplomacy Today, S4420-S4423 [30AP], E662-E664, E665 [30AP]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E662, E665 [30AP]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4420 [30AP]

GAREISS, AURORA

Remarks in House

EPA and Environmental Law Institute National Wetlands Award: recipient, E934 [29MY]

GARGAN, EDWARD A.

Articles and editorials

Indonesian Asset Is Also a Liability, H2935 [27MR]

GARILLI, JOHN

Remarks in House

Springfield, VA: tribute to Springfield Inter-Service Club Council award recipients, E279 [6MR]

GARNER, JAY M.

Letters

Medium Extended Air Defense System, H6386 [13JN]

Memorandums

Kinetic Energy Tactical Antisatellite Program Funding, S6457 [19JN]

GARNER, WILLIAM CARL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E762 [10MY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4365 [29AP]

GARRAHY, J. JOSEPH

Eulogies

Brennan, Mary P., S340 [24JA]

GARRITY, PATRICK

Articles and editorials

Baseball Community Mourns Loss of Racine, S122 [10JA]

GARSEK, EDWARD AND SARA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E933 [29MY]

GARSON, ARNOLD

Remarks in House

San Bernadino County (CA) Sun: Gannett Co., Inc., award recipient, E1347 [23JY], E1404 [30JY]

GARTH, TOM

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S188 [22JA]

GARY, E. JEAN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1855 [30SE]

GARY, IN

Remarks in House

Froebel High School: tribute to alumni, E1527 [5SE]

Roosevelt High School: tribute to alumni, E1527 [5SE]

St. Mark Catholic Church: anniversary, E1636 [18SE]

GARY, WILLIE

Remarks in House

American Jewish Committee: Learned Hand Award recipient, E216 [27FE]

GARY I. GORDON (U.S.S.)

Addresses

Naming Ceremony: Carmen Gordon, H7522 [12JY], E1285 [12JY]

Remarks in House

Navy: naming ceremony, H7517-H7521 [12JY], E1285 [12JY]

GASCH, OLIVER

Statements

Tribute to John H. Pratt, S1068-S1070 [7FE]

GASHI, ALUSH

Remarks in House

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians, E1171 [26JN]

GASSAWAY, TN

Remarks in House

Gassaway Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E627, E630 [25AP]

GASTON, ARTHUR G.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E81 [24JA]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S394 [26JA]

GATI, CHARLES

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1943 [21OC]

GATT see Treaties and Agreements

GATT, PAULINE

Remarks in Senate

Macomb County, MI, Chapter of Professional Secretaries International: Secretary of the Year award recipient, S1464 [29FE]

GAUVAIN, STEPHEN

Remarks in House

Tribute, H6480 [18JN]

GAY AND LESBIAN ACTIVIST ALLIANCE

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E540 [16AP]

GAYLE, ANNA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E174 [5FE]

GAYLORD, MI

Remarks in House

Roman Catholic Diocese: anniversary, E1323 [18JY]

Trinity Lutheran Church: anniversary, E1016 [6JN]

GAZMARARIAN, GEORGE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E481 [28MR]

GEARY, V. THOMAS

Letters

Agricultural immigrant worker program requirements, H2616 [21MR]

GEE, RICHARD

Remarks in House

Newark, NJ: Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, E1269 [12JY]

GEE, ROSALEE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1266 [12JY]

GEFF, IL

Remarks in House

Geff Community Consolidated School District: tribute, E1819 [30SE]

GEHMAN, HAROLD W., JR.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Vice Chief of Naval Operations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9967 [5SE]

GEISEL, HAROLD W.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Ambassador to Mauritius and Comoros: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Nomination To Be Ambassador to Seychelles: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

GEJDENSON, SAM (a Representative from Connecticut)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6713 [24JN], H6881 [26JN]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), H6129 [11JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, H1490 [28FE]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4305 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Foreign trade: treatment of exports to countries identified as state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 3109), H2466 [19MR]

Hoptoad (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3388), H4397 [1MY]

Members of Congress: retirement eligibility (see H.R. 3887), H8374 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: fair payment for use of Bureau of Reclamation water (see H.R. 3917), H8982 [30JY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3387 [15AP]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8248 [23JY]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H10236 [11SE]

———ensure economic equity for women (see H.R. 3857), H11048 [24SE]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H9926 [2AU]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H2315 [14MR]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Consumers: credit card fees (see H.R. 1169), H1226 [1FE]

———imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3246), H3820 [24AP]

———labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Corporate and Farm Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 2755), H737 [22JA]

Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H3387 [15AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H1507 [28FE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H10236 [11SE]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2178), H3231 [29MR]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Electric power: establish a commission to minimize the environmental impacts associated with electric utility restructuring (see H.R. 3172), H2950 [27MR]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H6117 [10JN]

———provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237), H9925 [2AU]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal employees: granting of competitive status relative to transfers or reassignments (see H.R. 294), H2123 [12MR]

Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H774 [23JA]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (see H.R. 3759), H7154 [9JY]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H2466 [19MR]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1241 [13FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H8375 [24JY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5647 [29MY]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Law enforcement officers: reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1252 [23FE]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H6532 [19JN]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H2315 [14MR]

Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 142), H1225 [1FE]

Medicare: establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10721 [19SE]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10041 [4SE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3231 [29MR]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4058), H12175 [28SE]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H7780 [17JY]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H5817 [4JN]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 2421), H1775 [6MR]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H3820 [24AP]

Pensions: prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (see H.R. 3688), H10108 [5SE]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates (see H. Res. 555), H12194 [30SE]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 205), H8982 [30JY]

Shipping industry: establish safety requirements for barges carrying oil or hazardous materials (see H.R. 3014), H1716 [5MR]

Ships and vessels: ensure safety of towing vessels (see H.R. 2916), H1325 [27FE]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H90 [3JA]

———ensure integrity of trust funds, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 491), H1636 [29FE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H8030 [18JY]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of benefits after death (see H.R. 163), H774 [23JA]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H1226 [1FE]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H6184 [11JN]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1389), H1986 [7MR]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H6117 [10JN]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 3111), H5052 [14MY]

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 3677), H6531 [19JN]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4800 [9MY]

Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280), H5818 [4JN]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H5817 [4JN]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H9925 [2AU]

Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H7780 [17JY]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Lakes, Peter, E1408 [30JY]

Letters

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: by, Committee on International Relations (House), H6474 [18JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2928 [27MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3595 [18AP]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7006 [27JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6956 [26JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6956 [26JN]

CIA: National Reconnaissance Office funding, H5429 [22MY]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4552 [8MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4539 [8MY]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H4661 [9MY]

Connecticut: tribute to Goodspeed Opera House, E1227 [9JY]

Deep River, CT: anniversary of Deep River Fire Dept., E1317 [18JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3595 [18AP]

Dept. of HHS: Office of Consumer Affairs funding, H6881, H6946 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6881, H6946 [26JN]

Earth Day: observance, E653 [25AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8479 [25JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5508 [23MY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H8524 [25JY]

Foreign trade: export controls (H.R. 361), H7584 [16JY]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), H6473, H6476 [18JN]

Hartford, CT: tribute to Ledyard High School girls' softball team, E1071 [12JN]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 546), H11638 [28SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5429 [22MY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7487 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7487 [12JY]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H1750 [6MR]

Minimum wage: level, H5508 [23MY]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8121 [23JY]

New London, CT: anniversary, E724 [7MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7048, H7049 [27JN]

Point of order, H11638 [28SE]

Public welfare programs: reform, H5508 [23MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6293 [13JN]

———national agenda relative to health care and education, H1722 [6MR]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), H6128, H6129 [11JN]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), H942 [30JA]

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2660), H3694 [23AP]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, H1703 [5MR]

University of Connecticut Daily Campus (publication): anniversary, E722 [7MY]

Voluntown, CT: anniversary, E930 [24MY]

WICH-Radio (Norwich, CT): anniversary, E1708 [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4900 [10MY]

Special order: granted, H89 [3JA], H1773 [6MR], H1982 [7MR], H2220 [13MR], H4501 [7MY]

Testimonies

Return of Jewish Financial Assets Seized by Nazi Germany During World War II: Edgar Bronfman, World Jewish Congress, E679 [1MY]

Tributes

Boorda, Jeremy M., H5263 [16MY]

Bronfman, Edgar, E679 [1MY]

DeVivo, James, E715 [7MY]

Matteo, Donald, E1400 [30JY]

Perry, G. Nelson, E632 [25AP]

Peterson, Roger T., E1398 [30JY]

GEKAS, GEORGE W. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Addresses

Tribute to John P. Stevens: John C. Holmes, E1450 [1AU]

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 175), H3731 [23AP]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7693 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8030 [18JY], H8275 [24JY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H4531 [7MY], H4652 [8MY], H5589 [29MY], H5685 [30MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, H10607 [19SE]

Articles and editorials

It's Official—It Was a Tornado, Mike Feeley, Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News, H5686 [30MY]

Love of Numbers Leads to Chromosome 17, Philip J. Hilts, New York (NY) Times, E1926 [4OC]

Tribute to George H. Searight, Richard T. Englehart, E65 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Appropriations: establish automatic continuing appropriations (see H.R. 4094), H10524 [17SE]

Federal employees: prohibit use of credit cards (see H.R. 2968), H1251 [23FE]

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (see H.R. 2977), H1324 [27FE]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H3819 [24AP]

Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

Taxation: treatment of income of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 3306, 3451), H3819 [24AP], H5052 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4503 [7MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4110 [25AP]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Courts: payment of the costs of court-appointed attorneys in certain criminal cases (see H.R. 3027), H1774 [6MR]

———provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (see H.R. 3026), H1774 [6MR]

———repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H8030 [18JY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6286 [12JN]

———consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499), H6765 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Disasters: assist State and local governments in disaster relief (see H.R. 3032), H1775 [6MR]

Education: permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H8094 [22JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (see H.R. 4194), H11394 [26SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H5380 [21MY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H3650 [18AP]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H1226 [1FE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H1507 [28FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H6509 [18JN]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security Act relative to certain students (see H.R. 3450), H5052 [14MY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H5934 [5JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2310), H90 [3JA]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H5935 [5JN]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H3488 [16AP]

U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), H5288 [16MY]

Bulletins

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: National Weather Service, Harrisburg, PA, H5686 [30MY]

Chronologies

Severe weather response in Harrisburg, PA, H5686 [30MY]

Letters

National Weather Service NEXRAD Network radar use in local weather forecasting: Jay Purdy, H5687 [30MY]

———by, H5686 [30MY]

Press releases

Restoring the Public Trust: by, E1829 [30SE]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: automatic continuing resolutions, H7694, H7695 [17JY]

———establish automatic continuing appropriations, H8033 [22JY], H8276 [24JY]

———establish automatic continuing appropriations (H.R. 4094), H10435 [17SE]

———line-item veto, H2982 [28MR]

Bankruptcy: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's operation of watercraft while intoxicated (H.R. 234), H5784, H5785 [4JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5227 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5196 [16MY]

Capital punishment: include multiple deaths as a factor in determination of sentences, H2189 [13MR]

Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus: tribute, E1926 [4OC]

Congressional Record: correction, H5685 [30MY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H2228 [14MR], H2562 [21MR], H3193 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 394), H3178, H3179 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), veto, H4760 [9MY]

———product liability reform relative to the raw materials used to make certain medical devices, H2228 [14MR]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4469 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: environmental restoration database center funding, H6342 [13JN], E965 [30MY], E1907 [2OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), E965 [30MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6342 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, E1907 [2OC]

Dept. of Education: Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding, H7292 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7625 [16JY], H7694, H7695 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5772 [4JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8165, H8168, H8183 [23JY], H8276 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7292 [11JY]

Disasters: tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H8033 [22JY]

Emergency Management Assistance Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 193), H10819, H10821, H10822 [24SE]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5436 [22MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9745 [1AU]

Federal employees: deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7625 [16JY]

———use of credit card accounts, H1255 [27FE]

Floods: disaster assistance for States impacted by rapid snow meltdown, H781 [24JA]

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 2977), H5786, H5788, H5789 [4JN]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), H11446, H11447, H11451, H11452 [27SE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5436 [22MY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H8601 [29JY]

Government regulations: reform (H.R. 994), H1665 [5MR]

———require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (H.R. 3307), H3737 [24AP], E635 [25AP]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2543 [20MR]

Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (H.R. 3468), E825 [16MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9791 [1AU]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3007 [28MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2982 [28MR]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4659 [9MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2386 [19MR]

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois (H.J. Res. 78), H2068, H2069 [12MR]

———consent of Congress to amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia (H.R. 2064), H2069, H2070 [12MR]

———management of Jennings Randolph Lake between Maryland and West Virginia (H.J. Res. 113), H8614, H8616 [29JY]

———management of Jennings Randolph Lake between Maryland and West Virginia (S.J. Res. 20), H8616 [29JY]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, H9929 [4SE], H10045 [5SE]

Keyes, Alan: exclusion from participation in Presidential debate, H1969 [7MR]

Kirschner, Marc: American Society for Cell Biology Public Policy Award recipient, E1926 [4OC]

Lithuania: U.S. policy, E791 [14MY]

LSC: funding, H8183 [23JY]

Machara, Lori J.: J. Robert Ladd Community Service Award recipient, E73 [24JA]

Marietta, PA: tribute to Armstrong World Industries for efforts relative to aid Oklahoma City, OK, bombing victims, E142 [1FE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7487 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7487 [12JY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4011), E1829 [30SE]

Minimum wage: level, H4316 [1MY], H5436 [22MY]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 497), H1685 [5MR]

National Weather Service: review NEXRAD Network radar coverage and use FAA Terminal Doppler Weather Radars in local weather forecasting, H5589, H5590 [29MY], H5686 [30MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5436 [22MY], H7625, H7626 [16JY], H8276 [24JY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5339 [21MY]

Point of order, H8276 [24JY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3007 [28MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2982 [28MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1665 [5MR]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5589, H5590 [29MY], H5686 [30MY]

Small business: reform regulatory process, H3007 [28MR]

States: congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN (H.J. Res. 166), H8618, H8619 [29JY]

Susquehanna River: flood warning system funding, H8165, H8168 [23JY]

Taxation: treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River (H.R. 3163), H11630, H11631, H11632, H11633 [28SE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2139, H2189 [13MR], H2258 [14MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 405), H3602 [18AP]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9892 [2AU]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3524 [17AP]

U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), consideration (H. Res. 418), H4316 [1MY]

Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 129), H2339, H2340 [19MR]

———congressional consent (S.J. Res. 38), H2341 [19MR]

Votes: position on missed, H9810 [1AU]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (H.J. Res. 194), H10822, H10824 [24SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1982 [7MR], H8091 [22JY]

Reports filed

Congressional Consent for Mutual Aid Agreement Between the Cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 104-705), H8374 [24JY]

Jennings Randolph Lake Management Between Maryland and West Virginia: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 113) (H. Rept. 104-706), H8374 [24JY]

Statements

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: by, H11450 [27SE]

Automatic Continuing Appropriations Resolutions: by, H7694 [17JY]

Summaries

Armed Forces Ammunition Procurement, H6343-H6345 [13JN]

Cases of National Weather Service NEXRAD Network Radar Coverage Deficiencies, H5686 [30MY]

Tributes

Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8537 [25JY]

Heinz, John, H5772 [4JN]

Montgomery, Representative, H5772 [4JN]

Quillen, Representative, H5772 [4JN]

Searight, George H., E65 [23JA]

Stevens, John P., E1450 [1AU]

Straw, Edward M., E1824 [30SE]

GELLES, RICHARD J.

Articles and editorials

Two Words That Kill, S5714 [4JN]

GELLMAN, BARTON

Articles and editorials

Palestinians, Israeli Police Battle on Sacred Ground—Clashes Cool Elsewhere as Guns Meet Stones in Jerusalem, S11631 [28SE]

Russia Bars Jewish Agency—Ban Could Hamper Immigration to Israel, S4464 [1MY]

GEMAS, NATASCHA L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E974 [30MY]

GENEFKE, INGE

Articles and editorials

Fighting Torture With Medicine, E1708 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Human rights: treatment and rehabilitation of torture victims, E1708 [26SE]

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

Analyses

GAO Reform (H.R. 3864), H9946-H9950 [4SE]

Bills and resolutions

Federal-State relations: improve the effectiveness of financial management and audits of State and local governments receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 3184), H3170 [28MR]

FRS: reform (see S. 1993), S8989 [26JY]

Reform (see H.R. 3864), H8094 [22JY]

Chronologies

Information on past debt ceiling crises and changes, S1627 [7MR]

Descriptions

Categories of Defense Infrastructure, S6388 [18JN]

Letters

Health plan coverage of minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants, S9909 [5SE]

Higher education accessibility relative to median family income, S11065 [20SE]

Line-item veto, S2942 [27MR]

Public debt ceiling, S1627 [7MR]

Regulation of loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, S8448 [22JY]

Veterans' health care, S2291 [19MR]

Remarks in House

Families and domestic relations: study differences in benefits, rights, and privileges available to persons in a marriage and in a domestic partnership, H7504 [12JY]

Funding, H7186, H7187 [10JY]

Independent evaluation, H7176, H7177 [10JY]

IRS: reform, H6290 [13JN], H10527 [18SE], H10603, H10605 [19SE]

Public debt: ceiling, H10330 [12SE]

Reform (H.R. 3864), H9940-H9950 [4SE]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: report on assistance provided to an individual or the family of an individual injured or killed while on Government travel, S7934 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: evaluation of electronic combat testing master plan, S11909 [30SE]

———infrastructure costs for maintaining bases, facilities, and activities that house and sustain the Armed Forces, S4178-S4180 [25AP]

Dept. of HUD: GAO audit of Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, S9825 [4SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, S6818, S6819 [25JN]

Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight: audit, S11224 [25SE]

Foreign aid: require report on grants provided to foreign governments, foreign entities and international organizations, S8771 [25JY]

FRS: audit, S6551 [20JN]

———reform (S. 1993), S8989, S8990 [26JY]

———regulatory reform, S11913 [30SE]

Funding, S9764 [3SE]

IRS: reform, S10546-S10551 [13SE]

NASA: require work force restructuring report, S9830 [4SE]

Reform (H.R. 3864), S12402 [3OC]

Reformulated gasoline: programs, S8863 [25JY]

Schools: condition of buildings, environment, and equipment, S6818, S6819 [25JN]

Reports

Cambodian Elections, S6273, S6274 [14JN]

Compensation of Top 5 Executives at Top Defense Contractors, S6498 [19JN]

Health Insurance for Children, E1636 [18SE]

Social Security Administration Union Activity, S11170-S11173 [24SE]

State Regulation of Health Plans, S3520 [18AP]

Reports filed

Effectiveness of Financial Management and Audits of State and Local Governments Receiving Federal Assistance: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3184) (H. Rept. 104-607), H6005 [6JN]

Summaries

Health Insurance Regulation—Varying State Requirements Affect Cost of Insurance, S11106 [20SE]

Medicare Medication Evaluation and Dispensing System Relative to On-Line Prescription Information, E1515 [5SE]

Tables

Dept. of Defense force structure, S4179 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense infrastructure funding, S6388, S6389 [18JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3864, GAO reform, H9940-H9946 [4SE]

GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

Letters

Tribute to Dara Gideos: Representative Oberstar, H11333 [26SE]

GENERAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK, INC.

Letters

Davis-Bacon Act reform, H6004 [6JN]

GENERAL COUNCIL OF INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND (organization)

Remarks in House

Lewis, Diana: Private Sector Employee of the Year award recipient, E1662 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Lewis, Diana: Private Sector Employee of the Year award recipient, S11197 [24SE]

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.

Remarks in House

Pleasanton, CA: tribute to General Electric Vallecitos Nuclear Center, E1677 [24SE]

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Bills and resolutions

Federal employees: reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances (see H.R. 3637), H6413 [13JN]

Government: requirements for leasing of space by Federal agencies (see H.R. 2904), H922 [26JA]

Letters

FCC relocation, E1931 [21OC]

Messages

Dept. of Defense, Dept. of the Treasury, GSA, and OPM Appropriations: President Clinton, S8466 [22JY]

Revised Deferral of Budgetary Resources: President Clinton, S1515 [5MR], H1687 [5MR]

Press releases

GSA Administrator Stops Sales of Excess Federal Firearms, S7096 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H18 [3JA]

FCC: relocation, E1859 [30SE], E1931 [21OC]

Intelligence services: authority for CIA to execute multiyear leasing, H5415 [22MY]

Remarks in Senate

Computers: transfer of surplus government computer equipment to schools and education programs, S5230 [17MY]

———transfer of surplus Government equipment to schools, S9833 [4SE]

District of Columbia: waive Federal procurement laws relative to repair and improvement of schools, S1325 [27FE]

FCC: provide authority to negotiate payment for housing, S10167 [10SE]

Federal employees: grant flexibility relative to telecommuting centers, S10280, S10321 [11SE]

———reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances, S7236, S7237 [28JN]

Public buildings: maintain Federal Protection Officer quotas relative to safety, S10159 [10SE]

Rolla, ND: conveyance of William Langer Jewell Bearing plant, S6911 [26JN]

Telecommunications: Post-FTS2000 Program contract solicitation, S10399 [12SE]

GENERIC DRUG EQUITY COALITION

Letters

GATT implementation relative to the generic drug industry, S3581 [18AP]

GENESEE COUNTY, MI

Remarks in House

Hispanic Independence Awards: tribute to recipients, E1571 [11SE]

GENETICS CONFIDENTIALITY AND NONDISCRIMINATION ACT

Articles and editorials

All in the Genes—The New Availability of Tests Raises a Host of Ethical Questions, S6722 [24JN]

Genetic Prophecy and Genetic Privacy—Can We Prevent the Dream From Becoming a Nightmare, S6721 [24JN]

This Map Won't Show Us the Way, S6722 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1898), S6719 [24JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1898), S6719-S6721 [24JN], S7500 [9JY]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 1898), S6723 [24JN]

GENEVA CONVENTION see Treaties and Agreements

GENGE, CECELIA J.

Letters

Impact of Federal Government shutdown, S6 [3JA]

GENOCIDE

Articles and editorials

Princeton Is Accused of Fronting for the Turkish Government, H5554 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions

Croatia: condemn relocation of remains of individuals to the Jasenovac death camp (see H. Con. Res. 171), H4423 [2MY]

———preservation of memorial located at the Jasenovac death camp (see H. Con. Res. 219), H11229 [25SE]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491, 494), H8598 [26JY], H8982 [30JY]

Poland: condemn construction of shopping center within internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp (see H. Res. 398), H3231 [29MR]

Definitions

``Genocide'': ``Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought'', S4090 [24AP]

Letters

Construction of shopping center within internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp: Embassy of Poland, H6144 [11JN]

Terminology of Armenian genocide: several Senators, S4061 [24AP]

Remarks in House

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3762, H3777-H3798 [24AP], E608 [24AP], E638, E645, E652 [25AP], E673, E678 [1MY], E724 [7MY]

———anniversary of genocide (H. Con. Res. 47), H5843 [5JN], E591 [19AP], E657 [29AP]

———genocide, H5553 [23MY]

Friends of Raoul Wallenberg Foundation: tribute, E1764 [27SE]

Poland: condemn construction of shopping center within internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp, H6143, H6144 [11JN]

Turkey: restrict U.S. assistance relative to acknowledgement of Armenian genocide and honoring of victims, H5900-H5906, H5920 [5JN], E1052 [11JN]

Wallenberg, Raoul: anniversary of honorary citizenship, E1764 [27SE]

World War II: tribute to victims of Katyn Forest massacre in Poland, E1592 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S4004, S4005, S4060, S4061, S4084, S4086, S4087, S4088, S4089, S4090, S4091 [24AP]

Telegrams

Armenian genocide: Henry Morgenthau, S4090 [24AP]

GENOCIDE CONVENTION see Treaties and Agreements

GENSEAL, GLEN

Poems

``My Brave Young Men'', S7053 [26JN]

GENSLER, MARTY

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S5413 [21MY]

GENTER, RENEE

Letters

Education programs funding level, S1813 [12MR]

GENTILE, JOSEPH

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S668 [31JA]

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Bills and resolutions

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1731; H.R. 3198), S4804 [7MY], H3229 [29MR]

Remarks in House

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 3198), H8680-H8682 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1731), S4807 [7MY]

Research: performance of research services for non-Federal entities, S11914 [30SE]

Reports filed

National Geologic Mapping Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3198) (S. Rept. 104-395), S12125 [1OC]

National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3198) (H. Rept. 104-668), H7473 [11JY]

National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3198), S10554 [13SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3198, reauthorize and amend National Geologic Mapping Act, H8680 [30JY]

GEORGE, ALBERTA SEBOLT

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Museum Services Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S3487 [17AP]

GEORGE, HORACE R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E357 [14MR]

GEORGE BUSH SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE ACT

Letters

Provisions: George Bush, H10466 [17SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3803), H10465-H10470 [17SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3803, provisions, H10465 [17SE]

GEORGE KHOURY ASSOCIATION OF BASEBALL LEAGUES, INC.

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1613 [16SE]

GEORGE WASHINGTON COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2026), H10483-H10489 [17SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2026), S12375, S12410 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 2026, provisions, H10483 [17SE]

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Bills and resolutions

Anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 41; H. Con. Res. 139), S1083 [7FE], H1138 [31JA]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary (S. Con. Res. 41), S1085 [7FE]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 41, anniversary, S1085 [7FE]

GEORGES, CHRISTOPHER

Articles and editorials

Economists Say Gasoline Tax Is Too Low—GOP's Proposed Rollback Is Seen Aggravating Deficit, S4794 [7MY]

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

Remarks in Senate

National Security Studies Program: anniversary, S11043 [19SE]

GEORGIA

Addresses

Tribute to Richard B. Russell: Charles E. Campbell, S1302 [23FE]

Articles and editorials

Marvin Brown Awarded Austrian Commendation, E1723 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions

Appalachian Development Highway System: funding (see S. 1881), S6408 [18JN]

National parks and recreation areas: highway relocation assistance relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks (see S. 1706), S4190 [25AP]

Nunn, Senator: tribute for casting 10,000 votes (see S. Res. 213), S492 [26JA]

William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: designate (see S. 2120; H.R. 4119), S11294 [25SE], H10720 [19SE]

Letters

Richard B. Russell Statue dedication: Senator Nunn, S3208 [29MR]

Petitions and memorials

FDA regulatory powers over tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

Sale of southeastern Power Administration, E313 [7MR]

Support for U.S. troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Georgia House of Representatives, E85, E94 [25JA]

Remarks in House

Atlanta, GA: tribute to Paralympic games, E1627 [17SE]

Brown, Marvin: Grand Decoration of Honour of the State of Salzburg award recipient, E1723 [26SE]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, H6109-H6114 [10JN]

Elbert County, GA: tribute to Elbert County High School football team, E142 [1FE]

Financial institutions: partnership between Polish National Association of Cooperative Savings and Credit Unions and Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, E843 [20MY]

Fort Benning, GA: School of the Americas funding, H5877, H5889 [5JN]

Gingrich, Representative: IRS audit of non-profit group sponsorship of two college courses taught in Georgia, H10046, H10047 [5SE]

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia (H.R. 2064), H2069, H2070, H2083 [12MR]

Kennesaw State College: tribute to Marketing and Professional Sales Dept. students, E844 [20MY]

Lincoln County, GA: tribute to Lincoln County High School football team, E142 [1FE]

National parks and recreation areas: highway relocation assistance relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks (H.R. 848), H6042 [10JN]

Olympic games: tribute to Georgia participants, E1627 [17SE]

Race relations: racial remarks relative to the State Democratic Party, H1145 [1FE]

Roberts, Mary Ann: Georgia Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1026 [6JN]

T.W. Josey High School: tribute to football team, E142 [1FE]

WBHF-Radio (Cartersville, GA): tribute, H7662 [17JY]

William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: designate (H.R. 4119), H11567, H11568 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Appalachian Development Highway System: funding (S. 1881), S6409 [18JN]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to Paralympic games, S12130-S12132 [1OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: unveiling of statue of former Senator Russell in Russell Senate Office Building, S3207 [29MR]

Financial institutions: partnership between Polish National Association of Cooperative Savings and Credit Unions and Georgia Credit Union Affilites, S4615 [2MY]

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia (H.R. 2064), S4685 [3MY]

New Mexico: request of resident to obtain tickets for Atlanta Olympic games, S1447 [29FE]

Nunn, Senator: tribute for casting 10,000 votes (S. Res. 213), S416-S418 [26JA]

Reports filed

Highway Relocation Assistance Relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1706), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1706) (S. Rept. 104-382), S11972 [30SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 848) (H. Rept. 104-603), H5817 [4JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Medical savings accounts: State Senate, E793 [14MY]

Southeastern Power Administration: State Senate, E789 [14MY]

Statements

Unveiling of Richard B. Russell Statue: Senator Byrd, S12300 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 848, highway relocation assistance relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks, H6042 [10JN]

S. Res. 213, tribute to Senator Nunn for casting 10,000 votes, S416, S514 [26JA]

Transcripts

Richard B. Russell Statute Dedication Ceremony, S3208-S3212 [29MR]

Tributes

Nunn, Senator, S3207 [29MR], S3274 [15AP], S5986 [10JN], S9289 [31JY], S11265 [25SE], S11421 [26SE], S11494, S11512-S11514 [27SE], S11619, S11622, S11710, S11718 [28SE], S11836, S11949, S11959, S11966 [30SE], S12119 [1OC], S12254, S12257, S12270, S12273, S12276, S12282, S12298-S12300, S12301 [3OC]

Russell, Richard B., S1302 [23FE], S3207 [29MR]

GEORGIA, REPUBLIC OF

Remarks in Senate

Treaties and agreements: ratification, S7209 [27JN]

Resolution of Ratification

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Georgia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN], S7210 [27JN]

GEORGIA GUARDIAN (publication)

Articles and editorials

Marvin Brown Awarded Austrian Commendation, E1723 [26SE]

GEPHARDT, RICHARD A. (a Representative from Missouri)

Appointments

Attendee: funeral of Bill Emerson, H6973 [26JN]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H10115 [10SE]

Committee To Escort French President Jacques Chirac Into the House Chamber, H1144 [1FE]

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7159 [10JY]

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 403, 406), H3488 [16AP], H3649 [18AP]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 328), H90 [3JA]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy relative to membership in World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4065), H10385 [12SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 403, 406), H3488 [16AP], H3649 [18AP]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (see H. Res. 356), H1226 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H6532 [19JN]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H2467 [19MR]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H7108 [27JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic (see H. Con. Res. 198), H7474 [11JY]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H8982 [30JY]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1716 [5MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H3231 [29MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H5935 [5JN]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3168), H2949 [27MR]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H737 [22JA]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1819), H3488 [16AP]

Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems (see H.R. 3489), H5288 [16MY]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H2558 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Political ethics: investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (see H. Res. 524, 531), H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE]

Letters

Corporate leaders' advertisement on balanced budget: by, E1 [3JA]

Democratic Party's national agenda: by, H7147 [9JY]

Motions

Political ethics: investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (H. Res. 524), H10642 [19SE]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (H. Res. 531), H10971 [24SE]

Press releases

Electronic Access to Work and Positions of Minority Members of Congress: Laura Meckler, Office of the Democratic Leader, H7199 [10JY]

Proposals

Legislation relative to the investigation of Representative Gephardt by independent counsel concerning certain financial transactions, H11108 [25SE]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1871 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4095 [25AP]

Armed Forces: encourage allies to pay more non-salaried costs of U.S. troops in Europe, H5024 [14MY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3587 [18AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H213 [5JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5249 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), motion to instruct conferees, H5726 [30MY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H213 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H2 [3JA]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6391 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3587 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5024 [14MY], H5075 [15MY]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5075 [15MY]

Disasters: tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H7784 [18JY]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6783 [25JN]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5541 [23MY]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4769 [9MY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9853 [2AU]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H2 [3JA]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2982 [28MR]

House Rules: question of privilege, H2 [3JA], H1180 [1FE]

Medicaid: financial protection for families of nursing home residents, H5726 [30MY]

Minimum wage: level, H2982 [28MR], H5541 [23MY], H9853 [2AU]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E123 [1FE]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (H.R. 3168), H2933 [27MR]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H3652 [19AP]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (H. Res. 356), H1180 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2982 [28MR]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4769 [9MY]

Turkey: condemn attack on Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George, E1903 [2OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Political ethics: investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (H. Res. 524), H10642 [19SE]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (H. Res. 531), H10971 [24SE]

Special order: granted, H3486 [16AP], H3654 [19AP], H6913 [26JN]

Statements

Condemn Acts of Arson Against Churches and Enhance Law Enforcement and Prosecution of Arsonists: by, H6494 [18JN]

Interstate Highway System Anniversary: Vice President Gore, H6974 [26JN]

Testimonies

Minimum Wage Level: by, H3634 [18AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 524, investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions, H10607, H10642 [19SE]

H. Res. 531, investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions, H10775, H10971 [24SE]

Transcripts

Medical Savings Account Programs: ``Equal Time'', CNBC (cable network), S3824 [23AP]

Tributes

Blumenauer, Representative, H5650 [30MY]

Brown, Ronald H., H3455 [16AP]

Capellupo, John, E417 [22MR]

Cummings, Representative, H3823 [25AP]

Harmon, Clarence, E117 [31JA]

Millender-McDonald, Representative, H3394 [16AP]

Nelson, James W., E740 [9MY]

GEPPI, STEPHEN

Remarks in House

D'Alesandro, Jr. Good Citizenship Award: recipient, E514 [29MR]

GERBER, H. JOSEPH

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10564 [13SE]

GEREN, PETE (a Representative from Texas)

Addresses

National Prayer Breakfast: by, E154 [5FE]

Articles and editorials

U.S. Troops Rolling Into Bosnia Under Cover of Apaches, Kiowa Warriors, Inside the Army (publication), E152 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

J.J. `Jake' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: designate (see H.R. 4329), H12193 [30SE]

Jim Wright Post Office Building, Fort Worth, TX: designate (see H.R. 4232), H11525 [27SE]

Lotteries: provide information in advertising on odds of winning (see H.R. 3010), H1715 [5MR]

Sullivan, William L.: relief (see H.R. 3949), H9706 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H10524 [17SE]

Agriculture: provide livestock feed assistance for certain producers (see H.R. 3449), H5380 [21MY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H11048 [24SE]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H9925 [2AU]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10236 [11SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

———reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H4902 [10MY]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H8094 [22JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1716 [5MR]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H7475 [11JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 169), H3170 [28MR]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H5570 [23MY]

Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3776), H7260 [10JY]

Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 8 years (see H.J. Res. 164), H2466 [19MR]

Crime: penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H4397 [1MY]

Dams: reduce hazards of dam failures (see H.R. 3602), H6005 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H10721 [19SE]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H3387 [15AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H7260 [10JY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H10236 [11SE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3488 [16AP]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H9925 [2AU]

Fish and fishing: coordinate conservation efforts of Atlantic striped bass (see H.R. 2655), H1226 [1FE]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H10236 [11SE]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1227 [1FE]

Japan: treatment of U.S. military and civilian POW's during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 176), H10236 [11SE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure benefits for chaplains killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3647), H9706 [1AU]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 1805), H2123 [12MR]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1775 [6MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H6415 [13JN]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2558 [20MR]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H2558 [20MR]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H9925 [2AU]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H4504 [7MY]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H7260 [10JY]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H6413 [13JN]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7107 [27JN]

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9926 [2AU]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 3275), H4424 [2MY]

———exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 3156), H2713 [22MR]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H10721 [19SE]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H4647 [8MY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H7154 [9JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

———mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285), H4303 [30AP]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2310), H90 [3JA]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H8030 [18JY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H3581 [17AP]

Taxation: capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 2676), H1663 [4MR]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H3231 [29MR]

———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see H.R. 3410), H6765 [25JN]

———reform and rename the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3441), H4901 [10MY]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H774 [23JA]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H5934 [5JN]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Wilderness areas: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 4144), H11047 [24SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4655 [9MY], H6185 [12JN]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: Conservation Reserve Program extension, H6236 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6236 [12JN]

Cleburne, TX: anniversary of Central Church of Christ, E1874 [30SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3252, H3253, H3254, H3291 [15AP]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3199 [29MR]

Dept. of Defense: use of Kiowa Warrior helicopters in Bosnia and Herzegovina, E152 [5FE]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4808 [10MY]

Flag Day: tribute to VA-National Medical Musical Group concert, H6185 [12JN]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to the Chisholm Trail Round-Up, H6974 [26JN]

Lotteries: provide information in advertising on odds of winning (H.R. 3010), H1700 [5MR]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act, H4808 [10MY]

Petroleum: floor price, regulatory relief, and tax incentives relative to development of domestic crude oil, H3174 [29MR]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4808 [10MY]

Texas Rangers (baseball team): tribute, H12178 [30SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10103 [5SE]

Special order: granted, H1323 [27FE], H1714 [5MR], H3169 [28MR], H5378 [21MY], H6530 [19JN], H6913 [26JN]

Tribute, E154 [5FE]

Tributes

Ferguson, Don, E1876 [30SE]

Garcia, Hector P., E1472 [2AU]

Hillard, Charlie R., H5360 [21MY]

Richardson, George (Skeet), E1489 [2AU]

GERHARDT, MICHAEL J.

Letters

Line-item veto, S2948, S2974 [27MR]

GERIC HOME HEALTH CARE, INC.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1471 [2AU]

GERINGER, JIM (Governor of Wyoming)

Letters

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S5936 [6JN]

GERMAN AMERICANS

Remarks in House

German-American Day: observance, E1681 [25SE], E1854 [30SE]

GERMAN-AMERICAN DAY

Remarks in House

Observance, E1681 [25SE]

GERMANTOWN, MD

Remarks in House

Christa McAuliffe Elementary School: tribute to activities in remembrance of Challenger (space shuttle) destruction, H980 [31JA]

GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

Addresses

Days of Remembrance Commemoration: Senator Dodd, E962 [30MY]

Foreign Air Service Agreements: Senator Pressler, S3007-S3009 [27MR]

Articles and editorials

Conscription Not Working—All-Volunteer Too Expensive, S1446 [29FE]

Families Make Games Visit To Honor Slain Israelis, H8544 [25JY]

Israeli's Moment Never Came, H8545 [25JY]

Munich 11 Memorial, H8543 [25JY]

Munich's Cold Shadow, H8544 [25JY]

New Carrier Alliances Fuel Hopes for U.S.-U.K., Europe Open Skies, S5551 [23MY]

Olympic Media Alert—IOC To Participate in Munich 11 Memorial, H8544 [25JY]

Porn on the Internet, Here and Abroad, E153 [5FE]

U.S. Informs Bonn of Syrian Toxic-Gas Unit, S6376 [18JN]

When Silver Isn't Enough To Take Home, H8544 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Holocaust: expand criteria by which survivors may qualify for compensation (see H. Res. 501), H9566 [31JY]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (see S. Con. Res. 73; H. Con. Res. 228), S11540 [27SE], H11527 [27SE]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 215), H10524 [17SE]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Res. 469), H7107 [27JN]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see S. Con. Res. 69; H. Con. Res. 205), S9555 [2AU], H8982 [30JY]

Documents

Allied Claim Against Swiss for Return of Looted Gold: Dept. of State, S6415 [18JN]

Co-Determination by Labor and Management in European Countries, S4900 [9MY]

Letters

Assets of European Jews in Swiss banks after World War II: Robert L. Rodgers, S5791 [5JN]

———Samuel J. Roberts, S5791 [5JN]

———Swiss Bank Corp., S5791 [5JN]

European military reductions: Senator Warner, S1446 [29FE]

Opening of new international air service markets: Matthias Wissman, S5377 [20MY]

Poems

``Reflections of Holocaust,'' Samantha Peay, E665 [30AP]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: anniversary of Black Hawk Helicopter Shootdown, E676 [1MY]

Dornan, Representative: summary of visit to Germany, H139 [4JA]

Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (H. Res. 316), H3419-H3423 [16AP], E591 [19AP]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (H. Con. Res. 228), E1788 [28SE]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 215), E1619 [17SE]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H1750 [6MR]

National Days of Remembrance: observance, E953, E957, E962 [30MY]

Olympic games: tribute to Israeli team members killed in terrorist attack during 1972 Munich summer games, H8540-H8545 [25JY], E1364 [24JY], E1373 [25JY]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (H. Con. Res. 205), E1403 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: U.S.-German agreement, S732 [1FE]

Congress: exchange program between congressional and German Bundestag staff members, S1374 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: Medium Extended Air Defense System program funding, S7006, S7007 [26JN]

Europe: military reductions, S1446 [29FE]

Holocaust: expand criteria by which survivors may qualify for compensation, S8854 [25JY]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (S. Con. Res. 73), S11559 [27SE]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (S. Con. Res. 69), S9610 [2AU]

Switzerland: assets of European Jews in Swiss banks after World War II, S3246 [29MR], S5791 [5JN], S10870 [18SE]

———gold reserves of German-occupied countries in Swiss banks after World War II, S6414, S6416 [18JN]

Treaties and agreements: bilateral aviation agreement, S5551 [23MY]

U.S.-German Open Skies Agreement: signing, S1453, S1454 [29FE]

Reports

Assets of European Jews in Swiss Banks After World War II: Daniel J. Reagan, S3246 [29MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 316, condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, H3419 [16AP]

S. Con. Res. 69, investigate and prosecute Hans J. Sewering as a Nazi war criminal, S9609 [2AU]

S. Con. Res. 73, return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation, S11558 [27SE]

GERRY, MARTIN H.

Appointments

Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators, S3168 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators: appointment, S5014-S5016 [14MY]

GERSHON, NINA

Remarks in Senate

Courts: nomination to be district judge, S9312 [31JY]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4937 [9MY]

GERSON, KAY

Statements

Overcrowding, Budget Problems and Education, E979 [4JN]

GERSON, SOPHIE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1035 [7JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9735 [3SE]

GERTZ, BILL

Articles and editorials

CIA Suspects Chinese Firm of Syria Missile Aid, S8803 [25JY], H8229 [23JY]

Clinton Vows Help for Yeltsin Campaign—Arkansas' Interest in Poultry Dispute Discussed at Antiterrorism Summit, S3109 [28MR], E483 [28MR]

Hill Expected To Urge Sanctions, S1071 [7FE]

Pakistan Deploys Chinese Missiles, S6140 [12JN]

Plea for Missile Defense in Korea Fails, H1304 [27FE]

Report on Missile Threat to U.S. Too Optimistic, Woolsey Charges, S2191 [15MR]

White House Misled Joint Chiefs on ABM Treaty Tales, S5682 [3JN]

GEYER, GEORGIE A.

Articles and editorials

Peacemakers Are Up Against an Undeterred China, S1376 [27FE]

GEYER, GEORGIE ANNE

Articles and editorials

Curious Case of White House Versus the U.N., S10205 [10SE]

GEYSERVILLE, CA

Remarks in House

Dept. of Agriculture: funding for visitor and small business centers, E1128 [20JN]

GHALI, MICHAEL D.

Essays

What It Means to Me To Live in America, E353 [14MR]

GHERMAN, JERRY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E23 [5JA]

GIANELLI, DIANE M.

Articles and editorials

Anesthesiologists Question Claims in Abortion Debate, H2917 [27MR]

Outlawing Abortion Method—Veto-Proof Majority in House Votes to Prohibit Late-Term Procedure, H2915 [27MR]

Shock-Tactic Ads Target Late-Term Abortion Procedure—Foes Hope Campaign Will Sink Federal Abortion Rights Legislation, H2920 [27MR], H10633 [19SE]

View From Mount Koop, S11147 [24SE]

GIANNI, GASTON L., JR.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be FDIC Inspector General: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

GIANT FOOD INC.

Addresses

Business Partnerships With Schools: Audrey L. Easaw, H10003 [4SE]

GIBB, LINDA

Remarks in House

Chron's and Colitis Foundation of America: Women of Distinction award recipient, E385 [20MR]

GIBBONS, JOHN

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S1940 [13MR]

GIBBONS, JOHN H.

Letters

NASA funding of Russian animal research programs, S9781, S9792 [4SE]

Transfer of surplus Government computer equipment to schools, S9834 [4SE]

GIBBONS, SAM (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments offered by, to

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5334 [21MY]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (H.R. 3710), H9901 [2AU]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4643 [8MY]

Conferee: H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, H8581 [26JY]

———H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, H10971 [24SE]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Health: national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 3787), H7473 [11JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3612), H6183 [11JN]

Taxation: replace individual and corporate income taxes, Social Security, and medicare taxes with a value-added tax (see H.R. 4050), H10235 [11SE]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2879), H912 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1775 [6MR]

Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 3881), H8247 [23JY]

Business and industry: require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4646 [8MY]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H4902 [10MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 3346), H4397 [1MY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 3704), H10525 [17SE]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental Shelf (see H.R. 72), H3730 [23AP]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6691 [20JN]

Health: establish a comprehensive program relative to alcohol and alcohol abuse (see H.R. 3479), H8030 [18JY]

———improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (see H.R. 4230), H11525 [27SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3425), H4800 [9MY]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national resource center and clearinghouse relative to missing or exploited children (see H.R. 3238), H3386 [15AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7658 [16JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H7658 [16JY]

Mongolia: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 4086), H10524 [17SE]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H2950 [27MR]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3457), H5173 [15MY]

———transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 3372), H4396 [1MY]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H737 [22JA]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 3161), H2866 [26MR]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2699), H1139 [31JA]

Taxation: credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 4176), H11229 [25SE]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3807), H7533 [12JY]

———treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 4231), H11525 [27SE]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H5934 [5JN]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H3731 [23AP]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H2665 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see S. 1977; H.R. 3710), S8373 [19JY], H6764 [25JN]

Factsheets

Child Health in U.S. Ranks Lower Than Many Nations, E1253 [11JY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1470 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1470 [28FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9411 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5247 [16MY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2853), H1674 [5MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6986, H7012 [27JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7029, H7036 [27JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3273, H3276, H3279 [15AP]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6395 [13JN]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1740 [6MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H237 [5JA]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, H10202 [11SE]

Foreign trade: technical corrections in legislation (H.R. 3815), H8679 [30JY]

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange (H.R. 400), return to Senate (H. Res. 554), H12165 [28SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H5468, H5472, H5474 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9846 [2AU]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H143 [4JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3133 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (H.R. 3787), E1252 [11JY]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H4130 [30AP]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9434 [31JY]

Medicaid: reform, H5247 [16MY]

Medicare: reform, H5247 [16MY], H10202 [11SE]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (S. 1311), return to Senate (H. Res. 545), H11467 [27SE]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6294, H6295, H6297, H6323 [13JN]

———congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), consideration (H. Res. 448), H6272 [12JN]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5339, H5343, H5348 [21MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H979 [31JA], H11583 [27SE]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), H1787, H1788, H1791 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9411 [31JY]

Puerto Rico: repeal of certain corporate tax credits, H5472, H5474 [22MY]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), H7591 [16JY]

Senior citizens: provide for retirement savings and security (H.R. 3520), E889 [23MY]

Ships and vessels: shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6272 [12JN], H6295, H6297, H6323 [13JN]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1188 [1FE]

Taxation: replace individual and corporate income taxes, Social Security, and medicare taxes with a value-added tax (H.R. 4050), E1572-E1580 [11SE]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (H.R. 2879), E83 [25JA]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (H.R. 2778), H1671 [5MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (H.R. 3710), H9900, H9901 [2AU]

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H11524 [27SE]

Tribute, H4121-H4130 [30AP], H12165 [28SE], E413 [21MR], E686, E695 [1MY], E800 [14MY], E1867 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (H.R. 3710), S11202 [24SE]

Tribute, S8489 [22JY]

Reports filed

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL (S. 1977), S10837 [18SE]

Summaries

Revenue Restructuring Act (H.R. 4050), E1573 [11SE]

Tables

Distribution of the current Federal tax burden, H3274 [15AP]

International comparison of central Government taxes as percents of gross domestic product, H3273 [15AP]

Total U.S. Federal revenue as percents of gross domestic product, H3274 [15AP]

Texts of

H.R. 3710, Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL, H9901 [2AU]

H.R. 3787, policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women, E1252 [11JY]

H.R. 4050, Revenue Restructuring Act, E1574-E1580 [11SE]

Tributes

Hart, William T., E552 [17AP]

Wignot, Mary Jane, H12164 [28SE]

GIBBSTOWN, NJ

Remarks in House

Gibbstown Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E788 [14MY]

GIBEAU, ARLENE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E481 [28MR]

GIBILISCO, BARBARA

Remarks in House

Pennsylvania Association for Adult and Continuing Education Award: recipient, E791 [14MY]

GIBSON, AARON, SR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1075 [12JN]

GIBSON, CONSTANCE

Articles and editorials

Captain M. Perry Jones, E1529 [5SE]

GIBSON, REX F.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1311 [17JY]

GIDADA, NEGASSO (President, Ethiopia)

Addresses

100th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Adwa, S4982 [13MY]

GIDEOS, DARA

Letters

Tribute: Representative Oberstar, H11333 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H11333, H11334 [26SE]

GIFT, MARTIN

Letters

Critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6583 [19JN]

GIFT OF LIFE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1713), S4316 [29AP]

GILCHREST, WAYNE T. (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments offered by, to

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4617 [8MY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 3560), H9900 [2AU]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (H.R. 3710), H9901 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 146), H1716 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: price supports for milk (see H.R. 2597), H90 [3JA]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2713 [22MR]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H187 [4JA]

Appropriations: establish automatic continuing appropriations (see H.R. 4094), H10524 [17SE]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H11395 [26SE]

Aviation: require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (see H.R. 3896), H9925 [2AU]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic (see H. Con. Res. 198), H7474 [11JY]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11046 [24SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6415 [13JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2950 [27MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H4503 [7MY]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H6509 [18JN]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H10040 [4SE]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H12194 [30SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3103), H2867 [26MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H12175 [28SE]

Insurance: establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H5934 [5JN]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H6509 [18JN]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H2315 [14MR]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H7780 [17JY]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H7533 [12JY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1986 [7MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1986 [7MR]

New Jersey: terminate ocean dumping at certain sites (see H.R. 4034), H10107 [5SE]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H3820 [24AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of power resources (see H.R. 2241, 2242), H2467 [19MR], H2713 [22MR]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H11230 [25SE]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: designate (see H.R. 3400), H4502 [7MY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H10602 [18SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Taxation: repeal limitation on business meal and entertainment deductions (see H.R. 2734), H11527 [27SE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 541), H11395 [26SE]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H3230 [29MR]

Letters

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act: AFL-CIO, H9430 [31JY]

———several scientists, H9430 [31JY]

———Vice President Gore, H9430 [31JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2846 [26MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2617 [21MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1475 [28FE], H1514, H1546 [29FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1475 [28FE]

———reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program and Wetlands Reserve Program, H1546 [29FE]

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay: tribute, E609 [24AP]

Appropriations: making continuing, H209 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), H892 [25JA]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H126 [4JA], H209 [5JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7806 [18JY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H209 [5JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic (H. Con. Res. 198), H7507 [12JY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 153), H6045, H6047 [10JN]

———authorizing use of grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 147), H2848 [26MR]

———authorizing use of grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 146), H2847 [26MR]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Summer Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 172), H6044 [10JN], H6247 [12JN]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Washington for Jesus 1996 prayer rally (H. Con. Res. 166), H3696, H3697, H3698 [23AP]

———use of Grounds for Specialty Equipment Market Association events (H. Con. Res. 150), H4442, H4443, H4444, H4445, H4446 [7MY]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (H.R. 4133), H11568, H11569 [27SE]

Climate: long-term climate and global change research funding, H5709 [30MY]

Congress: comparison of the 103d and 104th Congresses, H2939, H2940 [27MR]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3293 [15AP]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11324 [26SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish environmental conservation acreage reserve programs, H1514 [29FE]

Dept. of HHS: family planning programs funding, H7353 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H114 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6657, H6658 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8212, H8214, H8228 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7353 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6807 [25JN]

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3029), H6047, H6048 [10JN]

Ecology and environment: funding for environmental protection programs, H2939, H2940 [27MR]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8212, H8214, H8228 [23JY]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4817 [10MY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2689, H2690 [22MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), H11443 [27SE]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6657, H6658 [20JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H209 [5JA]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4617 [8MY]

———use of trespass laws by public housing authorities, H4617 [8MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2617 [21MR]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9433, H9444, H9445, H9446, H9447 [31JY]

———implement (H.R. 2823), consideration (H. Res. 489), H9427, H9429, H9431 [31JY]

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, Cookeville, TN: designate (S. 1931), H11565 [27SE]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (S. 1636), H10551 [18SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7488 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7488 [12JY]

Maryland: Perry Point VA Medical Center renovation funding, H6807 [25JN]

Medicare: reform, H126 [4JA]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1675), H3761, H3771 [24AP]

———permit recreational activities on State-managed coordination areas where such activities are deemed harmless, H3771 [24AP]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act, H4817 [10MY]

———settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute (S. 1973), H12165 [28SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7806 [18JY]

Robert Kurtz Rodibaugh U.S. Courthouse, South Bend, IN: designate (H.R. 3576), H11336 [26SE], H11571 [27SE]

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: designate (H.R. 3400), H6050, H6051 [10JN]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 3560), H9899, H9900 [2AU]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (H.R. 3710), H9900, H9901 [2AU]

Sammy L. Davis Federal Building, Overland, MO: designate (H.R. 3186), H6048, H6049 [10JN]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5709 [30MY]

Smithsonian Institution: authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (S. 1995), H10549 [18SE]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4817 [10MY]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 4042), H11565 [27SE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1175 [1FE]

W. Edwards Deming Federal Building, Suitland, MD: designate (H.R. 3535), H11334 [26SE]

William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: designate (H.R. 4119), H11567 [27SE]

William J. Nealon U.S. Courthouse, Scranton, PA: designate (H.R. 3364), H6049, H6050 [10JN]

GILDEA, WILLIAM A.

Letters

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S3040 [28MR]

GILHOUSEN, DENNIS

Letters

Substance abuse treatment centers, H10968 [24SE]

GILLERS, STEPHEN

Articles and editorials

Filegate Was Bad Enough. Now This?, S7787 [11JY]

GILLESPIE, BENJAMIN, L

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1493 [2AU]

GILLESPIE, BETH

Articles and editorials

Volunteer of the Week, S734 [1FE]

GILLESPIE, KEVIN

Remarks in House

Tribute, H2470 [20MR], H2667 [22MR]

GILLILAND, SALLY A.

Letters

Tax treatment of certain education savings accounts, S7461 [9JY]

GILLIS, B. ROBERT

Poems

``Lest We Forget'', E1897 [1OC]

GILLIS, JOHN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E647 [25AP]

GILLMOR, PAUL E. (a Representative from Ohio)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Corporations: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see H.R. 3272), H3649 [18AP]

———require shareholders views relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 3273), H3649 [18AP]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of solid waste imported from other nations (see H.R. 4049), H10235 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3387 [15AP]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10525 [17SE]

Board of Tea Experts: abolish (see H.R. 2969), H1986 [7MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127), H1241 [13FE]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H4800 [9MY]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H8982 [30JY]

Courts: reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1916), H2316 [14MR]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1716 [5MR]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

———penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement officer (see H.R. 1573), H6423 [17JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3391), H7154 [9JY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H9925 [2AU]

Federal employees: specify circumstances for payment of furloughed employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2780), H91 [3JA]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H9566 [31JY]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10601 [18SE]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H4424 [2MY]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2316 [14MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H8598 [26JY]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H5379 [21MY]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Medicare: hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H9925 [2AU]

———permit geographic reclassification of hospitals relative to payment adjustments (see H.R. 3942), H9705 [1AU]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H2950 [27MR]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Ohio: designate Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort Miamis as national historic sites (see H.R. 4174), H11528 [27SE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H5934 [5JN]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H7108 [27JN]

Public broadcasting: promote financial self-sufficiency (see H.R. 2979), H1507 [28FE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6286 [12JN]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (see H.R. 2972), H1636 [29FE]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H7107 [27JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H5754 [30MY]

Transportation: transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 3840), H7779 [17JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1777 [7MR], H3493 [17AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H775 [24JA]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1471 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1471 [28FE]

Bettcher Industries (business): Industrial Engineers' Excellence in Productivity Improvement Award recipient, E1354 [24JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, E1454 [1AU]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, H776 [24JA]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H6518 [19JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3300 [15AP]

Dept. of Energy: energy efficiency standards relative to home appliances, H6517 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6517 [19JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6929 [26JN]

Earth Day: observance, E603 [23AP]

Edgerton, OH: anniversary, E888 [23MY]

Elmore, OH: observance of BrushPride Day, E769 [10MY]

Elyria, OH: anniversary of Elyria United Methodist Church, E1794 [28SE]

Keystone, OH: tribute to student participants in National Future Farmers of America Convention contests, E919 [24MY]

Ohio: tribute to Charles A. Krout Elementary School, E896 [24MY]

Ottawa, OH: anniversary of the Kiwanis Club, E1803 [28SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, E1454 [1AU]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (H.R. 2024), H3678 [23AP]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), H940 [30JA]

Superfund Program: prohibit use of funds to implement any retroactive liability reimbursement, H6929 [26JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Children and youth: congratulation on birth of twins, H6529 [19JN]

Tributes

Bero, Don and Dorothy, E1192 [27JN]

Bockbrader, Kenneth, E1560 [11SE]

Cassell, William C., E600 [23AP]

Foerster, Robert, E1484 [2AU]

Frost, Virgil, E474 [28MR]

Groscost, Joe, E649 [25AP]

Jerger, Joel P., E766 [10MY]

Ladd, Robert, E1558 [11SE]

Lineback, Carolyn, E274 [5MR]

Peterson, Ron (Pete), E923 [24MY]

Shelton, Todd, E1362 [24JY]

Stein, David A., E1538 [5SE]

Swartz, Craig, E1358 [24JY]

Velliquette, Lois, E433 [22MR]

Waggoner, John P., E771 [10MY]

GILMAN, BENJAMIN A. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Lyme Disease and Children: Evan White, E808 [15MY]

U.S. Military Academy Commencement: William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, E1026 [6JN]

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5078 [15MY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort French President Jacques Chirac Into the House Chamber, H1144 [1FE]

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7159 [10JY]

Conferee: H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, H1490 [28FE]

———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4305 [1MY]

Articles and editorials

Black History Month Gone Wrong, Jonetta R. Barras, Washington (DC) Post, H1500 [28FE]

Chernobyl Conference Slated for Columbia and Yale, Ukrainian Weekly (publication), E491 [29MR]

My Irish Hero Is a Jewish Congressman, E689 [1MY]

St. Agnes Alumni Celebrate Memories, Richard Gooden, Rockland (NY) Journal News, E1730 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

AID: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (see H.R. 3870), H8247 [23JY]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8029 [18JY]

China, People's Republic of: prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company (see H.R. 3684), H6690 [20JN]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (see H. Res. 417), H4119 [29AP]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (see H. Res. 416), H4119 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (see H.R. 3121), H2558 [20MR]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (see H.R. 3121), H2558 [20MR]

Foreign policy: U.S. membership in regional South Pacific organizations (see H. Con. Res. 189), H6509 [18JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H2466 [19MR]

National Guard: authorize participation in drug interdiction efforts (see H.R. 3524), H5569 [23MY]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H5817 [4JN]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

USIA: provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (see H.R. 3916), H8982 [30JY]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H6691 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air pollution: reduction in emissions of pollutants contributing to acid deposition in the Adirondacks (see H.R. 2682), H1775 [6MR]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2224 [13MR]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

———limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River basin (see H. Con. Res. 213), H11230 [25SE]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Cambodia: human rights situation (see H. Res. 345), H913 [25JA]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H3731 [23AP]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation in Tibet (see H. Res. 347), H913 [25JA]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6414 [13JN]

———most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 3569), H5817 [4JN]

———oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 3577), H5817 [4JN]

———U.S. policy (see H. Res. 461), H7108 [27JN]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 138), H1138 [31JA]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Crime: development and implementation of national financial crimes strategy (see H.R. 3931), H9566 [31JY]

Croatia: preservation of memorial located at the Jasenovac death camp (see H. Con. Res. 219), H11229 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H10108 [5SE]

Development Fund for Africa: reauthorize (see H.R. 3735), H7260 [10JY]

Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 226), H11527 [27SE]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1775 [6MR]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Families and domestic relations: provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237), H9925 [2AU]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel actions (see H.R. 2683), H3387 [15AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Foreign policy: endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (see H. Con. Res. 212), H10235 [11SE]

———strengthen protection of human rights (see H.R. 4036), H10107 [5SE]

Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain counties in Ireland (see H.R. 3599), H6005 [6JN]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (see H.R. 3759), H7154 [9JY]

———imposition of trade sanctions on countries which threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of illicit drugs (see H.R. 3023), H1774 [6MR]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1241 [13FE]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H9706 [1AU]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H3650 [18AP]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H3820 [24AP]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1252 [23FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3070), H2558 [20MR], H2665 [21MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H6915 [26JN]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H12175 [28SE]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H1507 [28FE]

Insurance: establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H4397 [1MY]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1920), H1507 [28FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H10040 [4SE]

International Red Cross: recognition of non-Christian symbols (see H. Res. 464), H7533 [12JY]

Kosovo: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 155), H3171 [28MR]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H914 [25JA]

Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 142), H1225 [1FE]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H10040 [4SE]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H10040 [4SE]

———expand coverage of part B to provide for respite care services (see H.R. 3585), H5934 [5JN]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H9925 [2AU]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H2467 [19MR]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H5753 [30MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3581 [17AP]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H10525 [17SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H5052 [14MY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H9925 [2AU]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H8095 [22JY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H2664 [21MR]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 2421), H5570 [23MY]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H4647 [8MY]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5173 [15MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H11048 [24SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H7474 [11JY]

Poland: condemn construction of shopping center within internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp (see H. Res. 398), H3231 [29MR]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H1774 [6MR]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3139), H3388 [15AP]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H10525 [17SE]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3731 [23AP]

———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H10524 [17SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Taxation: treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 3693), H6690 [20JN]

———treatment of qualified long-term care services (see H.R. 3585), H5934 [5JN]

Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 541), H11395 [26SE]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H7475 [11JY]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see H. Con. Res. 167), H3820 [24AP]

Utah: land acquisition in Sterling Forest Reserve relative to winter Olympic games (see H.R. 3907), H8982 [30JY]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4303 [30AP]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5647 [29MY]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4119 [29AP]

Westchester County, NY: condemn anti-semitic vandalism (see H. Con. Res. 231), H12175 [28SE]

Women: prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see H.R. 941), H10040 [4SE]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2995), H5754 [30MY]

———tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H6532 [19JN]

Conference reports

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (H.R. 927), H1645-H1662 [4MR]

Letters

Construction of shopping center within internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp: Embassy of Poland, H6144 [11JN]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: President Clinton, H1737 [6MR]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1737 [6MR]

NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act: by, Committee on International Relations (House), H8118 [23JY]

———President Clinton, H8118 [23JY]

Puerto Rico self-determination: by, S9557 [2AU], E299 [6MR]

Ramapo High School student trip to Belarus: A. Vanitsky, Belarus Society of Friendship and Cultural Affairs with Foreign Countries, E1183 [26JN]

———Aleksander Lukashenko, President of Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

———Don Cairns and Pat DeFrancesco, E1183 [26JN]

Restore missing person status to certain Dept. of Defense civilian and contractor employees: by, H11475 [27SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1523 [29FE]

AID: debt restructuring assistance, H5859 [5JN]

———provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (H.R. 3870), H8627 [29JY], E1351 [23JY]

———relocation of headquarters to Ronald Reagan Building at the International Trade Center, H5859 [5JN]

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (H.R. 3673), H7555 [16JY]

American-Ukrainian Advisory Committee: recommendations on economic reform, business investment, and security policy in Ukraine, E424 [22MR]

Appropriations: making continuing, H214 [5JA]

Ardsley, NY: anniversary of Ardsley Fire Dept., E1455 [1AU]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), H10057 [5SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3783 [24AP]

———blockade by Turkey, H5879 [5JN]

Belarus: anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident, E491 [29MR]

Black History Month: observance, H1500 [28FE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3597 [18AP]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H989 [31JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H214 [5JA]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H214 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2853), H1674 [5MR]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (H.R. 3846), H8625 [29JY], E1328 [18JY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12029 [28SE]

Cambodia: human rights situation (H. Res. 345), H2851, H2852 [26MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6996 [27JN]

———prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company (H.R. 3684), E1131 [20JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7030 [27JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (H. Con. Res. 154), H5316 [21MY]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), H2342, H2343, H2346, H2347 [19MR]

Colombia: U.S. policy, E1289 [16JY]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4552 [8MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4542 [8MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4364 [1MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3298 [15AP]

Courts: improve operation and administration of Federal courts (H.R. 3968), H10458 [17SE]

———sentencing guidelines relative to the murder or attempted murder of Federal employees, H2176 [13MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6391 [13JN]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4474 [7MY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1736 [6MR]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 370), H1732 [6MR]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H8235 [23JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3597 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow audits of businesses relative to contracts made directly with foreign governments, H5894, H5895 [5JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5073, H5078, H5079, H5080, H5098 [15MY]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5073 [15MY]

———defense conversion assistance relative to the former Soviet Republics, H5078, H5079, H5080 [15MY]

———international military education and training funding, H5897 [5JN]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (H.R. 4000), H11472 [27SE]

———transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), H3423, H3429, H3430 [16AP], H7122, H7123 [9JY], E430 [22MR]

———transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries, H5098 [15MY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, H2084, H2086, H2089, H2094 [12MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 375), H2076, H2077 [12MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), veto, H3305 [15AP], H3666 [23AP], H4152, H4159 [30AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6566 [19JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7713 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5772 [4JN]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (H.R. 3643), H7551 [16JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H28 [3JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8163, H8229 [23JY], H8273 [24JY]

Development Fund for Africa: reauthorize (H.R. 3735), H8624 [29JY]

Drug abuse: increase in heroin use, H7539 [16JY]

———national drug control policy, H5187 [16MY], H8163 [23JY]

Earth Day: observance, E602 [23AP]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6788 [25JN]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5517 [23MY]

Florida, NY: anniversary of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, E1258 [11JY]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H3423, H3429, H3430 [16AP], H7122, H7123 [9JY], E430 [22MR]

———limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5879 [5JN]

———reauthorize certain food aid programs that facilitate economic development for developing nations, H1523 [29FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5840, H5859, H5879, H5894, H5895, H5897, H5901, H5909 [5JN], H6144, H6146, H6148, H6151 [11JN]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, E1289 [16JY]

———endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (H. Con. Res. 212), H10911 [24SE]

———strengthen protection of human rights (H.R. 4036), H11128 [25SE]

———U.S. membership in regional South Pacific organizations (H. Con. Res. 189), H11241, H11243 [26SE], E1109 [18JN]

Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain counties in Ireland (H.R. 3599), E1435 [1AU]

———export controls (H.R. 361), H7585 [16JY]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 3759), H10160 [10SE]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (H.R. 3107), E387 [20MR]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), H6469, H6473, H6476, H6477, H6478 [18JN], H8125, H8126 [23JY]

———imposition of trade sanctions on countries which threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of illicit drugs (H.R. 3023), E291 [6MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H28 [3JA], H214 [5JA]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2542 [20MR]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H8538 [25JY]

———U.S. policy, H11234 [26SE]

Hargraves, Peter: Dept. of State Valor Award recipient, E245 [28FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3108 [28MR]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (H. Con. Res. 180), H11238 [26SE]

Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (H. Res. 316), H3419 [16AP]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4567 [8MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2529, H2532 [20MR], H2594 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11085 [25SE]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2594 [21MR]

———refugee admittance limitations, H2529 [20MR]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5909 [5JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (H.R. 3268), H6082 [10JN]

Indonesia: international military education and training assistance, H6151 [11JN]

Insurance: revise and extend insurance coverage for members of retired reserve and ready reserve, H5315 [21MY]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (H. Con. Res. 102), H2855 [26MR]

Iraq: anniversary of gas bomb attack against Kurds (H. Res. 379), H2853 [26MR]

Kosovo: human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 155), H8633 [29JY]

Kuwait: persecution of Christians, H6146 [11JN]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (H. Con. Res. 103), H5921 [5JN]

Mauritania: human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 142), H8622 [29JY]

Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts, H6148 [11JN]

Michael Braccio Fauci Foundation: establish, E1669 [23SE]

Middletown, NY: anniversary of Middletown Fire Police, E1266 [12JY]

Minimum wage: level, H5517 [23MY]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 145), H11239, H11241 [26SE]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (H.J. Res. 191), H10453 [17SE]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, E599 [23AP]

National Guard: assist border patrol personnel relative to law enforcement and deportation, H11085 [25SE]

———authorize participation in drug interdiction efforts (H.R. 3524), E928 [24MY], E1474 [2AU]

National Lyme Disease Awareness Month: observance, E808 [15MY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1637 [18SE]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: grants program funding, H8273 [24JY]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8116, H8118, H8120, H8123, H8124 [23JY]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, E252 [29FE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, H7713 [17JY]

Olympic games: tribute to Israeli team members killed in terrorist attack during 1972 Munich summer games, H8540 [25JY]

Operation Sail: tribute (S.J. Res. 64), H11546 [27SE]

Orange and Rockland Utilities Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1406 [30JY]

Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest, H12029 [28SE]

Pang, Martin: extradition from Brazil to the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 132), H10910 [24SE]

Peace Corps: anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), H2849 [26MR]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5340 [21MY]

Point of order, H5859, H5895, H5896 [5JN]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (H. Con. Res. 165), H5321, H5322 [21MY]

———condemn construction of shopping center within internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp, H6144 [11JN]

Radio Free Asia: funding, H8229 [23JY]

Radio Vision (organization): tribute, E605 [23AP]

Refugees: Targeted Refugee Assistance Program funds distribution, H2532 [20MR]

Reilly, Chris: Dept. of State Valor Award recipient, E245 [28FE]

Religion: persecution of Christians (H. Res. 515), H10914 [24SE]

Rockland County, NY: tribute Rockland County Shields (fraternal organization), E1842 [30SE]

———tribute to Ramapo High School students for charitable efforts in Belarus, E1183 [26JN]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), H7591 [16JY]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (H. Con. Res. 51), H11250, H11252, H11254 [26SE]

Saint Patrick's Day: observance, E252 [29FE]

Salmon, Larry: Dept. of State Valor Award recipient, E245 [28FE]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, H6977 [27JN]

Sierra Leone: elections (H. Con. Res. 160), H5318 [21MY]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), H1198 [1FE]

Sparkill, NY: anniversary of St. Agnes Home for Boys, E1730 [27SE]

Sterling Forest: acquisition, H6566 [19JN]

Taxation: treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (H.R. 2778), H1672 [5MR]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (H. Con. Res. 149), H2070, H2071 [12MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H1668 [5MR], H2144, H2176 [13MR]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9890 [2AU]

Thailand: anniversary of Treaty of Amity and Commerce, E451 [26MR]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3545 [17AP]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, E409 [21MR]

Turkey: restrict U.S. assistance relative to acknowledgement of Armenian genocide and honoring of victims, H5901 [5JN]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (H. Con. Res. 167), H5324, H5326 [21MY]

———support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress (H. Con. Res. 120), H9950, H9951, H9953 [4SE]

USIA: funding, H8163 [23JY]

———provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (H.R. 3916), H9954 [4SE], E1402 [30JY]

Utah: land acquisition in Sterling Forest Reserve relative to winter Olympic games (H.R. 3907), H8691 [30JY]

Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7562 [16JY]

———improve programs and benefits (H.R. 3373), H5315 [21MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H7546 [16JY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (H.R. 1483), H5313 [21MY]

Votes: position on missed, H7 [3JA], H1724 [6MR], H1807 [7MR], H5619 [29MY]

William H. Natcher Bridge: designate (H.R. 3572), H6464 [18JN]

World War II: anniversary of the capture of Iwo Jima, E244 [28FE]

———tribute to Filipino veterans (H. Con. Res. 191), H8629 [29JY], E1139 [20JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1136 [31JA]

Tribute, E689 [1MY]

Reports filed

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 927) (H. Rept. 104-468), H1663 [4MR]

Dept. of Defense Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries and Defense and Security Assistance Improvements: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3121) (H. Rept. 104-519), H3487 [16AP]

Export Assistance Agencies Authority Extension: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3759) (H. Rept. 104-722), H8981 [30JY]

Export Controls Authority: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 361) (H. Rept. 104-605), H5934 [5JN]

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1561) (H. Rept. 104-478), H2034 [8MR]

Microenterprise Act: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3846) (H. Rept. 104-715), H8635 [29JY]

Sanctions on Foreign Persons Exporting Petroleum Products, Natural Gas, or Related Technology to Iran: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3107) (H. Rept. 104-523), H3580 [17AP]

Statements

Tribute to Thomas (Archie) Stewart: by, E1057 [11JN]

Tables

American Overseas Interests Act (H.R. 1561), H2085 [12MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 191, tribute to Filipino World War II veterans, E1139 [20JN]

H.R. 3524, National Guard participation in drug interdiction efforts, E929 [24MY]

H.R. 3684, prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company of the People's Republic of China, E1131 [20JN]

H.R. 3846, Microenterprise Act, E1328 [18JY]

H.R. 3916, computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts, E1402 [30JY]

Tributes

Colby, William E., E766 [10MY]

Davis, Evelyn, E1673 [24SE]

Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8106 [23JY], H8528 [25JY]

King Rama IX (Thailand), E1065 [12JN]

Palmer, Carl J., Jr., E1675 [24SE]

Ray, Siddhartha Shankar, E133 [1FE]

Rossi, Alfred T., E1398 [30JY]

Sauve, James W., E1752 [27SE]

Stewart, Thomas (Archie), E1057 [11JN]

GILMARTIN, RAY

Remarks in House

Awards: West Bergen, NJ, Mental Healthcare Distinguished Service Award recipient, E416 [22MR]

GILMORE, MIKE

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S7691 [11JY]

GILPATRIC, ROSWELL

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S2323 [19MR]

GILPIN COUNTY, CO

Remarks in Senate

Public lands: exchange of certain lands (H.R. 2437), S7066 [26JN]

GILRAMOS, LIDIA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E494 [29MR]

GILROY, CA

Remarks in House

Buchanan, Philip: Gilroy, CA, Chamber of Commerce Firman B. Voorhies Volunteer of the Year Award recipient, E71 [24JA]

South Valley Disposal and Recycling, Inc.: Gilroy, CA, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year recipient, E74 [24JA]

Villarreal, Eleanor: Gilroy, CA, Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year Award recipient, E73 [24JA]

GIMPEL, JAMES G.

Remarks in Senate

``Legislating the Revolution'': opinion on book, S4060 [24AP]

GINAELLI, DIANE M.

Articles and editorials

Anesthesiologists Question Claims in Abortion Debate, H2917 [27MR]

GINDER, RACHAEL

Remarks in House

Tribute, H8003 [18JY]

GINGRAS, ALISON

Statements

Environmental Education, E940 [29MY], E973 [30MY]

GINGRICH, NEWT (a Representative from Georgia)

Addresses

Children Inn's Gala: Debbie Dingell and Kathy Schwanfelder, E1785 [28SE]

Announcements

Cable's On-Going Commitment to Education, E1361 [24JY]

Appointments

Attendee: funeral of Bill Emerson, H6973 [26JN]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H10115 [10SE]

Articles and editorials

Dangers of Newtspeak, E333 [13MR]

Do Military Officers and Politics Mix?, H12256 [2OC]

General Gingrich?, H12256 [2OC]

General Gingrich Ices the 104th Congress—Speaker Deployed Art of War in His Plan for the House, H12257 [2OC]

Gingrich Critic Aided Ethics-Panel Democrat, H4432 [7MY]

Gingrich on Medicare, Washington (DC) Times, E1551 [10SE]

Gingrich's Heresy, S6802 [25JN]

How Bureaucrats Rewrite Laws, John J. DiIulio, Jr., Wall Street Journal, E1909 [3OC]

Local Teacher Says Clinton's Reading Plan Misses the Mark, Jamie Floer, Marietta (GA) Daily Journal, E1911 [3OC]

Marietta's ``Miracle,'' Marietta (GA) Daily Journal, E311 [7MR]

Newt's War Games, H12256 [2OC]

Politics Vs. Growth? Investor's Business Daily (publication), E377 [19MR]

Stalling on Ethics, New York (NY) Times, H10180 [11SE]

Stopping Iranian Terrorism, Trudy Rubin, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, E1505 [4SE]

Surrender to NEA Pressure, John Leo, Washington (DC) Times, E383 [20MR]

Use of Military Personnel for Partisan Activities in the House of Representatives, H12256 [2OC]

Using Pictures To Prosecute—Police Use Cameras To Battle Abuse, Dennis Smith, Marietta (GA) Daily Journal, E1399 [30JY]

Wage Woes Beneath the Rosy Numbers, Bruce Bartlett, Washington (DC) Times, E1357 [24JY]

Welfare Bill Signals Revolution, Dick Williams, Atlanta (GA) Journal Constitution, E1640 [18SE]

Why the Catholic School Model Is Taboo, Sol Stern, Wall Street Journal, E1353 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic (see H. Con. Res. 198), H7474 [11JY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Summer Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 172), H4503 [7MY]

Crime: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H11229 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2950 [27MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 461), H6915 [26JN]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3760, 3820), H7154 [9JY], H7657 [16JY]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6285 [12JN]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H5934 [5JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1636 [29FE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips for persons with diabetes (see H.R. 4264), H11526 [27SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H2664 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for aliens (see H.R. 4335), H12193 [30SE]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H1774 [6MR]

States: reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062), H10602 [18SE]

Transportation: increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 4288), H12173 [28SE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H3231 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Political ethics: investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (see H. Res. 468), H7107 [27JN]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (see H. Res. 526, 532), H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE]

Briefings

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: by, and Richard L. Thornburgh and Lewis Fuller, E681 [1MY]

Commentaries

Bias in the news media: Evan Williams, E827 [16MY]

Essays

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Essay Contest: Angela Wieczorek, E997 [5JN]

———Caitlin McCuistion, E997 [5JN]

———Christopher Jackson, E997 [5JN]

Letters

CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras: by, H10728 [20SE], H11058 [25SE]

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: Tara Ransom, E682 [1MY]

FCC funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum: by, H8271 [24JY]

Speaker's Task Force on the Environment: several organizations, E1935 [21OC]

Tribute to Daniel O. Graham, E143 [1FE]

Use of military personnel for partisan activities in the House of Representatives: Representative Schroeder, H12258, H12259 [2OC]

Motions

Political ethics: release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 526), H10643 [19SE]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 532), H10972 [24SE]

Press releases

Use of Military Personnel for Partisan Activities in the House of Representatives: Representative Schroeder, H12259 [2OC]

Proposals

Legislation relative to the release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H11139 [25SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1537 [29FE]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12101 [28SE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3588 [18AP]

Crime: use of cameras in police cars to document cases of domestic violence, E1399 [30JY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1745 [6MR]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3588 [18AP]

District of Columbia: voucher program to provide school choice, E383 [20MR]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, E1357 [24JY]

Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2495 [20MR]

———national policy to improve system, E1353, E1361 [24JY], E1911 [3OC]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8512 [25JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9768 [1AU]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9768 [1AU]

Financial institutions: partnership between Polish National Association of Cooperative Savings and Credit Unions and Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, E843 [20MY]

Florida: acquisition of land in Everglades Agricultural Area, H1537 [29FE]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs, H10329 [12SE]

Habitat for Humanity (organization): tribute, E311 [7MR]

Health: medical savings account programs, H6425 [18JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3135 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], H6289 [13JN], H6425 [18JN], H6850 [26JN]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3173 [29MR]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11105 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2495, H2526 [20MR]

———English language proficiency requirement, H2526 [20MR]

Iran: U.S. policy, E1505 [4SE]

Jackson, Christopher: Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Essay Contest award recipient, E997 [5JN]

Kennesaw State College: tribute to Marketing and Professional Sales Dept. students, E844 [20MY]

McCuistion, Caitlin: Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Essay Contest award recipient, E997 [5JN]

Medicaid: permit States to cover community-based attendant services (H.R. 4250), E1814 [28SE]

News media: responsibility to report news objectively, E827 [16MY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H3651 [19AP]

Olympic games: tribute to Israeli team members killed in terrorist attack during 1972 Munich summer games, H8543 [25JY], E1373 [25JY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3173 [29MR]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H7265 [11JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, E1640 [18SE]

Taxation: capital gains rates, E377 [19MR]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H225 [14MR]

Wieczorek, Angela: Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Essay Contest award recipient, E997 [5JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): conflict of interest concerns relative to Representative McDermott, H4432 [7MY]

Dept. of Commerce: allegations relative to the shredding documents after the plane crash that killed Ronald H. Brown, H5939, H5940 [6JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H7163 [10JY]

Health: remarks relative to the Health Care Financing Administration, H5925 [5JN]

House of Representatives: use of military personnel for partisan activities, H12255 [2OC], H12267, H12268 [3OC], H12275, H12299 [4OC]

IRS: audit of non-profit group sponsorship of two college courses taught in Georgia, H10046, H10047 [5SE]

Medicare: reform, H7663 [17JY]

Minimum wage: level, H7163 [10JY]

Political ethics: FEC actions relative to GOPAC and book contract, H1622 [29FE]

———fundraising dinners, H309, H315 [5JA]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC, H7653-H7655 [16JY], H11399 [27SE]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 468), H6851, H6852, H6853, H6854 [26JN], H6979, H6980, H7050 [27JN], H7109 [28JN]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10092 [5SE], H10179, H10180, H10181, H10182 [11SE], H10331, H10332, H10333, H10334, H10350, H10351, H10352, H10354 [12SE], H10439, H10440 [17SE], H10529, H10530, H10531, H10567 [18SE], H10604, H10605, H10606, H10607, H10646, H10647 [19SE], H10773, H10774, H10775, H10932-H10936, H10978 [24SE], H11050, H11051, H11052, H11053, H11054, H11139 [25SE], H11233, H11234, H11235, H11286, H11287 [26SE], H11400, H11401 [27SE], H11637-H11642, H12036 [28SE], E1550 [10SE]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 526), H10643 [19SE]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 532), H10931, H10972 [24SE]

Political parties: use of political rhetoric, E333 [13MR]

Special order: granted, H10018 [4SE]

Reports

Unleasing America's Potential: National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform, E37-E46 [22JA]

Rulings of the Chair

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): conflict of interest concerns relative to Representative McDermott, H4433 [7MY]

Political ethics: investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 468), H6855 [26JN]

Statements

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: Linda Ransom, E682 [1MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 468, investigation of Representative Gingrich by independent counsel relative to GOPAC, H6799 [25JN], H7050 [27JN], H7109 [28JN]

H. Res. 526, release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10606, H10643 [19SE]

H. Res. 532, release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10723 [20SE], H10972, H10973 [24SE]

Tributes

Biello, James J., E879 [22MY]

Emerson, Bill, H6715 [25JN]

GINSBURG, DAVID

Articles and editorials

Delivery for the Postal Service, E1024 [6JN]

GIORDANI, MARK J.

Prayers

House of Representatives, H4655 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H4655 [9MY]

GIRAULT, NORTON R.

Reports filed

Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2001) (H. Rept. 104-637), H6914 [26JN]

Texts of

H.R. 2001, relief, H7640 [16JY]

GIRE, SHARON L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1089 [13JN]

GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA

Lists

Maryland Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S4950 [9MY]

North Carolina Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1778 [28SE]

Rhode Island Girl Scouts Gold and Silver Award recipients, S1466 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Cicero, IL: tribute to Girl Scout members of Our Lady of Charity and Lincoln Schools for receiving religious awards, E599 [23AP]

Colorado: tribute to Gold Award recipients, E1319 [18JY]

Dayton Power and Light Co.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, E1499 [2AU]

Florida: tribute to Gold Award recipients, E799 [14MY]

Fox, Elizabeth: Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipient, E457 [26MR]

Gold Award: tribute to recipients, E553 [17AP]

Hahn, Laura: Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipient, E547 [16AP]

Illinois: tribute to Gold Award recipients, E1591 [12SE]

Indiana: tribute to Gold Award recipients, E1050 [11JN]

North Carolina: tribute to Gold Award recipients, E1778 [28SE]

Oregon: tribute to Gold Award recipients, E1155 [24JN]

Texas: tribute to Gold Award recipients, E1571 [11SE]

Wisconsin: tribute to Gold Award recipients, E1161 [25JN], E1571 [11SE]

Remarks in Senate

Colorado: tribute to Gold Award recipients, S8382 [19JY], S11568 [27SE]

Kentucky: tribute to Gold Award recipients, S6819 [25JN], S7205 [27JN], S7786 [11JY]

Louisiana: tribute to Gold Award recipients, S5453 [21MY]

Maine: anniversary of Girl Scout Camp Natarswi in Baxter State Park, S9629 [2AU]

Maryland: tribute to Gold Award recipients, S4950 [9MY]

Oklahoma: tribute to Gold Award recipients, S4875 [8MY]

Rhode Island: tribute to Rhode Island Gold and Silver Award recipients, S1466 [29FE]

GIRLS, INC.

Remarks in Senate

Yarmo, Kim: Girls, Inc., Girl of the Year Award recipient, S6414 [18JN]

GISBON COUNTY, TN

Remarks in Senate

Medina Lions Club: anniversary, S2836 [25MR]

GITTINS, CHARLES W.

Letters

Removal of Robert E. Stumpf from Navy promotion list, S3338 [16AP]

GIVENS, LISA E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1617 [17SE]

GLADDICE, TN

Remarks in House

Gladdice Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E762 [10MY]

GLADIEUX, LAWRENCE E.

Articles and editorials

Higher Tuition, More Grade Inflation, S10207 [10SE]

GLASSMAN, JAMES K.

Articles and editorials

What Can Government Do?, H7347 [11JY]

GLAZA, WALTER AND VALERIE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1186 [26JN]

GLAZER, MELVIN J.

Prayers

House of Representatives, H11231 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H11232 [26SE]

GLEAM (vessel)

Texts of

S. 480, certificate of documentation, S9031 [29JY]

GLEATON, THOMAS J.

Remarks in Senate

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S2084 [14MR]

GLENCOE, IL

Remarks in House

Am Shalom: tribute to congregation, E559 [17AP]

GLENDALE, CA

Remarks in House

Glendale Adventist Medical Center: tribute, H10969 [24SE]

GLENDENING, PARRIS N. (Governor of Maryland)

Articles and editorials

Former Lawmaker, Lobbyist Is Remembered by Friends—Glendening Eulogizes Antismoking Activist, S3239 [29MR]

GLENN, DON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1802 [28SE]

GLENN, JOHN (a Senator from Ohio)

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2066, S2121 [14MR], S2198 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6486, S6536, S6537 [19JN], S6855, S6858, S6863, S6887, S6897 [25JN], S7043, S7049 [26JN], S7156, S7199 [27JN], S7235, S7243, S7312, S7317 [28JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10202 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9932, S9969, S9970 [5SE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S8031, S8032 [17JY]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), S4946 [9MY]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), S11704, S11743 [28SE]

Analyses

Federal Employment Reduction Assistance Act (S. 1833), S5770 [4JN]

Why a Space Station?, S9811-S9813 [4SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6294 [14JN]

———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, S7612 [10JY]

———H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, S10647 [17SE]

Articles and editorials

Biological Invasions—Congress Takes a Second Look, Northwest-Midwest Economic Review (publication), S3220 [29MR]

Consider This Congress the Worst in a Half-Century, Kevin Phillips, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S1165 [9FE]

Creeping to a Critical Point, Ivars Peterson, Science News (publication), S9715 [3SE]

Government as Stage Prop, Washington (DC) Post, S11 [3JA]

Parallel Processes? Study of Human Adaptation to Space Helps Us Understand Aging, Joan Vernikos, S9712 [3SE]

Permanent Non-Government, Washington (DC) Post, S10371 [12SE]

Recess, Washington (DC) Post, S1165 [9FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants (see S. 1579), S1345 [27FE]

Federal employees: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (see S. 1833), S5763 [4JN]

Sports: trademark protection relative to relocation of professional teams (see S. 1598), S1649 [7MR]

Tariff: methyl esters (see S. 1768), S5191 [16MY]

Taxation: treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (see S. 1538), S492 [26JA]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see S. 1660), S3216 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S2830 [25MR]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1890), S6517 [19JN]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 282), S8636 [24JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S3490 [17AP]

Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (see S. 1183), S1462 [29FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see S. 2008), S9295 [31JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 1219), S5601 [23MY]

Government: establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (see S. 1130), S9074 [29JY]

Great Lakes: extend deadline and clarify contents of health research report (see S. 1601), S1649 [7MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S737 [1FE]

Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see S. 969), S1683 [11MR]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S1180 [9FE]

National Baseball Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1278 [20FE]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4627 [2MY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 295), S10837 [18SE]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 300), S11169 [24SE]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

Native Americans: regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (see S. 1962), S7887 [16JY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see S. 1638), S2646 [21MR]

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S1277 [20FE]

Smithsonian Institution: authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (see S. 1995), S8989 [26JY]

Social Security: treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (see S. 1832), S9609 [2AU]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of National Football League teams (see S. 1529), S492 [26JA]

Taxation: treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 1095), S742 [1FE]

Cloture motions

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4037 [24AP]

Descriptions

Government Shutdown Impact, S11 [3JA]

Letters

Effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants: Anthony Verdecchia, National State Auditors Association, S6298 [14JN]

———Valerie Lau, President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency, S6298 [14JN]

Effectiveness of periodic overall audits of entities receiving Federal grants: Anthony Verdecchia, National State Auditors Association, S1366 [27FE]

FDA review of the food additive olestra: by, S71 [4JA]

Federal Employment Reduction Assistance Act: James B. King, OPM, S5770 [4JN]

Intelligence services appropriations: by, S5189 [16MY]

Procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain Federal agencies: John J. Hamre, Dept. of Defense, S10283 [11SE]

Worker protection at Dept. of Energy Miamisburg, OH, facility: Thomas P. Grumbly, Dept. of Energy, S7235 [28JN]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3077 [28MR]

Appropriations: making continuing, S9 [3JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), S439, S440 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1827 [12MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S4090 [24AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9399 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8511 [23JY]

———reconciliation process, S1163 [9FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5485 [22MY], S5532 [23MY]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, S12233 [3OC]

Columbia (space shuttle): microgravity payload research, S9715, S9716 [3SE]

Columbus, OH: transfer of certain Air Force land to the airport authority, S7004 [26JN]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 246), S3680 [18AP]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S1060, S1061 [7FE]

Corp. for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety: abolish, S7098 [27JN]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2582 [21MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6448, S6469, S6471, S6476 [19JN], S6975, S7004, S7005 [26JN], S7076, S7098 [27JN], S7235, S7236, S7239, S7244, S7260 [28JN], S7519, S7524 [10JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, S10125 [10SE]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, S457 [26JA]

———early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures, S7519 [10JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, S9872 [5SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S8067 [18JY]

———military construction funding, S6471, S6476 [19JN]

Dept. of Energy: nuclear safety management regulations, S7524 [10JY]

———worker protection at Miamisburg, OH, facility, S7235, S7236 [28JN]

Dept. of HHS: additional funding to Office of Inspector General, S439, S440 [26JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10285 [11SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10282, S10283, S10285 [11SE], S10368, S10371, S10372, S10397 [12SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9711, S9716 [3SE], S9786, S9807, S9810, S9830 [4SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1325 [27FE]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S1325 [27FE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S5532 [23MY]

Education: national policy to improve system, S5532 [23MY]

Elmendorf AFB, AK: construction of fuel farm, S7239 [28JN]

Executive Office of the President: limit number of White House political appointees, S10368, S10371, S10372 [12SE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S12233 [3OC]

FDA: petition for use of olestra as a food additive, S70 [4JA]

Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants (S. 1579), S1362 [27FE], S6297 [14JN]

Federal employees: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (S. 1833), S5769 [4JN]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), conference report, S701 [1FE]

Firearms: Civilian Marksmanship Program funding, S7098 [27JN]

Fort Campbell, KY: Consolidated Education Center construction funding, S7005 [26JN]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 704), S7975 [17JY]

Government: establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (S. 1130), S9668 [2AU]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies, S10282, S10283, S10285 [11SE]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S9-S11 [3JA]

Great Lakes: extend deadline and clarify contents of health research report (S. 1601), S1654 [7MR]

GSA: waive Federal procurement laws relative to repair and improvement of schools in the District of Columbia, S1325 [27FE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S9242 [31JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9517 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3544 [18AP]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3544 [18AP]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: ratification, S11250 [25SE]

Lackland AFB, TX: construction of facility for military dependent children with disabilities, S7260 [28JN]

Medicare: reform, S5532 [23MY]

NASA: funding, S9711 [3SE]

———require work force restructuring report, S9830 [4SE]

———research findings on simulating aging process in space, S9711 [3SE]

———return of Shannon Lucid on the Atlantis (space shuttle), S11362 [26SE]

———Russian animal research programs funding, S9786 [4SE]

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5736 [4JN]

Native Americans: regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (S. 1962), S7905 [16JY], S11458 [26SE]

Newport, RI: construction of Undersea Weapons Systems Laboratory at Naval Undersea Warfare Center, S7239 [28JN]

Nuclear weapons: allow underground testing under limited conditions, S6975 [26JN]

———strategic defense initiative, S5736 [4JN]

———strengthen certain sanctions against proliferation activities, S7244 [28JN]

OMB: estimates of total annual costs and benefits of Federal regulatory programs, S10397 [12SE]

Pensions: increase eligibility age and make cost-of-living adjustments for certain retirement benefits and allow contributions to private pension plans, S5485 [22MY]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), S10949, S10950 [19SE]

Public debt: ceiling, S1060, S1061 [7FE]

———reduction (S. Res. 237), S3230 [29MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9399 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8511 [23JY]

Senate: legislative program, S1163 [9FE]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2311, S2313, S2314 [19MR]

Space policy: space station program funding, S9807, S9810 [4SE]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of National Football League teams (S. 1529), S495 [26JA]

———trademark protection relative to relocation of professional teams (S. 1598), S1652 [7MR]

Tariff: methyl esters (S. 1768), S5192 [16MY]

Taxation: treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (S. 1538), S509 [26JA]

Technology: cooperative research and development agreements relative to inventions (H.R. 2196), S1082 [7FE]

———programs funding, S1827 [12MR]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S701 [1FE]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S5736 [4JN]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), S12399 [3OC], S12466 [21OC]

———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (S. 1660), S3219 [29MR]

Weapons: prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and establish readiness programs for public safety personnel, S7076 [27JN]

Western Kentucky Training Site: military training facility construction funding, S7005 [26JN]

White House: use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic, S6448 [19JN]

White Sands Missile Range, NM: construction of national range control center, S7239 [28JN]

Summaries

Effectiveness of Periodic Overall Audits of Entities Receiving Federal Grants (S. 1579), S1366 [27FE]

Single Audit Act Amendments (S. 1579), S6298 [14JN]

Texts of

S. 1579, effectiveness of periodic overall audits of entities receiving Federal grants, S1363-S1366 [27FE]

Tributes

Boorda, Jeremy M., S5265 [17MY]

Kishler, Fred E., Jr., S2833 [25MR]

Portman, Maury, S4951 [9MY]

GLENN, WAYNE

Letters

Emergency salvage timber sale program, S2021 [14MR]

GLENS FALLS, NY

Remarks in House

Adirondack Balloon Festival: anniversary, E1902 [2OC]

Marine Corps League: anniversary, E1827 [30SE]

Voluntary Action Center: anniversary, E1802 [28SE]

GLENS FALLS (NY) POST STAR

Articles and editorials

Democracy—A Tale of Two China's, E32 [5JA]

GLENVILLE (GA) SENTINEL

Articles and editorials

Mobley Mourns His Navy Commander, E308 [7MR]

GLICKMAN, DAN see Secretary of Agriculture (Dan Glickman)

GLOBAL WARMING see Ecology and Environment

GLODDY, ANDREA

Remarks in Senate

Japan-United States Senate Scholarship: recipient, S6626 [20JN]

GLOTZBACH, BERTHA M.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5016 [14MY]

GLOUCESTER, MA

Amendments

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), H311 [5JA]

———convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H321 [5JA]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 338), H330 [5JA]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H311-H322 [5JA]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

Reports filed

Disposition of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1358, Conveyance of National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in Gloucester, MA, to Massachusetts: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 338) (H. Rept. 104-449), H330 [5JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 338, disposition of Senate amendment to H.R. 1358, conveyance of National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA to Massachusetts, H311 [5JA]

GLOVER, JERE W.

Letters

Treatment of certain tax-exempt travel and tour activities, S12470 [21OC]

GLYNCO, GA

Remarks in House

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: anniversary, H59 [3JA]

GNEHM, EDWARD W., JR.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N. General Assembly: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

GOALS 2000—EDUCATE AMERICA ACT

Remarks in House

Funding, H7217, H7230 [10JY]

Repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

GODBEE, JOHN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1831 [30SE]

GODDARD, LEE R.

Letters

Animas La Plata water storage project, S9091 [30JY]

GOD'S GRACE II (vessel)

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1384), S9071 [29JY]

Texts of

S. 1384, certificate of documentation, S9036 [29JY]

GOEBEL, PAUL G., JR.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1301 [23FE]

GOEX MANUFACTURING CO.

Affidavits

Explosion at GOEX Manufacturing Co.: James P. Palmquist, S10363 [12SE]

GOFF, RALPH

Letters

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act, H10150 [10SE]

GOIN, BRUCE AND WHITNEY

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, S11343 [26SE]

GOLB, RICHARD K.

Appointments

Water Rights Task Force, S6012 [10JN]

GOLD related term(s) Department of the Treasury

Articles and editorials

Gold Isn't a Wacko Idea, E1730 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions

Tariff: certain silver and gold bars (see H.R. 3615), H6183 [11JN]

Documents

Allied Claim Against Swiss for Return of Looted Gold: Dept. of State, S6415 [18JN]

Remarks in House

Money: reestablish Gold Standard, E1730 [27SE]

Tariff: certain silver and gold bars (H.R. 3615), E1049 [11JN]

Remarks in Senate

Switzerland: gold reserves of German-occupied countries in Swiss banks after World War II, S6414, S6416 [18JN]

GOLDBERG, FRED R., JR.

Letters

IRS recognition of qualified delivery services in addition to the Postal Service for purposes of timely filing of tax documents, E370 [14MR]

GOLDBERG, FRED T., JR.

Appointments

National Commission on Restructuring the IRS, S5505 [22MY]

GOLDBERG, ROY

Remarks in House

Hackensack, NJ: anniversary of S. Goldberg & Co., Inc., E1083 [13JN]

GOLDBERG, STAN

Remarks in House

Hackensack, NJ: anniversary of S. Goldberg & Co., Inc., E1083 [13JN]

GOLDBURG, JEFFERY

Articles and editorials

Lifting Liberia Out of Chaos, S3736 [19AP]

GOLDEN, JAMES B., JR.

Proclamations

Tribute to James B. Golden, Jr., S5949 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5949 [6JN]

GOLDEN RULE INSURANCE CO.

Articles and editorials

Golden Rule Has Keen Interest in Insurance Bill, S6754 [24JN]

Memorandums

Vermont Health Reform Initiatives: Thomas R. Van Cooper, S6758 [24JN]

Remarks in House

Health: medical savings account programs, H4307, H4308, H4309 [1MY]

Remarks in Senate

Health: medical savings account programs, S6754-S6760 [24JN]

GOLDENBERG, MYRNA

Remarks in House

William H. Meardy Faculty Member Award: recipient, E1784 [28SE]

GOLDIN, DANIEL S.

Articles and editorials

Clinton's Budget Game, S6119 [12JN]

VA, NASA Chiefs Contradict Clinton Plans for Cuts, S6118 [12JN]

Letters

NASA funding of Russian animal research programs, S9783 [4SE]

GOLDMAN, DANA P.

Articles and editorials

Can Medical Savings Accounts for the Nonelderly Reduce Health Care Costs?, S6637 [21JN]

GOLDMAN, LARRY

Addresses

Tribute to Sharon H. Kohlenberg, S12039 [30SE]

GOLDMAN, LYNN R.

Letters

Food Quality Protection Act, S8737 [24JY], H8145 [23JY]

GOLDSBORO MILLING CO.

Letters

Coastal Shipping Competition Act, S5592 [23MY]

GOLDSCHEIDER, ERIC

Articles and editorials

Heath Retiree an Unlikely Founding Father of Japan—Laws Written 49 Years Ago, S186-S188 [22JA]

GOLDSMITH, DONNA J.

Letters

Native American adoption and child custody proceedings, H4816 [10MY]

GOLDSTEIN, LEON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E931 [29MY]

GOLDSTONE, RICHARD

Addresses

Prosecuting War Criminals, S12018-S12020 [30SE]

GOLDWATER, BARRY, SR. (a former Senator from Arizona)

Reports filed

Nomination to the Communications Satellite Corp. Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S3154 [28MR]

GOLMAN, JOE H.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1816 [28SE]

GOMES, LEE

Articles and editorials

Even Some New Software Won't Work in 2000, S11313 [25SE]

GOMEZ, MARY EVE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E238 [28FE]

GOMEZ, UTE

Remarks in House

Zonta Club of Cortland: Woman of Achievement award recipient, E514 [29MR]

GONZALES, PAUL

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S6606 [20JN]

GONZALES-LYONS, BARBARA

Resolutions by organizations

Distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians: Agua Caliente Band Tribal Council, H11265-H11267 [26SE]

GONZALEZ, HENRY B. (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———S. 1260, U.S. Housing Act, H4753 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Business and industry: establish requirements relative to rent-to-own transactions (see H.R. 3003), H1715 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H9566 [31JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H3650 [18AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3388 [15AP]

Business and industry: reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

———require employers to notify workers of reductions in business operations (see H.R. 3369), H6765 [25JN]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3731 [23AP]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H8030 [18JY]

Corp. for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety: abolish (see H.R. 3466), H5173 [15MY]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 2259), H1232 [6FE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures (see H.R. 3279), H4119 [29AP]

———repeal certain limitations on the operation of depots (see H.R. 2852), H330 [5JA]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3406), H4503 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H10108 [5SE]

———improve health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3713), H8982 [30JY]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5647 [29MY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2466 [19MR]

———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]

———research programs for lymphangioleimyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H6764 [25JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6005 [6JN]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 1100), H9925 [2AU]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3387 [15AP]

Financial institutions: offer negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to businesses and allow interest payments on demand deposits (see H.R. 3993), H9923 [2AU]

Firearms: Civilian Marksmanship Program funding (see H.R. 3466), H5173 [15MY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H2558 [20MR]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4303 [30AP]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2690, 3477), H331 [5JA], H8094 [22JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 3347), H4109 [25AP]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H1325 [27FE]

Law enforcement officers: reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1137 [31JA]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H1226 [1FE]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4058), H12175 [28SE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H1663 [4MR]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H5052 [14MY]

Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811), H1226 [1FE]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H4902 [10MY]

Public housing: Federal commitment to eliminate crime (see H.R. 3150), H4110 [25AP]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H7154 [9JY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H7658 [16JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2950 [27MR]

Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H4646 [8MY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H3387 [15AP]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H331 [5JA]

Veterans: minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H5753 [30MY]

Remarks by, on

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (H.R. 3793), E1528 [5SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6802 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10956, H10958 [24SE]

Fort Sam Houston, TX: tribute to opening of Brooke Army Medical Center, E366 [14MR]

Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4682 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4571 [8MY], H4682 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4562 [8MY]

Minimum wage: level, H4562 [8MY]

Votes: position on missed, E1754 [27SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3580 [17AP]

Tributes

Gibbons, Representative, H4129 [30AP]

GONZALEZ, MICHEL

Remarks in House

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid relative to investigation into certain murders, H5878 [5JN]

GOOD, HUGH

Remarks in House

Decatur, IL: tribute to Eisenhower High School, E1044 [10JN]

GOODEN, RICHARD

Articles and editorials

St. Agnes Alumni Celebrate Memories, E1730 [27SE]

GOODLATTE, BOB (a Representative from Virginia)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H10195 [11SE]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

———S. 1136, Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act, H5781 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H1715 [5MR]

Crime: prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (see H.R. 4095), H10524 [17SE]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H1224 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H6286 [12JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4503 [7MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H5501 [22MY]

Congress: employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H4503 [7MY]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Courts: payment of the costs of court-appointed attorneys in certain criminal cases (see H.R. 3027), H1774 [6MR]

———provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (see H.R. 3026), H1774 [6MR]

Crime: penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H10430 [16SE]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11230 [25SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H1775 [6MR]

Elections: provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H9706 [1AU]

Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H1507 [28FE]

———make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see H.R. 1226), H6691 [20JN]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4503 [7MY]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Foreign trade: prevent intellectual property piracy of databases (see H.R. 3531), H11527 [27SE]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H6006 [6JN]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H5380 [21MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H4396 [1MY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 2823), H914 [25JA]

Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 4136), H11047 [24SE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H5052 [14MY]

———establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10602 [18SE]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H6691 [20JN]

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H2714 [22MR]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H4646 [8MY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H4646 [8MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H5173 [15MY]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]

Postal Service: acceptance of change-of-address orders from commercial mail receiving agencies (see H.R. 1464), H2466 [19MR]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H8094 [22JY]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H11230 [25SE]

Smithsonian Institution: authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (see H.R. 3933), H9566 [31JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H4303 [30AP]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H1636 [29FE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H6415 [13JN]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H7260 [10JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H11231 [26SE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2908 [27MR]

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2610, H2618, H2620, H2622, H2623, H2624, H2625, H2626 [21MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1429 [28FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3157 [28MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7747 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9408, H9420 [31JY]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (H.R. 3011), E276 [5MR]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3198 [29MR]

Crime: prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (H.R. 4095), E1621 [17SE]

———protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), H12144 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6672 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H235 [5JA]

Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2492 [20MR]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6794 [25JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9741 [1AU]

EPA: cluster rule relative to pulp and paper industry, E1830 [30SE]

FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs, H5716 [30MY]

Food stamps: program reform, H7747 [17JY]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (H.R. 2938), E174 [5FE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2397, H2445, H2454 [19MR], H2492, H2504 [20MR], H2598, H2610, H2618, H2620, H2621, H2622, H2623, H2624, H2625, H2626 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11083 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2369 [19MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2598 [21MR]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2504 [20MR]

Local government: payments in lieu of taxes program funding, H6672 [20JN]

Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (H.R. 2511), H5779 [4JN]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7747 [17JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9408, H9420 [31JY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5716 [30MY]

Social Security Administration: prevent counterfeiting of Social Security cards, H2454 [19MR]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1168, H1175 [1FE]

GOODLING, WILLIAM F. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7261 [10JY], H7290 [11JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5533 [23MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8788 [30JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, H1490 [28FE]

———H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H10195 [11SE]

———H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, H8581 [26JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H. Res. 470), H7107 [27JN]

Drugs: sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses (see H.R. 3080), H2224 [13MR]

Education: permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H8094 [22JY]

Institute of American Indian Arts: reform board appointment process (see H.R. 3049), H1985 [7MR]

NLRB: resolution of unfair labor practice complaints in a timely manner (see H.R. 4247), H11526 [27SE]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 4275), H12172 [28SE]

Taxation: treatment of elected tax collectors (see H.R. 4301), H12174 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4503 [7MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H3231 [29MR]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Clarion River: designate certain segments as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3568), H7108 [27JN]

Colleges and universities: participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs (see H.R. 3055), H1985 [7MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H4646 [8MY]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H2951 [27MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1427), H11048 [24SE]

Employment: disregard additional payments for calculation of overtime compensation (see H.R. 3087), H2315 [14MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Foreign policy: strengthen protection of human rights (see H.R. 4036), H10525 [17SE]

Foreign trade: require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (see H.R. 4014), H9924 [2AU]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3160), H2866 [26MR]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H1507 [28FE]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H5570 [23MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H6117 [10JN]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3596), H6286 [12JN]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security Act relative to certain students (see H.R. 3450), H5647 [29MY]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Taxation: deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H6184 [11JN]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H11048 [24SE]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), H5288 [16MY]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1325 [27FE]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4119 [29AP]

Conference reports

Workforce and Career Development Act (H.R. 1617), H8387-H8458 [25JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H739 [23JA]

Letters

English Language Empowerment Act: Representative Sawyer, H9738 [1AU]

Impact Aid Program technical corrections: by, H4450 [7MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act reauthorization: Sally N. McConnell, National Association of Elementary School Principals, H6076 [10JN]

———Sammy J. Quintana and Thomas A. Shannon, National School Boards Association, H6076 [10JN]

Student debt reductions: Georgia K. Prell, Pennsylvania Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, E1334 [22JY]

Memorandums

Professional Boxing Safety Act: by, H11155 [25SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3168 [28MR]

Animals: require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (H.R. 2433), H3168 [28MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), H889, H890 [25JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1871, H1875 [7MR], H2202, H2206, H2207, H2208 [13MR], H2653 [21MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12099 [28SE]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), H10064 [5SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7975 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9405 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5132 [15MY]

Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), H4910, H4911, H4912 [14MY]

Colleges and universities: participation by historically black graduate professional schools in certain education grant programs (H.R. 3055), E305 [7MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3252 [15AP]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 400), H3339 [15AP]

Courts: liability relative to business donors of food and grocery products to needy individuals, H10089 [5SE]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (H. Res. 470), H10118, H10119 [10SE], E1202 [27JN]

Dept. of Education: education and job retraining programs funding, H7316 [11JY]

———Even Start Program evaluation, E1256 [11JY]

———Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding, H7290, H7291, H7292 [11JY]

Dept. of Labor: increased personnel levels for wage and hour inspection and enforcement relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H10194 [11SE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, H2087 [12MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), veto, H4154 [30AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7290, H7291, H7292, H7316 [11JY], E1256 [11JY]

Dollars for Scholars (organization): anniversary, E774 [10MY]

Drugs: sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses (H.R. 3080), E345 [13MR]

Education: funding, H2202, H2206, H2207, H2208 [13MR]

———Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), H4451 [7MY], E1520 [5SE]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (H.R. 3863), H10120, H10121, H10123 [10SE], E1334 [22JY]

———student loan programs, H1871 [7MR]

Employment: Federal jobs programs, H5133 [15MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5479, H5481, H5484 [22MY], H5503, H5507, H5511, H5534, H5537, H5540 [23MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8776, H8779, H8780, H8789 [30JY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (H. Res. 488), H8564, H8565 [26JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9738 [1AU]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (H.R. 3452), H10817 [24SE]

Fairfield, PA: anniversary, E1652 [19SE]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse prevention (S. 919), H11140, H11148, H11152 [25SE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H3023 [28MR]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (H.R. 3803), H10465, H10470 [17SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9850, H9851, H9853 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H8575, H8577, H8579 [26JY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship (H.R. 1720), H10801 [24SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3097 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9787 [1AU]

Hersperger, Webb S.: Carlisle Exchange Club Citizen of the Year award recipient, E375 [19MR]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3023 [28MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11068 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to instruct conferees, H10194 [11SE]

———political asylum relative to coercive population control policies, H4154 [30AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (H.R. 3268), H6051, H6075, H6081, H6082 [10JN]

Institute of American Indian Arts: reform board appointment process (H.R. 3049), E303 [7MR]

Jones, Clifford: B'nai B'rith Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1541 [9SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H7990 [18JY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), veto, H9450 [31JY]

Mercury Electronics Co.: anniversary, E653 [25AP]

Minimum wage: level, H3023 [28MR], H5481, H5484 [22MY], H5503, H5507, H5511, H5534, H5537, H5540 [23MY], H8575, H8577, H8579 [26JY], H9850, H9851, H9853 [2AU]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, E1017 [6JN]

NLRB: resolution of unfair labor practice complaints in a timely manner (H.R. 4247), E1786 [28SE]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), H7477 [12JY], H10089 [5SE]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (S. 1972), H11476, H11483, H11485 [27SE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3023 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, E1017 [6JN]

———funding for nutrition programs (H.R. 4275), E1862 [30SE]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7975 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9405 [31JY]

Sports: safety for journeymen boxers (H.R. 4167), H11157 [25SE]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for security officer employment (H.R. 2092), H11137 [25SE]

Votes: position on missed, H1808 [7MR], H3184 [29MR], E751 [9MY], E1190 [27JN], E1311 [17JY]

York, PA: anniversary of Sons of Italy Lodge, E1820 [30SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3228 [29MR]

Special order: granted, H911 [25JA], H2314 [14MR], H5049 [14MY]

Reports filed

Clarify Exemption of Houseparents From Minimum Wage and Maximum Hour Requirements: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2531) (H. Rept. 104-592), H5569 [23MY]

Employee Commuting Flexibility Act: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1227) (H. Rept. 104-585), H5299 [20MY]

Encourage the Donation of Food and Grocery Products to Needy Individuals: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2428) (H. Rept. 104-661), H7154 [9JY]

English Language Empowerment Act: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 123) (H. Rept. 104-723), H8981 [30JY]

Guidelines for School Lunch and Breakfast Programs: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2066) (H. Rept. 104-561), H4502 [7MY]

Impact Aid Program Technical Corrections: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3269) (H. Rept. 104-560), H4502 [7MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3268) (H. Rept. 104-614), H6117 [10JN]

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees Appointment Process: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3049) (H. Rept. 104-505), H3170 [28MR]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Appropriations: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3876) (H. Rept. 104-783), H10385 [12SE]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 995) (H. Rept. 104-498), H2842 [25MR]

Older Americans Act Reauthorization: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (H.R. 2570) (H. Rept. 104-539), H4108 [25AP]

Opening of Campus Security Crime Logs at Institutions of Higher Education: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H. Res. 470) (H. Rept. 104-776), H10107 [5SE]

Participation by Historically Black Graduate Professional Schools in Certain Education Grant Programs: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3055) (H. Rept. 104-504), H3170 [28MR]

Permit Financial Institutions Under the Federal Family Education Loan Program To Pay Origination Fees of Borrowers: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3863) (H. Rept. 104-775), H10107 [5SE]

Provide Compensatory Time for All Employees: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2391) (H. Rept. 104-670), H7473 [11JY]

Workforce and Career Development Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1617) (H. Rept. 104-707), H8556 [25JY]

Tributes

Bowers, Glenn, E1825 [30SE]

Eakin, Michael, E233 [28FE]

Emerson, Bill, H7477 [12JY]

Halliwell, David, E1648 [19SE]

Interdonato, Nancy, E1019 [6JN]

Moore, Frank, E407 [21MR]

Pandelidis, P. Kirk, E1023 [6JN]

GOODMAN, CHRISTINE E.

Essays

Voice of Democracy, E1187 [26JN]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1187 [26JN]

GOODMAN, ELLEN

Articles and editorials

Bootstraps for Middle-Aged Children, S56 [4JA]

Factsheets

Partial-Birth Abortions, H2919, H2927 [27MR]

GOODMAN, JOHN B.

Letters

Sale of National Defense Stockpile assets to offset foreign military sales research recoupment fees, S7145 [27JN]

GOODPASTEUR, RALPH H.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6901 [25JN]

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Letters

Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act, S8474 [22JY]

GORA, JOEL M.

Testimonies

Campaign Finance Reform, S6805-S6809 [25JN]

GORDON, BART (a Representative from Tennessee)

Addresses

Corporate Responsibility at Home and Abroad: Megan Barry, E1021 [6JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3005, Securities Investment Promotion Act, H8330 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, Cookeville, TN: designate (see H.R. 4070), H10385 [12SE]

Sports: prohibit agents from influencing college athletes (see H.R. 3328), H4109 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 3818), H7657 [16JY]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H1325 [27FE]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H5935 [5JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H7658 [16JY]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see H.R. 3565), H6765 [25JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3867), H8375 [24JY]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H5753 [30MY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1325 [27FE]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H7108 [27JN]

Families and domestic relations: enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

———require full documentation of breast implant information (see H. Res. 449), H8248 [23JY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H10108 [5SE]

Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 1708), H6915 [26JN]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Government: reduce fee delinquencies and improve debt-collection (see H.R. 2234), H1507 [28FE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 2796), H3731 [23AP]

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2796), H4397 [1MY]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H2558 [20MR]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1179), H1986 [7MR]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H9925 [2AU]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H5753 [30MY]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H1325 [27FE]

IRS: recognize qualified delivery services in addition to the Postal Service for purposes of timely filing of tax documents (see H.R. 3086), H2467 [19MR]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H11230 [25SE]

———establish a national resource center and clearinghouse relative to missing or exploited children (see H.R. 3238), H3386 [15AP]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 1805), H11230 [25SE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H914 [25JA]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H1325 [27FE]

Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H2316 [14MR]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10721 [19SE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H3650 [18AP]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H5052 [14MY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

NATO: ensure European cost-sharing for U.S. participation in the NATO Implementation Force (see H.R. 2874), H1508 [28FE]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 3161), H6117 [10JN]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6117 [10JN]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H4800 [9MY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3171 [28MR]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 3952), H9921 [2AU]

Taxation: designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246), H6509 [18JN]

———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H3231 [29MR]

Telephones: impose fees for the allocation of toll-free phone numbers (see H. Con. Res. 175), H10721 [19SE]

Tennessee: authorize haying and grazing on certain lands (see H.R. 3554), H5818 [4JN]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

TVA: prohibit imposition of performance deposits for residential shoreline alterations (see H.R. 3853), H10108 [5SE]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H6509 [18JN]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6532 [19JN]

Letters

Tribute to James B. Sanders, Jr.: Don R. Ash, E508 [29MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6233 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6233 [12JN]

Algood, TN: tribute to Algood Volunteer Fire Dept., E851 [21MY]

———tribute to Trinity Assembly Church on completion of new Sanctuary Complex, E404 [21MR]

Allons, TN: tribute to Allons Volunteer Fire Dept., E849 [21MY]

———tribute to Timothy Volunteer Fire Dept., E640 [25AP]

Almaville, TN: tribute to Almaville Volunteer Fire Dept., E851 [21MY]

Alpine, TN: tribute to Alpine Volunteer Fire Dept., E864 [22MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4099 [25AP]

Arrington, TN: tribute to Arrington Volunteer Fire Dept., E818 [16MY]

Auburntown, TN: tribute to Auburntown Volunteer Fire Dept., E742 [9MY], E830 [16MY]

Baxter, TN: tribute to Baxter Volunteer Fire Dept., E862 [22MY]

Belfast, TN: tribute to Belfast Volunteer Fire Dept., E859 [22MY]

Berlin, TN: tribute to Berlin Volunteer Fire Dept., E859 [22MY]

Blackman, TN: tribute to Blackman Volunteer Fire Dept., E642 [25AP]

Cannon County, TN: tribute to Cannon County Rescue Squad, E1049 [11JN]

Celina, TN: tribute to Celina Volunteer Fire Dept., E1000 [5JN]

Central, TN: tribute to Central District Volunteer Fire Dept., E822, E826 [16MY]

Chapel Hill, TN: tribute to Chapel Hill Volunteer Fire Dept., E854 [21MY]

Christiana, TN: tribute to Christiana Volunteer Fire Dept., E825 [16MY]

Clay County, TN: tribute to Clay County Rescue Squad, E1050 [11JN]

———tribute to Clay County Volunteer Fire Dept., E856 [22MY]

College Grove, TN: tribute to College Grove Volunteer Fire Dept., E824 [16MY]

Cornersville, TN: tribute to Cornersville Volunteer Fire Dept., E852 [21MY]

Davidson County, TN: tribute to Davidson County Rescue Squad, E1051 [11JN]

Defeated Creek, TN: tribute to Defeated Creek Volunteer Fire Dept., E819 [16MY]

DeKalb County, TN: tribute to DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Dept., E829 [16MY]

———tribute to Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad, E1065 [12JN]

Dixon Springs, TN: tribute to Riddelton/Dixon Springs Volunteer Fire Dept., E677 [1MY]

Dodson Branch, TN: tribute to Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Dept., E821 [16MY]

Dry Hollow, TN: tribute to Dry Hollow Volunteer Fire Dept., E793 [14MY]

Eagleville, TN: tribute to Eagleville Volunteer Fire Dept., E828 [16MY]

East Clay, TN: tribute to East Clay Volunteer Fire Dept., E788 [14MY]

East Side, TN: tribute to East Side Volunteer Fire Dept., E628 [25AP]

Education: student loan programs, H4099 [25AP]

Fairgrounds, TN: tribute to Fairgrounds Volunteer Fire Dept., E786 [14MY]

Fairview, TN: tribute to Fairview Volunteer Fire Dept., E786, E789 [14MY], E1060 [11JN]

Farmington, TN: tribute to Farmington Volunteer Fire Dept., E754 [9MY]

Five Point, TN: tribute to Five Point Volunteer Fire Dept., E755 [9MY]

Flat Creek, TN: tribute to Flat Creek Volunteer Fire Dept., E788 [14MY]

Flynns Lick, TN: tribute to Flynns Lick Volunteer Fire Dept., E785 [14MY]

Forks River, TN: tribute to Forks River Volunteer Fire Dept., E787 [14MY]

Fosterville, TN: tribute to Fosterville Volunteer Fire Dept., E788 [14MY]

Franklin, TN: tribute to Franklin Volunteer Fire Dept., E787 [14MY]

Gallatin, TN: tribute to Gallatin Volunteer Fire Dept., E998 [5JN]

Gassaway, TN: tribute to Gassaway Volunteer Fire Dept., E627, E630 [25AP]

Gibbstown, NJ: tribute to Gibbstown Volunteer Fire Dept., E788 [14MY]

Gladdice, TN: tribute to Gladdice Volunteer Fire Dept., E762 [10MY]

Granville, TN: tribute to Granville Volunteer Fire Dept., E758, E759 [10MY]

Hardys Chapel, TN: tribute to Hardys Chapel Volunteer Fire Dept., E763 [10MY]

Hendersonville, TN: tribute to Hendersonville Rescue Squad, E1053 [11JN]

———tribute to Hendersonville Volunteer Fire Dept., E751 [9MY]

Hilham, TN: tribute to Hilham Volunteer Fire Dept., E732 [8MY]

Jackson County, TN: tribute to Jackson County Rescue Squad, E1056 [11JN]

Jennings Creek, TN: tribute to Jennings Creek Volunteer Fire Dept., E752 [9MY]

Kittrell, TN: tribute to Kittrell Volunteer Fire Dept., E765 [10MY]

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, Cookeville, TN: designate (H.R. 4070), E1597 [12SE]

LaFayette, TN: tribute to LaFayette Volunteer Fire Dept., E760 [10MY]

Lancaster, TN: tribute to Lancaster Volunteer Fire Dept., E739, E745 [9MY]

Lascassas, TN: tribute to Lascassas Volunteer Fire Dept., E740 [9MY]

LaVergne, TN: tribute to LaVergne Rescue Squad, E1057 [11JN]

———tribute to LaVergne Volunteer Fire Dept., E734 [8MY]

Lebanon, TN: tribute to Lebanon Volunteer Fire Dept., E723 [7MY]

Livingston, TN: tribute to Livingston Volunteer Fire Dept., E722 [7MY]

Macon County, TN: tribute, E1107 [18JN]

———tribute to Macon County Rescue Squad, E1049 [11JN]

Midway, TN: tribute to Midway Volunteer Fire Dept., E631 [25AP]

Millersville, TN: tribute to Millersville Volunteer Fire Dept., E724 [7MY]

Monroe, TN: tribute to Monroe Volunteer Fire Dept., E741 [9MY]

Monterey, TN: tribute to Monterey Volunteer Fire Dept., E743 [9MY]

Mooresville, TN: tribute to Mooresville Volunteer Fire Dept., E726 [7MY]

Moss, TN: tribute to Moss Volunteer Fire Dept., E731 [8MY]

Mountain City, TN: tribute to Mountain City Volunteer Fire Dept., E733 [8MY]

Muddy Pond, TN: tribute to Muddy Pond Volunteer Fire Dept., E727 [7MY]

Nameless, TN: tribute to the Nameless Volunteer Fire Dept., E729 [7MY]

New Middleton, TN: tribute to New Middleton Volunteer Fire Dept., E721 [7MY]

Nolensville, TN: tribute to Nolensville Volunteer Fire Dept., E723 [7MY]

Northern Telecom, Inc.: tribute, E1021 [6JN]

Overton County, TN: tribute to Overton County Rescue Squad, E1059 [11JN]

Pea Ridge, TN: tribute to Pea Ridge Volunteer Fire Dept., E678 [1MY]

Pleasant Shade, TN: tribute to Pleasant Shade Volunteer Fire Dept., E725 [7MY]

Portland, TN: tribute to Portland Volunteer Fire Dept., E667 [30AP]

Putnam County, TN: tribute to Putnam County Volunteer Fire Dept., E672 [1MY]

Red Boiling Springs, TN: tribute to Red Boiling Springs Rescue Squad, E1072 [12JN]

———tribute to Red Boiling Springs Volunteer Fire Dept., E671 [1MY]

Rickman, TN: tribute to Rickman Volunteer Fire Dept., E661 [30AP]

Riddelton, TN: tribute to Riddelton/Dixon Springs Volunteer Fire Dept., E677 [1MY]

Rock City, TN: Rock City/Rome Volunteer Fire Dept., E664 [30AP]

Rockvale, TN: tribute to Rockvale Volunteer Fire Dept., E673 [1MY]

Rome, TN: tribute to Rock City/Rome Volunteer Fire Dept., E664 [30AP]

Rutherford, TN: tribute to Rutherford Volunteer Fire Dept., E666 [30AP]

Rutherford County, TN: tribute to Rutherford County Rescue Squad, E1061 [12JN]

Salem, TN: tribute to Salem Volunteer Fire Dept., E642 [25AP]

Shackle Island, TN: tribute to Shackle Island Rescue Squad, E1063 [12JN]

———tribute to Shackle Island Volunteer Fire Dept., E1063 [12JN]

Short Mountain, TN: tribute to Short Mountain Volunteer Fire Dept., E634 [25AP]

Smithville, TN: tribute to Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad, E1065 [12JN]

Smyrna, TN: tribute to Smyrna Rescue Squad, E1067 [12JN]

———tribute to Smyrna Volunteer Fire Dept., E647 [25AP]

South Allen, TN: tribute to South Allen Volunteer Fire Dept., E644 [25AP]

South Side, TN: tribute to South Side Volunteer Fire Dept., E645 [25AP]

Southeast, TN: tribute to Southeast Volunteer Fire Dept., E675 [1MY]

Sumner County, TN: tribute to Sumner County Volunteer Fire Dept., E624 [25AP]

———tribute to Sumner Volunteer Fire Dept., E1060 [11JN]

Sykes, TN: tribute to Sykes Volunteer Fire Dept., E649 [25AP]

Taylors Crossroads, TN: tribute to Taylors Crossroads Volunteer Fire Dept., E618 [24AP]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, E96 [25JA]

Trousdale County, TN: tribute to Trousdale County Volunteer Fire Dept., E623 [25AP]

Watertown, TN: tribute to Watertown Volunteer Fire Dept., E641 [25AP]

West Side, TN: tribute to West Side Volunteer Fire Dept., E636 [25AP]

Westmoreland, TN: tribute to Westmoreland Volunteer Fire Dept., E652 [25AP]

Williamson County, TN: tribute to Williamson County Rescue Squad, E1069 [12JN]

———tribute to Williamson County Volunteer Fire Dept., E625 [25AP]

Wilson, TN: tribute to Wilson Volunteer Fire Dept., E654 [25AP]

Woodbury, TN: tribute to Woodbury Volunteer Fire Dept., E650 [25AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2465 [19MR]

Tributes

Barry, Megan, E1021 [6JN]

Bragg, John, E1110 [18JN]

Delbridge, Thomas E., E935 [29MY]

Quillen, Representative, H10503 [17SE]

Sanders, James B., Jr. (Brock), E507 [29MR]

Whittle, Dan, E505 [29MR]

GORDON, CARMEN

Addresses

Naming Ceremony for U.S.S. Gary I. Gordon, H7522 [12JY], E1285 [12JY]

GORDON, GARY I.

Addresses

Naming Ceremony for U.S.S. Gary I. Gordon: Carmen Gordon, H7522 [12JY], E1285 [12JY]

Remarks in House

Gary I. Gordon (U.S.S.): naming ceremony, H7517-H7521 [12JY], E1285 [12JY]

Tribute, H7517-H7521 [12JY], E1285 [12JY]

GORDON, MARTIN N.

Testimonies

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children, S11563 [27SE]

GORDON, SAMUEL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E960 [30MY]

GORE, LINCOLN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E57 [23JA]

GORELICK, JAMIE S.

Letters

Olympic games security by Dept. of Defense, S7087 [27JN]

Treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents, S12297, S12298 [3OC]

GORHAM, NH

Remarks in Senate

Gorham High School: tribute to participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S1301 [23FE]

GORRELICK, BENJAMIN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E941 [29MY]

GORTON, SLADE (a Senator from Washington)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S830, S852 [1FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1954, S1988 [13MR], S2056, S2060, S2108, S2118 [14MR], S2177, S2206 [15MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5385 [20MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2867 [26MR]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), S2622, S2688 [21MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6486, S6537 [19JN], S6750 [24JN], S6855, S6867 [25JN], S6921, S6923, S7036, S7037 [26JN], S7255 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7954, S8029, S8058 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10530, S10531, S10532, S10558, S10559 [13SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9147, S9164 [30JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9000 [26JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8869, S8873, S8916 [25JY]

Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (S. 1356), S8222 [18JY], S11951 [30SE]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4650 [2MY]

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5550 [23MY]

———H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR]

———H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY]

———H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY]

———H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, S9115 [30JY]

———S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, S7703 [11JY]

Articles and editorials

Admiral Russell, a Leader and a Gentleman, Dead at 93, Hector Castro, Tacoma (WA) News Tribune, S3707 [19AP]

Admiral Russell Gave a Lifetime of Service, Tacoma (WA) News Tribune, S3708 [19AP]

For Better or Worse? Robert J. Samuelson, Washington (DC) Post, S9327 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Bureau of Reclamation: settlement with Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District (see S. 2018), S9554 [2AU]

Business and industry: hiring of certain individuals whose sole purpose of seeking employment is union organizing and representation (see S. 1925), S7302 [28JN]

Elections: provide for a rotating schedule of regional primaries for Presidential elections (see S. 1589), S1516 [5MR]

Snoqualmie National Forest: expand boundaries (see S. 1810), S5567 [23MY]

Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange with Chelan County, WA (see S. 2017), S9554 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see S. 1541), S559 [30JA]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

China, People's Republic of: proposed missile tests (see S. Con. Res. 43), S2332 [19MR]

Crime: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 282), S8636 [24JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S5500 [22MY]

Employment: make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see S. 2026), S9554 [2AU]

Financial institutions: treatment of common trust fund transfers relative to mutual fund investments (see S. 1942), S7670 [10JY]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1840), S5856 [5JN]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see S. 1724), S4979 [13MY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see S. 1740, 1999), S6410 [18JN], S9072 [29JY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4627 [2MY]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see S. 1830), S5763 [4JN]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see S. 942), S2431 [20MR]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1487), S9609 [2AU]

Taxation: standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S5773 [4JN]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see S. 2086), S10684 [17SE]

———treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (see S. 1538), S492 [26JA]

Cloture motions

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2795 [25MR], S2924 [27MR]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1678 [11MR], S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR], S3327 [15AP], S3415 [16AP]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2211 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2385 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (S. 1894), S7743 [11JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1303 [23FE], S1339 [27FE], S1407 [29FE], S1511 [5MR]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11937, S11940 [30SE], S12228 [3OC]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7743 [11JY], S7848 [16JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11451 [26SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4160 [25AP]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S9926 [5SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3729 [19AP], S3878 [23AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4819 [8MY], S4920 [9MY]

Letters

Agricultural program operation improvement: Steve Appel, Washington State Farm Bureau, S903 [6FE]

Impact of Government regulations on Unocal fertilizer plant in Kennewick, WA: Mark R. Powell, Unocal Corp., S2855 [26MR]

Terrorist threat assessment: D.P. Montoro, Coast Guard, S2855 [26MR]

Tulalip landfill Superfund project: Elliott P. Laws, EPA, S2439 [20MR]

Lists

Habeas corpus appeals by Charles Campbell, S3377 [16AP]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11346 [26SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3000 [27MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S513 [26JA], S903 [6FE]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry, S10581 [16SE]

AID: Microenterprise Program funding, S8860 [25JY]

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: correction of reference in Dept. of Defense appropriations conference report, S12197 [2OC]

Amtrak: privatization study, S10784 [18SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S434 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1851 [12MR], S2011, S2019, S2056, S2057, S2058, S2059, S2085 [14MR], S2171 [15MR], S2279 [19MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4105 [25AP], S4373 [30AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11830, S11892, S11913, S11914, S11915, S11916 [30SE]

BIA: funding for roads and sanitation programs for Alaskan native villages, S11915 [30SE]

Bonneville Power Administration: energy exchange with hydro projects of the Columbia River relative to Federal fish protection measures, S8977, S8978 [26JY], S10623 [17SE]

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge: funding for relief relative to wildfires, S11915, S11916 [30SE]

Budget: balance, S912 [6FE], S4105 [25AP], S4373 [30AP]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S5112 [16MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5816 [5JN]

———making certain appropriations and rescissions (S. 1594), S1642 [7MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9326 [1AU]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S5999 [10JN], S6132 [12JN], S6174 [13JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5112, S5139, S5155 [16MY], S5361 [20MY], S5402 [21MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: settlement with Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District (S. 2018), S9555 [2AU]

Business and industry: hiring of certain individuals whose sole purpose of seeking employment is union organizing and representation (S. 1925), S7305 [28JN]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S11272, S11273 [25SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), S6947-S6949 [26JN]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S4271 [29AP]

Coast Guard: funding, S5139 [16MY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2341, S2359, S2360, S2361, S2363, S2377, S2385 [20MR], S2553, S2567, S2575, S2583, S2590 [21MR]

———product liability reform relative to damage recovery in cases involving drunk driving accidents, S2575 [21MR]

———reform habeas corpus procedures, S3375, S3376 [16AP]

Crime: require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), S4921 [9MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6487 [19JN], S6922 [26JN], S7258 [28JN], S7524 [10JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), unanimous-consent agreement, S6946 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, S12197 [2OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7954 [17JY]

———uniformed services treatment facilities reform, S6487 [19JN], S7524 [10JY]

Dept. of Energy: Environmental Management Program reform, S6922 [26JN]

———Hanford Nuclear Reservation clean up activities, S8987 [26JY]

———Office of Oil and Gas Technologies funding, S12296 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior: restoration and enhancement of biotic resources on watershed land, S10583 [16SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, S434, S435 [26JA]

———making appropriations, S11830-S11834 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10526, S10528, S10529, S10531, S10532, S10559 [13SE], S10581, S10583, S10593, S10598 [16SE], S10650, S10656 [17SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), unanimous-consent agreement, S10539 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10258 [11SE], S10399 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9148 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, S10784 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), S91 [5JA]

———medical care programs funding relative to increase in corporate tax rates, S5155 [16MY]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (S. 1757), S7836 [12JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3845), S8829 [25JY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S9028 [29JY], S10399 [12SE]

Ecology and environment: protect scenic highways from water erosion, S9148 [30JY]

Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections, S7258 [28JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6691, S6692, S6693, S6694, S6695 [24JN], S6775 [25JN]

———provide for a rotating schedule of regional primaries for Presidential elections (S. 1589), S1522 [5MR]

Elwha River: restoration of ecosystems and fisheries in Washington, S11892, S11913 [30SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, S10623, S10650 [17SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1959), S8977, S8978, S8987 [26JY], S9011, S9012 [29JY]

Executive Office of the President: drug use by employees, S9028 [29JY]

FAA: noise mitigation programs, S10747 [18SE]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10747 [18SE]

Financial institutions: treatment of common trust fund transfers relative to mutual fund investments (S. 1942), S7675 [10JY]

Fish and fishing: community development quota program for Native Alaskans, S10815 [18SE]

———equitable treatment of fishing communities relative to economic losses, S10814 [18SE]

———individual fishing quota programs moratorium, S10814 [18SE]

———protection and conservation of fishing habitats, S10813 [18SE]

———restoration of the salmon population in the Columbia and Snake Rivers, S3187 [29MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S10813 [18SE]

Floods: disaster assistance to Pacific Northwestern States, S1851 [12MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8860 [25JY], S9004 [26JY]

Forest Service: limit advertising of watershed restoration project contracts in certain communities, S10532 [13SE]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program, S1613 [7MR], S2011, S2019 [14MR]

Geological Survey: performance of research services for non-Federal entities, S11914 [30SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S434 [26JA]

Government regulations: impact on Unocal fertilizer plant in Kennewick, WA, S2854 [26MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S9236 [31JY]

Health: medical savings account programs, S3736 [19AP], S6634 [21JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S6634 [21JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3543, S3552 [18AP], S3736 [19AP]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (H.R. 248), S7836 [12JY]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3543 [18AP]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes, S9004 [26JY]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (S. Res. 288), S10016 [6SE], S10538 [13SE]

Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, Walla Walla, WA: designate, S2171 [15MR], S2279 [19MR]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4824, S4881 [8MY], S5002 [14MY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S7477 [9JY]

Lame Deer, MT: health care facility funding, S11915 [30SE]

Lawyers and attorneys: regulations on contingency-fee lawyers relative to product liability cases, S2377 [20MR]

Marysville, WA: Tulalip landfill Superfund project, S2439 [20MR]

Medicaid: reform, S4373 [30AP]

Medicare: reform, S4373 [30AP]

Minimum wage: level, S2853 [26MR], S4824, S4880, S4881 [8MY]

Montezuma Creek, UT: health care facility funding, S11916 [30SE]

Natchez, MS: authorize construction of intermodal transportation center and park, S2085 [14MR]

National park service: funding for the Maine Acadian Culture Preservation Commission, S11914 [30SE]

National parks and recreation areas: imposition of recreation fees, S11913, S11914 [30SE]

National Small Business Week: observance, S5982 [7JN]

Navy: oceanographic research survey funding, S7954 [17JY]

Pang, Martin: extradition from Brazil to the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 132), S11328 [25SE]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, S4824, S4880 [8MY], S5002 [14MY]

Political campaigns: require accountability in campaign advertising, S6694 [24JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S7836 [12JY]

Public utilities: exclusion from product liability reform, S2360, S2361, S2363 [20MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9326 [1AU]

Republican Party: national agenda, S4271 [29AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), S9493 [2AU]

Seattle Seahawks (football team): relocation, S1152 [7FE]

Senate: legislative program, S2341 [20MR], S2553 [21MR], S5115 [16MY], S7837 [12JY], S10616 [16SE]

———tribute to retiring Senators, S12260 [3OC]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Mary Chiles in State of Florida v. Kathleen Bush (S. Res. 278), S7835 [12JY]

Snoqualmie National Forest: expand boundaries (S. 1810), S5586 [23MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S6174 [13JN]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste, S10650 [17SE]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (S. 1439), S1152 [7FE]

Sunnyside, WA: tribute to Sunnyside School District volunteers, S4001 [23AP]

Tahoma, WA: tribute to Tahoma High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4443 [30AP]

Taxation: rates, S4706 [6MY], S6132 [12JN]

———treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (S. 1538), S509 [26JA]

———treatment of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S10258 [11SE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S719 [1FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3375, S3376 [16AP], S3706 [19AP]

Washington: mitigate effects of tribal fishing claims on non-tribal fishermen, S10814 [18SE]

Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange with Chelan County, WA (S. 2017), S9555 [2AU]

———land exchange with Plum Creek Timber Co., S10532 [13SE]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4824, S4880 [8MY], S5002 [14MY]

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society: tribute, S4084 [24AP]

Reports filed

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3662) (S. Rept. 104-319), S7886 [16JY]

Summaries

Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities Reform, S6487 [19JN]

Texts of

S. 1589, Presidential Primary Act, S1523 [5MR]

Tributes

Brown, Senator, S12049 [1OC]

Cohen, Senator, S12048 [1OC]

Dole, Senator, S5106 [15MY], S6035 [11JN]

Hatfield, Senator, S12052 [1OC]

Kassebaum, Senator, S12048 [1OC]

Lein, John N., S11218 [25SE]

McDevitt, James A., S11332 [25SE]

Pigott, Charles M., S11570 [27SE]

Russell, James S., S3707 [19AP]

Simpson, Senator, S12052 [1OC]

Wright, Howard S., S12115 [1OC]

GOSHKO, JOHN

Articles and editorials

Accusations of Coddling Criminals Aimed at Two Judges in New York, H2310 [14MR]

GOSS, PORTER J. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6118 [10JN], H6177 [11JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6510 [18JN], H6589 [19JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8095 [22JY], H8226 [23JY], H8256 [24JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, H10531 [18SE]

Articles and editorials

Line-Item Veto—How It Will Affect Appropriations, Entitlements, and Taxes, Congress Daily (publication), H3548 [17AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 496), H9565 [31JY]

Baker, Representative Richard H.: election to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (see H. Res. 467), H6915 [26JN]

Big Cypress National Preserve: operation of certain tour businesses in newly acquired areas (see H.R. 3620), H6285 [12JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (see H. Res. 482), H7779 [17JY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 375), H1984 [7MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H7154 [9JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3274), H3649 [18AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H5753 [30MY]

Foreign trade: duty rate adjustment of tomatoes from Mexico relative to import surges (see H.R. 2902), H922 [26JA]

Government regulations: reform (H.R. 994), consideration (see H. Res. 368), H1635 [29FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (see H. Res. 392), H2949 [27MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 500, 502), H9565 [31JY], H9704 [1AU]

House Rules: procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 346), H913 [25JA]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), consideration (see H. Res. 437), H5287 [16MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 529), H11046 [24SE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), consideration (see H. Res. 489), H8556 [25JY]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1675), consideration (see H. Res. 410), H3730 [23AP]

Public lands: provide disaster assistance loans for small businesses operating within a national park or wildlife refuge that were affected during recent Government shutdown (see H.R. 3044), H1985 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (see H. Res. 482), H7779 [17JY]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (see H. Res. 355), H1223 [1FE]

Terrorism: U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (see H. Res. 508), H9705 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: labeling of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 2602), H914 [25JA]

———packing standards for imported tomatoes (see H.R. 2921), H1138 [31JA]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H4502 [7MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H7658 [16JY]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H6915 [26JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.J. Res. 159), H3388 [15AP]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 3346), H5570 [23MY]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H4119 [29AP]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H1986 [7MR]

Everglades National Park: designate Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center (see H.R. 4241), H11526 [27SE]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H1245 [16FE]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1636 [29FE]

Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2671), H187 [4JA]

House of Representatives: establish disclosure requirements relative to franked mail (see H.R. 3772), H7260 [10JY]

———official mail allowance (see H.R. 3771), H7259 [10JY]

———prevent mass mailings during an election year (see H.R. 3773), H7260 [10JY]

———reduce number of pieces of mail constituting a mass mailing (see H.R. 3774), H7260 [10JY]

———require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H6509 [18JN]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H12175 [28SE]

———require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff (see H. Res. 519), H12175 [28SE]

IRS: recognize qualified delivery services in addition to the Postal Service for purposes of timely filing of tax documents (see H.R. 3086), H2315 [14MR]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H1226 [1FE]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H5934 [5JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H3650 [18AP]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H2315 [14MR]

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: designate (see H.R. 4241), H11526 [27SE]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2828), H187 [4JA]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H6184 [11JN]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H7780 [17JY]

National Park Foundation: reform (see H.R. 3819), H7657 [16JY]

Postal Service: require photo identification for processing of change-of-address orders (see H.R. 3629), H6691 [20JN]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H5380 [21MY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4503 [7MY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———reform and rename the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3441), H4901 [10MY]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H1226 [1FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: implement plan for responding to red tide events involving Florida Manatees (see H.R. 4261), H11526 [27SE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6532 [19JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H915 [26JA], H6417 [17JN]

Letters

Impact of unfunded Federal mandates relative to consolidation of foreign affairs agencies: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H2081 [12MR]

Programs

Nine steps for fiscal responsibilty, H2322 [19MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 1463), return to Senate (H. Res. 402), H3415 [16AP]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1247 [20FE], H1535 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration (H. Res. 366), H1405 [28FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 393), H3148 [28MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6177, H6178, H6179 [11JN], H6244 [12JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (H. Res. 451), H6162 [11JN]

Appropriations: line-item veto, H2972, H3003 [28MR], H3548 [17AP]

———making continuing, H192, H196 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1955 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration (H. Res. 372), H1797 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 415), H4048 [25AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12098 [28SE]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), consideration (H. Res. 517), H10053 [5SE]

Baker, Representative Richard H.: election to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 467), H6973 [26JN]

Budget: deficit, H2321 [19MR]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, H1955 [7MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H196 [5JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7784, H7785, H7788, H7789, H7795 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9397 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5192 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 450), H6253 [12JN]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H196 [5JA]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12027 [28SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6956 [26JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6956 [26JN]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1965), H3684 [23AP]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4538, H4543 [8MY]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H1668 [5MR], H7784 [18JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3184 [29MR]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), consideration (H. Res. 395), H3267 [15AP]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8732 [30JY]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11325 [26SE]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 370), H1733 [6MR]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1254 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration (H. Res. 430), H4826 [10MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 340), H784 [24JA]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 375), H2075, H2081 [12MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6589, H6590 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), consideration (H. Res. 455), H6523 [19JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), consideration (H. Res. 475), H7614 [16JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H233 [5JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8213, H8226, H8228, H8233 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7206, H7207, H7208, H7214 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10967 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (H. Res. 456), H6770 [25JN]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (S. 1189), H3437 [16AP], H3656 [22AP]

Earth Day: observance, H3656 [22AP]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8213, H8226, H8228 [23JY]

Education: Head Start Program funding, H7214 [10JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3274), H3737 [24AP]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8462 [25JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5435 [22MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H8516 [25JY]

———declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), consideration (H. Res. 499), H9729 [1AU]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), H11445 [27SE]

Florida: acquisition of land in Everglades Agricultural Area, H1535 [29FE]

———beach restoration projects funding, H8732 [30JY], H11325 [26SE], H12027 [28SE]

———effect of NAFTA on winter fruit and vegetable farmers, H10975, H10976 [24SE]

———restoration of Everglades, H3148 [28MR]

Foreign aid: food assistance programs, H6177, H6178, H6179 [11JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (H. Res. 445), H5826, H5827, H5832 [5JN]

Foreign trade: duty rate adjustment of tomatoes from Mexico relative to import surges (H.R. 2902), H745 [23JA], H916 [26JA]

Fort Meyers Beach, FL: incorporation, H904 [25JA]

Fort Myers, FL: authorizing a lease for expansion of a veterans out-patient clinic, H4048 [25AP]

Gingrich, Representative: release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H11639 [28SE]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), H7544 [16JY]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 535), H11139 [25SE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5435 [22MY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H196 [5JA]

Government regulations: effects on business and industry, H6429 [18JN]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H8538 [25JY], H8587 [26JY]

———U.S. policy, H3660 [23AP], H8099 [23JY], H9985 [4SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3029, H3034, H3044 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 500), H9775, H9776 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9776, H9785 [1AU]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3003 [28MR]

———enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2977 [28MR]

House Rules: authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H225 [5JA]

———open versus restrictive rules, H5358 [21MY], H7208 [10JY]

———procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 346), H10348 [12SE], E1660 [19SE], E1691 [25SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 546), H11639 [28SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2039 [12MR], H2532 [20MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2366 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11074 [25SE]

Imus, Don: comments at Correspondents Dinner in Washington, DC, H2705 [22MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), consideration (H. Res. 437), H5357, H5358 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 529), H11054, H11055 [25SE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), consideration (H. Res. 489), H9424, H9425, H9427, H9431 [31JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), consideration (H. Res. 473), H7168 [10JY]

Medicare: reform, H1797 [7MR], H4427 [6MY], H5939 [6JN]

Minimum wage: level, H5435 [22MY]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H745 [23JA]

National Ocean Service: red tide research funding, H8233 [23JY]

National Park Service: transfer of funds for Everglades restoration land acquisition, H6589, H6590 [19JN]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1675), H3771 [24AP]

———improve management (H.R. 1675), consideration (H. Res. 410), H3754, H3755, H3757 [24AP]

———permit recreational activities on State-managed coordination areas where such activities are deemed harmless, H3771 [24AP]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, H4133 [30AP]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), consideration (H. Res. 436), H5335 [21MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3003 [28MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2977 [28MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (H. Res. 371), H1786 [7MR]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (H.R. 3008), H4141, H4142 [30AP]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), consideration (H. Res. 446), H5944 [6JN]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7784, H7785, H7788, H7789, H7795 [18JY]

Refugees: Targeted Refugee Assistance Program funds distribution, H2532 [20MR]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1185, H1186, H1187, H1193, H1194, H1195 [1FE]

Taxation: rates, H4435 [7MY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 353), H1150 [1FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H1667 [5MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), consideration (H. Res. 380), H2136 [13MR]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9877, H9878, H9880, H9885 [2AU]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3184 [29MR], H3534, H3535 [17AP]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), consideration (H. Res. 396), H3499, H3500 [17AP]

Votes: position on missed, H4427 [6MY], H9738 [1AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4393 [1MY]

Special order: granted, H89 [3JA], H911 [25JA], H1323 [27FE], H2712 [22MR], H3486 [16AP], H3648 [18AP], H3654 [19AP], H3817 [24AP], H5563 [23MY], H6411 [13JN], H8553 [25JY], H8596 [26JY], H9703 [1AU], H10110 [9SE], H10427 [16SE], H10671 [19SE], H10765 [23SE]

Reports

Food Assistance to Developing Countries: Paul Armstrong, AID, H6244 [12JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1561, Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 375) (H. Rept. 104-476), H1984 [7MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 104-735), H9565 [31JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 104-738), H9704 [1AU]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3259, Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 529) (H. Rept. 104-830), H11046 [24SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 104-730), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 994, Reform Government Regulations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 368) (H. Rept. 104-464), H1635 [29FE]

Consideration of H.R. 1675, National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 104-533), H3730 [23AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2823, International Dolphin Conservation Program Implementation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 489) (H. Rept. 104-708), H8556 [25JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2924, Payment of Social Security Benefits Relative to the Debt Limit Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 104-460), H1223 [1FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3103, National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 104-501), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3259, Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 437) (H. Rept. 104-581), H5287 [16MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3540, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 104-601), H5753 [30MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 104-686), H7779 [17JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3755, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 104-662), H7154 [9JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3953, Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 508) (H. Rept. 104-744), H9705 [1AU]

Tables

Open versus restrictive rules: 103d-104th Congress, H3755 [24AP], H5359 [21MY], H5827 [5JN], H7208 [10JY], H7786 [18JY]

———104th Congress, H3755 [24AP], H5359 [21MY], H5827 [5JN], H7209 [10JY], H7786 [18JY]

GOSS, STEPHEN C.

Letters

Social Security earnings limit, S3115 [28MR]

GOSSE, DAVID

Remarks in House

Spokane, WA: tribute to Spokane Scholars Foundation award recipients, E625 [25AP]

GOTTHARDT, ED

Remarks in House

Tribute, E728 [7MY]

GOTTSCHALK, PETER

Articles and editorials

Wanted—Jobs of Last Resort, S1781 [11MR]

GOTTSCHALL, JOAN B.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7179 [27JN]

GOULD, MORTON

Obituaries

Ken Sunshine Consultants, Inc., S1665 [11MR]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E223 [28FE], E262 [29FE], E274 [5MR], E332 [13MR], E477 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1665, S1666 [11MR]

GOULD, WILLIAM B., IV

Addresses

Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act, E617 [24AP]

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3166), S8923, S8939 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 3166): concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 535), H11229 [25SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3166), H7540-H7545 [16JY]

———concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 535), H11137-H11139 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3166), S8938-S8941 [25JY], S11605-S11609 [27SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3166) (H. Rept. 104-680), H7657 [16JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 535, concur with Senate amendments to H.R. 3166, provisions, H11137 [25SE]

H.R. 3166, provisions, S11605 [27SE], H7540 [16JY]

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES see Executive Departments; Federal Employees

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS see Contracts

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES see Federal Employees

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE (publication)

Articles and editorials

Mayor of the Pentagon, S7512 [10JY]

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

Articles and editorials

GPO—Networked, Modernized, and Ready for the Future, E1727 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Federal employees: reduce, H7184-H7186 [10JY]

Reform, E1231 [9JY], E1287 [16JY], E1727 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Printing: use of acid-free permanent paper, S11326-S11328 [25SE]

Senate: information available on Internet web site, S9629 [2AU]

University of New Mexico: collaboration with the GPO to open online site for access to Government documents, S1300 [23FE]

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS see Public Documents

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS

Amendments

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: implementation (S. 1920), S10614 [16SE]

Antarctic regions: regulation of scientific and tourist activities and conservation of natural resources (S. 1645), S9857, S9863 [4SE]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), S7907, S7912 [16JY]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska (S. 737), S11559, S11572 [27SE]

Government: reform (H.R. 994), H1636 [29FE], H1716, H1717, H1718 [5MR]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (H.R. 3153), H10776 [24SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4504, H4505, H4513, H4514, H4526, H4528, H4529 [7MY], H4581, H4595, H4607, H4611, H4612, H4613, H4617, H4618, H4628, H4629, H4630, H4632, H4647 [8MY], H4662, H4669, H4676, H4678, H4679, H4682, H4683, H4685, H4693, H4694, H4695, H4702, H4704, H4707, H4710, H4712, H4721, H4722, H4724, H4726 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4568 [8MY]

Immigration: reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements (H.R. 4165), H11630 [28SE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), S11743 [28SE], H8111 [23JY]

Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4304 [30AP], H4343, H4346, H4354 [1MY]

———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), consideration (H. Res. 419), H4330 [1MY]

———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (S. 1356), S8222 [18JY], S11951 [30SE]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), S10936, S10941 [19SE]

Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (H.R. 2036), S1278, S1280 [20FE], H1965 [7MR]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2160, S2161, S2199, S2202 [15MR]

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), H750 [23JA]

Analyses

Partial Birth Abortions—A Closer Look: Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., E1743-E1748 [27SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3005, regulation and management of financial markets, S7216 [27JN]

———H.R. 3005, Securities Investment Promotion Act, H8330 [24JY]

———S. 1260, U.S. Housing Act, H4753 [9MY]

Articles and editorials

Alameda Joins East Bay Cities in Shooting Down Junk Guns, S8302 [18JY]

Anesthesiologists Question Claims in Abortion Debate, H2917 [27MR]

Australian Planned Parenthood Director Lists Many Reasons for His Partial-Birth Abortions, H10635 [19SE]

Bay Area Homicides, S8303 [18JY]

Biological Invasions—Congress Takes a Second Look, S3220 [29MR]

Bruce Babbitt as Gold Digger, S360 [25JA]

Coast Guard Backs Away From Faceoff With Fisherman, H7073 [27JN]

Consensus on Teen Smoking, H916 [26JA]

Death of a Family Farm, S58 [4JA]

Dr. James Dobson Denounces Senate Failure To Override Clinton Veto of Partial Birth Abortion Ban, H12190 [30SE]

Endgame of a Congress—Tightening the Screws on Federal Regulators, H11575 [27SE]

Facts on Partial-Birth Abortion—Both Sides Have Misled the Public, S11139 [24SE], S11377-S11379 [26SE]

FCC's Regulatory Overkill, E1372 [25JY]

GOP—Choosing Sides in Culture War?, E752 [9MY]

Harder Hearts on Abortion, E516 [29MR]

Harsh Details Shift Tenor of Abortion Fight, E1654-E1656 [19SE]

HMO, Emergency Docs Join To Seek Federal Standards for ER Coverage, S10391 [12SE]

HMO's in the ER—A View From the Trenches, S10392 [12SE]

HMO's Refusing Emergency Claims, Hospitals Assert, S10391 [12SE]

Insecurity Regulation, H6445 [18JN]

Labor Independence, S7510 [10JY]

Last Word—Fanatics for Choice, E516 [29MR]

Late Term Abortions, S11148 [24SE]

Local Fishermen Say Coast Guard Pesters Them in Inspections, H7073 [27JN]

Moving to Metric May Harm Construction Contractors, S11705 [28SE]

Never Let Facts Impede Ideology, E515 [29MR]

New Look at Late-Term Abortion, S11137 [24SE], S11337, S11377 [26SE]

Outlawing Abortion Method—Veto-Proof Majority in House Votes to Prohibit Late-Term Procedure, H2915 [27MR]

Partial-Birth Abortion Is Bad Medicine, H10640 [19SE], E1709 [26SE]

Preserve ``One Nation, Indivisible'', E220 [28FE]

Region Takes the Lead To Corral `Junk Guns', S8303 [18JY]

Regulators—Building a Case for Exemption, S11706 [28SE]

Restauranteur Awaits Relief From ``Wasteful'' Regulations, E450 [26MR]

Rush To Gulp U.S. Radio Stations, S6108 [11JN]

Save the Brooke Amendment, H4667, H4735 [9MY]

2nd Trimester Abortion, H2916 [27MR]

Second Trimester Abortion—An Interview With W. Martin Haskell, M.D., H10614 [19SE]

Shock-Tactic Ads Target Late-Term Abortion Procedure—Foes Hope Campaign Will Sink Federal Abortion Rights Legislation, H2920 [27MR], H10633 [19SE]

Tracing Explosives Through Taggants Draws Heavy Fire From Gun Lobbies, E1483 [2AU]

Tracing Gunpowder Bombs With GOP Pols, E1483 [2AU]

Truth in Reporting? Gimme a Break, E515 [29MR]

U.S. Rules on HMOs Shelved, H7150 [9JY]

Uphold the Abortion Veto, S11342 [26SE]

View From Mount Koop, S11147 [24SE], S11348 [26SE]

Why Defend Partial-Birth Abortion?, S11357 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4284), H12173 [28SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 389), H2713 [22MR]

Agriculture: monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (see S. Res. 277), S7492 [9JY]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see S. 1847), S5939 [6JN]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (see H.R. 3424), H4800 [9MY]

Air pollution: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H5569 [23MY]

———regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 3818), H7657 [16JY]

———regulatory requirements relative to upwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4339), H12270 [3OC]

Alaska: return management of fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations (see S. 2172), S11973 [30SE]

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: implementation (see S. 1920), S7179 [27JN]

Alcoholic beverages: establish advertising requirements (see H.R. 3473), H5287 [16MY]

———prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 3644), H6413 [13JN]

———require health warnings on advertisements (see H.R. 3474), H5287 [16MY]

Antarctic regions: regulation of scientific and tourist activities and conservation of natural resources (see S. 1645), S2860 [26MR]

Armed Forces: allow personal injury actions against military health care professionals (see H.R. 4221), H11395 [26SE]

Aviation: enhance security procedures and equipment (see S. 2037), S9554 [2AU]

———prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see S. 1524), S346 [24JA]

———prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6285 [12JN]

———require installation of certain explosive detection and resistant equipment (see H.R. 3909, 4029), H8598 [26JY], H10107 [5SE]

———require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (see H.R. 3896), H8556 [25JY]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (see S. 1606), S1855 [12MR]

BLM: transfer control and administration of Federal lands to the States (see S. 2089), S10837 [18SE]

Business and industry: authorize judicial review of agency certifications of the economic impact of regulations on small entities (see H.R. 3048), H1985 [7MR]

———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

———require reasonable notice of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H3819 [24AP]

CERCLA: treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see S. 1742; H.R. 3105), S4937 [9MY], H2320 [18MR]

Chemicals: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (see S. 2179; H.R. 4234), S11973 [30SE], H11525 [27SE]

Clean Air Act: provide regulatory relief and preserve jobs (see H.R. 3446), H4902 [10MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: regulatory requirements relative to the purchase or sale of commodities from markets located abroad (see H.R. 3891), H8374 [24JY]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see S. 1592; H.R. 3057), S1598 [6MR], H1985 [7MR]

Congress: require approval of certain proposed rules (see H.R. 2990), H1507 [28FE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations applicable to employees of the Senate relative to the Family and Medical Leave Act (see S. Res. 242), S3311 [15AP]

Construction industries: use of inspectors that meet standards established by the Dept. of Labor (see H.R. 3216), H3230 [29MR]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Courts: judicial review of forest management activities (see S. 1647), S3019 [27MR]

———limit authority of judicial remedies to force State and local governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (see S. 1817), S5567 [23MY]

———reform contingent fee system and provide prompt and fair compensation for personal injury victims (see S. 1861), S6082 [11JN]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see S. 2065; H. Res. 470), S10327 [11SE], H7107 [27JN]

Custom Service: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to U.S. emission standards (see H.R. 3961), H9922 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: repeal certain limitations on the operation of depots (see H.R. 2852), H330 [5JA]

Dept. of Energy: amend or repeal certain statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management (see S. 1874), S6225 [13JN]

———repeal requirements for certain reports (see S. 2033), S9554 [2AU]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3404, 3406), H4503 [7MY]

———occupancy standards relative to purchasers of single family residential properties (see H.R. 4141), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H2466 [19MR]

Dept. of Transportation: regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers (see S. 1957; H.R. 4040), S7887 [16JY], H10174 [10SE]

Ecology and environment: development and use of new environmental monitoring technology (see H.R. 3906), H8557 [25JY]

Elections: establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for Federal office (see H.R. 4327), H12175 [28SE]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 4297), H12174 [28SE]

Employment: disregard additional payments for calculation of overtime compensation (see H.R. 3087), H2315 [14MR]

———make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see S. 2026), S9554 [2AU]

———provide an exemption of overtime compensation for employees of contractors of the Federal Government (see H.R. 3094), H2315 [14MR]

———use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage requirements (see H.R. 4266), H11526 [27SE]

EPA: implementation of alternative compliance plans and market-based trading programs relative to controlling pollutants (see S. 2160), S11720 [28SE]

———improve information collection and dissemination (see S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

Executive departments: enable agencies to design personnel systems relative to their mission (see H.R. 3483), H5287 [16MY]

FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see S. 1865; H.R. 3626), S6144 [12JN], H6285 [12JN]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10040 [4SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (see S. 2145), S11539 [27SE]

———employer requirements (see H.R. 3296), H3730 [23AP]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see S. 1896; H.R. 3704), S6662 [21JN], H6711 [24JN]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———review procedures for funding of certain medical research relative to illnesses suffered by veterans who served in the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3288), H3730 [23AP]

Federal contracts: require employers to provide health and pension plans (see H.R. 3528), H5569 [23MY]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 4018), H10040 [4SE]

Federal paperwork burden: reduce (H.R. 2715), consideration (see H. Res. 409), H3730 [23AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 3639), H6413 [13JN]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629, 2156; H.R. 3411), S2422 [20MR], S11720 [28SE], H4646 [8MY]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (see H.R. 2869), H774 [23JA]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in New York (see H.R. 4177), H11229 [25SE]

Financial institutions: capitalize deposit insurance funds and provide regulatory relief for insured depository institutions and holding companies (see H.R. 3567), H5817 [4JN]

———guarantee deposits and certain liabilities and protect against deposit insurance losses (see H.R. 4318), H12174 [28SE]

———reduce paperwork and regulatory burdens (see H.R. 4079), H10430 [16SE]

———require performance data reporting to verify availability of credit on a nondiscriminatory basis (see H.R. 3826), H7658 [16JY]

———treatment of common trust fund transfers relative to mutual fund investments (see S. 1942), S7670 [10JY]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see S. 2163; H.R. 4208), S11972 [30SE], H11394 [26SE]

———permit Federal licensees to conduct business at out-of-State gun shows (see S. 1536), S492 [26JA]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see S. 1632; H.R. 3455), S2646 [21MR], H5052 [14MY]

———prohibit possession or transfer of armor piercing ammunition (see H.R. 3017), H1716 [5MR]

———prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns (see S. 1640, 1654), S2802 [25MR], S3156 [28MR]

———regulation of handguns in any manner affecting interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 3018), H1716 [5MR]

———require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental entity (see H.R. 3016), H1716 [5MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Food stamps: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 3697), H6690 [20JN]

———forbid recipients to resell or barter with acquired food (see H.R. 4027), H10107 [5SE]

Foreign trade: provide for the liquidation of certain frozen concentrated orange juice entries (see H.R. 3705), H6712 [24JN]

Foster care: clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child (see S. 1974), S8156 [18JY]

Government: prohibit bundling of contract requirements in procurement (see H.R. 3934), H9566 [31JY]

———reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

———reform (H.R. 994), consideration (see H. Res. 368), H1635 [29FE]

———term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H4800 [9MY]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

———regulation of not-for-hire transportation of agriculture production materials (see H.R. 3799), H7532 [12JY]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see S. 2091; H.R. 4102), S10837 [18SE], H10601 [18SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers' networks (see H.R. 3770), H7259 [10JY]

———denial of nurse aide training programs relative to quality or operation (see H.R. 3233), H3386 [15AP]

———nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see H.R. 3633), H6285 [12JN]

———regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H3581 [17AP]

———regulations on transplantation of human tissue (see S. 2195), S12303 [3OC]

———requirements relative to managed care plans (see H.R. 3751), H7106 [27JN]

Health Care Financing Administration: disapprove rule relative to hospital reimbursement (see S.J. Res. 60), S10684 [17SE]

Housing: authorize certain Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H7106 [27JN]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (see H. Res. 426), H4502 [7MY]

———enforcement of regulatory requirements for single-and multifamily housing (see H.R. 3741), H7106 [27JN]

———ensure adequate notification and compensation for homeowners adversely affected by activities precipitated from Federal regulations (see S. 2070), S10426 [12SE]

———regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H1223 [1FE]

———revise and extend certain Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H7106 [27JN]

Immigration: reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements (see H.R. 4165), H11228 [25SE]

Indian Environmental General Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1834), S5763 [4JN]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: extend self-governance regulations (see S. 1608), S1855 [12MR]

Information services: provide safeguards for confidentiality of statistical information (see H.R. 3924), H9566 [31JY]

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (see S. 2003; H.R. 3431), S9159 [30JY], H4800 [9MY]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (see H.R. 3005), H1715 [5MR]

Labeling: marking requirements for U.S.-made feather and down-filled products (see S. 1747), S4972 [13MY]

———marking requirements for U.S.-made hand tools (see S. 1746), S4972 [13MY]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see S. 1788), S5443 [21MY]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see S. 1617; H.R. 3078), S2101 [14MR], H2224 [13MR]

Local government: flexibility in administration of Federal programs (see S. 2166), S11972 [30SE]

———reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 4136), H11047 [24SE]

Lotteries: provide information in advertising on odds of winning (see H.R. 3010), H1715 [5MR]

Maine: refund individual expenses relative to certain EPA automobile inspection and maintenance requirements (see H.R. 3824), H7658 [16JY]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 4233), H11525 [27SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H913 [25JA]

———improve public education on proper use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 4262), H11526 [27SE]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see S. 1714; H.R. 3480, 3492), S4316 [29AP], H5287, H5288 [16MY]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 2030), S9554 [2AU]

Native Americans: repeal Indian trading laws (see H.R. 3215), H3230 [29MR]

Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 4093, 4287), H10524 [17SE], H12173 [28SE]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3159), H2866 [26MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 221), H11395 [26SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3386 [15AP]

———establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 4178), H11229 [25SE]

Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), consideration (see H. Res. 419), H4302 [30AP]

OMB: establish electronic data reporting standards (see H.R. 3869), H8247 [23JY]

Orrville, OH: reinstate and extend license for hydroelectric project (see S. 1581), S1455 [29FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of deepwater ports to transport oil (see S. 1868), S6144 [12JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: improve applications, commercial use, and reexamination reform of patents (see S. 1961), S7887 [16JY]

Patents: extend protection for certain pipeline drugs (see S. 2154), S11720 [28SE]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 70), S9555 [2AU]

———regulation of above-ground storage tanks (see S. 1537; H.R. 3283), S492 [26JA], H3657 [22AP]

Pharmaceuticals: reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research and establish minimum levels of research reinvestment for drug manufacturers (see H.R. 4270), H11527 [27SE]

Political campaigns: prohibit payment from campaign funds for lobbyist services (see S. 1591), S1598 [6MR]

Postal Service: require envelopes and warning labels for mail depicting violent or sexually-explicit acts (see H.R. 3097), H2315 [14MR]

———treatment of deceptive or misleading mail (see H.R. 3884), H8374 [24JY]

Power resources: provide for retail competition among electric power suppliers (see S. 1526), S377 [25JA]

Public lands: right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees (see H.R. 3377), H4396 [1MY]

Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 4267), H11526 [27SE]

Public utilities: deregulation of the electric power industry (see H.R. 2929), H1223 [1FE]

———provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 3782, 3790), H7473, H7474 [11JY]

———revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3601), H6005 [6JN]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 1954), S7887 [16JY]

Roads and highways: increase truck weight limit on sections of Maine Turnpike (see S. 1883; H.R. 3549), S6408 [18JN], H5646 [29MY]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (see S. 1855; H.R. 2972), S6013 [10JN], H1324 [27FE]

Securities: improve regulation of markets, eliminate excessive fees, and reduce investment costs (see S. 1815), S5567 [23MY]

———improve regulation of the purchase and sale of municipal securities (see S. 1549), S736 [1FE]

Shipping industry: allow transportation of cargo on foreign ships manned by U.S. crews (see H.R. 4006), H9924 [2AU]

———establish safety requirements for barges carrying oil or hazardous materials (see H.R. 3014), H1716 [5MR]

———establish safety requirements for barges carrying oil or petroleum products and improve prevention of and compensation for oil spills (see S. 2009), S9428 [1AU]

Small business: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 3607, 4033), H6117 [10JN], H10107 [5SE]

———reform regulatory process (see S. 2045; H.R. 3798), S9555 [2AU], H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 4089), H10524 [17SE]

———self-referral requirements relative to hospitals participating in medicare and medicaid programs (see H.R. 4100), H10524 [17SE]

Sports: use of instant replay for officiating in professional sporting events (see H.R. 3096), H2315 [14MR]

States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to national minimum drinking age (see H.R. 3548), H5646 [29MY]

———repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (see S. 2079), S10600 [16SE]

Taxation: application of retail tax relative to certain heavy duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 4090), H10524 [17SE]

———establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of employer securities to employees (see S. 2110), S11169 [24SE]

———require income tax instructions provide explanation of laws relative to a balanced budget (see H.R. 2884), H912 [25JA]

Telecommunications: State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment (see S. 2025), S9554 [2AU]

Television: regulation of network signals on satellite carriers (see H.R. 3192), H3170 [28MR]

Tobacco products: limit access to minors (see H.R. 3954, 4245), H9921 [2AU], H11526 [27SE]

Transportation: requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (see S. 1661; H.R. 3356), S3216 [29MR], H4302 [30AP]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H5753 [30MY]

Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer without requiring overtime pay (see H.R. 3054), H1985 [7MR]

Water: labeling requirements for bottled drinking water (see H.R. 3944), H9705 [1AU]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see S. 1660; H.R. 3217, 4283), S3216 [29MR], H3230 [29MR], H12173 [28SE]

Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation, and enhancement through establishment of a mitigation banking program (see H.R. 3692), H6690 [20JN]

Cloture motions

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7297 [28JN], S7612 [10JY]

Conference reports

National Securities Markets Improvement Act (H.R. 3005), H12037-H12047 [28SE]

Cost Estimates

Immigration in the National Interest Act (H.R. 2202): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), H2318 [18MR]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H2319 [18MR]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: CBO, H1278 [27FE]

Documents

Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Under the Employment Nondiscrimination Act: EEOC, S10057 [9SE]

Sales of Tobacco Products to Children: Smoke-Free Class of 2000 (organization), H6235 [12JN]

Treatment of Gaming on Native American Reservations, E1152-E1154 [24JN]

Excerpts

Partial-birth abortions: Williams Obstetrics (publication), S11371 [26SE]

Factsheets

Partial-Birth Abortions, H2919, H2927 [27MR]

Letters

Aboveground Storage Tank Consolidation and Regulatory Improvement Act: Katherine K. Hanley, S509 [26JA]

Amend or repeal certain Dept. of Energy statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6236 [13JN]

American Overseas Interests Act: James L. Blum, CBO, E427 [22MR]

———Representative Hamilton, E427 [22MR]

Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act: Howard Twiggs, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, H10537 [18SE]

Bottled drinking water standards: Sylvia E. Swanson, International Bottled Water Association, H9869, H9876 [2AU]

CBO cost estimates of the Immigration in the National Interest Act: Representative Hyde, H2317 [18MR]

Committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction: James F. Shea, Fairmont Homes, Inc., H4730 [9MY]

———Terry Trexler, Nobility Homes, Inc., H4731 [9MY]

Comptroller of the Currency regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries: Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H7689 [17JY]

Comstock Clean-up Act: Alexander C. Sanger, Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc., S1600 [6MR]

———Ann G. Daniels, California Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, S1600 [6MR]

———Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority (organization), S1601 [6MR]

———Janet Reno, Attorney General, S1599 [6MR]

———Kate Michelman, National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, S1600 [6MR]

———Kathryn Kolbert, Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, S1600 [6MR]

Coverage and treatment of emergency services under health insurance plans: James M. Fox, S10391 [12SE]

Customs Service regulations: Evelyn Suarez, Joint Industry Group (organization), E1418 [31JY]

Eliminate dual decisional authority of the EPA and the Corps of Engineers in permitting use of wetlands: Senator Bond, S57 [4JA]

FCC funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum: several Republican Members of Congress, H8271 [24JY]

———several organizations, H8270 [24JY]

FDA approval process of new medical devices and new drugs: Jeffrey N. South, H2307 [14MR]

FDA review of the food additive olestra: Senator Glenn, S71 [4JA]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act: Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, S9677 [2AU], H7607 [16JY]

———Sylvia V. Baca, Dept. of the Interior, S9676 [2AU]

Federal regulatory issues relative to small business: Tom McCrackin, E930 [24MY]

Further analysis of bills before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) relative to intergovernmental and private sector mandates: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S2248 [18MR]

Grants to Broadcasting Systems Program eligibility requirements: David J. Brugger, America's Public Television Stations, S8604 [24JY]

Impact of Government regulations on Unocal fertilizer plant in Kennewick, WA: Mark R. Powell, Unocal Corp., S2855 [26MR]

Judicial review of forest management activities: Tom Troxel, Black Hills Forest Resource Association, S3023 [27MR]

Junk Gun Violence Protection Act: Janice L. Rogers, S7786 [11JY]

Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H1965 [7MR]

———Senator Chafee, Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), H1966 [7MR]

Opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education: Douglas F. Tuttle, International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, H10120 [10SE]

Partial-birth abortions: Albert W. Corcoran, S11387 [26SE]

———Allan Rosenfield, Columbia University School of Public Health, S11352 [26SE]

———American Medical Women's Association, H10619 [19SE]

———American Nurses Association, H2902 [27MR]

———Barbara Bolsen, American Medical News (publication), H2919 [27MR]

———Barbara Bolson, American Medical News (publication), H10633 [19SE]

———Charles W. Newton, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, S11380 [26SE]

———Diane Reiner, E1397 [30JY]

———Donna Harrison, S11344 [26SE]

———Dru Elaine Carlson, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, S11352 [26SE]

———E.A. Scioscia, S11387 [26SE]

———Eugene S. Ogrod II, California Medical Association, S11351 [26SE]

———Fernando M. Trevino, American Public Health Association, S11352 [26SE]

———Frank W. Ling, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10619 [19SE]

———Geri Marullo, American Nurses Association, S11351 [26SE], H10618 [19SE]

———Jean L. Fourcroy, American Medical Women's Association, S11351 [26SE]

———John G. Boyce, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10618 [19SE]

———Jose R. Kennard, H3558 [17AP]

———Joseph G. Rogers, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10619 [19SE]

———Joseph K. Hurd, Jr., American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10618 [19SE]

———Luis B. Curet, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10619 [19SE]

———Mary-Dorothy Line, H2907 [27MR]

———Metropolitan Medical Association, S11361 [26SE]

———National Conference of Catholic Bishops, H3560 [17AP], H3647 [18AP]

———Owen C. Montgomery and Kristi Wasson, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10618 [19SE]

———Pamela E. Smith, H2924 [27MR]

———Pamela E. Smith, Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, S11370 [26SE]

———Phillip G. Stubblefield, Boston University Medical Center Hospital, S11352 [26SE]

———Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, H10637 [19SE]

———President Clinton, S11138 [24SE], S11340 [26SE]

———Representative Hyde, H2918 [27MR]

———Richard McGarvey, S11387 [26SE]

———several Beaumont, TX, Diocese staff members, H8595 [26JY]

———Stephanie S. Streett and Anne Hawley, Executive Office of the President, S11282 [25SE]

———Vikki Stella, H10611 [19SE]

———Watson A. Bowers, Jr., H2924 [27MR]

———Whitney and Bruce Goin, S11343 [26SE]

———William J. and Teresa Heineman, S11371 [26SE]

Regulation of tobacco industry: Senator Lautenberg, S1158 [7FE]

Regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children: Lawton C. Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11564 [27SE]

Removal of limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers: Jay T. Downen, Montana Electric Cooperatives' Association, S4322 [29AP]

Response to Representative Gunderson on allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events: Beverly LaHaye, Concerned Women for America (organization), H7522 [12JY]

———Paul Weyrich, H7522 [12JY]

———Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), H7522 [12JY]

Right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees: R. Patrick Reiten, Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative, E693 [1MY]

Sales of tobacco products to children: Sarah Weller, H6235 [12JN]

SEC funding for reduction of fees: Arthur Levitt, SEC, H2051 [12MR]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2051 [12MR]

———Representative Rogers, Committee on Appropriations (House), H2052 [12MR]

Small business regulatory process: Charlotte W. Herbert, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., S2153 [15MR]

———Donald A. Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S1637 [7MR], S2151 [15MR]

———Gary F. Petty, Small Business Legislative Council, S2152 [15MR]

———Jerry J. Jasinowski, National Association of Manufacturers, S2153 [15MR]

———John J. Motley III, National Retail Federation, S2152 [15MR]

———Randall L. Smith, National Association of Home Builders, S2153 [15MR]

———Tom Halicki, National Association of Towns and Townships, S1640 [7MR], S2153 [15MR]

Small business regulatory process reform: Sandy Cutler, Oregon Small Business Development Center Network, S9606 [2AU]

Small business regulatory reform: Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, H3017 [28MR]

———Philip Lader, SBA, H3017 [28MR]

———President Clinton, H3017 [28MR]

———Vice President Gore, H3017 [28MR]

Speaker's Task Force on the Environment: several organizations, E1935 [21OC]

State issuance of driver's licenses and identification documents relative to immigration policy: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S4392 [30AP]

Tax treatment of bad debt reserves of financial institutions which are required to convert to banks: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), S11899 [30SE]

Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act: Charles M. Condon, South Carolina Attorney General, S2427 [20MR]

———Gale A. Norton, Colorado Attorney General, S2428 [20MR]

———George Allen, Governor of Virginia, S2426 [20MR]

———George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, S2427 [20MR]

———John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S2426 [20MR]

———Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana, S2427 [20MR]

———Margery S. Bronster, Hawaii Attorney General, S2428 [20MR]

———Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, S2425 [20MR]

———Stephen Merrill, Governor of New Hampshire, S2427 [20MR]

———Tommy G. Thompson, Governor of Wisconsin, S2427 [20MR]

Terrorist threat assessment: D.P. Montoro, Coast Guard, S2855 [26MR]

Treatment of certain parties relative to CERCLA liability: Fred P. Foster, Warren County, VA, Redevelopment Corp., Inc., E384 [20MR]

U.S. Housing Act: John Henneberger and Rafael Torres, Low Income Housing Coalition, H4688 [9MY]

———Kevin J. Donnellan, AARP, H4677 [9MY]

———Peter A. Howe, Portland Housing Authority, H4666 [9MY]

———Representative Roukema, H4668 [9MY]

Unfunded Federal mandates: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H3025 [28MR]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau, S4046 [24AP]

———James J. Lack, Douglas R. Bovin, and Gregory S. Lashutka, S4030 [24AP]

———Sharon M. Hughes, National Council of Agricultural Employees, S4046 [24AP]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act CBO cost estimates: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H1278 [27FE]

Wetland regulations: Representative Bereuter, E1260 [11JY]

Wetlands regulation: Carol M. Browner, EPA and Togo G. West, Jr., Sec. of the Army, S2307 [19MR]

Lists

Bills on House calendar under the Committee on Resources (House) jurisdiction: intergovernmental mandates, H1279 [27FE]

———private-sector mandates, H1279 [27FE]

Private property rights congressional vote index: League of Private Property Voters, E1945-E1951 [21OC]

Pro-choice, Catholic Members of Congress, H3648 [18AP]

Selected programs for which families on welfare would continue to be eligible for after five years, S8531 [23JY]

Senate bills under the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) jurisdiction: intergovernmental mandates, S2209 [15MR]

———private-sector mandates, S2208 [15MR]

Small Business Legislative Council, S2152 [15MR]

Supporters of S. 1654, Junk Gun Violence Protection Act, S4631 [2MY]

Memorandums

Constructed Water Conveyances Reform Act: Catherine Roberts, EPA, H753 [23JA]

Repeal of Pension Limited Scope Audit Relative to ERISA, S10752 [18SE]

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: Marc Morano, Electronic News Gathering (news service), H7521 [12JY]

Unfunded Federal Mandates Relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Sheri Steisel, Jon Dunlap, and Marilina Sanz, S4030 [24AP]

Messages

Family Friendly Workplace Act: President Clinton, S11537 [27SE], H11469 [27SE]

Small Business and Competition: President Clinton, S5853 [5JN], H5824-H5826 [5JN]

Veto of H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: President Clinton, H3338 [15AP]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2905 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10608 [19SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4705, H4707, H4734, H4753 [9MY]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act, S3896-S3917 [23AP]

Papers

Dilation and Extraction for Late Second Trimester Abortions: W. Martin Haskell, H10615 [19SE]

Fetal Pain as It Relates to the Partial-Birth Abortion Method, S11349 [26SE]

Partial-Birth Abortions—Behind the Misinformation: Douglas Johnson, H2921-H2924 [27MR]

Second Trimester Abortion—From Every Angle, H10631-H10633 [19SE]

Petitions and memorials

Georgia: FDA regulatory powers over tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

Partial-Birth Abortions: Kettering, OH, City Council, H10617 [19SE]

Press releases

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act: Dept. of Energy, S9677 [2AU]

Proposals

Aviation Security Act (S. 2037), S9590 [2AU]

Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Policy Reform and Privatization Act, S4932-S4936 [9MY]

Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act technical corrections to be included in H.R. 2594, railroad unemployment and health benefits reform, E839 [16MY]

State control over transportation of municipal solid waste, E108-E110 [26JA]

Quotations

Partial-birth abortions, H11596 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Abortion: constitutional amendment on freedom of choice, E1397 [30JY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions, H3645-H3648 [18AP], H5279 [16MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), H742 [23JA]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 389), H2895-H2905 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10608-H10620 [19SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2880, H2881, H2905-H2929 [27MR], E509, E515 [29MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H3235, H3339 [15AP], H3553, H3555, H3556, H3557, H3558, H3559 [17AP], H4164 [30AP], H6126 [11JN], H7248, H7249 [10JY], H8595 [26JY], H8816-H8822 [30JY], H10528, H10530, H10531 [18SE], H10621 [19SE], H10769 [24SE], H11362 [26SE], H11596 [27SE], H12190 [30SE], E934 [29MY], E1034 [7JN], E1397 [30JY], E1656 [19SE], E1686 [25SE], E1709, E1717 [26SE], E1743 [27SE]

Agriculture: Bureau of the Census proposed change in definition of ``farm'', H2128 [13MR]

———reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program, H2304 [14MR]

———reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program and Wetlands Reserve Program, H1546 [29FE]

———regulation of hazardous chemicals transportation, H7070 [27JN]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (H.R. 3424), E753 [9MY], E761 [10MY]

———regulation of the leasing of farmland, H1449 [28FE]

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (H.R. 3818), E1290 [16JY]

Animals: require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (H.R. 2433), H3168 [28MR]

Armed Forces: commissioning of officers relative to reserve officer appointment requirement (H.R. 2016), E807 [15MY]

Aviation: require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (H.R. 3896), H8524 [25JY], H8562 [26JY]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (H.R. 3923), H10534-H10540 [18SE]

Bankruptcy: reform regulations, E1738 [27SE]

Beulah, ND: operation of Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant, E107 [26JA]

BIA: require tax agreements between tribal, State, and local governments prior to any new Federal land transfers into tribal trusts, H6664-H6667 [20JN]

Business and industry: effects, H6429 [18JN], H6851 [26JN]

———require reasonable notice of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (H.R. 3307), H3737 [24AP], E635 [25AP]

———voluntary environmental self-evaluations (H.R. 1047), H7117 [9JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated, H12104 [28SE]

———treatment of certain parties relative to liability (H.R. 3105), E383 [20MR]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), H8517, H8518 [25JY]

———guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), H4910-H4913 [14MY], E840 [16MY]

Citizens: effect, H3723-H3728 [23AP]

Clinton, President: reinventing Government initiative, H7245 [10JY]

Coast Guard: regulations, H7073 [27JN]

Coastal zones: regulation of shore protection projects, H8727 [30JY]

Comptroller of the Currency: funding for regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries, H7685-H7692 [17JY]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services, H1148, H1149, H1157 [1FE], H10769 [24SE]

Congress: final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (H.R. 2727), H3728 [23AP], E20 [4JA]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (H.R. 2270), H4172, H4173 [30AP], H7449 [11JY]

Construction industries: use of inspectors that meet standards established by the Dept. of Labor (H.R. 3216), E514 [29MR]

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H18 [3JA]

Courts: limit authority of judicial remedies to force State and local governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (H.R. 3100), H10514 [17SE], E359 [14MR]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (H. Res. 470), H10118-H10120 [10SE], E1202 [27JN], E1606 [12SE]

Dept. of Energy: Environmental Management Program reform, H5093 [15MY]

———rulemaking relative to business and industry, H6602 [19JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H4726-H4731 [9MY]

———establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (H.R. 3406), E729 [7MY]

———investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, H6809-H6812 [25JN]

———real estate settlement services regulation, H12108 [28SE]

———require public housing plans to comply with Federal law, H4617 [8MY]

———role of local authorities in decision-making process for determining locations for public housing, H4786 [9MY]

———use of Community Development Block Grants for housing purposes, H4702 [9MY]

Dept. of Labor: increased personnel levels for wage and hour inspection and enforcement relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H10189-H10195 [11SE]

———issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts, H9850 [2AU]

———issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (H.R. 3114), E389 [20MR]

Dept. of Transportation: regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers, H11331, H11334 [26SE]

———regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers (H.R. 4040), H10546-H10548 [18SE]

Disabled: anniversary of Cherry v. Mathews court case relative to discrimination, E1322 [18JY]

Dornan, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H5138 [15MY], H7521 [12JY]

Ecology and environment: development and use of new environmental monitoring technology (H.R. 3906), E1381, E1382 [25JY]

———Government regulations to protect the environment, H779 [24JA]

———impact of budget cuts on the enforcement of environmental regulations, H1290-H1294 [27FE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H6706-H6709 [24JN]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (H.R. 4297), E1849 [30SE]

Employment: disregard additional payments for calculation of overtime compensation (H.R. 3087), E358 [14MR]

———provide an exemption of overtime compensation for employees of contractors of the Federal Government (H.R. 3094), E368 [14MR]

———use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage requirements (H.R. 4266), E1789 [28SE]

Endangered Species Act: violations, E1679 [25SE]

EPA: cluster rule relative to pulp and paper industry, E1471 [2AU], E1564, E1570, E1584 [11SE], E1605 [12SE], E1771 [28SE], E1830 [30SE]

———reform regulatory process, H2096-H2100 [12MR], H2195 [13MR]

———regulation of volatile organic compounds relative to the Clean Air Act, E1804-E1806 [28SE]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9384, H9387 [31JY], H9707, H9708 [1AU], H9839, H9881, H9882, H9884, H9885, H9892, H9893 [2AU], E1482 [2AU]

Family and Medical Leave Act: employer requirements (H.R. 3296), E609 [24AP]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (H.R. 3704), H6694-H6699 [24JN], E1152 [24JN]

———implementation, H4399 [2MY]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), H33-H48 [3JA]

FCC: funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum, H8266-H8272 [24JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 3199), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

———approval process and regulations relative to new medical devices and new drugs, H2306 [14MR]

———food safety, E734 [8MY]

Federal contracts: promote competition through use of soft metric conversions, H8112-H8116 [23JY]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: technical corrections (H.R. 4018), H9972 [4SE]

Federal paperwork burden: reduce (H.R. 2715), H3749-H3754 [24AP]

———reduce (H.R. 2715), consideration (H. Res. 409), H3746-H3749 [24AP]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H3021-H3026 [28MR], H7796 [18JY], E426 [22MR], E760, E777 [10MY]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Illinois (H.R. 2630), H3416 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (H.R. 2501), H3415, H3416 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (H.R. 2869), H3418 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in North Carolina (H.R. 2773), H3417 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio (H.R. 2816), H3417, H3418 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania (H.R. 2695), H3416, H3417 [16AP]

Financial institutions: capitalize deposit insurance funds and provide regulatory relief for insured depository institutions and holding companies (H.R. 3567), H5766 [4JN]

———Comptroller of the Currency actions relative to approval of a national bank location in Oklahoma, H2040 [12MR]

———provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies, H12093-H12097, H12103 [28SE]

———reduce paperwork and regulatory burdens, E1904 [2OC]

———underwriting of debt and equity securities, E1441 [1AU]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, H11233 [26SE]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (H.R. 3455), H8100 [23JY], H10434 [17SE]

———require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental entity, H2170, H2172-H2174 [13MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (H.R. 3200), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

Food stamps: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (H.R. 3697), E1148 [20JN]

———forbid recipients to resell or barter with acquired food (H.R. 4027), E1538 [5SE]

Government: downsizing, H2463, H2464 [19MR]

———eliminate duplication of programs, H1722 [6MR]

———prohibit bundling of contract requirements in procurement (H.R. 3934), E1417 [31JY]

———reduce spending and regulatory programs, H7245, H7246, H7248-H7251 [10JY], H10329 [12SE]

———reduce spending and regulatory programs (H. Con. Res. 193), H6975, H6978, H6979 [27JN], H7128-H7132 [9JY], H7169 [10JY], E1241 [11JY]

———reform, H1669 [5MR]

———reform (H.R. 994), H1490 [28FE], H1644 [4MR], H1665, H1668 [5MR]

———reform (H.R. 994), consideration (H. Res. 368), H3497 [17AP]

———term limits on regulatory agency members (H.R. 3423), E735 [8MY]

Gunderson, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H4922-H4925 [14MY], H7051-H7066 [27JN]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (H.R. 3153), H10775-H10779 [24SE], E434 [22MR], E1713 [26SE]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (H.R. 4102), E1713, E1717 [26SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (H.R. 2925), E158 [5FE], E1800 [28SE]

———Government regulations relative to health maintenance organizations, H7149 [9JY]

———regulation of pharmacists (H.R. 3260), E558 [17AP]

———requirements relative to managed care plans (H.R. 3751), H6976 [27JN], E1192 [27JN]

Housing: allow homeless assistance providers priority in applying for Federal surplus property for the homeless, H4580 [8MY]

———allow ownership of pets by senior citizens and the disabled in public housing, H4618-H4627 [8MY]

———cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4577-H4580 [8MY], H4662-H4689-H4704, H4735, H4736 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4102 [25AP], H4569-H4643 [8MY], H4659, H4662-H4755 [9MY], E760, E763, E773 [10MY], E786, E787 [14MY], E970 [30MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4559-H4569 [8MY]

———establish public housing advisory boards with membership by tenants, H4629, H4630 [8MY]

———establish public housing regional appeals boards that include representation by tenants, H4630-H4632 [8MY]

———local housing authorities administration of rental assistance program, H4693, H4694 [9MY]

———rental assistance for mobile and manufactured homes, H4696 [9MY]

———short-term housing needs of welfare and homeless families in workfare programs, H4694, H4695 [9MY]

ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), conference report, E839 [16MY]

Immigration: reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements (H.R. 4165), H11629 [28SE]

———reform of regulations, H1262 [27FE]

Indian Environmental General Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (S. 1834), H11217 [25SE]

Information services: provide safeguards for confidentiality of statistical information (H.R. 3924), E1452 [1AU]

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (H.R. 3431), H7124, H7125 [9JY], E754 [9MY], E1858 [30SE]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), H6436-H6449 [18JN], H8330 [24JY], E1104 [18JN], E1143 [20JN], E1185 [26JN]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), conference report, H12047-H12051 [28SE], E1928 [4OC], E1938 [21OC]

Labeling: marking requirements for U.S.-made hand tools, H11575 [27SE]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (H.R. 1279), E556 [17AP]

League of Private Property Voters: publishing of private property rights congressional vote index, E1945 [21OC]

Lobbyists: disclosure of lobbying activities by Federal grantees, H1947-H1951 [7MR]

———limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, H1780 [7MR]

———prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal, E1884 [1OC]

———prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (H.R. 3078), E341 [13MR]

Lotteries: provide information in advertising on odds of winning (H.R. 3010), H1700 [5MR]

Louisiana: regulation of wetlands, H3735 [24AP]

Medicare: notification of beneficiaries by insurance companies before selling duplicative coverage, E870 [22MY]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), H8110-H8116 [23JY], H12032, H12033 [28SE]

———conversion requirements (H.R. 4233), H11599-H11602, H12032 [28SE]

Motor vehicles: improve public education on proper use of child safety restraint systems (H.R. 4262), E1765 [27SE]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (H.R. 3480), E825 [16MY]

Native Americans: jurisdiction of State law over gaming rights of Narragansett Tribe in Rhode Island, H12098 [28SE]

———repeal Indian trading laws (H.R. 3215), H8603, H8604 [29JY], E521 [29MR]

———treatment of gaming on reservations, E1152 [24JN]

Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at certain metropolitan airports (H.R. 4093), E1623 [17SE]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), H8049-H8052 [22JY], H11330-H11334 [26SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 221), H11334 [26SE]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, H5740 [30MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (H.R. 3234), H4132 [30AP], H5308 [21MY], H5383 [22MY], E528 [16AP]

Oceans: public disclosure of ocean transportation contracts, H4347-H4353 [1MY]

———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4335-H4355 [1MY]

———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), consideration (H. Res. 419), H4329-H4335 [1MY]

OSHA: anniversary, E690 [1MY]

———enforcement of regulatory requirements relative to workers wearing long pants, H7355, H7356 [11JY]

———reform, H3493 [17AP]

———use of funds to develop or issue any standards on ergonomic protection, H7239, H7242 [10JY], H7269, H7301, H7368, H7371 [11JY]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures, H8276-H8280 [24JY], E1389 [26JY]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), H7597-H7607 [16JY]

———regulation of above-ground storage tanks (H.R. 3283), E596 [22AP]

Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (H.R. 1995), H2464 [19MR]

———reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research and establish minimum levels of research reinvestment for drug manufacturers (H.R. 4270), E1788 [28SE]

Postal Service: require envelopes and warning labels for mail depicting violent or sexually-explicit acts (H.R. 3097), E366 [14MR]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (H.R. 1126), E435 [22MR], E1869 [30SE]

———natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), H11530-H11540 [27SE], E1869 [30SE], E1905 [2OC], E1921 [4OC]

Public buildings: ban social events allowing public nudity, sexual activity and illegal drug use, E752 [9MY]

Public lands: right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees (H.R. 3377), E692 [1MY]

Public utilities: deregulation of the electric power industry (H.R. 2929), E162 [5FE]

———provide for competition in electric power industry (H.R. 3782), E1255 [11JY]

Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (H.R. 2036), H943-H947 [30JA], H1965, H1966 [7MR], E136 [1FE], E163 [5FE]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (H.R. 3173), E540 [16AP]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (H.R. 2972), H2050-H2053 [12MR]

———study effects of preferencing on exchange markets, E1104 [18JN], E1143 [20JN]

Shipping industry: allow transportation of cargo on foreign ships manned by U.S. crews (H.R. 4006), E1494 [2AU]

Sierra Club: political activities, E1935 [21OC]

Small business: provide relief from certain OSHA regulations, H5938 [6JN]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 3607), E1532 [5SE]

———reform regulatory process, H2984, H2998-H3027 [28MR]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 994), E450 [26MR]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 3798), E1364 [24JY]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), E591 [19AP]

———U.S. Chamber of Commerce study, H7117 [9JY]

Social Security: self-referral requirements relative to hospitals participating in medicare and medicaid programs (H.R. 4100), E1623 [17SE]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste, E108 [26JA]

States: duplication of State regulations, H1694 [5MR]

Taxation: application of retail tax relative to certain heavy duty trucks and trailers (H.R. 4090), E1615 [17SE]

Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television, E931 [29MY]

———regulation of network signals on satellite carriers (H.R. 3192), E486 [28MR]

Tobacco products: Federal regulations, H5571 [29MY]

———prohibit regulation of tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H915 [26JA], H9929 [4SE], H10180 [11SE], E90, E96, E102 [25JA], E148, E172 [5FE], E989 [4JN], E1863 [30SE]

Trucking industry: financial reporting requirements, H7068, H7069 [27JN]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 3556), H5982 [6JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: migratory bird baiting regulations, E866 [22MY]

Voting: printing of ballots in foreign languages, E1348 [23JY]

Water: modify bottled drinking water standards, H6755 [25JN], H9868, H9875 [2AU]

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), H750-H757 [23JA], E104 [25JA]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 3217), H10918-H10927 [24SE], E488 [28MR], E495 [29MR], E1801 [28SE]

———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), H12146 [28SE], E1923 [4OC]

———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), technical corrections, H12152 [28SE]

West Virginia: support of health, safety, and environmental protections, E33 [5JA]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), S282 [22JA], S329 [23JA]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11081 [20SE], S11136-S11142, S11145-S11151, S11165 [24SE], S11227, S11268-S11272, S11274-S11276, S11278-S11285 [25SE], S11337-S11361, S11366-S11389 [26SE], S12090 [1OC], S12371 [3OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S10955 [19SE], S11341 [26SE]

Agriculture: monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (S. Res. 277), S7494 [9JY]

———reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program, S3061 [28MR]

Alaska: return management of fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations (S. 2172), S11986 [30SE], S12059 [1OC]

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: implementation (S. 1920), S7189 [27JN]

Alcoholic beverages: prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television, S7080-S7082 [27JN]

Antarctic regions: regulation of scientific and tourist activities and conservation of natural resources (S. 1645), S2863 [26MR], S9643 [2AU], S9863-S9867 [4SE]

Army: contract procurement requirements, S7237 [28JN]

Aviation: deregulation of airline industry, S8979 [26JY]

———enhance security procedures and equipment, S9960-S9962 [5SE]

———enhance security procedures and equipment (S. 2037), S9586-S9588 [2AU]

———prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (S. 1524), S346 [24JA]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents, S12166-S12169 [2OC], S12232 [3OC]

Beulah, ND: operation of Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant, S400, S524 [26JA]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (S. 1606), S1862-S1864 [12MR]

BLM: transfer control and administration of Federal lands to the States (S. 2089), S10839 [18SE]

Business and industry: State involvement with voluntary environmental self-auditing practices, S5644 [24MY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (S. 607), S9640 [2AU]

———clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated, S11896, S11920 [30SE], S12292, S12293 [3OC]

———transfer of certain properties prior to hazardous waste cleanup, S7241-S7243 [28JN]

———treatment of certain parties relative to liability (S. 1742), S4939 [9MY]

Chemicals: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (S. 2179), S11992 [30SE]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), S7912-S7914 [16JY]

———guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), S5207, S5208 [16MY]

———policies relative to education and care, S1542 [6MR]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (S. 1592), S1598 [6MR]

Courts: judicial review of forest management activities (S. 1647), S3022, S3023 [27MR]

———limit authority of judicial remedies to force State and local governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (S. 1817), S5598, S5599 [23MY]

———reform contingent fee system and provide prompt and fair compensation for personal injury victims (S. 1861), S6096 [11JN]

Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies, S11869 [30SE]

Crime: possession of dangerous pathogens, S666 [31JA]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (S. 2065), S10328 [11SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: investigation of cattle processing and packing prices, S6277 [14JN]

———labeling of fresh and frozen poultry, S8605 [24JY]

———regulation of the importation of avocados, S8604 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: reform of regulations relative to environmental restoration accounts, S6504 [19JN]

———requirements relative to procurement of equipment, S7085 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: amend or repeal certain statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management (S. 1874), S6236 [13JN], S11670 [28SE]

———Environmental Management Program reform, S6921-S6923 [26JN]

———nuclear safety management regulations, S7524 [10JY]

———Office of Oil and Gas Technologies funding, S12296, S12297 [3OC]

———repeal requirements for certain reports (S. 2033), S9580 [2AU]

Dept. of HUD: investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, S9941-S9943, S9944, S9945, S9946 [5SE], S11222-S11224 [25SE], S12021 [30SE]

———maintenance of public notice and comment rulemaking provisions, S9823 [4SE]

Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (S. 1183), S12006 [30SE]

Dept. of Transportation: regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers (S. 1957), S7893-S7895 [16JY]

Drugs: patent protection for arthritis medication Lodine, S9457, S9458, S9463-S9466, S9469, S9499-S9501 [2AU]

Ecology and environment: reform of regulations, S3184, S3185 [29MR]

Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (H.R. 849), unanimous-consent agreement, S1262 [9FE]

———make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (S. 2026), S9565 [2AU]

EPA: funding, S2232 [18MR], S2277, S2304 [19MR], S2441 [20MR]

———implementation of alternative compliance plans and market-based trading programs relative to controlling pollutants (S. 2160), S11727-S11729 [28SE]

———improve information collection and dissemination (S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

———reform regulatory process, S1915-S1926 [13MR]

———require reporting by businesses relative to use of chemicals in manufacturing process, S10832 [18SE]

———review of ambient air quality standards for particulate matter, S9829 [4SE], S9963-S9965 [5SE]

ERISA: audit requirements, S10680 [17SE], S10752 [18SE]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, S3365-S3367 [16AP], S10361-S10365, S10366 [12SE]

FAA: deregulation of airlines relative to small airports, S10749 [18SE]

———regulation of aircraft engine standards, S10673 [17SE], S10742 [18SE]

———regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (S. 1865), S6145 [12JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (S. 2145), S11225 [25SE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (S. 1896), S6662 [21JN]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), S531, S538 [26JA]

FCC: auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum, S5424 [21MY], S5533 [23MY]

FDA: petition for use of olestra as a food additive, S70 [4JA]

———reform, S8605, S8607 [24JY], S12020 [30SE]

———regulation of prescription drug industry, S8457 [22JY], S8594-S8600, S8609-S8612 [24JY], S9336, S9337 [1AU]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: technical corrections (H.R. 4018), S10087, S10088 [9SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), S6025 [11JN]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (S. 1629), S2424 [20MR]

———prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (S. 2156), S11723 [28SE]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S4028-S4032 [24AP]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), conference report, S701, S712 [1FE]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska (S. 737), S11572 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Arkansas (H.R. 657), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Illinois (H.R. 2630), S11572 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (H.R. 2501), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (H.R. 2869), S11572 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in New Jersey (H.R. 1366), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in North Carolina (H.R. 2773), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio (H.R. 1011), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio (H.R. 2816), S11572 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Oregon (H.R. 1290), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania (H.R. 2695), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Washington (H.R. 1014), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in West Virginia (H.R. 1051), S8830 [25JY]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in West Virginia (H.R. 1335), S11571 [27SE]

———fees and licenses for Flint Creek hydroelectric project in Montana, S2288 [19MR]

Financial institutions: licensing requirements for employees selling insurance, S11927 [30SE]

———licensing requirements for insurance sales, S11868 [30SE]

———prohibition on deposit shifting, S12091 [1OC]

———regulations relative to review of credit reports, S12349 [3OC]

———treatment of common trust fund transfers relative to mutual fund investments (S. 1942), S7674, S7675 [10JY]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (S. 2163), S11974 [30SE]

———permit Federal licensees to conduct business at out-of-State gun shows (S. 1536), S505 [26JA]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, S8830, S8831 [25JY], S9458-S9460 [2AU], S10377-S10380 [12SE], S11226 [25SE], S11363 [26SE], S11876-S11878 [30SE]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (S. 1632), S2646 [21MR], S3199 [29MR], S9628 [2AU]

———prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of interstate commerce control (S. 890), S10934-S10936 [19SE], S11933 [30SE]

———prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns (S. 1640), S2802 [25MR]

———prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns (S. 1654), S3160 [28MR], S3613 [18AP], S4184 [25AP], S4631 [2MY], S4951 [9MY], S5205 [16MY], S7071 [27JN], S7785 [11JY], S8302 [18JY], S9624 [2AU]

Fish and fishing: regulatory requirements relative to use of nets during lobster harvesting, S10823, S10824 [18SE]

Foreign trade: regulations relative to shipping of edible fats, oils, and greases, S9147 [30JY]

Foster care: clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child, S8142 [18JY]

FRS: regulatory reform, S11913 [30SE]

GAO: audit of FRS, S6551 [20JN]

Government: establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, S2161 [15MR]

———improve regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products (S. 1477), S3203 [29MR], S9550, S9552 [2AU], S11961 [30SE], S12053 [1OC], S12150-S12152 [2OC]

———Inspector General audits of employee overtime practices, S10287 [11SE]

———role of Federal Government, S3171, S3174-S3177 [29MR]

GSA: waive Federal procurement laws relative to repair and improvement of schools in the District of Columbia, S1325 [27FE]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (S. 2091), S10840 [18SE]

Health: regulations on transplantation of human tissue (S. 2195), S12309 [3OC], S12465 [21OC]

———repeal unnecessary medical device reporting requirements (H.R. 2366), S11329 [25SE]

Health Care Financing Administration: disapprove rule relative to hospital reimbursement (S.J. Res. 60), S10723 [17SE]

Housing: ensure adequate notification and compensation for homeowners adversely affected by activities precipitated from Federal regulations (S. 2070), S10427 [12SE]

Immigration: deportation criteria, S4408-S4410, S4416, S4417 [30AP]

———suspension of programs which result in unfunded Federal mandates, S4581-S4583 [2MY]

Indian Environmental General Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (S. 1834), S5771 [4JN], S9666 [2AU]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: extend self-governance regulations (S. 1608), S1867 [12MR]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans, S10390-S10393 [12SE]

———impact of State regulations on the cost of health insurance, S11106 [20SE]

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (S. 2003), S9161 [30JY]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), S7212-S7216 [27JN]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), conference report, S12093-S12095 [1OC], S12340 [3OC]

———regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), insert language of S. 1815 in lieu, S7216 [27JN]

IRS: revenue procedure ruling relative to purchase of tax-exempt municipal bonds by local governments, S12004 [30SE]

Kennewick, WA: impact on Unocal fertilizer plant, S2854 [26MR]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S5460 [21MY], S7297 [28JN], S7510, S7514, S7612-S7614 [10JY]

Legislative actions: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, S3120-S3123 [28MR]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (S. 1617), S2103 [14MR]

Local government: encourage public/private partnerships for wastewater treatment facilities, S6025 [11JN]

———flexibility in administration of Federal programs (S. 2166), S11980 [30SE]

Medicare: waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan, S12329 [3OC]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), S11704-S11707 [28SE], S11944 [30SE]

Meyer, Lawrence: nomination to the Federal Reserve Board, S1595 [6MR]

Mining and mineral resources: mining law reform, S359 [25JA]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (S. 1714), S4322 [29AP]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (S. 2030), S9574 [2AU]

National objectives: legislative priorities, S6005 [10JN]

Native Americans: jurisdiction of State law over gaming rights of Narragansett Tribe in Rhode Island, S11874, S11894 [30SE]

———repeal Indian trading laws (H.R. 3215), S9316 [31JY]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 221), S11771 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), insert language of S. 1831 in lieu, S10898 [18SE]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, S5241 [17MY], S5475 [22MY]

Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (S. 1356), S8225 [18JY], S11951 [30SE]

OMB: estimates of total annual costs and benefits of Federal regulatory programs, S10319 [11SE], S10397-S10399 [12SE], S11921 [30SE]

Orrville, OH: reinstate and extend license for hydroelectric project (S. 1581), S1456 [29FE]

OSHA: reform regulatory process (S. 1423), S2418 [20MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: improve applications, commercial use, and reexamination reform of patents (S. 1961), S7897-S7900 [16JY]

Patents: extend protection for certain pipeline drugs (S. 2154), S11720-S11722 [28SE]

———limit issuance on medical procedures, S11842-S11848 [30SE]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), S8369 [19JY], S9675-S9678 [2AU]

———management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 70), S9678 [2AU]

———regulation of above-ground storage tanks, S9830, S9831 [4SE]

———regulation of aboveground storage tanks (S. 1537), S506 [26JA]

Political campaigns: prohibit payment from campaign funds for lobbyist services (S. 1591), S1598 [6MR]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), S5978 [7JN], S10936-S10939, S10940, S10941, S10947-S10950 [19SE], S11412-S11415, S11451 [26SE], S11561 [27SE], S12285 [3OC]

———natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), unanimous-consent agreement, S10931, S10932 [19SE]

———provide for retail competition among electric power suppliers (S. 1526), S378-S380 [25JA]

Public welfare programs: funding for quality standards relative to child care, S8148 [18JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8524 [23JY]

Radio: FCC rules on radio station ownership, S6108 [11JN], S6633 [21JN]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (S. 1954), S7888, S7914 [16JY]

Reform, S5971 [7JN]

Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (H.R. 2036), S1280-S1282 [20FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S10536, S10537 [13SE]

Rivlin, Alice M.: nomination to the Federal Reserve Board, S1595 [6MR]

Rural areas: Grants to Broadcasting Systems Program eligibility requirements, S8603, S8604 [24JY]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (S. 1855), S6015-S6017 [10JN]

Securities: improve regulation of markets, eliminate excessive fees, and reduce investment costs (S. 1815), S5593-S5598 [23MY]

———improve regulation of the purchase and sale of municipal securities (S. 1549), S737 [1FE]

Shipping industry: establish safety requirements for barges carrying oil or petroleum products and improve prevention of and compensation for oil spills (S. 2009), S9428 [1AU]

Small business: impact of Clinton administration policies, S6011 [10JN]

———possession tax credit regulations, S9545 [2AU]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), S1632, S1633, S1636-S1642, S1647 [7MR], S2148-S2168 [15MR], S2309-S2322 [19MR], S2831 [25MR], S3242, S3245 [29MR]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), unanimous-consent agreement, S1889 [12MR], S2095 [14MR]

———reform regulatory process (S. 2045), S9605 [2AU]

Social Security: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits, S12424 [21OC]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste, S8970-S8972, S8974 [26JY], S10649, S10650 [17SE], S12327 [3OC]

States: issuing of federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S3296-S3300 [15AP], S4391, S4392, S4406 [30AP], S4455, S4456, S4468-S4489, S4493 [1MY]

———jurisdiction over fisheries, S10911 [19SE]

———repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (S. 2079), S10609 [16SE], S10712 [17SE], S11044 [19SE]

Surface Transportation Board: user fees relative to filing of complaints, S9143-S9145 [30JY]

Taxation: establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of employer securities to employees (S. 2110), S11178 [24SE]

———treatment of bad debt reserves of financial institutions which are required to convert to banks (H.R. 2494), S11899 [30SE]

———treatment of certain gambling winnings, S7451 [9JY]

Telecommunications: national spectrum policy reform, S2000-S2003 [13MR], S4928-S4931 [9MY]

———promote competition and deregulation of Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into long distance telephone service, S688 [1FE]

———require television broadcasters to pay fair market value for use of spectrum air waves, S135 [10JA]

———State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment (S. 2025), S9564 [2AU]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming, S701 [1FE], S1467 [29FE]

———regulation of content, S688 [1FE]

———regulation of network signals on satellite carriers, S3443, S3445 [17AP]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, S356 [25JA], S1154 [7FE], S11128, S11197 [24SE], S11318 [25SE], S11443 [26SE], S11562 [27SE]

Transportation: requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (S. 1661), S3222 [29MR]

Treaties and agreements: regulation of scientific and tourist activities and conservation of natural resources (S. 1645)-S2867 [26MR]

Trucking industry: applying Federal weight regulations to Maine and New Hampshire, S9280 [31JY]

ValuJet Airlines: review of safety practices, S11144 [24SE], S11366 [26SE]

Water: modify bottled drinking water standards, S9489 [2AU]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), S12398-S12401 [3OC], S12466 [21OC]

———ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (S. 1660), S3219-S3222 [29MR], S4266 [25AP]

Wetlands: eliminate dual decisional authority in permitting use, S56-S58 [4JA]

———regulation, S2307 [19MR], S4420 [30AP]

Reports

Dilation and Extraction for Late Second Trimester Abortion: Martin Haskell, H2913 [27MR]

Unfunded Federal Mandates Relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: National Conference of State Legislatures, S4031 [24AP]

Reports filed

Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act: Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1505) (S. Rept. 104-334), S9071 [29JY]

Allow Probation and Pretrial Services Court Officers To Carry Weapons: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1474), S4617 [2MY]

Amend or Repeal Certain Government Statutes Relative to Rulemaking and Advisory Committee Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1874) (S. Rept. 104-311), S7301 [28JN]

Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1645) (S. Rept. 104-332), S8635 [24JY]

Application of Antitrust Laws to Health Care Providers Networks: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2925) (H. Rept. 104-646), H7105 [27JN]

Clarify Exemption of Houseparents From Minimum Wage and Maximum Hour Requirements: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2531) (H. Rept. 104-592), H5569 [23MY]

Clarify Rules Governing Court Venues: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 677) (H. Rept. 104-800), H10523 [17SE]

Clarify Rules Governing Removal of Cases to Federal Court: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 533) (H. Rept. 104-799), H10523 [17SE]

Consideration of H.R. 994, Reform Government Regulations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 368) (H. Rept. 104-464), H1635 [29FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2149, Ocean Shipping Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 419) (H. Rept. 104-544), H4302 [30AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2406, U.S. Housing Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 104-564), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2715, Paperwork Reduction Act Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 409) (H. Rept. 104-532), H3730 [23AP]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Rept. 104-492), H2713 [22MR]

Dept. of Energy Reports Elimination and Streamlining Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2033), S10554 [13SE]

Dept. of HUD Deregulation of Public Housing and Rental Assistance Programs: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2406) (H. Rept. 104-461), H4108 [25AP]

Dept. of Transportation Regulations Relative to Transportation of Intermodal Containers: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4040) (H. Rept. 104-794), H10523 [17SE]

Entitle Certain Armored Car Crew Members To Lawfully Carry a Weapon: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3431) (H. Rept. 104-623), H6423 [17JN]

Exempt Transportation of Hazardous Substances by Certain Vehicles From Government Regulations: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3153) (H. Rept. 104-791), H10523 [17SE]

Export Controls Authority: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 361) (H. Rept. 104-605), H5934 [5JN]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1014) (S. Rept. 104-260), S4937 [9MY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1975) (H. Rept. 104-667), H7473 [11JY]

Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2715) (H. Rept. 104-520), H3487 [16AP]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Illinois: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2630) (H. Rept. 104-508), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Kentucky: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2501) (H. Rept. 104-507), H3170 [28MR]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2869) (H. Rept. 104-512), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in North Carolina: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2773) (H. Rept. 104-510), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Ohio: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2816) (H. Rept. 104-511), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Pennsylvania: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2695) (H. Rept. 104-509), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in Washington: Committee on Energy and Nautral Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1014) (S. Rept. 104-313), S7301 [28JN]

Financial Institutions Regulatory Process and Paperwork Requirements Reform: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 104-103), H6508 [18JN]

Guidelines for School Lunch and Breakfast Programs: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2066) (H. Rept. 104-561), H4502 [7MY]

Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Appropriations: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1834) (S. Rept. 104-338), S9072 [29JY]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 487) (S. Rept. 104-241), S2192 [15MR]

Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2036) (H. Rept. 104-454), H973 [30JA]

Local Empowerment and Flexibility Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 88) (S. Rept. 104-331), S8553 [23JY]

Metric System Conversion Requirements: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 104-639), H6914 [26JN]

Moratorium on Federal Regulations Relative to Right-of-Way Construction on Public Land: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1425) (S. Rept. 104-261), S4937 [9MY]

National Securities Markets Improvement Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3005) (H. Rept. 104-864), H12172 [28SE]

NTSB Appropriations: Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 3159) (H. Rept. 104-682), H7779 [17JY]

Omnibus Property Rights Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 605) (S. Rept. 104-239), S1682 [11MR]

Opening of Campus Security Crime Logs at Institutions of Higher Education: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H. Res. 470) (H. Rept. 104-776), H10107 [5SE]

Public Housing Deregulation and Rental Assistance Programs: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2406) (H. Rept. 104-461), H1223 [1FE]

Public Utility Holding Company Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1317) (S. Rept. 104-365), S10075 [9SE]

Reasonable Notice to Businesses of Changes Made to Regulations Imposed by Federal Agencies: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3307) (H. Rept. 104-859), H12172 [28SE]

Regulation and Management of Financial Markets: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3005) (H. Rept. 104-622), H6423 [17JN]

Regulation of Food, Drugs, Devices, and Biological Products: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1477) (S. Rept. 104-284), S6611 [20JN]

Repeal Certain Indian Trading Laws: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 199) (S. Rept. 104-349), S9428 [1AU]

Repeal Indian Trading Laws: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3215) (H. Rept. 104-681), H7779 [17JY]

Requirements Relative to Families of Airline Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3923) (H. Rept. 104-793), H10523 [17SE]

SEC Appropriations and Reduction of Fees: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2972) (H. Rept. 104-479), H2122 [12MR]

Securities Investment Promotion Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1815) (S. Rept. 104-293), S7023 [26JN]

Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 942), S1597 [6MR]

Truck Safety and Congressional Partnership Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 981) (S. Rept. 104-235), S1276 [20FE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Television Violence, E124 [1FE]

Rulings of the Chair

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4709 [9MY]

Statements

Anesthesia's Effect on a Fetus: David J. Birnbach, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, H10630 [19SE]

———Norig Ellison, American Society of Anesthesiologists, H10631 [19SE]

Auctioning of Direct Broadcast Satellite Spectrum: Bob Dole, H8270 [24JY]

Commercial Aircraft Air Filtration Systems: Andrew Parramore, S6145 [12JN]

———Janie Johnson, S6146 [12JN]

———Joe Johnson, S6146 [12JN]

———Patricia Friend, S6145 [12JN]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act: OMB, S9677 [2AU]

National Securities Markets Improvement Act: Representative Dingell, E1938 [21OC]

Partial-Birth Abortions: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H2900, H2902 [27MR]

———Anthony Bevilacqua, S11387 [26SE]

———Jeannie W. French, S11388 [26SE]

———Margaret Sheridan, S11387 [26SE]

———National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H10641 [19SE]

———Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, S11388 [26SE], H10637, H10638 [19SE]

———several medical groups and doctors, S11350 [26SE]

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: Representative Meehan, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Bingaman, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Harkin, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Kennedy, S11198 [24SE]

———Senator Lautenberg, S11198 [24SE]

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: James C. Dobson, Focus on the Family (organization), H7521 [12JY]

———Marc Morano, H5138 [15MY]

Summaries

Contract With America Advancement Act (H.R. 3136): Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Provisions, E571-E579 [19AP]

Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Policy Reform and Privatization Act, S4931 [9MY]

Health Insurance Regulation—Varying State Requirements Affect Cost of Insurance: GAO, S11106 [20SE]

Legal Reform and Consumer Compensation Act (S. 1861), S6103 [11JN]

National Invasive Species Act (H.R. 3217), H10923 [24SE]

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (S. 942), S3242-S3245 [29MR]

Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act (S. 942), S2157-S2159 [15MR]

U.S. Housing Act (H.R. 2406): Manager's Amendment, H4754 [9MY]

West Virginia Voters' Attitudes Toward Environmental Protection and Regulatory Reform: Mellman Group, Inc., E33 [5JA]

Tables

State laws governing unfair discrimination in insurance, S11223 [25SE]

Testimonies

Families of Passengers Involved in Aircraft Accidents Assistance Requirements: Dario J. Cremades, S12169 [2OC]

———Hans Ephraimson, S12169 [2OC]

———Kendra St. Charles, S12168 [2OC]

———Richard P. Kessler, Jr., S12168 [2OC]

———Victoria Diaz Cummock, S12168 [2OC]

Migratory Bird Baiting Regulations: George Reiger, E866 [22MY]

Partial-Birth Abortions, S11350 [26SE]

———Coreen Costello, E509-E511 [29MR]

———Mary-Dorothy Line, E511 [29MR]

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: Alan Landers, S11563 [27SE]

———Hubert H. Humphrey III, Attorney General of Minnesota, S11444 [26SE]

———Ian L. Uydess, S11444-S11446 [26SE]

———Janet Sackman, S11564 [27SE]

———Jody Hayes, S11318 [25SE]

———Justin Hoover, S11318 [25SE]

———Martin N. Gordon, S11563 [27SE]

———Morton Downey, Jr., S11562 [27SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 193, Government spending and regulatory program reductions, H7128 [9JY]

H. Con. Res. 221, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 3159, NTSB appropriations, H11334 [26SE]

H. Res. 409, consideration of H.R. 2715, reduce Federal paperwork burden, H3746 [24AP]

H. Res. 419, consideration of H.R. 2149, Ocean Shipping Reform Act, H4329 [1MY]

H. Res. 426, consideration of H.R. 2406, U.S. Housing Act, H4559 [8MY]

H.R. 1114, child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters, H8517 [25JY]

H.R. 1975, Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act, H7597-H7602 [16JY]

H.R. 2029, Farm Credit System Reform Act, S531-S538 [26JA], H34-H47 [3JA]

H.R. 2036, Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act, H943 [30JA]

H.R. 2066, Healthy Meals for Children Act, H4910 [14MY]

H.R. 2406, U.S. Housing Act, H4837-H4880 [10MY]

H.R. 2501, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky, H3415 [16AP]

H.R. 2567, Constructed Water Conveyances Reform Act, H750 [23JA]

H.R. 2630, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Illinois, H3416 [16AP]

H.R. 2695, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania, H3416 [16AP]

H.R. 2773, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in North Carolina, H3417 [16AP]

H.R. 2779, Savings in Construction Act, H8111 [23JY], H12032 [28SE]

H.R. 2816, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio, H3417 [16AP]

H.R. 2869, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky, H3418 [16AP]

H.R. 2972, SEC funding for reduction of fees, H2050 [12MR]

H.R. 3005, regulation and management of financial markets, S7328-S7336 [28JN], H6436-H6443 [18JN]

H.R. 3105, treatment of certain parties relative to CERCLA liability, E384 [20MR]

H.R. 3153, exempt transportation of hazardous substances by certain vehicles from Government regulations, H10775 [24SE]

H.R. 3159, NTSB appropriations, S11029 [19SE], H8049 [22JY], H11330 [26SE]

H.R. 3215, repeal Indian trading laws, H8603 [29JY]

H.R. 3217, National Invasive Species Act, H10918-H10923 [24SE]

H.R. 3431, Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Improvement Act, H7124 [9JY]

H.R. 3697, Encouragement of Electronic Benefit Transfer Systems Act, E1148 [20JN]

H.R. 3923, requirements relative to families of airline passengers involved in aircraft accidents, H10534-H10536 [18SE]

H.R. 4018, Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act technical corrections, H9972 [4SE]

H.R. 4040, regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers, H10546 [18SE]

H.R. 4165, reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements, H11629 [28SE]

H.R. 4233, Savings in Construction Act, H11599 [28SE]

H.R. 4266, White Collar Reform Act, E1790 [28SE]

H.R. 4283, National Invasive Species Act, H12147-H12152 [28SE]

H.R. 4297, Consumers Electric Power Act, E1849-E1851 [30SE]

S. 737, extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska, S11572 [27SE]

S. 942, Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act, S2316-S2321 [19MR]

S. 942, Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act, S2148-S2151 [15MR]

S. 1505, Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act, S11451-S11454 [26SE], H11530-H11534 [27SE]

S. 1526, Electricity Competition Act, S380-S382 [25JA]

S. 1537, Aboveground Storage Tank Consolidation and Regulatory Improvement Act, S507-S509 [26JA]

S. 1549, Municipal Securities Investor Protection Act, S738 [1FE]

S. 1591, prohibit payment from political campaign funds for lobbyist services, S1598 [6MR]

S. 1592, Comstock Clean-up Act, S1599 [6MR]

S. 1606, Biological Agents Enhanced Penalties and Control Act, S1864 [12MR]

S. 1608, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act self-governance regulations, S1868 [12MR]

S. 1629, Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act, S2425 [20MR]

S. 1632, prohibit possession of firearms for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, S2647 [21MR]

S. 1640, Domestic Saturday Night Special Act, S2803 [25MR]

S. 1645, Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act, S2864-S2867 [26MR], S9864-S9867 [4SE]

S. 1647, judicial review of forest management activities, S3023 [27MR]

S. 1654, Junk Gun Violence Protection Act, S3160 [28MR]

S. 1815, Securities Investment Promotion Act, S5594 [23MY]

S. 1834, Indian Environmental General Assistance Program appropriations, S9666 [2AU], H11217 [25SE]

S. 1855, Securities and Exchange Commission Fee Reduction Act, S6016 [10JN]

S. 1861, Legal Reform and Consumer Compensation Act, S6099-S6103 [11JN]

S. 1874, amend or repeal certain statutes relative to Dept. of Energy rulemaking and advisory committee management, S11670 [28SE]

S. 1896, expand Family and Medical Leave Act coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, S6663 [21JN]

S. 1935, Public Trust and Environmental Accountability Act, S7493 [9JY]

S. 1957, regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers, S7894 [16JY]

S. 2009, safety requirements for barges carrying oil or petroleum products and improve prevention of and compensation for oil spills, S9429-S9432 [1AU]

S. 2025, State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment, S9565 [2AU]

S. 2030, National Motor Vehicle Safety, Antitheft, Title Reform, and Consumer Protection Act, S9574-S9577 [2AU]

S. 2033, Dept. of Energy Reports Elimination and Streamlining Act, S9581 [2AU]

S. 2037, Aviation Security Act, S9588-S9590 [2AU]

S. 2065, Open Campus Police Logs Act, S10328 [11SE]

S. 2079, repeal State restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS, S10609 [16SE]

S. 2110, establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of employer securities to employees, S11178 [24SE]

S. 2154, Pharmaceutical Equity Act, S11722 [28SE]

S. 2156, Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act, S11724 [28SE]

S. 2160, Innovative Compliance Act, S11729-S11731 [28SE]

S. 2172, return management of Alaskan fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations, S12059 [1OC]

S. 2179, Children's Environmental Protection Act, S11993-S11995 [30SE]

S. 2195, regulations on transplantation of human tissue, S12465 [21OC]

S. Con. Res. 70, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 1975, Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act, S9610, S9678 [2AU]

S. Res. 242, approval of Congressional Office of Compliance regulations applicable to employees of the Senate relative to Family and Medical Leave Act, S3959-S3997 [23AP]

S. Res. 277, monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets, S7493 [9JY]

Transcripts

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co.'s Disclosure of Information Relative to the Health Effects of Tobacco: ``60 Minutes'' (television program), S1154-S1157 [7FE]

Partial-Birth Abortions: American Medical News (publication), H2919 [27MR]

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN PREVENTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2013), S9428 [1AU]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2013), S9434-S9436 [1AU]

Texts of

S. 2013, provisions, S9435 [1AU]

GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED ENTERPRISES

Bills and resolutions

Government: promote capacity and accountability (see S. 2095), S11033 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Federal sponsorship: cessation (H.R. 1720), H10783-H10802 [24SE], E1769 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Government: promote capacity and accountability (S. 2095), S11036 [19SE]

GOVERNMENT—U.S.

Addresses

America's Challenge—Revitalizing Our National Community: Senator Bradley, S12244-S12246 [3OC]

David J. Wheeler Federal Building, Baker City, OR, Dedication: Representative Cooley, E579 [19AP]

Devolution—Revolution in the Third Century: J. Kenneth Blackwell, E97-E99 [25JA]

Prarie Grass Rising: John McClaughry, E1448 [1AU]

`Private' Gambling and Public Morality: George Anastaplo, S9449 [1AU]

Rising Tide Must Lift More Boats: Senator Kennedy, S1187-S1190 [9FE]

State of the Union: President Clinton, S309-S313 [23JA], H768-H772 [23JA]

U.S. Economic Growth: Bob Dole, E1601 [12SE]

Washington, DC—It's a Make You or a Bring You Down and Break You Town: Jack Valenti, E280 [6MR]

Advertisements

Is Davis-Bacon Racist?, H5376 [21MY]

Why Did the Senate Just Vote 99-0 for Davis-Bacon Reform? Roll Call (publication), H5998 [6JN]

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), H2586 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 175), H3731 [23AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), S403, S419, S439, S516, S520 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1670, S1671, S1675, S1678, S1684, S1773, S1779 [11MR], S1811, S1818, S1824, S1837, S1846, S1851, S1870, S1875, S1882, S1883 [12MR], S1912, S1935, S1945, S1954, S1955, S1961, S1962, S1978, S1985, S1986, S1987, S1988 [13MR], S2015, S2029, S2032, S2039, S2040, S2043, S2044, S2055, S2056, S2057, S2059, S2060, S2061, S2062, S2063, S2064, S2065, S2066, S2067, S2068, S2069, S2070, S2071, S2072, S2073, S2076, S2105, S2107, S2108, S2118, S2119, S2120, S2121, S2122, S2123, S2124, S2127 [14MR], S2169, S2172, S2173, S2177, S2182, S2203, S2204, S2206 [15MR], S2233, S2235, S2236, S2245, S2246, S2247, S2248 [18MR], S2264, S2275, S2280, S2283, S2284, S2303, S2332, S2333, S2340 [19MR], H1776 [6MR], H1808, H1942, H1947, H1951 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration (H. Res. 372), H1806 [7MR]

———making continuing (S.J. Res. 63), S11314 [25SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7820, H7903, H7907 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8081, S8088, S8105, S8109, S8114, S8118, S8120, S8121, S8123, S8126, S8131, S8134, S8136, S8138, S8139, S8141, S8145, S8148, S8149, S8150, S8163, S8167, S8222, S8226, S8227, S8294, S8295, S8296 [18JY], S8336, S8338, S8344, S8347, S8349, S8350, S8357, S8358, S8362, S8363, S8364, S8365, S8375, S8377, S8378, S8379 [19JY], S8396, S8402, S8406, S8407, S8409, S8410, S8414, S8416, S8420, S8421, S8423, S8478, S8479, S8480, S8481, S8483 [22JY], S8495 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5178, S5186 [16MY], H5174, H5178, H5182 [15MY], H5196, H5197, H5204, H5218, H5233 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5196 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5049, S5100 [15MY], S5129, S5143, S5151, S5160, S5169, S5194, S5199, S5200, S5201, S5202, S5203 [16MY], S5216, S5219, S5220, S5221, S5224, S5230, S5231, S5232, S5236, S5239, S5241, S5242, S5243, S5248, S5251, S5252, S5256, S5257, S5264, S5270, S5271, S5272, S5273, S5274 [17MY], S5309, S5310, S5312, S5314, S5321, S5322, S5326, S5334, S5335, S5339, S5342, S5352, S5383, S5384, S5385, S5391, S5394, S5395 [20MY], S5399, S5400, S5412, S5424, S5425, S5431, S5439, S5440, S5449, S5450, S5451 [21MY], S5462, S5463, S5465, S5466, S5476, S5477, S5479, S5481, S5482, S5486, S5488, S5500, S5501 [22MY], S5516, S5521, S5533, S5603, S5609, S5610 [23MY]

Courts: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), S11848, S12003 [30SE], H12276 [4OC]

———improve operation and administration of Federal courts (S. 1887), S12320, S12379, S12384 [3OC]

———reorganize administrative law judiciary (H.R. 1802), S11188 [24SE]

Crime: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), S8923, S8939 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend certain authorities (H.R. 2353), H901, H902 [25JA]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (H.R. 3452), S12321 [3OC], H12283 [4OC]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (H.R. 3900), H8583 [26JY]

Federal employees: amend civil service laws (H.R. 3841), H11559 [27SE]

———continuance of work during Government shutdown (S. 1508), S31 [3JA]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 704), S8058 [17JY]

Government regulations: reform (H.R. 994), H1636 [29FE], H1716, H1717, H1718 [5MR]

Iosco, MI: release of reversionary interest in certain lands held by the Federal Government (H.R. 2670), H9774 [1AU]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), S4946 [9MY]

Management: establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (S. 1130), S9666 [2AU]

National objectives: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S6898, S6899 [25JN], S7402, S7409, S7417 [8JY], S7466, S7494 [9JY]

Patents: fairness in compensating owners (H.R. 632), S12320, S12391 [3OC], H12281 [4OC]

Public buildings: oversight and reform of purchases and construction and improvement projects (S. 1005), S5203, S5212 [16MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H2665 [21MR], H2870 [26MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2973 [28MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), S1626, S1655 [7MR]

Public housing: reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), S136, S150, S168 [10JA]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H4530, H4531 [7MY], H4648, H4652, H4653, H4654 [8MY], H5585, H5587, H5589, H5591, H5592, H5593, H5595, H5600, H5616, H5647 [29MY], H5674, H5675, H5676, H5685, H5687, H5690, H5695, H5701, H5705, H5709, H5710, H5715, H5717, H5719 [30MY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2160, S2161, S2199, S2202 [15MR]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1195 [1FE]

Technology: cooperative research and development agreements relative to inventions (H.R. 2196), S1078, S1150 [7FE], H1262 [27FE]

Analyses

Bonneville Power Administration Debt Refinancing Agreement at Prevailing Interest Rates and Payment of Refinancing Fee to U.S. Treasury, S2183-S2186 [15MR]

Davis-Bacon Act, Myth and Reality, H6003 [6JN]

Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act (S. 1090), S10716 [17SE]

Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act (S. 2096), S11038-S11040 [19SE]

Federal Employment Reduction Assistance Act (S. 1833), S5770 [4JN]

GAO Reform (H.R. 3864), H9946-H9950 [4SE]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (H.R. 3219), H11617-H11621 [28SE]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178): Committee on the Budget (House), H6248 [12JN]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate), S6172-S6174 [13JN]

Use of Voluntary Separation Incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs Offices Reducing Employment Levels (S. 2151), S11554 [27SE]

Workforce Development Act (H.R. 1617): Capitol Hill Eagle Alert (publication), S7091 [27JN]

———Executive Office of the President, S7091 [27JN]

Appointments

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, H3239 [15AP]

Conferees: H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5550 [23MY], H5732 [30MY]

———H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6294 [14JN], H10607 [19SE]

———H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR], H2654 [21MR], H3671 [23AP]

———H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, S8820 [25JY], H8581 [26JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY], H8329 [24JY]

———S. 1260, Public Housing Reform and Empowerment Act, S9208 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Access to Health Care, E1636 [18SE]

AID Learns That Good Deeds Do Not Go Unpunished, S1394 [28FE]

Already Delivering, E1125 [20JN]

Audit Cites Travel Costs of Commerce Secretary, H869 [25JA]

Biggest Spender of Them All—Reagan's Bankrupt Budget, S420 [26JA]

Budget Ball Is in Clinton's Court, and Public Knows It's His Play, E27 [5JA]

Budget Scrum, S42 [4JA]

Cleaner Paper Trail Leads Out of Woods, H7368 [11JY]

Clinton Says Record Show ``Remarkable Consistency'', H977 [31JA]

Congress Fails To Veto U.N. Role in National Parks, Cliff Kincaid, E1941 [21OC]

Congress Shouldn't Get Paid Either, E14 [4JA]

Countdown to a Meltdown, S10872 [18SE]

Crumbs for the Majority, S3408 [16AP]

Cutting the Gas Tax and Reinventing Government, H5333 [21MY]

Day 19—Federal Siege Takes Public, Private Hostages, S42 [4JA]

Delivery for the Postal Service, E1024 [6JN]

Ducking on Affirmative Action, S8490 [22JY]

Era of Job Insecurity, S10184 [10SE]

Even Some New Software Won't Work in 2000, S11313 [25SE]

Fiddling With the Numbers, S5796, S5828 [5JN]

Filegate Was Bad Enough. Now This?, S7787 [11JY]

From Watergate to Whitewater to Filegate, There May Not Be a Santa Claus, but There's Definitely a Law of Karma!, H10361 [12SE]

Gambling in the Senate, S5915 [6JN]

Gambling in the Sunlight, S4564 [1MY]

Gambling—A Bad Debt, S5916 [6JN]

Gold Isn't a Wacko Idea, E1730 [27SE]

GOP Deficit Trap, H3469 [16AP]

Government as Stage Prop, S11, S15 [3JA]

Hidden Human Toll of Gambling, S6544 [19JN]

Hitting the Debt Ceiling, S423 [26JA]

Inconvenience Edges Toward Emergency, S16 [3JA]

Jobless Aid, Toxic Waste Cleanup Halt, S17 [3JA]

Judge Says Budget Impasse Could Shut Nation's Courts, S21 [3JA]

Life Tenure for a Reason, S3235 [29MR]

Madness of Courting Default, S423 [26JA]

Mayor of the Pentagon, S7512 [10JY]

Merger Mania, S7999 [17JY], E1307 [17JY]

Military Won't Pay for You To Move Out of Way—You'll Pick Up Tab for Relocating for Base Housing Renovations, S12037 [30SE]

New Tax System for the 21st Century, E99 [25JA]

No Right Way To Do Wrong, S329 [23JA]

Of ``Sons'' and Their ``Grandsons'', S421 [26JA]

On Balance, Budget Deal Could Offer a $1,000 Bonus, H157 [4JA]

104th Congress Is History, E1924 [4OC]

Our 2 Cents' Worth, E79 [24JA]

Paper Balance, S133 [10JA]

Passing the Buck on Welfare Reform, S9370 [1AU]

Paying Rent on Base? Government Report Says All Should Pay, S12036 [30SE]

Perspective—Cut To Grow, H5125 [15MY]

Planning Future Defense, E1308 [17JY]

Possibility of Default Starts To Worry Europe, Especially France, H911 [25JA]

Preserve ``One Nation, Indivisible'', E220 [28FE]

Preview—Government Shutdown Woes a Taste of Things To Come, E31 [5JA]

Recipe for Growth, S4564-S4566 [1MY]

Review & Outlook—Scan the Congress, S2251 [18MR]

Ripple Effect Could Leave Area Reeling, S16 [3JA]

Sacred Cows of Arms, Prisons Are Milking the U.S. Budget, S389 [25JA]

Students Find Legislator Seat No Easy Chair, E534 [16AP]

Time To End the Shutdown, S79 [5JA]

U.N.-Sponsored Aliens Land in Yellowstone, E1941 [21OC]

Welfare Reform in Name Only, S8412 [22JY]

What Can Government Do?, H7347 [11JY]

Why the ``Least Dangerous'' Branch Is Also the Best, S1780 [11MR]

Year 2000 Software Fix Unlikely To Beat Clock, S12132 [1OC]

Your Turn, Bill, H123 [4JA]

Bills and resolutions

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: extend (see S. 2198), S12303 [3OC]

AID: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (see H.R. 3870), H8247 [23JY]

Appropriations: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to streamline Government operations (see H.R. 3064), H2123 [12MR]

———establish automatic continuing appropriations (see H.R. 2965, 4094), H1241 [13FE], H10524 [17SE]

———establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see S. 2013), S9428 [1AU]

———making continuing (see S.J. Res. 63; H.R. 2880, 3019; H.J. Res. 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 155, 157, 163, 165, 170, 175), S11169 [24SE], H90 [3JA], H774 [23JA], H912 [25JA], H1716 [5MR], H2224 [13MR], H2558 [20MR], H3230 [29MR], H3730 [23AP]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (see H. Res. 329), H90 [3JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), consideration (see H. Res. 386), H2557 [20MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 175), consideration (see H. Res. 411), H3730 [23AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report corrections (see S.J. Res. 53), S4317 [29AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration (see H. Res. 372), H1774 [6MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 415), H4108 [25AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), waiving enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 168), H2867 [26MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

———public disclosure of funding used to conduct field examinations of appropriation estimates (see H.R. 4293), H12173 [28SE]

———reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Arizona: acquisition by eminent domain of certain State trust lands (see H.R. 3929), H9566 [31JY]

Budget: establish spending limits for entitlement programs and other mandatory spending programs (see S. 2170), S11973 [30SE]

———establish 2-year cycle, reform oversight process, and establish required adjournment date for Congress (see S. 2049), S9742 [3SE]

———making certain appropriations and rescissions (see S. 1594), S1598 [6MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see S. 1956; H.R. 2903, 3734, 3829), S7887 [16JY], H922 [26JA], H7106 [27JN], H7779 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (see H. Res. 482), H7779 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 492, 495), H8981 [30JY], H9565 [31JY]

———reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 3379), H4396 [1MY]

———require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H2223 [13MR]

———sequestration of all budgetary accounts except Social Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt (see H.R. 3414), H4646 [8MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 66), consideration (see H. Res. 424), H4423 [2MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (see S. Con. Res. 57; H. Con. Res. 174, 178), S5004 [14MY], H4800 [9MY], H5051 [14MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (see H. Res. 435), H5173 [15MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 450), H6117 [10JN]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 328), H90 [3JA]

Business and industry: authorize judicial review of agency certifications of the economic impact of regulations on small entities (see H.R. 3048), H1985 [7MR]

———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

———prohibit bundling of contract requirements in procurement (see H.R. 3934), H9566 [31JY]

———reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Buy American Act: compliance relative to use of articles, materials, and supplies abroad (see H.R. 4265), H11526 [27SE]

Cecil Field Naval Air Station, FL: transfer jurisdiction over certain lands to Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 3882), H8247 [23JY]

Children and youth: proclaim as greatest U.S. asset (see H. Res. 434), H5052 [14MY]

Civil rights: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 3190), H3170 [28MR]

Colleges and universities: protect speech and association rights of students (see H.R. 4207), H11394 [26SE]

Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy: authorize printing of report (see S. Con. Res. 67), S9072 [29JY]

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System: establish (see S. 2119), S11294 [25SE]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to a solid waste disposal company's licensing application in New Jersey (see S. Res. 287), S9555 [2AU]

———authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union (see S. Res. 284), S8989 [26JY]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. Con. Res. 47), S2422 [20MR]

Committee on Information (Joint): establish (see H.R. 4280), H12173 [28SE]

Computers: establish a commission on the problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900 (see S. 2131), S11294 [25SE]

Congress: restore integrity, goodwill, honesty, and trust (see H.R. 3792), H7474 [11JY]

Constitutional amendments: commencement of the terms of office of the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress (see S.J. Res. 55), S5093 [15MY]

———limit judicial authority (see H.J. Res. 167), H2665 [21MR]

Contracts: limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the compensation of any individual (see H.R. 3513), H5501 [22MY]

———minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see S. 1724), S4618 [2MY]

———requirements for leasing of space by Federal agencies (see H.R. 2904), H922 [26JA]

———treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H1231 [6FE]

Corps of Engineers: conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 4211), H11395 [26SE]

Courts: appointment of an additional Federal judge for the middle district of Louisiana (see S. 1569; H.R. 3046), S1276 [20FE], H1985 [7MR]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (see H.R. 2977, 4194), H1324 [27FE], H11394 [26SE]

———clarify rules governing preemption of State and local laws (see S. 1679), S3487 [17AP]

———determination of cases alleging breach of secret Government contracts (see H.R. 4224), H11395 [26SE]

———improve operation and administration of Federal courts (see S. 1887; H.R. 3968), S6517 [19JN], H9922 [2AU]

———independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment (see S. 1697), S4063 [24AP]

———protect private property from forfeiture or Government seizure (see H.R. 3194), H3170 [28MR]

———residency requirement quotas for judges in each Federal judicial circuit Court of Appeals (see H.R. 3045), H1985 [7MR]

———travel expense reimbursements for appointees of an independent counsel (see S. 1622), S2192 [15MR]

Credit: improve debt-collection and credit evaluation practices (see H.R. 3809), H7533 [12JY]

Crime: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (see S. 1734; H.R. 3166), S4851 [8MY], H2949 [27MR]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 535), H11229 [25SE]

———establish programs to investigate, report, and prevent bias crimes (see H.R. 3825), H7658 [16JY]

———treatment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3206), H3230 [29MR]

Dams: delegation of dam safety authority to State governments (see H.R. 3641), H6413 [13JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish Information Technology System Control Board (see S. 2164), S11972 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: funding reductions (see H.R. 3202), H3229 [29MR]

———procurement of aircraft landing gear manufactured and assembled in the U.S. (see H.R. 3171), H2950 [27MR]

Dept. of Energy: amend or repeal certain statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management (see S. 1874), S6225 [13JN]

———repeal requirements for certain reports (see S. 2033), S9554 [2AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: require recommendations for reducing public debt (see S. 1657), S3216 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: use of voluntary separation incentives by offices reducing employment levels (see S. 2151), S11540 [27SE]

Disasters: assist State and local governments in disaster relief (see H.R. 3032), H1775 [6MR]

District of Columbia: make technical corrections to improve operations of local government (see H.R. 3664), H6508 [18JN]

———making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 153, 154), H90 [3JA]

———reduce number of judges on U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (see S. 2058), S10018 [6SE]

———treatment of pension funds relative to certain public employees (see H.R. 3389), H4423 [2MY]

Ecology and environment: increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to environmental crimes (see S. 2096; H.R. 4218), S11033 [19SE], H11395 [26SE]

———provide incentives for State and local growth management and land use programs (see S. 2185), S12125 [1OC]

Education: develop elementary and secondary school curriculum standards (see H.R. 3257), H3488 [16AP]

———provide interest subsidies for construction and renovation of schools (see H.R. 4309), H12174 [28SE]

Elections: establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for Federal office (see H.R. 4327), H12175 [28SE]

Electoral College: constitutional amendment to abolish (see H.J. Res. 180), H6285 [12JN]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 2056), S9967 [5SE]

———provide adjustment assistance to workers displaced because of any Federal program, project, or activity (see H.R. 4292), H12173 [28SE]

———provide training assistance to individuals employed in an economically depressed industry and area (see H.R. 3403), H4503 [7MY]

Executive departments: enable agencies to design personnel systems relative to their mission (see H.R. 3483), H5287 [16MY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

———application of certain laws (see S. 2000), S9159 [30JY]

———civil remedies for the request or receipt of protected records for nonroutine use (see H.R. 3687), H6690 [20JN]

———creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution (see S. Res. 283), S8989 [26JY]

———establish Office of the Inspector General (see H.R. 3872), H8247 [23JY]

Families and domestic relations: payment of settlements to individuals relative to child support and alimony obligations (see H.R. 3895), H8556 [25JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (see S. 2145), S11539 [27SE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see S. 1896; H.R. 3704), S6662 [21JN], H6711 [24JN]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 3900), H8556 [25JY]

Federal aid programs: elimination of certain Federal programs and subsidies (see H.R. 2934), H1224 [1FE]

Federal employees: amend civil service laws (see H.R. 3841), H7780 [17JY]

———appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3205), H3230 [29MR]

———continuance of work during Government shutdown (S. 1508), return to Senate (see H. Res. 331), H187 [4JA]

———establish demonstration project to assess feasibility of temporary placement of displaced workers in other Federal or private employment (see H.R. 3649), H6413 [13JN]

———prohibit use of credit cards (see H.R. 2968), H1251 [23FE]

———provide guaranteed loans for furloughed employees from their thrift savings plans during a Government shutdown (see S. 1576), S1345 [27FE]

———provide interest-free loans to furloughed employees (see H.R. 2842), H187 [4JA]

———provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (see S. 1833; H.R. 3532), S5763 [4JN], H5569 [23MY]

———reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances (see H.R. 3637), H6413 [13JN]

———relief of certain former spouses (see H.R. 3428), H4800 [9MY]

———require comparable treatment of the President, Vice President, Members of Congress and certain high-level Government employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2882), H912 [25JA]

———require comparable treatment with the President, Vice-President, Cabinet members, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2855), H330 [5JA]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3204), H3230 [29MR]

———treatment of deferred annuities during time between separation from Government service and when payments commence (see H.R. 2978), H1324 [27FE]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3203), H3229 [29MR]

———treatment of survivor annuities for children relative to marriage (see H.R. 2858), H330 [5JA]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see S. 1797), S5566 [23MY]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629, 2156; H.R. 3411), S2422 [20MR], S11720 [28SE], H4646 [8MY]

Federal-state relations: transfer certain surplus property to State and local governments (see H.R. 3731), H7106 [27JN]

Financial institutions: prohibit removal of certain members of the National Credit Union Administration Board and the Board of Directors of the FDIC (see H.R. 3976), H9922 [2AU]

Foreign countries: promote protection of culturally significant sites (see S. 2169), S11973 [30SE]

Foreign policy: provide remedy for inadequate trade benefits to the U.S. and restrictions on free emigration from other countries (see H.R. 4289), H12173 [28SE]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see S. 2048), S9555 [2AU]

Freedom of Information Act: provide public access to information in an electronic format (see H.R. 3802, 3885), H7532 [12JY], H8374 [24JY]

GAO: reform (see H.R. 3864), H8094 [22JY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 2715), consideration (see H. Res. 409), H3730 [23AP]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses (see H.R. 3607, 4033), H6117 [10JN], H10107 [5SE]

———reform (H.R. 994), consideration (see H. Res. 368), H1635 [29FE]

———require congressional approval of certain proposed rules (see H.R. 2990), H1507 [28FE]

———require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H3819 [24AP]

———term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H4800 [9MY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: promote capacity and accountability (see S. 2095), S11033 [19SE]

Health: improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H3230 [29MR]

———matching payments to determine cancer incidence among residents of Toms River, NJ (see H.R. 3148), H2664 [21MR]

Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (see H.R. 3964), H9922 [2AU]

House of Representatives: prohibit recess or adjournment during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H. Res. 332), H187 [4JA]

House Rules: provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H7658 [16JY]

———question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

———reduce programs covered by each regular appropriation bill (see H. Res. 476), H7474 [11JY]

Housing: authorize certain Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H7106 [27JN]

———revise and extend certain Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H7106 [27JN]

Immigration: prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (see S. 1692), S3792 [22AP]

———reform policies (see S. 1535), S492 [26JA]

———waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 3928), H9566 [31JY]

Income: relief for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and employees of Federal contractors for expenses incurred during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2857), H330 [5JA]

Independent counsel: reform statute (see H.R. 3239), H3386 [15AP]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: extend self-governance regulations (see S. 1608), S1855 [12MR]

Information services: provide safeguards for confidentiality of statistical information (see H.R. 3924), H9566 [31JY]

Irrigation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska and Kansas (see S. 1649; H.R. 3350), S3156 [28MR], H4302 [30AP]

Land use: treatment of Federal and non-Federal reclamation projects (see S. 1565; H.R. 3041), S1083 [7FE], H1985 [7MR]

Legislative branch of Government: compensation practices and pay equity (see H. Con. Res. 194), H7107 [27JN]

Lobbyists: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H.R. 3435), H4901 [10MY]

Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 4136), H11047 [24SE]

Maine: refund individual expenses relative to certain EPA automobile inspection and maintenance requirements (see H.R. 3824), H7658 [16JY]

Management: establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (see H.R. 4061, 4319), H10235 [11SE], H12174 [28SE]

National objectives: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (see H.R. 3448), H5052 [14MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (see H. Res. 440), H5379 [21MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 503), H9705 [1AU]

National parks and recreation areas: reimburse States, localities, and individuals who donated funds and services during Government shutdown (see S. 1558), S915 [6FE]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

National Senior Citizen Hall of Fame Commission: establish (see S. 1902), S6849 [25JN]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

Native Americans: administrative procedures for extension of Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 2997), H1635 [29FE]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (see H.R. 3219), H3230 [29MR]

———repeal Indian trading laws (see H.R. 3215), H3230 [29MR]

North Carolina: include certain counties in certain metropolitan statistical areas (see S. 2142), S11539 [27SE]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (see H.R. 3235), H3386 [15AP]

OMB: establish electronic data reporting standards (see H.R. 3869), H8247 [23JY]

OPM: delay privatization of the Office of Federal Investigation (see H.R. 3189), H3170 [28MR]

———funding for the Office of Federal Investigations (see S. 1532), S492 [26JA]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H5173 [15MY]

Pensions: forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (see S. 1794), S5492 [22MY]

Permanent Performance Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 3982), H9922 [2AU]

Power resources: privatize the Federal Power Marketing Administration and certain TVA facilities (see H.R. 3878), H8247 [23JY]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 180), H6285 [12JN]

Public debt: ceiling (see S. 1546; H.R. 2862, 2896, 2897, 2920, 3136; H. Res. 360), S555 [30JA], H737 [22JA], H913 [25JA], H1138 [31JA], H1226 [1FE], H2664 [21MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (see H. Res. 356), H1226 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H2949 [27MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 168), H2867 [26MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (see H.R. 3021), H1774 [6MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (see H. Res. 371), H1774 [6MR]

———provide that individuals entitled to payments from the Government may designate those payments for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3998), H9923 [2AU]

———reduction (see S. Res. 237), S3216 [29MR]

Public housing: Federal commitment to eliminate crime (see H.R. 3150), H2664 [21MR]

———multifamily rental assisted housing reform (see S. 2042), S9555 [2AU]

Public lands: provide disaster assistance loans for small businesses operating within a national park or wildlife refuge that were affected during recent Government shutdown (see H.R. 3044), H1985 [7MR]

———right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees (see H.R. 3377), H4396 [1MY]

Public welfare programs: reform unemployment benefit system (see H.R. 3738), H7106 [27JN]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H7107 [27JN]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 1954), S7887 [16JY]

Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H9922 [2AU]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (see H.R. 3322), H4109 [25AP]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), consideration (see H. Res. 427), H4502 [7MY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see S. 2045; H.R. 3798), S9555 [2AU], H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see S. 1555; S. Res. 214; H.R. 2924), S492 [26JA], S737 [1FE], H1223 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (see H. Res. 355), H1223 [1FE]

———prohibit certain misuses of account numbers (see H.R. 3598), H6005 [6JN]

Sports: convene national summit to promote good citizenship (see H. Con. Res. 199), H8374 [24JY]

States: assist Attorney General in deportation of illegal aliens (see H.R. 3062), H2122 [12MR]

———clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3786), H7473 [11JY]

———constitutional amendment to grant power to propose constitutional amendments (see S.J. Res. 58), S9295 [31JY]

———eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to national minimum drinking age (see H.R. 3548), H5646 [29MY]

———provide Federal grants for drug testing projects (see H.R. 3778), H7260 [10JY]

———repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (see S. 2079), S10600 [16SE]

Surplus Government property: disposition of certain nonlethal property to certain foreign countries (see S. 2193), S12303 [3OC]

Swain County, NC: settlement of claims against the Federal Government (see H.R. 4112), H10602 [18SE]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax refunds to the Government for certain purposes (see H.R. 3218), H3230 [29MR]

———change date of deadline for filing of Federal income tax returns (see S. 1667), S3311 [15AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 2074), S10554 [13SE]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 3039), H1775 [6MR]

———repeal the withholding of income taxes and require individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis (see H.R. 3343), H4109 [25AP]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see S.J. Res. 57; H. Con. Res. 170), S8989 [26JY], H4423 [2MY]

Time: extend daylight saving time (see S. 1907), S7027 [26JN]

Travel: prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress (see S. 1827), S5763 [4JN]

Utah: establish additional locations for the holding of district court (see S. 1666), S3311 [15AP]

Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council: establish (see S. 1805; H.R. 3298, 3880), S5567 [23MY], H3730 [23AP], H8247 [23JY]

Biographies

Minnesota Hmong Vets Who Are Not Citizens, H2394-H2396 [19MR]

Chronologies

Information on past debt ceiling crises and changes: GAO, S1627 [7MR]

Colloquies

Budget reconciliation process: Edmund S. Muskie and Vance Hartke (1975), S5430 [21MY]

Comparisons

Federal civilian science activities appropriations (H.R. 3322), H5605 [29MY]

Conference reports

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act (H.R. 2977), H11108-H11111 [25SE]

Continuing Appropriations (H.R. 3019), H3842-H4043 [25AP], H4187-H4287 [30AP]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 3734), H8829-H8958 [30JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget (1976), S5426, S5438 [21MY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H6007-H6039 [7JN]

Small Business Job Protection Act (H.R. 3448), H9568-H9670 [1AU]

Workforce and Career Development Act (H.R. 1617), H8387-H8458 [25JY]

Cost Estimates

National Gambling Impact Study Commision (S. 704): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S7974 [17JY]

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S9412 [1AU]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S9413 [1AU]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: CBO, H1278 [27FE]

Descriptions

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, S12346 [3OC]

Government Shutdown Impact, S11 [3JA]

Documents

House Rules Proposal Regarding Martial Law Provisions, H2572 [21MR]

United States Patent System and Practices Viewed From Japan—Nobody Is Perfect: Japan Patent Association, H6719 [25JN]

Welfare Indicators Act, S5015 [14MY]

Essays

Best of the Best: Jennifer Tutak, E1072 [12JN]

What Inflation? James K. Galbraith, University of Texas Johnson School of Public Affairs, E1338 [22JY]

Excerpts

Constitution—U.S.: 14th Amendment relative to the rights of citizenship, congressional apportionment, and loyalty requirements for Members of Congress, H6499 [18JN]

$8.2 Billion Reconciliation Bill Cleared: ``Congressional Quarterly Almanac'' (1980), S5421 [21MY]

Explanations

How American Families Benefit From a Balanced Budget, S94 [5JA]

Histories

20th Amendment to the Constitution Relative to the Presidential Inauguration Date, S5098 [15MY]

Letters

Amend or repeal certain Dept. of Energy statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6236 [13JN]

American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Bob Lessard, State Senate of Minnesota, H11274 [26SE]

———Henry Lamb, Environmental Conservation Organization, H11275 [26SE]

———Northern Counties Land Use Coordinating Board, H11275 [26SE]

———several agricultural associations, H11275 [26SE]

American Overseas Interests Act: James L. Blum, CBO, E427 [22MR]

———Representative Hamilton, E427 [22MR]

Applicability of certain laws relative to the Executive Office of the President: Ann M. Harkins, Dept. of Justice, H10814 [24SE]

Budget 1996-2002: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5802 [5JN]

Budget 1997-2002: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5513 [23MY]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, H5224 [16MY]

Budget deficit: James L. Blum, CBO, S7880 [16JY]

Budget reconciliation: Donald Boelter, H161 [4JA]

———James Lister, H161 [4JA]

———Margaret Hurt, H161 [4JA]

———Paul Van de Water, CBO, H334 [9JA]

———Rick Schendel, H161 [4JA]

———Senators Exon, Daschle, and Dorgan, S4053 [24AP]

Child stranded overseas due to Government shutdown, H133 [4JA]

Clinton administration budget proposal effects on Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: June E. O'Neil, CBO, S5114, S5126 [16MY], S6071 [11JN]

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System establishment: several former Council on Economic Advisers chairmen, S11299 [25SE]

Computer problem relative to differentiating years 2000 and 1900: Senator Moynihan, S9960 [5SE]

Corps of Engineers environmental projects: Larry J. Wilson, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, S3884 [23AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: Ronald Reagan, H5377 [21MY]

Davis-Bacon Act reform: Ernest R. Menold, H6003 [6JN]

———General Contractors Association of New York, Inc., H6004 [6JN]

Disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II: Representative Combest, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H10819 [24SE]

Effects of Government shutdown on Dept. of HHS: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S438 [26JA]

Employment Nondiscrimination Act: Albert M. Pennybacker, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., S9996 [6SE]

———Coretta Scott King, King Center, S10138 [10SE]

———David L. Thompson, Business Leadership Council, S10138 [10SE]

———Karen Kerrigan, Small Business Survival Committee, S10138 [10SE]

———Kay S. Dowhower, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, S9997 [6SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S10137 [10SE]

———Richard T. Foltin, American Jewish Committee, S9996 [6SE]

———Sharon F. Canner, National Association of Manufacturers, S10137 [10SE]

———Thomas W. Fassett, General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church, S9996 [6SE]

Evaluation of President Clinton's administration: Linda Russell, S572 [31JA]

———President Clinton, S572 [31JA]

Extension of certain expiring governmental appropriations: Senator Specter, S1387 [28FE]

Family farming: Doug Henderson, S6138 [12JN]

Federal civilian science activities appropriations: Representative Don Young, H5725 [30MY]

———Representative Shuster, H5724 [30MY]

———Representative Spence, H5724 [30MY]

———Representative Walker, H5724 [30MY]

Federal contractors' affirmative action policies: Shirley J. Wilcher, Dept. of Labor, S665 [31JA]

Federal employees' personal information safeguard: Regina F. McCormick, S10184 [10SE]

Federal Employment Reduction Assistance Act: James B. King, OPM, S5770 [4JN]

Federal Prison Industries requirements to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts: Steven Kelman, OMB, S12284 [3OC]

Federal sponsorship of Government-sponsored enterprises: Barbara L. Loomis, Escondido, CA, Public Library, H10800 [24SE]

———Joan K. Kallenberg, California Library of Services Board, H10800 [24SE]

———Kevin Starr, California State Library System, H10800 [24SE]

Further analysis of bills before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) relative to intergovernmental and private sector mandates: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S2248 [18MR]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S7975 [17JY]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S7974 [17JY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service Act: George Bush, H10466 [17SE]

Housing program funding relative to tribal self-governance: Jacqueline L. Johnson, National American Indian Housing Council, S12406 [3OC]

———W. Ron Allen, National Congress of American Indians, S12406 [3OC]

Impact of Federal Government shutdown, S44 [4JA]

———Brian Rothermel, S7 [3JA]

———Cecelia J. Genge, S6 [3JA]

———James Fulton, S39 [4JA]

———Janet Samuelson, Fairfax Opportunities Unlimited (business), S6 [3JA]

———Margaret P. and T.H. Conway, Jr., S39 [4JA]

———Marlene Siemek, S7 [3JA]

———Mike Holy, S8 [3JA]

———Vern and Mary Ann Bettencourt, S6 [3JA]

Japan and U.S. patent agreements: Wataru Asou, Japanese Patent Office and Bruce A. Lehman, Patent and Trademark Office, H6720 [25JN]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority tax status: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), H11455 [27SE]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Patent and Trademark Office reform: Raymond Damadian, Fonar Corp., H7142 [9JY]

Procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain Federal agencies: John J. Hamre, Dept. of Defense, S10283 [11SE]

Public debt ceiling: Gregory M. Holloway, GAO, S1627 [7MR]

———John D. Hawke, Jr., Dept. of the Treasury, S1625 [7MR]

———Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, S1625 [7MR]

Response to Representative Gunderson on allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events: Beverly LaHaye, Concerned Women for America (organization), H7522 [12JY]

———Paul Weyrich, H7522 [12JY]

———Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), H7522 [12JY]

Right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees: R. Patrick Reiten, Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative, E693 [1MY]

Small business regulatory process: Charlotte W. Herbert, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., S2153 [15MR]

———Donald A. Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S1637 [7MR], S2151 [15MR]

———Gary F. Petty, Small Business Legislative Council, S2152 [15MR]

———Jerry J. Jasinowski, National Association of Manufacturers, S2153 [15MR]

———John J. Motley III, National Retail Federation, S2152 [15MR]

———Randall L. Smith, National Association of Home Builders, S2153 [15MR]

———Tom Halicki, National Association of Towns and Townships, S1640 [7MR], S2153 [15MR]

Small business regulatory process reform: Sandy Cutler, Oregon Small Business Development Center Network, S9606 [2AU]

Small business regulatory reform: Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, H3017 [28MR]

———Philip Lader, SBA, H3017 [28MR]

———President Clinton, H3017 [28MR]

———Vice President Gore, H3017 [28MR]

State issuance of driver's licenses and identification documents relative to immigration policy: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S3290 [15AP]

Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act: Charles M. Condon, South Carolina Attorney General, S2427 [20MR]

———Gale A. Norton, Colorado Attorney General, S2428 [20MR]

———George Allen, Governor of Virginia, S2426 [20MR]

———George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, S2427 [20MR]

———John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S2426 [20MR]

———Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana, S2427 [20MR]

———Margery S. Bronster, Hawaii Attorney General, S2428 [20MR]

———Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, S2425 [20MR]

———Stephen Merrill, Governor of New Hampshire, S2427 [20MR]

———Tommy G. Thompson, Governor of Wisconsin, S2427 [20MR]

Terrorist threat assessment: D.P. Montoro, Coast Guard, S2855 [26MR]

Unfunded Federal mandates: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H3025 [28MR]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau, S4046 [24AP]

———James J. Lack, Douglas R. Bovin, and Gregory S. Lashutka, S4030 [24AP]

———Sharon M. Hughes, National Council of Agricultural Employees, S4046 [24AP]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act CBO cost estimates: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H1278 [27FE]

Use of voluntary separation incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs offices reducing employment levels: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S11555 [27SE]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 3322, Federal civilian science activities appropriations, H5725 [30MY]

Amendments to S. 1956, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8114 [18JY]

Committee on Science (House) reports, E1035 [7JN]

Continuing appropriations (H.R. 3019): amendments, S1966 [13MR]

Employers with nondiscrimination policies that include sexual orientation, S9990 [6SE]

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Legislative riders on past debt limit extensions, S546 [30JA]

Private property rights congressional vote index: League of Private Property Voters, E1945-E1951 [21OC]

Senate amendments to S. Con. Res. 57, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002: Democratic amendments, S5176 [16MY]

———Republican amendments, S5176 [16MY]

Small Business Legislative Council, S2152 [15MR]

Memorandums

CBO Budget Estimate for Debt Collection Improvement Act: John Righter, CBO, S1825 [12MR]

Multifamily Rental Assisted Housing Contracts: Nelson A. Diaz, Dept. of HUD, S11221 [25SE]

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: Marc Morano, Electronic News Gathering (news service), H7521 [12JY]

Unfunded Federal Mandates Relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Sheri Steisel, Jon Dunlap, and Marilina Sanz, S4030 [24AP]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 1997: President Clinton, S915 [6FE], H1230 [6FE]

Plan To Achieve a Balanced Budget No Later Than 2002 as Certified by the CBO: President Clinton, S274 [22JA], H333 [9JA]

Revised Deferral of Budgetary Resources: President Clinton, S5003 [14MY], S6719 [24JN], H4925 [14MY], H6709 [24JN]

Motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), H2586 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), S416, S424 [26JA], H897 [25JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1963 [13MR], S2237 [18MR], H1956 [7MR], H2652 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4100 [25AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7988 [18JY], H8319 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8108, S8126, S8131, S8141 [18JY], S8330, S8333, S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422, S8423, S8424 [22JY], S8494, S8504 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5725 [30MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5510, S5511, S5512, S5515 [23MY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H6 [3JA]

Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government (H.R. 782), H9772 [1AU]

National objectives: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H8574 [26JY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3019, H3026 [28MR]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to Federal Service Labor Management Relations, S12062-S12077 [1OC]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal service labor-management relations, S1547-S1550 [6MR]

Outlines

Budget resolution effects on veterans' benefits, H6256 [12JN]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations relative to civil service retirement, S10033 [9SE]

Papers

Chance Meeting: Albert R. Anness, E1018 [6JN]

Disclosure of Information Concerning U.S. Personnel Lost in Vietnam: Melvin E. Richmond, Jr., E899-E918 [24MY]

Made in the USA—Immigrants, Patents, and Jobs: Philip Peters, S2252 [18MR]

Poems

``Celestial Economics,'' Sid Taylor, E287 [6MR]

Prayers

Presidential Prayer: Edmund S. Muskie, S3895 [23AP]

Press releases

Davis-Bacon Benefits Minority Job Opportunities and Is Supported by All Leading Minority Organizations: National Alliance for Fair Contracting (organization), H5377 [21MY]

Eliminating Corporate Welfare Would Cut Deficit in Half: Cato Institute, H5126 [15MY]

Proposals

Engrossment of H.R. 2862, public debt ceiling, and H.J. Res. 157, continuing appropriations, H760 [23JA]

Quotations

Abe Martin's views on judicial system: Kin Hubbard, Indianapolis (IN) News, E651 [25AP]

Regulations

Requirements for submission of the Federal budget: U.S. Code, S886-S888 [6FE]

Remarks in House

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: extend (S. 2198), H12294 [4OC]

Agriculture: national objectives priority assignments, H5255 [16MY]

AID: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (H.R. 3870), H8626, H8627 [29JY], E1351 [23JY]

Appropriations: automatic continuing resolutions, H7694, H7695 [17JY]

———coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to streamline Government operations (H.R. 3064), E334 [13MR]

———establish automatic continuing appropriations, H8033 [22JY], H8275, H8276 [24JY]

———establish automatic continuing appropriations (H.R. 4094), H10435 [17SE]

———making continuing, H50, H55, H59 [3JA], H94, H95, H111, H120, H121, H122, H123, H125, H126, H129, H130, H134 [4JA], H192, H194-H216, H313-H322 [5JA], H806 [24JA], H855 [25JA], H929 [30JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 131), H216 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 155), H58 [3JA], H121, H123, H128 [4JA], H191, H200, H212, H217 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 157), engrossment, H801, H802 [24JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 163), H2193 [13MR], H2227, H2229-H2238, H2311 [14MR], E380 [19MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), H2562, H2563, H2578-H2588 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), consideration (H. Res. 386), H2564-H2577 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 170), H3176, H3204-H3206 [29MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 175), H3745 [24AP]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 175), consideration (H. Res. 411), H3738-H3744 [24AP]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 175), corrections in engrossment, H3746 [24AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), H879-H900 [25JA], H920 [26JA], E100 [25JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1781, H1808-H1958, H1968, H1972 [7MR], H2039, H2040, H2111-H2114 [12MR], H2126, H2195-H2209 [13MR], H2652-H2654 [21MR], E326 [12MR], E336 [13MR], E408 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H3825, H3826, H3828, H3840, H3842, H4052-H4103 [25AP], H4180-H4185 [30AP], E651 [25AP], E661 [30AP], E672 [1MY], E754 [9MY], E862 [22MY]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report corrections (S.J. Res. 53), H4131 [30AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration (H. Res. 372), H1793-H1808 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 415), H4046-H4052 [25AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), permission to file conference report, H3655 [22AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2857-H2864 [26MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 4278), H11575 [27SE]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

———reduce spending and regulatory programs, H7245, H7246, H7248-H7251 [10JY], H10329 [12SE]

———reduce spending and regulatory programs (H. Con. Res. 193), H6975, H6978, H6979 [27JN], H7128-H7132 [9JY], H7169 [10JY], E1241 [11JY]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H122, H123, H124, H127 [4JA], H315 [5JA]

Armed Forces: reform military death investigation process, E1796 [28SE]

Arms control: management of nuclear weapons programs, H9817 [1AU]

Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior: travel expenditures, H8545-H8547 [25JY]

Bonneville Power Administration: energy exchange with hydro projects of the Columbia River relative to Federal fish protection measures, H8338 [24JY]

Brown, Sec. of Commerce: travel expenditures, H868 [25JA], H1205 [1FE]

Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs: travel and office personnel funding, H1956, H1957 [7MR]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H747 [23JA], H985, H986, H988, H989 [31JA], H1399, H1402 [28FE], H2040 [12MR], H2225 [14MR], H2470, H2471, H2473, H2474 [20MR], H2562, H2563 [21MR], H2670 [22MR], H3807-H3817 [24AP], H4909 [14MY], H5128 [15MY], H5266 [16MY], H5496 [22MY], H6258 [12JN], E830 [16MY]

———deficit, H125, H126 [4JA], H190, H325 [5JA], H779 [24JA], H857 [25JA], H956-H959 [30JA], H1977-H1981 [7MR], H2126, H2207, H2220 [13MR], H2321 [19MR], H2582 [21MR], H3210 [29MR], H3436, H3469 [16AP], H3584 [18AP], H5115 [15MY], H5246, H5252, H5257 [16MY], H5766 [4JN], H6105 [10JN], H6292 [13JN], H6427, H6432, H6435 [18JN], H6516 [19JN], H7220 [10JY], H7763 [17JY], H8253 [24JY], H8383 [25JY], H9462 [31JY], H10181 [11SE], H10528 [18SE], E306 [7MR], E647 [25AP]

———discretionary spending levels, H5725, H5728, H5729, H5740 [30MY], H7193-H7196 [10JY], H7360, H7361 [11JY], H7701-H7704 [17JY], H8281-H8283 [24JY]

———ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown (H.R. 2671), H121 [4JA]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, H1695 [5MR], H1952-H1956 [7MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H8, H9, H10, H11, H52, H53, H65 [3JA], H121, H122, H123, H124, H125, H126, H127, H129, H132, H133, H134, H137, H140, H141, H142, H144, H151, H152, H155, H156, H165-H172, H178-H184 [4JA], H191, H192, H193-H216, H308, H310, H311, H324 [5JA], H344, H346-H351 [22JA], H739, H740, H741, H743, H744, H747, H749 [23JA], H776, H777, H780, H781, H782 [24JA], H841, H857, H872, H877, H903 [25JA], H950, H953, H956-H959 [30JA], H976, H977, H997-H999, H1077 [31JA], H1759-H1766 [6MR], H1778 [7MR], H2100-H2103 [12MR], H2227, H2229 [14MR], H3652, H3653 [19AP], H3661, H3667 [23AP], E1, E10 [3JA], E155 [5FE], E364 [14MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7646 [16JY], H7663, H7664, H7745-H7762, H7765 [17JY], H7796-H7990, H7992, H7996, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8076, H8089-H8091 [22JY], H8106, H8108, H8109 [23JY], H8319 [24JY], H8382, H8383 [25JY], H8561 [26JY], E1325 [18JY], E1337 [22JY], E1386 [26JY], E1409 [30JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H8670 [30JY], H9380, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9403-H9424 [31JY], H9567, H9708 [1AU], H9838, H9904 [2AU], E1444, E1451, E1453, E1454 [1AU], E1495 [2AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7784 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9388-H9392 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9392-H9403 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8320-H8329 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to recommit, H7988 [18JY]

———reconciliation process, H340, H341 [22JA], H814 [24JA]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (H.R. 3379), E703 [2MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H3704 [23AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 174), H4775, H4788-H4798 [9MY], E777 [10MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5033, H5036-H5039, H5042-H5049 [14MY], H5104-H5133, H5135-H5138, H5146-H5149 [15MY], H5185, H5186, H5187, H5188, H5198-H5260, H5268-H5275 [16MY], H5792-H5805 [4JN], E821, E828, E830, E833 [16MY], E850, E852 [21MY], E860 [22MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6098-H6104 [10JN], H6186, H6188, H6189, H6257-H6268, H6275 [12JN], H6291, H6292, H6293 [13JN], H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435, H6493 [18JN], H6514, H6518 [19JN], E1069 [12JN], E1086 [13JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5189-H5198 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 450), H6247-H6257 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), motion to instruct conferees, H5725-H5732, H5740 [30MY]

———shutdown relative to process, H2, H4, H7, H8, H9, H10, H11, H12, H24-H33, H51, H52, H53, H55, H57, H58, H59, H64-H89 [3JA], H93, H94, H95, H96, H97, H121, H122, H123, H125, H126, H127, H130, H131, H133, H134, H135-H154, H158, H165, H172-H178 [4JA], H189, H190, H191, H192, H194-H216, H308, H309 [5JA], H340, H345 [22JA], H748 [23JA], H780, H814 [24JA], H856, H872 [25JA], H2039, H2040 [12MR], H2328 [19MR], H8601 [29JY], H9464 [31JY], H11399 [27SE], E7, E10 [3JA], E16 [4JA], E23, E26 [5JA]

———tribute to private sector during shutdown, H309 [5JA]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H2-H7 [3JA]

Business and industry: eliminate corporate welfare in Federal programs, H5257 [16MY]

———prohibit bundling of contract requirements in procurement (H.R. 3934), E1417 [31JY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1539 [29FE], H4695 [9MY], H5409, H5410 [22MY], H5591 [29MY], H7085 [27JN], H7188 [10JY], H7331 [11JY], H8067 [22JY], H8231 [23JY], H8337, H8338 [24JY]

Cecil Field Naval Air Station, FL: transfer jurisdiction over certain lands to Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 3882), H8107 [23JY]

Children and youth: national objectives priority assignments, H5737-H5740 [30MY], H5755, H5756 [31MY], H5765, H5766, H5805-H5812 [4JN], H6403 [13JN], H6485 [18JN]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H2032 [8MR], H3792 [24AP], H6111-H6113 [10JN], H6409 [13JN], H7118 [9JY], H7539 [16JY], H10588-H10594 [18SE], E1423, E1426 [1AU], E1791 [28SE]

———affirmative action policies (H.R. 2128), H5282-H5285 [16MY]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H96 [4JA], H814 [24JA], H976, H985 [31JA], H1666 [5MR], H1722 [6MR], H3396 [16AP], H4131 [30AP], H4390 [1MY], H4409-H4413 [2MY], H4656 [9MY], H5136-H5138 [15MY], H5186 [16MY], H6290 [13JN], H6628-H6629 [19JN], H7517-H7521 [12JY], H7664 [17JY], H8819-H8822 [30JY], H9465 [31JY], H10357-H10364 [12SE], H10500 [17SE], H10604 [19SE], H11590-H11592 [27SE], E1255 [11JY]

———reinventing Government initiative, H7245 [10JY]

———State of the Union Message, H840, H841 [25JA]

Close Up Foundation: anniversary, E1071 [12JN]

Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy: authorize printing of report (S. Con. Res. 67), H11357 [26SE]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 47), H9899 [2AU]

Committee on Science (House): activities, E1035 [7JN]

Computers: problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900, H8801 [30JY]

———problems differentiating between years 2000 and 1900, H7619 [16JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, E1305 [17JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H132 [4JA], H746 [23JA], H10227 [11SE], H10757-H10761 [20SE], H11220-H11226 [25SE], H11233, H11234, H11365, H11366, H11379-H11382 [26SE], H11398, H11399, H11401 [27SE], H11599 [28SE], H12298 [4OC], E1924 [4OC]

———comparison of the 103d and 104th Congresses, H2936-H2942 [27MR]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (H.R. 2727), H3728 [23AP], E20 [4JA]

Constitution: separation of powers between the different branches of government, H56 [3JA]

Contracts: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (H.R. 28), H8356 [24JY]

———revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H18 [3JA]

———treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (H.R. 2963), H1703 [5MR], E196 [13FE]

Courts: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 2977), H5786-H5789 [4JN]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), H11446-H11452 [27SE], H12276, H12277 [4OC]

———improve operation and administration of Federal courts (H.R. 3968), H10454-H10459 [17SE]

———improve operation and administration of Federal courts (S. 1887), H12277 [4OC]

———residency requirement quotas for judges in each Federal judicial circuit Court of Appeals (H.R. 3045), E306 [7MR]

Crime: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), H7540-H7545 [16JY]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 535), H11137-H11139 [25SE]

———Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for the cost of incarcerating aliens, H30 [3JA]

———treatment of Federal prisoners (H.R. 3206), H10101-H10103 [5SE]

David J. Wheeler Federal Building, Baker City, OR: designate (H.R. 2061), E579 [19AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: application relative to construction of Native American housing, H4721, H4722 [9MY]

———reform, H5996-H6004 [6JN]

———repeal, H5371-H5378 [21MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H6406 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration budget proposals, E271 [5MR]

———procurement, H1261 [27FE]

———purchase of domestically-made landing gear, H6379 [13JN]

———reporting of veteran employment by recipients of Federal contracts or grants, H6387 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: field offices funding, H8341 [24JY]

Dept. of HUD: investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, H6809-H6812 [25JN]

Dept. of Labor: ensure accountability in disbursement of funds, H7368 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow State employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown, H3772, H3773 [24AP]

———allow State employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 2677), consideration (H. Res. 323), H1403 [28FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend certain authorities (H.R. 2353), H901-H903 [25JA]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (H.R. 1856), E1281, E1283 [12JY], E1287 [16JY]

———reduce costs and damage through grants and strategies developed by a government and private-sector partnership, H7267 [11JY]

District of Columbia: discretionary spending levels, H8068-H8070 [22JY]

———transfer jurisdiction over certain Federal real property (H.R. 2636), H9454 [31JY]

———treatment of pension funds relative to certain public employees (H.R. 3389), E705 [2MY]

Dornan, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H5138 [15MY], H7521 [12JY]

Downsizing, H1310 [27FE], H2463, H2464 [19MR]

Drugs: Federal drug testing initiatives funding, H8171, H8172 [23JY], E1454 [1AU]

Ecology and environment: evaluation of protection policies, H1002-H1006 [31JA]

———national objectives priority assignments, H3392, H3397, H3398, H3399 [16AP], H3495, H3496, H3497 [17AP], H3659, H3660, H3661, H3664, H3666, H3667 [23AP], H3798-H3803 [24AP], H4179, H4180 [30AP], H4660 [9MY], H6706-H6709 [24JN], H9991 [4SE], H10574-H10580 [18SE], E1208 [27JN]

Economy: comparison of Clinton administration policy with previous administrations' policies, H10199 [11SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H8 [3JA], H1261 [27FE], H1754 [6MR], H1778, H1779, H1972 [7MR], H2227 [14MR], H2462 [19MR], H3804 [24AP], H4180-H4185 [30AP], H4535 [8MY], H4830 [10MY], H5310 [21MY], H6096 [10JN], H6486 [18JN], H6627 [19JN], H7269 [11JY], H8109 [23JY], H8526 [25JY], H9456 [31JY], H9929 [4SE], H10168 [10SE], H10182, H10215 [11SE], H10333 [12SE], E295 [6MR], E1338 [22JY], E1357 [24JY], E1477 [2AU], E1601 [12SE]

Education: funding, H999 [31JA]

———provide interest subsidies for construction and renovation of schools (H.R. 4309), E1826 [30SE]

Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government (H.R. 782), H9772 [1AU]

Employment: job creation programs, H1629 [29FE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (S. 356), E823 [16MY]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9757, H9771 [1AU], E1476 [2AU]

EPA: Environmental Technology Initiative funding, H5710-H5712 [30MY]

———reform regulatory process, H2096-H2100 [12MR], H2195 [13MR]

Executive departments: eliminate duplication of programs, H1722 [6MR]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (H.R. 3452), H10806-H10817 [24SE], H12283-H12286 [4OC], E1931 [21OC]

———establish Office of the Inspector General (H.R. 3872), H8103 [23JY]

Families and domestic relations: payment of settlements to individuals relative to child support and alimony obligations (H.R. 3895), E1374 [25JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (H.R. 3704), H6694-H6699 [24JN], E1152 [24JN]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (H.R. 3900), H8582, H8583 [26JY]

FDA: food safety, E734 [8MY]

Federal employees: amend civil service laws (H.R. 3841), H11340-H11352 [26SE], H11547-H11565 [27SE]

———appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3205), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

———establish demonstration project to assess feasibility of temporary placement of displaced workers in other Federal or private employment (H.R. 3649), H6404 [13JN]

———greater disclosure of and accountability for Government travel, H6368 [13JN]

———implementation of veterans preference procedures in hiring and promoting, H5030, H5032 [14MY]

———improve safety, E1203 [27JN]

———leave transfer authority for those adversely affected by disasters or emergencies (S. 868), H11205-H11213 [25SE]

———payment of retirement and separation incentives and reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions (H.R. 2751), H7696 [17JY]

———provide cost-of-living allowances to Vice President, Members of Congress, judges, and certain executive schedule employees, H10113 [10SE]

———provide voluntary separation incentives, H7695, H7696 [17JY]

———reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances (H.R. 3637), H6405 [13JN]

———reduce number of political appointees, H7629-H7632 [16JY]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3204), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

———treatment of deferred annuities during time between separation from Government service and when payments commence (H.R. 2978), E214 [27FE]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3203), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

———use of credit card accounts, H1255 [27FE]

Federal Prison Industries: contracts relative to Federal market share, H8286-H8288 [24JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H3021-H3026 [28MR], H7796 [18JY], E426 [22MR], E760, E777 [10MY]

FEMA: tribute, E1211 [27JN]

Foreign policy: terrorist regimes influence on the U.S. political process, H2472 [20MR]

Foreign trade: export controls (H.R. 361), H7563-H7589 [16JY]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (H.R. 1281), H10817-H10819 [24SE], E1381 [25JY], E1766 [27SE]

Freedom of Information Act: provide public access to information in an electronic format (H.R. 3802), H10447-H10452 [17SE], E1281 [12JY]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish, H309 [5JA]

GAO: funding, H7186, H7187 [10JY]

———independent evaluation, H7176, H7177 [10JY]

———reform (H.R. 3864), H9940-H9950 [4SE]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (H.R. 3803), H10465-H10470 [17SE]

Government regulations: duplication of State regulations, H1694 [5MR]

———effect on citizens, H3723-H3728 [23AP]

———effects on business and industry, H6429 [18JN], H6851 [26JN]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 2715), H3749-H3754 [24AP]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 2715), consideration (H. Res. 409), H3746-H3749 [24AP]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses (H.R. 3607), E1532 [5SE]

———reform, H1669 [5MR]

———reform (H.R. 994), H1490 [28FE], H1644 [4MR], H1665, H1668 [5MR]

———reform (H.R. 994), consideration (H. Res. 368), H3497 [17AP]

———require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (H.R. 3307), H3737 [24AP], E635 [25AP]

———term limits on regulatory agency members (H.R. 3423), E735 [8MY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship (H.R. 1720), H10783-H10802 [24SE], E1769 [28SE]

Gunderson, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H4922-H4925 [14MY], H7051-H7066 [27JN]

Health: matching payments to determine cancer incidence among residents of Toms River, NJ (H.R. 3148), H2703 [22MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E1505 [4SE]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (H. Res. 354), H978, H1064 [31JA], H1182-H1185 [1FE]

Housing: policy to provide safe and affordable housing, H4595-H4607 [8MY]

Immigration: reform of regulations, H1262 [27FE]

Information services: provide safeguards for confidentiality of statistical information (H.R. 3924), E1452 [1AU]

Intelligence services: restrict information sharing with U.N., H5410-H5413 [22MY]

Iosco, MI: release of reversionary interest in certain lands held by the Federal Government (H.R. 2670), H9774 [1AU]

Irrigation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska and Kansas (S. 1649), H12292 [4OC]

IRS: abolish, H2472 [20MR], H3494 [17AP]

———determination of losses from implementation of legislation requiring burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases, H7678 [17JY]

———safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), H3399-H3412 [16AP], E587 [19AP]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H11387-H11392 [26SE]

League of Private Property Voters: publishing of private property rights congressional vote index, E1945 [21OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: application of certain laws (H.R. 1), H3481 [16AP]

———application of certain laws (S. 2), H8814, H8815 [30JY]

———compensation practices and pay equity (H. Con. Res. 194), H6977 [27JN], E1205 [27JN]

Liberals: accomplishments, H12181 [30SE]

Lobbyists: disclosure of lobbying activities by Federal grantees, H1947-H1951 [7MR]

———limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, H1780 [7MR]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, H881 [25JA]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (H.R. 3435), H8613, H8614 [29JY]

Members of Congress: require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown, E14 [4JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown, H97 [4JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (H.R. 2281), H55 [3JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (H.R. 2658), H50 [3JA], E78 [24JA]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: powers of the Board of Review, H11461, H11464 [27SE]

Money: reestablish Gold Standard, E1730 [27SE]

Monuments and memorials: transfer lands for Japanese American Patriotism Memorial, H9454 [31JY]

National Association of Retired Federal Employees: anniversary, E443 [25MR]

National Credit Management Corp.: collection of money owed to Federal Government, H2471 [20MR]

National objectives: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H5304 [21MY], H5445-H5478 [22MY], H7163, H7164, H7165 [10JY], H8574-H8581 [26JY], E876, E880 [22MY], E892 [23MY], E919, E927 [24MY], E936, E944 [29MY], E950 [30MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), append text of H.R. 1227, Employee Commuting Flexibility Act, H5544 [23MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9846-H9862 [2AU], E1503 [2AU], E1536 [5SE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5432-H5445 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 503), H9839-H9846 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H8575-H8581 [26JY]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (H. Con. Res. 206), H9901 [2AU]

Native Americans: funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance, H4566 [8MY], H4721-H4724 [9MY], E760 [10MY]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (H.R. 3219), H11603-H11622 [28SE], E503, E507 [29MR]

———repeal Indian trading laws (H.R. 3215), H8603, H8604 [29JY], E521 [29MR]

———technical corrections to certain laws (H.R. 2726), H763-H765 [23JA]

NSF: change name to National Science and Engineering Foundation, H5616-H5619 [29MY]

———funding, H5587-H5589, H5595-H5600 [29MY]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (H.R. 3235), H5789, H5790 [4JN]

O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: travel expenditures, H134 [4JA], H189, H190, H309 [5JA], H1205 [1FE], H1702 [5MR], H2040 [12MR], H2226 [14MR], H2329 [19MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (H.R. 3460), H5560-H5563 [23MY], H5639-H5644 [29MY], H5926 [5JN], H5984 [6JN], H6186, H6279-H6282 [12JN], H6430, H6499-H6506 [18JN], H6703-H6706 [24JN], H6718 [25JN], H7253-H7257 [10JY], H7510 [12JY], H7536 [16JY]

———reform, H6703-H6706 [24JN]

Patents: fairness in compensating owners (H.R. 632), H12281 [4OC], E1925 [4OC]

Pensions: treatment of annuity checks for retired railroad workers relative to Government shutdown, E16 [4JA]

Permanent Performance Review Commission: establish (H.R. 3982), E1493 [2AU]

Postal Service: reform, E1125 [20JN]

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel, H8822-H8828 [30JY], H12187 [30SE], E661 [30AP]

———disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel lost in Vietnam, E899 [24MY]

Public buildings: ban social events allowing public nudity, sexual activity and illegal drug use, E752 [9MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H308 [5JA], H341, H343, H344 [22JA], H749 [23JA], H779, H780, H781, H782, H806 [24JA], H839, H840, H841, H853, H854, H855, H856, H861-H867 [25JA], H925, H927, H929, H930, H947-H953 [30JA], H976, H978, H979, H980, H986-H991, H1001, H1002, H1077 [31JA], H1144, H1145, H1206 [1FE], H1256, H1259, H1261 [27FE], H1400, H1402 [28FE], H1620 [29FE], H1756 [6MR], H1780 [7MR], H2845 [26MR], H10330 [12SE], H11583 [27SE], E159, E163 [5FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), consideration (H. Res. 292), H982 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (H. Res. 356), H1179-H1182 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), H978 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), engrossment, H801, H802 [24JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2896), H841 [25JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), H2987-H3029 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], E483 [28MR], E494 [29MR], E591 [19AP]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2972-H2986 [28MR], H3209 [29MR]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2857-H2864 [26MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), H1787-H1792, H1972 [7MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (H. Res. 371), H1781-H1786 [7MR]

Public housing: reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), H4738 [9MY]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), corrections in engrossment, H4753 [9MY]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), insert language of H.R. 2406 in lieu, H4753 [9MY]

Public lands: right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees (H.R. 3377), E692 [1MY]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 3752), H11273-H11280 [26SE], E1190 [27JN], E1941 [21OC]

Reform, H7537 [16JY]

Research: funding for private and Federal studies, H2846 [26MR]

Revenues: reduce fee delinquencies and improve debt-collection procedures, H4087 [25AP]

River Ridge, FL: tribute to River Ridge High School's mock State legislative session, E534 [16AP]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities, H10135, H10137 [10SE]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5574-H5625 [29MY], H5674-H5725, H5730, H5731 [30MY], E951 [30MY], E1035 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), consideration (H. Res. 427), H4764-H4766 [9MY]

Small business: reform regulatory process, H2984, H2998-H3027 [28MR]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 994), E450 [26MR]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 3798), E1364 [24JY]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), E591 [19AP]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), H1197-H1200 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1185-H1196 [1FE]

———prohibit certain misuses of account numbers (H.R. 3598), E1020 [6JN]

Sports: convene national summit to promote good citizenship (H. Con. Res. 199), E1834 [30SE]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (H.R. 3786), E1259 [11JY]

Taxation: earned income tax credit, H7804, H7805, H7807, H7808, H7815 [18JY]

———Government use of tax revenues, H3718-H3723 [23AP]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 3039), H2668 [22MR]

———repeal the withholding of income taxes and require individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis (H.R. 3343), H3827 [25AP]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law, H7190-H7193 [10JY]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (H. Con. Res. 170), E701 [2MY]

Technology: cooperative research and development agreements relative to inventions (H.R. 2196), H1262-H1267, H1290 [27FE]

Transportation: codify certain laws (H.R. 2297), H8604-H8608 [29JY]

Vietnam: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H11387-H11392 [26SE]

Voting: printing of ballots in foreign languages, E1348 [23JY]

Remarks in Senate

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: extend (S. 2198), S12407 [3OC]

Agriculture: Federal farm policies, S6138 [12JN]

AID: funding for family planning programs, S1394 [28FE]

———provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (H.R. 3870), S9671 [2AU]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (S. 2013), S9434-S9436 [1AU]

———extension of certain expiring appropriations, S1387 [28FE]

———making continuing, S4, S7, S9 [3JA], S62 [4JA], S83 [5JA], S306-S308 [23JA], S368-S370 [25JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), unanimous-consent agreement, S2621 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 170), S3190, S3195-S3198, S3200-S3202 [29MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 175), S4047 [24AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), S391, S401-S416, S418-S446 [26JA], S562 [30JA], S884 [6FE]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1668, S1784 [11MR], S1789, S1790, S1792-S1852 [12MR], S1907-S1926-S1933-S1967 [13MR], S2005-S2033, S2037-S2095 [14MR], S2168-S2177, S2182-S2186, S2188 [15MR], S2219 [18MR], S2261-S2300, S2302-S2309, S2334 [19MR], S2441 [20MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4058 [24AP], S4095-S4112, S4156, S4161-S4178 [25AP], S4358, S4366 [29AP], S4369-S4375, S4444 [30AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report corrections (S.J. Res. 53), S4367 [29AP], S4388-S4390 [30AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), unanimous-consent agreement, S1846 [12MR], S2094 [14MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

———making continuing (S.J. Res. 63), S11159 [24SE]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

Armed Forces: retirement pay for former spouses relative to civil service, S7009, S7010 [26JN]

Army: contract procurement requirements, S7237 [28JN]

Birmingham, AL: Southern Women in Public Service conference, S4949 [9MY]

Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to U.S. Treasury, S2182 [15MR]

———energy exchange with hydro projects of the Columbia River relative to Federal fish protection measures, S8977, S8978, S8980 [26JY], S10623 [17SE]

Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs: travel and office personnel funding, S2288 [19MR]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S886-S888 [6FE], S2795 [25MR], S3172, S3188-S3190 [29MR], S5111-S5129 [16MY], S6008 [10JN]

———deficit, S22 [3JA], S58 [4JA], S81 [5JA], S188 [22JA], S309 [23JA], S340 [24JA], S357 [25JA], S395 [26JA], S553 [30JA], S588 [31JA], S732 [1FE], S895 [6FE], S1076 [7FE], S1166 [9FE], S1295 [23FE], S1320 [27FE], S1448, S1466 [29FE], S1515 [5MR], S1551 [6MR], S1634, S1643 [7MR], S1668 [11MR], S1852 [12MR], S1967 [13MR], S2097 [14MR], S2191 [15MR], S2219, S2233-S2235, S2242 [18MR], S2324 [19MR], S2421 [20MR], S2642 [21MR], S2800 [25MR], S2887 [26MR], S3004 [27MR], S3149 [28MR], S3182, S3215 [29MR], S3269 [15AP], S3383 [16AP], S3427 [17AP], S3623 [18AP], S3729 [19AP], S3788 [22AP], S3895 [23AP], S4061 [24AP], S4187 [25AP], S4272 [29AP], S4376 [30AP], S4514 [1MY], S4616 [2MY], S4661, S4663-S4666, S4672 [3MY], S4723 [6MY], S4801 [7MY], S4849, S4877 [8MY], S4889, S4891-S4893, S4897, S4899-S4901 [9MY], S4958 [13MY], S4995-S4997, S5000 [14MY], S5090 [15MY], S5188 [16MY], S5266 [17MY], S5376 [20MY], S5425, S5443 [21MY], S5491 [22MY], S5526, S5556 [23MY], S5645 [24MY], S5671 [3JN], S5744 [4JN], S5792, S5852 [5JN], S5875 [6JN], S5972, S5979 [7JN], S6010 [10JN], S6079 [11JN], S6127, S6132, S6138 [12JN], S6219 [13JN], S6277 [14JN], S6407 [18JN], S6512 [19JN], S6609 [20JN], S6659 [21JN], S6718 [24JN], S6819 [25JN], S7170 [27JN], S7297 [28JN], S7366 [8JY], S7489 [9JY], S7646 [10JY], S7685 [11JY], S7815 [12JY], S7878-S7882, S7884 [16JY], S8011 [17JY], S8152 [18JY], S8370 [19JY], S8465 [22JY], S8552 [23JY], S8633 [24JY], S8864 [25JY], S8988 [26JY], S9030 [29JY], S9157 [30JY], S9289 [31JY], S9341-S9344, S9348, S9350, S9358, S9421 [1AU], S9551 [2AU], S9691 [3SE], S9852 [4SE], S9960 [5SE], S10017 [6SE], S10047 [9SE], S10155 [10SE], S10321 [11SE], S10401 [12SE], S10551 [13SE], S10580 [16SE], S10681 [17SE], S10831 [18SE], S10980 [19SE], S11087 [20SE], S11130 [24SE], S11238 [25SE], S11424 [26SE], S11536 [27SE], S11950 [30SE], S12077 [1OC], S12163 [2OC], S12286 [3OC]

———discretionary spending levels, S5243-S5248 [17MY], S5478 [22MY]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, S1961 [13MR], S2081 [14MR]

———establish spending limits for entitlement programs and other mandatory spending programs (S. 2170), S11982 [30SE]

———establish 2-year cycle, reform oversight process, and establish required adjournment date for Congress (S. 2049), S9742 [3SE]

———making certain appropriations and rescissions (S. 1594), S1638, S1639, S1642 [7MR], S1670 [11MR]

———nondefense discretionary spending cuts in final two years of budget cycle, S5129-S5138 [16MY], S6168 [13JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S2, S5, S8, S12, S14, S19, S21 [3JA], S59, S60, S62, S72 [4JA], S75, S77, S78 [5JA], S111 [8JA], S116, S123, S124, S125, S126, S127, S131-S135 [10JA], S171, S173, S174, S177, S179-S181 [22JA], S331, S332, S335 [24JA], S389 [25JA], S1643 [7MR], S2177 [15MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), veto, S304 [23JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), S8527-S8532 [23JY], S8668-S8671, S8672 [24JY], S8820, S8929 [25JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9322-S9334, S9337-S9341, S9344-S9347, S9352-S9415 [1AU], S9622 [2AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), insert language of S. 1956 in lieu, S8527 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S7890 [16JY], S8070-S8150 [18JY], S8329-S8369 [19JY], S8395-S8426, S8451-S8454 [22JY], S8493-S8532 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8083, S8113, S8114, S8149 [18JY], S8509 [23JY]

———reconciliation process, S291, S292, S295, S297 [23JA], S368-S370, S374 [25JA], S888 [6FE], S1163 [9FE], S3190 [29MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5550 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S5999 [10JN], S6026, S6058-S6066, S6069-S6072, S6076 [11JN], S6117-S6137, S6164-S6166 [12JN], S6167-S6186, S6191 [13JN], S6260, S6280 [14JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S6057 [11JN], S6164 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), insert language of S. Con. Res. 57 in lieu, S5538 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5019-S5023 [14MY], S5025-S5070 [15MY], S5111-S5140, S5143-S5186 [16MY], S5216-S5265, S5266 [17MY], S5305-S5376, S5394-S5396 [20MY], S5398-S5410, S5412-S5442 [21MY], S5461-S5490 [22MY], S5508, S5509-S5538, S5550 [23MY], S5641 [24MY], S5868 [5JN], S5982 [7JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), unanimous-consent agreement, S5018 [14MY], S5412 [21MY]

———shutdown relative to process, S5, S7, S8, S9-S11, S13, S14, S15 [3JA], S35, S37-S44, S47-S55, S60, S61, S62, S63, S64, S67 [4JA], S73, S74, S76, S78, S83 [5JA], S126, S127, S130 [10JA], S358 [25JA], S427, S430, S434, S435, S436, S438 [26JA], S11506-S11508 [27SE], S11835 [30SE]

———treatment of sale of Government assets, S5326-S5333 [20MY], S5486-S5489 [22MY]

Children and youth: national objectives priority assignments, S6512 [19JN]

Civil rights: accomplishments, S12080-S12090 [1OC]

———affirmative action policies, S665 [31JA], S3253-S3255 [15AP], S3340-S3345 [16AP], S8490 [22JY], S9311 [31JY]

Clinton, President: emergency funding request, S11390 [26SE]

———evaluation of administration, S572 [31JA], S876 [6FE], S2322 [19MR], S2408 [20MR], S3169 [28MR], S3786 [22AP], S3882, S3886 [23AP], S4007 [24AP], S4271 [29AP], S6003, S6006-S6008 [10JN], S6132 [12JN], S6187-S6191 [13JN], S9037 [29JY], S11086 [20SE], S11825-S11828 [30SE]

———evaluation of policies to control crime, S5920 [6JN]

College Construction Loan Insurance Association: privatize, S11930 [30SE]

Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy: authorize printing of report (S. Con. Res. 67), S10723 [17SE]

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System: establish (S. 2119), S11296 [25SE]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to a solid waste disposal company's licensing application in New Jersey (S. Res. 287), S9610, S9670 [2AU]

———authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union (S. Res. 284), S9002, S9003 [26JY]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 47), S2545 [20MR]

Computers: establish a commission on the problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900 (S. 2131), S11312 [25SE], S11449 [26SE], S12132 [1OC]

———problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900, S9960 [5SE], S10871 [18SE]

———security of information infrastructure, S11758 [28SE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S1, S2 [3JA], S355, S357 [25JA], S392 [26JA], S1060-S1062, S1158 [7FE], S1172 [9FE], S9476, S9478 [2AU], S11212, S11213, S11228 [25SE], S12123 [1OC], S12272, S12409 [3OC]

Conservation of energy: funding for energy efficiency projects at Federal facilities, S11915 [30SE]

Constitution: proposed amendments, S5752-S5754 [4JN]

Constitutional amendments: commencement of the terms of office of the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress (S.J. Res. 55), S5097 [15MY]

Contracts: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies, S10281-S10286 [11SE]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (S. 1724), S4624 [2MY]

———provide for workforce scheduling flexibility for employees of certain Federal contractors, S10396, S10397 [12SE]

———simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (S. 141), star print, S7339 [28JN]

Courts: appointment of an additional Federal judge for the middle district of Louisiana (S. 1569), S1276 [20FE]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 2977), insert language of S. 1224 in lieu, S6162 [12JN]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), S11848-S11850 [30SE]

———clarify rules governing preemption of State and local laws (S. 1679), S3487 [17AP]

———improve operation and administration of Federal courts (S. 1887), S6518-S6520 [19JN], S12379-S12390 [3OC]

———independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment (S. 1697), S4063 [24AP]

———jurisdiction of Federal district courts and the Court of Federal Claims over Government bid protests, S11848-S11850 [30SE]

———travel expense reimbursements for appointees of an independent counsel (S. 1622), S2197 [15MR]

———tribute to Federal judges, S3235 [29MR]

———tribute to the judiciary, S1780 [11MR]

Crime: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), S8938-S8941 [25JY], S11605-S11609 [27SE]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (S. 1734), S4857-S4859 [8MY]

———mandatory victim restitution, S3379 [16AP], S3460 [17AP]

———possession of dangerous pathogens, S666 [31JA]

David J. Wheeler Federal Building, Baker City, OR: designate (H.R. 2061), S102 [5JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, S1321, S1323, S1328 [27FE], S5476-S5478 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish Information Technology System Control Board (S. 2164), S11975-S11977 [30SE]

———provide voluntary separation incentives to employees, S8464 [22JY]

———Risk Management Agency funding, S8463 [22JY]

———transition period for elimination of the Leaseback/Buyback program, S8464 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense: procurement, S1381 [28FE]

Dept. of Energy: amend or repeal certain statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management (S. 1874), S6236 [13JN], S11670 [28SE]

———repeal requirements for certain reports (S. 2033), S9580 [2AU]

Dept. of HUD: discourage interference with the exercise of the rights of free speech, free association, and the petition of Government for redress of grievances, S9877, S9878 [5SE]

———investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, S9941-S9943, S9944, S9945, S9946 [5SE], S11222-S11224 [25SE], S12021 [30SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend certain authorities (H.R. 2353), S563-S566 [30JA]

———extend certain authorities (H.R. 2353), insert S. 991 language in lieu, S108 [5JA]

———use of voluntary separation incentives by offices reducing employment levels (S. 2151), S11553 [27SE]

District of Columbia: impact of snowstorm, S122, S123 [10JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 153), S35 [4JA]

———reduce number of judges on U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (S. 2058), S10018 [6SE]

Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, S12152 [2OC]

Ecology and environment: increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to environmental crimes (S. 2096), S11036-S11041 [19SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S3755-S3766, S3787 [22AP], S3882, S3886 [23AP], S4007 [24AP], S5525, S5532 [23MY], S11887 [30SE]

———provide incentives for State and local growth management and land use programs (S. 2185), S12126-S12128 [1OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1187 [9FE], S1385 [28FE], S1402 [29FE], S1537-S1542, S1544-S1546 [6MR], S1615, S1616 [7MR], S3407 [16AP], S4564 [1MY], S4591 [2MY], S4883, S4886 [9MY], S7811-S7813 [12JY], S7882 [16JY], S9341-S9344, S9348-S9352 [1AU], S11401 [26SE], S11497-S11503 [27SE]

Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government, S10165 [10SE]

———allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government (H.R. 782), S8941 [25JY]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), S6657 [21JN], S7090-S7093 [27JN], S11700 [28SE]

———consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 143), S11477 [27SE]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S9986-S10005 [6SE], S10054-S10058, S10064-S10069, S10088 [9SE], S10102, S10114, S10120, S10129-S10139 [10SE], S10712 [17SE], S12015-S12017 [30SE]

EPA: reform regulatory process, S1915-S1926 [13MR]

Executive departments: Inspector General audits of employee overtime practices, S10287 [11SE]

———personnel training sessions off of Federal property, S5252, S5254 [17MY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (H.R. 3452), S11604 [27SE], S11612 [28SE], S11858 [30SE], S12404, S12405 [3OC]

———application of certain laws (S. 2000), S9159 [30JY]

———creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution (S. Res. 283), S8993 [26JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (S. 2145), S11225 [25SE]

———anniversary, S11127, S11135 [24SE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (S. 1896), S6662 [21JN]

FBI: improve public access to records, S11909 [30SE]

Federal employees: continuance of work during Government shutdown, S72 [4JA]

———privatization of background checks, S7787 [11JY]

———prohibit distribution of personal information without consent of the individual, S10183 [10SE]

———provide guaranteed loans for furloughed employees from their thrift savings plans during a Government shutdown (S. 1576), S1353 [27FE]

———provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (S. 1833), S5769 [4JN]

———reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances, S7236, S7237 [28JN]

———reimbursement of funeral and burial costs relative to employees who die in performance of duty, S10288 [11SE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (S. 1797), S5567, S5568 [23MY], S12283 [3OC]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (S. 1629), S2424 [20MR]

———prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (S. 2156), S11723 [28SE]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S4028-S4032 [24AP]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), conference report, S701, S712 [1FE]

Fink, Thomas A.: nomination to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, S1900 [12MR]

Foreign countries: promote protection of culturally significant sites (S. 2169), S11982 [30SE]

Foreign policy: national objectives priority assignments, S12152 [2OC]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (H.R. 1281), S12014 [30SE], S12401 [3OC]

———require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (S. 2048), S9608 [2AU]

Freedom of Information Act: provide public access to information in an electronic format (H.R. 3802), S10893, S10894 [18SE]

———provide public access to information in an electronic format (S. 1090), S10713-S10717 [17SE]

FRS: GAO evaluation, S2841-S2844 [26MR]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish, S4564 [1MY]

———establish (S. 704), S329 [23JA], S1153 [7FE], S5915, S5916 [6JN], S6195 [13JN], S6544 [19JN], S7749, S7750, S7756 [11JY], S7971-S7982 [17JY], S8298 [18JY], S9449 [1AU], S10749 [18SE]

GAO: reform (H.R. 3864), S12402 [3OC]

Geological Survey: performance of research services for non-Federal entities, S11914 [30SE]

Government regulation: establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, S2161 [15MR]

Government regulations: improve regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products (S. 1477), S3203 [29MR], S9550 [2AU], S11961 [30SE], S12053 [1OC], S12150-S12152 [2OC]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, S3120-S3123 [28MR]

———reform, S5971 [7JN]

Government-sponsored enterprises: promote capacity and accountability (S. 2095), S11036 [19SE]

GSA: grant flexibility relative to telecommuting centers, S10280, S10321 [11SE]

———transfer of surplus government computer equipment to schools and education programs, S5230 [17MY]

———waive Federal procurement laws relative to repair and improvement of schools in the District of Columbia, S1325 [27FE]

Health: ensure insurance equity between Federal and contract employees, S10381, S10382 [12SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S4949 [9MY]

———repeal unnecessary medical device reporting requirements (H.R. 2366), S11329 [25SE]

Immigration: prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (S. 1692), S3794 [22AP]

———reform policies (S. 1394), S2251 [18MR]

———reform policies (S. 1535), S505 [26JA]

Independent counsel: reform controls over certain expenses, S12342 [3OC]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: extend self-governance regulations (S. 1608), S1867 [12MR]

Intelligence services: reform, S5611 [23MY]

Irrigation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska and Kansas (S. 1649), S3157 [28MR], S11667, S11668 [28SE]

IRS: field office reorganization plan funding, S10184 [10SE], S12163 [2OC]

———safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), S7420 [8JY], S7749, S7753-S7756, S7759 [11JY], S7927 [17JY]

———safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), unanimous-consent agreement, S4266 [25AP], S4783 [7MY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, S3121 [28MR]

Land use: treatment of Federal and non-Federal reclamation projects (S. 1565), S1084 [7FE]

Law enforcement: study of Federal law enforcement agencies, S3468-S3470 [17AP]

Management: establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems, S10290 [11SE]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (S. 1130), S9445 [1AU], S9666-S9668 [2AU]

Medicaid: eligibility standards and State flexibility, S8344-S8350 [19JY], S8496, S8497 [23JY]

Members of Congress: require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown, S65 [4JA]

Metric system: use in construction, S2418 [20MR]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: powers of the Board of Review, S10678 [17SE], S12235 [3OC]

Montana: land exchange, S2894 [26MR]

Morality and ethics: role of trust in society, S7507 [10JY]

National Commission on Restructuring the IRS: increase membership, S4173 [25AP]

National objectives: legislative priorities, S6005 [10JN]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S5650 [24MY], S6828 [25JN], S7345-S7358, S7366-S7413 [8JY], S7421-S7469, S7500 [9JY], S7513, S7625, S7630, S7631 [10JY], S7749 [11JY], S7910 [16JY], S8820 [25JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, S9525, S9530, S9535-S9542, S9544-S9548 [2AU], S9857 [4SE], S11446 [26SE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9498 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), unanimous-consent agreement, S5645-S5647 [24MY], S6826 [25JN], S7460, S7466 [9JY]

———role of Federal Government, S3171, S3174-S3177 [29MR]

National parks and recreation areas: reimburse States, localities, and individuals who donated funds and services during Government shutdown (S. 1558), S916 [6FE]

National Records and Information Management Day: observance, S3680 [18AP]

National Senior Citizen Hall of Fame Commission: establish (S. 1902), S6850 [25JN]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (S. Con. Res. 52), S3491 [17AP], S9452 [1AU], S9670 [2AU]

Native Americans: funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (H.R. 3219), S12405-S12407 [3OC]

———repeal Indian trading laws (H.R. 3215), S9316 [31JY]

———technical corrections to certain laws (H.R. 2726), S530 [26JA]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (H.R. 3235), S8738-S8740 [24JY]

OPM: funding for the Office of Federal Investigations (S. 1532), S498 [26JA]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (H.R. 3460), S7900 [16JY]

Patents: fairness in compensating owners (H.R. 632), S12390, S12391 [3OC]

Pensions: forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties, S7108, S7109 [27JN]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (S. 1794), S5498 [22MY], S5614 [23MY]

Political campaigns: emphasis on national objectives during Presidential primaries, S1537-S1539 [6MR]

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel, S1380 [28FE]

Printing: use of acid-free permanent paper, S11326-S11328 [25SE]

Public buildings: oversight and reform of purchases and construction and improvement projects (S. 1005), S5017 [14MY], S5208-S5214 [16MY]

Public debt: ceiling, S116 [10JA], S299-S301 [23JA], S332, S335 [24JA], S419-S424 [26JA], S544, S545-S548 [30JA], S1060-S1062 [7FE], S3268, S3324-S3326 [15AP], S3408 [16AP]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), S3114-S3125, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3242, S3245 [29MR], S3683 [18AP]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), S1624-S1630 [7MR]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), unanimous-consent agreement, S1624 [7MR]

———reduction (S. Res. 237), S3229, S3230 [29MR]

Public housing: establish income eligibility and additional eligibility guidelines for public housing, S151 [10JA]

———multifamily rental assisted housing reform, S11218-S11222 [25SE]

———multifamily rental assisted housing reform (S. 2042), S9595-S9604 [2AU]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), S136, S151 [10JA], S9165, S9208 [30JY]

———senior citizen assisted housing funding, S11221 [25SE]

Public officials: election, S11851 [30SE]

Public welfare programs: Federal role during poor economic periods, S9354 [1AU]

———shifting of block grants to States, S8513, S8517 [23JY]

Raines, Franklin D.: nomination to be OMB Director, S10023 [6SE]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (S. 1954), S7888, S7914 [16JY]

Senate: employee cost-of-living adjustments, S9116 [30JY]

———legislative priorities, S7745-S7748, S7750, S7751, S7752, S7753, S7757-S7759 [11JY]

Small business: impact of Clinton administration policies, S6011 [10JN]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), S1632, S1633, S1636-S1642, S1647 [7MR], S2148-S2168 [15MR], S2309-S2322 [19MR], S2831 [25MR], S3242, S3245 [29MR]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), unanimous-consent agreement, S1889 [12MR], S2095 [14MR]

———reform regulatory process (S. 2045), S9605 [2AU]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), S725, S726 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (S. 1555), S725 [1FE]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (S. 1555), postpone indefinitely, S726 [1FE]

Southern Oxidants Study: funding, S9725 [3SE]

States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose constitutional amendments (S.J. Res. 58), S9304 [31JY]

———issuing of federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S3296-S3300 [15AP], S4391, S4392, S4406 [30AP], S4455, S4456, S4468-S4489, S4493 [1MY]

———repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (S. 2079), S10609 [16SE], S10712 [17SE], S11044 [19SE]

Surplus Government property: disposition of certain nonlethal property to certain foreign countries (S. 2193), S12307 [3OC]

Tampa, FL: Social Security Administration Teleservice Center recipient of Vice President Gore's Hammer Award, S6252 [13JN]

Taxation: repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 2074), S10555 [13SE]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (S.J. Res. 57), S8991-S8993 [26JY]

Technology: cooperative research and development agreements relative to inventions (H.R. 2196), S1078-S1083 [7FE]

Telecommunications: Post-FTS2000 Program contract solicitation, S10399 [12SE]

Transportation: codify certain laws (H.R. 2297), S11771 [28SE]

Travel: prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress (S. 1827), S5763 [4JN]

U.S. Enrichment Corp.: privatization, S5391 [20MY]

University of New Mexico: collaboration with the GPO to open online site for access to Government documents, S1300 [23FE]

Utah: establish additional locations for the holding of district court (S. 1666), S3311 [15AP]

Voyageurs National Park: visitor-use and facilities study funding, S10551 [13SE]

Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council: establish (S. 1805), S5579 [23MY]

Reports

Health Insurance for Children: GAO, E1636 [18SE]

Security in Cyperspace: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S11757 [28SE]

U.S. Debt Rating Threatened, S546 [30JA]

Unfunded Federal Mandates Relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: National Conference of State Legislatures, S4031 [24AP]

Reports filed

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2977) (H. Rept. 104-841), H11228 [25SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2977) (H. Rept. 104-597), H5646 [29MY]

Amend or Repeal Certain Government Statutes Relative to Rulemaking and Advisory Committee Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1874) (S. Rept. 104-311), S7301 [28JN]

Applicability of Certain Laws Relative to the Executive Office of the President: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3452) (H. Rept. 104-820), H11046 [24SE]

Budget Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1594) (S. Rept. 104-236), S1597 [6MR]

Civil Service Law Amendments: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3841) (H. Rept. 104-831), H11046 [24SE]

Codify Certain Transportation Laws: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2297) (H. Rept. 104-573), H5051 [14MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 178, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 104-615), H6117 [10JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3019, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 415) (H. Rept. 104-538), H4108 [25AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 503) (H. Rept. 104-739), H9705 [1AU]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 104-720), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 495) (H. Rept. 104-729), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 178, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 435) (H. Rept. 104-577), H5173 [15MY]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 165, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 386) (H. Rept. 104-489), H2557 [20MR]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 175, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 411) (H. Rept. 104-534), H3730 [23AP]

Consideration of H.R. 994, Reform Government Regulations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 368) (H. Rept. 104-464), H1635 [29FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2715, Paperwork Reduction Act Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 409) (H. Rept. 104-532), H3730 [23AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2924, Payment of Social Security Benefits Relative to the Debt Limit Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 104-460), H1223 [1FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3019, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 372) (H. Rept. 104-474), H1774 [6MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3021, Debt Limit Enforcement and Obligated Trust Fund Protection: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 371) (H. Rept. 104-473), H1774 [6MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 104-500), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3322, Federal Civilian Science Activities' Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 104-565), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 440) (H. Rept. 104-590), H5379 [21MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 104-686), H7779 [17JY]

Continuing Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3019) (H. Rept. 104-537), H4108 [25AP]

Dept. of Energy Reports Elimination and Streamlining Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2033), S10554 [13SE]

Disclosure of Information on Certain Individuals Relative to Nazi War Crimes During World War II: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1281) (H. Rept. 104-819), H11046 [24SE]

Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 104-272), S5093 [15MY]

False Statements Penalty Restoration Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1734), S8468 [22JY]

Federal Civilian Science Activities Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3322) (H. Rept. 104-550), H4396 [1MY]

Federal Court Operation and Administration Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1887) (S. Rept. 104-366), S10075 [9SE]

Federal Court Operations and Administration Improvements: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3968) (H. Rept. 104-798), H10523 [17SE]

Federal Employee Representation Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 782), S1516 [5MR]

Federal Financial Management Laws: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-745), H9921 [2AU]

Federal Government Management—Examining Government Performance as We Near the Next Century (H. Rept. 104-861), H12172 [28SE]

Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2715) (H. Rept. 104-520), H3487 [16AP]

Foreign Affairs Agencies' Consolidation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1561) (H. Rept. 104-478), H2034 [8MR]

Foreign Trade Export Controls: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 361) (H. Rept. 104-605), H7105 [27JN]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 704), S6611 [20JN]

Generic Drug Industry Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1277) (S. Rept. 104-394), S12125 [1OC]

Government Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3166) (H. Rept. 104-680), H7657 [16JY]

Improve Operation and Administration of Federal Courts: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1887), S9158 [30JY]

Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1649), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1649) (S. Rept. 104-380), S11972 [30SE]

Lobbying Disclosure Act Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3435) (H. Rept. 104-699), H8374 [24JY]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Review Abolishment: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1036) (H. Rept. 104-596), H5646 [29MY]

National Silver Haired Congress: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 52) (S. Rept. 104-345), S9294 [31JY]

Office of Government Ethics Authorization Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3235) (H. Rept. 104-595), H5646 [29MY]

Office of Government Ethics Extension: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 699) (S. Rept. 104-244), S3017 [27MR]

Omnibus Property Rights Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 605) (S. Rept. 104-239), S1682 [11MR]

Patent and Trademark Office Conversion to Government Corporation: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3460) (H. Rept. 104-784), H10385 [12SE]

Preserve Federal Sovereignty of Certain Public Lands and Preserve Certain State and Private Property Rights: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3752) (H. Rept. 104-835), H11046 [24SE]

Public Access to Information in an Electronic Format: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3802) (H. Rept. 104-795), H10523 [17SE]

Public Buildings Reform Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1005) (S. Rept. 104-232), S1180 [9FE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-725), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 1956), S7887 [16JY]

Reasonable Notice to Businesses of Changes Made to Regulations Imposed by Federal Agencies: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3307) (H. Rept. 104-859), H12172 [28SE]

Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-651), H7105 [27JN]

Regulation of Food, Drugs, Devices, and Biological Products: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1477) (S. Rept. 104-284), S6611 [20JN]

Release of Reversionary Interest in Certain Iosco, MI, Lands Held by the Federal Government: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2670) (H. Rept. 104-644), H7105 [27JN]

Repeal Certain Indian Trading Laws: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 199) (S. Rept. 104-349), S9428 [1AU]

Repeal Indian Trading Laws: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3215) (H. Rept. 104-681), H7779 [17JY]

Repeal Prohibitions on Political Recommendations Relative to Federal Employees: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 253) (S. Rept. 104-282), S6517 [19JN]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1996: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-228), S736 [1FE]

Safeguard Taxpayer Rights: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2337) (H. Rept. 104-506), H3170 [28MR]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002: Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 178) (H. Rept. 104-575), H5051 [14MY]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 57) (S. Rept. 104-271), S5004 [14MY]

Small Business Job Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3448) (H. Rept. 104-737), H9704 [1AU]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3448) (H. Rept. 104-586), H5299 [20MY]

Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 942), S1597 [6MR]

Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1997: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-594), H5569 [23MY]

Transfer Jurisdiction Over Certain Federal Real Property in the District of Columbia: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2636), S10599 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2636) (S. Rept. 104-391), S11972 [30SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2636) (H. Rept. 104-368), H8597 [26JY]

Uniform Government Accounting Systems, Standards, and Reporting Systems: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1130) (S. Rept. 104-339), S9158 [30JY]

Workforce and Career Development Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1617) (H. Rept. 104-707), H8556 [25JY]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Cutting Spending, E1123 [20JN]

———Helping Hoosiers With Casework, E1362 [24JY]

———Improving Public Trust in Government, E234 [28FE]

———Making Congress Work Better, E1492 [2AU]

———Making Government Work for Hoosiers, E1073 [12JN]

———President's State of the Union Address, E132 [1FE]

———Values, E4 [3JA]

Resignations

Conferees: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H3147 [28MR], H3670 [23AP]

Resolutions

Engrossment of H.R. 2862, public debt ceiling, and H.J. Res. 157, continuing appropriations, H801 [24JA]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 157), engrossment, H802 [24JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2084 [14MR], S2224, S2237 [18MR], H1957 [7MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7796 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9395 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8081, S8109 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6189 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5417 [21MY], S5476, S5478 [22MY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 328), H6 [3JA]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (H. Res. 354), H1184 [1FE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (H. Res. 356), H1181 [1FE]

———ceiling (H.R. 2862), engrossment, H802 [24JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3020, H3022, H3023 [28MR]

Sermons

Choosing Good Government: M. Craig Barnes, S11852 [30SE]

Statements

American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: OMB, H11276 [26SE]

Automatic Continuing Appropriations Resolutions: Representative Gekas, H7694 [17JY]

California Affirmative Action Initiative: David B. Oppenheimer, E1791-E1794 [28SE]

Congressional Review Provisions of Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act: Senators Nickles, Reid, and Stevens, S3683-S3687 [18AP]

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Senator Ford, S6078 [11JN]

———Senator Inhofe, S6079 [11JN]

Continuing Appropriations Provisions Relative to the Depts. of Commerce and Justice: Representative Rogers, H921 [26JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: Representative Owens, H5377 [21MY]

Davis-Bacon Act Reform: Contractors' Coalition for Davis-Bacon, H5999 [6JN]

Economic Development Issues for African Americans: David R. Jones, E1883 [1OC]

Influence of Lobbyists: A.J. Ferriter, E941 [29MY]

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: James C. Dobson, Focus on the Family (organization), H7521 [12JY]

———Marc Morano, H5138 [15MY]

Title I and Title IV Add-Backs to Appropriations Legislation: Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S1669 [11MR]

Tribute to Federal Judges: several judges, S3235 [29MR]

Veterans Benefits: Bernard Way, United War Veterans Council of New York County, E7 [3JA]

Studies

Brewing Industry Taxation: DRI/McGraw-Hill (business), H9826-H9831 [1AU]

Summaries

Commemorative Coin Program Reform, S12374 [3OC]

Continuing Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 3019), S4157-S4159, S4162-S4165 [25AP]

Continuing Appropriations (H.R. 2880), H890 [25JA]

———Provisions Relative to the Depts. of Commerce and Justice, H921 [26JA]

Continuing Appropriations (H.R. 3019), E863 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture Responsibility and Accountability Act (S. 2164), S11979 [30SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Authorities Extension (H.R. 2353), S565 [30JA]

Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act (S. 2042), S9602 [2AU]

National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (H.R. 2196), H1263-H1265 [27FE]

Payment of Social Security Benefits Relative to the Debt Limit Extension (H.R. 2924), S726 [1FE]

Reduction of Fee Delinquencies and Improvement of Government Debt-Collection Procedures: Representative Horn, H4087-H4091 [25AP]

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (S. 942), S3242-S3245 [29MR]

Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act (S. 942), S2157-S2159 [15MR]

Travel Reform and Savings Act (H.R. 3637), H6405 [13JN]

Walters Plan To Balance the National Budget: Arthur M. Walters, E821 [16MY]

Workforce Development Act (H.R. 1617), S7092 [27JN]

Year 2000 Computer Challenge: Richard M. Nunno, S9960 [5SE]

Table of Contents

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4278), H12266 [3OC]

Tables

Breakdown of land grants in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington, S2766 [25MR]

Budget deficits, S6186 [13JN]

Budget deficits and surpluses, S4051 [24AP]

Budget plan comparison, S94 [5JA], S134 [10JA]

Budget reconciliation, S21 [3JA]

———Democratic plan changes from CBO's December baseline, H334 [9JA]

———Republican movement, S93 [5JA], S135 [10JA]

———savings from policy changes in the Democratic plan based on CBO's December baseline assumptions, H334 [9JA]

Change in deficit due to Consumer Price Index adjustment, S5369 [20MY]

Cloture motion comparisons between the 103d and 104th Congresses, S7748 [11JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) chairman's mark budget aggregates, S5173 [16MY]

Comparison of budget plans—6 year savings, S5368 [20MY]

Comparison of several proposed appropriations for certain departments: Senator Specter, S3191 [29MR]

Congressional Budget Act authority and outlay allocations, S6059 [11JN]

Continuing appropriations (H.R. 3019), S1964 [13MR], H1834-H1838 [7MR]

Corrections to defense/nondefense budget outlays for 1997-2002, S6060 [11JN]

Corrections to Social Security budget outlays for 1997-2002, S6059 [11JN]

Diagnostic imaging and therapy systems—trade balance, 1992, H7142 [9JY]

Distribution of the current Federal tax burden, H3274 [15AP]

Executive departments and agencies preparedness relative to computer problem differentiating years 2000 and 1900, H8802 [30JY]

Federal budget effects of public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734), S9412 [1AU]

Nondefense discretionary spending, S5525 [23MY]

Organizations comprising national statistical infrastructure, S11296 [25SE]

Provisions in reconciliation bill that violate Budget Act rule on deficit reduction goals, S8423 [22JY]

Revised allocations and aggregates to the concurrent resolution on the budget, H3704 [23AP]

Senator Hollings on truth in budgeting, S5795 [5JN]

Share of population covered by public health insurance programs relative to private health insurance programs: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, E1505 [4SE]

State laws governing unfair discrimination in insurance, S11223 [25SE]

Total U.S. Federal revenue as percents of gross domestic product, H3274 [15AP]

Testimonies

Patent and Trademark Office Reform: Raymond Damadian, Fonar Corp., H7142 [9JY]

U.S. Economic Growth: Alan Greenspan, FRS, E1602 [12SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5538-S5550 [23MY], H5198-H5204 [16MY]

H. Con. Res. 193, Government spending and regulatory program reductions, H7128 [9JY]

H. Res. 328, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1643, most-favored-nation status for Bulgaria, H2 [3JA]

H. Res. 354, question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling, H1064 [31JA], H1182 [1FE]

H. Res. 355, consideration of H.R. 2924, payment of Social Security benefits relative to the debt limit extension, H1185 [1FE]

H. Res. 356, engrossment of H.R. 2409, public debt ceiling, H1179 [1FE]

H. Res. 371, consideration of H.R. 3021, debt limit enforcement and obligated trust fund protection, H1781 [7MR]

H. Res. 372, consideration of H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H1793 [7MR]

H. Res. 386, consideration of H.J. Res. 165, continuing appropriations, H2565 [21MR]

H. Res. 391, consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2972 [28MR]

H. Res. 409, consideration of H.R. 2715, reduce Federal paperwork burden, H3746 [24AP]

H. Res. 411, consideration of H.J. Res. 175, continuing appropriations, H3738 [24AP]

H. Res. 415, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H4046 [25AP]

H. Res. 427, consideration of H.R. 3322, Federal civilian science activities' appropriations, H4764 [9MY]

H. Res. 435, consideration of H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, H5189 [16MY]

H. Res. 440, consideration of H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, and H.R. 1227, Employee Commuting Flexibility Act, H5432 [22MY]

H. Res. 450, consideration of conference report on H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, H6247 [12JN]

H. Res. 482, consideration of H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H7784 [18JY]

H. Res. 492, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9388 [31JY]

H. Res. 495, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9392 [31JY]

H. Res. 503, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, H9839 [2AU]

H. Res. 535, concur with Senate amendments to H.R. 3166, False Statements Accountability Act, H11137 [25SE]

H.J. Res. 1, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S6078 [11JN]

H.J. Res. 163, continuing appropriations, H2229 [14MR]

H.J. Res. 165, continuing appropriations, H2578 [21MR]

H.J. Res. 168, waiving enrollment requirements for H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, and H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2857 [26MR]

H.J. Res. 170, continuing appropriations, H3204 [29MR]

H.J. Res. 175, continuing appropriations, H3745 [24AP]

H.R. 361, foreign trade export controls, H7563-H7584 [16JY]

H.R. 782, Federal Employee Representation Improvement Act, S8941 [25JY], H9772 [1AU]

H.R. 1281, disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II, H10817 [24SE]

H.R. 1720, cessation of Federal sponsorship for Government-sponsored enterprises, H10783-H10796 [24SE]

H.R. 2297, codify certain transportation laws, H8604-H8608 [29JY]

H.R. 2337, safeguard taxpayer rights, H3399-H3407 [16AP]

H.R. 2353, extend certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs authorities, S108 [5JA], S563 [30JA]

H.R. 2636, transfer jurisdiction over certain Federal real property in District of Columbia, H9454 [31JY]

H.R. 2670, release of reversionary interest in certain lands held by the Federal Government in Iosco, MI, H9774 [1AU]

H.R. 2726, technical corrections to certain laws relative to Native Americans, H763 [23JA]

H.R. 2880, continuing appropriations, H883-H889 [25JA]

H.R. 2924, payment of Social Security benefits relative to the debt limit extension, S726 [1FE], H1197 [1FE]

H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6162 [12JN], H5786 [4JN]

H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2441-S2543 [20MR], H1879-H1942 [7MR]

H.R. 3021, debt limit enforcement and obligated trust fund protection, H1787 [7MR]

H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2987-H2998 [28MR]

H.R. 3166, Government Accountability Act, H7540 [16JY]

H.R. 3215, repeal Indian trading laws, H8603 [29JY]

H.R. 3219, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act, H11603-H11613 [28SE]

H.R. 3235, Office of Government Ethics authorization extension, H5789 [4JN]

H.R. 3435, technical corrections to S. 1060, Lobbying Disclosure Act, H8613 [29JY]

H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, S7366-S7402 [8JY], H5445-H5467 [22MY]

H.R. 3452, applicability of certain laws relative to the Executive Office of the President, H10806-H10812 [24SE]

H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8673-S8736 [24JY]

H.R. 3752, American Land Sovereignty Protection Act, H11273 [26SE]

H.R. 3802, provide public access to information in an electronic format, H10447-H10449 [17SE]

H.R. 3803, George Bush School of Government and Public Service Act, H10465 [17SE]

H.R. 3841, Omnibus Civil Service Reform Act, H11340-H11346 [26SE], H11549-H11559 [27SE]

H.R. 3864, GAO reform, H9940-H9946 [4SE]

H.R. 3870, voluntary separation incentives to AID employees to reduce employment levels, H8626 [29JY]

H.R. 3900, greater planting flexibility for farmers, H8583 [26JY]

H.R. 3968, Federal court operation and administration improvements, H10454-H10458 [17SE]

H.R. 4194, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, H11446 [27SE]

S. 704, Gambling Impact Study Commission establishment, S7971 [17JY]

S. 868, Federal Employees Emergency Leave Transfer Act, H11205-H11210 [25SE]

S. 942, Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act, S2316-S2321 [19MR]

S. 942, Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act, S2148-S2151 [15MR]

S. 1005, Public Buildings Reform Act, S5208-S5210, S5212-S5214 [16MY]

S. 1090, Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act, S10714 [17SE]

S. 1130, Federal Financial Management Improvement Act, S9666 [2AU]

S. 1260, Public Housing Reform and Empowerment Act, S136-S150, S152-S167 [10JA], S9166-S9208 [30JY], H4738-H4753 [9MY]

S. 1504, Victims Restitution Enforcement Act, S324-S326 [23JA]

S. 1608, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act self-governance regulations, S1868 [12MR]

S. 1629, Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act, S2425 [20MR]

S. 1649, Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act, S11667 [28SE], H12292 [4OC]

S. 1666, additional locations for the holding of district court in Utah, S3312 [15AP]

S. 1679, Preemption Clarification and Information Act, S3488 [17AP]

S. 1697, independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment, S4064 [24AP]

S. 1734, False Statements Penalty Restoration Act, S4857 [8MY]

S. 1805, Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council, S5580-S5582 [23MY]

S. 1827, prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress, S5763 [4JN]

S. 1874, amend or repeal certain statutes relative to Dept. of Energy rulemaking and advisory committee management, S11670 [28SE]

S. 1887, Federal Courts Improvement Act, S12386-S12390 [3OC], H12277-H12281 [4OC]

S. 1896, expand Family and Medical Leave Act coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, S6663 [21JN]

S. 2013, Government Shutdown Prevention Act, S9435 [1AU]

S. 2033, Dept. of Energy Reports Elimination and Streamlining Act, S9581 [2AU]

S. 2042, Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act, S9595-S9602 [2AU]

S. 2048, War Crimes Disclosure Act, S9608 [2AU]

S. 2074, Estate and Gift Taxes Repeal Act, S10555 [13SE]

S. 2079, repeal State restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS, S10609 [16SE]

S. 2096, Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act, S11037 [19SE]

S. 2119, Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System establishment, S11298 [25SE]

S. 2131, establish a commission on the computer problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900, S11449 [26SE]

S. 2151, use of voluntary separation incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs offices reducing employment levels, S11553 [27SE]

S. 2156, Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act, S11724 [28SE]

S. 2164, Dept. of Agriculture Responsibility and Accountability Act, S11977-S11979 [30SE]

S. 2198, extend the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, H12294 [4OC]

S. Con. Res. 47, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S2431, S2546 [20MR], S12291 [3OC]

S. Con. Res. 47, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) establishment, H9899 [2AU]

S. Con. Res. 52, convening of National Silver Haired Congress, S3491 [17AP]

S. Con. Res. 52, National Silver Haired Congress, S9671 [2AU]

S. Con. Res. 67, printing of Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy report, S9074 [29JY], S10723 [17SE], H11357 [26SE]

S. Res. 214, payment of Social Security benefits relative to the debt limit extension, S514 [26JA]

S. Res. 237, public debt reduction, S3229 [29MR]

S. Res. 283, creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution within the Executive Office of the President, S8993 [26JY]

S. Res. 284, production of records by the Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union, S8994, S9003 [26JY]

S. Res. 287, production of records by the Committee on Governmental Affairs' (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to a solid waste disposal company's licensing application in New Jersey, S9610, S9670 [2AU]

S.J. Res. 41, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget (103d Congress), S6077 [11JN]

S.J. Res. 53, corrections to conference report on H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S4390 [30AP], H4131 [30AP]

Transcripts

Executive Shutdown Statistics Miss the Mark: CNN broadcast, S76 [5JA]

GRABOWSKY, ABRAHAM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1266 [12JY]

GRACYALNY, JAMES I.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E595 [22AP]

GRADER, W.F. JR. (ZEKE)

Letters

Sustainable Fisheries Act, E1833, E1871 [30SE]

GRAHAM, BILLY

Addresses

Hope for America, H5139-H5141 [15MY], E720 [7MY], E748-E750 [9MY], E784 [14MY]

Amendments

Congressional Gold Medal: award (H.R. 2657), S725, S859 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham (see S. Con. Res. 45), S1855 [12MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award (see S. 1520), S313 [23JA]

Remarks in House

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham (S. Con. Res. 45), H2193 [13MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award, E715, E720, E727 [7MY], E748 [9MY]

———award (H.R. 2657), H757-H760 [23JA], H1200 [1FE], H5139 [15MY], E74 [24JA], E103 [25JA]

Tribute, H806 [24JA], H5766 [4JN]

Remarks in Senate

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham (S. Con. Res. 45), S1900 [12MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award (H.R. 2657), S724, S725 [1FE]

———award (S. 1520), S314 [23JA]

Texts of

H.R. 2657, award Congressional Gold Medal, H757 [23JA], H5139 [15MY]

S. Con. Res. 45, use of the Capitol rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham, S1870, S1900 [12MR], H2193 [13MR]

GRAHAM, BOB (a Senator from Florida)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S587, S646 [31JA], S852, S859 [1FE], S988, S989 [6FE], S1053, S1149 [7FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1837, S1883 [12MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8145, S8296 [18JY], S8338, S8344, S8349, S8358, S8375, S8377, S8378, S8379 [19JY], S8416, S8480 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5178 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5201, S5202 [16MY], S5221, S5264, S5271, S5274 [17MY], S5385 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6540 [19JN], S7043 [26JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military construction (S. 1764), S5604 [23MY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10182, S10203 [10SE], S10335 [11SE], S10390, S10431 [12SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), S10019, S10026 [6SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9710, S9747 [3SE], S9797, S9856 [4SE], S9970 [5SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6737 [24JN]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10753, S10842 [18SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8775, S8873, S8922 [25JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4073 [24AP], S4311, S4313, S4328, S4331, S4342, S4344 [29AP], S4428, S4431, S4434 [30AP], S4495, S4498, S4505 [1MY], S4581 [2MY]

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (S. 1899), S7337 [28JN]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8145, S8296 [18JY], S8338, S8344, S8349, S8358, S8375, S8377, S8378, S8379 [19JY], S8416, S8480 [22JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, S10647 [17SE]

Articles and editorials

Cuba Slows Changes, Reemphasizes Ideology—Tighter U.S. Embargo Draws Vow From Castro ``To Resist Another 35 Years'', Douglas Farah, Washington (DC) Post, S4310 [29AP]

Dangerous Immigration Bill, New York (NY) Times, S11519 [27SE]

H.M.O.'s Refusing Emerging Claims, Hospitals Assert, Robert Pear, New York (NY) Times, S11301 [25SE]

HMO, Emergency Docs Join To Seek Federal Standards for ER Coverage, S10391 [12SE]

HMO's in the ER—A View From the Trenches, Paul R. Lindeman, Miami (FL) Herald, S10392 [12SE], S11300 [25SE]

HMO's Refusing Emergency Claims, Hospitals Assert, Robert Pear, New York (NY) Times, S10391 [12SE]

Immigrant Bashing, S11518 [27SE]

Immigration Politics, S11518 [27SE]

Passing the Buck on Welfare, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S8079 [18JY]

Stop the Immigration Bill, Miami (FL) Herald, S11518 [27SE]

Ticket to Better Managed Care, Michael A. Stocker, New York (NY) Times, S11301 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Correctional institutions: exempt inmates from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements in Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 1943), S7762 [11JY]

Customs Service: refund anti-dumping duty deposits relative to certain imported orange juice (see S. 1812), S5567 [23MY]

———refund anti-dumping duty deposits relative to certain imported television sets (see S. 1814), S5567 [23MY]

Medicaid: waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (see S. 2126), S11294 [25SE]

Medicare: allocate savings from waste, fraud and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see S. 1859), S6082 [11JN]

———beneficiary access to emergency and urgent care (see S. 2121), S11294 [25SE]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse (see S. 1858), S6082 [11JN]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see S. 1977), S8373 [19JY]

Ships and vessels: certificates of documentation for certain vessels (see S. 1933), S7492 [9JY]

States: reduce certain assistance relative to continuation of health benefits to public safety officers injured in the line of duty (see S. 1984), S8636 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S919 [6FE]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 1493), S4327 [29AP]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

Corps of Engineers: authorize shore protection and beach nourishment projects on publicly owned property (see S. 1811), S7309 [28JN]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1890), S6613 [20JN]

Customs Service: one-time collection of fees on passengers arriving on commercial vessels making a single voyage (see S. 1771), S5945 [6JN]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 282), S8636 [24JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2830 [25MR]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S11434 [26SE]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2028), S9554 [2AU]

———reauthorize certain educational programs (see S. 1873), S8555 [23JY]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see S. 1918), S7179 [27JN]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see S. 1595), S1598 [6MR]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (see S. 704), S5500 [22MY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S919 [6FE]

Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see S. 969), S6104 [11JN]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 1233), S5865 [5JN]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (see S. Con. Res. 73), S12129 [1OC]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S2867 [26MR]

Lauver, Jean S.: tribute (see S. Res. 232), S2245 [18MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Medicaid: treatment of certain veterans' benefits received by individuals residing in State veterans homes (see S. 2099), S11090 [20SE]

Medicare: hospice care reform (see S. 2034), S9554 [2AU]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see S. 1850), S5939 [6JN]

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (see S. 1899), S7416 [8JY]

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 311), S12303 [3OC]

National Children's Day: designate (see S. Res. 292), S10554 [13SE]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4627 [2MY]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see S. 2019), S9554 [2AU]

Rabin, Yitzhak: naming of American Promenade in Israel in commemoration (see S. Con. Res. 46), S1970 [13MR]

Tariff: fireworks (see S. 1787), S5443 [21MY]

Taxation: treatment of tax-exempt bonds for certain institutions of higher education (see S. 1879), S8556 [23JY]

Transportation: highway construction funding (see S. 2143), S11539 [27SE]

———transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see S. 1971), S8156 [18JY]

U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1735), S5193 [16MY]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see S. Con. Res. 56), S4195 [25AP]

Cloture motions

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6630 [20JN], S6817 [25JN]

Letters

Coverage and treatment of emergency services under health insurance plans: James M. Fox, S10391 [12SE]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Larry Naake, National Association of Counties, S11517 [27SE]

———Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11518 [27SE]

———William T. Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, S11517 [27SE]

Medicaid eligibility relative to legal immigrants: James J. Lack, Douglas R. Bovin, and Gregory S. Lashutka, S4500 [1MY]

Public welfare programs reform: Carl Tubbesing, National Conference of State Legislatures, S8417 [22JY]

———Douglas R. Bovin, National Association of Counties, S8418 [22JY]

———Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors' Association, S8417 [22JY]

———several health and hospital organizations, S8080 [18JY]

Tax treatment of certain education savings accounts: Sally A. Gilliland, S7461 [9JY]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: James J. Lack, Douglas R. Bovin, and Gregory S. Lashutka, S4030 [24AP]

Memorandums

Unfunded Federal Mandates Relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Sheri Steisel, Jon Dunlap, and Marilina Sanz, S4030 [24AP]

Press releases

Medicaid Deeming Requirement Relative to the Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Catholic Charities USA (organization), S4501 [1MY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (S. 1463), S441 [26JA]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3052, S3053, S3054 [28MR]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), S12375 [3OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 170), S3200-S3202 [29MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 175), S4047 [24AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1947 [13MR], S2292 [19MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4103 [25AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11919 [30SE]

Broward County, FL: dedication of the Cleveland Clinic Shirley L. Miller Pavilion, S12326 [3OC]

———tribute to Dr. Nan S. Hutchison Broward Senior Hall of Fame inductees, S3322 [15AP]

Budget: balance, S4103 [25AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5850 [5JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9385, S9400, S9403 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8078, S8079, S8144, S8146, S8147 [18JY], S8335, S8341, S8357, S8358, S8360, S8363 [19JY], S8416 [22JY], S8501, S8504 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5180, S5181, S5182 [16MY], S5264 [17MY], S5401, S5402, S5428 [21MY], S5480 [22MY]

Correctional institutions: exempt inmates from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements in Fair Labor Standards Act (S. 1943), S7762 [11JY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1495 [5MR]

Customs Service: refund anti-dumping duty deposits relative to certain imported orange juice (S. 1812), S5589 [23MY]

Cypress Gardens (recreation area): anniversary, S525 [26JA]

Dept. of Justice: reduce crime control assistance to States relative to health insurance benefits for retired law enforcement officers, S10025 [6SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10390 [12SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), S10025 [6SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9930, S9940, S9949 [5SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6772 [25JN]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S4028, S4029, S4030 [24AP]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S10911 [19SE]

Foreign banks: Comptroller of Currency waiver of citizenship requirements for directors of national banks relative to foreign affiliate status, S11919 [30SE]

Gainsville, FL: Sweetwater Basin Project funding, S9949 [5SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7461 [9JY]

Government regulations: State jurisdiction over fisheries, S10911 [19SE]

Haiti: U.S. policy, S3880-S3882 [23AP]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), S3119 [28MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11514, S11519 [27SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4028, S4029, S4030 [24AP], S4309, S4310, S4312 [29AP], S4380, S4384, S4397, S4398 [30AP], S4497, S4499, S4500, S4504, S4505, S4506, S4508 [1MY], S4581, S4592 [2MY]

———suspension of programs which result in unfunded Federal mandates, S4581, S4592 [2MY]

———treatment of Cuban parolees, S4309, S4310 [29AP], S4380, S4384, S4397 [30AP]

———treatment of sponsor relative to public welfare programs, S4312 [29AP], S4384, S4398 [30AP], S4497 [1MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans, S10390 [12SE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, S1947 [13MR]

Medicaid: eligibility relative to legal immigrants, S4499, S4500, S4504, S4508 [1MY]

———reform, S4103 [25AP], S5180, S5181, S5182 [16MY]

Medicare: allocate savings from waste, fraud and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (S. 1859), S6085 [11JN]

———beneficiary access to emergency and urgent care (S. 2121), S11299 [25SE]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse (S. 1858), S6085 [11JN]

———hospice care reform (S. 2034), S9583 [2AU]

———reform, S5264 [17MY], S5401, S5402, S5428 [21MY], S5480 [22MY]

Miami, FL: anniversary, S9001 [26JY]

National Children's Day: designate (S. Res. 292), S10564 [13SE]

Point of order, S5480 [22MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), S3119 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: modify State family assistance grant determination formula to include the number of children in poverty, S8358, S8360 [19JY], S8501 [23JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9385, S9400, S9403 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8078, S8079, S8144, S8146, S8147 [18JY], S8335, S8341, S8357, S8358, S8360, S8363 [19JY], S8416 [22JY], S8501, S8504 [23JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8144, S8146, S8147 [18JY], S8335, S8341 [19JY]

———withholding of family assistance grants to States for failure to meet work requirements, S8416 [22JY], S8504 [23JY]

Social Security: increase earnings limit, S3119 [28MR]

Space policy: space station program funding, S9940 [5SE]

States: reduce certain assistance relative to continuation of health benefits to public safety officers injured in the line of duty (S. 1984), S8636 [24JY]

Tampa, FL: Social Security Administration Teleservice Center recipient of Vice President Gore's Hammer Award, S6252 [13JN]

Taxation: treatment of certain education savings accounts, S7461 [9JY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S701 [1FE]

Transportation: highway construction funding (S. 2143), S11548 [27SE]

Veterans: funding for health programs, S2292 [19MR]

———funding for State VA programs, S9930 [5SE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (H.R. 2026), S12375, S12410 [3OC]

Reports

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664): E. Richard Brown, S4502 [1MY]

Unfunded Federal Mandates Relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: National Conference of State Legislatures, S4031 [24AP]

Statements

Public Welfare Benefits for Legal Immigrants: National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S8144 [18JY]

Work Requirements for Food Stamp Eligibility: Senator Leahy, S8363 [19JY]

Summaries

Use of Rewards and Penalties for the Welfare Work Requirements, S8362 [19JY]

Texts of

S. 1463, define perishable agricultural products relative to domestic industry, S442 [26JA]

S. 1858, Medicare Antifraud Act, S6086-S6096 [11JN]

S. 1859, Medicare Restore Trust Act, S6096 [11JN]

Tributes

Alu, Joseph, S10025 [6SE]

Gibbons, Representative, S8489 [22JY]

Heflin, Senator, S12410 [3OC]

Jenkins, George W., Jr., S4683 [3MY]

King, James L., S3237 [29MR]

O'Hara, James, S10025 [6SE]

GRAHAM, DAN

Articles and editorials

Mission of a True Patriot, E28 [5JA]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E28 [5JA]

GRAHAM, DANIEL O.

Letters

Tribute to Daniel O. Graham: Representative Gingrich, E143 [1FE]

Obituaries

D.O. Graham, 70, Creator of `Star Wars' Defense, E143 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H818 [24JA], E143 [1FE]

GRAHAM, ELAINE

Letters

Music licensing, S2424 [20MR]

GRAHAM, ELAINE Z.

Letters

Health care reform, S3573 [18AP]

GRAHAM, KATHARINE

Articles and editorials

Tiger by the Tail—The Turbulent Pleasures of Life With Herb, E6 [3JA]

GRAHAM, LINDSEY (a Representative from South Carolina)

Amendments offered by, to

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8248 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Employment: provide an exemption of overtime compensation for employees of contractors of the Federal Government (see H.R. 3094), H2315 [14MR]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Walhalla National Fish Hatchery: convey to South Carolina (see H.R. 3546), H5646 [29MY]

White Wing (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3371), H4302 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 143), H1225 [1FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5501 [22MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H2950 [27MR]

Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2066), H2713 [22MR]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see H. Con. Res. 218), H11396 [26SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H6286 [12JN]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H914 [25JA]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H4902 [10MY]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 2834), H3581 [17AP]

———parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3324, 3947), H4109 [25AP], H9705 [1AU]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H1507 [28FE]

———provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (see H.R. 3212), H7780 [17JY]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3391), H5570 [23MY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4503 [7MY]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]

Health: prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H10602 [18SE]

History: recognition of the heritage of certain areas of the U.S. (see H.R. 3305), H4801 [9MY]

———tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 180), H7533 [12JY]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H5380 [21MY]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H9924 [2AU]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (see H.R. 3268), H4430 [6MY]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H5934 [5JN]

———repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see H.R. 1279), H3820 [24AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5053 [14MY]

Members of Congress: limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H4110 [25AP]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H1716 [5MR]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9926 [2AU]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3387 [15AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3387 [15AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3386 [15AP]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H2224 [13MR]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H3231 [29MR]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———reform and rename the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3441), H4901 [10MY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H1636 [29FE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5570 [23MY]

Remarks by, on

Budget: balance, H3469 [16AP]

———deficit, H3469 [16AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H122 [4JA], H2100, H2102, H2103 [12MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5237 [16MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3283 [15AP]

Education: national policy to improve system, H3471, H3473, H3475 [16AP]

———student loan programs, H2461 [19MR], H3473, H3475 [16AP]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5519 [23MY]

———provide an exemption of overtime compensation for employees of contractors of the Federal Government (H.R. 3094), E368 [14MR]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8782 [30JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9740 [1AU]

Government: downsizing, H2463, H2464 [19MR]

Medicaid: reform, H3470 [16AP]

Medicare: reform, H2100, H2102, H2103 [12MR], H3470 [16AP]

Minimum wage: level, H5519 [23MY]

Ninety Six, SC: anniversary, E1519 [5SE]

Taxation: rates, H3462 [16AP]

Votes: position on missed, H9796 [1AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2465 [19MR], H10018 [4SE]

Tributes

Dalton, R. Allison, E1163 [25JN]

Rich, Martha M., E1069 [12JN]

GRAHAM, RUTH

Amendments

Congressional Gold Medal: award (H.R. 2657), S725, S859 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham (see S. Con. Res. 45), S1855 [12MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award (see S. 1520), S313 [23JA]

Remarks in House

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham (S. Con. Res. 45), H2193 [13MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award, E715, E720, E727 [7MY], E748 [9MY]

———award (H.R. 2657), H757-H760 [23JA], H1200 [1FE], H5139 [15MY], E74 [24JA], E103 [25JA]

Tribute, H806 [24JA]

Remarks in Senate

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham (S. Con. Res. 45), S1900 [12MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award (H.R. 2657), S724, S725 [1FE]

———award (S. 1520), S314 [23JA]

Texts of

H.R. 2657, award Congressional Gold Medal, H757 [23JA], H5139 [15MY]

S. Con. Res. 45, use of the Capitol rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham, S1870, S1900 [12MR], H2193 [13MR]

GRAHAM, WILLIAM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1269 [12JY]

GRAHAM-HARRIS, GLENDA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1012 [6JN]

GRAINGER, CHARLES E.

Remarks in Senate

Huntsville-Madision County, AL, Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award: recipient, S3620 [18AP]

GRAMM, PHIL (a Senator from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S919 [6FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1955, S1962, S1988 [13MR], S2065, S2121 [14MR], S2177, S2206 [15MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8336, S8357, S8362, S8364, S8375, S8377, S8379 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5312, S5384 [20MY], S5482, S5501 [22MY]

Crime: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S8777, S8871 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6582, S6613 [20JN], S7196 [27JN], S7274, S7322 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7829 [12JY], S7907 [16JY], S7954 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10360, S10478 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9280, S9306 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9926, S9976 [5SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8788, S8874 [25JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4348 [29AP], S4435 [30AP], S4560 [1MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8336, S8357, S8362, S8364, S8375, S8377, S8379 [19JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5550 [23MY]

———H.R. 3005, regulation and management of financial markets, S7216 [27JN]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. Res. 261), S6144 [12JN]

Crime: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see S. 1675), S3384 [16AP]

———penalties for acts of arson against churches (see S. 1884), S6408 [18JN]

Labeling: marking requirements for U.S.-made feather and down-filled products (see S. 1747), S4972 [13MY]

———marking requirements for U.S.-made hand tools (see S. 1746), S4972 [13MY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see S. 1727), S4618 [2MY]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (see S. 1855), S6013 [10JN]

Securities: improve regulation of markets, eliminate excessive fees, and reduce investment costs (see S. 1815), S5567 [23MY]

Trucking industry: limit the applicability of hazardous material transportation registration and fee requirements relative to the transport of crude oil and condensate (see S. 1689), S3731 [19AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. Con. Res. 63; S. Res. 260), S5774 [4JN], S6144 [12JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (see S. 1541), S559 [30JA]

———provide livestock feed assistance for certain producers (see S. 1743), S5500 [22MY]

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (see S. 1903), S6849 [25JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1853, 1890), S6104 [11JN], S6517 [19JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 265), S6408 [18JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52), S10609 [16SE]

———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (see S. 1612), S1969 [13MR]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (see S. 1729), S8028 [17JY]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S3160 [28MR]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see S. 1918), S7179 [27JN]

Lebanon: restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports (see S. Res. 202), S2659 [21MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see S. 1740, 1999), S8555 [23JY], S9072 [29JY]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S5763 [4JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see S. 1635), S3229 [29MR]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see S. 1739), S4851 [8MY]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (see S. 1816), S5567 [23MY]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 1954), S8868 [25JY]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see S. Res. 273), S7179 [27JN]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1639), S2646 [21MR]

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see S. 912), S6533 [19JN]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S1969 [13MR]

Texas: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood (see S. Con. Res. 40; S. Res. 223), S555 [30JA], S737 [1FE]

Transportation: highway construction funding (see S. 2143), S11539 [27SE]

Treaties and agreements: negotiation of bilateral prisoner transfer treaties (see S. 301), S4072 [24AP]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR], S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2211 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7156 [27JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1407 [29FE], S1511 [5MR], S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7297 [28JN], S7612 [10JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S9926 [5SE]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4819 [8MY], S4920, S4922 [9MY], S4993 [14MY]

Letters

Crude Oil Transportation Fairness Act: Denise A. Bode, Independent Petroleum Association of America, S3732 [19AP]

———Rex H. White, Jr., Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association, S3732 [19AP]

IRS reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations: Donald C. Lubick, Dept. of the Treasury, S7426 [9JY]

Nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators: Teresa Klingensmith, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, S3421 [17AP]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11357 [26SE]

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Con. Res. 63), S5830 [5JN]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2959 [27MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1910, S1911, S1955, S1958, S1959, S1960, S1962 [13MR], S2060, S2062, S2065 [14MR], S2280, S2283 [19MR]

Armed Forces: permit military retirees to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program, S6583 [20JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, S3188-S3190 [29MR]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S3188-S3190 [29MR], S5121, S5122, S5123, S5124 [16MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5874, S5875 [6JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9352 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8498, S8499, S8504, S8506, S8507 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5121, S5122, S5123, S5124 [16MY], S5312 [20MY], S5422, S5423 [21MY], S5481, S5482 [22MY], S5518 [23MY]

Crime: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S3421, S3422, S3424 [17AP], S8778, S8780 [25JY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1481 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6583 [20JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7996 [17JY], S8066 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9270, S9271, S9272, S9274, S9281 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9809 [4SE], S9922, S9924, S9925, S9926, S9927 [5SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S4282 [29AP], S9683 [3SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S9352 [1AU]

Endangered species: protection programs funding, S1910, S1911 [13MR]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7426 [9JY]

Health: ensure consumer choice relative to group health plans, S9922, S9924, S9925 [5SE]

———medical savings account programs, S6256 [14JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S5906 [6JN], S6256 [14JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3538 [18AP]

Immigration: admission of family members of U.S. citizens, S4148, S4153 [25AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4148, S4153 [25AP], S4495, S4496 [1MY]

———treatment of sponsor relative to public welfare programs, S4495, S4496 [1MY]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3538 [18AP]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), S7215 [27JN]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, S9683 [3SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4903, S4906 [9MY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S4785 [7MY]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7613 [10JY]

LIHEAP: funding, S2283 [19MR]

LSC: permit fund recipients to use non-Federal funds in response to public official or legislative hearing information requests, S2060, S2062 [14MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S10105 [10SE]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, S10105 [10SE]

Medicare: reform, S5122, S5124 [16MY], S5481 [22MY]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, S9922, S9924, S9925, S9926, S9927 [5SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, S5481 [22MY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S4782, S4785 [7MY], S4990 [14MY]

———gasoline tax, S4782, S4785 [7MY], S4902, S4903, S4904, S4905, S4906 [9MY], S4990 [14MY], S5312 [20MY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit additional cash assistance for children born to families presently receiving assistance, S8506, S8507 [23JY]

———prohibit assistance relative to illegal drug use, S8498, S8499 [23JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9352 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8498, S8499, S8504, S8506, S8507 [23JY]

———withholding of family assistance grants to States for failure to meet work requirements, S8504 [23JY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program, S9270, S9271, S9272, S9274, S9281 [31JY]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (S. 1855), S6015 [10JN]

Securities: improve regulation of markets, eliminate excessive fees, and reduce investment costs (S. 1815), S5593 [23MY]

Senate: legislative program, S6582 [20JN]

Senate Rules: separation of tax cuts from offsets within budget reconciliation process, S5422, S5423 [21MY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S7996 [17JY]

———tax rates, S5312, S5314 [20MY], S5481, S5482 [22MY]

Space policy: space station program funding, S9809 [4SE]

Taxation: extend credit for increasing research activities, S7426 [9JY]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations, S7426 [9JY]

———rates, S4572 [2MY], S5123 [16MY], S9352 [1AU]

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (S. 287), S7426 [9JY]

———treatment of newspaper distributors and deliverers, S7426 [9JY]

Texas: crime rate relative to prison construction, S3702 [19AP]

Tourist trade: levying of a departure tax on international travel tickets, S6257 [14JN]

Trucking industry: limit the applicability of hazardous material transportation registration and fee requirements relative to the transport of crude oil and condensate (S. 1689), S3732 [19AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4902, S4903, S4904, S4905, S4906 [9MY], S4990 [14MY]

Texts of

S. 1675, Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act, S8780 [25JY]

S. 1689, Crude Oil Transportation Fairness Act, S3732 [19AP]

S. 1815, Securities Investment Promotion Act, S5594 [23MY]

S. 1855, Securities and Exchange Commission Fee Reduction Act, S6016 [10JN]

S. Res. 261, Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions, S6151 [12JN]

Tributes

Dole, Senator, S6033 [11JN]

GRAMM-RUDMAN-HOLLINGS ACT see Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

GRAMS, ROD (a Senator from Minnesota)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S920, S923, S994, S995, S999 [6FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8646 [24JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1988 [13MR], S2062, S2120 [14MR], S2340 [19MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8336, S8364, S8365, S8375, S8379 [19JY]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), S2622, S2688 [21MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6432, S6534 [19JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7950, S8028 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10610 [16SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10332 [11SE], S10355, S10431 [12SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9970 [5SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9048, S9076 [29JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8631, S8667 [24JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3642 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3317 [15AP], S4078 [24AP], S4340 [29AP]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), S11704, S11743 [28SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8336, S8364, S8365, S8375, S8379 [19JY]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4650 [2MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: improve access and use (see S. 1738), S4851 [8MY]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see S. 1678), S3384 [16AP]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see S. 1641), S2802 [25MR]

Taxation: eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see S. 2072), S10554 [13SE]

Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council: establish (see S. 1805), S5567 [23MY]

White House: use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic (see S. Res. 254), S5004 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S2431 [20MR]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see S. 773), S3957 [23AP]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 1493), S4327 [29AP], S4979 [13MY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 607), S5945 [6JN]

China, People's Republic of: proposed missile tests (see S. Con. Res. 43), S1654 [7MR]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see S. Con. Res. 72), S11540 [27SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see S.J. Res. 49), S1345 [27FE]

Crime: prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S3316 [15AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 282), S8636 [24JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

ERISA: treatment of pension assets by insurance companies (see S. 1400), S6150 [12JN]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: technical amendments (see S. 1379), S10609 [16SE]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629), S2422 [20MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 1271), S2830 [25MR]

Health: liability of nonprofit organizations relative to prosthetic devices (see S. 1885), S6517 [19JN]

———obstetrician-gynecologist services relative to Federal health care laws (see S. Res. 85), S3024 [27MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see S. 969), S3229 [29MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Medicare: extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see S. 2067), S10426 [12SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 21), S3958 [23AP]

———limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see S. 1776), S5267 [17MY]

Metric system: provide for soft-metric conversion (see S. 1386), S8993 [26JY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4627 [2MY]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S5763 [4JN]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S3018 [27MR]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

Pensions: treatment of Indian tribal governments and their employees (see S. 1304), S7190 [27JN]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see S. 794), S6410 [18JN]

———improve registration, provide minor use crop protection, and improve pesticide tolerance safeguards (see S. 1166), S3797 [22AP]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see S. 1739), S4851 [8MY]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 1317), S2658 [21MR]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 1954), S7887 [16JY]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (see S. 1470), S2830 [25MR]

Taxation: change date of deadline for filing of Federal income tax returns (see S. 1667), S4627 [2MY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S4940 [9MY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see S. Res. 228), S1455 [29FE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment of certain Federal trust funds (see S. 729), S9304 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committees of the Senate: appointments (see S. Res. 236), S3216 [29MR]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1678 [11MR], S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2211 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6718 [24JN], S6848 [25JN], S6905 [26JN], S7225 [28JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7916 [16JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11451 [26SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4308 [29AP], S4610 [2MY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S9926 [5SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3729 [19AP], S3878 [23AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4672 [3MY], S4723 [6MY], S4781 [7MY], S4816 [8MY]

Letters

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Jim Howard, Northern States Power Co., S7874 [16JY]

———Kris Sanda, Minnesota Dept. of Public Service, S7873 [16JY]

Use of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House for vehicular traffic: Joseph T. Boyle and John Milliken, Greater Washington Board of Trade, S5013 [14MY]

———Marion S. Barry, Jr., Mayor of the District of Columbia, S5012 [14MY]

———Nelson F. Migdal, District of Columbia Building Industry Association, S5013 [14MY]

———Thomas W. Wilbur, District of Columbia Building Industry Association, S5013 [14MY]

———by, S4275 [29AP]

Lists

Cosponsors of S. Res. 254, use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic in front of the White House, S6434 [19JN]

Supporters of S. Res. 254, use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic in front of the White House, S6434 [19JN]

Supporters of S. Res. 254, use of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House for vehicular traffic, S5012 [14MY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S2797 [25MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S884, S908 [6FE], S1002, S1055 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8616 [24JY]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, S9048 [29JY], S9094, S9095 [30JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1961 [13MR], S2081, S2082 [14MR]

Blegen, Mary Beth: National Teacher of the Year recipient, S3714 [19AP]

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: improve access and use (S. 1738), S4865 [8MY], S11529-S11531 [27SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2844-S2846 [26MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5811 [5JN]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, S1961 [13MR], S2081, S2082 [14MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8518 [23JY]

———reconciliation process, S295 [23JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S6065 [11JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5042, S5043 [15MY]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), S2626 [21MR]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S876 [6FE], S6189 [13JN]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1815 [12MR]

———funding (S. Res. 227), unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2583 [21MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1497 [5MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7624 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6433, S6434, S6438, S6444, S6445, S6449 [19JN]

Dept. of Energy: abolish, S2186-S2188 [15MR], S2797-S2799 [25MR]

———abolish (S. 1678), S3404 [16AP]

———acceptance of high-level nuclear waste relative to public safety, health, and the environment, S9219 [31JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10551 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10282 [11SE], S10355 [12SE]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, S10058 [9SE]

Earth Day: observance, S3762 [22AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S3762 [22AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1615 [7MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), unanimous-consent agreement, S6903 [25JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9048 [29JY], S9094, S9095 [30JY]

Estonia: memorandum of understanding with NRG Energy, Inc., S2837 [25MR]

Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector (S. 337), S9450 [1AU]

Food industry: cereal market price collusion, S1905 [13MR]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, S9545 [2AU]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7872 [16JY], S9219 [31JY]

Health: medical savings account programs, S7072 [27JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S908 [6FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S3827 [23AP], S7072 [27JN]

IRS: reform, S10549 [13SE]

———Telephone Assistance Program funding, S10355 [12SE]

Medicaid: reform, S8518 [23JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3721, S3728 [19AP], S3777 [22AP]

Minimum wage: level, S7624 [10JY]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: deny congressional approval relative to effect on milk prices, S1002 [7FE]

———repeal consent of Congress (S. 1641), S2797 [25MR]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, S4654 [3MY]

Public debt: ceiling, S3408 [16AP]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), S1629 [7MR]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), unanimous-consent agreement, S2340 [19MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8518 [23JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, S295 [23JA], S3418 [17AP], S10537 [13SE]

Senate: legislative program, S2340 [19MR], S6903 [25JN], S10569 [16SE]

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), S10974 [19SE]

Small business: possession tax credit regulations, S9545 [2AU]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2166 [15MR]

Taxation: child tax credit, S6065 [11JN]

———eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (S. 2072), S10554 [13SE]

———rates, S3418 [17AP], S4654 [3MY], S5043 [15MY], S6004 [10JN], S6189 [13JN], S10058, S10060 [9SE], S10549 [13SE]

Vietnam: democracy efforts, S4376 [30AP]

Voyageurs National Park: visitor-use and facilities study funding, S10551 [13SE]

Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council: establish (S. 1805), S5579 [23MY]

White House: use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic, S4274 [29AP], S6433, S6434, S6438, S6444, S6445, S6449 [19JN]

———use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic (S. Res. 254), S5011 [14MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Committees of the Senate: appointments (S. Res. 236), S3185 [29MR]

Golden Gavel Award: recipient, S4005 [24AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Pennsylvania Avenue Reopening Emergency Resolution: District of Columbia City Council, S6434 [19JN]

Vietnamese Democracy Efforts: International Committee for a Free Vietnam, S4376 [30AP]

Statements

Use of Pennsylvania Avenue in Front of the White House for Vehicular Traffic: David A. Clarke and Frank Smith, District of Columbia City Council, S5012 [14MY]

Texts of

S. 1738, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Accessibility and Partnership Act, S4866 [8MY]

S. 1805, Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council, S5580-S5582 [23MY]

Tributes

Dole, Senator, S6029 [11JN]

Gallos, John, S12328 [3OC]

Wojciechowski, Peter, S1190 [9FE]

GRAND FORKS, ND

Histories

Air Force 321st Missile Group, E560 [17AP]

Remarks in House

Air Force 321st Missile Group: tribute, E560 [17AP]

GRAND FORKS AFB, ND

Remarks in Senate

Housing: transfer portable housing units to Native American reservations in North Dakota and South Dakota, S10360 [12SE]

GRAND JUNCTION, CO

Remarks in House

Grand Junction High School: tribute to Knowledge Bowl team, E1010 [6JN]

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

Remarks in Senate

Logan, Benjamin H., II: Grand Rapids Community College Giant Among Giants Award recipient, S524 [26JA]

GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Remarks in Senate

Logan, Benjamin H., II: Grand Rapids Community College Giant Among Giants Award recipient, S524 [26JA]

GRANDY, FRED (a former Representative from Iowa)

Letters

Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act, S8474 [22JY]

GRANITE CITY, IL

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E191 [9FE]

GRANN, DAVID

Articles and editorials

Dangers of Newtspeak, E333 [13MR]

GRANT, JAMES

Articles and editorials

Every Man a Peter Lynch, S2337 [19MR]

GRANT, RICHARD

Letters

Dept. of Veterans Affairs appropriations, H1796 [7MR]

GRANT'S INTEREST RATE OBSERVER (publication)

Articles and editorials

Every Man a Peter Lynch, S2337 [19MR]

GRANVILLE, TN

Remarks in House

Granville Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E758, E759 [10MY]

GRASSLEY, CHARLES E. (a Senator from Iowa)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S587, S646 [31JA], S770 [1FE], S958 [6FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2032, S2108 [14MR], S2203 [15MR]

Bankruptcy: treatment of single asset real estate (S. 1559), S9617, S9665 [2AU]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8336, S8364, S8375 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5049, S5100 [15MY]

Crime: protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), S10864, S10883 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6390, S6411 [18JN], S6495, S6533, S6540 [19JN], S6856, S6880, S6897 [25JN], S7158, S7167, S7196, S7199, S7200 [27JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7826 [12JY], S7985 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10202 [10SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9147, S9163 [30JY], S9305 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9916, S9970 [5SE]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S10708, S10721 [17SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8633, S8667 [24JY]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), S8923, S8939 [25JY]

———reform dispute resolution processes (S. 1224), S6151, S6161 [12JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3642 [18AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8336, S8364, S8375 [19JY]

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), S10977, S11041 [19SE], S11072, S11073, S11095 [20SE]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S2213 [18MR]

Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators, S3168 [28MR]

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4650 [2MY]

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5550 [23MY]

———H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, S4984 [13MY]

———H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6294 [14JN]

———H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, S8820 [25JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY]

National Commission on Restructuring the IRS, S5505 [22MY]

Articles and editorials

Another Travel Office Travesty, Washington (DC) Post, S5457 [21MY]

Atlantic Commander Criticizes Profusion of Staff Organizations, Douglas Berenson, Inside the Pentagon (publication), S6393 [18JN]

Democrats Stymie Effort To Pay ``Travelgate'' Legal Fees, Paul Bedard, Washington (DC) Times, S4644 [2MY]

FDA Can Work Better, Senators Mikulski and Kassebaum, Washington (DC) Post, S9550 [2AU]

General Clinton, Losing the Drug War, Weekly Standard (publication), S5142 [16MY]

Good People Go Bad in Iowa, and a Drug Is Being Blamed, Dirk Johnson, New York (NY) Times, S1866 [12MR]

Loral Chairman To Give $18 Million of Merger Fee to 40 Employees, John Mintz, Washington (DC) Post, S6496 [19JN]

Marines Land Generals Despite Some Opposition, Walter Pincus, Washington (DC) Post, S11286 [25SE]

Marines—Myth Versus Reality, David Evans, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S9151-S9154 [30JY]

McDonnell Chief's Compensation Takes on Superstar Proportions: Journal of Commerce, S6497 [19JN]

New Medicare Trust Fund Data Show Unusually Large Shortfall, New York (NY) Times, S3883 [23AP]

Stretched Too Thin, David A. Anderson, S7961-S7963 [17JY]

Waiting To Exhale, Wall Street Journal, S5141 [16MY]

White House Prepares New Rule on Compensation for Executives, Jeff Erlich, Defense News (publication), S6501 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: establish (see S. 2020), S9554 [2AU]

Bankruptcy: treatment of executory contracts and unexpired leases (see S. 2059), S10075 [9SE]

———treatment of single asset real estate (see S. 1559), S915 [6FE]

Colombia: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1560), S915 [6FE]

Courts: improve operation and administration of Federal courts (see S. 1887), S6517 [19JN]

———limit authority of judicial remedies to force State and local governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (see S. 1817), S5567 [23MY]

District of Columbia: reduce number of judges on U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (see S. 2058), S10018 [6SE]

Foreign policy: strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and impose certain sanctions on countries relative to production and trafficking of illegal drugs (see S. 2053), S9853 [4SE]

Iowa: provide relief for agricultural producers for flooding losses caused by water retention at the Lake Redrock dam (see S. 1803), S5567 [23MY]

Medicaid: treatment of certain veterans' benefits received by individuals residing in State veterans homes (see S. 2099), S11090 [20SE]

State Justice Institute: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1721), S4618 [2MY]

Taxation: issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans (see S. 1674), S3384 [16AP]

———treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (see S. 1895), S6612 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see S. 1541), S492 [26JA]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see S. 1975), S8373 [19JY]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (see S. Res. 277), S7492 [9JY]

———provide livestock feed assistance for certain producers (see S. 1743, 1755), S5601 [23MY]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see S. 1725), S4618 [2MY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see S. 1969), S10428 [12SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see S.J. Res. 49), S2331 [19MR]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the Senate (see S. Res. 304), S11720 [28SE]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see S. 1690), S3792 [22AP]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52), S6854 [25JN]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (see S. 2006, 2007), S9295 [31JY]

———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (see S. 1612), S2431 [20MR]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see S. 1733), S4851 [8MY]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S1368 [27FE]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see S. 1854), S6013 [10JN]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 282), S8636 [24JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see S. 2108), S11169 [24SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see S. 1678), S4724 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S8027 [17JY]

Drugs: classification of certain dietary supplements (see S. 1806), S6726 [24JN]

———control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see S. 1607), S1855 [12MR]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see S. 1965), S8013 [17JY]

Employment: permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (see S. 1129), S2431 [20MR]

Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants (see S. 1579), S3797 [22AP]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see S. 1918), S7179 [27JN]

Government: establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (see S. 1130), S1185 [9FE]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S347 [24JA]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S737 [1FE]

Greene, Howard O., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 293), S10684 [17SE]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see S. 1944), S7762 [11JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S3490 [17AP]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S1180 [9FE]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see S. 1845), S6243 [13JN]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see S. 2101), S11090 [20SE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Medicaid: preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see S. 1901), S6719 [24JN]

Medicare: beneficiary access to emergency and urgent care (see S. 2121), S11294 [25SE]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see S. 2031), S9554 [2AU]

Merchant marine industry: reform certain domestic shipping practices (see S. 1813), S5567 [23MY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S3406 [16AP]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see S. 1725), S4618 [2MY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 295), S10837 [18SE]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S5763 [4JN]

Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission: extension (see S. 2066), S10327 [11SE]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see S. 1900), S6719 [24JN]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

OSHA: reform regulatory process (see S. 1423), S1185 [9FE]

Pesticides: improve registration, provide minor use crop protection, and improve pesticide tolerance safeguards (see S. 1166), S6104 [11JN]

———reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S1298 [23FE]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see S. 1739), S4851 [8MY]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (see S. 1816), S5567 [23MY]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 1954), S7887 [16JY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see S. 2123), S11294 [25SE]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (see S. 1644), S2860 [26MR]

Schools: flexibility to meet dietary guidelines under the school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 1613), S3023 [27MR]

Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S. 1553), S1368 [27FE]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. Res. 238), S3317 [15AP]

Transportation: requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (see S. 1661), S4807 [7MY]

U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1735), S9609 [2AU]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see S. 949), S6533 [19JN]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see S. 1150), S3490 [17AP]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1678 [11MR], S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2259 [18MR], S2385 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7156 [27JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7743 [11JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1303 [23FE], S1339 [27FE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4308 [29AP], S4610 [2MY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S9926 [5SE]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4672 [3MY], S4723 [6MY], S4781 [7MY], S4816 [8MY], S4922 [9MY], S4993 [14MY]

Descriptions

Categories of Defense Infrastructure: GAO, S6388 [18JN]

Documents

Principles of Leadership: Military Leadership Field Manual, S3339 [16AP]

Factsheets

Reasonableness Test for Executive Compensation, S6496 [19JN]

Histories

Marine Corps General Officer Strength Levels, 1977-95, S8974 [26JY]

Letters

Corps of Engineers environmental projects: Larry J. Wilson, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, S3884 [23AP]

Dept. of Defense inflation estimates: by, S5068 [15MY]

Dispute settlement system for antidumping and countervailing duties under NAFTA: by, S12038 [30SE]

Electronic funds transfer for small business payroll taxes: by, S9318 [31JY]

Issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans: Leslie S. Miller, Iowa State Savings Bank, S7447 [9JY]

Limit compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts: Eleanor Hill, Dept. of Defense, S6501 [19JN]

Marine Corps request for additional generals: by, S9150 [30JY]

———Charles C. Krulak, Marine Corps, S9150 [30JY]

Nomination of Ann Jorgenson to the Farm Credit Administration Board: Bill Northey, National Corn Growers Association, S10402 [12SE]

———Douglas P. Lindgren, Iowa Soybean Association, S10402 [12SE]

———Ed Wiederstein, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, S10402 [12SE]

———H. Lynn Horak, S10402 [12SE]

———John Long, American Soybean Association, S10402 [12SE]

———Terry E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa, S10402 [12SE]

———by, S10401 [12SE]

Nomination of Jeffrey A. Cook to be Navy Rear Admiral: by, S11531, S11533 [27SE]

Removal of Robert E. Stumpf from Navy promotion list: Charles W. Gittins, S3338 [16AP]

Revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste and National Taxpayers Union, S11071 [20SE]

———George P. Steele, S11079 [20SE]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S11071 [20SE]

———Paul Beckner, Citizens for a Sound Economy (organization), S11071 [20SE]

———Scott P. Hoffman, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S11078 [20SE]

———several Senators, S11078 [20SE]

———Shane Schriefer, Citizens for a Sound Economy (organization), S11079 [20SE]

———Thomas A. Shatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S11078 [20SE]

Taxpayer cost of merger of Martin Marietta Corp. and Lockheed Corp.: Eleanor Hill, Dept. of Defense, S6499, S6500 [19JN]

———by, S6499 [19JN]

Lists

Assignments for new Marine Corps generals, S7964 [17JY]

Marine Corps request for additional generals, S7963 [17JY]

Memorandums

F-22 Aircraft Funding: David L. McNicol, Dept. of Defense, S7158 [27JN]

Motions offered by

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5512 [23MY]

Prayers

Senate, S9007 [29JY]

Press releases

Today's New York Times Demonstrates Urgent Need To Solve Medicare's Impending Crisis, Now: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S3884 [23AP]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11285 [25SE], S11389 [26SE]

Agriculture: extend farm programs (S. 1523), S302, S319 [23JA]

———improve operation of certain programs, S301, S302 [23JA], S333 [24JA]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3034 [27MR], S3062, S3073 [28MR], S4420 [30AP]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S676, S728 [1FE], S882 [6FE], S1028 [7FE]

———reform eligibility criteria for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, S1028 [7FE]

American Foreign Service Day: designate (S. Res. 217), S4445 [30AP]

America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: establish (S. 2020), S9559 [2AU]

Amtrak: funding and reform, S5519 [23MY]

———reforming statutes and authorizing appropriations, S5432 [21MY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (H.R. 2508), S11326 [25SE]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2983 [27MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2040, S2090, S2091 [14MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11850 [30SE]

Armed Forces: force modernization funding relative to infrastructure spending, S6386, S6389, S6390, S6391, S6392 [18JN]

Bankruptcy: treatment of single asset real estate (S. 1559), S916 [6FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2795 [25MR]

———balance, S301, S302 [23JA]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S2795 [25MR], S6008 [10JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5835 [5JN], S5997 [10JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9367, S9391 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8085, S8086, S8087 [18JY], S8330, S8335 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5049, S5051, S5053, S5060, S5063, S5065, S5066, S5070 [15MY], S5432 [21MY], S5512, S5519 [23MY]

Chemical weapons: disposal, S7282 [28JN]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, S5910, S5911 [6JN]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S2322 [19MR], S2408 [20MR], S3169 [28MR], S3786 [22AP], S3882 [23AP], S4007 [24AP]

———legal protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, S5624 [23MY]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S2322 [19MR], S2408 [20MR], S3169 [28MR]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1965), S5459 [21MY]

Colombia: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (S. 1560), S916 [6FE]

Computers: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S706 [1FE]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (S. 1690), S3793 [22AP]

Consumer Price Index: calculation, S5512 [23MY]

Cook, Jeffrey A.: nomination to be Navy Rear Admiral, S11531-S11533 [27SE]

Cordero, Ricardo: arrest by Mexican authorities relative to charges of corruption in Mexico's counterdrug efforts, S9475 [2AU]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, S2090, S2091 [14MR], S9834 [4SE]

Courts: evaluation of President Clinton's judicial appointments, S3699 [19AP]

———improve operation and administration of Federal courts (S. 1887), S6518-S6520 [19JN], S12385 [3OC]

———limit authority of judicial remedies to force State and local governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (S. 1817), S5598 [23MY]

Crime: Gang Resistance Education and Training Program funding, S10185 [10SE]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2006), S9318 [31JY]

———mandatory victim restitution, S3379 [16AP]

———misuse of encryption technologies, S10883, S10884 [18SE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S4703 [6MY]

———protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), S10883, S10884 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6386, S6389, S6390, S6391, S6392 [18JN], S6495, S6496, S6497, S6498, S6500, S6501 [19JN], S6986, S6987 [26JN], S7147, S7150, S7158, S7159 [27JN], S7282 [28JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), S8974, S8975, S8976 [26JY], S9150-S9154 [30JY]

———establish wage scale for hazardous duty, S10977 [19SE], S11061, S11063 [20SE]

———F-22 aircraft funding, S7158, S7159 [27JN]

———funding, S5049, S5051, S5053, S5060, S5063, S5065, S5066, S5070 [15MY]

———infrastructure costs for maintaining bases, facilities, and activities that house and sustain the Armed Forces, S4178-S4180 [25AP]

———limit compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts, S6495, S6496, S6497, S6498, S6500, S6501 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, S11286, S11287 [25SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7958, S7959, S7960, S7961, S7963, S7964, S7985, S7986, S7996 [17JY]

———procurement, S1381 [28FE]

Dept. of HUD: investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, S12021 [30SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S11068 [20SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10185 [10SE], S10350 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation: payment of certain ocean freight charges for Federal food or export assistance, S11075 [20SE], S11153 [24SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9150 [30JY], S9269 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9834 [4SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1507 [5MR]

———permit council to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds relative to water and sewer facilities (H.R. 3663), S9208 [30JY]

———reduce number of judges on U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (S. 2058), S10018 [6SE]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S1507 [5MR]

Drug abuse: international narcotics control funding, S11287-S11289 [25SE]

———national drug control policy, S2180-S2182 [15MR], S3034-S3036 [27MR], S4446 [30AP], S5140 [16MY], S6072-S6074 [11JN], S7797 [12JY], S9027 [29JY], S110555 [19SE]

———treatment and rehabilitation programs, S3034-S3036 [27MR]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (S. 1607), S1865, S1867 [12MR]

———international narcotics control funding, S8819, S8833 [25JY]

———legalization, S327 [23JA]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S10722 [17SE]

Dubuque, IA: National Civic League All-American City award finalist, S7058 [26JN]

Earth Day: observance, S3882 [23AP], S4007 [24AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S3882 [23AP], S4007 [24AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S9352 [1AU]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), S9317 [31JY]

Executive Office of the President: drug use by employees, S9027 [29JY]

Foreign aid: indirect assistance in economy of developing countries relative to Generalized System of Preferences, S9540 [2AU]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8819, S8833 [25JY]

Foreign policy: strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and impose certain sanctions on countries relative to production and trafficking of illegal drugs (S. 2053), S9854 [4SE]

Foreign trade: review of differential export taxes, S12025 [30SE]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S6577 [20JN]

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), S11848, S11850 [30SE]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (S. 1130), S9445 [1AU]

———improve regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products (S. 1477), S9550 [2AU]

———jurisdiction of Federal district courts and the Court of Federal Claims over bid protests, S11850 [30SE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7446, S7447 [9JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, S9538, S9540 [2AU]

———reform dispute resolution processes (S. 1224), S6158 [12JN]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6214 [13JN], S6577 [20JN]

Health: medical savings account programs, S3567 [18AP], S6642 [21JN], S9531 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S6642 [21JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9531 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3524, S3567 [18AP]

———repeal unnecessary medical device reporting requirements (H.R. 2366), S11329 [25SE]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), S11321 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, S11850 [30SE]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3524 [18AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), conference report, S11321, S11326 [25SE]

Iowa: sesquicentennial celebration, S5705 [4JN], S5907 [6JN], S6194 [13JN]

———tribute to Civil War veterans, S7057 [26JN]

———tribute to educational system, S6194 [13JN]

———tribute to girls' high school basketball tournament, S6670 [21JN]

———tribute to performing arts, S6508 [19JN]

———tribute to State Fair, S6817 [25JN]

IRS: revenue procedure ruling relative to purchase of tax-exempt municipal bonds by local governments, S12004 [30SE]

———safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), S7755 [11JY]

Jorgenson, Ann: nomination to the Farm Credit Administration, S11754 [28SE]

———nomination to the Farm Credit Administration Board, S10401 [12SE]

KBBG-Radio (Waterloo, IA): tribute, S6509 [19JN]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4893, S4901 [9MY]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S5460 [21MY]

Marine Corps: request for additional generals, S6986, S6987 [26JN], S7958, S7959, S7960, S7961, S7963, S7964, S7985, S7986 [17JY], S8974, S8975, S8976 [26JY], S9150-S9154 [30JY], S11286, S11287 [25SE]

Medicaid: county-operated health insurance programs qualifications and requirements (H.R. 3056), S11329 [25SE]

———reform, S8087 [18JY]

———treatment of certain veterans' benefits received by individuals residing in State veterans homes (S. 2099), S11091 [20SE]

Medicare: reform, S883 [6FE], S3885 [23AP]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), S11329 [25SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3869 [23AP]

Merchant marine industry: ensure that subsidies are not used for lobbying or public education, S11072 [20SE], S11157 [24SE]

Montgomery, Ann D.: nomination to be district judge, S9316 [31JY]

National Mammography Day: designate (S. Res. 295), S11326 [25SE]

National Museum of American History: allocation of space for military history exhibits, S11068 [20SE]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (S. 1311), S11329 [25SE]

Native Americans: repeal Indian trading laws (H.R. 3215), S9316, S9317 [31JY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, S2040 [14MR]

Pang, Martin: extradition from Brazil to the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 132), S11328 [25SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, S11074 [20SE]

Pensions: increase eligibility age and make cost-of-living adjustments for certain retirement benefits and allow contributions to private pension plans, S5512 [23MY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, S4660 [3MY], S4994 [14MY]

Pornography: amend laws relative to child pornography (S. 1237), S11285 [25SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3168 [28MR]

Printing: progess in converting to teh use of acid-free, permanent paper, S11326 [25SE]

Public housing: reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), S9165, S9208 [30JY]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, S4636 [2MY]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2408 [20MR]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, S8330 [19JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (S. 1816), S5598 [23MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9367, S9391 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8085, S8086, S8087 [18JY], S8330, S8335 [19JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8335 [19JY]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for benefits (H.R. 2594), S11329 [25SE]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program, S9269 [31JY]

Senate: legislative program, S3168 [28MR], S4418, S4445, S4446 [30AP], S5460 [21MY], S5705 [4JN], S9208 [30JY], S9318 [31JY], S9985 [6SE], S11331, S11333 [25SE]

Shapiro, Howard: partisan actions of FBI General Counsel relative to the White House, S12293 [3OC]

Ships and vessels: rates charged by shipping companies to make vessels available during a national emergency, S11069, S11075, S11077 [20SE], S11153 [24SE]

———require use of U.S.-flag vessels with U.S. crews to deliver military supplies into a combat zone, S11073, S11079 [20SE]

———revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), S10955, S10959, S10962, S10975, S10977 [19SE], S11061, S11063, S11069, S11071, S11072, S11073, S11075, S11077, S11079, S11080 [20SE], S11152, S11153, S11157 [24SE]

Small business: require electronic funds transfer for payroll tax deposits, S9318, S9319 [31JY]

———tax treatment of pension plans, S7447 [9JY], S9538 [2AU]

Smithsonian Institution: authorize construction of the National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center (S. 1995), S9317 [31JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S7996 [17JY]

State Justice Institute: authorizing appropriations (S. 1721), S4618 [2MY]

States: congressional consent for mutual aid agreement between the cities of Bristol, VA, and Bristol, TN (H.J. Res. 166), S9318 [31JY]

Stumpf, Robert: nomination for promotion to rank of captain in U.S. Navy, S1999 [13MR]

Stumpf, Robert E.: withdrawal of name from Navy promotion list, S2846 [26MR], S3338 [16AP]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans, S7447 [9JY], S9538 [2AU]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans, S7446 [9JY], S9538 [2AU]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans (S. 1674), S3401 [16AP]

———rates, S3263 [15AP], S4712 [6MY], S9352 [1AU]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction of a water or wastewater utility, S7447 [9JY], S9538 [2AU]

———treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (S. 1895), S6612 [20JN]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S706 [1FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3379 [16AP]

Upper Iowa University: tribute, S7057 [26JN]

Vance, Nathan V.: relief (S. 966), S4445 [30AP]

Wetlands: regulation, S4420 [30AP]

White House Travel Office: refer matter of individuals terminated from employment to Court of Federal Claims, S10350 [12SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment, S10350 [12SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4643, S4645 [2MY], S4773, S4774, S4782 [7MY], S4893, S4901 [9MY], S5456 [21MY]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (S. 1561), S9548 [2AU]

World Trade Organization: establish commission to review dispute settlement reports, S7147, S7150 [27JN]

Zapata, Frank R.: nomination to be district judge, S9316 [31JY]

Reports

Compensation of Top 5 Executives at Top Defense Contractors: GAO, S6498 [19JN]

Making the Corps Fit To Fight—Unit Cohesion Task Force Interim Report, S7986 [17JY]

Statements

Amtrak Reform and Appropriations Policy: Executive Office of the President, S5433 [21MY]

Drug Legalization: by, S327-S329 [23JA]

Mark and Gary Beef Pledge: by, S4636 [2MY]

Tables

Cargo preference program costs, S11080 [20SE]

Dept. of Defense force structure, S4179 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense infrastructure funding, S6388, S6389 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense personnel, S4179 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense personnel levels, S8976 [26JY]

Fiscal year 2001 projected sealift assets without maritime reform, S10959 [19SE]

General and flag officer active duty strength ceilings, S8976 [26JY]

Metropolitan area exports—an export performance report on over 250 U.S. cities, S7058 [26JN]

Military end strengths, 1987-96, S8976 [26JY]

Top 10 contractors with at least one-third Dept. of Defense business in 1993, S6498 [19JN]

Top 25 corporations in sales and profits, S6497 [19JN]

Total employees of top 10 defense contractors, S6498 [19JN]

Total sales of top 10 defense contractors, S6498 [19JN]

U.S.-flag commercial vessels delivering goods to the Persian Gulf, S11080 [20SE]

Texts of

S. 1624, Dept. of Justice compilation and publication of data on hate crimes, S5459 [21MY]

S. 1674, issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans, S3402 [16AP]

S. 1721, State Justice Institute appropriations, S4618 [2MY]

S. 1995, authorize construction of the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center, S9318 [31JY]

Transcripts

Interview With James B. Stewart Relative to Book on Whitewater Investigation: ``Nightline'' (television program), S2409-S2411 [20MR]

Tributes

Brody, David, S9149 [30JY]

Browne, Stanley R., S6193 [13JN]

Dole, Senator, S6035 [11JN]

Hoover, Herbert C., S6010 [10JN]

Hoover, Lou H., S6010 [10JN]

Lawler, Bryan T., S7053 [26JN]

Shelley, Kate, S5908 [6JN]

Vander Schaaf, Derek J., S1381 [28FE]

GRATTAGLIANO, ELVIRA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1177 [26JN]

GRAVES, BILL (Governor of Kansas)

Letters

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S5934 [6JN]

GRAVES, EARL

Remarks in House

Morgan State University: renaming School of Business and Management in honor, E183 [6FE]

GRAVES, HOWARD D.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1015 [6JN]

GRAVES, MARVIN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E928 [24MY]

GRAZIOSO, FRANK M.

Remarks in Senate

Connecticut Grand Lodge Order Sons of Italy of America: Good Citizen of the Year Award recipient, S12020 [30SE]

GREANON, KATE

Statements

Overcrowding, Budget Problems and Education, E979 [4JN]

GREAT BRITAIN see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

GREAT FALLS (MT) TRIBUNE

Articles and editorials

Baucus Backs a Good Logging Compromise, S2026 [14MR]

GREAT NECK, NY

Remarks in House

Temple Emanuel: tribute, E694 [1MY], E803 [15MY]

GRECO, VICTOR

Remarks in House

Pennsylvania Medical Society: installation as president, E1791 [28SE]

GREECE

Addresses

Democracy Efforts in Balkan States: John Brademas, National Endowment for Democracy, S6152 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions

Turkey: territorial dispute (see S. Res. 247), S3487 [17AP]

World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5570 [23MY]

Letters

Cyprus demilitarization zone: Andrew J. Jacovides, S10420 [12SE]

Turkish occupation of Cyprus: President Clinton, H8237 [23JY]

Remarks in House

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H2544 [20MR], H8235-H8245 [23JY], E433 [22MR], E1351 [23JY]

Dodecanese Islands: tribute, E287 [6MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2542-H2549 [20MR], E402 [21MR], E422, E424, E433, E434, E440 [22MR], E445 [25MR], E490 [28MR]

Independence: anniversary, E278 [5MR]

Pappas, Frederiki: tribute to ``A Celebration of Democracy—Commemorating 175 Years of Greek and American Democratic Tradition'' exhibit, E719 [7MY]

Troy, MI: tribute to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, E772 [10MY]

Turkey: territorial dispute with Greece, H1967 [7MR]

World War II: Battle of Crete anniversary, H5143-H5146 [15MY]

Remarks in Senate

Cyprus: establish demilitarization zone, S10420 [12SE]

Eastern European countries: democracy efforts in Balkan States, S6152 [12JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, S2642 [21MR], S2834 [25MR], S2884 [26MR], S3233 [29MR]

Turkey: territorial dispute (S. Res. 247), S3492 [17AP]

Statements

Greece—A Vital Ally in the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean: Representative Hamilton, E1684 [25SE]

Turkey Proposes Comprehensive Peace in the Aegean: Mesut Yilmaz (Prime Minister, Turkey), E459 [27MR]

Texts of

S. Res. 247, territorial dispute between Turkey and Greece, S3491 [17AP]

GREEK AMERICAN MONTHLY (publication)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E311 [7MR]

Klink, Representative: Greek American Monthly (publication) Hermes Award recipient, E311 [7MR]

GREEK AMERICANS

Bills and resolutions

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S737 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2542-H2549 [20MR], E402 [21MR], E422, E424, E433, E434, E440 [22MR], E445 [25MR], E490 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (S. Res. 219), S743 [1FE], S1609 [6MR]

———observance, S2642 [21MR], S2834 [25MR], S2884 [26MR], S3233 [29MR]

Reports filed

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 219), S1516 [5MR]

Texts of

S. Res. 219, Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, S743 [1FE], S1609 [6MR]

GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY—A NATIONAL DAY OF CELEBRATION OF GREEK AND AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

Bills and resolutions

Designate (see S. Res. 219), S737 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Observance, H2542-H2549 [20MR], E402 [21MR], E422, E424, E433, E434, E440 [22MR], E445 [25MR], E490 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Designate (S. Res. 219), S743 [1FE], S1609 [6MR]

Observance, S2642 [21MR], S2834 [25MR], S2884 [26MR], S3233 [29MR]

Reports filed

Designate: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 219), S1516 [5MR]

Texts of

S. Res. 219, designate, S743 [1FE], S1609 [6MR]

GREELEY, CO

Bills and resolutions

Water Supply and Storage Co.: exchange of certain lands (see S. 1934; H.R. 3541), S7492 [9JY], H5646 [29MY]

GREEN, ALAN, JR.

Letters

Most-favored-nation status for Romania, H7594 [16JY]

GREEN, ERNEST G.

Reports filed

Nomination to the African Development Foundation Board of Directors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

GREEN, GENE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H8983 [30JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H10195 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H2315 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H10524 [17SE]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H9566 [31JY]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H5754 [30MY]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1202), H2714 [22MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1248 [20FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H6415 [13JN]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6532 [19JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H6532 [19JN]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H8094 [22JY]

CERCLA: eligibility for Federal assistance relative to development of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3746), H7106 [27JN]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H3730 [23AP]

———guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2066), H4110 [25AP]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H6532 [19JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H11048 [24SE]

Citizenship: demonstration projects to celebrate process of becoming and being U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1980), H5501 [22MY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H10386 [12SE]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H1325 [27FE]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H1325 [27FE]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see H.R. 2974), H1775 [6MR]

———penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H3488 [16AP]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H7658 [16JY]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H9926 [2AU]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H5817 [4JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish domestic violence community response teams (see H.R. 2665), H3581 [17AP]

———prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H10602 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H9926 [2AU]

Disasters: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]

Diseases: establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 3293), H4503 [7MY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H4647 [8MY]

———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3488 [16AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H8375 [24JY]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H7474 [11JY]

Education: authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (see H.R. 4259), H11526 [27SE]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H9566 [31JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Electoral College: constitutional amendment to abolish (see H.J. Res. 180), H6532 [19JN]

Employment: extend time period for filing of trade adjustment assistance petitions (see H.R. 3271), H3649 [18AP]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520, 3708), H5569 [23MY], H7780 [17JY]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83), H3650 [18AP]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362), H7475 [11JY]

———payment of settlements to individuals relative to child support and alimony obligations (see H.R. 3895), H10602 [18SE]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H2951 [27MR]

FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel actions (see H.R. 2683), H1234 [9FE]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

———use of funding by local governments and nonprofit organizations in accordance with approved local flexibility plans, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2086), H4801 [9MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 1100), H10040 [4SE]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H11527 [27SE]

———provide compensation for employees for performance of emergency services during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2848), H1139 [31JA]

Financial institutions: provide State credit union representation on the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1998), H2224 [13MR]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H2558 [20MR]

FRS: clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1055), H11395 [26SE]

Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H5647 [29MY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H8248 [23JY]

———authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H2558 [20MR]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477), H6286 [12JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR], H2950 [27MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5570 [23MY]

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 2796), H3731 [23AP]

House of Representatives: transition for new Members (see H.R. 3544), H5646 [29MY]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H4396 [1MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 2202), H1507 [28FE]

Independent counsel: reform statute (see H.R. 3239), H3386 [15AP]

INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H8248 [23JY]

International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H6914 [26JN]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H3387 [15AP]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H12175 [28SE]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H7780 [17JY]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H8375 [24JY]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see H.R. 3779), H8375 [24JY]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H8248 [23JY]

———screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 3630), H6285 [12JN]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H6765 [25JN]

———bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H7107 [27JN]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 958), H3387 [15AP], H8248 [23JY]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H774 [23JA]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H8982 [30JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3820 [24AP]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H1636 [29FE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H5754 [30MY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H4303 [30AP]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H9925 [2AU]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H3171 [28MR]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H4109 [25AP]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H4647 [8MY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3395), H7108 [27JN]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 180), H6532 [19JN]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 1325), H1138 [31JA]

———make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H6915 [26JN]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H5754 [30MY]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H4397 [1MY]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H1774 [6MR]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H3230 [29MR]

Railroads: improve rail transportation safety (see H.R. 3106), H2867 [26MR]

———improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H5299 [20MY]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H11048 [24SE]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7533 [12JY]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H3388 [15AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 3426), H9925 [2AU]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 573), H331 [5JA]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3388 [15AP]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H4119 [29AP]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2699), H1139 [31JA]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3538), H11396 [26SE]

———establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 196), H7780 [17JY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H1986 [7MR]

———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see H.R. 2713), H1139 [31JA]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3427), H8248 [23JY]

———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246), H6532 [19JN]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H5934 [5JN]

———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see H.R. 3410), H6765 [25JN]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H7780 [17JY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H3387 [15AP]

———suspension of tax on ozone-depleting chemicals used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 3416), H6415 [13JN]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H8094 [22JY]

———treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H3386 [15AP]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 3245), H6509 [18JN]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H1226 [1FE]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3104), H3231 [29MR]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Tobacco products: restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 3821), H8598 [26JY]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H8094 [22JY]

U.S. Navy Blue Angels: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary (see H.R. 1828), H1636 [29FE]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764), H1986 [7MR]

———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H2665 [21MR]

———priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2080), H11230 [25SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118, 3119), H2867 [26MR], H2950 [27MR]

———revise certain authorities on the management and contracting of provision of health care services (see H.R. 2798), H1986 [7MR]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H11396 [26SE]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 89), H331 [5JA]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H6509 [18JN]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4303 [30AP]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H5753 [30MY]

———tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5570 [23MY]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), H894 [25JA]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H124 [4JA], H198 [5JA], H747 [23JA], H781 [24JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5188 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 450), H6253 [12JN]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H198 [5JA]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11399 [27SE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H6865 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5097 [15MY]

———commemoration ceremony for F-111 aircraft, H9380 [31JY]

Dept. of Education: education and job retraining programs funding, H7313 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H72 [3JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7268, H7313 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6865, H6903 [26JN]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, H10047 [5SE], H10201 [11SE], H10330 [12SE], H10440 [17SE]

———remarks relative to teachers, H10572 [18SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H10332 [12SE]

Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2491 [20MR]

———funding, H1261 [27FE], H2226 [14MR], H2329 [19MR], H2471 [20MR], H7268 [11JY]

———national policy to improve system, H4439 [7MY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5482 [22MY], H5510, H5517, H5519, H5520, H5522, H5523 [23MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5436 [22MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8561 [26JY], H8780 [30JY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (H. Res. 488), H8566 [26JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9745 [1AU]

———declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), consideration (H. Res. 499), H9736 [1AU]

EPA: ban importation of PCB waste for incineration in the U.S., H6903 [26JN]

ERISA: multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits, H3105 [28MR]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (H.R. 3803), H10466, H10468, H10469 [17SE]

Gingrich, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 468), H6853 [26JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5436 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 503), H9843 [2AU]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H72 [3JA], H198 [5JA]

Health: medical savings account programs, H6186 [12JN], H6436 [18JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H3495 [17AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H2972, H3105 [28MR], H6186 [12JN], H6436 [18JN]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3832 [25AP]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4567 [8MY]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11104 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2491 [20MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11074 [25SE]

———enforcement of employer sanctions relative to employment of illegal aliens, H11074 [25SE]

Journal: question of approval, H3173 [29MR]

Medicare: anniversary, H9385 [31JY]

———reform, H5188 [16MY], H5652 [30MY], H6123, H6126 [11JN], H6516 [19JN], H6633 [20JN], H8109 [23JY], H9385 [31JY], H10201 [11SE], H10330 [12SE]

Minimum wage: level, H3495 [17AP], H3584 [18AP], H3705 [23AP], H3827, H3832, H4045 [25AP], H4308, H4314 [1MY], H4567 [8MY], H5065 [15MY], H5385, H5436, H5482 [22MY], H5510, H5517, H5519, H5520, H5522, H5523 [23MY], H7121 [9JY]

NASA: funding, H5681, H5682 [30MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4308 [1MY], H8108 [23JY]

Petroleum: floor price, regulatory relief, and tax incentives relative to development of domestic crude oil, H3175 [29MR]

———gasoline tax, H4439 [7MY], H4567 [8MY]

Poolville, TX: grass fires, H1282 [27FE]

Public debt: ceiling, H1144 [1FE], H1400 [28FE]

Public welfare programs: reform, H4308 [1MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4535 [8MY], H4660 [9MY], H11399 [27SE]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5681, H5682 [30MY]

Shelby, MS: designate G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery multipurpose heavy tank training facility, H5097 [15MY]

Taxation: rates, H5652 [30MY], H6633 [20JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), consideration (H. Res. 418), H4314 [1MY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), consideration (H. Res. 303), H5065 [15MY]

Votes: position on missed, H2671 [22MR], H6325 [13JN]

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), H754 [23JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1982 [7MR]

Special order: granted, H3228 [29MR], H5931 [5JN], H10600 [18SE]

Tribute, H5097 [15MY]

Tributes

Seymour, Richard, E1092 [14JN]

GREEN, JAMES R., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E423 [22MR]

GREEN, JUDITH G.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E440 [22MR]

GREEN, THEODORE F. (a former Senator from Rhode Island)

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S1623-S1624 [7MR]

GREEN BAY PACKERS (football team)

Articles and editorials

Favre on Honor—It's Salute to Team, E25 [5JA]

Bills and resolutions

Tribute (see H. Res. 335), H330 [5JA]

Remarks in House

Tribute (H. Res. 335), E24 [5JA]

GREEN BAY (WI) PRESS-GAZETTE

Articles and editorials

Favre on Honor—It's Salute to Team, E25 [5JA]

GREEN COUNTY, NC

Remarks in House

Division of Adolescent Health Services: tribute, H3548 [17AP]

GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER CORP.

Remarks in Senate

Edison Electric Institute: Common Goals Award recipient, S12339 [3OC]

GREENAWAY, JOSEPH A.

Remarks in Senate

Courts: nomination to be district judge, S7911 [16JY]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2101 [14MR]

GREENBERG, DANIEL S.

Articles and editorials

Drought We Can't Afford, S8585 [24JY]

GREENE, ENID (a Representative from Utah)

Articles and editorials

Second Trimester Abortion—An Interview With W. Martin Haskell, M.D., Cincinnati Medicine (publication), H10614 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 536), H11228 [25SE]

Courts: prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), consideration (see H. Res. 422), H4423 [2MY]

———provide witnesses with access to legal counsel during grand jury testimony (see H.R. 4193), H11394 [26SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H6764 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 522), H10523 [17SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (see H. Res. 488), H8374 [24JY]

Medicare: coverage of certain antibiotics parenterally administered at home (see H.R. 3262, 4248), H3581 [17AP], H11526 [27SE]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), consideration (see H. Res. 427), H4502 [7MY]

Tobacco products: consideration of addiction to nicotine as a disability (see H. Con. Res. 223), H11395 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 216), H11048 [24SE]

CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2500), H4800 [9MY]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4902 [10MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H9925 [2AU]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H8248 [23JY]

Courts: reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1916), H5570 [23MY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6286 [12JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 173, 174), H8095 [22JY]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H11396 [26SE]

———mandatory life imprisonment for second conviction of individuals for certain felonies (see H.R. 3223), H9925 [2AU]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6691 [20JN]

Education: permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H9566 [31JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3760, 3820), H7533 [12JY], H7657 [16JY]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H6532 [19JN]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4424 [2MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H8248 [23JY]

Health: prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H4110 [25AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H4110 [25AP]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H4110 [25AP]

House of Representatives: establish disclosure requirements relative to franked mail (see H.R. 3772), H7260 [10JY]

———official mail allowance (see H.R. 3771), H7259 [10JY]

———prevent mass mailings during an election year (see H.R. 3773), H7260 [10JY]

———reduce number of pieces of mail constituting a mass mailing (see H.R. 3774), H7260 [10JY]

House Rules: imposition of Ramseyer requirement on conference reports (see H. Res. 549), H11527 [27SE]

———improve committee operations, procedures, and staffing (see H. Res. 480), H8982 [30JY]

———provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H9566 [31JY]

———require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H10236 [11SE]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H7474 [11JY]

———repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see H.R. 1279), H3820 [24AP]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5754 [30MY]

Medicare: diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H4119 [29AP]

Members of Congress: limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H4303 [30AP]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H4110 [25AP]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 16), H3820 [24AP]

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H7533 [12JY]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H8598 [26JY]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H4119 [29AP]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H10111 [9SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H4303 [30AP]

Taxation: treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H6765 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Speaker pro tempore: election (see H. Res. 471), H7114 [8JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5571 [29MY], H6007 [7JN], H6849 [26JN], H7111 [8JY], H10763 [23SE]

Letters

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: by, S10829 [18SE]

Oaths of office

Speaker pro tempore, H7111 [8JY]

Papers

Dilation and Extraction for Late Second Trimester Abortions: W. Martin Haskell, H10615 [19SE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10614 [19SE]

Agriculture: remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6228 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6228 [12JN]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): statements made by Members relative to spouses of two female staffers, H4805 [10MY]

Courts: prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), consideration (H. Res. 422), H4466 [7MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration (H. Res. 460), H6963, H6964 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 522), H10553, H10557 [18SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7213 [10JY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H10530 [18SE]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 3448), E938 [29MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8075 [22JY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (H. Res. 488), H8562, H8569, H8570, H8571 [26JY]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4769 [9MY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, E1503 [2AU]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: designate certain lands, H10498 [17SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4561 [8MY]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11105 [25SE]

Laborers' International Union: contributions to the Democratic Party, H11400 [27SE]

Minimum wage: level, E938 [29MY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), consideration (H. Res. 427), H4764, H4766 [9MY]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (H.R. 3936), H10475 [17SE]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4769 [9MY]

Utah: tribute, H8253 [24JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Speaker pro tempore: election (H. Res. 471), H7111 [8JY]

Special order: granted, H10521 [17SE]

Tribute, H11217 [25SE], E1910 [3OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1296, Presidio Facilities and Parks and Public Lands Management: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 1296) (H. Rept. 104-836), H11228 [25SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 104-803), H10523 [17SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2391, Working Families Flexibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 488) (H. Rept. 104-704), H8374 [24JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3120, Witness and Jury Retaliation and Tampering Prevention: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 422) (H. Rept. 104-553), H4423 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3322, Federal Civilian Science Activities' Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 104-565), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 460) (H. Rept. 104-633), H6764 [25JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 422, consideration of H.R. 3120, prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members, H4466 [7MY]

H. Res. 471, election as Speaker pro tempore, H7111 [8JY]

H. Res. 522, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H10553 [18SE]

GREENE, HOWARD O., JR.

Bills and resolutions

Senate: severance pay (see S. Res. 294), S10684 [17SE]

Tribute (see S. Res. 293), S10684 [17SE]

Remarks in Senate

Senate: severance pay (S. Res. 294), S10657 [17SE]

Tribute, S10741 [18SE]

Tribute (S. Res. 293), S10657-S10660 [17SE], S11536 [27SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 293, tribute, S10657, S10690 [17SE]

S. Res. 294, severance pay, S10657, S10691 [17SE]

GREENE, JANIE A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E651 [25AP], E677 [1MY]

GREENE, MARY DODD

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S3487 [17AP]

GREENE, ROBERT

Articles and editorials

Bill Raises Farm Costs, Officials Say, S1894 [12MR]

GREENEVILLE, TN

Addresses

Tribute to U.S.S. Greeneville: Senator Frist, S1299 [23FE]

Remarks in Senate

Greeneville (U.S.S.): tribute, S1299 [23FE]

GREENEVILLE (U.S.S.)

Addresses

Tribute: Senator Frist, S1299 [23FE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1299 [23FE]

GREENHOUSE EFFECT see Ecology and Environment

GREENPORT, NY

Remarks in House

Congregation Tifereth Israel: tribute, E1510 [4SE]

GREENS CREEK LAND EXCHANGE ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 1266), S2267 [19MR]

GREENSBORO, NC

Remarks in House

Grimsley High School: tribute to girls' soccer team, E1118 [20JN]

James B. Dudley High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, E729 [7MY]

GREENSBORO (NC) NEWS AND RECORD

Articles and editorials

Whitewater Hearing Needs To Wind Down, S1562 [6MR]

GREENSPAN, ALAN (Federal Reserve Board Chair)

Articles and editorials

Chairman Greenspan, Retired, S1271 [20FE]

Critic Says Fed Juggled Its Books, S6558 [20JN]

Cut and Be Prosperous, S6202 [13JN]

Economy—Even the Fed's Greenspan Is Fallible When Trying To Predict a Recession, S1272 [20FE]

Fear of Inflation Is Stifling the Nation—An Outdated Obsession Is Depriving Us of Greater Wealth, S6202 [13JN]

Fed Branch Accused of Juggling Books, S6558 [20JN]

Fed Looks Into Cash Discrepancies at Branch, S6558 [20JN]

Fed Up, S6556 [20JN]

Federal Reserve—Greenspan Deserves 4 More Years as Chairman, S6556 [20JN]

Greenspan's Good Economy, S6575 [20JN]

Greenspan's Rotten Record, S6198 [13JN]

Inflation-Wary Fed Costs Jobs, Critics Say, S6206 [13JN]

Job for the Senate, S6556 [20JN]

Labor Shortages May Be Slowing Economy, S6576 [20JN]

Los Angeles Fed Money Troubles, S6558 [20JN]

Renominating Mr. Greenspan, S6555 [20JN]

Sleeping With the Devil—Bill Clinton Will Lose the 1996 Election Unless He Changes His Economic Strategy. Dumping Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Would Be a Good Start, S1065 [7FE]

Unfair War on Alan Greenspan, S6556 [20JN]

Excerpts

``Future of Capitalism,'' Lester C. Thurow, S6570-S6572 [20JN]

Letters

Currency reporting practices at Los Angeles, CA, branch of Federal Reserve bank: Senator D'Amato, S6557 [20JN]

———Senator Dorgan, S6557 [20JN]

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds, H3511 [17AP]

Quotations

FRS policies (excerpts), S6573 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Federal Reserve Board: performance as Chairman, S1063-S1066 [7FE]

FRS: nomination to be Chairman, S6197-S6216 [13JN], S6258, S6281-S6294 [14JN], S6549-S6582, S6586 [20JN], S6751 [24JN]

———nomination to be Chairman, unanimous-consent agreement, S6186 [13JN]

———operations and procedures, S6281-S6294 [14JN]

———renomination as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, S1269-S1274 [20FE]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Chairman of the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Testimonies

U.S. Economic Growth, E1602 [12SE]

GREENSTEIN, ROBERT

Remarks in Senate

Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators: appointment, S5014-S5016 [14MY]

GREENVILLE, SC

Remarks in House

Charles Gray Morgan VFW Post: anniversary, H3621 [18AP]

GREENVILLE, TX

Remarks in House

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, H6098 [10JN]

Remarks in Senate

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, S6216 [13JN]

GREENWALD, ISABEL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E76 [24JA]

GREENWAY, H.D.S.

Articles and editorials

Our Ban in Havana, H878 [25JA]

GREENWOOD, BEAU

Remarks in Senate

Heflin, Senator: tribute to staff, S12435-S12439 [21OC]

GREENWOOD, JAMES C. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see H.R. 4277), H12172 [28SE]

Medicare: ultrasound equipment transportation costs (see H.R. 3555), H5753 [30MY]

Social Security Administration: provide for disclosure of Social Security account numbers relative to judgments, decrees, or court issued orders (see H.R. 3110), H2466 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5501 [22MY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H2558 [20MR]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H2467 [19MR]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10236 [11SE]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H10108 [5SE]

———guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2066), H2713 [22MR]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H5935 [5JN]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1363), H10236 [11SE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 3784), H7473 [11JY]

Clarion River: designate certain segments as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3568), H7108 [27JN]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106, 159), H774 [23JA], H1225 [1FE]

———employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H5052 [14MY]

Crime: penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3341), H6509 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H7107 [27JN]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3867), H8247 [23JY]

Disasters: assist State and local governments in disaster relief (see H.R. 3032), H1775 [6MR]

Diseases: research programs for lymphangioleimyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H6764 [25JN]

Education: permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H8094 [22JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1100, 2566), H973 [30JA], H3387 [15AP]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H3231 [29MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H6765 [25JN]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Government: require comparable treatment of the President, Vice-President, Cabinet members, and Members of Congress with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2855), H330 [5JA]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2467 [19MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3103), H2867 [26MR]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H1636 [29FE]

House Rules: procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 346), H1227 [1FE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 2202), H1716 [5MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (see H.R. 3268), H4430 [6MY]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H5380 [21MY]

Medicaid: waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 3866, 3871), H8094 [22JY], H8247 [23JY]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H7107 [27JN]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10235 [11SE]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H9566 [31JY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 4196), H11394 [26SE]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security Act relative to certain students (see H.R. 3450), H5052 [14MY]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H4303 [30AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6117 [10JN]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H3488 [16AP]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H2224 [13MR]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H1986 [7MR]

———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 2617), H4110 [25AP]

———treatment of health insurance relative to health status of individual (see H.R. 3043), H2124 [12MR]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 541), H11395 [26SE]

———reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H1663 [4MR]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H913 [25JA]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1944, H1945 [7MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H903 [25JA]

Dept. of HHS: family planning programs funding, H7352, H7354 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7293, H7352, H7354 [11JY]

Education: permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (H.R. 3863), H10121 [10SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8507 [25JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 3199), H5632, H5633, H5635, H5636, H5637, H5638 [29MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (H.R. 3201), H5632, H5633, H5635, H5636, H5637, H5638 [29MY]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (H.R. 3200), H5632, H5633, H5635, H5636, H5637, H5638 [29MY]

Health: studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (H.R. 248), H7126, H7127 [9JY], H7293 [11JY]

Medicaid: State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1944, H1945 [7MR]

Wallenberg, Raoul: unveiling of Postal Service commemorative stamp, E830 [16MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H911 [25JA]

Tributes

Busick, Joseph O., E135 [1FE]

Clinger, Representative, E1882 [1OC]

Curtin, Willard, E234 [28FE]

Walker, Representative, E1882 [1OC]

GREENWOOD, M.R.C.

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Science Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S11972 [30SE]

GREGG, JUDD (a Senator from New Hampshire)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S590 [31JA], S749, S760, S852 [1FE], S1018, S1030, S1141 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8440, S8448, S8487 [22JY], S8577 [23JY]

Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate (H.R. 2700), S11732 [28SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1678, S1779 [11MR], S1882 [12MR], S2173, S2204 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6840, S6854, S6862, S6900 [25JN], S6920, S7036, S7039, S7040 [26JN], S7107, S7193 [27JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7832, S7833 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10584, S10614 [16SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10183, S10204 [10SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9280, S9305 [31JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6613 [20JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9000 [26JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8765, S8870 [25JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3642 [18AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR]

———H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8964 [26JY]

———H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8070 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Era of Job Insecurity, Mike Causey, Washington (DC) Post, S10184 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: penalties relative to misuse of information received from National Crime Information Center (see S. 2137), S11539 [27SE]

Flowers: require labeling of country of origin of imported fresh cut flowers (see S. 1793), S5492 [22MY]

Government: forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (see S. 1794), S5492 [22MY]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see S. 1845), S5939 [6JN]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 1643), S2859 [26MR]

States: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs (see S. 2138), S11539 [27SE]

Taxation: change date of deadline for filing of Federal income tax returns (see S. 1667), S3311 [15AP]

———treatment of recycling and solid waste disposal facilities under tax-exempt bond rules (see S. 1527), S377 [25JA]

Wildlife refuges: require the acquisition of lands for fish and wildlife refuges only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (see S. 1621), S2192 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see S. 1027, 1188), S2104 [14MR], S2658 [21MR]

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3797 [22AP]

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (see S. 1903), S6849 [25JN]

Bipartisan Commission on Campaign Practices: establish (see S. 1857), S8868 [25JY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Business and industry: hiring of certain individuals whose sole purpose of seeking employment is union organizing and representation (see S. 1925), S7302 [28JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see S. 978), S279 [22JA]

China, People's Republic of: impose sanctions relative to intellectual property rights (see S. Res. 262), S6225 [13JN]

Crime: prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S1605 [6MR]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 282), S8636 [24JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see S. 1757), S5866 [5JN]

ERISA: treatment of pension assets by insurance companies (see S. 1400), S3316 [15AP]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629), S2422 [20MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S919 [6FE]

Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see S. 1197), S4519 [1MY]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see S. 258), S2244 [18MR]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 2010), S9428 [1AU]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see S. 837), S99 [5JA]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see S. 1740, 1999), S6410 [18JN], S9072 [29JY]

Music: licensing (see S. 1628), S11041 [19SE]

NAFTA: effect on Caribbean Basin Initiative (see S. 529), S2331 [19MR]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S1978 [13MR]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 295), S10837 [18SE]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S4872 [8MY]

Nuclear energy: Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding (see S. 1958), S7887 [16JY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S6533 [19JN]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see S. 1739), S4851 [8MY]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (see S. 1816), S5567 [23MY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see S. 2123), S11294 [25SE]

Schools: flexibility to meet dietary guidelines under the school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 1613), S3490 [17AP]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1639), S6104 [11JN]

State Justice Institute: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1721), S4618 [2MY]

Taxation: standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S5773 [4JN]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see S. 1519), S276 [22JA]

Cloture motions

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2795 [25MR], S2924 [27MR]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2211 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6718 [24JN], S6848 [25JN], S6905 [26JN], S7156 [27JN], S7225 [28JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6630 [20JN], S6817 [25JN]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11940 [30SE], S12228 [3OC]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11451 [26SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4160 [25AP], S4308 [29AP], S4610 [2MY]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7297 [28JN], S7612 [10JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S9926 [5SE]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4672 [3MY], S4723 [6MY], S4781 [7MY], S4816 [8MY]

Commendation

Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center Recipient of FAA Administration En Route Facility of the Year Award: Congress, S6252 [13JN]

Letters

Block access to bomb-making information through Internet services: Marc Jacobson, Prodigy Service Corp., S10712 [17SE]

Federal employees' personal information safeguard: Regina F. McCormick, S10184 [10SE]

Regulation of loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets: Robert C. Robertson, GAO, S8448 [22JY]

U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens: by, S278 [22JA]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S569 [31JA], S1030, S1035, S1039 [7FE]

———price supports for sugar, S569 [31JA], S1030, S1035, S1039 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8438, S8440, S8444, S8448, S8484 [22JY], S8533 [23JY], S8611 [24JY]

Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate (H.R. 2700), S11612 [28SE]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (S. 773), S11205 [24SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S429, S430 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1806, S1824, S1851 [12MR], S1954, S1961 [13MR], S2087 [14MR], S2175 [15MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616 [28SE], S11880, S11881, S11887, S11898, S11913 [30SE], S12463 [21OC]

Bristol, NH: tribute to the Order of DeMolay (organization), S1468 [29FE]

Budget: balance, S8 [3JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S8 [3JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9374 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8087, S8100 [18JY]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, S11887 [30SE]

Correctional institutions: appointment of special masters in prison conditions cases, S12463 [21OC]

Crime: penalties relative to misuse of information received from National Crime Information Center (S. 2137), S11542 [27SE]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1484 [5MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, S8438, S8440, S8444, S8448 [22JY], S8533 [23JY]

Dept. of Commerce: funding, S430 [26JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6840, S6842 [25JN], S7108 [27JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), unanimous-consent agreement, S7080 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, S11880, S11881 [30SE]

———statutory limits on federally funded research and development centers, S11880, S11881 [30SE]

Dept. of Justice: funding, S430 [26JA]

———local law enforcement block grants, S2087 [14MR]

Dept. of State: funding, S430 [26JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10588 [16SE], S10655 [17SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10183 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, S11220 [25SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S2084 [14MR]

Education: funding, S1806 [12MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6776, S6777 [25JN]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security, S8600 [24JY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, S6840, S6842 [25JN]

———applicability of certain laws (H.R. 3452), S11612 [28SE]

FDA: reform, S12020 [30SE]

———regulation of prescription drug industry, S8611 [24JY]

Federal employees: prohibit distribution of personal information without consent of the individual, S10183 [10SE]

Floods: prevention project at Devils Lake, ND, S1851 [12MR]

Flowers: require labeling of country of origin of imported fresh cut flowers (S. 1793), S5497 [22MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8768 [25JY]

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices, S2175 [15MR]

Government: forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties, S7108 [27JN]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (S. 1794), S5498 [22MY]

Health: medical savings account programs, S9512 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9512 [2AU]

Housing: improve senior citizen housing safety (S. 247), S523 [26JA]

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office Building, Brewer, ME: designate (S. 2153), S11612, S11613 [28SE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend, S11913 [30SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S4791 [7MY]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities, S6776, S6777 [25JN]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (S. 1845), S5940 [6JN]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty, S11898 [30SE]

Medicaid: reform, S8087 [18JY]

Medicare: reform, S889 [6FE], S5917 [6JN]

Minimum wage: level, S4791 [7MY]

Nashua, NH: Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center recipient of the FAA En Route Facility of the Year Award, S6252 [13JN]

National Institute of Justice: correctional institution health care study, S11898 [30SE]

NIH: revise and extend certain programs (S. 1897), S11398 [26SE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (S. 1643), S2862 [26MR]

Parlett, Bill: privilege of the floor, S7080 [27JN]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S4791 [7MY]

———gasoline tax, S4657 [3MY], S4791 [7MY]

Prodigy Service Corp.: block access to bomb-making information through Internet services, S10712 [17SE]

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing reform, S11220 [25SE]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, S10588 [16SE], S10655 [17SE]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, S8100 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9374 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8087, S8100 [18JY]

SBA: funding, S430 [26JA]

Senate: legislative program, S7679 [11JY], S11612 [28SE]

States: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs (S. 2138), S11542 [27SE]

Taxation: treatment of recycling and solid waste disposal facilities under tax-exempt bond rules (S. 1527), S382 [25JA]

Technology: programs funding, S1824 [12MR]

Terrorism: U.S. policy, S9374, S9375 [1AU], S9480-S9482 [2AU], S10533, S10534 [13SE]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens, S8768 [25JY]

Reports filed

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3814) (S. Rept. 104-353), S9742 [3SE]

Texts of

S. 1793, require labeling of country of origin of imported fresh cut flowers, S5498 [22MY]

S. 1845, Union Member Protection Act, S5940 [6JN]

S. 2137, criminal penalties relative to misuse of information received from National Crime Information Center, S11542 [27SE]

S. 2138, clarify standards for State sex offender registration programs, S11543 [27SE]

Tributes

Corwin, Scott, S12017 [30SE]

GREIDER, WILLIAM

Articles and editorials

Ex-Im Files—How the Taxpayer-Funded Export-Import Bank Helps Ship Jobs Overseas, S10177-S10179 [10SE], S10251-S10254 [11SE]

Sleeping With the Devil—Bill Clinton Will Lose the 1996 Election Unless He Changes His Economic Strategy. Dumping Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Would Be a Good Start, S1065 [7FE]

GREINETZ, TOBA AND EARL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E48 [22JA]

GREIS, JULIE ANN

Remarks in Senate

Kentucky: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S6819 [25JN]

GRENCO, ANTOINETTE M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1081 [13JN]

GREVE, FRANK

Articles and editorials

Dole Campaign Gets Help From Nonprofits He Aided, H5761 [4JN]

GRIEST, STEPHANIE A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E209 [27FE]

GRIFFIN, LARRY E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1069 [12JN]

GRIFFITH, MIKE

Remarks in House

Port Washington, NY: tribute to Port Washington Youth Activities (organization) Hall of Fame inductee, E1043 [10JN]

GRIFFITH, RONALD H.

Letters

Medium Extended Air Defense System, H6386 [13JN]

National missile defense system funding, S6422 [19JN]

Memorandums

Defend America Act, S5732 [4JN]

GRIFFITHS, D. PRESCOTT

Remarks in House

Tribute, H6849 [26JN]

GRIGSBY, NANCY

Remarks in House

Ohio: 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, E421 [22MR]

GRIMES, ANN HARDIN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9639 [2AU]

GRIMES, JOHN F.

Remarks in House

Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization): Man of the Year award recipient, E361 [14MR]

GRIMES, NICOLE

Remarks in House

Cicero, IL: tribute to Girl Scout members of Our Lady of Charity and Lincoln Schools for receiving religious awards, E599 [23AP]

GRIT (publication)

Remarks in House

Loren-Maltese, Betty: True Grit Award recipient, E180 [5FE]

GROH, ROBERT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E172 [5FE]

GRONER, JONATHAN

Articles and editorials

Custody Saga's Latest Twist—Bid To Aid Morgan Hits Home Rule Snag, E1644 [18SE]

GROSCOST, JOE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E649 [25AP]

GROSE, ANDREW P.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1067 [12JN]

GROSS, GIL

Transcripts

Student Loan Programs, H7994 [18JY]

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT see Economy

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT see Economy

GROTON, MA

Bills and resolutions

Augusta (Gusty) Hornblower U.S. Post Office: designate (see H.R. 3768), H7259 [10JY]

Remarks in House

Augusta (Gusty) Hornblower U.S. Post Office: designate (H.R. 3768), H8757, H8802 [30JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3768, Augusta (Gusty) Hornblower U.S. Post Office, Groton, MA, H8757 [30JY]

GROUNDHOG DAY

Proclamations

Groundhog Day Proclamation, E263 [29FE]

Remarks in House

Observance, E263 [29FE]

GROVE, BRAD

Remarks in House

Chicago, IL: tribute to Our Lady of the Ridge School fifth grade girls' basketball team, E601 [23AP]

GROVE, JACKIE

Remarks in House

Chicago, IL: tribute to Our Lady of the Ridge School fifth grade girls' basketball team, E601 [23AP]

GROVE, LLOYD

Articles and editorials

Say It Again, Sam, S3834 [23AP]

GROVES, JOHN R., JR.

Letters

Air National Guard C-130 airlift squadron funding, S6489 [19JN]

National Guard Special Operation Forces, S7933 [17JY]

GRUHN, ALBIN

Remarks in House

Central Labor Council: Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1764 [27SE]

GRUMBLY, THOMAS P.

Letters

Worker protection at Dept. of Energy Miamisburg, OH, facility, S7235 [28JN]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Under Sec. of Energy: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S1969 [13MR]

GRUPE, WAYNE R.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5948 [6JN]

GUADARRAMA, FELIX

Remarks in House

North Miami Police Department: Officer of the Year award recipient, E63 [23JA], E90 [25JA]

GUAM

Amendments

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (S. 1804), S5609 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions

Public lands: acquire excess real property and release lands from a condition on disposal (see H.R. 3501), H5379 [21MY]

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (see S. 1804), S5567 [23MY]

Letters

Assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices ban: J.S. Shimizu, Guam Police Dept., H2697 [22MR]

Guam Land Return Act: Judith A. Miller, Dept. of Defense, E1693 [25SE]

Omnibus Insular Areas Act: Representatives Don Young, Gallegly, and Faleomavaega, H11626 [28SE]

U.S. territories' and freely associated States' legislation amendments: President Clinton, S5578 [23MY]

———Senator Murkowski, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S5578 [23MY]

Remarks in House

Asian Pacific-American Heritage Month: observance, E879 [22MY]

Catholic schools: tribute, E167 [5FE]

Commonwealth: establish, E159 [5FE]

———establish (H.R. 1056), H2035 [12MR]

Congress: tribute to participants in the Artistic Discovery student art competition, E881 [22MY]

Education: tribute to Citibank teacher of the year competition, E135 [1FE]

Guam Police Week: observance, E1108 [18JN]

History: anniversary of elective governorship, E1217 [8JY]

Japan: deployment of U.S. military forces on Okinawa, H3233 [15AP]

Jones Act: application relative to use of U.S. vessels to ship goods into U.S. ports, H5764 [4JN]

Juan C. Tenorio Associates, Inc.; anniversary, E1146 [20JN]

Knudson, Scott: Guam Geography Bee competition winner, E789 [14MY]

Lujan, Joaquin (Jack): Guam National Heritage Fellowship recipient, E1301 [17JY]

Marshall Islands: administration of the Rongelop resettlement trust fund (H.R. 1332), H11622-H11626, H12170 [28SE]

Nartia, Peter: Army Pacific Command Soldier of the Year Award recipient, E770 [10MY]

National Guard: armories construction projects funding, H5666 [30MY]

Ogo, Lydia C.: Guam Police Officer of the Year award recipient, E1108 [18JN]

Public lands: acquire excess real property and release lands from a condition on disposal (H.R. 3501), H10432 [17SE], E1693 [25SE]

Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina: anniversary, E1216 [8JY]

Skip Entertainment Co.: Annual Jazz Dance World Congress International Choreographic Award recipient, E1304 [17JY]

Tribute, H9929 [4SE]

Wildlife: protection of native birds from nonindigenous predators, E1801 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (S. 1804), S5575-S5579 [23MY]

Reports

Guam Land Use Plan Update: Dept. of Defense, E1694 [25SE]

Reports filed

Restitution to Guam for Atrocities Committed During Japanese Occupation in World War II: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2041) (H. Rept. 104-867), H12304 [21OC]

U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States Legislation Amendments: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1804), S10554 [13SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1332, Omnibus Insular Areas Act, H11622 [28SE]

S. 1804, U.S. territories' and freely associated States' legislation amendments, S5577 [23MY]

GUAM LAND RETURN ACT

Letters

Provisions: Judith A. Miller, Dept. of Defense, E1693 [25SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3501), E1693 [25SE]

Reports

Guam Land Use Plan Update: Dept. of Defense, E1694 [25SE]

GUATEMALA, REPUBLIC OF

Remarks in House

Elections, E7 [3JA], E15 [4JA]

Remarks in Senate

Political reform, S11069 [20SE]

Reports filed

Nomination of Donald J. Planty To Be Ambassador to Guatemala: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

GUERON, JUDITH M.

Remarks in Senate

Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators: appointment, S5014-S5016 [14MY]

GUETZKOW, DAVID

Remarks in House

Wisconsin Boys & Girls Club: Youth of the Year award recipient, E826 [16MY]

GUEY, WENDY

Remarks in House

National Spelling Bee: champion, E1024 [6JN]

Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee: tribute to winner, E1125 [20JN]

GUGLIOTTA, GUY

Articles and editorials

Needless Subsidy, S8982 [26JY]

GUIGNO, MIKE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1784 [28SE]

GUILFORD, NC

Remarks in House

Southwest Guilford High School: tribute to boys' basketball team, E729 [7MY]

GUILFORD, OH

Remarks in House

National cemeteries: establish for veterans, H6805 [25JN]

GUINEA, REPUBLIC OF

Reports filed

Nomination of Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Guinea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

GUN CRIME ENFORCEMENT AND SECOND AMENDMENT RESTORATION ACT

Letters

Assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices ban: Gregory C. Caldwell, Downey, CA, Police Dept., H2698 [22MR]

———J.S. Shimizu, Guam Police Dept., H2697 [22MR]

———Wayland Clifton, Jr., Gainesville, FL, Police Dept., H2694 [22MR]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 125), H2668, H2669, H2670, H2685-H2701 [22MR]

———consideration (H. Res. 388), H2671-H2685 [22MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 388, consideration of H.R. 125, repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, H2671 [22MR]

H.R. 125, repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, H2685 [22MR]

GUNDERSON, STEVE (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Addresses

Thailand Treatment of Hmong and Lao Refugees: by, E1884 [1OC]

Amendments offered by, to

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H2867 [26MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, H2305 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: assure payment for milk and livestock delivered to milk processors, livestock dealers, or market agencies (see H.R. 3762), H7154 [9JY]

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 4249), H11526 [27SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and improve all inspection activities relative to livestock and poultry carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood products (see H.R. 4302), H12174 [28SE]

Medicaid: permit States to cover community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4250), H11526 [27SE]

Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Agreement: conduct pilot test (see H.R. 2939), H1224 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see H.R. 2854, 2973), H1226 [1FE], H1324 [27FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2224 [13MR]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H5935 [5JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 3784), H7473 [11JY]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6006 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H3820 [24AP]

Drugs: therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618), H1325 [27FE]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H2316 [14MR]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H10108 [5SE]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H1986 [7MR]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H11230 [25SE]

Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H1245 [16FE]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8248 [23JY]

Health: ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H3488 [16AP]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2690), H774 [23JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 995, 2893), H1138 [31JA], H2558 [20MR]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H3650 [18AP]

———exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H774 [23JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (see H.R. 3268), H4430 [6MY]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H1226 [1FE]

Medicare: treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H2559 [20MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit the soliciting or accepting of campaign contributions within certain areas of the Capitol (see H. Res. 439), H5818 [4JN]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H10040 [4SE]

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9926 [2AU]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H2867 [26MR]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4646 [8MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4303 [30AP]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (see H.R. 3562), H5817 [4JN]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H7154 [9JY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4303 [30AP]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H2558 [20MR]

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H90 [3JA]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H2950 [27MR]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H10111 [9SE]

———treatment of health insurance relative to health status of individual (see H.R. 3043), H2467 [19MR]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3173 [29MR]

Letters

Response to Representative Gunderson on allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events: Beverly LaHaye, Concerned Women for America (organization), H7522 [12JY]

———Paul Weyrich, H7522 [12JY]

———Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), H7522 [12JY]

Motions offered by

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7497 [12JY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1430, H1481, H1484 [28FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3152 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration (H. Res. 366), H1408 [28FE]

———price supports for dairy products, H1481, H1484 [28FE], H3152 [28MR]

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (H.R. 4249), E1767 [27SE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (H.R. 3398), E1767 [27SE]

———prevent pet theft (H.R. 3393), E1767 [27SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H192 [5JA]

Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), H4912 [14MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4361 [1MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and improve all inspection activities relative to livestock and poultry carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood products (H.R. 4302), E1841 [30SE]

Dept. of HHS: rural health care programs funding, H7297 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7297 [11JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, H1069, H1071, H1072, H1073, H1074 [31JA]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H1069, H1071, H1072, H1073, H1074 [31JA]

Dornan, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H4922-H4925 [14MY]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6784 [25JN]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5505, H5540 [23MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8778 [30JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), E456 [26MR]

Gingrich, Representative: release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10606 [19SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H192 [5JA]

Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship (H.R. 1720), H10797 [24SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), E1211 [27JN]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7492, H7497 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7492, H7497 [12JY]

Medicaid: permit States to cover community-based attendant services (H.R. 4250), E1803 [28SE]

Minimum wage: level, H5505, H5540 [23MY]

Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Agreement: conduct pilot test (H.R. 2939), E185 [6FE]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), H7479 [12JY]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5963 [6JN]

Taxation: earned income tax credit, H5505 [23MY]

Thailand: treatment of Hmong and Lao refugees, E1884 [1OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Dornan, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H5138 [15MY], H7051-H7066 [27JN], H7521 [12JY]

Tribute, E1899 [1OC]

Statements

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: James C. Dobson, Focus on the Family (organization), H7521 [12JY]

———Marc Morano, H5138 [15MY]

Tributes

Emerson, Bill, H7479 [12JY]

Gunderson, Representative, E1899 [1OC]

Kramer, John N. (Nick), E925 [24MY]

GUN-FREE SCHOOL ZONES ACT

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 890), S10934-S10936 [19SE], S11933 [30SE]

GUNNISON COUNTY, CO

Remarks in House

Public lands: conveyance of certain lands (H.R. 2438), H9966 [4SE]

Reports filed

Gunnison County, CO, Land Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2438) (H. Rept. 104-766), H10040 [4SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2438, Gunnison County, CO, land conveyance, H9966 [4SE]

GUNS see Firearms; Weapons

GUNTHER, LOIS AND DICK

Remarks in House

Jewish Family Service FAMMY Award: recipients, E1755 [27SE]

GUP, TED

Articles and editorials

Woman of the Woods—Mollie Beattie, a Natural as Fish & Wildlife Chief, E1223 [9JY]

GURDA, JOHN

Articles and editorials

How Soon the English First Crowd Forgets, E1722 [26SE]

GURWIN, JOSEPH AND ROSALIND

Remarks in House

Tribute, E804 [15MY]

GUSTAFSON, E. CHARLES

Obituaries

Personal, H5977 [6JN]

Remarks in House

Tribute, H5976 [6JN]

GUSTAVSON, BRANDT

Letters

Music licensing, S2423 [20MR]

GUSTAVUS, AK

Reports filed

Gustavus, AK, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2561) (H. Rept. 104-840), H11228 [25SE]

GUTIERREZ, EDWIN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1662 [19SE]

GUTIERREZ, ELOY

Statements

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, H1731 [6MR]

GUTIERREZ, LINO

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Ambassador to Nicaragua: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

GUTIERREZ, LUIS V. (a Representative from Illinois)

Addresses

Citizenship USA: by, E492 [29MR]

Amendments offered by, to

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4504 [7MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2518 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Business and industry: reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Contracts: require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H5173 [15MY]

Crime: prohibit certain false statements, soliciting, or receipt of compensation relative to adoptions (see H.R. 3983), H9922 [2AU]

Public welfare programs: treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Puerto Rico: application of coastwise trade laws relative to travel to or from Puerto Rico (see H.R. 3020), H1774 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H5754 [30MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3650 [18AP]

Animals: reporting requirements for research facilities conducting experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547), H1986 [7MR]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H7107 [27JN]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6285 [12JN]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H8598 [26JY]

Business and industry: establish requirements relative to rent-to-own transactions (see H.R. 3003), H2224 [13MR]

———provide unemployment insurance and leave time to battered women (see H.R. 3837), H10108 [5SE]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4800 [9MY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10721 [19SE], H12175 [28SE]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Coast Guard: cost estimate for the engineering, design and retrofitting of the icebreaker Mackinaw (see H.R. 4081), H10523 [17SE]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H8030 [18JY]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H10236 [11SE]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H774 [23JA]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H774 [23JA]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H9566 [31JY]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H4647 [8MY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1986 [7MR]

———research programs for lymphangioleimyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H7108 [27JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H3581 [17AP]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2178), H914 [25JA]

Education: eligibility standards for short term educational programs (see H.R. 2914), H3581 [17AP]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H6413 [13JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H3650 [18AP]

Families and domestic relations: provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237), H9925 [2AU]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 3704), H10525 [17SE]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal employees: granting of competitive status relative to transfers or reassignments (see H.R. 294), H4110 [25AP]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H5379 [21MY]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H5647 [29MY]

Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H1774 [6MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H3581 [17AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5380 [21MY]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 248), H3387 [15AP]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1245 [16FE]

Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H7106 [27JN]

———treatment of certain aliens entering the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2716), H8375 [24JY]

INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H7533 [12JY]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H3581 [17AP]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5380 [21MY]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H5380 [21MY]

Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of Puerto Ricans who served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H.R. 3228), H3230 [29MR]

———tribute to Puerto Ricans who served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H. Con. Res. 159), H3231 [29MR]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H1226 [1FE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H2123 [12MR]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H7474 [11JY]

———expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H914 [25JA]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H9925 [2AU]

———reform (see H.R. 3355), H7780 [17JY]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 958), H2123 [12MR], H3387 [15AP]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2316 [14MR]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H9566 [31JY]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H3171 [28MR]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H5380 [21MY]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H5754 [30MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H12175 [28SE]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3457), H5173 [15MY]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H4119 [29AP]

Public debt: ceiling (see H. Res. 360), H1226 [1FE]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H4902 [10MY]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H11230 [25SE]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3834), H7779 [17JY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H3650 [18AP]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 4068), H11048 [24SE]

Taxation: treatment of certain interest on automobile loans (see H.R. 1957), H3650 [18AP]

———treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1027), H914 [25JA]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H1508 [28FE]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see H. Con. Res. 167), H3820 [24AP]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3506), H5500 [22MY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5570 [23MY]

Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 2192), H914 [25JA]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H6691 [20JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2667 [22MR]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), E326 [12MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6651 [20JN]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, H11234 [26SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9755 [1AU]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2668, H2695 [22MR]

Gingrich, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC, H11399 [27SE]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H11234 [26SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H5472 [22MY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H97 [4JA]

Housing: allow ownership of pets by senior citizens and the disabled in public housing, H4624 [8MY]

———cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4662 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4601, H4624, H4628 [8MY], H4662 [9MY]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), H1278 [27FE]

———low-income weatherization assistance program funding, H6651 [20JN]

———occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers, H4628 [8MY]

———policy to provide safe and affordable housing, H4601 [8MY]

———prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families, H1278 [27FE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2518, H2520 [20MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11086 [25SE]

———funding for programs relative to review of worldwide levels, H2518, H2520 [20MR]

INS: tribute to Citizenship USA, E492 [29MR]

Korean War: tribute to 65th Infantry Regiment, E790 [14MY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7443 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7443 [11JY]

Minimum wage: level, H4306 [1MY], H4805 [10MY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H4306 [1MY]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (H. Con. Res. 165), E704 [2MY]

Puerto Rico: repeal of certain corporate tax credits, H5472 [22MY]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, E1542 [9SE]

———support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress (H. Con. Res. 120), E1542 [9SE]

Veterans: funding for health and employment programs, E326 [12MR]

Votes: position on missed, E561 [17AP], E1260 [11JY]

Tributes

Mycyk, Roman, E515 [29MR]

GUTKNECHT, GIL (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6510 [18JN], H6668 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7264 [10JY], H7629, H7658 [16JY], H7701, H7702 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6766 [25JN], H7085 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report (H.R. 3814), H7660 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8096 [22JY], H8281 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7261 [10JY], H7360 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6533 [19JN], H6917 [26JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8369 [24JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7155 [9JY], H7193 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Native Americans: revoke the Prairie Island Indian Community charter of incorporation (see H.R. 3068), H2123 [12MR]

States: establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 196), H7260 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2713 [22MR]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H2842 [25MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Crime: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see H.R. 3456), H5052 [14MY]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

District of Columbia: permit council to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds relative to water and sewer facilities (see H.R. 3663), H6508 [18JN]

Education: parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3324, 3947), H4109 [25AP], H9705 [1AU]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6285 [12JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2713 [22MR]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1227 [1FE]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5754 [30MY]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H8557 [25JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H8557 [25JY]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 3337), H4109 [25AP]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H8095 [22JY]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H6415 [13JN]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10040 [4SE]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H7780 [17JY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H11527 [27SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H7260 [10JY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H7260 [10JY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H1507 [28FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3820 [24AP]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H8982 [30JY]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 3952), H9921 [2AU]

Taxation: extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———treatment of organizations that conduct certain games of chance (see H.R. 4157), H11048 [24SE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6532 [19JN]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Deufel, Christopher, H4401 [2MY]

Letters

Partial-birth abortions: Jose R. Kennard, H3558 [17AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4533 [8MY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H3558 [17AP], H4164 [30AP], H7248, H7249 [10JY], H8816, H8818, H8820, H8821, H8822 [30JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1948 [7MR]

Budget: balance, H95 [4JA]

———discretionary spending levels, H7193, H7195 [10JY], H7360 [11JY], H7701, H7702, H7704 [17JY], H8281, H8283, H8369 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H997, H998 [31JA], H2102, H2103 [12MR]

Children and youth: national objectives priority assignments, H6485 [18JN]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H8820, H8821, H8822 [30JY]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H5388 [22MY], H6293 [13JN]

Congress: accomplishments of 104th Congress, H3572, H3573, H3574, H3575, H3576 [17AP]

———accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11220, H11224 [25SE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: Foster Grandparents Program funding, H7324 [11JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H4534 [8MY], H4656 [9MY]

Dept. of Justice: missing children programs funding, E1386 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6668, H6670 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7629, H7631 [16JY], H7701, H7702, H7704 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7085 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H32 [3JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8281, H8283 [24JY], E1386 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7324, H7360 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6917, H6918, H6919 [26JN]

District of Columbia: discretionary spending levels, H8068, H8070 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3845), H8068, H8070 [22JY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H5930, H5931 [5JN]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8814, H8815 [30JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8369 [24JY]

EPA: funding, H4438 [7MY]

———reform regulatory process, H2096, H2099, H2100 [12MR]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H6292 [13JN], H7251, H7252, H7253 [10JY]

Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees, H7629, H7631 [16JY]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs, H7248, H7249, H7250, H7251 [10JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H32 [3JA]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), veto, H8816 [30JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: application of certain laws (S. 2), H8814, H8815 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7193, H7195 [10JY]

Lobbyists: disclosure of lobbying activities by Federal grantees, H1948 [7MR]

Medicare: reform, H2102, H2103 [12MR], H3572 [17AP], H5628 [29MY], H5928, H5929 [5JN], H8815 [30JY]

Members of Congress: limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (H.R. 1618), H7508 [12JY]

———limit terms, H7508 [12JY]

Native Americans: revoke the Prairie Island Indian Community charter of incorporation (H.R. 3068), H5388 [22MY], H11263 [26SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8147 [23JY]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5928 [5JN], H7266 [11JY]

———reform, H5385 [22MY], H5928 [5JN], H6485 [18JN], H7250 [10JY], H8588 [26JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4177 [30AP], H5931 [5JN], H7508 [12JY], H9838 [2AU], H11220, H11224 [25SE]

Taxation: rates, H8815, H8816 [30JY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), H4885 [10MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5750 [30MY]

Special order: granted, H2866 [26MR], H3580 [17AP], H4299 [30AP], H4394 [1MY], H4900 [10MY], H5644 [29MY], H6282 [12JN], H6411 [13JN], H6506 [18JN], H6530 [19JN], H6762 [25JN], H7151 [9JY], H7257 [10JY], H7449 [11JY], H7655 [16JY], H8553 [25JY], H8596 [26JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Phillip J. Henoch, E191 [9FE]

Tributes

Deufel, Christopher, H4400 [2MY]

Joyce, John, H8816-H8818 [30JY]

Puckett, Kirby, H7642 [16JY]

Reagan, Ronald, H996 [31JA]

GUTMAN, W.E.

Articles and editorials

Magnificent Misfit, E140 [1FE]

GUYANA, COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF

Remarks in Senate

Independence: anniversary, S6107 [11JN]

GUYER, GORDON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1424 [1AU]

GUYER, PATSY

Remarks in Senate

Johnston, Senator: tribute to staff, S12338 [3OC]

GUYETTE, TEDRA

Statements

Immigration and Refugees in the U.S., E984 [4JN]

GUZMAN, LUIS

Remarks in House

Hispanic Police and Fire Association: President of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA

Remarks in Senate

Centerville, GA: address, ZIP Code, and postal facility redesignation, S11200 [24SE]

HAAG, KEN

Articles and editorials

Magazine Artist Ken Haag Dies, E1143 [20JN]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1143 [20JN]

HAASE, MARY JANE

Articles and editorials

Mary Jane Haase, E1628 [17SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1628 [17SE]

HABER, CHARLES AND ANNA

Remarks in House

Indiana: tribute to Haber family, E1523 [5SE]

HABIGER, EUGENE

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: nomination to be Commander in Chief of the U.S. Strategic Command, S458 [26JA]

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Articles and editorials

Marietta's ``Miracle'', E311 [7MR]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E311 [7MR]

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY (organization)

Remarks in House

Housing: funding for housing projects, H1274 [27FE]

Remarks in Senate

Community service: tribute to Home Stretch Build Project, S11129 [24SE]

HACKENSACK, NJ

Remarks in House

Small business: anniversary of S. Goldberg & Co., Inc., E1083 [13JN]

HACKWORTH, DAVID H.

Articles and editorials

Going to Bosnia a Good Way To See Danger, Grow Old Fast, H325 [5JA]

One Weapon We Don't Need, S3420 [17AP]

HACKWORTH, JOYCE D.

Remarks in Senate

Heflin, Senator: tribute to staff, S12435-S12439 [21OC]

HADDAD, RUSSELL G.

Articles and editorials

``Colorful Pisan'' in Courthouse, S5708 [4JN]

HAFLER, BRIAN P.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3496 [17AP]

HAGAN, JOHN

Addresses

Tribute to Jeremy M. Boorda, E876 [22MY]

HAGAN, WALTER

Remarks in House

Tribute, E138 [1FE]

HAGEL, FRANCIS J.

Remarks in Senate

Francis J. Hagel Building, Richmond, CA: designate (H.R. 2111), S531 [26JA]

HAGEN, DAVID W.

Remarks in House

Sterling Heights, MI: tribute to retirees of Sterling Heights Fire Fighters Union Local No. 1557, E1558 [11SE]

HAGERMAN, AMBER

Remarks in House

Crime: kidnapping and murder, H4475 [7MY], E96 [25JA]

HAGNAUER, NELSON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E921 [24MY]

HAHN, LAURA

Remarks in House

Girl Scouts of America: Gold Award recipient, E547 [16AP]

HAHN, NEAL W., JR.

Remarks in House

Greenville, SC: anniversary of Charles Gray Morgan VFW Post, H3621 [18AP]

HAITI, REPUBLIC OF

Articles and editorials

Cables Show U.S. Deception on Haitian Violence, E921 [24MY]

Letters

Dept. of Defense seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti: Representative Conyers, E920 [24MY]

———several Members of Congress, E919, E920 [24MY]

U.S. Armed Forces in Haiti: Randy Scheunemann, Charles Flickner, Christopher Walker, Louis H. Dupart, and Roger Noriega, S3742 [19AP]

Lists

Air Force crew that transported diplomatic delegation to Haiti, S2208 [15MR]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: presence, H8538 [25JY], H8587 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti, E919 [24MY]

Foreign aid: allocation relative to investigation into certain murders, H5878 [5JN]

Foreign policy: funding for military interventions, H8077 [22JY]

———restoration of democratic government, H344 [22JA]

U.S. policy, H3660 [23AP], H8099 [23JY], H9985 [4SE], H11234 [26SE], E1103 [18JN]

Remarks in Senate

Air Force: tribute to crew transporting diplomatic delegation to Haiti, S2208 [15MR]

Armed Forces: presence, S3742 [19AP]

Preval, Rene: visit of President, S2397 [20MR]

U.S. policy, S2240 [18MR], S3880-S3882 [23AP], S4112, S4113 [25AP]

Reports

Food Assistance to Developing Countries: Paul Armstrong, AID, H6244 [12JN]

Report of Congressional Staff Delegation to Haiti, S3743-S3747 [19AP]

HAKAM, SOLLIE

Statements

Merchant Marine Role During World War II, E1626 [17SE]

HALCYON (vessel)

Bills and resolutions

Certificate of documentation (see S. 1825), S5692 [3JN]

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1825) (S. Rept. 104-305), S7178 [27JN]

Texts of

S. 1825, certificate of documentation, S9035 [29JY]

HALE, DAVID L., SR.

Eulogies

Webster, George D., E1309 [17JY]

HALE, EVAN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E851 [21MY]

HALICKI, TOM

Letters

Small business regulatory process, S1640 [7MR], S2153 [15MR]

HALL, ALFRED

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9448 [1AU]

HALL, BILL

Prayers

Senate, S4985 [14MY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4985 [14MY]

HALL, CHARLES W.

Articles and editorials

Ring Used Religion as Cover To Sneak Drugs Into Lorton, S11493 [27SE]

HALL, HARVEY

Remarks in House

Hall Ambulance (business): anniversary, E184 [6FE]

Tribute, E184 [6FE]

HALL, JAMES E.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be NTSB Chairman: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5939 [6JN]

HALL, JIM

Letters

Air transportation system reform and improvements, S11824 [30SE]

HALL, JOHN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E550 [16AP]

HALL, KEITH R.

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: nomination to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space, S6608 [20JN]

Resumes

Professional, S6608 [20JN]

HALL, RALPH M. (a Representative from Texas)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H3650 [18AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

———reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 3379), H4503 [7MY]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1716 [5MR]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 169), H3170 [28MR]

Congressional Budget Act: amend (see H.R. 4142), H12194 [30SE]

Corporations: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see H.R. 3272), H4902 [10MY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

———penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H4647 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program (see H.R. 4013), H9924 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 3514), H6415 [13JN]

Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see H.R. 4277), H12172 [28SE]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6415 [13JN]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2671), H187 [4JA]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H10236 [11SE]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H3387 [15AP]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H5647 [29MY]

Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———treatment of certain practices relative to value units for physicians' services (see H.R. 3859), H8029 [18JY]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H9925 [2AU]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H1138 [31JA]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H1241 [13FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3386 [15AP]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H4800 [9MY]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H12194 [30SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H3488 [16AP]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2842 [25MR]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H5052 [14MY]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H8375 [24JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see H.R. 3410), H6765 [25JN]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 3039), H3581 [17AP]

U.N.: U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 2535), H10721 [19SE]

U.S. Navy Blue Angels: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary (see H.R. 1828), H1636 [29FE]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118, 3119), H3388 [15AP]

———revise certain authorities on the management and contracting of provision of health care services (see H.R. 2798), H1986 [7MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5570 [23MY]

Poems

``Alone and Far Removed,'' Audie L. Murphy, E956 [30MY]

``Freedom Flies in Your Heart Like an Eagle,'' Audie L. Murphy, E956 [30MY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10623 [19SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3252, H3254, H3255, H3290 [15AP]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, H6098 [10JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 4149), H10974 [24SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8269 [24JY]

FCC: funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum, H8269 [24JY]

Gainesville, TX: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E758 [10MY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (H.R. 3803), H10468 [17SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9808 [1AU]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (H. Res. 354), H1185 [1FE]

NASA: funding, H5684 [30MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: anniversary, H2329 [19MR]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), H11538 [27SE]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5581, H5611 [29MY], H5684, H5691 [30MY]

Space policy: space station program funding, H5691 [30MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H6114 [10JN], H11044 [24SE]

Tributes

Barnes, Dorothy B., E429 [22MR]

Breckel, Lillian Mae, E432 [22MR]

Brent, Millard L., E476 [28MR]

Cameron, James, E1242 [11JY]

Lawrence, F. Lee, E1843 [30SE]

McKnight, Peyton, E101 [25JA]

Murphy, Audie L., E956 [30MY]

Rios, Jose, E560 [17AP]

Worthen, Ruby I., E583 [19AP]

HALL, STAN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1072 [12JN]

HALL, TERRY M.

Letters

Prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients, S10162 [10SE]

HALL, THOMAS F.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H10167 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10205 [10SE]

HALL, TONY P. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments offered by, to

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5818 [4JN]

Appointments

Attendee: funeral of Bill Emerson, H6973 [26JN]

Articles and editorials

Buried Alive—East Timor's Tragic Oppression, Arnold S. Kohen, Boston (MA) Globe, E1753 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H6184 [11JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H1325 [27FE]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1325 [27FE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3388 [15AP]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10386 [12SE]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H10386 [12SE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8557 [25JY]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation in Tibet (see H. Res. 347), H1636 [29FE]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6509 [18JN]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6006 [6JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2442), H6117 [10JN]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6005 [6JN]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H9925 [2AU]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1325 [27FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 1100), H9925 [2AU]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H1325 [27FE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H914 [25JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H3650 [18AP]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H3488 [16AP]

International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H6914 [26JN]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H5380 [21MY]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H3820 [24AP]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5501 [22MY]

Medicare: assure access to services under the Medicare Health Maintenance Organization Program (see H.R. 3079), H6006 [6JN]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10236 [11SE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H2467 [19MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H3730 [23AP]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see H. Res. 413), H3820 [24AP]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (see H.R. 4073), H10386 [12SE]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H2123 [12MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H2123 [12MR]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1138 [31JA]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10041 [4SE]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4303 [30AP]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H12194 [30SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2842 [25MR]

———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H2123 [12MR]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H. Con. Res. 225), H11527 [27SE]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H4119 [29AP]

Lists

Legislation debated without committee reporting, H5444 [22MY]

Petitions and memorials

Partial-Birth Abortions: Kettering, OH, City Council, H10617 [19SE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 389), H2897 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10617 [19SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1526 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration (H. Res. 366), H1405, H1410, H1413 [28FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 393), H3148 [28MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (H. Res. 451), H6161, H6162 [11JN]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), consideration (H. Res. 517), H10051 [5SE]

Black History Month: observance, H1505 [28FE]

Children and youth: tribute to organizations working to combat childhood hunger, E778 [10MY]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): provide authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel (H. Res. 369), H1960, H1964 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), consideration (H. Res. 442), H5657 [30MY]

———transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), H3433 [16AP]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 375), H2077 [12MR]

Education: Head Start Program funding, E671 [1MY]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6785 [25JN]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5433, H5444 [22MY]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4768, H4774 [9MY]

Fast Forward To End Hunger (organization): tribute, E1052 [11JN]

Food for Peace Program: funding, H6161 [11JN]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H3433 [16AP]

———reauthorize certain food aid programs that facilitate economic development for developing nations, H1526 [29FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (H. Res. 445), H5828, H5830 [5JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5433, H5444 [22MY]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 2715), consideration (H. Res. 409), H3749 [24AP]

Grigsby, Nancy: Ohio 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, E421 [22MR]

Indonesia: human rights violations in East Timor, E1752 [27SE]

———international military and educational assistance relative to human rights violations in East Timor, H3433 [16AP]

Minimum wage: level, H4312, H4317 [1MY], H5433, H5444 [22MY]

Peace Corps: anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), H2851 [26MR]

Sierra Leone: elections (H. Con. Res. 160), H5320 [21MY]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4768, H4774 [9MY]

U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), consideration (H. Res. 418), H4312, H4317 [1MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7103 [27JN], H7530 [12JY], H7655 [16JY]

Tables

Open versus restrictive rules: 104th Congress, H4318-H4321 [1MY], H5441-H5444 [22MY], H6162-H6164 [11JN]

Testimonies

U.S. Policy on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: by, S11192 [24SE]

Tributes

Chisholm, Shirley, H1505 [28FE]

Emerson, Bill, H6723 [25JN]

HALL AMBULANCE (business)

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E184 [6FE]

HALLETT, CAROL B.

Letters

Gasoline tax, S4923 [9MY]

HALLIWELL, DAVID

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1648 [19SE]

HALPER, STEFAN

Articles and editorials

Taiwan's Unheralded Political Evolution, S283 [22JA]

HALPERIN, MORTON H.

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Democracy and Peacekeeping, S12411 [21OC]

Statements

Nomination of Morton H. Halperin To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Democracy and Peacekeeping: Francis J. McNamara, S12411-S12418 [21OC]

HALSTED, DAVID C.

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominee, S4189 [25AP]

HAM, FREDERICK D.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1555 [10SE]

HAMBURG, DAVID A.

Articles and editorials

Avoiding Anarchy in Burundi, S1993 [13MR]

Remarks in Senate

Presidential Medal of Freedom: recipient, S11407 [26SE]

HAMILL, PETE

Articles and editorials

In Defense of Honest Labor, S82 [5JA]

HAMILTON, ABIGAIL

Letters

Prayer in public schools, E1119 [20JN]

Remarks in House

Lutheran Brotherhood (organization): RespecTeen Speak for Yourself Award recipient, E1119 [20JN]

HAMILTON, HARRY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1373 [27FE]

HAMILTON, LEE H. (a Representative from Indiana)

Addresses

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: John Holum, ACDA, E1915 [3OC]

Initatives for World Peace: Madeleine Korbel Albright, U.N. Ambassador, E667-E669 [30AP]

Leadership for the Next Century: Warren M. Christopher, Sec. of State, E51-E53 [23JA]

Who Needs Ambassadors? Challenges to American Diplomacy Today: Richard N. Gardner, E665 [30AP]

Appointments

British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4438 [7MY]

Committee To Escort French President Jacques Chirac Into the House Chamber, H1144 [1FE]

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7159 [10JY]

Conferee: H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, H1490 [28FE]

———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Bosnia, a Defining Moment, Javier Solana, Washington (DC) Post, E17 [4JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 3818), H7657 [16JY]

Foreign policy: establish additional narcotics control certification standards and reporting requirements for certain illicit drug producing countries and drug-transit countries (see H.R. 3689), H6690 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5052 [14MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3488 [16AP]

Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H4110 [25AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H737 [22JA]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8248 [23JY]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H4397 [1MY]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H8375 [24JY]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499), H2123 [12MR]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6006 [6JN]

———protect proprietary economic information (see H.R. 3723), H7155 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense: early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures (see H.R. 3279), H3649 [18AP]

———transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (see H.R. 3121), H2558 [20MR]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1325 [27FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1100), H7658 [16JY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H6117 [10JN]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (see H.R. 3121), H2558 [20MR]

Foreign policy: strengthen protection of human rights (see H.R. 4036), H10525 [17SE]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (see H.R. 3759), H7154 [9JY]

———imposition of trade sanctions on countries which threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of illicit drugs (see H.R. 3023), H1774 [6MR]

———substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6691 [20JN]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H7154 [9JY]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H12251 [1OC]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H2559 [20MR]

House of Representatives: provide for a nonvoting delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3879), H8598 [26JY]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5288 [16MY]

International relations: improve awareness, detection and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H7108 [27JN]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H6415 [13JN]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 1805), H6415 [13JN]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6415 [13JN]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6415 [13JN]

———permit geographic reclassification of hospitals relative to payment adjustments (see H.R. 3942), H10041 [4SE]

Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Agreement: conduct pilot test (see H.R. 2939), H5757 [31MY]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H11048 [24SE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H1138 [31JA]

———increase utility of title information to law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2803), H3731 [23AP]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H6915 [26JN]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see H. Res. 413), H3820 [24AP]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H6765 [25JN]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3387 [15AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3387 [15AP]

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H1635 [29FE]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

Robert Kurtz Rodibaugh U.S. Courthouse, South Bend, IN: designate (see H.R. 3576), H9706 [1AU]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 3161), H5052 [14MY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4503 [7MY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems (see H.R. 3489), H5288 [16MY]

———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H4503 [7MY]

Letters

American Overseas Interests Act: by, E427 [22MR]

———James L. Blum, CBO, E427 [22MR]

Cash grant to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine under the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program: John White, Dept. of Defense, E987 [4JN]

———by, E987 [4JN]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: several business organizations, E1248 [11JY]

Humanitarian assistance for civilian refugees in Lebanon: Jill Buckley, AID, E1096 [17JN]

———several Representatives, E1096 [17JN]

Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China: former Secs. of the Treasury, E1154 [24JN]

———Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, E1154 [24JN]

Puerto Rico self-determination: by, S9558 [2AU]

Release names of companies providing military items to Iraq: by, E111 [30JA]

———Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E111 [30JA]

Safety of Robert Hussein in Kuwait relative to religious conversion: Mohammed S. Al-Sabah, Ambassador of Kuwait, E1451 [1AU]

———by, E1450 [1AU]

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty: by, H3221 [29MR]

Transfer of proceeds from sale of Iraqi oil to U.N. escrow account: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, E519 [29MR]

———Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E518 [29MR]

———by, Committee on International Relations (House), E518 [29MR]

Turkish use of U.S.-supplied military equipment against separatist terrorist group relative to civilian casualties: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E465 [27MR], E469 [28MR]

———by, Committee on International Relations (House), E466 [27MR], E469 [28MR]

U.S. military intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, E844 [20MY], E1054, E1055 [11JN]

U.S. policy on regional stability and defense relative to the Republic of China: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, H2344 [19MR]

———by, Committee on International Relations (House), H2343 [19MR]

Ukraine energy sector reform: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E377 [19MR]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to American Overseas Interests Act: June E. O'Neill, CBO, E760, E777 [10MY]

Papers

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (H.R. 927): Jorge I. Dominguez, E1248 [11JY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1525 [29FE]

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (H.R. 3818), E1290 [16JY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E678 [1MY]

———anniversary of genocide (H. Con. Res. 47), E657 [29AP]

Arms control: reduction of conventional weapons, E1299 [17JY]

Arms sales: U.S. foreign military sales during fiscal year 1995, E115 [31JA]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo, E1054 [11JN]

———U.S. military intervention, E17 [4JA], E844 [20MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5130 [15MY]

Centers for Disease Control: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funding, E1291 [16JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, E1154 [24JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6990, H6991 [27JN]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), H2343, H2344 [19MR]

Christopher, Sec. of State: review of foreign policy, E51 [23JA]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4540 [8MY]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, E1906 [2OC], E1914 [3OC]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), E1247 [11JY]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1744 [6MR]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, E1322 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5073, H5079 [15MY]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5073 [15MY]

———defense conversion assistance relative to the former Soviet Republics, H5079 [15MY]

———transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 3121), H3430 [16AP], H7124 [9JY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, H2093 [12MR], E426 [22MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), veto, H4152 [30AP], E760, E777 [10MY]

———funding, E665 [30AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), E1291 [16JY]

Education: national policy to improve system, E1234 [10JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, E426 [22MR], E760, E777 [10MY]

Foreign aid: improve defense and security assistance (H.R. 3121), H3430 [16AP], H7124 [9JY]

———reauthorize certain food aid programs that facilitate economic development for developing nations, H1525 [29FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), E1029 [7JN]

Foreign policy: endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (H. Con. Res. 212), H10911 [24SE]

Foreign trade: export controls (H.R. 361), H7588 [16JY]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 3759), H10159 [10SE]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran or Libya (H.R. 3107), H6473 [18JN], H8126 [23JY]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (H.R. 1425), E1029 [7JN]

Indonesia: international military and educational assistance relative to human rights violations in East Timor, H3430 [16AP]

Iraq: release names of companies providing military items, E111 [30JA]

Kuwait: religious freedom, E1450 [1AU]

Lebanon: allocation of foreign aid, E1095 [17JN]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8119 [23JY]

Pang, Martin: extradition from Brazil to the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 132), H10910 [24SE]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (H. Con. Res. 165), H5322 [21MY]

Public welfare programs: reform, E1236 [10JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, E1570 [11SE]

Religion: persecution of Christians (H. Res. 515), H10914 [24SE]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), H7596 [16JY]

Sri Lanka: anniversary of independence, E233 [28FE]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (H. Con. Res. 149), H2072 [12MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report—corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 55), E6801 [1MY]

Treaties and agreements: commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness, E1855 [30SE]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, E401 [21MR]

Turkey: territorial dispute with Greece, E459 [27MR]

———use of U.S.-supplied military equipment against separatist terrorist group relative to civilian casualties, E465 [27MR], E469 [28MR]

U.N.: transfer of proceeds from sale of Iraqi oil to escrow account, E518 [29MR]

———tribute to World Food Program, E1501 [2AU]

Ukraine: reform of energy sector, E377 [19MR]

———support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress (H. Con. Res. 120), H9952 [4SE]

USIA: provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (H.R. 3916), H9954 [4SE]

Reports

Conventional Arms Control: Presidential Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy, E1299 [17JY]

Reports to constituents

Bringing Up Baby—Problem of Teen Pregnancy, E873 [22MY]

Common-Sense Campaign Reforms, E118 [31JA]

Creating Job Opportunities in Indiana, E1364 [24JY]

Cutting Spending, E1123 [20JN]

Earth Day 1996—Protecting Our Environment, E683 [1MY]

Economic Agenda, E744 [9MY]

Economic Outlook, E1562 [11SE]

Education and Training in Southern Indiana, E1002 [5JN]

Farm Bill, E569 [18AP]

Fighting Crime, E1634 [18SE]

First Session of the 104th Congress, E121 [31JA]

Helping Hoosiers With Casework, E1362 [24JY]

Hoosier Business Growth, E686 [1MY]

Improving Public Trust in Government, E234 [28FE]

Infrastructure and Economic Development, E999 [5JN]

Legislative Wrapup—A Case for Bipartisanship, E1559 [11SE]

Making Congress Work Better, E1492 [2AU]

Making Government Work for Hoosiers, E1073 [12JN]

Medicare—Providing Security for Seniors, E1178 [26JN]

National Media, E240 [28FE]

Pension Plans—Saving for a Secure Retirement, E463 [27MR]

President's State of the Union Address, E132 [1FE]

Protecting Our Children From Drugs, E809 [15MY]

Raising the Minimum Wage, E579 [19AP]

Reforming the Primary Process, E343 [13MR]

Right Kind of Tax Cuts, E1557 [11SE]

Small Business—Creating Opportunity, E127 [1FE]

Status of Budget Negotiations, E2 [3JA]

Supreme Court, E1580 [11SE]

Tax Cuts for Education, E1234 [10JY]

Technology for Education and Training, E286 [6MR]

Telecommunications Bill, E238 [28FE]

Television Violence, E124 [1FE]

Trade and Jobs, E236 [28FE]

2000 Census, E1565 [11SE]

Values, E4 [3JA]

Wages, E409 [21MR]

Welfare Reform Bill, E1570 [11SE]

Welfare Reform—Necessary and Possible, E1236 [10JY]

Statements

Clinton Administration Foreign Policy Record: by, E1432 [1AU]

Greece—A Vital Ally in the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean: by, E1684 [25SE]

Tribute to Representative Jacobs: Representative Bilirakis, E1897 [1OC]

Tribute to Representative Myers: Representative Bilirakis, E1897 [1OC]

Turkey Proposes Comprehensive Peace in the Aegean: Mesut Yilmaz (Prime Minister, Turkey), E459 [27MR]

Tables

U.S. foreign military sales during fiscal year 1995, E115 [31JA]

Tributes

Albright, Madeleine Korbel, E667 [30AP]

Gardner, Richard N., E665 [30AP]

Jacobs, Representative, E1861 [30SE], E1896 [1OC]

Myers, Representative, E1861 [30SE], E1896 [1OC]

HAMILTON, NANCY BURKE

Remarks in Senate

INSLAW, Inc.: relief (S. 740), S866 [1FE]

HAMILTON, WILLIAM A.

Remarks in Senate

INSLAW, Inc.: relief (S. 740), S866 [1FE]

HAMMAD, ALAM

Remarks in House

Virginia: tribute to Honor Immigrant Americans Day Award recipients from the Eighth Congressional District, E942 [29MY]

HAMMER, JANE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4260 [25AP]

HAMMERSCHMIDT, JOHN P. (a former Representative from Arkansas)

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H5772 [4JN]

HAMMOND, IN

Remarks in House

Polish Army Veterans Association: anniversary of Post 40, E828 [16MY]

School City of Hammond: tribute, E521 [29MR]

HAMPTON, LIONEL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E303 [7MR]

HAMRE, JOHN J.

Letters

Procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain Federal agencies, S10283 [11SE]

HAMRICK, RODNEY

Remarks in House

Courts: overturning of conviction, H3734 [24AP]

HAMSTRA, PENNY

Remarks in House

LeGrand Smith Scholarship: award recipient, E774 [10MY]

HANANIA, RAY

Articles and editorials

Arafat Must Stifle Extremists, S2339 [19MR]

HANCOCK, ALLAN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E805 [15MY]

HANCOCK, JOE

Articles and editorials

Leah McCandless Was a Legend in Our Time, E1030 [7JN]

HANCOCK, MEL (a Representative from Missouri)

Appointments

Attendee: funeral of Bill Emerson, H6973 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Mark Twain National Forest, MO: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 3464), H5173 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 90), H2124 [12MR]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2224 [13MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H7780 [17JY]

Constitutional amendments: limit judicial authority (see H.J. Res. 167), H3650 [18AP]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H1636 [29FE]

Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 8 years (see H.J. Res. 164), H2466 [19MR]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 174), H10525 [17SE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H2951 [27MR]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H9925 [2AU]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4303 [30AP]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H11396 [26SE]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H6006 [6JN]

———term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H7260 [10JY]

Health: administration of drugs and devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3149), H2951 [27MR]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H9924 [2AU]

Human rights: protect the right to life of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1625), H774 [23JA]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H2665 [21MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5053 [14MY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3447), H5754 [30MY]

———limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H2123 [12MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3481), H5287 [16MY]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H1986 [7MR]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H5174 [15MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3820 [24AP]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see H.R. 2924), H1223 [1FE]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H4800 [9MY]

Tariff: temporary suspension of antidumping and countervailing duties under limited market conditions (see H.R. 2822), H1986 [7MR]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H1507 [28FE]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H1636 [29FE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5753 [30MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H10431 [17SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6722 [25JN]

Remarks by, on

Education: national policy to improve system, H4436 [7MY]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6782 [25JN]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H11573 [27SE]

Meals on Wheels (organization): delivery of food relative to Government shutdown, H122 [4JA]

Newspapers: editing of submitted editorials, H327-H329 [5JA]

Springfield, MO: tribute to Good Community Fair, H1622, H1625 [29FE]

Votes: position on missed, H5515 [23MY]

Tributes

Emerson, Bill, H6722 [25JN]

HANCOCK, MI

Remarks in House

Suomi College: anniversary, E1435 [1AU]

HANCOCK COUNTY, MS

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: require Army to submit plan for ammunition plant, H5094 [15MY]

HANDICAPPED see Disabled

HANER, JIM

Articles and editorials

Campaign Fund-Raiser Admits Guilt, E924 [24MY]

HANFLING, STANLEY M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E843 [20MY]

HANIFFA, AZIZ

Articles and editorials

U.S. Concern on Embassy Political Role, H5550 [23MY]

HANKER, JIM

Articles and editorials

Campaign Fund-Raiser Admits Guilt, E796 [14MY]

HANKINS, ANTHONY M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1469 [2AU]

HANLEY, KATHERINE K.

Letters

Aboveground Storage Tank Consolidation and Regulatory Improvement Act, S509 [26JA]

HANLON, MARIE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E332 [13MR]

HANNA, COLIN A.

Letters

Abstinence education and adolescent family life programs reauthorization, S4326 [29AP]

HANNIGAN, EDWARD V.

Letters

Licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion, S2271 [19MR]

HANNIGAN, THOMAS M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1923 [4OC]

HANONU, TINA

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1386 [26JY]

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PA

Remarks in House

VFW: anniversary of Post 5267, E1798 [28SE]

HANSEN, JAMES V. (a Representative from Utah)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1296, Presidio facilities management, H4756 [9MY]

———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, H10531 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: reauthorize (see H.R. 3031), H1775 [6MR]

Monuments and memorials: limit authority of the President to designate certain areas as national monuments (see H.R. 4118), H10720 [19SE]

National Park Foundation: reform (see H.R. 3819), H7657 [16JY]

Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act: amend (see H.R. 3660), H6423 [17JN]

Tobacco products: restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 3821), H7658 [16JY]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H5753 [30MY]

Utah: land acquisition in Sterling Forest Reserve relative to winter Olympic games (see H.R. 3907), H8598 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Alcoholic beverages: prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 3644), H6413 [13JN]

Appropriations: establish automatic continuing appropriations (see H.R. 4094), H10524 [17SE]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H4646 [8MY]

BLM: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3290), H3730 [23AP]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H4902 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 3433), H6286 [12JN]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 3514), H6915 [26JN]

Dutch John, UT: dispose of certain Federal properties and assist local government in the interim delivery of basic services (see H.R. 3486), H7108 [27JN]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H1986 [7MR]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 2634), H5052 [14MY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 121), H1226 [1FE]

Health: prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1636 [29FE]

House Rules: require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H9924 [2AU]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3581 [17AP]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H6415 [13JN]

Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see H.R. 3779), H7260 [10JY]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H1139 [31JA]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3481), H5287 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H5754 [30MY]

Myton, UT: transfer certain lands to Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (see H.R. 3627), H8095 [22JY]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H774 [23JA]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H774 [23JA]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 3275), H4503 [7MY]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H8094 [22JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H4503 [7MY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———increase excise taxes on smokeless tobacco products and establish a trust fund to reduce use (see H.R. 2585), H1325 [27FE]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H1231 [6FE]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 3111), H5052 [14MY]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776), H1226 [1FE]

Tobacco products: consideration of addiction to nicotine as a disability (see H. Con. Res. 223), H11395 [26SE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H1716 [5MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4533 [8MY]

Letters

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation reauthorization: Cathryn B. Slater, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, E292 [6MR]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: by, S10829 [18SE]

Motions offered by

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12036 [28SE]

Remarks by, on

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: reauthorize (H.R. 3031), E291 [6MR]

Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior: travel expenditures, H8545-H8547 [25JY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12025 [28SE]

Clarion River: designate certain segments as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3568), H11213 [25SE]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H4413 [2MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), veto, H17 [3JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H109 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6544, H6555, H6595, H6596, H6614, H6615, H6616 [19JN]

District of Columbia: transfer jurisdiction over certain Federal real property (H.R. 2636), H9454 [31JY]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2275), H2882, H2883 [27MR]

Federal employees: improve housing of land management agency field employees (H.R. 2941), H10442, H10446, H10447 [17SE]

Florida: designate the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek and Rock Springs Run for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic River System (H.R. 3155), H11214, H11215 [25SE]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H6595, H6596, H6614, H6615, H6616 [19JN]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: designate certain lands, H10648 [19SE], H12170 [28SE]

Indian Environmental General Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (S. 1834), H11217 [25SE]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, H12170 [28SE]

J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA: designate (H.R. 3387), H4913 [14MY]

King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (Tonga): Seacology Foundation Indigenous Conservationist of the Year award recipient, H8797 [30JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: land acquisition funding, H6555 [19JN]

Manzanar Historic Site: exchange of public lands (H.R. 3006), H9452 [31JY]

Minimum wage: level, H5061 [15MY]

Monuments and memorials: limit authority of the President to designate certain areas as national monuments (H.R. 4118), H10648 [19SE]

National Park Foundation: reform (H.R. 3819), E1298 [17JY]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (H.R. 4073), H11410, H11411 [27SE]

———funding, H6595, H6596 [19JN]

———reorganization, H4413 [2MY]

National parks and recreation areas: review management and reform process for consideration of additions to parks (H.R. 260), H6544 [19JN], H8798 [30JY]

Power resources: fossil fuel research and development funding, H6555 [19JN]

Public works: allow for prepayment of Federal repayment contracts by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (H.R. 1823), H4135, H4136 [30AP]

Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act: amend (H.R. 3660), H9957 [4SE]

Snoqualmie National Forest: expand boundaries (H.R. 3497), H11216 [25SE]

Tobacco products: restrict advertising and promotion (H.R. 3821), H7641 [16JY]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H4913 [14MY]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 3556), H5982 [6JN]

Utah: designate additional lands for Goshute Indian Reservation (H.R. 2464), H4917 [14MY]

———designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), consideration (H. Res. 303), H5061, H5062 [15MY]

———land acquisition in Sterling Forest Reserve relative to winter Olympic games (H.R. 3907), H8685, H8688, H8689, H8692 [30JY], E1414 [31JY]

———statehood anniversary, H127 [4JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10018 [4SE]

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H1982 [7MR], H3817 [24AP], H5931 [5JN], H7655 [16JY], H8596 [26JY], H10600 [18SE], H10671 [19SE], H11392 [26SE], H11524 [27SE]

Summaries

Land Acquisition in Sterling Forest Reserve, UT, Relative to 2002 Winter Olympic Games (H.R. 3907), E1414 [31JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3907, land acquisition in Sterling Forest Reserve relative to winter Olympic games, H8685-H8688 [30JY]

Tributes

Gillespie, Benjamin, L., E1493 [2AU]

Greene, Representative, E1910 [3OC]

HANSON, GAYLE M.B.

Articles and editorials

U.N.-Sponsored Aliens Land in Yellowstone, E1941 [21OC]

HANSON, THOMAS E.

Articles and editorials

America—A Melting Pot or a Tower of Babel, E1598 [12SE]

HARBORS

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8635 [29JY]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), S7703, S7722, S7770 [11JY]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs reauthorization, H10531 [18SE]

———S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs' reauthorization, S10239 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions

Beaches: authorizing expenditures from the harbor maintenance trust fund for certain beach erosion projects (see H.R. 3304), H3730 [23AP]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (see H.R. 3563, 3592), H5817 [4JN], H6005 [6JN]

Deepwater Port Act: amend (see H.R. 2940), H1224 [1FE]

Mississippi River: Corps of Engineers maintenance dredging for the Chalmette Slip in St. Bernard Parish, LA (see S. 1615), S2101 [14MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of deepwater ports to transport oil (see S. 1868), S6144 [12JN]

Queens County, NY: declare certain areas as nonnavigable waters (see S. 1659; H.R. 2987), S3216 [29MR], H1507 [28FE]

Ships and vessels: removal of abandoned vessels (see H.R. 4010), H9924 [2AU]

Conference reports

Water Resources Development Act (S. 640), H11158-H11202 [25SE]

Letters

Corps of Engineers acquisition of lands for flowage and saturation easements of the Buford Trenton Irrigation District: John H. Zirschky, Corps of Engineers, S11524 [27SE]

———Senator Conrad, S11523 [27SE]

Motions

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8756 [30JY]

Remarks in House

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3563), E993 [4JN]

———authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8346 [24JY], H8693-H8756, H8809 [30JY], H9873, H9874 [2AU], E1423 [1AU]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), H8735 [30JY]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11322-H11330 [26SE], E1860 [30SE], E1917 [3OC]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), insert language of H.R. 3592 in lieu, H8756 [30JY]

Deepwater Port Act: amend (H.R. 2940), H10540-H10543 [18SE], E153 [5FE]

Houston, TX: funding for improvement of Houston ship channel, H8727, H8728 [30JY]

Ships and vessels: removal of abandoned vessels (H.R. 4010), E1480 [2AU]

Washington: maintain and improve Columbia River channel, H8729 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: establish, S12362 [3OC]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), S7703-S7722 [11JY], S9469-S9471 [2AU], S10208, S10239 [10SE]

———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, S11519-S11527 [27SE]

———State and Federal share of costs relative to California Folsom Dam and Reservoir flood control project, S11526 [27SE]

———White River Basin Lakes flood control and energy production programs, S11525, S11526 [27SE]

Mississippi River: Corps of Engineers maintenance dredging for the Chalmette Slip in St. Bernard Parish, LA (S. 1615), S2102 [14MR]

North Dakota: Corps of Engineers acquisition of lands for flowage and saturation easements of the Buford Trenton Irrigation District, S11523, S11526 [27SE]

Queens County, NY: declare certain areas as nonnavigable waters (S. 1659), S3218 [29MR]

Reports filed

Deepwater Port Act Amendments: Committee on Transporation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2940) (H. Rept. 104-692), H8029 [18JY]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 640) (H. Rept. 104-843), H11228 [25SE]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3592) (H. Rept. 104-695), H8094 [22JY]

Summaries

Water Resources Development Act Projects Sponsored by Representative Rahall, H11329 [26SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2940, Deepwater Port Modernization Act, H10540 [18SE]

H.R. 3592, Water Resources Development Act, H8693-H8725 [30JY]

H.R. 4010, Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal Act, E14801 [2AU]

S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs reauthorization, H8735-H8756 [30JY]

S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs' reauthorization, S10209-S10239 [10SE]

S. 640, Water Resources Development Act, S7722-S7742 [11JY]

S. 1659, declare certain areas of Queens County, NY, as nonnavigable waters, S3218 [29MR]

HARDYS CHAPEL, TN

Remarks in House

Hardys Chapel Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E763 [10MY]

HARGRAVES, PETER

Remarks in House

Dept. of State: Valor Award recipient, E245 [28FE]

HARIMAN, HARMONY

Statements

Immigration and Refugees in the U.S., E984 [4JN]

HARKIN, TOM (a Senator from Iowa)

Addresses

Seeds and Science—Henry A. Wallace on Agriculture and Human Progress: John C. Culver, S9644-S9647 [2AU]

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S645 [31JA], S835, S838, S850, S851, S852 [1FE], S966, S967, S968, S969, S975, S989 [6FE], S1015, S1017, S1018, S1027, S1028, S1040, S1049, S1140, S1141 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8546, S8556, S8580 [23JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S403, S439, S516, S520 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1671, S1773 [11MR], S1811, S1870 [12MR], S1985 [13MR], S2040, S2108, S2127 [14MR], S2172, S2203 [15MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8136, S8148, S8167, S8222, S8294, S8295, S8296 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5100 [15MY], S5202 [16MY], S5224, S5271 [17MY], S5321, S5322, S5384 [20MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2873, S2895 [26MR]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), S7907, S7912 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6393, S6412 [18JN], S6495, S6540 [19JN], S6870, S6871, S6888, S6897 [25JN], S6928, S6961, S7042 [26JN], S7130, S7190 [27JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7828, S7829 [12JY], S7906 [16JY], S7937, S7965, S7997, S8029 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10168, S10202 [10SE], S10478 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9142, S9145, S9146, S9147, S9163 [30JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9916, S9927, S9932, S9969, S9976 [5SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9042, S9075 [29JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8781, S8874 [25JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3603, S3675, S3679 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4344 [29AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8136, S8148, S8167, S8222, S8294, S8295, S8296 [18JY]

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), S11074, S11095 [20SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, S1899 [12MR]

———H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR]

———H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8964 [26JY]

———H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY]

———H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8070 [18JY]

———H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY]

Articles and editorials

Chairman Greenspan, Retired, Mortimer B. Zuckerman, U.S. News & World Report (publication), S1271 [20FE]

Chrystal Earns High Russian Honor, Butch Heman, Carroll (IA) Daily Times Herald, S9631 [2AU]

Cut and Be Prosperous, Felix G. Rohatyn, Wall Street Journal, S6202 [13JN]

Defraud America Week, Des Moines (IA) Register, S5734 [4JN]

Economy—Even the Fed's Greenspan Is Fallible When Trying To Predict a Recession, David Wessel, Wall Street Journal, S1272 [20FE]

Fear of Inflation Is Stifling the Nation—An Outdated Obsession Is Depriving Us of Greater Wealth, Felix G. Rohatyn, Time (publication), S6202 [13JN]

Greenspan's Rotten Record, Don Hays, Investor's Business Daily (publication), S6198 [13JN]

India Denies Atom-Test Plan but Then Turns Ambiguous, John F. Burns, New York (NY) Times, S488 [26JA]

Inflation-Wary Fed Costs Jobs, Critics Say, Patrice Hill, Washington (DC) Times, S6206 [13JN]

Mark of Friendship, Des Moines (IA) Register, S9632 [2AU]

Merger Mania, Lawrence J. Korb, Brookings Review (publication), S7999 [17JY]

Nuclear Danger in South Asia, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S489 [26JA]

Pakistan Accuses the U.S. of Meddling Over Killings, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, S489 [26JA]

Preparing Students for the Coming Century, Lester C. Thurow, Washington (DC) Post, S3315 [15AP]

Reforming Welfare and Partisan Politics Should Be Separate, Mason City (IA) Globe-Gazette, S6671 [21JN]

Russia Found a Good Friend in Outspoken Iowan, Rainbow Rowell, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, S9632 [2AU]

Russian Friendship Honor to Chrystal, Jerry Perkins, Des Moines (IA) Register, S9631 [2AU]

Sleeping With the Devil—Bill Clinton Will Lose the 1996 Election Unless He Changes His Economic Strategy. Dumping Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Would Be a Good Start, William Greider, International Economy (publication), S1065 [7FE]

U.S. Suspects India Prepares To Conduct Nuclear Test, Tim Weiner, New York (NY) Times, S488 [26JA]

VA Official Warns of Future Iowa Cuts, Lyle Muller, Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette, S9928 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: waive prohibition on the termination of Conservation Reserve Program contracts for certain lands (see S. 1822), S5649 [24MY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 1650), S3156 [28MR]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see S. 2094), S11033 [19SE]

Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (see S. 2081), S10684 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: reduce appropriation levels to original budget request (see S. 2080), S10684 [17SE]

———require cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in non-combat aircraft (see S. 1671), S3311 [15AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (see S. 2145), S11539 [27SE]

Government: prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (see S. 1692), S3792 [22AP]

INS: require certain personnel levels in each State (see S. 1691), S3792 [22AP]

Members of Congress: discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (see S. 1876), S6225 [13JN]

Taxation: dependent care tax credit (see S. 2148), S11540 [27SE]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship (see S. 1637), S2646 [21MR]

———treatment of postsecondary and employer-provided education expenses (see S. 1670), S3311 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1743), S5773 [4JN]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see S. 1949), S7762 [11JY]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see S. 1725), S4618 [2MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S3633 [18AP]

America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: establish (see S. 2020), S9554 [2AU]

Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see S. 1524), S346 [24JA]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see S. 1690), S3792 [22AP]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1890), S6517 [19JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 263, 265), S6408, S6411 [18JN]

———efforts to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (see S. 1700), S4063 [24AP]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (see S. 1729), S5692 [3JN]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see S. 1675), S8643 [24JY]

———restitution for victims (see S. 173), S1461 [29FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (see S. 2155), S11720 [28SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (see S. 1183), S589 [31JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see S. 2008), S9295 [31JY]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see S. 1757), S5004 [14MY]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S3405 [16AP]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see S. 1965), S8013 [17JY]

ERISA: treatment of pension assets by insurance companies (see S. 1400), S919 [6FE]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see S. 800), S3733 [19AP]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see S. 1632), S10201 [10SE]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see S. 1944), S7762 [11JY]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see S. 2091), S10837 [18SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S3405 [16AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S1345 [27FE]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see S. 258), S4723 [6MY]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see S. 2031), S9554 [2AU]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see S. 1725), S4618 [2MY]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S4627 [2MY]

NIH: establish National Center for Pain Research (see S. 1955), S7887 [16JY]

Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission: extension (see S. 2066), S10327 [11SE]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see S. 1900), S6719 [24JN]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (see S. 1867), S8555 [23JY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see S. 2123), S11294 [25SE]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see S. 942), S2244 [18MR]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see S. 881), S279 [22JA]

———permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (see S. 1663), S3216 [29MR]

———provide incentives for businesses to create new jobs and to prevent jobs from moving overseas (see S. 1597), S2659 [21MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 1715), S4316 [29AP]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S. 1553), S1654 [7MR]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see S. 1928), S7493 [9JY]

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see S. 287), S3023 [27MR]

U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1735), S7676 [10JY]

Excerpts

``Future of Capitalism,'' Lester C. Thurow, S6570-S6572 [20JN]

Letters

Allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations: Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S7133 [27JN]

———Tom Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S7133 [27JN]

Education programs funding level, S1813 [12MR]

———Cynthia S. Cramer, S1812 [12MR]

———John E. and Lois M. Behrens, S1813 [12MR]

———Kathy Behrens, S1812 [12MR]

———Linda Wetter, S1812 [12MR]

———Mary Ann Brincks, S1812 [12MR]

———Renee Genter, S1813 [12MR]

———Tom Farner, S1812 [12MR]

Effects of Government shutdown on Dept. of HHS: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S438 [26JA]

Health care programs abuse: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S364 [25JA]

Medicare waste, fraud and abuse: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S9543 [2AU]

Prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions: Danielle Brian, Project on Government Oversight (organization), S8001 [17JY]

———James M. Carroll, AFL-CIO, S8001 [17JY]

———Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S8001 [17JY]

———John R. Luckey, Congressional Research Service, S8004 [17JY]

———Lawrence J. Korb, Brookings Institution, S7999 [17JY]

State VA programs funding: John T. Carson, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S9928 [5SE]

———Kristin Waldron, American Legion, S9929 [5SE]

———M. Terry Lipovac, VFW, S9930 [5SE]

———Robert O. Steben, AMVETS, S9930 [5SE]

Lists

Supporters of legislation prohibiting discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin, S3158 [28MR]

Papers

Allied Burden Sharing for Maintenance and Operation of Military Personnel and Installations, S7132 [27JN]

———Mike Walsh, S7133 [27JN]

Quotations

FRS policies (excerpts), S6573 [20JN]

Prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions: several organizations, S7282 [28JN]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: continuation of the Farmer-Owned Reserve Program, S1037 [7FE]

———improve operation of certain programs, S365 [25JA], S487 [26JA], S723 [1FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3080, S3081, S3082 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S1015, S1017, S1018, S1026, S1027, S1028, S1036, S1037, S1039, S1040, S1051, S1053 [7FE]

———provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity, S1053 [7FE]

———reform eligibility criteria for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, S1027, S1028, S1039 [7FE]

———require farmers to plant crops to receive Federal subsidies, S1040 [7FE]

———waive prohibition on the termination of Conservation Reserve Program contracts for certain lands (S. 1822), S5649 [24MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, S9425 [1AU]

America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: establish (S. 2020), S9559 [2AU]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (S. 773), S11206 [24SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 170), S3196 [29MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), S437, S438, S440, S441 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1811, S1813, S1832 [12MR], S1952 [13MR], S2040, S2044 [14MR], S2287 [19MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4173, S4174 [25AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11883, S11908, S11918, S11919, S11932 [30SE]

Bell Telephone Cos.: entrance into the alarm monitoring services market, S689 [1FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8088, S8136, S8137, S8138 [18JY], S8494 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8114 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5321, S5322 [20MY], S5464, S5469, S5485 [22MY], S5518 [23MY]

Camden, NJ: establish a pediatric intensive care center, S4173 [25AP]

CCC: modify interest rates on loans, S1015, S1017, S1036 [7FE]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), S7912 [16JY]

———early identification of hearing impaired infants, S4174 [25AP]

———teen pregnancy relative to welfare reform, S5101 [15MY]

Chrystal, John: Russian Order of Friendship award recipient, S9630 [2AU]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 1650), S3157 [28MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize, S11883 [30SE]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (S. 1690), S3793 [22AP]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (S. 2094), S11034 [19SE]

Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (S. 2081), S10685 [17SE]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2363, S2365 [20MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (S. 2155), S11723 [28SE]

———Pesticide Data Program funding, S11932 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, S7131 [27JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7077, S7131 [27JN], S7282 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, S11908 [30SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7968, S7997, S7998, S8000, S8001, S8002, S8003, S8004 [17JY], S8065 [18JY]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, S7282 [28JN], S7998, S8000, S8001, S8002, S8003, S8004 [17JY], S8065 [18JY]

———reduce appropriation levels to original budget request (S. 2080), S10684 [17SE]

———require cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in non-combat aircraft (S. 1671), S3315 [15AP]

Dept. of HHS: additional funding to Office of Inspector General, S440, S441 [26JA]

———convene committee for renaming chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, S11918, S11919 [30SE]

Dept. of Labor: Joblinks Employment Transportation Center funding, S11918 [30SE]

Dept. of Transportation: payment of certain ocean freight charges for Federal food or export assistance, S11152, S11154 [24SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9927, S9928, S9929, S9930, S9931, S9954 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, S11221 [25SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S363 [25JA]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S8022 [17JY], S10721 [17SE]

Education: funding, S1811, S1813 [12MR], S3196 [29MR], S5322 [20MY], S5469 [22MY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11941, S11942 [30SE]

Food stamps: use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements, S1051 [7FE]

Foreign aid: food assistance programs funding, S9425 [1AU]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S6562, S6564, S6569, S6572, S6573, S6579, S6580, S6581 [20JN]

———operations and procedures, S6285, S6288, S6293 [14JN]

Government: prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (S. 1692), S3794 [22AP]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7449, S7450 [9JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S438 [26JA]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6197, S6198, S6202, S6203, S6206, S6210 [13JN], S6285, S6288, S6293, S6294 [14JN], S6562, S6564, S6569, S6572, S6573, S6579, S6580, S6581 [20JN]

———performance as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, S1063-S1066 [7FE]

———renomination as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, S1269-S1274 [20FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9542 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3593, S3596, S3604, S3610 [18AP]

———programs funding, S5322 [20MY]

Health Care Financing Administration: determine reimbursement rates for telemedicine services, S3604 [18AP]

Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse, S363, S364 [25JA]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4304 [29AP]

India: nuclear weapons proliferation, S487, S488, S489 [26JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 1578), S1361 [27FE]

INS: placement of agents in States, S4304 [29AP]

———require certain personnel levels in each State (S. 1691), S3794 [22AP]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4840, S4841, S4842, S4843 [8MY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, S1952 [13MR]

Medicaid: reform, S5321, S5322 [20MY], S5485 [22MY], S8088 [18JY]

Medicare: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S2040, S2044 [14MR]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse, S3593, S3596 [18AP], S9542 [2AU]

———reform, S363 [25JA], S437 [26JA]

Members of Congress: discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (S. 1876), S6237 [13JN]

Minimum wage: impact of increase on nursing home industry, S7450 [9JY]

———level, S7449 [9JY]

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5734 [4JN]

Office of Rural Health Policy: telemedicine research funding, S2287 [19MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, S441 [26JA]

Public housing: senior citizen assisted housing funding, S11221 [25SE]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, S8136, S8137, S8138 [18JY], S8494 [23JY]

———reform, S5101 [15MY], S5321, S5322 [20MY], S6671 [21JN]

———reform (S. 1956), S8088, S8136, S8137, S8138 [18JY], S8494 [23JY]

———reform (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8114 [18JY]

———require families receiving State assistance to enter into a personal responsibility agreement, S8136 [18JY]

Ships and vessels: rates charged by shipping companies to make vessels available during a national emergency, S11152, S11154 [24SE]

———revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), S11152, S11154 [24SE]

Taxation: treatment of higher education tuition and student loan interest, S5464 [22MY]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship (S. 1637), S2655 [21MR]

———treatment of postsecondary and employer-provided education expenses (S. 1670), S3314 [15AP]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S689, S713 [1FE]

Veterans: funding for State VA programs, S9927, S9928, S9929, S9930, S9931, S9954 [5SE]

Weapons: prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and establish readiness programs for public safety personnel, S7077 [27JN], S7968 [17JY]

Reports

New Garment Workers Study Finds Americans Intolerant of Sweatshops in Garment Industry: Marymount University Center for Ethical Concerns, S11035 [19SE]

Statements

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: by, S11199 [24SE]

Summaries

Executive Action on Welfare Reform Relative to Teen Pregnancy, S5101 [15MY]

Texts of

S. 1822, waive prohibition on the termination of Conservation Reserve Program contracts for certain lands, S5649 [24MY]

S. 1876, discontinue health insurance portability for Members of Congress until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens, S6237 [13JN]

Tributes

Culver, John C., S9644 [2AU]

Wallace, Henry A., S9644 [2AU]

HARKINS, ANN M.

Letters

Applicability of certain laws relative to the Executive Office of the President, H10814 [24SE]

HARKINS, GERRY

Appointments

National Commission on Restructuring the IRS, H5485 [22MY]

HARKINS, JIM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E5 [3JA]

HARLAN COUNTY, KY

Remarks in Senate

Music and dance: tribute to young men's choir visit to Washington, DC, S4636 [2MY]

HARLOW, BERNARD L.

Letters

NIH funding for nausea, vomiting, nutrition, and pregnancy study, H7325 [11JY]

Summaries

Saturated Fat Intake and the Risk of Severe Hyperemesis Gravidarum, H7325 [11JY]

HARMAN, JANE (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Immigration Bill in U.S. Interest—Encouraging Signs From Capitol, Torrance (CA) Daily Breeze, H11106 [25SE]

Lennox Schools Say Goodbye to Superintendent, Marie Montgomery, Torrance (CA) Daily Breeze, E1433 [1AU]

Silver Age of State's Defense-Aerospace Economy, Joel Kotkin, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E1331 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of Defense: expand authority to donate unusable food (see H.R. 3312), H3819 [24AP]

States: reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4303), H12174 [28SE]

Weapons: detection and interception of weapons of mass destruction delivered by unconventional means (see H.R. 3729), H6915 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5647 [29MY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

———reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H11396 [26SE]

Courts: prevent jury tampering (see H.R. 1145), H737 [22JA]

———prevent witness retaliation (see H.R. 1143), H737 [22JA]

———prevent witness tampering (see H.R. 1144), H737 [22JA]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H331 [5JA]

———Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for the cost of incarcerating aliens (see H.R. 205), H737 [22JA]

———include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates (see H.R. 305), H331 [5JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H5570 [23MY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H3581 [17AP]

Education: authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (see H.R. 4259), H11526 [27SE]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H12175 [28SE]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H6006 [6JN]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H5379 [21MY]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 444), H337 [9JA]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1325 [27FE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H6006 [6JN]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H2842 [25MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H6184 [11JN]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H12194 [30SE]

House Rules: provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H11230 [25SE]

Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H6915 [26JN]

Law enforcement officers: protection (see H.R. 2386), H337 [9JA]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1339), H11230 [25SE]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 1046), H2558 [20MR]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6005 [6JN]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6005 [6JN]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 3337), H10108 [5SE]

National Institute of Justice: designate as focal point for law enforcement technology programs (see H. Con. Res. 227), H11527 [27SE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H331 [5JA]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H10386 [12SE]

Taxation: deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H4397 [1MY]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776), H1226 [1FE]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

———treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229), H6532 [19JN]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2950 [27MR]

Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems (see H.R. 3489), H5288 [16MY]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H2950 [27MR]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H4503 [7MY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H5017 [14MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1953 [7MR]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, H2469 [20MR]

Armstrong, James: Torrance, CA, YWCA Man of the Year award recipient, E1664 [19SE]

Budget: establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, H1953 [7MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7984 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5228 [16MY]

Business and industry: transition of communities, industries, and workers affected by reduced defense spending, E1331 [22JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7017 [27JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), conference report, H11544 [27SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4944, H5017 [14MY], H5077, H5096 [15MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9818 [1AU]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5077 [15MY]

———Nautilus Program funding, H5096 [15MY]

Dept. of HHS: family planning programs funding, H7355 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: research and development of antiterrorism technology funding, H8197 [23JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7682 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, H10565 [18SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8197 [23JY], H8291 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7355 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6859 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10960 [24SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8482 [25JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7682 [17JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (H. Res. 445), H5830 [5JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9805 [1AU]

House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Dept. of the Treasury for deficit reduction, H7179 [10JY]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11106 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2397 [19MR], H2594 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11069 [25SE]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2594 [21MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7179 [10JY]

Los Angeles, CA: Venice High School winner of Dept. of Energy National Science Bowl competition, E748 [9MY]

Manhattan Beach, CA: Mira Costa High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E835 [16MY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7485 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7485 [12JY]

NASA: funding, H748 [23JA], H10960 [24SE]

———Mission to Planet Earth program funding, H6859 [26JN]

NIST: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Programs funding, H5723 [30MY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, E878 [22MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7984 [18JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), E1212 [27JN]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5611 [29MY], H5723 [30MY]

States: reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (H.R. 4303), E1837 [30SE]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (H. Con. Res. 149), H2073 [12MR]

Torrance, CA: Calle Mayor Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1007 [6JN]

Votes: correction, E1404 [30JY]

———position on missed, H2999 [28MR], H6190 [12JN], E759 [10MY], E1029 [7JN]

Texts of

H.R. 4303, Equity in Public Education Act, E1837 [30SE]

Tributes

Dashew, Stanley A., E1553 [10SE]

DeRing, Lu A., E1106 [18JN]

El Camino Community College: anniversary, E1613 [16SE]

Friedman, Alan, E707 [6MY]

Kwiatkowski, Leonard F., E413 [21MR]

Moffett, Ken, E1433 [1AU]

HARMAN, PATRICIA

Remarks in House

Dale City, VA: tribute to Civic Association Citizen of the Year award recipients, E192 [9FE]

HARMON, CLARENCE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E117 [31JA]

HARMON, HUBERT R.

Remarks in House

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary, E1292 [16JY]

HARMON, PATRICIA

Remarks in House

Dale City, VA: tribute to Civic Association Award recipient, E147 [5FE]

HARNETT COUNTY, NC

Factsheets

Impact Aid Funding for Harnett County, NC, Schools Relative to Pope AFB and Fort Bragg, S7984 [17JY]

Remarks in Senate

Schools: Impact Aid funding relative to Pope AFB and Fort Bragg, S7983, S7984 [17JY]

HAROLD HUGHES COMMISSION ON ALCOHOLISM

Bills and resolutions

Establish (see S. 1944; H.R. 3600), S7762 [11JY], H6005 [6JN]

Remarks in House

Establish (H.R. 3600), H10961 [24SE]

Remarks in Senate

Establish (S. 1944), S7764 [11JY]

HARP, TONI

Remarks in House

Tribute, H2654 [21MR]

HARPER, EDWIN L.

Letters

Gasoline tax, S4923 [9MY]

HARRIMAN, PAMELA

Remarks in Senate

Specter, Senator: visit to U.S. Embassy in France, S3500 [17AP]

Reports

Divesting in Diplomacy, S3500 [17AP]

HARRINGTON, CAROLYN

Remarks in House

Dale City, VA: tribute to Civic Association Award recipient, E147 [5FE]

———tribute to Civic Association Citizen of the Year award recipients, E192 [9FE]

HARRINGTON, JAN

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S9486 [2AU]

HARRIS, BERNICE

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4616 [2MY]

HARRIS, CLAUDE (a former Representative from Alabama)

Bills and resolutions relative to

Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center: convey to Alabama (see S. 2146), S11540 [27SE]

HARRIS, DAVE

Articles and editorials

One Who Made a Difference, S3622 [18AP]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3622 [18AP]

HARRIS, F. ALLEN

Addresses

Tribute to Dept. of Commerce Employees and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia, S6154 [12JN]

HARRIS, HAMIL R.

Articles and editorials

Fighter in the Public Arena—In Mfume, NAACP Hires a Director It Hopes Can Push It To Reclaim Its Historic Leadership, S68 [4JA]

HARRIS, JOHN F.

Articles and editorials

Clinton Says Record Show ``Remarkable Consistency'', H977 [31JA]

White House Asks for Probe in Leak of Clinton-Yeltsin Memo, S3109 [28MR]

HARRIS, PIA

Remarks in House

San Marcos, CA: Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1089 [13JN]

HARRIS, VASCAR

Articles and editorials

Famed Tuskegee Airman Dies, E588 [19AP]

HARRIS COUNTY, TX

Proclamations

Tribute to Save Today for Tomorrow Project: Harris County, TX, Medical Society Alliance, E1815 [28SE]

Remarks in House

Floods: design and construction of flood control projects, H8727, H8728 [30JY]

HARRIS COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY ALLIANCE

Remarks in House

Houston, TX: tribute to Save Today for Tomorrow Project, E1815 [28SE]

HARRISBURG, PA

Articles and editorials

It's Official—It Was a Tornado, H5686 [30MY]

Bulletins

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: National Weather Service, Harrisburg, PA, H5686 [30MY]

Chronologies

Severe weather response in Harrisburg, PA, H5686 [30MY]

Letters

National Weather Service NEXRAD Network radar use in local weather forecasting: Jay Purdy, H5687 [30MY]

———Representative Gekas, H5686 [30MY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: environmental restoration database center funding, S8067 [18JY]

Summaries

Cases of National Weather Service NEXRAD Network Radar Coverage Deficiencies, H5686 [30MY]

HARRISBURG (PA) PATRIOT-NEWS

Articles and editorials

High-Level Risk—Federal Foot-Dragging Leaves N-Plants No Option but To Store Waste On-Site, S4701 [6MY]

It's Official—It Was a Tornado, H5686 [30MY]

Offense Is Best Missile Defense, S5728 [4JN]

Too Much Reform—House Amendments Weigh Down Effort To Make Health Care Insurance Portable, S6651 [21JN]

HARRISON, DONNA

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, S11344 [26SE]

HARRISON, KENNY

Remarks in Senate

Olympic games: tribute for participation, S10401 [12SE]

HARRISON, MI

Remarks in Senate

Selfridge Air National Guard and Reserves: tribute, S5017 [14MY]

HARRISON, MILTON L.

Remarks in House

Rotary International: Rotary Club of Newark, NJ, Person of the Year award recipient, E877 [22MY]

HARRISON, SYLVIA E.

Remarks in House

Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Cuyahoga County Bar Foundation Franklin A. Polk Public Servants Merit Award recipients, E375 [19MR]

HARRISTOWN, IL

Remarks in House

Illinois: tribute to Niantic-Harristown Scholastic Bowl team for winning State championship, E746 [9MY]

HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

Remarks in Senate

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S6027 [11JN]

Reports filed

Nomination of Elmer B. Staats to the Board of Trustees: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S3487 [17AP]

Nomination of Luis D. Rovira to the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S1597 [6MR]

Nomination of Norman I. Maldonado to the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S1597 [6MR]

HARSEN'S ISLAND, MI

Remarks in House

Coast Guard: tribute to Bramble (vessel) crew members, E666 [30AP]

HART, CHARLES F.

Prayers

Senate, S9085 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9085 [30JY]

HART, CHARLEY

Statements

Overcrowding, Budget Problems and Education, E979 [4JN]

HART, JOHN

Essays

Impoverished Metropolises, E980 [4JN]

Remarks in House

National High School Contest on the U.N.: essay award recipient, E980 [4JN]

HART, ROYAL

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, H1051 [31JA]

HART, WILLIAM T.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E552 [17AP]

HARTE, JOHN

Articles and editorials

Bad Weather? Just Wait, E46 [22JA]

HARTFORD, CT

Remarks in House

Holter, Steven: National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise Achievement Against the Odds Award recipient, E366 [14MR]

Juneteenth Celebration: tribute, E1089 [13JN]

Latinos Against AIDS (organization): anniversary, E1523 [5SE]

Ledyard High School: tribute to girls' softball team, E1071 [12JN]

Old State House: anniversary, E710 [6MY]

Remarks in Senate

Budusky, Robert A.: tribute to murdered Postal Service letter carrier, S864 [1FE]

Elections: holding of Presidential debate, S12240 [3OC]

HARTFORD (SD) AREA NEWS

Articles and editorials

Medal of Honor Hero, S1991 [13MR]

HARTKE, VANCE (a former Senator from Indiana)

Colloquies

Budget reconciliation process: 1975, S5430 [21MY]

HARTSHORN, ELLY

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1003 [5JN]

HARTZELL, ROBERT P.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E484 [28MR]

HARVARD MAGAZINE (publication)

Articles and editorials

India's Burning Brides, E27 [5JA]

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Letters

Constitutionality of campaign finance reform proposals: Frederick Schauer, S6710-S6712 [24JN]

NIH funding for nausea, vomiting, nutrition, and pregnancy study: Bernard L. Harlow, Harvard Medical School, H7325 [11JY]

Summaries

Saturated Fat Intake and the Risk of Severe Hyperemesis Gravidarum: L.B. Signorello, Bernard L. Harlow, S.P. Wang, and M.A. Erick, Harvard School of Public Health, H7325 [11JY]

HARVEY, PAUL

Essays

None of My Business, E1687 [25SE]

HASENFUS, EUGENE

Bills and resolutions

Relief (see H.R. 4226), H11395 [26SE]

HASHIMOTO, RYUTARO (Prime Minister, Japan)

Remarks in House

Japan: election of new prime minister, H190 [5JA]

HASKELL, MARTIN

Reports

Dilation and Extraction for Late Second Trimester Abortion, H2913 [27MR]

HASKELL, W. MARTIN

Articles and editorials

Second Trimester Abortion—An Interview With W. Martin Haskell, M.D., H10614 [19SE]

Papers

Dilation and Extraction for Late Second Trimester Abortions, H10615 [19SE]

HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY

Bills and resolutions

Native Americans: enhance administrative authority of president (see S. 2117; H.R. 4098), S11294 [25SE], H10524 [17SE]

Remarks in House

Native Americans: enhance administrative authority of president (H.R. 4098), E1658 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Native Americans: enhance administrative authority of president (S. 2117), S11294 [25SE]

Texts of

S. 2117, Haskell Indian Nations University Administrative Systems Act, S11295 [25SE]

HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2117), S11294 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2117), S11294 [25SE]

Texts of

S. 2117, provisions, S11295 [25SE]

HASTERT, J. DENNIS (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

Articles and editorials

Gingrich on Medicare, Washington (DC) Times, E1551 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Parker, Representative: election to the Committee on Appropriations (House) (see H. Res. 382), H2316 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4503 [7MY]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H8094 [22JY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see H.R. 2974), H4397 [1MY]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H3658 [22AP]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H2124 [12MR]

———express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

———State funding for drug and violence prevention programs (see H.R. 4016), H11527 [27SE]

Employment: safety-sensitive functions relative to individuals that abuse controlled substances (see H.R. 4017), H9924 [2AU]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H1986 [7MR]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H2665 [21MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6285 [12JN]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10601 [18SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3070, 3160), H2665 [21MR], H2866 [26MR]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H4646 [8MY]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend to provide for community approval of tribal-State gambling compacts (see H.R. 1364), H922 [26JA]

Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749), H5817 [4JN]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1636 [29FE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5501 [22MY]

Medicare: treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H2559 [20MR]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779, 4233), H4303 [30AP], H11525 [27SE]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10236 [11SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H2714 [22MR]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]

Public broadcasting: promote financial self-sufficiency (see H.R. 2979), H1507 [28FE]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H3230 [29MR]

Railroads: implementation of exemptions to train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings (see H. Con. Res. 201), H8557 [25JY]

———improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H8248 [23JY]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3834), H7779 [17JY]

SEC: funding for reduction of fees (see H.R. 2972), H1636 [29FE]

Senior citizens: improvements relative to financial security (see H.R. 3125), H2558 [20MR]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H6915 [26JN]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4801 [9MY]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3786), H11527 [27SE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H5570 [23MY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2937), H1224 [1FE]

Conference reports

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (H.R. 3103), H9473-H9564 [31JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H11597 [28SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H12177 [30SE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10630 [19SE]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (H.R. 2508), H10840 [24SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, E1451 [1AU]

DEA: funding, H8164 [23JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7618 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7069 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8164 [23JY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H3626, H3627, H3628, H3630, H3631, H3632 [18AP], H7069 [27JN], H8164 [23JY]

Eximbank: funding, H5841 [5JN]

Federal contracts: promote competition through use of soft metric conversions, H8115 [23JY]

Firearms: prohibit illegal possession or discharge in public housing zones, H4706 [9MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5841 [5JN]

Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship (H.R. 1720), H10799 [24SE]

Health: medical savings account programs, H6135, H6138, H6139, H6140 [11JN], H6683 [20JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3096, H3132 [28MR], H6434 [18JN], H6683 [20JN], E1282 [12JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9709, H9794 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3031 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9785 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), motion to instruct conferees, H6135, H6138, H6139, H6140 [11JN]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3007 [28MR]

———legislative program, H1618, H1619 [29FE], H4102 [25AP]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4706 [9MY]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), H6449 [18JN]

Medicaid: reform, H6293 [13JN]

Medicare: reform, H6293 [13JN], E1551 [10SE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), H8115 [23JY]

Nelson, Leo: Elgin Cosmopolitan Club's Annual Distinguished Service Award recipient, E548 [16AP]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, H7618 [16JY]

Parker, Representative: election to the Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Res. 382), H2305 [14MR]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3007 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, E1451 [1AU]

Social Security: increase earnings limit, H3007 [28MR]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 353), H1152 [1FE]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8776 [30JY], E1889 [1OC]

Votes: position on missed, H1792 [7MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H670 [24JN], H6420 [17JN]

Reports filed

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3103) (H. Rept. 104-736), H9565 [31JY]

Tributes

Prutzman, Jim, E1226 [9JY]

HASTINGS, ALCEE L. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments offered by, to

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5818 [4JN]

Appointments

British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4438 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Business and industry: establish a commission to study employment and economic insecurity (see H.R. 3353), H4302 [30AP]

Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe (see H.R. 4199), H11394 [26SE]

Fry, Varian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3352), H4302 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H10524 [17SE]

Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (see H.R. 2795), H914 [25JA]

———labeling of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 2602), H3650 [18AP]

———price supports for milk (see H.R. 2597), H90 [3JA]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H11048 [24SE]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H5754 [30MY]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1325 [27FE]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H2122 [12MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1234 [9FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8248 [23JY]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5817 [4JN]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 140), H1636 [29FE]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3731 [23AP]

———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H10602 [18SE]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H9566 [31JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10721 [19SE]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H7475 [11JY]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H4397 [1MY]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H2316 [14MR]

Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H1775 [6MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416), H1226 [1FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 3346), H4109 [25AP]

Development Fund for Africa: funding (see H.R. 3638), H6413 [13JN]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 3735), H7106 [27JN]

Disasters: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H7154 [9JY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: authorization of loans and participation requirements relative to community development (see H.R. 3349), H4302 [30AP]

Firearms: encourage States to regulate certain handguns and gather information on guns used in crimes (see H.R. 4044), H10174 [10SE]

Florida: designate the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek and Rock Springs Run for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 3155), H5647 [29MY]

Germany: expand criteria by which Holocaust survivors may qualify for compensation (see H. Res. 501), H10525 [17SE]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H11396 [26SE]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H5647 [29MY]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477), H7475 [11JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H10040 [4SE]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1179), H1986 [7MR]

House of Representatives: transition for new Members (see H.R. 3544), H5646 [29MY]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H7533 [12JY]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H4801 [9MY]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491, 494), H8598 [26JY], H8982 [30JY]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H913 [25JA]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H4800 [9MY]

———establish a national resource center and clearinghouse relative to missing or exploited children (see H.R. 3238), H3386 [15AP]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1508 [28FE]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H6532 [19JN]

Liberia: impose sanctions on governments who violate the arms embargo or aid in the civil war, and bring war criminals to justice (see H.R. 4001), H9923 [2AU]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5288 [16MY]

———define and protect institution, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3396), H5501 [22MY]

Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 142), H1225 [1FE]

Medicare: hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10721 [19SE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H3650 [18AP]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H8982 [30JY]

Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 620), H2224 [13MR]

Motor vehicles: school bus safety (see H.R. 1884), H1636 [29FE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7107 [27JN]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H2320 [18MR]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

Native Americans: exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage BR deg.h3156 (see H.R. 3155), H5647 [29MY]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H7108 [27JN]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Radioactive substances: provide payments to individuals who were subjects of Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463), H1636 [29FE]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4397 [1MY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of expression (see H. Con. Res. 95), H4503 [7MY]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H7260 [10JY]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see H. Con. Res. 200), H9566 [31JY]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3387 [15AP]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3388 [15AP]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H1986 [7MR]

———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246), H1138 [31JA]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H3387 [15AP]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H187 [4JA]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244), H6117 [10JN]

———treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H3386 [15AP]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Veterans: priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2080), H1507 [28FE]

Virgin Islands: temporary absence of executive officials and priority payment of certain bonds and other obligations (see H.R. 3634), H6413 [13JN]

———transfer of management authority of Christiansted National Historic Site (see H.R. 3635), H6413 [13JN]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H3387 [15AP]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5173 [15MY]

Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1400), H1138 [31JA]

Weapons: detection and interception of weapons of mass destruction delivered by unconventional means (see H.R. 3729), H8095 [22JY]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H4397 [1MY]

———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see H.R. 941), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3510), H7533 [12JY]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H2713 [22MR]

Eulogies

Lieberfarb, Irving G.: by Irene Lieberfarb, E1317 [18JY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1474 [28FE], H1527, H1536 [29FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1474 [28FE]

AID: funding, H5863, H5864, H5865, H5866 [5JN]

Australia: condemn massacre of tourists in Tasmania, E674 [1MY]

Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of crash, E124 [1FE]

Courts: prosecution of individuals assisting terrorist organizations, H2178 [13MR]

Cuba: U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1287 [27FE], E240 [28FE]

Dept. of Education: bilingual education funding, H7326 [11JY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, H2086, H2087 [12MR]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), veto, H4156, H4158 [30AP]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7627 [16JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8184 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7326 [11JY]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5860 [5JN]

Federal employees: deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7627 [16JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2699 [22MR]

Florida: acquisition of land in Everglades Agricultural Area, H1536 [29FE]

———clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe (H.R. 4199), E1750 [27SE]

Foreign aid: reauthorize certain food aid programs that facilitate economic development for developing nations, H1527 [29FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5860, H5863, H5864, H5865, H5866, H5907 [5JN]

Fry, Varian: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3352), E1317 [18JY]

Gary, Willie: American Jewish Committee Learned Hand Award recipient, E216 [27FE]

House of Representatives: personal explanation, E1707 [26SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4606 [8MY]

———policy to provide safe and affordable housing, H4606 [8MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2533 [20MR]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5907 [5JN]

LSC: funding, H8184 [23JY]

Medicare: colorectal screening (H.R. 1046), E1140 [20JN]

Point of order, H7638 [16JY]

Refugees: Targeted Refugee Assistance Program funds distribution, H2533 [20MR]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, H6850 [26JN]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5607 [29MY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2178 [13MR]

Votes: personal explanation, E367 [14MR]

———position on missed, E1042 [10JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6114 [10JN]

Studies

Colorectal Cancer Screening: several medical organizations, E1140 [20JN]

Tributes

Lieberfarb, Irving G., E1317 [18JY]

Simpson, Dazelle D., E93 [25JA]

Stewart, Garland V., E1885 [1OC]

HASTINGS, DOC (a Representative from Washington)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Bureau of Reclamation: settlement with Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District (see H.R. 3777), H7260 [10JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide diagnostic and certification services to reduce diseases associated with salmonid family of fish (see H.R. 2908), H1137 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: exempt from metric system requirements relative to nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3164), H2866 [26MR]

Taxation: exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 4251), H11526 [27SE]

———treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River (see H.R. 3163), H2866 [26MR]

Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange with Chelan County, WA (see H.R. 3581), H5934 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: ensure contract sanctity (see H.R. 2557), H331 [5JA]

———maintain foreign market development programs (see H.R. 2950), H1224 [1FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5647 [29MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H6509 [18JN]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H6006 [6JN]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H11528 [27SE]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H8982 [30JY]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 2935), H1325 [27FE]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H7154 [9JY]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H10386 [12SE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H9925 [2AU]

Financial institutions: provide State credit union representation on the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1998), H2224 [13MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H11230 [25SE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H1325 [27FE]

Immigration: permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (see H.R. 2898), H1508 [28FE]

Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749), H4902 [10MY]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H7108 [27JN]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H11528 [27SE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5501 [22MY]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H8030 [18JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H8030 [18JY]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H11527 [27SE]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H774 [23JA]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6765 [25JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H1507 [28FE]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H10721 [19SE]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H2714 [22MR]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H5570 [23MY]

Pang, Martin: extradition from Brazil to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 132), H914 [25JA]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 3690), H10525 [17SE]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H10108 [5SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Snoqualmie National Forest: expand boundaries (see H.R. 3497), H5379 [21MY]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H10111 [9SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 4072), H10386 [12SE]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H4503 [7MY]

———treatment of transitional payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 3559), H5753 [30MY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H774 [23JA]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H2224 [13MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5185 [16MY], H7535 [16JY], H10527 [18SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2620 [21MR]

———Market Access Program funding, H6217 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6217 [12JN]

Bonneville Power Administration: energy exchange with hydro projects of the Columbia River relative to Federal fish protection measures, H8338 [24JY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12031 [28SE]

Columbia River: preserve and protect Hanford Reach area, H12031 [28SE]

———preserve and protect Hanford Reach area (H.R. 2292), H9965 [4SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5093 [15MY]

———Russian Reactor Conversion Program funding, H5093 [15MY]

Dept. of Energy: Environmental Management Program reform, H5093 [15MY]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2275), H2889 [27MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8338 [24JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2537 [20MR], H2620 [21MR]

———permanently bar entry into the U.S. for anyone who is caught entering the country illegally, H2537 [20MR]

Native Americans: revoke the Prairie Island Indian Community charter of incorporation (H.R. 3068), H5388 [22MY]

Taxation: treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River (H.R. 3163), H11630 [28SE]

Wenatchee National Forest: land exchange with Chelan County, WA (H.R. 2518), H9967 [4SE]

HATCH, ORRIN G. (a Senator from Utah)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S763, S835 [1FE], S993, S995, S999 [6FE], S1049 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8546, S8580 [23JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1779 [11MR], S2032, S2044, S2108, S2118 [14MR], S2173, S2204 [15MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8222 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5391, S5394 [20MY], S5462, S5465, S5500 [22MY], S5516, S5603 [23MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S3025, S3026 [27MR]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), S2622, S2688 [21MR]

Courts: improve operation and administration of Federal courts (S. 1887), S12320, S12384 [3OC]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S6937, S7041 [26JN]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S8777, S8871 [25JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), S12319, S12376 [3OC]

———prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (S. 982), S10865, S10887, S10888 [18SE]

———protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), S10864, S10865, S10884, S10885 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6450, S6535 [19JN], S6750 [24JN], S6896 [25JN], S7114, S7161, S7190, S7194, S7199 [27JN], S7255 [28JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10295, S10312, S10342 [11SE], S10393, S10501, S10506 [12SE]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S10708, S10721 [17SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8788, S8868, S8874, S8918 [25JY]

Health care professionals: extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (S. 2197), S12403 [3OC]

Patents: fairness in compensating owners (H.R. 632), S12320 [3OC]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2432 [20MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8222 [18JY]

Analyses

Child Pornography Prevention Act (S. 1237), S11842 [30SE]

Full Patent Term Preservation Act (S. 1540), S511 [26JA]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4650 [2MY]

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7160 [10JY]

Conferee: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, S4984 [13MY]

———H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, S8820 [25JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY]

———S. 735, Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act, S2734 [21MR]

Articles and editorials

Approve Snowbasin Swap, Salt Lake City (UT) Tribune, S4772 [7MY]

Bill Clinton Should Wait for Utah's Input, Ogden (UT) Standard-Examiner, S10828 [18SE]

Canyons of the Escalante, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, S10828 [18SE]

Clinton Administration's Continuing Retreat in the War on Drugs, John P. Walters and James F.X. O'Gara, Backgrounder (publication), S9021-S9024 [29JY]

Lets Get Off Dead Center on Utah Wilderness Debate, Salt Lake City (UT) Deseret News, S2778 [25MR]

Monument to Rashness, Salt Lake City (UT) Tribune, S10828 [18SE]

Repeal the Minimum Wage, Wall Street Journal, S4302 [29AP]

We Will Continue To Stand by Our Flag, Daniel A. Ludwig, American Legion Magazine, S3149 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (see S. 1606), S1855 [12MR]

Courts: travel expense reimbursements for appointees of an independent counsel (see S. 1622), S2192 [15MR]

Crime: efforts to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (see S. 1700), S4063 [24AP]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (see S. 2006), S9295 [31JY]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see S. 2040), S9554 [2AU]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see S. 1965), S8013 [17JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform (see S. 1665), S3311 [15AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see S. 1664), S3311 [15AP]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 2010), S9428 [1AU]

Music: licensing (see S. 1619), S2192 [15MR]

NIH: establish National Center for Pain Research (see S. 1955), S7887 [16JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: improve applications, commercial use, and reexamination reform of patents (see S. 1961), S7887 [16JY]

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see S. 1540), S492 [26JA]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 1954), S7887 [16JY]

Sports: clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of professional teams (see S. 1767), S5191 [16MY]

Supreme Court: extend authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police (see S. 2100), S11090 [20SE]

Taxation: extend certain tax provisions (see S. 1568), S1180 [9FE]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see S. 2047), S9555 [2AU]

———treatment of research activities relative to an existing business component (see S. 1914), S7179 [27JN]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (see S. 1961), S7887 [16JY]

Utah: establish additional locations for the holding of district court (see S. 1666), S3311 [15AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see S. 1561), S915 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abbas, Mohammed: extradition to the U.S. (see S. Res. 253), S4425 [30AP]

Agriculture: allow interstate distribution of State-inspected meat (see S. 1862), S6082 [11JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (see S. 1541), S743 [1FE]

———provide livestock feed assistance for certain producers (see S. 1743), S5500 [22MY]

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S2104 [14MR]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see S. 773), S10556 [13SE]

———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see S. 968), S9161 [30JY]

Bankruptcy: treatment of executory contracts and unexpired leases (see S. 2059), S10075 [9SE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Business and industry: hiring of certain individuals whose sole purpose of seeking employment is union organizing and representation (see S. 1925), S7302 [28JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

China, People's Republic of: proposed missile tests (see S. Con. Res. 43), S2198 [15MR]

Courts: improve operation and administration of Federal courts (see S. 1887), S6517 [19JN]

———limit authority of judicial remedies to force State and local governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (see S. 1817), S5567 [23MY]

———provide uniform standards for the award of punitive damages for volunteer services (see S. 1618), S2101 [14MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1890), S6517 [19JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52), S3792 [22AP]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (see S. 2007), S9295 [31JY]

———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (see S. 1612), S1969 [13MR]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S1869 [12MR]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see S. 1854), S6013 [10JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S6612 [20JN]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629), S2422 [20MR]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see S. 1918), S7179 [27JN]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S313 [23JA]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S919 [6FE]

Health: obstetrician-gynecologist services relative to Federal health care laws (see S. Res. 85), S2867 [26MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S5866 [5JN]

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: arrest and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes (see S. Res. 270), S6726 [24JN]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S2104 [14MR]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see S. 2101), S11090 [20SE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Medicare: reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see S. 863), S10428 [12SE]

Monuments and memorials: require compliance with certain environmental acts and an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (see S. 2150), S11540 [27SE]

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 311), S12303 [3OC]

National Baseball Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1278 [20FE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S4980 [13MY]

National Commission on Medicare Reform: establish (see S. 1856), S6082 [11JN]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1731), S7416 [8JY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 295), S10837 [18SE]

National Museum of the American Indian: inventory and repatriation of certain Native American artifacts (see S. 1970), S9968 [5SE]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S7028 [26JN]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1487), S7190 [27JN]

Tariff: epoxide resins (see S. 1781), S6104 [11JN]

———injection molding machines (see S. 1782), S6104 [11JN]

———semi-manufactured gold (see S. 1783), S6104 [11JN]

Taxation: deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see S. 1741), S4937 [9MY]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see S. 2086), S10684 [17SE]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see S. 1988), S8636 [24JY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see S. Res. 290), S10426 [12SE]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see S. Res. 233), S11558 [27SE]

Cloture motions

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2795 [25MR], S2924 [27MR]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1678 [11MR], S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6848 [25JN], S7225 [28JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1344 [27FE], S1406 [29FE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11451 [26SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4160 [25AP], S4308 [29AP], S4610 [2MY]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7297 [28JN], S7612 [10JY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4672 [3MY], S4723 [6MY], S4781 [7MY], S4816, S4819 [8MY], S4920 [9MY]

Conference reports

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (S. 735): correction, S5502 [22MY]

Histories

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (H.R. 2202), S11839 [30SE]

Letters

Alexandr Lebed comments relative to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: several Senators, S7300 [28JN]

Defense of Marriage Act: Herma Hill Kay, S10079 [9SE]

Dept. of Justice custody of St. Elizabeth's Hospital patients found not guilty by reason of insanity: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S12296 [3OC]

Designate certain Utah lands as wilderness: C. Booth Wallentine, Utah Farm Bureau Federation, S2780 [25MR]

———Janet Cannon, Utah State Office of Education, S2780 [25MR]

———Linda Parkinson and Paula M. Plant, S2780 [25MR]

———Melvin R. Brown and R. Lane Beattie, S2779 [25MR]

———Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, S2778 [25MR]

———several elected Utah officials, S2776 [25MR]

Dispute settlement system for antidumping and countervailing duties under NAFTA: by, S12038 [30SE]

Economic Espionage Act: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S12214 [2OC]

Executive Office of the President's acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials: by, Committee on the Judicary (Senate), S6655 [21JN]

GATT implementation relative to generic drug industry: C. Everett Koop, S7120 [27JN]

———William E. Brock III, Brock Group, Ltd., S7120 [27JN]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: by, S10829 [18SE]

———several Utah elected officials, S10829 [18SE]

———Utah Public Education Coalition, S10830 [18SE]

Medical procedures patents: by, S11843, S11844, S11845, S11847 [30SE]

———Jennifer Hillman, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, S11843 [30SE]

———John R. Kirk, Jr., ABA, S11846 [30SE]

Release of documents relative to investigation of termination of employees of the White House Travel Office: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S10307, S10318 [11SE]

Snowbasin Ski Area, UT, land exchange: Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, S4772 [7MY]

Lists

Examples of Arkansas patents granted extensions under GATT, S7119 [27JN]

Memorandums

Government Reimbursement for Private Counsel of Terminated Employees of the White House Travel Office: Faith Burton, Dept. of Justice, S10308 [11SE]

Response to Internal White House Travel Office Management Review: David Watkins, Executive Office of the President, S10302-S10305 [11SE]

Motions offered by

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3447, S3450, S3456 [17AP]

Petitions and memorials

Utah: designation of certain lands as wilderness, S2779 [25MR]

Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration: designation of certain lands as wilderness, S2780 [25MR]

Press releases

Designate Certain Utah Lands as Wilderness: Senator Bradley, S2773 [25MR]

Drug Use Rises Again in 1995 Among American Teens: University of Michigan, S9020 [29JY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11354 [26SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S1004, S1049, S1052 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8546 [23JY], S8607 [24JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1941, S1944, S1946, S1953, S1954, S1955 [13MR], S2031, S2032, S2044 [14MR], S2173 [15MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11838-S11848, S11916 [30SE]

Armed Forces: participation in law enforcement activities relative to chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction, S3373 [16AP]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (S. 1606), S1862-S1864 [12MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (S. Res. 241), S3252 [15AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5659 [3JN], S5792 [5JN], S5877, S5878, S5880, S5884, S5894, S5895, S5900, S5903 [6JN]

———deficit, S5792 [5JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9394 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8510 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5488 [22MY]

———treatment of sale of Government assets, S5488 [22MY]

Business and industry: relocation to foreign countries to avoid certain income taxes, S9545 [2AU]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2770, S2772, S2773, S2777, S2778, S2781, S2790 [25MR], S2920, S2924 [27MR]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, S3253-S3255 [15AP], S3340-S3345 [16AP]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1567, S1571 [6MR]

———funding (S. Res. 246), S3454 [17AP]

Congressional Record: correction, S5501 [22MY]

Correctional institutions: protect constitutional rights of inmates, S12054-S12056 [1OC]

———treatment of prisoners, S5706 [4JN]

Courts: appointment of Federal judges, S1161-S1163 [9FE], S2790-S2792 [25MR], S3177-S3181 [29MR]

———evaluation of President Clinton's judicial appointments, S4009-S4011 [24AP], S5903, S5904 [6JN]

———limitations on punitive damage awards, S11363-S11365 [26SE]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2379 [20MR]

———reform habeas corpus procedures, S3151 [28MR], S3352, S3378 [16AP], S3446 [17AP], S4716 [6MY], S5904 [6JN]

———transfer of persons found not guilty by reason of insanity from St. Elizabeths Hospital to the custody of the Dept. of Justice, S12295 [3OC]

———travel expense reimbursements for appointees of an independent counsel (S. 1622), S2197 [15MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), S6942 [26JN]

———efforts to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (S. 1700), S4065 [24AP]

———Federal penalties for carjacking (H.R. 3676), S11027 [19SE]

———inclusion of rape committed during a carjacking within the definition of ``serious bodily injury'' for purposes of sentencing (S. 2006), S9299 [31JY], S10892 [18SE], S11027 [19SE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S12054-S12056 [1OC]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (S. 2040), S9593 [2AU]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), S12377 [3OC]

———possession of dangerous pathogens, S666 [31JA]

———protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), S12214 [2OC]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1498 [5MR]

DEA: Rocky Mountain Division funding, S10185 [10SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), S3252 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6452 [19JN], S6593, S6595 [20JN], S7117, S7119, S7120, S7122, S7125, S7164 [27JN]

———military support for civilian sporting events, S7164 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (S. 1624), S5458 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10654 [17SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10185 [10SE], S10256, S10302, S10305, S10309, S10315, S10316, S10317, S10318 [11SE], S10351, S10353, S10394 [12SE]

Domestic policy: civil rights policy reform, S3253-S3255 [15AP]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S361 [25JA], S1666 [11MR], S9016, S9024 [29JY]

Drugs: international narcotics control funding, S8835 [25JY]

———penalties relative to flunitrazepan and ketamine hydrochloride, S10394 [12SE]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S8015 [17JY], S10717 [17SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6782, S6784 [25JN]

———tribute to the National Student/Parent Mock Elections, S12288 [3OC]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S9992, S9994, S10003 [6SE], S10132 [10SE]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, S7627 [10JY]

FDA: reform, S8607 [24JY]

———review of generic drug applications, S8546 [23JY]

Firearms: increase the statute of limitations for certain offenses, S3433, S3434, S3435 [17AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, S3149 [28MR]

Food stamps: use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements, S1049, S1052 [7FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8835 [25JY]

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices, S2173 [15MR]

GATT: implementation relative to generic drug industry, S3134 [28MR], S3574 [18AP], S6593, S6595 [20JN], S7117, S7119, S7120, S7122, S7125 [27JN]

Gibbons, John: privilege of the floor, S1940 [13MR]

Government: improve regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products (S. 1477), S11961 [30SE], S12053 [1OC]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7449, S7450, S7451 [9JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, S9545 [2AU]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: designate certain lands, S10827 [18SE]

Greene, Howard O., Jr.: tribute (S. Res. 293), S10658 [17SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S3340 [16AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9521, S9523 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3544, S3569, S3574, S3578 [18AP], S4004 [24AP]

Health care professionals: extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (S. 2197), S12320 [3OC]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), S3134 [28MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, S11838-S11840 [30SE], S12294, S12295 [3OC]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11491, S11504 [27SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3346 [16AP], S4301, S4303, S4306 [29AP], S4490, S4491, S4492 [1MY], S4608 [2MY]

———asylum reform, S11491 [27SE]

———detention and deportation of criminal aliens relative to the Witness Protection Program, S12294, S12295 [3OC]

———reform the temporary agricultural workers program, S4303 [29AP]

INS: establish Office of Enforcement of Employer Sanctions, S4491, S4492 [1MY]

———treatment of student visas, S4608 [2MY]

Insurance: define fixed and variable rate interest relative to deduction on pre-existing life insurance contracts, S9521 [2AU]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 1718), S10835 [18SE]

Japan: negotiate Semiconductor Trade Agreement, S6452 [19JN]

Kessler, Elizabeth: privilege of the floor, S1940 [13MR]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4815, S4834, S4835 [8MY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S7479 [9JY]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities, S6782, S6784 [25JN]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, S1941, S1944, S1946, S1953 [13MR]

———study of Federal law enforcement agencies, S3469 [17AP]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (S. 2010), S9432 [1AU]

Lebed, Alexandr: comments relative to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, S7299 [28JN]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S10076 [9SE]

McCaffrey, Barry R.: nomination to be Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, S1426 [29FE]

Minimum wage: impact of increase on nursing home industry, S7449, S7450 [9JY]

———level, S4301 [29AP], S4720, S4721 [6MY], S4834, S4835 [8MY]

Montezuma Creek, UT: health care facility funding, S11916 [30SE]

Murphy, Patrick: privilege of the floor, S9016 [29JY]

Music: licensing (S. 1619), S2192-S2194 [15MR]

NIH: establish National Center for Pain Research (S. 1955), S7888 [16JY]

———revise and extend certain programs (S. 1897), S11399 [26SE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: deny congressional approval relative to effect on milk prices, S1004 [7FE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, S2031, S2032 [14MR]

O'Gara, James: privilege of the floor, S1940 [13MR]

O'Neill, Michael: privilege of the floor, S1940 [13MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (H.R. 3460), S7900 [16JY]

———improve applications, commercial use, and reexamination reform of patents (S. 1961), S7897-S7900 [16JY]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures, S11842-S11848 [30SE]

———restore the proper term of patent protection (S. 1540), S510 [26JA], S7899 [16JY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, S4834, S4835 [8MY]

Pornography: amend laws relative to child pornography, S11840-S11842 [30SE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), S3134 [28MR]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, S10654 [17SE]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2615 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9394 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8510 [23JY]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (S. 1954), S7888 [16JY]

Refugees: exemptions relative to migration and false documentation, S4490 [1MY]

Rios, Christina: privilege of the floor, S4718 [6MY]

Schlesinger, Steven: privilege of the floor, S1940 [13MR]

Senate: legislative program, S11504 [27SE]

———tribute to retiring Senators, S11957 [30SE], S12121-S12123 [1OC]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S5792 [5JN], S5878, S5880, S5884, S5896 [6JN]

Sports: clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of professional teams (S. 1767), S5191 [16MY]

Supreme Court: extend authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police (S. 2100), S11092 [20SE]

Tax Freedom Day: observance, S4801 [7MY]

Taxation: extend certain tax provisions (S. 1568), S1182 [9FE]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (S. 2047), S9607 [2AU]

———rates, S4801 [7MY]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (S. 1988), S8642 [24JY]

———treatment of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S10256 [11SE]

Telecommunications: authorizing emergency wiretaps, S3456, S3457, S3467 [17AP]

———authorizing roving or multipoint wiretaps, S3437, S3438 [17AP]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S707 [1FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), S3151 [28MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3352, S3355, S3359, S3365, S3370, S3373, S3378 [16AP], S3429, S3431, S3433, S3434, S3435, S3437, S3438, S3446, S3449, S3456, S3457, S3459, S3467, S3469, S3475, S3477 [17AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report—motion to recommit, S3381 [16AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S3466 [17AP]

———treatment of distribution of information relative to the making of explosive materials, S3449 [17AP]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (S. 1961), S7897-S7900 [16JY]

Utah: designate additional lands for Goshute Indian Reservation (H.R. 2464), S11050 [19SE]

———designate certain lands as wilderness, S2770, S2772, S2773, S2778, S2781, S2790 [25MR], S2920, S2924 [27MR]

———establish additional locations for the holding of district court (S. 1666), S3311 [15AP]

———land exchange at Snowbasin Ski Area (H.R. 2402), S4770-S4773 [7MY]

———Pioneer Day observance, S8634 [24JY]

———statehood anniversary, S36 [4JA]

White House Travel Office: refer matter of individuals terminated from employment to Court of Federal Claims, S10302, S10305, S10309, S10315, S10316, S10317, S10318 [11SE], S10351, S10353 [12SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment, S10302, S10305, S10309, S10315, S10316, S10317, S10318 [11SE], S10351, S10353 [12SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4717, S4718, S4720, S4721 [6MY], S4775, S4777, S4778, S4779, S4780 [7MY], S4815, S4834, S4835, S4837 [8MY], S7627, S7628 [10JY]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (S. 1561), S914 [6FE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Yugoslavia: Senate delegation visit to the countries that comprise the former Yugoslavian Republics, S3750-S3752 [22AP]

Reports

Drug-Related Hospital Emergency Department Episodes: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, S9019 [29JY]

Losing Ground Against Drugs—A Report on Increasing Illicit Drug Use and National Drug Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) Majority Staff, S8835 [25JY], S9018 [29JY]

Political Spending by Organized Labor—Background and Current Issues: Joseph E. Cantor, Congressional Research Service, S6783 [25JN]

Senate Delegation Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina: by, S6404-S6407 [18JN]

Setting the Course—A National Drug Strategy: Task Force on National Drug Policy, S9019 [29JY]

Reports filed

Activities of the 103d Congress: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-343), S9294 [31JY]

Allow Probation and Pretrial Services Court Officers To Carry Weapons: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1474), S4617 [2MY]

American Foreign Service Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 217), S4189 [25AP]

Bankruptcy Treatment of Single Asset Real Estate: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1559), S6223 [13JN]

Child Pornography Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1237), S9158 [30JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1237) (S. Rept. 104-358), S9742 [3SE]

Copyright Term Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 483) (S. Rept. 104-315), S7670 [10JY]

Dept. of Justice Compilation and Publishing of Data on Hate Crimes: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624), S4189 [25AP]

Economic Espionage Prevention: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1556) (S. Rept. 104-359), S9742 [3SE]

Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 104-272), S5093 [15MY]

False Statements Penalty Restoration Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1734), S8468 [22JY]

Federal Court Operation and Administration Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1887) (S. Rept. 104-366), S10075 [9SE]

Federal Employee Representation Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 782), S1516 [5MR]

Generic Drug Industry Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1277) (S. Rept. 104-394), S12125 [1OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 219), S1516 [5MR]

Hate Crimes Statistics Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624) (S. Rept. 104-269), S4972 [13MY]

Immigration Admission Policies Reform: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1665) (S. Rept. 104-250), S3311 [15AP]

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1664) (S. Rept. 104-249), S3311 [15AP]

Improve Operation and Administration of Federal Courts: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1887), S9158 [30JY]

Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2980), S5566 [23MY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1952) (S. Rept. 104-369), S10600 [16SE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Amendments: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1952), S9428 [1AU]

National Character Counts Week: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 226), S6223 [13JN]

National Information Infrastructure Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 982), S9554 [2AU]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 982) (S. Rept. 104-357), S9742 [3SE]

Nomination of Alan A. Flanigan To Be Deputy Director for Supply Reduction of the Office of National Drug Control Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11033 [19SE]

Nomination of Ann D. Montgomery To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2101 [14MR]

Nomination of Arthur Gajarsa To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7179 [27JN]

Nomination of Barry R. McCaffrey To Be Director of National Drug Control Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1455 [29FE]

Nomination of Charles N. Clevert, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4190 [25AP]

Nomination of Colleen Kollar-Kotelly To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11033 [19SE]

Nomination of Dean D. Pregerson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4937 [9MY]

Nomination of Donald W. Molloy To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4190 [25AP]

Nomination of Edmund A. Sargus, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4937 [9MY]

Nomination of Eric L. Clay To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4190 [25AP]

Nomination of Frank R. Zapata To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7179 [27JN]

Nomination of Gary A. Fenner To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2101 [14MR]

Nomination of Glenn D. Cunningham To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4617 [2MY]

Nomination of J. Rene Josey To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5566 [23MY]

Nomination of James P. Jones To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2101 [14MR]

Nomination of Joan B. Gottschall To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7179 [27JN]

Nomination of John R. Lacey to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4617 [2MY]

Nomination of Joseph A. Greenaway To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2101 [14MR]

Nomination of Lawrence E. Kahn To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7179 [27JN]

Nomination of Margaret M. Morrow To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7179 [27JN]

Nomination of Mary Ann Vial Lemmon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4937 [9MY]

Nomination of Nanette K. Laughrey To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4190 [25AP]

Nomination of Nina Gershon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4937 [9MY]

Nomination of Robert L. Hinkle To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7179 [27JN]

Nomination of Susan Oki Mollway To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4190 [25AP]

Nomination of W. Craig Broadwater To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4937 [9MY]

Nomination of Walker D. Miller To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4937 [9MY]

Nomination of William A. Fletcher To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5443 [21MY]

Omnibus Property Rights Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 605) (S. Rept. 104-239), S1682 [11MR]

Penalties for Escaping From Federal Prison: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1533), S6223 [13JN]

Prevention of Economic Espionage: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1556), S9158 [30JY]

Relief of Benchmark Rail Group, Inc.: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 419), S6223 [13JN]

Relief of Nathan V. Vance: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 966), S4189 [25AP]

Relief of Nguyen Quy An and Nguyen Ngoc Kim Quy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 389), S11033 [19SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Utah Public Education Coalition, S10830 [18SE]

Recognition of Gay Marriages and Rights: Central Conference of American Rabbis, S10078 [9SE]

———Union of American Hebrew Congregations, S10078 [9SE]

Snowbasin Ski Area, UT, land exchange: Ogden, UT, City Council, S4772 [7MY]

———Utah Legislature, S4772 [7MY]

Statements

Community Policing Programs: Thomas F. Lewcock, S1942-S1944 [13MR]

GATT Implementation Relative to Generic Drug Industry: by, S3134 [28MR]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Utah Public Education Coalition, S10830 [18SE]

Tribute to Thomas R. Burke: David Durenberger, S8150 [18JY]

———George J. Mitchell, S8150 [18JY]

Summaries

Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act (H.R. 4137), S12377 [3OC]

Federal Gang Violence Act (S. 1700), S4067 [24AP]

National Drug Control Policy Findings, S9018 [29JY]

Tax Provision Extension (S. 1568), S1184 [9FE]

U.S. Intellectual Property Organization (S. 1961), S7900 [16JY]

Testimonies

Defense of Marriage Act: David Saperstein, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, S10076-S10078 [9SE]

Texts of

S. 1540, Full Patent Term Preservation Act, S511 [26JA]

S. 1568, tax provision extension, S1182-S1184 [9FE]

S. 1606, Biological Agents Enhanced Penalties and Control Act, S1864 [12MR]

S. 1619, Music Licensing Reform Act, S2194 [15MR]

S. 1666, additional locations for the holding of district court in Utah, S3312 [15AP]

S. 1700, Federal Gang Violence Act, S4066 [24AP]

S. 1914, tax treatment of research activities relative to an existing business component, S7187 [27JN]

S. 1955, National Center for Pain Research Act, S7889 [16JY]

S. 1965, Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act, S8017-S8021 [17JY]

S. 2006, Carjacking Correction Act, S11028 [19SE]

S. 2040, Drug-Induced Rape Prevention Act, S9594 [2AU]

S. 2047, modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans, S9608 [2AU]

Tributes

Burke, Thomas R., S8150, S8151 [18JY]

Dole, Senator, S6048 [11JN]

Gould, Morton, S1666 [11MR]

Harris, Bernice, S4616 [2MY]

Simon, Senator, S5792 [5JN]

HATE CRIMES STATISTICS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (S. 1624), S2328, S2329 [19MR], S5458 [21MY]

Reports filed

Dept. of Justice Compilation and Publishing of Data on Hate Crimes: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624), S4189 [25AP]

Hate Crimes Statistics Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624) (S. Rept. 104-269), S4972 [13MY]

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624) (S. Rept. 104-269), S4972 [13MY]

Texts of

S. 1624, Dept. of Justice compilation and publication of data on hate crimes, S5459 [21MY]

HATFIELD, MARK O. (a Senator from Oregon)

Amendments

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (S. 1636), S7201, S7216 [27JN]

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S758, S759, S760 [1FE], S974, S976 [6FE], S1150 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8615, S8645 [24JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1670, S1671, S1678, S1684 [11MR], S2057, S2119, S2123 [14MR], S2169, S2182, S2203, S2206 [15MR], S2332 [19MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8344, S8349, S8377, S8378 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5322, S5384 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6614, S6615 [20JN], S6898 [25JN], S6918, S7035 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10530, S10531, S10532, S10559 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10336 [11SE], S10360, S10477, S10491 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9129, S9130, S9131, S9147, S9162 [30JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9916 [5SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9056, S9076 [29JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8781, S8849, S8869, S8874, S8921, S8922 [25JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4342 [29AP], S4435 [30AP], S4457, S4519 [1MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9063, S9077 [29JY]

Oregon: designate certain lands as wilderness (S. 1662), S9611 [2AU]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8344, S8349, S8377, S8378 [19JY]

Analyses

Bonneville Power Administration Debt Refinancing Agreement at Prevailing Interest Rates and Payment of Refinancing Fee to U.S. Treasury, S2183-S2186 [15MR]

Oregon Resource Conservation Act (S. 1662), S9658 [2AU]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR]

———H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8964 [26JY]

———H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY]

———H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8070 [18JY]

———H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9957 [5SE]

———H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY]

———H.R. 3754, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S9118 [30JY]

———H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, S9115 [30JY]

———H.R. 3845, District of Columbia appropriations, S8829 [25JY]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission, S566 [30JA]

U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, S1678 [11MR]

Articles and editorials

Dietary Calcium and Low Blood Pressure—We Can All Benefit, David A. McCarron, Journal of the American Medical Association, S4365 [29AP]

Extraordinary Hearing Grips Senators, Witnesses, and Observers, Washington Fax (publication), S12041 [30SE]

Hats Off to Mark Hatfield, S8489 [22JY]

Willy Not Free, But Mending, Donald S. Olson, New York (NY) Times, S9422 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report corrections (see S.J. Res. 53), S4317 [29AP]

Budget: making certain appropriations and rescissions (see S. 1594), S1598 [6MR]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see S. 1944), S7762 [11JY]

Health: improve and expand clinical research programs (see S. 1534), S492 [26JA]

Irrigation: complete construction, establish boundaries, and prepare water management plan for Umatilla Basin Project (see S. 1986), S8636 [24JY]

James A. Redden Federal Courthouse, Medford, OR: designate (see S. 1875), S6225 [13JN]

Local government: flexibility in administration of Federal programs (see S. 2166), S11972 [30SE]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1577), S1345 [27FE]

Native Americans: nullify the supplemental treaty between the U.S. and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon (see S. 2102), S11090 [20SE]

Oregon: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 1662), S3216 [29MR]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see S. 2045), S9555 [2AU]

Taxation: permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (see S. 1663), S3216 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Appropriations: making continuing (see S.J. Res. 63), S11169 [24SE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

``Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate, 129th Anniversary, 1867-1996'': authorize printing (see S. Res. 320), S12303 [3OC]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 282), S8636 [24JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see S. 2108), S11169 [24SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2830 [25MR]

Families and domestic relations: reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (see S. 1716), S4317 [29AP]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see S. 1669), S5692 [3JN]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S313 [23JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S5649 [24MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 1233), S4807 [7MY]

Israel: extend U.S. free trade agreement to West Bank and Gaza Strip (see S. 1469), S589 [31JA]

Kennedy, J. Keith: tribute (see S. Res. 208), S30 [3JA]

Lebanon: restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports (see S. Res. 202), S2659 [21MR]

Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see S. 2147), S11540 [27SE]

Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see S. 1892), S8556 [23JY]

Medical Education Trust Fund: establish (see S. 1870), S10609 [16SE]

Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 1963), S10329 [11SE]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see S. 2031), S9968 [5SE]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see S. Res. 250), S6243 [13JN]

Mongolia: elections (see S. Res. 276), S7676 [10JY]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1731), S6533 [19JN]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

NIH: revise and extend certain programs (see S. 1897), S6662 [21JN]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 1954), S8868 [25JY]

Senior citizens: expand the availability of qualified organizations for frail elderly community projects (see S. 990), S559 [30JA]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 1715), S4316 [29AP]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see S. 2086), S10684 [17SE]

———treatment of certain corporate stock liquidations relative to charitable donations (see S. 2141), S12000 [30SE]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (see S. 1636; H.R. 3134), S2646 [21MR], H2664 [21MR]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1678 [11MR], S1900 [12MR], S1932 [13MR], S2036 [14MR]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2259 [18MR], S2385 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (S. 1894), S7743 [11JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1303 [23FE], S1339, S1344 [27FE], S1406, S1407 [29FE], S1511 [5MR], S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11451 [26SE]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4922 [9MY], S4993 [14MY]

Letters

Clinical research programs improvement and expansion: Veronica Catanese, American Federation for Clinical Research, S504 [26JA]

Emergency salvage timber sale program: Charles R. Calica, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, S4183 [25AP]

International family planning programs funding: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, S2050 [14MR]

Oregon public welfare demonstration projects: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S2169 [15MR]

Oregon Resource Conservation Act: James R. Lyons, Dept. of Agriculture, S9657 [2AU]

———Vera Katz and Mike Lindberg, S9657 [2AU]

Public welfare programs reform: Gary Weeks, Oregon Dept. of Human Resources, S9401 [1AU]

Small business regulatory process reform: Sandy Cutler, Oregon Small Business Development Center Network, S9606 [2AU]

Lists

Continuing appropriations (H.R. 3019): amendments, S1966 [13MR]

Organizations endorsing Peace Tax Fund (S. 1663), S3228 [29MR]

Supporters of S. 1534, clinical research programs improvement and expansion, S504 [26JA]

We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition: Lincoln High School team roster, S4400 [30AP]

———list of 1996 winners, S4401 [30AP]

Memorandums

Oregon Public Welfare Demonstration Projects, S2169 [15MR]

Motions offered by

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9141 [30JY]

Remarks by, on

ACDA: anniversary, S11448 [26SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3051 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S861 [1FE], S1005 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8603, S8604 [24JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9275 [31JY]

AID: funding for family planning programs, S884 [6FE], S4388 [30AP]

American Folklife Center: funding, S9063 [29JY]

Amtrak: funding, S10782 [18SE]

———privatization study, S10784 [18SE]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2954 [27MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 170), S3195, S3197 [29MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), S401, S436, S440, S445 [26JA], S884 [6FE]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1669, S1673, S1678 [11MR], S1851, S1852 [12MR], S1957, S1959, S1960, S1966 [13MR], S2008, S2021, S2028, S2029, S2030, S2040, S2044, S2045, S2046, S2050, S2054 [14MR], S2169, S2170, S2177, S2182, S2186 [15MR], S2232 [18MR], S2281, S2284, S2285, S2286, S2300, S2309 [19MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4156, S4161, S4162, S4174 [25AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report corrections (S.J. Res. 53), S4388 [30AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11817, S11857, S11858, S11883, S11884 [30SE]

Aviation: airport security research funding, S9130 [30JY]

———Mid-America Aviation Resource Consortium funding, S9284 [31JY]

Billings, MT: Shiloh Interchange project funding, S9282 [31JY]

Birmingham, AL: Southern Women in Public Service conference, S4949 [9MY]

Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to U.S. Treasury, S2182 [15MR]

———use of renewable energy resources and promotion of energy conservation, S9102 [30JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5888 [6JN]

———making certain appropriations and rescissions (S. 1594), S1638 [7MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9401, S9402 [1AU]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5488 [22MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2909 [27MR]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, S11443 [26SE]

Christian Aid Ministries Disaster Response Service: tribute, S3412 [16AP]

Clark County, NV: bus and bus facility funding, S9131 [30JY]

Coast Guard: vessel traffic service system funding, S9284 [31JY]

———vessel traffic service systems development funding, S9130 [30JY]

Columbia River: deepening of the deep-draft channel, S7718 [11JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize, S11883 [30SE]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), S7718 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6919, S6980, S6982 [26JN], S7285 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S8067 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: renewable energy programs funding, S10623 [17SE]

Dept. of HHS: additional funding to Office of Inspector General, S440 [26JA]

Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (S. 1183), S12006 [30SE]

Dept. of Transportation: Advanced Technology Transit Bus funding, S9283 [31JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9118, S9126, S9129, S9130, S9131, S9132, S9141, S9142, S9145, S9146, S9147, S9148, S9149 [30JY], S9267, S9278, S9282, S9283, S9284, S9288 [31JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, S10777, S10779, S10782, S10783, S10784 [18SE]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease, S12041 [30SE]

Ecology and environment: protect scenic highways from water erosion, S9148 [30JY]

Education: funding, S445 [26JA], S1673 [11MR]

———regional educational laboratories funding, S2286 [19MR]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S10133 [10SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, S10623 [17SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1959), S9102 [30JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10777 [18SE]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, S1512 [5MR], S2045, S2046, S2050, S2054 [14MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S10912 [19SE]

Floods: disaster assistance to Pacific Northwestern States, S1851, S1852 [12MR]

———prevention project at Devils Lake, ND, S1678 [11MR], S4174 [25AP]

Florida: Gainesville-Alachua Regional Airport radar upgrade, S9283, S9284 [31JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries, S8783 [25JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8783 [25JY]

Foreign trade: regulations relative to shipping of edible fats, oils, and greases, S9147 [30JY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program, S2008, S2021 [14MR], S4180 [25AP]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7441 [9JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S436 [26JA]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (S. 1944), S7764 [11JY]

Health: human fetal tissue transplantation research practices, S445 [26JA]

———improve and expand clinical research programs, S12041 [30SE]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (S. 1534), S502-S504 [26JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3607 [18AP]

Hood River, OR: intermodal project funding, S10784 [18SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, S11884 [30SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4613 [2MY]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums, S3607 [18AP]

Irrigation: complete construction, establish boundaries, and prepare water management plan for Umatilla Basin Project (S. 1986), S8639 [24JY], S12280 [3OC]

James A. Redden Federal Courthouse, Medford, OR: designate (S. 1875), S6236 [13JN]

Kennedy, J. Keith: tribute (S. Res. 208), S28 [3JA]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S7615 [10JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9063, S9068 [29JY]

Library of Congress: appointment and responsibilities of deputy librarian, S9068 [29JY]

Local government: flexibility in administration of Federal programs (S. 2166), S11980 [30SE]

LSC: payment for attorney's fees and expenses relative to certain actions, S2029 [14MR]

Marion County, OR: tribute to Buddy Bears for Abused Children Program, S7789 [11JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S10115 [10SE]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, S10115 [10SE]

Medicare: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S2044 [14MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3815 [23AP]

Michigan: transit projects funding, S9132 [30JY], S9282 [31JY]

Minimum wage: level, S7441 [9JY]

National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials: Agency Award of Merit in Housing and Community Development recipients, S11447 [26SE]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission: authorizing appropriations (S. 1577), S1353 [27FE]

Native Americans: nullify the supplemental treaty between the U.S. and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon (S. 2102), S11092 [20SE]

NIH: establish National Fund for Health Research, S6665 [21JN], S12041 [30SE]

———establish Office for Rare Disease Research, S6665 [21JN]

———revise and extend certain programs (S. 1897), S6665 [21JN], S12041 [30SE]

Nuclear weapons: allow underground testing under limited conditions, S6980, S6982 [26JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, S2040 [14MR]

Ohio: bus and bus facility funding, S9131 [30JY]

Oklahoma City, OK: transportation system funding, S10783 [18SE]

Oregon: anniversary of the Oregon Symphony, S5867 [5JN]

———designate certain lands as wilderness (S. 1662), S3223 [29MR], S9649, S9654, S9658, S9659 [2AU]

———participation in cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington, S6919 [26JN]

———tribute to Meadowwood Springs Speech and Hearing Camp, S7323 [28JN]

Oregon Coast Aquarium: tribute, S9422 [1AU]

Oregon Public Broadcasting: eligibility for Public Television Demonstration Program grants, S1005 [7FE]

Oregon Treaty: sesquicentennial, S6106 [11JN]

Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive choice, S445 [26JA]

Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4400, S4401 [30AP]

———tribute to Metro Washington Park Zoo, S4367 [29AP]

Portland State University: anniversary, S1278 [20FE]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2616 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: Oregon demonstration projects, S2169, S2170 [15MR]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9401, S9402 [1AU]

Railroads: closure of rail-highway crossings, S9142, S9145 [30JY]

———infrastructure and safety improvement loan guarantees, S9146 [30JY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program, S9267 [31JY]

Rowe, Jonelle: privilege of the floor, S9265 [31JY]

Rural areas: Grants to Broadcasting Systems Program eligibility requirements, S8603, S8604 [24JY]

———managed health care services, S861 [1FE]

Saturday Academy of Oregon: Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring recipient, S12424 [21OC]

Senate: legislative program, S5397 [21MY], S7067 [27JN], S9131 [30JY], S9279 [31JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 2045), S9605 [2AU]

Staff: tribute, S11870 [30SE]

Surface Transportation Board: user fees relative to filing of complaints, S9145 [30JY]

Taxation: permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (S. 1663), S3228 [29MR]

———treatment of certain corporate stock liquidations relative to charitable donations (S. 2141), S12008 [30SE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, S2909 [27MR]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA, S2186 [15MR]

Willamette University: accreditation of the Atkinson Graduate School of Management, S2440 [20MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (S. 1636), H10550-H10552 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (S. Res. 298), S11162 [24SE]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (S. 1636), S7216, S7217 [27JN], S7336 [28JN]

Tribute, S3198 [29MR], S4401 [30AP], S5851 [5JN], S6218 [13JN], S8489 [22JY], S10781 [18SE], S11245, S11267 [25SE], S11622, S11708, S11709, S11718 [28SE], S11818, S11836, S11860, S11934, S11950, S11961, S11963, S11967 [30SE], S12052, S12120, S12121-S12123 [1OC], S12153, S12161, S12165, S12191 [2OC], S12242, S12243, S12256, S12257, S12276, S12281, S12300 [3OC]

Reports

Effects of Cuts in the International Voluntary Family Planning Programs Funding: Alan Guttmacher Institute, S1512-S1514 [5MR]

Reports filed

Budget Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1594) (S. Rept. 104-236), S1597 [6MR]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3675) (S. Rept. 104-325), S8373 [19JY]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1636), S6611 [20JN]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3134) (H. Rept. 104-587), H5379 [21MY]

Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1996: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-228), S736 [1FE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-237), S1597 [6MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-238), S1682 [11MR], S1854 [12MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-243), S2801 [25MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-285), S6611 [20JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-289), S6849 [25JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-316), S7762 [11JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-329), S8553 [23JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-347), S9428 [1AU]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-370), S10682 [17SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Emergency salvage timber sale program: Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, S4183 [25AP]

Statements

Emergency Salvage Timber Sale Program: Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, S4183 [25AP]

Title I and Title IV Add-Backs to Appropriations Legislation: Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S1669 [11MR]

Tribute to Senator Hatfield: Senator Byrd, S6218 [13JN]

Summaries

Clinical Research Programs Improvement and Expansion (S. 1534), S504 [26JA]

Continuing Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 3019), S4162-S4165 [25AP]

Emergency Salvage Timber Sale Program, S4182 [25AP]

Texts of

S. 1577, National Historical Publications and Records Commission appropriations, S1354 [27FE]

S. 1636, Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR, S7336 [28JN], H10550 [18SE]

S. 1662, Oregon Resource Conservation Act, S3225-S3228 [29MR]

S. 1875, James A. Redden Federal Courthouse, Medford, OR, S6237 [13JN]

S. 1986, Umatilla Basin Project Completion Act, S8640 [24JY]

S. Res. 298, designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room, S11162, S11187 [24SE]

Tributes

Bollman, John P., S9423 [1AU]

Byrd, Senator, S11818 [30SE]

Denson, Bryan, S3412 [16AP]

Dole, Senator, S6061, S6063 [11JN]

Hart, Charles F., S9085 [30JY]

Hemperley, John O., S3426 [17AP]

Hoagland, Bill, S11087 [20SE]

Kieffer, Chuck, S11087 [20SE]

McCarron, David A., S4365 [29AP]

Mehl, Ron, S5397 [21MY]

Naito, Bill, S5017 [14MY]

Ogilvie, Lloyd J., S1906 [13MR]

Wyden, Senator, S879 [6FE]

HATHCOX, BILL JACK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1839 [30SE]

HATLEY, MS

Remarks in House

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, E951 [30MY]

HAUPTMAN, JACK

Letters

Coastal Barrier Resources System map technical corrections, S4690 [3MY]

HAUSER, DAN

Letters

Critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6584 [19JN]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1539 [5SE]

HAUSER, RITA E.

Remarks in Senate

Jane Addams International Women's Leadership Award: recipient, S3413 [16AP]

HAVEL, CHRIS

Articles and editorials

Favre on Honor—It's Salute to Team, E25 [5JA]

HAVEL, VACLAV (President, Czech Republic)

Statements

NATO Expansion, E102 [25JA]

HAVERHILL, MA

Remarks in House

Haverhill High School: tribute to girls' basketball team, E590 [19AP]

HAWAII

Amendments

Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), S9618 [2AU], H9938 [4SE]

Territories: transfer jurisdiction (S. 1906), S7784 [11JY]

Articles and editorials

Teruyas, S11195 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 2935), H1224 [1FE]

Foreign trade: duty-free treatment of certain materials used in the Gemini Telescope Project (see S. 1744; H.R. 3516, 3951), S4972 [13MY], H5501 [22MY], H9921 [2AU]

Haleakala National Park: funding for additions (see H.R. 2948), H1224 [1FE]

Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: amend (see S.J. Res. 59; H.J. Res. 192), S9555 [2AU], H10430 [16SE]

Native Americans: repatriation of certain remains (see S. 1983; H.R. 4084), S8553 [23JY], H10524 [17SE]

Territories: transfer jurisdiction (see S. 1906), S6850 [25JN]

World War II: awarding of a medal to civilians who participated in the defense of Pearl Harbor (see S. 1585), S1516 [5MR]

Essays

Family vs. Violence: Shannon Shinke, E1270 [12JY]

Time To Make a Change: David Elliott, E1270 [12JY]

Why Voting Is Important to Our Union Family: Amy Aspinwall, E1901 [2OC]

———Joni Konishi, E1906 [2OC]

———Rachel Enomoto, E1904 [2OC]

Letters

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits: Arthur D. Hellman, S2228 [18MR]

———Charles E. Wiggins, S2224 [18MR]

———Hawaii State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———Idaho State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S2223, S2228 [18MR]

Impact Aid Program technical corrections: Frank Till, San Diego City Schools, H4448 [7MY]

———John B. Forkenbrock, National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, H4448 [7MY]

———John F. Deegan, National Military Impacted Schools Association, H4448 [7MY]

———Representative Mink, H4450 [7MY]

———Representatives Goodling and Mink, H4450 [7MY]

———Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education, H4450 [7MY]

Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex acquisition of certain interests in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), H3691 [23AP]

Omnibus Insular Areas Act: Representatives Don Young, Gallegly, and Faleomavaega, H11626 [28SE]

Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act: Margery S. Bronster, Hawaii Attorney General, S2428 [20MR]

Remarks in House

Aspinwall, Amy: Hawaii Carpenters Union ``Vote `96—Works for Us'' essay contest winner, E1901 [2OC]

Aviation: regulation of airspace over National Park System lands (H.R. 1369), H3667 [23AP]

Bremer, Leah: U.S. Institute of Peace national essay contest winner, E1407 [30JY]

Burroughs, Benjamin: Lutheran Brotherhood Speak for Yourself writing contest award recipient, E751 [9MY]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (H.R. 2935), E166, E171 [5FE]

Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), H4446-H4451 [7MY], H9938-H9940 [4SE], E1520, E1535 [5SE]

Enomoto, Rachel: Hawaii Carpenters Union ``Vote `96—Works for Us'' essay contest winner, E1904 [2OC]

Foreign trade: duty-free treatment of certain materials used in the Gemini Telescope Project (H.R. 3951), E1465 [2AU]

Hawaii Youth Challenge Program: `Do the Write Thing' essay award recipients, E1270 [12JY]

Konishi, Joni: Hawaii Carpenters Union ``Vote `96—Works for Us'' essay contest winner, E1906 [2OC]

Marshall Islands: administration of the Rongelop resettlement trust fund (H.R. 1332), H11622-H11626, H12170 [28SE]

National Marine Fisheries Service: Hawaiian Monk Seal and Sea Turtle Programs funding, H8231, H8232 [23JY]

Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex: acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream (H.R. 1772), H3689-H3691, H3699 [23AP]

Republican National Committee: distribution of incorrect campaign material, H3398 [16AP]

Remarks in Senate

Center for Applied Aquaculture: funding, S9335, S9336 [1AU]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S2220-S2232, S2237-S2243 [18MR]

Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), S9663, S9664 [2AU]

FHA: streamline certain single family housing programs, S9708 [3SE]

Foreign trade: duty-free treatment of certain materials used in the Gemini Telescope Project (S. 1744), S4973 [13MY]

Kauai County, HI: FEMA audit, S9826 [4SE]

Native Americans: repatriation of certain remains (S. 1983), S8555 [23JY], S10566 [13SE]

Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex: acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream (H.R. 1772), S10892 [18SE]

Territories: transfer jurisdiction (S. 1906), S6853 [25JN]

Reports filed

Impact Aid Program Technical Corrections: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3269) (H. Rept. 104-560), H4502 [7MY]

Nomination of Susan Oki Mollway To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4190 [25AP]

Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex Acquisition of Certain Interests in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1772), S6849 [25JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1772) (H. Rept. 104-528), H3657 [22AP]

Repatriation of Certain Native American Remains in Hawaii: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1983) (S. Rept. 104-356), S9742 [3SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits: Arizona State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———California State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

———Federal Bar Association, S2223 [18MR]

———Montana State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

———Nevada State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

Tables

Dept. of Education Impact Aid Program consolidated districts, H4449 [7MY]

Texts of

H.R. 1332, Omnibus Insular Areas Act, H11622 [28SE]

H.R. 1772, authorize Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex to acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream, H3689 [23AP]

H.R. 3269, Impact Aid Program technical corrections, H4447 [7MY]

S. 1744, duty-free treatment of certain materials used in the Gemini Telescope Project, S4974 [13MY]

S. 1983, repatriation of certain Native American remains in Hawaii, S10566 [13SE]

Tributes

King Kamehameha, H6041 [10JN]

HAWAII STATE BAR

Letters

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S2223 [18MR]

HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Amend (see S.J. Res. 59; H.J. Res. 192), S9555 [2AU], H10430 [16SE]

HAWAIIANS see Native Americans

HAWKE, JOHN D., JR.

Letters

Public debt ceiling, S1625 [7MR]

HAWKINS, GUY

Remarks in House

Tribute, H3394 [16AP]

HAWKINS, O.S.

Prayers

Senate, S1479 [5MR]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S1479 [5MR]

HAWLEY, ANNE

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, S11282 [25SE]

HAYES, ALLENE FARMER

Letters

Edwards/Ward family reunion: Representative Clayton, E986 [4JN]

HAYES, CHARLES A. (a former Representative from Illinois)

Remarks in Senate relative to

Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate, S7217 [27JN]

Reports filed

Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2704), S5566 [23MY]

HAYES, JAMES A. (a Representative from Louisiana)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 6 years (see H.J. Res. 160), H1245 [16FE]

Deepwater Port Act: amend (see H.R. 2940), H1224 [1FE]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 2915), H1138 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prevent governmental discrimination against health care providers who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see H.R. 1932), H2665 [21MR]

Agriculture: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 3795), H11230 [25SE]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H5173 [15MY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 3379), H4503 [7MY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H7533 [12JY]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H11396 [26SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H3387 [15AP]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H9925 [2AU]

Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3776), H7260 [10JY]

Crime: treatment of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3206), H3230 [29MR]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 3514), H6286 [12JN]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8375 [24JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Firearms: restore second amendment constitutional rights (see H.R. 2470), H8375 [24JY]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]

———regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H7108 [27JN]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H1986 [7MR]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H2123 [12MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H914 [25JA]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H6286 [12JN]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H5380 [21MY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H5380 [21MY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3447, 4011), H5570 [23MY], H9924 [2AU]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H1139 [31JA]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2316 [14MR]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H5570 [23MY]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H1508 [28FE]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H10602 [18SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H4109 [25AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3386 [15AP]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H1241 [13FE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3601), H6005 [6JN]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285), H4303 [30AP]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2950 [27MR]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see H.R. 2924), H1223 [1FE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H1636 [29FE]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3786), H11527 [27SE]

Tariff: certain silver and gold bars (see H.R. 3615), H6183 [11JN]

Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H4646 [8MY]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H2316 [14MR]

———treatment of certain accounts involved in the acquisition of gold, silver, platinum, or palladium bullion (see H.R. 3047), H6415 [13JN]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H1775 [6MR]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244), H8598 [26JY]

U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), H5288 [16MY]

Veterans: retroactive determination of military disability benefits eligibility (see H.R. 973), H3730 [23AP]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4503 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committee on Ways and Means (House): election (see H. Res. 343, 397), H913 [25JA], H3231 [29MR]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 415), H4051 [25AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7806 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9413 [31JY]

Deepwater Port Act: amend (H.R. 2940), H10542, H10543 [18SE], E153 [5FE]

Dept. of the Interior: allow State employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown, H3773 [24AP]

EPA: cluster rule relative to pulp and paper industry, E1584 [11SE]

Fuselier, Charles A.: National Sheriff's Association Sheriff of the Year award recipient, E530 [16AP]

Medicaid: reform, H4051 [25AP]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1675), H3760, H3773 [24AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7806 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9413 [31JY]

Puerto Rico: allow for wage-based tax credits, E1905 [2OC]

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), E104 [25JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Ways and Means (House): election (H. Res. 343), H901 [25JA]

———election (H. Res. 397), H3206 [29MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 343, election to Committee on Ways and Means (House), H901 [25JA]

H. Res. 397, election to the Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3206 [29MR]

Tributes

Putens, Kim, E403 [21MR]

HAYES, JODY

Testimonies

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children, S11318 [25SE]

HAYMES, TOM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E181 [5FE]

HAYNES, AUDREY TAYSE

Remarks in Senate

National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board: nomination, S6027 [11JN]

Tribute, S6027 [11JN]

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S3487 [17AP]

HAYS, DENNIS I.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Ambassador to Suriname: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

HAYS, DON

Articles and editorials

Greenspan's Rotten Record, S6198 [13JN]

HAYTAIAN, GARABED (CHUCK)

Remarks in House

Warren County, NJ: Arc Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient, E88 [25JA]

HAYWARD, CA

Letters

Health care reform, E419 [22MR]

HAYWORTH, J.D. (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments offered by, to

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4505 [7MY], H4712 [9MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1296, Presidio facilities management, H4756 [9MY]

Articles and editorials

Clinton Dodges Suit, Says He's in Military, Brian Blomquist, Washington (DC) Times, H5490 [22MY]

Filegate Investigation, Washington (DC) Times, H6682 [20JN]

Inside the White House File Scandal, Gary W. Aldrich, Wall Street Journal, H6399 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Apache National Forest: conveyance of land to the Alpine Elementary School District 7 (see H.R. 3547), H5646 [29MY]

BIA: reorganization (see H.R. 3354), H4302 [30AP]

Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see H.R. 3069), H2123 [12MR]

Congress: constitutional duties (see H. Res. 431), H4902 [10MY]

Native Americans: repeal Indian trading laws (see H.R. 3215), H3230 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see H.R. 3449), H6509 [18JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5288 [16MY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10236 [11SE]

Appropriations: establish automatic continuing appropriations (see H.R. 4094), H10524 [17SE]

———making automatic continuing (see H.R. 2006), H9925 [2AU]

Arizona: acquisition by eminent domain of certain State trust lands (see H.R. 3929), H9566 [31JY]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H7658 [16JY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H4503 [7MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———restore integrity, goodwill, honesty, and trust (see H.R. 3792), H9706 [1AU]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H8375 [24JY]

———prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities (see H.R. 3776), H8030 [18JY]

Crime: deny annuity benefits to Members of Congress and terminate salary of justices or judges convicted of felonies (see H.R. 350), H3581 [17AP]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H4110 [25AP]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H7533 [12JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462, 3514), H8375 [24JY], H10174 [10SE]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H1139 [31JA]

Employment: permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (see H.R. 2723), H774 [23JA]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H5647 [29MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H5380 [21MY]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10525 [17SE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H5647 [29MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H6006 [6JN]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on foreign representation (see H.R. 3434), H11527 [27SE]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 3167), H2949 [27MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H9925 [2AU]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4902 [10MY]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 28), H10107 [5SE]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H6286 [12JN]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H4397 [1MY]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H12194 [30SE]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H6509 [18JN]

House Rules: improve committee operations, procedures, and staffing (see H. Res. 480), H7780 [17JY]

———procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 346), H11230 [25SE]

Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H5380 [21MY]

———State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H4396 [1MY]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H1507 [28FE]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H7108 [27JN]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5501 [22MY]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H8030 [18JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H8030 [18JY]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10386 [12SE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H8598 [26JY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3310, 3447, 4011), H5053 [14MY], H6691 [20JN], H9924 [2AU]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H4504 [7MY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3198), H5380 [21MY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H774 [23JA]

Native Americans: funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (see H.R. 3219), H3230 [29MR]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H10721 [19SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4303 [30AP]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H7780 [17JY]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 3571), H6415 [13JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6691 [20JN]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see H. Con. Res. 200), H9566 [31JY]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H4303 [30AP], H10721 [19SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4503 [7MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H4110 [25AP]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H774 [23JA]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 1042), H1636 [29FE]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H2466 [19MR]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H1325 [27FE]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H7533 [12JY]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H4424 [2MY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3506), H5500 [22MY]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H774 [23JA]

Virgin Islands: temporary absence of executive officials and priority payment of certain bonds and other obligations (see H.R. 3634), H6413 [13JN]

———transfer of management authority of Christiansted National Historic Site (see H.R. 3635), H6413 [13JN]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H4800 [9MY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5570 [23MY]

Water: adjust the maximum hour exemption for water delivery company employees (see H.R. 3326), H5380 [21MY]

Conference reports

Presidio Facilities and Parks and Public Lands Management (H.R. 1296), H10982-H11040 [24SE]

Remarks by, on

Apache National Forest: conveyance of land to the Alpine Elementary School District 7 (H.R. 3547), E942 [29MY]

Appropriations: making continuing, H318 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1949 [7MR]

BIA: reorganization (H.R. 3354), E667 [30AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, H6628 [19JN]

Budget: balance, H94 [4JA], H874, H875 [25JA], H985, H991 [31JA]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H989 [31JA], H2225 [14MR], H2562 [21MR], H5496 [22MY]

———deficit, H779 [24JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H8 [3JA], H308 [5JA], H744, H747 [23JA], H997, H998 [31JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7811 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5105, H5106 [15MY], H5186, H5215, H5223, H5241 [16MY], E821 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6261 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), motion to instruct conferees, H5729 [30MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12026 [28SE]

Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (H.R. 3069), E323 [12MR]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H6628, H6629 [19JN]

———legal protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, H5489, H5490 [22MY]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): statements made by Members relative to spouses of two female staffers, H4804 [10MY]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H4310 [1MY]

Congress: adjournment, consideration (H. Res. 465), H7049 [27JN]

———comparison of the 103d and 104th Congresses, H2936, H2939, H2941, H2942 [27MR]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3282 [15AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), consideration (H. Res. 395), H3263, H3267 [15AP]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (H.R. 2727), H3728 [23AP], E20 [4JA]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6394 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (H.R. 1756), H873 [25JA]

———convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H318 [5JA]

Dept. of Defense: ballistic missile program funding, H5493, H5494 [22MY]

Dept. of HUD: elderly, disabled, and assisted housing programs funding, H6828 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6563, H6575 [19JN], H6662 [20JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6828, H6845 [25JN], H6933 [26JN]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H5497 [22MY], H5930 [5JN]

Ecology and environment: funding for environmental protection programs, H2939, H2941 [27MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, H3397 [16AP]

Education: student loan programs, H874, H875 [25JA]

Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6575 [19JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8315 [24JY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H6119 [11JN], H6400 [13JN], H6682 [20JN], H6846 [25JN]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4820 [10MY]

FHA: expand homeownership opportunities for first-time home buyers, H6933 [26JN]

———mortgage insurance premiums, H6845 [25JN]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2668 [22MR]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6662 [20JN]

Gingrich, Representative: remarks relative to the Health Care Financing Administration, H5925 [5JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H74, H75, H77, H78, H79, H80, H83, H84, H85, H86, H87, H88 [3JA], H2039 [12MR]

Government regulations: effect on citizens, H3723, H3724, H3725, H3726, H3727, H3728 [23AP]

Health: medical savings account programs, H4308 [1MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H2968 [28MR], H4308 [1MY]

Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4671 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4600 [8MY], H4671, H4721, H4724 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4566 [8MY]

———policy to provide safe and affordable housing, H4600 [8MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H5498 [22MY]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11077 [25SE]

Journal: question of approval, H4310 [1MY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons proliferation, H6628 [19JN]

Lobbyists: disclosure of lobbying activities by Federal grantees, H1949 [7MR]

Medicaid: reform, H874, H875 [25JA]

Medicare: reform, H874, H875 [25JA], H3734 [24AP], H5241 [16MY], H5491 [22MY], H5823, H5925, H5929, H5930 [5JN], H6516 [19JN]

Minimum wage: level, H5384, H5487, H5488 [22MY]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act, H4820 [10MY]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance, H4566 [8MY], H4721, H4724 [9MY]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (H.R. 3219), H11617 [28SE]

———repeal Indian trading laws (H.R. 3215), H8604 [29JY], E521 [29MR]

Oceans: public disclosure of ocean transportation contracts, H4348 [1MY]

———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4348 [1MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H76 [3JA], H5924 [5JN], H6628 [19JN], H7048 [27JN]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, H4132 [30AP], H4307 [1MY]

Power resources: fossil fuel research and development funding, H6563 [19JN]

Public debt: ceiling, H840 [25JA], H988 [31JA]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5928 [5JN]

———reform, H744 [23JA], H5488, H5489 [22MY], H5652 [30MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7811 [18JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1720 [6MR], H3481, H3482, H3483, H3484, H3485, H3486 [16AP], H5491, H5494, H5496, H5498 [22MY], H5931 [5JN]

RTC: transfer certain lands to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Scottsdale, AZ (S. 1341), H762 [23JA]

School Lunch Programs: reform, H874, H875 [25JA]

Taxation: Government use of tax revenues, H3722 [23AP]

———rates, H1492, H1493, H1494 [28FE], H3458 [16AP], H3494 [17AP], H4441 [7MY], H5105 [15MY], H5631 [29MY], H6629 [19JN]

———reform, H2941, H2942 [27MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4820 [10MY]

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H7546 [16JY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), E1441 [1AU]

———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (H.R. 3586), E1441 [1AU]

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), H754 [23JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1506 [28FE]

Special order: granted, H329 [5JA], H5644 [29MY]

Summaries

Walters Plan To Balance the National Budget: Arthur M. Walters, E821 [16MY]

Tributes

Dugan, Donald H., H6628 [19JN]

Emerson, Bill, H6723, H6846 [25JN]

Gibson, Rex F., E1311 [17JY]

Reagan, Ronald, H992, H994, H996, H997 [31JA]

HAZARD, JOSEPH M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E722 [7MY]

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Hazardous substances: regulation of not-for-hire transportation of agriculture production materials (see H.R. 3799), H7532 [12JY]

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES related term(s) Radioactive Substances

Amendments

CERCLA: amend (S. 1285), S2689 [21MR]

Government regulations: exempt transportation by certain vehicles (H.R. 3153), H10776 [24SE]

Hawaii: transfer jurisdiction of certain territories (S. 1906), S7784 [11JY]

Nuclear energy: waste disposal (S. 1936), S8029, S8030, S8031, S8032, S8033, S8034, S8037, S8038, S8039, S8040, S8041, S8042, S8043, S8044, S8055, S8056, S8057, S8058 [17JY], S8556, S8566 [23JY], S8646, S8656 [24JY], S8871, S8875, S8895, S8905, S8919, S8920, S8921 [25JY], S9216, S9218, S9222, S9228, S9235, S9237 [31JY]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), S10936, S10941 [19SE]

Analyses

Tax Treatment of Environmental Remediation Costs in Empowerment and Enterprise Zones (S. 1911), S7184 [27JN]

Articles and editorials

Congress Stalls on Nuclear Waste, S4701 [6MY]

Getting Closer to Nuke Waste Solution, S4702 [6MY]

High-Level Risk—Federal Foot-Dragging Leaves N-Plants No Option but To Store Waste On-Site, S4701 [6MY]

Jobless Aid, Toxic Waste Cleanup Halt, S17 [3JA]

One Best Place for Nuclear Waste, S4701 [6MY]

Pentagon Alters Stand on Gulf War Drug Testing, S11623 [28SE]

Politics, Not Science, Delays Yucca Mountain, S4702 [6MY]

Waste Makes Haste, S7845 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions

Bergen County, NJ: recovery of costs associated with the cleanup of the Stepan Property Superfund Site (see H.R. 3319), H3819 [24AP]

CERCLA: eligibility for Federal assistance relative to development of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3746), H7106 [27JN]

———establish loan program for cleanup of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3214), H3230 [29MR]

———treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see S. 1742; H.R. 3105), S4937 [9MY], H2320 [18MR]

Chemical weapons: alternatives to demilitarization of munitions under the baseline incinerator program (see H.R. 3767), H7259 [10JY]

Chemicals: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]

———regulatory requirements relative to child safety (see S. 2179), S11973 [30SE]

Dept. of Energy: suspend reprocessing activities for spent nuclear fuel and radioactive target materials (see H. Con. Res. 197), H7260 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 4173), H11229 [25SE]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6413 [13JN]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2028), S9554 [2AU]

———improve accountability and safety of hazardous waste facilities (see H.R. 4009, 4272), H9924 [2AU], H11527 [27SE]

———protect residents and localities from irresponsibly sited waste facilities (see H.R. 3780), H7260 [10JY]

Government regulations: exempt transportation by certain vehicles (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see S. 2091; H.R. 4102), S10837 [18SE], H10601 [18SE]

Hawaii: transfer jurisdiction of certain territories (see S. 1906), S6850 [25JN]

Housing: ensure adequate notification and compensation for homeowners adversely affected by activities precipitated from Federal regulations (see S. 2070), S10426 [12SE]

Mexico: safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (see S. 1548; H.R. 2946), S555 [30JA], H1224 [1FE]

Nuclear energy: waste disposal (see S. 1936), S7492 [9JY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H10767 [23SE]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H4109 [25AP]

Petroleum: regulation of above-ground storage tanks (see S. 1537; H.R. 3283), S492 [26JA], H3657 [22AP]

Radioactive substances: authority for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 3394), H4502 [7MY]

Railroads: improve rail transportation safety (see H.R. 3578), H5934 [5JN]

Refuse disposal: collection and recycling of spent lead-acid batteries (see S. 2157), S11720 [28SE]

Safety: regulation of not-for-hire transportation of agriculture production materials (see H.R. 3799), H7532 [12JY]

Shipping industry: establish safety requirements for barges carrying oil or hazardous materials (see H.R. 3014), H1716 [5MR]

———establish safety requirements for barges carrying oil or petroleum products and improve prevention of and compensation for oil spills (see S. 2009), S9428 [1AU]

South Pacific region: prohibit the storage of nuclear waste on any Pacific territories or U.S. islands (see S. 1878; H.R. 3686), S6225 [13JN], H6690 [20JN]

Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (see H.R. 2846, 4200), H187 [4JA], H11394 [26SE]

———extension of Superfund taxes (see S. 2027), S9554 [2AU]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see S. 1542, 1911; H.R. 3747), S492 [26JA], S7179 [27JN], H7106 [27JN]

Trucking industry: limit the applicability of hazardous material transportation registration and fee requirements relative to the transport of crude oil and condensate (see S. 1689; H.R. 3188), S3731 [19AP], H3170 [28MR]

Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity tests in connection with publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 3948), H9705 [1AU]

Cloture motions

Nuclear energy: waste disposal (S. 1936), S7743 [11JY], S7848, S7916 [16JY]

Letters

Corps of Engineers environmental projects: Larry J. Wilson, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, S3884 [23AP]

Crude Oil Transportation Fairness Act: Denise A. Bode, Independent Petroleum Association of America, S3732 [19AP]

———Rex H. White, Jr., Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association, S3732 [19AP]

Dept. of Defense transfer of certain properties prior to hazardous waste cleanup: Frank J. Kelley, S7242 [28JN]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Alan Caldwell, International Association of Fire Chiefs, S7843 [16JY], S9231 [31JY]

———Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S7863 [16JY]

———Frank Caine, Southern Nevada Building and Construction Trade Council, S9231 [31JY]

———Jim Howard, Northern States Power Co., S7874 [16JY]

———Kris Sanda, Minnesota Dept. of Public Service, S7873 [16JY]

———Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, S7845, S7861 [16JY]

———Senator Murkowski, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S7841, S7842, S7862 [16JY]

Superfund Program reform: Carol M. Browner, EPA, H6773 [25JN]

———several Representatives, H6772 [25JN]

Susceptibility of nuclear materials to terrorism during transport: Louis Zeller, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, S9239 [31JY]

Treatment of certain parties relative to CERCLA liability: Fred P. Foster, Warren County, VA, Redevelopment Corp., Inc., E384 [20MR]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to Nuclear Waste Policy Act: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S4250 [25AP]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act amendments: Mary D. Nichols, EPA, S6589 [20JN], H9812 [1AU]

Lists

Legislative authorities involving BLM, S2744-S2746 [25MR]

Major population centers affected by proposed nuclear transportation routes, S7641 [10JY]

Motions

Nuclear energy: waste disposal (S. 1936), S9222 [31JY]

Outlines

Accelerated Cleanup and Environmental Restoration Act liability counterproposal, S3692-S3694 [18AP]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: clean up of nuclear weapons facilities, H8318 [24JY]

Nevada Test Site employees and area residents: storage of nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel, S9231 [31JY]

Proposals

Palmyra Atoll operation of nuclear waste storage facility, H6276-H6278 [12JN]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: regulation of hazardous chemicals transportation, H7070 [27JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley, CA, water quality projects funding, H8338 [24JY]

CERCLA: amend (H.R. 2500), H3496 [17AP]

———treatment of certain parties relative to liability (H.R. 3105), E383 [20MR]

Chemicals: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (H.R. 3849), H8372 [24JY]

Colorado: funding for the clean up of the Rocky Flats, H8317 [24JY]

CPSC: recommendation to remove miniblinds causing lead dust poisoning from homes, H6830 [25JN]

Crime: definition of environmental crimes of violence, H4483-H4485 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: chemical and biological operations, H6380 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: Environmental Management Program reform, H5093 [15MY]

———Fusion Energy Sciences Program funding, H8315, H8316 [24JY]

Dept. of HHS: Office of Consumer Affairs funding, H6881, H6946 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: compensation for children of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 2401), E666 [30AP]

———improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 4173), E1711 [26SE]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (H.R. 3643), H7546-H7552 [16JY], E1304 [17JY]

Ecology and environment: improve accountability and safety of hazardous waste facilities (H.R. 4009), E1480 [2AU]

———improve accountability and safety of hazardous waste facilities (H.R. 4272), E1763 [27SE], E1811 [28SE]

———national policy to provide clean air and clean water, H2864-H2866 [26MR]

EPA: ban importation of PCB waste for incineration in the U.S., H6902-H6904 [26JN]

———funding, H1798 [7MR], H2036 [12MR], H4438 [7MY]

———leaking underground storage tank program funding, H6839-H6841 [25JN]

———Toxic Release Inventory Program funding, H6868-H6870 [26JN]

FAA: national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants, H11458, H11459, H11464 [27SE]

Government regulations: exempt transportation by certain vehicles (H.R. 3153), H10775-H10779 [24SE], E434 [22MR], E1713 [26SE]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (H.R. 4102), E1717 [26SE]

Mexico: safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (H.R. 2946), H1204 [1FE]

Nashua, NH: asbestos cleanup of Johns Manville site, H6861 [26JN]

National Propane Safety Week: observance, E733 [8MY]

New Jersey: flood control and waste removal project funding, E1376 [25JY]

Nuclear energy: pyroprocessing and electrometallurgical treatment programs funding, H8366-H8369 [24JY]

———waste disposal (H.R. 1020), E342 [13MR]

Nuclear waste: disposal, H8313, H8314, H8315 [24JY]

OSHA: reform, H3493 [17AP]

Palmyra Atoll: operation of nuclear waste storage facility, H6276 [12JN]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (H.R. 4131), H10764 [23SE]

Petroleum: regulation of above-ground storage tanks (H.R. 3283), E596 [22AP]

Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary of Children's Hospital poison prevention program, E332 [13MR]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), H11530-H11540 [27SE], E1869 [30SE], E1905 [2OC], E1921 [4OC]

Radioactive substances: authority for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste (H.R. 3394), E718 [7MY]

South Pacific region: prohibit the storage of nuclear waste on any Pacific territories or U.S. islands (H.R. 3686), E1135 [20JN]

Superfund Program: funding, H749 [23JA], H6770-H6774, H6777-H6781 [25JN], H6876-H6878 [26JN], H9989, H9990 [4SE]

———prohibit use of funds to implement any retroactive liability reimbursement, H6920-H6930, H6940 [26JN]

Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (H.R. 2846), E13, E16 [4JA]

———allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (H.R. 4200), E1723 [26SE]

Ukraine: impact of Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, H10656 [19SE]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act: amend, H9811, H9812 [1AU]

Remarks in Senate

CERCLA: amend (S. 1285), S2627 [21MR], S3691, S3694 [18AP]

———clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated, S11896, S11920 [30SE], S12292, S12293 [3OC]

———transfer of certain properties prior to hazardous waste cleanup, S7241-S7243 [28JN]

———treatment of certain parties relative to liability (S. 1742), S4939 [9MY]

Chemicals: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (S. 2179), S11992 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: asbestos and PCB removal funding, S7956 [17JY]

Dept. of Energy: acceptance of high-level nuclear waste relative to public safety, health, and the environment, S9216-S9222 [31JY]

———Environmental Management Program reform, S6921-S6923 [26JN]

———Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program funding, S9101 [30JY]

———Hanford Nuclear Reservation clean up activities, S8987 [26JY]

———implementation of projects at Savannah River facility, S7082-S7084 [27JN], S7281, S7282 [28JN]

———liability for contract delays relative to nuclear waste disposal, S9235, S9236 [31JY]

———liability for natural resource damages at Superfund sites, S6985 [26JN]

———waive limitations on use of foreign technology in environmental cleanup and waste management activities, S7233 [28JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 4173), S12133-S12136 [1OC]

District of Columbia: water quality and sewer facilities funding, S9461 [2AU]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 2028), S9566 [2AU]

———national objectives priority assignments, S3882, S3886 [23AP], S4007 [24AP]

———preservation and cleanup programs, S2441 [20MR]

EPA: permit application for PCB waste disposal, S9725, S9726 [3SE]

Government regulations: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (S. 2091), S10840 [18SE]

Great Lakes: clean up of contaminated sediments, S7720, S7721 [11JY]

Hawaii: transfer jurisdiction of certain territories (S. 1906), S6853 [25JN]

Housing: ensure adequate notification and compensation for homeowners adversely affected by activities precipitated from Federal regulations (S. 2070), S10427 [12SE]

International relations: environmental impact studies relative to activities that may impact other nations, S8843 [25JY]

Klamath Falls, OR: transfer of Air Force Kingsley Annex housing project, S7282 [28JN]

Lincoln County, NV: assistance to Caliente, NV, relative to nuclear waste transport facility, S9228, S9229, S9231 [31JY]

Lower Fox River: clean up of contaminated sediments, S7716, S7717 [11JY]

Mexico: safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (S. 1548), S555-S559 [30JA]

Nuclear energy: funding for electrometallurgical treatment of spent nuclear fuel at Argonne National Laboratory, S9056 [29JY]

———waste disposal (S. 1271), S4115 [25AP], S4663 [3MY], S4698-S4703 [6MY], S4837 [8MY], S4887, S4888 [9MY]

———waste disposal (S. 1936), S7502 [9JY], S7507, S7631-S7646, S7667 [10JY], S7743, S7744, S7749, S7751, S7752, S7753, S7757-S7759 [11JY], S7839-S7877, S7914-S7918 [16JY], S8007-S8010 [17JY], S9209-S9265 [31JY]

———waste disposal (S. 1936), unanimous-consent agreement, S7844, S7916 [16JY], S8593 [24JY]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: compliance with existing environmental laws in developing an integrated management system, S9237-S9241, S9247 [31JY]

———preemption of inconsistent or duplicative Federal, State, and local environmental laws, S9222-S9228, S9247 [31JY]

Oregon: participation in cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington, S6919 [26JN]

OSHA: reform regulatory process (S. 1423), S2418 [20MR]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (H.R. 4131), S11623 [28SE]

———research and health benefits relative to illnesses of veterans attributed to service during conflict, S6835, S6836 [25JN], S7970 [17JY]

Petroleum: regulation of above-ground storage tanks, S9830, S9831 [4SE]

———regulation of aboveground storage tanks (S. 1537), S506 [26JA]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), S5978 [7JN], S10936-S10939, S10940, S10941, S10947-S10950 [19SE], S11412-S11415, S11451 [26SE], S11561 [27SE], S12285 [3OC]

———natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), unanimous-consent agreement, S10931, S10932 [19SE]

Refuse disposal: collection and recycling of spent lead-acid batteries (S. 2157), S11725 [28SE]

Shipping industry: establish safety requirements for barges carrying oil or petroleum products and improve prevention of and compensation for oil spills (S. 2009), S9428 [1AU]

South Pacific region: prohibit the storage of nuclear waste on any Pacific territories or U.S. islands (S. 1878), S6241-S6243 [13JN]

Superfund Program: funding, S2036, S2088, S2092 [14MR]

———reform, S2144 [15MR]

Taxation: extension of Superfund taxes (S. 2027), S9565 [2AU]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (S. 1911), S7180-S7185 [27JN]

Terrorism: susceptibility of nuclear materials to terrorism during transport, S9229, S9232-S9234, S9239 [31JY]

Trucking industry: limit the applicability of hazardous material transportation registration and fee requirements relative to the transport of crude oil and condensate (S. 1689), S3732 [19AP]

Veterans: research on health effects of individuals exposed to agent orange, S2098 [14MR]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act: amend, S6588-S6591 [20JN], S10039 [9SE]

Yucca Mountain, NV: designate as nuclear waste disposal site, S9209-S9215, S9243 [31JY]

Reports

Veterans and Agent Orange—Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam: National Academy of Sciences, S2099 [14MR]

Reports filed

Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act: Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1505) (S. Rept. 104-334), S9071 [29JY]

Exempt Transportation of Hazardous Substances by Certain Vehicles From Government Regulations: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3153) (H. Rept. 104-791), H10523 [17SE]

Nuclear Waste Disposal: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1271) (S. Rept. 104-248), S3216 [29MR]

Priority Health Care to Certain Veterans Exposed to Hazardous or Radioactive Substances: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3643) (H. Rept. 104-648), H7105 [27JN]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1663) (H. Rept. 104-540), H4108 [25AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: International Association of Fire Chiefs, S7843 [16JY]

Statements

Nuclear Waste Disposal: Senator Johnston (1980), S7643 [10JY]

Veterans Exposed to Ionizing Radiation: Joseph A. Violante, DAV, S12134-S12136 [1OC]

Summaries

Mexican Safety Standards and Drug Enforcement Efforts Relative to Trucks Seeking To Cross U.S. Border (H.R. 2946), H1205 [1FE]

Tables

State electrical generation by nuclear energy, S7866 [16JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3105, treatment of certain parties relative to CERCLA liability, E384 [20MR]

H.R. 3153, exempt transportation of hazardous substances by certain vehicles from Government regulations, H10775 [24SE]

H.R. 3643, priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances, H7546-H7549 [16JY]

S. 1505, Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act, S11451-S11454 [26SE], H11530-H11534 [27SE]

S. 1689, Crude Oil Transportation Fairness Act, S3732 [19AP]

S. 1911, tax treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones, S7182-S7184 [27JN]

S. 1935, Nuclear Waste Policy Act, S9254-S9265 [31JY]

S. 2009, safety requirements for barges carrying oil or petroleum products and improve prevention of and compensation for oil spills, S9429-S9432 [1AU]

S. 2027, extension of Superfund taxes, S9565 [2AU]

S. 2028, Brownfields and Environmental Cleanup Act, S9567-S9572 [2AU]

S. 2157, Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Act, S11726 [28SE]

S. 2179, Children's Environmental Protection Act, S11993-S11995 [30SE]

HAZELTON, PA

Remarks in House

Community Area New Development Corp.: anniversary, E1052 [11JN]

HAZLETON, PA

Remarks in House

Kiwanis International: anniversary of Kiwanis Club, E1594 [12SE]

HEALD, HARLAN M.

Letters

Medicare reform, S5171 [16MY]

HEALEY, HENRY, JR.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5456 [21MY]

HEALTH related term(s) Diseases; Public Health Service

Addresses

Children Inn's Gala: Debbie Dingell and Kathy Schwanfelder, E1785 [28SE]

Creation of V Foundation for Cancer Research: James T. Valvano, S2336 [19MR]

Lyme Disease and Children: Evan White, E808 [15MY]

Neurofibromatosis Support Group Luncheon: Gillian Anderson, S5393 [20MY]

Tribute to Sharon H. Kohlenberg: Larry Goldman, S12039 [30SE]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: transportation of certain children requiring specialized medical services in the U.S. (H.R. 332), H5501 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: collection of copayments for provision of medical benefits and insurance company reimbursement (S. 991), S99, S102 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H226 [5JA], H335, H336 [9JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H239 [5JA]

Health care professionals: even distribution and availability of resources and minority and disadvantaged education programs (S. 555), S11670, S11683, S11742 [28SE]

———extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (S. 2197), S12320, S12403 [3OC]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), S11041, S11051 [19SE]

National objectives: policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S4151 [25AP], H2867 [26MR], H2951 [27MR], H3112 [28MR]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3038 [28MR]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3492 [17AP], S3558, S3573, S3583, S3592, S3597, S3599, S3600, S3601, S3602, S3603, S3604, S3605, S3609, S3634, S3642, S3661, S3662, S3663, S3670, S3675, S3678, S3679 [18AP]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (S. 1311), S11314, S11329 [25SE]

NIH: revise and extend certain programs (S. 1897), S11391, S11435 [26SE]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (S. 1972), S10019, S10024 [6SE]

Organ donors: revise and extend organ and bone marrow donation and transplantation program (S. 1324), S10076, S10080, S10084 [9SE]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), S11096, S11110 [20SE]

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H12121 [28SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), S11732 [28SE], H12111 [28SE]

Analyses

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Disbursement Agreements Relative to Certain Individuals Serving in Medical Facilities (S. 1750), S4976 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Suspension of a Special Pay Agreement for Physicians and Dentists Who Enter Residency Training Programs (S. 1753), S4979 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Terminology Relative to Medical Facility Construction (S. 1749), S4975 [13MY]

ERISA Group Health Plans: Committee on Economics (Joint), H3101-H3105 [28MR]

Exempt Certain Health Care Professionals in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs From Restrictions on Certain Outside Activities (S. 1752), S4978 [13MY]

Improve Delivery of Employment and Nutrition Programs to Older Native Americans (S. 1972), S8160 [18JY]

Partial Birth Abortions—A Closer Look: Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., E1743-E1748 [27SE]

Require Health Plans To Provide Coverage for a Minimum Hospital Stay for Mothers and Newborn Infants Following Birth (H.R. 3436), E767 [10MY]

Veterans Health Administration Reorganization (S. 1748), S4974 [13MY]

Who Will Use Medical Savings Accounts and Why Will They Use Them? Iris J. Lav, Center on Budget and Policy Studies, E635 [25AP]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

———S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H7742 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Access to Health Care, E1636 [18SE]

Actions To Market Abortion Pill Are Denounced, H9458 [31JY]

All in the Genes—The New Availability of Tests Raises a Host of Ethical Questions, S6722 [24JN]

America We Seek—A Statement of Pro-Life Principle and Concern, E437-E440 [22MR]

Anesthesiologists Question Claims in Abortion Debate, H2917 [27MR]

Anger, Tears Reveal Family's Tragedy, E289 [6MR]

Another Chance for Health Care Reform, S6272 [14JN]

Appreciation—John Kabler, E1875 [30SE]

Army Sergeant With HIV Feels Deserted by Policy, S865 [1FE]

Australian Planned Parenthood Director Lists Many Reasons for His Partial-Birth Abortions, H10635 [19SE]

Bootstraps for Middle-Aged Children, S56 [4JA]

Can Medical Savings Accounts for the Nonelderly Reduce Health Care Costs?, S6637 [21JN]

Clean Health Bill—Get Rid of Those Two ``Killer'' Amendments, S6651 [21JN]

Clinton Administration's Continuing Retreat in the War on Drugs, S9021-S9024 [29JY]

Concord Teen's Brain Injury Led Parents To Fight for More Prevention and Research, S11130 [24SE]

Congress Can Follow County Lead on Medical Savings Account, S3535 [18AP]

Congress Misses the `Magic' Show, E233 [28FE]

Congress Misses the ``Magic'' Show, S2295 [19MR]

Consensus on Teen Smoking, H916 [26JA]

Costly Oversight—Fine Print in GATT Law Could Cost Zantac Users Millions, S3582 [18AP]

Critical Care—Case Study, E1416 [31JY]

Daniel Nixon—He Fights Cancer With Strawberries, S10873 [18SE]

Decades of Dedication—The Early Years, S5743 [4JN]

Dietary Calcium and Low Blood Pressure—We Can All Benefit, S4365 [29AP]

Dr. James Dobson Denounces Senate Failure To Override Clinton Veto of Partial Birth Abortion Ban, H12190 [30SE]

Drug Runners Arrested at Border Often Go Free, S4969 [13MY]

Dubious Crusade for Medical Savings Accounts, S6270 [14JN]

Economics, E1225 [9JY]

Extraordinary Hearing Grips Senators, Witnesses, and Observers, S12041 [30SE]

Facts on Partial-Birth Abortion—Both Sides Have Misled the Public, S11139 [24SE], S11377-S11379 [26SE]

Former Lawmaker, Lobbyist Is Remembered by Friends—Glendening Eulogizes Antismoking Activist, S3239 [29MR]

General Clinton, Losing the Drug War, S5142 [16MY]

Genetic Prophecy and Genetic Privacy—Can We Prevent the Dream From Becoming a Nightmare, S6721 [24JN]

Gingrich on Medicare, E1551 [10SE]

Golden Rule Has Keen Interest in Insurance Bill, S6754 [24JN]

H.M.O.'s Refusing Emerging Claims, Hospitals Assert, S11301 [25SE]

Harder Hearts on Abortion, E516 [29MR]

Harsh Details Shift Tenor of Abortion Fight, E1654-E1656 [19SE]

HCFA Officials Warn HMOs To Provide Good Grievance Plans—Rule in Development, E1725 [26SE]

HMO, Emergency Docs Join To Seek Federal Standards for ER Coverage, S10391 [12SE]

HMO's in the ER—A View From the Trenches, S10392 [12SE], S11300 [25SE]

HMO's Refusing Emergency Claims, Hospitals Assert, S10391 [12SE]

Inflating the Lie Can Be Worth Millions, E773 [10MY]

It's a Fact—Rural America Still Exists, S5523 [23MY]

Jensen Staying Focused on Her Mission, H3838 [25AP]

Just Say ``Whoa'', S348 [24JA], E180 [5FE]

Key Test for Dole, S6650 [21JN]

Last Word—Fanatics for Choice, E516 [29MR]

Late Term Abortions, S11148 [24SE]

Lawyers May Kill My Daughter, S2376 [20MR]

Loudon Woman Has Been Practicing Medicine for More Than 54 Years, E139 [1FE]

Magnificent Misfit, E140 [1FE]

Medagogues, S2918 [27MR], S11232 [25SE]

Medagogues Cont'd, S2918 [27MR]

Medicare Outlays Must Have Limit, E5 [3JA]

Medicare Shapes Up Claims, E1547 [10SE]

Modest or Revolutionary? The Kennedy-Kassebaum Health Legislation May Be Both, S6759 [24JN]

Mr. Dole's Health-Care Task, S6271 [14JN]

National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans Summary, E237 [28FE]

Never Let Facts Impede Ideology, E515 [29MR]

New IOM Report Links Agent Orange Exposure to Risk of Birth Defects in Vietnam Vets' Children, S9894 [5SE]

New Look at Late-Term Abortion, S11137 [24SE], S11337, S11377 [26SE]

New Medicare Trust Fund Data Show Unusually Large Shortfall, S3883 [23AP]

No Cure-All Medical Savings Accounts Present a Flawed Solution, S6271 [14JN]

Outlawing Abortion Method—Veto-Proof Majority in House Votes to Prohibit Late-Term Procedure, H2915 [27MR]

Parallel Processes? Study of Human Adaptation to Space Helps Us Understand Aging, S9712 [3SE]

Partial-Birth Abortion Is Bad Medicine, H10640 [19SE], E1709 [26SE]

Pentagon Alters Stand on Gulf War Drug Testing, S11623 [28SE]

Plenty of Blame To Go Around, E5 [3JA]

Pointless Stalemate Halts Health Insurance Reform, S6759 [24JN]

Posturing on Abortion, E1034 [7JN]

Prescription Fraud—Abusing the System, E1566-E1568 [11SE]

Preserving America's Middle Class, E72 [24JA]

Project Has Kids Pulling for Other Kids, S6900 [25JN]

Research Gamble, E1749 [27SE]

Revive the Health Insurance Debate, S6759 [24JN]

Rural Water Needs To Be Addressed, S5525 [23MY]

Saluting the Real Heroes in the Drive for a VA Hospital, H6862 [26JN]

2nd Trimester Abortion, H2916 [27MR]

Second Trimester Abortion—An Interview With W. Martin Haskell, M.D., H10614 [19SE]

Senator Dole's Final Business, S6272 [14JN]

Shock-Tactic Ads Target Late-Term Abortion Procedure—Foes Hope Campaign Will Sink Federal Abortion Rights Legislation, H2920 [27MR], H10633 [19SE]

Shortfall Posted by Medicare Fund Two Years Early, S1174 [9FE]

State's Drinking Water Supply Worsening, S5524 [23MY]

Stick to Basics in New Health Bill, S6650 [21JN]

Stop Playing Politics and Fix Medicare Now, E1022 [6JN]

Thanks to House Democrats, E1598 [12SE]

This Map Won't Show Us the Way, S6722 [24JN]

Ticket to Better Managed Care, S11301 [25SE]

Too Much Reform—House Amendments Weigh Down Effort To Make Health Care Insurance Portable, S6651 [21JN]

Truth in Reporting? Gimme a Break, E515 [29MR]

U.S. Deserves This Health Reform—Congress Should Find a Way To Save Key Legislation, S6271 [14JN]

U.S. Rules on HMOs Shelved, H7150 [9JY]

Uphold the Abortion Veto, S11342 [26SE]

Victor Crawford, 63—Opposed Smoking, S3239 [29MR]

Victor Crawford, Crusader Against Smoking, Dies at 63—Cancer Victim Once Was Tobacco Lobbyist, S3240 [29MR]

Victor L. Crawford, Maryland, Antismoking Activist, Dies, S3239 [29MR]

View From Mount Koop, S11147 [24SE], S11348 [26SE]

Vladeck Urges Managed Care Groups To Improve Appeals Process, E1725 [26SE]

Waiting To Exhale, S4681 [3MY], S5141 [16MY]

Water Supply Unsafe for Many West Virginians, S5525 [23MY]

Way Out of Soviet-Style Health Care, S3540, S3555 [18AP]

Weekend Without War Over the Abortion Issue, S5775 [4JN]

What About Social Security?, S184 [22JA]

Where the Commonplace Is Prized—Quarter of West Virginians Lack Access to Municipal Water, S5524 [23MY]

White House Waffling on Health, S6759 [24JN]

Why Defend Partial-Birth Abortion?, S11357 [26SE]

Zantac Windfall, S3580 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4284), H12173 [28SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 389), H2713 [22MR]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see S. 1847), S5939 [6JN]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (see H.R. 3424), H4800 [9MY]

Alcoholic beverages: establish a comprehensive program relative to alcohol and alcoholic abuse (see H.R. 3479), H5287 [16MY]

———establish advertising requirements (see H.R. 3473), H5287 [16MY]

———require Dept. of HHS reports on alcohol advertising practices (see H.R. 3475), H5287 [16MY]

———require health warnings on advertisements (see H.R. 3474), H5287 [16MY]

Antitrust policy: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers' networks (see H.R. 3770), H7259 [10JY]

Armed Forces: allow personal injury actions against military health care professionals (see H.R. 4221), H11395 [26SE]

———discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959, 3926, 4344), H1225 [1FE], H9566 [31JY], H12301 [4OC]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]

Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see S. 1524), S346 [24JA]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see S. 1713), S4316 [29AP]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see S. 1950), S7816 [12JY]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (see S. 1606; H.R. 3033, 3051), S1855 [12MR], H1775 [6MR], H1985 [7MR]

Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 3881), H8247 [23JY]

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to participate in substance abuse information programs as part of their public service obligation (see H.R. 3334), H4109 [25AP]

Cecil Field Naval Air Station, FL: transfer jurisdiction over certain lands to Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 3882), H8247 [23JY]

Census: collection of information relative to individuals who provide care for family members who are unable to care for themselves (see H.R. 4146), H11047 [24SE]

Chemicals: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (see S. 2179; H.R. 4234), S11973 [30SE], H11525 [27SE]

Child Nutrition Act: Nutrition, Education, and Training Program funding (see S. 2199), S12303 [3OC]

Children and youth: require health plans to provide certain coverage (see H.R. 4300), H12174 [28SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage (see S. 2186; H.R. 4110), S12126 [1OC], H10602 [18SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage of children (see S. 2167), S11972 [30SE]

Civil liberties: protection of patients' rights relative to medical care (see H. Con. Res. 214), H10386 [12SE]

———provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (see H.R. 4315), H12174 [28SE]

Colleges and universities: provide incentives to develop alcohol abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 3476), H5287 [16MY]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see S. 1592; H.R. 3057), S1598 [6MR], H1985 [7MR]

Courts: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

Crime: improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H3230 [29MR]

———increase penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances to recovering addicts (see S. 2050), S9742 [3SE]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 2866), H774 [23JA]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see S. 2108; H.R. 4149), S11169 [24SE], H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (see S. 2155), S11720 [28SE]

———consolidate and improve all inspection activities relative to livestock and poultry carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood products (see H.R. 4302), H12174 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see S. 1651; H.R. 3368, 3699), S3156 [28MR], H4302 [30AP], H6690 [20JN]

———withdrawal of forces stationed in foreign countries that do not assume costs and application of savings to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 2936), H1224 [1FE]

Dept. of HHS: application for waiver of certain AFDC and medicaid demonstration projects (see H.R. 3696), H6690 [20JN]

———improve public access to national practioner databank (see S. 2004), S9295 [31JY]

———making appropriations for Public Health Service commissioned officers retirement and health benefits (see S. 1516), S98 [5JA]

———prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H2034 [8MR]

Dept. of Labor: making appropriations for the Black Lung Disability Program (see S. 1517), S98 [5JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend certain terminology relative to medical facility construction (see S. 1749), S4972 [13MY]

———assessment of research and health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3711), H6764 [25JN]

———authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4396 [1MY]

———authorize VA medical centers to retain funds collected for health services provision (see H.R. 2913), H1138 [31JA]

———develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 3346), H4109 [25AP]

———develop sharing agreements relative to health care resources (see H.R. 3321, 3561), H4108 [25AP], H5753 [30MY]

———disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities (see S. 1750), S4972 [13MY]

———exempt certain health care professionals from restrictions on certain outside activities (see S. 1752), S4972 [13MY]

———expand services at veterans medical centers (see H.R. 3117), H2557 [20MR]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see S. 2008, 2152; H.R. 3927), S9295 [31JY], S11540 [27SE], H9566 [31JY]

———improve health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3713, 3972), H6764 [25JN], H9922 [2AU]

———improve research activities relative to women veterans (see H.R. 3712), H6764 [25JN]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 336), H330 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (see H. Con. Res. 131), H330 [5JA]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6413 [13JN]

———suspend a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs (see S. 1753), S4972 [13MY]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see S. 1757; H.R. 3867), S5004 [14MY], H8247 [23JY]

Disabled: assist individuals seeking employment relative to disability benefits (see S. 1979), S8468 [22JY]

———improve rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 4230), H11525 [27SE]

Diseases: administration of drugs and devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3149), H2664 [21MR]

———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H9705 [1AU]

———establish a data bank of information on clinical trials and experimental treatments for all serious illnesses (see S. 2024), S9554 [2AU]

———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 3293), H3730 [23AP]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 1937; H.R. 3401), S7670 [10JY], H4502 [7MY]

———matching payments to determine cancer incidence among residents of Toms River, NJ (see H.R. 3148), H2664 [21MR]

———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H2950 [27MR]

———research programs for lymphangioleimyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H6764 [25JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 3514), H5501 [22MY]

Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Administration: establish (see H.R. 3847), H8029 [18JY]

Drugs: classification of certain dietary supplements (see S. 1806), S5567 [23MY]

———defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see S. 2178; H.R. 4277), S11973 [30SE], H12172 [28SE]

———review use of radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 3065), H2123 [12MR]

Education: establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (see H.R. 4069), H10385 [12SE]

Employment: provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (see H.R. 3212), H3230 [29MR]

———treatment of temporary and part-time workers (see H.R. 3682), H6532 [19JN]

ERISA: amend rules governing litigation relative to retiree health benefits (see H.R. 4237), H11525 [27SE]

———extend continuation of coverage of certain retiree health benefits (see H.R. 4162), H11048 [24SE]

FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see S. 1865; H.R. 3626), S6144 [12JN], H6285 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: provide income and economic security (see S. 1685), S3626 [18AP]

———support of individuals affected by breast cancer (see H. Con. Res. 177), H4902 [10MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

———limit advertising of tobacco products over the Internet (see S. 2184), S12125 [1OC]

———require full documentation of breast implant information (see H. Res. 449, 527), H6005 [6JN], H10721 [19SE]

———review procedures for funding of certain medical research relative to illnesses suffered by veterans who served in the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3288), H3730 [23AP]

Federal employees: appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3205), H3230 [29MR]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3204), H3230 [29MR]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3203), H3229 [29MR]

———use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (see S. 1987, 2104), S8636 [24JY], S11169 [24SE]

Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program: coverage of certain judicial officials (see H.R. 3295), H3730 [23AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3292), H3730 [23AP]

———coverage of medical foods (see S. 1882), S6408 [18JN]

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: certification of drugs containing insulin and antibiotics (see H.R. 3672), H6509 [18JN]

Firearms: apply revenue from firearms sales tax and dealer licensing fees to gunshot victims health care fund (see H.R. 2865), H774 [23JA]

First aid: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H1774 [6MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foster care: clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child (see S. 1974), S8156 [18JY]

Genetics: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see S. 1898; H.R. 3477, 3482), S6719 [24JN], H5287 [16MY]

Government regulations: requirements relative to managed care plans (see H.R. 3751), H7106 [27JN]

———transplantation of human tissue (see S. 2195), S12303 [3OC]

Great Lakes: extend deadline and clarify contents of health research report (see S. 1601), S1649 [7MR]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see S. 1944; H.R. 3600), S7762 [11JY], H6005 [6JN]

Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see H. Con. Res. 208), H9924 [2AU]

Health care facilities: denial of nurse aide training programs relative to quality or operation (see H.R. 3233), H3386 [15AP]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see S. 1534; H.R. 3587, 3904), S492 [26JA], H5934 [5JN], H8557 [25JY]

———nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see H.R. 3633), H6285 [12JN]

———waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (see H.R. 4244), H11526 [27SE]

Health Care Financing Administration: disapprove rule relative to hospital reimbursement (see S.J. Res. 60), S10684 [17SE]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H1224 [1FE]

———extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (see S. 2197), S12303 [3OC]

———facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see H.R. 2932), H1224 [1FE]

Housing: occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 3390), H4423 [2MY]

———regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H1223 [1FE]

Immigration: reimburse States for medical assistance provided to illegal aliens (see S. 1531), S492 [26JA]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: technical corrections (see S. 1869), S6225 [13JN]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (see H.R. 3378), H4396 [1MY]

———extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 544), H11527 [27SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (see H.R. 3268), H3649 [18AP]

Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 3030), H1775 [6MR]

———establish consumer protection standards for the purchase of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3381), H4396 [1MY]

———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (see S. 1656; H.R. 3582, 3958), S3216 [29MR], H5934 [5JN], H9921 [2AU]

———prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (see H.R. 3222), H3230 [29MR]

———prohibit certain clauses in health plans that indemnify the insurer against liability (see H.R. 3695), H6690 [20JN]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 3145), H2664 [21MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see S. 2005), S9295 [31JY]

———prohibit use of financial incentives to encourage health care practitioners to limit medical tests, services, and treatments (see H.R. 3694), H6690 [20JN]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 1600, 1694; H.R. 4008), S1649 [7MR], S3954 [23AP], H9924 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 4220), H11395 [26SE]

———provide insurance for temporarily unemployed individuals (see S. 2149), S11540 [27SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 4296), H12174 [28SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3101, 3425, 3436), H2315 [14MR], H3230 [29MR], H4800 [9MY], H4901 [10MY]

———treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3991), H9923 [2AU]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see S. 2101; H.R. 4111), S11090 [20SE], H10602 [18SE]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1137 [31JA]

Medicaid: county-operated health insurance programs qualifications and requirements (see H.R. 3056), H1985 [7MR]

———permit States to cover community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4250), H11526 [27SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see S. 1901), S6719 [24JN]

———repeal preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 3232, 3632), H3386 [15AP], H6285 [12JN]

———reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see S. 1892; H.R. 3779), S6517 [19JN], H7260 [10JY]

———screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 3630), H6285 [12JN]

———State recovery of expenses from medical assistance programs (see H.R. 2883), H912 [25JA]

———treatment of certain veterans' benefits received by individuals residing in State veterans homes (see S. 2099), S11090 [20SE]

———waive temporarily the enrollment composition rule for Managed Health Services of Wisconsin (see H.R. 4051), H10235 [11SE]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule for the District of Columbia Chartered Health Plan (see H.R. 3264), H3581 [17AP]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (see S. 2126; H.R. 3866, 3871, 4227), S11294 [25SE], H8094 [22JY], H8247 [23JY], H11395 [26SE]

Medical devices: allow marketing of Sensor Pad to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H5500 [22MY]

Medical Education Trust Fund: establish (see S. 1870), S6225 [13JN]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H4396 [1MY]

———allocate savings from waste, fraud and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see S. 1859), S6082 [11JN]

———allow use of parenteral nutrients for renal dialysis treatments (see H.R. 4185), H11229 [25SE]

———assure access to services under the Medicare Health Maintenance Organization Program (see H.R. 3079), H2224 [13MR]

———beneficiary access to emergency and urgent care (see S. 2121), S11294 [25SE]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse (see S. 1858), S6082 [11JN]

———contract reform (see H.R. 3132), H2558 [20MR]

———coverage for home health services (see H.R. 4229), H11525 [27SE]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3292), H3730 [23AP]

———coverage of certain antibiotics parenterally administered at home (see H.R. 3262, 4248), H3581 [17AP], H11526 [27SE]

———coverage of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (see H.R. 4190), H11229 [25SE]

———coverage of outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips for persons with diabetes (see H.R. 4264), H11526 [27SE]

———coverage of vancomycin home parenteral therapy (see H.R. 4189), H11229 [25SE]

———demonstration project to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine and medical informatic networks (see H.R. 4268), H11526 [27SE]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 1963; H.R. 3959), S8013 [17JY], H9922 [2AU]

———eligibility of certain hospitals that own skilled nursing facilities relative to geographic reclassification (see H.R. 4158), H11048 [24SE]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunity suppressing drugs (see H.R. 3138), H2664 [21MR]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see S. 2075; H.R. 4047), S10600 [16SE], H10235 [11SE]

———expand coverage of part B to provide for respite care services (see H.R. 3585), H5934 [5JN]

———expedite payment adjustments for durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3225), H3230 [29MR]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see S. 2067; H.R. 3337), S10426 [12SE], H4109 [25AP]

———extend period of applicability of enrollment mix requirement for HMOs to Watts Health Foundation (see H.R. 2923), H1138 [31JA]

———hospice care reform (see S. 2034; H.R. 3714), S9554 [2AU], H6764 [25JN]

———imposition of fees for overpayment collection and require prepayment screening of claims (see S. 1704), S4190 [25AP]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H6531 [19JN]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 1964), S8013 [17JY]

———permit geographic reclassification of hospitals relative to payment adjustments (see H.R. 3942), H9705 [1AU]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H7114 [8JY]

———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 3856), H8029 [18JY]

———provide reimbursement for telehealth services (see S. 2171), S11973 [30SE]

———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (see H.R. 3591), H5934 [5JN]

———reduce payment for certain costs of acquiring organs for transplant from organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4022), H10040 [4SE]

———reform (see S. 1926; H.R. 3355), S7302 [28JN], H4302 [30AP]

———reimbursement of education costs for residents enrolled in certain primary care training programs (see H.R. 4271), H11527 [27SE]

———require hospitals to extend visitor privileges to non-family members (see H.R. 4325), H12175 [28SE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H1985 [7MR]

———study of payments for instances where certain inpatient services are replaced by outpatient services (see H.R. 4191), H11229 [25SE]

———treatment of certain practices relative to value units for physicians' services (see H.R. 3859), H8029 [18JY]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H1715 [5MR]

———ultrasound equipment transportation costs (see H.R. 3555), H5753 [30MY]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (see S. 2055; H.R. 4012), S9967 [5SE], H9924 [2AU]

Medicare/medicaid: prohibit funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 3123), H2558 [20MR]

———provide orientation and medical profiles for enrollees and require health plans to assure child immunizations (see H.R. 4160), H11048 [24SE]

Members of Congress: discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (see S. 1876), S6225 [13JN]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see S. 2031; H.R. 4045, 4058), S9554 [2AU], H10174 [10SE], H10235 [11SE]

National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer research (see S. 1655; H.R. 3583), S3216 [29MR], H5934 [5JN]

National Commission on Medicare Reform: establish (see S. 1856), S6082 [11JN]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 3992), H9923 [2AU]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases (see S. 1910), S7179 [27JN]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 4196), H11394 [26SE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 295), S10837 [18SE]

National Mental Health Parity Act: implementation (see H.R. 4135), H11047 [24SE]

National objectives: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H10235 [11SE]

———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 4075), H10386 [12SE]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1698; H.R. 2893, 3013, 3063, 3070, 3103, 3130, 3160, 3185), S4063 [24AP], H913 [25JA], H1715 [5MR], H2122, H2123 [12MR], H2320 [18MR], H2558 [20MR], H2866 [26MR], H3170 [28MR]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (see H. Res. 392), H2949 [27MR]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 500, 502), H9565 [31JY], H9704 [1AU]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 68; H. Con. Res. 208), S9555 [2AU], H9924 [2AU]

———policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 3787), H7473 [11JY]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (S. 1311), return to Senate (see H. Res. 545), H11527 [27SE]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S5763 [4JN]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 300), S11169 [24SE]

Native Americans: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (see H.R. 3066), H2123 [12MR]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act: implementation (see H.R. 4135), H11047 [24SE]

NIH: establish National Center for Pain Research (see S. 1955), S7887 [16JY]

———expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H4109 [25AP]

———revise and extend certain programs (see S. 1897), S6662 [21JN]

Nonprofit organizations: liability relative to prosthetic devices (see S. 1885), S6517 [19JN]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see S. 1900), S6719 [24JN]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (see S. 1972), S8156 [18JY]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see S. 1759; H.R. 3462), S5093 [15MY], H5173 [15MY]

Patents: extend protection for certain pipeline drugs (see S. 2154), S11720 [28SE]

———limitation on infringements relative to medical practitioner's performance of a medical activity (see S. 2105), S11169 [24SE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H10767 [23SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

Pharmaceuticals: development relative to treatment for illegal drug addiction (see S. 2051), S9742 [3SE]

———reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research and establish minimum levels of research reinvestment for drug manufacturers (see H.R. 4270), H11527 [27SE]

Pharmacists: regulation (see H.R. 3260), H3581 [17AP]

POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H2315 [14MR]

Prescription Drug Price Review Board: establish (see H.R. 3691), H6690 [20JN]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H2224 [13MR]

———extend breast cancer research programs (see S. 2064; H.R. 3443), S10327 [11SE], H4902 [10MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (see H.R. 4257), H11526 [27SE]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 4275), H12172 [28SE]

———modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for aliens (see S. 2191; H.R. 4335), S12303 [3OC], H12193 [30SE]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3038, 3604), H1775 [6MR], H6117 [10JN]

———amend (S. 1316), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 507), H9705 [1AU]

San Francisco, CA: recognize the significance of the AIDS Memorial Grove in the Golden Gate Park (see S. 1992; H.R. 3193), S8866 [25JY], H3170 [28MR]

Schools: flexibility to meet dietary guidelines under the school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 1613), S2101 [14MR]

———prohibit purchase of foreign beef for nutrition programs (see S. 1829), S5763 [4JN]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3330), H4109 [25AP]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 3426), H4800 [9MY]

———determination of average annual earnings relative to child care or home health care (see H.R. 3357), H4302 [30AP]

———establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see H.R. 4215), H11395 [26SE]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835, 4015), H7779 [17JY], H9924 [2AU]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1639; H.R. 3142, 3151, 4068), S2646 [21MR], H2664, H2665 [21MR], H10385 [12SE]

———medicare reimbursement to Veteran Health Administration (see S. 1786), S5443 [21MY]

———provide enrollment period for medicare and medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 4298), H12174 [28SE]

———reform Federal old age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 3758), H7154 [9JY]

———self-referral requirements relative to hospitals participating in medicare and medicaid programs (see H.R. 4100), H10524 [17SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

———treatment of spousal benefits relative to divorce (see H.R. 3360), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to age (see H.R. 3361), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3359), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to disability (see H.R. 3358), H4302 [30AP]

———use of current level disability benefits for blind individuals in certain earnings test disability determinations (see H.R. 4091), H10524 [17SE]

———waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 3899, 3932), H8556 [25JY], H9566 [31JY]

Social Security Administration: extend demonstration projects (see H.R. 4039), H10174 [10SE]

Sports: improve and expand safety precautions relative to boxing (see H.R. 4114), H10720 [19SE]

———safety for journeymen boxers (see H.R. 4167), H11229 [25SE]

SSI: restriction on benefits to substance abusers (see S. 1642), S2859 [26MR]

States: reduce certain assistance relative to continuation of health benefits to public safety officers injured in the line of duty (see S. 1984), S8636 [24JY]

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (see H. Con. Res. 162), H3488 [16AP]

Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (see H.R. 2846, 4200), H187 [4JA], H11394 [26SE]

———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 4176), H11229 [25SE]

———provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (see S. 1573), S1295 [23FE]

———reduce Social Security taxation rates and corresponding old-age insurance benefits, and provide for individual Social Security retirement accounts (see H.R. 2952), H1224 [1FE]

———State establishment of health insurance systems for temporarily unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3092), H2315 [14MR]

———suspension of tax on ozone-depleting chemicals used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 3416), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of and limitations on loans made from qualified employer plans (see H.R. 4004), H9924 [2AU]

———treatment of biomedical research funds (see H.R. 3624), H6285 [12JN]

———treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (see S. 1538), S492 [26JA]

———treatment of health coverage for certain workers who leave employment (see H.R. 3342), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of health insurance relative to health status of individual (see H.R. 3043), H1985 [7MR]

———treatment of long-term health care insurance (see S. 1658; H.R. 3381), S3216 [29MR], H4396 [1MY]

———treatment of qualified long-term care services (see H.R. 3585), H5934 [5JN]

———treatment of recreational fitness services and facilities in certain hospitals (see H.R. 3801), H7532 [12JY]

Tobacco products: consideration of addiction to nicotine as a disability (see H. Con. Res. 223), H11395 [26SE]

———limit access to minors (see H.R. 3954, 4245), H9921 [2AU], H11526 [27SE]

———restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 3821), H7658 [16JY]

Transportation: prohibit smoking in any federally financed transportation facility (see H.R. 4333), H12193 [30SE]

Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6531 [19JN]

———improve health care programs (see H.R. 3950), H9921 [2AU]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see S. 1791; H.R. 3458), S5492 [22MY], H5173 [15MY]

———payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to certain former spouses of veterans dying from service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3542), H5646 [29MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 4103), H10601 [18SE]

———presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities relative to exposure to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 2891), H913 [25JA]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3418), H4646 [8MY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see S. 1563; H.R. 3118, 3119), S1083 [7FE], H2557 [20MR]

———treatment of cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 4007), H9924 [2AU]

Veterans Health Administration: establishment of research corporations at VA medical centers (see H.R. 3285), H3730 [23AP]

———reorganization (see S. 1748), S4972 [13MY]

Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity tests in connection with publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 3948), H9705 [1AU]

Women: effect of environment on health (see H.R. 3509), H5500 [22MY]

———establish a program for postreproductive health care (see H.R. 3015), H1716 [5MR]

———funding for research relative to alcohol abuse (see H.R. 3175), H2950 [27MR]

———improve and expand programs relative to pregnancy (see H.R. 4217), H11395 [26SE]

———modify certain programs relative to minorities (see H.R. 3179), H2950 [27MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H2950 [27MR]

———preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3174), H2950 [27MR]

———promote equity in health care services through expanded research and improved access (see S. 1799), S5566 [23MY]

———research health risks of dioxin in tampons (see H.R. 3796), H7474 [11JY]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3176), H2950 [27MR]

Biographies

Chambers, Joe C., S11566 [27SE]

Conference reports

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization (S. 641), H4287-H4299 [30AP]

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (H.R. 3103), H9473-H9564 [31JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments (S. 1316), H9679-H9703 [1AU]

Cost Estimates

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Collection of Copayments for Provision of Medical Benefits and Insurance Company Reimbursement (S. 991): CBO, S105 [5JA]

Health Insurance Reform Act (S. 1028): Intergovernmental Mandates, S3481 [17AP]

———Private Sector Mandates, S3481-S3484 [17AP]

Revise and extend certain NIH programs (S. 1897): CBO, S11044-S11046 [19SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act amendments (H.R. 3604): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), H6743-H6745 [25JN]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H6745-H6747 [25JN]

Documents

Sales of Tobacco Products to Children: Smoke-Free Class of 2000 (organization), H6235 [12JN]

Essays

Money, Systems, and Your Health: Sid Taylor, E1347 [23JY]

Partial Birth Veto—Hearts Waxed Cold: Dawn M. Thomas, E1296 [17JY]

Excerpts

``Capitation—The Physicians Guide'', E716 [7MY]

Partial-birth abortions: Williams Obstetrics (publication), S11371 [26SE]

Explanations

Circle of Elderly Care (senior citizen program), E30 [5JA]

Factsheets

Child Health in U.S. Ranks Lower Than Many Nations, E1253 [11JY]

Medicare, S5174 [16MY]

Partial-Birth Abortions, H2919, H2927 [27MR]

Problems With Medical Savings Accounts: Senator Kennedy, S5925 [6JN]

Histories

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—50 Years of Accomplishments: CDC, E1194 [27JN]

Letters

Agent Orange Benefits Act: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9302 [31JY]

AIDS epidemic: John R. Gail, Jr., H7051 [27JN]

Budget 1997-2002: Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, H5224 [16MY]

CBO cost estimates of the Health Insurance Reform Act: James L. Blum, CBO, S3480 [17AP]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S3480 [17AP]

Centers for Disease Control State guidelines relative to voluntary HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women: June E. O'Neill, CBO, H4365 [1MY]

Changes to prescription drug policies under certain Federal retiree health benefits programs: several Members of Congress, E812 [15MY]

Clinical research programs improvement and expansion: Veronica Catanese, American Federation for Clinical Research, S504 [26JA]

Clinton administration budget proposal effects on Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: June E. O'Neil, CBO, S5114, S5126 [16MY], S6071 [11JN]

Clinton administration view on the Federal budget for 1997-2002: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S6124 [12JN]

Comstock Clean-up Act: Alexander C. Sanger, Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc., S1600 [6MR]

———Ann G. Daniels, California Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, S1600 [6MR]

———Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority (organization), S1601 [6MR]

———Janet Reno, Attorney General, S1599 [6MR]

———Kate Michelman, National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, S1600 [6MR]

———Kathryn Kolbert, Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, S1600 [6MR]

Consideration of patient appeals and provision of specialty care by managed care plans: John C. Courtney, Child Neurology, Inc., E1736 [27SE]

Corps of Engineers environmental projects: Larry J. Wilson, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, S3884 [23AP]

Coverage and treatment of emergency services under health insurance plans: James M. Fox, S10391 [12SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs appropriations: Kenneth E. Wolford, American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam (organization), H1796 [7MR]

———Richard Grant, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H1796 [7MR]

———Steve Robertson, American Legion, H1797 [7MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S11556 [27SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4975 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs suspension of a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4979 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs terminology relative to medical facility construction: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4975 [13MY]

Discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test: C.E. Mundy, Jr., Dept. of Defense, H1214 [1FE]

———Frank B. Kelso, II, Dept. of Defense, H1214 [1FE]

Effect of Republican budget proposal on medicaid in Colorado: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, E93 [25JA]

Environmental tobacco smoke relative to lung cancer: Daniel P. Mulhollan, Congressional Research Service, S11638 [28SE]

Exempt certain health care professionals in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs from restrictions on certain outside activities: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4978 [13MY]

Family farming: Doug Henderson, S6138 [12JN]

FDA approval process of new medical devices and new drugs: Jeffrey N. South, H2307 [14MR]

Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act: J. Michael Daly, Federal Investigators' Association, S12256 [3OC]

———Victor Oboyski, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S11122 [20SE], S12257 [3OC]

Food Quality Protection Act: Food Chain Coalition, S8928 [25JY], H8145 [23JY]

———Lynn R. Goldman, EPA, S8737 [24JY], H8145 [23JY]

———Richard W. Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, S8929 [25JY]

———several organizations, S8928, S8929 [25JY]

GATT implementation relative to the generic drug industry: Cathy L. Hurwit, Citizen Action (organization), S3581 [18AP]

———Cynthia Pearson, National Women's Health Network, S3580 [18AP]

———Dixie D. Horning, S3581 [18AP]

———Generic Drug Equity Coalition, S3581 [18AP]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S3580 [18AP]

———Mern Horan, Consumer Federation of America, S3581 [18AP]

———Thair Phillips, Seniors Coalition, S3580 [18AP]

———Theresa Amato, Citizen Advocacy Center, S3581 [18AP]

Health care programs abuse: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S364 [25JA]

Health care reform, E419 [22MR]

———Elaine Z. Graham and Christina M. Howard, National Restaurant Association, S3573 [18AP]

———Jamie Court, Maria Ferrer, Harvey Rosenfeld, Gerri Dalleck, and Terry McBride, E420 [22MR]

———Jerry Jasinowski, National Association of Manufacturers, S3573 [18AP]

———Senator Kennedy, S3531 [18AP]

———Senator Wyden, S3531 [18AP]

Health plan coverage of minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants: Sarah F. Jaggar, GAO, S9909 [5SE]

Impact of Government regulations on Unocal fertilizer plant in Kennewick, WA: Mark R. Powell, Unocal Corp., S2855 [26MR]

Indian Health Service program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H11417 [27SE]

Indian Health Service programs for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H9971 [4SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Benjamin Burroughs, E751 [9MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act reauthorization: Sally N. McConnell, National Association of Elementary School Principals, H6076 [10JN]

———Sammy J. Quintana and Thomas A. Shannon, National School Boards Association, H6076 [10JN]

———several organizations, H5811 [4JN]

Licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion: Edward V. Hannigan, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, S2271 [19MR]

———Jane Burger, Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, S2272 [19MR]

———Kevin J. Murrell, National Federation of Catholic Physicians' Guilds, S2270 [19MR]

———Michael Prysak, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, S2272 [19MR]

———Representatives Delay and Coburn, S2271 [19MR]

Managed health care requirements: Brian M. Cresta, E1031 [7JN]

Managed health care system reform: Peter Smith, E255 [29FE]

Medicaid and welfare reforms in short-term debt limit legislation: Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, H1786 [7MR]

Medicaid eligibility relative to legal immigrants: James J. Lack, Douglas R. Bovin, and Gregory S. Lashutka, S4500 [1MY]

Medical and physical soundness of Armed Forces: Michael F. Ouellette, Non-Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A., H1215 [1FE]

Medical procedures patents: Jennifer Hillman, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, S11843 [30SE]

———John R. Kirk, Jr., ABA, S11846 [30SE]

———Senator Hatch, S11844, S11845, S11847 [30SE]

———Senators Hatch and Roth, S11843 [30SE]

Medical savings account programs: Cecil E. Roberts, United Mine Workers of America, S3559 [18AP]

———Dan Reitz, United Mine Workers of America, S3824 [23AP]

———Representatives Jacobs, Lipinski, and Poshard, S3823 [23AP]

———Representatives Torricelli and Jacobs, S3823 [23AP]

———several Senators, S3534 [18AP], S3824 [23AP]

Medical savings accounts: Delta Dental Plans Association, E797 [14MY]

Medicare and medicaid self-referral requirements relative to participating hospitals: William F. Bacon, Idaho Home Health, Inc., E1623 [17SE]

Medicare reform: Harlan M. Heald, Nebraska Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, S5171 [16MY]

———several health care associations, S5161, S5171 [16MY]

Medicare waste, fraud, and abuse: Bonnie Burns, Senior Health Insurance Issues (organization), E452 [26MR]

Medicare waste, fraud and abuse: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S9543 [2AU]

Multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits: Brian K. Atchinson, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, H3099 [28MR]

———William Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, H3099 [28MR]

NIH funding for nausea, vomiting, nutrition, and pregnancy study: Bernard L. Harlow, Harvard Medical School, H7325 [11JY]

Partial-birth abortions: Albert W. Corcoran, S11387 [26SE]

———Allan Rosenfield, Columbia University School of Public Health, S11352 [26SE]

———American Medical Women's Association, H10619 [19SE]

———American Nurses Association, H2902 [27MR]

———Barbara Bolsen, American Medical News (publication), H2919 [27MR]

———Barbara Bolson, American Medical News (publication), H10633 [19SE]

———Charles W. Newton, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, S11380 [26SE]

———Diane Reiner, E1397 [30JY]

———Donna Harrison, S11344 [26SE]

———Dru Elaine Carlson, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, S11352 [26SE]

———E.A. Scioscia, S11387 [26SE]

———Eugene S. Ogrod II, California Medical Association, S11351 [26SE]

———Fernando M. Trevino, American Public Health Association, S11352 [26SE]

———Frank W. Ling, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10619 [19SE]

———Geri Marullo, American Nurses Association, S11351 [26SE], H10618 [19SE]

———Jean L. Fourcroy, American Medical Women's Association, S11351 [26SE]

———John G. Boyce, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10618 [19SE]

———Jose R. Kennard, H3558 [17AP]

———Joseph G. Rogers, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10619 [19SE]

———Joseph K. Hurd, Jr., American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10618 [19SE]

———Luis B. Curet, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10619 [19SE]

———Mary-Dorothy Line, H2907 [27MR]

———Metropolitan Medical Association, S11361 [26SE]

———National Conference of Catholic Bishops, H3560 [17AP], H3647 [18AP]

———Owen C. Montgomery and Kristi Wasson, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H10618 [19SE]

———Pamela E. Smith, H2924 [27MR]

———Pamela E. Smith, Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, S11370 [26SE]

———Phillip G. Stubblefield, Boston University Medical Center Hospital, S11352 [26SE]

———Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, H10637 [19SE]

———President Clinton, S11138 [24SE], S11340 [26SE]

———Representative Hyde, H2918 [27MR]

———Richard McGarvey, S11387 [26SE]

———several Beaumont, TX, Diocese staff members, H8595 [26JY]

———Stephanie S. Streett and Anne Hawley, Executive Office of the President, S11282 [25SE]

———Vikki Stella, H10611 [19SE]

———Watson A. Bowers, Jr., H2924 [27MR]

———Whitney and Bruce Goin, S11343 [26SE]

———William J. and Teresa Heineman, S11371 [26SE]

Prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients: Frank J. Baumeister, Jr., Oregon Medical Association, S10162 [10SE]

———Gail Robinson, American Counseling Association, S10163 [10SE]

———Garrett F. Cuneo, American Chiropractic Association, S10163 [10SE]

———Jane M. Orient, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc., S10162 [10SE]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S10162 [10SE]

———Neil Kahanovitz and Terry M. Hall, S10162 [10SE]

Public welfare programs reform relative to legal immigrants: Bill Lockyer and Richard Katz, H9409 [31JY]

———Charles Moody and Will Lightbourne, Health Service Agency, Santa Cruz County, CA, H9409 [31JY]

Radon levels in drinking water: Daniel J. Avera, San Diego, CA, County, Dept. of Environmental Health, H6756 [25JN]

———David Reynolds, Alliance for Radon Reduction, H6756 [25JN]

———Diane E. Tefft, Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., H6757 [25JN]

———Ruth E. McBurney, Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., H6757 [25JN]

Reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations: Charlene Barshefsky, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and Carol M. Browner, EPA, S9710, S9722 [3SE]

———several environmental organizations, S9710 [3SE]

Regulation of tobacco industry: Senator Lautenberg, S1158 [7FE]

Regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children: Lawton C. Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11564 [27SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act amendments: Campaign for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water (organization), H6748 [25JN]

———Carol M. Browner, EPA, H6747 [25JN]

———Clean Water Council, H6748 [25JN]

———Paul Marchetti, Council of Infrastucture Financing Authorities, H6749 [25JN]

———several representatives of governmental and water related associations, H6748 [25JN]

Sales of tobacco products to children: Sarah Weller, H6235 [12JN]

Schools, drugs, and attention deficit disorder: David Wagemann, E1230 [9JY]

Space station program funding: John G. Hodson, Sr., Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, S9816 [4SE]

———Michael E. DeBakey, S9819 [4SE]

Substance abuse treatment centers: John Schwarzlose, Jerry Spicer, and Dennis Gilhousen, H10968 [24SE]

Teenage pregnancy prevention and adoption assistance: Senator Specter, S3104 [28MR]

Treatment of legal immigrants in welfare reform legislation: Bill Lockyer and Richard Katz, California State Legislature, S8340 [19JY]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences funding: J.C. Pennington, National Association for Uniformed Services, S7523 [10JY]

———P. John Seward, AMA, S7523 [10JY]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S7523 [10JY]

VA medical care programs funding: several veterans' organizations, S5145 [16MY]

Veterans Health Administration reorganization: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4974 [13MY]

Veterans' health care: Frederico Juarbe, Jr., VFW, S2291 [19MR]

———GAO, S2291 [19MR]

Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act: Independent Budget (organization), H8771 [30JY]

Veterans' health care facilities funding: Frederico Juarbe, Jr., VFW, S9798 [4SE]

Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act: Fred Grandy, Goodwill Industries International, Inc., S8474 [22JY]

———Michael R. Losey, Society for Human Resource Management, S8474 [22JY]

———Tony Young, Rhoda Schulzinger and Marty Ford, Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities Task Force on Social Security, S8474 [22JY]

Worker protection at Dept. of Energy Miamisburg, OH, facility: Thomas P. Grumbly, Dept. of Energy, S7235 [28JN]

Lists

Groups supporting Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H6753 [25JN]

Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act Senate cosponsors, S9903 [5SE]

Organizations supporting S. Res. 300, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S11188 [24SE]

Philadelphia Family Policy Council Teen Pregnancy Prevention Week press conference speakers, S3104 [28MR]

Pro-choice, Catholic Members of Congress, H3648 [18AP]

Supporters of S. 1534, clinical research programs improvement and expansion, S504 [26JA]

Supporters of S. 1963, Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act, S8015 [17JY]

Memorandums

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Appropriations: Thomas A. McMasters, III, DAV, H1796 [7MR]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: Representatives Goodling and Bliley, H11155 [25SE]

Treatment of Legal Immigrants in Welfare Reform Legislation: Mike Nevins, California State Association of Counties, S8340 [19JY]

Vermont Health Reform Initiatives: Thomas R. Van Cooper, S6758 [24JN]

Messages

National Drug Control Strategy: President Clinton, S4315 [29AP], H4112 [29AP]

Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act Report: President Clinton, H2931 [27MR]

Veto of H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: President Clinton, H3338 [15AP]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2905 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10608 [19SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H228 [5JA]

National objectives: policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3138 [28MR], H6133 [11JN]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9795 [1AU]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), H7740 [17JY], H8010 [18JY]

Newsletters

Child Immunizations and Managed Care Facilities: United Hospital Fund (newsletter), E1695 [25SE]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to Occupational Safety and Health Act, S11019-S11027 [19SE], H10711-H10719 [19SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), H335 [9JA]

Papers

Dilation and Extraction for Late Second Trimester Abortions: W. Martin Haskell, H10615 [19SE]

Fetal Pain as It Relates to the Partial-Birth Abortion Method, S11349 [26SE]

MSA Provisions in Health Care Reform Bill Creates Tax Shelter and Casts Doubt on Expansion of Insurance Coverage: Iris J. Lav, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, E449 [26MR]

Partial-Birth Abortions—Behind the Misinformation: Douglas Johnson, H2921-H2924 [27MR]

Second Trimester Abortion—From Every Angle, H10631-H10633 [19SE]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: clean up of nuclear weapons facilities, H8318 [24JY]

Georgia: FDA regulatory powers over tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

Partial-Birth Abortions: Kettering, OH, City Council, H10617 [19SE]

Poems

``Message From the Newborn to the Fetus'', E581 [19AP]

Press releases

Dornan Provision on HIV/Combat Readiness Passes as Part of Defense Conference Bill: Representative Dornan, H1214 [1FE]

Drug Use Rises Again in 1995 Among American Teens: University of Michigan, S9020 [29JY]

Licensing and Training of Physicians Relative to Abortion: Christian Medical & Dental Society, S2272 [19MR]

Medicaid Deeming Requirement Relative to the Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Catholic Charities USA (organization), S4501 [1MY]

Today's New York Times Demonstrates Urgent Need To Solve Medicare's Impending Crisis, Now: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S3884 [23AP]

Proclamations

International Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness Day, E774 [10MY]

Teenage Pregnancy Prevention, S3104 [28MR]

Tribute to Save Today for Tomorrow Project: Harris County, TX, Medical Society Alliance, E1815 [28SE]

Quotations

Partial-birth abortions, H11596 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Abortion: constitutional amendment on freedom of choice, E1397 [30JY]

———performance at military medical facilities, H785, H786 [24JA], H4942, H5013-H5022 [14MY], H9820, H9822 [1AU]

———pro choice versus right to life, H341 [22JA], H742 [23JA], H9457 [31JY], H9906 [2AU], H10364, H10365 [12SE], E437 [22MR], E1034 [7JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions, H3645-H3648 [18AP], H5279 [16MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), H742 [23JA]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 389), H2895-H2905 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10608-H10620 [19SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2880, H2881, H2905-H2929 [27MR], E509, E515 [29MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H3235, H3339 [15AP], H3553, H3555, H3556, H3557, H3558, H3559 [17AP], H4164 [30AP], H6126 [11JN], H7248, H7249 [10JY], H8595 [26JY], H8816-H8822 [30JY], H10528, H10530, H10531 [18SE], H10621 [19SE], H10769 [24SE], H11362 [26SE], H11596 [27SE], H12190 [30SE], E934 [29MY], E1034 [7JN], E1397 [30JY], E1656 [19SE], E1686 [25SE], E1709, E1717 [26SE], E1743 [27SE]

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: funding, E836 [16MY]

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: funding for health effects study of the cancer cluster in Toms River, NJ, H6873-H6875, H6944 [26JN]

Agriculture: regulation of slaughterhouses (H.R. 3424), E753 [9MY], E761 [10MY]

———use of pesticides relative to agricultural output and land use, E1494 [2AU]

Alcoholic beverages: effects of advertising on children, H3734 [24AP], E627 [25AP]

American Academy of Pain Management: tribute, E937 [29MY]

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging: anniversary, E1943 [21OC]

Antitrust policy: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (H.R. 2925), E158 [5FE], E1800 [28SE]

Armed Forces: contract procurement for regional managed medical care system, H3440-H3445 [16AP]

———discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, H787, H796, H799 [24JA], H1213 [1FE], H2469 [20MR], H3226 [29MR], H3795 [24AP], H4943 [14MY], H5100 [15MY], H5279 [16MY], H8822-H8828 [30JY], E112 [30JA], E233 [28FE], E408 [21MR], E640 [25AP], E813 [15MY]

———permit military retirees to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program, H6368-H6370 [13JN]

Bacelis, Victor: American Institute for Public Service Jefferson Public Service Award recipient, E1222 [9JY]

Bad Axe, MI: water system improvement funding, H9872 [2AU]

Baltimore, MD: tribute to Union Memorial Hospital's National Center for Treatment of the Hand and Upper Extremity, E114 [30JA]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat, H2178 [13MR]

———control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (H.R. 3033), E290, E294 [6MR]

Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin: tribute for efforts to combat insurance fraud, E1162 [25JN]

Bone marrow donation: tribute to outreach efforts of Bertelsmann Music Group and the National Bone Marrow Donor Program, E64 [23JA], E101 [25JA]

Broadcasting: require broadcasters to participate in substance abuse information programs as part of their public service obligation (H.R. 3334), E648 [25AP]

Bronx, NY: air quality evaluation of Hunts Point, H6860 [26JN]

Buffalo, NY: dedication of Helen G. Jacob Women's Wellness Center, E111 [30JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley, CA, water quality projects funding, H8338 [24JY]

Burroughs, Benjamin: Lutheran Brotherhood Speak for Yourself writing contest award recipient, E751 [9MY]

Business and industry: impact of self-insured employer plans, E237 [28FE]

Camacho, Andy M.: American Cancer Society Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

Cannon County, TN: tribute to Cannon County Rescue Squad, E1049 [11JN]

Caregiver Monthly (publication): anniversary, E1121 [20JN]

Cecil Field Naval Air Station, FL: transfer jurisdiction over certain lands to Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 3882), H8107 [23JY]

Centers for Disease Control: anniversary, E1191, E1193, E1197, E1198 [27JN]

———Childhood Immunization Program funding, E1292 [16JY]

———Chronic and Environmental Diseases Program funding, E1292 [16JY]

———guidelines for voluntary HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women, H4358-H4361 [1MY]

———National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funding, H7280-H7287, H7369 [11JY], E1291 [16JY]

Children and youth: funding for assistance programs, E581 [19AP]

———guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), H4910-H4913 [14MY], E840 [16MY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5737-H5740 [30MY], H5755, H5756 [31MY], H6403 [13JN]

———prevention of teenage pregnancy, H2104-H2110 [12MR], H7227 [10JY], H8076 [22JY], E336, E340 [13MR], E1485 [2AU]

———require health plans to provide coverage (H.R. 4110), E1636 [18SE]

———research programs for sudden infant death syndrome disease, H6721 [25JN]

———tribute to Friends of Karen (organization) for providing financial assistance to families of children with terminal illnesses, E209 [27FE]

———use of alcoholic beverages, E519 [29MR]

Chron's and Colitis Foundation of America: Women of Distinction award recipients, E385 [20MR]

Civil liberties: protection of patients' rights relative to medical care (H. Con. Res. 214), E1592 [12SE]

———provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (H.R. 4315), E1826 [30SE]

Clay County, TN: tribute to Clay County Rescue Squad, E1050 [11JN]

Coastline Community College: tribute, E1290 [16JY]

Colombia: national drug control policy, H11232 [26SE]

Colorado: funding for the clean up of the Rocky Flats, H8317 [24JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4163 [30AP], H4355-H4367, H4374 [1MY], E696 [1MY], E719, E725 [7MY]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services, H1148, H1149, H1157 [1FE], H10769 [24SE]

Comstock, Anthony: historical impact on censorship of family planning information, H10769 [24SE]

Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus: tribute, E1926 [4OC]

Continuity of Care Week: observance, E364 [14MR]

Courts: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (H.R. 3468), E825 [16MY]

———medical malpractice liability claim requirements, H3110 [28MR]

———product liability reform relative to the raw materials used to make certain medical devices, H2228 [14MR], H3199, H3201, H3202 [29MR]

CPSC: recommendation to remove miniblinds causing lead dust poisoning from homes, H6830 [25JN]

Crane, Earl R.: dedication of the Dr. Earl R. Crane Children's Dental Health Center, E1804 [28SE]

Davidson County, TN: tribute to Davidson County Rescue Squad, E1051 [11JN]

Deale, MD: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad, E1754 [27SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 4149), H10974 [24SE]

DeBakey, Michael: Health Care Hall of Fame inductee, E348 [13MR]

DeKalb County, TN: tribute to Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad, E1065 [12JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and improve all inspection activities relative to livestock and poultry carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood products (H.R. 4302), E1841 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: reform health insurance services for beneficiaries, E1942 [21OC]

———specimen repository policies and funding, H6379, H6380 [13JN]

———withdrawal of forces stationed in foreign countries that do not assume costs and application of savings to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (H.R. 2936), E173 [5FE]

Dept. of HHS: Black Lung Clinics Program funding, H7287, H7288, H7370 [11JY]

———Healthy Start Program funding, H7228, H7230 [10JY]

———Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program funding, H7230 [10JY]

———Office of Consumer Affairs funding, H6881, H6946 [26JN]

———prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (H.R. 3059), E317 [8MR]

———rural health care programs funding, H7297 [11JY]

———status of Surgeon General's office, H7662 [17JY]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program funding, H6833-H6838 [25JN], H6946, H6947 [26JN]

Dept. of Labor: Pension Benefits and Welfare Administration funding relative to genetic nondiscrimination enforcement activities, H7237 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5766-H5774 [4JN], E991 [4JN], E1014, E1017 [6JN]

———authorizing appropriations, H1796, H1797, H1798, H1800 [7MR]

———develop plan for allocation of health care resources, H6900, H6901 [26JN]

———expand services at veterans medical centers (H.R. 3117), E403 [21MR]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, H10183, H10185, H10187 [11SE], H10954 [24SE]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (H.R. 3927), E1428 [1AU]

———funding, H5239, H5240 [16MY], H6125 [11JN]

———health care programs funding, H6847 [25JN]

———Health Professional Scholarship Program funding, H6806 [25JN]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H189, H226-H240 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), H308 [5JA]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (H.R. 3643), H7546-H7552 [16JY], E1304 [17JY]

———veterans medical care and Veterans Benefits Administration funding, H6897-H6902 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), E1291 [16JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, E1711 [26SE]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3867), H8672, H8673 [30JY]

———reauthorize (S. 1757), H8673 [30JY]

Disabled: improve rehabilitation programs (H.R. 4230), E1774 [28SE]

Disease: funding for chronic fatigue syndrome research, H3395 [16AP]

Diseases: ADP Program funding for HIV and AIDS patients, H12093 [28SE]

———AIDS epidemic, H5991-H5996 [6JN], H7051-H7066 [27JN]

———development of strategy relative to infectious diseases, E379 [19MR]

———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

———Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study funding, H8317 [24JY]

———impact of diabetes on African-American community, E1749 [27SE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 3401), E753 [9MY]

———matching payments to determine cancer incidence among residents of Toms River, NJ (H.R. 3148), H2703 [22MR]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (H.R. 1023), E289 [6MR]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (S. 1189), H3437 [16AP], H3656 [22AP]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (H. Con. Res. 156), H2878 [27MR]

———research programs for lymphangioleimyomatosis disease (H.R. 3715), H6851 [26JN]

———research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis disease (H.R. 3715), H7296 [11JY]

Dothan, AL: establish ambulatory care access point, H5772 [4JN]

Drug abuse: increase in heroin use, H7539 [16JY]

———national drug control policy, H1720, H1722 [6MR], H1778, H1779, H1973-H1976 [7MR], H2308 [14MR], H2879 [27MR], H3397 [16AP], H3626-H3632 [18AP], H4133, H4165 [30AP], H5187, H5188, H5264 [16MY], H5304 [21MY], H5497 [22MY], H5930, H5931 [5JN], H6097, H6106 [10JN], H7069 [27JN], H7121 [9JY], H7163 [10JY], H7268 [11JY], H7764, H7776 [17JY], H8162, H8163, H8164, H8165, H8168 [23JY], H8292 [24JY], H9459-H9461 [31JY], H9707 [1AU], H9928, H9930 [4SE], H10046, H10047 [5SE], H10115 [10SE], H10180, H10200, H10225-H10228 [11SE], H10332, H10349 [12SE], H10432, H10439, H10496, H10516 [17SE], H10530, H10574 [18SE], H10604, H10606, H10651-H10656 [19SE], H10723, H10730-H10733 [20SE], H10979, H10980 [24SE], H11051, H11053 [25SE], H11233, H11361, H11391 [26SE], H12180, H12182 [30SE], E170, E180 [5FE]

Drugs: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention funding, H7369 [11JY]

———therapeutic use of marijuana (H.R. 2618), E542 [16AP]

Dystonia Awareness Week: observance, E1774 [28SE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3561-H3568, H3570, H3571 [17AP], H10574-H10580 [18SE]

Education: establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (H.R. 4069), E1593 [12SE]

———national policy to improve system, E1643 [18SE]

Emergency Medical Services Week: observance, E840 [16MY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (H.R. 1797), H2878 [27MR]

———provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (H.R. 3212), E509 [29MR]

———treatment of temporary and part-time workers (H.R. 3682), E1127 [20JN]

EPA: ban importation of PCB waste for incineration in the U.S., H6902-H6904 [26JN]

———conduct research to assess the risk of endocrine disruptors to human health and the environment, H5592, H5593 [29MY]

———develop plan for drinking water research, H9874 [2AU]

———funding, H1798 [7MR], H2036 [12MR]

———importation of PCB's for incineration, H10957 [24SE]

———indoor air pollution programs funding, H6875, H6876 [26JN]

———indoor air pollution research funding, H5709, H5710 [30MY]

———require testing of chemicals and pesticides that mimic human hormones, H10953, H10954, H10960 [24SE]

ERISA: multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits, H3098-H3106, H3111 [28MR]

Etowah, TN: Woods Memorial Hospital receipt of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations Quality Commitment Award, E1415 [31JY]

Executive Office of the President: drug use by employees, H7764 [17JY], H7783 [18JY]

Fair Haven, CT: anniversary of Fair Haven Community Health Center, E1660 [19SE]

Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances, H10109 [9SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: implementation, H4399 [2MY]

FDA: approval of home drug testing kit for use by parents, H11233 [26SE]

———approval of RU-486, H9457 [31JY]

———approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 3199), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

———approval process and regulations relative to new medical devices and new drugs, H2306 [14MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (H.R. 3201), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

———funding, E1190 [27JN]

———reform, H2931 [27MR], H2968 [28MR], H3571, H3572 [17AP]

———require full documentation of breast implant information (H. Res. 449), E1032 [7JN]

Federal aid programs: implement program to empower low-income communities, H1297 [27FE]

Federal employees: appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3205), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3204), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3203), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

———use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration employees, H7344-H7348 [11JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7679-H7684 [17JY]

———limit funding to certain plans that restrict medical care, H7698-H7700 [17JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend medical device provisions (H.R. 2290), H2464 [19MR]

Finkelstein, Paul: Brooklyn Hospital Center Walter E. Reed Medal recipient, E1036 [7JN]

First aid: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (H.R. 3022), E285 [6MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (H.R. 3200), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

———meat and poultry inspection programs (H.R. 1423), E178 [5FE]

Food & Friends (organization): tribute, E435 [22MR]

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (H.R. 1300), H4094 [25AP]

Fribourg, Eugenie: Brooklyn Hospital Center Walter E. Reed Medal recipient, E1036 [7JN]

Gainesville, GA: outpatient veterans clinic funding, H6861 [26JN]

Genetics: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information, H3094 [28MR], H9839 [2AU]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (H.R. 2690), H2844 [26MR], H6426 [18JN]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (H.R. 3482), E829 [16MY]

GERIC Home Health Care, Inc.: tribute, E1471 [2AU]

Gingrich, Representative: remarks relative to the Health Care Financing Administration, H5925 [5JN]

Glendale, CA: tribute to the Glendale Adventist Medical Center, H10969 [24SE]

Gomez, Ute: Zonta Club of Cortland Woman of Achievement award recipient, E514 [29MR]

Government: downsizing, H1310 [27FE]

Government regulations: requirements relative to managed care plans (H.R. 3751), H6976 [27JN], E1192 [27JN]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (H.R. 3600), H10961 [24SE]

Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (H.R. 3468), E825 [16MY]

———medical savings account programs, H4168 [30AP], H4371 [1MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 208), H9897, H9898 [2AU]

Health care facilities: construction of luxury suites in hospitals, H10439 [17SE]

———waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (H.R. 4244), E1797 [28SE]

Health Care Financing Administration: funding, H8102 [23JY]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (H.R. 2938), E174 [5FE]

———extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (S. 2197), H12281, H12293 [4OC]

———extend nonimmigrant nurse program, H2627-H2630 [21MR]

———facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (H.R. 2932), E173 [5FE]

Hendersonville, TN: tribute to Hendersonville Rescue Squad, E1053 [11JN]

Highland Park, IL: anniversary of Opportunity, Inc., E556 [17AP]

Hispanic Women's Health Conference: convene, E695 [1MY]

House of Representatives: random drug testing of employees, H12179 [30SE]

Housing: occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers, H4593, H4628 [8MY]

———occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers (H.R. 3390), E704 [2MY]

Houston, TX: tribute to Save Today for Tomorrow Project, E1815 [28SE]

Human embryo research: funding, H7339 [11JY]

Human rights: treatment and rehabilitation of torture victims, E1708 [26SE]

Huntington, NY: tribute to Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition, E1691 [25SE], E1906 [2OC]

Immigration: admission of HIV-infected individuals, H11082, H11083, H11084 [25SE]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, H11078, H11084 [25SE], H11542 [27SE]

———public health assistance to illegal aliens for communicable diseases, H7337, H7338 [11JY]

———require public hospitals providing medical assistance to illegal aliens to supply patient-identifying information for reimbursement, H2481-H2484 [20MR]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), H9970, H9971 [4SE], E694 [1MY]

———extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 544), H11416-H11418 [27SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (H.R. 3268), H5809-H5812 [4JN], H6051-H6084 [10JN], E567 [18AP], E1053 [11JN], E1073 [12JN]

Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (H.R. 3030), H1972 [7MR]

———establish consumer protection standards for the purchase of long-term care insurance (H.R. 3381), E683 [1MY]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (H.R. 2400), E1036 [7JN]

———Government regulations relative to health maintenance organizations, H7149 [9JY]

———medical savings account programs, H4168 [30AP], H4307, H4308, H4309, H4371 [1MY], H4790 [9MY], H5271 [16MY], H6122, H6133-H6141 [11JN], H6186 [12JN], H6290 [13JN], H6425, H6428, H6431, H6433, H6435, H6436, H6482, H6484, H6488 [18JN], H6513, H6514, H6515, H6516, H6517, H6518 [19JN], H6633, H6683, H6684, H6688 [20JN], H6715-H6717 [25JN], H7133-H7135 [9JY], H7267 [11JY], H7507 [12JY], H7776 [17JY], H7997 [18JY], H9777, H9779, H9784, H9834 [1AU], E635 [25AP], E716 [7MY], E793, E797 [14MY]

———merging of U.S. Healthcare with Aetna Life & Casualty Co., H7121 [9JY]

———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (H.R. 3958), E1497 [2AU]

———possession of health insurance relative to mortality rate, E1801 [28SE]

———prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (H.R. 3222), E562 [17AP]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence, H3095 [28MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and patients, H7338, H7339 [11JY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (H.R. 2976), E224, E225 [28FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (H.R. 2748), H2878 [27MR], H6436 [18JN], E476 [28MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (H.R. 4008), E1468 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 4220), E1725 [26SE], E1736, E1751 [27SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 4296), E1796 [28SE], E1860, E1866 [30SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, H10183-H10189 [11SE], H10957, H10961-H10970 [24SE], E1711 [26SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (H.R. 3101), E359 [14MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (H.R. 3425), H4658 [9MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (H.R. 3436), E767 [10MY]

International Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, E774 [10MY]

Jackson County, TN: tribute to Jackson County Rescue Squad, E1056 [11JN]

Katzen, Cyrus: American University President's Award recipient, E898 [24MY]

KHI Services, Inc.: anniversary, E1769 [28SE]

Kirschner, Marc: American Society for Cell Biology Public Policy Award recipient, E1926 [4OC]

Lansing, MI: anniversary of Sparrow Hospital, H2110 [12MR]

Latinos Against AIDS (organization): anniversary, E1523 [5SE]

LaVergne, TN: tribute to LaVergne Rescue Squad, E1057 [11JN]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (H.R. 4111), H12170 [28SE]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), H11247 [26SE]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries, H8265-H8266 [24JY], E1410 [30JY]

Long Beach, CA: Long Beach VA Medical Center funding, H5771, H5774 [4JN]

Lyons, NJ: Lyons VA Medical Center funding, H5772 [4JN]

Macon County, TN: tribute to Macon County Rescue Squad, E1049 [11JN]

Maino, Joseph: Vision Impairment Center To Optimize Remaining Sight Olin E. Teague Award recipient, E751 [9MY]

Maryland: Perry Point VA Medical Center funding, H5772 [4JN]

Massachusetts: tribute to Men of Color Health Initiative, E1925 [4OC]

Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc.: anniversary, E1814 [28SE]

Meals on Wheels (organization): delivery of food relative to Government shutdown, H122 [4JA]

Medicaid: county-operated health insurance programs qualifications and requirements (H.R. 3056), H10115-H10118 [10SE]

———Federal funding of abortions, H320, H321 [5JA]

———financial protection for families of nursing home residents, H5725, H5727, H5728, H5740 [30MY]

———osteopathic services (H.R. 1791), H10907-H10909 [24SE], E1808 [28SE], E1876 [30SE]

———permit States to cover community-based attendant services (H.R. 4250), E1803, E1814 [28SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), H11626, H11635 [28SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), unanimous-consent agreement, H11633-H11635 [28SE]

———reform, H873-H875 [25JA], H2312 [14MR], H3107 [28MR], H3467, H3470 [16AP], H4049-H4051 [25AP], H4788-H4793 [9MY], H4804, H4805, H4806 [10MY], H5036-H5039, H5042, H5045 [14MY], H5119, H5122 [15MY], H5242, H5247, H5251-H5257, H5273 [16MY], H5651, H5652, H5654, H5743-H5748 [30MY], H5805 [4JN], H5824 [5JN], H5938 [6JN], H6098-H6104 [10JN], H6187, H6189, H6251, H6252, H6263 [12JN], H6292, H6293 [13JN], H6427, H6432 [18JN], H6517 [19JN], H6633 [20JN], H6694 [24JN], H7133-H7136 [9JY], H9992 [4SE], E93 [25JA], E833 [16MY], E852 [21MY], E1121 [20JN], E1161 [25JN]

———State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1942-H1947 [7MR], E336 [13MR]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (H.R. 3871), H9936-H9938 [4SE], E1594 [12SE]

Medical devices: allow marketing of Sensor Pad to aid in breast self-examination, H6169 [11JN]

———allow marketing of Sensor Pad to aid in breast self-examination (H.R. 3504), H5386, H5387 [22MY]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (H.R. 3374), E693 [1MY]

———additional charges by providers, H5728 [30MY], H5938 [6JN]

———adjusted average per capita cost payment formula, E1785 [28SE]

———allow use of parenteral nutrients for renal dialysis treatments (H.R. 4185), E1698 [26SE]

———anniversary, H9385 [31JY]

———colorectal cancer coverage, H2564 [21MR]

———colorectal screening (H.R. 922), E1787 [28SE]

———colorectal screening (H.R. 1046), E1140 [20JN]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H3108, H3131 [28MR], E452 [26MR]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 1074), H8381 [25JY], H8670 [30JY], E451 [26MR]

———coverage of oral prostate cancer drugs, E1081 [13JN]

———coverage of outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips for persons with diabetes (H.R. 4264), E1861 [30SE]

———coverage of vancomycin home parenteral therapy (H.R. 4189), E1702, E1719 [26SE]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (H.R. 3959), E1497 [2AU]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (H.R. 4047), E1583 [11SE]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (H.R. 3337), E645 [25AP]

———hospital insurance trust fund, H4134 [30AP]

———improve health services to rural areas (H.R. 3753), E1785 [28SE]

———notification of beneficiaries by insurance companies before selling duplicative coverage, E870 [22MY]

———outpatient self-management training services for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 1073), H8381 [25JY], H8670 [30JY], E451 [26MR]

———pharmaceutical care services (H.R. 3757), E1228 [9JY]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 1707), E535 [16AP]

———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (H.R. 3856), E1321 [18JY]

———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (H.R. 3591), E1012 [6JN]

———reduce payment for certain costs of acquiring organs for transplant from organ procurement organizations (H.R. 4022), E1510 [4SE]

———reform, H126, H180-H182 [4JA], H199, H317 [5JA], H840, H842, H873-H875 [25JA], H1296 [27FE], H1695, H1696 [5MR], H1797 [7MR], H2100-H2103, H2111-H2114 [12MR], H2213, H2217-H2220 [13MR], H2661 [21MR], H2669 [22MR], H3470 [16AP], H3572 [17AP], H3640 [18AP], H3662, H3666 [23AP], H3733, H3734, H3736, H3737, H3798-H3804 [24AP], H3826, H3842 [25AP], H4391 [1MY], H4427 [6MY], H4655, H4660, H4788-H4795 [9MY], H4804, H4805, H4806 [10MY], H4907, H4909, H5036-H5039, H5042-H5047 [14MY], H5106-H5108, H5116, H5126, H5128, H5129, H5133 [15MY], H5185, H5186, H5187, H5188, H5210, H5211, H5214, H5241, H5247, H5248, H5251-H5255, H5257, H5267 [16MY], H5491, H5492 [22MY], H5572, H5628, H5629 [29MY], H5651, H5652, H5654, H5726, H5740, H5741, H5743-H5748 [30MY], H5759, H5765, H5799, H5803, H5805 [4JN], H5821, H5822, H5823, H5824, H5924-H5930 [5JN], H5938, H5939, H5940, H5984-H5990 [6JN], H6042, H6098-H6104 [10JN], H6123, H6125, H6126 [11JN], H6187, H6188, H6189, H6251, H6252, H6254 [12JN], H6293 [13JN], H6427, H6432, H6488 [18JN], H6515, H6516, H6517 [19JN], H6631, H6632, H6633, H6634 [20JN], H6694 [24JN], H7133-H7136 [9JY], H7663 [17JY], H8078-H8084, H8086-H8088 [22JY], H8102, H8103, H8104, H8106, H8107, H8108, H8109, H8110 [23JY], H8252, H8253 [24JY], H8670, H8803-H8809, H8810-H8816 [30JY], H9385 [31JY], H9709, H9782 [1AU], H9985, H9986, H9988, H9991-H9996 [4SE], H10182, H10200-H10207 [11SE], H10330, H10335, H10336 [12SE], H10571 [18SE], H10976, H10980, H10981 [24SE], H11051, H11053 [25SE], E260 [29FE], E680 [1MY], E852 [21MY], E939 [29MY], E1022 [6JN], E1064, E1069 [12JN], E1081 [13JN], E1285 [12JY], E1380 [25JY], E1439 [1AU], E1510 [4SE], E1547, E1551 [10SE], E1598 [12SE]

———reform (H.R. 2839), E726 [7MY], E1515 [5SE], E1566 [11SE]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System, H7210 [10JY]

———renal disease management services (H.R. 1068), E723 [7MY]

———study of payments for instances where certain inpatient services are replaced by outpatient services (H.R. 4191), E1714 [26SE]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (H.R. 4012), E1482, E1489, E1502 [2AU], E1874 [30SE]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2041-H2048 [12MR]

Medicare/medicaid: provide orientation and medical profiles for enrollees and require health plans to assure child immunizations (H.R. 4160), E1695 [25SE]

Members of Congress: discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (S. 1876), H9708 [1AU]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, H9777, H9781, H9783 [1AU], H10183-H10189 [11SE], H10955, H10961-H10970 [24SE], E1551 [10SE], E1617 [17SE], E1641 [18SE], E1691 [25SE]

———national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (H.R. 4045), E1554 [10SE], E1561 [11SE]

Morristown, NJ: prostate cancer patient education conference, E1716 [26SE]

Multiple Sclerosis Society: tribute, E1185 [26JN]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E123 [1FE]

National Cancer Institute: funding, H7226 [10JY]

———guidelines for mammography, H1202 [1FE]

National Children's Dental Health Month: observance, E144 [1FE]

National Cognitive Recovery Foundation: tribute, E1290 [16JY]

National Diabetes Day: observance, E451 [26MR]

National Dystonia Awareness Week: observance, E1706 [26SE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases, H7298, H7299 [11JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: promotion of bicycle safety and training, E1257 [11JY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (H.R. 4196), E1759 [27SE]

National Lyme Disease Awareness Month: observance, E808 [15MY]

National Mental Health Parity Act: implementation (H.R. 4135), H10962 [24SE]

National Nurses Week: observance, E770, E779 [10MY]

National objectives: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (H.R. 2019), H4115 [29AP]

———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (H.R. 4052), H10530 [18SE]

———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (H.R. 4075), E1603-E1605 [12SE]

———managed care system reform, E48 [22JA]

———managed care system reform proposal, H1305-H1308 [27FE], H10433 [17SE], E1545, E1549 [10SE]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1721 [6MR], H2039 [12MR], H3393 [16AP], H3495 [17AP], H4164 [30AP], H4419 [2MY], H5495 [22MY], H6633 [20JN], H6716 [25JN], H7776 [17JY], H8526 [25JY], E139 [1FE], E733 [8MY], E1031 [7JN], E1225 [9JY], E1505 [4SE]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2893), H1719, H1756-H1759 [6MR], H2038 [12MR], E284 [6MR]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3070), H2844, H2846 [26MR]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H2876, H2892-H2894 [27MR], H2968, H2969, H2970, H2971, H2972, H3045-H3147 [28MR], H3173, H3211 [29MR], H3572 [17AP], H4307, H4308, H4309 [1MY], H6122 [11JN], H6186 [12JN], H6289, H6290 [13JN], H6425, H6427, H6428, H6431, H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435, H6436, H6482, H6484, H6488-H6490 [18JN], H6513, H6514, H6515, H6516, H6517, H6518 [19JN], H6683, H6684-H6688 [20JN], H6715 [25JN], H6850 [26JN], H7133-H7135 [9JY], H7266 [11JY], H7510 [12JY], H7997 [18JY], H8100 [23JY], E500, E502, E508 [29MR], E524 [15AP], E1121, E1124 [20JN], E1161 [25JN], E1211 [27JN], E1235 [10JY], E1282 [12JY]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9567, H9568, H9707, H9708, H9709, H9785-H9796, H9804-H9809, H9832, H9834-H9836 [1AU], H9838, H9839 [2AU], H9992 [4SE], E1485, E1496, E1502 [2AU]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration (H. Res. 392), H3029-H3045 [28MR]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 500), H9775, H9776 [1AU]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9776-H9785 [1AU]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 208), H9897, H9898 [2AU]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), motion to instruct conferees, H6132-H6141 [11JN]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), H2472 [20MR], H2877 [27MR], H4170-H4172 [30AP], E419 [22MR]

———policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (H.R. 3787), E1252 [11JY]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (S. 1311), return to Senate (H. Res. 545), H11466, H11467 [27SE]

National Physical Fitness Month: observance, E814 [15MY]

National Pollution Prevention Week: observance, H10773 [24SE], E1663 [19SE]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN], E1091 [14JN]

National Scoliosis Foundation: anniversary, E1349 [23JY]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act: implementation (H.R. 4135), H10962 [24SE]

New Haven, CT: tribute to Varick Family Life Center, E582 [19AP]

New York: tribute to Commack Middle School anti-smoking program, E840 [16MY]

New York, NY: anniversary of New York Eye Surgery Center, E1226 [9JY]

———dedication of William Sicklick Conference Room in Gouverneur Hospital Nursing Facility Diagnostic and Treatment Center, E1045 [10JN]

———improve watershed quality and management practices, H6882, H6883 [26JN]

———tax payments compared to Federal aid, H2706 [22MR]

———tribute to Eastchester Park Nursing Home, E1462 [2AU]

———tribute to Split Rock Nursing Home, E1462 [2AU]

———tribute to the Beth Israel Medical Center's Phillips Ambulatory Care Center, E69 [24JA]

NIH: funding, H316 [5JA], H7219, H7232 [10JY], E1260 [11JY]

———nausea, vomiting, nutrition, and pregnancy study funding, H7324 [11JY]

———restrictions relative to awarding of grants under Small Business Innovation Research Program, H7295, H7296, H7368 [11JY]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, H5740 [30MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, H7713 [17JY]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (S. 1972), H11476-H11485 [27SE]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (H.R. 3462), E811 [15MY]

OSHA: anniversary, E690 [1MY]

———enforcement of regulatory requirements relative to workers wearing long pants, H7355, H7356 [11JY]

———funding, E1279 [12JY]

———reform, H3493 [17AP]

———use of funds to develop or issue any standards on ergonomic protection, H7239, H7242 [10JY], H7269, H7301, H7368, H7371 [11JY]

Overton County, TN: tribute to Overton County Rescue Squad, E1059 [11JN]

Ozohan, Mary Louise: American Cancer Society Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

Paramedics: tribute, H4134 [30AP]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures, H8276-H8280 [24JY], E1389 [26JY]

Paterson, NJ: tribute to Daughters of Miriam Center, E1945 [21OC]

Pelzer, Brad: bone marrow donor drive, H3786 [24AP]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (H.R. 4131), H10764 [23SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8127-H8147 [23JY], E1367 [24JY], E1383 [25JY], E1389 [26JY]

Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (H.R. 1995), H2464 [19MR]

———reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research and establish minimum levels of research reinvestment for drug manufacturers (H.R. 4270), E1788 [28SE]

Pharmacists: regulation (H.R. 3260), E558 [17AP]

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1716 [26SE], E1886 [1OC]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (H.R. 3081), H2326 [19MR], E1797 [28SE]

———consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), H11402-H11408 [27SE], E1868 [30SE]

Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (H.R. 4257), E1795 [28SE]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2217 [13MR], H5107 [15MY], H6165 [11JN], H8089 [22JY], E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN], E1091 [14JN]

———funding for nutrition programs (H.R. 4275), E1862 [30SE]

———treatment of legal immigrants, H7750 [17JY], H7801, H7802, H7803, H7808 [18JY], H9409 [31JY], H11578 [27SE]

Puerto Rico: licensing and regulation of naturopathy, E430 [22MR]

Red Boiling Springs, TN: tribute to Red Boiling Springs Rescue Squad, E1072 [12JN]

Republican Party: legislative efforts relative to women, H6720 [25JN], H6853 [26JN]

———national agenda, H3389 [16AP], H4894-H4898 [10MY], H6491-H6493 [18JN], H8547 [25JY], H11398 [27SE]

———national agenda relative to health care and education, H1722 [6MR]

Research: environmental estrogens relative to breast cancer, H6426 [18JN]

Rhode Island: tribute to American Red Cross, E404 [21MR]

Richland, PA: anniversary of Rise `N' Stride Walking Club, E1681 [25SE]

Rutherford County, TN: tribute to Rutherford County Rescue Squad, E1061 [12JN]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Mercy Healthcare, E1582 [11SE]

———Encina High School recipient of Dept. of Education New American High School award, E1838 [30SE]

———tribute to Sutter Community Hospital Cancer Center, E1298 [17JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3038), E288 [6MR]

———amend (H.R. 3604), H6725-H6762 [25JN], H6882 [26JN], H7269 [11JY], E1179 [26JN], E1193, E1198, E1212 [27JN], E1241 [11JY]

———amend (S. 1316), H7720-H7742 [17JY], E1587 [11SE]

———amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9863-H9877 [2AU]

———amend (S. 1316), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 507), H9862, H9863 [2AU]

———amend (S. 1316), insert language of H.R. 3604 in lieu, H7740 [17JY], H8010 [18JY]

Safe Tables Our Priority (organization): tribute, E178 [5FE]

Safety: dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, E1858 [30SE]

Seattle, WA: use of alternative treatments for filtration of public water supply, H9875 [2AU]

Shackle Island, TN: tribute to Shackle Island Rescue Squad, E1063 [12JN]

Simon, Jimmy: Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr., Leadership Award for Distinguished Service in Pediatrics recipient, E836 [16MY]

Sisseton, SD: anniversary of Coteau des Prairies Hospital, E1601 [12SE]

Smithville, TN: tribute to Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad, E1065 [12JN]

Smyrna, TN: tribute to Smyrna Rescue Squad, E1067 [12JN]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (H.R. 3426), E759 [10MY]

———establish and maintain individual investment accounts (H.R. 4215), E1799 [28SE]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (H.R. 3835), H7662 [17JY], E1305 [17JY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 3142), H2844 [26MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 3151), E423 [22MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 580), H2844 [26MR]

———reform Federal old age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (H.R. 3758), H7643 [16JY], E1373 [25JY]

———self-referral requirements relative to hospitals participating in medicare and medicaid programs (H.R. 4100), E1623 [17SE]

———waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to individuals with terminal illnesses (H.R. 3899), E1374 [25JY]

Social Security Administration: extend demonstration projects (H.R. 4039), H10478-H10481 [17SE]

South Bronx Mental Health Council, Inc.: observance of Patient Recognition Day, E108 [26JA]

Sports: safety for journeymen boxers (H.R. 4167), H11153-H11158 [25SE]

St. Louis, MO: tribute to Salvation Army Comprehensive Substance Treatment and Rehabilitation Program and Community in Partnership Family Center, E1121 [20JN]

State University of New York at Stony Brook: tribute to Health Science Center, E1151 [24JN]

Stickney, IL: tribute to Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago plant, E217 [27FE]

Substance abuse: tribute to youth alternative programs created by Rotarians Against Substance Abuse Foundation, Concord, CA, First Presbyterian Church, and Contra Costa County, CA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (H. Con. Res. 162), E543 [16AP]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: funding, H12099 [28SE]

Sunshine Foundation: anniversary, E1025 [6JN]

Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (H.R. 2846), E13, E16 [4JA]

———allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (H.R. 4200), E1723 [26SE]

———treatment of health coverage for certain workers who leave employment (H.R. 3342), E638 [25AP], E1517 [5SE]

———treatment of long-term health care insurance (H.R. 3381), E683 [1MY]

———treatment of medical savings accounts, H3035, H3036, H3084, H3087, H3088, H3106, H3107 [28MR], E449 [26MR]

Tennessee: tribute to National Guard's Mediguard/Guardcare program, E1716 [26SE]

Tobacco products: Federal regulations, H5571 [29MY]

———prohibit regulation of tobacco industry, E362 [14MR]

———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H915 [26JA], H9929 [4SE], H10180 [11SE], E90, E96, E102 [25JA], E148, E172 [5FE], E989 [4JN], E1863 [30SE]

———restrict advertising and promotion (H.R. 3821), H7641 [16JY]

———WHO study relative to U.S. exports, E1278 [12JY]

Toledo, OH: anniversary of St. Vincent School of Nursing, E1059 [11JN]

Traumatic brain injuries: studies and programs (H.R. 248), H7126-H7128 [9JY], H7293 [11JY], E1290 [16JY]

Ukraine: impact of Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident, H10656 [19SE]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: terminate, H5082-H5085 [15MY]

Veterans: eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7557-H7563 [16JY]

———funding for health and employment programs, E326 [12MR]

———funding of certain medical research relative to illnesses suffered by veterans who served in the Persian Gulf Conflict, H11359 [26SE]

———improve health care programs (H.R. 3950), H9906, H9910-H9912 [2AU]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H7545, H7546 [16JY], H12121 [28SE]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (H.R. 3418), E733 [8MY]

———program cuts, H4050 [25AP]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services, H7509 [12JY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8768-H8776 [30JY], H12111-H12121 [28SE], E1429, E1441 [1AU], E1889, E1891 [1OC]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3119), E395 [20MR]

Volunteer workers: tribute to Airline Ambassador Program, E34 [5JA]

Water: radon levels in drinking water, H6755 [25JN]

Welch, Tom: bone marrow transplant, H4370 [1MY]

West Virginia: support of health, safety, and environmental protections, E33 [5JA]

Wilkes-Barre, PA: veterans' medical center funding, H6943 [26JN]

Williamson County, TN: tribute to Williamson County Rescue Squad, E1069 [12JN]

Women: establish a program for postreproductive health care (H.R. 3015), E273 [5MR]

———funding for research relative to alcohol abuse (H.R. 3175), E471 [28MR]

———modify certain programs relative to minorities (H.R. 3179), E474 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3178), H2877, H2878, H2879 [27MR], H3573 [17AP], E481 [28MR]

———preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (H.R. 3174), E474 [28MR]

———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (H.R. 941), E70 [24JA]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (H.R. 3176), E474 [28MR]

———safety of mother and child during pregnancy and childbirth, H10764 [23SE]

———safety of mother and child relative to delivery, H8794 [30JY]

Working Woman (publication): tribute to Marriott Corp. and Fannie Mae for designation as healthy companies for women, E1382 [25JY]

World Ostomy Day: observance, E1787 [28SE]

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society: tribute, E584 [19AP], E642, E644 [25AP]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures in cases of rape or incest through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, S10270-S10279 [11SE]

———performance at military medical facilities, S6460-S6469 [19JN], S10126 [10SE]

———pro choice versus right to life, S282 [22JA], S329 [23JA]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), S282 [22JA], S329 [23JA]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11081 [20SE], S11136-S11142, S11145-S11151, S11165 [24SE], S11227, S11268-S11272, S11274-S11276, S11278-S11285 [25SE], S11337-S11361, S11366-S11389 [26SE], S12090 [1OC], S12371 [3OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S10955 [19SE], S11341 [26SE]

Africa: international impact of emerging infectious diseases, S9009 [29JY]

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: funding, S5436 [21MY]

Agricultural Research Service: yellowstar thistle research funding, S8454 [22JY]

Agriculture: Federal farm policies, S6138 [12JN]

Alabama: funding for cancer research programs at colleges and universities, S12443-S12445 [21OC]

American Academy of Ophthalmology: anniversary, S11414 [26SE]

Armed Forces: alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE health care program, S6983 [26JN]

———discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, S455, S456 [26JA], S865 [1FE], S2293, S2294 [19MR], S2417 [20MR]

———permit military retirees to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program, S6583, S6584 [20JN]

———provide preventive health care screenings for colon and prostate cancer to military personnel, S6914 [26JN]

Army Veterinary Corps: anniversary, S6671 [21JN]

Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (S. 1524), S346 [24JA]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (S. 1713), S4321 [29AP]

Barre, VT: anniversary of the Mutuo Club, S9442 [1AU]

Bayly, Judi: tribute to service dog training efforts, S3737 [19AP]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (S. 1950), S7816 [12JY]

BIA: funding, S431 [26JA]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (S. 1606), S1862-S1864 [12MR]

Biomaterials: liability, S3606 [18AP]

Blatt, Philip M.: National Hemophilia Foundation Delaware Valley Chapter honoree, S4982 [13MY]

Boston, MA: Boston Harbor water infrastructure improvements funding, S9941 [5SE]

Brain Injury Association: tribute, S11130 [24SE]

Budget: use of budgetary savings in the mandatory spending area, S5233 [17MY]

Camden, NJ: establish a pediatric intensive care center, S4173 [25AP]

Center for Molecular Medicine and Immunology: funding, S9722 [3SE]

Centers for Disease Control: anniversary, S7298, S7327 [28JN], S9627 [2AU]

———funding, S63 [4JA]

———hemochromatosis research and treatment funding, S11912, S11913 [30SE]

Chemicals: regulatory requirements relative to child safety (S. 2179), S11992 [30SE]

Children and youth: attention deficit disorder research funding, S11881 [30SE]

———early identification of hearing impaired infants, S4174 [25AP]

———guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), S5207, S5208 [16MY]

———national drug control policy, S1660 [7MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, S6512 [19JN]

———policies relative to education and care, S1542 [6MR]

———prevention of teenage pregnancy, S8419 [22JY]

———require health plans to provide coverage (S. 2167), S12350 [3OC], S12467 [21OC]

———require health plans to provide coverage (S. 2186), S12128 [1OC]

———restore health and safety protections relative to child care, S8109-S8113 [18JY]

———teen pregnancy relative to welfare reform, S5101 [15MY]

Cincinnati, OH: anniversary of Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, S9690 [3SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize, S11883 [30SE]

———reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, S4646-S4649 [2MY]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (S. 1592), S1598 [6MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S9476, S9478 [2AU]

———national agenda, S9050-S9052 [29JY]

Consumers: ensure choice relative to group health plans, S9920-S9926 [5SE]

Cresskill, NJ: tribute to Cresskill High School for HIV/AIDS seminar, S4952 [9MY]

Crime: increase penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances to recovering addicts (S. 2050), S9743 [3SE]

Darman, Claire: Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation Sharon H. Kohlenberg Health Care Service Award recipient, S12038 [30SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (S. 2108), S11175-S11177 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (S. 2155), S11722, S11723 [28SE]

———food safety research funding, S9634 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (S. 1651), S3158 [28MR]

———plasma quench technology development, S7929 [17JY]

———telemedicine research, S7957 [17JY]

———uniformed services treatment facilities reform, S6487 [19JN], S7524 [10JY]

Dept. of Energy: acceptance of high-level nuclear waste relative to public safety, health, and the environment, S9216-S9222 [31JY]

———implementation of projects at Savannah River facility, S7082-S7084 [27JN], S7281, S7282 [28JN]

———worker protection at Miamisburg, OH, facility, S7235 [28JN]

Dept. of HHS: Flowering Tree Alcoholism Treatment Program funding, S11917, S11918 [30SE]

———improve public access to national practioner databank (S. 2004), S9296 [31JY]

———making appropriations for Public Health Service commissioned officers retirement and health benefits (S. 1516), S98 [5JA]

———require study on evaluation of access and choice of health care providers, S3603 [18AP]

Dept. of Justice: reduce crime control assistance to States relative to health insurance benefits for retired law enforcement officers, S10025 [6SE]

Dept. of Labor: making appropriations for the Black Lung Disability Program (S. 1517), S98 [5JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend certain terminology relative to medical facility construction (S. 1749), S4975 [13MY]

———anniversary of VA Voluntary Service, S5613 [23MY]

———Board of Veterans' Appeals claims processing, S9732, S9733 [3SE]

———collection of copayments for provision of medical benefits and insurance company reimbursement (S. 991), S102-S108 [5JA]

———disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities (S. 1750), S4975 [13MY]

———exempt certain health care professionals from restrictions on certain outside activities (S. 1752), S4978 [13MY]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, S9878-S9897, S9901, S9933, S9934, S9955 [5SE], S10019 [6SE]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (S. 2008), S9300-S9304 [31JY]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (S. 2152), S11556 [27SE]

———funding, S4684 [3MY], S4988 [14MY], S6117-S6119, S6120 [12JN]

———health care facilities funding, S9797, S9798, S9820 [4SE]

———James H. Quillen School of Medicine funding, S9720, S9721 [3SE]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), S89-S96 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), unanimous-consent agreement, S86 [5JA]

———medical care programs funding relative to reduction of welfare benefits, S5143-S5151, S5175 [16MY]

———suspend a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs (S. 1753), S4978 [13MY]

———use of disposable, protective coverings for endoscopes during colorectal examinations, S9724 [3SE]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (S. 1757), S5010 [14MY], S7836 [12JY]

Disabled: assist individuals seeking employment relative to disability benefits (S. 1979), S8472-S8474 [22JY]

———technology advancements relative to assistance, S3741 [19AP]

Diseases: establish a data bank of information on clinical trials and experimental treatments for all serious illnesses (S. 2024), S9563 [2AU]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (S. 1937), S7670 [10JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease, S12041 [30SE]

———support for breast cancer victims, S3234 [29MR]

———tribute to book about Alzheimer's disease, S2322 [19MR]

District of Columbia: use of local revenues for abortion services, S2266, S2268-S2270, S2279 [19MR]

———water quality and sewer facilities funding, S9461 [2AU]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, S12024 [30SE]

———evaluation of health care plan, S11215-S11217 [25SE]

Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, S12152 [2OC]

Drug abuse: increased usage of cocaine, S5275 [17MY]

———insurance coverage for treatment and rehabilitation programs, S11365 [26SE]

———national drug control policy, S348 [24JA], S361-S363, S365 [25JA], S1666 [11MR], S2084 [14MR], S2180-S2182 [15MR], S3034-S3036 [27MR], S3241 [29MR], S3699, S3707 [19AP], S4278-S4286 [29AP], S4446 [30AP], S4681 [3MY], S4969, S4970 [13MY], S5140-S5143 [16MY], S5275 [17MY], S5920 [6JN], S6009 [10JN], S6072-S6074 [11JN], S7797 [12JY], S9016-S9030 [29JY], S9683-S9690 [3SE], S10190 [10SE], S10388, S10389, S10399 [12SE], S10573-S10576, S10578, S10579 [16SE], S11632 [28SE], S11878 [30SE], S110555 [19SE]

———treatment and rehabilitation programs, S3034-S3036 [27MR]

Drugs: classification of certain dietary supplements (S. 1806), S5582-S5584 [23MY]

———defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (S. 2178), S11992 [30SE]

———legalization, S327 [23JA]

———patent protection for arthritis medication Lodine, S9457, S9458, S9463-S9466, S9469, S9499-S9501 [2AU]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S3882, S3886 [23AP], S4007 [24AP], S11887 [30SE]

EPA: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry funding, S9721 [3SE]

———permit application for PCB waste disposal, S9725, S9726 [3SE]

———reformulated gasoline regulations relative to international obligations, S9709, S9721, S9722 [3SE]

———Sokaogon Chippewa Community funding, S9828 [4SE]

ERISA: multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits, S3521 [18AP]

Executive Office of the President: drug use by employees, S9027-S9030 [29JY]

FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (S. 1865), S6145 [12JN]

Fairfield County, CT: tribute to Hospice Care, Inc., S4087 [24AP]

Faith In Action (organization): tribute, S1656 [7MR]

Families and domestic relations: ensure adequate health care coverage for all children and pregnant women, S3601, S3602 [18AP]

———provide income and economic security (S. 1685), S3628-S3630 [18AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary, S11127, S11135 [24SE]

FDA: limit advertising of tobacco products over the Internet (S. 2184), S12126 [1OC]

———reform, S8605, S8607 [24JY], S12020 [30SE]

———regulation of prescription drug industry, S8457 [22JY], S8594-S8600, S8609-S8612 [24JY], S9336, S9337 [1AU]

———review of generic drug applications, S8546 [23JY]

Federal employees: allow agencies to advance Federal Employee Health Benefit premiums for employees on leave without pay, S10168 [10SE]

———use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (S. 2104), S11169 [24SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (S. 1882), S6410 [18JN]

Federal Health Care Reinsurance Corp.: establish, S5257 [17MY]

Food industry: inspection and safety standards, S1374 [27FE]

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices, S2173-S2177 [15MR]

Foster care: clarify that the reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the health and safety of the child, S8142 [18JY]

GATT: implementation relative to generic drug industry, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3215 [29MR], S3574, S3578-S3583 [18AP]

———implementation relative to generic drugs, S2038 [14MR]

Genetics: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (S. 1898), S6719-S6721 [24JN], S7500 [9JY]

Government regulations: impact on Unocal fertilizer plant in Kennewick, WA, S2854 [26MR]

———repeal unnecessary medical device reporting requirements (H.R. 2366), S11329 [25SE]

———transplantation of human tissue (S. 2195), S12309 [3OC], S12465 [21OC]

Great Lakes: extend deadline and clarify contents of health research report (S. 1601), S1653, S1654 [7MR]

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (S. 1944), S7764 [11JY]

Health: attention deficit disorder research funding, S11881 [30SE]

———medical savings account programs, S3532-S3536, S3552-S3568, S3570 [18AP], S3736 [19AP]

Health care facilities: improve and expand clinical research programs, S12041 [30SE]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (S. 1534), S502-S504 [26JA]

———improve health programs and services available to rural populations (H.R. 2175), S11703 [28SE]

———trauma center funding, S12330 [3OC]

Health Care Financing Administration: determine reimbursement rates for telemedicine services, S3603, S3604 [18AP]

———development of health care information management system, S2287 [19MR]

———disapprove rule relative to hospital reimbursement (S.J. Res. 60), S10723 [17SE]

———funding, S11882 [30SE]

Health care professionals: even distribution and availability of resources and minority and disadvantaged education programs (S. 555), S11105 [20SE], S11670 [28SE]

———extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (S. 2197), S12403 [3OC]

———licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion, S2063, S2086, S2088 [14MR], S2262-S2266, S2268-S2276, S2280 [19MR]

———receiving of bonuses relative to withholding of treatment from patients, S3600, S3606 [18AP]

———training for the identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (S. 697), S11105 [20SE]

———tribute to physicians willing to accept medicaid patients, S4000 [23AP]

Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse, S363-S365 [25JA]

Healthy Start Program: funding, S3593, S3604 [18AP]

Immigration: health examinations, S4057 [24AP]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, S8093, S8094 [18JY]

———reimburse States for medical assistance provided to illegal aliens (S. 1531), S498 [26JA]

———treatment of legal immigrants relative to public welfare programs, S4378, S4379, S4392 [30AP], S4583, S4585-S4587, S4594 [2MY]

———veterans health care eligibility, S4386 [30AP]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: technical corrections (S. 1869), S6226 [13JN]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 3378), S11051-S11053 [19SE], S12402 [3OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (H.R. 3268), S6028 [11JN]

Insurance: catastrophic illness coverage, S5257 [17MY]

———coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans, S10390-S10393 [12SE]

———define fixed and variable rate interest relative to deduction on pre-existing life insurance contracts, S9521 [2AU]

———ensure equity between Federal and contract employees, S10381, S10382 [12SE]

———estabilsh minimum amount that may be applied as lifetime limit relative to coverage under group health coverage, S3584-S3587 [18AP]

———health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3510-S3520, S3524-S3532, S3538-S3544, S3545-S3551 [18AP]

———impact of State regulations on the cost of health insurance, S11106 [20SE]

———lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans, S3521 [18AP]

———medical savings account programs, S3532-S3536, S3552-S3568, S3570 [18AP], S3736 [19AP], S5707 [4JN], S5923-S5925 [6JN], S5977 [7JN], S5986, S5988-S5990 [10JN], S6024, S6066-S6069 [11JN], S6256, S6259, S6263, S6268-S6272 [14JN], S6634-S6654 [21JN], S6754-S6760 [24JN], S7072 [27JN], S7278, S7290, S7292 [28JN], S7800-S7807 [12JY], S9512, S9515, S9522, S9531 [2AU], S11231 [25SE]

———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (S. 1656), S3216 [29MR]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients, S10161-S10165 [10SE], S10261-S10270 [11SE], S11412-S11415 [26SE], S11534-S11536 [27SE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (S. 2005), S9296 [31JY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums, S3607 [18AP], S9521 [2AU]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 1600), S1652 [7MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 1694), S3954 [23AP]

———provide insurance for temporarily unemployed individuals (S. 2149), S11551 [27SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, S9278, S9279 [31JY], S9903-S9915 [5SE], S10021, S10022 [6SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (S. 969), S3248 [29MR], S4636, S4640 [2MY]

IRS: include organ and tissue donation information with income tax refund payments, S9518 [2AU]

Lame Deer, MT: health care facility funding, S11915 [30SE]

Law enforcement officers: provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (S. 2101), S11122 [20SE], S11898 [30SE], S12256 [3OC]

Louisville, KY: Jefferson County, KY, Medical Society Mini-Internship Program, S4562 [1MY]

Maryland: funding for control of acidic drainage from abandoned mines, S10598 [16SE]

Massachusetts: tribute to Men of Color Health Initiative, S12283 [3OC]

Medicaid: alcoholism and drug dependency treatment services for pregnant women (S. 171), S5267 [17MY]

———county-operated health insurance programs qualifications and requirements (H.R. 3056), S11329 [25SE], S11449 [26SE]

———eligibility relative to legal immigrants, S4297 [29AP], S4383, S4402, S4404 [30AP], S4499-S4504, S4508, S4509 [1MY]

———eligibility standards and State flexibility, S8344-S8350 [19JY], S8496, S8497 [23JY]

———financial protection for families of nursing home residents, S5242 [17MY], S5475, S5476 [22MY]

———osteopathic services (H.R. 1791), S11573 [27SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), S12402 [3OC]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (S. 1901), S6725 [24JN]

———reform, S24-S26 [3JA], S55 [4JA], S2145 [15MR], S2916, S2917, S2918 [27MR], S3187 [29MR], S4103 [25AP], S4369-S4375, S4444 [30AP], S5178-S5185 [16MY], S5259 [17MY], S5321, S5322 [20MY], S5463, S5485 [22MY], S5525, S5526, S5530 [23MY], S6070, S6076 [11JN], S6129 [12JN], S6178, S6181 [13JN], S7171 [27JN], S8080, S8081-S8084, S8087, S8088 [18JY], S8518 [23JY]

———reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (S. 1892), S6530 [19JN]

———treatment of certain veterans' benefits received by individuals residing in State veterans homes (S. 2099), S11091 [20SE]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8505, S8506 [23JY]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (H.R. 3871), S11640 [28SE]

Medical Education Trust Fund: establish (S. 1870), S6228 [13JN]

Medicare: additional charges by providers, S5241 [17MY], S5474, S5475 [22MY]

———allocate savings from waste, fraud and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (S. 1859), S6085 [11JN]

———beneficiary access to emergency and urgent care (S. 2121), S11299 [25SE]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S2040-S2044 [14MR]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse, S3593-S3597 [18AP], S6116 [12JN], S9542-S9544 [2AU]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse (S. 1858), S6085 [11JN]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (S. 1963), S8013 [17JY]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (S. 2075), S10600-S10603 [16SE]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (S. 2067), S10426 [12SE]

———hospice care reform (S. 2034), S9582-S9584 [2AU]

———imposition of fees for overpayment collection and require prepayment screening of claims (S. 1704), S4194 [25AP]

———medical nutrition therapy services (S. 1964), S8015 [17JY]

———provide reimbursement for telehealth services (S. 2171), S11982 [30SE]

———reform, S26, S27 [3JA], S183 [22JA], S363, S374 [25JA], S437, S445 [26JA], S883, S889, S895 [6FE], S1174 [9FE], S1614 [7MR], S3202 [29MR], S3568, S3609 [18AP], S3885, S3893 [23AP], S4369-S4375 [30AP], S5039-S5042 [15MY], S5122, S5123, S5124, S5128, S5160-S5174 [16MY], S5264 [17MY], S5401, S5402, S5403-S5406, S5428 [21MY], S5480, S5481 [22MY], S5525, S5526, S5530, S5532 [23MY], S5818 [5JN], S5911-S5915, S5916, S5917-S5920, S5925, S5926-S5929, S5930, S5931, S5936 [6JN], S5962-S5964 [7JN], S6063-S6065, S6070, S6076 [11JN], S6129, S6133, S6164-S6166 [12JN], S6168, S6170, S6176-S6178, S6181, S6182, S6185 [13JN], S9510 [2AU], S10053 [9SE], S11231 [25SE], S12265, S12266 [3OC]

———reform (S. 1926), S7305 [28JN]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S4952 [9MY]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan, S12329 [3OC]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (S. 2055), S9967 [5SE], S12341 [3OC]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: implementation, S2287 [19MR]

———repeal (H.R. 2685), S11329 [25SE]

Members of Congress: activities relative to constituents during recess, S1341-S1343 [27FE]

———discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (S. 1876), S6237 [13JN]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, S3588-S3592 [18AP], S6115 [12JN], S9292 [31JY], S9386, S9387 [1AU], S9507-S9510, S9512 [2AU], S9915-S9927, S9953 [5SE]

———national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (H.R. 4045), S11568, S11569 [27SE]

———national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (S. 2031), S9579 [2AU], S9919 [5SE]

Milford, NH: tribute to Milford Middle School for efforts on behalf of Springfield, MA, Shriners Hospital, S6900 [25JN]

Montezuma Creek, UT: health care facility funding, S11916 [30SE]

NASA: funding, S9711-S9719 [3SE]

———research findings on simulating aging process in space, S9711 [3SE]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, S1394 [28FE]

National Commission on Medicare Reform: establish (S. 1856), S6082-S6084 [11JN]

National Eye Donor Month: observance, S1317 [27FE]

National Guard: review of air ambulance companies, S7956 [17JY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases (S. 1910), S7180 [27JN]

National Institute of Justice: correctional institution health care study, S11897 [30SE]

National Institute on Drug Abuse: funding, S5398, S5399 [21MY]

National Mammography Day: designate (S. Res. 295), S10841 [18SE], S11326 [25SE]

National objectives: policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S908 [6FE], S4949 [9MY], S5563 [23MY], S11215-S11217 [25SE]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S3340 [16AP], S3817-S3833 [23AP], S4150 [25AP], S5707 [4JN], S5904-S5907, S5922-S5926 [6JN], S5977, S5983 [7JN], S5986, S5988-S5990, S6019 [10JN], S6024, S6066-S6069 [11JN], S6115, S6116 [12JN], S6255-S6257, S6260, S6263, S6268-S6272 [14JN], S6634-S6654 [21JN], S6678, S6754-S6760 [24JN], S7071-S7074 [27JN], S7278, S7292, S7336 [28JN], S7682, S7749 [11JY], S7798-S7807 [12JY], S8820 [25JY]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), appointment of conferees, S7756 [11JY]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9292 [31JY], S9386, S9387 [1AU], S9457, S9458, S9463-S9466, S9469, S9477, S9499, S9527, S9530-S9532, S9542, S9636-S9638 [2AU], S10564 [13SE]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9498 [2AU]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 68), S9500 [2AU]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), insert language of S. 1028 in lieu, S3613 [18AP]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S371-S374 [25JA], S3480 [17AP], S3510-S3575, S3578-S3613 [18AP], S3736, S3738 [19AP], S4004 [24AP], S4114 [25AP]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), unanimous-consent agreement, S868 [1FE], S913, S914 [6FE], S3583, S3588 [18AP]

———policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1698), S4092 [24AP]

———tribute to efforts of Members and staff on health care reform legislation, S9527 [2AU]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: observance, S3183 [29MR]

National Organ Donor Awareness Week: observance, S4184 [25AP]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (S. 1311), S11329, S11330 [25SE]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (S. Res. 257), S5788, S5789, S5791 [5JN]

National Rehabilitation Week: observance, S9632 [2AU]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, S5742, S5748, S5778 [4JN]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 300), S11187 [24SE], S11641 [28SE]

Neurofibromatosis, Inc.: tribute, S5393 [20MY]

New Haven, CT: tribute to East Shore Regional Adult Day Center, S9858 [4SE]

NIH: establish National Center for Pain Research (S. 1955), S7888 [16JY]

———establish National Fund for Health Research, S6665 [21JN], S12041 [30SE]

———establish Office for Rare Disease Research, S6665 [21JN]

———funding, S11895 [30SE]

———revise and extend certain programs (S. 1897), S6664, S6665 [21JN], S11044 [19SE], S11391-S11401 [26SE], S12041 [30SE], S12349 [3OC]

Nonprofit organizations: liability relative to prosthetic devices (S. 1885), S6517 [19JN]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, S5241 [17MY], S5475 [22MY]

———nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (S. 1900), S6725 [24JN]

Office of Rural Health Policy: telemedicine research funding, S2287 [19MR]

Older Americans Act: improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans (S. 1972), S8159 [18JY], S9982 [5SE], S10024 [6SE], S12391 [3OC]

Operation Smile (organization): Conrad N. Hilton Foundation humanitarian award recipient, S6546 [19JN]

OPM: expand flexibility in providing services to CSRS and FERS annuitants, S10167 [10SE]

———require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (S. 1759), S5094 [15MY]

Organ donation program: tribute, S2441 [20MR]

Organ donors: revise and extend organ and bone marrow donation and transplantation program (S. 1324), S10080-S10087 [9SE]

OSHA: reform regulatory process (S. 1423), S2418 [20MR]

Patents: extend protection for certain pipeline drugs (S. 2154), S11720-S11722 [28SE]

———limit issuance on medical procedures, S11842-S11848 [30SE]

———limitation on infringements relative to medical practitioner's performance of a medical activity (S. 2105), S11173 [24SE], S12023 [30SE]

Pennsylvania: Teen Pregnancy Prevention Week observance, S3104 [28MR]

Pensions: increase eligibility age and make cost-of-living adjustments for certain retirement benefits and allow contributions to private pension plans, S5343-S5352 [20MY], S5401 [21MY], S5485 [22MY], S5512 [23MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: disclosure of cause of adverse health symptoms exhibited by veterans, S3426 [17AP]

———establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (H.R. 4131), S11623 [28SE]

———research and health benefits relative to illnesses of veterans attributed to service during conflict, S6835, S6836 [25JN], S7970 [17JY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), S8736-S8738 [24JY], S8928 [25JY]

———distribution of information relative to risk and benefits to consumers by retail grocers, S8738 [24JY]

Pharmaceuticals: development relative to treatment for illegal drug addiction (S. 2051), S9743 [3SE]

Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive choice, S425, S428, S445 [26JA]

Postal Service: issuance of organ donation awareness postage stamps, S7501 [9JY]

Privacy: treatment of personal medical records and health care related information, S9515, S9636-S9638 [2AU]

Programs: establish a trust fund to reimburse Government health programs for expenses attributable to usage of tobacco products by individuals (S. 597), S1154 [7FE]

———funding, S5322-S5324 [20MY], S5420 [21MY]

Public Health Service: amend criteria for rural areas to qualify for the community health center program, S11115 [20SE]

———consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), S11110-S11121 [20SE]

———extend breast cancer research programs (S. 2064), S10327 [11SE]

———nominations, S4516 [1MY]

———publication of loan guarantee program guidelines, S11115, S11116 [20SE]

———requirement to serve residents in health center service areas regardless of ability to pay, S11115 [20SE]

Public welfare programs: allow States to sanction families whose children have not been immunized, S8138 [18JY], S8333, S8366 [19JY]

———funding for nutrition programs, S2916, S2917 [27MR], S4506 [1MY], S8136-S8138 [18JY], S8404, S8405 [22JY], S8494, S8514, S8524 [23JY], S9333 [1AU]

———funding for quality standards relative to child care, S8148 [18JY]

———modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for aliens (S. 2191), S12306 [3OC]

———Summer Food Program funding, S8114-S8117 [18JY], S8330 [19JY], S8416 [22JY], S8504 [23JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8144-S8148 [18JY], S8335, S8338-S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422 [22JY], S8496, S8505 [23JY], S9345 [1AU]

———use of electronic benefit transfer systems, S8419 [22JY]

Reese, Denice: National Association of School Nurses National School Nurse of the Year award recipient, S9444 [1AU]

Republican Party: national agenda, S6846 [25JN]

Research: human fetal tissue transplantation research practices, S429, S432, S445 [26JA]

Rural areas: extend Federal liability coverage to medical volunteers working in underserved areas, S3599, S3600 [18AP]

———managed health care services, S861 [1FE]

———water and sewer programs funding, S5521, S5522 [23MY]

Rural Telemedicine and Distance Learning Services Grant Program: funding, S8603 [24JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), S8311, S8327 [18JY], S9485-S9498 [2AU]

Safety: product liability reform relative to medical implant devices, S2375 [20MR]

San Francisco, CA: recognize the significance of the AIDS Memorial Grove in the Golden Gate Park (S. 1992), S8868 [25JY]

Schools: flexibility to meet dietary guidelines under the school lunch and breakfast programs (S. 1613), S2101 [14MR]

———prohibit purchase of foreign beef for nutrition programs (S. 1829), S5764 [4JN]

Shade, Sharon: VA Licensed Practicing Nurse of the Year award recipient, S9443 [1AU]

Social Security: entitlement programs funding, S4108 [25AP]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S7996 [17JY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (S. 1639), S2657 [21MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Veteran Health Administration (S. 1786), S5447 [21MY]

———trust funds' solvency, S5867 [5JN], S5911-S5915 [6JN]

Southeastern Michigan Society of Hospital Pharmacists: anniversary, S4630 [2MY]

Spiegel, Katharine: Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation Sharon H. Kohlenberg Health Care Service Award recipient, S12038 [30SE]

Sports: improve and expand safety precautions relative to boxing (H.R. 4114), S12011 [30SE]

———safety for journeymen boxers (H.R. 4167), S11605 [27SE], S12333 [3OC]

SSI: prohibit recruitment activities, S8118, S8119 [18JY], S8494 [23JY]

———restriction on benefits to substance abusers, S3116-S3119 [28MR]

———restriction on benefits to substance abusers (S. 1642), S2860 [26MR]

States: reduce certain assistance relative to continuation of health benefits to public safety officers injured in the line of duty (S. 1984), S8636 [24JY]

———waiver of residency requirements for foreign medical graduates employed in the U.S., S3598 [18AP], S4305 [29AP]

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: tribute, S5786, S5787 [5JN]

Talihina, OK: funding for health care facility for Choctaw Nation, S10531 [13SE]

Taxation: disallow deductions for fines and penalties imposed for noncompliance with certain environmental or health protection laws, S5186 [16MY], S5463, S5464 [22MY]

———exempt status for State high risk health insurance pools, S9517, S9518 [2AU]

———include organ and tissue donation information with income tax refund payments, S3602, S3611 [18AP]

———provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (S. 1573), S1297 [23FE]

———treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (S. 1538), S509 [26JA]

———treatment of long-term health care insurance (S. 1658), S3217 [29MR], S3563 [18AP]

Tobacco products: effects of environmental tobacco smoke relative to lung cancer risk, S11638 [28SE]

———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, S356 [25JA], S1154 [7FE], S11128, S11197 [24SE], S11318 [25SE], S11443 [26SE], S11562 [27SE]

Trans World Airlines: tribute to timely transport of bone marrow donor, S102 [5JA]

Traumatic brain injuries: studies and programs (H.R. 248), S7836 [12JY]

Travis AFB, CA: Travis VA Hospital funding, S9945 [5SE]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: funding, S7522 [10JY]

Veterans: funding for health programs, S2290, S2292 [19MR]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), insert language of S. 1791 in lieu, S11461 [26SE]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (S. 1791), S5495 [22MY], S11460-S11462 [26SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), S11642-S11658 [28SE], S12012 [30SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (S. 1563), S1083 [7FE], S3494 [17AP]

———research on health effects of individuals exposed to agent orange, S2098 [14MR]

Veterans Health Administration: reorganization (S. 1748), S4974 [13MY]

Water: endocrine disrupter research funding, S9719, S9720 [3SE]

———safety of drinking water, S7877 [16JY]

———utilization of alternative filtration systems, S9494 [2AU]

WIC: competitive bidding for infant formula, S8455 [22JY], S9336 [1AU]

———funding, S8436 [22JY]

Wisconsin: meeting between pro-life and pro-choice supporters relative to creation of a common agenda, S5774 [4JN]

Women: detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer, S5785-S5788, S5791 [5JN]

———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation, S8972-S8974 [26JY]

———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision, S1834 [12MR], S4287 [29AP], S4414, S4415 [30AP], S4490 [1MY]

———promote equity in health care services through expanded research and improved access (S. 1799), S5571, S5572 [23MY]

———tribute to `Race for the Cure' breast cancer research fundraiser, S5785-S5788, S5791 [5JN], S5933 [6JN]

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society: tribute, S4084 [24AP], S4810 [7MY]

Reports

Association Between Specific Health Problems and Exposure to Herbicides: National Academy of Sciences, S9303 [31JY]

Dilation and Extraction for Late Second Trimester Abortion: Martin Haskell, H2913 [27MR]

Drug-Related Hospital Emergency Department Episodes: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, S9019 [29JY]

Food Quality Protection Act (H.R. 1627), H8145 [23JY]

Health Insurance for Children: GAO, E1636 [18SE]

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664): E. Richard Brown, S4502 [1MY]

Losing Ground Against Drugs—A Report on Increasing Illicit Drug Use and National Drug Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) Majority Staff, S8835 [25JY], S9018 [29JY]

Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children: National Academy of Sciences, S8738 [24JY]

Setting the Course—A National Drug Strategy: Task Force on National Drug Policy, S9019 [29JY]

Silent Killer, E1858 [30SE]

Social Security Administration Union Activity: GAO, S11170-S11173 [24SE]

Veterans and Agent Orange—Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam: National Academy of Sciences, S2099 [14MR]

Reports filed

Application of Antitrust Laws to Health Care Providers Networks: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2925) (H. Rept. 104-646), H7105 [27JN]

Blood Supply Protection From Infectious Diseases: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-746), H9921 [2AU]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (S. 641) (H. Rept. 104-545), H4302 [30AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 104-735), H9565 [31JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 104-738), H9704 [1AU]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 507) (H. Rept. 104-743), H9705 [1AU]

Consideration of H.R. 3103, National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 104-501), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Rept. 104-492), H2713 [22MR]

Definition and Regulation of the Minor Use of Pesticides: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H7473 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3376) (H. Rept. 104-574), H5051 [14MY]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3867) (H. Rept. 104-719), H8981 [30JY]

Disposition of Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 104-448), H330 [5JA]

Food Quality Protection Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1627) (H. Rept. 104-669), H8247 [23JY]

Fraud and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid—Stronger Enforcement and Better Management Could Save Billions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-641), H7105 [27JN]

Generic Drug Industry Relief: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1277) (S. Rept. 104-394), S12125 [1OC]

Guidelines for School Lunch and Breakfast Programs: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2066) (H. Rept. 104-561), H4502 [7MY]

Health Care Anti-Fraud Protections: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-747), H9921 [2AU]

Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3103) (H. Rept. 104-496), H2842 [25MR]

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3103) (H. Rept. 104-736), H9565 [31JY]

Health Studies and Programs Relative to Traumatic Brain Injuries: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 248) (H. Rept. 104-652), H7105 [27JN]

Improve Delivery of Employment and Nutrition Programs to Native Americans Under the Older Americans Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1972) (S. Rept. 104-355), S9742 [3SE]

Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and Survivors: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3458) (H. Rept. 104-647), H7105 [27JN]

Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1869) (S. Rept. 104-346), S9294 [31JY]

Indian Health Service Program for Direct Billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Third Party Payers: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3378) (H. Rept. 104-742), H9705 [1AU]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3268) (H. Rept. 104-614), H6117 [10JN]

Journeymen Boxer Safety: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1186) (H. Rept. 104-833), H11046 [24SE]

Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1423) (S. Rept. 104-308), S7301 [28JN]

Medicaid Osteopathic Services: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1791) (H. Rept. 104-826), H11046 [24SE]

Medicaid Preadmission Screening and Resident Review Requirements for Certain Nursing Facilities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3632) (H. Rept. 104-817), H10767 [23SE]

Medicaid Requirements and Qualifications Relative to County Operated Health Insurance Programs: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3056) (H. Rept. 104-751), H9921 [2AU]

Medicaid Waiver of Enrollment Composition Rule Relative to Certain Health Maintenance Organizations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3871) (H. Rept. 104-752), H9921 [2AU]

Medicare Enrollment Applicability Requirement for HMOs Relative to Watts Health Foundation: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 104-844), H11228 [25SE]

Medicare Enrollment Composition Rules for Wellness Plan: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4012) (H. Rept. 104-845), H11228 [25SE]

Medicare Reimbursement to Military Health Services System: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3142) (H. Rept. 104-837), H11228 [25SE]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation Establishment: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1311) (S. Rept. 104-340), S9294 [31JY]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 104-497), H2842 [25MR]

———Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 995) (H. Rept. 104-498), H2842 [25MR]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 969) (S. Rept. 104-326), S8373 [19JY]

NIH Programs' Revision and Extension: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1897) (S. Rept. 104-364), S10075 [9SE]

Nursing Homes' Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3633) (H. Rept. 104-818), H10767 [23SE]

Organ and Bone Marrow Donation and Transplantation Program: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1324) (S. Rept. 104-256), S3792 [22AP]

Priority Health Care to Certain Veterans Exposed to Hazardous or Radioactive Substances: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3643) (H. Rept. 104-648), H7105 [27JN]

Prohibit Interference Between Health Care Providers and Their Patients: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2976) (H. Rept. 104-865), H12172 [28SE]

Public Health Service Nominations: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S4516 [1MY]

Reform and Improve Veterans Eligibility for Medical Care and Services: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3118) (H. Rept. 104-690), H8029 [18JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: Committee of Conference (S. 1316) (H. Rept. 104-741), H9705 [1AU]

Social Security Administration Demonstration Projects Extension: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4039) (H. Rept. 104-786), H10429 [16SE]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1791) (S. Rept. 104-367), S10075 [9SE]

Veterans Eligibility for Training and Rehabilitation Assistance and Transfer of Certain Educational Assistance Authority: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 104-650), H7105 [27JN]

Veterans Health Care Management and Contracting Flexibility Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1359) (S. Rept. 104-372), S11426 [26SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Medicare—Providing Security for Seniors, E1178 [26JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Medical savings accounts: Georgia State Senate, E793 [14MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2042, H2043, H2044, H2045, H2046 [12MR]

National objectives: policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9499 [2AU]

Statements

Anesthesia's Effect on a Fetus: David J. Birnbach, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, H10630 [19SE]

———Norig Ellison, American Society of Anesthesiologists, H10631 [19SE]

Choice in Managed Health Care Plans: Paul Houghland, Jr., Opticians Association of America, E1036 [7JN]

Commercial Aircraft Air Filtration Systems: Andrew Parramore, S6145 [12JN]

———Janie Johnson, S6146 [12JN]

———Joe Johnson, S6146 [12JN]

———Patricia Friend, S6145 [12JN]

Criticism of Michael McCurry and White House Drug Policy: William J. Bennett, S9029 [29JY]

Drug Education: Danielle Susharm, Heather Skidmore, Jessica Williams, and Ethan Thibault, E963 [30MY]

Drug Legalization: Senator Grassley, S327-S329 [23JA]

Food Quality Protection Act: American Crop Protection Association, S8929 [25JY]

GATT Implementation Relative to Generic Drug Industry: by, S3134 [28MR]

———Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative, S3215 [29MR]

Gun Control: Kelley Williams, Ryan Driscoll, and Patrick Webster, E945 [29MY]

Healthy People in the Healthy World Through Prevention: David Satcher, E1197 [27JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: Representative Owens, H5812 [4JN]

Medicare Reform: Senator Cochran, S7306 [28JN]

Partial-Birth Abortions: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H2900, H2902 [27MR]

———Anthony Bevilacqua, S11387 [26SE]

———Jeannie W. French, S11388 [26SE]

———Margaret Sheridan, S11387 [26SE]

———National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H10641 [19SE]

———Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, S11388 [26SE], H10637, H10638 [19SE]

———several medical groups and doctors, S11350 [26SE]

Public Welfare Benefits for Legal Immigrants: National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S8144 [18JY]

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: Representative Meehan, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Bingaman, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Harkin, S11199 [24SE]

———Senator Kennedy, S11198 [24SE]

———Senator Lautenberg, S11198 [24SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: Executive Office of the President, H6754 [25JN]

Tribute to Thomas R. Burke: David Durenberger, S8150 [18JY]

———George J. Mitchell, S8150 [18JY]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: Kyle Anderson, E937 [29MY]

Studies

Colorectal Cancer Screening: several medical organizations, E1140 [20JN]

Summaries

Agent Orange Benefits Act (S. 2008), S9302 [31JY]

Clinical Research Programs Improvement and Expansion (S. 1534), S504 [26JA]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization (S. 641), S4648 [2MY], H4356-H4358 [1MY]

Consumer Protections for Supplemental Insurance Plans (H.R. 4047), E1583 [11SE]

Efforts to Prevent Transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

Executive Action on Welfare Reform Relative to Teen Pregnancy, S5101 [15MY]

Genetics Confidentiality and Nondiscrimination Act (S. 1898), S6723 [24JN]

Health Care? You Compare, H3091 [28MR]

Health Centers Consolidation Act (S. 1044), S11116 [20SE]

Health Insurance Regulation—Varying State Requirements Affect Cost of Insurance: GAO, S11106 [20SE]

Hospice Care Reform Relative to Medicare (S. 2034), S9583 [2AU]

Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act (S. 1869), S6227 [13JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization (H.R. 3268), E567 [18AP]

Jefferson County, KY, Medical Society Mini-Internship Program: Melissa Patack, S4562 [1MY]

Managed Care Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4220), E1751 [27SE]

Medical Education Trust Fund Act (S. 1870), S6233 [13JN]

Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act (S. 1963), S8015 [17JY]

Medicare Medication Evaluation and Dispensing System Relative to On-Line Prescription Information: GAO, E1515 [5SE]

National Drug Control Policy Findings, S9018 [29JY]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act (S. 969): Clarifications and Technical Corrections, S3249 [29MR]

Saturated Fat Intake and the Risk of Severe Hyperemesis Gravidarum: L.B. Signorello, Bernard L. Harlow, S.P. Wang, and M.A. Erick, Harvard School of Public Health, H7325 [11JY]

Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act (S. 1892), S6531 [19JN]

Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities Reform, S6487 [19JN]

Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act (H.R. 3118), S11646-S11653 [28SE]

West Virginia Voters' Attitudes Toward Environmental Protection and Regulatory Reform: Mellman Group, Inc., E33 [5JA]

Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act (S. 1979), S8474-S8476 [22JY]

Tables

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs funding, H317 [5JA]

Diagnostic imaging and therapy systems—trade balance, 1992, H7142 [9JY]

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program formula allocations, H6837 [25JN]

Impact of 0.5 percent CPI change on Social Security beneficiaries, S4373 [30AP]

Monthly payments rates to medicare managed care plans, E1786 [28SE]

Share of population covered by public health insurance programs relative to private health insurance programs: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, E1505 [4SE]

Testimonies

National Drug Control Policy: Edward C. Williams, H10980 [24SE]

Partial-Birth Abortions, S11350 [26SE]

———Coreen Costello, E509-E511 [29MR]

———Mary-Dorothy Line, E511 [29MR]

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: Alan Landers, S11563 [27SE]

———Hubert H. Humphrey III, Attorney General of Minnesota, S11444 [26SE]

———Ian L. Uydess, S11444-S11446 [26SE]

———Janet Sackman, S11564 [27SE]

———Jody Hayes, S11318 [25SE]

———Justin Hoover, S11318 [25SE]

———Martin N. Gordon, S11563 [27SE]

———Morton Downey, Jr., S11562 [27SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 131, transmission procedures of H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs continuing appropriations, relative to balanced budget submission, H231 [5JA]

H. Con. Res. 208, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, H9898 [2AU]

H. Res. 336, disposition of Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs continuing appropriations, H226 [5JA], H335 [9JA]

H. Res. 392, consideration of H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H3029 [28MR]

H. Res. 507, consideration of conference report on S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H9863 [2AU]

H. Res. 544, concur with Senate amendments to H.R. 3378, extend Indian Health Service program for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors, H11416 [27SE]

H. Res. 545, return to Senate S. 1311, National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation establishment, H11466 [27SE]

H.R. 248, studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries, H7126 [9JY]

H.R. 1627, Food Quality Protection Act, H8127-H8141 [23JY]

H.R. 1791, medicaid osteopathic services, H10907 [24SE]

H.R. 2066, Healthy Meals for Children Act, H4910 [14MY]

H.R. 2685, repeal Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank, H2041 [12MR]

H.R. 3056, county-operated health insurance programs qualifications and requirements relative to medicaid, H10115 [10SE]

H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H3045-H3083 [28MR]

H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Reform Act, S3836-S3864 [23AP]

H.R. 3118, Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act, H8768-H8770 [30JY]

H.R. 3268, Individuals With Disabilities Education Act reauthorization, H6051-H6075 [10JN]

H.R. 3376, Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility projects' and leases' authorization, H5766-H5768 [4JN]

H.R. 3378, Indian Health Service programs for direct billing of medicare, medicaid, and other third party payors, H9970 [4SE]

H.R. 3458, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S11461 [26SE], H7545 [16JY]

H.R. 3604, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H6725-H6742 [25JN]

H.R. 3632, medicaid preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities, H11635 [28SE]

H.R. 3643, priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances, H7546-H7549 [16JY]

H.R. 3674, veterans eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority, H7557-H7559 [16JY]

H.R. 3787, policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women, E1252 [11JY]

H.R. 3867, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act reauthorization, H8672 [30JY]

H.R. 3871, medicaid waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations, H9936 [4SE]

H.R. 4039, Social Security Administration demonstration projects extension, H10478-H10480 [17SE]

H.R. 4045, National Mental Health Parity Act, E1554 [10SE]

H.R. 4135, New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act and National Mental Health Parity Act implementation, H10963 [24SE]

H.R. 4167, Professional Boxing Safety Act, H11153-H11155 [25SE]

H.R. 4244, waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals, E1797 [28SE]

S. 555, Health Professions Education Consolidation and Reauthorization Act, S11683-S11695 [28SE]

S. 991, Dept. of Veterans Affairs collection of copayments for provision of medical benefits and insurance company reimbursement, S107 [5JA]

S. 1028, Health Insurance Reform Act, S3503-S3510 [18AP]

S. 1044, Health Centers Consolidation Act, S11116-S11121 [20SE], H11402-H11407 [27SE]

S. 1311, National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation establishment, S11330 [25SE]

S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, S8311-S8327 [18JY], H7720-H7740 [17JY], H8010-H8027 [18JY]

S. 1324, organ and bone marrow donation and transplantation program revision and extension, S10084-S10087 [9SE]

S. 1592, Comstock Clean-up Act, S1599 [6MR]

S. 1606, Biological Agents Enhanced Penalties and Control Act, S1864 [12MR]

S. 1639, medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S2658 [21MR]

S. 1642, restriction on SSI benefits to substance abusers, S2860 [26MR]

S. 1748, Veterans Health Administration reorganization, S4974 [13MY]

S. 1749, amend certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs terminology relative to medical facility construction, S4975 [13MY]

S. 1750, Dept. of Veterans Affairs disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities, S4975 [13MY]

S. 1752, exempt certain health care professionals in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs from restrictions on certain outside activities, S4978 [13MY]

S. 1753, Dept. of Veterans Affairs suspension of a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs, S4979 [13MY]

S. 1757, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act reauthorization, S7836 [12JY], H8673 [30JY]

S. 1771, Medicaid Substance Abuse Treatment Act, S5268 [17MY]

S. 1791, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S5496 [22MY]

S. 1829, prohibit purchase of foreign beef for school nutrition programs, S5764 [4JN]

S. 1856, Medicare Restoration Act, S6083 [11JN]

S. 1858, Medicare Antifraud Act, S6086-S6096 [11JN]

S. 1859, Medicare Restore Trust Act, S6096 [11JN]

S. 1869, Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act, S6226 [13JN]

S. 1870, Medical Education Trust Fund Act, S6229-S6233 [13JN]

S. 1876, discontinue health insurance portability for Members of Congress until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens, S6237 [13JN]

S. 1892, Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act, S6531 [19JN]

S. 1910, Women's Cardiovascular Diseases Research and Prevention Act, S7180 [27JN]

S. 1950, Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act, S7817 [12JY]

S. 1955, National Center for Pain Research Act, S7889 [16JY]

S. 1963, Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act, S8014 [17JY]

S. 1972, improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans under the Older Americans Act, S10024 [6SE]

S. 1972, improve delivery of employment and nutrition programs to older Native Americans, S8159 [18JY]

S. 1972, improve delivery of Older Americans Act employment and nutrition programs to Native Americans, S12391-S12398 [3OC], H11476-H11483 [27SE]

S. 1987, National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act, S11764-S11770 [28SE]

S. 1992, AIDS Memorial Grove Act, S8868 [25JY]

S. 2004, improve public access to national practioner databank, S9296-S9299 [31JY]

S. 2005, Patient Communications Protection Act, S9299 [31JY]

S. 2008, Agent Orange Benefits Act, S9301 [31JY]

S. 2031, Mental Health Parity Act, S9579 [2AU]

S. 2034, hospice care reform relative to medicare, S9583 [2AU]

S. 2050, Recovering Addict Protection Act, S9743 [3SE]

S. 2051, Pharmacotherapy Development Act, S9744-S9746 [3SE]

S. 2067, community nursing organization demonstration projects extension under medicare, S10427 [12SE]

S. 2075, Medigap Portability Act, S10600-S10602 [16SE]

S. 2101, Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act, S11122 [20SE], H11248 [26SE]

S. 2105, limitation on patent infringements relative to medical practitioner's performance of a medical activity, S11173 [24SE]

S. 2152, extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, S11556 [27SE]

S. 2154, Pharmaceutical Equity Act, S11722 [28SE]

S. 2155, Dept. of Agriculture authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program, S11723 [28SE]

S. 2167, Children's Health Insurance for Long-Term Development Act, S12467 [21OC]

S. 2171, Comprehensive Telehealth Act, S11984-S11986 [30SE]

S. 2179, Children's Environmental Protection Act, S11993-S11995 [30SE]

S. 2184, Tobacco-Free Children's Internet Act, S12126 [1OC]

S. 2195, regulations on transplantation of human tissue, S12465 [21OC]

S. 2197, extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses, S12403 [3OC], H12293 [4OC]

S. Con. Res. 68, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, S9501, S9609 [2AU]

S. Res. 257, National Race for the Cure Day, S5774 [4JN], S5789 [5JN]

S. Res. 295, National Mammography Day, S10841 [18SE], S11326 [25SE]

S. Res. 300, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S11187 [24SE], S11641 [28SE]

Transcripts

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co.'s Disclosure of Information Relative to the Health Effects of Tobacco: ``60 Minutes'' (television program), S1154-S1157 [7FE]

Medical Savings Account Programs: ``Equal Time'', CNBC (cable network), S3824 [23AP]

Partial-Birth Abortions: American Medical News (publication), H2919 [27MR]

HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

Amendments

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), S11096, S11110 [20SE]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), S11732 [28SE], H12111 [28SE]

Analyses

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Disbursement Agreements Relative to Certain Individuals Serving in Medical Facilities (S. 1750), S4976 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Suspension of a Special Pay Agreement for Physicians and Dentists Who Enter Residency Training Programs (S. 1753), S4979 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Terminology Relative to Medical Facility Construction (S. 1749), S4975 [13MY]

Exempt Certain Health Care Professionals in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs From Restrictions on Certain Outside Activities (S. 1752), S4978 [13MY]

Require Health Plans To Provide Coverage for a Minimum Hospital Stay for Mothers and Newborn Infants Following Birth (H.R. 3436), E767 [10MY]

Veterans Health Administration Reorganization (S. 1748), S4974 [13MY]

Articles and editorials

All in the Genes—The New Availability of Tests Raises a Host of Ethical Questions, S6722 [24JN]

Bootstraps for Middle-Aged Children, S56 [4JA]

Critical Care—Case Study, E1416 [31JY]

Economics, E1225 [9JY]

Genetic Prophecy and Genetic Privacy—Can We Prevent the Dream From Becoming a Nightmare, S6721 [24JN]

HCFA Officials Warn HMOs To Provide Good Grievance Plans—Rule in Development, E1725 [26SE]

HMO, Emergency Docs Join To Seek Federal Standards for ER Coverage, S10391 [12SE]

HMO's in the ER—A View From the Trenches, S10392 [12SE]

HMO's Refusing Emergency Claims, Hospitals Assert, S10391 [12SE]

National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans Summary, E237 [28FE]

Project Has Kids Pulling for Other Kids, S6900 [25JN]

This Map Won't Show Us the Way, S6722 [24JN]

Vladeck Urges Managed Care Groups To Improve Appeals Process, E1725 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions

Cecil Field Naval Air Station, FL: transfer jurisdiction over certain lands to Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 3882), H8247 [23JY]

Crime: prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 2866), H774 [23JA]

Dept. of HHS: improve public access to national practioner databank (see S. 2004), S9295 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend certain terminology relative to medical facility construction (see S. 1749), S4972 [13MY]

———assessment of research and health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3711), H6764 [25JN]

———authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4396 [1MY]

———authorize VA medical centers to retain funds collected for health services provision (see H.R. 2913), H1138 [31JA]

———develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 3346), H4109 [25AP]

———develop sharing agreements relative to health care resources (see H.R. 3321, 3561), H4108 [25AP], H5753 [30MY]

———disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities (see S. 1750), S4972 [13MY]

———exempt certain health care professionals from restrictions on certain outside activities (see S. 1752), S4972 [13MY]

———expand services at veterans medical centers (see H.R. 3117), H2557 [20MR]

———improve health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3713, 3972), H6764 [25JN], H9922 [2AU]

———improve research activities relative to women veterans (see H.R. 3712), H6764 [25JN]

———suspend a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs (see S. 1753), S4972 [13MY]

FDA: facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see S. 1669; H.R. 3253), S3311 [15AP], H3488 [16AP]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers' networks (see H.R. 3770), H7259 [10JY]

———denial of nurse aide training programs relative to quality or operation (see H.R. 3233), H3386 [15AP]

———establish a program for postreproductive health care (see H.R. 3015), H1716 [5MR]

———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 4075), H10386 [12SE]

———establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (see H.R. 4069), H10385 [12SE]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see S. 1534; H.R. 3587, 3904), S492 [26JA], H5934 [5JN], H8557 [25JY]

———improve and expand programs relative to pregnancy (see H.R. 4217), H11395 [26SE]

———improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (see H.R. 4230), H11525 [27SE]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see S. 1898), S6719 [24JN]

———nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see H.R. 3633), H6285 [12JN]

———prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (see H.R. 3222), H3230 [29MR]

———prohibit certain clauses in health plans that indemnify the insurer against liability (see H.R. 3695), H6690 [20JN]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see S. 2005), S9295 [31JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 4220), H11395 [26SE]

———provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (see H.R. 4315), H12174 [28SE]

———regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H3581 [17AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 4296), H12174 [28SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3101, 3226, 3425, 3436), H2315 [14MR], H3230 [29MR], H4800 [9MY], H4901 [10MY]

———requirements relative to managed care plans (see H.R. 3751), H7106 [27JN]

Health Care Financing Administration: disapprove rule relative to hospital reimbursement (see S.J. Res. 60), S10684 [17SE]

Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H1223 [1FE]

Insurance: prohibit use of financial incentives to encourage health care practitioners to limit medical tests, services, and treatments (see H.R. 3694), H6690 [20JN]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Medicaid: permit States to cover community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4250), H11526 [27SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see S. 1901), S6719 [24JN]

———repeal preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 3232, 3632), H3386 [15AP], H6285 [12JN]

———treatment of certain veterans' benefits received by individuals residing in State veterans homes (see S. 2099), S11090 [20SE]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (see S. 2126; H.R. 3866, 3871, 4227), S11294 [25SE], H8094 [22JY], H8247 [23JY], H11395 [26SE]

Medicare: eligibility of certain hospitals that own skilled nursing facilities relative to geographic reclassification (see H.R. 4158), H11048 [24SE]

———expand coverage of part B to provide for respite care services (see H.R. 3585), H5934 [5JN]

———expedite payment adjustments for durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3225), H3230 [29MR]

———extend period of applicability of enrollment mix requirement for HMOs to Watts Health Foundation (see H.R. 2923), H1138 [31JA]

———hospice care reform (see S. 2034; H.R. 3714), S9554 [2AU], H6764 [25JN]

———liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H6531 [19JN]

———permit geographic reclassification of hospitals relative to payment adjustments (see H.R. 3942), H9705 [1AU]

———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 3856), H8029 [18JY]

———reduce payment for certain costs of acquiring organs for transplant from organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4022), H10040 [4SE]

———require hospitals to extend visitor privileges to non-family members (see H.R. 4325), H12175 [28SE]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H1715 [5MR]

———ultrasound equipment transportation costs (see H.R. 3555), H5753 [30MY]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act: implementation (see H.R. 4135), H11047 [24SE]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see S. 1900), S6719 [24JN]

———waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (see H.R. 4244), H11526 [27SE]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H2224 [13MR]

———extend breast cancer research programs (see S. 2064; H.R. 3443), S10327 [11SE], H4902 [10MY]

Public welfare programs: treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1639; H.R. 3142, 3151, 4068), S2646 [21MR], H2664, H2665 [21MR], H10385 [12SE]

———medicare reimbursement to Veteran Health Administration (see S. 1786), S5443 [21MY]

———self-referral requirements relative to hospitals participating in medicare and medicaid programs (see H.R. 4100), H10524 [17SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Taxation: treatment of health insurance relative to health status of individual (see H.R. 3043), H1985 [7MR]

———treatment of qualified long-term care services (see H.R. 3585), H5934 [5JN]

———treatment of recreational fitness services and facilities in certain hospitals (see H.R. 3801), H7532 [12JY]

Veterans: improve health care programs (see H.R. 3950), H9921 [2AU]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see S. 1563; H.R. 3118, 3119), S1083 [7FE], H2557 [20MR]

Veterans Health Administration: establishment of research corporations at VA medical centers (see H.R. 3285), H3730 [23AP]

———reorganization (see S. 1748), S4972 [13MY]

Essays

Money, Systems, and Your Health: Sid Taylor, E1347 [23JY]

Explanations

Circle of Elderly Care (senior citizen program), E30 [5JA]

Histories

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—50 Years of Accomplishments: CDC, E1194 [27JN]

Letters

Budget 1997-2002: Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, H5224 [16MY]

Clinical research programs improvement and expansion: Veronica Catanese, American Federation for Clinical Research, S504 [26JA]

Clinton administration budget proposal effects on Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: June E. O'Neil, CBO, S5114, S5126 [16MY], S6071 [11JN]

Consideration of patient appeals and provision of specialty care by managed care plans: John C. Courtney, Child Neurology, Inc., E1736 [27SE]

Coverage and treatment of emergency services under health insurance plans: James M. Fox, S10391 [12SE]

Dept. of Justice custody of St. Elizabeth's Hospital patients found not guilty by reason of insanity: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S12296 [3OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs appropriations: Kenneth E. Wolford, American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam (organization), H1796 [7MR]

———Richard Grant, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H1796 [7MR]

———Steve Robertson, American Legion, H1797 [7MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4975 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs suspension of a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4979 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs terminology relative to medical facility construction: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4975 [13MY]

Exempt certain health care professionals in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs from restrictions on certain outside activities: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4978 [13MY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: Senator Lott, S10241 [10SE]

Health plan coverage of minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants: Sarah F. Jaggar, GAO, S9909 [5SE]

Licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion: Edward V. Hannigan, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, S2271 [19MR]

———Jane Burger, Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, S2272 [19MR]

———Kevin J. Murrell, National Federation of Catholic Physicians' Guilds, S2270 [19MR]

———Michael Prysak, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, S2272 [19MR]

———Representatives Delay and Coburn, S2271 [19MR]

Managed health care requirements: Brian M. Cresta, E1031 [7JN]

Medicare and medicaid self-referral requirements relative to participating hospitals: William F. Bacon, Idaho Home Health, Inc., E1623 [17SE]

Prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients: Frank J. Baumeister, Jr., Oregon Medical Association, S10162 [10SE]

———Gail Robinson, American Counseling Association, S10163 [10SE]

———Garrett F. Cuneo, American Chiropractic Association, S10163 [10SE]

———Jane M. Orient, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc., S10162 [10SE]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S10162 [10SE]

———Neil Kahanovitz and Terry M. Hall, S10162 [10SE]

Public welfare programs reform relative to legal immigrants: Bill Lockyer and Richard Katz, H9409 [31JY]

———Charles Moody and Will Lightbourne, Health Service Agency, Santa Cruz County, CA, H9409 [31JY]

Treatment of legal immigrants in welfare reform legislation: Bill Lockyer and Richard Katz, California State Legislature, S8340 [19JY]

VA medical care programs funding: several veterans' organizations, S5145 [16MY]

Veterans Health Administration reorganization: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4974 [13MY]

Veterans' health care: Frederico Juarbe, Jr., VFW, S2291 [19MR]

———GAO, S2291 [19MR]

Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act: Independent Budget (organization), H8771 [30JY]

Veterans' health care facilities funding: Frederico Juarbe, Jr., VFW, S9798 [4SE]

Lists

Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act Senate cosponsors, S9903 [5SE]

Supporters of S. 1534, clinical research programs improvement and expansion, S504 [26JA]

Memorandums

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Appropriations: Thomas A. McMasters, III, DAV, H1796 [7MR]

Treatment of Legal Immigrants in Welfare Reform Legislation: Mike Nevins, California State Association of Counties, S8340 [19JY]

Newsletters

Child Immunizations and Managed Care Facilities: United Hospital Fund (newsletter), E1695 [25SE]

Press releases

Licensing and Training of Physicians Relative to Abortion: Christian Medical & Dental Society, S2272 [19MR]

Remarks in House

Baltimore, MD: tribute to Union Memorial Hospital's National Center for Treatment of the Hand and Upper Extremity, E114 [30JA]

Bronx Psychiatric Center, New York, NY: observance of Patient Recognition Day, E1339 [22JY]

Buffalo, NY: dedication of Helen G. Jacob Women's Wellness Center, E111 [30JA]

Campus Boulevard Corp.: anniversary, E1733 [27SE]

Canarise, NY: tribute to Canarsie Volunteer Ambulance Corp., E551 [17AP]

Cecil Field Naval Air Station, FL: transfer jurisdiction over certain lands to Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 3882), H8107 [23JY]

Centers for Disease Control: anniversary, E1191, E1193, E1197, E1198 [27JN]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Eliza Bryant Center, E1616 [17SE]

Courts: medical malpractice liability claim requirements, H3110 [28MR]

Crane, Earl R.: dedication of the Dr. Earl R. Crane Children's Dental Health Center, E1804 [28SE]

Del Mauro, Ronald J.: Mental Health Association of Essex County, NJ, award recipient, E586 [19AP]

Dept. of HHS: Black Lung Clinics Program funding, H7287, H7288, H7370 [11JY]

———Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program funding, H7230 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5766-H5774 [4JN], E991 [4JN], E1014, E1017 [6JN]

———authorizing appropriations, H1796, H1797, H1798, H1800 [7MR]

———develop plan for allocation of health care resources, H6900, H6901 [26JN]

———expand services at veterans medical centers (H.R. 3117), E403 [21MR]

———funding, H5239, H5240 [16MY], H6125 [11JN]

———health care programs funding, H6847 [25JN]

———veterans medical care and Veterans Benefits Administration funding, H6897-H6902 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, E1711 [26SE]

Dothan, AL: establish ambulatory care access point, H5772 [4JN]

Drugs: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention funding, H7369 [11JY]

———therapeutic use of marijuana (H.R. 2618), E542 [16AP]

Emergency Medical Services Week: observance, E840 [16MY]

Etowah, TN: Woods Memorial Hospital receipt of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations Quality Commitment Award, E1415 [31JY]

FDA: facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (H.R. 3201), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

Finkelstein, Paul: Brooklyn Hospital Center Walter E. Reed Medal recipient, E1036 [7JN]

Fort Myers, FL: authorizing a lease for expansion of a veterans out-patient clinic, H4048 [25AP]

Fribourg, Eugenie: Brooklyn Hospital Center Walter E. Reed Medal recipient, E1036 [7JN]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate, H5771, H5773 [4JN]

———designate (S. 1669), H10198 [11SE], E1621 [17SE]

Gainesville, GA: outpatient veterans clinic funding, H6861 [26JN]

Glendale, CA: tribute to the Glendale Adventist Medical Center, H10969 [24SE]

H. John Heinz III, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, Aspinwall, PA: designate, H5773 [4JN], E1017 [6JN]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (H.R. 2019), H4115 [29AP]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (H.R. 2925), E158 [5FE], E1800 [28SE]

———establish a program for postreproductive health care (H.R. 3015), E273 [5MR]

———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (H.R. 4075), E1603-E1605 [12SE]

———establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (H.R. 4069), E1593 [12SE]

———impact of self-insured employer plans, E237 [28FE]

———improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (H.R. 4230), E1774 [28SE]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information, H3094 [28MR]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (H.R. 2690), H2844 [26MR], H6426 [18JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E1225 [9JY]

———prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (H.R. 3222), E562 [17AP]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and patients, H7338, H7339 [11JY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (H.R. 2976), E224, E225 [28FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 4220), E1725 [26SE], E1736, E1751 [27SE]

———provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (H.R. 4315), E1826 [30SE]

———regulation of pharmacists (H.R. 3260), E558 [17AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 4296), E1796 [28SE], E1860, E1866 [30SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, H10183-H10189 [11SE], H10957, H10961-H10970 [24SE], E1711 [26SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (H.R. 3101), E359 [14MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (H.R. 3425), H4658 [9MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (H.R. 3436), E767 [10MY]

———requirements relative to managed care plans (H.R. 3751), H6976 [27JN], E1192 [27JN]

———safety of mother and child during pregnancy and childbirth, H10764 [23SE]

———safety of mother and child relative to delivery, H8794 [30JY]

Health care professionals: tribute to those working in veterans' hospitals during Government shutdown, H126 [4JA]

Hospitals: construction of luxury suites, H10439 [17SE]

Immigration: require public hospitals providing medical assistance to illegal aliens to supply patient-identifying information for reimbursement, H2481-H2484 [20MR]

Insurance: establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (H.R. 2400), E1036 [7JN]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate, H5771 [4JN]

Jersey City, NJ: anniversary of Abercrombie Guild of Christ Hospital (organization), E891 [23MY]

Lansing, MI: anniversary of Sparrow Hospital, H2110 [12MR]

Long Beach, CA: Long Beach VA Medical Center funding, H5771, H5774 [4JN]

Los Angeles County, CA: tribute to the Whittier-Rio Hondo AIDS Project, E1406 [30JY]

Lyons, NJ: Lyons VA Medical Center funding, H5772 [4JN]

Maino, Joseph: Vision Impairment Center To Optimize Remaining Sight Olin E. Teague Award recipient, E751 [9MY]

Maryland: Perry Point VA Medical Center funding, H5772 [4JN]

———Perry Point VA Medical Center renovation funding, H6807, H6808 [25JN]

Medicaid: financial protection for families of nursing home residents, H5725, H5727, H5728, H5740 [30MY]

———permit States to cover community-based attendant services (H.R. 4250), E1803, E1814 [28SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), H11626, H11635 [28SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), unanimous-consent agreement, H11633-H11635 [28SE]

———reform, H5938 [6JN]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (H.R. 3871), H9936-H9938 [4SE], E1594 [12SE]

Medicare: hospital insurance trust fund, H4134 [30AP]

———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (H.R. 3856), E1321 [18JY]

———reduce payment for certain costs of acquiring organs for transplant from organ procurement organizations (H.R. 4022), E1510 [4SE]

———reform, H5938 [6JN]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System, H7210 [10JY]

Morristown, NJ: prostate cancer patient education conference, E1716 [26SE]

National Cancer Institute: funding, H7226 [10JY]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act: implementation (H.R. 4135), H10962 [24SE]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of Tower One/Tower East senior housing facility, E1318 [18JY]

New York: tribute to Gateway Day Habilitation Center, E1913 [3OC]

New York, NY: anniversary of New York Eye Surgery Center, E1226 [9JY]

———dedication of William Sicklick Conference Room in Gouverneur Hospital Nursing Facility Diagnostic and Treatment Center, E1045 [10JN]

———tribute to Eastchester Park Nursing Home, E1462 [2AU]

———tribute to Split Rock Nursing Home, E1462 [2AU]

———tribute to the Beth Israel Medical Center's Phillips Ambulatory Care Center, E69 [24JA]

NIH: funding, H7232 [10JY]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, H5740 [30MY]

———waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (H.R. 4244), E1797 [28SE]

Paterson, NJ: tribute to Daughters of Miriam Center, E1945 [21OC]

Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary of Children's Hospital poison prevention program, E332 [13MR]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (H.R. 3081), H2326 [19MR], E1797 [28SE]

———consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), H11402-H11408 [27SE], E1868 [30SE]

Public welfare programs: treatment of legal immigrants, H7750 [17JY], H7801, H7802, H7803, H7808 [18JY], H9409 [31JY], H11578 [27SE]

Red Bluff, CA: tribute to Sisters of Mercy at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, E1790 [28SE]

Rural Health Corp.: anniversary, E764 [10MY]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Mercy Healthcare, E1582 [11SE]

———tribute to Sutter Community Hospital Cancer Center, E1298 [17JY]

Sisseton, SD: anniversary of Coteau des Prairies Hospital, E1601 [12SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 3142), H2844 [26MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 3151), E423 [22MR]

———self-referral requirements relative to hospitals participating in medicare and medicaid programs (H.R. 4100), E1623 [17SE]

State University of New York at Stony Brook: tribute to Health Science Center, E1151 [24JN]

Tennessee: tribute to National Guard's Mediguard/Guardcare program, E1716 [26SE]

Toledo, OH: anniversary of St. Vincent School of Nursing, E1059 [11JN]

Veterans: improve health care programs (H.R. 3950), H9906, H9910-H9912 [2AU]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services, H7509 [12JY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8768-H8776 [30JY], H12111-H12121 [28SE], E1429, E1441 [1AU], E1889, E1891 [1OC]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3119), E395 [20MR]

Wading River, NY: anniversary of Little Flower Children's Services (organization), E1442 [1AU]

Remarks in Senate

American Schools and Hospitals Abroad Program: funding, S12009 [30SE]

Broward County, FL: dedication of the Cleveland Clinic Shirley L. Miller Pavilion, S12326 [3OC]

Camden, NJ: establish a pediatric intensive care center, S4173 [25AP]

Centers for Disease Control: anniversary, S7298, S7327 [28JN]

———hemochromatosis research and treatment funding, S11912, S11913 [30SE]

Children and youth: early identification of hearing impaired infants, S4174 [25AP]

Cincinnati, OH: anniversary of Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, S9690 [3SE]

Courts: transfer of persons found not guilty by reason of insanity from St. Elizabeths Hospital to the custody of the Dept. of Justice, S12295 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: uniformed services treatment facilities reform, S6487 [19JN], S7524 [10JY]

Dept. of HHS: improve public access to national practioner databank (S. 2004), S9296 [31JY]

———require study on evaluation of access and choice of health care providers, S3603 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend certain terminology relative to medical facility construction (S. 1749), S4975 [13MY]

———anniversary of VA Voluntary Service, S5613 [23MY]

———disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities (S. 1750), S4975 [13MY]

———exempt certain health care professionals from restrictions on certain outside activities (S. 1752), S4978 [13MY]

———funding, S4684 [3MY], S4988 [14MY]

———health care facilities funding, S9797, S9798, S9820 [4SE]

———medical care programs funding relative to increase in corporate tax rates, S5152-S5158 [16MY]

———medical care programs funding relative to reduction of welfare benefits, S5143-S5151, S5175 [16MY]

———suspend a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs (S. 1753), S4978 [13MY]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of health care plan, S11215-S11217 [25SE]

Fairfield County, CT: tribute to Hospice Care, Inc., S4087 [24AP]

Federal aid programs: trauma center funding, S12330 [3OC]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (S. 1669), S10240-S10243 [10SE]

Health: ensure consumer choice relative to group health plans, S9920-S9926 [5SE]

———improve and expand clinical research programs, S12041 [30SE]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (S. 1534), S502-S504 [26JA]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (S. 1898), S6719-S6721 [24JN], S7500 [9JY]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients, S10161-S10165 [10SE], S10261-S10270 [11SE], S11412-S11415 [26SE], S11534-S11536 [27SE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (S. 2005), S9296 [31JY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, S9278, S9279 [31JY], S9903-S9915 [5SE], S10021, S10022 [6SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (S. 969), S3248 [29MR], S4636, S4640 [2MY]

———treatment of personal medical records and health care related information, S9515, S9636-S9638 [2AU]

Health Care Financing Administration: development of health care information management system, S2287 [19MR]

———disapprove rule relative to hospital reimbursement (S.J. Res. 60), S10723 [17SE]

———funding, S11882 [30SE]

Health care professionals: licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion, S2063, S2086, S2088 [14MR], S2262-S2266, S2268-S2276, S2280 [19MR]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans, S10390-S10393 [12SE]

Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, Walla Walla, WA: designate, S2171 [15MR], S2233 [18MR], S2279 [19MR]

Lame Deer, MT: health care facility funding, S11915 [30SE]

Lansing, MI: anniversary of Sparrow Hospital, S1376 [27FE]

Louisville, KY: Jefferson County, KY, Medical Society Mini-Internship Program, S4562 [1MY]

Medicaid: financial protection for families of nursing home residents, S5242 [17MY], S5475, S5476 [22MY]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), S12402 [3OC]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (S. 1901), S6725 [24JN]

———reform, S55 [4JA]

———treatment of certain veterans' benefits received by individuals residing in State veterans homes (S. 2099), S11091 [20SE]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8505, S8506 [23JY]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (H.R. 3871), S11640 [28SE]

Medicare: hospice care reform (S. 2034), S9582-S9584 [2AU]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S4952 [9MY]

Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital, Las Vegas, NV: designate, S7064 [26JN]

Milford, NH: tribute to Milford Middle School for efforts on behalf of Springfield, MA, Shriners Hospital, S6900 [25JN]

Minimum wage: impact of increase on nursing home industry, S7449, S7450 [9JY]

Montezuma Creek, UT: health care facility funding, S11916 [30SE]

National Institute of Justice: correctional institution health care study, S11897 [30SE]

National Nursing Home Week: observance, S5188 [16MY]

New Haven, CT: tribute to East Shore Regional Adult Day Center, S9858 [4SE]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, S5241 [17MY], S5475 [22MY]

———nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (S. 1900), S6725 [24JN]

Public Health Service: amend criteria for rural areas to qualify for the community health center program, S11115 [20SE]

———consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), S11110-S11121 [20SE]

———extend breast cancer research programs (S. 2064), S10327 [11SE]

———publication of loan guarantee program guidelines, S11115, S11116 [20SE]

———requirement to serve residents in health center service areas regardless of ability to pay, S11115 [20SE]

Public welfare programs: treatment of legal immigrants, S8144-S8148 [18JY], S8335, S8338-S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422 [22JY], S8496, S8505 [23JY], S9345 [1AU]

Rural areas: extend Federal liability coverage to medical volunteers working in underserved areas, S3599, S3600 [18AP]

———improve health programs and services available to rural populations (H.R. 2175), S11703 [28SE]

———managed health care services, S861 [1FE]

Shade, Sharon: VA Licensed Practicing Nurse of the Year award recipient, S9443 [1AU]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (S. 1639), S2657 [21MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Veteran Health Administration (S. 1786), S5447 [21MY]

Southeastern Michigan Society of Hospital Pharmacists: anniversary, S4630 [2MY]

Stearns, Thorton: Winchester Hospital Eugene McCarthy Philanthropist of the Year award recipient, S12439 [21OC]

Talihina, OK: funding for health care facility for Choctaw Nation, S10531 [13SE]

Travis AFB, CA: Travis VA Hospital funding, S9945 [5SE]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), S11642-S11658 [28SE], S12012 [30SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (S. 1563), S1083 [7FE], S3494 [17AP]

Veterans Health Administration: reorganization (S. 1748), S4974 [13MY]

Walter Reed Army Medical Center, MD: Forest Glen Annex repair plans, S7231 [28JN]

Women: detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer, S5785-S5788, S5791 [5JN]

———tribute to `Race for the Cure' breast cancer research fundraiser, S5785-S5788, S5791 [5JN], S5933 [6JN]

Reports

Drug-Related Hospital Emergency Department Episodes: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, S9019 [29JY]

Information on Health Issues Involved in Safe Motherhood and Improving Pregnancy Outcomes: Dept. of HHS, H8795 [30JY]

Reports filed

Application of Antitrust Laws to Health Care Providers Networks: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2925) (H. Rept. 104-646), H7105 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3376) (H. Rept. 104-574), H5051 [14MY]

Health Care Anti-Fraud Protections: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-747), H9921 [2AU]

Medicaid Preadmission Screening and Resident Review Requirements for Certain Nursing Facilities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3632) (H. Rept. 104-817), H10767 [23SE]

Medicaid Waiver of Enrollment Composition Rule Relative to Certain Health Maintenance Organizations: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3871) (H. Rept. 104-752), H9921 [2AU]

Medicare Enrollment Applicability Requirement for HMOs Relative to Watts Health Foundation: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 104-844), H11228 [25SE]

Medicare Reimbursement to Military Health Services System: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 3142) (H. Rept. 104-837), H11228 [25SE]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 969) (S. Rept. 104-326), S8373 [19JY]

Nursing Homes' Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3633) (H. Rept. 104-818), H10767 [23SE]

Prohibit Interference Between Health Care Providers and Their Patients: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2976) (H. Rept. 104-865), H12172 [28SE]

Reform and Improve Veterans Eligibility for Medical Care and Services: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3118) (H. Rept. 104-690), H8029 [18JY]

Veterans Health Care Management and Contracting Flexibility Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1359) (S. Rept. 104-372), S11426 [26SE]

Statements

Anesthesia's Effect on a Fetus: David J. Birnbach, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, H10630 [19SE]

———Norig Ellison, American Society of Anesthesiologists, H10631 [19SE]

Choice in Managed Health Care Plans: Paul Houghland, Jr., Opticians Association of America, E1036 [7JN]

Healthy People in the Healthy World Through Prevention: David Satcher, E1197 [27JN]

Public Welfare Benefits for Legal Immigrants: National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S8144 [18JY]

Summaries

Clinical Research Programs Improvement and Expansion (S. 1534), S504 [26JA]

Genetics Confidentiality and Nondiscrimination Act (S. 1898), S6723 [24JN]

Health Centers Consolidation Act (S. 1044), S11116 [20SE]

Hospice Care Reform Relative to Medicare (S. 2034), S9583 [2AU]

Jefferson County, KY, Medical Society Mini-Internship Program: Melissa Patack, S4562 [1MY]

Managed Care Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4220), E1751 [27SE]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act (S. 969): Clarifications and Technical Corrections, S3249 [29MR]

Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities Reform, S6487 [19JN]

Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act (H.R. 3118), S11646-S11653 [28SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3118, Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act, H8768-H8770 [30JY]

H.R. 3376, Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility projects' and leases' authorization, H5766-H5768 [4JN]

H.R. 3632, medicaid preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities, H11635 [28SE]

H.R. 3871, medicaid waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations, H9936 [4SE]

H.R. 4135, New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act and National Mental Health Parity Act implementation, H10963 [24SE]

S. 1044, Health Centers Consolidation Act, S11116-S11121 [20SE], H11402-H11407 [27SE]

S. 1639, medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System, S2658 [21MR]

S. 1669, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS, S10242 [10SE], H10198 [11SE]

S. 1748, Veterans Health Administration reorganization, S4974 [13MY]

S. 1749, amend certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs terminology relative to medical facility construction, S4975 [13MY]

S. 1750, Dept. of Veterans Affairs disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities, S4975 [13MY]

S. 1752, exempt certain health care professionals in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs from restrictions on certain outside activities, S4978 [13MY]

S. 1753, Dept. of Veterans Affairs suspension of a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs, S4979 [13MY]

S. 2004, improve public access to national practioner databank, S9296-S9299 [31JY]

S. 2005, Patient Communications Protection Act, S9299 [31JY]

S. 2034, hospice care reform relative to medicare, S9583 [2AU]

HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION

Bills and resolutions

Health care facilities: disapprove rule relative to hospital reimbursement (see S.J. Res. 60), S10684 [17SE]

Remarks in House

Funding, H8102 [23JY]

Gingrich, Representative: remarks relative to the Health Care Financing Administration, H5925 [5JN]

Remarks in Senate

Funding, S11882 [30SE]

Health care facilities: disapprove rule relative to hospital reimbursement (S.J. Res. 60), S10723 [17SE]

Telecommunications: determine reimbursement rates for telemedicine services, S3603, S3604 [18AP]

HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS related term(s) Public Health Service

Addresses

Tribute to Sharon H. Kohlenberg: Larry Goldman, S12039 [30SE]

Amendments

Nurses: extend authorized period of stay in U.S. (S. 2197), S12320, S12403 [3OC]

Personnel: even distribution and availability of resources and minority and disadvantaged education programs (S. 555), S11670, S11683, S11742 [28SE]

Analyses

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Disbursement Agreements Relative to Certain Individuals Serving in Medical Facilities (S. 1750), S4976 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Suspension of a Special Pay Agreement for Physicians and Dentists Who Enter Residency Training Programs (S. 1753), S4979 [13MY]

Exempt Certain Health Care Professionals in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs From Restrictions on Certain Outside Activities (S. 1752), S4978 [13MY]

Articles and editorials

All in the Genes—The New Availability of Tests Raises a Host of Ethical Questions, S6722 [24JN]

Critical Care—Case Study, E1416 [31JY]

Daniel Nixon—He Fights Cancer With Strawberries, S10873 [18SE]

Deciding on Life or Death, S4642 [2MY]

Dying in America—Quiet Revolution, S4643 [2MY]

Economics, E1225 [9JY]

Fighting Torture With Medicine, E1708 [26SE]

Genetic Prophecy and Genetic Privacy—Can We Prevent the Dream From Becoming a Nightmare, S6721 [24JN]

HCFA Officials Warn HMOs To Provide Good Grievance Plans—Rule in Development, E1725 [26SE]

Heroes in the Moment, S2831 [25MR]

HMO, Emergency Docs Join To Seek Federal Standards for ER Coverage, S10391 [12SE]

HMO's in the ER—A View From the Trenches, S10392 [12SE]

HMO's Refusing Emergency Claims, Hospitals Assert, S10391 [12SE]

Loudon Woman Has Been Practicing Medicine for More Than 54 Years, E139 [1FE]

Magnificent Misfit, E140 [1FE]

National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans Summary, E237 [28FE]

This Map Won't Show Us the Way, S6722 [24JN]

U.S. Rules on HMOs Shelved, H7150 [9JY]

Vladeck Urges Managed Care Groups To Improve Appeals Process, E1725 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions

Courts: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H1224 [1FE]

Crime: prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 2866), H774 [23JA]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see S. 2108; H.R. 4149), S11169 [24SE], H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of HHS: improve public access to national practioner databank (see S. 2004), S9295 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 3346), H4109 [25AP]

———develop sharing agreements relative to health care resources (see H.R. 3321, 3561), H4108 [25AP], H5753 [30MY]

———disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities (see S. 1750), S4972 [13MY]

———exempt certain health care professionals from restrictions on certain outside activities (see S. 1752), S4972 [13MY]

———suspend a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs (see S. 1753), S4972 [13MY]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H9705 [1AU]

Employment: provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (see H.R. 3212), H3230 [29MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Federal employees: selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3204), H3230 [29MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers' networks (see H.R. 3770), H7259 [10JY]

———denial of nurse aide training programs relative to quality or operation (see H.R. 3233), H3386 [15AP]

———establish a program for postreproductive health care (see H.R. 3015), H1716 [5MR]

———establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (see H.R. 4069), H10385 [12SE]

———improve and expand programs relative to pregnancy (see H.R. 4217), H11395 [26SE]

———improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (see H.R. 4230), H11525 [27SE]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see S. 1898), S6719 [24JN]

———nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see H.R. 3633), H6285 [12JN]

———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (see S. 1656; H.R. 3582, 3958), S3216 [29MR], H5934 [5JN], H9921 [2AU]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see S. 2005), S9295 [31JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 4220), H11395 [26SE]

———protection of patients' rights relative to medical care (see H. Con. Res. 214), H10386 [12SE]

———provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (see H.R. 4315), H12174 [28SE]

———regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H3581 [17AP]

———regulations on transplantation of human tissue (see S. 2195), S12303 [3OC]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: technical corrections (see S. 1869), S6225 [13JN]

Insurance: prohibit use of financial incentives to encourage health care practitioners to limit medical tests, services, and treatments (see H.R. 3694), H6690 [20JN]

Medicaid: permit States to cover community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4250), H11526 [27SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see S. 1901), S6719 [24JN]

———repeal preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 3232, 3632), H3386 [15AP], H6285 [12JN]

Medical Education Trust Fund: establish (see S. 1870), S6225 [13JN]

Medicare: allow use of parenteral nutrients for renal dialysis treatments (see H.R. 4185), H11229 [25SE]

———coverage for home health services (see H.R. 4229), H11525 [27SE]

———coverage of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (see H.R. 4190), H11229 [25SE]

———coverage of vancomycin home parenteral therapy (see H.R. 4189), H11229 [25SE]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see S. 2067; H.R. 3337), S10426 [12SE], H4109 [25AP]

———hospice care reform (see S. 2034; H.R. 3714), S9554 [2AU], H6764 [25JN]

———liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H6531 [19JN]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 1964), S8013 [17JY]

———reimbursement of education costs for residents enrolled in certain primary care training programs (see H.R. 4271), H11527 [27SE]

———study of payments for instances where certain inpatient services are replaced by outpatient services (see H.R. 4191), H11229 [25SE]

———treatment of certain practices relative to value units for physicians' services (see H.R. 3859), H8029 [18JY]

Medicare/medicaid: provide orientation and medical profiles for enrollees and require health plans to assure child immunizations (see H.R. 4160), H11048 [24SE]

———use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (see H.R. 4219), H11395 [26SE]

Nurses: extend authorized period of stay in U.S. (see S. 2197), S12303 [3OC]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see S. 1900), S6719 [24JN]

Patents: limitation on infringements relative to medical practitioner's performance of a medical activity (see S. 2105), S11169 [24SE]

Research: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see H.R. 2932), H1224 [1FE]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 3426), H4800 [9MY]

———self-referral requirements relative to hospitals participating in medicare and medicaid programs (see H.R. 4100), H10524 [17SE]

Taxation: treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (see S. 1538), S492 [26JA]

———treatment of qualified long-term care services (see H.R. 3585), H5934 [5JN]

Biographies

Chambers, Joe C., S11566 [27SE]

Excerpts

``Capitation—The Physicians Guide'', E716 [7MY]

Letters

Budget 1997-2002: Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, H5224 [16MY]

Consideration of patient appeals and provision of specialty care by managed care plans: John C. Courtney, Child Neurology, Inc., E1736 [27SE]

Coverage and treatment of emergency services under health insurance plans: James M. Fox, S10391 [12SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4975 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs suspension of a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4979 [13MY]

Exempt certain health care professionals in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs from restrictions on certain outside activities: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4978 [13MY]

FDA approval process of new medical devices and new drugs: Jeffrey N. South, H2307 [14MR]

Licensing and training of physicians relative to abortion: Edward V. Hannigan, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, S2271 [19MR]

———Jane Burger, Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, S2272 [19MR]

———Kevin J. Murrell, National Federation of Catholic Physicians' Guilds, S2270 [19MR]

———Michael Prysak, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, S2272 [19MR]

———Representatives Delay and Coburn, S2271 [19MR]

Managed health care requirements: Brian M. Cresta, E1031 [7JN]

Medical procedures patents: Jennifer Hillman, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, S11843 [30SE]

———John R. Kirk, Jr., ABA, S11846 [30SE]

———Senator Hatch, S11844, S11845, S11847 [30SE]

———Senators Hatch and Roth, S11843 [30SE]

Partial-birth abortions: Allan Rosenfield, Columbia University School of Public Health, S11352 [26SE]

———Dru Elaine Carlson, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, S11352 [26SE]

———Eugene S. Ogrod II, California Medical Association, S11351 [26SE]

———Fernando M. Trevino, American Public Health Association, S11352 [26SE]

———Geri Marullo, American Nurses Association, S11351 [26SE]

———Jean L. Fourcroy, American Medical Women's Association, S11351 [26SE]

———Phillip G. Stubblefield, Boston University Medical Center Hospital, S11352 [26SE]

Prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients: Frank J. Baumeister, Jr., Oregon Medical Association, S10162 [10SE]

———Gail Robinson, American Counseling Association, S10163 [10SE]

———Garrett F. Cuneo, American Chiropractic Association, S10163 [10SE]

———Jane M. Orient, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc., S10162 [10SE]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S10162 [10SE]

———Neil Kahanovitz and Terry M. Hall, S10162 [10SE]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences funding: J.C. Pennington, National Association for Uniformed Services, S7523 [10JY]

———P. John Seward, AMA, S7523 [10JY]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S7523 [10JY]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences termination: Daniel A. Ludwig, American Legion, H5084 [15MY]

———Military Coalition (organization), H5084 [15MY]

Veterans' health care: Frederico Juarbe, Jr., VFW, S2291 [19MR]

———GAO, S2291 [19MR]

Lists

Physicians in the Senate, S3728 [19AP]

Newsletters

Child Immunizations and Managed Care Facilities: United Hospital Fund (newsletter), E1695 [25SE]

Press releases

Licensing and Training of Physicians Relative to Abortion: Christian Medical & Dental Society, S2272 [19MR]

Proclamations

Tribute to Kieran P. Knapp, S3237 [29MR]

Remarks in House

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging: anniversary, E1943 [21OC]

Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin: tribute for efforts to combat insurance fraud, E1162 [25JN]

Bronx Psychiatric Center, New York, NY: observance of Patient Recognition Day, E1339 [22JY]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of 100 Club of Buffalo Inc., and Buffalo Bisons Baseball/Law Enforcement, Fire, and EMS Appreciation Day, E754 [9MY]

Camacho, Andy M.: American Cancer Society Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

Continuity of Care Week: observance, E364 [14MR]

Courts: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (H.R. 2938), E174 [5FE]

———medical malpractice liability claim requirements, H3110 [28MR]

Crane, Earl R.: dedication of the Dr. Earl R. Crane Children's Dental Health Center, E1804 [28SE]

Deale, MD: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad, E1754 [27SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 4149), H10974 [24SE]

DeBakey, Michael: Health Care Hall of Fame inductee, E348 [13MR]

Del Mauro, Ronald J.: Mental Health Association of Essex County, NJ, award recipient, E586 [19AP]

Dept. of Defense: Health Profession Scholarship Program minimum active duty requirements, H5082-H5085 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources, H6900, H6901 [26JN]

———Health Professional Scholarship Program funding, H6806 [25JN]

———veterans medical care and Veterans Benefits Administration funding, H6897-H6902 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, E1711 [26SE]

Disasters: tribute to emergency personnel, H8803 [30JY]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

Emergency Medical Services Week: observance, E840 [16MY]

Employment: provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (H.R. 3212), E509 [29MR]

Etowah, TN: Woods Memorial Hospital receipt of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations Quality Commitment Award, E1415 [31JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 3199), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

———approval process and regulations relative to new medical devices and new drugs, H2306 [14MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (H.R. 3201), H5632-H5639 [29MY], E676 [1MY]

Federal employees: selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3204), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

———tribute to those working in veterans' hospitals during Government shutdown, H126 [4JA]

Finkelstein, Paul: Brooklyn Hospital Center Walter E. Reed Medal recipient, E1036 [7JN]

Florida: tribute to Community Service Networks (organization), E1270 [12JY]

Fribourg, Eugenie: Brooklyn Hospital Center Walter E. Reed Medal recipient, E1036 [7JN]

GERIC Home Health Care, Inc.: tribute, E1471 [2AU]

Glendale, CA: tribute to the Glendale Adventist Medical Center, H10969 [24SE]

Greco, Victor: installation as president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, E1791 [28SE]

Hall Ambulance (business): anniversary, E184 [6FE]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (H.R. 2019), H4115 [29AP]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (H.R. 2925), E158 [5FE], E1800 [28SE]

———establish a program for postreproductive health care (H.R. 3015), E273 [5MR]

———establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (H.R. 4069), E1593 [12SE]

———Government regulations relative to health maintenance organizations, H7149 [9JY]

———impact of self-insured employer plans, E237 [28FE]

———improve rehabilitation programs for disabled individuals (H.R. 4230), E1774 [28SE]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information, H3094 [28MR]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (H.R. 2690), H2844 [26MR], H6426 [18JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E1225 [9JY]

———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (H.R. 3958), E1497 [2AU]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and patients, H7338, H7339 [11JY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (H.R. 2976), E224, E225 [28FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 4220), E1725 [26SE], E1736, E1751 [27SE]

———protection of patients' rights relative to medical care (H. Con. Res. 214), E1592 [12SE]

———provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (H.R. 4315), E1826 [30SE]

———regulation of pharmacists (H.R. 3260), E558 [17AP]

———tribute to American Academy of Pain Management, E937 [29MY]

Health care facilities: construction of luxury suites in hospitals, H10439 [17SE]

Human rights: treatment and rehabilitation of torture victims, E1708 [26SE]

Ill, Katherine C.: American Rehabilitation Association Milton Cohen Distinguished Career Award recipient, E1699 [26SE]

Immigration: extend nonimmigrant nurse program, H2627-H2630 [21MR]

Insurance: establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (H.R. 2400), E1036 [7JN]

Katzen, Cyrus: American University President's Award recipient, E898 [24MY]

Long Island, NY: Help Other People Eat Day observance, E199 [16FE]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (H.R. 1791), H10907-H10909 [24SE], E1808 [28SE], E1876 [30SE]

———permit States to cover community-based attendant services (H.R. 4250), E1803, E1814 [28SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), H11626, H11635 [28SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), unanimous-consent agreement, H11633-H11635 [28SE]

Medicare: additional charges by providers, H5728 [30MY], H5938 [6JN]

———allow use of parenteral nutrients for renal dialysis treatments (H.R. 4185), E1698 [26SE]

———coverage of vancomycin home parenteral therapy (H.R. 4189), E1702, E1719 [26SE]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (H.R. 3337), E645 [25AP]

———study of payments for instances where certain inpatient services are replaced by outpatient services (H.R. 4191), E1714 [26SE]

Medicare/medicaid: provide orientation and medical profiles for enrollees and require health plans to assure child immunizations (H.R. 4160), E1695 [25SE]

———use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (H.R. 4219), E1731 [27SE]

Mosher, Walt: Olive-View UCLA Medical Foundation Nelle Reagan Award for Distinguished Community Service recipient, E1713 [26SE]

National Black Nurses Association: tribute, E107 [26JA]

National Children's Dental Health Month: observance, E144 [1FE]

National Medical Laboratory Week: observance, E527 [16AP]

National Nurses Week: observance, E770, E779 [10MY]

New York, NY: anniversary of New York Eye Surgery Center, E1226 [9JY]

———tribute to Eastchester Park Nursing Home, E1462 [2AU]

———tribute to Split Rock Nursing Home, E1462 [2AU]

Nurses: extend authorized period of stay in U.S. (S. 2197), H12281, H12293 [4OC]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, H5740 [30MY]

Ozohan, Mary Louise: American Cancer Society Hermanos en la Lucha Contra el Cancer League Life Achievement Award recipient, E396 [20MR]

Paramedics: tribute, H4134 [30AP]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures, H8276-H8280 [24JY], E1389 [26JY]

Red Boiling Springs, TN: tribute to Red Boiling Springs Rescue Squad, E1072 [12JN]

Research: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (H.R. 2932), E173 [5FE]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Mercy Healthcare, E1582 [11SE]

Safety: allow State and local authorities use of Federal lands and police and firefighting training facilities, H6854 [26JN]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to California Pacific Medical Center, E603 [23AP]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (H.R. 3426), E759 [10MY]

———self-referral requirements relative to hospitals participating in medicare and medicaid programs (H.R. 4100), E1623 [17SE]

South Bronx Mental Health Council, Inc.: observance of Patient Recognition Day, E108 [26JA]

State University of New York at Stony Brook: tribute to Health Science Center, E1151 [24JN]

Tennessee: tribute to National Guard's Mediguard/Guardcare program, E1716 [26SE]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: terminate, H5082-H5085 [15MY]

University of California at Davis: anniversary of School of Medicine, E979 [4JN]

University of Maryland: tribute to School of Nursing, E1711 [26SE]

Williamson County, TN: tribute to Williamson County Rescue Squad, E1069 [12JN]

Women: tribute to women in health care, E368 [14MR]

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society: tribute, E584 [19AP], E642, E644 [25AP]

Remarks in Senate

American Academy of Ophthalmology: anniversary, S11414 [26SE]

Armed Forces: recall of retired chaplains, health care professionals, and officers assigned to the American Battle Monuments Commission for active duty service, S6909 [26JN]

Austin, Steven P.: Congressional Fire Services Institute Service Person of the Year award recipient, S4566 [1MY]

Children and youth: early identification of hearing impaired infants, S4174 [25AP]

Cincinnati, OH: anniversary of Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, S9690 [3SE]

Congressional Fire Services Institute: National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner, S4563 [1MY]

Darman, Claire: Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation Sharon H. Kohlenberg Health Care Service Award recipient, S12038 [30SE]

Death and dying: physician-assisted suicide, S4642 [2MY]

———prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (S. 2108), S11175-S11177 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: designate position of Chief Nurse in the Army and Air Force, S6425 [19JN]

Dept. of HHS: improve public access to national practioner databank (S. 2004), S9296 [31JY]

———require study on evaluation of access and choice of health care providers, S3603 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: anniversary of VA Voluntary Service, S5613 [23MY]

———disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities (S. 1750), S4975 [13MY]

———exempt certain health care professionals from restrictions on certain outside activities (S. 1752), S4978 [13MY]

———James H. Quillen School of Medicine funding, S9720, S9721 [3SE]

———suspend a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs (S. 1753), S4978 [13MY]

———use of disposable, protective coverings for endoscopes during colorectal examinations, S9724 [3SE]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of health care plan, S11215-S11217 [25SE]

Education: training for the identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (S. 697), S11105 [20SE]

Fairfield County, CT: tribute to Hospice Care, Inc., S4087 [24AP]

FDA: review of generic drug applications, S8546 [23JY]

Health: ensure consumer choice relative to group health plans, S9920-S9926 [5SE]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (S. 1898), S6719-S6721 [24JN], S7500 [9JY]

———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (S. 1656), S3216 [29MR]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients, S10161-S10165 [10SE], S10261-S10270 [11SE], S11412-S11415 [26SE], S11534-S11536 [27SE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (S. 2005), S9296 [31JY]

———regulations on transplantation of human tissue (S. 2195), S12309 [3OC], S12465 [21OC]

———State waiver of residency requirements for foreign medical graduates employed in the U.S., S3598 [18AP]

———treatment of personal medical records and health care related information, S9515, S9636-S9638 [2AU]

———waiver of State residency requirements for foreign medical graduates employed in the U.S., S4305 [29AP]

Health care facilities: improve health programs and services available to rural populations (H.R. 2175), S11703 [28SE]

Immigration: certification requirements of foreign health care workers, S11886 [30SE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: technical corrections (S. 1869), S6226 [13JN]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans, S10390-S10393 [12SE]

———receiving of bonuses relative to withholding of treatment from patients, S3600, S3606 [18AP]

Key West, FL: tribute to plane crash victims and rescue workers, S2831 [25MR]

Louisville, KY: Jefferson County, KY, Medical Society Mini-Internship Program, S4562 [1MY]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (H.R. 1791), S11573 [27SE]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (H.R. 3632), S12402 [3OC]

———preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (S. 1901), S6725 [24JN]

———tribute to physicians willing to accept medicaid patients, S4000 [23AP]

Medical Education Trust Fund: establish (S. 1870), S6228 [13JN]

Medicare: extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (S. 2067), S10426 [12SE]

———hospice care reform (S. 2034), S9582-S9584 [2AU]

———medical nutrition therapy services (S. 1964), S8015 [17JY]

National Guard: review of air ambulance companies, S7956 [17JY]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: observance, S3183 [29MR]

Nurses: extend authorized period of stay in U.S. (S. 2197), S12403 [3OC]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, S5241 [17MY], S5475 [22MY]

———nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (S. 1900), S6725 [24JN]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures, S11842-S11848 [30SE]

———limitation on infringements relative to medical practitioner's performance of a medical activity (S. 2105), S11173 [24SE], S12023 [30SE]

Personnel: even distribution and availability of resources and minority and disadvantaged education programs (S. 555), S11105 [20SE], S11670 [28SE]

Physicians: licensing and training relative to abortion, S2063, S2086, S2088 [14MR], S2262-S2266, S2268-S2276, S2280 [19MR]

Public Health Service: nominations, S4516 [1MY]

Reese, Denice: National Association of School Nurses National School Nurse of the Year award recipient, S9444 [1AU]

Rural areas: managed health care services, S861 [1FE]

Shade, Sharon: VA Licensed Practicing Nurse of the Year award recipient, S9443 [1AU]

Southeastern Michigan Society of Hospital Pharmacists: anniversary, S4630 [2MY]

Spiegel, Katharine: Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation Sharon H. Kohlenberg Health Care Service Award recipient, S12038 [30SE]

Taxation: treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (S. 1538), S509 [26JA]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: funding, S7522 [10JY]

University of Maryland: tribute to School of Nursing, S12439 [21OC]

Women: detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer, S5785-S5788, S5791 [5JN]

———tribute to `Race for the Cure' breast cancer research fundraiser, S5785-S5788, S5791 [5JN], S5933 [6JN]

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society: tribute, S4084 [24AP], S4810 [7MY]

Reports filed

Application of Antitrust Laws to Health Care Providers Networks: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2925) (H. Rept. 104-646), H7105 [27JN]

Health Care Anti-Fraud Protections: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-747), H9921 [2AU]

Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1869) (S. Rept. 104-346), S9294 [31JY]

Medicaid Osteopathic Services: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1791) (H. Rept. 104-826), H11046 [24SE]

Medicaid Preadmission Screening and Resident Review Requirements for Certain Nursing Facilities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3632) (H. Rept. 104-817), H10767 [23SE]

Nursing Homes' Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3633) (H. Rept. 104-818), H10767 [23SE]

Prohibit Interference Between Health Care Providers and Their Patients: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2976) (H. Rept. 104-865), H12172 [28SE]

Public Health Service Nominations: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S4516 [1MY]

Veterans Health Care Management and Contracting Flexibility Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1359) (S. Rept. 104-372), S11426 [26SE]

Statements

Anesthesia's Effect on a Fetus: Norig Ellison, American Society of Anesthesiologists, H10631 [19SE]

Choice in Managed Health Care Plans: Paul Houghland, Jr., Opticians Association of America, E1036 [7JN]

Partial-Birth Abortions: several medical groups and doctors, S11350 [26SE]

Summaries

Efforts to Prevent Transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

Genetics Confidentiality and Nondiscrimination Act (S. 1898), S6723 [24JN]

Hospice Care Reform Relative to Medicare (S. 2034), S9583 [2AU]

Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act (S. 1869), S6227 [13JN]

Jefferson County, KY, Medical Society Mini-Internship Program: Melissa Patack, S4562 [1MY]

Managed Care Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4220), E1751 [27SE]

Medical Education Trust Fund Act (S. 1870), S6233 [13JN]

Texts of

H.R. 1791, medicaid osteopathic services, H10907 [24SE]

H.R. 3632, medicaid preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities, H11635 [28SE]

S. 555, Health Professions Education Consolidation and Reauthorization Act, S11683-S11695 [28SE]

S. 1750, Dept. of Veterans Affairs disbursement agreements relative to certain individuals serving in medical facilities, S4975 [13MY]

S. 1752, exempt certain health care professionals in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs from restrictions on certain outside activities, S4978 [13MY]

S. 1753, Dept. of Veterans Affairs suspension of a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs, S4979 [13MY]

S. 1869, Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act, S6226 [13JN]

S. 1870, Medical Education Trust Fund Act, S6229-S6233 [13JN]

S. 2004, improve public access to national practioner databank, S9296-S9299 [31JY]

S. 2005, Patient Communications Protection Act, S9299 [31JY]

S. 2034, hospice care reform relative to medicare, S9583 [2AU]

S. 2067, community nursing organization demonstration projects extension under medicare, S10427 [12SE]

S. 2105, limitation on patent infringements relative to medical practitioner's performance of a medical activity, S11173 [24SE]

S. 2195, regulations on transplantation of human tissue, S12465 [21OC]

S. 2197, extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses, S12403 [3OC], H12293 [4OC]

HEALTH CARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of HHS: improve public access to national practioner databank (see S. 2004), S9295 [31JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of HHS: improve public access to national practioner databank (S. 2004), S9296 [31JY]

Texts of

S. 2004, improve public access to national practioner databank, S9296-S9299 [31JY]

HEALTH CENTERS CONSOLIDATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1044), S11110 [20SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1044), H11402-H11408 [27SE], E1868 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1044), S11110-S11121 [20SE]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 1044), S11116 [20SE]

Texts of

S. 1044, provisions, S11116-S11121 [20SE], H11402-H11407 [27SE]

HEALTH CLINICS see Health Care Facilities

HEALTH COVERAGE AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3103), S4151 [25AP], H3112 [28MR]

———consideration (H. Res. 392), H3038 [28MR]

Analyses

ERISA Group Health Plans: Committee on Economics (Joint), H3101-H3105 [28MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3103, provisions, H6141 [11JN]

Articles and editorials

Another Chance for Health Care Reform, S6272 [14JN]

Can Medical Savings Accounts for the Nonelderly Reduce Health Care Costs?, S6637 [21JN]

Clean Health Bill—Get Rid of Those Two ``Killer'' Amendments, S6651 [21JN]

Dubious Crusade for Medical Savings Accounts, S6270 [14JN]

Golden Rule Has Keen Interest in Insurance Bill, S6754 [24JN]

Key Test for Dole, S6650 [21JN]

Modest or Revolutionary? The Kennedy-Kassebaum Health Legislation May Be Both, S6759 [24JN]

Mr. Dole's Health-Care Task, S6271 [14JN]

No Cure-All Medical Savings Accounts Present a Flawed Solution, S6271 [14JN]

Pointless Stalemate Halts Health Insurance Reform, S6759 [24JN]

Revive the Health Insurance Debate, S6759 [24JN]

Senator Dole's Final Business, S6272 [14JN]

Stick to Basics in New Health Bill, S6650 [21JN]

Too Much Reform—House Amendments Weigh Down Effort To Make Health Care Insurance Portable, S6651 [21JN]

U.S. Deserves This Health Reform—Congress Should Find a Way To Save Key Legislation, S6271 [14JN]

White House Waffling on Health, S6759 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 3103): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 500, 502), H9565 [31JY], H9704 [1AU]

———corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 68; H. Con. Res. 208), S9555 [2AU], H9924 [2AU]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 3103), H9473-H9564 [31JY]

Factsheets

Problems With Medical Savings Accounts: Senator Kennedy, S5925 [6JN]

Letters

Medical savings account programs: Dan Reitz, United Mine Workers of America, S3824 [23AP]

———Representatives Jacobs, Lipinski, and Poshard, S3823 [23AP]

———Representatives Torricelli and Jacobs, S3823 [23AP]

———several Senators, S3824 [23AP]

Medicare waste, fraud and abuse: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S9543 [2AU]

Multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits: Brian K. Atchinson, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, H3099 [28MR]

———William Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, H3099 [28MR]

Memorandums

Vermont Health Reform Initiatives: Thomas R. Van Cooper, S6758 [24JN]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 3103), H3138 [28MR], H6133 [11JN]

———conference report, H9795 [1AU]

Remarks in House

Courts: medical malpractice liability claim requirements, H3110 [28MR]

Enact (H.R. 3103), H3045-H3147 [28MR], H3173, H3211 [29MR], H3572 [17AP], H4307, H4308, H4309 [1MY], H6122 [11JN], H6186 [12JN], H6289, H6290 [13JN], H6425, H6427, H6428, H6431, H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435, H6436, H6482, H6484, H6488-H6490 [18JN], H6513, H6514, H6515, H6516, H6517, H6518 [19JN], H6683, H6684-H6688 [20JN], H6715 [25JN], H6850 [26JN], H7133-H7135 [9JY], H7266 [11JY], H7510 [12JY], H7997 [18JY], H8100 [23JY], E500, E502, E508 [29MR], E524 [15AP], E1121, E1124 [20JN], E1161 [25JN], E1211 [27JN], E1235 [10JY], E1282 [12JY]

———conference report, H9567, H9568, H9707, H9708, H9709, H9785-H9796, H9804-H9809, H9832, H9834-H9836 [1AU], H9838, H9839 [2AU], H9992 [4SE], E1485, E1496, E1502 [2AU]

———consideration (H. Res. 392), H3029-H3045 [28MR]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 500), H9775, H9776 [1AU]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9776 [1AU]

———corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 208), H9897, H9898 [2AU]

———motion to instruct conferees, H6132-H6141 [11JN]

ERISA: multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits, H3098-H3106, H3111 [28MR]

Health: medical savings account programs, H6133-H6141 [11JN], H6186 [12JN], H6290 [13JN], H6428, H6482, H6484, H6488 [18JN], H6513, H6514, H6515, H6516, H6517, H6518 [19JN], H9777, H9779, H9784 [1AU]

Medicaid: reform, H3107 [28MR]

Medicare: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H3108, H3131 [28MR]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, H9777, H9781, H9783 [1AU]

Taxation: treatment of medical savings accounts, H3035, H3036, H3106, H3107 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Drugs: patent protection for arthritis medication Lodine, S9457, S9458, S9463-S9466, S9469, S9499-S9501 [2AU]

Enact (H.R. 3103), S3340 [16AP], S3817-S3833 [23AP], S4150 [25AP], S5707 [4JN], S5904-S5907, S5922-S5926 [6JN], S5977, S5983 [7JN], S5986, S5988-S5990, S6019 [10JN], S6024, S6066-S6069 [11JN], S6115, S6116 [12JN], S6255-S6257, S6260, S6263, S6268-S6272 [14JN], S6634-S6654 [21JN], S6678, S6754-S6760 [24JN], S7071-S7074 [27JN], S7278, S7292, S7336 [28JN], S7682, S7749 [11JY], S7798-S7807 [12JY], S8820 [25JY]

———appointment of conferees, S7756 [11JY]

———conference report, S9292 [31JY], S9386, S9387 [1AU], S9457, S9458, S9463-S9466, S9469, S9477, S9499, S9527, S9530-S9532, S9542, S9636-S9638 [2AU], S10564 [13SE]

———corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 68), S9500 [2AU]

———insert language of S. 1028 in lieu, S3613 [18AP]

Health: medical savings account programs, S5707 [4JN], S5923-S5925 [6JN], S5977 [7JN], S5986, S5988-S5990 [10JN], S6024, S6066-S6069 [11JN], S6256, S6263 [14JN], S6634-S6654 [21JN], S9531 [2AU]

———tribute to efforts of Members and staff on health care reform legislation, S9527 [2AU]

Medicare: combat waste, fraud and abuse, S9542-S9544 [2AU]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, S6115 [12JN], S9292 [31JY], S9386, S9387 [1AU]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3103, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 104-735), H9565 [31JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 104-738), H9704 [1AU]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3103) (H. Rept. 104-736), H9565 [31JY]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3103) (H. Rept. 104-496), H2842 [25MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Enact (H.R. 3103): conference report, S9499 [2AU]

Summaries

Health Care? You Compare, H3091 [28MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 208, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 3103, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, H9898 [2AU]

H. Res. 392, consideration of H.R. 3103, provisions, H3029 [28MR]

H. Res. 500, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3103, provisions, H9775 [1AU]

H. Res. 502, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3103, provisions, H9776 [1AU]

H.R. 3103, provisions, S3836-S3864 [23AP], H3045-H3083 [28MR]

S. Con. Res. 68, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 3103, provisions, S9501, S9609 [2AU]

Transcripts

Medical Savings Account Programs: ``Equal Time'', CNBC (cable network), S3824 [23AP]

HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 3103): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 500, 502), H9565 [31JY], H9704 [1AU]

———corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 68; H. Con. Res. 208), S9555 [2AU], H9924 [2AU]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 3103), H9473-H9564 [31JY]

Letters

Medicare waste, fraud and abuse: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S9543 [2AU]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 3103): conference report, H9795 [1AU]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3103): conference report, H9567, H9568, H9707, H9708, H9709, H9785-H9796, H9804-H9809, H9832, H9834-H9836 [1AU], H9838, H9839 [2AU], H9992 [4SE], E1485, E1496, E1502 [2AU]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 500), H9775, H9776 [1AU]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9776 [1AU]

———corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 208), H9897, H9898 [2AU]

Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information, H9839 [2AU]

———medical savings account programs, H9777, H9779, H9784 [1AU]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, H9777, H9781, H9783 [1AU]

Remarks in Senate

Drugs: patent protection for arthritis medication Lodine, S9457, S9458, S9463-S9466, S9469, S9499-S9501 [2AU]

Enact (H.R. 3103): conference report, S9292 [31JY], S9386, S9387 [1AU], S9457, S9458, S9463-S9466, S9469, S9477, S9499, S9527, S9530-S9532, S9542, S9636-S9638 [2AU], S10564 [13SE]

———corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 68), S9500 [2AU]

Health: include organ and tissue donation information with income tax refund payments, S9518 [2AU]

———medical savings account programs, S9512, S9515, S9522, S9531 [2AU]

———treatment of personal medical records and health care related information, S9515, S9636-S9638 [2AU]

———tribute to efforts of Members and staff on health care reform legislation, S9527 [2AU]

Insurance: define fixed and variable rate interest relative to deduction on pre-existing life insurance contracts, S9521 [2AU]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums, S9521 [2AU]

Medicare: combat waste, fraud and abuse, S9542-S9544 [2AU]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, S9386, S9387 [1AU], S9507-S9510, S9512 [2AU]

Taxation: exempt status for State high risk health insurance pools, S9517, S9518 [2AU]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents, S9505-S9507 [2AU]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3103, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 104-735), H9565 [31JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 104-738), H9704 [1AU]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3103) (H. Rept. 104-736), H9565 [31JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Enact (H.R. 3103): conference report, S9499 [2AU]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 208, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 3103, provisions, H9898 [2AU]

H. Res. 500, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3103, provisions, H9775 [1AU]

H. Res. 502, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3103, provisions, H9776 [1AU]

S. Con. Res. 68, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 3103, provisions, S9501, S9609 [2AU]

HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1028), S3492 [17AP], S3558, S3573, S3583, S3592, S3597, S3599, S3600, S3601, S3602, S3603, S3604, S3605, S3609, S3634, S3642, S3661, S3662, S3663, S3670, S3675, S3678, S3679 [18AP]

Articles and editorials

Congress Can Follow County Lead on Medical Savings Account, S3535 [18AP]

Costly Oversight—Fine Print in GATT Law Could Cost Zantac Users Millions, S3582 [18AP]

Way Out of Soviet-Style Health Care, S3540, S3555 [18AP]

Zantac Windfall, S3580 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1698), S4063 [24AP]

Cost Estimates

Provisions (S. 1028): Intergovernmental Mandates, S3481 [17AP]

———Private Sector Mandates, S3481-S3484 [17AP]

Letters

CBO cost estimates: James L. Blum, CBO, S3480 [17AP]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S3480 [17AP]

GATT implementation relative to the generic drug industry: Cathy L. Hurwit, Citizen Action (organization), S3581 [18AP]

———Cynthia Pearson, National Women's Health Network, S3580 [18AP]

———Dixie D. Horning, S3581 [18AP]

———Generic Drug Equity Coalition, S3581 [18AP]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S3580 [18AP]

———Mern Horan, Consumer Federation of America, S3581 [18AP]

———Thair Phillips, Seniors Coalition, S3580 [18AP]

———Theresa Amato, Citizen Advocacy Center, S3581 [18AP]

Health care reform: Elaine Z. Graham and Christina M. Howard, National Restaurant Association, S3573 [18AP]

———Jerry Jasinowski, National Association of Manufacturers, S3573 [18AP]

———Senator Kennedy, S3531 [18AP]

———Senator Wyden, S3531 [18AP]

Medical savings account programs: Cecil E. Roberts, United Mine Workers of America, S3559 [18AP]

———Dan Reitz, United Mine Workers of America, S3824 [23AP]

———Representatives Jacobs, Lipinski, and Poshard, S3823 [23AP]

———Representatives Torricelli and Jacobs, S3823 [23AP]

———several Senators, S3534 [18AP], S3824 [23AP]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1028), H4170-H4172 [30AP]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of HHS: require study on evaluation of access and choice of health care providers, S3603 [18AP]

Enact (H.R. 3103), S3817-S3833 [23AP]

Enact (S. 1028), S3480 [17AP], S3510-S3575, S3578-S3613 [18AP], S3736, S3738 [19AP], S4004 [24AP], S4114 [25AP]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S3583, S3588 [18AP]

Enact (S. 1698), S4092 [24AP]

ERISA: multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits, S3521 [18AP]

GATT: implementation relative to generic drug industry, S3574, S3578-S3583 [18AP]

Health: ensure adequate health care coverage for all children and pregnant women, S3601, S3602 [18AP]

———include organ and tissue donation information with income tax refund payments, S3602, S3611 [18AP]

———liability for biomaterials, S3606 [18AP]

———medical savings account programs, S3552 [18AP]

Health care professionals: receiving of bonuses relative to withholding of treatment from patients, S3600, S3606 [18AP]

Insurance: estabilsh minimum amount that may be applied as lifetime limit relative to coverage under group health coverage, S3584-S3587 [18AP]

———health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3510-S3520, S3524-S3532, S3538-S3544, S3545-S3551 [18AP]

Reports

State Regulation of Health Plans: Jonathan Ratner, GAO, S3520 [18AP]

Texts of

H.R. 3103, provisions, S3836-S3864 [23AP]

S. 1028, provisions, S3503-S3510 [18AP]

Transcripts

Medical Savings Account Programs: ``Equal Time'', CNBC (cable network), S3824 [23AP]

HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION CONSOLIDATION AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 555), S11670, S11683 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 555), S11670 [28SE]

Texts of

S. 555, provisions, S11683-S11695 [28SE]

HEALTH SERVICE ACT

Bills and resolutions

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 4196), H11394 [26SE]

Remarks in House

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (H.R. 4196), E1759 [27SE]

HEALTHY MEALS FOR CHILDREN ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2066), H4910-H4913 [14MY], E840 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2066), S5207, S5208 [16MY]

Texts of

H.R. 2066, provisions, H4910 [14MY]

HEALY, DANIEL

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6412 [18JN]

HEALY, MELISSA

Articles and editorials

Sioux Falls May Represent the Future of Motherhood, E1129 [20JN]

HEALY, WILLIAM A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E55 [23JA]

HEARNEY, F.D.

Memorandums

Defend America Act, S5732 [4JN]

HEARNEY, R.D.

Letters

National missile defense system funding, S6422 [19JN]

HEATER, TERI

Remarks in House

Illinois: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipient, E1591 [12SE]

HEBREW IMMIGRANT AID SOCIETY

Letters

Immigration categories for certain persecuted nationals of Vietnam and the former Soviet Republics, S8848 [25JY]

HECHINGER, JOHN W., SR.

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Security Education Board: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6305 [14JN], S6408 [18JN]

HEDBERG, ROBERT

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S8449 [22JY]

HEDGESVILLE, WV

Remarks in Senate

Hedgesville High School: tribute to participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S7202 [27JN]

HEFLEY, JOEL (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8096 [22JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7155 [9JY], H7331 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6533 [19JN], H6839 [25JN], H6858 [26JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Aviation: regulation of scheduled passenger air service at reliever airports (see H.R. 3141), H2664 [21MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military construction appropriations (see H.R. 3231), H3386 [15AP]

Federal employees: improve housing of land management agency field employees (see H.R. 2941), H1224 [1FE]

High Hopes II (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3935), H9566 [31JY]

High Hopes (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3935), H9566 [31JY]

History: recognition of the heritage of certain areas of the U.S. (see H.R. 3305), H3819 [24AP]

Small business: establish labor and tax provisions (see H.R. 4252), H11526 [27SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2664 [21MR]

Tariff: certain industrial nylon fabrics (see H.R. 4150), H11047 [24SE]

Urban areas: metropolitan planning (see H.R. 4330), H12193 [30SE]

Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity tests in connection with publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 3948), H9705 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H2950 [27MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H9926 [2AU]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H1138 [31JA]

Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 2396), H9706 [1AU]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (see H.R. 3300), H4303 [30AP]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H10174 [10SE]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H4647 [8MY]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3391), H6915 [26JN]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H1226 [1FE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H5174 [15MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H5380 [21MY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3387 [15AP]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H5501 [22MY]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H11396 [26SE]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H4424 [2MY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H7107 [27JN]

———regulation of pharmacists (see H.R. 3260), H5380 [21MY]

Independent counsel: reform statute (see H.R. 3239), H3386 [15AP]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5053 [14MY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H5052 [14MY]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Park Foundation: reform (see H.R. 3819), H7657 [16JY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H2867 [26MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4303 [30AP]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 3690), H10386 [12SE]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H9925 [2AU]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H3388 [15AP]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 4068), H10385 [12SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4503 [7MY]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H7260 [10JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H8598 [26JY]

———establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (see H.R. 2060), H2713 [22MR]

———excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H5052 [14MY]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans (see H.R. 3251), H6117 [10JN]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 3039), H1775 [6MR]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H1226 [1FE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4503 [7MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5821 [5JN], H9379 [31JY], H10175 [11SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H93 [4JA], H2225 [14MR], H6631 [20JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, E1686 [25SE]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), H10055 [5SE]

Budget: balance, H93 [4JA]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H2040 [12MR], H2471 [20MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H8106 [23JY], H8382 [25JY]

Business and industry: voluntary environmental self-evaluations (H.R. 1047), H7117 [9JY]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H6290 [13JN]

Colorado: anniversary of Arapahoe Library District, E1770 [28SE]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H6126 [11JN], H8384 [25JY]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H7331 [11JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H2126 [13MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), veto, H17 [3JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4932 [14MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9815 [1AU]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), H241 [5JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H794 [24JA]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5664, H5669, H5671 [30MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8211, H8227 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7331 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6839, H6841 [25JN]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H7121 [9JY]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8211, H8227 [23JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5522 [23MY]

EPA: leaking underground storage tank program funding, H6839, H6841 [25JN]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H6125 [11JN], H6186 [12JN], H6290 [13JN], H6515 [19JN]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), H10136 [10SE]

Federal employees: improve housing of land management agency field employees (H.R. 2941), H10445 [17SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H68 [3JA]

Government regulations: effects on business and industry, H6851 [26JN]

———U.S. Chamber of Commerce study relative to the effects on small business, H7117 [9JY]

House Rules: authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H218 [5JA]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), E422 [22MR]

IRS: reform, H10605 [19SE]

———safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), H3410 [16AP]

Journal: question of approval, H6289 [13JN]

Medicare: reform, H5939 [6JN]

Minimum wage: level, H5522 [23MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (H.R. 707), H7117 [9JY]

O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: travel expenditures, H2226 [14MR]

OSHA: reform, H3493 [17AP]

Public welfare programs: reform, H5309 [21MY]

———reform (H.R. 2915), H7538 [16JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H8106 [23JY], H8382 [25JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 3142), H2844 [26MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 580), H2844 [26MR]

Social Security Administration: awarding of disability insurance checks to death row inmate William Bonin, H4805 [10MY]

Taxation: rates, H3395 [16AP]

Tributes

Vucanovich, Representative, H5664 [30MY]

HEFLIN, HOWELL (a Senator from Alabama)

Addresses

Tribute to Senator Heflin: Representative Stenholm, S12434 [21OC]

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S832, S835 [1FE], S924, S927, S933, S938, S945, S950, S952, S954, S966, S975 [6FE], S1040, S1141 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8544, S8580 [23JY]

Bankruptcy: treatment of single asset real estate (S. 1559), S9617, S9665 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6859, S6894 [25JN], S6915, S7034 [26JN], S7158, S7199 [27JN], S7234, S7276, S7311, S7322 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7834 [12JY], S7934, S7968, S8058 [17JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10691 [17SE]

Announcements

William Jennings Dyess Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund: University of Alabama National Alumni Association, S3010 [27MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, S1899 [12MR]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY]

Articles and editorials

Arthur George Gaston— His Death Is a Monumental Loss for Birmingham, Birmingham (AL) News, S394 [26JA]

Berte Looks to the Future at BSC, Michelle Chapman, Birmingham (AL) Post-Herald, S3011 [27MR]

Jeremy Royal Wins High School Heisman, Sarah Whiteside, Altamont (AL) News, S1668 [11MR]

Mrs. Durbin's Risks Are Remembered, Patrick Rupinski, Birmingham (AL) Post-Herald, S3621 [18AP]

One Who Made a Difference, Huntsville (AL) Times, S3622 [18AP]

Phelp's Love, Faith Stressed by Speakers, Matt Smith, Montgomery (AL) Advertiser, S7882 [16JY]

Twenty Years of Leadership, Birmingham (AL) Post-Herald, S3012 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

National Senior Citizen Hall of Fame Commission: establish (see S. 1902), S6849 [25JN]

Top Gun (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1828), S5763 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see S. 1949), S7762 [11JY]

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S2830 [25MR]

Bankruptcy: treatment of executory contracts and unexpired leases (see S. 2059), S10075 [9SE]

———treatment of single asset real estate (see S. 1559), S915 [6FE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see S. 1951), S7816 [12JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

Child Nutrition Act: Nutrition, Education, and Training Program funding (see S. 2199), S12303 [3OC]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see S. 1690), S3792 [22AP]

Courts: improve operation and administration of Federal courts (see S. 1887), S6517 [19JN]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1853, 1890), S6104 [11JN], S6517 [19JN]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 282), S8636 [24JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see S. 1978), S10690 [17SE]

Emergency Management Assistance Compact: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 61), S10837 [18SE]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S313 [23JA]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S737 [1FE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S12196 [2OC]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see S. 1850), S5939 [6JN]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see S. 1506), S6410 [18JN]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see S. 1714), S5945 [6JN]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see S. 2016), S9428 [1AU]

National Baseball Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1462 [29FE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S3229 [29MR]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4072 [24AP]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S5763 [4JN]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S3018 [27MR]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

Operation Sail: tribute (see S.J. Res. 64), S11169 [24SE]

Operation Sail (organization): tribute (see S. Res. 286), S10201 [10SE]

Patents: extend protection for certain pipeline drugs (see S. 2154), S11720 [28SE]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see S. 1505), S8374 [19JY]

Rabin, Yitzhak: naming of American Promenade in Israel in commemoration (see S. Con. Res. 46), S1970 [13MR]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 1954), S7887 [16JY]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see S. 2103), S11090 [20SE]

State Justice Institute: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1721), S4618 [2MY]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 1838), S7676 [10JY]

Lists

Staff, S12370 [3OC]

Poems

``Someday,'' Christopher L. McCall, S11131 [24SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: extend farm programs (S. 1523), S332 [24JA]

———improve operation of certain programs, S332 [24JA]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3059, S3060 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S906 [6FE], S1020, S1021, S1022, S1023 [7FE]

———price supports for peanuts, S1020, S1021, S1022, S1023 [7FE], S8545, S8549, S8551 [23JY], S8588, S8589, S8591 [24JY], S12425-S12434 [21OC]

———U.S. policy, S12425-S12434 [21OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8545, S8549, S8551 [23JY], S8588, S8589, S8591 [24JY]

Alabama: funding for cancer research programs at colleges and universities, S12443-S12445 [21OC]

———funding for space exploration programs relative to State economy, S12445-S12451 [21OC]

———tribute to the Alabama National Senior Service Corps Directors Association, S9291 [31JY]

Alabama Press Association: anniversary, S1073 [7FE]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S3150 [28MR]

Army: establish subcontracting goals, S7934 [17JY]

Barton, AL: Zion No. 1 Missionary Baptist Church anniversary, S10321 [11SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5756 [4JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S124 [10JA], S332 [24JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9387 [1AU]

———reconciliation process, S295 [23JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5435, S5437 [21MY]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (S. 1951), S7825 [12JY]

Civil rights: accomplishments, S12080-S12090 [1OC]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): activities and accomplishments, S12451-S12455 [21OC]

Consumer Price Index: calculation, S5437 [21MY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2349, S2351 [20MR], S2568 [21MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1890), S6526 [19JN]

Cullman, AL: tribute to Cooper Tools (business) and Nicholson File (business) for efforts relative to vocational education, S6108 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6915 [26JN], S7158 [27JN], S7276 [28JN]

———effects of the National Missile Defense Joint Program Office on private sector employment, S7276 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7934, S7956, S7968 [17JY]

———Operational Field Assessment Program funding, S7968 [17JY]

———transport of humanitarian relief supplies from nonprofit groups, S6609 [20JN]

Dept. of the Army: classification of the Electro Optic Augmentation System, S7158 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), transmission procedures relative to balanced budget submission (H. Con. Res. 131), S91 [5JA]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9816 [4SE]

District of Columbia: impact of snowstorm, S123 [10JA]

Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, S12152 [2OC]

Durbin, Marshall B., Sr.: Alabama Business Hall of Fame inductee, S12455 [21OC]

Foreign policy: national objectives priority assignments, S12077-S12080 [1OC], S12152 [2OC]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S6573 [20JN]

Gadsden, AL: anniversary, S11417 [26SE]

Grainger, Charles E.: Huntsville-Madision County, AL, Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award recipient, S3620 [18AP]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6573 [20JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S3819 [23AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9477 [2AU]

Healthsouth Sports Medicine Council: tribute, S5090 [15MY]

Huntsville (AL) News: closing, S1550 [6MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4385 [30AP]

———refugee admittance limitations, S4385 [30AP]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: ratification, S11252 [25SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3816 [23AP]

Mitchell, Bill: Alabama Business Hall of Fame inductee, S12456 [21OC]

Myrick, Goodwyn L.: Alabama Business Hall of Fame inductee, S12456 [21OC]

National Guard: retention of civilian employee positions at certain military training bases, S6915 [26JN]

National Senior Citizen Hall of Fame Commission: establish (S. 1902), S6850 [25JN]

Oakwood College: anniversary, S11955 [30SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), S8738 [24JY]

Postal Service: anniversary of Rural Free Delivery, S11816 [30SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9387 [1AU]

Royal, Jeremy: Wendy's Corp. High School Heisman Trophy recipient, S1668 [11MR]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11241-S11245 [25SE], S12372 [3OC]

Space policy: space station program funding, S9816 [4SE]

Staff: tribute, S12370 [3OC], S12435-S12439 [21OC]

State Justice Institute: authorizing appropriations (S. 1721), S4619 [2MY]

Supreme Court: tribute, S124 [10JA]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S703 [1FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3462 [17AP]

Tyler, Harriet: Alabama Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S6107 [11JN]

Women: tribute to `Race for the Cure' breast cancer research fundraiser, S5933 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S5757 [4JN], S10323 [11SE], S11266 [25SE], S11419 [26SE], S11484 [27SE], S11619, S11622, S11710, S11718 [28SE], S11836, S11860, S11947, S11950, S11957, S11965 [30SE], S12121-S12123 [1OC], S12154, S12177, S12191, S12193 [2OC], S12254, S12257, S12276, S12282, S12301, S12372, S12409, S12410 [3OC], S12419 [21OC]

Tributes

Aldridge, John L., S10322 [11SE]

Anderson, Charles A. (Chief), S3790 [22AP], E601 [23AP]

Bailey, Mel, S3895 [23AP]

Battle, Laurie C., S3790 [22AP]

Berte, Neal R., S3011 [27MR]

Browder, Representative, S11417 [26SE]

Brown, Senator, S10681 [17SE]

Clarke, Richard, S11816 [30SE]

Cohen, Senator, S10682 [17SE]

de la Garza, Representative, S12435 [21OC]

Denton, Jeremiah, S6609 [20JN]

Dole, Senator, S5978 [7JN]

Durbin, Eula S., S3621 [18AP]

Dyess, William J., S3010 [27MR]

Exon, Senator, S11131 [24SE]

Fifield, Richard G., S1072 [7FE]

Figures, Michael A., S10832 [18SE]

Free, James S., S3621 [18AP]

Gaston, Arthur G., S394 [26JA]

Harris, Dave, S3622 [18AP]

Jones, James L., S3895 [23AP]

Jones, Richard L. (Red), S4375 [30AP]

Jopling, Michael, S10905 [19SE]

Kaseman, Diane, S2799 [25MR]

Kassebaum, Senator, S11130 [24SE]

Liles, Grady, S9424 [1AU]

Long, William M., Sr., S3896 [23AP]

Mann, Floyd, S394 [26JA]

Miller, Aura J. (Bucky), S3622 [18AP]

Morrissette, E.R., Jr. (Bob), S8634 [24JY]

Phelps, Joseph, S7882 [16JY]

Pryor, Senator, S11131 [24SE]

Reeves, Nina H., S9424 [1AU]

Rhett, Harry M., Jr., S1550 [6MR]

Scrushy, Richard, S5090 [15MY]

Sears, Ralph, S1550 [6MR]

Simon, Senator, S11132 [24SE]

Smith, Leighton W., Jr., S12077 [1OC]

Stenholm, Representative, S12434 [21OC]

Synar, Mike, S124 [10JA]

Taylor, Mary S., S10835 [18SE]

Todd, A.W., S3620 [18AP]

Tompkins, James A., S124 [10JA]

Tompkins, James H., S395 [26JA]

White, Uyless W., S11131 [24SE]

Williams, Parham H., Jr., S5564 [23MY]

HEFNER, W.G. (BILL) (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6713 [24JN], H6812 [25JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H2654 [21MR]

———H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8573 [26JY]

———H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H8793 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Prayer: constitutional amendment allowing prayer in public institutions (see H.J. Res. 186), H8248 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H1138 [31JA]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H6509 [18JN]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H1138 [31JA]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H9706 [1AU]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5647 [29MY]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3391), H4423 [2MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5647 [29MY]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H10525 [17SE]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4303 [30AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H11230 [25SE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H11527 [27SE]

House of Representatives: prohibit recess or adjournment during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H. Res. 332), H187 [4JA]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H11048 [24SE]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3387 [15AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H5052 [14MY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H5052 [14MY]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunity suppressing drugs (see H.R. 3138), H4503 [7MY]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H4119 [29AP]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H9925 [2AU]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3388 [15AP]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H4503 [7MY]

Treaties and agreements: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide and the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2230), H1986 [7MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5570 [23MY]

Letters

Administration of personnel compensation and travel in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, H6813 [25JN]

Motions offered by

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H8573 [26JY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: price supports for peanuts, H6204, H6208 [12JN]

———remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6222 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6204, H6208, H6222 [12JN]

Appropriations: line-item veto, H143 [4JA], H3006, H3007 [28MR]

———making continuing, H317 [5JA], H856 [25JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 415), H4050 [25AP]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3595 [18AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H142 [4JA], H212 [5JA], H857 [25JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7906 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5236, H5237, H5239, H5241 [16MY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H212 [5JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of Grounds for Specialty Equipment Market Association events (H. Con. Res. 150), H4446 [7MY]

Committee on National Security (House): hearing relative to terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces in Saudi Arabia, H10570 [18SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3293 [15AP]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H317 [5JA]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3595 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5662, H5664, H5665, H5671 [30MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, H9800 [1AU]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), motion to instruct conferees, H8573 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H119 [4JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: administration of personnel compensation and travel, H6813 [25JN]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H237 [5JA]

———veterans medical care and Veterans Benefits Administration funding, H6899 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6899 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6812 [25JN], H6899 [26JN]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6789 [25JN]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (H. Res. 488), H8564, H8565 [26JY]

FEMA: tribute, H10354 [12SE]

Food stamps: work requirements for eligibility, H7906 [18JY]

Gingrich, Representative: release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10354 [12SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H67 [3JA], H125, H136 [4JA]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2657), E74 [24JA]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3006, H3007 [28MR]

House Rules: authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H58, H59 [3JA], H220 [5JA]

Iraq: U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, H10354 [12SE]

Medicare: reform, H317 [5JA], H5241 [16MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H226 [5JA], H10935 [24SE], H11641 [28SE]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), consideration (H. Res. 436), H5330 [21MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H856, H862, H864 [25JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3006, H3007 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5966, H5967 [6JN]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7906 [18JY]

Scott Paper Co.: management style of chief executive officer Albert J. Dunlap, H1001 [31JA]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1192 [1FE]

Terrorism: U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9891 [2AU]

Veterans: program cuts, H4050 [25AP]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8774 [30JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H10369 [12SE], H10600 [18SE]

Tributes

Janeway, Richard, E1701 [26SE]

Vucanovich, Representative, H5662 [30MY]

HEIDEMANN, PAUL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1019 [6JN]

HEIGHT, DOROTHY I.

Letters

Minimum wage level, S7349 [8JY]

Work eligibility for prospective employees relative to immigration reform, S4411 [30AP]

HEIN, JOHN

Articles and editorials

Pearl Harbor '41, Bosnia '95, E256 [29FE]

HEIN, KERRY P.

Remarks in House

Rocky Point, NY: anniversary of American Legion Post 1991, E1202 [27JN]

HEINDL, ELMER W.J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1023 [6JN]

HEINEMAN, FREDERICK KENNETH (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7264 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see H.R. 3852), H8029 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3650 [18AP]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H1507 [28FE]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H9925 [2AU]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H5053 [14MY]

Aviation: preemployment review of prospective pilot records (see H.R. 3536), H5646 [29MY]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1363), H3171 [28MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H4503 [7MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Courts: payment of the costs of court-appointed attorneys in certain criminal cases (see H.R. 3027), H1774 [6MR]

———provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (see H.R. 3026), H1774 [6MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H5754 [30MY]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

———encourage cooperation between law enforcement agencies and private sector security professionals (see H.R. 2996), H3581 [17AP]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see H.R. 3456), H8094 [22JY]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H10174 [10SE]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see H.R. 3565), H5817 [4JN]

———treatment of the production, sale, transportation, or possession of fictitious financial instruments (see H.R. 2986), H1507 [28FE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3406), H4503 [7MY]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H10386 [12SE]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H10524 [17SE]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see H.R. 3908), H10041 [4SE]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6285 [12JN]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 121), H1226 [1FE]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H7108 [27JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H3820 [24AP]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H7154 [9JY]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H3650 [18AP]

———facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see H.R. 2932), H1224 [1FE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1137 [31JA]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5754 [30MY]

Medicare: require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H1986 [7MR]

Members of Congress: limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H4110 [25AP]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2316 [14MR]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10174 [10SE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 4196), H11394 [26SE]

National Institute of Justice: designate as focal point for law enforcement technology programs (see H. Con. Res. 227), H11527 [27SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H7154 [9JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H6509 [18JN]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H1325 [27FE]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H7154 [9JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H10386 [12SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H8030 [18JY]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4503 [7MY]

Taxation: treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H7658 [16JY]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 541), H11395 [26SE]

———reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Terrorism: develop technologies to combat (see H.R. 3960), H9922 [2AU]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6234 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6234 [12JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1870 [7MR]

Aviation: preemployment review of prospective pilot records (H.R. 3536), H8047 [22JY]

Correctional institutions: early release of prisoners upon completion of drug treatment program (H.R. 2650), H5774, H5775, H5776 [4JN]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6454 [18JN]

———consumer fraud (H.R. 1499), H11122 [25SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7628 [16JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8205 [23JY], H8265 [24JY]

Drugs: importation of Rohypnol, H8205 [23JY]

———prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (H.R. 3852), H11121, H11122 [25SE]

EPA: funding for Research Triangle Park building, H1870 [7MR]

Federal employees: deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7628 [16JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2690 [22MR]

———require consultation before the manufacture, importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition for use by a governmental entity, H2170, H2173 [13MR]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2657), H759 [23JA]

Housing: extend certain programs (S. 1494), H1276 [27FE]

———prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families, H1276 [27FE]

Law enforcement officers: reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries, H8265 [24JY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2170, H2173 [13MR]

Votes: position on missed, H7302 [11JY], E1029 [7JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10228 [11SE], H10521 [17SE], H11044 [24SE]

Reports

Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 1994: FBI, H2174 [13MR]

HEINEMAN, WILLIAM J. AND TERESA

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, S11371 [26SE]

HEINEMANN, ALEXANNA P.

Articles and editorials

Newcomers, Natives Both Have the Solutions, E1297 [17JY], E1359 [24JY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1296 [17JY], E1359 [24JY]

HEINZ, JOHN (a former Senator from Pennsylvania)

Remarks in House relative to

H. John Heinz III, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, Aspinwall, PA: designate, H5773 [4JN], E1017 [6JN]

John Heinz Neighborhood Development Program: funding, H6806 [25JN]

Tribute, H5772 [4JN]

Statements

Myth of Smoot-Hawley, S10173 [10SE]

HELBIG, CHARLES AND DOROTHY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10401 [12SE]

HELDERMAN, ARLENE

Essays

I Am Me, E1937 [21OC]

Remarks in House

Abortion: Koochiching County, MN, Right-to-Life Committee and Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life essay award recipient, E1937 [21OC]

HELIUM ACT

Articles and editorials

Helium Will Not Fill the Demands of the Future, Physicists Caution, H4143 [30AP]

U.S. Helium Reserve Finds a Champion, H4143 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: arrange for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands (see H.R. 2906, 4168), H973 [30JA], H11229 [25SE]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (see H.R. 3008), H1715 [5MR]

Letters

Helium Privatization Act: Arthur W. Francis, Arthur W. Francis Consulting, H4146 [30AP]

———David Keating, National Taxpayers Union, H4149 [30AP]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H4150 [30AP]

———several organizations, H4150 [30AP]

———Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H4150 [30AP]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: arrange for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands (H.R. 4168), H11268-H11273 [26SE]

Federal aid programs: provide assistance to workers formerly employed in the Federal helium program, H4140 [30AP]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (H.R. 3008), H4138-H4151 [30AP]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: arrange for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands (H.R. 4168), S11669 [28SE]

Reports filed

Helium Privatization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3008) (S. Rept. 104-302), S7178 [27JN]

Texts of

H.R. 4168, Helium Privatization Act, H11268-H11270 [26SE]

HELIUM PRIVATIZATION ACT

Articles and editorials

Helium Will Not Fill the Demands of the Future, Physicists Caution, H4143 [30AP]

U.S. Helium Reserve Finds a Champion, H4143 [30AP]

Letters

Provisions: Arthur W. Francis, Arthur W. Francis Consulting, H4146 [30AP]

———David Keating, National Taxpayers Union, H4149 [30AP]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H4150 [30AP]

———several organizations, H4150 [30AP]

———Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H4150 [30AP]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3008), H4138-H4151 [30AP]

Enact (H.R. 4168), H11268-H11273 [26SE]

Federal aid programs: provide assistance to workers formerly employed in the Federal helium program, H4140 [30AP]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4168), S11669 [28SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3008) (S. Rept. 104-302), S7178 [27JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3008, provisions, H4138 [30AP]

H.R. 4168, provisions, H11268-H11270 [26SE]

HELLARD, VIC, JR.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11318 [25SE]

HELLER, BARBARA R.

Remarks in House

University of Maryland: tribute to School of Nursing, E1711 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

University of Maryland: tribute to School of Nursing, S12439 [21OC]

HELLMAN, ARTHUR D.

Letters

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S2228 [18MR]

HELMBERGER, MARSHALL

Articles and editorials

Time To Give Mediation It's Due, S12348 [3OC]

HELMS, DREW D.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E278 [5MR]

HELMS, JESSE (a Senator from North Carolina)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S762, S763, S855, S856, S857 [1FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8556, S8580 [23JY], S8615, S8646 [24JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1988 [13MR], S2120 [14MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8167 [18JY], S8362, S8365, S8377, S8379 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5383, S5391, S5394 [20MY], S5400, S5450 [21MY], S5462 [22MY]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), S2622, S2688 [21MR]

Crime: increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (S. 1612), S12321, S12390 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6535 [19JN], S6864, S6885, S6889 [25JN], S7029 [26JN], S7190, S7200 [27JN], S7317 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7827, S7828 [12JY], S7946, S8028 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10159, S10202, S10204 [10SE], S10388, S10431 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9306 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9899, S9901, S9970 [5SE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10744, S10843 [18SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8633, S8667 [24JY], S8765, S8770, S8788, S8816, S8869, S8870, S8874, S8916, S8921 [25JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3603, S3679 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4078 [24AP], S4340, S4343, S4348 [29AP], S4431 [30AP]

Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (S. Con. Res. 14), S9977, S9982 [5SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8167 [18JY], S8362, S8365, S8377, S8379 [19JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7160 [10JY]

Conferee: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, S1899 [12MR]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY]

Articles and editorials

Abortion Forecast Renews Fight for Overseas Family Planning Aid, Barbara Vobejda, Washington (DC) Post, S2053 [14MR]

Birds, Bees and Budget Cuts, Nicholas Eberstadt, Washington (DC) Times, S2052 [14MR]

Concord Teen's Brain Injury Led Parents To Fight for More Prevention and Research, John Monk, Charlotte (NC) Observer, S11130 [24SE]

800 Perdue Jobs in Danger, Jay Price, Raleigh (NC) News and Observer, S5592 [23MY]

Facts on Partial-Birth Abortion—Both Sides Have Misled the Public, Ruth Padawer, Bergen County (NJ) Record, S11377-S11379 [26SE]

Lucius Wade Edwards, Raleigh (NC) News and Observer, S3346 [16AP]

Mideast Oil Forever?—The Coming Oil Crisis, Atlantic Monthly (publication), S3623 [18AP]

Ms. Maloney and Mr. Waldheim, A.M. Rosenthal, New York (NY) Times, S9648 [2AU]

New Look at Late-Term Abortion, Richard Cohen, Washington (DC) Post, S11377 [26SE]

Odds of Another Oil Crisis—Saudi Stability Plays a Large Role, Agis Salpukas, New York (NY) Times, S1448 [29FE]

Smile When You Compare Our Countries, Robert H. Pines, Toronto (Canada) Globe and Mail, S997 [6FE]

Sock It to 'Em? Congress Takes Aim at Asia in Textile Bill, John Hoeffel, Winston-Salem (NC) Journal, S7823 [12JY]

Way Out of Soviet-Style Health Care, Milton Friedman, Wall Street Journal, S3540 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

China, People's Republic of: international obligation relative to elections in Hong Kong (see S. Res. 271), S7027 [26JN]

———most-favored-nation status (see S.J. Res. 56), S5939 [6JN]

Crime: increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (see S. 1612), S1969 [13MR]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see S. 1733), S4851 [8MY]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S313 [23JA]

Hong Kong: extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to economic and trade offices (see S. 2130), S11294 [25SE]

Merchant marine industry: reform certain domestic shipping practices (see S. 1813), S5567 [23MY]

Moonraker (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1545), S555 [30JA]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see S. Res. 273), S7179 [27JN]

Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see S. 1789), S5492 [22MY]

Tariff: 2-amino-3-chlorobenzoic acid, methyl ester (see S. 1550), S736 [1FE]

Taxation: treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. Res. 238), S3216 [29MR]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see S. Res. 228), S1455 [29FE]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see S. 1562), S915 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (see S. 1541), S492 [26JA]

Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor for service during World War II (see S. Con. Res. 59), S5191 [16MY]

———relief (see S. 1770), S5191 [16MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S1277 [20FE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see S. 1951), S7816 [12JY]

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see S. 1982), S8553 [23JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

———use of the rotunda for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Billy and Ruth Graham (see S. Con. Res. 45), S1855 [12MR]

China, People's Republic of: proposed missile tests (see S. Con. Res. 43), S1598 [6MR]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see S. Con. Res. 72), S11540 [27SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see S.J. Res. 49), S1526 [5MR]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 1039), S514 [26JA]

Corps of Engineers: authorize shore protection and beach nourishment projects on publicly owned property (see S. 1811), S6533 [19JN]

Correctional institutions: exempt inmates from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements in Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 1943), S7825 [12JY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1853), S6104 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 265), S6408 [18JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52), S6854 [25JN]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see S. 2125), S11558 [27SE]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (see S. 1729), S5692 [3JN]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see S. 1675), S8868 [25JY]

———redefine extortion relative to labor union violence (see S. 1072), S1605 [6MR]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 282), S8636 [24JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Diseases: prostate cancer screening and drug treatments and expansion of research and education programs (see S. 691), S5449 [21MY]

Employment: permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (see S. 1129), S1297 [23FE]

Executive Office of the President: creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution (see S. Res. 283), S8989 [26JY]

Federal employees: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (see S. 1987, 2104), S8868 [25JY], S11169 [24SE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see S. 1797), S9855 [4SE]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629), S2422 [20MR]

Foreign aid: reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (see S. 1968), S8162 [18JY]

Foreign policy: strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and impose certain sanctions on countries relative to production and trafficking of illegal drugs (see S. 2053), S10690 [17SE]

Government: forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (see S. 1794), S6243 [13JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S919 [6FE]

Health: liability of nonprofit organizations relative to prosthetic devices (see S. 1885), S6517 [19JN]

Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see S. 1197), S4519 [1MY]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S1180 [9FE]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see S. 1845), S5939 [6JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see S. 837), S514 [26JA]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see S. 1740, 1999), S4940 [9MY], S9072 [29JY]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1547), S1368 [27FE]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S.J. Res. 50; S. Res. 218), S1369 [27FE], S1605 [6MR]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (see S. 1548), S1526 [5MR]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see S. 1714), S6104 [11JN]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 2030), S12000 [30SE]

Music: licensing (see S. 1628), S2422 [20MR]

NAFTA: assessment (see S. 1417), S9855 [4SE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S1605 [6MR]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4072 [24AP]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S5763 [4JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see S. 1635), S2646 [21MR]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

Native Americans: refinancing of certain tax-exempt bonds (see S. 1676), S3384 [16AP]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see S. 1830), S5763 [4JN]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S3018 [27MR]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

OSHA: reform regulatory process (see S. 1423), S1462 [29FE]

———transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor (see S. 592), S1461 [29FE]

Patents: limit enforcement relative to medical and surgical procedures (see S. 1334), S559 [30JA]

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S4195 [25AP]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see S.J. Res. 51), S3626 [18AP]

Pornography: amend laws relative to child pornography (see S. 1237), S11557 [27SE]

Rabin, Yitzhak: naming of American Promenade in Israel in commemoration (see S. Con. Res. 46), S1970 [13MR]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 605, 1954), S3316 [15AP], S9855 [4SE]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see S. Con. Res. 71), S10684 [17SE]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see S. 2022), S9554 [2AU]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see S. Res. 273), S7127 [27JN]

Senate Rules: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. Res. 152), S514 [26JA]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see S. 2103), S11090 [20SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1487), S3161 [28MR]

Taxation: allow casualty loss deduction for disaster losses (see S. 2118), S11294 [25SE]

———church pension benefit plans (see S. 881), S3633 [18AP]

Transportation: highway construction funding (see S. 2143), S12000 [30SE]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see S. 1519), S276 [22JA]

U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1735), S5449 [21MY]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see S. Con. Res. 56), S4063 [24AP]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see S. 1150), S2658 [21MR]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 1838), S5856 [5JN]

Cloture motions

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4160 [25AP], S4308 [29AP]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7297 [28JN], S7612 [10JY]

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5627 [23MY], S5741 [4JN]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4819 [8MY], S4920 [9MY]

Essays

Fancy Clothes and Overalls: Lucius W. Edwards, S3345 [16AP]

Eulogies

Lake, I. Beverly, Sr.: by Norman A. Woods, S4272 [29AP]

Factsheets

Impact Aid Funding for Harnett County, NC, Schools Relative to Pope AFB and Fort Bragg, S7984 [17JY]

Letters

Coastal Shipping Competition Act: J.L. Maxwell, Jr., Goldsboro Milling Co., S5592 [23MY]

———Wendell H. Murphy, Murphy Family Farms, S5592 [23MY]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: President Clinton, S1506 [5MR]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: Anthony Lake, NSC, S11253 [25SE]

———J.R. Konneker, Kelly Springfield Tire Co., S11250 [25SE]

———Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S11249 [25SE]

———John McQuade, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., S11250 [25SE]

———John Sellers, United Steelworkers of America, S11250 [25SE]

———Thomas E. Cole, Rubber Manufacturers Association, S11249 [25SE]

Minimum wage level: Bruce A. Stakeman, Environmental Technologies, Inc., S7439 [9JY]

Settlement of outstanding U.S. claims to confiscated property in Cuba: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S12441 [21OC]

U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens: by, S278 [22JA]

U.S. Armed Forces in Liberia: by, S3893 [23AP]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11377 [26SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3074 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S1022 [7FE]

———price supports for peanuts, S1022 [7FE], S8590 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8590, S8615 [24JY]

AID: deobligation of unexpended funds, S8816, S8817 [25JY]

America's Future (organization): anniversary, S11955 [30SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2051 [14MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11879, S11883, S11884 [30SE]

Brain Injury Association: tribute, S11130 [24SE]

Budget: balance, S5933 [6JN], S7057 [26JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5849 [5JN]

———deficit, S22 [3JA], S58 [4JA], S188 [22JA], S309 [23JA], S340 [24JA], S357 [25JA], S395 [26JA], S553 [30JA], S588 [31JA], S732 [1FE], S895 [6FE], S1076 [7FE], S1166 [9FE], S1295 [23FE], S1320 [27FE], S1448, S1466 [29FE], S1515 [5MR], S1551 [6MR], S1634 [7MR], S1668 [11MR], S1852 [12MR], S1967 [13MR], S2097 [14MR], S2191 [15MR], S2219 [18MR], S2324 [19MR], S2421 [20MR], S2642 [21MR], S2800 [25MR], S2887 [26MR], S3004 [27MR], S3149 [28MR], S3215 [29MR], S3269 [15AP], S3383 [16AP], S3427 [17AP], S3623 [18AP], S3729 [19AP], S3788 [22AP], S3895 [23AP], S4061 [24AP], S4187 [25AP], S4272 [29AP], S4376 [30AP], S4514 [1MY], S4616 [2MY], S4672 [3MY], S4723 [6MY], S4801 [7MY], S4849 [8MY], S4889 [9MY], S4958 [13MY], S5000 [14MY], S5090 [15MY], S5188 [16MY], S5266 [17MY], S5376 [20MY], S5443 [21MY], S5491 [22MY], S5556 [23MY], S5645 [24MY], S5671 [3JN], S5744 [4JN], S5852 [5JN], S5979 [7JN], S6010 [10JN], S6079 [11JN], S6138 [12JN], S6219 [13JN], S6277 [14JN], S6407 [18JN], S6512 [19JN], S6609 [20JN], S6659 [21JN], S6718 [24JN], S6819 [25JN], S7170 [27JN], S7297 [28JN], S7366 [8JY], S7489 [9JY], S7646 [10JY], S7685 [11JY], S7815 [12JY], S7884 [16JY], S8011 [17JY], S8152 [18JY], S8370 [19JY], S8465 [22JY], S8552 [23JY], S8633 [24JY], S8864 [25JY], S8988 [26JY], S9030 [29JY], S9157 [30JY], S9289 [31JY], S9421 [1AU], S9551 [2AU], S9691 [3SE], S9852 [4SE], S9960 [5SE], S10017 [6SE], S10047 [9SE], S10155 [10SE], S10321 [11SE], S10401 [12SE], S10551 [13SE], S10580 [16SE], S10681 [17SE], S10831 [18SE], S10980 [19SE], S11087 [20SE], S11130 [24SE], S11238 [25SE], S11424 [26SE], S11536 [27SE], S11950 [30SE], S12077 [1OC], S12163 [2OC], S12286 [3OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9389 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8362 [19JY], S8499 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5484 [22MY]

Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8753, S8754 [25JY]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (S. 1951), S7822 [12JY]

Canada: U.S. policy, S997 [6FE]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification, S9898 [5SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (S.J. Res. 56), S5943 [6JN]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership, S10322 [11SE]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense, S3108 [28MR]

Climate: global warming, S11490 [27SE]

Crime: increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (S. 1612), S1976 [13MR]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (S. 1733), S4856 [8MY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), S12378 [3OC]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S7882 [16JY]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1505 [5MR]

———U.S. policy, S7882 [16JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency disaster loan program funding, S8615 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7120, S7166 [27JN], S7245 [28JN], S7518 [10JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, S455 [26JA]

———ballistic missile program funding, S455 [26JA]

———international military education and training programs funding, S7518 [10JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7944, S7983 [17JY]

———repair and maintenance of cargo and personnel parachutes, S7944 [17JY]

Dept. of HHS: require study on evaluation of access and choice of health care providers, S3603 [18AP]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, S3101, S3102, S3108 [28MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10159 [10SE], S10389 [12SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9899, S9900, S9901, S9910 [5SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S10389 [12SE]

Drugs: investigate prosecution practices relative to drug smugglers, S5484 [22MY]

Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, S2051 [14MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S10909 [19SE]

Food stamps: work requirements for eligibility, S8362 [19JY], S8499 [23JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8753, S8754, S8763, S8765, S8766, S8767, S8768, S8770, S8775, S8793, S8816, S8817, S8840 [25JY]

GATT: implementation relative to generic drug industry, S7120 [27JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7438, S7439, S7460 [9JY]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 1520), S314 [23JA]

Harnett County, NC: Impact Aid funding for schools relative to Pope AFB and Fort Bragg, S7983 [17JY]

Health: medical savings account programs, S9522 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9522 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3539, S3603 [18AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, S9910 [5SE]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

Housing: drug elimination grants for low-income housing projects, S9899, S9900, S9901 [5SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, S11879, S11883, S11884 [30SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4605 [2MY]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3539 [18AP]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (H.R. 3680), S9648 [2AU]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: ratification, S11248, S11250 [25SE]

Iraq: anniversary of gas bomb attack against Kurds, S2096 [14MR]

Ireland: visit of Prime Minister John Bruton, S2036 [14MR]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7510 [10JY]

Liberia: U.S. policy, S3892 [23AP]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S10067 [9SE]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, S10067 [9SE]

Members of Congress: cost-of-living adjustments, S10159 [10SE]

Merchant marine industry: reform certain domestic shipping practices (S. 1813), S5589 [23MY]

Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts, S8793 [25JY]

Minimum wage: level, S7438, S7460 [9JY]

Mubarak, Hosni (President, Egypt): visit to the Senate floor, S9265 [31JY]

National Hosiery Week: observance, S9630 [2AU]

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5741 [4JN]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries, S8840 [25JY]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen certain sanctions against proliferation activities, S7245 [28JN]

Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (S. Con. Res. 14), S9982 [5SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, S10159 [10SE]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S1448 [29FE], S1551 [6MR], S2098 [14MR], S2642 [21MR], S3004 [27MR], S3622 [18AP], S4004 [24AP], S4615 [2MY], S4849 [8MY], S5090 [15MY], S5564 [23MY], S5852 [5JN], S6218 [13JN], S6608 [20JN], S7057 [26JN], S7646 [10JY], S8011 [17JY], S8633 [24JY], S9291 [31JY], S9957 [5SE], S10321 [11SE], S10980 [19SE], S11417 [26SE], S12286 [3OC]

———dependence on imported oil, S395 [26JA], S732 [1FE]

———gasoline tax, S4849 [8MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9389 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8362 [19JY], S8499 [23JY]

Russia: hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, S8770 [25JY]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (S. Res. 273), S7127 [27JN]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2315 [19MR]

Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (S. 1789), S5492 [22MY]

Taxation: treatment of employer-provided educational assistance, S7460 [9JY]

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts, S7460 [9JY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (S. Res. 238), S3231 [29MR]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S706 [1FE]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (S. Res. 228), S1470 [29FE]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty (S. 1562), S917-S919 [6FE]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens, S8765, S8766, S8767, S8768, S8775 [25JY]

———prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (S. 1519), S278 [22JA]

Vietnam: rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, S8763 [25JY]

Votes: correction, S9915 [5SE]

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S4189 [25AP]

Settlement of Outstanding U.S. Claims to Confiscated Property in Cuba: Dept. of State, S12441 [21OC]

Reports filed

Afghanistan Peace Process: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 275), S8636 [24JY]

AID Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR], S11292, S11294 [25SE]

Arrest and Prosecution of Individuals Indicted for War Crimes by International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 270), S8635 [24JY]

Chemical Weapons Convention: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4424 [30AP], S10325 [11SE]

Chornobyl Nuclear Reactor Accident Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 56), S4189 [25AP]

Computer Access to Multilingual Text and Voice Recordings of VOA Transcripts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3916), S11291 [25SE]

Defense and Security Assistance and Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3121), S7023 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017, S3018 [27MR]

Dept. of Commerce Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3018 [27MR], S11292, S11294 [25SE]

Dept. of State Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017, S3018 [27MR], S11293, S11294 [25SE]

Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025-S7027 [26JN]

Human Rights Violations of Bahais by Iran: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 42), S3017 [27MR]

Microenterprise Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3846), S11291 [25SE]

Mongolia Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 276), S8636 [24JY]

Nomination of A. Vernon Weaver To Be U.S. Representative to the European Union: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Alan R. McKee To Be Ambassador to Swaziland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Alfred C. DeCotiis To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N.: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Anne W. Patterson To Be Ambassador to El Salvador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Arlene Render To Be Ambassador to Zambia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Arma Jane Karaer To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Aubrey Hooks To Be Ambassador to the Congo: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Avis T. Bohlen To Be Ambassador to Bulgaria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Barbara Larkin To Be Assistant Sec. of State: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of David H. Shinn To Be Ambassador to Ethiopia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Dennis C. Jett To Be Ambassador to Peru: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Dennis K. Hays To Be Ambassador to Suriname: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Donald J. Planty To Be Ambassador to Guatemala: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Edward W. Gnehm, Jr., To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N. General Assembly: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Ernest G. Green to the African Development Foundation Board of Directors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Genta Hawkins Holmes To Be Ambassador to Australia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Gerald S. McGowan to the OPIC Board of Directors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Glen R. Rase To Be Ambassador to Brunei: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Harold W. Geisel To Be Ambassador to Mauritius and Comoros: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Harold W. Geisel To Be Ambassador to Seychelles: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Henry McKoy to the African Development Foundation Board of Directors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of James F. Creagan To Be Ambassador to Honduras: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of John C. Kornblum To Be Assistant Sec. of State: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of John F. Hicks, Sr., To Be Ambassador to Eritrea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of John F. Maisto To Be Ambassador to Venezuela: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of John S. Wolf To Be U.S. Coordinator for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Karl F. Inderfurth To Be Alternate U.S. Representative to the U.N. General Assembly: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Lawrence N. Benedict To Be Ambassador to Cape Verde: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Leslie M. Alexander To Be Ambassador to Ecuador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Lino Gutierrez To Be Ambassador to Nicaragua: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Lottie L. Shackelford to the OPIC Board of Directors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Madeleine Korbel Albright To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N. General Assembly: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Madeleine M. Kunin To Be Ambassador to Switzerland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Marisa R. Lino To Be Ambassador to Albania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Richard W. Bogosian To Be Special Coordinator for Rwanda and Burundi: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Robert Krueger To Be Ambassador to Botswana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

Nomination of Thomas C. Hubbard To Be Ambassador to Palau: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Nomination of Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Guinea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

Nomination of Victor Marrero To Be Alternate U.S. Representative to the U.N. General Assembly: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

Nomination of Wendy J. Chamberlin To Be Ambassador to Laos: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

Peace Corps Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.J. Res. 158), S11291 [25SE]

People's Republic of China's International Obligation Relative to Elections in Hong Kong: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 271), S7023 [26JN]

Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2130), S11291 [25SE]

Sierra Leone Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 160), S7023 [26JN]

U.S. Policy Relative to Cambodia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 285), S11291 [25SE]

USIA Distribution Within U.S. of Film Entitled ``Fragile Ring of Life'': Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 2070), S7023 [26JN]

USIA Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3018 [27MR], S11293 [25SE]

Resolution of Ratification

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Albania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6612 [20JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Belarus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Estonia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Georgia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Jamaica: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Latvia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Mongolia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Trinidad and Tobago: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN]

Bilateral Investment Treaty Between the U.S. and Ukraine: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6611 [20JN]

Chemical Weapons Convention: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4424 [30AP], S10325-S10327 [11SE]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Belgium: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Bolivia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Hungary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Malaysia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Philippines: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY]

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Switzerland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9159 [30JY]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7027 [26JN]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and Austria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and Hungary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and the Philippines: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and the United Kingdom: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY]

Protocol Amending Taxation Convention with Indonesia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11291 [25SE]

Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Agreement: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7027 [26JN]

Taxation Convention With Kazakhstan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11291 [25SE]

Taxation Convention With the Netherlands: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11291 [25SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Granting of Greater International Recognition to the Republic of China: European Union, S10322 [11SE]

Tribute to Senator Pell: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11248 [25SE]

Tables

AID unexpended funds, S8816 [25JY]

Textile and apparel plant closings and layoffs in North Carolina, S7824 [12JY]

Textile trade with Asia, S7824 [12JY]

Texts of

S. 1562, Strategic Anti-Missile Revitalization and Security Act, S919 [6FE]

S. 1612, increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms, S1977 [13MR]

S. 1789, Prevention of Prisoner Double-Dipping Act, S5493 [22MY]

S. 1813, Coastal Shipping Competition Act, S5589-S5592 [23MY]

S. Res. 238, tax treatment of individual retirement accounts, S3231 [29MR]

Tributes

Edwards, Lucius W., S3345 [16AP]

Lake, I. Beverly, Sr., S4272 [29AP]

Pell, Senator, S11248 [25SE]

Wiggins, Norman A., S4272 [29AP]

HELSINKI ACCORDS see Treaties and Agreements

HELSINKI COMMISSION see Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

HELTERBRAN, BETTIE M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E209 [27FE]

HEMAN, BUTCH

Articles and editorials

Chrystal Earns High Russian Honor, S9631 [2AU]

HEMINGWAY, SAM

Articles and editorials

Washington Bids Farewell to Jamele, S9008 [29JY]

HEMOPHILIA RELIEF FUND ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1189), H3437 [16AP], H3656 [22AP]

HEMPERLEY, JOHN O.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E581 [19AP]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3426 [17AP]

HEMPSON, DONALD A., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1106 [18JN]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6546 [19JN]

HENCK, TIMOTHY

Remarks in House

Suffolk County, NY: tribute to Suffolk County Police, E807 [15MY]

HENDERSON, CAROL C.

Letters

Electronic access to work and positions of minority Members of Congress, H7198 [10JY]

HENDERSON, CHUCK

Remarks in Senate

New Hampshire Small Business Person of the Year: award recipient, S3738 [19AP]

HENDERSON, DOUG

Letters

Family farming, S6138 [12JN]

HENDERSON, ROBERT E.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E585 [19AP]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S2218 [18MR]

HENDERSON, WADE

Letters

Minimum wage level, S7349 [8JY]

HENDERSONVILLE, TN

Remarks in House

Hendersonville Rescue Squad: tribute, E1053 [11JN]

Hendersonville Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E751 [9MY]

HENDRICKS, WV

Remarks in Senate

Reese, Denice: National Association of School Nurses National School Nurse of the Year award recipient, S9444 [1AU]

HENDRON, JOE

Letters

Trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain counties in Ireland, E1491 [2AU]

HENNEBERGER, JOHN

Letters

U.S. Housing Act, H4688 [9MY]

HENNING, JOHN F.

Remarks in House

Alameda County, CA, Central Labor Council: Unionist of the Year award recipient, E102 [25JA]

San Mateo County, CA: AFL-CIO Central Labor Council honoree, E667 [30AP]

HENNING, JOHN F. (JACK)

Remarks in House

Tribute, H9456 [31JY]

HENOCH, PHILLIP J.

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute, E191 [9FE]

HENRY, JOHN

Remarks in Senate

Talcott, WV: festivities relative to the printing of a stamp honoring John Henry's accomplishments, S11101 [20SE]

HENRY, MARY B.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1206 [27JN]

HENRY (GA) HERALD

Articles and editorials

My Daddy's a Hero, E1275 [12JY]

HENTOFF, NAT

Articles and editorials

She Listened to the Children—And Had Some Doubts, S4981 [13MY]

HENWOOD, JAMES A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E274 [5MR]

HEPBURN, KATHERINE H.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H2657 [21MR]

HERBERT, CHARLOTTE W.

Letters

Small business regulatory process, S2153 [15MR]

HERBERT, DONALD

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1272 [12JY]

HERBICIDES

Remarks in House

EPA: require testing of chemicals and pesticides that mimic human hormones, H10953, H10954, H10960 [24SE]

Remarks in Senate

Veterans: research on health effects of individuals exposed to agent orange, S2098 [14MR]

Reports

Veterans and Agent Orange—Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam: National Academy of Sciences, S2099 [14MR]

HERCO TYME (vessel)

Bills and resolutions

Certificate of documentation (see S. 1648), S3156 [28MR]

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1648) (S. Rept. 104-303), S7178 [27JN]

Texts of

S. 1648, certificate of documentation, S9034 [29JY]

HEREDIA, KEN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1032 [7JN]

HERGER, WALLY (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, H5732 [30MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (see H.R. 4082), H10524 [17SE]

Law enforcement officers: compensation of officers in canine units (see H.R. 2966), H1245 [16FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air pollution: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H9706 [1AU]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H11230 [25SE]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

Auburn, CA: funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H2223 [13MR]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Computers: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 4299), H12174 [28SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H7107 [27JN]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H2123 [12MR]

Corps of Engineers: construction of flood control project on the Sacramento and American Rivers, CA (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide diagnostic and certification services to reduce diseases associated with salmonid family of fish (see H.R. 2908), H1636 [29FE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

———sale of excess aircraft relative to suppression of wildfires (see H.R. 4108), H12194 [30SE]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H2842 [25MR]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H1139 [31JA]

Employment: permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (see H.R. 2723), H973 [30JA]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H6691 [20JN]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H1252 [23FE]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4424 [2MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H5380 [21MY]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H9925 [2AU]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H1325 [27FE]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H. Con. Res. 5), H1636 [29FE]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H5501 [22MY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 121), H1226 [1FE]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Health: administration of drugs and devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3149), H3231 [29MR]

Immigration: permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (see H.R. 2898), H1508 [28FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H11395 [26SE]

IRS: recognize qualified delivery services in addition to the Postal Service for purposes of timely filing of tax documents (see H.R. 3086), H2315 [14MR]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H1507 [28FE]

———ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for political, legislative, social, or charitable purposes (see H.R. 3580), H6006 [6JN]

Lobbyists: prohibit recipients of awards, grants, and contracts from lobbying for their continuation (see H.R. 1130), H10602 [18SE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Medicare: hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10602 [18SE]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3447), H7260 [10JY]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H10040 [4SE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3481), H5287 [16MY]

Missouri (U.S.S.): transfer to U.S.S. Missouri Allied Forces Memorial, San Francisco, CA (see H.R. 4066), H10525 [17SE]

Monuments and memorials: limit authority of the President to designate certain areas as national monuments in California (see H.R. 4242), H11526 [27SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H9706 [1AU]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H5174 [15MY]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H913 [25JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4303 [30AP]

Permanent Performance Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 3982), H9922 [2AU]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

———reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H7780 [17JY]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H7780 [17JY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H11230 [25SE]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3731 [23AP]

———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see H.R. 2924), H1223 [1FE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

States: reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062), H10385 [12SE]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H7475 [11JY]

Taxation: exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6532 [19JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H1716 [5MR]

———income exclusion limitations relative to U.S. citizens working overseas (see H.R. 57), H5647 [29MY]

———suspension of tax on ozone-depleting chemicals used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 3416), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 3749), H7106 [27JN]

———treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 3124), H2558 [20MR]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H2316 [14MR]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H2713 [22MR]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H7533 [12JY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Veterans: strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (see H.R. 3586), H6286 [12JN]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H5501 [22MY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H3731 [23AP]

Conference reports

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H6007-H6039 [7JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6007 [7JN]

Proclamations

Recognition of Clair A. Hill: by, E143 [1FE]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H2126 [13MR]

Budget: balance, H190 [5JA]

———deficit, H190 [5JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7798 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5214 [16MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11234 [26SE], H11398 [27SE]

Dept. of the Interior: proposed tax on outdoor-related items, H11053 [25SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6581, H6620 [19JN], H6660 [20JN]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H4133 [30AP]

Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6581 [19JN]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6660 [20JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3087 [28MR]

Oroville, CA: National Civic League All-American City Finalist, E1017 [6JN]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), consideration (H. Res. 436), H5334 [21MY]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H7269 [11JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7798 [18JY]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 3752), H11279 [26SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H781 [24JA], H11398 [27SE]

Taxation: rates, H5214 [16MY]

Statements

Tribute to Clair A. Hill, E199 [16FE]

Tributes

Hill, Clair A., E143 [1FE], E199 [16FE]

Murray, Gilbert, H3736 [24AP]

HERITAGE see History

HERITAGE FOUNDATION

Addresses

Russia and the New Independent States—Promoting U.S. Interests, E228-E231 [28FE]

Letters

Fundraising appeal: Senator Dole, H5763 [4JN]

HERLEVICH, CAMILLA M.

Letters

Big Pine Key, FL, land acquisition, S2759 [25MR]

HERMAN, SIDNEY N.

Articles and editorials

Docudrama, S1444 [29FE]

HERMELIN, DAVID

Remarks in House

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit: Fred M. Butzel Award for Distinguished Community Service recipient, E1666 [19SE]

HERNANDEZ, ANTONIA

Letters

Minimum wage level, S7349 [8JY]

HERNANDEZ, LORENZO

Remarks in House

Hispanic Police and Fire Association: Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

HERNDON, VA

Remarks in House

Herndon Middle School: tribute to symphonic band, E830 [16MY]

HEROISM

Articles and editorials

F. Becton, Navy Hero in World War II, E165 [5FE]

Glow From a Fire, S309 [23JA]

Hartford Man To Be Honored for Heroism, S1991 [13MR]

Heroes in the Moment, S2831 [25MR]

Man Shot Trying To Thwart Armed Robbery, E1748 [27SE]

Mangum Was Honored With Medals, E1379 [25JY]

Medal of Honor Hero, S1991 [13MR]

Mensch Who Saved Christmas, S323 [23JA]

My Daddy's a Hero, E1275 [12JY]

Neighbors Honor Hero Wounded in Shootout, E952 [30MY]

Bills and resolutions

Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2961; H. Con. Res. 143), H1225, H1226 [1FE]

———award Medal of Honor for service during World War II (see S. Con. Res. 59), S5191 [16MY]

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S555 [30JA]

Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish (see H.R. 3597), H6005 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: announce results of study into the awarding of medals to African Americans during World War II (see S. Res. 230), S1455 [29FE]

Fry, Varian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3352), H4302 [30AP]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10174 [10SE]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S11426 [26SE]

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 534), H11048 [24SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5570 [23MY]

Citations

Medal of Honor for David McCampbell, H7645 [16JY]

Eulogies

McCampbell, David: by H.C. Barnum, H7645 [16JY]

Letters

Military service of Sullivan Ballou in U.S. Civil War: Sullivan Ballou, E170 [5FE]

Lists

American Foreign Service persons who have died on duty under heroic or inspirational circumstances, S560 [30JA]

Obituaries

Arleigh A. Burke Dies at 94; Naval Hero of World War II, S101 [5JA]

Poems

``Alone and Far Removed,'' Audie L. Murphy, E956 [30MY]

``Freedom Flies in Your Heart Like an Eagle,'' Audie L. Murphy, E956 [30MY]

Remarks in House

Brown, Ronnie: tribute, E32 [5JA]

Chicago, IL: naming of Raoul Wallenberg Place, E1787 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary of Black Hawk Helicopter Shootdown, E676 [1MY]

Edwards, Trent: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Medal for Extraordinary Heroism recipient, E770 [10MY]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E198 [13FE]

Fry, Varian: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3352), E1317 [18JY]

Hargraves, Peter: Dept. of State Valor Award recipient, E245 [28FE]

Hubble, John G.: tribute for ``POW—Definitive History of the American Prisoner of War Experience in Vietnam—1964 to 1973'' (book), H9912 [2AU]

Korean War: posthumous awarding of medals to RB-29 crew members of the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, E1089 [13JN]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (H.J. Res. 191), H10452-H10454 [17SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, H5135 [15MY], E818, E819 [16MY]

Nowak-Jezioranski, Jan: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E1798 [28SE]

O'Grady, Scott F.: tribute on receipt of military awards and commendations, E361 [14MR]

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (H. Res. 534), E1677 [24SE]

Reilly, Chris: Dept. of State Valor Award recipient, E245 [28FE]

Salmon, Larry: Dept. of State Valor Award recipient, E245 [28FE]

World War II: tribute to soldiers of the 66th Infantry Division, E403 [21MR]

Remarks in Senate

American Foreign Service Day: designate (S. Res. 217), S560 [30JA], S4445 [30AP]

Baker, Vernon J.: Medal of Honor recipient, S5205 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: announce results of study into the awarding of medals to African Americans during World War II (S. Res. 230), S1474 [29FE]

Fort Devens, MA: unveiling of 168th Engineer Combat Battalion commemorative monument, S9440 [1AU]

Key West, FL: tribute to plane crash victims and rescue workers, S2831 [25MR]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (H.J. Res. 191), S10891, S10892 [18SE]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 301), S11435 [26SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, S5206 [16MY]

Rhode Island: tribute to Coast Guard rescue of crew on burning tug boat, S182 [22JA]

Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor, S4590 [2MY]

World War II: tribute to African American Medal of Honor recipients, S6508 [19JN], S7277 [28JN]

Reports filed

American Foreign Service Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 217), S4189 [25AP]

Confer Honorary U.S. Citizenship on Mother Teresa: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 191) (H. Rept. 104-796), H10523 [17SE]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 191, confer honorary U.S. citizenship to Mother Teresa, H10452 [17SE]

S. Con. Res. 59, award Medal of Honor to Wayne T. Alderson for service during World War II, S5193 [16MY]

S. Res. 217, American Foreign Service Day, S560 [30JA], S4445 [30AP]

S. Res. 230, announce results of study into the awarding of medals to African Americans during World War II, S1463, S1474 [29FE]

S. Res. 301, National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day, S11435 [26SE]

HERRERA, SILVESTRE S.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E344 [13MR]

HERRIN, SALLY

Articles and editorials

Only People Who Eat Need To Worry About Our Food Policy, S1896 [12MR]

HERRING, OTIS A.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S8151 [18JY]

HERRINGTON, ZILLAH S.

Letters

History of Tomahonnock United Methodist Church, E139 [1FE]

HERSHEY, PA

Remarks in House

Members of Congress: bipartisan retreat, H11360, H11361, H11362 [26SE]

HERSHEY, ROBERT D., JR.

Articles and editorials

Judge Says Budget Impasse Could Shut Nation's Courts, S21 [3JA]

HERSHEY FOODS CORP.

Remarks in House

Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus: Corporate Vulture Award recipient, H5035 [14MY]

HERSPERGER, WEBB S.

Remarks in House

Carlisle Exchange Club: Citizen of the Year award recipient, E375 [19MR]

HERTZ, LINDA COLLINS

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S12040 [30SE]

HERZOG, CHAIM

Addresses

Terrorist Attacks Relative to Middle East Peace Agreements, S2249 [18MR]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S2249 [18MR]

HEVESI, ALAN G.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1741 [27SE]

HEWLETT, JENNIFER

Articles and editorials

Nationally Known Broadcast Executive Rose From Kentucky Teen Disc Jockey, S10834 [18SE]

HEY, DA! (vessel)

Bills and resolutions

Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 4225), H11395 [26SE]

HEYER, ROBERTA CALVERT

Remarks in House

Tribute, E349 [13MR]

HEYMAN, RONNIE FUERSTEIN

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Council on the Arts: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S3487 [17AP]

HEYMANN, PHILIP

Testimonies

Investigation Into the Death of White House Staff Member Vincent W. Foster, Jr., S1582-S1584 [6MR]

HICKS, ANISSA

Articles and editorials

Cora Sweatt Named Tennessee Mother of the Year, E626 [25AP]

HICKS, JOHN F., SR.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Ambassador to Eritrea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7024 [26JN]

HIGGINBOTHAM, LEON A., JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E199 [16FE]

HIGGINS, PATRICK L.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E69 [24JA]

HIGGINS, PATTI

Remarks in House

Carlow College: Student of Spirit award recipients, E1526 [5SE]

HIGGS, ERVIN

Remarks in House

Tribute, E548 [16AP]

HIGH HOPES II (vessel)

Bills and resolutions

Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3935), H9566 [31JY]

HIGH HOPES (vessel)

Bills and resolutions

Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3935), H9566 [31JY]

HIGH POINT, NC

Remarks in House

North Carolina: tribute to Shakespeare Festival, E1735 [27SE]

HIGHER EDUCATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see S. 2065; H. Res. 470), S10327 [11SE], H7107 [27JN]

Government-sponsored enterprises: promote capacity and accountability (see S. 2095), S11033 [19SE]

Letters

Federal sponsorship of Government-sponsored enterprises: Barbara L. Loomis, Escondido, CA, Public Library, H10800 [24SE]

———Joan K. Kallenberg, California Library of Services Board, H10800 [24SE]

———Kevin Starr, California State Library System, H10800 [24SE]

Opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education: Douglas F. Tuttle, International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, H10120 [10SE]

Remarks in House

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (H. Res. 470), H10118-H10120 [10SE], E1202 [27JN], E1606 [12SE]

Dept. of Education: computer matching agreement with Social Security Administration relative to Higher Education Act, H2632 [21MR]

Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship (H.R. 1720), H10783-H10802 [24SE], E1769 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (S. 2065), S10328 [11SE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: promote capacity and accountability (S. 2095), S11036 [19SE]

Reports filed

Opening of Campus Security Crime Logs at Institutions of Higher Education: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H. Res. 470) (H. Rept. 104-776), H10107 [5SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1720, cessation of Federal sponsorship for Government-sponsored enterprises, H10783-H10796 [24SE]

S. 2065, Open Campus Police Logs Act, S10328 [11SE]

HIGHLAND, IL

Remarks in House

Opportunity, Inc.: anniversary, E556 [17AP]

HIGHLAND BEACH, MD

Remarks in Senate

Douglass, Frederick: preservation of house as a museum, S1300 [23FE]

HIGHLANDS, TX

Remarks in House

Highlands Jamboree: celebration, E1706 [26SE]

Law enforcement: tribute to Sheriff's station, E1031 [7JN]

St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church: anniversary, E1922 [4OC]

HIGHLANDS COALITION

Letters

Designate certain Utah lands as wilderness, S2912 [27MR]

HIGHTOWER, MICHAEL

Letters

Public welfare programs reform, S9365 [1AU]

HIGHWAY FUNDING FAIRNESS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2123), S11294 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 2123), S11303-S11305 [25SE], S11560 [27SE]

Texts of

S. 2123, provisions, S11304 [25SE]

HIGHWAY SAFETY ACT

Messages

Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Report: President Clinton, S12303 [3OC], H12267 [3OC]

HIGHWAYS see Roads and Highways

HILB, ROGAL, & HAMILTON CO.

Remarks in House

Hilb, Rogal, & Hamilton Co. Day: observance, E788 [14MY]

HILES, MINDY

Remarks in Senate

Kentucky: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S6819 [25JN]

HILHAM, TN

Remarks in House

Hilham Volunteer Fire Dept.: tribute, E732 [8MY]

HILL, CHRISTOPHER R.

Remarks in Senate

Macedonia: nomination to be Ambassador, S7336 [28JN]

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominee, S4189 [25AP]

HILL, CLAIR A.

Proclamations

Recognition of Clair A. Hill: Representative Herger, E143 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E143 [1FE], E199 [16FE]

Statements

Tribute to Clair A. Hill, E199 [16FE]

HILL, ELEANOR

Letters

Limit compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts, S6501 [19JN]

Taxpayer cost of merger of Martin Marietta Corp. and Lockheed Corp., S6499, S6500 [19JN]

HILL, GENETTE

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1233 [10JY]

HILL, PATRICE

Articles and editorials

Inflation-Wary Fed Costs Jobs, Critics Say, S6206 [13JN]

HILL (publication)

Articles and editorials

Dangers of Newtspeak, E333 [13MR]

Trial Attorneys Seek More Hill Clout, H3038 [28MR]

HILLARD, CHARLIE R.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H5360 [21MY]

HILLEARY, VAN (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments offered by, to

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8249 [23JY], H8371 [24JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

TVA: prohibit imposition of performance deposits for residential shoreline alterations (see H.R. 3853), H8029 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

———organization and management of reserve components (see H.R. 1646), H1775 [6MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6915 [26JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2867 [26MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H5501 [22MY]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H11396 [26SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H4801 [9MY]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H5052 [14MY]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H6415 [13JN]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H12194 [30SE]

IRS: recognize qualified delivery services in addition to the Postal Service for purposes of timely filing of tax documents (see H.R. 3086), H3388 [15AP]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

L. Clure Morton Post Office and Courthouse, Cookeville, TN: designate (see H.R. 4070), H10385 [12SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H4801 [9MY]

Members of Congress: limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H4110 [25AP]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H1986 [7MR]

———establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6509 [18JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H5174 [15MY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H11396 [26SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H10108 [5SE]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (see H.R. 3936), H9705 [1AU]

Taxation: treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Tennessee: authorize haying and grazing on certain lands (see H.R. 3554), H5753 [30MY]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H774 [23JA]

Proclamations

Tennessee Home Education Week: Don Sundquist, Governor of Tennessee, E317 [8MR]

Remarks by, on

Armed Forces: increase pay and housing allowance, H787 [24JA]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), motion to instruct conferees, H5731 [30MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4937 [14MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 340), H787 [24JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8288 [24JY]

Education: Tennessee Home Education Week observance, E317 [8MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8371 [24JY]

Federal Prison Industries: contracts relative to Federal market share, H8288 [24JY]

National Weather Service: streamline the certification process for closing an office, E951 [30MY]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees, H787 [24JA]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5731 [30MY], E951 [30MY]

Taxation: rates, H6403 [13JN]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, E1863 [30SE]

TVA: imposition of deposits relative to lake shoreline construction, H8371 [24JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H6282 [12JN], H6411 [13JN]

Tributes

Quillen, Representative, H10506 [17SE]

HILLIARD, DONALD, JR.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1149 [20JN]

HILLIARD, EARL F. (a Representative from Alabama)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Marion National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (see H.R. 3557), H5753 [30MY]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3330), H4109 [25AP]

Taxation: treatment of certain depreciable business assets (see H.R. 3329), H4109 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see H.R. 3794), H7474 [11JY]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H3650 [18AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2713 [22MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H7658 [16JY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H2951 [27MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H5052 [14MY]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H12251 [1OC]

———reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

———require employers to notify workers of reductions in business operations (see H.R. 3369), H6765 [25JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4646 [8MY]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

Children and youth: consolidate and expand Federal child care programs (see H.R. 3860), H10386 [12SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4503 [7MY]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H9925 [2AU]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10721 [19SE], H11528 [27SE]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4117), H12194 [30SE]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H10386 [12SE]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see H.R. 3236), H3488 [16AP]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H5174 [15MY]

Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (see H.R. 3512), H7658 [16JY]

———limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the compensation of any individual (see H.R. 3513), H7658 [16JY]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H2467 [19MR]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H2467 [19MR]

———require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H5647 [29MY]

———treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H2316 [14MR]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 2259), H1232 [6FE]

Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of grace periods (see H.R. 1963), H3171 [28MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H4303 [30AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 3665), H6508 [18JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H3387 [15AP]

Diseases: pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3488 [16AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H5288 [16MY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H6413 [13JN]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5647 [29MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362), H5174 [15MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 3704), H10525 [17SE]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H11527 [27SE]

Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H187 [4JA]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H3388 [15AP]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H6286 [12JN]

———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H11396 [26SE]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H3231 [29MR]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477, 3482), H7475 [11JY], H10721 [19SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR]

———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 3787), H7473 [11JY]

———prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (see H.R. 3222), H3230 [29MR]

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 2691), H1226 [1FE]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H2124 [12MR]

———provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (see H.R. 4315), H12174 [28SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H4503 [7MY]

———requirements relative to managed care plans (see H.R. 3751), H7106 [27JN]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1179), H1986 [7MR]

House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H2124 [12MR]

Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H8248 [23JY]

Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 3030), H3231 [29MR]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H8982 [30JY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H5817 [4JN]

———treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3991), H11230 [25SE]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H2665 [21MR]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H3171 [28MR]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1636 [29FE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H1716 [5MR]

Medicare: assure access to services under the Medicare Health Maintenance Organization Program (see H.R. 3079), H4503 [7MY]

———colorectal screening (see H.R. 1046), H5647 [29MY]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2316 [14MR]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H2316 [14MR]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10235 [11SE]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10602 [18SE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H2467 [19MR]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779), H1716 [5MR]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3231 [29MR]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H2665 [21MR]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H331 [5JA]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H12194 [30SE]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H4109 [25AP]

———funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H4646 [8MY]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5501 [22MY]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1716 [5MR]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3457), H5173 [15MY]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H3387 [15AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (see H.R. 2933), H1224 [1FE]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4503 [7MY]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835), H10525 [17SE]

Sports: convene national summit to promote good citizenship (see H. Con. Res. 199), H10041 [4SE]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H7154 [9JY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H2467 [19MR]

———apply denial of deduction for excessive employee compensation to all employees (see H.R. 4124), H10721 [19SE]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H5053 [14MY]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338), H2558 [20MR]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

Virgin Islands: temporary absence of executive officials and priority payment of certain bonds and other obligations (see H.R. 3634), H6413 [13JN]

———transfer of management authority of Christiansted National Historic Site (see H.R. 3635), H6413 [13JN]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6415 [13JN]

Women: preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3174), H3650 [18AP]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3176), H3650 [18AP]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H5754 [30MY]

Remarks by, on

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1904 [2OC]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, H6114 [10JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6394 [13JN]

Education: funding, H2128 [13MR]

Marion National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (H.R. 3557), H8684 [30JY]

Medicare: reform, H6188 [12JN], H6634 [20JN]

Minimum wage: level, H4309 [1MY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, H4309 [1MY]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H4914 [14MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H6411 [13JN]

Resignations

Committee on Small Business (House), H5921 [5JN]

Tributes

Bevill, Representative, H10586 [18SE], H10670 [19SE]

Browder, Representative, H10586 [18SE], H10670 [19SE]

Chang, John H., E1334 [22JY]

Gaston, Arthur G., E81 [24JA]

Matthews, William and Margaret, E694 [1MY]

Slater, Rodney, E239 [28FE]

HILLMAN, JENNIFER

Letters

Medical procedures patents, S11843 [30SE]

HILLS, WALLACE W.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1401 [30JY]

HILLSBORO, TN

Remarks in House

Hillsboro High School: tribute to participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1122 [20JN]

HILLSBOROUGH, CA

Remarks in House

William H. Crocker Middle School: Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipient, E185 [6FE]

HILTS, PHILIP J.

Articles and editorials

Love of Numbers Leads to Chromosome 17, E1926 [4OC]

HIMEBAUGH, MARK

Remarks in Senate

Crime: missing child, S5612 [23MY]

HINCHEY, MAURICE D. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments offered by, to

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4513 [7MY], H4676 [9MY]

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H1982 [7MR]

Conferee: H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, H8581 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Business and industry: prohibit employment discrimination relative to participation in labor organization activities (see H.R. 3763), H7154 [9JY]

Collective bargaining: permit additional remedies in certain unfair labor practice cases (see H.R. 3764), H7154 [9JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3292), H3730 [23AP]

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3292), H3730 [23AP]

———reform (see H.R. 3355), H4302 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4284), H12173 [28SE]

Agriculture: fair payment for use of Bureau of Reclamation water (see H.R. 3917), H8982 [30JY]

Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H4424 [2MY]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H5570 [23MY]

Alcoholic beverages: eliminate Federal subsidies for advertising abroad (see H.R. 3472), H5287 [16MY]

———establish advertising requirements (see H.R. 3473), H5287 [16MY]

———prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 3644), H6413 [13JN]

———require Dept. of HHS reports on alcohol advertising practices (see H.R. 3475), H5287 [16MY]

———require health warnings on advertisements (see H.R. 3474), H5287 [16MY]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H4801 [9MY]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H1325 [27FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H331 [5JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H10040 [4SE]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H7155 [9JY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H337 [9JA]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H8248 [23JY]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6915 [26JN]

———establish requirements relative to rent-to-own transactions (see H.R. 3003), H4110 [25AP]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H10524 [17SE]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation (see H. Res. 347), H2665 [21MR]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H9926 [2AU]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4303 [30AP]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H11527 [27SE]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10721 [19SE], H12175 [28SE]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Colleges and universities: provide incentives to develop alcohol abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 3476), H5287 [16MY]

Computers: protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet (see H.R. 3606), H6509 [18JN]

———provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H4303 [30AP]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 4113), H11396 [26SE]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (see H.R. 3606), H6509 [18JN]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Consumers: prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H5174 [15MY]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H2467 [19MR]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H2467 [19MR]

Corporate Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 3351), H4302 [30AP]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———development and implementation of national financial crimes strategy (see H.R. 3931), H9566 [31JY]

———treatment of the production, sale, transportation, or possession of fictitious financial instruments (see H.R. 2986), H3231 [29MR]

Cyprus: implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223), H187 [4JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H3650 [18AP]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: revise ranking process of applicants and limit awards to States for certain construction grants (see H.R. 3722), H6914 [26JN]

Disasters: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]

Diseases: pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———provide financial aid grants for certain colleges and technical schools (see H.R. 3919), H8982 [30JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1100, 2566, 3505), H1325 [27FE], H5500 [22MY], H7533 [12JY]

———provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H7475 [11JY]

Electric power: establish a commission to minimize the environmental impacts associated with electric utility restructuring (see H.R. 3172), H2950 [27MR]

ERISA: extend continuation of coverage of certain retiree health benefits (see H.R. 4162), H12194 [30SE]

FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see H.R. 3626), H6285 [12JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 3704), H10525 [17SE]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H2123 [12MR]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009), H8248 [23JY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3387 [15AP]

Financial institutions: enhance surveillance pictures for use in criminal prosecutions (see H.R. 3533), H6532 [19JN]

Fish and fishing: coordinate conservation efforts of Atlantic striped bass (see H.R. 2655), H3581 [17AP]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H2558 [20MR]

———establish a comprehensive program relative to alcohol and alcohol abuse (see H.R. 3479), H5287 [16MY]

———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H1325 [27FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5380 [21MY]

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 2796), H6509 [18JN]

Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 2849), H5817 [4JN]

Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H7106 [27JN]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H1226 [1FE]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H10602 [18SE]

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3590), H7155 [9JY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H10040 [4SE]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H4902 [10MY]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H913 [25JA]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H5501 [22MY]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7155 [9JY]

Lobbyists: prohibit misrepresentation of groups or individual names in connection with lobbying (see H.R. 2694), H2123 [12MR]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078), H4646 [8MY]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 2945), H1775 [6MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3658 [22AP]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H6532 [19JN]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H4801 [9MY]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H3581 [17AP]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H1226 [1FE]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H6915 [26JN]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates (see H. Res. 555), H12194 [30SE]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862; H. Res. 360), H914 [25JA], H2224 [13MR]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H6691 [20JN]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3139), H3658 [22AP]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H5380 [21MY]

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (see H.R. 2933), H2316 [14MR]

Sequoia National Forest: preservation of Giant Sequoia ecosystem and increase recreational opportunities (see H.R. 3873), H8247 [23JY]

Social Security: repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H4503 [7MY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H3387 [15AP]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H5380 [21MY]

———treatment of advertising expenses for alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3478), H5287 [16MY]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H1231 [6FE]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 3693), H9706 [1AU]

———treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 3124), H4110 [25AP]

———treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H3386 [15AP]

Technology: competitiveness of the electronic inter-connections industry (see H. Res. 537), H11528 [27SE]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H9926 [2AU]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H. Con. Res. 225), H11527 [27SE]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H1508 [28FE]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see H. Con. Res. 167), H5288 [16MY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3119), H10040 [4SE]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H6509 [18JN]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H3488 [16AP]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4119 [29AP]

Women: preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3174), H3650 [18AP]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3176), H3650 [18AP]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3510), H7533 [12JY]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H1636 [29FE]

Book reviews

``Competitive Advantage of Nations,'' Lien Chan, E1890 [1OC]

Letters

U.S. Housing Act: Kevin J. Donnellan, AARP, H4677 [9MY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6229 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6229 [12JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H3661 [23AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5124, H5130 [15MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6100, H6102, H6103, H6104 [10JN]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12028 [28SE]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts, E1366 [24JY]

———elections, E477 [28MR]

———Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office concert to honor President Lee Teng-Hui, E347 [13MR]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, H11061 [25SE]

Clinton, George: issue commemorative postage stamp, E19 [4JA]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6375 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H119 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6551 [19JN], H6640 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8214 [23JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6942 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10957 [24SE]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, H10199 [11SE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3661 [23AP]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8214 [23JY]

Economy: comparison of Clinton administration policy with previous administrations' policies, H10199 [11SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H10182 [11SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H10659, H10660, H10662 [19SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8311 [24JY]

EPA: Watershed Protection Program funding, H6942 [26JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5911 [5JN]

Foreign policy: endorse adoption of European Parliament resolution supporting efforts by Republic of China at joining the community of nations (H. Con. Res. 212), H10912 [24SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9851 [2AU]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3023 [28MR]

House Rules: authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H223 [5JA]

Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4577 [8MY], H4676, H4677 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4577 [8MY], H4676, H4677 [9MY]

———low-income weatherization assistance program funding, H6640 [20JN]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5911 [5JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), conference report, H11061 [25SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (H.J. Res. 70), H11572 [27SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: land acquisition funding, H6551 [19JN]

Medicaid: reform, H6100, H6102, H6103, H6104 [10JN]

Medicare: reform, H6100, H6102, H6103, H6104 [10JN], H10335 [12SE]

Minimum wage: level, H3023 [28MR], H9851 [2AU]

Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest, H12028 [28SE]

Power resources: fossil fuel research and development funding, H6551 [19JN]

———research and development funding, H8311 [24JY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3023 [28MR]

Votes: position on missed, H6858 [26JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H10228 [11SE]

Tributes

Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8530 [25JY]

Rawlings, Hunter, E1023 [6JN]

Resnick, Joseph Y., E1278 [12JY]

HINES, PATRICIA

Letters

Tribute to Christina Jeffrey, S12007 [30SE]

HINKLE, ROBERT L.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7179 [27JN]

HINSDALE, CO

Bills and resolutions

Public lands: land exchange (see H.R. 4213), H11395 [26SE]

HINSON, DAVID

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S12166 [2OC]

HISPANAS ORGANIZED FOR POLITICAL EQUITY (organization)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E304 [7MR]

HISPANIC AMERICANS related term(s) Mexican Americans

Addresses

Hispanic Contributions to America: Representative de la Garza, E1927 [4OC]

Articles and editorials

Bad Law on Affirmative Action, S3495 [17AP]

Buckaroo Ball Nets $500,000 for Charity, E1297 [17JY], E1359 [24JY]

Handcuffs on Learning, S3495 [17AP]

Immigration—Just the Facts, S3326 [15AP]

Newcomers, Natives Both Have the Solutions, E1297 [17JY], E1359 [24JY]

Workers Who Sign Away a Day in Court, E1486 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 1650; H.R. 3784), S3156 [28MR], H7473 [11JY]

———use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (see H.R. 3748), H7106 [27JN]

Lists

Supporters of legislation prohibiting discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin, S3158 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Bronx, NY: tribute to Puerto Rican Day Parade, E1496 [2AU]

Casabona, Angel: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Police of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1507), H2942-H2948 [27MR], E484 [28MR]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 3784), E1269, E1271 [12JY]

———use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (H.R. 3748), E1205 [27JN], E1486 [2AU]

DeHais, Educardo: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Police of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

El Mundo Hispanoamericano (publication): anniversary, E7 [3JA]

Elizabeth, NJ: tribute to waterfront festival, E877 [22MY]

Fernandez, Camilo: Junta Patriotica Cubana Manuel Antonio de Varona Award recipient, E864 [22MY]

Florida: anniversary of TEMAS (publication), E1541 [9SE]

Freeman, Chris: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Fireman of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Genesee County, MI: tribute to Hispanic Independence Award recipients, E1571 [11SE]

Guzman, Luis: Hispanic Police and Fire Association President of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Hernandez, Lorenzo: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Hispanas Organized for Political Equity (organization): tribute, E304 [7MR]

Hispanic Coordinating Council: tribute to award recipients, E539 [16AP]

Hispanic Women's Health Conference: convene, E695 [1MY]

Kern County, CA: tribute to Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, E1768 [27SE]

KMEX-TV (Los Angeles, CA): tribute, E1794 [28SE]

Korean War: tribute to 65th Infantry Regiment, E790 [14MY]

Latin American Community Alliance for Support and Assistance of Northwest Indiana, Inc.: tribute, E1714 [26SE]

Latino Peace Officer's Association: tribute, E1648 [19SE]

Latinos Against AIDS (organization): anniversary, E1523 [5SE]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Bilingual Foundation of the Arts, E819 [16MY]

Massachusetts: tribute to Men of Color Health Initiative, E1925 [4OC]

National Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1602 [12SE]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of Casa Otonal (organization), E1056 [11JN]

New Jersey: anniversary of Mini Mundo (publication), E1598 [12SE]

———observance of Hispanic Business Week, E1951 [21OC]

———tribute to Puerto Rican Association for Human Development, E1667 [20SE]

———tribute to Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, E1825 [30SE]

Pantoja, Antonia: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E1594 [12SE]

Petermann, Wayne: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Rhode Island: tribute to Latino Peer Council, H3549 [17AP]

Saginaw, MI: anniversary of American Legion Post 500, E1022 [6JN]

Sanchez, Luis: Hispanic Police and Fire Association President of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

Smithsonian Institution: anniversary, E1292 [16JY]

Szczygiel, Chris: Hispanic Police and Fire Association Fireman of the Year award recipient, E1618 [17SE]

TEMAS (publication): anniversary, E1621 [17SE], E1819 [30SE]

Union City (NJ) Continental: anniversary, E502 [29MR]

Veterans: tribute, E1428 [1AU]

Virginia: tribute to Honor Immigrant Americans Day Award recipients from the Eighth Congressional District, E942 [29MY]

Remarks in Senate

Cabrera, Juan G. (Bill): Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S12280 [3OC]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 1650), S3157, S3158 [28MR]

Colleges and universities: Court of Appeals decision relative to student body diversity, S3494 [17AP]

Immigration: include Spanish and English on deportation notices, S4414-S4416, S4417 [30AP]

Massachusetts: tribute to Men of Color Health Initiative, S12283 [3OC]

Reports

Grand Jury Investigation of San Diego's San Ysidro School District, H9760-H9762 [1AU]

HISPANIC COORDINATING COUNCIL

Remarks in House

Tribute to award recipients, E539 [16AP]

HISPANIC POLICE AND FIRE ASSOCIATION

Remarks in House

Fireman of the Year: award recipients, E1618 [17SE]

Humanitarian of the Year: award recipients, E1618 [17SE]

Police of the Year: award recipients, E1618 [17SE]

President of the Year: award recipients, E1618 [17SE]

HISS, ALGER

Articles and editorials

Goodies From the Venona Files, H3644 [18AP]

HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND SITES

Amendments

Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage Area: establish (S. 342), S12314, S12353 [3OC]

Analyses

Lower Eastern Shore American Heritage Area Act (S. 1583), S1460 [29FE]

Articles and editorials

One Hundred Years of Courthouse History, S9860 [4SE]

Bills and resolutions

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site: revise boundary (see S. 2112), S11169 [24SE]

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1808), S5567 [23MY]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 3031), H1775 [6MR]

Aleutian World War II National Historic Area: establish (see S. 1809), S5567 [23MY]

Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (see H.R. 3069), H2123 [12MR]

Colleges and universities: authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see S. 1584, 1940), S1455 [29FE], S7670 [10JY]

Essex National Heritage Area Commission: establish (see S. 1785), S5443 [21MY]

Great Falls Historic District: establish (see H.R. 3911), H8598 [26JY]

Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 2849), H187 [4JA]

Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1539), S492 [26JA]

Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1913; H.R. 3628), S7179 [27JN], H6285 [12JN]

Lower Eastern Shore American Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1583), S1455 [29FE]

Manzanar Historic Site: exchange of public lands (see S. 2052; H.R. 3006), S9853 [4SE], H1715 [5MR]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (see H.R. 4073), H10386 [12SE]

National parks and recreation areas: highway relocation assistance relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks (see S. 1706), S4190 [25AP]

New Bedford National Historic Landmark: establish (see S. 1720), S4517 [1MY]

Nicodemus National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1521, 1720; H.R. 3256), S313 [23JA], S4517 [1MY], H3488 [16AP]

Ohio: designate Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort Miamis as national historic sites (see S. 2122; H.R. 4174), S11294 [25SE], H11229 [25SE]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3596), H6005 [6JN]

U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), H5288 [16MY]

Virgin Islands: transfer of management authority of Christiansted National Historic Site (see H.R. 3635), H6413 [13JN]

Washita Battlefield National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 3099), H2315 [14MR]

Letters

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation reauthorization: Cathryn B. Slater, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, E292 [6MR]

Remarks in House

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: reauthorize (H.R. 3031), E291 [6MR]

African americans: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration of certain buildings at historically black colleges and universities (H.R. 1179), H9972-H9974 [4SE], E1528, E1530 [5SE]

Arizona: construction of observatory on Mount Graham, H1968 [7MR]

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: expand boundaries, E1865 [30SE]

Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage Area: establish (S. 342), H12294 [4OC]

California: tribute to Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail, E1638 [18SE]

Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark: authorize assistance (H.R. 3069), E323 [12MR]

Charles County, MD: anniversary of Charles County Courthouse, E1473 [2AU]

Eastpointe, MI: Halfway Schoolhouse designated historical site, E1753 [27SE]

Great Falls Historic District: establish, H12027 [28SE]

———establish (H.R. 3911), E1865 [30SE]

Hartford, CT: anniversary of Old State House, E710 [6MY]

Livermore, CA: anniversary of Livermore Public Library, E1759 [27SE]

Manzanar Historic Site: exchange of public lands (H.R. 3006), H9452 [31JY], E273 [5MR]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (H.R. 4073), H10330 [12SE], H11410-H11416 [27SE]

National parks and recreation areas: highway relocation assistance relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks (H.R. 848), H6042 [10JN]

San Diego, CA: tribute to Fort Guijarros Museum Foundation, E1605 [12SE]

Saratoga Springs, NY: National Trust for Historic Preservation Great American Main Street Award recipient, E983 [4JN]

U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: designate (H.J. Res. 179), E828 [16MY]

Vancouver, WA: allocation of additional land for Fort Vancouver National Historic Reserve, E1833 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site: revise boundary (S. 2112), S11185 [24SE]

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: authorizing appropriations (S. 1808), S5585 [23MY]

Aleutian World War II National Historic Area: establish (S. 1809), S5585 [23MY]

Arizona: construction of Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham, S5619 [23MY]

Barton, AL: Zion No. 1 Missionary Baptist Church anniversary, S10321 [11SE]

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: expand boundaries, S12366 [3OC]

Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage Area: establish, S3758 [22AP]

———establish (S. 342), S11495 [27SE], S12353 [3OC]

Colleges and universities: authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (S. 1584), S1461 [29FE]

———authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (S. 1940), S7673 [10JY]

Corinth, MS: establish interpretive center at Civil War Battlefield, S4511 [1MY]

Essex National Heritage Area Commission: establish (S. 1785), S5444-S5447 [21MY]

Frankfort, KY: anniversary of Liberty Hall, S9962 [5SE]

Great Falls Historic District: establish, S12362 [3OC]

Hudson, NH: anniversary, S6249 [13JN]

LaPlata, MD: anniversary of Charles County Courthouse, S9860-S9862 [4SE]

Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage Area: establish (S. 1539), S510 [26JA]

Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish (S. 1913), S7185-S7187 [27JN]

Lower Eastern Shore American Heritage Area: establish (S. 1583), S1458 [29FE]

Maine: conveyance of certain lighthouses, S11801 [28SE]

Manzanar Historic Site: exchange of public lands (S. 2052), S9854 [4SE]

New Bedford National Historic Landmark: establish (S. 1720), S4513 [1MY], S4587-S4589 [2MY]

New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park: establish (S. 608), S10971 [19SE]

Nicodemus National Historic Site: establish, S12464 [21OC]

———establish (S. 1521), S314 [23JA]

———establish (S. 1720), S4513 [1MY], S4587-S4589 [2MY]

Ohio: designate Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort Miamis as national historic sites (S. 2122), S11302 [25SE]

Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District: establish, S12360, S12361 [3OC]

Vancouver National Historic Reserve: establish (S. 1127), S12351 [3OC]

Reports filed

Aleutian World War II National Historic Areas Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1809), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1809) (S. Rept. 104-384), S11972 [30SE]

Highway Relocation Assistance Relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1706), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1706) (S. Rept. 104-382), S11972 [30SE]

Manzanar Historic Site Exchange of Public Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3006) (H. Rept. 104-709), H8597 [26JY]

New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 608), S10599 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 608) (S. Rept. 104-375), S11972 [30SE]

Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings and Sites at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1179) (H. Rept. 104-758), H10039 [4SE]

Study Battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1226) (S. Rept. 104-310), S7301 [28JN]

Study Champlain Valley and Upper Hudson River Valley Historic Buildings and Sites: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1225) (S. Rept. 104-297), S7178 [27JN]

U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S.J. Res. 42) (S. Rept. 104-263), S4937 [9MY]

Vancouver National Historic Reserve: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1127), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1127) (S. Rept. 104-379), S11972 [30SE]

Statements

New Bedford National Historic Landmark: Senators Kennedy and Kerry, S4589 [2MY]

Tables

Fall enrollment in historically black colleges and universities, H10223-H10225 [11SE]

Texts of

H.R. 848, highway relocation assistance relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks, H6042 [10JN]

H.R. 1179, historically black colleges building preservation and restoration appropriations, H9972 [4SE]

H.R. 3006, Manzanar Historic Site exchange of public lands, H9453 [31JY]

H.R. 4073, National Park Service coordination of programs and entrance into cooperative agreements with National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, H11410 [27SE]

S. 342, Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act, S12356-S12359 [3OC], H12294-H12297 [4OC]

S. 1521, Nicodemus National Historic Site establishment, S315 [23JA]

S. 1583, Lower Eastern Shore American Heritage Area Act, S1459 [29FE]

S. 1720, Nicodemus National Historic Site and New Bedford National Historic Landmark, S4587-S4589 [2MY]

S. 1785, Essex National Heritage Area Commission, S5444-S5446 [21MY]

S. 1808, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation appropriations and sites, S5585 [23MY]

S. 1809, Aleutian World War II National Historic Areas Act, S5586 [23MY]

S. 1913, Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site Act, S7186 [27JN]

S. 1940, historically black colleges and universities preservation and restoration appropriations, S7673 [10JY]

S. 2112, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site boundary revision, S11185 [24SE]

HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS ZONE ACT see HUBZone Act

HISTORY

Addresses

African-American Women—Past, Present, and Future: Vicky L. Bandy, E296 [6MR]

Black History Month: Harold B. Williams, E1366 [24JY]

Crimes Against Humanity, Nuremberg, 1946: Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, E887 [23MY]

Days of Remembrance Candle Lighting Ceremony: Representative Yates, E891 [23MY]

Days of Remembrance Commemoration: Benjamin Meed, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, E953 [30MY]

———Miles Lerman, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, E957 [30MY]

———Senator Dodd, E962 [30MY]

George Washington's Farewell Address: read by Senator Akaka, S1305-S1309 [26FE]

Hispanic Contributions to America: Representative de la Garza, E1927 [4OC]

Jerusalem 3000 Celebration: George Pataki, Governor of New York, S4983 [13MY]

100th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Adwa: Negasso Gidada, President of Ethiopia, S4982 [13MY]

Prarie Grass Rising: John McClaughry, E1448 [1AU]

Princeton University Commencement: President Clinton, S5745-S5747 [4JN]

Ready for the World: Edward W. Brooke, S9641-S9643 [2AU]

Seeds and Science—Henry A. Wallace on Agriculture and Human Progress: John C. Culver, S9644-S9647 [2AU]

Sikh National Identity and the Struggle for an Independent Khalistan: Gurmit S. Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E966-E968 [30MY]

Third Nuremberg Reunion: Senator Dodd, S3411 [16AP]

Tribute to Kansas: Richard L. Bond, S3147 [28MR]

U.S. Military Academy Commencement: William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, E1026 [6JN]

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Commemoration: Avroham Burg, Jewish Agency for Israel, S4258 [25AP]

———Benjamin Meed, Warsaw Ghetto Resistance Organization, S4258, S4259 [25AP], E523 [15AP]

Amendments

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), S12317, S12374 [3OC], H12286 [4OC]

Articles and editorials

America at War, E71 [24JA]

Black History Month Gone Wrong, H1500 [28FE]

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Victory in the Pacific, E54 [23JA]

Congressional Jewish Summer Reading List, E1600 [12SE]

Conscription Not Working—All-Volunteer Too Expensive, S1446 [29FE]

D.C.'s Oldest School Marks 175th Anniversary, S11450 [26SE]

Fiddling With the Numbers, S5426 [21MY]

Goodies From the Venona Files, H3644 [18AP]

It Is Not Enough Not To Be Racist, S3410 [16AP]

Marvin Brown Awarded Austrian Commendation, E1723 [26SE]

One Hundred Years of Courthouse History, S9860 [4SE]

Pearl Harbor '41, Bosnia '95, E256 [29FE]

Remembering Margaret Corbin, Daughter of the American Revolution, H1970 [7MR]

Squeezing the Textile Worker, H1770 [6MR]

They Also Served Who Bark and Sniff, S5490 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1808), S5567 [23MY]

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H10524 [17SE]

Aleutian World War II National Historic Area: establish (see S. 1809), S5567 [23MY]

American Folklife Preservation Act: repeal (see H.R. 3491), H5288 [16MY]

America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: establish (see S. 2020), S9554 [2AU]

Arlington National Cemetery: reburial of unknown Civil War soldiers (see H.R. 3854, 3855), H8029 [18JY]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 196), H11395 [26SE]

Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish (see H.R. 3597), H6005 [6JN]

Berlin, NH: examine historical significance (see H.R. 4026), H10107 [5SE]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 229), S1455 [29FE]

Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish commemorative work (see S. 1966; H.R. 3707), S8013 [17JY], H6764 [25JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: recognize contributions of all American citizens in the National Statuary Hall (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3231 [29MR]

———restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 216), H11048 [24SE]

———transfer jurisdiction of certain parcels of land to establish a memorial to Japanese-American patriotism during World War II (see S. 1864), S6144 [12JN]

Cold war: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 61; H. Con. Res. 180), S5567 [23MY], H5501 [22MY]

Croatia: condemn relocation of remains of individuals to the Jasenovac death camp (see H. Con. Res. 171), H4423 [2MY]

———preservation of memorial located at the Jasenovac death camp (see H. Con. Res. 219), H11229 [25SE]

Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 226), H11527 [27SE]

———express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Foreign countries: promote protection of culturally significant sites (see S. 2169), S11973 [30SE]

George Washington University: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 41; H. Con. Res. 139), S1083 [7FE], H1138 [31JA]

Heritage: recognition of the heritage of certain areas of the U.S. (see H.R. 3305), H3819 [24AP]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see S. 1584, 1940), S1455 [29FE], S7670 [10JY]

Japan: treatment of U.S. military and civilian POW's during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 176), H4902 [10MY]

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park: designate visitor center as the Laura C. Hudson Visitor Center (see S. 1627), S2422 [20MR]

Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of Puerto Ricans who served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H.R. 3228), H3230 [29MR]

———tribute to Puerto Ricans who served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H. Con. Res. 159), H3231 [29MR]

Manzanar Historic Site: exchange of public lands (see S. 2052; H.R. 3006), S9853 [4SE], H1715 [5MR]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see S. 1850; H.R. 3631), S5939 [6JN], H6285 [12JN]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1577; H.R. 3625), S1345 [27FE], H6285 [12JN]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (see H.R. 4073), H10386 [12SE]

New Bedford National Historic Landmark: establish (see S. 1720), S4517 [1MY]

Nicodemus National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1521, 1720), S313 [23JA], S4517 [1MY]

Ohio: designate Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort Miamis as national historic sites (see S. 2122; H.R. 4174), S11294 [25SE], H11229 [25SE]

Operation Sail: tribute (see S.J. Res. 64), S11169 [24SE]

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 534), H11048 [24SE]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see S.J. Res. 51; H. Con. Res. 165), S3626 [18AP], H3649 [18AP]

———condemn construction of shopping center within internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp (see H. Res. 398), H3231 [29MR]

Public lands: collection of fossils (see H.R. 2943), H1224 [1FE]

Senate: tribute to African-American Senators (see S. Res. 229), S1455 [29FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the Center for American Cultural Heritage within the National Museum of American History (see S. 2133), S11426 [26SE]

Southwest Montana Heritage and Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 3318), H3819 [24AP]

Texas: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood (see S. Con. Res. 40; S. Res. 223), S555 [30JA], S737 [1FE]

Virgin Islands: transfer of management authority of Christiansted National Historic Site (see H.R. 3635), H6413 [13JN]

Washington, George: reading of Farewell Address at the beginning of each Congress (see H. Con. Res. 222), H11395 [26SE]

Washita Battlefield National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 3099), H2315 [14MR]

World War II: awarding of a medal to civilians who participated in the defense of Pearl Harbor (see S. 1585), S1516 [5MR]

———tribute to Filipino veterans (see S. Con. Res. 64; H. Con. Res. 191), S6225 [13JN], H6691 [20JN]

———tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5570 [23MY]

Yellowstone River Valley Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3317), H3819 [24AP]

Biographies

Corbin, Margaret C.: ``World Book Encyclopedia'', H1970 [7MR]

Chronologies

Information on past debt ceiling crises and changes: GAO, S1627 [7MR]

Citations

Awarding of Congressional Medal of Honor to James W. (Bill) Reese, E1642 [18SE]

Comparisons

Personal military histories of President Clinton and Sullivan Ballou: Representative Dornan, E169 [5FE]

Essays

Best of the Best: Jennifer Tutak, E1072 [12JN]

Days of Shelled Peanuts: Winston H. Chang, E1585 [11SE]

Quest for Light: Steven Reddington, E479 [28MR]

What Everyone Should Know About the Unknown Soldier: Candace Shea, E1239 [11JY]

Excerpts

$8.2 Billion Reconciliation Bill Cleared: ``Congressional Quarterly Almanac'' (1980), S5421 [21MY]

Histories

Monitor (U.S.S.), E155-E157 [5FE]

Letters

Construction of shopping center within internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp: Embassy of Poland, H6144 [11JN]

Military service of Sullivan Ballou in U.S. Civil War: Sullivan Ballou, E170 [5FE]

Reburial of Margaret C. Corbin at the West Point Cemetery: Judith A. Sibley, U.S. Military Academy, H1970 [7MR]

Texas independence: William B. Travis, S1448 [29FE]

Transfer of vessel from Thailand to U.S. Shipbuilding Museum: William M. MacMullen, Jr., U.S. Shipbuilding Museum, S7240 [28JN]

Tribute to James B. Sanders, Jr.: Don R. Ash, E508 [29MR]

Lists

Euclid, OH, founders—corrections to the Congressional Record of August 10, 1959, E1667 [20SE]

Famous Polish Americans, E1777 [28SE]

Historically black colleges and universities, H10223 [11SE]

Librarians of the Senate, S10979 [19SE]

Monitor (U.S.S.) officers, E157 [5FE]

Notable Asian Pacific Americans, H5302 [21MY]

Women in public service, E442 [22MR]

Poems

``America For Me,'' Henry Van Dyke, S6284 [14JN]

``I Am a Black Woman,'' Mari Evans, H1495 [28FE]

``Reflections of Holocaust,'' Samantha Peay, E665 [30AP]

Prayers

Holocaust Commemoration: Alexander Schindler, E997 [5JN]

———Robert F. Drinan, E1003 [5JN]

Proclamations

Day of National Humiliation, Fasting, and Prayer: Abraham Lincoln, E495 [29MR]

Descendants' Day: Charles A. Howell, Trust for the Future (organization), E1558 [11SE]

Tribute to the 168th Engineer Combat Battalion: Angus S. King, Jr, Governor of Maine, S9441 [1AU]

———William F. Weld, Governor of Massachusetts, S9441 [1AU]

Remarks in House

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (H.J. Res. 195), H10435 [17SE], H11352 [26SE], E1866 [30SE]

Alegria, Ricardo: recipient of Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Bicentennial Medal, E530 [16AP]

Alton, NH: anniversary, E562 [17AP]

American Folklife Center: funding, H8794 [30JY]

American History Month: observance, E186 [6FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), H10489-H10493 [17SE], H12286-H12290 [4OC]

Army: anniversary, E1079 [13JN]

Austria: refusal to participate in the March of the Living holocaust education program, E489 [28MR]

Ayers, Georgia: Florida 17th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2663 [21MR]

Black History Month: observance, H1220-H1222 [1FE], H1494-H1506 [28FE], E123 [1FE], E185 [6FE], E195 [13FE], E201 [20FE], E210 [27FE], E225, E238, E244 [28FE], E261, E263 [29FE], E281 [6MR], E316 [7MR]

Brown, Marvin: Grand Decoration of Honour of the State of Salzburg award recipient, E1723 [26SE]

Budget: balance, H1977-H1981 [7MR]

———deficit, H1977-H1981 [7MR]

Business and industry: observance of national holidays, H10438 [17SE]

California: anniversary of Sons of the American Revolution (organization), E739 [9MY]

———tribute to individuals who have made contributions to the American Heritage Club, E487 [28MR]

———tribute to Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail, E1638 [18SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda, E775 [10MY]

———restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (H. Con. Res. 216), H11051 [25SE], H11358 [26SE], E1869 [30SE]

Center for Jewish History: tribute, E676 [1MY]

Chester, PA: rededication of James W. Reese Army Reserve Center, E1642 [18SE]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy, E968 [30MY]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy, E968 [30MY]

Cobb County, GA: tribute to Mark Twain exhibit at Kennesaw State University, H6976 [27JN]

Cold war: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 180), H11235-H11239 [26SE]

Comstock, Anthony: historical impact on censorship of family planning information, H10769 [24SE]

Constitution Week: observance, E1641 [18SE]

Croatia: observance of Anti-Fascist Struggle Commemoration Day, E1204 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: commemoration ceremony for F-111 aircraft, H9380 [31JY]

Descendants' Day: observance, E1558 [11SE]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of U.S. automobile industry, E1431, E1434 [1AU]

Eastpointe, MI: Halfway Schoolhouse designated historical site, E1753 [27SE]

Education: curriculum standards relative to history, H6493 [18JN]

Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (organization): tribute, E433 [22MR]

Flag Day: observance, E998, E1001 [5JN], E1019 [6JN], E1091 [14JN]

———tribute to VA-National Medical Musical Group concert, H6185 [12JN]

Fort Hancock, NJ: tribute, E1186 [26JN]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: anniversary of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, E1454 [1AU]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to the Chisholm Trail Round-Up, H6974 [26JN]

Friends of Raoul Wallenberg Foundation: tribute, E1764 [27SE]

Government: accomplishments of liberals, H12181 [30SE]

———disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel lost in Vietnam, E899 [24MY]

Granite City, IL: anniversary, E191 [9FE]

Greece: tribute to Dodecanese Islands, E287 [6MR]

Guam: anniversary of elective governorship, E1217 [8JY]

Hartford, CT: anniversary of Old State House, E710 [6MY]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (H.R. 1179), H9972-H9974 [4SE], E1528, E1530 [5SE]

Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (H. Res. 316), H3419-H3423 [16AP], E591 [19AP]

———remembrance, E887, E891 [23MY], E997, E1003 [5JN], E1229 [9JY]

Houston, TX: opening of the Houston Holocaust Museum, H1667 [5MR]

Hubble, John G.: tribute for ``POW—Definitive History of the American Prisoner of War Experience in Vietnam—1964 to 1973'' (book), H9912 [2AU]

Hungary: independence anniversary, E1537 [5SE], E1778 [28SE]

International Women's Day: observance, H1766-H1773 [6MR]

Iowa: anniversary of statehood, E1200 [27JN]

Ireland: impact of potato famine on U.S. history, E1685 [25SE]

LaMott, PA: tribute to Camp William Penn Interpretive Center, E1820 [30SE]

———tribute to Emancipation Proclamation Museum, E1820 [30SE]

Lewis and Clark expedition: reenactment, E814 [15MY]

Lexington, MI: observance of Canada Day, E1201 [27JN]

Logan-Young, Wende: New York 28th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2662 [21MR]

Lozano, Ofelia: California 34th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2656 [21MR]

Manzanar Historic Site: exchange of public lands (H.R. 3006), H9452 [31JY], E273 [5MR]

March of the Living Program: tribute, E554 [17AP]

Merrill, Eunice: Alabama 5th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2661 [21MR]

Merrimack, NH: anniversary, E367 [14MR]

Michigan: anniversary of St. Anne's de Michilimackinac Church, E1354 [24JY]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (H.R. 3631), E1063 [12JN]

Minnetonka, MN: tribute to volunteers participating in the restoration of Minnehaha (vessel), E872 [22MY]

NAACP: history and mission, H1216-H1220 [1FE]

NASA: American Museum of Natural History's National Center for Science Literacy, Education and Technology funding, E1217 [8JY]

———funding for American Museum of Natural History's National Center for Science Literacy, Education and Technology, H6879 [26JN]

National Days of Remembrance: observance, E953, E957, E962 [30MY]

National Flag Week: observance, E1091 [14JN]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission: authorizing appropriations (S. 1577), H11408, H11409 [27SE]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (H.R. 4073), H10330 [12SE], H11410-H11416 [27SE]

National Women's History Week: observance, H1666 [5MR]

Native Americans: anniversary of Nome Cult ``Trail of Tears'', E1798 [28SE]

New Baltimore, MI: anniversary of New Baltimore Historical Society, E1318 [18JY]

New London, CT: anniversary, E724 [7MY]

New York, NY: funding of American Museum of Natural History, E1204 [27JN]

Newark, NJ: tribute to Columbus Day Parade, E1937 [21OC]

Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal: anniversary, E953, E957, E962 [30MY]

Operation Sail: tribute (S.J. Res. 64), H11546 [27SE]

Orchard Park, NY: tribute to Black History Month essay contest award recipients, E831 [16MY]

Paulin, Amy: New York 18th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2656 [21MR]

Peru: independence anniversary, E1316 [18JY]

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (H. Res. 534), E1677 [24SE]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (H. Con. Res. 165), H5321-H5323 [21MY], E704 [2MY], E875 [22MY]

———building of shopping mall outside the Auschwitz death camp, E813 [15MY]

———condemn construction of shopping center within internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp, H6143, H6144 [11JN]

Puerto Rico: anniversary of flag, E1277 [12JY]

Pulaski Day: observance, E1777 [28SE]

Red Bank, NJ: anniversary of Pilgrim Baptist Church, E1841 [30SE]

Reddington, Steven: Fifth Congressional District essay contest award recipient, E479 [28MR]

Rendon, Senorina: California 33rd Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2655 [21MR]

Sag Harbor, NY: tribute to Sag Harbor Historical Society, E1527 [5SE]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to ``Portraits in Black'' exhibit, E114 [30JA]

Schroeder, Representative: clarification of statements about women in history, H1970 [7MR]

Smithsonian Institution: anniversary, E1292 [16JY], E1426 [1AU]

Southwest Montana Heritage and Recreation Area: establish (H.R. 3318), E629 [25AP]

Sturbridge, MA: anniversary of Old Sturbridge Village, E1201 [27JN]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council: tribute, E997 [5JN]

Utah: statehood anniversary, H98, H127 [4JA]

``Vice Presidents of the United States, 1789-1993'': authorizing printing (S. Con. Res. 34), H11357, H11358 [26SE]

Wallenberg, Raoul: anniversary of honorary citizenship, E1764 [27SE]

———unveiling of Postal Service commemorative stamp, E830 [16MY]

Wendelin, IL: completion of community history book, E1825 [30SE]

Wilkes-Barre, PA: anniversary of St. Patrick's Church, E1602 [12SE]

Women: tribute to women in public service, E441 [22MR]

Women's History Month: observance, H1644 [4MR], H2193 [13MR], H2654-H2663 [21MR], H2843 [26MR], E325 [12MR], E338 [13MR], E416 [22MR], E499 [29MR]

Woodstock, VT: Marsh-Billing National Historic Park funding, H6625 [19JN]

World War II: anniversary, E71 [24JA]

———anniversary of German attack on U.S. amphibious assault force during Exercise Tiger, E653 [25AP]

———anniversary of the capture of Iwo Jima, E244 [28FE]

———Battle of Crete anniversary, H5143-H5146 [15MY]

———tribute to 761st Black Panther Tank Battalion, E1876 [30SE]

———tribute to Army Air Corps pilots, H7644 [16JY]

———tribute to Filipino veterans, H6401 [13JN]

———tribute to Filipino veterans (H. Con. Res. 191), H8627-H8629 [29JY], E1139 [20JN], E1407, E1409, E1410, E1411 [30JY]

———tribute to organizers of Victory in the Pacific ceremony, E54 [23JA]

———tribute to soldiers of the 66th Infantry Division, E403 [21MR]

Yellowstone River Valley Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 3317), E629 [25AP]

Yom Hashoah—Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E523, E524 [15AP], E583 [19AP]

Remarks in Senate

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: authorizing appropriations (S. 1808), S5585 [23MY]

Aleutian World War II National Historic Area: establish (S. 1809), S5585 [23MY]

Alton, NH: anniversary, S5611 [23MY]

American Folklife Center: funding, S9063 [29JY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), S12374-S12376 [3OC]

———mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (S. 953), S1279 [20FE], S1531 [5MR]

America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: establish (S. 2020), S9559 [2AU]

Army: anniversary, S6277 [14JN]

Bellingham, WA: tribute to Bellingham High School participants in National History Day Finals, S6192 [13JN]

Black History Month: observance, S732 [1FE], S1301 [23FE], S1372 [27FE], S1465 [29FE]

———observance (S. Res. 229), S1471-S1474 [29FE]

Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish commemorative work (S. 1966), S8023 [17JY]

Books: tribute to ``Tragedy and Triumph—Pilot's Life Through War and Peace'' by James Fore and Larry Jacks, S11947 [30SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (H. Con. Res. 216), S11573 [27SE], S11633 [28SE]

———transfer jurisdiction of certain parcels of land to establish a memorial to Japanese-American patriotism during World War II (S. 1864), S6144 [12JN]

Citizenship Day: tribute, S9862 [4SE]

Civil rights: accomplishments, S12080-S12090 [1OC]

———relations between Jews and African Americans, S3410 [16AP]

Cold war: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. (S. Con. Res. 61), S5602 [23MY]

Colorado: anniversary of statehood, S9451 [1AU]

Constitution: proposed amendments, S5752-S5754 [4JN]

Constitution Week: tribute, S9862 [4SE]

Corinth, MS: establish interpretive center at Civil War Battlefield, S4511 [1MY]

Dept. of Defense: transfer of vessel from Thailand to U.S. Shipbuilding Museum, S7239 [28JN]

District of Columbia: anniversary of Gonzaga College High School, S11450 [26SE]

Enfield, CT: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Department, S327 [23JA], S666 [31JA]

Flag Day: observance, S6284 [14JN]

Foreign countries: promote protection of culturally significant sites (S. 2169), S11982 [30SE]

Fort Devens, MA: unveiling of 168th Engineer Combat Battalion commemorative monument, S9440 [1AU]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to Chisholm Trail Roundup festival, S5619 [23MY]

Frankfort, KY: anniversary of Liberty Hall, S9962 [5SE], S12026 [30SE]

Franklin D. Roosevelt History Month: observance, S12197 [2OC]

Gadsden, AL: anniversary, S11417 [26SE]

George Washington University: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 41), S1085 [7FE]

Great Falls Historic District: establish, S12362 [3OC]

Highland Beach, MD: preservation of Frederick Douglass house as a museum, S1300 [23FE]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (S. 1584), S1461 [29FE]

———authorizing appropriations for preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (S. 1940), S7673 [10JY]

Hollis, NH: anniversary, S10346 [11SE]

Iowa: sesquicentennial celebration, S5705 [4JN], S5907 [6JN], S6194 [13JN]

———tribute to girls' high school basketball tournament, S6670 [21JN]

Israel: anniversary of Jerusalem, S4983 [13MY]

Italy: anniversary of status as a democratic nation, S5779 [4JN]

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park: designate visitor center as the Laura C. Hudson Visitor Center (S. 1627), S2422 [20MR]

Jewish War Veterans: anniversary, S4809 [7MY]

LaPlata, MD: anniversary of Charles County Courthouse, S9860-S9862 [4SE]

``Legislating the Revolution'': opinion on book by James G. Gimpel, S4060 [24AP]

Maher, Ryan: participation in National History Day competition, S8382 [19JY]

Manzanar Historic Site: exchange of public lands (S. 2052), S9854 [4SE]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (S. 1850), S5941 [6JN]

Montauk, NY: anniversary of Montauk Point Lighthouse, S5983 [7JN]

Munising, MI: anniversary, S4681 [3MY]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission: authorizing appropriations (S. 1577), S1353, S1354 [27FE], S1469 [29FE], S8930 [25JY]

National Museum of American History: allocation of space for military history exhibits, S11068 [20SE]

National Park Service: Maine Acadian Culture Preservation Commission funding, S11914 [30SE]

New Bedford National Historic Landmark: establish (S. 1720), S4513 [1MY], S4587-S4589 [2MY]

New Mexico: request of resident to obtain tickets for Atlanta Olympic games, S1447 [29FE]

Nicodemus National Historic Site: establish, S12464 [21OC]

———establish (S. 1521), S314 [23JA]

———establish (S. 1720), S4513 [1MY], S4587-S4589 [2MY]

Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal: anniversary, S3411 [16AP]

Ohio: designate Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort Miamis as national historic sites (S. 2122), S11302 [25SE]

Operation Sail: tribute (S.J. Res. 64), S11201 [24SE]

Oregon Treaty: sesquicentennial, S6106 [11JN]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (S.J. Res. 51), S3632 [18AP], S4091 [24AP], S4567 [1MY], S4630 [2MY]

Political parties: U.S. populist tradition, S1291-S1294 [23FE]

Postal Service: anniversary of Rural Free Delivery, S11816 [30SE]

President's Day: observance, S1659 [7MR]

Presidents of the United States: history of inaugural ceremony, S12291 [3OC]

Senate: library anniversary, S10978 [19SE]

———tribute to African-American Senators (S. Res. 229), S1471-S1474 [29FE]

Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District: establish, S12360, S12361 [3OC]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the Center for American Cultural Heritage within the National Museum of American History (S. 2133), S11431-S11433 [26SE]

Sturbridge, MA: anniversary of Old Sturbridge Village, S5790 [5JN]

Talcott, WV: festivities relative to the printing of a stamp honoring John Henry's accomplishments, S11101 [20SE]

Tennessee: bicentennial anniversary, S5776 [4JN]

Texas: anniversary of declaration of independence from Mexico, S1448 [29FE]

———commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood (S. Con. Res. 40), S562, S563 [30JA]

———commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood (S. Res. 223), S867 [1FE]

Utah: Pioneer Day observance, S8634 [24JY]

———statehood anniversary, S36, S37 [4JA]

West Virginia: anniversary of statehood, S6605, S6625 [20JN]

Wheeling, WV: tribute to 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion of the 3d Army, S10022 [6SE]

Wilderness areas: establishment of protected areas, S2763-S2766 [25MR]

World War II: anniversary of D-Day, S6011 [10JN]

———internment of Japanese Latin Americans, S11317 [25SE]

———tribute to African-American veterans, S1372 [27FE]

———tribute to Filipino veterans (S. Con. Res. 64), S6243, S6244 [13JN], S8060 [17JY]

Yankton (SD) Press & Dakotan: anniversary, S7169 [27JN]

Yom Hashoah—Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, S4257 [25AP]

Reports filed

Aleutian World War II National Historic Areas Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1809), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1809) (S. Rept. 104-384), S11972 [30SE]

American Folklife Preservation Act Repeal: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H.R. 3491) (H. Rept. 104-710), H8597 [26JY]

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park Visitor Center Designation as the Laura C. Hudson Visitor Center: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1627) (S. Rept. 104-262), S4937 [9MY]

Manzanar Historic Site Exchange of Public Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3006) (H. Rept. 104-709), H8597 [26JY]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission Appropriations: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1577) (S. Rept. 104-283), S6517 [19JN]

Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings and Sites at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1179) (H. Rept. 104-758), H10039 [4SE]

Study Battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1226) (S. Rept. 104-310), S7301 [28JN]

Study Champlain Valley and Upper Hudson River Valley Historic Buildings and Sites: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1225) (S. Rept. 104-297), S7178 [27JN]

Tribute to Individuals Who Served the U.S. During the Period Known as the Cold War: Committee on National Security (House) (H. Con. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 104-804), H10523 [17SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the Capitol Building rotunda: Buffalo Federation of Women's Clubs, E775 [10MY]

Scripts

Battered Women: Dallas Milholland, Cynthia Ward, Kristin Allen-Zito, and Malissa Kobbevik, S6192 [13JN]

Songs

``Hungarian National Anthem'', E1538 [5SE]

Statements

Anti-Fascist Movement in Croatia: Representative Radanovich, E1204 [27JN]

California Affirmative Action Initiative: David B. Oppenheimer, E1791-E1794 [28SE]

New Bedford National Historic Landmark: Senators Kennedy and Kerry, S4589 [2MY]

Way To Go—Packaging Our Century as a Parting Gift to the Next! Barney Oldfield, E1524-E1526 [5SE]

Tables

Fall enrollment in historically black colleges and universities, H10223-H10225 [11SE]

Testimonies

Return of Jewish Financial Assets Seized by Nazi Germany During World War II: Edgar Bronfman, World Jewish Congress, E679 [1MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 165, adoption of Polish constitution anniversary, H5321 [21MY]

H. Con. Res. 180, tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war, H11236 [26SE]

H. Con. Res. 191, tribute to Filipino World War II veterans, H8627 [29JY], E1139 [20JN]

H. Con. Res. 216, restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the Capitol rotunda, H11359 [26SE]

H. Res. 316, condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, H3419 [16AP]

H.J. Res. 195, recognize end of slavery and true day of independence for African Americans, H11352 [26SE]

H.R. 1179, historically black colleges building preservation and restoration appropriations, H9972 [4SE]

H.R. 1776, U.S. Commemorative Coin Act, H10489 [17SE], H12286-H12289 [4OC]

H.R. 3006, Manzanar Historic Site exchange of public lands, H9453 [31JY]

H.R. 4073, National Park Service coordination of programs and entrance into cooperative agreements with National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, H11410 [27SE]

S. 1521, Nicodemus National Historic Site establishment, S315 [23JA]

S. 1577, National Historical Publications and Records Commission appropriations, S1354 [27FE], S8930 [25JY], H11408 [27SE]

S. 1627, designate visitor center at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park as the Laura C. Hudson Visitor Center, S2423 [20MR]

S. 1720, Nicodemus National Historic Site and New Bedford National Historic Landmark, S4587-S4589 [2MY]

S. 1808, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation appropriations and sites, S5585 [23MY]

S. 1809, Aleutian World War II National Historic Areas Act, S5586 [23MY]

S. 1940, historically black colleges and universities preservation and restoration appropriations, S7673 [10JY]

S. 2133, Center for American Cultural Heritage Act, S11433 [26SE]

S. Con. Res. 34, authorize printing of ``Vice Presidents of the United States, 1789-1993'', H11358 [26SE]

S. Con. Res. 40, Texas statehood sesquicentennial, S560, S563 [30JA]

S. Con. Res. 41, George Washington University anniversary, S1085 [7FE]

S. Con. Res. 61, tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war, S5601 [23MY]

S. Con. Res. 64, tribute to Filipino World War II veterans, S6243 [13JN], S8060 [17JY]

S. Res. 223, Texas statehood sesquicentennial, S744, S867 [1FE]

S. Res. 229, Black History Month observance and tribute to African-American Senators, S1463, S1474 [29FE]

S.J. Res. 51, anniversary of adoption of Polish constitution, S3633 [18AP], S4567 [1MY]

S.J. Res. 64, tribute to Operation Sail, S11201 [24SE], H11547 [27SE]

Tributes

Cleveland, Grover, E474 [28MR]

Dirksen, Everett McKinley, S100 [5JA], H155 [4JA]

Reagan, Ronald, H992-H997 [31JA]

HITCH, H.C., JR. (LADD)

Remarks in House

Tribute, H10199 [11SE]

HLAVAC, DAVID

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S6772 [25JN]

HOAGLAND, BILL

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11087 [20SE]

HOAGLAND, JIM

Articles and editorials

Twilight of the Thugs, E254 [29FE]

HOAK, DICK

Remarks in House

Tribute, E689 [1MY]

HOAR, JACK

Remarks in House

CIVITAS@Bosnia-Herzegovina Education Program: participation, E1713 [26SE]

Tribute, E1713 [26SE]

HOBART, IN

Remarks in House

Croatian Catholic Union of the United States of America and Canada: anniversary, E685 [1MY]

HOBART, OK

Articles and editorials

Leah McCandless, E1030 [7JN]

Leah McCandless Was a Legend in Our Time, E1030 [7JN]

Poems

``Memory of Me,'' Leah McCandless, E1030 [7JN]

HOBART (OK) DEMOCRAT-CHIEF

Articles and editorials

Leah McCandless, E1030 [7JN]

Leah McCandless Was a Legend in Our Time, E1030 [7JN]

HOBOKEN, NJ

Letters

Baseball anniversary: President Clinton, S6545 [19JN]

Remarks in House

Baseball: anniversary, H6506 [18JN], E1107 [18JN]

Remarks in Senate

Baseball: anniversary, S6545 [19JN]

HOBSON, DAVID L. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6118 [10JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, H5732 [30MY]

———H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8573 [26JY]

———H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H8793 [30JY]

———H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H10189 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Forrestal Institute: establish (see H.R. 2993), H1635 [29FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3387 [15AP]

Armed Forces: commissioning of officers relative to reserve officer appointment requirement (see H.R. 2016), H6532 [19JN]

———discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H2559 [20MR]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H7658 [16JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic (see H. Con. Res. 198), H7474 [11JY]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089), H11395 [26SE]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H7107 [27JN]

Crime: penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement officer (see H.R. 1573), H6423 [17JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H4800 [9MY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3760, 3820), H7657, H7658 [16JY]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H3488 [16AP]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

FDA: require full documentation of breast implant information (see H. Res. 449), H6005 [6JN]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4902 [10MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2224 [13MR]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3103), H2867 [26MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H10108 [5SE]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 248), H6415 [13JN]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 180), H10236 [11SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H10040 [4SE]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Medicare: hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10041 [4SE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H3387 [15AP]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10602 [18SE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H9925 [2AU]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (see H.R. 4073), H10386 [12SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5754 [30MY]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 3275), H4303 [30AP]

Project for American Renewal: implement (see H.R. 3716), H8030 [18JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6712 [24JN]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4303 [30AP]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3388 [15AP]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H4646 [8MY]

Taxation: modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 4099), H10524 [17SE]

Transportation: transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 3840), H7779 [17JY]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H7154 [9JY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6509 [18JN]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H9566 [31JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H775 [24JA], H4431 [7MY]

Remarks by, on

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7745 [17JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5033 [14MY], H5248 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6260 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: family planning programs funding, H7353 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7353 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10956 [24SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3084, H3134 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9780 [1AU]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7745 [17JY]

HODGES, CLARENCE E.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4253 [25AP]

HODGE-SMITH, THYRA A.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1103 [18JN]

HODSON, JOHN G., SR.

Letters

Space station program funding, S9816 [4SE]

HOEFFEL, JOHN

Articles and editorials

Sock It to 'Em? Congress Takes Aim at Asia in Textile Bill, S7823 [12JY]

HOEKSTRA, PETER (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6510 [18JN], H6637 [20JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6533 [19JN], H6888 [26JN]

Articles and editorials

Shock-Tactic Ads Target Late-Term Abortion Procedure—Foes Hope Campaign Will Sink Federal Abortion Rights Legislation, Diane M. Gianelli, American Medical News (publication), H10633 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Small Business Act: exempt dredging activities from certain requirements (see H.R. 3437), H4901 [10MY]

Tariff: desmedipham (see H.R. 3438), H4901 [10MY]

———ethofumesate (see H.R. 3440), H4901 [10MY]

———phenmedipham (see H.R. 3439), H4901 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127), H1241 [13FE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see H. Con. Res. 218), H11396 [26SE]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

Courts: limit authority of judicial remedies to force State and local governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes (see H.R. 3100), H6423 [17JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1325 [27FE]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

———parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3324, 3947), H4801 [9MY], H9705 [1AU]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3760, 3820), H7154 [9JY], H7657 [16JY]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4503 [7MY]

Firearms: mandatory minimum penalties for use during commission of a Federal crime (see H.R. 3988), H9923 [2AU]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1325 [27FE]

Human rights: protect the right to life of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1625), H90 [3JA]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H5934 [5JN]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5754 [30MY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H6184 [11JN]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H3171 [28MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3386 [15AP]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H1325 [27FE]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H8248 [23JY]

Power resources: privatize certain Federal power generation and transmission assets (see H.R. 1801), H1325 [27FE]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H7154 [9JY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10762 [20SE]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H4800 [9MY]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: permit certain persons to continue to use and occupy certain areas (see H.R. 4023), H10040 [4SE]

Taxation: provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———reform and rename the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3441), H4901 [10MY]

———treatment of length of service awards for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 1893), H914 [25JA]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2894), H1226 [1FE]

Letters

Partial-birth abortions: Barbara Bolson, American Medical News (publication), H10633 [19SE]

Lists

Fremont High School students, E814 [15MY]

Papers

Second Trimester Abortion—From Every Angle, H10631-H10633 [19SE]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H2204, H2205, H2207 [13MR]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (H.R. 2270), H4173 [30AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H6866, H6888, H6889, H6890, H6891 [26JN]

Dept. of Education: education and job retraining programs funding, H7314 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: family planning programs funding, H7353 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: abolish, H4175 [30AP]

Dept. of the Interior: proposed tax on outdoor-related items, H10517, H10518, H10519 [17SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6637 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8287 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7314, H7353 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6866, H6888, H6889, H6890, H6891 [26JN]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H4179, H4180 [30AP]

Education: funding, H2204, H2205, H2207 [13MR]

———national policy to improve system, H4177, H4178, H4179 [30AP]

———student loan programs, H2461 [19MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8473, H8508, H8510 [25JY]

Employment: Federal jobs progams, H4176, H4177 [30AP]

Federal Prison Industries: contracts relative to Federal market share, H8287 [24JY]

Fremont, MI: tribute to Fremont High School students, E814 [15MY]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (H.R. 3803), H10465, H10467, H10469 [17SE]

Government: downsizing, H2463, H2464 [19MR]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4011), H11286 [26SE]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H6636, H6637 [20JN]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5962 [6JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4173, H4175, H4176, H4177, H4178, H4179, H4180 [30AP]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3519 [17AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2465 [19MR], H2663 [21MR], H5644 [29MY]

Resignations

Committee on the Budget (House), H1200 [1FE]

Tributes

Duderstadt, James J., E1095 [17JN]

HOFFMAN, DAVID

Articles and editorials

Russia Pounds Chechens as Election Truce Unravels, H7515 [12JY]

HOFFMAN, KATHRYN

Articles and editorials

Death of My Friend Is Our Loss, S3791 [22AP]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3790 [22AP]

HOFFMAN, NORDY

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S3381 [16AP]

HOFFMAN, SCOTT P.

Letters

Revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine, S11078 [20SE]

HOFFMAN, WILLIAM S.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1790 [28SE]

HOFSTEDT, SHARON B.

Remarks in House

San Mateo County, CA: Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E266 [4MR]

HOGAN, ANDREW P.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E674 [1MY]

HOGAN, BILL AND FRANCES

Remarks in House

Tribute, E271 [5MR]

HOGAN, SUSAN

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S7691 [11JY]

HOKE, MARTIN R. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6286 [12JN], H6379 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6533 [19JN]

Immigration: reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements (H.R. 4165), H11630 [28SE]

Articles and editorials

Lakewood Organization Celebrates 75th Anniversary, Dan Chabek, Lakewood (OH) Sun Post, E865 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of Defense: procurement of aircraft landing gear manufactured and assembled in the U.S. (see H.R. 3171), H2950 [27MR]

Education: restore equal educational opportunity (see H.R. 4304), H12174 [28SE]

Freedom of religion: enforce constitutional rights (see H.R. 4129, 4130), H10762 [20SE]

Immigration: reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements (see H.R. 4165), H11228 [25SE]

Lebanon: restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports (see H. Res. 390), H2713 [22MR]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 4096), H10524 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Alcoholic beverages: prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 3644), H6413 [13JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4503 [7MY]

Appropriations: public disclosure of funding used to conduct field examinations of appropriation estimates (see H.R. 4293), H12173 [28SE]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H2223 [13MR]

Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127), H2224 [13MR]

Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2066), H2713 [22MR]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see H. Con. Res. 218), H11396 [26SE]

Coast Guard: cost estimate for the engineering, design and retrofitting of the icebreaker Mackinaw (see H.R. 4081), H10523 [17SE]

Congress: constitutional duties (see H. Res. 431), H4902 [10MY]

Constitutional amendments: limit judicial authority (see H.J. Res. 167), H3650 [18AP]

Courts: reorganize administrative law judiciary (see H.R. 1802), H2558 [20MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6006 [6JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H7260 [10JY]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H7108 [27JN]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Foreign policy: loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2844), H2123 [12MR]

Foreign trade: prevent intellectual property piracy of databases (see H.R. 3531), H11527 [27SE]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies, H3819 [24AP]

Great Lakes: coordinate and promote activities for water pollution alleviation (see H.R. 1209), H4503 [7MY]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H3388 [15AP]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H11528 [27SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3103), H2867 [26MR]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H1224 [1FE]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1920), H1226 [1FE]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244, 3621), H3170 [28MR], H11527 [27SE]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587, 3680), H5380 [21MY], H6532 [19JN]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H7658 [16JY]

Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and independence (see H. Con. Res. 209), H9924 [2AU]

———withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7780 [17JY]

Lotteries: provide information in advertising on odds of winning (see H.R. 3010), H2713 [22MR]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (see H. Con. Res. 103), H2224 [13MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1775 [6MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5754 [30MY]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H11230 [25SE]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H11230 [25SE]

Members of Congress: limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H5288 [16MY]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H2224 [13MR]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10174 [10SE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (see H.R. 4073), H10386 [12SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H2664 [21MR]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H10721 [19SE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H10721 [19SE]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H5817 [4JN]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H7107 [27JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H5173 [15MY]

Permanent Performance Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 3982), H9922 [2AU]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H3649 [18AP]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10602 [18SE]

———protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 3571), H6117 [10JN]

Russia: requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 519), H1986 [7MR]

Social Security: submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Taxation: provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H3387 [15AP]

———treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (see H.R. 2452), H1775 [6MR]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H6184 [11JN]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Transportation: transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 3840), H10386 [12SE]

Treaties and agreements: commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness (see H. Con. Res. 220), H11229 [25SE]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H3581 [17AP]

———suspend proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile System relative to human rights activities and the trade embargo of Armenia (see H. Con. Res. 124, 125), H187 [4JA], H1986 [7MR]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

Veterans: make permanent alternative teacher certification programs (see H.R. 2868), H6532 [19JN]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H4800 [9MY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H3230 [29MR]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2995), H11230 [25SE]

Explanations

Circle of Elderly Care (senior citizen program), E30 [5JA]

Letters

Release of background information relative to former Speaker of the House Jim Wright: David R. Nagle, Jim Moody, and Representative Matsui, H10567 [18SE]

Lists

Democrats asking for the suppression of background information relative to former Speaker of the House Jim Wright, H10568 [18SE]

Public Law 480, Title I subsidies for agricultural corporations for fiscal years 1990-95, H1524 [29FE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, E934 [29MY]

AFL-CIO: reference to Members of Congress in advertising, H9986 [4SE], E1380 [25JY]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1524 [29FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7980 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H8670 [30JY], H9838 [2AU]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6260 [12JN]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to 10th Congressional District communities, E1277 [12JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3275 [15AP]

Correctional institutions: early release of prisoners upon completion of drug treatment program (H.R. 2650), H5776 [4JN]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), E1120 [20JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H748 [23JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5075 [15MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration (H. Res. 430), H4829 [10MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H797 [24JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 340), H787 [24JA]

———contracts for military landing gear, H4829 [10MY]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5075 [15MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6379 [13JN]

———purchase of domestically-made landing gear, H6379 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6872, H6873 [26JN]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H10047 [5SE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3495 [17AP]

Education: restore equal educational opportunity (H.R. 4304), E1844 [30SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8503 [25JY], H8586 [26JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9743 [1AU]

Foreign aid: limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5887 [5JN]

———reauthorize certain food aid programs that facilitate economic development for developing nations, H1524 [29FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5887 [5JN]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 3759), H10181 [11SE]

Gingrich, Representative: release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10567 [18SE], H10606 [19SE]

Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (H.R. 3435), H8613 [29JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2543 [20MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9838 [2AU]

House Rules: discussion of matters before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) on the House floor, H11235 [26SE]

Immigration: reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements (H.R. 4165), H11629 [28SE]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities, H7516 [12JY]

Lakewood, OH: anniversary of Kiwanis Club, E864 [22MY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), consideration (H. Res. 474), H7277 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7277 [11JY]

Medicare: reform, H842 [25JA], H5924 [5JN], H6488 [18JN], H9986 [4SE], H10976 [24SE], E1064 [12JN], E1380 [25JY], E1439 [1AU]

NASA: advanced subsonic technology research programs funding, H5689 [30MY]

———aeronautics research and technology funding, E986 [4JN]

———aircraft consolidation plan, H6872, H6873 [26JN]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 497), H1684 [5MR]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (H.R. 543), H11629 [28SE]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8123 [23JY], E1358 [24JY]

———membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 4096), E1663 [19SE]

Olive, Bob: Public Television Programmers Association Programmer of the Year award recipient, E1354 [24JY]

Point of order, H11235 [26SE]

Public debt: ceiling, H981, H982, H983 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), consideration (H. Res. 292), H982 [31JA]

Public welfare programs: reform, H8602 [29JY]

———reform (H.R. 2915), H7538 [16JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7980 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H8670 [30JY], H9838 [2AU]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4307 [1MY]

Romania: democracy efforts, E1358 [24JY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5689 [30MY]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (H.R. 2740), H981 [31JA]

Tax Freedom Day: observance, E932 [29MY]

Taxation: rates, H4437 [7MY]

Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television, E931 [29MY]

Terrorism: U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9838 [2AU]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3528 [17AP]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, H787 [24JA]

Votes: position on missed, H5545 [23MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H89 [3JA]

Special order: granted, H1136 [31JA], H3817 [24AP], H5644 [29MY], H5931 [5JN], H6506 [18JN], H7530 [12JY], H11044 [24SE]

Statements

NATO Enlargement, and the American-Romanian Position: Peter Lucaci and Nicholas Dima, Union and League of Romanian Societies of America, E1358 [24JY]

NATO Security in Eastern Europe: Lech Walesa, E1062 [12JN], E1080 [13JN]

Subpoena Notices

Cuyahoga County, OH, Court of Common Pleas, H343 [22JA], H1230 [6FE]

Tributes

Gould, Morton, E332 [13MR]

Holtkamp, Walter (Chick), H10976 [24SE]

Walesa, Lech, E1062 [12JN], E1080 [13JN]

Winston, Lindy, E183 [6FE]

HOLBROOK, JEAN

Articles and editorials

Montpelier Boy Realizes Miss Holbrook Was Right, S9008 [29JY]

Remarks in Senate

Montpelier, VT: anniversary of Kellogg-Hubbard Library, S9008 [29JY]

HOLDEN, TIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835), H7779 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 3795), H7474 [11JY]

———price supports for milk (see H.R. 2597), H90 [3JA]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (see H.R. 3424), H6006 [6JN]

Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 143), H1225 [1FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4503 [7MY]

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10108 [5SE]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4800 [9MY]

Clarion River: designate certain segments as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3568), H7115 [8JY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see H.R. 3236), H3488 [16AP]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H3731 [23AP]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H3731 [23AP]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

———penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H3581 [17AP]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Disasters: assist State and local governments in disaster relief (see H.R. 3032), H1775 [6MR]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462, 3514), H3650 [18AP], H7260 [10JY]

Education: authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (see H.R. 4259), H11526 [27SE]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H9566 [31JY]

Employment: extend time period for filing of trade adjustment assistance petitions (see H.R. 3271), H3649 [18AP]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362), H5754 [30MY]

———enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Federal employees: granting of competitive status relative to transfers or reassignments (see H.R. 294), H5570 [23MY]

———provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (see H.R. 3532), H5569 [23MY]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 2634), H2123 [12MR]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H3388 [15AP]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10721 [19SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H4397 [1MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H6415 [13JN]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H4646 [8MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H9925 [2AU]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H5934 [5JN]

Interstate Child Support Enforcement Act: enact (see H.R. 195), H10174 [10SE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 1046), H11230 [25SE]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H9925 [2AU]

———reform (see H.R. 3355), H7780 [17JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 2480), H8030 [18JY]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H331 [5JA]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H331 [5JA]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H9925 [2AU]

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H2714 [22MR]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1986 [7MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1986 [7MR]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H5817 [4JN]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3596), H6286 [12JN]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H8598 [26JY]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security Act relative to certain students (see H.R. 3450), H5647 [29MY]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H6184 [11JN]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H4503 [7MY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3038), H4646 [8MY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H4110 [25AP]

———expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to line-item veto (see H.R. 3566), H6286 [12JN]

———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 2617), H1508 [28FE]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H2665 [21MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 3817), H10721 [19SE]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H2123 [12MR]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8598 [26JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4119 [29AP]

Letters

Proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads: by, E1172 [26JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7661 [17JY]

Remarks by, on

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6564 [19JN]

Disasters: tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H8251 [24JY]

Federal employees: amend civil service laws (H.R. 3841), H11350 [26SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H147 [4JA]

Power resources: fossil fuel research and development funding, H6564 [19JN]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (H.R. 3835), H7662 [17JY], E1305 [17JY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1178 [1FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4900 [10MY], H5049 [14MY], H8596 [26JY]

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA]

Tributes

Fox, Walter, H2472 [20MR]

Holley, David, H2472 [20MR]

HOLDEN, WILLIAM R.

Bills and resolutions

Estate: relief (see H.R. 3844), H7780 [17JY]

HOLDS, TONY

Articles and editorials

Few Inches From the Yard, E1271 [12JY]

HOLEMAN, BENJAMIN F.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1832 [30SE]

HOLIDAYS see Special Days and Holidays

HOLKERI, HARRI

Remarks in Senate

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, S335 [24JA]

Reports

Northern Ireland Peace Efforts, S336 [24JA]

HOLLAND, MI

Remarks in Senate

National Civic League: All-America City award recipient, S12328 [3OC]

HOLLAND, TARA D.

Remarks in House

Tribute, H10439 [17SE]

HOLLEB, DORIS B.

Reports filed

Nomination to the National Council of the Humanities: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S7023 [26JN]

HOLLEY, DAVID

Remarks in House

Tribute, H2472 [20MR]

HOLLEYMAN, ROBERT W., II.

Letters

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act, S1521 [5MR]

HOLLINGS, ERNEST F. (a Senator from South Carolina)

Addresses

University of South Carolina Commencement: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S5615-S5617 [23MY]

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8540, S8578 [23JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1678, S1779 [11MR], S1818, S1824, S1875, S1883 [12MR], S2182, S2206 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6864 [25JN], S7007, S7050 [26JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10168, S10202 [10SE], S10288, S10340 [11SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9876, S9932, S9968, S9969, S9970 [5SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6726 [24JN], S6864 [25JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (S. Res. 219), S1085 [7FE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3281, S3317 [15AP]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), S11704, S11743 [28SE]

Walhalla National Fish Hatchery: convey to South Carolina (H.R. 3546), S11188, S11203 [24SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5550 [23MY]

———H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR]

———H.R. 3539, FAA programs reauthorization, S11054 [19SE]

———H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8070 [18JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY]

———H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, S9115 [30JY]

———S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, S7703 [11JY]

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, S1678 [11MR]

Articles and editorials

Ace in the Hole, John Cassidy, New Yorker (publication), S5992-S5995 [10JN]

America Is Not Overspending; North America—The Big Engine That Couldn't, David A. Stockman, New Perspectives Quarterly (publication), S5799 [5JN], S5996 [10JN]

Avoiding Military Adventures, Rich Browne, Laurens County (SC) Advertiser, S731 [1FE]

Awful Truth About a Tax Cut, William Raspberry, Washington (DC) Post, S1375 [27FE]

Cardinal Virtues, Mary McGrory, Washington (DC) Post, S10507 [12SE]

Clinton's Budget Game, David S. Broder, Washington (DC) Post, S5991 [10JN]

Clyde M. Dangerfield, Charleston (SC) Post and Courier, S6753 [24JN]

D.C.'s Oldest School Marks 175th Anniversary, S11450 [26SE]

Dangerfield—A Life of Quiet Integrity, Elsa McDowell, Charleston (SC) Post and Courier, S6753 [24JN]

Daniel Nixon—He Fights Cancer With Strawberries, Dottie Ashley, Charleston (SC) Post and Courier, S10873 [18SE]

Day the Senate Died—Budget Measure Weakens Minority, Bill Dauster, Roll Call (publication), S6135 [12JN]

Ex-Im Files—How the Taxpayer-Funded Export-Import Bank Helps Ship Jobs Overseas, William Greider, Rolling Stone (publication), S10177-S10179 [10SE], S10251-S10254 [11SE]

Fiddling With the Numbers, Judy Mann, Washington (DC) Post, S5119 [16MY], S5426 [21MY], S5796, S5828 [5JN]

Heroes in the Moment, Susan Bellido and Ozzie Osborne, Miami (FL) Herald, S2831 [25MR]

In Defense of Big (Not Bad) Business, Jerry J. Jasinowski, Washington (DC) Post, S2369 [20MR]

Let's Decide Just Exactly What School Choice Means, Claudia Smith Brinson, Columbia (SC) State, S5204 [16MY]

Risky Business, Albert Shanker, New York (NY) Times, S1331 [27FE]

Stupid Court Tricks, John Leo, U.S. News & World Report (publication), S2571 [21MR]

Suing for Safety, Thomas F. Lambert, Jr., Trial (publication), S2571-S2575 [21MR]

Tax Cut Trap, Albert R. Hunt, Wall Street Journal, S6180 [13JN]

Textile Magnate Critiques Recent Trade Deals, USA Today, S1514 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see S. 1982), S8553 [23JY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1866), S6144 [12JN]

Marsh Grass Too (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1566), S1083 [7FE]

Tariff: glass for use in ceramic-glass stovetops (see S. 2069), S10426 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S2104 [14MR]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S3633 [18AP]

Antarctic regions: regulation of scientific and tourist activities and conservation of natural resources (see S. 1645), S2860 [26MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 54), S4618 [2MY]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see S. 1951), S7816 [12JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

Crime: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 282), S8636 [24JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S4724 [6MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials (see S.J. Res. 48), S492 [26JA]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1840), S5856 [5JN]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see S. 1669), S5011 [14MY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S1085 [7FE]

Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see S. 969), S9746 [3SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 1233), S4627 [2MY]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S1180 [9FE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see S. 837), S1388 [28FE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Medicare: beneficiary access to emergency and urgent care (see S. 2121), S11294 [25SE]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see S. 1118), S8555 [23JY]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 1963), S10428 [12SE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 1964), S8013 [17JY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see S. 2016), S9428 [1AU]

National Baseball Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1278 [20FE]

National Baseball Heritage Day: designate (see S. Res. 224), S2245 [18MR]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4072 [24AP]

National parks and recreation areas: prevent mining on certain lands (see S. 1737), S9439 [1AU]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S5763 [4JN]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1831), S5763 [4JN]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

Operation Sail (organization): tribute (see S. Res. 286), S10201 [10SE]

Pesticides: improve registration, provide minor use crop protection, and improve pesticide tolerance safeguards (see S. 1166), S2104 [14MR]

———reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S2867 [26MR]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see S. 2022), S9554 [2AU]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1487), S1869 [12MR]

———treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (see S. 1832), S9161 [30JY]

Taxation: excise tax exemption for certain emergency medical transportation by air ambulance (see S. 358), S2867 [26MR]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see S. 1355), S2104 [14MR]

Telecommunications: restore broadcast ownership rules relative to the enactment of the Telecommunications Act (see S. 1551), S736 [1FE]

Transportation: highway construction funding (see S. 2143), S11539 [27SE]

———permit tax-exempt financing of certain transportation facilities (see S. 1199), S6853 [25JN]

———provide off-budget treatment of certain Federal trust funds (see S. 729), S11434 [26SE]

U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1735), S4851 [8MY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see S. 55), S1297 [23FE]

Women: promote equity in health care services through expanded research and improved access (see S. 1799), S8162 [18JY]

Biographies

Chambers, Joe C., S11566 [27SE]

Case History

Federal Express Corp. Coverage by the Railway Labor Act, S12103 [1OC], S12185 [2OC]

Cloture motions

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11937 [30SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4037 [24AP]

Colloquies

Budget reconciliation process: Edmund S. Muskie and Vance Hartke (1975), S5430 [21MY]

Conference reports

Setting Forth the Federal Budget (1976), S5426 [21MY]

Documents

Budget Treatment of Social Security Trust Funds: U.S. Code, S3308 [15AP], S4051 [24AP]

Excerpts

$8.2 Billion Reconciliation Bill Cleared: ``Congressional Quarterly Almanac'' (1980), S5421 [21MY]

Factsheets

Application of Labor Laws to Federal Express Corp. Relative to Designation as Express Company, S12104 [1OC]

Letters

Application of labor laws to carriers relative to designation as express company: Representatives Molinari and Shuster, S12175 [2OC]

Budget 1996-2002: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5802 [5JN]

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: Katherine Prescott, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization), S2371 [20MR]

Technology programs funding: Coalition for Technology Partnerships, S1823 [12MR]

Lists

Competitiveness Policy Council, S1822 [12MR]

Senate vote on budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3309 [15AP], S4052 [24AP]

Telecommunications bill resolved issues, S688 [1FE]

Memorandums

CBO Budget Estimate for Debt Collection Improvement Act: John Righter, CBO, S1825 [12MR]

Opinion

Application of labor laws to Federal Express Corp. relative to designation as express company: Stephen E. Crable, National Mediation Board, S12101 [1OC], S12173-S12175 [2OC], S12222 [3OC]

Pamphlets

Hurricane Fran Disaster Assistance in North Carolina: FEMA, S10186-S10189 [10SE]

Remarks by, on

ACDA: funding, S2182 [15MR]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3077 [28MR]

Antarctic regions: regulation of scientific and tourist activities and conservation of natural resources (S. 1645), S2867 [26MR], S9863 [4SE]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2970 [27MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1818, S1822, S1823, S1824, S1825, S1837, S1851 [12MR], S2029 [14MR], S2182 [15MR], S2287 [19MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4167 [25AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11883, S11912, S11921 [30SE]

Bernardin, Joseph: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, S10507 [12SE]

Black History Month: observance, S732 [1FE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (S. Res. 241), S3269 [15AP]

Budget: balance, S3577, S3578 [18AP]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S5116, S5119, S5120 [16MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S4051, S4052 [24AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5794, S5795, S5796, S5797, S5800, S5802, S5826, S5827, S5828, S5829, S5830 [5JN], S5990, S5991, S5995, S5996 [10JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced relative to budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3304 [15AP]

———deficit, S6132 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S6131, S6132, S6135 [12JN], S6180 [13JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5116, S5119, S5120 [16MY], S5419, S5422, S5426, S5427, S5428, S5430, S5435 [21MY], S5533 [23MY]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (S. 1951), S7822 [12JY]

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (S. 1982), S8553 [23JY]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, S11856, S11859 [30SE], S12100, S12102, S12104, S12112 [1OC], S12172, S12175, S12176, S12184, S12185, S12187, S12190 [2OC], S12221, S12223, S12226, S12230 [3OC]

Centers for Disease Control: hemochromatosis research and treatment funding, S11912 [30SE]

Charleston, SC: tribute to Sea-Land Services, S4084 [24AP]

Charleston County, SC: community development block grants availability, S9876 [5SE]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S6132 [12JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), conference report, S11797 [28SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1965), S5459 [21MY]

Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (Senate): tribute to staff, S695 [1FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize, S11883 [30SE]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2300 [19MR], S2343, S2355, S2361, S2369, S2370, S2371, S2385 [20MR], S2558, S2564, S2570, S2571, S2586 [21MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (S. 1866), S6146 [12JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (S. Res. 241), S3269 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7147, S7150 [27JN]

———establish wage scale for hazardous duty, S11064 [20SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10171, S10176, S10179 [10SE], S10249, S10250, S10251, S10254, S10259, S10288 [11SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9803 [4SE], S9876 [5SE]

Diseases: tribute to book about Alzheimer's disease, S2322 [19MR]

District of Columbia: anniversary of Gonzaga College High School, S11450 [26SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1329 [27FE], S1404 [29FE]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S1329 [27FE], S1404 [29FE]

Education: funding of private and religious schools, S5204 [16MY]

Eizenstat, Stuart E.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade, S3248 [29MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6699 [24JN]

FAA: enhance safety of air travel, S12233 [3OC]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11856, S11859 [30SE], S12100, S12102, S12104, S12105, S12112 [1OC], S12172, S12175, S12176, S12183, S12184, S12185, S12187, S12190 [2OC], S12221, S12223, S12226, S12230, S12232, S12233 [3OC]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10692 [17SE], S10745, S10746 [18SE]

———reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders, S10745 [18SE]

———reform management and financial operations and improve air transportation system, S10746 [18SE]

FCC: auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum, S5533 [23MY]

———review of television broadcast ownership operation restrictions, S705 [1FE]

Federal employees: reimbursement of funeral and burial costs relative to employees who die in performance of duty, S10288 [11SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S10819 [18SE]

Floods: prevention project at Devils Lake, ND, S1851 [12MR]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, S1514 [5MR], S11489 [27SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, S10185, S10189 [10SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3304 [15AP], S4051, S4052 [24AP]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: ratification, S11251 [25SE]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), S7215 [27JN]

Key West, FL: tribute to plane crash victims and rescue workers, S2831 [25MR]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, S4167 [25AP]

LSC: payment for attorney's fees and expenses relative to certain actions, S2029 [14MR]

Marsh Grass Too (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 1566), S1084 [7FE]

McCalla, Kelly: South Carolina Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S1792 [12MR]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: implementation, S2287 [19MR]

Minimum wage: level, S3576 [18AP]

National Guard: support, S731 [1FE]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (S. 1831), S10896 [18SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, S5533 [23MY]

Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer: tribute to series of articles on U.S. trade deficit, S11489 [27SE]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), S10948 [19SE]

Public utilities: exclusion from product liability reform, S2361 [20MR]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (S. 2022), S9562 [2AU]

Senate: legislative program, S12184 [2OC]

———tribute to retiring Senators, S12193 [2OC]

Senate Rules: separation of tax cuts from offsets within budget reconciliation process, S5419, S5422, S5426, S5427, S5428 [21MY]

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), S10962 [19SE], S11064 [20SE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S4051, S4052 [24AP], S5794, S5795, S5796, S5797, S5800, S5802, S5819, S5826, S5829 [5JN]

———reform, S3576, S3577, S3578 [18AP]

South Carolina Educational Radio Network: tribute to Piano Jazz radio program, S12144 [1OC]

South Carolina State University: anniversary, S1791 [12MR]

Space policy: space station program funding, S9803 [4SE]

Tariff: glass for use in ceramic-glass stovetops (S. 2069), S10427 [12SE]

Taxation: rates, S1375 [27FE], S6135 [12JN], S6180 [13JN]

———treatment of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S10171, S10176, S10179 [10SE], S10249, S10250, S10251, S10254, S10259 [11SE]

Technology: programs funding, S1822, S1823, S1824, S1825 [12MR]

Telecommunications: promote competition and deregulation of Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into long distance telephone service, S688 [1FE]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S687, S688, S689, S690, S692, S695, S705, S716 [1FE]

Telephones: availability of universal service, S688 [1FE]

Television: cable rate reform, S688 [1FE]

———regulation of content, S688 [1FE]

———regulation of network signals on satellite carriers, S3445 [17AP]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats, S1837 [12MR]

———U.S. policy relative to airport and airline safety, S10746 [18SE]

U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (S. 1735), S4949 [9MY]

World Trade Organization: establish commission to review dispute settlement reports, S7147, S7150 [27JN]

Statements

Myth of Smoot-Hawley: John Heinz, S10173 [10SE]

Studies

Smoot-Hawley, Depression, and World Revolution: Donald W. Bedell, Bedell Associates, S10173-S10176 [10SE]

Tables

Budget deficits and surpluses, S4051 [24AP], S5119 [16MY], S5797 [5JN]

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3308 [15AP]

Merchandise trade deficit, S10176 [10SE]

Non-defense discretionary spending cuts, S5795 [5JN]

Senator Hollings on truth in budgeting, S5795 [5JN]

State court cases of strict liability of public utility companies, S2362 [20MR]

States with balanced budget requirements, S5827 [5JN]

Votes on legislation dealing with taxation, Federal spending, Federal employee reductions, and welfare and medical assistance (1968), S5796 [5JN]

Texts of

S. 1866, Church Arson Prevention Act, S6146 [12JN]

Tributes

Bergen, Jane, S3310 [15AP]

Blackwell, Paul E., S7759 [11JY]

Boyd, Moses, S5709 [4JN]

Bradley, Senator, S12279 [3OC]

Brinson, Claudia Smith, S5204 [16MY]

Brown, Senator, S12278 [3OC]

Chambers, Joe C., S11565 [27SE]

Cohen, Senator, S12278 [3OC]

Corwin, Scott, S12022 [30SE]

Dangerfield, Clyde M., S6752 [24JN]

Fitzgerald, Gayle, S4773 [7MY]

Hatfield, Senator, S12165 [2OC]

Heflin, Senator, S11947 [30SE]

Hoffman, Nordy, S3381 [16AP]

Jefferson, Laura Toliver, S3029 [27MR]

Johnston, Senator, S12165 [2OC]

Kassebaum, Senator, S12279 [3OC]

Montgomery, Walter S., Sr., S4362 [29AP]

Muskie, Edmund S., S2886 [26MR]

Nixon, Daniel, S10873 [18SE]

Nunn, Senator, S11959 [30SE]

Pell, Senator, S12164 [2OC]

Pritcher, Gertrude Mallard, S3149 [28MR]

Pryor, Senator, S12278 [3OC]

Reno, Janet, S5615 [23MY]

Simon, Senator, S12278 [3OC]

Simpson, Senator, S12279 [3OC]

Starobin, Herman, S5947 [6JN]

Thomas, Keshia, S7204 [27JN]

Thompson, David B., S5392 [20MY]

Van de Water, Mark, S11921 [30SE]

Vernberg, John and Winona, S12143 [1OC]

Witt, James L., S10185 [10SE]

HOLLIS, NH

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S10346 [11SE]

HOLLOWAY, GREGORY M.

Letters

Public debt ceiling, S1627 [7MR]

HOLLYWOOD, CA

Remarks in House

Clinton, President: fundraising dinner, H10528 [18SE]

HOLMES, EUGENE J.

Letters

President Clinton's personal military history, H5559 [23MY], E169 [5FE]

———President Clinton, H5559 [23MY], H12185 [30SE], E168 [5FE]

Remarks in House

Clinton, President: personal military history, H1209-H1213 [1FE], E168 [5FE]

HOLMES, GENTA HAWKINS

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Ambassador to Australia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

HOLMES, JOHN C.

Addresses

Tribute to John P. Stevens, E1450 [1AU]

HOLMES, STEVEN A.

Articles and editorials

Mfume—Not Just Leader, a Savior to N.A.A.C.P., S69 [4JA]

HOLMLUND, TINA

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S7691 [11JY]

HOLOCAUST see Jews

HOLSTON, NOEL

Articles and editorials

No More School Closings for Erickson as He Leaves Cohost Role at WCCO, E78 [24JA]

HOLTER, STEVEN

Remarks in House

National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise: Achievement Against the Odds Award recipient, E366 [14MR]

HOLTKAMP, WALTER (CHICK)

Remarks in House

Tribute, H10976 [24SE]

HOLUM, JOHN

Addresses

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, E1915 [3OC]

HOLUM, JOHN D.

Letters

Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act, S4856 [8MY]

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty, H3221 [29MR]

Testing of nuclear weapons underground under limited conditions, S6587 [20JN], S6972 [26JN]

HOLUSHA, JOHN

Articles and editorials

Squeezing the Textile Worker, H1770 [6MR]

HOLY, MIKE

Letters

Impact of Federal Government shutdown, S8 [3JA]

HOLYOKE, MA

Remarks in House

Ditomassi, George: Holyoke, MA, St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee Ambassador of Ireland Award recipient, E365 [14MR]

HOMELESS

Amendments

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), S11096, S11110 [20SE]

Articles and editorials

Place To Stay, S12010 [30SE]

Sister Bonvouloir To Work With Sisters of Mercy, S4314 [29AP]

Sun Sets on Homeless Vets Program, S7309 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions

Assistance (see H.R. 3347), H4109 [25AP]

Children and youth: extend and improve programs for runaway and homeless youth (see H.R. 3806), H7533 [12JY]

———reauthorize funding for runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs (see S. 1582), S1455 [29FE]

Dept. of HUD: terminate the property disposition program providing single-family properties for use for the homeless (see H.R. 4085), H10524 [17SE]

Federal housing assistance programs: consolidate (see H.R. 3964), H9922 [2AU]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H5379 [21MY]

Veterans: assistance (see S. 1929), S7302 [28JN]

———housing programs (see H.R. 4132), H10767 [23SE]

———reintegration assistance (see H.R. 3611), H6183 [11JN]

Letters

Hmong refugee camps in Thailand: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E212 [27FE]

Lists

Shelby County Youth Shelter staff and board members, H5979 [6JN]

Remarks in House

Assistance, H6819-H6825 [25JN]

Children and youth: extend and improve programs for runaway and homeless youth (H.R. 3806), E1275 [12JY]

Housing: allow homeless assistance providers priority in applying for Federal surplus property for the homeless, H4580 [8MY]

———use of community development block grant funds for public service programs, H4565 [8MY]

Kansas City, MO: anniversary of Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry, E1388 [26JY]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to Food Drive Day, E755 [9MY]

New Haven, CT: observance of Columbus House Awareness Week, E829 [16MY]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), H11402-H11408 [27SE], E1868 [30SE]

Rockford, IL: tribute to Rockford Rescue Mission, H10513 [17SE]

Shelby County, IN: tribute to Shelby County Youth Shelter, H5978 [6JN]

Thailand: Hmong refugee camps, E212 [27FE]

Toledo, OH: anniversary of Beach House (homeless shelter), E961 [30MY]

Westchester County, NY: tribute to Bridge Fund (organization), E1867 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: impact of legislation on the incidence of hungry and homeless children, S5219 [17MY], S5413 [21MY]

———reauthorize funding for runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs (S. 1582), S1456-S1458 [29FE], S1531 [5MR]

Public Health Service: amend criteria for rural areas to qualify for the community health center program, S11115 [20SE]

———consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), S11110-S11121 [20SE]

———publication of loan guarantee program guidelines, S11115, S11116 [20SE]

———requirement to serve residents in health center service areas regardless of ability to pay, S11115 [20SE]

Streetwise (publication): tribute, S12010 [30SE]

Veterans: assistance (S. 1929), S7307 [28JN]

Summaries

Health Centers Consolidation Act (S. 1044), S11116 [20SE]

Testimonies

Homeless Veterans Assistance: Ronald W. Drach, S7308 [28JN]

Texts of

S. 1044, Health Centers Consolidation Act, S11116-S11121 [20SE], H11402-H11407 [27SE]

S. 1582, runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs' funding, S1531 [5MR]

S. 1929, homeless veterans assistance, S7308 [28JN]

HOMESTEAD, FL

Remarks in House

Homestead Motorsports Complex: funding, H12108 [28SE], E1875 [30SE], E1913 [3OC], E1944 [21OC]

Remarks in Senate

Homestead Motorsports Complex: funding, S11887 [30SE]

HOMOSEXUALITY

Amendments

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S9750, S9752 [3SE], H7481, H7498, H7503 [12JY]

Articles and editorials

Congress Misses the `Magic' Show, E233 [28FE]

Congress Misses the ``Magic'' Show, S2295 [19MR]

Court's Ruling on Gays Was Strict Reading of Constitution, E927 [24MY]

GOP—Choosing Sides in Culture War?, E752 [9MY]

Misanthrope's Corner, H7494 [12JY]

Not a Very Good Idea, H7494 [12JY]

``Romer'' Court Struck Blow for Individuals Against Government, E1174 [26JN]

Same-Sex Marriages Deserve Recognition—Partners Need the Chance to Live in Peace, E1147 [20JN]

Wanderer Interviews Dr. Jeffrey Satinover, E746 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959, 3926, 4344), H1225 [1FE], H9566 [31JY], H12301 [4OC]

———policy regarding military service by homosexuals (see H.R. 3925), H9566 [31JY]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H9705 [1AU]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 2056), S9967 [5SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see S. 1740, 1999; H.R. 3396), S4851 [8MY], S9072 [29JY], H4502 [7MY]

———define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), consideration (see H. Res. 474), H7259 [10JY]

San Francisco, CA: recognize the significance of the AIDS Memorial Grove in the Golden Gate Park (see S. 1992; H.R. 3193), S8866 [25JY], H3170 [28MR]

Cloture motions

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S9926 [5SE]

Conference reports

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization (S. 641), H4287-H4299 [30AP]

Documents

Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Under the Employment Nondiscrimination Act: EEOC, S10057 [9SE]

Factsheets

Defense of Marriage Act (S. 1740), S4870 [8MY]

Letters

AIDS epidemic: John R. Gail, Jr., H7051 [27JN]

Defense of Marriage Act: Herma Hill Kay, S10079 [9SE]

———Laurence H. Tribe and Ralph S. Tyler, Jr., S5931-S5933 [6JN]

Discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test: C.E. Mundy, Jr., Dept. of Defense, H1214 [1FE]

———Frank B. Kelso, II, Dept. of Defense, H1214 [1FE]

Employment Nondiscrimination Act: Albert M. Pennybacker, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., S9996 [6SE]

———Coretta Scott King, King Center, S10138 [10SE]

———David L. Thompson, Business Leadership Council, S10138 [10SE]

———Karen Kerrigan, Small Business Survival Committee, S10138 [10SE]

———Kay S. Dowhower, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, S9997 [6SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S10137 [10SE]

———Richard T. Foltin, American Jewish Committee, S9996 [6SE]

———Sharon F. Canner, National Association of Manufacturers, S10137 [10SE]

———Thomas W. Fassett, General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church, S9996 [6SE]

Response to Representative Gunderson on allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events: Beverly LaHaye, Concerned Women for America (organization), H7522 [12JY]

———Paul Weyrich, H7522 [12JY]

———Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), H7522 [12JY]

Lists

Employers with nondiscrimination policies that include sexual orientation, S9990 [6SE]

Memorandums

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: Marc Morano, Electronic News Gathering (news service), H7521 [12JY]

Motions

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7497, H7502 [12JY]

Press releases

Dornan Provision on HIV/Combat Readiness Passes as Part of Defense Conference Bill: Representative Dornan, H1214 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, H787, H796, H799 [24JA], H1213 [1FE], H2469 [20MR], H3226 [29MR], H3795 [24AP], H4943 [14MY], H5100 [15MY], H5279 [16MY], H8822-H8828 [30JY], E112 [30JA], E233 [28FE], E408 [21MR], E640 [25AP], E813 [15MY]

———policy regarding military service by homosexuals, H8822-H8828 [30JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4163 [30AP], H4355-H4367, H4374 [1MY], E696 [1MY], E719, E725 [7MY]

Diseases: ADP Program funding for HIV and AIDS patients, H12093 [28SE]

———AIDS epidemic, H5991-H5996 [6JN], H7051-H7066 [27JN]

———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

Dornan, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H5138 [15MY], H7521 [12JY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, H7503 [12JY]

Families and domestic relations: recognition of same-sex marriages, E1147 [20JN]

GAO: study differences in benefits, rights, and privileges available to persons in a marriage and in a domestic partnership, H7504 [12JY]

Gay and Lesbian Activist Alliance: anniversary, E540 [16AP]

Gunderson, Representative: response to allegations relative to use of public building space for AIDS fundraising events, H4922-H4925 [14MY], H7051-H7066 [27JN]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H6400 [13JN], H7100 [27JN], H7441-H7449 [11JY], H7480-H7506, H7517-H7521, H7523, H7531 [12JY], H7655, H7656 [16JY], H8010 [18JY], E1147 [20JN], E1279 [12JY], E1299 [17JY], E1320 [18JY], E1346 [23JY]

———define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), consideration (H. Res. 474), H7270-H7280, H7448 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7272-H7279, H7441-H7449 [11JY], H7481-H7506, H7531 [12JY], H7655, H7656 [16JY], H8010 [18JY]

Philadelphia (PA) Gay News: anniversary, E225 [28FE]

Public buildings: ban social events allowing public nudity, sexual activity and illegal drug use, E752 [9MY]

Supreme Court: decision relative to the granting of protected status to homosexuals, H5302 [21MY], E867 [22MY], E927 [24MY], E1174 [26JN]

Zymurgy, Inc.: court decision relative to tax exempt status, H4132 [30AP]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test, S455, S456 [26JA], S865 [1FE], S2293, S2294 [19MR], S2417 [20MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize, S11883 [30SE]

———reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, S4646-S4649 [2MY]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (S. 1624), S2328, S2329 [19MR], S5458 [21MY]

Domestic policy: civil rights policy reform, S3253-S3255 [15AP]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S9986-S10005 [6SE], S10054-S10058, S10064-S10069, S10088 [9SE], S10102, S10114, S10120, S10129-S10139 [10SE], S10712 [17SE], S12015-S12017 [30SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S7914 [16JY], S9926 [5SE], S9995-S9997, S10001 [6SE], S10065-S10068, S10076 [9SE], S10100-S10125, S10129 [10SE], S10552 [13SE], S10579 [16SE], S12015-S12017 [30SE]

———define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), unanimous-consent agreement, S9663 [2AU], S9729 [3SE]

———define and protect institution (S. 1740), S4869 [8MY], S4947 [9MY], S5931 [6JN]

———define and protect institution (S. 1999), S9073 [29JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, S10065-S10068 [9SE], S10100-S10125, S10129 [10SE]

San Francisco, CA: recognize the significance of the AIDS Memorial Grove in the Golden Gate Park (S. 1992), S8868 [25JY]

Waterbury, Ruth and David: Twin Cities-Upper Midwest Human Rights Campaign honorees, S12039 [30SE]

Reports

Silence Equals Defeat, Lambda Report (publication), H7100 [27JN]

Reports filed

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization: Committee of Conference (S. 641) (H. Rept. 104-545), H4302 [30AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3396, Defense of Marriage Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 474) (H. Rept. 104-666), H7259 [10JY]

Defense of Marriage Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3396) (H. Rept. 104-664), H7154 [9JY]

Dept. of Justice Compilation and Publishing of Data on Hate Crimes: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624), S4189 [25AP]

Hate Crimes Statistics Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1624) (S. Rept. 104-269), S4972 [13MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Recognition of Gay Marriages and Rights: Central Conference of American Rabbis, S10078 [9SE]

———Union of American Hebrew Congregations, S10078 [9SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7503 [12JY]

Statements

Response to Representative Gunderson on Allegations Relative to Use of Public Building Space for AIDS Fundraising Events: James C. Dobson, Focus on the Family (organization), H7521 [12JY]

———Marc Morano, H5138 [15MY]

Sexual Orientation and Military Service: Colin L. Powell, S12016 [30SE]

Summaries

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Reauthorization (S. 641), S4648 [2MY], H4356-H4358 [1MY]

Efforts to Prevent Transmission of HIV (H.R. 3937), E1446 [1AU]

Testimonies

Defense of Marriage Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10112 [10SE]

———David Saperstein, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, S10076-S10078 [9SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 474, consideration of H.R. 3396, Defense of Marriage Act, H7270 [11JY]

H.R. 3396, Defense of Marriage Act, H7481 [12JY]

S. 1624, Dept. of Justice compilation and publication of data on hate crimes, S5459 [21MY]

S. 1992, AIDS Memorial Grove Act, S8868 [25JY]

S. 1999, Defense of Marriage Act, S9073 [29JY]

HONAN, WILLIAM H.

Articles and editorials

Princeton Is Accused of Fronting for the Turkish Government, H5554 [23MY]

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

Remarks in Senate

Bando Manufacturing of America (business): Honda of America Manufacturing supplier quality award recipient, S7203 [27JN]

HONDURAS, REPUBLIC OF

Remarks in House

Human rights: violations, E1151 [24JN]

Reports filed

Nomination of James F. Creagan To Be Ambassador to Honduras: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

HONEY, STEPHEN T.

Letters

Forest Service water permits for municipalities, H3167 [28MR]

HONG KONG

Bills and resolutions

China, People's Republic of: international obligation relative to elections in Hong Kong (see S. Res. 271), S7027 [26JN]

Foreign trade: extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to economic and trade offices (see S. 2130), S11294 [25SE]

Immigration: provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 4156), H11048 [24SE]

Letters

Report on visit to Indonesia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong: Senator Cochran, S12026 [30SE]

Remarks in House

Democracy: efforts, E1338 [22JY]

Remarks in Senate

China, People's Republic of: international obligation relative to elections in Hong Kong (S. Res. 271), S7339 [28JN]

Cochran, Senator: report on visit to Indonesia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, S12026 [30SE]

Foreign trade: extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to economic and trade offices (S. 2130), S11658 [28SE]

News media: press freedoms, S1074 [7FE]

U.S. policy, S12334 [3OC]

Reports

Visit by Senator Cochran to Indonesia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, S12027-S12031 [30SE]

Reports filed

Extend Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities to Economic and Trade Offices: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2130), S11291 [25SE]

People's Republic of China's International Obligation Relative to Elections in Hong Kong: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 271), S7023 [26JN]

Texts of

S. 2130, extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to economic and trade offices, S11659 [28SE]

S. Res. 271, international obligation of the People's Republic of China relative to elections in Hong Kong, S7029 [26JN], S7339 [28JN]

HONOLULU, HI

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Transportation: solicit proposals from air carriers to provide air service to certain areas (see H.R. 3739), H7106 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Transportation: solicit proposals from air carriers to provide air service to certain areas (H.R. 3739), E1198 [27JN]

HONOLULU (HI) STAR BULLETIN

Articles and editorials

Nuclear Test Warning, H911 [25JA]

HOOD, SALLY

Remarks in House

Belleville, NJ: tribute to Concerned Citizens of Belleville (organization), E623 [25AP]

HOOD RIVER, OR

Remarks in Senate

Transportation: intermodal project funding, S10784 [18SE]

HOOKS, AUBREY

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Ambassador to the Congo: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3017 [27MR]

HOOKS, LESLIE

Remarks in Senate

Oklahoma: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipient, S4875 [8MY]

HOOL, ANTHONY

Remarks in House

Dale City, VA: tribute to Civic Association Award recipient, E147 [5FE]

———tribute to Civic Association Citizen of the Year award recipients, E192 [9FE]

HOOVER, HERBERT C. (31st President of the United States)

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S6010 [10JN]

HOOVER, JUSTIN

Testimonies

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children, S11318 [25SE]

HOOVER, LOU H.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S6010 [10JN]

HOPKINS, CLAUDIA

Articles and editorials

Veteran Instructor Shares Her Experiences in the Classroom, E1741 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1741 [27SE]

HOPKINSVILLE, KY

Letters

Land Between the Lakes Preserve funding: Austin B. Carroll, Hopkinsville Electric System, S10954 [19SE]

HOPTOAD (vessel)

Bills and resolutions

Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3388), H4397 [1MY]

HOQUIM, WA

Remarks in Senate

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program, S1613, S1614 [7MR]

HORAK, H. LYNN

Letters

Nomination of Ann Jorgenson to the Farm Credit Administration Board, S10402 [12SE]

HORAN, MERN

Letters

GATT implementation relative to the generic drug industry, S3581 [18AP]

HORN, DONNELL

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S11088 [20SE]

HORN, STEPHEN (a Representative from California)

Addresses

Domestic Policy for Law Enforcement: Eugene T. Rossides, H60-H64 [3JA]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Arthur Flemming Dies—Key Adviser to Presidents from FDR to Reagan, Martin Weil, Washington (DC) Post, H10436 [17SE]

Cleaner Paper Trail Leads Out of Woods, Stephen Barr, Washington (DC) Post, H7368 [11JY]

Little Piece of Heaven in Lakewood, Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E1327 [18JY]

U.S. Rules on HMOs Shelved, Robert Pear, New York (NY) Times, H7150 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Federal employees: reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances (see H.R. 3637), H6413 [13JN]

Federal-State relations: improve the effectiveness of financial management and audits of State and local governments receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 3184), H3170 [28MR]

Information services: provide safeguards for confidentiality of statistical information (see H.R. 3924), H9566 [31JY]

OMB: establish electronic data reporting standards (see H.R. 3869), H8247 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Appropriations: establish automatic continuing appropriations (see H.R. 4094), H10524 [17SE]

———making automatic continuing (see H.R. 2006), H9925 [2AU]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1234 [9FE]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H4902 [10MY]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (see H.R. 3857), H11048 [24SE]

California: enhance water quality and supply (see H.R. 4048), H10235 [11SE]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089), H7107 [27JN]

———deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H5501 [22MY]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H5500 [22MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H9925 [2AU]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 3784), H7473 [11JY]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H5174 [15MY]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H8030 [18JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H6915 [26JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H6286 [12JN]

———increase understanding and usage of the Internet (see H. Con. Res. 185), H8248 [23JY]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H5570 [23MY]

Construction industries: use of inspectors that meet standards established by the Dept. of Labor (see H.R. 3216), H3230 [29MR]

Courts: appointment of bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 2604), H4800 [9MY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6006 [6JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 173, 174), H8095 [22JY]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

———penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H5052 [14MY]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H6712 [24JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H7260 [10JY]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H9925 [2AU]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1100), H7115 [8JY]

———establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for Federal office (see H.R. 4327), H12175 [28SE]

———revise rules on independent expenditures (see H.R. 3208), H5501 [22MY]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H6915 [26JN]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

———establish Office of the Inspector General (see H.R. 3872), H8247 [23JY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H5570 [23MY]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10525 [17SE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5647 [29MY]

———enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H5501 [22MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H6006 [6JN]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Federal employees: appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3205), H5754 [30MY]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3204), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3203), H5754 [30MY]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 3455), H6765 [25JN]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 3652), H6413 [13JN]

Foreign policy: sanctions against countries assisting the weapons programs of non-nuclear weapon states (see H. Res. 381), H3171 [28MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H5817 [4JN]

Freedom of Information Act: provide public access to information in an electronic format (see H.R. 3802, 3885), H7532 [12JY], H8374 [24JY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4303 [30AP]

GAO: reform (see H.R. 3864), H8094 [22JY]

Government: transfer certain surplus property to State and local governments (see H.R. 3731), H7106 [27JN]

Government regulations: term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H4800 [9MY]

Health: improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H4303 [30AP]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5754 [30MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3103), H2665 [21MR], H2867 [26MR]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 180), H7533 [12JY]

House of Representatives: terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House (see H.R. 2536), H5647 [29MY]

Housing: limit use of federally assisted housing by aliens (see H.R. 2885), H2316 [14MR]

———regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H6915 [26JN]

Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 2182), H2224 [13MR]

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence Against Women: ratification (see H. Con. Res. 182), H6005 [6JN]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H7108 [27JN]

Kosovo: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 155), H5299 [20MY]

Law enforcement officers: ensure benefits for chaplains killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3647), H12301 [4OC]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7155 [9JY]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Medicare: reform (see H.R. 2152), H11527 [27SE]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3447, 4011), H5570 [23MY], H9924 [2AU]

———limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H5501 [22MY]

———prohibit the soliciting or accepting of campaign contributions within certain areas of the Capitol (see H. Res. 439), H5570 [23MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3581 [17AP]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H5818 [4JN]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H7658 [16JY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H8095 [22JY]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H6712 [24JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H5753 [30MY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H5753 [30MY]

New Mexico: land conveyance to Carlsbad Irrigation District (see H.R. 3258), H5174 [15MY]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H5052 [14MY]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1716 [5MR]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H5501 [22MY]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (see H.R. 3008), H4303 [30AP]

Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 2119), H90 [3JA]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H6691 [20JN]

Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H10236 [11SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8095 [22JY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4303 [30AP]

Social Security: submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Sports: prohibit agents from influencing college athletes (see H.R. 3328), H5299 [20MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H5570 [23MY]

States: establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 196), H7260 [10JY]

———reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062), H10525 [17SE]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6765 [25JN]

Taxation: allow installment method of reporting income from the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1076), H5647 [29MY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H5934 [5JN]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H. Con. Res. 170), H4423 [2MY]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H187 [4JA]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H4647 [8MY]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 3527), H5569 [23MY]

———transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 3840), H11396 [26SE]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H10108 [5SE]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H7475 [11JY]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H1635 [29FE]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H3387 [15AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2937), H1508 [28FE]

World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5570 [23MY]

Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H8375 [24JY]

Essays

What It Means to Me To Live in America: Acquin Time, E353 [14MR]

———Alexander J. Negvesky, E354 [14MR]

———Allegra Ban, E353 [14MR]

———Cyril Balanque, E353 [14MR]

———Fred Ngo, E354 [14MR]

———Kim Du, E353 [14MR]

———Lauren Struve, E353 [14MR]

———Michael D. Ghali, E353 [14MR]

Eulogies

Patterson, Isabel: by, E958-E960 [30MY]

———by Beverly O'Neill, E958 [30MY]

———by Bruce L. Molyneaux, E958 [30MY]

Letters

Assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices ban: Gregory C. Caldwell, Downey, CA, Police Dept., H2698 [22MR]

Disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II: Representative Combest, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H10819 [24SE]

Lists

General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award recipients, E954 [30MY]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4087 [25AP]

Army: tribute to General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award recipients, E954 [30MY]

Bellflower, CA: anniversary of Bellflower Chamber of Commerce, E344 [13MR]

Budget: balance, H1977-H1981 [7MR]

———deficit, H1977-H1981 [7MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H152 [4JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7816 [18JY]

Cambodia: human rights situation (H. Res. 345), E461 [27MR]

China, People's Republic of: proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, H1202 [1FE]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H11587, H11588 [27SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1965), H3684, H3685 [23AP]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4364 [1MY]

Computers: problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900, H8801 [30JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11375, H11377 [26SE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H8238 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), veto, H19 [3JA]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program funding, H6834 [25JN]

Dept. of Labor: ensure accountability in disbursement of funds, H7368 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5771 [4JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H31 [3JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7368 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6834 [25JN]

District of Columbia: discretionary spending levels, H8070 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3845), H8070 [22JY]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6785 [25JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, H10342 [12SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9766 [1AU]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9766 [1AU]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H8523 [25JY]

———applicability of certain laws (H.R. 3452), H10806, H10812, H10815, H10817 [24SE]

Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness of periodic overall audit of entities receiving Federal grants (S. 1579), H6464, H6467, H6468 [18JN]

Federal employees: reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances (H.R. 3637), H6405 [13JN]

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: anniversary, H59 [3JA]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2698 [22MR]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (H.R. 1281), H10817, H10819 [24SE]

Freedom of Information Act: provide public access to information in an electronic format (H.R. 3802), H10447, H10449, H10451 [17SE]

Government: reduce fee delinquencies and improve debt-collection procedures, H4087 [25AP]

———reduce spending and regulatory programs (H. Con. Res. 193), H7130, H7131 [9JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H31 [3JA]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 2715), H3752 [24AP]

Health: Government regulations relative to health maintenance organizations, H7149 [9JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3109 [28MR]

Hoar, Jack: participation in CIVITAS@Bosnia-Herzegovina Education Program, E1713 [26SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4565 [8MY]

———use of community development block grant funds for public service programs, H4565 [8MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2517 [20MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11086 [25SE]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2517 [20MR]

Lakewood, CA: tribute, E1327 [18JY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H31 [3JA]

Long Beach, CA: anniversary of Masonic Lodge No. 327, E1167 [25JN]

———Long Beach VA Medical Center funding, H5771 [4JN]

———tribute to Greater Long Beach National Conference Humanitarian Award recipients, E832 [16MY]

———tribute to Long Beach Naval Shipyard for receiving AEGIS Excellence Award, E646 [25AP]

———tribute to Sertoma Club essay contest winners, E353 [14MR]

Maryland: tribute to victims of commuter train accident, E339 [13MR]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (H.R. 3235), H5790 [4JN]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (H.R. 3008), H4151 [30AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7816 [18JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H11375, H11377 [26SE]

Votes: Horn, E585 [19AP]

———position on missed, H5533 [23MY], H5619 [29MY], H6247 [12JN], E1367, E1368 [24JY]

White House Travel Office: refer matter of individuals terminated from employment to Court of Federal Claims, H11587, H11588 [27SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), H2335 [19MR]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (H. Con. Res. 191), E1407 [30JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H89 [3JA], H185 [4JA], H1136 [31JA], H6411 [13JN], H7151 [9JY], H8980 [30JY]

Statements

People's Republic of China Proposed Military Action Against Taiwan After First Presidential Election: House Republican Policy Committee, H1204 [1FE]

Summaries

Reduction of Fee Delinquencies and Improvement of Government Debt-Collection Procedures: by, H4087-H4091 [25AP]

Travel Reform and Savings Act (H.R. 3637), H6405 [13JN]

Tables

Executive departments and agencies preparedness relative to computer problem differentiating years 2000 and 1900, H8802 [30JY]

Tributes

Bevill, Representative, H10342 [12SE]

Dirksen, Everett McKinley, H155 [4JA]

duPont, Evelyn, E111 [30JA]

Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8534 [25JY]

Flemming, Arthur S., H10436 [17SE]

Hoar, Jack, E1713 [26SE]

Mfume, Representative, H1055 [31JA]

Myers, Representative, H10342 [12SE]

Ngor, Haing S., E316 [7MR]

Patterson, Isabel, E958 [30MY]

Tien, John K., E954 [30MY]

HORN, WADE F.

Remarks in Senate

Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators: appointment, S5014-S5016 [14MY]

HORNBLOWER, AUGUSTA (GUSTY)

Bills and resolutions

Augusta (Gusty) Hornblower U.S. Post Office, Groton, MA: designate (see H.R. 3768), H7259 [10JY]

Remarks in House

Augusta (Gusty) Hornblower U.S. Post Office, Groton, MA: designate (H.R. 3768), H8757, H8802 [30JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3768, Augusta (Gusty) Hornblower U.S. Post Office, Groton, MA, H8757 [30JY]

HORNE, LENA

Remarks in House

African Americans: tribute to black actresses, E1832 [30SE]

HORNING, DIXIE D.

Letters

GATT implementation relative to the generic drug industry, S3581 [18AP]

HOROWITZ, CARL

Articles and editorials

Moving to Metric May Harm Construction Contractors, S11705 [28SE]

HORTICULTURE related term(s) Flowers

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: consolidation of Federal laws governing plant pests and noxious weeds (see S. 2128), S11294 [25SE]

Flowers: require labeling of country of origin of imported fresh cut flowers (see S. 1793), S5492 [22MY]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6285 [12JN]

Letters

New York Botancial Garden funding: Walter H. Lewis, S9721 [3SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agricultural Research Service: yellowstar thistle research funding, S8454, S8455 [22JY]

Agriculture: consolidation of Federal laws governing plant pests and noxious weeds (S. 2128), S11306 [25SE]

Cypress Gardens (recreation area): anniversary, S525 [26JA]

Flowers: require labeling of country of origin of imported fresh cut flowers (S. 1793), S5497 [22MY]

New York Botanical Garden: funding, S9721 [3SE]

Palier, CA: Horticultural and Water Management Research Laboratory funding, S9336 [1AU]

Texts of

S. 1793, require labeling of country of origin of imported fresh cut flowers, S5498 [22MY]

S. 2128, Plant Protection Act, S11307-S11311 [25SE]

HORVATH, MARGARET

Remarks in House

Carlow College: Student of Spirit award recipients, E1526 [5SE]

HORWITZ, TONY

Articles and editorials

Working Poor—Minimum-Wage Jobs Give Many Americans Only a Miserable Life, S7437 [9JY]

HOSLER, KAREN

Articles and editorials

Mfume Transformed Himself, S70 [4JA]

HOSPICES see Health Care Facilities

HOSPITALS see Health Care Facilities

HOSTAGES see Terrorism

HOSTETTLER, JOHN (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report (H.R. 3814), H7660 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8210 [23JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6691 [20JN], H6863 [26JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Congress: constitutional duties (see H. Res. 431), H4902 [10MY]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H3231 [29MR]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7533 [12JY]

Courts: payment of the costs of court-appointed attorneys in certain criminal cases (see H.R. 3027), H1774 [6MR]

———provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (see H.R. 3026), H1774 [6MR]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit the sale or distribution of sexually explicit material to any individual (see H.R. 3300), H4303 [30AP]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H9705 [1AU]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (see H.R. 1227), H2316 [14MR]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

Firearms: standards for State concealed handgun carrying licenses (see H.R. 3838), H10525 [17SE]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Hazardous substances: regulation of not-for-hire transportation of agriculture production materials (see H.R. 3799), H10108 [5SE]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10721 [19SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2123 [12MR]

House Rules: require witnesses at committee hearings to disclose Federal grants or contracts received during current and previous fiscal years (see H. Res. 486), H10236 [11SE]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587, 3680), H5647 [29MY], H6532 [19JN]

IRS: recognize qualified delivery services in addition to the Postal Service for purposes of timely filing of tax documents (see H.R. 3086), H2315 [14MR]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2466 [19MR]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H11528 [27SE]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5288 [16MY]

Medicare: permit geographic reclassification of hospitals relative to payment adjustments (see H.R. 3942), H9705 [1AU]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H3171 [28MR]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 3480), H8248 [23JY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

Native Americans: exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 3156), H2713 [22MR]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H5817 [4JN]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H7107 [27JN]

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H913 [25JA]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 3601), H6415 [13JN]

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H1635 [29FE]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H7780 [17JY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10762 [20SE]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H6286 [12JN]

Senior citizens: improvements relative to financial security (see H.R. 3125), H2558 [20MR]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2323), H11230 [25SE]

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 4072), H11230 [25SE]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3427), H4800 [9MY]

———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H3231 [29MR]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H10430 [16SE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H8248 [23JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H6117 [10JN]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H12301 [4OC]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5570 [23MY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H5016 [14MY]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1544 [29FE]

Budget: discretionary spending levels, H7361 [11JY], H8282 [24JY]

Centers for Disease Control: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funding, H7283 [11JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H6863, H6867 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard, H3716, H3717 [23AP]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4937, H5016 [14MY]

Dept. of HHS: family planning programs funding, H7351 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6618 [19JN], H6643 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7682 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8211, H8213 [23JY], H8282 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7283, H7351, H7361 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6863, H6867, H6919 [26JN]

District of Columbia: discretionary spending levels, H8069 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3845), H8069 [22JY]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8211, H8213 [23JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7682 [17JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2677 [22MR]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H6618 [19JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H6643 [20JN]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), E584 [19AP]

Votes: position on missed, H4569 [8MY], E475, E477, E479 [28MR], E760 [10MY], E972 [30MY]

HOTEL EMPLOYEES AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION

Bills and resolutions

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union (see S. Res. 284), S8989 [26JY]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union (S. Res. 284), S9002, S9003 [26JY]

Texts of

S. Res. 284, production of records by the Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relative to the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union, S8994, S9003 [26JY]

HOTELS, MOTELS, ETC.

Articles and editorials

Hospitality Is Their Business, E427 [22MR]

Remarks in House

Native Americans: tribute to success in hotel industry, E427 [22MR]

Remarks in Senate

Executive departments: personnel training sessions off of Federal property, S5252, S5254 [17MY]

HOUGHLAND, PAUL, JR.

Statements

Choice in Managed Health Care Plans, E1036 [7JN]

HOUGHTON, AMO (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2875 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Children and youth: establish child retirement accounts (see H.R. 4253), H11526 [27SE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3383), H4396 [1MY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3387 [15AP]

Taxation: repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 2864), H774 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5501 [22MY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H2316 [14MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8248 [23JY]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H10721 [19SE]

Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127), H973 [30JA]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11396 [26SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of HHS: application for waiver of certain AFDC and medicaid demonstration projects (see H.R. 3696), H6690 [20JN]

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H6006 [6JN]

Development Fund for Africa: funding (see H.R. 3638), H6413 [13JN]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 3735), H7106 [27JN]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2919), H2867 [26MR]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Employment: extend time period for filing of trade adjustment assistance petitions (see H.R. 3271), H3649 [18AP]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

———enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H3581 [17AP]

Floods: correct flood maps containing certain errors (see H.R. 3340), H5501 [22MY]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

Health: prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1716 [5MR]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H913 [25JA]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 142), H1225 [1FE]

Medicare: demonstration project to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine and medical informatic networks (see H.R. 4268), H11526 [27SE]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H11527 [27SE]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 3337), H4109 [25AP]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7658 [16JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3581 [17AP]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H10602 [18SE]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 3161), H3488 [16AP]

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3139), H4110 [25AP]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (see H.R. 2924), H1223 [1FE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H2558 [20MR]

Taxation: establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 2789, 4106), H8248 [23JY], H10601 [18SE]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H10721 [19SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H2124 [12MR]

———reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 3889), H10108 [5SE]

———suspension of tax on ozone-depleting chemicals used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 3416), H4646 [8MY]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H4110 [25AP]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 3749), H7260 [10JY]

———treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 3124), H2558 [20MR]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H90 [3JA]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H11230 [25SE]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 3609; H. Con. Res. 225), H8598 [26JY], H11527 [27SE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5570 [23MY]

Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 399), H3820 [24AP]

Remarks by, on

All-American Junior Guilders (theater group): tribute, H2703 [22MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1949 [7MR]

Children and youth: establish child retirement accounts (H.R. 4253), E1811 [28SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6910 [26JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H5468 [22MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3086 [28MR]

Hershey, PA: bipartisan retreat for Members of Congress, H11361 [26SE]

Lobbyists: disclosure of lobbying activities by Federal grantees, H1949 [7MR]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2046 [12MR]

NSF: repeal certain limitations on procurement of supercomputing equipment relative to Dept. of Commerce antidumping determinations, H6910 [26JN]

Romania: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), H7593 [16JY], E1058 [11JN]

Sierra Leone: elections (H. Con. Res. 160), H5318 [21MY], E533 [16AP]

Taxation: repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (H.R. 2864), E53 [23JA]

Votes: position on missed, H9403 [31JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4798 [9MY], H5750 [30MY], H6411 [13JN], H6689 [20JN]

Special order: granted, H2712 [22MR], H11044 [24SE], H11392 [26SE]

Statements

Romanian Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status: Adrian Nastase, E1058 [11JN]

Sierra Leone Elections: African-American Institute, E533 [16AP]

Tributes

Clinger, Representative, H11573 [27SE]

Doyle, Robert E., E246 [28FE]

Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8532 [25JY]

Gibbons, Representative, H4126 [30AP]

HOUMA (LA) COURIER

Articles and editorials

Beginning of the End Is Finally Here for Missionary, H3619 [18AP]

Charles Songe Returns Home—Ordeal Ends for Houma Missionary, H3620 [18AP]

HOUSE, RANDOLPH W.

Addresses

Wentworth Military Academy Commissioning Ceremony, E931 [29MY]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E931 [29MY]

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES related term(s) Committees of the House; Legislative Branch of the Government; Members of Congress; Votes in House

Addresses

Irish-American Relations: John Bruton, Prime Minister of Ireland, H10177-H10179 [11SE]

National Prayer Breakfast: Representative Geren, E154 [5FE]

———Senator Nunn, E166 [5FE]

———Senator Simpson, E150 [5FE]

Reserve Officers Association of the U.S. 1996 Minuteman of the Year Award: Representative Spence, S1076 [7FE]

Amendments

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 230), S12313, S12352 [3OC]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3272 [15AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8379 [24JY], H8492 [25JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8461, H8467 [25JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6613, S6616 [20JN], S6726, S6737, S6738, S6740, S6744, S6748, S6749 [24JN], S6864 [25JN]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 546), H11642, H12036 [28SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3836 [25AP]

Legislation: enactment of certain (H.R. 3136), H2665 [21MR], H2870 [26MR]

———enactment of certain (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2973 [28MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, H7108 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9063, S9064, S9065, S9066, S9067, S9077, S9078 [29JY], H7155 [9JY], H7171, H7184, H7186, H7187, H7188, H7190, H7193, H7196, H7197 [10JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3715, S3716, S3723, S3733, S3734 [19AP], S3797, S3798 [22AP], S3997, S3998, S3999 [23AP]

———provide for official allowance that represents administrative reforms (H.R. 2739), H9898 [2AU]

Analyses

Campaign Ethics Reform and Contribution Limits (H.R. 296), H8482 [25JY]

Kyl Constitutional Amendment To Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing Revenue: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S5470-S5473 [22MY]

Appointments

Attendees: funeral of Bill Emerson, H6973 [26JN]

Committee on Economics (Joint), H1982 [7MR]

Committee To Escort French President Jacques Chirac Into the House Chamber, H1144 [1FE]

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7159, H7160 [10JY]

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Conferees: H.R. 3754, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S9118 [30JY], H8794 [30JY]

House of Representatives Page Board, H9824 [1AU]

Articles and editorials

Campaign Finance Proposal Drawing Opposition From Diverse Group, S4456 [1MY]

Case Against Independent Counsel, S6108 [11JN]

Civic Speech Gets Rationed, S6801 [25JN]

Cleo Fields, Democrat of Baton Rouge—Elected 1992, 2nd Term, H11385 [26SE]

Congress Shouldn't Get Paid Either, E14 [4JA]

Congressman Cleo Fields, Fourth District, Louisiana, H11384 [26SE]

Conservatives Attack Slaughter as She Files Complaint Against McIntosh, E458 [26MR]

Consider This Congress the Worst in a Half-Century, S1165 [9FE]

Critics Attack Agent's Book About Inside White House, E1256 [11JY]

Disaster for Taxpayers, Candidates, S6804 [25JN]

Do Military Officers and Politics Mix?, H12256 [2OC]

Eight-Term Rep. Bill Emerson of Missouri Dies, H6699 [24JN]

Ethics Committee Rebukes Lawmaker, Lets Him Announce It, E445 [25MR]

Financing Elections.....As if Democracy Mattered, S6691 [24JN]

Frontline's Exercise in Exaggeration, S6803 [25JN]

``Frontline's'' Exercise in Exaggeration, E221 [28FE]

General Gingrich?, H12256 [2OC]

General Gingrich Ices the 104th Congress—Speaker Deployed Art of War in His Plan for the House, H12257 [2OC]

Get Adopted by Steve Forbes, S6691 [24JN]

Gingrich's Heresy, S6802 [25JN]

He Who Pays the Piper Calls the Tune, S6691 [24JN]

Honorable Cleo Fields, H11385 [26SE]

House Approves Biggest Change in Farm Policy Since New Deal—Legislation Phases Out Subsidies Over 7 Years, S1898 [12MR]

Just What Is a Special Interest?, S6804 [25JN]

Lawmaker Transcended Typical Washington Politics, E1295 [17JY]

Man Who Ruined Politics, S6799 [25JN]

Muzzling Campaign Speech, S6796 [25JN]

Newt's War Games, H12256 [2OC]

104th Congress Is History, E1924 [4OC]

Our Ban in Havana, H878 [25JA]

Recess, S1165 [9FE]

Reform's Tired Refrain, S6769 [25JN]

Republican Floor Show Only a Cynic Could Love, H3237 [15AP]

Ruining Politics—II, S6800 [25JN]

Senate of Millionaires, S6803 [25JN]

Showboating on Tax Day, H3301 [15AP]

Stalling on Ethics, H10180 [11SE]

Tribute to James H. Quillen, U.S. Congressman, E1620 [17SE]

Use of Military Personnel for Partisan Activities in the House of Representatives, H12256 [2OC]

War and Politics, H12268 [3OC]

Bills and resolutions

Adjournment: prohibit recess or adjournment during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H. Res. 332), H187 [4JA]

Andrew Jacobs, Jr., U.S. Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 4223), H11395 [26SE]

Baker, Representative Richard H.: election to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (see H. Res. 467), H6915 [26JN]

Bass, Representative: dismissal of election contest (see H. Res. 539), H11395 [26SE]

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (see S. 1903), S6849 [25JN]

Bipartisan Commission on Campaign Practices: establish (see S. 1857), S6082 [11JN]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———use of mediators in discussions between Congress and the President to produce a balanced budget (see H. Con. Res. 137), H1138 [31JA]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic (see H. Con. Res. 198), H7474 [11JY]

Children and youth: proclaim as greatest U.S. asset (see H. Res. 434), H5052 [14MY]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. Con. Res. 47), S2422 [20MR]

Committee on Information (Joint): establish (see H.R. 4280), H12173 [28SE]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 377), H1986 [7MR]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 462), H6765 [25JN]

———minority party appointments (see H. Res. 367, 408, 414, 447, 523), H1507 [28FE], H3657 [22AP], H4109 [25AP], H5934 [5JN], H10524 [17SE]

Computers: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page (see H. Res. 454), H6285 [12JN]

Congress: adjournment (see S. Con. Res. 60; H. Con. Res. 133, 141, 157, 192, 203, 230), S5567 [23MY], H337 [9JA], H1225 [1FE], H3231 [29MR], H7107 [27JN], H8598 [26JY], H12175 [28SE]

———adjournment, consideration (see H. Res. 465), H6914 [26JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), consideration (see H. Res. 395), H3229 [29MR]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see S.J. Res. 49; H.J. Res. 169), S1345 [27FE], H3170 [28MR]

———constitutional duties (see H. Res. 431), H4902 [10MY]

———increase understanding and usage of the Internet (see S. Con. Res. 65; H. Con. Res. 185), S6225 [13JN], H6414 [13JN]

———joint session for the State of the Union Message (see S. Con. Res. 39), S276 [22JA]

———notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. Res. 325), H90 [3JA]

———reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H.R. 3140), H2664 [21MR]

———restore integrity, goodwill, honesty, and trust (see H.R. 3792), H7474 [11JY]

———set date for convening of 105th Congress (see S. 2159), S11720 [28SE]

———set date for convening of 105th Congress and the date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (see H.J. Res. 198), H12175 [28SE]

———transition for new Members (see H.R. 3544), H5646 [29MY]

———waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations legislation (see H.J. Res. 197), H12175 [28SE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 400), H3387 [15AP]

———approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives and Senate (see S. Con. Res. 51), S3311 [15AP]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 504), H9706 [1AU]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of non-congressional employees (see H. Con. Res. 207), H9705 [1AU]

———provide educational assistance to employing offices of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 401), H3387 [15AP]

Crime: punish false statements during debate on the floor of either House of Congress (see H.R. 3996), H9923 [2AU]

Daily meeting: fixing the hour (see H. Res. 327), H90 [3JA]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 1953; H.R. 2944, 3053, 3274, 3505, 3543, 3588, 3760, 3800, 3820), S7887 [16JY], H1224 [1FE], H1985 [7MR], H3649 [18AP], H5500 [22MY], H5646 [29MY], H5934 [5JN], H7154 [9JY], H7532 [12JY], H7657 [16JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2566), consideration (see H. Res. 373), H1775 [6MR]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (see H. Res. 481), H7779 [17JY]

———clarify procedure for determining State population for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 3589), H5934 [5JN]

———comply with campaign spending limits and enhance importance of individual and intradistrict contributions (see H.R. 3912), H8598 [26JY]

———constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 187), H8557 [25JY]

———constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 172), H3649 [18AP]

———limit expenditures for candidates (see H.R. 3651), H6413 [13JN]

———limitations on campaign contributions to qualifying and nonqualifying House of Representatives candidates (see H.R. 3122), H2558 [20MR]

———limitations on certain campaign contributions (see S. 1932), S7414 [8JY]

———provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H6691 [20JN]

———require quarterly FEC candidate reports to be filed electronically and accessible through the Internet (see H.R. 3653), H6413 [13JN]

———require that odd-numbered year contributions be from individuals only (see H.R. 3397), H4502 [7MY]

———revise rules on independent expenditures (see H.R. 3208), H3230 [29MR]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (see H. Res. 459), H6764 [25JN]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see S. 1905), S6850 [25JN]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629, 2156; H.R. 3411), S2422 [20MR], S11720 [28SE], H4646 [8MY]

Foreign travel expenditures: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H4423 [2MY]

Franking privilege: establish disclosure requirements (see H.R. 3772), H7260 [10JY]

———official mail allowance (see H.R. 3771), H7259 [10JY]

———prevent mass mailings during an election year (see H.R. 3773), H7260 [10JY]

———reduce number of pieces of mail constituting a mass mailing (see H.R. 3774), H7260 [10JY]

FTC: impose monetary penalties for use of fraudulent political advertisements (see H.R. 3995), H9923 [2AU]

Funderburk, Representative: election to Committee on Agriculture (House) (see H. Res. 509), H9924 [2AU]

Gephardt, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (see H. Res. 524, 531), H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE]

Gingrich, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (see H. Res. 468), H7107 [27JN]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (see H. Res. 526, 532), H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE]

Government: constitutional amendment relative to the commencement of the terms of office of the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress (see S.J. Res. 55), S5093 [15MY]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (see S. 1794), S5492 [22MY]

———prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress (see S. 1827), S5763 [4JN]

———reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 193), H7107 [27JN]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H.R. 3435), H4901 [10MY]

———require comparable treatment of the President, Vice President, Members of Congress and certain high-level Government employees with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2882), H912 [25JA]

———require comparable treatment of the President, Vice-President, Cabinet members, and Members of Congress with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2855), H330 [5JA]

Government regulations: require congressional approval of certain proposed rules (see H.R. 2990), H1507 [28FE]

Greene, Representative: election as Speaker pro tempore (see H. Res. 471), H7114 [8JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of floor amendments supported by 20 percent of both the majority and minority membership (see H. Res. 548), H11527 [27SE]

———authority of the Committee on Rules (House) to report rules or orders waiving the germaneness requirement (see H. Res. 505), H9706 [1AU]

———authority of the Speaker to declare recess (see H. Res. 330, 352), H90 [3JA], H1137 [31JA]

———imposition of Ramseyer requirement on conference reports (see H. Res. 549), H11527 [27SE]

———improve committee operations, procedures, and staffing (see H. Res. 480), H7658 [16JY]

———postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (see H. Res. 358), H1226 [1FE]

———procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 346), H913 [25JA]

———prohibit foreign travel by retiring Members (see H. Res. 361), H1226 [1FE]

———provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H7658 [16JY]

———question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

———question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (see H. Res. 350), H973 [30JA]

———random drug testing of officers and employees (see H. Res. 512), H9925 [2AU]

———reduce number of programs covered by appropriation bills (see H. Res. 514), H9925 [2AU]

———reduce programs covered by each regular appropriation bill (see H. Res. 476), H7474 [11JY]

———require drug testing of Members (see H. Res. 510), H9924 [2AU]

———require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff (see H. Res. 519), H10235 [11SE]

———require Members to establish office policies relative to the use of computer software, programs, and data bases (see H. Res. 533), H11048 [24SE]

———require witnesses at committee hearings to disclose Federal grants or contracts received during current and previous fiscal years (see H. Res. 486), H8094 [22JY]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 412), H3819 [24AP]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (see H. Res. 525, 546), H10720 [19SE], H11525 [27SE]

———time limits on questioning of witnesses by Members of certain standing and subcommittees (see H. Res. 550), H11527 [27SE]

Jackson, Representative: election to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (see H. Res. 337), H330 [5JA]

Klug, Representative: election to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (see H. Res. 485), H8094 [22JY]

Legislation: enactment of certain (see H.R. 3136), H2664 [21MR]

———enactment of certain (H.R. 3136), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H2949 [27MR]

———enactment of certain (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (see H.J. Res. 168), H2867 [26MR]

Legislative branch of Government: compensation practices and pay equity (see H. Con. Res. 194), H7107 [27JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see H.R. 3754), H7114 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), consideration (see H. Res. 473), H7154 [9JY]

Lobbyists: penalty for transmission of fraudulent communications to Congress (see H.R. 3128), H2558 [20MR]

McNulty, Representative: election to the Committee on Ways and Means (House) (see H. Res. 344), H913 [25JA]

Members of Congress: adjust pay relative to congressional performance (see H.R. 3276), H3649 [18AP]

———constitutional amendment relative to use of false statements during official duties (see H.J. Res. 188), H9924 [2AU]

———deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3310, 3447, 4011), H3819 [24AP], H4902 [10MY], H9924 [2AU]

———discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (see S. 1876), S6225 [13JN]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3956), H9921 [2AU]

———establish a commission on size of membership and election process (see H.R. 4076), H10386 [12SE]

———limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see S. 1776), S5267 [17MY]

———prohibit the soliciting or accepting of campaign contributions within certain areas of the Capitol (see H. Res. 432, 433, 439, 457), H4902 [10MY], H5052 [14MY], H5288 [16MY], H6691 [20JN]

———retirement eligibility (see H.R. 3887), H8374 [24JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without public participation and an express act of Congress (see S. 2092), S11033 [19SE], H10720 [19SE]

———prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Oregon without public participation and an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4294), H12174 [28SE]

———require an act of Congress to extend or establish any national monuments (see H.R. 4147, 4214), H11047 [24SE], H11395 [26SE]

Morella, Representative: election as Speaker pro tempore (see H. Res. 363), H1231 [6FE]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

Neumann, Representative: election to the Committee on the Budget (House) (see H. Res. 357), H1226 [1FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate (see H.R. 3879, 4067), H8247 [23JY], H10385 [12SE]

Office Waste Recycling Program: implementation (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

105th Congress: printing of House Rules and Manual (see H. Res. 552), H12175 [28SE]

———set date for convening of any organizational caucus or conference (see H. Res. 551), H12175 [28SE]

Political campaigns: disclosure of identity of persons paying for telephone poll expenses (see H.R. 4183), H11229 [25SE]

———prohibit payment from campaign funds for lobbyist services (see S. 1591), S1598 [6MR]

———require accountability in campaign advertising (see S. 1723), S4618 [2MY]

Rose, Representative: dismissal of election contest (see H. Res. 538), H11395 [26SE]

Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives has assembled (see H. Res. 326), H90 [3JA]

Sisco, Gary L.: notify the House of Representatives of election of the Sec. of the Senate (see S. Res. 309), S12126 [1OC]

Travel: official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2841), H90 [3JA]

Walker, Representative: election as Speaker pro tempore (see H. Res. 553), H12194 [30SE]

Washington, George: reading of Farewell Address at the beginning of each Congress (see H. Con. Res. 222), H11395 [26SE]

Certificates of election

Blumenauer, Earl, H5650 [30MY]

Cummings, Elijah E., H3822 [25AP]

Millender-McDonald, Juanita, H3394 [16AP]

Cloture motions

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6630 [20JN], S6817 [25JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3729 [19AP], S3878 [23AP]

Colloquies

Budget reconciliation process: Edmund S. Muskie and Vance Hartke (1975), S5430 [21MY]

Conference reports

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 3754), H9450-H9452 [31JY]

Definitions

Previous question vote—what it means, H4321 [1MY], H4568 [8MY], H5067, H5068 [15MY], H5197 [16MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

Barrett, Representative Bill, H915 [26JA], H1643 [4MR], H10113 [10SE]

Barton, Representative, H3233 [15AP]

Bunning, Representative, H189 [5JA]

Chambliss, Representative, H6631 [20JN]

Coble, Representative, H5759 [4JN], H8601 [29JY], H10109 [9SE]

Collins, Representative Mac, H6513 [19JN], H8099 [23JY], H9837 [2AU]

Cox, Representative, H4111 [29AP], H5301 [21MY]

Davis, Representative, H1249 [23FE]

Dickey, Representative, H3389 [16AP]

Dreier, Representative, H2314 [14MR]

Emerson, Representative, H322 [5JA], H3207 [29MR]

Everett, Representative, H339 [22JA], H2125 [13MR], H8251 [24JY]

Foley, Representative, H2225 [14MR], H4903 [14MY]

Funderburk, Representative, H3655 [22AP], H3659 [23AP], H6693 [24JN]

Gillmor, Representative, H1777 [7MR], H3493 [17AP]

Goodlatte, Representative, H11231 [26SE]

Goodling, Representative, H739 [23JA]

Goss, Representative, H915 [26JA], H6417 [17JN]

Greene, Representative, H5571 [29MY], H6007 [7JN], H6849 [26JN], H7111 [8JY], H10763 [23SE]

Gunderson, Representative, H3173 [29MR]

Hancock, Representative, H10431 [17SE]

Hansen, Representative, H4533 [8MY]

Hastert, Representative, H11597 [28SE]

Hastings, Representative, H5185 [16MY], H7535 [16JY], H10527 [18SE]

Hefley, Representative, H5821 [5JN], H9379 [31JY], H10175 [11SE]

Hobson, Representative, H775 [24JA], H4431 [7MY]

Hutchinson, Representative, H6041 [10JN]

Inglis, Representative, H11397 [27SE]

Jones, Representative, H8669 [30JY]

Kolbe, Representative, H2035 [12MR], H7783 [18JY]

LaHood, Representative, H93 [4JA], H5755 [31MY]

Laughlin, Representative, H5291 [20MY]

Lazio, Representative, H6185 [12JN]

McInnis, Representative, H1509 [29FE]

Miller, Representative Dan, H10387 [16SE], H10723 [20SE]

Morella, Representative, H1200 [1FE], H1229 [6FE], H7102 [27JN], H9897 [2AU], H12111 [28SE]

Myers, Representative, H2317 [18MR]

Myrick, Representative, H8381 [25JY]

Nethercutt, Representative, H1987 [8MR]

Petri, Representative, H8033 [22JY]

Pryce, Representative, H1141 [1FE]

Quinn, Representative, H3583 [18AP]

Radanovich, Representative, H975 [31JA], H3733 [24AP]

Regula, Representative, H1665 [5MR]

Rogers, Representative, H2469 [20MR], H4803 [10MY]

Shaw, Representative, H6119 [11JN]

Taylor, Representative Charles, H7477 [12JY]

Taylor, Representative Charles H., H839 [25JA]

Upton, Representative, H2715 [25MR], H2843 [26MR], H4399 [2MY]

Vucanovich, Representative, H2875 [27MR], H10769 [24SE]

Waldholtz, Representative, H2561 [21MR]

Walker, Representative, H5503, H5545 [23MY], H12177 [30SE], H12253 [2OC], H12265 [3OC], H12273 [4OC]

Weller, Representative, H4121 [30AP]

White, Representative, H6975 [27JN]

Wolf, Representative, H9897 [2AU], H12111 [28SE]

Discharge petitions signed

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (H. Res. 333), H1227 [1FE], H2034 [8MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2566), consideration (H. Res. 373), H2714 [22MR], H3231 [29MR], H3654 [19AP], H4110 [25AP], H4424 [2MY], H4902 [10MY], H5288 [16MY], H6415 [13JN], H6691 [20JN], H7108 [27JN], H7533 [12JY]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2275), consideration (H. Res. 466), H8030 [18JY], H8598 [26JY], H9926 [2AU]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 364), H2034 [8MR]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 464), consideration (H. Res. 210), H2034 [8MR]

Health care professionals: create tax incentives for provision of rural health care services (H.R. 425), H7108 [27JN]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (H. Res. 443), H7108 [27JN], H7533 [12JY], H8030 [18JY], H8598 [26JY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2409), consideration (H. Res. 292), H922 [26JA], H1227 [1FE]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 2915), consideration (H. Res. 425), H7533 [12JY], H8030 [18JY]

Taxation: assessment of retail dealer occupational taxes (H.R. 302), H923 [26JA]

Documents

House Rules Proposal Regarding Martial Law Provisions, H2572 [21MR]

Eulogies

Emerson, Bill: by Lloyd Smith, H7101 [27JN]

Fish, Hamilton, Jr.: by Ralph G. Neas, E1430 [1AU]

Explanations

House Rules Relative to Legislation Increasing Federal Income Taxes, H3031 [28MR]

Financial statements

Sensenbrenner, Representative, E768 [10MY]

Histories

Representative Bunning's Baseball Statistics and Significant Dates, H2326 [19MR]

20th Amendment to the Constitution Relative to the Presidential Inauguration Date, S5098 [15MY]

Letters

Access to administration officials in exchange for campaign contributions: Ann McBride, Common Cause (organization), H8505 [25JY]

Budget reconciliation: Senators Exon, Daschle, and Dorgan, S4053 [24AP]

Campaign finance reform: Brian Lopina, Christian Coalition, S6767 [25JN]

———Christian Coalition and National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S6770 [25JN]

———David A. Keene, American Conservative Union, S6768 [25JN]

———David N. O'Steen, Douglas Johnson, and Carol Long, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S6767 [25JN]

———Douglas Johnson and Carol Long, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S6770 [25JN]

———Edward O. Fritts, National Association of Broadcasters, S6805 [25JN]

———Ellen S. Miller, Center for Responsive Politics, S6691 [24JN]

———Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, S6796 [25JN]

———Marvin T. Runyon, Postal Service, S6805 [25JN]

———Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S6768 [25JN]

———President Clinton, S6809 [25JN]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6770 [25JN]

———Richard Barton, Direct Marketing Association, Inc., S6805 [25JN]

———Ronald W. Pearson, Conservative Victory Fund, S6769 [25JN]

———Tanya K. Metaksa, National Rifle Association, S6768, S6769, S6770 [25JN]

———Wanda Franz, David N. O'Steen, and Carol Long, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S6771 [25JN]

Campaign Finance Reform Act: Ann McBride, Common Cause (organization), H8506 [25JY]

———Donald L. Fowler, Democratic National Committee, H8478 [25JY]

———Joan Claybrook, Public Citizen (organization) and Robert Schiff, Congress Watch (organization), H8506 [25JY]

———President Clinton, H8477 [25JY]

Compliance with House Rules relative to relevancy in debate and germaneness of amendments: Representative Solomon, Committee on Rules (House), H5061 [15MY]

Congressional reform proposals: Representative Solomon, H7166 [10JY]

Constitutionality of campaign finance reform proposals: Cass R. Sunstein, S6713 [24JN]

———Daniel H. Lowenstein, S6712 [24JN]

———Frederick Schauer, S6710-S6712 [24JN]

———Jamin B. Raskin, S6715-S6717 [24JN]

———Marlene Arnold Nicholson, S6713-S6715 [24JN]

Ineligibility of Representative McDermott to participate in a proceeding before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): Representative Nancy L. Johnson, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H8149 [23JY]

LIHEAP funding: several Representatives, E104 [25JA]

Release of background information relative to former Speaker of the House Jim Wright: David R. Nagle, Jim Moody, and Representative Matsui, H10567 [18SE]

Representative Browder's return of unspent congressional allowance: Al Cors, Jr., National Taxpayers Union, H2033 [8MR]

Resignation from the House of Representatives: Representative Wilson, H12303 [21OC]

Resignation of Representative Mfume from the House of Representatives: Representative Mfume, H1200 [1FE]

Resignation of Representative Richardson from the Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): Representative Richardson, H11567 [27SE]

Resignation of Representative Wyden from the House of Representatives: Representative Wyden, H1231 [6FE]

Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act: Charles M. Condon, South Carolina Attorney General, S2427 [20MR]

———Gale A. Norton, Colorado Attorney General, S2428 [20MR]

———George Allen, Governor of Virginia, S2426 [20MR]

———George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, S2427 [20MR]

———John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S2426 [20MR]

———Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana, S2427 [20MR]

———Margery S. Bronster, Hawaii Attorney General, S2428 [20MR]

———Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, S2425 [20MR]

———Stephen Merrill, Governor of New Hampshire, S2427 [20MR]

———Tommy G. Thompson, Governor of Wisconsin, S2427 [20MR]

Use of braille markers in Capitol Building: Representative Mica, H3561 [17AP]

Use of military personnel for partisan activities in the House of Representatives: Representative Schroeder, H12258, H12259 [2OC]

Lists

Asian Pacific Members of Congress, H5302 [21MY]

Bills enacted into Public Law (104th Cong., 1st sess.), D94 [26FE]

Bills on House calendar under the Committee on Resources (House) jurisdiction: intergovernmental mandates, H1279 [27FE]

———private-sector mandates, H1279 [27FE]

Bills vetoed (104th Cong., 1st sess.), D94 [26FE]

Congressional Asian Pacific Caucus, H5302 [21MY]

Congressional investigation terminations, S1415 [29FE]

Democrats asking for the suppression of background information relative to former Speaker of the House Jim Wright, H10568 [18SE]

Editorials supporting campaign finance reform, S6708 [24JN]

Education Caucus, H5368 [21MY]

Expedited procedure and extra suspension day rules reported by the Committee on Rules (House)—101st-104th Congresses, H10929 [24SE]

Expedited procedure—two-thirds waiver rules-104th Congress, H10929 [24SE]

House of Representatives vote on use of force against Iraq (1991), H10362-H10364 [12SE]

House Page School Spring Semester 1996, H5982 [6JN]

House resolutions considered under martial-law authority, H1065 [31JA]

Legislation debated without committee reporting, H5444 [22MY], H5953 [6JN], H6527 [19JN]

Private property rights congressional vote index: League of Private Property Voters, E1945-E1951 [21OC]

Pro-choice, Catholic Members of Congress, H3648 [18AP]

Memorandums

Campaign Finance Reform: Joseph E. Cantor, Congressional Research Service, S6812-S6814 [25JN]

Constitutionality of Campaign Finance Reform Proposals: James Bopp, Jr. and Richard E. Coleson, S6801 [25JN]

———L. Paige Whitaker, Congressional Research Service, S6709 [24JN]

Investigation of U.S. Role in Iranian Arms Transfer to Croatia and Bosnia, H4558 [8MY]

Office of Compliance Authority To Issue Advisory Opinions: Jay R. Shampansky, Congressional Research Service, H3341 [15AP]

Time-Off Plans Under Fair Labor Standards Act: Vince Treacy, Congressional Research Service, H3340 [15AP]

Motions

Adjournment, H6855 [26JN], H9386, H9387, H9388 [31JY]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H4661 [9MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3271, H3303 [15AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), consideration (H. Res. 395), H3268, H3270 [15AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8514 [25JY]

Gephardt, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (H. Res. 524), H10642 [19SE]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (H. Res. 531), H10971 [24SE]

Gingrich, Representative: release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 526), H10643 [19SE]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 532), H10972 [24SE]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 546), H11641 [28SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3828 [25AP]

Legislation: enactment of certain (H.R. 3136), H3019, H3026 [28MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S9118 [30JY], H7204 [10JY], H8794 [30JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3716 [19AP]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: final regulations relative to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations, S7649-S7667 [10JY], S9835-S9847 [4SE], S10405-S10420 [12SE], H7454-H7472 [11JY], H10019-H10030 [4SE], H10369-H10384 [12SE]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Americans With Disabilities Act, S10984-S11019 [19SE], H10676-H10711 [19SE]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal Service Labor Management Relations, S12062-S12077 [1OC]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations, S5070-S5089 [15MY], S5552-S5556 [23MY], H5153-H5172 [15MY], H5563-H5568 [23MY]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal Service Labor-Management Relations, extension of period for public comment, S6011 [10JN], H6114 [10JN]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Federal service labor-management relations, S1547-S1550 [6MR], H1773 [6MR]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Occupational Safety and Health Act, S11019-S11027 [19SE], H10711-H10719 [19SE]

———proposed rulemaking relative to amendments to procedural rules, S7685-S7688 [11JY], S10980 [19SE], H7450-H7454 [11JY], H10672-H10676 [19SE]

———proposed rulemaking relative to extension of rights and protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act, S190-S274 [22JA]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, S3917-S3924 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act, S3924-S3949 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act, S3896-S3917 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rights and protections under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, S3949-S3952 [23AP]

———proposed rulemaking relative to the exclusion of the Capitol Police from the rights and protections under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, S3924 [23AP]

Congressional Record: correction, H335 [9JA], H7531 [12JY], H7655 [16JY], H8010 [18JY]

Oaths of office

Blumenauer, Earl, H5650, H5750 [30MY]

Cummings, Elijah E., H3822 [25AP], H4394 [1MY]

Greene, Representative: Speaker pro tempore, H7111 [8JY]

Millender-McDonald, Juanita, H3394 [16AP], H4394 [1MY]

Morella, Representative: Speaker pro tempore, H1229 [6FE]

Walker, Representative: Speaker pro tempore, H12178 [30SE]

Obituaries

Gustafson, E. Charles, H5977 [6JN]

Papers

Chance Meeting: Albert R. Anness, E1018 [6JN]

Pledge

Pledge of Allegiance, H1 [3JA], H93 [4JA], H189 [5JA], H333 [9JA], H339 [22JA], H747 [23JA], H775 [24JA], H839 [25JA], H915 [26JA], H929 [30JA], H975 [31JA], H1141 [1FE], H1233 [9FE], H1237 [13FE], H1243 [16FE], H1247 [20FE], H1249 [23FE], H1260 [27FE], H1399 [28FE], H1509 [29FE], H1643 [4MR], H1667 [5MR], H1719 [6MR], H1777 [7MR], H1987 [8MR], H2039 [12MR], H2125 [13MR], H2225 [14MR], H2317 [18MR], H2328 [19MR], H2469 [20MR], H2561 [21MR], H2667 [22MR], H2715 [25MR], H2846 [26MR], H2875 [27MR], H2967 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], H3239 [15AP], H3394 [16AP], H3493 [17AP], H3583 [18AP], H3651 [19AP], H3655 [22AP], H3665 [23AP], H3733 [24AP], H3822 [25AP], H4111 [29AP], H4131 [30AP], H4305 [1MY], H4399 [2MY], H4425 [6MY], H4438 [7MY], H4533 [8MY], H4655 [9MY], H4803 [10MY], H4908 [14MY], H5055 [15MY], H5185 [16MY], H5291 [20MY], H5308 [21MY], H5383 [22MY], H5503 [23MY], H5571 [29MY], H5650 [30MY], H5755 [31MY], H5765 [4JN], H5821 [5JN], H5937 [6JN], H6007 [7JN], H6041 [10JN], H6185 [12JN], H6289 [13JN], H6417 [17JN], H6431 [18JN], H6513 [19JN], H6631 [20JN], H6693 [24JN], H6722 [25JN], H6849 [26JN], H6975 [27JN], H7111 [8JY], H7120 [9JY], H7159 [10JY], H7265 [11JY], H7477 [12JY], H7536 [16JY], H7661 [17JY], H7783 [18JY], H8034 [22JY], H8105 [23JY], H8251 [24JY], H8381 [25JY], H8560 [26JY], H8603 [29JY], H8669 [30JY], H9380 [31JY], H9567 [1AU], H9837 [2AU], H9927 [4SE], H10045 [5SE], H10109 [9SE], H10114 [10SE], H10175 [11SE], H10237 [12SE], H10387 [16SE], H10437 [17SE], H10527 [18SE], H10603 [19SE], H10723 [20SE], H10763 [23SE], H10773 [24SE], H11049 [25SE], H11231 [26SE], H11397 [27SE], H11598 [28SE], H12177 [30SE], H12195 [1OC], H12253 [2OC], H12265 [3OC], H12274 [4OC]

Prayers

Ford, James David, H1 [3JA], H93 [4JA], H189 [5JA], H333 [9JA], H339 [22JA], H839 [25JA], H915 [26JA], H929 [30JA], H1141 [1FE], H1229 [6FE], H1233 [9FE], H1237 [13FE], H1243 [16FE], H1247 [20FE], H1249 [23FE], H1260 [27FE], H1399 [28FE], H1509 [29FE], H1643 [4MR], H1667 [5MR], H1719 [6MR], H1987 [8MR], H2038 [12MR], H2125 [13MR], H2317 [18MR], H2328 [19MR], H2469 [20MR], H2561 [21MR], H2667 [22MR], H2715 [25MR], H2846 [26MR], H2875 [27MR], H2967 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], H3239 [15AP], H3393 [16AP], H3583 [18AP], H3651 [19AP], H3655 [22AP], H3665 [23AP], H3733 [24AP], H3821 [25AP], H4111 [29AP], H4305 [1MY], H4425 [6MY], H4437 [7MY], H4533 [8MY], H4803 [10MY], H4908 [14MY], H5185 [16MY], H5291 [20MY], H5307 [21MY], H5383 [22MY], H5503 [23MY], H5571 [29MY], H5755 [31MY], H5821 [5JN], H6007 [7JN], H6041 [10JN], H6185 [12JN], H6417 [17JN], H6431 [18JN], H6513 [19JN], H6631 [20JN], H6693 [24JN], H6721 [25JN], H6849 [26JN], H7111 [8JY], H7120 [9JY], H7159 [10JY], H7477 [12JY], H7536 [16JY], H7661 [17JY], H7783 [18JY], H8034 [22JY], H8251 [24JY], H8381 [25JY], H8559 [26JY], H8603 [29JY], H9379 [31JY], H9567 [1AU], H9927 [4SE], H10045 [5SE], H10109 [9SE], H10114 [10SE], H10175 [11SE], H10387 [16SE], H10527 [18SE], H10603 [19SE], H11049 [25SE], H11397 [27SE], H11597 [28SE], H12177 [30SE], H12195 [1OC], H12253 [2OC], H12265 [3OC], H12273 [4OC]

Prayers by visitors

Barrick, Travis, H5937 [6JN]

Beach, Brewster Y., H5649 [30MY]

Bradley, Harold, H746 [23JA]

Christian, Ronald F., H3493 [17AP], H6124 [11JN], H6975 [27JN], H10723 [20SE]

Christian; Ronald F., H9837 [2AU]

Cooper, Mark D., H10763 [23SE]

Davis, Edward, H5765 [4JN]

Giordani, Mark J., H4655 [9MY]

Glazer, Melvin J., H11231 [26SE]

Kelly, Colin P., III, H6289 [13JN]

Kuhn, Thomas A., H4399 [2MY]

Leon, Luis, H4130 [30AP]

Leslie, Daniel R., H8105 [23JY]

Maher, Daniel J., H2225 [14MR]

May, Felton, H10772 [24SE]

McCain, Danny, H775 [24JA]

McConnell, Robert, H10437 [17SE]

Rogers, Kenneth P., H10237 [12SE]

Shannon, Sylvester L., H8669 [30JY]

Sineath, Charles, H1777 [7MR]

Stone, Warren, H7265 [11JY]

Voss, Joe, H975 [31JA]

Warring, Rees F., H5055 [15MY]

Press releases

Condemn Church Burnings and Recent Supreme Court Decision Relative to Congressional District Apportionment: National Rainbow Coalition, H6410 [13JN]

House Rules Committee Spearheads Major Reforms in the 104th Congress, H11637 [28SE]

Joint Leadership Elects Warner to Inaugural Post, S12291 [3OC]

Restoring the Public Trust: Representative Gekas, E1829 [30SE]

Use of Military Personnel for Partisan Activities in the House of Representatives: Representative Schroeder, H12259 [2OC]

Proposals

Engrossment of H.R. 2862, public debt ceiling, and H.J. Res. 157, continuing appropriations, H760 [23JA]

Legislation relative to the investigation of Representative Gephardt by independent counsel concerning certain financial transactions, H11108 [25SE]

Legislation relative to the release of independent counsel report on Representative Gingrich relative to GOPAC, H11139 [25SE]

Political campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, E1026 [6JN]

Remarks in House

Adjournment: authority of officials, H1201 [1FE], H5545 [23MY]

AFL-CIO: reference to Members of Congress in advertising, H8078-H8080 [22JY], H9986 [4SE], H10167 [10SE], E1380 [25JY]

Appropriations: automatic continuing resolutions, H7694, H7695 [17JY]

———establish automatic continuing appropriations, H8275, H8276 [24JY]

Baker, Representative Richard H.: election to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 467), H6973 [26JN]

Bass, Representative: dismissal of election contest (H. Res. 539), H11322, H11356 [26SE]

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (S. 1903), H6797-H6799 [25JN]

Blumenauer, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H5651 [30MY]

Browder, Representative: return of unspent congressional allowance, H2032 [8MR]

Budget: discretionary spending levels, H7193-H7196 [10JY], H7360, H7361 [11JY], H7701-H7704 [17JY], H8281-H8283 [24JY]

———reconciliation process, H340, H341 [22JA], H814 [24JA]

———status report, H1632 [29FE], H5547 [23MY], H7244 [10JY], H8553 [25JY], H8584 [26JY], H10648 [19SE], H11580 [27SE]

Bunning, Representative: induction into Baseball Hall of Fame, H8386 [25JY], E1519 [5SE]

Campbell, Representative: ethics guidelines, E731 [8MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic (H. Con. Res. 198), H7507 [12JY]

———use of braille markers for the visually impaired, H3561 [17AP]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H5977, H5979-H5982 [6JN]

Children and youth: funding for assistance programs, E581 [19AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5737-H5740 [30MY]

Clinger, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H12196 [1OC]

———tribute to staff, H12196 [1OC]

Coleman, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10565 [18SE]

Collins, Representative Cardiss: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H12168 [28SE]

Committee on Appropriations (House): permission to file reports, H7111 [8JY]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): statements made by Members relative to spouses of two female staffers, H4804, H4805 [10MY]

Committee on House Oversight (House): hearings on political campaign expenditures of private organizations, H2588, H2589 [21MR]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 47), H9899 [2AU]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 377), H2095 [12MR]

———impartiality of proceedings, H2704 [22MR], E445 [25MR]

———reform, H7653-H7655 [16JY]

———tribute, H6852 [26JN]

Committees of the House: expedite commencement of hearings (H. Res. 310), H193 [5JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 462), H6845 [25JN]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 367), H1415 [28FE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 408), H3656 [22AP]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 414), H3824 [25AP]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 447), H5921 [5JN]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 523), H10496 [17SE]

———permission to meet while the House is in session, H1668 [5MR], H2129 [13MR], H2229 [14MR], H2333 [19MR], H2474 [20MR], H2972 [28MR], H3497 [17AP], H4310 [1MY], H4536 [8MY], H4660, H4661 [9MY], H5188 [16MY], H5388 [22MY], H5573 [29MY], H5735 [30MY], H5826 [5JN], H5941 [6JN], H6126 [11JN], H6189 [12JN], H6293 [13JN], H6518 [19JN], H6725 [25JN], H6856 [26JN], H7270 [11JY], H7665 [17JY], H7784 [18JY], H8253 [24JY], H8384 [25JY], H8671 [30JY], H9710 [1AU], H10048 [5SE]

Computers: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page, H7177 [10JY]

———electronic access to work and positions of minority Members, H7177-H7179, H7198-H7202, H7204, H7205 [10JY]

Congress: accomplishments of 104th Congress, H3568-H3576 [17AP]

———accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H132 [4JA], H746 [23JA], H10227 [11SE], H10757-H10761 [20SE], H11220-H11226 [25SE], H11233, H11234, H11365, H11366, H11379-H11382 [26SE], H11398, H11399, H11401 [27SE], H11599 [28SE], H12298 [4OC], E1924 [4OC]

———adjournment, consideration (H. Res. 465), H7040-H7050 [27JN]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 133), H337 [9JA]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 141), H1216 [1FE]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 157), H3206 [29MR]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 192), H7050 [27JN]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 203), H8573 [26JY], H9387 [31JY]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 230), H12110 [28SE], H12300 [4OC]

———adjournment (S. Con. Res. 60), H5553 [23MY]

———comparison of the 103d and 104th Congresses, H2936-H2942 [27MR]

———compliance with War Powers Act, H10093-H10097 [5SE], H10347, H10348, H10352, H10353, H10356 [12SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3184 [29MR], H3234-H3237, H3239-H3256, H3270-H3304 [15AP], E536, E541, E543, E544 [16AP], E580 [19AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), consideration (H. Res. 395), H3256-H3270 [15AP]

———decorum on the floor, H4373-H4380 [1MY], E710 [6MY]

———discourse and voting rules, E1087 [13JN]

———election results, H979 [31JA]

———evaluation of the Representative Armey's leadership, H3585 [18AP]

———final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (H.R. 2727), H3728 [23AP], E20 [4JA]

———firing of employees in Clerk's office, H854 [25JA]

———glass ceiling for women Members of Congress, H6979 [27JN]

———increase understanding and usage of the Internet (H. Con. Res. 185), E1087 [13JN]

———joint session for the State of the Union Message (S. Con. Res. 39), H339 [22JA]

———legislative priorities, H1750 [6MR]

———notify the President that a quorum has assembled, H757 [23JA]

———notify the President that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 325), H2 [3JA]

———reception honoring former Members of Congress, H5055-H5060 [15MY]

———set date for convening of 105th Congress and the date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (H.J. Res. 198), H12110 [28SE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (H.R. 2270), H4172, H4173 [30AP], H7449 [11JY]

———tribute to staff members working on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, E1229 [9JY]

———waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations legislation (H.J. Res. 197), H11636 [28SE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 400), H3339-H3341 [15AP]

———approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives and Senate (S. Con. Res. 51), H3343-H3384 [15AP]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 504), H9898 [2AU]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of non-congressional employees (H. Con. Res. 207), H9898, H9899 [2AU]

———provide educational assistance to employing offices of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 401), H3341-H3343 [15AP]

Congressional Record: permission to insert extraneous material, H320 [5JA]

Congressional Senior Citizen Intern Program: tribute, E832 [16MY]

Cooley, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H12259-H12261 [2OC]

Cummings, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H3824 [25AP]

Daily meeting: fixing the hour (H. Res. 327), H2 [3JA]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H6406 [13JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: limitations on information gathered to answer questions for appropriations hearings, H6181 [11JN]

Drugs: random testing of employees, H12179 [30SE]

Dunlap, Albert J.: remarks to Republican freshman caucus, H979 [31JA]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, H805 [24JA], H7766-H7776 [17JY], H7783, H7784 [18JY], H8106 [23JY], H8633 [29JY], E221 [28FE], E1026 [6JN]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1100), E1388 [26JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2566), H6480, H6483 [18JN], E837 [16MY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3053), E311 [7MR]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3274), H3737 [24AP]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3505), H7641, H7648 [16JY], H7994 [18JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3760), H7509 [12JY], H7642, H7643, H7647, H7650 [16JY], H7663, H7664, H7763, H7764 [17JY], H7994 [18JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8106 [23JY], H8381, H8382, H8383, H8471-H8516, H8518, H8519, H8538-H8540 [25JY], H8585 [26JY], E1419 [31JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8458-H8470 [25JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), motion to recommit, H8514, H8515 [25JY]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), H6480, H6483 [18JN]

———constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (H.J. Res. 114), H8519 [25JY]

———provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (H.R. 3700), H11319-H11321 [26SE]

———revise rules on independent expenditures (H.R. 3208), H3174 [29MR]

———use of Federal funds by tax-exempt organization for partisan activities relative to term limits education, H2306 [14MR]

———voter participation, H2209 [13MR]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6782-H6797 [25JN]

Family Quality of Life Advisory Committee: assessment of efforts to make the House of Representatives family friendly, H10770 [24SE]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (H.R. 3505), H7994 [18JY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (H.R. 1100), H8560 [26JY]

Federal employees: deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7624-H7629 [16JY]

Fields, Representative Cleo: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H12167 [28SE]

Fields, Representative Jack: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H12048 [28SE]

Foreign travel expenditures: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (H. Res. 423), E701 [2MY]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, H1046-H1051 [31JA]

Franking privilege: require that mass mailings include notification that they were prepared, published, and mailed at taxpayer expense, H7196, H7197 [10JY]

Funderburk, Representative: election to Committee on Agriculture (House) (H. Res. 509), H9897 [2AU]

Georgia: racial remarks relative to the State Democratic Party, H1145 [1FE]

Gephardt, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (H. Res. 524), H10642 [19SE]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions (H. Res. 531), H10971 [24SE]

Gibbons, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H4130 [30AP]

Gillmor, Representative: congratulations on birth of twins, H6529 [19JN]

Gingrich, Representative: FEC actions relative to GOPAC and book contract, H1622 [29FE]

———fundraising dinners, H309, H315 [5JA]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC, H7653-H7655 [16JY], H11399 [27SE]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 468), H6851, H6852, H6853, H6854 [26JN], H6979, H6980, H7050 [27JN], H7109 [28JN]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10092 [5SE], H10179, H10180, H10181, H10182 [11SE], H10331, H10332, H10333, H10334, H10350, H10351, H10352, H10354 [12SE], H10439, H10440 [17SE], H10529, H10530, H10531, H10567 [18SE], H10604, H10605, H10606, H10607, H10646, H10647 [19SE], H10773, H10774, H10775, H10932-H10936, H10978 [24SE], H11050, H11051, H11052, H11053, H11054, H11139 [25SE], H11233, H11234, H11235, H11286, H11287 [26SE], H11400, H11401 [27SE], H11637-H11642, H12036 [28SE], E1550 [10SE]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 526), H10643 [19SE]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 532), H10931, H10972 [24SE]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs, H7245, H7246, H7248-H7251 [10JY], H10329 [12SE]

———reduce spending and regulatory programs (H. Con. Res. 193), H6975, H6978, H6979 [27JN], H7128-H7132 [9JY], H7169 [10JY], E1241 [11JY]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, H881 [25JA]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (H.R. 3435), H8613, H8614 [29JY]

———separation of powers between the different branches, H56 [3JA]

Government regulations: effect on citizens, H3723-H3728 [23AP]

Greene, Representative: election as Speaker pro tempore (H. Res. 471), H7111 [8JY]

Hastings, Representative Alcee: personal explanation, E1707 [26SE]

House Information Resources: funding, H7204, H7205 [10JY]

House Rules: assessment of rule protecting comity, H8589 [26JY]

———authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H53, H58, H59 [3JA], H94, H97 [4JA], H217-H226 [5JA]

———authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 352), H1403 [28FE]

———discussion of matters before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) on the House floor, H10331-H10336, H10350, H10355 [12SE], H10439 [17SE], H10529, H10531 [18SE], H10604, H10605, H10646, H10647 [19SE], H10724 [20SE], H10773, H10774, H10775 [24SE], H11050, H11052, H11053, H11054 [25SE], H11235 [26SE], H11638-H11642 [28SE]

———exercise of privileges by former Members during consideration of legislation in which they have an interest, H9567 [1AU]

———improve committee operations, procedures, and staffing (H. Res. 480), E1290 [16JY]

———open versus restrictive rules, H2132, H2135 [13MR], H2572 [21MR], H2678 [22MR], H3256, H3263 [15AP], H3740 [24AP], H4330 [1MY], H4545 [8MY], H4823, H4828, H4831 [10MY], H5189 [16MY], H5358 [21MY], H5949 [6JN], H6160 [11JN], H6775 [25JN], H7046 [27JN], H7208, H7212 [10JY], H7270 [11JY], H7610 [16JY], H7716 [17JY], H8294 [24JY], H8458 [25JY], H9726 [1AU]

———postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (H. Res. 358), E171 [5FE]

———privilege of the floor during State of the Union address, H767 [23JA]

———procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 346), H10348 [12SE], E1660 [19SE], E1691 [25SE]

———question of privilege, H2-H7 [3JA], H801, H802 [24JA], H1179-H1182 [1FE]

———question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (H. Res. 354), H978, H1064 [31JA], H1182-H1185 [1FE]

———question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H930 [30JA], H1057-H1062 [31JA]

———require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff, H10047 [5SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 525), H10927-H10937 [24SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 546), H11636-H11644, H12036 [28SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 342), H842-H853 [25JA], H1065 [31JA]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3828-H3838 [25AP]

Jackson, Representative: election to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H. Res. 337), H240 [5JA]

Jacobs, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10604 [19SE]

Johnston, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H11398 [27SE]

Journal: question of approval, H775 [24JA], H1719 [6MR], H2238 [14MR], H3173, H3184 [29MR], H3239 [15AP], H3393 [16AP], H3821 [25AP], H4310 [1MY], H4807 [10MY], H5649 [30MY], H6124, H6132 [11JN], H6190 [12JN], H6289 [13JN], H6631 [20JN], H7159, H7170 [10JY], H7661 [17JY], H8559 [26JY], H9379 [31JY], H10603, H10607 [19SE]

Kanjorski, Representative: striking of words from Record, H8522 [25JY]

Klug, Representative: election to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Res. 485), H8075 [22JY]

Labor unions: investigation of contributions to Members of Congress, H4806, H4886 [10MY]

League of Private Property Voters: publishing of private property rights congressional vote index, E1945 [21OC]

Legislation: enactment of certain (H.R. 3136), H2987-H3029 [28MR], H3173 [29MR], E483 [28MR], E494 [29MR], E591 [19AP]

———enactment of certain (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2972-H2986 [28MR], H3209 [29MR]

———enactment of certain (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), H2857-H2864 [26MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: application of certain laws (H.R. 1), H3481 [16AP]

———application of certain laws (S. 2), H8814, H8815 [30JY]

———compensation practices and pay equity (H. Con. Res. 194), H6977 [27JN], E1205 [27JN]

———making appropriations, H6950 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7171-H7206 [10JY], H8794 [30JY], E1287 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), conference report, H9450 [31JY], H9710-H9715 [1AU], E1478 [2AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), consideration (H. Res. 473), H7165-H7169 [10JY]

Legislative program, H120, H121 [4JA], H337 [9JA], H341 [22JA], H900, H901 [25JA], H925 [30JA], H1618, H1619 [29FE], H1665 [5MR], H1964 [7MR], H3207 [29MR], H3389 [16AP], H3618 [18AP], H3659 [23AP], H4102 [25AP], H4367 [1MY], H4836 [10MY], H5260, H5261 [16MY], H5478 [22MY], H5544, H5545 [23MY], H5732-H5735, H5740 [30MY], H5977 [6JN], H6243 [12JN], H6389, H6390 [13JN], H6425 [18JN], H6681, H6682 [20JN], H7216 [10JY], H7506, H7507 [12JY], H7638 [16JY], H7744, H7745 [17JY], H7990, H7991 [18JY], H8354 [24JY], H8581 [26JY], H9810 [1AU], H9897 [2AU], H10090, H10091 [5SE], H10345-H10347 [12SE], H10644, H10645 [19SE], H10769 [24SE], H11542-H11544 [27SE], H12179, H12180 [30SE], H12254 [2OC]

Lincoln, Representative: congratulations on birth of twins, H6529 [19JN]

McDade, Representative: acquittal on all charges under indictment, H9732 [1AU]

McNulty, Representative: election to the Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 344), H901 [25JA]

Members of Congress: bipartisan cooperation, H3555 [17AP]

———decorum on the floor, H7267 [11JY], H9866 [2AU], H11050, H11052 [25SE]

———deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 3310), H4660 [9MY]

———deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4011), H10978 [24SE], H11283-H11289 [26SE], E1487 [2AU], E1771 [28SE], E1829 [30SE]

———discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (S. 1876), H9708 [1AU]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 3956), E1499 [2AU]

———identity of Member making statement about trusting terrorist organization, H2329 [19MR], H2563, H2564 [21MR], H2702 [22MR]

———limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (H.R. 1618), H7508 [12JY]

———limit terms, H7508 [12JY]

———partisanship, H953 [30JA]

———provide for official allowance that represents administrative reforms (H.R. 2739), H2350-H2361 [19MR], H9824 [1AU], H9898 [2AU]

———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown, E14 [4JA]

———tribute to retiring Members of Texas delegation, E1854 [30SE]

———tribute to retiring women Members, H11217, H11219 [25SE]

Mfume, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H1216 [1FE]

———appreciation of opportunity to serve, H1052, H1053, H1054, H1055 [31JA]

———selection as President of the NAACP, H1053 [31JA]

Millender-McDonald, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H3395 [16AP]

Moakley, Representative: visit to Cuba, H877 [25JA]

Montgomery, Representative: appreciation for tributes, E1896 [1OC]

———appreciation of opportunity to serve, E1896 [1OC]

Morella, Representative: election as Speaker pro tempore (H. Res. 363), H1229 [6FE]

Myers, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10342 [12SE], H12191 [30SE]

Neumann, Representative: election to the Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Res. 357), H1200 [1FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate (H.R. 2876), H810, H811 [24JA], E81 [24JA]

———provide for a nonvoting delegate (H.R. 3879), E1346 [23JY]

Office of Fair Employment Practices: tribute to hearing officers, E1874 [30SE]

105th Congress: printing of House Rules and Manual (H. Res. 552), H12037 [28SE]

———set date for convening of any organizational caucus or conference (H. Res. 551), H12037 [28SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3, H4, H5, H23, H26, H76, H87 [3JA], H107, H120 [4JA], H203, H217, H226 [5JA], H760 [23JA], H853 [25JA], H1061, H1062, H1064 [31JA], H1154, H1182, H1183, H1184, H1188, H1196 [1FE], H1296 [27FE], H1963, H1964 [7MR], H2041, H2042 [12MR], H2376, H2448 [19MR], H2493, H2495 [20MR], H2599, H2612, H2614 [21MR], H2675 [22MR], H3021, H3023, H3024, H3026, H3126, H3147 [28MR], H3295 [15AP], H3505 [17AP], H3762, H3771 [24AP], H3829, H4101 [25AP], H4308, H4312, H4343, H4354 [1MY], H4411 [2MY], H4562, H4566, H4594, H4628 [8MY], H4685, H4720 [9MY], H5027 [14MY], H5061 [15MY], H5403, H5432, H5435, H5436 [22MY], H5512, H5515, H5522, H5536 [23MY], H5675 [30MY], H5866, H5924 [5JN], H6150 [11JN], H6291, H6377 [13JN], H6628 [19JN], H6649 [20JN], H6854, H6855, H6948 [26JN], H7048, H7049 [27JN], H7355, H7359 [11JY], H7625, H7626, H7637, H7638 [16JY], H7679, H7686, H7687, H7688, H7690, H7714 [17JY], H8108, H8202, H8207 [23JY], H8274, H8276 [24JY], H8525 [25JY], H8789 [30JY], H9389 [31JY], H9767 [1AU], H9877, H9880 [2AU], H10331, H10332, H10333, H10334, H10347 [12SE], H10469 [17SE], H10529 [18SE], H10932, H10934, H10935 [24SE], H11050, H11096 [25SE], H11235 [26SE], H11596 [27SE], H11634, H11641, H11642 [28SE]

Point of order, H6 [3JA], H107 [4JA], H849 [25JA], H1572 [29FE], H1947, H1957 [7MR], H2042, H2043, H2044, H2045, H2046 [12MR], H2487 [20MR], H3019, H3020, H3022 [28MR], H3277, H3278 [15AP], H3609 [18AP], H4312, H4313, H4321 [1MY], H4433, H4482, H4484 [7MY], H4689, H4708, H4709 [9MY], H5511 [23MY], H5859, H5860, H5894, H5895, H5896 [5JN], H6188, H6262 [12JN], H6562, H6568, H6570, H6611 [19JN], H6649 [20JN], H6843 [25JN], H6855, H6877, H6878 [26JN], H7072 [27JN], H7267 [11JY], H7503 [12JY], H7590, H7638 [16JY], H7675, H7678, H7685, H7695, H7697, H7707, H7708 [17JY], H7796 [18JY], H8274, H8275, H8276 [24JY], H8522 [25JY], H9389 [31JY], H9763 [1AU], H10331, H10332, H10333, H10334, H10350 [12SE], H10439, H10440 [17SE], H10529, H10531 [18SE], H10604, H10605, H10646, H10647 [19SE], H10773, H10774, H10775, H10932, H10934, H10935 [24SE], H11050, H11052, H11053, H11054 [25SE], H11235, H11286, H11287 [26SE], H11638, H11639, H11640, H11641, H11642 [28SE]

Political ethics: characterization of former Representative Rostenkowski on House floor, E1771 [28SE]

Political parties: impact of partisanship, H2227 [14MR]

Public debt: return of excess amounts from official allowances of Members to the Dept. of the Treasury for deficit reduction, H7179, H7188-H7190 [10JY]

Quillen, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H10530 [18SE]

Recess, H976 [31JA]

Republican Party: national agenda, H5748-H5750 [30MY]

———use of committee staffs to investigate President Clinton labor unions, H4309 [1MY]

———use of military personnel for partisan activities, H12255 [2OC], H12267, H12268 [3OC], H12275, H12299 [4OC]

Rose, Representative: dismissal of election contest (H. Res. 538), H11322, H11356 [26SE]

Roth, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H11573 [27SE], E1653 [19SE]

Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives has assembled (H. Res. 326), H2 [3JA]

Supreme Court: decision relative to the use of race in designating congressional districts, H6406-H6410 [13JN], H6493-H6499 [18JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes, H2858-H2864 [26MR]

Telecommunications: transfer funds to official allowances to promote use of computers and other electronic technologies, H7197-H7202 [10JY]

Travel: official travel restrictions to foreign countries, H208, H209 [5JA]

———official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (H.R. 2841), H122 [4JA]

Udall, Morris K.: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E1692 [25SE]

Votes, correction: Bilbray, H6857 [26JN]

———Blute, E1266 [12JY]

———Bono, H5533 [23MY]

———Brown, Corrine, H5086 [15MY]

———Burr, E1639 [18SE]

———Buyer, H6676 [20JN]

———Calvert, E386 [20MR]

———Collins, Cardiss, H9772 [1AU]

———de la Garza, H5920 [5JN]

———Dixon, H5976 [6JN]

———Eshoo, H5695 [30MY]

———Fox, E1267 [12JY]

———Harman, E1404 [30JY]

———Johnson, Nancy L., H10972 [24SE]

———Millender-McDonald, E580 [19AP]

———Nadler, H9380 [31JY]

———Reed, E719 [7MY]

———Roukema, H3838 [25AP]

———Slaughter, H766 [23JA]

———Solomon, E247 [28FE]

———Watts, H6653 [20JN]

Votes, personal explanation: Hastings, Alcee, E367 [14MR]

Votes, position on missed: Abercrombie, H1697 [5MR], E17 [4JA]

———Ballenger, E718 [7MY]

———Barcia, H5533 [23MY]

———Bartlett, E585 [19AP]

———Barton, H6092 [10JN]

———Bateman, H9796 [1AU], E1174 [26JN], E1319 [18JY]

———Becerra, E1014, E1017 [6JN]

———Blute, H2986 [28MR]

———Boehlert, H801 [24JA]

———Bonilla, H6092 [10JN]

———Bono, H7990 [18JY], E1163 [25JN], E1667 [20SE]

———Brownback, H8091 [22JY], H9984 [4SE]

———Bunn, E889 [23MY]

———Callahan, H2267 [14MR]

———Calvert, H1200 [1FE]

———Chenoweth, H801 [24JA], H853 [25JA], H9877 [2AU], E527 [16AP], E703 [2MY], E890 [23MY], E1479 [2AU], E1542 [9SE]

———Christensen, H6090, H6091 [10JN], H7040 [27JN], E306 [7MR], E340 [13MR]

———Chrysler, H2378 [19MR], E1620 [17SE]

———Clay, H7506 [12JY]

———Clayton, H240 [5JA], H1749 [6MR], H5078 [15MY], H7364 [11JY], E1278 [12JY]

———Clement, H801 [24JA]

———Clinger, H9897 [2AU], E831 [16MY], E871 [22MY], E1108 [18JN], E1142 [20JN], E1349 [23JY], E1620 [17SE], E1842 [30SE]

———Collins, Barbara-Rose, H2137 [13MR]

———Collins, Cardiss, H1196 [1FE], H1749 [6MR], H4481 [7MY], H7014 [27JN], E1320 [18JY]

———Condit, H9896 [2AU]

———Crane, E1539 [5SE]

———Crapo, E1240 [11JY]

———DeLay, H5081 [15MY], H5543, H5544 [23MY]

———Dellums, E1810 [28SE]

———Deutsch, H6159 [11JN], H8514 [25JY], H9897 [2AU], E1044 [10JN]

———Diaz-Balart, H9796 [1AU]

———Dickey, H2238 [14MR], H7170, H7171 [10JY], E794 [14MY]

———Dornan, H2654 [21MR]

———Ehlers, H8560 [26JY]

———Engel, H4807 [10MY], E889, E892 [23MY], E1205 [27JN]

———English, E650 [25AP]

———Ensign, H11541 [27SE], E1087 [13JN]

———Eshoo, H2376 [19MR], E1832 [30SE]

———Everett, H7170, H7171 [10JY]

———Ewing, H1947 [7MR], H4101 [25AP], H4737 [9MY]

———Farr, H1546 [29FE], H2376 [19MR], H6931 [26JN]

———Fattah, E1483 [2AU]

———Fawell, H2378 [19MR]

———Fazio, E1364 [24JY], E1650, E1662 [19SE]

———Filner, H50 [3JA], H801 [24JA], H1699 [5MR]

———Flake, H203 [5JA], H3438 [16AP], H8386 [25JY]

———Flanagan, H1808 [7MR], E1537 [5SE]

———Foglietta, H121 [4JA]

———Forbes, E1337 [22JY], E1389 [26JY], E1398 [30JY]

———Fowler, H322 [5JA], E1886 [1OC]

———Fox, H1546 [29FE], H9388 [31JY], H11541 [27SE]

———Franks, Gary, H6684 [20JN]

———Frisa, E869 [22MY]

———Funderburk, E946 [29MY], E1725 [26SE]

———Furse, H5337 [21MY], H6091 [10JN], E265 [4MR]

———Gallegly, E879 [22MY], E1137 [20JN]

———Gekas, H9810 [1AU]

———Gilman, H7 [3JA], H1724 [6MR], H1807 [7MR], H5619 [29MY]

———Gonzalez, E1754 [27SE]

———Goodling, H1808 [7MR], H3184 [29MR], E751 [9MY], E1190 [27JN], E1311 [17JY]

———Goss, H4427 [6MY], H9738 [1AU]

———Graham, H9796 [1AU]

———Green, H2671 [22MR], H6325 [13JN]

———Gutierrez, E561 [17AP], E1260 [11JY]

———Hancock, H5515 [23MY]

———Harman, H2999 [28MR], H6190 [12JN], E759 [10MY], E1029 [7JN]

———Hastert, H1792 [7MR]

———Hastings, Alcee, E1042 [10JN]

———Heineman, H7302 [11JY], E1029 [7JN]

———Hinchey, H6858 [26JN]

———Hoke, H5545 [23MY]

———Horn, H5533 [23MY], H5619 [29MY], H6247 [12JN], E585 [19AP], E1367, E1368 [24JY]

———Hostettler, H4569 [8MY], E475, E477, E479 [28MR], E760 [10MY], E972 [30MY]

———Houghton, H9403 [31JY]

———Hoyer, H1792 [7MR]

———Hutchinson, E632 [25AP]

———Jackson-Lee, H322 [5JA], H1460 [28FE], H3272 [15AP], H3776 [24AP], H6247 [12JN]

———Jefferson, H6092 [10JN]

———Johnson, Eddie Bernice, H7713 [17JY], E1105 [18JN]

———Johnson, Nancy, H6353 [13JN]

———Johnson, Sam, H2268 [14MR]

———Johnson, Tim, E1182 [26JN]

———Jones, H5712 [30MY]

———Kaptur, E1319 [18JY]

———Kennedy, Patrick J., H11244 [26SE]

———Kingston, H5357 [21MY], H10089 [5SE], E671 [1MY]

———Knollenberg, H9403 [31JY]

———LaFalce, E186 [6FE], E306 [7MR]

———Latham, H2376, H2377 [19MR], E1062 [12JN]

———LaTourette, H33 [3JA], E284 [6MR]

———Lehtinen, E548 [16AP]

———Lewis, Ron, H2084 [12MR]

———Lightfoot, H2376 [19MR], H3272 [15AP], H9984 [4SE], E10 [3JA], E26 [5JA], E75 [24JA]

———Longley, H11467 [27SE]

———Lowey, H2238 [14MR], H5337 [21MY]

———Maloney, H7 [3JA], E819 [16MY]

———Manzullo, E879 [22MY], E1387 [26JY]

———Martini, H6197 [12JN], E1176 [26JN]

———Mascara, H11108 [25SE]

———McCarthy, H4335 [1MY], H6090, H6091 [10JN], H9983 [4SE], H10189 [11SE], E27 [5JA], E308 [7MR], E1107 [18JN]

———McDermott, H6091 [10JN], E868 [22MY]

———McInnis, E1016 [6JN]

———McIntosh, H7989 [18JY]

———McKeon, E475 [28MR]

———McNulty, H5725 [30MY]

———Meek, H6529 [19JN]

———Menendez, H1467 [28FE], E641 [25AP]

———Meyers, E1685 [25SE]

———Millender-McDonald, H3605 [18AP]

———Minge, E422 [22MR], E1520, E1523 [5SE]

———Moakley, H1538 [29FE]

———Moran, H6090 [10JN], H6197 [12JN]

———Morella, E1407 [30JY]

———Myrick, E1365 [24JY]

———Nadler, H2378 [19MR], H2534 [20MR]

———Oberstar, E1267 [12JY]

———Oxley, E1703 [26SE]

———Packard, E869 [22MY], E1334 [22JY]

———Pastor, H22 [3JA], E681 [1MY], E1532 [5SE], E1632 [18SE]

———Pelosi, H2238 [14MR], H5897 [5JN]

———Pomeroy, H1807 [7MR], H5650 [30MY], H11091 [25SE], E944 [29MY], E1605 [12SE]

———Porter, H6587 [19JN], H6676 [20JN], E409 [21MR]

———Portman, H7 [3JA], H7051 [27JN], H9391 [31JY], H9983 [4SE], H10198 [11SE], E315 [7MR], E792 [14MY], E859 [22MY]

———Quinn, H7170 [10JY]

———Ramstad, H9984 [4SE], E1160 [25JN]

———Rangel, H801 [24JA], H3547 [17AP]

———Riggs, H2137 [13MR], H3746 [24AP], H4550 [8MY], H7280 [11JY], H8257, H8258 [24JY], H9725 [1AU], E1596 [12SE]

———Ros-Lehtinen, H4836 [10MY], E323 [12MR], E378 [19MR], E503 [29MR], E1611 [16SE]

———Roybal-Allard, E1193 [27JN]

———Rush, H33 [3JA]

———Sanders, H1200 [1FE]

———Sanford, H1200 [1FE]

———Scarborough, H2576 [21MR], H7907 [18JY]

———Schaefer, E1050 [11JN]

———Schumer, H6342, H6353, H6354 [13JN], H6681 [20JN], E1280 [12JY]

———Seastrand, H1414 [28FE], H4569 [8MY], E1406 [30JY]

———Serrano, E822 [16MY]

———Sisisky, E1428 [1AU]

———Skelton, E492 [29MR]

———Slaughter, H1793 [7MR], H8293 [24JY], E1181 [26JN]

———Smith, Linda, H3699 [23AP], H10072 [5SE], E743 [9MY]

———Smith, Nick, H3699 [23AP]

———Stockman, H2304 [14MR]

———Talent, E1184 [26JN]

———Tate, H6236 [12JN]

———Taylor, Charles, E614 [24AP]

———Tejeda, H3023 [28MR], H5921 [5JN]

———Thomas, H6587 [19JN], E1148 [20JN], E1441 [1AU]

———Tiahrt, E543 [16AP]

———Torkildsen, H6654 [20JN], E173 [5FE], E1617 [17SE]

———Torres, E502 [29MR]

———Towns, H801 [24JA]

———Velazquez, H8386 [25JY]

———Ward, H766, H767 [23JA], H5515, H5533, H5543, H5544 [23MY], H6236 [12JN], E72 [24JA], E102 [25JA], E487 [28MR], E810 [15MY], E828 [16MY]

———Waters, H1792 [7MR], H2378 [19MR], H6211 [12JN], H6479 [18JN], E77 [24JA], E100 [25JA], E1888 [1OC]

———Watt, H3837 [25AP], H4335 [1MY], H7441 [11JY]

———Watts, H2250 [14MR], H5357 [21MY], H8192 [23JY], H8385 [25JY]

———Weldon, Dave, H4366 [1MY], H7170, H7171 [10JY]

———Weller, E562 [17AP]

———Wolf, E1333 [22JY]

———Yates, H7538 [16JY]

———Young, C.W. Bill, E1016 [6JN]

Walker, Representative: election as Speaker pro tempore (H. Res. 553), H12178 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: legislative process, S22 [3JA]

Architect of the Capitol: tribute to employees, S1070 [7FE]

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (S. 1903), S6820 [25JN]

Bipartisan Commission on Campaign Practices: establish (S. 1857), S6084 [11JN]

Budget: reconciliation process, S291, S292, S295, S297 [23JA], S368-S370, S374 [25JA], S888 [6FE], S1163 [9FE], S3190 [29MR]

Children and youth: impact of legislation on the incidence of hungry and homeless children, S5219 [17MY], S5413 [21MY]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 47), S2545 [20MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S1, S2 [3JA], S355, S357 [25JA], S392 [26JA], S1060-S1062, S1158 [7FE], S1172 [9FE], S9476, S9478 [2AU], S11212, S11213, S11228 [25SE], S12123 [1OC], S12272, S12409 [3OC]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 133), S114 [10JA]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 141), S869 [1FE]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 157), S3202 [29MR]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 192), S7151 [27JN]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 203), S9216 [31JY]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 230), S12352, S12410 [3OC]

———adjournment (S. Con. Res. 60), S5519 [23MY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, S5236-S5239 [17MY], S5470 [22MY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (S.J. Res. 49), S1366-S1368 [27FE], S3326 [15AP], S4808 [7MY]

———develop an electronic legislative information and document retrieval system, S9064 [29JY]

———increase understanding and usage of the Internet (S. Con. Res. 65), S6244 [13JN]

———joint session for the State of the Union Message (S. Con. Res. 39), S172 [22JA]

———legislative priorities, S11082-S11084 [20SE]

———limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation, S2979 [27MR]

———national agenda, S9050-S9052 [29JY]

———provide for the issuance and approval of employment regulations and practices (H. Con. Res. 123), S284 [22JA]

———reauthorization of independent counsel statute, S6107 [11JN]

———reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules, S3101 [28MR]

———require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, S1171 [9FE], S3324-S3326 [15AP], S5529 [23MY]

———set date for convening of 105th Congress and the date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (H.J. Res. 198), S12093 [1OC]

———set date for convening of 105th Congress (S. 2159), S11770 [28SE], S12240 [3OC]

———set dates for leadership elections and organizational meetings for 105th Congress, S12240 [3OC]

———strengthen post-employment restrictions on lobbying by Members and senior staffers, S9067 [29JY], S9764 [3SE]

———waive enrollment requirements for certain appropriations legislation (H.J. Res. 197), S11816 [30SE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives and Senate (S. Con. Res. 51), S4515 [1MY]

———approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of non-congressional employees (H. Con. Res. 207), S11642 [28SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, S294, S298 [23JA], S1066 [7FE], S3865 [23AP], S4456, S4457 [1MY], S4832 [8MY], S6028 [11JN], S12287 [3OC]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S859 [1FE], S3163 [28MR], S3711-S3713 [19AP], S6630 [20JN], S6680-S6718 [24JN], S6761-S6817 [25JN], S9471 [2AU]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), unanimous-consent agreement, S6672 [21JN], S6903 [25JN]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1953), S7887 [16JY]

———limitations on certain campaign contributions (S. 1932), S7415 [8JY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (S. 1905), S6851 [25JN]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (S. 1629), S2424 [20MR]

———prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (S. 2156), S11723 [28SE]

Foreign policy: creation of House subcommittee to investigate President Clinton's administration relative to policy on Iran weapons trade with Bosnia, S5016 [14MY]

Government: constitutional amendment relative to the commencement of the terms of office of the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress (S.J. Res. 55), S5097 [15MY]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties, S7108, S7109 [27JN]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (S. 1794), S5498 [22MY], S5614 [23MY]

———prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress (S. 1827), S5763 [4JN]

House Rules: authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), S38 [4JA]

``Legislating the Revolution'': opinion on book by James G. Gimpel, S4060 [24AP]

Legislation: enactment of certain (H.R. 3136), S3114-S3125, S3133, S3134 [28MR], S3242, S3245 [29MR], S3683 [18AP]

———enactment of certain (H.R. 3136), waiving enrollment requirements (H.J. Res. 168), S3124 [28MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), S8298, S8299 [18JY], S9061-S9069 [29JY], S9115-S9118 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), conference report, S9763-S9765 [3SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9416 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), unanimous-consent agreement, S8978 [26JY], S9069 [29JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms, S3309 [15AP]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3715-S3725, S3727-S3729 [19AP], S3769-S3786 [22AP], S3805, S3826, S3864-S3879, S3880 [23AP], S4083 [24AP]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), unanimous-consent agreement, S3811 [23AP]

———cost-of-living adjustments, S10159, S10160 [10SE]

———discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (S. 1876), S6237 [13JN]

———provide for official allowance that represents administrative reforms (H.R. 2739), S7339 [28JN]

———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown, S65 [4JA]

Mfume, Representative: selection as President of the NAACP, S68 [4JA]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without public participation and an express act of Congress (S. 2092), S11033 [19SE]

National objectives: legislative priorities, S6005 [10JN]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (S. Con. Res. 52), S3491 [17AP], S9452 [1AU], S9670 [2AU]

Parliamentary inquiry, S7981 [17JY], S8794 [25JY]

Political campaigns: prohibit payment from campaign funds for lobbyist services (S. 1591), S1598 [6MR]

———require accountability in campaign advertising, S6693, S6694 [24JN], S6792 [25JN]

———require accountability in campaign advertising (S. 1723), S4623 [2MY]

Presidents of the United States: history of inaugural ceremony, S12291 [3OC]

Sisco, Gary L.: notify the House of Representatives of election of the Sec. of the Senate (S. Res. 309), S12046 [1OC]

Spence, Representative: Reserve Officers Association of the U.S. 1996 Minuteman of the Year Award recipient, S1075 [7FE]

Supreme Court: decision on Federal election expenditures, S9471 [2AU]

U.S. Capitol Police: tribute to officers, S1070 [7FE]

U.S. Capitol telephone operators: tribute, S1070 [7FE]

Reports

Campaign Finance Bills in 104th Congress—Summary and Comparison of Major Provisions: Congressional Research Service, H7994-H7996 [18JY]

Political Spending by Organized Labor—Background and Current Issues: Joseph E. Cantor, Congressional Research Service, S6783 [25JN]

Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget (House), H1632-H1634 [29FE], H5547-H5549 [23MY], H7244 [10JY], H8584 [26JY], H10649-H10651 [19SE], H11580-H11583 [27SE]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate), S10614 [16SE]

Reports filed

Campaign Ethics Reform and Contribution Limits: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H.R. 3760) (H. Rept. 104-677), H7657 [16JY]

Consideration of Congressional Adjournment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 465) (H. Rept. 104-640), H6914 [26JN]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 159, Require a Three-Fifths Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing Revenue: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 395) (H. Rept. 104-513), H3229 [29MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 104-500), H2949 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3754, Legislative Branch Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 473) (H. Rept. 104-663), H7154 [9JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3820, Campaign Ethics Reform and Contribution Limits: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 481) (H. Rept. 104-685), H7779 [17JY]

Dismissal of Election Contest Against Representative Bass: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 104-853), H11394 [26SE]

Dismissal of Election Contest Against Representative Rose: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Res. 538) (H. Rept. 104-852), H11394 [26SE]

House of Representatives' Official Allowance Relative to Administrative Reforms: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2739), S6517 [19JN]

House of Representatives Official Allowance That Represents Administrative Reforms: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H.R. 2739) (H. Rept. 104-482), H2315 [14MR]

House Rules Relative to Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 412) (H. Rept. 104-535), H3819 [24AP]

House Rules Relative to the Speaker's Authority To Declare Recess: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 330) (H. Rept. 104-445), H90 [3JA]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 104-457), H1137 [31JA]

Legislative Branch Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3754) (H. Rept. 104-657), H7114 [8JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3754) (S. Rept. 104-323), S8373 [19JY]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3754) (H. Rept. 104-733), H9565 [31JY]

Lobbying Disclosure Act Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3435) (H. Rept. 104-699), H8374 [24JY]

National Silver Haired Congress: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 52) (S. Rept. 104-345), S9294 [31JY]

Provide for a Nonvoting Delegate From the Northern Mariana Islands in the House of Representatives: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4067) (H. Rept. 104-856), H11525 [27SE]

Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions and Consideration of Legislation Under Suspension of the House Rules: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 104-809), H10720 [19SE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 546) (H. Rept. 104-855), H11525 [27SE]

White House Travel Office Proceedings Against John M. Quinn, David Watkins, and Matthew Moore: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-598), H5646 [29MY]

Year 2000 Computer Software Conversion—Summary of Oversight Findings and Recommendations: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-857), H11525 [27SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Bringing Up Baby—Problem of Teen Pregnancy, E873 [22MY]

———Common-Sense Campaign Reforms, E118 [31JA]

———Creating Job Opportunities in Indiana, E1364 [24JY]

———Cutting Spending, E1123 [20JN]

———Earth Day 1996—Protecting Our Environment, E683 [1MY]

———Economic Agenda, E744 [9MY]

———Economic Outlook, E1562 [11SE]

———Education and Training in Southern Indiana, E1002 [5JN]

———Farm Bill, E569 [18AP]

———Fighting Crime, E1634 [18SE]

———First Session of the 104th Congress, E121 [31JA]

———Helping Hoosiers With Casework, E1362 [24JY]

———Hoosier Business Growth, E686 [1MY]

———Improving Public Trust in Government, E234 [28FE]

———Infrastructure and Economic Development, E999 [5JN]

———Legislative Wrapup—A Case for Bipartisanship, E1559 [11SE]

———Making Congress Work Better, E1492 [2AU]

———Making Government Work for Hoosiers, E1073 [12JN]

———Medicare—Providing Security for Seniors, E1178 [26JN]

———National Media, E240 [28FE]

———Pension Plans—Saving for a Secure Retirement, E463 [27MR]

———President's State of the Union Address, E132 [1FE]

———Protecting Our Children From Drugs, E809 [15MY]

———Raising the Minimum Wage, E579 [19AP]

———Reforming the Primary Process, E343 [13MR]

———Right Kind of Tax Cuts, E1557 [11SE]

———Small Business—Creating Opportunity, E127 [1FE]

———Status of Budget Negotiations, E2 [3JA]

———Supreme Court, E1580 [11SE]

———Tax Cuts for Education, E1234 [10JY]

———Technology for Education and Training, E286 [6MR]

———Telecommunications Bill, E238 [28FE]

———Television Violence, E124 [1FE]

———Trade and Jobs, E236 [28FE]

———Values, E4 [3JA]

———Wages, E409 [21MR]

———Welfare Reform Bill, E1570 [11SE]

———Welfare Reform—Necessary and Possible, E1236 [10JY]

———2000 Census, E1565 [11SE]

Resolutions

Engrossment of H.R. 2862, public debt ceiling, and H.J. Res. 157, continuing appropriations, H801 [24JA]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Phillip J. Henoch, E191 [9FE]

Resumes

Congressional Activity: 104th Cong., 1st sess., D93 [26FE]

———104th Cong., 2nd sess., D309 [15AP], D407 [1MY], D707 [8JY]

———104th Cong., 2d sess., D59 [1FE], D141 [5MR], D555 [3JN], D881 [3SE], D1039 [1OC], D1053 [4OC]

———104th Cong., 2nd sess., D865 [1AU]

Rollcalls

Quorum, H1 [3JA]

Rollcall of former Members of Congress, H5056 [15MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3278 [15AP]

Gingrich, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 468), H6855 [26JN]

House Rules: discussion of matters before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) on the House floor, H1033, H10331, H10332, H10333, H10334, H10335, H10350 [12SE], H10440 [17SE], H10529, H10531 [18SE], H10604, H10605, H10646, H10647 [19SE], H10773, H10774, H10775 [24SE], H11050, H11052, H11053, H11054 [25SE], H11235 [26SE]

———question of privilege, H802 [24JA]

———question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (H. Res. 354), H1184 [1FE]

———question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H1061 [31JA]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 525), H10932, H10934, H10935 [24SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 546), H11638, H11639, H11640, H11641, H11642 [28SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 342), H849 [25JA]

Legislation: enactment of certain (H.R. 3136), H3020, H3022, H3023 [28MR]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4011), H11286, H11287 [26SE]

Statements

Automatic Continuing Appropriations Resolutions: Representative Gekas, H7694 [17JY]

Congressional Review Provisions of Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act: Senators Nickles, Reid, and Stevens, S3683-S3687 [18AP]

Constitutional Infirmities of Pending Political Broadcasting Legislation: P. Cameron DeVore, Gregory J. Kopta, and Robert W. Lofton, S6800 [25JN]

Cuban Trip: Representative Moakley, H877 [25JA]

People's Republic of China Proposed Military Action Against Taiwan After First Presidential Election: House Republican Policy Committee, H1204 [1FE]

Tribute to Representative Clinger: Tom Ridge, Governor of Pennsylvania, E1880 [1OC]

Tribute to Representative Jacobs: Representative Bilirakis, E1897 [1OC]

Tribute to Representative Myers: Representative Bilirakis, E1897 [1OC]

Tribute to Representative Walker: Tom Ridge, Governor of Pennsylvania, E1880 [1OC]

Subpoena Notices

Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit for Broward County, FL, H9928 [4SE]

Circuit Court of Cook County, IL, H2049 [12MR]

County Court of El Paso County, CO, H5432 [22MY]

Cuyahoga County, OH, Court of Common Pleas, H343 [22JA], H1230 [6FE]

District Court of the Eighteenth Judicial District for Sedgwick County, KS, H9928 [4SE]

Montgomery County, TN, Circuit Court, H2050 [12MR]

Second Judicial District Court Bernalillo County, NM, H3399 [16AP]

Superior Court of Muscogee County, GA, H9928 [4SE]

Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H5133 [15MY], H6041 [10JN], H9824 [1AU]

U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, H3621 [18AP]

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H3207 [29MR], H3639 [18AP], H10573, H10600 [18SE]

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, H1051 [31JA], H2931 [27MR], H6390 [13JN], H8794 [30JY]

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, H5485 [22MY], H7165, H7243 [10JY]

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, H7120 [9JY]

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, H7165 [10JY], H9928 [4SE]

U.S. Superior Court of California, San Diego County, H5292 [20MY]

Summaries

Campaign Finance Reform (H.R. 3505), H7648-H7650 [16JY]

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 3754), H9710 [1AU]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3654, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S9763 [3SE]

Distribution of the current Federal tax burden, H3274 [15AP]

History of bills enacted into Public Law (104th Cong., 1st sess.), D95-D100 [26FE]

International comparison of central Government taxes as percents of gross domestic product, H3273 [15AP]

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7173-H7175 [10JY], H9711-H9714 [1AU]

Martial Law-104th Congress, H10931 [24SE]

Open versus restrictive rules: 103d-104th Congress, H1403 [28FE], H1782, H1794, H1805 [7MR], H2135 [13MR], H2363 [19MR], H2672 [22MR], H2974 [28MR], H3256 [15AP], H3498 [17AP], H3747, H3755 [24AP], H4321, H4330 [1MY], H4461 [7MY], H4767 [9MY], H4823 [10MY], H5190 [16MY], H5359 [21MY], H5656 [30MY], H5827 [5JN], H5942 [6JN], H6160 [11JN], H6270 [12JN], H6327 [13JN], H6520 [19JN], H6768 [25JN], H7166, H7208 [10JY], H7271 [11JY], H7611 [16JY], H7717 [17JY], H7786 [18JY], H8294 [24JY], H8459 [25JY], H9727 [1AU], H10049, H10075 [5SE]

———104th Congress, H844-H846 [25JA], H1189-H1191 [1FE], H1404, H1410-H1412 [28FE], H1782, H1783-H1785, H1794, H1795, H1803, H1805 [7MR], H2132-H2135 [13MR], H2363 [19MR], H2573-H2575 [21MR], H2672, H2678-H2681 [22MR], H2974, H3041-H3044 [28MR], H3257, H3264-H3266 [15AP], H3498, H3500-H3503 [17AP], H3740-H3744, H3747, H3755 [24AP], H4318, H4321 [1MY], H4461 [7MY], H4545-H4548 [8MY], H4767 [9MY], H4823, H4831-H4835 [10MY], H5190 [16MY], H5359 [21MY], H5441-H5444 [22MY], H5656 [30MY], H5827 [5JN], H5942, H5950-H5953 [6JN], H6160, H6162-H6164 [11JN], H6270 [12JN], H6327, H6331 [13JN], H6520, H6526 [19JN], H6768, H6775-H6777 [25JN], H6959-H6961 [26JN], H7046 [27JN], H7166, H7209, H7212 [10JY], H7611-H7613 [16JY], H7786 [18JY], H8294 [24JY], H8459-H8461, H8467-H8469 [25JY], H9727 [1AU], H10050, H10075 [5SE], H11642, H11644 [28SE], H72711 [11JY]

Time spent voting under debate time limitations, H442 [7MY]

Total U.S. Federal revenue as percents of gross domestic product, H3274 [15AP]

Testimonies

Bosnian Peace Process: Kenneth Lutgen, United Methodist Committee on Relief, E1509 [4SE]

Campaign Finance Reform: Joel M. Gora, ACLU, S6805-S6809 [25JN]

———Larry J. Sabato, S6780-S6782 [25JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 133, adjournment, S114 [10JA], H337 [9JA]

H. Con. Res. 141, adjournment, H1196 [1FE]

H. Con. Res. 157, adjournment, S3202 [29MR], H3206 [29MR]

H. Con. Res. 192, adjournment, S7151 [27JN], H7050 [27JN]

H. Con. Res. 193, Government spending and regulatory program reductions, H7128 [9JY]

H. Con. Res. 198, use of Capitol Grounds for Congressional Family Picnic, H7507 [12JY]

H. Con. Res. 203, adjournment, S9216 [31JY], H8573 [26JY]

H. Con. Res. 207, Congressional Office of Compliance approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of non-congressional employees, H9899 [2AU]

H. Con. Res. 230, adjournment, S12353 [3OC], H12110 [28SE]

H. Res. 325, notify the President that a quorum of Congress has assembled, H2 [3JA]

H. Res. 326, notify Senate that a quorum of the House of Representatives has assembled, H2 [3JA]

H. Res. 327, fixing the hour of daily meeting for the House of Representatives, H2 [3JA]

H. Res. 330, House Rules relative to the authority of the Speaker to declare recess, H217 [5JA]

H. Res. 337, election of Representative Jackson to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H240 [5JA]

H. Res. 342, House Rules relative to same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H842 [25JA]

H. Res. 344, election of Representative McNulty to Committee on Ways and Means (House), H901 [25JA]

H. Res. 350, question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress, H929 [30JA], H1057 [31JA]

H. Res. 354, question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling, H1064 [31JA], H1182 [1FE]

H. Res. 357, election of Representative Neumann to the Committee on the Budget (House), H1200 [1FE]

H. Res. 363, election of Representative Morella as Speaker pro tempore, H1229 [6FE]

H. Res. 367, minority party appointments to Committees of the House, H1415 [28FE]

H. Res. 377, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) expenditures, H2095 [12MR]

H. Res. 391, consideration of H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2972 [28MR]

H. Res. 395, consideration of H.J. Res. 159, constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, H3256 [15AP]

H. Res. 400, Congressional Office of Compliance approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives, H3339 [15AP]

H. Res. 401, Congressional Office of Compliance provision of educational assistance to employing offices of the House of Representatives, H3341 [15AP]

H. Res. 408, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H3656 [22AP]

H. Res. 412, House Rules relative to same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H3828 [25AP]

H. Res. 414, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H3824 [25AP]

H. Res. 447, minority party appointments to committees of the House, H5921 [5JN]

H. Res. 459, tribute to Bill Emerson, H6782 [25JN]

H. Res. 462, majority party appointments to Committees of the House, H6845 [25JN]

H. Res. 465, consideration of adjournment of Congress, H7040 [27JN]

H. Res. 467, election of Representative Richard H. Baker to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6973 [26JN]

H. Res. 468, investigation of Representative Gingrich by independent counsel relative to GOPAC, H6799 [25JN], H7050 [27JN], H7109 [28JN]

H. Res. 471, election of Representative Greene as Speaker pro tempore, H7111 [8JY]

H. Res. 473, consideration of H.R. 3754, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H7165 [10JY]

H. Res. 481, consideration of H.R. 3820, Campaign Finance Reform Act, H8458 [25JY]

H. Res. 485, election of Representative Klug to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H8075 [22JY]

H. Res. 504, Congressional Office of Compliance approval of final regulations relative to labor-management relations of employing offices and employees of the House of Representatives, H9898 [2AU]

H. Res. 509, election of Representative Funderburk to the Committee on Agriculture (House), H9897 [2AU]

H. Res. 523, minority party appointments to Committees of the House, H10496 [17SE]

H. Res. 524, investigation of Representative Gephardt by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions, H10607, H10642 [19SE]

H. Res. 526, release of independent counsel report on Representative Gingrich relative to GOPAC, H10606, H10643 [19SE]

H. Res. 531, investigation of Representative Gephardt by independent counsel relative to certain financial transactions, H10775, H10971 [24SE]

H. Res. 532, release of independent counsel report on Representative Gingrich relative to GOPAC, H10723 [20SE], H10972, H10973 [24SE]

H. Res. 538, dismissal of election contest against Representative Rose, H11356 [26SE]

H. Res. 539, dismissal of election contest against Representative Bass, H11357 [26SE]

H. Res. 546, same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the House Rules, H11636 [28SE]

H. Res. 553, election of Representative Walker as Speaker pro tempore, H12178 [30SE]

H.J. Res. 159, constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, H3272 [15AP]

H.J. Res. 168, waiving enrollment requirements for H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, and H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2857 [26MR]

H.J. Res. 197, waive congressional enrollment requirements for certain appropriations legislation, H11636 [28SE]

H.J. Res. 198, set date for convening of 105th Congress and the date for the counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H12110 [28SE]

H.R. 2739, provide for official allowance that represents administrative reforms in the House of Representatives, H2350-H2359 [19MR]

H.R. 3136, Contract With America Advancement Act, H2987-H2998 [28MR]

H.R. 3435, technical corrections to S. 1060, Lobbying Disclosure Act, H8613 [29JY]

H.R. 3700, Internet Election Information Act, H11320 [26SE]

H.R. 3820, Campaign Finance Reform Act, H8485-H8492 [25JY]

H.R. 3879, provide for a nonvoting delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands, E1347 [23JY]

H.R. 4011, Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act, H11283 [26SE]

S. 1591, prohibit payment from political campaign funds for lobbyist services, S1598 [6MR]

S. 1629, Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act, S2425 [20MR]

S. 1827, prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress, S5763 [4JN]

S. 1857, Bipartisan Campaign Practices Commission Act, S6084 [11JN]

S. 1876, discontinue health insurance portability for Members of Congress until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens, S6237 [13JN]

S. 1903, Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge, S6820 [25JN], H6799 [25JN]

S. 1905, Campaign Finance Reform Commission Act, S6851-S6853 [25JN]

S. 1932, limitations on certain campaign contributions, S7415 [8JY]

S. 2156, Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act, S11724 [28SE]

S. 2159, set date for convening of 105th Congress, S11771 [28SE]

S. Con. Res. 39, joint session of Congress for the State of the Union Message, S172, S279 [22JA], H339 [22JA]

S. Con. Res. 47, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S2431, S2546 [20MR], S12291 [3OC]

S. Con. Res. 47, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) establishment, H9899 [2AU]

S. Con. Res. 51, Congressional Office of Compliance approval of final regulations relative to employing offices of the House of Representatives and Senate, S4519-S4560 [1MY], H3343-H3384 [15AP]

S. Con. Res. 52, convening of National Silver Haired Congress, S3491 [17AP]

S. Con. Res. 52, National Silver Haired Congress, S9671 [2AU]

S. Con. Res. 60, adjournment, S5519, S5601 [23MY], H5553 [23MY]

S. Con. Res. 65, increase understanding and usage of the Internet by Congress, S6244 [13JN]

S. Res. 309, notify the House of Representatives of election of Gary L. Sisco as Sec. of the Senate, S12046, S12129 [1OC]

S.J. Res. 21, constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms, S3715 [19AP]

S.J. Res. 49, constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, S1368 [27FE]

Tributes

Battle, Laurie C., S3790 [22AP]

Beilenson, Representative, H10973, H10974 [24SE], E1757 [27SE], E1867 [30SE]

Bevill, Representative, H8310 [24JY], H8386 [25JY], H10337, H10340-H10343 [12SE], H10580-H10588 [18SE], H10664-H10671 [19SE], H10774 [24SE], E771 [10MY], E1652, E1658, E1661 [19SE], E1731 [27SE]

Blumenauer, Representative, H5650, H5651 [30MY]

Bono, Representative, H5310 [21MY]

Browder, Representative, S11417 [26SE], H5097 [15MY], H10580-H10588 [18SE], H10664-H10671 [19SE], E1648, E1661 [19SE]

Bunning, Representative, H2326 [19MR]

Cahill, William T., S8383 [19JY]

Chisholm, Shirley, H1505 [28FE]

Clarke, Richard, S11816 [30SE]

Clinger, Representative, H11573 [27SE], H12171 [28SE], H12196 [1OC], E1706 [26SE], E1852, E1857, E1862, E1875 [30SE], E1880, E1882 [1OC]

Collins, Representative Cardiss, H12169 [28SE], E1857, E1864 [30SE], E1883, E1893, E1894 [1OC]

Cummings, Representative, H3822 [25AP]

Curtin, Willard, E234 [28FE]

de la Garza, Representative, S12435 [21OC], H12183 [30SE], E1927 [4OC]

Dornan, Representative, H818 [24JA], H2948 [27MR], H8595 [26JY]

Durbin, Representative, H6166 [11JN]

Edwards, Don, E341 [13MR]

Emerson, Bill, S6820 [25JN], H6693, H6694, H6699 [24JN], H6715, H6722, H6723, H6724, H6725, H6799, H6800, H6846 [25JN], H6976, H7100 [27JN], H7477-H7480 [12JY], E1176, E1177 [26JN], E1239 [11JY], E1295 [17JY]

Fields, Representative Cleo, H11382-H11387 [26SE], H12169 [28SE], E1804 [28SE], E1852 [30SE]

Fields, Representative Jack, H6446 [18JN], H12048, H12049 [28SE]

Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8106, H8109 [23JY], H8528-H8538 [25JY], H9810, H9833 [1AU], E1423, E1430 [1AU], E1494 [2AU]

Flake, Representative, E1149 [20JN]

Ford, Representative, H11363, H11364 [26SE], E1809 [28SE], E1864, E1867, E1875 [30SE], E1889 [1OC]

Geren, Representative, E154 [5FE]

Gibbons, Representative, S8489 [22JY], H4121-H4130 [30AP], H12165 [28SE], E413 [21MR], E686, E695 [1MY], E800 [14MY], E1867 [30SE]

Gilman, Representative, E689 [1MY]

Green, Representative, H5097 [15MY]

Greene, Representative, E1910 [3OC]

Gunderson, Representative, E1899 [1OC]

Hammerschmidt, John P., H5772 [4JN]

Jacobs, Representative, E1853, E1854, E1856, E1857, E1859, E1861, E1863, E1868 [30SE], E1896 [1OC], E1910 [3OC]

Jenison, Edward H., E1263 [11JY]

Johnson, Representative Sam, H12183 [30SE]

Jordan, Barbara, S282 [22JA], S393 [26JA], H777 [24JA], H1501, H1502, H1503 [28FE], E104 [25JA], E117 [31JA], E225 [28FE], E433 [22MR]

Kemp, Jack, H11051 [25SE]

Lightfoot, Representative, H11576-H11578 [27SE]

Lincoln, Representative, H11576 [27SE]

Livingston, Representative, E623 [25AP]

Markey, Representative, H12049 [28SE]

Meyers, Representative, E1853 [30SE]

Mfume, Representative, S68 [4JA], H1051-H1057 [31JA], H1205, H1207, H1212, H1216, H1221 [1FE], E137 [1FE], E174, E178 [5FE], E187, E188 [6FE], E193 [9FE]

Millender-McDonald, Representative, H3394 [16AP]

Mitchell, Hugh B., E1124 [20JN]

Montgomery, Representative, H5094, H5097 [15MY], H5664 [30MY], H5772 [4JN]

Moorhead, Representative, H10973, H10974 [24SE]

Morella, Representative, H1233 [9FE]

Myers, Representative, H8310 [24JY], H8386 [25JY], H10340-H10342 [12SE], H12191 [30SE], E1853, E1854, E1856, E1861, E1863, E1868 [30SE], E1896 [1OC], E1911 [3OC]

Quillen, Representative, H5772 [4JN], H10501-H10507 [17SE], E1620 [17SE], E1640 [18SE]

Resnick, Joseph Y., E1278 [12JY]

Roth, Representative, E1883, E1895 [1OC]

Roush, J. Edward, E1402 [30JY]

Schroeder, Representative, H5097 [15MY], H12268 [3OC], E1851 [30SE], E1893, E1894 [1OC]

Shuster, Representative, H3547 [17AP]

Stenholm, Representative, S12434 [21OC]

Stokes, Louis, E538 [16AP]

Studds, Representative, H11441 [27SE]

Synar, Mike, S113, S115, S124, S130 [10JA], H775, H776, H807, H808 [24JA]

Talent, Representative, H5304 [21MY]

Tauzin, Representative, H3619 [18AP]

Thornton, Representative, H11576, H11580 [27SE], E1773 [28SE]

Vucanovich, Representative, S562 [30JA], H5658, H5662, H5664, H5665 [30MY], H11234 [26SE], E1856 [30SE]

Walker, Representative, S11707 [28SE], H12170 [28SE], H12178 [30SE], E1699 [26SE], E1856, E1857, E1862, E1877 [30SE], E1880, E1882 [1OC]

Weiss, Ted, S12157 [2OC]

Weldon, Representative Curt, E614 [24AP]

Wyden, Representative, H1186 [1FE]

Young, Representative Don, H11441 [27SE]

Zeliff, Representative, H12136 [28SE], E1885 [1OC]

HOUSING related term(s) Homeless

Amendments

Appropriations: extend certain programs (S. 1494), S347, S350 [24JA], S1900 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), S7051, S7060, S7065 [26JN], H5669 [30MY]

Dept. of HUD: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4504, H4505, H4513, H4514, H4526, H4528, H4529 [7MY], H4581, H4595, H4607, H4611, H4612, H4613, H4617, H4618, H4628, H4629, H4630, H4632, H4647 [8MY], H4662, H4669, H4676, H4678, H4679, H4682, H4683, H4685, H4693, H4694, H4695, H4702, H4704, H4707, H4710, H4712, H4721, H4722, H4724, H4726 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4568 [8MY]

Native Americans: settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute (S. 1973), S11442, S11465 [26SE]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), S11096, S11110 [20SE]

Public housing: reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), S136, S150, S168 [10JA]

Analyses

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (H.R. 3219), H11617-H11621 [28SE]

Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act (S. 1973), S8162 [18JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8573 [26JY]

———S. 1260, Public Housing Reform and Empowerment Act, S9208 [30JY]

———S. 1260, U.S. Housing Act, H4753 [9MY]

Articles and editorials

Dole Calls Public Housing One of `Last Bastions of Socialism', H4186 [30AP]

Florida Homeowners Find Insurance Pricey, if They Find It at All, E1287-E1289 [16JY]

Marietta's ``Miracle'', E311 [7MR]

Military Won't Pay for You To Move Out of Way—You'll Pick Up Tab for Relocating for Base Housing Renovations, S12037 [30SE]

More Than a Roof—Promising Moves in Public Housing, S9307 [31JY]

Paying Rent on Base? Government Report Says All Should Pay, S12036 [30SE]

Public Housing That Succeeds, E725 [7MY]

Rape Victim Sues BHA—Says Attacker Should Have Been Evicted, H1275 [27FE]

Save the Brooke Amendment, H4667, H4735 [9MY]

Sun Sets on Homeless Vets Program, S7309 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: extend and improve programs for runaway and homeless youth (see H.R. 3806), H7533 [12JY]

———reauthorize funding for runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs (see S. 1582), S1455 [29FE]

Crime: occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers (see H.R. 3390), H4423 [2MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 3517), H5569 [23MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), consideration (see H. Res. 442), H5646 [29MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 497), H9565 [31JY]

Dept. of HUD: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (see H. Res. 426), H4502 [7MY]

———establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 3404, 3406), H4503 [7MY]

———establish performance funds through consolidation of certain housing programs (see H.R. 3740), H7106 [27JN]

———notify local government about proposed assisted multifamily housing projects (see H.R. 4064), H10385 [12SE]

———occupancy standards relative to purchasers of single family residential properties (see H.R. 4141), H11047 [24SE]

———prevent certain abuses (see H.R. 4235), H11525 [27SE]

———terminate the property disposition program providing single-family properties for use for the homeless (see H.R. 4085), H10524 [17SE]

———withhold public housing assistance to State agencies that impede eviction of a tenant (see H.R. 3865), H8094 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend enhanced loan asset sale authority (see H.R. 3459), H5173 [15MY]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10040 [4SE]

Federal aid programs: prohibit increase of security deposit in units receiving Federal rental housing assistance (see H.R. 3679), H6531 [19JN]

———rental assistance payments for certain owners of manufactured homes who rent the lots on which their homes are located (see H.R. 3402), H4502 [7MY]

Federal employees: improve housing of land management agency field employees (see H.R. 2941), H1224 [1FE]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: authorization of loans and participation requirements relative to community development (see H.R. 3349), H4302 [30AP]

———reform and modernize (see H.R. 3167), H2949 [27MR]

Federal progams: revise and extend (see H.R. 3743), H7106 [27JN]

Federal programs: authorize (see H.R. 3743), H7106 [27JN]

FHA: streamline certain single family housing programs (see H.R. 3742), H7106 [27JN]

Floods: participation of communities in national flood insurance program relative to protection of manufactured homes (see H.R. 3661), H6423 [17JN]

Government regulations: enforcement of regulatory requirements for single-and multifamily housing (see H.R. 3741), H7106 [27JN]

———ensure adequate notification and compensation for homeowners adversely affected by activities precipitated from Federal regulations (see S. 2070), S10426 [12SE]

Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: amend (see S.J. Res. 59; H.J. Res. 192), S9555 [2AU], H10430 [16SE]

Health care facilities: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H1223 [1FE]

Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 3347), H4109 [25AP]

———assistance for veterans (see S. 1929), S7302 [28JN]

———consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (see H.R. 3964), H9922 [2AU]

———housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 4132), H10767 [23SE]

———reintegration assistance for veterans (see H.R. 3611), H6183 [11JN]

Immigration: limit use of federally assisted housing by aliens (see H.R. 2885), H912 [25JA]

Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1913; H.R. 3628), S7179 [27JN], H6285 [12JN]

Mortgages: adjust mortgage loan limits (see H.R. 4063), H10385 [12SE]

Native Americans: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (see H.R. 3066), H2123 [12MR]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (see H.R. 3219), H3230 [29MR]

———require uniform appraisals of certain leaseholds of restricted Indian lands (see H.R. 4260), H11526 [27SE]

———settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute (see S. 1973, 2111), S8156 [18JY], S11169 [24SE]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H5379 [21MY]

Public housing: Federal commitment to eliminate crime (see H.R. 3150), H2664 [21MR]

———multifamily rental assisted housing reform (see S. 2042), S9555 [2AU]

Puerto Rico: relief for certain loans (see H.R. 4269), H11526 [27SE]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H9922 [2AU]

States: authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H4396 [1MY]

Taxation: application of low-income housing credit on housing units assigned to certain single parents (see H.R. 3503), H5500 [22MY]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6117 [10JN]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see S. 2057; H.R. 3939), S9967 [5SE], H9705 [1AU]

———treatment of and limitations on loans made from qualified employer plans (see H.R. 4004), H9924 [2AU]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 3570), H5817 [4JN]

———treatment of financial guaranty insurance (see H.R. 3703), H6711 [24JN]

———treatment of sale and subsequent purchase of principal residences (see H.R. 3035), H1775 [6MR]

Conference reports

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 3517), H8958-H8980 [30JY]

Explanations

Circle of Elderly Care (senior citizen program), E30 [5JA]

How American Families Benefit From a Balanced Budget, S94 [5JA]

Letters

Committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction: James F. Shea, Fairmont Homes, Inc., H4730 [9MY]

———Terry Trexler, Nobility Homes, Inc., H4731 [9MY]

Housing program funding relative to tribal self-governance: Jacqueline L. Johnson, National American Indian Housing Council, S12406 [3OC]

———W. Ron Allen, National Congress of American Indians, S12406 [3OC]

Low-income housing tax credit: Senators Wellstone, Moseley-Braun, and Baucus, S12287 [3OC]

National Guard use of outside contractors vs. armory personnel for Reserved Component Automation System Program: Ronald C. Lindberg, Rapid Electric Sales and Service Co., H5666 [30MY]

Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act: David W. Wilcox, Flagstaff, AZ, S11465 [26SE]

———Ferrell Secakuku, Hopi Tribe, S11464 [26SE]

U.S. Housing Act: John Henneberger and Rafael Torres, Low Income Housing Coalition, H4688 [9MY]

———Kevin J. Donnellan, AARP, H4677 [9MY]

———Peter A. Howe, Portland Housing Authority, H4666 [9MY]

———Representative Roukema, H4668 [9MY]

Memorandums

Multifamily Rental Assisted Housing Contracts: Nelson A. Diaz, Dept. of HUD, S11221 [25SE]

Messages

Dept. of HUD Annual Report: President Clinton, S9070 [29JY], H8633 [29JY]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H8573 [26JY]

Dept. of HUD: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4705, H4707, H4734, H4753 [9MY]

Remarks in House

AID: Housing Guarantee Program funding, H5847 [5JN]

Animals: allow ownership of pets by senior citizens and the disabled in public housing, H4618-H4627 [8MY]

Appropriations: extend certain programs, H6168, H6174 [11JN]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), H1267-H1278, H1290 [27FE], E319 [8MR]

Armed Forces: increase pay and housing allowance, H786-H788, H792, H793, H796-H798 [24JA]

———increase pay and housing allowance (S. 1514), H15 [3JA]

———increase pay and housing allowance (S. 1514), unanimous-consent agreement, H23 [3JA]

Baltimore, MD: relocation of public housing relative to legal action by tenants, H4632, H4633 [8MY]

Bergen County, NJ: Dept. of HUD Sustained Performance Award recipient, E1877 [30SE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H4695 [9MY]

Children and youth: extend and improve programs for runaway and homeless youth (H.R. 3806), E1275 [12JY]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to 10th Congressional District communities, E1277 [12JY]

Community Development Block Grant Program: Economic Development Initiative grants funding, H6831, H6832 [25JN]

———funding, H6808, H6809, H6814, H6815 [25JN]

Community Economics, Inc.: anniversary, E1442 [1AU]

Community Partnership Against Crime Act: extend authorization, H4684 [9MY]

Conservation of energy: low-income weatherization program funding, H6621-H6624 [19JN], H6637, H6649-H6653 [20JN]

CPSC: recommendation to remove miniblinds causing lead dust poisoning from homes, H6830 [25JN]

Crime: eligibility of residents for public housing boards relative to prior convictions for certain crimes, H4629 [8MY]

———occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers, H4593, H4628 [8MY]

———occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative to drug and alcohol abusers (H.R. 3390), E704 [2MY]

———use of trespass laws by public housing authorities, H4617 [8MY]

Davis-Bacon Act: application relative to construction of Native American housing, H4721, H4722 [9MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5659-H5674 [30MY], H8794 [30JY], E965 [30MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, H9796-H9801, H9834 [1AU]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), consideration (H. Res. 442), H5655-H5659 [30MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), motion to instruct conferees, H8573 [26JY]

Dept. of HUD: abolish, H4174 [30AP]

———authority to define income levels for public housing, H4611, H4612 [8MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4102 [25AP], H4569-H4643 [8MY], H4659, H4662-H4755 [9MY], E760, E763, E773 [10MY], E786, E787 [14MY], E970 [30MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4559-H4569 [8MY]

———elderly, disabled, and assisted housing programs funding, H6826-H6830 [25JN], H6852, H6854 [26JN]

———establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H4726-H4731 [9MY]

———establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (H.R. 3406), E729 [7MY]

———funding, H10966 [24SE]

———Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program funding, H10967 [24SE]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program funding, H6833-H6838 [25JN], H6946, H6947 [26JN]

———investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, H6809-H6812 [25JN]

———low-income housing programs reform, H6843 [25JN]

———real estate settlement services regulation, H12108 [28SE]

———rental assistance for mobile and manufactured homes, H4696 [9MY]

———rental assistance voucher program funding, H6815-H6819 [25JN], H6945 [26JN]

———role of local authorities in decision-making process for determining locations for public housing, H4786 [9MY]

———use of Community Development Block Grants for housing purposes, H4702 [9MY]

Disabled: placement with seniors in certain housing projects, H1274, H1276 [27FE]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, H7503 [12JY]

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.: improve operation (H.R. 2130), H48 [3JA]

Federal aid programs: use of community development block grant funds for public service programs, H4565 [8MY]

Federal employees: improve housing of land management agency field employees (H.R. 2941), H10442-H10447 [17SE], E1664 [19SE]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (H.R. 3167), E470 [28MR]

FHA: expand homeownership opportunities for first-time home buyers, H6932, H6933 [26JN]

———mortgage insurance premiums, H6844, H6845 [25JN]

———mortgage loan reform, H6780 [25JN], H6934 [26JN]

Firearms: prohibit illegal possession or discharge in public housing zones, H4704-H4707, H4709 [9MY]

Floods: flood insurance rates, H6875 [26JN]

Government: policy to provide safe and affordable housing, H4595-H4607 [8MY]

Habitat for Humanity (organization): funding for housing projects, H1274 [27FE]

———tribute, E311 [7MR]

Homeless: assistance, H6819-H6825 [25JN]

Houston, TX: tribute to Fannie Mae Foundation, E741 [9MY]

Income: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4577-H4580 [8MY], H4662-H4689, H4735, H4736 [9MY]

John Heinz Neighborhood Development Program: funding, H6806 [25JN]

LIHEAP: funding, H891 [25JA], H7217 [10JY]

Local government: housing authorities administration of rental assistance program, H4693, H4694 [9MY]

Mortgages: restructure mortgages for FHA-insured multifamily housing projects, E1720 [26SE]

National Guard: armories construction projects funding, H5666 [30MY]

———use of outside contractors vs. armory personnel for Reserved Component Automation System Program, H5666 [30MY]

Native Americans: funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance, H4566 [8MY], H4721-H4724 [9MY], E760 [10MY]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (H.R. 3219), H11603-H11622 [28SE], E503, E507 [29MR]

———housing loan guarantees, H4722, H4723 [9MY]

———settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute (S. 1973), H12165, H12167 [28SE], E1889 [1OC]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of Tower One of the New Haven Jewish Federation Housing Corp., E1491 [2AU]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, H5740 [30MY]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), H11402-H11408 [27SE], E1868 [30SE]

Public housing: establish public housing advisory boards with membership by tenants, H4629, H4630 [8MY]

———establish public housing regional appeals boards that include representation by tenants, H4630-H4632 [8MY]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), H4738 [9MY]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), corrections in engrossment, H4753 [9MY]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), insert language of H.R. 2406 in lieu, H4753 [9MY]

———require membership by tenants on housing authorities boards, H4612-H4617 [8MY]

———tenant-based assistance funding relative to replacement of demolished units, H6938-H6940 [26JN]

Public welfare programs: short-term housing needs of welfare and homeless families in workfare programs, H4694, H4695 [9MY]

Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners, H1275, H1276 [27FE]

———homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program, H1272, H1273, H1274, H1276, H1277 [27FE], H6174, H6175 [11JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4894-H4898 [10MY]

Rural areas: funding for rural housing, economic development, education, and research programs, H1540-H1546 [29FE]

San Diego County, CA: anniversary of Interfaith Shelter Network, E783 [14MY]

Senior citizens: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families, H1273, H1274, H1275, H1276, H1278 [27FE]

States: authority to set rental occupancy standards (H.R. 3385), E688 [1MY]

Surplus Government property: allow homeless assistance providers priority in applying for Federal surplus property for the homeless, H4580 [8MY]

Taxation: double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax valuation rules for certain property (H.R. 520), E1418 [31JY]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (H.R. 3605), H6092 [10JN]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (H.R. 3570), E982 [4JN]

———treatment of financial guaranty insurance (H.R. 3703), E1254 [11JY]

———treatment of sale and subsequent purchase of principal residences (H.R. 3035), E288 [6MR]

Toledo, OH: anniversary of Beach House (homeless shelter), E961 [30MY]

Travis AFB, CA: construction projects funding, H5665 [30MY], H6862 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: extend certain programs (S. 1494), S350-S353 [24JA], S1900 [12MR], S1997, S1998, S1999 [13MR]

Armed Forces: increase pay and housing allowance (S. 1514), S39 [4JA]

———quality of military housing, S12036 [30SE]

Charities: tribute to Christmas in April housing program, S525 [26JA]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Moving to Opportunity Program, S9306 [31JY]

Children and youth: reauthorize funding for runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs (S. 1582), S1456-S1458 [29FE], S1531 [5MR]

Civil rights: accomplishments, S12080-S12090 [1OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to Home Stretch Build Project, S11129 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), S7059-S7065 [26JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, S9462 [2AU], S9869-S9874 [5SE]

Dept. of HUD: GAO audit of Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, S9825 [4SE]

———housing assistance programs, S9947 [5SE]

———investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, S9941-S9943, S9944, S9945, S9946 [5SE], S11222-S11224 [25SE], S12021 [30SE]

———issuance of Federal mortgage guarantees for luxury housing developments, S9939, S9940 [5SE]

———low-income housing preservation, S9952 [5SE]

———maintenance of public notice and comment rulemaking provisions, S9823 [4SE]

———Youthbuild Program funding, S9835 [4SE]

Domestic policy: civil rights policy reform, S3253-S3255 [15AP]

Drugs: drug-elimination grants for low-income housing projects, S9899-S9901 [5SE]

FHA: streamline certain single family housing programs, S9708 [3SE]

GAO: audit of Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, S11224 [25SE]

Government regulations: ensure adequate notification and compensation for homeowners adversely affected by activities precipitated from Federal regulations (S. 2070), S10427 [12SE]

Grand Forks AFB, ND: transfer portable housing units to Native American reservations in North Dakota and South Dakota, S10360 [12SE]

Habitat for Humanity (organization): tribute to Home Stretch Build Project, S11129 [24SE]

Homeless: assistance for veterans (S. 1929), S7307 [28JN]

Immigration: deportation of aliens that use public welfare programs, S4396, S4401 [30AP]

———require proof of citizenship to qualify for housing assistance, S4405 [30AP]

Klamath Falls, OR: transfer of Air Force Kingsley Annex housing project, S7282, S7283 [28JN]

LIHEAP: funding, S4170 [25AP], S5219, S5239, S5242 [17MY], S5469, S5470, S5474 [22MY]

Low Income Housing Preservation and Homeownership Act: funding, S9832 [4SE]

Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish (S. 1913), S7185-S7187 [27JN]

National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials: Agency Award of Merit in Housing and Community Development recipients, S11447 [26SE]

Native Americans: funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (H.R. 3219), S12405-S12407 [3OC]

———settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute (S. 1973), S8160 [18JY], S11462-S11468 [26SE], S11561 [27SE]

———settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute (S. 2111), S11179 [24SE]

———tribute to Lakota Fund, S6279 [14JN]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, S5241 [17MY], S5475 [22MY]

Poverty: restructure mortgages for FHA-insured multifamily housing projects, S9726-S9732 [3SE], S9822 [4SE]

Public Health Service: amend criteria for rural areas to qualify for the community health center program, S11115 [20SE]

———consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), S11110-S11121 [20SE]

———publication of loan guarantee program guidelines, S11115, S11116 [20SE]

———requirement to serve residents in health center service areas regardless of ability to pay, S11115 [20SE]

Public housing: establish income eligibility and additional eligibility guidelines for public housing, S151 [10JA]

———multifamily rental assisted housing reform, S11218-S11222 [25SE]

———multifamily rental assisted housing reform (S. 2042), S9595-S9604 [2AU], S9949 [5SE]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 1260), S136, S151 [10JA], S9165, S9208 [30JY]

———senior citizen assisted housing funding, S11221 [25SE]

Rural Housing Service: reform rural multifamily loan program, S8541, S8542 [23JY]

Senior citizens: improve senior citizen housing safety (S. 247), S523 [26JA]

Taxation: extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (S. 2057), S9967, S9968 [5SE]

———low-income tax credit, S12286 [3OC]

Utah Housing Finance Agency: funding, S9876, S9877 [5SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 104-731), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2406, U.S. Housing Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 104-564), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 442) (H. Rept. 104-599), H5646 [29MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3517) (H. Rept. 104-721), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3517) (H. Rept. 104-591), H5569 [23MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3517) (S. Rept. 104-287), S6611 [20JN]

Dept. of HUD Deregulation of Public Housing and Rental Assistance Programs: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2406) (H. Rept. 104-461), H4108 [25AP]

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Operation Improvements: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2130) (H. Rept. 104-446), H186 [4JA]

Housing of Federal Land Management Agency Field Employees: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2941) (H. Rept. 104-802), H10523 [17SE]

Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1973) (S. Rept. 104-363), S10075 [9SE]

Public Housing Deregulation and Rental Assistance Programs: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2406) (H. Rept. 104-461), H1223 [1FE]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of HUD: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4709 [9MY]

Statements

Recycled Housing: Kevin Gannon, E856 [22MY]

Summaries

Health Centers Consolidation Act (S. 1044), S11116 [20SE]

Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act (S. 2042), S9602 [2AU]

Settlement of Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute (S. 2111), S11184 [24SE]

U.S. Housing Act (H.R. 2406): Manager's Amendment, H4754 [9MY]

Tables

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5660 [30MY], H9798 [1AU]

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program formula allocations, H6837 [25JN]

Military construction subcommittee spending totals, S7064 [26JN], S9871 [5SE]

State laws governing unfair discrimination in insurance, S11223 [25SE]

Unauthorized projects in military construction conference report, S9872 [5SE]

Testimonies

Homeless Veterans Assistance: Ronald W. Drach, S7308 [28JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 442, consideration of H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H5655 [30MY]

H.R. 2406, U.S. Housing Act, H4837-H4880 [10MY]

H.R. 2941, improve housing of land management agency field employees, H10442-H10445 [17SE]

H.R. 3219, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act, H11603-H11613 [28SE]

H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S7060-S7062 [26JN]

S. 1044, Health Centers Consolidation Act, S11116-S11121 [20SE], H11402-H11407 [27SE]

S. 1260, Public Housing Reform and Empowerment Act, S136-S150, S152-S167 [10JA], S9166-S9208 [30JY], H4738-H4753 [9MY]

S. 1494, Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act, S351-S353 [24JA], S1900-S1903 [12MR], H1267-H1271 [27FE]

S. 1582, runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs' funding, S1531 [5MR]

S. 1913, Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site Act, S7186 [27JN]

S. 1929, homeless veterans assistance, S7308 [28JN]

S. 1973, Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act, S8161 [18JY], S11462, S11466-S11468 [26SE], H12165-H12167 [28SE]

S. 2042, Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act, S9595-S9602 [2AU]

S. 2111, settlement of Navajo-Hopi land dispute, S11180-S11184 [24SE]

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

HOUSING OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM EXTENSION ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1494), S347, S350 [24JA], S1900 [12MR]

Analyses

Provisions (S. 1494), H1272 [27FE]

Remarks in House

Enact (S. 1494), H1267-H1278, H1290 [27FE], E319 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1494), S350 [24JA], S1900 [12MR], S1997, S1998, S1999 [13MR]

Texts of

S. 1494, provisions, S351-S353 [24JA], S1900-S1903 [12MR], H1267-H1271 [27FE]

HOUSTON, TX

Articles and editorials

Dual Ministry—A Houston Clergyman Pushes Civic Projects Along With Prayer, E370 [14MR]

Proclamations

Tribute to Save Today for Tomorrow Project: Harris County, TX, Medical Society Alliance, E1815 [28SE]

Remarks in House

Bush, Madgelean: Joint Action in Community Service, Inc., National Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E553 [17AP], E632 [25AP]

Child abuse: sexual assault against Houston, TX, girl, H840 [25JA]

Continental Airlines, Inc.: tribute, E865 [22MY]

Corps of Engineers: oversight of local flood control projects, H8355 [24JY]

DeBakey, Michael: Health Care Hall of Fame inductee, E348 [13MR]

Disasters: tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York, H8075 [22JY], E1324 [18JY]

Fannie Mae Foundation: tribute, E741 [9MY]

Firefighters: tribute, E1933 [21OC]

Harbors: funding for improvement of Houston ship channel, H8727, H8728 [30JY]

Houston Rockets (basketball team): tribute, E741 [9MY]

Museums: opening of the Houston Holocaust Museum, H1667 [5MR]

North Shore High School: tribute to Air Force JROTC 945th Cadet Wing, E1044 [10JN]

Save Today for Tomorrow Project: tribute, E1815 [28SE]

South Post Oak Baptist Church: anniversary, E1936 [21OC]

Remarks in Senate

Arab-American Cultural Center: tribute, S3320 [15AP]

HOUSTON, WILLIAM G.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E647 [25AP]

HOUSTON ROCKETS (basketball team)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E741 [9MY]

HOUSTON (TX) CHRONICLE

Articles and editorials

Dim Future—Time To Stop Federal Subsidies for Nuclear Generators, S8985 [26JY]

Preview—Government Shutdown Woes a Taste of Things To Come, E31 [5JA]

Richard S. Manne, E1560 [11SE]

HOUTHAKKER, HENDRICK S.

Letters

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds, H3511 [17AP]

HOVANISSIAN, RICHARD

Remarks in House

Armenian National Committee of America: California Chapter Man of the Year award recipient, E223 [28FE]

HOWARD, CAROL C.

Poems

``There Once Was a Child (Song of an Unborn Babe)'', E1735 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1735 [27SE]

HOWARD, CHRISTINA M.

Letters

Health care reform, S3573 [18AP]

HOWARD, FRANK

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S399 [26JA]

HOWARD, JIM

Letters

Nuclear Waste Policy Act, S7874 [16JY]

HOWARD, MARY M.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E672 [1MY]

HOWE, PETER A.

Letters

U.S. Housing Act, H4666 [9MY]

HOWELL, CHARLES A.

Proclamations

Descendants' Day, E1558 [11SE]

HOWELL, RUBYE HAILE

Remarks in Senate

Broward County, FL: tribute to Dr. Nan S. Hutchison Broward Senior Hall of Fame inductee, S3322 [15AP]

HOWMAN, DAVID

Letters

Morgan v. Foretich child custody case, E1644 [18SE]

HOY, JAMES F.

Appointments

American Folklife Center Board of Trustees, S5044 [15MY]

HOYER, STENY H. (a Representative from Maryland)

Addresses

Boys and Girls Clubs of America Tribute: Arnold I. Burns, E315 [7MR]

———by, S2217 [18MR], E314 [7MR]

———Senator Thurmond, E314 [7MR]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown, Dept. of Commerce Employees, and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: William J. Dedinger, H3593 [18AP]

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7679, H7696 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7344 [11JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort French President Jacques Chirac Into the House Chamber, H1144 [1FE]

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7159 [10JY]

Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H2654 [21MR]

Articles and editorials

Appreciation—John Kabler, Centreville (MD) New Bay Times, E1875 [30SE]

GPO—Networked, Modernized, and Ready for the Future, Bob Neubauer, E1727 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4284), H12173 [28SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (see H. Res. 329), H90 [3JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 153), H2713 [22MR]

General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation (see H. Res. 542), H11395 [26SE]

Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to streamline Government operations (see H.R. 3064), H2123 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3387 [15AP]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1325 [27FE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3388 [15AP]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4902 [10MY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518), H12175 [28SE]

Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H1231 [6FE]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

District of Columbia: permit council to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds relative to water and sewer facilities (see H.R. 3663), H6508 [18JN]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H6117 [10JN]

Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H2123 [12MR]

———provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (see H.R. 3532), H5569 [23MY]

Government: relief for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and employees of Federal contractors for expenses incurred during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2857), H330 [5JA]

Health: improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 3904), H8557 [25JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5570 [23MY]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H10602 [18SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H5501 [22MY]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (see H. Con. Res. 228), H11527 [27SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H9566 [31JY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H1241 [13FE]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H1226 [1FE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H5754 [30MY]

———improve public education on proper use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 4262), H12175 [28SE]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H6415 [13JN]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5173 [15MY]

Petroleum: regulation of above-ground storage tanks (see H.R. 3283), H8598 [26JY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10602 [18SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3650 [18AP]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H1716 [5MR]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776), H1226 [1FE]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H913 [25JA]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see H. Con. Res. 167), H5288 [16MY]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 194), H10524 [17SE]

Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems (see H.R. 3489), H5288 [16MY]

Women: treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3510), H7533 [12JY]

Essays

None of My Business: Paul Harvey, E1687 [25SE]

Letters

Extradition of war criminals from the former Yugoslavian Republics and Rwanda: by, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, E67 [24JA]

Law enforcement officer programs: David B. Mitchell, Dept. of Maryland State Police, H32 [3JA]

Motions offered by

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7713 [17JY]

Remarks by, on

Accokeek, MD: recipient of Renew America's National Environmental Award, E234 [28FE]

Appropriations: automatic continuing resolutions, H7694 [17JY]

———line-item veto, H2979 [28MR]

———making continuing, H200, H210 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), H2584 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1839 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4094 [25AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12097 [28SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3782 [24AP]

Black History Month: observance, H1220 [1FE]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: tribute, E314 [7MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3592 [18AP]

Budget: discretionary spending levels, H7702, H7703, H7704 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H163, H164 [4JA], H210 [5JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7802 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9413 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5112, H5117 [15MY], H5226, H5236 [16MY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H210 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H200 [5JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 153), H6046, H6047 [10JN]

Charles County, MD: anniversary of Charles County Courthouse, E1473 [2AU]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6986, H7016 [27JN]

———trade restrictions relative to prison, slave, or child labor, H7707 [17JY]

Colby, William E.: tribute to volunteers, law enforcement, and safety personnel involved in rescue efforts, H4881 [10MY], E743 [9MY]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4555, H4556 [8MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4541 [8MY]

Comptroller of the Currency: funding for regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries, H7685, H7686 [17JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3281 [15AP]

Corporations: responsibilities during downsizing and layoffs, E1687 [25SE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6459 [18JN]

Customs Service: funding, H7700 [17JY]

———funding for inspection of goods in foreign countries relative to child labor statutes, H7677 [17JY]

Deale, MD: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad, E1754 [27SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3592 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5672 [30MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, H9800 [1AU]

Dept. of Education: education and job retraining programs funding, H7308 [11JY]

———Education for the Disadvantaged Program funding, H7303 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7616, H7622, H7623, H7625, H7626, H7628, H7629, H7630, H7631, H7638 [16JY], H7675, H7677, H7679, H7684, H7685, H7686, H7693, H7694, H7696, H7697, H7698, H7699, H7700, H7701, H7702, H7703, H7704, H7707, H7709, H7710 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5772 [4JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H32 [3JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7303, H7308, H7345, H7346 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7218 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6945 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10956 [24SE]

District of Columbia: funding for sewage treatment facility, H1073 [31JA]

———funding of abortions, H8063 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, H1073 [31JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3845), H8063 [22JY]

———permit council to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds relative to water and sewer facilities (H.R. 3663), H6985 [27JN]

Education: funding, H7218 [10JY], H10571 [18SE]

———national policy to improve system, H4439 [7MY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8473, H8511 [25JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5537 [23MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9741 [1AU]

Executive Office of the President: White House Office of Administration funding, H7697, H7698 [17JY]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), H48 [3JA]

Federal employees: amend civil service laws (H.R. 3841), H11350 [26SE], H11548 [27SE]

———deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7625, H7626, H7628 [16JY]

———payment of retirement and separation incentives and reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions (H.R. 2751), H7696 [17JY]

———provide voluntary separation incentives, H7696 [17JY]

———reduce number of political appointees, H7629, H7630, H7631 [16JY]

———use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration employees, H7345, H7346 [11JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7679, H7684 [17JY]

———limit funding to certain plans that restrict medical care, H7699 [17JY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (H.R. 858), H4133 [30AP]

Foreign aid: limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5886 [5JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5875, H5876, H5886 [5JN]

Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to streamline Government operations (H.R. 3064), E334 [13MR]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9850 [2AU]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H32 [3JA], H97, H163, H164 [4JA], H191, H200, H210 [5JA]

GPO: reduce employees, H7184 [10JY]

———reform, E1727 [27SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3093 [28MR]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2979, H2980 [28MR]

———legislative program, H900 [25JA], H3207 [29MR], H11543 [27SE], H12179, H12180 [30SE]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 342), H847, H848, H849 [25JA]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), E418 [22MR]

International War Crimes Tribunal: raise limit on noncash support, H5875, H5876 [5JN]

IRS: information systems' funding, H7616, H7622 [16JY], H7702, H7709, H7710 [17JY]

———internal audit investigation programs funding, H7693 [17JY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H32 [3JA]

———funding, H7616 [16JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7184 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), conference report, E1478 [2AU]

Maryland: Perry Point VA Medical Center funding, H5772 [4JN]

Minimum wage: level, H5537 [23MY], H9850 [2AU]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, H7623 [16JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7625, H7637, H7638 [16JY], H9877 [2AU]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, H4439 [7MY]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5341 [21MY]

Point of order, H849 [25JA], H7685, H7697, H7707, H7708 [17JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H854 [25JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2979, H2980 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7802 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9413 [31JY]

Public works: allow for prepayment of Federal repayment contracts by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (H.R. 1823), H4161 [30AP]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5581, H5607 [29MY]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (H.R. 3936), H10476 [17SE]

St. Mary's County, MD: groundbreaking for the Lexington Park Corporate Center, E1488 [2AU]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (H. Con. Res. 149), H2072 [12MR]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9892 [2AU]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9878 [2AU]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (H. Con. Res. 136), E132 [1FE]

———convene U.N. Conference on Human Settlements, E985 [4JN]

University of Maryland: tribute, E1470 [2AU]

Votes: position on missed, H1792 [7MR]

Women's History Month: observance, E503 [29MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H89 [3JA], H185 [4JA], H1136 [31JA], H4900 [10MY], H10600 [18SE]

Resignations

Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H3670 [23AP]

Tributes

Bevill, Representative, H10586 [18SE], H10670 [19SE]

Boger, William H., IV, H3206 [29MR]

Boorda, Jeremy M., H5263, H5264 [16MY]

Browder, Representative, H10586 [18SE], H10670 [19SE]

Cummings, Representative, H3822, H3824 [25AP]

Femia, Vincent J., E1873 [30SE]

Kabler, John, E1875 [30SE]

Mfume, Representative, H1051 [31JA]

Reuter, Lawrence G., E232 [28FE]

Weldon, Representative Curt, E614 [24AP]

Youngblood, Rufus, H12274 [4OC]

HRUSKA, ROMAN L.

Bills and resolutions

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: designate (see H.R. 3400), H4502 [7MY]

HRUSKA, ROMAN L. (a former Senator from Nebraska)

Remarks in House relative to

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: designate (H.R. 3400), H6050, H6051 [10JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: designate (H.R. 3400), S11202 [24SE]

Reports filed

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3400) (H. Rept. 104-610), H6005 [6JN]

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE (H.R. 3400), S10837 [18SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3400, Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE, H6050 [10JN]

HRYCKOWIAN, AMY

Remarks in House

Carlow College: Student of Spirit award recipients, E1526 [5SE]

HU, JASON

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1730 [27SE]

HUBAN, GREGORY H.

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S5867 [5JN]

HUBBARD, KIN

Quotations

Abe Martin's views on bureaucracy, E651 [25AP]

HUBBARD, THOMAS C.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Ambassador to Palau: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7025 [26JN]

HUBBARD FARMS, INC.

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S9979 [5SE]

HUBBELL, WILSON

Letters

Emergency salvage timber sale program, S2021 [14MR]

HUBBLE, JOHN G.

Remarks in House

Literature: tribute for ``POW—Definitive History of the American Prisoner of War Experience in Vietnam—1964 to 1973'' (book), H9912 [2AU]

HUBZone ACT

Analyses

Provisions (S. 1574), S1349 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1574), S1345 [27FE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1574), S1346 [27FE]

Texts of

S. 1574, provisions, S1347-S1349 [27FE]

HUDSON, DARRYL

Remarks in Senate

Delaware: Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S4084 [24AP]

HUDSON, LAURA C.

Bills and resolutions

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park: designate visitor center as the Laura C. Hudson Visitor Center (see S. 1627), S2422 [20MR]

Remarks in Senate

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park: designate visitor center as the Laura C. Hudson Visitor Center (S. 1627), S2422 [20MR]

Reports filed

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park Visitor Center Designation as the Laura C. Hudson Visitor Center: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1627) (S. Rept. 104-262), S4937 [9MY]

Texts of

S. 1627, designate visitor center at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park as the Laura C. Hudson Visitor Center, S2423 [20MR]

HUDSON, NH

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary, S6249 [13JN]

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ

Remarks in House

Bryant, Yvonne: Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1541 [9SE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E424 [22MR]

Jersey City, NJ: tribute to St. Joseph's School for the Blind, E1788 [28SE]

Lewis, Martha: Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1541 [9SE]

Lovero, Joan D.: Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1541 [9SE]

Union City Day Care Program, Inc.: tribute to AmeriCorps graduates, E1463 [2AU]

HUELBIG, EDWARD (ROY)

Remarks in House

Tribute, E644 [25AP]

HUER, GARY

Remarks in House

Tribute, H4163 [30AP]

HUFFINGTON, ARIANNA

Articles and editorials

Some Internet Fare Worse Than Indecent, S2095 [14MR]

HUFFMAN, LILLIAN

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S8581 [23JY]

HUFFORD, DENNIS

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1619 [17SE]

HUG, EDWARD O.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1796 [28SE]

HUGHES, BILL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E897 [24MY]

HUGHES, H. HASBROUCK, JR.

Prayers

Senate, S10099 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S10099 [10SE]

HUGHES, HAROLD E. (a former Senator from Iowa)

Bills and resolutions relative to

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see S. 1944; H.R. 3600), S7762 [11JY], H6005 [6JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (H.R. 3600), H10961 [24SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (S. 1944), S7764 [11JY]

HUGHES, MORRIS N., JR.

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominee, S4189 [25AP]

HUGHES, SHARON M.

Letters

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act, S4046 [24AP]

HUGULEY, HENDERSON THAD

Remarks in Senate

Heflin, Senator: tribute to staff, S12435-S12439 [21OC]

HULL, T. CLARK

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S9621 [2AU]

HUMAN RIGHTS related term(s) Civil Liberties; Civil Rights; Genocide

Addresses

China—Where Do We Go From Here? Senator Feinstein, S3798-S3800 [22AP]

Democracy Efforts in Balkan States: John Brademas, National Endowment for Democracy, S6152 [12JN]

Economic, Social, and Political Development in Africa: Boutros Boutros-Ghali, U.N. Secretary General, E1879 [1OC]

Ignoring the Lessons of History in the Balkans: Bujar Bukoshi, E824 [16MY]

Prosecuting War Criminals: Richard Goldstone, S12018-S12020 [30SE]

Thailand Treatment of Hmong and Lao Refugees: Representative Gunderson, E1884 [1OC]

Women—Voice of the Oppressed: Maryam Rajavi, Iranian Resistance (organization), E1339-E1342 [22JY]

Amendments

Cambodia: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1642), H10344 [12SE]

———U.S. policy (S. Res. 285), S11638 [28SE]

Foreign policy: strengthen protection of human rights (H.R. 4036), S12324, S12408 [3OC], H12281 [4OC]

Articles and editorials

Aung San Suu Kyi—Striving To Build a Democracy Amid the Harsh Regime of Myanmar, S6250 [13JN]

Avoiding Anarchy in Burundi, S1993 [13MR]

Beginning of the End Is Finally Here for Missionary, H3619 [18AP]

Beijing Pulls a Fast One, E1360 [24JY]

Bullies of Burma, S8815 [25JY]

Buried Alive—East Timor's Tragic Oppression, E1753 [27SE]

Burma Beyond the Pale, S8757, S8815 [25JY]

Burmese Repression, S8815 [25JY]

Cables Show U.S. Deception on Haitian Violence, E921 [24MY]

Causes for Hope—Saving Burundi, S1994 [13MR]

Charles Songe Returns Home—Ordeal Ends for Houma Missionary, H3620 [18AP]

China's Challenge to Washington, S283 [22JA]

China's Four Slaps—and the United States' Craven Response, S3321 [15AP]

Chinese View of China's Strategy, H6998-H7003 [27JN]

Cops Cremated 1,000 as Unidentified, E1394 [29JY]

Cuban Attack Is U.S. Business—Clinton Too Quick To Call in U.N., E275 [5MR]

Democracy—A Tale of Two China's, E32 [5JA]

Fighting Torture With Medicine, E1708 [26SE]

Holocaust—The China Parallel, E87 [25JA]

India's Burning Brides, E27 [5JA]

Indonesian Says Slow Approach Avoids a Trap, S11233 [25SE]

Key to the Balkans—A Free Press, E1000 [5JN]

Kosova's Albanians Look to U.S. for Help—American Office Opened in Serb-Ruled Region, H8632 [29JY]

Latin American Nations Rebuke U.S. for the Embargo on Cuba, S6546 [19JN]

Most Favored Nation—or Most Appeased?, H6951-H6954 [26JN]

Not So Harsh on Refugees, S4460 [1MY]

Olympic Struggle for Human Rights, E1105 [18JN]

160 Reportedly Killed in Chechnya Battle, H7512 [12JY]

Political Targets Easiest Ones To Spot in Iraq Missile Barrage, E1619 [17SE]

Princeton Is Accused of Fronting for the Turkish Government, H5554 [23MY]

Report—Russian 'Copters Attack Chechen Town, H7513 [12JY]

Russia Pounds Chechens as Election Truce Unravels, H7515 [12JY]

Russian Copters Attack Chechen Town, H4884 [10MY]

Sellout to China, E385 [20MR]

Shuttering up Serbia, E376 [19MR]

Slamming the Door, S4460 [1MY]

Stopping Iranian Terrorism, E1505 [4SE]

Swing Low, E1426 [1AU]

Taiwan's Unheralded Political Evolution, S283 [22JA]

Time To Make Plans—and Tracks, H6962 [26JN]

U.N. Response to Cuba Too Timid, E275 [5MR]

U.S. Involvement in Bosnia—Iraq Seems To Rely on Afterthoughts, E1618 [17SE]

Weld's Opportunity, S8814 [25JY]

Why No Help to Liberia?, S4682 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H913 [25JA]

———U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 188), H6414 [13JN]

Cambodia: human rights situation (see H. Res. 345), H913 [25JA]

———U.S. policy (see S. Res. 285), S9072 [29JY]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation in Tibet (see H. Res. 347), H913 [25JA]

———most-favored-nation status (see S.J. Res. 56; H.J. Res. 181, 182), S5939 [6JN], H6285 [12JN], H6414 [13JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H6764 [25JN]

———most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 3569), H5817 [4JN]

———U.S. policy (see H. Res. 461), H6764 [25JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H6764 [25JN]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 138, 140), H1138 [31JA]

Claims: remedies for claims involving human experimentation and constitutional and human rights violations (see H.R. 3946), H9705 [1AU]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see S. 2127; H.R. 4166), S11294 [25SE], H11228 [25SE]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see S. 2094; H.R. 4125), S11033 [19SE], H10721 [19SE]

Executive Office of the President: creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution (see S. Res. 283), S8989 [26JY]

Foreign policy: strengthen protection of human rights (see H.R. 4036), H10107 [5SE]

Foreign trade: impose certain sanctions on countries that use child labor (see H.R. 3812, 4037), H7533 [12JY], H10107 [5SE]

———prevent use of child labor for soccer ball manufacturing (see H.R. 4307), H12174 [28SE]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S1180 [9FE]

Iraq: anniversary of gas bomb attack against Kurds (see H. Res. 379), H2123 [12MR]

———U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (see S. Res. 288), S9967 [5SE]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H913 [25JA]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see S. Con. Res. 50), S3157 [28MR]

———human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 155), H2950 [27MR]

Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 142), H1225 [1FE]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see S. Con. Res. 71; H. Res. 515), S10684 [17SE], H9925 [2AU]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H2123 [12MR]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H7154 [9JY]

Vietnam: release of Buddhist monks and civilians and Roman Catholic monks and priests (see H. Con. Res. 179), H5288 [16MY]

Yugoslavia: human and political rights of the Bosnian people of the Sanjak region in Serbia and Montenegro (see H. Con. Res. 217), H11048 [24SE]

Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 399), H3231 [29MR]

Biographies

Bonner, Elena, H6702 [24JN]

Definitions

``Genocide'': ``Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought'', S4090 [24AP]

Excerpts

Democracy—An Emerging Asian Value: Senator Pell, S11194 [24SE], S11238-S11240 [25SE], S11422-S11424 [26SE]

Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi: New York (NY) Times, S129 [10JA]

Letters

Children's rights in the People's Republic of China: Carol Bellamy, UNICEF, E614 [24AP]

———Representative Bereuter, E614 [24AP]

Civil liberties violations of Sikhs in India, E1470 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti: Representative Conyers, E920 [24MY]

———several Members of Congress, E919, E920 [24MY]

Foreign aid to Burma: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8752, S8755, S8809 [25JY]

———Sein Win, Prime Minister of Burma, S8756, S8796 [25JY]

Hmong refugee camps in Thailand: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E212 [27FE]

Hostilities in breakaway Russian region of Chechnya: Anthony Lake, Executive Office of the President, H7513 [12JY]

———President Clinton, H7512, H7513, H7514 [12JY]

———Representative Wolf, H7511, H7512, H7514, H7515 [12JY]

Hostilities in Russian breakaway region of Chechnya: Representative Wolf, H4883 [10MY]

Human rights situation in East Timor: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8860 [25JY]

Human rights violations in Bolivia: several organizations, E339 [13MR]

Human rights violations in Kosovo: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, H8631 [29JY]

———several Representatives, H8631 [29JY]

Humanitarian assistance for civilian refugees in Lebanon: Jill Buckley, AID, E1096 [17JN]

———several Representatives, E1096 [17JN]

Humanitarian assistance to Azerbaijan: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S8857 [25JY]

Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China: Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys (musical group), H7034 [27JN]

———Business Coalition for U.S.-China Trade, H7004-H7006 [27JN]

———Elena Bonner, H6702 [24JN]

———former Secs. of the Treasury, E1154 [24JN]

———Martin Lee, H7012 [27JN]

———President Clinton, H7017 [27JN]

———Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, E1154 [24JN]

Reebok International Ltd. agreement to prevent use of child labor for soccer ball manufacturing: Peter Moore, Reebok International Ltd., E1165 [25JN]

Removal of Russian troops from Kaliningrad: Anthony Polikaitis, Lithuanian-American Community, Inc., H11252 [26SE]

———Janis Kukainis, American Latvian Association in the U.S., Inc., H11252 [26SE]

———Regina Narusis, Lithuanian-American Community, Inc., H11252 [26SE]

———Uldis K. Sipols, H11252 [26SE]

———Vello Ederma, Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc., H11251 [26SE]

Resignaton of Sergei Kovalev from Yeltsin Administration in Russia: Sergei Kovalev, E112 [30JA], E151 [5FE]

Terminology of Armenian genocide: several Senators, S4061 [24AP]

Turkish use of U.S.-supplied military equipment against separatist terrorist group relative to civilian casualties: Representative Hamilton, Committee on International Relations (House), E466 [27MR], E469 [28MR]

———Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E465 [27MR], E469 [28MR]

U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions in Iraq: Senator Specter, S10625 [17SE]

Lists

Leaders of Concilio Cubano (organization), H1317 [27FE]

States, cities, and organizations with boycott resolutions against Burma, S8814 [25JY]

Memorandums

Downing of Civilian Aircraft by Cuban Fighter Jets, H2078 [12MR]

Prayers

Holocaust Commemoration: Alexander Schindler, E997 [5JN]

———Robert F. Drinan, E1003 [5JN]

Press releases

Worse Than a Genocide, Says Indian Supreme Court: Council of Khalistan, E1394 [29JY]

Remarks in House

Africa: U.S. policy on humanitarian and political plight, E1180 [26JN]

Anderson, Lars: New Mexico AIDS Services (organization) Ron McDaniel Award recipient, E539 [16AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3762, H3777-H3798 [24AP], E608 [24AP], E638, E645, E652 [25AP], E673, E678 [1MY], E724 [7MY]

———anniversary of genocide (H. Con. Res. 47), H5843 [5JN], E591 [19AP], E657 [29AP]

———genocide, H5553 [23MY]

Belarus: democracy efforts, H3217 [29MR], E1061 [12JN]

Bolivia: human rights violations, E338 [13MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: democracy efforts, E1509 [4SE]

———human rights violations, E1101 [18JN]

Burma: impose sanctions (H.R. 2892), H5560 [23MY], E1913 [3OC]

Cambodia: human rights situation (H. Res. 345), H2851-H2853 [26MR], E461 [27MR]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1642), H10344, H10345 [12SE]

China, People's Republic of: conditions at state-run orphanages, E87 [25JA]

———contrast with Republic of China, E32 [5JA]

———human rights violations, H778, H804 [24JA], H6486 [18JN], H6989 [27JN], E1091 [14JN]

———most-favored-nation status, H2039 [12MR], H4433, H4434, H4435 [7MY], H5305, H5308, H5309 [21MY], H5387 [22MY], H5572 [29MY], H5849, H5850 [5JN], H5937 [6JN], H6094 [10JN], H6425, H6432, H6433, H6434, H6435 [18JN], H6514, H6516 [19JN], H6634 [20JN], H6693, H6699-H6703 [24JN], H6851 [26JN], H8106 [23JY], E1128 [20JN], E1154 [24JN], E1758 [27SE]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6976, H6977, H6978, H6979, H6985-H7026 [27JN], E1216, E1218 [8JY], E1241 [11JY], E1282 [12JY]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6950-H6963 [26JN]

———populace efforts toward democracy, E1360 [24JY]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7027-H7040 [27JN], E1216 [8JY]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6950-H6963 [26JN]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts, E1366 [24JY], E1509 [4SE]

———U.S. policy on regional stability, defense, and foreign trade, E385 [20MR]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, E1426 [1AU]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (H.R. 4125), E1658 [19SE]

Croatia: tribute to Novalic Foundation of Croatia, E888 [23MY]

Cuba: human rights violations, H741 [23JA], H976 [31JA]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1253, H1254, H1256, H1257, H1258, H1260, H1280-H1290, H1298, H1309, H1315-H1319 [27FE], H1400 [28FE], E240 [28FE], E251, E262 [29FE]

Czech Republic: democracy efforts, E835 [16MY]

Day of the African Child: observation, E1180 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: human rights violations relative to the Army School of the Americas, E1839 [30SE]

———seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti, E919 [24MY]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, E888 [23MY]

Ethiopia: human rights violations, H5842 [5JN], H6143 [11JN]

Foreign policy: strengthen protection of human rights (H.R. 4036), H11126-H11129 [25SE], H12281-H12283 [4OC]

Friends of Raoul Wallenberg Foundation: tribute, E1764 [27SE]

Haiti: restoration of democratic government, H344 [22JA]

———U.S. policy, H3660 [23AP], H8099 [23JY], H9985 [4SE], H11234 [26SE], E1103 [18JN]

Honduras: human rights violations, E1151 [24JN]

Hong Kong: democracy efforts, E1338 [22JY]

Hungary: democracy efforts, E1469 [2AU]

Immigration: political asylum relative to coercive population control policies, H4154 [30AP]

———waiving of residency requirements for Hmong refugees, H2394 [19MR], H2636 [21MR]

India: anniversary of Golden Temple Massacre, E949, E955 [30MY]

———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E1393, E1394 [29JY], E1470 [2AU], E1542 [9SE]

———civil liberties violations of women, E26 [5JA]

———human rights violations, E141 [1FE]

———mass cremation of Sikhs, E1840 [30SE]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5906-H5918 [5JN]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (H.R. 1425), H5549 [23MY], E386 [20MR], E402, E411 [21MR], E589, E591 [19AP], E611 [24AP], E704 [2MY], E923 [24MY], E949 [30MY], E1025, E1027 [6JN], E1029 [7JN], E1042 [10JN]

———U.S. policy, E1088 [13JN]

Indonesia: human rights violations in East Timor, H5843 [5JN], E219 [28FE], E1444 [1AU], E1752, E1757, E1760, E1762, E1766 [27SE], E1771 [28SE]

———international military and educational assistance relative to human rights violations in East Timor, H3429-H3434 [16AP]

———international military education and training assistance funding, H5098 [15MY]

Iran: democracy efforts, E1339 [22JY]

———human rights violations of Bahais, E613 [24AP]

———human rights violations of Bahais (H. Con. Res. 102), H2855-H2857 [26MR]

Iraq: anniversary of gas bomb attack against Kurds (H. Res. 379), H2853-H2855 [26MR]

———resolution of disputes between Kurdish factions to prevent exploitation from external forces, H10091 [5SE]

———U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, H9929, H9984 [4SE], H10045, H10093-H10097 [5SE], H10350, H10351, H10352, H10353, H10354, H10355, H10364 [12SE], H12170 [28SE], E1618, E1619 [17SE]

———U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (S. Res. 288), H10345-H10346 [12SE]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians, H5877 [5JN], E824 [16MY], E1171 [26JN]

———human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 155), H8629 [29JY], E1409 [30JY], E1456 [1AU]

Kuchma, Leonid: Freedom House Freedom Award recipient, E318 [8MR]

Kuwait: persecution of Christians, H6145 [11JN]

Levin, Jerry W.: Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith Human Relations Award recipient, E821 [16MY]

Mauritania: human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 142), H8621, H8622 [29JY]

Native Americans: anniversary of Nome Cult ``Trail of Tears'', E1798 [28SE]

Reebok International Ltd.: agreement to prevent use of child labor for Pakistani soccer ball manufacturing, E1165 [25JN]

Religion: persecution of Christians (H. Res. 515), H10913-H10918 [24SE], E1478 [2AU]

Romania: democracy efforts, E1358 [24JY]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 3161), E1361 [24JY]

Russia: hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, H4882-H4884 [10MY], H6145 [11JN], H7511 [12JY], E922 [24MY], E1798 [28SE]

———removal of troops from Kaliningrad (H. Con. Res. 51), H11250-H11254 [26SE]

———resignaton of Sergei Kovalev from Yeltsin Administration, E112 [30JA], E151 [5FE]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Tibetan Freedom Concert, E1091 [14JN]

Schneier, Arthur: Dr. Karl Renner Foundation Vienna Prize award recipient, E367 [14MR]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (H. Res. 378), E360 [14MR], E376 [19MR]

Slovakia: human rights violations, E843 [20MY]

———political reform, E843 [20MY]

Thailand: Hmong refugee camps, E212 [27FE]

———treatment of Hmong and Lao refugees, E1884 [1OC]

Torture: treatment and rehabilitation of victims, E1708 [26SE]

Turkey: compensation for destruction of Kurdish villages, E1676 [24SE]

———convene U.N. Conference on Human Settlements, E985 [4JN]

———human rights violations, E1104 [18JN]

———political reform, E1549 [10SE]

———use of U.S.-supplied military equipment against separatist terrorist group relative to civilian casualties, E465 [27MR], E469 [28MR]

U.N.: anniversary, E1165 [25JN]

Vietnam conflict: treatment of POW, H9912-H9918 [2AU]

Wallenberg, Raoul: anniversary of honorary citizenship, E1764 [27SE]

Women: prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (H.R. 941), E70 [24JA]

Yugoslavia: human and political rights of the Bosnian people of the Sanjak region in Serbia and Montenegro (H. Con. Res. 217), E1689 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S4004, S4005, S4060, S4061, S4084, S4086, S4087, S4088, S4089, S4090, S4091 [24AP]

Asia: democracy efforts, S11943 [30SE]

Aung San Suu Kyi: human rights activities, S129 [10JA]

Azerbaijan: humanitarian assistance, S8854-S8857 [25JY]

Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8745-S8758, S8795-S8797, S8808-S8816 [25JY]

———U.S. policy, S12290 [3OC]

Burundi: civil insurgency, S2799 [25MR]

———murder of Red Cross relief workers, S5852 [5JN]

———U.S. policy on humanitarian and political plight, S1993 [13MR], S8818 [25JY]

Cambodia: democracy efforts, S6272-S6275 [14JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1642), S8930, S8931 [25JY], S9074 [29JY], S11639, S11640 [28SE]

———U.S. policy (S. Res. 285), S9074 [29JY], S11638 [28SE]

China, People's Republic of: conditions at state-run orphanages, S341 [24JA]

———human rights violations, S283 [22JA], S3802 [22AP]

———most-favored-nation status, S5643 [24MY], S5781-S5784 [5JN], S5910, S5911 [6JN], S7068 [27JN], S10404 [12SE]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), S6947-S6949 [26JN]

———most-favored-nation status (S.J. Res. 56), S5943-S5945 [6JN]

———U.S. policy, S3798 [22AP]

China, Peoples' Republic of: human rights violations, S4276-S4278 [29AP]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts, S2148 [15MR]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (S. 2127), S11306 [25SE]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (S. 2094), S11034 [19SE]

Cuba: U.S. policy, S6546 [19JN]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, S1340, S1372 [27FE]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, S12017 [30SE]

———democracy efforts in Balkan States, S6152 [12JN]

Executive Office of the President: creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution (S. Res. 283), S8993 [26JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries, S8782, S8783, S8806 [25JY]

Foreign policy: strengthen protection of human rights (H.R. 4036), S12408 [3OC]

Haiti: U.S. policy, S2240 [18MR], S3880-S3882 [23AP], S4112, S4113 [25AP]

Immigration: political asylum relative to coercive population control policies, S4593, S4594 [2MY]

———waiving of residency requirements for Hmong refugees, S4602 [2MY]

Indonesia: human rights situation in East Timor, S8859 [25JY]

———human rights violations, S9473 [2AU]

———human rights violations in East Timor, S11193 [24SE], S11232-S11234 [25SE]

———U.S. policy, S11232-S11234 [25SE]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (H. Con. Res. 102), S7065 [26JN]

———human rights violations of Bahais (S. Con. Res. 42), S1186 [9FE], S7218 [27JN]

Iraq: anniversary of gas bomb attack against Kurds, S2095-S2097 [14MR]

———sale of petroleum relative to U.S. military presence, S5248, S5253 [17MY], S5374 [20MY], S5439 [21MY], S5479 [22MY]

———U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions, S9682, S9683 [3SE], S10011 [6SE], S10279 [11SE], S10552 [13SE], S10624 [17SE], S10731, S10732, S10735 [18SE]

———U.S. military response to attacks on Kurdish factions (S. Res. 288), S9934-S9938, S9955 [5SE], S10016 [6SE], S10538 [13SE]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (S. Con. Res. 50), S3161, S3162 [28MR]

Lebanon: human rights violations, S3236 [29MR]

National Conference of Catholic Bishops: statement on immigration reform, S7884 [16JY]

Niger: elections, S7814 [12JY]

Nigeria: human rights violations, S5950 [6JN]

Pell, Senator: report on visit to Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Republic of China, S11238 [25SE], S11422 [26SE]

Religion: persecution of Christians (S. Con. Res. 71), S10723 [17SE], S11901 [30SE]

Russia: hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, S996 [6FE], S8770 [25JY]

———human rights violations, S1656 [7MR]

U.N.: role of International War Crimes Tribunal, S12017 [30SE]

Vietnam: democracy efforts, S4376 [30AP]

Vietnam Human Rights Day: observance, S4959 [13MY]

Waterbury, Ruth and David: Twin Cities-Upper Midwest Human Rights Campaign honorees, S12039 [30SE]

Women: prohibit practice of female genital mutilation, S8972-S8974 [26JY]

———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision, S1834 [12MR], S4287 [29AP], S4414, S4415 [30AP], S4490 [1MY]

Reports

Arrest of Balbir S. Dhillon: Harshinder Singh, Amrik Singh and J.S. Dhillon, Human Rights Wing (organization), E1393 [29JY]

Cambodian Elections: GAO, S6273, S6274 [14JN]

China Steps Up Religious Repression: Human Rights Watch/Asia (organization), H805 [24JA]

Generation Lost—Alarming News About the Health of IDP Children: Richard Kauzlarich, Ambassador to Azerbaijan, S8855 [25JY]

Human Rights Violations in East Timor: Amnesty International, E1760 [27SE]

Human Rights Violations in India: Amnesty International, E403 [21MR]

Need for Better Product Labeling: Representative George Miller, E1659 [19SE]

New Garment Workers Study Finds Americans Intolerant of Sweatshops in Garment Industry: Marymount University Center for Ethical Concerns, S11035 [19SE]

Reports filed

Cambodia Most-Favored-Nation Status: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 1642) (S. Rept. 104-264), S4937 [9MY]

Consideration of H. Res. 461, U.S. Policy Towards People's Republic of China: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 182, Most-Favored-Nation Status for People's Republic of China: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]

Human Rights Violations of Bahais by Iran: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 42), S3017 [27MR]

Most-Favored-Nation Status for People's Republic of China: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 182) (H. Rept. 104-634), H6764 [25JN]

U.S. Policy Relative to Cambodia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 285), S11291 [25SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Vietnamese Democracy Efforts: International Committee for a Free Vietnam, S4376 [30AP]

Statements

China—Friend or Enemy? Barbara H. Franklin, E1758 [27SE]

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and Banja Luka—Ethnic Cleansing Paradigm, or Counterpoint to a Radical Future: Franjo Komarica, E1101 [18JN]

Human Rights Violations in East Timor: Daniel P. Reilly, U.S. Catholic Conference, E1766 [27SE]

Immigration Reform: Anthony M. Pilla, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, S7884 [16JY]

Korean Human Rights Situation: Kim Sang-Chul, E1457-E1459 [1AU]

Removal of Russian Troops From Kaliningrad: Central and East European Coalition, H11252 [26SE]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: Kyle Anderson, E937 [29MY]

U.N. World Conference on Women in the People's Republic of China: Pamela Ferguson-Brey, E336 [13MR]

Summaries

Death by Default—A Policy of Fatal Neglect in China's State Orphanages: Human Rights Watch/Asia (organization), S342-S345 [24JA]

Telegrams

Armenian genocide: Henry Morgenthau, S4090 [24AP]

Testimonies

Lebanese Human Rights Violations: Independent Communications Network, S3236 [29MR]

Sanjak Region of Serbia and Montenegro: Bajram Omeragic, E1689 [25SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 51, removal of Russian troops from Kaliningrad, H11250 [26SE]

H. Con. Res. 102, Iranian human rights violations of Bahais, H2855 [26MR]

H. Con. Res. 142, human rights violations in Mauritania, H8621 [29JY]

H. Con. Res. 155, human rights violations in Kosovo, H8629 [29JY]

H. Res. 345, human rights situation in Cambodia, H2851 [26MR]

H. Res. 378, condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation in Serbia, E360 [14MR]

H. Res. 379, anniversary of Iraqi gas bomb attack against Kurds, H2853 [26MR]

H. Res. 461, U.S. policy towards People's Republic of China, H7027 [27JN]

H. Res. 463, consideration of H. Res. 461, U.S. policy and most-favored-nation status relative to People's Republic of China, H6950 [26JN]

H. Res. 515, persecution of Christians, E1478 [2AU]

H. Res. 515, religious persecution of Christians, H10913 [24SE]

H.J. Res. 182, most-favored-nation status for People's Republic of China, H6985 [27JN]

H.R. 1642, Cambodia most-favored-nation status, H10344 [12SE]

H.R. 1642, most-favored-nation status for Cambodia, S8930 [25JY]

H.R. 4036, Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act, H11126 [25SE]

S. Con. Res. 42, human rights violations of Bahais in Iran, S1185 [9FE]

S. Con. Res. 50, civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, S3161 [28MR]

S. Con. Res. 71, religious persecution of Christians, S10690, S10724 [17SE]

S. Res. 283, creation of position of Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution within the Executive Office of the President, S8993 [26JY]

S. Res. 285, U.S. policy towards Cambodia, S9074 [29JY]

S. Res. 288, U.S. military response to Iraqi attacks on Kurdish factions, S9956, S9968 [5SE]

HUMAN RIGHTS, REFUGEE, AND OTHER FOREIGN RELATIONS PROVISIONS ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 4036), S12324, S12408 [3OC], H12281 [4OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4036), H11126-H11129 [25SE], H12281-H12283 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4036), S12408 [3OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4036, provisions, H11126 [25SE]

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH/ASIA (organization)

Remarks in House

China, People's Republic of: conditions at state-run orphanages, E87 [25JA]

Remarks in Senate

China, People's Republic of: conditions at state-run orphanages, S341 [24JA]

Reports

China Steps Up Religious Repression, H805 [24JA]

Summaries

Death by Default—A Policy of Fatal Neglect in China's State Orphanages, S342-S345 [24JA]

HUMAN RIGHTS WING (organization)

Reports

Arrest of Balbir S. Dhillon, E1393 [29JY]

HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE U.S.

Interviews

Deadly Serious—An FBI Perspective on Animal Cruelty: with Alan Brantley, FBI, S12337 [3OC]

HUMANITARIAN AID CORRIDOR ACT

Remarks in House

Foreign aid: limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5878-H5891 [5JN]

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE see Foreign Aid

HUMBLE, TX

Remarks in House

Humble High School: tribute to football team, E142 [1FE]

HUME, JOHN

Letters

Trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain counties in Ireland, E1490 [2AU]

HUMPHREY, HUBERT H., III

Testimonies

Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children, S11444 [26SE]

HUNGARY, REPUBLIC OF

Articles and editorials

Looking Beyond Bosnia, S11955 [30SE], E1653 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see S. 1830; H.R. 3564), S5763 [4JN], H5817 [4JN]

Treaties and agreements: commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness (see S. Res. 303; H. Con. Res. 220), S11720 [28SE], H11229 [25SE]

Letters

NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act: President Clinton, H8118 [23JY]

———Representative Gilman, Committee on International Relations (House), H8118 [23JY]

Remarks in House

Democracy: efforts, E1469 [2AU]

Immigration: residency status of certain Polish and Hungarian aliens, H2537 [20MR], E404, E413 [21MR]

Independence: anniversary, E1537 [5SE], E1778 [28SE]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8116-H8125 [23JY], E991 [4JN], E1357, E1358 [24JY]

Revolution: anniversary, E1943 [21OC]

Treaties and agreements: commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness, E1612 [16SE], E1653 [19SE], E1855 [30SE]

———commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness (H. Con. Res. 220), E1762 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

AID: foreign assistance to Eastern European countries, S8862 [25JY]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries, S6000-S6003 [10JN]

———membership of Central and East European countries (S. 1830), S5756, S5764-S5768 [4JN], S5785 [5JN]

Treaties and agreements: commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness (S. Res. 303), S11774 [28SE], S11955, S12035 [30SE]

Resolution of Ratification

Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Hungary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Between the U.S. and Hungary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9158 [30JY], S9662 [2AU]

Songs

``Hungarian National Anthem'', E1538 [5SE]

Statements

Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation, and Good Neighborliness Between Romania and Hungary: Representative Lantos, E1612 [16SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 220, commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness, E1762 [27SE]

H.R. 3564, NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act, H8116-H8118 [23JY]

S. 1830, NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act, S5765-S5767 [4JN]

S. Res. 303, commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness, S11731, S11774 [28SE]

HUNGER related term(s) Famines

Amendments

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), S9532, S9610, S9611 [2AU], H10089 [5SE]

Articles and editorials

Decades of Dedication—The Early Years, S5743 [4JN]

No Help Set for N. Korea, S5054 [15MY]

U.N. Says North Korea Will Face Famine as Early as This Summer, S5054 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions

Child Nutrition Act: Nutrition, Education, and Training Program funding (see S. 2199), S12303 [3OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (see S. 2155), S11720 [28SE]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (see S. 1938), S7670 [10JY]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see H.R. 4275), H12172 [28SE]

Remarks in House

Armenia: blockade by Turkey, E878 [22MY]

Children and youth: tribute to organizations working to combat childhood hunger, E778 [10MY]

Courts: liability relative to business donors of food and grocery products to needy individuals, H10089, H10090 [5SE]

Fast Forward To End Hunger (organization): tribute, E1052 [11JN]

Food for Peace Program: funding, H6161 [11JN]

Ireland: impact of potato famine on U.S. history, E1685 [25SE]

Long Island, NY: Help Other People Eat Day observance, E199 [16FE]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to Food Drive Day, E755 [9MY]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN], E1091 [14JN]

New York, NY: tribute to West Side Campaign Against Hunger volunteers, E1274 [12JY]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), H7441 [11JY], H7477-H7480 [12JY], H10089 [5SE]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2217 [13MR], H5107 [15MY], H6165 [11JN], H8089 [22JY], E1017 [6JN], E1041 [10JN], E1091 [14JN]

———funding for nutrition programs (H.R. 4275), E1862 [30SE]

School Lunch Program: reform, H873-H875 [25JA]

U.N.: tribute to World Food Program, E1501 [2AU]

Westchester County, NY: tribute to People Allied to Combat Hunger (organization), E211 [27FE]

Remarks in Senate

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, S9048 [29JY], S9094-S9099 [30JY]

Childhood Hunger Day: observance, S12352 [3OC]

Children and youth: impact of legislation on the incidence of hungry and homeless children, S5219 [17MY], S5413 [21MY]

———impact of legislation on the incidence of hungry and homeless childrenMLS deg.Home; Con; Hou Rep; Sen; Bud; App, S5466 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (S. 2155), S11722, S11723 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish voluntary food donation programs at military service academies, S6488 [19JN]

National School Lunch Act: anniversary, S5742, S5748, S5778 [4JN]

Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), S9532, S9533 [2AU]

———encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (S. 1938), S7671 [10JY]

Public lands: preserve sporting activities on grasslands, S2621 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, S2916, S2917 [27MR], S4506 [1MY], S8136-S8138 [18JY], S8404, S8405 [22JY], S8494, S8514, S8524 [23JY], S9333 [1AU]

———protect recipients of food stamps and LIHEAP benefits, S8120 [18JY]

———Summer Food Program funding, S8114-S8117 [18JY], S8330 [19JY], S8416 [22JY], S8504 [23JY]

Reports

Food Assistance to Developing Countries: Paul Armstrong, AID, H6244 [12JN]

Reports filed

Encourage the Donation of Food and Grocery Products to Needy Individuals: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2428) (H. Rept. 104-661), H7154 [9JY]

Texts of

H.R. 2428, encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals, H7477 [12JY]

S. 2155, Dept. of Agriculture authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program, S11723 [28SE]

HUNT, ALBERT R.

Articles and editorials

Tax Cut Trap, S6180 [13JN]

HUNT, MARIA C.

Articles and editorials

31 Immigrants Caught in Stolen Vehicle, E406 [21MR]

HUNT VALLEY, MD

Remarks in House

National Credit Management Corp.: collection of money owed to Federal Government, H2471 [20MR]

HUNTER, DUNCAN (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7089 [27JN]

Appointments

Attendee: funeral of Bill Emerson, H6973 [26JN]

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———S. 1124, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H306 [5JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Postal Service: limit commericial nonpostal services (see H.R. 3690), H6690 [20JN]

Taxation: child tax credits and deductions for taxpayers with whom a parent or grandparent resides (see H.R. 3984), H9922 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air pollution: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H9925 [2AU]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3650 [18AP]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 3926), H9566 [31JY]

———limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

———policy regarding military service by homosexuals (see H.R. 3925), H9566 [31JY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3171 [28MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H2315 [14MR]

———settlement of issues and claims relative to trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 3640), H6413 [13JN]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H11396 [26SE]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H1716 [5MR]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H5935 [5JN]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6414 [13JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2224 [13MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Crime: penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

Custom Service: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to U.S. emission standards (see H.R. 3961), H9922 [2AU]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H1138 [31JA]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H3388 [15AP]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 3862), H8094 [22JY]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10525 [17SE]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H2951 [27MR]

FDA: facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H7533 [12JY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4303 [30AP]

Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H1223 [1FE]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587, 3680), H5380 [21MY], H6532 [19JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5501 [22MY]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H1234 [9FE]

Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 162), H2124 [12MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3481), H5287 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10602 [18SE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H2664 [21MR]

OPM: delay privatization of the Office of Federal Investigation (see H.R. 3189), H5647 [29MY]

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H5501 [22MY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see H. Con. Res. 200), H9706 [1AU]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580, 3142), H1325 [27FE], H2950 [27MR]

States: reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062), H10385 [12SE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6532 [19JN]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9926 [2AU]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H2224 [13MR]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H3581 [17AP]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5753 [30MY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H5018 [14MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H3559 [17AP]

Agriculture: wheat farmer compensation relative to karnal bunt quarantine, H6211, H6212 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6211, H6212 [12JN]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (H.R. 3308), H10055 [5SE]

———state of overall defense preparedness, H4168, H4169 [30AP]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H5496 [22MY]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H5977 [6JN]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7035 [27JN]

Clinton, President: legal protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, H5489, H5490 [22MY]

Committee on National Security (House): hearing relative to terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces in Saudi Arabia, H10569, H10570 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), veto, H8, H16, H19, H20 [3JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4905, H4930, H5018, H5031, H5032 [14MY], H5070, H5074, H5083, H5096, H5101 [15MY], H5489 [22MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9816 [1AU]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration (H. Res. 430), H4827, H4831 [10MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H793, H797 [24JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 340), H788 [24JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), motion to insert language of H.R. 1530 conference report in lieu, H303, H305 [5JA]

———ballistic missile program funding, H5492, H5493, H5494 [22MY]

———B-2 stealth bomber development, H797 [24JA]

———C-130 transport aircraft funding, H6349 [13JN]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5070, H5074 [15MY]

———F-22 fighter aircraft funding, H6351 [13JN]

———funding for equipment for troops overseas, H1670 [5MR]

———Health Profession Scholarship Program minimum active duty requirements, H5083 [15MY]

———Hellfire II Missile Program funding, H5031, H5032 [14MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5665 [30MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6349, H6351, H6362, H6363, H6366 [13JN]

———military aircraft safety, H3560 [17AP]

———Nautilus Program funding, H5096 [15MY]

———Navy aircraft self-detection capabilities, H5032 [14MY]

———prohibit funding for acquisition programs with no documented military requirements, H6362, H6363 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6678 [20JN]

Dept. of Transportation: loan guarantees for international railroad projects, H7089, H7090 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7081, H7089, H7090 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8180 [23JY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H5497 [22MY]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6786 [25JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H5495 [22MY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H5498 [22MY]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2392, H2451 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2367 [19MR]

———installation of physical barriers at all areas of high incidence of illegal entry into the U.S., H2451 [19MR]

INS: deployment of Border Patrol agents and improvement of physical barriers at the border near San Diego, CA, H6678 [20JN]

LSC: funding, H8180 [23JY]

Marine Corps: ammunition list, H3787 [24AP]

Medicare: reform, H5491 [22MY]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6300, H6322 [13JN]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (H.R. 3690), E1144 [20JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H5494, H5498 [22MY]

San Diego, CA: Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program loan guarantees, H7081 [27JN]

———tribute to Fort Guijarros Museum Foundation, E1605 [12SE]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, H10499 [17SE]

Ships and vessels: shipbuilding loan guarantee program, H6300, H6322 [13JN]

Taxation: rates, H5497 [22MY]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, H788 [24JA]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: terminate, H5083 [15MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1136 [31JA], H1714 [5MR], H1773 [6MR], H2948 [27MR], H3580 [17AP], H3728 [23AP], H3817 [24AP], H4299 [30AP], H5931 [5JN], H10521 [17SE], H10600 [18SE]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. Superior Court of California, San Diego County, H5292 [20MY]

Tributes

Acker, Robert T., E419 [22MR]

Barrick, Travis, H5977 [6JN]

Buchanan, Patrick J., H2948 [27MR]

Cannon, Jimmie, E727 [7MY]

Dornan, Representative, H2948 [27MR]

Quillen, Representative, H10506 [17SE]

Sandaker, Orville, E983 [4JN]

Simpson, Julie, E980 [4JN]

Stulz, Richard, H5923 [5JN]

Vucanovich, Representative, H5665 [30MY]

HUNTER, RAY A.

Letters

Advanced Light Water Reactor Program, H8358 [24JY]

HUNTER, RAYMOND

Letters

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act, H10150 [10SE]

HUNTER, TAWNYA

Letters

Land Between the Lakes Preserve funding, S10954 [19SE]

HUNTING AND TRAPPING

Amendments

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1675), H3581 [17AP], H3731 [23AP], H3766, H3767, H3770, H3772 [24AP]

Articles and editorials

Where Pheasants Swarm as Thick as Locusts, S1319 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: return management of fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations (see S. 2172), S11973 [30SE]

Animals: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see S. 1701), S4063 [24AP]

Conservation of natural resources: enhance wildlife conservation and management and protect fishing, hunting and trapping (see S. 2115), S11169 [24SE]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1675), consideration (see H. Res. 410), H3730 [23AP]

Wildlife: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (see H.R. 4077), H10386 [12SE]

Letters

National Wildlife Refuge System funding: Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement, H6592 [19JN]

Remarks in House

National Wildlife Refuge System: eliminate congressional authorization for creation of wildlife refuges, H3762, H3766-H3769 [24AP]

———improve management (H.R. 1675), H3493 [17AP], H3757-H3776 [24AP], E657 [29AP]

———improve management (H.R. 1675), consideration (H. Res. 410), H3754-H3757 [24AP]

———improve management (H.R. 1675), corrections in engrossment, H3776 [24AP]

———permit interim use of wildlife refuges during Federal land acquisitions, H3774 [24AP]

———permit recreational activities on State-managed coordination areas where such activities are deemed harmless, H3770, H3771 [24AP]

Pifher, Tim: Safari Club International Special Hunter of the Year award recipient, E1462 [2AU]

Poaching: efforts to prevent poaching of elephants and rhinoceros, E235 [28FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: National Wildlife Refuge System funding, H6591, H6592, H6594 [19JN]

Wildlife: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (H.R. 4077), E1599 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: return management of fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations (S. 2172), S11986 [30SE]

Animals: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (S. 1701), S4072 [24AP]

National Hunting and Fishing Day: observance, S11319 [25SE]

South Dakota: increase in hunting-related tourism, S1319 [27FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1675, National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 104-533), H3730 [23AP]

Statements

National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Executive Office of the President, H3758 [24AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 410, consideration of H.R. 1675, improve management of National Wildlife Refuge System, H3754 [24AP]

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, PA

Articles and editorials

It's Official—It Was a Tornado, H5686 [30MY]

Bulletins

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: National Weather Service, Harrisburg, PA, H5686 [30MY]

Chronologies

Severe weather response in Harrisburg, PA, H5686 [30MY]

Letters

National Weather Service NEXRAD Network radar use in local weather forecasting: Jay Purdy, H5687 [30MY]

———Representative Gekas, H5686 [30MY]

Summaries

Cases of National Weather Service NEXRAD Network Radar Coverage Deficiencies, H5686 [30MY]

HUNTINGTON, NY

Remarks in House

Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition: tribute, E1691 [25SE], E1906 [2OC]

HUNTINGTON, WV

Remarks in House

Huntington High School: tribute to boys' and girls' tennis teams, E1070 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Meadows Elementary School: tribute to million pages reading program, S7326 [28JN]

HUNTINGTON COLLEGE

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1847 [30SE]

HUNTSVILLE, AL

Remarks in Senate

Alabama: funding for space exploration programs relative to State economy, S12445-S12451 [21OC]

NASA: Global Hydrology and Climate Center funding, S9720 [3SE]

Nichols Research Corp.: anniversary, S11101 [20SE]

Oakwood College: anniversary, S11955 [30SE]

HUNTSVILLE (AL) NEWS

Remarks in Senate

Closing, S1550 [6MR]

HUNTSVILLE (AL) TIMES

Articles and editorials

One Who Made a Difference, S3622 [18AP]

HURD, JEFF

Remarks in House

Grand Junction, CO: tribute to Grand Junction High School Knowledge Bowl team, E1010 [6JN]

HURD, JOSEPH K., JR.

Letters

Partial-birth abortions, H10618 [19SE]

HURD, PAUL L.

Affidavits

Race-based voting districts, H3480 [16AP]

HURON (SD) PLAINSMAN

Articles and editorials

DM&E Keeps South Dakota on the Right Track, S11489 [27SE]

Laying Tracks for the Future, S11488 [27SE]

HURRICANES related term(s) Disasters

Bills and resolutions

Disasters: assist State and local governments in disaster relief (see H.R. 3032), H1775 [6MR]

Hurricane Fran: disaster assistance for States (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Taxation: allow casualty loss deduction for disaster losses (see S. 2118), S11294 [25SE]

Pamphlets

Hurricane Fran Disaster Assistance in North Carolina: FEMA, S10186-S10189 [10SE]

Remarks in House

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (H.R. 1856), E1281, E1283 [12JY], E1287 [16JY]

———reduce costs and damage through grants and strategies developed by a government and private-sector partnership, H7267 [11JY]

FEMA: funding, H10960 [24SE]

———tribute, H10354 [12SE]

Hurricane Fran: disaster assistance for States, H10180 [11SE], H10353 [12SE], H12099 [28SE]

———disaster assistance for States (H.R. 4046), H10335 [12SE]

NOAA: Commissioned Corps tribute, H8165 [23JY]

Virginia Beach, VA: Sandbridge Beach erosion control and hurricane protection project funding, H8346 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Hurricane Fran: disaster assistance for North Carolina, S11879 [30SE]

———disaster assistance for States, S10185-S10190 [10SE], S10405 [12SE], S11883, S11884 [30SE]

Kauai County, HI: FEMA audit, S9826 [4SE]

Taxation: allow casualty loss deduction for disaster losses (S. 2118), S11296 [25SE]

HURT, LEA ALDRIDGE

Remarks in Senate

Heflin, Senator: tribute to staff, S12435-S12439 [21OC]

HURT, MARGARET

Letters

Budget reconciliation, H161 [4JA]

HURT, STACI

Remarks in Senate

Kentucky: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S7786 [11JY]

HURWIT, CATHY

Letters

GATT implementation relative to the generic drug industry, S3581 [18AP]

HURWITZ, CHARLES

Remarks in House

Headwaters Forest: logging practices relative to savings and loan failure, H6568-H6570, H6572, H6575, H6581 [19JN], E46 [22JA]

HUSARSKA, ANNA

Articles and editorials

Spy Vs. Spy, With Journalists in the Middle, H5401 [22MY]

HUSK, RANDALL J.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E983 [4JN]

HUSSEIN, ROBERT

Letters

Safety of Robert Hussein in Kuwait relative to religious conversion: Mohammed S. Al-Sabah, Ambassador of Kuwait, E1451 [1AU]

———Representative Hamilton, E1450 [1AU]

Remarks in House

Kuwait: persecution of Christians, H6145 [11JN]

HUSSEN, AIDA

Remarks in House

Kalamazoo, MI: tribute to Kalamazoo Central High School Mock Trial Team, E1087 [13JN]

HUTCHINSON, MAURICE

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S3142 [28MR]

HUTCHINSON, MN

Remarks in Senate

Hutchinson High School: tribute to participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4562 [1MY]

HUTCHINSON, Y. TIM (a Representative from Arkansas)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8249 [23JY], H8283 [24JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Conferee: H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 3095), H2315 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6413 [13JN]

Law enforcement: report deaths of persons in custody (see H.R. 3242), H3386 [15AP]

Taxation: reform and rename the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3441), H4901 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see H.R. 3794), H7780 [17JY]

———increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 3795), H8982 [30JY]

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3673), H6765 [25JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4503 [7MY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H4502 [7MY]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H10040 [4SE]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2500), H1775 [6MR]

Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2066), H2713 [22MR]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H5500 [22MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H8375 [24JY]

Civil liberties: placement of religious symbols in public places (see H.R. 2669), H4902 [10MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

———employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H4303 [30AP]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H3488 [16AP]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H3387 [15AP]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 4170), H11396 [26SE]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

———identify violent and hard-core juvenile offenders and treat them as adults (see H.R. 3494), H5299 [20MY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

———penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H3581 [17AP]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H9566 [31JY]

Dams: reduce hazards of dam failures (see H.R. 3602), H6532 [19JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4396 [1MY]

———expand services at veterans medical centers (see H.R. 3117), H2557 [20MR]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H9705 [1AU]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H7260 [10JY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H2559 [20MR]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

———parental access to children's curriculum and records (see H.R. 3324, 3947), H4109 [25AP], H9705 [1AU]

Employment: make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see H.R. 1226), H2123 [12MR]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H4647 [8MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H2316 [14MR]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H1986 [7MR]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H7154 [9JY]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (see H.R. 3286), H4424 [2MY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H4504 [7MY]

FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel actions (see H.R. 2683), H3387 [15AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4503 [7MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H6006 [6JN]

———require full documentation of breast implant information (see H. Res. 449), H6005 [6JN]

Foreign trade: imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber products (see H.R. 2802), H1775 [6MR]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H3488 [16AP]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8248 [23JY]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H3231 [29MR]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1325 [27FE]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H2124 [12MR]

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 2796), H1325 [27FE]

Honorable David H. Pryor Post Office Building, Camden, AR: designate (see H.R. 3877), H8247 [23JY]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H331 [5JA]

Independent counsel: reform statute (see H.R. 3239), H10602 [18SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H10386 [12SE]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H4646 [8MY]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H5934 [5JN]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H2224 [13MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2224 [13MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5754 [30MY]

Medicare: assure access to services under the Medicare Health Maintenance Organization Program (see H.R. 3079), H4800 [9MY]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H1715 [5MR]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4058), H10235 [11SE]

Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 162), H2124 [12MR]

Mining and mineral resources: land exchange between Arkansas and Oklahoma (see H.R. 3088), H2315 [14MR]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see H. Res. 413), H10041 [4SE]

Native Americans: exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 3156), H2713 [22MR]

———status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448), H90 [3JA]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H9925 [2AU]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H3386 [15AP]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 3690), H11230 [25SE]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H6006 [6JN]

Real estate: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 3752), H8248 [23JY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H3388 [15AP]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H10108 [5SE]

———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H1636 [29FE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H3388 [15AP], H10721 [19SE]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4503 [7MY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H973 [30JA]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H4110 [25AP]

States: clarify rights to set base period used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3786), H11527 [27SE]

———establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 196), H8095 [22JY]

Taxation: excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H5052 [14MY]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H1716 [5MR]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans (see H.R. 3251), H7154 [9JY]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 3286), H4424 [2MY]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H5935 [5JN]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H2123 [12MR]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Transportation: requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (see H.R. 3356), H10602 [18SE]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2867), H7780 [17JY]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3493, 3506), H5299 [20MY], H5500 [22MY]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6765 [25JN]

———eliminate double taxation of lump sum separation benefits and compensation for a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3183), H7658 [16JY]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4902 [10MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H6765 [25JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H1635 [29FE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H2557 [20MR]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H3387 [15AP]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H4503 [7MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6041 [10JN]

Remarks by, on

AFDC: funding, H7758 [17JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1944 [7MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7758 [17JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5240 [16MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3251 [15AP]

Correctional institutions: require reports on deaths of individuals in custody, H8283 [24JY]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4468 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5769 [4JN]

———funding, H5240 [16MY]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (H.R. 3643), H7549 [16JY]

———veterans medical care and Veterans Benefits Administration funding, H6899 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8283 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6899 [26JN]

Education: national policy to improve system, H1721 [6MR]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5504, H5505, H5518 [23MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5440 [22MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9741 [1AU]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse prevention (S. 919), H11150 [25SE]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), H4818 [10MY]

———promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4774 [9MY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (S. 1669), E1621 [17SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5440 [22MY]

Honorable David H. Pryor Post Office Building, Camden, AR: designate (H.R. 3877), H10805 [24SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2523 [20MR]

———English language proficiency requirement, H2523 [20MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7442 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7442 [11JY]

Medicaid: State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1944 [7MR]

Minimum wage: level, H4310 [1MY], H5440 [22MY], H5504, H5518 [23MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7758 [17JY]

Taxation: earned income tax credit, H5504, H5505 [23MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4818 [10MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4774 [9MY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), consideration (H. Res. 396), H3503 [17AP]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8771 [30JY], E1891 [1OC]

Votes: position on missed, E632 [25AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3384 [15AP], H6762 [25JN], H11524 [27SE]

Tributes

Talent, Brenda, H5304 [21MY]

Talent, Representative, H5304 [21MY]

HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY (a Senator from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S993 [6FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1846, S1883 [12MR], S1912, S1945, S1978, S1988 [13MR], S2177, S2206 [15MR], S2233, S2246 [18MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8131, S8134, S8294 [18JY], S8336, S8364, S8375 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5257, S5274 [17MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2879 [26MR]

Crime: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S8777, S8871 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6582, S6603, S6613, S6615 [20JN], S6856, S6864 [25JN], S7195 [27JN], S7319 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10531, S10559 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10159, S10202 [10SE], S10431, S10494, S10506 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9280, S9306 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9970 [5SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9060, S9077 [29JY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S10826, S10862 [18SE], S10909 [19SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8788, S8868, S8874 [25JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4339, S4348 [29AP], S4439, S4440 [30AP], S4505, S4513, S4560, S4561 [1MY]

Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (S. 1356), S8222 [18JY], S11951 [30SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8134, S8294 [18JY], S8336, S8364, S8375 [19JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2161, S2202 [15MR]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), S11732 [28SE]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (Senate), S6628 [20JN]

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, S7612 [10JY]

———H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, S10647 [17SE]

———S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, S7703 [11JY]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S1678 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (see S. 1729), S4804 [7MY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 1953), S7887 [16JY]

Herco Tyme (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1648), S3156 [28MR]

Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1539), S492 [26JA]

Texas: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood (see S. Con. Res. 40; S. Res. 223), S555 [30JA], S737 [1FE]

———transfer title for Bureau of Reclamation projects to local control (see S. 1719), S4517 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1743; S. Con. Res. 63; S. Res. 260, 261), S5773, S5774 [4JN], S6144 [12JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (see S. 1541), S559 [30JA]

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S1462 [29FE]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see S. 2013), S9428 [1AU]

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see S. 673), S1368 [27FE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see S.J. Res. 49), S2331 [19MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1853, 1890), S6104 [11JN], S6517 [19JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 265), S6408 [18JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52), S6854 [25JN]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see S. 1675), S3384 [16AP]

———penalties for sex offenses against children (see S. 1985), S8636 [24JY]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see S. 2040), S9554 [2AU]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S4327 [29AP]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 282), S8636 [24JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures (see S. 1686), S3626 [18AP]

Employment: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers (see S. 553), S4072 [24AP]

———permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (see S. 1129), S4519 [1MY]

Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629), S2422 [20MR]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S313 [23JA]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S919 [6FE]

Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see S. 969), S5382 [20MY]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see S. 1397), S1368 [27FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S3797 [22AP]

Labeling: marking requirements for U.S.-made feather and down-filled products (see S. 1747), S5601 [23MY]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see S. 1845), S6150 [12JN]

Lebanon: restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports (see S. Res. 202), S2659 [21MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see S. 837), S1084 [7FE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see S. 2136), S11539 [27SE]

Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 1963), S10428 [12SE]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see S. 1850), S5939 [6JN]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S3406 [16AP]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 295), S10837 [18SE]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S5763 [4JN]

National security: national missile defense system (see S. 1635), S2646 [21MR]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S5382 [20MY]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see S. 1641), S4195 [25AP]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S1368 [27FE]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see S. 1727), S4618 [2MY]

Sports: prohibit regulation of sponsorship or advertising relative to rodeo events (see S. 1453), S67 [4JA]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see S. 881), S1084 [7FE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 628), S1461 [29FE]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see S.J. Res. 57), S9305 [31JY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S2659 [21MR]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Somalia (see S. 1967), S10076 [9SE]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. Res. 238), S3216 [29MR]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see S. Res. 290), S10426 [12SE]

Transportation: highway construction funding (see S. 2143), S11539 [27SE]

Trucking industry: limit the applicability of hazardous material transportation registration and fee requirements relative to the transport of crude oil and condensate (see S. 1689), S3731 [19AP]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 1838), S7769 [11JY]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S587 [31JA], S906 [6FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6718 [24JN], S6848 [25JN], S6905 [26JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1344 [27FE], S1406 [29FE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11937, S11940 [30SE], S12228 [3OC]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7916 [16JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4160 [25AP], S4308 [29AP]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7297 [28JN], S7612 [10JY]

National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5627 [23MY], S5741 [4JN]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4819 [8MY], S4920 [9MY]

Letters

Texas independence: William B. Travis, S1448 [29FE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (S. Res. 260), S6164 [12JN]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S885 [6FE]

Appropriations: line-item veto, S3324-S3326 [15AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1841 [12MR], S1908, S1910, S1912, S1964, S1965 [13MR], S2285 [19MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4162, S4166 [25AP]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), unanimous-consent agreement, S1846 [12MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11624 [28SE]

Armed Forces: designate the rank of rear admiral for the Chief of Naval Research, S6910 [26JN]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking, S6927 [26JN]

———recall of retired chaplains, health care professionals, and officers assigned to the American Battle Monuments Commission for active duty service, S6909 [26JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: economic assistance subject to certain conditions, S1912 [13MR]

———U.S. military intervention, S4764, S4767, S4768 [7MY]

Budget: balance, S3173 [29MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5815 [5JN], S5960 [7JN]

———nondefense discretionary spending cuts in final two years of budget cycle, S5137 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9375 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8501 [23JY]

———reconciliation process, S374 [25JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5055 [15MY], S5137 [16MY], S5325, S5326 [20MY]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, S12220 [3OC]

Clinton, President: require report on NATO expansion, S7253 [28JN]

Congress: require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, S3324-S3326 [15AP]

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces: extend term of the remaining transitional member, S6924 [26JN]

Courts: judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (S. 400), S3700 [19AP]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, S6216 [13JN]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (H.R. 2980), S5625, S5627 [23MY], S7803 [12JY], S8830 [25JY]

———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (S. 1729), S4804 [7MY], S9456, S9459 [2AU]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S3484 [17AP]

———penalties for sex offenses against children (S. 1985), S8638 [24JY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1494 [5MR]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, S4874 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: Arleigh Burke class destroyer program funding and multi-year contract procurement, S6908 [26JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6382 [18JN], S6907, S6908, S6909, S6910, S6912, S6913, S6914, S6915, S6916, S6918, S6920, S6921, S6923, S6924, S6926, S6927 [26JN], S7146 [27JN], S7253 [28JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, S10730, S10733, S10735 [18SE]

———funding, S5055 [15MY]

———humanitarian demining technologies program funding, S6926 [26JN]

———nuclear seismic monitoring research programs funding, S6910 [26JN]

———Sematech program funding, S2285 [19MR]

Dept. of Energy: Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Program redesignation as Defense Nuclear Waste Management Program, S6920 [26JN]

———Environmental Management Program reform, S6921, S6923 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9461 [2AU], S9808 [4SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S9688 [3SE]

Ecology and environment: reform of regulations, S3184, S3185 [29MR]

El Paso, TX: tribute to Coronado High School band, S2421 [20MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6761, S6762, S6763 [25JN]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1953), S7887 [16JY]

Endangered species: protection programs funding, S1841 [12MR], S1908, S1910 [13MR]

Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization, S4162, S4166 [25AP]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11942 [30SE], S12113 [1OC], S12220 [3OC]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10667 [17SE]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence, S8830 [25JY], S9459 [2AU]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S10826 [18SE], S10909, S10933 [19SE]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to Chisholm Trail Roundup festival, S5619 [23MY]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S6565, S6566 [20JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7411 [8JY], S7463 [9JY]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6565, S6566 [20JN]

Health: medical savings account programs, S3566 [18AP], S7803, S7804 [12JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S7803, S7804 [12JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3566 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, S11624 [28SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11511 [27SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4297 [29AP]

———bar entry into U.S. for 10 years relative to persons caught entering illegally, S4297 [29AP]

Income: provide homemakers with retirement opportunities, S5325, S5326 [20MY], S9533 [2AU]

Israel: peace initiatives relative to Arab summit (S. Res. 268), S6658 [21JN]

Jordan: U.S. transfer of F-16 aircraft, S1964, S1965 [13MR]

Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage Area: establish (S. 1539), S510 [26JA]

Manchester, NH: conveyance of certain property, S6920, S6921 [26JN]

Medicare: reform, S374 [25JA]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3813 [23AP]

Military installations: increase penalties for certain traffic offenses, S6923 [26JN]

Minimum wage: level, S7411 [8JY], S7463 [9JY]

National Engineers Week: observance, S1371 [27FE]

NATO: expansion, S7146 [27JN]

Northern Telecom, Inc.: Committee on Economic Development Corporate Citizenship Award recipient, S5982 [7JN]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S4963 [13MY]

———gasoline tax, S4963 [13MY]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), S10947 [19SE]

Public debt: ceiling, S3324-S3326 [15AP]

Public welfare programs: modify State family assistance grant determination formula to include the number of children in poverty, S8501 [23JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9375 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8131 [18JY], S8501 [23JY]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, S6907 [26JN]

Senate: confirmation of judicial nominees, S9461 [2AU]

———legislative tactics, S7803 [12JY]

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), S10960, S10962 [19SE]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2163 [15MR]

Space policy: prohibit collection and release of certain satellite imagery, S6924 [26JN]

———space station program funding, S9808 [4SE]

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: tribute, S5786 [5JN]

Taxation: individual retirement accounts, S3324-S3326 [15AP]

———rates, S374 [25JA], S3324-S3326 [15AP], S4710 [6MY], S4963 [13MY]

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts, S7463 [9JY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3700 [19AP]

———U.S. policy, S10667 [17SE]

Texas: anniversary of declaration of independence from Mexico, S1448 [29FE]

———commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood (S. Con. Res. 40), S562 [30JA]

———commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood (S. Res. 223), S867 [1FE]

———recipients of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1465 [29FE]

———transfer title for Bureau of Reclamation projects to local control (S. 1719), S4517-S4519 [1MY]

Washington: military reserve construction projects funding, S6923 [26JN]

Women: detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer, S5786 [5JN]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (S. 1756), S9533 [2AU]

———tribute to `Race for the Cure' breast cancer research fundraiser, S5786 [5JN]

Reports filed

Herco Tyme (vessel) Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1648) (S. Rept. 104-303), S7178 [27JN]

Statements

U.S. Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Senator McCain, S4768 [7MY]

Tributes

Boorda, Jeremy M., S5149 [16MY]

Brown, Ronald H., S4874 [8MY]

Cisneros, Marc A., S6107 [11JN]

Dole, Senator, S5106 [15MY], S6031 [11JN]

Hawkins, O.S., S1479 [5MR]

Simon, Senator, S11625 [28SE]

Yarborough, Ralph W., S571 [31JA]

HUTHINSON, MAURICE

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S1285 [23FE]

HYANNIS, MA

Histories

History and Functioning of the Hyannis Fire District: Edward F. Maher, S3739 [19AP]

Remarks in Senate

Hyannis Fire Dept.: anniversary, S3739 [19AP]

HYATT, CHARLES W.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1097 [17JN]

HYATTSVILLE, MD

Remarks in Senate

Allegheny East Conference of Seventh Day Adventists: tribute, S4253 [25AP]

HYDE, HENRY J. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments offered by, to

Government regulations: reform (H.R. 994), H1636 [29FE]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H2870 [26MR]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H2870 [26MR]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2164, H2176, H2179 [13MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, H1490 [28FE]

———H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H10195 [11SE]

———H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, H10607 [19SE]

———H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

———S. 735, Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act, H2304 [14MR]

———S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, H1618 [29FE]

———S. 1136, Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act, H5781 [4JN]

Articles and editorials

America We Seek—A Statement of Pro-Life Principle and Concern, National Review (publication), E437-E440 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H5569 [23MY]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 173, 174), H3657 [22AP]

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (see H.R. 4194), H11394 [26SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

Supreme Court: extend authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police (see H.R. 4164), H11228 [25SE]

Terrorism: develop technologies to combat (see H.R. 3960), H9922 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H1248 [20FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2224 [13MR]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H4801 [9MY]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H8598 [26JY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———prohibit importation of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the Army or any defense industrial trading company (see H.R. 3684), H6690 [20JN]

———U.S. policy (see H. Res. 461), H6915 [26JN]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3731 [23AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Civil liberties: placement of religious symbols in public places (see H.R. 2669), H4902 [10MY]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270), H2867 [26MR]

Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H8030 [18JY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see H.R. 3565), H5817 [4JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 4314), H12174 [28SE]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to countries providing landing rights to Libyan aircraft (see H.R. 4332), H12193 [30SE]

Foreign policy: strengthen protection of human rights (see H.R. 4036), H10525 [17SE]

Foreign trade: impose certain sanctions on countries that use child labor (see H.R. 3812, 4037), H7533 [12JY], H10107 [5SE]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (see H.R. 3166), H2949 [27MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3160), H2866 [26MR]

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 2796), H774 [23JA]

Intellectual Property Assembly of the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3808), H7533 [12JY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H187 [4JA]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10174 [10SE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see H. Res. 413), H3820 [24AP]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H2664 [21MR]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H5817 [4JN]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (see H.R. 3235), H3386 [15AP]

Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811), H1226 [1FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H6532 [19JN]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Railroads: implementation of exemptions to train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings (see H. Con. Res. 201), H8557 [25JY]

———improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H7154 [9JY]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3834), H7779 [17JY]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H4397 [1MY]

Taxation: election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H1986 [7MR]

Terrorism: U.S. policy (see H.R. 3953), H9921 [2AU]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5934 [5JN]

Conference reports

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (S. 735), H3305-H3338 [15AP]

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R 956), H2238-H2247 [14MR]

Documents

Federal Law Enforcement Priorities and Structure, H3607 [18AP]

Essays

Thoughts on Motherhood: Terry G. Peckham, E1189 [27JN]

Letters

CBO cost estimates of the Immigration in the National Interest Act: by, H2317 [18MR]

Partial-birth abortions: by, H2918 [27MR]

Motions offered by

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), H2288, H2304 [14MR]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, E437 [22MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2913 [27MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10627 [19SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3162 [28MR]

Appropriations: making continuing, H211 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1945 [7MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: importation of Iranian arms, H11360 [26SE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3593 [18AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H211 [5JA]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H211 [5JA]

Bunning, Representative: tribute on election to Baseball Hall of Fame, H1698, H1699 [5MR]

Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement: establish, H2186, H2187 [13MR]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4553 [8MY]

———funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), permission to file report, H4427 [6MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4544 [8MY]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over the Internet, H1157 [1FE]

Congress: adjournment, consideration (H. Res. 465), H7049 [27JN]

Courts: application of habeas corpus procedures relative to terrorism cases, H2182, H2183, H2184 [13MR]

———claims for commercial loss relative to product liability, H3187 [29MR]

———jurisdiction of Federal courts over foreign manufacturers, H1577, H1578, H1579, H1580 [29FE]

———limitations on punitive damage awards, H3186 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3184, H3185, H3196, H3198, H3204 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 394), H3178, H3180 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), motion to instruct conferees, H1577, H1578, H1579, H1580 [29FE]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), veto, H4426 [6MY], H4756, H4758, H4763 [9MY]

———reform habeas corpus procedures, H2248 [14MR]

———representation fees relative to criminal cases appealing the death penalty, H2187 [13MR]

———uniform statute of repose for cases involving durable goods, H3185 [29MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6451, H6452, H6459 [18JN], H6980, H6981, H6982 [27JN], E930 [24MY], E1258 [11JY]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4469, H4472, H4473 [7MY]

———protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), H10461 [17SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3593 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5076 [15MY]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5076 [15MY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), veto, H4159 [30AP]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7628 [16JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H27 [3JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7343, H7344 [11JY]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4756 [9MY]

Federal employees: deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7628 [16JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2691 [22MR]

GAO: study differences in benefits, rights, and privileges available to persons in a marriage and in a domestic partnership, H7504 [12JY]

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), H11450 [27SE]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H27 [3JA], H211 [5JA]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (H.R. 2925), E158 [5FE]

———human embryo research funding, H7343, H7344 [11JY]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H2999 [28MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2378 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11080 [25SE]

———exclusions relative to membership in terrorist organizations, H2168, H2169 [13MR]

Italy: elections, H3583 [18AP]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H27 [3JA]

———monitoring of telecommunication activities, H2168 [13MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7489, H7500, H7501, H7504 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7489, H7500, H7501, H7504 [12JY]

Medicaid: State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1945 [7MR]

Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (H.R. 2511), H5778 [4JN]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 497), H1675, H1676, H1680, H1686 [5MR], H8035, H8037, H8043 [22JY]

Native Americans: Indian tribal court system reform, E1704 [26SE]

Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4338 [1MY]

Point of order, H3609 [18AP]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H2999 [28MR]

Small business: reform regulatory process, H2999 [28MR]

Supreme Court: extend authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police (H.R. 4164), H11445 [27SE]

———extend authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police (S. 2100), H11446 [27SE]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4756 [9MY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1157, H1168 [1FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2137, H2141, H2164, H2168, H2169, H2173, H2179, H2182, H2183, H2184, H2185, H2186, H2187 [13MR], H2248, H2261, H2262, H2264 [14MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), H2268 [14MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, H3605, H3606, H3607, H3608, H3611, H3612, H3613, H3617 [18AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 405), H3602, H3603 [18AP]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), insert language of H.R. 2703 in lieu, H2288 [14MR]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9891 [2AU]

William H. Natcher Bridge: designate (H.R. 3572), H6464 [18JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H11392 [26SE]

Reports

Observations on Bosnia: Pat Feichter, E1775 [28SE]

Reports filed

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2977) (H. Rept. 104-841), H11228 [25SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2977) (H. Rept. 104-597), H5646 [29MY]

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act: Committee of Conference (S. 735) (H. Rept. 104-518), H3386 [15AP]

Application of Antitrust Laws to Health Care Providers Networks: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2925) (H. Rept. 104-646), H7105 [27JN]

Bankruptcy Judge Appointments: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2604) (H. Rept. 104-569), H4800 [9MY]

Carjacking Correction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3676) (H. Rept. 104-787), H10429 [16SE]

Clarify Circumstances in Which Senior Circuit Court Judges May Vote in En Banc Cases: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 531) (H. Rept. 104-697), H8247 [23JY]

Clarify Federal Jurisdiction Over Offenses Relative to Religious Property Damage: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3525) (H. Rept. 104-621), H6422 [17JN]

Codify Certain Transportation Laws: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2297) (H. Rept. 104-573), H5051 [14MY]

Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 956) (H. Rept. 104-481), H2315 [14MR]

Confer Honorary U.S. Citizenship on Mother Teresa: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 191) (H. Rept. 104-796), H10523 [17SE]

Congressional Consent to the Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 129) (H. Rept. 104-485), H2320 [18MR]

Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2974) (H. Rept. 104-548), H4396 [1MY]

Fan Freedom and Community Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2740) (H. Rept. 104-656), H7114 [8JY]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-828), H11046 [24SE]

Immigration Admission Policies Reform, Treatment of Criminal Aliens, Alien Smuggling, Documentation Requirements, and Border Security: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H1663 [4MR]

Parole Commission Phaseout Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 1507) (H. Rept. 104-789), H10429 [16SE]

Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribe Land Claims Jurisdiction: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 740) (H. Rept. 104-694), H8094 [22JY]

Reasonable Notice to Businesses of Changes Made to Regulations Imposed by Federal Agencies: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3307) (H. Rept. 104-859), H12172 [28SE]

Relief of Gail E. Dobert Estate: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4025) (H. Rept. 104-813), H10762 [20SE]

Relief of John W. Davis: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1886) (H. Rept. 104-696), H8247 [23JY]

Relief of Nathan C. Vance: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 966) (H. Rept. 104-638), H6914 [26JN]

Relief of Nguyen Quy An and Nguyen Ngoc Kim Quy: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1087) (H. Rept. 104-811), H10762 [20SE]

Relief of Norton R. Girault: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2001) (H. Rept. 104-637), H6914 [26JN]

Relief of Oscar Salas-Velazquez: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1031) (H. Rept. 104-810), H10762 [20SE]

Repeal Indian Trading Laws: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3215) (H. Rept. 104-681), H7779 [17JY]

Review of Criminal Records of Applicants for Security Officer Employment: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2092) (H. Rept. 104-827), H11046 [24SE]

Statements

Church Arson Prevention Act (H.R. 3525): by, S7908-S7910 [16JY], E1258 [11JY]

Summaries

Contract With America Advancement Act (H.R. 3136): Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Provisions, E571-E579 [19AP]

Tributes

Feichter, Pat, E1775 [28SE]

McCauley, Lucy Bowen, E1256 [11JY]

Peckham, Terry G., E1189 [27JN]

HYDER, LINDA L.

Remarks in House

NSF: tribute to recipients of Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching, E551 [17AP]

HYDROELECTRIC POWER

Amendments

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska (S. 737), S11559, S11572 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (see H.R. 2869), H774 [23JA]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in New York (see H.R. 4177), H11229 [25SE]

Orrville, OH: reinstate and extend license for hydroelectric project (see S. 1581), S1455 [29FE]

Taxation: treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River (see H.R. 3163), H2866 [26MR]

Petitions and memorials

Georgia: sale of Southeastern Power Administration, E313 [7MR]

Remarks in House

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Illinois (H.R. 2630), H3416 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (H.R. 2501), H3415, H3416 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (H.R. 2869), H3418 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in North Carolina (H.R. 2773), H3417 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio (H.R. 2816), H3417, H3418 [16AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania (H.R. 2695), H3416, H3417 [16AP]

Taxation: treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River (H.R. 3163), H11630-H11633 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska (S. 737), S11572 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Arkansas (H.R. 657), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Illinois (H.R. 2630), S11572 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (H.R. 2501), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (H.R. 2869), S11572 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in New Jersey (H.R. 1366), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in North Carolina (H.R. 2773), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio (H.R. 1011), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio (H.R. 2816), S11572 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Oregon (H.R. 1290), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania (H.R. 2695), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Washington (H.R. 1014), S11571 [27SE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in West Virginia (H.R. 1051), S8830 [25JY]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in West Virginia (H.R. 1335), S11571 [27SE]

———fees and licenses for Flint Creek hydroelectric project in Montana, S2288 [19MR]

Orrville, OH: reinstate and extend license for hydroelectric project (S. 1581), S1456 [29FE]

Reports filed

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Illinois: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2630) (H. Rept. 104-508), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Kentucky: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2501) (H. Rept. 104-507), H3170 [28MR]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2869) (H. Rept. 104-512), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in North Carolina: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2773) (H. Rept. 104-510), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Ohio: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2816) (H. Rept. 104-511), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Pennsylvania: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2695) (H. Rept. 104-509), H3170 [28MR]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in Washington: Committee on Energy and Nautral Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1014) (S. Rept. 104-313), S7301 [28JN]

Texts of

H.R. 2501, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky, H3415 [16AP]

H.R. 2630, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Illinois, H3416 [16AP]

H.R. 2695, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania, H3416 [16AP]

H.R. 2773, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in North Carolina, H3417 [16AP]

H.R. 2816, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio, H3417 [16AP]

H.R. 2869, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky, H3418 [16AP]

H.R. 3163, tax treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River, H11630 [28SE]

S. 737, extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska, S11572 [27SE]

HYDROGEN FUTURE ACT

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 4138), H11337-H11340 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 4138), S11667 [28SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4138, provisions, H11337-H11339 [26SE]

HYER, RANDY

Remarks in Senate

Senate: privilege of the floor, S6678 [24JN]

HYMAN, KRISTIN

Remarks in House

Ecology and environment: tribute to Hometown Trees Program, E587 [19AP]

ICI AMERICAS INC.

Letters

Erroneous listing of ICI Export Ltd. as a non-U.S. company having commercial activities with Cuba, S2717 [21MR]

———William A. Meaux, ICI Americas Inc., S2717 [21MR]

Remarks in Senate

Foreign trade: erroneous listing of ICI Export Ltd. as a non-U.S. company having commercial activities with Cuba, S2717 [21MR]

ICKES, HAROLD

Addresses

Tribute to Dept. of Commerce Employees and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia, S6154 [12JN]

IDAHO

Articles and editorials

Casey's Adoption Final Today, S2304 [19MR]

Senate Votes To Pay Couple's Legal Bills, S2304 [19MR]

They Call This Valor, H4327 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions

Coeur d'Alene River Basin: restoration and management of the watershed (see S. 1614), S2101 [14MR]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 2935), H1224 [1FE]

Dept. of the Interior: transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka Project to the Burley Irrigation District (see H.R. 4295), H12174 [28SE]

———transfer certain facilities to the Burley Irrigation District (see S. 1921), S7179 [27JN]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without public participation and an express act of Congress (see S. 2092), S11033 [19SE], H10720 [19SE]

Letters

Agricultural immigrant worker program requirements: V. Thomas Geary, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, H2616 [21MR]

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits: Arthur D. Hellman, S2228 [18MR]

———Charles E. Wiggins, S2224 [18MR]

———Hawaii State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———Idaho State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S2223, S2228 [18MR]

Reintroduction of wolves into Idaho: Alan G. Lance, H1006 [31JA]

———Jerry M. Conley, H1006 [31JA]

———Phil Batt, Governor of Idaho, H1006 [31JA]

U.S. Marshals' receipt of Service Award for Valor for involvement in Ruby Ridge, ID, incident: Representative McInnis, H4327 [1MY]

Remarks in House

Cataldo, ID: Coeur d'Alene River dike improvement funding, H6883 [26JN]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (H.R. 2935), E166, E171 [5FE]

Dept. of the Interior: transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka Project to the Burley Irrigation District (H.R. 4295), E1819 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Coeur d'Alene River Basin: restoration and management of the watershed (S. 1614), S2101 [14MR]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S2220-S2232, S2237-S2243 [18MR]

Dept. of Energy: Idaho National Engineering Laboratory funding, S9100, S9101 [30JY]

Dept. of the Interior: transfer certain facilities to the Burley Irrigation District (S. 1921), S7326 [28JN]

Floods: disaster assistance to Pacific Northwestern States, S1851, S1852 [12MR], S2305 [19MR]

LSC: payment for attorney's fees and expenses relative to certain actions, S2029 [14MR], S2303 [19MR]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without public participation and an express act of Congress (S. 2092), S11033 [19SE]

National Guard: tribute to Idaho Air National Guard F-4G aircraft, S3689 [18AP]

Nuclear energy: funding for electrometallurgical treatment of spent nuclear fuel at Argonne National Laboratory, S9056 [29JY]

O'Brien, Dan: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S9628 [2AU]

Oregon Treaty: sesquicentennial, S6106 [11JN]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act: amend, S10039 [9SE]

Reports filed

Hells Canyon Wilderness Area Boundary Modification: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2693) (H. Rept. 104-779), H10111 [9SE]

Transfer Certain Facilities of the Mindoka Project to the Burley Irrigation District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1921), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1921) (S. Rept. 104-386), S11972 [30SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits: Arizona State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———California State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

———Federal Bar Association, S2223 [18MR]

———Montana State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

———Nevada State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

Testimonies

Reintroduction of Wolves Into Idaho: JoAnn Wood, H1005 [31JA]

IDAHO HOME HEALTH, INC.

Letters

Medicare and medicaid self-referral requirements relative to participating hospitals, E1623 [17SE]

IDAHO STATE BAR

Letters

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S2223 [18MR]

IDUN VIKING (vessel)

Texts of

S. 528, certificate of documentation, S9031 [29JY]

IFSHIN, DAVID

Eulogies

By Senator McCain, S4633 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S4633 [2MY]

IGIELSKA, JANINA

Remarks in House

Passaic, NJ: anniversary of Central of Polish Organizations, E1677 [24SE]

ILL, KATHERINE C.

Remarks in House

American Rehabilitation Association: Milton Cohen Distinguished Career Award recipient, E1699 [26SE]

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND IMMIGRANT RESPONSIBILITY ACT

Articles and editorials

Dangerous Immigration Bill, S11519 [27SE]

Immigrant Bashing, S11518 [27SE]

Immigration Politics, S11518 [27SE]

Stop the Immigration Bill, S11518 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 2202): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 528), H11046 [24SE]

Public welfare programs: modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for aliens (see S. 2191; H.R. 4335), S12303 [3OC], H12193 [30SE]

Cloture motions

Enact (H.R. 2202): conference report, S11451 [26SE]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 2202), H10842-H10907 [24SE]

Histories

Provisions (H.R. 2202), S11713 [28SE], S11839 [30SE]

Letters

Asylum reform: Anne Willem Bijleveld, U.N., S11904-S11906 [30SE]

———Elisa Massimino and Michael Posner, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, S11906 [30SE]

———several law school professors, S11906 [30SE]

———Sigourney Weaver, S11906 [30SE]

Provisions: Larry Naake, National Association of Counties, S11517 [27SE]

———Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11518 [27SE]

———William T. Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, S11517 [27SE]

Treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents: Jamie S. Gorelick, Dept. of Justice, S12297, S12298 [3OC]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 2202): conference report, H11090 [25SE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 2202): conference report, H11064-H11071, H11079-H11091 [25SE], H11579 [27SE], E1839 [30SE]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11071-H11079 [25SE]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11077 [25SE]

———admission of HIV-infected individuals, H11082, H11083, H11084 [25SE]

———asylum reform, H11074 [25SE]

———enforcement of employer sanctions relative to employment of illegal aliens, H11074, H11075, H11081 [25SE]

———increase border patrol personnel, H11078 [25SE]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, H11078, H11084 [25SE], H11542 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2202): conference report, S11132 [24SE], S11450, S11451 [26SE], S11491, S11503-S11508, S11511, S11514-S11519 [27SE], S11696 [28SE], S12297 [3OC]

Immigration: asylum reform, S11491 [27SE], S11901-S11904 [30SE]

———certification requirements of foreign health care workers, S11886 [30SE]

———detention and deportation of criminal aliens relative to Witness Protection Program, S12294 [3OC]

———detention and deportation of criminal aliens relative to the Witness Protection Program, S12295 [3OC]

Public welfare programs: modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for aliens (S. 2191), S12306 [3OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2202, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 528) (H. Rept. 104-829), H11046 [24SE]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-828), H11046 [24SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 528, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2202, provisions, H11071 [25SE]

ILLICKAL, MANOJ (MANNY)

Essays

How Job Corps Changed My Life, E549 [16AP]

Remarks in House

Joint Action in Community Service, Inc.: National Essay Contest award recipient, E549 [16AP]

ILLINOIS

Addresses

Citizenship Assistance Council—Naturalization Ceremony: Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, S3802 [22AP]

Articles and editorials

Attorney's Luck Running Short After ``Baby Richard'' Case, E1531 [5SE]

Dirksen Brought Sense of Reality Wherever He Went, S100 [5JA], H155 [4JA]

Sense of Loss, H8760 [30JY]

U.S. Budget Cuts Impact Chicago Schools, S3030 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions

Calumet Ecological Park: feasibility study (see H.R. 3412), H4646 [8MY]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 266), S6408 [18JN]

Lincoln National Historic Trail: designate as a component of the National Trails System (see H.R. 4187), H11229 [25SE]

Letters

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: Jim Edgar, Governor of Illinois, S5934 [6JN]

Health care reform, E639 [25AP]

Proclamations

Citizenship U.S.A. Day: Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, S3802 [22AP]

Remarks in House

Belleville, IL: anniversary of George Khoury Association of Baseball Leagues, Inc., E1613 [16SE]

Chicago, IL: tunnel and reservoir project funding, H8352 [24JY]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute, H6483 [18JN]

Cicero-Berwyn Elks Lodge 1510: anniversary, E1398 [30JY]

Collins, Representative Cardiss: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H12168 [28SE]

Correctional institutions: activities of Richard Speck while incarcerated, H4908 [14MY]

Decatur, IL: tribute to Decatur Airport upon receipt of the Illinois Airport of the Year award, E1473 [2AU]

Eastern Illinois University: tribute to football team, E675 [1MY]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Illinois (H.R. 2630), H3416 [16AP]

Geff, IL: tribute to Geff Community Consolidated School District, E1819 [30SE]

Glencoe, IL: tribute to Am Shalom congregation, E559 [17AP]

Highland Park, IL: anniversary of Opportunity, Inc., E556 [17AP]

House of Representatives: characterization of former Representative Rostenkowski on House floor, E1771 [28SE]

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois (H.J. Res. 78), H2068, H2069, H2082 [12MR]

Libertyville, IL: funding for Corps of Engineers project, H8335 [24JY]

Luckman, Sid: Illinois Order of Lincoln Award recipient, E178 [5FE]

Lyons, IL: tribute to Lyons Township High School all-State musicians, E216 [27FE]

———tribute to Lyons Township High School boys' baseball team, E1591 [12SE]

MacMurray College: anniversary, E1631 [18SE]

Palos Park, IL: anniversary of VFW Post 4861, E1267 [12JY]

Pope County, IL: tribute to Pope County High School boys' basketball team, E555 [17AP]

Reddington, Steven: Fifth Congressional District essay contest award recipient, E479 [28MR]

Riverside, IL: anniversary of Saints Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, E1938 [21OC]

Rolling Meadows, IL: tribute to Rolling Meadows Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E765 [10MY]

Scholastic Bowl: tribute to Niantic-Harristown team for winning State championship, E746 [9MY]

Shelbyville, IL: tribute to Shelbyville High School boys basketball team, E354 [14MR]

Slivovsky, Bob: induction into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame, E811 [15MY]

St. Clair County, IL: anniversary of Ladies' Ancient Order of Hibernians (organization), E1812 [28SE]

Stickney, IL: anniversary, E1545 [10SE]

———tribute to Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago plant, E217 [27FE]

Summit, IL: anniversary of Summit Park District, E1595 [12SE]

Teutopolis, IL: tribute to Teutopolis Community School District, E1820 [30SE]

Veterans: anniversary of Polish-American War Veterans (organization), E798 [14MY]

West Suburban Chamber of Commerce: tribute to honorees, E226 [28FE]

Williams, Kenny: induction into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame, E811 [15MY]

Wilson, Kirby: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1440 [1AU]

Zeigler, IL: tribute to Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District, E1822 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Chicago, IL: observance of Citizenship U.S.A. Day, S3801 [22AP]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute (S. Res. 266), S6416, S6417 [18JN]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Illinois (H.R. 2630), S11572 [27SE]

Fort Sheridan, IL: conveyance of certain property, S6920 [26JN]

Illinois Wesleyan University: tribute to men's basketball team, S2717 [21MR]

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois (H.J. Res. 78), S2210 [15MR]

Simon, Senator: tribute to staff, S12059 [1OC]

Reports filed

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Illinois: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2630) (H. Rept. 104-508), H3170 [28MR]

Subpoena Notices

Circuit Court of Cook County, IL, H2049 [12MR]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 78, consent of Congress to additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois, H2068 [12MR]

H.R. 2630, FERC extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Illinois, H3416 [16AP]

S. Res. 266, tribute to Chicago Bulls (basketball team), S6411, S6417 [18JN]

Tributes

Collins, Representative Cardiss, H12169 [28SE], E1857 [30SE], E1883, E1893, E1894 [1OC]

Dirksen, Everett McKinley, S100 [5JA], H155 [4JA]

Jenison, Edward H., E1263 [11JY]

Simon, Senator, S5792, S5851 [5JN], S5915 [6JN], S11132, S11156, S11159, S11163-S11165 [24SE], S11214, S11215, S11235, S11266 [25SE], S11619, S11625, S11707, S11719 [28SE], S11836, S11948, S11958 [30SE], S12120 [1OC], S12253, S12272, S12274, S12276, S12278, S12282, S12302 [3OC]

ILLINOIS TAX FOUNDATION

Remarks in House

Geff, IL: tribute to Geff Community Consolidated School District, E1819 [30SE]

Teutopolis, IL: tribute to Teutopolis Community School District, E1820 [30SE]

Zeigler, IL: tribute to Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District, E1822 [30SE]

ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

Remarks in Senate

Sports: tribute to men's basketball team, S2717 [21MR]

IMMIGRATION related term(s) Refugees

Addresses

Citizenship Assistance Council—Naturalization Ceremony: Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, S3802 [22AP]

Citizenship USA: Representative Gutierrez, E492 [29MR]

Hispanic Contributions to America: Representative de la Garza, E1927 [4OC]

Amendments

Government regulations: reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements (H.R. 4165), H11630 [28SE]

Health care professionals: extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (S. 2197), S12320, S12403 [3OC]

National objectives: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2124 [12MR], H2224 [13MR], H2440, H2446, H2447, H2448, H2450, H2451, H2456 [19MR], H2476, H2481, H2484, H2487, H2496, H2507, H2518, H2520, H2522, H2527, H2530 [20MR], H2589, H2603, H2605, H2612, H2627 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2370 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3281, S3301, S3302, S3303, S3317, S3318, S3319 [15AP], S3634 [18AP], S3999 [23AP], S4013, S4014, S4017, S4018, S4019, S4020, S4049, S4056, S4058, S4075, S4076, S4077, S4078, S4079, S4080 [24AP], S4116, S4160, S4180, S4196, S4197, S4198, S4224, S4249 [25AP], S4311, S4313, S4328, S4331, S4334, S4335, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4342, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351 [29AP], S4378, S4384, S4388, S4390, S4391, S4393, S4396, S4398, S4412, S4414, S4415, S4426, S4427, S4428, S4431, S4434, S4435, S4436, S4439, S4440, S4443 [30AP], S4457, S4466, S4468, S4490, S4495, S4498, S4503, S4505, S4513, S4560, S4561 [1MY], S4581, S4585, S4592, S4595, S4628 [2MY]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664)], S4328 [29AP]

Analyses

U.S. Immigration Court (H.R. 4258), E1806-E1808 [28SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, S4984 [13MY], H10195 [11SE]

Articles and editorials

Alien Smugglers Are Packing Cars for Perilous Trek, E406 [21MR]

Border Crosser, Told To Pack No Provisions, Dies in Mountains, E406 [21MR]

Border Fugitive Plunges to Death, E406 [21MR]

Border Surprise, S4133 [25AP]

Crackdown on Immigrants Is Restricting Scholarships, S5651 [24MY]

Cuba Slows Changes, Reemphasizes Ideology—Tighter U.S. Embargo Draws Vow From Castro ``To Resist Another 35 Years'', S4310 [29AP]

Dangerous Immigration Bill, S10902 [19SE], S11519 [27SE]

Don't Gut Political Asylum, S1075 [7FE]

Encouraging Progress on Deportations, E25 [5JA]

Fall Kills Border Agent in Foot Chase, E405 [21MR]

Foreign Treasures, S5650 [24MY]

Immigrant Bashing, S11518 [27SE]

Immigrant-Document Counterfeiting Plant Raided; 12 Arrested, E405 [21MR]

Immigrants and Other Ordinary People, S4458 [1MY]

Immigration Bill in U.S. Interest—Encouraging Signs From Capitol, H11106 [25SE]

Immigration Politics, S11518 [27SE]

Immigration—Just the Facts, S3326 [15AP]

INS Successfully Reforms U.S. Asylum System, S1075 [7FE]

Latin American Nations Rebuke U.S. for the Embargo on Cuba, S6546 [19JN]

Not So Harsh on Refugees, S4460 [1MY]

Review & Outlook—Scan the Congress, S2251 [18MR]

Slamming the Door, S4460 [1MY]

Some Progress at INS, S1074 [7FE]

Spare Us the Cheap Grace, H238 [5JA]

Stop the Immigration Bill, S11518 [27SE]

Suspected Illegal Aliens Let Go After INS No-Show, S3426 [17AP]

Terrorism Law Revisited, S4459 [1MY]

Teruyas, S11195 [24SE]

31 Immigrants Caught in Stolen Vehicle, E406 [21MR]

Too Many Engineers, Too Few Jobs, S4134 [25AP]

U.S. Cities Need a Helping Hand, S12331 [3OC]

Welfare Magnet, S4134 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: reform the temporary agricultural workers program (see S. 2174), S11973 [30SE]

Aliens: asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H7106 [27JN]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.J. Res. 190), H10107 [5SE]

Crime: deportation of criminal aliens (see S. 1680), S3487 [17AP]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: amend relative to the exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 3980), H9922 [2AU]

Dept. of State: establish a Board of Visa Appeals (see H.R. 2975), H1324 [27FE]

Foreign policy: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's visas (see H.R. 4210), H11395 [26SE]

———provide remedy for inadequate trade benefits to the U.S. and restrictions on free emigration from other countries (see H.R. 4289), H12173 [28SE]

———sanctions against countries assisting the weapons programs of non-nuclear weapon states (see H. Res. 381), H2224 [13MR]

Government: prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (see S. 1692), S3792 [22AP]

———reform policies (see S. 1535), S492 [26JA]

———waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 3928), H9566 [31JY]

Government regulations: reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements (see H.R. 4165), H11228 [25SE]

Health: reimburse States for medical assistance provided to illegal aliens (see S. 1531), S492 [26JA]

Health care professionals: extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (see S. 2197), S12303 [3OC]

Hong Kong: provide special status for certain alien journalists (see H.R. 4156), H11048 [24SE]

Housing: limit use of federally assisted housing by aliens (see H.R. 2885), H912 [25JA]

Illegal aliens: permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (see H.R. 2898), H913 [25JA]

INS: establish the U.S. Citizenship Promotion Agency (see S. 1677), S3384 [16AP]

———promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]

———require certain personnel levels in each State (see S. 1691), S3792 [22AP]

———standards for naturalization (see H.R. 4056, 4143), H10235 [11SE], H11047 [24SE]

National objectives: admission policies reform (see S. 1665), S3311 [15AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see S. 1664), S3311 [15AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (see H. Res. 384), H2315 [14MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 528), H11046 [24SE]

Public welfare programs: modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for aliens (see S. 2191; H.R. 4335), S12303 [3OC], H12193 [30SE]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Refugees: treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S. (see H. Res. 493), H8982 [30JY]

States: access of illegal immigrants to public education (see H.R. 4134), H11047 [24SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (see H. Res. 530), H11046 [24SE]

———assist Attorney General in deportation of illegal aliens (see H.R. 3062), H2122 [12MR]

———reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062, 4303), H10385 [12SE], H12174 [28SE]

———repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (see S. 2079), S10600 [16SE]

Tourist trade: establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 3962), H9922 [2AU]

U.S. Immigration Court: establish (see H.R. 4258), H11526 [27SE]

Biographies

Minnesota Hmong Vets Who Are Not Citizens, H2394-H2396 [19MR]

Cloture motions

National objectives: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11451 [26SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4037 [24AP], S4160 [25AP], S4308 [29AP], S4610 [2MY]

Conference reports

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (H.R. 2202), H10842-H10907 [24SE]

Cost Estimates

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664): CBO, S3290-S3293 [15AP]

———Intergovernmental Mandates, S3294-S3296 [15AP]

———Private Sector Mandates, S3293 [15AP]

Immigration in the National Interest Act (H.R. 2202): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), H2318 [18MR]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H2319 [18MR]

Histories

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (H.R. 2202), S11713 [28SE], S11839 [30SE]

Letters

Asylum reform: Anne Willem Bijleveld, U.N., S11904-S11906 [30SE]

———Elisa Massimino and Michael Posner, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, S11906 [30SE]

———several law school professors, S11906 [30SE]

———Sigourney Weaver, S11906 [30SE]

CBO cost estimates of the Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: James L. Blum, CBO, S3290 [15AP]

CBO cost estimates of the Immigration in the National Interest Act: Representative Hyde, H2317 [18MR]

Construction of physical barriers in high illegal alien entry areas: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S4413 [30AP]

———T.J. Bonner, National Border Patrol Council, S4413 [30AP]

Hmong refugee camps in Thailand: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E212 [27FE]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Larry Naake, National Association of Counties, S11517 [27SE]

———Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11518 [27SE]

———William T. Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, S11517 [27SE]

Immigration categories for certain persecuted nationals of Vietnam and the former Soviet Republics: Jason F. Isaacson, American Jewish Committee, S8848 [25JY]

———John Swenson, U.S. Catholic Conference, S8847 [25JY]

———Mark B. Levin, National Conference on Soviet Jewry, S8849 [25JY]

———Martin A. Wemick, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, S8848 [25JY]

———Maynard Wishner, Council of Jewish Federations, S8849 [25JY]

———Michael N. Newmark, National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, S8848 [25JY]

———Pamela B. Cohen and Micah H. Naftalin, Union of Councils, S8848 [25JY]

Immigration in the National Interest Act: Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, E472 [28MR]

INS treatment of criminal aliens: Roy W. Wasden, Salt Lake City, UT, Police Dept., H2449 [19MR]

Medicaid eligibility relative to legal immigrants: James J. Lack, Douglas R. Bovin, and Gregory S. Lashutka, S4500 [1MY]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Political asylum reform: Anne Willem Bijleveld, U.N., S3430 [17AP]

———several organizations, S3429 [17AP]

Prevention of counterfeiting of Social Security cards: Shirley S. Chater, Social Security Administration, H2452 [19MR]

Public welfare programs reform relative to legal immigrants: Bill Lockyer and Richard Katz, H9409 [31JY]

———Charles Moody and Will Lightbourne, Health Service Agency, Santa Cruz County, CA, H9409 [31JY]

Refugee treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S.: John Swenson, Migration and Refugee Services, S8804 [25JY]

———Lionel A. Rosenblatt, Refugees International (organization), S8804 [25JY]

———Robert P. DeVecchi, International Rescue Committee, S8804 [25JY]

State issuance of driver's licenses and identification documents relative to immigration policy: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S3290 [15AP], S4392 [30AP]

Treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents: Jamie S. Gorelick, Dept. of Justice, S12297, S12298 [3OC]

Treatment of legal immigrants in welfare reform legislation: Bill Lockyer and Richard Katz, California State Legislature, S8340 [19JY]

U.S. policy on refugee admissions: Senators Simpson and Kennedy, S12292 [3OC]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau, S4046 [24AP]

———James J. Lack, Douglas R. Bovin, and Gregory S. Lashutka, S4030 [24AP]

———Sharon M. Hughes, National Council of Agricultural Employees, S4046 [24AP]

Work eligibility for prospective employees relative to immigration reform: Richard Womack and Dorothy I. Height, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S4411 [30AP]

Lists

Agricultural organizations supporting the Pombo amendment to the Immigration in the National Interest Act on agricultural immigrant worker program requirements, H2626 [21MR]

Congressional Task Force on Immigration Reform members, H2373 [19MR]

Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E1207 [27JN]

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Organizations supporting Abraham-Feingold amendment to S. 1664, Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act relative to federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S4476 [1MY]

Memorandums

Treatment of Legal Immigrants in Welfare Reform Legislation: Mike Nevins, California State Association of Counties, S8340 [19JY]

U.S. Policy on Refugee Admissions: President Clinton, S12292 [3OC]

Unfunded Federal Mandates Relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Sheri Steisel, Jon Dunlap, and Marilina Sanz, S4030 [24AP]

Motions

National objectives: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2636 [21MR], H10189 [11SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11090 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4014, S4055 [24AP], S4154, S4155, S4156, S4160 [25AP], S4493 [1MY]

Papers

Made in the USA—Immigrants, Patents, and Jobs: Philip Peters, S2252 [18MR]

Poems

``Message From the Newborn to the Fetus'', E581 [19AP]

Press releases

Medicaid Deeming Requirement Relative to the Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Catholic Charities USA (organization), S4501 [1MY]

Proclamations

Citizenship U.S.A. Day: Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, S3802 [22AP]

Remarks in House

Aliens: asylum reform, H11074 [25SE]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, H11078, H11084 [25SE], H11542 [27SE]

———residency status of certain Polish and Hungarian aliens, H2537 [20MR], E404, E413 [21MR]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

Business and industry: establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2509-H2518 [20MR]

———prohibit payment of back pay to illegal immigrants, H7357-H7359 [11JY]

Children and youth: access of illegal immigrant children to education, H10191-H10195 [11SE]

———funding for assistance programs, E581 [19AP]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H12298 [4OC]

———funding for programs relative to review of worldwide levels, H2518-H2520 [20MR]

Crime: Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for the cost of incarcerating aliens, H30 [3JA]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (H.R. 3724), E1182 [26JN]

———treatment of criminal aliens by State and local law enforcement officials, H2476-H2481 [20MR]

Cuba: U.S. policy, E175 [5FE]

Cuban Americans: Washington (DC) Post editorial reference to ``Miami Cubans'', H7266 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: Administration for Children and Families funding, H7289, H7290 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: increase border patrol personnel, H11078 [25SE]

Dept. of Labor: increased personnel levels for wage and hour inspection and enforcement relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H10189-H10195 [11SE]

Dept. of Transportation: loan guarantees for international railroad projects, H7089, H7090 [27JN]

Education: bilingual education programs funding, H5257 [16MY]

———funding, H2563 [21MR]

———funding for bilingual and bicultural education programs, E170 [5FE]

Employment: enforcement of employer sanctions relative to employment of illegal aliens, H2449, H2464 [19MR], H11074, H11075, H11081, H11087 [25SE]

———nonimmigrant worker regulations relative to protection of U.S. workers, H2638 [21MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S., H926 [30JA], H4163 [30AP]

Families and domestic relations: distribute surplus visas to children and siblings of certain U.S. citizens, H2520-H2522 [20MR]

Government: reform of regulations, H1262 [27FE]

Government regulations: reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements (H.R. 4165), H11629 [28SE]

Haiti: U.S. policy, H3660 [23AP], H8099 [23JY], H9985 [4SE], H11234 [26SE]

Health: admission of HIV-infected individuals, H11082, H11083, H11084 [25SE]

———public health assistance to illegal aliens for communicable diseases, H7337, H7338 [11JY]

———require public hospitals providing medical assistance to illegal aliens to supply patient-identifying information for reimbursement, H2481-H2484 [20MR]

Health care professionals: extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (S. 2197), H12281, H12293 [4OC]

———extend nonimmigrant nurse program, H2627-H2630 [21MR]

Illegal aliens: permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (H.R. 2898), E85 [25JA]

Indiana: tribute to Haber family, E1523 [5SE]

INS: deployment of Border Patrol agents and improvement of physical barriers at the border near San Diego, CA, H6678 [20JN]

———deportation of illegal aliens, E25 [5JA]

———Investigations Division staffing positions, H2496-H2505 [20MR]

———standards for naturalization, H10115 [10SE]

———standards for naturalization (H.R. 4056), E1597 [12SE]

———status of illegal immigrants applying for permanent resident status, H2603, H2604 [21MR]

———tribute to Citizenship U.S.A. Program, E1306 [17JY]

———tribute to Citizenship USA, E492 [29MR]

Languages: English language proficiency requirement, H2522-H2527 [20MR]

Law enforcement: authorize State and local officers to arrest and detain certain illegal aliens, H2191 [13MR]

———installation of physical barriers at all areas of high incidence of illegal entry into the U.S., H2450, H2451 [19MR]

———permanently bar entry into the U.S. for anyone who is caught entering the country illegally, H2456-H2460 [19MR], H2537 [20MR]

Miami, FL: tribute to INS for efficiency in processing citizenship applications, E1126 [20JN]

National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations: tribute to Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E1207 [27JN]

National objectives: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H5498 [22MY], H8164 [23JY], H9460, H9461 [31JY], H11578, H11591-H11595 [27SE], H12099, H12104 [28SE], E1916 [3OC]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H1968 [7MR], H2039 [12MR], H2313 [14MR], H2378-H2461, H2464 [19MR], H2472, H2473, H2475-H2538 [20MR], H2589, H2621-H2640 [21MR], H2707 [22MR], H7757 [17JY], H10189 [11SE], E390, E394 [20MR], E404, E413 [21MR], E418, E422, E434, E441 [22MR], E456, E457 [26MR], E472 [28MR], E496, E506 [29MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11064-H11071, H11079-H11091 [25SE], H11579 [27SE], E1839 [30SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2313 [14MR], H2361-H2376 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11071-H11079 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to instruct conferees, H10189-H10195 [11SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to recommit, H2636 [21MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2589-H2603 [21MR]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H803, H813 [24JA], E67 [24JA]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H930 [30JA]

Organization of Chinese Americans: Honor Immigrant Americans Day award recipients, E717 [7MY]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, H2484-H2487 [20MR]

———treatment of legal immigrants, H7750 [17JY], H7801, H7802, H7803, H7808 [18JY], H9409 [31JY], H11578 [27SE]

Refugees: admittance limitations, H2527-H2530 [20MR]

———political asylum relative to coercive population control policies, H4154 [30AP]

———waiving of residency requirements for Hmong refugees, H2394 [19MR], H2636 [21MR]

Social Security Administration: prevent counterfeiting of Social Security cards, H2452-H2456 [19MR]

States: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11070, H11077, H11096-H11108 [25SE], E1810 [28SE], E1860, E1867 [30SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (H. Res. 530), H11091-H11096 [25SE]

———reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (H.R. 4303), E1837 [30SE]

Terrorism: exclusions relative to membership in terrorist organizations, H2168-H2173 [13MR]

Thailand: Hmong refugee camps, E212 [27FE]

Tourist trade: establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (H.R. 3962), E1473, E1498 [2AU]

U.S. Immigration Court: establish (H.R. 4258), E1806 [28SE]

Virginia: tribute to Honor Immigrant Americans Day Award recipients from the Eighth Congressional District, E942 [29MY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: reform the temporary agricultural workers program, S4289, S4302-S4304 [29AP]

———reform the temporary agricultural workers program (S. 2174), S11987 [30SE]

Aliens: asylum reform, S11491 [27SE], S11901-S11904 [30SE]

———political asylum reform, S3296-S3300 [15AP], S3429-S3431, S3458 [17AP], S4459-S4468 [1MY], S4600 [2MY]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, S8093, S8094 [18JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

California: economic effects of public welfare programs reform, S8527 [23JY]

Chicago, IL: observance of Citizenship U.S.A. Day, S3801 [22AP]

Children and youth: access of illegal immigrant children to education, S9482 [2AU]

———access of legal immigrant children to foster care, S4291 [29AP]

Colleges and universities: collection of information relative to nonimmigrant foreign students, S4015 [24AP]

Crime: deportation of aliens that use public welfare programs, S4396, S4401 [30AP], S4490, S4494 [1MY]

———deportation relative to criminal offenses, S4058 [24AP], S4598-S4600 [2MY]

———detention and deportation of criminal aliens relative to Witness Protection Program, S12294 [3OC]

Crimes: detention and deportation of criminal aliens relative to the Witness Protection Program, S12295 [3OC]

Criminal Alien Tracking Center: funding, S4405 [30AP]

Cuba: treatment of parolees, S4309, S4310 [29AP], S4379, S4380, S4384, S4397 [30AP]

———U.S. policy, S525 [26JA], S6546 [19JN]

Cuban Adjustment Act: repeal, S4311 [29AP]

Education: access to student loan programs relative to certain illegal immigrants, S5650 [24MY]

———require foreign students with certain visas to reimburse costs associated with elementary or secondary education, S3301 [15AP]

———status of public benefits relative to States, S3282 [15AP]

———student loan programs, S4403 [30AP]

Elections: criminal penalties relative to unlawful voting in Federal, State, or local elections, S4018 [24AP]

———unlawful voting by aliens relative to deportation and exclusion, S4018 [24AP]

Employment: determination of work eligibility for prospective employees, S4410-S4412 [30AP], S4455, S4456 [1MY]

———investigation of complaints relative to labor certifications, S4394, S4401, S4407, S4415, S4417 [30AP], S4455 [1MY]

———pilot projects to verify eligibility for employment, S6544 [19JN]

———programs, S3284-S3290 [15AP]

Families and domestic relations: admission of family members of U.S. citizens, S3283 [15AP], S4117-S4153 [25AP]

Federal aid programs: pilot projects to verify eligibility for employment and public assistance benefits, S4577, S4578, S4584 [2MY]

Federal-State relations: suspension of programs which result in unfunded Federal, S4581-S4583, S4592 [2MY]

Foreign banks: Comptroller of Currency waiver of citizenship requirements for directors of national banks relative to foreign affiliate status, S11919 [30SE]

Foreign policy: deportation of aliens who misrepresent U.S. citizenship, S3303 [15AP]

Government: prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (S. 1692), S3794 [22AP]

———reform policies (S. 1394), S2251 [18MR]

———reform policies (S. 1535), S505 [26JA]

Government regulations: deportation criteria, S4408-S4410, S4416, S4417 [30AP]

Haiti: U.S. policy, S2240 [18MR], S3880-S3882 [23AP], S4112, S4113 [25AP]

Health: examinations, S4057 [24AP]

———reimburse States for medical assistance provided to illegal aliens (S. 1531), S498 [26JA]

———State waiver of residency requirements for foreign medical graduates employed in the U.S., S3598 [18AP]

———waiver of State residency requirements for foreign medical graduates employed in the U.S., S4305 [29AP]

Health care professionals: certification requirements of foreign health care workers, S11886 [30SE]

———extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses (S. 2197), S12403 [3OC]

Housing: require proof of citizenship to qualify for housing assistance, S4405 [30AP]

Illegal aliens: permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (H.R. 2898), S1386 [28FE]

INS: bar entry into U.S. for 10 years relative to persons caught entering illegally, S4297 [29AP]

———establish Office of Enforcement of Employer Sanctions, S4466, S4467, S4491, S4492 [1MY]

———establish the U.S. Citizenship Promotion Agency (S. 1677), S3403 [16AP]

———open-field searches relative to probable occurrences of illegal acts, S4020-S4025, S4032-S4047 [24AP]

———payment of single fee by petitioners filing concurrently for immigration classification on the basis of immediate relative status, S4289 [29AP]

———placement of agents in States, S4304, S4305 [29AP]

———reform of political asylum admission procedures, S1074 [7FE]

———require certain personnel levels in each State (S. 1691), S3794 [22AP]

Languages: include Spanish and English on deportation notices, S4414-S4416, S4417 [30AP]

Law enforcement: construction of physical barriers in high illegal entry areas, S4412, S4413 [30AP], S4503 [1MY]

Law Enforcement Support Center: funding, S11910 [30SE]

Medicaid: eligibility relative to legal immigrants, S4297 [29AP], S4383, S4402, S4404 [30AP], S4499-S4504, S4508, S4509 [1MY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8505, S8506 [23JY]

National Conference of Catholic Bishops: statement on immigration reform, S7884 [16JY]

National objectives: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, S11624, S11711-S11713 [28SE], S11829, S11838-S11840, S11850, S11863, S11881, S11885-S11887, S11895, S11901-S11904, S11923, S11925 [30SE], S12294, S12295, S12330 [3OC]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), S2251 [18MR], S4993 [14MY], S5650 [24MY], S10572 [16SE], S10650-S10653 [17SE], S10901, S10902 [19SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11132 [24SE], S11450, S11451 [26SE], S11491, S11503-S11508, S11511, S11514-S11519 [27SE], S11696 [28SE], S12297 [3OC]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), insert language of S. 1664 in lieu, S4611 [2MY]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3276-S3310, S3328-S3330 [15AP], S3346-S3349, S3351, S3352, S3365 [16AP], S3424, S3425 [17AP], S3713 [19AP], S4008, S4011, S4012-S4047, S4049-S4059 [24AP], S4116-S4156, S4160 [25AP], S4286-S4314 [29AP], S4376-S4388, S4390-S4418 [30AP], S4455-S4509, S4513 [1MY], S4576-S4587, S4592-S4614 [2MY], S4683 [3MY]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), unanimous-consent agreement, S3350 [16AP], S4487 [1MY], S4590 [2MY]

———pilot projects to verify eligibility and status for employment and public assistance or certain other Government benefits, S4597 [2MY]

Public welfare programs: modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for aliens (S. 2191), S12306 [3OC]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S4378, S4379, S4392 [30AP], S4583, S4585-S4587, S4594 [2MY], S8144-S8148 [18JY], S8335, S8338-S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422 [22JY], S8496, S8505, S8524 [23JY], S9345 [1AU]

———treatment of sponsor, S4312, S4314 [29AP], S4378, S4381-S4387, S4398, S4401-S4404 [30AP], S4495-S4498, S4508 [1MY]

Refugees: admittance limitations, S3282 [15AP], S4385 [30AP]

———exemptions relative to migration and false documentation, S4459-S4468, S4490, S4492 [1MY], S4600 [2MY]

———extend categories for certain persecuted nationals of Vietnam and the former Soviet Republics, S8844-S8849 [25JY], S8943 [26JY]

———political asylum relative to coercive population control policies, S4593, S4594 [2MY]

———treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S., S8804, S8805 [25JY]

———U.S. policy on admissions, S12292 [3OC]

———waiving of residency requirements for Hmong refugees, S4602 [2MY]

States: access of illegal immigrants to public education, S10572 [16SE], S11132 [24SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), S11321 [25SE], S11336 [26SE], S11703 [28SE]

———issuing of federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S3296-S3300 [15AP], S4391, S4392, S4406 [30AP], S4455, S4456, S4468-S4489, S4493 [1MY]

———repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (S. 2079), S10609 [16SE], S10712 [17SE], S11044 [19SE]

Taxation: treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship, S7408 [8JY]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents, S9505-S9507 [2AU], S12297 [3OC]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (S. 700), S3689-S3691 [18AP]

Veterans: health care eligibility, S4386 [30AP]

Women: treatment relative to legal residency and public welfare programs, S4306 [29AP]

Reports

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664): E. Richard Brown, S4502 [1MY]

INS—Building a Comprehensive Southwest Border Enforcement Strategy, E390-E392 [20MR]

Unfunded Federal Mandates Relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: National Conference of State Legislatures, S4031 [24AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2202, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 528) (H. Rept. 104-829), H11046 [24SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2202, Immigration Admission Policies Reform, Treatment of Criminal Aliens, Alien Smuggling, Documentation Requirements, and Border Security: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 384) (H. Rept. 104-483), H2315 [14MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4134, Access of Illegal Immigrants to Public Education: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 530) (H. Rept. 104-834), H11046 [24SE]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-828), H11046 [24SE]

Immigration Admission Policies Reform: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1665) (S. Rept. 104-250), S3311 [15AP]

Immigration Admission Policies Reform, Treatment of Criminal Aliens, Alien Smuggling, Documentation Requirements, and Border Security: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H2034 [8MR]

———Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H1984 [7MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H1663 [4MR]

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1664) (S. Rept. 104-249), S3311 [15AP]

Immigration in the National Interest Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H2664 [21MR]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Welfare Reform Bill, E1570 [11SE]

Statements

Immigration and Refugees in the U.S.: Harmony Hariman and Tedra Guyette, E984 [4JN]

Immigration Reform: Anthony M. Pilla, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, S7884 [16JY]

Political Asylum Reform, S3429 [17AP]

Public Welfare Benefits for Legal Immigrants: National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S8144 [18JY]

Summaries

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664): Temporary Agriculutural Workers Program Amendment, S4290 [29AP]

Immigration in the National Interest Act (H.R. 2202): Gallegly Amendment Relative to Public Education of Illegal Aliens, E475 [28MR]

Table of Contents

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4278), H12266 [3OC]

Tables

Immigration waiting list in the family-sponsored preferences as of February 1996, S4138 [25AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 384, consideration of H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H2361 [19MR]

H. Res. 528, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2202, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, H11071 [25SE]

H. Res. 530, consideration of H.R. 4134, illegal immigrants' access to public education, H11091 [25SE]

H.R. 2202, Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act, S4730-S4760 [6MY]

H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H2399-H2440 [19MR]

H.R. 2898, permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators, E85 [25JA]

H.R. 4134, illegal immigrants' access to public education, H11096 [25SE]

H.R. 4165, reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements, H11629 [28SE]

H.R. 4303, Equity in Public Education Act, E1837 [30SE]

S. 2079, repeal State restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS, S10609 [16SE]

S. 2174, temporary agricultural workers program reform, S11988-S11990 [30SE]

S. 2197, extend authorized period of stay in U.S. for certain nurses, S12403 [3OC], H12293 [4OC]

IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT

Amendments

Immigration: reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements (H.R. 4165), H11630 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions

Crime: penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

Immigration: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's visas (see H.R. 4210), H11395 [26SE]

———reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements (see H.R. 4165), H11228 [25SE]

———reform the temporary agricultural workers program (see S. 2174), S11973 [30SE]

Remarks in House

Crime: penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (H.R. 3724), E1182 [26JN]

Immigration: reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements (H.R. 4165), H11629 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Immigration: reform the temporary agricultural workers program (S. 2174), S11987 [30SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4165, reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements, H11629 [28SE]

S. 2174, temporary agricultural workers program reform, S11988-S11990 [30SE]

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE related term(s) Department of Justice

Addresses

Citizenship Assistance Council—Naturalization Ceremony: Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, S3802 [22AP]

Citizenship USA: Representative Gutierrez, E492 [29MR]

Amendments

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2124 [12MR], H2224 [13MR], H2440, H2446, H2447, H2448, H2450, H2451, H2456 [19MR], H2476, H2481, H2484, H2487, H2496, H2507, H2518, H2520, H2522, H2527, H2530 [20MR], H2589, H2603, H2605, H2612, H2627 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2370 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3281, S3301, S3302, S3303, S3317, S3318, S3319 [15AP], S3634 [18AP], S3999 [23AP], S4013, S4014, S4017, S4018, S4019, S4020, S4049, S4056, S4058, S4075, S4076, S4077, S4078, S4079, S4080 [24AP], S4116, S4160, S4180, S4196, S4197, S4198, S4224, S4249 [25AP], S4311, S4313, S4328, S4331, S4334, S4335, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4342, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351 [29AP], S4378, S4384, S4388, S4390, S4391, S4393, S4396, S4398, S4412, S4414, S4415, S4426, S4427, S4428, S4431, S4434, S4435, S4436, S4439, S4440, S4443 [30AP], S4457, S4466, S4468, S4490, S4495, S4498, S4503, S4505, S4513, S4560, S4561 [1MY], S4581, S4585, S4592, S4595, S4628 [2MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, S4984 [13MY], H10195 [11SE]

Articles and editorials

Alien Smugglers Are Packing Cars for Perilous Trek, E406 [21MR]

Border Crosser, Told To Pack No Provisions, Dies in Mountains, E406 [21MR]

Border Fugitive Plunges to Death, E406 [21MR]

Border Surprise, S4133 [25AP]

Crackdown on Immigrants Is Restricting Scholarships, S5651 [24MY]

Dangerous Immigration Bill, S10902 [19SE], S11519 [27SE]

Don't Gut Political Asylum, S1075 [7FE]

Encouraging Progress on Deportations, E25 [5JA]

Fall Kills Border Agent in Foot Chase, E405 [21MR]

Foreign Treasures, S5650 [24MY]

Immigrant Bashing, S11518 [27SE]

Immigrant-Document Counterfeiting Plant Raided; 12 Arrested, E405 [21MR]

Immigrants and Other Ordinary People, S4458 [1MY]

Immigration Politics, S11518 [27SE]

Immigration—Just the Facts, S3326 [15AP]

INS Accused of Tolerating Citizenship Fraud, S10287 [11SE]

INS Successfully Reforms U.S. Asylum System, S1075 [7FE]

INS To Review Overtime Policies After Charges of Abuse, S10288 [11SE]

Not So Harsh on Refugees, S4460 [1MY]

Review & Outlook—Scan the Congress, S2251 [18MR]

Slamming the Door, S4460 [1MY]

Some Progress at INS, S1074 [7FE]

Stop the Immigration Bill, S11518 [27SE]

Suspected Illegal Aliens Let Go After INS No-Show, S3426 [17AP]

Terrorism Law Revisited, S4459 [1MY]

31 Immigrants Caught in Stolen Vehicle, E406 [21MR]

Tribute to Carol Jenifer, E297-E299 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions

American Samoa: require U.S. nationals accepted in ROTC programs to apply for citizenship (see H.R. 3327), H4109 [25AP]

Citizenship: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]

———standards for naturalization (see H.R. 4056, 4143), H10235 [11SE], H11047 [24SE]

Government: prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (see S. 1692), S3792 [22AP]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (see H.R. 4134), H11047 [24SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (see H. Res. 530), H11046 [24SE]

———admission policies reform (see S. 1665), S3311 [15AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see S. 1664), S3311 [15AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (see H. Res. 384), H2315 [14MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 528), H11046 [24SE]

———allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's visas (see H.R. 4210), H11395 [26SE]

———deportation of criminal aliens (see S. 1680), S3487 [17AP]

———establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 3962), H9922 [2AU]

———permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (see H.R. 2898), H913 [25JA]

———reform policies (see S. 1535), S492 [26JA]

———reform the temporary agricultural workers program (see S. 2174), S11973 [30SE]

———reimburse States for medical assistance provided to illegal aliens (see S. 1531), S492 [26JA]

National Guard: authorize participation in drug interdiction efforts (see H.R. 3524), H5569 [23MY]

Public welfare programs: modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for aliens (see S. 2191; H.R. 4335), S12303 [3OC], H12193 [30SE]

States: assist Attorney General in deportation of illegal aliens (see H.R. 3062), H2122 [12MR]

———repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (see S. 2079), S10600 [16SE]

———require certain personnel levels (see S. 1691), S3792 [22AP]

U.S. Citizenship Promotion Agency: establish (see S. 1677), S3384 [16AP]

Cloture motions

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11451 [26SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4037 [24AP], S4160 [25AP], S4308 [29AP], S4610 [2MY]

Conference reports

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (H.R. 2202), H10842-H10907 [24SE]

Cost Estimates

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664): CBO, S3290-S3293 [15AP]

———Intergovernmental Mandates, S3294-S3296 [15AP]

———Private Sector Mandates, S3293 [15AP]

Immigration in the National Interest Act (H.R. 2202): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), H2318 [18MR]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), H2319 [18MR]

Court documents

Affidavit relative to civil rights trial of former INS agent Joseph Occhipinti: Manual DeDios, E1734 [27SE]

———William Acosta, E1733 [27SE]

Histories

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (H.R. 2202), S11713 [28SE], S11839 [30SE]

Letters

Agricultural immigrant worker program requirements: V. Thomas Geary, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, H2616 [21MR]

CBO cost estimates of the Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: James L. Blum, CBO, S3290 [15AP]

CBO cost estimates of the Immigration in the National Interest Act: Representative Hyde, H2317 [18MR]

Construction of physical barriers in high illegal alien entry areas: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S4413 [30AP]

———T.J. Bonner, National Border Patrol Council, S4413 [30AP]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Larry Naake, National Association of Counties, S11517 [27SE]

———Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11518 [27SE]

———William T. Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, S11517 [27SE]

Immigration categories for certain persecuted nationals of Vietnam and the former Soviet Republics: Jason F. Isaacson, American Jewish Committee, S8848 [25JY]

———John Swenson, U.S. Catholic Conference, S8847 [25JY]

———Mark B. Levin, National Conference on Soviet Jewry, S8849 [25JY]

———Martin A. Wemick, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, S8848 [25JY]

———Maynard Wishner, Council of Jewish Federations, S8849 [25JY]

———Michael N. Newmark, National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, S8848 [25JY]

———Pamela B. Cohen and Micah H. Naftalin, Union of Councils, S8848 [25JY]

Immigration in the National Interest Act: Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, E472 [28MR]

INS treatment of criminal aliens: Roy W. Wasden, Salt Lake City, UT, Police Dept., H2449 [19MR]

Prevention of counterfeiting of Social Security cards: Shirley S. Chater, Social Security Administration, H2452 [19MR]

State issuance of driver's licenses and identification documents relative to immigration policy: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S3290 [15AP], S4392 [30AP]

U.S. policy on illegal immigration: Representative Dreier, H814 [24JA]

U.S. policy on refugee admissions: Senators Simpson and Kennedy, S12292 [3OC]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau, S4046 [24AP]

———Sharon M. Hughes, National Council of Agricultural Employees, S4046 [24AP]

Lists

Agricultural organizations supporting the Pombo amendment to the Immigration in the National Interest Act on agricultural immigrant worker program requirements, H2626 [21MR]

Congressional Task Force on Immigration Reform members, H2373 [19MR]

Organizations supporting Abraham-Feingold amendment to S. 1664, Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act relative to federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S4476 [1MY]

Memorandums

U.S. Policy on Refugee Admissions: President Clinton, S12292 [3OC]

Messages

Revised Deferral of Budgetary Resources: President Clinton, S1515 [5MR], H1687 [5MR]

Motions

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2636 [21MR], H10189 [11SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11090 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4014, S4055 [24AP], S4154, S4155, S4156, S4160 [25AP], S4493 [1MY]

Papers

Made in the USA—Immigrants, Patents, and Jobs: Philip Peters, S2252 [18MR]

Recommendations on Immigration Reform: Congressional Task Force on Immigration, H2373 [19MR]

Proclamations

Citizenship U.S.A. Day: Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, S3802 [22AP]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2610-H2626 [21MR]

American Samoa: require U.S. nationals accepted in ROTC programs to apply for citizenship (H.R. 3327), E648 [25AP]

California: deployment of Border Patrol agents and improvement of physical barriers at the border near San Diego, CA, H6678 [20JN]

Citizenship: standards for naturalization, H10115 [10SE]

———standards for naturalization (H.R. 4056), E1597 [12SE]

Citizenship U.S.A. Program: tribute, E1306 [17JY]

Citizenship USA: tribute, E492 [29MR]

Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2488-H2496 [20MR], H2638 [21MR]

Employment: nonimmigrant worker regulations relative to protection of U.S. workers, H2638 [21MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, E26 [5JA]

Health care professionals: extend nonimmigrant nurse program, H2627-H2630 [21MR]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrant children to education, H10191-H10195 [11SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11070, H11077, H11096-H11108 [25SE], E1810 [28SE], E1860, E1867 [30SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (H. Res. 530), H11091-H11096 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H5498 [22MY], H8164 [23JY], H9460, H9461 [31JY], H11578, H11591-H11595 [27SE], H12099, H12104 [28SE], E1916 [3OC]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H1968 [7MR], H2039 [12MR], H2313 [14MR], H2378-H2461, H2464 [19MR], H2472, H2473, H2475-H2538 [20MR], H2589, H2621-H2640 [21MR], H2707 [22MR], H7757 [17JY], H10189 [11SE], E390, E394 [20MR], E404, E413 [21MR], E418, E422, E434, E441 [22MR], E456, E457 [26MR], E472 [28MR], E496, E506 [29MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11064-H11071, H11079-H11091 [25SE], H11579 [27SE], E1839 [30SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2313 [14MR], H2361-H2376 [19MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11071-H11079 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to instruct conferees, H10189-H10195 [11SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to recommit, H2636 [21MR]

———deportation of illegal aliens, E25 [5JA]

———distribute surplus visas to children and siblings of certain U.S. citizens, H2520-H2522 [20MR]

———enforcement of employer sanctions relative to employment of illegal aliens, H2449, H2464 [19MR], H11074, H11075, H11081, H11087 [25SE]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2509-H2518 [20MR]

———establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (H.R. 3962), E1473, E1498 [2AU]

———exclusions relative to membership in terrorist organizations, H2168-H2173 [13MR]

———funding for programs relative to review of worldwide levels, H2518-H2520 [20MR]

———installation of physical barriers at all areas of high incidence of illegal entry into the U.S., H2450, H2451 [19MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2589-H2603 [21MR]

———permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (H.R. 2898), E85 [25JA]

———permanently bar entry into the U.S. for anyone who is caught entering the country illegally, H2456-H2460 [19MR], H2537 [20MR]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, H11078, H11084 [25SE], H11542 [27SE]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H803, H813 [24JA], E67 [24JA]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H930 [30JA]

———require public hospitals providing medical assistance to illegal aliens to supply patient-identifying information for reimbursement, H2481-H2484 [20MR]

———status of illegal immigrants applying for permanent resident status, H2603, H2604 [21MR]

———treatment of criminal aliens by State and local law enforcement officials, H2476-H2481 [20MR]

———waiving of residency requirements for Hmong refugees, H2394 [19MR], H2636 [21MR]

Investigations Division: staffing positions, H2496-H2505 [20MR]

Law enforcement: authorize State and local officers to arrest and detain certain illegal aliens, H2191 [13MR]

Miami, FL: tribute to INS for efficiency in processing citizenship applications, E1126 [20JN]

National Guard: assist border patrol personnel relative to law enforcement and deportation, H11085 [25SE]

———authorize participation in drug interdiction efforts (H.R. 3524), E928 [24MY], E1474 [2AU]

Occhipinti, Joseph: conviction of former INS agent for civil rights violations, E1733 [27SE]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, H2484-H2487 [20MR]

Social Security Administration: prevent counterfeiting of Social Security cards, H2452-H2456 [19MR]

Remarks in Senate

Agents: placement in States, S4304, S4305 [29AP]

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, S8485, S8487 [22JY]

Chicago, IL: observance of Citizenship U.S.A. Day, S3801 [22AP]

Colleges and universities: collection of information relative to nonimmigrant foreign students, S4015 [24AP]

———treatment of student visas, S4598, S4607, S4608 [2MY]

Crime: open-field searches relative to probable occurrences of illegal acts, S4020-S4025, S4032-S4047 [24AP]

Criminal Alien Tracking Center: funding, S4405 [30AP]

Cuban Adjustment Act: repeal, S4311 [29AP]

Education: establish tracking system of foreign students, S3302 [15AP]

Elections: unlawful voting by aliens relative to deportation and exclusion, S4018 [24AP]

Government: prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (S. 1692), S3794 [22AP]

Health care professionals: receiving of bonuses relative to withholding of treatment from patients, S3600, S3606 [18AP]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrant children to education, S9482 [2AU]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education, S10572 [16SE], S11132 [24SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), S11321 [25SE], S11336 [26SE], S11703 [28SE]

———access to student loan programs relative to certain illegal immigrants, S5650 [24MY]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, S11624, S11711-S11713 [28SE], S11829, S11838-S11840, S11850, S11863, S11881, S11885-S11887, S11895, S11901-S11904, S11923, S11925 [30SE], S12294, S12295, S12330 [3OC]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), S2251 [18MR], S4993 [14MY], S5650 [24MY], S10572 [16SE], S10650-S10653 [17SE], S10901, S10902 [19SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11132 [24SE], S11450, S11451 [26SE], S11491, S11503-S11508, S11511, S11514-S11519 [27SE], S11696 [28SE], S12297 [3OC]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), insert language of S. 1664 in lieu, S4611 [2MY]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3276-S3310, S3328-S3330 [15AP], S3346-S3349, S3351, S3352, S3365 [16AP], S3424, S3425 [17AP], S3713 [19AP], S4008, S4011, S4012-S4047, S4049-S4059 [24AP], S4116-S4156, S4160 [25AP], S4286-S4314 [29AP], S4376-S4388, S4390-S4418 [30AP], S4455-S4509, S4513 [1MY], S4576-S4587, S4592-S4614 [2MY], S4683 [3MY]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), unanimous-consent agreement, S3350 [16AP], S4487 [1MY], S4590 [2MY]

———bar entry into U.S. for 10 years relative to persons caught entering illegally, S4297 [29AP]

———construction of physical barriers in high illegal entry areas, S4412, S4413 [30AP], S4503 [1MY]

———criminal penalties relative to unlawful voting in Federal, State, or local elections, S4018 [24AP]

———deportation criteria, S4408-S4410, S4416, S4417 [30AP]

———deportation of aliens that use public welfare programs, S4396, S4401 [30AP], S4490, S4494 [1MY]

———detention and deportation of criminal aliens relative to Witness Protection Program, S12294 [3OC]

———detention and deportation of criminal aliens relative to the Witness Protection Program, S12295 [3OC]

———extend categories for certain persecuted nationals of Vietnam and the former Soviet Republics, S8844-S8849 [25JY], S8943 [26JY]

———include Spanish and English on deportation notices, S4414-S4416, S4417 [30AP]

———investigation of complaints relative to labor certifications, S4394, S4401, S4407, S4415, S4417 [30AP], S4455 [1MY]

———payment of single fee by petitioners filing concurrently for immigration classification on the basis of immediate relative status, S4289 [29AP]

———permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (H.R. 2898), S1386 [28FE]

———pilot projects to verify eligibility for employment, S6544 [19JN]

———pilot projects to verify eligibility for employment and public assistance benefits, S4577, S4578, S4584, S4597 [2MY]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, S8093, S8094 [18JY]

———reform policies (S. 1394), S2251 [18MR]

———reform policies (S. 1535), S505 [26JA]

———reform the temporary agricultural workers program, S4289, S4302-S4304 [29AP]

———reform the temporary agricultural workers program (S. 2174), S11987 [30SE]

———reimburse States for medical assistance provided to illegal aliens (S. 1531), S498 [26JA]

———require proof of citizenship to qualify for housing assistance, S4405 [30AP]

———suspension of programs which result in unfunded Federal mandates, S4581-S4583, S4592 [2MY]

———treatment of legal immigrants relative to public welfare programs, S4392 [30AP]

———treatment of sponsor relative to public welfare programs, S4312, S4314 [29AP], S4378, S4381-S4387, S4398, S4401-S4404 [30AP], S4495-S4498, S4508 [1MY]

———treatment of women relative to legal residency and public welfare programs, S4306 [29AP]

———waiving of residency requirements for Hmong refugees, S4602 [2MY]

Office of Enforcement of Employer Sanctions: establish, S4466, S4467, S4491, S4492 [1MY]

Public welfare programs: modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for aliens (S. 2191), S12306 [3OC]

Refugees: exemptions relative to migration and false documentation, S4459-S4468, S4490, S4492 [1MY], S4600 [2MY]

———reform of political asylum admission procedures, S1074 [7FE]

———U.S. policy on admissions, S12292 [3OC]

States: issuing of federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S3296-S3300 [15AP], S4391, S4392, S4406 [30AP], S4455, S4456, S4468-S4489, S4493 [1MY]

———repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (S. 2079), S10609 [16SE], S10712 [17SE], S11044 [19SE]

———require certain personnel levels (S. 1691), S3794 [22AP]

U.S. Citizenship Promotion Agency: establish (S. 1677), S3403 [16AP]

Reports

INS—Building a Comprehensive Southwest Border Enforcement Strategy, E390-E392 [20MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2202, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 528) (H. Rept. 104-829), H11046 [24SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2202, Immigration Admission Policies Reform, Treatment of Criminal Aliens, Alien Smuggling, Documentation Requirements, and Border Security: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 384) (H. Rept. 104-483), H2315 [14MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4134, Access of Illegal Immigrants to Public Education: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 530) (H. Rept. 104-834), H11046 [24SE]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-828), H11046 [24SE]

Immigration Admission Policies Reform: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1665) (S. Rept. 104-250), S3311 [15AP]

Immigration Admission Policies Reform, Treatment of Criminal Aliens, Alien Smuggling, Documentation Requirements, and Border Security: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H2034 [8MR]

———Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H1984 [7MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H1663 [4MR]

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1664) (S. Rept. 104-249), S3311 [15AP]

Immigration in the National Interest Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H2664 [21MR]

Statements

Immigration and Refugees in the U.S.: Harmony Hariman and Tedra Guyette, E984 [4JN]

Summaries

Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act (S. 1664): Temporary Agriculutural Workers Program Amendment, S4290 [29AP]

Immigration in the National Interest Act (H.R. 2202): Gallegly Amendment Relative to Public Education of Illegal Aliens, E475 [28MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 384, consideration of H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H2361 [19MR]

H. Res. 528, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2202, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, H11071 [25SE]

H.R. 2202, Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act, S4730-S4760 [6MY]

H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H2399-H2440 [19MR]

H.R. 2898, permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators, E85 [25JA]

H.R. 3327, require U.S. nationals accepted in ROTC programs to apply for citizenship, E648 [25AP]

H.R. 3524, National Guard participation in drug interdiction efforts, E929 [24MY]

S. 2079, repeal State restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS, S10609 [16SE]

S. 2174, temporary agricultural workers program reform, S11988-S11990 [30SE]

IMMIGRATION CONTROL AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1664), S3281, S3301, S3302, S3303, S3317, S3318, S3319 [15AP], S3634 [18AP], S3999 [23AP], S4013, S4014, S4017, S4018, S4019, S4020, S4049, S4056, S4058, S4075, S4076, S4077, S4078, S4079, S4080 [24AP], S4116, S4160, S4180, S4196, S4197, S4198, S4224, S4249 [25AP], S4311, S4313, S4328, S4331, S4334, S4335, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4342, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4347, S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351 [29AP], S4378, S4384, S4388, S4390, S4391, S4393, S4396, S4398, S4412, S4414, S4415, S4426, S4427, S4428, S4431, S4434, S4435, S4436, S4439, S4440, S4443 [30AP], S4457, S4466, S4468, S4490, S4495, S4498, S4503, S4505, S4513, S4560, S4561 [1MY], S4581, S4585, S4592, S4595, S4628 [2MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, S4984 [13MY]

———H.R. 2202, provisions, H10195 [11SE]

Articles and editorials

Border Surprise, S4133 [25AP]

Crackdown on Immigrants Is Restricting Scholarships, S5651 [24MY]

Dangerous Immigration Bill, S10902 [19SE], S11519 [27SE]

Foreign Treasures, S5650 [24MY]

Immigrant Bashing, S11518 [27SE]

Immigrants and Other Ordinary People, S4458 [1MY]

Immigration Politics, S11518 [27SE]

Minimal Impact From Minimum Wage, S4044 [24AP]

Not So Harsh on Refugees, S4460 [1MY]

Russia Bars Jewish Agency—Ban Could Hamper Immigration to Israel, S4464 [1MY]

Slamming the Door, S4460 [1MY]

Stop the Immigration Bill, S11518 [27SE]

Suspected Illegal Aliens Let Go After INS No-Show, S3426 [17AP]

Terrorism Law Revisited, S4459 [1MY]

Too Many Engineers, Too Few Jobs, S4134 [25AP]

Welfare Magnet, S4134 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1664), S3311 [15AP]

Enact (H.R. 2202): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 528), H11046 [24SE]

Cloture motions

Enact (H.R. 2202): conference report, S11451 [26SE]

Enact (S. 1664), S4037 [24AP], S4160 [25AP], S4308 [29AP], S4610 [2MY]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 2202), H10842-H10907 [24SE]

Cost Estimates

Provisions (S. 1664): CBO, S3290-S3293 [15AP]

———Intergovernmental Mandates, S3294-S3296 [15AP]

———Private Sector Mandates, S3293 [15AP]

Documents

Budget Treatment of Social Security Trust Funds: U.S. Code, S3308 [15AP], S4051 [24AP]

Histories

Provisions (H.R. 2202), S11713 [28SE], S11839 [30SE]

Letters

Asylum reform: Anne Willem Bijleveld, U.N., S11904-S11906 [30SE]

———Elisa Massimino and Michael Posner, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, S11906 [30SE]

———several law school professors, S11906 [30SE]

———Sigourney Weaver, S11906 [30SE]

CBO cost estimates: James L. Blum CBO, S3290 [15AP]

Construction of physical barriers in high illegal alien entry areas: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S4413 [30AP]

———T.J. Bonner, National Border Patrol Council, S4413 [30AP]

Medicaid eligibility relative to legal immigrants: James J. Lack, Douglas R. Bovin, and Gregory S. Lashutka, S4500 [1MY]

Provisions: Larry Naake, National Association of Counties, S11517 [27SE]

———Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11518 [27SE]

———William T. Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, S11517 [27SE]

State issuance of driver's licenses and identification documents relative to immigration policy: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S3290 [15AP], S4392 [30AP]

Treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents: Jamie S. Gorelick, Dept. of Justice, S12297, S12298 [3OC]

Unfunded Federal mandates: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau, S4046 [24AP]

———James J. Lack, Douglas R. Bovin, and Gregory S. Lashutka, S4030 [24AP]

———Sharon M. Hughes, National Council of Agricultural Employees, S4046 [24AP]

Work eligibility for prospective employees relative to immigration reform: Richard Womack and Dorothy I. Height, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S4411 [30AP]

Lists

Organizations supporting Abraham-Feingold amendment to S. 1664, Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act relative to federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S4476 [1MY]

Memorandums

Unfunded Federal Mandates: Sheri Steisel, Jon Dunlap, and Marilina Sanz, S4030 [24AP]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 2202), H10189 [11SE]

———conference report, H11090 [25SE]

Enact (S. 1664), S4014, S4055 [24AP], S4154, S4155, S4156, S4160 [25AP], S4493 [1MY]

Press releases

Medicaid Deeming Requirement: Catholic Charities USA (organization), S4501 [1MY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Labor: increased personnel levels for wage and hour inspection and enforcement relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H10189-H10195 [11SE]

Enact (H.R. 2202), H7757 [17JY], H10189 [11SE]

———conference report, H11064-H11071, H11079-H11091 [25SE], E1839 [30SE]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11071-H11079 [25SE]

———motion to instruct conferees, H10189-H10195 [11SE]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrant children to education, H10191-H10195 [11SE]

———admission of HIV-infected individuals, H11082, H11083, H11084 [25SE]

———asylum reform, H11074 [25SE]

———enforcement of employer sanctions relative to employment of illegal aliens, H11074, H11075, H11081 [25SE]

———increase border patrol personnel, H11078 [25SE]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, H11078, H11084 [25SE], H11542 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, S4049-S4055 [24AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced relative to budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3304-S3309 [15AP]

Canada: application of Provincial sales tax levied by New Brunswick relative to free trade, S4607 [2MY]

———conduct study of allegations of harassment by Canadian customs agents, S4607 [2MY]

Colleges and universities: collection of information relative to nonimmigrant foreign students, S4015 [24AP]

Criminal Alien Tracking Center: funding, S4405 [30AP]

Cuban Adjustment Act: repeal, S4311 [29AP]

Elections: unlawful voting by aliens relative to deportation and exclusion, S4018 [24AP]

Enact (H.R. 2202), S4993 [14MY], S5650 [24MY], S10572 [16SE], S10650-S10653 [17SE], S10901, S10902 [19SE]

———conference report, S11132 [24SE], S11450, S11451 [26SE], S11491, S11503-S11508, S11511, S11514-S11519 [27SE], S11696 [28SE], S12297 [3OC]

Enact (S. 1664), S3276-S3310, S3328-S3330 [15AP], S3346-S3349, S3351, S3352, S3365 [16AP], S3424, S3425 [17AP], S3713 [19AP], S4008, S4011, S4012-S4047, S4049-S4059 [24AP], S4116-S4156, S4160 [25AP], S4286-S4314 [29AP], S4376-S4388, S4390-S4418 [30AP], S4455-S4509, S4513 [1MY], S4576-S4587, S4592-S4614 [2MY], S4683 [3MY]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S3350 [16AP], S4487 [1MY], S4590 [2MY]

Families and domestic relations: parental abuduction of a child to a foreign country, S4288 [29AP]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S4028-S4032 [24AP]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education, S10572 [16SE]

———access of legal immigrant children to foster care, S4291 [29AP]

———access to student loan programs relative to certain illegal immigrants, S5650 [24MY]

———admission of family members of U.S. citizens, S3283 [15AP], S4117-S4153 [25AP]

———asylum reform, S11491 [27SE], S11901-S11904 [30SE]

———bar entry into U.S. for 10 years relative to persons caught entering illegally, S4297 [29AP]

———construction of physical barriers in high illegal entry areas, S4412, S4413 [30AP], S4503 [1MY]

———criminal penalties relative to unlawful voting in Federal, State, or local elections, S4018 [24AP]

———deportation criteria, S4408-S4410, S4416, S4417 [30AP]

———deportation of aliens that use public welfare programs, S4396, S4401 [30AP], S4490, S4494 [1MY]

———deportation of aliens who misrepresent U.S. citizenship, S3303 [15AP]

———deportation relative to criminal offenses, S4058 [24AP], S4598-S4600 [2MY]

———detention and deportation of criminal aliens relative to Witness Protection Program, S12294 [3OC]

———detention and deportation of criminal aliens relative to the Witness Protection Program, S12295 [3OC]

———determination of work eligibility for prospective employees, S4455, S4456 [1MY]

———employment programs, S3284-S3290 [15AP]

———health examinations, S4057 [24AP]

———include Spanish and English on deportation notices, S4414-S4416, S4417 [30AP]

———investigation of complaints relative to labor certifications, S4394, S4401, S4407, S4415, S4417 [30AP], S4455 [1MY]

———payment of single fee by petitioners filing concurrently for immigration classification on the basis of immediate relative status, S4289 [29AP]

———pilot projects to verify eligibility for employment and public assistance benefits, S4577, S4578, S4584, S4597 [2MY]

———political asylum reform, S3296-S3300 [15AP], S4459-S4468 [1MY], S4600 [2MY]

———reform the temporary agricultural workers program, S4289, S4302-S4304 [29AP]

———refugee admittance limitations, S3282 [15AP], S4385 [30AP]

———require foreign students with certain visas to reimburse costs associated with elementary or secondary education, S3301 [15AP]

———require proof of citizenship to qualify for housing assistance, S4405 [30AP]

———status of public education benefits relative to States, S3282 [15AP]

———suspension of programs which result in unfunded Federal mandates, S4581-S4583, S4592 [2MY]

———treatment of Cuban parolees, S4309, S4310 [29AP], S4379, S4380, S4384, S4397 [30AP]

———treatment of legal immigrants relative to public welfare programs, S4378, S4379, S4392 [30AP], S4583, S4585-S4587, S4594 [2MY]

———treatment of sponsor relative to public welfare programs, S4312, S4314 [29AP], S4378, S4381-S4387, S4398, S4401-S4404 [30AP], S4495-S4498, S4508 [1MY]

———treatment of women relative to legal residency and public welfare programs, S4306 [29AP]

———veterans health care eligibility, S4386 [30AP]

———waiving of residency requirements for Hmong refugees, S4602 [2MY]

INS: establish Office of Enforcement of Employer Sanctions, S4466, S4467, S4491, S4492 [1MY]

———establish tracking system of foreign students, S3302 [15AP]

———open-field searches relative to probable occurrences of illegal acts, S4020-S4025, S4032-S4047 [24AP]

———placement of agents in States, S4304, S4305 [29AP]

———treatment of student visas, S4598, S4607, S4608 [2MY]

Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program, S4153 [25AP]

Medicaid: eligibility relative to legal immigrants, S4297 [29AP], S4383, S4402, S4404 [30AP], S4499-S4504, S4508, S4509 [1MY]

Minimum wage: level, S4025-S4028, S4039-S4045, S4056 [24AP], S4155 [25AP], S4291 [29AP]

Refugees: exemptions relative to migration and false documentation, S4459-S4468, S4490, S4492 [1MY], S4600 [2MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S3424 [17AP], S4012, S4049-S4055 [24AP]

States: issuing of federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S3296-S3300 [15AP], S4391, S4392, S4406 [30AP], S4455, S4456, S4468-S4489, S4493 [1MY]

Women: prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision, S4287 [29AP], S4414, S4415 [30AP], S4490 [1MY]

Reports

Provisions (S. 1664): E. Richard Brown, S4502 [1MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2202, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 528) (H. Rept. 104-829), H11046 [24SE]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-828), H11046 [24SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1664) (S. Rept. 104-249), S3311 [15AP]

Statements

Immigration and Refugees in the U.S.: Harmony Hariman and Tedra Guyette, E984 [4JN]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 1664): Temporary Agriculutural Workers Program Amendment, S4290 [29AP]

Tables

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3308 [15AP]

Immigration waiting list in the family-sponsored preferences as of February 1996, S4138 [25AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 528, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2202, provisions, H11071 [25SE]

H.R. 2202, provisions, S4730-S4760 [6MY]

IMMIGRATION IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2202), H2440, H2446, H2447, H2448, H2450, H2451, H2456 [19MR], H2476, H2481, H2484, H2487, H2496, H2507, H2518, H2520, H2522, H2527, H2530 [20MR], H2589, H2603, H2605, H2612, H2627 [21MR]

———consideration (H. Res. 384), H2370 [19MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2202, provisions, S4984 [13MY], H10195 [11SE]

Articles and editorials

Alien Smugglers Are Packing Cars for Perilous Trek, E406 [21MR]

Border Crosser, Told To Pack No Provisions, Dies in Mountains, E406 [21MR]

Border Fugitive Plunges to Death, E406 [21MR]

Crackdown on Immigrants Is Restricting Scholarships, S5651 [24MY]

Dangerous Immigration Bill, S10902 [19SE], S11519 [27SE]

Fall Kills Border Agent in Foot Chase, E405 [21MR]

Foreign Treasures, S5650 [24MY]

Immigrant Bashing, S11518 [27SE]

Immigrant-Document Counterfeiting Plant Raided; 12 Arrested, E405 [21MR]

Immigration Politics, S11518 [27SE]

Review & Outlook—Scan the Congress, S2251 [18MR]

Stop the Immigration Bill, S11518 [27SE]

31 Immigrants Caught in Stolen Vehicle, E406 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 2202): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 528), H11046 [24SE]

Cloture motions

Enact (H.R. 2202): conference report, S11451 [26SE]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 2202), H10842-H10907 [24SE]

Cost Estimates

CBO: Intergovernmental Mandates, H2318 [18MR]

———Private Sector Mandates, H2319 [18MR]

Histories

Provisions (H.R. 2202), S11713 [28SE], S11839 [30SE]

Letters

Agricultural immigrant worker program requirements: V. Thomas Geary, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, H2616 [21MR]

Asylum reform: Anne Willem Bijleveld, U.N., S11904-S11906 [30SE]

———Elisa Massimino and Michael Posner, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, S11906 [30SE]

———several law school professors, S11906 [30SE]

———Sigourney Weaver, S11906 [30SE]

CBO cost estimates: Representative Hyde, H2317 [18MR]

INS treatment of criminal aliens: Roy W. Wasden, Salt Lake City, UT, Police Dept., H2449 [19MR]

Prevention of counterfeiting of Social Security cards: Shirley S. Chater, Social Security Administration, H2452 [19MR]

Provisions: Larry Naake, National Association of Counties, S11517 [27SE]

———Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida, S11518 [27SE]

———William T. Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, S11517 [27SE]

Treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents: Jamie S. Gorelick, Dept. of Justice, S12297, S12298 [3OC]

Lists

Agricultural organizations supporting the Pombo amendment to the Immigration in the National Interest Act on agricultural immigrant worker program requirements, H2626 [21MR]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 2202), H2636 [21MR], H10189 [11SE]

———conference report, H11090 [25SE]

Papers

Made in the USA—Immigrants, Patents, and Jobs: Philip Peters, S2252 [18MR]

Recommendations on Immigration Reform: Congressional Task Force on Immigration, H2373 [19MR]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Education: computer matching agreement with Social Security Administration relative to Higher Education Act, H2632 [21MR]

Dept. of Labor: increased personnel levels for wage and hour inspection and enforcement relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H10189-H10195 [11SE]

Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2488-H2496 [20MR], H2638 [21MR]

Employment: nonimmigrant worker regulations relative to protection of U.S. workers, H2638 [21MR]

Enact (H.R. 2202), H2378-H2461, H2464 [19MR], H2472, H2473, H2475-H2538 [20MR], H2589, H2621-H2640 [21MR], H2707 [22MR], H7757 [17JY], H10189 [11SE], E390, E394 [20MR], E404, E413 [21MR], E418, E422, E434, E441 [22MR], E456, E457 [26MR], E472 [28MR], E496, E506 [29MR]

———conference report, H11064-H11071, H11079-H11091 [25SE], E1839 [30SE]

———consideration (H. Res. 384), H2361-H2376 [19MR]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11071-H11079 [25SE]

———motion to instruct conferees, H10189-H10195 [11SE]

———motion to recommit, H2636 [21MR]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrant children to education, H10191-H10195 [11SE]

———admission of HIV-infected individuals, H11082, H11083, H11084 [25SE]

———asylum reform, H11074 [25SE]

———enforcement of employer sanctions relative to employment of illegal aliens, H2449, H2464 [19MR], H11074, H11075, H11081, H11087 [25SE]

———English language proficiency requirement, H2522-H2527 [20MR]

———increase border patrol personnel, H11078 [25SE]

———installation of physical barriers at all areas of high incidence of illegal entry into the U.S., H2450, H2451 [19MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2589-H2603 [21MR]

———permanently bar entry into the U.S. for anyone who is caught entering the country illegally, H2456-H2460 [19MR], H2537 [20MR]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, H11078, H11084 [25SE], H11542 [27SE]

———refugee admittance limitations, H2527-H2530 [20MR]

———require public hospitals providing medical assistance to illegal aliens to supply patient-identifying information for reimbursement, H2481-H2484 [20MR]

———status of illegal immigrants applying for permanent resident status, H2603, H2604 [21MR]

———treatment of criminal aliens by State and local law enforcement officials, H2476-H2481 [20MR]

———waiving of residency requirements for Hmong refugees, H2394 [19MR], H2636 [21MR]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2496-H2505 [20MR]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, H2484-H2487 [20MR]

Social Security Administration: prevent counterfeiting of Social Security cards, H2452-H2456 [19MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 2202), S2251 [18MR], S4993 [14MY], S5650 [24MY], S10572 [16SE], S10650-S10653 [17SE], S10901, S10902 [19SE]

———conference report, S11132 [24SE], S11450, S11451 [26SE], S11491, S11503-S11508, S11511, S11514-S11519 [27SE], S11696 [28SE], S12297 [3OC]

———insert language of S. 1664 in lieu, S4611 [2MY]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education, S10572 [16SE]

———access to student loan programs relative to certain illegal immigrants, S5650 [24MY]

———asylum reform, S11491 [27SE], S11901-S11904 [30SE]

———detention and deportation of criminal aliens relative to Witness Protection Program, S12294 [3OC]

———detention and deportation of criminal aliens relative to the Witness Protection Program, S12295 [3OC]

———refugee admittance limitations, S3282 [15AP]

Reports

INS—Building a Comprehensive Southwest Border Enforcement Strategy, E390-E392 [20MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2202, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 528) (H. Rept. 104-829), H11046 [24SE]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-828), H11046 [24SE]

———Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 104-469), H2664 [21MR]

Statements

Immigration and Refugees in the U.S.: Harmony Hariman and Tedra Guyette, E984 [4JN]

Summaries

Provisions (H.R. 2202): Gallegly Amendment Relative to Public Education of Illegal Aliens, E475 [28MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 384, consideration of H.R. 2202, provisions, H2361 [19MR]

H. Res. 528, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2202, provisions, H11071 [25SE]

H.R. 2202, provisions, S4730-S4760 [6MY]

H.R. 2202, provisons, H2399-H2440 [19MR]

IMMIGRATION REFORM ACT

Articles and editorials

Review & Outlook—Scan the Congress, S2251 [18MR]

Papers

Made in the USA—Immigrants, Patents, and Jobs: Philip Peters, S2252 [18MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1394), S2251 [18MR]

IMPORTS see Foreign Trade

IMUNDI, ROMOLO J.

Articles and editorials

Gladiator Retires After Half-Century of Service, E72 [24JA]

Remarks in House

Tribute, E72 [24JA]

IMUS, DON

Remarks in House

News media: comments at Correspondents Dinner in Washington, DC, H2705 [22MR]

INC. TECHNOLOGY (publication)

Articles and editorials

Critical Care—Case Study, E1416 [31JY]

INCOME related term(s) Economy; Pensions; Securities; Social Security

Addresses

American Workers in the 21st Century: Markley Roberts, AFL-CIO, S891-S894 [6FE]

Welfare Reform Program: Senator Dole, E857 [22MY]

Advertisements

Why Did the Senate Just Vote 99-0 for Davis-Bacon Reform? Roll Call (publication), H5998 [6JN]

Amendments

Bankruptcy: treatment of single asset real estate (S. 1559), S9617, S9664, S9665 [2AU]

Crime: protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), S10862, S10864, S10865, S10883, S10884, S10885 [18SE], H12137 [28SE]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5511, H5533 [23MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 3448), S6898, S6899 [25JN]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8248 [23JY], H8599 [26JY], H8787, H8788, H8790 [30JY]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (H.R. 3900), H8583 [26JY]

Federal employees: amend civil service laws (H.R. 3841), H11559 [27SE]

———continuance of work during Government shutdown (S. 1508), S31 [3JA]

———establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (S. 1080), S10710, S10726 [17SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S6898, S6899 [25JN], S7402, S7409, S7417 [8JY], S7466, S7494 [9JY]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), S4946 [9MY]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (S. 2183), S12092, S12129 [1OC]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5965 [6JN]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7820, H7903, H7907 [18JY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8081, S8088, S8105, S8109, S8114, S8118, S8120, S8121, S8123, S8126, S8131, S8134, S8136, S8138, S8139, S8141, S8145, S8148, S8149, S8150, S8163, S8167, S8222, S8226, S8227, S8294, S8295, S8296 [18JY], S8336, S8338, S8344, S8347, S8349, S8350, S8357, S8358, S8362, S8363, S8364, S8365, S8375, S8377, S8378, S8379 [19JY], S8396, S8402, S8406, S8407, S8409, S8410, S8414, S8416, S8420, S8421, S8423, S8478, S8479, S8480, S8481, S8483 [22JY], S8495 [23JY]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4529, H4530 [7MY], H4807 [10MY]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (H.R. 3693), S8456 [22JY]

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H12121 [28SE]

Analyses

Approval of Waivers Submitted by Michigan To Conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' Welfare Reform Project (S. 1917), S7188 [27JN]

Davis-Bacon Act, Myth and Reality, H6003 [6JN]

Economic Espionage Act (H.R. 3723), S12212-S12214 [2OC]

Federal Employment Reduction Assistance Act (S. 1833), S5770 [4JN]

Improve Protections for Workers in Multiple Employer Pension Plans (S. 1842), S5863 [5JN]

Thrift Charter Merger Commission (H.R. 3407), E1250 [11JY]

Use of Voluntary Separation Incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs Offices Reducing Employment Levels (S. 2151), S11554 [27SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, S8820 [25JY], H8581 [26JY]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY], H8329 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

America Needs To Revitalize Work Philosophy, S1885 [12MR]

At Rural Day-Care Center, New Wage Floor Could Be Mixed Blessing, H9861 [2AU]

Awful Truth About a Tax Cut, S1375 [27FE]

Backward Welfare Reform, S9368 [1AU]

Bad Solution for the Wrong Problem—How Forcing Up the Minimum Wage Hurts Those Who Need Help Most, H9858 [2AU]

Boost the Minimum Wage, S4916 [9MY]

Children Are the Ones Who Pay, E1409 [30JY]

Children's Veto, S9332 [1AU]

Clinton Isn't Doing California's Poor Any Favors, E337 [13MR]

Clinton's Welfare Surrender, S9369 [1AU]

Clinton's Welfare Test, S9369 [1AU]

Congress Shouldn't Get Paid Either, E14 [4JA]

Don't Let Rush to Welfare `Reform' Leave Some of Needy Without Help, S9332 [1AU]

End of Welfare as We Know It?, H9389 [31JY]

Ex-Im Files—How the Taxpayer-Funded Export-Import Bank Helps Ship Jobs Overseas, S10177-S10179 [10SE], S10251-S10254 [11SE]

Experimental Price Index for Elderly Consumers, S5371-S5374 [20MY]

Fact and Fancy—CPI Biases and the Federal Budget, S5407-S5410 [21MY]

Fair Flat Tax To Rally Behind, S4083 [24AP]

For Better or Worse?, S9327 [1AU]

From Workhouse to Workfare, S9328 [1AU]

Help the Working Poor, Raise Minimum Wages, S4915 [9MY]

How Forcing Up the Minimum Wage Hurts Those Who Need Help Most, H7119 [9JY]

If We Were Serious, S10345 [11SE]

Indonesian Asset Is Also a Liability, H2935 [27MR]

It's Welfare Reform at California's Expense, S9368 [1AU]

Let's Vote on Minimum Wage, S4916 [9MY]

Maximum Politics, S7455 [9JY]

McDonnell Chief's Compensation Takes on Superstar Proportions, S6497 [19JN]

Minimal Impact From Minimum Wage, S4044 [24AP]

Minimum Wage, S4915 [9MY]

Minimum Wage Argument You Haven't Heard Before, S7351 [8JY]

Minimum Wage Trap, H5483 [22MY]

New Tax System for the 21st Century, E99 [25JA]

Our 2 Cents' Worth, E79 [24JA]

Passing the Buck on Welfare, S8079 [18JY]

Passing the Buck on Welfare Reform, S9370 [1AU]

Playing `Gotcha' on Welfare Reform, S9333 [1AU]

Politics of 90 Cents an Hour, S4916 [9MY]

Politics Vs. Growth?, E377 [19MR]

Preparing Students for the Coming Century, S3315 [15AP]

Punishing the Poor, S9369 [1AU]

Quality of Mercy—Many New Jerseyans Believe That Welfare Is a Waste. One Man—Now a Successful Executive—Who's Lived on It Disagrees, S9639 [2AU]

Reform on the Cheap, S9331 [1AU]

Reforming Welfare and Partisan Politics Should Be Separate, S6671 [21JN]

Repeal the Minimum Wage, S4302 [29AP]

Rewarding the Work Ethic, S4916 [9MY]

Should We Trot Out the New Deal Again?, S10343 [11SE]

Sioux Falls May Represent the Future of Motherhood, E1129 [20JN]

Surging Record of Clinton Tax Load, S7053 [26JN]

Tax Code Gives Companies a Lift, S10180 [10SE]

Tax Cut Trap, S6180 [13JN]

Wage Woes Beneath the Rosy Numbers, E1357 [24JY]

Wanted—Jobs of Last Resort, S1781 [11MR]

Welfare as Usual in D.C.—Bureaucrats Conspired To Block Reforms Here, S10966 [19SE]

Welfare Bill Signals Revolution, E1640 [18SE]

Welfare Bill Too Harsh, S9369 [1AU]

Welfare Bill—It Deserves a Forthright Veto, S9331 [1AU]

Welfare Bills Suffer From Politics, S9332 [1AU]

Welfare Fixers, S4638 [2MY]

Welfare Magnet, S4134 [25AP]

Welfare Reform Bypass for D.C., S10968 [19SE]

Welfare Reform in Name Only, S8412 [22JY]

What About Social Security?, S184 [22JA]

White House Prepares New Rule on Compensation for Executives, S6501 [19JN]

Why Do We Call Taxes a Burden?, S5620 [23MY]

Will Clinton Undo Welfare Reform?, S10967 [19SE]

Workers Due for a Raise, S4916 [9MY]

Workers Who Sign Away a Day in Court, E1486 [2AU]

Working Poor—Minimum-Wage Jobs Give Many Americans Only a Miserable Life, S7437 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: assure payment for milk and livestock delivered to milk processors, livestock dealers, or market agencies (see H.R. 3762), H7154 [9JY]

———establish trust for sellers of livestock (see S. 1707), S4190 [25AP]

———relief relative to ranchers (see S. 1758), S5093 [15MY]

———study of risk management fund accounts for farm owners and operators (see H.R. 2905), H973 [30JA]

AID: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (see H.R. 3870), H8247 [23JY]

Armed Forces: revise payment of retired pay to former spouses of retired members (see H.R. 3408), H4503 [7MY]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H5569 [23MY]

Bankruptcy: treatment of single asset real estate (see S. 1559), S915 [6FE]

BIA: establish pilot project to oversee issuance of bonds to provide funding for construction of schools for Native Americans (see H.R. 4151), H11047 [24SE]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (see H.R. 3857), H8029 [18JY]

———establish a commission to study employment and economic insecurity (see H.R. 3353), H4302 [30AP]

———improve job, income, and retirement security for employees (see S. 1722), S4618 [2MY]

———improve job, income and retirement security for employees (see S. 1668), S3311 [15AP]

———provide unemployment insurance and leave time to battered women (see H.R. 3837), H7779 [17JY]

California: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 3804), H7532 [12JY]

Children and youth: establish child retirement accounts (see H.R. 4253), H11526 [27SE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 1650; H.R. 3784), S3156 [28MR], H7473 [11JY]

———use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (see H.R. 3748), H7106 [27JN]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see S. 1969; H.R. 3077), S8013 [17JY], H2224 [13MR]

Contracts: limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the compensation of any individual (see H.R. 3513), H5501 [22MY]

———require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3229, 3463), H3230 [29MR], H5173 [15MY]

Correctional institutions: exempt inmates from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements in Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 1943), S7762 [11JY]

Courts: protect private property from forfeiture or Government seizure (see H.R. 3194), H3170 [28MR]

Crime: assignment of pension benefits of convicted felons toward victim restitution or payment of fines (see S. 1570), S1276 [20FE]

———protect proprietary economic information (see H.R. 3723), H6914 [26JN]

———restrict income during incarceration for military personnel (see S. 2083), S10684 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures (see S. 1686; H.R. 3279), S3626 [18AP], H3649 [18AP]

———provide compensation to certain Vietnamese who were employed during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 3668), H6508 [18JN]

Dept. of HHS: making appropriations for Public Health Service commissioned officers retirement and health benefits (see S. 1516), S98 [5JA]

Dept. of HUD: establish performance funds through consolidation of certain housing programs (see H.R. 3740), H7106 [27JN]

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H2466 [19MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: use of voluntary separation incentives by offices reducing employment levels (see S. 2151), S11540 [27SE]

District of Columbia: prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (see S. 2060, 2073, 2093), S10075 [9SE], S10554 [13SE], S11033 [19SE]

———treatment of pension funds relative to certain public employees (see H.R. 3389), H4423 [2MY]

Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and local government laws (see H.R. 4031), H10107 [5SE]

———disregard additional payments for calculation of overtime compensation (see H.R. 3087), H2315 [14MR]

———enhance and protect retirement savings (see H.R. 4321), H12175 [28SE]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (see H. Res. 440), H5379 [21MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (see H. Res. 488), H8374 [24JY]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see S. 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821; H.R. 3520, 3708), S5567 [23MY], H5569 [23MY], H6764 [25JN]

———provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (see H.R. 3212), H3230 [29MR]

———use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage requirements (see H.R. 4266), H11526 [27SE]

ERISA: improve protections for workers in multiple employer pension plans (see S. 1842), S5856 [5JN]

———limits on investments of 401(k) pension plans by employers (see S. 1837), S5856 [5JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify exemption for houseparents from minimum wage and overtime requirements (see S. 1554), S737 [1FE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3529, 4341), H5569 [23MY], H12270 [3OC]

———provide income and economic security (see S. 1685), S3626 [18AP]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 3900), H8556 [25JY]

Federal employees: allow loans under the Thrift Savings Plan for child adoption expenses (see H.R. 3129), H2558 [20MR]

———amend civil service laws (see H.R. 3841), H7780 [17JY]

———appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3205), H3230 [29MR]

———continuance of work during Government shutdown (S. 1508), return to Senate (see H. Res. 331), H187 [4JA]

———extend health insurance and survivor annuity benefits to certain former spouses (see H.R. 4153), H11047 [24SE]

———pension eligibility of former spouses who remarry (see H.R. 3574), H5817 [4JN]

———provide compensation for employees for performance of emergency services during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2848), H187 [4JA]

———provide guaranteed loans for furloughed employees from their thrift savings plans during a Government shutdown (see S. 1576), S1345 [27FE]

———provide interest-free loans to furloughed employees (see H.R. 2842), H187 [4JA]

———provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (see S. 1833; H.R. 3532), S5763 [4JN], H5569 [23MY]

———reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances (see H.R. 3637), H6413 [13JN]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3204), H3230 [29MR]

———treatment of deferred annuities during time between separation from Government service and when payments commence (see H.R. 2978), H1324 [27FE]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3203), H3229 [29MR]

———treatment of survivor annuities for children relative to marriage (see H.R. 2858), H330 [5JA]

Financial institutions: provide additional deposit insurance coverage for accounts which reduce net fee income (see H.R. 3302), H3730 [23AP]

Government: forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (see S. 1794), S5492 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (see H.R. 3448), H5052 [14MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (see H. Res. 440), H5379 [21MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 503), H9705 [1AU]

———relief for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and employees of Federal contractors for expenses incurred during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2857), H330 [5JA]

———require comparable treatment of the President, Vice President, Members of Congress and certain high-level Government employees with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2882), H912 [25JA]

———require comparable treatment of the President, Vice-President, Cabinet members, and Members of Congress with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2855), H330 [5JA]

IRS: collection of child support through payroll withholdings if State collection rates do not improve (see S. 2190), S12303 [3OC]

Law enforcement officers: compensation of officers in canine units (see H.R. 2966), H1245 [16FE]

Legislative branch of Government: compensation practices and pay equity (see H. Con. Res. 194), H7107 [27JN]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Medicaid: waive temporarily the enrollment composition rule for Managed Health Services of Wisconsin (see H.R. 4051), H10235 [11SE]

Members of Congress: adjust pay relative to congressional performance (see H.R. 3276), H3649 [18AP]

———deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3310, 3447, 4011), H3819 [24AP], H4902 [10MY], H9924 [2AU]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3956), H9921 [2AU]

———limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see S. 1776), S5267 [17MY]

———retirement eligibility (see H.R. 3887), H8374 [24JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265, 3383, 3481), H3581 [17AP], H4396 [1MY], H5287 [16MY]

Pensions: improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (see S. 1922, 1923), S7302 [28JN]

———prohibit 401(k) pension plans from investing in collectibles and require annual report of investments to participants (see S. 1927), S7302 [28JN]

———prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (see H.R. 3688), H6690 [20JN]

———promote availability of private pensions (see H.R. 4005), H9924 [2AU]

———require the offer in certain benefit plans and require comparative disclosure of benefit options to both spouses (see S. 1909), S7027 [26JN]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (see S. 2183), S12125 [1OC]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (see S. 1917; H.R. 3732), S7179 [27JN], H7106 [27JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (see S. 1816; H.R. 3562), S5567 [23MY], H5817 [4JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), consideration (see H. Res. 446), H5934 [5JN]

———ensure States have sufficient funds to assure effectiveness of work requirements of certain programs (see H.R. 3999), H9923 [2AU]

———reform (see S. 1795, 1823, 1841, 1867, 1956; H.R. 2915, 3507, 3612, 3829, 3832), S5492 [22MY], S5649 [24MY], S5856 [5JN], S6144 [12JN], S7887 [16JY], H1138 [31JA], H5500 [22MY], H6183 [11JN], H7779 [17JY]

———reform (H.R. 2915), consideration (see H. Res. 425), H4430 [6MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (see H. Res. 482), H7779 [17JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 492, 495), H8981 [30JY], H9565 [31JY]

———reform relative to domestic violence (see S. Con. Res. 66; H. Con. Res. 195), S7179 [27JN], H7107 [27JN]

———reform unemployment benefit system (see H.R. 3738), H7106 [27JN]

Railroad Retirement Board: prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced spouses of workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum payements (see H.R. 2942), H1224 [1FE]

———prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced spouses of workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum payments (see S. 1552), S736 [1FE]

Railroads: making continuing appropriations for railroad retirement benefits (see H.J. Res. 156), H187 [4JA]

Senior citizens: improvements relative to financial security (see H.R. 3125), H2558 [20MR]

Small business: establish labor and tax provisions (see H.R. 4252), H11526 [27SE]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans (see S. 2176; H.R. 2953), S11973 [30SE], H1225 [1FE]

———budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2897), H913 [25JA]

———determination of average annual earnings relative to child care or home health care (see H.R. 3357), H4302 [30AP]

———establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see H.R. 4215), H11395 [26SE]

———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H1223 [1FE]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see S. 1789), S5492 [22MY]

———reform Federal old age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 3758), H7154 [9JY]

———solvency of old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see S. 2175), S11973 [30SE]

———treatment of spousal benefits relative to divorce (see H.R. 3360), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to age (see H.R. 3361), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3359), H4302 [30AP]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to disability (see H.R. 3358), H4302 [30AP]

———waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 3899, 3932), H8556 [25JY], H9566 [31JY]

Social Security Administration: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (see H.R. 4274), H12172 [28SE]

SSI: restriction on benefits to substance abusers (see S. 1642), S2859 [26MR]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax refunds to the Government for certain purposes (see H.R. 3218), H3230 [29MR]

———allow small businesses credit for family and medical leave and for wages of employees who work at home to reduce child care needs (see H.R. 3836), H7779 [17JY]

———application of low-income housing credit on housing units assigned to certain single parents (see H.R. 3503), H5500 [22MY]

———apply denial of deduction for excessive employee compensation to all employees (see H.R. 4124), H10721 [19SE]

———change date of deadline for filing of Federal income tax returns (see S. 1667), S3311 [15AP]

———child tax credits and deductions for taxpayers with whom a parent or grandparent resides (see H.R. 3984), H9922 [2AU]

———clarify the reasonable cause exception from penalties for failure to file returns or to pay taxes (see H.R. 3137), H2664 [21MR]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 176), H3819 [24AP]

———contribution limits for certain pension plans (see H.R. 3209), H3230 [29MR]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see S. 1741; H.R. 3427), S4937 [9MY], H4800 [9MY]

———dependent care tax credit (see S. 2148; H.R. 4154), S11540 [27SE], H11048 [24SE]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see S. 2088; H.R. 2985), S10837 [18SE], H1507 [28FE]

———exclude long-term capital gains from gross income (see H.R. 2861), H330 [5JA]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6117 [10JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H1635 [29FE]

———incentives for endangered species conservation (see H.R. 3811), H7533 [12JY]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of certain income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H4109 [25AP]

———increase contributions for defined pension plans (see H.R. 3965), H9922 [2AU]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see S. 2047; H.R. 4099), S9555 [2AU], H10524 [17SE]

———permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (see S. 1663), S3216 [29MR]

———permit States to make advanced earned income credit payments (see H.R. 4197), H11394 [26SE]

———provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (see S. 1573), S1295 [23FE]

———reduce certain benefits allowable to profitable, large corporations that make workforce reductions (see H.R. 3333), H4109 [25AP]

———reduce Social Security taxation rates and corresponding old-age insurance benefits, and provide for individual Social Security retirement accounts (see H.R. 2952), H1224 [1FE]

———reform and rename the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3441), H4901 [10MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 2074), S10554 [13SE]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 3039), H1775 [6MR]

———replace individual and corporate income taxes, Social Security, and medicare taxes with a value-added tax (see H.R. 4050), H10235 [11SE]

———require income tax instructions provide explanation of laws relative to a balanced budget (see H.R. 2884), H912 [25JA]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 1715), S4316 [29AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), consideration (see H. Res. 428), H4502 [7MY]

———treatment of and limitations on loans made from qualified employer plans (see H.R. 4004), H9924 [2AU]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see S. 1928, 2086), S7302 [28JN], S10684 [17SE]

———treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 4231), H11525 [27SE]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 3570), H5817 [4JN]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 3693), H6660 [20JN]

———treatment of certain accounts involved in the acquisition of gold, silver, platinum, or palladium bullion (see H.R. 3047), H1985 [7MR]

———treatment of certain capital gains deposited in individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 3550), H5646 [29MY]

———treatment of certain depreciable business assets (see H.R. 3329), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of certain Federal grants established in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 2960), H1225 [1FE]

———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 4238), H11526 [27SE]

———treatment of corporations (see H.R. 3102), H2316 [14MR]

———treatment of deferred compensation plans of State and local governments (see H.R. 3316), H3819 [24AP]

———treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 3124), H2558 [20MR]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 4155), H11048 [24SE]

———treatment of families and children (see H.R. 3943), H9705 [1AU]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see S. 2173), S11973 [30SE]

———treatment of financial guaranty insurance (see H.R. 3703), H6711 [24JN]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 3111), H2466 [19MR]

———treatment of income of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 3306, 3451), H3819 [24AP], H5052 [14MY]

———treatment of income relative to cash method of accounting (see H.R. 3126), H2558 [20MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. Res. 238; H.R. 4311), S3216 [29MR], H12174 [28SE]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship (see S. 1637), S2646 [21MR]

———treatment of interest on deficiencies attributable to certain partnership items (see H.R. 4256), H11526 [27SE]

———treatment of investment tax credits (see H.R. 2983), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of postsecondary and employer-provided education expenses (see S. 1670), S3311 [15AP]

———treatment of qualified long-term care services (see H.R. 3585), H5934 [5JN]

———treatment of sale and subsequent purchase of principal residences (see H.R. 3035), H1775 [6MR]

———treatment of severance payments (see H.R. 2999), H1635 [29FE]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2911), H1137 [31JA]

———treatment of Social Security (see H.R. 2971), H1251 [23FE]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

———treatment of tax free corporate liquidations and receipt of debt-financed property in such a liquidation (see H.R. 4243), H11526 [27SE]

———treatment of tips (see H.R. 3667), H6508 [18JN]

———treatment of unearned income (see H.R. 3042), H1985 [7MR]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H7473 [11JY]

———use of individual retirement accounts for post-secondary education or job retraining expenses (see H.R. 4334), H12193 [30SE]

Thrift Charter Merger Commission: establish (see H.R. 3407), H4503 [7MY]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (see H.R. 4263), H11526 [27SE]

Veterans: eliminate double taxation of lump sum separation benefits and compensation for a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3183), H3170 [28MR]

———extend pay benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during or immediately after World War II (see H.R. 3614), H6183 [11JN]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see S. 1791; H.R. 3458), S5492 [22MY], H5173 [15MY]

———payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to certain former spouses of veterans dying from service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3542), H5646 [29MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 4103), H10601 [18SE]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see S. 2132; H.R. 4204), S11426 [26SE], H11394 [26SE]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see S. 1756; H.R. 3510, 3511), S5004 [14MY], H5500 [22MY]

Briefs

District of Columbia welfare reform, S10967 [19SE]

Conference reports

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 3734), H8829-H8958 [30JY]

Small Business Job Protection Act (H.R. 3448), H9568-H9670 [1AU]

Cost Estimates

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act (H.R. 3286): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S6751 [24JN]

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S9412 [1AU]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S9413 [1AU]

Public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (S. 1956): CBO (Intergovernmental Mandates), S7890-S7893 [16JY]

———CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S7893 [16JY]

Descriptions

Government Shutdown Impact, S11 [3JA]

Documents

Budget Treatment of Social Security Trust Funds: U.S. Code, S3308 [15AP], S4051 [24AP]

Waiver Request Process: Dept. of HHS, H5973-H5975 [6JN]

Essays

What Inflation? James K. Galbraith, University of Texas Johnson School of Public Affairs, E1338 [22JY]

Excerpts

Community service requirements of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, S8364 [19JY]

Factsheets

Minimum Wage Level, H7119 [9JY]

Reasonableness Test for Executive Compensation, S6496 [19JN]

Letters

Administration of personnel compensation and travel in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Gordon H. Mansfield, Paralyzed Veterans of America, H6804 [25JN]

———James R. Currieo, VFW, H6804 [25JN]

———Kelli W. West, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., H6804 [25JN]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, H6813 [25JN]

———Thomas A. McMasters III, DAV, H6804 [25JN]

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: President Clinton, H4785 [9MY]

Assignment of pension benefits of convicted felons toward victim restitution or payment of fines: David Beatty, National Victim Center, S1277 [20FE]

Child support agreements between States and tribal organizations: Leslie L. Frye, National Council of State Child Support Enforcement Administrators, S8123 [18JY]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., American Council of Life Insurance, S8027 [17JY]

———Chester J. Salkind, American Society of Pension Actuaries, S8025 [17JY]

———E.L. Cussler, American Association of Engineering Societies, S8027 [17JY]

———Mary R. Barneby, National Defined Contribution Council, S8027 [17JY]

———Michael R. Losey, Society for Human Resources Management, S8027 [17JY]

———Thomas R. Berkelman, AT&T, S8027 [17JY]

Consumer Price Index calculation: Harry C. Ballantyne, Social Security Administration, S5357 [20MY]

Corporate leaders' advertisement on balanced budget: Representatives Gephardt, Obey, and George Miller, E1 [3JA]

Davis-Bacon Act reform: Ernest R. Menold, H6003 [6JN]

———General Contractors Association of New York, Inc., H6004 [6JN]

Distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians: Moraino J. Patencio, H11265 [26SE]

Economic Espionage Act: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S12214 [2OC]

Family farming: Doug Henderson, S6138 [12JN]

Federal Employment Reduction Assistance Act: James B. King, OPM, S5770 [4JN]

Higher education accessibility relative to median family income: Carlotta Joyner, GAO, S11065 [20SE]

Limit compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts: Eleanor Hill, Dept. of Defense, S6501 [19JN]

Medicaid and welfare reforms in short-term debt limit legislation: Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, H1786 [7MR]

Medicare trust fund: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5032 [15MY]

Minimum wage level: Antonia Hernandez, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, S7349 [8JY]

———Bruce A. Stakeman, Environmental Technologies, Inc., S7439 [9JY]

———Hugh B. Price, National Urban League, Inc., S7349 [8JY]

———Jane Motz, American Friends Service Committee, S4301 [29AP]

———Joanna B. Menser, H3702 [23AP]

———Michael Newmark, National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, S4301 [29AP]

———Nancy Leon, National Hispana Leadership Institute, S7349 [8JY]

———Representative McKinney, H4102 [25AP]

———Richard Womack and Dorothy I. Height, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S7349 [8JY]

———Roger C. Rosenthal, Migrant Legal Action Program, Inc., S7349 [8JY]

———Timothy A. McElwee, Church of the Brethren, S4301 [29AP]

———Wade Henderson, NAACP, S7349 [8JY]

Obtaining Social Security numbers for adoptive children for dependency tax exemption: John M. Staples, IRS, H4784 [9MY]

Public welfare programs reform: A. Sidney Johnson III, American Public Welfare Association, S8398 [22JY]

———Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S5862 [5JN]

———Cardell Cooper and Richard M. Daley, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H8321 [24JY]

———Carl Tubbesing, National Conference of State Legislatures, S8417 [22JY]

———Douglas R. Bovin, National Association of Counties, S8418 [22JY], H8321 [24JY]

———Gary Weeks, Oregon Dept. of Human Resources, S9401 [1AU]

———Gregory S. Lashutka, National League of Cities, H8321 [24JY]

———Jacob J. Lew, OMB, S8397, S8424 [22JY]

———Jane J. Chiles, Catholic Conference of Kentucky, S8400 [22JY]

———June E. O'Neill, CBO, S9406 [1AU]

———Michael E. Box and James J. Lack, National Conference of State Legislatures, E1495 [2AU]

———Michael Hightower, National Association of Counties, S9365 [1AU]

———Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky, S8399 [22JY]

———Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors' Association, S8396, S8417 [22JY]

———several health and hospital organizations, S8080 [18JY]

———William S. Skylstad, U.S. Catholic Conference, S8400 [22JY]

Public welfare work requirements: James L. Blum, CBO, H7977 [18JY]

Social Security earnings limit: Horace B. Deets, American Association of Retired Persons, S3115 [28MR]

———Stephen C. Goss, Social Security Administration, S3115 [28MR]

Tax treatment of adoption expenses: Carol J. Vale, S4327 [29AP]

———Danelle Stone and Melissa Mizner, Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, S4326 [29AP]

———David A. Keene, American Conservative Union, S4326 [29AP]

———Horace W. Strand, S4326 [29AP]

———Jim Beckwith, Mifflin County, PA, S4327 [29AP]

———Joseph A. Ford, Sr., Washington County, PA, S4326 [29AP]

———Senator Specter, S4326 [29AP]

Tax treatment of families and children: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), E1502 [2AU]

Taxpayer cost of merger of Martin Marietta Corp. and Lockheed Corp.: Eleanor Hill, Dept. of Defense, S6499, S6500 [19JN]

———Senators Grassley and Boxer, S6499 [19JN]

Treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents: Jamie S. Gorelick, Dept. of Justice, S12297, S12298 [3OC]

Use of voluntary separation incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs offices reducing employment levels: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S11555 [27SE]

Lists

Amendments to S. 1956, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8114 [18JY]

Committee on Finance (Senate) hearings and meetings, S1644 [7MR]

Cosponsors of S. 1715, tax treatment of adoption expenses, S4327 [29AP]

Economists supporting minimum wage increase, S7354 [8JY]

Organizations endorsing Peace Tax Fund (S. 1663), S3228 [29MR]

Selected programs for which families on welfare would continue to be eligible for after five years, S8531 [23JY]

Senate vote on budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3309 [15AP], S4052 [24AP]

Supporters of legislation prohibiting discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin, S3158 [28MR]

Memorandums

Big Choices—Budget and Economic Agenda: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S5456 [21MY]

Minimum Wage Level: John J. Motley III, National Retail Federation, S7346 [8JY]

Repeal of Pension Limited Scope Audit Relative to ERISA, S10752 [18SE]

Messages

Retirement Savings and Security Act: President Clinton, S5564 [23MY], H5552 [23MY]

Veto of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: President Clinton, H342 [22JA]

Motions

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H8574 [26JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7988 [18JY], H8319 [24JY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8108, S8126, S8131, S8141 [18JY], S8330, S8333, S8344, S8366 [19JY], S8421, S8422, S8423, S8424 [22JY], S8494, S8504 [23JY]

Papers

MSA Provisions in Health Care Reform Bill Creates Tax Shelter and Casts Doubt on Expansion of Insurance Coverage: Iris J. Lav, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, E449 [26MR]

Press releases

Leading Economists Call for Higher Minimum Wage: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S7350 [8JY]

Restoring the Public Trust: Representative Gekas, E1829 [30SE]

Proposals

Tax treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms, E1846 [30SE]

Questions and answers

Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 2391), H8567-H8569 [26JY]

Remarks in House

African Americans: economic development issues, E1883 [1OC]

AID: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (H.R. 3870), H8626, H8627 [29JY], E1351 [23JY]

Armed Forces: increase pay and housing allowance, H786-H788, H792, H793, H796-H798 [24JA]

———increase pay and housing allowance (S. 1514), H15 [3JA]

———increase pay and housing allowance (S. 1514), unanimous-consent agreement, H23 [3JA]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (H.R. 3521), E898 [24MY]

BIA: establish pilot project to oversee issuance of bonds to provide funding for construction of schools for Native Americans (H.R. 4151), E1683 [25SE]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women, H9856 [2AU]

———ensure economic equity for women (H.R. 3857), E1319, E1325 [18JY]

California: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 3804), H11264-H11267 [26SE]

Children and youth: establish child retirement accounts (H.R. 4253), E1811 [28SE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1507), H2942-H2948 [27MR], E484 [28MR]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 3784), E1269, E1271 [12JY]

———use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (H.R. 3748), E1205 [27JN], E1486 [2AU]

Contracts: require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (H.R. 3229), E499 [29MR]

Corporations: downsizing, H1400 [28FE]

———pension plans, H9457 [31JY]

———subsidies, H1723 [6MR], H1780 [7MR]

Creative Revenues Commission: establish (H.R. 2526), H967-H969 [30JA]

Crime: protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), H10460-H10462 [17SE], H12137-H12145 [28SE]

Davis-Bacon Act: application relative to construction of Native American housing, H4721, H4722 [9MY]

———reform, H5996-H6004 [6JN]

———repeal, H5371-H5378 [21MY]

Dept. of HUD: authority to define income levels for public housing, H4611, H4612 [8MY]

Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts, H9850 [2AU]

———issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (H.R. 3114), E389 [20MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: administration of personnel compensation and travel, H6803, H6813 [25JN]

Detroit, MI: contract negotiations relative to newspapers' strike, E1378 [25JY], E1537 [5SE]

District of Columbia: treatment of pension funds relative to certain public employees (H.R. 3389), E705 [2MY]

Economy: domestic income levels and standard of living, E388 [20MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, H1261 [27FE], H9381 [31JY], E1338 [22JY], E1357 [24JY]

———national private savings rate, H1491 [28FE]

Education: low-income school choice demonstration program, H1297 [27FE]

Employment: disregard additional payments for calculation of overtime compensation (H.R. 3087), E358 [14MR]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5478-H5485 [22MY], H5503-H5544 [23MY], E875 [22MY], E946 [29MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5432-H5445 [22MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 3448), E938 [29MY], E950 [30MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H6850 [26JN], H6976 [27JN], H8075 [22JY], H8382 [25JY], H8561, H8562 [26JY], H8670, H8776-H8791, H8814, H8815 [30JY], H9567 [1AU]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (H. Res. 488), H8562-H8573 [26JY]

———provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (H.R. 3212), E509 [29MR]

———standard of living fluctuation, H2209-H2212, H2215 [13MR]

———use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage requirements (H.R. 4266), E1789 [28SE]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (H.R. 3900), H8582, H8583 [26JY]

Federal employees: amend civil service laws (H.R. 3841), H11340-H11352 [26SE], H11547-H11565 [27SE]

———appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3205), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

———delays in cost of living adjustments, H4401 [2MY]

———deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7624-H7629 [16JY]

———establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds, H11211 [25SE]

———payment of retirement and separation incentives and reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions (H.R. 2751), H7696 [17JY]

———pension eligibility of former spouses who remarry (H.R. 3574), E979 [4JN]

———provide cost-of-living allowances to Vice President, Members of Congress, judges, and certain executive schedule employees, H10113 [10SE]

———provide voluntary separation incentives, H7695, H7696 [17JY]

———reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances (H.R. 3637), H6405 [13JN]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3204), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

———treatment of deferred annuities during time between separation from Government service and when payments commence (H.R. 2978), E214 [27FE]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3203), E686 [1MY], E732 [8MY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (H.R. 858), H4133 [30AP]

Financial institutions: tax deduction for loans to employee stock ownership plans, H5437 [22MY]

Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown (H.R. 2671), H121 [4JA]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H5304 [21MY], H5445-H5478 [22MY], H7163, H7164, H7165 [10JY], H8574-H8581 [26JY], E876, E880 [22MY], E892 [23MY], E919, E927 [24MY], E936, E944 [29MY], E950 [30MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), append text of H.R. 1227, Employee Commuting Flexibility Act, H5544 [23MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9846-H9862 [2AU], E1503 [2AU], E1536 [5SE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5432-H5445 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 503), H9839-H9846 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H8575-H8581 [26JY]

Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4577-H4580 [8MY], H4662-H4689-H4704, H4735, H4736 [9MY]

———rental assistance for mobile and manufactured homes, H4696 [9MY]

———short-term housing needs of welfare and homeless families in workfare programs, H4694, H4695 [9MY]

IRS: abolish, H3494 [17AP]

———determination of losses from implementation of legislation requiring burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases, H7678 [17JY]

———internal audit investigation programs funding, H7692, H7693 [17JY]

———reform, H5384 [22MY], H5822 [5JN], H6290 [13JN], H10527 [18SE], H10603, H10605 [19SE], H11398 [27SE]

———safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), H3399-H3412 [16AP], E587 [19AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: compensation practices and pay equity (H. Con. Res. 194), H6977 [27JN], E1205 [27JN]

LIHEAP: funding, H778 [24JA]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 3310), H4660 [9MY]

———deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4011), H10978 [24SE], H11283-H11289 [26SE], E1487 [2AU], E1771 [28SE], E1829 [30SE]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 3956), E1499 [2AU]

———limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (H.R. 1618), H7508 [12JY]

———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown, E14 [4JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown, H97 [4JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (H.R. 2281), H55 [3JA]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (H.R. 2658), H50 [3JA], E78 [24JA]

Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (H.R. 620), E478 [28MR]

———level, H1630 [29FE], H2209-H2212 [13MR], H2977, H2979, H2981, H2982, H3019-H3026 [28MR], H3176 [29MR], H3396, H3398 [16AP], H3494, H3495 [17AP], H3584, H3585, H3586, H3624, H3632-H3639 [18AP], H3663, H3664, H3666, H3667, H3668, H3702, H3703, H3705-H3715 [23AP], H3733, H3734, H3735, H3736, H3737, H3738, H3790, H3794, H3796, H3798-H3803 [24AP], H3825, H3826, H3827, H3829-H3837, H3839, H4043-H4046, H4102 [25AP], H4131, H4132, H4134, H4135, H4169 [30AP], H4305, H4306, H4307, H4308, H4309, H4310, H4312-H4323, H4371, H4372, H4380-H4387, H4389, H4390 [1MY], H4402-H4404, H4416-H4418, H4420 [2MY], H4427 [6MY], H4534, H4561-H4568 [8MY], H4659, H4660 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4837, H4884, H4894-H4898 [10MY], H4909 [14MY], H5061-H5068, H5135, H5146-H5149 [15MY], H5267 [16MY], H5309, H5310, H5373 [21MY], H5383, H5384, H5385, H5386, H5387, H5388, H5433-H5445, H5475, H5476, H5480-H5488 [22MY], H5503-H5543, H5546, H5551 [23MY], H5997 [6JN], H7118, H7119, H7121, H7122 [9JY], H7163, H7164, H7165 [10JY], H7266, H7267, H7269 [11JY], H7507, H7510, H7511 [12JY], H7538 [16JY], H7997, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8575-H8581 [26JY], H9708, H9709 [1AU], H9838-H9862 [2AU], H10113 [10SE], E477, E487 [28MR], E512 [29MR], E584, E587 [19AP], E602 [23AP], E795 [14MY], E875 [22MY], E918, E927 [24MY], E938, E946 [29MY], E955, E974 [30MY], E1086 [13JN], E1496 [2AU]

New Jersey: economic impact of women in the business industry, E499 [29MR]

Nike, Inc.: labor situation of employees, H9838 [2AU]

———labor situation of Indonesian workers, H2934 [27MR], H3215 [29MR]

Pensions: improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts, H9845, H9848 [2AU]

———prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (H.R. 3688), E1345 [23JY]

———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees, H786-H788, H792, H796-H798 [24JA], E78, E81 [24JA]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (S. 2183), H12292 [4OC]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, H7988 [18JY], E1409 [30JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project, H7163, H7164, H7243, H7244 [10JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5927, H5928 [5JN], H5940, H5954-H5976 [6JN], H6251 [12JN], H7265, H7266, H7267, H7268, H7269, H7270 [11JY], E991 [4JN], E1041 [10JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), consideration (H. Res. 446), H5941-H5954 [6JN]

———reform, H152 [4JA], H345 [22JA], H744 [23JA], H1256 [27FE], H1400 [28FE], H1691, H1692 [5MR], H1976 [7MR], H2669 [22MR], H3798-H3803 [24AP], H3826 [25AP], H4306, H4308 [1MY], H4402 [2MY], H4535 [8MY], H5119, H5120 [15MY], H5308, H5309, H5310, H5311 [21MY], H5385, H5386, H5387, H5488, H5489 [22MY], H5508 [23MY], H5572, H5573, H5574 [29MY], H5651, H5652, H5653, H5654, H5733, H5735, H5736, H5737, H5740 [30MY], H5804 [4JN], H5928 [5JN], H5940 [6JN], H6105 [10JN], H6293, H6403 [13JN], H6485 [18JN], H7243, H7244, H7245, H7248, H7250, H7251 [10JY], H7647 [16JY], H7663, H7688, H7689 [17JY], H8104 [23JY], H8253 [24JY]-H8589 [26JY], H8602 [29JY], H8810-H8814 [30JY], H9462-H9465 [31JY], H9709 [1AU], E337 [13MR], E393 [20MR], E852 [21MY], E857 [22MY], E1137 [20JN], E1236 [10JY], E1240 [11JY], E1296 [17JY], E1335 [22JY]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, E20 [4JA]

———reform (H.R. 4), veto, H748 [23JA], H776, H777, H803 [24JA], H1144 [1FE], H5956, H5958, H5959 [6JN]

———reform (H.R. 2915), H7537, H7538, H7539 [16JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7646 [16JY], H7663, H7664, H7745-H7762, H7765 [17JY], H7796-H7990, H7992, H7996, H8003-H8010 [18JY], H8076, H8089-H8091 [22JY], H8106, H8108, H8109 [23JY], H8319 [24JY], H8382, H8383 [25JY], H8561 [26JY], E1325 [18JY], E1337 [22JY], E1386 [26JY], E1409 [30JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H8670 [30JY], H9380, H9381, H9382, H9383, H9403-H9424 [31JY], H9567, H9708 [1AU], H9838, H9904 [2AU], E1444, E1451, E1453, E1454 [1AU], E1495 [2AU], E1539 [5SE], E1570 [11SE], E1640 [18SE]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7784 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9388-H9392 [31JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9392-H9403 [31JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8320-H8329 [24JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to recommit, H7988 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3832), H7664 [17JY]

———reform relative to domestic violence (H. Con. Res. 195), H7508 [12JY]

Puerto Rico: allow for wage-based tax credits, H5304 [21MY], E1688 [25SE], E1707, E1713 [26SE], E1905 [2OC]

———repeal of certain corporate tax credits, H5304 [21MY], H5434, H5438, H5468-H5474, H5477 [22MY], E876 [22MY], E919 [24MY]

Republican Party: legislative efforts relative to women, H6720 [25JN], H6853 [26JN]

———national agenda, H8547 [25JY], H10099-H10101 [5SE]

School Lunch Program: reform, H873-H875 [25JA]

Senior citizens: provide for retirement savings and security (H.R. 3520), E889 [23MY]

Sioux Falls, SD: support community and employer encouragement of family values, E1129 [20JN]

Small business: tribute to individuals whose businesses are run out of their home, E1803 [28SE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H4906 [14MY], H5923, H5924 [5JN], H8087, H8088 [22JY], E1231 [9JY]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals, H2218 [13MR], H3573 [17AP]

———establish and maintain individual investment accounts (H.R. 4215), E1799 [28SE]

———increase earnings limit, H2975, H2998-H3027 [28MR]

———payroll taxes, H8088 [22JY]

———reform Federal old age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (H.R. 3758), H7643 [16JY], E1373 [25JY]

———waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to individuals with terminal illnesses (H.R. 3899), E1374 [25JY]

Social Security Administration: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (H.R. 4274), E1836 [30SE]

Tax Freedom Day: observance, E723 [7MY], E932 [29MY]

Taxation: capital gains rates, H127 [4JA], H8109 [23JY], E377 [19MR]

———child tax credit, H7247 [10JY]

———contribution limits for certain pension plans (H.R. 3209), H3210 [29MR]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (H.R. 3427), H4657 [9MY]

———determination of employment status of individuals as employees or independent contractors (H.R. 582), H5260 [16MY]

———double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax valuation rules for certain property (H.R. 520), E1418 [31JY]

———earned income tax credit, H1754 [6MR], H5118-H5122 [15MY], H5504-H5509, H5525, H5531 [23MY], H7804, H7805, H7807, H7808, H7815 [18JY], E833 [16MY]

———exclude long-term capital gains from gross income (H.R. 2861), E31 [5JA]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (H.R. 3605), H6092 [10JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 2994), E263 [29FE]

———individual retirement accounts, E529 [16AP]

———rates, H57 [3JA], H97, H124, H169 [4JA], H339, H346 [22JA], H747 [23JA], H978, H991 [31JA], H1144 [1FE], H1284 [27FE], H1492, H1493-H1494 [28FE], H1722 [6MR], H2037 [12MR], H2229 [14MR], H2876 [27MR], H3389, H3395, H3396, H3457-H3469 [16AP], H3494, H3495, H3496 [17AP], H3584, H3585, H3586 [18AP], H4305 [1MY], H4435, H4437, H4438, H4439, H4440, H4441, H4442 [7MY], H4534, H4535 [8MY], H4795, H4796, H4797 [9MY], H5047-H5049 [14MY], H5105, H5106, H5113, H5114, H5115, H5146-H5149 [15MY], H5188, H5196, H5197, H5210, H5214, H5251, H5257 [16MY], H5435, H5497 [22MY], H5629-H5631 [29MY], H5652 [30MY], H5805 [4JN], H6275 [12JN], H6291, H6401-H6403 [13JN], H6629 [19JN], H6631, H6632, H6633 [20JN], H7245, H7247, H7248 [10JY], H7776 [17JY], H7784 [18JY], H8077 [22JY], H8110 [23JY], H8810-H8816 [30JY], H9461, H9462 [31JY], H9989, H9993-H9996 [4SE], H10182 [11SE], H10330 [12SE], H10605 [19SE], H11235 [26SE], E1 [3JA], E83 [25JA], E323 [12MR], E529 [16AP], E733 [8MY], E753 [9MY]

———rates for married couples, H1492 [28FE]

———reform, H2941, H2942 [27MR]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 3039), H2668 [22MR]

———replace individual and corporate income taxes, Social Security, and medicare taxes with a value-added tax (H.R. 4050), E1572 [11SE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), H4433, H4440 [7MY], H4775-H4785 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4807-H4822 [10MY], E787 [14MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), consideration (H. Res. 428), H4756, H4766-H4775 [9MY]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (H.R. 3570), E982 [4JN]

———treatment of corporations (H.R. 3102), E357 [14MR]

———treatment of deferred compensation plans of State and local governments (H.R. 3316), E629 [25AP]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (H.R. 4155), E1690 [25SE]

———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms, E1845 [30SE]

———treatment of families and children (H.R. 3943), E1502 [2AU]

———treatment of financial guaranty insurance (H.R. 3703), E1254 [11JY]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (H.R. 3111), E379 [19MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (H.R. 4311), E1831 [30SE]

———treatment of medical savings accounts, H3035, H3036, H3106, H3107 [28MR], E449 [26MR]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (H.R. 2778), H1670-H1673, H1697, H1699 [5MR], E304 [7MR]

———treatment of sale and subsequent purchase of principal residences (H.R. 3035), E288 [6MR]

———treatment of small businesses (H.R. 2911), E117 [31JA]

———treatment of State tuition programs, H9860 [2AU]

———treatment of tax free corporate liquidations and receipt of debt-financed property in such a liquidation (H.R. 4243), E1808 [28SE]

———treatment of tips (H.R. 3667), E1101 [18JN]

Thrift Charter Merger Commission: establish (H.R. 3407), E1249 [11JY]

Veterans: eliminate double taxation of lump sum separation benefits and compensation for a service-connected disability (H.R. 3183), E486 [28MR]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), H7545, H7546 [16JY], H12121 [28SE]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (S. 2132), E1758 [27SE]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (H.R. 3510), E877 [22MY]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (H.R. 3511), H5764 [4JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: Federal farm policies, S6138 [12JN]

———relief relative to ranchers (S. 1758), S5093 [15MY]

AID: provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (H.R. 3870), S9671 [2AU]

Armed Forces: increase pay and housing allowance (S. 1514), S39 [4JA]

———retirement pay for former spouses relative to civil service, S7009, S7010 [26JN]

Bankruptcy: treatment of single asset real estate (S. 1559), S916 [6FE], S9664-S9666 [2AU]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced relative to budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3280, S3304-S3309 [15AP]

Business and industry: improve job, income, and retirement security for employees (S. 1722), S4619-S4622 [2MY]

———improve job, income and retirement security for employees (S. 1668), S3312-S3314 [15AP]

California: economic effects of public welfare programs reform, S8527 [23JY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 1650), S3157, S3158 [28MR]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (S. 1969), S8025-S8027 [17JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S9476 [2AU]

———national agenda, S9050-S9052 [29JY]

Consumer Price Index: calculation, S5343-S5352, S5357-S5361, S5369, S5370 [20MY], S5401-S5407, S5437, S5456 [21MY], S5479 [22MY], S5512 [23MY]

Correctional institutions: exempt inmates from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements in Fair Labor Standards Act (S. 1943), S7762-S7764 [11JY]

Crime: assignment of pension benefits of convicted felons toward victim restitution or payment of fines (S. 1570), S1276 [20FE]

———protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), S10882-S10886 [18SE], S12201-S12216 [2OC]

———restrict income during incarceration for military personnel (S. 2083), S10687 [17SE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, S1321, S1323, S1328 [27FE], S5476-S5478 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide voluntary separation incentives to employees, S8464 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense: early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures, S7519 [10JY]

———early deferred annuities for certain employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures (S. 1686), S3630 [18AP]

———establish wage scale for hazardous duty, S10977, S10978 [19SE], S11061-S11064 [20SE]

———limit compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts, S6495-S6501 [19JN]

———provide compensation to certain Vietnamese who were employed during the Vietnamese Conflict, S6439-S6443 [19JN], S7969 [17JY]

Dept. of HHS: making appropriations for Public Health Service commissioned officers retirement and health benefits (S. 1516), S98 [5JA]

Dept. of HUD: low-income housing preservation, S9952 [5SE]

Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (S. 1183), S12006 [30SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: use of voluntary separation incentives by offices reducing employment levels (S. 2151), S11553 [27SE]

District of Columbia: prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (S. 2060), S10075 [9SE], S10965-S10969 [19SE]

———prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (S. 2073), S10566 [13SE], S10965-S10969 [19SE]

———prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs (S. 2093), S11033 [19SE]

Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, S1644 [7MR]

———Senate hearings, S1645 [7MR]

Education: accessibility to higher education relative to median family income, S11065-S11067 [20SE]

Employment: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers, S11860, S11922 [30SE]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 3448), S6828 [25JN]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 3448), unanimous-consent agreement, S6826 [25JN]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), S9317 [31JY]

———provide for retirement savings and security, S8600 [24JY]

———provide for retirement savings and security (S. 1818), S5599, S5600 [23MY]

———provide for retirement savings and security (S. 1819), S5599, S5600 [23MY]

———provide for retirement savings and security (S. 1820), S5599, S5600 [23MY]

———provide for retirement savings and security (S. 1821), S5599, S5600 [23MY]

ERISA: audit requirements, S10680 [17SE], S10752 [18SE]

———improve protections for workers in multiple employer pension plans (S. 1842), S5863 [5JN]

———limits on investments of 401(k) pension plans by employers (S. 1837), S5857 [5JN]

———reform, S3519 [18AP]

———treatment of pension assets by insurance companies, S7424, S7433, S7434 [9JY], S9545 [2AU]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify exemption for houseparents from minimum wage and overtime requirements (S. 1554), S739 [1FE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement, S8120-S8123 [18JY]

———provide income and economic security (S. 1685), S3628-S3630 [18AP]

Federal employees: continuance of work during Government shutdown, S72 [4JA]

———establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (S. 1080), S10724-S10727 [17SE]

———provide guaranteed loans for furloughed employees from their thrift savings plans during a Government shutdown (S. 1576), S1353 [27FE]

———provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (S. 1833), S5769 [4JN]

———reduce administrative costs and improve services relative to relocation allowances, S7236, S7237 [28JN]

Fish and fishing: equitable treatment of fishing communities relative to economic losses, S10814 [18SE]

Government: forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties, S7108, S7109 [27JN]

———forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (S. 1794), S5498 [22MY], S5614 [23MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S5650 [24MY], S6828 [25JN], S7345-S7358, S7366-S7413 [8JY], S7421-S7469, S7500 [9JY], S7513, S7625, S7630, S7631 [10JY], S7749 [11JY], S7910 [16JY], S8820 [25JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, S9525, S9530, S9535-S9542, S9544-S9548 [2AU], S9857 [4SE], S11446 [26SE]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9498 [2AU]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), unanimous-consent agreement, S5645-S5647 [24MY], S6826 [25JN], S7460, S7466 [9JY]

Health: include organ and tissue donation information with income tax refund payments, S3602, S3611 [18AP], S9518 [2AU]

Homemakers: provide retirement opportunities, S5325, S5326 [20MY], S9533 [2AU]

Immigration: treatment of sponsor relative to public welfare programs, S4312, S4314 [29AP], S4378, S4381-S4387, S4401-S4404 [30AP], S4495-S4498, S4508 [1MY]

Insurance: define fixed and variable rate interest relative to deduction on pre-existing life insurance contracts, S9521 [2AU]

IRS: collection of child support through payroll withholdings if State collection rates do not improve (S. 2190), S12304 [3OC]

———reform, S10546-S10551 [13SE]

———safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), S7420 [8JY], S7749, S7753-S7756, S7759 [11JY], S7927 [17JY]

———safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), unanimous-consent agreement, S4266 [25AP], S4783 [7MY]

Members of Congress: cost-of-living adjustments, S10159, S10160 [10SE]

———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown, S65 [4JA]

Minimum wage: impact of increase on nursing home industry, S7449, S7450 [9JY]

———level, S1570 [6MR], S2849-S2854, S2884, S2895, S2896-S2898 [26MR], S3005 [27MR], S3091 [28MR], S3233 [29MR]-S3257 [15AP], S3575-S3577 [18AP], S3766-S3769 [22AP], S4008, S4025-S4028, S4039-S4045, S4056 [24AP], S4155 [25AP], S4291, S4297-S4302 [29AP], S4395 [30AP], S4569 [1MY], S4575, S4576, S4614 [2MY], S4694 [3MY], S4720-S4723 [6MY], S4769, S4784-S4792 [7MY], S4816-S4832, S4833-S4836, S4846-S4848, S4878-S4882 [8MY], S4887, S4897, S4898, S4901, S4905, S4911-S4917, S4924, S4953 [9MY], S4987, S4992, S4995-S4997, S5019-S5023 [14MY], S5033 [15MY], S5520 [23MY], S5636, S5637, S5646 [24MY], S6436-S6438 [19JN], S6678, S6754 [24JN], S6828, S6844 [25JN], S7287-S7291 [28JN], S7345-S7358, S7403-S7413 [8JY], S7425, S7426, S7428-S7469, S7500 [9JY], S7513, S7624 [10JY], S7679, S7682 [11JY], S8820 [25JY], S9525, S9530, S9535-S9542 [2AU]

———tribute to efforts of Senate staff, Dept. of Labor staff, and outside organizations on minimum wage legislation, S9527 [2AU]

National Association of Retired Federal Employees: anniversary, S1190 [9FE]

National Payroll Week: observance, S10873 [18SE]

Native Americans: enforcement of child support agreements between States and tribal organizations, S8121 [18JY]

Norfolk, VA: tribute to the Norfolk Education and Employment Training Center, S8515 [23JY]

OPM: expand flexibility in providing services to CSRS and FERS annuitants, S10167 [10SE]

Pensions: Federal civilian and military cost-of-living adjustments, S5314 [20MY]

———improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (S. 1922), S7302-S7304 [28JN]

———improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (S. 1923), S7302-S7304 [28JN]

———increase eligibility age and make cost-of-living adjustments for certain retirement benefits and allow contributions to private pension plans, S5343-S5352 [20MY], S5401 [21MY], S5485 [22MY], S5512 [23MY]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (S. 2183), S12092 [1OC]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, S8096, S8097, S8099, S8100, S8124-S8126 [18JY], S8330 [19JY], S8396-S8401 [22JY], S8502, S8522, S8524 [23JY]

———approval of waivers submitted by Michigan to conduct ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' project (S. 1917), S7187 [27JN]

———approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (S. 1816), S5598 [23MY], S5642, S5648 [24MY]

———Democratic Party platform, S10868 [18SE]

———ensure approval of State waiver requests, S8131-S8134 [18JY], S8332, S8366 [19JY]

———establish State regulations relative to domestic violence, S8141, S8142 [18JY]

———exempt certain recipients in high unemployment areas from 5-year assistance limitation, S8414 [22JY]

———Federal role during poor economic periods, S9354 [1AU]

———individual development savings accounts, S8368 [19JY]

———modify State family assistance grant determination formula to include the number of children in poverty, S8358-S8362 [19JY], S8410-S8414 [22JY], S8501 [23JY]

———multigenerational welfare dependency, S8126 [18JY], S8331 [19JY]

———prohibit assistance relative to illegal drug use, S8105-S8109 [18JY], S8366 [19JY], S8498 [23JY]

———protect recipients of food stamps and LIHEAP benefits, S8120 [18JY]

———reform, S671 [1FE], S875 [6FE], S1062 [7FE], S1781 [11MR], S1885 [12MR], S2145 [15MR], S4568 [1MY], S4780 [7MY], S4848 [8MY], S5101 [15MY], S5321, S5322 [20MY], S5424 [21MY], S5516 [23MY], S6127 [12JN], S6188-S6191 [13JN], S6671 [21JN], S6678 [24JN], S7681 [11JY], S10343, S10345 [11SE], S11867 [30SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), S10712 [17SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), veto, S113, S115, S132 [10JA], S669 [31JA], S3187 [29MR], S4637 [2MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), S8527-S8532 [23JY], S8668-S8671, S8672 [24JY], S8820, S8929 [25JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9322-S9334, S9337-S9341, S9344-S9347, S9352-S9415 [1AU], S9622 [2AU]

———reform (H.R. 3734), insert language of S. 1956 in lieu, S8527 [23JY]

———reform (S. 1795), S5498 [22MY], S7171, S7208 [27JN]

———reform (S. 1823), S5636, S5637, S5642, S5647 [24MY]

———reform (S. 1841), S5861 [5JN]

———reform (S. 1867), S6147-S6150 [12JN]

———reform (S. 1956), S7890 [16JY], S8070-S8150 [18JY], S8329-S8369 [19JY], S8395-S8426, S8451-S8454 [22JY], S8493-S8532 [23JY]

———reform (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8083, S8113, S8114, S8149 [18JY], S8509 [23JY]

———require certain recipients to participate in community service, S8337, S8364 [19JY], S8495 [23JY]

———require congressional action to revise reform legislation if child poverty rate increases, S8139-S8141 [18JY], S8334 [19JY]

———require families receiving State assistance to enter into a personal responsibility agreement, S8136, S8138 [18JY]

———temporary assistance limits and school attendance requirements, S8402-S8404, S8405-S8407 [22JY], S8503 [23JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S8524 [23JY]

Puerto Rico: allow for wage-based tax credits, S7446 [9JY], S7910 [16JY], S9536 [2AU], S10343 [11SE], S11446 [26SE], S11489 [27SE]

Railroad Retirement Board: prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced spouses of workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum payments (S. 1552), S738 [1FE]

Senate: employee cost-of-living adjustments, S9116 [30JY]

Small business: tax treatment of pension plans, S7444, S7445, S7447 [9JY], S9538 [2AU]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans (S. 2176), S11990 [30SE]

———budget treatment of trust funds, S96 [5JA], S185 [22JA], S3424 [17AP], S4012, S4049-S4055 [24AP], S5032 [15MY], S5401 [21MY], S5667-S5670 [3JN], S5792-S5803, S5819, S5826, S5829, S5832 [5JN], S5878-S5882, S5884, S5886, S5896, S5900 [6JN], S5968-S5977 [7JN], S6174 [13JN], S7808, S7809 [12JY]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals, S3237 [29MR], S3268 [15AP]

———increase earnings limit, S3114-S3120 [28MR]

———payroll taxes, S4082 [24AP]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (S. 1789), S5492 [22MY]

———reform, S8491 [22JY]

———tax rates, S5312-S5321, S5324 [20MY], S5481, S5482 [22MY]

———trust funds' solvency, S5867 [5JN], S5911-S5915 [6JN]

Social Security Administration: review eligibility of SSI beneficiaries, S8501 [23JY]

SSI: prohibit recruitment activities, S8118, S8119 [18JY], S8494 [23JY]

———restriction on benefits to substance abusers, S3116-S3119 [28MR]

———restriction on benefits to substance abusers (S. 1642), S2860 [26MR]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (H.R. 394), S859 [1FE]

Tax Freedom Day: observance, S4763, S4783, S4801, S4808 [7MY], S4883 [9MY]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans, S7447, S7456 [9JY], S9538 [2AU]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals, S5306-S5309, S5311 [20MY], S5480, S5481 [22MY]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (S. 1741), S4937-S4939 [9MY]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (S. 2088), S10838 [18SE]

———exempt status for State high risk health insurance pools, S9517, S9518 [2AU]

———income tax credit for employee paid contribution to Social Security tax, S11410 [26SE]

———individual retirement accounts, S129 [10JA], S3324-S3326 [15AP]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (S. 2047), S9607, S9629 [2AU]

———permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (S. 1663), S3228 [29MR]

———provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (S. 1573), S1297 [23FE]

———rates, S174, S175, S177-S179 [22JA], S374 [25JA], S582, S587 [31JA], S1375 [27FE], S1545 [6MR], S3257, S3258-S3268, S3271-S3274, S3324-S3326 [15AP], S3418, S3485 [17AP], S3717 [19AP], S4053 [24AP], S4572, S4573 [2MY], S4654-S4659 [3MY], S4705-S4716 [6MY], S4801 [7MY], S4906 [9MY], S4963, S4964, S4966-S4968 [13MY], S5043 [15MY], S5123, S5164, S5165 [16MY], S5252, S5253, S5259, S5263 [17MY], S5395 [20MY], S5515, S5525, S5529, S5531, S5620 [23MY], S5882, S5892 [6JN], S6004, S6009 [10JN], S6022-S6024 [11JN], S6125, S6132, S6135 [12JN], S6167, S6169, S6171, S6180, S6189 [13JN], S6261-S6263 [14JN], S7053 [26JN], S7683-S7685 [11JY], S7927 [17JY], S9341, S9343, S9344, S9348-S9352 [1AU], S10005-S10011 [6SE], S10058-S10064 [9SE], S10546-S10551 [13SE], S11235-S11237 [25SE], S11472, S11503 [27SE], S11634-S11638 [28SE]

———reform, S51-S54 [4JA]

———reform tax laws to stimulate the economy, S1540 [6MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 2074), S10555 [13SE]

———restructure income tax system, S3271-S3274 [15AP]

———restructure income tax system (S. 722), S11410 [26SE]

———review of taxation policies and proposals, S175, S177-S179 [22JA]

———treatment of adoption expenses, S8363, S8365, S8366 [19JY], S8500 [23JY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 3286), S5632 [23MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (S. 1715), S4323-S4326 [29AP]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 1355), S9313 [31JY]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 1928), S7307 [28JN]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 2086), S10687-S10689 [17SE]

———treatment of certain gambling winnings, S7451 [9JY]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance, S7423 [9JY]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (S. 2173), S11986 [30SE], S12258 [3OC]

———treatment of higher education tuition and student loan interest, S5216-S5219, S5220 [17MY], S5413, S5414 [21MY], S5464 [22MY], S5528 [23MY]

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts, S7426, S7460, S7463 [9JY]

———treatment of income for crew members of small fishing vessels, S7459 [9JY]

———treatment of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S10168-S10182 [10SE], S10246-S10261 [11SE]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (S. Res. 238), S3231 [29MR]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship, S7408 [8JY], S7423 [9JY]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship (S. 1637), S2655 [21MR]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents, S9505-S9507 [2AU], S12297 [3OC]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (S. 700), S3689-S3691 [18AP]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (H.R. 2778), S1608, S1609 [6MR]

———treatment of newspaper distributors and deliverers, S7426 [9JY]

———treatment of postsecondary and employer-provided education expenses (S. 1670), S3314 [15AP]

———treatment of State prepaid college tuition programs, S7451 [9JY]

———use of foreign trusts, S3740 [19AP]

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 3458), insert language of S. 1791 in lieu, S11461 [26SE]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (S. 1791), S5495 [22MY], S11460-S11462 [26SE]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (S. 2132), S11426 [26SE]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses, S7439 [9JY], S7625 [10JY]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (S. 1756), S5005-S5010 [14MY], S9533 [2AU]

Reports

Base Realignment and Closure Commission Privatization—the CSRS Issue, S3631 [18AP]

Case Against a Higher Minimum Wage: Committee on Economics (Joint), H5475 [22MY]

Compensation of Top 5 Executives at Top Defense Contractors: GAO, S6498 [19JN]

Raising the Minimum Wage—The Illusion of Compassion: Committee on Economics (Joint), E918 [24MY]

State Regulation of Health Plans: Jonathan Ratner, GAO, S3520 [18AP]

Unleasing America's Potential: National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform, E37-E46 [22JA]

Reports filed

Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3286) (S. Rept. 104-279), S6223 [13JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4301 [30AP]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 104-542), H4429 [6MY]

Bankruptcy Treatment of Single Asset Real Estate: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1559), S6223 [13JN]

Civil Service Law Amendments: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3841) (H. Rept. 104-831), H11046 [24SE]

Clarify Exemption of Houseparents From Minimum Wage and Maximum Hour Requirements: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2531) (H. Rept. 104-592), H5569 [23MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 503) (H. Rept. 104-739), H9705 [1AU]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 104-720), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 495) (H. Rept. 104-729), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 1227, Employee Commuting Flexibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 440) (H. Rept. 104-590), H5379 [21MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2391, Working Families Flexibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 488) (H. Rept. 104-704), H8374 [24JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 428) (H. Rept. 104-566), H4502 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 440) (H. Rept. 104-590), H5379 [21MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3562, Approval of Waivers Submitted by Wisconsin To Conduct Wisconsin Works Welfare Reform Project: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 104-604), H5934 [5JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3734, Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 482) (H. Rept. 104-686), H7779 [17JY]

Effective Dates for Discontinuance of Veterans Compensation and Pension Benefits: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 109) (S. Rept. 104-389), S11972 [30SE]

Employee Commuting Flexibility Act: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1227) (H. Rept. 104-585), H5299 [20MY]

Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and Survivors: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3458) (H. Rept. 104-647), H7105 [27JN]

Prohibit Retroactive Taxation: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 94) (S. Rept. 104-354), S9742 [3SE]

Protect Proprietary Economic Information: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3723) (H. Rept. 104-788), H10429 [16SE]

Provide Compensatory Time for All Employees: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 2391) (H. Rept. 104-670), H7473 [11JY]

Public Welfare Programs Reform Pursuant to Budget Reconciliation: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 104-725), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 1956), S7887 [16JY]

Safeguard Taxpayer Rights: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2337) (H. Rept. 104-506), H3170 [28MR]

Small Business Job Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3448) (H. Rept. 104-737), H9704 [1AU]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3448) (H. Rept. 104-586), H5299 [20MY]

Small Business Job Protection Act and Employee Commuting Flexibility Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3448) (S. Rept. 104-281), S6408 [18JN]

Tax Treatment of Military Income Derived From Services Performed During a Contingency Operation: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2778) (H. Rept. 104-465), H1635 [29FE]

Thrift Savings Investment Funds Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1080) (S. Rept. 104-274), S5191 [16MY]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1791) (S. Rept. 104-367), S10075 [9SE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Creating Job Opportunities in Indiana, E1364 [24JY]

———Economic Agenda, E744 [9MY]

———Pension Plans—Saving for a Secure Retirement, E463 [27MR]

———Raising the Minimum Wage, E579 [19AP]

———Wages, E409 [21MR]

———Welfare Reform Bill, E1570 [11SE]

———Welfare Reform—Necessary and Possible, E1236 [10JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians: Agua Caliente Band Tribal Council, H11265-H11267 [26SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5511 [23MY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4011), H11286, H11287 [26SE]

Minimum wage: level, H7267 [11JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7796 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 492), H9395 [31JY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8081, S8109 [18JY]

Statements

Davis-Bacon Act Reform: Contractors' Coalition for Davis-Bacon, H5999 [6JN]

Economic Development Issues for African Americans: David R. Jones, E1883 [1OC]

Minimum Wage Level: Senator Dodd, S7434 [9JY]

Myth of Smoot-Hawley: John Heinz, S10173 [10SE]

Public Welfare Programs: Democratic National Committee, S10868, S10869 [18SE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform: President Clinton, S9359-S9362 [1AU]

———Representative Poshard, H9421 [31JY]

Studies

Smoot-Hawley, Depression, and World Revolution: Donald W. Bedell, Bedell Associates, S10173-S10176 [10SE]

Summaries

Child Care Infrastructure Act (S. 2088), S10839 [18SE]

Comprehensive Women's Pension Protection Act (S. 2132), S11431 [26SE]

Public Welfare Programs Reform, H8321 [24JY]

Public Welfare Programs Reform (S. 1841), S5862 [5JN]

Public Welfare Programs Reform (S. 1867), S6147-S6149 [12JN]

Revenue Restructuring Act (H.R. 4050), E1573 [11SE]

Tax Treatment of Adoption Expenses (S. 1715), S4326 [29AP]

Tax Treatment of Employee Benefits for Staffing Firms, E1845 [30SE]

Tax Treatment of Families and Children (H.R. 3943), E1503 [2AU]

Travel Reform and Savings Act (H.R. 3637), H6405 [13JN]

Use of Rewards and Penalties for the Welfare Work Requirements, S8362 [19JY]

Women's Pension Equity Act (S. 1756), S5009 [14MY]

Tables

April 1996 payroll for Burger King restaurant franchises in Eureka and McKinleyville, CA, H5483 [22MY]

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3308 [15AP]

Comparison of welfare reform proposals, S8127-S8129 [18JY]

Entry level wages in 1979 and 1991, H2947 [27MR]

Federal budget effects of public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation (H.R. 3734), S9412 [1AU]

Federal spending on major welfare programs, S9357 [1AU]

Jobs lost relative to minimum wage raise, H5499 [22MY]

Major differences in welfare proposals, S8129 [18JY]

Merchandise trade deficit, S10176 [10SE]

Overview of current law and welfare reform immigrant restrictions: National Immigration Law Center, H9410 [31JY]

Payroll tax data for employees and employers, S4709 [6MY]

Provisions in reconciliation bill that violate Budget Act rule on deficit reduction goals, S8423 [22JY]

Top 10 contractors with at least one-third Dept. of Defense business in 1993, S6498 [19JN]

Top 25 corporations in sales and profits, S6497 [19JN]

Total employees of top 10 defense contractors, S6498 [19JN]

Total sales of top 10 defense contractors, S6498 [19JN]

Testimonies

Minimum Wage: Don Baisch, H5483 [22MY]

———Melody Rane, H5482 [22MY]

Minimum Wage Level: Representative Gephardt, H3634 [18AP]

Unlimited Savings Allowance Tax Plan: Salvatore V. Barone, Association for Manufacturing Technology, S11635-S11637 [28SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 428, consideration of H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act, H4766 [9MY]

H. Res. 440, consideration of H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, and H.R. 1227, Employee Commuting Flexibility Act, H5432 [22MY]

H. Res. 446, consideration of H.R. 3562, approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works welfare reform project, H5941 [6JN]

H. Res. 482, consideration of H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H7784 [18JY]

H. Res. 488, consideration of H.R. 2391, Working Families Flexibility Act, H8562 [26JY]

H. Res. 492, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9388 [31JY]

H. Res. 495, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, H9392 [31JY]

H. Res. 503, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, H9839 [2AU]

H.R. 1227, Employee Commuting Flexibility Act, H5478 [22MY]

H.R. 2337, safeguard taxpayer rights, H3399-H3407 [16AP]

H.R. 2391, Working Families Flexibility Act, H8787 [30JY]

H.R. 2778, treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation relative to taxation, H1670 [5MR]

H.R. 3407, Thrift Charter Merger Commission, E1250-E1252 [11JY]

H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, S7366-S7402 [8JY], H5445-H5467 [22MY]

H.R. 3458, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S11461 [26SE], H7545 [16JY]

H.R. 3562, approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works welfare reform project, H5954 [6JN], E992 [4JN]

H.R. 3688, prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans, E1345 [23JY]

H.R. 3723, Economic Espionage Act, S12201-S12207 [2OC], H10460 [17SE]

H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8673-S8736 [24JY]

H.R. 3804, distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, H11264 [26SE]

H.R. 3841, Omnibus Civil Service Reform Act, H11340-H11346 [26SE], H11549-H11559 [27SE]

H.R. 3870, voluntary separation incentives to AID employees to reduce employment levels, H8626 [29JY]

H.R. 3900, greater planting flexibility for farmers, H8583 [26JY]

H.R. 4011, Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act, H11283 [26SE]

H.R. 4050, Revenue Restructuring Act, E1574-E1580 [11SE]

H.R. 4266, White Collar Reform Act, E1790 [28SE]

S. 1080, Thrift Savings Investment Funds Act, S10724-S10727 [17SE]

S. 1552, prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced spouses of railroad workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum payments, S739 [1FE]

S. 1559, treatment of single asset real estate in bankruptcy cases, S9755 [3SE]

S. 1642, restriction on SSI benefits to substance abusers, S2860 [26MR]

S. 1686, early deferred annuities for certain Dept. of Defense employees who are separated from service due to defense base closures, S3630 [18AP]

S. 1756, Women's Pension Equity Act, S5007 [14MY]

S. 1789, Prevention of Prisoner Double-Dipping Act, S5493 [22MY]

S. 1791, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S5496 [22MY]

S. 2047, modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans, S9608 [2AU]

S. 2060, prohibit waiver of time limits relative to public welfare programs in District of Columbia, S10076 [9SE]

S. 2074, Estate and Gift Taxes Repeal Act, S10555 [13SE]

S. 2088, Child Care Infrastructure Act, S10838 [18SE]

S. 2132, Comprehensive Women's Pension Protection Act, S11427-S11431 [26SE]

S. 2151, use of voluntary separation incentives by Dept. of Veterans Affairs offices reducing employment levels, S11553 [27SE]

S. 2183, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act technical corrections, S12092 [1OC], H12292 [4OC]

S. 2190, Uniform Child Support Enforcement Act, S12304-S12306 [3OC]

S. Con. Res. 66, public welfare programs reform relative to domestic violence, S7191 [27JN]

S. Res. 238, tax treatment of individual retirement accounts, S3231 [29MR]

INDEPENDENCE DAY

Poems

``Hats Off!'', S7267 [28JN]

Remarks in House

Observance, E1201 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Observance, S7267 [28JN]

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES related term(s) Executive Departments

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8438, S8440, S8446, S8448, S8458, S8463, S8464, S8465, S8483, S8484, S8486, S8487, S8488 [22JY], S8540, S8541, S8542, S8543, S8544, S8545, S8546, S8548, S8551, S8552, S8577, S8578, S8579, S8580 [23JY], S8586, S8594, S8611, S8613, S8614, S8615, S8616, S8645, S8646 [24JY], H6118 [10JN], H6176, H6177, H6181, H6184 [11JN], H6192, H6198, H6199, H6201, H6211, H6212 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10530, S10531, S10532, S10557, S10558, S10559, S10560, S10564 [13SE], S10582, S10584, S10596, S10610, S10614 [16SE], S10691 [17SE], H6509, H6510, H6511 [18JN], H6550, H6557, H6562, H6567, H6587, H6588, H6589, H6591, H6592, H6599, H6602, H6611, H6621, H6625 [19JN], H6637, H6641, H6647, H6649, H6654, H6664, H6667, H6668, H6671, H6674 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10159, S10161, S10165, S10166, S10167, S10168, S10182, S10183, S10184, S10201, S10202, S10203, S10204 [10SE], S10267, S10270, S10280, S10281, S10286, S10288, S10294, S10295, S10312, S10329, S10330, S10332, S10333, S10334, S10335, S10336, S10340, S10341, S10342 [11SE], S10355, S10356, S10357, S10360, S10361, S10373, S10377, S10380, S10381, S10383, S10386, S10388, S10390, S10393, S10396, S10430, S10431, S10432, S10476, S10477, S10478, S10489, S10490, S10491, S10494, S10495, S10496, S10497, S10501, S10502, S10506 [12SE], H7264 [10JY], H7475 [11JY], H7533 [12JY], H7623, H7624, H7629, H7633, H7658 [16JY], H7676, H7677, H7678, H7679, H7684, H7690, H7691, H7692, H7693, H7695, H7696, H7697, H7698, H7700, H7701, H7702, H7705 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9129, S9130, S9131, S9132, S9134, S9141, S9142, S9145, S9146, S9147, S9149, S9162, S9163, S9164 [30JY], S9268, S9275, S9276, S9279, S9280, S9305, S9306 [31JY], H6766 [25JN], H7074, H7079, H7085, H7086, H7089, H7091 [27JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H7108 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7155, H7157, H7158 [9JY], H7234, H7235, H7236, H7237, H7239, H7261, H7263 [10JY], H7280, H7287, H7288, H7290, H7295, H7302, H7304, H7306, H7318, H7321, H7324, H7331, H7332, H7333, H7334, H7335, H7337, H7338, H7339, H7344, H7348, H7349, H7355, H7357, H7359, H7360, H7475 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7211 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9707, S9708, S9709, S9710, S9711, S9732, S9746, S9747, S9748, S9755 [3SE], S9795, S9797, S9799, S9820, S9823, S9824, S9825, S9856, S9857 [4SE], S9876, S9877, S9899, S9901, S9915, S9920, S9926, S9927, S9932, S9938, S9939, S9940, S9968, S9969, S9970, S9973, S9975, S9976, S9977 [5SE], H6511 [18JN], H6532, H6533, H6534, H6535 [19JN], H6691, H6692 [20JN], H6712, H6713 [24JN], H6765, H6812, H6814, H6815, H6819, H6826, H6831, H6832, H6838, H6839, H6844 [25JN], H6856, H6857, H6858, H6863, H6868, H6870, H6873, H6875, H6876, H6878, H6881, H6884, H6887, H6888, H6893, H6897, H6900, H6901, H6902, H6905, H6917, H6920, H6928, H6932, H6933, H6934, H6937, H6938, H6940 [26JN]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), S8923, S8939 [25JY]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (S. 1130), S9666 [2AU]

Government regulations: reform (H.R. 994), H1636 [29FE], H1716, H1717, H1718 [5MR]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (S. 1831), S10866, S10897 [18SE]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S2160, S2161, S2199, S2202 [15MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY], H8671 [30JY]

———H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9957 [5SE], H10189 [11SE]

———H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY], H10048 [5SE]

Articles and editorials

Delivery for the Postal Service, E1024 [6JN]

Global Economy Hits Home—Local Industry Cashes in on Gains in American Exports, H10166 [10SE]

It's a Small Business World, H10164-H10166 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3603), H6040 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (see H. Res. 451), H6117 [10JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 496), H9565 [31JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (see H.R. 4278), H12173 [28SE]

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System: establish (see S. 2119), S11294 [25SE]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see S. 1690; H.R. 3236), S3792 [22AP], H3386 [15AP]

Contracts: limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the compensation of any individual (see H.R. 3513), H5501 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3662), H6508 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), consideration (see H. Res. 455), H6508 [18JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3756), H7114 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), consideration (see H. Res. 475), H7473 [11JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3675), H6531 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H6764 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 522), H10523 [17SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3755), H7114 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H7154 [9JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3666), H6508 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (see H. Res. 456), H6531 [19JN]

Executive departments: enable agencies to design personnel systems relative to their mission (see H.R. 3483), H5287 [16MY]

Federal employees: establish demonstration project to assess feasibility of temporary placement of displaced workers in other Federal or private employment (see H.R. 3649), H6413 [13JN]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see S. 1797), S5566 [23MY]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (see H.R. 3759, 4109), H7154 [9JY], H10602 [18SE]

Forest Service: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 3417), H4646 [8MY]

FRS: reform (see S. 1993), S8989 [26JY]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (see S. 1734; H.R. 3166), S4851 [8MY], H2949 [27MR]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 535), H11229 [25SE]

———assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 3190), H3170 [28MR]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (see H.R. 4061, 4319), H10235 [11SE], H12174 [28SE]

———improve debt-collection and credit evaluation practices (see H.R. 3809), H7533 [12JY]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see S. 1724), S4618 [2MY]

———prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (see S. 1692), S3792 [22AP]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H.R. 3435), H4901 [10MY]

———requirements for leasing of space by Federal agencies (see H.R. 2904), H922 [26JA]

Government regulations: reform (H.R. 994), consideration (see H. Res. 368), H1635 [29FE]

———require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H3819 [24AP]

———term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H4800 [9MY]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see S. 1617; H.R. 3078), S2101 [14MR], H2224 [13MR]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1839), S5856 [5JN]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1831; H.R. 3159), S5763 [4JN], H2866 [26MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 221), H11395 [26SE]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (see H.R. 3235), H3386 [15AP]

OPM: delay privatization of the Office of Federal Investigation (see H.R. 3189), H3170 [28MR]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1138 [31JA]

Permanent Performance Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 3982), H9922 [2AU]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 1954), S7887 [16JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see S. 2045; H.R. 3798), S9555 [2AU], H7474 [11JY]

———strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 4313), H12174 [28SE]

U.S. Trade Administration: establish (see H.R. 4328), H12175 [28SE]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 3603), H9368-H9378 [30JY]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3675), H10387-H10426 [16SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3666), H10733-H10757 [20SE]

Descriptions

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, S12346 [3OC]

Letters

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System establishment: several former Council on Economic Advisers chairmen, S11299 [25SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations: Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H6591 [19JN]

FCC relocation: David J. Barram, GSA, E1931 [21OC]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations: President Clinton, S11696 [28SE]

Procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain Federal agencies: John J. Hamre, Dept. of Defense, S10283 [11SE]

Small business regulatory process: Charlotte W. Herbert, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., S2153 [15MR]

———Donald A. Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S1637 [7MR], S2151 [15MR]

———Gary F. Petty, Small Business Legislative Council, S2152 [15MR]

———Jerry J. Jasinowski, National Association of Manufacturers, S2153 [15MR]

———John J. Motley III, National Retail Federation, S2152 [15MR]

———Randall L. Smith, National Association of Home Builders, S2153 [15MR]

———Tom Halicki, National Association of Towns and Townships, S1640 [7MR], S2153 [15MR]

Small business regulatory process reform: Sandy Cutler, Oregon Small Business Development Center Network, S9606 [2AU]

Small business regulatory reform: Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, H3017 [28MR]

———Philip Lader, SBA, H3017 [28MR]

———President Clinton, H3017 [28MR]

———Vice President Gore, H3017 [28MR]

Lists

Items designated as emergency in omnibus consolidated appropriations legislation, S11876 [30SE]

Private property rights congressional vote index: League of Private Property Voters, E1945-E1951 [21OC]

Small Business Legislative Council, S2152 [15MR]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton, S23 [3JA], S46 [4JA]

Veto of H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton, S23 [3JA], S47 [4JA]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H98 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6662, H6680 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10260, S10261 [11SE], H7688, H7713 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9141 [30JY], H10048 [5SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7361, H7373 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9819 [4SE], H6948 [26JN], H10182 [11SE]

Proposals

Establish FERC as an independent agency: Dept. of Energy, S861 [1FE]

Remarks in House

ACDA: anniversary, H12297 [4OC]

Agriculture: research programs funding, H6166, H6167 [11JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations, H5766 [4JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6164 [11JN], H6191-H6247 [12JN], E1062, E1065, E1075 [12JN], E1086, E1088 [13JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, H9715, H9723, H9724 [1AU]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), consideration (H. Res. 451), H6159-H6164-H6182 [11JN]

Amtrak: funding, H6971 [26JN]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12051-H12110 [28SE], H12254 [2OC], E1884 [1OC], E1903, E1904 [2OC]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H122, H123, H124, H127 [4JA], H315 [5JA]

Budget: establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, H1695 [5MR], H1952-H1956 [7MR]

Buy American Act: compliance, H7085 [27JN], H7331 [11JY]

Coast Guard: funding, H6971 [26JN]

Congress: final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (H.R. 2727), H3728 [23AP], E20 [4JA]

Conservation of energy: programs funding, H6587, H6588 [19JN], H6674, H6675 [20JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: future studies and evaluations funding, H6176, H6177 [11JN]

———limitations on information gathered to answer questions for appropriations hearings, H6181 [11JN]

Dept. of the Interior: allow State employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown, H3772, H3773 [24AP]

———allow State employees to perform certain work during a Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 2677), consideration (H. Res. 323), H1403 [28FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations, H1867, H1873 [7MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H72 [3JA], H98-H120, H121, H125 [4JA], E23, E28, E29 [5JA], E108 [26JA]

———making appropriations, H12107 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6517, H6537-H6625 [19JN], H6635-H6681 [20JN], E1143, E1144 [20JN], E1154 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), consideration (H. Res. 455), H6518-H6528 [19JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, E1884 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7615-H7640 [16JY], H7665-H7714 [17JY], E1310 [17JY], E1316 [18JY], E1351 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), consideration (H. Res. 475), H7610-H7614 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), unanimous-consent agreement, H7637 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6964-H6973 [26JN], H7067-H7099 [27JN], E1205 [27JN], E1215, E1216 [8JY], E1229 [9JY], E1257 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, H10557-H10567 [18SE], E1644 [18SE], E1650, E1666 [19SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration (H. Res. 460), H6963, H6964 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 522), H10553-H10557 [18SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), motion to instruct conferees, H10048 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), unanimous-consent agreement, H10336 [12SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H1870 [7MR], H12099, H12106 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7164, H7215-H7243, H7244 [10JY], H7266, H7267, H7268, H7269, H7280-H7374 [11JY], E1256, E1260 [11JY], E1276, E1279, E1281, E1282, E1283, E1285 [12JY], E1291, E1292 [16JY], E1424 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7206-H7215 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), unanimous-consent agreement, H7327 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations, H892 [25JA], H1873 [7MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6431 [18JN], H6799-H6845, H6847 [25JN], H6852, H6854, H6856-H6913, H6917-H6950 [26JN], H7509 [12JY], H10182 [11SE], E1212 [27JN], E1217 [8JY], E1617 [17SE], E1641 [18SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10835, H10951-H10970 [24SE], E1711, E1720, E1724 [26SE], E1898 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (H. Res. 456), H6767-H6781 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), motion to instruct conferees, H10183-H10189 [11SE]

District of Columbia: transportation needs assessment study, H7067 [27JN]

EEOC: funding, H8284-H8286 [24JY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 2276), H2053-H2068 [12MR], E346 [13MR]

———funding, H6971 [26JN], H7074-H7076 [27JN]

FCC: relocation, E1859 [30SE], E1931 [21OC]

Federal employees: establish demonstration project to assess feasibility of temporary placement of displaced workers in other Federal or private employment (H.R. 3649), H6404 [13JN]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7679-H7684 [17JY]

FEMA: tribute, E1211 [27JN]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 3759), H10157-H10167 [10SE], H10179, H10180, H10181, H10182 [11SE], E1586 [11SE]

———extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 4109), E1639 [18SE]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), H7540-H7545 [16JY]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 535), H11137-H11139 [25SE]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (H.R. 28), H8356 [24JY]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, H881 [25JA]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (H.R. 3435), H8613, H8614 [29JY]

Government regulations: effect on citizens, H3723-H3728 [23AP]

———reform, H1669 [5MR]

———reform (H.R. 994), H1490 [28FE], H1644 [4MR], H1665, H1668 [5MR]

———reform (H.R. 994), consideration (H. Res. 368), H3497 [17AP]

———require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (H.R. 3307), H3737 [24AP], E635 [25AP]

———term limits on regulatory agency members (H.R. 3423), E735 [8MY]

INS: deployment of Border Patrol agents and improvement of physical barriers at the border near San Diego, CA, H6678 [20JN]

IRS: reform, H11398 [27SE]

League of Private Property Voters: publishing of private property rights congressional vote index, E1945 [21OC]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal, E1884 [1OC]

———prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (H.R. 3078), E341 [13MR]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: domestic auto content labeling funding, H6971 [26JN], E1215 [8JY]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), H8049-H8052 [22JY], H11330-H11334 [26SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 221), H11334 [26SE]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (H.R. 3235), H5789, H5790 [4JN]

Peace Corps: anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), H2849-H2851 [26MR], E464 [27MR]

Permanent Performance Review Commission: establish (H.R. 3982), E1493 [2AU]

Postal Service: reform, E1023 [6JN]

Railroads: safety, H7067, H7068 [27JN]

San Diego, CA: Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program loan guarantees-H7082 [27JN]

Small business: reform regulatory process, H2984, H2998-H3027 [28MR]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 994), E450 [26MR]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 3798), E1364 [24JY]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), E591 [19AP]

Yolo County, CA: bus acquisition funding, H6972 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Administrative Office of the Courts: study of courtroom utilization, S10167 [10SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8435, S8454-S8465, S8485, S8487, S8491 [22JY], S8532-S8552 [23JY], S8583-S8600, S8602-S8617 [24JY], S8927 [25JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, S9334-S9337, S9425 [1AU], S9634 [2AU], S11697, S11763 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9275 [31JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), unanimous-consent agreement, S8537 [23JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11613-S11616, S11620-S11622, S11624, S11660, S11696 [28SE], S11816-S11819, S11828-S11836, S11838-S11848, S11850, S11857, S11858, S11860-S11864, S11866-S11870, S11872, S11908-S11936, S11938, S12008 [30SE], S12090, S12091, S12117-S12119, S12121, S12136-S12143 [1OC], S12163, S12164 [2OC], S12325, S12327, S12330, S12342, S12349 [3OC], S12424, S12463 [21OC]

Budget: establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, S1961 [13MR], S2081 [14MR]

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System: establish (S. 2119), S11296 [25SE]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (S. 1690), S3792-S3794 [22AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), S3752 [22AP]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, S38, S44 [4JA], S434, S435 [26JA]

———making appropriations, S11830-S11834 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10526-S10533, S10535, S10551 [13SE], S10580 [16SE], S10650, S10653-S10657, S10691 [17SE], S10953-S10955, S10969-S10971 [19SE], S11068, S11102 [20SE], S11495 [27SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), unanimous-consent agreement, S10539 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S11763 [28SE], S11884, S12025 [30SE], S12118 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10139-S10185, S10190 [10SE], S10245, S10280-S10321 [11SE], S10349-S10374, S10377-S10401 [12SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), unanimous-consent agreement, S10400 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations, S11893 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9118-S9150 [30JY], S9265-S9288 [31JY], S9448 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, S10777-S10794 [18SE], S11044 [19SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S11911 [30SE], S12118 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2127), S48 [4JA]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), veto, S44 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9460 [2AU], S9691-S9735 [3SE], S9778 [4SE], S9875-S9934, S9938-S9957, S9963-S9965 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, S11159-S11162 [24SE], S11218-S11225 [25SE], S11415-S11417 [26SE], S11506 [27SE], S11763 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), unanimous-consent agreement, S9416-S9418 [1AU], S9953 [5SE]

Economic Development Agency: funding, S5489 [22MY]

Executive departments: allow agencies to contribute funding to newly created Federal executive boards, S10166 [10SE]

FDA: reform, S8605, S8607 [24JY]

Federal employees: allow agencies to advance Federal Employee Health Benefit premiums for employees on leave without pay, S10168 [10SE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (S. 1797), S5567, S5568 [23MY], S12283 [3OC]

FERC: establish as an independent agency, S860 [1FE]

FRS: operations and procedures, S6281-S6294 [14JN]

———reform (S. 1993), S8989, S8990 [26JY]

———regulatory reform, S11913 [30SE]

Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), S8938-S8941 [25JY], S11605-S11609 [27SE]

———applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (S. 1734), S4857-S4859 [8MY]

———establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (S. 1130), S9445 [1AU], S9666-S9668 [2AU]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies, S10281-S10286 [11SE]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (S. 1724), S4624 [2MY]

———prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (S. 1692), S3794 [22AP]

Government regulation: establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, S2161 [15MR]

GSA: provide authority to negotiate payment for housing FCC, S10167 [10SE]

IRS: funding, S10155-S10158 [10SE]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (S. 1617), S2103 [14MR]

Mississippi: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service funding, S8438 [22JY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (S. 1839), S5859-S5861 [5JN]

———voluntary retirement program funding, S9707 [3SE]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 221), S11771 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3159), insert language of S. 1831 in lieu, S10898 [18SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1831), S5768 [4JN], S10895-S10898 [18SE]

Office of Government Ethics: extend authorization (H.R. 3235), S8738-S8740 [24JY]

Peace Corps: anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), S11289 [25SE]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (S. 1954), S7888, S7914 [16JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S1632, S1633, S1636-S1642, S1647 [7MR], S2148-S2168 [15MR], S2309-S2322 [19MR], S2831 [25MR], S3242, S3245 [29MR]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), unanimous-consent agreement, S1889 [12MR], S2095 [14MR]

———reform regulatory process (S. 2045), S9605 [2AU]

Reports

Food Assistance to Developing Countries: Paul Armstrong, AID, H6244 [12JN]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-726), H8981 [30JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3603) (H. Rept. 104-613), H6040 [7JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3603) (S. Rept. 104-317), S7762 [11JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 104-730), H9565 [31JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 104-803), H10523 [17SE]

Consideration of H.R. 994, Reform Government Regulations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 368) (H. Rept. 104-464), H1635 [29FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3603, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 451) (H. Rept. 104-616), H6117 [10JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3662, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 104-627), H6508 [18JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 456) (H. Rept. 104-630), H6531 [19JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 460) (H. Rept. 104-633), H6764 [25JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3755, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 104-662), H7154 [9JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 475) (H. Rept. 104-671), H7473 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3662) (H. Rept. 104-625), H6508 [18JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3662) (S. Rept. 104-319), S7886 [16JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3756) (H. Rept. 104-660), H7114 [8JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3756) (S. Rept. 104-330), S8553 [23JY]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3675) (H. Rept. 104-785), H10429 [16SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3675) (H. Rept. 104-631), H6531 [19JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3675) (S. Rept. 104-325), S8373 [19JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3755) (H. Rept. 104-659), H7114 [8JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3666) (H. Rept. 104-812), H10762 [20SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3666) (H. Rept. 104-628), H6508 [18JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3666) (S. Rept. 104-318), S7762 [11JY]

Establish the FAA as an Independent Agency: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2276) (H. Rept. 104-475), H1984 [7MR]

Export Assistance Agencies Authority Extension: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3759) (H. Rept. 104-722), H8981 [30JY]

False Statements Penalty Restoration Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1734), S8468 [22JY]

Government Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3166) (H. Rept. 104-680), H7657 [16JY]

Lobbying Disclosure Act Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3435) (H. Rept. 104-699), H8374 [24JY]

NASA Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1839) (S. Rept. 104-327), S8468 [22JY]

NTSB Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1831) (S. Rept. 104-324), S8373 [19JY]

———Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 3159) (H. Rept. 104-682), H7779 [17JY]

Office of Government Ethics Authorization Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3235) (H. Rept. 104-595), H5646 [29MY]

Office of Government Ethics Extension: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 699) (S. Rept. 104-244), S3017 [27MR]

Omnibus Property Rights Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 605) (S. Rept. 104-239), S1682 [11MR]

Peace Corps Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.J. Res. 158), S11291 [25SE]

Reasonable Notice to Businesses of Changes Made to Regulations Imposed by Federal Agencies: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3307) (H. Rept. 104-859), H12172 [28SE]

Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 942), S1597 [6MR]

Uniform Government Accounting Systems, Standards, and Reporting Systems: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1130) (S. Rept. 104-339), S9158 [30JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6562, H6568 [19JN], H6649 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7675, H7679, H7687, H7695, H7698, H7708 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7072 [27JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6843 [25JN], H6878 [26JN]

Statements

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Representative Porter, H1842 [7MR]

Summaries

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (S. 942), S3242-S3245 [29MR]

Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act (S. 942), S2157-S2159 [15MR]

Table of Contents

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4278), H12266 [3OC]

Tables

Additional appropriations (H.R. 4278), H12078-H12080 [28SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 3603), S9336 [1AU], H6236-H6243 [12JN], H9716-H9722 [1AU]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S11218 [25SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S10784 [18SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9950 [5SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S10400 [12SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H1820-H1823 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 1977), H100-H103 [4JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6539-H6542 [19JN], H12070-H12074 [28SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, and general Government appropriations (H.R. 3756), H12075-H12077 [28SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6966-H6969 [26JN], H10559-H10562 [18SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H1824-H1828, H1844-H1865 [7MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7375-H7440 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies contingency funding levels, H1866 [7MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 3666), H12082-H12087 [28SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H1829-H1833 [7MR]

Organizations comprising national statistical infrastructure, S11296 [25SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 221, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 3159, NTSB appropriations, H11334 [26SE]

H. Res. 260, consideration of H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H6963 [26JN]

H. Res. 451, consideration of H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H6159 [11JN]

H. Res. 455, consideration of H.R. 3662, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6518 [19JN]

H. Res. 456, consideration of H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H6767 [25JN]

H. Res. 472, consideration of H.R. 3755, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7206 [10JY]

H. Res. 475, consideration of H.R. 3756, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H7610 [16JY]

H. Res. 522, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H10553 [18SE]

H. Res. 535, concur with Senate amendments to H.R. 3166, False Statements Accountability Act, H11137 [25SE]

H.J. Res. 158, Peace Corps anniversary, H2849 [26MR]

H.R. 2276, establish FAA as an independent agency, H2053-H2062 [12MR]

H.R. 3159, NTSB appropriations, S11029 [19SE], H8049 [22JY], H11330 [26SE]

H.R. 3166, Government Accountability Act, S11605 [27SE], H7540 [16JY]

H.R. 3235, Office of Government Ethics authorization extension, H5789 [4JN]

H.R. 3435, technical corrections to S. 1060, Lobbying Disclosure Act, H8613 [29JY]

H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8426-S8435 [22JY]

H.R. 3662, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S10512-S10526 [13SE]

H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9691-S9703 [3SE]

H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9118-S9126 [30JY]

H.R. 3756, Dept. of Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and other independent agencies appropriations, S10139-S10155 [10SE]

H.R. 3759, export assistance agencies' authority extension, H10157 [10SE]

S. 942, Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act, S2316-S2321 [19MR]

S. 942, Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act, S2148-S2151 [15MR]

S. 1130, Federal Financial Management Improvement Act, S9666 [2AU]

S. 1734, False Statements Penalty Restoration Act, S4857 [8MY]

S. 2119, Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System establishment, S11298 [25SE]

INDEPENDENT BUDGET (organization)

Letters

Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act, H8771 [30JY]

INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

Testimonies

Lebanese Human Rights Violations, S3236 [29MR]

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR COALITION

Letters

Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act, S1972 [13MR]

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TAX SIMPLIFICATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1610), S1969 [13MR]

Letters

Provisions: D. Christopher Davis, World Floor Covering Association, S1973 [13MR]

———Donald A. Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S1972 [13MR]

———G. Stephen Slagle, Promotional Products Association International, S1973 [13MR]

———Gary F. Petty, Small Business Legislative Council, S1973 [13MR]

———Independent Contractor Coalition, S1972 [13MR]

———Patricia Bowling, National Home Furnishings Association, S1973 [13MR]

Lists

Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act supporters, S1972 [13MR]

Small Business Legislative Council, S1973 [13MR]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 1972), H2577 [21MR]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1610), S1970-S1974 [13MR]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 1610), S1971 [13MR]

Texts of

S. 1610, provisions, S1971 [13MR]

INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Letters

Crude Oil Transportation Fairness Act, S3732 [19AP]

INDERFURTH, KARL F.

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Alternate U.S. Representative to the U.N. General Assembly: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11292 [25SE]

INDIA, REPUBLIC OF

Addresses

Sikh National Identity and the Struggle for an Independent Khalistan: Gurmit S. Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E966-E968 [30MY]

Articles and editorials

Biggest Election, S4793 [7MY]

Campaign Fund-Raiser Admits Guilt, E796 [14MY], E924 [24MY]

CBI To Probe Cremation of 1,000 Bodies in Punjab, E1536 [5SE]

Clinton Urges Action on Nuclear Treaty, H812 [24JA]

Copies of Kashmir Times Seized, E871 [22MY]

Cops Cremated 1,000 as Unidentified, E1394 [29JY]

Dangerous Slant, E1772 [28SE]

Democrat Guilty of Laundering Contributions, H5549 [23MY], E925 [24MY]

Ex-Envoy Denies U.S. Campaign Tie, H5550 [23MY]

Importance of Strong United States-India Relations, E757 [10MY]

India Denies Atom-Test Plan but Then Turns Ambiguous, S488 [26JA]

Indian Ex-Premier Quits Congress Party, E1751 [27SE]

Indian Premier Shrugs Off Scandal, E461 [27MR]

India's Burning Brides, E27 [5JA]

India's Stand Could Stop Test-Ban Treaty, H1050 [31JA]

Khalra Case Threatened, E411 [21MR]

Nuclear Danger in South Asia, S489 [26JA]

Nuclear Test Warning, H911 [25JA]

Pakistan Accuses the U.S. of Meddling Over Killings, S489 [26JA]

U.S. Concern on Embassy Political Role, H5550 [23MY]

U.S. Suspects India Prepares To Conduct Nuclear Test, S488 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions

Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River basin (see H. Con. Res. 213), H10386 [12SE]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10174 [10SE]

Letters

Vaisakhi Day message relative to the birthday of the Sikh Nation: Gurmit S. Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E612 [24AP]

Press releases

Anniversary of Kidnapping of Jaswant Singh Khalra: Council of Khalistan, E1533 [5SE]

India Smuggles Banned CFCs to U.S.: Council of Khalistan, E704 [2MY]

Indian Embassy Caught Red-Handed—Fund Raiser Admits Illegally Laundering Political Contributions: Council of Khalistan, H5551 [23MY]

Speakers Expose Indian State Repression, Support Self-Determination for Khalistan: Khalistan Society, E968 [30MY]

Video Documentary Exposes Murder, Torture and Rape of Sikhs by Indian Police: Council of Khalistan, E411 [21MR]

Worse Than a Genocide, Says Indian Supreme Court: Council of Khalistan, E1394 [29JY]

Remarks in House

Civil liberties: violations in Kashmir, H4906 [14MY], E129 [1FE], E587 [19AP], E796 [14MY]

———violations of Sikhs, E129 [1FE], E388 [20MR], E410, E411 [21MR], E443 [25MR], E554 [17AP], E955, E965 [30MY], E1300 [17JY], E1393, E1394 [29JY], E1470 [2AU], E1533, E1536 [5SE], E1542 [9SE], E1545, E1552 [10SE], E1772, E1778, E1803 [28SE], E1879 [1OC]

———violations of women, E26 [5JA]

Foreign aid: allocation, E460 [27MR]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5906-H5918 [5JN]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (H.R. 1425), H5549 [23MY], E386 [20MR], E402, E411 [21MR], E589, E591 [19AP], E611 [24AP], E704 [2MY], E923 [24MY], E949 [30MY], E1025, E1027 [6JN], E1029 [7JN], E1042 [10JN]

Gadhia, Lalit H.: handling of political contributions from the Indian Embassy, H5549 [23MY], E923 [24MY]

Golden Temple Massacre: anniversary, E949, E955 [30MY]

Human rights: violations, E141 [1FE]

Independence: anniversary, E92, E96 [25JA]

Kashmir (India) Times: seizure of copies, E871 [22MY]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (H.J. Res. 191), H10452-H10454 [17SE]

Nuclear weapons: actions relative to moratorium on testing, E120 [31JA]

———proliferation, E120 [31JA], E755 [9MY]

Punjab, Khalistan: anniversary of Sikh nation, E554 [17AP], E589, E591 [19AP], E1786 [28SE]

———self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland (H. Con. Res. 32), H5549 [23MY], E402, E411 [21MR], E589, E591 [19AP], E704 [2MY], E923 [24MY], E949 [30MY]

Rao, P.V. Narasimha: indictment relative to fraudulent dealings, E1750 [27SE]

Republic Day: observance, E99 [25JA]

Sikhs: mass cremation, E1840 [30SE]

U.S. policy, E141 [1FE], E757 [10MY], E1088 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Elections, S4792 [7MY]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (H.J. Res. 191), S10891, S10892 [18SE]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, S487-S490 [26JA]

Reports

Arrest of Balbir S. Dhillon: Harshinder Singh, Amrik Singh and J.S. Dhillon, Human Rights Wing (organization), E1393 [29JY]

Food Assistance to Developing Countries: Paul Armstrong, AID, H6244 [12JN]

Human Rights Violations in India: Amnesty International, E403 [21MR]

Medical Report on Dr. Jagjit Singh Chohan: D.M. Forrest, Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, E1300 [17JY]

Reports filed

Confer Honorary U.S. Citizenship on Mother Teresa: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 191) (H. Rept. 104-796), H10523 [17SE]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 191, confer honorary U.S. citizenship to Mother Teresa, H10452 [17SE]

Transcripts

Disappearances in Punjab: Ram Narayan Kumar and Lorenz Skerjanz, E410 [21MR], E443 [25MR]

Tributes

Ray, Siddhartha Shankar, E80 [24JA], E91, E103 [25JA], E133 [1FE]

INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT

Amendments

Native Americans: regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (S. 1962), S11441, S11455 [26SE]

Analyses

Regulations Relative to Certain Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings (S. 1962), S7904 [16JY]

Articles and editorials

Indian Adoptions Aren't Blocked by Law, S11458 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions

Native Americans: exempt certain child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 3275), H3649 [18AP]

———exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 3156), H2713 [22MR]

———regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (see S. 1962; H.R. 3828), S7887 [16JY], H7658 [16JY]

Explanations

Native American Adoption and Child Custody Cases, H4812 [10MY]

Letters

Native American adoption and child custody proceedings: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, H4815 [10MY]

———Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, H4815 [10MY]

———Donna J. Goldsmith, Federal Bar Association, H4816 [10MY]

———Representative Pryce, S7904 [16JY]

———Rick and Kathy Clarke, H4368-H4370 [1MY]

———Robert J. Miller, Governor of Nevada, H4815 [10MY]

———Scott A. Johnson, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, H4370 [1MY]

Regulations relative to certain Native American adoption and child custody proceedings: David Liederman, Child Welfare League of America, Inc., S11457 [26SE]

———Fred Kammer, Catholic Charities USA (organization), S11457 [26SE]

———Samuel C. Totaro, Jr., American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, S11457 [26SE]

———Theodore F. Zuern, Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, S11458 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act, H4166 [30AP], H4367 [1MY], H4400 [2MY], H4435 [7MY], H4533 [8MY], H4783, H4784 [9MY], H4805, H4806, H4808-H4821 [10MY]

———exempt certain child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (H.R. 3275), H3827 [25AP]

———regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (H.R. 3828), E1289 [16JY]

Remarks in Senate

Native Americans: regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (S. 1962), S7900-S7905 [16JY], S11455-S11460 [26SE]

Reports filed

Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings Regulations: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1962) (S. Rept. 104-335), S9071 [29JY]

Regulations Relative to Certain Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3828) (H. Rept. 104-808), H10720 [19SE]

Statements

Native American Adoption and Child Custody Proceedings, H4815 [10MY]

———OMB, H4816 [10MY]

———Representatives George Miller and Don Young, H4817 [10MY]

———Representatives George Miller and Richardson, and Delegate Faleomavaega, H4810-H4812 [10MY]

Texts of

S. 1962, regulations relative to certain Native American adoption and child custody proceedings, S7902-S7904 [16JY], S11458-S11460 [26SE]

INDIAN EXPRESS (publication)

Articles and editorials

Cops Cremated 1,000 as Unidentified, E1394 [29JY]

INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT

Documents

Treatment of Gaming on Native American Reservations, E1152-E1154 [24JN]

Remarks in House

Native Americans: jurisdiction of State law over gaming rights of Narragansett Tribe in Rhode Island, H12098 [28SE]

———treatment of gaming on reservations, E1152 [24JN]

Remarks in Senate

Native Americans: jurisdiction of State law over gaming rights of Narragansett Tribe in Rhode Island, S11874, S11894 [30SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 487) (S. Rept. 104-241), S2192 [15MR]

INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Technical corrections (see S. 1869), S6225 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Technical corrections (S. 1869), S6226 [13JN]

Reports filed

Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1869) (S. Rept. 104-346), S9294 [31JY]

Summaries

Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act (S. 1869), S6227 [13JN]

Texts of

S. 1869, Indian Health Care Improvement Technical Corrections Act, S6226 [13JN]

INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1869), S6225 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1869), S6226 [13JN]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1869) (S. Rept. 104-346), S9294 [31JY]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 1869), S6227 [13JN]

Texts of

S. 1869, provisions, S6226 [13JN]

INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

Amendments

Native Americans: revoke the Prairie Island Indian Community charter of incorporation (H.R. 3068), S11053 [19SE], H11262 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions

Native Americans: revoke the Prairie Island Indian Community charter of incorporation (see H.R. 3068), H2123 [12MR]

Remarks in House

Native Americans: revoke the Prairie Island Indian Community charter of incorporation (H.R. 3068), H5388 [22MY], H11262, H11263 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Native Americans: revoke the Prairie Island Indian Community charter of incorporation (H.R. 3068), S11053 [19SE]

Reports filed

Prairie Island Indian Community Charter of Incorporation Revocation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3068) (H. Rept. 104-584), H5299 [20MY]

Revoke Prairie Island Indian Community Charter of Incorporation: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3068) (S. Rept. 104-361), S9742 [3SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3068, revoke the Prairie Island Indian Community charter of incorporation, H5388 [22MY]

INDIAN RIVER, MI

Remarks in House

Cross in the Woods: anniversary of founding, E1133 [20JN]

INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT

Bills and resolutions

Self-governance: extend regulations (see S. 1608), S1855 [12MR]

Remarks in Senate

Self-governance: extend regulations (S. 1608), S1867 [12MR]

Texts of

S. 1608, self-governance regulations, S1868 [12MR]

INDIANA

Articles and editorials

Edward D. Lewis Was Attorney Who Wielded Political Clout in State, E497 [29MR]

Robert A. O'Neal, Ex-Chief of Indiana State Police, Former County Sheriff, E961 [30MY]

William M. Schreiber, E93 [25JA]

William M. Schreiber, 52, Was Strategist for Democrats, E92 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions

Andrew Jacobs, Jr., U.S. Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 4223), H11395 [26SE]

Essays

Farming for the Future: Brent M. Frey, S4980 [13MY]

———Kimberly Bogue, S4980 [13MY]

Freedom: Michelle Funk, E379 [19MR]

Letters

Tribute to Carla Anderson: Dale Anderson, E1583 [11SE]

Lists

Indiana Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest: county winners, S4981 [13MY]

———district winners, S4980 [13MY]

Indiana Senators—dates of service, S4454 [1MY]

Shelby County Youth Shelter staff and board members, H5979 [6JN]

Programs

Patriotic Celebration: Henry County Youth Shelter, E1303 [17JY]

Remarks in House

Columbus, IN: tribute to Lincoln Central Neighborhood Family Center, H10103 [5SE]

Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 170: tribute to members, E687 [1MY]

East Chicago, IN: tribute to Circles of Serbian Sisters of Northwest Indiana, E1912 [3OC]

Gary, IN: anniversary of St. Mark Catholic Church, E1636 [18SE]

———tribute to Froebel High School and Roosevelt High School alumni, E1527 [5SE]

Girl Scouts of America: tribute to Gold Award recipients, E1050 [11JN]

Huntington College: anniversary, E1847 [30SE]

Indiana Regional Minority Supplier Development Council: tribute, E487 [28MR]

Latin American Community Alliance for Support and Assistance of Northwest Indiana, Inc.: tribute, E1714 [26SE]

Memorial Day: observance, H5735 [30MY]

Muncie, IN: tribute to First Baptist Church, E1273 [12JY]

Munster, IN: Wilbur Wright Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E195 [13FE]

National Pollution Prevention Week: observance, E1663 [19SE]

New Castle, IN: tribute to Henry County Youth Shelter, E1302 [17JY]

Portage, IN: Ku Klux Klan (organization) rally, E765 [10MY]

Save the Dunes Council: anniversary, E1938 [21OC]

Second Congressional District: tribute, E1831 [30SE], E1886 [1OC]

Shares, Inc.: tribute, H8525 [25JY]

Shelby County, IN: tribute to Shelby County Youth Shelter, H5978 [6JN]

Stop the Violence (organization): tribute, H2934 [27MR]

Remarks in Senate

Bogue, Kimberly: Indiana Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winner, S4980 [13MY]

Frey, Brent M.: Indiana Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winner, S4980 [13MY]

Indianapolis, IN: tribute to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500, S4252 [25AP]

Indianapolis Athletic Club Sports Foundation: tribute, S7324 [28JN]

Senate: history of representation, S4450-S4454 [1MY]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Creating Job Opportunities in Indiana, E1364 [24JY]

———Helping Hoosiers With Casework, E1362 [24JY]

———Hoosier Business Growth, E686 [1MY]

———Making Government Work for Hoosiers, E1073 [12JN]

———Technology for Education and Training, E286 [6MR]

Sermons

Independence Day Message: Mark Teike, E1522 [5SE]

Statements

Tribute to Representative Jacobs: Representative Bilirakis, E1897 [1OC]

Tribute to Representative Myers: Representative Bilirakis, E1897 [1OC]

Tributes

Jacobs, Representative, E1853, E1854, E1856, E1857, E1859, E1861, E1863, E1868 [30SE], E1896 [1OC], E1910 [3OC]

Lugar, Senator, S4455 [1MY]

Myers, Representative, H8310 [24JY], H8386 [25JY], H10340-H10342 [12SE], H12191 [30SE], E1853, E1854, E1856, E1861, E1863 [30SE], E1896 [1OC], E1911 [3OC]

Roush, J. Edward, E1402 [30JY]

INDIANA POLLUTION PREVENTION AND SAFE MATERIALS INSTITUTE

Remarks in House

National Pollution Prevention Week: observance, E1663 [19SE]

INDIANA REGIONAL MINORITY SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Remarks in House

Tribute, E487 [28MR]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Bills and resolutions

Andrew Jacobs, Jr., U.S. Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 4223), H11395 [26SE]

Obituaries

Betsey M. Shoobridge: Indianapolis (IN) Star, E1162 [25JN]

Remarks in House

Central High School: tribute to participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E541 [16AP]

Remarks in Senate

Indianapolis Athletic Club Sports Foundation: tribute, S7324 [28JN]

Sports: tribute to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500, S4252 [25AP]

Statements

Community Action of Greater Indianapolis, Inc.: Nanci Morris, E329 [13MR]

INDIANAPOLIS ATHLETIC CLUB SPORTS FOUNDATION

Remarks in Senate

Tribute, S7324 [28JN]

INDIANAPOLIS (IN) NEWS

Articles and editorials

Children Are the Ones Who Pay, E1409 [30JY]

Critics Attack Agent's Book About Inside White House, E1256 [11JY]

Looking at the Facts, H1679 [5MR]

Rev. Andrew J. Brown, E1609 [12SE]

Spies (Who Act) Like Us, H5400 [22MY]

William M. Schreiber, E93 [25JA]

Quotations

Abe Martin's views on bureaucracy, E651 [25AP]

INDIANAPOLIS (IN) RECORDER

Articles and editorials

A.J. Brown Jr.—The Man and the Liberating Theology, E1610 [12SE]

INDIANAPOLIS (IN) REGISTER

Articles and editorials

Now, He Belongs to the Ages, E1609 [12SE]

INDIANAPOLIS (IN) STAR

Articles and editorials

Edward D. Lewis Was Attorney Who Wielded Political Clout in State, E497 [29MR]

Golden Rule Has Keen Interest in Insurance Bill, S6754 [24JN]

Linda Marie Jones Helped Integrate Riviera Club, E629 [25AP]

Quite a Life, E1609 [12SE]

Right Stuff, E1256 [11JY]

Rights Leader Rev. Andrew J. Brown Dies, E1608 [12SE]

Silvo John Macri, Restaurant Owner and Numerologist, E561 [17AP]

William M. Schreiber, 52, Was Strategist for Democrats, E92 [25JA]

Obituaries

Betsey M. Shoobridge, E1162 [25JN]

Charles Walton Sr., Attorney, Ex-Center Township Trustee, E276 [5MR]

INDIANPOLIS (IN) STAR

Articles and editorials

Officer Sorry for Attack on Navy Chief, E1070 [12JN]

INDIANS see Native Americans

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

Remarks in House

English language: exemptions from official language requirements for Native Americans, special education programs, and certain foreign phrases, H9755, H9756 [1AU]

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: authorizing (see S. 1578), S1345 [27FE]

Reauthorization (see H.R. 3268), H3649 [18AP]

Letters

Provisions: Benjamin Burroughs, E751 [9MY]

Reauthorization: Sally N. McConnell, National Association of Elementary School Principals, H6076 [10JN]

———Sammy J. Quintana and Thomas A. Shannon, National School Boards Association, H6076 [10JN]

Lists

Improvements, S1360 [27FE]

Remarks in House

Burroughs, Benjamin: Lutheran Brotherhood Speak for Yourself writing contest award recipient, E751 [9MY]

Dept. of Education: Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding, H7290-H7293 [11JY]

Reauthorization (H.R. 3268), H5809-H5812 [4JN], H6051-H6084 [10JN], E567 [18AP], E1053 [11JN], E1073 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: authorizing (S. 1578), S1354-S1357, S1361 [27FE], S3624 [18AP]

Reauthorization (H.R. 3268), S6028 [11JN]

Reports filed

Appropriations: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1578) (S. Rept. 104-275), S5378 [20MY]

Reauthorization: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3268) (H. Rept. 104-614), H6117 [10JN]

Summaries

Appropriations (S.1578), S1357-S1360 [27FE]

Reauthorization (H.R. 3268), E567 [18AP]

Texts of

H.R. 3268, reauthorization, H6051-H6075 [10JN]

INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF

Articles and editorials

Buried Alive—East Timor's Tragic Oppression, E1753 [27SE]

Indonesian Asset Is Also a Liability, H2935 [27MR]

Indonesian Says Slow Approach Avoids a Trap, S11233 [25SE]

Excerpts

Democracy—An Emerging Asian Value: Senator Pell, S11194 [24SE], S11238-S11240 [25SE]

Letters

Report on visit to Indonesia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong: Senator Cochran, S12026 [30SE]

Messages

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Protocol Amending Taxation Convention With Indonesia: President Clinton, S9862 [4SE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: international military education and training assistance funding, H5098 [15MY]

East Timor: human rights violations, H5843 [5JN], E219 [28FE], E1444 [1AU], E1752, E1757, E1760, E1762, E1766 [27SE], E1771 [28SE]

Foreign aid: international military and educational assistance relative to human rights violations in East Timor, H3429-H3434 [16AP]

———international military education and training assistance, H5843 [5JN], H6151-H6156 [11JN], E1072, E1074 [12JN]

Nike, Inc.: labor situation of Indonesian workers, H2934 [27MR], H3215 [29MR]

Remarks in Senate

Asia: democracy efforts, S11943 [30SE]

Cochran, Senator: report on visit to Indonesia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, S12026 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: international military education and training programs funding, S8945 [26JY]

East Timor: human rights situation, S8859 [25JY]

———human rights violations, S11193 [24SE], S11232-S11234 [25SE]

Human rights: violations, S9473 [2AU]

Pell, Senator: report on visit to Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Republic of China, S11238 [25SE], S11422 [26SE]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S9862 [4SE]

U.S. policy, S11193 [24SE], S11232-S11234 [25SE]

Reports

Human Rights Violations in East Timor: Amnesty International, E1760 [27SE]

Visit by Senator Cochran to Indonesia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, S12027-S12031 [30SE]

Resolution of Ratification

Protocol Amending Taxation Convention with Indonesia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11291 [25SE], S11659 [28SE]

Statements

Human Rights Violations in East Timor: Daniel P. Reilly, U.S. Catholic Conference, E1766 [27SE]

INDUSTRIAL ARBITRATION related term(s) Collective Bargaining; Labor Unions

Amendments

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), S11848, S12003 [30SE], H12276 [4OC]

———reform dispute resolution processes (S. 1224), S6151, S6161 [12JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6294 [14JN], H10607 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 3422), H4800 [9MY]

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (see H.R. 4194), H11394 [26SE]

Conference reports

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act (H.R. 2977), H11108-H11111 [25SE]

Letters

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S6156 [12JN]

———Robert D. Evans, ABA, S6160 [12JN]

Remarks in House

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), H11446-H11452 [27SE], H12276, H12277 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: jurisdiction of Federal district courts and the Court of Federal Claims over Government bid protests, S11848-S11850 [30SE]

Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 2977), insert language of S. 1224 in lieu, S6162 [12JN]

———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), S11848-S11850 [30SE]

———reform dispute resolution processes (S. 1224), S6155-S6163 [12JN]

Reports filed

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2977) (H. Rept. 104-841), H11228 [25SE]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1224) (S. Rept. 104-245), S3017 [27MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: ABA, S6160 [12JN]

Statements

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Representatives Reed and Gekas, H11450 [27SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6162 [12JN]

H.R. 4194, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, H11446 [27SE]

S. 1224, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, S6155 [12JN]

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPERS OF ARKANSAS

Remarks in Senate

Van Horn, Mac: Developer of the Year award recipient, S9165 [30JY]

INFLATION see Economy

INFORMATION SERVICES

Addresses

Telecommunications Conference: Decker Anstrom, National Cable Television Association, E800-E802 [14MY]

Amendments

Crime: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S8777, S8871 [25JY]

———prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (S. 982), S10865, S10886, S10887, S10888 [18SE]

Analyses

Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act (S. 1090), S10716 [17SE]

Articles and editorials

Era of Job Insecurity, S10184 [10SE]

Filegate Was Bad Enough. Now This?, S7787 [11JY]

How Bureaucrats Rewrite Laws, S12334 [3OC], E1909 [3OC]

Internet Cited for Surge in Bomb Reports, S7273 [28JN]

Muckraker, H7198 [10JY]

Porn on the Internet, Here and Abroad, E153 [5FE]

Pre-Election Messages Banned by House, H7199 [10JY]

Privacy Issue Raised in Direct-Mail Case, S7028 [26JN]

Telecom Reform—It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over, S2207 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions

California: tribute to NetDay96 (see S. Res. 274), S7179 [27JN]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see S. 1908; H.R. 3508), S7027 [26JN], H5500 [22MY]

Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy: authorize printing of report (see S. Con. Res. 67), S9072 [29JY]

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System: establish (see S. 2119), S11294 [25SE]

Committee on Information (Joint): establish (see H.R. 4280), H12173 [28SE]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H2315 [14MR]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 4113, 4299, 4326), H10602 [18SE], H12174, H12175 [28SE]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see S. 1592; H.R. 3057), S1598 [6MR], H1985 [7MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 1587, 1726; H.R. 3011), S1516 [5MR], S4618 [2MY], H1715 [5MR]

Congress: increase understanding and usage of the Internet (see S. Con. Res. 65; H. Con. Res. 185), S6225 [13JN], H6414 [13JN]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see S. 1800; H.R. 3246), S5567 [23MY], H3387 [15AP]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H6914 [26JN]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H3230 [29MR]

Crime: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see S. 1675; H.R. 3456), S3384 [16AP], H5052 [14MY]

———penalties relative to misuse of information received from National Crime Information Center (see S. 2137), S11539 [27SE]

———prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (see H.R. 4095), H10524 [17SE]

Dept. of Energy: extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program (see H.R. 4013), H9924 [2AU]

Dept. of HHS: improve public access to national practioner databank (see S. 2004), S9295 [31JY]

Diseases: establish a data bank of information on clinical trials and experimental treatments for all serious illnesses (see S. 2024), S9554 [2AU]

EPA: improve information collection and dissemination (see S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

FDA: limit advertising of tobacco products over the Internet (see S. 2184), S12125 [1OC]

Freedom of Information Act: provide public access to information in an electronic format (see H.R. 3802, 3885), H7532 [12JY], H8374 [24JY]

Gambling: transmission of wagering information (see H.R. 3526), H5569 [23MY]

Government: provide safeguards for confidentiality of statistical information (see H.R. 3924), H9566 [31JY]

Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see H.R. 2932), H1224 [1FE]

House of Representative: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page (see H. Res. 454), H6285 [12JN]

House Rules: provide public access to committee documents over the Internet (see H. Res. 478), H7658 [16JY]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national clearinghouse to assist in background checks of law enforcement applicants (see H.R. 3263), H3581 [17AP]

OMB: establish electronic data reporting standards (see H.R. 3869), H8247 [23JY]

Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (see H.R. 4257), H11526 [27SE]

Social Security: prohibit certain misuses of account numbers (see H.R. 3598), H6005 [6JN]

Taxation: exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 4251), H11526 [27SE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 353), H1137 [31JA]

USIA: provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (see H.R. 3916), H8982 [30JY]

Conference reports

Telecommunications Act (S. 652), H1078-H1136 [31JA]

Letters

Block access to bomb-making information through Internet services: Marc Jacobson, Prodigy Service Corp., S10712 [17SE]

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System establishment: several former Council on Economic Advisers chairmen, S11299 [25SE]

Comstock Clean-up Act: Alexander C. Sanger, Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc., S1600 [6MR]

———Ann G. Daniels, California Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, S1600 [6MR]

———Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority (organization), S1601 [6MR]

———Janet Reno, Attorney General, S1599 [6MR]

———Kate Michelman, National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, S1600 [6MR]

———Kathryn Kolbert, Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, S1600 [6MR]

Electronic access to work and positions of minority Members of Congress: Carol C. Henderson, American Library Association, H7198 [10JY]

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act: Bruce Schneier, S1521 [5MR]

———Matt Blaze, S1521 [5MR]

———Robert W. Holleyman II, Business Software Alliance, S1521 [5MR]

FCC auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum: FCC, S684, S719 [1FE]

———several Members of Congress, S684 [1FE]

FCC funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum: several Republican Members of Congress, H8271 [24JY]

———several organizations, H8270 [24JY]

Federal employees' personal information safeguard: Regina F. McCormick, S10184 [10SE]

Internet use by children at schools: Charlie Brogan, Nebraska Broadcasters Association, S5509 [23MY]

Nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators: Teresa Klingensmith, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, S3421 [17AP]

Lists

Telecommunications bill resolved issues, S688 [1FE]

Press releases

Electronic Access to Work and Positions of Minority Members of Congress: Laura Meckler, Office of the Democratic Leader, H7199 [10JY]

———Representative Fazio, H7200 [10JY]

Proposals

Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Policy Reform and Privatization Act, S4932-S4936 [9MY]

Remarks in House

Bellport, NY: tribute to South County Library, E1471 [2AU]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (H.R. 3508), E880 [22MY]

Colorado: anniversary of Arapahoe Library District, E897 [24MY]

Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy: authorize printing of report (S. Con. Res. 67), H11357 [26SE]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (H.R. 3089), E358 [14MR]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 4113), E1632 [18SE]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 4299), E1842 [30SE]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, E153 [5FE], E484 [28MR]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services, H1148, H1149, H1157 [1FE], H10769 [24SE], E197 [13FE], E294 [6MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, H7587 [16JY], E1295, E1305 [17JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (H.R. 3011), E276 [5MR]

Congress: increase understanding and usage of the Internet (H. Con. Res. 185), E1087 [13JN]

Crime: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (H.R. 3456), H11130-H11135 [25SE]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), H11248-H11250 [26SE]

———prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (H.R. 4095), E1621 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: environmental restoration database center funding, H6342 [13JN], E965 [30MY], E1907 [2OC]

Dept. of Energy: extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program (H.R. 4013), E1468 [2AU]

FCC: funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum, H8266-H8272 [24JY]

Freedom of Information Act: provide public access to information in an electronic format (H.R. 3802), H10447-H10452 [17SE], E1281 [12JY]

Government: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H8822-H8828 [30JY], H12187 [30SE], E661 [30AP]

———disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel lost in Vietnam, E899 [24MY]

———provide safeguards for confidentiality of statistical information (H.R. 3924), E1452 [1AU]

Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (H.R. 2932), E173 [5FE]

House of Representatives: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page, H7177 [10JY]

———electronic access to work and positions of minority Members, H7177-H7179, H7198-H7202, H7204, H7205 [10JY]

———House Information Resources funding, H7204, H7205 [10JY]

———transfer funds to official allowances to promote use of computers and other electronic technologies, H7197-H7202 [10JY]

IRS: information systems' funding, H7615, H7616, H7618, H7621, H7622, H7632, H7633 [16JY], H7702, H7709, H7710 [17JY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H11387-H11392 [26SE]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2041-H2048 [12MR]

New York, NY: anniversary of Queens Borough Public Library, E1221 [9JY]

North Carolina Electronics and Information Technologies (organization): tribute, E168 [5FE]

Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (H.R. 4257), E1795 [28SE]

Social Security: prohibit certain misuses of account numbers (H.R. 3598), E1020 [6JN]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1154-H1179 [1FE], H2474 [20MR], H6977 [27JN], E153 [5FE], E184 [6FE], E192 [9FE], E197 [13FE], E204 [23FE], E262 [29FE], E294 [6MR], E800 [14MY]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 353), H1145-H1154 [1FE]

Telephones: dialing parity for intraLATA toll calls, E262 [29FE]

———sale of subscriber list information to independent publishers, E184 [6FE]

Television: local station ownership and cable must-carry regulations, H1163-H1165 [1FE]

USIA: provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (H.R. 3916), H9953, H9954 [4SE], E1402 [30JY]

Vietnam: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H11387-H11392 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

California: tribute to NetDay96 (S. Res. 274), S7192 [27JN]

Carter County, TN: tribute to Economic Development Commission, S5620 [23MY]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (S. 1908), S7027 [26JN]

Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy: authorize printing of report (S. Con. Res. 67), S10723 [17SE]

Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System: establish (S. 2119), S11296 [25SE]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services, S5509 [23MY]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S706, S712, S714, S717 [1FE]

———security of information infrastructure, S11758 [28SE]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (S. 1592), S1598 [6MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, S7507 [10JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 1587), S1516-S1522 [5MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 1726), S4624-S4627 [2MY], S6153 [12JN]

Congress: develop an electronic legislative information and document retrieval system, S9064 [29JY]

———increase understanding and usage of the Internet (S. Con. Res. 65), S6244 [13JN]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (S. 1800), S5572-S5574 [23MY]

Courts: reform protective orders, sealing of case documents, and disclosure of discovery information in civil actions (S. 374), S12386 [3OC]

Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies, S11869 [30SE]

Crime: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S3421-S3424, S3484 [17AP], S8777-S8781 [25JY]

———penalties relative to misuse of information received from National Crime Information Center (S. 2137), S11542 [27SE]

———prohibit certain uses of computers in the furtherance of crimes (S. 982), S10886-S10891 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center funding, S7995, S7996 [17JY]

———computer emergency response team funding, S6908, S6909 [26JN]

———environmental restoration database center funding, S11880 [30SE]

———transfer of defense technology information from institutions of higher learning to private businesses, S7245, S7246 [28JN]

Dept. of HHS: improve public access to national practioner databank (S. 2004), S9296 [31JY]

Dept. of Justice: telecommunications oversight authority, S698, S710 [1FE]

Diseases: establish a data bank of information on clinical trials and experimental treatments for all serious illnesses (S. 2024), S9563 [2AU]

Elizabethton, TN: tribute to Economic Development Commission, S5620 [23MY]

EPA: improve information collection and dissemination (S. 1935), S7492 [9JY]

FBI: establish Computer Investigations Threat Assessment Center, S11910 [30SE]

———improve public access to records, S11909 [30SE]

FCC: auction of direct broadcast satellite spectrum, S684, S685 [1FE], S5424 [21MY], S5533 [23MY]

———auctioning of certain spectrum frequencies, S7297 [28JN]

———extend authority to use auctions for the allocation of radio spectrum frequencies, S1528 [5MR]

———impact of financial standards on small businesses, S11931 [30SE]

FDA: limit advertising of tobacco products over the Internet (S. 2184), S12126 [1OC]

Federal employees: privatization of background checks, S7787 [11JY]

———prohibit distribution of personal information without consent of the individual, S10183 [10SE]

Freedom of Information Act: provide public access to information in an electronic format (H.R. 3802), S10893, S10894 [18SE]

———provide public access to information in an electronic format (S. 1090), S10713-S10717 [17SE]

Government: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, S1380 [28FE]

Health Care Financing Administration: development of health care information management system, S2287 [19MR]

Immigration: Law Enforcement Support Center funding, S11910 [30SE]

IRS: information systems funding, S10166 [10SE]

———tax modernization system funding, S11884 [30SE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, S3121 [28MR]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: implementation, S2287 [19MR]

———repeal (H.R. 2685), S11329 [25SE]

National Records and Information Management Day: observance, S3680 [18AP]

NIH: information technology contracting, S11560 [27SE]

Prodigy Service Corp.: block access to bomb-making information through Internet services, S10712 [17SE]

Senate: information available on Internet web site, S9629 [2AU]

Senate Rules: use of the Senate Internet Services, S9069 [29JY], S9116 [30JY]

Telecommunications: dialing parity for intraLATA toll calls, S998 [6FE]

———national spectrum policy reform, S2000-S2003 [13MR], S4928-S4931 [9MY]

———promote competition and deregulation of Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into long distance telephone service, S688 [1FE]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S135 [10JA], S393, S538 [26JA], S684-S721 [1FE], S998 [6FE], S1311 [26FE], S1528 [5MR], S1646 [7MR], S2207 [15MR], S3146 [28MR], S4895 [9MY], S6108 [11JN], S12333 [3OC]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S687, S720 [1FE]

Terrorism: prohibit distribution of information relative to explosive materials, S7271-S7274 [28JN], S10040 [9SE]

———treatment of distribution of information relative to the making of explosive materials, S3365-S3367 [16AP], S3448-S3450, S3454 [17AP]

University of New Mexico: collaboration with the GPO to open online site for access to Government documents, S1300 [23FE]

USIA: provide computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts (H.R. 3916), S11774 [28SE]

Reports

Security in Cyperspace: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S11757 [28SE]

Reports filed

Computer Access to Multilingual Text and Voice Recordings of VOA Transcripts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3916), S11291 [25SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 652, Telecommunications Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 353) (H. Rept. 104-459), H1137 [31JA]

Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 104-272), S5093 [15MY]

National Information Infrastructure Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 982), S9554 [2AU]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 982) (S. Rept. 104-357), S9742 [3SE]

Public Access to Information in an Electronic Format: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3802) (H. Rept. 104-795), H10523 [17SE]

Telecommunications Act: Committee of Conference (S. 652) (H. Rept. 104-458), H1137 [31JA]

———Committee of Conference (S. 652) (S. Rept. 104-230), S736 [1FE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Telecommunications Bill, E238 [28FE]

Rulings of the Chair

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2042, H2043, H2044, H2045, H2046 [12MR]

Summaries

Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Policy Reform and Privatization Act, S4931 [9MY]

Encrypted Communications Privacy Act (S. 1587), S1519 [5MR]

Tables

Organizations comprising national statistical infrastructure, S11296 [25SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 353, consideration of conference report on S. 652, Telecommunications Act, H1145 [1FE]

H.R. 2685, repeal Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank, H2041 [12MR]

H.R. 3456, Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act, H11130 [25SE]

H.R. 3802, provide public access to information in an electronic format, H10447-H10449 [17SE]

H.R. 3916, computer access to multilingual text and voice recordings of VOA transcripts, H9953 [4SE], E1402 [30JY]

S. 982, National Information Infrastructure Protection Act, S10890 [18SE]

S. 1090, Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act, S10714 [17SE]

S. 1587, Encrypted Communications Privacy Act, S1517-S1519 [5MR]

S. 1592, Comstock Clean-up Act, S1599 [6MR]

S. 1675, Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act, S8780 [25JY], H11248-H11250 [26SE]

S. 1908, Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Empowerment Act, S7028 [26JN]

S. 1935, Public Trust and Environmental Accountability Act, S7493 [9JY]

S. 2004, improve public access to national practioner databank, S9296-S9299 [31JY]

S. 2119, Commission To Study the Federal Statistical System establishment, S11298 [25SE]

S. 2137, criminal penalties relative to misuse of information received from National Crime Information Center, S11542 [27SE]

S. 2184, Tobacco-Free Children's Internet Act, S12126 [1OC]

S. Con. Res. 65, increase understanding and usage of the Internet by Congress, S6244 [13JN]

S. Con. Res. 67, printing of Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy report, S9074 [29JY], S10723 [17SE], H11357 [26SE]

S. Res. 274, tribute to NetDay96 in California, S7191 [27JN]

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT REFORM ACT

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: amend definition of national security systems, S7157 [27JN]

NIH: information technology contracting, S11560 [27SE]

INGLIS, BOB (a Representative from South Carolina)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Emergency Management Assistance Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 193), H10524 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H7658 [16JY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H2223 [13MR]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H914 [25JA]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6415 [13JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 187), H6414 [13JN]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H1775 [6MR]

Employment: permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (see H.R. 2723), H973 [30JA]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H4647 [8MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391), H2316 [14MR]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

———civil remedies for the request or receipt of protected records for nonroutine use (see H.R. 3687), H8598 [26JY]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10525 [17SE]

Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of minority children (see H.R. 3286), H4303 [30AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 2090), H9925 [2AU]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Foreign Agents Registration Act: strengthen (see H.R. 452), H3171 [28MR]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 121), H1226 [1FE]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies, H3819 [24AP]

———term limits on regulatory agency members (see H.R. 3423), H6006 [6JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H1223 [1FE]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5570 [23MY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H4424 [2MY]

Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H4646 [8MY]

Independent counsel: reform statute (see H.R. 3239), H3386 [15AP]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5053 [14MY]

Medicare: permit geographic reclassification of hospitals relative to payment adjustments (see H.R. 3942), H9705 [1AU]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H6006 [6JN]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H774 [23JA]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 3234), H4647 [8MY]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates (see H. Res. 555), H12194 [30SE]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H8248 [23JY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H3731 [23AP]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans (see H.R. 2953), H1225 [1FE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H10236 [11SE]

States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to national minimum drinking age (see H.R. 3548), H6286 [12JN]

Taxation: establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (see H.R. 2060), H2713 [22MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 3286), H4303 [30AP]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H1508 [28FE]

Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 541), H11395 [26SE]

———reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Transportation: transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 3840), H7779 [17JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H11397 [27SE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10618 [19SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5126 [15MY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3194 [29MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6458 [18JN]

Emergency Management Assistance Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 193), H10822 [24SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2537 [20MR]

Medicare: reform, H5126 [15MY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3542 [17AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6282 [12JN]

INGLIS, SARA MEADE

Remarks in House

Tribute, H11399 [27SE]

INGRAHAM, WILLIAM

Remarks in House

Tribute, E1239 [11JY]

INGRO, JOHN F.

Remarks in House

Tribute, E852 [21MY]

INHOFE, JAMES M. (a Senator from Oklahoma)

Addresses

Strategic Defense Initiative: Ronald Reagan, S3206 [29MR]

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S993 [6FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8465, S8488 [22JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1988 [13MR], S2070, S2123 [14MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6503, S6541 [19JN], S6582, S6613 [20JN], S6750 [24JN], S6856, S6864 [25JN], S7255 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7946, S8028 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10204 [10SE], S10286, S10336, S10340 [11SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9970 [5SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8631, S8667 [24JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (S. Res. 219), S1085 [7FE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S8055 [17JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4078 [24AP], S4328, S4340 [29AP], S4468 [1MY]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4650 [2MY]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate), S6628 [20JN]

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, S7612 [10JY]

———H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, S10647 [17SE]

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